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Buy Your Groceries from Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXV. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 11. 1913. NUMBER 11 J OFFICERS S. F. WILSON, President, H. KOEPKE Vice-President. :V S. Le GROW, Cashier, E. E. KOONTZ. Ass't. Cashier. DIRECTORS S. F. WILSON, H. KOEPKE, W. S. FERGUSON M. L. WAITS, , F. S. Le GROW. AN FIRST NATIONAL B OF ATHENA CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00 We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation consistent with sound Banking. THE TU M-AtLU ll LU M BER GO. Lumber, Mill Work and all Kinds of BUILDING MATERIAL : PAINTS, OILS AND VARNI5IIES Posts and Blacksmith coal A; M. JohnsonManager , Athena, Oregon 2 &0 r TRY THESETHEY'LL PLEASE! THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET ''' - We carry the best . 0 . : - That Money Buys J ! Qfjp 1 'Clean and Cool ' I W V W 1 Insuring Wholesome Meats. IMmj- D' n' MANSFIELD j ccr!5SP. J'- Main Street, Athena, Oregon SvHv Home of 1 mSt QUALITY -. ty (jroccrics Good Groceries go to the Right Spot Every Time - This is the Right Spot To go to Every Time for Groceries ONE BEST THE MONOPOLE Monopole Vegetables Monopole Fruits Monopole Salmon Monopole Oysters DELL BROTHERS, Athena, Oregon CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN GOOD TOIXG3 TO EAT REVENUE FROM THE INCOME TAX INCLUDED IH DEMOCRATIC RE VISION TARIFF BILL. Incomes of $4,000 and Under Are Exempted By Measure as Now Presented. Included in the democratic tariff revision kill la an inooine tax seotion whioh would require every resident of the United States who earns more than 11,000 a year to pay a tax of one per cent on bis earnings in excess of the exemption. Ihis would not require tbe man who earns only $1,000 to pay a tax tat it would demand that the indi vidual who earned 14,100 for exam ple, pay into tbe government treasury an annal tax of one per oept on $100, or $1. This till also provides higher rates of taxation for persons with larger incomes, adding a sur tax of one per oent additional on earningsin exoess of $20,000; two per oent additional on earnings iu exoess of $50,000 and three per oent additional on darnings in excess of $100,000. Under the sur tax provisions tbe man who earns only $20,000 wonld pay to tbe government each year at the rate of one per oent on $16,000 $1,000 exempt or $160. If be earns $30,000 he wonld pay one per oent on $16,000 still, and two per oent on $10,000, this making his annnal tax $360. Ihe person with a $50,000 inoome wonld pay one per oent on $16,000 and two per oent on $30,000 a total tax of $760. Tbe man with an inoome of $100,000 wonld be re quired to pay one per oent on $16,000. two per oent on $30,000 and three per oent on $50,000, bringing his total in oome tax to $2,260. Tbe individual with a net inoome of a million would pay this $3,260 on his flist $100,000 and in addition be would pay four per oent on $900,000 would tiling bis total tax to $38,260. The bill also re-enaots tbe present corporation tax law, imposing a one per oent tax on the earnings of corpor ations, stook companies insurance companies, and tbe like but it would exempt partnership. This, a flat tax, there being no graduated scale as tbe earnings inorease. The few changes from tbe present corporation tax aot oonoern ohiefly tbe time of making returns and tbe time for colleoting. Ibe bill also inoludes under its pro visions tbe property and earnings in this oonntry of persons wbo live abroad. It is estimated by members of the ways and means committee that ap proximately $100,000,000 in revenue will be derived from this tax, includ ing the corporation tax, that meant making up for the defloit in revenues to be derived from imports by virtue of tbe greatly redoced tariff rates and tbe transfer to tbe free list of articles that are classed as neoessaries of living- John Laropue Dead. John Laroque, a well known char acter of tbe reservation, died at Pen dleton last Friday of heart (rouble. Tbe f nneral ooourred in tbis city Sat urday afternoon, services being con ducted at tbe grave by Kev. Helmick of tbe Methodist ohuroh. Laroque bad been afflicted with heart trontle for some time. lie was born in Mon tana, in 1811 and at tbe time of bis death was aged 68 years 3 month and 10 days. Homer I. Watts of this city has aoted as guardian for tbe deoeased for some time. By those wbo are con versant with tbe circumstances, it is said that Laroque was so well treated by Mr. Watts that he made tbe state ment on different ocoasions that when be died be wanted his property to go to him, and it is understood be left a will to that effeot. A wife and only obild died some years ago, tbe de oeased