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a t: i ,i v s j ' I This Edition con tains Six Pages Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer Athena Merchants Carry Big Stocks VOLUME XXII. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGONFRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1910. NUMBER 38 New iQD Goods . Nearly every train brings in a shipment of new fall goods and that means, as it vteti, a final round-up of all remaining summer goods. The only thing we oan say is that what ever there is remainiug have , oeeo subjected to meroiless piioe reduction as an iuoautive to yon to come and boy. New Fall New Fall x " New Fall Wool : Line gf Line gf Underwear Best Shoes Flannel Shirts The largest line The largest line ef new Sweater gf splendid new Coats Clothing New fall Wool Socks gf new fall short bosom every" kind , pleated 'Shirts If IKECHAIIGE? Asks Ellis, and the Following From. Senator LaFollette's Magazine Answers His Question. T. JVC. TAG-QAET Main Street. ATHENA'S LEADING CLOTHIER f m From Cash Grocery Don't Monkey with Inferior GoodtJ ... Hill Bros. GRADE STEEL GUT COFFEE Blue Label Can, 35c Red Label Can, 45c Ask your neighbor 11 fie has ever tried that High Grade Steel Cut Coffee, which Worthington carries, and it he has not, . 'PHONE MAIN 113 Men's Working Clothes and Shoes, No Shelf-worn Goods. Quick sales and small profits is the motto of the Old Reliable , BLUE FKONT STORE, n I THE TUH-LUM LUMBER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES ' Posts and Blacksmith coal A. M. Johnson, Manager Athena, Oregon mHSBBBUEBaSBBBBBBBBai : juow uiegon's congressmen appear to tbe insurgents of other states is made plain in tbe issne of Senator Robert M. La Follette'a magazine of September 17. Tbe story of tbe ser vility of Ellis and Hawley in following Gannon and the special interests is tbete well told. ' , Bonest Bob La Follettle who comes ont in tbe open to flgbt tbe servants of privilege, mirrors the records of Ellis and Hawley on measures where they bad a chance to serve tbe people, and shows bow they never failed to rally to tbe defense of big business. They did "team work", throughout their various terms, days tbe Wiscon sin senator. Tbey supported high tariff, they stood tebind Gannon, tbey shouted for ounenoy legislation favor ed by Wall btreet, they voted for ship subsidy, they fought Roosevelt in his conservation polioy, and voted to lay Roosevelts message on tbe table when he asked congress to restore tbe seoret service to his use in digging np f rands in publio land matteis. . The special interests are shown to have conferred a mark of distinction on Ellis when he returned to the sixty first congress by promoting him to tbe ways and means committee, the plaoe where tariff laws are framed and wbete solicitous care ' for tbe exploiters of tbe people had beoome a prerequisite. La Follette points out thia was done beoause Ellis was remembered by tbe "leaders" for his previous servioe, when be favored the giving of 820,000 aores of the best timber lands in Ore gon to tbe Northern Paoiflo in lieu of barren or logged off lands held by that company in the Mount Rainier forest reserve.. : - ,. 1 He was also remembered kindly by these "leaders" beoause he had voted to validate millions of fraudulent bonds for the benefit of another Paoiflo railroad in New Mexico, and supported tbe "settlement" and "fnnding" bills designed to aid the Pacific railroads in defrauding the government out of $170,000,000 for money loaned to tbe railroads as a sol sidy for the construc tion of these roads. La Follette shows Ellis and Hawley doing splendid team work in , support of postoffice appropriation bill amend ments to the last session, providing an inorease of coean mail subsidies cf $1,100,000 per year and an inorease of 13,700,000 a year in the pay of the railroads for carrying tbe mails. i "Another specimen of 'system leg islation," proceeds ; tbe La Follette story, "was the bill for tbe consolida tion of coal entries in the district of Alaska. This bill authorized the con solidation in individual grants of coal entries aggregating four square miles, 2560 aores in each grant, at $10 per aore. It was a bill in derogation of the polioy of conservation. It was against tbe polioy of preventing tbe monopolizing of