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SEMI-"WEETCT
VOLUME XVIII.
ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 13. 1906.
NUMBER 20.
ED. MANASSE
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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
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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
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Our entire stock is selected with the same care and discretion.
REMEMBER Our prices are always consistent with quality.
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The latest iu Washgoods
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DIRECTORS
H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S.
Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E.
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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:
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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.