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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
WILL VOTE ON THE
BONDS MONDAY
BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT WILL
NOT EXCEED $4,000.
Two-Mill Tax Will Pay Out
Indebtedness, According To
School Boards Figures.

/. On next Monday afternoon, at O.
clock, taxpayers Of Athena school
district will begin casting ballots
which will decide the question Of
bonding the district for $4,000 for
the purpose Of building and equipping
a new school house.
While it is proposed to bond the dis
.riot for $50, 900, it is understood that
plans and specifications submitted to
the board Of directors show that a
building, fully equipped, such as they
deem suitable for modern school meth
DDS and facilities. can he erected at
a cost not to exceed $4,000.
Such building would be construct
ed of pressed blick exterior, have
full Easement for heating plant, gym
nasium, manual training room; two
stories above would contain eight
rooms, auditorium, laboratory, etc.
The board explains that it costs no
more to hold an election to vote on a
| $50, 900 bond issue than it would to
vote on any other amount of bonds,
and that only the amount of Eonds
used in the cost Of the building have
| to be taken up---so that il the building
should cost, say, $4,000, then only
| $35, 900 in bonds would be issued
against the district.
+ The bond issue to bs voted on-or
any part to be taken up for the cost
and equipment of the builuing--was
bid in by Morris Brothers Of Portland
at 5 per cent. On the present assessed
valuation of property in the district,
amounting to about one and quarter
million dollars, a. mill tax, accord
ing to figures given the Press by the
fschool board, would pay the interest
on the bonds and provide $500 year
ly for sinking fund. The bonds are
provided with ten year option Of re-
demptiop, and at that time there
| would be in the sinking fund $4,000,
plus accrued interest which should
amount to at least $4,000 more, which
could be paid on outstanding bonds
and reissue made for the balance.
| The levy for school purposes in
Athena district at present ia 5 mills,
the lowest of any town district in the
county, with one exoeption-Adams,
which last year voted down bonds for
new school building. With the ad-
ditional 2 mills asked for by friends of
the new school building, Athena's levy
would be mills as compared with
the rest Of the town school districts of
the county as taken from the records
yesterday, as follows: Echo, 8 mills;
| Umatilla. 6 mills; Pendleton, 0 mills;
Weston, 8 mills; Milton, 6 mills; He
liz, mills; Stan6eld. mills; Ad-
ANS, mills; Hermiston, IL mills;
Pilot Rock, 1-2 mills.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
QUEST or EL DORADO.
That Elusive Land Of Gold and Jewels
In South America.

Guiana is bounded on the north by
the great river Orinoco and on the
south by the still greater river ANA
zon. These two grand rivers are con-
nected with one another. the Cisiqui-
ure, branch from the Orinoco, falling
into the Rio Negro, tributary Of the
Amazon. Within Guiana itself are
many rivers of very considerable size.
The kingdom of El Dorado was re-
puted to exist somewhere between the
Rio Branco and the Essequibo, called
by the Indians the Brother Of the Ori-
noco. Manoa, the capital, was said to
be somewhere between the Rio Branco
and the Rupununi, a tributary Of the
Essequibo. From the thirties of the
sixteenth century some eighteen expe-
ditions had been sent by the Spanlards
to Guiana in search of the golden king
dom. Diego de Ordas, one of the cap
tains of Cortes at the conquest of Mex
leo, led the first attempt In 1881. After
him followed many a brave cavalier,
but all was In vain, and disasters as
well as failure attended nearly all the
expeditions.
From a state paper in the public rec
ord office, London, it appears that in
1880 persons who travelled In America
had reported that there was a place
where the women wore great plates Of
gold. covering their whole bodies like
armor. In every cottage pearls were to
be found; in some houses a peck. Ban
quoting houses were built of crystal,
with pillars Of massive silver, some OF
gold. Pieces of gold as big as mans
Gst were to be found in the heads of
some of the rivers. Raleigh read ac-
counts of these expeditions, but their
want of success did not deter him from
attempting tos6nd the golden region. =
Blackwood's Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Automobile Accident.

Miss Harriet Rush met with serious
injury in an automobile accident, near
Helix, Last Sunday. In COMPANY with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Turner she was
thrown over an embankment with the
car, which had stopped on hill. The
brakes refused to hold, the car run
Mug back ward aud over an embank-
nent. Her hip was dislooated. She
was taken to the hospital at Pendleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
ANOTHER ARTES|AN
|. WELL STRUCK HERE
FLOW IS INCREASING AT WELL
ON THE HARRIS PLACE.
Drill Man Believes a Gusher
Will Reward Someone Bor-
ing In This Vicinity.

