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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
PARCEL POST AND FORESTRY
SERVICE TO BE DEMONSTRATED

Portland Uncle Sam is to have an
important part In the coming Manufac-
turers' and Land Products Show here.
Space has been donated for exhibits by
the Parcel Post and the United States
Forestry service.
The Forestry service exhibit will
illustrate many phases Of national for
eat activities over the United States,
and in particular the life Of the ranger
In the Northwest. A model forest viii
show how the government protects the
great timber reserves in Washington,
Idaho and Oregon. A model lookout
tower will be a feature, as will the
Osborne fro finder, one Of the latest
inventions used for locating fires.
Packing equipment and tools OF the
Northwest ranger will be displayed.
The emergency telephone will be ex-
planned and papier mache horse.
friend Of the ranger, will be featured
in life-size model.
The display will illustrate the
method of preparing for shipment, and
demonstration of line Of containers
and packers which are now manufac-
tured expressly for use in making par
eel post shipments. A government
clerk will be detailed to make explana-
tions and give information concerning
rates aud regulations governing the
parcel post.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
LARGEST IRRIGATION DAN
IN WORLD is DEDICATED

tie. Il is 2l0 feet thick AZ the base.
In Its construction 6l0. 800 cubic yards
Of concrete was used, In addition TO
great masses Of steel and rock. II is
TO be dedicated with fitting ceremonies
October 4 and s.
Above the dam in the basin Of the
Boise river there is three billion feet
OF merehantable timber. while the mill
is at Barber. IL miles below. An In
Kcnious device is constructed at one
end of the dam 10 pick the logs from
the reservoir. carry them over the top
and send them through q concrete
chute to the river below. Il Is plan
ned to handle $4,000. 600 feet year
In this way.
At the opposite end 10 a spillway to
carry the surplus water around the
dam when the reservoir is full. Gates
In this work automatically and thus
eliminate all danger from high water.
Outlets at different elevations In the
dam, operated from chambers inside,
release the stored water as Il 10 needed
for irrigation. The system includes
minor dams. network Of canals and
drainage.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
flHING CONMd SHOOTS TO Death
SUPERINTENDENT Of PHsHB|IiRi

Salem. or.-Hsrry 4into, supsrin-
tsndent Of the oresoa psnltsntinry.
was shot and killed ct II 80 Tuesday
night a few miles north Of Albany. By
Otto Hooker. an escaped convict.
A few hours earlier. Hooker had
shot and perhaps fatally wounded J. J.
Benson. city marshal Of Jefferson.
After Hooker had shot Marshal Ben
son. Superintendent MInto started d.
reetly for Albany 10 head of the fugi-
tive convict. Returning north from
Albany in company With Guard John
son, he came upon Hooker.
Minto and the convict opened fire at
about the same time. Mlnto using q
shotgun and the convict . revolver.
A bullet hit Minto 10 the head, kill
Ing him instantly. Hooker escaped
amid hail Of shots fired by Guard
johnson. Hooker evidently was not
ait. He was seen an hour later near
Millersville station. some distance
south Of Jefferson.
The gun with which Hooker killed
Minto had been taken from Marshal
Benson at Jefferson, the convict hav-
ing shot the officer while they were
scufiling.
Hooker escaped from . gang Of rs
eonviets grubbing brush q mile south
Of the pcnitentlary.
When Hooker slipped into the brush
from the field who're the gang Of pris-
oners was at work, he was not missed
Immediately. Later when the alarm
was sounded, Superintendent hinto
rushed 70 the scene In an automobile.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
LAND PRODUCTS EXHIBIT
PREMIUM LIST IS LARGE

