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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Germany WauId Respect
Our Monroe Doctrine

Washington, d. c. = Count Berns-
dorff. the German ambassador to the
United States, announced Tuesday that
he had formally communicated to the
Washington government the determin-
alton Of Germany to respect the Mon
roe doctrine, whatever the outcome Of
the European war.
After considerable search his note to
the State department was discovered,
but its text was not made public, prob
ably because the communication had
figured in exchanges Of cipher mes
sages with Berlin.
Its substance was communicated to
the press, however, by Acting Secre-
tary Lansing, who said:
"The German ambassador on Sep
tember 3 last, in note to the depart
ment of State. said that he was in
structed by his government to deny
most emphatically the rumors to the
effect that Germany intends, in case
she comes out victorious in the present
war, to seek expansion in South
America.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Act Abolishing County
Judgeship Held Illegal

Salem-That the law passed at the
last session Of the legislature abolish
ing the county iudgeship. creating a
circuitship and transferring the pro-
bate business of the county court to
the new department of the circuit
court in Multnomah county ia uncon-
stitutional, is the effect Of an opinion
written by Justice Burnett and con-
Cured in by Justices Ramsey. Eakin
and Bean, Of the Supreme court.
A dissenting opinion by Chief JUS
tice Mcbride, concurred in by JUS
tices McNary and Moore. holds the act
to be constitutional. The minority
opinion says:
"While the question is not without
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
TO PAY FOREIGN
DEBTS IN GOLD
America Ready to Meet Every
Obligation Abroad.
Stock Exchanges in New York and
London Not to Open Before
First of Coming Year.

Washington, D. C.-Financial forces
of the government. the wisdom Of
some of the most prominent men in
the American banking world and the
friendly counsel of representatives of
Great Britain, were turned Saturday
toward solution of the problem of a
readjustment of the foreign exchange
market to meet conditions which have
arisen as consequence of the Euro
pean war.
For more than three hours the Fed
eral Reserve board, Sir George Paish
land Basil B. Blackett, representing
the British treasury, and some Of the
best known bankers in New York, dis
cussed the situation in all its aspects.
According to those present, there was
not note of pessimism heard to mar
the harmony Of the conference, and
there was every reason to believe that
all the problems which loomed so large
on the financial horizon few months
ago would be solved without great
difficulty.
Here are the salient points discussed
in the conference and the results an
ticipated:
American bankers stand ready to
pay their obligations to Great Britain
in cash. The 500, 900, 900 gold pool
already formed and $50, 900, 900 raised
by New York syndicate to meet New
York City's obligations probably will
suffice to satisfy Great Britain. Pay
ment Of this total may not be neces-
sary
The New York and London stock ex-
changes will not be opened possibly be-
fore the beginning Of 1915. A con-
ference between committees of the
two exchanges will consider reopening
beforehand.
The cotton exchanges in New York,
New Orleans and Liverpool are to be
opened as soon as possible. The New
York exchange probably will confer
through committee with the Liver
pool exchange before such action is
taken,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
AMERICANS WILL,
FEED BELGIANS
Desperate Situation Of Popula.
tion to Be Relieved.
Ouer 100000 CiUiIians In Need OF
Necessaries of Lite Cdlifor-
niaH in Charge of Work.

London ~ An American commission
headed by Herbert c. Hoover, of Cali
fornia, will feed 100000 Belgian
who are on the verge Of starvation Al
a result Of the war in Europe.
An agreement to this effect has jus
been reached after weeks Of diplo
matte negotiations in which WalteI
Hines Page, the American ambassa
dor, acted as intermediary between
Belgium, England and Germany. Mr.
Hoover has been acting as chairman O
the American relief committee ii
London. More than $1,250, 600 will
be placed at his disposal for the relie
Of the stricken nation. 4
Early in the negotiations regarding
means to relieve these people Germany
declared her willingness to assist, but
she declined to give the guarantees re-
nl1ested hv tho Rr;t;ab fora;or ofY;ce
uh'.i 'ne ia''er iii'eu the embargo on
foodstuffs.
The situation was becoming des-
.perate when Ambassador Page nro.
,o.od +ho+ NJ uo,rar ,,.d....,.. a.,
peS ~ Aicoso unuei'e 'hs
work. Germany Immediately acceded
to this plan, saying that they would
extend every possible aid to such a
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Eastern Oregon Stockmen
Battle Against Rubie,