On the Vic Harris place, south Of
Main street, one half mile. at a depth
of $50 feet Athena's second artesian
we'll was struck Friday morning. The
drill, which had teen hammering
away in solid rock formation for sew
eral weeks, broke through into a soap
stone strata and the water gushed out
from the top Of the drill hole <
The drill is now down close to 800
feet and the flow OF water is slightly
gaining. The water is cool, Of pleas.
ant taste, and bears evidence of having
mineral properties. This we'll produc-
ed an artesian tlow at depth of over
one hundred feet less than the we'll of
the Athena Land and Trust company,
which was also rored south Of Main
street.
The bore Of the new we'll is and
5-S inches and Mr.. Harris will siok
still deeper in hopes of striking a still
stronger flow. He has experienced con-
siderable diffonlty in sinking the
well. 1t was started with smaller
hole and then Iammed out, necessitat. t.
ing considerable time and extra ex-
pense. However be now feels that be
Is fully repaid.
Mr.. Miller, who has had long ex-
perienoe in we'll drilling, aud who
has struck sevs,al artesian wells,
firmly believes that in this vicinity
somewhere will be uncovered a
strong subterraneln water pressure,
and when once encountered. there
will be gnsher for the man fortun.
ate enough to own the land on which
it is located.
The topography of the country
hereabouts. and the rock formation
are the Indications which Mr., Mille
bases bis Judgment upon. \. y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Arm Taken of.

= Orel Mcpherrin met with terrible
accident last Friday afternoon. while
employed on the Berlin and Richmond
combine. He was endeavoring to
throttle down the gasoline engine,
when his right arm was caught by the
belt and wnisked around the driving
pully and throwing the boy several
feet away from the machine. Mr..
Berlin picked him up and found
that his right arm was reduced to a
pulp. He was brought to Dr.. Sharp's
office in this city. where preparations
we're made to amputate the arm.
which was done later in the evening,
ty Drs. Suttner, Sharp plamondon
and Scott OIel was moved to the hos
pital at Walla Walla. Saturday morn
ing. where he has teen getting along
nicely.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
ALucky Escape.

II owe my success In life to politics"
II was not aware that you were a
politician
"Pm not, but | thought / was once
and got myself nominated for an office
that. IL l had been elected. would have
paid me about $l.5D0 year | was SO
badly beaten that I dropped politics
forever and took up the business that
has brought me fortune. II makes
me shudder when remember that If |
bad been elected might now be afraid
of doing something that would deprive
me of the lodging holise vote."-Chi-
cago Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Harvest Field Fire.

YTuesday afternoon fire destroyed
about 600 sacks of wheat on the W. s.
Ferguson place south of town, jumped
the road to the east and burned in the
neighborhood Of 80 acres Of standing
grain for Wilcox & Wright Of Pen
dleton. and William Schrimpsher,,
The fire started under the team ers
gagged in hauling sacked grain from
the Ferguson field, presumably from
matches dropping from the wagon
seat. Mr.. Ferguson. who was in town
was early at the tire and was followed
in automobiles by others from here,
who helped to put out the fire before
it reached the barn. Glen Dudley and
the schrimpsher harvest crew fought
the fire on the east side OF the road in
the standing grain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
A Peaceful OCCUPATION.

A formal pact between the consti-
nationalist army and the federal gov
ernment OF Mexico was signed late
yesterday afternoon by General Otfe-
gon. representing the constitutional
lists and Eduardo Iturbide. governor
Of the federal district The document
forms the basis under which the con-
stutionaliSts will enter the capital. II
sets forth 10 general terms guarantee
Of the life and property of citizens Of
the capital, and promise an absolute
ly peaceful occupation.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Notice to Taxpayers.

There Is now due on all unpaid taxes
a penalty of per cent. to be paid on
or before the 8lst day Of August.
On the first day Of Septem ber, all
unpaid taxes become delinquent and a
penalty OF 10 per cent aud interest at
the rate of ~ per cent Fer annum, un-
til paid will be added.
q. W. BRADLEY.
County Treasurer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Athena Band Engaged.

