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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. A ' BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press-he haa some thing to sell and says so. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer "VOLUME XXVIIT. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEG OST, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916. NUMBER 31. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT YEEK 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 allies continue to make big gains against the central powers on all sides. The senate, naval program includes 16 . capital battleships within three years. . Wilson postpones date of notification ceremonies until after congress ad' journs. Columbia river basin realty men hold a meet at Portland and declare against the "shark." Three persons in an auto on their way to a circus in Iowa, run through a bridge railing and are drowned. The British government publishes a list of from 70 to 80 firms in the Unit ed States with whom residents of the United Kingdom are forbidden to trade. - 'Four persons were killed by the in tense heat which smothered Chicago Tuesday, another was killed by light ning, and three, seeking relief in the lake, were drowned. In Volhynia, in the region of Lutsk, where the troops of the Teutonic allies have been forced to give ground before the attacks of the Russians and retire behind the Lower Lipa river, the Rus sians continue to press their foes and are taking additional prisoners. General (Jipriano uastro, ex-presi- dent of Venezuela, and his wife, who arrived in New York Saturday from Port of Spain, Trinidad, on the steam; ship Vauban, have been ordered de ported from the United States by a special board of inquiry at the Ellis Island Immigration station. The new Harahan bridge spanning the Mississippi river at Memphis, said to be the longest structure on the river, was opened to traffic this week. it cost ?5,UUU,UU". including ap proaches the bridge is three miles long the bridge proper being 2600 feet Construction was started in June, 1913. The epidemic of infantile paralysis in New York has been checked, in the opinion of Health Commissioner Emer son, who issued a statement in which he said the diminution in the number of new cases and deaths indicated that the health authorities are reaching the cases earlier and are finding a way to control them. William Bothwell, former Seattle City Controller, and recently a special officer on the waterfront, was killed, and W. W. Morris and C. V. Harvey, members of the prohibition enforce ment squad of the Seattle police force, were seriously wounded in a pistol fight which resulted from a raid on the Ferguson Bar, in the Ferguson Hotel, Monday. The captain of the German subma rine freighter says German freight carrying , Zeppelins will soon visit America. ' War's increase of food prices in Eu rope, as shown by the bureau of labor statistics, has touched neutrals almost as heavily asjit has the belligerents. A corporation will be organized by a group of American bankers, headed by J. P. Morgan & Co., and Brown Broth ers & Co., to lend $100,000,000 to the French government. William Zimmer, aged 12 years, was arrested in New Orleans, charged with killing his mother. The boy, accord ing to the police, said he shot his mother because she threatened to beat him when he returned home after an unsuccessful search for work. - The engagement is announced of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, widow of the late British statesman, and the Rev. William Hartley Carnegie, rector of St. Margaret, and canon of West minster. Before her marriage, Mrs. Chamberlain was Miss Mary Endicott, of Massachusetts. The Socialist newspaper, Tribune, of Amsterdam, asserts that 65,000 workmen employed In the munition factories and electrical works in Ber lin and in an aerodrome at Johanisthal have gone on strike as a protest against the prison sentence imposed on Dr. Karl Liebknecht, Socialist leader, for participation in the May Day dem onstration at Berlin. A boy of 10 was killed and two girl playmates injured at Portland when their coaster wagon ran into motor truck. Russian troops have captured the town of Hamakhatum, 50 miles west of Enerum, on the Tuzulu river, by assault The retreating Turks set fire to the town. The Georgia house refused, 91 to 21, to adopt a special rule for considera tion of a suffrage amendment The result Is expected to end the fight for suffrage at this session of the legisla Germans, in Deadly Fear, Hide the Merchant Submarine. j T n mi I i i i ill i Tnrmirnir-riiniiii iimiia n n mm i iiipwiiwi iiwaa iiimhihimhiujjiliiijjlj . iil i . ' B---aiM!! ..SLIM. .iiStSt ir.- tf frtif;.