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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENT URGES AMERICA FIRST
N MAHEE OF NATIONAL CONCERN

Washington. n. CA demand on
all Americans, on penalty OF oetfM.
ciam, 10 be- more than neutral In re-
gard 10 the European war, 10 take
thaiF stand for America first. last and
all tho time. was voiced BY President
Wilson In q speech ia celebration Of
tho 2blh anniversary OF the founding
Of the Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution. Tho United States. the preal.
dent said, was not merely trying 70
keep out OF trouble. but was trying 70
preserve tho foundations upon which
peace could be rebuilt.
peace can be rebuilt" he added.
"only upon tho ancient and accepted
principles OF international law; only
upon these things which remind na.
tons OF their duties 70 each other. and
deeper than that. OF their duties 70
mankind and humanity. America has
4 great cause which is not confined 20
tho American continent it II the
cause OF humanity itself"
Declaring his faith In the loyalty OF
the Krcat body OF nAtnr&lixed citizens
Of foreign birth. the president said he
believed tho impression was too gen
cral that large number OF these citi.
gems were without sufficient affec-
ton for the American ideal.
But I am In q hurry to have q line.
up," he explained. ''and let the men
who are thinking first Of other coun-
tries stand on ono side and those who
are for America frat. last and all tho
time, on tho other side"
Every political action and every 90
clai action IN America at thia time.
sald Mfr. Wilson. should have for It's
object 10 challenge the spirit OF
Americanism.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
OREGON STATE news
Government Studies Sentiment
In Railroad Land Grant Case

Eugene.--The United States govern
ment is making an investigation OF
sentiment In Oregon 40 20 what should
be done with the Oregon q California
railroad grant lands. Attorney 9. w.
Williams, OF the department Of justice.
arrived In Eugene TO pass several days
In Lane county. He will also visit all
counties In which the land Ii located.
Upon his return 70 Washington Mr..
williams viii make his report 10 the
who will In all prob
ability report TO congrens. He was &C.
companiod 70 Eugene by Leonard Un,
derwood, special agent OF the depart.
ment OF the interior.
Mr.. williams met a number Of Eu-
gene bankers and business men at the
commercial club. He stated briefly
that his mission was 10 ascertain what
the lands are best suited for and the
views OF the people in the section OF
the state most vitality interested as 10
what should be done with the lands.
Mr.. williams stated that II no nc.
tion was taken by congress the rail.
road would be permitted to carry out
the terms Of the original grant. Those
present at the meeting were not In
cIined 70 tho view that congress should
not take action.
Mr.. williams. for the purpose OF
suggestion, said that the removal Of
all restrictions upon the railroad, with
q condition that the lands must be
sold within q certain time. would re-
suit IN the early sale OF lands and
make them available In the develop
ment OF the state. The suggestion did
not meet approval.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15

Oregon City.-The county win not
submit tamely 10 big reductions in
the assessments OF the weyerhaeuser.
Collins estate and other big timber
holdings and every case win be fought
through the courts. declared District
Attorney Hedges.
Tho Weyerhaeuser case, which was
appealed from the board OF eQuaiiza-
tion and lost and lost in the circuit
court Saturday, will be appealed to
the supreme court. said Mr.. Hedges,
who believes that the county can
prove its case before the higher tri-
bnnal The court refused 10 reduce
Assessor Jacks value OF the timber.
but cut the estimates IA. 100000 feet
in five sections In question. The sec
tions were not changed by the court
Between sii00 and $1,000 ia involved
in the annual tar payments BY the re.
ductions ordered IN the circuit court
The case Ii considered important In
as-much as It opens the way for other
big timber interests 10 fight for lower
assessments. The county's figures
ara all based on the NJ. O. Nease
cruise,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
Governor Paroles Ten.

Salem. Ten paroles were issued
Tuesday by Governor withycombe
upon Recommendation Of the parole
board.
Those receiving them are: b. @. Ma
go0n, committed from Columbia coun-
~ for forgery; Fred Barnhart. COM
mitted from Jackson county for lar
ceny: J. d. Girton. committed from
umatilla county for forgery: Billy Lee
Lawrence. committed from Jackson
county for larceny; Fay r. Smith.
committed from Coos county for lar
ceny; william Smith. committed from
Malheur county for larceny: Frank
johnson. committed from Umatilia
county for larceny: Samuel Dishaw.
committed from Maiheur county for
larceny: Peter Kelly. committed from
Umatilla county for larceny: Herbert
s. Sullivan, committed from Ciatsop
county for assault.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
rdl,or concuers chlorine Gas.

