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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
A Cerd of Warning.

did Mr. Borem ever call upon your
asked Miss Knox.
Yes, he called last evening"" said
Miss Wise. II was quite delighted
when the girl brought up his card"
'Delighted?"
Yes; you see, IL she hadn't brought
up his card might have gone to him,
thinking It was some one else"-Phil.
adelphia Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
MOVING CAPITOL GROUNDS.

1t has always been problem how to
keep the capitol lawns at an even
height and 1t was thought to be solved
in the purchase Of steam mower;
however it took from a week to ten
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Cool Innulaance.

The editor was sitting In a trolley
ear the other day, when nice-looking
man got in, accompanied by his wife
and ain b0y. 1he bog was net more
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Very True.

"Here you" growied the cranky
man in the reading room, you've been
snoring horribly"
ugh! hey!" gurgled the drowsy one.
"If you only kept your mouth shut"
went on the cranky one, you wouldn't
make 50 much noise"
Neither would you," replied the 9TH
er.-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

No person. man or woman, who can't
look on the bright side should ever be
permitted to enter the marriage statA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
The Minutes.


o, the little minutes-O the minutes, ev-
cry one,
Are the tiny steps that l go climbing with
the sun;
Up the stairways of the day, we glancins,
dancing so,
And I'm happy climbing with the little
minutes, o.
o, the little minutes-but they're big
enough to find
Step by step climb them, till | leave a
day behind.
They're the easy steps upon the sairways
of the day,
Guiding, leading, through the iovely gold
en- lands Of play.
Frank Walcott Hutt.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31
Are You Thi. Kind of Boy.

A larger boy was scolding a smaller
one, at the close of a summer vacation,
because certain task remained unac-
compllshed.
"You promised your mother" said
this youthful mentor, with severity,
that you would study your arithmetic
at least fifteen minutes every day, and
you haven't studied ten minutes all
summer. You've had lots of time. Why
didn't you do it?"
The little boy shuffied his feet and
cooked miserable. At last he whined:
Il amt had such an awful lot of
time as you think, | wanted to get
along in my 'rithmetic s much as she
wanted me to-"
You wanted to!' shifted the elder
boy, contemptuously.
"Yes, did want to-"
'You might as well not have wanted
to. You didn't want to enough"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

days to cut the lawns. The new mo-
tor mower, which has a ooh. p. gaso-
line engine, is quite rapid, being equal
to the efforts of fifteen to twenty men
with lawn mowers. It's wheels roll as
well as cut the grass.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

The religion Of the average man Il
spasmodiA
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

It's sure sign of age to feel tired
after q pienic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-03-21

With a scowling brow the irate
vaudeville agent awaited the next
applicant, who was not long in com
ing, \ long, lanky individual, with
more hair than was absolutely nee
essary and a countenance that was
not bit cheerful, came to his desk
and in funeral tones said, "Good
day, sir"
"Well, what do you want ?" was
the unpromising reply.
q need job just now about as
much as anything else" answered
the lean person.
"Ever had any experienced"
ooh, indeed, | have been WITH
"Chop it Short 1 know you've
been with all the big stars from
Hamlet to omelet," interposed the
agent shortly. "That doesn't cut
any freeze with me. What's your
line ?"
"1-I-I'm a-a-a comedian -
was the faint reply.
Swell, then, make me laugh" de-
manded the agent, with a snarl.-
Lippincott's.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-03-21

Primitive man, by nature and ne
ceSsity fighting animal, learned in
the course of his experience that his
most vulnerable part was the heart
that hard blow on the left breast
would kill or, at any rate, stun the
strongest man; hence at a very early
period in human history men began
using the right hand to fight with,
while they employed the left hand
and arm chiefly to cover the heart
or to parry the blows aimed at that
vulnerable region. When weapons
of otfense and defense took the
place of fists and teeth the right
hand grasped the spear or sword,
while the left held the shield or
buckler over the heart. In this
way, beyond a doubt, mankind be-
came fright handed. New York
American.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-03-21
CidArnd Ham

Cidered ham is an old Pennsylva-
MIA dish that might have been set
before William Penn himself. Wash
and scrub a rather small ham and
soak for twenty-four hours. Wipe
dry, put in a large granite or agate
kettle and cover with cider neither
too sweet nor yet hard. Boil gently,
allowing about fifteen minutes to
the pound. When tender allow it to
cool in the cider. Serve with a
garnish of aspic jelly and vegetables
or slice thin and serve by itself or
in NOTWITHSTANDING
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-03-21
Chinese Humor.

