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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1920)
EADER ESTON ' VOLUME 43 WKSTON, OBECON. riilUAY. JULY 83. 1!W 1 OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal-Events of the Week Briefly Skotched for Infor mation of Our Readora. Ommn tml eighth In the Hat In CM"! to paid up membership lu the American ' . Ir O. D. tnisue' XOacr cherry or rhsrd nr The Hullr ihU your netted him a profit 'f lIO.ooo - Mora than looo rtall buyer ar ex pected In Portland during auuunl buy er' week, August I In 14. Bherlff Johnson of Hood Klver coun ty haa asked for volunteer to assist him la enforcing speed laws. Imttratlona are that the commercial apple crop of the elate aa a whole will be about eu per cenl of lait year. Oregon wheat exported during tlwi year ended June SO, 1920. amounted to 1.171. M3 bushels and flour 3.201,1 IS barrela. Because It la no roner a necessary organliatlon In Hie elate. Governor OI cott haa dissolved the atate council of defense. William Porter, S. Inatructor In forging at the Oregon Agricultural col lege. dM Thurtday at ale home In Corvallle. The Lane county court haa decided not to build a new bridge aorona the Willamette at HarrUburg fur at leaal two yeara. An underground croaalng will be built where the. Pacific highway croeeea the railroad two mllea north of Albany. The Portland Hallway. Light and Power company haa paid to Clacka maa county $94,000, the riret hair of Ita county taxea. The recently organlxed Southwest ern Oregon Livestock aaaoclatlon la planning to hold an annual expoajtlon at Marshfleld. Member or the Oregon State Dental aaaoclatlon opened the flrat session of their 27th annual convention Monday nnrnlns In Portland. Lightning atruck and aerloualy dam aged the ateepl of the Klrat rresby terlan church In Portland during heavy electric atorm. Approximately 125,000 appllcatlona for motor" vehicle driver' llcenaea hare been received at Un offlcea of the aecretary of atate. At the preaent rate of growth of bank clearlnga In Portland It la esti mated that this year" total will reach the f2,tH0.000.000 mark. Three hundred dollar wa appro priated by the city council of Albany to lt In the eatahllahment of a municipal ewlmmtng pool. Harry Bhown of Twickenham In Wheeler county waa aerloualy burned while trying to tart a crude oil burn ing engine uaed In Irrigation. Reverend V. M. Case of fcugene haa been elwtod moderator of the Orcon aynod of the Preabyterlan church to auceeed I M. Dooter of Medford. One hundred alien were deported from Oregon In tho flacat year ending Juiif JO. according to the annual re port of the bureau of Immigration. Hereafter marriage will not be bar to election to poaltlon aa teacher In the Portland public achoola, accord ing to policy established by the achool board. The atata board of control now ha In transit to the Robert Andrew com pany of New York a carload of flax fiber nd tow for which the elate re celvea $11,621.50. The boya' and girl' Industrial cluba of 8hedd, among which la Included the largest boy' Jersey calf club In the world, will hold their annual Industrial fair on September 19. . On the ground that the olty of Wood burn ha exceeded It limit of Indebt edness, A. C. Simmon h brought ult to restrain the city from under taking certain Improvement. The city of Ilosoburg ha recolved legal advice that bonda recently au Ihorlxed by a special election for the aum of 7000 for an aviation field out aide the city limit are Invalid. Balem Cherrlana have accepted the proposal of A. H. secretary of the state fair board, thai the Cherrl ana make Tueday, September 28, of slate fair week, a apecial boostofday. Kxports from the Portland district during the year ended June 30. 