-,,. .j?? v Arrow Shows the Deutschland. In deadly fear that some one will blow up or try to injure the merchant submarine Deutschland the GermanB in charge of her have hidden her away in Baltimore harbor so it is almost impos sible for the public to get a glimpse of her. She is alongside a pier and is WILSON VISITS SENATE TO APPEAL FOR PASSAGE OF CHILD LABOR LAW Wahington, D. C PresBident Wil son made a personal visit to the Capi tol Tuesday to emphasize his deBire that a child labor law be put on the statute books at the present session of congress. To senate leaders whom he summoned to a series of conferences in the President's room adjoining the senate chamber, he insisted that the child labor bill passed by the house should be made a part of the legisla tive program to be put through the senate before adjournment. "Determined opposition by South ern senators forced the house bill, which would prevent shipment in in terstate commerce of goods manufac tured wholly or in part by children, out of the imperative program drawn up by the Democratic caucus last Sat urday. It was left in a secondary po sition, to be considered only if time remained after other measures regard ed as more urgent had been disposed of. Mr. Wilson had been told that an effort to force its passage would mean a serious party revolt Wnetner tne President's visit ac complished anything more than to bring his own position emphatically to the front was not apparent Tuesday night So far as could be learned the Democratic steering committee con- To Succeed Judge Hughes. ' Judge John H. Clarke. Judge John H. Clarke of the United States District Court at Cleveland has been nominated by President Wilson for associate justice of the United States Supreme court to succeed Asso ciate Justice Charles E. Hughes. In Cleveland Judge Clarke for a long time was associated in politices with the late Mayor Tom Johnson and Sec retary of War Baker. He has been classed aa a Progressive Democrat and has taken part in several reform move ments. Notaries Reap Richea. Spokane, Wash. One hundred dol lars for six days' work is the wage scale of the notaries who are handling the registration for the opening of the Colvule reservation In Spokane, fig ured on the basis that there will be 50,000 registrations in Spokane. This rate of compensation, however, is far below that at Wenacthee, where it is estimated that each notary will receive about $275 for his work in handling the registration. The differ ence comes in the larger proportion of notaries in Spokane than Wenatchee. . Etku is Sent to Turkey. Washington, D. C Abram Elkus, of New York, was nominated by Presi dent Wilson as ambassador to Turkey to succeed Henry Morgenthau, who re tired to become chairman of the finance committee of the Democratic National eommitttee. Mr. Ellens is a lawyer and was recommended by Mr. Morgen thau. Mr. Elkus is 60 years old and was born and educated in New York City. He has been one of the Jewish leaders of the United States. flanked on the opposite side by a barge. At one end is the high wall of a warehouse, and at the other is a tug. Strung along the warehouse and the pier is barbed wire. Extending out from the barge is a boom, and from this boom wire netting is dropped to templated no change in the caucus pro gram and no call had been issued for another caucus to consider Mr. Wil son s request The President's arrival at the Capi tol was entirely unheralded. Accom panied only by two secret service men, he went directly to the President's room and sent for Senator Kern, the majority leader. Later he discussed the subject with Vice' President Mar shall, Senators Martin, Williams, James and Owen, of the Democratic steering committee, and Senators Sim mons and Hughes. Flood Waters Destroy Entire Southern Village of 150 People Spartanburg, N. C According to information brought here Tuesday night by H. A. Marietta, who went to Thermal City, N. C, in an automobile Monday, the village of Chimney Rock, N. C, near the famous rock of that name, was completely washed away by the high waters of Broad river. The population of the town was about 150. According to Harlette a party went to Chimney Rock to try to rescue those caught by the flood, but water sur rounding the village prevented them from getting close to the houses. They saw no Bigns of human life, it was said. The postofBce and hotel were washed to a point several miles below the village. Asheville, N. C Receding waters of the disastrous floods which swept througn the French board valley Sun day gave up seven additional bodies Wednesday and reports of eight more deaths by drowning in the Bat cave section brought the total death list in this district to 28. Indications were that the property loss in Western North Carolina alone may be $12,000, 000. Fears are felt that the Iobb of life and property may prove even greater when the rivers subside. Has Longest Range Aircraft Guns. Washington, D. C Construction of enough high-powered anti-aircraft guns to supply all active battleships and cruisers of the navy has been com pleted, it was announced Tuesday by secretary Daniels. The new weapons is believed by navy experts to be the longest range guns of that type in the world. The new gun is a three-inch, 60 cali ber weapon that will throw a shell 27, 000 feet in eir at an angle of 90 de grees. On