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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
WESTON MERCANTILE [

William Burton Mays, a native oi
Oregon and one Of PcndIeton's ear.
Iiest contractors and builders, died
Sunday night of blood poisoning al
St. Anthony's hospital. Mr.. Mays
was born at McMinnville 81 years
ago and in the early seventies lived
in Weston. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mays, then owned and
occupied the farm adjoining town
which is the home place of Mayor
Banister. The first Episcopal, Meth
odist and Baptist churches in Pen
dleton were built under his direc-
ton. He possessed genial nature
and a ready wit, and made a host
of friends. A widow and one son
survive him.
Emory Reynolds. a nephew Of
Postmaster Van Wrinkle and who
only few years ago was one Of
Weston's small boys" is on duty
as guard at the government radio
station at Lemon Grove, California.
He describes this as one Of the larg-
est stations in the world and an
object Of great interest to "rook-
ie." Emory enlisted last summer
in the army of Uncle Sam.
Miss Hortense Baker Has re-
quired to submit to fourth opera
ton recently at Lewistown, Mon
tana, where she has been visiting
her brother, 6. B. Baker. The
operation was performed by a staff
surgeon from the Mayo Bros. hOspi-
tai and required three hours. The
patients condition since has been
encouraging.
After an extended visit with
their children here, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Sempert returned Sunday to
their home at Portland. They were
accompanied by their son, Lieuten-
ant Sempert, who while in Port
and will purchase his uniform and
equipment. He will return to Wcs-
on next Sunday.
Another Of the social hops that
layc proven so enjoyable for the
younger set Of Weston and vicinity
his winter, will be given at the
,pera house Saturday evening, Jan
larry 10. Payant's orchestra will
urnisb the music.
A nice snowfall yesterday and TO-
ay constitutes made to order
,eather for Weston's agricultural
lterests. II makes beautiful
,bite blanket to protect the grow
lg wheat, which is in fine con-
ition.
Professor Lundell was at Milton
st evening and sang the bass solos 5
The Messiah, presented by the 2
Iton-Freewater Choral Society. /
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
Storm Goods

We are loaded to the guards with macknaws,
stag shirts, fur lined coats and heavy, warm. storm
clothing. These are all reduced in price. Buy for
next season and save from two to four dollars per
garment
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
A Sure Cure.

sure Suro,
The dance craze would soon die out
IT,
II what7
n you could pass a law compelling
husbands and wives 10 dance with each
other all the hme.--Detroit Free Press
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Pianos tuned and repaired at rca-
sonable prices. First-class work
guaranteed. A. w. Lundell, Mus.
Bach.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Order of services for Sunday
January l3. 1918:
10 n. m. Sunday school.
II u. m.---prcaching.
$50 y. me-. w. S.
1880 y. M Bible Study. Life Of
Christ.
JOHN BONEWiTZ. Elder.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11

Children's Shoes
A fine lot of chidrcn's shoes--just what you've
been looking for-sensble service shoes, neat and
pretty Used to sell for 81. so and more, but now
the price is only
$l.6o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13
QUOTA TO
BE GIVEN
BY CARDS
Fourth Liberty Loan Amounts to
Be Assigned Individually Un.
der Direction County
Chairman.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 1S-
During the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive in Oklahoma each individual
will know the exact amount which
he is expected to subscribe. This
will be definitely stated on a quota
card which viii be in the hands Of
the person soliciting his subscrip.
tion. These quotas will be assigned
by county chairman after being de-
termined by district committees and
passed on by the advisory committee
oppointed by each county chairman.
Individual selling campaigns such as
were put on by the Women's Com
mittse and the Boy Scouts in pre-
yious drives will be discontinued.
these organizations working directly
with the county chairman. and all
sales viii be made on the quota Ia
sis. A half million of these quota
cards have been issued by the state
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13
Be- a Joy Walker,
''Gets.I'' for Corns

2Drops, 2 Seconds Corn Is Doomed!
When you almost die with your
ehoes on and corns make you almost
walk sideways to get away from
the pain, take n vacation for a min
ute or. two and apply 2 or 8 drops
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

The High School has never had as
strong and promising faculty as this
year The students are getting ac-
Quainted with them, and are de-
lighted with the outlook for the year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13
FREE FAIR
WINDS UP !
BUSINESS
Prize Herds of Livestock Shown
Here to be on Exhibit at the
State Fair; More Prizes
Announced.

