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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1916)
EADER VOLUME 3i WESTON, OKEGON, FRIDAY. DbCEMBEK 2l. 1910 NUMBER 23 WESTON; ) r A f: GERMANY REPLIES TOVWSNOTE Suggtiti in fmmidliti Con finnei to Cer.:!4irTirrni ofPiici. ft JertH. ky wireless It ayvltla-Th lit of Oerwy awr to rreal dat Wllsea nate transmitted U Jam. W. Cart.. U Amrlc.a aaabeasador. , Th r, which alo contain tha reply or Austria Hungary. Bul garia and Turk;, : "Tba alia minded uggiloo mad by laa preetdeat of tha United itetee of America, la order la create a bl for Ua atUblltbmaal of a leallog VMM, baa ba riv4 and coc-eld-red by Ua Imperial government la Iba friendly .plrtl which we preeaed In tba president', eotamunl cation. Tba president point out that whirb ba baa al baart and leave opaa Ua cbolca at road. To Ua Imperial government aa lm medial eirhaet ef view aeeaje la ba Iba moat appie&iisi road la erdr to reach tha desired result. "I! fcraa. therefor, tn tha aanaa of .Vina leelaratlon mad an December U. which offered a baad for pear ag Itatioaa. to prepoaa aa Immadlata meeting of delegatea of Iba belllger ant aiataa at a aeutral pier. "Tha Imperial government la alao of Iba opinion that Iha great work of programing further war can ba begun only after Iba and of Iha preaent airuggla of tha uallone. "It will, when Ihla moment ahall ' come, ba ready with pleasure to collaborate entirely with tba Called Mtatea In Ihla eiatted taak." BHITISH FUN MORE nSOIOOUIKPUGH ,1tnilon Although peace talk fllla Iha air Iba Lloyd uaorga government la aggreealvely going forward with Ua Bieaaurea to Ineure a mora vlgoroua proaecuilnn of tba war. Al tba aama time troubleiMima domeatlo problema are being tackled. eml official Information we that Iha reply which tha alllea will render la tJermany'a peace propoaala will go forward within a abort time. It w til b a paw yeer'e greeting petting forth tha eatente'a Indomlt able purpoee to proceed relentleaaly with their war until "reparation, rea tltvitlon and guaraBtw" la wade ee lain. Tha promptneaa of tba German gov. em men t reply to President Wllaon'g note la fharaeterUed by tba oewapa- Dera aa evidence of Germany a eager era to bring tba war to as and. WILSON'S PLURALITY 568,822 Cemplete Heturne far Natlanai liao. lion Front All IUUI Now In. New Tork. Complete official re ...... mh tha. nrs!dentlat election show that Wlleoo received I.Ul.zvi vote and Hughe l.47.7. a plural- Ity of MI.M1 for Wlboo. la 1913 Wllion received f.ltrjt, Taft. !,. ; Rooaavelt, 4,J46. The vote for Eeuaff. aoclall I candl- data for praaldeot, Waa 710,000, with eight BtUalng fte estimated, against I01.I7I fotiaba. aoelalUt, In ISIS, and for Hajhly, prohibitionist esndldste. Iha ta waa 125.101, again! 807.SSS tfr Chafln, prohlbl. tlonlat, In IBIS. Tha total poDllar vote for th four - vni. In tha i ' luffraga ataui. ,r" Mtlona t VK' gton.-Ind Expetd to upper!. -Indication are In of- Ui finer ow . . tu . .v.. ik. .... r JnO in (upporuna uie i -" ov of th Vnlted State may ' lowed by almllar action on th tr jfXtA other European neutrela. Hol ' ' JF . la mm. m aHAalafl rtrie ano in pop. -f.v.., far expected to Uke aom action In th near future. CranU raaa-Josephlne county'. .xfioed valuation i. $8,608, 240.08, of which amount $18,673.30 1. charged to tho Southern rtclflc Company. . Ti"7 i" down" eosa neac. neither does ha offer me- Portland, is enlarging ita output and A,',n. M""'., . . ... . . ... tion for 1316 is S8i8,.o3,4i,.wnicn is K T' pX2F&S ...on H. does, however, call upon ha. added a waterproofing shoe oil to ftffhl&&'. ..087 less than the yeax pre- houM ' 'nri JnlHc. tha belligerent, to "comp.r. view. a. lu line of products. Th. report that France, which exist against the said us.. The tax levy for 1917 to be is to be .hipped to yeig countries. . nr,m.n h. .old his Interest In nmnertv ai the time of said sale. $2,699 "SO. as comrarod with ?2,o50,- SHORT NEWS NUGGETS Resin voted to remain wet by a martin of Motion pit-turn films are admitted tn tha wall by an order of tha pnl pfflra department effective January I. Reports In tha poelnrflra depart ment hnw that Ihla f'hrlatmaa srsena aa a tremendmia International money ordr hualneaa. Iha entire population nf the I'nlted State and Ha territorial poeaeaalon