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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Good Company. Good plays.

-
The Merchants Carnival at the
Opera house has teen attracting large
audiences this week. The Manion-
Clamon Players comprise good com-
pany Of ladies and gentlemen, and
they are putting on good plays. Their
popularity with the theater- going
public has increased with each nights
performance. Tonight al exception
ally strong play, "Tho Girl From
Keswick's." will call for the full cast.
This play is the leader in the reper-
toiIe. and for its production special
scenery is carried. Tomorrow after.
noon a Matinee will be given. the play
being one especially adapted for the
enjoyment Of the school children.
This company is one that certainly
pieases.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
THE new REGISTRATION Law
Citizens League Sends Out Informa-
tiOn to Voters.

The Oregon Citizens Educational
Leagne sends out the following in
formation relative to the new regis
tration law:,
"The new state law on registration.
with which all persons must comply
tefore they can vote at the special
referendum election of November 4,
is not well understood by large per-
centage Of the Oregon voters. Women
especially are unused to the ways OF
man made political laws, and women
will get their HTst chance to vote on
state measures on November 4. Here
is the how and where and when of
registration under the new law:
WheIe-Tha office Of the County
Clerk of each voters county. When
ANY time before October 20. The
chow" is not complicated at all. At
the office of the county clerk the
would be voter is asked the color OF
eyes. shade of hair, length of resi-
dence In the state and one or two
other points. These are made part of
"a permanent record. The citizsn
signs this record In several places and
copy of ii is sent him, and this copy
constitutes a permanent certificate of
registration. The voter will not there
after have to register unless the place
Of residence is changed.
"At the bottom of this certificate of
registration are several blank lines,
apparently calling for signatures as to
notification. These do not have to
te filed out; disregard them. They
are merely In case Of dispute at some
election oveI Identification.
"At this special referendum cleo
tion un November 4, FIVE state mea-
sures will be up for action: A kill
appropriating $780, 900 for a new ad-
ministration and classroom building
for the University Of Oregon; till
appropriating $4,000 for repairs and
additions to four other buildings at
the University of Oregon; the steriliz-
alton act; the county attorney act the
workmens' compensation act.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
"FemaIes.n

Our woman words have all expert.
enced vicissitudes of fortune. "Fe-
male" like the rest, has had its day.
Chaucer introduced 1t under the guise
Of "femelle" and Shakespeare used 1t
few times instead Of woman" But
1t was the early novelists who clothed
1t with respectability by making all
their women females" So exceed
ingly respectable had it become In the
time of DR.. Johnson that Fanny Bur.
ney called the princess royal "the sec
ond female in the kingdom" Even so
late as the publication of Tennyson's
Princess" Mrs. Browning was able to
write with perfect propriety that the
poem dealt with "a university attend
ed by females" Then decadence set
In till now no shred OF respectability
Is left to it.-London Standard
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
GOVERNOR WEST FEARS OREGON MAY
STAND TO LOSE BIG sum OF 100000

ed. The loans amount to only one
third of the value Of the land. Mr..
Kay said be was willing to foreclose
at any time.
Governor West insisted that action
be- taken at once. in view Of the law
passed at the last session of the leg :
islature, which annuls the debts after
ten years. aud the clerk was notified
to inform the property owners that
they make renewal of the loans at
once or be subject to foreclosure.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
ssWet Coyoteo Dead.

The East Oregonian reports that
Wet Coyote. widely known full blood
Indian of the Umatilla reservation,
was found dead beside haystack on
the reservation Tuesday morning. He
was between the Claud Grow and
William Enright ranches. The cause
Of the Indians death is not clearly
known, but it may have been caused
by heart failure CT to iDfirmity due
to old age. He was about so years
old. A report is current to the effect
be had been upon drunk. However,
Deputy Agent Barber. who has been
handling the matter for the govern
ment 10 the absence of Major Swartz-
lander who is in Portland, says he
does not think ths Indian was drink
ing man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
A Salem dispatch says that 500. 600

