odd nnn or NKWM. Maadevllle, Pa. A ensuing party. Ih ynungl number of whlrh wo 14 and th old.-et It, was held Ter race Mill, Baturday. The membera of the parly were John To; llaleey T r rill, John King and Jonathan Minack. Wichita, Kan. JL T. Jotelyn, ill- vorce proctor, refused lo give Mm, Ivy May Warner a divorce beraua bar preaent hunhand la hr nlnlh. Meeting, Nab. Hubert T. Ureaalar, a merchant, nerved nntlcea through display aitvectlaemente that ha would ua for 111,00 damagee anyuna who rail him by hla nickname "Jake, Aualln, Taaaa, Tha stringent AMI aoa liquor law, prohibiting ehlpmant of liquor lato "dry ' larrllory In Tesae, haa bB prarllrally Invalidated by declaton of (ha rourl of criminal ap peals, which Judge Premier! aald "wiped It off lha alatula booke." Providence, ft. I. Mo maay people answered a help wanlad advert! meal at a auburban factory recently that ailra cars were run ' to rarry them. Thraa hundred woman and 100 nan war hired. an Frani-tero, Calif. A family moving here from Nebraska mailed Mil of thalr houaehold good. Thl la tha ft rat tlma on record that tha par. re I poet haa been put to thla ua. Nl. Uula. Mo. BVreerh owl la tha lataat addition la many menua In ft tat claaa cafe. II la aald that thla breed of owl makea very (nod eating. Udall. Kan. If. C. Hall, farmer, Unearthed a pot rifled human akull on hla farm near here. Kaparta aay It mora than lO.OOO yeara old. I RATE INCREASE NECESSARY A rWeeleal Lava Letter aVrKer, la lb Aairl-u Magaalua appear ttada lb till "A llmtdy Man Wllb tba l"aoM tha ronfraalou of a mail who la a urofeaalonal writer of lova letter, after dluaer twa baa. obituary poetry, ate. Tba following la oim of tba t . Haa ba telle a bunt writing hiva let tar for a ruetuiuer: "One day laat fall a handsome young tun, much mlwrraaaad. ai"irwl and after aotna hesitation coufaaaed that ha had uvttta'led bla ediii-alluii and wa rorraanoitillni with a young woman wllb whom ha waa vary much In love. tlha waa a roller iratlnai. and ha dv aired to have bla letter a wall written a bar war, no ba wauled ma to write tbern. I advised blui to writ aliuply and aa ua talked, but ba perflated, ami Iwli-a wak ba came, Informed uia eowleely and briefly what ba wauled to aay to bar. and I wrote tba frill Into tham. Ua copied tha letters him alf. bluahlua- freutiaiitly aa ba rend what I bad added la tba way of aenll UMut. That yuuuit lady rare-lead noma of tha Moat wonderful hive letter ever wrlltru. Tbay wera married durlug tha wlutaf." leeret af a rintee. tUn painters d ut unnally arhlava fa Ota, but (bar wa una In tba laat cautnry who did ncblpva a eurloual) lone lived bit of work. Thla waa the man wbu untitled a atntl.ni alun Ml llarpeia Krrry. abort ly after tha rout detain of tba mlluay Una to (lint nlut. Tba slgu la lu lawaemilon of I western mrtof of malneer. Pur a lung tima tha aoilfly endeavor vd In awarlaln wbo mhert lha mlnl vud aimlled It to tha aliro. which wax dared In iHMlthMt at the Harpem Parry elathui about forty year ago. Hummer beat and winter' atnrma In no way dimmed lha luatwr of tba nlnl deed to make tha word llnrHi Karry." Tbay eland out aa laildly aa tba day they wera formed hy tha Inter lnih, Tba wood around tha latler haa hern worn nlxnit a alx t.-ruth of au Irn-h by aaml hrntan aiculuMt It by fieri wlmla. but tha let .i bava wllbatuod tba alamant. It la awrted that ua pilot mi"'fc tnml iKiwmUr m eiitiil In dumlilllt.v ta that which raa applied to the old Inn. For hint Hiua. but wllhout aiirraaa. the aoriaty tried to hnMi tha litnitltjr of thla bnmhla artlat.lbwton IMeL Weston Bakery Froth Bread, Cake and Paatry. Fine Candiea. Good Meal at All Hour, 25c We aneclalice in Lodge and Party Supper. ZEMM the Baker Dupuia Bulklingr, Main and Water Shoea and llarneaa repaired next door. Are You Hesitating? to where you ohould place that or der for grain and feed for your live Heaitate no longer, we can idence that it PARMIftr UNION OfflCIALt THINK RAlLROADt ARI IN TITLtD TO MORI RKVINUI. Fredueta af Plow and Parmer Whe Uvea at Heme Should e laempt Pram Inereaae. I! y Peter Radford. Lecturer National