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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN DIE IN
MONTREAL FROM INTENSE HEAT


Chicago-The present heat wave,
which envelops all Of the country ex-
cepting the Pacific Coast, is proving
especially severe in Eastern Canada,
where the people are unused to torrid-
ity. Dispatches say that more than
$50 children perished in Montreal the
past week from heat. The tempera-
ture there Tuesday was 93-the high
est point reported in five years. In
Quebec % children have been killed by
the heat since Sunday. Toronto also
reports unusual heat, which has con-
tinued for nearly week, resulting in
deaths and prostrations.
Conditions, in Montreal especially,
are most unusual. Ordinarily that city
is positively cold when the States are
baking and sweltering, and hay fever
sufferers have hailed Montreal as ths
one spot they could count on for relief
Now conditions are almost reversed. Al
Montreal is seven degrees hotter thai
Chicago.
The official forecaster here say
there is no relief in sight for severa
days, but that all indications point t
still hotter weather.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Ten Die Attempting to Rescue
Trapped Men in Cleveland Tunnel

Cleyeland-Federal officials investl-
eating the waterworks disaster which !,
cost % lives late Tuesday ordered all
attempts to reach the bodies of IL men
imprisoned in the tunnel abandoned
until Wednesday.
This action was taken because tests
Of the gas through which the rescuers
had to pass showed that it was highly
explosive and the officials feared sec
ond explosion. An attempt will DC
made to pump out the gas SO that the
work of recovering the bodies may pro
gress.
All hope that any Of the IL mer
trapped in the tunnel are alive has
been abandoned. Ten bodies, those Of
members Of the two rescue parties
which tried to reach the doomed mel
but themselves succumbed to the dead
| ly gas, are in the morgue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
TWO DARING DRIVERS KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE SPEEDWAY RACES

ULYSSES Aubry, driver Of Tacoma
entry in the automobile speed meet
held in Portland Sunday afternoon at
the Rose City Speedway, and Frank
Lake, his mechanician, are dead from
injuries received when their high
power racing caromed over curve
shortly after o'clock. Aubry was ~
and Lake "a years old. More than
5000 spectators witnessed the acci-
dent, which was one Of three. Inc
others were inconsequential.
The cause of the fatal accident IS
not definitely known, but it is believed
to have been due to the steering gear
faltering while the machine was trav-
cling at furious speed around the
first turn to the right Of the grand
stand.
The two men were lifted from the
wreckage Of the racing car and borne
to an automobile, which took them te
a hospital. Both men were uncon'
scious, and Aubry's death occurred or
the way to the hospital while the auto
was crossing the Burnside street
bridge.
Aubry's home is at 1921 Pacific ave
nue.. Tacoma, while Lake was also
resident Of that city. Mrs. Aubry &C
companied her husband to Portland t
see his daring and skill on the track IL
the first meet held in this city TO
some time, and witnessed the accident
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Recovered Barrel Of BIuing
Fnriches Small Boat Operator

Vancouver, Wash.--The tremendous
advance in the price Of chemicals and
dyes is shown by the experience OF +.
E. Smith, who operates small boat
on the Columbia river and streams
tributary. :,
Some time before the war, Mr..
Smith lost overheard barrel Of blu
ing of the sort used in laundries. He
was compelled to pay the consignee
damages of about $50 for the loss.
Recently, on learning of the advance
in the price Of buing, Mr.. Smith went
to the place he had lost the barrel, and
with graphing hooks recovered it.
He netted $500 on this one barre
and was sorry he had not lost ship
load under similar circumstances.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
St. Paul Firm Gets W. |. PuIliam.

Marshfield - W. L. Pulliam, log
ging contractor who has been operat-
ing on the Columbia river for several
seasons, soon will open a camp on
South Coos river on the Merchant tract
of 800 acres, and the operations will
be under the supervision of the Thos.
Irvine company. of st. Paul, which re-
Gently bought timber in this county
for a sum estimated to be near half a
million dollars. The camp will be 10.
Gated 20 miles from Marshfield ano
two miles from South Coos river,
where logs will be dumped in tide.
water. The operations are intended
solely for delivery of logs to mills or
Coos Bay and the company has no in
tention of operating any mills at pres
emf
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Indian Lands to Be Sold.

