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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
ABsURDITY OF PRECEDENT.

1t is mighty good thing to follow
precedent, that is, when it is good
precedent. Otherwise, not. There is
no greater humbug than the position
taken by many people that certain
thing should not be done because it
violates n precedent that some old
codger established a hundred years
ago, when the aforesaid old cod-pio-
neer, was no more nearly infallible
than any other man who might have
been in his position.
Every progressive movement that
has ever been made violated some
precedent. If nothing was ever done
excepting something that had been
done before, mankind would still be
arrayed in the skins of wild animals
as in the days of Abraham.
One of the most absurd and inde-
fensible precedents that has thrown
around it the hoary mantle of musty
tradition is the one that when a man
takes his position in tho United States
senate as new member he shall not
open his mouth in debate until he has
sat dumbly there and learned what he
should say from listening to those who
have already earned their right to
speak through two years of stupid
silence.
The greatest statesman he country
affords might take his place in the
United States senate late in his life,
but after his reputation was earned,
and he would be expected to sit still
for couple of years while some other
senator who had been there for twenty
years and actually knew less about
the needs Of the country than when he
began his service-and there are such,
the more's the pity--would be permit
ted to jabter away in endless twaddle
because he had won the right,
though not the ability. to talk.
1t is with positive feeling of pleas
ure that the country beholds the ad
vent of few new senators who pro-
pose to exercise their constitutional
right to speak whenever they feel SO
disposed. Senator LaFollette, of
Wisconsin, is one of these. He is
man of ability, fully understands the
subject upon which he speaks, and
while he is radical in some ways, not
nearly so much so as the corporations
he is consoientiously after.
The man just entering the senate
may have message the country and
senate should hear, though he must not
deliver it lest he displease some man
like Platt or Depewl Great is prece-
dentl
And there are fully as many bad
precedents as good ones. -Pendleton
Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

We have reform schools for way
ward children, which doubtless do the
best they can. But if there could he
reform schools for parents there would
be little or no need of reform schools
for children. Delinquent parents are
to blame for delinquent children-in
nine cases out Of ten. If parents
would 90 their duty, if they could be
forced by state, church, society, press,
public opinion or the whips and scorn
of the time, to realize their response
bliity for the children they have
brought into the world-then there
would be no need of the state reform
school. The parents would keep that
school. It's course Of instruction
would be admonitory and preventive.
It is seldom that child brought up
in the right way by the parents will
afterward take the wrong way. Judge
Ben b. Lindsey or Denver, who mas
had notable success in dealing with
juvenile delinquents aud who has
mastered the art of getting in close
touch with boy life, declares that
zone million children in this country
are annually drifting into crime"
This certainly is an important state
ment, If true. But Lis it true? Any
body who has eyes to see and ears to
hear knows that there are great
many Juveniles who are developing
tendencies in that direction. But to
say that million boys and girls are
drifting into crime every year in the
United States strikes US as absurd. |
We think that the judge is too pro-
digal in the use Of ciphers in his sta
tistical utterances.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

The Oregon Tradesman lists the
months of November and December as
being good months for trade. There
are months in the year when business
is not SO good. Why not spend little
thought and exertion toward making
the November aud December business
large enough to balance for all the
slow months which may come here
after? There are infinite possibilities
in these months--use some of them.
Remember the advertising and the
windows.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

President Hill attributes the short
age in cars, not to the scarcity, but
to shortage in terminal and trackage
facilities. 1t is interesting to learn
that fact, but hardly satisfying. The
man who is today borrowing coal
from his neighbor doesn't care much
whether the shortage is due to lack of
cars or lack of tracks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

Count Boni's lawyers are pathetic
ally telling the world that if the
countess suit for divorce is granted
be will have to give up his ancestral
estate, ct cetera. It's all terribly sad,
but we wonder just how long the
counts ancestral estate would have
lasted at his gait, had The never seen
an American heiress.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

From the Spokane papers il is learn
ed that there is food inspector in the
state who is really enforcing the
law against adulterated foods. Spok-
enc grocerymen have been ordered to
remove from their shelves certain
canned Strawberries alleged to be
colored with coal tar dyes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Had a Close Call

IA dangerous surgical operation,
involving the removing of malign-
ant ulcer as large as my hand from
my daug ghter's hip, was prevented by
the application of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve." says A. 9. Stickel, OF Mile
tus, w. Va. Persistent use of the
salve completely cured it." Cures
cuts, burns and injuries. 25c at Nc
Brides.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

