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ATHENA, OCTOBER 13, 1905
It seems impossible for the Ameri
can public to arouse itself to the point
of taking a reasonable and whole
some interest in its own great affairs.
It is only in local and sporadic cases,
like the uprising in Philadelphia, t bat
one can see even a bint or suggestion
of the presenoe of a sentiment and
purpose whose existence in the nation
at large is as needful as it is in any
locality. It would not be difficult to
present a long list of pertinent illus
trations of national indifference con
cerning great national affairs, but one
will suffloe. The land frauds recent
ly exposed are greater in the aggre
gate many times greater than all
other frauds on this nation since the
government was created. That is a
simple fact, but it is a fact of enor
mous magnitude. And yet the Ameri
can people seem to take it as a mut
ter of oourse, an item In the general
order of business.
New light on the efficiency of the
American law for the restriction of
immigration was shed by the-debate
on the aliens bill in the British House
of Commons the other day. The pre
mier, in defending the bill, said that
Great Britain had been a sort of sievo
through which immigrants entered
America. The fit got through and
the uuflt remained in the British
Isles. This applies, of course, only to
those who sail from British ports.
When Great Britain joins with the
United States lu prohibiting the eu
trauoe of undesirable immigrants it
will not be so easy for tho countries
of continental Europe to dump thoir
iucompotents beyond their own boundaries.
John D. Rockefeller reooutly do
nated $10,000,000 of his tainted
money to a national educational fund,
and will recoup himself by putting up
the price of oil. Thus docs he give
away other people's money, for which
he will get no credit from men or
angels. What he may give away with
one baud he tukes from the people
with the other, if it be true that he
adds to the price of oil eveiy time he
makes a donation.
Hungary is after a divorce from
AuHtria, nud should have one, but
"the villuin still pursues her. " It
was an unholy marriage in tho first
plaoo uud one forced .on Hungary,
lleuoa people hopo to see her freed
from her relations with her artful
oppressor. The leaven of liberty is
working in many parts of this dis
turbed world. Tbe light ia breaking
in upon many dark places. Let her
break.
A wise contemporary baa suggested
that tbe best method local merchants
can adopt to fight the mail order
houses is to advertise their goods and
their prices in the home newspapers.
The mail order firms flood tbe rural
mail routes with advertisements. If
the local dealers can save themselves
from destruction by using printers'
ink it is a reasonably cheap salvation.
. It has been suggested that the 40.
000 local merchants in Iowa get to
gether to fight tbe mail order bouses
by raising a fund sufficiently large to
establish an immense wholesale
house in Chicago to do the buying and
shipping for local houses in the com
bination. This mail order business
threatens the ruin of business houses
in all small towns of Iowa and is a
matter for serious consideration.
- Castro has gotten Venezuela into
more trouble. France is making a
naval demonstration to bring him and
her to terms. Our navy may do like
wise. Monroe's doctrine is no remedy
for the Castro malady. Uncle Sam
never attempts to protect the state or
nation guilty of wrong doing. Tbe
international cheat and trouble maker
must reform or be punished.
Tom Lawson doubtless wonders
sometimes what this humbugged and
bamboozled old world will do for a
friend and adviser when he is taken
away from it.
Professor William James, of Har-va-d,
says education doesn't stop
crime. He can't deny, however, that
it helps tbe business of tbe school
book trust.
Experts say life insurance premiums
are too high. They will not have to
furnish figures in order to get tbe
policy holders to believe it.
Edison says radium will be as cheap
as coal some day. Yet this may only
mean that coal will be as expensive
as radium some day.
Radium, according to an English
scientist, contains the secret of life.
But the spunky thing refuses to di
vulge the secret.
CHKAPER INSURANCE.
(Oregonlan.)
No possible exposure of graft in
the life insurauoe business could sur
prise anybody now; still, the revela
tions as Mr. Hughes extracts them
from the reluctant witnesses are
piquant and instructive. The latest
concern the piokiugs of the family of
Riobard H. McCurdy, president of tbe
New York Mutual Life, and certain
tidbits which went to tbe friends and
relatives of Vioe-President Granniss.
The sou and son-in-law of President
McCurdy, for example, have received
from the company since 1908 in com
missions the handsome sum of $2,600,
000 or more, to say nothing of geu
erous salaries besides. Upon this
faot a periodical like Dr. Limau Ab
bott's outlook may make the sloppy
comment that such things bavo been
so common that they can, scarcely be
called immoral ; but to loss enlight
ened minds these transactions seem
not only immoral, but to partake of
that very low sort of depravity which
is culled swindling. It will be for
tunate if tho business of life insur
ance iu tho United States does not
suffer permanent injury from the mis
deeds of the men who have controlled
it during the last decade. It will be
A Fortunate Purchase
By buying an extra large stock of Clothes Baskets this fall we were able
to get them at an exceedingly low price. But as we were obliged to buy
more than was required for our fall trade, we will have to reduce our surplus
by having a
Clothes Basket Sale
For Two Weeks, Beginning Oetober 9th.
