The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-03


operation; Denver Marsh. Jackson
willie. railroad operation.
An alarming car shortage is report
cd by the public service commission
which is receiving daily reports as to
the number OF cars available In the
state to meet the needs OF shippers,
The shortage has been climbing daily
during the past week,
A convention OF the willamette div
ision Of the Women OF woodcratt
Circle will be held In Dallas, August
and :, Thirtythree lodges from the
six willamette valley counties will be
represented and over 100 delcgates
are expected TO attend.
Governor withycomhe has announe'
ed his plan for keeping Oregon free
from labor disturbances by the erea'
tion OF q board OF conclliation and
arbitration to which would be submit
ted all difficulties which might arise
between labor and capital
An estimate was received by the
public service commission from G, y.
Porter. chief grain inspeotor-fo for the
commission. that the estimated wheat
yield for the state Of Oregon this year
is 100000 bushels. or hu, 60 per
cen, OF last years wheat crop.
A deed was filed for record at AS,
toria whereby the Younss River com
pany sells to the Crown Willamette
Paper company 1855 acres OF timber
land. located in the upper loungs
River district. The consideration
named 10 the deed is s4so,OOO,
Because OF the danger OF fire from
discarded lighted cigars or cigarettes,
Public Service Commissioner Corey
has written the superintendent OF all
the railroads OF the state, suggesting
that temporarily they put screens on
the windows of all smoking cars.
According TO reports received BY
Carl d. Shoemaker. state game war
den, from his force OF deputy war
dens, forest rangers and other sources.
there will be plenty of deer when the
season opens in district No. 1. which
includes all OF western Oregon.
Pronouncing the service OF the 0s-
wego Lake Water. Light & Power
company insufficient and unreason-
able. the public service commission has
issued an order requiring the company
to provide the citizens OF oswego with
pure water and an adequate service.
silver Leaf" an orchard disease.
has been discovered in the Winston
orchards at Roseburg. the first ap.
pearance, 1t is believed, OF the pest
in the United States. II is known in
New Zealand and Canada.
and invariably kills the fruit tree at
lacked.
Governor James Withycombe OF Ore
ron and Governor Moses Alexander OF
daho held a conference at Portland.
IN the initiative OF Governor Alex.
.nder. who had requested the Ore
,on executive to meet him for the |
purpose. Neither would discuss the
ubject OF the conference.
The effective work Of the Citizens
Defense League. working in co-opera
ion with the officials, seems to have
,rought a decided check to the I. w.
". activities in klamath Falls. and a
wholesome respect for the incensed
eople OF the community has been
There is talk OF erecting
stockade.
Farmers and other growers of pota- a
oes, If they have access to water. may r
cry materially increase yield. quality /,
I'D profits Of the potato crop by pro :,
er irrigation. Based on 10 years Of
xperiments in potato irrigation, the /
'regon Agricultural College expert. d
rent station has collected extensive
nd valuable data.
A million gallon reservoir. in addi.
on to the present 100000 gallon I
to be built especially for Z
re fighting purposes was one of the I
ost important recommendation
ade to Mayor Walter Keyes and
lillian McGilchrist, chairman Of the -
re prevention committee of Salem by 4
e state fire marshal's department. "
The public service commission has 4
sued orders suspending the proposed d.
Lvanced tariffs on intrastate coal
ipments in Oregon on the Southern
4cific, O.-W. r. & NJ, Spokane, Port 4.
nd & Seattle, Oregon Electric, Pa q
nc G. Eastern and United Railways "
le tariffs. under the orders issued,
e all suspended until November 1.
until such time as hearing can be th
d. :,
Counting road construction, bridge
iIding and other work turned over
the highway commission by the
rious counties Of the state for over.
eing, the commission has on hand
TX aggregating the sum OF $2.200,- 80