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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
WOULD INCREASE
SUPPLY OF WATER
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN IN
VESTICATE THE SYSTEM.
Find Intake Pipes Don't Feed
Reservoir With Full Supply
Furnished BY Springs.

Mayor Koontz and mem bers of the
city council explored Athena's gravity
water system yesterday and found
water that should be running into the
pipes. bubbling out of the ground.
There was found to be more water
running through the upper manhole
than comes into the reservoir from
the gravity source, proving that the
intake pipes are clogged up SO that
water will not circulate through them.
The trip was made by the mayor
and council with the view of ascer-
tanning the true condition of the sys-
tenn. On investigation in addition to
finding goodly supply of pure, clear
water at the upper manhole, which Is
located at the upper end Of the sys-
tenn. water was found to be running
on top of the ground at the middle
springs, the lower manhole had acou-
mutations of mud, grass and rubbish
in it, and about six inches Of, mud
covers the bottom of the reservoir.
The mayor and council will take
action at once, and force of men
will be put to work cleaning out the
intake and pipes and flushing the res
eIvoir. and until such time as this is
done Mayor Koontz advises that water
users boil their water.
Mayor Koontz and Councilman
Waits of the water committee did not
say there was sufficient water in the
gravity system to supply the city. but
both stated that only small per cent
age Of the water supply is now finding
its way into the pipes.
y The mayor favors digging to bed
rock below the springs after the pipes
have been thor oughly cleaned out
and then If it is found there is suffi
oient water. 10 construct conoret,
retaining wall TO raise the water ul
to the intake pipes.
The oounoilmen are unanimous il
the belief that with the intake pipe
opened up, quite a supply of water
will again flow into the reservoir.
The water committee of the oounoi
under whose supervision the work will
come. is comprised of Homer I. Watts
W. P. Littlejohn and J. e. Froome.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
LABoUcHERE's COPY.
After It Was Finished He Lost All In
terest In It's Fate.

fTter u was rinlSneu no Lost All IN"
terest In It's Fate.
It was matter of absolute indiffer-
ence to Labouchere what became Of
anything he wrote after he had writ
ten 1t. When he had corrected the
proof or II he was away from Eng
land when he sent his copy to the post
he took no further interest In 1t what
ever.
Before had discovered this trait In
his character used to write and apol.
ogize for cutting, perhaps six columns
down to two, or sometimes offer an ex-
cuse for not using any of It at all. At
last he wrote to me: "You need not
sentimentalize about my stuff. send
1t to you to do what you like with"
But one felt q lingering compunction
long afterward about consigning the
fruits Of so much labor to the waste
paper basket, and, after all, La
bouehere was the proprietor of the pa
per. Once or twice, therefore, | have
excused myself for mot sentimental
izing" about some article that he hat
sent.
One such occasion he writes: "Deal
-: / am the only person, l believe
on the press who does not care in the
least whether his lucubrations do or
do not appear in print 1t has always
appeared to me that the making Of an
art (article) requires two persons, one
to write it, the other to cut 1t down,
and generally to cut out what the first
man most admires London Truth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Balls and Bees.

1t is a foolish notion to suppose that
the ringing of bells or Hanging Of tin
pans Will cause swarm Of bees to set
tie. The real origin of this custom
dated back to the reign Of Alfred the
Great, who, in order to prevent dis
putes regarding the ownership of a
swarm, ordered that the owner should
always ring a bell when his bees
swarmed. and ever since then the good
farmers wife has been rushing out
with ringing bells whenever the bees
swarmed, and the fact that they set
tied verified, In her own mind, the be-
lief that the bell did it.-London Stand
ard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
A POOR TYPE OF CITIZEN.
The Good Man Who Lives by and Ex-
clusiveIy For Himself.

The Good Man Who Lives by and Ex-
elusiveIy For Himself.
I know a certain type of man who
poses as a good citizen. says Bert
Walker. He breaks no laws lives
morally, pays his honest debts and is
never tangled up In lawsuits. But he
lives of himself. by himself and for
himself only.
When a call Is issued for volunteers
to take hold of the car of progress and
give lift he never answers. When
calamity has befalen people in cer-
tain locality and charitable humanity
flies to their rescue he Is never one OF
their number. When money is needed
| to gild the spire Of public enterprise
| his name is never on the list. Wher
he sees some neighbor stuck in thu
mud he goes around to avoid him. Ii
fact, were he standing on the shor
and should observe the ship Of stat
fast sinking in the surf. never lif
line would he throw. He didn't Dor
the hole In the side of the vessel tha
let's In the water, so 1t Is none of hi
concern what happens.
But were all mankind made of thi
kind of clay have you ever though
what would happen? There would b'
no churches, no hospitals for the sick
no institutions for the unfortunate mol
rest rooms for the weary. Civilization
would roam in jungles and the strong
est would rule. He Is not good citi
zen, but gets mad If you say so.--Kan.
sas City Journal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
CLARK CAPTURES
THE CONVENTION
STEAM ROLLER METHODS GUST
WILSON DELEGATES.
Bryan Adherents Spring a
Scare Into the Clark Camp
for a Few Minutes.

