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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
vAOs SETTLEMENT POSTPONED

Washington. = Posiponement Of the
settlement OF wage demands until nor.
NAL economic conditions are restored.
was announced BY President Wilson
as the policy which the administration
VIII pursue in dealing with such ques-
tlons. particularly those affecting
railroad workers.
The president announced also that
Il was neither wise nor feasible at
this time, when the most important
question before the country IL a return
TO a normal price level. TO attempt 70
increase freight rates TO provide funds
for higher wages.
We ought 10 postpone questions OF
this sort until We have the opportunity
for certain calculation as 20 the reia-
iion between wages and the cost OF
living" the president declared. ~ IA
tho duty Of every citizen TO insist upon
a truce In such contests until intelli.
gent settlements can be made. ap-
peal 70 my fellow citizens OF every
employment 70 cooperate in insisting
upon and maintaining such a truce"
Mr.. Wilson's statement was issued
In connection with the decision OF him
self and Director General Hines on
demands by railroad shopmen for q
rs per cent advance in wages.
The decision Of the president and
the directorgeneral was announced 70
. committee OF 100. representing the
shopmen. In reply TO their demands
for 2s per cent increase. the shop
men were asked TO accept an adjust
ment Of their pay 20 the basis OF 10
hours pay for eight hours work. This
means an advance OF the basic pay
from 6s TO 72 cents an hour. whereas
an increase OF II cents to IS cents an
hour was demanded.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
JAPANESE SHANTUNe
TITLE IS REpUD|AIED
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mlttee Votes For Amend
ment to Peace Treaty.

wahhington.-By q vote Of . 70
the senate foreign relations committees
adopted m amendment 10 the peace
treaty by which German rights IN
shantuns province. China. would 30 10
China instead Of Japan. All the deno-
cratic members and Senator Nc
cumber. republican, North Dakota.
voted against the amendment
Chairman Lodge offered the amend
ment under which she word Japan"
would be stricken from the Shantung
sections Of the treaty and the word
China" substituted
The committee also instructed Chair.
man Lodge 20 request President VIII
son TO send the senate the treaty be-
tween the United States and Poland
signed June rs At Versailles and such
information as he has regarding the
treaties now under negotiation with
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Extending the scope Of Its public
inquiry resarolng the peace tfeatSs thc
senate foreign relations committee
announced a schedule Of hearings
that promise 20 occupy most OF
Its time for the next two weeks
and TO lead into the intrieacies Of DO
Iitical and territorial problems in sew
eral parts Of the world. The disputed
questions to be touched upon include
the disposition OF Fiume. Of the Aland
islands and Of the CerEpan colonies in
Africa. and the claim Of ireland for
Independence. On the list Of wit
nesses are representatives Of the Itai-
Ians. Jugo-slavs. Hungarian Ameri-
cans. Greeks. Irish. Llthuanlsns,
Ukrainians, Esthonians. Let's and
American negroes.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
WAR VESSELS TO Be SEEN
Pacific Fleet WIN vIst Puget Sound
and Columbia River ii septemher.

Pacific Fleet VIII vIsIt Puget Sound
and Columbia River III September.
Santa Barbara, Cal. - The Pacific
fleet win enter Puget Sound Septem-
ber IL. It was announced aboard the
flagship New Mexico.
Admiral Rodman's tentative plans
call for visits OF the cruisers Birming-
ham and Chester and division Of de-
stroyers, under command or Rear-Ad-
miral Wiley 10 Portland. September s
TO 10. and Of the pre-dreadnought
Vermont and Nebraska and two de-
stroyers, under command OF Rear-Ad-
miral Williams. 10 Astoria. September
Z to IL.
II the pilots OF the Columbia river
think II safe. the plans call for visit
OF Admiral Williams and the Vermont
TO Portland. The date OF this possible
visit has not been set as yet, even
tentatively.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
Baker Upholds Military Courts

