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VOLUME XXVIII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1916.
NUMBER 24.
WORLD'S DOINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHQI
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
I for Our Busy Readers.
Palmar H Fllpno-Bfln was killed near
Tacoma, Sunday, when struck above
the heart with a pitched ball during an
amateur baseball game. He died al
most instantly.
The sessions of the 27th General
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, held at Saratoga Springs, N.
Y., during the last four weeks, were
concluded Wednesday.
Id Jv Seirretarv TumultV. emnloves
of the White House will march in the
nrnn&radnraui narade on Flair Day
June 14. President Wilson probably
will review the parade.
The United States cruiser Tennessee
has arrived at Santo Domingo from
Norfolk with several hundred marines
to reinforce the American forces now
engaged in policing the republic. "
An auto occupied by four persons
plunged over a 25-foot embankment
near Gaston. Oregon, turning a. com
plete somersault, landing right-side-up
without injuring either ol the persons.
British consular officers in the Unit
ed States have been instructed and
warned by the British embassy to
avoid being drawn into anything that
might be construed as interference
with American politics with the ap
proach of the national elections.
Attended by members of the Yale
Corporation, the faculties of the varl
ous departments, members of the stu
dent body, and distinguished alumni,
the funeral of Rev. Timothy Dwight,
ex-president of Yale University, was
held Wednesday from Battle chapel on
the college campus.
A jury composed entirely of women,
sitting in the case of four Mexicans
accused of robbery, returned a verdict
of guilty after three hours' delibera
tion at San Diego, Cal. This is the
first time on record in the Superior
court of that city that a case was tried
exclusively by women.
rWK ! ...HinMnunt ta marl. tho
appointment by Emperor William of
Baron von Scnammer ana yuamz,
president of the government of Bres-Iaii-
ar secretary of state of Alsace-
Lorraine. He is succeeded by Dr.. von
Jsirow. Douce nresident of Berlin.
Herr von Oppen, .police president of
Breslau, succeeds Dr. von Jagow.
The wife of Major Robert B. Moton,
the negro educator who succeeded
Booker T. Washington as head of the
Tuskegee Institute, and Blanton Mo
ton, the Major's brother, were ejected
from a Pullman car at Troy, Ala., on
complaints from white passengers and
required to ride in the coach provided
for negroes under the Alabama law.
Fifty men ended ' a 72-hour battle
Tuesday extinguishing a forest fire
that burned 800 acres and threatened
the town of Gascon. N. M. '. Forestry
, officials report nine fires this spring in
the Santa Fe national forest alone,
which they say were started by human
agencies. Approximately 8000 acres
were devastated. Another fire is re
ported in Pecos county.
Methodists retain ban on dancing.
cards and theaters.
With tremendous losses the Germans
, make large gains at Verdun. ,
Women's clubs are planning an in
ternational congress for 1920.
Vigorous notes have been sent both
France and England on the subject of
interference with mails.
The Paris Temps in an editorial
again goes on record as not favoring
any idea of peace negotiations.
One hundred and Bixteen Texas mill
' tiamen who failed to respond to the
call for service on the border will be
eourtmartialed. '.'
Exports of merchandise from the
Dort of New York during April
amounted to $184,751,946, compared
with f 135.125.623 in April a year ago.
ImDorts for that month increased also,
amounting to $115,290,462, compared
with 192,262,029 in April, 1915.
An unconfirmed report received at
Fargo, N. D said 10 persons had been
killed at Sogers, N. D., in the storm
which swept Southeastern North Da
kota. Rogers was cut off completely
from the outside world, all telephone
and telegraph wires being down.
DR.AHD MM. GRAYSON
(Copyright Edmonlton)
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, physician to President Wilson, was married to Miss
Alice Gertrude -Gordon, of Washington, at St. George's Episcopal church,
New York, May 24. The President and Mrs. Wilson, as well as Secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo attended.
HARBOR BILL BY 35-32 VOTE
Eggs shipped from Eugene, Ore.,
England, retailed there at 96 cents
dozen. The shipper received a net re
turn of $3.32 per case.
The deepest May snow in the
membranee of pioneers of the Hood
River Valley now lies in the forests
around Lost Lake, Oregon.
Victor Carlstrom, bearing a message
from the Aero Club of America
" President Wilson and carrying Alan R.
Hawley, president of the club, as
Dasseneer. flew from New lorn
Washington, 220 miles, in three hours
and seven minutes.
President's Physician and Bride.
