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VOLUME XVII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY; AUGUST 1, 1905. NUMBER 54. ED. MANASSE In all . Departments to Make Room lor fall Goods. ED. MAN ASS E Agent for Butterick's Patterns. t J QUI and See Our : - 111 Lawn Mowers .,, mM ': tanen Hose i : iL: Screen?oors Hardware . The and "GARLAND" Trade. Mark Plumbing represent!) the acmo of -' Quality, Finish, Dura. , . ' bility, Convenience . OUjpiK,I COX & M'EWEN SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREGON I SMALL PROFIT 1 ... BW THESE When all that is' good in Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal to you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS HERE, lor the season of Fruits And Vegetables is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COME DIRECT FROM THE RANCH and therefore are fresh and palatable. DELL BROTHERS Its the careful buyer of Har vest supplies that we are after at the present. , We ask that you call and investigate our stock and get our prices. "First class goods and ' small profits" our motto SO GTT IKE CATERERS TO THE rUBLIC IN GOOD THINGS TO EAT WAS CLOSED TIGHT HOT A PLACE OF , BUSINESS - OPEN HERE SUNDAY. Saloon Men Make Complaint and Dis- trict Attorney Gives Notice ; f to Close. i ' ; Atbeua was closed, part aud parcel Sunday. Every business house in town was locked up except drug stores, and they were open but a few hours during the day, and wheu ppeu noth ing but medicine could be purchased. All branches of business closed in compliance with the following notice, served on the individual business men Saturday evening: . Complaint has been made .., to the district attorney that you kept your place of business open Sunday, July 23rd, 1905, and that you have been making a practice of violating the Sunday closing law, and you are here by notified that further complaints reinforced by sufficient evidence, will be followed by prosecution. Dated July 29, 1905. . O. G. Chamberlain, Justice of the Peace. The complaint was filed with the district attorney by the proprietors of saloons in Athena, their places of business having been closed the Sun day previous. There were no fines for keeping open houses to be paid Mon day morning, for the reason that no business at all was transacted. Several instances of inconvenience were noted in cases of machine men and harvesters coming to town for repairs and extras for machinery. Finding they could not get therri here they went to other towns. One man came in from his place near Helix after an extra part for a machine and got little consolation from the pros pect of a long, hot, dusty trip to Pen dleton, to whioh place he went, after sundry emphatio expressions of his opinion of a "closed" town. Another incident was that of a man with a broken pump. He laid seize to both hardware dealers, but to no pur pose. They would not open up and give him repairs for his pump aud he left for home to perform he ardous task of pulling up water hand over hand for his stock. '; It afterward transpired that his name was on the petition for a closed town. His in consistency of principal was at . once apparent and one man gave expression to the hope that the fellow would have to "draw water until the cows came home and then some." In a business way Athena was con- THE PEOPL'ES GROCERS Athena; Oregon; siderably loser, inasmuch as her busi ness men are placed at a disadvantage in not having an equal chance with business men of adjacent towns who are allowed to keep their , places of business- open ,. on Sunday. , Finding business houses closed here, customers went to towns not closed and pur chased supplies. Dollars count in business, and if . the other fellow gets them it is their bills that are paid "below" and you have to hustle or make an assignment This is about the way the situation looks to the average business man in Athena. The saloon man thinks it only a matter of right that if . the Sunday closing law is enforced against him, he has the privilege of seeing that it is en forced against others and Sunday was an object lesson of the practical 'en forcement of this privilege. The wonder of all concerned is where it will end. Is Athena, already "knock ed" on every side, to be made the scapegoat of other towns of the coun ty from a business point of view by being placed and kept under the clos ing ban while other towns, always competing for trade in Athena terri tory under : normal conditions, are given the mailed hand of preference and prestige? Or is the Civio League, said to be a county organization, using Atheua as a "starting point," to be relied upon to keep the ball rolling to the extent of closing up saloons in other tonws of the couuty? Should the League continue its 'Work, and saloon men in other towns elect to exercise the privilege of -closing busi ness houses, then the Athena business nian'wonld be treated fair and equal otherwise he is taking the short end of it. It's up to the League to dem onstrate practically whether it is a county organization or purely local in its effectiveness. . No one can have objection with : application of its methods to the county as a whole, but to close np one town and leave others open is a policy that will wreck , itself of its own weight Atheua has been closed, other towns are open, and it's np to the league to proceed. ASSAULTED HIS WIFE. Ed Switzler Raiaea Disturbance at Hli Home In Pendleton. Ed. Switzler, known in Athena, brutally assaulted and mistreated his wife at their home in , Pendleton early