Silver Lake - That the rabies epi
demic has reached the coyotes of Lake
county, is the belief of several persons
who have killed or picked up the car.
casses Of wild dogs recently in the
vicinity Of Silver Lake. At least three
coyotes thought to be afflicted with
hydrophobia have been killed within a
few miles of this town, and the car
cass of another was found in the road
between Silver Lake and the head Of
the lake.
Andrew Canterbury was in duck
blind on the $50" ranch when snarl-
ing coyote emerged from the sage
brush few yards away and headed
directly for the hunter. Although Mr..
Canterbury discharged six shots of
close range at the head of the animal,
the coyote did not swerve from It's
course. The hunter then freed his dog
and fled. The dog won hard fight,
but sustained several bites and gashes.
W. L. Brown and Charles Wilson each
have shot what they believe to be mad
coyotes within the past week. Mr..
Brown and Daniel McLennon picked
up the carcass of another on the road.
This animal apparently had fallen
dead. Mr.. McLennon, who Is an old
time trapper, says there is no doubt
the coyote was mad, as its mouth and
nose were full Of porcupine quills, and
no coyote 'in its right mind' will at
tack porcupine.
Ranchers living on the road that
skirts Summer Lake TO the east this
week fired fusillade of shots at a
coyote that romped for miles along the
highway. The animal appeared to be
bullet and shot proof and refused to be
turned from bis course. AS soon as it
would pass one farmhouse the residents
thereof would telephone to the next
neighbor along the wild dogs route,
and thus the coyotes little jaunt was
made to resemble a Fourth of July cell
ebration. At the Robinett place a
small dog took up the chase and the
coyote disappeared into the hills.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Polk County Will Send
Fine Exhibit to Fair

Buena Vista Extensive plans have
been formed and preparations begun
for gigantic exhibit Of Polk county
products at the Panama. Pacific expo
sition in 1915. The success Of county
residents in winning prizes at the
State Fair, particularly on livestock,
has encouraged the work Of greater
fair preparation. Samples Of hops,
grain, prunes and exhibits Of sheep,
goats and cows will be sent to San
Francisco next year.
Late developments of the sheep and
goat industry in Polk county have re-
vealed some record-breaking animals
among the herds. The Angora goat is
high in favor and has reached high
standard. The latest acquisition to
the fiocks is fine specimen of the
Lincoln breed imported from New Zea-
land. Jersey cows are to be well rep
resented at the Words fair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
State Viii Sell Many
Acres of TumaIO Project

Salem ~ The State Desert Land
board has fixed $40 an acre as the sell
ing price of II, ,464 acres of the Tumalo
irrigation project. About 5000 acres
have been sold and the board will ad-
vertise the remainder for sale about
the middle of December.
1t is figured that the money derived
from the sale of the land will repay
the state the appropriation of $780,
900 for reclaiming the land, give a
profit of $5 an acre as provided in the
act making the appropriation, pay in
terest of $31, 104.66 on the money,
provide $86, ,76l.7l for refunding money
paid on contracts with the Columbia
Southern Irrigation company, which
started the work, and leave balance
of about $4,000.
The material is being shipped and
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Cotton Plea Has Seauel.

