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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
NATION wide STRIKE |
OF SH0PMEEN BEGINS
No interruption In Traffic Is
Reported BY Railroad
Officials.

Chicago, Ill. Notwithstanding the
efforts Of the federal government, act
ing through the United States railroad
labor board, to throttle a strike OF the
nations railway shop workers, thou
sands Of shopmen answered the call
Of the union leaders and laid down
their tools.
There was no interruption OF traffic
on any line. Engineers and trainmen
stuck to their posts, although, under
instructions from brotherhood chiefs,
they performed only their regular du-
ties. All trains, the railroads report
ed, were running on schedule.
Statements from rail executives all
over the country, although admitting
large desertions from the shop ranks,
reiterated their stand that transporta-
tion was unaffected and would con-
tinue SO perhaps for months"
No further efforts would be made to
settle the strike by the railroad labor
board, 1t was said at the boards of
fices. From Washington came word
that the administration was solidly
back of the board on It's stand on the
strike question.
The power of the United States gov
ernment, coupled with public senti-
ment, will give every protection to
every railway employe who remains
on the job and to all men who take
the place of strikers in the present
railroad walkout, Ben w. Hooper,
chairman of the United States railroad
board, declared in a statement.
, Wage cuts aggregating approximate
: ly $134 100000 and affecting more than
100000 railway workers went into
effect on all railroads of the United
States July by order Of the labor
!, board.
r In protest against the wage cuts and
1 against certain practices charged
3 against the arrangements Of the rail
. roads, the shopmen throughout the
country voted to go on strike.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Bold South American Thieves.

Two Ingenious thieves, finding the
streets of Buenos Ayres, Argentine
too well policed for daylight holdups,
recently succeeded in using police
headquarters for one Of their opera
tions. Accosting middle-aged man OF
prosperous appearance, they showed
him detectives badges and announced
he must accompany them to headquarr-
tiers and there explain how he came
by the gold watch and other valuables
he carried. To avoid scene the man
accompanied them. They took him to
an unused room at headquarters and
relieved him of everything of value.
Then indicating door of room
where his protests Of innocence would
be attended to, they vanished.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07

The usually lmperceptible force Of
atmospheric pressure often reveals 1t
self by some unexpected and peculiar
tricks. One Of the latest Of Its pranks
was to crumple the shell Of heavy
steel boiler In use near okmulgee,
Okla. The steam within the boiler
had been allowed to cool, and in cool
Ing condensed. All of the boiler At
tings were so tight that no air could
get into the boiler to take the place
of the steam, which was now very
much reduced In volume, and
vacuum was thus created In the shell.
The result was that the pressure Of
the outside air crushed the boiler
shell.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Process Of Absorption.

Miss Christina Merriman, head Of
the disarmament division of the
League of Women Voters, said at
dinner party in Washington:
disarmament, when It comes, will
do away with the absorption Of one
country by another.
.These absorbing, or boa constructor,
countries remind me of the elderly man
In the smoker who bent over an old
gentlemea seated in front Of him and
said:
".Beg pardon, but do you MIND
lending me your spectacles a momentf
"'Not at ALL said the kindly old gen
tleman, not at ALL
'sThe elderly chap fixed the specta
cles firmly on his nose.
"sThank you.' he said. And now
sir, since you can no longer read you
newspaper, will you kindly pass 1t owe
to me3"--washlngton Star. IL.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
RuIaarIans Reduce Alphabet.

simpllfcation of the Bulgarian or
biography by eliminating three letters
OF the alphabet, recently ordered by
the cabinet council. has Just been put
Into effect. The censorship, still exist
Ing here, Will enforce the new spelling
In oil publications.
These three letters are remnants Of
the old SIav tongue. They do not ex-
LIST In the Serbian language and they
recently were ordered stricken from
the Russian alphabet by the soviet
ministry Of public instruction. Their
principal spelling Is taken in some
quarters to be an effort toward closer
relations with the Serbs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
PLANTS GET OWN MOISTURE
Ingenious Device That VIII AssuredIy
Be Welcomed by All Absent
! Minded Husbands.

