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Newspaper Page Textn Si 1 ' SEMI-"WEETCT VOLUME XVIII. ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 13. 1906. NUMBER 20. ED. MANASSE Wew Art Every Shirtwaists Id white and colored, Linen and Mull with the latest Cuff Sleeves. Embroideries. Monslia Embroideries. They look like silk but wears better. SUITS FOR MEN and BOYS In Square and Round Corners. Up to date Col ors and guaranteed perfect fit. ED. MANASSE Agent for Butterick's Patterns. First Mationa of Athena CAPITAL STOCK.. ........ $50,000 " ' SUR PLUS,.i.iy.-vI.-;:s-17,50O "4 We do Strictly a. Commercial Business. We Solicit the Accounts ot Individuals, Firms and Corporations. OFFICERS H. C. ADAMS, President. T. J. KIRK, Vice President, . P. S. Le GROW, Cashier, I. M. KEMP, Ass't. Cashier. i CONTRACTING Hereafter I will engage 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. - - - S : A. M. GiLUS, PROPRIETOR, THE GILUS LUMBER YARD Good Groceries, Coffee In this trinity should the grocer build his business temple. The difficulty is not great but it s exceedingly difficult to build well without these 3 things. We have highest grade goods in every line Each Article the Acme of Perfection - . . . "' Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion. REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality. DELL BROTHERS Svais Pay Ribbons. Those you read about for the neck and for belts. Washgoods. The latest iu Washgoods can always be found at this establishment. . DIRECTORS H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN. AND BUILDING Contracting afed building in CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING3 TO EAT I Bank INDIAN AS VOTER ATTORNEY GENERAL CRAW FORD EENDESS OPINION. The Statu of Socalled Indiana, Namely Half and Quarter Eloodi at the Foils. Answering questions propounded by M. F. Parker, of the Klamath Indian agency, Attorney-General Crawford has issued the followiug opinion : Replying to yours of the 1th inst., relative to the status of socalled In dians, namely, half, quarter, etc.. blood, at the polls, permit me to say that the question really is whether they are considered Indians or whites, aud if held to be Indiana, they have the right to vote if they have served their tribal relations and have adopt ed the habits of civilization, or if they have received allotments of land under the United States allotment laws relative to Indians. My opinion to J. W. Evans, 'assistant 'superin tendent of the Klamath Indian re servation, under date of March 4, 1905, answers the question and holds, in substance, that all Indians who have received land by allotment are citizens of the United States, and en titled to the right to vote, together with all other rights, privileges and immunities of snob citizens, etc, and Incited authorities in said opinion wbioh oover the point. As to the status of one-fourth bloods bud half-bloods, I am of the opinion that a one-fourth blood would be con sidered a white person and a citizen, and entitled to vote, while a half blood, if his mother was an Indian woman and his father a white man, would be considered an Indian, the child taking the status of its mother. I have not time to thoroughly ex amine this matter, but in the case of United States vs. Sanders, United States, 27 fedetal cases, 050, 951, it is Jield a child, partakea of the-coiK ditious of the mother, and if the mother is au Indian, the child will be so considered within the provisions of the act of 1884, section 25, de claring that the laws of the United States for the panisbmeut of crime iu the.Iudian Territory shall not ex tend to tbe crimes committed by au Indian against tbe person or property of 'another. The child of a white woman by an Indian father shall, for tbe purpose of that act be deemed of the white race, the conditions of the mother and not the quantum of Indian blood in tbe veins determining the condition of tbe offspring, this stand ard following the common-law rule, which was borrowed from tbe civil law. 1 In tbe case in or. Camille-United States 6 Federal, 256, tbe court holds that "a'person of half white and half Indian blood is not a white person within the meaning of this phrase as used in the naturalization laws, but an Indian." In the Virginia code, section 49, it is provided that "every person, not a colored person, having one-fouith or more Indian blood, shall be deemed an Indian." However, onr statutes contain no provisions