Weston EADER j TOL. XXXV. WESTON, OltECJON, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1015. NO. 4. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News frcra All Around Use Earth. IIYIRSAI HAPPEKINCS CI A WSfll live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. . The 1914 national convention of the Elk will be bald In lialtlmor. An Italian merchantman used the Greek flag to avoid German subma rine. . Colonel Alden J. riot hen, editor and publisher of th Seattle Tlmee, dlaa after a long illneea. Tha Carman Crown Prine' advance ax airait tha French la aald to have been materially checked. Villa 1 reported to have penetrated the Him of the CarrantsJsta and eom- pleUljr Isolated Vera Crua. Vlewa of the American preea on the German reply to tha recent note art aald to be surprising to Itorlln. Many part of the Canary Islands . are ahaken by earthquake ahocka and considerable damage la reported. An aviator at a height of 1800 feet at Spokane surreeded in landing safely after being apelde down with a broken plane. England ha succeeded In negotiat ing another hug war loan of 1 3, (KM),' 000,000, aubacribod mainly by patron . of the poatomce. The Liberty Dell en route from Philadelphia to San Francfaco, get mcmientoua reception In Portland and other Northwestern cltiee. It fa aald that Portland Iron manu facturer wilt aoon close contract ' with representative from England and Kuaata for shrapnel to be need by the allies, , Thorn a A. Ed (ton haa agreed to bead the civilian adviaory board, which will assist the U. S. army and navy in perfecting invention pertaining to warfare., A flare fir In the bold of the bat- tleahlp New Jersey, and only 10 feet I from 9000 pound or powder, waa ex tinguithed by heroic effort of the ahip'a crew. President Wilson haa not made up hi mind a to what h will aend to Germany in answer to the recent com munication concerning tha ainklngof th Luaitania. A favorable trad balance of $!?, 674.214 ia Indicated by th U. S. De partment of Commerce atatement on import and export for th week anded July 10. th trade balance ex ceeded that for a aimilar period In June by more than 13,000,0.00. For experimental purpose th U. S, Navy department haa bought several torpedo net to hang around battle hipa and protect them from torpedo attack. Secretary Daniel aald the were of th earn type a thoa em- ployed by th European navies. Th Interstate Commerce commie- Ion haa aupendd the O.-W. R. & N, Northern Pacific, Great Northern and other achedule which propnee to in crease rate on structural steel in car load from Portland and other Coaat point to certain interior point. Italy close navigation of the Adri atic aea unlee ship are under convoy. Auatriana aubmarln and aink an Italian warship. Moat of the crew waa aaved. Th eteamthip Minnehaha, loaded with 15.000 ton of war munition, ia afir in midocean. KeporU of food ahortage and auffor ing continue to reach the Stat depart ment xrora Mexico. - - German complain that th French I ml treat prisoners, and reprlaali are I aid to have begun. , - - " rti ii i. ..i.i,t v.- k. .1 s4liuiilimir l f loivw wiw uivnv ar- I yr atorm In its history. Many Uvea are lost and a million dollar damage Iowa haa unearthed a mysterious murder committed, it ia laid, in 1868, and a a consequence a man aged 70 i In jail accused of the crime. Belgian have auddemly adopted the I practice f wearing apraya of ivy aa an expression of loyalty to Belgium and the allies, aa a reault ot General von Blsslng' order prohibiting the display of Belgian color. . , American consuls point to the aeri ous altuatfen in Mexico and urge speedy action by thla government. Naval officer have taken charg of th German wireleaa plant at Sayvllle, N. Y believing neutrality wa being violated. Steel millr in th Pittaburg district kav received within the past few days erdera fer projectile steel which aggre gate 76,000 tone. Early in the year steal of this grade waa offered at $31 a ten, bat litest sales are aaid to have been mad at $38. This material i to be 'nt abroad. Sl'DMAJutf fORCtS kWOA SHIP ! 