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WES1 oM Li EADER VOLUME 43 WESTON, OREGON, TRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1921 NUMBER 87 JUDGE LANDIS IS OTCHEDJN HOUSE Aoouittloni Bued on Accept met of Position at Bast bill Arbltor. Washington. Federal Judge Ken m Mountain Landla of Chicago waa I m pitched la the bout of representa tives by Representative Wtlljr, demo crat, Ohio, who charged blm with "blgk crimes and mlademaanora.H la connrc Ilea with hie acceptance of lb pool tie of supreme arbiter ef baseball at a salary of 141.10 a year. Should lb bouse deride to Institute proceedings against Judge Landla on lha be Is of Mr. Welty'e chargee. a formal (rial before the bar of tha houM would b bold and a decision rendered. Mr. Welty did not Introduce a reeo lullea proposing Impeachment, aa la iba usual procedure la aueb matters. Instead, ba aroao lo "a qumUod ef bl(h praoaal privilege," and an nounced that ha "Impearbtd" tb Judge. Without debate, Iba Walijr charges, a Mr. Welty 'a motion, were referred to Iba Judiciary committee for Inveeii. gatloa aad report. There ware a ( scattering noes. KICKED 0Y A HOUSE. YOUN FAKMKR HAM A CLOKB CALL Hubert Tweedy vna quite seriously hurt by being kicked by a horaa Tuesday at hia homa on Walton mountain, lla waa knock! uncon scious for a tinia, and it waa later found that a rib had been dislocated. Dr. 8mlth waa summoned from Ath ana, and being unable to gat up tha mountain in hia car had to bo mrt with a team at point a abort die tanra beyond Weaton. Mr. Tweedy Uvea alone on tha Ed. Tucker place, and waa trying to han dle an Intractable horaa in the bam. The animal struck him In the head and kicked him in tha atomach and aide. He managed to reach the house and telephone for atalttance. Ha then lost conaclouaneaa, and waa found prone upon the floor by the flrat neighbor, Vernie Marr, to ar rive, Had he been unable to reach the phone It la thought that he might have pcriahed from the cold and the effect of hia injuries, in which event the cause of hia death , would alwaya have been a mystery. The young farmer was moved to the home of his mother, Mrs. Mark Hen derson, where he soon rallied. Hia condition ia not aerioua. Greetings and Salutations riii T THAT DOOR TH pool? Slit L rJ!!'W ' Jk-.. . s V in WEN A II A CATTLE GROWERS RETAIN PRESENT OFFICERS J. P. Lieuallen, leading Weston stockman, ia again president of the Wenaba Cattleirrowera' association. At the annual meeting of the aaao- AttOmeY'General SlYt 8ultf tii i i irti nr. I ciauon neia Baiuraaj in new BILLIONS III WAR CUIMS EXPECTED la, a motion waa unanimously passed that all officers be retained for the coming year. R. W. Walters of Mil ton ia vice president, and C. A. Winn of Milton is secretary-treasurer. Stockmen to the number of 65 were present from all parte of tha Wens ha auction. The question of the ap praisal of national forest reserves was brought up and the association went on record aa unanimously op posed to the present law. A motion against any increase in range feea waa also passed, on the ground that auch increase would force many cat tie growers of the Pacific Northwest out of business. The brand book committee reported that 350 copiea of the book, which contains the brand to Collect From United States Increasing. ' Washington, D. C Millions at eX lara and promises of billions are represented In tbe greet tide of law aulta wblcb la beginning to pour lnt tbe United States court ot claims aa ana of tbe results of tbe world war. The court waa expressly created to de termine legal eontroveralee between private citizens and tbe government Tbe attorney-general says that tbe amount of war claims la enonnoua aaat that Indications are tbe Influx of cases baa only begun. Actions upon claims Involving approximately fI24.000.OOf FROM OVER THE HILL." Hoot Gibson at Standard Theatre Rov. Blcakncy of Walla Walla, do Sunday night. livored the funeral sermon, paying a Emery Worthlngton waa in tha city touching tribute to hia friend of long Monday night, being a member of standing. bave already been filed. The ultimata of every member of the association aggregate of claims. It la estimated, are ready for distribution. will reach between two and three kll- 1 The association embraces nine dis- Hons of dollars. tricta, each of which ia represented on the advisory board. The Weston district is represented by P. A. Mc-Bride. These war clalma are. brought Into the court by