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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18

los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 10 l'e-
brews who stand hich in their com
munitics "a citizens ard men OF al
fairs are arriving IN his city to at
,crd the district convention o' the
Ipdencndent order Of B'nh Rrlth'
tho mos, rrowiuent Of ali the Jews
,ra,ernal ard charitable organi @iions
In the world
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
, wi. WAR CLAIMS
APPROVED ~ not ~

By Associated Press
Washington. II. C.. Feb. l1.-Clvl!
war claims, aggresating sl,t'o,ooe'
were approved TODAY by the House
through the passage Of the Omnibus
claims bill. presented by the war
claim committee.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
COMMUNICATION WITH
TORRFON Is RESTORED

n, Associated Press
Mexico CITY, Feb. l7.--Tolegraph-
ic communication with Torreon was
restored this afternoon. Latest dis
patches indicate that there is no I'M
provemcnt in the revolutionary sit
lation az that point
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
WEI SH.rRITTON BnlT
N FRISCO tNiltn ht


Nv Associated Press
san Francisco. Cal. Fob i'. .'
,wenty-round battle between FREDDIE
Welsh and Jack Nr'''n heh'Ne'-' Us
which was scheduled frr February
here. was called of today An o'l
injury to Welshs a,h ircapa'i''.''
him. lie may bc o.t Of the fieht'ni
for two years. friends announce
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
CANNON CELEBRATES
NORMAL ANNIN fRNAt'f
Special to Daily New.

NUtCIaT 70 IIaIY NcNA
Canyon. Tex. Feb. u the Nes'
Texas State Normal Colleec rrleorai-
ed here today the second anniversary
Of the breaking OF ground ior 'n'
erection OF the college huild.n-s.
\ day program replete WIN ih''l'
lcctual enjoyment was followed %!
brilliant reception tonight O. OanH on
lLLIllna
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
FeWtATHfp


1...r.uatnu. u e.. Feh. l'..-tor
1y.s, TsN.s Fair sunday and Non
.r.. Moderate temperature.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18

CHAMP CLARK LEADS
OKLAHOMA DELEGATES


ny Associated Press.
Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb.
l6.-Forty of seventy-siX
Democratic county conNen-
tions held in Oklahoma today
to select delegates TO the state
convention. show lS9 Of 1856
instructed TO vote for Champ
Clark as the presidential nom
inee. with 1856 for Woodrow
} Wilson. and 81 In Oklahoma
} County uninstructed.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-18
. .++++++++++++++t
People CONTROL
DECLARES HARMON
BY Associated Press

= by Associated Press
. Columbus, o.. Feb. l7.-ne-
=, claring that under the pres
. ent representative form OF
. government the people are
L. Just as much their own mas
= ters as they would be under
= the initiative and referendum.
= Governor Juds0n Harmon OF
. Ohio here tonicht quoted
' Thomas jefferson as authority
for this statement
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
ONCE BROKE, HAS MILLION
C. X. Henry. Formerly Of Walla Walla,
Announces His Retirement.

Once again a millionaire, @. K
Henry. formerly United States mar
shal at Seattle and long in business in
Walla Walla, announced at Portland
be would retire from business on July
/, says the Union.
He was caught in the panic of 1893
and crushed out financially, left bur-
led beneath a debt of $4,000. He
could have gone through bankruptcy.
as did many victims of the panic.
thus starting life anew without a
handicap. but to give son good
business name. he paid all his debts in
the hard years of struggle following
1898, and then began to climb swiftly
toward fortune.
His goal of 81 900 900 was reached
some time ago after Brilliant career
in the real estate business at Portland.
hut the shadow of bis sons death in
the hour of business triumph has tax
en- away most Of the sweets of VIC
tory.
Having served as United Sta tes mar
shal in Seattle for a period, MIR.
Henry entered the realty business in
Walla Walla and later reached Port
land in 1890. Then came the panic
Of 1898. He found himself $40, 900 in
debt, with nothing but health and
faith in Portland's bespattered future
upon which to realize.
On July the firm, of G. K. Henry
& 90. will cease to exist. and instead
there will be orga nized the firm of
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
AJAX AUTO TRACTION ENGINE
Gives Demonstration of Flowing on
Clark's Reservation Ranch.

