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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXII. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 1, 1910. NUMBER 26 r if . . , mi in up n iiiMiiii m I mm ii i m feti ..... . mmm . ti mmm 15 'Be sure you are ngW u another way of Mying -"Be sure you Lave a Stetson Every SteUon heart the SteUon Name) and tLea g"o alieacL" We Lave trie Stetsoa Soft and Derby Hata in all tie latest styles. Remember You get 4 per cent Discount for Cash. Return $25.00 . in cash register checks and get $1 cash or trade free. T. M.TAGGART General Merchandise Athena, Oregon The' Cash Grocery Ppq't Moo ey with Inferior GoodtJ Hill Bros. HRADE SIEEL CUT COFFEE Blue Label Can, 35c Red Label Can, 45c Ask your neighbor if he has ever tried that Hiirh Grade Steel Cut Coffee, which Worthington carries, and it he has not, 'PHONE UN 113 Men's Working Clothes and Shoes, No Shelf-worn Goods. Quick sales and small profits is the motto of the Old Reliable V BLUE FRONT STORE, so$$" THE TUIV1-A-LUR3 LUMBER CO. j Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon AGENT IS ARRESTED George H. Parker, Fiscal Western Rep resentative for United Wireless . In Custody at Seattle. Atbena stockholders in United Wire less are eagerly devouring press dispai ohes relative td the shaking op that is beirig given the bead offioiala of tbe company by federal authorities. Wireless station equipment has been shipped into Seattle from Walla Walla and other points and tbe stat ions abandoned. It is said millions of dollars have been filched from tbe pnblio by nnsornpnlons stookseiling manipulators. George H. Parker, tbe western fis cal agent of tbe company for territory west of the Mississippi, was arrest ed Monday in Seattle on a federal war rant charging tbe nse of tbe mails to defrand. Parker was released under $10,000 bonds. . ; ' ;- Tbe preliminary hearing was set for Angnst 1. The warrant upon wbiob Parker was arrested was besed on a letter written to "B. B. Shepperd, of Des Moines la., Apiil 8, n wbiob Par ker, it is alleged, misrepresented tbe affairs of the company for tbe purpose of selling stook. The arrest was made by two post offlce inspectors and a United States marshal. Parker was taken complete ly by surprise, and bad difficulty in finding his attorney. He was taken before United States Commissioner Tot ten, who fixed tbe bond at $10,000. Parker's attorney protested the tbe amount was too higb, but United States Distriot attorney Todd insisted that it was tbe proper amount, calling attention to the faot that this was the minimum bail allowed in similar ar rests reoently made in New York. Owing to (be lateness of the hour, Parker was unable to find any of bis fiiends down town and after eome de lay offered to put np a oertifiate of de posit issued by a looal bank for tbe am ount of tbe bond. Commissioner Tot ten agreed to this and Parker and the marshal went in an automobile to a safe deposit vault,' were Parker got tbe certificate. He is reputed to be a mil Jionaire. and is said to have oome into hia fortune within the last few years, since he has been connected in a high capaoity with tbe United Wireless oompany. The arrest of Parker has a direot bearing upon tbe reoent arrests in New York of President Wilson and vice president Bo&art of the United Wireless oompany and of W. W.- Tom pkins of tbe New York selling agenoy. Tbe Seattle inspectors and the distriot i attorney have been in frequent com munication witb the federal offioers handling tbe oases in New York and i have been working in harmony with tbem. , UFFERTY OUT FOR CONGRESS enterprises. 6. Above everything else, juet re turns to people who work. 7. Amendment of the immigration treaties so as to exclude all except Cau casians from oomiog into this oountry to oompete witb onr people. 8. Modification of navigation laws witb a view to encouraging tbe build ing and operation of American Mer chant ships. k ' 9. Nomination of all candidates for office by direot primary. 