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ATHENA. ORE.. MARCH 27 1908
Tbe charges against members of the
bonis preferred by George, M. Lilley,
representative from Connecticut,
wherein it is charged that tbe Eleotrio
boat Company and its predeoessor, tbe
Holland Boat Company have illegiti
mately inflnenoed tbe Daval affairs
committee in authorizing the building
of eight submarine boats when bnt four
were recommended by tbe naval board.
baa created more exoitemeut tban
anything that has occurred during tois
session of congress. Mr. Lilley claims
tbe companies have for years main
tained an organized lobby at tbe oapi
toi for tbe purpose of illegitimately
influencing legislative appropriations
favorable to tbe Holland Boat, and in
bis statement before tbe rules com
mittee names several well ktiown per
sons whom he asserts have been kept
under annual retainers foi that pur
pose, he further olaims that tbe
companies spent large sums of money
to defeat oeitain members of tbe naval
affairs oommittee who were uuwilliog
to do their bidding, while it also con
tributed large sums to tbe campaign
funds of oertain members to promote
their eloction It certainly is one of
tbe strongest arraignments ever pre
sented in tbe house aud if true, dis
closes a condition of rottenness that is
sbametul.
ad lowa ezonange says tnere Is uo
man engaged in tbe newspaper busi
ness who is not acquainted with a man
whose excuse for discontinuing bis
subscriptou is that he already ."has
more papers tban he can read." It is
only an excuse offered to ameliorate
the presumed laoerated condition of
the editoi's feeliugs. It has uo such
pttmJi; iu tu grst place an editor never
"' worries over tbe loss of a subscriber
exoept when he loaves tiip oontfy
without paying up arrearages. But
why not be truthful and say to tbe
houest newspaper man just what you
feel at heart. Uo into his den, ask
him bow much yon owe, pay tbe de
linquency, aud tell bim frankly that
you don't want bis disreputable sheet
any longer. Say to him iu a sorrow
fultoueof voice that you deeply regret
bis inabilty to putlish a newspaper
worthy of the name and advise him to
sell his plaut to some man with a
tbimHe of brains aud seek some occu
pation wbioh does uot require muob
wear aud tear of mind. Do this theu
you will go away with tbe comforting
assoranoe tbat tbe editor "respeots you
for your onudor and will cherish no
bard feelings because you choose to
borrow bis paper iustead of tnying it.
Iu bis Corvallis ppeeob last Juue
Senator Fulton made tbe declaration
that if be did uot reoeive tbe popular
iudorsemeut iu Juue be would not be
oaudidate before the legislature. In
view of tbe aotivity of his partisaus iu
tbe state agaiust Statement No. 1, Tbe
Journal baa its Waahiugtau correspon
dent ask Senator Fill to u if be still
stands by tbat declaration, and his au
wer thereto was "I am not making
any statements now." This refusal
to reiterate his declaration, together
with the opposition of his Oregon
friends to Statement No. 1, raises the
question, if, after all, the Fulton
movement has not its ultimate in an
attempted legislative election instead
of popular choice. Tbe plan of some
of bis friends of aooepting a candidate
if he be all right politically has its
wide teudeooy toward promoting a
complexity tbat will after all throw
tbe choice iuto tbe legislature.
It makes no difference to tbe tax
payer whether a man is a Republican
or Democrat, a probibitiouist or a
high lioense advocate it is bis effi
ciency that oouuta aud bis efficiency
tbat costs. Party names aie merely
cloaks for offloe-seekeia who lack per
sonal meiit to hide behind. They
have nothing whatever to do with the
administration of county matters.
Pity the poor newspaper mau, for
another print paper trust is forming
with a proposed capital of $50,000,000.
Tbe report of the organization says
"little cash will be required," bnt we
doubt tbat, for experience teaohea us
tbat all the corporations waot all the
cash they can squeeze out of the
American jwopl
An Indian war veteran recently
noticed an item in the Oregonian en
titled "Pensions to Oregonians" which
brings forth from him tbe following
remarks:
"Then follows a list of names, res
ide ts of Oregon, who have bad their
pensions increased recently. I do not
begrndge any veteran of any war in
whiob tbe United States has been en
gaged, all tbe increase in bis pension
be can secure. Tbe government is
pretty tardy about these increases of
pensione, to say the least, but the point
I desire to make at this time is, that
not one of tbe veterans named is an
Indian war veteran. Tbe Indian war
veteran gets fS per month, no more,
no less. Why should not tbe Indian
war veteran be entitled to an increase
as other veterans are? Why discrim
inate betweeu him and the veterans of
other wars? . Be risked bis life, he
suffered hardships and privation, he
bore the beat and bnrden of the day
and tbe dangers which threaten tbe
soldier on tbe field of battle. He was
regularly mustered into tbe service
of Uncle Sam and he stands before tbe
country and before tbe world as one of
tbe veterans of a war in which his
country was engaged. Therefore I
ask why, in the name of even-handed
justice and common sense, is be not en
titled tot be same rights under tbe pen
sion laws of tbe United States that are
aooorded tbe veterans of other wars?
