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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
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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."
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