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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19

crat or republican, is almost certain
to give the pledge in the hope of
thus securing a number of the Oppo-
sition votes, even if the candidates of
the majority party refuse to promise.
The progress already made in states
and cities for the referendum move
ment shows that this reform is favor
ably viewed wherever /. has been
diligently brought to public notice, its
only open opponents being the cor
porations and their political adj
herents, who fear special privileges
and graft will cease If the people
have direct voice in vetoing or
initiating legislation
Labor and the Grange Unite
With the principal officers of the
Grange and organized labor accepting
appointments as officials of the Maine
Referendum league in conjunction
with business men, ministers and
others, the establishment of the ref
erendum system in that state would
seem to be assured. 1t is very sig
nificent when such men as Abner w.
Nichols, the president of the State
Federation of Labor, and Obadiah
Gardner, master of the State Grange,
are found working in unison for the
same ends.
The program of the Referendum
League of Maine might be used as
guide by similar organizations in
other states, not only the joining of
all classes for securing great re-
form, but for the determination to Sc
cure results in non-partisan way
by questioning legislative candidates
Iof all political parties, il they will
vote to establish the initiative and
referendum in state and city affairs.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19
HEARST WILL RUN FOR MAYOR
Explains Why He Accepts an indie
pendent Nomination

William r. Hearst announced that
he felt it a public duty to run for
mayor of New York as the candidate
of the Municipal Ownership League.
Mr.. Hearst's letter to the chairman of
the notification committee explains in
brief the situation that led to ac-
ceptance, saying:
:! have felt absolutely unable and
unwilling to accept the domination
you have offered me, but | have at
length decided to defer to your wishes
and not to shirk task that presents
itself to me as a public duty.
"The situation in this city is so
grave, and the condition of the public
in the face of organized bossism is
apparently so helpless, that no man
has right to consider anything else,
least Of all his private affairs or per-
sonal inclination.
"The one thing to be considered is
the necessity of giving to the people
an opportunity to vote for some man
of whom it may at least be said that
he would, if elected, represent those
that voted for him, and not any boss
I terest
IF your convention believes that /
am such man | shall accept the NOM
nation. 1t is intolerable, in view of
he recent eyposr:e IS Of rile gas trrst
and the insurance frauds, that The in
/ terests of the citizens should be al
lowed TO go by default.
'The gas trust robs the city and all
the citizens, and yet 1t Is proposed by
the Remsen bill to make the monopoly
OF the trust permanent and unassail-
able.
THE amazing life insurance reve-
! lations prove that the policy-holders
are robbed. and show in detail how
corporations brihe the bosses of both
parties in return for corrupt legisla.
ton and license TO ovade the law
THE machinery OF government In
this city Is In the control OF boss.
whose fortune Is based on contracts
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19

Every man owes it himself and
his family to master trade or pro-
fession. Read the display ADVERTISE
ment of the six Morse Schools of
Telegraphy, in this issue and lean
how easily young man or lady may
learn telegraphy and be assured a
position.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19

ASSeMbIyn1an IIghe,S letter ShOuIQ
be read by every brain worker leading
q strenuous life.
Hon. John Tighe, No. % Rcmsen ST.,
Cohoes, N. Y, Member of Assembly
from the Fourth district, Albanycounty,
N. Y, writes as follows:
"Peruna has my hearty Endorsements
as restorative tonic OF superior merit.
At times when / have been completely
broken down from excess of work, SO
that my faculties seemed actually at 3
standstill, Peruna has acted as healing
restorer, starting the machinery of mind
and body afresh with new life and
energy.
~ recommend it to . man tired in
mind and body as tonic superior to
anything ] know of and well worthy
serious onsideration."--J. Tighe.
Excess of work so common in our
country sesimpaired nerves, leading
to catarrh and catarrhal nervousness
a disease that is responsible for half Of
all nervous troubles.
Peruna cures this trouble because it
cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to Dr.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
Tbe Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19
SEEK POPULAR RULE
FARMERS AND WORkINGMEN
UNITE FOR REFERENDUM
Unions of AgricuIturists Affiliate With
Labor Unions to Extend Power of
the People in Governmental Affairs
Demands viii be Irresistible

