Star Then Execution!
By David IIjniiuw
Vou average American citlren In your amice
American community imagine if you can, the
tx'niliiliiy of a report limilar to the following
being; nude of your community at any time aim
tinilrr any condilioni.
"Though much aaddenH, frir worker are cut
tlnf off whom they mutt, and luiitmiiiiijr with
those aetected, principally children. All aie male
ing winter plain ami asking, pleading, for fund
now to buy what will cost many timei more later
on. Can you not cable ua that the' promiied ap
propriation! are certain until th end of June
1919. 1 Such action would double the value of the
(i ft. We mutt not let go now."
The Committee for Relief in the Near East
it doing ita utmott to tuttain thete peoplei. i'ov
erty atrlcken, plague infeited, war terrorized
Near East, the cradle of the white man'a civiliza
tion, ia perishing. It it perilling becauM of the
faith that ia in it. Only the help of an aroused
American generosity can prevent this.
It ia hard at 1 distance of thousands of milea
for Average American Citizem to graip the need.
Tolerant, Jiclpful, Kindly, Generoui America
would never permit relief workers to aign death
warrants for thouiandi of persona, did it but
realize th: aituation. That is exactly what hap
pen when the workers in the Near East are
forced from lack of funds to "cut off whom they
must." More than 4.000.000 people are destitute,
of this number 400,000 are orphans, orphans be
cause they were innocently caught in the net of
the great war.
These starving peoples live In the "fester" spot
of Europe and Asia. America entered the war
that autocracy might be crushed from the earth.
We are forever bound to Europe because the
blood of our sons Is mlngjed with European
wit. We must carry on m their names, we
must carry on or their supreme sacrifice will have
been in vain. '
Frsnce, Belgium, Italy can all be helped by
governmental aid. but the dying Christians of '
the Near East nave no government throuch
which governmental aid can te given them. The
task ia America's. Liberty, eauality, freedom of
apeech, freedom of worship, all of these America
has given to the world. Slowly the other nation
f the world are accepting our ideals. Now we
re challenged practically to advance the Broth
erhood of Man taught by the "Man of Sor
rows' 1000 year ago. The people of Hi land
by the faith He gave them ask for bread. What
hall America give them 1
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Tbe Fanners Bank of Weston
Established 1891
If you wish us to do sopwe
will secure your tax statement
and you may pay your taxes
here, saving a trip to the
county seat. -
Preston-Shaffer Milling Go.
Established 1865
Athena, Oregon . Wait$bur, Wash.
American Beauty
and-
Pure White
-:- Made of selected bluestem in one of the
best equipped mills in the Northwest. ,
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v Sold In Weston by V ;
Weston Mercantile Company
BREVITIES
Albert Jamee came up from I'en
dluton lat evening to attend the
liiiT iralherintr of "three-linkers."
A full attendance la requested at
tho regular nulling of Pythian
Sistcra next Monday evening. Hy
order of M. K. C.
(liMrlea Dupula wan lure from
Adimia Kumluy and report good
crop proniH-rta there with no re
seeding necessary.
Tim It. Morrison have moved
into what waa formerly known as
the president' cottage, on the nor
mal M-hool ground.
A nine-jiound daughter was born
Sunday evening, March 10, to Mr.
nd Mr. J. 0. Wood at the home
of Mr. Susan Tucker.
Mr. and Mr. V. C. Davis and
Hon of Walla Walla mnt the week
end at the home of hi brother, W.
M. Davia, south of town.
St the Iteeve Ford attachment
for coal oil and ganoline or distil
late. Try it before buying. lYice
l'J.00. Watt & Rogers.
E. M. Smith, carfiier of The
Farmere Hank of Weaton, waa in
Madras. Oregon, the early part of
the week on a business visit.
Hen Dupuia ha located at M
cow, Idaho, which will be his head
quarter hereafter in the selling
campaign for Montana lands.
Frank 'Price, manager of the Wes
ton Warehouse company, bought 120
tons of barley In the local market
Wednesday for Portland house.
Sim Culley and Bob Proudfit
were down at Umatilla on another
Ashing trip Sunday and brought
home another batch of Indian rel
lea. The Weston-Pendleton auto stage
schedule follow: Leaves the Davis
confectionery store, Weston, twice a
day 7:45 a. m. and 12:45 p. m.
0. H. McPherrin, driver.
Pody Duncan came up this week
from Portland, where he has been
employed in garage work. He ex
pects to be chief pilot of a cater
pillar engine lor Joe ney.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Towery, for
merly of Weston, were here thia
week from La Grande, where Mr.
Towery haa been engaged for sev
eral yeara In the brickyard busi
ness. W. II. Gould has again been ap
pointed sexton of the I. O. 0. F.
and Masonic cemeteries. He will
also take care of lots in the city
cemetery by arrangement with the
owners. ,
Harry Edwards and James Kill
gore were In town Sunday from
Holdman for a day's vacation.
