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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03

Ian, rushed to the rescue of Miss
Wallis and succeeded in getting her
ashore. She was unconscious and it
took quite while to bring her back
to life. Nothing could be done that
would resuscitate Mr.. McDougall.
For two hours every known means
was resorted to without avail.
After Coroner Heintz had viewed
the body, 1t was removed to Coving-
ton, where 1t was embalmed by Mr..
Wallace M. Poole and prepared for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03
All Prepared for the Fourth at Abita
J. r. BARR1os,
Secretary.

.ering. The ladies to be in attend
ance at the booths were selected and
the finest variety of refreshments
were decided upon.
There will be world of prizes for
the contestants and many surprises
and fun IN store for the visitors.
The very best music obtainable was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03
Ahita Snrin,

Abita Springs, June 20, 1915.
A final meeting was held at the
town hall Sunday by the various
chairmen in charge OF the grand fes-
tival to be given at Abita Springs,
La, July 4th.
A magnificent display Of enthusi-
asm was manifested by large gath
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03

contracted for and dancing will be a
prominent feature.
Capt. G.. e. Millar In charge Of
the amusements, announced that the
ostrichs were all in trim and ready
for the event.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03

CONTINUED on page 6.)
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
N Appropriation Bills
Provide SITS, 706. 40 Fund

State Capitol, Salem = Appropria-
tions for sundry and miscellaneous de-
partments Of the state government ag-
gregating s77s, 7o6.40 are provided for
In series Of IL appropriation bills in
trodueed in the house by the joint
house and senate ways and means COM
mittee.
These bills carry the items for main
tenance Of the executive Of the state
government, including the salaries Of
the governor. secretary Of state, state
treasurer and their Office assistants.
The governor Is given his usual allow
anee Of $500 year for travelling ex-
penses.
The only big state institutions pro-
vided for in these bills are the Sold
iers' Home at Roseburg, with $751;
$751; for the biennium, and the Tu-
berculosis hospital. with $53, ITS.
An aggregate Of $4,000 is re-
uuired for bounties on wild animals for
the next two years. OF this sum s20,-
600 is to meet q deficiency in the fund
Of the last two years. The present
legislature voted to increase the
bounty on coyotes and to place .
bounty on seals, and additional ex-
penditures will be required for those
purposes.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Amendment Asks Change
in Lease of Salt Lakes

State Capitol, Salem - The Forbes
house bill approving the lease of Sum
mer and Albert Lakes to Jason G.
Moore has finally emerged from the
senate committee on public lands.
Attached to the report of the COM
mittee is recommendation signed by
three of the members that the bill be
so amended that the lessees win be re-
quired to execute bond guaranteeing
payment for all labor and materials
contracted for. The amendment also
makes the lease conditional upon sub
mission by the lessees or their assigns
to regulation by the State Land board
in the sale of shares of stock.
There is strong opposing sentiment
in the committee, as well as in the
body of the senate, against imposing
any new conditions on the lease. The
reason for advancing the amendment
are that certain laborers and material
men have not received payment for
work and materials furnished former
lessee of the lakes, whose enterprise
was abandoned, and that the state
should take precaution against turning
its property over to possible stock
jobbing corporation to exploit.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Dry Act Signed By
Governor WithUcombe

Stae Capitol. SsIem-'It is the best
piece of constructive legislation in the
world" declared Governor Witty
combe Thursday afternoon as he at
taehed his signaure to the prohibition
bill. II heartily approve Of its every
provision. II the Legislature does
nothing else. this act alone is well
worth the expense Of the session"
The governor was in happy mood
when he signed the bill. He declared
that Il gave him real pleasure to be
able TO have a part in 20 wholesome
and 90 beneficial q piece Of work.
Members Of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union and other persons.
who have been interested In the dry"
movement In Oregon for many years,
stood about his desk.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
House Passes Bill Against
Use of Trading Stamps

