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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1918)
WESTON LEADER CUKK 00D, Htar SUBSCHIMION RAtei Stricth ASbtnct Tba Yar Six Month - Three Month 0 W nUPAT. MOV. U rMrt f at tht Itlc at Will, Orttea l ic ! Mil iMHtr. ADVERlltlNti RAltt Regular, per Inch per insertion 15c Transient, per inch per insertion .We Local, per line per insertion 10c IS IT THE "BLACK DEATH? It has remained for an em- tan have the Hohenzollern and balmer to make the most start- Hapsburg houses, robber barons ling contribution the Leader since the Middle Ages, looking has seen to current literature on like mollbuzzers. May their fall the subject of the "flu" epidem- be as great ! ic. He is Howard S, Eckels of In 1915 the price of binder New York, and he takes a posi- twine in less than car lots was tion entirely opposed to that of seven and three-quarters cents the medicos. A bulletin Mr. per pound. In 1918 it is twenty Eckels has issued to his profes- three and one-quarter cents per sional brethren having come into pound. The difference repre the Leader's hands, we are senU eighty-six millions of dol quoting part of it below: lars in pure pelf wrung from "Regardless of what death American farmers by tne Yuca certificates say, the embalmer tan monopoly, which produces who has handled many of the more than eighty percent of the cases in the recent epidemic world's sisal, knows that they are different Th h chiefl in. from any that he has dealt with .V iho LtAn before this visitation. I. know to the hands of the "iucatan that I have found them so. profiteers, since peon labor used "During the past four weeks jn sisal hemp growing costs no several thousands of bodies have more than formerly, been embalmed under my direct Th y . gut food Ad supervision as special represen- . . , , . . tive of the Council of National ministration has long been strug Defense in charge of this work gling with this monopoly, but in Philadelphia. Not only did the Mexicans are aware that the nearby members of the Purple AmeriCan farmers must have si- ayrbSn?hePVVa? Vart- - theif at Un" merit, at the request of the cleSam. Mayor of Philadelphia, detailed President Carranza has prom to the Purple Cross a number of jsei m investigation. If he its members who were stationed kes it the way may be open. sysifTtsx.'Ss - of this workv personally during clutches of a vicious and grasp this period and posted enough ing foreign trust bodies to be thoroughly acquaint- Meanwhile it is highbinder ed with the post-mortem syrup- . - toms, which resemble and prob- 1 s ably are identical with those - which history- gives . us of the .Busted Bill escaped to Holland " Black Plague. with nothing much of value 'The epidemic already in six j, i;fe weeks has cost America five times as many lives as we have ... ... lost on the battlefields of Eu- Be sure that the LnitedWork rope. Apparently, it is not the result of any one specific germ, 'It: it nnt Inflnpnra? it ia not Asiatic Cholera; it is not Bubon ic Plague;, it is not Pneumonia although it frequently causes Pneumonia, or at least a condi tion closely resembling it "It is the Black Plague of the Middle Ages, which so often in the past has swept the world. "It is caused by a cross-breeding: of bacteria in unembalmed UWUCS UI C1CUOI JT UUUCU III ground which later is churned bodies carelessly buried in and re-cnurnea by tne tramp oi armies and the hail of shells, as the lines alternately advance and retreat" The medical profession has identified Spanish Influenza with the influenza or la grippe epi- demies that have swept the country at varying intervals, generally of a decade or more, since 1830. It claims to have identified the germ and to have discovered a way to combat it- When Foch getB through with or at least the pneumococcus of- frgki the Huns. they'll have ten following in its train-by nothi Jeft but a be8raeared means of a serum composed of heon. like germs cultured and then . killed. The development of this Dollars to doughnuts are no serum was reported to the Uni- ionger ,g og, according to a versity of Minnesota not long hungry weeezer on the Boston by