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The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06
The Live Issues

The paramount question before the Amer
lean people is the money, or currency ques-
ton
The Republican platform adopted, con
tans plank of more than $50 words, The
G.. O. p. stands behind the present system by
which the money of the country is to be coin
ed by the banks (or for the banks and not
by the government which, under the constitu-
ton, has the sole power to coin all money and
regulate the value thereof
The platform suggests that the present
banking system needs some fixing in the inter
est of general business and especially to the
farmers who are becoming dissatisfied with
present rates of interest on loans
lust what the plan is no man can guess
by reading the platform. 1t is generally un-
derstood to be the Aldrch scheme which was
devised by Wall Street financers.
CROP outlook in the San Luis Valley was
never better than it is for this year
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06
No Compromise

The time has arrived when the America
voters will no longer stand for a comproms
This was clearly demonstrated at the BaO1
more convention. Wilson was the only can
didate who came out boldly against any coan
ton with the interests that ruled the Chras'
convention.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06

OLD Rob DAYS friends around e''.
assert and his enemies admit, that the P'''
would now be enjoying the advantages
free road up Goose Creek but for the ". .y
cle interference of Walter ]. Morrill, a"'
ney Moore.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06
E DIT OF RIAL
Monte Vista, Colorado, July 6, 1912
Measurement

There can be no longer any pri-
vate understanding between big busi-
ness and the peoples government.
When the people find it out, they will
pull the very government itself down.
Woodrow Wilson
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06

THOMAS j. MARSHALL was elected go''
Of Indiana in 1908 by 1900 plurality a''"',
Taft carried the state by 10000. MS y
we'll for the candidate for vice-presIde"'
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-06

INADEQUATE fire protection IS one OF '1
smaller towns, and no better example can \
found than right here at home. On the ne'1
of such disasters, the merry villagers rub 'ne
sleepy eyes and after vigorously oIa""1
everyone else for neglect, take full O''''1
and feel that they have performed their uu'|
The Republican platform says, tine p''l
is opposed to special privilege and to mo"''|
oly,' which has grown up under the ioS''"
care Of the Mckinley, Roosevelt anu
administrations.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
rha saerad codnah.

The sasaed Goldfish carved In wood iS
to be seen on the walls OF the hall Of
representatives III che statebouse. at
Boston. 1t occupies place Of honor
between two classic pillars immediate
" opposite the desk Of the speaker.
Bostonians aver that this Ia the orig
inal sacred Goldfish OF the old colony
and that 1t has had 9 place In the halls
of the lawmakers Of Massachusetts for
over 100 years. It's q relic Of the as
sembly hall that gave way to the pres
ent statehouse. The following Is the
origin generally assigned to It:
One Captain John Welch Of Boston
was the creator and carver OF the ia
nous fish. In his time he was held
to be wood carver of no mean abil-
ity. He established himself In Dock
square in 1T47. A member Of the An
cient and Honorable Artillery compa-
ny, Welch rose In time to its captain
cy. He was called on to contribute to
the decoration Of the colonial assem-
bly, hall, and as at that period Goldfish
was the colony's main article of export
Welch conceived the notion Of immor-
talizing it.-Harper's.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
xouthfui Authors.

Although it was not published until
q year or two later, 1t is probable that
Keats wrote his famous lode to Au-
tumn" In his sixteenth year, and, in
deed, all his I've great odes, among the
greatest In any language, before he at
tained legal manhood. He died at
twenty-five, 80 that all the great mas
terpieces which came from bis pen
may be regarded as the production OF
a boy. Robert Burns wrote that scath-
Ing satire, Holy WiIlie's Prayer
when be had barely passed his youth,
and indeed, the whole Of the poems In
the famous Kilmarnock edition, copy
Of which sold some little time since
for $3.50, were written before be was
twenty-five. But even the precocity Of
Burns was put in the shade By that Of
Chatterton, who committed suicide In
. ft Of despair In a London garret
when he was seventeen. He wrote the
whole huge volume Of the Rowley
poems when he was o. schoolbey at
Bristol.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

Between worsIey and st. Helens, In
the north Of England, Is the most re-
markable canal IN the world. It Is I'M
derground, from end to end. and y
sixteen miles long. In Lancaahire the
coal mines are very extensive, half the
country being undermined, and many
years ago tho Duke Of Budgewaters 9
managers thought they could save
money by transporting the coal under
ground instead Of On The surface. Tho
canal was constructed and the mines
connected and drained at the Same
time. Ordinary canal boats ara used,
but the power i furnished b. men.
On the roof Of the tunnel arch are cross.
pieees. and the men do the work Of
propulsion by lying on their backs on
the coal and pushing with their feet
against the crossbars on the roof.-Ar'
eonnut.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Good Roads Near State Line.

