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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-11-05

| MIR. and Mrs. Walter B. Hinkle Of
Echo were guests Saturday and Sun.
day, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bonner I. Watts.
Mrs. Ethel Montague came over
ftom Walla Walla Saturday evening,
to play the piano in the orchestra al
the Library ball.
Joseph N. Scott has received news
of the critical illness Of his uncle,
James Scott, at his home at Long
Beach. California.
Mrs. N. Diokenson has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Clark, at Helix
this week, being called by the sick-
nsss of a child in the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin johnson are
spending the week with their children,
Alt johnson and Mrs. John Montague
at their homes in Walla Walla.
Remember that at all times you can
get fresh Walla Walla bread, pies.
cakes and idoughnuts, at the Queen
Chop House, north side Main street.
ADV.
John Coffee of Adams had the mis-
fortune to cut bis hand badly with an
ak, Tuesday. DR.. Sharp found one
finger badly injured, when he dressed
the wound.
Miss nellie Reuter- has arrived to
make Ter home with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. W. Q. Reuter-. In this city.
after an extended visit at Portland ard
La Grande.
J.. A. Kirk has again remem hered
Athena friends with braces of China
pheasants. From Halssy he expressed
birds last Saturday, to Sam Hutt and
W. O. Miller.
Mrs. Eall Urquhart entertained a
numbeI of friends at her home, last
Wednesday evening. Music was the
feature of enter tainment, and refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. French Criglar have
moved from the ranch to their place
near to osn. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon,
formerly employed by R. E. Stewalt t
will live on the Ciiglar Ianch.
The passenger steamer Santa Clara,
plying between Portland and San Fran
CISCO, was wrecked on the south ietty
of Coos Bay, Monday. and ii of the
4S passengers and crew Of "a were
lost.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Alex Mckay have dis
posed of their property interests at
Cape Breton, Canada, and will return
to Athena to reside. They are ex-
peoted to arrive here about Thanks
giving time.
Pythit Lodge No. 30, has received
an in vitation from Damon Lodge No. 4
Of Pendleton, to meet Supreme Chan
cellol Brig. 5. Young, of the Supreme
Domain, who will be 10 Pend.eton on
Novem ber 18th.
Mrs. Elijah Mansfield arrived
holns Saturday from an extended visit
with relatives at Lewiston and Grange
Vile, Idato. She was accompanied
on her visit by her sister. MIS-. ]. s.
harris of Weston.
J. A. Bartlett, an experienced auto.
mobile maohinist, has formed a part
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-11-05
Luxurious Table Settings.

That will worthly grace the Thanksgiving Table "a
The proclaimed the National Thanksgng neass
Day The flames Of War; while America enjoys
paacs and prospty This will notable Thanks
giving anniversaries in American history.
The thinking about the Turkey
Soon she will Pumpkin Pies She Will nave e
potatoes foam delicious enioe o ne
rich the Thanksgiving Dinner Is tue price OF er
whole year-nd the family are to CoE HoE
for the feast ..,,-...a :.
there enough around? it rich and iuxuIous TO
give b at cleaning board? The whoe fiNon
of the sumptuous Dinner depands the Table Settings
Then furnishingsodd piecss rug OF TWO
some drapees bedding for the spare room
The things endless aotmen NO nea
of choosing something entirely PLEASED WITH Espeoy
this true pattens and SilverwaIe 70 hgh grace
patterns.)
NOW A THANKSGIVING SALE
All this week next hundred items especially priced
Eery provided lot special THANKS
giving will be sold out before Two weeks
ome the last ten days teoe ThanksgiV
inc free to CUSTOMERS whose pIonases
Int there will not be so many speoa ear
< early.
THE DAVIS-KASER CO., WALLA WALLA
Complete Homes Offices and schoolo2o Alder ST.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-11-05
Notice.

Notice il hereby given that will
NOT be responsible for any debts con-
tIacted by my family. Dated Athena,
Oregon. this 9Th day of November,
1915. J. s. MyIiok.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
SUBWAY OFFICIALS
HELD TOG GRAND JURY
Shonts, Belmont and Vanderbilt
Blamed for Deaths.
CORONER IN HOT CLASH
Lawyers for marlborough Protest
Violently Against Officers Charge
to Jurors-May Release Men
on 5000 Bail.