There are many stories in Chi
nese literature of practical jokes
played on tipsy people. One man
In early days when shoes were left
at the house door, a custom borrow
ed later on by the japanese, used to
amuse himself by mixing up the
shoes of his guests and rearranging
them at random, the result being
that when the guests took their
leave, already half seas over, with
one big shoe and one little one
there were many falls and sprawl
ings in the road, much enjoyed by
the host who was seeing his friend.
home.-Nineteenth Century.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-03-21
LAWYERS BIG FEES.
Payments That Would Have Startled
Webster or Rufus Choate.

Several days after congress
/, bought out the rights of the French
4, Panama Canal company group of
H. Washington correspondents entered
4, the office of the late John Hay, sec
Il rotary of state. They found him
4, puzzled to the verge of bewilder-
i; ment, and they alphabetically ask
!; ed what was troubling him.
= civilian Nelson Cromwell has
9 just been in here" Secretary Hay
! explained. 81 mentioned having
heard that he was to receive a fee
of 100000 for winning the Pan
: ANA case.
: "I don't know what my fee will
: be- Mr.. Cromwell told me, and it
does not matter much. / already
: have more money than | know
what to do with
"Only one man ever told me such
a thing" unused the secretary of
state, "and that was Andrew Car
negie. When you gentlemen of the
press came in | was wondering what
it would feel like to have more
money-than-one--knew-what--
to-do-withl And a lawyer has
i'll What would Daniel Webster or
Rufus Choate say to that p
What would any of the shining
lights among old school lawyers say
to the wealth and power that have
come to a score or more of present
day corporation lawyers in New
York? How would a fee of half a
million dollars for two weeks of
work, such as the steel interests
paid James B. Dill, strike them?
What would they think of the $780,
600 which William d. Guthrie got
for breaking the Plant will, or of
the 100000 paid Joseph II. Choate
for single argument that the in
come tax law was unconstitutional,
or, again, of John +. Parsons as the
recipient of 100000 for drawing
a deed, or of incomes from 100000
to half a million a year which are or
have been paid without protest to
other master counselors !? - Broad.
way Magazine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.-THE
attorneys for en- Mayor Eugene r.
schmitz, whom the appellate court
has declared to be illegally convict
cd Of the crime Of eKtortion In con.
nection with the famous French
restaurant cases. appeared before
Judge Dunno this morning with a
motion TO secure their clients re-
lease on bail The district attor-
ney secured a continuance Of the
matter until neat Monday. Strenu-
Gus opposition TO granting bail to
SchmitK until the expiration of the
30 days allowed the state In which
to take an appeal. viii be made by
the district attorneys office. II
Was learned today from aathorita-
tive sources that the prosecution
will not appeal from the decision OF
the appellate court In all proba.
bility the appellate court will af-
ford rehcaring OF the natter but
should Il refuse. IL is the opinion OF
the district attorneys office that
an appeal 20 the supreme court
would be useless and mere waste
of time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

II isn't often an ae,rea chooses
the vehicle of her success. much
icsH finds H. In the list OF the ex.
ceptionn is Rose Stahl. who In the
last four years has played IN The
Chorus Lady something more than
$500 times Today the comedy Is
more popular In New York than
Was the original one act vaudeville
sketch
Miss stahi Was ON the road play
inE one night stands. when she
bought a magazine one day aud
read a story. The Extra Girl. "
Something about II impressed her
With the possibilities OF a plAyiet
Correspondence with the author re-.
suited In the one act sketch. When
she had played IN this successfully
from coast 10 coast aud Ia London
Il was enlarged % a fonr.act com.
edy. With IL Miss stahi has gradn.
ated into a star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
RELATIONS ar e
STRAINED

