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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1893)
7 ' s" - "V. J 1 v 4 : Purge the Pension Roll. . Honest pensioners and worthy G. A. R. men, of all parties, desire toeeejuBtice don6 by the' govern ment to all old soldiergjbutdepecrate the frauds that have bee? perpet rated through dishonest claim agents. With the latter-it is mere ly a matter of -making money, no regard being had at all to the merit of the claimant. V : ' "r In the language of the Grand Army Gazette, thousands of appli cations have been forced where the applicants themselves felt dubious In regard to the merit of their claims. They have been cajoled and worried into the .endeavor to secure something from the govern ment. And this " class- 'of cases make ud the unprecedented appeal for help thirty years after th war. The old veterans .themselves are awakening to the wrongs that have ' been, perpetrated in their name, and are protesting against the radices which have prevailed so ong. They see that the majority of the pensions laws that have been placed upon the statute books within the past few years have not been made that the tiuly deserv ing might be benefitted, but rath er that the few might grow wealthy at the expense of the old soldiers. The country has been scoured from end to end and the agents of "these sharks" have infested every village, hamlet and city, roaming into the woods searching the bystreets to , find those whom by any conceiva' ble reason they could make appli cants for a pension. .These now desiring to see justice done demand that the pension list shall be minutely examined. That the rolls be printed and distributed where the names can bo,seen. Let the cause for the granting of the Dnsianf-ior waufrW for other disabilities be'affixffaTdthe names, and the amount paid by the gov ernment, lor this is a government . matter, not personal, and then let the people who know of fraud ir regularities tell the story. Where fraud is charged let examinations take place, under the proper aus pices, so that personal spleen shall not prevail or injustice done to those charged. Give every benefit of counsel, but examine. The following is taken from tho Grand Army paper mentioned - above: Hie latest decision of Comrade Lochren, the pension commissioner, and Hon. Hoke Smith, secretary of the interior, his pflicial superior on tin pension aUfstion, in line - with the course ilmn;.Y the uazette lor years, - i vV'm VTinitici wiilivis irliilt tit a 1 1 ,ate Beccdf i i..7i l.k n- out;,jirrrctte haa been reversed. The law wu loftr w ' jwill now bo carried out without 'in-'i..:n un nn.i-,,t ,5fi,nt -V , .. 4 a,,;u 4 pensions will ha BtAi nri th WVIVMJ 1 army of pensions sharks driven - - . . from one of their retreats, The Gazette has always fought for honest pensions to worthy vet erans, and against the raids of claim agents, whenever a comrade was incapitated frohr earning Ms living at mutual labor because of avxjunds or othor disability, even if incurred since the war, so long as the soldier saw actual sorvice, even if only for thirty ' days. This law and tho secretary now agree to be correct, and so order. From these sentiments, coming from the bend of Grand Army quarters, it may be reasonably sur mised that the fraudulent pension agent has about run hia course, and that tho present admimstra tion will have the unqualified sup port ot the soldier and worthy pen sioner in its effort' to purge the list now on the pension roll. If President Cleveland shall carry out his implied purpose of raising the entire pension revenue by an income tax, it will have the ef fect of stimulating the investigation of the roll to a still greater extent At all events, by the general up rising, all over the land, against this gigantic fraud, too long en dured, it looks as if the unworthy pensioner would have to go. Why They Have Corns. "Corns are bad," said the philos phio boot-black. "Yours . seem to hurt some. Strango that lots of neoole have corns. Over90percent of the mon who come to get a shine have corns. How do I know .it? How do I know you have corns? Bv finding it, of course. Gently? All right i won't hurt you gov'ntr As I was saving, ninety out of every 100 have corns. People say its tight boots, but I don't believe it. Those who have the worst corns wear boots that are too large for them. : What gives them corns, then? Well, I'll tell , you.'