10 ACT AS SCRIM fROM SWA Liverpool Mow an American shlp la alleged to have been uaed aa a ahleld by a German aubmarln for the alnk Ing of another veeael ia the atory re lated by member of the crew of the American bark Normandy, which baa arrived her from Gulf port, Mia. The atory I that the Normandy wa (topped by a German aubmarln 60 mile eouthweet of Tuakar Rock, off the aoutheaat coast of Ireland, Friday night The captain waa called aboard the aubmarine, where bl papers were examined and found to ehow that the hip waa chartered by an American firm January I. The captain of the bark. It waa eerted, waa allowed to return to tha Normandy, but under the threat that hla thlp would be destroyed unlee he stood by and obeyed order. Theae order, it waa ald, were that be to act aa a ahleld for the aubmarine, which lay at the aid of tha bark, hid Ing Itaelf from an approaching vessel Thla veaael proved to be the Kusalan ateamer Leo. Presently the aubmarine aubmerged and proceeded around the bow of the Normandy, ao the atory went, and 10 minute later the crew of the Normandy aaw the Leo blown up. Twenty-five peraona were on board. of whom 11 war drowned, including three steward. Thee aaved included three American Walter Emery, of North Carolina Harry Clark, of Sierra, and Harry Whitney, of Camden, N. J. All thee three men. when Inter viewed, corroborated the foregoing atory. They declared that no oppor tunity waa riven thoe on board the Leo for aavinar llf. The Leo waa bound from rhiladel phla to Manchester with a general car go. fjsoa Wl Head Americas Board of IflYrjtioa for Army and Navy Weat Orange, N. J. Thorn aa A. Ediaon baa accepted an invitation from Secretary Daniel to bead an ad vlaory board of civilian Inventor for a bureau of invention and development to be created In the navy department. ilia acceptance will go forward at one to Washington, where the new plana await word from the man "who can turn dream Into realities Mr. Daniel' Idea of utilising the Inventive genlua of Americana In and out of the military and naval eervic to jteet condition of warfare ahown in the conflict on land and aea In Europe la outlined in a letter written laat Wedneaday aaklng Mr. Ediaon wheth- r, aa a patriotic aorvlc to hla court- try, he would undertake tha taak or adviainar th propoaed bureau. The plan ia to have aeveral men prominent in apodal tinea of Inventive reeearcb Among th great problem to be laid before the inveatigatora th aecretary mentioned aubmarln warfare, adding that ha felt aur that with Mr. Edi aon 'a wonderful brain to help them the officer of th navy would be able "to meet thla new danger with new device that will anaur peace to our country by their ffectiveneee," New York City Grow New York Father Knickerbocker' population baa increased almost half a million In th laat five year. To be exact, the normal growth of the great' er city from the day th national cen u taker finished their work in 1910 until June 13 laat, when the atate enumerator started in, waa 478,929, an Increase of more than 10 per cent According to census supervisors of Brooklyn, Queen, Manhattan, the Bronx and Richmond, New York had a population of 6,245,812 on June 13, aa compared with 4,766,883 In 1910. .r . French Contribute Gold. -, Paria The flow of gold from the private stock of the public into the liank or franca continue. More man 10.000 peraona deposited gold at the bank during Friday and Saturday. Re cently th Bank of Franc extended an Invitation to the public to turn in iu private hoard of gold to atrengthen the national reserve. Th response w'aa uch that the bank had to desig nate a half doten receiving teller to take the coin offered. Trade Balance Continue. Waahlngton, D. C. A favorable trade oaiance oi v,oo,t a was , , , . 