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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. . .. ... BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to sell and says go. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer VtHLTTME XXVm. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, JA2TUARY 14, 1916. NUMBER 4. WORLD'S DOINGS Or CURRENT WEffi Brief Resume of General News From All Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHQ1 Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. The Moose party convention meets in Chicago June 7, the same day of the If . . nepuoncan meeting. Irish Nationalists have abandoned their fight against conscription by the Britisn government. Jane Addams declares Europe is ready for peace and the end of the war is up to tne neutrals. The first 11 days' receipts at the rortiana postomce .are' $10,912 more ' iiiitu iur ioe same penoa last year, Fire in the film cutting room of a moving picture company at Santa Monica, Cal., caused $80,000 damage. Eastern Washington is in the grip oi zero weatner. Tne thermometer at Spokane stood at 6 below; Waterville, zt oeiow; anaicott, IS. ' Sixteen travelers were taken from a train in Mexico by bandits, stripped of their clothing, then shot. Most of . the victims were American citizens. The Tube mill strike at Youngs . town, Ohio, which resulted in the death of several persons and property damage of over a million dollars, is de clared off and the city has quieted own. : ' The Germans and Austrians who lost territory to the Russians are with drawing stores of supplies that were to bave been used in the spring cam paign, realizing their efforts would be a failure. Representative Fees, of Ohio, se verely arraigns , Great Britain in a speech before congress, declaring that government has - broken all interna tional sea laws by violating the rights or neutrals. . Good authority declares" that Eng land and France are preparing a vigor ous note in answer to the United States' arguments and demands con cerning the neutral trade policy be tween these countries. Fire caused $25,000 damage to the Daly Hotel at Great Falls, Mont., and of the 60 persons in the hotel, four, in cluding a woman, escaped scantily clad by sliding down a rope fire escape. The temperature at the time was 30 de grees below zero. Plans to strengthen the National guard instead of establishing a conti nental army as contemplated by the , War department were proposed to Pres ident Wilson by Chairman Hay of the bouse military committee. ' Mr. Hay - did not reveal how his suggestion was received by the President. The trial of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr, who, it is alleged, instigated the mur der of her husband, Dr. Mohr, is in progress at Providence, R. I. It will be shown it is said, that the chauffeur stopped his auto in a dark spot, when the physician and his companion Miss - Burger, were shot from ambush. The English government, in the in terest of national economy, has noti fied all trade unions in the country that in K view of the pressing emer gency no further advances in wages should be considered except those aris ing automatically from existing agree ments and necessary adjustments of local conditions. - Fakers exact $175,000 frem six St. Louis men. A Jewish relief day has been author ized by the senate. , . Opponents of Oregon's blue law, which was upheld by the Federal court, will appeal to the United States Su preme court. The house of commons voted 408 to 105 in favor of the Aaquith bill which requires single men of certain 'ages to enter the war. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria will be crowned emperor of Macedonia at Monastir after a brief visit to several leading cities in Bulgaria. The right of hard cider to a place in dry Oregon is now questioned. Sam ples of some cider that was finding an unusually brisk market were taken by the Portland police and turned over to the city laboratories for analysis to de termine the amount of alcohoL Mount Rainier National Park is "dry," along with the rest of the state of Washington, according to a ruling made by Secretary of the Interior Lane.. The United State government has ordered constructed 16 aeroplanes, three of which will bave a speed of 80 miles an hour and a carrying capacity of 1200 pounds. " - - A New York Federal judge invitee "hyphenated citizens" who pot the Interests of their native country be fore those of America to "get off the face of the earth." SIXTEEN TAKEN FROM MEXICAN ' TRAIN BY BANDITS AND SLAI El Paso, Tex. Sixteen foreigners, most of them Americans, en route from Chihuahua City to Cusihuiriachic. Western Chihuahua, Wednesday were taken from a train about 60 miles from Chihuahua City, stripped of their clotbmg and shot by Mexican bandits. Confirmation of the news was given by officials here of the Carranza. de facto government. The bodies were Bhipped to Juarez. - First reports were received here in a message from Thomas M. Holmes. tne only survivor, to Mrs. Homles, ad vising ber of his safe arrival at Chi huahua. Inquiries instigated by offi cials of the American Smelting & Re fining company developed the details, ine ill-fated party boarded a tram at Chihuahua City, intending tore- open properties of the smelting com pany at Cusihuiriachic, officials of which had received assurances of pro tection by the de facto government, According to one account, bandits