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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1921)
i M Ml 't 'V HI i. ? Ml u III .! "I It i I i BREVITIES Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cannon of A th en were irucxta Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rus. The ffrand lodjre of Odd Fellow and the grand assembly of Rebekah wit! meet at Albany May 17. 1 and J9. The local lode will be repre sented by J. A. Kiiw. S. A. Harm' ml Jack Caldcr. and the hxal as embly by Mr. W. 11. Gould, Mm. Letha King. and Mr. J. H Stan field. Considerable wheat waa sold by local grower during the pa 'rW weeks. S. A. Rarnrs, atrcnt of tho racific tlrain company, took on about 12,000 bushels at prices ranging from K! cents to $1.06. Mrs. Sjsan Tucker returned Sat- urdav from a rwa weeks' v'slt with relatives in Walla Walla. In a letter te local friends Mrs. E. O. DeMoss states that the DeMoss family have d-'snosed of their buai ncss interests in Oregon City and will locate elsewhere at the close of the present school year. Mis Rnby Price and I.yle Webb were dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lundell. Tuesday evening. About 8 o'clock p. m. a delegation of Satur day Afternoon Club members arrived unannounced and took possession of the Lundell household: th honor guests were presented with a number of attractive and useful gilts. panied by a shower of congratulations nd good wisnea. ineansir j-ruci complete surprise to the bride-elect and was a delightful experience for all participants. Ten or more mountain teams were on the road Monday hauling the po tato crop of J. W. Bowers,' bought by Frank Nudo of Stanfield. The total of the day's haul reached 350 sacks. J. W. Jones is here from Helena, Montana, this week for a few days' visit. It is reported this week that a Portland house has made a bid equiv alent to 94 cents on the dollar for Weston' proposed issue of general hands, and that if satisfactory ar- rnpements.can be made for dispos- ing of the Bancroft bonds street im- J provemente at Weston are still fea- ject bemg "The Trademark or a sible without an unwarranted sacri- Builder." Here's a Real rgument For Philippine Independence 1 -' A Typical Philippine Homestead : The Tnited Str.tes Isn't the only "country that has homesteaders those enterprising pioneers who leave thick ly populated districts and take their V families Into virgin territory to create homes for themselves. The Philippine islands have thousands of thrifty home - eteaders. Vs. i The above photograph show a plc- tnre of a Christiun Filipino homestead- er and his family war PlkJt, Cotaboto ' .province, Mindanao. P. L Five years ' ago he was a cab driver working for i low wages at C'ebn, a thli-kly populated city. He went Jnto the then wilderness I of Mindanao, planted hemp and cocoa nuts, paid for his land and has be- come wealthy. Thousands of similar i instances could be cited. One Mindanao homesteader is worth $200,000. PRESS COMMENT ON PHILIPPINES Th Philippine! - (Shenandoah (la.) Post.) Our Idea of the Philippine" question la to get ont aa quickly as possible -and stay out. What do you say? Our Little Brown Cousins (Argus, Itock Island, III.) There is no mistaking that Filipinos ,want their independence. And It Is Just possible, as they Insist, that they in the Wands, better than we Amerl csns over here, are the best Judges of 'whether they are fitted for Independ ence. The United States wants no outburst In the Philippine as England faces In Ireland. The easiest way to bead off a rebellion lu to give the Myor Jonca it statement that T"ZJ STJT-S of satisfactory , Th Vr'1 planned.' The mayor, who is himself i large local taxpayer, says that the Interest of the taxpayers w ill be fully safeRuardod in every move, made by the council. R. F. Johnson, veteran mountain agriculturist, w-a a Weston visitor Saturday from Fain-lew Fanw. Tassey Stewart, formerly a pioneer farmer of Helix and now of Milton, was a visitor Tuesday at the J. M. Banister residence. Mr. Stewart la looking for the services of well ditrin-r. Homer L. Hetlrick and family im- torn! up from Pendleton Tuesday for a oriel visu wun vesion iriviuis. Last Friday afternoon Hiawatha Rebekah Lodire No. tH welcomed Mrs. Frank Whetstone, vice presi- dent of the State Rebekah Assembly Athena lodiw members were invited guests to share the'pleasures of the session, Initiation degree work was exemplilied by the local lodge, and an interesting address was given by the visiting ufltciul. A social hour, with refreshments, concluded the af ternoon's