4 4t t "ow" v ..... Prt ni ! " principal ILKJtyta vl utv untwcu jmvw imihcu - the department of Commerce. The atatoment showa $29,896,465 for im- porta and $60,442,243 for export. The balance la an increase of more than 13.000,000 over the nrsi week ot last month and $11,000,000 over last week. French Outbuy Bond Issue, Paria The minister of finance, M. RiboL Introduced in the chamber of deputies a bill raising-the limit of tha issue of national defense bond from $1,200,000,000, as fixed in the law of May 18. to $1,400,000,000. Subscrip tions already have exceeded the prev ious limit by $30,000,000. The French public in 11 months has taken $1,680, 000,000 of national bonds: War Gets 300,000 Horse. Hinton, W. Va. Fifty men were added to the force required to handle the war horses fed and watered here on their way from the Weat to the At lantic seaboard. Fully 200,000 horses have been handled ainco the European war began, according to the officer in charge. I OREGON NEWS OF Development Is Near. Newport 8. 0. Irwin, of Newport, ha lust been informed by the United State Engineering department that an appropriation of $000 ha been made for the survey of the Yaaulna Bay bar, with an object of obtaining a 26-foot channel, and Wisconsin capitalist are ready to develop vast timber holding aa aoon a tare carrier can enter th bay. j. S. Polhemu. assistant United States engineer, who bad charge of the Yamiina Hay jetty construction, will again be In charge of th government work. J. C Mauplh, of th United State Geodetic Engineer, made a survey of th bar and channel In 191$, but an Engineers' department eurvey la nec essary before an appropriation couia be made for Improvements, it la aaid. Wisconsin capitalists, backed by Senator Stephenson and other, who bought th Smith Intereet around Coo Bay, hare money ready to Invest. A party headed by George A. Ste phenson, manager of th North Bend Lumber company, and Edward A. Young, nephew of Senator Stephen- son, and Carl Bumham, all of Madison, Wis., John Belknap and Steve McAJ- liater, of Vancouver, B. C, timber ex porters, and N. C Ingram and Charlea Corgan, .of Coo Bay, timber cruisers, have been making varioua trip of in vestigation. Mr. Stephenson baa obtained sound ing of th Y equina Bay bar and sur veys of road in view of a logging rail road to extend from Yaquina Bay to Y achate. It i ald to be th aim of th Wis consin lumbermen to commence work without delay. Oregon Crop Report July 1 crop estimate by th United State department of Agriculture are aa follow: Winter wheat Forecast, 16,000,000 bushels; final 1914. 13.684.000. Spring wheat Forecast, 8,730,000 bushels; final 1914, 2,920,000. Oat Forecast, 13,900,000; final 1914, 12,740,000. Barley Forecast. 4,820,000 bushels; final 1914, 3,660,000. Potatoes Forecast, 6,800,000 bush- eta; final 1914, 4.763,000. Apple Forecast, 9,320,000 bushels; final 1914, 3,600,000. Hay Condition, 92; 7-year aver age, VI. Clover Condition, 92; 10-year aver age, 94. Alfalfa condition z; -yesr aver age, 92. Pastur Condition, 97; 10-year av erage, 90. lion Condition. 92; 9-year aver- age.189. . . School Talks Are Heard. Salem "SUndardiaatlon of th Ru ral School." waa discussed at a meet ing of the county auperintendenta who are her arading th examination pa per of applicant for state certificate to teach. Fred retemon, juamau county: E. J. Moor, Lane county; Rov Cannon. Benton county, and v W. Austin. Grant county, led the dis cussion. Club Work" will be discussed also. Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill announced that those who will participate are: F. L. Griffin, field arent of Oreiron Agricultural Col lege; N. C. Maris, field worker of th Stat Board of Education: 1 r. uar- rincrton. field worker. Stat Board of Education. ; H. C Seymour, superin tendent of Polk county, and Misa Fay Clark, auperintendent of Malheur county. Roseburg Railroad Sure. - Roeeburg A conference which both parties admitted had it connection with the railroad which Kendall Bros, propose to construct her during the present aummer waa held her Satur day. '.. . . Y . f . L. Hurkhalter, superintendent oi the Portland division of th Southern Pacific railroad, and H. A. Hinahaw, general freight agent, were eloseted with S. A. Kendall and hi associate for more than an hour. Mr. Kendall and the Southern Pacific officials apent an hour at Winchester, where they Inspected Kendall Bros.' holdings in that vicinity. At th con clusion of the