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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29
OUR GRAIN ExCHANGES-OPEN
(O MARKETS
Watertown, S. D.

Register:
One of the emphatic claims made
for the grain exchanges is that the
option trading in futures insures an
open market" The Bucket shop
conducted on the same principle was
intended to give the little fellow with
a dollar or two a chance to help and
the grain exchanges spent a large sum
of money to prohibit them, and sue
coed.
assert positively, and challenge
successful contradiction, that the
Chamber of Commerce and Boards of
Trade grain exchanges do not provide
an open market for our grain, but the
reverse. The door to the trading floor
is carefully tiled by doorkeepers to
prevent the entry of any one except
members, or their employees. Now
suppose that a large producer of grain
wants to see how his and his neigh
bors' grain is handled in this alleged
open market, organized for the special
benefit of the farmer, he will meet with
several surprises.
Surprise No. One:-He walks in
confidence to our grain exchange and
10 when he tries to enter he is chal-
lenged and refused admission.
In establishment he asks:-What! is
not this our grain exchange, our open
market? l am a farmer; a large grow
er of grain and called to see how our
grain is handled. Nothin' doin'. Then
perhaps MI. Farmer thinks of a COM
mission man to whom he has shipped
In the past and enquiries for him. OF
course the c. M. is glad to see him.
and escorts him to the secretary's Of
fee, where he is introduced, vouched
for and after due investigation and
registration he is given a visitors card
and Is escorted to the floor of this open |
market. Mr.. C. NJ. is very polite, they
all are, and he is shown around and
introduced to the notables who have
done SO much to provide this open
market for the Independent farmer
who, Is very much flattered with the
attention. In due time the menagerie
in "the pit" opens. The yellow slips
Of paper begin to wave, the scare be.
gins and pandamonium breaks loose.
Futures for September had already
been sold for 35c below cash, and an
other break Of seven cents was soon
registered. Mr.. Farmers share in the
excitement. He Is given a tip (not
charged tori that because of this or
that the price is sure to go lower. and
that he had better protect himself by
selling his wheat before the bottom
drops out Of the market altogether. He
accepts the suggestion and advises the
G. M. that he would like to contract
the sale Of his wheat for delivery next
Surprise No. 2:-Mr. Farmer is told
that he must not even discuss such q
thing. Whyf Because you are not .
member. and would be promptly eyict-
ed from the II caught. and he the
e. n. penalised In addition. Again he
asks: Il this not the farmers grain 81.
change and An open marketY Yes;
open to members Of the exchange /,
only. Can't I sell my wheat heref No.
Are not these men In @the pit" selling
wheat for September delivery Y.es,
4 = rsally not wheat; It u An
Dptien 70 sell wheat: you - thatl
1xes ne price the price, 81 your whsat
lor NEXT ssptember. Insurss ! marast
- knev. las1zss - valsa. ~. Al,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29

Loose Leaf System-For mercantile
to order. There's a big advantage in
and all other uses. Stock forms made
buying loose leaf goods at home.
Register Publishing Co.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29

From George Washing
tons Estate

Compass Watch Charm: Made from
the bean of the Kentucky Coffee
Tree. This tree was presented by
Thomas Jefferson and planted by
General Lafayette, and is still liv.
Ing and fourishing at Mount Vernon,
Postpaid, rs cents.
Souvenirs from Wood on the Estate:
Ratchet, 80 cents; gavel. suitable
for Lodges. rs cents: match holder,
so cents; pin tray. 80 cents. Each
article is stamped with q picture of
Mount Vernon Mansion. Any article
sent postpaid.
Mount Vernon, The Home Of Washlno-
ton, IL the name Of q beautiful new
book. made in Colonial Colors, and
endorsed by the best authorities. II
contains So illustrations. 1t is =
story OF q trip to washington's old
home, to your Shrine-if you 1--we
your country. Makes q fne SOU
venir, gift, book, or addition to the
choice things Of the home and
library. 81 postpaid-and II you are
not satisded With It, send It back
within ten days. and your money win
~ r~eturned.
oad 80 dollar for n wv plant from
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29

DIAGRAM SHOWING employees INJURED ON RAIL.
ROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHILE ON DUTY,
DURING The THREE YEARS ENDING JUNE scth, 1914
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-29

II a Register Want Ad will not do /,
at can't be done!"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
SUMMONS.