representations aud the exchange
81 memoranda reduced to plain
Engllsh. mean just this Amhaa
aador q lricn has been attempting
20 secure from the Japanese govern.
mcnt satisfactory assurances that
Il would assist In restricting the EN-.
iEratiou to this country OF ohIae.
tionaole Japanese lahorcra Tuieo
has he communicated 10 Secretary
Root replies obtained from Count
Hayasht In which the japanese
government attempts adroitly Ia
dodge the issue
Mr. Root IL nov preparing an
answer. The Japanese government
wili be Informed that assurances
cannot b. given that an exclusion
act VII not be PASSED. bat that the
administration Nill exercise ita IN
tlueuee 10 prevent such legislation,
u possible. pending negotiations
Ia official circles In Japan the
issue has caused acute agitation.
and because the strained con.
ditloa Of affairs. Mr. Root viii net
unnecessarily preeipitatr matters
With the hattleship fleet so Tar from
It's base To thu Pacific.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

we're open has ranged from $50 20
500 or 400 day Ia this cam.
paign Il suddenly jumps 90 loo
With a registration of 81. 600 the
vote IN the republican primaries
VIII probably be not far from is 900
OF so per cent Of the total fbEintra
ton The multiplicity of fepubli
can candidates. and the determined
efforts which some 81 them are
making 10 get the vote At. prom
lHea a large primary vote
The four candidates most feared
b their opponents appear 10 be
William = Tfimbie. John y Miller
John =. iiumphfles aud George h.
RUSSELL IN the order named
Being one 81 the strongest can,
didatea IA the field. William v.
fnmble il probably ia a position
Ia actuRlly count and give rle name
Of large number Of individuals
plsdEnd 90 his support Mr. Trim.
hlea assistants have been csrcuiAt
INK postal card plsdg. Of support
OF which hundreds 81 copies have
been returned signed 70 hts head
quarters
Dir Mlilsr's campaign 10 being
conducted BY professional machine
politicians 90 an entirely different
plan. through the organisation Of
clubs, aad the employment 81 pee.
aorai workers IN different parts Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
Boy Confesses That His Peculiar Actions We're the
Result of Scheme in Which He Was Coached by
NeighbOr

After felxniux Insanity Tor uev
oral days past. Carl Wiuasll the
iSycarold boy Who Vas taken Into
custody recently b. nepaty Sheriff
fisidiuE. to-day broke doNn and con
leased ta the officers that be had
been induced 70 pretend insanity IN
the hope az bringing blR damage
SUR against the Seattle Electric
company
According to the BOYS story. he
had previously bc-a coached ~ the
part be had 10 play lie sIiribates
the scheme to aefraaa the street
car company 10 a uetshhor. whom
be says. is a Mrs Ninstte
The boz vas a passenger on an
East rnlon car which mei With an
accident 90 tha nlEht af November
n Iils mother represented that
the shock had caused an iplury TO
bis head. but he insists that she
knew nothing Of the plot later ar.
ranged % reap any financial gain
from the circumstances
Yesterday the youth SaH brought
before an insanity commission com.
posed Of Or n v. Roller and DR..
G. y Huye lie pretended 90 be
deaf and dumb. and underwent the
most unusual tests without wavcr
inE an instant Information. how.
ever had reached the officers that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
TAFT FAVORS UNIONS FOR
THE WORKINCMAN
} New York Speech, He Detailed Relative Rights Of
Labor and Capital

and we're 20 be welcomed. while
wealth improperly used was to be
condemned. He advocated union
ism in 40 far AZ sympathy and the
resultant cooperation made for the
common good.
A. the conclusion Of his address
the audience had it, turn. Chair.
man Charles spraRue Smith an.
nouneed that Secretary Tar would
read questions as they were handed
up
DO you think a laborer gets
enough money p was a question. to
which Secretary Taft laughingly re.
piled
4 don't know what the laborer
gets don't know what labor he
performs. but ! do know that some
get more than they ought 10 have.
and think some should get more
There was a loud shout when the
secretary commenced 10 laugh
while reading over a question which
inquired Why he had changed his
attitude toward labor since he left
the Ohio bench. Tho secretary de
cla-d that his attitude had no.
changed and that the things he
said iaet night he had always
stood for.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

