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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

they may be found ON every side.
And while foreign and quasi-foreign
influence will be deeply felt in the
forthcoming transformation, the fun
damental factors are to be found in
the people and country for whatever
political manifestations attend the
evolution, these will always remain
the chief elements with which they
mus be worked out. After several
visits to China, and observations with
the association with them in peace,
internal disorder and war, confess to
a sincere liking and admiration of the
Chinese people. This is no sudden or
sentimental impression, but rather one
which has evolved gradually from an
originally adverse predisposition. In
so far as any general characteristics
can be associated with race it seems
to me the Chinese are industrious, re-
liable, law-abiding, good-humored,
capable, aud tolerant. These are
good qualities, and intelligently di-
rected in the path of modern progress
cannot fail to accomplish great re-
suits.
In the prevalent western concep-
tion of the Chinese there are, think,
several radical errors. One is that
they are adverse to modern improve
ments; another that they have no
military capacity; another that they
are incapable of playing significant
part in the political regeneration of
the nation, owing to the absence Of a
national spirit Without pausing to
discuss these propositions in detail. I
will ask if these things could not have
been said, with a considerable SEM
blance of truth, about japan half a
century ago? And they were no more
true of the Japanese people then than
they are of the Chinese people today.
The Chinese as people have never
been averse to modern progress, ex-
cept as their government has melted
them to be, and used its authority
and influence to keep them as they
were. And this is true, I think, of
the history of all peoples. Take the
matter of railroads in China. For
many years, or SO long as the official
classes circulated among the people
fantastic reports about the foreign
steam monsters, so long as they were
taught to believe that the passage of
railway would be desecration of
the graves of their ancestors, the
people were bitterly hostile to the
building of such roads and were easily
melted to attack surveying parties and
the like.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06
ATHENA, FEBRUARY 6 1906

Congress is contemplating repeating
the law which provides for the pur-
chase of timber land under the stone
act, for the reason that the timber
syndicates of the country have been
abusing the law and gaining the con-
trolling interest in all the large timber
areas. The remedy proposed is to
have the value of the timber ap-
praised by government employees and
then sold at auction to the highest
bidder, at price not less than the
appraised value, the land to be retain
ed by the government. The new re-
medy may be better than the old law
but there will still be plenty of room
for jobbery.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06
HOW THE BOYCOTT SPREAD.
T. F. Millard in scribner,s.

T.. f. Millard in Scribner's.
The chief agency employed in the
extension of the Chinese boycott agi-
tation was, naturally, publicity.
Several channels were used; news
papers, placards, and cartoons being
the principal ones. In the course of
several months hundreds of thousands
of placards, pamphlets and pictorial
circulars were circulated throughout
the empire have seen large num-
ber of these publications. Some were
amusing, some interesting and some
alarming. The cartoons usually rep
resented Chinese being maltreated
by a white man, presumably an
American, although no particular
pains were taken to preserve national
identities in many of them. How
these posters were circulated was at
first hard to discover. Naturally,
the provincial and local officials were
anxious to keep their skirts clear,
fearing retribut ion in some form, and
pretended to, and in many instances
did prohibit the distribution of boy
cott circulars and cartoons.
But convenient agency was found.
Within the last few years thousands
of japanese, many Of them Buddhist
priests, have gone to China and are
now scattered to the remotest parts of
the country, where other foreigners
are seldom, if ever, seen. Some esti-
mates place the number of these jap
anese now in China as high as 50,-
600, although probably this is mere
guess. However, it is certain that
thousands of japanese tradesmen and
commercial agents have settled in
various remote parts of the empire,
adopting the life of the people and
often their dress. Since other for
eigners are not permitted to live or
engage in business out side the treaty
ports, it will be perceived that con-
siderable present and prospective COM
, mercial advantage promises to accrue
through this condition, which will
not be shared by other nations. Dis
missing this phase.of the matter, there
is good reason to believe that these
japanese were instrumental in fur
thering the circulation of the boycott
propaganda. In fact, many instances
where they did SO are positively known.
AS time passed and reports of the
spread of the movement iu the interi-
or began to reach the foreign popu-
lation centers, it became known that
many of the placards and cartoons
circulated outside the established
sphere of foreign contact were of an
absolutely incendiary character,
| couched in the same general anti-for
eign spirit that the "boxer" movement
took root in.
Turning to purely International evil
dences of the awakening of China.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06
%
SwAYING OF COURTS.
Portland Oregonian.

