WHAT YOU NEED- The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to soil and says bo. Buy Your . Groceries From Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXVIL ATIIENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FKIDAY, JULY 2, 1915. NUMBER 28. OLD CITY HALL, PHILADEL PHIA BELATED HONOR PAID TO PATRIOT Caesar Rodney to Have His Bravery Recognized by a V Memorial Tablet. Caesar Rodney, the hero of the sign ' lng of the Declaration of Independ enoe, will soon have his long 111-recog nisei bravery commemorated: by ' tablet In the Declaration chamber at 'Philadelphia. '. The Independence hall , advlsorj .committee has announced that the tablet has been decided upon and will be placed Boon among other pictures .and relics of the fathers of the re public. -..'. ; . While the probably unfounded storj of the boy and grandfather, his en "Ring, grandpa, ring!" Is known to every schoolchlld, the noble act ol ' Caesar Rodney Is familiar to few Americans. : The tentative vote taken by the delegates July 1, 1776, was Indecisive. Some of the colonies had sent a ma jority of,Tory delegates and the votee of Pennsylvania and South Carolina iwere against freeing the colonies from the British yoke. Two delegates from . Delaware were tied and the third was Caesar Rodney, who lay very 111 in 'his borne near Dover. He wag suffer ing from a cancer which had caused him to wear a veil over his face. ' On the night before the birth ol independence Thomas McKeen, whose vote for the Declaration had negatived that of George Reed, also of Delaware, dispatched a messenger to Caesar Rod- ',ney. urging him to come at once. II all the colonies did not sign the docu ment, he wrote there could be no ef fective resistance to England. The .delegates were then engaged in anx ious and prolonged debate. Early in the morning the messengei reached the Rodney farm at Bayfield, Delaware, and delivered his message Ceasar Rodney rose from his bed His nurse and relatives told him he was going forth to death. McKeen bad calculated that If Rod ney came and cast the deciding vote for Delaware, Pennsylvania and South Carolina would step into line and would swing every state for Independ ence. He had posted relays of horses on the route. Rodney rode at the limit of speed, leaving the messenger who had summoned him far behind. He had to be lifted from his horse : and led Into the chamber. With his strength fast ebbing be cast the vote on which the fate of America hinged. South Carolina and Pennsylvania voted in the affirmative and then, with John Hancock at their head, all the delegates put their pens to the Declara tion. - Rodney did not die Just then. He recovered a little and with enormous hardihood enlisted and won a com mission In the Continental army. His malady, however, soon overtook him and he died In his forty-sixth year. The Caesar Rodney chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution wll pay tor the tablet commemorating bis memory. mmr ;iDcR i y wm . July 4. The United States of America 1b 138 years old. These be ripe years, yet the moBt captious critic must grant tbat the nation Is well grown. even fr its age. , It Is well grown in more than mere 'size and material wealth. This anni versary of its birth finds tbe great republic tealous for the right at home, and earnestly "trying to serve man kind" abroad. It presents the most unusual spectacle of a giant nation using its strength, not as a giant, but as a friend; generously, unselfishly ' helping weak and wrangling neighbors to better ideals and happier conditions. The glory of this unselfish service will last far longer than the glamor of any war of conquest Greenland's "Big City." The largest settlement In Greenland Is Sydproven, which has a population of 766, and the smallest Is Skansen, i in the north of Greenland, with 46 In the drawing room of tbe Spen-; cers hung the portrait of an exquisite ly beautiful . girl with powdered -hair and pannlered skirt She was the famous ancestress of little Mrs. Spen cer, and, when Mistress Barbara Stuart, had saved two continental of ficers from being captured by her presence of mind and ready wit. One was her brother, the other a cousin, whom General Washington had sent to Burlington with a message to Gen eral Wayni. The temptation being too great to brook resistance, they stopped to see MlstreBB Barbara, and while she was preparing refreshments a company of tory foragers came to the house. Mis tress Barbara cordially invited the unwelcome callers within the house, knowing that