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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
RAILROAD STRIKE
SEEMS INEVITABLE
Congress is Urged TO Take Immediate
Action 10 forestaII Trouble.
National Chamber Of Commerce Be.
lieves Arbitration is Futile
Wilson Much Concerned.

Washington, D. Officials of the
Federal government, including Presi.
dent Wilson, are closely watching de.
velopments in the controversy between
225 railway systems and their 400, 600
employees, and are preparing to offer
every possible aid in effecting an
agreement and avoiding strike.
Thursday the President forwarded to
the Labor department an appeal he had
received from the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States declaring a
strike inevitable "unless some strong
measures of Intervention are speedily
introduced and urging an inquiry.
Acting Secretary of Labor Post said
he was in close touch with the situa-
tion, but had not decided whether ac-
tion by the department would be nee
essary.
The Federal board of mediation and
conciliation, which is authorized by
law to attempt to avert strikes on
railroads, 9lso is keeping watch of de-
velopments, and its officials expect to
be called on as soon as the strike vote,
now being counted, has been complete
ly canvassed. They said that nothing
could be done at present.
Copies of the chambers appeal to
President Wilson were forwarded to
chairmen of the congressional COM
merce committees and the representa-
tives of the railroads and employees.
Harry Wheeler, chairman of the
chambers committee on railroads, said
he had recently attended a meeting of
representatives of the employers and
employees in New York, and that as a
result his conviction was deepened that
an amicable settlement was remote.
II am assured" he added, there will
be no modification of the attitude Of
the roads. Neither is it expected that
the representatives Of the men, with
the new powerful strike vote in their
hands, will recede from the position
which they have taken heretofore.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Child Labor BIZ IS Passed by
Senate; Only II Votes Opposed

Washington, D. C.-The senate late
Tuesday passed the bill to prevent in
terstate commerce in products Of child
labor. The vote was 52 to IL. The
measure, already passed by the house,
was brought to vote in the senate
upon the insistence of the President
after the Democratic senate caucus
once had decided to defer its consider
alton until next December
Opposition to the measure had come
chiefly from Southern cotton mill own
ers and the group Of Southern Demo-
Gratis who voted against it and fought
in caucus and maintained their posi-
tion during the senate debate on the
ground that the regulation proposed
is unconstitutional and would inter-
fere with the rights of the states.
Eleven Democrats from the South
voted for it.
To expedite consideration of the
measure in conference, senate con-
ferees were appointed Immediately
after the original vote was taken. The
only amendment adopted would extend
the bills provisions to bar all products
|of establishments employing children
from interstate commerce. The house
meausre was directed only against
those on which child labor actually had
been employed.
Amendments to make the prohibi-
tion apply only to children under IA
who could not read or write, to make
it apply to children on farms and to
postpone its effective date for two
years were voted down.
The bill as passed would prohibit in
terstate commerce in the product Of
any mine or quarry in which children
under l6 years Of age have been en-
ployed, or in the product of any mill,
cannery, workshop, factory or manu-
featuring establishment in which chill
dren under IA have been employed, or
in which children between Ia and 16
have been employed more than eight
hours day, more than six days a
week, before a. m. or after in the
evening. It would take effect after
enactment.
In the closing hours Of debate Sena-
tor Tillman denounced Southern cotton
mill owners opposing the bill said that,
while he believed it unconstitutional,
he was tempted to support it because
Of the selfish interests fighting it. He
also declared congress was too much
influenced by the attitude Of labor in
terests.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Big Lane County Wool Pool
Brings 40 Cents Per Pound

Eugene Announcement of the vir-
tual sale Of 10000 pounds of Lane
county wool, constituting the Pomona
Grange pool assembled in Eugene,
Cottage Grove and Junction City, to
the Portland Warehouse company was
made this week by c. j. Hurd, market
master of the grange. The price,
though not annennced, is understood to
have approximated 40 cents a pound.
The wool has been shipped to Port
land and will be graded there, after
which final settlement with the grow
ers will be made. The Portland con-
cern made an advance to the growers
nearly equalling the market price.
The pool represents wool belonging
to 1877 growers,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Shark StartIes Newport.