upon the question, and therefore I am of the opinion that the oourts would hold that any per son who has less than one-half Indian blood would be considered a white person. The state of Indiana has held that all persons recognized as Indians by tbe Indians themselves and who are stamped as such by birth, educa tion aud language and have three eights Indian blood, are Indians. In Keith vs. United States, 58 pa cific 507, 8 Oklahoma, 446, it is held that a person that was born from a marriage between a white father ad opted into an Indian tribe and a half breed woman is not an Indian within and Tea Athena, Oregon, j tbe meaning of tbe act of September 8, 1887, granting land to Indiaus not residing on tbe reservation. WHEAT $2-50 PER TON. Mm Meetlnc or Citizens Endore the W. ft D. Electric Lino. At a mass meeting of the citizens of Walla Walla and Columbia counties at Walla Walla, prominent men of the two counties and the stato spoko on the benefits to be derived from the proposed electrio line from Dayton to Wallula. . : , , , Among tbe speakers were ex-Governor Miles C Moore and C. C. Goss of the Electrio Railway company. The substance of eaoh speaker's talk was that the building of the uew power line will be tbe nieaus of pro viding an equitable freight rate from the Inland Empire to tbe ocean. A reasonable rate is regarded as about $3.50 per ton and this can be secured, it is confidently asserted, as goon as a competitirve road with oue terminal in the wheat belt and the others on the Columbia is constructed. By means of the Celilo oannl aud the portage road, wheat growers iu tbe vast grain belt of tbe Inland Empire can ship their produce to tidewater at a maximum cost of $2.50 per ton. When the Wallula and Duytou road is completed, branoh lines will tap the region tributary to Pendleton and Umatilla county aud farmers iu this part of the state will share iu tbe general benefit to be derived. ' The electrio lines of tbe Spokane & Inland oompany, which reach Lewis ton, will undoubtedly connect at Day ton and thus the whole territory of the northwest wheat belt will be plaoed in direct communication with tbe great grain ports and will secure tbe inestimable advantages of fair aud reasonable rates on grain shipped to the markets of trade. MAY BE OUTLAWS' VICTIM. Well Known Baker City llomnbuyer Mysteriously Disappear. For seven weeks I. B. Siler, a well known horsebuyer of Baker City, bas been missing. His wife believes that be has been murdered -by the out' laws" known to infest the Willow Creek country, near Ontario. Siler disappeared February 27, with nearly $600 in cash on his porsou. His wife was in Colorado visiting her mother at tbe time, aud rooevved a letter from him dated February 26, saying that bo was startiug for On tario, to purchase some horses at Wil low creek. It bas not been learned who be was to deal with. Siler had no family trouble and was not a drink lug man. He was about 45 years of age. ' - At tbe time be disappeared, Siler had a draft for $1000 in the Citizens' National Bank of Baker, awaiting his order. This bas been untouched. No one believes that he voluntarily disappeared. The foul-play theory is generally accepted. His disappear ance has been kept very quiet by tbe officers, who are searching for him, and has just leaked out. Officers admit that they have.beou unable to trace Siler farther than Ontario. How he left Ontario is a mystery. Ho did not leave on a train aud tbe antborities have not learned where be secured a horse, although bis saddle wbioh be took with him to Ontario cannot be found. His wife is grief stricken and declares that she is certain that he was murdered. WHITMAN COLLEGE NOTES. Plana tor Conducting a Party of Teach er and Student Abroad. Vol. 8, No. 3 of tbe Whitman Col lege Quarterly was issued last week. It contains a sermon by Rev.. Wilmot Whitfield, D. D., pastor of tbe First Methodist Episcopal church of Walla Walla, on the "Value of Whitman College to the Community." He first takes up the financial value of each an institution and follows that with the inspirational, intellectual and moral value of tbe institution. It will be sent to all regular subscribers to the Whitman College Quarterly and to any oue else who desires to see Yellow Kids Walla Walla, April 13. Special The Yellow Kids hypnotized tbe "Boosters" again yesterday aud won easily by a score of 10 to 4. Walla Walla presented a new lineup in tbe infield Gilpatrick at second, Kane on