The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

of which nIx were fatal. The fatal
cases were John Maxwell. Portland.
shipbullding. o, v. Ayers. LInnton.
Lumbar manufacturing. c. Moreno.
Portland. nhipbulldInsi Mike Daceel.
lierl. Bend, lumber manufacturing:
Charles Mccormick. Marshneld. ium.
bcr manufacturing. W. W. knight.
bttwecn oHwego and 0oodin. killed In
railroad wroek.
The membership Of tho NTH junior
rainbow regiment has now climbed 10
more than 1000. hut J. A. Churchill. su'
porintendent OF public instruction. will
not close the enrolment until all the
names that are likely TO be reported
from the public schools are In. as
another regiment viii not be started
At this umo.
Fake salcsmen Of corporation stock
have made their appearance In Oregon.
according TO Corporation Commission.
or schuidermAn. and have succeeded
In making sales 10 business men In
Portland and elsewhere. Their method
10 TO stop for q short time In each
town visited. sell stock and finally
set out OF the state before officers can
apprchend them.
J. n. s,annard and Frank Tichenor
received four votes each for the demo
cratic nominAtion for representative
from Coos and Curry counties. and c.
J. Edwards and II. J. Moore also 70.
ccivcd four votes each for the demo
cratic nomination for representative
from Tlllamook and Yamhill counties.
Under the law breaking OF ties Of this
kind 10 decided By lot.
Because OF the prevalence Of sheep
scabics In some willamette valley
fiocks during last winter and spring.
and because Of danger Of its spread.
inR 10 other flocks In the state. the
state livestock sanitary board has do.
elared Q quarantine agains, the move
ment OF any sheep In western Oregon
that have been affected. the Quaran.
tine to hold until due precautions have
boon taken.
Representative Hawiey was assured
by the aviation section Of the signal
corps that an aeroplane would be sept
10 Eugene 10 participate in the Fourth
of July celebration II Major Emmons,
in command OF the aviation camp at
Sacramento. deems Il feasible for one
OF his men 10 attempt the 6oo.mile
flight. The machines used at Saora.
mento carry only enough gasoline for
1875 miles.
The public service commission re-
celved word from II. II. Ashton. re.
glonai director for the railroad admin.
istration at Chicago. that the Southern
Pacific has appealed from the COM
missions order requiring tho instalia.
lion of q reinforced concrete crossing
Al Divide. in Lane county. because OF
war conditions The regional director
asked the commission topostpono con.
struction Of tho crossing.
A price Interpretation committee
which has boon appointed by Federal
Food Administrator W. D. Aver TO pre-.
rent proiiteering In food products win
investigate coats and publish weekly
'eports. Figures at which the articles
Iro selling and suggesting prices at
which they should reasonably be Of !.
cred TO the consumer viii be an.
lounced. II 10 then hoped that the
etailer will be forced to sell at the !.
after figure.
II the labor shortage, already acute. j,
'ocomes more serious. Salem stores !.
will make arrangements to close, so
hat employees may so to the berry :,
ards and orchards as harvesters, A
osoiution TO this effect was passed at :,
special meeting Of the Salem com. :.
iercial club, To overcome short. !
sc Of more than 1000 pickers the Red \
ross chapter has taken the situation ! !
! hand. and made o house.to.house ! \
anvass for laborers,
BY an order Issued from the office :,
Federal Food Administrator w. B. :,
yer. housewives OF Oregon are now i i
ermitted to purchase but rs pounds Of :, "
lgar for canning and preserving pur. .,
oses, For domestic uses the city :,
lmily is still limited to the purchase :, :
two pounds of sugar at any one :,
me. while the rancher's family can = :,
btaln but five pounds on any one trip =
town. II Is provided that where : :
,untry buyers may need quantity !,
rger than five pounds to care for - y
lreshers or special crews Of workers :, y
ley may obtain permit raising the =, ~
ve.pound limit by applying to the :, y
,untv food administrator