The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-07-07
Brief Resume Of General News
iron All Around The Earth.
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UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS N A NUTSHELL
lhaNews Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

Infeo uehtHh from neht WUfo ftpoft
cd TO the police In So. Louis Tuesday
The victims wcro elderly mon. Thl
highest temperature was ~ degrees.
:. Herbert Munter, q Seattle aviator
aying at South Bend. Wash, whil'
5000 feet In the air had 10 deacens
when she crank shaft os his engin'
broke. Ne landed safely on tho It'd
nats.
The London war Office announces
that the necessary passenger traffic be-,
tween Gruat Britain and tho Continent
would be regulated closely and reducee
~ far NJ possible. Only thope having
good reason WIN be permitted q
travel.
While Rev. c. Z. Helman was In the
rnidat Of sermon on "our Country. q
10 tho Baker. Ore, Methods; church.
tho artillery Of the heavens lot looss
and hIa congregation was startled by .
HAAh Of lightning that passed just over
fheIr heads.
A bill 10 establish q National park
service. with . compensation system
Of supervision. and bill TO accept
from ,ths atats Of Oregon exclusive
Jurisdiction over the Crater Lake Ma
tionai park. were among measures
passsd BY tho house Of Representatives.
Ebert II. Gary, chairman OF the
United States Steel corporation. IN =
statement jhat Issued, asserts that the
steel business Of the United States for
domestic use and for export Ia better
than ever IN It's history. Production
Ia,InrRer, profits greater and workmen
aFc recsIvlng higher wages.
No soldier along the border 70 TO be
without Bible, II efforts now being
made 10. provide each fighting man
with pocket-nixe khaki-bound volume
at . cnst Of cents arc successful.
The army ehaplalns who have been In
teFeated in the movement are lending
their assistance TO Il. The Bibles are
provided at cost.
General TrevIno reported Wednesday
night to she Mexican war department
that several wounded American sol
dIcrp, who belonged 10 detarhmenta on
gagsdih the Aght as carrixal. have
been found In different psrts Of the
state of chihuahua. He said they
wore being returned 20 the American
side ~ soon 40 encountered.
Ths et,atoms bureau Of the Treasury
department begins an examination 70
loarnstha total amount of arms and ann
munlticn that has boon exported 10
Mexico within tho last year. The
work was undertaken at the request Of
tho War department. Orders were
sent 10 all customs inspectors TO tabn-
iata the information and send II 70
Washington as soon NJ possible.
The epidemic Of infantile paralysis.
which has claimed 80 lives In and near
New York City within the last eight
days, continues 70 gain. From Satur-
day noon until noon Wednesday, 81
cases developed and % persons died Of
the disease. A total OF 468 cases and
9a deaths have been reported since
January 1. It was announced that the
Institute Ia planning 10 In
Augurate q iald campaign against the |
disease.
Az result Of q family quarrel near |
Pearl, Wash, il miles southeast Of
Claude Tinker killed his
mother and his brother, Frank. He
also attempted 10 kin his father, who
10 well-known fancher In that viein-
Ity, but did not succeed.
II was, announced At army headquar-
Ears In San Francisco that orders had
been received from Washington for
bidding the giving out Of any informa-
lion regarding troop movements, Fed-
sral or National Guard. In the Western
The name Of the Pacific Reserve
Fleet, with headquarters at the Puget
sound navy yard, has been changed 10
! Reserve Force, u. s. Pacific Fleet"
Six vessels Of the reserve force are In
Mexican and California waters under
of Rear Admiral Ftillam,
Who shifted his flag from the cruiser
plttsburg to the cruiser Colorado. His
.itla henceforth will be commander Of
he Reserve Force, Pacific Fleet. In
IsSad OF eommander-in-ch Of the Pa
,iflc Reserve Fleet.
Thomas Kelley, millionaire con-
ractor, accused OF defrauding the pro-
,ince Of Manitoba In the erection Of
Parliament buildings at Winnipeg.
vas found guilty by jury In Assize
'ourt.
Bandits attacked the bridge over the
Medina river at MacDona, Tex, about
70 miles southwest Of San Antonio,
friday night, according to report.
rhe bridge guard Of United States
oldiers routed their assailants, who
led In the darkness. Two Americans
we're wounded. Ono Of the bandits
vas taken prisoner.