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The Washington herald., 1915-10-17
THE GREAT UNKNOWN

gun from the other. Great snakes: but 1
must be dreaming You are talking to
me, are you?'
swung his club with one hand and point
ed into the darkness with the other.
The Bald Eagle got. He went like
he had left his pocketbook under the
was out of sight: Then. as the officer
stood pseriRs hit into oc the gloom and
sob. half groan. came to his ear
from afar OF. saying:
And he was talking that talk to
weeks on raw centipedes and made
playmates of the gila monsters, All
-um. I'll wipe this town OF the face
ignoramus Of policeman win be to
blame for the slaughter
The only occupant of the Nebraska
cabin was girl about Il years old.
and when the colonel rode up and
asked her the way to scottsville she
Dad might tell you if he was here,
stranger. but dads OFF over thsre lay
Il" "Snd and a your an~ mothers ,oMe % 000m'
here. but msrm's on down this way
layin. out another new town to BOOM"
One. and that's Bill. Bill might
tell you II he was here. but he's over
the river layin' a third new town"
And how about you? Can't you
direct me?'
II might. stranger. If this wasn't
my busy day. You see. I'm layin' out
new town. and I've just made Mary
Jane avenue run from here to the
creek. Want to speculate, stranger?'
mo. / guess not"
Cause IL you do I'll give you the
first pick of lots along Mary Jane
avenue for $40 apiece and take half
of II In store pay at that"
You seem to be a booming family"
! observed. as / got ready to ride on
You bet!" she heartily exclaimed
Dad booms. marm booms. Bill booms
and I'm either going to boom or tear
down the shanty, Don't want any
corner lots in the new town Of Prim.
nose ;0 ,en en- ,,a An nn right @ stranger Sen.
hence you can't buy 'em for $50 l1
long tn yout Cond-hvE -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Thousands Are Cut Off by Floods;
Rescue Steamers Forced to Quit

Little Rock, Ark. = Five thousand
people in the town of Newport, Ark,
are marooned by the flood waters of
White River.
According to a telephone message
received here, the populace is in des-
perate straits. Eight persons are re-
ported to have lost their lives.
The town is inundated to depth
ranging from 5 to IL feet and most of
the population has sought refuge in
the upper floors Of the hotels and the
courthouse, #
Because Of recent heavy rains, the
river rose to such an extent that all
the leyees protecting the town gave
way, letting loose one Of the most dis
astrous floods in the history Of the
community.
Two steamboats, continued making
trips up and down the river in the vi
cinity Of Newport and succeeded in
rescuing number Of families from
the roofs Of houses, whittier they had
gone to escape the flood. Finally the
food became too great, and the boats
had to withdraw.
All means Of communication with
the town, save the telephone wires,
has been destroyed, and it was feared
that even the telephone wire would be
destroyed.
Several passenger trains are stalled
at Newport.
With food and water supplies almost
exhausted and with many refugees in
the town from other points along the
river, the situation was one which au-
thorities here considered grave.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
$50, 10000 FEDERAL CASH TO
Be sent TO PROTECT COTTON

Washington, D. G. - Treasury Off
cials have made public an announce
ment by Secretary McAdoo, that in
view Of the action Of the allies in put
ting cotton on the contraband list, he
would, If it became necessary, deposit
$50, ,000,0 900 or more in gold in the
Federal Reserve banks at Atlanta,
Dallas and Richmond for the purpose
of enabling the reserve banks to re-
discount loans on cotton secured by
warehouse receipts, made by national
and state banks belonging to the Fed
eral reserve systen.g
The gold would be deposited tempo
rarily, at least, without interest
charge. M
It was explained that if it appeared
that the object could be accomplished
with greater efficiency thereby, the
deposits woud be made directly with
National banks agreeing to lend the
money on cotton at rate not to ex-
coed six per cent.
Secretary McAdoo authorized the
announcement from his summer home
at North Haven, Maine. 1t came at
the close of days speculation in Off
cial circles as to the nature of the
steps, which the entente powers have
indicated they will take to uphold the
cotton market in the face of their con-
traband order. Y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Fear Felt For lsIandsra.