klamath Falls-Sixty allotments, on
the klamath Indian reservation, nortn
Of here, belonging to estates of de-
ceased Indians, are soon to be adyer-
tised and sold to the highest bidders,
according to Engineer H. W. Hincks,
Of the Indian reclamation service.
Much of the land is tillable and parts
Of it can be irrigated, Engineer Hincks
said. Superintendent William b.
Freer, of the Klamath reservation, has
ordered surveys to be made OF all the
go allotments. Mr.. Hincks said tha'
already this season 665 acres Of lndiar
lands on the Fort Creek project on the
reservation, have been reclaimed Il
water by the Indians.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
James Whtcomb Riley, Noted
Indiana Poet, Dies Suddenly

indianapolis, Ind.-James Whitcomb
Riley, noted poet, died Saturday night
at 1850 O'Clock while only Mr.. Riley's
nurse. Miss Clementia Prough. was
awake at the poets home. He had
asked for drink Of water and re-
clined on his bed again. Miss Prough
resumed her vigil and, noticing that
the poet seemed not to be resting
easy, approached his bed. Mr.. Riley
died before she reached his side.
Mr.. Riley's death was due to paraly-
sis. He suffered violent stroke about
I 80 o'clock Saturday morning and the
members of his household were greatly
alarmed, but under DR.. Carlton B. Nc
Culloch's ministrations the poet
seemed to improve, and early in the
evening was regarded as much better.
Information was given to the public
that Mr.. Riley was in no danger, hui
within few hours he was dead.
Mr.. Riley suffered his first violen
attack of paralysis July 10, 1910. III
was 68 years old.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Shakespeare Wins Suit.

Chicago-The closing chapter Of the
Bacon-Shakespeare controversy in the
courts here was entered Saturday when
Judge Smith dismissed the suit Of Col
onei George Fabyan and dissolved the
Injunction granted him by Judge Tut
hill who decided that the works cred
tied to Shakespeare were in reality
written by Bacon. To prevent Fabyan
from publishing code which he con-
tended would show Bacon was the au-
thor Of the Shakespearean plays, Selie
brought injunction proceedings and
Colonel Fabyan filed cross-bill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
NEWS ITEMS
OF General interest
About Oregon
Sixteen Cities Of State Have
Over 100000 Deposits Each

Salem-Banks in 16 cities have 73.b
per cent Of the banking capital and IS
per cent Of the bank deposits Of the
state, according to figures compiled
Wednesday by S. G. Sargent, state
superintendent Of banks. Portland
alone has 48 per cent of the capital
and SIS per cent of the deposits Of Ore
gon.
Records of Superintendent Sargent
also show 16 towns with total bank
deposits of 81, 900, 900 or more. These
towns, in which are located Al state
and 33 national banks, with deposits
totaling s1O2, 41s, 026.64. are: Port
land, Salem, Pendleton, Astoria, Baker,
Eugene, Albany, Medford, The Dalles,
Oregon City, ,Roseburg, La Grande,
| Marshfeld, McMinnville, Corvallis and
Klamath Falls.
All other towns in Oregon, in which
are located 1876 state and 81 national
banks, have deposits totaling but $26,-
GAG, 493. 75.
Deposits in Portland aggregate $72,.
100, ,549.67. These are distributed
among 18 state and eight national
banks. Salem is next to Portland, its
two state and two national institutions
having total deposits Of 81, 539, 846. 81
Bank deposits in other Oregon citie'
where the total is above $1,000, OO'
are as follows: Pendleton, So, 546,
339. .O2; Astoria, So, 41S, 433.98; Bak
er, 81, 1886, O45.O7; Eugene, $1,000.
, OS6. rs; Albany, 81, 799, 1892; Med
ford, 81, 626, S02.S3; The Dalles, 81,
1926, 7Os. OF; Oregon City, $1,284, 7l5.
IA; Roseburg, $1,259, 900. 16; L
Grande, 81, 1870, 2s8, Is; Marshfield
, 81, 1870, 757. 80; McMinnville, 81, ia,
!, 1894; Corvallis, 81, 150, 4Ol.36
: klamath Falls, 81, 1875, 2O4.77.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Students viii Be Released.

Washington, D. C.-All National
Guard organizations composed OF col.
lege students will be mustered out OF
the Federal service in time for them
to proceed with their school work at
the Fall term.
It was announced at the War depart
ment Wednesday that the policy Of the
government would be to disband organ
izations completely as units of the Ma
tional Guard and to seek the reorgani-
zation of the college men into branches
of the officers reserve corps.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28

The Dalles-Libby, McNeill & Lib
by's cannery has put up 80, 900 cases
Of cherries, finishing this week. The
concern will commence canning april
cots next week, and with this fruit and
Bartlett pears expects to be in opera
tion until October. The fruit is COM
ing from North Yakima, Lewiston,
Idaho. White Salmon, Underwood,
Hood River, Mosier, and many othei
outside points, as well as large quan
tities.in the section Immediately sur
rounding The Dalles. Shipment Ii
made entirely by rail.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
$4,000 Reward offered.

