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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
1
Gompers backs a 60,000 garment workers strike in New York as world events unfold. The week brings land opens in Ari zone and a doubling plan for a Pana project in Oregon. President Wilson addresses Willamette University students in Salem and other national items ripple through politics and industry.
Washington reports conferees reach agreement on a standing army of 206000, emergency expansion to 254000, and a 425000 National Guard reserve. Plan includes govt nitrate plants, vocational education funding, training camps, and boards to study munition plants and mobilization of industries. Government authority to seize private munition plants in war also outlined.
The text conveys a fragmentary wartime statement denouncing hatred and oppression, asserting a desire not to submit and rejecting terms that would empower Imperial Germany. It argues peace must be unconditional and warns that entente alliances alone cannot guarantee safety or lasting stability.
Washington reports that income taxes inheritances and war munitions will fund the preparedness program after a conference between Chairman Kitchin of the Ways and Means Committee and Secretary McAdoo. President Wilson backs the plan though the exact amount to be raised depends on navy and army bills completion.
Paris and the French government press for the Central Powers to seek peace terms rather than offer pence. The article notes remorse over earlier actions and reports tariff proposals in refrigeration shipments causing rate hikes of up to 80 dollars per car to Illinois, with other states facing similar increases.
A girl accepts a $12,500 sum in real money rather than pursue a risky gamble that could yield $25,000, contrasting the sure amount with the potential windfall. Mrs. Caroline Jones is mentioned in relation to the decision.
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, grants full citizenship rights to 170 Yankton Sioux reservation residents at Greenwood Indian Agency 8 D. He urged native people to uphold the tribe's traditional dress and duties while addressing the gathering.
An obscure note hints at a demand related to a liver in China and a Chinese movement, but the text is fragmented and unclear about the action, participants, or outcomes. The passage mentions profit per unit but lacks concrete names, dates, or places to clarify the event.
The Oregon California land grant bill faces House calendar delay as Rep Hawley argues it fails to secure clear title for settlers. The measure could require back taxes penalties and interest, risking government liability under the Ferris bill, with officials noting complications for unpaid taxes and interest.
In Rogue River Valley a local group discusses smudging needs amid uncertain figures. The report notes several participants faced issues with clarity and consistency in the estimate of costs and methods.
United States Reclamation Service and Oregon officials report about 100000 acres in the Willamette valley can be irrigated with eight inches of water delivered to land. The survey covers from Canby to the river head and notes wells may supply much irrigation. It also notes water power potential at various river forks and storage sites. Hood River lumber yard Stanley Smith will resume operations at Green Point next Monday amid recent heavy snow.
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