1 am prompted to enter tbe raoe solely beoause of my desire to aid the people of tbe distriot. Our next repre sentative must vigorously champion the rights of tbe people and state upon several important-questions, princi pal among which is that pertaining to the movement for tbe Federal control of western resources, which baa been misnamed "conservation." Settlers witbin tbe state are en titled to the bounties provided by congress as a matter of right and not as a matter of grace. Tliey should not be made to feel that they are either beggars or oriminials, simply beoause they seek to aoquire 160 aores of gov ernment laud. Oregon's magnificent water power resources are indestructible, and tbe more of these sites that are developed the more valuable property in the state will beoome, and tbe more oom forts we will get out of life. There is more timber in tbe state than there w as 60 years ago, for the reason that fires have been praotioally stopped and tbe growth is not interfered witb. Private owners are not wasting any timber in Oregon. There is no oooa sibff for establishing a Federal guard ianship over us. I favor the direot primary and shall depend entirely for my support upon the notion of tbe republican voters at the primary September 24tb. A. W. Lafferty. LAUDS OREGON PLA II Bourne, U. S. Senator, Speaks at An Illinois Mass Meeting on Oregon Election Methods. PC. A. Weil Known Portland Republican An nounces His Candidacy. Portland, Ore. June 27. To the Re publican voters of the Seoond Con gressional Distriot of the State of Ore gon. In announcing my candidacy for congress from this distriot I desire to indioate what shall stand for if el eoted. My platform may be briefly outlined as follows: 1. Oregon resources for Oregon people. 2. Liberal treatment toward publio and olaimants seeking to aoquire small tracts .for their own nse and benefit. 3. Enforcement of the terms of the railroad land grants in Oregon, as to the 2,800,000 aores remaining unsold, and subject to sale under the acts of congress to aotual settlers. 4. Immediato return to Oregon or the $5,360,000 due this state for ini gation work from proceeds of tbe Bale of Oregon lands. 5. Every encouragement and pro tection to honest.oompetitive, business Reid Bested in Contest. Heppner was the scene of a very lively sobool election this week, says a dispatch. Tbe bone of contention in the fray was Prof. D. V. S. Reid, who for some years past has teen prinoipal of tbe Heppuer schools. The candi date for diieotor on tbe ' Reid side of tbe controversy George Noble, and the anti-Reid F. O. Marquardsen. A total of 169 votes were oast,-Jdar- quardsen receiving 103 votes and Noble 61. Quarter Section Sold. Kirk has sold a quarter sec tion of wheat land to Hugh Moln- tyre. The purchase prioe was $16,000 A JUGGLER'S TRICK. I THE iilAI jtV CBflRFBV:-STlnBF i r'art ' . h mm. m asm . . mj t-j mmm wm m aa a aa am ' . mv-rm mmm mm ii am mtM m.m am ti m iv 3 nfcv WHERE PRICES ARE RIGHT "Tain ss The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in VEGCTABLES 'e Bet that Money can Buy Always Found Here DELL BROTHERS, CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD THING 1 TO EAT O 8 Clever Feat of Illusion Performed by an East Indian. A retired naval official who served long In the east says the feats of the East Indian jugglers are wonderful. He cites one. While he was an officer on board a P. and O. steamship two natives came aboard at Madras, he says. They were a juggler and his assistant. After they bad performed a number of minor feats and bad gathered quite a crowd around them they called for a sack and a piece of sailcloth. These having been provided, the chief juggler made a small tentlike structure with .the canvas and some stools. He then placed his assistant in the sack and allowed a sailor to tie the knot which bound him a fast pris oner. This done, tbe chief carried the sack into an open space, warning the people to stand back some distance, and then carried on an animated con versation with bis assistant, whose re plies could be distinctly beard coming from the .sack. Suddenly tbe chief rushed forward, picked up the sack and dumped it overboard, where, to tbe horror of the passengers and crew, it sank out of sight. Immediately tbe captain rushed for ward and seized tbe man under tbe full belief that ue bad murdered his companion, but the juggler only smiled and, pointing to tbe canvas, asked that it be raised. This was done, and the supposed drowned man was discov ered squatting on tbe deck. So real istic had been the throwing overboard, however, that It was some time before the surprised passengers could realize a murder bad not been committed. With a general denunciation of cor ruption methods, alleged to have been praotioed in tbe legis lature of Illinois in reoent years between three and four bnndred citizens trom all parts of the state assembled at Peoria Mondy end formed a temporary organization to irpair the breakdown of representative government. Senator Jooatban Bourne of Oregon addressed au assembly of 700 people at tbe Majestio theatre explaining tbe Oregon method of electing United States Seuators. Speaking at tbe meet ing in tbe interest of good government, Bonine charged that efforts bad been made, at the