The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-11-10
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.

actress, who has appeared Hlaily Iiiuee
on the American stage, died in London
Wednesday.
Three men entered the Bromide,
Okla, State bank, tied the cashier to
the door of the safe and escaped with
$4,000, all the money they could find.
The U. S. Supreme court has con-
sented to review decree Of the lower
Federal courts ordering deportation of
35 Hindus from San Francisco, who
were i'll and likely to become public
charges.
A British submarine operating in
the North Sea reports that she fired
torpedoes at a German battleship of
the dreadnaught type Wednesday,
making hit. The amount of damage
inflicted is not known.
Fire in the Midway district at st.
Paul, Wednesday destroyed telephone
poles valued at from $500, 900 to $780,
900 belonging to the Valentine-Clark
company. Eight fire companies from
Minneapolis and st. Paul fought the
flames.
Prosser, Wash--August Swanson, a
Horse Heaven farmer Wednesday shot
himself in the head to cure a tooth
ache. His condition is serious. He
bought the revolver four years ago
when he saw neighbor i'll, declaring
that he would never suffer that way.
Ben Hogan, former prizeighter, who
once fought Tom Allen for the heavy
weight championship Of America and
lost, left an estate valued at $58, 600.
Hogan, who died several days ago, for
years conducted a souphouse and lodg-
ing place for "down and outs" on the
West Side, Chicago.
A French battalion arrived at Kate
rina, Greece, Sunday to occupy the
town. 1t is believed that the Greek
and Venizelists troops will depart i'm
mediately and thus solve the embar-
RAISING situation which has arisen as 9
result Of the conflict between the roy
alists and Venizelists.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic ex.
plorer, arrived in San Francisco Tues
day and will take passage for Aus
tralia on his way to the South Pola
regions to rescue 10 men of his ship
wrecked expedition there. Witt
Shackleton is Captain Frank Worsley
of New Zealand, captain Of the wreck
ed Polar ship Endurance.
Dashing, uncontrolled, down the ten
mile grade of the new Portage brancl
of the Pennsylvania railroad near Hol
lidaysburg, Pa, Wednesday, Goa
train of go cars crashed into four ligh
engines standing near New Portage
Junction. -Four railroad men were
killed, two are missing and three were
injured, one of them seriously.
Villa bandits have captured Torreor
and are carrying on their campaign Of
terror which marked the Villistas' oc
cupancy of other cities recently, ac
cording to arrivals. at Ell Paso, Tex.
Wednesday from the interior. Three
Torreon merchants, who attempted tt
send their goods out of the city, wer
put to death by Villas order, the ref
ugees say.
The farewell gift of the women o
! Canada to the Duchess of Connaught
) amounting to $52,975, was cabled t
London Friday. The gift will be az
: piled to the Duchess of Connaught'
D prisoners Of war fund in complianc
with her request.
The car shortage on the Portland d
vision Of the Southern Pacific compan
! this week was reported as 2777, eS
, ceeding all previous records since tn
situation in Oregon became acute. Th
orders on file were 3O29, while tn
empty cars available were 252.
Steven Zagar. 2S years old, membe
Of the private banking firm of job
Zagar q Co., was shot and probabl
wounded fatally by Frank Cviich,
clerk. Cviich, who was arrested, tol
the police that he shot Zagar becaus
the latter accused him of stealing.
The political pot ia boiling furiousl
in many parts of Australia as resul
of the defeat Of the conscription meas
ure in the recent popular referendum
Premier Hughes declined to discus
the political situation, but intimate
that parliament would meet shortly.
The will of Mrs. Marie Zinsser, 0
New York, bequeaths $40, 900 to eac
of her granddaughters, when the
learn the art of cooking.
Little Katherine Doyle, 10 years old
of Portland, who ran away from hom
to avoid a scolding, was found aslee
under doorstep, after three days
search.
A new offensive was opened Frida
against the Austrians by the Italia
forces, the war office announces. Az
vances have been scored at som
points, and so far 47Sl prisoners hav
been taken.
Zayas, presidential candidate |
Cuba, is leading his opponent by 81
majority.
Fire swept the business section {
Donnelly, Mimi. early Friday. csusin
damage. estimated at $500, 900 befeu
being subdued by firemen from oths
cities. Only five business establish
ments escaped the flames.
The British government, tits al
nounred, win turf, over to Chile A,
understandable subj marines as compe,
sation on account Of the delay in Il
delivery Of dreadn@ dghts which we
leontraeted for in Ez gland by Chile