A number of farmers have been out
to the Clark place south of the city to
see the Ajax traction gas engine at
work. The engine draws six 14-inch
plows and averages two acres per
hour.
B. l.. Berkey, sales manager OF the
engine, is 10 charge of the machine
which he has taken to Weston today
for exhibition during the pionio icing
held there. The Ajax engine uses
either gasoline or distilIate. The
machine in demonstration here is of
40-borse power. 1t has horizontal,
four cylinder. double opposed motor.
built compaotly with combined ten
ell strength aud high power.
These tractors are being used ex-
tensiyely 10 the tule lands of Califor-
mia, class Of soil that requires great
power to work successfully, and the
Ajax Is the only engine that has with
stood every test required there.
Mr.. Berkey has his engine here for
the purpose Of trying it out IN the
wheat producing soil of this section to
bis satisfaction. and is sanguine that
1t Will meet all requirements of the
Umatilla county farm SO far as power
ia concerned. and great deal more
cheaply than aLy method now EN-
ployed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Ike and Maude.

Blue Mountain ENgle; Ike Guker
and Maude Burro were down from
Virgin Colds homo on Canyon noun
tain Monday. Maude Is getting very
hairy and Mr.. Guker says that it Is
due to the fact that the summer will
be late. She stopped in front of the
print shop for few minutes long
enough to eat copy OF last week s
issue and late copy Of the Appeal to
Reason. Maude has great fondness
for paper diet and will leave her hay
and oats any time for nice juicy copy
Of the Blue Mountain Eagle. Ike says
be takes the Eagle so Maude can get
square meal. 1t is SO easily digested
that it agrees with her. Maude ia
something like jackrak bit that is
under microscope, and she is just
like any other burro. appetite and all.
except that she has lived on Canyon
mountain too long to be stubborn. and
she takes things as they come.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
PLAYED a Good Game.

Athena and LA Sale played good
game of ball in Athena Sunday. but
the outcome was clouded by score
of to | in the 18th inning with nc
/ decision given by the umpire. For
seven innings Wheeler and Van Mob
man pitched air-tight ball. Iu that
stanza, both teams scored. Only for
an error, Athena should have won,
to 0. In the 11tb, with ia man on
first and third, La Sale tried to score.
The runner ran wide OF the plate,
King swung to catch him and threw
the other runner out at second. La
Sale contended the man at the home
plate was safe though it was admitted
the plate had not been touched. The
umpire failed to render decision and
by agreement the game was declared a
tie. La Sale defeated Athena Satur-
day afternoon by the score Of l6 to g..
In the forenoon in short session Wes-
ton won, 3 to |.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
VISIONS OF GHOSTS.
They Seem TO Come to About One Per.
son In Every Ten.


son In Every Ten.
The modern theory Of ghosts insists
that invariably, when they are real
ghosts and not the spurious product Of
credulity and deception, they are dis
tinctly subjective In character and ex-
list only by virtue Of conditions permit
ting their creation in the mind Of the
person or persons seeing them. In
other words, real ghost is never an
objective phenomenon, like tree or a
house. As psychologist would say,
! 1t is always "a percept having no basis
in external reality" Less learnedly, It
is always a case Of seeing things
where they amt" That is to say, It
is hallucination.
1t has been conclusively demonstrate
ed that one person out Of every ten
has experienced at least one hallucina-
ton at some time in his or her life.
Proof of this results chiefly from a
remarkable census of hallucinations
originated more than twenty years ago
at the international congress Of psy-
chology and simultaneously carried on
principally by members Of the Psy-
chical Research-in the United States,
England, France, Germany and other
countries. To thousands Of persons the
question was put "Have you ever,
when believing yourself to be com.
pletely awake, had a vivid impression
of seeing or being touched by living
being or inanimate object or of hear
ing a voice, which impression, SO far
as you could discover, was not due to
any external physical cause7" OF the
27,339 replies received to this ques-
tion no fewer than 3,266 were in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
COLE BROS. CIRCUS COMING
Big Tented Exhibition in Athena Mex
Wednesday, June IL.