New Orleans.-Efforts are being
made to reach Marsh Island, about
15O miles southwest of here, to learn
the fate Of 100 island residents, who,
1t is feared, may have been lost In the
storm. Persons on the island mostly
are fishermen, but several parties Of
campers were known to have been
there when the hurricane struck.
The sea was still too rough to be
navigable, and an appeal was sent to
Governor Hall, who ordered the state
conservation commission to direct one
of its large boats to 60 to the rescue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
GERM OF SMALLPOX
Doctor Greeley Claims to Have
Isolated Microbe.
Believes They Multiply In Mucous
Membrane Of Nose at Beginning Of
Disease and Thence Penetrate .
Blood Vessels.

DR.. Horace Greeley of Brooklyn re-
ports to the Medical Record that he
has discovered the long:sought mi
crobe Of smallpox. He found ian ap-
parently identical organism from the
"vesicles of twenty-five cases of sue
cessful vaccination, from A Ike mum.
ber Of cases of undoubted chickenpox.
and from five cases Of recognized and
undoubted smallpox. IVY
From Doctor Greeley's technical de-
Bcription Of this new microbe it may
be gathered that it is spherical and
from 0.3 to 0.6 microns dof 0.000117 to
0.000234 inch) In diameter. 1t Is In
the form Of multiplying spores.
which just before division assume the
shape of figure 5, withsa nucleus in
each half. These develop into branch
ing masses with sporesa at the end OF
the branches. IL Il #
Doctor Greeley has grown them in
cultures. He believes they multiply
on the mucous membranes of the nose
at the beginning Of the disease, and
the spores when shed penetrate the
blood vessels and are waited to all
parts Of the body. landing in the skin
capillaries, where conditions Of lower
temperature and more light, perhaps,
favor further proliferation. In this
connection we should remember how
the eruption favors the face and
hands"
Doctor Greeley concludes that vac
cinia and variola are identical. the diff
ference being that vaccination pro-
duces local and at most lymphat-
10 infection, usually stopped at the
nearest chain OF glands, and repre-
sents the incubation of an organism
directly derived from a different spe-
cies Of animal, and therefore probably
Of low relative virulence, while small
pox is undoubtedly contracted
through the respiratory tract and is
due to one derived directly from an
animal Of like species which, as
shown, through spore formation,
passes into the blood and is thrown to
all corners"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
OREGON STAT[, !, NEWS.
Oregon Cadets Praised.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis-A letterlfrom Brigadier Cen
eral Tasker H. Bliss, chief of staff,
United States Army, at Washington,
D. c., to the Oregon Agricultural col
,lege, says,,that the attention of Secre-
tary Garrison has been drawn to the
satisfactory improvement and steady
progress of the work of the military
here. The reports were
based on the latest annual inspection
of the cadet regiment by Captain W.
T. Merry, who has been the inspecting
officer for the last three years.
The cadet regiment is ranked in the
second highest class attainable by ca
diets of institutions other than solely
military.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Oregon Permit Refused,

Salem = Corporation Commissioner
Schulderman has denied the American
Banking Credit company, with head
quarters in Chicago and incorporated
in Delaware, a permit to do business
in this state. The company has an
investment and loan scheme which Mr..
Schulderman has decided is not feas-
ible. He does not believe it can make
the loans promised with its means Of
investment. "A
To do business in Oregon, according
to Mr.. Schulderman, the company
would have to comply with the build.
ing and loan laws and the banking
laws, which it has not intimated II
would do. 4@
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27

Capt. Eugene Bourassa, q military
officer in Montreal, who In private life
controls a clothing store, states that
the war has caused among his patrons
an average expansion Of chest meas.
ure from 36 to 40 inches. This is
true not only Of those In active serv.
ice, but Of all the citizens. He ex-
plains 1t on the ground that all the
men are mentally and physically pro.
pairing for service now or in the fU
ture.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Wheat Crop Estimated.

Washington, D. c. - The Canadian
West is expected to produce some
where between 100000, 900 and $780,
900, 900 bushels of wheat this season
probably around about 24O, 900, 900
bushels, 80 it is reported to the depart
ment of commerce.
The total grain crop is expected to
aggregate 325, 600, 900 bushels. Of this
total it is expected that $50, 900, 900
bushels will be available for lake ship
ment, and that from 130, 900, 900 to
$50, 000,0 900 bushels will be available
for export.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Ninety Take Military Course.