The candidate for the republican
mayoralty nomination who can mus
ter 1900 votes At the primary elee
ton II probable winner With
eight candidates 10 the field. that
number will probably land the man
who receives f.
Al the rate voters are now regis
terinE Tor the election. there will
be approximately $4,000 recorded
on the rolls by primary day Names
are noS being roFiaiered AZ tho al
most phenomenal rate Of 900 or
more a daY The daily registration
mas be depended up0u 10 increase
AZ the primary day draws near. Ia
stead of falling Oft The total mum
bcr OF daya for the registration Of
voters, including eight already
passed. Is IS Eliminating New
Years daY. ON which tho reglstra
ton toli below 200. the average
registration per day has been AZ
pruximately 100
The enactment of the primary
Law has brought a nsW meaning TO
the tight Of suffrage and caused a
ncN aud tremendous stimulus 10
the registration 81 voters.
In preceding campaigns the av.
erase registration % voters during
the first Neek or sen days the books
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

NEW YORK. Jan. Secretary
q war William II Taft last night
iseef a Nex York audience. lie
- ioEth IN detail his stand on the
weston Of the relative interests
nc rights Of labor and capita. and
y urn submitted to a rapid fire At
acc IRON the audience. which quiz.
lsa MN keenly and ia a somewhat
usaIoYersiai spirit The secretary
pIosee equally effective in attack
sna defense. and his prompt and
sgseisle replies and occasional
ny sallies evoked the same dem
sa.'ratlon Of applause a. greeted
proper.
~ The secretary made hls way
through The throng a shout OF
snIee cheers for the next presl.
~, was the signal for a noisy
.uoh that continued until Mr..
~, az bowed his acknowledgements
non the platform
- ms prepared address the sec.
,sa'y pointed out the dependence
~ upon the other. Of capital and
He declared that great az.
sssAuons Of wealth properly en-.
'N'sd Sidened the field 81 labor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
<<APPE7I7E BILL"
ENTERS POLITICS
Is Contribution TO the Miller Campaign Furnished by
Georgetown Gambling ELEMENT Heads Move to
Organize the Wide-0pen-Iown Forces

tswn has been the Mecca Of the
gambling element During a large
part of this period all sorts Of
gambling games, run without any
apparent effort At concealmaut
have been In operation Ia the south.
ern suburb.
Naturally. therefore. when Mr..
Mackiht0ah undertook 20 secure the
republican mayofalty nomination
for his chief deputy. this George
town following soon found a place
IN the Miller camp
Argyle and Liable have always
taken a peculiar interest IN Seattle
municipal politics.
During the campaign OF two
years ago they were the unlnten-
tlonal cause Of a stirring incident
In the mayoralty fight When the
campaign was at a white heat.
posters appeared all over the city
With the following announcement;
Despite the promises Of William
Hickman Moore. gambling will not
be allowed 10 open IN Seattle a.
long as / remain in office"
Macintosh Signed Poster.
The posters bore the signatures
Of Kenneth Macintosh. a. prose-
cutting attorney and l. G. Smith.
sheriff. although Mr. Smith denied
any authorization for his sig
nature. and ordered the posters
torn down. The hypocritical part
OF the farce was the fact that at
the very time these sheets were
placed on the billboards In Seattle.
ali kinds OF gambling were running
wide open AT Georgetown.
Appetite BIZ is recognized as
clever ward worker among tho
element OF his own class and some
good stunts may be expected Of
him in the way of organizing Nil.
Ter clubs.
Mr. Macintosh. By the way. has
aspirations to become a judge OF
the superior court. lie has already
confided this 20 some Of his close
personal and political friends. and
his chief deputy. as head OF the
city administration. would probably
prove a valuable helper in aiding
him to crafty this ambition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11

Appetite Billf Langdon IL again
in the public eye. This time he
only figures as a knight Of the
green cloth" incidental 10 other
matters OF preliminary importance.
lie IL yep busy organizing John
+. Miller clubs and one Of The
most important figures In the work
OF lining up the wide open town
support for John r. Miller for
mayor
Langdon is one Of the best known
characters "a Seattle. He has been
a prominent figure around the
hauntE OF the followers Of the green
cloth In this city for a number
Of years Some years ago he gain.
ed considerable notouety BY killing
man named shank. a fellow fol-
lower Of the Goddess Of Chance.
a Chicago Boss.
AZ one time Langdon was boss
gambler In Chicago So well are
his exploits In the Windy city re-
membered that ryen now the news.
papers OF Chicago occasionally de.
vote some space 10 tell of his do
lnEa In Seattle
Appetite Btil'' is a contribution
10 the Miller campaign furnished by
Dave Argyle and George A Liable
veil known as the owners Of the
pool room at Georgetown and boss
gamblers OF prominence of Seattle
aud Georgetown for a number Of
years.
when Seattle closed It's doors 20
wide open gambling Argyle and
Liable HE'D themselves away 20
Georgetown where they have been
operating practically ever since
without molestation. They have been
allowed 10 run by the prosecuting
attorneys office and the sheriff
office. unless these public officials
were forced 10 action by public
sentiment. And then the lid was
placed on only until the TEN.
porary storm Of disApproyal passed
over.
Mecca Of Gamblers.
During the time Kenneth Mack.
intosh has served as prosecuting
attorney of King county. George
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
1000 TO
NOMINATE