it was less "risky than to keep them without. She ushered the tories into the dining room, then rushed to the kitchen and gave timely warning to her brother and cousin, telling them to remain perfectly quiet until she came again. Returning to the dining room with a huge tray heaped with delicacies, she spread' them before the tories, talking mer rily, her quick tongue ever ready with a witty remark. When they were allj busily engaged eating the tempting! yUnds she softly closed the door and shot the holt In place. Commanding 'her kinsmen to mount and ride away, Bhe followed them with her eyes until they were lost to view; then she ran to the neareBt house and sent the men to capture the tories, which they did. John Spencer waB a Btolld, adaman tine man, who was vice president of a bank, and when he married dainty Barbara Stuart everyone speculated as to the wisdom, of his choice, for she was . a butterfly creature who never gave a second glance at the se rious side of life. One day Barbara as tonished everyone by Joining the Sorosis club, much against the will of John, who believed that a woman's realm was bounded by the four walls of her home, In the meantime Barbara, had de veloped into an ardent suffragist, of which John knew nothing until he read an article in the paper saying: "Tomorrow being Independence day, the Sorosis club has arranged an In teresting program and the mayor will preside. MrB. John Spencer has con sented to speak on equal suffrage and the Constitution, and Judging by the able manner in which she handled the child-labor question at the last meet ing, there promises to be a discourse on the suffrage question worthy of many listeners." This was too much for John. His wife addressing a motley Fourth of July crowd and for the cause of equal suffrage! She was forgetting her dig nity, and he must call a halt on these unfeminlne actions or no telling where they would lead to. Barbara was not at home when he called up on the phone, so he had to nurse his Ire until evening. -, "What does this mean 7" he de manded, handing her the paper. "Exactly what you have read there," she calmly answered. "I forbid you to deliver that ad dress tomorrow, Barbara, so you had better phone the mayor that you are ind'.Bpoaed." '. "I'll do nothing of the sort, John.' For a long time I have been waiting for an opportunity to address a mixed crowd. There are a few things I think the men ought to know. I want to in vite you to accompany me tomorrow; but of course, if you disapprove, you must forego that pleasure." John's face became the hue of a boiled lobster, and he stormed and fumed, walking the floor like a caged beast while Barbara perused the paper totally oblivious of his presence. Fin ally he went upstairs with a parting command that she remain at home the next day. John was awakened by the explo sion of cannon-crackers, for which the small boy next door spent his weekly allowance to properly usher in the glorious Fourth. He found Barbara at the break fast table already attired for the street I. ,d to have breakfast earlier rning, dear," she smilingly OREGON NEWS Of GENERAL INTEREST Medals Awarded Oregon Schools. - Exposition Grounds, San Francisco The Oregon school exhibit in the Pal ace of Education won the gold medal on playgrounds as portrayed in the offi cial pamphlet, a silver medal on indi vidual club work and the silver medal on its exhibit as a whole. This recognition was gained in the face of the fact that the principal Ore gon exhibit and all other exhibits of the Oregon school children are in the Oregon state building and were not entered for awards. Two-thirds of the states have elaborate exhibits, many spending as much 88,140,000 and none less than $5000. Oregon's exhibit cost the state $1000. Miss Stuart, of the Lux Girls' School, San Francisco, says: . "There is- no exhibit of sewing on the grounds that equals that of the Oregon school children in the state building." Great credit is given E, F. Carlton for the installation. . lr for we women resolved to be sembled and to begin the program on the second of the time appointed." "Do you mean to say that you are going knowing that you are doing so without my approbation?" "I am thoroughly cognisant of that fact, my dear John. Do yon recall what day this is? Our forefathers de clared independence 137 years ago, and Barbara Stuart helped capture the enemies of liberty. I mean to do all in my power to help the women rise above the medieval tyranny of men. Good-by, John. 80 sorry you will not come to hear