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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1910)
AN -INDEPENDENT -NEWSPAPER Sis and Bight Pages Every Friday; F.B. Boyd, Publishes." Application for entrance an 2nd elaea m'atter maaeon juiyj), - 1907 at the poitofflce at Athena, Oregon yuderan Actot Oongrese of March 8. 1879 SubaoriOtlon Ratai t . p r vear. In advanoe - 12.09 Single copies' In Wrapper, 6c,;: tATHENA. ORE. OCTi" 14 .'. 1910 Id tb' selection of a ;pdstmflter; sentiment should not enter into tbo -Appointment' Capability alone should be considered. Further than this, the Press has no interest in the matter. With this paper ' the ' appointment -is considered purely in a business light, for the reason that it sends tbrongb the looa) postoffloe approximately 850 pieoes ofmail matter eaoh week of the year, in addition to letter correspond denne. The proper thing to do is for the tosiness interests oftBe? town -and the patrons of the office to settle on some one nerson. well Qualified for the position, and unite in seouring the ap pointment.' ' 1 'TbVfaflT ttor'Siir FraffOlWHTljaa planned to raise. $17,600,000 for the exposition makes, one gasp in -aston ishment and while he.oommends tbe spirit be doubt the ? wisdom -of ;'tbe risk. That doubt 1 however has been bared by others and qniokly disap pears wbea the-immeasnratlfr resourc es of California- and the comprehen siveness of the plans for the exposition are thoroughly.' understood. When a jpao mortgages his home or bis ''bos-'' loess to buy an - automobile for plea-' fiure,' thinking people comment -on hi? lack of judgment. What,' then, should be said of a atate which mortgages the future to . build an exposition? That is virtually what California "baV deoided td do. - The assembly has an tborized twd amendments' to tbe state I constitution, one permitting the rais Ing of $5,000,000 by special taxation to cover a term of years and the other permitting San Franoisoo to raise1 the same amount by a special bond issue, The citizens of San '- Franoisoo- have already subscribed $7,500,000 to se cure the exposition-.' So the city's bjd for the coveted event its" 1915 reaches the commanding total of $17,600,000. The labor party in Australia has proposed and will undoubtedly pass a graduated land tax law. This is for the revenues of the entire common wealth of Australia, corresponding to a general government tax in the Unit ed States. It begiDS with a tax of four mills on all land values, exclusive of improvement values, .over $36,000 and graduated to 21 mills on all over $100,000. This Is not to- be- confused . with the straight land value taxation in the levying of looal taxes ly the cities of New South Wales, wbiob looal levy sometimes runs to 21 mills on the1' dollar. Tbo commonwealth land bill is.oomplloated and confusing - but a stepildlhe right direction. In JoeSaylortbe- "East End" has put up a strong candidate for county commissioner. He has. resided in different parts of tbe county and , knows tbe need of tbe various seotlons better than any man of ! our acquaint anoe. He is a thorough business man is highly edooated and is oapable of administering he affairs of the county intelligently. In addition to being tbe right man for tne plaoe, J. W. Maloney, candi date for county jndge, pays as muoh taxes as the present incumbent, and a little more. He has the advantage of being a sagacious bcsluesg man, tbe sort of man tbe offloe of county judge requires to be of servioa to tbe tax payers of tbe county. For sheriff, tbe voters of Umatilla county never voted for a ' man better qualified for the offloe than "Till" Taylor. His'' efSoienoy makes it a pleasure to vote for him, and all, irre spective of patty, are pleased at tbe opportunity of again casting their bal lots for him. Dr. Smith will again make an aotive oampalgn. As state senator he stands high in tbe reoords of bis party and enjoys tbe conadenoe and ; esteem -of his constituents. He is needed in tbe legislature, hence his re-eleotion is assured. Minnesota has tbe largest amount of permanent funds of any state in tbe onion. At present the .figures, reach the enormous total iof - $24,788,85,02. With immense resources in