being survived only by distant relatives. N Eighteen Drown. Eighteen men were drowned at Brighton, Ore. when the German bark Mimi, which weut ashore six weeks ago overturned Sunday morning after being pulled into deep water with the aid of donkey engines. Twenty-two men were aboard wben she capsized. Four were taken off alive. Tbey are Captain Fisher of tbe Fisher engin eering company of Portland, who was salving the vessels Captain Westpbal and two sailors. Two dead bodies were lashed to the vessel. The otber sixteen were washed off when tbe boat went over. No bodies came ashore. Charles Fisher, Captain Westpbal and the two sailors were taken to a fish erman's cabin on tbe KnjhaleaTsand spit and plaoed ucder the care of phy sicians. Tbe condition of P. Lndwig, one of tbe sailors saved, is critical. "The Wild West.', "Go to 'imr says tbe Union. "The Wrld ,Wet" will be the name of Walla Walla's big frontier show dar ing fair week. Tbe name wa0 selected at a meeting of tbe director of the fair association and it was decided to go ahead with tbe plans of tbe show which it is expected will eelipev any thing heretofore given. CITY OF All SUED FOR 0 MRS.- IRELAND ALLEGES MANY INJURIES SUSTAINED. Waldo Hall Oregon Agricultural College ENTEBTIIHS EVENING Primary Grades to Appear at Opera House in Well Prepared Program. At tbe opera he use this evening Miss Lanra Bruce's primary pupils will appear in an interesting program. The program is replete with spark ling and entertaining nnmbers. Miss Bruce has taken great pains to drill tbe pupils, with the view to making the entertainment n snooess. A cor dial invitation is extended the patrous of tbe sohool and citizens generally to te present. The program follows: Part Oue. Song, "The Busy Bee." Dialogue, - "Black on One Side," Two Boys. Recitation, - - "Baby Ferns," Nylene Brown. Song, "Mud Pies," - eight girls. Recitation, - 'Little Boy Blue," En bier Betts. Broom Drill, eight girls. Recitation, - "Old Shoes," Charles Ulm. Song, - "April Showers," sixteen children. Part Two. Song. - - "Ihe Woodpecker," Playlet, "Friday Afternoon Com positions," - - seven children. Solo, - "I Can Hardly Wait Until I Grow to Be a Man," Paul Koontz. Recitation, - "An Importint Call," Dorothy Koepke. Duet, - "The Proposal." Mother Hubbard Play. Characters: Motber Hulbard, Cordelia Ivey. Dame Tucker, Mildred Stanton. Fairy, Dorothy Koepke. Joiner, Kobler Betts. Butober, John Pinkerton. Tailor, Loe Banister. Cobbler, Wayne Jonas. Recitation, - "Tbe Maltese Cat," Reeve Betts. Song, - 'Topsy Tuivey," sixteen ohildren. Popcorn Song. Jacobs at Gettysburg. JW. W. Jaoobs of this city, an ex Confederate veteran who participated in the battle of Gettysburg dnring tbe ctvil war, will attend tbe celebration of tbe Fiflietb anniversary of tbat histoiio battle, which takes place on Jnly 1-4. upon tbe field where tbat most sanguinary contests of modern times was fought, and where Ameri can valor and heroism were displayed to a degree seldom witnessed by man. Mr. Jaoobs has registered for tbe trip at the G. A. R. Department for Ore goo, at Portland. Ibe state of Ore gon has appropriated the sum of $5000 or suob part of tbat sum as may be necessary to pay transportation of old soldiers of the civil war, wbo foufiht on either tbe Union or Confed erate side on any of tbe three days of tbe battle and who reside in ine state of Oregon. Ibe government will es tablish a oamn for the oooopanoy of those wbo may attend the celebration, with tents aooommodatiog eight men eaob, and will furnish cooked rations, blankets and camp conveniences lor tbe four days of tbe celebration. To Sell Timber. The forest service baa begun to ad vertise tbe twelfth large lot of nation al forest timber offered for sale within tbe last nine months. Altogether it has been advertised sinne Jnly 1, 1912. Beginning tbe present fiscal year there was about two tillion five hundred million feet, with closed contracts for the sale of one billion, seven hundred million feet. Tbe latest advertised sale is of approximately fifty two million feet saw timber in tbe Rainier national forest near Taeoma. Tbe minimum prioes set for tbe Rainier timber vary from fifty cents to a dol lar and fifty cents-per thousand, ao oordicg to tbe kind of timber. Roundup September 11-13 Tbe 1913 Pendleton Roundup will be held on tbe last three days of the econd week in Septemter, the dates being tbe lltb, mh and 13lb, ao oordiog to a decision readied by tbe board of directors. These dates bave been tentatively eitatlisbed for sev eral weeks but no definite decision was reached ontil at tbe meeting Mon day evening. John Bell bad business at tbe coon i ty seat yesterday. CENTURY PRECEDENT BROKEN President Wilson Reads Message to