After four days of fine interest and
attendance the fifth annual Grady
county free fair came to an end last
night From Tuesday morning to the
hour of closing yesterday practically
every department was crowded with
exhibits and in many respects the
show was on par with any ever
held here, fair directors think
When announcing winners in the
various contests yesterday, J. W.
Owens, county agent, stated that he
considered the outlook for this coun-
ty at the state fair exceedingly gooL.
Due to the fact that ali the western
counties of Oklahoma have dis
pensed with their county exhibits,
MIR. Owens believes Grady should
rank well at the annual state fair.
IN the fine stock section, pr.ze
herds that have copped blue ribbons
oyeT~rile whole southwestern part of
the United States were showed ali :,
this week at Shanonan Springs and !
will be back on tap to represent the
county in the state meet this fall,
the owners declared to The fair
board
Following are the final results in
the registered stock display and
boys and women's club work that
v&Ee announced yesterday.
Duroc Jersey hogs, SOW under one
Year, first, Conde McGinley, Chick
lsha, $3.50.
Boar under one year, S. and S.
arm first and second, 500 aad S..
Hampshire hogs. boar over one
ear, j. C. Citizens, Amber, first and
econd, Sc and SO,
! Boar under ono year, J. c. Gitthcns,
irst,second and third, $3.50, 50, and
Sow over one year ]. c, Gitthens
irst second and third, Sc, SO, 81.
Sow under one year, J. c. Citizens,
irst, second and third, $3.50, $500,
nd $1.OO,
Four pigs, the product of one >
ow, J. c. Citizens, first, Sc.
Grand champion boar Luther Tho .
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

The Sophomore Glass has to-
tall enrolment of SO students and
have as their President James Jones,
and Mrs. West, History teacher as
advisor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

mas, Chickasha, $5.
Grand champion SOW, j. G. Gil
thens, $5.
Grand champion herd Of livestock
any kind W. E. Smith, first, $40; W
Fl. Gilkey second, $3.50; Luthe
Thomas, third, s..
Boys Pig Club
Fattening pigs, Ebert Cast, Acme
first, $5
Breeding pigs, Clyde Cast, Acme
first, SIS; Herbert Citizen, second
$4; Ira Cast. third, SO.
Boys Corn Club
Ira Cast first, So; Clifton Cast,
second, 81; Clyde Cast, third, So;
Elbert Cast, fourth, 81; Warren Nor
ri,s fifth, 100; Curtis Pendley, sixth,
81; Milton Pendley, seventh ST.
Boys club kaffir, Clifton Cast, first.
50; Clyde Cast, second, $4; Ira Cast
third, SO; Marcus Mechum, fourth
81; Ebert Cast, fifth$ $3.50; War
ren Morris, sixth, 81; Verde Morris,
seventh, 81.
Boys club maize, Clifton Cast first
So; Clyde Cast second, $4; Ira Cast
third, SO; Verde Morris, fourth, 50
Elbert Cast, fifth, $3.50; Warren
Morris, sixth, 81.
Boys club feterita, Warren Morris.
first, So; Clifton Cast, second. 81:
Clyde Cast, third, So; Ira Cost
fourth, 50; Ebert Cast, fifth, $3.50; |
Verde Morris, sixth, 81.
Boys Cotton Club, Verde Morris /
first, $5;Clyde Cast, second ST. elf.
ton Cast, third, SO; Ira Cast, fourth.
" Warren Morris. fifth, $3.50; Roy
Steger sixth, 81; Ebert Cast, sew.
tnth, 1.
Wate' melons, john Cast, first, 81;
J. IT i'll, second, 5Cc.
Squashes, John Cast, first, ST.; El.
bert Cast, second, soc; L. v. Morris
'l; j. Cast, soc; j. Cast, 81; J.. v 4
Norris, soc.
Muskmelons, A. A. Pearce, first,
il.
Okra, J. Cast, first, 81; L. V. Nor
is, second soc.
trst, ST; L. V. Morris, seaa"d, 49c,
Tomatoes. Ed Palmer. Chickasha,
Lima Beans L. VMorris, first, 81;
. Cast. second. 5Jc.
Turnips, J, Cast, first, 81; L. V.
Iorris, second soc.
Beets. Ed Palmer. first, 81.
Fruit-Apples. Mrs. w. D. Bailey,
hickasha, first, 81; Mrs. 0. Early,
mber second soc.
Pears. Peaches, c, c. Goetting
aples, first, 81; Mrs. H. B. Mays
arlow, second, SOC.
Pears, Mrs. b. ]. Hebinck, first,
Mrs. Q. Early, second, SOC.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13
office.