The three steel bridges. across the
macadam road bstween Freewater
and the state line on which contract
ors have bsen working for the past
month. says the Walla Walla Union.
are now complete and the road Ii
again open to the pubiic. There are
two more steel bridges to build In the
north lend of the county, one at Vim
cent and the other at the state line.
Both Of the latter are 45 spans. The
rock crushar IL being overhauled and
refitied with the expectation Of COM
pleting the macadam road to the state
line some time before spring.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

Citizen who has the best interest of
Athena at heart, he wishes to furnish
his quota toward supplying for the
winter clean, wholesome, intellsc-
tual form Of entertainment. Mr.. Ma
bar, the electrician. will operate the
lantern to assist in the good work.
M. Z. Watts generously contributes
the light, and the officers Of the
Christian ohurch freely furnish the
commodious building. There will be
no tickets sold and admission will be
free. Yet there will be considerable
expense in providing this program
and free will offering will be taken.
and MIR. Meldrum will appreciate the
assistance Of his fellow citizens.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
ty bonds and the interest on the total
issue which will beas follows:

ty bonds and the interest on the total
issue which will ba;as follows:
Tax this 8iat year for cancella-
tion of State bonds s 29,411
/" (" County " 19.608
/" interest on State . 80. 9.704
I" |" County 35,205
Total County Bond Tax this -----------
year sl2S, ,928
Bear in mind that the only limita-
tion to the bond issue is the per cent
tax iimitsands tis luite likely by that
time hesssessads valuation will have
increased suffioient TO admit OF fur
ther tond issue.
In this instance the bond issue and
tax charges wonld remain Just this
way as long as the law is In forco. the
tax levy cancels one hond and the law
allows the issuance OF new bond.
which continues the County's obliga.
tiona outstanding indefinitely for bonds
at $1.470. $40 with an annual interest
and sinking fund charge Of sI23,92s.
That the voter may understand just
what this Law means and will cost
append hereto recapitulation:
Recapitulation.
DR..
Thirty year State oond issue
County share 3 S82,SS0
/" County = " 588, ,24O
I" /" Accrued interest on
State bonds during Issue 616.441
y County " " 547.074
/" /" /" during liquid
alton period State bonds 615,44l
Thirty years aocrued interest
during liquidation period OF
County bonds ~ 6i7.074
Total cost to the taxpayers
OF Umatilla County ss.795.6oO
Or.
Received from State bond issue
2-3 Of amount paid into
fund or . 5ss,24O
Received from proceeds Coun-
ty Bonds 588,240
Paid ont as interest on State
and County Bonds 2,825.0So
Contributed to the State high
way fund for which the
county gets no return 294.090
Total ss.7s5.s
In arriving ct these figures | have
avoided all fractions aud have taken
pro rata for this county's share
| based on the present taxable property
OF the County and State.
As valuations increase our pro rata
| is more likely to increase than de-
crease. It seems to me that the cost
il too great and that these Road Bills
are in the interest Of the bond buyers.
the automobile manufacturers and
road machinery people.
| There seems tut little DOUBT that
Umatilla County and oil OF Eastern
Oregon can get greater and better re-
suits from simple county bonding laws
which are fully covered by the amend
ment found on page 205 Of the voters'
namphle.. numbers $50 and 36l. l
/ invite the taxpayers to read the affirm
alive argument BY VIM. ID. Colvig
found on page 207- OF the pamphlet.
/ Surely the Taxpayers do not wish to
put mortgage Oh themselves. their
children and their obildren's children
Tor sixty years. which is prior lien
on all the property 10 the State. and
that il just what these Harmony
Road Bills" mean.
| shall vote 34I X--NO. and trust
the people OF Umstilla County will do
| likewise. Respectfully,
| q. A. BARRETT.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
4 NEWS SCRAP FROM 1878
Account Of Walla WaIla Fair Given in
Charley Besserer's Watchman.

