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forcement. But the passage of resolution of this nature at this time by this conference is not justified. Gov Blease has stood on the floor two days and ven expression to this mat CT now objected to, and l think the passage of this resolution woGll be indgnified in this body. If the chairman had called Gov. Blease down on a point of order, and had ruled the discussion out of order, and such quest on had arisen, l would have voted to sustain the chairman but as it stands the tendency of the resolution Is to condemn or eApel Gov. Blease from this conference, which action would be a reflection, not only upon member of this conference, but upon the people of South Caroli na. which. n my judgment, this con- ference has no right to cast.
 Gov Blease is responsible 10 his people, and not to the Governors here assembled fer what he says. l do not agree with him in giving all express on the tendency of which is to favor lynch-laW, but l shall not cast a vote which would be virtually eXpelng him from the conference and reflecting upon the people of South Carolina. after what ne said met with no objections until the mat ter was given publicity and seem ng- ly public condemnation was had all over the country
 Gov. Bleasa himself on the floor of the Conference told the members to go on and pass the resolution. "You are sending me to the United States Senate,' said he. "Th2t is just what want you to do and l thank you'
 Gov. Donaghey said that wherever he wen; he found the eyes of the people and the investors turned upon Arkansas.
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w. A. Prather of Clarendon. is in the ely on business.
 George and Robert Shelby, of Wab- 5aseka, were business visitors in the city yesterday.
 $. H. Holmes, of Fordyce, is in the city the guest of Mir. and Mrs. ?. M. Bridges.
 Mrs. Charles MaIding has been quite ok for several days, but was some better yesterday.
 H. B. Turner, district deputy or gan ger of the Modern Woodmen, has returned from St. Louis.
 Mrs. s. Furlong, of Arkansas City, spent yesterday in the city shopping and visiting friends.
 Mrs. E. L. Markham is in Horse Cave, Ky, where she was called by the serious illness of a relative.
 Mrs. x. M. Lash, of Montreal, Can., will arrive tn morning to visit Mrs. X. T. Roberts for some time. pr. Jo Campbell was called to Lit tie Rock yesterday as an expert wit ness in case in the Pulaski circuit court.
 D. M. Niven and Prof. F. Garland May have returned from Hot Springs where they attended the Methodist conference.
 J. C. Bain, a prominent merchant aud planter and banker of Portland, is in the city visiting MT. and Mrs. M E. Blcom.
 Mrs. H. G. Kaiser and son, Edwin, of IllmO. Mo-. are in the city the guests of Mrs. Walter Pickering on East Seventh avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. L. c. Saunders return- cd to Little Rock yesterday after spending several days in the city the guests of friends.
 Mrs. Laura Williams and daughter, Miss Maud, have returned to Mem phis after brief visit here with MT. and Mrs. R. H. Williams.
 Mir. and. Mrs. o. Pinney, of Te,re Haute, Ind, are expected to arrive in the city shortly, for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. J. M. Long
 Attorney Daniel Taylor, of Camden, spent yesterday in the city visit ng his parents, Col. and Mrs. $. M. Fay Tor, and transacting legal business.
 Mrs. B. A. Enloe, of McClerkin Okla, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. U. Mayfield for a shcrt time while en route to her winter home ill Flori- da.
 Mrs. B. A. Enloe, of McAlster, Ok, in the city visiting pr. and Mrs. c. U. Mayfied for few days. She is on her way to Florida to spend the winter.
 Mrs. Pledger and daughter, Miss Myrtle, have returned from "a sit of three weeks with friends and rela- tives in points in Mississippi and Louisiana.
 Miss Frances McMurphy, of Tyler, Fexss, is expected to arrive soon for holiday sit with Mrs. Henry Smiuh. Miss McMurphy has visited .oere several times and is a social favorite.
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BLAINE HUNT WENDELL
 IS TO BE A MINISTER

Blaine H. Wendell eiitor of the Arkansas Cty Democrat, was in the city Friday night fer the purpose of appearing before the licensing board of the Monticello District of the Lit tie Rock Conference. He was examin- cid by board and duly licensed as a local min ster of the Methodist church. We understand Mir. Wen dell will retire from newspaper work shortly and will probably attend Vanderbilt or some other good de nominationial institution before talk ing up the active work of the min S. try.-Monticell Advance.
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TORT SMITH WANTS
 COMMISSION FORM
Bill Giving People Right To Vote on It's Adoption to Re Presented to
 Legislature.