A Salem dispatch says that 800. 600
is due the state as loans from the
school fund on farms was announced
at meeting of the State La nd Board
Tuesday. Announcement also was
made that under law passed at the
recent session Of the legislature, un-
less the money is paid on or before
January next. it shall te presumed
to te paid and it will be lost to the
state.
Governor West tried 10 throw the
blame for the money not having been
collected on State Treasurer Kay. but
In this he failed, for the law clearly
specifies that the State Land Board
shall DO responsible for its collection.
Governor West called attention to SEQ
tion 1915, Lords Oregon Laws, which
says that all loans from the common
school fund "shall be made for per-
iod of one year; provided that in case
the interest is promptly paid and the
security remains unin,paired, the
Board may, in its discretion. permit
the loan to stand for period of not
longer than ten years"
The governor then announced that
an examination of the record revealed
there were about 100 mortgages Gov
eTing loans from :he common school
fund 10 the custody of the state treas
urer which are past the ten-yaar peri
cd provided by law. He admitted that
the time which the loans should have
been permitted to stand was wholly
under the control of the Board. but
intimated the state treasurer had been
dsreliot in not reporting them.
MIR. Key said complete reports had
teen made to the Board and that it
was customary to be lanient with the
borrowers. All Of them, he ex-
plsined. had ceen notified that they
must pay what they owe. and the at
torneys of the various counties repre-
senting the Board had been notified to
bring suit. He said it had not been
the purpose Of the Board to work hard
ships on the land owners. for in all
cases the state was amply safeguard
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Malarkey Not Running.

81 am not candidate for the Unit.
ed States Senate. nor do ! intend to
become candidate" says Dan j.
Malarkey, president Of the state sen
ate. Mr.. Malarkey said he could not
conceive how the report got started.
"It is utterly without foundation
be said. 81 have not even considered
becoming candidate. For the next
few years at least. | intend to prao-
tioe law rather than politics. / am
much more interested in providing for
my family thai q / am In chasing the
willo'- the wisp Of political ambi-
tioD. -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
WILLIAM K. WALL
SUDDENLY TAKEN
STRICKEN WITH PARAL iSIS AND
LASTS But few HOURS.
That He Was Seriously Ill,
Known to But Comparatively
Few Throughout Town.

The death of W. K. Wall came as a
shock to this community Monday
morning. when the old gentleman
passed away at his home in this city
after a few hours of aff1iotion with
paralysis.
That he was ill. was known to a
comparatively few in the city and the
announcement of his death reached
many tefore word Of his illness. MIR.
Wall had been in good health until
two years ago when he suffered par
tial stroke OF paralysis which left him
enfeebled. Sunday afternoon he had
another stroke. which was followed
by another few hours later, and he
passed away at 9:25 q. m. Monday.
He was a faithful member Of the
Christian church and was senior vice
commander OF Gettysburg Post, q.
A. r. This funeral services were
held In the Christian church and his
remains laid to rest in the Athena
cemetery on October z. A. M. Meldrum
offioia ating. he leaves a widow and
four grown sons to mourn his depar-
ture. The entire community enters
into sympathy with the sorrowing
family.
William Ketohum Wall was born In
Noblesville, Ind. December 6, 1914.
When boy OF II summers he an
swered the call of his country and en-
listed August rs, 1861. in the seth
Indiana Volunteers at Ofarksville.
Ind. He marched aud fought side
by side with his father under the
leadership of the brave Fitzpatrick and
the immortal Grant. He was orderly
to Gen. Fitzpatrick and for time was
a scout under Capt. Whitesell. ae
was actively engaged in several of the
hardest fought battles of the Civil
war, including Shiloh and Chicka-
manga; at the latter be had horse
killed under him. He was veteran
ized at Ringgold. Ga. in 1854 and
was mustered out at Salisbury, N. c.,
1865.
he was united 10 marriage with
Elmila Muir. November 18th. 1859,
and from this union eight children
were born. four having preceded him
to the grave. After residence Of 5
years in Bloomington, ILL.,, they
moved to Kansas. where they resided
until 1906, when they came to Ath-
ena to reside.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Conditions for Seeding.

The conditions for seeding fall grain
are splendid throughout Umatilla
county. and were made so by the rain
fall Saturday night and Monday. In
this vicinity the soil is thoroughly
soaked and with the starting of the
weed growth, the fields will be work
ed to receive the grain for next years
crop. The roads also have been
greatly benefited Ey the rains.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Annles 10 Ita Credit.

The first wagon load Of apples pro.
duced on the Umatilla projeut has
teen brought to Hermiston by Mr..
Dishon. The varieties were Jonathans
and Winesaps. They we're grown on
four-year-o trees. The fruit was
beautifully oolored and Of uniform
size. says Hermiston special.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Near Fame.

a young man. constant In bis at
tendance In cafe where the art stu
dents congregate in Paris. sat in BIZ
usual corner and surveyed the scene.
"Who Is that chapr asked visitor
"Is be a painter or a sculptor. OF
whatg'
"Oh. no; none Of those" said a habi-
tue. "He has most engaging and
important calling-he is the brother of
a poet."-Saturday Evening Post
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
No Trace of Missing Man.