United States submarine crews need
no longer fear the chlorine gas hith-
erto automatically generated among
the metals OF their precarious craft.
MIR. Edison has found the secret OF
prevention boats may pro
coed to greater distances safe from the
dangers created by the contact OF
salt water with lead batteries in the
electric installation. It cost him 3d.
900 different experiments to determine
the cause and provide the remedy. and
IS oOO, 900 in money. His new nickel
battery, impervious. tried out by year
IN sea water. was installed in K-S and
has been recommended for the other
undersea boats Deaths. ailments and
incapacities have been due to chlorine
gas: Mr.. Edison's service. therefore. is
no less on behalf Of life-saving than on
behalf of alert effectiveness In this
arm Of defense.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
BuIgariaa Army AltaCks Sdbians.

Is0nuons--A utapatch 10 tu0 tithoa
from Athens says that tho Bulgarlans
began an attack on Serbia at BariDo-
ghaH near Kniashevatx on Monday.
Paris. s.--Althongh Belgrade had been
evacuated. the Mathis correspondent
al Niah said. In dispatch filed Sun
day, the fighting continued stuhbornly
on the hills surrounding the city,
acme OF which had been taken and re-
taken several times.
ARTILLERY on both sidea." the dis
patch says, has been firing without
respite for three days. The Serbs
gained the advantage when they cap.
turod excellent positions near Topoi-
der and drove the Germans back on q
suburb Of Belgrade called Great Vrat-
char, whore n fierce struggle is going
on.
"The invaders threw more than S0.-
900 shells on Belgrade, aparing neither
hospitals nor churches. Synagogues
we're destroyed and Jewish families
who had taken refuge there were bur
fed In the ruins. French artillery took
part In the defense Of the city. The
British. with heavy guns, inflicted
great losses on the Germans and sunk
two monitors In the Danube.
"Near Ram, on. the Danube, the
Serhians were driven back with the
loss OF four howitxers and several ma
chine guns"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
Hatchery Improvement Advised.

Roseburg. .--As q result OF q visit to
the North Umpqua fish hatchery BY
Attorney-General George NJ. Brown.
that official will probably recommend
to the state fish commission the install.
lation OF pumping plant there as an
auxiliary to the present water supply.
The running water for use In the
hatchery Is procured from q small
creek. but In dry seasons Ia insuffi-
cient.
At present there are approximately
100000 salmon eggs In the hatchery.
according to Mr.. Brown. On account
OF q scarcity OF water. not more than
100000 more eggs will be taken to
this hatchery during the present year.
The attorney-general says he will
probably make his recommendation
to the state fish commission as soon
as he returns to Salem.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
soelal workers orranixe.

Oakland, Cal. - Social workers Of
the Pacific slope, who met here a. in
dividuals, formed q permanent organ
ization 10 be known a. the Conferences
Of Social Workers Of the Western
States, and selected Portland, Or, as
their place Of meeting next year. F.
C. Nelles, superintendent Of the Whit
tier, Cal, State School for Boys, was
elected president. Other officers were
elected as follows: DR.. Susan ]. Fem
ton, Oakland. first vice president: Mrs.
Lola G. Baldwin, secretary; Mrs. John
L. Covington, treasurer.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
War supplv carco Loss.

Tokio.-.one life. that Of third Off.
Ger, was lost In the wreck Of the Brit
ish steamer Rufford Hall in typhoon
In the Tsuruga straits, while on her
way from New York to vladivostok.
The steamer itself. which had car
70 Of war supplies for Russia on board
was total loss.
The wrecking OF the Rufford Hall
was reported in q Toxic dispatch on
October 9. At that time It waa said
that lifeboat containing the officers
and one passenger was missing.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
Germans TO Arm Poles.

