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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-24
BUYS ALBION PAPER

r. f. Newbill on Wednesday
closed deal by which he assumes
the plant Of the Albion Graphic, es-
tablished over year ago by T. ].
O'shaunessey. Mr.. Newbill. who is
a printer Of considerable ability. will
issue his first paper December 30,
and will publish each Thursday
thereafter. The name Journal" will
appear on the banner of the Albion
paper. and the editor asserts that the
notifies OF the sheet will be inde-
pendent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-24
CONTRACTORS GET 1914

Judge r. L. McCroskey, in a de-
cision in the case involving the Pull
man Presbyterian church and the
contractors who constructed the edi-
flee, granted recovery to the plain
tiffs in the sum of 1914. The con-
tractors sued for approximately
$500.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-24
FORMER PRINCIPAL DIES

George Eyre, aged 80 years, form
erly principal of the high school
here, died Tuesday at his home IN
Dayton from brain trouble Mr..
Eyre was unmarried. and had been
in i'll health for several years. Pre-
vious to coming to Pullman he was
principal at Boise.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-24

REGENTS EULOC|zE PRESIDENT
AND MRS. ENOCH A. BRYAN

The plan OF the campus as adopt
ed includes the location of future
buildings and the walks and drives
and plantations as mapped out for
improvements to cover long series
of future years. Among the build
ings thus provided for is the armory,
150x300, to be located on the edge
of Rogers field, the farm engineering
building and dairy building adjac-
ent to the present agricultural
building, also a mining building.
The entire campus of the institu-
ton will thus be divided into series
of quadrangles.
The board also authorizes plans
for the construction of live stock
pavilion, which is to be an auxiliary
of the agricultural building and
which is to be built during next sum
mer. The amphitheatre OF this
structure will be 80 feet in length
and accommodation will be provided
for 260 students.
Senator d. s. Troy of Chimacum
made report to the board as a spe-
cial committee on the Puyallup ex-
pertinent station, approving the ac-
ceptance of the proposed annex to
the dairy barn, also the design and
construction of the new building to
accommodate the winter school. The
new winter agricultural school at
Puyallup will open January for a
siX-weeks term and will be perma-
nent institution. 1t has an advance
enrolment already of 100 students
for the coming term.
After expressing in his report his
regret at severing his official con-
nection with the college and his APP
probation OF the loyal support he
has received from the regents and
faculty. President Bryan said
College ON Sound Basis
40 w bilC NOllCSSO lloCll Ill It's
triple function of instruction, expert
mentation and extension, | can only
say that l believe it to be on a thor
oughly sound basis in conception, or
ganization and finance. believe
also that in the minds and hearts of
our people it has a firm and lasting
place. 1t has weathered many
storms, will weather many more and
will continue for generations to carry
the truth far and wide throughout
the world.
Il any persuaded you have made
wise choice in my successor and |
know full well that you will give
him the same loyal support you have
given me. and | believe that he will
give to you and the college his I'M
CONTINUED ON page FOUR
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
De Palma Makes New Record in
5OO-M1e Auto Race al indianapolis

Indianapolis Ralph De Palma won
the fifth 5OO-mile International sweep
stakes on the Indianapolis motor speed
way here Monday in the remarkable
time of s hours 33 minutes and 55a
seconds. The victor travelled at On
average speed Of 1884 miles an ho1r
and broke the record for the race es-
tablished In 1914 by Rene Thomas,
who finished in 8 hours 8 minutes and
45.9 seconds. 5
.Dario Resta, who finished second,
contested every mile of the way with
the winner and the battle Of these two
pilots was the feature of the contest.
Resta never quit trying to head Off De
Palma and finished only four minutes
after the winner crossed the tape.
Resta's time was hours 81 minutes
and 34.94 seconds. Gil Anderson was
third and completed the race in hours
AZ minutes and 27.57 seconds. Out Of
23 cars that started, IL finished, Of
which 10 received prize money.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Big GUNS DAMAGED IN PUGET
SOUND FORTS; PHOTOS TAKEN