! The Athena Band, considered to ts
one Of the best musical organizations .
in the Inland Empire, is engaged to
furnish music for 10th Frontier Days
at Walla Walla and the Roundup at
Pendleton. The mem bers Of the band
have rehearsed until they have teoome
proficient musicians. The band has
been giving weekly concerts this sum
mer. which have teen greatly appre-
ciated, and II Is up to the tcwn to lend
financial assistance. 1t costs money,
far more than the hand earns on out
side engagements, to keep 1t going.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14

A peculiar method is followed in
learning the Koran. The study begins
with the opening chapter, and from
this 1t skips to the last. The last but
one is then learned. then the last but
two, and 80 on in inverted order, end
ing finally with the second chapter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-08-14
Reckless.

Mr.. sapleigh No. I'm not feeling
very well. you know. ! have thought
once or twice lately Miss Keen
Good gracious. And then you wonder
why yon are feeling Ill. You really
should not 20 such reckless things
Boston Transcript
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
OF INTEREST
TO SANTA FE PEOPLE

Santa Zee, April lS-Mr. ana Mrs
Arthur Seligman will leave tomorrow
for Excelsior Springs No, whore
they expect to spend several weeks.
Mrs Sellgman, who has been quite III
is making a rapid recovery and 1t is
believed that a visit TO the springs
win result IN her complete recovery
Miss Frances Wilson, the bright ill.,
tie laughter of Mr. ana Mrs. Francis
c. Wilson, entertained her young
friends this afternoon 0t a birthday
party at the home of her parents ON
Buena Vista Heights
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of
Chicago and son, Garter Harrison, Jr,
left this forenoon for Taos, where they
expect TO spend several days before
leaving for their home In the Windy
City
Hon. and MIS-, Thomas D. Burns OF
TERRA Amarillo arrived last evening
from southern California, where they
spent the past three months with their
MIS- Hall, who is recovering
from serious fitness. Mr. Han and
children and Mrs. Hutchinson also re-
turned ana viii accompany Mr. ana
Mrs Burns to TERRA Amarillo on
Monday Mr. and Mrs Thomas Burns
Jr, hayc just returned from "a winters
stay In ST. LOUIS
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
SANTA f GETS
ANOTHER FAMOUS
BOOK COLLECTION

SANTA Fc. April tS-Col Ralph E.
1wltchcll ms brought TO Santa Zee his
priceless library Of American. some
1000 volumes or more, thus giving
the capital another library that is "a
a class hy Itself
This cIty is justly proud Of lu great
collections Of books. Nowhere else is
To be found so complete "a library OF
New MexIcana az Ia the historical mu-
scum In the Palace Of the Governors,
on so complete % library OF poyne
siam. African. Indian and Caucasian
dialects MS iu the Nicolas Flntk lin.
guistlc library. also in the old Palace.
This building also houses nn archaic
illogical and chronological l.ararY
owned by Dr. Edgar l.. Hewett, direc-
tor Of the school 81 American Archne.
oloay
The Cation law library is famous
Throughout the southwest and Is es-
peclally rich IN Spanish and Mexican
law books and manuscripts. The
state law library IN the capitol is also
extraordinarily complete ana is fire.
quently consulted Part Of the Span
ish archives are in the Keeping of
Surveyor genefal Lucius Dills There
are In addition, number Of private
libraries. such as that Of ex-Go,
ernor l. Bradford Prince, which arc
much sought by scholars ana give
Santa ne "a namo for culture and
scholarship
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
COLE IS NAMED
AS SHE RIFF Of
LINCOLN COUNTY

santa Fe. April lS.-John cole was
today appointed sheriff Of Lincoln
county by GOV W. G. Mcdonald, to
succeed PorfITo Chavez. who was re-
moved 10y Judge % H. Medler after
conviction In a jury trial
The appointment Of Mr. Cole was
made necessary by the vacancy caus-
I'd by the sensational trial of former
sheriff Chavez, growing out Of
charges made hy the travelling audi
Tor resulting In his conviction by g
Lincoln county iup and his automatic
suspesion from office
lt is known that Governor MELON
aid has for some time had in mind
the appointment of % successor TO
chavez, as he was Inclined TO the bee
lief that the office brcamc vacant as
socn as the chargcs against the form
er sheriff were made AS this legal
point was not entirely clear however
lhc governor did not undertake 10
make an appointment until he was
officially notified hy Judge Medler of
lhe removal of the former incumbent
oi the office
Mr. Colo is % wen known citizen of
Lincoln county, and 30 Is believed that
his appointment VIII meet with gem
cral satisfaction
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
RECORD DRILL
At OIL WELL IN
CARLSBAD FIELD.