Portland--All prizes 10 be awarde,
In the land products section Of the See
ond Annual Manufacturers a Lam
Products Show have been announces
by the chairman Of this section Of th'
fan exposition at the Armory. Pro
mlam lists will be printed At once an
mailed broadcast over the Northwest
The show opens October 25 and close
November IL.
One Of the features % The. awards
tl,fa saaf will be $500 ~ cash hnd
sold medal 20 the best county exhibit
fhe eShibit awarded eeoond prise viii
receivs 4 silver msaIi ana aiVs
eounty viii receive from $50 70 efoQ ~
cash These arc the features OF class
oue.
Thres farm publications. the Ncfth-
wsaf Pacific Farmer, Fruit ana Pro-
duce MaTketeF and the Oregon Fsrmff,
viii give one years auhAcript!on " !hs
winnsrs % prIAsa IN The land division
commsasiag With class twe. other
features ot the 1915 premium itss ara
class H.
hsst ifaislegsl tsym .sihi'al.- Q%la nsasl
vsr Il Fianss selnnehg u 80 essA g AZ
Arse lt1a bashsl sFsia hln - ~ "Afm-
-" ste saiipa water isah,
-. sa s.s., 80 80 a'ssa sp.sis psss st.sssa y lie
Wsss rai,sss 4 rlams csmpany II tas cash
ag a. ssAFmru's metal watef Ifengh,
CLASS III.
Argts,ls sppls. di.pisy -rIf.t. seia medal
nnd tioo. taeand. slivef msdal Ana 20
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
Gasoline Causes Dsath Of IS
and Seis HTe to fniife Town

Ardmorc, Okla A spark from q
workman's hammer ignited q tank Of
gasoline here late Tuesday. and from
the ruins Of two city blocks razed by
the resulting explosion and the fires
which followed. 81 bodies had been re-
covered.
Fifty persons were believed to have
been crushed TO death under falling
walls or burned TO death while pinned
In the debris. Search among the
ruins is proceeding, the workers cen
tering their efforts on the tangled
mass Of lumber and bricks which had
been the department store Of Maddin
q Co., where Il was feared the bodies
Of many girl and woman shoppers and
employees would be found.
The property damage was estimated
at $500, 900. A score Of fires caused
by the flaming gasoline, which was
thrown for blocks when the ear ex-
ploded with terrific detonation, were
got under control after two hours des-
perate work by the small local fire
department, aided BY every able-bodied
man in the city not assisting the in
jured. The city Immediately was
placed under martial law.
The explosion wrecked an entire
block Of buildings in the heart Of town
and precipitated scene OF panic.
Along Main street from the station to
the Wilmington Hotel, every building
was demolished. and ON the opposite
side Of the street the plant Of Swift
& Co., two-story rooming house and
cafe and other business buildings were
rn1ad
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

The United States Reclamation serv-
ice has Just completed its investment
OF si2, 900. 900 In tho Arrowrock dam
and the Boise Irrigation project In
idaho. A result 23t. 900 acres of
aagebrush desert In the vicinity OF
Boise, Nsmpa and Caldwell 10 70 be
watered and brought under cultivation.
The soil and climate are well adapted
20 the production Of fruit. grasses and
graIna. The si2, ,OOO.0 900 viii be re-
turned 70 the government By the set
tiers In 20 annual payments for water
rights.
Here the government problem was
70 impound the food water Of the Boise
river and hold Il until needed for irri-
cation In the dry. hot summer months.
To accomplish this the Arrowroek dam
was constructed 22 miles above Boise
at . cost Of IS, 500. 900. Il backs the
water up the channel for Is miles 10 .
reservoir that holds 244, 800 acre-f0ot
Of water. II serves as reserve bank
for tho farmers.
This dam. the highest ever built
s4s. 5 feet goes down si.b feet below
tho bed Of the river 10 the solid gran
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
No, the Painless Method.

''In Belgium" said win Irwin. Il
know an ordinary blacksmith who car
ried on the-sleeve Of his uniform the
hammer and pincers-the insignia Of
his calling.' 'Wot's them things on
your sleeve meanY" a civilian asked
him. They mean I'm an army dem
tist, he said. with wink. Dentist
chr said the civilian. The pincers,
then are to pull the teeth out with.
But the hammer -wot's the hammer
fur?' " The hammer, said the black
smith, els for use In bad cases to chlo-
reform the patients. .
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

Golden Rod Cereals fw tho best 10 Lbs. of
milling cats.
Largest squash First, $500: second, $500.
frat SECOND.
hsaDS.'sssso sSsa sso ,SssSs ssS ~ $500 1900
EvaparateA pYunrs, not less
than zoo pounds ..,,.i,.... 1000 1000
Evaperatsd tolieciioa of vege.
tables ......ttts.sss.t.sss.s SotVV WV
CLASS XII.
Hor,hwestern Drown Mats First. Second.
Collection ef walnuta .,.,t..SlV,00 $40
follectloh VI filbertA ...,..s 1900 400
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
romato as ! Fruit.