office.
District meetings of county chair
men show a disposition on the part
Of the drive heads to put the issue
over without a question or murmur
and reports from some of the drouth
stricken sections indicate that al
hough his years crop was failure
the ability OF the individual to stand
by the government will be based
rather or the crops that are to come.
"0klahoma win not desert the men
who are pushing the Hun to the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

L. S. Food Administrative.
Baking powder biscuits, CON
bread, mullins, brown bread, grid
ole cakes On waffles is Wot dey
call "Quic1 breads"
You all makes 'em wild ono cup
or wheat flour ter two cups er
substitute flour to save all de
wheat dat kin be saved fer de
sojers. Some folks kin git cr'ong
widout any wheat at all and are
glad TO do it ter help win de war.
Dat amt lad medicine to take.
To- who's gwine turn up his nose
az good con bread er biscuits or
flapjacks? n ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

The football prospects are much
better t1Tsn we expected Several OF
the stars of last year are back, and
many new boys are here. Louie
Gardner, a star of 1916, will coach
the team We are expecting a game
on the home grounds with El Reno,
on Sept. 27th.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

The Senior Glass has an enroll
ment of As students this year, which
is good considering the fact that 50
many have answered the call to the
colors. This energetic class has as
their. officers: President, Pete Smith,
Vice President Agnes Dychc, Secrc-
tary Leta Major, Treasurer, Paul
Miss Hughes, the English
teacher, was chosen as advisor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

Rhine" declares State Chairman
Phillips. 1--WE are now prepared to
make sacrifices if necessary, some
thing we hqG not been called upo.
to do.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

The Junior Glass has an enroll
ment Of G5 students and have as
their officers: President Claribel Bu-
ford, Vice President Houston Hill,
Secretary and Treasurer, Glenn
Grimsley, Glass Advisor, Mrs. Man
nehan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

About 215 students have enrolled
in the upper grades Of the High
School. Although many of the Junior
and Senior boys have enrolled in the
S. A. 7. G. we still have much larg-
er enrolment than a year ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

of the worlds magic and only gen.
uine corn-peeler. "Gets-It." Then,
and then only. will you be sure that
your corn will loosen from your toe
so that you can peel IL right off
gloriously easy with your fingers.
Take no chances OF continued pain
and soreness-why use greasy, irri-
tating salves. plasters that shift
and press into the quick razcrs
and .diggers" that make corns bleed
and also grow faster? Use painless,
casy. always sure 'Gets-Tt." There's
only one like at in the world-thats 8
"Gets-It" Millions have tried and
Q. KID IL for years. 1t never fails.
"Gets-It." the guaranteed, money
back corn-remo the only sure
way, costs but trifle at any drug store.
MID by K. Lawrence < Co. Chicago. H.
ooiu IN JnIckasna ana recommend
I'd as the worlds best corn remedy
" the Owl Drug Store
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

Beautiful June Elvidge is the stal
Of this production and she is seen il
the role Of a young mountain girl
whose father is killed in an accident,
and who comes to The big city to
make her living Tn the city she
meets with many adventures.
She becomes the housekeeper for
Billy West mot Charley Chaplins
imitator but another Billy WesD-
who is divorced man. She finds
that Billy CANDLES for fearfully high
stakes, and she seeks to stop him
from doing this but without success.
Finally Billy loses so highly that he
becomes financially embarrassed, and
then an opportunity presents itself
by which she thinks she can save
him. But it is a trap laid for her by
designing old man, and she is about
to fan into it when she is saved by
Billy's ex-wife Then Billy reveals
his love for her and they are happily
married.
EXTRA ATTRACTION
SYLVAN'S SOCIETY GIRLS
In repertoire of high class musical
comedy, etc
THE FOUR COPELANDS
Comedy Quartette.
BOUNCING BILLY SYLVAN
And his captivating Chorur of Dane
ing Girls.
Prices Today
1 &c. 2)c, 25c, SOC.
The first show will begin at 1880
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

