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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

The immediate payment of the &C
crued taxes and penalties on the un-
sold portions of the Oregon & Cali
fornia grant lands advised by the sec
retary of the interior forecasts the
opening and disposition of a portion
of the grant lands in the near future.
according to S. W. Williams, repre-
senting the department. 10 justice, who
has been sent to Portland to take
charge of the final disposition of the
questions involved in the land grant
controversy. Not only will those por-
tions of the agricultural land which
have been classified by the depart
ment be opened to entry as soon as
possible. but the timber will be placed
on the market and sold as rapidly as
it can be disposed of at reasonable
price under the terms of the Chamber
lain.Ferris revestment act
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
PLOTS TO INFLUENCE
CONGRESS ARE Barred
Message Sent BY Bernstorif
Asking Authority to Spend
$4,000 Is Revealed.

washington--The American govern.
ments publicity spotlight revealing
German intrigue in neutral lands was
turned upon the expenditure Of money
BY the Berlin foreign office 10 an ef-
fort 20 Influence congress on the sye
OF the ruthless submarine campaign
which drove the United States to war.
Secretary Lansing made public with
out comment the text OF 4 message
sent by Count Won Bernstorff 70 Ber-
lin last January asking authority to
use $4,000 10 influence congress
through an organization which the
foreign office was reminded had per.
formed similar service before.
Suggests Declaration Favorins ireland
To supplement this move Won Bern
storff suggested an official declara'
ton in favor OF Ireland for its effect
here. The organization to be en-
ployed was not named in the message,
and Mr.. Lansing did not discuss ito
identity.
This disclosure adds another chap
ter to the amazing story begun with
publication OF the famous Zimmerman
note, in which Germany proposed an
alliance with Mexico and Japan
against the United States and which
has included the German.Svedish
breaches Of neutrality in Argentins
and Mexico.
Lansing Exposes Deadly Germ Plot
How Germany "shamefully abused
and exploited" the protection Of the
United States by secreting in the Ger
man legation at Bucharest, after the
American government had taken
charge OF Germany's affairs at the
Roumanian capital. quantities Of pow
erful explosives for bomb plots and
deadly microbes. with instructions for
their use in destroying horses and cat
tie. was also revealed by Secretary
Lansing.
Won Ieel Papers Proof Of Plots.
Further disclosures of far-reachiug
German propaganda, intrigues and
plots in this country prior to the dipls-
matte break with Germany we're made
by the committee on public informa-
tion.
In a bulletin styled Official Ex'
pose, the committee quotes numerous
letters and extracts from letters seized
by the department of justice in April,
1916, in a raid upon the New Yor4
office of Wolfe Won lgel.
Won Igel, in carrying on this mani
fold pro-Germsn and anti-American
activities, the documents show. was
in constant touch with the GerinaA
and with Count Won Bern
storff. German ambassador to the
United States.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
Seattle.
NORTHWEST WHEAT
PRICE IS S2.O5

Washington,-Food Director Hoover
announced to the representatives OF
the Oregon. Idaho and Washington
wheat growers. that the food admins
tration had decided TO establish pri-
mary wheat markets at Portland and
Seattle, with basic price of S2,05
per hushel. This would enable these
ports TO make shipments, if water
transportation were available.
The decision was said to be salts
factory although there still remains
a discrimination of Is cents a bushel
against the wheat growers of the
northwest as compared with the CEN
tral west.
The government will make the base
price of wheat at San Francisco and
Los Angeles $210 a bushel,
The growers expressed concern over
the reported arrival on the Pacific
coast of 10000 barrels of Australian
flour and the addition of 10000 barrels
now on its way, The flour is offered
at prices between S. and 50 barrel.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
1000 to Quit Seattle Yard,.

