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WHAT YOU NEED The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to Bell and says so. VOLUME XXVLL ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OBEGOK, FEIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915. NUMBER 51. WORLD'S DOINGS Of CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. The governor of Oregon pardons two convicts and paroles nine others. Fourteen women in Mexico are shot as Carranza spies, by the Villaistas. . A Manitou, Colorado, bank robber locks the cashier in the vault and es capes with $1500. -r - Wilson's address to congress elec trifies the country and the dominant note is National preparedness. The Turkish troops drive British from their position on the North bank of the Tigris river, greatly surprising London. The British press considers Presi dent Wilson's address as "by force of events, a war message from beginning to end." ... -: -i. ,. The Democratic National committee has selected St Louis as the city in which to hold the National convention, June 14, 1916. :.-'' Members of the reichstag are de bating the food situation in that coun try. , Producers, consumers, dealers, and ministers are blamed. ; : Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, superintend ent of the Chicago schools, haa re signed. ' She has been active in edu cational work for 68 years. The Ford peace ship has asked, by wireless to Secretary Lansing, that passports be issued so that the party may enter belligerent countries. The German government concedes the Socialist wing in the reichstag the right to advocate terms upon which the Germans might accept peace. Austrian cruisers sink one French submarine and several small Bteamers and sailing vessels in the Adriatic sea which were carrying war material. A Scotland manufacturer of linen, who inspected Oregon's flax crop, grown by the inmates of the state pen itentiary, declares it is surpassed by none in the world. :s Rev. Frank Sewall, writer, educa tor, teacher, for 16 years professor .at Urbana university in Ohio, author of the Christian hymnal, dies at his home in Washington, D. C, in his 79th year. . . ' ' Senator Dillingham, of Vermont, chairman of the former immigration commission, introduces a bill in the senate providing that male aliens over 16 years old who canaot read should be excluded from the United States. An agreement for a conference of Greek military authorities and mili tary representatives of the entente powers to examine into the report on the necessities of the situation respect ing the allied demands upon Greece, has been reached, and the preliminary steps toward holding the conference have beentaken. John H. Fahey, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, told President Wilson that bus iness men want congress to establish a non-partisan tariff commission and pro vide means to strengthen the merchant marine. Mr. Fahey declared there was great need for more ships to carry the exports of the United States. Official announcement that the Amer ican steamship Hocking had been quisitioned by the British government without the formality of prize court proceedings, was received by the State department in a dispatch Irom Halifax, where the ship was being detained since she was seized by a British war ship while on the way from New York to Norfolk. Three high officials and subordinate officers of the Hamburg-American line were found guilty in the Federal Dis trict Court of New York of having violated the laws of the United States In sending coal and other supplies to German cruisers in the South Atlantic in the first few months of the Euro pean war. The jury returned a ver dict of guilty on each of two indict ments. The specific charge against the defendants was conspiracy to de ceive and defraud the United States. The maximum penalty for each indict ment is two years' imprisonment and $10,000 fine. Northwest lumber mills receive big orders for railroad ties. Ohio C. Barber, millionaire match manufacturer of Arkon, Ohio, aged 76, sometimes called the "Match King," married Miss Mary F. Orr, aged 44, for 12 years his private secretary. Lamont M. Bowers, of Binghamp ton, N. Y., until recently manager of the Colorado Fuel Iron company, will resign on January 1 a $30,000 post with the Rockefeller interests be cause he believes that men past CO are "either foolish or irritable." Mr. Bowers is past 70. CONGRESS STARTS WITH SPEAKER CLARK AGAIN CHOSEN CHAIRMAN Washington, D. C Congress assem bled and organized Monday for the ses sion, which is expected to be the greatest within the memory of the present generation. Four hours' work in the house saw Speaker Clark returned to the chair; Representative Mann returned to the leadership of the Republican minority; the Introduction of 2000 bills and reso lutions, many of them proposing meas ures of National defense and many more in opposition; the reappearance of constitutional amendments to en franchise women and a miniture rules fight that flickered out with the adop tion of last year's rules with a few changes. - In the senate practically the same was done, except, the election of Sen ator Clarke, of Arkansas, as president pro tempore. Vice President Marshall was absent because of the illness of his wife. . . ! .