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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1916)
WES TONtlJEAD WESTON, OKCaON, FRIDAY, JA3TOABY 14, 1910. NO. SO. ER WORLD'S DOINGS . OF CURIttfJT WEEK Erief Besce' of Geced Kews Frcni All Arctind the Earth. &w?fEiGS CI A NOTS211 Uv8 News Items of Ail Nations find ; Pacific Northwest Condensed ' for Our Busy Readers. The Moos party convention meet In Chicago June 7, the mm day of the Rtpubllran meeting. Irish Natlonallita have abandoned their tight agalnat conecrlptioa by lb British government. '"Jane Addama deelarae Eoropa ready for peace and tba and of tba war la up lo the neuual. Tba first U dart' reeelpta at tba Portland pealoffica ara 110,911 than for tba aaroa parlod laat yaar. riiw In the fllm cutting room of moving picture eowpany at Santa Menlea, ML, caueea sau.wu oarosge. Caatara Washington la In tba grip of aaro weather. Tba tbermometor at 8pokana flood at below j Watarvilie, 24 Mow; Kodlcott, 15. SlilMn travelara vara takan from train In Mexico bv bandit. Stripped . of tbalr clotblng, than aboC Moat of tba vlctima war Amarlean cltiaana. Tba Tuba mill etrlka at Younge town, Ohio, which reeultod In tba daatb of eeveral paraona and property damaga of over million dollara, la de elarad iff and tba elty baa quieted own. TV rwaiu mnA A ti.tr I an who loat tarrttory to tba Roaalana ara with drawing atoraa w auppiiee umk were to have baan need la ua epnng cam palgn, raallilng tbalr efforta would ba a failure raa. tJ Ohio. aa verely arralgna Oraat Britain In apeech barer eengreea, aKiinm uu govern Burnt baa brokan ail Interna tional aaa lawa by violating tba rtgbta or nautraia. Good authority declaree that Eng land and Franca ara preparing a vlgor oua note In a newer to the United Btntaa' armmanta and demanda con cerning tba neutral trade policy be tween tbeea countrlea. Fire eaueed $28,000 damaga to tba Daly Hotel at Creat Fall. Mont., and of tba 60 paraona In tba hotel, four, In cluding a woman, eacaped aeantlly clad by eliding down a rope nra aecap. i tamparatura at tba timawaaSOda- greee below aaro. Plana in atranvthan tba National guard tnateadof aaUbliabing a conti nental army aa contemplated by tba War department were proposed to Pree- Ment Wiieon oj vnairman nay w kmu mltltarv MunmittM. Mr. Hay did not ravaal bow bla suggestion waa waived py to nreeiaen. tk. fvi.t f Ural Eltiaheth P. Mohr. who, it la alleged, Inatlgated tba mur der of bar bu.bana, vr. moat, ia m progreM at Providence, R. I. It will be shown It la aald, that tba chauffeur ' stopped bla auto In a dark spot, when -the phyalelan and hia companion Mlat Burger, were ahot from ambush. Tba Engl lab government. In tba In teract of national economy, baa noti fied all trade nnlona In tba country that in view of the pressing emer gency no further advance In wagea abould ba considered except thoaa aria Ing automatically from existing agree ment and neeeeary adjustment of local condltiona, . rakem exact $175,000 from aix St. Louts man, A Jewish relief day baa beau aubor isad by the senate. Opponent of Oregon'e- blue law, which waa upheld by the Federal court, will appeal to tba United Statee Su preme court. The house of commons voted 403 to 10S In favor of tba Aequlth bill which requires single men of certain ageato ntat tba war, .. : " ; v4. Eing Ferdinand of Bulgaria will be crowned emperor of Macedonia at Monasttr after a brief visit to eeveral leading cities In Bulgaria. Tba right of hard eider to a place in ' dry Oregon la now questioned. Sam plea of some cider that waa finding an unusually brisk market were taken by tba Portland police and turned over to tba elty laboratoriee for analysla to de termine tba amount of alcohol. Mount Rainier National Park la "dry," along with tba rest of the state of Washington, according to a ruling made by Secretary of the. Interior Lane. Tba United States government baa ordered constructed IB aeroplanes, three of which will have a speed of 80 miles an hour and a carrying .capacity of 1200 pounds. A New York Federal judge invites "hyphenated eitiiens" who put the Interests of their native country be fore thoaa of America to "get of? the face of the earth." - sain takdi m mm TRAIN Br LOIS AND SUI? El Paeo, Tel. Sixteen foreigners. most of them Americana, an route from Chihuahua City to Cueibulrlachle, Wee tarn Chihuahua, Wednesday ware taken from a train about 50 mile from Chihuahua City, stripped of their clothing and ahot by Mexican bandit. Confirmation of tba news waa given by officials here of the Carranaa da facto government. Tba bodlee ware shinned to JaareA. first report were received here In a meesag from Tbomaa M. Holme. tba