Seattle.-Strike at 10 o'clock Satur.
day morning of 10000 members of the
Is metal trades unions employed in
Seattle shipyards and allied contract
shops was ordered by the Seattle Met.
al Trades council, the central orgsnl.
cation of the Is unions, as a result, il
was said. of the insistent demand OF
the rank and file of the shipyard
workers for 4 showdown" on the
long,pending wage increase contro-
versy.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
SHIPBUlLDeRs QUIT WORK
President Wilson's Efforts to Avoid a
Strike Fail

Portland. Orc.-PTesldcnt Wilson
telegraphed a direct appeal to the
union men Of Portland Sunday. ask.
Ing them TO continue At work on ship
building and assuring them Of fair
deal" but II did not suffice to accom-.
plish the results sought. for at a spe-
cial mass meeting Of the men aifilL
ated with the steel and wooden ship
industries here. at the municipal au.
ditorium. a strike order was issued for
steel ship plants. effective at 10
o'clock Monday morning. and II was
ordered that the wooden workers re-
main out.
This means the complete tieup Of
the steel and wooden shipbuilding In
dustry Of Portland and vicinity. inso-
far as the unions may be able to do so.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
Sac FraneIseo Waco seheduIe sIaned

San Francisco.-A temporary wage
schedule which will permit 10000 iron
workers who struck here last week.
to return to work Immediately upon
ratification Of the agreement BY the
unions concerned. pending final adIu-
dication of their differences By the
federal board OF Cancellation, was sign.
ed here at a conference between rep.
resentatives OF the men, their employ
ers, and federal mediators.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
ARGENTINE FOR RUPTURE
House Follows Action Of Senate and
Votes for Break With Germany.

Buenos Aires.-The chamber Of dep
uties has voted in favor of a rupture
with Germany. The vote was SO to 10.
The president has power to vets
the action of parliament, but popular
clamor is such that this is unlikely.
Changes in the situation since the
senate vote of 2S to l in favor of .
diplomatic break will require another
vote in the upper house on the same
question before any resolution an
nouncing the congressional support OF
such step is formally put up to the
president for approval or disapproval.
The authorities have been advised
officially that the strike in the city Of
Santa Fe during the last month was
fomented and supported by Germans.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
$4,000 Chinese May 90 to France

Pekin.-The president and the cab
met have agreed to the plan OF send
ing trial division OF $4,000 Chinese
soldiers TO France II money, equip
ment and shipping are available. The
entente allies have approved the pro-
position and France is eager to re.
ceiye the contingent.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

Pendleton, Or. Yakima Canutt won
the Round Uu hueking contest.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. = With 437
Montana men for the draft army and
a dead negro porter, special train
arrived at Camp Lewis. The men are
held in quarters while an iuyestigL
tion into the cause of the porter's
death is being made by Colonel D. v.
Hayes.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

will be paid to each and every contestant in addition
that none may work without recompense.
One Years Subscription 81. so. ,....... 1000 Votes
Two Years Subscription S3 90. ......... $500 Votes
(or Two Subscriptions One Year,
Three Years Subscription. $3.50 ,....... $500 Votes
tOr Three Subscriptions One Year,
Four Years Subscription $500 ........ 1000 Votes
Tor Four Subscriptions One Year,
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tOr Five Subscriptions One Year
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Tor Ten Subscriptions One Year,
EW- The o e annual subscriptions be
taken by individual a transaction
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
IA EoIIs.,s,s Resignation Demanded.

Washburn, Nis.-Demand for his
resignation is to be sent to Senator
La Toilette by the Washburn Loyalty
league. which also is TO send teIe-
gram TO the president OF the United
States senate asking that Senator La
Toilette be impeached.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28
THE MARKETS
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat--Ciub. So; bluestem, Sco5;
red Russian, Si.9s; forty.foId. $2.O3.
Barley--No. feed, $50 per ton.
Hay-Timothy. SCI per ton; alfalfa,
$24.
Butter--Crcamery, Acc.
Eggs-Ranch. 42c.
Potatoes--2I 2lsc.
Seattle.
Butter--Creamery 47c per Ib.
Eggs--Ranch, acc.
Potatoes-$S0d$ $50 per ton.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

Ihe FIRST successful example OF Inc
photographic art was produced 100
years ago by Alloys Senefclder, Ba'
varlan, who produced Il piece of music
printed BY this process.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
ADOPT LAWS
| FOR BUREAU
CLUB FARM OlREC'
TORS TO MEET MONTHLY;
AGENT NOT SELECTED.

