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CARRANZA DEFIANT

MEXICO CITY, June 2S-That Cauanza has decided to reject President Wilson's demands for the release of the negro troopers is the statement made by high of hcal here today If peace he said lis contingent on freeing the troopers then war certain" Carranza is DOW engaged drafting reply to the American ultimatn and it Is expected be completed and sent tonight
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DIMES WITH HUGHES

NEW YORK, June 2S. - Theodore Roosevelt will dine with Judge Hughes this evening and all is be- lieved to be now ended in the factional sense.
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WARNING TO SPIES

WASHINGTON, June 28-Secretaly Baker an- nounced today the reports that foreigners have enlisted in the United States militia with evil intentions to be car
 ed out in the event of war; and he declares that any such men ii discovered will be treated spies Some strong protests have been made in this respect apparently believed some quarters that the ntimaton that foreign CTS have joined for such evil purposes meant as an at tack on certain natiOnaltieS.
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PERSHING PREPARING

COLUMBUS, June 2S-General PerShing has given up the hunt after the bandits is shortening his lines and is deyong his chief attention to the scouting move ments of the Cauanza forces In the event of he is expected to bear the onJ of the first attack of course and Is getting eyertything in readiness.
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WILCOX CHAIRMAN

NEW YORK, June 2S. - William Wilcox, former posmaster, has been appointed chairman of the Republi- can National committed
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ORDERS FOR MUNITIONS

orders for four million dollars worth of munitions with the Cuci5e Steel company It is expected that most of the munitions now beng manufactured for the allied European nations will be held preparation for the Mexican struggle.
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CALL NAVAL MILITIA

SEATTLE, June 2S.-The navy department has sent notice that the naval militia of Oregon and Washington will be called out for a cruise in Mexican waters in August
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ROOSEVELT TO RAISE FORCE

NEW YORK, June 28.-Roosevet is preparing to of fer division of twelve thousand to the government and he will apply for commission major general in the event of war with Mexico and call by the president for volunteers
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-28

The members of the Merry Thimble Club enjoyed a most pleasant time yesterday at their picnic.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-28
FIRE BOYS MEET

The regular meeting of the fire de- partment will take place this even ing at the Fire hall.
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AMERICAN AGENT SAYS MEXICO
 WILL SEND ITS ANSWER TODAY
REPLY COMING

WASHINGTON, June 2S. - Rodgers, the special agent oI tine United States gOverment at Mexico City, wired the state department this afternoon that he eX- pecs to be handed the Mexican reply to the American u.timatum today. -----.---..---A
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-28
CARRANzA IN REPLY WILL DEFY UNITED STATES
LONDON REPORTS ITALIANS
 STILL PURSUING AUSTRIANS
AUSTRIANS STILL RETREATING

LONDON, June 28.-News from the Italian front to- day to the effect that the Austrans still retreatng southwest of Trent and the Italians advancing steadily after them. -.
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TOO BUSY FOR YERDUN

PARIS, June 28-The advance of the Russians has apparently resulted in Tightening the German attacks Verdun as no infantry attacks in that region have been reported within the past two days.
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ST. PETERS GUILD

St. Peters Guild will meet tOmor- row with Mrs. w. E. Root at 2:30 p. m.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-28
OREGONIANS MARCH

PORTLAND, Ore, June 28-The Third battery of the Third infantry has left for the Mexican border
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PENNSYLYANIANs OFF

NEW YORK; June 28-General Woods has ordered the Pennsylvania militia to move to the border.
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WASHTNGTONIANS ENTRAIN

TACOMA, June 28 - The Washington militia has started entraning at American lake for the journey to the border
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Europe Again Buys Refined Sugar.