the Mesata and Cuyuua iron ranges On state lands this amount will be augmented by many times its present size. It is es ti mated ' that all' of ; the- .natural-' re sonroes owned fcy the etate, when con verted into oasb,' will ' aggregate at least $160,000,000. Others - more op timiatio in their views, believe that frooK $260,000,000' to $300,00O;00O will be obtained. Minnesota is a for tunate state. Not only is it liob' io natural wealth tot also rich 'in good citizenship, and its people believe in having the best of ' everytbiiJgf reflpe cUllyfhe best to b had iO'educa-i -tional -advantages for ' tie; youth' of the state,1 for whiob ,mueb of Writs' wealth has been and Is to be expended. . Deltz, the ..Wisconsin outlaw, so oalled, has many sympathizers be came many feel kindly towards otte flghti'ng a lofliug ibattle. Yet It would have been better for him and his if he had allowed the law to take its course. The killing of bis "daughter, tbe wounding and jailiog-of bis eon were too high a price to pay for what be contends are bis personal and prop erty rights. A farmers' campaign against weeds is just what is wanted and is the only movement that can result in any con siderable benefit in tbe way of abating the weed nuisanoe. Newspapers may rant, business men and legislators may reoommend and resolve, but it all goes fdr nothing so long as the farmers remain ioaotfvev ln'England four dukes bold 218,000 acres of land which 20,000 men have sought to rent in small holdings, but they are turned back to the" cities.' Tbe dukes prefer sheep, horses and bogs to men. , Fifty-two workmen entombed in a Colorado mine are illustration'' of the perils that have to be faced by the toil ers. The explosion that out off! their escape shook tbe earth for a distance of seven1 miles ia all directions.1 An' ounce of Pr e -venHion is worDli a pound of Gure. is worth more to ones health than any other medicine known;- ; Do not fill your stomnch with arsenic, calomel, quinine and' , debilitate the syntein, leaving symptoms that it tak,es years to :i obliterate. Herblne-is purely vegetable1 containing- nothing injurious, and is a gentle harmless purgative. PI IPPQ CONSTIPATIONS CHlLliS AND j vUIvdo FEVER. DYSPEPSIA,- MALAt RIA AND ALU LIVER COMPLAINTS. Does MoreThanvWe;eiaima. DouC. Morrison, Kissimmeo, Tla. writes: "I' hare ' used several bottles of llerblno myself and have advised , several of my friends to use same. I have found it to bo the best medicine for the liver I ever used. It acts gent S . ly at the same time thoroughly." PLEASINQ PRICE 5oc. HARMLESS- Ballard Snow Liniment Co. 500-502 North Second Street. ST. LOUIS, MO. Sold andlRkcommendetlby BYRON N. HAWKS, ABUSING THE INITIATIVE. Initiative - for Matters.' of - General Interest. "The initiative privilege Is a valua-1 ble right and the people of Oregon are fortunate in the possession of the same- It Is a right though that should be'-used with discretion. If the Initla-' tlve is invoked Indiscriminately it will be of injury rather than of bene fltA says the Pendleton East Ore-' gonlan 'In its' issue of .?uly 19.' v ; "Byth'e'nurtf of things- the initia tive should 'be; used f of the settlement' of questions that are of general state interest, and questions upon which the people at large are capable of Judg ing,1 , It1 was proper that the direct pri: toary law be enacted under the init iative. The law could not have been enacted In any other way. Legisla tures elected under the old convention system would never have' passed 'the direct primary,, law. It was proper that the corrupt' practices act be en acted under the initiative and refer endum. That law pertains to political morality and the people were able td judge of the, merits of the law. It is all tight -to i settle the-ndrmal school problem under the initiative. The' legislature has utterly failed to handle the question. , "But .the most. glaring abuse of the initiative is on the part of those who have proposed county division meas ures. Eight bills have been filed ask--ing for the creation of new counties or for the changing of boundary lines; In each case the question involved Is of a purely local nature; not of state ' interest." It wiir be impossible