Hood River-The city council here
received a communication from the
board Of aldermen Of st. Matthews,
s. c., urging the city to take up the
campaign to have local citizens partic-
ipate in the 'buy-a-bale-of-
campaign. City Recorder Howe was
instructed to reply to the effect that
the Hood River 0rchardists would be
glad to reciprocate in case the South
Carolina people would join In the
"buy-a-box-of-apples" movement.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30

will arrive in time for the completion
of the project about December Is.
Under motion adopted by the board
the state will hold lien on each tract
until it is entirely paid for by the
settler. 1t is provided that 10 per
cent Of the selling price shall be paid
in advance and 10 per cent yearly with
interest. Persons who clear 80 acres
the first year will be exempt from
making annual payments the first thee
years, but must pay the interest and
later pay all the principal. The main
tenance charge an acre the first year
will be 80 cents.
Mr.. Largaard said the land would
grow two crops Of alfalfa yearly and
furnish fine pasture in the fall. 1t is
adapted for all kinds of grasses, pota-
toes, vegetables and fruits, and espe-
ciallly fine for dairying purposes,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Earthquake Rocks ItaIv.

Rome = Earthquakes in Northern
Italy have been extended during the
past few days. Seismic disturbances
of more or less severity have been felt
in Turin, Genoa, Florence, Leghorn,
Pisa, Lucia, Bologna and Venice, in
addition to many Of the smaller towns.
According to the latest advices, little
damage has been done and there have
been no fatalities.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Beige Printed in London.

London-L' independents Beige, the
foremost newspaper Of Belgium, pub
lished in Brussels and later in Ostend,
made its initial appearance in London
chiefly for the benefit of the thousands
of Belgians marooned in England. The
issue carries letter from Prime Min
lister Asquith, who says he hopes that
before long the paper again will be
published in Brussels snd that the
valiant Belgian people once more
viii to restored to their country in full
enjoyment of the freedom for which
they made such splendid sacrifices.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
Mrs. Derby Giues Cheer.

Paris-Mrs. Richard Derby, daugh.
ter of Theodore Roosevelt, brought
good cheer Sunday to the refugees in.
stalled at the Northern Railway depot.
While visiting the station with her hus.
band, Mrs. Derby noticed one particu-
larly unfortunate young woman from
Lille who nursed baby. Mrs. Derby
removed her cloak and gave it to the
young woman. The misery of the re-
fugees brought tears to Mrs. Derby
eyes, and she distributed gold pieces
among them. Her husband meantime
gave cigarettes to the soldiers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
RecaLLer Loses Tuice.

st. Helens-The case Of the State Of
Oregon against s. E. Smith came up
for trial here Monday. Smith was
charged with threatening to kill Glenn
R. Metsker, the candidate on the re-
call ticket for district attorney against
W. B. billiard, the incumbent. Mr..
billiard in the trial pleaded for Nets
ker, his former foe. While the jury
was hearing the case the report came
that the Supreme court had decided Mr..
billiard was illegally recalled and that
Mr.. Metsker was not elected lawfully.
Smith was found not guilty.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
German Girl Spy Is Shot.

London The Petrograd cores
pondent of the Morning Post, tele-
graphing under Tuesdays date from
Galicia, says: "A German girl spy
was caught few miles outside Of
Petrograd. She has been court mar
tialed and shot. Her clothes were
lined with admirably executed plans
Of Kronstadt and other military sta
tions."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
NeQro Seeks SLATE Ofice.

Sacramento, Cal. For the first time
in the history Of California q negro is
candidate for state Office. He is
George W. Woodby, Socialist from
Southern Cal;soFnia, and he has the
Socialist saination for state treas
Arizona republican., 1914-09-25
MONROE" IDEAL SCHOOL

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|. [. TAYLOR HANDLES
 BIG PAINTING CONTRACT

