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Weston -Leader VOL. XXXV. TTESTOX, OnEOON, FRIDAY, AUOUHT 0, 1015. NO 7. WORLD'S DOINGS Of CURRENT m Brief Resume of General News Frcm Ail Around the Caitli. nSVDSAL BATPDONGS 0 A RUISBn LK-9 News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. Hawsllsn pearl divert arc hsvlng a hard tint M result of the war. The entire absence of a European market la given as 0 main mum. The bursting of a big dam at Erla, fa., causes tha loss of 15 lives, sub merge a groat portion of tha elty and eiuwt property loaa eatlmeted In the millions. Fruitgrowers of Palestine stand to lose 1.10,000,000 because of tha Euro pean war, according to a latter re ceived In Philadelphia from George Kist, general comlsslonmer or com mere, with headquarters at Jaffa. Member of the executive council of the B'nal B'rith In woe I on at Atlantic City, N. J., declared the condition of the ewe In Rueala baa not been Im proved, and that Jew were being used aeehlelda by Itueelao soldiers In the trenches, Great Britain In answering Amer lea'a note on the tobjeet of blockad ing neutral porta advises that her course In thla reepect will not be altered, and red tee that during tbe war of tha rebellion tha United Slatee exercised aimllar rights. Juvenile Judge Llndsey, of Denver, CoL, baa been adjudged In contempt of court for refueing on the wltneae atand to Impart evidence given him in confidence by youth of 12, a wltneae agalnet bia mother, who waa being tried for the murder of her husbsnd. Nipping projected Chinatown long war - In the bud, Chief of Police Snively, of Loa Angela, eummoned to hi office Wang Hong and wang wing, and in the eenc of the mayor forced tha chief of the warring clan to ahike band and agree to perpetual peace. Nine hundred and eighty-one pereon Inat thai Ilea In the (Learner Eastland diaaater, according to final figure given out by the Weetern bisctric mmmik. after eomnletlna: the check ing of Its employes and friends who boarded the vessel. Tbe Identified dead number 838, unidentified dead two, and the final list of mlalang 141. In a 40-mlls gale which raged on Lake Ontario Wednesday, me worst in several years, according to the weather bureau, the freight stesmsr Alexan dria, of the Canada Steamship lines, ran ashore. Tha surf wss too hesvy to permit the launching of a boat, but Contain Iltnnmflald and his Crew. 82 men sll told, iesped Into the breaker wearing life preservers and were dragged sshore by sn amateur life saving brigade. ' ' Tha establishment of a department of journalism and printing at tha high school In 8an Diego, Cel., as a regular part of the curriculum ha been an nounced by the board of education. A newspaper man of many years' exper lonce, baa been chosen as hssd of the department. A smstl newspsper and commercial printing plsnt will be In stalled and everything connected with tbe publication of a modern newspaper will be taught Mora than 100 applications have been received for tha position of "member of the family" of James W. Packhurat, a wealthy farmer near Chi cago. . Pankhurst, who Is 75 years old, wrote to the Federal employment bu reau her offering f 3 a week to "an unmarried girl not less than 17 nor mora than 40," who would take care of him end his wife fos the remainder of their lives, his will to contain a $10,000 bequest to the "right person." London hss reports of a decided vic tory over the Turks In Asia. Two Federal inquiries have begun in tha steamer Esstlsnd esse in Chicago. A Belgian steamer and a Swedish brig were torpedoed by submarines Friday. , V Tha French chamber of deputies hss Increased the limit of the French de fense bonds to $1,400,000,000 ' American Imports from Garmsny have decressed within tbe past year from $14,894,685 to $1,153,257 A spot six times ss large as the earth has appeared on the sun, and will be visible until August 10. English soldiers have uncovered an tique Greek relics of great value while digging trenches at the Dardanelles. Michael Damphoffer, Jr., aged, 70, of Vancouver, Wash., Is deed, and Is survived by his father, aged 100 last Jsnusry. ' Both were Grand Army veterans and fought shoulder to shoul der In the First Oregon Volunteers. Ch arias F. Becker, former police lieutenant of Kew Yoi City, was electrocuted Friday morning for tbe murder of Herman Rosenthal, a gam bler, on July 16, 1912. He protested and declared his Innocence to tbe laat J. PUTNAM STEVENS f - ' J. Putnmm afawan af Partland. Mc elected to the office of Imperial poten- ism a ine meeting er wi mpin aaunrll. Anelaat treble Ordlf ef Ne llie of the Myttlo Shrine n Seattle. Thla placee Mr. ttsvsns at the head af all thrlnere In the United ttatee, Canada, Mexlee and the Hawallse Islands. lllfl) STATIS INVOKES AI0 Of UTiN MA LI Wm AffAIH WatM-aton. D C. The United States hss decided to ask the co-operation tit Smith and fntrl America In tha next stop to restore peace