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Weston 1 Leader r WESTON, OHKGON, Fill DAY, JUNE 2, 1910. NO. CO. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief tame of General News frca All Arctind the Earth. ttwYlKAl KAFPDiftGS N A NUTSHQl v Live News Items of All Nations and Pacific Northwest Condensed (or Our Busy Readers. ; Palmer rl. Ellengsen wu k Iliad near TM KhiwImv whan struck above the heart with pitched ball during en amateur baseban game, ne uieu moat instantly. Ths Mulunt of tha 27th General conference of tha Methodist Kpleeopsl church, held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. during tha laat four wests, wara concludad Wsdnesdsy. Id by Sserttary Tumulty, employe of tha Whlta House wiU march in tha preparedness parade on lleg Day, J una 14. rraaldont Wilton probably will review tha parade. Tha United States eralaar Tennessee Haa arrived at Saiito Domingo from Norfolk with several hundred marl not to ralnforca tha American forcaa now engaged In policing tha republic. An auto occupied by four paraona "plunged ovsr a 86-foot embankment '" naar Gaiton, Oregon, turning eom plata aomeresult landing rigbt-slde-up without Injuring aithar of tha persona. British conaular officers in tha Unit, ad Slataa hava bean Instructed and warned by tha British ambaaay to ' avoid being drawn Into anything that might ba construed aa Interference with American polltlca with tha ap proach of tha national olactiona. Attended by members of tha Yale Corporation, tha faculllea of tha varl- ooa department, member of tha stu dant body, and distinguished alumni, tha funeral of Bay. Timothy Dwlght, ex-president of Yale University, waa held Wadnaaday from BatUa chapel on tha college campus. A jury compoeed entirely of woman, llting in the ease of four Mexican accused of robbary, returned a verdict of gui'ty aiter three ttoura' delibera tion at Ban Diego. Cal. Thla la tha first time on record In tha Superior court of that city that a caaa waa triad exclusively by women. Official announcement la made of tha appointment by Emperor William of Baron von Schammcr and Quarlts, president of tha government of Urea au, aa secretary of state of Alsace Lorraine. Ma la succeeded by Pr. von Jiguw, police praaldent of Berlin. Herr von Oppon, police president of lirsslau, succeeds Dr. von Jsgow. Tha wife of Major Robert B. Moton, tha negro educator who succeeded Booker T. Washington aa head of tha Tuakegee Institute, and Wanton Mo ton, the Major'! brother, were ejected from a Pullman car at Troy, Ala., on complaint from white passengers and required to ride In tha coach provided for negroes under tha Alabama law. Fifty man ended a 72-hour battle Tuesday extinguishing a forest Bra that burned 800 acres and threatened tha town of Gascon, N. M. Forestry officials report nine Area this spring in tha Santa . Fa national foreat alone, which they say wara started by human agenda. Approximately 8000 acres wara devastated. Another Are I re ported In Pecos county. Methodtats retain ban on dancing, card and theaters. " f- With tremendous leases tha Germans make large gains at Verdun. Woman's clubs are planning an in ternational congress for 1920. Vigorous notes hava bean sent both France and England on the subject of Interference with maila. Tha Paxia Temps in an editorial again goes on record as not favoring any idea of peace negotiations, - ; One hundred and sixteen Texas milk tlamen who failed to reapond to the eall for service on tha border will ba eourtmartialed. I Exports of merchandise from tha port of New York during April amounted to $184,751,940, compared with $185,125,623 In April a year ago. Imports for that month Increased also, amounting to $115,290,462, compared with $92,252,029 in April, 1916. An unconfirmed report received at Fargo, N. D., said 10 persons had been killed at Rogers, N. D In the storm which swept Southeastern North Da kota Snnrn was cut off completely rom tha outside world, all telephone and telegraph wires being down. Eggs shipped from Eugene, Ore., to England, retailed there at 96 cent a dosen. The shipper received a not re turn of $8.82 per case. Tha deepest May snow In tha re membrance of pioneers of the Hood River Valley now lies in the forest around Lost Lake, Oregon. Victor Carlstrom, bearing a message from tha Aero Club of America to President Wilson and carrying Alan R. Hawley, president of the