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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
rxnloal American aentIen.an.

A pleasant retort was that once Civ
en- BY Admiral Marsden many years
ago at dinner In Malta II was Civ
en- on the Fourth Of July by,him to the
American officers on a man-of-wQr, and
all the English officers in the harbor
were guests. They were no better
bred than many EngIishmen Of that
day. for when the regular toast, The
day we celebrate" was read, they set
down their glasses untasted. The ven
cradle host added, gently: sThe day,
gentlemen, when England celebrates
the coming Of age Of her eldest daueh=
ter.p Every face cleared. and the
toast was drunk with hearty cheers
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
ITEMS
OF General Interest
About Oregon
Oregon 6 California Grant
Land Taxes May Be Limited

Eugene-George NJ. Brown. attor-
nsy general Of Oregon. intimated at q
meeting Of Representatives Of tbe Ore
gon and California land grant counties
held In Eugene Wednesday night that
there is a probability that the Federal
government In the payment Of back
taxes on Oregon and California lands
may take the position that the taxing
power Of the state was limited 70
81. so an acre and that assessments
based on the relative value OF other
lands In the counties were not valid.
He said the collection Of the back
taxes was q subject Of great concern
and be recommended that the counties
take steps 70 procure the payment a.
speedily n possible.
While IN Washington last spring At
torney General Brown said he consult
ed the secretary Of the interior depart
ment and the secretary indicated the
view that as congress had provided for
the sale Of the lands by the railroad
company at $3.50 an acre the lands
possibly could not be assessed for a
greater amount. At the time, a. the
representatives Of the state Of Oregon.
the speaker said, he had held out for
the payment Of the taxes on the full
value.
Attorney General Brown cited the
provision Of the act Of congress revest-
ing title TO the Oregon and California
land in the government, providing the
taxes shall be paid as determined BY
the secretary Of the interior depart
ment.
He commended the plan to form a
federation Of the land grant counties
for the purpose Of having these lands
sold, the timber sold and getting the
lands back on the tax roll.
Referring to the action Of congress
he reviewed the history Of the forfei-
ture suits. He said that when the lit
igation was first suggested he advised
against II, fearing the creation Of
greater reserves within the state and
the removal Of the land from taxation
He called attention to the act Of the
legislature providing for the forfeiture
and asserted ''the people OF
the state Of Oregon. through the legis-
lature, invited congress TO do the thing
that IL has done.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Wheat Tumbles 4 Ceats At
Chi0ge On New War News

Chieago-Widening Of the European
war rome Tuesday sent wheat prices
tumbling almost as IL the market had
no bottom. The extreme fall In prices
was III cents. an amount virtually .
parallel TO the extraordinary rise wit
nsasod two years xgo On the day th@t
hostilities began. Transactions were
on O huge scale.
Il was the view that the end OF the
war had perhaps been greatly hastened
that In the main brought about the big
drop In quotations Even the most
conservative traders seriously dis
cussed the chance that by q speedy
opening Of the Dardanelles vast stores
Of Russian grain would soon reach
western Europe as result Of Rou-
mania's having at last Joined fortunes
with the Anglo-French sllies. Word
late in the session that actual lighting
had begun on the Roumanian frontier
set the wheat pit here nearly frantic
and was followed by wild close at the
lowest prices Of the day.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
WILSON CANS ON CONGRESS TO
AVERT NATION. WIDE R. \. STnlG

Washington. ID. President VIII
son, laying the railway strike situation
before congress Tuesday with recon.
mendations for legislation. advanced
tho crisis 10 stage whore the next
developments depend upon two points.
They are:
whether the legislation he proposes
can be passed.
II enacted. win Il be effective 10 pre-
vent a strike already called for 2 q. m.
September ~
The brotherhooda. announcing their
intention 10 fight certain portions Of
the Presidents program. are At logger
heads over whether its enactment
would prevent the strike.
The railway presidents favorable TO
President Wilson's plan In ths main.
think Il would make Il difficult for the
strike 10 begin. Meanwhile. although
negotiations between the employers
and men were broken OF by the rejec-
tlon Of the railway presidents latest
proposal for arbitration. President
Wilson IL continuing his efforts 10
bring the two sides together on some
form Of agreement. Efforts which
might be described a. "aimost super
human" are being exerted 70 that end.
Three important phases Of Arbitra-
llon contention In the railway eontro-
veray aro:
Employees declare that compulsory
investigation law would Insure tho
bondage Of the workingman. They
contend that ''the period Of investiga-
ton 10 eternaily utilized by the en-
ployer 10 intrench himself In bis effort
10 defeat the demands Of the men."
Managers say they cannot surrender
the valuable principle Of arbitration.
They do not assent 10 the assertion
that the eight-hour day has the sane
tIon OF aoclety, but aay that society
has not recorded its Judgment. They
suggest investigation Of cost Of grant
Ing demands and otfer 10 abide BY do
cIslon Of impartial tribunal.
President Wilson says he agrees 20
arbitration In principle, but contends
that there 10 now no law BY which u
can be put into action. He asks con-
gress TO enact Legislation establishing
The cight-hour day n legal basis.
empowering the Interstate Commerce.
commlnaion 70 take account Of wages
In fixing freight ratea. requiring inves-
tigatlon before strike or lockout can
b declared. and empowering tho Pres
Ident TO draft railroad men In the
event Of military necessity.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Crank Follows Hughes.