They have seeded 800 acres on the
Scrimsher ranch and have 600 acres
to plow.
Dr. Grant Skinner, a recent grad
uate of the North Pacific Dental
college, Portland, waa here Satur
day with a view to locating. Dr.
Skinner is a Hermiston young man,
ton of one of Its townslte owners.
W. H. McGhee, who 16 years
go was principal of the Weston
school and ia now farming near Le
land, Idaho, and hla son, Walter
Lee McGhee, were recent visitors
In Weston. Together with , Miss
Colvin and Miss Hollenbeck they
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
nd Mrs. W. S. Price.
G. A. R. McGrew It here from
Portland on one of his occasional
visits, and haa again donned the
habiliments and assumed the gen
eral characteristics of an honest
Th leader waa mistaken
In reporting that Bob had an arm
broken while running drug store
f Redmond. Another fellow got
the broken arm while Bob got the
publicity and the sympathy.
Pine creek raged wrthfully '
Tuesday under the Influence of
heavy rains and melting weather
In the mountains. A the stream
now has a much stralghter shoot
through town than formerly, It did
not overflow Ita banks. Active
work was necessary to save a new
dam put in in the lower part of
town, to divert the current Into
another channel and save Water
atreet, above the bridge, from pos
sible damage.
. Clyde J. Rupert, one of two con
victs who escaped from the state
lime plant near Gold Hill, Oregon,
Coached the old Weston Normal
football team here some 18 year
ago and waa known in local athlet
ic circle as "Rupert the Red."
He waa then a clear-eyed, clean
limbed young fellow whom nobody
would ever imagine could become a
criminal. Rupert was sent up from
Portland not long ago for the theft
of liberty bonds entrusted to his
care as bank messenger. . "
Death Calls Mrs. Henderson
Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Henderson,
wife of Juwph Henderson, passed
way March 1ft, 1019, at thu home
of her daughter,. Mr. C. W. Avry,
n WesUm, at the age of 7 yvr.
Mr. Henderson wit born inShel
byville county, Indiana, and her
marriage was sJemniwd in the
same state. After moving to Kan
mm she rame with her liubband to
Oregon about 33 years ago ami lo-
rui.wl in flilliam county. Soon af
terward they moved to Umatilla
county, making their home on the
uplands near Wetilon.
Mrs. Henderson is survived by
br husband, who Is hH years old,
and the following children: Cora
Henderson Post of Erie, I'm.; Frank
Henderson of Cottage Grove, Or.;
Herman Henderson of Oregon City,
Or.; Mark Henderson, Kate Hen
derson Avery and Fred Hendern n
of Weston, Or.; Hendricks Hc-ndir-son
of Seattle, Wah.; Nellie Hen
derun Fletcher of Brant, Alberta;
Joe Henderson of Erie, Pa.
Funeral service were held at tl.e
Avery residence Monday afternoon,
where a short sermon wa preached
by Elder John Bonewiu. The re
mains were laid to rest in I. O. O.
F. cemetery.
Colled Wales saved 7.0i.000.000 hjr
, (lie sudden closing of the war but you
don't nolle It yet.
Rometlraes we get It esrljr and some
times late, but we usual) get our al
lowance of winter.
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Put one of the NliVV DAY PHO
NOGRAPHS TJho Claxtonola
in your home; it's the most beau
tiful phonograph made, while the
tone quality is round, full, clear
of amazing naturalness and as
tonishing volume.
Soodwins
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flatting out of the war Is murh like
eating st a restaurant and paying the
cstbler at the door.
Cliss. II. CarUr Dan 1'. .Smyth
Carter & Smythe
UWTOU
I'emlleton ... Oregon
Butter Wrap orders prompt
' ly filled at the Leader shop.
W. M. Pttcrioa G. fl. Biihop
Peterson & Bishop
LAWYERS
Pendleton. Or. Freewater. Or.
;i Dr. S. L mm I
i Veterinary Smgecn I
' ' Hospital at corner of Main
; ; and Broad streets. ' J
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Phone - wain z&3
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Our ducks are knee-high to geese now but we are
selling
just the same
You should see the new self-lif t John Deere
Gangs we are sending out this week! The most
Nifty, Nobby, Powerful, and easy-going gang and
lift you ever saw.
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You will notice that those who seeded their
wheat last Fall with KENTUCKY or VAN BRUNT
DRILLS are not obliged to reseed this Spring
with a possible exception here and there.
x (Exceptions prove the rule.) "
Our 4-whccl Deere and Weber wagons are built to handle
3-ton hay, 200-bushel potatoes or 60-busheI wheat
Our sewing machines will sew wood shingles day or night
and we will stake a sale on it. v
Our electric washers squeeze the blueing and buttons too
from any overalls under one year old.
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- Boost for the Memorial Hall to our Pioneers and
Soldier Boys--where we will have good times in a
good place and everybody welcome. Make this an
institution of which the Pioneer and the Soldier will
be proud.
KASH KOUNTS
WATTS &
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