The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-03


land already IN IN tuilNttDu aud cap
able of increasing production at once,
win secure the approval of Their bond
issues.
The hull of the wooden steamer
Caponka Was launched ht Portland
April -, IN 10 actual working days.
This establishes u new worlds record
for wooden hull construction The best
previous time was b2 working days on
tho hull of the steamer WHkau Build
ora Of both veABolH was tho Grant
Smith Porter Ship company.
IRE destroyed tho machine shgl'S
of the Aumpter Valley railroad 1t
linkor. with n loss estimated at So o
900 II 10 believed the nrr MAS Ia.
condiary
The war hHs opened n ncw and I'm.
pnTtant industry for llent0u aud LIN
coln ooun,ioa, THIS industry consists
Of gathering aud drying fox glove
leaves, from which digitalS Is extract
cd, There is heavy demand for this
product In the hospitals Of Europe,
JcHse c, ApploEatc. sheriff OF Wash
ing,on county: John W Bailey vice
president Of tho commercial club at
lIillsboro. aud Charles u, Buchanan.
prominent business man Of Hills
borO. were sentenced TO 10 days In tho
county jail and fined $3.50 each for
importing liquor into Oregon.
i.argt quantities OF machinery rail.
road material and supplies are arriv.
ing at Toledo and Yaqulna daily.
Camps are being established all along
tho line from South Beach To the Aisea
bay. 1t has been definitely decided
TO build logging railroad from Aisea
bay 10 Kings slough. Oh Yaanina bay,
The reclamation service has award
ed contracts for grazing $4,000 acres
IN umatilla. Gillian and Morrow coun'
ties, the leases TO run for 10 yeare.
Tho aggregate OF contracts Ia about
$4,000. Tho largest contracts we're
awarded To II. l.. SAnfieid OF stan
field. $4,000 acres for approximately
5000. John F. Kenny, trustee, OF
iicppner, $4,000 acres for $4,000.
THAT regIstcred men called into mill
tnry service may avail themselves Of
the expert counsel and guidance OF the
governments legal advisors, tho state
council OF defense Is sending TO each
quota called tho names OF those ad'
visors. Tho state organization also
performs an appreciated service In
summarizing the dutieB the legal help
srs were appointed TO perform. and
which may bc asked OF them by the
rcgigtrants.
Junction City. Lan0 county, is deter
mined TO have fewer or cleaner tramps,
Free baths have been Installed In the
city hall for transients who travel on
freight trains aud find tho town a con.
vonlont stopping place. Bathing ia not
voluntary upon the part OF the visitors.
Citizens. who believe that In this time
OF national need OF laber there is no
excuse for ldleness, have charge OF the
shower. aud have so far effectively
treated all cases,
The secretary of agriculture has nd.
ylsod Representative Hawiey that tho
department In cooperation with tho
state OF Oregon. will push soil survey
work In Washington county. Repre-.
sentative Hawlcy had been urging II
soil survey In Josephine county, but
tho secretary has concluded that tha
Washington county work is the more
important al present, as II has u more
direct bearing on the development Of
agriculture in the state
Although s. d. Huston has an
nouncod his intention of withdrawing
as candidate for the republican noni
lnatlon for United States senator for
the long torn. II Ia possible his name
may have to remain on the primary
ballot IN an opinion of Attorney.
General Crawford. given in Ap"3,
1912, he held that n candidate cotltl :
not withdraw his name after he hal
Tiled his nominating petition and Of.
tor some official act had been taken
thereon.
Withdrawals OF public lands suitable
'or water power development aRgre.
eating several thousand acres, have
been made by the government from
he Oregon California railroad grant
acreage, according to information re-
,eived at the office OF State Engineer
lewis, and It 10 stated that the with
lrawals are made as result OF in.
'estigatlons by the federal authorities.
tbout 100 townships are affected by
no order along the Nehalem, umpqua,
;iuslaw, Siletz. Rogue and Smith
ivefs and their tributaries
No Honest Work Wasted.