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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1914)
3 SqIg D ay AT TH E O O'HARRA STORK t We Have the Stock . NO "PAWED OVER" GOODS . 3L, L O'Hasxa (Phone Main 241) GROCER - - . - HABERDASHER (Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Our Specialties) many' connivance, limed th tub juration of Servia. ' That demand wer fnnnutatrd. with which It wm not expected Bervl could comply. I That when Brged to comply by ether power which aouirlit to preserve the peace of Europe, Servia granted svery demand aava on Involving her national honor and offered to aubmlt it to arbt tration, Auatria waged upon har tn un- juatinabl war, That Germany evaded tha InvlUtlona of England, Franca and Rula to Join with them In bringing about a eeltle ment of tha Auatrcervlan conflict. That with peace In light through Ruaaian mediation, Germany while at tha aama time mobilising her own forcaa upheld tha gory ami of Mara by arrogantly demanding that' Russian mobilisation reaee along the Austrian frontier and faUcly accusing rranca of hoatila acta. That Germany violated tha law of nation through her ealloua Invasion of Luxemburg and Belgium and Inevita bly brought upon heraelf tha hoatility af England. Despite the asseveration of her gal lant Crown Prince whose patriotic ar dor we admire but whoae judgment is open to criticism we, fear that Ger many will haw much to answer for when History haa written her bloodiest pages. And if this he a "itupkl ' war the stupidity belongs to, the German Imperial council wherein were commit ted Germany 'a welfare alone consid ered tha gravest diplomatic blunders of tha age. COHDC A WHEAT BtU Hjr" Cohen, one of the best knolrn market eJttors on the coast gives the following bullish review of the wheat situation In a, recent Issue of the Ore ton Journal: '' If anyone haa really taken the trou ble to note he will find that every time this season that England really wanted to purchase wheat, tha market there was reported sharply lower. The remarkable alump In the price of wheat at Liverpool Friday wnich directly affected the Chicago market rutmata medical and other purposes naturally forced tha local trade to , ta (O.OOO pounds, but that last year nominally follow the blind lead, but , mnr han S0.CC0 kmuncis were getting the wheat at the lower prices j brought Into this country. "The use quoted was entirely another question. Clcslno. opium and othrr drugs Is, It la absurd to deny the rsct tnat ; i regret to say, largely on the Increase In the fnltcd States," said Ur. Wright Crasrfordvllle. Oa. "frlta." a train- COMMITTEE OF 100 WILL DRAW PROHIBITION BILL Portland, Deo. I. Tha Committee af One Hundred, under whose auaplcea the dry campaign aa conduotsil, Is now engaged In drawing up a measure to be presented io both house of the 1114 UgUlslura that will, the commit Ire says, "represent both th" letter and spirit of tha amendment to the constitution." esplie rumor to tha contrary, there will be no attempt In this meas ure to prevent the distribution ' Ikiuor nor to prevent Us use In IM home, .The enforcement measure, as as the! amendment, la aimed merely at the open eeloon and public aale of liquor. The Committee of One Hundred has been anked to take the responsi bility of drawing up such a measure by It members of the legislature and It haa now addressed a letter to the balance, asking members what their attltudo will be toward such leglsla ttn. M In aa much aa the state went dry by ai.eOO, K Is felt that the aympathies of the legislature will be with the Committee of One Hundred's measure. ahloh Is being worked on by the nest lawyers In the state. Ilefore the final draft la completed suggestions will be ssked from representatives of every tns.llne temnerenr organisation in Oregon. "BUILD WITH BRICK" "MAKE YOUR MARK" The school lwys find girls who have received our pcncili will find them useful, wo trust; and wo hope they will tell the folks at homo alwut our Lehigh (In land) Portland Cement WESTON BRICKYARD tAitsssssssSe OHO BITH OK NKWH. godavllle, Kev. W. K. Noble. de ert teamster, ahot at a rattler recent ly. The bullet passed through the snake's head and struck a rock, split- ting It. Th. rock assayed 1150 a ton gold and 100 ounces of silver. At present there are ISOO tons of ore in sight. ten Bernardino. Cal. Fishing lor rattle snskea la the latest sport around here. Ktsh hooka are fastened to bamboo poles and held near the snakes. The snske strikes at the erd of the pole and becomes hooked. New York. Pr. Wright, ins emi nent sociologist, haa created a sensa tion by showing the Increasing qusnll ties of opium thst are being consumed In the Vnlted States. He declsres thst the annual requirement for le- y. ft Kirkpatrick's Confectionery The WMte us CHOICE CANDY CIGARS and TOBACCO WESTON LEADER CLARK WOOD, fsMbhsr SUBSCRIPTION RATES Stricth in ATbnct The Year Rig Mouths Fonr Months ADVERTISING RATE! Per inch per month ... .. Per inch, one insertion., Ideals, per line earlijnsertion. . .! M . 