Fort Smith, Dec. 10-At mass meeting held here ton ght bill was d,e,fted which would allow the people of Fort Smith to adopt the commits sion form of government if they de- sire. The bill will be introduced Tn the next legislature. It is mllar 10 tha one introduced at the last legis- lature, which was defeated.
 It provides that the voters of Ark ,,nsas cities of between 10000 and 35,OOO inhabitants may declue whether they wish to adopt the com miss on form.
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SOCIETY

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Bridge CInI,.

MT. and Mrs. Thurman Lothian en- Ieftalned the members of the Married Feoples' Bridge Club Monday evening. he house was prettily decorated for the occasion. Mrs. c. E. Philpot won the ladys prize, an embroidered sofa D HOW, and II. \. Atwood won the sentlemen's prize, silk muffler. A salad course WIS served. Those pres eht were: Mr. and Mrs. H. \. Atwood pr. and Mrs. o. w. Clark, MT. and MS. Finn Hut, Mr. ani Mrs. A. W. scruggs, Mrs. c. E. Philpot, Mrs. J.. t. Spsers, Charles Triplett Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Dew White, Hubert strange, Mir. and Mws. H. K. Toney. Charles TriDlett IT,, Mrs. Ed Now land of Memphis, Miss Anna Gantt Mrs. John Campbell, MT. and Mrs. R. T. L0uthan.
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STIMSON TO LEAVE
 FOR WEST TEXAS

W. R. James Will Re New Telephone
 Head In .trkhmsaS.
 Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 10.-As per an arrsngemetnt made two months ago M. J. Stimson of the Southwest ern Telegraph and Telephone Con- pany will be succeeded in Little Rock by w. R. James, who comes to this city from St. Louis. Mir. James wll bet division commercial superin-
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For Mrs. Lash.

TOT MrS. Lash.
 Mrs. K. T. Roberts will enterta the members of the s lk Stocking Club this afternocn, complimentary to Mrs. N. M. Lash, of Montreal, Canada.
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! Fort smith business alli profes- sional men were largely represented &t the meeting and gre.,t enthusiasm was shown. The promoters of the move ment say that if the legisl lature will give the people of Fort smith the privilege of vot ng, the commas sion form will be adopted by an over- whelming majority
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tendent for the State of Arkansas. NIT. Stimson will have charge of the Company's office in Western Texas. He will leave Lit le Rock on Decem- bGr 23 after stay here of about fif- teen months.
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David 0. DOdd.

David 0. DOdd.
 Mrs. George w. List entertained the members of the David o. Dodd chapter yesterday afternoon. The house was brett ly decorated for the sent and after the following program delicious refreshments were served: Prayer.
 Music.
 "A Tribute to Our Pine Bluff Boys Who Wore the Gray" Mrs. l.. K. Lani
 Music. 4~.-....-.. ...s. sPoets of Arkansas Mrs. Carl ill., ing.
 Discussion, Battle of Oak Hill.' Ladies Aid Society.
 Mrs. J. O. Sivess was hostess yes terday afternoon to the members of the Ladies Aid Society of the s. C.. Alexander Memorial church. Only routine bus ness was transacted and , then the ladies decorated small Christmas tree with many baby clothes end took the tree to Mrs. John Me- Cain for her little baby. At suitable hour delicious refreshments were served by the hostess.
 ---as--.--- Birthday Party.
 The following invitations have been issued by little Charles Walls, Jr. son and MT. and Mrs. c. G. Walls, ce- ebrating his eighth b rthday: r Come Little Jack Horner And sit in the corner, And eat Cristmas pie;
 On Saturday at three Be filled with glee
 For Santa is coming by and by. 1904 1912.
 1400 South Cherry Street. For Mrs. Lash.
 Mrs. K. T. Roberts will enerta Il the members of the s lk Stocking Club this afternocn, complimentary to Mrs. N. M. Lash, of Montreal, Canada.
 -3- Ruskin Society.
 The following program was render ca by the Rusk n Society at the Pine Bluff High School Monday: s'Riano Solo, Margaret Emerson. ,:Declamation, John Mcintyre.
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JAPANESE TEA AND BAZAAR