Washington state will send an un-
instructed delegation of 28--eaoh with
half vote-to the national democrat
10 convention in Baltimore, tie dele
cation pledged however, to vote as
unit and knowing that the sen til
ment of the convention which named
them was overwhelmingly for Champ
CLARK for president, which amounts
| to an instruction.
The convention at Walla Walla was
marked with heated arguments, good
hot fights and what amounted to a
walkout on the part of half the con-
tending King county delegation, the
primary delegates. who when given
! half vote refused to take it, but left
their places in the King county dele.
CATION.
An attempted Bryan stampede,
which flashed in the pan was the spec
tacular feature of the convention. The
] stampede was noisy enough but it re-
( suited In changing tut six votes from
Clark to the peerless leader, the Mis-
sourian's enthusiasts refused to follow
the loudly shouted iujunotions to get
in the tand wagon for Bryan.
Olark's strength became known iu
the morning but it was not brought to
the attention of the convention at
large until roll call was started to
show how the delegates stood on the
question of national candidate. The
vote was, Clark, ASS; Wilson, LOG;
Bryan. 1876 Ia; Harmon, Ia.
Work Of the Clark men in lining up
the delegations showed plainly as
county after county swung Into the
Clark column. Pend d'Oreille county
announced solid Bryan vote OF s
and San Juan followed with for the
oommoner. Joseph Sessions of Dav-
export, a Clark man. changed the
Lincoln vote to Bryan. and about this
time something happened. and ths
Wilson men were the cause Of its hap
pening. Delegations began to switch
votes for Bryan and eight changes
were made. Paul Pattison. judge
Ronald and others cried out that the
move was fostered by Wilson men tc
stop the Clark sentiment but the move
ment fzzled out quickly and there was
no need of any one stemming the tide
for it had stemmed itself. Had the
move come the day before. or even
teen better organized, it is believed
ii would have been successful.
The CLARK forces lost only six votei
by the changes. The votes lost were
IL in Lincoln and one In Jefferson
and these were compensated ky de-
feotion of three from Wilson to Clari
in Yakima, four in Pacific and out
in Pierce.
Even though the stampede did moi
get through, there were some exciting
moments when the Wilson and BryaI
men we're on their feet shouting fo
the Nebraskan. From the noise mad
it looked like the Commoner was 60
ing to 60 through, hands down.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Athena PLAYER Won Game.

1t took two bingles from Roll
Browns nifty willow to win the open
ing game for Walla Walla in The
Western Tri-State league Tuesday he-
fore large crowd of admiring fans.
The ex-oaptain of the pennant- winners
in the Blue Mountain league got a
two base hit, was sacrificed t, third
and scored on single. In the fourth
inning Garrett grooved one over and
Brown promptly lifted it ovsr the
fence for home run. Pendleton
scored once. Athena fans who wit
messed the game say Pendleton has a
fine team and that it will give an ac-
count of itself before the season is
over. Strand pitched for Walla Wal
la, and Brown. who is playing first,
caught the game, owing to an aoci-
dent to White, the regular catcher.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
ANIMAL sUPERsTITi0NS.
Chief Among Them In Japan ls che
Fear of the Fox.

Chief Among Them In Japan Is che
Fear of the Fox.
Chief among Japanese animal super
stitions Is the fear of the fox, which
is believed to have supernatural pow
er. Shrines called "Inari Jinsha," in
which the fox Is enshrined as deity,
are numberless. The name Of the de-
ity written In Chinese characters signi-
fies fox, and from this 1t came to be
generally accepted that the god was
really a fox. Its natural cunning is
greatly enlarged upon, and 1t Is be-
lieved to be capable of misleading and
deceiving human beings, which causes
many to pray to placate the fox god.
The badger Is the next most dreaded
animal in the superstitious mind. 1t
is believed to have power to annoy
people. its particular habit being q
transformation into Buddhist priest,
In which disguise 1t Is guilty Of various
deceptions and impositions. The cry
ing Of weasels and the baying of dogs
are considered evil omens, and such
Insignificant happenings send shud-
der over the believers.
On the other hand, light colored
mouse in the house is q sign Of happi-
ness, good omens are presaged by what
are considered the pleasant cries of
crows in the morning, while the so
called unpleasant notes forecast death
and other dire disasters. If spider
falls from the ceiling In the morning
he brings pleasure, but If at night it
is thought reverses will follow. To
see centipede at night means happi.
ness.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
waoers In an old Bottina Book

