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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27

Wall Street FIurres Have No Effect.
New York.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s week
ly review Of trade says:
The disturbance in Wall street Is
apparently without effect on the in
dustrial and trade situation, which,
measured by the best tests, continues
in healthy and active condition. A
further perceptibie broadening of de-
mand for pig iron is noted at many
leading centers, and in the matter Of
prices also the situation generally is
more satisfactory to producing inter.
ests. In some districts new business
IS still light, but on the whole there
is marked Improvement, with basic
and Bessemer grades attracting much
attention. Irregularity is still appar-
ent in finished lines and there is evil
dence that the railroads are holding
back considerable new business, al
though car orders at the west are
quite liberal and several large con.
tracts are pending. Recent sales of
rails aggregated 10000 tons, while
about $4,000 tons of structural mate
rial are booked this week.
In the primary dry goods market
house sales are in progress, and the
break in cotton, although an unset
tling feature, made no change in job
bing prices, which had not yet reach
ed the parity of Ice raw material.
Buyers of cotton blankets and other
mapped goods of a staple character
are operating freely at an advance
over a year ago, and stocks in all
parts of the country are reported to be
we'll cleaned up. Export demand con-
tinues light. Hosiery and underwear
are in better demand and new lines in
dress fabrics are being bought freely.
Trade in prints is light, in glnghams
somewhat better and in bleached
goods steady In the woolen goods
division a sharp reduction was made
on heavy serge, while the demand for
fancy Dvercoatings is satisfactory
The rather trade continues dull
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
A War Play.

Said the manager: "YoG are sup.
posed to be badly injured in the Sec
ond act"
Said the star: What about it?"
y won't have wounded man come
before the audience to make a
speech"
But must have my curtain call"
Then you'll have to come out on
. stretcher. that's all"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
TRADE UNSETTLED.
Widespread lnelement Weather and
Bad Roads UnfavOrabIy Affect
Business.
New York.-Bradstreet's saws:

New York.-Bradstreets saws:
Trade reports are Of the usual mid.
winter character, refecting wide
spread inclement weather and also
considerable unsettlement, due to
commodity price fuctuation. Out
door activities, such as building, are
Of course, retarded, and bad roads
affect country trade.
Finished steel is less active, de.
mands from railroads being apparently
held back, but pig iron is in better
request.
Shoe manufacturers are still at
work on spring goods, and shipments
are going forward in good volume.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with Jan.
uary 20 were 275, against 291 last
wek, 3O7 in the like week Of 1909, 4OS
in 1908, 252 in 1907 and 276 in 1906.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number A, which compares with
A last week and 40 in the same week
Of 1909
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending January 20 aggregate
2,O34,746 BUSH, against 2,677,185 bush.
last week and 3,O5S,219 bush. this week
last year.
For the 20 weeks ending January
20 exports were 25,625,163 bush,
against 123,997,7S6 bush in the CORE
spending period last year.
Corn exports for the week are $685..
S14 bush, against 1,502,S66 bush. last
week and 749,O7S bush. in 1909.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
Free to Our Readers.

go, for 4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free.
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Appli-
cation of the Murine Eye Remedies in
Your Special Case. Your Druggist will
tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes,
Strengthens Weak Eyes, Doesn't Smart,
Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for SOC. Try
1t in Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granuation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
Slinht Error.

Nevertheless" said the young
Roman, "he is an ambitious poet. He
would serve the muses. all his life"
But" replied his elder, "he makes
the mistake of supposing that Bac-
chus is one of the muses." Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
Prehistoric PuqiIism,

"In the olden days they had encoun.
ters between two-headed giants"
II suppose such combats called for
a double amount of preliminary talk"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27

Occasionally a girl discovers that
the young man after her own heart
isn't after it at all.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
True Thrift,

Stella-Is she economical?
Bella-Very; she will save ten
cents any time to spend a dollar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27
Only SEEMING IdIensss.

We often do great amount OF work
when we are apparently doing moth
ing but iilinR.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-01-27

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT s guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind Bleeding or PTotrudinE Piles in
6to Il days or money Eefunded. Soc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
BIG GATHERING or FARMERS
Addresses BY Union Officials Ried,
Sykes and Mclean.

