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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1920)
Weston EAD VOLUMI.43 WKSTON, OREGON, FIUljAY. AUG. 13, 1020 NUMBER 11 ER OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST -H--t Principal Events of fho Week Briefly Sketched for Infor. nation of Our Readers. Foreign Imports received at port Innit iturlnK the mouth of Juno amount- ed i S'.IKO.HKS. I'avIiiK work has Ix-Riin nn the rw-ven mll union of ihi' Pacific lilKlma ncirih of J. ffi rwm. Ilrnlon county tin hit it threshing outfits. From present Indications (he crop will txi (lir lit In )i-m Im-reaand rales lira allowed the New berg Teli-phono roAipnny by an order of th public service commlaalon. Foreat fire reported by the air piano patrol of (ha fittest service to taled 31 diirliiK (hit latter hnlf of July. At a mxotlni of llm slate hltthway rommlaalou In Portland, Aiigua! 24. 1.1,1a m opened on f l.&Oo.ooo ( hliihway bomU. J, ('. Nelson, an Orrftitii pioneer, died t hla homo In Nl-rg- at the age of 3. With hi parents h lorati-d In ih Chrhalcm valley In 1S4S. The flmt unit ut the l.anrfrll valley Irrigation district In Klamath county ha mtl- application to the atat to approve a omul laaue of 1197.000. Oregon has a population In 1920 of TftS.SSB. according to census fl(-iir. which la a gain of 110.620 or 14 4 per rnt over th 1910 figures of 873.765. Fred Peterson, 76. a native of I Kin mark, was burned (o death when hla cabin on the Mohawk rlw-r. 15 miles northeast of KtiKn. wos destroyed by fire. W. I. Nutters Of Allegany tiaa been het to the grand Jury In t'ooa rotinty on the charge of ai'llliiR rorka for rhlltlni bark to Improve the weight of the bark. Monday. (September . Ijitwr day. baa Ix-on ndcclcd by Hood Itlver aa the date for formal celebration of the opening of the completely paved Co lumbia Itlver highway. Wheal harvest la under way In Mor row county and the grain la of first class quality. The yield la a fair av erage although many fields were In jured by tlio hoi weather. Oregon Is suffering from a shortage of librarians, according to Mla Cor nelia Marvin, state librarian, who tiaa a list of eight Important posta In the stale that should be filled. Notwithstanding the gasoline short sue, the number of automobiles visit ing Crater lake so far Ibis summer hat exceeded Jhe number that visited the resort during the entire season of 1919. Approximately 95 000 motor vehicles arc registered In O.eison, according to a statement made at the office of the secretary of state. This la one car for about every eight persons in Oregon. The fruit Growers league of Med ford has opened an employment bur eau with t ho object of cooperating with other fruit growers In the allo cation of pickers throughout the val ley of lU'i iise In ruse gambling is allowed. , I orgsnUiitlon coimnundera of the N il i-ul i-'inril of Oregon have been tiiitlwiln il by Ai!.' Ti'iii (iensral White I i suspend drills during the harvest si-uaoii so that guunUiiieii may help diiiliiir the Oregon fruit and grain crop. Attractions of boat races, automo bile) races, a carnival and the blggnat agricultural, horticultural ami Indus trial exhibit of many years will fea Jure (hla year's Wasco county fair to be held at The Dalles October 4, t, and 7. What l sulci to bn the largent Mill yet captured In Oregon wa raided near Newherg by federal revenue of ficers w ho selted 160 gsllons of c rn uiiMinahlnn whlaky and 100 gallons of corn mash. The still was said to have a capacity of loo gallons a day. I'hlllp Oil, 45, a farmer of Hubbard, was kith d almost Instantly when his light touring rsr rrsahed through the railing of the bridge over I'uddlng river, Juat outalde of the city limits of Aurora, on the Pacific highway, and fell a distance of about 40 feet. i I'ecauae of the tendency of members of the dental profession to come from (he eastern aisles to the west, while few go from (he west to the csat, the slate board of dental examiners haa plsred Its disapproval on a proposed reciprocal exchange of dental licenses. Officials of the socialist party have filed In th office of Bnra A. Kozer, sceretsry of slate, certificates of nom ination of candidates for presidential electors, secretary of state, dairy and fcod commissioner and commissioner of the public service commission for the western, Oregon district. Not less than 1858,000 will be net ted this season to loganberry growers within a radius cf len mites of Hsleni, according to an estimate of J. I Van Itoren. berry buyer of Haletn. The crop disposed of at a figure But flcieiitly high lo bring ibis amount It estimated at 4.600.000 