Dr. William Mayo and is now Globe. in general and successful use. So we have the medico and Confronted as he is with the the embalmer flatly arrayed task of finding jobs for four mil against each other on the "flu" Hon pampered war workers, Un issue with the medico having cle Sam's gigantic problems are the be6t of it we think, by by no means dwindling. reason of the gratifying results of his serum treatment in the cantonments. Belike, however, the doctors will admit themselves stumped by one phase of the notorious and wicked influenza. It travels faster than wildfire, faster than the wind. With lightning speed it crosses oceans and continents and becomes endemic almost fn a day. Simultaneously it ap- pears in Canada to the north and Mexico to the south -how or why, nobody knows. While it spreads by contact it also spreads without. 'Flu,,, baffling nature was sot forth by a traveling man who when in Weston had just come from Twin Falls, Idaho, While he was there a couple of sheep herders were broujjht in from an isolated camp miles from any railroad. Nobody had visited them and they had visited no bodyyet both had the "flu." Black Plague or no, a mys tery black it is. We like it not Abas le Influenza! Down with the Spanish son-of-a-gun! HIGHBINDER TWINE The sisal profiteers of Yuca- roomers ao not nave to wo wu hard for the money that shouiu money go to their asking. great cause tor the The War Lord's great stake was a mistake. Pershing has qualified as the Battle Him of The Republic. Ono Ipttprof the alnhabet does w..- . 1 not constitute the difference be- tween U. VV. W. and I. W. W. . . , fi , . , a'' confirmed tight- ving to United War Work becomes a delightful expression Wi . Would that its aftermath were over with the war an aftermath with the grim prospect of cost ing millions of lives. Sufficient unto Der Tag is the evil thereof. RIpsspH are the neacemakers. for they are responsible for one- helluva noise! Peace hath its horrors if one's ears are sensitive no less frightful than war. 1 Now is the time when many a war industry worker whose life has been based upon the care- less philosophy of "Easy come. easy no, win wgm w wonuer what he did with his summer's wages. Bill llohenzollem's punish ment would have been almost sufficient could he have person ally served, instead of a dummy substitute, to help Weston cele brate a victorious peace. .'s.ttmstmt it Hiiro tit snv ml it may as well be us-that although .11 . . i . tiermany still holds the Khine the Allies brought home the bacon. As to that divine right well, it isn't left. It is Mars grim jest that the clown prince has lost the latter half of his title. A republic has been proclaim ed at Berlin, which is neverthe less more than four years late about getting into line. Something in Hunland seems to have Kieled over. The ex-Kaiser and his blood stained minions need not look forward to an indiscriminate ap plication of the scriptural in junction to love one's enemies. ' Pretty soon a disappearing feature of the daily press that will never, never be missed is the Official Casualty List If either can handle a broom, Bill Honenzollern or Charley Hapsburg might get a job at sweeping out our print shop. Revolting news comes from Germany that is. if a revolt is revolting. The first our Ford offer of $558 cash for Runabout Roadster, cauipped with shock absorbers and wishbone, takes it. Practically new. Watts & Rogers. That the J. C. Penney Co. can save you from 10 to 25 percent on all lines of merchandise. In buying for 197 busy stores for spot cash, direct from the manufacturer, we can seil you merchandise in some instances Cheaper than the One Store Man Can Buy it Standard 3-Ib. Cotton Bat $1.19 Tilly 3-Ib. Cotton Bat $1.39 ,36-inch Percale 25c 27-inch 'Percale 17 1-2 c 27-inch Apron 'Gingham. 