The machinery of the law as it
stands seems inadequate to deal with
com binations like Standard Oil and
beef trust. Several reasons may be
imagined which partly account for
the impotence of the law to restrain
or control these dangerous and un-
scrupulous combinations. Their en-
ormous wealth makes them masters of
the best lawyers in the country, for
one thing. while the small salaries
paid by the public naturally secure
only second or third class ability;
though to this rule there are notable
exceptions. Mr.. Hadley, attorney
general of Missouri, for example,
seems both able and loyal.
Courts are swayed in the long run to
the opinion of the ablest lawyers who
practice before them. This may not
happen in one year or five, but if
long line of very powerful attorneys
consistently and unremittingly argue
that certain thing is law, in the end
they will win over the court and make
it law. This has been the case with
the trusts. They have succeeded fin
ally in gaining an Interpretation
favorable to themselves of almost
every existing statute and legal prin-
ciple. They have even reversed the
plain intent of legislation directed
agains them and made it tell in their
favor. One is almost driven to be-
lieve that it makes little difference
what legislation may be enacted re-
garding the trusts; they will obtain
court decisions in their own interest,
no matter what laws may pass.
The impotence of the courts to deal
with the great corporation magnates
is illustrated by Attorney General
Hadley's experience with II. Fl. Rog
ers, of the Standard Oil trust. No
one has forgotten Rogers contemp-
tuous and fiippant refusal to answer
the questions put to him in the suit to
onst the trust from Missouri. His
cynical impertinence surpassed the
ordinary limits of millionaire scorn
for the law and became for a Gay or
two the wonder of the nation. Mr..
Hadley appealed to the supreme court
of New York to compel Rogers TO
answer, since the proceedings were
held in that state. The result of his
appeal surprises nobody, for the way
of court with a trust magnate is
always easy to predict. An excuse
was found for declining to compel
Rogers to answer the question. No
matter what the excuse was, it served
his purpose. Any other would have
done as well. The important part is
that the supreme court of New York
sustains the Standard Oil man in his
contempt for the law.
Contempt is contagious. Mr.. Rog-
ers thinks the courts are unworthy of
respect. The courts themselves seem
to confirm his opinion. What is left
for the rest of us but to agree with
them? And when we all feel for the
law the same contempt that Rogers
does, what will become of the Stand
ard Oil dividends?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

John Temple Graves, editor of the
Atlanta, Ga, News, is a candidate
for the U. s. senate, but the court
enjoined him from using his news
paper for advancing his own candi-
dacy. That is government by injunc.
tion sure enough. The business man
ager of the News secured the injunc-
tion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

They have recently finished thresh-
ing oucumbers in Nebraska. No, you
arn't expected to smile. Is it possible
you don't know cucumbers are raised
for seed and the seeds extracted by
machinery? Such ignorancel
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Ten years ago how we would have
smiled at the imaginative novelist
who described ship steaming twenty
knots an hour, 800 miles from land,
keeping in constant communication
with point 100 miles distantl
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Notice is hereby given that wilt apply 10
the Mayor and common council of the city OF
held on the nth day OF Feb. 1906. for 4
license 70 sell spiritnous, malt and vinous
liquors In less quantities than one quart said
liquors to he sold only in u building situated
on the west one-half of lot No. s. In block 5. Of
said city. Bert Cartauo.
Dated Jan. =. 1905. Applicant.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Chauncey Depew says he can't un-
derstand why the newspapers are in-
clined to ridioule him. Evidently
Ohauncey's understanding apparatus
il not in good repair
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

That Minnesota boy who has had
1000 bits of rock taken out of his body
must have had almost as much fun as
if he had played football.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

A play is to be brought out in New
York with John d. Rockefeller aud
Ida M. Tarbell as two of the principal
characters. Let us hope, in the in-
terest of prosperity, that there may be
no wig pulling.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Buyolog is the science of knowledge
where to buy goods to the best ad-
vantage, and the art of patronizing
the home merchant. 1t is an inter
esting study and buyological students
learn much by reading the ads. in
local newspapers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Kalamazoo, having monopoly on
all the mint, should hasten to make
an alliance with Kentucky, which has
the other end of the combination.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Walter Pierce, joint senator from
Umatilla, Union and Morrow coun-
ties, has announced that he will again
be candidate for the primary cleo
tion for the nomination on the demo-
cratic ticket.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

They say Kansas corn cobs make
good Vermont maple syrup. such is
adulteration's artful aid. It's gen.
orally made in Chicago.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

The president has tackled few
difficult jobs, but preserving Niagara
Falls from the commercial vandals
will try all his metal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

"Russia's year of unrest" is entirely
too mild a description. Russia Is
year of looping the loop" would
come closer to the facts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

Doubtless the Grand Dukes have it
in for Witte because he has brains.
The contrast must be very embarrass-
inn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

George Bernard neither shaves nor
wears collar. Some day he may
attempt to start new religious sect.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

20 Gore Constl patton Forever.
fake Cascayets Cans.y Cathartic, i0c or so,
z Z. q. tail % cure. druggists refund Haonex
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06
GOOD HORSES AND RS. REASONABLE PRICES
DRIVER FURNIs lid WHEN DESIRED.

j. II. Wright, Proprietor
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-02-06

ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
COST OF RETIREMENT
GEN. RAUM PROPOSES AN IN
CREASE OF SALARIES.