A large gathering of farmers atten-
ded the Farmers Cooperative Union
meeting in Athena Tuesday, and
listened to interesting addresses by
! q. L. Reid, state organizer for Wash
ington; F. 4. Sykes, State president
OF the Oregon Unions. and J. H. Mo-
Lean the Union agent at Walla
Walla.
| Mr.. Reid, who is one of the most
convincing speakers in the ranks of
the Union, held the attention of his
listeners by his practical speech,
which was made entirely on the
subject Of what the Union is doing 10
benefit the farmer, wherever the or
ganization is represented. He told of
how at Rockford snd Latah Wash,
the union warehouses are handling
75 per cent of the grain since the
organization in that state have seour-
ed terminal warehouse facilities.
Not only grain. but all kinds OF
farm products are now being disposed
Of through the Union agents, at diff
erent points in that state. At one
place mill is owned by the farmers
union, and at another farm machinery
is sold.
Since the farmers control the ware
honses, they get better prices for their
grain, stated Mr.. Reid. from the fact
that they received direct market quo
tations from their terminal agent.
By knocking out the margin of the
middle man. and selling direct to the
exporter. the handling and selling the
grain is accomplished for Id cent per
bushel. He gave facts sustaining
his statement that the Union in Wash
iDgton was a success financially and
every way.
/ He was followed by Mr.. Mclean
Of Walla Walla, and Mr.. Sykes OF
Milton. LIN his remarks, MI. sykes
told Of the satisfactory conditions
prevailing with the local union az
Milton. Ha said the Oregon Unions
Of which be is state president. have
between 1900 and 1000 mem bers
The Union at Helix is among the
strongest in the state, and owns ware
house property valued at $4,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Poisoned ..Booze. =

Eighteen men were poisoned will
wood alcohol in Pendleton on Christ
mas day as the result of the avari.
ciousness OF an unscTupuIous bootleg
ger. 1t seems that the dealer had
shipped In a barrel of whisky juss
before the holidays and as sbe demand
was so great he proceeded to keep MS
barrel replenished by adding water.
BY Christmas day there mad been SO
many replenishings that there was
hardly enough of the original stuff
remaining to give the liquor either
color or flavor. He decided to tone it
up and secured wood alcohol for that
purpose. Owing to the fact that the
victims as we'll as the boot -legger
have tried to keep the matter secret
details are hard to obtain. Eight
men required the services of physi-
cians and one came near losing his
life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
STATE TAX INCREASE
Tax Will Be $1,000 More Than Last
Umatilla's Share is a Trife
Lower, However.

Under the new state apportionm snt,
Umatilla county s per oentage of the
state tax is virtually the same as IN
the past. Anent the subject of the
state apportionment. Assessor @. P.
Strain gives the following statement
For many years the state taxes
wore apportioned among the counties
by table prepared by the legislature.
Under that arrangement Umatilla
county was required to pay 40 per
cent of the amount to be raised BY the
state. Our share this year based on
the equalized assessed value of the
county will be slightly less than 80 per
cent 1t will be 1850 per cent,
which will make our tax for state
purposes $168.11 less than it would
have been under the old table.
"The state expenses. however, are
SO much greater this year that this
county will have to pay the state
about $4,000 more than last year.
1T is now apparent that the aggre-
gate taxes of Umatilla, including the
special school levies and city levies
will be some $4,000 or $4,000 ia
excess of the com bined tax Of 1908.
The combined tax for 1908 was $780,
500. 33 in this county.
The special school levies and the
county school levy together this year
will amount to $150,000 to $3.50. COO,
whereas 10 1902 The combined le,sies
for all purposes in the county we're
only $l95. 553. The special city syies
in 1909 were $40. .265, this year they
are $65,84a. The special school lev.
les in 1902 were $40. .684, this yeal
they will be about $4,000. Th,
county levy has not yet been made
but the combined tax will probably b'
about $430, 900 as against the $3.50. .OO'
last year. The confined leyies fol
the last seven years run about this
ways 1902, $l95. 558 1908. $9I6.S62
1904. S215,452; 1905. 1865. 803; 1905
| $3.50, 1877; 1907, 1851 $3.50; 1908, 1886,
800 and for 1909, $430, 900.
"The assessed valuation has beer
about as follows for the same years
1902, $5,600,0OO; 1908, $9,2l4.OOO;
1904, $9.457. 600; 1905, $1O,387, ,61h;
1905, $9.8l0,5 577; 1907, 1000, 900:
1908, $4,000, 900; 1909. $41.917. 900.
THE assessments have been high
and sometimes low, but with the ex-
ception Of The year 1904 the taxes
have risen constantly for the last
seven years and for that matter for
several years before that time.
IA jump from $195. 900 to $430, 900
in 2 years is tremendous increase
in pubic expenses But Umatilla
county is not alone in this regard, the
counties of the state generally having
experienced similar increases. Cities.
schools, counties, the state and the
nation are piling up the tax leyies."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
MULE COMES HERE TO STAY
Some Facts Regarding the Best Farm
Teams on Earth.