natural resources, bnt it wocld facilitate the opeiations of , the Morgenheims. The system wanted it, and Ellis and Hawley voted for it. "When, at the opening of the tariff session, insurgency broke out in open revolt in tbe house, Ellis and Hawley took their aooustomed places in the system ranks, voting for Gannon for speaker, for tbe Dalzell motion to put the Cannon rules in foroe, against tbe Glark resolution for revision of rules, and finally for the subterfuge of, tbe Tammany-Gannon oombine fcy wbiob revision of the rules was defeated, "When tbe Payne tariff bill was re volted from the committee with its duties fixed for system interests, fixed with the help of Ellis on the tariff committee, Ellis and Hawley joined in the support of the Dalzell resolution to put the bill through and to deny the honse the right to change a duty on anv of its thousand items, save and exoept only five commodities nam- M I I m BP PR0Sery where prices are right poh& 83 The Freshest and most Choice the Market affords in VEGETABLES 4 We Best that Money can Buy Always Found Here g1 DELL BROTHERS, "It: Athena, Oregon ft & i V- x-- v- w x. X. x. V. 1e V. X. v x-- T. rUrA ed in tbe order. Ihey voted for tbe passage of tbe Payne bill, and on the final roll call voted to erfaot tbe Payne-Gannon-Aldrioh upward tariff revision. . ' "In tbe early days of tbe last ses sion when tbe question cam,e up of tbe appointment of a committee to inves tigate the Pinchot-Balliager conserva tion controversy, Ellis and Hawley stood in. the system colors, voted against a committee to be elected by trie bouse -itself, voted to have Can non pack the committee to whitewash Ballinger and tbe system. , "On tbe rules right in Maroh they voted together, early and late, roll call after roil call, for tbe preserva tion of machine domination of the house,' to perpetuate tbe Gannon rales intact, to continue control by Gannon, arid to retain him in tbe bouse ozar Bhip. "When tbe commeroe bill was be fore tbe bouse, Ellis and Hawley both voted in favor of tbe amendment to promote combinations and monopo lies among railroads. On tbe postal bank bill they voted for the Dalzell gag rule, to shut off debate and am endment, and to put through a pos'.al bank bill aooeptahle to Wall street. Again tbey went on record, did this willing system team, against 'conssrv ation and against the Roosevelt poli cies, in a second vote to defeat tbe measure for the creation of the Appal achian forest reserve. "Throughout their joint servioe in the sixtieth and sixty-first congresses, both Lllis and Hawley have shown eminent subservience to the Gannon machine." WRITE CANDIDATES' NAMES Notice to Damocratic Central Commit teemen of Umatilla Countr. Pendleton. Ore., Sept., 21. 1910. To tbe Demooratio Central Commit teemen of Umatilla County: Gentlemen: " " ' Sinoe we have no candidates by pe tition for tbe offioos hereinafter named and we should have a full ticket nom inated at tbe primary eleotion on tbe 24th inst. kindly let the "boys" in your several preoinots know that if the following names are written on the ballot with an "x" marked before tbe name, nd the parties nominated, most of them, if not all, will accept and make tbe race: For joint representative, Umatilla and Morrow counties, Ben Hill. ' For the legislature, Umatilla coun ty. J. T. Lienallen and Will Moore. For joint state senators, Umatilla, Union and Morrow counties, M. K. Hall. For county clerk, W. D. Chamber lain. For treasurer, T. J. Tweedy. For leoorder, Tom Robertson. For coroner, B. K. Monkman. For surveyor, John R.( English. For oongress, second congressional district, Harry Lane or John Manning And, sinoe we have only two candi dates for supreme judge tbe demoorata wbo do no oare .to vote . for Frank A. Moore, H. J. Bean and Thomas A. MoBrida, republican candidates, might consider the names of Col. Jamea H. Raley and Judge Alfred 9, Bennett. Col. Raley is not only one of the shrewdest and wisest demoorat io politicians in tbe state of Oregon, but his legal ability and special qual ifications for supreme ji-dge are not excelled; in fact, few men iu the state of Oregon are so well qualified and spendidly equipped for this high judicial position in every way as he is. Judge Bennett is tbe equal of Col. Raley, and these two men on tbe su preme bench wculd certainly