to Mex ico, l ne amosaaaaors irom Argen tina, Braxll and Chile and the minis ters from Bolivia, Uruguay and Guate mala, have been asked to confer with Serrteary Lansing. This announcement was made at tne State departments - "On Thursday afternoon there will Ka an Informal atMiferenea at the State department to consider tha Mexican situation. Those taking part in the conference will be tbe ambasssdors from Braxll, Argentina and Chile, and (he threa rank in ministers of the American republic, nsmely. those of Bolivia, Uruguay and tiuatemaia. as to tha details which will be considered, nothing can be ssld at the present time, as tha conference will be en tirely confidential." While tha State department charac terised tha coming conference as an Informal one, tha sentiment hss been growing among American officials that the next atep in the Mexican situation should be one which would meet the approval of the world and should be tskenln concert with the nations of Central and South America, even if In the laat event the trend ahould be to ward military action. Tha three ambassadors ware media tors la tha Niagars conference in the summer of 1914. The three ministers are. In point of seniority, at the head of the Central American legation A Minn In MMMrt with the Central and South Americas would be In lino with President Wilson's pisn for a closer relstionship between the tf-ll Stataa and thflaa vauntl-iea. and is plsnned to show that ths United States considers tha Mexican question tha common cause of the Pan-Amer ican group, and that thla government entertaina no Idea of territorial ag gression but is acting solely as Mex ico's nearest powerful friend and neighbor. : 1 ' Aastre-Gennass Take Russia's - largest Seaport Oa Baltic Coast London The Germans hsva cap tured Mi tail, the capital of Courland, ami are now within striking distance of Riga, the seat of the governor gen eral of the Baltic provinces ana kus- sls's greatest port on the Baltic. Warsaw la ready for ths evacuation which was Intimsted by the Russian war minister in hie address in the Duma. For days there hss been sn exodus of the population. Factories, government Institutions and hospital have been moved and tha city ha been stripped of everything that might be of military value to the Teutons. That the German empress will not accompany Emperor William should he make entry Into Warsaw, If the Po lish capital Is occupied by the Austro- Germsns, Is indicated by a report from Berlin that the empress hss re turned to Berlin from East Prussia, where she hss been visiting tha battlefields. ' Powerhouse Sinks; 3 Die. Hudson, N. Y. Three laborers were killed and eight injured when the power plant of the Knickerbocker Ce ment company, at Greenport, half a mils esst of here, wss submerged In quickssnd. The dissster occurred ss the night gsng employed in the power olsnt waa about to be relieved. With out warning the plant, together with land about it to the extent of three acres, caved In to a depth of 80 feet Official of ths company declared it would be several . months before the plsnt could resume. FINAL STEP TOWARD PEACE TO BE TAKEN Army and Navy Is Prepared to Aid la Mexican Move- mrnimm kg mmi Last Chance Will Be Given Warring Factions to Adjust Differences Within War-torn Republic. - Washington. D. C Definite steps toward restoration of peace n Mexico will be taken Immediately on President Wilson's return to Washington. Whst specific action tha President may have decided on has not been disclosed, but it was authorltativsly announced that tha executive departments of the gov ernment were preparing to carry out the program determined on. Oulv an unexpected movement in Mexico itself to and the strife, it is SIMEON L BALDWIN Simeon C Baldwin. formr governor af Connecticut, ha been mentioned for the place of eouneelor ef the atate de partment, left vacsnt by the appoint ment af Robert Lansing as secretary ef atate. He la new aeventy-elx years eld. said, would further delay affirmative action by tha United States to restore constitutions! government in tha war- torn republic. Armed intervention Is not believed to be contemplated in tha President's progrsm. Many officials believe no forcible measures win m required. Persistent reports have reached here that tha faction laadera are Inclined to yield to the demands of this govern ment lor a peace conference. Reports are generally credited that nuin will ha aant to the ODDOainir leaders giving them a final chance to cease hostilities within a limited time and assemble a conference to settle their differences. Possibility of an other failure to do so, in view of tne last refusal of General Carransa to join in a mnfarence with his adversaries. Is being considered by the President, it IS declared, in formulating a pian oi action. ' " "' Whether In that event a general em bargo on arms exportation will be Imposed or Americsn troops employed aaanra