George Clerk ing hands us the follow
Ing from Chas. Besserer's WaIla
Walla Watchman, OF the date Of Sep
tember 90. 1878. The paper was
found pasted In an old outhuilding
which in years gone b. bad been used
as photograph gallery BY Sam Ger
king. The article follows:
Last Tuesday the great Walla
Walla Fair was duly opened without
the flourish Of trumpets. yet people
began to fook to the grounds. Soma
to make their entries. others to see
sights.
"The Fair ground, in Justice to Mr..
Thos. Collins, we must say, looks
more inviting than at any previous
season. The track is in excellent con-
ditioD. There are no curiosity shops
and dog shows. only Bohemian glass
blower. but the show OF flne-----and
stock, such az would do honor to
worlds show, noble thoroughbred
horses. sheep and hogs is superb.
3. H. Hardy, Frank Louden. J. Il.
Miller. Henry Copeland. J. 9. Smith.
Orley Hull and Chris. Maiers contrib-
uted most il not all OF the horned
stock. ]. Lamar, Morrison Osborn.
q. H. Hungata. U. CARED. J. Crab
and W. M. Willis are the chief com-
petitors for premiums on Hne blooded
horses. c. T. Bnck, J. @. Smith.
u. B. Geer and Thos. Page Hll the
sheep oorrals with the finest wool and
mutton sheep human eyes ever gazed
upon. J. M. Alberdee, S. Fl. Erwin.
Wash Even, George Sterritt aud
others grace the pavilion with de-
licious fruit and all kinds OF yegeta-
bles. grain, etc. s. W. Baer, n. Il.
Brodeck and L. Goetz. present works
of art in their respective lines, which
attract considerable attention.
The ladies also come forward with
their work and make fne display, but
mp to Wednesday evening. the time
we visited the Fair ground last. the
entries had but begun.
"We hope the enterprise will be d
success, This 10 about all we can
consistently say for the present, but
In our next issue we shall be more ex-
plicit and more to the point. To do
this truthfully, we may incur the
displeasure of some, although the truth
on all occasions should hurt no one,
but we are willing to run The risk. Z
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
10000 Tickets Sold for Round up.

The East Oregonian reports THAT
figures received by T. p. O'Biien,
O.-W. r. q N. agent. from the pas-
senger department OF that road show
that aocuording to count made by
the department 10000 tickets were
sold at O.-W. r. q N. offices to the
Pendleton Roundup this year. How
ever. this does not constitute com-
plete list Of the passengers arriving
over the O.-W. r. & N. because it
does not include any business arising
on the Southern Pacific. 1t counts
only the business On the o. w. r. 8
N. during the three days Of the big
show. Those who came to PendIeton
in advance Of the show are not count
ed. Nor does the 10000 include any
of the people brought In BY the North
ern Pacific.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

sgainst tie general derangement Of
business that always accompanies
failure or even partial loss Of wheat
crop. It is q we'll recognised fact
that those localities where diversified
farming is practioed are less subject
to bad season and periodical spasms Of
bad Business than are those localities
where single crop system Of farming
prevails.
I'VE talieve that q ootn show will
prove as valuable factor 10 stim-
ulating diversified farming and i'm
prove methods of stock breeding and
feeding. doing for mixed farming
what apple shows. poultry shows,
flower shows and other specialties
have done for them. !"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Wilson Choice Of Teachers.

East Oregonian: Woodrow Wilson
is the choice for president of the
teachers Of Eastern Oregon by; an
overwhelming majority, II a straw
vote taken at Enterprise last week
where the annual institute was held
is any indication. According to Prof.
Charles Guerue Of Athena. the vote
given 10 Wilson was several times as
large as that given all Of the other
candidates. But another remarkable
result was the faot that Taft was Civ.
90 more votss than Roosevelt bY The
pedagogues-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
Lectures WnI Begin.