mere Is mucn pOlltlCal unrest
among the farmers They are or
ganizing to secure legislation and to
repeal obnoxious laws that Cypress
them. The farmers feel that a large
part of their profits are being appro-.
priated by high trust prices and the
unreasonable rates they are paying
the railroads for the transportation
OF farm products. Farmers Unions
are being organized and the move
ment Is similar to the Granger up
rising in the early 7O's and the Farm
ers Alliance movement of the sos
which eliminated in the populist vic
tories in many western states.
Plan Of Organization
The Farmers Unions are following
somewhat the plan of organization of
the labor unions with whom it is in
tended to affiliate and in some states
this utilization has already been ac-
cOmplished
That this movement is gathering
Roadway is shown by a late Chicago
dispatch to the New York Tribune
which says" Wisconsin and Mime
sofa farmers have formed unions,
and these will be affiliated with regu-
lar labor unions through the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor il labor
leaders can bring about the proposed
alliance. Joseph W. Norton labor
leader, says that there is certain to
be an alliance formed between city
wage workers, farm hands and farm
owners. The American Federation Of
Labor meets at Pittsburg in Novem-
Der. The farmer unions will be
strongly represented. Mr.. Morton
will favor their petition for affiliation,
and, in his opinion. there will be no
opposition to the plan.'
Great Progress Made
But the movement has made greater
progress than this in Texas, and other
southwestern states, for an alliance
has been perfected there already.
When this utilization of farmers and
organized labor is perfected, their
political demands will generally be
irresistible and the politicians Of all
parties will have to fall into line or
lltiliC llOiil DolitlIs. A HC pldI iuOplCu
by the American Federation of Labor
with its 100000 members, mostly
voters, is non-partisan. The unions
propose to question the candidates OF
all parties in town and cities If they
will pledge themselves TO vote to es
tablisl the referendum and the initia
tive through the advisory system, and
the Farmers Union will make similar
demands in the country districts on
the same non-partisan plan. TIL,
members of these organizations pro
pose to vote only for those candidates
who pledge themselves and If no can
didate is willing to do so, then an
independent candidate will be s.o.ss...
mated.
Massing Their Votes
This program for questioning can
didates and massing the votes on
those who reply favorablv. is n power
full weapon. for but few candidates
viii be bold enough to refuse to give
the voters the right TO a referendum
vote on important legislation. or Il
refuse 10 allow a percentage OF voters
10 initiate legislation. The candidate
OF the minority party, whether demo
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-10-19

awarded by corporations in return for
special favors and illegal privileges.
"The subway, which was owned
and built by city, has been given
away. An organization for plumber
has planned to secure and exploit
all new subways and all other re-
naming franchises.
"And, bad as the situation is today,
1t is as nothing TO the four years.
riot of corruption that would follow an
apparent endorsement of such dis
honesty at the polls
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

Supplies now, for you'll not be able
TO buy them so low again.
The Great Clothing Sale
that you have heard so much talk
about will be in full blast as soon as
the doors open, with every other de-
partment throughout the store in the
same way. Suits for men, suits for
boys. overcoats for the men, overcoats
for the boys. We have clothing for
everybody, and it is going to be Cloth
ing Day down here every day, and if
you ever did want anything in your
life, 1T IS CERTAINLY CLOTHING.
We have one big lot of mems Suits at
50. 9S that would be considered cheap
in any of these stores at $500 to
$40 We have another pile of suits
at $4.78 worth from $500 to $1,000.
You will find another stack of mems
suits at So. 9S that would be consider
ed cheap in any of these war-priced
stores at $1,000 to $1,000. Then we
have another lot of suits at $8. 81 that
would be as good as gold dollars at
$12. 90 to $14. 90 in any other store in
this town, and the kind we are selling
at $8.87, 80. 9S and $11. are abso-
lutely worth double and you are pay
ing it elsewhere. Everything we have
in the OVERALL LINE AND LITTLE
SUIT LINE go out at prices that will
please every man, woman and child
within the walls Of this city.
The OvercOatS
we are going to sell at SO. 90 will cost
double that in any other store in this
town. D. B. JARMAN bids you well
come under the roof of his big store,
and that means it is welcome that
comes from the bottom of his heart.
We want cash and we want it quick.
We want to part with them quick.
We are going to sell these overcoats,
and at such prices as have never been
heard of before in this city. We want
to part with our Clothing and Over
coats, Mems Hats, etc., and we want
to part with them quick, In fact,
Clothing bought in this house costs
you a mere trifie. You will hear some
of the other merchants say we are
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
A Few Don'ts.