0 7 . 0 AO .10 M . 20 . 08 DR. C. It SMITH Physician and Surgeon Office ia Brandt building WESTON OKEOON CARDS, BILLIARDS and POCKET POOL BARBER SHOP and BATHROOM D. R. WOOD DR. W. G. HUGHES Dentist Office in the Elam Building:, Milton, Hours, 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Established 1865 Prcston-Shaffcr Milling Co. Athena, Oregon e Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty Pure White Upper Crust Made of selected Bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. '' Sold in Weston by L I. O'Harra and D. R. Wood r-RIDAY DEC 4. 9I4 Eslcrid st the petleffict st Wcstsn. Ortg.ee. st xced-lai null sutler. TEE CS0WX PBOICE 1X9 RISTOtT One can bat admire the Intense cour age and patriotism ef the German peo ple, displayed at the cannon mouth against such formidable odds. Did they love humanity aa well as they do Germany, the world 'a greatest war now involving' 65 percent of its population could and would have been avoided. The German view haa been circum scribed, however, by German Inter ests. Seeking Germany', "place in the aim," the great Teutonic nation has lost a proper conception of the equal rights of oticr races. It once helped to crush the Poles, and proposed to the powers that they stand idly by and per mit Austria to crush the Serbs for the glory and power of the German race. The view of his people is tersely set forth aa follows by Frederick William, Crown Prince of Germany: Undoubtedly this is the stupidest. the most senseless, the most unneces sary war of modern times, it Is war Germany did not want, I can assure you. but it was forced on us; and the fact that we were so effectually pre pared to defend ourselves la now being used as an argument to convince the world we desired the conflict. Granted that war was inevitable to break, in the further words of the Crown Prince, "the iron ring which the enemy haa been carefully and steadily welding about ua for years," it might have been forestalled by the Ksiser and bis advisers until some other na tion than Germany became clearly the aggressor. Death is also inevitable. but this holds no valid excuse for the surgeon who does not exhaust every means to prolong it. Had the great Bismarck been living and in bis former place of power we'll he bound that he would not have regarded war as Inevit able, under similar conditions, until snch a time as history could not have placed upon his beloved country the onus of bringing it about. tat there ia every prospect that his tory will write: That upon the pretext of avenging the murder of the heir to the Anstro Hungarian throne Austria, with Ger- there la today a far greater demand for wheat from Europe than ever be fore In her history. Foreign Interests are loe'.ng no opportunity to pick up supplies whether the lots be smsll or large. Every grain of wheat available at various world's centers haa been qulekly anapped up by the European trade. There Is no denying the fact that England and France through their grain Interests are coralllng every ves sel they can procure to load wheat, oats and barley In the United Slates. Considering this one fact alone It would be Idle to stste thst Europeans reslly mesn anything except that they want the wheat, when they forced their quotatlona down In the open market. , Conditions regarding world'a sup plies sre no better today than they were a week sgo. In fact wtth the poa slble exception thst a scrap or two of more favorable Information regarding Argentina crop conditions, the world's outlook for the next crop Is no better. The fact that Argentina has about 1.000.000 acres less In wheat this year than last Is of vital Importance In forecasting the general outlook for the future. Oata market was even firmer thsn wheat at Interior points of the Pacific Northwest during the week. Holders were firmer In their Ideas and sales wr not liberal. Barley showed a similar condition. ed rat and the mascot of the local pa- tier, died recently. Frits knew his nsme and was a terror to other rats snd mire. He hsd been a pet In the newspaper office for three