farmer- Union, BREVITIES The recent action of tha Intoraut Ccmmaroe CommtMlon In examine, aa Inoreaaa In freight rata la tha eaatera etaaaincatloa of territory; tba appllca tlon of the roada to etate and Inter auto eommlailona for ao Inereaae la ratea, and the atteraaeea of Prealdanl Wlleoa on tha aubjeet bring the farm era of thla nation faoa to face with the problem of an Inereaae la freight ratea. It la the policy of the Parmera Unlob to meet the laauea affecting the welfare of tha farmer equally and wa will do ao In thla Inatanoe. The traniportatloa facllltlea of tha Culled fltatea are Inadequate to af fectively meet the demand of com merce and particularly In the South and Waat additional railway mlleagt la needed to accommodate the move ment of farm product. If la the le dum of our Railroad CommlMloni aa Inereaae la freight ratea la neeeeaary to bring about aa Improvement la our tranaportatloo aervloe, and aa alien eloa of out mileage, then an Inereaae ahould be granted, and the farmer la willing to abare eoch proportion of tha Inereaae aa Juitly belong to biro, but we have aome augceattona to make aa to the manner la which thla In ereaae a ball be levied. Ratea Pel low Llneo of Uaat Reelafr anoe. The freight ratea of the nation have beea built up along line of Waal ra elitanre. The merchant, tba manu facturer", the miner, the miller, the lumberman and the cattlemaa have bad their traffic bureau thoroughly organlaed and In many Inatanoe they have puraued the railroad without merry and with the power of organ laed tonnage they have hammered tha life out of tha ratea and with unre- trained greed they have eaten the vital out of our traniportatlon eyaleta and alace we have bad railroad com munion, theae tntereata, with aklU and eunntng, are represented at every bearing la which their bualneaa la Involved. The farmer ta eeldom repreaented at rate hearing, aa hla organlxatlono navar had tha flnancea to env htn ..inul to develoD bla aide of A dng nipped by a coyote went md .v.. .,. .. . reeiilt. lha nraducta S recently at Dry Lake, a email village, - ' ' . . , ... 1.1,, .n . Anm-n n.O- m . sin mi ft.. - n .itiMinei ntirr.n i- w . v. y. -- ---,!,. one boy h .Inre died from hy Ol mo rreigm ' i.hi,i. .nA l, u freH that other death may follow. Oond milch cow for aal. Inquire at thla office. Little Catherine Wrlirht i eonval aaornt, after an tllm-ae with meaalea. Koine eat re, yixxl houaaholil furniture foraaleata liargaln. Imiuire at thla otllou. Dreamland mnllon picture at Wee ton otwra hoiiM neat Monday and Tueeday evening. Rev. W. ). Pyn haa gone to Spring Valley near Spokane, to conduct a aerlra of meeting. , Do not fall to Tom Chrldy (All While) Mlnilrele at Weaton op era houae Malurday evening, Pebruary II. According to a aupreme court dr. rllon lately made. County Judge I'harlea II. Mareh will hold office for a term of all yeara. t'harlra H. Stewart, atate bank ea- amlner, waa In Iowa Wednesday mak ing the regular examination of Tha Parmera Bank of Weuton. Mr. Jerry Srhwart. formerly Mia Llllla Panleter, waa here Saturday from Vorih Taklma for a vlult with her grandmother, Mra. Mary IJanlater. Mra. Lulu Idle of Portland arrived Sunday for a few weeka' vlult with I relative and friend In thla vicinity. ) Iter alaler, Mr, wyru Kinner, came In from the Coua creak farm to wel come her, Mlaa Edna Danlatrr haa returned from Corvalll, where ahe haa been taking the agricultural college coura In home economic. Mlaa Banleler will complete her work at the college urnmrr achool. Mtlton Baal: MUa Margaret Proeb atel and her aletrr. Mra. U P. Fred erick, are on a deal whereby they ex pect to trade their M-acre tract lo cated near lha atate line to Thorn Hall for 110 acre of land near Klgln. Or. Invitation have been liwued for an Informal reception to be given thla evening at tha H. Waddlngham real denca by tha Toun People' Society of lha trnlied Brethren Church. An Abraham Lincoln program will be ran dered. Itlchard Burke, the young Indian convicted of mnlaughter for th .mine nt Kd KirkDairlrk. reservation I r.rtnr. waa alven an Indeterminate aentence