Athena merchants have given par
ticular attention in the selection of
goods this year for the holiday trade.
Persons coming to Athena to make
holiday purchases will find large and
varied stocks to select from and prices
as lew, quality Of goods considered,
as quoted anywhere in the Inland En-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

And now they have gone and organ
ized rhinoceros trust and cornered
the market. What chance has poor
man to own menagerie while such
goings on are permitted to the rich
and powerful?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

Maxim Gorky still continues to rail
at the American people, and the
American people still continue to keep
Gorky at arms length with pair of
tonps.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

The chief of police of Seattle has
ordered all prize fighters to leave that
town OF go to work. Cruel mani
Perhaps the poor Fighters are too
strong to work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

Steps are being taken to interest
Australians in Washington fruit with
view toward finding new and un-
limited market for products of the
state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Settle Up.

Those knowing themselves to be in
debted to Wms Mcbride, the druggist,
are expected to call aud settle by Oc-
tober 10. Otherwise cost of collec-
tion may be added.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

That box of Hood River apples had
the desired effect. Bryan is coming
to Oregon in January.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

If there is no Piano in the house,
one should be purchased or at least
hired. And it should be one of the
BEST PIANOS
shown in our rooms. These instru.
ments are the perfection of mechan-
ical workmanship and are unexcelled
sor sweetness and richness of tone.
STANLEY PIANO HOUSE,
Main Street, Walla Walla, Wash
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Washington Chat
Special Correspondence.

Ohioials in many bureaus of the
government service coming under the
head of the interior department,
are wondering if they will be affected
by the sweeping changes planned by
Jam IS R. Garfield, now commissioner
OF corporations. and which he proposes
to make when be assumes the office of
secretary of the interior next March.
Secretary Hitchcock sometime ago,
contemplated complete reorganiza-
tiou such as is talked of now, but
knowing that he would soon retire,
decided to leave the matter to his sue
cessor.
1t is understood that the general
land Office will be the first branch to
hear from the new secretary, for, ac-
cording to report recently rendered
by the President, that Office is now
and has been for years the worst mis-
managed department in the govern
ment service. Its system of conduct
ing business is many years behind the
times and each succeeding commits
sioner has done little or nothing to
bring it up to modern standards. The
belief is expressed that more alert
administration of its affairs would
have made impossible the gigantic
frauds perpetrated by the land graft
ers.
Secretary Garfield, when he as
sumes his new duties, will have his
hands full in making over" the in
terror department. as it is one of the
most ponderous branches of the feder-
al government. Through it millions
of dollars are distributed yearly; it
has an army of employees and has
jurisdiction over the patent Office, the
pension office, the Indian office, the
geological survey and the bureau Of
education. In carrying out the new
policies the new secretary will have
the complete support of the president
who has long been anxious to, have the
working methods of several depart
ments changed to conform to the
recommendations of the keep investi-
eating committee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

The big government printing office
played an important part in the recent
political campaign, supplying, it is
said, more than 100000 copies of
congressional speeches for mem bers of
both branches of congress. The ex-
pense for such work is paid by the
person ordering it and members of
both political parties have equal privi
leges, the amount being limited only
by the wish of the member. Not only
are congressman permitted to have
Uncle Sans big printshcp do work
for them at nominal cost, but any in
dividual may, upon presentation of
certified check for the amount of the
cost, have printed for his individual
use $50 or more copies of any govern
ment publication, provided the order
is given before the completion of the
press work.
The speeches that were in the most
demand just before election were
those on the meat inspection bill and
railway rate legislation. Pure food
agitation and the Philippine tariff
came IL for considerable attention,
while speeches on labor were popular
in manufacturing districts. One ex-
senator is reported to have ordered
$4,000 copies of his speech in relation
to labor. The largest single order
for any speech was 100000 copies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

Compared to the slow work usually
done on public buildings when con-
structed by the government. it is
wonderful to note the rapid progress
being made on the immense new
building of the department of agricul-
ture, now heing erected on the south
ern half of the Mall near the Wash
ington monument.
The two wings of the building, each
256 feet long, are well under way,
and by this date next year will be
finished and ready for occupancy. An
appropriation for the central part,
which is to be 238 feet long, will
probably be made at the coming ses-
sion of congress. The entire build
ing will be 750 feet in length, just a
foot less than the greatest dimension
of the capitol. When the present
wings are completed the department
will be relieved of the necessity of
housing a number of its branches in
rented Buildings, but until the main
portion Is finished, the executive
officers will continue as at present in
the old Agricultural department
building.
That TO the many public buildings
of the nations capitol will soon be
added structure of such magnitude
is not generally realized by visitors to
the city or by those who reside here.
The new department of agriculture,
the capitol, the new national museum
and the new union station complete
the four largest Of the public build
ings in Washington.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Late Fall Millinery