San Francisco Mayor Rolph offered
a reward of $4,000 Sunday for the ar
rest of the person who placed bomb
Saturday among the crowds watching
the preparedness parade, the explosion
Of which killed six and wounded Az,
and the police department established
a separate bureau for the single pur-
pose Of running down the culprit.
AS the result Of police investigation,
several possible clews to the perpetrato1
of the outrage were obtained. William
Taylor, an aged cripple, who frequents
the waterfront, told the police that ne
saw man leave a suitcase on the spo'
where the explosion occurred a few
minutes later.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Poles Thank Americans.

The Hague, via London-The Polish
bureau Wednesday informed the Asso-
ciated Press that the Polish delegates
to the Congress Of Nationalities at
Lausanne, Switzerland, have sent a
cablegram to President Wilson, thank
ing the American Nation for the ac-
ton begun to succor the economic mis-
cry in Poland. Hope is expressed that
| the sacred watchword Of liberty anc
Independence for Poland will find
ready echo in America
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Oregon Dry Law Seriously Hurt
BY Circuit Court Decision

Portland = Restrictions as to the
amount Of liquor which persons in Ore
gon may receive from outside the state
every four weeks are in danger OF be-
ing swept aside.
Sections Of the Oregon dry law reg
ulating the importation Of liquor and
alcohol into the state are nullified, in
the opinion Of District Attorney
Evans, if the decision Of Circuit Judge
Morrow Tuesday in overruling the de-
murrer to the complaint Of Wadhams
& Co., against the San Francisco q
Portland Steamship company remains
in force or is upheld by higher courts
on an appeal.
aTwo thirds of the Prohibition law
is wiped out by this decision" said
Mr.. Evans. "The state is not party
to the suit and any appeal from the
ruling must be made by the steamship
company.
Judge Morrow's decision holds that
the provision Of the dry law limiting
the right Of importing large quantities
of alcohol to wholesale druggists is II
direct violation Of the interstate com
merce clause of the United States con
stitution. Any manufacturer, genu
inely in need Of alcohol in wholesale
quantities. may import as much alco
hol as he desires for manufacturinl
purposes. maintains the jurist.
Possession of alcohol by the manu-
. facturer not being unconstitutional,
is unconstitutional to prohibit hiI
, from importing it ruled Judge Morrow
E "That being the case, it follows tha
. as the possession Of intoxicants is NJ
/. unlawful for the individual, no matte
what the quantity, the restriction {
9 the amount received by him to tW
n n quarts Of whiskey and "a quarts {
u beer month must be unconstitutlon
II Also" said the attorney.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Aa;II;nn. TO Be Burned.

Mexico City--Fifty million dollars
in Mexican paper money will be burned
within the next few days in the court
ward of the National Palace, according
to an announcement by the government
Saturday. This money 10 Of the old
Vera Cruz issue and has been supplant.
ed by new issue made in the United
States.
It Is said that s225. 600, 900 in paper
money will be disposed Of in this way
during the next few weeks.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
smedes chase Russians.

Berlin-An attack on German mer-
chant vessels by Russian destroyers,
alleged to have taken place within
Swedish territorial waters, is reported
in a statement which says: 1.-TWO
Russian destroyers attacked four Ger
man merchant steamers at the entrance
to the Port of Lullea, within Swedish
waters. The Swedish torpedoboat Vir-
90 steamed toward them and the Rus
sian craft fled, pursued by the Virgo,
which had made ready for action. The
Swedish government has protested
AGAINST this breach Of neutrality"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
/. New York's Trade Huge.

New York - Combined exports and
imports Of the port Of New York for
the year ended June 80 amounted to
So, 1853, 900, 900, according to the an
nual report of the Chamber of Com
merce Monday. During the last 30
years, the report shows, more than 60
per cent of the country's imports have
come to New York.
Exports for the first time reached
the $500, 900, 900 mark in 1900. Last
year they were 81, 1913, 581. 600.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Timed Blast Deals Death on Crowded
San Francisco Sidewalk.
LETTER OF WARNING RECEIVED
Innocent Bystanders Slain by Work
Of "ExiIes From Militarlstlc
Government" - Reward.

