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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14

Oregon will not get any captured
German field guns or other confiscated
war equipment until congress passea
an act providing for the distribution
of this class of material. according TO
a telegram received at the executive
offices from p. C, Harris OF the adJu'
tant.generars office at Washington
One bill is now before congress- now
ever, which. II passed, will allow Ore
son a number OF guns Of 77-caliber ana
above.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
CHINESE LOANS PLANNED
consortium Arranged After Years
Negotiation BY Powers.

Neutrality-suspicious. has Withdrawn
all objections to Chinese consortium
and has prepared a communication &C
cepting the terms as agreed upon by
he United States, Great Britain and
France, the state department was in
formed by the American embassy at
Toxic.
The consortium will become effec-
tive as soon as the signatures Of Of
ficials have been affixed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
POLES WIN WAY TO KEW
Red Troops Evaeuate City as Cavalry
Enters.

Warsaw. - Polish cavalry entered
the city Of Kiev Saturday morning on
the heels of the retreating bolshevikL
The infantry kept up its advance
towards Kiev, cavalry detachmenu
keeping contact with the infantry.
There was little fighting, according
TO reports reaching Polish headquar-
ters in Warsaw. the cavalry going into
the city all day as the infantry at-
yanced in great semi.circle.
A few machine gun shots were fired
In the early morning as the cavalry
appeared, but this was quickly ST.
fenced, and reports say that the eva
cuation of Kiev began soon afterward.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
watson confesses to Nine Murders'

Les Angeles, Cal.--A total of nine
murders of his wives" had been con-
fessed by the man who, under the
name of James P. Watson, was sem
fenced to serve a life term in San
Quentin penitentiary for the staying
of Nina Lee Deloney. In addition the
man asserted his true name was Dan
Holden and that he had been born
and reared in Arkansas and was OF o
respectable" family.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
WESTON SCHOOLS


Paramount among the social
events Of the week was the formal
banquet given the Senior class Of
Weston High school by Mesdames r.
d. Watts. J. Harl Williams and +. c.
Kirkpatrick, Wednesday evening at
Jensen's tea room in walIa Walla.
Automobiles provided by DR.. F.
d. Watts. Worth r. Watts and +. c.
Fitzpatrick conveyed the guests 10
the scene Of entertainment.
A surprise feature Of the evening
was the privilege Of viewing an or
iginal painting by DeMereau, valued
at $65,O00, on exhibition at the Jen-
sen establishment. An appetizing
five-course banquet was served, the
faculty, hosts and hostesses being
seated at one table and the members
Of the class at another. Table dec
orations carried out the class colors
Of yellow and green in flowers, place
cards, favors and shaded candles.
The young lady graduates appear
ed in dainty evening gowns Of pastel
shades. Mrs. F. d. Watts was adj
mired in black lace and jet. Mrs. F.
c. Fitzpatrick wore white georgette
crepe, combined with pink. with a
corsage bouquet Of Cecil Bruner
roses. Mrs. J. Harl Williams gown
was a stunning creation of apricot
crepe de chine, elaborated with jet
and steel, a cut jet necklace adding
a pleasing note TO the costume. Mrs.
Edward Thornton Of Roseburg was
attractive in lemon yellow tulle. Miss
Frank Harris Davis looked fascinat-
ing in a robe Of pink georgette en-
broidered with silver; her flowers
were pink roses. Miss Edna Hollen-
beck was distinctive in nile green
crepe de chine, with corsage bou-
quet Of pink sweet peas. Miss Lur-
line Brown wore a handsome dress Of
gold-colored satin and chiffon, and a
corsage of red carnations.
Formal toasts were given in an eff
fective manner by mellow candle
light, as follows:
To the Miss Goldie
Nesbit, President Of Glass.
Response--M J. Harl Williams.
To the Hosts-Miss Nesbit.
Response-Dr. F. d. Watts.
To the School-Worth P. Watts.
Response-Prof. F. C. Fitzpat-
rick.
To the Faculty-Gail Miller Will
liams.
Responsibilities Edna Hollenbeck.
Informal speeches and toasts were
then given by all the students and
guests, rounding out one of the most
delightful events of the school year.
Last Thursday evening after school
Miss Davis entertained the Freshmen
with steak broil. up Pine creek.
The next afternoon the Sophomores
gave the rest of the high school and
faculty a splendid picnic on the
classic banks Of the same stream. A
very good time was reported at both.
Eighth grade and high school ex-
aminations began Thursday morning.
The ANIMALS will be out Saturday.
All wishing copies should apply to
Jessie Davis as soon as possible, be-
cause there will be only few copies
over the number on the list.
The class is fortunate in obtaining
DIR. Penrose of Whitman college to
speak, and Mrs. E. L. Blomgren to
sing, for Baccalaureate Sunday ev-
ening, May 16, in the high school au-
ditorium.
Commencement is Wednesday ev-
ening. May 10. in Memorial hall
Mre. Leila G. Sailing viii sing. Dr.
Bollen of the White Temple, Walla
Walla, will give the address.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14