Newport, Or.-Beach bathers were
starteld Thursday when they heard Of
the capture of shark at the DEVILS
Punchbowl, 10 miles north Of Newport.
Their fears were dispelled later, how
ever, when it was learned that it was
sand shark and not one of the man
eating species. The shark was washed
ashore while Carl Shoemaker, state
game warden, was visiting the bowl.
He killed it and brought it to Newport,
where it is now on display. Two years
ago man-eating shark, 25 feet long,
was killed off Yaquina Bay.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Bottle Tells ZeppeIin's Fate.

Berlin Extracts from letters found
last February in a bottle picked up in
the Skageraak, containing last mes
sages from the commander and crew of
the Zeppelin L-19, wrecked in the
North Sea, have been given out. The
writings included the final report of
the Zeppelin's commander, written an
hour before the airship went down.
The greater part Of the extracts consist
of personal messages to members of
the victims families. One of them
says can English trawler came along
this morning, but refused to save us. /"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Crop Outlook Poorer.

Washington, D. C.-Falling off in
crop prospects amounting to many mil
lions of dollars loss to farmers
Of the country were indicated in the
Department of Agriculture's August
report, which forecast declines in indi-
Gated production in almost every i'm
portant crop from the forecasts report
ed in July.
Wheat showed loss Of 105, 600, 900
bushels, corn SO. 600, 600 bushels, bar
ley II, 600, 900 bushels, and there were
decreases in rye, white and sweet po-
tatoes, flax, apples and peaches. A
heavy reduction of the indicated pro-
duction Of cotton previously had been
reported.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11

Niargra Falls Charles e. Hughes,
en- route to Detroit, spent Sunday here.
At his request there was no public re-
ception.
During the automobile ride in Can
ada, at lonely spot Canadian SOL
dier, with fixed bayonet, ordered the
driver to halt and searched the car for
explosives. The soldier, when told Of
Mr.. Hughes identity, replied with a
grin that he was sorry, but Canadian
military rules made no exception.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Fruit Basket Bill Passed.

Washington, D. G. - 1.-THE honest
grape, fruit and berry basket bill," by
Representative Reavis, of Nebraska,
prescribing dimensions for standard
baskets for interstate shipment Of
grapes, small fruits and berries. was
passed Thursday by the house. Grape
growers of New York and Southern
and Western small fruit and berry
raisers advocated its passage for pro-
lection against competitors using un.
dersized containers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
3o,5o4 Autos in State.

Salem-Receipts of the state auto
mobile department of the secretary of
states office for the first seven months
of 1916 totaled $132, 044.5O, as COM
pared with s1O8, $3.50 for the entire
IL months of 1915.
A steady increase in the number Of
motor vehicles in Oregon is shown.
Last year there were 23, 585 automo-
biles and 3158 motorcycles. This
year, with five months yet remaining,
there are 80. 5O4 automobiles registered
and 3207 motorcycles.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
British Save Suez Canal.

London--The Turkish army Of 49,
900 soldiers which attacked British
positions on August at Romani, 20
miles east Of the Suez canal, has been
thoroughly defeated, according to the
latest official. statement. The Turks
are now in full retreat and were hotly
pursued for 18 miles by British troops.
The number Of unwounded Turks
captured was BIAS. Among the pris-
oners were 20 Germans, including SO
officers. A complete battery of Ger
man guns was also taken.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
o.-W. q. & N. Raises Wages.

The Dalles-0.-W. r. & N. machin-
lists and boilermakers and their helpers
have been granted raise in wages,
effective August /. The raise was un-
solicited. Machinists receive an in
crease from Az cents to 47s cents an
hour, helpers 20 cents to rs cents /;
boilermakers, 45s cents to AZ cents |;
helpers, "a cents to &c cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11
Petroerad Rioters slain.