Stay-at-home husbands are prone to
forget to water the flowers that adorn
the sitting room, even though specially
charged to do so by absent wives.
They will doubtless welcome device
just invented by a Frenchman, NJ. Pin
son, which enables plants literally to
water themselves and to do so with
efficiency, taking neither too much nor
too little to drink. This device, which
obtained gold medal in France, con-
sists of flower pot of the usual
shape, but having double wall. The
description runs, according to the Lit
erary Digest:
The space between the two walls
constitutes reservoir Of water. Into
this there extends two to four curved
tubes according to the shape of the
pot. Each of these tubes contains q
wick. The lower end of the tube dips
into the reservoir of water while the
other end is bent so as to dip beneath
the surface of the soil In the inner
pot. Consequently we really have
set Of siphons which are set in action
by the capillary attraction which
causes the water to rise in the wick
Thus there is a gentle but steady flow
Of moisture to the plant.
In order to adapt the apparatus tc
the needs Of any individual plant 1t Is
only necessary to remove the inner poi
after the end Of "a hours and note
whether the outer pot still holds any
water. If so, the plant is oversup
piled, since the excess Of water has
been drawn by gravity to the bottom
Of the inner pot and escaped through
the hole in the center into the outel
| pot.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Auto Matchea Jewels.

For the benefit of your wife, you
might tell her that, II she wants 1t,
many of the automobile manufacture
ers will have her 1921 car match her
jewels. This is a fad In many Sec
tions of the East, where amethyst.
garnet. topaz, sapphire and other
.colors are used In the upholstery, tops
and the body made to correspond. Ia
this way your wife VIII know that her
jewels harmonlze with the car. OF
course, II she hasn't the Jewels, she
can order the car as she wants 1t, and
then buy the jewels to atch.-Chi
cago Tribune.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
PIayIno safe.

The firm of Hansen & Fransen was
started in wartime and did very well
for couple Of years. But last year
things were on the downward grade,
and the other day, when the two part
ners had finished making up their
none too good record for the year,
Hansen said. "This would make any
one thoughtful. Now that the good
times are over, how about little
honest buslnessT
"No, thanks" said Fransen. 7 never
indulge In experiments"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
lIldstratina Food Values.

To teach food values to children
and to combat malnutrition the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History cir
culates travelling exhibit which In
cludes set Of 16 wax models of food
suitable for children between the
ages of ten and thirteen and models
and charts illustrating the compost
tion Of six common foods and the con-
trlbutions Of different foods to the
hndv
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
NON-PARTIsANS WIN, LOSE
League Gets Senate Choice But Falls
to Nominate Governor.


washington. D. C.-The outcome Of
the republican primary in North pa
kota appears to be a victory for the
non.partisan league in naming the
republican candidate for senator, for.
mer governor Lynn J. Frazier, to sue:
ceed Senator MoGumber, but defeat
for the league in the effort to regain
complete control Of the state govern
ment.
Frazier, who was recalled from the
eoyernorship of North Dakota last
wear, is known as a radical, but in the
senate he is likely to prove much less
radical than he is painted, as has been
the case of DIR. Ladd, the first sena-
tor put over by the non-partisan
league.
The nomination Of Governor Nestos
means a rebuff for the non-partisan
league as to its state program and
the continuation of the middle OF the
road policy inaugurated by the new
governor when he succeeded Frazier
last fall.
Just Like a Woman.
A Fullerton man says he gets two
eggs from a single hen. His plan 10
ingenious and might be worth. trying
on larger scale, SO we print II FOL
the benefit of some Of our subur6ay
readers.
He has arranged a Lnirror opposite
Biddy's nest, so that when she hop
off and cackles she sees in the glas
what she supposes is another hel
cackling. This arousses her jealous,
and not to be outdonA BY suppose'
rival she jumps back ON the nest an
lays another egg.-Los Angeles Timsi
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
| o,t eortv.elaht WAR VesseIs.

During the period when the United
States was actually at war, April O.,
1917, to November II, 1918, the loss
of navy vessels was 4S of all classes.
On these vessels 1,150 lives were lost.
The list includes one battleship, the
Minnesota, transports, tankers, sub
marine chasers, yachts, etc.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
kllled Two eIrds.

