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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
Sawyer Gets Limit.

Fifteen years in the state prison and
fine of 1000 was the stiff sentence
passed upon James Sawyer by Judge
Bean Monday. The sentence and fine
are each the extreme penalty which
could be imposed under the degree OF
punishment fixed in the verdict by tho
jury.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
Pioneer Minister Killed.

Rev. 9. w. Anderson, a pioneer
Methodist minister of Salem. was
struck by Southern Pacific train at
Albany Saturday night and instantly
killed. He was walking on the track
toward the depot. starting to his home
in Salem when the accident happened.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
Big Real Estate Transfer.

In the recorders office in Pendleton
just before the departure of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Kirk for their winter home
in California. deeds were filed for the
transfer from Anna f. Kirk, Alma
Koontz and her husband, Edward
Koontz, Neri l.. Ackles and wife,
Alice, to Thomas j. Kirk Of the north
west quarter and southwest quarter Of
section "a, township north range 33
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
o Baker where he is now in jail.

to Baker where he is now in jail.
1t is said after Luck had shot Rice
he deserted him, and as they were the
only two men in that section of the
country the latter lay in his wounded
condition for four hours before any
thing was done for him.
Later advices tell of the death of
Rice.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
Snit to Collect

Peterson, Peterson & Wilson brought
suit in Justice Richards court Tues
day on behalf Of G. w. Hollis against
Gus Conoyer TO collect $l35 on a pro-
missory note.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
Very truly yours,
Frank X. Welles,
Supt. Umatilla Count.

Supt. Umatilla County.
Since the clerks of the several dis
tricts often perform more actual work
in furthering the interests of the
school than the directors, it is desired
that every school clerk in Umatilla
county may attend this convention also.
Under the law their expenses may be
paid by the consent Of the directors
and the superintendent is very anxious
that not only shall each district in the
county he represented in this conven-
tion by one of it's directors but that
the clerks may attend as we'll. There
can be no doubt of the good results to
be obtained from this move.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18
CALLS CONVENTION
County Superintendent Sends Out
Call for Convention of School
Boards Oct. 26.

Superintendent Frank Welles has is
sued the call for the school board con-
vention to be held in Pendleton Octo
ber 26. The call in full reads as fol-
lows:
Pendleton, Oregon, Oct. 10. 1907.
To School Boards:
Gentlemen:-In compliance with
section 81 of the school laws of 1907,
l hereby call School Board Conven-
tion to meet at the court house in PEN
dleton on Saturday, October 26, 1907,
at 10 o'clock a. m.
The chairman of each district is the
delegate to the convention, but if he is
unable to attend he must appoint one
of the other directors or the clerk, to
represent the district. Each delegate
will fill out and hand in the enclosed
Certificate of Attendance at the close
of the meeting. The county clerk will
then be authorized to draw warrant
for two dollars on the general fund of
the county, in favor of each delegate
who attends the convention during the
entire session.
In some instances two dollars will
not pay the expenses of the delegate,
and in such cases think the district
should help bear the expense. In many
districts the clerk is the executive
officer of the school board, aud / think
he should also attend this meeting.
For this reason l suggest that you ap-
propriate money from the general fund
of the district to meet the necessary
expenses of these two officers to this
convention; provided you do not use
more than five dollars for this purpose.
hope that as many of the other di-
rectors as possible will attend this
meeting. School officers who are not
delegates are also cordially invited
to come and take part in the discus
sions which will he open to all. The
meeting will begin promptly at 10 o.
clock.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-18

20 Care CoDstipation Forever.
fake Cascarcts Candy Cathartic i0e or 25c
&. G. Q. fail 20 cure. druggists refund mOneE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Polo League Standing.
SOME RULES FOR BArsNEN

Rule 51. section 10. pertaining to the man at bat. was amended to read that the batsman shall be declared out if he steps from one batsman' 's box to the other after the pitcher has taken his position in the pitchers box. This means that a batsman who can bat either right or left handed cannot change his box position while the pitcher Is ready to deliver the ball
 If a catcher interferes with a hats man while striking at a pitched ball the batsman becomes a base runner. according to the new rules.
 If there are two baserunners and one passes another in an endeavor to make a run while the first base run ner is being tagged" the base run- ner who pasees is to be declared out. Heretofore there have been rules ss to what plays shall be decided by umpirez when there are two ofieiaf- ing In . game. Hereafter. under the rules adopted yesterday. the umpires shall anne1nce the plays they shalI rule on e zgreet to between theu before the cu0nencenent of tAs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
SCHOOL BATHS.
New System of Scrubbings in Groups
 of Sixteen in Germany.

