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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-04
SUFFERED |
EvERY7H|
For Fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgin, Ill.-"After fourteen years of
suffering everything from female COM

plants, l am at laSI
restored to health.
I" l employed the
b e t doctors and
even went to the
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no help for
me. But while TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams V e G. table
Compound / began
to improve and |
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-04

Coal and wood delivered promptly
the Union City Ice & Coal Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-10-04

Green tomatoes for sale at so cents
ser bushel. Call phone 55S.
HERMAN DIETREL, JR.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
SHOT At A RABBIT, SAYS NOSE
But George Sheard Says Bullets Whis-
tied Near Him and Causes Arrest.

On allegations charging Moses Tay-
Tor with shooting at him, while at th Q
Taylor ranch last Friday, George
Sheard appeared before the district
attorney at Pendleton Monday and
caused the warrant to be issued for
Taylor's arrest. He had preliminary
hearing before Justice PaTkes, at PEN
dleton yesterday and was bound
over to appear before the grand jury.
Taylor alleges there is nothing to
the charges. claiming that he shot
three times at jaokrabbit, and that
Sheard became unnecessarily fright
ened and left the place without der
rick fork which he and Taylor's son.
William, were after, at a haystaok
located in an exactly opposite direction
from the RABBIT, at which he shot.
Sheard's story of the shooting is
entirely different from Taylor's ac-
count. He says he went to the Taylor
place after derrick fork owned bv
Joe Key; that Taylor abused his IA
ther and mother to him. told him to
take tbs fork and keep off the place;
that he. accompanied by Bill Taylor.
went 10 the haystack to secure the
fork and, that while SO doing Nose
Taylor came out Of the house with a
gun and commenced firing and the
bullets whistled close to him and that
Bill Taylor shouted to his father to
the shooting commenced he lost no
time in getting to bis rig in the road
and driving off.
Taylor alleges the charge that he
was shooting at Sheard is preposterous
10 face Of the fact that his son was
with Sheard at the time and shooting
in that direction would have entailed
as much danger to him as it would to
Sheard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
MORE TIME FOR RATES WEST
Railroads Extend Spring ColOnist Pc.
ri0d to 46 Days.

Owing to the unusual preliminary
demands from homeseek ers for ln-
formation on the Northwest. the
transcontinental railroads will extend
the Spring oolonist period over a pc
riod of 46 days this year instead of 30
days as formerly. says the Oregonian.
The Transoontinental Passenger AS.
sociation, in session in Chicago. deoid-
ed to grant the extra length of time
to accommodate the heavy volume Of
business sure to result from the per-
sistent publicity campaign conducted
by the railroads and the various
communities of the Northwest.
The first announcement that a de-
cision had been reached was con.
tanned in message received by a. d.
Charlton, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Northern Pacific, from
A. NJ. Cleland of st. Paul, general
passenger agent. Later in the day
other roads In the city were advised.
The oDe-way rates to Portland and
other points in the Northwest that
may apply from March to April 10
inclusive on all roads operating to
tho Pacific Coast will be-
From Chicago. $33; from st. Louis.
$3l from st. Paul. Minneapolis. Du-
lutb Kansas City. Omaha, st. Joseph
and Missouri river common points.
$25. with correspondingly low rates
from points east Of Chicago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Boston,s Winter and Summer.

Nearly all visitors to Boston, II they
do not see it, are told of the place
where one may "step from Winter into
Summer or from Summer into Winter
at any time of the year without giving
a thought to bis clothing" This may
be done at the point where Washing
, ton street interseets the street which
is Winter" on one side and Summer"
on the other. A guide was enlarglng
on this bit Of humor to visitor from
New York few days ago, but was
not rewarded by the smile which the
Winter and Summer joke usually calls
forth. That's nothing" said the New
Yorker, "but what is really funny here
is to see the entrance to the under
ground railway marked The Eleya-
tor New York Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
PENSION BILL IS INTRODUCED
Indian War Veterans MAY at Last
Come Into Their Own.