Cheyenne. wyo. - The police Of
Northern Colorado have been warned
TO watch for man believed 70 be A.
Z. Cans, Of Chicago, whose actions
here In connection with the visit OF
Charles e. Hughes. Republican presi-
Dental nominee, have been the subject
OF an investigation. According to the
police, Cans was elected from the
Hushes special Friday night. While
at hotel here Cans Is said to have ex-
hibited several pieces Of burned time
fuse and remarked: ''You fellows did
not search my grip the other night. =
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01

Washington. d. C.-Under an order
issued Thursday by the secretary Of
Labor, Japanese laborers intending 70
enter the United States to find employ
ment must land at American ports and
travel inland over American railways
The department, at the instance Of the
washington delegation. rescinded its
former regulation permitting Japanese
10 enter the United States from Canada
after landing at Vancouver and travel
ing East over the Canadian Pacific
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
6fand Admiral vea Tipit's Manifesto
Is Made Public u Germany.
WASHINGTON SEEMS WORRIED
Why Berlin Permitted Publication IS
Mystery Believed Kaiser VIII
Not Be Much Influenced.

Washington. d. C.--Grand Admiral
Won Tirpitz, author Of the policy Of un-
restricted submarine warfare upon
merchant craft. has issued manifesto
demanding war with the United
States.
Information TO this effect has been
received BY the State department and
has caused considerable concern to the
officials.
Won Tfrpitx insists In his statement
that Germany il handicapped In the
prosecution Of her life-and-death strug-
gle by the limitations imposed upon
submarine operations by the German
government at the instance Of the
United States.
He argues that this country, in any
case, Is hostile to Germany and that
the time has gone by to consider its
wishes. He believes should the United
States enter the war on the side Of the
allies II would do no more harm TO the
Greman cause than II has already
done
The text Of the Won Tirpitz memor-
andum was published by the Berlin
newspapers. The foreign correspond
ents were not permitted to transmit Il
10 their papers. As a consequences,
only the neutral diplomats have been
able to forward It by cipher messages
and in their official mail pouches.
II is not believed by the authorities
that the German Kaiser viii permit
himself and his government to be i'm
fiuenced into the adoption Of hostile
policy toward the United States. New
ertheless, it Is considered highly sig
nificant that the papers were permit
tssu " pufS,fsaa inc Yum TtrPirz Ezzsrri--
festo and that at the same time the
German authorities gave to the press
the fact that the American govern
ment has made confidential inquiries
in regard to the submarine attack on
the American steamer Owego.
According to the information IN
possession of the authorities here,
German submarine discharged 10 shots
at the Owego when she was in the
vicinity Of the English Channel
These shots were not fired as q warn
ing and the Owego was making no at
tempt to escape. None Of the shots
took effect and the 0wego consequent
ly suffered no damage
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Ham DeCisioa VIII Be Costly to
Meat PacAing Co. if Sustained

Yonkers, N. Y.-A fine of 500 inn
posed on Swift & Co.. meat packers,
by City Court Judge Joseph H. Beall.
carried with it decision, which will
cost the company's meat packers 81
900, 900 year. if approved by the
higher courts, according to their at
torneys.
Judge Beall found the packers guilty
Of having violated the law by charging
for meat containers at the same rate
as for the meat they contain. II was
charged that the company had sold
ham weighing IL pounds six ounces. IN
q container weighing six ounces and
charged for IL pound. IL ounces OF
meat.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
s25O,OO0 for GRAIN

Baker - Contracts for wheat, oats
and barley, aggregating 800, 900 bush
els and involving an outlay OF more
than $3.50. 600, have been made up to
date for delivery to Coast and Eastern
points. ]. r. 0'Bryant, local agent for
M. H. Houser. Of Portland. announces
The latest contract closed here was for
az. 900 bushels of wheat and barley,
wheat being taken at sl.l6. while bar
lev went at $1.75 a hundred. Oats
are being sent to Portland. while other
grains are all to be sent East to fill
European orders.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Stramharrr Crop g BIZ.

