The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-08-27
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS N A NUTsHH'
Live News items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

The Eastman Kodak concern hal
been declared trust by tho Federal
courts.
Official Washington declares 10 have
no fAvorites In Mexleo's internal
troubles.
The BritIsh estimate the German
lous In men At 100000. with one
third killed,
The joint session Of the Oregon and
Warrington bar AnaocltionH, which
was held In Portland. has come TO
close.
In . fHtlc encounter young man at
White Salmon, Wash. was almost In
stantly killed by . blow under the
heart.
A resolution before the American
bar association In session at San Fran
cisco. 10 admit women attorneys, was
adopted.
CArranEa officials have put absolute
prohibition into effect In tho larger
towns Of Sonora now under their con-
troll. according 10 travellers from into
rior points.
A dispatch from Rome says the
Balkan league IL TO be reconstructed.
A combined Balkan army Of 1000, 900
men 10 provided 10 bo In tho field. says
tho dispatch.
The governor Of Oregon has asked
tho Navy department for tho largest
hattleahip In tho Pacific fleet TO attend
the Astoria Regatta. which will be
held September 2-3.4.
Germany officially announces her re-
grets TO the United States for the
sinking Of the liner Arabic. In which
two Americans lost their llves. A
suspension Of judgment by this country
10 asked.
Classical music was hooted by q
CROWD Of South Portland students whom
public concert was being given by
municipal band. Classics was sup
planted by ragtime and tho wailipgs Of
the youngsters were appeased.
Six children In Idaho. who were
locked In their home by their parents.
while they were attending party,
were burned to death. Evidence Of
their efforts 10 escape were found by
the location Of the bodies In tho ruins.
According TO the Cologne Gazette
tho railways OF Roumania have re-
celved orders TO place all rolling stock
at the disposition OF the minister Of
war on September IL. This move 10
regarded an deeply signihcant Of Rou-
manla's possible course in the future.
The Toxic premier and minister Of
war have paid visit TO Nikko to rc-
port TO the emperor their plans for In
crcasing the supply Of munitions In ac-
cordance with tho decision recently
reached TO employ all available re-
sources, both governmental and prl-
vatc, for swelling the nations output
to aid Japan's allies In the war. Or
ders have been dispatched to the foun-
dries and factories Of the empire that
are engaged In tho production Of mu-
nItions TO rush their work.
Italy, according TO reports from
Rome, 10 making slew but steady prog
ress against Austrians on all fronts.
Edward Brown, ex-convict. sen.
fenced to four years In San Quentin for
burglary, explained on the witness
stand that certain kind Of whisky 10
made regularly within the walls Of
Folsom and San Quentin prisons. The
Juice Of potatoes and fruits is used In
preparing the concoction, he said.
Compilations just completed by the
auditing department Of the o.-W. r.
a N. company show that during the
calendar year 1914 the company spent
for wages, taxes, construction and
other purposes incident to the conduct
Of It's business In Oregon. Washington
and Idaho, an aggregate OF $l6, 67S,- |
366.92, the equivalent Of $50, 0,892.S0
for each working day of the year.
Because Of tho delay In shipping,
caused by the war, Baker county, Ore |
gon, ranchers barely escaped disas-
trous grain sack shortage just M the
threshlng season was on. Nearly 30,-
900 sacks had been ordered early from
Calcutta. Farmers were preparing to
construct temporary bins and wheat
was filing every available receptacle
when 5000 sacks arrived. Nearly U.s.
900 are expected within few days.
Dead and missing In the recent Gulf
storm are now said to number 269.
The chief signal officer at the island
of Stromboli, off the Italian coast. re-
ports the eruption Of large quantity
Of lava from Stromboli volcano. The
lava 10 forming lake Of FIRE between
the erAters and the sea.
An evangelist speaking In Portland
declares the prophesies In the Gath
chapter Of Matthew have been sccur-
ately fulfilled up to the present time,
and that the present generation will
witness It's complete fulhllment and
the return Of the Lord to the world.