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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1921)
We ; Leadei VOLUME 43 WESTON, OREGON. KlUlMY. Al'UILH, 11121 NUMBER 44 STON: EARLY PEACE WITH CONGRESS HEARS GERMANYJPECTED DRAMATIC PLEA FROM FILIPINO 1 As a Modern Filipifao Actually Look French Envoy Told That Sen tlment It Strongly For Knox Resolution. Washington. f. C The Harding ad mlnUlrtllon Intends to terminate Ilia war twlweou tbe United Stales and Oarmaay by rongreialonal resolution, M. Vlvlanl. French envoy aitroorilln sry. waa understood lo have been In form H at dinner at the home of Senator MrCnrmU k of Illinois. The ea premier wee also Informed. II was ald. by senator preaent that tha program of iba administration doea pot contemplate entrance if ihn Uni ted Rtl'ee Into tba league of nation. The. at tha dinner elated M. Vlvl anl b4 ham told frankly that It wss useless to discuss thn ponslbllliy of American membership In the leasno of natlona. Moat nf tha republican member! of tha senste forelfit re. tlena committee and Colonel Onorze Hervey, prospective ambassador at lb court of St. Jama war anionic thoaa present. Tba French eovor, who waa accom panied by Ambataador Jusaorand, waa ;d to have bean Informed that sen llment of republican leader was r tually unanimous for adoption cf tba Kdoi aeparata peace resolution, tub Jart only to poaelbla amendment from Ita original form, early In tba apecltl aaaalon of rongresa. M. Vlvlanl waa deacrlbed aa appear. Inf 'reconciled'' to tha situation. Philippine Rftitfeni CommlHiin.r ttaura Oabaldon GROSS DEBT OF U. S. IS REDUCED Washington, p, C Tha nation's debt was reduced fTl.SIO.230 In March, according to a treasury statement which showed tha debt to be :3.0, HMT. Of tha total federal obligation outstanding IJ.7S4.I4I.C00 represents short tana treasury certificates of In debtedness, several hundred million of which Secretary Mellon hoi said w ill ba retired In April. An analysts of tha treasury'! flscul affairs for the last year reveals llttlo ehsnge In tba amount of certificates of indahiedness or the floating debt. The gross debt, however, consisting largely of liberty bonds and victory notes, haa shown a dcrase, Certificates of Indebtedness out standing March tl, 1020. lotah $2. (7.2O,000, less than f 100.000,000 be low the present total. RAILROADS PAY BILLIONS 1130 Wages to Men Totaled by Inter state Commlailon. Washington. D. C Railroad wsgee for 19S0 totaled $.1,733,81.18, the Interstate commerce, commission an nounced. Wages for the first quarter were I79S.61S.S30. for tha second $801. MS.9S0, for the third I1.052.109.4&1. and for the fourth IS12.606.78O. with tba back pay for May and June tinder ihe retroactive Increase of July 20 amount ing to approximately $102,419,680 to ba added In the total. Reports of back pay, said the com mission, are not completed and thore fore the figures are somewhat below those to appear In the final annual report. WhN,iiii.-tnii. "Mu-.f tin- 1 1 mi it of America ln-at only for tin- free, rtiim of Ireland, i.f I'oluii'l mill of tin. IVci'liu . Nli,iil,, mill not tuf i l.ii lll-ICIIll-lll'l- llf tin- Philippine li liuiiiy Till wuh tint quel Ion IIi-i1i-i C in in I I nil-r l-iuir.i l.uluil'l" nf the l'lillli.ln-a Hlririi iiin-i-tiy to tin- imnilirr--1 1 1 of tin' 1 1, nine nf Itepri-M-tiliiiii In a i.-pi h liicli tvii -l'ii wry rloeo niti-iiiliiii and ve irt-qneiitly up platidetl. ' . j "At one time," Mild Couil:if.l"licr (.'nlialilon, "('ui(,rc I'imI before It im I Hum thirty ri-mliiiinii. epr. -.n sjmpaih) wltli (lie aplrntloii, . r tln Iriiili ikm..i. If nut a.-iiuilj iiikIiik Unit laml t arnnl lnii-wrnl.-ncr In Irrlnnd. At Hint tiim-, uImi Hie Kill.liifiN i-n-kiHHklns nt your iir mi of tlu winil of nr. ninny ICuroiM-an n'ni! lira Imm. anil Amcrlcn tina re. . J'llivil to iiini(l tho Minn- Ami ji-t the rial f tin, I'lUpin.- .l un- hci'ilnl, Mimt then- lip cn-i-iiilniiii, Iben, In Inii-rnntlnnal jHtlc.-7 My ien. ci-iiilcnicn f tin- Ann-ripen 'niitri-Ka, It Hint -nil l(.-uor im Imispr the i"'Hti-d re)iiois f a tie erliiB pi'lr for an linli-iH-nili-nr" thiit nuliifiiliy IwIiiiirh to iIipiii. Tlii crnnlliii; f IihIi'Ih-iiiIi-iici- now nffnrda ihr rnlii d StniPH n cotilon ojrrl unity to iilvo i i ! world uiianrrnll proof of im iini-rit.v, It cn!.itpnry ami Hi nltrtilntii. It will ht- I In- crt-nt-i-nt ruiinpl.