pounds. While cutting hay on his farm a few days ago Fred Lorkwood. a rancher of the North Fork rountry In the western end of Lane county, cul off both feet of hla J year-old daughter, who was playing In the tall oata. The llttla girl was not seen by her father until an Instant before the sickle hit her. Following the breaking of a dike at Brownsmead In the eastern part of Clatsop county, approximately 300 acres of fine farm land were Inun dated and damage estimated between 17000 and 8ooo has reunited. About 300 feet of the dike collapsed as a result of the sand foundation giving away. Wasco county's population, accord ing to census figures, Is 13.64$ men, women and children. An apparent decrease of 2788 since the 1910 cen sus, totaling 16.3.1i persona, is ex plnlucd by the county being redlstrlct ed and nearly one-third of the resi dents transferred to another county since 1910. Don't t! It's Friday the Thirteenth "Over the HilT . Death Calls Mrs. L H. Dowd Mm. Kmniii June Dowd, beloved wife of Lewis H.Dowd, departed this life Atiimat 7 tfl'll at Waulitiiene ion puouc .err, CD,... . Wnllhill(rto, nftpr , , mvM from Issued orders granting service rata In- anne,, creases to the Deschutes Telephone Mr j)owt WJW fonnery Kmnm company of Clackumaa county and C. Jnm, DiHmon,( Rm) wun tho llttUKh. A. Bradford telepho.to lines In Grant ur ,)f KoVi mld Mr8..(JcorK0 p. DiH8. coo'Ky- more of Whitehall, Wiaconsin. Sho During the fiscal year ending June W0I, b()rn Sotcmbcr 19, 1809. April 80. 8S0 dcnllsli wero licensed to prac- 27, 1893, she was united In marringe tlce In Oregon. Of these, 184 were t L4.wjg.j1, n0wd of Dnllna, Wtscon non resldenl. The licenses of 81 don- .jn. They were tho parents of itino tlsts were revoked because of non-pay- children.' one son dying- in infancy, 'went of foes. Mrs, Dowd came to Weston with July wag an exceptionally dry month ncr huabuml and family in 1005, lo in Astoria and th lower Columbia catng on Weston mountain. Last river district. Becoming to the records fau they moved to Washtucna. Sho In the local weather observer's office, was converted in early life and unitml The precipitation for the month was with the Baptist Church of White- ,9 of an inch. , hall, Wis. Sho was an earnest and The special committee of state Icgls- consistent Christian woman and a de lator! appointed to Investigate the voted wife and mother. The grief of slate game and fish commission will the family is shared by friends into meet In Portland August 18 to hear whoso circles she came and who rrc anyone who has a complaint to make opniied and admired her virtues, against the commission. Tho deceased is survived by her While testing out a forest service husband; three sons, Hugh, Ralph and radio outfit at Eugene, human voices Henry, and five daughters, Mrs. Ruth were picked up by tho Instruments. Gould, Alice, Pearl, Margaret and It was learned that the voices came Rheuamy Dowd. She also left a from Portland through a wireless tole- number of brothers and sisters. Geo. phone apparatus In thnt city. R. Disamore of Amity, Oregon, a Klre destroyed the Strange Shlnglo brother, and Mrs. Sarah Knosberg of company'a mill, four miles from the Barren county, Wisconsin, a Bister, city llnilta of Portland on the Llnnton were among those present at the road, and burned four dwellings, four funeral. bunkhouses and a boarding- house, The remains were shipped to Wes wlth a total losa of about 160,000. ton for interment. Servicca were The Klamath Falls council has de- held at the Baptist Church Sunday elded not to remove dice and card afternoon by Rev. W. R. Storms, who games from pool rooma and other pub- paid feeling tribute to the worth of lie pluces but will amend existing or- tho deceased. Appropriate hymns rilnanres by providing for revocation were sung. llarvi-kt crews are rushing work along at a high rate since the rain and it is said a number of machines will operate Sunday in order to fin ish hurvesting the following week. Mihn Kittle Sharp, who taught school on the Sound, returned home from Portland Wednesday and will spend the remainder of her vacation at the home of her parents. The Preston-Shaffer Milling com puny hod a force of men at work this week removing the wires from the electric. li(?ht poles on Main street. Tho poles will soon be removed. Burn, to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Willa by, on August 10, 1920, a daughter. .Mrs. Mary Tompkins of Walla U'ulla is viaiting at the home of her daughu-r, Mrs. Arthur Coppock. Kred Kadtke of the Athena Depart ment Store, U spending the week in the mountains. Mr. Hadtke has been in poor health f.ir the