plaintiffs having clalma against all departmenta of the govern ment. The war department haa clalma Involving approximately $5,000,040,000. The bureau of Internal revenue now Senator Would Impeaoh Judge landla. balmy and scores of motorisU were Washington -Impeachment proceed- out lo observo the eigne of epring'e Inge agalnat Judge K. M. Undla of "rival. Monday morning the ground Cbleago were threatened In tha aan- aa covered with anow and wintry ate by Senator Dial of South Car ronditiona prevailed. More anow fell Has. Senator Dial aald ba bad aent Tuoeday evening, and Tuesday night t fmiram for the rirts In the raaa In mercury aana w mo iow.i point wblcb Judge Landla ia alleged lo have discharged a youth who was chsrged with stealing money after tha youth bad testified that bis salary waa but IM a month. "If I find these facta J l I 1 uiHtnM M,l,h- are true I shall seek the Impeachment "'i V'V " 7 j, of Judge Uadla." Senator Dial aald. "" comPIi!,t MvJ? dil'- may and aald disagreeable things about the weather man. SECRETARY IS SILENT ON JAPANESE TREATY Waablngton. The letter ot Secre tary Colby declining to transmit In formation on the negotlatlona conduct ed with tbe view to treaty action with Japan waa received without comment by the senate foreign relatione com mittee. Tbe letter waa In reply to a communication of the committee, fer- rk.hlji WmmiUr rnmiitiMia. Mnndav n irht. beine- a member ox standing. wut. ,v- . .v. -.nnmt "'d- ' . ---w V V w nilU IUV IV,, U U. U U I" VMV,. . - A decided change in the weather Fletcher's orchestra. A men a banquet waa held at the offf probably with an ax, the body of penoing c..m. rer the first days of the week occasion- A. M. Gillie came down from hia Christian church Monday night by the Gb Hansen. 0-yearold recluee. llv- rbate regatlng f50.000.000. Th ed aurpriae and considerable com- at Waahtucna, Wash., to attend men of that church. They demon- ln , three.roon, ,hack on the bank 'hipping board baa eaneellatlona of ment. Sunday the air waa mild and the funeral of hia friend, the late A. strated their ability to prepare and of the Columbia river, west of The tracte Involving more than ISJ0.- n. mccwen. ecrve a spjenaiu umncr. im uccas- Dalles, was found lodged smong a pile f . - Mrs. Mary Tompkina waa over from ion waa an informal one and purely of or bouldera at tbe foot cf a 40-foot ment re eatlmatod by the attorney Walla Walla the first of the week, vis-; social character, where matters of in- cnff whlch droppMl to tha river, below ral at $100,000,000. Tha railroad1 iting at the home of her daughter,' terest to the church were briefly dia- j,)g ina;k. administration haa dlfferencea with Mrs. Arthur Coppock. cussed. These banquets are hereafter Allegatlone that the Deschutes Lam- rsJln,d amounting to approxl John Vert, C. E. Roosevelt and T. to be a feature of the men'a work in company cut 197,007 feet of pine lately $750,000,000. . w. maioney were among ine niaaons.-ine cnurcn. of the winter. RoaidcnU who got up attending tho funeral of the late A. George Myrick, who appeared in -If. aict-wen. .JUMice or mc reace Kicnaras court Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Taylor arrived sometime ago on the charge of driv home from a two weeks visit with ing an automobile while intoxicated, their aoninlaw and daughter, Mr. and and having liquor in his possession Mrs. Dclbcrt Clorc, on their ranch was fined by the Justice one day this near Vale, Malheur county. -week in the sum of $100, 60 days in Mrs. F. S. Le Grow and Mrs. F. B. jail and revocation of hia driver's It Boyd were guests at the J. II. Slur- cense. gis home in PcndJoton, Wednesday Last night was annual roll call of and Thursday. -"all nwnibera ot Pythian Lodge No. 29 Mr. and Mrs. Georire Shcard return- Kniirhta of Pvthias. and the occasion Veteran wheat growera declare eJ homo saturj.y evening from Spo- was appropriately observed with a that never in their memory haa .. ,, wr. Shuard attended the hannuet snreaH at fi:30 o'clock in to read their thermometers early the next morning reported a temperature of from four to aix degrees above aero. People who stood for twenty Wheat Land Damaged. wheat land washed so badly from trBCtor hool. They visited at tho which the members, their familiea and merely rains as during this winter, homcg of FilM lMng anJ Frank jnvite participated. After the says the Fast Oregonian. Without a Knowllon banquet spread, a splendid program really aerioua