Weston Leader
VOLUME 43
WESTON, OREGON. FRIDAY. SKIT. 10, 1920
NUMBER 15
TWELVE LOSE LIVES
IN KLAMATH FIRE
Seven Persons Are Injured
and Properly Loss Placed
it $150,000.
"OVDt TEE BILL"
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Klamath Falle, Or. Twelve persons
art) known In hava bwn burned lo
(lt Hi, (own ara Injured, and tevoral
tillers, two of whom are ballnvnd lo
In from Portland, ara mlMln's a tha
result of a flra which destroyed tha
Houston hoti'l hero Monday and nlno
rated a part of the business district.
Kstltsialns of Ilia number of dead hava
Iickii placed as high a 11
The property ua was estimated at
IIHO.ooo,
Ton f those, who lout their Uvea
ware occutstita uf thn Houston hotel,
which waa rrowded with MO peraona
who had coma to Klamath Kallt for
II' i.. i n (ii'UiwI liaa returned from
ii v Ihi t at 1'orllairl and entered high
school.
Will Kirk thia week purchased tha
residence projK'rty of Jcsao Myrlrk on
Adama street.
Iraac Davidson and Muhlln Ha
worth ara hunting deer In tha John
Day country.
The cabls to carry the wiring for
tha new electric light atandt hat ar
rivad and it will be laid aoon.
A. R. Coppork, Frank Coppock and
Ixiuls Keen disposed of their wheat
atorvd In the Farmer! elevator on tha
basis of 12.25 per bushel.
Worth Watta will leave next week
for I'ullman, Wash., whore he will en
ter the engineering department of the
Washington Mate college.
Mi Doris Thompson will gu imii
to I'ortland, where she will live at the
home uf her aunt, Mri. Rockwell Car
ey, and will be a day scholar at St.
Helena Hall.
Mr. and Mra. Lovick Khanglc have
eotne over from Miltun, and Mr.
Khangle will bo employed on one of
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ilia l-noor day celebration,
Mucov-ry of two bodlea In tha rulna tha .lnkerton farma in thia vicinity,
of tha lloldrlek apartment house, In Tho young pvoph are newly married,
which no eaaualtloa were known to Mlig Martha Hult will go the first
hava occurred, brought the number of 0f lrie wcck to Salem, where ahe will
known dead to tlva. matriculate with Willamette Unlver.
The seven persona who were hurt ,Hy, Mini Martha waa one of the
sustained Injurloe or burnt in attempt- graduate of Athena high tchool laat
SATURDAY, OCT. 2
Ing to make their eaeape from tha
flaming hotel bulMlng. The fire rap
Idly ea-fept through the old three atory
June.
Maurice Rotkin, eon of Dr. and Mra.
A. W. Dotkin, who formerly lived In
building wfclch almost at once waa Athena, wat in town Tuetday renew-
turned to firry furnace. Many of ing the family't acquaintance here,
tha patrona were forced to leap from Dr. Aitkin and family are residing at
tba upper wlndowa. The flames. In Gretham, Oregon,
almost no time, teemed to have cut Mra. Lillian Dobton arrived in Athe
off all avenuet of eacape from the na Friday evening from Portland,
hotel. near where thetpent the aummer with
The hotel resistor waa dettroyed. Mr. Dobaon on their farm at Eatacada
making the work of Identification dlf- She reporta Mr. Dobaon Improving In
ricuit. health, and ablo to put in a large gar-
den, the product of which he will mar
ket in Portland. Later atone resi
Boy IS StlUCk by AutO dunce will be built on the acreage.
Loula, the eix-year-old ton of Mr. Mra. Dobaon began her achool in Un-
and Mrt. L. W. llcbcrt, waa atruck Inn dittrict Monday,
by the fender of an automobile Mon- Mra. W. 11. Keen and daughter Zola
day in front of their hotel on Water returned home from Seattle thia week,
atreet and quite badly hurt. The boy Mint Zola haa been ttudylng piano and
sustained aeveral deep gaiihea on the harmony at the Unlvcreity of Wash
head that required eight ttitchet iinjton and expretaion at Cornish
from the attending physician, Dr. achool. She will enter Whitman at tha
McKlnncy. Ho wa also bruited beginning of the achool year, to corn
about the body, but escaped aerioua plete her course there.
