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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Liquor Men Get Ready.

Eureka, Cal. - The board of super
visors has received an application from
the Astor Wine company, of Horn
brook, seeking license to conduct a
wholesale liquor house. Hornbrook
being near the state line, the whole
sale liquor houses are counting on a
large business when Oregon and Wash
ington become dry. The names of
$50, 900 tipplers in Oregon are cata-
logued and indexed by another mail
order liquor house that is preparing to
open in Hornbrook.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
American Ship Is ENEMY. /,

Hamburg The prize court which
has before II the case Of the American
ship Pass Of Balmaha has decided to
treat her as ian enemy vessel" 1t is
annouced that the evidence has estab-
lished that the ship was under the
British flag until the end Of 1914 and
was sold to an American company
after the outbreak Of the war. The
Pass Of Balmaha was captured while
on her way to Archangel, Russia, with
Q cargo Of cotton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
MOI. a Thought Promoter.

"You must admit that my speech
has stirred a lot of people up" re-
marked the orator.
EYES," replied his friend, you have
stirred 'em up all right Your appeal
to sentiment and emotion ought to
set them to thinking"
"That isn't the purpose. Remember I
am an impassioned leader. / depend
on unquestionilg obedience. My
method is to get 'em so excited that
they can't think and will take my
word for it."--Washington Star.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17

Kind Old Lady-I'm sure you won't
mind my asking you, but are you q
relative Of Captain Jones, of Mudford? !?
The Officer-Madam, am Captain
Jones of Mudford.
Kind Old Lady-Ah, then, that ac-
counts for the extraordinary resem-
blance!-London Opinion.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17

the continuation Of the war.
The Interpolation was introduced by
DR.. Schneidemann, in the following
terms:
SIS the Imperial Chancellor ready to
give information as to the conditions
under which he would be willing to
enter into peace negotiations?"
eff our enemies make proposals
compatible with Germany's dignity
and safety" said DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, "then we shall always be
ready to discuss them. So long as in
the countries Of our enemies the guilt
and ignorance of statesmen are en-
tangled with confusion of public opin-
ion, it would be folly for Germany to
make peace proposals, which would not
shorten, but would lengthen the war.
First the masks must be torn from
their faces"
Only two Socialists spoke on the in
terpellation, all the non-Socialist par
ties uniting in short declaration op-
posing discussion at this moment. The
tone of the debate was dignified anc
patriotic and the Imperial Chancellor
was followed attentively and respect
fully except for occasional iEterrup
tions and outhursts of laughter from
/ the Socialist, DIR. Liebknecht, who hal
not been in accord with his party sinct
the beginning Of the war, and who re
ceived no sympathy.
The Imperial Chancellor in his frs
speech, lasting half an hour, explained
the military situation on all the from
and declared emphatically that Ger
many could not be starved out. Th'
country had enough food, if properl!
distributed. Germany's enemies, h
said, were suffering more than tn
Germans, and paying higher prices TO
food.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Had to Follow.

Jim had looked in at the country
livery stable in search of Job. He
seemed promising and was set to work
greasing the axles of carriage. In
a remarkably short space of time he
reported the task finished.
"Look here" said his new boss.
dye mean to say you've creased all
four of them wheels already?"
"Weel," rejoined the new hand,
"Aa've creased the two front ones"
"And why haven't you creased the
two hind ones? ?"
"Weel," exclaimed Jim, calmly, "se
lang as the two froEt ones gans all
rect, the two hind ones hev to foller." :"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Brewery Men to Stay.

Aberdeen, Wash. = The decision of
the State Supreme court upholding the
dry law will result in the closing here
January of brewery and 36 saloons.
The machinery Of the Aberdeen Brew
cry company, valued at 5000, 900, will
be shipped to California.
Most of the 40 employees will stay
here.
Several Of the Office men are inter-
ested in clam cannery and others
will become interested in nata-
torium, to be erected at cost Of
SIS, 200.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Christmas Paroles up.