me." For an hour be sat alone on the veranda and sulked; then noticing the entire neighborhood moving toward the public square, he grabbed his hat and Joined the motley crowd. Decision May Bring Suit. Salem Foreign corporations which paid to the state about $100,000 under a graduated tax law passed in 1903 and pronounced by the Supreme court to be unconstitutional cannot recover the money, according to an opinion of Attorney General Brown in reply to a query of Corporation Commissioner Schulderman. The attorney general held that the payments were voluntar ily made in contemplation of the laws and decisions of Oregon, and conse quently the companies cannot be reim bursed. ' Prior to the decision of the Supreme court the 1913 legislature, being ad vised that the law probably was un constitutional, passed an act providing for a flat annual license. Corporations asking for a return of their money say the law was void from the start, and it is believed that suit will be brought. Re-assessment Is Legal. 5 Salem Holding that re-assessment of property for the construction of sewers in Riverside sewer district, Portland, was valid, the Supreme court, in an opinion by Justice Harris, affirmed the 'decree of Circuit Judge Davis in the suit of Portland against H. R. Blue and numerous ..other prop erty Holders. The validity of an ordinance passed in 1911 providing f or the re-assesBment was attacked by the defendants, who alleged that re-assessment was made under the old charter. It was contended that the charter under the commission form of government repealed the old charter. The Supreme court, however. held that provisions relating to the re assessment were re-enacted in the new charter, and hence the re-assessment was legal. Woman On Eugene Board. Eugene C. E. Shumway, a plumber, was elected member of the city council from the Second ward. The election was made by the council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George Bogue. For three weeks the councilmen have sidestepped this issuer -and the mayor finally forced a vote when another effort was made to postpone. " Mrs. K. McMurphey was elected a member of the Eugene school board for live years. She defeated L. E. Bean, ex-state senator from Lane county, two to one. Her husband was a former member of the board. Water Plan Formulated. Medford The present plan of the Water Users' League, recently ap pointed at an emergency irrigation mass meeting, is to obtain water from Big Butte instead of from the Rogue River Canal company, to adopt the modified district plan and have an irri gation system owned by the ranchers themselves. According to present fig ures if 40,000 acres are signed, water can be had for $35 an acre, whereas the present price is $50 an acre. Dry weather following the dry season of 1914 has aroused public interest. 113,672 Acres May Go. The Dalles Representative N. J. Sinnott was advised by Chief Forester Graves that the secretary of agricul ture has recommended for elimination approximately 113,672 acres from the Paulina National forest. The general land office is now engaged in the prep aration of the necessary proclamation to be submitted to President Wilson. If the President approves of the rec ommendation it is anticipated that the elimination will be made effective by July 1, 1915. First Wool Sale at Redmond. ' Redmond! The first wool sale ever held in Redmond occurred Friday, and about 172,000 pounds were offiered. The top price offered by the buyers was 20Jc a pound. There were 10 buyers here, but the bulk of the wool was bought by Alex Livingston, of the American Woolen Mill, of Boston, and Charles H. Green, of Portland. ' Gaston Votes $8000 Bond Issue. Gaston The voters of the Gaston district have voted a bond issue of $8000 for tbe erection of a new school house in Gaston, tbe result of the vote being 42 for and 8 against The pur pose .of the school board is to have a one-story schoolhouse with basement four classrooms and a large assembly hall. A four-year high school course also was voted on. Wool Prices are High. : Baker More than half a million pounds of wool from Baker and Grant counties were put up at the annual wool sales here and 418,197 pounds were Bold at prices panging from 15 cents to 191 cents, which are among the best prices paid in this vicinity for some time. Most of the wool sold was from the John Day country, several Baker wool men holding their clips for still higher prices. ; Alexander Livingstone, of the American Woolen mills, got the bulk of the wool. There were 27 