oregon leads the seven states includ-
"a IN the 18th reserve district In the
purchase Of thrift and war savings
stamps, according to report received
by ]. A. Churchill, thrift director for
the state, from the regional directors
Headquarters in San Francisco.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
Marines Ordered to Key West.

washington.-A force of approx'-
mately 1900 marines was ordered to
proceed on the transport Henderson
from League Island to Key West, Fla,
to be held for possible service In Mex
leo.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
zodiac selected to Open Convention.

Chicago. - Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts, republican
senate leader and author of the Lodge
reservations to the league of nations
covenant, will sound the keynote OF
the presidential campaign at the re-
publican national convention at Chica-
20, June s.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14

Chicago. Emma Goldman whom the
government transported to Russia on
the soviet ark "Bufsrd." was homesick
for the United States, according TO a
letter from her made publicly DIR.
Ben l.. Reitman. -
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
elhson May be co!by,s Aid.

Washington. is understood on
good authority that the post of assist
ant secretary of state has been offered
TO Hugh S. Gibson. lat present Ameri-
can minister to the new republic of
Poland.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
canadian Wheat Advance. 40 csnts.

Winnipeg, Man.-The price to mills
Of all grades of western wheat was
advanced IS cents bushel and British
Columbia, Ontario and Quebec wheat
40 cents q bushel, in new regulations
issued by the Canadian wheat board
effective May 8. The maximum whole
sale price Of bran and shorts were
increased So a ton.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
q. o. p. Leaders Meet in Chicago.

G, Q. p, Leaders Meet IN ChIcaao'
Chicago. TO the Re-
publican national convention will be
staged here. beginning Monday. when
@. o. p. national committeeman and
national leaders meet to clear the way,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
Seattle.

Hay-Eastern Washington timothy,
s44@45 per ton. alfalfa, $l2@44.
Potatoes-Yakima Gems, SlSoQ1so;
local. s1s5@i75 per ton.
Butter Fat-59@61c.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14
House Abandons Re.all sales rax.

Washington. - Republican members
OF the house ways and means commit
tee definitely decided to abandon the
proposed per cent retail sales tax
for raising part of the money for the
proposed soldier relief legislation.
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Continued on Page Three)
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KEARNS THINKS B|G MATCH WILL
 G0 ID EUROPE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. l3.-Man- ager Jack Kearns, who is represent, ing Champion Jack Dempsey in the negotiations with Manager des Camps, for the Dempsey Carpenter championship ring battle, expresses the belief today that the big bout will take place in Europe. He say that ne sees little chance of the fight going to Tia Juana as pro posed by Promoter Coffroth.
 Kearns says that there appears to be only one objection to Tia Juana, but that one is enough to discourage the promotion of such q |contest at the Mexican resort. This objection is a lack of transportation facilities between San Diego and Tia Juana, those available at pres ent being insufficient to accommo- date such a crowd as will attend the event. .-..---..--.
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OLD BRITISH ESTATES
 ARE OFFERED FOR SALE