Negotiations have been completed
by the Federal Sugar Refining COM
pany for the sale of 10000 tons of re-
fined sugar to foreign government,
according to advices just at hand from
New York. This purchase involves
about 3,500,000 and stands as record
single transaction with any one ma
ton. Shipments are to be made over
January, February and March.
The Federal company has just fin
ished clearing q cargo of $500 tons for
Greece, and will load 1000 tons for the
British commission. Six thousand
tons will be sent to France. Altogeth-
er these four transactions total close
to 10000 tons of refined sugar worth
about $5,000,0O0, done by the Federal,
and indicate the pressing need abroad
for sugar. In addition to this business
Norway and Argentina are in the mar
ket and still to be taken care of by
the refiners Of this country.
All this sugar was bought in the raw
state from Cuba, which, besides sup
plying the United States with most of
its raws, is also shipping heavily to
the other side. Cuba's shipments to
Europe thus far in 1915 total some
100000 tons as against $4,000 last
year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
fire in Chemical Factory Causes
Death Of Seven; Two More Missing

New York.-Seven persons were
burned to death and two others who
are missing are feared to have lost
their lives in fire which destroyed
two factories in the manufacturing
section of Queensborough Wednesday,
with a material loss estimated at
$250,OOO.
The charred bodies were not found
until the flames had been extinguish-
ed and firemen were pouring water
into the ruins Of the buildings. Search
is being made for two persons still
missing, but 1t is believed they per-
ished. All those burned were employ
ed in the plant of the Cakes Dye Man
ufacturing company, where the flames
started.
The fire started among chemicals
on the first floor of the Oakes build
ing and spread with such rapidity that
the office force was trapped on the
second floor.
The police have learned that an cleo
trician at work on the first floor of
the dye-making plant, making repairs
to the electric light fixtures, dropped
ladder, which struck jar of chem
icals that burst into flames.
There were six young women and
the three men on the second floor
when the fire began. Not one of them
has been seen since.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

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speedily causes all womanly troubles
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For all diseases peculiar to women,
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
o powerful restorative. For nearly
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What DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
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from any medicine dealer, in either
liquid or tablet form; or send so cents
to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo,
N. y, for trial box of tablets.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

Washington, d. C.-The extent of
increases in the prices of bread or de-
creases in the weight of loaves during
the four months from May IL to Sep
tember Is is detailed in figures from
As Of the country's principal industrial
centers, made public Saturday by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bakers,
in reports to the bureau, gave as rea-
SONS the increased cost of materials
and ingredients, especially flour.
Changes in prices and weights have
been most numerous during the last
two months which the reports cover.
OF 21O brands Of bread that retailed
for cents and weighed 15 ounces or
over on May IL, only IA remained at
the same price and weight on Septem-
ber Is.
Comparative figures regarding the
wheat and flour prices and the aver
age retail price of bread show that in
September the wholesale price Of
wheat was 81 per cent greater on Sep
tember 15 than on May Is, the whole
sale price of flour 81 per cent higher,
the retail price 20 per cent higher for
the same period, and the average re-
tail price Of bread was II per cent
higher.
Another table shows the retail mar
gin Of prices for flour and bread. In
May, flour was $5.48 O barrel whole
sale and 1882 retail, leaving a margin
Of $2.14 to cover transportation, re-
tailers' expenses and profits, usually
jobbers' expenses and pr fits between
the mill and the retailer. In Septem-
ber, the margin was $1.90 barrel.
The retail price of bread per pound
before baking in May was Sc cents.
In September 1t was 6.2 cents. The
wholesale price of 1915 ounces of
flour In one pound Of bread before
baking, assuming 800 loaves to the
barrel, in May, was 1.S cents. In Sep
tember 1t was 25 cents.
In May the wholesale value Of 1915
ounces of flour was 1.8 cents; the
average retail price for 16 ounces of
bread, before baking, being Sc cents,
making margin of 3.8 cents between
the wholesale price of flour in 16.
ounce loaf of dough and the retail price
Of the same loaf baked. The margin
figures do not include the cost of re-
failing and the retailers profits.
Portland is the only Pacific North.
western city from which statistics on
bread weights were gathered. Seattle
bakers refused to give any informa.
ion. The returns show that on May,
June and July IL the average weight
n the dough Of Portland scent loaf
vas 15 Ella ounces. That 1t dropped
% IA 11-14 ounces on August Is and /
o 13 81 ounces on September 15.
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NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS


Portland -Wheat-Bluestem, $1.39;
fortyfold, $1.35; club, $1.31; red fife,
$1.31; red Russian, SIPS.
Oats-No. white feed, $28.75.
Barley-No. 1 feed, $3.50.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, s22
per ton; shorts, $24 per ton; rolled
barley, $35@36.
Corn-Whole, $42.5o per ton; crack
ed, $43.50 per ton.
Hay--Producers prices: Timothy,
eastern Oregon, $16.50@18 per ton;
timothy. valley, $15@16 per ton; al
falfa, $14,50015.50; wheat hay, $3.50
Q14.50; oat and vetch ,$13@1350;
cheat, $12; clover, $40.
Butter-Cubes, extras, 331ac bid.
Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 500
371ac; butterfat, No. l, 35c; No. 2,
33c, Portland.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, current re-
ceipts, 371ac per dozen; Oregon ranch,
candled, 40042c.
Poultry-Hens, 13h@14hc; spring,
10017c per pound; turkeys, live, 22@
23c; ducks, 12016c; geese, 10@11c.
Veal-Fancy, 11@11hc per pound.
Pork-Fancy, 120124c per pound.
Vegetables = Artichokes, 75c@$1
per dozen; tomatoes, 50@65c per crt. i;
cabbage, $1.25 per hundred; peppers,
5@8c per pound; eggplant, 6@8c per
pound; lettuce, 20@25c per dozen;
cucumbers, 50c0$11O per box; celery,
60@75c per dozen; corn, 10000 per
dozen.
Potatoes-Oregon buying price, 90c
sweets, $202.25 per hundred.
@$1 per hundred; country points,
( Onions-Oregon buying price, S1.75
per sack country points.
Green fruits-Apples, new, 75c@$2
per box; cantaloupes, 60c@$1.25 per
crate; peaches, 50075c per box; wa
termelons, 1c per pound; pears, 75c@
$3.50; grapes, 75c@$1.60; casabas,
'1hc; cranberries, $950@10 per Dbl.
Hops-1916 crop, 10@12c per pound.
Hides-Salted hides, rs pounds and
up, tic; salted hides, so pounds and
up, 12c; sailed kip, Is pounds to rs
pounds, Tic; salted calf, up to Is
pounds, 23c; green hides, so pounds
and up, 15c; green stays, so pounds
and up, lie; green kip, Is pounds, tic;
dry flint hides, 2Sc; dry flint calf, up
to pounds, soc; dry salt hides, 24c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, fine, 23@
26c; coarse, 30@32c; valley, 30@32c.
Cascara Bark-Old and new, SC per
pound.
Cattle-Steers, prime, $6.5O@7.10;
good, $606.5O; common to fair, $50
$50; COWS, choice, $5@5.75; medium
to good, $40450; ordinary to fair, 81
@4.5O; heifers, s4@5.75; bulls, $50
4.25; calves, $306.
Hogs-Prime, $950@975; good to
prime mixed, $9.50@9.65; rough heavy
$S.75@9.25, pigs and skips, $825@S.75.
Sheep-Lambs, $5.50@S.75; yearling
wethers, $575@725; old wethers $3.50
@L25; ewes, $3.5O@5.50.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Guard Relief Unlikely.

San Antonio, Tex.--There is no i'm.
mediate prospect for state troops on
border duty to return home, other
than organizations already under or.
ders, General Funston made this clear
Saturday All national guard troops
remaining In state mobilization camps
are taking the place Of an equivalent
number that have been on duty for
several months. Troops not relieved
must remain indefinitely unless the
war department changes Its policy.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Fresh Ranch Eggs Are Scarce.

Portland.-Receipts of eggs are now
near the low mark and fresh stock
particularly is hard to find. At the
produce exchange fresh current re-
ceipts were sold at 371a cents.
Butter continues firm. For extras
33h cents was bid, with no offerings.
The cheese market Is holding steady.
Oregon triplets were offered at 171a
cents, with II cents bid, and Oregon
Young Americas were offered at 1871
cents, with 1S cents bid.
The poultry market was In fair
shape, with good demand for small
springs and large hens. Ducks and
geese were dull, but turkeys sold well.
The market was well supplied, with
dressed veal aud hogs, and both lines
were weak.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Auto Catches Antelope.

Slim Buttes, S. D.-With high
powered automobile John Rainey, of
Rapid City, ran down and captured a
mature antelope alive. The animal
was grazing at the roadside when
Rainey chanced upon it. Rainey put
on the power and the animal, too
frightened to think about leaving the
road, sped on for six miles, with the
machine in close pursuit. Unable
longer to endure the 5O-miles-an-hour
clip, the antelope sank exhausted in
the road. Rainey stepped from the
car and bound its legs securely with
a rope.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
John Barrett Registers.

