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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Prison Employees Quit.

Salient. E. Cornelius, head Of the
Oregon Penitentiary brick yard, has
resigned, and his wife, who is matron
In charge OF the women's ward, will
resign at the end Of the present month.
MIR. Cornelius has been connected with
the penitentiary for six and half
years under four administrations and
has served as deputy warden. chapel
guard, farmer and superintendent Of
the brick yard. Superintendent Minto
said that 1t was the intention to close
the brick yard this month. as the men
would be needed In the flax fields.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Has Longest Range Aircraft Guns.

Washington, D. C.-Construction OF
enough high-powered anti-aircraft guns
to supply all active battleships and
cruisers of the navy has been COM
pleted, it was announced Tuesday by
Secretary Daniels. The new weapons
is believed by navy experts to be the
longest range guns of that type in the
world.
The new gun is three-inch, 80 cali
Der weapon that will throw a shell 27,-
600 feet in cir at an angle of 80 de-
grees. On each ship one will be
mounted forward and one aft, with an
all-round fire SO that the pair can
sweep the skies in any direction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Cost of Living Recedes.

Washington, d. C-The cost of liv-
ing, after rising steadily since 1907,
except in 1911, took downward trend
during 1915. A report by the bureau
Of Labor, issued Thursday, analyzing
retail prices of 20 articles of food,
shows that relative retail prices during
1915 averaged one point lower than in
1914. Meats. lard and eggs averaged
from ! to 9 per cent lower, while po-
tatoes were % per cent lower. Wheat,
-four. corn meal and granulated sugar
were higher than in 1914, flour being
20 per cent and sugar II per cent.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Suffrage School Opens.

Washington, D. C.-Women who
desire to become active suffrage work
ers, but who feel that they are nos
qualified to take up the varied dutie
of lobbyists, organizers or stump
speakers, need not despair. There is
a way out for them now, as they can
learn all that is necessary to be full
fiedged suffragists at the suffrage
school, which has just been opened
here by women of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. Miss
Maud Younger, of San Francisco, is
head of the new school.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21

templated no change in the caucus pro-
gram and no call had been issued for
another caucus to consider Mr.. Will
sons request.
The Presidents arrival at the Capt.
tol was entirely unheralded. Accom-
panied only by two secret service men,
he went directly to the Presidents
room and sent for Senator Kern, the
majority leader. Later he discussed
the subject with Vice President Mar
shall, Senators Martin, Williams,
James and Owen, of the Democratic
steering committee, and Senators Sim
mons and Hughes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Notaries Reap Riches.
Elkus is Sent TO Turkey,

Washington, D. C.--Abram Elkus,
of New York, was nominated by Presi.
dent Wilson as ambassador to Turkey
to succeed Henry Morgenthau, who re-
tired to become chairman of the finance
committee Of the Democratic National
committee. Mr.. Elkus is lawyer
and was recommended by Mr.. Morgen.
thau. MIR. Elkus is so years old and
was born and educated in New York
City. He has been one of the Jewish
leaders of the United States.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Guns Thunder on vardar.

Paris-The war office has given out
the following statement, covering the
operations of the army of the Orient
from July to July Is:
EAST of the Vardar artillery ac-
tions, often intense, have occurred
daily on the front. Advance post en-
gagements of little Importance took
place July north of Kalinoko, 10 Kill
ometers south Of Lake Doiran. "West
of the Vardar our patrols and light de-
tachments have had frequent skirm-
ishes with the enemy, who always was
obliged to retreat"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
School Terms Increased.

The school directors Of Clatsop coun-
ty have increased the length Of their
terms Of school until the short term of
six or seven months during the year
has been almost entirely eliminated.
The annual report Of County Superin-
tendent Byland, which has just been
filed with Superintendent Of Public In
struction J. A. Churchill, shows that
last year there were but two districts
in the county having six months of
school, while more than three-fourths
of the remaining districts had terms of
nine months.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Germans Hold Canadians.

Ottawa, Ont.-Canadian prisoners
in Germany were sentenced to a year
ip Jail by the Germans for refusing to
make war munitions, according to a
letter received here from Corporal
Daniel A. Simmons, formerly prison
er in Germany and now transferred to
the internment camp in Switzerland.
Corporal Simmons writes that
Corporal Harry Hogarth is one of
those who refused to make munitions
of war.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
BootIeggers to Be Shot.

