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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
GREAT LECTURE IS ANNOUNCED
The Yellowstone Park, Natures Seen
ic Masterpiece Next Week.

Those who attended Mr.. Meldrum's
lecture Wednesday evening were more
than pleased with bis descriptive ad-
dress on Italy's historic and roman
tic city. Milan. The lecture was
beautifully illustrated with stereop-
ticon views. depicting in wonderfully
realistic manner tho important fea-
lures of the city and the architectural
beauty Of Its magnificent cathedral.
Miss Katherine Romig favored the au-
dience with solo during the lecture.
The lecture proved to te one Of the
best aud most interesting of the series
so far delivered by Mr.. Meldrum. who
is giving of the fruits of years of travel
as we'll as his time and ability to the
community. free Of charge, asking
only such contribution from his aud
ieuce as II pleases to give toward de-
fraying the expense of using the pic
ture slides.
On next Wednesday evening, by
special request. Mr.. Meldrum will de-
liver his favorite leoturs, aud will be
at his best. The subject, ''The Yel-
lowstone Park. Natures Scenic Mas
terpieoe," as given ty Mr.. Medium
ia especially interesting and those who
heard him last winter will be pleased
| to know that he has decided to again
| give the lecture.
The slides for the pictures used tS
illustrate this great lecture are tbs
personal property OF the lecturer. ant
are considered to be among the best
ever thrown upon a screen.
Mr.. Meldrum spent thIve years IL
the Yellowstone National PARK. OF
the magnificent Yellowstone river ant
its tributaries. in geological pursuits
and that he Is entire master OF tb'
subject ID detail. can be enthusiastio
ally youohed for by those who heard
him discuss II In bis previous lecture
An evening of entertainment and In
struetion which is on par with ant
has no superior In any given BY lyceun
courses. is offered the people OF AT
ena for next Wednesday night, and
| is to be hoped that they will take ad
vantage of the opportunity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
..Who,s Who. and Why?"

Last week the Press published from
what it considered an authoritative
source that announcement had been
given of the engagement of Miss
Henrietta Leach of Walla Walla, to
Mr.. Walter NJ. Holloway Of San
Francisco. Mondays Wa,la Walla
Union contained the following mar
riage announcement: aThe marriage
of Miss Henrietta Leach to DR.. J. O..
Baddeley, both we'll known young
people of this city. was solemnized
last Friday evening at the home Of the
brides father, Mr.. William Leach,
176 East Chestnut street. only the i'm
mediate friends and relatives of the
contracting parties being present. DR..
Baddeley is connected with the city
veterinary hospital and Ia considered
an expert authority throughout the
valley. The bride is popular young
lady Of Walla Walla. They will make
their home In this city"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Bonds Below Par.

The flrst sale Of United States gov
ernment 2 1-2 per cent bonds issued
through the Postal Savings bank de-
partment, has just been made Oh the
market in New York. the bonds
bringing only 90 l-2. It was realized
by bankers from the time that the
first of these postal bonds we're issued
that they would not be worth par. but
the sale at 90 IL has put lower val
uatiol on them than some government
bond dealers expected. It thus ap-
pears that the small depositor who
takes bonds at par must bold his EondE
until maturity, twenty years hence,
or, if forced to realize on his holdings
must accept heavy loss on his prin-
cipal. For example. the holder of
5000 of the 2 1-2 per cent bonds, who
bought them last July for 5000. hal
now sold them for $165. suffering los
Of Z Ia per cent OF the principal in
vested four months ago. Banker
declare that it will be necessary fo
the government to adopt some chang
whereas the parity Of these bonds ma!
be maintained.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Big SOUTHERN PACIFIC BRIDGE.
Swinging Span 400 Feet Long, Weighs
6,30O.O Pounds,

