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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
DAY OF FEsT|vITY
Spirit Of Thanksgiving Manifested
In Enjoyment as Well as
in Devotlons.
Therefore the Turkey In the Center
OF Widespread Board 10 Sym
boI Of Praise 20 the Oliver Of
All That 10 Good and
Perfect.

FROM the early days when the
- Saxon kings tethered their
atcedB hard by the banquet
board" so that the foam OF
the chargers fiecked the beard
yrthe eater. to the present time. the
,ptrit OF the amply loaded board is
he spirit OF fcstlyi,y and OF good
viii. Thanksgiving day would DO
,obbed OF the particular flavor II pos
lesHea n Il we're Il day OF severe OBJ
tervatlon. The spirit Of Thanksgiv-
ng without the sanctitying grace OF
hs spread board would be spirit OF
,heerlossnaas. The Thanksgiving tur'
sey IL as much a part OF the day as
ire the deyotionE tha, the day calls
orth The devotions would be dry
,ud sapleas II the day were made n
ritual penance. as would bo the case
without the turkey reguant upon the
Natter, while the family gathers about
he board TO givo thanks for home
blessings as a part OF the liberal por'
ion that Providence has dispensed
the nation. Tho Thanksgiving tur'
,ey IL the emblem OF the nations de-
'olon,
The assembling OF the congrega-
ions In the churches is but part
II the devotion Of the day. II Is, In
act. the symbolic part, Il 10 ex'
)ressiye OF the spirit of the people
praise to the Deity for the general
blessings to the nation. The actual
lpirit OF thanksgiving is that which
axes account of the unison OF the
amlly In the act OF praise as II par
axes OF the provisions Of the day.
'haries Lamb says that one should
rot only say grace at meat. but n
hundred times day for the good OF
living. The grace said at tho Thanks
diving board and even those unused
such invocation should observe It
ipon that occasion--is grace for
ho blessings OF ilfe which the
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Powder Valley Irrigation
Project to Be Revived

company intends To complete thc big
project.
I'VE cannot start more than this
work At this time" said Mr.. Almirall.
with tho present condition OF tho
money market II IL impossible 20 think
Of going ahead with any attempt TO
finance this undertaking. | look for
no immediate relief In tho financial
situation. Tho European war 10 max
Ing itself felt aeutely and until eondi.
,Ions arc more settled the price Of
money will remain high. We can.
however. mako this start, and then
possibly within two years we will be
able 10 go ahead and finance the prof.
oct. There 10 a possibility the next
congress will pass land Legislation
which will relieve the situation and
enable us to proceed with the entire
project"
The company has already done si2b.'
900 worth Of work on tho project.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
NO. 22.
THE ANNUAL DOWNFALL
By Wilbur D. 1[esba

n, wa, an earnest humoia who vowed a solemn vow; #a
II will no, write turkey and soup joke. unyhowi
| will no, do that esnome thing vii not pen jest
About the bird whose remnants TO mock the staying guest
He made postscript 10 lie vow. be made codicl.
He was as serous a, though he framed his final will
And then he him down and smiled and thought with all his might
About the post thanksgiving jokes he did not have to wrhe
But in day OF so he iek exceeding queer and strange
restless something held his mind he hsnkered iof change
He asked he doctor what the doctor gave ph
And made a memoir randum to add twenty TO hn bill
Then sn the jokes that ace n me Hockng to his BRAIN
Each qup and pngg rhyme marched seny IN the Ia
And each o them and all Of them compelled him then TO think
Jus. man thinks when he says he shuts OF smoke dnnk
Al las, he ,aid "Wel just farewell jest ll wrae
II shall be nothing senous some laney thin and hight
He wrote the jest just a who says he has ,wom OF
Takes rock andye such thing soohe little cough
But why pursue ,hh sony iael Why ten Of what he ddi
Twas ike the one drink smoke that throws the i'd
He wrote Of turkey ha.h and SOUP Of turkey meat eroquete
He wrote Of bones that had been ged Of wamedup enHeme
He wrote d turkey pie and stew. Of turkey eonsomme.
He wrote a turkey Joke debaueh until the break Of day.
And when they and found and sought him through
They ,sd Here. this turkey broth Will be good TOT you'll
Copyright BY Wilbur D. Nssba.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Larger Sums Are Asked
for OregOn Institutions

