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Newspaper Page TextPROP OSEJLl LAW Oregon Tax Reform Association Has Filed Its Proposed Amend ment to Be Voted On. Tbe proposed new tax law, the amendment for wbiob is to be voted on by process of tbe initiative and ref erendum at tbe June election is Gang ing diaoussiou throughout tbe state. Friends of tbe proposed measure are contending for its merits as follows: "This amendment is not based on new or nnttied theories, bat its prin ciples are demonstrated to bave tintb and right in tbem. New Zealaud, Msuitoba, and other British colonies, bave for a n a niter of years exempted improvements and persoual property, uTid it has invariably worked in tbe interests of tbe producing classes in city or country. "Many of tbe greatest Americans have endorsed the priuciple which this amendment approaches. Among them Senator La Follette, Gov. Folk, Tom Jobusotj, Henry GoorRe and William Lloyd Garrison. Thoy believe iu the principle of raising tbe needed reve nues for carryiug on oor government, aud at tbe same time discourage land monopoly by taxing laud values aud franchises more and exempting im provements and personal property in short what is commonly known as tbe single tax. "Oue hundred feet square sold iu Portland on January 22, for $800,000 or at tbe rate of more than $2,000,000, 000 for 610 acres. Tbe latter amonut is about ten times tbe assessed value of tbe farms of Oregon. Such city vulues, as well as tbe value of railroad rights of way, is made by tribute paid by tbe producers of tbe state. This measure will shift tbe taxes mainly o site values, such as the atove, not to acres. "But where a railroad holds mil lions ou milliousof acres, ibis measure will bit tbem so hard that it will be interohting to see tbe fight thoy will put up against it. Tbo farmers of this oounty will certainly see to it under this law that every acre of laud grants is assessed at least as high as that of the improved farms which makes tbe adjoining unused land valuable with out the owners' efforts. This law goes on the prinoiplo that if you waut to discourage tbe holding of a lot of worthless dogs, or a bunch of vaoaut city lots or vaoaut seotions of land, put tbe taxes upon them. To eu oourage production and home building it takos tbe taxes off from (in tbe words of tbe amendment) 'all dwelling houses, bams, sheds, outhouses and all macbiuory aud buildings used exclu sively for manufacturing purposes, all fenoes, farm naohinery nnd appliances used us such, all fruit trees, vines shrubs aud all other improvements on farms, all livestook, household furni ture in use, aud all workingmen's tool ' "Supporters of this ameudment sny "that every locality has 'undesirable oitizous' who opposo every improve ment of roads; good schools aud teach ers, bridges and otbor publio neces sities, because of tbe faot that the less taxes thoy pay the more land tbey can hold out of use, awaiting the industry of tbe entire community to mnko them wealthy. Non-resident land owners me more obtrusive to local improve ments, yet contributing nothing to the business interests of tbe community. "It the large traots of this county paid tbe same taxes as improved farms, thoy would be divided up aud rapidly improved, iucreasing our population aud wealth. " "Our merohauts, bluoksmiths, bar bers, ourpeuters, aud all other business ihou, would feel tbe elleuts of the new blood, onpital aud energy, aud under such a systom of taxation our com munity would move forward as uever beforo." Back from Alaska. Bon Burroughs, tbo well kuown pio neer priutor aud ex-county clerk, ro turued to Puiidletou from Alaska, Mouday, iu a bad physical condition. In November, Mr. Bruroughs foil ou the ice at Katallu, Alaska, aud sus tained a fraoturo and dislooutiou of his hip. The injury has uever properly healed aud he is now iu u serious con dition. Will Be Tried Again. Tbo jury in the Hauga oase iu Pen dleton, was out 39 hours aud could not ngroo upon n verdiot. Two jurymeu votiug for oouvictiou was successful iu baugiug up the jury, the other two held out for acquittal. District At torney Phelps announces that the enso will bo tried ngiuu at the April term of oourt Even from the Mountains Ballard's Snow Liuimeut is praised for tbe good it doos. A sure cure for Rheumatism aud nil paiu. Wright W. Loving, Uraud Junotiou, Colo., wiitos: "I used Ballard's Snow Liui meut, last winter, for Rheumatism and cuu recommend it as tbe best Liuimeut ou tbe market I