only survivor, to Mr. Ilomlea, ad vising her of his safe arrival at Chi huahua. Inqulrlee inatlgated by om elet of tba American Smelting A Re finlna eomnanv developed tba detail. The Ill-fated party boarded a train at Chihuahua City, intending to re open Dropcrtlea of tba smelting eom nanv at Cuatbulrlecbl. officials of which bad received aseuraneee of pro. taction bv tba da facto government. According to one account, bandlta WILLIAM A. JONES Canaraaaman William A. Jo nee Of Virginia, aa chairman af the Inaular flalre committee of the houae of rep- resentatlvee, will lead the fight again thia year for tna Philippine am, in ereaalng the liberty af the Flllplnoa. Annth.r miiiuie that will be Intro duced by Mr. Jonea will be the Porte Mean bill, which failed to reacn ine house last aeselon. atoDDed tba train and ordered tba nto m AmArkm . llolmaa. however. lipped into tba lavatory and from bla biding place wiineaeea ma auipping of clothe from the prisoner. The nartv waa then marshaled down the track, escorted by a nrmg aquao. a Holme s looed irom tna- car ana ran in the direction of Cbihoabua City, ha declared, ha beard shrieks, fol lowed by a volley of rifle shot. Progressives to Ked ia Chicst Oa Same Day as Republicans ChicagoThe Progressive party will hold Ua National convention on Juno 7 In Chicago, concurrently with the National convention of the Republican party. In the hope that both agree on tba aama candidate for president Thia action waa decided on oy tna National committee of the Progressive party. Forty-aeven of the 48 state are Mnreaantad at the meetiiwr. Before adjourning the committee adopted a declaration of principle. In which the administration of President Wilson waa criticised for Its failure to deal adequately with National honor and Industrial welfare, and the Pro gressive party went on record aa fa voring a complete preparedness con sisting of military armament, aa wall aa mobilisation of all tba country's re source. Electric Hand Devised.' Berlin After yeara of experiment, Director Klingenberg, of the General Electric Co.. baa announced the per fection of an electro-magnetio band. with which It la Doasbila to rraan even the heaviest metal objects and work with them aa advantageously aa with human hand. Dr. Klingenberg haa evolved and unusually powerful bat tery, which can ba carried by the operator, making it unnecessary for blm to ba near the current. The In vention can perform all the functions of the human hand and others bealdea. Cabinet Wilson1 Guests. Washington, D. C The annual cab inet dinner waa given In the state dining-room of the White House Tuedsay night by President and Mr. Wilson. It waa the first of a eerlee of formal dinner that will make the social sea son at the White Housa. The guests included beaidea all the member of the cabinet and their wlvea several high officer of the army and navy and government official. OCEAN ONLY FRIEND Of UNITED STATES We Cannot Trust Olkcr Nations, Says Senator (telseitk K3JTARY PREPAREDNESS CMY SAffflf U. S. Offended Central Powers and If It Does Its Duty Will Offend Also Great Britain. New York The addreee of Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, before tba Renubllean club of New York Satur day night came aa a aurpriee to thoaa present. Tba senator waa outapoxeo in favor of a progeria that abould In clude tba military training or voutb ia the country. Ha declared this would redound to the pbyalclal well-being of the youth, even If there were no war. Ua aald there abould ba a standing- army eufllelent to gar- rlaon our Inaular poeaeaalona aa well aa to man our fortification. Ha called attention to tba fact that nearly all tba Japan in thia country are re servist and bad bad military training. Ha added there war alao 100,000 rtaervleta of other Batlonalitlae bare who would rush to tbalr col ore If called. Senator Chamberlain declared fur ther that the consul of tba various eountrice bad a list of all thee rw lata. Speaking of the European war, Sen ator Chamberlain aald the great leeeon thia nation bad learned baa baan that treatise ara not worth tba paper they are written on." Ha pointed out that wa bad bad trouble with Germany and Austria, but that It bad bean adjusted, and urged that almilar me (urea aa ware aaad in oat relation with theee two eountrlee ba directed toward Great Britain. Wa bave offended Germany and Austria." aald Senator Chamberlain, "and if wa do our duty we will offend Great Britain. Tba only friend America baa today or will bava In tba daya to coma are tba Atlantle and Pa cific ocean." In dealln with smaller natlona, ba declared the United State baa alwaya acted tba part of a bully. "When