The Young Ladies Club of the First Meth 3dist Church will have a JaD- aneae 'Baza&f at the home of Mrs. Emma HankinsOn On the afternoon on December F. 12G Ct
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reading, Julia Schneider. H Original Reading. Isler Wells. Declamation, Wiley Albright. Plano Solo, Pearl Burks. Reading. Augdsal Reynolds. Jokes, Henry Nunn. ...
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
a Queer Pct,

A tree toad Is queer pet and yet
he is interesting enough. Children
who are in the country all or a part
of the year soon learn to distinguish
the song Of this creature. He seems
to be continually calling for rain; 1t
isn't song exactly-rather shrill
trill.
One tree toad pet was caught young.
He was shy, frightened little thing.
whom 1t seemed impossible to tame.
Much to the astonishment of the fam
lily he soon began to manifest pref
erence for some of them and would
have nothing to do with others, al
though all the family were equally in
terested in him. He would come when
he was called and would sit on the
hand and make himself quite at home
with those he liked, and he could never
be fooled into any familiarity or into
accepting favors from those he dis
liked.
He was called Mozart because he
sang or trilled not only at the usual
eventlde hour but whenever there was
an unusual noise His home was In n
fern case-but he was seldom there ex-
cept at. night. He took his baths in a
saucer of water, where he remained
long time, throwing the water over his
head with his hind legs.-Chicago
News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
FOR The CHILDREN
The Game of Artists.

A boy and girl are chosen as cap
tains, and they choose alternately from
the company until all are divided into
two parties under the respective cap
tains. Then the girl seats one Of her
party so that he must face the mem
bers of the opposition, who then ad-
dress remarks to him, each In the
character of the artist. To every re.
mark he must answer, "Twas l." ex'
cept when an artists name is men,
toned. Then he must say, "1ndeed!'
For instance, the head Of the opposi-
tion might say:
II painted the picture Of donkey"
"'Twas l."
'He was eating thistles."
"'Twas l."
t'Rosa Bonheur furnished the copy"
"Indeedp should be the answer to
this.
Then the next member of the opposi.
tion takes up the observations.
"Chase has a new model"
"IndeedY
II got him for Chase from Sing
Sing"
"Indeedp
"He was in Jail for bigamy."
"'Twas l."
No matter how much the other guests
may laugh while playing this game,
the victim must keep quite serious If
he laughs or If he fails to make the
proper response he is obliged to take
his seat with the opposite side, and
the captain who chose him loses one
member of her company.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
Concerning Buttons.

erich man, poor man, begger man,
thief, doctor. lawyer, merchant, chief"
All children learn to name their dress
buttons In this way. IL buttons could
talk they would tell some interesting
stories, The pearl button would tell
of It's life at the bottom of the sea
and describe the pretty shell houses
that are the homes Of strange fish.
Perhaps we should hear of its journey
to the shore how 1t was carried by
great waves and tossed upon the
beach, II we examine pearl button
closely. pretty, delicate colors may be
seen, such as we notice in the soap
bubble.
The Ivory button, made from an ele-
plants tusk, would surely tell a story
OF strange adventure In a far away
jungle country. Because ivory comes
from such distance it Is very expen-
sive and Is made only for the finest
wear
The wooden button would have
stories to tell Of the life in the forest,
the bone tstton OF animal life and the
china and other buttons would not bo
lacking In good stories, too.-phlladel-
phia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
ATHENA. ORE. JUNE %. ....i9l2
The Canyon City Blue Mountain