As voioing one among many of tbe
transportation needs of sadly neglected
parts of Oregon we quote tbe state
ments of Mr. F. Knowles, a resident
of tbe Siuslaw region, who writes to
tbe Eugene Register as follows:
"Last fall a California man con
tracted for 6,000 boxes ot Sinslaw ap
ples which he declared to be as good
as Hood River apples, but for lack of
transportation they could not be de
livered and they bad to be fed to the
hogs. Another item is tbe hauling of
cream 20 miles by water and 60 by
wagon to get it to market, and a big
creamery lying idle on tbe river in tbe
oentei of tbat dairy country, all be
cause of lack of adequate transporta
tion. Then there is the billions of
feet of tbe finest timber that ever grew
out doors to be found in the Siuslaw
country only waiting for adequate
facilitiee for getting the timber pioduot
to market to insure building of mills
and development of a great iudustiy. '
Senator Borrne is quoted as saying
tbat as against Taft, Bryan will
'sweep tbe country." And perhaps
Mr. totrue will be glad of it He
runges tbe lit, tight men thus: Roose
velt, Bryan, La Follette. This is not
tbe talk of an orthodox Republican, it
is true, but isn't it better rlghf talk
forth people?
Aud now cornea to us tbe optimistio
aud inquiring Mr. Wu Tina; Fans-.
who blandly informs us that all the
talk of war in the Orient is baseless
and tbat "so far as my knowledge goes
Japan has not violated the Portsmouth
treaty with refeienoe to tbe open door
polioy in Manchuria."
The death of Senator Proctor of
Vermont, whiob ooourred last week is
tbe third loss that body has sustaiued
since this congress convened, the other
two being Mallory of Florida, and
Latimer of South Carolina.
Tbe Minnesota demoorats paid Gov.
Johnson a handsome compliment ty
endorsing bim as their party candidate
for president. It does not seem to be
worrying the Bryan followers, bow-
ever.
The Press suggests tbat a watering
trough be placed in a convenient loca
tion where farmers may water their
horses without asking permission of
some private individual.
'In God we trust," goes baok ou the
(30 gold pieces, but the average per
son doesn t nave one long euougb to
notice what's on it.
POLITICAL INFORMATION.
Registration opens for primaries,
January 6.
Closes for election, April 2.
Primary election April 17.
Registration reopens, April 21.
Close for election. May 15.
General election, Juue 1.
Registration reopens. September 20.
Close for election, Ootober 20.
Piesidential election November 3.
Don't oougb your head off when yon
can get a guaranteed remedy iu Bees
Laxative Cough Syrup. It is especial
ly teoom mended for children as it is
pleasaut to take, is a gentle laxative
thus expelling tbe phlegm from the
system. For coughs, colds, croup,
wboopiug cough, hoarseness and all
brouobial trouble. Guaranteed. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
Kodol is a scientific preparation of
vegetable acids with natural digestants
and ooutalns tbe same juices found in
a healthy s'omeob. Each dose will
digest more than 3,000 grains of good
food. Sold by Palaoe Drug Company.
Mao Zan Pile Remedy, Prioe 50o is
guaranteed. Put up ready to use.
Cue application prompt relief to any
form cf piles. Soothes aud heals.
"Sold by Pioneer Drug Store.
" Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syiup
aots gently yet promptly on tbe bowels
and allays inflammation at the same
time. It is pleasant to take, Sold by
Palace Drug Company.
No Use to Die.
"I have found tbat there is no use
to die of lung trouble as long as you can
get Dr. King's New Discovery," says
Mrs. J. P. White, of Rushboro, Pa.
"I would not be alive today only for
tbat wonderful' medicine. It loosens
up a oougb quioker tban anything else,
and cures lung disease even after the
case is pronounoed hopeless." This
most reliable remedy for coughs and
oolda, la grippe, asthma, bronchitis and
hoarseness, is sold under guarantee at
Palace Drug Company's Store. 50o
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Man Zan Pile Remedy comes ready
to use, in a collapsible tube, with noz
zle. One application soothes and heals,
reduces inflammation and relieves
sorenesb and itching. Prioe 60o. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
80 Days' Trial $1.00 is tbe offer on
Pinnies. Relieves Back aobe, Weak
Back, Lame, Baok, Rheumatic pains.
Best on sale for Kidneys, Bladder and
Blood. Good for young and old, Sat
isfaction guaranteed or money refund
ed. Sold by Pioneer Drug Store.