Port Townsend, Wash. attempt
to put the big guns out of commission
at Fort Worden and Fort Flagley,
guarding the entrance to Puget Sound,
was made several days ago, it became
known here, and as a result all visitors
have been barred from the forts in
this district.
1t is reported that breech blocks Of
four guns were removed and the load
ing mechanism damaged. Officers at
the forts have endeavored to keep the
matter secret.
The discovery followed report that
Fort Worden had been photographed in
details by persons who had surrepti-
tiously entered the grounds. The pho
tographs gave the relative locations of
the big guns and the hidden batteries.
It is said that the War department,
hearing Of the photographing Of the
forts, sent two secret service men here
to investigate. 1t is reported they
found no trouble in gaining entrance to
the batteries and the subsidiary sta
tions connected with the defenses.
Up to the time of these discoveries
automobiles with sightseers were per-
mitted to visit the elevation where the
batteries are located, but new orders
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Railway Renews Work.

Eugene-A crew of 40 men has re-
sumed operations in the Willamette
Pacific gravel pit, near Natron, and
trains will begin hauling rock from
the Upper Willamette to the Lower
Siuslaw. The gravel will be used by
the railroad for the concrete piers on
the Siuslaw bridge, construction of
which is well under way.
In a few days gravel will also be
used as ballast for the newly-laid track
from Mapleton to the bridge site near
Acme. The grade past the rock quar-
ry and the Point Terrace Mill, where
construction was delayed by right-of-
way difficulties, will soon be COM
pleted.
Another crew Of 40 or 80 men will
be placed at work by the Southern Pa
cific this week constructing the Will
'lamette River wagon road. Bunk cars
were sent up the river over the Oak
ridge line. The railroad is rebuilding
the Willamette wagon road in compli-
ance with the orders Of the Circuit
court to replace the road which it took
for its roadbed on the Natron extern
sion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Bar Soundings Being Taken.

Astoria-Under the direction of AS
sistant Engineer Michael, force of
United States engineers has been TAX
ing soundings on the bar during the
past few days, operating from the
steamer George H. Mendell. The
work will probably continue the rest
of the week.
While definite figures are not yet
obtainable, it is understood the sound
ings show decided improvement in
the channel, considering the short time
the dredge Chinook has been working
this season. During the week the
Chinook dug and carried out to sea 100,-
900 cubic yards, or, approximately
150, 900 tons of sand, in addition to the
vast amount of material pumped up to
be swept into deep water by the cur
rent and tide.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
FIFTEEN TONS RUSSIAN DYNAMITE EXPLODES

arrival. Mr.. Lillico said the explosive
was awaiting the arrival of a steamer
to take it to Russia.
The explosive was to be shipped to
Vladivostok on the steamer Hazel Dol
lar, now loading army supplies at Ia
coma. It became known that two
weeks ago the Russian consul in San
Francisco received information that an
attempt would be made to blow up the
Hazel Dollar before she left port.
Detectives were employed by the
Russian government, and for two
weeks have been guarding the Hazel
Dollar. Walter R. Thayer, local rep
resentative of the detective agency
guarding thessteamer, said he believed
an internal machine had been concealed
among the cases Of dynamite stored on
the scow, with the expectation that
the explosive soon would be placed
aboard the steamer.
Fire Marshal Bringhurst said he
could offer no other explanation for
the explosion than that it was mali
cious, although he admitted that he had
been unable to gather any evidence in
support of this theory.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Late Legislative Measures
NOW Become Effective