Washlngton.--- appFOyiEg the re-
port submitted 10 him By Major-Gen-
eral Francis J. Herman. head Of the
special war department board on courts
martial and their procedure. Secretary
Baker took the official stand that the
present system should not he changed
except In minor details.
Ipferentiaiiy. the secretary upheld
General Kernan's -ie~ ftat courts
martial have always been agencies for
creating and maintaining the discipline
of armies rather than agencies for the
mice Interpretation Of technical rules
Of law
The war boards report reflected the
opinion Of 225 officers who we're cir
cnlarized. More than half OF these
gave hearty approval to the present
system, 43 condemned II as basically
wrong and the remainder. total OF
So. pointed out specific weaknesses,
which they thought should be rem
edied.
The most serious defect in the exist
Ing system. the report asserts. arises
from "the lack Of competent trial
Judge. advocates and counsel" and as
remedy 1t Is recommended that de-
Tense counsel be appointed for each
general and special court-martial and
that special inducements be offered
young officers to study Law In order
that they may be fitted.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
MAIL BUSINESS PLANNED
War Department 70 Sell surplus Sup
plies and Continue AZ Dealer.

washington Retail stores for the
sale OF household commodities includ-
ed in the surplus stocks Of the war
department will be established Sep
tember 25. it was announced. The
stores win be located in depot centers
and other large cities and they will
accept and fill mail orders.
Continued purchase by the depart.
ment of certain necessities so that
these stores may be continued indef.
initely as part of the government
campaign against the high cost OF liv-
Ing is understood TO be under consid-
Grafton.
Prices ON all commodities offered
for sale win be so fixed as to prevent
discrimination between the purchasers
who buy over the counter and those
who purchase through the mail.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
Elrs. Division Ike. France.

Paris-The officers and soldiers Of
the first division Of the American ex-
peditionary force. who are on the
point Of embarking for lMme. have
sent an open letter Of farewell to the
French soldiers. The letter expresses
admiration for the courage and sscri-
fIces Of the French troops aud adds;
After America. we love France best
Of ALL"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

John vandcrveid. Banks postmaster
has resigned. Ills resignation has
been accepted and Henry Atlee has
been appointed his successor.
Jeanette Rankin. OF Montana. first
woman 10 hold = seat In congress, Il
IN Portland visiting Ut ths home oi
her sister, MIRA Herbert Dragg.
Stock to total OF $4,000 has been
subscribed for the new hotel which Il
ls proposed TO erect In North Bend.
Tho total cost will be 100000.
In the opinion OF several citizens OF
silverton. tho city council elected last
November Ia not qualified and all busl.
ness transacted by that body Ia Illegal.
The Salem Fruit union shipped to
points Ia Canada carload OF dried
ioganbcrries. for which the organixa.
tion will receive approximately sa9..
900.
Moro than n dozen carloads OF sur.
plus army canned food 10 now on
route from Fort Mason. Cal. to Port
land for distribution throughout Ore
gon.
Herbert Mum, state engineer. has
received samples OF road signs which
Il is proposed 70 install az conspicuous
points along the state highways Of
Oregon.
There were a total OF 566 accidents
In Oregon during the week ending
August 2i, according to the weekly re-
port OF the state industrial accident
commission,
An effort is being made to havc the
county courts OF Linn and Benton
counties take over and operate the
ferry across the Willamette river at
Ingram island,
An ordinance has passed the Pcndle-
ton city council providing fine aud
imprisonment for any person making
any unnecessary disturbing noise with.
In the corporate limits.
Numerous violators OF the state fish
and gamo laws we're convicted In vari-
GUS parts OF the state during the last
few days. according 70 reports made
to the game commission.
Just as the last load OF hay had been
baled in the fields OF William Roberts
and George Bowers. near Brownsville,
the stacks took fire from the engine
and were totally destroyed.
Elghty.iiye dollars a. ton for pears
delivered al The canneries at Sheridan,
woodburn and Lafayette Is the price
received for the Salem Fruit union
pool. according to announcement.
The first unit Of the big cannery Of
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
ORECON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skeichsd for lnior
nation OF Our Readers.

