STLeader
Weston
VOL. 41
NO. 40
WESTON, OR.
April 18, 1919
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SIXTY THOUSAND OF OUR
AMERICAN BOYS
lie among: the poppies of Flanders' Fields in
France. To them onlv is the war over. They
have paid the price in full. To countless other thous
ands of these boys returning home maimed and
broken the war will still go on; they will be paying the
price every day, during the remainder of their lives.
Can we who stayed at home carelessly and thought
lessly assume the "war is over" attitude until our bal
ance of account is paid until we have redeemed our
pledge to bear the final cost no matter, what its amount?
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is in liquidation of the debt for men and munitions we
amassed, and which brought about the end of the wary
saving for every day it was shortened billions more in
money and thousands more in lives.
MEN: and WOMEN of OREGON!
The imprint of fame upon the name of our fair state will turn to a stain of shame
if we do not meet the obligation this Vidtory Loan represents. You are face to
face with the real te& of citizenship true Americanism. Let this teft find you
measuring up one hundred per cent loyal.
The Parent Bond of Them AH
The government bond is the Parent bond of all bonds. Back of the gov
ernment bond are all the assets and all the resources that supply the value
of all other bonds, all other securities, all other investments. -
The government bond is a prior lien on lands, homes, chattels and every-,
thing else, and the bonds to be issued under the name of the Victory Lib
ertyLoan are the highest of the high in government bonds. They constitute
a contract of the United States.government. entered into by unanimous vote
of congros3, and therefore a contract and mortgage behind which stands the
possession of One Hundred and Ten Million American people with their
entire resources developed and undevelooed; the . intelligence, ambition and
ability of these One Hundred and Ten Million people mortgaged to pay the
The Victory Liberty Loan Bonds will bear an attractive rate of interest
and,together with all other desirable- elements, when compared with other
investments as to strength, collateral and return, have no equal.
This is. one of 176 advertisements inserted simultan
eously in every newspaper in the State of Oregon on
behalf of the success of the Victory Liberty Loan for
tve believe in this cause and are willing to contribute
to the full extent of our power. v
MORRIS BROS., Inc.
JOHN L STHERIDGB Vice-President
PORTLAND, OREGON '
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OIEGOX XEWS BOTES
Cbarlee R. Wtrres. Mtor, writer an4
eompoeer, died 1b Eugene Friday t
the age of 44 rear.
Oregon broccoli U bow being eeat
to the Chicago market, where it la
BeetlBg with a good deataad.
The etith anaual eowveatloti of the
Cattle aad florae Raleere aaaoclatloa
of Oregow win he held at Bead April
II aad It.
A propoeal to vote 1404.040 bonds
for road Improvement la Una county
at the tperlal electioa la Jane la prac
tically aseured.
Many new flelda of logaaberritt,
raspberries aad evergreens are being
put out by farmers aad growers In
the vicinity of Brownsville.
Over 117,000 In gasollae and distil
late Uses, under the law passed by the
lilt legislature, wsa received by Dep
uty Secretary of State Sam A. Koser
last week.
. The Daughters of the American Rev
olution have started a campaign for
the erection, of a monument to the men
of Coos county who served In the
world war.
A general meeting of the orchard Is ta
of the SutberUn valley will be called
to consider the formation of a state
Irrigation district, as soon as the state
- engineer, Ferey A. Cupper, arrives.
During the paat week the state In
dustrlal accident eommlaaton received
reports of 41 accidents, of which two
were fatal, as follows: Alton Gregory,
Ltonton, lumbering; Ira Bower, Marsh
field, shipbuilding.
A large warehouse owned by E. U
Rlemsr at Alvadore, a station on the
west side branch of the Southern Pa
cific IS mile northwest of Cogens,
was destroyed by fire.' The loss Is
estimated at 17000. ,
. A. fall of snow running from sis
Inches to two and ft half feet fell in
the mountains west of Dallas last
week, interfering with logging opera
tions and causing ft shortage of logs
for the mills In that locality.
A meeting of the mill operators and
employee of the Cottage Orove sec
tion, numbering 400, wilt be held there
Saturday for the purpose of organising
the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum
bermen on ft peace-time basis.
Plane and specifications for sewer
improvements in the Porter Hill resi
dence district of North Bend amount
ing to more than 430,000 were ap
proved by. the city council. Total
street improvements will exceed $150,
000. Portland can have fleet of tour to
six army airplanes for the Rose Fes
tival In June if a flying field la pro
vided, according to the specifications
' of the military air service. Senator
McNary waa told by the chief of the
army air aervioe. ,
Baaed on unofficial advices received
at victory loan headquarters, Portland
will be called upon to subscribe be
tween 118,000,000 and 19.000.000 In
" the coming patriotic drive. On the
same theory, the Oregon quota will be
around $33,000,000. ' v
' The railroad administration was
called on by Representative Binnott'S
office to consider ft request of the
Newport Oregon Commercial club tor
he extension of the Tsijulna branch
lit the Southern Pacific railroad from
'Yaquinft to Newport,
Leases covering approximately 4004
iicre of oil lands between The Bailee
'and Dufur were filed In the county
clerk's office at The Dalles. The leaset
are made for ft period of It years and
provide that the sinking of wells snail
cgtn within two years.
' Charles Feller, who has started ft
suit to kill the crab law applying to
i ihipments from Coos county, lost $25
ns ft atartsr in Justice B. H. Joehnk'a
. ;eourt t Marshfield, when the law was
upheld. The case will be appealed!
Mr. Feller declared, to the circuit
court ' '
Mrs. P. J. Parks, the young wife ot
he superintendent ot ft government
:!ti hatchery at Herman creek, welt
t Mood River on the Columbia river
Mghway, waa W her neck being
broken while attempting to replies t
belt In the food grinding fooat of the,
hatchery.
A flat reduction of 10 cents t ton
n the freight rate oft road building,
materials is announced in ft telegrtm
to Btfcte Highway Engineer Herbert,
N'unn from Director Wilson, ot the.
public roads department of the federal,
railroad administration. The reduc
tion 11 effective May 1 and will extend
to December II.'
i Four student of the University o!
Oregon junior men, were expelled -.from
the university by action bt the)
faculty, on a charge of publishing dur
ing spring vacation an anonymous
i"scarlet sheet," containing alleged li
belous articles and stories of ambigu
ous meaning. They are Douglas Muk
larky ot Bend. Lloyd Still ot Milton,
Jack Dundore ot Portland, and Rioh-j
era Avtson ot Salanj. I
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