-. Both houses then, after sending a CHAMP CLARK Elected Speaker of the House' of Representatives for the third time. KAISER REPORTED READY FOR PEACE Permission Given Reichstag to Consider biding of War. REPORT, If TRUE, MOST MOMENTOUS joint committee to the White House to give official notice of the opening of congress, adjourned until Tuesday, when the real business of the session began with President Wilson's address to a Joint flesBion in the hall of the house at 12:30 o'clock. The greatest budget of expendiures ever placed before any American con gress in times of peace was brought in from the various branches of the government, the total being some $170,000,000 more than was asked for last year. Explanation for Recall of Attaches - : 3 Refused Germany by Lansing Washington, D. C. ; The state de partment's formal refusal, to give its reasons for asking recall of Boy-Ed and von Papen, German embassy at taches, was forwarded Tuesday night to Berlin and given to Ambassador von Bernstorff. The embassy interpreted this action as "very unfriendly." The embassy explained, too, that the Ber lin foreign office had asked that Amer ica's reasons be given secretly, II the state department did not care to make them public Secretary Lansing, However, tne em bassy said, refused any information. State department authorities did not minimize the effect the ' refusal" reply would have on Berlin, but they pointed out that Lansing is merely abiding by a strict custom. The refusal has the effect of calling for a showdown from Berlin. Germany probably will ask that Bernstorff now confer further with Lansing on the subject. With these developments giving a new tinge of seriousness to German American relations, it was admitted torpedoing of the liner LuBitania will be hopelessly muddled if Germany makes good any diplomatic' bluff she may be attempting in the Boy-Ed-von-Papen case. For, either breaking off diplomatic relations or a complete acquiescence in America's demands are Germany's only alternatives, un less the state department permits a long series of conferences which would keep Boy-Ed and von Papen here In definitely pending outcome of the ses sions. African Contingent Recruited. Capetown Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, minister of defense in the Union of South Africa, announces that the force asked for the East African expedition has been recruited and that the imperial government had been in formed that the Union was increasing its forces. Explaining the decision of South Africa to send an expedition to East Africa, Gen. Smuts said this ac tion was taken because of danger aris ing from arming natives by the Ger- mans and the preaching of a holy war against Christians. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS Citizenship Bar Upheld. Washington, D. C The Supreme court Wednesday affirmed the decision of the California court interpreting the Federal expatriation law of 1907 as constitutionally applicable to women who continue to live in the United States after marrying foreigners as well aa those who marry foreigners and live abroad. The case was brought by Mrs. Ethel C. Mackenzie, who was denied registry because she married a subject of Great Britain. Letter to Wilson Said to Be Under Contemplation War of Exter-' " mination Is Alternative! London The momentous decision reached by the German government to permit the discussion of peace in the reichstag is regarded here as the clear est indication that Germany is prepar ed to lay down her arms if acceptable conditions can be obtained. The government's decision, follow ing the authorization given to the Ger man press for a free discussion of peace possibilities and the discussion of an almostounanimous desire to end the war, along with the- governmental sanction of the Socialists' plan to bring about peace debate in the reichs tag, lends to Monday's sessiojLDiaf body an importance which itis impos sible: to overestimate. The entire world is awaiting eagerly the speech of the imperial chancellor. Meanwhile the wildest rumors are eat rent ' i ' " "' :' The latest of these, coming from The Hague and obviously from a German source, is to the effect that the kaiser intends to proclaim peace on his arriv al at Constantinople. It is asserted on the "highest authority," according to the rumor but the name Of this "highest authority" is not given that the kaiser will send a letter to President Wilson urging him to accept the role of mediator. The letter, the rumor goes on, will declare that Ger many did not want the war, which, the letter will say, was forced by England and Russia. Atrocities will be denied energetically. The hour is at hand, the letter will continue, to stop the bloodshed and permit Europe to heal her wounds with a bountiful peace. Germany will offer, through Presl dent Wilson, to evacuate the invaded departments of France and ail of Bel gium except Antwerp and to negotiate with Great Britain regarding the pos session of Antwerp. . Poland will be declared autonomous, the invaded provinces of Russia will be restored and Serbia's independence will be guaranteed. x On the other hand, the "freedom of the seas" is to be guaranteed, and spe cial privileges are to be granted to German commerce. In case of a refusal of these terms, according to the rumor, Germany is determined upon a war of extermination. air Seen by 18,871,957; dosing Day Brings 458,558 San Francisco So great was the at tendance at the Panama-Pacific expo sition December 4 closing day that it took the department of admissions until late at night to figure out that 458,558 persons passed through the gates and took part in the farewell celebration. This was the largest attendance of any of the 288 days the exposition was open, and brought the total attendance to 18,871,957. The republic of Panama participated in the exposition to