LET US DRESS YOU UP FOR THE
SPRING AND SUMMER
AT LOWER PRICES
Fancy Tricolette Dresses made up in a. very pleasing combination of colors'
r wonderful values at $16.50. "
New Geonrette and Crone de Chine Dresses, the very latest styles out,
' shipped direct'to us from Fifth Avenue, New York. These elalwratc dresses
at such a price are bound to catch the eye ot trie most iastiuious uresscr.
Priced at $1&50.
We have just received a new shipment of Ladies' Wool Jersey Suits. These
are extraordinary values at $13.50.
Tis a common expression among the ladies, "How can you do it?" Hut the
fact remains we are doing it sellin g new Georgette, Mignonette and
Crepe de Chine Blouses that are neatl y trimmed and high class in every re
spect, for &Z.9&
The Store That Gives You Full Valu e for Your Money.
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ANNUAL PIONEERS REUNN 4vnnwwwvwv
AT WESTON JUNE 3 AND 4 g
Friday and Saturday, June 3 and
4, are the date of the nrxt annual
reunion of Umatilla county pioneers,
to be held at Weaton ai usual. At
the meeting held Monday at tht of
fice of Secretary Damn a large
tendance was noted, and alao a kern
Interest in the proceedinga which
im'lcatea general community ru-tp.
ration in making thia reunion a
memorable one. President K. Alex
ander waa prevented by illneaa from
attending, and delegated Mayor Nrl
aon II, J one a to preside. Committer
were appointed aa follows:
Proa-ram J. J I. WilUaina, Clark
Wood, Nelson II. Jonra.
Finance and Concessions-L. II.
Uavia, L. I. OUarra. L. R. Van
Winkle.
Grounda-J. M. Ashwurth, lleo. A.
Lindrken, Walter Webb.
; Transportation Frank I'rke, C.
L Pinkerton, Joe Wuner.
Hadgoa II. Goodwin, P. T. liar,
bour, J. A. Lumadcn.
Publicity S. A. ' llarnea, C. W.
Avery, Claud Price.
RccrptiortJ. M. Banister, Ceo.
W. Slaggs. J. A. King. J. F. Snider.
II. A. Brandt
Decoration S. J. Cullcy, Mm. J.
II. William. Mr. II. (ioodwin.
Sports J. M. Price, F. (J. Lucas,
O. A. Adams.
Speakers-K. i M. Smith, W. II.
Could. W. A. Barnes.
Music-J. II. Price, R, I
aud, A. M. Ross.
ABOUT
ME
SPUD CROP
U. S. Agricultorul Dcpurtim'iit uud itll
Experiment stations recommend twitting nil
ami with rorrraiv Hiililimati' U-for cutting.
This i a preventative of nonb an J rhixoetonia.
Toll tm your "nptul" trouble and we will
tu'oure the best information obtainublo for
you.
The FARTiIERS BANK o! VESTOII
Reyn-
WESTON LEADER
CLARK WOOD, PublUr.tr
MRS. H. GOODWIN. AuUtsnt Editor
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nupAT.aVrtn.2a, . - mi
Entr4 at Ins pailetllct al Wtilss. Orcgsa
. . sstca4-cUii auilautisr.
tired Colombia's demand as "black
mail." Virtually our government
has sought to placate Colombia in
order to protect American oil inter
ests in Colombian territory, as oil
now bulks hugely among the needs
of the nation. Later events will de
termine whether or not Uncle Sam is
entitled to be regarded as a wise
philanthropist or as an "easy mark."
Meanwhile the taxpayer may do all
the bleating he likes, for he is obvi
ously the goat.
Monday. Ilia stewardship the past
year, to which he has freely devoted
his time, has shown a food profit to
the hall., the affairs of which will be
in satMartory condition when past
due subscriptions me collected.
BASEBALL OFENS SUNDAY
IN WHEAT BELT LEAGUE
THAT ISLAND OF TAP.
The issue that has arisen over the
island of Yap is not properly be
tween the United States and Japan
but between the United States and
the supreme council of the league
of Nations. It would be well for our
government to recognize this fact,
since, a dispute 'with the supreme
council is far less likely to involve us
in "war than direct diplomatic quar
relng with the - proud and sensitive
little empire of the Mikado.
