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We Have the Stock
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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 .
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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.