The Rossburs fruit cannery 10 on
perlcncinS a serious shortage IN help
a post OF tho American LoEion. 4
be known ~ the Arthur " Glover
post, was formed At Fossil.
John u, Ncylus OF Portland has beer
appointed Instructor IN farm crops Al
OREGON Agricultural college,
senator McNary has introduced Q
bill 20 donate a captured German eau,
non 20 the city ot pcndle,on,
A big black bear Weighing 100
pounds wan killed In the Polk station
ncighborhood. north Of Dallas,
Dlds are being advertised for a con,
crete bridge over Canyon creek at John
Day. on the john Day Highway.
Central oreEon's potato crop will be
the biggest and best that has ever
been produced. according 10 reports.
On account Of the prune and hop
harvest opening OF the schools At Dal'
lss has been postponed until Sept 20.
Two FeslgnAtions In the clerical force
Of the Roseburs postoffieo leave one
vacancy. for which there 10 no appll.
cant.
Pendleton sheep shippers are ex.
pressing anxiety a present. owing 10
a shortage Of cars for shipping their
stock.
Fortyelght teachers have been en-.
ployed for Tho Dalles schools during
tho next term which opens here Sep.
tcmber 3.
Governor olcott has received an In.
yl,ation from Secretary Daniels 10 re.
view tho Pacific fleet at San Francisco
on Labor day.
Portland tAilors and hhoe rcpairmen
have made demands for substantial
advances IN wages 20 30 Into effect the
first OF next month.
noston attorneys have approved the
vsiidity Of ssoocOo worm or oregon
state highway bonds recently sold 20
eastern bonding houses.
Contracts aggrcgating tS0.p66. for
the Improvement OF six streets In the
business and residence dIstricta Of
Bend. have been awarded.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

There are q few rising young men
in this world, but the majority keep
their seats in q crowded street car.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

When married man laughs In his
steep bis wife imaElnes be Is dream.
ing that he Is bachelor.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

You can't tell what a boy learns
at college BY the amount It costs bis
father.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
RoumanIa Has aIg Wheat Crop.

Berne. : Tho Iaoumanian bureau
hero announces that Roumania win
export more than 100000 carloads of
cereals from the present harvest.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

the puyalIup aud sumner fruit Urow.
c.'a' association IN Albany, which Will
lc one o. he largest plants Of the kind
IN The state, began serk Monday morn.
ing
The selection Of J.sN, burgess ef
Pendlcton 10 succeed W. L. Thompson
M member Of the state highway com.
mission following the ialter's removal
from eastern Oregon 20 Portland on
January I. 1890. has met With approx.
nj In NIL soctlons OF the state. accord.
inE 10 letters, telegrama aud personal
messages reaching the executive Of.
flces. .
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
MEMORIAL HALL HxANcEs...A REPORT TO SUBSCRIBERS

The Directors Of Weston Memorial Association desire col
ect all unpaid subscriptions portions of subscriptions
We must have funds with which complete and equip build
ing statement receipts expenditures date is herewith
submitted. which trust will receive your consideration
Amount subscribed $3520 90
Amount collected to date .S14159 95
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

This last item to be raised by additional subscrp-
tons outside of the original sum-
Watts Rogers moved the Opera House at cost of 1890 co.
in exchange for the barn the se Much labor and
team work has been done gratis and cheerfu. We making
every dollar do the greatest service possible
We the finish work and must have your coopea-
on Please let have prompt response from and will
push the good work along.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
$S52O.OO
Amount collected to date
DISBURSEMENTS

To J. NJ Ashworth ...............4......S 700 90
To Belvai for brick work ................... 300
To supplies and advertising !. ...:... ......... 739
To labor bills for work on foundation ........ 6795
To light bill ......,.................... 100
To Clark Wood for printing g.................. 875
To Watts Rogers for material furnished - 1863 SO
To p. 7. Harbour for sand d................ 1857
To Weston Transfer Co. for drayage ........ So SO
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

,rhe necessity OF loading cars to fun
capacity and prompt releasing OF cars
In order 10 avoid shortage Of equip.
ment during the busy transportation
season 10 called TO the attention OF
shippers, consumers and the railroad
administration In letter issued by
the Oregon public service commission.
At a meeting OF the state board for
vocational education IN Portland, New
ton Van Dalsen. of Fort Collins, Col
orado, was selected state director OF
vocational training at an annual salary
OF $4,000. Mr.. Van Dalsen also will
serve as state supervisor OF industrial
education. The appolntee has been
asked TO report for duty September !,
He will mako his headquarters in the
offices OF J. A. Churchill. state super.
intendent OF public instruction,
Directors OF the Oregon Dairy coun
ell. at their regular monthly meeting
In Portland. decided to meet In con.
ference with the executive committee
OF tho Oregon Bankers association TO
arrange for extension of credits by
banks to enable dalrymen to improve
their herds by the addition OF pure
bred stock. II ls also proposed to OBJ
tain credit to add new herds and swell
the production of milk.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29
CONTEMPLATED EXPENDITURES