help to make the court one of tbe very strong est in the United States. ' If tbe demoorats in tbe several pre oinots prefer to write in tbe names of others on the ballot and nominate them, it is not only their privilege but their dnty to do so. Tbe above names do not constitute a "slate," are not the produot of any assembly or con vention, and there is net even a moral obligation on tbe part of any demoorat to write their names on tbe ballot if tbey prefer not to do so. Thn demooratio party must, at all times, strictly comply with the direct primary law and not in any manner by subterfuge or fraud, circumvent it ia the least. . WILL M. PETERSON. - : Chairman, (Paid Advertisement.) i , . From Rev. Thomas Lawson. Fellow citizens and friends of Ath ena: 1 have come with my family to live among you for some time to come. While I am a Methodist minister, I desire to be counted as a neighbor and citizen of this beautiful town. I also wish to say, I believe I shall be able to say something from time to time from tbe pulpit and otherwise, wbiob will help young and old to better citi zenship and happier life in this world and in the world to come. We extend a beartr invitation to all to come and worship with us. Sincerely, j , Thomas Lawson. . Pastor of M. E. Church. PRIMARY ran Republicans and Democrats Will Nom inate State and County Candi dates By Ballot Tomorrow. . Tbe primary eleotion for tbe nom ination of state and county candidates takes plaoe tomorrow throughout th state. In Athena tin usual polling places will be used and voting will take plaoe between tbe hours of 12 o'clock, noon, aud 7 p. m. ' The oomplete republican tioket is as follows: Representative in Congress W. R. Ellis. A. W. Lafferty, G. J. Reed, Geo. S. Shepherd. Governor Albert Abraham, Jay Bowermim, Giaut B. Dimiok, E. Hofer. Secretary of State F. W. Benson, G. Wingate. State Treasurer, Ralph W. Hcyt, Thomas B. Kay. Justioe of the Snprsme Court Four year term Henry J. Bean, Thomas A. McBride, Wallace Mo Gammaut. Six year term George H. Burnett, Frank A. Moore. ' Attorney General A. M. Crawford, J. N. Hart. ' . Superintendent of Publio Instruc tion L. R. Alderman. , State Printer W. J. Clark, Willis S. Duniway. Labor Commissioner O. P, Hoff, G. M. Orton, Railroad Commissioner Frank J. Miller. State Engineer John H. Lewis. .Water Commissioner George T. Coobran. Connty and District Offices. Joint Senator O. A. Barrett, S. F. Wilson. Joint Representative T. J. Mahon ey. Senator J. N. Burge3s. Representative R. W. Henneman, J. T. Hinkle, M. S. Kern, L. L. Mann, S. D. Peterson, Henry Sohmitt. County Judge, T. P. Gilleland. County Clerk Frank Baling. County Recorder Benjamin S. Bur roughs, Fred W. H end lay. County Treasurer George W. Biad ley. Surveyor Geary W. Kimbrell, O. C. Maoomber. Ooroner Ralph Folsorn. Commissioner H. M. Cookburn, R. H. Wellman. Demooratio Tioket. Governor Jefferson Myers, Oswald West. Secretary of State Turner Oliver. Justioe of Supreme Court Four year term W. T. Slater; six year term Will R. King. State Printer James E. Godfrey, J. Soott Taylor. Railroad Commissioner Hugb Mo- Lain, C. P. Strain. Water Superintendent F. M. Sax- ton. County Offices, Senator O. J. Smith. County Judge J. W."Maloney. Sheriff T. D. Taylor. Commissioner J. B. Saylor. ' UNION STOCK YARDS ATTACKED Claims Made That Competition Has Been Eliminated, Joseph Woizer, a prominent Webton rancher, was in tbe city yesterday. Livestock men 6f Oregon assembled at the annual meeting of Oregon Pure Bred Livestock association at the Ore gon state fair grounds, made severe at tack upon the Portland Union Stock Yards and methods employed there. Tbe stock market was deolared to be in the worst coudition sinoe tbe new stock yards were built as all competi tion has been eliminated. Tbe stock -ren declared they were not getting f nil value for their stock , sinoe com petition in tbe stock markot had dis appeared. "Bailey has his hammei. out for everything, " said an offioial of tbe Union Stook Yards company in answer to tbe dairy commissioner's attaok at Salem. "He simply doesn't know what be is talking about He never comes dowu here. It he did be would know that approximately a cent more a pound is being paid today than a year ago. There have teen one or two little slumps of tbe market, but tbey bave never been