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ON' EADER TOL. XXXV. WESTON, OIUWON, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1015. NO. 5. WEST WORLD'S DOINGS OF CUHRDJT WEB Brief Resume of General News From A!! tad the Earth. t'uYD&l KATPDSNGS IN A KUTSHOI Uvb News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. England claim another gain of Car man tranche near I pres. Tb sura of $190,000,000 bat o f ar been subscribed to (ha national loan In Italy. An amlgrant ahlp from England to Auatralla and with 000 on board, la on fir off th coaat of Africa. City ordinance which author U th killing of try dog (a bald Illegal by In Supreme court of Oregon. Rum la make official claim to hav ing aunk 69 v Turkish ahlpa carrying war material, on th Black Sea. Vpata force bav raoccuplad Mx UwUity and it la claimed Carrania'a g enjrai and troopa are moving north- jrard. . Government official ai ualng X-ray machine to Inspect bale of cotton which might contain war munition for belligerent countries. Th planned atrik of th Remington Ammunition worker baa been foro- atalled by th management agreeing to advance th employe ' wage. Wllaon's cabinet ha decided on th reply to be mad to Germany' not, la which It I aald. no threat will be mad, but firmness will btshown. Chicago police hav received an anonynwua letUr In which th writer clalma to hav placed a timed bomb aboard tb Lusitania, which waa aunk In th war ion. ' Illlnola railroad are crying for com' mon laborers, claiming that th for eigner thu employed are leaving tW country to join tblr respective regi metita In Europe. Germany baa InatrucUd all Amor I can who hav loot property becaua of tb war to nl claim for Indemnity. It la aald many million of dollar' worth of property baa either been de stroyed or conflacatod by that country, Neighbor of Rev, Gertrude von PeUold. In Birmingham, England, hav petitioned th bom secretary to grant naturaiiiation paper to we uer- man subject who, for th laat 18 year, . ha been a reaident of England, en dear I ng hrlf to bar neighbor. Twenty thouaand American freight car and 400 American locomotive are du at Vladivostok. Ruaala, from tb United SUte within th next two mon the, to relieve th congestion of supplie destined for th Ruaaian armies at th front. Gun and rifle and ammunition are arriving from Japan and th United State by th steamship load. A new vot of credit of 1750,000, 000 ha been Introduced In th houae of common. Thia second suppslmen tary voU will bring the sum actually SDnronriated by parliament for war expenditure to th total of $3,250,. 000,000 during th current financial year. With th amount voted be tween August 6 and March X, th , grand total Is $5,060, 000,000. Heavy rain In Northwestern Ohio ar caualngjtlarm. i Omaha I visited by a ssvor storm , which did muchdamag. Austria denie th report that th Italian navy sunk many of th former' ships. y : ' A nostofflc clark at Wallace, Idaho, haa confessed to robbing the aafe of 120,000. Oregon win grand prli for th beat collection of minerals at th Fsnama- Pacifio xpoItlon. At St John. N. F., eod fishermen report fish plentiful but a scarcity of salt eauad by th European war. Polk and Yamhill counties, In Ore gon, ar , quarantined becaua of rspldly-spreadlng rabies among stock. Valdai, Alaska, an Important sea port, la visited, by a $500,000 fire, which wiped out the main part of the city. . Th French ar arming their troopa with a ahort knife for us in trench warfar. thu dlaplaclng th bayonet, which, whan fixed In th rifle, la too long a weapon to give a man free play In th narrow trenches. Welsh miner in th Rhondd dis trict, which furnish coal for th Brit ish navy, voted 2 to 1 to go on atrik. It I reported from Washington that Turkey Is expected to enter protest gainst th United States for ihipmer.t of war munitions to th allies. Th so-called "treaaur murder" ease at Bedford, la.. In which four aged men war accused cf having com mitted a murder nearly half a century ago, war dropped after Bates Hunts man, th defendant, who hearing wa in progr, waa at free by Jus tic Sawyer. AlUCtO GLM ACM IN , UflRD SIATB IS KVfSJIGAItD