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R|CH.BREAD Thief
"tRRATIC" SINCE
He FOUGHT DUEL
Mother of Matthew w. lIarhc-
son Says He's Been Ill Since
German Student Days.
SON OF MILLIONAIRE.
Sent to Jersey Jail for Stealing
Loaf, He Calls Grocer's
Charge absurd"
SON OF MILLIONAIRE.

TIE apparently incSplIesble act Of
Matthew W. Iiarbeson. son OF the
multi = millionaire founder OF the
Brick Trust. who was convict
ed yesterday by Recorder Medina
IN woodcIiTe. y. J., OF steal
ing . loaf Of bread and sentenced to
thirty days In the Hudson County jail.
was DISCUSSED to-day by his mother
Mrs. Mary Harbescn Of No. 81 Wcst
SIXTY ninth street. Mrs. lIarbcson
tearfuiiy told an Evening World re-
porter her son hal been "crratlc' be-
cause of ~ health since he was scri-
Susiy injured twenty years asa In n
luSi fought with a fellow student at
KEEL University. kici. Germany.
Harbeson IL forty-two years old. II.
married. has Ave children and lives In
one OF the show places In Woodcllre.
which his mother bought for him. lie
married q maid In his mothers house.
hold. which for a time caused his fam
lily great distress. Mrs. IIarbeson said
to-day there had never been any rs
arrangement between her son and herE'l'
on account OF the marriage. Mrs. lIar-
be0on Jr. has made a very good wife.
she said. although she believed the
younger woman had not exactly the
temperament TO make her son happy.
Matthew Harbeson. the father. was
divorced from Mrs. llarbeson thirty
years ago. lie lives IN THIS city.
Mrs. Harbcson was not told until TO.
Day Of her sons difficulty. She lmmo-
Glatalv ssartsi e.. "a. Il,p mud 10 ,,.l.
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PENSION BILL PASSED.
Favorable Action by hOWsc az
.,OOO, 900 Appropriation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Thc pension
appropriation bill. carrying about
sl52. OoO. 900, passed the House to-day by
"A vote Of 2i5 to 80. after several South
ern Democrats had demanded a roll call
vote.
~ provision excluding pensioners who
live out OF the Vn!ted states was de-
feated by lc0 to l33. The bill abolishes
seventeen pension agencies which have
boon maintained in different cities.
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HUNDREDS SEE GIRL KILLED,
Passeng.rs an station Platform Sc.
victim Torn indrr Wheels.

GLOUCESTER, y. J. Feb. Miss
Edna Kline, nineteen years old. was de-
capltuted and her body torn to pieces
by a freight train near TIE station here
to-lay The accident was witnessed by
hundreds.
II Us supposed that the = RI slipped ON
tee urd fcll uulcr the train. or that
s|I.iipn drew her under tae NheclS.
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~ D-mnaucn, Chauffeur. rincd.

Thlr,y-thrcc chalncIrs were arraiencI
before Magistrat" k%elnu'han Ia Nurk-
vile Court To-day, vha SEED vita upcr-
atlng automobiles under lYll Licenses
owners Of the cars received notice last
August 20 arrange FOR new licenses >.
Magistrate kernochan fined each chauG-
teur ". The hnes were PAID.
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Oniy One .'BROMO QIININE"
That l. LAAAlIyE HltOMO QulNlSE. Lool Tor
ths signature OF b.. W, GhOyE. u~l the Wos.d
Osr " Ours . COD y oss o0. ~ 20
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Hoods SarsapariHa

IL the medicine IN take u purif!e, the
plond and r'revs the STRENGTH.
In usual liuuid form OF ehocolatod tab.
lets called sarsstabe.
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lied.

eJsG.S ~.
BANKS-On Tuesday. Jan 30, 1919. Jos
EPH, beloved son VI Thomas snd LAss
Anne Banks.
Funeral from late residence. 323 Dast
10Th ST.. Saturday Feb. s. lVI2. 1t 10
a. "a. sharp to ST. Monlca's Church.
taence to GaIvarS.
M'GkkGOk.-On Wednesday morning. Jan.
81, 1917. in W~estchester after a short
illness, HARRIET M'GREGOk. daughter
OF NE lht' Louis McGlesor. III the stxty-
fourth year oi hcr age,
Funeral services al ner residence, 0
W, 18Th ST., and requiem mass on Sat-
urday. morning, Feb, 8, lDl2, at II
O'Clock at the Church OF the Holy Name,
0bth ST, and Amst,rdam ave, Manhat-
Tan. lhieTIIent IA CANARY Cemetery.
BROOKLYN.
ILfNN.-On Feb /, 1912. MARY FLYNN.
at her residence. l2Oi Fulton ~.
Brooklyn.
Funeral Will be held on Saturday. Fab
3. at $50 a. NJ; thence 10 the Church
OF nativity. Madison ST.. near CIasson
ave. Brooklyn, where II solemn reouieu,
mass VIII be held Tor the reposs of ~
soul at 10 y. Nj. Interment Holy Cros,
Cemetery. ~
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BROOklYN.