Tacoma, Wash. - Ninety business
and professional men, including one
minister and half dozen capitalists,
reported for the camp of instruction
for business men in command of Colo
mel R. H. Wilson, Fourteenth Infan-
try, United States Army, at Cosgrove,
American Lake. They will spend three
weeks receiving military instruction
from regular army officers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Oregon Foliage Pleases.

Portland "A thoroughly successful
convention was that Of the American
Association of Park Superintendent,
held in San Francisco lastmeek, ac-
cording toe. 7. Mische, Of Portland,
who was elected the associations pres
ident.
Many members present were highly
pleased with what they saw when
passing through Oregon. Some Of the
greatest men in their line in the coun-
try did not realize the variety Of foli-
age we have in Oregon. They were
very much surprised and impressed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Fourteen Of Ships Passengers
Remain UnacCouated for.
WASHINGTON ANXIOUS OVER REPORTS
Seriousness Of Affair Depends Upon
Whether Ship Tried to Ram or
Sharply Changed Course.

New York.-A revised list of the
surviving passengers and those un-
accounted for. corrected according to
the only dispatch received by the
White Star line Saturday, was given
out here. 1t showed IA passengers
still missing. after careful checking.
The list included two Americans
Mrs. josephine L. Bruguiere and Ed
mund f. Woods.
White Star lists cabled previously
contained the names Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Burgess as among the survivors.
Officials were unable to explain the
error i. according to consular reports,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
ARE LOADED WITH THERMIT
Incendlary Bombs Differ From tho
Ordinary Missile In Character Of
Their Destructive Power.

Incendiary bombs differ from ordi-
nary explosive bombs in that they are
intended not to scatter fragments
over wide area, but to produce sud
den and intense heat at q given point,
thus starting fierce confagration.
W. A. Tiiden describes in Nature
one of these bombs, q picture of which
is reproduced hera. His description
Is as follows:
The bomb, as q rule, Is conical, of
ten-inch diameter at the base, corded
round, and has metal handle at tho
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27

apex (see cut). The base 10 q fiat
cup onto which a pierced metal fun
mel is fitted, having the ignition de-
vice and handle fitted at the top.
The funnel is generally filed with
thermit, which upon ignition gener.
ates intense heat, and by the time Of
the concussion has taken the form of
molten metal Of the extraordinary
high temperature of over FIVE thou
sand degrees Fahrenheit. The molten
metal is spread by the concussion.
Outside the funnel is a padding OF q
highly iniammable or resinous mate
rial bound on with an infammable
form of rope. The reslnous material
creates pungent smoke.
There is generally some melted
white phosphorous in the bottom of
the cap, which develops nauseous
fumes. In some cases celluloid chip
pings are added and occasionally
small quantity of petrol.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Climber Killed on Rainier.

Tacoma.--While climbing to Gibral.
tar Rock on Mount Rainier. with a
party Of eastern tourists, G. F. Ord
way, Of Boston, plunged to death down
a canyon. Mrs. Ordway saw her hus.
bands body go crashing down the
cliff. Ordway's body was recovered
by members Of the party. Although
$4,000 tourists have registered at the
national park this season, this is the
first accident OF the kind since 1912,
when young woman fell from peak.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Stefansson Not Sighted.

Nome, Alaska-The United States
coast guard cutter Bear, which carried
the mails to Point Barrow, the most
northerly point of Alaska, returned to
Nome Tuesday and reports that no
word Of Viljalmur Stefansson, the ex-
plorer, and his two companions had
been received. The Bear reported that
nothing further has been heard of the
gasoline schooner New Jersey, hereto
fore reported missing. The New Jer-
sey left Nome last fall.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Pests Boom Egg Outnut.

Baker -Grasshoppers, pest in the
John Day country for years, this sea-
son have become blessing.
Ira G. Boyce, an oldtime merchant
at John Day, says eggs are more plen-
tiful than in years because of the
abundance Of this delicacy for the
chickens to feed on, and that the Au-
gust record of production will beat any
in its history. The grasshoppers are
more numerous than ever at this time
of year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27

do you understand the language OF
nowersf' said the sentimental youth.
NO." replied Miss Cayenne. II
don't know that should care to have
my conversation regulated by the kind
CT vegetation that happened to be In
season."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Sandy Crops Are Large.