The directors of the Farm Improve
meEt bureau of the Commercial ciuo
met Saturday afternoon and adopted
the constitution and bylaws submitted
by the committee named for that pur'
bose January "a The directors also
heard the report of the county agent
committee appointed at the same time
and number Of applications were read
and two of the applicants for the posi-.
isps staz6.~by~--the committee anu
board. .fst.
The directors will meet agall Iues-
ay afternoon at the club when notner
4 the applicants for the pos ion OF
bounty agent will be heard and other
Important business disposed OF.
The constitution provides among
pther things for president. two or
more vice presidents, secretary ana
treasurer and twenty-five members OF
board Of directors. The board Is to
be made up of representative OF every
township and each Incorporated town
in the county. The date of annual
meeting Is the second Monday in Janu-
airy and the regular meetings of the
directors are 10 be held the SECOND Sat-
ur(iay OF each month at p. m.
The directors will employ the county
iagent who shall according to the con
stitution have to reside in the county
md have his ONCE in Ottumwa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
MANY APPLY
FOR AGENT JOB
FARM BUREAU DIRECTORS HEAR
REPORTS FROM COMMIT
TEES At MEETING.

The directors Of the Farm Improve.
ment bureau of the Commercial club
held meeting this afternoon for the
purpose of hearing the reports of the
committee on county agent and that
on constitution and bylaws. The two
committees were appointed the day on
which the bureau was formally organ.
lied
Some members of the former COM
mittee attended the farmers short
course at Ames last week and while
there looked over the field for a
county agent and got a number of ap-
plications. Since returning more
have applied and meeting Of the
committee was held this morning in
the club to pass on these. Two Of
those applying appeared in person be-
fore the committee and were heard
The applications of the others were
discussed and this afternoon report
was made to the directors.
II was not expected Dy the COM
mittee to recommend any selection to,
day, as the desire is to scour the field
more thoroughly and investigate the
thus far made before max.
ing decision upon any one.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
HAWKEYE PICNIC ON
COAST FEBRUARY u

The Courier is in receipt of a card
from c. II. Parsons of the Iowa Asso-
)ciation of Southern California calling
{Attention to the annual picnic reunion
TO be held on Washinstons birthday.
In the event of rain or bad weather the
1outing will take place on the first
pheasant Saturday following. Eastlake
park. Los Angeles, is the place of hold
/ ing the reunion of the Hawkeyes this
year and county registers and head
quarters and college registers and
Headquarters will be maintained with
II special college hour from, 3 to 4
o'clock.
Y The program will begin at o'clock
md the new president, Judge Frank
r. Willis, will preside. The picnic is
hinder the auspices of the Iowa asso.
|diation Of which c. II. Parsons. Cali.
f1ornia Savings bank of Los Angeles, is
(secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
DEATH OF BANDIT
RECALLS EXPLOITS
ONCE DAsHING CALIFORNIA TRAIN
ROeRER DIES A BROKEN,
CRIPPLED OLD MAN

San Francisco. Feb. f0.-The ex
ploits of Chris Evans, leader more
than score Of years ago of a motor
ious gang of California train rObber:
were recalled today as a result of his
death at Portland, Ore, last night. HI
was paroled in 1911 from Folsom
prison where seventeen years of i'm
prisonment had transformed the erst
while dashing train robber into broken
old man. Later Gov. johnson pardon
ed him. He leaves a widow and -four
| sons.
Robbing Southern Pacific trains and
the incidental killing Of the member
OF one of the numerous posses that
pursued him were the crimes for which
his Imprisonment was the penalty. The
Southern Pacific was unpopular in
those days in the vicinity of Visalia.
where Evans operated, and on this ac'
count the bandits activities made him,
with some, hero.
He operated with John and George
Sontag, and their methods were spec
tacular After holding up the engine
crew they would detacl; the engine
and run it some distance from the
train. While one of them robbed the
express car the others would keep
passengers and the train crew from in
terfering by raking the sides of the
train with buckshot.
The Southern Pacific filled the
country In that vicinity with guards
and detectives. but many trains were
robbed In 1895. after train had been
held UP near Coils. they got their first
clue
This clue led to Chris Evans livery
stable near Visalia. So good was Evans
reputation in the community that the
evidence of the trail was doubted.
Finally however. posse marched to
Evans house TO take him into custody.
Evans and John Sontag were at
home. They put up terrific resist
ance. A member of the posse was
killed by Evans and a deputy sheriff
was badly wounded. The bandits
escaped to the foothills near Fresno.
where the mountaineers gave them
every protection
The bandits finally decided to go to
Mexico and they probably would have
made their escape if Evans had not in
sisted on returning to Visalia to bid his
wifeand daughter goodbye. The author
tiles learned of this and a posse was
stationed in a deserted house on the
trail the bandits were expected to take
A member of the posse poked his head
out too soon and Evans and Sontag
took refuge in hay fell where. pro
tected by mounds OF hay, they ex
changed shots for hours with their
pursuehs.
The vIctors found Sontap dead
Evans hads disappeared. A trail nf
blood. however led to nearby farm
house where they found him, raving
in delirium and desperately wounded.
One eye had been shot out and his
right arm was so badly shattered that
was necessary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
POTATO EYES
USED FOR SEED
SEED HOUSES ADVERTISE THIS
METHOD, FOR HOME GARDEN.
ERS; PLAN NOT NEW

