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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01

eminent, which means adversely to the
interstate commerce commission, Pres
ident Roosevelt will recommend an
amendment empowering the commits
sion to make such reductions. The
Times continues:
''If rates to Spokane from the east
can be reduced from 10 to 40 per cent,
or at all, by the blanket order of the
commission then rates can be reduced
all over the United States where the
same state of things obtains. If Spo-
kane wins in its contention, then every
city and town in the territory between
the Missouri river and the Cascade
mountains may be expected to ask the
same reduction.
"SimilaI cases will be brought to
the commission in the eastern half of
the country.
'ln word, the whole question as
to the scope of the rate law hangs on
the Spokane controversy"
The railroads are taking deep in
terest in the Spokane case, understand
ing that decision favorable to that
CITY means radical changes in traffic
conditions everywhere from New York
to the Pacific coast.
A dozen roads are represented in the
array of legal counsel in the case, some
of the most eminent lawyers of the
nation being among them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01
FUNERAL OF EDWARD MANASSE
Held at Walla Walla Tuesday Under
Auspices of I. 0. 0. F. Lodge.

The remains of Edward Manasse,
the Athena merchant, who died in
Walla Walla Monday, were laid to
rest in the Jewish cemetery at that
place Wednesday afternoon at 2 o.
clock, the Walla Walla I. o. o. +.
lodge having the services in charge.
The funeral was largely attended.
and such was the demand for flowers
from friends of the deceased and fam
lily. that the stocks of the Walla Wal
la florists were exhausted and late
orders could not be filled.
The reason for changing the hour
for burial to two O'Clock was made
necessary to conform with conditions
at Walla Walla. When the change
was made known here, it was apparent
that Athena friends would be unable
to attend. Partial arrangements had
been made here to secure a special
train out Of Walla Walla in the even
ing to accommodate Athena people who
desired to be at the funeral. The reg
ular train could not reach Walla
Walla by two O'Clock, so the matter
of securing the evening special was
dropped.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01
NOT INDEPENDENTS
Primary Election Law Applies
to Towns Of Over 1000
NOMINATIONS MADE ARE VALID
City Ordinance Provides That Ten
Days Norice of General Election
Shall Be Given BY Recorder.

There has been some misunderstand-
ing regarding the status of the candi-
dates nominated at the mass meeting
of February 5th, for municipal officers.
1t was contended. and for the most
part believed, that the nominations
had to be made thirty days prior to
the day of election, or by petition,
fled ten days prior to election day.
Failure in either of the above require
ments would appear to make it neces-
sary for the candidates to run indepen-
IDENTIFY, and without having their names
printed on the official ballots.
Such is not the case, however. On
investigation it is found the pro-
visions of the election laws regarding
holding primary nominating conven-
tions include towns and cities of 1900
population and upward.
Section of the application of the
| law to cities and towns, reads:
"The nomination of candidates for
municipal offices by the political
poAo1Oc SuDJool w tn0 phOFA5Aouo Va thAo
law shall be governed by this law in
all incorporated towns and cities of
this state, having population of 2,000
and upward, as shown by the last pre-
ceding national or state census :.
and in cities and towns containing
a population of two thousand and up
ward, not holding their municipal cleo
tions at the same time the general
elections are held the duties imposed
by this law on the county clerk at pri-
mary nominating elections are hereby,
as to all said last prescribed towns and
cities. designated to be the duties of
the city clerk, recorder or auditor, as
the case may be, of said towns and
cities, as to primary nominating cleo
tions of the political parties subject to
the provisions of this law; provided,
that in such last named cities and
towns the primary nominating cleo
tion shall be held on the thirtieth day
preceding their municipal elections. :"
Thus it will be seen that Athena
does not come within the prescribed
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01
limits of the primary election laws, as
nuntAd ahnua

limits of the primary election laws, as
quoted above.
Provisions made by Ordinance No.
40, of the City of Athena as follows:
Section 1--"All laws of the State of
Oregon, regulating and governing gen
eral elections therein and proceedings
and matters incidental thereto, shall
apply to and govern elections within
the City of Athena, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Section 2-The Recorder, under the
direction of the common council, shall
give ten days notice of each general
election specifying therein the officers
to be elected aud the place designated
by the Council for holding such elec-
tion."
The Athena City election will be
held at the City Hall, next Tuesday
March 9th. Messers. David Taylor,
S. L. Spencer, and q. D. Foster have
been named judges and York Dell and
Fred Kershaw, clerks of election.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01
Rising From the Grave.