3 ~ =
Sandy-Farmers near this place and
at George, Dover and Firwood are har-
vesting, and the crops of oats, wheat
and barley will be larger than ever be-
fore and the yield to the acre greater,
according to the reports received here.
The yield Of hay also is large. &c.
Read, near Cherryville, has field of
beardless barley that is exciting COM
ment. He will save seed for future
crops of the same sort.
Much road work is in progress, and
crushed rock is being used extensively
on all the roads near this place. Il
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Ranch Is Sold for sat. 900.

klamath Falls-The well-known Bill
Smith ranch, comprising 720 acres,
near Bly,, so miles northeast of here,
was purchased by L. A. Brittan, for
merly prominent rancher of Boze-
man, Mont, for s31, 900 cash. Mr..
Britain will stock the ranch with $50
dairy COWS and 1000 sheep, as it is
ideally located at the junction of the
north and south forks Of the Sprague
river.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Log Air Line Record Made

Klamath Falls A record run of
1861 feet of timber was made
Wednesday over the Algoma Lumber
company's lift recently constructed
over the mountain north of its plant a
few miles, according to Manages
Grant. The lift is double-tracked,
2800 feet in length and extends over q
mountain 800 feet high. The mill ID
now cutting $500, 900 feet of lumbe1
each month and is employing nearly
200 men. Ia. I
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
EccIes MilI to Start Short Run.

Banks - The big 5000, 900 Eccles
lumber mill, completed more than a
year ago here, is preparing for brief
run. The company plans to run the
planer and finish up the lumber now on
hand for shipment, which will require
about month. Thereafter the mill
and logging camp may be operated
about month, or long enough to re-
stock the yards. After being COM
pleted the mill ran about 30 days and
then was compelled to close on account
of the poor market.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27
Chinook to Dredge Channel shoal.

Chinook to Dredge Channel Shoal.
Astoria = To work on the shoal be-
tween the channel in which she has
been digging and what is known as the
south channel, off the end of the jetty,
the dredge Chinook is now in the
mouth of the river. The removal of
this shoal, which is expected to be ac-
complished before fall, will provide
one main channel $500 feet wide and
carrying depth of approximately 36
feet at low tide.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-08-27

they are missing. Burgess, chauf
feur, and Mrs. Burgess, maid, were
In Mrs. Bruguiere's employ.
The company's message from Liver
pool mentioned five survivors who
had sailed at the last moment and
whose names were not on the list
cabled here Thursday night.
When the White Star offices closed
late Saturday night, 1t was announced
that the list then stood at IA passen-
gers missing, two of whom were
Americans. E
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-12-09
INTERSTATE
EXCHANGE GOES
Only the Bell Phone After
December 18th.
ONLY ONE SERVICE
Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company Will Provide
Service Alone.

On and after Wednesday of next
week, December 18th, Cumberland
County will have but one telephone
service, that of the Bell system under
the management of the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone Company
The old exchange of the Interstate
Telephone Company on South Pearl
Street, win be closed on the night of
the 14th of December and the central
will probably be shortly afterward
dismantled. All of the Interstate
phones which are now in use will be
dead and provide no further service.
Already many of the Interstate
phones have been taken out and re-
placed with the Bell system. Many
more will shortly follow. Those who
have been having both phones will be
in a position to dispense with one.
All of the Interstate phone users
have been notified of the change and
thus given opportunity to change over
in time.
The people who have been having
the Interstate phones will miss the
free county service, but otherwise the
Bel will give the same service as the
old Interstate did.
For the present, quite good many
of the people having only the Inter
State service, will do without any
telephone, but sooner or later all OF
these will be introducing the-pell sys-
tenn. Ths fatnre service Of tAe Heia-
ware and Atlantic Company will en-
brace many more phones than ever
before.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-12-09
Workman is
BADLY BURNED

