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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Wheat Prices Are
Doubled by War

Chicago ~ In the six months since
the war began the price of wheat has
about doubled on the Chicago Board of
Trade. The new point for cash grain
last summer was around 81 cents. In
the last week the price has varied be-
tween $1.55 and $1.70.
Not all the wheat has brought the
top price. Millions Of bushels were
shipped to Europe months ago, more
millions were ground into -four, and
that process has gone steadily on while
the price Of the grain has moved up
ward.
Still there are many millions of
bushels left and wheat in the bin today
is worth almost twice what it was six
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
DOINGS OF OREGON'S LEGISLATURE
Brief Resume Of Proceedings of the Peoples Representatives
at the State Capital Bills introduced Passed. Rejected
House Passes Its
COmpensatiOn Bill

State Capitol, Salem-By vote Of
IS to 2 the house passed house bill
222, providing series of amendments
to the workmen's compensation act
that are expected to remedy defects in
the law that have been discovered in
the few months it has been in effect.
The principal change contemplated
is to reclassify the industries and
make their rates of insurance under
the act commensurate with the risk in
volved.
The measure requires the industrial
accident commission to investigate all
cases where it has reason to believe
that employers subject to the act have
failed to install or maintain safety
appliances required by statute, and to
report cases of failure to prosecuting
attorney and request criminal proceed
ings.
It further offers inducements to en-
ployers to remove the hazard from
their shops and factories by reducing
their rates in proportion to the reduc-
tion of the number of accidents.
1t was openly charged on the floor of
the house that the casualty companies
were eager to have the bill defeated
and that they would benefit by enact
ment of law similar to the Michigan
law.
A dozen members spoke in favor Of
the bill, including Representative
Scheubel, its author, and Sam Brown,
Mr.. Smith, Of Multnomah, Horne,
Hare, Lewis, Jeffries and Wentworth.
1t was pointed out that the bill had the
Endorsement of both employers and
employees, and DR.. Smith declared that
the best argument in favor of it was
the charge that the casualty companies
were against it.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Non-P Partisan Judiciary
Is Object of Nelr Bill

State Capitol, Salem-A bill to place
the state judiciary on a non-partisan
basis, similar to that proposed and de-
feated at the November election, is
one of the measures pending before the
judiciary committee in the house.
The measure was introduced by
Representative Handley, of Tillamook,
and is indorsed by some of the leading
attorneys in the state. The commit
tee has taken no action, and may be
governed by the fact that the people
rejected similar plan at the polls, al
though by narrow margin.
Before the committee is bill by
Hinkle providing state system Of an
nuities. 1t virtually empowers the
state to go into the life insurance busi-
ness, the money to be invested in irri-
cation projects and other public works.
Representative Lafferty's bill en-
powering the state to develop idle
cement properties and build roads with
the cement also is before this COM
mittee.
Two measures by Representative
Hare aimed to relieve congestion in
the courts also are before the judi
ciary committee. One would prevent
appeals to the Supreme court on cases
involving less than $3.50, and the other
would prevent jury trial of cases in
volving less than $3.50.
Among the other judiciary bills is
one by Representative Blanchard regu-
lating commission merchants, requir-
ing them to file heavy bonds and pay
license, and another by Representative
Stott applying the hotel keepers alien
law to apartment houses.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
MISUSE OF FLAG
WORRIES WILSON
Stir Caused in Washington by
LuSitania Incident.
Inquiry BY Ambassador Page Il
Ordered and Protests Are
Likely to FoILop.

Washington, d. C.-President Will
son Monday sent for Counsellor Lans-
ing, Of the State department, and dis
cussed with him for half an hour steps
that this government will take to pro-
tect the American flag from further
misuse by belligerent ships.
It is understood the President Is
greatly chagrined at the action of Cap
tain Dow, of the Lusitania, in run
ming the Stars and Stripes up on his
vessel to protect her from German
submarines.
As q result of the White House con-
ference, Counsellor Lansing has in
structed Ambassador Page at London
to cable full report of the Lusitania
incident and also to investigate thor
oughly reports that the American flag
is being used by British vessels when
ever their captains deem it expedient
to attempt to hide the identity of their
vessels.
1t is said that the President may
protest to the British government
against the practice.
There was considerable conflict of
opinion between authorities on inter
national law concerning the extent to
which the administration can go to en-
force its demand that the flag shall not
be used by vessels Of belligerents. The
fact that all available precedents,
quoted from statements made by former
American Secretaries Of State, admit
in effect that this government is vir-
tually powerless to stop the use of the
flag by foreign-owned ships, put the
administration leaders in a quandary.
Although it was admitted in official
circles that the government might be
powerless to stop the use Of the flag in
isolated cases, it was generally con-
ceded that protest would be properly
lodged with Great Britain if Ambas-
sador Pages report indicated that
British captains are acting in concert
with the admiralty in making such use
of the flag.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