Our Millinery Rooms are show
ing the SWEETEST of Fall Hats at
greatly reduced prices, which
makes your selection of Fall Hats
one of profit as well as pleasure.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Neck Furs

Over 1900 pieces of dependable
Neck Furs are now being shown
in our Suit Rooms. Every piece
new and the very best of Reliable
Furs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23

President Roosevelt's lion is dead.
1t was chloroformed three days after
the president left Washington ou his
trip to Panama. This was one of the
animals presented to the president by
King Menelik of Abyssinia in 1904
and which was injured while being
transported to the United States The
injury, slight at first, instead of i'm
proving from the constant care and
treatment given it at the National Zoo
Park, gradually became worse finally
reaching such an acute stage that it
was found necessary to use chloroform
to rid the great beast of its misery.
When the lion first arrived at the
White House it was not much more
than cub and its playful ways soon
made it prime favorite among the
pets of the Roosevelt children as we'll
as an attraction to friends of the
family and to visitors at the mansion.
1t grew rapidly and was removed to
the Zoo park but was never placed in
one of the exhibition cages on account
of its injury, although it r eceived tre-
quent visits from the childr en- of the
White House who were always con-
ceIned in its welfare.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
WOmen's and ChiIdren'S
Clothing

The best of material and work.
manship guaranteed. We have
our own alteration rooms where
none but the best tailors are en-
ployed. Every piece of work
turned out must be up to our
standard of efficiency. When you
come here you are assured of none
but the latest styles, and YOU have
a much wider range of selection.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

"To pay the mileage due senators,
members, and delegates for attend
ance upon the second session of the
Fifty-eighth Congress, $l90,0O0.00."
Then follows short speeches against
this amendment which we quote in
part:
Mr.. Underwood -"We did not go
home, we did not leave the capitol,
we did not leave the seats we sat in;
and I say that, for few hundred
dollars to each member of this Con-
gress, it will put us in a very small
attitude before our constituents and
the people of the United States, and
| sincerely hope that the amendment
will be voted down"
Mr.. De Almond However that
may be, nobody went home, nobody
remained from home, nobody did any
travelling, nobody was out anything
on account of travel, and, in my judg-
ment, nobody is entitled to any mile
age. for one shall vote against the
pIOpOSlIiOn.
Congressional Record, March |,
1905, pages 1860, and 1861.
On pages 1864 and 1865 appears
a yea and nay vote on the above
amendment to allow an appropriation
for fictitious mileage. There were 80
yeas and so nays, 1873 not voting.
Among those in favor of the amend
ment for fictitious mileage are record
ed Burke and Martin of South Dako-
ia. o, No! there's no graft among
the Oily whites" And these are the
same men the machine is attempting
to return to office, even if it has to be
done by working a delegation through
some favorite son in each county used
as n decOy
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11
MACHINE TACTICS.

Omitted States Senate, Washington
d. c., April 26, 1906. Mr.. Sid Lee
Madison, S. d.. My Dear Friend
May ask you to actively interest your
self in the coming caucuses in Madi-
and Lake county and act with Mr.
Farmer, Mr.. Porter, and my other
friends there. This contest is really a
fight against me and | venture to write
you as above, knowing that you will
gladly assist in any matter that | am
interested. will gladly reciprocate,
you may be sure. Sincerely yours
A. B. Kittredge."
The above letter from Mr.. Kittredge
to Mr.. Lee, was printed in the Madison
Leader, of April 30th, for the pupose
of exposing machine tactics.
1t occurs to us to ask why Mr.. Kit
tredge should presume to say that
this fight against corporation control
of the republican party in this state
is fight against me?" Kittredge
is not candidate at this time. TIE
fight is to free the republican party
from the boss system. If our junior
senator considers this fight against
the bosses as fight against himself,
then he must consider himself the boss.
If Kittredge is correct in arrogating
to himself the whole boss works in
this state, then the fight is against
him
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

vention and 685 is bare majority of
the total. This estimate does not in
clude any of the six Black Hills coun-
ties. He says that in all his exper-
fence in Dakota politics he has never
found a more unanimous sentiment
among the republicans, and this sen
timent is just as strong in favor of a
change in state management as it was
two years ago in favor of the election
of President Roosevelt. The people
everywhere realize the Importance of
a change, knowing as they do, that
they need not expect justice or a
square deal while Mr.. Kittredge and
his corporrtion machine remains in
power The people know what they
want and the machine is powerless in
the face of such growing sentiment
for change. Canton Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