| Flaming posters in all the colors of
the rainbow throughout this section,
proclaim the fact that the world
famed Cole Brothers United Shows
are to be seen 10 Athena, Wednesday
June IL.
Already the small boy and bis ell
ders are happy in anticipating the
coming Of this mighty tented amuse-
ment enterprise and it's countless won
ders For this season the Cole Brothers
enlarged their shows IN every depart
ment and their greatly augmented list
of performers. feature acts and men
agerie exhibits made 1t necessary to
add several more railroad oars. To-
day three special trains are required
to transport the huge tents, ponderous
wagons, cages. dams, chariots, tableau
cars. elephants, oamels, horses. pom
les, men and women.
In the triple geological gardens.
oomb bined under one vast spread of
canvas are to be found the finest liv-
ing specimens of rare, strange and
curious animals from every quarter of
the globe. Prominent in this oollec-
tion is full grown yellow Obvious
Moschatus, positively the only one
ever seen by man. Captured north of
Great Slave Lake at latitude 64, it
was only ty exercising the greatest
diplomacy that Cole Brothers.
agents were enabled to get the animal
out of the country.
Covered with heavy coat of pure
golden yellow hair, the beast was
regarded as sacred by the natives, not
one of whom could be Induced to aid
in its capture. There, are other ex-
hibits of animal lite equally as rare,
making visit to Cole Brothers men.
ageries of far gerater educational
value than will ever be gained by the
deepest study Of books at hand on the
subject Of natural history, Inside of
the vast canvas ampitheatre are three
great rings and as many elevated stag.
es encircled py monster modern
hippodrome track. Overlapping all is
veritable maze of trapeze and hori-
zontal bars, flying rings, ropes. wires
and other aerial rigging.
From the beginning to the end of
the performance hundreds of men,
women and animal performers rover
The ground and Gil the air in the rem
ditiou of programme. the like and
equal OF which have never before been
seen. There are forty-one clowns and
merriment rules supreme.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Iune Weddings.

Athena gave away two June brides
Wednesday. Mr. Robert Raymond
and Miss Agnes Cannon were married
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cass Cannon. Wednes-
day evening. Rev Payne of Weston,
being the officiating clergyman. The
young couple are well known to Press
readers and have host of friends
who extend good wishes. At Pendle-
ton Wednesday afternoon, Miss Miu-
ME Tharp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Tharp of this city, was united
in marriage with Mr.. Fred M. Collins
Of Helix, by Rev. ]. b. Holmes of the
Christian church there. MIR. and Mrs.
Collins will reside in Helix, where the
groom is in business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
WEATHER SIGNS.
Some Rules That Help In Reading the
Clouds and Winds.

Some Rules That Help In Reading the
Clouds and Winds.
The following formula Of weather
signs was adopted by the Farmers
club Of the American institute some
years ago, and 1t has been found to
give satisfaction:
When the temperature falls suddenly
there is a storm forming south of you.
When the temperature rises suddenly
there is a storm forming north Of you.
The wind always blows from region
Of fair weather toward point where
a storm Is forming.
Cirrus clouds always move from re-
giex where storm Is In progress to
OF fair weather. Cumulus clouds
sys come from q region where O
n Is forming. When cirrus clouds
moving rapidly from the north Of
theast, no matter how cold 1t Is
'e will be rain within twenty-fouI
rs. When cirrus clouds are moving
idly from south or southeast there
be hailstorm on the morrow, If
be In summer, and IL 1t be In the
tier there will be snow.
he wind always blows about
IN in circle. When 1t blows from
north the heaviest rain is east Of
If 1t blows from the south the
West rain is west Of you. II 1t
vs. from the east the heaviest rain
1uth Tho wind never blows even
erately unless rain or srSw is fall
within radius of 1000 miles.
henever heavy white frost occurs
prm is forming within 1000 miles
b or northwest Of you.-Christian
Id Almanac.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07

