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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
curiosities Of Sound.

There are mysteries In the transmits
sion of sound that have not yet been
fathomed. For example. the guns OF
the Orion are said to have been heard
ninety-seven miles away, though In
audible to those much nearer, and 1t
is on record that the reverberation OF
the battle of Waterloo reached many
places in Kent, though General Col
vile and his detachment heard nothing
of II dozen miles away. Whistles,
boots, sirens and noises OF all kinds
have been tested by the Trinity House
In order to find q noise which will be
infallibly heard for certain distance
In vain. They may all be heard for
dozen miles and be inaudible at half a
mile. Many of the disasters about our
coasts are doubtless due to that mys-
terious "soundless zone" in which the
human ear cannot catch the warning.
But no one has yet discovered the rea-
son Of that deaf spot or prophesied its
varying locality. Westminster Gazette.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
OREGON ACRICULTL COLLEGE

This great institution opens its doors
for the fall semester on September
20th. Courses of instruction include !:
General Agriculture, Agronomy, AMI
NAL HusbandIy. Dairy HusbandTy,
Bacteriology. Botany and Plant Path
ology, Poultry Hustandry, Hortioul-
ture, Entomology, Veterinary Science,
Civil Engineering. Electrical Engin-
eering. Mechanical Engineering, Min.
ing Engineering, Highway Engineer
ing. Domestic Science, Domestic AIT.
Com merce. Forestry. Pharmacy. 10
ology. Chemistry. Physics. Mathe-
matics. English Language and Liter
ature, Putlic Speaking Modern Lam
guages, History. Art, Architecture.
Industrial Pedagogy, Physical Educa-
ton, Military Science and Tactics,
and Music.
Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on application. Address:
Registrar. Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. Corvallis, Oregon.
School Year Opens September Goth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
caspian Sea Is q Mystery.

The Caspian sea is one Of the great
mysteries of the world. Three great
rivers that pour into 1t from the north
are sufficient to raise its surface FIVE
and half feet year. The Volga is
one of the great streams Of the earth.
But this vast tideless sea does not
rise. Evaporation Is charged with
keeping the water at its present level,
but It's banks furnish undeniable proof
that at prehistoric period 1t entirely
covered vast depression known to
physicians as the Sarmatian ocean. AL
though Its surface is now about ninety
feet below that of the Mediterranean,
there was time at which Its height
equaled the Black sea.
At that time the mighty Oxus-larger
than the Ohio river-which now flows
into the Aral sea, emptied into the
Caspian. The old bed of that stream
is visible to this day.
The Aral Is more than 200 feet high
er than the Caspian, and one can I'M
agine what torrent would roar down
that incline were the Oxus to return to
its ancient bed. The Arai sea would
be drained Brooklyn Eagle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27


sells It for 1914 cents a YARD, the jo.'
Der at 1926 cents and the retailer at ~
cents.
Bear in mind that the difference In
cost of production at home and abroad
In this class of fabric represented oy
sample No. 81 amounts to nothing.
but the Payne-Aldrich tariff on 1t
equals $3.50 per cent. or 815 cents per
running yard.
Fancy goods of the type of sample
No. "a are products Of the LIppitt-Mc-
Coll class of mills. The Payne-Aidrich
bill raised the duty on this cloth from
35 to $3.50 per cent. Is 1t any wonder
that Senator Lippitt and Mr.. McCol
were interested in amending the
Payne bill.-New York World
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
Peaches for Sale.

Four hundred trees of fine peaches,
including Malta. Orange, Cling. Ear
ly Crawford and other varieties. Must
be sold in the next 10 days to make
room for winter crop. he finest
peaches 10 the world at l cent per
pound. Bring your Eoxes.
A. r. Bailey, 8 blocks east of
Christian church, across mill race,
Milton, Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
When .hs Raven was MIX White.

