The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-07
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.

Three deaths from heat were report
ed to the police in st. Louis Tuesday.
The victims were elderly men. The
highest temperature was "a degrees.
Herbert Munter, Seattle aviator,
flying at South Bend, WASH, while
5000 feet in the air had to descend
when the crank shaft of his engine
broke. He landed safely on the tide
flats.
The London war office announced
that the necessary passenger traffic be-
tween Great Britain and the Continent
would be regulated closely and reduced
as far as possible. Only those having
good reason will be permitted to
travel.
While Rev. c. E. Helman was in the
midst Of a sermon on "Our Country"
in the Baker, Ore, Methodist church,
the artillery of the heavens let loose
and his congregation was startled by
fash of lightning that passed just over
their heads.
A bill to establish National park
service, with compensation system
Of supervision, and a bill to accept
from the state of Oregon exclusive
jurisdiction over the Crater Lake Ma
tional park, were among measures
passed by the house of representatives.
Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel corporation, in
statement just issued, asserts that the
steel business of the United States for
domestic use and for export is better
than ever in it's history. Production
is larger, profits greater and workmen
are receiving higher wages.
No soldier along the border is to be
without Bible, if efforts now being
made to provide each fighting man
with pocket-size khaki-bound volume
at cost of cents are successful.
The army chaplains who have been in
terested in the movement are lending
their assistance to it. The Bibles are
provided at cost.
General Trevino reported Wednesday
night to the Mexican war department
that several wounded American SOL
diers, who belonged to detachments en-
gagged in the fight at Carrizal, have
been found in different parts of the
state of Chihuahua. He said they
were being returned to the American
side as soon as encountered.
The customs bureau of the Treasury
department begins an examination to
learn the total amount of arms and am
munition that has been exported to
Mexico within the last year. The
work was undertaken at the request of
the War department. Orders were
sent to all customs inspectors to tabu-
late the information and send it to
Washington as soon as possible.
The epidemic of infantile paralysis,
which has claimed 81 lives in and near
New York City within the last eight
days, continues to gain. From Satur-
day noon until noon Wednesday, 81
cases developed and 20 persons died of
the disease. A total of 456 cases and
"a deaths have been reported since
January l. 1t was announced that the
Rockefeller Institute is planning to in
augurate field campaign against the
disease.
AS result Of a family quarrel near
Pearl, WASH, IA miles southeast of
Bridgeport, Claude Tinker killed his
mother and his brother, Frank. He
also attempted to kill his father, who
, is a well-known rancher in that vicin-
ity, but did not succeed.
1t was announced at army headquar-
ters in San Francisco that orders had
been received from Washington for
bidding the giving out Of any informa-
tion regarding troop movements, Fed
eral or National Guard, in the Western
department.
The name of the Pacific Reserve
Fleet, with headquarters at the Puget
Sound navy yard, has been changed to
Reserve Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet"
Six vessels of the reserve force are in
Mexican and California waters under
command of Rear Admiral Fullam,
who shifted his flag from the cruiser
Pittsburg to the cruiser Colorado. His
title henceforth will be commander of
the Reserve Force, Pacific Fleet, in
stead of ommander-in-chief of the Pa
cific Reserve Fleet.
Thomas Kelley. millionaire con-
tractor, accused of defrauding the pro-
vince of Manitoba in the erection Of
Parliament buildings at Winnipeg,
was found guilty by jury in Assize
court.
Bandits attacked the bridge over the
Medina river at MacDona, Tex, about
20 miles southwest of San Antonio,
Friday night, according to report.
The bridge guard of United States
soldiers routed their assailants, who
fed in the darkness. Two Americans
were wounded. One Of the bandits
was taken prisoner.