Neither the relatives Of Peter J..
Subj, the Helix farmer who disHp-
peared 80 completely and mysteriously
q week ago, nor the officers have 70
oeiyed any information yet which
gives any clne TO bis whereabouts.
says Pendlston paper. The officers
are incliniDg toward the theory that
be boarded 9 train for some other
locality bot they cannot ascribe 0
reason for his silence nor the fact that
his departure WIS unknown TO friends
or relatives.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Good Security.

Milligan-If be afther lavfng secur-
ity equil ter what take away will yez
thrust me till mkt wake? Sands (the
grocer = Certainly. MiIIIgn = Well.
thin. sell me two nv thiIn hams an
kape wan ay thin TIL come agin.--
Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10
Fishless Lakes.

Game Warden Averill Of Pendleton
will stock the fishless waters of sew
eral small lakes in the Desolation
Greek country this fall. Owing to
the distractions, no trout have ever
been able to ascend to these lakes.
and by planting fish In them. Averill
hopes to see anglers have good sport
fhara
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-10-10

%HIS splendid children
down and general how take of themselves when
and things of practical
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25

The Southern Pacific Company reports
gross earnings for November Of Sl'SV'-
81 as compared with n265l.+lS for NO
'smber last year while net earnings
were AlG.lGG as against S4.1l9. l9i.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that OF the debtor.
the second that OF the creditor and daie
when Judgment was lied:
George y Brambos--L N Nassiak. AprI'
g. 1912 tlls a.. r.,.,. ...,
EVELYN n White-reericss Iron Co. sept %
charles Graf and Joseph steinacher-People'
etc. Dec g. 1913; 800. -. ,r.,,,. -,
John T. Hall Music Pub Gov I'hp 81
al: Jan T. 1905 $0i 81 o., ,s,..
Julius Klugman-A Goiz, June % lsi"'
tCg3 o. ,.,,. ,,,o
Harris Ievy-B MeyerSon. oct -, 1913. Nao
! preston Mnlcr--S Ball. So 81
Hcnry Mandel--A schwoeTer q sons, OCT .
1907. 81 oi0 %. . =. d., a.,
Otto Singer Development '"-' ied'' "
al; Acg %. 1913, $40 i2
Same-Same. Aug o. 1913. ASol %. -
August & and August Nitsch-N LfNoi
oct ~ 1909: 1915 60. ,,-..
pls,tsbirgh Gas and Electric 60 ana Henry
G Runkle-Bankers Trust co. Dec l'' 1873
g. O75 g. M ,,, ,,.,.,,
Cbas NJ SIadkus. Morris Sad'us aud LYMAN
Ie,yis-F + Lotringer; Dec II, 1873 . -i' w.
Leonard Nolpe and Genero Grigario-idnn
Brewery Of New York city, Dec H. 1919
g. Gs3 50 -, ,r,,,L.,.
Abraham and Hyman Iopelow-N lucSe''
Dee II 1918 cancelled. $3.50 g.
lanes x Hall-A Plaut et al; Mdrch o.
1907 released: siO5 g.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25

Gross earnings OF the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company for November
we're Hs2l.49J az against s2,Sll,J22 for
November. 1912. and net earnings were
N'eSsl5. as against 81 .5S9 935
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
GRAIN MARKETS
QUIET BUT STEADY
Wheat Gains Slightly
Corn and Oats Decline
Coffee Up a Little.

Narrow price changes on small vol
ume of business was the record of the
wheat market yesterday. News was not
conclusive either way. and traders were
apparently contented to let things drift
until over the holidays The close was
at net unchanged to sc advance. An
early firmness i'm corn was lost under
heavy interior receipts. which brought
out increased offerings at the advance
and caused a decline. the close being at
the low OF the day. net Ac to &c down
oats followed the lead Of corn, and were
&c 10 &c lower at the close
There was little disposition in the coffee
market to put out new lines for over the
holidays, and trading was quiet An
early decline was due to an easier feeling
abroad and slightly lower cost and freight
figures but the market improved later
on small offerings and some bull support
and closed at net advance for the day
Of 4 to points.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25