vides four year high school course
without tuition, for every boy and girl
in the state. Those districts that do
not have high schools are required to
levy an assessment so that their chill
dren can be sent to neighboring high
schools.
The old-fashioned school meeting
that has prevailed in Portland up to
this time to levy the school tax has
been abolished.
None but taxpayers are allowed to
vote in the school elections and at the
time of registering voter must des-
ignate whether he or she is taxpayer.
However, inasmuch as the existing
registration books will be used at the
forthcoming school election, this law
can not be utilized at this time.
Another measure which was the sub
ject of much interest at the time it
was under consideration by The legis-
lature was that providing women
school teachers salaries equal with
those of the men teachers.
A new registration law requires that
it shall be the duty of the attending
physician or midwife to file a certif-
cate Of birth, properly and completely
filled out, giving all particulars, with
the local registrar of the district in
which the birth occurred, within 10
days after date of birth.
The so-called "anti-trading stamp
law" is another now in effect. 1t i'm
poses tax Of 5 per cent of the gross
income not only on the trading stamp
and coupon companies, but on every
person giving trading stamps, coupons,
certificates and other trade devices re-
deemable in merchandise.
The trading stamp companies. are
evading the merchandise feature ofthe
law by making the stamps redeernable
in cash, with which premiums may
then be bought. The same course has
been adopted by chain Of tobacco
stores giving certificates. The consti-
tutionality Of the laws will be attacked
in the courts, according to the COM
panies affected.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04

Seattle, Wash. Fifteen tons of dy-
Mantle, stored on scow anchored in
the west waterway, said to have been
awaiting shipment to Russia, exploded
at 2 o'clock Sunday morning and
caused damage estimated at $40, 900 to
plate-glass windows in Seattle. An
unidentified watchman who is supposed
to have been guarding the dynamite is
missing and doubtless was killed.
Roy Lillico, manager Of the Lillico
Launch & Towboat company, who had
supervision Of the explosive, said he
had hired the watchman Saturday
night without learning his name to
take the place Of two men who pre-
viously guarded the scow in a launch,
but who had been sent to Tacoma for a
tow.
The cause of the explosion had not
been determined, but Port Warden
Paysee is of the opinion that it was
not accidental.
The explosive was brought to Seat
tie from San Francisco on the steamer
F. s. Loop, May 13, and was trans
ferred to the scow upon the steamers
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04

Washington, d. C.-Germany's re-
ply to the American note concerning
the sinking of the Lusitania produced
feeling Of profound disappointment
here. Dissatisfaction at the failure
Of Germany to answer the demands of
the United States was reflected in
government circles generally.
President Wilson had retired early
Sunday-before the text arrived
from reading of the summary pub
lished and Ambassador Gerard's fore
casts, he had an accurate impression
Of what it contained.
Secretary Bryan would make no
comment. Other cabinet officers were
reticent, but there was little conceal
ment anywhere that the answer from
Berlin had produced grave situation
in the relations between the United
States and Germany. Just what course
Of action the United States will pursue
is undetermined.
Press dispatches giving the text of
the reply came in the course of the
evening and were sent to the White
House.
From previous knowledge Of Pres
ident Wilson's position, it was gen.
orally predicted that prompt answer
would be sent to Berlin = perhaps
within "a or 48 hours.
In German quarters here it was
again reiterated that the Lusitania
was armed.
To controvert this the United States
has proof gathered before the Amer
lean note was sent that there were no
guns aboard. Furthermore, the Brit
ish government entered into an in
formal agreement with the United
States early in the war to see that no
British vessels left American ports
armed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
German Submarines Sink Two q
More Vessels Without Warning

~
London - German submarines have
sunk the Danish steamer Soborg and
the British steamer Dixiana. The
crews and officers of both were saved.
The Soborg was sunk in the English
Channel. The Dixiana was torpedoed
just before noon Saturday off Ushant.
The crew of the Dixiana was landed
at Cardiff, Wales, by a Greek steamer
which picked them up from small
boats. Two members had been in
jured by debris falling into their life
boat after the explosion which wrecked
the vessel.
According to the reports of members
Of the crew, the only warning given
the Dixiana was the firing Of several
shells at the steamer by the sub
marine.
After the crew got into their boats
a torpedo was fired into the Dixiana's
engine room.
The Dixiana was of 2147 tons. She
left Brunswick, Ca, May Z, and Sa.
vannah May II, for Havre and Swan
sea. She was in command of Captain
Long.
The Dixiana was formerly the Put
ney Bridge. She was built at West
Hartlepool in 1901, and was owned by
the Dixiana Steamship company. The
vessel was 331 feet long, AZ feet beam
and "a feet deep.
The Soborg was built at Sunderland
in 1899 and was of 1888 tons net regis
ter. The vessel was 268 feet long
43 feet beam and 10 feet deep. She
sailed from Boon on her last eastern
trip across the Atlantic April 6, when
she was bound for Kirkwall and
Aarhl1s.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
!. Highway Work to Resume.