WORLD WANTS WORK wosp,-s
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Don't Wait

For Spring TO come. bu, begin 70 build IN
your system now hy clra nslnx your blood
OF those Impurities ths, have accumulated
in IL during the wlutcr.
To build M the svs,rm now will help
YOU Through tive sudden changes OF weather
at this season ana VERY hkely save you
from serious sickness later.
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Sec. /. Each school shall be divided into three
divisions, follows:
Division A. High schools-oratory.
Division B. Seventh and Eighth Grades--De-
clamatory
Division G. Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
Grades-Declamatory
Sec. 2. Each school shall be entitled to three
representatives, one for each division asa
Sec. g. Each speaker shall be allowed to choose
his or her own subject, provided that those In
the "A" division shall be oratons and those in
"B" and &c" divisions shall be rectations
Sec. A. The speakers of the County Contest shall
be selected by means of a local contest.
Sec. 5. No speaker shall be allowed to enter
the County, Contest with selection he has previ-
ousy. spoken, except at the local contest.
ARTICLE III.
Sec. l. The County Contest shall be held at
Athena, Oregon, on such date as the Executive
Committee may determine.
ARTICLE Nv.
Sec 1. There shall be a committee of three
competent and disnterested persons appointed to
act as judges. Each member of said committee
shall be elected by a majority vote of the Execu-
tive Committee, and no Judge shall be a resident
of the County.
Sec 2. The committee so selected shall mark
on the following points:
l. Orations.
/. Voice
2. Interpretation Of Selection.
8. Stage Appearance and Gesticuation.
4. Oratorical Effect.
III. Declarations.
1. Voice.
2. Interpretation of Selection
3. Stage Appearance and Gestculations.
4. Rhetorical Effect.
An average of the markings shall then be taken.
The one receiving the highest average shall re-
ceive first prize; the receiving the next high
est average in his or her division shall receive
second prize
ARTICLE ".
All proceedings of the Association shall be gov
erned by Roberts Rules OF Order.
ARTICLE vi.
Any person having won first prize in his or
her division shall be barred from competing In
such division, but may compete in the next higher
division.
ARTICLE VII
The manner OF choosing the order OF speakers
for the final contest shall be by lot, done in the
presence of the committee consisting Of a repre-
sentative from each of the several schools and
the order thus determined shall not be varied
without the unanimous consent of the Executive
Committee.
ARTICLE VIII
The receipts at the gate for the Athletic Contest
and at the door for the Decamatory and Ord-
torcal Contest shall be turned over to the Treas
urer of the Association, provided that moneys
shall be spent unless SO ordered by the President
and the Secretary of the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE TX. f@
All disputes arising shall be settled by the Ex-
ecutive Committee, whose decision shall be final.
ARTICLE X
The Athena Cup which is offered by the Athena
Commercial Association, shall be awarded to the
school permanent trophy. providing the
school wins 1t three consecutive years, and 1t Is
further provided that the school winning the cup
any one year shall retain 1t until the next annual
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day Mr.. Purdy says:
III is hard to believe that such
damage could be inflicted to trees by
snow alone. but the mountaineers tell
me the storm was unaocompanied by
wind and that the great trees were
broken down by the weight Of the
snow alone. It froze to the branches
as 1t fell. not unlike the silver thaw'
of Western Oregon, tut the extent Of
the damage was far greater. There
were areas of considerable extent
where less than half the timber is
left standing. Great trees, three feet
in diameter and more, were
snapped off inst above the base, or
several feet in the air. while others
less deeply rooted we're torn up as il
by cyclone. Others were bent over
into hopeless tangle, never to rise
again. Possibly worst of all is the
mass of broken boughs which have
literally covered the ground. making
the mountain trails impassahle, and
providing yeritable tinder box for
forest confiagrations.
According to Purdy. there is not a
passabls trail left In the forest and
the rangers will have hard task at
the opening of the season. He said
be was compelled to carry an ak with
him ana then to pick his way around
The care ridges as much as possible.
Many trails are pronounced impassa-
BILE even to footmen.
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PREANtBLE.