Gen. Green B. Raum, former commissioner
of pensions has prepared the following as
an amendment to the bill recently intro
duced In the Senate providing for the retire
ment of government employees:
THAT from and after the 1st day of July
1906. the salaries not exceeding 81 800 of all
employees in the classified service in the de-
partments at Washington, D. c., shall be
Increased l-3 per cent, upon the express
condition that such increase shall be with
held monthly, and from year to year, from
the salaries of such employees and placed in
the treasury of the United States TO the
credit of the person from whom it was
withheld until such time as said employe
shall be separated from the public service
py resignation, removal or death where
upon said sum of money so reserved shall
at once upon application be paid over to
sucn person, or, If dead, to his widow or
chIiaren, and II is provided that said money
SO reserved shall not be subject TO garnish-
meht, levy or other process of law for its
ueIenuoh or deviation from the person en-
titled TO the same under the law.
Inc Secretary of the Treasury. unon the
aPpHcation or any person whose money Ia
80 withheld, may, in his discretion and
WITHOUT mourning any personal obligation or
oplsatloh or the government, invest said
money III Understanding securities or de-
post the same at interest in some savings
80 DGiih n or trust company for the use ana ben
eiil or the usufruct of said fund
Inc amendment was received with On
pause Wlen 1t was read Saturday evenine @,
S pSLoie the meeting of the United States
SlNii service Retirement Assocta tfor a. -
National Rifles Armory. a. 'iie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Rockville and Vicinity.
correspondence of The Star.

special correspondence OF The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, March Is. 1906.
The grand jury for the March term of
the circuit court for this county adjourned
Saturday afternoon, after having been in
session since last Monday. Its report
showed that 11a witnesses were examined
and thirtynne presentments made Among
other things the report set forth:
The violation of our laws in parts of the
county, especially along the District of
Columbia line and the Conduit road gen
orally, we believe, by non-residents of the
state, and the seeming mpossibility of OBJ
tanning evidence sufficient to convict these
offenders with the means at hand, leads us
to suggest to the honorable commissioners
Tor the county that they place in the hands
of our states attorney the sum of $500 to
be used In securing evidence which will
bring these offenders before this honorable
court.
we would suggest to our sheriff, whom
we believe to be a conscientious officer the
advisability Of instructing his deputies con-
corning their power to search, as regards
dtsorderly houses and establishments where
there is reason to believe there is gambling
or violation of the local option law"
In dlscharglng the grand jury from fur
ther attendance at this term, Judge Hen
derson commended the body for the expedi-
tious manner with which 1t transacted its
business. The SESSION was one of the short
est within the history of the county.
Company K of this place. which or
SaiiLHeu ~ - epi dai i'oo' anu dltdcIeu ~
the LIST Regiment. Maryland National Guard
was last evening mustered out of the serv-
ice by Inspector General Gather, most of
the members whose terms had expired de-
Ginning to re-enlist.
Mr.. Columbus F Purdum has resigned as
chairman OF the republican district commit
tee for Damascus district, this county, and
Mr. William II. Burdette has been chosen
In his place.
At the session OF the orphans court last
week the following business was trans
acted Letters of administration on the
personal estate of John A Warfield were
granted to Jennie Warfield and Harrison
Rider; bond. 5000; Samuel D. Waters. adj
ministrator of Richard Waters, passed his
second account and made distribution; Ben
jamin H. Miller, executor OF Perry Sulll
van. passed his first account; letters of adj
ministration on the personal estate of MIL
ton Brown were granted to Leonard Weer;
Philip d. Laird, administrator of William
E. Skinner passed his final account
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Carried a Butcher Knife.

When the customary search was made OF
Walter Smith. colored, last Saturday night
for the larceny OF s125 dog. Policeman
FUR discovered a long butcher knife In a
pocket Of the prisoners garments.
II guess we'll have to charge him with
carrying concealed weapons, too" the off,
Ger commented. and that charge was added
to the other.
Smith was tried for carrying concealed
weapons In the Police Court today, and he
was fined $50 with sixty days In Jail in de-
fault. On the grand larceny charge he was
held to await the action of the grand jury,
and In default of bond in the sum Of $500
was ordered committed to jail.
Henry f.. Perry and Ernest Holmes on
Saturday night heard the barking of the
dog. which was owned by g. L. Nicholson
and kept on Dumbarton avenue In George
town, and then heard some one whistle for
the animal. AS they followed they saw
Smith get the dog and take him to his
fathers house. at 88d street and Wisconsin
avenue. Policeman Johnson of the seventh
precinct was informed OF the matter. He
went to the Smith house and found the
dog there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
FOB GOOD OF WORLD.
Work Being Accomplished by the Mis-
SonarieS.