WILLIAM A. JONES Congressman William A. .Jones of Virginia, as chairman of the Insular affairs committee of the house of rep resentatives, will lead the fight again this year for the Philippine bill, In creasing the liberty of the Filipinos. Another measure that will ba Intro duced by Mr. Jones will be the Porto Rlcan bill, which failed to reach the house last session. stopped the train and ordered the party to descend. Holmes, however. slipped into the lavatory and from his hiding place witnessed the strippinz of. clothes from the prisoners. The party was then marshaled down the track, escorted by a firing squad. As Holmes slipped from the car and ran in the direction of Chihuahua City, he declared, he heard shrieks, fol lowed by a volley of rifle shots. . Progressives to Meet in Chicago On Same Day as. Republicans Chicage-The Progressive party will hold its National convention on June in Chicago, concurrently with the National convention of the Republican party, in the hope that both agree on the same candidate for president. This action was decided on bv the National committee of the Progressive party. Forty-seven of the 48 states were represented at the meeting. Before adjourning the committee adopted a declaration of principles, in which the administration of President Wilson was criticised for its failure to deal adequately with National honor and industrial welfare, and the Pro gressive party went on record as fa voring a complete preparedness con sisting of military armament, as well as mobilization of all the country's re sources. - , - Electric Hand Devised. Berlin After years of experiment. Director Elingenberg, of the General Electric Co., has announced the per fection of an electro-magnetic hand, with which it is possbile to grasp even the heaviest metal objects and work with them as advantageously as with human hands. Dr. Klingenberg has evolved and unusually powerful bat tery, which can be carried by the operator, making it unnecessary for him to be near the current. The in vention can perform all the functions of the human hand and others besides. Cabinet Wilson's Guests. Washington, D. C The annual cab inet dinner was given in the state dining-room of the White House Tuedsay night by President and Mrs. Wilson. It was the first of a series of formal dinners that will make the social sea son at the White House. The guests included besides all the members of the cabinet and their wives several high officers of the army and navy and government officials. OCEAN ONLY FRIEND . i OF UNITED STATES We Cannot Trust Other Nations, Says Senator Chamberlain. MILITARY PREPAREDNESS ONLY SAFETY , S. Offended Central Powers and if It Does Its Duty Will Offend Also Great Britain. New York The address of Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, before the Republican club of New York Satur day night came as a surprise to those present. The senator was outspoken in favor of a progarm that should in clude tne military training of every youtb in the country. He declared this would redound to the physiclal well-being of the youth, even if there were no war. He said there should be a standing army sufficient to gar rison our insular possessions as well as to man 'our fortifications. He called attention to the fact that nearly all tne Japanese In this country are re servists and bad bad military training. lie added there were also 100.000 reservists of other nationalities here who would rush to their colors if called. Senator Chamberlain declared fur ther that the consuls of the various countries had a list of all these reservists. Speaking of the European war. Sen ator Chamberlain said the great lesson this nation had learned has been that treaties are not worth the paper they are written on." He pointed out that we had had trouble with Germany and Austria, but that it had been adjusted, and urged that similar measures as were used in out relations with these two countries be directed toward Great Britain. "We have offended Germanv and Austria," said Senator Chamberlain, 'and if we do our duty we will offend Great Britain. : The only friends America has today or will have in the days to come are the Atlantic and Pa cific oceans." In dealing with smaller nations, he declared the United States has always acted the part of a bully. "When Hayti has a revolution and refuses to pay her debts," he said, "we send warships and a few marines and take charge, but when it comeB to dealing with the greater powers of the world, instead of acting like a brave, cour ageous and noble nation, we act like cowards, I am ashamed and sorry to say." . r West is Overridden When Ferris Waterpovrer Measure Passes House Washington. D. C The house Sat urday pasBsed the Ferris bill, which would throw open to 50-year leases public land containing more than three times as much water power as now is under development in the United States. It Is estimated that in the 11 states which it is proposed to enter there are about 19,000,000 undevel oped horsepower. . ' The bill Is the result of careful study by water power experts of all parties. The 60-year lease feature had the support of Secretary of the Inter ior Lane. Party lines were cast aside in voting i the measure. Minority Leader Mann was one of its strongest suppor ters. His Republican colleague, Re presentative Mondell of Wyoming, and other Western Kepublicans fought it, insisting that Federal control would delay development of