Washington, D. C At th Inetanr of th Brltlab government tb BUM department haa railed on the depart ment of Justlc to InvestlgaM the ac tivities of crtaln Carman sympathis er In the United Bute who ar el leged to hav been employing unlawful meana to strlk at Great Iirluln and her allle. Until Inquiry has developed whether there la aufflclent evidence to warrant Droceedlnn no name will b mad public, and official of th department as well as tbos of th British m busy, ar reticent about dlscuasnig th matur. It I known, however, that Information haa reached the em bassy concerning all kind of plots, ranging from scheme to wreck bridge over which railroad trains wer carry' ins: volunteer of th British army to Incitement of strikes at American In dustrial plant making war supplies for U allies. Samual Compera, president of th American Federation of Labor, In di cussing th atrik that I scheduled for an early dat at th Bridgeport, Conn. plant of th Remington Arms Am munition company, made th assertion that "foreign interest" hsv sought by th expenditure of unlimited fund to bring about widespread labor troublea in th United Sute, with th view of preventing further hlpmenU of supplle to fcuron. In on re tb British government Informed th Slat department It bad evidence Involving a wealthy German reaident of Detroit, Mich., who was alleged to hav supplied money to ear Uin person In Windsor, OnL, to finance an attempt to dynamlU a Can adian armory and a factory making clothing for tit British army. Great BrlUin Inquired whether this case, ir fully substantiated, would constitute military activity on American toil and a breach of neutrality. Gradd vaaatioa of Warsaw Beported to be Russia's Islefltioo London Th Morning Post' Buda pest correspondent report that th gradual vacuatlon of Warsaw haa been ordered by th Russian stall. This report, coming just when mili tary expert In England hv ben dis cussing th possibility or captur oi th Russian fortress, has alarmed th populac and seems to indicate a more serious condition in th Csar realm than haa hitherto been suspected. Can Warsaw b bald? I a question which haa boon on every tongue. With the German Flehl Marshal Von Illndenburg on th north and Von Mackenten on tb south, whipping for ward th two and of great arc around th city, It ia realised in Eng land that Grand Duk Nicholas, com mander-in-chief of th Russian army, haa the most sever task imposed on him sine th outreak of th European war. and th military writer on some of th London paper aeem to think that hi task Is well nigh Impossible. Thar waa sustained confidence that Gormsny'a previous violent attacks aolnir th Bsura-Kawka front would never plerc tb Ruaaian Una, but th present colossal co-ordinate movement waa developed with auch suddenness and carried so far without meeting serious Ruaaian resistance that mora and mar tb British pre I discount ing th fall of tha Polish capital, and while not giving up all bop of It re tention, la pointing out tha enormoua difficulties tha Russian armies hav la bored under from th start by tha ex istence of such a salient. Italian and Auatrlan Ship Mt Rom, via London An- Italian cruiser squadron, comprising th Var- Franceaco Ferrucio, Giuseppe Garibaldi and th Wettor Pisanl, pro ceeded at an early hour Sunday morn ing to Cattaro, an Austrian seaport in Oalmatia, and opened fir. During th course or th operations tu iiaiian commander discovered that a number of Austrian battleship had taken re fuge In th harbor. These, although not of modern type, would have been able affectively to fac tb Italian squadron. Hence, th latter retired. Ml Addams to Report. Washington, D. C. President Wil son will discus witn Alias jane ao dama, of Chicago, toon, th outlook for peace in Europe. His Addami recently returned horn after visiting tha principal official or many or tn belligerent and neutral nationa abroad tha representative of a woman' peace movement. Th president has been Informed from other sources that there is littl prospect of an early peace In Europe. Turka Order Evacuation. Paris Tb Greek government has received confirmation that the inhab itanta