School baths are a settled feature of popular organization in Germany, and of late they have developed into a large sized school problem. No sys- tenn in use gave entire satisfaction and all the sanitary experts have been busy devising better ones. The douche has been found inef- fectual and yapor baths are injurious to- many children: tub baths have been frowned upon as tending to spread all sorts. of germ diseases; every scheme, of course, had to be economical to have any practical util- ity.
 The latest plan and the one which comes nearest to solving the problem In the judgment of the school author ities is the invention of Karl Hanson. a Berlin sanitary engineer. He pro- poses to construct batteries of baths. consisting of sixteen circular tubs sunk in the floor of the bathroom, with wide alleys between them in both directions.
 The tubs are bowl shaped without any sort of seam or angle and are constructed of cast iron covered with white enamel. Each measures about 30 inches in diameter by IA in depth. The drain pipe is in the very lowest part of the hollow, so arranged as to draw off every particle of water.
 Around the edge of each tub is a copper tube pierced for spray at in- tervals of two inches throughout it's length. The jets are turned back ward against the walls of the tub so that they can be used either to fill 1t or to wash it out thoroughly.
 All these tubes are controlled by a single valve and the drainage of the tubs is also led into a single escape pipe. so that the process of emptying. washing and refilling can be per- formed with a minimum of labor. Over each tub there is shower.
 The bathing drill consists in thorough washing with antiseptic soap in water at temperature of 90 to s5 degrees. After ten minutes the tubs are simultaneously emptied and the showers are turned on, beginning at the temperature of the bath and cooling to about SO degrees.
 When the children leave the tubs these are thoroughly sprayed out and refilIed. the whole process taking about five minutes. Thus in an hour three sets of children, or AS alto gether. can be bathed efficiently and under strictly sanitary conditions. with plenty of time to spare. The consumption of water is about 1.25O gallons an hour and of coal about 90 pounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
m. .,x,.. mouth.

The use of the lions mouth as the
 vent of . fountain is % common that
 1t cannot be regarded e accidental. As a matter of fact the custom (like
 SO many customs-not forgetting the
 fountain pen) came from Egypt which
 adopted it because the annual inunda- l tion of the Nile takes place when the
 sun Is in the constellation Leo the lion. The allusion is too obvious to
 need pointing out The oldest fixed
 date (42H B. O can be traced to Egypt where the calendar vas intro
 duced in the middle of the forty-third century; and the history of modern lshipbuilding began in Egypt, where 1t can be traced to about 5000 B. c. The
 most recent discoveries give to the land of Egypt . clean run of about III. 900 years without any admixture of foreign races. Egypt. land of hid den mysteries, great mother of sci .ence and art what thinking mind has not dreamed of thee!"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
CARNIVAL STAKES.
Feature Event on New Orleans Trac1
 Taken by B. M. Fry.

Feature Event on New Orleans TracA
 Taken by B. M. Fry.
 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S. The Car. nival stakes. at four and half fur longs, at the Fair grounds was won by E. M. Fry, the Il to 5 favorite. He led from the first step, finishing two lengths in fr2nt.
 In the fifth race Refined and Royal Breeze ran neck and neck the whole distance, and not until the judges showed the numbers did the grand stand know that Refined had won.
 Holiday Attire, which slipped and fell in the first race, had to be shot Jockey Van Dusen was indefinitely suspended for several unsatisfactory rides. Summaries:
 First Racc.---No Quarter. first; Ala. nie, second; Bert Osra, third.
 Second Race.--Grenade, first: Paul Clifford, second; Belllndian, third.
 Third Race. - Keator, first; Fancy Dress, second; Soprano, third.
 Fourth Race. .-E. NJ. Fry, first; Blue Lee, second; Lady Caroline H., third.
 Fifth Race. = Refined, first; Royal Breeze, second; Coltness, third.
 Sixth Race. -Bertmont, first; Cutter, second; Impertinence, third.
 Seventh Race.-Donna, first; Sonoma Belle, second; Happy Jack H., third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
THACKERAY WAS BLACKBALLEI
Club Members Feared Novelist Nigh
 Write Them Up.