New York, Jan. 13.-After an alter
cation between Coroner Riordan and
counsel for the marlborough Rapid
Transit company, in which the coroner
was charged with giving the jury a
wrong statement of the law and with
faislfying the evidence, the jury which
has been investigating the two deaths
IL the Ninth Avenue Elevated railway
accident of December Q brought in a
verdict imputing culpable negligence
to Theodore P. Shonts, president;
Frank Hedley. general manager and
v1ce-president, and all the directors
of the PETERBOROUGH Rapid Transit
company. No mention was made of
Thomas ]. Mcmahon, the motorman,
or A. Rolfe, the conductor of the
wrecked train.
]. L. Quackenbush of counsel for the
marlborough asked Coroner Riordan
II he dared issue warrants for the
directors. but Mr.. Riordan said he
would fix bail at $4,000 each, and it
was arranged that this should be
furnished today The directors thus
presented to the grand jury, in addi-
ton to Shonts and Mr.. Hedley, are
August Belmont, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Edward j. Berwind, w. Leon Pepper
man. F. De C. Sullivan, Edward R.
Bacon. T. Dewitt Cuyler, Edwin S!
Marston, Andrew Freedman, Horace
G. Fisher and Charles B. Ludlow.
Coroner Riordan began his summing
up by disquisition on the various
kinds of culpability arising from
homicide, whether it was a murder,
a culpable or a justifiable homicide,
and he told the jurors they must con-
slider whether the fatalities had been
the result of omission or commission
on the part of the motorman, the con-
ductor, the switchman, the general
manager, the president or the board
of directors
Lawyers for the Interborough pro
tested violently against the coroner's
charge to the jury and struggled to
have it modified.
In twenty minutes the jurors filed in,
and Isaac Harlem, the foreman, read.
ing from a piece of paper, said they
found the board of directors of the In
terborough, the president and general
manager guilty of culpable negligence
according to the testimony
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
BIG FRENCH BATTLESHIP
SUNK BY AUSTRIAN CRAFT
Sister Ship, Also Hit by Missiles,
Tries in Vain to Aid Sinking
Vessel.

Berlin (via wireless to Saville) !.
Jan. 13.-The dreadnaught Courbet,
one of Frances only four warships of
this class. lies at the bottom of the
Mediterranean after an attack by the
Austrian submarine No. u. The war
Office issued an official statement tell
ing of the victory on Monday
The Courbet had complement Of
99S men, all of whom are believed to
have gone down with the ship. After
the attack by the submarine, the
dreadnaught's sister ship, the Jean.
Bart, tried to tow her to port, and
during her maneuvering the Jean Bart
rammed the Courbet. With her COM
partments already filed by the blow
from the torpedo, the huge vessel
could not Withstand the added blow,
and sank.
News of the sinking of the Cour-
bet came in the following statement
given out on Monday by the official
press bureau:
Vienna reports state that it has
been ascertained that the French
dreadnaught Courbet was hit by the
Austrian submarine No. IL, The Cour-
bet was rammed by her sister ship,
the Jean Bart. which was attempting
TO tow her. The Courbet sank The
Jean Bart afterward locked at Malta.
The French pretend that only the Jean
Bart was slightly damaged, concealing
the loss of the Courket"
While no date or locality was men
toned in the official statement, 1t is
believed here that the engagement
was that which took place on Decem-
Der q in the Otranto channel, east OF
the heel" of Italy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
SULTAN BOWS TO ITALY.