Berlin -Twenty-eight persons were
killed and more than 100 wounded in
Petrograd during serious disorders
which took place there July 80 because
of almost complete exhaustion of the
food supply, according to Stockholm
reports given out Wednesday by the
Overseas News agency.
Many houses and shops were looted
during the disturbances which were
finally repressed by the military, the
advices said.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Presidential Axe to Hit the
Buildings Measure
if Passed
McADCO REQUESTS
THIS ACTION
Present Bill Outshines All
Others in Waste
fulness

Washington, Dec, ia veto by Pres
Wilson of the public buildings bill now
in the House is foreshadowed in his adj
mission at the White House that Pres
Wilson has been requested directly by
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo TO
veto the bill if it contains the items to
which the treasury department objects
as wasteful of the peoples money and
unnecessary for the transaction OF public
business. The public is rapidly being
made familiar with the contents of this
bill, which both the treasury department
and its opponents in the House point out
is more than half pure pork. The
treasury department for three years has
waged a campaign against congressional
graft in the matter of public buildings,
the reply to which by Congress has been
favorable report upon bill which IS
said to outshine all its predecessors in
extravaganza. The president has made
it clear that his sympathies lie with
economy rather than waste and he is be-
lieved to be prepared TO stand with the
treasury department in requiring that
the public buildings bill shall do no more
than provide for the legitimate necessi-
ties of the government without passing
out governmental palaces to villages OF
few hundred inhabitants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Geology and Mineral Resources of
Mississippi.

Geology as a general subject may not
be of especial interest to most laymen'
but the geology of ones own town or
state should prove interesting to every
American citizen. So, although but a
small proportion of the inhabitants OF
Mississippi are biologists by profession,
bulletin 2s3 of the United States geolog-
zeal survey, department of the interior
geology and mineral resources of Mis-
sissippi-should at least be in good local
demand To layman living at Column
bus. Miss, the geologic term Tuscaloosa
formation may have little significance,
but the knowledge that the wells at Co.
lumbus obtain water below the first clay
Of the Tuscaloosa at a depth of about
800 feet has a practical application. 1t
is also we'll to know, in digging cistern.
that if it is dug to the blue rock" Of the
Selma chalk, no curbing is required
Many other practical applications of pure
science may be learned from perusal OF
bulletin 2s3, which in addition to the
geologic descriptions contains discussions
OF each OF the mineral resources of Mis-
sissippi. a preliminary geologic map of
the state, and views of geologic features
Considerable additional work has been
lone in Mississippi by the geological
survey since the issuance of this report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
In England's Extremity.

BY far the most distressing news that
has come from any Of the belligerent ma
tions is contained in the appeal made by
Burton Chadwick, the British director OF
munitions and overseas transport, 20 his
fellow Englishmen 20 abolish afternoon
tea. II Il were told that Lloyd-George
had twcaked the kings nose the world
would not be more astonished
England under q dictator, England
without spirits, England without beer,
the tower of London a moving picture
theatre, Westminster Abbey coniided TO
the suiIragettes; none of these things
would startle the world as much as the
suggestion that 5 o'clock tea shall be
sacrificed MIR. Chadwick, whose felici-
tous title accurately reflects the impor-
lance of his official post, believes that
foodstuirs and transport utilities would
be saved by the adoption OF the course
he suggests. But at what lossl The
very backbone of British institutions Is
threatened by an iconoclast who wants
10 win mere war
Cog aud Magog will not permit IL. Big
Ben will 90 on strike and strike no more.
The novelists of the empire will demand
expatriation rather than sacrifice one OF
their most useful properties. Let Mr..
Chadwick reflect; let him call to mind
what interference with tea did to the
American colonies. He is on dangerous
ground, and history cautions him to
withhold his rash and destroying hand
New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
No Settlement Will Stay the
Hand of the Pres
ident
ONLY LACK OF TIME
ACCEPTED AS EXCUSE
Unwilling to Call a Special
Session - Adamson OPP
poses 8-Hour Repeal

Washington, Dec. I9.-Even though
railroad brotherhoods and their employ
/ ers succeed in composing their differences
out of court, President Wilson will press
for enactment of his program of sup
Elementary legislature, The administra-
ton has made il clear that it expects
Congress to embody in law the recon-.
mendations already made by the pres
ident. Confidence is expressed in the
highest quarters that this will be done
in the present session. In fact, only lack
of time will be regarded as an excess by
the administration for the failure of Con-
gress 70 adopt all the plans for the pro-
lection of railroads and public alike
which he advocated in his message Of
Aug. 90 and repeated in his address TO
Congress Dec. 5.
These facts indicate also the unwilling
ness of the president to call special
session TO enact railroad legislation for
any other purpose. The Newlands COM
mission is not concerned with the sub
ject matter of the supplementary Adam
son bill but it is pursuing a field of in
vestigation wholly its own. For that
reason Congress is under no necessity of
waiting for the report of the commits
sion, and the request OF Senator New
lands for an extension of the life of the
commission will not delay or even affect
the action of Congress upon the compile
tion of the presidential purpose to per-
feet the eight-hour law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Stopped Praying Just in Time.