Astoria Arrangements were per-
fected this week between the State
highway engineers and Peterson &
johnson, the contractors who are to
resume work at once on the construc-
tion of the portion of the Columbia
highway lying betweens this city and
the east line Of the county at West
port.
Camps are being established and
crews Of men are assembled to begin
actual construction work. It is
estimated that the road can be COM
pleted SO as to be available for sum-
mer travel at an expense Of $61, 900.
To make up this amount Astoria people
have advanced $4,000 and s35, 900
has been appropriated by the state.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04

Now that the time for invoking the
referendum against measures passed
by the recent legislature has expired,
all such laws have gone into effect
without further formality. NJ
Among them are several of an inn
portant nature, in addition to those
that became effective Immediately
after they were signed by the governor
by virtue Of the emergency clause
which they carried.
Principal among the new laws is
that amending the existing workmen's
compensation act providing relief for
industrial employees throughput the
state. This measure fixes new grad
uated scale Of premiums against the
employers based on the nature of the
industry and the hazard that it in
wolves. 1t contains an accident pre-
vention clause that reduces the pre-
miums in proportion to the reduction
in the number of accidents and i'm
poses criminal responsibilities upon
those employers who are negligent in
providing safety devices in their
plants.
The RAILROAD Commission of Ore
gon" has passed out Of existence. The
commission now is known as the Pub
lie Service commission. This, the leg
islature believes, more nearly describes
its duties, inasmuch as it has charge
of all public utilities as well as rail-
roads.
Stricter regulations are imposed
upon persons operating under the food
and dairy laws of the state. Uniform
methods Of preparing food and display
ing it for public consumption are pro-
vided. A fixed standard also is pre-
scribed for refrigeration Of foods.
The state institutions and the var
ious political subdivisions Of the state
now will be permitted to grant a diff
ferential of s per cent on all home
made goods in granting public con-
tracts.
Many important changes in the
school law also have been provided.
One of these is the measure that pro-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Oregon Horses in Demand.

Wallowa- The horse sale held here
this week brought many buyers and
horses. The prices ranged from $50
to $3.50 a head. There were 450
horses offered and more than half were
sold. Nine cars were shipped out the
last of the week and more will go
later. M. L. Marks, of South Omaha,
was the heaviest buyer, shipping four
cars.
During the month of May 354 horses
were sold, bringing $37, 900. Under
the managemento Of A. B. Hall, $140,-
600 worth Of horses have been sold
since January | in Wallowa county.
Mr.. Hall is planning to hold another
sale the 29th or 3Oth of June.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Food for Mexico Is Plea.

Salem-Replying to a letter from G.
@. Devol, acting chairman of the
American Red Cross, that many Mexi-
can women and children are facing
starvation, and urging Oregon to give
whatever aid is possible, Governor
Withycombe said he would confer with
the head Of the society in this state
regarding Mexico at once.
Probably" continued the governor,
"the most efficient way will be to ap-
point a special committee to handle
the work.
My advices are that thousands are
facing starvation. am sure there
will be many here who will feel able
and willing to help"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Berlin Puts All Blame on England By Declaring Vessel Was
Armed Cruiser and Carrying War Munitions.
WASHINGTON EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT
Failure to Answer Plain Demands Of United States to Be Referred to In
Early Answer President Wilson Declared Ready, If Nee.
essay to Sever Diplomatic Relations Sinking
Of GuIhight and Cushing Is Admitted