thought, at tbe tiruo I was taken dowu with this trouble, that it would be a week before I could get about, but ou applying your Liui meut several times during tbo night I was about iu 43 hours aud well iu three flays." Sold by Palace Drug company. Tramp Buncoes Milton. Steve Le Borge, a tramp who baa been workiug around Milton for some time, bought a 105 wagon from a firm iu Miltou ttrt other day, giving his note iu payment lor a short time. Later ho mortgaged the wagon to Bradley Mitchell aud Hartley company for about $3'J worth of olotbiug. FREEDOM Of SPEECH Corrupt Practices Act May Be Con stitutionalForbids the "Glad Hand." That the corrupt practices bill, to be submitted to a vote of I be people under tbe initiative aud referendum, is in direct conflict with that section of tbe constitution which guarantees freedom of speech is believed by many who have read tbe measure. Tbe bill makes it a crime for any person to ask, eolicit or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter on election day to vote for or against any candidate or measure. Tbis would bar tbe use of anr kind of argument on election day and there is donbt whether it would be constitutional. Uuder tbis section of the law it is probable that newspapers published on tbe morning of election day would be prohibited from printing anything cal culated to influence voters in deter mining bow to mark their ballots. Tbe words "in any manner try to induce or persuade" would cover a multitude of acts. Candidates who went to the polls aud extended the glad hand to voters would uuquestiou ably come withiu the terms of the act, for it is common knowledge that a warm handshake is oue of the most potout means of getting votes. One of tbe ponalties for violation of tbe corrupt practices act is that the offending candidate may be ousted from offioe. A candidate whe should talk to the voters on election day, publicly or privately, or iu any other manner try to induce or persuade them to vote for him, even if the persua sion were in an honorable manner, would be in danger of forfeiting bis election it a friend of an opposing can didate should see flt to call him to ac count before a court having jurisdic tion of election contests. Tbis bill bas tbe effect of closing the lid tight on all campaigns at 12 o'clock midnight preceding the day of elec tion. The measure of course prohibits all forms of treating for tbe purpose of influencing votes, whether the treat be to drinks or any other tempting lux ury. It also prohibits the corrupt or excessive or improper use of money, and in many other ways prevents uu due influence, deception and fraud. Most of the provisions are considered salutary in their effect, but section 84, which prohibits tbe use of legitimate argument ou election day, is believed by many to bo unconstitutional. The section reads as follows: It shall be unlawful for any person at any place on the day of any election to ask, solioit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade any voter on suoh election day to vote for or refain from voting for any candidate, or tbe candidates or ticket of any political party or organization, or any measure submitted to the people, and upon con viotiou thereof he shall he punished by fine of not loss than $5 nor more than $100 for tbe first oiieuso aud for the second and each subsequent; offense oocuring ou the same or different elec tion days, ho shall be punished by fine as aforesaid, or ny imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five uor more than 150 days, or by both snob flue and imprisonment. Fancy Skating. The management of the Atheua skatiug rink aunouuoes that it bas em ployed a man to couduot the rink, who will instruct skators in Fancy skatiug. An old Pennsylvania DutcbDuukard recommends "Hickory Bark Cough Eemedy." Guaranteed to cure your cough, and guaranteed to be pure. Made from tbe bark of tho shell bark or white hickory tree. For sale by Palace Drug Storo and all dealers every wbore. It is very important aud in fact it is absolutely necessary to health, that we give relief to the stomach promptly at tbe first signs of trouble. Take something once iu a while; especially after mouls; something like Kodol For Dyspepsia aud Indigestion. It will enable your stomaoh to do its work properly. Sold by Palace Drug com pany It will be unnecessary to go through a painful, oxpeusive operation for Piles if you uso ManZau. Put up in a collapsible tube with nozzle, ready to apply. For any form of