by Judge Phelp of one to fifteen yera, end a fine of 1600 waa also Impoaed. Alex. StIH, well-known Dry creek pioneer, w In town Wadneeday from Milton, accompanied by Ma nepnew, Chrl Armetrong. They arranged for lha burial of the Infant aon of Mr. Armetrong. recently called by death In Maaonlc cemetery. The first trial conducted by Magi. Irate Joe Lieuallen attracted a large crowd Saturday to Ih council cham ber. C U McUlnnla, the local aaloon man, wa arqulilad by' a Jury of tha charge of aelllng Mournr'to a palron In an Intoxicated condlt'oa. Bom thirty wllnaaaea wera awora, and tha general opinion of thoee whe attended lha trial aeemed to be that a weak ra had been developed by the proaeru tlon. In lha bnre af the di-trM at torney, who waa unable to ba preaent the court officiated boln aa 'rial Judge and proaecutor, while the Interest nf the di'fen were represented by Ho mer I. Wall, the Athena attorney, George Neabllt, private delecllv, w th complaining wilnca. With Ih advent of bright weather the baeeball bug have begun biting and local fana and player are begin nlng to grow rectleaa for their favor' Ita (port. A few "early bird" have already been trying out their wing on th local diamond. A meeting of all Weton people Inter rated In baaeball la railed for next Monday evening t even o'clock at th barber ahop for ine purpoaa oi necioins wneiner or not int lown win urn rvpreerniea eiiein In the Blue Mountain league, and If ao, to elect a manager. It la requeeted that all coma, and not leave a few to do everything but the "kicking." Dr. Clifton r. Hodga of the L'niver ally of Oregon gave an exceedingly In tareetlng and lntructlve lecture Salur day evening to a large audience at th high achool auditorium. Hla lecture wa Illustrated by quite an unuaual collection of view giving an Intlmat gllmpee Into Ih plant and bird Ufa of the country. Dr. Hodge ahowed how cropa could be greatly Increaerd by careful eeed selection, and atao Identified th bird that are of vaet benefit to the farmer by reducing the number of Inaect pet. Vocal aoloa wera aung by Mr. Luther Snellen beraer. Mr. H. O. Baling and Mr. Clark Wood. Tha February meeting of the All Raima' Guild wa held at the home of Mr. L. I. O'llarra. Oueata present were Mra. J. M. Price. Mr. Frank Craham and Mrs. William MacKenxie, Mr. I 'rice and Mrs. (J rah am became mrmbere of the eorlety. A dainty luncheon wa served hy the hostess. aaftUted by Mrs. C. H. Kmlih. A plea Ing iirogaam waa rendered, and includ ed a vocal anlo by Mr. K. G. Haling, an instrumental aolo by Mrs. K. K Gela and a reading hy Mb Emma Johnson. A tier an enjoyable social hour, adjournment wa had to meet the following month with Mrs. Lillian Fredericks. tables among coyotca contlnuea to be a public menace In Central Oregon the freight tariffs abundantly proven thla assertion. Cotton, the leading agricultural product of the South, at- Beat Oregon Ian: Dr. R. E. Fa ma- ready beara the highest freight rate of 'worth ha Just returned from port any necessary commodity In com-; land, where he purchased equipment mere, and the rata on agricultural producta aa a whole la out or pro- tuition with that of the product of tba factory and tba mine. Wa offer no schedule of ratea, but hop tha commlaaioa will be able ta glv the railroad auch an Inereaae la ratea aa la necessary wttaout levying a rurtner Mil upon in prvuucia ih tba plow. Tha Instance aeema to pre aent an opportunity to the Railroad Commission to equalise the ratea aa between agricultural and otner ciaaaea of freight without disturbing tha rata oa staple farm producta. What la a Pair Ratef Wa do not know what constitutes a basis for rate making and have never beard of anyone who did claim to know much about It, but If tha proe oerity of tha farm la a factor to ba considered and the railroad commla aioa concludee that aa Inereaae ia ratea la necessary, wa would prefer that It coma to as through articles of consumption on their Journey from tha factory to the farm, wa would. for example, prefer that tha rata oa aoga remain aa at present ana tne rata on meat near toe increase, ror