The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-04-27

filed applications for admission 10 the
training camp. which In 10 be opened
At the Prcsldio. at San Francisco.
May 4.
During the week ending April n.
apa accidents were reported 10 tho
Industrial accident commission. OF
these. three were fatal. the fatalities
being Jim Liapcs. Pendlcton, railroad
operator. George Webb, unknown
residence. aud Roy Barnes. Fail
Greek. both alleged TO be trcspassers
The gathering OF onscara bark II
getting to he an industry Of some
importance In willamina, A, n. Ford,
merchant Of wtllamina and Butler.
shipped out 10000 pounds OF II Last
week and received $500 for H.
In accordance with he government,
plan TO Increase the production OF
ioodaiuifs. the klamath commercial
club has appealed TO the LEGISLATORS
at Washington for the completion OF
the klamath reclamation project
News that Thomas Il, Sheridan. s1'
president ot the Frat National bank
Of Roscburs. had been pardoned b,
President Wilson vas received With
approval by the great majority OF
residents OF Roseburg and vicinity.
Portland 10 contributing more men
10 the navy than any other city save
New York. according to figures given
out by Secretary Daniels for the week
ending April ~. There we're S56 navy
enilstmenta In New York and 5:3 in
Portland.
TiliAmook beach resorts. including
GAribaldi. Baryicw. Rookaway, saltair
and az far north a. Manhattan will
be equipped with electric lights and
power for the summer season, the
slectrifyinE TO be permanent in con
struetIon.
The umpqua Baptist association.
which will be held at Riddle this
year. has changed It's dates from June
0, Z. : TO June 20. q. 20. About so
delegates arc expected TO attend and
the dates were changed 10 accommo
date tho visiting delegates,
Because all the bids received were
below par. the state land board 70
jectsd all blds for the y250.00O rural
credits bonds and instructed the clerk
OF the board to Immediately wire the
boards attorney In each county 10
cease taking applications for loans.
Thure A. Linds,roin. teacher at the
Oregon school for the deaf. at Salem.
in engaged In securing n census OF all
the deaf In that vicinity to ascertain
who among them will help TO make
up a regiment of silent fighters" to
offer their services TO Colonel Roosc
welt.
A signal achievement In navy re
cruIting. unequaled by any other state
In the union. has been attained by
Oregon. The 500 men TO be recruited
from April 1 TO 90 have been secured
by the navy recruiting office at Port
land under Lieutenant Commander
Blackburn,
Spence Workman, deputy state seal
or OF weights and measures. has sent
notice TO his district SealerS TO prose
cute all berry dealers who do not give
their customers full measure OF Der
rles. This notice Ia being given In
connection with the arrival OF the
strawberry season,
W. j. Kerr. president OF the Oregon
Agricultural college. was authorized
TO take complete charge Of oreSon's
food production and conservation
campaign at a meeting OF represen
tatives OF most OF the states indus
trial. commercial. civic and social In
terests at Portland.
Convinced, after preliminary ex
animation that sufficient grounds ex
ist for thorough probe Of the farm
products rates OF the oregon.Wash
ington Railroad a Navigation com
pNuy ana tut 0ICkVh oHott A@thN ANV"
road company. the public service com
mission ordered hearing on both.
The director OF the United States
Geological survey has obtained from
Secretary OF State olcott list OF al
automobile owners in oregon, TO pro
vide them with data relative to the
topographic maps Of the state. These
are maps, the director says, In which
every automobile owner Is interested,
and he desires to get them into the
hands OF all such car owners.
A mass meeting Of fully 400 fisher
men at Astoria adopted a resolution
protesting against the law enacted al
the recent session of the Legislature
forbIdding the sale in oregon OF sal
mon caught by trollers outside the
three.mile limit during the Columbis
river closed seasons. The meeting
also decided to bring an action to test
the constitutionality OF the law.
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