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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1918)
vAyroTnM 1 PAnCH ! Th Yr M 81s Month! . 0(o to Four Month,.. ITISAT. AD. i. llll r.Hfti ! im pint wen. otj M MC4-cll Mil SMtltt. A0VHlwlHa ,MEI Re,rular.p Inch per Insertion 15c Transient, per Inch per Insertion "C ,0c Local, per lln per insertion. Towmxrs daeo nemesis Edward T. Barber edit and prints The Shoshone Journal, and is a little man with a hig idea. The idea has to do with one A. C. Town ley. Barber was among the first editors in the United States to camp on the trail of this Townley person, and he has accumulated a mass of evidence to prove that Townley is a German agent. He fulminates against Townley in ev ery issue of the Journal, and his editorials are widely quoted. Smithern Idaho has been a hot-bed oi'uinviu iuiiv mm - - of Townley propaganda, and some of that slirewd organizer s mistaken .. u i.. ,;m;i. wroth The Austrian parliament has followers have been mightily wroth " . ...... at the little Journal man. One lssed a war budget of six billion burly fanner dropped into the office kronen: but while some day ,t may one day to beat Barber up. and had lve to oat crow ,t can never eat just shed his coat when he looked kronen. into a convincing argument. This argument had a hole in it. but the It n Nat (dw.n. the actor, hole constituted its most persuasive has gone broke in the farming bus feature. The angry farmer was iness. which sad fact reminds us promptly subdued, if not mollified, that no farmers have ever gone We quote from a recent Journal broke in the acting business, editorial in order to give our read- ers an idea of Barber's style: Germany's "free hand in R. , "Tbe Journal harp, on the Non- b tta . few knuckles brok partisan league until I am getting en by revolting peasants. tired of it." Well, the boys at the - front are also tired of their contin- -t js to be hoped the people at ual hardships and inconveniences, home are full of confidence." Von They would like to rest awhile, but Hindenburg. SfSSi? l ingTre Yea, yea, Hindy, old scout! But America, here in Idaho-yes, right we'll bet they'd rather be full of here in Shoshone harder than he beefsteak and potatoes, ever did. For the Kaiser sees the time not far ahead when peace ' . . must come. He wants the most .We trust the patriotic Gerrrans favorable peace possible. He paid who go barefoot in order to save Dr. Rumley as editor of the New eatner will be rewarded by get York Evening Mail, and through h hookworm, him he paid Townley, and through T him he paid Roy McKaig and - Schoto and all the host of league The casual reader may be glad organizers and orators down to the to be reminded that the Graham Jittle two-by-four fellowa who buzz Ricc teken ovcr by e government at our ears like (krmanmauitoe, d not a food to work for a German peace- 11 ls . ... . the -business of the Journal to tell substitute. you of these things and to keep on telling them until the danger has been averted. The danger is great er now than ever, vo not pcrmii. your love of ease to dull your per- nmiinn Whm the Kaiser can set er now than ever. Do not permit ception. When the Kaiser can get a rrowd of loval American citizens together as he is doing all over Idaho to listen approvingly to the insidious poison poured into their ears by Scholtz and McKaig ana their tribe of Kaiserites, it ia no time to get tired of opposing such activities, ine juuniai i mm it, too, but its editor would rather be caned a cranx ana a crazy oiu man than to lie down and let the Kaiser trample all over this coun try and lay plans to stab our soldier boys in the back, while shouting "kamerad!" ITS A GOOD SYSTEM It costs the fanner more to raise wheat and he will have higher taxes to pay, but his position this year is nevertheless quite satisfac tory. He can hardly fail to make a good profit on wheat at the gov ernment price. He gets his money for his wheat so soon as it is hauled, if he wanta to accept the local dealer's grade. He down't have to spend sleepless nights in wondering whether the market will go up or down, for he knows it can do neither, He likewise knows that no silk-hatted, portly exporter who has never touched hand to plow will make more money on his wheat crop than he does himself. In brief, nobody has a chance to gam ble, which is a good thing from both a moral and financial stand point. Incidentally, the nation! commercial interests are benefited. The farmer promptly pays the local merchant, instead of "standing him oft"" until the crop is sold; the local merchant ay8 the wholesaler aud the wholesaler the manufac turer. Settlement day is no long er indefinitely deferred, as in the old V days of wheat speculation. biuik Incident to hanwting anil .. In fact.. tht new system I . n - un i ,IU tho - - " Weston Ivor's approval - than which we can conceive of no higher praise. A -i.lnn.yi rurrvimr 100 IIU'II and iuipwJ with mgino. MiJ power to tho- in a medium sued Sleamsnip Will IW tir"'i''" three years, acconlinir to Gianni ta- proni, inventor of tho laproni iKMnliinx plane. While wo may never carv to trawl in one. we will le willing to give thorn a high rec ommendation. "Toll me what you eat and I wiU tell you what you are," was once merely a