tha tramiiMrtation of food to the starving people csn not be predict ed. It Is Known, nowever, wist me army and navy have been preparing and now are ready for any eventuality. Secretary Lansing said that the rep resontations sent to Generals Car- HSnA Villa and Zaoata ui-ins that routes to Mexico City be opened to provision trains, were lorceiui. io messsge to Carrsnss, who controls the railroads from Vera Crus, was partic ularly emphatic. While not couched ss a "demand ' that the rauroaa to Mexico City be opened and kept open, its purport was to that effect. Ni inr from anv of the Mexican generals hsd been received. It was ltlut hnwaver. that nrovision trsins would be moving to Mexico City within a few days under guara ox ir rania troops, nfflniaia wr led to this belief bv reports that General Gonxalea ' had driven off a Villa column under Gen eral Fietro and returned to Villa Guadeloupe, just outside of Mexico City, practically occupying tne capiuu. Roving bands of Zapata soldiers, which k.va haan harraaslna' the rslirosd. are being driven off, it was said, and gar risons stationed along theoailroad... ; Recruit Stsndsrd Lowsr. Ottawa. Ontario A new policy re specting recruits has been adopted by tha Canadian military authorities. Hereafter men with poor teeth and other minor physical defects will not k. l.4 hnt will be accented and sent to dental and surgical depota for .. Itl . treatment, alter wnicn wey win i trained and sent to Europe. Two tn.ki. Van hn takan nff the Siie standard, and men below sixe In cheat measurement will be taken if Uie aur geona areof the opinion that training will give them tbe proper chest site. Branding Rules Aduted by . Cattle and Horse Raisers 8alem Methods prohibiting dupli cate brands, to be used In adjusting conflicts in brsnd by csttle owners. wers decided upon at a meeting of the advisory committee of tbe Ststa Csttle end Morse Raisers' association, and W. H Lvtla. atate Veterinarian. Tbe advisory committee Is composed of William Tollman, of Baker; Grant Uaa of Tha Dallae. and GarrV Snow. brand Inspector appointed by tha cattle .a tie .a a . M aasoclat on for tna norm roruano stockysrds. Among tna ruies aaopieu vj u. committee are: In comparing brands in those that m i . v. ktani i haa ram on record tbe longest will receive prefer ence over brands with which it conflict. lit-amia nartlv similsr. but on differ ent parts of the animal, will be al lowed to M used. Brsnds which are duplicated and must be changed, owing to conflict, must nrst be vented. Owners of conflicting brands will be notified, so they msy negotiate with them for any adjustment desired. n torana nt brand law all brands must be used on some stated place. Rabbits Rush Harvest. Baker A sudden invasion of rabbits In the grsin fields of Pleasant Valley, a rich agricultural district near Baker, Is making the socceaa of tha season's crop extremely doubtful Tbe animals are of tha "blacktail" variety, and with grain resdy to besd. hsve de scended on tha fields and are doing the mowing themselves in a most thorough fashion. Almost simultaneously with the at tack of the rabbit army hss come a plague of grasshoppers, and with the two together threatening, rancners are bending every effort.to hasten tha hsr Biggs Cora Ripe Early. The Dalles Whst Is regarded as the earliest corn crop of the season in this district Is reported by Harold Fish, who has a farm aekr Blgga. C L. Smith, agriculturist for tha O.-W. R. & N. company, arrived In town recently with several specimens of the Fish corn crop. It Is of the Yellow Flint vsriety. with small ears. but an abundance of cars to tha stalk. It will yield about 28 "bushels to the acre, aaya Mr. Smith. Mr. Fish plsnted the corn on April 14 and har vested It on August 1. This, ssys Mr. Smith, is one of tha earliest cases of maturity on record.,' Poor Emigrant Dies Rich. I C.wnAa Inhn nn Rlnrlcland. an early resident of Union county, who settled here in 1864, when he hsd $5 In hi. rvwkot and no nrorjertv. died here one of the richest men in tha val ley. He was 82 yeara old. Hetssur ivaH h two sons. Gsrrttt and An drew, who own one of the finest Here ford ranches In the valley, ana a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Case and Mrs. William Webster, of AliceL In 1847 Mr. Blockland reached Iowa fnm Hnll.nH and IS vears . later tartiwi wat with a anan of mules. finally locating in Grand Ronde valley. Nine-Mile Road Is Sold. ni-aimn C.itv A deed eonvevinsr the Canby-Molalla railroad from the Port land, Eugene & Eastern Railway com pany to tha Southern Pacific has been filed with Recorder Dedman. The con sideration is given as $115,606.43, and lathe largest transfer in Clackamas county since the government took title to the Oregon City locks. The road is nine miles long snd wss the first built Into the Molalla country. The trans fer is part of the general plan to put ll Portland. En rana & Eastern prop erty under the control and operation of the Southern rac inc. v '. . ; .' . -Hood River Apples Fewer. Hood River While it is still too early to make definite estimates and while the opinions of various experts differ slightly, market men and grow ers agree that the Hood River apple crop will be far smaller than that of . . 