SUMMONS.
In the Justice Court for the District
Of Athena. Umatilla County, Greg.
Lille Miller. Plaintiff,
vs.
Lavinia Graham and
Herman Graham, Defendants.
10 Lavinia Graham and Herman Ora
ham, the above-named Defendants:
In the name of the State Of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled suit within
six weeks Of the date Of the first pub.
licatjon Of this summons, on or before
the 26th day of February, 1915. And
you will take notice that il you fail
to appear and answer OK other wise
plead within said time, the plaintiff,
for want thereof, will apply to the
court for the relief prayed for and de-
manded in plaintiffs said complaint
-towit: For $500 and costs and dis
bursements of this action.
This summons is published pursuant
to an order Of Hon. B. B. Richards,
Judge Of the above entitled Court, du-
ly made and filed on the 18th day Of
January 1915; and the first putlioa-
tion Of this summons will he made in
the Athena Press newspaper published
at Athena, Umatilla county. Oregon
on Friday, the 18th day of January,
1915, and the last publication will be
made on Friday, February 26, 1915.
HOMER !. WATTS,
Attorney fer Plaintiff.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Merely Point Of View.

1t was about 3 o'clock, and the fad
ing light in the art gallery Of the Pub
lie library was beginning to bother the
painter woman who faced the sunset
canvas with lumpy palette impaled on
one thumb and paint brush held hesi-
tatingly In the other hand, while she
scrutinized again the intricate blend.
ing of sunset coors and backed away
few steps farther to squint at the
perspective of the old whaler she was
copying as 1t lurched in painted waves.
Details of color blending, of light and
shade. of form after the fashion Of a
painters sensitive appreciation. un-
doubtedy filled her mind.
Then came humping along the poi.
lshed floor two other women. They
stood for n moment In silence In front
of the sunset picture. One OF them
raised thick. beringed hand and rub
bed the canvas with slow, feeling
rub,
"Ain't 1t grand, NellIe?" she said
"An oil hand painted too,"-New Yoris
Post.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
THE TURKISH HERCULES.
Ahmet 5eys Feat Of Daring, Strength
and Horsemanship,

Ahmet 5ey's Feat Of Daring, Strength
and Horsemanship.
The Turks tell Of Ahmet Bey, an
Ottoman officer who served against
the Russians Ahmct was possessed
of a daring in keeping with his heroic
proportions and physical strength He
vas the beau ideal of Il soldier, one
whose military knowledge seemed in
stinctive.
1t appears that Abdul KeriIn Pasha,
the commander In chief, while In
specting his troops one morning casu.
ally expressed the wish to capture a
Servian prisoner from the Servian
lines, Ahmet Bey. oyerhearing the
remark, saluted and asked permission
to get the commander n prisoner He
received the permission, although Alb
dul Kerim wondered at the request
Ahmet wheeled his charger. dashed
spurs into its flanks and galloped
straight for the nearest Servian out
post.
As he approached half n dozen rifles
cracked, but Ahmet galloped on un
harmed and marked down one sentry
for his prey. The sentry fired at the
audacious horseman, missed and start
ed to run. Ahmet swooped on him
like hawk upon chicken. He bent
down, grasped the Servian by the col
lar and swung him across the saddle
In front. Then he galloped back,
bending over his horses neck to es
cape the bullets, and handed over the
prisoner to the Turkish commander
amid the shouts of the soldiers.--St
Louis Republic.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
An Old Iaroh rrse.

Italy can boast of lnrch tree the
age Of which is estimated to be 1000
years. 1t is situated on the northern
fank Of Mont Cheup In the direction
Of the huts Of Plan Veni, above Cour'
mayeur, a few steps from the footpath
that skirts the limits OF the meadow
land. Due allowance being made for
the extreme slowness with which the
larch grows, for the altitude above sea
level Q,G50 meters) at which It is root.
ed and for Its northerly exposure in
the near neighborhood of the glacier,
where the cycle of Its development is
barely five months every year, this
venerable mrch. untouched alike by
woodman's ak and thunderbolt cannot
be less than 1000 years old.--Scots.
man
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
He WAS "a LITTLE QUEER"
His Eeeentricity In the End Proved His
Own Undoing.