serious, "There is no unlawful combination. There Is no price fixing. The buyers bave to give a bond to see that tbe shippers suffer no loss. , The Union Stook Yards is the chief distributing point of tbe northwest. "Buyers from Seattle, Aberdeen, Salem and ether points are stationed here. Sinoe tbe stook yards began operating approximately 4500 carloads of stock worth $7,500,000 have beeti handled here. It is too big and im portant an industry to be made the subject of scurrilous attacks." A Good Positron Can be had by ambitious voung men and ladies in tbe field of "Wireless" or Railway telegraphy. Since tho 8-bour law became effective, and since tbe Wireless companies are establish ing stations throughout tbe country there is a great shortage of telegraph ers. Positions pay beginners from $70 to $90 per month, with good ohanoe of advancement. The National Tele graph Institute of Portland, Ore., op erates six offioial institutes in Amerioa under supervision of R. R. and Wire less officials and places all graduates ino positions. It ' will pay you to write them for foil details. For Conjrress Second District. " AO'' v 1 A. W. Lafferty, Progressive Republican, who favors Direot Primary and Statement 1. and who will fight for Oregon and Oregon people. Stand up for this state by voting for Lafferty. Eleventh hour attacks have been made upon him by the enemies of this state, wbioh faot should make every patriotio Oregon ian work harder for him. Paid Advertisement. AN EXPONENT OF GOOD ROADS Philip S. Bates Interesting Farmers and Soliciting Votes. ? Philip S. Bates, secretary of the State Thresbermen's Association, is canvassing tbe county in the interest of the good roads bill nnd is soliciting farmers to oast their votes for tbe same at the coming eleotion, - 1 "Vote yes for 851 and make possible tbe construction of permanent roads in every connty 'of the state," is his slogan. ' The amendment for wbiob Bates is working will give the people of each oounty a obauoe to bond themselres for tbe construction of roads, if tbey' desire. It does not make it imperative sinoe the proposition in eaob county will be left to a vote of tbe people re siding in tbe connty. There are sixteen counties in 1 tho state whioh are anxions to issue bonds for the building of roads but under tbe present constitution tbey are not permitted to do so. Mr. Bates ex plains that tbe purpose of this bill is simply to give these sixteen counties And buou others as may desire later, a obanoe to issne bonds and construct permanent highways, wbiob rhall bo paid for partly by tbe people of this generation and paitly by those of the next, thereby distributing tbe burden equally among those wbo get tbe ten et) t a from tbe Improvement. ' ' ' The proposition was endorsed by the Oregon state grange in the following language: Whereas, The most important ques tion of interest to farmers under con sideration today is tbe building of per manent publio highways in order to lesson the cost of farm prodooe to tbe nearest markt, therefore, be it Resolved, That we heartily endorse any proposal to remove any , constitu tional restrictions on tbe people's power to obtain and pay for good roads. Adopted by tbe Oregon state grange May 17, 1010. , Prohibitionists Take Notice. , ' There will be a convention or con ference of the members of the Pro hibition Party held in the Court House in Pendleton, Umatilla Connty, Oregon, on September 80, 1910, at the hour of eleven o'clock a. m. for the pnrpose of nominating a ticket lor 'he County offioes and to transact any otber business that may come before tbe meeting at that time. All uro urgently requested to be present. T, L. Cbilders, County Chairman. Milton, Oro., Sept 20, 1910. (Advertisement) Academy Boy Dead, Duncan MoDooald, who was a stu dent at Pendleton aoademy last year, died at bis home near Alioel, Union county, Sunday. He was 18 years of age and died from tbe effects of ty-' pboid fever. Tbe news of bis untime ly death has canned much sorrow among tbose who knew birn while at school, says tLe E. O. , , Lewis D. Armstrong Dead, . ' Lewis D. Armstrong, wbo had been a resident of Pendleton for more than a quarter of a century, died at his borne in that city Monday afternoon. He bad been an invalid for many years and death was due to a general break down, .