each ship one will be mounted forward and one aft with an all-round fire so that the pair can sweep the skies in any direction. Guns Thunder on Vardar. Paris The war office has given out the following statement, covering the operations of the army of the Orient from July I to July 16: 'East of the Vardar artillery ac tions, often intense, have occurred daily on the front. Advance post en gagements of little importance took place July 7 north of Kalinoko, 10 kil ometers south of Lake Doiran. "West of the Vardar our patrols and light de tachments have had frequent skirm ishes with the enemy, who always was obliged to retreat" :. ; - Cost of Living Recedes. Washington, D. C The cost of liv ing, after rising steadily since 1907, except in 1911, took a downward trend during 1916. A report by the bureau of Labor, issued Thursday, analyzing retail prices of 29 articles of food, shows that relative retail prices during 1915 averaged one point lower than in 1914. Meats, lard and eggs averaged from 1 to 9 per cent lower, while po tatoes were 22 per cent lower. Wheat flour, corn meal and granulated sugar were higher than in 1914, flour being 20 per cent and sugar 11 per cent. Germans Hold Canadians. Ottawa, Ont Canadian prisoners in Germany were sentenced to a year ip jail by the Germans for refusing to make war munitions, according to a letter received here from Corporal Daniel A. Simmons, formerly a prison er in Germany and now transferred to the internment camp in Switzerland. Corporal Simmons writes that Corporal Harry Hogarth is one of those who refused to make munitions of war. the bottom so that the only possible approach to the vessel is from directly above. Even a view of more than the periscope and an occasional outline of the deck is impossible. The boat in the distance is the German interned merchantman Neckar. I. W. W. Are Driven Out of Lincoln, Nebraska, by Sheriff Lincoln, Neb. Following a clash at the county jail late Tuesday night be tween County Sheriff Hires and mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World who came to Lincoln to effect' the release of members of the order who had been .detained, peace was effected through the release of two of the men held by the authorities and there was an exodus of a hundred or more "workers," who have been here several days. The collision between Sheriff Hires and the Industrial Workers came when a delegation of two or three score ap proached the lau and insisted on the release of the prisoners. One of the men, whose attitude was regarded threatening, was knocked down by the sheriff, who then drew his revolver and warned the delegation to keep its distance. ' The peaceably inclined Industrial Workers told the officer no violence was intended, and after a long parley it was agreed that two of -the men against whom charges were pending should be released, provided, the others left with them. The exodus began immediately. Seven members against whom charges are pending are held. Boss of Woman's Party. NEWS ITEMS Of General Interest About Oregon aits untie Mmrst Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, is chairman of the campaign committee of the National Woman s Party, and she will manage her campaign in twelve suffrage states. There the men managers of the other two parties will have to take the lady into considera tion and be very nice to her. Suffrage School Opens. Washington, D. C Women who desire to become active suffrage work ers, but who feel that they are noi qualified to take up the varied dutie of lobbyists, organizers or stump speakers, need not despair. There is a way out for them now, as they can learn all that is necessary to be full fledged suffragists at the "suffrage school, which has just been opened here by women of the Coneressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Miss Maud Younger, of San Francisco, is head of the new school. Bootleggers to Be Shot. Charleston, W. Vs. Police officers employed by the Chesapeake 4s Ohio railroad in West Virginia have been ordered to carry rifles as well as revol vers to resist efforts of bootleggers and their agents to bring liquors into this state. These officers have also been instruc ted to work in squads of four or singly or in pairs. The orders resulted from the increased numbers of attempts to violate the state prohibition laws. Arguments in Favor of Three New Legislative Acts Are Filed Salem Arguments in behalf of the proposed tax limitation amendment rural credits amendment and the amendment to repeal Oregon's Sunday closing law were filed with Secretary of State Olcott this week for Inclusion in the official election pamphlet The tax limitation argument was submitted by Robert E. Smith, secre tary of the Oregon Taxpayers' League, tne rural credits argument by fie com mittee in charge of the Oregon Refer endum League, and the argument for the repeal of the Sunday closing law by Dan Kellaher and Ben A. Bellamy, of the Independent Retailers' associa tion of Portland. The arguments for the three pro posed amendments in part are