1 . Ar AAA last year, when approximately auu.wu ku nf fruit were ahlrjped. Thla sea son's crop is estimated at from 60 to 70 per cent of that of laat year. On account of the smsll wop nere ana toe ith iM the entire nation, it is predicted that growers will get profit able returns on i yex bibuot. ' Home Falla on Tenant. La Grande Collapsfng with a deaf ening crash, their residence carried Mrs. J. M. Mcsnsin oown wim mi on bris into a newly excavated basement, in which Mr. McShain waa digging, : tuah In tha warlcaire. Thev escaped serious injuries. Mr. McShain has been devoting his spare time to digging the cellar. It was while thus engaged at noon mat me propa way, precipitating the noma into uw hole. Texas Man After Angora Goats. Monmouth R. E. Tsylor, of Sonors, Tex., is inspecting the goats on the big fsrms of Polk county and expects buy two carloads ana isxe mem w Texas. Mr. Taylor purchased two ear- loads of Angora breeding stocs issi year. FUNERAL OF ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY HI CHICAGO Z " i if t I j f i I f i x i '" .A; r a. is runsral procession of Archbishop Jam Edwsrd Qolgiey of Chicago as sees oa Michigan boolsvsrd, the au tomoblla hearse escort d by members of Cstbollc soclaUea. HUERTA CHECKED BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES If i 1 . x if ' I It ' ' , - i 1L a.. a .. . a-.mnt . fAv.fna rmnp nfiiJ Huerta was twicfl arrested tr tttft lletDllS OlS prO-CtsfLS Ula, OB - vwisiuiaii HV.U.MB - s - m.-.i federal officer In Texas. The preliminary hearing In the federal building at El Paso la here pictured. Those sealnlTd (1) tCuJoroxcc, (2) Jcaa Zorara. (3) Frank AldereU, (4) L Alderete. (6) VlctorUno Hu.rta. (() Marcelo Caraveo. UNITED STATES MINE PLANTER I if W t;. ?! V!h K; : . " T- ., .t K .f -vv. .... 's . " ' K P 4 aattakate I I- Till im i Is !LZ! Ji Uutlod States mine planter Gen. K. O. C. Ord photographed off Fort Du n,iwirA. where she made a series of tests lt high power marine mines. Below are shown several or me mines. SEIZES GERMAN WIRELESS STATION x..- ".,,"'.,..1' ;. v r interior of the German wireless station at SayvUIe. U U Wch was seised br the falted 8tstes for slleged breaches of neutrality. At the right la Capt Vlllism H. O. Bullard. V. 8. N, In charge of the navy radio aerv- lcc who took possession of tne piani lor me goverumeuu Triale of the Great Rieht Hon. Secretary of State You have long been a leading aupporter of mine. Colonel BuiTer. and I shsll be glad to do whst I can for your son. but r whst can be dot Fond Parent By uaa. sir, ne could do anything, I ahould aot think of troubling yoa! Passing Show. TK. Braakmakar Exults. "What a beautiful girl that Is, standing over there." "I'm glad to hear you say so. She is my daughter." "Hallelujah!" he said to bia wife, when the mother had departed, "for once In my life 1 struck it rthti Detroit Free Press. , QUEEN MADE THE STANDAHC Queen Victoria of Spain presenting to tha Academy of Infantry at Toledo Ita new standard, the design on which she herself had worked. Her majesty also delivered a patriotic address. Unbroken Chsln. So subtle snd so persuasive Is tbe law of associstlon, that it Is Influen tial, even when we are hardly con clous of its existence. The chance word from the Hps of a friend, fall ing upon tinder; the vision of soma grave or wise one, held up to the glance of fancy ao often that It has become the Ideal model of the heart's aspiring; the music of some old word greeting the ear with a strange melt ody, have fixed the tone of a spirit and have fashioned the direction of a life. The world is lust one unbroken chain of these actiona and re-actions. We are bound by them, we are en compassed by them; and we can no more escape from them than we can Sing ourselvea beyond the influence of the lsw of gravitation, or refuse to be trammeled by the all-embracing air. Many Changes In Cabinet There were more changes In the cabinet of the ninth administration of the United State than any In tbe his tory of ths United States. Tbe cam paign which preceded it was known as "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." which elected Genera William Henry Harri son, with John Tyler as vice-president Harrison died one month after his Inauguration on March 4, 1841. When Tyler became president he re tained ths ssme cabinet members, but they soon resigned, snd by ths end of four years ths country bad bad 8v secretaries of state, four of the treft nry, four of war sod 3e of er. The csuse of these rapid chaii? wss owing to the fact that Tr'''r oa1 broken faith wita tbs frty ti i J elected tlm.