The winter series Of illustrated
ssrmoDs snd lsesures win begin. MT.
Maldrum will give . course Of dfteen
lectures presenting 10 the oitszsns Of
Athena q splendid opportunity Of
iourncying through some Of the many
lauds In which be has travelled. This
eourse is equal and greater than any
thing We have had from the lycsnm
huxeans. and we hope the putlio will
attand this series az we'll as the series
Of iast winter sss attended Mr. Mel
aIum is not giving this 0ouTss in the
hoPs OF gain. hek ass publio spiIit<d
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25
BIB. Hall Dies in Spokane.

b. 3. Hall died 10 Spokane, Sat.
urday. after lingering illness with
Brights disease. aud was buried Tues
day. Mr. Hall acted - deputy CLERK
10 this county for four yssrs. and later
was cashier Of the Farmers Bank Of
Weston foF period Of four years. He
was pr0minent In lodge circles. being
q member Of the following orders:
Masonic. ]. o. o. F., Knights Of Pyfh.
las and Woedmsu of tie World.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-25

ske--Ah, what power lies IN G wurdl
He-Yes: Une word from a woman once
blighfed my MEole life She-Xesf
was Il "NoY~ us- No. II was sTesF
,-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
FINDS HER RUNAWAY SPOUSE
Then Mrs. Harness Baba Has Him Ar
rested on Charge Of Wife and
Child Abandonment.

Chicago.-A seven-year countrywide
5earch, financed by an inheritance,
ended successfully when Mrs Harness
Bahia caused the arrest of her husband
on a charge of wife and child aban-
donmen4- He was taken into custody
in his restaurant at 631 Wells street
by detectives of the Chicago avenue
station.
Mrs. Bahia told the police that her
husband deserted her seven years ago.
A month later she inherited legacy
from an aunt and used the money to
search for Baba. She traced him to
various towns throughout the country,
and a month ago learned that he was
in Chicago. She found him recent
ly and caused his arrest. The Babas
are Persians.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
OWNS TOWNSHIP OF 10000
English Landlord Possesses All but
One Small Plot In
HuddersfieId.

London.-An application to the
courts that more time be allowed to
check up the work of appraisers in
connection with the land tax has
called attention to the fact that the
whole of the old township of Hudders-
field, with the exception of small
plot, is the property of John F. Rams
den, who owns more than 5000 par
cells Of ground there The population
of Huddersfield is 110,005, while
Ramsden's rents amount to 100000,
or about $S.15 head. The municipal
rates levied by the borough on resi-
dents amounted last year to f174,425.
The manor of Huddersfield was
sold by the crown to William Rams
den. an ancestor of the present ground
landlord. in 1899. for $4,S75. He sub
sequently acquired so much adjoining
property that the crown issued an or
der that he could acquire no more
land The yearly value Of the Hud-
dersfield property three hundred
years ago was less than $125.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
PORTO RIcANs LIVE WELL
Islanders Feast on Delicacies From
Every Section of the
World.

Porto Rico.-The American plant
er, on Porto Rico. whose home lies VI
in the hills, seven. eight or ten miles
from the nearest station, lives very
much as did his Spanish predecessor
with acres at his disposal, either BY
purchase or on lease, he is as indie
pendent of the market as is the farm
er in New Hampshire or Illinois. His
house is tucked away in the midst OF
shady trees, his coffee is grown in
his back yard and his oranges he
picks from the overhanging branches
that sweeps his veranda. Everything
else needed he grows in the ground he
calls his. The dining room is usually
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
Typical Swiss Chalet.

ing that. as human beings, they pos
sess some glimmerings of the light Of
hope and faith and charity, some faint
occasional promptings of ambition, or
blind yearnings toward wider hort
IONS and ether worlds. Yet they live
in the midst of an awful wilderness,
almost in the. manner of the cliff
jewellers, born and reared and buried
on the mountain slopes; in poverty, In
solitude. in ignorance; clinging like
blind Stockings of wild beast, to the
bosom of their Mother Earth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
IN VALLEY OF RH0NE
Beautiful Scenes That Greet
Tourist in Switzerland.
Regions Through chamonix and Ter.
matt Are Very Mountainous, With
Snow-capped Peaks and DAN
gerous Gorges.