Objection raised against the null
comes from prejudioes, ignorance ol
false representation. = says B. f.
Swaggart. owner of the Eastern Ore
gon Jack Farm who is now in the
CITY with CT ssignment OF fine
animals.
"As rule mule has as good dis
position as horse. and he will pull
bigger load, walk faster, and do it
on less feed than a horse.
'HFwo mules can be raised nearly as
cheap as one steer, which at three
years old is worth $40 to 500. a pair
Of mule colts at that age are ready
for work AID is worth from $500 to
$400. Compared to horse colts it costs
less to raise the mule and the risk of
blemishes are much Less. The mule
will go to work one year younger, and
can be marketed any age after wean-
ing time.
''He will not eat enough grain, Or
drink enough water when warm to
founder; will last twice as long. and
stand up under harder work than the
horse. They outwalk the horse. and
If one cares to drive faster. be will
find the mule will take a good road
gait, and when tired can be rested OH
a half mile run.
'We are told that foreign nations
scannot 60 to war without hrst con-
sulting the American mule and be-
lieve 1t will pay any community Of
farmers to club together and Euy a
good native jack and raise their own
mules. 1t has been practically DEM
onstrated in the Northwest that pro-
perly cred, native jacks excel the
Eastern jacks in every sense Of the
word. They are reasonably produc.
tive in old age, and live 30 to 40 years.
These facts should be considered well
by any one who is desirous of raising
good mules.
"Mule raising is coming industry
in Eastern Oregon. Nothing will
compare with it so far as money re-
turns are concerned. capital invested,
considered.
'The best mules come from stylish,
wide-awake mares, crossed with a
well bred jack. with as little daylight
under him as possible, with plenty of
bone. The smoother the jack, the
better. He should stand near l5 hands
and should weigh about 800 pounds. 7"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Once Oregon Law Maker.

Peter Fordney. a native Of Missouri,
farmer, merchant, at one time repre-
sentative from Wallowa county In the
state legislature, committed suicide
in the rear of the store at Paradise
Tuesday morning. Ill health is given
as the cause and the coroner's jury
believes he was in his right mind.
He arose from his bed In the rear of
his store at an early hour, secured his
revolver and. returning to bed, cover
ed himself well and placed the gun to
bis right temple. Fordney was a
bachelor in the mercantile business
at Paradise Wallowa county, whore
be purchased the stock about year
ago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
RUN DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
Four 0. r. 8 N. Trains viii Make
Every Point In Oregon.

