WHAT YOU NEED The other fellow may have; what yon have tha other fellow may want Come toffather by advertising in tha Presa. fife BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to Bell and says so. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer volume xxrm. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OKEGON, FRIDAY, JANUAEY 28, 1916. NUMBER 6. 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. Slides in tha Siskiyou mountains are ueiaying iramc The illness of Emperor Franz Joseph is reported grave. The new fad in ladies' hosiery is the lampsnaae stocking. Mexican bandit Is executed in the Juarez cemetery for killing an Ameri - can. ; Mercury drops 70 degrees in two nours ana bu minutes at Great Falls, Mont. - Shooting of a Mexican civilian by an American is charged by that gov ernment and bis .punishment is asked. Mrs. Mean Bear, an Indian aged 105 years, dies at Ponca City, Okla., leav ing 700 klnfolks in her Immediate family; . Two hostile aarnnlHnm viait Kanf England, dropping nine bombs result ing in a casualty list of one killed and six injured. , East St Louis, III., stock yards are under quarantine because of the dis covery of several cases of foot and mourn disease. A. L. Mohler, president of the Union Pacific railroad, who fell on the Ice at Umaha Sunday and suffered con cuesion of toe brain, is improving, President Wilson urges congress to clear its docket -of appropriation bills as soon as possible, so that the prepar edness program will have full swing. At a meeting In Chicago of the Re publican National committee, four prominent persons were mentioned for chairman of the convention, including tforan, Koot, McUall and Osborne. Senator Newlands, in a speech in the senate, opposed government own ership of railroads, declaring that un der the regulation plan, America baa secured the most perfect railroad sys tem in tne world. . ' A stenographer in a lit of despond ency jumps from the 16th story of a Dulldlng in Uucago. She alighted on a truclcload or pasteboard boxes, breaking both arms and several ribs, She probably will live. - ' Republican Leader Mann took the ' floor of the house against the Shackle ford $26,000,000 good roads' bill on the ground that the money would have to come from special taxes, most of which are paid by cities. A package of currency containing $2200 disappeared somewhere between tha Burlington depot and the Adams Express company office at Mount Pleasant, la. Another package con taining $500 in silver was undisturbed, Colonel Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal zone, and General Clar ence R. Edwards, commander of the U. S. troops there, are to report at wasnlngton to settle differences be tween them arising from criticism made by General Edwards. A new Oregon Republican club is organized in Portland with 600 mem bers. , A total of eleven lives were lost during recent severe storms in South ern California. . Berlin announces that superior1 Rus sian forces were repulsed in hand-to-hand fighting in tha Bessarabian fron tier trenches. Promises that the English conscrip tion measure win be enforced without severity, brings loud applause in the house of commons. - War Issues cause hot debate in the senate, Hoke Smith leading in a severe arraignment of England's ' attitude toward neutral shipping. . A British submarine has gone ashore off Holland, according to an announce ment made by the official press bureau. There was no loss of life. An attack by the British with the use of smoke bombs on the German positions north of Frelinghein, in Northern France, - is announced in an official statement by the German army headquarters. It is declared the at tack was beaten off with heavy loss to the British. Roosevelt wants immediate action la construction of half a dozen "for midable fighting ships, " adeqate army and universal military service. The Greek king is bitter toward the entente powers for attempting to force his country into the war. He declares the neutrality of his country was vio lated lika that of Belgium. General Lola Herrera, in supreme command of the Carranxa forces at Chihuahua City, Mexico, lata Friday night flatly denied the truth of tha re port of the capture of General Villa at the San Geronimo ranch. REPUBLICAN LEADER MAKES NON PARTISAN PLEA FOR PREPAREDNESS Washington, D. C. Unqualified, non-partisan support of military pre paredness was urged Wednesday by Minority Leader Mann in a ringing speech on the floor of the house. He was hearitly applauded by both sides of the chamber. While it has been understood that most of the Republicans favored army and navy increases, none of their lead ers had spoken on the subject Con sequently, coming as it did on the eve of the President's departure on a pre paredness speaking tour, Mr. Mann address was regarded as particularly significant He remarked himself that he always has been known 'small" army and navy man. Representative Mann based his plea on the ground that it behooves the United States nowjto prepare for any RALPH B. STRASSBURGER V - Ralph Beaver 8trassburger of New York and Pennsylvania, director of the Navy league and a graduate of Annap olis, has volunteered hit services In the new naval reserve and la to take hla examination before tha board In charge of that branch of the service at an early date. Mr. 8trassborger la one of the most prominent men In the national defense movement. During the Roosevelt administration he served at the White House and on tha Mayflower. At Annapolia he waa fa mous as a football player and waa picked as one of the all-Amerlcan half backs for 1913. eventualities that may come as a result of the Eurpean war. He declared that he saw no immediate danger of the war and hoped that peace might pre vail, but that the danger of the United States being drawn into the present conflict or one that might result from it was too great to be disregarded. "I have much more fear in the end of war with England than I have of war with Germany," he said. That was his only comment on this phase of his subject Later he declined to elaborate on bis remark. Mr. Mann urged no particular pre paredness plan. He said he favored a itanding army of 250,000 or 800,000 or even 600,000 men, better coast de fenses and "a navy which will be able to defend us on the sea." 