Berlin-Germany, in its reply to the
United States, fatty declares the sink
ing of the Lusitania to have been
justified on the grounds of self-defense.
The Lusitania, it contends, carried am
munition to be used in killing German
soldiers. It is also contended that the
Lusitania was an auxiliary cruiser of
the British navy; that she was armed
and that she carried Canadian troops,
as well as war material.
No indication of desire or intention
of abating the submarine plan Of war
fare is given in the German reply.
The note, however, is not framed as a
direct answer to the American de-
mands, but is rather an ad interim
reply, setting forth that cetain facts
are first to be decided on before the
main issues are discussed by the two
governments.
The Berlin government takes up
first the cases of the Gulfight and the
Cushing. It says. these are now being
investigated, but that it is.not Ger
many's intention to submit neutral
ships on the high seas, guilty of no
hostile acts, to attacks. When neu-
trails through no fault of their own are
damaged, Germany will pay indemnifi-
cation, she says.
The case of the Falaba also is men,
toned, and in this instance it is de-
clared that the captain Of the ship
is himself to blame because Of his
efforts to escape and to summon aid.
The declaration that the Lusitania
had cannon aboard and was an auxil-
iary cruiser of the British navy is
made strongly. All blame for the de-
struction of the vessel is placed on the
British owners, who are accused Of at
tempting deliberately to use the lives
Of American citizens as protection for
the ammunition aboard and acted
against the clear provisions of the
American law, which expressly pro
hibits the forwarding of passengers on
ships carrying ammunition and provide
a penalty therefor.
The reply says it deems these cir
cumstances important enough to rec
ommend them to the attentive exam
ination Of the American government. !"
The reply says that final decision on
the demands of the United States is
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Eight Thousand See School Work.

Oregon City ~ Eight thousand per-
SONS visited the exhibit of the work Of
pupils in the three Oregon City public
schools before it closed this week.
There are between IL, 900 and 15, 600
pieces in the display, which range
from the simple line drawings Of the
first grade to carefully constructed
rocking chairs and desks of the senior
class in the high school.
The exhibit is an annual affair and
is intended to illustrate the nature and
scope of the work of the local schools.
Work from every room in the three
buildings and from almost every pupil
was displayed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Piutes Violating Parole,

Santa Fe, N. M.--The renegade Pi-
utes, of Southern Utah, are violating
their promise to General Scott to re-
main inside the reservation; are roam
ing over the country, and making
threats against the white inhabitants,
according to A. H. Spencer, Of the
Mexican Hat, Utah, trading post, who
has arrived at Pennington, N. M.
The parole agreement provided that II
the Indians left the reservation the
state authorities should return them
forcibly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Raiding Zeppelin Falls.

Geneva A dispatch received here
from Friedrichshafen, on Lake Con-
stance, sets forth that one of the Yep
pelin airships which three days before
had raided the town of Southend, at
the mouth of the Thames, 40 miles
east of London, was struck by one of
the British shells. Owing to the re-
sultant loss Of gas it was unable to
reach the mainland and fell into the
sea of Heligoiand. Whether the crew
was saved is not known.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Strike Deputies Guilty.

New Brunswick - Nine Of the ten
deputies who have been on trial here
for week on the charge of murder in
the first degree, for having fired into 3
crowd Of chemical plant strikers in
Roosevelt last January. killing two
and wounding score Of strikers, were
convicted of manslaughter.
One deputy, John Smith, was last
week ordered acquitted by the court,
no evidence having been adduced to
connect him with the killing.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Elorence CIub Is Alive.

Florence Portland, with a Com
mercial club membership Of 5000,
claimed the largest per capita club
membership in the world. Eugene,
with membership Of $50, challenged
Portland's claim; now Florence, at the
mouth of the Siuslaw river, with a
club membership of 35, disputes the
claims of all others. The club is said
to be the ''live wire" organization in
Western Lane county. 1t had entire
charge of the recent festival 1t
brought about the laying Of the first
hard-surface pavement.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-06-04
Loganberry Pool Formed.

Salem-At meeting here the Ore
gon Loganberry association decided to
form pool of this years crop, which,
with the pools of the Salem Fruit
Union and H. s. Gile & Co., of this
city, will comprise more than 80 per
cent of the crop. The management Of
the three pools will operate in conjunc-
tion, SO that the best prices may be OBJ
tained. DIR. c. w. Keene, Silverton,
is president Of the association, and L.
H. Roberts, Of this city, is vice presi-
dent. Seymour Jones and ]. J. Nc
Donald are additional directors.