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PRESIDENT INSISTS ON FULL AL
LEGIANCE IN MEMORIAL DAY TALK
Washington, D. C The senate pass
ed Tuesday the rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill, carrying approxi
mately $43,000,000, by a vote of 35 to
! after adding many amendments..
On the final passage Senators Cham
berlain and Lane, of Oregon, and Sen
ator Poindexter, of Washington, vot
ed for the bill, while Senator Jones, of
Washington, and Senators Borah ana
Brady, of Idaho, voted against the bill.
The bill as passed carries all ure-
gon, Washington ana uoiumDia river
items as agreed to in the house, and
they are now assured at the original
lames J. Hill's Wealth Esti
mated in Hundred Millions
figures, including $1,200,000 for the
mouth of the Columbia. The only new
Northwest item is $140,000 for Wil-
lapa harbor. Its ultimate adoption is
doubtful, in view of Senator Jones'
vote against the bill, the amendment
having been offered by him.
The bill will now go to a conference
of the two houses. The fight against
it, begun by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa
and,' Senator Sherman of Illinois,
gained strength until a final effort to
displace it with a substitute appropri
ating a lump sum of $30,000,000 was
defeated by only one vote,
Big force of Bufgars Occupy
Important forts in Neutral Greece
St. Paul The wealth of the late
James J. Hill, who died Monday, is
estimated all the way from $100,000,-
000 to $500,000,000. He was worth
probably between $200,000,000 and
$250,000,000. . .
An estimate of Mr. Hill's wealth
was furnished when, at the opening of
the European war, he called his bank
ers together and displayed a mass of
his securities. More than $100,000,-
000 was said to have been in the boxes
he laid before his bankers.
There should be no trouble, " said
Mr. Hill, "but if there is, this amount
is at your disposal."
The FirBt National bank then bor
rowed from Mr. Hill $10,000,000
worth of Great Northern railroad
bonds. These were placed with the
Treasury department in Washington,
and $6,000,000 worth of emergency
currency, allowed under the Aldrich
act, was shipped, at once to the first
National bank. It was found neces
sary to place only $125,000 worth of
this in circulation. In a few weeks
the entire amount was returned to
Washineton.
Mr. Hill had the absolute control or
the First National bank and the North
western Trust company, which gave
a combined capital and Burplus of $6,-
500,000.
He was a large owner of stock in
the Chase National bank of New Yorlf,
First National bank Chicago, and the
Northwestern Natoinal bank in Minne
apolis. He was a large owner of the
Great Northern Steamship company.
The greatest portion of Mr. Hill's
wealth, however, was in stocks and
bonds of the Great Northern, North
ern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroads.
Germans Pierce French Lines.
Berlin French infantry attacks on
the German positions on the southwest
slope of Dead Man's Hill and on the
newly captured village of Cumieres,
northwest of Verdun, were repulsed
Sunday with heavy losses to the at
tackers, says the official statement at
German army headquarters.
The statement adds that German re-
connoitering detachments penetrated
the lines of the entente allies at sev
eral points during the night, capturing
about 100 prisoners in the Champagne
district.
Villa Pursuit Doubted. .
Columbus, N. M. Little credence is
placed by military authorities here in
reports from Chihuahua that Carranza
troops have discovered Villa in hiding
near Jiminez. Several officers here
expressed their conviction that Villa is
still alive, but asserted, that General
Pershing, expeditionary commander, is
in possession of information as to the
m-obable whereabouts of the bandit
chieftain, which does not coincide with
that of General Trevino.
London At the French headquar
ters in the Balkans it was announced
Monday that Bulgarians had occupied
the Greek forts of Rupel, Dragotin
and Spatovo, and were advancing from
Demir-Hissar toward Kavalla. This
information was received here in a
dispatch from Athens to the Exchange
Telegraph company.
The Greek forts Rupel and Dragotin
are, respectively, six and nine miles
north of the town of Demir-Hissar,
while Spatovo fort lies four miles east
of that town. Kavalla, on which the
Bulgarians are said to be marching, is
a seaport on the Aegean Sea, 55 miles
in an air line southeast of Demir-Hissar.
After crossing the Aegean Sea
without loss, the Serbian army in full
strength has been landed at Saloniki,
according to a dispatch.
Serbia's new army has been various
ly estimated numbering between 80,
000 and 100,000 officers and men. It
was reorganized on the island of Cor
fu, which is approximately 700 miles
distant by water from Saloniki.