years. CAX Sl'ClI TinXGS BET (Monday Crawfish.) The war continues. Everybody says It is awiui, terriDie, niueuu. cetera, but stltl It goes on. It hss lasted longer already than we believe necessary. Richard Harding Davis saya It ia the worst war he ever saw. This is Important and probably true., Sam Birth, declares It Is hard to get any real news of the great conflict. This seems to be a fact. All the military experts In this com munity. Including Lieutenant Hank McConnell, believe the map of Europe will be greatly altered. There Is no dissenting voice thus far. The wsr offers many unusual and surprising, not to say paradoxical, features. For Instance, the Oermsn army has captured the entire Russian srmy st least, twice, the Russian army has wiped out the German forces at least three times, the Austrian army, de stroyed several times, continues to mslntaln desperate resistance, ana both the Germans and the allies are victorious In Northern France. But still the war goes on. Its for tunes swinging this way or that, de pending on whether you are reading the dispatches from Berlin, or from Petrograd or London, , Gen'l Sherman has become the most-quoted author, and all the poets sre banging their lyres, adding to the general horror. War poetry la one ol ware worn by-products. LI KE M't.t'KE 8.WS A man ran lie out of a lot of things. But he can't deny It when he est orilons. A man will pay a dollar fur a BO cent article that he wants. A womsn will pay it cents for a Sl-cent article that she doesn't want. A girl ran wear a long aklrt and make It display more hosiery than If she wore a short skirt. It la all In the management. A mother never changes. When her son Is 40 years old and wears Ion. whiskers she won't call him anything else but "Willie." The scientists must be losing th-tr grip on the "peepul." In December of last year the Harvard students an nouneed the great discovery that nearly all women are knock-kneed, But you may have noticed that the fool mon keep right oa getting mar ried and taking a chance. A Massachusetts girl cut off her hslr In her sleep. Most girls yank off before they go to sleep. The Highbrows claim that the use of a medicated tissue screen will make kissing "safe and sanitary." ft msy make It sanitary, but there Isn't any way to make kissing safe. "BUILD WITH BRICK" First Thanksgiving. The Bret TbaiiaNirWUig was conduct. ed by an Rnxlli.li minister named Woe mil In 17 on ttie snores of New foundland. The first celebration In tbe prevent territory wf the United Huiea waa held In tbe ropbam colony at ftngadnhuc. on the rwast vf Maine, la ltiul. The ttrst regular a Piwlntmeut of a TbrtiiloxlvltiB day waa by Ooveraor Bradford, the flrt governor ttt M rbuertts bay. Peter the 0 rest's "Windew." The Hte of ft. IVlersbarg .renamed fVtracmd by tbe man waa fuunded by IVter tbe Ureal In the yewr WO. lie called the "window, fhnmgb wbk-h be rouM look oat tiHin Europe." NOTtCK fl I't IU.KMTIOM. IauUlrd Tmrt. IH'BUC LAND HALE. Department of the Interior. V. . Land Office at La uranue, wre.. November list. Hit Notice Is hereby given that, ss di rected by the Commissioner of the Ueoersl Lsnd Office, under provlsluus of Act of Congress approved June IT. ) (14 mats., 117). pursuant to the application of Herbert Hopkins, of Weston. Oregon. Herlal No. OIOOJI. we will offer at public sale, to the high est bidder, but at not less than II 00 pt-r acre, at 10 orlock a. m.. on me 1 4th day of January. at this of fice, the following trscl of land: NKSi NWIi, ec. 1J. Tp. 4 N.. H If East. Willamette Meridian. Meriat NO. 011013. Any persona claiming adversely the above-described lsnd are advised to file their delms. or objections, op or before the time dedgnalnd for sale. F. C .BRAMWKLL. Register. NOLAN HK I IT, Heralvsr. IMPORTANT EVENTS tvi-4rt AT mssn inn coui WINTER SHORT COU IS IJAN. 4-JO Agrkullasre, kwludlag Afroneesy. Animal Hubandty, Ualrvk.. Hwt. culiute, Poulity Huihandry. Inserts, flsnt and Anlaial lrss, Cteeav ery Managtroetit. Mstketlag, etc. Hums) loaomks. Including Cook ln(. Home Nursing. Ssnnstloa, ew lug. Urettmaking and Millinery. Commerce, Including Huskies Ms lament. Kural tfonomk. HutmeM law.OITkt Training, rafsj Atteunt Ing, tU. Engineering, an Sulla Shonwofk and Hoadbulldlne. PARMER WEK-r"EftlUARV 14 A general clearing bouse session et tlx days to the euhenge el dynamic , Ideas on tha most prewrnt pt'" el the time. I Mure by lend lag aiitiioritirv State tonletente. EXTENSION SERVICE Ofter lecture, movable School, ln ttttute and numerou correspondence tifes on requnt. .... MUSIC