The purpose of this Association shall be to fos-
ter friendly interscholastc relations among the
various schools Of our County; to arouse and sus-
tain enthusiasm in clean athletic sports under
proper supervision and promote the systematical
development of the physical intellectual and
moral powers of the students generally as neces-
sary preparation for successful life.
ARTICLE L.
Name
The name of this Association shall be the Uma-
tilla County Athletic and oratorical Association.
ARTICLE III.
The Public Schools, Academies and Colleges of
Umatilla County shall be Eligible to membership
in the Association.
ARTTCLEIH
Sec. 1. The officers of this Association shall
consist of a President, "A Secretary and Treas
urer: which officials shall be elected by the Exc
cutive Committee.
Sec 2. The Executive Committee shall consist
of the following members The principals of PEN
dleton High School, Milton High School. Athena
High School, Weston High School, Echo High
ent, and a representative of Pendleton Academy
and Columbia College, Jr.
ARTICLE Nv.
Sec 1. 1t shall be the duty of the President
to preside at all meetings of the Association; to
see that the Constitution and Bylaws are OBJ
served; appoint, unless otherwise stated or order
ed all committees: and call all meetings Of the
Executive Committee.
Sec 2. The Secretary shall keep a correct rec
ord of all meetings of the Association preside at
meetings in the absence of the President; and
make the report of the Executive Committee at
each annual business meeting
Sec. g. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys
of the Association and keep written statement
thereof and he shall make no payments without
written order from the Secretary, countersgned
by the President.
ARTICLE ".
All elections of officers shall be by ballot. A
majority of all votes cast shall constitute choice
The term of office shall be for one year, or until
successor, duly elected, shall assume the duties
OF the office.
ARTICLE vi.
Amendment to Constitution.
Every proposed alteration. amendment or ad-
dition to this Constitution and Bylaws hereunto
annexed, must be handed to the President in writ
ing, who shall publish the same to the Association
and at the next regular meeting 1t may be adopt
ed by at least three votes.
ARTICLE VII.
Suspension OF Bylaws.
Bylaw may be suspended, in case of emer-
gency, by unanimous consent.
BYLAWS.
ARTICLE +.
The order Of business shall be as follows:
/. Call to Order.
2. Reading of Minutes.
8. Report of Standing Committees
4. Report of Special Committees
S. Election of Officers.
6. New Business
Z. Treasurer's Report
8. Adjournment
ARTICLE H.
An annual contest in Oratory and Defamation
shall be held under the jurisdiction of this Asso-
citation, to be governed as follows:
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WILSON LEADS
PENNSYLVANIA
SWEEPING VICTORY IN DEMO
CRATIC PRIMARIES.
Clark Made Best Run in Phil
adelphia Where Every Dis
trict Defeated Him.

Governor Woodrow Wilson won a
sweeping victory in the democratic
primaries In Pennsylvania and the last
doubt that be will be nominated for
president at the Baltimore convention
has disappeared. Advices already
received show that be will have 10
Of the 76 delegates and when The com
plete returns are received it is proba-
BILE that the New Jersey governor will
have the solid delegation of 76 votes.
Sixty-four district delegates were
elected. The convention that will
name tho twelve delegates at large
will be controlled by Wilson men, by
more than two-thiIds majority.
The CLARK ticket seemed to make
its best run in Philadelphia where It
met decisive defeat in every district.
Every effort Of the interests thnt are
lighting Governor Wilson could not
avail to obscure the issue or decei We
the democratic voters of Pennsylvania.
The machine politicians with their
triple alliance were unable to master
even a respectable strength byspooling
the fortunes Of all three OF their can
didates. Clark. Harmon and Under
wood.
VIM. Randolph Hearst. who is
backing Speaker CLARK. in bis efforts
10 make himself boss Of. the national
democracy was unatle to make bis
intrignes effective in the Keystone
state.
The special interests that are fight
Ing Wilson, because they respect bic
sincerity and know what o practical
man be is, all did their best but they
were unable to throttle the voice of
the progressive democrats in the phi
mary.
Governor Wilson Is as yet the only
democratic candidate who has as
mauy as three delegates instructed fol
him except BY the candidates own
home state Or by some state immedi-
ately contiguous to 1t.
Speaker CLARK has the vote of Mis-
souri,. bis homs. that OF the adjoining
state Of Illinois. and be has won a'par-
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SNOW DESTROYS BIG TREES
Winter Makes Havoc in Wenaha For
rest Reserve.