Internal injury and his condition la Watta it Rogers, hardware and Im
rcportcd aa favorable. No blame la plement dealert have purchased two
attached to anyone. The car came lota from W. R. Taylor, fronting on
from Pendleton, driven by II. W. Third atreet and Jut acroea the alley
Williams, and waa going quite tlowly north of their Main street buildinga
when it atruck the boy. He darted which will be utilised for warehoute
In front of it from behind the car purpoea. Two new warehousea are
of C. E. Hall, which had been brought to be conatructed by the firm in the
to a stop. The fonder ia regarded near future.
Samuel Goldwynt? Rex Beach
present
m wots
famous story
xsmmoKDE
Drectedi by Frank Lloyd
Memorial Hall : Prices 50c-25c
COIITUaJOUS SHOW, Beginning 8 P. M.
The conference of the Pacific
Northwest Library association held
last week in I'ortland waa moat en
joyable affair, according to a Wes
ton visitor. Delegates were present
from Hritish Columbia, Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah and
California. An interesting report of
conditions and work undertaken in
Alaska wat forwarded by Herbert
Killaru, a leader in library activitiet
in that territory.
Dr. Jonah I). Wise, a trustee of the
Portland Library association, in hit
welcoming addreaa emphasized the
fact that the work of a library and a
conscientious librarian ia recognized
at a community necessity in modern
civic life. Every citizen needa the
information, inspiration and recrea
tion gained through the ministry of
books. The postibilitiet of a library
as a remedial and uplifting force in
these unsettled dayt cannot be over
estimated. A representative from British Co
lumbia remarked that librarians in
their annual galheringt do not in
dulge in spectacular parades, strange
costumes nor paint the convention
city a flaming vermilion, but their
conferences do relate to the real
progrest of the nation and its commu
nities. Throughout the session considera
ble interest was manifested in the
broad views entertained and progres
sive policies inaugurated by Miss
Cornelia Marvin, state librarian of
Oregon, whose untiring zeal and
boundless enthusiasm are regarded as
largely responsible for the enviable
position Oregon now occupies in li
brary circles of America.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Goodwin are at
home again, after a pleasant visit in
Portland.
RAIL CHIEFS PLAN
TO OlDCOtlGESTlGi!
90 Per Cent of Lines of Nation
Represented at Meeting
in Chicago.
Chicago. Plana for relief of con
gettion in the nation t rallroada were
made at a meeting of nearly 100 rail
road executives representing 0 per
cent of the roads.
While most of the reports received
and decisions made were not divulged.
It waa announced that part of tha
$300,000,000 borrowed by the roada
from the government would be uaed In
Immediate construction of S1.000
freight cara. 1250 locomotives and
1200 passenger cara. All will be de
livered by mid winter. It waa said.
Th nrnnnwH to relieve rail eon-
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gestion by speeding up the movement
of freight cara. by loading cara fuller
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ana vj reaucina u aiiuuuuui cuv
number of cars now lying in freight
yards waiting for repairs.
To handle the crops raised In the
west, the roada have reallocated mora
than 40,000 freight cara from tha east
to the west since June 1, and during
the same time have moved more than
30,000 coal cars to the mine In tha
east
To Increase' transportation farther
the executives voted to Increase the
per diem coat to a railroad for the
use of a car from another road from
90 cents to $110. Thia, they stated.
wUl aid In getting cart back to their
own roads In the thortett possible
time.
An automobile belonging to Peter
Hass broke loose on a hillside a few
day. ago. ran off into a gulch and of
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aa having saved the boy from death.
