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eston ? Leader "' :rf tol. xxxv. WESTON, OREGON, FB1DAY, JTNE 25, 1915. NO. 1. EARTHQUAKE HITS CITIES ON BORDER Twelve Dead and Many Injure Along Mexican Line. MARTIAL LAW QUICKLY STOPS LOOP Heber, Mexlcali and Calexico Ruined Yuma and San Diego Shake Imperial Valley Suffers. RESULT OP CARTHQUAKt Twelve hilled. many Injured at Hex trail: bullillaxs destroyed. Calexico buildings destroyed; other damaged by Int. Heber destroyed by fir. Imperial damaged. Hhock felt from Hun Dtgo, on coast, to Yuma, An. High school at Ilrawloy wrecked. Iai ananlua. Itanorta of three I vera earthquake shocks, which result d til lha death and Injury of at least IS persons and ennsldersble property ! by fir In several c I ilea In the Imperial Valley covering several hun dred square miles, ware received bare Wednesday. Tnloiihnna and fulesranhle commun tcallon waa Interrupted, and Informa tion from th stricken district niaaaftr. Tha milml riamava waa at falsi teo on the Mexican border line, where the I m of life occurred. Karly porta from there aald that the town bad been destroyed by fire, but tele nhotie euuilorea at El Centra, who talked over a wire to lineman later, reported that flrea were confined to three building, which the fire depart ment succeeded la gelling unaer con ml M.nv hulldln-a In Calexico were shaken down. The operators In the telephone building fled after the first h"k. . . . -A Tk. rirat shock occurred at 7:10 P. M., and wa followed by two other at 1:40 l. M. and :zo r. m. inese were felt In the district surrounding El Centra and Calexico. Two shocks were reported from Yuma at the same time, iwo snam Knki wm fi.lt at Han Ilernardlno several mle north of the Moxlcan Una. at o'clock. Ban Diego also was visited by two alight shocks. Heber. a railroad town five miles west of Kl Centra, was reponea en tiral ilMirnvsd by fire. At Imperial several buildings were cracked and the wall of ons fell In. but no Injuries resulted. The telephone operator thara alan flail from their building. A repair crew of the Paclflo Tele phone company waa sent at mianigni to Kl centra. Martial taw waa declared In Catexl aa ral anil In Mailrall. lust across . " --- - - - - the border, following a reign of terror In both towns. Three severe eartn anaaaa arara fnll. which Caused UlOtt .....lu n rf.uura nt damas-e to Drooerty and resulted In the loss of at least IS lives and many Injured. United States cavalry troops are patrolling the etrceta of Caleilco to prevent looting. Villa troops are guarding Mexlcali. One man caught looting In Mexlcali la reported to have Kttv stint Information from the Moxlcan town Is meager, bjit the nrt or me reru gees to arrive at Calexico, across the border, ssys that at least 13 persons were killed snd many injured. All brick buildings In Calexico were AmrtA and moat of them are badly cracked or In rulna. Two houses were destrayod by fire. One business build ing waa gutted. The electrlo lights failed after the first shock. The rumbling of the earthquake aiiIJ ha nlalnlv hoard In Calexico. in dicating that the center of the disturb ance waa nearby. The shocks, wnicn were accompanied by tremendous out bursts or dust, did not rouow any par ticular direction, but came from every angle. It was difficult at times for pedestrians to keep their rooting. Tatar rannrta from the ImDerlal Val la ara that two distinct shocks Were fet at Urawlcy and as far east as Yuma, Aril., on the Mexican Doraer. Tha flrat ahnnlr rv-curred at 8 P. M. and MintlntiAjt ahnitt a minute. The sec ond shock, which occurred an hour later, laated 46 seconds. The wrecking of the high school at Brawler, which was the finest build ing In the valley, Is reported. ' Wind Blows Away Diamonds. Muskogee, Okla. A rain and wind storm here late Wednesday afternoon blew tha front out of a Jewelry store, sending 200 diamond rings rolling down a business street Although the storm was at Its height, a large crowd collected and began searching for tho rings. Th proprietor of tha store and his clerks managed to recover many of tha rlnga before the crowd arrived, but 80 atones, valued at 12500, are still missing, and It is certain that many of them were gathered In by th In