'I think we ought to provide these great forces," he said in pleading for non-partisan view of the question. and that it ought to be considered an emergency matter, entirely apart from the ordinary routine or expense of gov ernment without regard to partisan- snip or party lines. . . . . . Touching on the cost Mr. Mann said it would be millions now, but better that than billions later. - The subject of preparedness was in jected into the senate debate on the Philippine independence bill, and Sen ator Stone said he believed the United States would be safer from attack from abroad at the close of the Euro pean war than it had been at any time in cue past bu years. . '. : Thirty-Three Admit Night-Riding. New Madrid, Mo. Thirty-three de fendants in the nightrider trials here pleaded guilty Wednesday, bringing the trials to a sudden end. All 33 were sentenced to six months' imprisonment and paroled on good behavior. Two men who were on trial were allowed to plead guilty and were paroled with the rest The sentences of the 18 whose cases had been disposed of will stand. The defendants were accused of terror izing land owners and tenants of South eastern Missouri with the object of securing lower rent and higher wages. Sultan's Yacht Attacked. London A dispatch to the Exchanee Telegraph company from Athens says that the Sultan's yacht Erthoeroal. was torpedoed in the Bosphorus by a French submarine in the latter part of December. The vessel waa serious! v damaged but is still afloat Tha Erthoeroal was built at Els- wick In 1903, is 206 feet long and has displacement of 800 tons and an arm ament of eight three-pounders and oth er equipment r : PORTLAND RECTOR CALLS FOR DEFENSE Dr. Morrison, Episcopalian, Has No Use for Pacificist CHRIST'S NON-RESISTANCE IS DENIED Mother Who Would Keep Her Sons From Enlisting Declared to Be "Disgrace to Nation." The finger of shame was pointed from the pupit of the Portland Trinity episcopal church Sunday morning at the mother whose love for her son rises above that for her nation i ns mothers and peace at anv price" advocates were denounced as a disgrace to the nation," and an ap peal, based on the teachings of Christ. lor proper national armaments, was Bent forth by Dr. A. A. Morrison, rec tor oi that church, in what was con sidered perhaps the strongest sermon in defense of preparedness ever deliv ered from any pulpit in Portland. After the sermon members of the congregation rushed forward to con gratulate the pastor. I cannot understand these individ uals who cry even from the pulpits peace at any price,' " he told them. "I wonder what they would do, if some one in the night should by force steal away their wife and daughter. Would they run after them with their theory of love? - Of course not" The teaching of Christ he declared in answer to those peace advocates who base their theories on the Bible, is not against preparedness. And he cited Christ's scourging of the money changers in the temple, his chastise ment of the Scribes and Pharisees and his advice to sacrifice one's life for a friend. "A misapprehension exists." he de clared, "over the phrase -called 'Christian teaching.' There are those advocating peace under any and all circumstances who assert that Jesus taugnt a doctrine of non-resiBtance; a doctrine which would utterly abrogate the use of force in education or as a defense against evil-doers. Many per sons believe Christ advocated this, but i say ne did no such thing." Avalanche of Snow and Earth Hits Great Northern Train; 8 Dead Seattle Two cars of westbound Great Northern Cascade Limited train were swept from the track by an aval anche near Cores station Saturday morning, and were hurled 80 feet down the mountain side, causing death to four passengers, and four missing, t uteen passengers were injured, none seriously except Earl Smith, of Spo kane, a small boy. The train was standing on the track near Corea, on the west slope of the Cascade mountains, when the aval anche struck it near the middle, a day coach and the diner going over the bank, while a sleeper behind them was toppled over on its side, where it hung in its perilous position over the bank, but was not taken down.' The dining car stopped when about half way down the slope and caught nre, being destroyed there. The scene of the accident is but a few miles east of the scene of a sim ilar disaster of February 28, 1910. when two Great Northern trains were Struck by snowslides and nearly all the persons on the trains perished. , Villa Sends Messenger to Deny Implication in Killing of Americans El Paso, Tex. Tedeore Prieto, who says be is a major in the Villa army. appeared Monday and declared that he had been sent in