The Canyon City Blue Mountain
Eagle gives the telephone company
this gratuitous advice: 'The Pa
cific States Telephone company ought
to come to Grant county and carefully
pick up their Long Creek line and
take it east for relic. What the
line is maintained for no one knows
as no one in recent years has ever
carried on a conversation over it.
1t is as dead as last years presi-
Dental boom. The funny part of
it all is no one is vexed or disappcint-
ed and if the people Of the northern
end of the county are asked il they
have telephone communication they
just grin and say "Y.a-p." No one
expects it to work and it never disap-
points, and when the people are in a
hurry they hitch up the team an
drive say for distance of 40 or so
miles. This makes it slow end yet
infinitely faster than the phone line
to Long Greek. All the line needs
is tombstone with comic epitaph.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Monopoly may be tremendously en-
trenehed by patents. Monopoly uses
patents to oppress as well to serve the
public Therefore, make the Law read
thatan Inventor may collect reason
nble royalty from all who use his in
vention, but that neither he nor any
manufacturer with whom he con
tracts may monopollze the process OF
manufacturing under patent This
would stop tho purchase Of patents
with view 10 their suppression. IL
would remove one picket from the
high fence Of privilege
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Oregon has q good chance to win
the national prize for advance in
earth education this year. The state
committee has under way an exhibit
showing how 10000 hoys and girls of
the state have been Interested in the
new competitive gardening contests
and how 10000 Portland school chill
dren were enlisted in similar work in
that city alone. Perhaps no other
state ever gave such liberal support to
this movement al the outset The
next step. it ia expected, will be to
make this industrial education an in
tegral part of the state school system.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

The thrifty Parisians have learned
how to combine taxation with the pro
riding of pleasure. Paris In 1911
collected $1.2a5.0l3 for the support
of the poor Of the city from amuse-
ment places. Toward this fund the
city Ieyies uniform tax of 10 per
cent OF the gross receipts of regular
theaters etc. The foreigner pays a
good part of the poor tax He seems
destined to do so more and more
for the receipts of 1911 from amuse-
ments were greater than in any pre-
vious year not excepting even the in-
ternational exposition years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

An enterprising advertising concern
offers TO privileged corporations an
educational servioe-that is, liter
ary output of kind calculated to
convince the public that it is good
for them to be stolen from Ey law
the literary output aforesaid to be
published as advertising matter, and
oandidly as such. Corporations ought
to subscribe literally. They may not
suppose that pleasant literary matter
about them would be very valuable
purchase il il is to appear candidly as
paid 'ad. But let them think
again. Who can tell how much edi.
itorial matter "on the side," might
find its way into publications. that got
the oandidly paid for "ads?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

There is little between Barnes and
Mckinley "steamrollering" a oonven-
tion and gambler Taggart and Boss
Murphy "disoing'' the progressiyes at
Baltimore. If anything. decency lies
more with the former than with the
latter of the two political degenerates.
The Democratic party can hope to be
of Eut little benefit to the country 80
long as it is dominated by the boss Of
Americas Monte Carlo, or the leader
of TammanY.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Following the announcement that
the Northwest Development League
would award $4,000 prize tor the
best five bushels of wheat produced in
the American Northwest and exhiE-
tied at the Northwestern Products
Exposition in Minneapolis during
November. several hundred growers
have signilled their intention of COM
peting for the prize. The league has
prepared four page leaaet telling all
about the conditions under which the
prize is offered. the rules for judging
eto. These are sent free to everyone
applying to the manager of the North
western Products Exposition, Mime
apolis.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Bryan was rolled by the steam roller
Tuesday, but the Nebraskan held his
own during the rest of the week.
After 16 years of laEoI in behalf of
the party, to re beaten for temporary
chairman by Parker. Taggart, ct al.
was indeed to be stung some, but the
great commoner came up smiling, out
generated the forces that ruled the
republican convention at Chicago and
dictated progressive platform.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
a Lesson in Enaiish.