- nt iiiinrr dcallni; In tbe lil'lory of the nei. "Ifi not think wo n tmt appre rlatlvo of ull you bnve iloiu- for us. We lire. Amrrlcii lum truly treated Hie KllipliM .rople a tin other nation linn ecr treuteil an nlli-n men In nil lilnlnry. Thi lilli mlnt of the Aincr- lean poll-.v In the rhllllnm linve bi-en rnn-lMPiitly lnilreil by nltrillini. Wo know Hint j-oii were n'-tunted In jmir Inliora ly Hie ili-Mre to ronlrib lite to our own welfure. "Ami e love yii n-rluii most of oil ft nr aolomn irontlM to crnnt im tluit liirli we liulil ilenrer tlmn life lleelf our fnteiloiu. Imlcpenili-mit la our tuiilttnnl lilenl. It mir nil ah anrlilng iilm. It crti utronper every limir. Tor tlio Hpirlt of imtliintltm lieter illea. Much Uf can It be Mill lined. . We liellovp that w can never Iiom to do n NtuMy niillnii If we urn to rely forever mi the miiEtinnlmlty of the I'ulleil SlntfH. "A merlin's task In tb: I'l.lllpplno !lnnW l IIiiIkIrhI, What yon bnve an ailiiK'il na your Microti oIiIIkiiIIoii In Hint purt of Hie wnrllvhna ln ful filled. A Moplp with a medieval tern of lnxttHillnna hnx lieen trims formril Into n consclona niitlon, Im lined nlth all Hint la modern In the iictlvlllea of nntloua. And If you kIvo III lii(lcK!ttlelic our crntlluile to Jt'tt will Increnito a tlioiiKiuid fold: It will liint forever If you keop futtti with u. "There la Imt one Issiio In tliu Thll Ipplne question, nnd Hint la: U tlnrt ttnlny a Bltilile Koveriintent on the 1 IiiiiiIk? In tho Jonea law you pronilseil Imlepenileni-o upon the oslalillNlituent of hiicIi n atiiMe Kovorninent, Voiir own (Jtivi'nior-tieiiernl . lui reported that there Inwii Klnble gov ei'iinifiit In oxlflenrii totlny, ami we aluo have atilmiltteil plenty of evidence to aiilistnntliito Ita exlstleiic. Tlieris fore, wo hope niitl expect America will now carry out Ita plcdse." - .ami-iiiira t v'L-i,,TSBgvg.Tgi-jT ' fJ- I J r ' I . " J CONGRESSMEN FAVOR FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE GERMANY MUST PAY, SECRETARY STATES; . "at.i., ' Congressman Ed ward J. King of Illinois. There are hundrads ef thouasnds of this type ef young men In the Philippinee. They are to bl tha future rulers of the destinies of the islands. The nilplno Ims l-n much mltreji-i SCS, anJ only a aniall .'rccntaift! of ...... -...... ........ H-i.i. - .... Al..l ll.l 'l...f hm fiml rewind I-: tlic l"nlted Siiuee. Tlila Is liirpe'.y tirc.niitu. the Nmnlay anvpltf fiieiila linve inmle a aHc!;ilty of pnf trntlin; tin M-nitnaked luni-t'hriiitliin hill trllii aa "Uplcul" Klllplno. whleb Is fur Iroin I tie truth. The total toptilHn of the I'IiHIh p(ne iti in.rni.tiMi. f which Si.i:i.',272 hiv Clirlti4iti and cIvlllM-d. and liaie hecn i for Wfi yenra, HinfttiiiK a cut turf :iii(1 rclinciiietit that will compare fiivtimlily w.tli thut of oilier c.nuitrlcs. The number of non-CtirUtinns Is S"5,- tliem are unchlllzed. They lire fast hemming lucated, and will ultimate ly make e,M)d citizen. Seventy r cent of the Inhabitants of the riiiUppiuts over ten years of age, uccord.ng to tlio Inst censua, are lltt-ratu. Tl.ls Ik a lilj-hcr ierceiituxe of literacy than that of any South Amcrlcnn country, higher tliiiu thut of Spain, and higher than that of any of the New liepu'.illca of Euruia) whose liidepcnilence Is being guaranteed by the Allies. FROM OVER THE HILL" .Mrs. 1'rcd Stine of Spokane, visiU'd anl rt-turntJ by the Cold Spring reda It vi' a in Athino this wwk. road, btcjipint: at the Douglas home .''.!:. ("liark-a Cntr.t of t'onilon, is in for refreshment. tin- city, visitiiitr t the homo of her diuii'htt r. Mrs. Walter Houher. Mr. tim! Mr. H'.'iiry Thompson wcr.' ovir frfcm tlieir home on tii I'nic.tilln river, vi.sitinjr at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. J. E. Jones. Win. JlcPherson haa received a box A. 3, Walker has sulj his residence propirty on north Third street to Andy K'jthro.k, and with his son, Koy Walker, has moved into the Kid iitr house on Fifth and College. Clen Kates, formerly employed at .McFaddcn's Pharmacy, will engage of choice oraiigcs from his mother in it) the cattle business, having pur- Verrabella, Calif., and Is distributing chased a hundred head of steers at them among Athena