Zermatt, Switzerland.-The regions
between Chamonix and Zermatt are
largely of slate and very mountainous,
with snow-capped distant heights and
fearful gorges, through which turbu-
lent mountain torrents roared. The
train runs deep beside steep slopes COW
cred with wilderness of pines and
hazel bushes. and the elder with its
gorgeous masses of blood-red berries
flaming out from the green depths of
the uncleared, ancient forests which
shelter it. Gigantic messy boulders re-
posed under the generous out
stretched boughs of the evergreens,
and it required no effort of the eager
fancy to imagine small gray men, clad
in the brown garb of their race, seat
ed, musing, on those rocks, in the
heart of the mountain solitude.
From such scenery We made steep
and slow descent. into the wide, green
valley of the Rhone. 1t lay far be-
meath us. completely visible during
our winding progress downward: fair
and broad. with rows Of stately Lom-
hardy poplars, fields of waving green
asparagus and the soft, bending will
lows, nesting each to each. along the
banks Of the sauntering river. From
Viege, otherwise known as Visp, to
Zermatt, the scenery changed once
more, growing wilder and far more
grandly beautiful, it seemed to me,
than any landscape we had seen, even
in Switzerland. The mountains be-
came walls that shut US away from
the rest of the world, until we could
feel the very presence Of the Soul of
Loneliness brooding there. We passed
through gorges similar to those
among the Rocky mountains and
strangely dissimilar to the smoother
slopes and green valleys to whom We
had grown accustomed in this land.
Among some exceedingly wild por-
tons Of the region We were penetrat-
ing there were lonesome-looking, appal-
lingly primitive chalets, or rather
wretched novels, blackened by the
weather, and frequently built against
some mighty rock. which had rolled
down the mountainside and which,
seen across the gorge. among numer-
Gus other rocks of varying bulk.
looked like pebble with q curious
barnacle attached to It. The jewellers
in these huts appeared as rugged and
wild as their environments. with
which they must wage fearful wars,
struggling to wrest livelihood from
such barren, cruel nature. I cannot
help wondering, as l recollect their
dreary habitations and isolated state.
what can be their view Of life-contend-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17
CARS WARDROBE COSTLY

The car of Russia is the European
sovereign who spends most on his
wardrobe. The tailor who makes his
ordinary suits says the net annual
profit from them is $4,000, and the
army tailor who is responsible for the
uniforms and court dress makes $751;
600 year. His majesty never puts
on a suit more than three times. and
each one costs about $50. For silk hats
the car pays s26. and $40 pair for
gloves. Every year. 1t is stated. he
purchases a sable cape costing $4,000.
King George. on the other hand, is
one of the most economical of living
monarchs, allowing himself only $780,
900 a year to dress on. This sum is
spent annually by the kaiser on uni
forms alone. The German emperor.
however. pays very little attention to
his civil wardrobe. He never pays
more than $35 for suit. which he
thinks nothing of wearing thirty times.
The principal luxury in dress he al
lows himself is in neckties.
With the king Of Spain the favorite
article of dress il silk shirts. in which
he always hunts. and Of which he buys
many dozens every year at $50 each.
The most frugal Of all the crowned
heads in the matter of clothing is the
king of Norway. who spends no more
than an ordinary well-to-do citizen
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-17

the center apartment of his rambling,
one-storied farm house. This one story,
by the way, is built eight, ten or more
feet from the ground the wide YER
anda running around, the entire house
being reached by broad, easy stair
ways Early coffee sustains him dur.
ing the morning hours. but by IL or
IL O'clock my lord returns from his
horseback ride over the hills, jumps
into the awaiting tub, dons fresh
linen, and is ready for breakfast. Climb
up to the veranda and peek through
the swaying latticed doors into the
privacy of the family breakfast room
On the table are grapefruit from May
aguez; bananas from Costa RIGA; pine
apples from the adjoining hacienda;
camarons or crawfish, fresh from a
mountain pool, served on plantain
leaves and dashed with red pepper
and lime juice; rice croQuettes that
would make Farci envious; broiled
guinea hen; plantains roasted on a
charcoal brazier, and oranges pick
ed from favorite tree and still warm
with the warmth of the morning sun
for no resident of the tropics or semi
tropics ever eats his fruit barbarous-
ly chilled.
The duke of Portland used to go
to Weymouth for red mullet; crawfish
epicures still journey to the banks of
the Rhine. The salmon of Killarney
toasted on arbutus skewers, the red
trout near Andermatt, the white truf-
f1es of Piedmont, Dublin paddock and
Philadelphia capon are special joys of
the gourmet; but for everyday good
living the Porto Rican has at his COM
mand every fish, every fowl. every
vegetable and every fruit craved by
man, and with them, too, the making
of menu that would satisfy every
sense and dissipate every coarse fla
vor.