The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-17

Grand Army OF the Republic next Aug
ust and 20 perfect necessary prelimi
naries, heads OF the grand army and
affiliated bodies spent three days In
Portland last week Among them were
commanderin-chief Orlando a somers.
OF tho q. A. H.. Kokomo. Ind: Adjutant.
General Robert W, Mcbride. Indian.
apolin. Ind. and QuArtermaster Gen.
erai G. q. stowitI. Buffalo. New York.
with the exception Of some rough
places In Cow Greek canyon the Pacific
highway In In excellent condition bc-
tween Portland and the California
line. State Highway Engineer Num-
reports. and heavy summer automobile
traffic IL already under way.
Twelve million, six hundred aud
forty thousand pages Of reading matter
are included In the 20i.T5 republican
and s5,s05 democratic pamphlets,
which have Just been mailed TO the
registered voters OF the state. The
total coat of the pamphlets was SILL.
6Os.65.
Tho 37th annual eneampment OF the
Department OF Oregon. Grand Army OF
the Republic. the woman's Relief
Corps and the Ladies' Of the @. 4. II.
was held at Albany. beginning Monday.
Approximately 1000 people from all
sections OF the state attended the three
conventions,
Contracts for nine wooden ships OF
the Dallin type. TO be $500 tons each.
have been awarded by the shipping
board TO the Kern 4 Kiernan Ship
building company. and to the Columbia
Engineering Works. OF Portland, tho
largest end OF the contract going 10 tho
former concern.
Al a recent meeting In Medtord II
was decided TO hold the annual On.
campment OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Reunion association of southern Orc
gon In Grants Pass September . to IL.
The ASSOCIATION has members In Curry,
Douglas. jackson. Josephine, klamath
and Lake counties.
A EroA, industry is looming In Polk
county. With the growing Of beans
and bcets found inadequate 10 replace
the hop industry. a dehydrated vcge.
table eyaporating plant has been erect
ed on Horst Brothers hop ranch. bc-
tween Independence and Salem, and
is now In operation.
A sugar ra,Ioning system, affecting
all canning and manufacturing con.
Germs. was put into effect May is.
Manufacturers who use sugar must fill
out n report. showing amounts on
hand. and must thereafter. present n
certificate through the food adminlstra.
tlon In order TO obtain supplies from
the dealers.
Lumber mills OF the Willamette val.
Icy are threatening to burn the slab
wood piiing up In their yards II cars
for transporting the fue! TO Portland
and other points OF distribution are not
forthcoming. Some OF the mills, In
making report to the office Of Fuel, Ad.
Fred J. Holmes. indicate
that they are already burning some
slabwood in their plants.
The Bend Commercial club has wired
Hawiey that the passage
OF the bill for the enlargement Of
Crater Lake national park would be n
decided blow to the stock industry OF
the state. as II would reduce pasturago
by $4,000 acres. Tho club urges Mr..
Hawley TO endeavor 10 secure the with
drawai or defeat Of the measure, which
was introduced In the senate by Sena.
tor McNary.
For the first time In 80 years Silver
lake In Deschutes county is dry at this
season Of the year, Stockmen living
In the vicinity for many years have
depended on the lake rs watering
place for their stock. Farmers In the
southern part of the county are also
'cporting extreme dryness. Many Of
he crops are said to be badly In need
II rain, and unless change OF weather
occurs In a short time heavy damage
will be the result,
Six fatalities were reported to the
tate industrial accident commission
nut Of total of SOC accidents for tho
week ending May 0. Names. addresses
md occupations OF the fatally injured
yorkmen follow: David Bradley, AZ.
oria, logger: Dan McCrimmon, Blind
Tough. logger; Alex Hin, Astoria, iron
worker; Everett Jeffery, Til'amook,
ogger; Charles Nostrun, Cascade
.ocks, contractor; G. A. Price, Port.
and. shipynrd worker.