These Baskets are all made of clean round willow (not split willow) and
are all very well made and a good bargain at regular prices.
No. 1 Basket, size 19x28, 12 in. high, regular $1.00, Bale price.. $ 67
No. 2 " " 20x29, 13 " " $1.10, " " 73
No.3 " " Ux3:,13" " " 81.25, " 83
No, 4 " 22x32, 14 V " " $1.60, " 1.00
Remember we pay the freight where bill of goods amounts to $10.00
THE DAVIS-KASER CO.
Everything to Furnish the
Home.
12 14-16-18 30-22 Alder Street,
WALLA WALLA, : WASH.
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unfortunate if the revelations of the
misdeeds and extravagance of these
men do not bring about some effec
tive reforms.
The fraternal orders which offer
life insurance to their members have
long been contending that the charges
of tbe old-line companies were exorb
itant. It has been their doctrine that
insurance equally safe could be furn
ished for a fraction of the premiums
charged by companies like tbe Equit
able and New York Life, and tbe
whole trend of tbe evidence taken be
fore the investigating committee is to
sustain them. Tbe same conclusion
follows from a comparison between
the expense of managing the life in
surance companies in America and
foreign countries. Here tbe expenses
of management devour about 18 per
cent of the total income of tbe com
pany upon the average, while in Engl
laud they amount only to 9 per cent
and in Germany to 6 per cent There
is no good reason why there should be
this difference, except that in America
wealthy corporations are allowed to
do as they please with their own prop
erty and other people's also, whereas
abroad they are kept under strict in
spection and control ot tbe law. Ger
man paternalism may be annoying,
but it is not without advantages; tbe
German government saw through two
of our great iusnrance companies and
forbade, them to do business there long
before we had begun to suspect that
anything was tbe matter.
There is no such thing thought of
as economy in the conduot of an
American life insurance company,
generally speaking. Ways are sought
to spend and waste money, but never
to save it The reason for this lies in
the enormous surplus which most
companies have on hand, rightfully
belonging to the policy-holders, but at
the mercy of the officials to graft up
on without limit or restraint
IKT THJS UOOD WORK GO ON."
(New York Sun.)
It is less than three years since a
quarrel among thieves threw into the
hands of Secretary Hitohoock the clew
to tbe land frauds on the Pacific
Coast ' From that day until now he
has shown "neither variableness nor
shadow of turning. "
Quietly, but unceasingly, the clew
has been followed. Whether the pub
lio knew or cared about it all has
been, apparently, a matter of total
indifference to Secretary Hitobcock.
Fraud, almost unparalleled in its scope
and in its boldness, had been and was
being carried on. The people of the
United States were being robbed and
swindled out of millions upon millions
of dollars. The qniet man who runs
our interior department set the
wheels of the law in motion and has
kept them busy. ' :
The local work in the case has been
carried on by Mr. Francis J. Heney,
tbe federal district attorney. Much
credit is due bim for the intelligence
and fidelity which be has displayed.
Six months ago it was reported that
up to that time there had been 68 in
dictments and six convictions in the.
land fraud matter. Since then a
United States senator, John H. Mitch
ell, has been added to tho convicted
list Last Wednesday the jury of tbe
United States district court returned
a, verdict which read as follows :
In the case of the United States
against John N. Williamson, Van
Gessner and Marion R. Biggs, we, the
jury, k find the defendants guilty as
charged.
Jobn N. Williamson is a member of
tbe United States house of representa
tives. In two earlier trials of the
case the jury disagreed. But there
was nothiug in such an experience to
dismay such a man as Attorney
Heney. He believed he was right,
and the secretary supported him.
Result three more convictions.. Mr.
Hitchcock, commenting on the out
come says that Mr. Heney deserves
special commendation, and makes two
significant statements: "There is
more of this business to come."
"We iutend to push this thing to a
finish."
We make our obeisance and present
our compliments and congratulations
to the man who has "made good"
Ethau Allen Hitobcock. Let the
good work go on.
Like Finding Money.
Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have a cough, cold, sore throat,
or chest irritation, better act prompt
ly like W. C. Barber, of Sandy Level,
Va. He says: "I had a terrible
chest trouble, caused by smoke and
coal dust on my lungs; but, after flnd
iug no relief in other remedies, I was
cured by Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption, coughs and colds."
Greatest sale of any cough or luug
medicine iu the world. At McBride's
drugstore; 60o and $1; guaranteed.