A recent case recalls the fact that the altering of club rules is not so easy a matter as might at first sight appear. When some time ago West End club decided to raise its subscrip- tion, says the London Evening Stand ard, a member protested and took the matter into court. There it was decided that, where a clubs bylaws expressly contemplate change of rules, there the matter is simple and the course obvious. 1t is different where nothing is said in the rules as to alterations. In that case the con- sent of all the members must be ob- tained before any change can be ef- fected, even although such change may have been made on previous oc- casions without demur by members. the majority fearing to see themselves in some future novel by the great man-an interesting commentary, by the way, on the Thackeray-f Yates quarrel. The Athenaeum was not more kind to the novelist. There he was blackballed. The difhculty was got over. however, in the follow ing year by the rule which permits the election without ballots Of per sons distinguished in science, litera- ture or public life.
 There was a worse contretemps over the election of George Moore. the philanthropst, to Brooks's. His nominator was in Ireland and his seconder unable to attend the ballot. The consequence was that men were running about saying: Surely you are not going to vote for that scoupd- rel Moore?" Twenty-two votes were bIackballs. They had mistaken their man for a scamp who had been re- iected years before. When the blun- der was discovered members wanted to retake the ballot, but this was against rules. so the election had to be deferred to another day, when the philanthropist was unanimously made a member.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
MONSTER DIAMOND.
Latest Addition to Worlds Great
 Gem Worth S5.0O0.0O0.

What is said to be the bigges' diamond in the world is reposing ir a bank on Holborn viaduct in Lon don. quite close to the home of the diamond merchants in Hatton Gar den. The very name of the bank |: kent a profound secret. And so care 1 full a matter is the showing of the stone to the representatives of Orien' tai princes. to commercial syndicate and international associations of dia mond dealers that a number Of crys- tai facsimiles have been made and prospective buyers have to be satss- fed with these replicas-
 If. however. it is seen that they mean business the insurance com pany is notified and according to the American Magazine. a heavy prem ium paid by the owners for the re- moval of the stone from the strong room of the bank
 This gem is twice as big as the biggest egg the biggest hen ever laid, weighs a pound and a third. and is it is worth. but s5,0oO.00o is a req sonable price.
 This record stone was not. as might be supposed. sent to Europe in ship of its own. So prossic is the civilized commerce of to-day that this vast treasure was merely sealed up in a tin box registered ss postal packet and sent through the mails as though 1t were a worthless geological speci men
 It WAS received from South Africa at the London of1ce of the Premier Diamond company. Limited, and measures were taken ct once to in- sure it for about half its valus-eay, !e2.seo. .eoe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Origin os ~Februsry.-
WATERBURY, CONN.

February derived its name from the word februare. to "expiats" or purify" in consequence of the Ro- man festival of expiation and purif. cation. celebrated on the 18th of the month. The ancient Saxons called 1t sproutkale. from the sprouting of the cabbage at this season. Afterwards 1t vas known as Sol-monat (sun month";. the sun having now returned from the low attitudes to Its higher course.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
HARTFORD DEFEATS LEADERS.

