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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1920)
ESTON EADER VOLUME 42 wftow. . "T OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAUNTEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor matlon of Our Raiders. Klljah C. Jeffere. 10. an Oregon pie- nr or 1147. died at the family horn la Aaiorla. Tba Uotpqua Ardmy aaaorlatlon will hold He fourth annual reunion at Wilbur June 8, William Howard Tart may appear In Hood River on Memorial day In a lecture on the league of natlnna. The Fossil Telephone exchange haa filed application with tha Oregon pub- lie aervlce romtnlMlon to Increaae Ha rate., A 111.000 bond iMue to finance the purchase of a park alio on the bauka tf tha Deachutea will ba voted on at Drnd. Work on tha welcome arch to b piacen at me main entrance .0 u- ... ik. f.mnna nlil rirtinn trail haa on tha famoua old Oregon trail haa been eiarted 'n eiarted. Bl h Jmi.aviuI .k. nnnra hdUU. (WO atorea ore and two other bulldlnga at Mrv ri ,.. w ... hv ww . - rill. In Uk county. The loaa I. eatl- It, In Uk county. The loaa la eatl- a,.,, of Oregon, djed In Portland at "tTcaiS Si. convention of tha Caltl- and Horw nat-ra'u-ocl.- Hon of Oregon will be held at IJurna In Hamer county May 14 15. At the meeting of the Douglaa Cun- ty Sheep and Breedera' aaaoclatlon. . " ' ' . .. .. V HIVH . " " decided to form a mohair pool. Mr Elisabeth A. Van Wlnklo. 77. Oregon pioneer of US!, died In 8alem at the home of her son. 1. 11. Van v. in i.t. ...i.,.nt .norn.v ieneral of Ore- ,,. with the Walla Walla gun club. Mr. Dorothy Cooper, the elx-year-old Watt was high man In the ahoot, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Fred Cooper breaking SO atralght target. Re of Wauna, about IS mllea eaat of Aa- rently, at a ahoot In Waitaburg. Mr. torla. wu fatally burned at tb fmlly Hansel! broke 144 target out of a home. poasiblo 160. SIxty-flv banker from lower Wll- u.Wt Millor ha disposed of lainette and Columbia valley countlca nor Athena residence and property attended the annual meeting Of group to Mrs. Jerry Stone and with her No. 1 of the State Bankera' aaaoclatlon husband, eon and daughter, will leave at Salem. soon for Cooa Bay to reside perma- Davld M. Leach. 70 yeara old. pioneer nt,nty, Mra. Miller has purchased resident of tha Lexington district, near waterfront property at "Cooa Bay Hep'pner, committed aulcld by ahoot- from the Portland, Eugene Cooa Ing olmeeir through the head with a ny Land company. , .SS-callber revolver. Tno j, yft pinkerton residence, cor- Intereat on irreducible achool funda mr of 4tn anJ je(Tcrson atrccU, is of th itate from August 1. 11. to Mntl Km0iieM and most aubitan May 1. 1920. amounted to I350.920.ll. tM mproVcmcnU will bo made. A according to a statement laaucd by tho concretc foundation is laid and tho treasury department, . entiro house will be lowered. Both Caught by the swift current of the extcrior nd interior will be Tumwater falla, near Celllo, noy Dunn. cornpi0tly changed and modernised. . .ki-t. i ..jw n h.rllnr his helu- ... . . . machinist and W. D. Darling, his help r, In a amall boat, were awept over the fall to the!- death Farmers from all aectlon or tne Morrow county wheat belt report wlwat showing a fine aund and. since tho ad- vent of warmer weather, atoollng out well and making good growth. While working alone In the gaaollna While working alone In the gaaollna pumping atation at uax.ana ton ...r niiea water for the Southern I'acinc pile water lor u mw" ... pita, water for tn. company water tana, uay .n w - - - - ,0 ,von of a modern city water .y.teht for that Jjjrj f w pRrUken of by C'no further eontr.ct. for Improve .bout one hundred guo.ta. ment work will be let by the .tat. Mr.. Ul. G. Saline, noted litagtr highway commlMlon until a recover, of We.ton, wa. In the city Jueadaj . of th. bond market as.urea the com- guest of Mra. Lilla KM.. Mrs. mission of a higher return from it. Saling ha. just returned from Port mission ot a wguor ukink an 'Zomobll. tourtat. c.n easily make advance d course I n J.l trinl ng. A