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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-22
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Cherry pie and Cream rolls at the
Bak cry.
Frank O'Harra was in the city from
Pendleton Tuesday.
" Frank Beale was in town yesterday
from his Hudson Bay ranch.
Will Jameson, the Weston stockman
bad business in Athena this week.
n Miss Della Danner visited friends
in this city, from Milton Sunday.
Miss Ruth Kidder visited over Sun
day with friends on Weston mountain.
John Ferguson of Adams was a
business visitor in the city on Monday.
Emery Achilles and W. Mcdonald
visited friends in Walla Walla Sun
day.
j. S. Wheeler and wife of Pendleton
visited with friends in Athena last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright went
over to Walla Walla Tuesday on bust
ness.
The Christian church parsonage is
being repapered and renovated this
week. .-a ,t..,.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Shick spent the
week at the ranch with their son.
Arthur.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
RAILROAD MUST DIG
UP ITS FULL SHARE
Assistant City Attorney Hurspoo
Hands in Decision Saying That
o. r. & N. Can Be Assessed
for Three Blocks Of
Street.

Announcement was made yesterday
that Assistant City Attorney ]. c.
Hurspool, in response to request
from Councilman Alfred Bachtold, had
investigated the assessment of the 0.
r. & N. p1 operty at the west end on
Main street, ande had determined that
such company might legally be as
sessed for the improvement of West
Main from Ninth to Twelfth street.
His opinion will be presented to the
council in writing in the near future,
and the assessor will be given lnstru-
tions to compute the assessments, TAX
ing into consideration the o. r. & n.
companys portion, approvimatlng
100-foot frontage at a rate of $40
foot.
Property owners of the Improvement
district will not look with disfavor
upon the action of the city in including
the railroad company within the as
sessment district, and the various as
sessments, averaging $500 on a 60
foot lot, will be materially reduced by
the extension of the district made
possible by the opinion which will be
rendered in the near future.
The street in question is partially
included in improvement district No.
81. The district when first laid out
ended $50 feet west of the west line OF
Twelfth street When the O. r. & N.
company erected the new depot about
three years ago they made PROPOSE
ton to the city council by which they
came into possession of a portion OF
the ground. The improvement dis
trict will now be extended to include
the railroad company's property.
Councilman Alfred Bachtold, of the
second ward was first to unearth the
manner in which the railroad might be
compelled to pay portion of the eX-
pense arising from improvements
which benefit them directly.
The company has always been anx-
ious to see the street improved and is
at the bottom of the movement.
Main street is asphalted to the
width of go feet. Last year an ordi-
nance was passed by the city council
by which the property owners could
not lay a sidewalk less than eight feet
wide. In front of all the business
blocks however the walk extends from
the building to the street
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
death FARM
FOUND NEAR
AN OLD WELL
Thought It Will Rival the
Notorious Guinness
Murder Scandal
TUNNEL LEADS FROM
HOME OF RANCHER
Four Skeletons Are Found
With Knees Doubled
Under Chins.

MARIPOSA, Cal, May 12.-The dis
covery today of a secret tunnel leading
from the home of the late George
Mccoy to within three feet of a well
where four human skeletons have been
unearthed within week, leads the
authorities to believe they are about
to expose a death trap surprising the
Guinness murder farm in Indiana.
Mccoy lived on the ranch from 1858
until two years ago, when he died. He
was a bachelor with peculiar habits
District Attorney Adair, in charge OF
the investigation, said today:
"The discovery confirms our belief
that we have found traces of one OF
the most remarkable series of crimes
ever known in the west. | think the
bodies We're doubled up so that the
knees were against their chins.
"The finding of the skeletons prob
ably explains the mysterious death oil
Sam Wilson, who disappeared in 1877
after quarreling with Mccoy. When
last seen he was going to McCoy's
house Mccoy was charged with the
crime. but after searching the house
the authorities dropped the charge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
SLEEP. ON ROOF OF
YIN. CA. BUILDING
Secretary Carey Is Planning for Cool
Resting Apartments for Members
on Top Of the Association
Building.