Mrs, Goss-Did you find Mrs. Speed
Icy In when you calledl
Mrs. Sipp--yes. Unexpectedly
That is how found her out.--AiE
swers.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07
Advertising

The cAthena Press circulates in the
homes of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-07

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New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
City Items

Sale all day Saturday. TrewellAs.
 Sale all day Saturday. TrewhelIa's, t--advt.
 silk Hosiery ssc. lat HRothfederA-- advt.
 Lunch before and after the parade at Dickinson 's.--advt.
 Headquarters for Girls Coats. Besse- -Leland's of course. .--advt.
 Renew your Red Cross member ship.-advt.
 Axelrod's lc sale now going On. Bring your basket to 225 Park St.-- advt.
 George Strickland, Jr.. 125 Colum- bia street, who was operated on re- gently at the New Britain General hospital, is getting along nicely.
 Radio sets anu supplies at Morans' ---advt.
 Besse-Leland Company will close tomorrow while the parade passes the store regardless of other stores.- advt.
 Special sale all day Saturday on legs lamb. Trewhella's Market, 3e Church street. Lamb Stew 1oc pound. ---advt.
 The Traveller" assorted chocolates, 69c h., at Besse- e-Lelands.-advt.
 Nicholas Benjamin of Kcnsington. reported to the police this afternoon that his automobile had struck . small boy named Walter Balzeck, as the corner of North and Spring street. The boy was not hurt very badly, l1e said.
 Hot Chocolate after High school football game at Dickinson's.-advts
 Sale all day Saturday. Trewhella's. 36 Church street. 3 cans corn 25c. ---advt. sss
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
SEES GERMAN REVOLT
Red Leader Predicts Great Results in That Country, at Meeting of Third Internationalc.

Moscow. Nov. 10 (By Associated Press) .~--J'11e third internationale was told last night by Zinovieff, chairman of the executive committee, that the way to world revolution is through Germany. He was not very opti- nistic of communist progress in other parts of the globe during the ,ast year but he said the movement had made tremendous strides in Ger many and predicted that the next few months would bring surprising hap penings" in that country.
 Regarding the United States, the soviet leader declared that some progress had been made toward the world revolution despite prosecutions and the very thorny paths which communist leaders and their follow CTS have had to travel. He admitted that the movement had lost ground in England, saying the situation there was considered almost hopeless.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

have put upon siki was caused by an overt act. Wednesday night, when he was acting as second for Ercole de Baizac, he jumped to The ring when his man was knocked out and struck the manager of the victorious hattler, Maurice Prunier.
 Worst Yet To Come.
 For Siki 1t may be that tho worst is yet to come. The boxing federa- ton has now asked the international federation to deprive the Sengalese fighter of his title of world light heavyweight champion which he plucked from the handsome brow of Carpenter.
 Under the federation's ruling last night. Ski during the next nine months cannot engage In boxing match or act as manager or sec ond In any bout organized under the rules of the federation.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
SEE 35 MILLION IN
 U. s. STEEL PROFITS
Wall Street Expects Earnings of Cor pOration for Last Quarter of
 Year to Be Big.

New York, Nov. 10.---Net earnings of the United States Steel Corpora tion in the last quarter should run between $30,00o, 900 and $35, 1000, 900, Wall Street believes. They were $27,- 46s,357 in the third quarter of this year.
 Depreciation charges in the third quarter were $11,170,945, but they may be sl,oO0,O0O less in the fourth quarter. Assuming earnings of $S2,- 500,000, this would leave a balance of s17,352,000 available for dividends. Deducting the preferred dividend of s6,305,000 would leave a balance of $11,047,o 900, equal to $2.17 share on common stock. After paying com- mon dividends of s6,354,000 there would remain surplus of $4,693,000
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Mrs. Emil Hierne

The funeral of Mrs. Mathilda Elise Hjerpe wife of Councilman Emil Hjerpe, will be held at 1;30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Swedish Bethany church The body will lie in state at the church between l230 and 1.30 o'clock. The service will be conducted by Rev. G. F. Pihl and Rev. MT. vahlstrom. The remains will be taken to Hartford for burial in Zion Hill cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
May Broadcast Speech by
 Harding Next Fri. Night