NOTWITHSTANDING the claim of the
editor of the Bigstone Headlight, who
isalso secretary of the board ofregents
that he knows all about the motives
prompting the actions of that board,
he has so far failed to answer our in
quiry as to why the board of regents
fred Heston from the agricultural col
lege for incompetency and then in less
than two years rehired him as head
of the Madison normal school. The
truth in regard to this matter would
have been interesting campaign ma
terial, but we were unable to get il
out of the secretary of the board OF
regents,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11


Gro. d. PERKINS is having the same
trouble in Iowa as the organization
republicans meet with in South Da-
kota. Huronite.
The fight in Iowa is against corpor-
alton boss rule of the republican
party. Perkins represents the cor
porations, and Gov. Cummins repre-
sents the people. Perkins has been
securing delegates in the state con.
vention at ratio of little less than
! to 4. There is just enough left OF
Perkins candidacy to remind him
that she also ran" Yes, we agree
with the Huronite all signs point to
similar defeat for the machine in
this state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

The Standard Oil men claim tha
the investigation by Garfield and the
report to the president and his mes
sage to congress relative to the Stand
ard Oil company is unfair. They
set up the howl that Garfield is really
the imam with the muck rake" The
use of that term "muck rake" by the
president was extremely unfortunate
Every vicious institution, and every in
dividual of easy virtue will claim tc
be the victim of the "muck rake.
Such are always the first to claim the
sympathy of the public under The
plea of injured innocence.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

Knapp's prophecy seems about t.
come true. Associate press dispatch
es of Monday, in speaking of Garfield
report of the investigation of Stand
ard Oil, say:
The report hits both the Stand
ard Oil and the railroad companies
squarely between their corporate
eyes. 1t alleges and proves that
the Standard Oil company in some
instances has received rebates on
freight amounting to fully so per
cent. of the tariff rates.
Practically every one of the east
ern trunk lines and almost every
part of every railroad system is
concerned in these revelations.
For this reason the combination
of the railroads and the Standard
Oil has been sending emissaries to
the White House begging the pres
ident not to send in his message,
at least not until after the rail
road bill is'out of the way.
The president has read a com
plete synopsis of the report and
in addition has gone over many
of the details with Commissioner
Garfield, with Secretary Metcalf
and with other members of the
cabinent. He has decided to send
in the report in direct opposition
to the personal pleas of number
of senators, whose names might
be given if it were absolutely nec-
essary, but, whose identity can
easily be guessed at.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

"THIs contest is really fight against
me" walls Kittredge. He should read
the editorial columns of his own Argus
Leader and there learn that the whole
thing could be put in quinine box, .
and that another prop" has been
knocked out from under the insurgent
movement in each issue. But perhaps
Kittredge don't believe all the trash
dished up by his organ, the Argus
Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

FoUR hundred fifty-three city blocks
covered with over sixty thousand
buildings, many of them costing sew
eral millions of dollars each, that
were destroyed, is the area devastated
by earthquake and fire, in San Fran
cisco. just count the blocks on your
map of Iroquois and then divide ass
by the number and you will have a
better realization of the magnitude Of
this awful catastrophe. Chief.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11
WAS WASTING AWAY.

II had been troubled with kidney
disease for the last five years." writes
Robert r. Watts, of Salem, Mo. II
lost flesh and never felt well and doc
tored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief. Finally Itried Foley's!K Kidney
Cure and less than two bottles COM
pletely cured me and am now sound
and WE'LL" During the summer kid
ney irregularities are often caused by
excessive drinking or being overhead
ed. Attend to the kidneys at onco
by using Foley's Kidney Cure.
l.. E. Sasse
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11

"THE worm will turn" chickens
come home to roost," she that soweth
the wind reapeth the whirlwind.'
'This contest is really fight against
me-" walls Kittredge. o, Kit!O,Kit
You turned the dogs of war loose up
on Gamble, and now the turning OF
the worm, returning of the chickens
and the violence of the whirlwind. In
his agony and desperation the Great
Boss, the unapproachable, the much
advertised "Silent Senator gets on
his marrow bones and writes to and ad-
dresses Sid Lee and thousand others
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-11
JUST A SMALL GRAFT.

Our machine friends proudly claim
that no graft can be laid at their door.
Machine politics always begets graft
For the benefit of those who SC
proudly set up the claim of lilly
white" for the machine candidates we
print the following extracts from the
Congressional Record when the gen,
eral deficiency appropriation bill was
before the house:
"Mr. Sherman offer another
amendment.
1.-THE clerk read as follows:
Before line 8, page ", insert: