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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
AN-Day Community Meet
at SciO Well Attended

Albany-More than 500 people at
tended the all-day community meeting
held at Scio Saturday and it was one
Of the largest and best gatherings of
the kind ever held in Linn county.
People went from distance of ID
miles to hear school questions, good
roads and dairying discussed by ex-
perts.
The meeting was held In the assem-
bly-room of the Scio High School, but,
with a good many unable to gain ad-
mission at the morning session, an
overflow meeting was held later in an
other schoolroom.
M. s. Pittman, Of the extension de-
partment of the Oregon State Normal
School, was the principal speaker at
the morning session. He discussed
school problems and said 1t was the
mission of school to find out what a
person is fitted for, inspire him to fol
low that line Of work and then pre-.
pare him for it. The remainder of the
session was devoted to contests among
the schools of that section of the coun'
ty in school songs, solos, declamations
and dramatizations. Songs by the
Scio High School Glee Club were a
feature.
In the overflow meeting Professor
G.. v. Shelton gave a practical talk or
the construction Of good roads with
the material available. Professor
Schrant substituted for State Dairy
Commissioner Mickle, who was unable
to attend. e. M. Reagan and others
representing the Albany Commercial
Club, explained the proposed County
Fruit Growers association. A basket
dinner was served at IL o'clock.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
BayoCean To Have Water-grade
Highway From City Of Ti!lamoOk

Tillamook - The matter of the con
struction of the Bayocean road was
amicably decided upon here at meet
ing of the county court and represent
atives of realty company. 1t was
agreed that the county court expend
$10,250 which is now available on the
road and in addition to this the Bay.
ocean people are to build two miles
and half of the road. About -four
miles and half remain to complete
the road, which will be on the south
side of Tillamook Bay and on water
grade from Tillamook City. 1t will
have deep water for vessels by the side
of it nearly the entire distance.
The county court will call for bids
for work on this end of the road and
the Bayocean people will take hold Of
the other end, commencing work al
once with their dredge. 1t will be
open for travel probably early next
year. The progress of Bayocean has
been kept back for years for want Of
road, but now that this is assured 6
large number of lot owners are ex
pected to erect substantial cottages
Apart from this the Bayocean people
will expend $5O0,O 900 in improvements
Last year large natatorium wa'
erected costing $75, 900.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Ex-Governor West Wins Verdict
In COpperfieId, Or, Saloon Case

Baker, Or-Ex- Governor West won
In the suit brought in circuit court
here against him by William Wiegan,
Copperfield saloonkeeper, for damages
alleged to have been caused by the re-
moval of liquor and saloon fixtures
from his saloon, when Governor West
declared martial law in Copperfield,
after Fern Hobbs visit on January 2,
1914.
The Jury returned the verdict after
being out seven hours. Nine we're for
the ex-governor and three dissenting.
The first several ballots the jurors
stood eight for the defendant and four
against.
The verdict was a surprise here, be-
cause 1t was thought that the length
Of time occupied by the jury in its de-
liberations indicated an anti-West YER
dict, and when the verdict was read by
Circuit Judge Anderson the few pres
ent seemed dazed.
Ex-Governor West also was not pres
ent, although he was notified in time.
At the Geiser-Grand hotel, while pack
ing to leave for Portland, he clearly
showed elation.
"T came here convinced / would gel
square deal, even should lose," he
said. 'I was naturally anxious that
the verdict should be in my favor, fol
the case has been one which attracted
statewide attention involving the grea1
question of human rights. The ques
ton, believe, is now settled for good
and all, and the rights Of the human
being are acknowledged to be superior
to those involving mere property"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Many Squatters Rush to Take Up
Government Land in Alaskan Port

Seward, Alaska = Rumors that the
Alaska Engineering commission had
decided to throw open to settlement
the 60-acre terminal tract here ac-
quired by the government with the
purchase of the Alaska Northern rail
road caused stampede of squatters
who have occupied almost all of the
tract.
Many prominent business men ano
several women are among the. squat
ters, who have armed themselves with
rifles to prevent claim jumping. There
have been several minor quarrels, bu
as vet no one has been hurt.
United States District Judge Fret
M. Brown had planned to obtain u.s.
of this tract as temporary camp TO
the hundreds of men who are hurryinl
to Seward from all parts of Alaska AM
from the United States as result O
the announcement that Seward woul'
be the tidewater terminus of the gov
ernment railroad to Fairbanks.
Despite snow storm, which blank
eted Seward, the stampede continues
and squatters were busy setting u
tents and clearing their lots.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
JAPAN UNJUSTlY SUSPECTED BY
AMERICANS, DELEGATES DECLARE

New York-At a dinner here Tues
day welcoming them home from their
recent mission to Japan as represent
atives of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ in America, DR..
Shaller Mathews, dean of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and DR.. Sidney L.
Gulick expressed the necessity in this
country Of a better understanding of
the Japanese in order to allay what
they describe as the unjust suspicious
entertained for the motives of Japan.
Both speakers brought messages Of
peace and friendship for the United
States from Count Okuma, the Japan
ese prime minister, and other Japanese
statesmen.
The dinner was attended by men,
bers of the council, Of the Japan So
ciety, of the New York Peace society
and the Church Peace union.
The present situation as regards
China furnishes a supreme opportunity
for the United States and Japan to
show the meaning not only Of their
friendship for each other, but for
China as we'll, declared DR.. Mathews.
1t was difficult at present, he said, to
hold an unqualified conviction that
Japan's plans toward China were mag
unanimous in the interests of China,
and herein "the United States and
Japan have an opportunity to demon
strate the power of diplomacy based or
the giving of justice. ="
DR.. Mathews, discussing the de.
mands made on China by Japan, sale
that if Japan's only purpose was tc
build up an Asiatic Monroe Doctrine
the American people can hardly fail tt
sympathize with her, particularly al
we recall her need for territory il
which to expand.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Improper Packing Hurts
Price of Good Apples

Hood River.-Northwestern apple
market men declare that Indifference
of growers in maintaining a good sys-
tenn of grading and packing resulted
In more harm the past year than any
other detrimental influence.
H. F. Davidson believes the change
in system of packing apples has been
responsible for much Of the deteriora-
ton of grade and pack. Formerly the
growers paid daily wage to their
packers, who gave the fruit close in
spection. Sorting and sizing for the
most part was done by hand. Now
the fruit is sized and graded by ma
chimes. Payment is made on q piece
basis
Sam G. Campbell, who for the past
two years has been chief inspector for
the North Pacific Fruit Distributors,
declares that low prices to great ex.
tent have been caused by poor pack
and that the remedy lies in the control
Of the growers themselves, rather than
with the marketing agencies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

Salem.-To prevent the spreading OF
rabies, the State Livestock Sanitary
Board, at meeting held here recent
ly, issued an order placing II counties
under quarantine. 1t was announced
that the disease had been communi-
Gated by coyotes to horses, dogs, cats
and other animals in eight counties in
the eastern part of the state. The
counties included in the quarantine
are Lake, Harney, Crook, Baker, Uma-
tilla, Malheur, Wheeler and Union,
where rabies prevails, and Multnomah,
Clackamas and Jackson, to which 1t is
feared the disease may spread.
The order requires that all dogs, un-
less used in herding livestock, be muz-
zled. State Veterinarian Lytle, who
attended the meeting, said that all
violators of the quarantine would be
punished to the fullest extent Of the
law, the penalties being fines from
$50 to $100 for each offense. Mr.. Lytle
announced that all peace officers
would be called upon for assistance
in enforcing the order. The veterin
arian declared that conditions were
especially alarming in Lake county
rabid coyotes and dogs running the
range in large numbers. He said tha
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Newberg Lays Plans for Great
Agricultural and horticultural Fair

Newberg-A recent meeting of the
governors of the Commercial club to
discuss the feasibility of having an
agricultural and horticultural fair
held here this fall was enthusiastic.
To enlist the cooperation of farmers
and fruit growers, meetings will be
held at the schoolhouses in the vicin-
ity. Prizes will be offered to boys
and girls on various lines of industry
Newberg is the center of one of the
most productive sections Of the Will
lamette valley. Immediately after the
club adjourned conference was helt
by the governors and an advisory com
mittee in regard to arousing the inter
est Of farmers boys, who will be ex
pected to make displays.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Two Turkish destroyers are. reported
lost by coming in contact with Russian
mines.
British destroy own submarine in
Dardanelles to prevent capture by
Turks.
Germany announces that advances of
her lines in the west war zone have
been made.
Placer gold deposits of more than
$1,000 a pan is claimed to have been
found in Alaska.
Berlin has closed its free war soup
house because of the splendid econom-
ical improvement.
Japan is said to be hard hit by the
war, as the French demand for silks
has materially declined.
The United States District court of
Chicago has granted receivership to
the Rock Island railroad system.
San Francisco refuses to bond itself
for $34, 500, 900 to purchase the prop
critics of the Spring Valley Water
company.
A Eugene, Or, man who became
alarmed about the war, buried $500 in
his garden, but has dug it up and de-
posted it in the bank.
Many women in Portland sign petit
tions to the city council to allow mer
the privilege to smoke in III" et
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Road Ruxine Eauipment.

Philadelphia. - The Pennsylvania
Railroad company has entered the
market for approximately $2O,000,000
worth Of new equipment and for new
material for cars and locomotives
which it will build in its own shops.
The equipment program includes IA
new locomotives, 146 all-steel passen-
ger cars and about 10000 freight cars.
All the locomotives, 56 of the passen-
ger cars and 2102 of the freight cars
will be built at the company's shops
at Altoona, while the remainder VIII
be placed with outside companies. The
new equipment is to be used for re-
placements and will not be additions
to the present equipment.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
State Places Quarantine
On II Oregon Counties

many cattle and number of person
had been bitten there.
1--WE shall try to get the city author
ties of Portland to enforce the orde
there" continued DR.. Lytle. 1t vii
require that dogs be muzzled, anf
when on the street, In leash.
board will see that it is enforcet
Multnomah county outside the
"Stock owners have suffered seN
ly in eastern counties. The situs
is especially hard for the pc3r b
steaders, where some of them
lost their only COW through beinl
tenby a hydrophobic coyote or
Even cats are becoming afflicted
the disease and they are being
by fear-stricken owners"
Everett Goodman was appointed
cial agent to investigate sheep
reported in Douglas county. Mr.. J
said that he has no fear that the
ease is of serious proportions.
The board made arrangement.
payment to the owners for horses
mules it may be found necessal
kill because Of glanders. Animal
der 1000 pounds will be paid for a
rate Of $25 a head, and animals W.
ing more than 1000 $35 a heed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Long Cablegram Sent to Wilson
by Americans in China.
TROUBLE FOR UNCLE SAM PREDICTED
President Is Urged to Tell Japan to
Withdraw Her Excessive Forces.
Tolls Amounting to $4,000,
Paid by Pekin Officials.

Reconsideration by the United
States in the negotiations now pro-
ceeding between China and Japan is
recommended to President Wilson In
the appeal recently sent to him by
American missionaries in this coun-
try. The message Of 5000 words was
cabled to Washington Monday. It
characterizes the Japanese demands
on China as acts of aggression such as
eventually will present a menace to
the United States.
Recalling the fact that Japan has at
present in this country doubled her
usual quota of troops (amounting to
$4,000 men), the missionaries urge
that Japan be notified that the excess
of troops should be removed.
The understanding here is that a
Chinese official or several officials
paid the cable charges, amounting to
nearly $4,000, on the message to Presi-
dent Wilson. This communication was
signed by missionaries all connected
with the American Presbyterian mis-
sion at Pekin; Rev. Chauncey Good
rich, of the American board Of COM
missioners for foreign missions, who
is stationed at Tien Tsin; Rev. H. H.
Lowry, of the Methodist Episcopal
mission at Pekin, and Rev. G. F. Hub
bard.
The petition asks President Wilson
to demand of China and not Of Japan
American participation in the confer
ences now under way. 1t is suggested
that Great Britain and other nations
be invited to participate.
There are in China several hundred
American missionaries, of whom the
great majority have not seen the mes
sage. Some Of them who were re
quested to sign it, declined. The Amer
ican board recently requested its mis-
sionaries to avoid public expression
Of opinion on political affairs and al
though 1t is said the missionaries gen
orally side with China in the presen
controversy, few of them have beel
active politically.
The missionaries ask "that the gov
ernments of both China and Japan b.
notified that the presence of unusua
bodies Of Japanese troops on Chimes
soil not only embarrasses the freedom
Of negotiations, but constitutes an Out
rage to the rights of China and a SER
GUS menace to the peace and safety 0
Americans and foreigners, generally,
and recommends that pending the re
moval Of excessive contingents of jar
anese troops all negotiations shoul
be suspended"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Allies. Campaign Is On.

Paris.-The allied offensive on the
western front is developing. Accord
ing to the military authorities here,
the offensive movement has been in
progress for several weeks at strategic
points from the sea to the Alps. with
successes in Champagne, at Les Epar-
ges, Neuye Chapelle, Notre Dame de
Lorette, La Boisselle, Dixmude and
south of Metz and in Alsace. Hard
fighting was in progress Monday IN
northeastern France and In this way
the pressure is gradually being In
creased.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
six Astoria Dealers Fined,

Astoria-In the Circuit court here
six Astoria wholesale liquor dealers
pleaded guilty to indictments charging
them with selling liquor for delivery
in dry districts. Each was fined $50,
but the penalty was suspended, provid-
ed the defendants refrained hereafter
from violating the law.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Attack on KieI Forecast.

Vancouver, B. C.-That 300 scow-
shaped, self propelled lighters, capable
of carrying 800, 900 troops, are being
constructed in Great Britain, is the in
formation received by A. E. Short, OF
this city, who is member Of an Eng
lish shipbuilding firm. These lighters
are to be completed by June l. Mr.,
Short gave it as his opinion that the
scows would be used to land troops OF
the German coast line of Schleswig'
Holstein and that the Kiel canal would
be the objective point.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
AIbanu Janitor Is Thrifty.

Albany.-What a man can accom-
plish who attends strictly to business
and works steadily, on a small salary.
is illustrated by M. e. Bilyeu, janitor
at the Linn county courthouse, who
has attained a record of ten years.
continuous service. Ten years ago
Bilyeu, widower with five small chill
dren to support, began work at the
courthouse. His salary was $40 q
month, and during all Of this time 1t
has not averaged more than $50 q
month. Besides his other duties, he
takes pride in the courthouse lawn.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Britain Charges Murder.

London - The admiralty issued the
following statement: Sunday Ger
man submarine torpedoed and sank the
trawler Vanilla. The trawler Fermo
endeavored to rescue the crew, but
was fred at and driven off. All the
crew of the Vanilla were lost. This
killing of fisherfolk for no military
purpose should not escape attention.
It is the second murder of this charac-
ter committed within week. A care
full record is kept of these events.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Two Who MulctyRarsiEreed.

Chicago-Two men who were arrest
ed after they refused to pay for drinks
which they ordered in saloon Sunday
were discharged by Judge Gemmill IN
the municipal court here. "You don't
have to pay for drinks you get in Chi
cago on Sunday" declared the judge.
"If the saloons are open they are open
in violation of the law"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23
Troops Move on Straits.

Berlin-A cablegram received here
from Athens says that unusual activity
prevails at the Port of Mudro, on Lem
moss island, in the Aegean sea off the
entrance to the Dardanelles straits.
Almost all the French troops on the
island have been sent away on trans
sports. A total of 5000 British and
French soldiers were landed at Mudros
last week. 1t is reported that the
operations against the Dardanelles are
about to be resumed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

yov, ,vOV for alleged liDei.
A Reuter- dispatch from Sofia says
that the government Of Adrianople and
towns in that region have ordered the
inhabitants not to go outside the limits
of the towns without authorization
Work on the raising of the sunken
submarine F-4 has been halted by bad
weather. The hulk is now closer to
the shore than when first located, hav-
ing been raised IL feet and towed in
until it touched again in shallower
water.
Twenty thousand fly traps will be
part of the apparatus employed this
year in the anti-fy campaign in Port
land. The traps are to be made in the
manual training departments of the
public schools and will be distributed
throughout the city.
Sixteen thousand Chicago carpen-
ters go on strike.
German submarine sinks Dutch
freight ship while at anchor off The
Netherlands.
John Bunny, the noted motion pic
ture comedian, is near death at his
home in Brooklyn.
Two Zeppelins raid English town on
the eastern coast Friday and do con-
siderable damage to property.
Ten Tacoma dairies are closed by
health authorities, who claim milk
from tubercular cows was freely sold.
Twelve thousand men employed by
the Calumet C Hecla Mining company,
Calumet, Mich, and subsidiary prop
critics, received an increase OF 10 per
cent in wages. The wage rate in eff
feet prior to the outbreak of the Euro
pean war is thereby restored.
The British government has offered
full and ample apology" to the Chill
can government for the sinking on
March IA in Chilean territorial waters
of the German cruiser Dresden, the
linternment of which had already been
ordered by the maritime governor OF
Cumberland Bay when the British
squadron attacked and sank her.
Select and common councils of Phil
adelphia have decided to allow the his
toric Liberty Bell to be sent to the
Panama Pacific Exposition. Resolu
tions providing for its trip across the
continent were unanimously adopted
by both branches. Mayor Blanken
: burg announced that he would sign ths
resolutions and only minor details nov
remain to complete the arrangements
Vehemently asserting that he hat
nothing to do with the death of Fran
cisco Madero, General Victoriano Hu
erta, ex-provisional president of Mex
! co, issued a long signed statement II
New York setting forth what he term
{ ed his side of the Mexican question
General Huerta declared that he kney
who was responsible for Madero'
!. death, but that he was keeping 1t as
professional secret"
Germany declares Russian inyasio
1 OF Hungary was failure, and that tn
0 Cars army has been brought to
\ halt.
Fast melting snow in Arizona was
out two dams near st. Johns an
drown eight persons, besides doin
half million dollars damage to prol
Q erty.
p. G. jenkins. prominent resider
: of Butler county, Kentucky, was foun
y guilty in circuit court and sentence
|, to four years and one day in the pen
! tentiary on the charge Of being col
r nected with night raiding operation
In western Kentucky.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-23

The other fellow may have; what you
have the other fellow may want. Come
together by advertising in the Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10

1T pays to advertise is as good
a saying for the farmer as for the
business man in town, according to
F. w. Habicht, a prominent lows
farmer, living near Avoca. That
was his testimony given at the con-
clusion of talk on advertising for
the farmer by F. w. Beckman at the
annual farmers short course at Iowa
State college. Il have just written
a postcard to the editor of the Avoca
Journal" said Mr.. Habicht, asking
him to change an ad had in his last
issue because most of the stuff
advertised was sold the day after the
paper came out. put in an ad
offering for sale calf, some choice
hogs ane poultry. About half of it
was sold to advantage "a hours
| wouldn't be surprised
if the rest of it were gone when
get home. An ad in the home paper
always helps to sell my stuff"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-06-10
Can't Bum the Makin's

The next time you are "boned"
by a "pill bum mer," even if he
is asking only for the "makin's .
step back, and cycling him stern
ly the while you say it ask him
IN cold, crisp tones: "What you
want to do, Make Jail bird out
o'me?" Chances are he won't
grasp your meaning for a time.
not being so well-in formed as to
the doings of the solons at Madi-
son as you are, but he may
finally "get you, if he doesn't
just refer him to the new Dobie
anti-cigarette law which in the
plainest of English says sit
shall be unlawful for any per-
son" to dispose of or give
away" or keep for sale "any
cigarettes, cigarette paper or
cigarette made or prepared for
the purpose of being filed with
tobacco without first obtaining a
license therefor "
The law is in tended primarily
to force all dealers in cigarettes
or cigarette papers to secure a
license for their sale and to pro
vide a penalty for the use OF
cigarettes by minors. The lam
guage is such however, that a
test case is already planned in
Milwaukee to determine whether
an individual has the right to
give them away.