Kings uItimatum to Turkey Brings
Porte to Terms.
Milan, Jan. 14.-Italy's demands for
the solution of the Hodeida incident
have been agreed on en- bloc by the
Sublime Porte. Turkey already has.
ordered the release of British Vice
Consul Richardson, who was arrested
in the Italian consulate at Hodeida.
and has promised to punish the SOL
diers who broke into the consulate as
well as to salute the Italian flag when
it is again hoisted over the building.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
MANY CHANGES IN WISCONSIN
LAWS RECOMMENDED BY
GOVERNOR.
COMMISSION RULE is HIT
Urges knoiishment Of Unnecessary
State Boards-curtailed Power
Of Others--ExpansloE Of Re-
forsstatlon Policy Deemed
lnadvisabIe.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 14.-"The most
important problem that confronts us
at this time is to introduce economies
In the management of our state affairs
that will produce substantial reduc-
lions in the state expenditures and
make a reduction in state taxes pos
sible. The people demand rstrencn-
ment'
This is the keynote Of the message
delivered by Gov. Emanuel L. Philip
20 both houses OF the legislature here
today. Although it is the shortest BIZ
ennial message delivered to a WI con-
sin legislature in a decade. Gov. Phil
ipp told his co-workers that this would
be followed by special messages that
VIII deal more at length with the prob
lens Of state government. Probably
no other message ever sent TO a Wis
consin legislature contained the word
"repeaI" in so many paragraphs.
Gov. Philip repudiated the far
famed Wisconsin idea He said that
in the past ten years Wisconsin had
made a national reputation for social
ed progressive legislation.
Business men declare that we have
been fighting business" declared Gov.
Philip. 1.-THE results Of the last eiec-
ton clearly indicate that the people
have reversed their policy in this re-
spect and tier now demand a gov
eminent that win encourage rather
than hamper the development OF In
dustry."
The people are oyer-burdened with
taxes. declared Gov. Philip. He said
that the expenses OF state government
had Increased from s6.046.566 in 1908
60 SI5,13s, 651 in 1914. This enormous
increase. he said. has been occasioned
by an expanse in the functions Of gov
eminent and by a lack Of business sys-
tenn in organizing these activities. He
said that I'VE should not allow cur
zeal to lead us into costly fads, nor
should we forget that waste Of tue
peoples substance is not helpful to the
cause OF human progress"
The text Of some important subjects
discussed and recommendations made
I'm Gov. Philips message reads as fol.
lows:
In the year 1900 the cost OF the state
government reached the sum of ST..
100000. In the political campaign that
was carried on In that year this
amount was claimeS 20 be excessive.
and much criticism Was INDUCED In by
She press and from the stump OF what
was termed an extravagant use of the
public funds. Economies that would
bring about a substantial reduction in
expenditures were promised How
ever, instead Of reduction there has
been a steady increase until at the
close of the fiscal year 1913-14 the
states expenditures had reached the
sum OF s15,13s.05i.99.
The following table OF total expendi-
lures for the period in question shows
a n
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
OFFERS GRAIN EMBARGO BILL.
German of illinois Presents Measure
to Curb Exports,

Washington, Jan. ia bill pro-
hibiting the expectation of foodstuffs
was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative German of Illinois. 1t pro-
vides that expectations of foodstllfss
shall be prohibited whenever prices IN
this country advance beyond the Prices
quoted in wholesale markets in the
calendar year 1912. Mr.. German was
prompted to offer the bill because OF
the recent advance in the prices Of
wheat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
RLEAsE WIPES OUT MILITIA.
Governor of South Carolina Ends Long
Fight With Troops.


Columbia, S. c., Jan. 13.-With a
sweep of his pen Governor Coleman
Livingston Blease on Monday wiped
the organized militia of South Caro-
lima out of existence.
The order disbanding the National
Guard is effective Immediately APP
proximately 5000 men are involved,
including about six hundred whom the
governor had refused to muster out
OF service upon orders received about
eight months ago from the chief of
the federal division of militia affairs.
Differences between the governor,
the militia and the war department
over organization and equipment of
the troops we're given b please as
the reason for his action-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
ReIcians Hoard Peas.

London, Jan. 12.-American relief
commissioners are obliged to have
peas cooked before they distribute
them to the Belgians When they
we're issued raw the Belgians boarded
them for future planting. declaring
that their size and taste is superior
to the native article.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20

Instead OF forever praying tor things
that would be OF doubtful bsneht to
us, how mach better it would be to
repeat, from day TO day, this simple
sentence OF gratitude: Thank you.
God. that we can help those who are
down. Toledo Blade.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
sIeep in oarkened Room.

The most undisturbed sleep is al.
ways enjoyed in a thoroughly dark
ened room. Light acts upon, the brain.
and those who keep their blinds UP
win find that In the summertime. when
so few hours are really dark, their
sleep IS restless and disturbed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
REPORT BRUSSELS IN FLAMES.
Former Belgian Capital on Flre-Ger-
man Line PeriIed.