for the people' of , the-state to Judge of these measures with intelligence. All division1 disputes should have been held In abeyance pending the passage of a law' calling -for'the settlement.of such disputes by the people directly concerned' The county' divislonlsts,, however, have refused to wait. T,hey, have submitted their bills in hopes the people will vote blindly, for them.5' Theyhae abused the Initiative prlv- lege and they should be rebuked for doing so. Every county )dlvfsIon; bill1 should be -voted down. ., "Insist that the initiative be used; only when it may be Invoked with' propriety." - County Division I neMMd Tes 6t 4 PsV'Cent.- (East Oregonian.) v. That county division means In-, creased taxation for the secssionlsts is shown by the experience: of J2. A.J Schlffler, the-well known local tailor, who owns some property in the city of Hood River. To- the East 'Oregonian Mr. Schlffler has exhibited his tax .re ceipts and they show that during the first year of -the existence of Hood River county Mr. Schiffler's taxes in creased i. per cent. His 1908 taxes which' were paid ' In Wasco county, amounted to (85.50. His 1909 taxes, the first levied after the creation of Hood River county and which he paid on February 14, ,1910,' amounted to 138. Therefore the creation of the new county cost Mr. Schlffler the sum of S52.60 during - the first . year of Hood River county's existence. "I have always said that it -Is fool ish to divide counties," declared M. Schlffler. "It only means additional expense and increased taxation." THE ONLY SOLUTION. (East Oregonian, July 9.) . Voters of Oregon will be compelled to pass upon 32 legislative measures when they vote this fall. The number is entirely too large and many of 'the measures are of such a nature that voters slmplyvcannot' hope toy Judge intelligently" as -td' their 'merits. ' Conspicuous in this class are the eight county division bills that hare been filed. Each of these measures pertains to an issue that is strictly ( lo cal in character. . The people of - th e state-at- large are- not 'interested 1 in county division disputes. The average voter cannot - hope" ty Judge of the merits-of; these division bills. From one side he wilt be showered with IIM eratur favorable. , to- division; fromf another quarter he will be implored to vote against division. Often peopl residldgsln the proposed new countie dd not want division o carry. Now what is the poor voter to dd In" the view of the East Oregonia there is but one logical way to sett county-' division problems. All thoe problems should be held in abeyancf until a law has been enacted leavlri the settlement of such disputes to trl people' who are directly interested them. It is pretty certain that such law '.will be passed by the next.legtal ture. Such a law was passed by.'tbl ait legislature, but for some unknow reason was vetoed by Governor Chacl berlain following the close of tbe se elon.f- - . - MR, TAXPAYER. Are . not : your; taxes - high enough Can two county governments be an ported as cheaply as one? The cry of division comes from re; estate-speculators who hope to pro! by having -the county seat located s as to increase values. You will hav to pay for' It 11. Illtl wnen ymm ilim my Ad o4l dollar saved" ig a : dollar . made, and you are: yihg:ctollars jwlieii you' trader at Jarman's Vstcm v stom. W fot roc' .eries anc&canx save you money on- your fall purchases. , ILet us figure with' yrou' on: your fair supplies Wk can?,"show you!" 'J ivi ... Waiite Street; Weston I Millerr BigJurnifare. Stbre : j- ; South Side Main Sfc Athena t-'.; '., ti IT 1 mm have 200!. fins-- Picturesy. framed' andlwortK $2100 eetofc Earn goiii togive. one free with every $25.00 ;cash i purcHaseHmade at stbre I:have: the largest, Istoetorofgpods-E have? ever carried Oqmeih and see whatKhave:, picture offer is good fbr 30 days only. 1MIW rile for: GOUOHS AWD GO CURES TSlOATLUf DISEASES, ft, 1 Psjj Pjw SAVED tJUl SON'S UFE My son Rex was Uken down a year ago with lung trouble. We doctored some months without improvement. Then I began giving Dr. King's Vew Discovery, and I soon noticed a change for the better. 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