A prominent manufacturer, w. A.
Fertwell, Of Lucama, N. O., relates a
most remarkable experience. He
says: "After taking less than three
bottles Of Electric Bittors, feel like
one rising from the grave. Ny trouble
is Bright's disease, in the Diabetes
stage. | fully believe Electric Bitters
will cure me permanently, for it has
already stopped the liver and bladder
complications which have troubled me
for years" Guaranteed at VIM. Nc
Brides druggist, Price only 5Oc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-01
Card of Thanks.

Mrs. Manasse, daughter Jeanette and
son, Herbert, desire to express their
thanks and gratitude through the col
umns of the Press to the many friends
who, by their riany tokens of heartfelt
sympathy during the illness and death
of Edward Mauasse, made their be-
Ieavement easier TO bear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
TO FORM ORGANIZATION.
Lineal Descendants Will Hold Meet
 Ing.

Norfolk, Va. May 26.-The lineal de- scendants of the signers of the Declara- ton of Independence are preparing to effect permanent organization on July f. next. The initiation of the new order is to be under the joint auspices of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial association and the exposition managers and an elab- crate programme of patriotic addresses and songs has been arranged.
 The Thomas Jefferson Memorial assocl- ation of the United States is an incor- porated organization having for It's ~pur- pose the erection at the National Capital of an appropriate memorial to the author and signers of the Declaration of h. dependence. At it's last meeting in March, resolutions were agreed to for the holding of an appropriate celebration of the 13lst anniversary of the signing of the Declara- ton of Independence at the Jamestown exposition.
 The exercises are to take place in con vention hall, on the exposition grounds, beginning at noon. Governor Ellison of Virginia will preside and addresses will be delivered by President Tucker of the exposition, Governor Hughes of New York, and Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton University.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
London's Imm enslty.

'In Thamesland" by Henry Wellington
 Wacf.
 Londonl The heart not only of Eng land, nor indeed only of the great Brit ish empire, but of all Anglo-Saxondom in sooth very marvellous city, old as the once virlle race which created it, and beyond comparison larger, wealthier, more influential, richer in every sort of human interest. than any other city in the round world.
 No other city links the past with the present as London does. We gaze upon its historic Tower, in turn fortress. palace, prison and museum-yenerated as an ancient pile in the dark days called the Middle Ages, and averting our gaze for moment see the Tower Bridge, a grand example of modern engineering skill, which almost touches it. London has numerous and splendid parks, hundreds of stately mansions (some of them, such as Stafford house and Grosvenor house, of unsurpassed magnificence), thousands of we'll appointed houses, and hundreds of thousands of mean houses. Irregular iD shape and continually expanding. no one can say precisely where Lon don of today begins or ends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
COW, PONY AND SMALL BOTS
 START THINGS IN ELY7ON

Then the other boy developed an idea. He reached down, heized Old Becks sis ter's tail and gave it a twist. Then there were immediate results. Old Beck's sis ter drew up her hind legs and let them fly back kicking the pony in the side, who immediately developed into buck ing broncho. He gave a plung, which sent the two small boys sailing through space only to land in a mud puddle. while the pony and Old Beck's sister went plungng around the field.
 After a merry chase both of them were rounded up in corner, but not to stay. The field was surrounded by barb wire at the corner, which happened to be loose and hanging low, and straight over it went pony and Old Beck's sister with the small boys coming close behind.
 Out in the road a neck and neck race began. Pony and COW leading, running side by side as fast as they could. the small boys were running in like position just behind. But while their bare legs were working like piston rods they were fast losing out, and when last seen were going around a curve with the quad rupeds several hundred feet in the lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
BESSEMER IN DARK
 AS RESULT OF FIRE
GAR LINES RUNNING TO BESSIE MFR MAINTAINED GOOD scRED- uLE ALL DAY, BUT CURRENT FAILED FOR TIME LAST NIGHT.

