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Evening star., 1915-01-18

f$4.000.0o0) has been received by the
pontfn thus far. About 1900 refugees.
1000 OF them injured, have reached Rome
to date.
When King Victor Emmanuel visited
Sora he personally promised the chill
dren who had been made orphans by
the earthquake that they would be
cared for. The sovereign was con
stantly surrounded by throngs OF citi-
zens, but when a detachment OF ca
rabineers attempted to disperse the
crowd his majesty ordered the officer
In command to employ his men else
lection. Although rain was falling
King Victor Emmanuel insisted upon
continuing his inspection of the af-
ficted towns and villages, motoring
from one place to another.
The Duke of the Abruzzi is continuing
the distribution of relief in the earth
quake zone He goes from place to
place without escort, refusing even to
allow his friends to know where he is
In many places he organized the rescue
work and left without the survivors
having any idea who he was. The gov
s,;aaa eminent has appropriated 100000 to
Americans Lend Aid.
The Rev. DR.. B. NJ. Triple of Syracuse.
N. Y, pastor of the American Methodist
Church here, has organized a committee
to aid those suffering from the earth
quake. DR.. Tipple himself has gone to
the earthquake zone, where he is visit
ing every affected village possible to
distribute aid.
Miss Martha vickery of Leland Stan
ford University. California. and MISS
Alice Llewellyn of Shamokin, Pa, df-
rectress of the Crandon Institute OF the
American Methodist Church. have
loaned their villa to the municipality.
This villa recently was occupied by
the two women as a school. 1t Is equip
ped with eighty beds. and the rooms
are flooded with sunshine.
Reports have been received here OF
the excellent work done by relief ex-
pedition organized by the American
Baptist Church and Ted by DR.. Whiting
Hill. Help was sent to remote spots
which were difficult to reach: A large
quantity of provisions was distributed
at Celano, where the population was
destitute
The Anglo American Nursing Home
here has been assigned for use by those
injured in the earthquake, of whom
many have been brought to Rome.
Deputy FREDERICK di Palma, whose
wife was Miss Rosalie Agnes Williams
of Boston. and his colleague, Deputy
Franc esco Ciccarone, are directing the
work Of looking after the injured.
DIR. Sabatino, more than seventy
years old. for three days and three
nights ceaselessly nursed and treated
the wounded at Cenchio, and then col
lapsed. His son. also physician. has
tened from Rome to take his place. No
other doctor has yet reached Cenchio-
The first persons in Naples to raise
refugees were group of British and
American women headed by Lady NAL
den and Mrs. Jay White. wife of the
American consul in Naples.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
THICK FOG HEAVY ON RIVER.
Masters Navigated Their Vessels
With Great Care.

The fog which covered this vicinity
this morning was exceptionally heavy
along the river, SO that objects fifty
feet away could hardly be made out
The fog bank last night caused steam
boat masters to navigate their vessels
with caution, but all arrived safely in
port. the Maryland. Delaware and Vir-
ginia railway line steamer Three Ribers,
from Baltimore, reaching here at noon.
Barometers aboard vessels in the
harbor today at noon were falling,
indicating the coming of northwest
winds and clearing and colder weather
Evening star., 1915-01-18

Justify the Turks in treating us as a
hostile country, whereas now, We are
perfectly sure, no matter what the re-
suit of the war. that Persia will re-
main independent"
Minister Khan said Persia hoped soon
to succeed in forming an army. which
1t has been endeavoring to do since
1908. but hitherto unsuccessfully be-
cause OF the country's poverty and lack
of united action by the various tribes.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
HOLDS PERSIA UNABLE
TO EXPEL THE TURKS
Isaac Kahn Explains Attitude of His
Government Toward Eu-
ropean War.