Piles, price 50o. Sold by Pioueer Drug Store. The old remedies are the best. Hick ory Bark Cough Kemedy has been in uso for over oue hundred years by the old Dutch Duukards of Pennsylvania, and is still iu use by all the old families of Western Pennsylvania. Is abso lutely pure; made from tbe bark of the white or shell bark bickory tree. Tbe bark is sbippod from tbe east, and mauutactured iu Walla Walla, Wash. For sale bv Palace Drug Store. Pinesalve Carbolized acts like a poultice, draws out iuflamatiou and poison. Autweptio healing. For chapped bauds, lips, outs, burns. Sold by Pioueer Drug Store. Keunody's Laxative Cough Symp aots upou the bowels and thereby drives the cold out of the system. It contains no opiates it is pleasant to take and is highly recommended for ohildren. Sold by Palace Drng com pany. TubllO Notice. Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to the Mayor mt common council of th city of AtluMirt, Oregon, nl it meeting Uiereof to be held on the JTth luy of Feb. liHK, for a license to sell Kplrituous, limit and vinous liquors in It's quuulilteri than one quart, said liquors to besokt only in a bulklUig situated on the west one-halt' of lot So. S. tn block 5, of wild oil v. Iterl Cartjuio, Dated Ju.-N, IW. Applicant GASOLINE FOR PLOW Engines for Lessening Expense of Plowing and Threshing to In land Empire Farmer. Tie experiment of plowing with power furnished by gasoline engines is to be tried in tte Walla Walla wheat fields in a few days. Three large gas oline traction engines have arrived from Chicago and will be used by large farmers inetead of horses to do tbe heavy work on the farms. Last fall two or three gasoline en gines were used in the wheat fields in stead of steam enignes, and the suc cess was so marked that the new power will now be tried in other work. The thresbiDg engines bad no traction, but the new pattern just received have equipment for pulling a load and for bill climbing as well. There is every indication of success iu the new Ven tura For several years tbe price of horses bas been climbiug skyward, and feed has also increased in cost about one half. Tbis has forced farmers to do something to relieve the situation. In some oases mules bave been introduced with good effect, but still tbe effort to reduce tbe number of livestook needed aud save feed bas been earnestly fol lowed up. Steam engines have,, been used, but in some localities water is soaroe and trouble ensues in their use. Tbe idea of using gasoline was ni'ged a few years ago, bnt no equipment could be secured from the east until last year, when tbe threshing engine was first used. The engines now proposed to be used are of light pattern, with patent cool ing device, large aud wide driving wheels for soft ground, and full trac tion power. Each la equipped with pulley for power purposes. One man handles the machine except when on tbe road ou hills. A powerful brake is provided, so that tbe machine can be stopped any plaoe, even on tbe steepest hillside. The test of tbe new machines will be watohed with keen interest by every large landholder in tbe northwest. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for coughs, colds, croup and whooping conga grows in favor daily. Mothers should keep it on hand for ohildren. It is prompt relief to croup. It is gently laxative, driving the poison and phlegm from the system. It gives im mediate relief. Guaranteed. Sold by Pioneer Drug Store. The Jumping Off Place. "Consumption had me in its grasp; and I had almost reaobed the jumping off place when I was advised to try Dr. King's New Discovery; aud I want to say right now, it saved my life. Im provement began with the first bottle, aud after taking one dozen bottles I was a well and happy man again," says George Moore, of Grimesland,. N. C. As a remedy for coughs and colds and bealer of weak, sore lungs and for preventing pneumonia New Disoovery is supreme. 50o and $1.00 at Palace Drug company's store. Trial bottle free. A DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is espeoially recommeuded for diles. Sold by Pioneer Drug company. I. M. KEMP REAL ESTATE 8 AGENT Represents Banker's Life Insurance Company Queen and Springfield Fire C& Marine Companies. Collections Promptly Made Office: North Side Main St., cAthena To Women silcl i' Ucaiihi but. wflo have exacting duties f. 