tr0uSeIS, out whenever a. ..p-
proa9hed the coal the pup got In front
Of it. Sometimes Mr.. Scott scooped up
the pup, and sometimes he missed the
pup, the coal and the bin, but when
ever he got coal he got the pup too.
If by chance he got coal in the scoop
without any pup the pup showed Its
canine affection by jumping into the
scoop. Then the coal and pup would
slide off the scoop on to the floor.
Not for worlds would John Scott
have shoyeled the affectionate pup into
the furnace, but he saw that he was
likely to do so any minute If he con-
tinued to fool with the scoop. There
was but one way to get the coal into
the furnace without cremating the pup.
So John Scott proceeded in that way.
He sat on the coal and held the pup In
his lap and threw coal piece by piece
at the furnace door.
And this was the only basis for Mrs.
John Scott's unjust suspicion that John
Scott had taken more than one cock.
tail at tile Petonic club banquet. She
came to the head Of the cellar stairs to
see what was bombardlng the tin sides
of the furnace. and she saw John Scott
sitting on the coal in his shirt sleeves
weeping over the affection Of the pup
and throwing coal at the furnace with
his left hand, while. the pup nestled
inside his dress waistcoat and kissed
his face. And she accused him OF hav.
Ing taken more than one cocktail!
But woman never knows how the
affection of a canine affects a tender
hearted Petonic club banqueter. The
love Of dog for Its master will touch
the heart Of the strongest man.-Ellis
Parker Butler In Judges Library.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
WOULD ORGANIZE
SONS OF PIONEERS
AFTER PLAN OF CALIFORNIA;
NATIVE SON ORGANIZATION.
To Perpetuate In Memory
Achievements of Hewers OF
the Western Trails.

1t has been proposed that Sons
and Daughters of Pioneers Association
be organized in Athena. A. M. John
son and Others who have been giving
the matter attention are disposed to
favor formulating the association on
plans similar to those Of the organiza
tion of the Native Sons and daughters
of California.
In addition 10 perpetuating The
traditions and memory of the original
pioneers of the state and county. 1t is
proposed that an annual reunion of
the members in the association, be
held. at which time entertainment
and program suitable to the occasion
would be arranged.
Mr.. johnson has given considerable
thought to the proposed organization
and everybody he has consulted on
the subject has given him unstinted
encouragement Before anything de-
finite is contaminated. Mr.. johnson
will probably canvass the matter with
the pioneers residing in this part of
the county.
AS the years 60 by the ranks Of the
pioneers are becoming thinner and the
Athena mans idea is to embrace in an
association their offspring, that the
memory Of their achievements in re-
claiming the West from wilderness
may be perpetuated as it deserves.
His plans for organization will in no
way conflict with present organiza-
tions having pioneers on their rolls OF
mem bership but on the contrary
would be Of benefit and strength tc
them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
SPLENDID Time At
FARMERS PICNIC
PERFECT WEATHER AND SPLEk-
DID PROGRAM ENJOYED.
Prominent Speakers on Live
Topics, and the Amusements
Round Out Plasure Day.

With splendid weather, the fourth
annual Farmers Picnic was ushered
in Saturday forenoon at the City Park.
One of the largest crowds seen in
Athena for several years was on hand
to enjoy the occasion.
The parade passed up Main street
at 10 O'Clock and coming down Third
street, went to the Park. 1t. was
headed by the band. riding in three
automobiles abreast with W. R. ray
Tor officiating as marshal of the par
sde. About 20 automobiles were iu
the procession, and with only few
exceptions. they were owned by farm
ers, giving indication of the splendid
success that has come to the wheat
raisers of this section of the North
west during the past few years.
At the park the program was car
ried out in detail as published in the
Press last week. At noon an inter
mission was declared until 80 p. m.
the interim being given over to the
discussion of the basket picnic dinner.
Spreads of good things to eat were
scattered under the shade trees
throughout the Park, and groups of
families, neighbors and friends en-
joyed the novelty of the picnic dinner.
The morning exercises opened with
the song, "Amerioa," led by Jack
Keefe. the invocation by A. Mackenzie
Meldrum. and Mayor Koontz in few
appropriate words, made the crowd
welcome. The mayors address was
responded to Ey Hon. f. W. Kinson
of Grass Valley.
The principal speakers included e.
s. Norris Of LaGrande O. W. Nelson
Of Seattle. @. P. Strain Of Pendleton.
A. r. Shumway of Milton. ana Prof
Soudder of the State Agricultural
College. The addresses were all in
tensely interesting and the subjects
pertained to farm progress and kindred
interests. s
A feature of the big picnic was the
vocal selections, by the Holdman La
dies Quartotte, duets by the Misses
Sykes, solos by Mrs. Maude Gray
Swingle and Jack Keete. and the
splendid concerts by the Athena Band.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Omen River Move.

