tpassssss&aa COMMERCIAL CLUB TAKES A
RAP AT SOCIAL "FEEDS"
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GENERAL WOOD
We are now receiving new Spring
Dresses, Suits, Coats, Skirts, etc., ;!
every day. Some of the new col
ors are especially attractive the ij
Reseda, Joffre Blue, Plum, Pekin,
Old Rose and Silvertone Cherry
I predominating. We invite our ;
g many customers of Weston and J:
I vicinity to inspect these beautiful
garments.
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S Old Raso Georsrette Silk Dresses. $23.50
8 Joffre Blue Georgette Silk Dresses $27.50
t Extra size Silk Dresses, 421 to 461 $18.50
l Cafer and Navy Blue Serge Dresses . . : $5.90 to $14.75
8 Misses' Black and White Check Coats $9.90
h Misses' "American Beauty" Coats $9.90
8 Ladies' "Silvertone Cherry" uoats
S Tn and Grev fout size) Coats. . . . . .29.50 to $35.00
At a livtly ntwion Tueaday cvvn
injr the Weston Commercial club
diacuwed the depot road, the ro
posed community club roonta, tht
Chautauqua, the Wwlon Imml,
hitchinir rarka, tho mini of morel
and educational entertainment and
variety of other topics. Even
after adjournment the club, mom
Un wouldn't no home, but kept up
a friendly yet enrrnvt argument un
til the tire died down.
Definite ami coiu rete notion was
taken with nvrd to LhIko Mippcra
andaocicty lunchea. It develop
that it was tho unanimous view of
the club that community ruling of
this sort rfiould U frowmd ujHin
in the time of food conservation and
national iM-ril. The aubjoined ret
luttun was passed without a dissent
ing vote: ' .
"The local custom of provid
ing refreshments at social gather
ings -whether of a mixed crowd,
old or younghaving become so
fixed that it is considered by some
a necessity, it ia thus becoming a
menace to our.peae and happiness'
for the reason that some are unable
financially to provide and others un
willing to go to the necessary trou
ble. Mhus preventing many Bocial
gatherings that should promote
good fellowship. That the mother
may feel that her little onea may
entertain her playmates; the young
FtMX copyrlaht br Clln4iat.
Ganaral Laanard Wood, ha waa
lightly woundad by an aealdanUI
ploalan, whlla lour of abaarvatla.
In Franca,
FEW OF MEN ON
J Navy Tan ana urey ioui size; uoaus t.,w.w j entertain her playmates: tne young ..,,
TanandCopen (Bninella and Gaberdine) Coats ........ J, meet for a social fining or the TlftfUN A IN IllRED
: . $12.50 to 35. 00 ! elderly gather for a visit without V lUOUfUllH I.UUIU.U
a (Out Size) Suits-Navy Khaki-Grey . . . .
it Navy Blue suits serge.
Fancy Tan Check Suits
$30.00 to $38.50
132.50
.$22.50 to 30. 00
....$37.50
any tnougni or expectancy iv
freshments; be it
"Resolved, That the members of
this club express their disapproval
of all refreshments other than the
regular meals until after the close
of the war, thereby assisting in
food conservation and promoting
better health and fellowship among
our neighbors and ourselves."
TWO-BIT THRIFT
LEADER munity hundreds of dollars in free
CLARK WOOD, FMWw . puoi.cny wur ...
r- its several normal school campaigns,
WESTON
The Year .
Six Months .
Four Month.
$1 50 besides subscribing in cash a much
Within the next few days twenty
five million post cards asking tho
receivers to purchase War Savings
Stamps will be sent out by Secre
tary McAdoo. , -
...... 0 60
0 H greater sum than its proportionate Says Secretary McAdoo
V t. nA ivmrfl a VAtl
ouier things, . ... iilu.n-niiiirn rrw
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share. It has done
nUDAT. FEB. 11 but 01 enumeration would be Continues hell's own broth to brew
e.h .t h. f. .t w,M.. Or.,., tedious. It has always been an ac- This course we ought to make them
,.c4.cu,, ..U -..., Uve force for commumty progress, McA(,w
i These things are not said in a fcavs secretary mcaqoo.
' TEE UTSTCS LEACEX boastful or complaining spirit. We Our boys will go abroad to fight,
merely wish to point out that all And it is only fair and right .