any farmer can then avoid tha burden bv raising bla owo meat, and a farm er who will not try to raise hla owa meat ought to ba penalised. Wa think the rata on coal and brick caa much better bear aa Inoreaaa than tha rata on cottoa ana aour. wo would prefer that the rata on plowa remain tha same, and machinery, nlanoa and such artlclee aa tha poor er farmer cannot hope to possess bear tha burden of Inereaae. . Tha Inoreaaa In ratea ahould be ao arranged that tha farmer who lives at home will bear no part of the bur den, but let tha farmer wbo boards In other atatea and countries and wbo feeda his stock la foreign lands, pay tha price of hla folly. II I I III III 3gg-gggg Monopole Block T Hesitate no longer. irive vou indubitable evidence will be to your great advantage to lodgo it with us, the kind of proof that akaa ita way In court facta lor our max beat customers will tell you of the quality of our goods. Rolled Barley. 6ata and Wheat; Hour, MillstufTs and Chicken Feed. Phoua No. 881. D. R. WOOD the Feed Man Canned Goods and Walters' Flour Our Leaders OAT41 lis Economy Store Call on ua at our new location in tha Gould brick. ALMA BARHETT for a dental office. He will open here In room 7 nf tha Temple building on Main street. He expecta to have his office open the latter part of the week or the first of next. Conflicting datea have been aet thla year for th Pendleton Roundup and the Walla Wwlla county fair. The roundup will be held September II It-It and fair week from September 10 (o II. Unable to be In both places st once. The Leader man haa decided to favor th roundup with hla urbane and courtly presence. William MacKrnsle. one of Was ton's prominent farmers and president of the local bank, la now driving "Studebaker Six" handaome seven- psaaenger touring car which he lately purchaeed. Beta have been aoout even In Wealon for tha paat year or ao that "Mack" would succumb to hla longing for a new automobile. Cncle Sam haa gone Into the em ployment agency bualneaa In order to help out hla people, and in accordance with hla usual cuatom haa enlisted The Leader to aaalst In th advertising details. We are therefore pleased to announco that application blanka from employer seeking help or persons seeking employment may be had on application to the local poatmaater or either of the Weaton mall carriers. Stevens Lodge No. it, K. of P., la among the Umatilla county lodges to be honored next week by an official visitation from the grand chancellor of Oregon. A. E. Wrlghtman, and the grand keeper of records and seal, I R. Stlnson. They will be here next Wednesday evening. February 17. There will alao be work In the ranka, and locale Pythlana anticipate a very pleasant occasion. - At Ita recent meeting the city coun cil declined to grant a petition elgned by 110 cltlsens asking that the license of Weston's one aaloon be not re newed. An application for a ten months' license waa received from Carl Coutts of Pendleton, and waa taken under advisement If the license Is granted the city will receive tSSS.SJ In revenue for the period to elapse un. til Oregon becomea a prohibition com monwealth. J. W. Chapin, uncle of John Chapln of Weaton, died February I of diabetes at the Walla Walla hospital. Mr. Cha pln waa born In 1848 at Ottumwa, Iowa, and when a young man he moved with hla parents to Nebraska, where he waa united In marriage to Mlaa Jennie Bverard. Since coming west with hla family In 119! he had made hla home In the Walla Walla valley. He Is survived by a widow and three children, besides two brothers and one alster. His nephew was prea ent at the funeral from thla city. Tom Christy's Minstrel will appear at Weaton opera house tomorrow eve ning, and many good laugha are prom ised by the management. They are said to be all white people, represent ing the best , minstrel talent that money can procure. They are also said to be funny comedians, aweet singers, phenomenal dancers and mas ter musicians. As Weston haa gone without this popular form of enter tainment for many moona, a large and expectant audience will likely ba on hand when the curtain raises