Don't wait too long; don't be skep-
tical; don't miss the opportunity;
don't fail to tell your friends; don't
hesitate to come; don't overbuy your
self; don't be broke next week; don't
miss the place; don't kick and crowd;
don't get mad if someone tramps on
your corns in the rush for bargains;
don't ask us to take back or exchange
goods ON SATgBDAYS; we cannot
do it--TOO BUSY.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

poOpl6 dU prlCob ranging DO AOiAvW5
Sc, 4c, &c, &c, &c, lie, lac, 100, and
up as high as 38c.
Oceans of Notions.
We speak of Notions because when
you enter the door, you will find them
lined up from one end of the house to
the other. The big red mark will be
on them, so your child as well as your
self can come here and buy with safe
ty. The whole house is ablaze with
bargains During this Sale you buy
two papers of pins for one cent, and
the famous Hooks and Eyes, that you
have been paying &c for, you buy
them here during this Cash Getting
Carnival at two cards for one cent.
ALI Hosiery Cut to the Quick.
See the line of Ladies' Hose at 4c,
&c, 90, lie and up to 19c that have no
equal, and If you need Hosiery it is a
certainty you will come to us for it,
because you can buy them cheaper
than you ever did before.
Mems Suspenders Here
will cost less than boys suspenders
elsewhere, and Rockford Socks will
go to all the people at 4c per pair, and
you get the benefit.
Creating Corset Excitement.
Squeezing Corset prices. Such
prices as we make for the next thirty
days will do the work, for certainly
no sane person will pay twice the
prices elsewhere that we ask for the
same quality.
A SURGICAL OPERATION HAS
TAKEN PLACE IN
Ladies' Tailor Made Suits,
Skirts and Waists.
We have cut the price so deep that
they are not recognizable and now
they are yours if you get here i'll time.
Table Linen Tins.
If factory in Ireland had failed
and given us these goods, we couldn't
sell them cheaper. Buy your Linen
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

giving them away, but we cannot help
what they say. II you want anything
in this line, you will certainly be here
and buy half dozen suits and fit out
the whole family, and we will not
wind up our talk until we tell you
about the finest line of
Ladies' Furnishings
of all kinds that was ever in this city,
and we believe you know it. There
are hundreds of articles including
Muslin Underwear, Summer Under
wear, Wool Underwear, Gloves and
Mittens, Belts, Hose Supporters, Chat
elaines, Purses, Handkerchiefs, Fancy
Neckwear, Perfume of all kinds and
Toilet Articles, Kimonas, Ribbons,
Dressing Saques, Fleeced Gowns,
Golf Jackets, Fancy Combs, Collars,
Jewelry, ETC., and they will cost you
less money than the other fellow gets
for what he has been carrying for the
past two to ten years.
Mems Work and Dress Shirts
worth SOC to 75c, d. B. Jarman has
cut EN- loose at 38c. Dress Shirts
that are sold the world over at $1.25
to $3.50 will be on sale here during
this Cash Getting Sale at CSC. Mems
Driving Gloves and Mems Working
Gloves will be included in this great
Sale.
Mems Hats and Caps
all come in for their share and of
these we have great stock. They
are brand new, just bought from the
wholesale market, and the prices of
these goods will be slaughtered with
the balance. We are going to talk
Underwearl
because we are going to talk direct
from the shoulder. An immense line
of Ladies' Underwear at prices that
speak out in great, big, plain figures.
In other words, many garments in this
house, you can buy two for the price
of one elsewhere.
Calicos and Ginghams
will be cheaper than dirt elsewhere.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
disc from us during our Sacrifice,
Unloading. Cash Getting Carnival.
Ladies' PetticOats.

Ladies' Petticoats.
Mercerized Petticoats and Silk
Petticoats. We are going to show you
in plain words that you will find here
an absolute saving of soc to 1926 on
everyone in this house to what you
have been paying for them elsewhere.
The ones you buy here at $1.49 are the
biggest values you ever saw in any
of these war-priced stores at $500 to
a. 90. and the ones you buy at $1.98
are worth double that in any other
store in this town. Then we have
more kinds; the roo, CSC and $1.19
that are worth SOC to zoe more in gold
but with us 1t is part with the Petit
coats and get cash quick. Send word
to your friends and neighbors for
miles around; they will appreciate it.
And now to make matters worse, YOU
CAN BUY 10 YARDS OF THE BEST
CALICO FOR 10c with every pur-
chase of $500 or over.
Remember we are not in trust or
combine against the farmer and the
workingman, and never will be. We
were not brought up that way. We
are with the common people; we al
ways have been and always expect to
be, and if you want CALICO it is a
certainty you will come to us to buy it.
THE MOST GIGANTIC UNDER
TAKING EVER KNOWN TO MAN
IN THIS MANS COUNTRY.
Biggest Ribbon Sale Ever
Held i'm Athena.
Saturday morning we will have on
sale an immense quantity of new rib
bons, just received from the manufac-
turer. The lot consists of everything
from the dainty little wash under
muslin ribbon, to the wide stately
sash ribbon. These ribbons are worh
from loo to SOC yard. They are
strictly all silk, satin, taffetas, crepe,
printed warp, and in fact, every kind
of new and up to date Ribbons that
have been manufactured in the last
six months, and they go out to all the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
We Are Going to Talk Dress
Goods