cold spell thua far, Mrfc M,uio Kidder came over from of entertainment waa thorughly en wheat flelda have washed aa deep w,1)t Wtla Saturday and reports joyed by all. A large number were this month aa during the worst tht he, motner Mrs. E. H. Caton present to enjoy the hospitality of thawa. The condition ia due to the u Mmewn,t tetor and ia expected the Pythian brotherhood. super-saturation or me grouna iroin j,ome tnj, wecjC- last August, continual raina amce last Auguei, Mn. Ann. Ahrena left Tuesday for 1 - a.il. i.it.,M In ,.mj .... warded at tha Inateoce of Senator " no ni ... spokano whore ahe wtl have charge Johnson of California, requeetlog In- wh,'t fl,d at th'" tim"; of a cbho as nurse. Mrs. Ahrcns ex- f or mat ion on the eubject. growera say. Tho condition or the to here for tho summer Secretary Colby aald la hia latter Bw'nK "p Is excellent, however, to make hn headquarters while doing that tha record of the negotlatlona " " proiossionat nursing BUTTONS FROM OUR RIVERS waa "practically that of a preliminary th ground comparison of vlows, coupled with reeammaodatlona atlll tha aubjsct of Oregon News NotCI examination." Uon tnin 490,000 trout egs hart Substantial prograaa baa bean made . h McKenxle river hatch- toward an Ultimate agreement, nr. Colby added, "through Informal con vnraatlona conducted by Roland 8. Morrla, embassador to Japan, and Bar on Sbldehara, Japanese ambassador." RAYMOND BARS RADICAL ary for distribution In the streams of Lane county. They were brought from Elk lake. In tbe heart of the Casoadea. More than a score of former state, county or municipal officials have or ganUed an X-club ln Pendleton and Lee Bcckner, who for aomc time has been ill at the Burden boarding house, was taken to Walla Walla by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dudley, an oper ation being thought necessary by Dr. C. II. Smith. Whitman College and Willamette University clashed in basket ball at Walla Walla Wednesday evening. Result, Whitman 19, Willamette 11. Misa Blanche Drake, Miss Hazel llorr, Misa Iris Lowther, Mr. Louis Stewart and Mr. Bennett motored feaii Mussel Fisheries Are a Flourish ing and Very Interesting Industry. It should be remembered that In ad dition to their food value fishes are necessary In our rivers If we are to perpetunte the penrl button Industry of the country, which employs some twenty thousand people and yields a product valued nt more tlmn $5,000, 000. When tho young mussels, which nre nf mlrrnsrnrtlc sire, ore thrown o(f timber belonging to tho Alworth Washburn company during the past year are contained In a complaint filed by tbe latter corporation In cir cuit court at Bend, in which recovery of $15,000 ia sought, together with $5000 damages. H. Frestone of Saskatchewan. Cana da, will be tbe first alien ever to re ceive final papers on a central Ore gon homestead. Tbe fact that bia aon, Thomas, who made the filing, waa killed In action ln France, baa made It possible for the father to obtain title, under the rules of tha United States land office. Definite information received in Portland that United Statea Senator George E. Champerlaln will accept appointment to the United Statea shipping board if the position ia offer ed him has given the Portland Cham ber ot Commerce and hia supportera throughout the entire atate an. added incentive to work for bia appointment. That the proposal of J. J. Hand aaker, atate director of the China famine fund and the near-east relief to accept foodstuffs In lieu of cash, to be shipped direct from Portland VESSELS TO CARRY FAMINE AID SOUGHT Waablngton. D. C. Congress will be asked to enact special legislation au thorizing, the shipping board to em-, ploy vessels to haul to China, graia . donated by Americas fanners tor tho relief of the starving there and giving the navy department permission to pay expenses of volunteer naval re serves to form crews. It waa an nounced after a conference between Secretary Daniels and Chairman Bea ton of the shipping board. The decision waa reached after a. committee, headed by Carl Vroomaa, ex-aaalatant secretary of agriculture, bad aald grain already had been give, by farmers In the west and that mem bers of the railroad brotherhoods stood ready to haul to the coast without charge for their eervicee. Chairman Benson agreed to ascer tain what ahlpa are available oa tha Pacific coast. to northern China points in govern- ment vessels, has met with a hearty POPULATION CENTER