According to plans now in course of
formation, the O.. R. & N. is to run
demonstration train through eastern
Oregon this year. Reports from Port
land say the two Hartman lines ia
this state are arranging to send out
four demonstrations and enc Of the
other of these will visit practically
every point in Oregon along the lines
of the Southern Pacific, O. r.. a IN.
and their branches, where farming il
carried on to any considerable extent.
This will ke the second train Of
this kind to visit Umatilla county,
but this will probably be a much
more elaborate affair than the first
one.
AS heretofore, the trains will be
operated in conjunction with the Ore
gon Agricultural college.
( The two trains on the Southern
Pacific willoover points in the Villa
mette valley and southern Oregon,
and the .. R. q N. trains will visit.
points in northern Oregon and sopyh-
eastern Washington.
It is probable that the trains will
carry livestock. poultry. horticultural,
agricultural and a-fry products.
These will include modern machinery
for Carrying. dry farming and care of
orchards, modern poultry hot, 'es and
pens. high class specimens Of airy
and beef cattle, hogs and pure byed
poultry, supplied by the agricultural
college. Free distribution Of seeds re-
commended for certain localities by
the scientists who will accompany the
train is also matter under consider
alton.
The usual course OF lectures on ag
ronomy, stock raising, fruit growing
poultry husbandry and the like wS
be delivered by Instructors from I IN
Agricultural college.
! The Itineraries. train equipment
| and program OF lectures will be an
Enounced definitely within few
| weeks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Receives Pythian Jewel.

East Oregonian: At the session OF
Damon lodge No. 4, knights Of Pyth-
las Of Pendleton held Monday evening
an unusual ceremony took place. 1t
was the presentation of veterans
jewel to r. Alexander, past chancellor
and the only member of the local
lodge entitled to the honor that was
conferred upon him. Mr.. Alexander
is entitled to the jewel by virtue Of
the fact that he has Leen an active
member of Damon lodge No. 4 for
25 continuous years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Carried Bullet IL Years.

With bullet within half an inch
of his heart for third of his life,
Joseph st. Dennis was taken to the
Walla Walla hospital last week TO
have the leaden pellet removed. For
IL years he has been carrying the
bullet, the result of an accident. and
until lately mas shown no bad effects
from SO doing. Recently, however,
his breathing became difficult and his
heart action impaired. Surgeons
throughout two states refused the dan
gerous case but DIR. j. T. Cropp at
last consen ted to take the risk, and
the operation will be performed in a
few days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Spuds Go Abroad.

A Walla Walla special says: A
new market for Walla Walla potatoes
has been found in Hawaii. Three
carloads were shipped from here for
the islands in the Pacific, and growers
think them the finest that ever left
this valley. They were grown at the
Blalock fruit ranch and are of the
Perfected Peachblow" variety,
brought to this section a year ago
from California.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
CAN WOMEN VOTE?
Supreme Court Decision Held Up BY
Salem Attorney as Grounds for
Conviction That They Can.

| ''The decision of the supreme court
in the case of the State VS.. Sam
Cochran, | am firmly convinced. will
result in giving the women of this
state the right of suffrage" declares
a prominent Salem attorney. ssIhe
court lays down the rule in the Coch-
ran case. that because the constitution
does not expressly prohibit an increase
in the number Of supreme court jns-
tices from three to FIVE, or some other
number. the legislature has the con-
stitutional authority to pass an act
authorizing the increase.
Nov take section two of article
two of the constitution of Oregon.
i dealing with the qualifications of the
electors. 1t says: In all elections
not otherwise provided for by the
constitution, every white male citizen
of the United States of the age of 81
years and upwards who shall have re-
sided in the state during the six
months Immediately proceeding such
election: and every white male of
foreign birth Of the age of Fl years
and upward. who shall have resided
in this state during the six months
Immediately proceeding such election,
and shall have declared his intention
to becone citizen of the United
States one year proceeding such cleo
ton, conforming to the laws of the
United States on the subject of natur-
alization, shall be entitled to vote at
all elections authorized by law
HIhese sections say who shall vote,
but as they do not specifically set
forth who shall not vote, except as
above noted. and it seems to me that
under the construction placsd upon
the constitution by the court in the
Cochran case, women have right to
demand the ballot.
| This appears In d stronger light
Tl1sH we remem ber that if does ex-
1ssS ~ prob bitiis the lss islatnfe from
||ss:s4sessss Il. ii Of Sd III upon
certain classes and does not mention
women as one of those Glasses. In the
light of the Cochran decision the
constitution says certain persons shall
have,the right to vote at all elections
and that the Legislature shall II not con-.
fer the right of suffrage on certain
classes. and consequently it must be
held that the legislature has power to
confer that privilege on all except the
prohibited classes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Revival Meetings.