past month, but is recovering. ALLIES AGREE 0N AID FOr: POLAND Troops Will Not Be Used But Economic Move Is Planned. Hythe, Kncland. Great Britain and Fiance are convinced that the bolnbe vikl Intend to capture Warsaw and set up a soviet government in Poland. In Drltish and French circles it la admitted that the situation has brought a crisis only second In gravity to that of 1914. The allied conference here reached a complete agreement on plana for d'-nllng with the Russo-Polish crista. They include the relmpositioo of the blockade, but on the advice of the experts no allied troops will be employed. II You Purchase NOW For the period of our August Sale we .are selling THE LESTER PIANO for $133.00, a reduction of $1 15.00 from the regular price. The lister is a Standard High Grade Piano, the product of one of America's most reputable makers. The Lester Piano Company of Philadelphia build but one piano, concentrating all their facilities and skill on this one instru ment. Their reputation of over thirty five years of successful piano making is bound up in this one single product. You will be proud to own a Lester proud of its fine appearance, exquis ite tone. The beajitiiul cases are uer- fect in design and finish; genuine ma hogany that fits almost any decorative scheme in the home. We ask that you investigate then we'll leave the decision to your judgment. THE PRICE IS $135.00 including bench to match. We also offer for the period of The August Sale THE ARMSTRONG PLAYER PIANO with ten Rolls of Music of your own selection and a Bench to match at a greatly reduced price $395.00 This is your opportunity to place MU SIC in your Home at a very substantial SAVING ACT NOW. Write, Telephone or Call THE DAVIS-KASER CO. 10-20 Alder St.. Walla Walla, Wash. Steamsbip Tickets ro All Countries See Us for Information. We Can Give You Service. UMATILLA FLOUR & GRAIN CO. (Phone 1014-475-361) 220 E. Court St Pendleton, Oregon EDUCATION PAYS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND FOR THE STATE A Person with No (education has but One Chance in 150,000 to Uender Distinguished Service to the Public With Common School Education 4 Chances With High School Education 87 Chances With College Education 8(H) Chances Are You Giving Your Child His Chance? THOSE STATES ARE WEALTHIEST THAT HAVE INVESTED MOST IN EDUCATION Oregon Agricultural College Through a "Liberal and Practical Education" prepares the You up Man and Young Woman lor Useful Citizenship and Successful Careers in AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING MINING ROME ECONOMICS COMMERCE PHARMACY FORESTRY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION The training include PHYSICAL EDUCATION, MUSIC, ENGLISH, MODERN LANGUAGE, ART and the Other Essentials of a Standard Technical College Course FALL TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 20, 1920 TUITION IS FREE For Information Write to THE REGISTRAR, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Or. fttT tho nrpmlon toMawt tit pssw Dipping themselves in the brine of lmpan tne blockade on Rula ,,, the Pacific, .Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Mat- . ... ,, ,. ,h,. aiMre to Poland, Lloyd George got M. Milleranl to withhold application cf aid until after the preliminary re sults of the conference at Miritk be tween the bolshevik and Polish rep resentatives are known. M. Miilerand, who bad urged the French policy which Included th tisun arc on their way by auto to take another dip, but the second dip will be in the Atlantic. The couple spent last night in the park camping grounds, proceeding on their way to Walla Walla this morning. Mr. ml Mrs. Mattison are both linotype oper ators and for four years Mr. Matti son operutcd a machine in the com posing room of the Portland Orego- M'l and strong defensive meaa- uri'n. was oongea to yield somewnac to the milder policy of the British premier, who was determined that no allied aid should be used in Poland. ' Establishment of a defensive line in Poland, considered by the confer ence, if carried out would, according 13 opinion here, be regarded by the hritish and French as more than a plan to aid Poland; it would be in effect a cordon sanitaire, to keep the bolshevik from western Europe. But from what happened et the closing of the conference it was considered that much would depend on the bolshevik attitude at Minsk. man. W. P. Willaby is up from his home in Portland to look after his farming interests. Henry Dell and Vvtt Richards spent a day with their families at McDou gals this week. Mrs. Henry Wood ia visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alf