The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-08-18
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
UNrYRsM aAPPBlNGS N A AUTChl
live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.


Jus, received their hrut payment foI
nervlcea.
Candidate Hughes. speaking 70 wo'
nan only In Spokane, addressed them
" "fellow citirens."
Secretary Baker has mapped out AF'
fumcnss 10 be used In the campaign
for the reelection Of Prealdent Wilson
Owing 10 court duties. Justice Bran
.aels win not accept appointment on
ths commission 70 settle tho Mexican
problem.
/ Human blood from recovered victims
pf lnfantlle paralysis. 10 being used q
perum 10 combat the disease In Nsw
York City.
Tho u. 8. forestry reports praetl'
fally no damage by fires In tho nA'
fional forests In the Northwest thus
Jar thls season.
A San Francisco contracting hrm 4
Axpocted 10 get tho Job Of building
sPostlAnd's milllon-dollar poutofiiee, be-
cause Of Its low bid.
An insane fugitive from tho 0rceor
asylum. terroFiEos citizens Of Salem
gand II 10 feared he may reach his homo
and do bodily harm TO his family.
4 For the fret time since July 9 Z
heavy rain fell In the battle area,
ssbreaking tho long drought and ono Of
The longest heat waves In recent years
The Brltlsh torpedo boat destroyer
I.asaoo aank Sunday on the Dutci
coast, having struck . mine OF beeE
.torpcdoed. SIX Of the crew are miss'
Ing.
A California farmer 10 eultivatini
silmpaon weed. considered . pest II
Gthls country. bat which 10 used as
Household remedy In China. and pFin
elpaily faF asthma.
Oregon shippers are facing ruin be
cause of the car shortage. A dehei'
OF a76 cars on the Southern Pacific u
Oregon 10 shown by the Public SERVES
commission investigation.
Tho wheat and apple crop Of the Pa
cihc Northwest will DO materially
larger than heretofore estimated. ae
cordIng 70 tho crop report of the 90
partment Of Agriculture.
president Wilson 10 eonferring with
the railroad officials and employees y
the hope OF finding arnicable adjust
ment Of THAR differences, The I'm
preston grows that arbitration Il
come form will be agreed upon.
Tho price Of milk by the pint wal
raised in New York City. retailers ~
eertlng the advance was necessary ow
ing 10 thc increased cost Of aupplica
principally bottles. The price Of min
BY tho quart remains unchanged.
Tho Italian droadnought Leonard'
da vlnci caught fire and blew up In tn
harbor Of Trant Italy, and 400 Of hei
crew were drowned. says q Turin die
patch 10 the Petit journal. The dat
Of the disaster 10 given only as dal
In August.
Chinese troops have attacked tn
Japanese garrison at Chcngchiatun
between Mukdcn and Chaoyangfu, ans
have killed or wounded II japanese
aoldIers and killed one officer. Ac
cordinQ 10 official advices from Cheng
chlatun, the Japanese barracks now y
being besieged by the Chinese soldiers
Heavy advances In the price OF fiou
ara announced In Chicago.
The Bartlett pear picking season !
/. now in full swing IN the Rogue Rive
valley, Oregon, and all indication
! point TO q 81. 900, 900 pear and appl'
. crop.
Use Of a special train to enable ]
Frank Hanley, nominee for President
and DR.. Ira Landrith, candidate 10
! vice president, to reach the entire ma
/; tion, has been authorized by the Pro
hlhition National campaign committee
II 10 understood the train will star
about September IL.
81. Louis dairies affected by th
. strike and lockout Of union milk driv
ers did not attempt household deliver
les Friday, but considered plans TO
reauming service. Many strikers wer
arrested. There was considerable In
terference with grocery and baker
wagons that went to the dairies to &c
milk to retail.
Russian forces are now within bonn
harding distance Of Stanislaus. Austria
Political influence is being brough
70 bear on the Trsasnry department :
compel the use Of Bedford limeaton
from Indiana on the new Portland, Or.
postofiice.
The National Association Of MeEte
Bakers, In session In Salt Lake City
adopted a resolution to President WI
son and TO congress, asking that .
embargo be placed on the presen
wheat crop IN order TO prevent an
further advance In the market price Q
wheat.