Hood River-The Fruit Growers ex-
change has announced final returns on
the 1916 strawberry deal. The ex-
change handled 10. 900 crates Of fruit
at an average Of $2.12 crate. The
average was cut short because OF
heavy rains beginning June 27. For
more than a week. because Of soft
fruit, the price dropped from 1925 a
crate TO as low as $3.50. The highest
price received on any shipment was S.
a crate at the opening of the season.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Receivers Cut Own Pay.

San Francisco-Warren Olney, Jr.,
and Frank G. Drum. former receivers
for the Western Pacific Railroad com
pany, saved the stockholders $50. 900
Tuesday. On the witness stand 0lney
said: "We were expecting $50. 600
each for our duties as receivers.
That's all right, Your Honor, We
were going to coneede $50, 600 each, "
spoke up Attorney John F. Bowie for
the company. Judge William C. Van
Fleet allowed the $S6, 900 each.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Greeks Shout for Allies.

Athens, Sunday, Aug. 81, via Lon
don--After a pro-entente demonstra-
tion before the residence Of ex-Premier
Venizelos today, in which so. 900 per-
sons took part a committee was APP
pointed 10 present to King Constantine
the resolutions outlined by NJ Venize-
los. The resolutions concluded: "if
we, the people, are not heard In these,
our resolutions, we must take counsel
what is to be done to minimize the
ruin which awaits.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
American Flag on Pacific. Again.

San Francisco - The American flag
was restored Monday to the trans
Pacific service when the Pacific Mail
liner Ecuador left for the Far East
with more than 5000 tons of freight
and q full complement of passengers.
The significance Of the occasion was
recognized by the government, and the
battleship Oregon and the United
States quarantine steamer Argonaut
accompanied the liner as far as the
lightship. This was the first time in
the history Of the port that CONNER
cial liner has had navy escort to sea.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Radio Torpedo Arrives.

Washington. D. C.--Msior General
Leonard Wood. commanding the army's
Eastern department. has been appoint
ed head Of joint army and nav.s
board, to pass judgment on the radio
controlled torpedo provision for the
purchase Of which from the inventor,
John Hays Hammond, Jr., has been
made in congress. The War depart
ment Is authorized to expend $3.50. 900
for the purchase of exclusive right to
manufacture the device. The Ham
mond device is designed to give an ad-
ditionh weapon for coast defense.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
peus.chland TO Return.

Berlin-(By wireless to Sayville, N.
Y.l-Preparations for another voyage
Of the submarine Deutschland to the
United States are well under way.
Freight Is now being received for this
trip.
The amount Of cargo now ready Is
larger than had been expected, the
Overseas News Agency says. All
the members Of the crew have ex-
pressed readiness to sign for the next
voyage.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
DEUTSCHLAND SAFE
IN GERMAN PORT

Berlin (By wireless to Sayville, n.
Y.l--The merchant submarine Dentsch-
land arrived at the mouth of the Wes-
er August %, according to the Over
seas News Agency.
The agency says that the Deutsch-
land arrived on the afternoon Of Au-
gust 23 and anchored off the mouth Of
the river. All on board were well.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Road Campaign Planned.

Eugene - A campaign throughout
Lane county to create sentiment IN Ia
yor of the construction of the Klamath
Falls Florence highway, as one Of the
projects to receive financial assistance
from the Federal government under
the terms Of the Shackleford bill,
win be inaugurated at meeting to be
held il Eugene on the night Of Septen-
Der 1. Members Of all the grange or
panirations in Lane county are to be
invited to attend. Speakers familiar
with the route from Florence to Eu-
rene and thence TO Klamath Falls viii
speak.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Noted Oregon Gases Set.