PETROGRAD, Russia. January IS. via
London.-That Persia should not be
held accountable for her inability to
prevent the Turks from menacing Rus
sia through violation of Persian neu-
trality was the assertion made by
Isaac Khan, Persian minister to Rus
sia, at one time minister to Washing
ton He declared his country had placed
her dependence upon foreign troops for
protection. The minister explained the
Persian situation as follows:
I'VE solemnly declared our neutrality
and intended to adhere to that declara-
ton. The integrity of our territory
was guaranteed to us by England and
Russia. Last Monday Emperor Mich
olas, reiterating this promise. said: I
wish you to tell your government that
we shall not take single foot Of your
territory.
Territory Open to Turks.
I'VE have protested against Turkish
violation of our territory, and II Turkey
continues its invasion we shall con-
tinue to protest. At present the Turk
ish garrison at Tabriz consists Of lit
tie more than two regiments, but it is
possible. even probable, that Turkey
will send through our province of
Azerbaijan into the Caucasus large
numbers Of troops, because our coun-
try is unfortified and the frontier be-
tween Russia and Persia is the only
unfortif1ed Russian frontier.
"For this reason the use of our coun-
try by Turkey is an even more obvious
expedient than was Germany's violation
of Belgian neutrality, for Belgium
Evening star., 1915-01-18

could offer resistance. while we are un-
able to do so. The Russian government
knows, however. that we are not cul-
pable Nearly all kurds Joined the in
vading army, but again we were not
blameworthy, since we were helpless.
because we lacked an army.
Evening star., 1915-01-18
Dares Not Expel ENJOYS.

Certain Russian papers have de-
manded that we expel from Teheran
the diplomatic representatives Of Ger
many, Austria and Turkey. This we
shall not do. because it would consti-
tute a breach of neutrality and would
Evening star., 1915-01-18
Millions for Relief.

ROME. January 1s.-Latest reports
received in Rome increase rather than
decrease the aggregate of the casual
ties and the extent of the damage done.
In the department Of the Abruzzi alone
it is estimated that 10000 persons met
death.
The Italian government has appro-
,priated s1.O00.o00 for the relief work.
and King Victor Emmanuel has do
mated $4,000 for the aid of children
abandoned by their parents or made
orphans by the disaster.
The Pope. according to the Osserva-
tore Romano. has sent aid to all the
bishops of the dioceses in the earth
quake zone. fund of 10000 900 lire
Evening star., 1915-01-18
German War Loan Above Par.

BERLIN. January Is (by wireless).-
The German war loan Saturday rose
above 100 per cent and closed nearly 3
per cent higher than price of issue.
Evening star., 1915-01-18

While Respondent. Anna Louisa Lem
bach, nineteen years old. swallowed
poison at Baltimore and died less than
an hour later.
Evening star., 1915-01-18

Throat and Lungs-Father Johns
Medicine soothes and heals. Builds up.
advertisement
Evening star., 1915-01-18
Women Rescue Another.

Another rescue of the kind, made by
women, Is also reported. The mother,
it seems, had escaped and believed that
her daughter must be alive under the
fragments of their house. She organ
lied a party of women and herself
stimulated them to continue what
seemed hopeless excavation in moth
ing but a heap of irregular pieces of
limestone. The mother Sunday heard
voice Just beneath where the women
we're working, and they finally reached
the young woman, who was rooted in
and protected by two parts of walls
forming an angle. One foot was held
under a block of stone, but otherwise
the young woman was unhurt- She
had been without food or drink Tor
four days and had been nearly suffo-
Gated by the dust of the pulverized
mortar which sifted down through
crevices while the women were trying
to reach her.
PARIS, January Is. 4:55 a.m.-The
Rome correspondent Of the Matin, tele-
graphing details of the scenes in the
earthquake district. says:
THE rescue work continues with
great difficulty man still living was
taken out of the ruins at Avezzano
Sunday morning. The railroad is now
repaired and supplies were arriving
regularly.
automobile was the first to reach the
scene with blankets, food and band
ages, has undertaken the task of ca
bling the names of survivors to their
relatives in the United States
THE frequency of the shocks is di-
minishing The seismograph has reg
istered only eleven in the past twenty
four hours in the region of the Avaz-
zano and Sora and none in Rome.
..The material damage. 1t Is estimat-
ed will exceed 300,000.000 lira ($60.000.-
0O0)."
Evening star., 1915-01-18

During this week only will accept
subscriptions to the Delineator to be de-
lvered pattern counter. at half
price.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Study Course Changed.