Bessemer, May 26-(Special.) )--The resi- dents of Bessemer were forcibly reminded of the good old song, "T'he Moon Has It's Eyes on You" this evening when the lights oyer the entire city went down and out. The trouble was caused by a fire In Birmingham. Lamps that had long been relegated to the rear as not being modern enough were eagerly sought and forced into use. There were enough can dles used to cause a rise in the tallow market A good many houses had let their supply of lamps and candles run low and the result was they were forci- bly, reminded of the song which begins, "Where Was Moses?'
 Most of the light that was shed came from the moon, and the lurid glare of the furnaces. All the churches were in utter darkness, but this fact did not deter the ministers from going ahead with their services. Up to a late hour the lights had not come on.
 All the car lines running into Bessemer maintained a good schedule for the en- tire day, but were put out of business this evening" probably for the same reason that the lights failed. It is thought that by tomorrow evening the regular sched- ule will be in operation.
 Tomorrow is generally referred to by the lawbreakers as Blue Monday, and on this day his honor the Mayor usually serves out good many lemons of the un- pealed variety. The painful stiffness and darkness of this evening may tend to have a quieting effect on his nerves, and the ''waysde fallers may get off a lit- tie light as a result. There will be quite number to face his honor on charges ranging from larceny down to plain scrap , ping.
 The Bessemer city court will convene to- morrow morning, and will take up the criminal docket for the week.
 MT. and Mrs. W. Smith Eidge enter taned delightfully."- last evening at dinner. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Roy Montgomery of Birmingham, MT. and Mrs. Eidge, Miss Morton Mir Lee Garvin, Mir. William Oyler and MT Carlos Smith.
 Miss Lizzie Katz and Miss Barr of Ensley are visiting Miss Sofia Schw- packer.
 MT. R. Eugene Rarden will leave next week for Washington and eastern cities for a stay of several weeks.
 The following resolutions were passed by Local No. 342, Iron Moulders' Union of North America, at a meeting held at their hall on May 24: Whereas, Certain corporations have sought to deny the working class the right to organize for mutual benefits. be 1t further
 Resolved that each member of said Local No 343 be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 for aiding or supporting certain corporation in the city of Bir- mingham.
 I'M U. of N. A, Bessemer Local No. 342 c. R. Keller, President, and R. Kil- gor, Secretary'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
DR. DICKINSON IS ROBBED OF PANTS Coat Also Taken But He Had
 Another One AND TWO RAILROAD PASSES Some ,Miscreant Also Got His Watch and He Was Unable to Keep
 Time on Ills Sermon
 Yesterday.
AND TWO RAILROAD PASSES

Whether he be colored minister ill love with the hang of pr. A. J. Dickin- sons coat, or just mere house breaker cannot be determined, but at any rate he made off with one of the doctors best coats, pair of his best pants, his watch, and two railroad passes yesterday morn- ing before daybreak.
 Dr. Dickinson, different from most preachers, had another coat to go on his back ,and therefore was able to preach his regular Sunday morning sermon, but not having two watches he had no means of timing himself, and therefore made a more than usually able effort.
 If the burglar had been more consid- crate he would have tried the trick a little earlier in the week, but the minis ter, on waking yesterday morning did not allow the loss of so much of value to disconcert him as it might have some of the weaker brethren. He reported the loss to police headquarters where the loss of two passes" was underscored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
MINING DANGERS
 WILL BE STUDIES
NOVEL SCHOOL OF EXPERIMENT. ATION IS TO BE ESTABLISHED AT PITTsBURG-WILL STUDY EXPLOSIVES.

Pittsburg, May 26-Plans for the estab- lishment of one of the most novel mining schools or experimenting stations in the world are under wa in this city. The station will be under the control of the fuc- division of the United States geolog- ical survey and its purpose will be to prevent explosions in coal mines and to minimize the loss of life in such explo- sions. It is expected that the station will be in operation within the next few months
 An unique feature of the station will be a miniature coal mine The mine will be filled with gases and afterdamp, and exploded. Miners and operators will then be shown the most practical way of res- cuing the occupants, who, of course in this instance, will be dummies.
 Another feature will be the tests, con ducted under scientific conditions to as- certain what explosives can be used in mining with the greatest safety in the presence of firedamp and coal gas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
DISCUSSES COULD CASE.
Told Mrs. Howard Gould That She
 Was Being Watched.

New York, May 26.-Thlrd Deputy Com missioner Hanson today visited Abe" Hummel in the penitentiary on Black wells Island and talked with the lawyer about the Gould case The commissioner asked Hummel if he had told Mrs. How ard Gould that she was being followed by detectives and whether Hummel had said that the detectives were police detectives or private detectives. The lawyer said that while he was Mrs. Gould's counsel he told her detectives were watching her movements, but he did not know whether they were police or private detectives. Hummel expressed his willingness to put himself at Mrs. Gould's command in any way, publicly or privately in her present trouble.
 MT Hanson, said he had advised Lieu tenant Peabody not to resign until Com missioner Bingham made his attitude to- ward the lieutenant known.
 MT. Hanson said the police commission CT had another investigation under way in matter similar to the Gould case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Americans the Greatest Travellers.