tomor row evening. i Th county axaeeaor, C. P. Strain has turned over the saseaament roll for 1114 to O. W, Bradley, county treasurer and ex-offlctn tax collector. and taxea are now due and payable. Taxea will be collected under the same law aa laat year. All or one-half muat be paid by Mrarh Slat, and th aecond half la payable on or before the I let day of August. Statements will be mailed out a soon aa possible to all taxpayers whose poatofflce ad dresses appear on the roll. Taxpayers mar remit through their local bank or direct to the treasurer's office. A standard nahrork milk and cream tenter ha been a)detl to the lalmraior? eoiilnmenl of the Weston schools in order to accommodate the pupils who are keeping dairy herd record. Testa for nerrent age of butter fat have to be made by theae tu tills .at least ODce month. A nvone so desiring may have teats marie free at the school at any time, the nniv requirement being small sample of the milk to be tested. fare ahould be taken that the milk be thoroughly mixed befor - sampling. Here la a chance to learn whether your rows are mere "hoarders' or not. The athletic committee of the stu dent hotly of Weston High school finds that the haaket ball teama just maxle expenses during the season lust closed Twelve tramps were, played, from which $218.00 waa received. Receipts from other sources were Hh.i1: total. 250.31. - Disbursement Incidental to the game were 0197.35,. for other pur poses tno.96, making a total of B25S.31. G. W. Stagga A Son have found that eighty acres of barley has frozen out at their lower rarten tformeriv tne Wade nlace) on Dry creek, and will re-eeed the t ract ao soon as weather conditions are favorable. The wheat waa not damaged, and looks well For Sale At Mrs. Heuberger's ranch, one gray horse 8 yeara old, one Iron irrav mare u years old. one uiacx horse 12 rears old. one black colt 8 months old: S300 will buy them if tak en within the next week. Inquire of Henay Stamper. Nearly forty cars of fertiliser have son by the Weston been emptied to Walla Walla this sea- nricKvara. xne yard pays SO cents per ton for this ma terial, thua giving local people an op portunity to clean up their barnyards at a profit. Mrs. W. K. Love and 'children were visiting Wednesday with Mrs. Love's sister, Mrs. W. S. Payne, while on their way from rortlana to walla Walla to make their home. I will be glad to call for you In any part of town with my rubber tired riif and to haul you to and from the depot at 35 cents for the round trip, Lafe .M cur we. A. P. Wrlirht and nephew, Harold Moorhouse, bave returned Trotn IN am pa, Idaho, where they visited Mr. Wright's mother and sister, Emery Stairirs returned Tuesday from Portland, where Mra. Staggs will reiuatn as the guest or tier sisters un' til her health ia fully restored. For Sale Good tniloh cow. fresh In March, and aome pure-bred Leghorn chickens. Inquire at this oftlce. See B. B. Zehm at the Weaton bak ery if you want neat workmanahlp in ahoe and harness repairing. All those indebted to the McGlnnis Cafe are requested to settle their ao oounta before March 1st. For sale cheap, a OS-gallon gasoline tank. E. E. Zehm. AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK BY RUSSIAN WARSHIPS Washington, Feb. 11. Ambassa dor Morgenthau at Constantinople haa confirmed re porta of the ainking of the Amerioau steamship Washington In the Black sea by Russian warships. The reports declared that the Wash- n if ton was sunk : while flying the American Hag. no mention la made or tha fata of tha crew. . , ' Minstrel show tomorrow night. Muted Pocket nives Today we believe we are showing the largest and best assortment of pocket knives ever on sale in this locality. Just think over one hundred differ ent patterns from which you can make your selec tion, and every knife carries our personal guarantee as well as that of the manufacturer. Here you will find such well known brands as O-V-B, Keen Kut ter, Diamond Edge, Griffon, etc., knives that have established a world wide reputation for durability, beauty of design and perfect workmanship. If you want a knife