According to Mohammedan belief.
the ravens which Noah took with him
on the ark were both pure white. When
the ark had been riding the billows OF
the food for thirty-three days one of
the giraffes died, and the carcass was
thrown overheard. No sooner had 1t
struck the water than the ravens
pounced upon 1t. For this Noah cursed
them, and since that day they have
been coal black.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
FOR SALE

At bargain: $50 acres of choice
farm lard near Athena. Well i'm
proved. with plenty of good water.
One Of the best wheat farms in the
county. A rare chance at only $65. 90
per acre. Ten or eleven thousand
dollars down handles ttis place, bal
anoe on terms TO suit The purchaser.
For further particulars, see
B. r. Richards.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
In the County Court of the State OF
Oregon for Umatilla County.

In the County Court OF the state OF
Oregon for Umatilla County.
10 the Matter of the Estate of
Axel B. johnson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whomjt may concern that Will M.
Peterson, administrator of the estate
of Axel B. johnson, deceased, has
fled his final account and report in
the administration of said estate. That
the County Judge. ty the order duly
made and entered, has app inted Mon
day, the 14th day of October. A. d.
1912, at the hour of ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, as the time, and rhe County
Courthouse at Pendleton, Umatilla
County. Oregon, as the place. where
all objections and exceptions to the
said final account aud report will be
heard and the settlement thereof made
Dated this the 18th day of September,
A. D. 1919. Will M. Peterson,
Administrator.
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Notice.

The following horses will be sold on
Saturday, October 5, 1919. at 10 a. M,
to satisfy pasture bill amounting to
$22.75: One bay mare, 6 years old /;
one yearling colt and one suoE ling colt.
Dated at Athena, Ore, Sept. 20. 1912.
Stone Bros.
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Notice.

To whom it may concern: Notice
ls hereby given that after tits date
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by any members of my
family. Dated at Athena, Oregon.
this 2nd day of Septem ber, 1912.
J. s. Myrick.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
PRESENT TARIFF
| FOSTERS FRAUDS
Domestic Cotton Fabrics Sold
/ Americans as Imported"
CHEATING THE CONSUMER

Less Than 2 Per. Cent Comes From
Abroad, but Americans Pay Ex-
orbitant Price For Home Goods Be-
cause of Deception and Prohibtive
Tariff.
BY ROBERT KENNETH MAC LEA,
Formerly consulting expert OF the tariff
board.
New York. Aug. The prohibitiye
tariff. revised upward by the Payne
Aldrich law, permits and fosters
wholesale frauds upon the American
consumer of cotton goods.
Less than per cent of the cotton
fabrics consumed In the United States
comes from abroad, because the pro-
tective duties have been made so high
that importation is Improbable.
Yet fully one-third OF the cotton
piece goods going over retail counters
is sold as IMPORTED" or under
names implying foreign origin.
This deception is generally perpe-
trated upon the consumer for the pur-
pose Of obtaining exorbitant prices for
domestic goods.
The consumer, believing the goods
are imported and knowing that the
tariff adds excessively to their cost.
pays 80 to 100 per cent more than a
fair price and does not suspect that he
is being cheated.
Drains the Pooketbook.
Let us 60 straight to specific ex
ample of the operation Of this fraud.
Take the tariff boards cloth sample
No. 5G, described as ''printed dim
ity." This Is a medium priced cotton
fabric known to almost every Ameri-
can housewife What woman or girl
hasn't possessed dimity dress within
the last few yenrs? And If she went
to the cotton goods counter and
bought the material by the yard she
no doubt saw such signs as:
a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
The Human Eniqma.

His Daughter-papa, did you know
mamma long before you married her?
Her Father-Just between you and
me. my dear don't know her yet.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
Har RoIa.

He-Thcy say Miss Lulu is very
much In request for dinner parties.
She-So have heard. She Is a regu-
lar dinner belle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
Drains the Pocketbook.
IRISH DIMITY.
.sas.s.4.s.* *s.aaaAs.a*.ss.s.s

.sTT'sFT|TFTsfsfTsss's' s's's''i's''s'sssT'*''FTs'FT
The Worlds tariff editor visited with
me department store in New Eng
land city of 100000 inhabitants and
found recently counter piled with
these goods. plocarded:
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
Notice. Farmers Local.