friends. . fatarbuck. He will range the stock Athena high school plays bnae ball in the Squaw Creek section, with Milton high school, thin after- "Way Down East," a wonderful noon on the Milton grounds." picture has been running at the Alta Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McArthur will tiieutre in Pendleton this week, and a noon return to their Portland home number of Athena people have seen after spending the winter in Culifor- it. .v symphony orchestra made the nia. presentation of Griffith's master Mr. McElhaney, who recently pur- y,cco effective, chased the Sam llaworth pool hall, F s u,Grcw received news of the a moved his family over from d(,ath of his nephew. SUnley la Walla, and Is occupying the Kemp -y whk.h occumd jn Kcw York last Saturday. The young WaKhlngtonVTha appointed hour la here: lot tha Phil ippine be free." This wax Hie key note of a peoh by Cnirresman Ed ward J.King of Illi nois. (Republican) In which h review ed the American oc cupation nf the Is lands from the flmt diy to the present time. He declared thut tbe United State was honor bound to grant In- 3cpen!cnce nlthout further delay. ("ftiii;.-esiiinii King Is one of an In rreaxliig number of Itcputillcang In the limine who are urging quick action on Philippine Independence. Mr. King Is the author of a bill which pro vides that r.ithln one year the Philip pine government, under presidential prttclatnation, may aitaerable a conven tion nnd frame a constitution. After the constitution Is ratified by the Filipino people the President jnay recnimlzo the Philippine Islands as "a w'tamte and self-governing nation." The transfer of authority Is to be completed within one year. Provision Is made for safeguarding American In vestment In the Philippines and for tli,. providing of coaling stations and submarine bases In tbe Islands by tbe f lilted States. Word from the Philippines is that the people expect early Independence and will he sorely disappointed If they do not get it. , "No nation has the light," said Con grexsman King "to hold another people In peonage, even though It may be argued by the professoriate that tbe condition is simply one of 'tutelage.' "A little more observance of the golden rule In national and Interna tional affairs would soon dispel that desire for exploitation, the fiercest foe of freedom In the world today. "When we went to the Philippine wo declared before the whole wyrld that we were not actuated by any self ish desire of conquest or territorial aggrandizement, but solely by humani tarian Impulses." Congressman King called attention to the fact that Filipinos are now raising funds to erect a monument to Admiral Pewey, which he said wns In directly a tribute to the American peo ple ni well as to Dewey. He recalled the cable that Dewey bad sent to President McKiuley, which was as follows : "In my opinion these people (Fili pinos) nri; superior in Intelligence and more capable of self government than the natives of Culm, and I am familiar with both." Congressman King then recited the Reparations Claims Held to E j Just In Reply to Note ' From Germany. Washlngton."The tnlte4 Stat atands with the governments of tba, allies In holding Germany responsible, for the war and therefore morally bound to make reparations, so far aa) -posalble." Tbla la tha poaltlva declaration of' Secretary of State Charles E. Hughe. made by blm In bis reply to a coa munlcation from the German govern ment, forwarded to him under data of, March 2. x In bis reply. Secretary of State , HuRbea expressed pleasure at Ctf. tnany'a "unequivocal expression" of ltd desire to pay to tha limit of ability and aald: . X'V "This government believes that It recognizes In tha memorandum of Dr. Simons a sincere desire on tba prt of the German government to reopaat negotiatlona with the allies on a u-w basis and hopes that such negotia tions, once resumed, may lead to a prompt settlement which will at tha . same time satisfy the Just claims of the allies and permit Germany hap-, fully to- renew its productive activi ties." The formal statement of the Unites' . States as to German reparation Is contained in an exchange of commu nications with German government of ficials, made public by the stale de partment. They are In the form of ' memoranda transmitted through tar ing