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Our new spring merchandise is
arriving rapidly and we are proud
of the splendid assortment we
have been able to secure. Our
New York office,
1
stores, can always uuy uie cum
newest for the least money.
Large assortment of new
.ginghams 17s
Percales at 14 to .171
Apron gingham ..! .14
Galatea 25
Hope muslin 161
Berkley cambric No. 60 23
Berkley cambric No. 100.. .28
Ladies' union suits. .
25 to .69
Ladies' union suits. . .25 to .69
Ladies' vests. ...... .10 to .39
Ladies' hose ..12ito.60
Children's hose. . . . .'.19 to .82
Boys hose .23 to .85
Oil cloth (aU cotors) ...... .25
WESTON' LEADER
CLARK WOOD, raklbhtr
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Tht Year -..$150
Si Months 0 75
Four Months, 0 W
rapii.ro. ' lM
tmivt at ihS ! . OrtJM
TES C2AUTAUCUA GUARANTEE
A theory is confronted by a con
dition with respect to Weston's
Chautauqau Festival.
The theory advanced in some
quarters is that Chautauqua enter
tainment should not be locally sup
ported in war times, when so much
money is needed for war purposes.
The condition Is that a contract
was entered into by twenty mem
bers of the commercial club with
the Ellison-White System follow
ing last year's successful Chautau
qua before the United States en
tered the war.
These twenty" men are bound to
pay the Ellison-White people what
ever part of the sum of $337 that is
not derived from the sale of season
tickets. Single admittance tickets
do not count on the guarantee to
any appreciable extent.
From the standpoint of both di
version and education the Chautau
qua entertainments are well worth
the money $1.60 for six sterling
attractions. However, if it is local
ly desired to dispense with this
character of entertainment during
the war, discussion and action
should nevertheless be deferred un
til the present Chautauqua is over.
The guarantors were moved sole
ly by a desire to promote the com
munity's good. They should be
loyally supported.
"We herewith challenge Kernel
Wood to mortal combat and leave
him the choice of weapons. We
will fight him with anything from a
knitting needle to a trench mor
tar." Bulldogger ed.
By the bloody beards of the Bol
sheviki! Wonder what brand of
bootleg booze has made this bloom
in' Bulldogger bunny so bellicose?
The fate of Russia helpless prey
of the Hun is an earnest of what
might happen to the United States
Jiould the I. W. W. ever have their
way.
Five years for arson have taken
the jest out of the youthful Jest
ing! at Walla Walla.
ercliandise
buying for 175
1 Ksv'nJ- -,- 4
Just received our spring line
of men's hats. UW to $3.49
Men's dress shoes staple . .
12.98 to $5.90
Men's English shoes .... ...
. . .$3.18 to 6.90
Boys dress shoes
$1.69 to 4.9S
Men's dress socks . . .15 to .83
Men's work socks. .
08 1-3 to .121
Boys' canvas gloves 2-15
Men's canvas gloves
08 1-3 to .15
Men '8 canvas gloves. .25
(Uther faced, short or gauntlet)
Caps...... 10 to .98
Boys' overalls 49 to .83
Men's overalls ... .69 to $1.39
a cojffl&uHrrr affair
A community hall would be a
source of pride and benefit to the
Weston community.
This proposition is self-evident,
and does not, we think, admit of
negative argument.
Yet if it is lawful and right for
the city to pay for hslf of this pro
prosed improvement, it is lawful
and right for the city to pay for it
all and such a course is dictated
by common equity.
Quarters are already available,
and the 'cost of furnishing them
properly would probably not exceed
$400. Possibly some of the furni
ture would be donated. The hall
would be occupied by the city coun
cil, the commercial club, the local
Red Cross and the local library all
of them comrauntiy organisations.
To " propose that the commercial
club meet one-half of the expense
does not mean that the entire club
would meet it. . It means that fif
teen to twenty loyal and active
members men who are called tpon
to promote and bear the brunt of
every -civic undertaking will meet
it. Such a plan is unfair and places
an unjust tax upon public spirit.
, The hall will be for the common
benefit of all the people. It should
be paid for by all the people by
means of a city appropriation.
It would not be quite exact to
say that Kaiser Bill is without a
friend on earth beyond his own im
mediate bailiwick. There is still
Carranza.
Miss Leone Hope of Chicago Uni
versity announces that bow-legged
girls are not so but only made to
look so by high heels-and we
guess we will have to take her
word for it.
Anyhow, things will never get so
worse in the good old U. S. A. that
they ain't worser in Germany.
Dr. Watts visualizes a well paved
road lined with a graveled path
way, a neat white fence and a row
of tree between town and depot.
It is a vision that should ultimately
be realized.
Seattle is no longer the kind of a
"poor fish" that can be . held in a
Gill net.
Now-a-days the fattest bank roll
kotows humbly in the presence of
a roil of butter.
TAX STATISTICS
The Leader is Indebted to Asses-i,
sor Strain for nn abstract of taxes
nayable In 1918 m the assessment
rolls of 1917 In Umatilla county.