club, as a passenger, flew from New York to Washington, 220 miles, in three hour and seven minute. President's Physician and Dride. I, fir- DR. AND MW. GRAY50M (Cnprriakt 1 II Pr. Cary T. Urayaon, pnyaician vo i reaiucni nnnu, mmm w Alice Gertrude Gordon, of Washington, at 8U George's Episcopal church, M.W vrk Uav H. The Praaldent and Mrs. Wilson, aa well a Secretary ft I ft.fl A .1. atlanilul SENATE PASSES HARBOR BILL BY 35-32 VOTE WuklnvtruL D. C. Tha senate pass ed Tuesday the rivers snd harbors ap propriation bill, carrying approxi mauly $43,000,000, by a vote of 85 to 82 after adding many amendments. On tha final passage Senators Cham berlain and Lane, of Oregon, and Sen tr.r Poindeiter. of Washington, vot ed for tha bill, while Senator Jones, of Washington, and Senators uoran ana Brady, of Idaho, voted against tha bill. Tha 1,111 aa naaaad rarriaa all Ore gon, Washington and Columbia river items as agreed to in tha house, and they are now assured at tha original lames I HiiTs WeaSli Esli- $ iv .-.! aaaaaaasaasB.. St. Paul Tha wealth of tha late Jamea J. Hill, who died Monday, is animated all tha wsy from $100,000, 000 to $500,000,000. He wu worth probably between $200,000,000 and $250,000,000. ' ' An estimate of Mr. Hill's wealth was furnished when, at tha oponlng of tk eiiHimin war. ha called hia hank ers together and displayed a mass of his securities, wore man siuu.uuu, 000 was aaid to hava been In tha boxes ha laid before his bankers.' "There should bo no trouble," said Mr. HllL "but if there is, this amount Is at your disposal." Tba First National nans, men nor- rowed from Mr. Hill $10,000,000 .Fk nf r.mt Nnrtharn railroad bonds. These were placed with the Treasury department In Washington, i st nnn non worth of emermmcv currency, allowed under tha Aldrlch act, was shipped at once to ma r irst National bank. It was found neces aarv to olace onlv $125,000 worth of this In circulation. In a few weeks tha entire amount was returned to Washington. V v ' M Kill Kl tha ahaohite control of tha First National bank and the North western Trust company, which gave a combined capital and surplus of $6, 600,000. - Ha wss a large owner of stock in the Chaaa National bank of New York, First National bank Chicago, and the Northwestern Natolnal bank in Minne annlla. Ila was a larira owner of tha Great Northern Steamship company. . .... , , . t,m . The greatest portion oi nr. nun wealth, however, was In stocks and Wnnia f tha Rmat Northern. North-. em Pacific and Chicago, Burlington & qulncy raiiroaaa, . Germans Pierce French Lines. Berlin French Infantry attack on the German positions on tha southwest slope of Dead Man's Hill snd on tha newly captured village of Cumieros, nhFMt of Vardun. were reDulsed Sundsy with heavy losses to the at tackers, says the olticiai statement at German army headquarters. The statement adds that German re Annnnitarlnir Htahmanta nenetratod the linea of tha entente allies at sev eral points during the night, capturing about 100 prisoners in tha Champagne district, , Villa Pursuit Doubted, rdnmhua. N. M Little credence is nt.Mii h miHtarv authorities here in reports from Chihuahua that Carranta troops hsve discovered Villa in hiding near .limine. Several officers here expressed their conviction that Villa is still alive, but assorted that Genera! Pershing, expeditionary commander, is in possession of information as to the probable whereabouts of - ths bandit chieftain, which does not coincide with that of General Trevino. : '. - i t ; f p j ." ' y "j ' ' .' ' a' 'V---- 4 tVtnMMfcm) I I . Ilfll ...... k.mII a MIu RIVER AND figure, including $1,200,000 for tha mouth of tha Columbia. The only new Northwest item Is $140,000 for Wil lapa harbor. It ultimate adoption ia doubtful. In view of Senator Jones' vote against ths bill, tha amendment having been offered by him. The bill will now go to a conference of tha two houses. Tha fight against it, begun by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa and, Senator Sherman oi Illinois, gained strength until a final effort to displace it with a substitute appropri ating a lump sum of $30,000,000 was defeated by only one vote. Big force f Balgars Occupy ImporUnt forts is Rcstntl Greece London At tha French headquar ters in tha Balkans It wss announced Monday that Bulgarians bsd occupied the Greek forts of Rupel, Drsgotin and Spatovo, and were