Samuel Garrison, one of the veter-
ans of the Bridgeton Public Works
Department was seriously burned
late yesterday afternoon while work.
ing in trench out at East Bridge
ton.
Mr.. Garrison, with other men, was
employed yesterday in repairing a
joint in the water main at the rail
road crossing ON East Commerce St.
He had just completed the work of
pouring moulten lead about the joint,
when a trolley car passed over the
trench. Some loose dirt was. knocked
down and fell in the bowl of the lead
ladle carried by Mr.. Garrison. In
stantly this caused the liquid metal
to fly in every direction, much of it
flying in the face of Mr.. Garrison and
he was horribly burned. Fortunate
ly he closed his eyes and his sight
was not injured.
Gararison ws hurriedly taken to
the Office of DR.. ]. R. C. Thompson,
who gave him attention, and Public
Works Commissioner Fredrick took
him to his home on Fayette Street.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-12-09
FOOTBALL TEAM
AT BANQUET

Last night the foot ball team mem
bers of the Bridgeton High School
were given banquet at the Lincoln
street home of Mr.. and Mrs, Chester
Rob bins. Mr.. Robbins is coach of the
team and he is proud of the success
of the young men under his direction
and last nights banquet was tes-
timonial of his appreciation.
The dinner was a splendid one, the
menu being:
Oysters on half shell
Grape Fruit
Roast Stuffed Chicken
Potatoes Peas
Rolls Butter
Ice Cream Cakes
There were 20 at the table. There
were informal talks, no set speeches,
and the boys enjoyed music upon the
piano and there was singing. One of
the enthusiastic songs was "F'or He
is Jolly Good Fellow, everybody
meaning Mr.. Robbins.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-12-09
FREEHOLDERS
IN SESSION
To-day the Board Has
Meeting.
LAST SESSION.
Freeholders of the County Are in
Session To-day at the Court
House Building.
House Building.

The December session of the Board
OF Chosen Freeholders is being held
today at the Court House building,
the session convening shortly after 10
o'clock.
This is the last regular meeting of
the present Board of Chosen Free
holders. On January 1st, the new
Board will convene. There will be
few changes. Benz Erickson who
has long been a member of the Board
and Walter e. Turner, of Vineland,
will retire from the Board this year.
In consequence this is the last meet
ing of these gentlemen.
The budget of bills presented to the
Board for payment today is less than
usual. The finance committee met
yesterday and approved the bills to
be passed on at the meeting.
1t is expected that a resolution and
agreement will be passed upon today
for the Improvement of the road from
Dividing Creek to Commercial town
ship line. 1t is proposed to improve
this road under the provisions of the
McAllister act of 1910, the road to be
improved at joint expense of the
county and the township of Downe
The matter is in charge of Freeholder
George Chance, of Downe
There will probably be some other
report made upon the care of indig-
ent patients suffering from tubercu-
losis, the understanding being thai
Cumberland County patients win be
taken to%the Atlantic City Hospital.
Another matter that will be of some
interest. will be the effort of the
Board of Freeholders to take over, as
county road, the highway from Port
Elizabeth to Tuckahoe. This effort is
preliminary to having the road per-
manently improved by the county.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-12-09
WINDING UP
THE FAIR

The New Jersey building at San
Francisco, a replica of the Old Bar
racks in this city, may be regarded
as dead loss, and the State may be
fortunate If it is not obliged to nav
for its removal from the Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition grounds. The Illinois
State building, which cost $4,000,
was sold on Friday for $1,73O; the
New York City building cost $4,000,
and brought $500; Washington State,
$45,O00, sold for $500; Mississippi,
$4,000, brought $225, and Iowa, $685.
600, brought $500.
Even if New Jersey had any use for
another Old Barracks it would be
cheaper to build one from new ma
terials as the freight rates are too
high for the New Jersey Commissions
ers to even think of tearing it down
and re-erecting it here, though it is
said that they have balance of sew
eral thousand dollars remaining from
their appropriations. 1t is the inten-
tion to bring home the furniture in
the building and utilize it at Sea Girt
and in some of the State institutions.
Illinois received $4,000 for furniture
valued at more than $1,000.
Wonder if any, one has thought
about making report to the Legisla-
ture? There was an exposition COM
mission several weeks ago that forgot
to report, thought it spent all of the
money appropriated, ran into debt,
and became involved in a wrangle
with the women's board of commits
sioners.-Trenton Times.