The Weston Leader was estab- Leader subscriber, who are at all Thatjshould help w.th all our
lished in 1878 and ranks second interested in Weston or Weston's AnJ M thig ,ttter injitc
only to the East Oregonian as the' good are justified in residing x0 y, Please loose your purse
oldest newspaper in Umatilla cheerfully to the Leader's request strings tight. - v
county. for advance payment. tjv Secretary McAdoo,
S fleader claims indirect credit In the one item of the normal Addressing me and also you.
for the appropriation made by the school plant alone the people of Come, give your government a lift,
Oregon legislature for a normal Weston school district owe ,the JJjSjS!eIottd .
school plant in Weston. It claims Leader more than they could repay rjft
that but for its presence, work and in subscriptions in a hundred years. An(j 'tni8 Prussian crew adrift,
influence this appropriation would This ia used by the district and has We can if we will practice thrift,
never have been made. saved the expense of a new one the Says Secretary McAdoo,
It claims direct - credit for the district's, own facilities being en- A-meaning me and also you.
actual construction of the plant, tirely inadequate. It is virtually Two-bits I ask to beat the foe;
R..t fnr .thp ativi. nnii twrsona Weston Drorjerty. a deed or irilt l wo-oiw to ainiv mc u-uvau.
work of its editor in securing the having twice . been offered by the
donation of a site to the state, it state. Two-bits to let the Kaiser know
Ao Irian Tort. Tha eorrapondnt
of tha Aaaoctatad lrwa. who vlaltal
tha ilrk and Injurad Amaricana con
fined tn hoaoliala la two widely apa
atad Irish aaporta. found them pro
nrwwlns farorably. In fact many of.
tha man hal beea dlacharaad from tin
hospital and had wjolnod their com
radaa la camp.
There waa a remarkably amall auin
bar of tnjurad men, probably sot mora
than a doaen. They received fracturaa
of lega or arme by gettlns caught be
tween tha lifeboats. Tha majority of
tha men ara Buffering- from mumpa.
meaalea or pneumonia, of hlch thaw
ware many caaaa aboard at tba time
the Tuacanla waa torpedoed.
Tha correapondent found tho Ameri
cana comfortable and cheerful. Tba
townspeople at both places have dona
and are etttl doing everything to aaa.l
the local authorities in giving tha boil
potalbte attention to tha Americana,
NEED BIG HERDS
Europe's Moat Supply Mutt Come
From America.
Warring Natlene Have Depleted Live
took at tnormeue Rata, fvel
Killing Dairy Cattle Par road.
American almk breeder art being
abd lo roiiMwa Ibelr Rorka and
honla In or.lir to meet Eumpa's tr
nimdoua diinla for meal a during
I he war aftl rolably for many years
afterward.
The I'nlled Ktaies fond admlnla
t ration reporta that Amertraa stork
ralarra have ahowa a dlapoaltloa
co'wmt with the government In In
crranlng the natlon'a auppty of H
aturk.
Germany today la pnhahly better
aitllel with live alix-a than any oth
er RitroHan natlnn. When the Ger
man armlee innila their big advance,
Into Krniir ami then retreated vir
tually all the cattle In the Invaded
territory approximately 1.80O.000
hPNil were driven behind tha German
line.
Hut In Kiigland w hero 8,400.000
arrea of ptur landa have leen turn
n Into grain flelila the cattle herd
ara decreanlng rapidly, thia of tha
reaaona apparently la tha declining
maximum prlra ala adnplad by tha
Knellah aa followa:, Kor Heptemher,
llT.Td per 100 pound : CVtoher. lt.ai I
November and Ivrember, $l.0; Jan
i.rv. tu.40. The effert of theaa prlcea
waa to drive beef anlmala on tba mar-,
set aa eonn aa wllle.
In rrnnce tha number of cattla as
well aa the quality have ahowa aa
ennrmotia decline during tha war.
Where France had UJKRAN head of
cattle In 1013, aha now baa only 12,
M I.OOO, a decreaae of WO pe' cent
And Franca la today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallnna before tha war.
Uenmark and Holland have been
forced to enrrlflce dairy bertla for beef
berauae of the lack of neeeaeary feed.