aired for the insane asylumn because
both Of them virtually are filled TO ca
pacity. A comparison Of approprla-
tIona for 1918 and 1914. with those
estimated for 1915 and 1910, 10 as
followai 1918 and l9i4-insane asy-
lum, Salem, SOIL. 1858. 90; Eastern Ore
gon insane asylum. s2s4, 800. 80; pcni-
tontlary. s203. 500; feeblc.mlndcd In
stItuto, s202. 1881; training school.
s7s, 4bO; tuberculosis inatitutc, tb3,.
900; blind school. s37. .23b; deaf
school. .s79. 900; training school for
girls, $50, 900, and soldiers home.
SB7, 900. 1915 and i9i6-inaane asy'
lum, Salem. STA. I'll = Eastern Oregon
insane asylum. 1915. $50; penitentiary.
siss. 800; feeble-minded institute.
$3.50, ,i0G; training school. fGs, 6tb;
tuberculosis institute. 500. .0l0; blind
school, SAT-, ,7s9. is; deaf school, $685.
776; girls industrial school. $66.S76.
and aoldicrn' home, f37, 34a.76.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
"Drv" Maioritu Is .36. 600.

Prohibition secured majority OF
approximately 5000 in the recent
statewide election.
Practically complete returns from
every county in the state give total
Of is4, i06 In favor OF the amendment
and 9s. 200 against Il. This Is ia
vorable majority of 35.s97. A few
outlying precincts In some Central and
Eastern Oregon counties may not be
included In these totals, and II they
give the same vote in favor OF prohi'
bition az given In the other rural dis
tricts the majority doubtless will reach
80, 900.
The vote on the amendment to abol.
ish capital punishment Is close and
doubtless will require the official can
yass TO decide,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
new BANKS OPENED
Elastic Money System Is Put Into
Operation BY Government.
Change IL First In so YedTs-Nctr
Notes Ordered ~ EroIutioH
WIN Be Gradual

Washington. d. c.-With the open
ing Monday OF the l2 Federal reserve
banks the nation will begin actual op'
GRAFTON Of its new currency system.
designed TO provide an elastic etrca-
lating medium based on modern ideas
OF finance and economies.
It has taken the reserve bank organ
ization committee and the Federal Re
serve board almost i2 months 10 work
out details Of organization to the point
where an opening date was chosen.
Notwithstanding careful deliberations
which preceded every preliminary
step, the IL banks will not for many
weeks take up and exercise all tho
functions bestowed upon them by con-
Rress. Such evolution rs will result
from the old national banking system
Of necessity will in most respects be
slow.
The new system 10 generally conesd-
ed to be compromise between cen
tral bank and the present system with
It's thousands Of units. scattered re-
serves and fixed limits OF currency.
Its chief attraction and value those
who interpret II find the elasticity II
will give to recognized paper currency.
Under the present law National
bank currency 10 almost fixed guam
tity, based upon the National capital
bank, issued upon United States bonds
and unresponsive to the chill Of hard
times or the exnltatlon Of boom days.
Its use led. the experts say. to nnre-
stricted loans and speculation, in the
days when money was easy, and to q
boarding Of resources and Tightening
of the purse strings Of credit when
they were hard. II Is said to have
bred the panic Of 1907. when solvent
banks with large credits In reserve and
central reserve cities were helpless.
Under the new system the Federal
reserve notes, which in time, probably
will entirely replace the National bank
notes, now so familiar, will be issued
on commercial paper arising out OF
actual business transactions. II seems
plain that they will rise and fall In
amount as the tides Of businesss rise
and fall and that there will ba no
plethora Of money to lie idle. They
will be obligations Of the United
States government, which National
bank notes are not, and will have back
Of them large reserve Of gold in the
regional banks. Through them the
reserve banks are expected TO come to
the aid Of any needy member bank
which has plenty Of good paper but
needs cash.
To insure the flow Of money reserve
banks themselves may be required to
rediscount paper Of other reserve
banks.
More than $3.50, 900, 900 of the new
notes have been ordered by the con-
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Court Cuts Do,pn Valuation.