A meeting of Athena Local No. 30
will be held at X. of P.-I. 0. y. F.
hall on Saturday, Oct. 8. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

That the tariff board.
In its report on manufac-
lures of cotton (Sched-
ule ~ has suppressed
findings OF vital impor-
tance to the cotton In
dustry. TO the public ard
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
SUPPRESS.
SION

to the government but inimical TO the
special privileges OF few New England
manufacturers who were permitted by
Senator Aldrich TO write the cotton sched-
ule to suit themselves.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
Facts Suppressed and Issues
Evaded by TAFT Tariff Board
BY ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA.
Formerly Consulting Expert Of the Tariff Board.

tariff legisa
deem public withhold the possession
PEELED the following indictment;
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4,

That tho tariff board
avoided altogether tnves-
tigating certain phases
Of tariff graft hidden in
"iokers" OF the Payne
Aldrich law
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
EVASION

tihcaly" collected data. but sidestepped
that responsibility by arguing that such
deductions as its data justified were not
called for under the specifications of Its
employment
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
II.

That the tariff board
has perverted other
facts, thereby avoiding
exposure OF tariff intus-
tices that have benefited
the few at the expense
OF the many manufac-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

cost data on weaving necessary to enable
r----------, II to make an intelligent
III comparison with costs at
home; that the board
Il lKtAUI was offered opportuni-
ties for obtaining such
data, but did not use
them; that such foreign
data as were obtained were In some cases
suppressed and In others were inadequate
for honest comparison. although SO util.
ICED.
VII.
That the tariff board betrayed the con.
hdence ofAmerican manufacturers by pub
r-, fishing data that should
have been held for con-
fidential information OF
| IlNtAIR legislators; that compet-
itors were given thereby
valuable trade secrets,
while the foreign manu-
facturers divulged nothing Of similar
character or Importance.
Vim.
That the tariff boards
| treatment OF economic
| DISINEFN. questions vitality affect
| s'n,,c ing the relation Of the
UUUS tarift to the prices OK.
acted from consumers
was disingenuous and
misleading,
TX.
That the tariff board has proved not 20
be the "nonpartisan" and scientific instru-
ment promised by President Tafc: that lts
members displayed inexperience In busi-
ness, Incompetence and extravaganza
have been forced reluctantly after years
intimate association 20 accept the opinion
that the tarin board has bean nothing
r------------, more than an effective
cog in "standpate
political machine; that
PAktINAN some OF the men who
clamored most Loudly Tor
tariff board and some
OF the men appointed
thereto worked all the time comnAaeently
In the knowledge that the creation ea The
board was = scheme to prevent genuine
tarifr reform as long as possible by gum
ming the cards and delaying the games
charge frequently made. but which for
a long time diseredited
That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain thu charge. as to both
,--.--------------, the wool and the cotton
III schedules, that the con-
III fNNVlfI. sumer has been robbed
III oatrageously as conse-
III sNb Quence OF excessive du,
II ties and that the profits
have not gone into the
| pockets OF the laborer TO maintain 40
American standard OF living"
From New Yosa world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
tNlASCU
lATl0N

make head or tail OF the tumble OF data
presented as Q basis for intelligent tartn
revision.
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tAvORlI.
ISM

That the tartfi hoard falsely reported
that II ~ss Impossible to obtain abroad
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

VlkI.
That the tariff boards
treatment OF economic
questions vitality affect
ing the relation Of the
tarift to the prices ex-
acted from consumers
was disingenuous and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

more than an enective
cog in . '-standpatr
political machine; that
some of the men who
clamored most loudly Tor
a tariff board and some
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

make more equitable
their tthe wool and cot
ton schedulesl effects"
The board did not at
tempt TO draw conciu-
sions. scientific" or 9TH
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
~.