the extent of erecting a handsome building, but be cause no funds were appropriated by the republic to keep the building open to visitors, it was learned, it remained closed throughout the exposition. Postal Receipts Grow. Washington, D. C. A statement by the postmaster general shows that the receipts of the Portland postoffice dur ing November amounted to $96,116, as against $92,119 for November last year. This is Portland's record for November business. Seattle receipts this November were $113,143, against $109,229 for November last year, Spo kane's receipts this November were $42,479; last November, $39,714. The statement shows for 60 offices, produc ing about half the postal revenue of the country, an Increase of $2,033,138. Head of Boy Scouts Resigns, New York Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist and writer of books on na ture, announces his resignation chief of the Boy Scouts of America. In a statement explaining his action, Mr. Seton said he resigned because of gradual change to policies to which he is opposed, and for which he blames James E. West, of this city, the pres ent Scout executive. Militarism now comes first and woodcraft, the original purpose of the movement, second German War Plant Lost. London Destruction of large am' munition factory at Halle, Prussian Saxony, by an explosion with the loss of several lives, is reported in a mes sage from Holding, Denmark. Dis contented workmen are suspected, the message says : It is said a similar dis aster waa narrowly averted at Bogden, Silesia, where the ammunition factory was saved by the discovery that it had been undermined. Portland Wheat Bluestem, 95c; fortyfold, 94c; club, 91c; red Fife, 88c; red Russian, 89c. Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, $24; rolled barley, $3031. : Corn White, $35 per ton; cracked, $36. ' Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $15 16; valley timothy, $1218; - alfal fa, $13.6014.50; cheat, $910; oats and vetch, $1112. ' Vegetables Artichokes. 75c w 1 dozen; tomatoes, California, $11.50; cabbage, 90c hundred; garlic, 15c pound; sprouts," 9c; horseradish, 8Jc; cauliflower, 7Gc$1.25; celery, 50 65c dozen; beans, 1012Jc; lettuce, $22.75 crate; peas, 10llc Ureen fruit Apples, 75cZ.25 box; pears, xi1.50; grapes, $1.S51.50 crate; casabas, 2Jc pound; cranber ries,. $911 barrel. Potatoes Oregon, buying price, $1 f. o. b. shipping point. &ggs Oregon ranch; buying prices: No, 1, 42cj No. 2, 30d; No. 3, 20c per dozen. Jobbing prices: No. 1, 42 44; Oregon, storage, 2628c. Poultry Hens, 1213c: springs, 12c; turkeys, 17c; turkeys dressed, 20 22c; ducks, white, 12c; colored, 10c; 810c. Butter City creamery, cubes, ex tras, selling at 314c; firsts, 29c; prints and cartons, extra. Prices paid to producers: Country creamery, 24 28c, according to quality; butterfat, premium quality, S3c; No. 1, average quality, 31c; No. 2, 29c. veal Fancy, a9Jc per pound. . Pork Block, 7jc per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, 1826c: valley, 2526c; fall lambs' bool, 25c; mohair, Oregon, 28c pound. Cascara bark Old and new, 34c. Cattle Choice steers. $6.857.25; good, $6.606.85; medium, $6(36.50; choice cows, $5.256.75; good, $5 6.25; medium, $4.605; heifers, $3.606; bulls, $2.505; stags, $3 5.26. Hogs Light, $66.10; heavy, $5 5.10. Sheep Wethers, $4.766.50; ewes, $46.60; lambs, $67.36. Wheat Outlook Not Clear. Portland grain dealers see no reason to change their attitude toward the wheat market, and consequently busi ness is inactive all along the line, with prices more or less stationary. Where there was a change in quotations it was in the nature of a reduction. No one is able yet to figure out what will be the effect of the Canadian em bargo, but the feeling prevails that it it influences the American market in any way it will be adversely. The net result of the operations at Chicago was a decline of i cent, and it would occa sion no surprise if the Eastern mar kets would continue to sag for several days, or at least until the situation clears. The influence of the Canadian government's action, it is expected, will soon be felt In the freight market on the Atlantic side, and that should furnish a cue as to the probable course of wheat values. In the meantime, the trade here seem disposed to stand by and await developments. No trading is reported at country points. At the exchange in Portland there was a Bale of 6000 bushels of De cember club at 92 cents, the same price that was bid the previous day. Offers for January club were lowered 1 cent. December bluestem bids were also down 1 cent, and fife offers were 1 to 2 cents lower than last week. Other varieties and deliveries of wheat were unchanged In price. There was nothing doing in the coarse grains, the former prices were posted. ... Growing Contest Ends. Chehalis, Wash. The. Chehalis Na tional bank has just closed an interest ing farm products contest. The judg ing was done by Professors E. G. Aba ter and J. N. Price, of the State col lege. They were unstinted in their praise of the quality of the various products on display. - An especially fine corn exhibit was made. Owing to the fact that the Southwest Washington Fair was held the last week in August, before much of the late vegetable crop had developed completely, some ex ceptionally fine specimens of various kinds were shown. Spuds and Rutabagas Arrive. Tacoma Big, yellow rutabagas from North Yakima are in heavy de mand on the local produce market, ac cording to commission men. Dealers say the quality of the vegetable is "su perb, being fresh and sweet. The