Aatoria The trial Of the case OF
John waterhouse against Clatsop
county was completed before Judge
Campbell Of the Circuit court this
week and the court awarded the
plaintiff sG63. so. The action was In
the nature Of an appeal from the do
clsion Of tho County court In allowing
the plaintiff only 81, damages for right
Of way through his ranch near knappa
for tho Columbia highway.
A total Of 4.82 acres OF land were
taken and tho plaintiffs claim was
xl22b.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
French Pan sls2. 900. 600.

Bordeaux --- The cost Of war 10
France In October was $l82, lb4, ,bo4, a
daily average of more than 1000, 600.
The daily average for the first three
months Of the war was $1,000, 900. The
government will disburse Immediately
Sl3. 900, 900 for repairs TO the railroad
system. These probably have been
made necessary by the wear and tear
due TO the transportation Of troops.
The sum Of $1,3l4,0 900 has been set
aside for the relief Of the unemployed.
Various sums will be used to relieve
localities invaded by the Germans.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20

trollcr OF the currency for the IL
banks. They are 20 DO accepted by
all member banks and for all customs.
taxes or other dues.
Next 10 tho elasticity Of tho new
currency. officials value the "mobiliE'
alton" but not concentration OF vast
sums from country banks In reserve
cities and central reserve eitIcs as un'
der the National banking act, but their
appearance In large part on the debit
balances Of tho l2 reserve banks In
widely scattered parts OF the country.
These reserves will be ~ near aa pcs
sible 10 the door Of the member banks
to which they belong In timea Of need
and there can bc no refusal from 70.
serve bank TO return thcm In casca OF
cxigcney.
A remnant OF the present ayatcm
still remains In the provision by which
banks may keep certain proportion
OF their reserves with other member
banks In cities now known as reserve
and central reserve eities. Al tho end
OF three years. however. that viii ho
changed and all reserves will DO held
either In q banks own vaults or with
a Federal bank. The IL banks viii
start out with II total cash resovre OF
about seas, 900. 900.
Another point not forgotten by ad-
mircrs Of the law is tho fact that the
different reserve requirements will re-
lease about $46a. 900, 900 now tied up
In reserves and will afford far greater
opportunity for n borrower TO get n
hearing and loan.
The reserve banks are not to do n
banking business except with member
banks.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Condor Aids Sufferers.

Condon--A relief fund of 1857 wa'
raised IN Condor for the benefit Of the
British Red Cross by concert and
dance given In the local skating rink
The talent for the concert was all from
Condor and nearby towns and the
Scotch and American dances appealed
particularly to the fancy Of the crowd,
Although many attended merely to helT
the cause, everybody remained to en-,
joy one Of the most pleasant social
affairs ever held In Condor. After the
concert two orchestras kept the dan
GERS busy until late hour.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Old Eridnu Mine Opens.

Baker - The famous Friday mine,
formerly big gold producer, located
IL miles from Baker, near the Virtue
mino has been reopened. Joseph Buck
lev, one of the principal owners Of the
property, started force Of men at
work under the direction Of George
Ray, foreman. The property will be
worked continuously all winter.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
IONA Of Prunes Arc Shipped.

Rickroa!l - Several tons OF dried
fruit, principally prunes, have been
shipped out Of Polk county. Tho
prnnes that were sold brought a high
price, the amount varying consider
ably. Early contracts for the crop
were frequent. The crop this season
was estimated to be 6b per cent OF
that Of last season, ewing TO early
frosts In the spring injuring the bios.
SONS and hindering the Development Of
the fruit.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Enmilu Wrecked bu war.

Grass Valley, Cal.-Four sons killed
in a battle, the mother a suicide and
the father insane, Is the fate Of the
family Of s. Neuberger, Of this place,
according to letter justreceiyed from
Germany. The young men answered
the first call to arms and fell about the
same time in one Of the early battles
of the European war. When the news
Of their deaths reached home, the
mother committed suicide and the
father became insane, and now wan
ders over the country, placing flowers
on every hilIock, thinking It grave.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Lumber Orders Pour In.

Seattle, Wash.--Inquiries for g.
900, 900 railroad ties and for 0,000,-
900 feet OF large timbers received dur
ing the last 10 days have greatly stim-
ulated the Northwestern lumber situa-
tion, and local exporters look for
heavy cargo orders.
The inquiries come principally from
the United Kingdom. The supply for
England has heretofore been furnished
In the Baltic.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Seaaoht Site Unmarked.