State Capitol. Salem-An anti-trad-
ing stamp bill, introduced to drive the
popular trade magnet completely out
Of the state, was passed BY the house.
The measure was introduced by Repre-
sentative Thomas Brown. of Marion.
Senator Lafollette, Of Marion, was the
author of q similar bill in the senate.
The measure levies per cent ex-
else tax on the gross receipts not only
of all concerns conducting trading
stamp system in the state. but ON all
merchants who use them. It was ad-
mitted by those who sponsored the bill
that the measure probably win put an
end to the trading stamp business.
Ostensibly, however, the measure is
intended to raise funds for the state,
as the receipts from the proposed tax
are to go into the state treasury.
Representative Brown painted a
dreary picture of the misfortune Of the
small merchant who is made to COM
pete with the concern that gives away
trading stamps as an inducement to
attract custom. He declared that the
trading stamp is an unnatural trade
condition, that it is an economic waste
and that it really proves an expensive
attachment to the business Of the
merchant who uses it.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Revised Ship Purchase
Bill Passed bU House

Washington, ID. C. Tho govern
ment ship purchase bill, as an amend
ment to tho Weeks naval auxiliary
bill. was passed by the house at 20
o'clock a. m. Wednesday. by vote Of
2l5 to i2i.
When Minority Leader Mann saw
that the Democratic leaders were de-
termined to stop the filibuster, several
conferences were held and ii was
agreed not to keep up the dilatory
fight and few minutes after o'clock
vote began on the final passage Of
the bill.
The passage of the bill followed
l4-hour parliamentary struggle, which.
until long after midnight, threatened
to extend interminably, because Of a
determined filibuster by Minority
Leader Mann, who yielded only after
administration leaders decided to apply
second special rule to bring the fight
to an end.
The bill now goes to the senate.
Nineteen Democrats voted against
the bill. They were: Bathrick,
Borchers, Galloway. Dies, Donohoe.
Fitzgerald, Gerry, Gordon, Jones,
Kindel, Kitchin. Morrison, Moss OF
Indiana, Page Of North Carolina, Saun-
ders, Slayden, Whitacre, White and
Witherspoon.
All of the Republicans present voted
against the bill.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Russians Admit Com
Dlete R0ut by Germans

Berlin-What appears to have been
the bitterest defeat yet administered
to the Russian army in East Prussia
became known Tuesday with details of
the fighting which has been going on
in the vicinity of the Mazurian lakes
district.
Even Petrograd admits utter rout,
declaring that retreat was the only
thing left to do. Grand Duke Nicho-
las in his report confesses frankly that
there was large loss in lives, and goes
further and tells why. He gives to
the German army great credit for its
superiority in numbers as well as In
planned attacks, which. coming. as sep
arate blows, wrought havoc to his
men, making retreat absolutely neces-
sary.
The German official report an
nounces that the captures have been
increased to seven generals and more
than 100, 900 men. The pieces OF can
non taken numbered $50. The report
in part says:
"In the Eastern theater, the pursuit
after the winter battle in the Mazurian
district has come to an end. During
the clearing-up operations northwest
of Grodno and in the battles reported
during the last few days in the Bobr
and Maven districts, one commanding
general and four other generals and
approximately 10000 men have been
taken prisoners up to the present.
Seventy-five cannon and some machine
guns, the actual number of which has
not yet been ascertained, and much
other war material, have been cap
tured.
"The total booty taken in the win
ter battle in the Mazurian district as
a result of these conditions has been
increased to date to seven generals,
more than 10000 men, upwards of
l50 cannon and quantities of other war
material of all descriptions.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Modern War Machines
Find Fancy In Senate

Washington, ID. C.--Appropriationa
for national defense occupied the at
tention Of both houses Of congress
Monday In the general rush 10 clear up
the supply bills for the government
before the adjournment. The senate
discussed until late into the night the
army appropriation bill. carrying ap-
proximstely slOS. 100000, while the
house continued debate on the FORTH.
cations bill.
While progress was being made on
both these measures, the senate CON-
mittee practically completed consider
alton Of the naval appropriations
measure, and the senate paused for
four minutes TO pass without debate
the pension bill. carrying Sl64, 900, 900.
Increases for submarines and avia-
tion over provisions Of the house bill
are proposed by the senate naval com
mittee, It's amendments, including
81, 900, 600 for aviation instead Of
$500, 900, as authorized in the house
bill; provision for FIVE seagoing sub
marines instead Of one. and l6 instead
of IL Of the smaller type submarines.
Senator Smoot sought unsuccessfully
10 provide so seagoing and 20 OF the
smaller coast defense submarines.
At the night session the senate
naval committee submitted Its report
on the appropriation bill carrying q
total NJ sI52, 96l, ,98l.sS. an increase
over The honse hill OF S8.313, ,080.
Provision also il made for the appro-
priation of 100000 for the marine
barracks at Norfolk and Mare Island.
The naval building program Of the
senate bill would provide in addition
to the FIVE seagoing submarines and l6
smaller submarines six more destroy
ers, one oil fuel ship, one gunboat, one
hospital ship at $500, 900 and two first
class battleships. Among the in
creases recommended are $500, 900 for
projectile plant; $3.50, 600 for naval
reserve; $4,000 for a high-power
radio station and 81, 900, 900 to be- ap-
piled on construction of an armor plate
factory costing not to exceed $S,OO0,-
600 II the secretary Of the navy cannot
purchase armor in the market at q
reasonable price.
Debate on the army bill resumed
after the naval bill was reported.
Items of the army bill were
passed over quickly with little debate,
and when the senate recessed the only
section remaining for consideration
was that providing for the establish
ment Of system Of scientific manage
ment in government navy yards and
shops.
The Indian appropriation bill was
reported by the senate committee.
carrying $ll. .255, s65, an increase of
So, 5S5, TAI over the house bill.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
POlk Exhibits Planned.

Monmouth - Plans for exhibits at
the 1915 Polk County fair have been
made by pupils in the schools Of this
city. Gardens win be planted at the
earliest clearing Of the weather and
drying off of the ground. In addition
TO having instructions as to the proper
cultivation Of vegetables on the plots.
pupils are to have gardens at home.
High school students, however, win
have only home gardens, as the school
garden plan has been abandoned.
Great interest has been centered upon
garden work by the grammar school
boys for the past two years. They do
not wait for the season to arrive be-
fore plans take form. The earliest
vegetable raised command high prices
at market.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Ram Rubber Contiscated.

Venice, via London = Advices re-
ceived here from Vienna say the mill
tary authorities there have confiscated
the entire supply or raw rubber. pneu-
matte tubes and rubber hose. Con-
tracing teamsters say that unless this
action is revoked it will be impossible
to supply Vienna with food and that
factories win suspend operations. A
boycott instituted by Viennese house,
wives against the use of pork is
spreading. Retail prices of pork have
dropped about cents pound, but the
boycott will be continued.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26

Marshfeld - Joseph Booker, whose
body was searched for in the ruins Of
the Bunker Hill boarding house, where
seven persons persisted by fire, was
found in Smith-Powers logging camp
at Wagner.
The reason for his disappearanee
without leaving any word caused the
widespread search to be made. He
said he went to a small waiting depot
at Bunker Hill the morning after the
fire, waited there for daylight and then
started for the Wagner camps on foot.
w. c. Laird. deputy sheriff. went to
Wagner, Sc miles from Marshfeld, for
the prisoner and placed him In jail at
Myrtle Point. He will be returned
here and the coroner's jury win re-
sumo the inquest. Mr.. Booker win be
asked to explain why he was awake
and dressed while others in the build
ing were escaping in their night
clothes.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Kaiser Man Exile Rich.