Olympia, Wash. - The state prison
board will hold its special christmas
meeting" at Walla Walla next week
to enable prisoners eligible for parole
to obtain releases before the Christ
mas holidays. Mrs. Linda Burfield
Hazard, fasting practitioner, SEN
fenced to two to 20 years for man.
slaughter, following conviction for be.
ing responsible for the death of one Of
her patients, is the most noted prison
er before the board. Her minimum
sentence expires December 26.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
papa's Nemesis.

Evelyn Is cowardly and her father
decided to have serious talk with his
little daughter.
Father" she said at the close Of
his lecture, when you see COW, amt
you 'fraid?"
moi" with scorn.
"Ain't you 'fraid when II thunders?
mo-" with laughter, "oh. you silly.
silly child"
Papa" said Evelyn solemnly,
"ain't you 'fraid Of nothing In the
world but mamma?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
British Vote Hits LIQUOR.

London-A rebuke to the liquor in
terests was seen in the reelection Sat-
urday to the house of commons Of
Postmaster General Herbert Samuel
over Henry Knight, printer Of Leeds.
In a bye-election in the Cleveland di-
vision of North Riding. Yorkshire, he
poled 1882 votes as against Knights
l45s. Mr.. knight opposed recent en-
actments restricting liquor sales, de-
claring he represented the concensus
Of opinion among the laboring classes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Trenches Bad as Roundup.

Pendleton, Or. - William Darby, a
former Pendleton boy. now soldier in
the English army, has written to
friends here from Kent. Darby, who
was recently wounded in three places.
has fully recovered from his wounds
and is ready for the trenches again.
He says that he is happy as can be and
that every man faces death much as
does man getting on the famous
Roundup bueking horse, Long Tom.
Darby intends to return to Pendletcn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Bankers Get Five Years.

Dubuque, Ia.-Joseph Harrigan, ex-
vice president; George Homan, ex-
cashier, and Charles Siege, ex-teller in
the Dubuque National bank. were sem
fenced in the United States district
court to five years each in the Federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
The three former bank officials pleaded
guilty to charges of having made false
entries on the books Of the bank and
misappropriating funds approximatinl
SIS, 900.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
SpoiIsport.

"Young man." said the magistrate
severely, "the assault you have COM
mitted on your wife was most brutal.
Do you know of any reason why !
should not send you to prison?'
"If you do, your honor" replied the
prisoner at the bar, hopefully, "it
will break up our honeymoon. n."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Insulted.

II don't 'zfa Griggsby at the club
any more. He used to spend nearly
all his time there. "#s
eaYes, but when some of the other
boys suggested that he ought to spend
something else besides his time once
in while he got mad and resigned"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Very Simple.

"How can you sell these shirts for
9S cents if they are worth two dol
lars apiece, as you say they are?"
TITS like this. The goods were SO
popular that the manufacturer could
not make them fast enough to supply
the demand, SO he failed, and we
bought his entire stock at sacrifice"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Not Guilty.

do you know that that young man
who is going to marry your daughter
is an inveterate gambler?"
Nothing of the sort. He merely
thinks he is. Why, / trimmed him out
of fifteen dollars myself at stud poker
the other night"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
A Good Player.

"Thump-rattlety-bang" went the
piano.
What are you trying to play,
Jane?" called out her father from the
next room.
'It's an exercise from my new in.
struction book, First Steps In Music"
she answered.
well, ] knew you were playing with
your feet" he said grimly, "but don't
step so heavily on the keys--it dis.
turbs my thoughts"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Provoking.

The Professor-Humph! Dear me!
gave that young man two courses
on the cultivation of the memory and
he's gone away and forgot to pay me,
and can't for the life Of me remem-
ber the fellows name. How provoE
ing!
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
A Problem.

Little Elizabeth and her mother
were having luncheon together and
the mother, who always tried to i'm
press facts upon her young daughter,
said:
"These little sardines, Elizabeth,
are sometimes eaten by the larger
fish"
Elizabeth gazed at the sardines in
wonder and then asked:
"But, mother. how do the large fish
get the cans open?"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
No Room For Il.

"Will you have cherry or an olive
In YOUR cocktail, major?" asked the
host.
Neither" replied the major. "They
merely take up lot of space that
might be better devoted to the likker.1
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Strenuous.