conference It wa given out that a complete understanding had been reached between th parties con cerned. ' - ; Flax Crop Outlook Good. Salem That th outlook forth suc cess or the state venture wiu nax growing i most promising I th opin ion of Governor Withycombe, woo naa ust looked over the flax field In thla vicinity. "There is every assurance of a good crop," aaid the goveraor. Also, the quality of the nax appears excellent. I believe it will run from one and a half to three tons to the aere." J. C. Cady. the flax man em ployed by the Board of Control, haa just returned from the East, where h purchased retting machinery. : - Sting of Bee Kilt Cow. Monmouth Stung by thousand of Italian bees, a valuable Jersey cow, owned by O. K. Wolverton, ex-port- master of Monmouth, died Tuesday. The animal had been turned into the grasa on the Nomal campus. On a small lot adjoining the campus were 85 hives. When Bossie began to fight several of the Italians, hundreds, then thousands, "mobilised," and oi4 for the distressed cow wa Impossible. GENERAL MEREST Mining Activity Gains. Cottage Grove Report of renewed activity in th Bohemia district in clude a rumor that the large Champion property will again become active. Thia closed down last season after short, but successful run, because of some difficulty over th ownership. It i xpected that a aoon as Man gar Hard return from bla extended East em trip he will announc an active season at hla propertie. More email propertie are active than there have been for a number of eeason. Sever al tone of aunplle are being hauled into the Long placer claim. Th advance In th price of copper and lead give encouragement to the development of copper and lead prop erties. The Bohemia district I th only on in the state having ahown lead In paying quantities and on or two camp ia th Mate having a copper production laat year. With quickailver steadily advancing In price there is hope that the big quicksilver mine at Black Butte, which haa been active for aeveral year, wui reaume. Qulckalrver haa more than doubted in price since the mine closed. Land Board Must Decide. Salem Th Desert Land Board at It next meeting will be called upon to take definite action on the excea acre age on th Central Oregon Irrigation company project, John Thyen, of Bend, having applied for a dee to landa Involving that question. Mr, Thyen ha a contract for 80 acre, for even of which the company refused to deliver water. Th Federal government recently warned the state against Issuing deed under th Carey bind act until there was water right and a cufficient water supply for every irrigable acre in th tract. It wa indicated that if the condition were not complied with th title to the land would be de feasible and it might be necessary to revoke th state's patenta. The board must now either pas defeasible title to the settlers on the project or els adjust th excess acreage question be fore issuing deeds to tbes lands. $10,000,000 Bonds for Roads Urged Roseburg .4- EsQprted along th Pa cific Highway by county judge and commissioners of the counties through which thev passed. S. Benson, J. H. Albert and Leslie Butler, membebrs of the advisory board of the State High way commission, accompanied by E. I. Cantine, assistant stat highway en gineer, are meeting with a demand for atat aid for roads through Western Orearon. Mr. Benson at a meeting of Rose burg business men struck the keynote to th aituatlon by voicing in neeo for a state bond issue of $10,000,000 to build main trunk line through Ore- ran. the interest and principal of th bond to be paid from th current tax revenue of the state. It Is considered impossible, in view of the low tax levy for road purposes, to meet th demnds of th various e& tions of the state, and the only way is predicted in the bond issue. Warrants Good for Taxes. Salem The Supreme court. In an opinion by Justice Harris, held that Klamath county must accept county warrants totaling $10,400 aa part of th Southern Pacific company' taxes for 1914. The warrant were issued in 1912 by the county because, in error, the assessor had collected