Walla Walla Wild West Mecca
Next week will aee many residents
of thia vm-inity heading
Walla and its famous Frontier Days
performance. This ycar'a show ia
he rallied at the most eluborate ever
attempted in Walla Walla and the
best riders, performers and livestock
Mrs. David Taylor has leased her
home in the south part of town and
has purchased the Baker lots on East
Main atrcet, where she will at once
mnm . ,i , . ,l, hnnff.
Tor waiia . . ... n...i,i
aiow anu win rcsiuu hwip. vwuw
Moore and Oscar Cutler have leased
the Taylor home and will take posses
sion the 15th of the present month.
Sims Dickeson purchased the rcsl-
obtalnable hava been secured by the denco of Mrs. Virgil Zerba Tuesday,
management ln th nortn Pn 01 wwn "na wl" w"
The Walla Walla Fair also promises cupy it at once. Mr. and Mrs. Dick
the largest livestock exhibition In Ita cson contemplated moving to Walla
history. Entrlet in all departments Walla to retide, but have changed
art being received from all over the their minds and will become residents
Northwest. ' Athena instead. The three young
September 16, 17 and 18 aro the big daughters have entered the Athena
Frontier Days. Notwithstanding the tchool.
rising cost of amusement, prices have Mra. Lola G. Saling captivated and
not been raised and will remain at charmed her audiences at the Stand
11.00 general admission and GO cents ard Theatre Sunday night and again
for reserved seats.
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ZOETH HOUSER .
Republican Candidate for
SHERIFF
Strict Enforcement of the Law and
a Fair Deal for Everybody.
(Paid advertisement.)
last night, when she appeared In en-
' tire change of program. In both in
stances tho Standard held appreciative
and delighted audiences, and never in
Athena was tho beautiful voice of
Weston's giftod singer heard to bet
ter advantage.
Lack of suitable .houses for rent h
teriously handicapping Athena's in
crease In population Just now when a
growing demand for residences on the
part of families having children of
achool age desire to locate here. All
newspaper accounts agree that the
shortage of tenant houses is general
throughout the entire Northwest and
is primarily bue to the high cost of
building material.
Fay Le Grow is expecting a visit
in the near future from his nephew,
Major Robert Walsh, who is in com
mand at Mather Field, aviation head
quarters in California. Major Walsh
has risen rapidly in his chosen profess
ion, having started in the early days
of the late war as lieutenant in the
aviation corps. Hit father, General
Walsh, was in command at Bordeaux
at the and of the war. Major Walsh
will bo here for the Round-Up. and
possibly for Frontier Days at Walla
Walla.
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In last week's edition of The Weston Leader we promised to endeavor to explain
why we are in a position to sell so cheaply and meet the competition of the large Mail Or
der Houses,
THE REASON IS OBVIOUS: It is because of the LACK OF LARGE OVERHEAD
EXPENSE. You will not find in Umatilla County, and in very few other parts, another
Firm with so Large and Complete a Stock as will be found in our Store who are doing bus
iness on so small an Overhead Expense. Profit is figured according to the Overhead, and
Roods must be priced so as to show a profit over and above this Overhead.
In thia connection we would like to cite an incident: Only some two weeks ago the
writer was in Spokane and while there called upon a Large Wholesale and Retail Concern.
AH goods in this establishment were marked in plain figures. The writer was extended
by the Sales Manager the courtesy of a trip from cellar to garret through this establish
ment Prices were noted and comparisons made of their selling prices as against ours.
In almost every instance their prices were higher, ranging from 10 to 25 percent. In
commenting on this the Sales Manager argued that we were selling too cheaply that we
should remark our goods. The writer contended that we did not have the OVERHEAD
evident in their case and could well afford to sell cheaper and still make a legitimate net
iirofit. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that their Rent is $950 per month, whereas our
tent is Only our Taxes. They employ 43 Persons at a monthly wage of from $60 to 1200.