Copenhagen--The report is in circu-
lation here that. owing to the neces-
sity to restrict food consumption, the
German government intends ordering
s, 900, 900 Germans who possess inde-
pendent incomes and are ineligible for
military service to leave Germany for
neutral countries and remain there un-
ell the war is over. II is planned, ac-
cording to the report, that 5000, 900 Of
these persons shall go to the Scandina-
vIan countries, 1,000,0 900 to Holland
and |, 900, 600 to Switzerland.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis Some of the eanneries In the
Northwest are making great success.
Others are just about existing and still
others are bankrupt" said Professor
C. I. Lewis, when addressing the
farmers who were attending the Farm
ers' Week at the Oregon Agricultural
college. Professor Lewis attributes
many Of these failures TO the fact that
the canneries are run by private cap
itaI. whereas most Of those now In
existence In the Northwest are either
cooperative or associative eanneries.
Zone Of the greatest troubles with
our cooperative canneries IL that
many Of them are 90 loosely organized
that they cannot do any legal business.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Reclanation y Planned.

Marshfield--A definite movement is
on at Coquille looking to clearing .
tract Of the rich Coquille Valley bot
tom lands to be utilized for expert
mental purposes. 1t is proposed TO
clear 40 acres Of 250O-acre tract for
the owners and turn them over to per-
sons who are willing to farm this sedi-
mentary deposit. The owner has been
offering SIS an acre for clearing,
slashing and burning, but laborers be-
lieve the work cannot be done for that
amount. The Coquille Commercial
club expects to offer an increase over
the $lS offer sufficient to get the work
done.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
NerO once Is Created.

Salem = An additional deputyship,
making the total number.three, for the
attorney generals department, was
created by an act passed by the recent
Legislature. The salary Of the chief
deputy was increased from $1,000 TO
s2500; the second deputy win receive
$4,000 and the third $1,000. The new
deputy win devote most Of his time to
industrial accident commission cases.
/. Fl. Van Wrinkle. Of Salem, is chief
deputy. The legislature also appro-
priated $40, 900 for the prosecution Of
the Hyde Benson land cases.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Illinois Deadlock Ends.

Springfeld-David E. Shanahan, for
many years a member Of the Illinois
legislature, was elected speaker in the
lower house, after deadlock Of six
weeks. Shanahan. In accepting the
honor, said he did so partly because
he was told on all sides that the dead
lock would become scandal II It last.
cd any longer. As to the conflict be-
tween "wet" and "dry" forces, to
which the deadlock was in part attrib-
uted, he expressed desire to see the
issue fought out on the floor of the as.
sembly. Shanahan is an avowed "wet. ="
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Kaiser Directs Blockade.

London Telegraphing from Copen-
hagen, the Daily Mails correspondent
says he learns from Hamburg that
the belief prevails there that Emperor
William 10 going to Heligoland person
ally to direct Germany's submarine
blockade. "The food shortage in Ger
many" the correspondent adds, was
concealed until the last moment for
fear Of discouraging the people. It is
much greater than has hitherto been
believed, Germany will escape famine
before the next harvest by only mar
row margin"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Some Cdnneries, Loosely
Organized, DO Not Pay

The legal authorities OF association
work In this country say that All asso-
Citations must be purely mutual. How
ever, many Of our associations are not
Of this type and the most suecessful
eannery In the state today is not
pure cooperative association. do
not believe that Il 10 possible to run
an association successfully without
paying dividends. A second great
dificulty which is made by the can
neries In the Northwest Is their lack
Of capital. II your farmers do not feel
that they are willing TO put In s2b
each TO start cannery they had better
leave Il alone. believe that $40, 900
is necessary TO successfully start q
eannery."
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Waiting" Is Aim.

Portland, or.-"What does the vice
president Of the United States do?"
asked Circuit Judge Morrow during
the examination of citizenship appli-
cant. The applicant stared blankly.
This question was not given in the
book.
"What are his duties9" continued
the Judge. ''How does the vice presi-
dent occupy his timer"
The applicant beamed suddenly,
'tOh, know" he said. "He waits
for the President to die"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Happu Spouses to Rule.