His Eeeentricity In the End Proved His
Own undoing.
Rev. Mr.. Hagamore, to whose men,
ory is slab In the church at Cats
hoge, Leicestershlre, England, was "a
little queer" 1t seems that the rev.
erend gentleman died in January. 1886,
leaving all of bis property, valued at
$500. to a railroad porter.
This queer old preacher kept one
servant of each sex, whom he locked
up every night His last employment
of an evening was to go the rounds of
bis premises. let loose the dogs and
fire off his gun.
He lost bis life in curious manner.
Starting out early one morning to let
out his servants. the dogs fawned upon
him and threw him into pond of wa
ter. The servants heard his cries, but,
being locked up, could not render as
sistance, so the old man was drowned.
When the inventory Of his property
was taken. he was found to be the
owner of 80 gowns, 100 pairs of trou-
sers 100 pairs Of boots. 400 pairs Of
shoes, so wigs although he had plenty
of natural hair,, 80 dogs, 06 wagons
and carts, 30 wheelbarrows, 249 razors.
80 plows, so saddles and 222 pickaxes
ond shovels. He surely was "a little
queer.'-London Standard.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Not a Suuara Deal.

Miss Mason was explaining to her
Sunday school class the lesson for the
day, the subject being the tares and
the wheat.
"Now, remember, children, the tares
represent the bad people and the wheat
the good ones"
"Why, Miss Nlasonr' exclaimed a
rosy checked boy, who had been listen
ing through the lesson with deep In.
terest. "Did you say the tares are the
bad folks and the wheat the good
ones?'
"Yes, James," replied the teacher,
pleased at the lads interest.
"Well, that's funny, | thinkp re-
marked the matter of fact child. "It's
the wheat that gets thrashed; the tares
don't"-Country Gentleman
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

1t is announced that just recently,
Sears, Roehuck q Co.. one of the Zig
mail order houses. declared 30 per
cent dividend on its common stock.
Think il over a minute-ifty per cent
profit above all expenses and salaries.
No wonder the Chicago Herald spoke
Of it ss cutting the melon" This
company did business last year OF
SlOl, ,oD0, ,0oo-coupt them il you can
One hundred and one million dollars
taken from the deserving country mer.
ehRnts TO put & so percent dividend
inta the pccke ts Of Chicsgo multi
millianaires.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Notice of Administrators Sale.

In the County Court of Umatillla
County, State of Oregon.
In the matter of the Estate of
". W. Jacobs, deceased:
Notice is hereby given by me, B. B.
Richards, administrator of the estate
Of W. W. Jacobs, deceased, that on
Saturday, the 9Th day March, 1915.
batween the hours Of one and FIVE
O'Clock p. m., on the premises at
Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, l
will sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash in hand all the following de-
scribsd realty, which belongs to the
estate Of ". W. Jacobs, deceased, re-
atty described as follows. and apprais.
ed at $3.50. to wit: Lot g., in block
5, In Railroad addition of the City Of
Athena. Umatilla County, Oregon.
This notice is given pursuant to that
certain order made and entered in the
above entitled matter in open court ON
January ~, A. d. 1915. directing the
administrator herein to sell said realty.
Homer I. Watts, B. B. Richards,
Attorney. Administrator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
HIGH COST OF ACTING.
Salaries Of the Pass as Compared With
Those Of Today.