advancing, from Demlr-Hissar toward Kavalla. This informstion was received here in a dispatch from Athena to the Exchange Telegraph company. Tha Greek forts Rupel and Drsgotin are, respectively, six and nine miles north of the town of Demir-Hissar, while Spatovo fort lios four miles east of that town. Kavalla, on which tha Bulgarians are said to ba marching, ia a sesport on tha Aegean Sea, 65 miiea in an air line southeast of Demir-Hissar. After crossing tha Aegean Sea without loss, the Serbian army in full strength has been landed at Saloniki, according to a dispatch, Serbia's new army has been various ly astimated numbering between 80, 000 and 100,000 officers and men. It was reorganised on tha island of Cor fu, whinh is annroxlmatelv 700 miles distant by water from Saloniki. The Serbian army totaled aooui 800,000 at the outbreak of tha war, hut this force waa ereatlv d (.'Dieted as a result of an epidemie of typhus and bitter engagements lougnt in an en deavor to check the Austro-German and Bulgarian Invasion of Serbia and Montenegro, The remnant of the orig inal armies saved itself by retreating through tha Albanian mountains. On aahinir tha saamast. the Ser bians were transported to the Island of Corfu, off the southern coast oi Al bania, where they were supplied with now viAa anH rlnthlnir and efflcientlv equipped for further service on tha Balkan battlefield. Wreck Thefts Up Again. Marshfield. Ore. Tha wreck of the steamshin Santa Clara last November was recalled Tuesday by tha report that a deputy U. S. marsnai is nnisn Ing an investigation of the rifling of mails at the time of the wreck, and that a large number have been sum moned to appear before Arthur Peck, it s wimmlulnnnr Tha secret serv ice had an operator hers the week fol lowing the wreck- who too pnotograpns nf tha aanA at the aalvina and se cured other Interesting photographs taken before bis arrival. Assassin's Plot Fails. Berlin, (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) An unsuccessful attempt to as sassinsts the Austro-Hungarian minis ter to Persia is reported in a Constan tinople dispatch to the Overseas News sgency Tuesday. The attempt, according to the dis patch, was made by Djeroel Bey, "who several years ago was involved in the assassination of Mahmood Sehefket Pasha, Turkish grand vixier and min ister of war." president mm nu al LEGIM 0 1'LMOniAl CAY TALK Washington, D. C President Wilson delivered a Meinorlsl Dsy address hers Tueedsy, In which ha defined the spirit of America, warned citisens of foreign birth not to set themselves against tha purposes of tha nation, called upon young men to perform voluntary mili tary service and defended bis recant suggestion for an alliance of nations to preserve peace, lit spoke at Arling ton National Cemetery before an au dience made up largely of Civil War veterans, who applauded him vigorous ly. While ha declared ha had no harsh ness In his heart for Americana of foreign birth and expected them still to love tha sources of their origin, tha President said "America most coma first in every purpose wa entertain and every man must count upon being cast out of our confidence, cast out even of our tolerance, who docs not submit to that great ruling principle." Speaking oi America, maoe op out nf all tha nannlaa of tha World. Ba the champion of tha right of mankind, ha said: "We are not only ready to co-operate, but wa are ready to fight against any aggression, whether from within or without. But ws muat guard our selves against any sort of aggression which would be unworthy of America. Wa are ready to fight for our right when these rights are coincident with the right of man and humanity." The President reiterated his sugges tion before tha League to Enforce Peace last week that the United State wss ready to become a partner In any lli.rv-a nf tha nations "which Would guarantee publie right against selfish sggreaalon. Ui puMisnea criticisms reminding him that George Washing ton warned the nation against "en tangling alliances," ha said: I .k.il mm. MMHilf tflftaant to an entangling alliance, but would gladly consent to a disentangling alliance, ma alliance which would disentangle the peoples of tba world from those com binations In which they seek their own separata and private intercuts and nnita tha nannle of tha world to pre serve tha peace of the world upon a basis or common rtgni ana