la approilmatfly HMi4.s;o, accord Ing to a laid nf eallmatea given out by tba government twiiaua hiiraau. Tba I'nltad S-talee prowr haa )nl.0l7.SlI. Congraaa will lot tba pmnldant beve fra band In lila attempt to find a common ground upon which European belllgerenta ran meet In formulate plana for a laatlng peare. finth houses refused to Indorse or taka arty an loo on tha president s action In dlepatrb Ini bla no historic notes to Europe's warriors. Tha government rmaada to and tha high eoat of living ha roma to an ' untimely and. It la rioted that Uara will ba a few scattered prnaeru tlona for conspiracy to keep up pricaa In certain cities. . Tha dersrtment of justice baa discovered that It cannot reach those reeponalhle. They have been raraful rot to violate any la a dealing with InterBase mm mere or covered by ailatlng federal law rrva1lia A new straight lino for a state highway la proposed between thin plee and Independence. KING OF R0UMANIA King Ftrdlnand, of floumanla, who waa driven out of hie eapltal by Iha Teutonic power, BRIEF WAR NEWS Operation on th Macedonian front are being prevented ny oaa w. Only artillery activity la recorded on the Ruealan front la the vicinity of Baranovichi. Et Arl.h. 90 mllea at of the Suei canal In ICgypt. baa been captured by Brltlah troop, Except In northern Pobrudja, where th troop of th central powera continue to drive the nusiana and Roumanlana toward Bewarabla, there haa been little ImporUnt activity on tha batUcfronta of Europe during tha past week. Biowiy yieiumg w u. vicinity of Rlmnlk-Sarat, midway be- tween th Buxeu and Sereth river ra Wallarhl. President Wilson took the Initiate to restore and maintain world peace when he directly addressed all of the Liirawi. and neutrals on th aub- Ject. Independent of th peace ug- gestion mad by th Teutonic alllea, the president has called on the belli- ..rent, to "learn how near th. hav.n of peace may be for which all man- kind longa with an Inten.e and In- He doea not pro- b "! ' - " ' Gold Bo.eh-Th i Rogu. mer sal won run i tog best ia history. fa) Hf- a W 5 O sy r .w .nm.n H.av fithtlnr. la In progress In the most part maintaining a ton or pome, . tn, h in h.n(1. i the ht. tin, m- la a question at issue. - .- -Mln. f ID UJ9 mi lUm VH v aaivaa - " w - - A UTTU MIXED. bhei -I mad this hat myaelf. Do. you like iir He (pendartng en the enaction) i 'Can't tail till th official eourrt come in.". Rene in New York World. THK MARKETS. Perlland. Wheat Club ll.Sf : bluestem 11.39; red Russian, fl.34; forty-fold, 1Mb. Barley No. 1 feed, 137 per ton. Hay Timothy. $21 per too; alfalfa, tit- ' Butter Creamery. J3c. r.xits Ranch. 3c. Wool Eastern Oregon, J6; valley, !! Hope 195 1 crop. tCfW'i. " t . ,. Seattle. Wheat niiieetem till; club tl.3; forty fold, tl.40: red Rusalan, tl.JI; file, tt-39; turkey red. 11.41 Barley 137 per Ion. " " Butter Creamery. Sic Eggs 4uo. . ' . Nlghlrider Csa Ends In Acquittal. Tacoma, Wash. "Not guilty" was the verdict returned by a Jury In fed eral court In th famoua "night rider" case against 13 Pacific county men, charged with conspiracy to deprive Mrs. Margaret Ross of her homestead rlghia by forcibly ejecting her and ber - . - alj1 t ItnViAB olalnl 1st vital -anilV I r VIII k 11711 wiiuisvi v las im im North river country. Jorlre to Be Marahal of France. Paris Th government haa decided to raise General JoTfre to the dignity of Marshal of France, In recognition of hi eminent services to the country. - Luther Surbank Weddad. 8an Francisco. Luther Burbank, the famous plant evolutionist,' waa married here to hla secretary, Mis Elisabeth Water. " ' v 1 , isi the Briand government and firmly . '. . . " ... announced to the world that France Bomb Mailed from Suburb. of "W-..;" peK.,wbUe her enenv Albany, pr.