Charleston, W. va.--Police officers
employed by the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad in West Virginia have beer
ordered to carry rifles as well as revol.
vers to resist efforts of bootleggers and
their agents to bring liquors into this
state.
These officershave also been instruc.
ted to work in squads Of four or singly
or in pairs. The orders resulted from
the increased numbers of attempts to
violate the state prohibition laws.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21

Judge John H. Clarke of the Unitet
States District Court at Cleveland hal
been nominated by President Wilson
for associate justice of the United
States Supreme court to succeed Asso
eiate Justice Charles e. Hughes.
In Cleveland Judge Clarke for a long
time was associated in politices with
the late Mayor Tom johnson and Sec.
retary of War Baker. He has beer
classed as Progressive Democrat anG
has taken part in several reform move.
ments.
kotaries Reap Riches.
Spokane, Wash.-One hundred dol
lars for six days work is the wage
scale of the notaries who are handling
the registration for the opening of the
Coiville reservation in Spokane, fig
ured on the basis that there will be
so, 900 registrations in Spokane.
This rate of compensation, however,
is far below that at Wenacthee, where
it is estimated that each notary will
receive about $275 for his work in
handling the registration. The differ
ence comes in the larger proportion Of
notaries in Spokane than Wenatchee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21

Asheville, N. C.-Receding waters
of the disastrous floods which swept
through the French board valley Sun
day gave up seven additional bodies
Wednesday and reports Of eight more
deaths by drowning in the Bat cave
section brought the total death list in
this district to %. Indications were
that the property loss in Western
North Carolina alone may be $12, 000,-
900. Fears are felt that the loss of
life and property may prove even
greater when the rivers subside.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21
Flood Waters Destroy Entire
Southern Village Of $50 People

Spartanburg, N. C.-According to
information brought here Tuesday
night by H. A. Marlette, who went to
Thermal City, N. G., in an automobile
Monday, the village of Chimney Rock,
N. c., near the famous rock of that
name, was completely washed away by
the high waters of Broad river. The
population of the town was about $50.
According to Harlette a party went
to Chimney Rock to try to rescue those
caught by the flood, but water sur
rounding the village prevented them
from getting close to the houses.
They saw no signs Of human life, il
was said. The postoffice and hotel
were washed to point several miles
below the village.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21

In deadly fear that some one will
blow up or try to injure the merchant
submarine Deutschland the Germans in
charge Of her have hidden her away in
Baltimore harbor so it is almost impos-
sible for the public to get a glimpse
Of her. She is alongside pier and is
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-21

fianked on the opposite side by a
barge. At one end is the high wall of
warehouse, and at the other is tug.
Strung along the warehouse and the
pier is barbed wire. Extending out
from the barge is boom, and from
this boom wire netting is dropped to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

w TE felt very elated and rather
small Talbot had alone and
" without, SO 10 speak, moving
from hic t1,c c,C NJ ada q for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

sermon. Gambling, although conSid.
cred one of the respectable amuse-
ments, undoubtedly did a great deal
of harm. Men dropped their last cents
at the tables. l remember one young
business man who had sold out his
share IN his firm for $4,000 in cash
ind three notes for $1,000 each. He
had every intention of taking this lit
tie fortune back to his family in the
east, but he began gambling. First he
lost his $4,000 in cash. This took him
just two days. After vacillating an
other day he staked one of the notes,
at discount, Of course. This he lost.
A second note followed the first, and
everybody confidently expected that
the third would disappear in the same
fashion. But Jim Reckett, who was q
very good sort, took this man aside
and gave him a good talking to.
''You confeunded FOOL said he,
you're barred from my tables. My
advice to you is to go to your old part
ners, tell them what an ass you've
made Of yourself and ask them to let
you have few thousand on that last
note. And then you leave ON today's
Panama steamer. And, say, If they
won't do it, you come to me-"
The young fellow took his advice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
EVERY C0MF0RT--EVERY Lux
URY EN- ROUTE TO
CALIFORNIA