It matters not whether you want
Henriettas, Melrose, Venetians, Serges,
Silks or Satins, or anything that was
ever made in the Dress Goods line,
we carry nothing but fashions latest,
and they will go at prices ranging
from sc up to $50, absolutely worth
two or three times these prices else
where. We have been buying them
direct from the men who made them,
and they are going out to you ut the
most ruinous prices you ever saw. In
fact, we believe you will be down and
buy half dozen dress patterns for
yourself and girls, because such an
undertaking was never attempted be-
fore in this city or surrounding coun-
try. High carnival will reign through
out the entire store. Our Cash
Gathering must come and it must
come fast. We will talk
Ladies' Capes and Jackets
because we are going to talk them at
prices never seen or heard of before.
We have one lot of Ladies Capes and
Jackets at $2.4S absolutely worth
double that in any other store in this
town. Then we have another lot of
Capes and Jackets for the ladies at
$3. 98 that would be considered cheap
in any of these war priced stores at
$6. 90 to $500. You will find another
lot of ladies Capes and Jackets at
"a. 9S that would be as good as gold
dollars at $500 to $1,000 in any other
store in this town, and the kind we
are selling for 50. 48 and 1919 and up
to as high as $7.98 are absolutely
worth double, and you are paying it
elsewhere.
1t is your dollar you have got, and
it is the duty you owe yourself and
family in these times or any other
times to place them where they will
go the farthest. Remember you
should have mansions Instead of build
ing them for the other fellow, and
here is the opportunity you have to
commence saving in buying merchan-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Mems Hats and Caps
Underwear1

Calicos and Ginghams
will be cheaper than dirt elsewhere.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
S3OO65 worth Highest Grade Merchandise Going the People
M 'IIi|I !' go 3''! 51 % L|!, !I !' 80 Days
80 Days
Look for the Red Ticket
Look for the Red Ticket
hey Denote a Saving of IA to
ID on your Purchases.
They Denote a Saving of 1.4 to
1.2 ON your Purchases.

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Carnival
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

With us it is cash we want, and we
want it good and plenty. And now
comes the
House Furnishings.
You will find D. B. JARMAN the
POOR MANS FRIEND AND
EVERYBODY'S FRIEND, and if you
want Mattings, Table Oil Cloth, Pill
lows and Hammocks, Kitchen Uten-
sils, Dishes, Glassware, Blankets,
Comforts, ETC.,
We Want You to Come and
Bring Your Family
and UNDER OUR ROOF, WE BID
YOU WELCOME AND SUCH A
WELCOME AS NEVER BEFORE.
Remember that during this Sale you
buy 10 YARDS OF THE BEST CALL
co with every purchase of $500 or
over. We must cut loose now and
not later.
The Shoe Sale.
Shoes for the men, Shoes for the
boys. Shoes for the Ladies, Shoes for
the girls, and it is certainty we
won't forget the babies, because it is
going to be Shoe Day down here every
day, and If yon ever did want any
thing in your life, it is Shoes, because
you are in them more than half of
your life. If you want Shoes, You
will certainly be here and buy dozen
pair and fit the whole family out.
JONES HE PAYS THE FREIGHT,
D. B. JARMAN, HE MAKES THE
PRICES. IT'S UP TO YOU.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
As Long as They
Last

You will buy two papers
of pins for / cent. 2 cards
Hooks and Eyes 1c. One
paper Needles 1c. In Fact
&c here in notions will do
the work of 15c elsewhere. !
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14

people at prices ranging as follows:
Sc, 4c, &c, &c, &c, lie, lac, 100, and
up as high as $50.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-14
Table Linen Tins.

If factory in Ireland had failed
and given us these goods, we couldn't
sell them cheaper. Buy your Linen
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makes laundry work a pleasure 10 o. pkg. lOc
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NOT 4 TRACE LEFT
rheumatism Thoroughly Cured by
Or. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale PEOPLE,

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thoroughly eradicate the disease from
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This remedy is DR.. Williams Pink Pills
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Have Proved Their Worth.

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Complaints in regard to the use of
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