The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-12-07

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90 To the wholesale baker for H.
The public service commission ha
received instructions from the fuc
administration authorities nj Wash
iugtun that no electric advertising
Higns. the electricity FOR which iB sen
Grated by coal aud which operate III
Liglt shalt be- allowed to operate IL
thr future. The cummisHlun knows
~ nu nignh operated Ia oregon con
iug under The description of thOss
placed under the ban.
In preparation Tor the primary cleo.
Ian, which viii be- held next May.
Iccrctary Of state OlCott Is sending
ln the county CLERKS lint of the reg
istnfci voters from their counties 80
they may check the list and thus elm.
mate the names OF all disqualified
YutorH.
Following a conference win Adm
iAnt General Williams. Governor
withycombc said the three companies
of Spanish h.Amcriran War veterans or.
gauiErd some time Hgo under Adlutant
General White viii be- called into serv.
ice 40 the unorganl1cd militia within
the next few weeks
~ the request Of the federal gov.
crnmcnt. the oregon Agricultural col
lcgc Is establishing a school for tho
special purpose ot training part Of the
$1,000 radio and buxEcr operators i'm
mediately needed by the government.
Admission is limited TO mrn subject
20 the second and succeeding drafts.
\ pruning school. the first Of Its
kind ever held IN Hood River, was
opened Monday for the purpose OF
teaching the fruit growers ot the Hood
River valley the proper methods of
pruning fruit trees IN order TO secure
the maximum fruit results and Rt the
same time insure the best possible
shape Tor the tree
Lumber shipments from tho Column
bia river reached low chb in Nov.
cmher. according To figures complied.
Twenty one Ncpacls loaded In the low
or Columbia district. their cargoes to-
mllng l5.5s7G0i feet Ten vessels
loaded tOls3,Oi3 feet at up river mills.
making a total ot a6.sio.574 feet ship.
ped from the Columbia river during
the month,
u f. Houhan. United States inspcc.
tor Of immigration for Oregon, reeeiv.
ed notice from Washington Of his ap'
polntmcnt na arbitrator for the govern.
mont 10 adtuat all remaining questions
oT differences between tho Pacific
Telephone aud Telegraph company aud
ita employees IN Oregon growing out OF
the recent strike. ns welt aH any future
complications.
II IL very improbable that the public
service commission or any OF the ship
pcrs OF Oregon will send representa-
tive 90 Washington. u. G., 10 oppose
the a. per cont increase In freight
rates asked for by the western rail'
roads OF The nation, when the matter
comes up before tho interstate com
merce commission for further hearing
on December H.
Captain w, A. Arnold, Of the signal
corps OF the United States army, has
arrived AT Marshfieid TO make d per
sonul canvass Of all logging camps,
shIpyards and lumber mills of Coos
county. with Wow OF enlIsting the
men as members of the Loyal Legion
OF Lumbermon aud Loggers, About
5000 men are employed in the lumber
industry In Coos county,
Al meeting OF the state desert
land board il was decided TO cancel
the bond OF the Paisley irrigation pro
icct. provided the company would put
up securities. deposited with the sure
ty company for the bond. with a Port
land bank 20 he named by the board
The company asked for such an ar
rangement In order to be relieved OF
paying premium on the bond, As
soon as the company adjusts settle
ments with settlers on the project the
securities will be turned over to It.
The Willamette Valley Lumbermen's
association has. received message
from r. G, Donaldson, its representa-
tive before the interstate commerce
commission at Washington, saying
that Joint conference OF representa-
tIyes of the Northern Pacific. Great
Northern and the Southern Pacific .
railroads have signed an agreement tc
open the northern route, effective on
the earlieat date permitted by the com
on lumber from the william
rite valley 10 Chicago and all points
east on the same basis rs now applies {
by way OF the Union Pacific.
Prospect for another railroad pro
lect for Baker county was nippcd in |
he bud by receipt OF word at the
Minum national forest office of refusal
,f the government at this time TO sell