When you travel to California this
year, your comfort, convenience and
enjoyment will be the most important
things to consder, therefore you will
want to choose the train that provides
the utmost in service.
The height of travel comfort is af
forded by The Pacific Limited, the
premier no extra fare train of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST, Paul Railway to
California. This train is steel
equipped, luxuriously appointed, and
provides through service direct to both
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Also there is the convenience of ar
irving at either terminal in daylight
feature greatly appreciated by women
travelling alone or with children.
In the spring. return via the Pacific
North Coast, and through the great
scenic Northwest over the "Milwau
KEGS" electrified mountain route
For California literature, time of
trains and connections, and all particu-
lars desired, apply to local agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way, or write to GEO. B. HAYNES,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, ILL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

one-tenth apiece for Yant and Johnny.
Frank and I have an agreement al
ready"
Johnny stared at the paper on which
the totals had been penciled.
"Not any,. he protested vehemently.
'1t isn't fair! You've made this thing
by sheer genius, and it isn't fair for
me to take tenth of it on the strength
Of a measly little consignment of dust.
You give me your note for thousand
dollars, Or whatever the sum is, at In
terest, if you want to, and that's all
that is coming to me-"
II feel the same" said Yank.
"Boys," argued Talbot earnestly,
"that doesn't go. That five thousand
saved me- It came at a time when l
had to have money or go down. l had
been to every bank, to every firm, to
every man in town, and l couldn't
raise 10 cents more. If you refuse this
thing you will be doing something
that
ooh, hush up, Tal!' broke in Johnny
grufay. "If that's how you feeP'-
TT is.
at is now" said Johnny firmly,
1000 a. NJ, but I'm going to have
bubbles. If you fellows don't want
me all drunk and dressed up you've
got to help me drink Them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

", trying to peer through the glare
into the sky,
1t was very gentle breeze from the
ERECTION Of the ocean. I could barely
leel it on my check, and it was not
strong enough as yet to affect In the
slightest the upward roaring column
Of flame. For moment was inclined
to agree with Johnny that it was sim
ply a current Of air induced by the
confagration. But now an uneasy mo-
ton began to take place in the crowd.
Men elbowed their way here and there,
met, conferred, gathered in knots. In
less than a minute Talbot signa1ed us.
We made our way to where he was
standing with Sam Brannan, Casey,
Green and a few others.
THANK God the wind is from the
northwest" Talbot said fervently.
''The Ward block Is safely to wind
ward, and we don't need to worry
about that, anyway. But it is a wind,
and it's freshening. We've got to do
something to stop this fire."
AS though to emphasize the need for
stronger puff Of wind sent whirling
aloft shower of sparks and brands.
We started at double quick in the di-
rection of the flimsy small structures
between the old Ell Dorado and the
Parker House. Some men, after mo-
ment, brought ropes and axes. We
began to tear down the Shanties.
D,,H he l@nE \ L. 49,
minutes the fire began to run. The
wind from the sea increased. Blazing
pieces of wood flew through the air
like arrows. Flames stopped in their
stride and licked up their prey and
went on rejoicing. Structures one min
ute dark and cold and still burst with
startling suddenness and completeness
into rioting conflagration. Our little
beginning Of q defense was attacked
and captured before we had had time
to perfect it. The half dozen shanties
we had pulled to the ground merely
furnished piled fuel. Somewhat de-
moraliZed, we fell back and tried rath-
er vaguely to draw q second line Of de
Tense. The smoke and sparks suffO-
Gated and overwhelmed us, and the
following flames leaped upon us as
from behind an ambush. Some few
men continued gropingly to try to do
something, but the most Of us were
only too glad to get out where we
could catch a breath.
Almost Immediately, however, we
were hurried back by frantic mer-
cha ntS
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
DODGEVILLE.

