The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-19
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
uHIvBsu HAPpBINGs N A NUTSHELL
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
foT Our Busy Readers.

Gompcrn has endorsed the strike OF
90. 900 garment workers In New York.
More than half million acres Of
land have been opened 70 entry In Ari-
soma.
A new paper mill under construction
At Oregon City may be doubled In ca
paeity over tho original plana.
The governor Of New York signed
bills providing for compulsory military
training In summer camps and compul.
cory physIenl training In public and
private schools.
President Wilson spoke intimately
for half an hour 10 the members Of the
National Press club at Washington, ID.
c. lie took supper with the club after
his address. Tho speech was conhden-
tlal.
Three students Of Willamette Uni
verslty. Salem. Or. were dueked In
nearby creek by fellow. members OF tho
ID. d. club. university organization.
for using intoxicating liquor. and were
aftsrward dismissed from tho school.
The Shanghai and Hankow branches
Of the Rank Of China and tho Bank Of
Communication have ignored the re-
cont government mandate forbiddlng
the paying out Of silver. and stopped
runs upon their Institutions BY redeem
Ing bank notsa
Because II. X. Saunders, clark Of
sYol0 county, Cal. failed 10 advertise
the notice OF election tho number OF
times required by law the $500. 600
courthouse bonds which were voted last
week cannot be cold. and another slec-
tlon must be held.
Two prisoners are dead and another
injured 40 result of . onc-man nu-
tiny 10 the state prison at Nashville.
Tenn, Jady Harria, who caused tho
trouble. was shot and killed after he
had wounded two other prisoners. one
fatally. with Q rife matched from
guard.
According TO the Dagens Nyheteg. Of
Stockholm. the international Red
Croas conference resulted In com.
pleta rupture between the German and
Russian Red Cross, owing 70 the re-
fuaai Of Germany to express regret for
the sinking Of the Russian hospital
ship Portugal.
The international Banking Corpora
tion has signcd . contract with the
Chinese government for the improve
mont Of the Grand Canal for distance
Of 200 miles between the Yang.tse.
Kiang and tho northern boundary Of
Rlans-su province. The corporation
lends tho government $4,000, 600 for
tho purpose. TO Be secured BY canal
tolls.
There win be but one graduate from
the Wheatlnnd, Cal, high school FRI
day. The state commissioner Of ole.
mentary schools viii make the COM
amencement addreaa 10 him. He will
BE- the guest Of honor At tho alumni
dinner and party. the hero In the an
nual class play. and the board Of cdu-
cation will travel more than rs miles
10 present him with diploma.
Senator CummlnA. Of Iowa, preai-
dentiai candidate, IL touring tho North
wast.
A Minneapolis mother Of ak CONF
mlts suicide, that her life insurance Of
$1,000 may revert to the benefit Of her
children.
Colonel Goothals has announced that
be would resign July l. II IL reported
that he viii not resign II there is
trouble with Germany.
Colonel Roosevelt has formally on
tered the race for the presidential
nomination in the Chicago conventions.
He expresses desire to run on a"unit-
cd ticket. "
Seventy-five thousand dollars worth
Of liquor was seized by the Seattle po-
ifco Friday In the most aweeping raid
made since the statewide prohibition
law went into effect January /. Two
large warehouses and nine drugstores
were searched, but no arrests were
made. and none Of the liquor was de-
stroyed. The police obtained war
rants for tho search Of IL places Of |
business where liquor was suspected to
be stored, and In the first tive places
searched. seized $4,000 worth Of
liquor.
A four-day dust storm. the worst
ever experienced In Northwestern Min
nasota, has abated with clear sky |
and chilly wave from tho Northwest.
Survivors Of the steamer Roanoke. |
which sunk Off tho Southern California
const, declare the vessel was over
loaded, which caused the disaster In
which some 80 persons were lost.
Announcement Of 10 per cont in
crease In wages for It's factory enn-
ployes, effective May s. was announced
hy ths Victor Talking Machine COM
pany, Of Philadelphia. Several thou
sand worknen are affected.