MOVES response throughout the atate, accord- Ing to reports received at headquartera in Portland. Notice ot the pardon and release ot W. M. Reivo of Astorlr, sentenced to serve two years at McNeil's Island for rill devote their efforts to giving Klmor Smith, From Centralla, Rsfuaed present and future officiate the benefit ovcr anj wtncSsed tho game. Permission to Speak. of their experience. The W. C. T. U. announces a silver v, A nr.. VlmM (Smith Interest In tha drilling at tbe Trl- tm which will be riven in connection radical speaker, was prevented from Konla oil well lo Jackson county haa wtn the program for Frances Willard nt is mndo. tho tissue of the fish released on January Z7. speakiss at an advertised meeting from the brood pouches of their par- publishing matter that cast reflection cuts at the proper season, the Inrvnl on tne united States military forces mussels slowly drift to the bottom nnu nM Deen recelred by federal auth- perlsh In a few days' time unless they oritiM According to the notice, come In contact with a passing fish Relv0g rdon wa gl d by p,. of suitable kind ami succeed in tank- . . . Ine attachment. Once tins attnen- ... which waa to ba held here Sunday afternoon at the Arcadia hall. City officiate and leading membera of tha Raymond post of the American Legion met Smith at tha atation when ha arrived from Centralia. Aa he got off the train he waa told or the uaelcss ness ot hia attempt to speak. Mayor Lawler, at a special meeting of the city commission Saturday Issued a proclamation prohibiting the speech. Smith Instated on going to the build ing. When Smith arrived at the Ar cadia hall City Marshal Pedaraon would not at htm enter. much Increased In the past week, dur- memorial day, next Wednesday after- Ing which oil indications bave become noon. Mrs. F. E. Russell and Miss more pronounced. Tbe 800 foot of Lowther are in charge of the program 10 Inch casing has all been sot. and Mrs. W. K. Wall and Mrs. Wm. From SO to 7$ messages from every Schrlmpf will servo the refreshments, American Legion post In Oregon were assisted by others. The program and dispatched to Senator McNary. re- teawil! be in the Christian church questing him to support the appoint- basement reception rooms, beginning ment ot Senator George E. Chamber at 2 o'clock. Everybody ia cordially tain aa a member ot the United Stales invited. Growth of Coastal Communities Held Principal Cauae of Change. , Washington. The center of popula tion aa disclosed by the 1920 census Is located ln tha extreme southeast corner ot Owen county, Indiana, t.l miles southeast ot tbe town of Spencer, the census bureau announced recently. During the last decade the center of population continued to move west ward, advancing 9.8 mitea In tfcat direc tion and about one-fifth of a mile north of Bloomington, Ind where : it waa mvr. nr th iittiB mussel, until It Reduction or tne wonc-oay weea to hns undergone a remarkable change four daya In the shops and repair de- tocated DT the cenaua ot 1910. of form and structure ; then it drops partment and a general cur in tne The BUPeatt attributed the westward from the fish to commence Its lnde- working force ot other branches of the movem,nt n the last decade "prin- pendent life at Uie bottom of the southern Pacific railroad, took place cl9aUr t0 tne increase of more than stream or lake. at Roseburg. A amall shift of men on, minJon th, popnuUon ot tha It Is n further fact that the young lg at work ,n e round house but the ut - cufornja." of particular kinds of mussels require gUop aM Approximately the gills of particular kinds of fishes m trinmell a ,dIa and a numDer Idaho Houaa Paaaea Anti-Allen Bill, as nurseries. The black bass Is host . ... ,i , Boise. Idaho. The ftret decisive shipping board under the Harding ad ministration. Senator McNary secured the adop tion of an amendment to the agricul tural appropriation bill Increasing tho appropriation for foreat fire preven- Ctrl Talka Over Week. Chlcaao. Miriam Rubin, S year-old victim of an lllneaa which haa baffled physicians Sunday alept silently for. Tho boys basket ball team will meet the Weston team on tha home gym floor at 7:30 this evening. The Pilot Rock teams play here on the evening of February 25. This will be the last game, probably, of the -season. The Umapine High school will put blow at Japaneae ownership ot land Is tlon and foreat preservation from $126, 000 to $625,000. Thla- money will be on a play entitled, "Engaged