The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

The keel Of the superdreadnought
California, building at the Mare Island
navy-yard, will be laid October rs, the
navy department has announced.
The Labor Temple, the largest log
building in Alaska, built last winter
by the Alaska labor union, was de-
stroyed Tuesday night by fire caused
by defective flue. The loss is $4,000.
The heaviest snowstorm of any au-
tumn in the past ten years prevailed
In the Michigan copper country Tues
day. All shipping was forced to seek
shelter, and Lake Superior was de-
serted by boats.
Wholesale prices on mems and wo-
mems footwear have been advanced
so to rs cents a pair within the last
three days and certain lines have been
withdrawn entirely from the market,
owing to shortage in leather.
John s. O'Connor, pioneer cut-glass
manufacturer and inventor, died at
his home at Hawley, Pa, as the result
of fall. Mr.. O'Connor cut the glass
that took first prize at the Paris expo
sition. He was born in Londonderry
Ireland, June 6, 1881.
Seventy-four hostile aeroplanes, Of
which 81 were French and So were
British, were shot down by the Ger
mans during September, according to
an exact list compiled by the German
military authorities, says an Overseas
News Agency statement
Ernest Oils, sentenced burglar
scaled the 30-foot east wall of the pen
itentiary at Joliet, ILL.,, with braided
twine rope and escaped. Twenty feet
from where he went over the wall 9
guard was on watch with rifle, but
he failed to see the convict.
President Wilson and Secretary oi
War Baker cabled Governor Harrison
of the Philippines, asking him to con
vey their greetings to the Filipino peo
pie on the occasion Of the convenine
of the first Philippine legislature com
posed entirely of natives.
The United States supreme court re-
fused to review the convictions Of four
labor leaders in the 1918 West Vir
ginia coal strike who were sentenced
to six months Imprisonment for con
tempt of court in failing to obey al
Injunction by a federal district Judge
The Culebra Island naval station of
the Porto Rican coast was almost com
pletely destroyed last week by hurri
cane which swept that vicinity. The
station has been practically abandon
ed by the navy, and only few houses
and supplies, used by the marines who
practice advance base maneuvers, are
left.
Plans for a campaign to make Chi
cago .dry' in 1918 were formally an
nounced at luncheon of the Dry Chi
cago Federation. Fifty thousand dol
lars was pledged to carry on the cam
paign. It is planned to submit the
question to q referendum vote in the
spring OF 1918. Ex-Representative
Hobson, of Alabama, spoke at the
meeting at which the campaign was
launched.
After several hours struggle witt
the heaviest sea in months, the coast
guard crew from Manistee, Mich, sue
ceeded in rescuing P. T. Daily, a con
tractor, and eight workmen, who wert
carried out into Lake Michigan on {
derrick scow which earlier in the da!
broke from its moorings here during
a fierce storm. The nine men were
nearly eight miles out in Lake Michi
gan when the coastguard reached
them.
Although the registration of 1871
voters in New York City exceeded las
years record by 70,899, the predic
tions of political leaders were not full
filled. The complete registration fig
ures now available show gain Of 33
424 over the registration for the las
presidential election in 1912. Politi
clans have prophesied that total o
10000 to 100000 would be attained
One reason given for the failure t,
reach these figures is the return t
Europe Of many men Of foreign birth
Reports from the Portland office o
the bureau Of labor statistics Of Ore
gon, show that during July and Angus
1868 applications for help and 5139 ar
plications for employment were re
ceived. The bureau furnished employ
ment for 4661 persons in the tw
months.
Ten army machine guns Of the mos
up-to-date design, which will const
tute the governments principal ev
dence in the barring Of an alleged plo
to violate the neutrality laws of th
United States by shipping the arms
Mexico, arrived In Los Angeles FIR
day and were Immediately seized b
federal authorities.
A delegation Of six men from th
Danish West Indies, who were chose
by the colonial councils of the islandl
left San Juan for Denmark TO repol
to the committee with regard to th
sale Of the islands to the Unite
States. The delegation has been II
structed to recommend the sale.
Late reports concerning the cyclon
which struck the Danish West Indie
islands early in the week show ths
the country districts in the island {
St Croix suffered heavy damage. E.
tire villages and numerous mills wer
destroyed The damage done in s
Thomas Is estimated to exceed $1,000
o00.