LONDON.-Several fine old es- tates possessing interesting histor- ical associations will come on the market soon. The most notable of the new lot announced for sale is Dalswinton, in Dumfrieshire, Scot land, which at one time formed a part of the lands held by John (''The Red", Comyn, a competitor of Robert Bruce for the throne of Scotland.
 Comyn's castle stood on or near the site of the present mansion house. After his death the castle was destroyed, with the exception of portion which still remains The estate came into the possession of the late William Macalpine Leng exactly hundred years ago. Leng's trustees are selling it.
 Killeen castle and the lands at tached, the property of the Earl of Fingall, whose family have been in undisputed possession of this County Meath estate for centuries past, is also to be offered for sale.
 The Earl of Plymouth has dis posed of large portion of the Newell estate in Worcestershire
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VONBR|NCKEN |S
 TOO LATE ID GET
 WHEY ID RETURN

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-Al- exander von Brincken, former at tache of the German consulate in this city, who was released from the federal penitentiary at McNeils is land several days ago, arrived here on the same day that his former wife announced her engagement 70 Lieut.. L. K Swenson of the United States navy. It had been von Brincken's intention to hunt up the lady with a view to bringing about a reconciliation, being unaware of the bestowal of her affections upon another man.
 Won Brincken announces that 1t is his intention to fight deportation to the last ditch, and it is under stood that he already has employed the best attorneys obtainable for that purpose. ....
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eral Products in 1919.
--.,---.s1s,850,O00
Total
Placer Mining.

Placer Mining.
 During 39 years, of mining Alaska has produced gold to the value of s31l 100000, and s21S,O00,000 of this amount IS to be credited to her placer mines. For reasons al- ready discussed there was less placer mining in 1919 than in 1918, and the outlook for a revival of the in dustry as whole under present economic conditions is not hopeful.
 A most unfortunate effect of the decline in gold, especially in placer mining, is the Encouragement of the prospector. Though many pros pectors devote their attention to the search for copper and other minerals, they as a class are held to their vocation by the hope of finding rich placers which they car develop by individual effort The
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13
WILSON DEBATING
 NEW APPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B. President Wilson and Secretary If the Treasury Carter Glass were ir conference al the Whit. House yes teriaE afternoon, the cabi.et ofict having been sum noned by the Pre- idept to discuss the appointment of h.. successor. such an appointment having been made necessary by the appointment of Glass to the senate
 It is understood that R. C. Lei tingwell, who nov holds the position of assistant secretary, is favored for the place.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13
GERMAN OPERA SEATS
 ADVANCING IN PRICE

r. BERLIN Prices for theater and opera seats are soaring to the skies in Germany. It has just been an nounced that 1t will be necessary to charge 50 marks for an orchestra seat and 100 marks for box seat at the first performance of Pftz- ner's 'Palestrina. which is soon to be given Before the war there Wa; much criticism because 30 marks was the charge for a seat at the opera when Caruso sang.
 When Frau Fritzi Massary's op- eretta ''SybilP was produced for the first time recently. speculators ad- vanced the price of seats to l20 and 150 marks.
 The audience included "illicit traders" whose wives and daughters glittered with diamonds.
 Xsnana-Ths Gateway to NcKiuley
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT POINTS OUT ALASKAN NEEDS

of operations due to the war have imperiled ths success of the under takings. /
 The outlook for gold mining in Alaska under present economic con- ditions is not hopeful, yet the con- tinued success of certain large ven lures. like dredging, shows that it is by no means hopeless. Such opera tions and the mining of bonanza de- posits will continue. Alaska still contains large reserves of gold-bear-
 ing gravels that can be mined pro- ftably when transportation condi- tions are improved. No one can
 foretell whether any more bonanza camps will be found, and therefore
 the only certain future lies in the
 development of deposits of lower si iduS. iHeiclotc Ciie HlUSt lIHpOIt- ant event of the year for the future of mining in Alaska was the con- tinuation of the work on the Gov ernment railroad and the assurance by congressional action of the money needed to complete the line. It is now certain that in three years there will be standard-gauge rail way connecting tidewater on the Pa cific with Fairbanks and navigable waters on the Yukon. To give its full benefit to the mining industry, however, the Alaska railroad must be connected with mining centers by good wagon roads.
 Except for the railroad construc-
 tion during the year, the transporta- tion conditions in Alaska have been
 worse in 1919 than in any previous
 year The coastal steamboat service l has been unable 10 meet the de
 mand for freight and passenger ! transportation, and the river steam
 CT service on the Yukon and it's
 tributaries has been worse than x-
 to discourage those who were plan 1 ming new ventures.
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aana-The Gateway to Mckinley
 National Paxk.
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INDICTMENTS ARE
 UPHELD BY COURT

GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. 13.-The indictments which were returned by the grand jury, charging Senator Newberry with fraud in connection with his election as member of Congress, have been upheld by the federal court, before which the in dictments were reviewed.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13

JOSS o1 9UU men 10 the piacer-mlnlnS industry means the loss of an equal number of at least potential pros pectors. Many prospectors have
 been drawn away from Alaska by
 the high wages and good business opportunities which war conditions have created in the States. It is, indeed, no longer necessary to go to Alaska to obtain high wages. As ia consequence, probably half, pos sibly there-quarters of the pre-war Alaska prospectors have sought oth- CT fields
 Gold dredging continues to hold an important place in Alaska placer mining. In 1919 there were 2S dredges in operation for the whole
 or part of the season, and they pro- duced gold to the value of about iS1, 100000, compared with an out ; put of s1,425,000 worth of gold by i 28 dredges in 1918. Two of these i dredges were operated in 1919 in | the Fairbanks district, two in the Iditarod district, one in the Birch Creek district of the Yukon basin,
 one in the Georgetown district Of
 the Kuskokwim basin, and the rest
 on Seward peninsula. One of the
 Fairbanks dredges and the Kusko- kwim dredge were first operated in 1919 and had successful seasons, ! showing that dredging can be pro- 1 fitable even under present adverse
 conditions This fact and the sue
 cessful dredging in Seward penin-
 sula during the last 15 years proves
 that this type of mining has an i'm
 portant future in Alaska. In nearly
 every placer-mining district of Al
 aska there are large areas under ! lain by auriferous gravels which justify exhaustive prospecting for the purpose of finding dredging i ground. The successful use of cold water thawing in connection with
 dredging enterprises should give d i further stimulus to this form of mining.
 ! The Yukon placer camps are the
 most isolated of the important Alas
 ka mining districts, and are there l fore the places where the cost of mining is highest, so that they are 1 the most sensitive to present eco
 homie conditions. This fact is re- l f1ected in the comparison of their
 gold output for 1919 and 1918,
 made in the subjoined table. Fortu-
 nately the loss at the Yukon camps
 was in part offset by somewhat
 greater production of gold at the
 placer mines on Seward peninsula.
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TEMPERATURE

Tuesday, January 13.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13

The annual report on mineral resources and production in Alaska for 1919 is now in preparation un- der the direction of Alfred H. Brooks, of the United States Geo. logical Survey, Department of the Interior. Some of the important features of the report relating to mining development during the year are distracted in the following state ment. Complete statistics of the mineral production of Alaska cannot De collected within less than three or four months after the close of the year, but meanwhile it appears advisable to give prompt publication to preliminary estimates, which are believed to be within five percent of the actual figures.
 General Statement.
 