One of the means of attacking the
high cost of living that bids fair to be
practiced extensively next summer in
Ottumwa and vicinity will be through
the medium Of home gardens Many
families that have been content to let
the back yard grow in grass or lie
neglected in the past, are already con-
sidering patch of garden for the rails
ing of number of vegetables and the
things that are so easily obtained at
the grocers or from the huckster, all
of which are quite popular in the sum-
mer time.
Those who have been tilling a small
patch in which they have grown
onions, radishes, lettuce, etc. plan to
tackle the bigger staple of food, the
potato. The price>to which the tuber
has scared since before the summers
crop was dug last year, has made 1t a
rarity on many tables where it was
the chief or staple article of vegetable.
Many people who have eaten pota-
toes most of their lives find it hard to
give up and only the excessively high
price this food commanded made many
persons reduce their consumption of
the much used spud. However, the
short crop for table use has also been
short for seed purposes as well and
the price one will have to pay for seed
will be very high.
The seed houses are on the job and
have solved part Of this difficult prob
lem by offering seed potatoes in new
guise. The catalogs contain prices on
potato eyes for seed and these are
packed with damp moss and can be
shipped by parcel post without express
or freight charge that would have to
be applied if regular seed were
bought. The seed houses claim they
can ship the potato eyes any distance
with perfect safety and say that sixty
of these eyes will produce from three
to five bushels of potatoes.
The planting Of the eyes instead Of
the cut up potatoes Is not new to many
who grow potatoes In small lots. One
Ottumwa, who annually makes garden.
tells of using this method with sue
cess. The only difference is that he
buys the potatoes and peels them
little thicker than usual. using the
eyes for seed and having the potatoes
for the table. He bought peck OF
seed potatoes for sixty cents last year
and from the eyes raised three bush
els of fine spuds. having plenty for his
table while the price ranged as high
as $3.50 per bushel. He also had the
seed potatoes for the table.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
RICAlAND.

Mrs. Lorraine Trigg who has beer
with relatives in Oskaloosa for severa
weeks came home Tuesday.
A. J. Anderson came over from
Packwood Wednesday evening to visit
short time With his family.
Mrs. J. H. Wade with her son Zeph
and daughter Lois have been visiting
relatives near Ollie.
F. r. Harkins and Wesley Oswald at
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Sloan Of South
English were guests Sunday Of Mr.. mad
Mrs. Gregg Hobson.
Neil w. Callister was business Wis
itor in Packwood Monday.
Rev. Jas. S. Wilson spent Wednesday
in Ottumwa with friends.
Miss Minnie Heacock has been Wis
ftor with friends at CLAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Henderson and
young son are guests this week of Mr..
and Mrs T. L. Henderson parents of
Mr. Henderson.
Thomas Viltetoe who spent few
DAYS in Mt Pleasant and Fairfield,
came home Monday.
Mrs. r. w. Smith and son have re-
turned from visit In Washington
with relatives.
~. IiiHS aiu NNiAN VI - c'AVii i''''
Nebr., were guests at the Geo. Trigg
home Monday on their return from
Chicago.
II. D. vastine OF Harper spent few
DAYS this week here with his mother.
Roy w Hinson has returned from a
business trip to Chicago.
A. G. Robinson and som Willard of
Anamosa who were called to attend
the funeral Of A. C.'s grandmother Mrs.
John Robinson of Clay have returned
home.
= Donald Harlan was visiting friends
in Fairfield Sunday.
T. d. Mari of Harper was visitor in
town the first OF the week.
Mrs. Roy Nordyke who is spending
the winter in Des Moines Is spending
this week here with her daughters and
other relatives.
Frank Strickland and wife of Ruhio
We're guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
ID. Callister.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
BOARDS DO NOT
'AGREEON DITCH
ONE SIDE SOLiDLY AGAINST IT
AND OTHER FOR IT; WILL
APPEAL TO COURT.