- It is wnnnni! hnota all dav long. D6M dom do you see Europeans both ered. with corns, especially Eng lishmen. Nearly every American has them. The former never wear boots all day long- They have walking boots to the office. Once there they put on a thin houis boot. When they go home about five o'clock in the eveninn the first thine thev do is to put on their elippers. The result is that the feet are always cool, the pressure never constant and no muscle tired bevond its power. Far other wise the American. He goes down to work at eight in the morning and is hurrying and scuryuig in the same boots until six o'clock. Then he hurries home to dinner, hurries through dinner and, still in the some boots, goes to his lodge or elsewhere and returns at mid nigh his feet having been cram ped up for fourteen, bouts out of the twenty-fourin ono pair of booU.' The result is corns and bunions-."' Chicago Mail. - , v. HermanJ. Schulteis. We clip the following from the report on European immigration to the United States of America com piled by Mr. Herman J. Schulties, a member of the Kuropean'Imigra ion Committee: ' . "The American people are not responsible for the conditions which obtain in Europe and are under no obligations to relieve the strain thus caused by admitting those who have become so pauperized and degraded that they are not wanted at home, especially those who colonize and will not affiliate or assimilate with us, but 6erve only to destroy our homogeneity and to breed labor troubles wnicn ought not to have been heard of in our land for a century yet to come. The theory uiat we neeu this class of labor for our 'rough' work is fallacious to, the' degree of absurdity in the face of the fact t hat e have today nearly ' .uuu,- 000, idle laborers in the land, most ofkwhom are unskilled, and that there are two additional million ot colored laborers in the Southland who are willing and anxious to do this work, i They are here to Btay and are our wards; their distribu tion would solve a vexed problem and bo a distinct benefit to all con cerned. The garden spot of the earth, the South, would then- re ceive its snare of agricultim'sts from the abandoned farms- of the East, its machinery and skilled mechanics from the Middle 'and Western states and its share of de sirable emigrants from the frigid North and Northwest, as well ns those who are desirable and come from Europe, none of whom are now willing to go South and com pete with what they still m- can r -awr il . slave labor.' we nave more man enough 'rough workers.' " Hunting the Mountain Lion. While making the descent td so cure the game the hunters came suddenly to a huge rock on the mountain, extending toward a like mass on the opposite side of the chasm. On reaching it, Don Fe lipe uttered a cry of precaution and pointed across tho canon, There, m its sanctuary,, stood, in strong relief against the, rock, the great cat of the Sierras, the mountain lion, its head raising in a listoniner attitude. The whole uosition was so noble Ana impres sive that it was some (seconds be fore the. .rifles cracked, and the nerceyeu, oi me wounueu uiuum i hMA a tnt rt i i mnca -it. riirnoii . , Fjl .... A 1 u',", w, , . quiCKiy ana savagoiy, Biiumug u biting at ine wouna in us uhk; then, being struck, again, whirled again, and blinded by, pain and fury sprang or rolled oyer the precipice, and went thundering down the side of the canon, lodging .. dead in the chapparal far below. "That chap was a-lying tor the doe." said the old mountaineer, as later he came up the mountain with the skin of the lion over' his back. "They kill more deer in and out of soasori than all the hun ters In California put together: and when vou folks say a mountain lion ain't up to the mark, ' don' vou take any ptock in it. No, never knew one to kill a man; out they will tackle a grizzly, and I seen 'em tear