the city. some Of wha0 are on sal
airy These workers ar0 expected
60 nee voters personally aud report
upon tseiF preferences and their
political and business connections
through which II may be possible
"a Influence them.
Judge HUMPHREYS hna no ofgani.
katlon and IL asking for no written
pledges lie IN mak.es platform
campaign. discussing tbc issues of
the campaign aud the comparative
qualifications Of the several candl.
dates
Mr.. Russell has not yet started
hts organized fight though much
individual work Is being done daily
10 bis behalf ,pth b. himself and
By scores Of perssel friends and
associates An organization viii
probably be perfected later
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
BANKERS
SUED

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. III. A.
aiEe. representing himself and his
~ife. Amelie y Mise. brought
suit against J. DalEell Brown. ". J.
bartnett Jas TrcAdweIl and H. d
Frey for 1854. which they had on
deposit at the time the California
State Deposit and Trust company
closed itH doors. They also formal
~ sue these directors for si5S.5O0.
which. Il II claimed. WAS embeKxled
By the four defendants named
should they secure this latter
amount. they will receive their sum
Of $3.50. the remainder being
divided among other deposltors not
appearing In the present suit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
ASkFOR REkEASK
OF SCHMi7Z

Attorney Drew. representing
schmitz. has appealed to Assistant
District Attorney Cook 10 allow tho
bail OF Schmitz. which al present
stands at about 1855. GOO. to be re-
duced so that the entire amount
would approximate 100000. Cook
replied that he would have TO take
the matter up with District Attor-
ney Langdon. He maintained that
even II such a course should be
taken. IL would in no way interfere
with their plans To contest the right
OF Schmitz 90 be admitted 10 bail
until the expiration Of 30 DAYS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
Friendly Associations Of
he U. S. and Japan
al Point Of
Breaking.
10y ual,sd Press

WASHINGTON. Jan. il-Negp
.iatisas between the United states
,-a Japan have reached a serious
..s,a While xaf a. an eyentaalits
: not seriously apprvhcnded. hrgr
n because a japan unpFePared
nss.. n Is suoNn that frieBdlt re-
lstions are strained almost 10 the
selnt II breaking
TIE official denial given At the
state department. Of cablcd IMPORTS
q demands haylng hecn made upou
Jspan & literally true 10 a dlptom
ado sense. but the denial in a
messnre. Is an csasl0n The oral
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-11
JUSTICE HARLAN PREDICTS FIERCE
CONFLICT BETWEEN NATIONS

WASHINGTON Jan it--~weu within the next 10
years army number In China. drilled
rted b. The japanese and when the time viii Dust
whites from country This warning
address hiKht Associate Justice Harlan ot
The uaed States court has created stir the
aSltol and Is being generally discussed to-day
The speech made the annual dinner Of the navy
where Justice Harlan ofthe principal speakers
Justice Harlan predicted great between the phs and
yslsw ufgsd the United States
Preparations 10 meet The issue when Il This state
nent CLOSELY followed bis remarkable declaration that
mendoas Chinese s BE- established drive the whites
China
Referring the United navy The iurist
Il van, to navy grow such BE- In
sueh condition that nation earth could consider or
noneat The question Of entering into contest wih
judge Harlan prsfAced hts with
Aai he would q soldier Of the civil
lingo He said that decreased army IL not
sArJ As larger navy. There 100000 in this
country be continued Nho would be ready to
shn 20 dzTk The American does require
hAn aree months training 90 become good soldier II IL
ny honest opinion that country would send
70 invade soil We have enough right here In this
eoGatsy 10 orerwhsm the in existence
Justice Harlan declared hs did idea
az to how bg should b.. bat added that should
n sufficiently large 20 protect ports the Atlantic ocean