time of tbe senatorial pri mary election in Oregon, to "dishonor tbe state and its publio servioe." "During tbesessionof tbe legislature, said Mr. Bourne, a former government offloial, an assistantto tbe obaiiman of tbe national oommittee appeared in Oregon, and, I am informed, prom ised federal appointments to legisla tive members if tbey wonld disregard tbeir statement No. 1 pledges to the electorate. "Tbe effort was made by the ene mies of the law to oreatetbe impression that by tbis person's relation witb tbe ohairman of the republioan ' national committee, dnring tbe national cam paign, he would be able to deliver tbe promised appointments in oese tbe numter on suosorlberssold their hon or and betrayed tbe tmst." ' Speaking direotly to tbe people of Illinois, Mr. Bourne said: ."Whether you want popular seleotion of United States Senators in Illinois is for you voters to determine, but I warn you any system or compromise system whioh places party above the entire people will result in dissatisfaction and probably corruption. If yon wish to destroy the power of tbe politioal ma obiue, abolish tbe convention pys tem entirely. If you wish to establish a popular selection of United States senators, inaugurate a system wbiab takes away from tbe legislature tbe right to do more tban ratify tbe aot of tbe people at too general eleotion." Senator Bourne's address in tbe be ginning was an exposition of tbe muob disonssed Oregon system, which he deolared to be tbe best systemof popu lar government in tbe world. - "Tbe people are not only intelligent but fair and honest," said Mr. Bourne "When tbe initiative and referendum were under disoussion it was freely predioted by enemies of popular gov ernment that the power would be a- bused and that capitalists wonld not invest their money in a state where property would be subjeot to attaoks of popular passion and temporary whims. Expeiienoe has exploded this argument." "Plainly stated the aim and purpose of the Oregon law is to destroy tbe ir responsible politioal maohine and to put all elective offices in tbe state in direct tonob witb the people as tbe real source of authority; in short to give direot and full force to tbe ballot of every individual elector in Oregon and to eliminate dominance of corporate and corrupt influences in tbe adminis tration of publio affairs. " Diokaon; two-base bits, Powell, De Peatt; first on balls, off Sturgis 2, off Pioard 1 ; struok out by Sturgis, 11, by Pioard, 15; left on bases, Pendle ton, 7, Atbena 5; passed ball, Ward 1, Lienallen 1; first base on errors, Pendleton 1, Athena 1; bit by.pitober, Baker, Sturgis; saorifloe hits, Owens, Wilson; stolen bases, Diokson 8, , Bak er 2, Sturgis 8. Powell, Strand, Ward and Booher. .Umpire, Cartano. Convict Escapes. . Two short tetm oonviota who es caped Saturday from the state farm in the rear of the penitentiary at Sal em have disappeared. . One of them is Barry Brennan, a Umatilla county horse thief. A reward of $50 has been offered for the return of each. Brenan is one of the two men who stole a couple of horses from Dean Goodman, a Hudson Bay ranober, in 1908. He was sent to tbe penitentiary in January, 1909. ", : ...... . . . Drowned in Umatilla. The Umatilla river claimed its first victim of tbe of tbe present swimming season the first of tbis week, when John Pipo was drowned at Coe siding, atout 12 miles west of , Pendleton. Pipo, who was a native of Finland, and 22 years of age, could not swim, but in oompany witb two other young men, Edward Davis and Thomas Kou- onon, was bathing in tbe river. VETERAN ANSWERS RQLL GALL Emery Lallue Died Saturday, After Long Suffering Illness. ; FIFTH INMINB BAD FOR ATHENA Pendleton Took Last Contest of the . Season From Maroons. How a Bird Dretaat. As bird fnshlous do not change, two suits a year are quite enough for most birds, but they need to take great care of tbem. Each separate featber must be cleaned and looked over and tbe useless ones pulled out. These feath ers are not packed close together, you know, but lie loose and have places between filled witb air. When a bird wants to get warmer be lifts bis feath ers so that tbese air spaces may be larger. But If bis feathers are tan gled or wet and dirty he could not raise tbem. and soon be could not keep tbe bead In bis little body and would, of course, die. Hi Request. Judge FIave you anything to say before I pass sentence? Prisoner (who knows human nature) Yes. my lord; I should like yoti to have, your dinner tpfoie you i:mx sentence npon me. LamiiIou Scraps. A bad fifth Inning let Pendleton have Sunday's game by tbe lop sided soore of 8 to 8. Tbe last