25c and 27 1-2 c 27-inch Dress Gingham 25c and 27 1-2 c Hope Muslin 25c Berkeley 60 Cambric 31c 27-inch Outing, light and dark 25c Men's Leather-faced Canvas Gloves 25c Men's Good Wool Sox .....69c Men's Sweaters, Jersey and Coat styles $1.98 to $9.90 Men's Heavy Blue Overalls $1.89 Wool Blankets". $4.98 to $12.50 j Incorporated r ' ) ATHENA, SUGGESTIONS ARt WANItU Representative Dodd Would Like to Hear From Citizens, To The IVople of Umatilla County: The lonialatun? wnwrn-a January C, ami ax your leprmntative I want to Ih propartHl to do the b'ft work ptNwilile for you during the MKion. I therefore urge upon you the iinMirtaiuv of your BNoMance i" informing me at an early date of "u,,.l'ri . should nave altinii now f any Ihw m your opinion ntion. im you know of any law now on tne mat- uto book that ahould be imxlilieil or repealed? The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and wmie laws have not always proven prao tioal or eahily enforeetl, and it i the people who dinoover the weak placva. If there U anything affect ing your occupation or buainws a farmer, alockraiarr, fruitgrower ; or as a merchant or manufacturer; as a profewional man or oflitv holder or a director of achoola or other public institutions, that runl improving, let me know. If there aw road matters, taxes, game law, or irrigation matters or any pro greivive idea that might help the welfare of the people, it is my de sire to know about it. I have no tine spun theories, hi falutin' m'hemea or "darmil fI notions" to enact into law. Itut anything that is practical and blessed with common acnw thai will help you and not injure your neighlwr, is what I want to know about. I shall repnent every art of the county and every resource alike. I have no pet schemes up o which to waste busy days, and shall be on the job from now until the close of the session in the Inter, ests of the entire -ople of the county I was elected to represent. Immediate action is advisable, as this would give me the opportunity to fully inform myself in any mat ter and get it into proper shape to present to the legislature early in the session, before the usual flood of bills crowd for action. E. P. DODD. Hermiston, Or.. November 12. I am local distributor for the Stephens Salient Six. and will be pleased to demonstrate. See Dick at the Athena Vulcanizing Shop. OREGON RUIItt Uf miUinu District No. 19 -Budget of EsUmat- Notice l hereby ilvn that a mevt li.Kf th legl voter of 8vhml !! triet No. 1 will held t Ue ,h'l hou in Wwton, tin-iron, on Novem ber 211, 191(4. to vol on th pri.xM.ilio .f Uvytea- a pelal district T m total amount of imtnry lieedwl ly til churlct fr th rtcl yr m-kIiiiiIii Juno IT. IftH. ami mlnir June 30, W in rutiiiiMtvd in th tollowiiiK huilMft: MTINATKII aXCKNIHTI'Klta IV.rlmr.' l.rie Ap'rlu, upptiv, etc KUa Krpmr of schoothoiiM, i lc. Jamtor'a wage Janitor' cupplw Kurl I.lht Water Clerk' Mlary l'iHita and stationery Intereot on bomU, wairant .. uo no :'f. oo tM 00 KM 00 111 7io ou Ml 00 00 n oo 25 00 (KU 00 Total U7 eo KSTIMATKO aKCkll-Ttt County choil fund f SHU W Stat chool fund iXt M) ( h on Imnd 1U County high achuwl fuml 1U10 64 Total II6 45 KKCAHTULATION Total entinmtnl exMiiM' 11173a 01 Total etimlcl receipt i'M 45 Ami. to be raiurd by tax I iftf) 55 Dated November K, I'.'IH. Uko. W. STAlil.H, Chairman Hoard of llirector. Frank I'aua. Diatrict Clerk. tNo. mt Kt'.iHiKr op tmi: coNinrioN of The Farmer' Hankuf Wuaton, at Wea ton, in the Stale of Oregon, at th rloae of bualiiv NoVemlier I, 1118: aKaoi'HCKa. Uan and diaenunta ... . ' .... flttO.&ft 37 Uverdrafu, erurel ami un- ccured 21 43 Komi and warranU 30.0-jt a Hanking hm 3. Sou 00 Furniture ami flxturv , 1,000 00 Other real eatate owned . .. XI.7KI 33 Due from bank (not re- erve bank) WO 51 Due from approved reaerv bank 8.463 15 Check and other eaah item U M Caahonhand 12.130 03 Other reaourte ... 4 19 Total 1251.120 75 I.IABlUriM. Capital atock pail in . f 30.000 00 8urplua fund I&.0MI OO UnJivHJed profila, leaa r- fwnnea and taxea paid 7,719 W Ihi to bank and banker . 2,141 57 Individual dvxiiU ubject to chock 10O.S39 37 Demand certificate of do- poail.... 2.44 09 Time and Saving depoaita 4M38 "S iiills payable for money bor rowed . 45.000 00 Other habilitlc . 32 W Total $251,120 75 State of Oregon, I County of Umatill. I I. K. M. Smith, ahli r of the abnve-nameI bank, do olvmnly awvar that the above atatement I tme to the beat of my knowledge awl Iwlu f. C. M. Smith, Caahiur. Coaaiti'T ATTEaT: J. II. I'MU K, F. l. WArra, Director. Subarribed and awoni to bff'tro me thia 11th day of November. 