The special meetings at the Metho-
dist church opened this week with
good interest. The pastor, A. 0.
Hammond, whose picture appears
below, is conducting his own meet
ings. He is assisted by neighboring
pastors, and by Miss Rinar of Spokane
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Brings MISSOURI snnirrela.

J. D, McKennon has returned to
Hilgard'from Missouri, bringing will
him several pairs of gray squrrelaAuch
as are well known in that section Of
the United States and whiehS ara un
known to squirrel haunts in eastern
Oregon. Mr., McKennon will endea-
vor to care for the squirrels and allow
them to propagate. 10 thg hope that
Oregon may prove suitable place for
tie gamy little fellows TO make their
home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Sues for Damages.

Ii. n. Reid, through his attorneys
Peterson & Wilson. has brought suit
in Justice Richards court, to recover
5000 for damages to crop against ..Jac-
oh and Walter Parr and Mrs. Stran-
burg. The defendants are represented
by Slater & Fee of Pendleton. The
case will be held January II.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Profitable Apple Land.

J. II. Heikes Of Freewater, has a
two acre orchard which last season
brought gross returns of Sl207. so.
The picking and packing OF apples
was done by Mr.. Heikes, his wife aud
daughter, and the cost of shipping
and boxes was $50. leaving sl050 net.
He bought the place last August for
$500 an acre.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Held 296 Prisoners in 1909.

Statistics from the county jail at
Walla Walla show that 296 prisoners
were confined there in the year just
closed, an increase OF per cent over
1908 and Of 81 per cent over 1907
this number rs were held for
cities. OK the local prisoners AZ
.'~'' ith petty larceny.
3 charged to The
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07

Deaconess Hospital. Next week Rev.
Payne OF Weston will assist. The
meetings will only continue one week,
and the public is urged to take every
advantage Of the few days left to en-
10y the services.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Echo,s Echoes.

L. f. Ward. has moved bis plant to
Echo and will publish paper called
sEcho's Echoes. The first issue
will appear january Il.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-01-07
Wins Rhodes Scholarship.

The Rhodes scholarship from Ore
gon for the present year has been
awarded to Mr.. Cecil K. Lyans. a
graduate of the University of Oregon
in the class of 1909. The award was
made by the State Rhodes scholarship
Committee, which met in Salem last
Saturday. and will enter Oxford nexI
September, and bis scholarship will
be good for three years thereafter,
paying him an annual income of $l.-
500. During his course at the Univer-
sity Of Oregon. Lyans was an excep-
tionally strong student and took a
prom dent part in debate. He earned
his own way through University, .
is now teaching in the Coori''
school. Rhode
again be
1914
now
VIII
Jol
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-12
THIS TEACHER COMPELS
ERECTION OF NEW CHURCH.
S~ummerfield M. E.. Sabbath
School Superintendent's Work.

J.. A. johnson, the efficient superin-
tendent of the Summerfleld Methodist
Episcopal Church Sabbath school, at
Summer avenue and Heller parkway,
who has opened the foil and winter
term at the head of the large roster OF
scholars in the several departments
at this growing Forest Hill church, has
proven one Of the most successful in
structors in the history of the local
church. For several years he has filled
this responsible position, and 1t was
largely through his efforts that the
number of scholars, as well as the
growth of the flock, compelled the
trustees to purchase a site at Mt. Pros
pect avenue and Heller parkway for a
new and enlarged church.
He as proven an invaluable assist
ant to the pastor, the Rev. Julius
Maschman, and his oongenial person
atty has won him the affection of the
several hundred scholars.
MIR. Johnson not only off1ciates fifty
two Sabbaths q year with clockwork
regularity, out he also takes an active
interest In every branch of the church
work. He is one of the honor roll Sab
bath school leaders who is winning
success in the field of church e%ndeavor.
He resides with his family at 1893 Ridge
street.