The members of the Uni2n Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday school held a
missionary anniversary meeting last even
Ing. Rev. DR.. S. Reese Murray delivered
an address, speaking of the work done by
the missionaries for the good Of the world
Miss Ida Minor told of the work which
the missionaries OF the cities were doing
and of the many successes In the home mis-
sion field. Mrs. j. Finney Engle, district
superintendent of the womans reading cir
Gle, said that the missionary campaign was
the show of allegiance by the church to its
great commission. She also declared that
the missionaries sent to the orient will have
TO be not only devout teachers, but able
American scholars. In Mrs. Eugle's opin-
ion China offered a large field for missions.
During the evening 1t was reported that
last year 10000 Sunday schools of the Meth
odist Church gave $Jo9,000 to the treasury
of the general missionary society, S219OO0
OF which was used in the work of home
missions. Those who participated In the
musical program included Miss Evelyn
Booth. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Strasser and Mr..
H. r. W. Miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Repairs to Local Tugs.

The tug Camilla, belonging to the feet of
towboats of A. j. Taylor & Brother of this
city, has recently had new boiler installed
and is now at Baltimore having the connec-
lions made between the boiler and engine
and other work done to fit her for service.
The work on the Camilla will be compIet-
ed and the boat will return to service dur
Ing the latter part of this week. AS soon
as the Camilla comes back 1t is stated, the
tug James o. Carter of the Taylor fleet will
go out of commission to be fitted with new
compound engine to replace the slngle-cyl-
inder engine now In the boat. The work on
the Carter will be done here. The tug Will
liam III. Yerkes, jr., OF the Taylor feet has
recently received a general overhauing of
boiler and engine at a Baltimore shipyard
and has gone into service. having left here
q day or two ago with tow of light barges
bound to Philadelphia via Chesapeake City.
The new tug belonging TO A. J. Taylor of
this city, which has been built at the boat
yard of Nj, Mitchell Davis at Solomons Is
land, Md, for work about Washington har-
Dor will be launched early the coming
month and will be in service about the mid
die of May. The Washington towboats
Minerva and Baby. belonging to one of the
local sand dredging companies. which are
at q Solomons Island ysrd for rehaalding
are now nearly completed and viii be ready
to return to this city and to service on the
river In short time-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Good Templars From Baltimore.

Perseverance Lodge of Good Templars had
as guests at its meeting last Saturday
night a large delegation of members OF
Eureka Lodge Of Baltimore. After the trans
action of the business Of the lodge a good
of-the-order program was presented, in
Guiding solo by Mrs Kathryn Wood; a
piano solo. Miss Grace Wilson; recitation.
Miss Stoffragen of Baltimore; solo, Mr..
Harry j. Jeffries; piano solo, Miss Sull-
van; vocal solo, Miss Alice Nipple; reel
tatlon, Miss Thomas OF Baltimore: duet,
Mr.. and Mrs. A II. Frear; solo, Fred ALI
son. accompanied by Miss Grace Wilson,
and remarks by the chief templar of Eu-
reka Lodge Of Baltimore. A rising vote of
thanks was rendered the visitors, who In
cluuded Mrs. 1mogene Santmyer, chief tenn
plar of Eureka Lodge and Mr.. Ernest +.
Hummer, secretary OF the Wrand Lodge Of
MARYLAND,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Personal to River Men.

MI iliiam Corbin, formerly second en-
sH'eef ABOARD the tug Yerkes, has been
llaoe chief engineer in the TavIor q.
bfother fleet and transferred to the charea
% the engine room of the tug Camilla Mr.
hiehaei BARLOW Of Baltimore has been an
poiA'ed second engineer of the Yerkes to
IN .he vacancy caused by the promotion
Of Engineer Corbin.
Mr. Edward Chrismond, the newly an
pointed fireman of the harbor police hoat
Nlsliant has entered upon the DISCHARGE
OF MS duties, relieving Paul Underwood
VINO goes upon the deck of the police boat
Mr.. john Trower, chief engineer OF the
Norfolk and Washington line, is at Newport
news looking after the repair work being
zone on the steamer Norfolk at the shin
yard there. 'f
Chlef Engineer Moore of the Randall limo.
Is also at the Newport News shIpyard 10
LOOK after the repairs 10 the steamer Harl Y
RaEdali which goes into dry dock there
this week