John son, in Walla Walla, this week. A bulk-t from a "22" pistol found lodgement in Russell Cardcn's leg and it is still there. The boy says he took aim at a hawk, pulled the trigger and the pistol failed to go off. He swung it downward and the cartridge ex ploded after hanging fire for several seconds. The bullet entered the low- ,,.. erccinii Tft or un n cr part of the leg, passing downward lUINl b-SSlUN TU BE HELD and lodged between the bones. Drs. Sharp and Smith failed to find it by probing and the lad was taken to Pendleton, where the X-ray disclosed its location. It will be left where it is unless complications should arise necessitating removal. Max Hopper, assistant cashier of the First National bank, is taking his annual vacation at the present time. Marion Hansell spent a portion of the week with his family at McDoug- al camp. . Matt Johnson and family have been camped near Toll Cate this week, garnering the huckleberry crop. Athena is enjoying the advantages of street pavement, the Warren Con struction company having completed the hard-surfacing of Main and Third streets from the alley below Jeffer son street south to the bridge at City Park. The spaces on each side of Main street, left to facilitate laying cables containing electric wiresfor the new lamp stands when they arrive, will be hard-surfaced later by the Warren people. In the meantime the electric and telephone poles will be removed from these spaces. Mis3 Vernita Watts left yesterday evening for California, where sho will enter Mills college. She was accom panied as far as Portland by her mother. The child born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilkes lived but a short time after birth. Washington, Idaho and Oregon Com mission to Sit Together. Olympia, Wash. As the state's questions Involving allowance of in creased freight and passenger rates on local traffic as fixed by the inter state commerce commission fcr In terstate traffic are common to the northwest, the public service commis sions of Oregon and Idaho will sit with the Washington commission on Tuesday, August 17, in a bearing be ginning at 10 A. M. in the senate chamber here. The common problem before the commissiops of the three northwest states will be to harmonize local increases asked with the re quired increase necessary to guaran tee a return of SH per cent consist ent with the recent Interstate com merce commission ruling. Bandit Villa Surrender. San Pedro, Coahulla, Mexico. Fran cisco Villa marched into San Pedro Monday night between the lines of a . cheering populace which greeted him with cheers of "Viva Villa." Behind him came his band of faltMTul follow ers, which, with their leader, surren dered to the De Is Huerta government under terms agreed upon recently at Sabinas. The Watts Monument. The current number of the Granite Cutters' Journal, published at Quincy, Mass., contains for its cover design a half-tone reproduction of the monu ment erected to the memory of the late Jennie Gaines Watts, in the Ath ena cemetery- The monument, which is of Barre granite in broken column design and figure, was done by the famous sculptor, Angelo P. Ambro- Deny Story League Formed War Staff .Paris. The foreign office has is sued a categorical denial of dispatches of a press agency, purporting to be from San Sebastian, stating that the council of the League of Nations had decided on the creation of an interna tional general staff. Professional Men Help In Harvest. Bismarck, N. D. A twilight army of bankers, lawyers, doctors and mer chants doffed white collars and step ped out into the harvest fields in an sim, and is considered to be one of hi3 effort to relieve what threatens to be best works of the season. serious farm labor shortage. The Huckleberry Crop. The bountifurhuckleberry crop in the Blue mountains is drawing hun dreds of people mountainward, with the result that all camps are filled and even out-of-the-way places, wherever water is obtainable, camps of huckleberry pickers may be found. Not since 1894 has there been such a prolific crop of the mountain berries, and the high cost of other varieties of fmit is one incentive that causes a complete harvest of the huckleberry crop. 151 Profiteers Convicted. Washington. A total of 151 convic tions have been obtained in the cam paign of the department of justice against profiteering. London. War between the allies and soviet Russia over Poland would be "an intolerable crime against hu manity," and British labor has warned the British government that organized labor will be used to defeat such a wa. This decision was reached at a meeting of the leaders of British labor.