Chicago. = John Barrett, director
general of the Pan-American Union,
was somewhere in France" when he
remembered he must register for the
presidential election. BY driving all
night he reached Paris in time to
make a fast express to Bordeaux,
where he caught the French liner La
Fayette by matter of seconds.
German submarines had to be
lodged. and the liner barely arrived
in time for him to take train to Chi
cago and register on time,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Gas BacIIIua" on Coast.

Berkeley. Cal.-Infection in brok
en- leg of L. A. Mates, salesman,
was diagnosed here as gas bacillus, y
a disease peculiar to the wounded In
the European trenches and probably
for the first time making its appear
ance in the west. Mates broke his
leg In fall. The bone poked through
the flesh. The diagnosis was made
by DR., Dexter N. Richards, who re-
Gently returned from the east, where
he made thorough study Of "gas ba-
cillus," with no idea, however, that he
was to find a case hero when he re-
turned.
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Quite Enouuh.

"Please, SIR piped the tiny custom
er, whose head scarcely reached the
counter, father wants some oak var
nish." .....
How much does your father want,
my little mani" inquired the smiling
shopman.
"FTather says you was to fill this"
replied the little fellow, handing over
a pint jar.
1t was duly filled and handed back
Father will pay you next Saturday"
said the recipient casually. Then the
face of the shopman grew dark.
eve don't give credit here" he said
Gimme back the jar"
Meekly the small boy handed back
the jar, which was emptied and re-
turned with scowl.
THANK you, SIR he said. Father
said you'd be sure to leave enough
round the sides for him to finish the
Job he wants to do, and you ave, sir. "
-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Woman Is Naval officer.

Geneva, via Paris.-A woman has
been commissioned by the government
of Wurtemburg as second In command
of small gunboat on Lake Constance,
which is employed in guard duty at
Friedrichshafen, where the Zeppelin
works are located, She has been Civ.
en- the rank and uniform of lleuten.
ant. Women employed on South Ger.
man railways, according to a new or.
der, must wear uniforms, consisting
In part OF loose trousers and CATERS,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Supposed Canals Of Mars Are
Strips Of Vegetation, Says Observer

Berkeley, Cal.-Dr. Percival Lowell,
for 20 years head of the Harvard OBJ
servatory at Flagstaff, Ariz., in an ad-
dress at the University of California,
announced as his most recent deduct
tion from his study of the planet Mars
that the so-called canals were not wa
ter channels, but strips of vegetation
under human cultivation, and un-
doubtedly watered by artificial canals.
In support Of this decision, DR.. Low
ell said he had determined that the
smallest observable spot on Mars
would be at least 10 miles in dame
ter. Canals, therefore, could not be
seen from earth. Mars, he added, has
four seasons much like ours, but long
er. 1t is absurd to assume, DR.. Lowell
said, that our planet is the only one
having intelligent inhabitants.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
sIackers Get Hard Task.

Douglas, Ariz.-Ninety-six members
of the New Jersey Signal Corps who
recently refused to hike to Nogales
received what is termed by army men
more arduous task, when ordered to
take with them to Sea Girt, N. j., 1872
horses left here by the New Jersey
artillery and cavalry units which de-
parted Sunday.
Preparations for the care of the 10
carloads of horses for the long jour
ney II was said, would delay the de-
parture of the signal corps for several
days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

An old Scotch woman, who had re-
sisted all the entreaties of her friends
to have her photograph taken and who
was at last induced to consent, in or
der that she might send her likeness
to her son in America, is the heroine
Of the following anecdote:
On receiving the first proof she fail
ed to recognize the figure thereon rep
resented as herself, SO, card in hand,
she set out for the artists studio.
"Is that me?" she queried.
"Yes, madam" replied the artist.
"And is 1t like me?" she again
asked.
"Yes. madam. It's speaking like
ness"
"Aweel," she said resignedly, tits
q humblin' sicht."-Tit-Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Trade Secrets Are Out.