th. trio over tho Pacific hlghw.y from recital given by Mr.. Saling in the SSn. to Porfland at an metropoli. renUy -. given much average .peed of 15 11 mile an hour, prominence In Portland paper, according to Herbert Nunn. .tat. high- Dr. F. D. Watt. ha. disposed of hi. way engineer. residence property in We.ton, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy will move to Athena In the very Roo.evelt ha. advl.ed Senator McNary near future, with hia most estimable that it will be Impossible to detail any wife, and son Worth. - Unable to se battlcahlp. of the Pacific fleet to Port, cur a auitable residence, the doctor land for the national Shrine conci.v.. Jun. 13 to 16. Oregorr will not get any captured German field gun. or other confiscated war equipment until congress passe. . act providing tor the "' mercUl club. ha. progressed- ..ti nt thl. claaa of material. J factoriiy during the past week. The a telegram received at the "utlve Mwn have becn nmoyed ic,v. office, from P. C. H.rrl. of the adju- asaemblag. room, tant-general-a office at Wa.blngton. On bill I now before nffM. how- fcy Commcn.ial ever, which, if paa.ed. will allow Ore- th Athena. gon a number of gun. of 77 caliber ana Wegton on pogt fof executivfl "OVER THE WIT 4 Mr.. ArcU Clinton h returned from vlalt In Portland. Mn. C. 0. Whltoman and chlldrtn were over from their hom4n Walla Walla for the week-end, vl.ltlng rel ative!. Mn. K. D. Elliott arrived home Sunday from Portland, wher aha un- drrwent an operation for removal of tonsil. Z. F. Lockwood, who ha been con- fined to hia home for aever.l week with Illness, la improving and able to leave hia bod. NV-il Livunllvn haa leased tho Otho H.cr farm weit of town and with Mr. LieualK-n hat moved out and taken possession", Monroo Kirktand, a former well kn,iwn rmident of Athena, died at hia homo In Portland recently, ao it j, announced to frienda here. , Tw0 proniirnt and popular Mil- to wpubicana S. D. Peterson, can- dldate for district attorney, and 8. A Millcr, candidate) for repreeenta- lv wero here yesterday. Athena High achool went oown . ,i.nA,i ,, h west end of tha . t . . . . , , ....... l. ummm ir. r i i. v defeated the achool f Hern.lllon tnd stanfleld. of Herf)lllton tnd gnfleld . f Urge to the aettlng of Mr. W. S. I-erguson will leave next week to via t her on at U. of O. and will attend th. commencement exerclaea at the University. She ..in vi.lt her daughter. Mr. . i Horace Belknap in Prinevllle, before returning F. 8. LeGrow, Omar Stephena, M. L. Watts and Marlon Hansel! were in Walla Walla Sunday and ahot Four automobiles were requirea to convey Athena folk interested in the m chrigtiBn Scit.nce by tho . . John sw. i,r.lhwalto. Those taking car . w C- Emmet M Mil Kirk. Mr. Geo. Thomp . A A p0sa. ' Mr n A A p0sa. ' . ------ p n nn,t w mieiita Tuesday eve- P. . Bovd were guest. Tuesday eve has aecicea w e ... side under hi. own vine and fig' tree, during th completion of hia house now in .course, of construction" on south 3rd street Tho work of altering and remod- nuartera for the new Com- tir potaw Anrr.fYM PtnnAY MAY 14. 1S20 " NUMBER W OCT Not Getting REFINERY CHARGED WITH PROFITEERING . ... . . i-1 a. I. i i. . . i , w 1 1 1 n . pnmn .ini ,h.,i the Utah-Idaho Bugar com- Mn, f Bait Lake with nrofltrerlng In augar was filed for the government here before United Slatea Commlaelon-. ar Van Pelt. Filing of tha complaint la the out- . i- . inu.fi.. ilnn .IN .h. -i.. in i.r nrleea from IS lo 21 H centa per pound Initllutcd by the company May 1. Merrill Nlbley, vice-prealdent and aa- alitant general manager of the Utah- Idaho Sugar company, ha been nr Idaho Sugar company, has been ar rested and releaaed on $5000 bond to . . - !...