Secretary Robert Carey; of the Y. M.
C. A, has made arrangements for
fitting up the roof Of the association
building this summer for bedroom
purposes. and so or more of the ten
ants Of the building will be accommo-
dated with excellent fresh-air quar-
ters during the heated months of
summer.
Workmen are now engaged In
placing lattice work on the roof for
the protection Of the covering, and a
large canvas canopy is to be suspend
ed six or eight feet above the build
ing for the protection of those who
expect to occupy bedroom quarters.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Carey to
have the new sleeping quarters ready
for the young men about June 1, or
as soon thereafter as weather con-
ditions permit of the boys sleeping out
of doors.
The announcement comes as a
pleasing one to the boys who nave
ROBINS in the Y, as they will be af-
forded cool and restful quarters at
night, above the dust Of the streets
and at the same time will have the
use of the baths in the building TO-
gether with other accessories of as
sOciation life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
Says Trust Controlling Weed
Is One of the Worst
in United States.
MILLION AND HALF
DEPENDENT ON IT
Explains Methods Whereby
Combination Holds
Whip Hand.

WASHINGTON. May 12.-Senator
Paynter today appealed for the million
and half of people dependent upon to-
bacco growing for livelihood, who he
declared, are at the mercy of the to-
bacco trust He said:
1.-The tobacco combination is a COM
mercial pirate. The growers say the
trust has divided the districts into sec
tions, placing a buyer in each section.
Each grower is told he must sell to
trust buyers"
Paynter said the buyer always eX
planned that the market is flooded, that
there was tremendous over-produc-
ton, so that the trust could not afford
to pay what the growers considered a
living price. The result was that the
growers became miserably poor in
many sections, unable to obtain enough
from their crops to pay the bare cost
of simple existence
He gave brief history of the might
rider attacks made on the growers
who were bought" by the trust. by
growers who had pooled their tobacco
and were holding for fair price.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
COMMITTED To
MAKE REPORT
BY SATURDAY
Schively Is on the Witness
Stand This Afternoon
Before Examiners
NEARLY FINISHED
IN PRESENT TASK
Twelve Typewriter Pages
Will Comprise the
Findings.

OLYMPIA, May 12.-The Legislative
investigating committee will resume its
sitting late this afternoon with J. H
Schively, state insurance commissioned
as witness in the chair Inquiry re-
garding the insurance department will
be finished tonight.
The committee will then Immediately
Hegin the work of formulating the re-
port to the governor. Nothing will in
terfere with the immediate presentment
of the report, unless it is desire OF
the governor that the committee probe
into some other state department be-
fore making it's findings in the insur-
ance scandal The report will comprise
at least II typewriter pages. 1t will
be ready for publication about Friday
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR GOVERNOR HAY
Citizens of WalIa WaIa Have .
Chance to Meet the New Execu-
tive at the Room of the
Commercial Club.

AS it will be the first opportunity
citizens of this city have had of meet
ing Governor Hay, an informal re-
ception to him will be given by the
Commercial club tomorrow night In
the club rooms, from $3.50 until 10
o'clock. Governor Hay will be here,
in connection with the Conservation
congress. over which he is to pre-
side and it is the desire of the club
that large attendance be had.
very cordial invitation is extended to
citizens generally whether members
OF the Commercial club or not. and all
are invited to be present, attended
with their ladies, Thursday night
A committee, consisting of r. f.
Allen. p. VI. Winans and H H. Tur-
ner has been appointed by the club
70 arrange all the necessary details
and 10 provide that all attending are
mace thoroughly at home.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
FINDS BOTTLE FULL
OF YELLOW NUGGETS
Laborer Employed in Work Of Tearing
Down Old Gem Saloon Runs
Across Chunks of Gold
Worth at Least $50.