London--In a dispatch from Petro-
grad, Reuters correspondent says:
"Polish refugees arriving here say
that German officials declare that Po-
land win be surrounded by triple
line Of trenches and barbed wire en-
tangiements and that the Russians win
be quite unable 10 dislodge them. for
II there Is a shortage Of men the Ger
mans win arm the entire masculine
population Of Poland and force them to
tight the Russians.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
PuplI. 10 build Addition.

klamath Falls.--R. H. Dunbar. prin-
cipal OF the city schools. announces
that the school board has Just granted
permission for the erection Of manu-
al training building on the central
school property. The new building VIII
be 20xl0 feet and will be constructed
entirely by the advance students OF
the seventh and eighth grades In man
ual training who win work under the
direction Of Professor Luther A. King.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
Cattle Shipped to Fair.

Salem. .---On special train early
Wednesday morning. prize.winning
herds at the Oregon state fair grounds
left for the Panama-Pacific exposition
at San Francisco, whore they will be
entered In the international livestock
competition. The run 10 San Francis
co will be made in 40 hours.
Among the herds going to the fair
were George Chandler's Herefords
from Baker; Dave Looney's Guernseys
from jefferson: A. b. Giles Guernseys
from Chinook, Wash. and William Bis
hops Holsteins from Chimmicum,
Wagh.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
noumsnIa 70 AID AlIles.

Parls.--premier Bratiano, OF Rou-
mania, has given the Italian govern
ment to understand that Roumanian
operations ON the side OF the entente
may be considered certain. says . spe-
cial dispatch from Rome. The Rou.
manian government. however, will
choose It's own time for taking the
field against the Auatro- Germans.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
af.ooo More RrltIsh Fan.

London. n.---British casualties report
cd since October amount to more
than $1,000. The weekend casualty
list published Saturday gives 900 Off
GERS and laOO men. This brings up
the total casualties published in the
London papers since the first OF the
month to es1 officers and 20.S51 men.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15
sA.an Ealr shnMn Prnflt.

salem.-The Oregon state fair took
in $4,000 above all expenses this year,
according to w. A. Jones. secretary
Of the board. OF this sum $1,000 was
paid out for expenses incurred last
year, leaving & net balance OF $1,000.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15

mail service, and particularly from full
and complete reports made later to
Acting Inspector-in-charge Griswold,
Of the Cincinnati division Of the post
Office inspection service. there ID strong
indication that the members of the
robber band, or some OF them, were
In, or closely connected with, the mail
service or the treasury department.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-10-15

~what do they use bits on vessel
fort"
II suppose they use them when .
vessel Is driving in the teeth Of q
gale
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
GREAT
BRIDGE BUILDERS
Tremendous Structures In
France Rebuilt With Sur
prising Rapidly
fBy the Associated PresS.s

Berlin. Mar. 2O.-Indicative Of the
speed with which the Germans are
rebuilding and repairing the bridges
in France that were destroyed in an
earlier days Of the war, DR.. Hans
Eissle. Just returned from the front.
cites the case Of a bridge nea Four
mics. ITS meters in length, which
has been restored within rs days.
For this work was needed $50 GU
bic meters Of wood that had to be
felled and hauled from the forest,
some OF 1t from a considerable dis
lance. On the day OF his visit to the
bridge. DR.. Eisele found it lined with
fir trees. in ono of the Kaiser's
birthday, and equipped with great
barrels OF water for use in a an
effort should be made to burn it down
again.
Eight guards. constantly changing,
watch the structure to prevent any
~inhabitant OF Fourmies from undoing
the work Of the Germans. Military
trains USED it exclusively, as they do
most OF the territory now occupied
by Germany in France, though civil
ians with the proper passes are able
to travel by rail.
Another bridge rebuilt in unusual
ly short time is that yer the Thon
near Origny. This structure was de-
stroyed by the French IN 1870, and
rebuilt only in three years. In the
process Of reconstruction, it is claim
ed, dynamite chambers were install
ed to permit Of it's easy destruction
again In case Of necessity. When this
took place the gigantic blocks of
stone were thrown into the valley
damming up the river anc making
lake Of the valley. This 23O-meter
long, 20-meter-high bridge has beer
rebuilt in the space Of "a days, anl
is now available for all trains.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
RUSSIAN ENGINE
IN GERMAN LINES
Exploit of Military Locomotive
Engineer Recounted by
Crew Member
fBy the Associated Press-)