A certain little boy had long expressed
a wish for baby brother. His mother
finally advised him to ask God for one.
He adopted the suggestion, and nightly
asked God for a baby brother. After a
time he became discouraged and an
nounced that he should pray for one no
longer.
On Christmas morning his father took
him to- his mothers room, where two
new baby brothers were awaiting his in
spection. His first comment was: Gee,
Dad, isn't it lucky ] stopped praying
when | did,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
TO BUILD 400 STEEL
MERCHANT VESSELS
Contracts of American Private Ship
yards Dec. i.-0rders in Novem-
Der Show Slight De-
crease.

Washington, Dec l9.-Four hundred
steel merchant vessels of l,42S,0O3 tons
were building or under contract TO be
built in private American shipyards ON
Dec. |, according to builders returns to
the bureau of navigation, department OF
commerce, made public yesterday. White
this is nearly double the total of the
corresponding period of 1915, the tonnage
building or ordered on Dee. | was IL yes
sells, or 81 ,043 gross tons, less than on
Nov. / the first break in the line of in
creases since last February.
American yards finished % vessels of
IS .g22 gross tons and contracted for sew
en- steel vessels of 1873 gross tons dur
ing November. OF the ships completed
in November the largest was the Edward
Luckenback. s,l5l tons, built by the Fore
River Shipbuilding corporation for for
eign trade. Sixteen of the vessels com
pleted were for foreign trade and six
were for coastwise trade. The gross ton
mage of the ships for foreign trade to-
tailed SO 562, while that for coastwise
trade was 1880. Fourteen were general
cargo. four bulk oil two trawlers, one
collier and one towing.
OF the 400 ships of ,42s003 gross tons
building or under contract to be built,
294 OF 94023l gross tons will be launched
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1917. while l06 of 523,772 gross tons will
be launched during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1918. The Fore River ship
building corporation has contracts for II
of the vessels, with total gross tonnage
of 1900. Ten of 66,344 gross tons will
be launched before June 80.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
PITTSBURG'S BLACKLIST DAY.
At 9 O'Clock in the Morning Electric
Lamps Failed to Penetrate the Murk.

Pittsburg, Pa Dec l9--Pittsburg yes
terday experienced what weather observ-
ers declared was the darkest day in its
history At Q O'Clock the streets were SO
black that electric lamps were ineffec-
tual All traffic was seriously impeded.
The local office OF the weather bureau
said the darkness was caused by falling
temperature. The fog, mingling with
smoke from the mills and factories, was
held over the city, there being absolutely
no wind,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
HUGHES is MADE REFEREE.
Appointed By Supreme Justice in Friend
ly Suit InvHLing Millions.

New York, Dec. l9.-Charles f
Hughes, whose resumption of the prac-
tice of law was announced recently, was
yesterday appointed by state supreme
court Justice as referee in friendly suit
involving the residuary estate of the late
Mary Chisholm, who left property esti-
mated worth several million dollars
The former Republican presidential can
didate will rule on technical questions
involving the divisions OF the estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
SON TO MRS, CARPENTER.
viii Have Possession of Kidnapped Child
Pending Court Proceedings.

Ossipee, n. H., Dec. lo.-Temporary
custody Of her son, Ralph, jr., until Tues
day Jan %, was yesterday given to Mrs
Ralph Carpente, Of Boston by Judge hi.
vel in an order filed here.
She is given temporary custody of the
child which has been in the paternal
grandparents home in Wolfboro since he
was kidnapped last summer at Magnolia
on condition that she shall make her
home with her son at the Eagle hotel
Concord, n. H., or Laconia tavern, La.
COMA, n. H.. during the time mentioned
by the court. The boys father shall
have the right to visit him at all reason
able times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
TO ORGANIZE cow OWNERS.
Meetings Called in Every New England
County for Dec. 30.