the sites. western senators are planning a hard fight on the measure in the up per oouse. Control of the power plants under the bill would rest jointly with the state and Federal governments, except by court order, leases could not be transferred without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior. States hav ing public utility boards could exer cise their full powers in regulating rates for power and the issuance of bonds. In states without such boards the Secretary of the Interior would ex ercise this power. NEWS ITEMS . Of General Interest About Oregon Oregon State Fair Fund Shows Balance of $8208 Salem A balance of $8208.08 shown to the credit of the Oregoi State Fair fund for the fiscal year ended November 80 last, according to the annual report of W. Al Jones, sec retary of the Fair board. On Decem ber 1, 1914, the State Fair fund had balance of $6982.14. Receips for 1916 were $50,877.19, and expenses $48,-161.25. In the last 12 months many improve ments of a permanent character were made at the fair grounds, the most im portant being the paving of the road from the Southern Pacific railroad track to the entrance of the grounds. A total of 4346 square yards of bitu- litbic and concrete work was done, at a cost of $2818.11. "This I feel is only a starter, and a small part of what Bhould be done on the grounds in the near future," says Secretary Jones in his report. Completion of the men s rest cottage on the grounds, at a cost of $1684.63, secretary Jones points out, proved great convenience. The removal of the livestock department to the rest cottage relieved the congestion in the omceB of the administration building, Among the other improvements made during the year was construction of a water tower at a cost of $403.90 tower equipment, $606.73; repairing poultry house, $102.85; fencing, XZ84.UH; repairing race horse barns, $165.20; improving new exhibition building, $1139.14, and permanently wiring the camp grounds, 3318.96, from the fair grounds farm but 565.5 buBhels of poor quality oats, 80 tons of clover hay, 22 tons of cheat hay and 8700 pounds of red clover seed were obtained. The clover seed was extra good quality and sold for 18.6 cents a pound net. Mr. Jones advises the board that at present all the clover is killed by the midge and plowing Bhould be done in the spring. Speaking of the exhibits at the fair last year, Secretary Jones calls atten tion to the fact that the new pavilion's lower floor was filled with agricultural exhibits from 18 counties, which were the best ever shown. The excellence of other classes of exhibits was com mented on. That more attention be trlven bv the board to the race events next year is recommended. It is suggested that the track either be cut to half a mile or more entries be required. In the livestock department the re port shows that 1507 animals were ex hibited, as follows: Horses. 254: cat tle 662; sheep 265, and swine 426. Report Defends Piutes. Denver Charges that troubles with the Piute Indians near Bluff, Utah, early in 1915, were the result of badly-bungled" scheme to drive cer tain non-reservation Indians off the public domain and confiscate their grazing lands are made by M. K. Snif fen, special investigator for the Indian Rights association, in a report pub lished here. The Sniffen report de clares that conditions of "shameful neglect" at the Ute Mountain Indian agency extended over 20 years. The troubles became acute'last winter. Slide Kills Army Officer. Livingstone, Mont. Lieutenant Jos eph E. McDonald, Twelfth Cavalry, of Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, who, with four companions, was oat sledding San day at the Mammoth Hot Springs, near Fort Yellowstone, was killed by a snowslide. All five were caught in the slide. McDonald's companions were able to free themselves, but the lieutenant remained buried for 45 min utes before his companions could re- bim. ' He was then unconscious. College Plans to Extend. Albany In connection with the cele bration of the semi-centennial of its organization, next June, Albanv Col lege hopes to lay the corner stone for its brat building on its new campus, Several months ago the college pur chased a 48-acre tract southwest of this city and has developed extensive plans for a complement to new build ings there. No progress has been made toward new buildings yet, for the reason that the college was bending all its ener gies to complete its endowment fund. The recent gift of $50,000 from James J. Hill, which was made upon the con dition that the college raise an addi tional $200,000 first, has given Al bany college an endowment fund of more than $250,000. Drainage Work Proposed. Eugene A drainage project em bracing many thousands of acres, which, if reclaimed, will prove among tne most valuable land in the state, has been investigated by Professor E. L. Power, of the Oregon Agricultural college. He advises that the landown ers procure the services of United States government engineers in the de velopment of the proposed project. In the Long Tom and Coyote bottoms are between 50,000 and 100,000 acres, now little fit for culivattion. Various drainage projects are contemplated. Apple Export Has Spurt. Hood River While space on trans Atlantic liners has been reserved on dates as late as the middle of March, it is likely that all the Hood River crop of 800 carloads of Newtown ap ples will be cleaned up before that time. The Apple