Abner-Well, Jay, how dye like 1t
up t. the city?
Jay-Aw, it was all right enough
most ways, but what bothered me most
was tryin' to look at everybody met
on the street.-Puck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Art Title.

"This collar stud is my own inven-
tion," said the Cheap Jack, "and the
name l have given it is Fault"
Because everybody has faults?"
suggested the red-nosed man in the
crowd.
mo, my dear sir; simply because
it's SO easy to find"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
nfw MoDrRN DANCING.

E. Fletcher Hallanore. the leading Dancing Ex; x;
merit and Instructor in New York City. writes: =
have used ALIENS FoOT-EASE, the antiseptie
powder to be shaken into the shoes. for ten years.
and recommend it to all my pupils" It cures and
prevents sore feet. Sold by all Drug and Depart
s. olmsted. Le Roy. NJ Y.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Not Particular.

Brown-Did l leave All umbrella
here yesterday?
Barber--What kind of an umbrella?
Brown-Oh, any kind at all. I'm
not fussy.-Boston Globe.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
The Wise Fool.

Truth, crushed to earth, will rise
again. quoted the Sage.
YES" responded the Fool. "But It
seldom rises in time to get the num-
ier OF the Joy riders machine"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17

"what did your husband think Of
the ball gamer"
"oh, he doesn't go there to think.
He Just hollers."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
Dalles- Columbia Line

Winter Schedule, Nov. 20 to Mar. 10.
Steamers J. N. Teal and Twin Cities for Kenne-
wick, Pasco. Wallula. Umatilla, Arlington, Inc
Dalles, Lyle, Hood River, White Salmon Carson,
Stevenson. Cascade Locks. Leave Portland Tues
days and FRIDAYS at Ii D. M Freight and passen-
gers. Landing Taylor st. Dock. Portland.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17
rrAHN MATCHMAKING

Pleasant, profitable work not overdone; few
months learning: positions guaranteed write for
references and particulars. Portland Watchmak-
ing. Engraving and Optical School, 2l8 Common
wealth Building Portland. Oregon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17

Railroad men declared that they
never before had heard of an engine
being turned around in a wreck, al
though they had seen many plunge in
to the ditch at right angles to the
track.
The mail car, with Mail Clerk ]. A..
Spalding inside, turned over on the
north side of the track, tearing down a
barn nearby in its plunge. Spalding
crawled from under the wreckage
without scratch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-17

Karl Buenz, managing director Of
the Hamburs-AmerIcan line, convicted
with other officials of the company Of
conspiracy to defraud the United
States by false cIearances and mani
tests obtained by them for vessels
chartered by the line for the purpose
of taking supplies from American ports
to German war vessels engaged In
commerce destroying.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07
ORPHANS AS GUESTS
THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE L
o. o. +. HOME HERE WILL
SEE CIRCUS FREE. 7

The great Observation-Disclosures Cif-
Gus that is to be in Goldsboro on wed
nesday of next week, October IL, Will
have as its invited guests, free OF all
charge, the two hundred children OF
the State |. o. o. F. Home here.
Mr.. C. E. Cory, the generous-heare-
ed manager of this great combination
in a personal letter to the editor, eA-
tends the invitation to the orphan
children to be the guests of the Hagen
beck Wallace Shows, and says it will
give him personally as we'll as the
owners of the circus great pleasure to
have them occupy special section
under the big tent and enjoy the show.
Every Odd Fellow in North Carolina,
every parent, every friend of children
in our great commonwealth, and else
where, will appreciate this generous
and magnaminous act on the part OF
the Hagenbeck-Wallac Shows mana
ger, Mr.. Cory, and will show their
appreciation by substantial personal
patronage wherever this great show
may/pitch its tents in reach of them
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07
HOW TO GET AND
KEEP GOOD ROADS
CONTINUED from page one.O