-. t, i. ..Mrfi answer mo wraiiumi. t. kv. k. .in k.. . nrallmlnarv hearlna In about ten daye. Three Instances where the company old sugar to local wholesale grocery concerns at a price of approximately 111 per hundred pound sack are cited In the complaint It la alleged It cost but 19.50 to produce this amount. BORROWERS MUST WAIT . Federal Farm Loana Avaalt Action of Supreme Court Washington. Federal farm loan of ficiate, In conference here, have found no way to avoid a aummer of Inactiv ity In loaning ope.ratlooe.The see alons brought convincing evidence, members said, that no further new bualness could be handled until the aupreme court had passed on the va lidlty of the farm loan act ilty of the farm loan act Despite the fact that th. 12 land banks have borrowed approximately 116.000,000 from private banks to loan, more than $70,000,000 In applications for loans have accumulated government irnsponea m v the eoviot ark "Buferd." waa homesick for the United States, according to a letter from her made publlaby Dr. Ben L. Reltmeu. - o. u. r. weor m. ... -"--- i.. n. i niciao. i reiiuiiuni icb i publican national convention will be ataged here, beginning Monday, when Q. O. P. national committeemen and national leaders meet to clear the way. O - .u ..wnDklnfl.a DurDvses. ouiu V miw luiiiuMtHn- puriwcB. been received and will be installed so soon a. the painting and calso- mining haa been completed. Nineteen year, ago, Turner Callen- der left the employ of Mosgrove Mer cantile company here to work in the wholesale house of Fleishner & Mey er, Portland. He ha. since been man ager of the firm'. Seattle, house and travel, on the road. He wa. in Athena Monday on a .hort visit to tTeTerN,hoU hohe "year. ... j.... n i.k TiiniAv H nave aeaiv a""" " hasn't a gray hair in hia head; and for that matter, brown ones, either. He ia married and live, in Seattle. A now force of men who will be employed on road construction work, arrived in Athena yesterday morn ing. They will work for the Warren Construction company." Rock work and hard surfacing .will be rushed from now on, so it i reported. ' Cleanup Day. in Athena, Wednes day and Thursday of thia week, were generally observed, and a consider nhri ntl rubbish tiaiv t vw v - - wa. carted away from the residence ana ousinea aistnvis. in Anywhere zz FORECAST GREATER WINTER WHEAT YIELD ... . i . .n.Vil. 1. ...... nm. nun nnnn.va .ii.uiir i . n ' . duct Ion of winter wheat than had been expected waa forecast by the depart- ment of agriculture on the bls of the condlUon f the crop and acreage on May 1- Total production was estimated at 4tii7nnn himhela. or 1.030.009 more than waa forecast as of last April 1. Thla total, however, la about 287.000. 000 bushels less than last year a crop, a dorreaae of 33.8 per cent, Tbnre waa an Improvement of 1.5 per cent In the condition of the crop per cent In the condition or tne crop during the month. During the winter ii n nf ihm arrpaee Dtanted r, -- - waa abandoned, the total acreage re- malnlng to be harvested being placed at 14,165,000. Acreage of winter wheat May 1 and the. -forecast of production based, on ... ... May 1 condition acreage by Important states Include: Washington, 735,000 and 15.765,000. Oregon, 693,000 and 14.345,000. POLES WIM WAY TO KIEV Red Troops Evacuate City aa Cavalry Enters. Warsaw. Polish cavalry entered the city of Kiev Saturday morning oa the heela of the retreating bolshevikL The Infantry kept up It advance towards Kiev, cavalry detachment koeplng contact with the Infantry. ,ntact with the infantry. There w as Htne iignung. accoro.na to roporta reaching rousu neaaquar- ,er. m Warsaw, the cavalry golrfg into the city all day as tne .many an- vanced in a great seml-circie. A few machine gun shots were urea in " XZXTZ lenced. and reports say that the eva cuation of Kiev began soon afterward. House Abandona ReUII Salea Tax. Washington. Republican membera ot the house ways and means commit- . i i . 1 .. Ai.nli.thA in ahnndnn the lev ueiiiiiicij ucv.w w proposed 1 per cent retail salea tax , . A tUr. mnnAV ffkf thl rstt raiimir tw 1 1 iil lilo uiuuvj wa mv proposed .olUlor relict legislation. Gibson May be Colby's Aid. Washington. It is understood, on good authority that the post of assist mA ...iknrliv that the nost of assist- mre. lkiu. v. atue, o- fiwcou " - r arSSy of fate hal been offered Bollen of the White Temple, Walla League Island to Key West Fla.. . -anl secretary oi bihiu n w , -.ii,,. . . . tl ... nnMihia service In Mex - . , GlbBon..alr present Ameri- can minister to the new republic of Poland. V' ' . THE MARKETS Portland. Oats N 1 whlto feed. 168.50 a ton. Corn Whole. 