some slight news value attached to the
organization of the new German
American league. Later it was
learned that the news would be con-
fined to statement Sin English" set
ting forth the tenents of the new Ger
man-American political creed.
These tenents when announced said
that the new American neutrality was
in favor of a free and open sea for
American commerce and unrestricted
traffic in non-contraband goods; the
immediate enactment of Legislation
prohibiting expectation of munitions
of war and the establishment of an
American merchant marine"
The real sting came in when the last
few paragraphs of the resolutions
adpoted by the league, which set forth
that the league and it's members
"pledge themselves, individually and
collectively, to support only such can
didates for public Office, irrespective
Of party, who will place American in
terests above those Of any other coun-
try, and who will aid in eliminating
all undue foreign influences from Off
cial life."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Bread Rules Tightened.

Berlin ~ The Federal council has
adopted regulation giving munich
palities power to require all residents
to make known the amount of -four in
their. possession under 100 Kilograms
(220 pounds, and to appropriate all
amounts over 25 Kilograms in the pos
session Of individuals.
Uniform bread has been ordered for
the kingdom of Wuerttemberg, and or
ders have been issued that no pastry
may be baked in which rye or wheat
-four is used.
Cards emitting the holder to bread
will be issued in Greater Berlin. Cards
will be sent to the heads of households
in quantity corresponding to the
number of persons in the family.
Bread may be purchased anywhere in
the greater city on presentation Of
these cards.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
German-American Threat
Suspected in Washington

Washington, D. C.-official Wash.
ington is still puzzled over the forma-
tion here recently Of National Ger
man-American league, which has let it
be known that its political influence
will be felt from now on, particularly
at the approaching Presidential contest
in the 1916 campaign.
The league was called together by
Representative Bartholdt, st. Louis
member of the house, and it held an
all-day session behind closed doors.
After the meeting it was announced
that the league would hereafter work
to "re-establish a genuine American
neutrality and to uphold it free from
commercial, financial or political sub
servience to foreign powers.
The formation of the new league
took Washington somewhat by sur
prise. A few days before it was con-
vened Mr.. Barthodt sent word around
to all the papers that there would be
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Fish Measures Continued.

State Capitol, Salem-To give all
members opportunity to inform them
selves regarding the measures the SEN
ate has postponed action on the Gill
bill to close the Willamette river to
net fishing and bills relating to fishing
in the Rogue river next week.
Senator Dimick, who is leading the
fight for the Oregon City fishermen in
the senate, promised il the continu-
ance were granted he would make no
effort to obtain another one with the
object of delaying action and imperil-
ing the Gill measure the last days Of
the session.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Interstate Bridge Bill In.

State Capitol, Salem-All profits de-
rived from the operation of the Inter-
state bridge, between Portland and
Vancouver, Wash, are to be turned
over to the state to apply on the in
terest charges on the bridge bonds, If
the action taken by the house is car
ried to its ultimate conclusion. The bill
was up for adoption and referred back
to the committee on revision Of laws
for the purpose Of having the provis-
ion to give the state the surplus tolls
inserted. The measure provides that
the county commissioners and the gov
ernor shall have charge Of the bridge.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
House Votes Appropriations
Aggregating 81, 1856, 627

State Capitol, Salem-Four big ap-
preparation bills, providing expendi-
lures for as many big state depart
ments and aggregating $1,185, 627,
were passed by the house.
The several departments and the
amount appropriated for each for the
next biennium are: Capitol and Su-
preme Court buildings and grounds,
| $58, $50; state hospital for the insane,
$676, l66; institution for the feeble
minded, $l44,961; Eastern Oregon
hospital for the insane, $305, 800.
The bill providing $174,7O for the
state penitentiary and that appropriat-
ing 1923, ,216 for the blind school were
laid on the table temporarily to give
Governor Withycombe further oppor-
tunity to study them.
None of the measures passed pro-
vides for any permanent improve
ments, exceptingssthe Eastern Oregon
asylum bill which carries 100000 for
new building.
In the 1913-1914 biennium, these
same four institutions and departments
had appropriations aggregating ST.
376, ,946.61, which included $l33, 900
for completing the Supreme Court
building, Sal 000 for new buildings at
the feeble-minded institution, $45, 900
for new buildings at the Eastern Ore
gon hospital and approximately $45,-
900 for work on the new receiving
ward at the state insane hospital at
Salem.
The ways and means committee has
not decreased the per capita allow
ances for any institution, but has kept
the proposed expenditures at a mini
mum by eliminating from the budget
estimates all unnecessary improve
ment work and by allowing no new
work except the building at the
papdlato, ;pot;fnt;an
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
HOspitaI Fees Guarded.