1920, , were valued at 140.388,320. whllo the exports from tho Astoria dlHtrlct for the same period were valued at P prcxlmately 17,000.000. Center lor White Hybrid The Kant Oregoiiian report that rumliiU unity lit the White Hybrid Miilt r of tlw I'm fi Northweat, tin- lims (i. It. Jlynliii, i.r O. A. C, pro fesaor of fann crops, after lnccliiig the fields of Uav Nelson, Koy Rew, Klmrr Moorv, Amiu Tanliff, J. C. Hawkins, Sheldon Taylor, Chrl Ilrvding, Barney Anderson and Jim Hill. I'rofviKor Hyslop, who with Fred Ik-union, county agent, made the teat yrsturday, say that aume of the White Hybrid ha even less than one tenth of one per cent of other varie ties. This Is the third year of certifi cation In Umatilla county. Quite a number of otherwise fine field were rejected, says Professor Hyslop, because alrips In the drawa had been reseeded to other varieties and these strips had not been rut out for hay. In some cases fields were turned down because stray sacks of other varieties had been drilled In by careless operator. White Hybrid, say Professor Hys lop, Is recommended for those sec tion where the soil are rather heavy but most of all where the rainfall is good. "It Is a good winter wheat ana there are many fields of great pu- rity, said the expert. "NO one neca Nn nn, timid 111, PH 1, fc.IV - ' ' . go outside of Umatilla county to get ' .. . iifi.ii. H..1..IJ K!.. 1011 Tka me iniesi nnive ' ' II ...i:fu.t kl.uL I. u a itkluwl college certified stock has passed from fanner to farmer and is hold ing up with remarkable "purity rec ords. "Observations on the variou wheat varietur of the dry ectlon of Uma tilla county show some very good .i . ... i : one it ana some mai are ouuuanuuiK- jpff Stephen or uniaiiua, was in nan i x -y poor. The poorest variety seen In the city thjg wev(, the guest of hi live with he daughter ... . i . ...i ik. mniu ! Fnrfw . ., l.. Mr nnil Mrs. Chareli the west end of the county is Forty Fold. Next come Blue Stem a a . 1 M-l L TopliaU winter wneai. mc w ui j Red. After it come the Whlto Hy brid, but it I mostly pinched except where too thin to produce a good yield." LOS ANGELES BADLY JARRED BY QUAKES Lot Angele. Four ever earth quakea here threw the city and It ub urb Into excitement, caused a num ber of Injuries to men. women and children, damaged aeveral buildings iiiuren. iiaoiaam. ,d broke a water main. Whllo the ahocka eeemed to center and broke a water main in Ioa Angele. some were felt more than 30 mllea away. Excitement. In many cases hysterl csl. followed the flrat shock and bad hardly been calmed when at 1:27 In the afternoon came the second, follow- two minutes later by the third. The fourth wa at 6:13 P. M. The second and third were eharper Tha Mtrona ana inira wero mwwi . i.. o-i. .. than mat ot.ne moro.... ngliallon or the cttiiens oecame .a n...in... ... Interrunted. Picture- were jo.tea mortar Jarred from one wan en . i.. plsler rrom ceiling.. Cr.-. -v - In aome of the older .tructures; a brick Into the .treet. and p.ai g.as. wlndowa in some of the down town de-. partment store were broken. Automobile Thefts. Pendleton is experiencing a serie of automobile thefts. In the past three, day two high priced cars have been taken. One from In front of the home of Guy Wyriek, haa not been located. The other, a 12 cylinder Haynes, was taken from in front of a Pendleton garage, and when the owner, "W. C. E. Pruitt, located it later in the night, it wa found be tween Athena and 'Adam in the ditch, and almost hopelessly wrecked. The car had pitched over the embank ment from the hardaurfaced road, landing head-on against a telephone polo. May Lose Hay Crop. Hundred of ton of hay recently harvested near Harrisburg, in tho Willamette valley, are in the hock and may bo lost entirely, all because there i no baling wire to be had for love or money. Through Duff' superior slab work Miiton-Freewater defeated Helix 8 to 4 at Tendlcton Sunday and won the championship of the Blue Mountain league. The hyphenated victor will meet Echo, champion of the Irriga tion league, at Pendleton next Sun day and play for the Umatilla coun ty pennant. Summer Boarders Arrive , WMWl Jill Wi ' OVER "THE! HILL" J. II. Ridenour Is down from Mon- .., mi wi a.j.t in the wheat ),,.... JvtM Gordon will begin harvesting ,11'SSV ViUI UUII will wiiiii - wj,eat on the Sim Djsckenson ranch . .. . next Monoay. 