tbird and a new man at short. Krietz, the first Kid up, laced out a single and Sbea followed with a homer. Tbe Boosters also scored two in their half of tbe first. In tbe fifth the Kids fell on Pitcher Parks, and when the fire works ceased, five rnus had been added, Millard sending tbe sphere over tbe fence for a home run. This was tbe first ball knocked ont of the lot this eeasoo and Millard got a copy of it. Manager Allen of the baseball team announces the following schedule: April 26, University of Idaho at Moscow; April 27, W. S. C. at Pull man; April 28, Lewiston at Lewiston ; May 6, University of Idaho at Walla Walla; May 11 and 12, U. of W. at Walla Walla; May 18 and 19, W. S. 0. at Walla Walla. In addition to this a trip will be made to Spokane during tbe Easter vacation where tbe Spokane High School, the Blair Business College and Gonzaga College teams will be mot. On the return tap the team expects to play in Sprague aud Ritzville. The severe drubbing given by the college to tbe Walla Walla professional team last week has served to raise tbe hopes of college supporters very high. Another game will be played with the Walla Walla team this week aud it is hoped that tbe famous Yellow Kids of Atbeua will be ou baud for games at an early date. Pres. Penrose, Prof. Cooper, Prof. Lyman and Prof. Andersou huve re turned from Spokaue where they went to attend tbe meeting of the Iulaud Empire Touchers' Association. They report a very successful session and much sympathy for tbe classical line of education which they went to Spokaue lo represent. Prof. W. D. Lyman is finishing his plans for conducting a party of stu dents and teachers abroad during tbe summer vacatiou. All of the princi pal European points of interest will be visited and lectures given ou the historioal and art centers which will be visited. THE BIO BOSS. Umatilla KeservHllon Incllnna Petition for Removal of Ed wards. The Indians on the Umatilla In dian reservation waut Ma jor Edwards, their agent, fired. Nearly 100 braves have sent a petition to the commis sioner of Indiau affairs in which they make startling accusations against the agent, says tbe Tribune. Feeling thattbeir maDy wrougs had reached a climax iu tbe permitting of stock to be driven across tbe reserva tion and that Major .-Edwards 'whs to blame for this hs well as numerous othor wrongs, both real aud imagin ary, a large number of Indians swarm ed into town Monday and bad a law yer draw op a petitiou to the conituis siouor of Indian affairs. Among this nutubet were many of the chiefs aud bead men of the Umatilla, Walla Walla and Caynso tribes. The peti tion, which contains noarly 1000 words, required most of the afternoon for its completion as eery thing had to be done through interpreters. When finished aud signed by all the Indians present it was forwarded to the com missioner of Indian affairs aud is now far on its way to Washington. Tbe Indians in tbeir petition hccuso the ageut of using violent aud obscene language, of threatening certain of tbe Indians und thoir fumilies with violence, of wautonly shooting dogs for tbe purpose of intimidating tbe Indians, and of disgracing the Indians by cutting off their long hair. They also state that many of the younger Indians have become greatly incensed against tbe ageut and they fear that bodily injury will be done him if be is not removed. One of tboir obief causes of grievance is tbe fact that be has refusod to make known to tbe president their complaints and has told them that be was the "Big Boss." ' Death of Lee Gerking. Lee Geiking, tbe adopted son of Mr. Land Mrs. David Taylor, died Wednesday, April 11, uear the noon bour, after a three weeks' illness with aggravated tonsilitis, ending with laryngeal abscess. Lee was 11 years and four months old, and was adopted by Mrs. Taylor in his infancy. A simple funeral service was couduoted at the Taylor home by Elder L. J. Fobs, of tbe Christian church, and tbe remains were followed to the Athena oemetery by a large number of sorrow ing relatives and friends. Foley's Honey and Tar cures colds, prevents pneumonia. Win Again the $5 offered for tbe hit by a cigar dealer here. Walla Walla also scored in tbe fifth, making her other two runs. Parks was relieved by Johnson and Athena batted him freely, scoring in tbe (1th, 7tb aud 8th innings. Os burn pitched three innings for Athena aud was then substituted by Willard, who held Walla Walla safe, exoopt in tbe fifth. Both teams rest today