Many events Of human life figure in
the old betting book of Brooks, The
frequency Of bets on births Is illustrat-
ed by Lord Mountfords answer when
he was asked whether his daughter
was going to present him with grand
child: "Upon my word, l do not know.
have no bet upon It," Eight bets
running In Sheridan's name range from
the question whether the French had
occupied Amsterdam to the question
whether the shortest way from one
house to another was by Sackville
street or Bond street. There are fifty
guineas on the double event that Lord.
leicester gives his first vote in op-
position and hits eight out Of his first
ten pheasants, and Lord Clermont has
given Mr.. Crawford ten guineas upon
the condition of receiving $500 from
him whenever Mr. Charles Fox shall
be worth 100000 clear Of debts. -
London Chronicle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Wanted His Money Back.

A young man had taken his wife to
show, and as there was no one to look
after the baby they had brought 1t
along. 1t cried Justify all through the
first act. At the close of the act an
usher came down the aisle and in
formed them that If they could not
keep the baby quiet they would have
to 60 to the box Office, get their money
back and go out.
They succeeded In squelchlng the
baby, and oil went well for time.
Then, FIVE minutes after the last
act had commenced, the young father
leaned over and said, "How do you like
the showT
"RottenW was the reply.
He was silent for moment, and
then, leaning over again, he whispered
"Stick a pin in the baby Every
body's.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
TESTED THE ANTS.
Experiments That soem to Prove the
Insects Have Memory.

Experiments That Soen 70 Prove the
Inseots Have Memory.
Experiments are continually being
made to test the memory Of animals,
such as the elephant, the dog, the bull,
but 1t would seem thankless under
taking to ascertain whether the ant has
4 memory. Nevertheless a scientist In
South America thinks he has succeed
ed.
Isolatlng two of the largest speci-
mems of tropical ants he could find, he
10 arranged their receptacle that they
could get no food without climbing
over a circular slant into another COM
partment. Over this slant when the
food was not there he placed crimson
cord, and the ants very soon learned to
interpret the signal and never attempt
ed to climb over 1t.
Thinking after time that there
might be something in the color that
repelled them automatically, as the
bull is affected unpleasantly by red, he
replaced the red cord by cords of vary
ing colors, always with the same result
after the ants had made few excur-
sions over the slant and come back
hungry. Then he tried plain cloth and
even paper, but the result was inyari-
ably the same. After number of
trials the ants refused to climb the
slant when there was any sort Of "sig-
nal"
Finally the scientist reversed the sig-
nal, having food beyond the slant only
when it was visible, and after an inf
mite number of trials the ants accom-
modated themselves to the change
Harper's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
,ared for. By going into the question

cared for. By going into the questien
thoroughly it has been determined
that Whitman, with its present rev.
enues will need in addition about $1,000
annually IL the present standard is to
be maintained. This. however. will
come easily for il the Indebtedness is
cared for, endowments amounting to
at least $3.50, 900 will be forthcoming.
This will more than place Whitman
on sound basis.
The churches and commercial asso-
cation have taken the matter up with
the view of assisting the college to
make provision for the Indebtedness.
1t is realized that the closing of the
college would not only be blow to
higher education in the Inland Empir,
but to the whole Northwest as we'll.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Prominent Lodge Man.

LIE f. A. Shaw, one of the best
known lodge men in the state of
Washington, and pioneer resident of
Walla Walla, died at Oakland. Cali
fornia. Tuesday from hemorr hage as
the result of an operation for cancer.
Mr.. Shaw had wide acquaintance
not only In Walla Walla but through
out the state and the northwest as
he attended most of the conventions
of the various orders to which he
belonged and took prominent part
in them, holding a number of the
highest Offices 10 the power of the
grand lodges to give.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
A Surprised Ventrlloquist,

"The biggest surprise ever got I'm
my business" said yentriloqulst,
twas in England when playing at q
little theater in the outskirts of Lon
don.
"When | came on the stage threw
my voice up In the rafters and inquired
What are you doing up there? To
my surprise a small voice answered,
I came here to see the people and hear
the music Very well,' said i; stay
there and don't let any one see you. :"
Then bowed to the audience amid
thunderous applause Columbus Dis
patch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
carneaie,s First Library.

When Andrew Carnegie was mere
lad in the employ Of the Pennsylvania
railroad he with the other boys of the
old First ward. Allegheny, Pa, now
the north side, Pittsburgh, had for
many years the use Of the private IL
brary of Major Anderson. Mr.. Car
negie, while speaking at the tnstalla-
ton of his libraries, often said that
much OF his success was due to the
influence of the books obtained in this
library and that when he became
wealthy the building Of the Allegheny
free library was one of his first acts
New York Sun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Clark in Control.