New York, Nov. 10,-Arrangements have been made to broadcast the ad- dress of President Harding from the Newark radio station next Friday night If the president finds 1t possible to come here for the Madison Square mass meeting, celebrating the 2bth an- niyersary of the merchants associn- tion. Tho president has announced he will be here if Mrs. Hardings health permits,
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Yale's Hockey Rink Will
 Formally Open Next Week

New Haven. Nov. 1o.-Ice skating and hockey playing in the arena Yale's indoor rink, will open next Wednesday. The candidates for var ious teams will then be called out. The university expects a very active skating season and in this recreative sport the city participates, as the rink at times is available to the general public.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
ss,5oo TO CHARITY
Miss Winifred Holt of New York Sends Check to the Lighthouse of Pnris-S5OO,OO is Needed.

New York, Nov. 10.-Miss Winifred Holt, founder of refugees for the blind in New York, Paris and Italy. today cabled $3,5oo to the Lighthouse in Paris as the first installment of q fund of $500,O00 which is sought for the French refuge. The money rep resented two gifts of s2.500 and $1.- 900 from Rufus Graves Mather, q descendant of the first president Of Harvard college, to whom she will be married November 16.
 The wedding will be performed al the Lighthouse for the blind here, Bishop Manning of the Episcopal church officiating,
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

the California prohibition enfoyrH- ment amendment yoted on in Tues- days election. Earliee figures had augured a decisive wet victory.
 Reports from 5o65 precincts outof 6,sS1 in the state gave 323,S16 votes in favor of making the 18th amShd. mcnt and the Volstead act statute law of the state, and S47,764 against the measure.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
FRENCH COMMISSION
 PUTS BAN ON SKI
Title Won From Carpentier Is Affected by Action

Paris. Nov, l0.-(By Associated Press. siki. aspirant for the crown that sits upon Jack Demp- sey's head, today was standing with reluctant feet where the champions and has beens meet.
 Last night the French boxing fed eration snatched away his title of light-heayyweight champion of France and suspended him from prac- ticing his business in France for a period of nine months. Only q few hours before, the black cohQueror of Georges Carpenter had stumbled into another block of hard luck. the Brit ish home office forbidding his sched- uled fight with Joe Beckett to take place on British soil. a..
 Draws Color Line.
 The action by the English author aities was taken because siki is col ored man and Beckett is white, and 1t was deemed that "al sorts of pas sions would bc aroused If they met In the ring. But the ban the French
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
EXPECTS TRANSFER

The Rev. Philip Coholan, a native of New Britain and who is a chaplain in the United States army expects transfer from his present assignment at the end of the year.
 Father Coholan is now serving as chaplain to the United States troops in Honolulu.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
YALE GAME AT ? P. NJ.

New Haven, No. 10.-The Mary land-Yale football game in the Bowl tomorrow will start at p. m. There will also be a soccer game between Yale and Cornell and the football game between the Yale freshmen and Suffield school.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
BROKER EXPELLED.

New York, Nov. l0,--The expulsion of Cornelius J. Kelly from the con solidated stock exchange was an- nounced from the rostrum today by President sllkworth, who said Kelly had failed to keep book of record of his transactions as provided by the constitution.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Mrs. Joscnhine Yctto

Mrs. Josephone Yetto, aged 50 years, wife of Edward Yetto of 44o church street, died at 11:30 o'clock this morning at her home after q long illness. She leaves besides her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Edna Rainault and Miss Eida Yetto, and a son, Oliver Yetto. The funeral wS, be held at 9 o'clock on Monday morning at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Burial will be in Troy, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
James ". Williams.

The funeral of James w. Williams. veteran ticket agent, who died We'd nesday evening, was held from his late home A So. High street at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev, Samuel sutcliffe, rector of St, Marks Episco- pal church, oificiated and burial was in Rocky Hill.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
CALDER SPENT s1o,so4.