by Wed- used In co-operation with the atatea of nesday," in Athena High school aud- the northwest. torium, Thursday evening, February Th.ra were two fatalities due to In- 24. The local achool is tq get a share an hour. The girl atarted talking more duBtrnl accldenta ln Oregon during of the receipta of the evening. than a week ago and Sunday .waa tna flrat time her conversation had ceased In more than 212 hours. After tbe nap, however, she began talking. i xvhllB the Ol engineers are aio uui m wura. j ?'" rvjrn. .. k. To conduct a campaign tor the eradl cation ot ac.b among centra! Oregon the state of Idaho waa .truck with As thla last mentioned fish Is far sheep, Dr. R. A. Parsons, represent- smashing force when the houaa passed from being abundant In American rlv- Dg tl United States bureau of anl- the Van de Steeg anti-alien land bill, era, It is plain that much care should maj industry haa arrived in Oregon It la one of the most stringent raeaa- be exercised ln Its maintenance. and wln maje na headquarters ln urea before the legislature and now The mussel fishery that aupplies the Bend. rjr. Parsons considers that the goea to the aenate tor approval. If fresh witter penrl button Industry is prevaitence 'of scab ' la decreasing in it passes that body and la aigned by actively conducted In at least twenty 0reg0( and tnat the chief source of ln- Governor Davla, Japanese not now states ln the Mississippi rived basin, imnortBd from eltUena or anr other aliens owning northern California and Nevada. ' land in Idaho will be required to for- Enough coal or a good grade will be felt, and hereafter aliens will be un- taken from the Beaver Hill mine near able to acquire title. Marahfleld to aupply all the needs of the raw production of shells now has a value of about $1,000,000. The fresh water Dearl button la now recognized the week ending February 10, accord- ; The pupils of the Athena Branch of as among the cheapest durable but In to a renort nrenared by the atate the Malcn Burnett "School of Music, tons that can be procured. The mus- Induatrlal accident commission. The studying under Misa Lois Cassil, sel beds have been rapidly depleted, the Willamette valley, in addition to 250 Millions Voted for War Veterane. vlctlma were William Campbell, enr- were heard in dolightful recital at because the fishermen In pnst thM9 ot the Coos Bay country, ao-- Washington, D. C The aundry civil penter. Portland, and Orvlll Smith. High school auditorium, Saturday J" wonld retain only the ve ry new cordlng t0 G; W. Evana, consulting en- appropriation bill, waa passed by the logger. Deschutes. , evening. The different numbers were f,he"s ""d .'"rnHnrVrade 8lneer of the Soutnern PcJfH! eom" carrying $2450,000. of which Two Deschutes county townsltes, well rendered, ami those m attendanco " ",1 ,L . r P- The mine, a.aubsldlary of the amount $250,000,000 la for war vet. "'"TV : n, Southern Facuic. naa oeen unoer oe- erana. Among principal Items was Jail Senteneee For Bootleggers. Portland. Or. Federal Judge R. 8 (mm ih bench that M.rn.r anil Imnerlal. existing only on irive much nriase to the class, both " . n, boutnern racmc. nas oeen unuer u- erana. hereafter ha would aentence to tha paper for yeara, will cease to' appear .individually, and collectively.., , mngRe, fls,ieries has been so long de- velopment for a number or years ana $i8,oo,000 tor ne- hospttale and en- nenltentlary persona convicted of vlo- n the map within two more mouths. , Tho funeral of tho late A. B. Mc- ,ByeJ ,hat thlg unique and rather the company haa made energetic ef- Urgement of. hospital tactlltiee tor latlng the national prohibition lawe. Taxea delinquent alnca 1913 are tha Ewcn was held Saturday afternoon important Industry Is now sure to ex- forts ln the last year to Increase the Bervice men aa requeated by the Amer He made the declaration after he had basis for a Judgment order aigned by at the Methodist church, with a lante perlence considerable difficulty In per- production to an amount which would lean Legion. Funds tor compensation sentenced a man to three montha in circuit Judge Duffy which authoriiea attendance of friends from ovcr the petuntliiK Itself.-Floyd W. rarsons, be sufficient to supply the needa of the and vocational training of the service Jan for Illicit manufacturing ot liquor, a sheriff s aale of the properties. atate to pay respect to his memory, in the Saturday Evening Post. valley. men also were carried.