New York December "a. 1913
GRAIN - WHEAT - The Christmas spirit
peryaded the wheat market and there was
very small volume OF business, while prices
moved Within narrow range, the close oelhs
at unchanged 20 &c advance. Operations were
mostly In the form Of evening ny for over me
holiday as while the American markets "l'l
be closed on Christmas Day only. LiVerpool
and Paris Will ienain closed for the remainder
OF the week and the other Continental markets
and Winnipeg will be closed on Thursday ana
Friday Prices abroad were rather heavy o"-
ing 10 favorable reports from the Argentine az
well as more liberal offerings OF native wheat
in Europe and there was little in the 90
mestic situation TO attract business. STATISTICS
show that an unusually large amount OF Wheat
has already been exported, while, al the same
time. Il is apparent that Russia has raised
very large crop OF wheat, very small probor-
tion OF which has been exported. Ihe cash ue
ma nd was light In all markets, and few export
orders wer. in evidence. Cash No red winter
wheat was quoted at 90 &c. elevator, domestic,
and 81 OF o b: No Northern Duluth, 9s'sc.
o b. CORN-Trading was moderately active
AMI nrces were flrmer early but offerings IN
cline. which left prices az the bottom with net
losses Of i.Qasc Cash new No Yellow corn
was quoted at 74isc, I Z, 10 arrive. OATs
The market was inactive. with small price
changes. but late in the day there was
partial decline, and final quotations were ~
a.c net slower. Cash market quiet; standard
white. f5'td46Lc: No =. 46i1p47c; No 8 41it
n 46c: No :. 44h G4Sl.c; ordinary clipped. 400
46Igc;. fancy clipped 47d4sc; all elevator
York. export all ;ail. BARLEY -steady, y,
mailing, 65 Is0c, q 1 f. Buffalo. BUCKWHEAT
Quiet: Canadian. 81 s5; silver hull, 81 10
~ iyed si Or. 1auluese -
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
GRAINS EASIER IN CHICAGO
Wheat, Corn and Oats Show
Declines-Provisicns Lower.

Chicago. Dec. 24.-Improved weather
conditions for the wind-up OF the Argen-
tine harvest had bearsh influence to-
day on wheat The market closed easy
at the same as last night TO 2sc down.
Corn showed net decline OF sc to sc
and oats setback Of i4c to sac. In pro-
visions the outcome varied from un-
changed figures TO a loss OF 9lac TO sc.
Buenos Ayres prices made it evident that
dealers there felt much better able than
Of late TO meet competition. Moreover.
Liverpool dispatches told. of La Plata car
goes being offered cheaper at British
ports Producers In Western Europe were
also declared To be selling more freely
than has been the case OF late Range
Of prices.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
TRADING ON THE
CONSOLIDATED
Reading the Feature of the Day
Whole Market Strong as
Session Closes.

Reading, which touched high price Of
7Cas-that also being IFS closing quotation
was the great feature Of the day on the
Consolidated Stock Exchange Its Con-
solidated high was Is OF point above the
highest touched on the New York Stock
Exchange. In fact. on rs big advance 1t
ruled most Of the time OF the Consolidated
a fraction above its coincident price level
on the other board. II changed hands TO
the amount OF 1900 shares. with the COM
mission houses handling large business
IN II. Bearing upon its advance there was
revival of segregation" rumors. IT
being said that the company was likely to
perfect plans acceptable to the DEPART
nent OF Justice The whole market
joined i'm the upward movement. with
Amalssmated Copper. Steel. Union Pa
ciflc. American Can and Lehlgh NalieE
displaying particular strength. Cummis-
sion brokers reported further Indications
Of the public taking hold on large sca'e'
They said that the signing OF the cur
rency bill and the Presidents statement
10 business interests had eNertcd Eood
effect. At the start OF the day there had
been some hesitation. II looked az II
some recent BUYERS were "cashins IN TOT
christmas There was rehectlon oI
realizing sales. but offerings were well an
Sorhed. \ few stocks for time displayed
special softness. Missouri Pacihc ana
Canadian Pacific were cases In point
Roth. however. later rallied SHARPLY WIN
the rest of the list Canadian Paclnc
rights were dealt in AT ( and - Amer
can Beet Sugar sold on the 81" O'Clock
opening call Al 23a. TO 23a.. the only mar
ket for that stock in Wall Street during
the day. Transactions totalied H'''
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
CHRISTMAS ON
THE EXCHANGE
4R;o Boards" Surplus
Drawn Upon for Usual
Donations,