Continued from page One.)
surfaced with the top soil'' to be
found everywhere, and dragged by a
man who knows how to handle a drag
once every week or every two weeks =
such a road will remain serviceaoie
and satisfactory the year round. GRAY
ell or sand-clay surface will OF course
be better, if drained and dragged IN
the same way, and these materials are
most abundant than you think. But
the top-soil road can be built for al
average of about $1,000 mile, and
maintained at an annual cost of $50
to $50 mile. Gravel at the same cost
if gravel is handy All of them will
go to pieces if you do not drag, and
the best just about as quickly as the
worst. Down in Chatham county they
are now getting ready to spend soIle
EnnL money on rCod3. They can re-
locate TO escape rCckS and eXceSsi e
hills, ditch for absolute drainage, SIR
face with gravel and top-soil, and ar
range to drag thoroughly twice a
month after completion, and have real
ly good roads as long as they keep up
dragging, at an initial cost of 1880 a
mile, average, and $40 year for up
keep. If they follow the example OF
our other sections, they are not likely
to do this, but to strike out for per
manent" road, spend all their money
on a few miles close around the court
house, and when completed forget it
and so in five years be right back
where they are now-but with the debt
to pay sometime.
mot too wide," 1 said. Sixteen feet
plus ditch room is plenty. Two teams
is no need for more room. You can
cheap1y and effectively drag that
width, down one side from the center
to the very edge, and back up the
other side. If the road is wider you
leave little ridges to stop the flow of
water off the road down near the edge.
and the next thing is mud.
"Not too much CROWN 1 said If
the road is too high in the middle the
water runs off with force, and cuts
little ridges corduroy" from the cen
ter to the edges. More important than
this, a drag will "hang to" surface
that slopes sharply. Just enough ele-
the road gently to the edge and off:
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07

three to five inches in a 16-foot road,
varying with the surface material.
Spend half your available money in
construction, and invest the other hale
so as to endow your roads and provide
income for upkeep. Or else vote a
maintenance tax outright; and l might
say that l would never vote for a
band issue for roads that did not III
some sure way provide an annual III
come for maintenance. l am not will
ing to leave this matter of mainten :
ance to any board of county commits
sioners. Insure it before you spend
the construction money, or not spend
it.
In the neighborhood of Albemarle
and Norwood some good cheap improv-
ed roads have been built lately. l am
sure they should not have cost more
than $500 a mile. If they will right
now invest in a good three point drag,
three mules, and one man for each 60
miles of road, l will guarantee that
their roads remain good long after the
more elaborate roads l have mention
ed are abandoned. The so-called In
stability Of construction calls loudly
for up-keep and maintenance. Main
tenance calls for the drag and for
nothing else-after proper drainage is
secured.
Let me conclude by reiterating ny
three golden texts:
First (negatives); There is no such
thing as a permanent road.
Second very positive): For con-
struction, drain.
Third (most positive): For mainten-
ance, drag.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07

destroys these germs and washes them
Immediately. A SOC bottle will prove
this much to you.
We are so confident that Odd. can
reach all cases, that we offer you the
hrst full size bottle on the guarantees
that If 1t fails to do as we say, we viii
will refund the purchase price. You
keeping the skin pure; ask Us.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07
Skin SOOthed and
Healed by ID. ID. p.

itching skin, ugly eruptions, sca1y
scalp, Eczema and it's allied diseases all
yield instantly to the soothing influence
of the mild. simple wash, the Odd.
Prescription for Eczema.
From our experience with skin suf-
ferers, we are convinced that skin de
ssease is caused by germs beneath the
gouter skin that spread and multiply
Mntil they become a mass of gnawing
animals DID, penetrating Liquid,
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-07

Unbidden guests are oftenest wei
come when they are gone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-22
TROUBLE AMONG
COMMISSIONERS.