woolmen and 10 buyers here. The sellers, resi dence, buyers, quantity, and prices are as fwlows: ; i Laycdck and Bailey, Mt Vernon, Koshland, 10,164 pounds, 18 cents; John McDonald, Mt. Vernon, The Dalles Scouring mills, 18,654 pounds, 17 cents; Charles Lee, Baker, Living stone, 12,620 pounds, 16 cents; A. M. Murray, Dayville, Burke and Angell, 12,854 pounds, 16 cents; James Cant, Dayville, Livingstone, 17,053 pounds, 15 cents; Joseph King, Audrey, Liv ingstone, 6760 pounds, 171 cents; Moore Brothers, Mt. Vernon, Burke and Angell, 17,076 pounds, 18g cents; C. A. Valade, Dayville, Livingstone, 10,897 pounds, 19 cents; E. Stewart, Dayville, Livingstone, 40,171 pounds; 188 cents; Mrs. K. F. McRae, Day ville, Livingstone, 90,042 pounds, 19 cents; James Pope, Mt. Vernon, Liv ingstone, 18,745 pounds, 185 cents; Gay Brothers, Dayville, Livingstone, 12,000 pounds, 19 cents; R. T. Mc Haley, Prairie City, Livingstone, 9032 pounds, 18 cents; A, J. Fletcher, Mt. Vernon, Livingstone, 7709 pounds, 181 cents; Mrs. E. Ashford, Canyon City, Livingstone, 16,252 pounds, 19 j cents; J. C. Moore, Mt. Vernon, Livingstone, 14,602 pounds, 17 cents; Boyd Erick- son, Dayville, Livingstone, 19,232 pounds, 16J cents; H. Rlngsmeyer, John Pay, Livingstone, 24,206 pounds, 16 cents; W. R. Maschall, Dayville, Koshland, 45,398 pounds, 181 cents; Coffey and Gale, Baker, Livingstone, 12,540 pounds, 181 cents. . Wedding Brings 3 Tribes Together, Klamath Falls Perhaps the most important wedding ceremony ever performed on the Klamath Indian res ervation took place Friday when Elphie Pitt was married to William Henry at the home of the bride's father, "Pitt River Johnnie,'' on Pitt Spring Creek, about 86 miles north of this city, Elphie is a Pitt River bride and Wfl liam Henry is a Klamath. The wed ding party numbered more than 200, and consisted of Klamath, Pitt River and Modoc Indians. All the Indians ate at the same wed ding feast, and smoked the pipe of peace together in true American abo rigine style. It is said this was the first ceremony when all three peoples were present and seated at the same banquet. J John Pitt, father of the bride, being an Indian of considerable means, wished to present her with a suitable gift in remembrance of her marriage, The selection was an automobile, bought the day before and paid for in cold cash. Mrs. Henry not only now boasts a swain from one of the best Indian families on the reservation, but the distinction of being the only owner, man or woman, white or Indian, of an automobile on all the northern portion of the reservation. ' Mining Options Obtained. Baker Preparing for extensive gold-dredging operations between Bak er and Sumpter within the next seven months, W. B. Wilioughby announces that he had secured options on prac tically all the valley and bench land in the Sumpter valley, between the loca tion of the Sumpter dredge and the mouth of the Sumpter valley canyon, near this city. Some 4000 acres are embraced in the tract. While Mr, Wilioughby refuses to disclose the exact particulars of the deal, he de clared that the land ' was being ob tained for the use of three well-known mining companies. WASHINGTON MOVES TO KINDER ANY NEWREVOLTSIN MEXICO Washington, D. C. The United States government has determined that so far as it can prevent there shall be no further revolutionary move ments in Mexico and that American territory, at any rate, shall not be used as a base for such expeditions. Ihis, it became known officially Tuesday, led to the arrest of General Victoriano Huerta and General Pascual Orozco at El Paso, and forms the ground for strict surveillance now be ing maintained by agents of the De partment of Justice on Generals Felix Diaz, Mondragon, Blanquet and Felipe Angeles and other Mexicans of promi nence now living in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Warren conferred with Secretary Lansing, af ter which the intention of the govern ment to prosecute vigorously all vio lations of neutrality laws, irrespective of the prominence of the individuals or their affiliations, was revealed. According to information thus far gathered, there are at least four sep arate and distinct groups, apart from the Villa and Carranza supporters, in the United StateB who are active po litically in the Mexican situation. Whenever such activity shall reach the point of setting on foot a military ex pedition from the United States, ar rests will follow, according to Mr. Warren, who is handling the case. The information gathered by govern ment agents discloses