Saturday morning. Mrs. Switzler has commenced proceedings for u di vorce. Concerning the assault the East Oregouian of Saturday says: ' ; Residents , of. Water street were awakened at 4 o'clock this morning by the screams of a woman issuing from the home of Ed Switzler, the well known tinhorn gambler, and . before the neighbors could realize .what was going on, Mrs. Switzler rushed out of her home and on to the street closely followed by her husband. . , He overtook her in front of the resi dence of Major Lee Morehouse, and in ajfew seoonds all the neighbors in that vioiuity were gahtered around them, and friends were endeavoring to make Switzler stop abusing his wife, who exhibited evey sign of agitation aud fear. It is alleged that Switzler came home from his gambling debauch and immediately began abusing his wife and accusing her. Her screams and appeals to him awakened the neigh bors and the greatest excitement pre vailed in that vicinity for a few min utes. Switzler was seized by friends and held until he . became quieted, when he returned to his home. Mrs. Switz ler went to the home of W T. Ayers, where she told, with almost breaking heart, the story of her drunken hus band's abuse and assault upfen her. , Switzler is one of the leading tin horns of Pendleton and has been on a drunk for several days and in his morose mood has , accused - his wife, who is an estimable lady, . in the most disgusting manner. - - - Mrs. Switzler has a host of friends in Pendleton and the sympathy ex pressed for her is universal, but little toleration is shown for her husband. It is possible that a complaint of wife beating will be lodged agajnst Switz ler. ' PENDLETON A CLOSED TOWN. DUtrlct Attorney Has NotlHed Sheriff to Cloee Kaloona On Sunday. The Pendleton East Oresgonian re ports that District Attorney Phelps yesterday morning issued an order to Sneriff Taylor to close and keep closed all the saloons in Pendleton hereafter on Snnday, in accordance with the statutes of Oregon. ' i This action is the result ef opening all saloons last Snnday injthe fore noon. For some time past, says the Pen dleton paper, the saloons have remain ed closed in the forenoon, by mutual agreement noneof them opening until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, but of late some of the dives and second class places have broken their contract and agreement and have been opening early Snnday morning. Because of this failure mi the part of the dives to observe their agree ment, all of the saloons agreed late last night to open as usual Snuday morning, and accordingly everything was in full blast yesterday from early morning until after midnight Sunday night . : . Complaint was made of violation of the Sunday closing1 law this morning before District Attorney Phelps and accordingly he Ordered the sheriff to close everything aud see that it is kept closed. All violations of 1 the law will be prosecuted to the li:uit hereafter. If the saloons violate the law, complaint will be made against each one, and each proprietor will be bound over until the next torm of cir cuit court, on each separate' offense, between now and the time court con venes, which will be in October. EASTERN OREGON WEEK- Attempt Will be Made to Bring People of Interior to Expoaitlon. . Henry Rlackniau, commissioner for Morrow county, is promoting a p?au for an Eastern Oregon week during the livestock show at the exposition, which will be from September 19 to 20, says the Portland Journal. Colin H. Mclsaao, in charge of the excur sion department of the exposition, is striving to arrange with the railroad company for rates to apply at thai time, and in the event the are granted efforts will be made to bring to the fair thousands of persons from the counties of the eastern part of the state. "I bellieve that, were such a wek to be arranged lattf in September," said Mr. Blackmau, "the people of the eastern part of Oregon would re spond and come here by the thous ands. By that time the harvest will be over and the people will be prepar ing for the fail work. They will wish to take vacation and it will not be difficult to induce them to come here. They will come in large numbers from the counties which are not on the railroads, and the livestock show would be a special inducement. The stock interests are paramount in such counties and the people who live there are always glad to see exhibits of fine animals. I am informed that the show is to be really creditable and that the managemnet looks for one of the finest displays of blooded cattle, bogs aud sheep that ever was made in the United States. Many stock ranch ers in Eastern Oregon are raising the standard of their herds and they will have an opportunity to select what they want at the stock show here in September. " "The Eastern Oregon people are prosperous. Wheat crops are good, wool has brought unusually high prices, the livestock markets have been attractive and the country is iu such a condition as'to enable the resi dents to go where they please." "A DOMESTIC BLIZZARD." The Weston Company Will Preaent It Friday Night. Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Welch aud u company of Weston talent will pro duce "A Domostio Blizzard"-at the Athena opera house . Friday eveuiug, Aug. 4. The same company presented East Lynue here about three weeks ago and the show made a big hit. "A Domestio Blizzard" is a comedy strict ly, there not beiug a serious line iu any of the four acts. The piece is an adaptation from the same German play from which William Gillette wrote "All the Comforts of Home." It has met with unqualified success iu all the large cities, aud the man agement promises one of the best shows ever seen in Atheua, as well as clever a comedy as was ever written. Be tween acts some of the latest song successes will be introduced , by Messrs. Ralph Baling, Albert Proeb stel, Gilbert Baker and Misses Lela Gordon and Wilnia Du Puis. The ac companiment will be played by Miss May Stevens, and the Athena orches tra will furnish the overtures. The prices of admission have been placed at 25, 85 and CO ceuts. Reserved seats are on sale at Dell Bro. 's store. FORTY FOLD WHEAT. It GlTee Pronilae of Jlecoinlng- One of the Leading Varieties, The new variety of wheat known as Forty Fold promises to become one of the leading varieties to be produced in Umatilla couuty. Wherever it is raised it finds favor with the farmer. In this vicinity, Warren Raymond, Salor Parris and others have it in crop tbis'ymr. Mr. Raymond sowed his iu May and is usiug it for pasture, with the intention of taking the slock off this fall, and after this rigid ex periment, confidently expects a fair yield of grain next season. Forty acres of grain on the Parris place just threshed yielded 50 bushels per acre aud the entire field netted over 42 bushels per acre. On the Ira Mc Donald place Forty Fold yielded 4 1 1-2 bushels per acre. In appearance the new wheat resembles bluestein. The head is long and slender, is well filled and the kernal is hard, giving evidence of first class milling quality. BLUFF TO BE CALLED TAFT MADE MISTAKE IN EX CLUSION SPEECH. Secretary of War Said Laws Were Harshly Enforced Without Cit - iag Any Proof of Assertion. A Washington special says the state department is watching closely the individual efforts of Chinese mer chants to put this government in a hole by the boycott of banking cor porations and other lines of business. No official opinion is yet expressed publioly by the department, but the absolute official opiniou is that if China could officially indorse the no tion of certain organizations in Hong kong and elsewhere, tbeu this govern ment would be obliged to take a stand. ( It cau be stated on authority that the United States will not allow the merchants of a f ow cities in China to bully it into acquiescing with an ir rational demand for the better treat ment of Chinese interests in this country even though the secretary of war, while acting as secretary of state said iu a public spoecu that the Chinese exclusion laws were harshly enforced against the Chinese. It is admitted privately that Mr. Taft made a mistake in two regards. Firstr-be-dictuot take into account the number of fraudulent Chinese admissions known to the department of Secretary Metoalf ; second, he did not speoify one case iu whioh the law had been construed unjustly against a single Chinaman. There is the best of reason for stat ing that Mr. Taft after his visit to the east, and especially to Manila, is expected to bring back with him some reasons or at least excuses for his statement iu which he will be coni batted before congress by Secretary Metcalf, by Mr. F. P. Sargent, commissioner-general of immigration and by the facts known to this govern ment The issue between Taft and the anti-Chinese element has been only, half made np. His answer is awaited. - Chinamen through the world have been banded together for the purpose of raising a fund to fight the Chinese exclusion law of the United States. This information was couveyod by oriental advices received by the Wa Chong company, the leading Chineso firm in Seattle. No dotailijare men tioned as to the amount the local Celes tials will be asked to contribute, but the statement is made at tho Wa Chong store that no matter what tho amount asked is, it can be raised in a day. All the funds gathered will be for warded to an association recently formed in China and by it disbursed. Agents of this association, it is stated, are expected to arrive in the United States in a few weeks and will be distributed from San Francisco, Portland aud Seattle. Local Chinameu say thoy have been aware of the movement for some time and declare that the present boycott by the laboring olemeut of China against the United States is a part of the original plan. Body Still Under Water. The Snake is a most trecberous river. It has probably buried in its bed more dead bodies than any other river in the Northwest. The current is swift aud the sands are continually shifting. News brought to Baker City, says the Herald, is to the effect that the body of the young man who was drowned about a week ago near Weiser, has not yet been found al though several tons of dynamite have been used and rescuers were on the scene only a few miuutes after the man fell in tho river. Every nook and corner of this stream for miles below have been carefully dredged and explored and yet no evidence of the body brought to the surface. They are still using dynamite in the hope of recovering the body. Lewis and Clark Bates. The O. It. & N. Co. announces tho following rates from Athena to Port laud for tho Lewis and Clark fair: Individual tickets will bo sold daily from May 2!) to October 15, inclusive, continuous passage iu each direction ; final return limit 80 Af-n from - of salo, but iu no case tober 31, 1905, for our fare, amounting to t Party tickets thi persons will be sol October 15 inclusiv direction; 10-day j sale, at one single round trip, ar Children one hi faro of the a hot particulars ca' R. & N. ager . I ': t J i i .CI t ' 71 J :)