That the tariff boards report was ar.
ranged so as to be incomprehensible TO
either legislators or laymen; that tables
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

were deliberately dlsas-
ISOLATED or emasculatei
II not suppressed. and
that a congressman
would require the serv-
ices OF a statistician and
. clerk six months 10
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
PtRvtR.
SION
turers
II

That the tarim board has not, as stated
BY President Taft TO congress, drawn any
conclusions that would "be valuable in
advising the congress and the people '''
Of the changes that ought 20 be made to
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
paid Advertisement.
G. w. Bradley
Republican Candidate for the
office of County Treasurer.

Mr.. Bradley has served the county
capably as county treasurer aud II
elected will continue to conduct tue
office in the same efficient manner as
be has in she past.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
DISINCtN.
U0US
misleading,
PARTISAN

thereto worked all the time comnAaGently
In the knowledge that the creation sa The
board was scheme to prevent genuine
ming the cards and delaying the gamas
charge frequently made. but which for
long time discredlted
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

It to make an intelligent
comparison with costs at
home; that the board
was offered opportuni-
ties for obtaining such
data, but did not use
than. that anch foraigu
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
CONvFCl.
ING

pockets OF the laborer 10 "maintain an
American standard OF iivtng
From New YoTas world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

facturers divulged nothing
character or Importance.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain tho charge. as to both
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

The Wool and the cottoh
schedules that the con-
sumer has been robbed
oatrageousiy as q conse-
Quence OF excessive du.
ties and that the profits
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

cost data on weaving necessary to enable
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27

fishing data that should
have been held for con-
fidential information OF
legislators; that compel.
itors were given thereby
valuable trade secrets,
while the foreign manu-.
"A nnthtn0 Af ait,Aitnr
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-09-27
INEXACT

data as we're obtained were in some cases
suppressed and In others were inadequate
for honest comparison. although SO util-
ized.
VII.
That the tariff board betrayed the con-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
Notice to Bridge Contractors

Notice is hereby given, that the Common
Council of the City of River Fails Wisconsin,
will receive sealed plans, with bids thereon,
until January 49, 1879 at eight O'Clock p M
for the construction and erection of bridge
with abutments at the Maple street crossing
OF the Ninnicknnic River in said City.
All bids to be accompanied with the plans
upon which the same are based with proper
specifications, and certified check Of S50OoO
payable to the City Clerk must accompany
each bid, the same TO be forfeited to the CITY
In case the plans and bid of a bidder is accep-
ted by the City and such bidder fails to forth
with enter into contract with the city in ac-
cordance with said plans and bid so accepted.
Such plans and bids must be based upon stand
ard engineering practice and comply with the
provisions of Chapter l42 Laws 1911 Wisconsin.
The City reserves the right to reject any and
all plans, and to reject any and all bids, also
the right to accept any plan submitted and re-
quire sealed bids by all competitors to be made
based on such plans so accepted. Said plans
must specify bridge with a twenty foot road
way and six foot sidewalk; with concrete
floor, both with and without covering for road
way of macadam, gravel or creosote block.
All bids and plans 10 be directed 20 Allen
p. Weld, Clerk of the City of River Falls, Wis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
First publication Jan IL, 1929
Order for Adjustment of Claims
by the Court

STATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
Pierce County,
In the matter of the will of Matilda Wood
burn, deceaSed,-IN PROBATE.
Letters teStamentary on the will of Matilda
Woodburn deceased, late of the city of
River Falls in said county, having been issued
to Roderick McGregor on the 10Th day of
January, A. D. 1912
IT Is ORDERED That the claims and demands
of all persons against said Matilda WOODBURY.,
deceased, will be examined and adjusted by
the said County Court, at the special term
thereof, to be held at the County Court Room
in the village of Ellsworth in and for said
Pierce county, on the first Tuesday, being the
the Bird day of September A. ID. 1872
ORDERED FURTHER That all claims for ne
ceSsary funeral expenses for the expenses
of the last sickness of decedent and for debts
having a preference under the laws of the
ed within sixty days after the date OF this
ored will be examined and adjusted by this
Court at the special term of this court to be
held at the Court House in the village OF Els,
worth, in said county, on the 18th day OF
March A. d 1912
ORDERED FURTHER, That until and including
the 1st day of September A. ID. 1912, be and
hereby is the time fixed, limited and allowed
for the creditors of said Matilda Woodburn
deceased, to present their claims for examin-
alton and allowance.
And that notice thereof be given, by publ
cation of this order and notice for four con-
Secubive weeks, as provided in Section 1000 OF
the Wisconsin Statutes in the River rails
Journal weekly newspaper, puDllshed at the
city of River Falls in said county.
Dated January 8, A. d. 1912.
BY the Court.
ALLEN p. WELD, County Judge
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
BIG RIVER

We are certainly enjoyin this
lovely cold snap.
VIM. Olson of Prescott passed
through here Tuesday.
Joe Johnson had the misfortune to
lose very valuable colt recently.
Emil Triebus made business
trip to Mann Valley last Tuesday.
Miss Mary Matzek is spending
the week at the home of her uncle,
John Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herdina en-
tertained several of Their friends at
their home recently.
Mrs. inc. Cernohous and children
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wenzel Matzek the past week.
Mrs. Glen Gilmore of St. Paul is
spending the week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. as. Dunseath.
Misses Tena and Frances Svec
spent the holidays at the homes of
their uncles, Frank and Nick Svec.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. d. Boals went to
Martell Wednesday to attend the
funeral ofthe latter's aunt, Mrs. Fol-
lansbee, who died last Monday, after
a long illness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
CLIFTON
retty crimpy these days.

Pretty crimpy these days.
This cold weather put a damper
on grain hauling.
H. c. Williamson is hauling corn
fodder from the Stark farm.
Lou Wolf and Rob. Boles each
lost valuable horse last week.
The band met for rehearsal at the
home of Ed. Griffin last Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kchl are re-
ioicing over girl that came to stay
with them.
A party of young people pleasant
ly surprised Isaac Bjerstadt last
Wednesday evening.
DR.. Sark is hauling wood to Pres
colt, from his fathers farm with
Lou Lindenberger's team.
Marion Mapes has returned to
resume her studies at the River
Falls High School after spending
the holidays at home.
William Manion, who had been
spending his holiday vacation al
home, returned Monday to ST. Paul.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
ELLSWORTH

Grace Marsh spent the holidays
at her home in Merriam Park.
Frank Brookshaw spent the first
of last week at Merriam Park.
The rural carriers found it rough
week to get through with the mail.
Bert Thompson, who is clerking
in Amery, spent the holidays at
home.
Mrs. Lillian Saxton and son from
Minneapolis are visitors at John
Foley's.
The w. r. e. installed officers
Wednesday and gave dinner to
the old soldiers.
Henry Huber and Tony Druding
have returned from Montana, where
they have been drilling wells.
School has reopened after a two
weeks vacation. A new teacher
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-01-11
DR.. E. c. Roberts
OPTOMETRIST
(EYE SPECIALIST

Will be at Hotel Gladstone River
Falls, Wednesday and Thursday
Jan. 17-18.
DR.. Roberts relieves all eye-strai3
that causes headache, dizziness, noat
ing spots, nervousness, sore and in
famed eyes, cross-eyes, cataract ETC.,
without drugs or pain. Not excellec
by ocular medical science.
All cases examined by electric sk1as
copy, revealing the slightest errors OF
refraction as well as any diseased o.
abnormal condition of the eyes.
Glasses made that WILL FIT tht
most difficult case. New lenses put j.
old frames if desired. Lenses replace
from prescription number furnished Z
every patient; a complete record bein
kept of every case. Artificial Eye
furnished.
Special attention given to the relic
of all nervous troubles which cor
from irritation of the vital nerve al
brain centers caused from incorrect
eye-strain, where the wearing of pro-
erly fitted glasses will relieve the COL
dition.