The supervisors of Wapello ant
Davis counties, in special session a.
Bloomfield Friday to consider the Soar
Greek drainage ditch proposition
agreed to disagree and nothing was &C
complished.
]. R. Stodghill, J. F. Knox and w. B
Morrison, the local supervisors voted
solidly for the establishment of the
ditch. The Davis county men, H. B
Fite, c. e. Young and s. 8. STANDBY
cast unanimous vote against It,
The matter will now be appealed to
the district court. The papers were al.
ready drawn when the local men ar
rived at Bloomfield Friday morning
about,9 o'clock Service was made up
on them while they were there and the
appeal is expected to be filed in dis
trict court here late this afternoon or
Monday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
GERMANY EXPECTS
WAR WITH THE u. S.
NEWSPAPER CALMLY ANALYzES
SITUATION AND SAYS HOS
Utilities ARE ASSURED.

Paris, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
sing the vote in the American senate
in support of President Wilson and the
preparations going on in the United
States, the Temps today asks If all this
means that the president wants war
and answers it's own question with a
declaration that it is profoundly con-
WINGED to the contrary.
mot only the president, but the i'm
mense majority of the population will
be happy to avoid war IL war can be
avoided" says the newspaper. "and
they will not make war unless the by.
pothesis defined in the presidents re-
cent message is realized. The decision
is thus left to Germany which knows
that the day it sinks American ships
under the conditions which the presi-
dent has declared intolerable, 1t will
have war with the United States.
1.-THE problem stands out in perfect
clearness and It would be mistake to
obscure it. Consequently in this prob
lem there Is only one unknown guam
tity--Germany's design. If, with re.
gard to the United States, she retreats
and abandons her intentions, 1t will ap-
pear that in yielding to pan-Germanist
pressure the imperial government had
badly estimated its means. If on the
contrary 1t provokes a state of war
from that Of rupture. it will signify
that DEVELOPMENTS will occ0r in the or
der she had foreseen and that she had
(for what reason?) sought another ad.
versary."
Reviewing the diplomatic situation
the Temps says It Is not likely that
Germany will abandon the measures
she has announced and that Berlin
therefore is resigned to the eventual.
ity which appears inevitable-that is.
war with the United States.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
Paying Off the Mortgage ON
the United States

David Loyd-George.
British Excheue told the House Commons
owed couldn't
financial
obsessed with
money
In the their billions dollars American securities
But by April 1915 immense orders
being
In March, stocks began to BOOM and by April business
and unemployment melting month
American
Cedented size.
s50Oo00oO obligations
billion dollars gold
securities purchased
about $2OO0O00OO0 Of foreign securities
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
RUSS SELL.

Miss Hattie Howell Is In Hampton
Nebr. visiting her nephew G. f. Plotti
and family.
C. c. Mckinley went to Chicago or
Thursday with three cars of cattle.
Ray Hellyer and Miss Vera ShradeI
were married by Rev. f. L. Stone on
Thursday and will go to Housekeeping
on the Perry Mckinley farm They are
highly respected young people and the
best wishes of the entire community
go with them.
Rev. VIM. Lanick of Melcher has
been visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard DIXON return
ed home Friday from Abba where they
have been visiting at the Allan Little
ton home.
C. T. Bivinsfield of Melrose spent
Friday in Russell visiting friends.
Miss Edna Steawrt Of Murray was
visiting friends in Russell Thursday.
Howard Plots and wife spent Thurs
day in Chicago visiting friends.
f. b. Clinton and wife of Marshall
town who were called here by the death
Of the formers mother Mrs. NJ. F.
Clinton has returned home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
pAvENPoRTERs READY.

Davenport, Feb. 12.-Mrs. w. p. Bet
tendorf. vice president OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross society of Davenport.
wired Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman
Of the central board of the National
American Red Cross society in Wash
ington. rendering the services of the
local society and saying they are ready
tn begin work as soon as notified to do
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