price now is said to be uncommonly low. $1.25 per ewt. An advance, how. ever, is expected later. Yakima Net ted Gem potatoes have gone up again, the prices now being $2122 a ton. At these prices the vegetable is said to be very firm and further rises would not come as a surprise. Cranberry Prices Are Advancing. The cranberry market is steadily ad vancing. Several of the jobbers quot ed $11 on late Howes, and this price will probably be general soon. The decline a few weeks ago was not war ranted by the conditions In the East, where cranberries are in smaller sup ply than last year and are very firm in price. NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon Stock Show Rated as One . v:.' of Best Seen in Northwest Portland Judges, visitors and ex hibitors unite in assertion that the stock that is now, on exhibition at the yards at Kenton is the best that has ever been gathered in the Northwest. There are prize pens and individual an imals, that must compel attention; prize herds, and cattle, sheep and swine by the carload lots. One of the Individual animals that has created unusual attention is a registered Duroc Jersey barrow, named Woodrow Wilson. It is but 15 months of age and 'already has attained a weight of 700 pounds. The students' judging contest was concluded with the result that Wash ington State college won with a score of 2122 points. Oregon Agricultural college was Becond, Idaho third and California fourth. The judging was made and the men given 80 points for perfect judgment and 20 for a perfect reaBon. Judging at the Fifth Annual Pacific International Livestock exhibition was concluded in Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayr shires and Guernseys, in the cattle ex hibits. Cotswolds and Lincolns were the only two classes of Bheep that were judged in which there Was competition and two breeds of swine, Berkshires and Poland Chinas, received their awards. A few classes of the Short horns remain to be judged. The biggest thing on the program was the auction of the fat stock. The chief attraction in the collection of fat cattle and the animal that will first fall under the auctioneer's hammer Is the grand champion Shorthorn steer from the University of Idaho. This animal has never lost in any of the I ciasseB in wmcn be nas been entered and has invaded classes in which ap peared steers of greater age and has competed with many prize steers dur ing bis short life. His weight is now 1536 pounds. His mother is a thntMighbred Shorthorn, May Daisy, T,s, ahe was sired by the granason oi uoia thrown, rearea oy J. H. McCrosskey, Fishtrap, Wash., one of the best known breeders in the Northwest. F. W. Harding, secretary of the American Shorthorn Breeders' associa tion and a man who has judged that breed of cattle for years, declared the champion to be the best specimen he had ever seen. Buy your Heater NO W Hop Market Quiets Down. Portland The hop market quieted down at the close of the month, as the last of November sales had been taken care of last week. Most of the busi ness reported is between dealers. H, L. Hart purchased 90 bales at 10J to 12 cents, and Julius Pincus bought 130 bales at 8J to 10 cents. m Land Grants May Be In Courts for Many Years Further litigation that may keep both the Coos Bay and Oregon & Cali fornia grant lands in the courts for years is threatened as a result of the decree handed down in the United States court at Portland by Judge Wolverton in the case of the govern ment against the Southern Oregon company. The court held,- in this decree, that the grantees of the land are entitled to a value of $2.50 an acre and no more. Attorney for the defendants gave notice of appeal. A similar de cree, with substantially the same pro visions, has been prepared by Constan tino J. Smyth, special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, in the Oregon & California case, which decree will be submitted to Judge Wolverton. Attorneys for the Southern Pacific company, who contend that they, as present holders of the Oregon & Cali fornia lands, own the timber, coal, minerals and other natural resources, has well as their value of 12.50 an acre, will contest this view of the case. If the court accepts the contentions of the United States attorney, as it did in the Southern Oregon case, it is probable that the Southern Pacific at torneys will prepare an appeal. Both these appeals must go to the United states Circuit court of Ap peals, from which it will be possible to appeal to the United States Su preme court. Thus it is possible that the lands will be held in litigation for a long period. The decree signed by Judge Wolver ton enjoins the Southern Oregon com. pany from selling any of the timber on the Coos Bay wagon road lands, "or any minerals or other deposits thereon, except as part of or in conjunction with the land on which the timber stands or in which the mineral or other deposits are found, and from cutting or removal of any of the timber there on, or from removing or authorizing the removal of mineral or other depos its therein, excepting in conjunction with the sale of the land bearing the timber or containing the mineral." The defendants are further enjoined from the sale of the land and Its re sources until congress shall have had reasonable opportunity" to make provision for its disposition by legislation. Man Born In "West" Is 77. Albany Cyrus Hamlin Walker, old est living white man born west of the Rocky Mountains, celebrated his 77th birthday at his home near Albany Tuesday. 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