jusuca. Universal training snd preparedness were possible, Mr. Wilson declared, only if the men of suiUble strength and age will volunteer. Ha said tha "acid test" wss about to ba applied to business men, 'too, whether they would Una, thatr amnloves to volunteer. He said the army reorganisation bill now before him bristled witn mat inwnv gation point, which ha warned all tha business men of tha country waa star ing them in tha face. Tha President said ha was for "uni versal voluntary training," but that "America does not wish anything but the compulsion of the iplrit of Ameri ca." He added that tha people of the nation were watching each other, and that a great many . men, even when thev did not want to. were ready to gUnd and say "here," four Killed Wica Wocdca Awsaj falls ca Parade Spectators Dallas, Tex. Four persons were killed when a wooden awning collapsed lata Tuesday in front of a store In the heart of tlje business district while an immense crowd wss witnessing a par ade in favor of preparedness. A score were injured, several of them probably fatally. , The crowd watching the parade had surged forward at the approach of a band. Persons standing on tha awn ing, which waa suspended by chains over the sidewalk, crowded near the edge and under the increased weight tha structure crashed to tha ground. At least a ton of bricks and mortar was torn loose from tha wall behind. More Defenses Gve Way. - T.nmtnn Mon French defenses at Verdun gave way before German bat terings Tuesday. Advancing over the widest front yet covered west of the Meusa, the huge war machine of the ra. PrinM aattled down in fresh positions to renew tha grinding pro cess. - - Paris admits tha abandonment oi RathinMiirt.rumierea road, which the Germans hsve been seeking to break since early in April. The ' war office iniuiil Inaaaa In tha Canrettea wood south of Cumieres and on the slopes of he Mort Homme, , President Visits Actors. Baltimore President Wilson came here Tuesday to attend a theatrical performance of the Friars Club, of New York, and for three hours he and a nmm nf anma of the lead in IT stars of the country were applauded by a crowd which taxed tha capacity oi we tnea ter. The President's appearance was tha alimal tnr enthusiasm which WSS continued as the sctors made jokes at his expense. The rresiaent went do hinri tha amnea and made a short speech to" tha assembled actors and shook hands witn au. British Food Limit Likely. London There is now believed to be a possibility that tha people of tha British Isles will be placed on meat ra tions. Captain Ernest Pretyman, par liamentary under secretary lor me board of trade, aaid in the house of commons that although there was no actual shortage, the existing high prices arose from a deficiency due to the requirements of the forces in the field. The government, he added, wss reviewing the situation carefully. JAMES J. IliLL DIES AFTER OPERATION Eted toynlt Passes at St hi After Sfcort Esess. GREAT AGE AGAINST RfCOVIRY Northwest to Pay Tribute to Mem ory of Great Empire Builder. Life Was Momentous. . St. Paul, Minn. Jamea 3. Hill, one of tha last of tha American empire builders, died st bis home here at 9:43 a. m, Monday, May 29, following an operation for tha removal of a car buncle. On account of his age, 78 years, ha wa unable to resist success fully tba shock of tba operation. "Tha and came omickly," said tba official bulletin. "Mr. Hill became unconscious a few hours before. There were no death agonies." Mr. Hill's death followed two opera tions upon his thigh to relieve inflam mation caused by a carbuncle. Tba fact that an operation bad been per formed Friday was kept secret until James J. Hill, "Empire Builder, ifnniav Thar waa a second o Dera tion Saturday. Dr. Herman Biggs, or . L 1,1. NOW XOTK Staio naiia wmimwHiwa, had been in attendance since Friday. Mr. Hill's final collapse came with startling suddenness. It was lata last week before a word of his serious con dition was allowed to leak out Then it was stated he was suffering from a cold, Tha Mayo brothers, surgical specialists, were brought from Roches ter, Minn., for a consultation, and it then - developed that Mr. Hill was afflicted with an intestinal carbuncle. Special trains began bringing friends and relatives to the bedside. The best surgeons were summoned, Louis W. Hill nraaidRnt of the Great Northern. opened his residence next