of Alvali, a city of 25.000 in Asia Minor, on th Gulf of Adramyti, hav been ordered to evacuate tha city and ro into tha interior of Asia Minor, according to an Athens dispatch. Th government has sent an energetic pro test to th Porta, th dispatch adds. Belgians Cannot Leave. Brussels General Von Biasing, gov ernor general of Belgium, promulgated order Wednesdsy for the punish ment of any Belgian between the ages of 16 and 40 who leave the state to serve In any capacity for any country at war with Germany. The penalty provided ia a fin of 10,000 marks or fiv ysars' imprisonment or both. OREGON HEWS Of 6B.M L'IMST j School Exhibit Lauded. Salem 8Ute Superintendent of Publie Instruction Churchill and First Assistant . Superintendent Carieton bav received numerous letter compll mntary of th Oregon educational ex bibita at the Panama-Pacific sxpoal tlon. A number bav asked numerous Question, announcing that they wish to adopt feature of Oregon' system In their school. William E. Col, chairman of tha educational committee of the Napa County Farm bureau, of Rutherford, Cel., has written Mr, Carieton as follows: "Just what method to take to bring about th proper kind of Interest in and Improvement of the rural school of our county was not clear until your Oregon atandard school was explained to u by on of our district school teacher, who mad study of It at tha Oregon booth In th Educational Palac at th xposlllon. "Tb Ides baa appealed to all. As a result, at a joint meeting of th educa ting eoommittea of th Napa County Farm bureau, school trustees and county board of education, a schedule for a atandard school waa adopted after th Oregon plan." Tb following have aakd Informa tion: Mia Mary Zachary. Atlanta; Mr. N. L. Bagley, Birmingham; Miss Mary Mima, Minden, La.; R. B. Hummel, of California, and Superintendent Boet- Icber, Warren, O. Mr. Churchill also received numerous request lor copies of Jti plsyground manual. New Weighing Machine for Apples. Hood River Nothing daunted by th fir that destroyed their completed grading machin two weeka ago, just aa it waa ready for abfpmant to San Francisco to be exhibited in th palac of horticulture, Asa B. and Frank W. Cutler are bringing to completion a second machine. - Th new machin lie apple so accurately that one tenth of an ounce difference In weight will esuse fruit to drop Into different bin. Excepting th machine used to detect froten lemon and orange, the being lighter than tha unfroten fruit, a- weighing device has never before been used by fruit grower. Walnut Growers Meet McMinnvill Th walnut grower of th Willamette valley will fill th program at th opening meeting or th Grange here. It is estimated that th crop of tb present year in Yamhill count will be rrom va to u ton. Thar will be a ton or mor raised in th streets and on th residence loU of McMinnvill. consequently th walnut men ar in high spirit. It ia planned to visit tha big walnut tree in town and some of the orchards in this vicin ity, and also to visit the Dundee or chards and the Oronco and Groner nurseries. - Man Saw Wood Slnc60. Hood River With a common buck aw, G. Upton I iowiy working away at a 40-cord pile of aalbwood. Mr. Union, while power-driven aawa hum intermittently around him. aawa wood from on year's end to th other. Other men may be swifter, but none ar so persevering. ' He cannot begin to com pute th number ' of cord of wood he haa cut. "They will reach Into the thousands," says Mr. Upotn. !'I hav been sawing wood sine 1860. I am not rich tn money, but I have good health and I am not complaining." "Wilson Day" is July 31. Albany Albany will observ "Wil- . . w as ti son Day" on saturaay, juiy oi. will be celebrated in connection with th city' regular monthly Public Sales Dsy. Th speakers win De: union A. Miller, of Portland, collector of in ternal revenue for Oregon and ex eat senator from this county, and Swnuel M. Garland, of Lebanon, pres ent state senator from Linn. Senator Garland will apeak on "Our President and Our Country," and Mr. Miller on 'Our Destiny." Timber Land Changing; Hands. Klamath FallsA deed waa filed at the County clerk' offic thi