dustrious spectators. Urges Fleet of 2000 Aeroplanes. London. H. O. Wells In an article In the Dally Express argues that a method for ending tha war would b for the allies to build and send a tre mendous fleet of aeroplanes to the rear of the German lines and destroy all the German ammunition factories. He contends that It would b cheaper to launch 2000 aeroplanes against Es sen, than to risk on battleship. Asroplana Inverted ; Engine Stops. Ban Francisco. While "Art" Smith, th Panama-Paclflo Exposition avia tor, waa looping the loop at an alti tude of 2600 feet th engtn of his aeroplane stopped dead. H wa at that time upside down. Smith vol planed down the entire distance and landed on th exposition grounds, j OREGON & CALIFORNIA LAND GRANT SAlfS ARE STOPPED Washington, D. C By unanimous decision rendered by Justice ItcKenns th UnlUd States Suprems court Tues day rejected th contention of th gov. rnmsnt and of cross-complslnt and of Interveners In th Oregon k Callfornl land grant suit; declined to decree for feiture; held th actual settlers' clause to b an enforceable "covenant" and not a "condition subsequent," and I reversing th decree of Judge Wolver ton enjoined th railroad company against further violation of the cove nant. Going further, however, the court aays : "In view of such disregard of the covenant to gain illegal emolument, and in view of the government's in terest In start observance of them, it might seem that restriction upon the future conduct of th railroad company and Its various agencies Is an Imper fect relief: but th government has not asked for more. W think, therefor, that th rail road company should not only b en joined from sale In violation of tha eovensnU, but enjoined from any dis position of the lands whatever or of th timber thereon and from cutting or authorising the cutting or removal of any of the timber thereon until con gress shall hsve a reasonable opportun ity to provide by legislation for their disposition In accordance with such policy as It msy deem fitting under us circumstances and at in earn lime se cure to th defendant all th value the granting acts conferred upon the railroads. If congress doe not make such provision the defendants may apply to the District Court within a reasonable time, not leas than six months, from the entry of th decree herein, for a modification of so much of th injunc tion herein ordered as enjoins any dis position of the lands and timber until congrese shall act, and th court In lu discretion msy modify the decree ac cordingly." This last and unexpected feature or th decision, again throwing the land grant case into congress, simply means that the court did not feel th railroad company ehould go unpunished for its deliberate and repeated violations of th (ranting act. While the court hold th railroad company is still en titled to receive 2.60 for each unsold scr of IU grant, congress, having dis played Its concern over violations of th granting act, is given opportunity to say how unsold lands shall be dis posed of. There is no restraint on congress. other than It must guarantee the rail road company 12. SO an acre for every scr sold hereafter. Congress can mak appropriation to pay the railroad this amount and assume full tills to snd do with th lands as it pleases; it can order the sal of th lands under any terms and conditions It deema proper, or it can authorise th railroad company to dispose of them in any way it may prescribe, just so long aa the railroad company get its 12.60 an acr. English House of Commons Hakes Aoofier Big War Appropristjoii London Th house of commons ad- ourned Wedneadsy after unanimously giving a first reading to the bill pro viding the new Chancellor of th fcx chequer, Reginald McKenna, with a blank check which may amount, at a maximum, to 1,000,000,000 (15,000, 000.000.) The vote of credit for 250,000, two itl. 250.000.000), paassed last week by the house, simply authorised the government to spend that much for war purposes, but did not provide for th manner In wnicn this sum snouia be raised. Wednesday's enactment was in ths form of a resolution which empowers th government to rals not only th 260,000,000 deemed neces sary to pay ths cost of th war, at th rate of 8,000,000 