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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1919)
IS WAY BACK TO NORMAL Carl Plehv Prefeeeor ef Finance. University of California Ot course the war upset business. !t Increased tome Itnee euch at war munition but decreased common, everyday peace lines. Tba only poe albla way back to norma? la to build ub common business. To gat back to normal mesne that we hava to got capital back Into thosa llnaa of bualnesa which bare fallen bahlnd. If an IndlTldual baa met great H?sa tha only way ha can make blmselt whole again la by eating, by atrlct economy. A country la only a lot of IndiTiauala, fft haTO, collec tively, to meet tba coat ot tha war. aa aconomlo loea, although moral gain. Wo can meet It only by ant ing. Tha (oremment la coming to u next month with tba Victory Liberty Loan tha last ot tha Liberty Loan. There ara aound financial and aco nomlo reason why tha Victory Loan should be brought again to tha peo ple. Tha government could make us save by heavy taxee right now. but It prefers tha less harsh and wiser course of borrowing our eavtnga now and taxing on tba Installment plan, n little each year. Leave Banks Free. Now It the people take the loan, .a they must, the banks will be left free to lend to the farmer, the manu facturer, the grocer, the butcher, and the baker so they can get busy again. Then production and business will grow and. by tha formula, prlcea will come to normal Then wa shall nil know "where we are at and get straightened out again. It we -leave It to the banks," they will have "no funds" left for business, big or little. We. ourselves, will not be earing and the day of our redemp tion will only be postponed. There will result Inevitable Inflation and the continuance of high and abnormally fluctuating prlcea. The Victory Loan la part of the war Job Jurt aa much as any other Lib erty Loan. We can not afTord to "let George do IV because It we do we shall be turning our hands from the plow before the end ot the furrow la reached, and leaving a big crop ot weed to spring op. PATENT, WHOLE WHEAT and GRAJLUl FJLOUR Yellow and White CORN MEAL STEAM-ROLLED BARLEY AND WHEAT CRUSHED AND CRACKED CORN We will crush your cob corn for you, or shell and crush it; or, if dry, grind it into corn meal. GENERAL FEED ROLLING AND EXCHANGE JOE HODGSON - THE MEIER Terms, CASH ONLY BUTTER WRAPS Furnished and Printed at the Leader office m Sixty (minimum). $1 00 One hundred 1 35 Two hundred..... 2 00 Each additional hundred......;. 0 60 CJ3 N , KITCHEN CABINETS BUFFETS LIBRARY TABLES CHILDREN'S ROCKERS (a beautiful line) Beioss Furniture Store Italians Are Firm rarls. What amounted to an ul timatum by the entire Italian delega tion directed to the peace conference, declaring that the Italians would not approve ot any peace treaty not In cluding a aeltlement of the controver ay between Italy and Jugo-Slevla over the title of Flume and the Dalmatian coast tslanda, gave great concern to other delegations. The Italian delegation has answered all advancea made aiming at the estab lishment of the eastern frontier with out assigning Flume to Italy by de claring that any such aolution. even If accepted by the delegatea here, would be useless, aa neither the Ital ian parliament nor people would ratify such an agreement for the abandon ment of what they consider "the In dispensable completion ot the mother country." The supreme council la called upon directly In deciding this Issue to pasa upon the validity ot secret treaties negotiated In London In 1915. some of which at least are held to be at vari ance with the "14 polnu." The coun cil la also embarrassed by the prob able effect or any decision It may make tn the Flume case upon Creek and French claims to the Smyrna coast. Polish claims to Lemberg and Polish clatma to Dantlg. The whole question will go before President Wilson tor consideration and aolution. 1 X 'fiVn in TTift CiffftltY" II S lu 1 OS IllUiig t TRUSSES - ABDOMINAL SUPPORTS ARCH SUPPORTS AND ELASTIC STOCKINGS j PROPERLY FITTED by an expert, at I TALLltlAN DRUG Co. cAura a hacse WALLA WALLA. WASH. I 8 WESTON LEADER CIA a OOP. reUUbM StllltCKirilON HAltl StrKtl IN AJH The Year W l Six Months 1 Three Months 0 W rilDftT. bUkCI It, mi Ctt ! Hi peMetllct t Utt t ! AUVKHIItlNU HAttV Kcguler, per Inch per Insertion .... Transient, per Inch per Insertion . Locals, per line pvr insertion ..15c ..20c . 