While employed at the site of the
old Gem saloon on Main streets this
morning tearing down the remnants
of the original building, F. J. Berry,
a laborer, discovered an ink bottle
under one of the sills full of gold mug
gets. which are valued at about $50.
Being attracted to it by it's weight,
Berry investigated the find which led
to his being the richer by neat sum
Of dollars.
1t was the custom in the old days
to pay for all the drinks in gold dust,
and for this purpose set of scales
was continually kept on the counter.
AS is the uatural case, 1t is supposed
that many times the scales were
missed in the endeavor to spill the
contents of the inevitable buckskili
bag onto the platform and that great
deal of the precious dust was scat
tered over the floor. In the course OF
time, this gradually sifted through the
loose flooring and, as was stated by
an old timer this morning, if a person
would take the first three inches of
the dirt from under the building and
wash it, he would realize good days
wages from the work.
1t is impossible to account for the
hottie containing the gold, as it may
have been placed where it was found
through any of number of circum-
stancs&.
when first found, Mr. Berry was
reluctant to divulge his secret to any
one. because he thought that his
eboodle" might be taken from him and
an attempt made to find the rightful
owner but when he was assured that
.ba gold was his by right of possession
he came out of his shell and proudly
displayed the bottle to all who cared
to see.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
REFUSES HUNDREDS
FOR A RARE CURIO
z. Albright Has an Amber Bug, for
Which He Will Not Take $5cC-
Only Four of Its Kind in
the United States.

E. Albright, chief engineer at BetZS
brewery, is in possession of one of the
most unique curios in existence, be-
ing what is commonly called the amber
bug, completely enveloped in the
amber fluid which has solidified and
is now in the state that is generally
recognized. 1t is said that there are
only four of these relics in existence
in the United States and that the few
known of command fabulous prices.
Mr.. Albright has already been offered
500 for his possession, but upon his
refusal. he was asked to set any price.
Still refusing, he has it in his possess
sion and has it mounted on revolv-
ing pivot 80 that it can be seen from
all siGes while pinned to ihis gar
ments.
| First discovered in Africa by a
| trader who has been all over the
world. the amber bug was brought to
this country and given to its present
owner. The way in which they hap
pen to imbedded in the amber is due
to the fact that they are sometimes
caught in the amber trees in which
they live and are unable to extricate
themselves. II lIiey Happoh ~ NC 80
/ the way of the, dripping fluid, they are
gradually covered and in time present
the appearance they did when alive,
with the exception that they are seen
as if in the distance, this effect being
produced by the clear amber.
! Mr.. Albright refuses to part with
his aift under any consideration and
states that he will retain it even II
| If worth a large sum of money.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
NOMINATIONS MADE
BY Student BODY
00''eske ard Wilson in Race for
Presidency Of Whitman College
association Students-EIec-
ton Week Away.

O.. 'ne meeting of the Associated
'UUeAIS Of Whitman College this
'.''"I'g =. after chapel for the purpose
:. 'oNllhatlng a slate for election of
t-r -v otleers of the organization. the
Wv. wing We're put up for election:
.. ,Nc7ht Borleske and Harry Wilson.
H. president; Win Martin and Loren
p dumas, first vice president; Laura
1y 1-,ooy second vice president; Charles
,rsol>. eo,s, secretary and Phillip winans,
>. as1SuFer' The election will be held
May IS. '1's next Wednesday
hsr ~ me election Of next week men,
Ss Ss's Of the debate COUNCIL will also
A.. ''gl'sd. The members of this bodv
f,r v CHOSEN from the students who
@r 'e represented the college in debate
S,r4s M next meeting of the Associated
rs-9s ,-1sn's will be held the first Wed. q.
arsI a-'y IN June, at which meeting tbe
Tm ,ir' reports Of the various managers elrs
y'sr De heard, and all business for the
-@r completed. . ioi 'Ae
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
Mischa Elman Cancels.

SPOKANE, May 12.-Mischa Elman
the famous violinist, who was sched-
uled to appear at Spokane Wednesday
evening, May 12, will not come to Spo-
kane this year. and the Wagner club
will close it's season without present
ing other entertainment. On account
of an epidemic of scarlet fever it is
thought inadvisable to give the con-
cert. Word has been received from
Miss Wynn Conan, of Portland, that
the Spokane date has been Cancelled
and that Elman will not appear here
this season for the Wagner club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
nrake Succeeded by George
o'Connor, Formerly the
Traction Manager.
rn1TR. SITS MADE
IN DEPARTMENTS
RavF. Brackett Goes Out
And Is Followed by
M. B. Atkins.