 Long John Wiley, who needs no in. tr0duction to the knights of p0lOdom in this city. after long absence, made his appearance in Hartford last evening and was instrumental in sending New Britain home defeated. The Courant this morning says in part: hV
 Tom Cotter is in the cold ground and his mantle has fallen upon Long John Wiley, who came pretty rear being the whole works in the Audi torium. There was a big turnout to welcome the polo athletes to the new rink and the bugs saws many branches of muscular strenuity.
 There was plain polo playing, box ing, wrestling without the strangle hold barred and the fierce rushes of athletes trained to the minute that set the crowd on fire. The laws of the commonwealth do not permit boxing but Mir Turner. our second rush. and Mfr Anderson. the husky New Britain goaltender, had as pret- ty set-to as Bill Crowley ever wit messed. In the third period of the game. when excitement was at fever heat. Mir Callahan got a strangle hold on Mir Anderson and New Britain came near losing goal tender. This was a very foolish proceeding on the part of Hartforl's eminent first rush as 1t prolonged the game. Callahan's grappling tactics caused n third foul to be called on the home outfit, losing them hardearned goal.
 An extra period was needed ana when Terrence OHara. the stalwart halfback, made one of his famous drives and the ball sped true for the New Britain cage there was an out burst of cheering that made previous efforts in that line seem tame. The |, final score was 10 to and the crowd went home happy. From a scientific standpoint the game belonged to New Britain for the visitors certainly out classed the home team in team work and clever passing. At some periods 1t seemed as if New Britain had twice as many men on floor as Hart ford for they passed the ball to one another with great accuracy. New Britain had n big lead in the first pr- riod top. and the Harfforfs gainei nothing in the second period but fin the final round there was a change and a difference was seen.
 The score-Hartforl 1O. New Brit ain 2: rushes. Callahan 1a. Schiffer {. tie. l.. stops. wermert 4a. Anderson 43; fouls. Turner 2. Callahan I. An- derscn 1: referee. Mfr Rorty: timer. Mr Pyne.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
John srsrn,s Safe

Lovers of the antique would rejoice In the possession of . quaint old iron cafe which vas discovered in an out of-thevay place in sprinsAeid. Mass. not long ago. The safe vas probably used by its original owner when he .rassed sheep and sold their wool. It is large enough to hold all the profits that Brown might have reaped in his wool business The discovery has been made by Col John L. Rice. of spri1gfelz Mass. Instead of keeping his prise. however. Col Rice has turn sd the curious old article over to the Cornecticut Valley Historical society. The safe must have euntainsd mnny Inferesfing docsnenfs during I&s O. 5ozrn under Broun's roof, and if vozll bs interesting to eet holl e - q tksn-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
equlty.
recently there was a partner.

Until recently there was a partner. ship existing between two darky biacksmiths in an Alabama town. The dissolution of this association was made known by notice nailed upon the door of the smithy, which notice ran as fellows:
 The kopardnership heretofor resist in between me and Nose Jenkins is heerby resolved. All persons owing the firm will settel with me. and all persons that the firm owes to will settel with Mose."-Harper's Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Leooon,, smoL. rr,v.l, Ear.

A correspondent of the Times tells of seeing the country air filled with soot si miles away from the metropo- lis He asked q shepherd where it came from The answer vas: We call it London dirt: in the winter when it comes up the snow here Is covered with black
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Ixphoid Fewer cheekea.

In India alone the losses to the Drit- ish army from typhoid fever amount to half battalion . year. The latest reports furnish proof that the prac- uce of anutyphoid inoculations in the army has resulted in . substantial re ducuon in the incidence and death rate of enteric fever among the inocu- lated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
POLO
WHO WILL WIN
 THE POLO RAG
New Britain Was Defeated in Hart ford, Waterbury is Again Tied For First Place.

Once more Waterbury is tied with New Britain for the premier posi- tiOn In the polo league as the Devlo- nian bunch was compelled to bite the dust in Hartford last evening. The race for the rag promises to be in teresting and from now on some corking good games should be fur nished the hungry fans, who are al- most as enthusiastic over the game as in the old days when squad of police had to be on hand to keep the excited ones from jumping into the rink. AS the teams now stand, it ap- pears as though New Britain de serves the place it is occupying, as the team Is one of the fastest in the league and for team work it has the other quintets shaded. Their defense is excellent as Anderson in goal and Devlin at half, are the. finest of the fine in this league.
 With Daly their new rusher, the team should be strengthened consid- erably, and unless the other aggrega- tion get going fast, New Britain should rOmp home winner. Wa terbury is holding it's own and is pressing New BGtain closely for the top rung. Waterbury needs new rusher, or at least a new center, with a center perhaps another rusher would not be needed. if it expects to land. the pennant. With Sutton and Holderness at goal and halfback re- spectiveiy, the defense is as good as New Britain's. If Murray continues to improve and work with LOxson, Waterbury will certainly make a nOiSe
 Cunningham is to join Bridgeport and when he arrives the Park city five should win all it's home games and take few. on the road With Duggan and Cunningham rushing. Pierce at center, Woods and Mitchell on the defense, visiting teams ia Bridgeport will not have much of a chances On the road it will .be, ,differ- ent ass without Piercer the team will undoubtedly be defeated more times than 1t wins.
 New Haven although it has Jason and Miller, two excellent players. does not seem to be setting the world on fire. It has been handicapped be- cause the loss of Bone, who with Ja- son and Miller would form trio. which could not be equalled in the state. Unless another rush Is secured New Haven is likely to remain where 1t Is.
 Hartford and Wallingford are ap- parenttNvut- of the race Although they will in all probability check the leaders when 1t is least expected as Hartford did to New Britain last night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
THE SPORTING NEWS.