Several weeks ago the Gazette cali
ed attention to the fact that there
was friction in the Police Board. IN
doing so we showed that this has been
tie case at. times, unfortunately dur
ing the past half century, when the
police force have been governed by
Council committees and Police Boards.
j. E. Shinn, the secretary. who mas
devoted much of his time and labor
to business connected with the police
force of the city during the years he
has been commissioner, resigned on
Wednesday night, giving as the
reason that he found it impossible
to please everybody. The members
of the board, very properly. refused
to accept the resignation and lose the
services of their secretary.
Should Mr.. Shinn succeed in per-
forming his public duties without dis
pleasing somebody, he would perform
a feat others from time immemorial
have found to be impossible.
William Hutton was a Drominen;
manufacturer in England many years
ago. He began life on the lowest
rung of the ladder and during mis-
early years was confronted with
proverty and Encouragement. By his
industry and genius, he climbed
to the top, where there is always
room, and after long life of useful
ness died beloved and respected by
all who knew him. At one time in his
life Hutton's friends made him JUS
tice of the peace, a position he filled
with credit for years. His biograph-
err in describing this chapter in his
history says: "Mr. Hutton lacked one
great essential in this calling-ne
was never able to decide a case TO
the perfect satisfaction of both it'll
giants.
Mr.. Shinn might take courage from
the above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-22
TALKING
TO PARIS

The possibilities of wireless tele-
graphy are marvellous. The Seven
Wonders of the World-The hanging
gardens of Babylon, the Colossus at
Rhodes, the Pyramids of Egypc, the
Pharos at Alexandria, the temple of
Diana at Ephesus, the statue of Ju-
piter at Olympia and the Mausoleum
at Halicanassus-fade into insight
ficance when compared with the mar
vels of the twentieth century. The
feat of talking through the air minus
wires from Arlington, in Alexandria
county, to Paris was accomplished
yesterday and the world is rejoicing.
There are some now living who
remember when Cyrus W. Field, Prof.
S. f. B. Morse, and others who be-
lieved a telegrapkic cable could be
operated between New Foundland and
Ireland were laughed at as visionar-
les. They succeeded in 1858 in show
ing this could be done and messages
of greeting were exchanged between
President Buchanan and Queen Vic
toria. The cable, however, worked
only two weeks, but the civilized
world went into ecstacies over the
work of these pioneers in ocean tele-
graphy. sR's
These men of genius supposed they
had reached the ne plus ultra. They
never dreamed that a time would
come when messages would be sent
through the air from continent to
continent without wires.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-22
EXECUTION OF
MISS CAVELL.

The execution of Miss Cavell IN
Belgium by the Germans has caused
the greatest Indignation in England.
where she was born and reared. 1t
was charged that she was instrument
tai in aiding prisoners to escape, ana
the Teutons regarded this as sin un-
to death. Despite the appeals of tho
American Minister and other repre-
sentative people, Miss Cavell was
placed before firing squad and was
shot TO death.
Ceremonies in respect to her MEM
DRY were held yesterday at Char
ing Cross, London, and wreaths plac-
ed at the foot of the Nelson column.
The large crowd which gathered were
filled with evaporation at the I'M
timely end of the English nurse. and
there was ag boom in recruitin
throughout the city.
The fate Of Miss Caveu. daughter
of a prominent English minister, Is
sad. and her untimely end is regret
ted by many in all parts of the worid
But without offering anything II
where the English language is spoken.
extenuation of the act of the Kaiser,
who held the fate of the young wo-
man IN his hands, we would merely
suggest, "Let us not forget. y
Five hundred years ago, when the
British had overran and taken posses
sion Of a part Of France, young
girl, filled with humiliation by the
fact that her country was being trod-
den:aowp by a foreign: foe, imagined
she heard heavenly voices calling
upon her to lead her countrymen 70
victory against the invaders. She
succeeded in i,npressing the French
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-10-22

with her aspirations and was placed
at the head of the troops. Victory
perched upon the French banners al
first, but later they were discomfit-
ted, and the fearless leader was
wounded and captured. She was aG-
judged worthy of death by her cap
tors but instead of being compelled
to face firing squad, more merci-
full form fexecution. she was sem
fenced to one of the most cruel of ali
deaths-to be burned at the stake.
Such was the sad fate of Joan of Arc,
the Maid of Orleans, who had commit
ted no greater offense than fighting
for her country.
It is an ancient saying-"What we
do unto others, others will do unto
u.s." and another is appropriate-"Ine
mills of the gods grind slowly, but
they grind exceeding fine"