On the outskirts of the city Of Sac
ramento, California, the Southern
Pacific company is erecting a steel
bridge across the Sacramento river
that contains the heaviest swing span
of any bridge in the world. This
span is 400 feet and its weight is g.
100000 pounds. The entire bridge
however will weigh more than l0.-
100000 pounds when it has all been
placed in position upon the heavy
concrete piers.
There are only two steel bridges in
the world that have swing spans that
exceed the new Sacramento river
bridge in length. One is across the
Willamette river and ia a part Of the
Spokane. Portland and Seattle railway
system. Its weight however is only
100000 pounds. 100000 pounds less
than that of the Sacramento river
bridge. The Omaha Terminal COM
pany operates large steel bridge
across the Missouri river that has a
swing span $40 feet in length, but the
steel is of much lighter construction,
the weight being only 100000
pounds.
The new Sacramento river bridge of
the Southern Pacific is part Of the
double tracking of the Hartman lines.
1t will contain not only two tracks for
the trains hut concrete wagon and
automobile road. The American
bridge company. which is fabrioating
the steel work for the structure, have
records of numerous swing spans bui
none that can equal that of the new
Southern Pacific bridge.
The piers for this structure were
sunk by the pneumatic process under
the direction of the Southern Pacific
engineers. and the construction of tht
abutments as we'll as the erection ol
all of the steel superstructure is being
done ty the company's engineering
| forces.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
{. N. PURINTON DEAD At 81
Pioneer Stockman and Merchant of
This County Dies at Tacoma.

News of the death of E. M. Purin
ton. which occurred in Tacoma, Oot-
tober 80. 1911. has been received by
friends in Athena. In former years he
was we'll known in this county as a
pioneer stockman and merchant. He
died at his home in Tacoma, after an
illness of nearly three years. aged 80
years. In December, 1908, he suffered
a severe paralytio stroke, making
him helpless from that time.
MIR. Purinton was born at Wind
ham. Maine, in 1929. and at the age
of 90 years. in 1852, he joined the
California gold seekers and was iu-
terested in mining there until 1871.
when he came to Umatilla county aud
engaged In the sheep business. He
took up the land on which at present
stands the farm home of A. B. Mo-
Even, and his bands Of sheep ranged
over the hills of the Geer Springs
district. Selling ont his sheep bust
ness be went to Weston, where he en-
gagged in the mercantile business IN
til be was burned out in the big fire
which destroyed the principal bust
ness houses of that town. He then
served as postmaster of Weston. later
coming to Athena. (then Centerville,
being employed in O. A. Barrett e
hardware store. With his family he
removed from here to Tacoma in 1886.
where be successfully followed the
real estate business,
Mr.. Purinton was man of culture
and education. always interested in
politics and staunch publican. Be-
fore coming to Oregon he served for
two terms as sheriff of Sierra county.
California, during its widest mining
days. and while holding this office his
life was threaded with many deeds of
daring and bravery in the enforce
ment of law and order.
He was a cousin of Asa S. LeGrow
and much of their pioneer life was
spent together. He leaves widow
and FIVE daughters: Misses Harriet
and Estelle, of Spokane; Miss Maude
and Mrs. John D. Fletcher of Tacoma
and Mrs. R. q. Bacon of Morton,
Wash. There also survive him bro
ther. Samuel A. Purinton Of Long
fellow, Texas. and two sisters. Mrs
Charles A. Plummer of Woodfords,
Me-, and Mrs. George 81. Reed o.
Tacoma.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
HOME DESTROYED DESTROYED
No INSURANCE
MYRICK HOME BURNED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
Outside of Fire Department
Zone. Hose Fails to Reach
Burning Building.

The Mylick home. in the north part
of the city.was totally destroyed by
FIRE early Tuesday morning. Except
for few articles of household furni-
ture which were carried out of the
burning residence. the property loss
is total, there being no insurance on
either building or contents.
The FIRE alarm was sounded at 1880
a. m. A heavy rain was falling and
to this fact may be attributed the
saving of the outhuildings and the
barn on the W. G. Russell place ad-
joining. The fire originated in an up
stairs room occupied by Jesse MyIick,
who had retired an hour before be was
awakened by the flames.
He shouted to the family and Mr..
| Myriek rushed into the room. where be
found the flames between "a bureau
and the wall. Dashing the bureau
aside, he attacked the flames with a
comforter and for time held the FIRE
down. With the aid of water at this
time, the fire could have easily been
subdued. but in the attendant excite
/ ment the 10y mounted bis horse and
rode to FIRE station No. and rang
the fire hell. The hose COMPANY and
citizens responded but by the time
the burning house was reached it
was past saving.
The residence stood outside the fire
department limit, the nearest hydrant
being located at the tower. The hose
/ from cart No. was unreeled and
found to be short of reaching the house
4 and all that could be done was TO save
few articles of household furniture
and stand by while the flames devour-
ed the building.
The home was one of the best in
that neighborhood and was recently
purchased from Mrs. Lizzie Watts
I by Mrs. Myriok, who put her accum-
ulations resulting from years of hart
toll into the place. This is the SEQ
ond dire calamity to fall on thi
/, family through the Gre fiend. Year
ago a daughter was SO badly bufre'
by the overturning of lamp that sh
died from the effects of her injuries.
The entire community sympathize
with Mrs. Mytick and family in tn
loss of their home. the contents o
which included fine piano. and man.
family keepsakes which time mo-
money can ever replace.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
He FlEECED CUNNINGHAM
Filched Several Thousand Dollars on a
Fixed Wrestling Bout in Seattle.