Higgins, who is playing in the west end is said to be much faster than Dicky Pierce. They say he is won- der and is i'll class by himself out west.
 The house is almost all sold out for tonight and big crowd will make the old hall ring. New Britain is easily the best drawing card in the league (of course Waterbury except ed).
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Anderson Golf Champion.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 2s.-In the golf tournament for the champion ship of north Florida here Willie An derson was victorious. He won the first prize of $100 and an additional prize of $25 offered for the player mak- ing the best nine holes, his score of 32 beating all previous records of the course.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Tax on ur;sh p,ebelors.

1t is surely the function of the sfate to encourage rather than to psnalise a high birth rate A bachelor tax e. ists in many countries. if that course bs thought too extreme, . differenfia- ton between bachelors and men of hmily in the income tax would at least tend in that direction.-Dublin Freemans Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
Iras Won in . Drive.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2S. - The two mile race at Oakland was won by Iras in a drive. Dusty Miller showed reversal of form and won the Aloha handicap, at one mile and an eighth, through clever handling.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.

Thursday. Feb 2s-New Haven at Bridgeport. Rorty referee: New Brit ain at Waterbury. Doherty' referee.
 Friday. March 1-Bridgeport at New Haven. Leahy referee; Hartford at wallinsford. Doherty referee.
 Saturday. March 2-waterbury at New Britain. Leahy referee; wallipe- ford at Hartford. Rorty referee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
BASKET BALL
WERE EASY FOR
 ALL WATERBURY
Naugatuck Badly Defeated in the Game at Y. M. (. A. Last
 Evening.

The All Naugatuck Basketball team proved no match for the All Waterbury five at the Y. M c. A. last evening, and the home players had no trouble in winning to the tune of 39 to 10 It was expected that the game would be much more bitterly fought than it was, as Naugatuck had defeated the Water bury aggregation in the Rubbertown last week by the score of 22 to 19, several minutes overtime being re- quired before the winning goal was made.
 But last evening, although it took the Brass City boys seven minutes to make the first goal, they had no trouble thereafter in filling the basket. and romped home winner in jig time. The game was not near ly as rough as anticipated and very few mixups occurred, although Me- 1 Conchie and Johnson clinched during the first half, but after Pete Foley had penalized them for their rough
 house work, they decided to be bet | ter boys
 Last nights game was the second of the series and coin will be tossed for the purpose of selecting the place where the next game will come off. | If Waterbury has the say in all prob ability the contest will be fought at
 the Auditorium, still judging from
 last nights game, the All Waterbury | team should easily defeat the Nau- l gatuck team on any decent floor. The lineup and summary: All Waterbury. Naugatuck Cairns ......... ......... AshmOre Left forward. | Right forward.
 Littlejohn ........ .......... Selby Center. Warner, Schmidt ........ Anderson GuIlfOile
 Isht .t3 nls Left guard.
 Claffey '. ...s.. McConochie, Brown
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-28
r,sSe usvk dsn Ma.

Swearing a q habit is the mark of the inbecile. the vulsarian or the blackguard- Bzf tAers is something vroag vith the nan fruu vhose lips there never has sprsng a oath un- sfudied ed unexDectsl but resoaant v1tA ths full streaGth q ressafnnnt In1l0afisa e ths nsts q sztfs.-