clever phrase. Now it is an international war axiom ami means something, says the Food Administration. The General Hell in tho Gorman army must Ik- a constant and pain ful reminder to his soldiers of . what they are get tiny. t m ITFtflfinn X llf I Kr.flftAKlJ i Veterinary Surgeon Hospital at corner of Main and Broad streets. r 1 rHOne - Main 253 Style Without Extravagance u to t found" In all garmaats Orimrti from A. E. ANDERSON & CO. YOU NEED CHICAGO R. L. Reynaud ImI Rretsti OREGON PIONEER Of 1850 PASSES AT WESTON HOME CVwell T. iHmglas, an Oregon pioiuier of ISIiu and for many years a highly respected eitisen of Wes ton, died Monday afternoon. July 29, at his home in this city, after a protracted illness. Mr. Douglas wis born August 12. ISM. at Columbus, Ohio, and had nearly reached his PSth year. When fourteen years of age he moved with his parents lo Iowa. In the spring of IS'.il he immigrat ed with his imrvnts to I.inn county, Oregon, whore ho was united in marriage to Mis F.lixalvth K. Moore on January 19. 1S54. Three sons and throe daughters were Itorn to them, of whom two sons are still living. In 1870 Mr. IXmglus and family moved to Umatilla county, taking up their residence at Weston in the year 1SS7. Mrs. Douglas depart ed this life NovemU-r 19. ISHKl. On August 3, r.H."i. Mr. Douglas was united in marriage t Mrs. Harriot K. Slorey, who survives him. Aside from his widow and sons, who are A. L. IVuglas of lone. Or egon, and John Ifcuiglas of Athena, Oregon, Mr. Ihnighui is survived by one brother ami one sister. Tho sorrow of the U-reaved ones is shared by many friends, as 'the departed pioneer was honored and esteemed as a man of industry and probity. He was a veteran mem ber of the I. O. O. F. and a brother of the late U vi Douglas of Harris burg, Oregon, who was the oldest Oild Fellow in the Oregon jurisdic tion. The latter preceded him to the grave by thirteen days. The funeral services were held Wednesday atfernoon in the United Brethren church, and were largely attended. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. Storms and Rev. S. E. Powell, the scripture was read by Rev. E. F. Wriggle, and Rev. W. S. Payne preached the sermon from the text: "I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith." Mr. Payne paid eloquent tribute to the worth of the departed and expressed the confidence felt by all present that so clean a soul had naught to fear in entering upon the Life Beyond. Some beautiful old hymns were sung by the choir. The floral trib utes were lovely. The services at the grave were conducted by Weston Lodge No. 58 in accordance with the I. O. O. F. ritual. AMERICA MAKES GOOD Hoover's Hopes Are Exceeded Remarkable Results at End of Food Administration's First Year Proves Voluntary System Was No Mistake Confidence That People WU Con. tlnue Patriotic Conservation Effort Felt at Washington. W. B. Ayer, Federal Food Adminis trator for Oregon, earnestly directs attention to some excerpts from a re cent official summary, t the. end of Its first year's worjt. of the United States Food Administration's alms, methods and resulU. These excerpts are given below: "When the U. 8. Food Administra tion undertook the work of conserving and moblllrlng America's food re sources, there were three methods of approach possible In handling the problem, these methods of control be ing rationing, high prices and volun tary effort The Thrse ystems. "The introduction of rationing Into this country would bars resulted In an Inevitable re action. It would also mean a tremendous expenditure. On the basis of the rationing system adopted by European countries for certain staple foods. It would require 14.800,000 a year for the printing of the necessary ration cards; It would demand one official for every 1,000 families to take oare of distribution under this system; in fact, oa tha European basil, about $45,000,000 a year would be required to administer the rationing system ia this country. "Control of consumption by high prices was obviously too unfair to merit consideration in such a country ss ours, meaning as It must, conserva tion for the rich at ths axpenia of tha poor. . "The voluntary system, based npon education and publicity (the third al ternative), was selected because of the moderate expense Involved, and because of the opportunity It afforded to use the great desire of loyal Amer icans to serve their country. I Results Enormous. "The results of the voluntary control Of food have been enormous. The sur plus of the 1917-1 wheat crop, based on normsl consumption, would hava been 20.000.000 busheli. If the present rate of saving by the American people eontlnuee, we iball be abla to deliver to our Allies from this crop possibly 170,000,000 bushels of wheat, of which 160,000,000 will represent the volun tary savings of the American people. This delivery of wheat bis enabled the illlei JO geeX peri ln.