A. A. West. the man who under the
name of Campbell operated with tho
notorious Maybray gang of swindlers
and feeced CHARLES Cunningham, the
Pendleton .sheep king, out of several
thousand dollars on fixed wrestling
bout, has been positively identified at
San Jose, Calf. and preparations are
being made to turn him over to the
Portland police. who have been search
in for him for some time. He was
arrested some time ago on charge of
selling land in Mexico which he did
not own and was Recently identified
as the much sought for man who Lroke
his parole in Oregon six years ago and
fed.
Shortly after he had feeced The Pen
dleton sheepman out of large sum
he was taken up and identified by Gun
ningham as the man who had eDgin
eered the swindle, but owing to pres
sure brought to bear and to the fear
of notoriety. he declined to prosecute
the case.
West. alias Campbell, however. was
out Oh parole. having been sentenced
to serve three years for forgery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Insane Greek Captured.

An Insane Greek, who has Eeen
terrorizing women and children In
the vansycle neighborhood. was cap
tured Tuesday aud will be sent to the
asylum. This is the second time the
man has been arrested and brought
before the county court. The first
instance was last spring and he was
allowed his freedom on the promise of
his countrymen that they would send
him back to his native country.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
BENEFIT to Grain.

A heavy rain fell throughout Mon
day night and did untold good to fall
grain, which had been recently seeded
and left the fields not yet sown in
first class condition. Umatilla county
has been in sore need of rain for near
ly month aud much Of the land in
the light soil districts had been SEEDED
practically In dust. but the rain be-
ing general those sections we're also
greatly benefited aud the prospects
for the wheat coming up at once are
good. Generally speaking. rancbers
hereabout are we'll satisfied with the
outlook.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Woman Chokes to Death.

Mrs. Frank Par, wife OF well
known French pioneer of the county.
died Monday night at her home near
the agency, death being due to a
hemcrrhage which caused her to
choke, says the East Oregonian. De-
ceased was about SO years Of age.
She was the mother of four children,
Joe. Isaao. Frank Jr and Henry Petit,
the first and last named Of whom
died before ner. Interment was made
In the Catholic mission.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Car Shortage.

The Salem Statesman reports that
the railroad commission has been re-
oeiying complaints relative to short
age of cars for moving freight in
Oregon. That oar shortage exists
there is no doubt, but whether In any
greater extent than is usual at this
season of the year. IL doubtful. The
most serious complaints come from
the grain shipping districts and thele
Is also heavy demand for cars for
coal shipments.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10

The Pacific Monthly for December
will contain fine writeup nf the
Roundup. and will be profusely illus
trated with pictures of the different
events. Fred Lockley. manager OF
the maagzine, has been in Pendleton
this week securing data and photo.
graphs for the December feature. Ht
will mail gratis, 1000 copies of the
Christmas numEer to stockmen and
participants in the Roundup.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Duck Costs $3.50

For hunting without license.
Thomas Coils. Greek. was arrested
at UmatiIla Sunday by game war
den. He had in bis possession tut
one duck. BE was fined s25 and costs,
amounting in all to $37. SO.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10
Roundup pictures Make Hill.

The East Oregonian says: So great
was the success of the Roundup NOV
Ing pictures in Portland, that Measrs.
Nelson aud Lytls have been compelled
to extend their exhibitions into the
first three days of this week.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10

Lawyer Ito witnessl-Now, then, Mr.
Murphy, give US your last residence.
Murphy--Faith, sor, OF dunno, but It'll
be the cimitery, O'm thinkin'.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10

Bundy q Christian have the con.
tract for painting Sam Pambrun's new
residence, recently built on the farm
south Of town.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-10

Behavior Is mirror in which every
one displays bis image.-Goetba
The evening world., 1911-05-05
"ANGRY HUSBAND" USED
CAMERA IN BADGER GAME
Took Snapshots Through a Peep.
hole of the Girl and Her
Guest,