mot 10 all my life have l seen
suoh havoc wrought to forest in
any country by a snow storm as 10
now visible In The WeDaha national
Forest" says s. w. Pnfdy. official
cougar hunter for the Oregon fish and
game commission. Purdy has just re-
turued from a successful trip about
the headwaters of the Umatilla river.
The storm of which he spoke occurred
late In February. but as the snow Ia
only disappearing sufficiently to permit
Of travel In the mountains. the full
effect is Just becoming apparent. In
the Walla Walla Bulletin Of yester-
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follows.
First place five points.
Second place three points
Third place one point
Sec, 4 Each school Is allowed two contestants
in each event
Sec. 5. Each contestant shall have been a
bonafide student for at least three months di-
recty preceding the meet provided further that
he shall not have been dropped at any time dur
ing the two weeks Immediately preceding the
meet.
Sec 8. There shall be gold and silver
medal awarded for first and second places res
spectively In each division of declamatory and
oratory
Sec = The names Of all contestants In Ath-
letics and Oratory shall be sent to the Secretary
OF the Executive Committee, at least ten days be-
fore the Meet, after which time no contestant
shall be admitted, except by special action of the
Executive Committee. Entries must be accom-
panied by a signed statement Of the Principal
certifying that the contestants are eligible under
these Bylaws
Sec. 8. There shall be meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee on Saturday evening immedi-
atey after the contest for the purpose Of settl-
ing all business
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tial victory In the two adjoining
states of Kansas and Oklahoma. Two
votes in Wisconsin comprise the tal-
ance Of this strength.
Governor Marshall and Governor
Burke have the delegates from their
own states of Indiana and North
Dakota.
Governor Harmon and Chairman
Underwood have no INSTRUCTED dele
gates.
Governor Wilson's instructed voters
are in Oklahoma in the southwest,
in Wisconsin in the middle west and
Pennsylvania in the east. He also is
the second choice by definite instruc-
tions of the deleagtes from Kansas and
North Dakota. showing that these
western states after making allowance
for local pride are in reality Wilson
states.
With the sweeping victory scored In
the Pennsylvania primaries Saturday.
Governor Woodrow Wilson took the
lead in the convention race for the
demorcatic presidential nomination.
The seventy votes of Pennsylvania
democracy which were given the New
jersey executive In a popular voting
contest are the largest number yet ac-
corded any Of the candidates by Gin
gle state
Governor Wilson's strength in the
Baltimore convention Is now repre-
sented by J42 votes. The states that
are known as Wilson territory are just
now beginning to act in the actual
election of delegates and She delegates
column In favor of the New Jersey ex-
ecutiye will continue to receive large
aocessions. The Wilson strength to-
day Is represented as follows: Penn
sylvaDia tinstruoted), 10; Wisconsin
(instructed.) 81; Oklahoma (instruct-
ed). 10; Maine. suninstructed but con-
ceded, 8; Kansas (second choioe). 30;
North Dakota (second oboice), 10;
total, 142.
Speaker Clarke has 107 delegates.
Governor Marshall has thirty and
Governor Harmon one. The unin-
strncted and non committee delegates
number 104.
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ANNUAL PICNIC
COMES HERE
~--4----------
FARMERS ANNUAL EVENT SAT-
URDAY JUNE /.
County Meeting of Farmers
Union VIII BE Held Here
Next Saturday.

The Annual Farmers' Picnic will be
held in Athena this year. The date
selected for holding the big yearly
event is Saturday. June 1. However,
the question Of holding the picnic two
days is aaid to be under consideration
now. and 1t may be that the gather
ing will be here for two days. begin
ming Friday, May 81 aud ending Sat
urday, June l..
On Saturday. April az, a county
meeting of the Farmers Cooperative
Union, which will be attended by
the county and state officials Of the
Union, will be held in this city and
at this meeting the llnal arrangements
fer holding the picnio will be made
and it will be definitely settled wheth-
or or not there will be two days or one
day picnic.
Athena's favorable location and her
splendid park facilities easily won tha
picnic. At the county meeting In
Pendleton Saturday. the invitations
extended Ly ths Athena Commercial
Association and the city authorities
were considered and personal invita-
tion by Mayor Koontz was extended.
These invitations were favorably con.
sidered but no definite action was
taken until this week, when the word
came that the Union had decided TO
hold the picnic here.
The first picnic to be held In Athena
after the CITY had acquired the park
was that OF the Farmers Union. It's
first annual event. Ii was attended
by large crowds aud wass sSuccessfuI
from every standpoint.
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All these students have been work
ing diligently for some time and have
had excellent training In presenting
their selections. A splendid program
is assured and large audience will
be greatly appreciated by students and
teachers.
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FARMERS RAP SINGLE TAX
Executive Board of COOPERATIVE I'm
ion Go On Record.