The supreme council placed under
the Japanese mandate all of the for
me German islands north of the
equator. Yap included. Whether or
not the council was justified in tak
ing this action and ignoring the
rights of the United States as one of
the victorious powers, is a question
which our government should prop
erly take up and thresh out with the
council itself. Japan, we think, is
clearly within her own right in re
fusing to turn over the disputed
island for use aa an international
cable- station, unless the supreme
council so decides. Japan is a mem
ber of the .league of nations, and is
not to be criticised for accepting and
.respecting a" mandatory. The wis
dom of the Japanese position may
be questioned, because of the further
ill feeling that may be engendered
between the people of this country
and the people of Japan, but not its
equity .
Moreover, were it not for its value
as a! cable station of this otherwise
insignificant island, there would un
doubtedly be no objection on the
part of our government to the Jap
anese mandatory. Neither would we
be ant to question -the British man
datory over Mesopotamia were there
no ' Oil in ' that disputed region. In
other words, we stand for what we
are pleased to regard as our rights
onlywhen we are in danger of los
ing something if we do not The
supreme council could grant all the
mandates it pleased for the disposal
of valueless territory without dis
turbing our presumably exalted ideas
of principle.
Let us not assume that our beloved
country is never motivated by any
question save that of world welfare,
in its dispute with foreign powers.
As a Yankee nation we know quite
well on which side our bread is
buttered.
Says the Oregonian: "England's
drink bill appears enormous, but that
is because the traffic is legitimate.
America's, if it could be compiled,
would be found to be quite large.
Not even the most ardent prohibi
tionist is fooled any more." Perhaps
true, in a measure. But a drunken
man is getting to be an infrequent
sight on the streets of our towns and
cities, and the younger generation is
growing up without acquiring a
booze appetite.
No one will ever know what caused
the untimely and sorrowful demise
of the luckless mastodon with tusks
nine feet long unearthed near Ar
lington. Perchance, poor thing, it
died of the toothache.
The democrats may have occasion
to envy the republican party its ac
quirement of the loaves and the
fishes, but not of the nation's problems.
As to the sudden passing of that
millionaire packer's son, there is apt
to be no widespread regret' that he
couldn't borrow the ten thou.
The fact that Japan can fight is
among the reasons why the United
States should carefully refrain from
qualifying as her antagonist.
Possibly President Harding's peace
plans are not without merit, since
they have occasioned disappointment
in Berlin.
Confirming our view that he was
always a bit irrational, "Big Bill"
Jiaywood prefers Russia to the pen.
.Standing alone and defiant, the
British coal miners have adopted, as
it were, a striking attitude.
Having found that war
pay, Germany has evidently
that neither will she.
doesn't
decided
A Voice lor Local Progress
To the Editor:
Is Weston hibernating? Is Wea
ton sleeping? Will Weston continue
indifferent to the great possibilities
lying at its door?
The mountain .lands tributary to
Weston produce the finest of pota
toes, cabbage, turnips and strawber
ries to mention only four of their
many products. With the proper
marketing facilities, these ran and
will be raised in ever-increasing
quantities. Every pound should be
marketed by, through or in this
town. The mountain people right
fully are interested in thia town and
this town is interested in them. A
mutual spirit of co-operation and en-'
couragement should be inculcated, If
they and the town arc to profit to
he full by the rich land turned by
their plow shares a land that Prov
idence smiles upon.
Weston should be the banking
town of these industrious and wor
thy people; their school town, their
trading town and their shipping
town. And if each and all will help
the results will be surprising and
gratifying.
There is a future for Weston
mountain, for Weston lowlands, for
Weston itself.. Why not have a
producers' warehouse wherein every
pound of produce ' raised ' in and
around Weston could be sorted,
crated and otherwise prepared for
the wholesale and retail markets
sold then under a guarantee, thus
commanding top prices and insuring
constant orders. It is up to Weston
to provide some such a convenience
if the town would profit by its prox
imity to one of the richest agricul
tural regions on earth.
The city officials are working
along the line of civic progress by
means of their street improvement
campaign. This should and will be
brought to fruition through the loyal
aid of every true friend of the town.
Then, given a much needed produce
warehouse and a pull-together spirit
between town and country, and we
will develop a community in which
all of us will feel proud to live and
have our being.
A FRIEND OF PROGRESS.