-lf any clew ha. devel. , JJ1 oped a to who aent a bomb to Jaroe a oovf , i . , R,- Mlnr, of thla city, by mall, It bas not been disclosed. Government post--offlce Inspector are at work on the " caee. Th bomb waa mailed from a auburb of Seattle. , Ruulana RJct WIIon' Proffer. Petrograd. President Wilson's note ha called forth from the Russian amiabla rejection. ; pArt.nATti. SAtitUen Parlfte Co.. civ, 10 per cent of yearly .alary to all employes receiving lesa than 2500 who are not members of th four brotherhoods. Th. Pacific Telephone Company gives from two to three. weeks salary additional to all ita em. pi0yes. Th Portland Gas Coke Co. General Electric and many other. mBk0 substantial gifts. The Bergman bnoe company, ox th company 1. untrue. Conuillc A new ches factory U to operate berg next .umnwr. OREGON INDUSTRIES Portland A prira bull was sold lor $21,500 at the International Live stock show. Eugene The Southern TaciTic Co. py, ovcr cie-tonth of the taxes of Lane county. GranU i'aaa Tha Irrigation of 10,- qj Kru a propocJ near here. Unn coUnty has built 10 miles of 1 road in the past year, graveled or rocked. Canby The Cluclcamaa County "rCews, M. J .10. editor, Is a brand t- Ettncr mnA doclanj itaoif "an in- uepeniiant newspaper, devoUd to the upbuilding and Lest interests of one o? the test counties of the state." Estacada . plana the establishment of a milk cor.dunsery or' cheese fac tory. baker Antimony ore is to be ship ped from here. Newberg The Valley Canning Co. hn an oruer for about 30UO catts of canned potatoes. Roteburg Twenty-two per cent o. Jia 00 road districts in Douglas coun. ty vot special taxes for highway ini- Eugene The capacity .of local ex celsior plants are to be increased one third. Eugene, Salem and Portland are considering means to secure flax fac tories for the state. Wasco county Will expe .I 1260,000 bond issue during the coming year on good roads, " i. . .' 8ntlmnt Again! Peae In France. Pari. By a vote of 194 to 80, th rrench senate pledged Ita confidence Hotic of Sale of Realty. i the County Court of the State of Oregon, lor Umutnia county. " In the Matter of the Estate of Maggie , Lu Brache-r rant, deceased. Notice is hereby given that under and ty virtue of an orriur made in tne above entitled matter by the at.ove t.an.ed , ., ...j ..r . i . R,.k.. l.m, ,uu .oinw " - "t R v t rans, deceased, .in and to the futlowme described real property, towit: y. '.V.'n. lS Twp-4: N. R. 86, E. W. M. Umatilla county, Oregon. Said sale is to be held at the ? ! m V?' 0'ci0ck A. M. on the 27th any of Janu st-y, 1917, and is to be conducted in a. private manner. n -' mhZroAlo- A. M. on the 27th day of January, 1S17, bids may be made and ! left with my aU torney, nomer i. wans, ai nisomce m Dated at Athena, Oreeon. this 2lUh day of December, 191d. Executrix of the estate of MairEia" MARY L.A pRAtnK-iWU61.BI, La Braoho-Frang, decoased. : DANK ROBCERJS CAUGHT Highwayman 6urrndcra Without Flflhl and Loot cf Beeovarad. Coldondale,. Wanh.- Tba lna rob ber who bald up tba !ank of Clckle Uio. With., c,.lur J lth bl loot of $4000 worn ba aa cortirt'l by a poaaa on Su crvk lu tha Yakima Indian reaenrgtloiL Aa the poaa clored In on tha rub ber, who gara h!a name aa Henry Jor.ra, ba drcprad pa-ta of bla loot along tho way. btr It aaa found by tha di-puty 1.jerlff. WUm captured be had t'-lC4 In bla porKta. Tha roLUrr rode Into town, com manded tta ea-blcr to delirer over the money In the Ljuk, locked him In a room and rode away. A poaan alart ed In purautt a few mlnutoa later and followed cloe on the trail. Thirty mlUe from the acene of tha robbery tba blgbwayman'a exbauated boraa waa found, aa well a evidefire that he bad fled on foot A package of 12000 waa found near where tba boraa had been abandoned. America Aided by Berlin. Washington. Releaae by Turkey Of the 260 Americana detained at Syria and Paleatine" waa brought about bw cauae Germany, at the request of tba United State, exercised it good of fice with the Ottoman government. adequaia for the munu-'acture of fish e; tr.cn a twine, wh.ch now tc'.l at (2.35 a pound. J0SEPH C. CHEW Joseph C. Grew, American charge d'affaires at Berlin during the recent vi,it home of Ambassador Gerard, ROADS GIYE 8-HOUR DAY TO SWiTCW'W New York. An eight-hour day, an Increase tn wages of 5 cents an hour and a straight pro rat overtime waa granted to the members of the switch men's union employed by 13 eastern and middle western railroads. In an award filed -here by the federal board of arbitration that heard their differ- ences. , .... . - - The decision of the board had been mmi-Iv awaited bv the railroads In --.