Trial bottle free.
Are You Knguf ed?
Engaged people should remember
that, after marriage, many quarrels,
can be avoided, by keeping their di
gestioua in good order with Electric
Bitters. S. A. Brown, of Bennetts
ville, S. (1, says: "For years my
wife suffered intensely from dispepsia,
complicated with a torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became a mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters,
which helped her at onoe, and finally
made her entirely well. She is now
strong and healthy." McBride, drug
gist, sells and guarantees them, at
60c a bottle.
There is but one laundry in Pendle
ton kuowu as the "Pendleton Steam
Laundry," and Charles Gay is its
exclusive AUieua ageut
My Staple Lines
of Jewelry are
BROOCHES
SCARF PINS
CUFF LINKS
NECK CHAINS
GUARD CHAINS
VEST CHAINS
LOCKETS
RINGS
' FOBS
I have many pretty things arriv
ing to make up my fall stock.
Watch my window displays.
. ROYAL M. SAWTELL
Jeweler : Athena
PETERSON & PETERSON,
Attorneys-at-Law
A1HENA,
OREGON.
J. D. PLAMONDON
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Office in
Barrett Building, - Athene, Oregon
Dr. A. B. Stone.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Calls answered promptly day or night J
Office in Post Building, Athena, Oregon I
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to Female"
Diseases.
Calls promptly aimwered. Office on Third
Street, Athena. Oregor
JOHN T. WOOD, M. D,
Graduate Detroit Col
. lege of Medicine : : :
Office Opposite McBride's Drug Store.
THE PALACE
DRUGSTORE
VM. M'BRIDE, Proprietor.
South Side Main Street, Athena, Ore.
You know your doctor is all right, but
how about tbe tilling of prescriptions?
Our Prescriptions
are precisely as tbe doctor ordered
nothing more, nothing less and
always exactly right.
Troy Laundry
Walla Walla, Wash.
Elmer Lnne, Agent in Athena
Work Guaranteed
Washings are calif, t for each Tues
day and are retun, d Friday morning
BLACKSMITH AND
REPAIRING SHOP
A. II, LUNA, Proprietor.
Shop West of King's Barn, Athena.
t ' THE
j I Each looming I
When you dress think about tbe Pendleton Steam Laundry: Ask your
self if your linen. work is as it should be. A man who wears good
clothes cannot afford to wear "fairly good" laundry work. If you
find your collars are poorly turned, if you find they bave saw edges, if
you find them specked, remember that these faults have been overcome
at the PENDLETON STEAM LAUNDYB, and that only high grade
work is allowed to leave our laundry. Every day brings new custome
rs who are highly pleased with our work. May we expect a trial pack
age from you?
Pendleton
Steam Laundry
The Up-to-Date
LAUNDRY
FISHMAN & PETERS, Proprietors
CHARLES GAY, ; ' ATHENA AGENT
CONTRACTING AND BUILDING
Hereafter I will engage in Contracting and building in
all its branches. I am in a position to carry on this line
of business in a thorough and satisfactory manner, in
connection with my Lumber Yard. I will employ the
best workmen money can secure, and before you let your
contract it will pay you to get my figures. . ; j " ..
A. M. CiLLIS, PROPRIETOR, '
THE CILLIS LUMBER YARD
Peebler & Chamberlain
Successors to the Umatilla Implement Co.
Agricultural Implements
WAGONS) CARRIAGES, ENGINES,
MACHINERY, THRESHERS ETC.
ATHENA.
OREGON.
PARKER
& LANE'S
HIP!
Kierythlng Firvl
Clan - Mo (tf rn
and ITp-tu -data
SOUTH SID MAIN
STREET ATHENA.
CHA.RLES GAY
...Dealer in...
Candies, Nuts, Fruits, Tobaccos, Cigars
KRESH BREAD, PIES, CAKE9, ETC.
ST. NICHOLS HOTEL!
J. E. FROOME, prop.
Only First-class Hotel in
j the City.
! 1 1
t THE ST. NICHOLS J
X it tbe only ODethftteanacoeinBiodBM '
commercial traveler. T
Cm beieeomended for IU clean and
well ventilated rooma.
L cob. Maiw asdThied, ATBxwA.or.
Umatilla Lumber Yard
Ed Barrett, Manager
Building Material
Lumberk Shingles, Sash, Doors, Paints; Oils,
Glass, Wall Paper, Building Paper, Brick, etc..
Special inducements ou orders for carload lots.
; , Fence posts in quantities to suit.
Roslyn Coal, Puget Sound Wood
CONTRACTING. ESTIMATES FURNISED ON ALL
KINDS OF BUILDING ON.SHORT' NOTIFICATION