After an argument in the Brooklyn
courts lasting more than two months.
a police court judge has ruled that .
tomato is fruit and not q vegetable.
Two months ago Miss Eva Schecter
was arrested for selling tomatoes ON
Sunday, in violation of law which for
bids the selling Of vegetables on that
day. The woman raised the point
that a tomato was not vegetable,
but a fruit, and the judge. after delv-
ing deep into the authorities. discov-
cred that the article in question was q
first cousin to the persimmon, the
grape and the currant. The woman
was discharged.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
Alr Rombs liit cas- Works.

Amsterdam, via London = Airmen
Of the entente allies have again bonn
barded Bruges, Belgium. The sudden
cessation Of the flow Of gas at Sluis,
on the Belgian frontier, which is sup
piled from Bruges, led to the suspicion
here that bombs from the air craft
struck the gas works, and message
received later from Bruges confirmed
this belief.
The whole city has been thrown IN
to darkness, the dispatch said
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

Uncle Jackson tshowing city boy
the farm)-with all your city eddica-
lion. sonny. I'll warrant you don't
know which side you milk a COW
Ircmf
The Boy-sure. dol It's the un-
dsr side!--Hamberg Patriot
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

Artsstle sprls display First, Enid med
and ttcos sseend. slivet nasdal aud 10
cIAHa ~
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

Vice-Admiral Tomosaburo Kato.
minister OF the navy in the new cabi-
net formed by Premier okuna. He
was chief OF stan OF one of the Japa-
nese squadrons during the Russian
war, and commanded the first squad
ron in the siege OF Tsingtau, He is
not politician. Japanese law requir'
ing that the navy and army heads
shall always be officers on the active
list.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01

Ye,l Ihs Eariy Hoeea special prise hF Coast
fsuiVeri 4 FMlne company 10 cash OF IN
vzrnino's metal water trough,
100 lt,a, Pride ~ Mulinomah'~hpec prise
~ the portland Seed company
CLASS TX.
4shreshed nrainA~ Special prise by the aeiden
Itnd MiilinE company u case of assofted
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-01
ArtifeIaI Ga. for Twin Fails.

Twin Falls, Ida. = Application has
been made by James Mcmillan for q
franchise to Install a gas heating,
lighting and power system IN Twin
Falls. The terms OF the application
stats that the installation Of the sys-
TEN win begin on or before June l
1915, and will be in operation within
shree years Of that date.
Iclhe franchise asked for Il not an ex-
JsmS.one and does not prevent the
thIni Demonstrating and operating a
country. y system in competition.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF WIRES ROUND Aecur
 rhE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS CONDENSED FOR BUSY
 PEOPLE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
 ABOUT ThE WAR.

The London Morning Posts Stock noim correspondent says: During the last fortnight five German steamers nave disappeared in the Baltic sea sith all their crews. They were lost by striking mines"
 snow fell Monday in Belgium, in 0orthern France and in the Vosges, Out nevertheless there was artillery lighting in these sections. according to the official communication of the French war office.
 German aircraft made long-threat ened air raids on England Monday night and attempted to blow up with bombs the Kings royal residence in Sanoringham. County Norfolk kins George and Queen Mary, who Had been staying at Sandringham with their family. had returned to London to resume their residence in Buckins- ham palace.
 A Zeppenn is reported to have been brought down by the fire of q warship at hunstanton, a few miles north oT Sandrlngham. Bombs were dropped by the Geru-ans h Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, Sandrinsham, Cromer, Shering- ham, Beeston and Ipswich and every where. except at Beeston, casualties and damage to property resulted. Many civilians were reported killed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
SPORT.