Sveeping changes in the manage
r,snt Of the Northwestern Gas &
Electric companys affairs in this city
,rsra announced this morning, +. S.
brake who has held the position of
locaI manager for some time past hav-
ng severed his connection, to be sue
ooeded by George O'COnnor, who for
several months past has been con-
rected with the corporation in the
sr8citv Of traction manager. Ray f,
Brackett who has for many years held
the nosition of head electrician, will
be succeeded by NJ. B. Atkins, OF
Frpene, Ore. who will arrive in the
cjty this week to take charge of his
gew duties.
Just what has occasioned the change
in local officers has not been made
public but it Is intimated that dis
satisfaction in some quarters as to
the method of conducting the business
has been responsible. AT "a recent
meeting Of the directors held in the
east. the shares of the corporation
were all transferred to eastern capital
lists. and the new directors are all from
the east, leaving no western capital
identified with the concern.
1t was unoficialIy announced today
that other changes in the personneI
Of the office force would probably be
made as soon as the new management
assumed control, but this has not beer
definitely decided upon. The di-
vision Of the Gas Il Electric com
pany from the traction company some
weeks ago is said to have been a pre-
llminary. step in the changes to bt
made in the management of the Wal.
Ia Walla end Of the concern. Just who
viii succeed Mr.. O'Connor in tbs
Management Of the traction compan!
has rot been announced, but it i!
probable that one of the members o
The PRESENT Office force will be pro.
Hoted 10 that position.
General surprise resulted whel
news that Mr.. Drake and Mr.. Brac'
kett had severed their connections will
Concluded On Page FOur.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
JUDGE Unable to See Joke.

BELLINGHAM, May 12.-Thougn
Sam Merry told the court he was only
jokisg when he threatened to kill Hen
ry Christen, fellow logger Judge
Featherkile could not see the joke and
fined the man S. and costs. Christen
said that when Merry picked up an
ak and remarked, 1--we a good notlon
to brain YOU" he could not stand fof
that kind of jest and fastened 10 the
police station, where he secured a war
rant.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
ICE CREAM FEED
ENDS IN ARREST
Boys Who lndulged in Feed Which
Came Wandering Along the Road
Are Released After Paying

After having been given a scare that
was considered sufficient to keep them
in the path Of the straight and narrow
way for some time to come. Orville
Jones, Harold Stewart Albert Janesky
and Ed Sanderson, who, were tried
in the justice court yesterday after
noon on the charge of petty larceny
were released after paying the costs
Of the prosecution.
On the night of May 9, these four
boys met three others carrying a two
gallon can of ice cream and being in
vited to do so, stopped along the road
and helped them put it out Of the way.
Where it came from was no object to
them SO without asking any embar-
rassins questions they fell to.
1t later developed that the cream had
been taken from a hack that was
standing in front of the Yellowhawk
school, a few miles below the city
where a festival was taking piace.
At the instigation of the directors
of this district, the boys, who assisted
I'm eating the ice cream, were hailed
into court although the others were not
caught Whenthetruestateofa
caught When the true state of af-
fairs was finally ascertained by the
prosecuting attorney, minimum fine
of $25 and costs was imposed upon
each one of the boys, but later was re-
mitted, each paying the sum of 62 cents
as their share of the costs. lecture
was also delivered upon the error of
getting something for nothing and when
it was seen that the lads were duly
repentant, they were let off as easily
q could be.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
No Salmon In Columbia,

WASHINGTON, May 12.-No striped
bass will be placed in the Columbia
river, owing to protests of Salmon fish,
ermen conveyed to the bureau Of fish
cries by Senator Chamberlain. Com
missioner Bowers ruled.
THE bureau has decided that it will
be unwise to place the salmon indus
try Of the. Columbia river, in jeopardy
through the transplanting of new fish
whose influence cannot be foretold
Striped bass will not be introduced In
taries"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
GOVERNMENT
TIED UP BY STRIKE
When Darkness Falls Over France
Tonight, No Communication
Save Wireless Will Be Left
by Employees Who
Want Raise.

= PARIS, May 12.-The strike OF :
i. the government postal, telegraph =
!. and telephone employees will not =
j. reach an acute stage until the par =
II lament finishes the debate upon :
- the demands of the strikers. The =
I. strike leaders declare that by to- =
4. night the entire mail and tele-
J. graph service will be tied up. This
I. will leave the wireless between
+ France and England as the only I
= means of communication. Z
= i. j. = + = I. !. E = r j. + 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
Fell o. a Knife.