Throughout the West there are men
whose hairs are whitened by the SHOWS
of many winters. who have waited
patiently and long for some reoogni.
tion from government sources In REQ.
ompense for arduous service given Ia
defense of this Western country
against the onslaughta Of Indian tribes
In the early days.
In nearly every community men are
to be found who not only gave their
time in fighting Indians. but gave
freely Of their stock and In many in-
stances the Indian wars caused them
to sacrifice their frontier homes.
Pension bills for the benefit of In
dian war veterans have from time to
time been introduced in Congress but
nothing Of consequence has resulted.
However, bill is now before con-
gress which has reasonable assurance
of passage. The Press has received
the following information:
"The Order Of National Indian War
Veterans tinoorporated) with head
quarters at Denver. Colorado call the
attention of all United States ex.
soldiers TO the fact that the bill pen
sioning the men who fought against
hostile Indians on the frontiers be-
tween the years 1865 and 1890. has
been re-introdueed In Congress, and
the prospect of its passage at this
session is more than favorable. All
men eligible to this order are request
ed to at once communicate with the
national secretary of the order.
&C. r. Hauser,
"272l Gilpin Street,
Denver. Colorado.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
How Watches Vary,

Theoretically, says jeweler. the
best watches of today are perfect, but
actually they both gain and lose time
every day Even If the good watch
does not vary one second at the end
Of the twenty-four hours, the expert
insists, 1t has both gained and lost In
that time. If 1t is wound in the morn
ing 1t runs fast and toward the next
morning runs slow. thus equalizing
the time. He says the best watches
should be wound twice day and then
at only two-thirds of the capacity Of
the handspring. thus preventing either
binding or extremes of strong or weak
ened spring. The balance wheel was
expected to equalize differences of
handspring tension, but really this Is
not the case to what is called perfec-
tion.--New York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
A STATE WIDE
FARM MOVEMENT
FORMATION OF SCHOOLS INTO
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.
Pupils Will Be Interested in
Special Courses Merit to Be
Awarded Suitable Prizes.

OF State Superintendent Alderman q
plan to divert the rising generation
Eaok to the soil by creating an inter
est for agriculture in the minds of the
school pupils Of the state, the Port.
lanu Oregonian says:
This project was carried out as a
county movement in Yamhill county
during Mr.. Alderman's inoum benoy
as county superintendent there, and
be has now practically perfected ar
rangements for the formation Of a
society 10 every school district in The
state.
1t is proposed to divide each district
into two GLASSES of competitors, one to
be composed of boys and girls under
IL years of age, and the other composed
OF pupils between the ages of IL and
20 years. All will be formed into
Que organization to te called the Ag
rioultural Society of - School, -
County, giving the proper name Of
school and county, and each society to
be perfected by the election OF a
president. vice president. secretary
and treasurer.
The competition will be open to the
exhibit at the equity or district fairs
this fall for all classes of agricultural
products as we'll as poultry and hogs
raised by the members Of these sooie.
ties, ard prizes wi be offered of suf-
icient import. it is hoped. to make
the competitions keen and exciting.
After the exhibits have teen passed
upon at the various fairs. the exhibits
taking premiums or prizes will be
sent to the State fair at Salem.
AT the State fair there will be a
separate and special building devoted
to these exhibits, and the prizes there
will be large and varied, the State
Agricultural Society having started
the movement with an, appropriation
of $1,000 for this purpose.
1t is proposed to get the county
prizes by donations of cash and mer-
chandies from the various merchants,
bankers and other public-spirited Cit
izens of the communities. In every
case where the subject has been
hroaohed by Superintendent Alderman
the citizens have assured him that
many valuable and useful premiums
will be pledged. and considera BILE sums
of money as we'll.
The organization of the various so-
oieties will be in the hands of the
County superintendents and their
deputies. Under our present laws
each school has to be visited as often
as once in six weeks. Hence, the
superintendent will have two meet
ings between now and the close of the
svhool year, with the various societies,
and 1t is to te expected that they will
create great interest among the sohol-
ars before the close of school next
Spring.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
| TEN MILES MORE
Of MACADAM ROAD
COUNTY WILL EXTEND PERMA-
NEAT ROADS THIS YEAR.
Organized Effort Would Sc
cure This Improvement For
Athena-P Pendleton Road.