-er-i .nd the tour-maior brother- " . . , . ,,an ... .h.. hooda. of .railroad trainmen for hat Switchmen at nreseat receive a . . - . maximum hourly rate of 40 cents. Tho Wari Increase this rate to 43 cents "' & Charles B., Howry,, chairman ot we ooara, on the atsht-hour basis they will, receive 13-60 for a .days. work. 40 cents less than tbey received under the ten hou: basis.. By. "working ten hours under the new rate, they will receive $4.50. or 60 cents more than, under the old rate.' : . - Salem The state's assessed valua- nnn fnr ifllfi. Bandon is working hard to es.ab- lish a shipyard at that point, ' ". . . -: .. . .. " ; . ' WILSON NOTE SEEKS TERMS OF PEACE Recent Statements of States men Regarded as Being too Vague. Washington. Information as lo their exact meaning In aeeklng a "Juat and permanent peace" Is tba whole purpoee of the not addressed to all the belligerent by President Wilson. Tbe Vnlted Stales desires a full, prac tical and detailed statement from earh of the government addressed. It was stated official; y for the administra tion. Thla government does not know and feela tbat it haa been given no real meana of knowing what terms would be required by each or the belliger tots to make peace. It regards the recent speeches of the leading etatee men in ail countries aa vague and un defined and sees nothing In them that would enable a conference to draw up a treaty. German Note May Be Only Prelude. Germany's reply to President Wil eon'a note la regarded hare aa having advanced tbe peace movement anoth- , er atep, despite tbe fact It disappoints .. In not meeting hia auggestion for aa avowal of terma. Tbe reception Germany'a reply re ceives among the entente alllea, whose . statesmen nave publicly declared against such a program, now becomes the point npon which a further move la hinged. Tbe German note probably is the prelude to a aerie of carefully considered delicate moves in the great game of world diplomacy, all possibly leading to an approach for a real dis cussion of peace terms on grounds which all the belligerents feel can . place them at no disadvantage. Thla la the official view of Cer- f many'a reply ao far as It haa been for- , mutated. Lanaing'a Warlike View I Modified. The critical situation of the TJnited States and the fact that tbe nation ha been drawing nearer and nearer to war, .waa responsible. Secretary.. Lansing officially declared, for the, . president's move In the cause of peace. A few houre after Secretary Lea aing had lasued a statement explain-, ing the. presidents action, he waa called to the white bouse. Exactly what transpired there has not been revealed, but Immediately after his re turn to the state department Mr. Lau aing issued a second statement, ex pressing regret for possible misinter pretation, placed npon hia words and asserting that the United Statee had no ' Intention of departing from its course of -strict neutrality. Congress Takea Recces. Congress adjourned for the Christ mae holidays, to reconvene January 2. In the three weeks of the session the house passed five government supply measures the urgent deficiency, leg islative, Indian, District of Columbia and diplomatic and consular appro priation bills more than ever were passed before In the brief period pend ing a holiday recess. . The senate passed the Immigration bill, with Its literacy test provision,, and It now is in conference. The sen ate also began consideration of the District of Columbia prohibition bill. . and fixed January 9 for a vote. TREATY IS RATIFIED AGAIN : Danish King and Cabinet. Take Final Action on laland Sale. Copenhagen, via London. King Christian in the cabinet council rati fied the treaty providing tor the aale of the Danish West Indies to the Uni ted States. r This follow, the passage by both houses of the Danish parliament of the bill for the ratification of tha treaty. The exchange of the ratifica tion Instruments will take place in New York, probably towards the end of January. Woman GeU High Washington Vote. Olympia, Wash. Mrs. Josephine Corlisa Preston, of Walla Walla, can didate for re-election as state auper tntendent of public Instruction, polled the biggest vote of any statehou.se officer, according to the official cer tification' of L M. Howell, secretary of state. Her total Is 192,236. H. O. Flshback, candidate for re-election as stste Insurance commissioner. Is sec ond in the list with 189,645. ' Portland Twohy Bros, have a con tract to build 200 freight cars for the Union Pacific system -