Dodgeville Sun Republic: Miss Nina
Pedley has moved here from Platteville
and is stenOgrapher in the office of
Supervisor of Assessments 2. L.
Emmert.
Mrs Harold Brewer of Mineral Point
is visiting friends here this week.
Mrs Morris Proctor of Mineral Point
spent Monday here with her sister, Mrs
James Pengclly.
Attorney j. j. Fielder of Mineral
Point was in town Friday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
A long drawn "A-ah!" burst from abe
crowd

places, the high plastered walls; to
sniff the clean new smell Of it. Every
body admitted it to be the finest build
ing in the city.
On Christmas eve we went to bed,
strangely enough, very early. All the
rest of the town was celebrating but
we had been busy moving furniture
and fixtures, had worked late in order
to finish the JOB and were very tired.
The first intimation of trouble come
to me in my sleep. l dreamed we were
back on the Porcupine and that the
stream was in flood. / could distinct
ly hear the roar Of it as it swept by,
and l remember Johnny and myself
were trying desperately to climb big
pine tree in order to get above the en-
croaching waters. A wind sprang up
and shook the pine violently. [ came
slowly to waking consciousness, the
dream fading into reality. Yank was
standing by my cot, shaking me by
the shoulder. He was fully dressed
and carried his long rifle.
"Get up!' he told me. There's q
big fire one Or two doors away, and
it's headed this way"
Then l realized that the roar Of the
flames had induced my dream.
Fifteen or twenty men were trying
to help Warren's place resist the heat.
They had blankets and pals Of water,
and were attempting to interpose these
feeble defences at the points most Sc
verely attacked. Each man stood 1t
as long as he could, then rushed out
to cool his Redeemed face.
Reminds me of the way l used to
pop corn when | was kid" grinned
miner. II wouldn't care for that job"
Gust the same, they'll save it" OBJ
served Talbot judicially.
Almost coincident with his words a
long drawn "A-ahr burst from the
crowd. A wandering gust Of wind
came in from the ocean. For the brief
est instant the tall straight column of
fame bent gracefully before it, then
came upright again as it passed. In
that instant it licked across the side
wall Of Warren's place and Immediate
~ Warren's place burst into fame.
lizard luckr' commented Talbot.
The fire fighters swarmed out like
bees from a disturbed hive.
"Our hotel next" said Johnny.
"That's safe enough. There's wide
lot between" I observed.
A fresh crew Of fire fighters took the
place Of the Others-namely those per-
sonally interested in saving the hotel.
Lucky the night is so still,' said
Talbot.
We watched Warren's place burn
with all the half guilty JOY Of those
who are sorry, but who are glad to be
there if it has to happen. Suddenly
Talbot threw up his head.
"Feel that breeze?" he cried.
Suction into the fire." suggested
Johnny.
But Talbot shook his head inpatient
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
CHAPTER Xxx.
PiutocratS!

wv Pc felt very c!ated and rather
AXf small Talbot had alone and
wv without, SO 10 speak, moving
from his tracks made a for
tune, while we, after going through
many hardsphis. adventures and hard
work, had returned almost penniless.
One Of our first tasks was to convince
Talbot of the injustice to himself in
giving us shares based on proper
tomato money investment. We made
him see after awhile that his own gen
ius counted for something in the mat
ter. He then agreed, but reluctantly,
to reduce our shares to twentieth
each and included me in this despite
our previous agreement. If we had
adhered to that my proportion would
have been nearer a fortieth
This having been decided after con-
siderable argument, we settled down
to wait for the completion of the Ward
block. Once the rents from that struc-
ture should begin to come in, it was
agreed we should take out ready mon
ey enough to return east The remain
der. less Talbot's expenses, would Of
course have to go back into releasing
all the other interests. The formal
opening had been arranged for the list
Of January.
In the meantime we loafed magnlf1-
Gently and lived on my money. Now
that our futures were all assured, Yank
and Johnny condescended to Temporal
ry loans. Occasionally we could help
Talbot in some Of the details Of his
varied businesses, but most of the time
we idled. I do think we deserved a
rest.
Our favorite occupation was that of
reviewing orr property. To this end
we took long tramps over the hills,
hunting painstakingly for obscure cor
ner stakes or monuments that marked
some one of our numerous lots. On
them we would gaze solemnly, al
though in no manner did they differ
from all the other sagebruSh hill cOun-
try about them. In week we knew
accurately every piece of property be-
longing to our interests, and we had
listed every other more tangible eQui-
ty or asset. One of Johnny's favorite
feats was to march Yank and me up
to a bar face us and interrogate us
according to an invariable formula.
We must have presented a comical
sight, I with my great bulk and round,
fresh face alongside the solemn, lank
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