 The winning of some s20,000 worth of gold from placer mines near Juneau in 1880 marked the beginning of the great mining in dustry of Alaska, the value of whose total product up to the close of 1919 is 100000. Alaska's developed mineral deposits are chiefly gold and copper. Hence, her mining in dustry in 1919 was subject to the same depression that affected gold and copper mining throughout the world. This fact explains in large measure why the value of Alaska's mineral output in 1919 is only about s1s,s50,00O, while that of 1918 was s2s,254,OOO.
 Alaska's mineral output in 1919 is the smallest made in any year since 1910, and it's value is less than half that of the output in 1916 s49, ,6O0,000). The abnormal pro- duction in 1916, chiefly that of three large mines, was due to the high price of copper during the war, which greatly stimulated copper mining With the fall in price of copper the Alaska copper industry reverted to more normal pre-wac conditions Meanwhile the world wide depression in gold mining cor sequent upon high operating costs brought on by the war has seriously crippled the other important Alaska mining industry As consequence. the value of the annual output of gold from Alaska declined from s16, 100000 in 1916 10 s9,O0O,000 in 1919. The Alaska gold-mining industry is particularly sensitive to present conditions because many Of the enterprises were not on a very sound economic basis. Gold produc- ton has been kept up for many years by the exploitation of bonanza placers rather than by the systemat- ic development of large deposits of lower grade The mining of placer gold has been carried on as a gam ble rather than as business ven ture. As the purchasing power of their product was reduced many gold-mining operators have been at tracted to other fields, such as oil drilling in the States, in which the chances of large speculative profits were greater than in placer mining. It IS especially unfortunate that the only large. gold-mining ventures in Alaska were lode mines near Ju- neau, where the margin of profit was so small that the increased cost
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13

The placer gold output ot the Fairbanks district was produced by about 36 summer mines employing 360 men, and about 20 winter mines, employing so men. Drift mining Is on the wane at Fair banks, for in 1918 there were over 70 deep mines and in 1919 there were only 2s. As only the deep mines can be operated in the win ter, this condition has resulted in great curtailment of winter op- erations and has made the labor problem more serious, for it is im- possible to have a permanent min ing population where employment is assured only for the summer. The larger part of the known deep de- posits of rich ground at Fairbanks has been worked out, and it will probably be impossible, under the present cost of operation, to revive this form of mining on large scale The conditions here, how ever, are improved now that the camp can be assured of fuel at req sonable cost from the Nenana coal field. The best immediate prospect for the revival of placer mining at Fairbanks is that of exploiting the large reserves of auriferous gravel that can be mined by dredges and steam scrapers. This gravel will be mined by the use of Nenana coal after the general conditions are i'm proved by the tablishment of di- rect rail connection with the coast .. Gold Lode Mining.
 Eighteen gold-lode mines were op- erated in Alaska in 1919 and pro duced gold worth about s4,l00,U00
 Twenty-Five mines were operated in
 1918 and produced gold worth S3,- 473,000. The increase in 1919 came from the three mines at Juneau. but does not assure the continued pros perity of the Undermining industry, for these mines at Juneau are work
 the value of gold recovered and the cost of operation to make it certain that they will be able to pay the continued increasing expense of min ing. The only other large gold lode mine in Alaska is in the Sitka district, where operations in 1919 were, so far as known, on about the same scale as in 1918.
 The most important event of the year bearing on lode mining in Alaska was the development of some large ore bodies in the Stewart River basin of Portland canal, which marks the Southeastern boundary of the Territory. So far as known, the only properties developed suff- ciently to prove the value of these bodies are on the Canadian side of the international boundary, but close to it. The same geologic conditions occur on the Alaska side of the boundary, where metalliferous lodes have long been known to occur and where many claims have been stalk ed. The natural seaboard outlet for the Canadian as we'll as the American properties in the Stewart River basin is the town of Hyder, on the Alaska side of Portland canal. The lodes of this district, so far as
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13

Father Monroe, who came to Ne mana last Friday to conduct services in the local Catholic church, return ed to his headquarters in Fairbanks this afternoon.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-01-13

MT. and Mrs. Lipman Simson and children returned to Nenana today from Fairbanks, where they made a several-day visit.
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s4,264,000 s2,s30,0o0
, 1920-08-25
publication.

EFT is hereby brought to public o@tice
that the Letters Patent which were
recorded in the United States Pa,
tent Office, Washington, D. -, on Is
January 1920. in the name Of the Gil
lette Safety Razor Company, a corpora
ton organized and existing under the
laws Of Massachusetts, and patent GER
tifcate No. 1923, 024 issued therefor,
has this date been registered in the office
Of the Government Secretary Of the Vlr
gin Islands Of the United States, at St.
Thomas, in accordance with provisions
contained in regulations issued by the
Governor on 80 June 1920.
Government Of the Virgin Islands OF
the United States, St. Thomas 7 August
1920.
C. c. TIMMONS,
Government Secretary.