1t is understood that the County
Court oontemplates building ten miles
of permanent road. similar to the
Athena Weston highway. this year.
The location Of the proposed new road
is not announced at this time hut
from the fact that the only roadway
of this character in the county has
been constructed between Pepdleton
and Weston, it is but logical that the
Court may be interested in filing up
the gap before directing attention to
other localities.
There is a half mile stretch of mac
adam road just east Of Pendleton built
several years ago on the Pendleton
Adams highway. which thoroughfare
continues on through Athena and
Weston to Milton.
By proper agitation, sufficient in
terest should be shown in the matter
to cause the County Court to favor
the Wild Horse road with permanent
improvement from Pendleton this
way toward Adams.
The Wild Horse road is one of the
worst in the county during the wet
season and the only thing that will
reclaim it is macadamization. The
material for maoadam construction is
convenient along this highway to a
point near Adams.
1t is understood that the future
macadamizing of roads in the county
will be provided for with county funds
the cooperative plan under which the
Athena Weston road was constructed
not being satisfactory to the county
court. '''s
Athena should take immediate ac-
tion ia this matter and by ) mass
meeting or through the Commercial
Association, 60 on record as favoring
the proposed permanent road work Of
this year by the county. to be applied
on the Wild Horse road leading from
Pendletcn to Adams. The sooner
action is taken, the Eetter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Game Protection Fund.


Umatilla county contributed to the
fish and game protection fund for the
year of 1911, $2832 in Licenses and
$237. 80 in GDes and penalties, Only
six other counties in the state contrib
uted sums 10 excess Of this amount
with Mnltnomah county in the lead
with sl6. 678.46 for fees and $548.48
for fines and penalties. The total
amount of licenses. fines and penalties
for the year of 1911 amount to $780,
618.25. There 9as balance on hand
in this fund from all counties Of the
state on January 1911. Of 1894. 06
making a grand total Of $l4l, ,382.3l.
During the year there was expended
from this fund total of sos, 1870. 40,
leaving in the hands Of the state trea-
surer at the present time $85, ,561.9f.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
BUYING A TURNER.
How Ono Of The Painters Favorites
Came to America.

Came to America.
In Henry Stevens "Recollections Of
Mr. Lenox" is given his version Of the
purchase Of a Turner by this gentle
man about 1S47," without any title or
description of the picture, but which is
apparently the "Staffa, Fingal's Cave,'
stated In the catalogue to have been
bought from the artist fGAAfr. Lenox
by Mr.. Leslie in August, 1916"
O. R. Leslie had been instrumental
In securing for the New York collector
a number of paintings, and on this oc-
casion received from him sight draft
on Barings for $500. requesting him
to be so good as to purchase of his
friend, Mr.. Turner, the best picture by
him he could get for the money" Tur-
ner's grumpy reply" was to the effect
that he had no pictures to sell to Amer
cans, that his works were not adapted
to their commercial and money grub.
bing tastes and that Leslie had better
go elsewhere.
On sight of the draft however, he
became somewhat Modified, finally
turned around a small picture stand
ing on the floor against the wall and
said: There, let Mr.. Lenox have that.
It is one of my fayorites. He is gen.
tleman, and I retract. Will that suit
you, Mr.. LeslieT"
Mr.. Lenox was at first sight not
much pleased with his purchase, and
SO notified Leslie, but he soon wrote
Leslie to burn his first letter: IT have
now looked into my Turner, and 1t is
oil that I could desire."- "-Scribner's
Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
WALTER PIERCE TO
OPPOSE BOURNE
WELL KNOWN DEMOCRAT an
NOUACES HIS CANDIDACY.
Owner of Hot Lake Win
Make One of His Character
istic Hot Campaigns.