Petrograd, Mar. 2O.-The exploit OF
a Russian military locomotive engi-
eer who raj hts engine through the
a number OF stranded Russian pas
sengers from a train disabled by the
Germans, is %recounted by one CT the
members of the engine crew. The
episode took place neal Grodno dur
ing the recent German advance in
that neighborhood.
about two o'clock in the morn
ing" said the narrator, "ou passen-
ger train arrived at the station V.
We were ordered to detach our en-
CINE and proceed with all possible
speed to the station ahead end bring
back u sentinels who we're on guard
there. On our way we noticed { de-
tachment Of h Germany cavalry
within a FIVE hundred yards Of the
tracks behind US. We wanted to urn
back but when we attempted to we
found our a barred by railroad
ties which the Germans had placed
| on the tracks. The only thing left to
| do was go ahead.
some distance further alo1 e
which had been left behind. We
managed to hook onto these cars
which were filed with frightened
passengers, and started towing them
to a point where we knew there was
a branch line. Over his line we en-
countered more obstacles in the way
Of old ties. piled on the tracks, but
we ran through them, taking a
chance on being derailed. When the
Germans noticed that their barriers
had failed to stop us they opened ur
on US with their rifles. Our soldiers
replied as we sped along. One of the
enemy's bullets pierced our tank and
another bored a hole through the
Hues In the engine boiler.
w a put out our headlight
but the escaping steam lit I'D bv the
glow from the fire box enabled thu
Germans to locate US. One bullet Ia.
ter killed the engineer, another hi
n officer in the face. The frema,
opened the clenched hand of the deaf
engineer and took the throttle. a
German Uhlan appeared and shout.
ca stop. He fred at us but missed
Our bullets got him. The Germa1
caviar continued to shout at us h.,
we went ahead unframed at a sneel
or about thirty miles an ho,r an
reached our lines in safety"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
JACQUES USBEE
TOPA|NT GRAHAM
Portrait of Former Tar Heel
Navy Secretary From Brush
of Raleigh Artist
CIV. e.

Washington. D.. c.. March 90
Secretary Daniels has commissioned
Jacques Busbee, OF Raleigh. to paint
the portrait Of former Secretary y
the Navy William A. Graham. #
North Carolina, the picture to be
hung in the office of the Secretary al
the Navy. The portraits Of former
Secretaries John Branch, George r
Badger and James C. Dobbin. all %
North Carolina, now hang in N,
Secretary's office. Secretary Daniels
intends TO group the -four former Tai
Heel secretaries as soon as the era
ham portrait is complete.
The portrait selected for the Navy
use will follow the likeness Of the
Graham portrait which hangs on thp
wall of the Dialectic literary society
Of the State University. This was
painted by Carl Brown. and is con
sidered by the descendants Of Cover
nor Graham to be the best likeness
OF him existing. Plans for a portrait
| for the Navy Department have beer
| contemplated for several months.
The portrait Of James c. Dobbin
| has been sent to the Panama-PaCifc
Exposition together with models OF
| battleships constructed at the time
he was secretary Of the navy. P0r-
| traits Of several other OF the more
prominent secretaries have been sent
at the same time for exhibition.
Secretary Daniels will have painted
next yea a portrait Of Joseph Howes
| also Of North Carolina. who wa
chairman OF the Marine Committee
Of the Continental Congress. Hewes
was more powerful really in this po-
sition at that time than was the sec
rotary Of the navy. When this por-
trait is hung five likenesses Of North
Carolinians will be on the walls:
with a North Carolinian secretary Of
the navy at the same time.
Sent Perry to Japan.
William A. Graham accomplished
one Of the most f~ar-reaching deeds
OF his time when he was secretary
Of the navy. This was the sending
; OF Commodore Perry to Japan on q
mission that changed hat nations
history. This expedition opened new
fields Of m for the United
States and was one Of a number OF
expeditions which he i~naugurated a
about the same time. The sending o.
Lieut.. william l. Herndon to Sout
America to explore the Amazon river
was second in importance to the Jap
expedition.
Secretary Graham is credited By
r. d. ". Common, the North Caroline
historian, with having r~eorganizee
and improved the personnel Of tht
navy as well as having engineered
these expeditions. Besides his grea
record as secretary of the navy n
was a member Of the United State
dent, was again elected to the Senat'
and refused to serve He was also
member OF the Confederate State
Congress-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