'Afc piuilim. i ..i - . rhnotau. (,ua association was in the city Wed- cred and at the age of eighty-Cix sum nesday, with the object of putting mer is enjoying "good health, on a cour.e here. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adams (nee A son was born on July 20, 1920 to Mema DcPeatt) have moved from Mr. and Mrs. John Shick at their Tekoa, Wash., to Walla Walla, where i.. u-.ii. u'.n. tlioif will make their nome. Mrs. Do imniE in nana i ,m. ime in nana Jeff Stephen of Umatilla, was in .. .. i. ! hia brother. Omar Stephen. Mr ,nd Mr. p. g. LeG . -. . t LeG rew and J Sturgis left Tuesday by automo i.:i a. - ..I-: 1a Ca.llll. .. ii- i- thlnira llomer hum " , . in realiness for harvest operation lug engaging in the harness business in the Watt Brother' fields. in Athena in the near future. Mr and Mrs. Wm. Booher are ex- Mr. Allen Cronk arrived in the city wcted home after a month' tay at Monday from Emmet, Idaho, and has Shepherd Spring on the Columbia, armed a partnership with hi broth Lee Johnson ha an exceptionally cr, Guy Cronk, in the transfer, ice good crop of poUW. on hi ranch and fuel business. The new firm has west of town, this year. Mr. John- rented the building east of the Athe Ton raises Netted Gems, exclusively, na Market, and will open offices Mr? William Winshio and daugh- there. Mr. Allen Cronk'. wife and ...j.. MinraMl'iwii rhildren will arrive in Athena tcrs, Mildred and Audrey, returned Monday from a very pleasant visit with U. U. jarnimi wun v. .M.i rnniiiu ni nm- leltt. .. .. Hanister will leave the Iirsl " f .ojourn at Sht.p. J" u,hnge meaicinal water hf Xnt who' mEa t im Z for Z cure of rheum.- he will lesi ior tl8M;.. m.nche Swaggart wa a ues of Pendleton friend over the truest oi en iv , f ..'..I Ih- time snent at U-h- . man Springs. " ... ,i u Vrank ConDocK made .. .1...;. . kv antn last ween vu mv-n - . ii, .nntv farm near Legin.wn, - Th report tne crops m j v....- a.kL . h.t section.. "". . ; f Mm o - - tho week to enter me vaj....... . ....... j...Min tnr summer oi .. -"7 . . course. sne was acv,nF- , p., cnurw., meeting at the Athena wi eu meeting Vt he Athena church Wed- "nSVening. Tho annual confer- runswic and Stradivari PHONOGRAPHS We are pleased to announce that we have secured the Agency for the Brunswick and Stradivara Phono graphseach a masterpiece in itself. Come in and let us demonstrate these - machines. Hear the latest Brunswick, : Records. You are welcome to our REST ROOM. Madden Pharmacy ATHENA, OREGON ence of the Methodist church is held In .September, alter wnicn me church will be provided with a res went pasvor Mrs. Martha Mays, w lightly ill at the home of her dauph- . t r. Mr. Jennie Barrett, has rccov - " ,, . . Ptatt will oon go to Walla Walla to Ik., with hp ilauirhter. i'C who iivr uaua.nn.t- Mr. and Mrs. Charels Norris came over from Walla Walla, yesterday. a. i . u. .11 aIu!f mint ivt Viirf Jini. ilUIIIB Will 'mi. a-. r mul Mr. Norris rocs to Portland on fJ-a: im M.nfmrill.t. lMiiiini-KS. Mr. Norns is contemplat two dn ui arrive n "t frm Emmett. to take up inpir rtrsiutruvv iv v , Athena-Wcnton American Legion .... .11 : - rlon-n Sat rosi win give a wucnv ..v ur(ay, tomorrow, night at the o,H-ra house for the purpose of securing Z Z' the "purpose" of Tecu'ring fund to send delegate, from the lo- attend the state conven- tion, which is to be held at Astoria, July 30, 31 and August 1. Delegates from Athena-Wreston post are Harold Haynie and Dr. N. T. Bennett; alter- ...... n'Vrarra nnrl J. K. naics, ui-ruinii v ,'. . T 1 M'llnr.a Otlll .1 1" . aiacs-ue. M Frank Berlin and children are t HiriL-hani anrinKS vni cu- r.; tri. where they v--. - - htf Mr and were Ukcn Wednesday by Mr. ana Mr. Orel McPherrin. It is reported "" - hBS 8oM her hoWe - . ,. ., . place just north of the city limits 10 -, Fostur. ,nd having purehaswl- ----- trouble-finders, employed at the Thompson Garage, exper.encedx- trouble-finders, employed nt the experienced ex- mm B ma Odd Fellows at Play A most enjoyable affair waa the picnic aponsored by the local lodge of Odd Fellow at Camp MDougal, Sunday. At an early hour automo biles began hurrying toward the ren dezvous In order to enjoy the delic ious morning air of the upland re gion. At noon one of those elabor ate lunches for which Weston i fa mous was spread, and every one par took heartily of dainties in profusion and variety which lured the appetite onward and ever onward. Forty trillions of ice cream contributed a feature which will linger long in the memory of those assembled for a day of visiting and recreation. The fol lowing citizens and their families were amonir those present: Sim J. Culley, K. ' M. Smith, Nelson H. Jones, Richard English, James A. King, Ross King, H. Waddingham, Alick Johnson, C E. Fisk, Jamea E. Stanfield, William Davis, S. A. Barnes, W. A. Barnes, Frank Greer, W. H. Gould, Joseph Hodgson, Claude Davis, J. E. McDaniel, Ralph Tucker, Elmer Tucker, Newton O' Harra. Rov Hvatt. Cecil Hyatt; E. R. Lieuallcn and wife of Walla Wal u KoM Maonejr ad family of Pen- d,ct Mrl Ann, Anderson. Mis Anderson. Miss Eliza Morri- Th.lma Anderson. Miss Eliza Morri mm. Miss Glady Smith, Mr. Artie , . Bcathe, Mrs. Anna Haworth; Mc ho ha been ti rvH.r. rs. iesier uiii ---- ra, Cliff Culley, George Kinnear, Sid Barnes. Harvehting on Pine Creek. Harvesting the season's grain crop is in prog-res on H. A. Barrett' Pine mn.-h That district ha one v " . .- . ot the best yields in years. The nr.;n ia nt sYi-ontionallv eood Quality. grain is oi e.eiJnvii iiw m- Keine practically matured before the hot veather set in. Mr. Barrett has . J A irii va-Vioat rnn rttl CUnVlHl XU IH :ill.i k wm. v pe Creek ranch at $2.25 per I I f ' 1 I ..a. A nmiet 1 1 VA tV . GOV. COX CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT Washington. James M. Cox an nounced that if elected -president he 'would endeavor with all my strength ft great war." His statement followed in hcur's conference with the prem- - ' ' " dent at the V Franklin D. Roc hite House at which Franklin D. Roosevelt, the democratic vice-presidential nominee", was present, The president In a formal statement. ,fter the conference, declared that he and the governor "were absolutely at one wlth regard to the great Issue of the league of natlon" and that the J . . K& ,hn ahnm. governor was rrauj io ""' " . . . ... cw.v.uu. . j -- - worvn oi tuniicu imro vh .. - pion In every respect of the h:nor of at priceg below even pre-war quota the nation and the secure peace of the -aid an announcement today pion in every respect oi iuc ii.ui ,1.. ...u. .nil iha aunra nfr cf the m .,i,i - . world." " Asked as to the president's health. Governor Cox replied: "In splendid condition; in most agreeable shape. a iis.,n Dnnnil Rihw , , Pendleton special to the Orego- di tion perfec , u i tne P" born to Pendleton oarenU at St An dition perfect, is. the phenomenon born to Pendleton parents at St An- mother of the miniature infant, is in pTrfec-t health and doctors pronounce e baby Wal in every respect ex- cept s.xe and weight When born, Kenneth vve gl ed one .pound and 11 ounces ine TTT nd Robcrt' 2G- ...! T 1.,.. tt-lion a MIITIBIinir I1HI11 1 lilT.HI.lt . " cruuauiiK u... luvo-v, . - packers could- prepare, sliver of steel penetrated his left eye. American V P Len finally located the shyer, m- The. y ment netized a darning needle and extract- P department is ed the annoying substance