Harriet Quimby, in Leslies Weekly
 Americans are rightfully called the greatest travellers in the world. They all seem imbued with the spirit of Co lumbus, and when we think of that venturer across strange waters in search of he knew not what, we can scarcely associate him with any other country as a native than ours. It is a noticeable fact that in every resort of prominence in England and on the con tinent there are to be seen among the tourists during the season at least two Americans to every one representative of any other country, and In the Afri- can cities Americans are even more in predominance over travellers of other nationalities. Last year the sta tistics showed that between the 1st of January and the goth of June, 64, 593 first-cabin and 54.133 second-cabin pas sengers sailed from North Atlantic ports, the numbers showing an in- crease of 2889 frst-cabin and $500 sec ond-cabin over the record of the previ- ous year. This season the above num- Der must be considerably greater, for several new liners have been added to the various fleets, and each one is we'll faled, and American faces-and one can distinguish them at once-are as familiar on the boulevards of Paris, the Promenade des Anglais of Nice, and the Ghizeh drive of Cairo as they are in Fifth avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

Two small boys, a pony and sister of Old Beck, a family COW thought to be the apotheosis of meekness, came very near wiping out the new corporation of Ely ton yesterday afternoon. The cause of the whole business was Old Beck's sister, who was inclined to be fractious, no doubt on account of the weather. If she had been obedient and had done what the boys wished her to do, there would have been no tale of woe to tell, neither would the small boys have been covered from head to feet with mud.
 The two boys, mounted on pony, rode out into field where Old Becx's sister was and Invited her to come and go home with them. She accepted the invitation and calmly started in the direction which they designated. but hadn't gone far when she changed her mind and decided to remain in the field. She was again invited, but it had no effect The boys drove the pony behind her and gave her a shove. but still there was nothing doing. Then one of the boys invited her with a switch, but still she wouldn't budge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
MONTGOMERY HAS
 A SEVERE STORM
STREET RAILWAY TRAFFIC IS SUSPENDED FROM WIND AND RAIN BREAKING DOWN WIRES AND FLOODING STREETS.

Montgomery, May 26.-All wire service in Montgomery was seriously impaired to- night and street railway traffic was sus- pended because of windstorm which be- gan early in the evening. The wind reached its high point at o'clock, when the velocity registered forty miles an hour. Scores of electric poles were blown down in the western part of the city, and that section was left in darkness the re- mainder of the night
 The storm moved off to the south about midnight, but heavy rain is still falling here. All communication between Mont gomery and points south was for time entirely lost, being again partially re- stored and again lost.
 Reports from Selma are that high wind passed over west Alabama this aft ernoon, carrying destruction of property before it. No casualties are reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
MAY BE PROMOTED.
J. Levin May Be Made Assistant Gen
 eraI Manager.

Atlanta, May .-(SpeciaL)-There is 8 well defined rumor to the effect that J. Levin, general superintendent of the Western Union for the southeastern divi- sion, with Atlanta headquarters. will be made assistant general manager of the company MT. Levin Is now in New York and consequently no definite in formation can be secured here.
 In the presence of a large number of churchgoers this morning, John Pund, little boy of 10 years, son of Booker Pund of the Atlanta National bank, was struck by street car on Gordon street and painfully if not seriously hurt. Sew eral women tainted when the car hit the boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Fair Directors Meet.

Huntsville, May 26.-(Speclal.)-The di- rectors of the Tennessee Valley Fair as sociation held a meeting yesterday after noon and appointed additional committees to look after details of the approaching fair In September. The association de- cided to select twenty-one young ladies representing northern Alabama and mid dle Tennessee to be assistant superin- tendents and honorary members of the association. Kopp's band of Cincinnati has been engaged to furnish music for the fair. A committee of prominent business men was appointed to confer with the directors of the Huntsville Railway, Light and Power company relative to the exten- sion of the electric railway system to the fair grounds. The enterprise will be backed by private subscription if the power company will take hold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
BROWN IRON ORE.
Rurohard Will Report on RusselIviIIe
 District

Washington, May -(speciai.)- r. Burchard of the United States geolog- ical survey has prepared for publication a paper on the brown iron ores of the Russellville district. This district situa- ated in Franklin county produces over one third of Alabama's brown ores.
 MT. Burchard goes exhaustively into the subject, and expresses the opinion that deposits resembling those at Russelyile may be discovered throughout Franklin county, in Colbert county, Tishomingo county, Mississippi, and parts of the Ten nessee valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Will Instruct Delegates.

London, May 26.-A cabinet meeting was held Saturday to consider the att titude Great Britain will adopt on the various subjects to be taken up at the approaching Hague conference, earlier action having been prevented by the pressure of work consequent on the meet ing of the imperial conference and the heavy legislative progress in parliament Instructions will be given to delegates to The Hague during the week, but the government will not make any announce ment concerning Great Britan's attitude before the conference meets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
Hardware House Burns.

San Antonio. Tex. May 26.-A special to the Express from San Luis Potosi, Mex, says:
 The great machinery supply and hard ware house of Fogarty & Dickinson, one of the largest dealers in northern Mexico. was completely destroyed by fire today, causing a loss of about s5o0,0o0. much of which is covered by insurance. The fire was of unknown origin and caused panic in the district where the establishment was located. The building was one of the largest in the city.