Springfield, Dec. l9.-Setretary Rich
ard Pattee of the New England Milk
Producers association yesterday an
nounced plans for organization meetings
of milk producers in every county IN
New England Dec. 30, which are expect
ed to result in the organization OF 2oO,-
900 COW owners. After county organiza-
tions have been perfected the work will
be carried into separate towns. 1t is ex-
pected to have the work finished by the
time of the annual meeting in February.
The object of the organization is to OBJ
tain full market value for dairy prod
llcts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
He Knew the Worm.

A country girl was home from college
for the Christmas holidays and the old
folks were having a reception in her hon
or. During the event she brought out
some of her new gowns to show TO the
guests. Picking up beautiful silk erea-
tion she held it up before the admiring
crowd
Isn't this perfectly gorgcousl" she ex-
claimed "Just think, it came from a
poor little insignificant worm!"
Her hard working father looked mo-
ment. then he turned and said: Eyes,
darn it, an I'm that worm!"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
HELD FOR BOSTON EXPLOSION.
Two New Workers. Arrested in Connec
ton with Blast.

Boston, Dec. l9-Two Italians giving
New York addresses are held by the po
lice, having been arrested yesterday fol
lowing the explosion of 20 sticks OF dy-
Mantle which wrecked the harbor police
sta ton and Is surrounding buildings
here Sunday.
Although no lives were lost in the
blast, property damage will amount to
thousands of dollars and police and fed
eral investigators are conducting an &C
tive inquiry.
The police believe the explosion was
the work of l. w. W. sympathizers in
revenge for the breaking up OF one OF
their meetings last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
RECORD CUBAN SUGAR CROP.
Total Estimate at 3,466,ooo Tons, COM
pared with 100000 Last Year.

New York, Dec. l9,-Cuba's sugar yield
for 1867 viii be record breaking
one, according to cable advices received
by the Federal Sugar Refining company,
The current crop will amount to 3,466,000
tons, as compared with 100000 tons
last year and 2,5s2,245 in the previous
season, according to the messages. The
large output is attributed largely to ia
vorable weather.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
BAR CLERGY AS TEACHERS,
Delegates at Carranza Assembly Cry
Remember the Inquisition."

Queretaro, Mexico, Dec. l9.-The con
stitutional assembly has passed the edu'
cational section of the new constitution
barring clergymen of all sects from
teaching in any school, by a vote of 80
to So. Felix NJ. Palavacini,' former sec
rotary of public institutions, who favored
allowing clergymen to teach in private
schools, bore the brunt of the debate, but
delegates who based their arguments on
remember the inquisition" induced the
assembly to pass the measure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Riches Valueless.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. l9.-Thomas
Monahan of NORTH Grafton, IS years
old, and reported to have sl4,0o0,O00 in
savings banks, died yesterday in Worees.
ter City hospital from frozen hands and
feet. and starvation. He was found
Sunday in his cottage on Brigham hill
in a mentally deranged condition by a
neighbor who called to dig his home out
Of the snow drifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
Munsterberg's Funeral.

Cambridge, Dec. ia brief funeral
for Hugo Munsterberg, professor OF
psychology at Harvard university, who
died suddenly on Saturdasv while lee
turing at Radcliffe college, was held yes
terday from the Munsterberg residence
in this city. The body will be cremated,
in accordance with Professor Munster
berg's wishes, and the ashes sent later
to Germany for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
MELLEN CALLED.
As Witness by Counsel for B. g. M. Mi
nority Stockholders.

Boston, Dec. l9.--Charles S. Mellen
former president of the Boston & Maine
and the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroads, win be called as a wit
ness in the federal court here to-day in
the receivership proceedings against the
former road, according to counsel yes
terday for the minority stockholders OF
the Boston & Maine, who are opposing
the continuance of the present temper
airy receivership.
Mr.. Mellen, it was stated probably
would take the stank this forenoon and
his testimony was expected to occupy
most of the day.