door for the accommodation oi doctors ana mmee. F.rlo Knndav afternoon Mr. Hill ex perienced a sinking spelL Rev. Father Toomas J. uiooons, pastor oi m ou Paul cathedral and vicar general of St. Paul arrhdioeeae. hastened to the bed side. Four hours later Mr. Hill was said to have rallied. At 6 p. m. his nnlaa waa ranorted imnroved. But at 9:30, 12 hours before his death waa to come. Doctors Biggs and Gilfillan an- nouced that "tha ouuook waa ex tremely eerioua," St. Paul ia preparing to honor Mr. Hill's memory. Every division - point nf tha northwest is readv to nay trib ute in memorial ceremonies. : Facts in Life of dames Jerome Hill. 1838 Born near Guelph, Ont 1866 Left father's farm for busi ness life in Minnesota. 1856-1865 In steamboat office in St PauL 1867 Married Mary Theresa Mehe gan, of St Paul. 1869-76 Head of Hill, Griggs, & Co., fuel and transportation. l70 Established Red River Trans portation company, first to open com munication between at. raui ana Win nipeg. . is7 Oreranitad syndicate that se cured control of the St Paul & Pacific railway from Dutch owners ol securi ties. . 1879 Reorganised road as St Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba and became its general manager. 1HR9-1SQ0. President of this road. which became part of the Great North ern system. 1SSQ-fl7 President of the entire Great Northern, which Jhe extended to Puget Sound rrom uute superior, wim nnrtharn and southern branches and a steamship line to the Orient 1907-12 President or Ureal nortn ern's board of directors. Elba Capital Bombarded. Berin, by wireless to, Sayville Bom bardment of Porto Ferrajo, capital of tha la'.rwl nf Elba. In' tha Mediterran ean, by an Austrian submarine, is re ported in a statement issued: by the Austro-Hungarian admiralty May 28. Tha announcement says: "An Autro Hungarian submarine on the morning of May 23 very successfully shelled important blast lurnsces at rorto Ferrajo, on the Island of Elba. The fire of the land battery was without offset The submarine later sank the Italian steamer Washington." 5 if World Will Always Be Able to Support Its Population By JOHN M Government statistic show that approximately 1,500,000,000 acres of land art subject to cultivation an area eftisi to 32 states aa large as Illinois. These statistics further show that an area equal to about thirteen och states is being cultivated. All tha rest, or 19 states, lies nnplowed. That it to saj, onlv three-eighths of tha land susceptible of cultivation in tha United State are now under cultivation. Oh, the need there is and tha room there is for the millions that tre being slaughtered in Europe I Tba same statistics show that a farmer of toJaj can and docs pro duce 28 times as moth as a farmer could produce 100 vears ago. Thcsa ttcU, well established and certain, thunder forth tha falsitv of the Mai thosian theory. The earth can and will support its- population not only now bnt for all time to come. . In America we believe that wa can talce care of the entire population of the earth and do it better than it is now being done. This is the very opposite of the if althnsian theory, which prompts men to kill each other. What folly ia thia Malthusian theory, when wa stop to think that the entire population of the 'earth could lire in the single state of Texan, in families of five, and still hare a half acre to the family t aaaaaMaaaaaaMMaaaaaa"ai" I AFewSmOes I Annihilating Distance. Bacon Do yoa think the automo bile baa dona much good to civiliza tion? Egbert Sore. Why, I don't believe my wife ever would have had any thing to do with that woman nest duor if our neighbor hadn't got aa automobile. Not Necessary, w -Do yoa have to put a scare crow out in the cornfield to keep away the birds?" asked tha dty rU ma - pa plied the farmer. taking another ff pull at We pipe; "my wlfes out there) every day. hoeing." Cant Believe It Rimn Bt anmlnlnjr tha solea of a babr'a foot a French woman claims she can tell what kind of a man or woman It will become. Egbert I doot believe aha can really tell If they are to go through Ufa eomlesa. Against Deals. 