ESPECIAL AlaFAIAH TO hoHNlNu JOURNAL
Carlsbad April lS--Aftpr long
series Of accldepts. arst me loss OF o
drill pecessituting pulling up and
moving ten feet from the original To-
cation and then the loss ~ Il string
Of tools which required quite awhile
to fish out and Ohen sull another
fishing job finally making It ncces-
sary To arm eat twenty feet OF l2-
inch casing at d depth OF $50. the
drilers on the Carlsbad ON ~ Gas
Co., property got everything cleared
away yesterday ana put IN twenty
four hours OF record breaking work
reaching a bed of hard white salt at
a depth of little more than 500 feet
After the long delays and mishaps
the president of the company, Hon
w. H. Andrews. and N r Sulwell
the representative uf r n Barnsdall
OF Pittsburgh, were wen pleased with
making more than 1850 feet in one
days work
The drillcrs who have had wide OK
perlencc in the oklahoma and Calf
fornla fields regard the finding of the
white salt az that depth as good
omen. il being encountered always in
the California field whore the forma-
ton is practically identical with that
so far discovered m the Carlsbad
ground. as far as the drill has tested
it,
They furthermore say that If u bad
beginning Is amy sign of "a good end
ing. u cushcr should bc found before
the drill goes many hundred feet fur
thcr down.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19

vivid scenes ana luNuriauce OF Jungle
vegetation as seen through an artist S
eyes, against the background Of which.
even the huge monuments at Quirigua
seem rather diminutve.
Missions and Pueblos.
The water colors OF missions. pu-
eblos and cliff dwellings mako ana r-
lresistlbe appeal 70 the interest of
every visitor MIR Vlerra treats them
with admirable restraint and vet
catches the coloring OF Sky. clouds.
adobe mountains and mesas faith
fully There is almost Photographic
accuracy about some of the paintings
due to careful draughtsmansnp and
yet there is in evidence the artist and
the poet in every one OF the cauvasea
The pictures Of the Rito de los Fri.
ioles and It's attractive ruins, Of san
lllefonso, LaRuna, Acoma lslota, Te.
suQue. and the favorlte of most arr
lists Taos, all impress ono with the
hoary age Of New Mexico and lbs pu.
eblo culture la painting the mission
churches. Mr. Nierra in addition to
his contribution TO art has rendered
invaluable service TO the state and
history, for some Of these churches
have passed away since he painted
them and others are making room FOR
modern and more bizarre structures
that lack the dignity ana massiveness
OF the Franciscan missions, some Of
which are just twice as old as the
Oldest mission church I'm California
The exhibit is the fourth held thus
far this year I'M the reception rooms
of the Palace of the Governors and
like IFS predecessors is q most nota-
bic one, proving that I'm New Mexico
art AIS wen as literature, culture as
wen ass science, are making their
hcme IN degree that must bee the
envy Of other commonwealth
That Carlos Niewa loves his Sew
Mexico as ne loved the sea, viii De-
apparent To every visitor who stops
long enough TO Wow the beautiful. cn-
uancing pictures that viii hc on ok
hibit 1ll Of next week. A number of
these have been sold To connoisseurs
while the big mural paintings. of
course. have been contracted for by
the San Diego exposition, where seven
TO eight million people viii see them
next year ana whore they Will have
"a permanent place after that i'm the
California building to be viewed by
millions more in the years To- come.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
VARSITY STUDENTS
HEAR LECTURE FROM
JUDGE JOHN R. M'FIE

Santa re- April lS. Judge John r.
Mclrio this forenoon gave a lecture On
the Palace OF the Governors and its
treasures to students of the University
of Ncw Mexico who had come up for
the Glee club concert ana baseball
games
An hour was spent iu viewing the
mural paintings of Carl Lotay i'm the
Puye and Rito Ge ios lfrijoles rooms
end entrance hall. depicting the life
of the cliff dwellers and history of
Santa re, the water colors of the cliff
dwellings BY x. NJ. Chapman, the wa-
ter oolors Of the mission churches and
pueblos By Carlos Nicrra ana tho arr
exhibit Of Donald Beauregard. as wen
aa the prehistoric relics Of cliff and
cave dwelers and other obJc Is Of
interest in the Museum Of New Mexico
and the school Of American Archueol-
ogy
f. Harmon Pankhurst took a group
of photographs Of the Varsity" stu
dents at the Old Palace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
VIERRA EXHIBIT
SURE To RECEIVE
WARM APPLAUSE
,sprcist nlspArcs 20 uoaHva JOURNAL

