The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-21


umcr. making u total OF 72i printed
pages,
In complete check made by the
chamber of commerce Of n number
of wooden yrnacls under contract In
Oregon. the total is placed at ils. at
witch 20 are for the government -
IN private account and - Tor France.
Added Ia that are two steel steamers
Bfloat that are being finished and u
others ARE either on the ways or con.
tractud for
ATTORNEY. General Brown, In an opin'
ion 10 Insurance Commissioner Wells.
holds that there IL no limitation as
10 the number of agents that al ln9nr
anco company may appoint in thr state
TO transact automobils insurance busl'
uehR
Thr"o million acfpe NJ nrh igri
rul,ural lands can ho added 10 the food
pruducinE area nf oregon by proper
draluAgr. 10 the statement of the ore
ron state Drainage hRtm lation IN iN
first biennial report, vhtrh 10 Just or
the press.
An Amcrlcan.seandinas wan patriotic
festival. participated In by pr Nina
Webster Powell. the world famous
pfima donna. viii be The leading feat
urc OF the opening Of the coming state
fair. TO be held ut Salem September
q to 90
Mrs. Laura S,archer head ot the
frat city administration IN the country
composed entirely OF women, has re
aligned M mayor OF umatiila aud gone
to Parma. Idaho, TO Tive Her HuSccN.
uor ia Mrs Helen T. Duncan. appointed
BY the council,
Approximately 1900 men left their
places In the wooden ahipyardH Of
Portland Saturday morning at 10
O'Clock Ia compliance with their pre-
yious announcement that they would
strike unless their demands for closed
shops and higher wages were granted,
Il would not be lawful to invest the
state school fund ln'irrigation district
bonds. even though the bonds have
been approved by the state becuri,iea
cummiaalor. according IN an opinion
given by Attorney General Brown to
q. e. Brown. clerk OF the state land
board.
Completing the plans originally rp'
proved Of for It's Bend lumber plant.
the sheylin llixou company will install
a fourth band this winter. increasing
the daily production 10 100000 feet
and adding approximately 100 men To
It's payroll at the mill and in the
woods.
Active work on the Gales Creek a
Wilson River railroad. now being
built westward from Wilkcshoro. the
terminal nf the United Railway, 10
ward tldowatcr rear Till.mook. 10
progressing rapidly, The tirSi To-
mile unit viii be completed before the
first OF the wear
G. r. spence. master of the state
grange, is IN Washington. 10 confer
with u party ot grang"rs FROM other
coast states and Representatives of the
department of agriculture In regard to
the price Of wheat reccntly fixed by
the government Oregona other dele
gate Ia W, W liarrah.
During the past week $50 industrial
accidents, OF which three were fatal.
have been reported to the state IN
dustrial commission, The victims OF
the fatal accidents were Frank Row
ley. kelsu, Wash, logger; Abraham
Lincoln. Portland, steel worker; Karl
Dahl, Deer Island. logger.
The ports of Newport and Toledo
held u Joint meeting at Toledo and
decided to proceed with the work
OF improving Yaqulna harbor by build
ing the south jetty as soon as tho
specifications are prepared. Improve
mont bonds will be sold for $4lS,0O0
or as much as the estimates require.
The work will no done by contract,
Decision OF the state highway com.
mission to postpone construction OF
the west side route OF the Pacific
highway until the completion OF the
east side road has evoked wide indiS'
nation. There is talk or holding
meeting of representatives of west
side counties to ascertain II steps eau
not be taken to force the commission
10 do otherwise,
A resolution demanding the removal
of Allen II. Eaton as representative
IN the state legislature from Lane
county and his resignation as mem
ber of the faculty of the University
of Oregon because of his participation
in the meeting of the Peoples Coun'
Gil of America Tor Democracy and