. It shows among other things that of next week, February 25
the total valuation is $51,499,607, 28. Local committees have been
which with a total county and state ap(nti In every community and
, , " .. .', .731 . the Government expect every citi
levy of 7, mills ' ?; . l0 In this work, according
719.38-an Increase of ft9,l-8.36 t() M s shrook, county agrtoultur
over the preceding year. agent. He says:
The total number of school child- ; The purpose of the survey is to
ren in the county is 7419, and theaasaist our Government In i more em-
i . will raixo f"T - ciently handling the food situation
418.27 fortheir eduction. . iin the labor and am! situation.
Weston school district has an a jn,,Hrtnt does the Government
sessed valuation of 1764,464, and cmMer this work that it has pro
contains 259 childern of school age. vided a penalty for anyone who
,ts tax of eight mills will raise "TZJ
tin r ... '
6115.71.
The City of Weston has a valua
tion of $233,181, and its tax of 1C
mills will raise $3730.
By far the larger item on the
county tax roll is land, which Is vnl-
u.vl nt $25,644,605. or just about
fcoif nf the rtHintv's total taxable
wealth. The county contains 1.984.-
L. w i rwMS acres
000 acres, of which 1.3-2.833 acres
are assessed.
Some of us are able to dodge
Death for awhile at this distance
.u Loir but Taxes hit us
from the kaistr. out laxes n.
every year. Therefore it well to
know 'the worst, and in behali or
ourselves and other heavy taxpay
ers we thank Assessor Strain for
his information.
This Is Our Winter
of Test
iERVINO food ta a lo
cal problem tor each
community. Prices
and definite rules for
erery one- csnnot be
formulated. II
la a duty for
each on to
eat only so
much as Is
Decennary to
maintain ths
vhumaa body
nealthy and utron This winter
of 1018 Is the period when Is to
be tested here In America wheth
er our penple are capable of toI
untnry Individual aserlfice to
sure tbe world. That Is the pur
pose of the onwnlxatlon of tha
United States Food Administra
tion by voluntary effort to pro
vide the food that the world
needs.
V. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
HELPS PAT FOR BREAD
There bus been much misunder
standing aliout tbe bread program In
England. It Is true that the Knllli
man bujra a loaf of bread tor leu than
an A merles d can, but it Is poorer
bread, and the British government Is
paying JiUO.OOU.utJO a year toward Iba
cost of It.
All the k'rulu grown In Ureal Brit
ain is taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the Imported
wheat purcbuiied on the market at
the prevailing market price. This Is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at a price that ailows the adul
terated war bread loaf of four pounds
to sell at 13 cents, the two pound loaf
at 9 cents and the one pound loaf at 6
cents.
In France, under conditions some
what similar, but with a larger ex
traction, tbe four pound loaf sells for
16 cents.
MAKINQ MEATLESS
DAYS PERMANENT,
In tbe meatless menu there Is a fer
tile Held for developing new and nour
ishing dishes, according to E. II. Nile,
writing In the Hotel Uasette, who be
lieves that tbe present shortage of
meat and fata will not end with the
coming of peace, but may grow mre.
acute and continue for Ave or els
yeara, thus making It worth while to
develop menus of grain, vegetables
and fish on a more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by rereal
nd other protein foods, or may be
served In very small portions as a fla
voring for other food. In making up
meatless menus this author finds our
Amerii-an Creole and southern cnlslgir
a broad field for Investigation. .
w. M. PUrR G. H. Bithep
Peterson & Bishop
LAWYERS
Pendleton, Or. Freewater. Or,
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Chas. H. Carter Dan P. Smyths'
Carter & Smythe
uwras
Pendleton ... Oregon
GET READY, FARMERS,1 FOR
YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE
' A farm qutionnSrv U t lw
filled out by wry Urtwr In Urna-
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facts gathered in this way are con
fblential, except as to labor needs
and seed wanted and seed for sal.
Much seed was bought and sold
as a result of the survey taken
last May and we expect to get
vven better results this year.
In reporting your ngurca as io
erom. srivc the best estimate poa-
sible. In reporting labor needed,
signify the actual number of men
mi ,he wmhtt that
coud Uled.
""hon the war began, Germany
knev exactly how much of every
commodity was In the empire and
muc
JJJ iucw!dihjt
j lahnr it reauir-
vear and how much labor it rcquir
ed. We have been so unused to
varthatno attempt was made to
know the same vital facta until nec
essity compelled It. let us make
this survey so complete that all the
facts will be secured and democ
racy perpetuated.
"Every postmaster will be asked
to post a list of the committees ap
pointed to take this survey. This is
not a drive for money but for ser
vice. Volunteer by offering your
services to your nearest commit
teeman. "For further information call or
phone your county agent, Pendle
ton, 162 or 350."
The committeemen for the Wes
ton neighborhood are:
School districts 19, 65 and 49
J.H.Price.
School districts 47, 57 and 82
Will Hall.
School districts 95 and 96-G.
W. Mitchell.
WESTON STOCK ASSOCIATION
MAKES ITS BOW
The Weston Stock Association
was organized Friday with the fol
lowing officers:
. J. P. Lieuallen, president; Tom
Digging," vice president; Charles
Winn, secretary.