Washington, d. Glow some OF
Germany's closely guarded trade se-
crets are being unwittingly disclosed
by prisoners of war is told in official
dispatches reaching here. In one in
stance German prisoners, all expert
makers Of thermometers, have been
put to work where their operations
could be observed by skilled work
men, and as result several methods
of filling bulbs with mercury, hitherto
a secret In Germany, were discovered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
New Road Hauling Wood.

Clackamas, Or. - Three thousand
cords of wood have been hauled to
Milwaukee and Portland over the Ore
gon City Railway company's line with
in the past 10 months, according to in
formation given out recently by Ste
phen Carver, president of the new rail-
road. Nine hundred cords of wood
1ging to Frank Robertson are
at Carver station now and will
tipped soon. Mr.. Carver has just
hit tract of timber near Lewth-
station containing more than
cords of wood.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Cars Short; MIL Closes.

Aberdeen, Wash. : The Hoquiam
Sash & Door company, of Montesano,
has closed its plant indefinitely, due
to the car shortage, which is keeping
that plant from disposing of its out
put. This is the second sash and door
factory in the county to close down
because of the car shortage, the big
McCleary plant having closed about
10 days ago. Due to the combined
shortage of both water and rail ton
mage. many Of the millyards are be-
coming heavily stocked and a big cur
tailment in the lumber production is
anticipated. 4,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

"Boy, take these flowers to Miss
BERTHE Bohoo, room No. 12."
my, sir, you're the fourth gent wot's
sent her flowers today"
whats that? What the deuce? Who
sent the flowers?"
"Oh, they didn't send any name.
They all said, She'll know who they
came FROM"
well, here, take my card and tell
her these are from the same gentle
man who sent the other three lots
Pearson's Weekly.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
An Exception.

The sergeant halted the new sentry
opposite the man he was to relieve.
"Give over your ORDERS" he said.
The old sentry reeled off the routine
instructions with confidence, but one
Of the special orders baffled him.
"Come on, mani" said the sergeant
impatiently. &
"On no account stammered the
sentry, 'are you to let any question
able character pass the lines, except
the colonels wife. London Answers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Late Peaches MovInq.

rtland.-There was q fairly good
nd for late peaches this week.
ays were in liberal supply and
at 5000 cents and clings brought
'nts. Storage stocks of Elbertas
Ilmost cleaned up. Jonathan ap-
are moving regularly at s1.250
and there is a moderate inquiry
Winter Bananas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Fixed That All Rinht.

Galleigh-Heres the dress suit you
loaned me, old man, and many thanks
1t didn't fit me very well, so had the
tailor make few alterations.
Green-The deuce you did Well,
of all the -
Galleigh-Oh, it's all right, old chap
l told him to send the bill to me.-Bos
ton Transcript.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

Questions of Sers-Are fully and
properly answered in The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, by r. V.
Pierce, M. d. It contains the knowl-
edge a young man or woman, wife or
daughter, should have. 100S pages
with color plates, bound in cloth. BY
mail, prepaid-on receipt OF 8 dimes
or stamps.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Portuouese Trade Gained.

Washington, ID, C.--Increasing bust.
ness is being done In Portugal by
American concerns. according to con-
sular advices, Twenty American yes.
sells have discharged cargoes at LIS
bon since the first OF the year. Such
q number never has been approached
before.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
razIns On Reserves Increases

Francisco.-During 1916, live
grazing on the United States
nal forest reserves, in the west
ipally, increased by 740,07S head
.. sattle, horses, swine, sheep and
goats, Albert f. Potter. associate
United States forester, told conyen-
ton Of western district foresters here.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20

with pains IN her
back and sides every
month and they
would sometimes be
so bad that it would
seem like acute in
fiammation of some
organ. She read
vour advertisement
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
Fair EXCHANGE,

Mother-Our daughter sends 20
kisses and wants 10 by return?
Father-Ten kisses?
Mother-Don't be absurd, John!
Ten pounds, of course! London An
swers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-10-20
seorned.

"That man you were talking to is
under suspicion of being an anarchist"
II don't care" said Miss Cayenne.
with organized governments heav-
ing nitroglycerin around the earth by
the ton, little thing like a crank
with hand grenade doesn't seem
worth noticing. '-Washington Star.