Washington, D Eduardo Suarez,
Chilean ambassador here, Is informed
by his government that Chilean ships
sent out to search had not found the
slightest trace Of the Monmouth or the
Good Hope, the British cruisers report
ed lost In the recent sea fight with q
German feet of the coast Of Chile.
On their return to Valparaiso the yes-
sells reported that they had searched
carefully over the zone Of battle with
out finding q bit of wreckage.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Scot, WIN Head STAFF.

Washington, d. C.--Brigadier Gen.
eraI Hugh Scott was selected by Presi.
dent Wilson Saturday to be chief Of
staff Of the United States army. on the
retirement next week Of Major Gener-
al Wotherspoon.
The vacancy Of major general Gre
ated by General Wotherspoon's retire
ment will be filled by the nomination
of Brigadier General Frederick F.
Funston, now in command at Vera
Cruz
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
California Giffs Go Soon.

San Francisco December Is the
day on which ths California ship load
cd with supplies for starving Bolgiana
will sail. The cost Of chartering a
suitable vessel and Of the insurance
will be borne either by the London Re
lief commission or by the Rockefeller
Foundation. Thursdays cash contri-
buttons here amounted TO S437b, max.
ing a total Of $1i7,l74 subscribed thus
far. Great quantities OF beans, -four.
provisions and other commodities also
were received. II IL believed the
cargo will measure 5000 tons.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
German Submarine Sunk.

London - The Petit Calaisien says
that a French torpedo boat entered
Dunkirk harbor Friday and reported
that It had sunk German submarine
In the Channel. The French boat was
attacked by the submarine of West
ende. The French commander sighted
the periscope and rammed and sank
the submarine.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Road Draos Made Of Old Iron.

Albany--By using old bridge iron In
the construction of road drags, the
County court of Linn county is not
only utilizing material which would
otherwise be thrown away, but Is using
IL most effectively for road improve
ment. Drags Of this type are to be
distributed among the road districts.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
OMce Erpense Estimated.

Salem -- Superintendent Of Public
Instruction Churchill has estimated
the expense Of his Office for the next
two years at s26,9 which is the
same as the appropriation made by the
last Legislature. The estimate viii be
submitted to the next legislature.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Health Bill for Cattle
Ordered by Governor

Salem.--A quarantine proclamation
Issued by Governor West here against
tho foot and mouth disease prohibits
the ahipping Of livestock into the state
from states where the disease exists
unleaa u thorough inspection has been
made and permission given by the
proper state or Federal authorities.
IL further 10 provided that the quaran'
tins shall apply TO hog cholera serum.
vaccine and other extracts Of animal
origin. unless no infection exists whore
they are manufactured.
Shipments Of livestock from coun'
ties whore tia disease does not exist
In states that are infected are not pro.
hibited by the proclamation provided
cars are dIuinfectcd thoroughly before
being loaded, and unloadod On route in
yards that have been diaInfected.
Health certificates giving this infor'
nation from Federal inspectors must
accompany tho shipmcnts.
Olympia. Wash. DIR, II. T. Graves.
state agricultural commission. has
gone TO Portland to attempt to arrange
a modification Of the quarantine regu'
lationa Of Washington and Oregon to
allow free shipment Of livestock be.
tween the two states. In neither Of
which foot and mouth disease has de-
veloped,
Shortage Of carbolc acid Is faced
here on account Of tho large quantities
used for car and stoekyarad disinfcc'
ton. and state and Federal depart.
menta In consequence have authorized
the use Of chloride of lime and for
maldehyde aa substitute disinfcctants'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02

Our old friend, Bobby Vaughn, con-
tinues to stick like a stick OF dyna-
mite. Bob collected four more hits yes
terday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02
SETON HALL PREP
REVERSES VERDICT
South Orange Lads Defeat St.
Beuedicfs in Return
Encounter.
VICT0RS HIT AT RIGHT TINE

