The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-08

average this year
Earnings OF paroled men from the
state penitentiary continue 10 show =
steady Increase, according TO the re
port of Parole officer Keller, The
earnings for the month OF May OF sIs
mon totaled Sts,tOS,tS, or an average
at Sl4.6o per month,
Ffty.three thousand dollars have
been raised OF the $4,000 which is
orcgon's and ldaho's share of the ma
tional S3.O0O,0oo fund for work of the
Y. NJ e. A. In the army and navy
training camps. Portland has thus
far contributed $4,000 OF her $2S,OOo
share.
An Oregon girl won the interstate
prohibition contest for the Pacific
coast at los Angeles Miss Margaret
Garrison ~ willamette University
was the successful candidate, She
will represent the Pacific coast at
Washington, u, G., in the national
contest in a few weeks
As one Of the first statewide moves
under the new state fire marshal law.
Insurance Commissioner Harvey
Wells. who also is state fire marshal,
will send out the latter part OF this
week a letter Of instruction to all
fire chiefs Of the state and to others
who have charge OF firetighting.
The University Of Oregon is con,
sidcring 4 plan OF sending professors
along with military organizations, u
the war department will permit such
an arrangement, according 10 an an.
nouncement by President Z. /. Camp
bell The purpose of the plan is to
permit students to continue studies
while in the service.
Ephraim Barnes. supervisor Of the
Minam forest has received a telegram
from headquarters TO the effect that
all stockmcn holding permits to craze
stock in the reserve will not be com
PEELED to relinquish their permits up
on enlisting in the army Each will
be required only to notify the office
of his enlistment aud other herds will
be substituted until his return.
In the Willamette and Columbia
river district and along the Oregon
coast total of Is shipyards are
building vessels. eight others are lay.
ing out plants and five more have
taken initial steps and are arranging
for active operations. a total of 20
plants. Actually under construction
now are 90 steel steamers and SO
wooden craft. The eight plants now
being laid out already have IA ships
Grant Smith 4 Co. OF Portland. will
execute a contract for the cOnstruc'
ton of $4,000 highway in Coos /
county between Glasgow and Hauscr,
10 miles, and will commence work
his month The county court adver-
Used the job as a unit Of the 1862 900 r
pond issue system, but received no {
pliers. The court then decided to .
,uild the highway on force account.
the equipment of Grant "
Smith & Co.
On the ground that the problem OF
eeding the nation as a result of war |,
S not the work of months, but OF /
ears, f. J. McClanahan, president of
he Oregon State Poultry Breeders as II
ociation, has announced plans for c.
tatewide meeting Of Oregon poul- n
rymen. to be held In connection with ~
he Oregon state fair at Salem this
all. At that time it is proposed to <
utline a campaign for the spring
nd summer of 1918. m
4 remarkable showing Of the speed az
1g up of industrial activities through h,
ut the state is indicated in the week
Y report of the industrial accident
ommission for the week Of May Is to
I inclusive Of the 454 accidents
ported four were fatal, the fatalities
eing Frank Bablet. lone, railroad op. ca
rator; Ulysses s. Hanson. Hcppner, II
abroad operator; Abijah Bickford, gu
a Grande. trespasser, and Harold
anson, Cotton, minowOrker. 81
A letter received by Secretary o. an
ut from L. A. LiIjeqyist shows that ~ ~
Ie game laws Of the last legislature, T.,
they refer to Chinese pheasants, nm
e slightly tangled. Three different pr
is were passed. and Attorney Lille IN,
list expressed a desire TO know the III
me of passage to ascertain, If pos Ss' S'
BILE, which is controlling. The three ~"
Iapters of the session laws involved al
e 297, $40 and 413. Secretary Oh IN.
1T has advised Attorney Lilieqvist th'
at Chapter 297 was received in his
flee February II; Chapter 340 on III
,bruary IS, and Chapter 13 on Feb. 10
aTy 10. an,