The withdrawal of Athena from
the Blue Mountain league haa dis
rupted that organization. At a
meeting in Pendleton last evening
the Wheat Belt league waa organ
ized, with a four-team circuit. Wes
ton was represented at the meeting
by R. L. Reynaud, business manager,
and Ed. L. Wood, team manager of
the local organization, The schedule
follows:
April 24-Hcllx at Pendleton.
Weston at Pilot Rock.
' May 1 Pendleton at Weston, Pi
lot Rock at Helix.
May 8 Helix ( at Weston, Pilot
Rock at Pendleton.
May 15 Pendleton at Pilot Rock,
Weston at Helix.
May 22 Pilot Rock '. at Weston,
Helix at Pendleton.
, May 20 Helix at Pilot Rin k, .Wes
ton at Pendleton.
June 6 Weston at Pilot Rock,
Pendleton at Helix.
June 12 Pendleton at Weston.
Pilot Rock at Helix.
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Celso, at a J
Germany, it appears, is unwilling
to pay any sum that she isn't willing
to pay.
A.
TO
BARNES IS RE-ELECTED
HEAD MEMORIAL BOARD
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING?
The treaty by which Colombia gets
125,000,000 from the United States
for no apparent consideration save
- its good will, was first advocated by
a democratic administration and
blocked by a republican senate mi
nority. It has now been advocated
by a republican president and put
through by a republican senate ma
jority, including the very republican
At the annual meeting of the
Weston Memorial association held
Monday at Memorial hall the fol
lowing officers were elected: S. A.
Barnes, president; Claud Price, vice
president; H. Goodwin, secretary;
C. L. Pinkerton, treasurer. Mr.
Barnes and Mr. Pinkerton are in
cumbents. The officers were chosen
unanimously, but ten or more ballots
were found necessary to elect the
three directors who with the four
officers constitute the board of con
trol. The honor fell finally upon
Nelson H. Jones, S. J. Culley and
G. W. Staggs. An effort is being
made by the board, and it is hoied
will prove succejsful, to persuade
President Barnes to ' continue the
management of the picture shows
for another year and this matter will
"Mil
Weston Teachers All Elected
. All of the teachers of the Weston
schools were re-elected at a recent
meeting of the board of directors.
F. C. Fitzpatrick, however, will not
accept re-election as superintendent.
as he goes to Kelso, Wash., for the
coming school year. Mr. F
will be superintendent at Kelso,
alary of 12900. It is the county
seat of Cowlitz county and has three
school buildings and a corps of 2.1
teachers. The departure of Mr. and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick will be viewed here
with general regret They have
been prominent in the social as well
as the educational life of the com
munity, and Mr. Fitzpatrick has
served successfully for four years
as superintendent The board is
considering several applications for
the vacated position.
The list of teachers as elected fol
lows: High school F. C. Fitzpatrick,
Miss Frank Harris Davis, Miss Lur
line Brown, Miss Esther R. Hub
bands. Eighth grade Mrs. Gertrude Fitz
patrick. Sixth and seventh grades Miss
Mabel Isaacson.
Fifth grade Miss Esther Mark.
Third and fourth grades Miss
Lillian Sheldon.
First and second grades Miss ;
Louise Rintoul. , .
HIRES
ROOT BEER
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senators who voted aginst it before.
The Jete Theodore Roosevelt stigma- be settled at a board meeting next
ev. w. k. ritorms was called to
Nbtus, Idaho, yesterday to conduct
a three weeka' evangelistic cam
paign. Local people will have charge
of (the services next Sunday at the
Baptist church. The following two
Sundays services will be conducted
by Rev. M. D. Lynn of Helix.
Mrs. Sarah McDougal and S. A.
Barnes motored to Pendleton yester
day to visit Mra. McDougal's broth
er, William Killgore, who la a pa
tient In the hospital there.
Walter Webb has made a hit with
the thirsty by installing at the Pas
time an ornamental barrel for serv
ing Hire's root beer.
Rev. A. J. Starmer is attending to
business matters in Roseburg this
week. Services will be conducted in
the. M. L. Church, South, next Sun
day by Martin Radcliffe of Milton.
theological student of Columbia col
lege.
GROCERIES
AND FARM PRODUCE
jjOU will be pleased with both the quality
I offer and the prices I charge. You get
the benefit of my slight overhead expense.
J. R. REYNOLDS
Water Street (second block north of Main)
WESTON .. . . . OREGON
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