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
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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. .
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