Dreset, American high commission er at Berlin. GREEKS DEFEATED BY TURK NATIONALISTS Constantinople. The Greeks have t been defeated by 'the Turks In the , battle at Kskl-Shehr, said a communi cation Issued by the headquarters of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, Turkish & tionaliat leader. . Kiazim Kara Bekir, commander of -the Turkish nationalists In Armenia, with his "army of salvation," waa nesting Sivas. A Turkish communique said that the battle on the Eskl-Shehr frontier lasting nine days hsd been concluded. Biledjik being recaptured and the Greoka retreating toward Brussa. Turkish transports, convoyed by bolshevik gunboats, have landed part of Kara Beklr's army at Ineboli. The allies will refuse Greeks per- nian, who was 17 years olJ, was the second son of Colonel and Mrs. Wy nne, stationed at Ft. Riley. Mrs. Wynne Is a sister of Mr. LeGrow resilience on Adams street. Miss Carris Sharp, who has been in the sanitarium nt College Place for several weeks, will be brought to tho home of her parents in Athena, next Sunday. ' Mrs. Delia Wright who was re cently oHrnteil on at St. Mary's hos- oillclally " l" ing here, left on receipt of the news niHi.e in ....- for the homc of hu arcnts in Kew what improved in health. York Citv. A strong How of water was eiicoun- ',' ... , , , . , , l.,.l i th Pnlx.-t Tonoopt well at 1 "c "'K1 " Major Robert Walsh of the aviation icstlon but that the Filipinos had corps, of Mathers Field, a cousin of established the specified stable gov the deceased boy, and who was visit- '.'L'S grunt the promised Independence. mission to transport their troops (a preamble to the Jones law, passed Thrace to the battle front in Aaia August 29. 1018, and declared it was a Minor by way of Constantinople or to use the Ismid railway. The Italians have protested that a Greek patrol has held up the steamer Cleopatra In the Black sea. The al lies have informed the Greeks that , they must not blockade the sea. The Greeks have begun reinforcing their army. The Greek merchant marine has been mobilised as trans ports and it Is expected the Greeks can put an army of 200,000 In the field. The size of this array Is being viewed with alarm by the Serbians and Bulgarians. delitilte pledge of Independence. The preamble stated "it Is as It has always been the purpose of Ihe peop'p, of the Ctilted States to withdraw their sovereignty over the Philippine Islands and to recognize Uieir independence ns soon as a stable government can bo established therein." Congressman King stated there was n depth of 3;i2 fect, by the driller, . Mr. West, The water W of splendid team started the 1921 district schol astic schedule by auspiciously win- Aged Vadar Banker Suiolde With Rifle. Wlnlock, Wash. Charles Rcldel. sged T4, pioneer npsrehant of Vader snd vice president of tbe Little Falls State bank, was found dead In bis bed in s room tn his store building ut Vsder. On his kuees was a 25-20 rarblne rlflo, with whh-h ho had shot himself In tbe heart during the night, and on the bed by his aide was n lengthy note giving despondency us the reason for suicide. Family of Seven Die Together. " ri I -.. -! Quality and Mr. Conpock will force it irom uraapine ia rr.aay oy over his premises for irrigation pur- tlie comlortowc score of 16 to 7. Because they could no longer stand po:.cs with an electric pumping plant. . In honor of tlio 7ith birthday of the agonies of starvation, a Chinese rinkerton is carrying his arm in Kol)c" Copnocav wn.cn occurred on family of seven committed suicide. Tha B j,,,, Ul0 rult of a llorso whlch .Saturday, a family reunion was held father and mother first bound their . ,.-.. fnlli., ...ith him at his home Sunday, nt which all of the Main street pavement. "The arm was not broken, but was severely sprained in tho wrist joint. Owitn; to ill health, Melville Johns will give up farming, ami leaves won for Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Johns Seizure ef Liquor Restricted. ! Seattle. Wash. Fedarel prohibition agents are not empowered to stop snd search cltlaeni for liquor on the streets, or In hotel lobbies, unless the officers sro provided with specific search warrants. Federal Judga Noter ar held In a decision hsndod down here. "" v five children together, tnrn insnea themselves to the children, nnd