Salem-Superintendent of Public In
struction Churchill has announced a
new course of study for high schools.
Mr.. Churchill said that in country high
schools it often was necessary for
teachers to give instruction in subjects
for which they had made no special
preparation, and for them definite
outline of the work is Of much value.
Much freedom of the choice of sub
jects is given in the larger high
schools, SO students may not be re-
quired to take subjects in which they
are little interested, and for which
they have no particular aptitude.
The minimum requirement for grad
uation is Is units of high school work
with recitation periods of 40 minutes
in length, but pupils are urged to COM
plete the course by taking four sub
jects each year for four years, thereby
earning 16 units.
The course of study permits pupils
to earn from one to three units foi
graduation in either vocal or instru-
mental music taken outside of the
school, provided the work is given by
competent teacher and the pupil
spends at least 80 minutes daily in
practice or instruction.
| There is also a new course required
to be given in all high schools, upon
the completion of which student will
be permitted to enter a teachers ex-
animation.
This course is made necessary on
account of a law which became opera
tive on September |, requiring all per-
sons who have not had at least six
months Of successful teaching exper-
ience to complete an elementary teach
ers' training course before they are
permitted to enter an examination for
teachers certificate. The elemen-
tary teachers training course is in ad-
dition to the teachers training course
which has heretofore been given in
many Of the larger high schools.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
OREGON STATE news
Many Donations Being Made to
Aid Work of Oregon University

University of Oregon, Eugene-The
University library has received as q
gift from Mrs. Clara B. Colby, Of
Washington, d. c., shipment OF
ninety-fiye books and number OF
pamphlets. The gift includes publica-
tions of the woman movement, tenn
perance and other reform movements,
biography, history, travel, poetry and
miscellaneous literature. One item Of
special Importance is 16 volumes OF
the "Woman's Tribune" published in
Washington, D, c.
Another donation to the University
has been received by the department
of Journalism from Mrs. Davenport,
mother of Homer Davenport, who was
an Oregon boy and was raised at Sill
verton. Mrs. Davenport desired to
have preserved in the rooms of the de-
partment one of the few remaining
originals she had of Homer's cartoons,
and she secleted his Worldwide
Struggle for Money" She had this
framed and sent it to the department
by express from her present home in
Los Angeles.
The department Of journalism is also
in receipt of several small donations of
printing materials in addition to the
complete old-fashioned newspaper
plant entrusted to the department by
Hon. H. R. Kincaid, for nearly forty
years editor of the Oregon State Jour
nal.
In the last year small gifts of vari-
GUS kinds have been made the Univer-
sity in considerable numbers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
MEXICAN UPRISING IN TEXAS IS
FRUSTRATED BY ARREST OF 26

San Antonio, Tex.-With the arrest
here of 26 Mexicans, % of whom were
detained, Chief Of Police Lancaster
and Federal authorities announced that
a plan to incite the Mexican popula.
tion of San Antonio to deeds of vic.
lence had been frustrated.
The prisoners, according to Chief of
Police Lancaster, are followers of the
so-called plan of San Diego, the ex-
travagant manifesto promulgated by 9
party Of Mexican agitators which pro-
claims the Republic of Texas to be
governed by Mexicans. Recent upris-
ing in the Lower Rio Grande valley
caused the program for the establish
ment of the new government to &c
amiss and at the same time Federal
officials were put on their guard.
Three of the leaders were arrested
while addressing crowd of 1000 Mex
leans on the market plaza. The ad-
dresses were of an infammatory ma
ture and calculated to arouse the
poorer classes of Mexicans to deeds of
violence.
Zone speaker" Chief Lancaster
said, "after abusing the President Of
the United States, the government Of
this country and the white race gen.
orally, openly declared: 1t is no harm
to kill Gringo and an Allemane.
(Meaning Americans and Germans I"
1t was right at this point the police
charged the crowd and arrested the
leaders, but not without a fight. AS
the officers were withdrawing, one of
the Mexicans shouted: tNow is the
time to rise. Let us kill the Grin
goes"
The arrival Of the police for the
time being quieted all martial spirit.
Following the arrest of the leaders,
20 others were arrested. They will be
placed in the custody of Federal Off
cials, who said that charges of treason
probably would be filed against them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
strenqth Of Cast Iron.