Frankie Callahan. lightweight of Brooklyn. knocked out Joe Rivers O, Los Angeles in the second round of what was scheduled to have been an eight-rcund bout at Memphis. Tenn.
 Duke Kahanamoku. the Honolulu and Olympic swimming champion, has set q new record for the IO0-yard swim, according to word received at New York from sydney, N. $. w The duke negotiated the distance in 52 3-5 seconds.
 After breaking the worlds long dis tance record in checkerdom by play ing twenty-three draw games at the National Sportsmens Club in Chicago, the contest between Alfred Jordan title holder and Newell Banks, former American champion, closed when the Englishman took the twcnty-fourth game. The old mark Of eighteen games has stood for eleven years.
 At the Denver horse show Tuesday honors in the evening harness events were divided between Miss Loula Long of Kansas City and O. J. Mooers of Columbia. Mo, each being credited with one first, enc second. and one thi-d award. ":.iIam Ds2iel of Chi cago captured one first priL": John R. Thompson Of Chicago. one second. with other awards going to Mrs. NJ. F. Clifford of Denver, one first; x. R Pratt, Jr.. of Denver, one first; NJ. J. Woodliffe, Denver, one third, and Karl HayeJ of Denver, one second.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
POULTRY
 .FNIS.
SUITABLE HOUSE FOR DUCKS
Dry Floor, We'll eedded With Straw or Shavinss, 10 Essentiai-Feed
 and Water Outdoors.

CBy D. O. BARTO. University of Illinois.
 Much less expensive buildings will answer for ducks than are required for hens. The essentials are a dry floor. which should be kept well bed ded with straw or shavings, adding a fresh layer on top as the old litter be- comes soiled or damp. It is not nee essary to clean the pens until spring, as the droppings do not heat like hen manure. The roof must be tight, and the sides made of any sheeting ma terial. A window 3x3 feet. made to slide. and drop door 2x3 feet for the ducks. with another door for the at- tendant to enter, are all the openings necessary. The house should be 12x12 feet for each flock of % ducks. A large yard is unnecessary during the laying season, as the birds will not exercise much. The food and water should be given outside the house, and the yards should be kept free from
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
%s-~+s-s*+*.%+s-ls-+*+%+*s~ssa
FOR L0LA'S SAKE
By h. M. EGBERr.

All through the five years of his prison life John Dunton fought down the bitterness in his heart which told him that his wife was responsible for tho tragic wreck that had come to both of them.
 A bank clerk, earning s30 a week Dunton had tried to keep his front up" in the gossipy little suburban town. He had tried for Lola's sake Her father was the leading lawyer in Taunton, and she had been reared in every luxury. It was for her sake that at last he had stolen money to play the races.
 During the first week of his i'm prisonment his wife was too broken 10 come near him. When at last she came she whispered that which made the imprisonment still more poignant A child was to be born to them.
 Lola visited him at widening inter vals. So passed four years. She had gone back to her parents. Moth ing was ever said about the future until 8 month before Dunton's impris. onment expired.
 Then. to his surprise, the bank presi dent called on him. MT. Gray was a good man. kindly as he was honorable and silent Having yindicated the ma jesty of the law, he told Dunton that his position would be open to him when he returned.
 You have a good wife and son, Dunton." he said, grasring the convict by the hand Don't get any foolish notions about making fresh start somewhere else. but come straight home and live down your past in a manly way among those who know you
 Duaton was overwhelmed with hap, piness. He wrote to Lola, telling her of the invitation.
 A couple of weeks later Lola came to the prison. and before she spoke 3 word Dunton could see that the in terview was to be a painful one
 It's about your letter. John" said his wife.
 Yes" answered the convict. wait ing.
 It isn't that l don't want to take you back" she cried. I've suffered enough these fiTe years. Put have you thought of your son, John? Have you
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31

mud by the use of cinders or litter. Feed in racks. so that the ducks can not soil and waste the food.
 About the middle of November, the birds are put on their laying ration, which must not be changed till the season ends. Feed night and morning the following mixture: Five parts of corn chop, five parts of bran. two parts of middlings, two parts of meat scraps. four parts of cut green stuff, five per cent of coarse sand. Mix and moisten so the mass is crumbly. An addition of three or four parts of boiled vegetables is desirable if it can be provided. The "greenstuff" may be rye. clover. oats, alfalfa, or whatever can be most easily provided. In the winter finely cut clover or alfalfa that has been scalded over night is a good substitute.
 One large duck grower states: "In exactly three weeks after beginning this feeding, you will commence to gather eggs" Pekin ducks are splen- did layers, and large focks will aver ege 12o to 1i0 eggs per duck in the rcason.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
SEAS CARPETED WITH LIFE
The Water Supports Very Many More Living Things Than Does
 the Land.