Clark captured control Of the Wash.
ington state democratic convention at
Walla Walla, and won the delegates
over Wilson. When the convention
seated both King county delegations
by vote of 333 to 22i, it was seen
that CLARK would have things his,
own way. Both King county delega.
tions were seated with half a vote
each.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Their Difference.

"The baby likes to play with my
hair"
"But you don't trust him with 1t
when you are out, do your inquired
her caller.
And thus a eoolness arose between
two women who had been lifelong
friends.-W Washington Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Want Sunday Rail.

A referendum vote upon the subject
Of Sunday baseball in Milton resulted
Monday In the defeat of the ordinance
standing on the books prohibiting the
game. The ordinance was passed hy
the city council several months ago
at which time it was not taken seri
ously by the base bali fans. The m ca.
sure W as recalled by 40 majority.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
He Would Indeed.

Whats this word, paT asked VIII
lie, pointing 1t out in his book.
phenomenon" replied pa.
"Well what Is thatf'
'That, my son. is exactly what you
would be II you never disturbed your
father with questions" = Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Circus Day in Athena.

Wednesday AL q. Barnes wild an
imal circus came to town and gave
two exhibitions at the grounds near
the o. W. r. & N. tracks. Always a
good show, Barnes gives Estter ex-
hibition than ever this year His show
is larger and under his management
improves with age.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
serio Comic.

"And so this is the end" said the
hero as he bent over the form of the
dying heroine. while the orchestra
played soft sod music. "Thank heaven
for THAR exclaimed a pathetic voice
from the gallery.--London Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
ninIonatio.

How did you get your wife to fore
20 her desire for that expensive even
ing gown?
"Told her 1t was Just the thing a
plain woman needed."-Judge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Near Art Note.

"By George, old chap, when look
at one of your paintings | stand and
wonder
"How / do itT'
mo; why you do it."-Chicago Trib-
unn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10

Toni told her father that | ex-
pected to inherit several pieces Of fine
property. Dick--What did he sayr
Eom-He said that deeds speak louder
than words. Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
Customers Name 10 Peck.

Barber-You are losing your hair
very fast, sir Are you doing anything
to save It? Customer-Yes; I'm get
ting divorce. Boston Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10
81 rneas N[r Shoogsand." said the

'I guess, Mr.. Shoogsand," said the
observant customer to his grocer.
"that you never took music lessons"
II never did. Why|
ooh. / thought maybe IL you had
you might be more correct In your
scales. ."--Brownings Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10

Every man has his chance; nay. every
man has his certainty. II he does well,
he win be honored and aided.-John
Ruskin.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-10

did you find the play to be as ar
tistic as 1t had been reported to beT
"Yes. 1t was about the dullest three
hours 1 ever lived through" h."-Chicago
record Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19
Only a Fairy Tale
CBy McWiIIiams POincare)

RME. HELENE is an intelligent
I'VE and brave woman but she sees
no way out. Her husband is
steadily growing worse, the doctor
holds out very little nope of recovery.
unless a famous Paris specialist is sent
for. But where is she to get the
money!
And during these heavy days an even
greater sorrow strikes her down. Her
oldest boy dies-her sunshine she
used to call him.
Her other child had been sent away,
to avoid being affected. The mother
was alone with her sick husband and
her dead boy, alone with her terrible
misery and despair
The funeral is over Helene is walk
ing about as if in a dream L must
not give up" she mutters to herself
Il must not break down."
One day she found among the toys
OF the children an old dairy Of hers
in which she had written down, years
ago, a couple Of fairy tales. she had
written herself and told her two boys
Her husbands voice scares her. She
lays the book aside and hurries into
the bedroom.
Where have you been all this timer"
the patient grOwls, you have time to
spare for everybody else. but never a
moment for me"
The reproach is unjust, but she calm
" picks UP her sewing, sits down at
mis- BEDSIDE and talks TO him until ne
falls asleep like a tired child. Her
thought involuntarily 20 back to the
stories. AZ she could only write such
stories gain and perhaps make a little
money es. she must try right away.
Softly she returns TO the parlOr, sits
down at her desk and begins to write.
For hours the pen speeds across the
paper She only sees a dear little face,
grave covered with roses. Sometimes
the tears almost overcome her and she
bites her lips not TO sob outloud
Gradually she Gains down and when
her husband calls her she has finished
almost half Of the first story Every
moment she is able TO spare from now
on. she writes.
One day her husband woke up while Z
she was writing.
Helene" he called, what are you F..
writing"
"A story, dear" she stammered and |
ran to his side.
But you must not write"
Henri, my only great wish is to /
see you well again You must let me |
write for your sake We need money.
/ think I can do it, and it gives me SO /
much pleasure"
mo" he says harsh1y. Z want you for /
myself alone. If we need the money
send the servant away Many wives do I
without any"
You are right, Henri" she says /
coldly, 7 will give the girl notice. /
We may save a little that way"