In planning the details of the WofN on the Monroe school, the po'iu that the interior painting ana ilhioii ipo was too important uet''li
 he let on a regular contract, anu 'e cided that more satisfactory resui'9 might be had if the sefNlces ol competent superintendent coulu ~ secured to confer with the poaru "n'' ,o aid in the selection of materldis and to determine the method anu styles of finish and to supeiiliteii'' the wo.'k That this plan woi h'u ont very satisfactorily is pialhlN eNi dent to all who may Vlslt the sciiooi where the beauty and quallty ol l"S interior finish has been remarked unon by many good judges Ill ue- 1 oidino the details of this work the hoard obtained the services or l.. V Tavlor of the Art Paint ana " all l paner store of South Central avenue 1 Mir. Taylor, who is conlractii5 painter of long experience mas iiianS fine jobs to his credit winch he iia' handled since coming to PhoehiN lioiii 1 California some five yeas s!nce' anu in taking up the Monroe school Jop' realized that it was an opportunity ia show what could be done Tn pnplii building work, for the Board Wlsi'eu only the very best of materials aha skilled labor to be used
 That the board is well pleased Wit' the results of this plan is shown pN the fact that it is recommending IL to othe.. school boards. In all cases the finest materials on the market were purchased. for work of this kind is most durable and satisfactory n the long run, when done as well a. possible in the first place. One Item of the paint work was for 10000 sq
 wards of plaste. wall painting, an for this Devoe's Velour wall pant which is washable. waterproof
 paint, was used. This was securef from the Valley Hardware anf Plumbing company, as was also tho Pratt and Lambert Nitraiite White Enamel which proved most satlsfac' toy, especially in finishing the al tractive equipment of the domesu' science departments.
 For the information of those Wh' have been impressed by the unusual Iy fine finish of the Domestic Science room dining room and pantrles, l may be stated that after a coat O shellac. five coats of flat white lea naint were applied, thoroughly rubb
Arizona republican., 1914-09-25

been the means of steering clear ol complications that might have leo to trouble. Never once from beginnih5 to end was there the least cause ioi complaint. The trustees and the peo- nle have shown thei.' good judgment in trusting everything in his hands and he has shown that 'heli u ''' was well placed by the results ne mas obtained.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17

Burke In Its effort to manufacture a
case against Sheriff McCabe and his
deputies. Independent Of the base
Misrepresentation Of the officers. the
people Of Burke rightly feel that they
have been grossly insulted and scand.
alzed by this malicious publication.
They had made extensive preparations
FOR the celebration OF Labor Day and
extended cordial invitation to the
public to join them. The invitation
was gladly accepted by hundreds from
all parts of the district. There was no
more disorder than is usually seen on
a similar occasion when a large mum.
Der OF men congregate, and there was
at no time an intimation of serious
trouble. 1t was left for the morbid i'm
agination Of the Press Times to invent
the disorderly and disgraceful scenes
1t describes. and the people Of Burke
deeply resent the insult and will not
soon forget 1t.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17
JOHN TA|ARO, VETERAN
FRANCO-PRUss|AN WAR
PIONEER OF CoEUR D'ALENES
BEARS THE SCAR OF PA.
TRIOTlc SERVICE.

John Thiard, pioneer Of the Occur
d'Alene district and who has lived and
mined on Trail creek. above Delta, for
many years and is still there, was in
Wallace last week Mr.. Thiard Is
native of France and watches with
vast armies that are in deadly combat
along the border between France and
Germany. He has several nepheWs In
the French army, and he intimated
that if his age permitted he would be
there too. That he would Is evidenced
by the fact that he now bears the
marks obtained in the service of his
native country when she was involved
in war with Germany in 1870. the
Franco Prussian war. Mr.. Thiard
exhibited an ugly scar over two inches
long on the back of his neck, just un-
der his shirt collar, which was caused
by a bursting shell fired by the Ger
mans in hot encounter on the French
frontier. Mr.. Thiard was only Is years
of age at that time. The war was short
and decisive and he saw active service
from the beginning to the end. He
had brother in the army at the same
time and who was confined in Paris
during the famous siege.
Mr.. Thiard is well known and highly
respected by all old timers. A good
many years ago when the stamp mill
at the head Of Trail gulch was running
and considerable force Of men en-
ployed in the mine and mill, 1t be-
came necessary to establish post
office for their accommodation. The
postoffice was called Thard in honor
of this French army veteran and Occur
d'Alene pioneer. The postoffice has
since been discontinued on account OF
the suspension of operations at the
mine.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17
THE TREASURE VAULT.
Nine Mile Property Being Extensively
Develo ped,