Congress. Tuesday President Wilson bridged a gap tbat for more than a oeutury has separated tbe executive and legis lative branches of tbeVgovernruent, by appearing ia person .before oongress, and reading bis message. Standing before tbe senate and house of representatives iu joint session as jo other president has done for more than a hundred and twelve years Pres ident Wilson stated simply and tersely what he tnougbt should be done for the welfare of ibe country and asked bis legislative colleagues, man to man, to aid iu keeping the pledges of their party. With sweep of decision that shat tered preoedent, the president brushed aside all imaginary boundaries between oongress and tbe legislative oflioes and rescued himself, as be expressed it from tbat "isolated island of jealous authority," as the presidency has come to be regarded. ' Congress, somewhat startled the other day when it beard that the pres ident had determined to deliver bis message on the tariff by word of month, bad prepared for a ceremony of unusual importance and suob it was; yet wben President Wilson ar rived in tbe midst of tbe great as semblage after riding through throngs of obeeriog -people iu the streets and later looking up into galleries filled with privileged ticket holders, he seemed after all what be said he was, "a human being trying to oooperate with other human beluga in a common servioe." From Wilson's Message. It is clear to tbe whole oountry tbat the tariff duties must be altered. Our task is to square them with tbe uotual facts. We lcog ago passed beyond tbe modest ' notiou of "protecting" the industries of the oountry and moved boldly forward to tbe idea that tbey were entitled to the direot patronage of the government. K Only new principles of notion will save ns from n final tard crystalliz ation of monopoly and a oomplete loss of the influences tbat quioken enter prise aud keep independent energy alive. We must abolish anything tbat bears even the semblance of privilege or of any kiud of artitloial advantage, and pnt our business men and pro ducers under the stimulation of a ooiiBtant necessity to be effioient, eco nomical and ontorprising masters of competitive supremacy, better work ers and merohaots than any in the world. We must make changes in our flsoal laws, iu our fisoai systems, whose ob jeot is development, a more free ' and wholesome development, not revolu tion or upset or confusion. Complaint Avers Defendant Was Hurt By Defect In a Main Street Sidewalk. ."Mary B. Ireland and John E. Ire land, her husband. Plaintiffs, vs. City of Athena, Defendant," is the title of a damage suit filed in the Cirouit Court by Jas. A. Fee, John F. Wataon and Thos. H. Brents, attorneys for the plaintiffs. Tbe suit is tbe outgrowth of alleged injuries, as stated In tbe complaint to bave resulted to Mrs. Ireland from falling on a sidewalk iu this city on tbe 8th day of November, 1912. It is alleged in tbe ciomplaint tbat tbe oity suffered a certain dangerous dnfeot to exist in a sidewalk on tbe north side of Main stroet, said defeot consisting of an abrupt vertioal jog in tbesurfaoe; tbat during tbe night of said day while plaintiff, MrB. Mary Ireland, was walking along said side walk she tripped her foot and fell; that both knee-caps were dislooated, knees bruised and lacerated, skin, flesh, ligaments and tendons strained and torn, tbe joint water lost, together with other injuries including intes tinal and permanent: in consequence of whiob she was coufloed to her bed for over four months, and will be per manently orippled and disabled, aud plaintiffs allege as a result, tbey bave been put to an expense of $1,153.95, and that tbey have been damaged in tbe sum. of $6000 and thev pray for judgment in that amount, with costs and disbursements of the suit. Homer 1. Watts and R. R. Johnson have been retained as counsel for tbe oity. t Tbe walk in question is where the boards intersect the cement walk at tbe Meat Market. The board walk is flush with the oement at eaob end, but falls below tbe surfuoe one and one halt inches at tbe oenter. The surface defeot is slight and has existed for years. It is not as bad as hun dreds of other in Athena and other towns, and it is believed by every one that the plaintiff will never be awarded damages. We Sel the til craft Bue SeMe Special That makes men and young men sit up and take notice. Is guaranteed to be all-wool, and to give satisfac tory wear and service. The same guarantee covers our whole stock of clothing. If you can't come to our store to select a suit send us your mail order or telephone; we'll send you just what you want, express prepaid. The Peoples - Warehouse'..'---- Where it pays to Trade. PENDLETON, OREGON. . Save your TPW Stamps.