WASHINGTON. May 6.-James Bailey
Knott. twenty years old. Of orange
burg, g. c.. and Alton A. Armstrong.
also twenty. OF WATERFOWL, s. D., have
Just been sentenced to four years, and
Floasis Bennett. nineteen years old. 10
two years in the Federal penitentiary
for having worked . new variation o.
the badger game t. Washington. All
three pleaded guilty TO an Indictment
charging them with attempting 20 ex-
tor, 5000 from Charles Rosenthai, a
local merchant.
They had q suite OF rooms In a fash
iona Bile apartment house In Washing
ton, and the Bennett girl. who saya
she 10 Knott's wife. invited Rosenthal
to the apartment. In the centre OF one
Of the rooms. suspended from the cell
Ing. was . powerful mercury hight
James Bailey Knott the 'trats nus
hand" photographed his wife n her
caller through . pssphots N the closs;
door.
Hail q dossm n 70 snapshots were
taken by Q oamera with . very delicate
isns.
The angry husband' finally rushed
from his place OF hiding and Rosentha
was compelled 10 sign a check for 5000
When he refused to cash Il q day or two
later he was confronted with the snap.
shotA" but in the meantime he had
called IN the police.
The evening world., 1911-05-05
TWO LOST BOYS FOUND
ASLEEP on THE STREET.
About All They Knew Was That
They Were Very Hungry
and Tired.

Tony lived next door 70 John and
John lived next door to Tony. This
wac the extent OF the information
drawn from two young wayfarsrs who
we're found asleep standing w against
the side Of Q building at One Hundred
and sixth street and First avenue about
. o'clock this snsrninG. They were
about I'VE years old.
Policemen Muller, who picked the boys
up. said he understood one OF them to
say that his name was John Temple,
and that the other wa Tony Sender
sario, bu. when he brought the two ia
the East One Hundred and Fourth street
s,at,on they were 90 sleepy that they
The evening world., 1911-05-05

waved Lieut.. Hammer away when he
attempted to take their pediErees. Then
they curled themselves up on 4 bench
and went to sleep until the lieutenant
said TO Muller In . lound voice:
II wonder II those boys wouldn't like
a roll and q hot dog7"
AZ thds he boys warmed toward ;he
Lieutenant n told him they'd tall him
something after they had eaten some
thing. Hammer sent the policeman OUT
for a pair OF redhotS and somo coffee.
but after the little fellows had eaten
they again fell asleep without telrns
where they hved. They were lifted into
q wagon and taken to the Gerry So
oiety rooms, where they arrived stu
round asleep.
The evening world., 1911-05-05
POl|CEMAN
AND THEN SET HIS
PRISONER FREE
Gang Return Grifin's Club
With Taunt "Mayor Won't
Let You Use It."

When ratroiman Henry p. Grimm Of
the Morrisania station told soms thirty
members of the oar gang" who were
gathered on Washington avenue. be-
tween One Hundred and slxty-sixth
n One Hundred and s~ixty-ssvsnth
street. sbout $50 o'clock last night. to
set out OF this" one Of the men struck
Grimm IN the face and then Ned.
The policeman caught the youth 1t
Third venue The others had fol-
lowed md at onol attacked the police
man, who was kicked and beaten. One
Of the rang took orinin's club ava,
from him and then handed II back. say
ins that the bluecoAt was afraid to uAs
Il. adding. THE Mayor won't lot you,
and n you DO well have you brvkc.'
The prisoner escaped.
Several hours later three men we're ar
rested. CHARGED with interfering with
The evening world., 1911-05-05
SUICIDE KITTY" PUT IN
CELL AS A PICKP0CKET
Once Beautiful, Now Blear Eyed,
Kitty Joyce Accused Of Steal
ing SIS From a Man.

Policeman Mcmahon brought q mid
dls-sged Woman into the West Thlrtieth
street station last night She was blsar-
eyed. her face was wrinkled and her
gown threadbars although neat.
"She Is charged with the larceny OF
SIb." said the policeman. This u the
complainant" pointing to II. J. Nor
rison. keeper OF a news stand at Forty
second street and Sinth avenue,
Name" began Lieutenant Gardner.
katherine Donneliy. ffty-two."
spoke up the m
Gardner looked up and exclaimed:
"Kathsrine Donnelly nothing, Aren I
you Suicide Kitty the girl who used
to be crested once or twice a week for
trying TO kin herself7"
The woman admitted that she was.
Until a few years & Kitty Joyce
was considered q beautiful woman A
decade ago she knew everybody on
Broadway and was known to everybody
She Is said TO have come here from
Pennsylvania with considerable money
After this was gone the son OF a rich
brewer lavished wealth on her When
she struck the rocky o Kitty Joyce
began amusing herself by attemptins
suicide or telling the police that she
had taken poison.
The evening world., 1911-05-05
new open STAIR"
TENEMENTS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
Model Houses Built by Mrs.
Vanderbilt Mark Reform
in Construction.