176 77; cracked $78 Hay Willamette valloy. Umothy, f31 per ton; alfalfa, $34. Potatoes Oregon, 7H8c pound; Gems. SSHc f.o. b. station BUlier rui Egg. Ranch, 40c per doxen. Poultry Hona, 80 33c. Cattle Best steera, $12013.60; good to choice $10.50U; medium to good. $9.5010.50. Hogs Prlmq mixed, $1516; me dium mixed, $14 15; Pigs, $1215. , Sheep Spring lambs. - $1415.50; eastern lamb. $15 16; valley lamb, $1S15; ewes, $S12. Seattle. Hay Eastern Washington timothy, $4445 per ton, alfalfa, $t244. Potatoes Yakima uems, liBWWii"'; a. vva vv w - oc $1650175 per ton. Butter r at siuiv. rTZSzrsszr cM. Paramount among tha aocial event of the week waa the formal banauet civen the Senior claa of Weston High achool by Meadamea P. D. Watta, J. Karl William and F. C. Kirkpatrick, Wedneaday evening at Jenaen'a tea room in Walla Walla. Automobile provided by Dr. F. D. Watt. Worth P. Watt and F. C. Fitipatrlck conveyed the guest to the acene of entertainment A eurprisa feature of the evening waa the privilege of viewing an or- iginal painting by De.Mcreau, valued at $65,000, on exhibition at the Jen- sen eUblihmetn. An appetixing five-course banquet waa aeryed, the faculty, hoist and hoateases being seated at one table and the member of the clas at another. Table dec- oratiuna carried out the clans color of yellow and green in flower, place card, favor and ahaded candle. The young lady graduate appear- cd in dainty evening gowna of pastel .shades. Mr. F. D. Watta waa ad- mired, in black lace and Jet Mrs. F. C. Fitzpatrick wore white georgette crene, combined with pink, with corsage bouquet of Cecil Bruner rose. Mr. J. Harl Williams" gown . a i. m bluiiiiiiik .iomvh v u..vw wa atunmng creation 01 apncoi Crcpe de chine, elaborated with jet ,nd steel, cut jet necklace adding a pleasing note to the costume. Mr. Edward Thornton of Roscburg was attractive in lemon yellow tulle. Miss Frank Harris Davia looked faacinat- inc in a robe of Dink georgette cm- broidered with silver; her flower were pink roses. Miss Edna Hollen- eurred. There were manypeople, la beck was distinctive in. nile grrecn eluding women and children, aeated crepe de chine, with a corsage bou- near the front of the Inbound Hllla quet of pink sweet pea. Mias Lur- boro car. The heavy ateel bumper of Rrowti mn a handsome dress of ihe other car. lifted as It waa, alld nno Brown wore a nanusome are oi gold-colored satin and chiffon, and a rnrura of red carnations. - Formal toast were given m an ef- fective manner by mellow candle- light, a follows: To the llpstesses Mis Goldie Nesbit, President of Class. . . . t t u.-i ii';n;nn.. To the HosU Mis Nesbit - , death of Mlaa Doscb brought thelxum Response Dr. F. D. Watts. ber of fatalities to nine. To the School Worth P. Watts. Response Prof. F. C. Fitzpat- tick. To the Faculty Gail MUler Wil liams. Response Miss Edna Hollenbeck. Informal speeches and toasts were then, given by all the students and guesU, rounding out one of the most delightful events of the school year. Last Thursday evening after achool D . entertained the Freshmen - n ... p. fc ft;rnoon the Sophomores "J high school and - on the stream.' A norted at both Eith grade and high school ex- aginations began Thursday morning, The annuals will be out Saturday, All wishing copies should apply to Jessie Davis as soon as possible, be- cause there will be only a few copies over the number on the list The class is fortunate in obtaining tn 1.1 1 . rvmvsK v . "."' o - spenk, and Mrs. E..L. Blomgren to D.nAn1.iiMaft Cl111nV V- ur. renrvsc ua " .. c i it it tut Dnixniauicnw: wuj v- ening, May 16, in the high scnooi au ditorium. Commencement is Wednesday ev i.nW. Slav 19. in Memorial hall. M. Il"G. Saline will sing. Dr. Walla, will give the address. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS Governor Coolldge, ot Massachusetta vetoed the bill permitting manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer and light wine. Mra. oainuei uumyo , - - president ot the American Federation Mrs. Samuel Gompers, wife of the of Labor, died at her home in Washing ton. D. C. , n President Wilacn nominated ex-Governor McCall of Massachusetts to be a member ot the United States tariff commission. All railroads west ot the Mississippi . All nuuvui " - - river have formally filed with the In - terstate commerce cuuiuii.!- - posal. for advance, in freight rate, of 24 per cent. Flat denial was made by Henry Mor- genthau of the report that he was con- stderlng asking President Wilson to withdraw hi nomination aa American ambassador to Mexico. A minimum ot $2500 a year la neces- sary tor the support ot an American family of five, W. Jett Lauck. consult- ing economist for the railroad brother- hoods, asserted before the railway la- bor beard in Washington. irain wreck is CATA Tn F I mni in mm. Thirty-eight Hurt When Elec tric Cars Hit Head-on , Near Portland. Portland. Ot. Three women, two children and three men were kllledjind SI person badly Injured Sunday morn- Ing when two Southern Pacific electrte tralna crashed together head-on Juet outside the city llmlta of Portland, Several of the Injured were ao acr- Jmisly hurt that It la believed they will not recover. The wreck la alleged to have been caused by the failure of the engineer- motorman on the Inbound train from HUUboro to Portland to obaerve hia order! The Inbound train did not atop at Bertha but proceeded at high speed down about half a mile of atralght . track toward Portland. At tha end of thla tangent of atralgbt track the track atarta to awing In curve around high bank. Thla waa the point wher the two tralna met head-on. Evidently .each train had been hld- aen from tne engineer 01 me ouwrr til they were within .100 or 100, feet of each other on the alngle track. Tho forward coach of the faatgolng train from HUUboro bored Into and through the veatlbule of the forward car of train 107, lifted It allghtty and shored It partly off the track n waa here that all the deatna no me omer car, uiiw . along the floor of their car, plowed Into them and crushed them. .... . . . . Another fatality waa added to tna list of victima when Miaa Camilla A. Doscb, society editor of the Oregonlan. died at 1:45 Monday morning at Good Sssaritan hospital from tojurle ua-- ...... h-.j .wiiir.iAn Th QtJfJSE LOANS PLANNED Consortium Arranged After Year' Negotiation By Powers. Washington. Japan ha withdrawn all objection to Chinese consortium, and ha prepared a communication ac cepting the terms as agreed upon by ihe United States. Great Britain and, France, the state department was In formed by tho Americen embassy at Toklo. e con80r" ul" " " JJZ IT " th.8 " " Watson Confess. to Nine Murder. Loa Angeles, Cal. A total of nth murder of his 'wive, had bee. con. fessed by the man who, under th. . name ot James P. Watson, waa seu- tenced to serve a life term in San Quentin penitentiary for the j slaytag of Nina Lee Deloney. In addition th. man asserted his true name was Dan, Hniden and that he had been bora - and reareu in AruuM. .uu . v "respecUble" family. Marine Ordered to Key Wet Washington. A force of approxi mately 1200 marine was ordered to proceed on the transport Henderoa ico, Canadian Wheat Advance. 40 Cut. Winnipeg. Man. The price to mllla of all grades ot western wheat waa advanced 35 cent, a bushel and Britleh columoia. uuuum 4Q cenU ft bushel, in new regulation. Columbia, Ontario and Quehao wneat issued by th. Canadian wheat board, effective May 8. The maximum wnoi. sale price of bran and short, wer increased $3 a ton. Lodge Selected to Open Convention. , c.n.ln, Hnnrv Cabot .. vnicHau. ' jge 0f Massachusetts republican 8enate leaner ana auuiur . -- reservations to the league ot nation. covenant will sound the keynote ot th9 prestaential campaign at the re- publtcan national convention at Chica- June g. . , -, Oregon leade th seven ute lnclud- ,n tne 13th reserve dl.trlct In th pnrchase of thrift and war saving ltamp(i according to a report received by j churchlll, thrift director for. the gtate) from the regional director', headquarter in San Francisco,