tbat the various groups have a common purpose In op posing Carranza and Villa but were working independently of each other. Inquiry is being made to learn what financial interests are supporting the various factions and there are hints that citizens of one of the belligerent countries of Europe are involved in the plots. ; The position of the United States is that the revolutionary elements in Mexico should not be augmented and the situation further complicated by the addition of marauding armies which could hope to get in any degree of military supremacy only after pro longed fighting. . : t amine conditions and the devasta tions of the military factions already in the held are of such a threatening character that until the American gov ernment is able to see clearly what itB own action should be, it is determined that no new elements be introduced into the situation. Mine to Spend 9100,000. Baker Improvements to cost at least $100,000 will be made at once on the Ben Harrison mine, one of the best-known producers in this part of the state.- Forty men are preparing for the improvements to be installed so that the entire work of turning ore into bullion can be done there. The work is expected to be finished this summer and the new machinery will greatly increase the output and will lessen the cost The mine has been running steadily until a few months ago. . .... , Klamath Horses Bring 660,000. Klamath Falls Twenty more horses were shipped this week to San Francisco. Some time ago 800 horses left Klamath county in one bunch, and it is estimated that practically 600 Klamath horses have left here since the European war began. The aver age selling price has been somewhat over $120, which would make a total left here in exchange for local horses of more than $60,000. This last ship ment of 20 averaged $136 per horse in price. United States Would Hold Germany Firmly to Terms of Treaty of 1828 Washington, D. C -By agreement with the German foreign office, the State department made public Tuesday the txet of the note sent on June 24 by the United States, asking' Germany to reconsider her refusal to settle by di rect diplomatic negotiations instead of by prize court proceedings, the claim presented on behalf of the captain and owners of the American ship William P. Frye, sunk with her cargo of wheat by the commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Ambassador Gerard cabled that he had delivered the note. The American government declares that, inasmuch as Germany has ad mitted liability for the sinking of the Frye, under the treaty of 1828, prize court proceedinga are unnecessary and not binding upon the United States. Italy to Declare War on Turkey and Aid at Dardanelles, Is Report ParisAnnouncement was made at the French ministry, of war that, ac cording to the Italian press, Italy, has broken diplomatic relations with Tur key. . Italy, it is added, will send troops to the Dardanelles. Berlin," by wireless to Sayville. N, Y. The Italian newspapers are jubi lant, says the Overseas News agency. over the announcement that Italy is to participate in the operations against the Dardanelles by Bending a fleet un der the Duke of the Abruzzi to release the larger British warships for im portant work elsewhere. . Georgia Urges Reprisals. Atlanta, Ga. Resolutions urging President Wilson to use every means in his power "diplomatic if possible, retaliatory if necessary" to prevent interference by Great Britain with American commerce to neutral nations, were adopted by both houses of the Georgia legislature. Among other things the resolutions set forth that since March 1 "Great Britain has ille gally seized" many vessels containing cargoes lor neutral ports of Europe, thus depriving cotton producers of a market lor more than 8,000,000 pales, Germans Turn to Verdun. Paris The Germans, in fightlne lunousiy at Bagatelle and in the trenches of Catonne, are seeking to approach tbe strongly fortified town of Verdun, according to Lieutenant Colo nel Bouaeet, military critic of the Petit farieien. He beleives they are seek ing to gain control of the railroad from Chalons to Sainte Menehuold. While they are aiming at Verdun from two directions, the critic believes the efforts of their army will prove futile. Canal Tolls $4,000,000. Washington, D. C A total of $4.- 000,000 in tolls was collected for tbe use of the Panama canal in the period of time between the opening of the waterway for traffic in May last year up to June 6 last. 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