SaIem--Attorney General Brown an
nounces that two important cases
pending before the Supreme court Of
the United States have been set for
argument in October. They are Stet-
tier VS.. O'Hara and Bunting v. Ore
gon.
The FIRST involves the constitutional
ity of the Oregon minimum wage law
for women. Mr.. Stettler is Portland
box manufacturer. The other case
viii test the 10-hour law now applying
in sawmill and kindred industries Of
this state.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
coral Agate erings sloo.

Newport - The highest price for
which an agate ever sold in Newport
was paid last week, when G. A. kim
sew. a wealthy Pittsburger, bought q
coral agate from A. L. Thomas for
500. Coral agates are probably the
rarest of any agates found on the Ore
pon beaches, and the one purchased
bv Mr.. Kinsey is of exceptional
beauty. He has had the stone made
into brooch for his wife.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
lnfantiIe Paralysis as Old as World

Paris--Infantile paralysis, whose ap-
pearance in France seemed to be
feared. is said by Prof. Arnold Meter.
member of the Academy OF Medicine
and an authority on the disease. to be
malady as old as the world and one
long known in the form of sporadic
epidemics, affecting adults as well as
children. He says: "It exists now in
England and France. Thousands Of
persons were affected BY the disease in
sweden in 1905 and France suffered IN
its turn in 1908 and 1910, and even as
late As 1914"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01

sHow would you like b be tie cap
tain Of submarine liner1
.aThe idea doesn't appeal 70 me ns
all !" answered the man who Il fond of
display.
"well. why notf
.sFor me half the fun q being the
captaln Of an ocean liner would be %
stand on the bridge and sweep ne
80 with ny glasses ID fuli FIeW q
hundreds Of admirins passengers ecHt.
tered about on the upper deek
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
LITTLE TO CHOOSE
AFTER ALL. MEN ARE VERY HUGH
ALIKE ~ HAalTa
AZ Proof. Jack oImpIeton. After ssrv.
Ing - a Model for More Than
Twenty Years. Fell Down
With 4 Crash.

Mrs. Whittier had lived with her hns-
band In practically continuous man
ner for nearly 20 years. During this
period OF time they had been on a
practically continuous basis Of friend
ship with the Dinipletons, who lived
Just far enough away 10 make such
friendship a practical affair.
There are always moments when the
worm turns. This was one Of them.
Mrs. Whittier had said, after hav-
Ing reminded her husband that he had
not fixed the lock ON the rear door Gas
he had promised to do four days prevl-
ouslyl:
Imagine Jack Dimpleton keeping
SallIe waiting Ike thatr'
Whittier glared An outsider, un.
aware Of the long history OF his wrongs
In this particular direction. would
have filled to understand his sudden
outburst.
Look herer' he excIaipad ~that's
enough. I'm not going to stand. that
any more
astand what said Mrs. Whittier.
just as II she didn't know what he
meant.
For twenty years you have been
comparing me with lack DimpIeton.
Every time I've failed to meet your dis
torted demands you've been saying
that same thlng-hoIding him up as a
model. It's too much. You ought to
have married him"
~As II hadn't heard that beforel
Wen, Jack Dfmplefon would have kept
his promise. He would have fixcd that
lock-
sstopF There was q dangerous
look in whIttIer's eyes "We're going
over there tonight. aren't weT
Yes
aWeIl. wen see. / propose to find
ont just how much better he ls than
l. Wen settle this thing once and for
ALL"
.Poohle Mrs. whittier wasn't AZ all
alarmed. Hadn't he said that same
thing upon numerous occasions, and
had anything ever come Of III She
merely iaughed-and they parted TOT
the time being. wx,.,a...
- 80 sss.s. ,.:ssSS : -
Whittier pressed the door bell.
aJust on time.v he said. looking at
ms Wa.ch = = hsun aa. ~, ussn -. ~ 80
aIant near sl'4e IsA l.ns, - -. -
mrs. Wni.sier. lou alwsss ~ AsaA
u ring. Dont nno~ 'na. -, ,s,,.,.
wen, rang !. ~ l,sn., 80. s.,.u a,'.s'. !" ~.
.isi 80 s-s ,..Es,. Z. - .s,.,,... s a.
y naAins mem 'i''''A '''s .'s z n
nre. ...
Mrs' Mnl1ties plesssu ~ ,1.' Das
She hau ~ ss'Nil sss,''as..s i.
woman ~ eAsy msnlaa s,a.s 4. 80 ..va,.
hsls 49, ss, NJ 80, rsnas
uun near ~ sn,n 49, Nv. ~ ,,s,,.a,,
pen = ou' = os'.
knocking. -
hurriea steps lnsiu - 4.
thrown open. Mls Dlp,s.o ss4,ss -
'front.' Lier nusoahu s. 81 A'-
coming Iorwaru ~ ulssan
MY aears ! was 1a'el.ns u. " ~. ~
hope you maven I osen wsls'.as. 80 80
oell doesn't riAs.8 ~ suuls. .....,.
Mrs. Ianpae.on ..u,neu ]. ~. 80 ags'
gelc. suDMelseu la = ,s.a r.s..ss 1870, ~, III,
- - ~ ',a A,sas.se,anr Rut that,s
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Band y Entertain ohiId Musleians.