We employ only One, Fred Dupuis, who "Works for Glory." There are many other Large
Overhead Expenses connected with an Institution such as theirs. TRUE, Their Volume
of Business is Greater than Ours Very Much Greater. But on the other hand their ex
pense is something like 50 times as large as ours, while their volume of business is only
20 times Greater, according to their Sales Manager's own statement. Necessarily they
must make a larger margin of profit on their goods to overcome this differential.
Now this concern is only a Pygmy by comparison with the Large Mail Order
Houses. So you can imagine what a tremendous expense is attached to such institutions
aa Sears-Roebuck, Montgomery -Ward and other of the large mail order houses their Cat
alogues alone costing a Fortune every Edition. Profit enough must be added to their
goods to overcome this tremendous OVERHEAD. You can readily see how the small
town merchant who has foresight enough to buy Right and who carries a stock sufficiently
large to accommodate his trade,' with a minimum of Overhead, can do business on a less
margin of Profit than the EXTREMELY BIG FELLOW.
We are taking up a lot of good space and Col. Clark Wood is becoming peeved at
having bo much matter to set, but if you and he will bear with us for a moment longer
we would like to make just a brief comparison of prices to prove our contention: For in
stance, we will kindly ask'you to refer to pages 884 and 885 of Sears-Roebuck's New Cat
alogue. , We have in stock many of the same identical Guns that are listed on these two
pages; and there is not a single Gun in our store that is not priced at from $2.00 to 9.00
less than the prices in Sears-Roebuck's New Catalogue. Our Guns are all marked in plain
figures and we invite you to make comparison.
This is not an isolated instance, and we would be very glad to have you look this
catalogue over at your leisure, familiarize yourself with their prices and then come into
Our Store and see what wo have to offer.
WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS!
JONES'
Women's Missionary Society.
The Women's Missionary society of
the M. E. Church. South, held its ini-
aeason
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. Goodwin. Ten members re
s ponded to roll call. During the bus
iness session plans for "the ' Com frig"
year's work were discussed and it was
decided to give a silver tea at the
home of Mrs. E. M. Smith Wednes
day afternoon, September 22. Mrs.
Sarah Rowland was the leader for
the day and had prepared an inter
esting program, numbers being con
tributed by Mesdames E. M. Smith,
Frank Price, D. H. Wilsey. H. Good
win and Rowland. During the clos
ing hour tempting refreshments were
served by Mrs. Frank Price and Mrs.
J. H. Price, assisted by the hostess.
Hardware :: Implements :: Lumber
WESTON, OREGON '
Shurte Witbeck.
A very pretty wedding occurred at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Shurte of Arlington when their
daughter Edna became the bride of
Mr. T. L. Witbeck of Portland, Ore.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. DcLong in the presence of
immediate relatives of both bride and
groom, after which dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Witbeck went to Seat
tle and Tacoma for the honeymoon.
They will reside in Portland.
The bride is a popular Arlington
girl whose mother, Mrs. Miles E.
Shurte, was a former resident of
Weston. Mr. Witbeck is connected
with the Portland postal service.' He
served in the United States navy du
ring thewar.
Sheriff Taylor Raids Moonshine Still.
Sheriff Jinks Taylor made a sur
prise visit yesterday morning to the
Roy Sams place on Dry creek about
eight miles from Weston and cap
tured Mr. Sams and his moonshine
plant. Two complete stills, 60 gal
lons of mash and a gallon of fresh
"mountain dew" were among the
fruits cf the clean-up. Sams was
brought before Justice Richards at
Athena yesterday afternoon and fined
$250.
Wood is Wanted. .
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under
signed up to Monday, September 20,
1920, at 2 p. m., for 25 cords of 4
foot wood, kind and grade to be
specified, to be delivered at the
school house in Weston, Oregon.
FRANK PRICE,
. Clerk of School District No. 19.
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For some weeks local stores have
been unable to secure sufficient coun
try butter to supply the demand, and
patrons were obliged to use the
creamery product. Mrs. C. E. Fisk
and Mrs. Walter Gilmore relieved the
situation at the Weston Mercantile
I Thursday, much to the satisfaction of
jj importunate customers. -