State Capitol, Salem - Contracting
firms, industrial concerns, mercantile
institutions and other large employers
Of labor that collect funds from their
employees for hospital service will be
required to give an accounting of the
money and to give the workmen a
voice in its expenditure, by the terms
of bill that was passed by the house.
Representative Horne, author Of the
measure, declared that the system now
in vogue among some Of the ''Ay-by-
night" railroad contractors constitutes
nothing but an organized graft"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Peace Plan Ls Probable.

Washington, D. C. - Plans which
President Wilson may have, looking to
the eventual termination of the Euro
pean war, were the subject Of much
speculation among foreign diplomats,
as result of the arrival in London of
Colonel E. N. House, intimate friend
of the President, on tour of the cap
itals of Europe. 1t was said that Col
onel House was not authorized to carry
on any negotiations for peace while in
Europe, though the President naturally
expected to learn much Of interest
about the dipolmatic situation there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Trading.Stamp Tar Asked.

State Capitol, Salem--A bill which,
it is believed, would end the trading
stamp industry in this state If passed
was introduced by Senator La Toilette.
1t provides that all persons and cor
porations furnishing trading stamps
to patrons must pay to the state annu-
ally 5 per cent Of the gross receipts Of
their businesses. 1t shall be the duty
of the State Tax commissioner to OBJ
tain the names of persons or corpora
tions using trading stamps and file
lists with the State Treasurer not later
than February l every year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Wage Cut h Accented.

Pittsburg-The two weeks deadlock
between representatives Of the ANAL
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers and the independent sheet
and tinplate manufacturers over the
acceptance of reduction in wages by
the men was broken here Saturday.
The workmen agreed to accept cut Of
from 6 to 11.2 per cent, subject to it's
approval by a referendum vote. The
employers promised to maintain the
standard of their employees and to in
crease wages as market prices Of their
product goes higher.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Jitneu Queru Propounded.

State Capitol, Salem = Is jitney
bus a public conveyance? That is a
question that Harvey Wells, State In
surance commissioner, must answer
within the next few days. A man in
Portland was injured while riding in a
jitney. He carried an accident policy
which had the usual provision Of
double indemnity In case Of injury in
public conveyance. The insurance
company doesn't want TO pay the
double rate. The policyholder has ap-
pealed the case to the commissioner.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Rread Advance Ordered.

Seattle, Wash. - Bread will cost 6
and IL cents a loaf in Seattle after
February 10. Decision to raise the
price was made unanimously by the
master bakers here. With -four al
ready So barrel and threatening to
20 to 50, no other action was possible,
according to the bakers, and they say
another rise when -four goes up again
is not unlikely. The wholesale price
Of the bread is to be raised from 3.57
cents loaf to s cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12

State Capitol Salem-A meeting Of
the joint committees from the house
and senate with similar committee
from the Washington State legisla-
ture will be held at the Benson Hotel
in Portland next Saturday morning to
consider proposed changes in the fish
ing laws on the Columbia river. 1t is
probable that both houses will adj
journ Saturday to give members Of
the committees opportunity to at
tend this meeting without absent
ing themselves from the regular ses-
sions.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Turkish Forfs Attacked.

London-Four torpedo-boats of the
allies have bombarded the Turkish
forts in the Dardanelles, according to
an Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. One hundred and
seventy-four shells were discharged
and two ammunition depots were set
on fire.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Price Of Bread Goes Up.

Venice--An official decree issued in
Trieste raises the price of two-pound
loaf Of bread from IA to l6 cents. The
grain markets in Austria are said to
be in desperate condition.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-12
Anti.Loan Shark ban FYled.