Santa lie. April 49, Monday. am oN-
h.hit of paintings hy Carlos Nierra
opens az the Palace Of Governors OF
a different type from the canyases of
Donald BeaWegard, which We're ON
exhibit last week, they are yet certain
of finding as large a host of admirers
MI Nierra. some years ago. dil notu-
bic work ass "a painter of marines he
served before the mast I'm every cline
and drew his Inspiration from life on
the ocean wave. 10 was inevitable.
therefore, that his marines brcathcd
the very salt atmosphere tina, one
easily recognized the storm that wac
brewing or the wind TINT WIS moan
Ing through thc rigging in looking
upon the pictures.
Then MT Nicrra's health failed lie
moved as far away from the storm
tossed pillows os hc possibly could
and settled among the mountains of
Santa Re lie laid aside palette ana
brush and went to farming, and per-
haps. dreaming. in the beautiful ne.
suque valley He incidentally ac-
quired "a charming wife and The rank
If captain as commander Of "a militia
company With returning health re-
turned the hunger 10 put ON canvass
what he saw with lhe eyes Of genius.
Instead If the vast expanse Of waters
he translated for the world the mys-
terry OF the mesas, the sunshine That
gilds the snowy mountain peaks, The
romance that dwells In mission church
AMI pueblo, and finally the great
Maya cities that had been forgotten
hut over which the entire world will
marvel when 70 sees Vierra's mural
paintings In the California building ut
San Diego. There. on six huge cane
vasses. he win reproduce the strange
weird. magnificent ruins and monu-
ments of Chlchen ltza uxmal, quiz
rigua. Copon. Tlkal and palenquc
The first two named are finished and
viii le shown in next weeks exhibit
Chichen liza and Uxma were rivals
and for time allies and even 20 this
day arc among the most imposing pre-
historic ruins in the western world
Mystery Of the Tropics.
Vierra is now engage upon the
picture Of Quirigua. having accom-
panied the expedition Of the School Of
American Archaeology 10 northern
Guatemala To get the local color which
differs materially from that Of the
Maya cities Of Yucaian Az the result
81 that trio. from which he just re-
turned. half dozen or more Of oila
he painted while in the tropics wi,
be exhibited they are gems in their
why. and give "a graphic idea Of tho
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19
CLAYTON PREPARING TO
ENTERTAIN GOVERNORS

tspEciAl coERrsrosorNoG 70 HoHHiHa lauNNAL
Clayton, a. NJ, April 1S.-Ihe busi-
ness men of Clayton met last night 20
make preparations TO meet the gov
umors hcra ON Good Rouds day An
elaborate banquet VIII bee prepared
and speeches and automobile rides VIII
be- boo order
There Viii be four governors pres
emit an honor Unprecedented for an
town like clayton but she
Will carry herself with bpcorlag
modest, nnd propriety Govowors Nc
Donald of NeW MeNco Ammors oil
Colorado. Cruee of oklahoma and
Colluiu of Texas viii grace us by their
presence We can almost fire a pres
idenual salute The day May &, Will
be- observed as holiday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19

Santa Pc, Aprl u.s. Assistant SUI
pefntndeut of Public Instruction r.
ndelfo Haea today accepted invita-
lions Go deliver the commencement
address at Sprinlcr ut the graduation
exercise on MaN p und ~ and also
No Tucumoau m May 49, when -four
eirls win graduate from the higH
-chool NE viii uso address the QUAY
county educational rally no chat time.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19

Santa Fe April lS surprise was
caused Jon spanish American circles by
,he films of % suit In the district
court hy Desc GrcRorio WISH against
his wife RITA Abeytm de vigil, who
wore married lega thun two years ago
hy Vicar General Antonio Foufehega
Doscrton and abandonment are given
1a muscs for the suit
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-19

santa Fc. April u.s. Mus Wllliam
90 Bflett uf SAN Acacio socorro
county was today appointed "a meme
Der OF the Woman Auxiliary Expo
nucn commission by GOV w G Me-
Donald Co succeed Mrs James g.
Fitch of SUUorro. resigned