week by the Deschutes Lumber company, trans ferring 14,524 acre of timber .land in th nothern part of thia county, and tha revenue stamp on th papers amounted to $290.50. The land waa transferred to the Fremont Land com pany, of Minnesota. Several large timber transfers hav been mad with in th past few month in tha northern part of th county. Oregon Win In Mines. San Francisco Th atate of Oregon ha won tha grand prise for th collec tive exhibit of Oregon' mineral re sources, the exhibit installed in the Mlnea building by Fred K. Mems, or Baker, and also six silver medal and four brons medal on Individual ex hibits. Thi ia in competition with all th other mineral-producing state and many foreign countries. Rain Endanger Tillsinook Hay. Tillamook Heavy rain hav sorae- what interfered with hay making in Tillamook county during th past week, where there is a heavy crop of grass ripe and ready to cut. Quite a number of dairymen had their bay down when tha rain came, and should the weather remain wet for several days, eome of th crop will be spoiled. OLD SUBMARINE GOES TO THE JUNK HEAP Tb faunou old American ubmario Holland No. t was tent to tb Junk heap tha other day, being utterly out of data and useless. It was bought by tha United States In 1900 for $160,000. ACADEMIC PROCESSION AT YALE UNIVERSITY rfcr.Y- IK' V V ' i r . Mi,r--' , iinin .. i,.rinii -'-v-n iiinnvft "" " -----1 , ... ' , - . Tha academic procession at th Tal commencement. Behind tha maca bearer, are ex-President Timothy Dwixht and President Hartley. At th right of the picture are Supreme Court Justice Charles B. Hughes, who received th degree of doctor of law, and Fror. William Howard lati. former presiueui m ui vuu MRS. J. M. THOMSON IN BRIDAL GOWN College Stations Inspected. Oreiron Agricultural College, Cor vsllls An inapectlon of the Eastern and Central Oregon branch experiment station by President W. J. Karr, of th Oregon Agricultural eollag. mem ber of th board of regent and other college officers, la now under way, Thia Inspection ia being mad for th purpose of estimating mora exactly tb progress of tba work in thee Im portant line of ciantifi agricultur a It progresses from year to year, These Inspection also servs to secure Informstion upon which th work of xoeriment tat lona. extension and reaident Instruction ar mor closely related. It require about two week to make the journey. Following I th Itinerary of tb party on It Inspection tour: Moro station, located near Moro, Sherman county: HrmIston, in th irris-stlon section of Umatilla county Union, a dairy farming and livestock xoeriment station of Union county, and tha Burn aUtlon, dealing with dry land plateau condition in Harney county. In addition to th station vuiceo th party (topped at Portland, Baker City. Ontario. Lakviw, and Kla math Fall. Road Bonds Indorsed. Klamath Fall "Reaolvod, That tba bonding plan for building atete road In Oregon, aa advocated by IM advis ory board of tb State Highway com miwion, be and I hereby indorsed by tb Tri-State Good Road association, and that tha Pan-American Road con gress, to b held in Ssn Franciaaco and Oakland September 18-17, b and U urged to give th plan it hearty sup port and indorsement," This resolution was passed at meeting of th director of th Tri State Good Road association, embrac ing Oresron. Washington and Califor nia, in this city Saturday night during tha visit of th advisory board of th State Highway commission, Mr. Boca beinf executive, secretary and Mr. Worden treasurer of th board. Tba project contemplate bonding th state for $10,000,000 to construct trunk roads. Th road which will affect Klamath county most will be a trunk road from th end of th Colum bia Highway down through Contra! Oreiron to Rend, to Crater Lake, to Klamath Falls and thence out to the Pacific Highway. 111 " Ten Cars Box Snooks Sent Klamath Falla Ten care of box hook wer shipped from th Klam ath Falls freight yard by the Ewauna Box Factory, each car being valued at 1500. The Ewauna' plant naa an nounced that it will run all winter thi year, ainc they hav a contract to work 17.000.000 feet of lumber into box material. The capacity of th mill is about 1.250.000 feet a month. The plan to put on a night fore lias been abandoned and eome of th con tracts turned over to the plant of tha Aiffona Lumber company, north of thi city. .