1UC Wilh Hungary Red, is blue. Weton right. is a little bit of hall The notion grow in some quar ters that Secretary Baker has shown too little conscientious ob jection toward the conscientious objector. The fact that several carloads of baled hay have been shipped into Weston and sold to farmers reminds us of something we have read about - "shipping coals to Newcastle." The news that prices are not a going to fall disturbs one a bit at a time when one ought to be ready to " " "chan em ,nd fintU thal lh lady of the house has given alt his leu-over summer unuerwenr mi me refugees of Europe. According to late news of Bol shevik activities, Bess would bet ter be getting out of Bessarabia. Some of us think that Poimlex ter is Miles off the track. One W. Hohcnzollern sowed to the wind, and Europe is reaping the whirlwind. know a not-especially-indus- We trious man who says that it he has to be sick he would rather have the sleeping sickness. 11 nw At a time when all its space is Victory Bonds the Coqutlle bentinel makes room in its columns for such fool jokes as this: Aunt Mirandy had just been told that Ham. the biblical character, was the founder of the negro race, The old woman snorted disdainful ly. "Tain't so!" she said. "We all ain't 'scended fu'm no ham. We'a Vended f 'urn Nigger Demus. Dat's whol" m . j -P-i . ine esieemeo ruru.u .cls.-.u observes that "one of the world's most urgent needs at this moment is a league to enforce peace be tween Woodrow Wilson and the United States Senate." While Weston is making laudable efforts to keep clean morally it wouldn't be a bad idea for the old burg to get clean physically. The Leader is in receipt of some admirably typed and worded busi ness letters from Weston students. Incidentally, they contain a few verbal bouquet which we will re frain from printing, through fear that friend Boyd might blow up tmm phnirrln. We feel a bit sorry for the old curmudzeon. who never received a compliment in his life. Acts-sf other towns remind us We can make our town sublime By putting other jobs behind tu For a good old clean-up time. All that we can say at the pres ent time with entire confidence is that no League of Nations plan will be evolved to suit everybody. The average citizen needs to be reminded by official "Clean-up Days" of the messy condition of his barn lot or back yard. Having no aspirations toward lofty flight, we think It Is one Of those automaitc airplanes we will utilize to bomb Boyd's sanctum. Germany will have to be given bread, even though all she may de- serve is a stone. The only American correspond ent now in Russia says he is allow ed to go where he pleases and write what rm plenaet; but it 'a ton-toot bet he doesn't cat when he pleaSO. sansBMsmsnasaaarw "Four Russian faction are aaU to - haw reached an aitrettmnt. Where are the thrvo burial?" ake the Chicago Iaily News. agassnsssssi n Farmer horeabouta have their doubta aa to whether there' a gvwd time coming next Sunday. It in an act both of courtesy ami patriotism to help wilh the Oregon War Record which the Slale Libra the outlook rian is compiling, by giving prompt attention to the questionnaire dis tributed by Weston school children. Townley-ridden North Dakota is acting upon the theory that what ever is is wrong. "Also hurry up Istice," demand Star. with the disarm tlie Jmlianapolis Dr. Watts Surprised The hospitable home of Ihr. and Mrs. F. U. Watts was the scene Wednesday evening of a delightful dinner party given by Mr. Watts in honor of the doctor who had just attained his 53d birthday anni TKa Avnnt Umat irtnUini RU t0 Dr Walu anJ n ly genuine pleasure to the local friends who assembled to greet him u "vvi from y p,, ,tmo. phere ol tne nome was a aeciacoiy cheerful one when the honor guest onened the door and was hailed joy fully with one accord as he was a bit late and appetite had been stimulated by certain delectable odors wafted from the kitchen. Anticipatory delight over the stag dinner was thereupon fully justified by gustatory realization. It was truly a splendid dinner and the enjoyment of each appetlz lnir course was heightened by the combined effect of gleaming silver. -M was assisted in serving by Mrs. J. II. Williams. ' Knllnwintr th feast, the iruests reassembled in the living room, and oweJ wtu W(u, prMcnUHl wth a birthday token Van Dyke's "Immortality" in which each of the friends had Inscribed his name, He read appropriate gems from its pages. Covers had been laid for four teen. The fortunate diners were: Dr. F. D. Watts; Messrs. J. H.Wil liams. J. W. Porter, R. Proudflt, S. i. Culley, E. 0. DcMoss, E. M. Smith. F. C. Fitzoatrick. S. A. Barnes, Joe Hodgson, J.H.Price, Goodwi. Worth Worth Watta and Clark Wood. Entente Troops Disarmed Bsrlia. A special dispatch to the rrelbelt announces tha disarmament of entente troops at Budapest It Is unconfirmed, however, and appears questionable. Copenhagea. A Cseeho Slovak army bss been seat against Hungary, according to an official report received lnWlnna aad forwarded here. Reports ot wireless eicbsnges be tween Klkolat Lenlne. Boletaevlk pre mier of Russia, aad tb foreign repre eettatlv