Listen
and remember tbe next time you suffer
from pain oaused by damp weather
when your head nearly bursts from
neuralgia try Ballard's Suow Lini
ment. It will cure you. A prominent
business man of Hempstead, Texas,
writes: - "I have used your liniment
Previous to using it I was a great suf
ferer from Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
I am pleased to say tbat now I am free
from these complaints. I am sure I
owe this to your liniment." Sold by
Palaoe Drug Company.
Here comes the Spring Winds to
chap, tan and freckle. Use Pinesalve
Carboilzed, (Acts like a poultioe) for
cuts sores, burns, chapped skin. Sold
by Pioneer Drug Store.
The Lucky Quarter
Is tbe one you pay out tor a box
of Dr. King's New Life Pilli. They
bring you health that's more precious
tban jewels. Try tbem for beadaobe,
biliousness, constipation and ma
laria. If tbey disappoint you tbe
price will be cheerfully refunded at
Palace Drug Company's store.
Kodol is today the best known rem
edy for all disorders of tbe stomach,
snob as dyspepsia, heart bum, sour
stomaob and belching of gas. Sold
here by Palaoe Drug Company.
LI
Ask for lnlancLCvackers in
the Red Packages when
you want the best.
MARE
of cheap crackers packed in
immitation red packages
by the cracker trust
Ask tor
INLAND CRACKERS
Not made by the Trust.
Acre Wheat farm
for Sale
The David Still ranch, consisting
of 320 acres of tine wheat' land,
located near -
GRAND VIEW STATION
Is offered for sale at a reasonable
price. Here is a bargain.
Address
David Still, Milton, Oregon
PHONE 4011
THE
Eagle Bar
BERT CARTA NO, Prop.
COO D LIQUORS A SPECIALTY
Clark's Pare Bye in bottle
and bond; Velvet whiskey
in bottle aud bond ; Mont
rose whiskey and Olympia
beer for family use
Holly Tom Gin
Three Star Cognao
Bine Stem Whisky
Famous Pilsuer Beer
Best Brands of Cigars.
"BERT'S IS THE PLACE"
AT THE ELECTRIC SIGN
CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENTS
T. T. Geer
For Congress.
' For Republican nomination for con
gress in Second district Liberal ap
propriations for waterways, equal
opportunities for labor and capital,
and governmental control of corpora
tions. C. A. Barrett
(Present incumbent)
- For State Representative.
Candidate for re-nomination by the
Republican party at the coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
Gilbert W. Phelps
(Present incumbent.)
District Attorney.
Candidate for re nomination by the
Republican party at tbe coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
Frank K. Welles
(Present incumbent )
For County School Superin
tendent. Candidate for re-nomination by tbe
Republican party at tbe coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
T. D. Taylor
(Present inoumbeut.)
For Sheriff. -
Candidate for re-nomiuation by tbe
Democratic party at tbe coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Fred W. Hendley
(Present incumbent. )
Recorder of Conveyances
Candidate for re-nominatiou by tbe
Republican party at tlio ooming pri
mary election to be held April 17. 1908.
C. W. Steen
For Representative.
Candidate for the nomination by tbe
Republican party at the coming pri
mary election to be held April 17, 1908.
Chas. E. Macomber
For County Recorder. .
I hereby announce mv candidacy
for tbe nomination by tbe Republican
party at the ooming primary .Action
to be held April 1 IX&;
, s "John Q. Peebler -
For County Recorder.
Candidate for the nomination by tbe
Demooratio party at tbe coming pri
mary eleotion to be held April 17, 1908.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by
Halae Drug Company.
Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witoh
Hazel Salve it is good for piles.
Sold by Palaoe Company.
TROY LAUNDRY
For
GOOD WORK
HENRY KEENE, Agent,
Foley's Honey and T8.T
for chlldren.sate.sure. No opiates.
S. F. Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Special attention given to all -
calls, both night and day.
Calls promptly answered. Office onTblrd
Street. Athena Oregor
Dr. O. F. Heisley Dr. S. Etta Heisley
Graduates Am. School gf Osteopathy, jf
Kirksville, Mo., Dr A. T. Still,
President, Founder.
Drs. HEISLEY & HEISLEY
OSTEOPTHIC PHYSICIANS
Office and Residence Cor. 5th and Ad
ams St. opposite Chrtstian church. Days
in Athena: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
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The machine shows for itself what it will do to weedy
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is marvelous. The teeth of the harrow not only destroy
the weeds, but split up the alfalfa stools, thoroughly
loosening the soil for a depth of three to six inches. The
result is a decided increase in yield from the very start.
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Peebler & Chamberlain
Athena Implement Dealers, sell these Machines
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The YOUNG MAN I V' Njcl
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the usual ready-made clothes.
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My son Rex was taken down a year ago with Irmg trouble. We
doctored some months without improvement. Then I began giving
Dr. King's New Discovery, and I soon noticed a change for the better.
I kept this treatment np for a few weeks and now my son is perfectly
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