Clone atudy of tha Kuropean meat
alt tint I on baa convinced the Food Ad
mlnlatratlon that the futura problem
of Aroerii a Ilea largely In tha prodoo
llon of meat prmluring animal and
dairy protlucta rather than la the pro
duction of ccreala for export wbeo
the war will bare ceeL
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II Practical Patriotism ;f
S "Tho iK'Ht la alwayi J
the cheaiK'ttt" i
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1 0. K. CAIIDY SHOP
Odessa Klikpatrlck ;
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WE SELLTJ
CI U AIM
TOUACCO
CANDY
and
(CONFECTIONS
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I SHE'LL UKE YOU BEST
la Our Band-Tailored Suits i
lircathca thcrea man with
soul bo dead who never to
himself hath said, a a well
groomed lady passed hia
view: "Some class!"
Surely tho rulo works
both wava. Kemcmbcr,
. . "cilL" ...ill Ilka uml
nieiii- ii win " j a
best" in a high class real
Custom-Tailored garment.
Seo Our Dig Spring and t
Summer utapiay.
Tbe District School
Eighth grade play. "Tha Diatrict
School," at High School auditorium
tomorrow evening. v- . .'
The Weston Leader is on a Cash Basis
Subscriptions, Jobvvork and Advertising
Two-bits to end this Hun-made
woe;
Two-bits to let the
contends that the appropriation The time has come for him to go-
would have been forfeited. Despite the grim shadow of war, Satan complains that he is slow
The Leader claims direct credit unless 1918 is the most prosperous Two-biU, says William McAdoo,
for the return to Weston of the year ever known in the nation in Just take thesfreDt1Tf,0U '
pioneer reunions after these had,gral and in Weston in particular,
Kiwn frnnsfiTpl to another town the Leader is willing to be rclegat- ". . . A, , .
Deen transierreo w anoiner vown. " they can Ket and the kaiser wants
n.it for the tiersonar truarantee ed to the ranks of the false , t. ... ...
made by its editor to a non-resident prophets.
committee these reunions would . " " ,
have been permanently lost to Wes- e Ler may have some doubt
T in,t; maAU "0 vo.wiutt vicgwi hkud, uuv 10
A If L-IOI1I1IT IIIUIIVV rl VU1V AVI i . a .
quite positive mat one tning
to punish America which he may
yet succeed in doing. j.
ton
doea'nt need is the DroDosed Non- tion, we trust, fJoes not
Partisan League.
enabled to eradicate the pests of U
mankind, the kaiser will be the l
first to get the hook, but we fear 4
that because' of his obscurity the
Bulldoffircr ed. may be overlooked, u
the success of each recurring reun
ion since Weston became the perma
nent home of the pioneers associa
tion. ' ; '
The Leader claims direct credit
for the return to the Weston com
munity from the state legislature
of more than $3000 subscribed by
the community to graduate the
Weston Normal class in 1909, after
the school had been lefttranded g 0 p hjU) 6nown it
bythe Btate in tlie middle of , its Wt aIways wrong by denying ite
school year. - campaign chairmanship to a man
It is likely, moreover, that the wit 8 pGerman record.
Leader is indirectly entitled to
credit for the esUblishment in Wes- Jf the jjoJahcviki succeed in their
ton of a community business enter- renorted Khcme to double cross
tiiu0 at tfriHit. atirl trnKiftvp itonoiH. ... ..it. t
B , WM arc auuDie crossvr, Germany, n
to the town. Had there been.no by . i,,, demoMization order.
newsDBDer here, or had the newgpa- -.m u.,- i..j r... H
. - Vllv will iiotc okuuvu ivi a muiir
iiA. kauri tnlrAU.at.tn inat&aA fit b.-
jr. irev.. tude 01 sins. n
Uve' and loyal In iU support, in all n U
likelihood the enterprise referred The worklngman wants higher W
to would have been numbered wages.. -the farmer wants more n THtT.
The worker will rule," says
it Charles M. Schwab which predic-,
Include the
I Won't Worker.
among the things that might have money for his wheat, the food pri
been but are not. vateer and tho munitions maker
Th Leader has saved the com. gnJ Ehip builder want all the profit
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WORL0 5
BEST
Billiards ;j
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PASTIME
K. K. 2ehm ,
YOU COOK YOUR
FOOD WHY NOT
YOUR TOBACCO?
YOU know what broiling
does to steak, baking to a
7 potato and toasting to bread
In each case flavor is brought
out by cooking by "toasting."
So you can imagine how
toasting improves the flavor
of the Burley tobacco used in
the Lucky Strike Cigarette.
IT'S TOASTED
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I WESTON BATHS, BARBER
and TAILOR SHOP
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I We do custom milling, buy
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Millleod ox ail klntia.
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