Bend - Arrangements are being
made for the entertainment Of the
Burns community orchestra. made up
largely Of children, when they pass
through here in September on their
way to Salem to the State fair. col-
onel William Hanley is back Of the ex-
cursion to be taken by the orchestra.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
Rounaania. Her Strength and Her
Ambitions.

Roumania IL TIE 14th nation TO join
the war and the tenth on the side Of
the entente allies.
Her military strength Is estimated
At 900, 600 men, with 460 76-milli-
meter guns. 100 field guns and some
heavy guns.
The population Of Roumania Is g.
SOC, 900.
The achievement Of her national
ambition" TO unite the lands In which
Roumanian population 10 predominant,
would give her population Of about
IL, 000. 600.
Reconstructed Roumania would then
include, in addition to the present ter
ritory, czernowits. Bessarabia and q
large portion Of Transylvania and in
area would be a. large as England.
Scotland and Wales.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-09-01
ROUMARIA TO ION RUSSIANS
As FIRST MOVE N GatAI WAR

London--The Times military corre-
apopdent. discussing the probable next
step by RoumaniA says;
HThe strategic situation points 70 .
combination Of Roumania with the
present Russian olfensive. This line
Of attack will lead the Roumanian
army into Transylyania. where . ma
jority Of the population favor the In
vaders. Al the same time the passage
OF tho Danube, an advance on Sohs
and thu breaking down Of the Bulgar-
ian power IN cooperation with the
allied forces at Ssloniki have their at
fractions"
The Petrograd correspondent Of the
Morning Post says:
''Roumania's task obviously viii not
be confined 70 the Bulgarian front,
where a decision would be merely Of
secondary consequences. Russia has
ready considerable forces for use In
the Balkans. composed partly Of Aus
tro-Hungarian subjects fully armed
and ofiicercd, partly by Austro-Hun-
garIans and partly by Serbians. These
forces have taken the oath Of alleg-
lance 70 the emperor Of Russia and
will fight under the Russian flag"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
SOME FUNNY FREAKS.

A newspaper man has made the fol-
lowing collection of freaks in adver-
Using and shows what the misplacing
or omission of word or comma does
for a sentence:
Wanted-A furnished room by an
old lady with electric lights.
Wanted-A room by young gentle
man with both kinds of gas.
Wanted-A room by a young gen
tleman with double doors.
Wanted-A man to take care of
horses who can speak German
Misunderstanding in corsets and
underflannels
Wanted-Ladies to sew buttons on
the second story of Smith & Brown
building.
Wanted-A dog by little boy with
pointed ears.
Wanted-A nice young man to run a
pool room out of town.
Wanted-A boy who can open oys-
tiers with a reference
Wanted-Experienced nurse for bot
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-06-01
WILLIAM S. HART THE
TRIANGLE STAR BAD MAN

William S. Hart, the noted film star
who appears regularly in Triangle
Kay-Bee features, makes a speciality
of playing western characters. He
himself was raised on the plains of
North Dakota among the Sioux In
dams, so he knows something about
making them true to life. But while
his delineations constitute a wide gal
lery of western figures, he prefers one
special type. This is the western bad
man."
81 like him best" says Mr.. Hart,
because he is the most maligned per-
son west of the Mississippi, and 1 en-
joy presenting him from the angle
that shows him for what he truly is.
knew some famous western bad men
in the early days of the Dakotas; but
never met one whose badness was
indicative of the real man.
There always is some human note
lingering down under the gruffness,
waiting to be touched 1 doubt very
much, sometimes, if the shrewdest
judge of human nature could deliber-
ately call this element forth; it usually
takes some accidental happening, such
as the coming of the fearless girl in
"The Aryan," to bring it to light