To fire protecting booth Cwcrth $l56OO 1898 65 90
To Walla Waa Lbr Co for remodelng building 1854 90
To 200 chairs at ST. 85 each h.4............ $40 90
To picture machine Observation-Disclosures. AL 90
To Mr. Mackenzie. ......................... 500 90
To rearranging, painting and papering interior.
Rogers 500 90
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-29

m q member OF the state highway com
mission following the ialtcr's romova
from eastern Oregon 10 Portland or
January I. 1890. has met with approx
nj In NIL koetlons OF the state. accord
Ing 10 letters. telegramn aud personal
messages reaching the executive of
flces.
Members OF the Mystic Shrine rcHld
ing In Linn county will form a shrln
ers' club for the purpose Of insisting Ia
the entertainment Of visiting Shrlner'
NJ The national convention Ia Portland
next year,
Eugene J, Farrell. widely known
through 2s years connection with the
commission firm OF EverdIng 4 Far,
relI. OF Portland. died at tho Good
Samaritan hospital, Portland. after a
major operation.
Chief OF Police Johnson Of Portland
has requested the governors office 70
offer a substantial reward for the cap.
tnrc OF Clarence Johnson. who IL sna.
pec,ed OF having murdered Mrs. Eunlcc
Freeman in Portland.
Salmon caught outside the three.
mills limit at the mouth OF the Colum.
bla river during the closed season may
not be lawfully sold within the state
Of Oregon. according to George n.
Drown. attorney general.
appointment Of Alex Sweck a. res.
ister OF the United States land office
In Portland has been confirmed BY the
senate and he VIII take his office upon
notification from Washington that his
bond has been approved.
Representatives Of the state forest
ers officc who Waited silverton to
Investigate the fire that has ragged In
the camps OF the Silver Falls Lumber
company reported that the total loss
would not exceed 100000.
Proceedings 10 condemn the Central
school building ut Bend probably win
BE- taken within the next few days as
the result OF a recent inspection Of
the structure BY representative OF
the state fire rsiarshai's office.
A move IL on foot In Salem TO send
a delegation OF prominent men and
women TO Portland TO receive officially
the cruiser Salem, which IL a part OF
the Pacific fleet, now on It's way to
the mouth OF the Columbia river.
The oregon hop crop this year will
be only a third as large as II was be.
fore the war and prohibition began to
affect n. yet the services OF 10000 or
10000 men. women and chil6ren viii
be required to get II under cover.
Investigation OF spruce production
in Oregon during the war period will
open IN Portland this week. when the
three members OF the congressional
committee who have been holding hear.
lngs IN Seattle viii hear testimony.
How to cope with tho practice Of
Portland junk dealers who purchase
secondhand automobiles and sell the
license tags to buyers OF new machines
for rs cents each Is the problem that
Ia confronting the secretary Of state.
Captain Frank D. Hamlln OF Rose.
burg has been elected by tho school
board Of Springfield as superintendent
u the schools OF that city TO succeed
N. A. Baker, who has accepted the
OF one OF the schools in
Portland,
'rhe necessity OF loading cars TO fun
and prompt releasing OF cars
=. a.Ia~ A. a aharf n &a nf nanln.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-17
Times Change and Men Change With
Them.

) One hundred and forty years ago,
artist Charles Wilson Peale painted
the portrait of General Washington
that President Wilson the other day
unveiled at 10 Downing street, Lon
don; and how remarkable is the Sc
quence of historic events that has
placed this particular portrait in a
building that is held to be the center
of the British government! The por-
trait crossed the ocean in 1850 with
Henry Laurens, who was bound on a
mission to Holland; but the vessel
was captured by Captain George KEEP
pei of the British navy. Laurens
went to the tower until he was ex-
changed for Corvallis; the discov-
cry of his mission led to war between
England and Holland; the portrait
of Washington remained in the KEEP
pei family until it was presented te
the British government, when the
United States entered the world war.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-17
No Need for Prison.