Just as life began in the seas. so the seas are full of life today We must not forget this; we must not even think that there is no life in the seas except the fishes and few sea- weeds. The water of all the seas and oceans, which cover much more than half of the whole surface of our earth. is simply crammed with life.
 We must also remember that the whole of the floor of the seas and oceans-much more than half of the whole scrface of the earth-is thick ly covered, without break anywhere. by living things. growing and dying. far from the eyes of men. These form a living carpet spread over the en- tire ocean floor. whilst the waters above them are crowded with active life of thousands and hundreds of thousands of kinds Life was born in the ocean, and the ocean now holds and supports by far the greater number of living things upon ouI earth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
Wyoming.

A new oil well has been struck on the Rangely district east of Vernal, which Is said to be one of the best in that section.
 By terms of a five-year lease. the Midwest Oil Company will pay into the state fund for the rentals of school lands at Salt Greek s6,0O0 a month, or a total of s350,O0O. For this sum the state has agreed to permit the Mid west to open eighteen wells.
 The oil fields of Wyoming where development work is in progress are Salt Creek, Lander, Spring Valley, Grass Creek, Little Buffalo Basin, Ba- sin, Greybull, Cowley, Byron, Cody, Moorcroft, Douglas, Laramie Plains, Rawlins, Rock Springs and La Barge. Of these fields, seven are producing oil. They are Salt Creek, Grass Creek, Basin, Greybull, Cowley, Lander and Spring Valley.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
WESTERN.

A force of several hundred men have been engaged in double-tracking the Union Pacific road out of Ogden.
 John NJ. Brewer, freight claim agent of the Southern Pacific Company, died suddenly at a sanitarium in San Francisco of paralysis of the throat.
 One hundred German women and children, refugees from Tsing Tau, China, which the Japanese now hold. arrived at San Francisco on the liner Korea.
 After a campaign of more than six years duration by the people of Colo rado the House and Senate passed on its final reaCing the bill making Estes park national park.
 Petition TOT a receiver for the NJ. Rumley Company, a sS0,00G,000 agrl- cultural machinery manufacturing con cern. vas filed in the United States District Court at Indianapolis.
 Formal demand will be made on John D. Freder.cks, former district aI- torney and candidate for governor aI the last election, for s2,53l expended in detective work from fund of si,- Goo aliesea 10 nave been gathered by Bert Franklin. a detective, for the purpose oS bribing jurors du-.ng the trial oi the McNamara tfothers ar San Francisco.
 Habeas corpus writs for the release .:: Michael c'Muck:e') Mcdonald. de posed presluent ol the Butte Mine Workers; Joseph Bradley, vice presl- dent of the union; owen Smith anu William Winchester. all of whom have been sentenced to prison for kidnap- ing miners during the recent labor trouble at Butte, were denied by Judge Erickson Of the Federal District Court, sitting at Deer Lodge, Mont.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
New Mexico.

Wright S Stauber recently made a rich gold strike at Pinos Altos.
 A. F. Jones of Fl Paso represents capital of that town and will examine mining property at Pinos Altos. He will especially report on the B. V. M.
 Prof. Fayette A. Jones of the Ari- zona School of Mines has written a letter telling of the complete installa. tion of New Mexico'S display at the San Diego Exposition. He assures the public that New Mexico has the most unique exhibition on the ground.
 The Phelps-Dodge people hope to commence mining operations soon on their properties in the Burro noun tains. At Leopold and Tyrone the force employed by the company will be governed by the price of copper. By the first of February one unit of the 1.000-ton concentrator will be in oper- ation, to be followed by the commence ment of another unit.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-31
MOTHER! LOOK AT CH|LDS TONGUE If cross, feverish. constipateu, give California Syrup
 of Figs

A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become cIogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach sour.
 Lock. at the tongue, mother. If coat ed, or your child is listless, cross, fev- erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children's ailment, give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs then don't worry, because it is perfectly harmless. and in few hours all this constipation poison, sour bile and fermenting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well. playful child again. A thor ough inside cleansing is ofttimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treatment given in any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle Of California Syrup of Figs" which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle. Adv.