disguise to the border by Gen. Villa to say that Villa had nohting to do with the massacre of 18 foreigners at Santa Ysabel January 10. "Villa did not know of the tragedy for days afterward." Said Prieto, 'He instructed me to say that he will execute the men responsible, even if they prove to be his own men, if they are caught" NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon All-Oregon Historical Pageant Commencement Week Feature University of Oregon, Eugene An all-Oregon historical pageant, in which each of the 86 counties will be repre sented by "Dauhgter of Oregon," will be presented at the State univer sity during commencement week, early in June. The pageant has just been approved by the board of regents and will be presented before final examinations so that the participation of a great por tion or the student boay may be possible. The pageant will depict the pro gress of Oregon. The first represen tation will show the state as it was in its original primeval condition, prior to the coming even of the Indian. Then the epoch of - Indian domination will be depicted, then the coming of the white man, then the days of the immigration, then the gold days, and finally the realization of the present with a glimpse into the future. The pageant will be in five scenes, presided over by "Mother Oregon." In the last scene the 85 "Daughters of Oregon" will bring gifts symbolic of the indus tries of each county. The pageant is to be not merely a University affair. Contribution of lyrics for the various choruses is invit ed from the state at large, and any suggestion for the five scenes will be appreciated. A large state attendance is looked for. Persons desiring to make . suggestions for the pageant should communicate with ' Dr. E. S. Bates, professor of English and author of the scenario, University of Oregon, Eugene. wealthy mm HOMES ARE RAIDED Much Valuable Liquor Seized in Millionaire Residences. EXCLUSIVE CIRCLES OF SOUND SHOCKED Sheriffs Find Rare Old Whiskies and Wines Hot Legal Battle Fore seenNo Arrests Made. Steamer Founders at Sea. Halifax, N. S The British freight steamer PoIIentia, which has been re ported In distress about 700 miles off Cape Race, foundered Monday, accord ing to a ' wireless message received here. All on board were rescued. An earlier radiogram said that the Italian steamer Giuseppe Verdi and two other steamers were standing by the PoIIen tia, waiting for the seas to moderate. The PoIIentia is understood to have been in the service of the British ad miralty. The Giuseppe Verdi left New York January 18 for Genoa. Wagea 27 Per Cent Higher. New York One thousand and three hundred representative manufacturers in New York state, employing approx imately 600,000 persons, are paying an average of 27 per cent more in wagea than a year ago, according to a report made public here by the bureau of statistics and information of tha State Industrial commission. About 17 per cent more . workers are employed now than last year, the statistics show. - State Joins Fight on Federal Control of Vacant Public Lands Salem With other Western states. Oregon will join with Utah in the bat tle to determine whether the Federal government has exclusive control over vacant public lands in the Western states. . Believing that the case now on ar peal from Utah to the United States Supreme court, in which the Beaver Kiver Power company is enjoined from operating a nyaro-eiectric plant on lands in the Federal forest reserve, is of vital interest to Oregon, Governor Withycombe has requested Attorney General Brown to appear in Washing ton, D. C, as a friend of the court, and give uregon's attitude in the ques tion of government control of water power resources on Federal lands. Utah was the first to intervene, and since then Idaho, Colorado and a num ber of other Western states have de cided to be represented. - The question involved in the case. according to officials here, is whether the laws of a state regulating the ap propriation and use of water within its boundaries are controlling and exclu sive of any other control. ill Drain 60,000 Acres in Fertile Long Tom District Eugene A meeting of business men and landowners has launched plans for the drainage of bewteen 60,000 and 70,000 acres in the Long Tom district at an estimated expense of $280,000. About Zu.uOu acres of this land is in Lane county, the rest being in Linn and Benton counties. Ihe commercial club at a recent meeting pledged its support to the project and will, it has been an nounced, give $1000 toward getting the work under way, provided the ma jority of the landowners vote to create drainage district as authorized bv tne uregon law, within which assess ments may be levied. The district will be authorized to issue bonds. This project has been proposed a number of times by individuals, but the action of the club, co-operating wnn landowners, is the tlrst organized movement to accomplish the drainage of this land, which is almost worthless because it is covered with waters great part of the time, but which would be among the most valuable farm land in the state if the water was eliminated. .Red Boy Mine Is Sold. Baker H. A. Sonne, cashier of the Baker Loan & Trust company has an nounced upon his return from Canvon City that he bid in for $34,600 the property of the Red Boy Mines com pany at a sheriff's sale for the bank, noiaer oi a trust mortgage securing a xi87,uu bond issue. The sale was effected by canceling a large part of the bond issue, at considerable below par. Judgment given by the Grant countv Circuit court, on which the sale was baaed, was $171,836.98, together with $5000 attorney's fees, to be divided between Clifford & Correll, of Baker. and William Jackson of Chicago, $23 coats and $600 for trustees' fees. Africa Gets Oregon Hops. Salem What is said to be the first shipment of Oregon hops to South Africa left Independence recently for Portland, where it will be sent by steamer to its destination. The shipment was made bv Durbin ft Cornoyer, buyers of this city, and consisted or 178 bales. Of the total number of balea in the order. 