Uaytl baa a revolution and rexuaea to nay bar debta." ba aald, "we aena warship and a few marine and Uke charge, but when it come to dealing with the greater power of tno world. Inatead of acting like a breve, cour- ageoua and noble nation, wa act like coward. I am ashamed and aorry to aay." ... West is Override W&ca Ferris Waterpower tart Passes Esse Washington, D. C. The bouse Sat urday Dasaaed tba Ferric bill, which would throw open to 60-year Is public land containing more than three timea aa much water power aa now Is under development in tba United State. It is estimated that in tba 11 tats which it la proposed to enter there ara about 19.000,000 undevel- oned horsepower. . . ' . Tba bill la toe reeuit or caret ui atudv bv water power expert of all nartiee. The SO-year leaae feature bad the support of Secretary of tba Inter ior Lane. ... ..'. Party linos ware cast aalda In voting . ... V on the measure. inomy iaaer Mann waa one of tta atrongeet suppor ter. HI Renubllean colleague, Re presentative Mondell of Wyoming, and other Western Republtcana fought it. Insisting that Federal control would delay development of tba altea. Western Senators are planning a hard fight on tba measure in tba up per bouaa. . Control or tna power pianta unaer the bill would rest jointly with the state and Federal government, except by court order, leasea could not be transferred without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior. State hav ing public utility board could exer cise their full power In regulating rates for power and tba Issuance of bond. In statee without such boards tba Secretary of tba Interior would ex ercise this power. Report Defends Plutes. Denver Charged that trouble with tba Piute Indiana near bluff, Utah, early In 1915, were the" result of "badly-bungled" scheme to drive ear tain non-reservation Indiana off the public domain and confiscate their -racing land are made bv M. K- Snif- fen, special Investigator for the Indian Rights aaaoctatton, in a report puo lished here. The Sniffaa report de clares that condltiona of "shameful neglect" at the Uta Mountain Indian agency extended over V yeara. ioe trouble became acutalaat winter. Slide Kills Army Officer. Livingstone, Mont Lieutenant Jos eph E. McDonald, Twelfth Cavalry, of Kurt Yellowstone, Wyoming, woo, wita four companion, was out ilodding Sun day at tba Mammoth Hot Springe, near Fort Yellowstone, waa killed by a enowsllda. All five were caught in the elide. McDonald 'a companions ware able to free themselves, but the lieutenant remained buried for 45 min utes before bis companion could re lea blm. Be waa then unconacioua. , NEWS ITEMS Of Central Interest About Oregon Orezon State Fair Fund Shows Balance of $3208 Salem A balance of 18208.01 ia shown to tba credit of the Oregon State Fair fund for tba fleca! yea ended November 80 laat, according to tba annual report of W, Al Jonea, aaa rotary of tba Fair board. On Decem ber 1, 1914, the 8tte Fair fund bad a balance of 86M2.14. Racelpa for 1911 war 860,877.19, and expeneee 118, 151.15. In tba last llmontba many Improva- menta of a permanent character war made at tba fair around, tba moat im portant being the paving of the road from tba Southern Pacific railroad track to tba entrance of tba groonda. A total of 4845 aquar yard of bita- lithle and concrete work waa dona, at aeo.tofI2818.il. "This 1 feel la only a starter, and a mall part of what abould ba dona tba groonda In tba near future," aay Secretary Jonea In bla report. Completion of tna men's reat cottage on the grounda, at a aoet of gioocaa. Secretary Jonea point out, proved a araat convenience. Tba removal of the livestock department to tba i cottage relieved the congestion in the offteeoofthe administration bouding. Amoiur Um other tmprovemertta made during tba yaar waa eonatrvetion of a water tower at coat of ua.irv; tower equipment, 8605.78; repairing poultry bouaa, fioz.ao; lancing, 8284.98: retalrinr race boraa barna, 8188.20; improving saw exhibition building. 