There was great outburst of
pep in chapel Wednesday when DR..
Bulgn and his party entered the
auditorium. Delightful solos were
rendered by Arthur Bulgin and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis. An interesting and
stirring talk was given by DR.. Bull
gin, his main topic being&'Guns." DR..
Rulgin explained just wAat kind of
metal was needed for a good gun
and just what kind of metal was
needed by the student to make life a
success.
c. H. S. Has Y. w. C. A.
A new and profitable organization
has been formed in C. H. S. tals
year It is a Y. w. C. A. This splen-
did organization has Miss Flagler a
thoroughly competent lady, for Us
leader. A room in the High School
is being furnished as a rest room
and will also serve as the Y. W.C.A
headquarters. The secretary from the
Southwest is expected to be here in
a few weeks to complete the plans
and advancement of this organiza.
tion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-13

Mrs. West, the gymnasium teacher,
has organized two strong classes for
real gymnasium work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

The most I can ever hope to elicit
from them is, She be lively one, she
be- No sense Of humor!"
She suggests that club, where the
girls could dance and sing and play
the fool, would be great livener.
zone or two elderly ladies (misses),
and, pardon me, one or more fumbling
gentlemen, in our neighborhood have
bee running round their hats-they
want to fix an institute somewhere for
the 'dee-ar gels to (heaven preserve
us from them!) educate us after work
show US how to bottle fruits, tie sail
or knots, lend each other scrubbing
brushes"
She complains of an Adamless Eden
Gone could have the beauty of Helen
and the figure of Venus here and it
would never, never be noticed. I'm
grieved to tell you I've never heard of
one marriage No man ever comes here.
If one ever does he's bound to be mar
ried and the father of $4,000 children.
If you can send stray battalion of
soldiers to this quarter Of the world,
do So"
Her letter concludes: cts a meat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
BIRMINGHAM, FEEDING THE GUNS IN Fl ANDFRc
THINKS IN TERMS OF WAR MACHINERY

powerful contributions to Germany's
ultimate defeat. Americans have little
appreciation of the extent of our con-
tributlon. In the Birmingham NUM-
tons area there is plenty of evidence.
For instance, there is the Birmingham
Small Arms Company, Limited, with
Its thousands of employees, at the head
of which is a native Of Columbus, Ohio.
Percy Martin. 1t manufactures hun
dreds of Lewis machine guns, an
American invention, and in its manu-
facture American lathes, planning and
milling machines play no small part.
Then there is the firm of Hotchkiss
ct Gle, at Coventry, which turns out
the Hotchkiss machine gun. the chief
armament of the tanks. Another
American invention is under the man.
egement of a graduate of Cornell Uni
versity, who has plant which has
sprung up like a mushroom. Prac-
tically all of the machine tools have
come from Providence, r. l., Cincin.
rati, Philadelphia, or some other part
Of the United States. American ma
chlnists and mechanics arc scarcer
than teeth of crow, but American
Iathes and American plant managers,
especially the former, arc almost as
thick as bristles in toothbrush in
the Birmingham district. Incidentally.
1t is worth while mentioning that after
TINS war American manufacturers are
going to have the stiffest kind of COM
petition from these English producers.
who, UP till August, 1914, were salts
tied to carry on in safe and con-
servative way. That is story in it,
self, but this is merely a report of
what Birmingham is doing to win the
| war.
No English Scotch, Welsh or Irish
girlhas won the Victoria Cross, a Mill
tary Medal or the D. SO, but to.dav
there are plants in Birmingham where
more chan 80 per cent of the workers
are girls. Think what that means in
war of machinery Think what it
means in the great Industrial revolu-
ton which has already spread over the
British Isles. Out of every hundred
persons turning out shells, fuses, ETC.,
only ten of them are men. Yesterday
these other ninety workers--the won
en'-"ere servants, housewives, clerks,
saieselrls~or oilers; day thew have
increased their earnings two three,
four times over, and they have given
the state an asset Of incstimablc value
The women Of England have saved the
Allies from defeat; they have become
force second to none. There arc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Took a Leaf From
America s Book