San Francisco-The Hindu temple,
where Swami Triguatita was assassin
ated by bomb-thrower last Decem-
Der, will be conducted henceforth by
married persons who are happy, If the
provisions Of the Swami's will, which
was recently filed for probate here, are
carried out. The will stipulates: !:
"The temple shall be under the super
vision of married people who are al
ways on good terms with their spouses,
who will give up the practice Of shak-
ing hands, and, on meeting friends,
bow instead"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
ENGLAND ANSWERS
John Bun viii Continue 10 Protect
Own interests.
Ships StiH to Be Detained In Ae-
cord With Policy Injury to
keutrals Not Intended.

Washington, d. C.---Grcat Britain's
second and complete reply to the
American note Of protest. which on
December 2s last asked for an early
Improvement In the treatment OF
American commerce by tho British
neea, was made public by mutual
agreement between the State depart
ment and the British foreign Office.
The note, addressed TO Ambassador
Page by Sir Edward Grey under date
Of February 10. denies that the do
prosaIon In American industries 10 due
10 the activity Of the British fleet. and
suggests among other causes the short
age Of shippiug facilities, the eonae.
uueut diminution Of cotton trade and
the destruction by submarine mines
''iaid by tho enemy indiacrlminateiy'
Of many neutral vessels.
After giving lengthy detailed an.
swer to the charge that American
ships and cargoes were being unduly
detained, tho communication contains
In LIS concluding paragraph the an
nouncement that Great Britain intends
70 take retaliatory measures against
tho German submarine campaign
against enemy ships, but does not re-
veal their nature.
Conceding that foodatuffs intended
for tho civil population Of the country
are not contraband, the British gov
oYnmant points out that "in any coun-
try In which there exists such trc-
mendous organization for war as now
obtains In Germany. there 10 no clear
division between those whom the gov
ernmcnt 10 responsible for feeding and
those whom II Ia not. "
"It will still be our eudeavor, says
the final paragraphs. ito avoid injury
and loss 10 neutrais, but the announce
mont by the German government OF
their Intention 10 sink merchant ves-
sells and their cargoes without veriaca-
tion Of their nationality or character
and without making any provision for
the safety Of non-combatant crews or
giving them chance Of saving their
lives has made II necessary for His
Majesty's government TO consider
what measures they should adopt to
protect their interests.
at 10 impossible for one belligerent
TO depart from rules and precedents
and for the other to remain bound by
them
Since the presentation Of the pre-
liminary note, Sir Edward says that he
has had further opportunity OF exam
lining into the trade statistics Of the
United States as embodied In the Gus
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
Polk Nearly Rid of Pest.

Monmouth - The war on gophers,
which has been conducted in Polk
county for two years has at last se-
cured grip on the common field pests
work and destruction has abated par
TALLY, according to the statements
Of extensive land owners in this Sec
tion. The farmers say the clover crop
has attracted the gophers. In the
summer and fall months the gophers
undermine the clover plants and stop
seed development. The animals also
fatten in potato fields and sep plant
life in gardens in the early summer.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26

toms returns. In order TO SEQ whether
the belligerent action Of Great Britain
has been In any way the cause OF trade
depression. which your excellency
Ambassador Page) describes NJ exit
Ing In tho United States and also
whether the seizures Of vessels or
eArgoca which have been made by the
British navy have inflicted any loss on
American owners for which our exist.
Ing machinery provides no means OF
redress. =
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
England yustifes Using
American Emblem

London--The British foreign Office
issued n note In reply to the repre-
sentations Of the United States gov
ernment concerning the use Of the
American flag by British vessels.
The note says that the Cunard line
steamer LusitaniA on her recent voy-
age from New York TO Liverpool
raised the American flag ITO save the
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-26
7lco NorWegidns, One
Frenchmdn, Sunk

London - The Norwegian steamer
Nordkyn has been sunk through strik-
ing mine near Bornholm Island, in
the Baltic sea. according to dispatch.
All of the crew were drowned.
An official statement issued by the
admiralty says the Norwegian tank
steamship Belridge was struck by a
torpedo fired by a German submarine
near Folkestone. Pieces of the tor
pedo, it is asserted, have been found
on the ship.
A dispatch from Dieppe says that a
German submarine sank the French
steamship Dinorah, bound from Havre
to Dunkirk, off Dieppe.