Growers' association had made a record this year for the excel lent condition in which fruit has been delivered. Out of the approximate 460,000 boxes that have so far been handled not a single box has reached the purchaser in poor condition. Gaston Girls to Be Cooks. Gaston At meeting Saturday the school directors of the Gaston district decided to add domestic science and manual training to the high school course. Miss Rboda Enschede, of For est Grove, will teach domestic science and Oraer Moore, of the same place, will have charge of the manual train ing. The formal opening of the new $12,000 school building will be next week, and arrangements have been made for an interesting program. Sons Give Flag to Court. Pendleton In the presence of a number of school children, the Umatil la County Circuit court Wednesday re ceived a beautiful silk flag from the Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. STEEL CHIEF WARNS Til Official Says Peril in Prosperity as Well as In War. FUTURE PROBLEMS OF NATION GRAVE Jars and Jolts Are Promised When Industrial Conditions Become Normal at End of War. New York Elbert H. Gary, chair man of the United States Steel corpor ation, Thursday issued a statement dealing in detail with prevailing pros perous conditions in the steel and iron trade, together with a forecast for the future of that industry. Reference is made to the European conflict in its world-wide application to economic conditions. Judge Gary calls attention to the dangers of overproduc tion or inflation by manufacturers and bankers, 'resulting from overconfl- dence, and the aid of the government is invoked for adequate protection of the country's industries. It will be admitted bv all manu facturers of these products," he says, mat there is no reason for complaint at the present time as to the volume or urgency. of the demand, nor inmost cases as to prices received, notwith standing the cost of production uad been larger during the last five years because of increase in wages, freight charges, etc. "Conditions pertaining to this indus try reflect, more or less those of other lines and perhaps are an indication of the general situation. Certainly there are evidences which cannot reas onably be questioned of great prosper ity), inese satisfactory conditions ex ist and it now seems probable that they may continue for some months to come. "There is a great expansion at pres ent I fear there is great inflation. Some jof the circumstances surrounding the financial and industrial world are peculiar and not justified. There , will be jars and jolts when eyes are opened and tntngs become normal. - What of the future? Who can Bav with any feeling of certainty? It may be dark and desperate. It will be thus in Europe and we in America will feel the effects to a greater or lesser extent. "I believe the war of Europe will not De so long protracted as many, if not the moBt of men, predict. This opinion is based principally upon two grounds. In the first it seems appar ent that little, if any, benefit to any belligerent country or to the world at large can result from the war except and unless it be the firm establishment of an international tribunal for the settlement of all international differences. "The other ground for mv belief is that each of the warring nations is starving for men and monev both. They do not admit it, but the signs are plenty and convincing. Any nation that is prolonging the war beyond tua time when it can be reasonably and honorably discontinued is slowly but surely committing suicide. This is an epoch. Times are ser ious, perhaps critical. We must be prepared for radical changes in vol ume, in prices and resources. There is danger of over-production, over-ex tension of credit and liabilities, over- confidence. We have observed this before and we shall see it again. It s possible the banks will over-exert their credits, particularly in favor of foreign interests, who offer attractive rates, but they take care of that matter for themselves. We business men should realize there Is possible danger ahead in the business outlook and if we proceed with caution, however, ag gressive, we will have done no harm and we may hereafter have reason for congratulation." Steamer Victims Missing. Parkersburg, W. Va. The steamer Kanawha, owned by the Kanawha Packet company, Btruck a pier about nine miles south of here in the Ohio river and sank in 80 feet of water. The steamer carried 86 passengers and crew of 45, but Captain Brady Berry, wno lanaeo at Aieldabl's station, near where the accident occurred, expressed the opinion that all bad been saved. Since some were taken to the Ohio side and others landed on this side of the river, it was impossible to check up the list of those on board. Two Women Shoot Bear. Marshfield, Or. Mrs. Lena Fleming, niece of Hale Brown, a Camas trap per and hunting guide, and Mrs. V. Woodneld, wife of a Marshfield home steader, shot s 200-pound black bear, which they found while inspecting Mr. Dowen s traps. Tbe women dressed the animal, leav. ing the hide intact, and then carried their prize home on a 8-year-old colt, after two horses bad balked at carry ing bruin's carcass. Hill's Earnings Record. St. Paul Gross earnings of th Great Northern railway for last No vember were $9,046,636, establishing new record for single month, it was announced at the railway'sofficea here Thursday. 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