NtSa0H ONfAAesA 0li EiFC-GCE=
man Line PeriIed.
Amsterdam, via London, Jan. 10
Refugees who have arrived at Bergen
Op-Zoom from Brussels, says the
Nieuws Van Dag, report that a
great fire has broken out at the former
Belgian capital.
Fighting of desperate character is
going on in the center of the Franco
Belgian battle line, notably northeast
of Scissors, which, through lombard
ments, SEEING likely to suffer the fate
of Reims and farther east in the vicin.
ity of Perthes and Beausejour From
these points the allies have been try
ing to reach the important railway to
the north, seizure of which would cut
one of the German main arteries of
communication.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
MontensarIns Invade AustrIa.

Cettinie. Montenegro, Jan. H. OH
cial announcement vas made on gon-
day that Montenegro troops had again
Invaded Austria, advancing ten miles
from the border Of Herzegovina to
Trebiuje.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Rate Increase AlInu.a

Washington. Jan. 14.-An increase
Of FIVE per cent was allowed on Tues
day afternoon by the interstate COM
merce commission in the New York-to-
Chicago rates on potash and other fer
tilizers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
eypsIes Unpopular.

Some two hundred thousand gypsies
wander about Hungary and are regard
ed as dangerous community. So no
torious are their thieving propensities
that they are not allowed inside the
towns, while the villages tolerate
them for only two days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Saver eets Life sentence.

Champaign, Ill.,. Jan. 13.-Scott
tone. slayer of his wife and four chill
rem, escaped the gallows by pleading
uilty when arraigned in the circuit
curt. Z sentence you to life imprison-
ment." sai' the judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Ianan warshIp In Atlantic,

New York. Jan. IA cruiser which
Captain Williamson of the steamship
'uracao believes to be japanese was
lighted of the Azores on the Curacao's
soyage here from Havre which ended.
rhe warship did not give its name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Rate Increase Allowed.

Washington, Jan. 13.-An increase
of 5 per cent was allowed by the inter
state commerce commission in the
New York-to- Chicago rates on potash
and other fertilizers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
he large and steady Increase:

These vast expenditures are partly
due TO a policy of expansion of the
states activities far beyond what was
formerly conceived TO be the proper
function Of government, to a lack of
business system in organizing these
activities, and to the further fact that
the legislatures have been too gener-
GUS In their appropriations for the
support OF the several public institu-
lions.
From the report of the Tax Com
mission, learn that the total amount
OF taxes for local aud state govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1914, aggregates nearly flfty-two
and one,half million dollars. The fol-
lowing table shows the amount de-
rived from each source classified ac.
cording to the system of taxation
which produced It:
General property tax SAL. SEQ. 900. 90
Corporation taxes .... S,437. 10000
Income tax ......... 1850, 1880
Inheritance tax ....... 45S,90S,00
Total ............S5 2, 444, 154.00
These figures show why the people
are complaining Of high taxes and
are clamoring for a change in the poll
cies that have produced such enor-
NOUS expenditures.
Public institutions that have been
recipients Of too liberal appropriations
may not be willing to have their finan-
cial support cut Down. and we may
reasonably expect strong opposition to
any effort TO inaugurate a financial
D0licy that will rnnf0rYn 70 fha 40
mands OF the people. However, l re-
gard my election as governor as Qon-
tract with the people 10 reduce the
expenditures Of the state government
10 q reasonable basis, and / propose to
fulfil that promise so far as it is with.
in the power Of the executive to do so.
Boards and Commissions.
One Of the tendencies of our state
government in recent years has been
20 create a large number OF commits
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
One Trouble at a lime.

Never bear more than ons kind of
trouble at a time, advised Edward
Everett Hale. Some people viii bear
three kinds~an that they have had.
all they have now. and all they OK.
pect to have.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Harslv Worth Divislon.

It is said that il the land of England
and Wales were equally divided
among the residents there ssouid be
little more than one Essre for each
person
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Annual Event in ireland.

At Waterford, ireland, noted for its
glass, the whitewashing of the solidly
built stone gateposts to match the
white cottages in the country parts
is an annual event, and takes place
in May.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20

Panama Jan. 14.-Reports were cur.
rent here on Tuesday that the German
cruiser Karlsruhe has been sunk after.
destroying a British cruiser in the
Caribbean sea- No confirmation has
been received.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Turk General Wounded.