'porforiiV cither in the way of house fujld curesW tn social duties and func-tionv-hiehXscrloiisly tax their strength, as veh'its' to Vursing mothers. Dr. Pierce's Favorite FryA-rlption has proved a most valuable supArtlng tonic and Invigorat ing nervine. By Ita.t'mMy rise, much t-erlo'i" sickness and sntfi ring may bo' awiuVtl. The ppoming table and tho Stimt'ei's' knifp would, it .is believeO". Sflilotn have to been ployed if this most Vjiluabjeyo:paii's rqn f 1 y were resorted toinRoodjjme The"Fuvorite Prescrlp tioiriias proven a great boon to expectant mothers by preparing the system for the. coming of baby, thereby rendering child birth safe, c:'sy, and almost painless. Hoar tn mind, please that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription is not a secret or patent medicine, against which the most Intelligent peoplo are quite naturally averse, because of the uncertainty as to their composition anil harmless character, but ts a jtKnicixE op kxowjt composi tion, a full list of all its ingredients being printed, in plain English, on every bottle wrapnor. An examination of this list of Ingredients will disclose, the fact that it is non-aleoholic in lus composition, chemic ally pure, triplo-re lined plycerino taking tho place of the commonly used alcohoU in its make-up. In tliis connection It may not be out of place to stato that tha "Favorite Prescription" of Dr. Pierce is the only medicine put up for the cure of woman's peculiar weuknwtsos and ail ments, and sold throuch druggists, all the Ingredients of which have the un animous endorsement of all tho leading medical writers and teachers of all the several schools of practice, and that too as remedies for tho ailmenw for which Favorite Proscription" is recommended. A littlo book of these endorsement will be sent to any address, post-paid, and absolutely rce If you request same by postal card, or letter, of Dr. K. V. Iterce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con stipation. Constitution is tho cause of many diseases. O'm the cause and you cure the disease. Lasy to take as candy. SUMMONS. In tbe Circuit court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla Conuty. U A. Shellenberger, Plaintiff) Summons vii by James C. Dtngniao, Defend't Publication To James G. Ding bam, Tbe A bove Named Defendant: In the name of tbe State of Oregon, yon are hereby required and commanded to appear and answer tbe complaint filed against yon io tbe above entitled oanse and court on or before Friday tbe 21st day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1908, which eaid date is tbe last day of the time pi escribed in tbe order for publication of summons herein. And yon will take notice that if yon fail to appear and answer tbe said complaint or otherwise plead thereto within said time, tbe plaintiff, for want tbereor, will apply to tbe court for tbe relief prayed for and demanded therein; viz., for judgment against yon in tbe sum of $228.50 balance due aa principal and interest upon tbe promissory note sued on, and for a de cree foreclosing that certain mortgage exeouted by you to one John L. Bart ley to secure payment of said note and thereafter transferred, assigned and endorsed together with said note to plaintiff herein and which eaid mort gage is duly recorded in volume num ber S3 at page 872 of the record of mortgages for Umatilla oounty, Ore gon, and for a foreclosure sale of the real property therein described as Lot numbered 5, and the Sonth half of lot 4 in block 8, and lot 5 and tbe south half of lot 4 in block 10, all in Mo- Arthur's Addition to the City of Wes ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, to sat isfy said judgment and mortgage lien, and for fifty dollars attorney fees, for costs and disbursements, and for other eqnitable relief. Tbis summons is published pursuant to an order of tbe Hon. H. J. Bean, Gironit Judge of tbe Sixth Judicial District of Oregon, duly m'ade and en tered on tbe (itb day of January, A. D. 1903. aud will appear once a week for six successive weeks, the first pub lication beiug made on Friday the 10th day of January, 1908 and the last one on Friday the 21st day of February, 1908. Petersou, Peterson & Wilson, Attorneys for Plaintiff. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Iu the Comity Court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbo matter of tbe estate of John H, James, deceased. s. All persons whom it may concern are hereby notified that Lydia James was appointed administratrix of the estate of John H. James, deceased, by the above oourt on tbe 7th day of Feb ruary, 1908, and that she has duly qualified as suoh. All persons having any claims against tbe said estate are notietld and re quired to present tbem, with proper vouohera as by law required, t the said administratrix at the office of her attorney, Will M. Peterson, in Pendleton, Oregon, within six mouths from the date of tbis notice. . Dated at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregou, on tbis the 11th day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1908. Lydia James, Administratrix, Will M. Peterson, Attorney. A Stitch in Time will save nine. So will a bottle of Ballard's Horebound Syrup always kept on band save many a spell of sickness. A sure cure for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and Whooping Cough. Mrs. S . Hot Springs, Ark. write: "I keep a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup in my medicine chest, and thank my forethought many times. It bas prevented many severe spells of sickness." Sold by Palace Drug company. Oregon Shot line Union Pacific Through Pullman standard and sleeping cars dally to Omaha, Chicago; tourist sleeping ear daily to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping cars, personally conducted, weekly to Chicago, with free reclining chair cars, scajs fren, to tbe east daily irom Pendleton. ARKIVK TIMB SCHEDULES DEPART Daily. ATHENA, ORE. Dally. Walla Walla, Day. ton, Pomeroy, Lew iston, Colfax, Pull- . m HOP in man, Moscow, the Couer d'Alene dis trict, Spokane and all points north. 5 Walla Walin - Pen- 12:25 p n dletou Mixed . J!2:25 p. m. Fast Mat! for Pen dleton, LaUrande, Baker City, and all poi nts e st v ta Hun llngton. Ore., Also for umatillaHepp 8:45 p tn ner, Tho Dalles, 3:15 p. m Portland, Astoila, Willamette Valley Points, 4lirorDia, Tanoma. Seattle, all Sound Points. 6:25 p-m. Pendleton -'all 6:25 pm Walla Mixed v K. M. Smith Ag.nt. Athena Pineules 30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. F Ask for Inland Crackers in the Red Packages when . you want the best. BEWARE ofcheop crackers packed in imniitation red packages by the cracker trust Ask tor INLAND CRACKERS Not made by the Trust. Frank li. Coolidge, Watchmaker and Jeweler Special attention given to Reparing. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shop in Pioneer Drug Store Lost a lady's chatelaine breastpin. Finder will please leave at tbis office. OFFICERS H. C. ADAMS, President. T. J. KIRK, Vice President, F. S. Le GROW, Cashier, r EDW. E. KOONTZ, Ass't Cashier. s I r FIRST i NATIONAL OF ATHENA CAPITAL STOCK. $50,000 SURPLUS, 25,000 3 per cent Interest paid on Time Certificates of Deposit. A general Bank ing Business conducted on Conservative Principles L. An ounce of Pre vention iffwarUhct pound of Cure. is worth more to ones health than any other medicine knov . Do not fill your stomach with arsenic, calomel, quinine rh;1 debilitate the system, leaving symptoms that it tates 'years to obliterate, lierbine is purely vegetable containing nothing injurious, and is a gentle harmless purgative. TTTPPQ CONSTIPATION, CHILLS AND VUlXCfO FEVER, DYSPEPSIA, MALA RIA AND ALL LIVER COMPLAINTS. Does More Than We Claim. Don C. Morrison, Kissimmee, Fla. -writes: "I have Used Beveral bottles of Herbine myself and have advised eeveral of my friends to use same. I have found it to be the best medicine for the liver I ever used. It acts gent- ly at the same time thoroughly." PLEASING PRICE 5oc. HARMLESS Ballard Snow L 500-502 North Second Street. Sold and Recommended by THE PALACE DRUG COMPANY, ATHENA, OR. case before morning. SOLD IN ATHENA AT HAWK'S PIONEER Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Relieves Colds by working them out of the system through a copious and healthy action of the bowels. , Relieves Coughs by cleansing and strengthening the mucous mem branes of the throat, chest, lungs and bronchial tubes. The Original Laxative Cough Syrup Conforms to National Pure Food and Drug Law , For Croup, Whooping Cough, La Grippe, Influenza, Bronchitis, and all Coughs, Colds, Lung and Bron chial affections no remedy is equal to Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Children like it ' Put up In 23c, 50o and$1.00 bottles at the Laboratory of B.C. DeWITT&CO..Chlcgo,V.S.A. Pleasant to take Children like it. Sold by Palace Drug Company. ' BANNER 3 A LVE the most healina salve In the world. '"3 DIRECTORS H. C. ADAMS, T. J. KIRK, F. S. Le GROW, D. H. PRESTON, P. E. COLBERN. Am 1 I LB. liniment Co. ST, LOUIS, MO. A dose at bed time usual ly relieves the most severe ACK-AC DRUG STORE.