-v.'. : Blooded Cattle Arrive. Baker Nine head of fin Hereford cattle from Norway, la., purchased by George Chandler, arrived In Baker and wer taken out to tb Chandler ranch tLia week. The cost of the stock tl 0.000. Three of the animals ar bulla, and aix ar heifers. Of the first class, on will tip tha beam at 2400 nounda. Mr. Chandler will send three of th new arrival and some from his present herd that haa produced prize winners at th Portland Stock bnow, to the Washington State Fair at North Yakima and tha Spokane r air. Bachelor Homo Raided. ' Eugene The bachelor apartments of T. F. McGlvnn. a well-to-do resi dent, were raided by th sheriff and McGlynn was arrested on a charge or violating the local option law. A five- gallon barrel, nearly two-thirds filled with whiskey, and a number of bottles were said to have been connscatea oy the officers. :,' McGlvnn was placed in jail. He is said to own a large farm 12 milea west of Eutrene. The officers say that fre quent visit of friends led to the arrest. Two Gillnetter Fined 50 Each. Astoria Antone Lampi. a gill netter. and Alfred Nort, hia Doatpui- ler, pleaded guirty in the Justice court to. a charge of violating the state fish- inir laws, and each waa lined sou ana $5 costs, which they paid. Tha men were caught making a drift close to Cape Disappointment Six salmon which they had in their boat were con fiscated. Frank Isotala, annthw gill netter, waa released under oa oan. Free Reign Given Love. Oreiron City "I remember the time when I was young myself," aaid Mayor Jones, when asked if spooning in th nuhlie parka will be prohiDitea ww summer. Th executive added that no stumbling blocks will b put in love sweet path. Sheriff Wilson made the same statement. Aa far aa he waa concerned, he declared, he aaw no logic in Portland attempt to atop love making. ,, , Crater Uk Travel Record Broken. Medford New records for Crete Lake travel are being msde every day. On Monday all records for tourist Tbli bjg hydro-aeroplane of a new type was tested recently on the Poto travel from Medford were broken when n4r WaBhlngton Dy x. S. Richardson (left), ita Inventor, and A. C a party of 40 from Lancaster, Pa., left RIch,rtlon (rtght). its builder. It Is capable of carrying 20 passengers and thia city in 10 automobiles to pass two tour pj two six-cylinder engines and two pontoons, day at Crater Lake lodge. V - i .f? I - J I : 1 ' -n M' V ' n ; it - . h x Ate I J f 3 I! ? i V it V ! r ltd? i"ff:S HEADS ADVERTISING CL'JCS -TV-' 4 n c : I 1 1 i - . i v a - II -n n -fi Genevlev Clark, daughter of Speaker Clark, who was married on June 30 to James M. Thomson of New Orleans, pnotograpnea in ner weuauis town. . i - . -.." NEW HYDRO-AEROPLANE' IS TESTED . . " - , - f fi " " - " N X nkr .V ; Herbert S. Houston, vice-president of Doubleday, Page & Co.. who was elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World at the recent convention in Chicago. Mr. Houston was born in Illinois and has been in newspaper and magazine work ' all hia business life. : Censor Require Interpretation. Th mysterious German word "Sta ge!" recently produced trouble In a family residing in Coethen, says a Hamburg dispatch. A son serving la the German army wrote his parents that ha was returning home on a leave of absence. He added that he would top over in Brussels and asked for money to enable him to return to Ger many. A few day later tha family received a telegram: "Send 100 marks to Victoria hotel. Zugel." Th par ents hesitated to send the money, aa thia was not their name. They made inquiries at the ofllce of military offi cials. Th answer came: "Zugel no bunko ateerer. You can safely send the money. Zugel is an abbreviation added by the censor, meaning 'toge laasen' (passed)." His Aim. "On the cattle ship on which my friend worked an ox got loos on tha voyage and roamed about before they could capture it." "Maybe the ox was looking for ib steerage."