, America should be proud of her in
dustrlal leaders; they have set the
pace Tor the world Their methods will
stand comparison with those in any
o oot country. Not that England does
nov !urn out many things Of a higher
quallty than those produced in Amer.
lea, not. that English manufactures
nave not been able to undersell some
ol lheir American rivals in the worlds
markets. But where American manu-
Iacturers have assumed an unoues-
Toned leadership is in the handling OF
tnelr employees. Mr.. Ford. the Nation
al Cash Register, the United States
Stee! Corporation and the Bethlehem
steel Works have taught British man
u1acturers some valuable lessons. and
,here are plenty of signs in Birminc-
nam that England is going to profit
by them. r-'''
AS | write the worlds greatest hat
tie is being fought in France. Germany
is hurting a gigantic mass of men and
metal against Haig's troops in an eff
British defcnces. British manufactur.
crs. British munitions workers. the
men and women of the Midlands NJ
England. arc deserving praise second
only to that accorded their fathers ana
brothers who have lived through a
hurricane of fire and fury and are still
able to fight back. Birmingham il tho
heart of Britain. and it beats STRONGLY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21

mlngham's output, which is under the
control and management of one of the
fourteen munitions boards directing
and encouraging the nations war in
dustrlcs. All the members of this
board arc volunteers, who receive no
remuneration, though they are handling
the Nsreatest Industrial undertaking in
the history of British manufacture.
Before the war Birmingham was ia
nous as jewelry manufacturing cen.
trc' The old house Of Ellington. G. Co..
Ltd, whose silver plate is almost as
well known in the United States as it IS
IN the United Kingdom, began to cur
tall the manufacture of spoons and
forks in 1915 and to substitute brass
stamp1ngs for fuse bodies and shrapne,
sockets. In short time they were
turning out tons of these things weekly.
Ihese silversmiths are no execution.
dozens of other companies have CON
Vefted their works to the production of
Instruments of war. Bedstead manu-.
iacturers are now manufacturing shells.
bicycle makers have become producers
OIL machine guns, auto manufacturers
are turning out aeroplanes.
Even IN the potterics of North Stat.
iordshlre, famous for its Wedgwoo cd
ware, the manufacture Of munitions
mas been going on steadily and in con-
stantly increasing amounts since 1917
lhey are a conservative people there.
as Arnold Benefits readers know buT
they have taken to the manufactures If
shells, transport wagons, gun mount-
llngs, as if they had been at it ali their
llVes; Their patriotism is of kind
winch does not run to flag waving and
hurrahlng, but it lasts long and Wears
we'll. '' "e'i 8
No establishment impressed me more
than that of Chance & HINT ,e ' ia
where TINT is manufacturers Az ,r,'o -
large scale. Before the war thew wora
the largest manufacturers of chem;c.ls
IN the Midlands. For long time Brit.
am depended entirely on their outn,,t
but to-day other manufacturers ~,
supplying large quantities of this hirh
explosive. At its head is Clinton + :
Chance, a comparatively young mar.
VINO IS already leader among British!
manufacturers. Here is a plant where
wolk OF most dangerous character is
t Ea.art,, on largely by young girls.
everything calculated to make their
working quarters clean. airv. comforta.
n nle, mas s been done without regard to
been the first thought of the MANAGE.
ment, and results have proven the Wis.
dom Of the course. LIE "''
Tanks were one of the few surprises
of the, war. The development Of the
tank is now almost as rapid as the i'm
provement in aeroplane CONSTRUCTION.
and further surprises may be conf,
IDENTIFY expected. In the BIRMINGHAM
district they are manufactured bv the
metropolitan Carriage, Wagon and
finance Company, Ltd, an organiza
ton formed sixteen years ago. A great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
They Think in
War Machinery

Up in the Midlands of England they
think this is war of machinery.
Birmingham has expanded industrially
in the last three years in truly re-
markables manner. The big business
men are studying the future carefully,
but not with alarm. The temporary
military rcvcrscs, the incomplete mill
tary successes are viewed through the
eyes Of men who have no forcbodingy
about the final result, who do not
hesitate to scrap old machinery and
old views for something more pro
dnctive, who accept their haniicaps as
A compliment to their industrial
prowcsa.
Birmingham is especially interesting
10 Americans. The war WAS almost
three years old before America be !.
came one Of Gcrmany's enemies, but
long before April, 1917, ws had made