for pruning, hunting, camping, speying, budding, manicuring, leather punching in fact, for any purpose ask us; we have it A knife for every purpose for man, woman and child this we had in view in making up our stock. Prices are reasonable, ranging from two bits to two and one-half plunks. We will sell you a knife for two bits and guarantee that it wiil give perfect satisfaction your money back. One look at our showing will convince you that we are in a position to supply your wants. Wafe $5 Rogers Hardware and Implements ODD FELLOWS WILL HAVE BIO TIME AT WESTON Between three and four hundred Odd Fvllowa are expected to attend the Umatilla county district conven tion of the order to be held at Weaton Thursday, February li. and local membera are making yeoman prepar ations to accommodate their out-of- town brethren. While many will come la automobile, many other will pend th night In town, thua putting Weaton on Ita mettle to become a boat equal to the emergency. The grand maater of Oregon and the grand master of Washington will both be here, as will also several other grand lodge officers of this Jur isdiction. Milton and Preewater are planning to send one hundred dele- gatea and aa many more will likely come from Pendleton. The Adama, Athena and Helix lodge are expected to be preaent in a body, more especial ly at the night session, when the beau tiful Degree of Friendship will be ex emplified by three competing teams. representing Freewater, Pendleton and Weston. Fearing that the lodge hall would not be able to accommo date the crowd, local brethren have secured the opera house for the de gree work. The forenoon will be occupied with business, the afternoon with addresses sod the evening with the ceremonious reception of novitiates. An elaborate banquet will be served at midnight "BIG MONEY" AWAITS THE OREGON FARMER Portland. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) There never haa been a time In the history of the state when the farmers have had auch an opportunity to make money by raising livestock for meat purposes as at present. With an ag gregate ahortage of over 3.009,000 meat animals,. approximately 800,000.- 000 pounds. In the leading packing centers of the United States, It ta cer tain that for some years to come there will not only be an unllmtled demand for meat animals, but It la also cer tain that prices will range high and It la not Impossible that all previous records may be broken. It Is a fact that nearly all the big cattle rangea of the atate have been broken up and that In only a few lo cations la It possible to find pasturage for large herds, but It Is also a fact that the average farm could be made; In nrmliiM & In r..,i mimher nf animal r than II la nnw rinlnv. With tha hla' packers and bankers willing, and anx ious to co-operate with reliable far mers fn the state In stocking farms and ranches. It would appear that any farmer who falls to take advantage of his opportunities in this direction is making a big mistake. The population of the entire north west Is Increasing at a rapid rate, the people must be supplied with meat. and If Oregon ranches cannot meet the demand It will certainly be met by other states, a large amount of money will be sent away and the meat Indus try of the state damaged to Just that extent HOMER I. WATTS Attorncy-at-Law Practices in all State and Federal Courts. ATHENA, OKEOON 1 Dr. Farnsworth I DENTIST Temple Building Pendleton Oregon Chaa. H. Carter Dan P. Smyths Carter & Smythe LAWYERS PENDLETON 0REG0NJ wlUJAA MacKENZlE, FrttMtat J. N. PRICE. Vk( Proident e. M. SMITH, Cashltr C t. bMOMORCN. AajWaat Cashier Established 1891 He Farmers I ank of Weil Do not envy the man with a bank account. Deposit your earnings with Farmers' Bank and be envied DIRECTORS-William MacKenxie, Dr. F. D. Watt, Joseph Wuraer. G. W. Stagga, 3. H. Price, J. C Price, E. H. Smith. Out Qui Beds Rugs Chairs Furniture Mattresses . Entire Line Last But Not Least Try Out Our PRICES Ea O. 10) lCcEis PURE DRUGS Patent Medicines Toilet Articles Wall Paper Aldon's Candies Kodaks H. GOODWIN , Druggist, Weston, Oregon