Walter M. Pierce Of Hot LAKE will
be candidate for the Democratic
domination for United States senator
next April. Announcements his am
bition was made in the Portland Jour
nal Saturday.
"I intend to file my declaration as
candidate for United States senator
in few days with the secretary Of
state. = said Mr.. Pierce. 81 shall
also announce the platform upon
which I will ask the Democrats Of the
state to nominate me and the people
to elect me.
4 shall first OF all stand for the ad-
vanoement Of the commercial interests
OF Oregon, believing that with proper
laws and watchfulness, Portland will
become the New York. of the Pacific
coast. l am In favor OF free tolls for
the Panama canal. at least for Amer
loan Ahipping. / favor revision of
the tariff, the direct primary and the
initiative and referendum.
81 will speak throughout the stare
Eefore the primaries. explaining my
ideas on national questions and ad-
vooat;ng progressive measures. My
formal announcement will outline my
platform In detail"
MT. Pierce Is one of the best known
democrats In eastern Oregon. and has
a wide acquaintanceship throughout
the state. His friends say he will
roll up a big vote in eastern Oregon
and will also get strong support 10
Portland and the western end of the
state. They declare be is the ideal
candidate against Bourne. as he is
strong In the country districts. where
Bourne has always gathered his chief
strength.
He won a reputation as an original
advocate Of the election of United
States senator's by the people when
Fulton was chosen 10 1908. AT the
preceding election a preference vote
had been taken. In which 7. 7. Geer,
the Republican candidate. led over
the Democratic nominee, @. e. s.
Wood and Pierce urged the Democrats
In the legislature to vote for Geer,
not, az he said, because be loved Geer,
but because the people had spoken.
As the owner of Hot Lake. the larg.
est health resort in Oregon. Pierce
has large investment in Union coun-
ty. He also has extensive farming
interests, dealing largely In cattle.
hogs and grain. His announcement is
expected to create q stir in Demo
cratic orioles being the Hrst positive
declaration among the many who
have teen discussed. and. the only
eastern Oregon man In prospect.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
TRIALS IN ITALY.
Criminal Court Methods There Utterly
Different From Ours.

Dinerent From ours.
Criminal court trials In Italy are con-
Quoted under very simple system,
though utterly different from the sys-
tenn which governs procedure in Amer
ican or English courts. says an ex-
change.
The trial takes place before three
judges and Jury, to which are added
a certain number of extra jurors, who
are sworn and are present in court to
hear the testimony and are held ready
to take the place In the jury box Of
any Juror who may in the course Of
the trial be incapacitated from further.
service. The dispositions of all the
witnesses have been taken in writing
and signed before the trial begins.
Each Of the Judges hasa copy Of these
before him. The prosecutor and the
counsel for the accused furnish to the
court a list Of the witnesses they de-
sire called, and these ere all summon
ed by the court, which has power to
PUNISH uOudLleuuauce.
The first thing that happens when
the trial begins is the questioning Of
the accused by the presiding justice.
In Italy, as in most of continental Eu-
rope, a man accused of crime is con-
sidered by the law to be the very best
witness to his own guilt or innocence
In England and America the accused
need not testify unless he chooses. In
Italy he is the first and most impor-
tant witness.
The accused is allowed the widest
scope in defending himself. He has
right to tell his own story In his
own way, to offer anything he can In
the way of justification or palliation.
Even hearsay evidence Is admissible.
The judge has absolute discretion as
to what testimony may be received
and what excluded, and any judge
who exercised this discretion unfairly
would he an object of execration. Bias
on the part Of one Judge is possible,
but there are always the other two
judges on the bench with him, and
they are perfect check against un-
fairness.
When the accused has given his tes-
timony he, Is confronted personally
with his accuser. The accuser is nec-
essarily the principal witness against
him. Strictly speaking, the prisoner
has no right to interrupt his accuser
while the latter is telling his story,
but in practice the judges permit 1t,
and the conformation sometimes be-
comes three cornered debate between
accuser; accused and Judge, the latter
giving the accused the widest leeway
to demonstrate his innocence. Case
and Comment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
PendIeton Poultry Show.

Over 500 thoroughbred chickens
have been growing and oaokling at
the Umatilla- Morrow county poultry
show In Pendleton this week. Nearly
a hundred entries were made In the
competition for prizes, and the best
stock in the Northwest is on exhibition.
The birds were scored by Miller
Puryis, one Of the best known poultry
judges in the west. Special evening
programs. consisting of vocal and in
strumental music was an interesting
feature of entertainment, furnished
by local organizations of Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Nothing Like Optimism.