Paris, Jan. Is, Chukri Pasha, who
commanded the Turkish troops in their
heroic defense of Adrianople against
the Balkan allies. has been wounded
and taken prisoner by the Russians in
the Caucasus.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20

Madison.-Prof. Dana c. Munro,
whose unexpected resignation takes
erect at the close of the 1915 sum
mer session, has been connected with
the history department of the univer-
sity faculty since 1902.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
soone psscendant DROWNED.

Louisville. KY, Jan. 12.--Miss Pearl
Boone. twenty. q descendant of Daniel
}oone. and Richard Friend, twenty
i've. we're drowned near HogdenviIIe
while trying to ford a river in a
buggy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Our COMPANY.

The rapidly with which the human
mind levels Itself to the standard
around It gives US the most pertinent
warning as to the company we keep
Lowell
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
stssI Business improves.

New York Jan. 12-The United
States Steel corporation reported IN
illed orders. as OF December 81, at
s.ssS,6ss tons. against SS.924.592 on
November 80. an increase of SO, 051
tons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
onn nf War,a EvIls.

Edmund Burke said: War suspends
the rules OF obligation, and what is
long suspended is in danger Of being
totally sbrogated."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
snow Ties up Traffic.

Altoona. Pa. Jan. 13.-Fifteen inches
of snow which fell here has tied up
train and trolley schedules throughout
the city and suburbs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
shsrlwa call Compulsory.

Any English male above sixteen
wac refuses to obey the high sheriff's
call 10 Withstand the kings foes is
legally held guilty OF felony.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20

Miss Marie Taller Of New York. who
was pronounced "the most beautiful
girl In the United States" by the
Grand Duke MIchaelovitoh, cousin Of
the car, is to be married to S. Bryce
Wing, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Wing. Miss Taller was popular debu-
tante last winter and is very talent
ed girl. She is the daughter of James
Lee Taller.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Daily THOUGHT,

The bow cannot possibly stand al.
ways bent nor can human frailty sub
sist without some lawful recreation
Cervantes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
Too Many Laws.

Permit me to suggest to you that
there is no demand in this state at
this time for much new legislation.
The legislatures that have assembled
here in recent year. we're evidently
possessed with II lea that every
human Ill can be CORRECTED by statute.
The last legislature seemed to be par
ticuIarly active. 1t remained in ses-
sion for eight months and passed us
laws.
Laws that are not supported by pub
lie sentiment or for which there Is no
general demand are but poorly OBJ
served; and non-observance of the law
creates contempt for all law. This
legislature can render the people a
service by removing from the statute
books a large number of laws that are
useless because public opinion does
not support them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
state Printing.

The cost OF state printing has grown
to an enormous sum. Each year has
shown an increase. In this connection
the following table is Interesting:
Fiscal year.
1900--190l ...........-.. .S 42.l3S.69
1909 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 60,4l3 .05
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20

The State Board OF Public Affairs
has recently investigated this matter
and strongly critics the lack Of sys-
tenn.
The entire subject of printing de-
serves consideration and / recommend
that some better supervision be estab-
lished by law over the matter of pub
lie printing in order that useless publ
cation may be eliminated and that
some regard be had for the probable
demand, thereby substantially reduc-
ing the expense.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
s4Is.sos.7o

Total .................S4IS,S0S,70
Amount due on lands re-
naming unpaid because
of question pending be-
fore supreme court) 49,, .s150.S17.S5
There has been expended for inn
provements 1921, $3.50, making total
investment for the state of $671,14S,-
65 since the organization of the de-
partment. exclusive of the cost of SUI
pervision and planting. The state for
ester reports that approximately 1000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-01-20
County School Boards.

The last legislature passed an act
creating county school boards. These
boards are practically without duties.
and there is a general complaint that
because they are without functions it
Is an unnecessary expenditure of
money. recommend that the law
creating them be repealed.
Our common schools and particular
~ our country schools need more and
better supervision. In many counties
there are so many schools that the
superintendent finds it impossible to
give the necessary supervision as time
will permit him to make only a brief