IN paper recently read before the
Society of Chemical Industry the state
ment was made that the strength of
cast iron was affected by the addition
Of wrought iron in the following pro
portions: With 100 parts of cast iron
10 parts Of wrought iron increases the
strength 2 per cent; 20 parts of
wrought iron increases the strength
so per cent; 80 parts of wrought iron
increases the strength 60 per cent; 40
parts OF wrought iron increases the
strength but 33 per cent. The maxi
mum result is therefore produced with
80 per cent wrought scrap.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
k-President Declares America
Is Playing IgnobIe Part.
MANUFACTURE or MUNITIONS UPHELD
Rich and Unarmed Nation Certain to
Invite Disaster Preparedness
Is Most Urgently Advised.

Plattsburg, N. Y.-More than 5000
persons, inluding 1900 members of
the military instruction camp, burt
into wild and prolonged applause here
Thursday when, in the course of an
address on military preparedness,
Theodore Roosevelt, former president
of the United States, snapped at them
these words.
"Don't applaud unless you feel a
burning sense of shame because the
United States has not stood up for Bel
GUM"
In his address Colonel Roosevelt
censured the administration for its
attitude in the European situation and
strongly urged preparedness for war.
"The surest way for nation to in
vite disaster is to be rich, aggressive
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03

AA shO ySoA
1901, Jacques Perret, an architect liv-
ing in Chambrey, designed build
ing that, although 1t was never erect
ed, may properly claim to be the an
cestor Of the modern skyscraper.
What visionary dreamer must have
been the architect who 800 years ago
planned an History building 361 feet
in height-almost half as tall as the
Woolworth building in New York.
According to Perret's measurements,
the building was to have been 166
feet long and 14G feet broad. And
the walls were to have been over IL
feet thick! But in 1901 the meth.
DDS of building construction were by
no means so modern as Perret's plans;
twelve-foot walls were none too thick
to support IL stories. Here, again,
however, the ingenuity of the archi-
tect showed itself, for he found a way
Of making use Of the walls without
weakening their strength. I'm the
thickness of the walls" he wrote,
ARE little stairways, cabinets and cup
boards, from the bottom floor to the
top floor; thus there is no space
wasted"
Evidently the building was designed
for dwelling--perhaps an apartment
house, for in describing his project,
Perret wrote; This great and excel
lent edifice can accommodate comfort
able 500 people"
Considering the date of the design,
the project Of jacques Perret was
In many ways a remarkably prophetic
vision. In ornateness Of detail and in
fanciful exaggeration the building sug-
gests the sixteenth century, but in its
general lines 1t represents much
later period in architecture. Like the
most modern skyscrapers of New
York, 1t has a tower above the main
building. And when he designed the
terraced roof. did jacques Perret
dream Of roof garden?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
1000 Spent on Streets

Dallas-Spending more than $19, 900
in the construction Of macadam pave
ment in the course of the summer, the
Dallas City council has carried out the
program outlined by Mayor E. G.
Kirkpatrick in his inaugural message.
Practically every street in Dallas is
now either paved with hard surface or
macadam. Mr.. kirkpatrick took the
stand that the hard times the people
were now facing in this section offered
the city its best opportunity to con-
struct needed improvements, thus pro-
viding labor for unemployed men.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Arabic Incident Closed,

London = The German government
considers the Arabic incident closed
and has declared its willingness to
punish the commander of the subma-
rine which sank the steamer, accord
ing to dispatch which the Exchange
Telegraph company's Amsterdam cor
respondent says has been received
there from Berlin.
There is reported to be considerable
feeling in German military circles be-
cause of Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg's so-called weakness" to-
wards the United States.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Pilgrim Leaves $50. 600.

Roseburg the death of George
A. Smith at his camp near Los An
geles few days ago, Douglas county
has lost probably its most eccentric
character and one of its pioneer and
prosperous farmers. He was on his
way to visit daughter when he died.
The body of Mr.. Smith was found be-
side his burro and goat, his two COM
panions for the last three years. He
believed that by living like some of
the Bible characters he would reach
the age of 100 years. He is thought
to have left an estate of $4,000, in
cluding his Camas valley ranch.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Germans Accuse French.

Berlin = "A captured French off
cer," says the Overseas News Agen-
cy, carried in his pocket an order
from Minister Of War Millerand,
showing clearly that the French gov
ernment had pressed into army SER
vice German citizens, inhabitants of
Alsace-Lorrain.
"The order divided these into two
classes, and provided that those will
ling to fight against Germany should
be protected against the death SEN
tence for high treason in case of their
capture.o
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Stainless steel.