all leaped Into a rlvor. The sovon bodies, all bound together, woro seen by U V. Lewis of 1'ortlnnd. who rocontly re turned from the faminu section In North China. "With 46.000,000 starvlnR. tho situa tion Is a coloKsal tragedy," said Mr. Lewis, "aud rathor than soo their chil dren suffer any lonRer, parents all throunh the famine lands are killing their llttlo ones and then themsolves. There are millions of gaunt, emaciat ed, half-naked men, women and chil dren roaming the famine lands, chew Paving of tho highway connecting Marslifield with Coqutllo has been completed, v Egs were sold In Eugene last week by producers at 15 cents a dozen, the lowest price In 12 years. The city of Salem has purchased a motorcycle to be used by the traffic Officer of the police department his children but one, Alf Coppock, At a special election in Vale bonds of Pullman, Wash., were present. Of J35.000 were voted for enlarging They were A. R. Coppock, wife and and extending the water system. two son."., Frank Coppock and wife, Wheat 95 Cents at The Dalles. The Dalles, Or. With the g re iter part of the 1920 Wasco county wheat crop still unsold, local mills and ex port buyers reported that 93 and IS rents a bushel is tha maximum price a-hich they will pay. No sales were reported at these quotations. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Read and son, dinner in the park is contemplated. Mis-.-. Mattie Conpock and Miss Mar- , The school exercises will be in the Kuerite Raymond, a granddaughter, nature of a pageant, and Miss Hilda dent to appoint only Alaakan Wanted for Governor. Juneau, Alaska. Both senate and house of the territorial legislature adopted under suspension of rules a joint resolution requesting the presl- a bona fide the territory. 1 . .Li. Ml ll....b L 41... im.i iiiue A delicious birthday dinner was pre- Dickenson, chosen for tho character Alaskan for governor of near future, ami they will probably make their homo in California. Hint f ' ' ,,',, ... v.. . .. .. ...... Johns has taken over his brother's interests and will leaso his part of the land, so it is stated, moving; to tho fnrm west of town. , Lust Sunday a rabbit hunt and pie- twelve were seated. Queen Hilda I will be attended by a Beradoll Chasers Back In Coblenz. Practically all of the grade teach- royal court, and the ceremonies pro- . Cobleni. Cart Neuf and Franz Zlm ers in the Athena schools have been I miso to be a very interesting event mer, Americans released from prison lng roots and bark, and bunging taua- nic mmr ,lcar the Umatilla rivef clously to lite, in tne eiiori. in pun AVCf cnjoyed bv Mr. and Mrs. M re-elected' for another year at an in- the program. crease in salary. The contenders for honors in the May Day Fete district track meet will be pupils in A promised treat in htore is the Aoams, vveswn ano. auw- tn Bsden, where they had been, con fined for their part in the attempt to arrest Grover C. Bergdoll, American draft evader, have arrived here.: - ' were enjoyeu u.v aui. wi iuh. w..- t. p""'" - . .. ,;n .h..nii.ii until snrltli:. The relief or- , .... , -, ... n i t,. n c.,,. ntinnniiPAmt.iif nf wKii'h SCHOOlS. ItXv Qlliereni evenia Will gatiizations ara stringing hKalnst the md chi(hTn Mrs. Lltla nwl( m,d will be , made next week. Miss be contested under the rules o f dis- 1,1 M Bt. Vl- tin loivsitaa aunuviivji Tsrlff en Heps Wanted. i Cacrsmento. Csl. Without dissent as ststs senate sdopted resolutions vqueattug congress to Impose a pro " ctlve Ufilt on hops. Mrs. Ceo. Cross and Verva Blanche Drake, who has the affair in nllimtlnn ,ol ni-n rv. overwiioiuiioB '"', '. " duuirhter. SZVm I Z 7nry evi-r Oris, Miss Uea Allen, Mr. and Mrs charge, win direct the school activ greai lamuit . j pik0. Pv Hnnm.r nnd ities and will nlso have tho co-operat- wani To give so After the hunt the .ion of the Civic and Etude, clubs. An the numbers will comprise playlets China Famtue Fund," . .. party motored to the Columbia river all day. program with noon picnic and music. In the evening at high school aud- and ities and will nlso have tho co-operat- itorium a program will bo given, and British Coal Strike 8rlous. London. Signs pointed to the dis pute between the coal miners and the government drifting toward the most serious Industrial crisis tn recent years.