The Serbian army totaled about
300,000 at the outbreak of the war,
but this force was greatly depleted as
a result of an epidemic of typhus and
bitter engagements fought in an en
deavor to check the Austro-German
and Bulgarian invasion of Serbia and
Montenegro. The remnant of the orig
inal armies saved itself by retreating
through the Albanian mountains.
On reaching the seacoast, the Ser
bians were transported to the Island of
Corfu, off the southern coast of Al
bania, where they were suppiled with
new rifles and clothing and efficiently
equipped for further service on the
Balkan battlefield.
Washington, D. C President Wilson
delivered a Memorial Day address here
Tuesday, in which he defined the spirit
of America, warned citizens of foreign
birth not to set themselves against the
purposes of the nation, called upon
young men to perform voluntary mili
tary service and defended his recent
suggestion for an alliance of nations to
preserve peace. He spoke at Arling
ton National Cemetery before an ' au
dience made up largely of Civil War
veterans, who applauded him vigorous
ly. - While he declared he had no harsh
ness in his heart for Americans of
foieign birth and expected them still
to love the sources of their origin, the
President said "America must come
first in every purpose we entertain and
every man must count upon being cast
out of our confidence, cast out even of
our tolerance, who does not submit to
that great ruling principle."
Speaking of America, made up out
of all the peoples of the world, as the
champion of the rights of mankind, he
said:
"We are not only ready to co-operate,
but we are ready to fight against
any aggression, whether from within
or without. But we must guard our
selves against any sort of aggression
which would be unworthy of America.
We are ready to fight for our rights
when these rights are coincident with
the rights of man and humanity."
The President reiterated Mb sugges
tion before the . League to Enforce
Peace last week that the United States
was ready to become a partner in any
alliance of the nations "which would
guarantee public right against selfish
aggression. Of published criticisms
reminding him that George Washing
ton warned the nation against "en
tangling alliances," he said:
"I shall never myself consent to an
entangling alliance, but would gladly
consent to a disentangling alliance, an
alliance which would disentangle the
peoples of the world from those com
binations in which they seek their own
separate and private interests and
unite the people of the world to pre
serve the peace of the world upon a
basis of common right and justice.
Universal training and preparedness
were possible. Mr. Wilson - declared,
only if the men of suitable strength
and age will volunteer. He said the
"acid test" was about to be applied to
business men, too, whether they would
allow their employes to volunteer. He
said the army reorganization bill now
before him bristled with that interro
gation point, which be warned all the
business men of the country was star
ing them in the face.
The President said he was for "unl
verBal voluntary training," but that
"America does not wish anything but
the compulsion of the spirit of Ameri
ca." He added that the people of the
nation were watching each other, and
that a great many men, even when
they did not want to, were ready to
stand and say "here."
JAMES J. HILL DIES
AFTER OPERATION
tailroad Magnate Passes at St Paul
After Short Illness.
GREAT AGE AGAINST RECOVERY
Northwest to Pay Tribute to Mem
ory of Great Empire Builder.
Life Was Momentous.
St. Paul, Minn. James J. Hill, one
of the last of the American empire
builders, died at his home here at 9 :43
a. m. Monday, May 29, following an
operation for the removal of a car
buncle. On account of his age, 78
years, he was unable to resist success
fully the shock of the operation. '
"The end came quickly, said the
official bulletin. "Mr. Hill became
unconscious a few hours before. There
were no death agonies."
Mr. Hill's death followed two opera
tions upon his thigh to relieve inflam
mation caused by a carbuncle. The
fact that an operation had been per
formed Friday was kept Becret until
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James J. Hill, "Empire Builder."
four Killed When Wooden Awning
falls on Parade Spectators
Dallas, Tex. Four personB were
killed when a wooden awning collapsed
late Tuesday in front of a store in the
heart of the business district while an
immense crowd was witnessing a par
ade in favor of preparedness.
A score were injured, several of
them probably fatally.
' The crowd watching the parade had
surged forward at the approach of a
band. Persons standing on the awn
ing, which was suspenaea Dy cnains
over the sidewalk, crowded near the
edge and under the' increased weight
the structure crashed to the ground.
At least a ton of bricks and mortar
was torn loose from the wall behind.
More Defenses Give Way.
London More French defenses at
Verdun gave way before German bat
terings Tuesday. Advancing over the
widest front yet covered west of the
Meuse, the huge war machine of the
Crown Prince settled down in fresh
positions to renew the grinding pro
cess.
Paris admits the abandonment of
Bethincourt-Cumieres road, which the
Germans have been seeking to break
since early in April. . The war office
conceded losses in the Caurettes wood
south of Cumieres and on the slopes of
Le Mort Homme.