..offers from other sections. A
ma from Milwaukee SIT
ting at a table occupied NANNY ~
southern reporters, had tie nerve Tue
n1her day to say hat potato PIE Is
merely a cheap imitation OF pumpkin
ME Only the fact that he has never
had an opportunity to taste the gen
uine article saved him.
Beware Of Too Much Irish.
Truck growers are warned by the
r.. s. Department Of Agriculture IN q
recent statement not to plant a large
acreage in early potatoes tins year.
This warning is based on n fact tnat
there were 100000 more busheis
Of potatoes in sight January l or TINS
wear than there Were at the Same
time last year. This means mat al
unusually large crow Of northern
rown tlbers is being held W. in
cold storage.
This storage crop is in good con-
dition and will be selling at a reas-
enable price when the early truck
groWn potatoes reach the market. In
the past this condition has always
meant low prices for the new crop.
The price Of potatoes January 1 TINS
wear was 43.2 cents compared to ob.2
cents the year before. Last year
price did not improve before tne
truck crop began to appear ano the
Department has no reason TO expec'
| that the present price will improve
The distribution Of the crop now on
| hand. the Department says. IS bette!
| than that Of last year. This, coupled
| with the present low price, leaves the
Inference that growers Of early pOta'
toes this spring will do we'll to breaR
even on the freight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23

to think which points would De ihosl
valuable as positions for artillery.
Then I went to look for partfiuseS
land other things) on the hills whlcn
I had noticed. and I very soon 1ouno
what ] wanted.
"Oficers were there, taking ansies
and measurements, accompanied py
Workmen, who were driving legs INTO
the ground and marking Off lilies with
tapes between them.
LAS passed with my gun IN my
hand. bag on shoulder and dog at
heel. they paid no attention to me-
and from the neighboring hills l was
able to watch their proceedings.
when they went to their meals or
returned to their quarters l went
shooting over the ground they had
| left, and if l did not get a big bag OF
| game. at any rate l made a good col
lection of drawings n measurements
Of the plans Of the forts and emplace-
| ments which they had traced out on
the ground.
80 tina within a few days OF ter
| starting to make them we had the
| plans all in our possession. Although
| they afterward planted trees all over
| the sites to conceal the forts within
| them, and put up buildings in Other
| places to hide them, we knew per
fectly we'll their shapes and Sizes
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
MEET IN GREENSBORO
OF W. c.. T. q. Will Be Held in Raj
eigh Some Time In October.

High Point, March 2O.-In addition
TO several High Pointers there were
present yesterday at the annual meet
ing Of the executive board Of the w,
{. Z. .. Of North Carolina at Green's
zorro, Mrs. Adelaide Goodnoe. Of Rale
eigh, PRESIDENT; Mrs. Mary Cart
land, Of Greensboro. honorary presi~
dent. Mrs. Mary E. w. White, Of
Gullford College, secretary and super
lntendent medal contest work, Mrs
Ellen ]. Y. Preyer, Of Greensboro
treasurer and editor Of the White
Ribbon, Mrs. J.. B. Scarborough, Of
greensboro. superintendent aims
mouse work for the state. Mrs. Mary
=. M. Davis, superintendent peace
and arbitration, Mrs. Lucy Robinson
ex-presldent Greensboro College for
women. superintendent of Bible il
the public schools, Mrs. E. M. BATHS
or Greensboro, superintendent Of
fer1nented wine at the commu
and Mrs. 3. E. Moore, of High j
superintendent of corporation
temperance and missions.
encouraging and interesting
ports were made at this NEE
and several important phases OF
business Of the State organiza3
considered most satisfactorily. Nj
he" unions reported with q grea
increased membership as a result.
1t was decided TO have the Sta
conference in Raleigh some time dun
ing n second week III October. III.
president. Mrs. Goodnoe. will attend
tne approaching conference in Jack
Sonvllie leaving next Tuesday. She
Vail visit the various unions OF North
taIoina On her return trip.
IL Is much regretted that Miss
Ellzabeth March. OF Winston-Salems
the state secretary, and Mrs. Eliza
betn Stevlck, Of Raleigh. could not
pc present at the meeting In Green's
boro because 81 illness.