Those OF Today.
Our imaginations are so nimble In
this world of dollars that we have al.
ready ceased to notice the bagatelle of
a vaudeville salary of $4,000 II week,
such as some of our actresses are said
to have received. We are ;llre1ldy cal
culating on the salary Of the future.
The salary Of the past was not so am
bilious. 1t was thing to worry over,
not to speculate upon
In the late fifties of the last century
Mrs. Drew and her mother received
$40 a week for the two Mr. and Mrs
G. II. Gilbert received tile same sum
AT this time tllr custom WINS to give
two plays . night, with singing and
dancing bc;wepii The regular actors
also did tiw'r specialties They sup
piled their own wardrobes as well. and
as the theater going public was smaller
there was necessarily a constant
change Of bill. The SIG was undoubt
edly well earned.
The first person to receive salary
of three figures was Rose Eytinge. the
most popular emotional actress of her
time. Her first salary as leading wo
man had been $25, and at the time she
considered 1t great sum, for she had
started on the stage at ST week
Hamlet called the players 'the alb
stract and brief chronicles of the time"
and indeed In no other business today
do we find so clearly the characters
tics of our age No other profession
Is more overcrowdcd or more of gam
Bile, yet those members Of it who sue
ceed in finding engagements should
have little complaint to make against
the high cost Of living. with such
changes In their remuneration within
our memory.--New York Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Tokti, an Indian Woman. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Leo Samp-
son has been appointed administrator
with the will annexed OF the estate of
Tokti, an Indian woman, deceased.
and has Qualified as such. All persons
having claims against her estate are
required to present them with proper
vouchers as required by law to the
said Leo Sampson at the Umatilla
Indian Agency upon the Umatilla In
dian Reservation or to Will M. Peter
son his attorney, at bis Office in the
Smith Crawford Building at Pendle.
ton, Oregon. within six months from
the date Of the iirst publication Of this
notice.
Dated this the 18th day of January,
A. D., 1915. Leo Sampson,
Will M. Peterson, Administrator.
Attorney for Administrator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
SUMMONS.
SUMMONS.
In the Justice Court for the District
of Athena, Umatilla County, Greg.
James 3. Scrimsher, Plaintiff.

T. SUMMONS.
In the Justice Court for the District
of Athena, Umatilla County, Greg.
James E. Sorimsher, Plaintiff,
VS..
Malcolm Stevens, Defendant.
To Malcom Stevens, the above-named
Defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
ans yer the complaint filed against you
10 the above entitled suit within six
weeks Of the date Of the first putlioa
tion Of this summons, on or before the
26th day Of February, 1915. And you
will take notice that if you fail to ap-
pear and answer or otherwise plead
within said time. the plaintiff. for
want thereof, will apply to the court
for the relief prayed for and demanded
in plaintiffs said oomplaint-to. o.wit:
For 5000 with interest thereon at 8 per
cent per annum from July IA. 1918 to
Nov. /. 1914 and interest at 10 per
cent per annum from Nov. l., 1914 un-
Ill paid, and $25 attorneys fees. and
costs and Disbursements of this action.
This summons il published pursuant
to an order Of Hon. B. B. Richards,
Judge Of the above entitled Court,
duly made and filed on the 18th day of
January, 1915; and the first publica-
tion Of this summons will be made in
the Athena Press newspaper published
at Athena, Umatilla County. Oregon.
on Friday, the 18th day of January,
1915, and the last publication will be
made on Friday, February 26, 1915.
HOMER I. WATTS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
BUILD MORE DURING THIS YEAR
Many New Buildings on Farms and in
Cities Expected In this Vicinity
During Present Year.

Many more new buildings for Athena
are predicted both in town and in the
country. The general feeling of better
times is rapidly spreading and with
the advent of spring. new jobs are op-
ening up.
Many modern step saving Homes are
being contemplated. A general i'm
provement in the architecture Of homes
Of this vicinity is being noticed. The
plan book which the J um A. Lum Lum.
beI Go. loan to prospective home Euild-
ers contains over one hundred designs
of homes. all of which have been built
in the Northwest before and have been
designed by Northwest Architects, SO
they are appropriate for this part Of
the country.
Barns. General Purpose Barns, Horse
Barns and Dairy Barns are teing con-
templated. In the two story barns.
the special TUNA ;Lum Circle Roof
or Gambrel roof seem to be the two
styles most favored. Both of these are
self.supporting and will be found in
the special Tum- A .Lum Plan Book.
The Tum. Alum Silo has been de-
signed by their Engineers. to be built
of stock lumber from their free plans.
They have proven very satisfactory.
and are recommended over stave silos
for hot dry climates. By reason of ab-
senoe of patents, their cost is about
half the cost Of patented stave silos.
Hog sheds, Chicken Houses. Milk
houses, etc. will make up large part
of the smaller types Of buildings. Ma
ny of the designs Of these buildings
which have proven most satisfactory
elsewhere, are to be found in the free
plans of the Tum- "A .Lum Lumber Go.
as we'll as number of model school
houses, Of one room up. "See johnson
at the home of Tuna -Lumber.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
FINDING THE RANGE AT SEA.
How Warships Bring Their Guns to
Bear Upon the Enemy.