Re- ersing t4e outcome Of lhe game
last week. seton Hall Pren. tambled
ST. Benedict's Pre-. To o To . defeat
at Setonia IIeld yesterday afternoon.
The game was substituted fo- one
scheduled with s. Franeis.s College
Of Brooklyn at Newark Athletics
Park. which Was yesterday postponed
until next Monday afternoon. Bren-
nan and Baadea were the respective
twirlers Of SefeH Hall and the ST
Benedicts and vailc the Saints"
gathered eight hits. enc more than the
total netted by the Setonians. the
South Orange teams seven Jinrles
were produced 81 more timely juno
tures.
The 81. Bencdicts rolled I'D two runs
IN the second inning. while the Seton
Han iads were able to garner only
one The lead was shorthved. the Sc
tonlans getting three runs in the third
inning With the score To . against
II Ia the eighth session. the st. Beue-
diets started a rally. which was shu,
Off after one run had been scored. and
then il order 10 clinch the victory
seton Hall completely routed the local
team by piling over three more counts.
The ST. Benedicts We're unable 10 do
anything In Their. half Of the ninth.
The score;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02

Babe Ruth of the Birds, was ham,
mered off the rubber again yesterday
He has been getting that sort of
treatment quite frequently OF late.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02
+. GREED Of GRAYS IS
BENEFICIAL TO T|GE
Players Took So Much Time in
Scoring Runs That Rain
Came.
MATTERN NOT IN SHAPE

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. June 2.--It
was not an i'll wind that blew the
shower TO the Providence baseball
clubs grounds yesterday--that is,
from a Tiger standpoint. The cham
pions We're willing TO lose all the base
hits they had made. for Providence
suffered more in this respect than did
Newark. The score was to when
the rain came down in a deluge and
the Grays were In fair way TO pile
up The record score Of the season
against Al Mattern, who is not in the
best Of shape. The one-sided score.
however, was no disgrace to the
Tigers when il is taken into considera-
tion that they had played twenty
four innings Of the most strenuous
baseball the day before and had trav-
eled half the night on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford's ricllety
rails. The jump from New York to
Providence by rail is the worst in the
league. The train the Tigers general
ly catch does not leave until midnight
and the players are footed out of their
berths at $3.50 o'clock the next morn
inc
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02

Two wee hits were all that could be
secured from the delivery of Jim
Remington in the Nailsburg Tiger $
game last Sunday. Jim hasn't reach
ed his midseason form, either. Look
out when he does.
s.
When Volz bitches up his trousers
and greases his hands. the opposing
nelders climb over the fence, for
Volz is some boy with his willow.
When he swings. he almost always
connects. and the ball is sure of a
long trip before ii stops.
The Maplewood nine considers Kel-
logg one of its most valuable as
sets because of his ability with the
stick. He can always be relied upon
for at least three safeties against al
most any pitcher on the neighboring
teams, and his fielding is worthy of
attention
Evans and McGlynn treated the
"Tabs" fans to several sensational
plays last Sunday in the game
against the Newark F. c, Evans is
one of the best of the local shortstops,
and McGlynn covers third in fine
form.
s..
1t looks as though the Edison Man
ufacturer's team will so through the
season without q defeat, from the
showing of the other teams in the
league to date. The boys beat the
Arlington team last Saturday. and
the latter We're thought to be the
hardest contenders for the top posi-
tion. As the tally now stands, Bdi-
son has won i've straight,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-02
WESTINGHOUSE HAS
EXCELLENT TEAM
Players Are Displaying Fine
Form on Diamond Again
This Season.

Westinghouse and drs1-class base
ball have always been synonymous
and this years team is no exception
to the rule. The nine had "A record
of seventeen straight victories TO its
credit last year and this season.
while the team has met with Sc
backs, the men are playing a brand
of baseball that may result in an
other long string of successes. The
brand of rail played by the team led
by Andy Speary is a delight to the
Forest Hill fans And they are loud
IN their praise Of the players.
Ernie Haas. who pitches for the
team. is Vel known for his ability
as pitcher Ernie has turned
down several good offers to stick 10
the Vests. Yuensling also hss
shown promise Of being a good man
in the box. Levine is as good a
catcher as could be wished for The
infield IS capabIy taken care of by
Martin, Shields. Speary and Howath.
In the outer garden are Rothfuss.
Drake aud Blue All three ar
strong hitters and first-class fielders.