1 ana a Frenchman has Invented a machine for dealing cards that ia aaid to make misdeals impossible, aaia the business man. wn rm aninst those machine deal," said tha disappointed politi cian...; i Touehea of Life. Bacon Switzerland normally sells 13,000,040 worth of cheese yearly to the United States. Egbert Well, It's an even break. American tourists put a lot of life Into Switzerland, too. Shell Finish Him. Patience Is she going to marry that man? Patrice I believe so. "He's a self-made man, Isn't he?" "Yes; hut shea going to put the finishing touches to him. Trampe. "What did the lady up at that house stive you?" ssked one tramp. "Advice," re plied the other tramp. "And It made me sick." "Well, the oth r dsy she gave me pie, and It had the same ef fect" Hew It Looka. Bill He says his father has a Bow ing heard. Jin--That'a right wK fa a flnwlne heard?" "Why, It's one that reminds yoa of m a a A. a water coming out or. a nyurani. POINTED PARAGRAPHS - For each disease there are a dosen cures that dont There are lots of good women In the world in spite of the men. A man's always satisfied to be out when a bill collector calls. Truth In a nutshell is not always hat tt la cracked UD to be. A man usually has to change cars several times on the road to success, anma rtrla have the whine habit almost aa badly aa soma married woman. Ever notice how yon appreciate the company of people who admire your Mnnav mav make tha mare go, hut K takes more than that to start a stubborn muls. whan a man tall a woman ah s is all the world to him, she doesnt blame aim for wanting the earth. Round Doily Boxes Instead of the fiat case for doilies (hat haa enjoyed much popularity for the last few years, one may use a round box. Just big enough to hold the dollies in question, and an Inch or two high. This box to covered with cretonne and ia both attractive and eorivenlsnt HESS of Chicago MOTHER'S COOK BOOK How to Boil Mast In boiling meat tt should be dropped . into boiling water and boiled for Ave minutes to sear over the outside and keep in the Juices, then the beat is lowered and the meat simmers until tender. Too long cooking reduces meat to rsgs snd makes it unpalatable and lacking In nourishment Raisin Keep Indefinitely. Raisins are advancing in price; at one time a package cost ten cents, now they are often fifteen. In buying in large quantities one can save quite a sum. and they keep indefinitely II properly packed. - A Delicious Sherbet A delicious sherbet Is made of one lemon, two oranges and three cupfuls of thin cream, with sugar to sweeten aa dssired. Freeze ss usual and serve In orange or grapefruit cups. Cottage Cheese Salad. Cottage cheese mixed with canned -red peppers which hsve been put through ths ricer or sieve then wo!!', seasoned served on lettuce with a lit tle boiled dressing, makes a most tasty Parsnip Frittsrs. Parsnip fritters are another' deli cious wsy of serving this good vege table, Cook them until tender, mash and season, dip In fritter batter and fry in deep fat Cheese Ball Salad. ' Cheese balls of seasoned cheese rolled In chopped chives and arranged in a blanched lettuce leaf, served with any boiled dressing makes a most sat isfying salad. Fashion's Decrees Narrow bands of tulle are still used for evening gowns of tulle. Quaint turbans are fashionable; so are large picture hato. Sport suits of mouse-gray corduroy are extremely natty. Gray buttons are the fasteners. - s Some of the new sweaters have silk linings, which are very effective when displayed as a backing to the flowing belt sashes. Small fruit bss been used from tima to time for trimming hats, but this, season pears, crab apples, as well ss berries of all kinds, sre seen. .". Ths fashionable coiffure is largely a matter of individual taste. The hair may be worn high or low, may be in wide or narrow effect Short-winged sleeves of filmy stuff are characteristic of the latest evening gowns. They sre often wired to stand up straight from the shoulders, Matches Luxury in Leeds. The scarcity of matches In Leeds that was threatened in the fall of 1915 has become a reality. Tha prices have been high and the quality has been poor. The Yorkshire Evening Post of Leeds said recently: "It sometimes takes three matches to raise a light nowadays, and with the price in creased some 250 per cent that makes them a rather costly luxury." Much Interest was manifested re cently in the arrival at London of a cargo of matches from Japan. Up to the present time no matches of Amer-. lean manufacture have been noticed In Leeds. A STRAIGHT TIP. firtu. vw n&ren L , v 3 I KAVS- fjfctH WAV"- r v-V-i K OVfcP. S.N HOOSl if 'X 'wcu. se' Oci 1 J t MONTHS oCt A v. "