81189.14, and permanently wiring tba camp groonda, 8818.98. From the fair ground farm but 66S.6 bushel of poor quality oat. 80 ton of clover bay, ZZ ton of eneat bay and 8700 pounds of red clover seed obtained. Tba clover aeed waa extra good quality and sold for 18.6 cent a pound net. Mr. Jonea advisee the board that at present all tba clover ia killed by tba midge and plowing should ba dona in tba spring, Speaking of tba exhlbita at tba fair laat year. Secretary Jonea calla atten tion to tba fact that tba new pavilion's lower floor waa filled with agricultural exhibit from 18 eountiee, which ware tba beat aver abown. The excellence of other elaase of exhlbita waa com mented on. " That mora attention ba given by the board to tba race event next yaar ia recommended. ' It I auggeatad that the track either be cut to half a mile or mora entriee ba required. In tba livestock department tna re port show that 1607 animal were ex hibited, aa follow: . Horses, zta; cas tle 662; sheep 266, and awina 428. College Plans to Extend. ArhnvIn mnnaetlon with tba cele bration of tba semi-centennial of tta organisation, next June, Albany Col lege bopea to lay tna corner aume ior ita first building on it new eampua. Several month ago tba college pur chased a 48-acre tract eouthweat of thia ilt and haa devaloDad extensive nlana for a complement to new build ings there. Ha imuii ea haa been made toward new bulldlnga yet, for the reason that the college waa bending au its ener 1a to Munnlnte It endowment fund. The recant gift of 860,000 from Jamea J. Hill, which waa made upon uta con dition that the college raise an addi tional 8200,000 first, baa given Al bany college an endowment fund of mora than 8260,000. Drainage Work Proposed. Eugene A drainage project em bracing many thousand of acre, whlcb. If reclaimed, will prove among the moat valuable land In the state. haa been invaatigated by Professor E. Power, of tba Uregon Agricultural college. Ha adviaea that the landown ers procure th services of United Statea government engineers in tba de velopment of .tba propoaed project. In ka ti Tn and Covota bottoms are between 60.000 and 100,000 acrea, now little fit for culivattion. Various drainage project ara contemplated. . Apple Export Haa Spurt. Hood River While space on trana- Atlantle liners haa been reserved on dates as Ute as the middle of March, it ia likely that all the Hood River crop of 800 carloads of Newtown ap ple will ba cleaned op before that time. - Tlta Annla Crnwara. association had made a record thia year for the excel lent condition in which mat nas oeen delivered. Out , of the approximate 450,000 boxes that have so far been handled not a single box haa reached tba purchaser in poor condition. Gaston Girt to Be Cooks. Gaston At a meeting Saturday tba school director of the Gaston district decided to add domestic cienea and manual training to the high achool course. Misa Rhode Enachede, of For est Grove, will teach domestic eeience and Omar Moore, of the aama place. 'ill bava charge of tna manual train ing. Th formal opening of the new 812,000 achool building will ba next week, and arrangementa bava been made for an interesting program. Son Give Flag to Court. PanHiata-. In the presence of a number of achool children, the Umatil- County Circuit court Wedneaday re ceived a beautiful ailk Sag from tba Oregon Society of tba Son of the American Revolution. WAR KEEPS - I , k .... I ' ' I: 'J . -V. AU.U1M Inventlf a genluaea engaged U tte war ara keeping abreast of the modern time. aJlho,h tnr wclMt ta.trum.nu. re 1U being aaad aa models for mora modem weapons. Her for in.unce. U a JJ?2 motive and freight car. The locomotive generate. Ita propelling power by the uee of benzine. The the locomotive ara of the ordinary freight car p.ttvrn. Th. real novelty In the TlZ ltX ClJL la tba Carao district, la that both locomotive and trecke ara equipped with a hybrid aet of wheela whlcb. when they com to tba end of the railroad Una. can etUI ba aaed oa any road, regardlea of tu roughJieaa. a ,i)..l-vl,' r i . n rr rrrn I. .hi. Serbia village, whlcb waa and fought the flamea that threatened Thia II I Turkish military caravan POPFS LATEST PHOTOGRAPH rM !! nh.tnsranh of his holl- oeM, Pope Benedict XV. ia shown here. It waa token in bla study at the Vatican. The pope la keeping up bla efforts to bring peace to war-swept Europe. Choice ef Damectea. ror.ii afta all." aald Damocle with aa affectionate glance upward at the i ..in .nanandad bv a balr. "nul- sance though you are, old top. 1 think td rather have you aovenng our ui than a Zeppelin. There are hatra and terra tn thia woria, ana ot u iw frafer tba capillary attraction." I - . V i - j x " ABREAST OF EIODERN AUSTRIANS SAVING A SERBIAN s. : xsh. sU.- Bred by tna Teutonic bombardment, to ueatroy we ww - -f-Tj:-J-.tiit-WI" j. " l? -J n n nl...-. ' :,l.J ;l. J Jj " . " MILITARY CARAVAN OF THE m ' u SP .SSiKb, arriving at the Junction station of PERILOUS WORK b.imn trouns Loilauia a tu-.y y 7 & , " ? s . i ' : ' UUi .-? , ro . - y 4 ' . o ' . f - ' jr . -V . r . ""w.wii r iii iii siiisawaauaw , ' ' - I Tyrol to give th.m a new line (or attack. INVENTIONS VILLAGE y. v., . tba AuatrUna formed a bucket brigade TURKS Namura. IN THE TYROL aweg the aid of a KounUla ta v S X J , W-. ... .... t p -aoy. msii.iiii ,11.1... Uta