The advisory board consists of
the above officers and also , of Ern
est March and Ralph Tucker.
The association is organized for
mutual benefit and for the improve
ment of the stock industry through
out this district. The association
will also have to do with the proper
allotment of grazing privileges in
the Wenaha reserve. Forest Super
visor J. M. Schmftz of Walla Walla
attended the meeting.
The membership fee is $1.00 per
year and all stockgrowers in the
neighborhood are eligible. One of
the by-laws provides for the im
provement of local herds, as fol
lows: "All bulls ranged during 1918
must be approved by the advisory
board. After the season
of 1918
all bulls ranged by any
must be either registeren
or Hereford bulls."
member
Durham
The association .will hold its fall
round-up not later than October 16
and its regular annual meeting the
second Saturday in October.
WHEATLESS BISCUITS.
Parched eornmeal Is tha feature of
these excellent wheatless biscuits.
First, the eornmeal one-half a cup
is put In s shallow pan placed in tha
oven and stirred frequently until It
is a delicate brown. The other ingre
dients sre a teaspoon of salt, a cup
ot peanut butter and one and a half
trups ot water. Mix the peanut hufr
ter, water and salt and heat. While
this mixture is hot stir In the meat
which should also be hot Beat thor
oughly. The dough ahould be of such
consistency that It can be dropped
from a spoon. Bake lo small cakes
In an nn greased pan. This makes IS
biscuits, each of which contains ona
alxta of an ounce of protein.
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FRANK P. WOODS
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Prank P. Weeds of Iowa, re-eiwted
chairman af the republican eoe,ree
alenal eampalgn cemmlttte,
PRESIDENT REBUKES
BROTHERHOOD HEAD
Washington. President WUson took
a hand in tha eastern shipyard labor
strikes and Issued a sharp rebuxe io
William L. Hutcheson. president of
tbe Brotherhood ot Carpenters and
Joiners, who, after refusing to send
striking ship earpentsra back to work
pending action by tha ahlpbulldlng la
bor adjustment board, had asked for a
personal eonference to lay the situa
tion before tha president
In affect, the president declared that
If Hutcheson did not want to la aid
and eomtort to tha ensray ha wouU
send the twm to work and leave a set
tlement of tha differences to tha ad
justment board and declined to s
blm until ha hsd dona so.
In reproving Hutcheson for declin
ing arbitration ot difference with
shipyard manasemeuta. President W.
sob. It wss declared, has tha whole
hearted support ot a majority of tha
beads of American labor unions. Un
ion heads, tt la declared on authority,
are aa eager as are government of
ficlala to arrive at some arrangement
whereby dtfferencea may be adjusted
before strikes take place.
' Shipyards Strike Coda.
New Tork.-Tha elrtke by carpen
ters la the Atlantic seaboard shlpysrds
engaged on government contracts Is
over. John Rice, national organiser ot
the United Brotherhood of Cerpentere
and Jolnere. said. Mr. Rice eald:
The men are going back because they
have every confidence that President
Wilson will adjust this matter to their
satisfaction." .
LLOYD GEORGE HAS
SURMOUNTED CRISIS
London, Premier Lloyd George and
his government have surmounted an
other crisis and tbe parliamentary wa
ters at Weetmlneter appear to rua
smoothly once more after a week's
turmoil stirred up by. tha retirement
of General Robertaon, chief of tha Im
perial general staff, la the bouse ot
commons tha premier explained and.
defended tha recent reorganisation of
the Versailles council with the added
powers given to It and bis dealings
with tha famous British chief of start.
There waa no proposal for a vote of
want of confidence.
Tha British prima minister la his
statement on tha decisions ot tha su
preme war council at Versailles paid
high tribute to tha plan submitted by
the American representatives.
"If I should resd the document sub
mitted by tha Americans," said Mr.
Lloyd George, "there would be no need
to mske this speech. The case Is pre
sented with irresistible power and
logic," '
LAND FOR FIGHTERS PLAN
Appropriation af 100.000,(XX) ta Prs
psrs Public Domain,
Idsho Falls, Idaho. The returning
American soldier who finds bis former
occupation gone should be given a part
of the public domain, properly cleared
or otherwise outfitted, for immediate
use st tha government's expense, ssld
f. U. Newell, hssd of the University
of Illinois, in an address before the
Joint conference of agricultural live
stock, engineering and -irrigation so
cieties of Idaho.
1 Mr. Newell urged tha Immediate ap
propriation of 1100,000,000 of mora by
the government to put through Irriga
tion and reclamation schemes and
otherwise put the remaining publle
tends in such shape that tha returned
fighting man may go on them with
hops ot securing a living ratura at
I Practical Patrictism I
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Breathe there a man with
cn il.-nH who never to
1 himself hath said, aa a well-
groomed lady imsttea mi
view: "Some claaa!
Surely the rule works
both way. Kcmember,
ment-SHE will like you
best" in a high claaa real
Custom-Tailored garment.
'See Our Big Spring and
t Summer Display.
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