from his JJ" of every sent from 0P rr'rfe TTt TJS -PPly depot Sunday morning from Portland where for the past two weeks she has been Two From U. of O. in attendance upon her sister, Mrs. Charles Prim, who passed away on Two University of Oregon athletes, Friday of last week. The deceased William Kenneth Martlett, of Esta was formerly Miss Genevieve Booth, cada, and Arthur Tuck of Redmond, and later Mrs. Jack Harris, her for- have been selected as members of the mer husband having died soon after United States track team to compete their marriage. She had many friends in tho Olympic games at Antwerp, in Athena and Pendleton, who regret Belgium. They were named follow her loss. The remains were taken ing the Olympic tryouts held last to Jacksonville for burial, where fu- Saturday in the Harvard stadium at neral services were held. Tuberculo- Boston in which they competed sis was the cause of Mrs. Prim's against athletes from every section death of the country. Bartlett placed sec- Huckleberries, of which there is ond in the discus in the national try said to be a large ciop this season, cuts, and first in the junior Amateur Athletic Association championships sections of the mountain and on the brakes of the Umatilla river. OREGON MEN KILLED IN CAMP LEWIS EXPLOSION Victims Members of Gun Crew Training at Target Range. Tarcma. Rluld Inquiry Into the cause if the explosion of a idx-lnch field gun at the Camp Lewis artillery range, which killed three men and painfully wounded five other member of the Oregon coast artillery, national guard, will be made. The Investiga tion thus far show that only a poor fuse, a possible flaw in the gun Itself, or a flaw In the shell, could have caused the fatal accident. Governor Ben W. Olcott. cf Oregon, narrowly missed being Injured In the tragedy. Accompanied by Mr. Olcott and everal Camp Lewi officers, the governor bad left the gun but a few minutes before the explosion. The dead were: Corporal Kdward O. Scott, 2d com pany, Oregon coast artillery. Marsh field, Or.; Corporal Clyde R. Dundln ger, 2d company, Oregon coast artil lery, Marshfleld. Or.; Private Ralph Fraley, 1st company, Oregon coast ar tillery, Ashland, Or. Scctt and Fraley were killed Instantly. Dundinger lived an hour. . - ( The injnred were: Private (first clasa) Herbert E." Pe tersen, 2d ccmpany, Oregon coast ar tillery, Marshfleld, Or., cut on head and face by steel fragment; Private William J. Blake, 2d company, Oregon coast artillery, Marshfleld, Or., cut on arm and shoulder; Mechanic Peter Marrascul. 2d company. Oregon coast artillery, Marshfield. Or., badly stun ned by concussion; Private Homer EI hart, 1st company, Oregon coast artil lery, Ashland, Or., shoulder broken; Vag:ner Fred Scott, 65th company, coast artillery corp. United State army, toot badly torn; Corporal Roy. Camplgefto, 65th company, coast ar tillery corps, United Bute army, tun ned. The rifle wa ot the 155-mlllimeter long rang! field type used by the French, but was manufactured In the Inst week in trying it out The 14th shot was fired immediately before the tragedy in the presence of the gover nor, adjutant general and party. Government Bucks H. C. of L In an effort to combat the high cost of living, the war department soon is to olace millions of dollars' worth of canned meats on the market , :j ..n..r. tnAuv lions. siu an niiuuiire... from the office of the division of Rales. -re meats, which will be offered for domestic consumption exclusively, are stored m every section oi tne i-mintrv and will be disposed of -- - '" " "7Z er8 5000 bankers and the mayors of m f ere'JutDa"rt " lne .mf" 'Zy, "Zt corned beef corned beef hash, roast beef and b wholesaler to the smallest retailer, onoortunity to make at Dri " considerably be- low prevailing market figures," said . the announcement voinrei. held the day before, establishing new junior record irr that event.