as fol lows : "Are taxes in Oregon high enough? Shall we limit their further increase to 6 per cent year? These are the questions in considering the State- Wide Tax Limitation Amendemnt "Oregon's per capita tax is hicrher than that of any other state in the Union. During the past ten years taxes have increased 37 per cent a year. Taxes have increased five times faster than population. "As a result Oregon has been going backward in population and wealth for the past three years. Last year seven families left the state to each new family coming into it. In the face of these discouraging conditions there are those who have plans which will result in still greater Increases in our taxes. Unless a limit is provided the legisla ture and our public officials will con tinue to increase our taxes as rapidly as they have in the past "The amendment limits the increase in taxation to an annual increase not to exceed six per cent unless a greater increase is authorized by the people. "The farm debt of Oregon, secured by real and chattel mortgages, is con servatively estimated at $30,000,000. On this debt the farmers are paying an average rate of about eight and one-fourth per cent interest. Added to this the costs of renewal and com missions, the rate paid is probably little under nine and one-fourth per cent "The rural credits amendment pro poses to take the burden out of the farm mortgage at interest of five ner cent The cost of title searching and appraisal will be from $10 to $50, ac cording to the amount of th,e loan. The farmer must pay off one per cent of the original sum borrowed each year. That is, the payment of six per cent on the mortgage will pay interest cost of operation and wipe out the debt en tirely in a period of 36 years. "This system would mean to Oregon an annual saving in interest and mort gage costs of $750,000. It would mean an end to the perpetual worry and ex pense of mortgage renewing; practi cally an end to foreclosures, lost homes and blighted hopes; better equipped farms and greater rural prosperity. "The continuation of the old blue law, which will be enforced if not re pealed, simply means putting the peo ple of Oregon in a straight-jacket on Sundays. If not repealed this anti quated law will be enforced strictly, as it is now being done in Washington, bane, Linn, and other counties in Ore gon, where now you cannot purchase a newspaper, a cigar, refreshments, tras- oline or anything else on Sunday. "II enforced it means that all mov ing picture theaters must close on Sun days; it means that no baseball games can be played on Sundays; It means that all pool and billiard parlors, and bowling alleys or other innocent exer cising sports and recreations operated for pay or profit must not operate on Sundays; it means that Sunday news papers cannot be printed, sold or deliv ered on Sundays; it means that all pleasure resorts and recreation delights of all kinds, including picnics, must cease on Sundays, if entrance fees or charges are made. "Ice cream, confections, foods of all kinds, and regular business of any kind except medicines, and medicines only, at drug stores cannot be sold or delivered on Sundays. It means that you cannot get a shoe-shine, that you cannot buy a cigar, or candies, or flow ers, on Sundays, unless you can Drove them necessities or charities." School Terms Increased. The school directors of Clatsoo coun ty have increased the length of their terms of school until the short term of six or seven months during the year has been almost entirely eliminated. The annual report of County Superin tendent Byland, which has just been filed with Superintendent of Public In struction J. A. Churchill, shows that last year there were but two districts in the county having six months of school, while more than three-fourths of the remaining districts had terms of nine months. Prison Employes Quit. Salem T. E. Cornelius, head of the Oregon Penitentiary brick yard, has resigned, and his wife, who Is matron in charge of the women's ward, will resign at the end of the present month. Mr. Cornelius has been connected with the penitentiary for six and a half years under four administrations and has served as deputy warden, chapel guard, farmer and superintendent of the brick yard. Superintendent Minto said that it was the intention to close the brick yard this month, as the men would be needed in the flax fields. SPORTING GOODS Our stock of Basebali Equipment is superior . to any we have carried heretofore. . . . FISHING TACKLE The Fishing Season is here and we are pre pared to please you in any of the best makes of Rods, Creels, Flies, Lines, Etc. . Foss-Winship Hardware Co. Barrett Building, Athena. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. AMERICAN BEAUTY FLOUR Is made in Athena, by Athena Labor, in one of the very best equipped Mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour.' The Flour Your Mother Uses Merchant Millers and Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. 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