San Francisco-At least six persons
were killed and AZ or more injured by
the explosion here Saturday of timed
bomb in the midst Of throng viewing
preparedness parade. The police ar
rested Frank Josephs, lodger in a
sailors clearinghouse, but said he
had not been charged with the crime.
Chalres M. Fickert, district attor-
ney. issued statement attributing the
deed to a mind unbalanced by argu-
ments for and against Preparedness,
which have occupied attention here.
The parade was not interrupted.
Lists Of dead compiled by the police
are:
Mrs. Howard E. Knapp. Alameda,
Cal.
DR.. George Painter, Berkeley, Cal.
O. H. Lamborn, printer, Alameda
George Lawler, Mill Valley, Cal.
The explosion took place at Steuart
and Market streets, two blocks from
the Ferry building, on San Francisco's
main thoroughfare. The bomb, con-
cealed in suitcase packed with cart
ridges, bullets, marbles, bits Of glass,
iron pipe and scrap iron, blew gap
through the crowd, hurting men, wom-
en- and children to the ground.
The holiday throng, cheering con
tingent of veterans of the First Cali
fornia Infantry of the Spanish Ameri-
can war. and members of the Crane
Army Of the Republic who were form
ing in Steuart street, stood in patti
which became shambles. The blart
: Of drums drowned the cries Of the in
: iured. The sidewalk was strewn will
torn bodies, spatterd with blood.
All the newspaper offices in Sal
Francisco received a communicative
written in Roman script, with an in
: delible pencil, many of the words be
t ing heavily underscored. The CON
n munication was signed "The Deter
:. mined Exiles from Militaristic Coy
t ernment, Italy, Germany, U: S., ltal!
It Russia" In several instances tn
r writer repeated himself. The con
II munication read:
o editor: Our protests have been
# vain in regards to this preparedneI
al propaganda, so we are going to use
little direct action on the 22d, whit
will echo aronud the earth and sho
that Frisco really knows how and th'
militarism cannot be forced on us al
q our children without violent protes
"Things are going to happen
4; show that we will 60 to any extrem
I I the same as the controlling class,
!, II preserve what little democracy we st
~ ~ have. Don't take this as joke,
- u YOU will be rudely awakened. Ava
~ en- (sic). We have sworn to DO 0
to duty to the masses and only send war
@ &c ings to those who are wise, but W
=, are forced to march to hold their Jol
~ as we want to give only the hyl
ho critical (sic) patriots who shout
be m war, but never go, real taste
!. war"
= "Kindly ask the Chamber Of Go
- merce to march in solid body,
.. 81 THEY WANT TO PROVE TIL
'as az ARE NO COWARDS. A copy ]
;es es been sent to all the papers. Our d'
'an ~, has been done SO far.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28
Big Timber Body offered.

Hood River-T. H. Sherrard, state
forest supervisor, has advertised for
bids on 7020 acres containing 800, 00O,-
900 feet Of Douglas fir, Western hem
lock, Amabilie fir, Noble fir, Western
red cedar and white pine timber in the
Cascade National forest. Under the
terms Of the sale mill on the West
Fork Of Hood River with sufficient
cutting capacity to handle the timber
| in the next 10 or 10 years, will be re-
quired.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21
A%AA

Wifey--l wish had a flying ma.
chine; then perhaps l could get
through with my Christmas shopping.
Hubby-Yes. Baslng my judgment
on the way the BILLS nre coming In,
what you need is buyplane.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21

School will be out for two weeks
vacation after Friday.
Elmer Smith was an east bound pas
senger Tuesday for Omaha.
Roy Fowler and Prof. DeHoney will
spend their vacations at their former
homes.
Joe Gingrass left Tuesday to spend
the winter in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
and Canada.
Mrs. J. E. Miller arrived home Sat-
urday from Omaha, where she has
been in the hospital for several weeks.
You like to read about what your
neighbor has done, and he likes to
know what you are doing, SO tell US
the news.
The Greeley Tribune last week con-
tained page Of tax deeds to issue, but
IN the list was none within twenty
Hiiies VI Rdymer.
Mrs. Bates and her daughter, Mrs.
DeWole, of Pacific Junction, Iowa,
arrived in Raymer Monday. called here
by the sickness of d. M. Francis.
Mrs. Bates is daughter of Mr..
Francis.
Good job work is the kind we do.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21