of the new Hungarian com munlstlo government are received la advices from Budapest Lenlne wss told the Hungarian pro letariat had seised power and Intro- dueed a proletariat dictatorship. Greet- Ing were sent to ienine aa isaaer 01 the international proletariat." Ia greeting the Russian proletariat the new Hungarian government eipressed solidarity with the revolutionary movement In bis reply Lenlne stated he had submitted tha Hungarian greeting to the Bolshevist congress at Moscow, which had received it with great an thualasm. He added:. "In order to communicate between Moscow and Budapest aad report on the military situation, it Is necessary to nslntsla permanent wireless corn- muplcstion between the two cities." lie concluded b extending "com munist greetings and a handshake," ,-tA J. L.. I'U-" 'j I Liberty Bonds j An absolutely safe Invest- merit. If you hsve money to In vest, buy Liberty Bonds from us. If you sell Liberty Bonds, sell to ui. We buy end sell Liberty Bonds. Any denomination 160 1100 500-11000, ! James L. Elam Walla Walls - Washington CGmmiTTEE RAISES $3365 FOR THE MEMORIAL HALL Hcetinf lor Or anlzaUon Tomorrow Evening at Opera Bouse. Subscriptions to the amount of $31166 have been secured for the Memorial Hall at Weston. Into which it is proHiM'd to convert Iho present oiei a house. Sums ranging from f.KiO down tu S2S were obtained by E. t'. Roger and assistant whom he en listed. The list was then turned over to Mr. C. H. Smith by the joint committee. With the help of other ladies whom she appointed, Mr. Smith secured a toUl of I12.MJ chiefly in $10 membership sub scriptions. Neither committee devoted much time to the work. The resHnse was generous and almost universal, so popular Is the memorial and community hall enterprise gmong the people. All concerned are de lighted with the showing made by the community. The sum now available will be sufllcient, it is es timated, to buy and equip the op era house, buy and install a motion picture machine of the best make, rebuild the front and leave a sub stantial surplus for emergencies. Tomorrow Saturday-evening at seven-thirty all subscribers to the fund will meet at the opera house to organize the Memorial Hall Association, elect officers and adopt constitution and by law. WESTON SCHOOLS j The third grade room was award ed the attendance banner again with a record of only one and one half days' absence during the en tire month. This room is now striving for jierfcct attendance. The first graders have finished their chart and are reading now from their books only. These little folk are learning to make bluebird. The pupils of Miss Colvln's room are making bluebirds and will use these with pussywillows and ever greens for their spring decorations. The fifth grade pupils have fin ished their reading test. There is a new pupil In the sev cnth grade Edward Lutes of En terprise. Superintendent Fitzpatrlck wish rs to have the assistance of every person In the Weston community in gathering information concerning all service in the army and navy. Miss Cornelia Marvin, Librarian of the Oregon State Library, has been appointed State Historian by the State Council of Defense, and she is now gathering this informa tion. Blanks prepared for this work am bclnir sent into all the homes by the school children, and It Is hoped that all who may help will do so and see that tha blanks ara promptly returned. The teachers' Institute which was to have been held in Milton Satur day, March 2t, has been postponed unitl a later date. William and Gertrude Van Win kle and Esther Williams went to Walla Walla last Thursday to con sult a dentist. The Juniors and Sophomores ara planning a party for Friday night as a reception to the Freshmen. They hold a meeting at the school house Tuesday evening. They hav en't told any secrets but we antic ipate a good time. The prurient man who Is alive to progress will speedily begin to con struct a hangar on his roof that his flying friends may call. Vow that the great wsr Is over, the North pole I coming sgaln Into ths limelight. This time the slrptane ll to wrest from It Its secrets. , STRAIISKY'S VAPORIZER Will Save Gasoline The StranBky Fuel Va porizer ia new, it ia dif ferent, it ia patented and guaranteed to save 25 to 60 percent in your gasoline billa. RapssdW. Sowers State Agt, Weston, Or. yjaaeseBjssaJsaMS nr Nim Imisms r-f Sk-t erbka nsuHsia bmnv ss smeis. WEBSTER'S mi INTERNATIONAL DICTIOMARY Is an all kiww Ing tosclwr. a uni wrssl queslloa answerer, mule to meel your ncls. U Is In daily use by hundreds ol thousand o( auo Maful mmm k4 wamtm lb frattd es.a wartb. rmrt-.. hiiniiMH. tli hln.if l aors ram. rni-M ai) waumtamkuauM. MMwilmHXMSw O.AC.MKRRIAMCO- IttrimtMU. Ui U. A. 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