68 are destined for Johannesburg; 23 for Al goa; 68 for Natal; 14 for Cape Town; 12 for Bloomfontein and 13 for Pre toria. The bops were grown bv Mad ison Bros., of Benton county. Seattle, Wash. Seattle's weathliest and most exclusive circles which got their first shock Monday when the Rainier club was raided on search war rants under the new prohibition law were rocked by a social volcano when the homes. of two' millionaires were raided by deputies acting under orders of Sheriff "Bob" Hodge, the coal miner aspirant for the governorship. and large and valuable stocks of fine wines and liquors were seized. Where the law officers' lightning will strike next is the topic in the homes of Capitol Hill and Richmond Highlands. The palatial home at the Highlands of W. E. Boeing, millionaire lumber man, was raided at noon Wednesday by deputy sheriffs. Sheriff Hodge had been told that an $8000 stock of liquors belonging to the Seattle Golf and Country club bad been ' secreted there In violatoin of the dry law. In one room in the basement the deputies said they found a specially fitted device by which great numbers of bottles were put away, corks down. The liquors were of the richest kind, including bottled Scotch, rye and Bour bon whiskies, vermouth, champagne, including some of the vintage of 1830, and valued at $60 a quart; a case of Pol Roget Chartreuse and other li quors and three cases of beer. In the butler's pantry were found 18 bottles of beer and about 16 bottles of assorted drinkables. The liquor found In the basement was said by the deputy sheriffs to be worth at least $2000. Mr. Boeing is president of the Greenwood Lumber company and of the Northwest Aero club. The home of D. E. Skinner, presi dent of the Skinner-Eddy Steamship company and of the fort Blakely Mill company, was raided, and a stock of liquors worth about $3000 confiscated by deputy sheriffs. In each instance the great stocks were removed and will be held pending bearing of the cases. No arrests-will be made. It is said to be practically certain that the raid will result in hotly con tested legal battles, attacking the dry law from the standpoint of raids on private residences and particularly tnat feature of the common law grant ing a householder extraordinary rights in his premises. Rumor has it also that further resi dence raids are in prospect, directed against the homes of officials of var ious clubs. Mr. Skinner was delivering an ad- dresss upon "The Merchant Marine" at a luncheon of the Seattle Real estate association when a note was handed him Informing him his home waa being raided. He angrily de nounced the police, thinking it was they who were making the raid instead of the sheriffs, and declared he had or dered his servants to destroy all li quor, smash the bottles so the law offi cers could not hold orgies on fine wines at bis expense. The prohibition law permits persons to keep in their own homes not more than two quarts of spirituous liauors ana 12 quarts oi malt drinks. Fund for Alaska Favored. Washington, D. C. Two million dollars with which to push work on the Alaska railroad with the opening of spring and $75,000 for the confi dential diplomatic fund used by the President and the secretary of state are included in an urgent deficiency appropriation bill favorably reported Thursday to the house. Construction of the road will begin in earnest In the spring. The commission in charge already has had $2,607,000 placed at its disposal and the ultimate cost of the project is to be $36,000,000. Mora to Be Executed. Chihuahua City, Mex. The Villa bandits who looted Magistral, a mining camp in Durango, several days ago, and who were attacked and beaten by Carraza troops Thursday at Guerrero, are said to include some men who took part in the slaughter of 18 foreigners at Santa Ysabel, January 10. Several prisoners taken were being brought here to be executed and their bodies dispalyed with those of Jose Rodriguez and Miguel Baca-Valles, which were exhibited at Juarez. Montenegro to Fight On. Paris, via London The following official statement was Issued Thursday: "The wireless news of the surrender of the Montenegrin army appears somewhat premature. It is now an nounced from another source that ne gotiations between Austria and Mon tenegro hava been broken off, tha con ditions of surrender imposed by Aus tria having been found quite unaccept able by Montenegro. "The royal fam ily is about to proceed to Italy." Buy your Heater NOW Cold weather will be here before you realize it We are prepared for it with the best line of Heating Stoves on the market There is nothing to equal them. Fine Heaters, easy on coal, and very clean and very handsome in design. Come and see them NOW, FOSS-WINSfflP HARDWARE CO. Barrett Building. Athena, Oregon ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. 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