= EUGENE, Ore, May 12.-Bessie
Holt, the 1-year-old stepdaughter OF
Peter McCue, residing near CrossWell,
is dead today as a result of 9. peculiar
accident She was playing at her home
with a sharp bladed pocket knife yes.
terday, when she fell, and the blade
penetrated one side, between the
ribs She crawled to the side of her
step father, notified him and fell dead.
The blade severed a large artery lead
ing to the heart.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
Amt He tha Limit?

NAIROBI, May 12.-Messages re-
ceived today say that Roosevelt killed
two giraffes yesterday. He killed one
400 feet away, galloping at full speed.
One leopard and buffalo were slain
yesterday by other members Of the
party. Two leopard cubs were cap
tured alive by Roosevelt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
MANY BIBLE
STUDENTS IN
CITY TODAY
The Inland Empire Sunday
School Association
Is Convened.
WILL VISIT STATE
PRISON TOMORROW
Interesting Addresses Are
Given by Instructors in
the Convention.

With over 250 delegates present last
night in the Central Christian church
at the opening session of the Fourth
annual convention of the Inland Empire
Sunday School Teachers association,
the building was crowded to the doors
and owing to the large number pres
ent in the city, the meetings promise to
be unrivaled in interest.
A great amount of territory is en-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
Congress- for Washington Is
to Meet in This City
Tomorrow Morning
SECOND MEETING
HELD BY BODY
Many Noted Men Will At
tend to Discuss Protec-
tion of Resources.

Beginning tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, one of the greatest movements
ever started in this section of the coun-
try will be launched in the rooms of
the Commercial club and with some of
the leading men of the United States
present it is expected that the work to
be accomplished by the Conservation
congress will receive the ablest assist
ance from everyone and that from this
time on, it will be recognized as one
of the prime movements of this state
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
No Referendum.

SALEM, May 12.-It is not likely
that there will be any enactments of
the last legislature referred to the peo-
PIE undr the referendum amndment
for their determination in November,
1910. Only tan days are left in which
referendum petitions may be filed with
the secretary of state on the acts of
the legislature.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
workmen Fail to Respond.

NAVY YARD, PUGET SOUND,
May 12.-Although many men have
been called for employment at this
yard lately, but few are responding.
This indicates that the men offered po-
sitions here are now employed else
where and are not disposed to give up
their present positions. The work
men being recalled are those who were
laid off at this yard during the winter
months.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
lhey Are Enuaoed.

nouncema1aa.> 1a.>GELES, May 12.-An-
ensaemsn+ was made today of the
da1gb. df-.-Sht Of Harriet G Ho,sar,on @
to JnIi,,r INNER 0f D. HoIsenan. of snotana'
the CaJis.r + Il, Black, former president Of
The data d'o'nla ma State Realty Federation,
but it i " the wedding is not set
future believed to be in the M nsa, se,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12

BELLINGHAM, May 12.-In the fu-
ture the western Union and Postal tel
egraph offices in this city will remain
open on Sundays from a. m. until s
D. m. Heretofore the offices have been
open four hours on Sunday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
mrs. Annis Satisfied

Annis' sisdsl rSRk' May ls.-Mrs. William
she is .e,, Peter Hams said dn ,osa slled ,,s, by
he Hains' o csso with the verdict in
Justice, shs s .a' All she wanted was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
= s.s! i !. !. j. j i i. + !. I
p THREE BODIES RECOVERED j

= bodies have been recovered and :
j between 20 and 25 are known to :
j. be missing as a result of yaWl :
i capsizing in the Ohio river last :
night The river is being dragged :
j. for the remains. .
j + j. !. i. y i. + j j. u J. j. 2
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-12
ABDUL'S HEAD COST
HIM TEN THOUSAND
Deposed Slutan Of Turkey Drew
PrinceIy Ransom From European
Banks to Save Himself
From Death.

I. BELGRADE, May 12.-Ten mill 4
= lion dollars was the price paid by :.
I. the deposed sultan of Turkey, to q
!. save his head. Report says Hamid =
!. authorized Enver Rey, the leader =
+ of the Young Turks. to draw that ::
+ sum from foreign banks.
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