The Treasure Vault at the head Of
the west fork of Nine Mile, is being
developed in a manner that promises
to make it productive mine at no dis
tant date. 1t is an old location and has
been opened by tunnel at the lowest
practical depth, which has exposed a
continuous shoot of ore for several
hundred feet. Further depth being
necessary to find ore in commercial
quantity, during the summer the prop
erty was equipped with compressor
and hoist and all necessary buildings
to carry on development Electric
power for the compressor and hoist is
obtained from the Washington Water
Power company. The shaft Is just
above the bed of the creek and about
70 feet south of the vein. 1t is now
down about 100 feet and at 200 cross
cut will be run to the vein. 1t is the
purpose to sink 400 feet. The heaviest
owners in the Treasure Vault are C. NJ
Johnson, Hugh Ross and e. r. Day.
Mr.. Ross is in charge of the work on
the property and has nine men en-
ployed.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17
NORTH IDAHO AND BELL
GO TO THE INTERSTATE
ABSORPTION OF INTERESTS
WHICH MARK END OF DUAL
TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Negotiations which no doubt will re-
Idaho Telephone system throughout
northern Idaho by the Interstate Utii-
ties company, with headquarters in
Spokane, were practically closed here
last night. The deal for the taking
over Of these two systems has been
pending for some time and it has now
progressed to stage where it is prac-
tically an assured fact. A special
meeting of the stockholders Of the
North Idaho company was held here
Tuesday for the purpose Of ratifying
the action of it's board Of directors in
entering into an agreement with the
Utilities company for the transfer of
the North Idaho interests and the pro-
position was accepted by at least 80
per cent of the outstanding stock Of
the company
All of the Bell interests except the
trunk lines of that company are in
volved in the transaction.
AS tHc IildllcT uUW StdHuS CttSii III
dividual stockholder of the North
Idaho company must select his own
method of transferring his stock to the
new corporation and for the purpose
of safeguarding their interests a COM
mittee of three, composed Of Stanly A.
Easton, James F. Mccarthy and Her
man j. Rossi has been appointed to in
vestigate the organization and papers
of the Utilities company and make a
report to each North Idaho stockholder.
The absorption Of the North Idaho
and Bell interests in this district means
the elimination Of the dual telephone
system which has existed here for the
last six years and while 1t is under
stood that an advance of rs per cent
in the telephone charges is to be made
by the new company it will still mean
large saving to the residents of the
district who were compelled for bust
ness reasons to maintain the double
phone system.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17
LIKE THE DISTRICT.
Kootenai and Bonner Visitors Inspect
Minjru Property.

Ben F. Olson, foreman for the big
lumber company operating at Laclede,
in Bonner county, August Knutson,
engineer for the same company, and
Peter Henderson Of Coeur d'Alene. ac-
companied by George Austin Of this
city, from Coeur d'Alene, arrived in the
city Saturday evening, making the
trip by automobile from Laclede. They
are stockholders in the Rainbow Min
ing company, of which Mr.. Austin Is
secretary and manager They visited
the property Of the company in Shields
gulch, about three miles west OF town.
and while protesting no practical
knowledge Of mining, they are never
theless practical men and expressed
themselves as highly pleased with
what they saw. The annual assess
ment work on the Rainbow group Will
be done by sinking on the vein from
the tunnel level, and If the showing
improves 1t Is possible that work will
|be continued
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-09-17
THE MORNING..
Company Still Employs Considerable
Number Of Men.


Number Of Men.
Although several hundred men were
laid off through the closing down of
the Morning mine, a considerable
number of men are still employed
making repairs and changes in the
mine and mill. The Mullan Progress
reports that two Kelly filter presses
have arrived which will be used in
connection with the flotation system
that is being installed. This process
was first tried in the district at the
National and with the short time that
1t was in operation has proven sue
cess. BY means of this press in the
oil flotation process the moisture IS
reduced to about eight per cent, saw
ing a great deal in freight and makes
the handling of the concentrates easier
with the additional advantage that
the water with its contents can be
pumped back and used again.