sterling daily, for a limited period, but as much mora msy be needed. Th chancellor of exchequer made a long explanation of th proposed loan, and in closing ssid that on the tech nical queation as to the limit of the new loan It would be dangerous to dis close the necessity for not fixing any definite sum, and he added that the only figure he could put In th bill would be a maximum which would cover all requirements of th new loan. Franc Seeks Money Her. New York Negotiations now sre in progress and may oe Drought to a f avorabl conclusion soon for an import ant loan in this country to assist ths French government In the purchase of war munitiona here, according to the Evening Post. Th loan la being ne gotiated, it is stated, by influential private bankers in Paris and will be secured by a block of American rail way bonds which are now owned in France.. The loan may exceed $50,- 000,000 and possibly run to $76,000, 000, it is said. Sunspots Presage Storm. St. Louis Remarkable sunapot ac tivity waa witnessed by astronomers at Christian Brothers' college Sunday. One hundred and fifty spots were seen by Brother Hubert, S3 more thsn were visible on Friday and Saturday. Records kept at th college ahow that unusual weather disturbance have been followed by great sunapot activity and that a waning of sunspots has been followed by clear weath- OREGON NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST Solving Western Mysteries. Csn any of your older readers, or descendants of th early pioneers, tell aescenoanui oi in eariy pivnwwa, miii n ... ...... ms about th mysterious savior of ths boys of th grade schools of Oregon as its a S It , Aula. I m. tallnn ka akA4 SIM lf tt" Pa. M.rrlll train T It was a lonar train of ox team on th SanU F trail In the Ixtiss, crowded with th woman and children of hardy pioneer. Attacked h an nvarwhalmln' f iirra of Indians. the trsln waa miraculously preserved. r i tr vaara i nave Dean urvina- 10 col lect the evidence of the survivors of what otherwise would hsve been trsgedy outrivaling the Mountain Meadow massacre. These people went on West, Some of them must still bs living, or told the story to their de scendants. If anv such read th lines, will they kindly write meT Any othar aidallirhts UDon rioneer days will be welcome from participants therein. The secret and unrecorded aid of life han tha Waat was naw Its trage dies, heroisms, crimes, svsnte thrill with humsn Interest, and enouia oe noted down by th actors therein be- t.rrm tha naaa on. Col lectins' such orla-tnsl date la my recreation In the interlude or busy lire, wnicn soms time msy prove useful In working up the unwritten history of th West Herbrt Myrlck, Editor Farm and Home, Chlcsgo, IIL Benton Factory Pays. Corvallis The Benton County Co- operstiv association, in annual meet ing here, declared a 6 per cent dividend on all business transacted sine January 1. This is tha first dividend ever de clared by the organisation. Although the assoctstion has been in existence for more than two years, it baa been engaged in actual business but 16 months. Th profit of th sasocistion op to January 1 were only enough to tv th losses incurred during th first yesr of Its existence. The net profit since January 1 amounted to 11830, and the business transacted during ue five months of this year aggregated 128,000. January 1 amount to 91830, and tn ki.i tranaartad durlnir the five months of this year aggregated $28,- 000. Th dividend will D on tn grow tale and apply to all customers, -.hathar atwkhnldara or not. exceot that stockholders receive doubl dividends. West Case Not Appealed. Baker No aDoleal will be asked in iha rfimin raaa of William Wiesrand. Connerfield saloonkeeper, against ex- Governor West, James ti. nicnois, at torney for Wiegand, baa just an umiiimiI. Tha 80 dava allowed for an appeal from the verdict of the jury for Mr. West, aiven Aonl 17. wnicn naa exnlred. Two similar cases aaainsi uiaex- mvernor. those of H. A. Stewart and Antone Warner, both of Copperfleld, are Bending, but Mr. Nichola baa not decided whether he will bring them in to court. AH three cases are for dam raiised bv taklne- of liauor from nonnerfield saloons bv the state mill tla. fnllowino- Miaa Fern Hobb' visit in