entertainment , Mrs. II. C. Fetter was over I rem Freewa'cr Saturday visiting her mother, Mrs. William Driskvll. Mrs.' J. A. Lumsder. motored to Walla Walla Tuesday on a combined business ar.d pleasuie trip. W. L. Smock journeyed to town Friday from his upland ranch to g(u)p nJ to f xenanW vjcws wjfn his flee, the old-time friends. is a slabster. we'll say that th Mr. and Mrs. M. Walter Pedersen young idea of Dry creek ought to hoot motored to Pendleton Saturday for a up into savants, statesmen and invent brief visit with relatives and friends.' ors. And if he controls hi pupil a The Saturday Afternoon club has purchased for its use in entertain ing, three and one-half dozen forks, in the Vernon pattern, Community ailver. Will Hal! has purchased a Ford car and will soon be taking his fam ily on picnic excursions to' favorite dells in the Blue Mountain region. Commencement exercises of Wes ton High school will be held Thurs day, May 12, at Memorial hall. The address will be given by Rev. G. L. Clark, pastor of the First Presby terian church of Pendleton, his sub- - Jul iw. -jiniii-.i yzL'&t .1 The Philippine government I encour aging the Immigration of Filipinos from the thickly populated sections in to Miwlniip.o. This is the second larg est cf the Islands of the archlpclngo. It Is still sparsely settled, although it Is one of the richest and mott pro ductive islands lu the world. Many Americana have established planta tions there and become rich. Filipinos ore using the stories of the many successful Filipino homesteaders as an argument for Independence. They ; make the point that a people that can go out into a tropical wilderness witn no capital save their patience, perse verence and energy and win homes 'jr themxelvcK, have the necessary stamina to run their own affairs. islands their independence befor they hare cause to rebel. Shall W Let Philippine GT (Cedar Rapids (la.) Republican.) The United States cannot continue to hold the Philippines utiles thii na tion wants to give the lie to Its own professions In the matter. The United States must keep faith with the world. The American people do not want the Philippine Islands to 'become their Irish question. Filipinos Ar Making Headway (Sit. Vernon (O.) Republlcnn-News) ' The Filipinos are making an inten sive and Intelligent campaign for in-, dependence. They are urging their claims with shrewdness anO vigor. They declare that they hire proven beyond question that they art, capable of self-government, and they believe that with Indejiendeare the Filipino -wilt so conduct himself as to gain th resiject of the world. WtSTGH KOBHTMERS WIN THE LEAGUE OPENER WU1 PUy Ptndlelon Next Sunday on tat Local Grounds. Wheat Uki.t Lkam'K W. L. Pet Weston 1 0 H0 IVndloton I 0 1000 Pilot Rock ' 0 1 WW Helix 0 1 000 With the aid of a genuine "And" discovered by the York tribe In the trackless wild of Dry creek and re sponding to th somewhat vehicular suggesting mouaker of Hubba, the Weston Mountaineer trimmed the II lot Rock Pirate Sunday in the very stronghold of the swashbuckling buc caneer crew, te th gladsom tun of five to two. Ami oh boy, this 'ere Hubba i sure there with th good old relisblo whig. He fed th burly Pirate tempting high one until h had em eating out ui nis naiw. ruieeuoi ine gnnuy m- rocious corsair band smut vainly at the circumambient air before retreat ing, tamed, to their lair. Two only connected safely with Ike whirling sphere during the entire exciting mo le. And Hubbs was tighter in the pinches than a miser in a relief drive. Once he whiffed th mighty Gilbert at a critical moment, with the base pop ulated. Hubba is by way of being a peda gogue when not engaged In the more iinnrtant occupation of playirg base- i. if he's as good a teacher a he as well as ha dee a-baseball he must have a model school room. Hubb's support waa ragged in spots, out plenty goou enougn (o win, a mot Rock also booted and blundered. The Mountaineer were likewise up against good pitching and could garner only six safe blows. Kennard' lusty clout for three cushions in th sixth spasm with two on helped a whole lot to be emphatic, a whole helluva lot -in win ning the game. The game was excellently umpired oy a moi itucx man, and was fro from the slightest trace of rancor. Th ,.vu aim . . uwn ii a wn,j. III. i, vn wvu fcoK.iicr, win vr wee. in isri, for mutual good will and friendship they've had Damon and Pythia look ing like the celebrated Kilkenny cats. Mebbe this is because both are lover of fair playand mebbe it' because they are so far apart. Manager Reynaud expresses appre ciation of Die cars placed at the team' disposal by J. N. York and his sun and Joe Payant. Next Sunday at 2:30 p. m. the first league game for two season will bo played on the local lot. The Moun taineers will take on the redoubtable Pendleton Bucks and we'll all be there! Pendleton shut out Holix Hun day, 8 to 0. llcre's the scorer's thrilling talc: Weston- it K II O A 8 Blonigren, c 6 2 1 15 0 1 Uould, 2b 5 0 0 0 5 2 Heamer, 3b 6 0 0 1 0 1 O'Harra, tf 4 1 0 0 0 0 Oliver, rf 4 1110 0 Smith, lb 4 12 9 0 1 Kennard, ss 4 0 1 0 2 1 Johnson, rf 4 0 110 0 Hubbs, p 4 0 0 0 0 0 S9 6 6 27 7 6 Pilot Kock B R H o A B Hinkle. 