and leathery Yank, both Of US drawn
up at attention and solemn as prairie
dogs.
How much is one-tWentieth of two
thousand thousand?" inquired Johnny.
Zone hundred thousand" Yank and
| chOruSed.
"Is that a plutocrat?" demanded
Johnny cryptically.
at isr' we cried.
Our sense Of our own financial i'm
portance being thus refreshed, we adj
vanced in rigid military formation to
the bar and took our drinks. Two
million dollars was the amount we had
chosen as representing the value Of
our interests. In deciding upon this
figure we considered ourselves very
moderate in refusing to add probable
future increment. 1t might also be
added that we equally neglected to de-
duct present liabilities. Nobody ever
guessed what this mysterious perform
ance of ours meant. but every one
came to expect it and to be amused
by it. In a mild way we and our fool
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28

Its the greatest city in the world"
he cried; then, catching my express
sion, he added. cor it's going to be,
Think of it, Frank, Il year ago it had
less than Il thousand people, and now
we have at least 10000. The new COM
mercial wharf is nearly half a mile
long and cost us Il hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, but we raised the
money in ten minutes. We're going to
build two more. And Sam Brannan
and lot Of US are talking of putting
down plank roads. Think what that
will mean! And there's no limit to
what we can do in real estate! Just
knock down few Of these hills to the
north
He stopped, for / was laughing,
"Why not drain the bay?v l sug
gested. "Theres a-plcnty of land down
there
well" said Talbot in a calmer man
ner, Eve won't quite do that, but Wen
put some of those sand hills into the
edge Of the bay. You wait and see
If you want to make money you just
buy some Of those water front lots
You'll wake up some morning to find
you're a mile inland"
| laughed again, but just the other
day, in this year 1890, l rode in a
street car where fifty years ago great
ships had lain at anchor
We discovered Johnny and Yank and
pounded each others backs and had
drinks and generally worked OFF our
high spirits Then we adjourned to 4
corner, lit cigars, q tremendous luxury
for us miners, and plunged into recital
Talbot listened to Us attentively, his
eyes bright with interest, occasionally
breaking in on the narrator to ask one
of the others to supplement some too
modeStly wordCd statement.
We'll" he sighed when we had fin
ished you boys have certainly had q
time! What an experience. You'll
never forget it, He brooded awhile.
81 suppose the world will never see its
like again. II was the chance of @
lifetime. I'd like-nO, | wouldn't. I've
lived too. Wei, now fer the partner
ship. As I understand it, for the Hang
mans Gulch end Of ii We have. all
was the amount Mcclellan sen; down
to me-
"That's il" said l.
"And the Porcupine Flat venture WAS
a bad loss:'
THE robbers cleaned us out there
except for what we sent you" agreed
regretfully.
"Since which time Yank has been
out of it completely?"
Haven't made a cent SINCE" &C
knowledged Yank cheerfully, land 1
owe somethink to Frank here for my
keep. Thought l had about $500, but
I guess l amt"
"At Italian Bar" went on Talbot,
chow much did you make?"
Doesn't matter what | made" in
terposed Johnny, 'for, as Frank told
you, it's all at the bottom of the Sacra-
mento river"
Il did pretty WELL" said I. "and
pulled out ZIG ounces"
about S3,OO0" computed Talbot
''You're the plutocrat, all right. Well,
I've done pretty well with this end Of
the partnership too. l think-but I
guess we'd better take a fresh day to
it. 1t must be ungodly late. Good
Lord, yes. Three o'clock!'
Nobody would have thought so. The
place seemed nearly as full as ever.
We accompanied Talbot to his hotel,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-12-28
CHAPTER XXX.
The Catastrophe.

10 things went along for month.
Christmas drew near. Every
joint in town was preparing for
49, a big celebration, and we were
fully in the mood to take part in 1t.
The Ward block was finished. From
top to bottom it had been swept and
cleared. Crowds came every day to
admire the varnish, the glass, the fire