Bear Upon the Enemy.
One of the most important instru-
ments used on warshlp is the range
finder, for without this instrument 1t
is practically impossible to aim the
guns accurately without first ineurring
a serious delay in getting the range
by trial shots.
Range finders all work on much the
same principle, images Of the ship or
other object sighted on being received
through the two object glasses. one
located near each end and on the side
of the tube, being reflected and refract-
ed by system Of mirrors and prisms
so that both are brought to the eye of
the observer, who looks through the
eyepiece located at the middle Of the
tube and on the opposite from the OBJ
ject glasses
The right hand object glass transmits
only the upper half Of the object sight
ed on and the left hand object glass
the lower half. When sighting on a
ship, for example, the rigging and fun
nels will appear to be Offset horizon
tally from the lower part of the ship,
SO long as the instrument is not set
for the correct range. The images are
then brought together by thumb
screw that moves one Of the prisms,
and this sets scale that shows the
distance In yards to the ship.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
athena. ORE. FEB. 70 ....l9ls
In NAV ths extepsiye work whioh

In May the extensive work which
has received the attention Of the fed.
real government for years on the
Celiilo canal will be completed at
cost of approximately $1,000, 900. The
completion Of this work will enable
boats from the sea Of capacity up to
four hundred tons to make the run to
Lewiston, Idaho, approximately five
hundred miles inland, while similar
distances can be reached on the upper
Columbia. The completion of the
canal at this time. just when the great
Panama waterway is to be placed in
service, gives to tie Northwest water
ways interests an additional prom.
iuence and vast benefits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

The Washington State Fish Com
missioner has decided that no more
fish hatched at the state hatoheries
will be planted in streams closed to
fishermen. Oregon, too, has state fish
hatcheries, operated from funds de-
rived from fishing license moneys, and
il would be we'll for the Oregon Fish
Commissioner to plant 1sh in streams
Of the state open to anglers, excluding
those which are not.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

Secretary Bryan's job is no sineoure
these days with son in-law connect
ed with the British army and the
Germans accusing him Of favoring the
allies in neutrality matters. The job
Of being common citizen is most
desirable one in these stirring times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

Wicked war Ia like other sins--not
made less wicked by being covered up,
censored as much as possible. 1t ia
as Cora Harris says In her latest oon-
tiibution in the Saturday Evening
Post from the scene Of its horrors
the very commonest incident of the
plight of the victims is worse than
imagination would have pictured be-
fore the war began.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Waaner to the Musicians.

Wagner's little admonition to the mu.
slciaps was most characteristic and
worthy to be noted by many an orches'
tra of this day Gentlemen" he said,
~ beg OF you not to take my fortissi-
mo too seriously Where you see If
make an fp' of 1t, and for piano play
pianissimo Remember how many OF
you there are down there against the
one poor single human throat np here
alone on the stage" Neumanns per.
sonnl Recolections
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
FOR Sale or Trade.

1000 aores of grain land six miles
from Stanheld. Practically all in cul-
tivstiou; 1000 acres in winter wheat.
fair buildings. plenty of we'll water.
Owner will trt de for city property or
stock ranch up to 30 or 40 thousand
and take crop payments for balance.
Price $s3 per acre; what have you for
this? Frank McElfoy, Cambridge,
Idaho.-Adv.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
An observant Boy,

Il wish you boys would be more OBJ
servant" snid a young schoolmaster.
"When ! was n boy was always on
the lookout, mud what | did not see was
not worth seeing ! was famuus for
that remember once [ was told by u
man | met thai was all eyes What
do you suppose he meant 10y ,nMy
Probably he WIS referring 10 your
conversation" replied one M, and the
other boys iooeed pul u he window
as they tried to Resp then mces soher.
This shows that ordinary boys have
eyes aud ears both Philippine Educa.
ton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

We understand that Germany has
extended an invitation for hundred
thousand hunters to come to that
country. Guns, ammrnition, guides
and game furnished free. Thanks.
We prefer to take ours on the Timber
Jim, furnish our own ammunition and
trust to luck for the game.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

Mccormick and Pinohoi, who put
the bull In Bull Moose, have made
public the announcement of their
withdrawal from the progressive par
ty. Good night Teddy with the
latest infeotion.)