Taking the initiative in move.
mont designed to secure the use Of the
machinery employed in the digging
Of the Panama canal for the opening
of the Columtia river from Cello to
the Canadian line. the Pendleton
Commercial association has appointed
committee consisting of W. l..
Thompson. DR.. O. j. Smith. and D.
O. Brownell to draw up rsolutions fer
submission to the Oregon delegation
in congress, An effort will be made.
says the East Oregonian to cause other
commercial organizations in the state
to take like action inasmuch as the end
sought is one which would be of in
estimable benefit to all Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
JOHN scoTT'S PUP
He Is an Affectionate Critter
and Dearly Loves His Master
YET He GOT HIM IN TROUBLE

The Joyous Antics Of the Playful Ca.
nine Brought About the Scene That
Queered John With His Wife and
Gave Color to Her Cruel Suspicion.
One of the most touching things In
nature Is the affection of dog for its
master. Authors have wept over this
before now. Indeed, in some cases
canine affection would make cube Of
billiard chalk weep.
John Scott has an affectionate dog.
It is young dog, but joyful, and he
keeps It In the cellar at night. The
Jog and the furnace are great friends,
probably because contrasted natures
agree well. The dogs nature is warm,
and the furnaces nature is cold. But
the pup simply adores John Scott.
One night John Scott left the ban.
quet Of the Petonic club at O'clock
In the morning when his wife had told
him positively to be home at 1890
She had told him also to drink but one
cocktail. That was the only cocktail
he drank, but in the bright lexicon Of
banquets there are other drinks. The
care free yet dignified manner In which
John Scott wended his homeward way
gave proof that he had studied the lex
icon.
He was not intoxicated. He could
still lift his feet as he walked, but
when he had lifted foot he waved It
In the mir moment before he decided
just where to set 1t down, and if did
not always hit the exact spot he had
selected. But his brain was clear as
bell. He remembered that he must
put coal in the furnace before he went
to bed.
When he opened the cellar door the
pup was asleep on his bed In box.
but by the time John Scott had de-
scended the cellar stairs the pup and
Its affectionate nature were wide
awake. The pup gave one little bark
Iof Joy and rushed across the cellar like
rubber shoe fired out of cannon and
stopped itself by making a flying tackle
With s.~ - :" >-o Of the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
A Northern Venice.

The old city of Client, Belgium, is
built on twenty-six islands, which are
connected with one another by eighty
bridges. Three hundred streets and
thirty public squares are contained In
these islands, Client is famous be-
cause Charles V. and John O. Gaunt
were born there. 1t las been the scene
of many treaties, instructions and re-
volts, and 1t was there the treaty was
made terminating the war of 1912 be-
tween this country and England,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Race Meet.

A race meeting will be held In Wal
la Walla on the Fair grounds on Tues
day, June II. Everybody is invited
to come and bring your friends along.
Admission 25 cents; admission and
grand stand. so cents. Three races
will be pulled off: Free for ell pace
Free for ell trot, and $50 trot and
pace. Each half mile heats, test two
10 three. Program starts at 2 p. M.
Remember the time and place, take a
half holiday and have good time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
His Erisndshin.

Hell know how this catastrophe has
crippled you, and as one of your oldest
friends I should like to help you.
will buy your furniture for 800 francs.
She-You're very kind, but I've Just
sold 1t for 325 francs. He-What? You
allowed yourself to be robbed like
that?--Pele Mele.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Tho Point of Surprise.

"Did you notice the man over there
who took off his hat to the lady he met
and begged pardon so politely for step.
ping on her dressi"
"Why, what is SO remarkable about
such ordinary politeness?"
"But, man alive, she's his wifeP'-
Baltimore American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Tho nNickel Plate.W

D railroad name "Nickel Plate"
its origin In remark made by
Gould. When the road had failed
vas placed on sale Gould entered
for It, The bid was considered
isfactory, and Gould was urged
ne interested parties to increase
mount. Though the road had not
proved very profitable, 1t was splen-
did piece of construction and worth
much more than he had offered. Gould
tersely replied that his bid was the
maximum and that lie wouldn't raise
1t If the old line was ''nickel plated."--
Railroad Mans Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-07
Only Hnidannata.

} A well known Fourth avenue banker
was sitting In a downtown restaurant
eating mush and milk.
whats the matter" inquired q
friend.
Got dyspepsia"
Don't you enjoy your meals"
Enjoy my mealsf" snorted the In
dignant dyspeptic. my meals are
merely guideposts to take medicine be.
fore or after."-Pittsburgh Post.