January, 1914. Canned Salmon Prices Reduced. Astoria The Columbia river pack era have announced selling price for th spring chlnook canned salmon pack for the season of 1916 at the following rates per doxen, f . o. b. Astoria: Pound tall. 11.90: pound flats. $2; half- pound ovals, $1.65; nominal. $2.76; key cans, 6 cents per doxen. (com pared with last year's prices, these Arnicas are a reduction of 6 cents a doxen on talla and 10 cents a dozen or 40 cents a ease on pound fists, while the pric for half-pounds remain th same. Boys Go To College. Orsiron Agricultural Colleo. Cor vallis Kor th third time a number of La Qrande Chines Freed. La Grande Billie Eng and Charles Fong, Chinese, were acquitted of the charge of assault with intent to mur der unon Wong Won Duck, an aged Chinese resident of La Grande. The jury waa out three hours, and there waa jollification in the branch of Chinatown related or f irlendly to the released defendants. The accused Chinese had been in jail three months, and after their release the boys, for has ara iinHar SB. fairlv ran down town followed by doxen gesticulating friends. Seaside Orders Lights. Seaside Seaside's mayor was au thorised by the city council to enter into a contract with the light company Kara fnr a avstnm or streamer uornts for th entire length of Broadway, the" nvlnoinal atraat leadlnir to tna neacn. and also for aeveral block of the cross streets In tha business portion of the -! Tha lio-hta will be immediately installed and willl be burned through out the summer. The idea waa con ceived by th Commercial club. The atraat la imnroved bv hard-surface pavement and concrete sidewalks. Milk Medal for Portland. San Francisco Portland was award ed tha gold medal for th largest num ber of milk exhibit at the Panama Pacifle International exposition. The other awards were not announced but thinirs look well for a general Portland victory in thia department. Six Quit Albany Faculty. Alhanv Six mehmera of the Albany College faculty will retire at th end of th present school year. All have resigned their positions voluntarily, some to tak positions elsewhere and soms to retire from teaching. sre taking th short course in agri culture at th Bute college. As in previous years th boys enjoy th work as well as profit by it. Th preceding aaaalona ware, successful from the standpoint of air concerned. Regular hours wer observed and the customary boys' rules enforced. The big brother Idaa waa worked eat bv assismins: each mm nt tan bova 'to student in structor who became responsible for ikttl. annfliit aiul aanaral wairare. The boys snow great interest in thalr work and while there are usual a few cases of homesickness iiham tha amatlar hova. thaw ara ft. Variably glad they came and are sorry to leave at th and or to term. . asios from tha value of th work In th reg ulsr courses there are many advan lairaa In the trlD to th college town. the experience of being away from home and living on college campus. "While any boy In the state u elig ible." ssys Director E. D. Ressler, "rara ahould ha exercised in SDDroval, Boys of good habits, trustworthy and eager to learn are especially desired. Tber is no room for th cigarette smoker or the loafer, but wide awake up-to-date American boy is a lively animal and is not expected to b aa diimified as a college professor. There ara u entv of rood lively sport ana smple opportunity is given forwork ins- off excess animal SDirits. The obieet of tn course is to lur- nlsh th boys interesting information that will be of practical us to uem immediately, and give them apprecia tion of the vaat extent of their sub ject snd encourage them to pursue their investigationa further." Coos Bay Mills Open. Marahfield Thara is a sreneral im- nrovement in business conditions in the Coos Bsy district, and although it has not been marked It Is oi sucn nature that it la readilv recognized. Within the past five weeks tnree logging camps have resumed work. sHvins- emDlovment to sbout zuu men fourth camn ooeiMd ana employs zu man a firth nmi la to oDen immedi ately after th Fourth of July and will employ 60 men; th Coos Bay Mill rnmnanv will start onerationa the next week after the Fourth of July and will need about 40 employee; the