1UI8. S. A. tiAHNKa, KEAI.k ' Mnlarv I'nl.llr (My commfaaion expire Nov. 13, 1V20.) Notice ol Sale ol Real Property In the County Court of the 8tate of Orcein for the County of, Umatilla. In the Matter of the Katata of Jacob Federer, Deceaied. NOTICE is hereby given that In pur nance of an order of th Hon. Oildcrt W. I'help. Circuit Judic for Umatilla County, Oregon, acting in the abaenc of the Honorable Charle H. Mamh. Jndire of the above entitled court. from Umatilla County, made on the made on the AdmlnittrB- J .. Im loth day of October. IUIH, ter of the estate of Jacob ceaaed, the uiidemirncd trix of aaid etai will from and after the IWth day of November, 1918, pro ceed to oll and aell at privet aale at the law oltlce of Will M. felenon, in the Smith-Crawford Building, in the City of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, upon tha Urm hereinafter dated andiuhject to confirmation by aaia aoove eniiiiea court, ail oi tn tale, right, title and intereat of th eatat of Jacob Fadnrer. deceaaed. in feVffff i!rffiS,-,ti Umatilla, Stat of Oregon, U-wlt! .... . An undivided one-fifth of tha Northwaat Quarter (NWJ,'l of Sec tion Thirty (30,) Township Five (6) North, Range Thirty-four (34 biui oi nie vi uiamou menuian. Th term on which aaid real proper, ty will be sold by aaid Administratrix are a follow, to-wit; Caah upon th confirmation of tha lal of aid real property by tha abov entitled court and upon the execution and delivery of a good and aufAcisnt deed; provided, however, that ald real proportv may be sold upon term providing fur the payment of one-half or mora of tha purchaae price thereof In cash at tha time and In the manner herelnbefora provided in caae of a caah sale with payment of tha balance of aaid pur chaia price to be eiurod by a flrat mortguge on the real property included in auch aale. For further Information call upon or write to aaid Administratrix at the law office of Will M. Peterwm, In th Smith Crawford Building in 1'endleton, Oregon. , Dated thl ISth day of October, 1018. LENA FEDKRER, Administratrix of the Estate of Jacob Federer, dvceaaeii, WILL M, J'ETERSON and Wat. 8. NASH, Attorney fur Administratrix. Fcndltton, Oregon. A m SUIT? If vou want one for Fall ami Winter we will lx glnd to supply y. Wo reptv Hont the la-Rt tailoring lioiinoa in Chicago and guar antoe A I'KUKKOT KIT. If you want to make your old Hiiit do we can make it look GOOD AS NKW by expert CLEANING AND PRESSING 1DKAL Coiita and Suits for ludiea. WtSTON BATHS. BARBER and TAILOR SHOP R. L. Reynaud IK YOU IIAVK PAID YOUlt HlLl. YOU KNOW IT IK YOU IIAVKN'T l'AID YOUlt HILL I KliOW IT AN DO I WANT IT FRANK SNIDER SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of the Stat of Oregon fr Umatilla County. Addie A. tleno, Plaintiff, v. Joaeph (Joe) lleno. Defendant. To Jueeiih (Joe) Heno, defendant abov naiiicil ; In tit Name of the State of Oregon. You are hereby required to apier and an.wrr the complaint of the plaint ilT tiled againat you In th above entitled court and eaua within l week of the dale of the Aral publication of thl aommona, name ly, on or before the Sf7lh day of December, A. D. Itfl. and you will take nolle that If you fail to appear and anawer a.d complaint or otlierwiae plead thereto within aaid tone, the plaintilT, for want thereof, will apply to the above entitled eurt for the relief prayed for and demanded lo her aaid complaint, namely, for a ili-fru forever diaaolv Ing the bond of matrimony now and heretofore exiating brtwrcn the plain tilt and defvmlaiit, and fur other equit able relief. Thia ummon i publialied puraunnt to an onler made and died hvreln the th dav of November. II8. by Honor- abl Gilbert W. I he pa, Judge of the Sixth Judicial Diatrict of th Stale of Oregon. 1 he flrat publication will be made In th Weatun deader newapapvr on Friday, the 15th day of November, 1UIM, and the lt publication will be made on Friday, the aaid 27th day of December; 19IH. Dated thia Hth day of November, A. D. 1IH8. WILL M. I'ETEKSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. 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