State Capitol, Salem---A bill intro
duced by Senator Dimick prohibits the
assignment Of wages by married men
unless the written consent of the wives
are obtained. The senator introduced
the bill by request.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
Demands for Real Estotc

in the Warren district are in creas. ing daily Values are going mp. Why not buy before it goes too high2 Make money
 ON THE UPTURN as the Astors, Vanderbilts and others have done Real estate is always a good investment when you buy the right kind This is the sort we sell We will gladly show you anything list ed on our books
 List your property with us.
 HOGAN & SEED
 Real Estate and Fire Insurance Main St. Phone 10.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
BISBEE BOYS AND GIRLS WIN FROM
 BENSON TEAMS

The U'sbCe-Bonson boys an1 girls basketball game was supposed To have lo-a tailed ou Saturie, ut S.I5 but owing O the feet tblt ..e train didn't get in until g:50 1t was after 10 when the first game got started.
 Tn, boys game was the first event of the evening" Both teams started with sharp. suappy playing especial iy on lhe part of thc Bisbee players who continued their everlasting shor. passes head and team work, finally ueted them the game
 This is the first time that the Ben son Union high school has eveer sent any kind of au athletic team out or Benson. and disregarding the final score it was especially noticeable the showing both the teams made for their appearance in public.
 During the first half the Bisbee boys outplayed their opponents It was noticeable that the visitors were green at the game especially on the defensive when BisbCe had the ball and they were not very strong when they had jt in their possession. not teiue able to take very many shots at the basket this being due to their lack of team work The first half ended with the score 21 to 10 in lay- or of Bisbge
 The second half started with lote of pep shown by both teams as the Benson team showed determination to overtake their opponents lead and the Pisbee boys determined not to give their opponents a chance and also 10 mcrease the lead vrich they did by allowing the visitors 10 score only nine points against their twenty four
 Good playing was especially noticed
Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
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 SAUSAGE, NEW BREAD
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
A VALUABLE SUGGESTION
IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE

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 During the winter months especially when we live an indoor life. the kid neys should receive some assistance when needed, as we take less eXer- else. drink less water and often eat more rich heavy food thereby forcing the kidneys to do more work than Nature intended Evidence Of kidney trouble. such as lame back, annoying bladder troubles, smarting or burning. brick-dust or sediment. sali0w com plCNiOn. rheumatism. may be weak or Irregular heart action. warns you that your kidneys require help immediate ly to avoid more serious trouble
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
SOUVENIR MATINEE
 AT ROYAL TO-DAY

Commencing with today's matinee the Royal the popular Main street playhouse is starting off on 90 new line Co make their matinees more pop ular than ever According Co Man ager Evans statement in the future the Royal win have a special souve- mir matinee every Wednesday Each and every one attending this matinee will receive one of these gifts. u iz the endeayor of the management To make their daily matmees the most popular place in town for the ladies of Bisbee to spend part Of their shop ping hours.
 A special attractive program has teen selected for today headed by the Essenay two part drama success. "rhc Best Man" As an educational feature the great HearstScig war and pictorial ncws vTr be shown The worlds scenic will also be shown The laughing part will be fillcd with the high class moral comedy The Rival Stage Lines" featuring Tom Mix In an six big censored licensed features lt will be the effort Of the management 10 continue to procure only the highest class of pictures so as to merit the fine patronage the Royal now enjoys.
 On Saturday will he presented the SonJag and Evans great moral drama in six parts entitled "The Folly Of a Life of Crime" This play teaches @ great lesson and at the same time is exciting in the extreme, holdme the audience spellbound uu the end
Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10

and yigor by both teams Every Ioint was fought for and when Bisbee put in two new forwards it seemed as if the tide would be turned against Ben son, but it was too late.
 During the last half Benson made two points on fouls. thereby not shoot ing a basket while Bisbee made nine points, one point less than tieng their opponents The final score stood l6 to 15 in favor of the Benson girls.
 Especially good playing was noticed on the part of Mary Hughs and Lau. ra Fankhaaser Bisbee players. great ly aided by Martha Gillis and Ursla Reese Good work was also done by the Bisbee guards in the last hall.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10
Keep the Children
 Bright and Happy

Happy youngsters must be healthE The digestive organs ot child zen get out of order as readils as io those of the elders, and the .e. suit ia equally as distressiua When tne bowels are cloggea with an 2e- emulation of refuse from ue stomach the child naturally be- comes cross and fretml from the discomfort, and is often punished for temper when medical attention is really what is needed
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Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-10

Maine Central has entered the maI- ket with an order for $500 tons of steel rails