The "open stair tenement houses
built BY Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt Or. In
s~eventy-ssventh and Seventy eighth
streets. facing John Jay Para. which
were designed ~ models for . new TIVE
Of apartment house constructor to Cvs
more bedroom ~ n light withcu,
sacrificing ground value, are opsn for
public inspection to-day. Prot. chariss
r. Chandler Of Columbia University.
who has been greatly interested In this
reform. conducted q party through the
~uildings yesterday and then announced
that the public would BE- welcome for
the next week.
The four buildings stand togsthsr In
q group. the big Vanderbilt pair stand
ing back to back with those of the
open Stair Tenemen, Company on the
next street. Entrance from the street 10
through an arched passageway leading
to . large central court. In each corner
Of this central court are FOUR shafts or
stair wells. open on the court side. .
platform givins entrance to the tone
Jients on each moor.
This stairway arrangement, whine not
new In principle, Is new in tho detail
OF IL design. In 1878 Alfred T.. White.
formerly Commissioner Of Public Works
in Brooklyn. erected an open stair tsne-
ment. but faults In design initiated
against It's success. Tit Vanderbilt ar
rangement II conceded to be wholly
practicable from all standpoints of both
sanitation and building economy. This
form OF construction requires fewer
walls and gives IL per cent. more oed-
room space.
Other. II not the chief, Advantage
claimed for the open stair" are the
accessibility Of the stairs at all times
70 Escape are: absolute segregation OF
each apartment; impossibility OF con-
tagtous diseases being communal
Gated from apartment to apartment
and the fac that . fireman can. BY
standing In the middle Of the court
play . hose directly a. each OF the
ninsty-six exit doors In the building
or q policeman. pistol In hand. car
command every exit.
In spite OF these advantages the
open stair Is a direct violation Of the
law, which states that all stairs shall
be wholly inclosed In brick walls. II
IS hoped by the promoters Of the ides
that the ~dificulty win be removed
through tho discretionary powers
vested in tho controlling authorities.
The evening world., 1911-05-05
DOZEN IN FIGHT WAKE UP
SlEEPERS, THEN ESCAPE.
Battle In Street, Break Windows
and Flee From Reused Tene-
ment Dwellers.

II was . little after I O'Clock this
morning when =. J. Doran. . former
policeman. who runs q saloon At No.
so2s Lexington avenue. induced a bots-
ferrous crowd which had bsen In his
place to head for home. and when the
half dozen men reached the street they
encountered another crowd coming from
a saloon In the ext block. No one
knows Just how trouble started ou,
In . few minutes the dozen men were
rolling in the gutter. fighting and yell
ing at the top Of their voices.
Policeman Couklin heard the racket
and came on the run tust In time to sec
The evening world., 1911-05-05

an ohioer and taxing a prisoner from
hfYn.
Policeman Charles olpp Of the Norris
aniA station was attempting to arrest
two young men At One Hundred ana
Forty-ninth street and bergen avenue
late last night when he was attacked by
a crowd Of young Non and boys. Opp
was Joined by Policeman McKarnan OF
the Alexander avenue station, and by
+. r. Baldwin, an iron worker.
Inc two policemen ana Baldwin were
felled with rocks and beaten with cluos,
Six policemen came in Q patrol wagon
and with their clubs drove of he gang.
The evening world., 1911-05-05

the crowd break and start for the Park
avenue viaduct. In front Of No. iis
East one Hundred and T~wenty-third
street one Of the men stopped ana. pick
Ing UP a big stone, hurled I, through .
The evening world., 1911-05-05
Earthquake In the Paciao.

SANTA CLARA. Cal. May SAN
earthquake vas registsred yesterday on
the seismographs in Santa Clara Col
lese. The shock 10 said to have been
400 miles west of here IN the Pacific
Ocean. Vibrations recorded show thai
the shocks began At AGES o'clock P. n
and continued until b.2l p. NJ. ono Oh
the longes, records yet made In the
college.
The evening world., 1911-05-05

window. The noise awakened hun
dreds Of tenants In the block and .
shower Of garbage cans and other mis-
sles fell on the heads Of the party. bui
all managed to nnd v No arrests
we're made. I