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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
1
Worldwide items cover naval enlargements, Russian and Turkish tensions, a recall petition fraud in San Francisco, and a hospital ship torpedoing report. Reports note Greek Bulgarian tensions, Haitian clashes, milk–supply strikes in Chicago, Wood shortages in Portland, and US policy moves on gasoline prices and military garrisons.
Tuesday election results show Chicago Democrats winning multiple wards for alderman while Mayor Thompson loses ground. Milwaukee leads socially for mayor, Butte retires all Rocimats, and Michigan’s Henry Ford backs Senator Smith as Republican presidential choice though lead narrows. Oklahoma’s Muskogee goes Democratic. Moline and Waukegan oust drys. Bloomington and Lockport go wet. East Dubuque wets. North Platte goes dry for first time. Baraga and Clare counties added to dry column. Pittsburgh Auto Desk boycott targets Standard Oil until price protests ease. Parole denied Youtsey in Kentucky after conspiracy conviction tied to Governor Goebel case.
Two hundred American cavalry under Col. W C Brown of the Tenth defeated an equal Villista force in the second engagement of the campaign at Aguas Calientes, 30 miles north of Guerrero, on April 1. Mexican ranchmen report Villa not present. Americans suffered no casualties, while 20 Mexicans and 40 homes were lost. The pursuit followed Manuel Lopez, one of Villas men, for hours before a correction reached Gen Pershing.
Mexican ranchmen report a clash where C A Douglas's mounted pursuit intercepted bandits in rugged canyons near the town. The attackers broke camp and scattered, firing as they fled, with bullets found in Shaki-clad mail amid disorganized, hurried retreat.
Reports from El Paso and San Antonio describe Col Cano of Namiquipa possibly joining Villa after retreating with Carranza troops. Pershing's forces contemplate a renewed search for Villa in the Guerrero region as conflicting notices about his injury and movements surface.
In Salem a street clash between Turner band members and city council factions led to three men stabbed and about a dozen injured by clubs and fists after the council blocked a carnival troupe's benefit show for lacking a $3 traveling license. The melee occurred outside the show grounds amid bitter exchanges and police involvement.
Mayor Albert Bartlett ordered militia action to quell a 5000 strong crowd near Haverhill city hall amid a riotous anti Catholic demonstration over state aid for sectarian schools. Windows were shattered by missiles as police blocked entry to the meeting. crowd actions continued for hours with street marching and shouting.
Howard H. Gross leads tariff reform efforts as unrest follows eleven false fire alarms across the city. The mayor appeals to militia after proof of preconcerted acts. Attacks target Dr. Herbert Wales, Rev. Franklin Babb, Alderman Charie Hoyt, and the National Club. Police guard mayoral residences amid demonstrations.
Mexican sources relay word that a bandit band led by Deni eof i bande moved toward Parra while American pursuers trail about 60 miles behind. Nearest U S troops reach Bao Antanis 40 miles north as the Panhandle endures heavy rains and flooding losses.
The report lists total public school costs of 7,065,018.83 with 8,788,697.98 paid to teachers and 1,111,461.94 for building new school houses and sites. Also 545,286.45 for repairs and janitor work and 421,791.84 for fuel and supplies. Clerks were paid 47,198.60. Indebtedness at year end totaled 5,560,894.17, of which 4,718,849.14 was bonded debt from new building projects.
Klamath Falls reports linseveral mills restarting next week boosting local payrolls. Algorms Lumber’s Algoma mill north of the city will cut about 25 million feet this season and logs camps have run for weeks. The Klamath Manufacturing Company sawmill in Shippington will begin Monday at 70 000 feet daily, with a box factory operating year round. Beginning May first the Ewauna box factory will add a night crew to handle orders.
Eugene to Marshfield passenger service begins with one train each way daily on the Willamette Pacific railroad. Postmaster B J Campbell announces mail service also starts that day under a special Postal Service agreement with the railroad. Prior mail moved by wagon and boat routes from Roseburg Drain Gardiner Eugene Florence. No formal celebration planned. an elaborate event is slated for July when the Urmoqun bridge is completed.
Eugene Everingham of Thirteenth Avenue preserves a precolonial craft by sourcing yew wood from Oregon mountains for bows and arrows. He crafts sets during rare intervals, turning decades of odd-time effort into a growing yearly value, with some sales reaching Europe.
A proposal from A N Bush of Balom offers to convey a 60 acre tract in the southeast city to the municipality. Title would pass after the death of Sally Bush, sister of A N Bush, and the property would become Bush's Estate Park. The tract is intended to become a municipal park under the proposed plan.
A Tuesday examination of the Gaillard cut slide area found conditions more favorable than expected and kept April 16 as the reopening date for the waterway. General Goethals believed the canal would not again be closed to traffic by subsequent slides on the east side.
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