sev eral thousand dollars too much in taxes on personality. According to the complaint the com pany owed $179.95 taxes on personal property in 1912, but through error $17,454.99 was collected. When the mistake was discovered, K. I amain county had expended the money, and Um authorittea directed tne issuance oi warranto for all over $179.95. When the warranto were tendered as pan payment for taxes for 1914 th county treasurer would not accept them. : I;; Mr. Olcott Explain Duty. Salem Having received numerous letters from all parts of the state re garding alleged violations of the motor vehicle law, Secretary of State Olcott has had postcards printed announcing that his office has nothing to do with enforcing the law. It duties consist in registering motor vehicles and chauffeurs as applicationa ire filed. Tho postal saya: "Under this law it is made th specific duty of all police officers, sheriffs and constables, within th limit of their respective jurisdic tions, to enforce its provisions." .... Road Survey Begun at Umatilla. Pendleton County Surveyor Wil lard Bradley has begun at Umatilla to make a aurvey for one of five proposed new county roads. Some work on the survey for the Pendleton-Umatilla road waa done at thia end last week, but operation hav been shifted to com plete the work between Umatilla and Echo sooner. The surveys were au thorised by the County Court recently on petition of the Umatilla County Good Roads association. - Burned Cannery to Be Replaced. ; Astoria While in this city recently. Tr M I.armon. Stiperinienuenfc iv Libby. McNeil Uooy, oi wucago. stated that bis company will erect a new cannery at Koggiung, AUka, to replace th on recently dentroyed by fire. The new plant will be double the capacity of the old one. GERMAN DRAGOONS PHOTOGRAPHED 7 ' V 'J , ir- 'i i w . Tills DnotasTaDb. which wa made show detachment of German dragoons en rout to replace mm of th th Immediate vicinity. Their mount ALLIES i-a IV,- ' ', i - I Turkish aoldier taken prisoner by captive. HOPES TO GAIN iV- fill'-' i- "JWr?f5HsiW F Ms - in ,J-. a-- .rZujrj ihiliirruuk the aubiect of this photograph, ia a descendant of an ancient nr rtnt.n in Knnllstsn. who In Turk. He haa been aecretary of the muter of ceremonies at Constantinople the exar, hoping to regain tha kingdom BIG GERMAN MILITARY TRACTOR I) Mmtof the roads in Russia being giant tractor to haul their gun and i ' t ' ; ..- -4 , L ? '' ... . Inside the German lines by a daring bar been left behind them. LANDING TURKISH PRISONERS m .Jr. . . " a. in, -' -" 1 i - f i f . . r-V;- the ailiea on GalllpoU peninsula being landed near on of th camj) for ANCIENT KINGDOM I T jWg' "W"' 1262 was defeated and captured by the Turkish embassy at Petrograd and and ta now In the military service of of Botan. Jf . " -( rrv very bad. the German have built these ammunition and supply wagons. BY BELGIAN SPY " f-v- Belgian officer armed with a camera. worn - out men in on of th trenches fa -LADY BIRD" GUARDED PARIS Mile. Helens Dutrieu, twenty-five., pretty and petite, world's champion , airwoman who helped guard Far! from air raid In the early part of the war, ha come to th United Statea to lecture on the use of the aeroplane In war. She was decorated by the Ftenoh government with th ribbon of th Legion of Honor. Patriotism Makes Her Wealthy. ' The other day an old woman came ' Into a bank In Prague and handed to the clerk an antique savings book, which showed a credit of $-13. She asked whether this would serve for the war loan, since she had no other money. She explained that this book waa left by will to her mother, who, dying, gave it to her. "Anyhow." she added timidly, 1 would Ilk so much to help a little bit- ' The clerk took the book ani ap peared. After a while he came bacx and with him his superior. Including even the president of tha bank. Ani then they broke it gently to her that the book dated since U3t and that therefore the $48 sniounted now, with compound interest, to about ti.ZQQ. Without her patriotism she wouM never have known how rich sh ' . . ) V ! ( - , 2-' t I i -1 , . ' I h '''A I