a horse go that- the owner didn't know him .when ho saw him. I've killed tho mountai lion from the Rockies down to San Bernardino, and when . they cornered they aro as bad, .as a re gular lion, from ull I have read." Charles Fredrick Holder, in May Californian. What' In a Name? T. S. Keeps, cashier of the bank of Forest Grove Or., is; visiting friends'iii thik citVv, . Mr. Keep ia constantly obliged to run a -gaunt Jet of commentan' on the appro- piiaiuut'ss oi jus intuit) iu uia tun ing. "While Kee) was in Port land." said a" friend of his' yester day,- "he met President Steele of tho Merchants' National iiank. Mr. Steele suggested a partner ship in a new banking business, with a sign that should read like this: .r ":' -r- f. ;KtEELE,'.V KEEP, '; , ;' Bankers. - ; ; ::(. j" v:.,,",,v", ':. '. ' ''The partnership was never for med,' althuoch tho men are still good friends. The firm name was too suggestive," bpokane Keview. Wiil Fight for the Pensions. Four Grand Army posts of Pitts burg have decided to take up th cases of the dropped .pensioners ot this district. At' the quarterly payment . of pensions" ""here last week 125 pensioners were dropped from the rolls in accordance with orders from Washington. It is tho intention of the Grand Army posts to test the matter in the courts, and Congressman William A.Stone has been selected as counsel. At Last. How to preserve milk, butter, eggs and all kinds of fruits in their natural freshness without cooking. Ladies inquire at the Pioneer Drugstore. Have constantly on hand a full line of arming implements ifsilr A SPECIAL OFFER I 06U aTaW BUILDING, looated Pf bKam la a nnvfMt TV OT If oorreot Plotur of THB OBB- eroer of BUtn ana Aitier iirm. inn THB OBEQONIAN ha felt t h Ann Airin OBEQONIAN has felt tba need of or many - It V.. .11. 11 AMKi.ai.fna. pew ana wmrawuuu. uui.u.uh ihuibiu lithe modern improvement!, with tbalatert (mproTod machinery for turnlnff out me tropolitan paper. It now haa it, and one that the whole Paeiflo Coait may Juttly feel proud of. a. it it certainly, the inert on theeoatt. How tnat Lna uwihah unwu m this new home it feelt like siying lu many f rlenda benefit K mahea thia apeeial offer to thoee who renew tholr ubioripUon, or to tbote who aubtorlbe prior to Septembtf ltt, V tend the , ... . . r UeeKly Orejoijiaij 18 Months for $2.00 oJHo'ilViVfivV"S wlll be ereatly appreciated. Pleaia tend In iDforiptlOD at toon at potaible. When i Portland you are cordially invited take a trip througn our new ome. it OREGONIAN PUBLISHING CO,, Watch Repairing Done t Reaeonable Rate and. '-SatisfactionGuarnteed.'" DRESSMAKING Of every description neatly Executed We. do our. Cutting by the I. X. Ii. TAILOR STSIEM. Mrs. Post '& Mrs. RichardsorfT Main St., Athena.' TAFT TOLBERT & CO., GENERAL Blacksmiths , Fourth Street, Athena, Ore. ALL KINDS OF MACHINE REPAIRING AT LOW RATES. , Horse shoeing Wagon Work MONEY To Loan on Improved Farms. Property at Low Rates. Can get Money In less time than anyone Else can get it. I HAVE, For sale a number of Choice Farms, including l One of the best farms in Uma tilla County, .. ,. Two miles from Athena. . A NUMBER v Of choice Residence Lots In Athena, on easy terms. I WRITE Insurance in the following Leading Companies: London and Lancashire, Lion, Imperial, Caledonian, Liverpool, London & Globe, and the Continental, the Great farm Company. T. D. IIAKFEK, Athena, Oregon PP::;BURPE!LL and vehicles, carts, ' Buffalo Pitts Thresh- ers Hodge-Haines ' S. C. Stanton Proprietor of the 11 MEAT rIARKET, Corner of Main & Fourth. A Large- variety of Meats al ways on hand. See us. Are. you going to insure your Grain? TT? you are, see Gilman. lie represents some of the best Companies on the coast. He writes polices for fun. See him before placing .your Insurance. C. JL. SIMMONS, MANUFACTURER OF And dealer in Wood, Sand, etc. rrorpneior oi , The Athena Club Rooms Fine Cigars a Specialty. ATHENA RESTAURANT . . Mrs Hardin, Proprietress. ,11 P. Milken, Manager. Main Street bet. Second and Third Can be recommended to .the pub- . lie as first-class in every ; . particular. None, but White Help Employed, MEALS AT ALL HOURS ! ;;-vpAY OR NIGHT. Sappers for Special Occasions -THE- COMMERCIAL Livery, Feed Stilq " STABLES, Athena,- -: - Oregon Thfl best Turnouts in Umatilla County. Stock v boarded" by Day, WeeK 6r Month. Special attention given to Commer cial travelers. Give me a call. HG.M. FROOME. THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL J. W. Froomsft Sen, Props- Tho ' Only I First-Class Hotol in the City. kxA the only ou that can accommodate commercial wen and travelers. IKE ST. NICHOLS HOTEL Can be rcanimendel for its e'.ean and well vetvtclated rooms, in which will be found everything congenial riie'dining rooms ate under the supervision ot Mr. Froome and the table is sup plied with the best the market affords. ATHKNA, OREGON. Et fit 1 0 1C iM Headers, New Deering Binders and Mowers, Columbus Buggy Co's - jtlx-GJOuS Oregon.. Down Wth High Prices AT TP-IE ' ' Mil Im ALL GOODS On The Lowest Margins Buckley Lumber Comp'y -DEALERS IN- ALL KINDS OF Doors and Moulding. Near 0 & W. T. Railroad Depot, - Athena, Oregon; " ' ' E, L. MALONEY Manager. Yard T-fcLO FRANK BEAL, proprietor. AFRESH e solicit the patronage of eata at the lowest prices the pnbiio and . . . John .Gillis. ARE Goina to bu iy any Furniture? IF SO Household Be assured it pays Do not be influenced by what our from coming to see our goods. Come and see for yourselves. We car rv a full and complete stock of Furniture, wall paper and underta ing goods. . jFEELSIOIC? CTI Disease commonly comes on with slight symptoms, which when neglected increase in extent and gradually grow dangerous. mi SUFFER FROM HEADACHE, DYS PEPSIA or INDIGESTION. . . . fc M are BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED, or havj LIVER COMPLAINT, . . . II tout COMPLEXION IS SALLOW, or roa SUFFER DISTRESS AFTER EATIM3, For OFFENSIVE BREATH and ALL DISCS' DEBS OF THE STOMACH, . . . fflpans Tubules Regulate the " n EASY ONti GIVES SAVE RELIEF.! JFAMW- Buggies; Racine Co's ' : Hacks, the celebrated Wide-tire Bain wagon. ARE SOLD LUMBER, SASH MEAT e ALWAYS i ON HAND in return, will give. yon the best of ,' fresh - FRANK" 'BBALh' Dan Gilli ' Call on us andg et our Price before going elsewhere to call on us opponents may say .to ee p you GILLIS BROS. RIPANS TABUir 1.7 TABl TABULESI3 Sstom c.if Prassr TO TAKE. JQUCK TO ACT HUNY A DOCTOR'S BILL. Sold by Druggists Everywhere. u it 'all wmftn Some o them BolOng FIHSSERS' lUMlll -The Co-Opt'ra(Ive Biore, at- In lu the Interests of- iveryone CLARK WALTER, Manager, GHAS. G.SHARP, TSuccessor to K. A.' Miller, PAINTER & PAPERHAHGER Estimates on all Worx FurnisheJ, louse painting, Decorating, Paper Hanging a specialty, Car- -riage Painting. ., HOTOGRAPHS! ' PHOTOG11APIIS! Photographs in Everv " T L IB ; Call on : s WATTS; THE BOSS ' PHOTOGRAPHER. Sucecinor to 'uiumlu(!S, " , Main St." Athena. Coppying ancl Enlarging, Viewing eas onaoie races, kjhu auu b mui, Cox, McEae & Co., -Dealers In- HARDWAR -And- FARMING IMPLEMENTS . . ..: RUSHFOPvD WAGONS, . ' . . ' GATE CITY HACKS WOODS HARVESTING MACrl INERY, AND EXTRAS OF -I ALL KINDS. - Call and Get Prices. C?xx McRae & Co. Allien a .( THE ATHENA LIVERY STABLE J.M, SMETIIERMAN, Prop'r. : (Secceesor to J.'A. Nelson.) NONE BUT FIRST-CLAS RIGS AND SAFE TEAMS. STOCK BOARDED W THE-DAY WEEK OR MONTH. Give me Ja Trial. Corner Fourth & Current, Athena: OxMXilA, KANSAS CITY, ST. paul, aiiciGb, srfc f LOUIS, AND ALL POINTS EAST; HOTRHAIID SOUTH ": ' . . . -... ,-r '. - Time Table of Trains: ' " Passenger. '" . Ko.5. from Athena toSpoiuine and Interme diate points, leaves - " 7-W Hill No , from Athena to Portland and lDtermciV late points, leaves - . (j:o- j, m. . f Freight: No 41, from Pendleton to Spokane, leave'" Athena - - - (1; 14 p m No 42, from Spokane to Pendleton, leaves Athenu . - - . 3::i0pm PULL3IAN SLEEPERS, . COLONIST SLEEPERS, RECLINING CIIAIR CVRS and DINERS . . . Steamers Portland :to San , Francisco every 4 Days. TICKETS. TO ArtU PROM EURUFE For rates and general inform ition call on A. R. Bradley, Depot Ticket Agent, Athena. Oregon. V.H.m-aT.KlT, Asst. Gen. Pa. Waliin$ton Ht.. i'ortland, Oregon. Art. I'M H E I i JL 111 - TO ' ''I ' 1 ..t, ;: . I .-. I fe.