3b 4 2 0 2 2 1 Smith, If 4 0 0 1 1 0 Gilbert, c 4 0 1 10 2 1 Brachor. If 4 0 0 1 0 0 Albrecht, lb 4 0 0 6 0 2 Royer, 2b 4 0 0 5 0 3 Newman, is 3 0 0 0 0 0 Sturdivant, ef 3 0 110 1 Mcjs'utt, p 3 0 0 1 2 0 3a 1 1 27 7 8 Scorb by Innings Weston 100003001-5 Pilot Itock 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0-2 Summary - Earned runs Weston 2. - '"' Two base hits--Gilbert 1. Three base hits - Kennard 1. Sacrifice hit Gould 1. Brachor 1. First on balls -off McNutt 2. Struck out by Hubba 15, McNutt 0. Left on bases - Weston 6, Rock 4. First base on errors Wes. 6. Kock 4. Hit by pitcher by McNutt 1. Scorer Payne. Umpire Grove. BAR ON JAPANESE ASKED Oregon Governor Urge Enactment of Rigid Exclusion Law. .,- t, Salem. Or. Enactment by congress of a rigid exclusion act in connection with the Japanese Immigration prob lems now confronting the United States, was urged in letter prepared here by Governor Olcott and sent to Oregon's delegation at the national person having any objection or exeep- . tion to anything in said report con capital. ... tained or to anything done by the ad Governor Olcott wrote the letters mjnj,trator at any time, may present after he had received an appeal from the same and will be heard, ana when William D. Stephens, governor of Cal- and where the Court will finally settle ifornia. in which the latter urged the "iZ0UptlMthei puPW.nt t(l Oregon executive to use bit influence nrier ot the above entitled County to the end that satisfactory exj Court made on March 28th, 1921 elusion law would be psed under ,D,udJAtw'"91H1it,I0K condition that would av any real ' Thomas Franklin Price, humiliation to Japan. - Administrator. W$fJi jo) ttis-ss ru fj ru JTI WJ i I 4 WESTON m Westony Oregon The entire stock is on sale at greatly reduced prices. ru Veterans of foreign wars from many section of Oregon mat la Salem Sat urday, wha action w taken toward organising a state department of the organisation. The first regular de partment encampment will be beld In Portland on May 9 and 10. jj. m Harness & Saddlery " Auto TriuniD a Specialty Milton - Oregon Notice of Filing Final Account In tko County Court of the (Mat of Oregon for rmalllla. County. In the Matter of the Ett of Zereld C. Price, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned hsve filed their account and report as administrators of th above named estate with the Clerk of th above entitled County Court, which Court ha Axed upon 11 o'clock in the forenoon of May 2. 1921. a the time. and the County Court room in the Courthouse of Umatilla County, Ore- con. a the place, when and where any M must have money. A visit to the store will convince you of the importance of this great sale. iHINK of it! Men's and young men's suits, about 40 of them, in grey and brown mixtures, some blue serges; but the 40 while they last will sell for $7.48 a suit of coat, vest and trousers to match, values to $30.00. We must have money. ICAffflLE When in Walla Walla HOTEL WALDORF (.Vsrtin Jewelry Building) EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE ' WkH Id Willi Willi lor tbi dy only too in wileoai to tk fro ai ol our Rut loom. Rooau with or without Bith. R. A. MOORE, MANAGER I City Draying Leave orders at I coi- dence (Marsh cottage) south of Weston Mer cantile. Phone 361. Geo. A. Lindeken lMMMMIIIM1tt1t1; I Dr. S. L. KEIuIARD IVeterinaiy Surgeon Phone Main 253 t i n TP- Lrj hi i! $30.00 Sis C01PMJY you really want You will not neglect to look thru our new Line. WESTON BATHS, BARBER and TAILOR SHOP R. L. Reynaud A r ,T "VJ iriitlv miirkaiiMlrmHeTltlaoli'iiinrtl -rtM I fi t', fetid mutM, vliMrhM er vhotm tM 4t MriiHirtn for mri SKAftOH mh rort Mi tMUnrAUIIlF, lUa- ptmiv PATKMTt BUILD FOUTUNtt fnn. Our trm Uoohivl fall bow. what to lvat I you mnr- Writ toljr. D. SWIFT & CO. PATINT LAWVISI. .103 Seventh St., Washington, D. 0. 1 Laundry work done at home, Mr, R. R. Riley, S. Broad street. Style, Service li Value IS W St i ! i E I