Wreck Thefts Up Again.
Marshfield, Ore. The wreck of the
steamship Santa Clara last November
was recalled Tuesday by the report
that a deputy U. S. marshal is finish
ing an investigation of the rifling of
mails at the time of the wreck, and
that a large number have been sum
moned to appear before Arthur Peck,
U. S. commissioner. The secret serv
ice had an operator here the week fol
lowing the wreck who took photographs
of the scenes at the salving and se
cured other interesting photographs
taken before his arrival.
Assassin' Plot Fails.
Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville, N.
Y.) An unsuccessful attempt to as
sassinate the Austro-Hungarian minis
ter to Persia is reported in a Constan
tinople dispatch to the Overseas News
agency Tuesday.
The attempt, according to the dis
patch, was made by Djemel Bey, "who
several years ago was involved in the
assassination of Mahmoud Schefket
Pasha, Turkish grand vizier and min
ister of war."
President Visits Actors.
Baltimore President Wilson came
here Tuesday to attend a theatrical
performance of the Friars' Club, of
New York, and for three hours he and
a group of some of the leading stars of
the country were applauded by a crowd
which taxed the capacity of the thea
ter. - The President s appearance was
the signal for enthusiasm which was
continued as the actors made jokes at
his expense. The President went be
hind the scenes and made a short
speech to the assembled actors and
shook hands with all.
British Food Limit Likely.
London There is now believed to be
a possibility that the people of the
British Isles will be placed on meat ra
tions. Captain Ernest Pretyman, par
liamentary under secretary for the
board of trade, said in the house of
commons that although there was no
actual shortage, the existing high
prices arose from a deficiency due to
the requirements of the forces in the
field. The government, he added, was
reviewing the situation carefully.
Monday. There was a second opera
tion Saturday. Dr. Herman Biggs,
New York state health commissioner,
had been in attendance since Friday.
Mr. Hill's final collapse came with
startling suddenness. It was late last
week before a word of his serious con
dition was allowed to leak out. Then
it was stated he was suffering from a
cold. The Mayo brothers, surgical
specialists, were brought from Roches
ter, Minn., for a consultation, and it
then developed that Mr. Hill was
afflicted with an intestinal carbuncle.
Special trains began bringing friends
and relatives to the bedside. The best
Burgeons were summoned. Louis W.
Hill, president of the Great Northern,
opened his residence next door for the
accommodation of doctors and nurses.
Early Sunday afternoon Mr. Hill ex
perienced a sinking spell. Rev. Father
Thomas J. Gibbons, pastor, of the St.
Paul cathedral and vicar general of St.
Paul archdiocese, hastened to the bed
Bide. Four hours later Mr. Hill was
said to have rallied. At 8 p. m. his
pulse was reported improved. But at
9:30, 12 hours before his death was to
come, Doctors Biggs and Gilflllan an
nouced that "the outlook was ex
tremely serious."
St. Paul is preparing to honor Mr.
Hill's memory. Every division point
of the northwest is ready to pay trib
ute in memorial ceremonies.
Facts in Life of James Jerome Hill.
1838 Born near Guelph, Ont.
1856 Left father's farm for busi
ness life in Minnesota.
1856-1865 In steamboat office in
St. Paul.
1867 Married Mary Theresa Mehe-
gan, of St. Paul.
1869-75 Head of Hill, Griggs, &
Co., fuel and transportation.
1870 Established Red River Trans
portation company, first to open com
munication between St. Paul and Win
nipeg.
1878 Organized syndicate that se
cured control of the St. Paul & Pacific
railway from Dutch owners of securi
ties.
1879 Reorganized road as St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba and became
its general manager.
1882-1890 President of this road,
which became part of the Great North
ern system.
1889-07 President of the entire
Great Northern, which he extended to
Puget Sound from Lake Superior, with
northern and southern branches and a
steamship line to the Orient.
1907-12 President of Great North
ern's board of directors.
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Elba Capital Bombarded.
Berin, by wireless to Sayville Bom
bardment of Porto Ferrajo, capital of
the Island of Elba, in the Mediterran
ean, by an Austrian submarine, is re
ported in a statement issued by the
Austro-Hungarian admiralty May 26.
The announcement says: "An Autro
Hungarian submarine on the morning;
of May 28 very successfully shelled
important blast furnaces at Porto
Ferrajo, on the Island of Elba. The
Are of the land battery was without
effect The submarine later sank the
Italian steamer Washington."
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