game of tbe season between these two teams started off with tbe Maroons to the good. when in tbe second inniug, three hits and a saorifloe off Sturgis. netted tbe winners of tbe famons 17-inning vio tory of tbe Sunday previous, two runs. Pioaid stung out a single and was advanoed to third when Owens fol lowed witb one in tbe same groove. DePeatt slammed out a two-base bit, scoring Pioard and advancing Owens to third, from where be scored on Wilson's saoiifioe. In tbe third, Strand singled,' stole second and scored on Dickson's three base bit. In tbe fourth Sturgis was bit by a pitched ball. He purloined seoond but died there, for Picard whiffed the next three men up. Then tbe fatal fifth came, and Pendleton scored five runs. They were shoved over tbe pan by Strand, first man np, leaning against a bender for three cushions, Ward's smashing single, a three-base bit by Diokson, Powell's two-base drive and a passed ball. Pioard and Lieuallen captured sin gles off Sturgis in tbe 6th and Owens' saorifloe allowed Lienallen to soore. In the seventh a couple of blngles and a base on balls gave Pendleton two more scores. The game was of tbe snappy order and if tbe fifth inning could have been dispensed witb, it might be going yet. The sooie: Pendleton 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 08 Atbena 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 03 Summary Earned rnns, Pendleton 5, Atbena 2; three-base bits, Stiand Emery LaHue died at bis home in this city Saturday evening, after a serious illness of several months, and a long period of ill health, whioh dates baok several years. S Mr. LaHue was born' in Harrison county Indiana, August 1836. He was a member of Co. C, 81st Indiana in fantry in the civil war and served in that regiment until the close of the war. He was a member of Gettysburg Post, G. A. R. of tbis city, also a Ma son and member of a lodge in Missou li. Mr. Lallue was a man of sterling qualities and bad a large number of friend in Athena wbo extend sympathy to the bereaved ones in the hour of tbeir affliution. Tbe funeral was held Monday at Pendleton, interment being in Olney cemetery. ( UNCLE SAM'S STAMPS. Wondtrful Collection In the Postoffice Department Mueeum. The fuel that nearly -till men at some time weijf mump collector In mild to account tor the oiiliri!y of the otI1 clul Hiiinip collection of the United States postotlice depart mem maintain ed lu coniuHtlon Willi i lie postal mu seum in Washington. l'oMiotllee de part mem otllclnls say 1 ()(). KK) men cull every year to Hee the museum stump collection, Tbe poMoffloe department museum is full of Interesting objects, it con tains almost everything from n lock of Charles Uiilteuu's hair to models of tbe big battleships of the nary, but by far its most interesting feature, ac cording to the otliclulH in charge, is tbe stamp collection. Few visitors miss that sight, and many "hobbyists" spend hours poring over it. Uncle Sam as n stump collector Is n most signal success, lie not only has a complete set of hi own stamps, but a complete collection from every other stamp issuing country In the civilized world as well. Ills collection is val ued by the department at $200,000. but stamp dealers say It would de mand a figure many times that sum If placed on the open market for sale. The fact that Uucle Sam's stamp collection is absolutely complete Is a statement difficult to comprehend, even to those who have been collectors themselves. Most of those wbo wero collectors In years gone by will re member bow many empty places there were In their albums when they glo ried in tbe possession of 1,500 and 2,000 specimens. Tbey will recall how many new varieties above tbe 2,000 mark cost from $5 to $50 each; also the small fortunes placed on some of the specially rare specimens, the kind which the dealers' catalogues related had been printed only to the number of 100 or so and but six or seven were known to be In existence. Well, Uncle Sam's stamp collection possesses all of these, besides the thou sands of common kinds. Although It bos taken hard work, many years nnd a tidy fortune to do It. tbe collection today stands absolutely complete. Tho only varieties yet to be added ore those yet to be Issued.-Baltlmoro American. Awaiting Her Chance. Maud-1 do wish Tom would hurry up and propose. Etbel-Uut I thought you didn't like him. Maud-I don't. J want to get rid of hlm.-Bostou Transcript. , In end Out. WIgg There seems to bo quite a dif ference between a Job and a situation. Wagg-Ob. yes. For Instance, when a fellow loses his Job he often finds him self In an embarrassing situation. PhlladelohlH Record. .