Declaring that the single tax amend
ment If adopted by the people of Ore
gon at the fall election would legis-
late the farmers Of the state off their
farms and put them out OF the busi.
ness. the executive board of the Farm
ers' Union of the state met In Pendle-
ton says the East Oregonisn, aud de-
oided to put all Of the machinery OF
their organization at work in an effort
to defeat the proposed measure.
The members in attendance at the
meeting were President Fred Krusow
of Grass Valley, W. NJ. Waterman Of
Vase county J. D. Brown of ArliDg-
ton w. s. Doherty of Haines and u.
s. Norris of La Grande.
Tbe meeting was called for the es-
peoial purpose Of discussing the single
tax aud its relation TO the farming in
dEstry aud the discussion revealed the
fact that there was unanimous opin-
on that the Henry George theory con-
tilutes menace to the homes OF the
agricultural population. According
to one member of the committee there
is not single member of the Farmers'
Union 10 the state who favors the
single tax.
A travelling man entertained num-
Der of friends with feats in leger-
demain yesterday afternoon. He man
ipulated several clever tricks to the
amusement of oulookere.
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Celebrate JuIy 4fb7

Several years have goue by since
Athena celetated the glorious Fourth
OF July and there Is some talk of eel
ebrating this year. There was to have
been meeting of the Commercial
Association Wednesday evening, for
the purpose of discussing the matter,
but only few members were present.
and the question was left to be settled
at future meeting.
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ATHLETIC AND
0RATOR|CAL meet
SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN
ATHENA APRIL 27
Local Oratorical Contest To-
night in Which IS Pupils Are
to Participate.

A special meeting of the Executive
Committee OF the Umatilla County
Athletic and Oratorioal Association
was held in this city last Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Joel Davis of Weston
and Mr.. W. W. Wiley Of Athena
were chosen President and Secretary,
respectively. The committee decided
to hold the ANIMAL track meet at
the City Park in this city on Saturday,
April ~. 1t was further decided to
hold the Oratorical contest at the
Christian church on the evening of
the same day. The secretary was in.
strnoted TO communicate with Pres.
ident Penrose Of Whitman College,
in regard to securing three competent
persons from that institution to serve
as judges of the Oratorical Contest.
All members of the executive com-
mittee expressed themselves as be-
lieving that there would be very suc-
oessful meet this year. The CONNER
cial Association of this city has ex-
pended considerable amount of mon-
ey In repairing the track and other
wise improving the grounds In the
city park. Everything will be in
readiness when tie hundreds Of stu
dents arrive here from other county
points. and Athena citizens will, for
the third consecutive year. have tho
honor to turn over the keys OF the
city to the brightest and best speoi-
mems Of young manhood OF which this
county can boast
A local oratorioal contest 10 which
about fifteen representatives will par
ticipate is announced for this evening
at 500 O'Clock In the Christian
church. The Athena Band will play
several mum bers. and Miss Romig will
sing. TIE winner in each division
will represent this school in the conn-
ty contest. The following students
will participate and will present the
selections given:
DIVISION A.
San Appeal to Arms" Patrick Henry
0lCuu Guuiof.
"John Adams and the Declaration
of Independence" Webster
Floyd Payne.
death of Lafayette" S. s. Prentiss
Merna DePeatt.
DIVISION B.
"sparticus to the Gladiators at
Capua" Kellogg
Tom Cation.
''The Polish Boy Stephens.
Ruby Bannister,
"The Baron's Last Banquet, Greene
Pauline Myrick.
"a Ballad Of the Fleet" Tennyson.
Lawson Booher.
sDIvISION @.
Columbus" Joaquin Miller
Zola Keen.
'sThe Leap of the Roushan Beg"
Longfellow
Henry Koepke.
Hearts Ease"
vernita Watts.
"Prior to Bellies Beau"
Eyangeline Fix.
"The New Brother"
Areta Littlejohn
"Krinken," Eugene Field,
Belle Pambrun.
"Little Gustava." Celia Thaxter
Savannah Smith.
"a Boy Song" James Hogg
George Kidder.
All these students have been work
ing diligently for some time and have
had excellent training in presenting
their selections. A splendid program
is assured and large audience viii
be greatly appreciated by students ant
teachers.
J. -. II
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CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF COUNTY ATHLETIC AND 0aTORGAL ASSOCIATION

Contest. The school winning the largest number
of points in the Athletic Meet shall be awarded
the Cup for the following year. In addition to the
foregoing a separate prize will be awarded to the
winning grammar school.
ARTICLE XI.
The annual Athletic Meet shall be held under
the jurisdiction of this Association. to be gov
erned as follows:
divisions as follows:
Division A. High Schools.
Division b. Seventh and Eighth Grades,