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

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A 100000 appropriation for aor,
naullca. was agreed TO by tho houa
naval c9mmItlee. -:
The United states. submarine l..
Sas launched at tho yards OF the LAX
Torpedo boal company at bridgeport
Conn.
Two. robbers dynamlted n small Haf'
at the First state bank at Rlchficld
tdAhu. At 2 o'clock Monday morning
aud escaped with $500 In cash.
new plan Tor thc reorganization
Of tho Chicago. Rock fslzpd a, Pacific
railroad iH being forinuiResd by the
protective committee for the ls0, 900.
900 per cent denanturs bonds, ..
Francisco Rodriguez. sentenced to
be hanged May IL. 1871. for the muir
der OF his wife. and whose execution
vas delayed by appeals and several
reprieVcn. was reaentenced In tho 1u
perior court 10 DO executed May 10,
Proposed Increased rates on sheet
iron and steel articles from eastern
points 10 spokane. Wash. were found
discriminatory and unjnn,ifiod by the
Interstate nouuinBna commission. Tha
rates were ordered cancelled,
President wiiaon was too busy
Tuesday % sign the proclamation
opening TO entry $4,000 acres OF land
ON tho coftille reservation In Wash
inEton. His secretary Informed Rep
reaentAtive Dill tho proclamation
would be- signed Wednesday.
Leaders Of tho woman's suffrage
movement sent baskets of MRysdRy.
flowers to President Wilson and all
the members OF hia cabinet. Tho baA-
kats contained mesaaEoa urging sup
port OF . constitutional amendment
giving tho ballot 10 women. ''
Tho Seattle. Ronion & Southern rail-.
road. i2mile atrretcar line between
Seattle and the coAi.nlninE suburb Of
Rebton. was offered for aalo AZ Ruc
tion by the receivers under instruc-
ton OF the superior court. There were
no bidders and tho aalo was poat
p0ned. ..s.. ..44s ..a .@l
General Juan I. JimineR. president
OF the Dominican republic, was i'm.
pcached by tho Chamber Of Deputiea
for an alleged violation of the conatis |
tuition m connection with tho budget. |
The motion for impeachment was sent |
10 tho senate and the approval OF that
body In expected, ..@
America .rcaxakened In national
spirit through lessons OF tho war In
Europe wah the theme OF an address
by President Wilson at tho opening
Of tho national service school military /
encatppmant fnr young women, IN conf
cluding the president. Voiced a warn
Ing that the honor and integrity OF tho
United States cannot be. tampered
with.
A resolution by Senator James. au.
tho secretary OF the interior
10 receive an assignment OF the Ritt.
man patent for Improvement In gaao-
line manufacture, was adopted by the
senate. Director Manning. ot tho bu
-eau OF mines. Informed tho senate
ha patent promises TO increase gaao-
ino production from Is to 45 per cent
II the crude oil used.
President, Wilson has not altered
lia purpose 10 keep American troops
n the border region of Mexico until
has come to an end. After
! brief conference at the White House
Secretary Baker prepared further In
for Generals Scott and Fun.
ton. sought by tho officers as n result
4 their conference with General obre. !,
ION. CArranaa's war minister.
immigration Ia quiokenlng after r
months OF stagnatlon caused by the Il
Far. \ Figllrea published by tho immt. O
ration bureau show that $4,000 for. y
igners reached American shores In q
iarch, against $4,000 In February and h
1000 In January. Italy is sending 4
he greatest number. with England A
eoond and Scandinavia third. Italian a
In March numbered about VI
900. a. -. % s
Tho British government has with
rawn It's conscription measure.
The Irish rebellion now affects the Il
,tire island, and martial law has been p
sclared throughout. n
TrAnscontinental railroads continue. v,
show enormous tonnage movements, n,
ith resultant gains in earnings. n,
Hundreds Of exhibits illustrative Of Io i,l
% methods Of the Federal govern ~ ~
ent, In caring for the lives and prop N
ty Eof It's citizens, are being assem- 60
cd In Washington, ID. c., for the pl
.fety First special, l2-coach train er
at will make an educational tour
rough thousands of cities and towns.
Out Of 1000 California miners exam OF
ed by state and Federal sanitary in BS
ectors. approximately 40 per cent au
sre found infected with hook worm. Gt
Swiss territory has again been vio- So
ted by a German aeroplane. which Ds
W over the region of Porentruy and re-
rs bombarded by Swiss troops along
Q frontier.
James w. Gerard, the American lmo' m
lbassador. and Joseph c. Grew. sec M, mi
larry Of the American embassy, have ar,
/ Berlin for German army head So
Arters for an audience with Emperor vlr
lillian. sol
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