ever, one and indiyisible, world with.
out end, amen.
II started to do my Christmas shop
ping early" continued Timothy. giving
his fiivver q disciplinary kick as It
growled at passing terrier, "but II
was right on the start that I overlook,
discovered and otherwise apprehended
the Senegnmbian In the woodpile.
@Christrnas shopping. you are ut lib
erty to quote me as saying In your
valuable medium, is bunk II you add
an early to 1t.
1T was about Thanksgiving time, If
I recollect rightly, that we were first
admonished to do our Christmas shop
ping early. 1t struck me as the proper
thing to do. l decided I'd do 1t.
Naturally. the thought first came
to me what to give myself for Christ
mas. always hand myself some slight
token Of my esteem at the happy yule-
tide. It compensates for what other
folks hand me. A little gift doesn't
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21
OLDEST CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
Decorating Houses, Churches and
Streets With Evergreen Popular
Since Dawn Of History.

~ EaHAPS the very oldest OF all
Christmas customs is that Of
decorating our houses, churches
and streets with evergreens.
At the very dawn Of history began the
worship Of the trees. or forest worship,
and the groves were mans first tenn
pies.
All our instincts, our passion about
nature, are forest memories, for forest
worship was universal.
In later times to each god some tree
was dedicated: Apollo had the laurel,
Jupiter the oak, and Greece for ages
had Its sacred groves.
The forest worshipers could not
worship without giving. because to
worship is to give, and these boughs
and garlands were the Oldest gifts Of
man. Before he had learned to shape
offerings Of his own rude skill he could
bring to the sacred trees and hang up
on them the first flowers and greenery
of spring and the perfect fruits of au-
tumn.
These gifts, remember, were never,
as with us, decorations; they were sac
rIflces.
The Romans. with a fine eye for
beauty, used to garland their temples
and homes and gathering places and
even the big Coliseum with boughs of
green and ropes Of flowers. This par
ticular custom was received by the
Christians with a special sort of ap-
proyal, recalling. as 1t did, the fact
that our Lord entered Jerusalem amid
the strewn branches Of the multitude.
We must not forget the welcome and
lovely mistletoe and holly. Indeed,
Christmas without them would not,
with US, seem quite complete.
Mlstetoe was for ages regarded rs
sacred by the old British pagans-the
Druids-and was surrounded with
great mystery and sentiment, little un.
derstood by US.
1t was supposed to possess healing
powers and that 1t could ward of evil
spirits. The reverence paid to this
little parasite seems to have been re-
stricted to 1t, only, when It was found
growing on the sacred oak trees In the
Druids' groves.
Once every year the Druid high
priest cut 1t with a golden sickle,
blessed 1t aad distributed the sprays
among the people, praying aloud that
each one who received 1t might receive
divine blessings, of which 1t was the
symbol. Having received the sprays,
the people hung them above the doors
to propitlate the gods during the year.
The only remaining significance at.
tached today to the mistletoe is tie
Idea that II a maiden Is not kissed
under 1t on Christmas day she will 20
unwed throughout the year. This idea
goes so far back into the past that one
cannot trace 1t.
1t Is because the mistletoe Is rare
and not easy to get that we found
and brought forward the holly, which,
though lovely, is used only MS a sub.
st'tute for the mistletoe.-New York
World.
The Raymer enterprise., 1916-12-21

have to cost very much to make a
hit with me If give 1t to myself with
the proper spirit.
"It's the giving, rather than the re-
ceiving. Of this gift thnt brings me the
more pleasure, anyway.
"Well, gasoline has been going up
pretty steadily lately-you notice l do
not talk In dialect 10 spite Of my rural
name and predictions; II l talked In
dialect ! would say gas was goin' up
purity stiddy-and. due to the increased
cost OF living expenses. I decided that
1t behooved me to ec0nomize.
$50 I decided on a haircut for my
Christmas gift to myself. and I decided
to get 1t early on account Of the poor.
tired shopgirls who are wishing the
store would close 90 they can crowd
in a few more dances with the dashing
young ribbon clerks three aisles over.
"Whereupon ! got haircut good.
short one.
"The rest Of the story is soon told.
I got 1t cut again last night, and /
had to walt for six customers ahead
Of me who were telling the BARRIERS to
shave 'em extra close so 1t would last
over to Monday.
THAT much for early Christmas
shopping. ! bought the junk for the
folks after they'd locked the street
doors last night and have just been
making the rounds Of the drug stores
to pick up the odds and ends I've for.
gotten. No more Christmas shopping
In mine. Glddap, Dobbin."
And with a peremptory cluck to his
steed. Timothy Hay motored away In
high dudgeon-Denver Times.