(4!tM u4 srtssiag Sreal aeeot of lleir pee pie, and to keep up the bread ration of tkeir soldier. C "A to our eiports of meet, Ike re- suits of eoaservatlea are evea wore 'remarkable. The analysis or figures In regard lo hogs Indicates that we were 1.000.000 lo T.0O0,09 hogs short when the eoaservetloa eampeJga wai started. Before the war, Ike average nosihly etporl of hog products was bout 10.009.000 pounds, la Msrrh, llt. we eiported 10,000.000 pounds and raa see our way clear, with the present saving and preduotloe, le go forward at this rate for aa Indefinite erlod. Before II14, we were eiport lug from l.lOt.tO lo a.Mt.Ms pounds of beef per moath. After the Euro paa war began, there wee aa In rease to abenl it.tt0.M0 pec month, Nnw, we are eiporttag at the rate nt 130.000.000 pounds ef beef per month and. with the continuation ef rosier vstlon and production, there Is no reason to antlelpste a material reduc tion In theee figure. Greet Orfenelve Needed. "The winning of the war depends npon the development ef great offen sive strength on the part ef the United Bute. This offensive must Include ships, men, supplies and food. With the Increase In the sis of our Army. OWe is a necessary decrease In our productive rapaatty. Harvests are bound to vary with seasoaal condi tions. "The only safe procedure for ns and tor the Allies Is lo provide enormous reserve stocks of staple foods, hoik here and In Europe, lo meet any emer gency which may arise, la a later period of the war. to have lo stop la a critical phase of It In order t apt nnusual emphasis upon agricultural production, might be fatal to our final success. "There mill be no let down In the program of conservatlea until the aew harvest. Heartened by our success and by the spirit of devotion and self sacrifice shown by the American peo ple, we must go saead more than ever convinced of our responsibility to those who fight with us and lo thoea nnfortunate peoples who took to m aa the one source of the food lupply necessary to kp thera from deetrue tioa. In Franc and England. "The American Labor Mission Just home from tendon, was appointed by president Wilson to make n study or conditions In England nnd France. Of Its nineteen members, nine are from the Amertcaa Federation of Labor, two of whom are women. The others represent every social element of tha American people. This mission mad a comprehensive study of conditions In the Allied countries, and before leaving London for America, Issued the following statement regarding toed conditions: " 'Since landing In England, all mem ber! of the eenuni'.te hav visited r. number of cities and Interviewed a large number of peopl regarding the food situation, as well as other mat ters arising from the war, and we feel It our duty to Impress npon the Amer tcaa people th fact that they should ndeavor to conierv food In a Isrger measure, that we may eupply the peo ple of the Aflled countries with th things necesssry lo their sustenance. There Is no doubt that the people of Great Britain and the Allied countries are making untold sacrifice!, mora than America realises.' , Wheat and Meat Abroad. .'"In 114 Franc produced M per cent of her normal consumption of wheat In 1917 her production wsa only 45 per cent After deducting th amount necessary for seed. It was es timated that th Hit production would be but one-third of France 'I needs. It must be remembered, too, that Fnnc has alwsy! figured her needs on a different basis than ours. The French people have never wasted food, conse quently France normal consumption has been practically Identical with her actual necessities. The ration of the Franch soldieri hai twlcs been cut, and the soldier'! ration Is never low ered until the dinger it home front food shortage Is critical. Certain re ports have been brought to thti coun try that there U plenty of meat la France. These report! originated la the fact that at one time It wai neces sary, because of the lack of feeds, to lauEhtor large quantltle of her dairy cattle. The Immediate result was a temporary glut of meat, but the final result Is that to'dsy Franc Is on a meat ration of one pound a week, In cluding horse flesh." An Inventor lAi discovered a way to make fuel out of sugar. -W presum be burns coal to do It, thus reducing the supply of both useful commodi ties. There Is no war without iscriflcea and ours er just beginning. Tb'.i n okes It necessary to stop the war by winning it In th shortest possible order. The Germans are now carrying off the Belgians' kitchen kettles and pans. But that Isn't cruel the Belgians haven't got anything to cook la them, anyhow. An element of man's superiority to the animal kingdom In general Is bis adoptability. Abundant opportunity li given nt present to demonstrate this superiority ' Corset faetorlei are to turn their at tention to miking powder bsgs huh! No, not that kind. Th kind they on In the army and navy. Th man who found th right way to beat th submarines and stop tha war will aoon hiv Washington's body irw gat rldlculou! outnumbered, . . . , Record of Nam .'. Ab Iloiii aJilrve "" Occupation Mor War K M"'rMJ Entered Service, When 1 WI..'iT llranrh of Mervic ' Transfer ' ' " Itai.k , ' (Imln.lo IVmiioIIihi am! dates.) Nvarvel Itulatitu Addree ItclatMHishlp Present Address Signature of Informant (FriemU and relatives f Uiy In eervire are sKed to lill ul almvt' nl mail lo M. It. Chomn, Secretary, IVimIUIoii. Oregon. Ptioiiu RMiiBER, FRIENDS Weston Leader sulwcriptinna art discon tinued at expiration. Renew promptly when notified, if you want yo':r copy to continue. No exception in made. 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