I Pleno. Suing. Band, Vek No tuition. Reduced fair en all rail road, r nr further mr rasa ion address, The Orefsa Afrkaltuiai Celle, rtu-ita.i ) CouvAiAt. etuKKJN It TEACIEKIW EXAMINATIONS. Notice Is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Umatilla County, Oregon, will hold tha regu lar examination of applicants for State Certificates at Pendlctonaa fol lows: Commencing Wednesday, December It, 1014, st o'clock a. m., and con tinuing untn Saturday, December II 1014, at 4 o clock p. m. , ' Wednesday Forenoon Writing, TJ. 8. History, Physiology, , Wednesday Afternoon Physical Geography, Reading, Composition, Methods In Roadlng, Methods In Arithmetic. Thursday Forenoon Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods In Geography. Thursday Afternoon Grammar, Geography, American Literature, Physics, Methods In Language, Thesis for Primary Certificate. . Friday Forenoon Theory and Prao tlce. Orthography, English Llteraturo, Chemistry, Friday Afternoon School Law, Go ology. Algebra. Civil Government. Saturday Forenoon Geometry, Bot any. Saturday Afternoon General His tory, Bookkeeping. I. E. TOUNG, ' County Superintendent. METHOD IN MADNESS, Buy a bale o' cotton, Bill, Buy a heavy ham; Buy a bar! of apple sass, Buy a Jar o' Jam. . Buy ft box of oranges. Buy ft car of oats; Buy yourself suit of clothes, Buy some overcoats. . Buy yourself ton of hay, Buy ft load of brlcke. Buy ft pair of rubber boots. Buy ft flock of chicks. Buy yourself some chewing gum Buy It by the box; Buy yourself sn auto, , . Buy a dozen box. Buy ft year's subscription , Pay It In advance; Then your friend, ye editor. Can buy a pair o' pants. VS. F. Mclntyre. The Leader is In ft position to an nounce authoritatively that having paid nine cents "Democratic war tax," Sim Barnes will continue to vote the Republican ticket from top to bot tom and sideways. ' , Are you Hesitating? ss to where you should plsce that or der for grain and feed for your live stock? Hesitate no longer, we can give you indubitable evidence that it will be to your great advantage to makes its way in court facta for our best customer will tell you of tbe luality of our goods. Rolled Barley. Oats and Wheat; Flour, MillsturTs and Chicken Feed. Phone No. 281. D. R. WOOD the Feed Man Bo Weatherwise Woes ye woik (s lbs laiewesf ths FISH BRAND REFLEX SLICKER Wsteioroef through sad through. CianiiS seakspwaSwssd get aeary. Owr Mtortad ?' EMsstoo wax hea amsMg is where the bests overlap sad button. The beat wet weeiasrceet yost UN ETOYWHESE frjWEXS UTBfttTM CBAMJtrOJ 'Zd?A- J. TOWER CO. f0atmf9 boston Jit J.D.Holden Ladles' and Gents' TAILOR WALTERS' FLOUR tATl The hmi Store ALMA BURET? At Your Service Omnibus or Taxlcab DAY OR NIGHT . Phone No. 203 or leave orders at . Main Street Barn, , General Livery and Feed Business. E. M. WEEKS Chaa." H. Carter Dan P. Smyth Carter & Smythc LAWYERS PENDLETON - - OREGON "SlyUfthnp MILLINKIi Will be at MAIiSIIALL HOUSE in Weston Each Saturday With besutiful display ef WOOLEN GOODS TRIMAED HATS RATINES and SILKS Goods and Price Will Please COT HOTEL SAMPLE ROOM Local Lodge Directory BTKVKN8 LODfiK NO. 49, K. Of I. Meets every Weclueadsr evening. C. L. Plnkerton, C. C. P. T. Hsrboar, K. of It. A a WKOTON LODOKNO. Bfi, A. W. A A. M. Meets every second and fourth Saturday hn eanh month. K O. Da Moss, W. M. L Ii. Uarls, Heo. WK8TON lXmK NO. 6h I. O. O. T. Meet every Thursday evening. J. M. Aahworth, N. fl. A. A. Kees, Keo. Kee.; hi O. DeMose, Kin. Heo. WTON CAMP NO. 112. W. O. W. Meets the flrat and thlnl Haturtlsys of each month. Monroe Turner, C. C. J. 3. Heeler, Clerk. EUKKKA A 88 KM HI., Y NO. 24, UN I led Artisans. Meets tbe first and third Monday In esoli month, J. A. McKae, M. A. France (J. Wood, See. 8TKPHAN1B TKMPLK NO. 34, PV- thlnn Hlsters. Meets the second and fourth Monilnva In each month. Anna O'Harra, M. K V. Alice K. 'rice. M. of it. A C. HIAWATHA KKIiKKAH IXDO!s No. 148, Meets the second ami fourth) Tuewlsvs of each month. Kllz Mor rison, N. O. Kella Could, 8ee. Lot' tie Urandt, Fin, Hue. CRKHCF.NT CHAPTKIt NO. 47, O. K. H. Meets the second and fonrth Frhlnya of esch momh. fcllinor M. warren, w. M. Alice F. frlce, Sea. HOMER X. WATTS Atlorney-at-Law Practice In all State and Federal Court. I ATHENA, OKEOON . n trails tuMrha mmI Mwrtalrta 4ittnHd r m Imt. SmmI m1H, itunthm r HMiM mm! a. mrtftum tor pggg CAKCH aa npwt on iMimtaMltty. Sank roivrmmn ATgNT BUILD rORTUNia tm n Our trww bOMkM. 1-11 how, wtuu ig IwVWS ManmiMir, Write loSajr. D. SWIFT & CO. PATKMT LAWVERS, I Seventh St Washlnnton, D. C.