Washington, Nov. 1o.--An eypen- diture of Sle,3o4 on behalf Of the unsuccessful candidate Senator Cad- CT, republican, for reelection in New York was shown in a campaign state ment filed by the clerk of the senate today.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
FREuGHrER ON FIRE

New Orleans, Nov. 10.--The freight steamer. Noa which plies between New Orleans and Houston, Texo was reported by wireless to be burning in the Gulf of Mexico, about 40 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi river.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Lunan A. Dcning.

The funeral of Luman A. Deming Of s2l East street was held from his late home this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Samuel sutcliffe, rector of Sl, Marks Episcopal church, officiated and interment was In Fairview ceme- tcry.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Mrs. Rose Birmingham.

The funeral of Mrs. Rose Birming- ham will be held at o'clock tomor- row morning in the church of St. John the Evangelist. Burial will be in St. Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

showing an increase of si,sss,ooo yen, compared with the end of the preceding year. Life insurance busi- ness in Japan has made remarkable development during the last few years
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
INSURANCE DEyEIopMENT

Tokio, Nov. S.-According to sta tistlcs compiled by the Life Insur- ance association, the total assets to the Japanese life insurance com. panies as they existed at the end of 1921 amounted to 50a,s9S,0o0 yen,
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
RIRKENHEAD AN EARL.

London, Nov. 1o.-(By Associated Press. )-viscoun Birkenhead is cre- ated an earl by the honors list of for mer Premier Lloyd George, issued to- day, and Baron Lee of Fareham Is made a viscount.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sym pathy shown us during the illness and death of our beloved mother. Also for the beautiful floral offerings. We wish to thank especially Minor Corbin Box Co.,, Gen. Adjutants office and Quartermaster's office of Hartford.
 MRS. J. J. KING,
 MRS. s. WOLFER,
 MRS. E. SCHOLL,
 MRS. G. SLEATH,
 c. J. SHEARER,
 MAJOR F. J. SHEARER,
 REV. E. A. sHEARER.
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10
THREATENS "WE7' VOTE
Latest California Returns Show Pos sibility Of Ovcrturning Anti-Dry Vote Lead.

San Francisco. Nov. 10.-Belated returns from isolated dry" outposts in the state today were threatening to overcome the 23.94S vote lead against
New Britain herald., 1922-11-10

U. $. Treasury-Balanee, ssos,sss.7ss.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-04
Oceans Levels Changed.

1t is the belief of scientists that,
during the glacial period, when the
land was covered with huge coats of
Ice, the level of the ocean was from
80 to 200 feet lower than it's normal
level, according to DR.. T. w. Vaughan
of the United States geological survey.
This belief is based upon the theory
that what goes up must come down,
and scientists are able to account for
the presence of ice on the land only
on the supposition that 1t came from
the sea.
Proof of this is found In coral reefs
in all parts of the world. Their posi-
ton indicates that the building was
commenced In the shallow waters Of
the then coast line. only to have the
waters rise. The little animals which
create the reefs kept on building
toward the new level. Many Of the
reefs, 1t has been observed, have been
built on submarine shelves, and these
are invariably found on coasts which
show signs Of having once been SUBJ
merged.
The Ocala banner., 1922-08-04
TRACED TO DRUIDICAL TIMES
Custom That Is Believed to Have
Been Forerunner Of Modern
"Aprii Fools Day."

April Fools day is from an old Gus
tom dating from the time of the Dru-
ids that the first of April takes its
name. Although most people call 1t
"All Fools day. 1t Is more than likely
that 1t should be s"Old Fools day.
a modern way Of saying "Auld Fools
day."
In the old Druid times any young
maidens who could pluck enough cour-
age (for it was considered a daring
thing to do) used to visit one of the
sacred groves between ten and
twelve O'Clock on the night of April 1.
Here they all stood behind one an
other, and as soon as they heard the
boot of an owl, started slowly running
round and round. As they ran they
sang some weird old chant, the gist
Of which was that they wanted a man
to run with them,
Then those of the girls who were to
be married during the next year would
suddenly see the ghost of a white man
by their side. A black escort showed
that the unfortunate young lady was
going to die during the ensuing year.