warren Construction company la laying nine blocks of paving in the city of North Rand and la workinsr a lanre crew; levins: of steel on the Willamette-Pa cific started June 18, and crew of 80 men will be busy for severs! months working- the tracks towards Lakeside snd tunnel No, 7; several piling camps ara htmv fillino- orders for the Willam ette-Pacific bridge on Coos Bay, and in general lumbering ia much alive. Sawmills oDeratinsr on Coos Bay in clude the large C A. Smith plant, the Bay City mill, belonging to the same company, the Simpson mill at rorter, tha SaiviM A Hovt mill at North Bend, all the planing mills and shingle mills of the Smith company, and tne Allen shingle mill at North Bend. There is a probability that the Mac- lav mill on Romie River will be opened on full time this fall and in that event there would be a demand for at least 100 men. Tha mal industry is SXDected to Sain added impetus within a few weeks, as many contracts are being secured. Four Are Trapped in Fire. . Dakar Four Dersons had narrow 4 capes from a fire that destroyed the residence of Mrs. Una uu-rou, oi Nnrth Union. MondaV. John Donovan rushed into a room of the biasing house to save soma house hold articles. The door slammed shut and there being no knob he was unable to get out. After vainly groping in the smoke to escape he cried lor neip and was rescued when nearly suffo cated. He was severely burned about the face and hands. Um Parrnil and her two sons were asleep when the blaxe started from an unknown cause in the kitchen. The Ara had a srnnd headwav before the smoke awakened them and they were barely able to escape. All sre ill from the effects, and Donovan's con dition is serious. 12,600 Bond Issue Voted. Citv The towns of Glad stone, Parkplace, Jennings Lodge and Clackamas will have a union high school sooner or later, as result of the f avorabl action of tha voters of these place in favoring the $12,600 hnmt nana, with many votes to spare. the vote cast being 164 for and only 67 against. Harvey Cross has donated thraa arms in Gladstone Park for the building, construction , on which will start as soon as tne circuit uhut pssses on a contest started by some residents of Jennings Lodge, who op- poeed the proposition. Besverton Votes Bonds. Beaver ton Beaverton Wednesdsy voted a bond issue of $23,600 to build a high school, th vote for th measure carrying two to one, and by a three-to-one vote the citisena declared them selves in favor of establishing a high school course in the school system here. F. H. Dsvis was elected school director by a three-to-one vote, Mr. Davis favoring th new high school plsns aa opposed to two other candi dates. Clerk C E. Hedge waa re elected. On hundred and twenty four votes wer cast. ( AMERICAN SUBMARINES IN PRACTICE WORK 'e'E I 7n- e ,i J' ". a j 1 - - . . T . -.- -JET-. w . , Above, the crew of U. 8. submarine H-2 hoisting aboard a spent practice torpedo during th maneuver off San Pedro, Cat Below la submarine H-3 rising to the surface after dive. - TRIESTE BOMBARDED BY THE ITALIANS - -' i; --- " .-? f alian View of the harbor of Trieste, the capital of latrla, which the It a point near the mouth of the Isonzo river. artillery has begun to bombard from NEAR STARVATION IN MEXICO " 1 1 fg. , f "it' ' 1 u i; . Mm.iv niMnra ihnvini tn what measures the civilian DODulatlon of Mexico has to resort In order to vt. t,.ai fmm .mi atanrstion. Poor Mexican women with empty market baskets are seen thronging about one of the army food supply depots, where they are given barely enough to keep body and soul together. SOLDIERS' LAUNDRY AT ST. RAPHAEL t .aSWWma - " n m " . s-aww. CaM,,J Vf S. i r. w-;Ai vu VrV: -r-T'V' ; x th . r, A? a. j- t w;- ! v.- i French colonial troopa doing their own laundry work In the sea at SL EaphaeL WAR HOSPITAL DISINFECTOR sarU'-.z... ... ... i- i. i i '!.- f.ii.r.i-LiL- it Device used for the disinfecting or bedding and clothing at the duchess of Westminster's hospital at Le Tou quet, France. Revenge In tha Kitchen. . "Walter, I want to thank you for thia soup. It is rii'Jier snd thicker thsn any I ever had here before." "Tea, sir. Just confidentially, sir. the chef had a row with the boss and the wsy he's wsstlng stuff Is a caution." .