and will be iu fine condition for tomorrow and Sunday's games. Score by innings: 123456789 Atbena - - - 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 010 Walla Walla 20002000 04 Batteries, Osburn, Willard and Shea Paiks, Jobusou aud Douovan. STREAMS OF LAVA CITT OF NAPLES THREATENED . . WITH DESTRUCTION. Vesuvius In Eruption Thousands , Killed -Property Loss Estimated at $80,000,000 " Thousands of lives have been lost as a result of the eruption of Vesu vius, while the property loss is esti mated . at 180,000,000. Towns throughout the district are being over whelmed with ashes aud the darkness of night hangs over the tutire region, showers of . stones as big as hen's eggs are falling upon the fleeing refugees while lava is again on the move down all sides of the mountain. It is believed that Naples is in the gravest danger. Business is at a standstill and the people are positively mad. There is a wild scramble? to got out or the city. Tbe poorer blasseu aro fighting madly for places in cburohes to prostrate themselves at tbe altars. Engineers have refused to take out railroad trains because of the darkness and traffio is entirely suspeudod. All shipping is preparing to leave the harbor, but the number of vessels is wholly inadequate to take tbe people away. Hundreds of tourists are marooned and unable to leave. The story of Mount Vesuvius is ono of disaster. The first record of tbe voloano's eruption dates back to 63 A. D. when Nero ruled Rome. Herou luupuni and Pompeii wore partially destroyed. The following year Naples was threatened with another eruption but escaped with an earth quake. It was during the roigu of Titus on. August 24, A. D. 79, that Vesuvius broke loose iu all her fury aud oompletoly buried tbe cities of Pompeii and Stabiae.. Then the mountain slept and tho next erup tion is recorded iu the reigu of Alex ander Serverus, A. D. 203. There was another ernptiou iu A. D. 473, during which ashes were curried as far as Constantinople. Between that date and the year 1500 nine eruptions of more or less ' do slructiveuess occurred. October 16, 1631, more than 3,000 persons lost their lives in n severo earthquake and flgw of lava that extended as far as Terentum, and riestroyod Bosco Treoaze, tho town which suffered in the present eruption, and other towns in the vicinity. Another eruption iu 1707 lusted for four mouths and kept tbe people of Naples in constant fear of death. Again in 1737, 1760 and 1707 Vesuvius poured forth rivers of luvu and "bowers of ashes, covering Portioi and reucbing as fur as Naplos. In August 1797, redhot stones wore thrown 2000 feet above tbe crater of the volcano, aud iu 1701 over 400 peo ple lost tbeir lives. Ou that ocousiou tbe lava flowed to tbe sea. Other eruptions followed in 1801, 1805, 1822, 1850, 1855 and 1858. In tho last meutiouod your tbe crater sank 195 feet below its former height. Torre del Greco was destroyed ou December 8, 1861. Becoming active again in 1871, Vesuvius spread threat ening lava, and iu April of 1876 tbe eruption burst suddenly and buried 20 persons who were watohing tbe speo tacle, aud partially destroyed tho towns of Mass and San Sebastiano. In 1885 signs of uurest were noticed about tbe mouth of tbe crater and for a number of yeurs slight eruptions ocourred. Iu 1804 a uew peak was formod by tbe slag thrown from the crater, and iu 1895 another still. A violent eruption followed in 1900, since wbioh date tbo volcano bus been almost constantly active. Ou lust February the flow of lava covered tbe railroad that climbs to the top of the mountain. But it was repaired and sightseers have continued to ven ture up the sides of tbe volcano. Walter Arnold In Jail. Walter Arnold, son of tbo late J. F. Arnold, is now locked iu - tbe county jail ou tbe charge of having robbed a stranger of a purse contain ing about $25. It is alleged that the crime was committed Tuesday night in the Brewery saloon. Arnold, who is about 20 years of age, was loouted yesterday iu tbe Central barber shop and tbe money was held by oue of the barbers with whom Arnold had left tho purse. When he was examined be made Jun unsuccessful attempt to implicate two others, who he cluiin ed were his partners. Pendleton Tri bune. For Elks Grand Lodge. The grand lodge of the order of Elks will be held in Denver this year, from July 17 to 18, aud it is possible that a delegation from Pendleton lodge will attend. Denver Is mak ing elaborate preparations for tbe, occasion.