When the English tongue we speak
Why Is ''break" not rined with "freakr
Will you tell me why it's true
I'VE say "sew" but likewise "few,"
And the fashioner Of verse
Cannot cap his "horse" with 'worseT'
BEARD sounds not the same as "heard;"
"Cord" is different from word
"Cow" Is COW, but '1ow" is low;
"Shoe" Is never rimed with foe"
Think Of those and "dose" and "lose"
And Of goose and also Choose"
Think of comb" and "tomb" and bomb"
'Dcll' and roll" and "home' and some"
And since "pay" is rimed with SAY"
Why not paid" and "said," pray?
We have "blood" and flood" and "good;"
"Mold' is not pronounced like could"
Wherefore done but "gone" and Toner
Is there any reason krpwn?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

For the first time In its history the
famous battleship Oregon is to visit
its own state. During the Elks' re-
union. in July, the historic old fight.
ing ship Will be brought to Portland
har Dor where it will he much admired
by all loyal OregoDians. Naval Off
cials have at last given their consent
to the request that the Oregon lie
brought here.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
A Raft Of cocoanuts.

In the Philippine Islands one fire.
quently sees raft of cocoanuts being
fioated down the river to market. The
buoyant nuts are closely packed into a
circle, braced across with bamboos and
tied with fiber, and the queer craft,
with It's native paddler. is then ready
for the trip downstream to a point
where the raft viii be broken up and
the cocoanuts sold,-Wide World Mag
azine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
Japan,s Naval Strenath.

The Japanese navy at present COM
prises sixty-two vessels, with a total
displacement Of 450655 tons. In addi-
tion eleven ships are in course Of con-
struction or contracted for, including
the Kawachi and the Settsu, each 20,-
800 tons, which are nearing completion.
A third er-Dreadnought of 10000
tons will be built by 1915. Other pro-
jected naval construction includes four
first class cruisers of 27,500 tons, three,
third class cruisers of 1850 tons, 700
ton gunboat, two 1900 ton destroyers
and one submarine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
A self Accusing Suspicion.

"Why does your son take so much
more interest In football than he does
In the classics?"
81 don't know, but I'm little afraid
it's because | seem to get so much
more enjoyment out of good game
than do out of Greek play"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
CHEERING Him Up.

"Darn these life insurance and fire
insurance bills, anyway said Mr..
Naggles as he went over his receipts.
"Ill never get any benefit from Them"
"Oh, you could, dear!" said Mrs.
Naggles. IF you were to die you
would beat the game both Ways
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
Exactly.

"When marry" said the girl, II
am not going to marry a man who
drinks, smokes, plays cards or who be-
longs to club. Still, I want him to
have a good time"
"Wharap he asked
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

The facility with witch the business
of the country is harnessed in the
stables of Wall street, and the power
Of ], Plerpont Morgan when he
mounts the box aud cracks his ilnan-
oial whip, are coming into the lime
light at the Investigations OF the
Congressional committee into the
money trust.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

There are palm trees growing on the
banks Of the Amazon whose leaves are
from ten to twelve feet broad and
from thirty to fifty feet long.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

has been put out of commission. For
more than a century she has served
her country, Of late years as a receiy-
ing ship at the California navy yard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28
"Takina II From Her."

Three little tots sat beside her on one
side and two bit older on the other.
"Are these your children, madam"
asked the conductor as he collected the
fare, ''or is it picnic" 7"
"They are my children" she answer
ed, with a weary look, "and 1t is no
picnic. ."-Hampton's Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

The oldest vessel Of the United States
navy. the independence. built In 1908,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

was n0T 50 mucn= puDiic oisnonesTy iasr
year as there was during the year be-
fore. In 1911 the forgers, embezzlers,
bank wreckers, etc., got away with
about $12,000000, as compared with
$25, ,0O0, 900 for 1910. The stealings were
distributed as follows: Banks, s5,600,-
900; forgeries, $1.700O00; public off,
cials, $S25,000; agents, S648, 900; loan
associations, $4,000; postoffices, s179,-
900; miscellaneous, 100000. = New
York American.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Embezzlements In 1911.
If the record is to be trusted. there
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-28

Women's Ready to Wear Suits, very large assort
ment, $500 TO $4,000.