.,,. ,bere was not the jollihcation OF
..,,,,s years ON the Stock Exchange
p..r1av i'm celebration Of the day be
,,,,ristmas. the brokers made brave
',, IN make merry. despite the fact
S''''' ,o,q has not been productive Of much
'-,,css The 7th Regiment Band was
,bc~c as has been the case on many
''' a.c,sions but two "hurly gurdies'
' b-ourht i'm from the street, and the
-.,ors tsuCocd and threw confetti At
opother until the atmosphere re-
,,bled real holiday snowstorm.
Ut f,,pd raised for the employees Of the
..pee this year was disappointment.
- contributions to the special commit
,bicb received the donations amount
60 only 5000 as against n sum in
.soess Of $1,000 raised last year. How
- IN, exchange has Oh hand a
"a, sinking fund for just such cmer-
~srces. this was drawn upon to make
contribution Of 81 .266. which was
,s,rbuted among 427 employees including
,,Dssenger boys, telephone clerks, runners,
.oscial policemen. elevator operators and
,be clerks employed i'm the business Of
80 Last year approximately $4,000 was
distributed hat the individual donation
a..s practicaHv the same this year. as
,bsrs are fever employees.
on the other exchanges in the financial
district the employees As a rule. were re
,oonbered in the usual fashion. on the
consolidate arrangements had been
made for quite a jollfication. but it was
decided AZ the last minute to call it off.
,bopt s.50o was raised for the employees,
housver. and distributed in the Gus
tomary manner.
The Christmas gayety on the Cotton
Exchange was enhanced by The appear
once Of an orchestra, which was con-
,ribptej by Ralph Levy, one Of the mem
hers superintendent King said that
while the brokers had not done as larGe
business as during 1872, nevertheless
the last year had been a satisfactory
ono. About s15op was raised for the en-
ployes
The fifty employees on the Coffee FIX
change received $500
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
QUIET ON THE CURB
Narrow Price Changes Rule
Dealings in All Shares.

Speculation i'm the curb market, yester-
day was comparatively quiet, with mar
row price changes as a rule. There was
a fair inquiry FOR the Standard Oil
shares especially New York New Jersey,
ONO on and Standard oil OF Indiana.
Standard oil Of Kansas rose p points.
Atlantic Refining and Prairie Oil and
Gas were decidedly easier. United Cigar
Stores cased off about = on compara-
lively small offerings There was fairly
good inquiry for Rker-Hegeman at a
fractional change. Anglo-American Oil
ruled firm BritishAmerican Tobacco
was steady. The mining lists were al
most entirely neglected, with the eXcep-
ton OF q few of the low priced issues.
Bonds were quiet but generally steady.
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power
Company.

The Puget sound Traction Light ami
Power Company at a meeting Of stock
holders voted 10 authorize an issue OF
notes Or short term bonds for refunding
tL5e0.O0O twJ-year mortgage bonds, ma
turing IN February ] next, and 10 pro
vide for extensions, Improvements and
Oe;terments % properties. II is probable
the new issue will not extend over hVe
years. An issue Of s2,sSs.2Oo Of pre-
ierred shares at par was recently made
to refund a portion Of the S7,50o.0OO ma
turing notes ~ the COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.

.I Ine tonnage market war quiet ana uh-
changed and charterinP was practically at "A
pause. Quotations 20 Liverpool and Glasgow.
"a nominal: London 2iad asked: Rotterdam.
J'sd: Hamburg. 32is pfonnigs. Bremen. ~
rfcnnigs. HUI and Bristol. ID January Ant
wcrp, PAD; Cork for orders. - Gn: picked
orts, large tonnage. Is lOi3dN2s: cotton 20
British steni1er. 3O3G tons general cHrsc.
hence TO south African ports private terms.
February: British steamer. 2.3af tons cotton.
Wilmington, {. 20 Liverpool or Bremen. AZ
about 25s. January: British schooner 3i7
tons. lumber, Fernandina to Cardenas private
terms. British steamer III tons lumber. Gulf
to Grenada, private terms
New-York tribune., 1913-12-25
$500 CASH OIL DIVIDEND
Standard Oil of Kentucky Also
to Increase Capital Stock.

The directors Of the standard OIL Com
pany OF Kentucky adopted resolution
pro, idinc tor the payment OF a cash divi-
dend Of $500 q share. payable on Febru-
airy Il. 1914. TO stockholders of record on
January 81. Transfer books will be closed
from January 81 TO and Including Febru-
airy II.
The directors provided further that the
g. 900, 900 increased capital stock Of tn
company he offered to stockholders OF
record at the close OF business on Janu-
ary 81