After the United States becomes
bone-dry many jails in the country
may be in the same case with the old
log jail in Brown county, Indiana,
which had had no compulsory tenant
these seven years and is to be pre-
served as a curio. The Brown coun-
ty jail was built in 1887, "good and
solid," according to the record, for
the handsome sum of SITS, and the
last prisoner was his own jailer. Sen
fenced for some petty offense, the
keys were handed over to him and he
went out every day to work and came
back every night to lock himself up.
During this Incarceration he also act
ed as jailer for two other petty Of
tenders serving shorter terms. This
sounds like comic opera, but so it
was.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-17
Says Pershing is Military Despot.

AS soon as soldiers WHO have been
overseas return to this country and
are given their discharge they be-
come frank and severe in their criti-
cisms of Gen. Pershing. They say
he is autocratic and inclined to be
snobbish, and that he has proven
his incompetence on more than one
occasion. His conduct of his part of
the war would have been disastrous
if he had not been guided at every
turn by the French and British gen.
eral stats, while, as is we'll known,
his ordnance and commissary de-
partments broke down completely
and had to be taken over by civil
ians. The American commander-in-
chief tried to run his army on the
German system, and sought to en-
force an iron-clad discipline which is
useful only in criticism to mistakes
and utter incapacity.
It is natural that there should be
some dissatisfaction, for there were
many causes for it. But making due
allowance for all this, it is quite evi-
dent that Gen. Pershing has been a
failure. American troops were sue
cessful fighters but this was due to
their courage and resourcefulness
when thrown on their own initiative.
AS some one has said, the American
private won the war in spite of his
generals.
But there will be thorough in
vestigation of the conduct of the war,
and then we will ascertain the truth
The investigation should be welcom-
ed rather than discouraged. The
American people have abundant cause
for pride, and it will be helpful to
know just what mistakes were made
and who was responsible for them.-
Anderson Daily Mail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-17
PERSONAL MENTION.
People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.

DIR. J. P. OFT, of Columbia, is
in the city.
Mr.. H. A. Ray, of Columbia, is
in the city.
Mr.. w. K. Best, of Olar, was in
the city Tuesday.
DIR. and Mrs. J. S. Matthews, OF
Denmark, spent Sunday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Folk spent
q few days in Charleston last week.
Mr.. S. E.. Neeley, of Olar, was
\ among the visitors in the city Tues
Sday. .
Mr.. E. E. Ritter, of the Cope
section, was in town Tuesday on busi-
ness.
Rev. c., S. Fielder, of Ehrhardt,
was among the visitors in the city
Monday.
Mrs. J. E. Salley and children, of
Orangeburg, visited Mrs. W. E. Free
last week.
Mrs. J. N. McMichael has re-
turned to Orangeburg after visit to
relatives in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs M. A. Squier, of
Charleston, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. Copeland.
Mrs. T. R. Risher, of Richmond,
Va, is visiting relatives and friends
in Bamberg and neighborhood.
Mr.. Johnnie Simmons, of Char
lesion, spent Sunday in the city with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Black, of
Walterboro, spent Sunday in the city
with Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Aver.
Mrs. J. A. Finger, of Charleston,
spent the weekend in the city with
her sister, Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh.
Mrs. Robert A. Aver, of Black
vile, spent Sunday in the city with
her mother, Mrs G. E. Simmons.
Mrs. NJ. L. Sumerau, of Augusta,
is visiting her nieces, Mrs. w. H.
Chandler and Mrs. H. E. Godbee
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Boylston, of
Blackville, spent a few days in the
city this week with DR.. and Mrs. Geo..
F. Hair.
Miss Margaret Cleckley, of Cope,
spent the weekend with Miss Har-
riette Wannamaker - Orangeburg
Times and Democrat.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-04-17
The RetM Crisp.

After a grand review of German
troops of Potsdam the kaiser called
out to the officer commanding the
Prussian guard, in a voice loud
enough to be heard by all the dis
tinguished guests who we're grouped
in front of the palace: "Pick me out
100 men from the Prussian guard!'
Then taking the arm of King Edward
VII. who was there, he said, Come
with me-" He escorted King Ed
ward very delicately round the hun
dred men and then said banteringly,
"Well, do you think you could find a
hundred men in England to beat
them?"
81 don't know so much about
that" promptly replied the late king,
"but I could easily find fifty who
would try."-The Argonaut.