A Sheffield steel firm has recently
evolved new and novel product
which is called stainless steel, which,
when brought to bright polished fin.
ish, is proof against rust, stain or tar
nish. The first articles which have
been made from this steel are cutlery,
and after prolonged use this has re-
tanned Its original finish. Although
specimens were subjected to a par.
ticularly severe test on fruits of vari
GUS kinds known quickly to stain ordi'
nary steel, there were no marks of any
kind upon the surface of the cutlery
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03

Colonel Roosevelt, caught by the
camera In the midst of one of his en-
ergetic denunoiations Of the peace-at-
any-prlce advocates during his west
ern trip.
and unarmed," the ex-president said.
In a statement made at the railway
station shortly before leaving for New
York. Colonel Roosevelt defended his
criticism of the administration course
in the present situation.
II wish to make one comment on
the statement so frequently, made that
we must stand by the President" he
said. II heartily subscribe to this on
condition, and only on condition that it
is followed by the statement so long
as the President stands by the coun-
try"
Several times he digressed from his
written address.
"No man is fitted" he said once,
looking away from the printed page,
ito be the citizen of free country
unless he is willing to defend that
country"
Germany is condemned as utterly
brutal and ruthless in its disregard of
international morality" and declared
that it would "be base abandonment
of morality" for American manufac-
turers of munitions to refuse to make
shipments "for the use of the armies
that are striving to restore Belgium to
it's own people"
Munition makers who refused to
make such shipments should be put, he
said, on a "roll of dishonor. He
added that they should be encouraged
SO that we may be able to hold our
own when "the hour of peril comes to
US in our turn"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Brazil Dry: Cattle Diving.

New York-Prolonged drouth in the
northern states Of Brazil this summer,
particularly in the states of Piuhy,
0eara, Rio Grande do Norte and Para
hyba, has resulted in serious loss to
cattle-raisers, according to George
Holderness, of Oeara, Brazil, who ar
rived here on the steamship Denis
from Para. "'I'he loss in some Of
these districts has been as high as 80
per cent Of the herds" said Mr.. Hol-
derness. Crops also suffered"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
U. S. Buys 100, 900 Shells.

Chicago-George M. Getschow, sec
retary of Phillips, Getschow & Co., is
quoted in the Daily News as saying
that he is stockholder in firm which
is making 100,0 six-inch shells for
the United States army, and that the
German government, like the allies, is
purchasing munitions of war in the
American market. GAS to the Amer
lean order. am not at liberty to dis
close the name of the firm, further
than to say that the contract is worth
about s640, 000," Mr.. Getschow is
quoted as saying.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
clothesIine Loot Found.

Cottage Grove-Much of the cloth
ing taken by clothes line thieves dur
ing several months past has been found
in clump of bushes two miles south
of the city. The articles stolen last
week from the Orville Spear home
were found in an empty building or
Sixth street. The clothing stoler
from Mrs. Mary Smith was found or
the river bank near the home.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
French Money Declines.

New York = French money was
worth less than Thursday in foreign
exchange markets, notwithstanding
the establishment here of $40, 000,-
900 credit loan to the French govern
ment. The establishment Of the loan
already had been discounted, and the
sum lent was too small fraction of
the total amount due for American
supplies to bring about equilibrium.
The rate on francs was quoted at 5.88.
Previously a dollar bought 5.82 francs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Pigeon Flies 22oo Miles

Los Angeles-"Ben Bolt, a carrier
pigeon, established new long distance
flight when it arrived here Wednesday
from Norwalk, o. The distance ap-
proximates 2200 miles and was trav-
eled in five days, nine hours, 81 min
utes and 10 seconds.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-03
Extension Officer Resiuns.

Paul M. Collins, secretary of Ex-
tension at the Oregon Agricultural
college, has resigned to accept the su-
perintendency of the city schools of
Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Mr.. Collins
labor for the advancement of agricul-
tural interests in Oregon has been
highly efficient and his retirement
from extension work will be regretted
by the college and by the citizens of
the state. many of whom have bene-
fitted by his extension work.