There's nothing like optimism. Arm
ed with its breastplate. fitted with its
rose colored spectacles, you can with
stand any pessimistic foe. see any
rainbow Of hope. These thoughts were
forced upon a friend Of ours who was
waiting on the corner for his wife
the other afternoon. Minutes. hours,
passed and she came not. An opti.
mistic friend Joined him and shared
his vigil.
look again and see IL Theodore
isn't coming begged the husband.
mo. don't see her YETI answered
the optimist cheerily. but have cour.
age The women who are coming
along the street look more and more
like her eyery minute" '~A 49,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
entertainment AND SOCIAL
Splendid Program and Basket Social to
Be Given by School Friday Evening.

The first entertainment given by
the Athena public school this season
will take place at Lodge Hall next
Friday evening, February 2. when a
basket social will he given for the
benefit of the High School Athletic
Association.
An excellent program. in charge Of
Miss Katherine Romig. teacher of
voice and oral expression, will be
prominent feature of the entertain :
ment. The citizens OF Athena and vi
cinity are cordially invited to attend
the entertainment. The baskets will
be sold to the highest bidders. Th o
program is as follows:
/. Chorus. grades 9 and 2
(a) echo Song" Schubert
(E) "A Remembrance of Au-
tumn" Edmunds
2. Rec. Savannah Smith. Sd grade
"Pfetty Is that Pretty Does." Carey
8. Reo Ruth Diokenson. 10th grade
"Pied Piper of Hamlin" Browning
4. Vocal solo. Merna DePeatt, 9th g.
Selected
3. REQ. Floyd Payne. 1lth grade
"The Old Man and Jim Riley
8. Vocal solo. Miss Katherine Romig
ta)"Liko unto Flower" Schnmann
(b) "lrish Love Song' Lang
REQ. Evangeline Fix. 9th grade
THE Night Wind" Eugene Field
8 Rec. Neva Forrest. 10th grade
1.-THE Courtin Lowell
o. Vocal solo, Miss Velma Wilkinson
Selected.
10. REQ. George Winship. 18th grade
"The Vagabonds" Trow bridge
IL. Chorus grades and 4
(a) Sin Shadow Town" Mclaughlin
(b) "The Dustman'' Brahms
----------------------------------
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Montana Stock Conditions.

Bob Adams, we'll known stock
dealer of Pendleton. informs the Live
Wire that stock conditions in Mon-
tana are lamentable. He recently
spent ten days In that state. He pull
chased 20 carloads of cattle there
which he shipped to this county to be
fattened for market. On account of
the deep snow and severe weather,
cattle and sheep dependent on the
range for feed will perish by the
thousands. The snowfall on some of
the ranges of Montana and Wyoming
has reached a depth of two feet max
ing 1t impossible for stock to dig feed
from under the 10y crust.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
The Church, Couch.

OF oil coughs the church cough Is
the most difficult to check, and It Is
almost as contagious as yawning. The
late Mr.. Haweis practically cured his
Marylebone congregation Of coughing
during the service. He used to an
nounce an interval for coughing with
a polite request to those who found
this insufficient to go outside. There
is a somewhat similar practice In the
Russian army-the nose blowing drill
which Is performed BY the whole
regiment at n signal from the colonel.
And no soldier dares sneeze at any
other time London Spectator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Spokane at Walla WaIIa.

The Spokane Northwestern League
ball team will come to Walla Walla
on March Ia to begin spring training.
Thirty men will report tor workout on
the team, including four catchers.
seventeen pitchers. seven infelders
and four outfielders. Ostdeik, Willis,
Kraft, Zimmerman, and Melchoir are
names familiar to local fans but the
remaining personnel of the Spokane
team are new men and Youngsters
who are breaking into fast company.
The Spokane team will train In the
Garden City for four weeks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Dissolution Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Fl, A. Bundy and Carl Chris
tiaD, doing business under the firm
name of Bundy q Christian. has been
this day by mutual oopsent. dissolved.
Il. A. Bundy continuing the business
and assuming the obligations and in
debtedness Of said firm. All accounts
due the firm are TO be paid to Carl
Christian. Dated at Athena. Oregon,
this 10th day of january, 1912.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-26
Tho Old Order passeth.

What has become of the old fash
Toned man who was about to solve
the problem of perpetual motion?
And where Is the old fashioned wo-
man who wore gloves that reached
only halfway to the end Of her fingers?
Can anybody furnish Information
concerning the whereabouts Of the old
fashioned boy who wore mittens which
were fastened to a long strlng?-Chi-
cago Record Herald.