The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-07-04

growers IN UmAtilla county, men SUD
jeCt 10 the draft or already in can't
under the selectiye draft act, may b,
sent 20 the wheat fields in eastern
Oregon TO save the crop.
An official list OF additional rail
roads taken over by the government
includes the Oregon Electric, correct
ing a previous announcement to the
contrary. The list also includes the
Northern Pacific Terminal company,
the Oregon Trunk and the Camas
Prairie, whose employees are thus as
sured Of the wage increase ordered on
lines under government control.
Interest in pig club work in Ore
gon has increased $50 per cent this
year. according TO l.. J. Allen, pig club
agent at the oregon Agricultural col
lege. The total enrolment is 1900.
Seventy.five banks have cooperated
by lending money at per cent to boys
and girls wishing to enter the con
test. The largest club In the state is
that at Salem, consisting OF approx.
mately 300 members.
Statistics compiled by Lloyd J.
Wentworth, director OF wooden ship
construction In the 11th district, Port.
land and the Columbia river. show
that the Grant Smith.Porter Ship
company at Portland is the winner
again OF the pennants best progress"
for the 15 days from June 15 to June
30, inclusive. The same company also
was at the top OF the list In the dis.
trict for the 1b days ending June 1b.
Until further notice all insane pa.
tlents committed from Multnomah
county win be sent TO the eastern
Oregon hospital at Pendleton, rather
than 10 the main institution at Salem.
This was ordered by the state board
OF control. Superintendent Steiner de-
clared that there had been an amazing
influx Of population into his institu.
tion during the past month or so. the
largest In history. and that the hos.
pltal Ia literally swamped.
Fish az the state salmon egg stations
are found In larger numbers than in
any year since operations we're start.
ed according TO a report which has
Just been filed with Governor Witty.
combe by Master Fiah Warden n. E.
Clanton. III no bad ,uck ls experience
ed" reports Mr., Clanton. "our egg take
Of the royal chinook salmon should
be much larger than ever before
While Il Is hard 10 estimate. think
we will be safe In saying we will take
In the neighborhood OF $4,000 900 20
40 1000, 900 eggs"
People from Harney county and
other interior points report that the
hay crop OF that section will be very
small and In many sections a total
loss as the result OF n combination OF
dry weather and grasshoppers. In
many sections there has been no rain
Tor months and In the lIarney valley !
ho grasshoppor plague h reported
he worst In years. The business men /
,f Burns have closed their stores for |
lays at a time. the merchants and EN-.
,loyes going to the assistance OF the
'snehers In putting out poison TO kin /
he insects, which have made a clean
weep OF crops In many places.
Out OF sos accidents reported TO the
tate Industrial accident commission
Turing the past week. nine were fatal.
is follows; E n. Petit. near Hugo.
unnel foreman; y. L. Dodge, Portland.
Ray Noel. Marshfield.
ogging; Gus Stinson. Klamath Falls.
Mrs. nc. l.. Hnrd. near Med
ord. traveller on public highway. auto
truck by train: Peter Stream. near
iedford, auto struck by train; samuel
/. Mcmahon, Portland. trespasser.
truck by train; 3. Grant Smith. near
ieMinnyllle. traveller on public high.
'ay. auto struck by train; Mrs. =.
rant Smith, near McMinnyille. auto
truck by train.
twenty-five finished hulls we're con
'ibuted TO the governments bridge
ships" In the Portland Columbia
ver district on the Fourth OF July
I these 20 were for the government
Ireet and two were for private own.
rs. Their aggregate tonnage was 80.
20 tons. While every one Of the 20
sssels were completely ready for
unehing, and two more could have
zen turned loose ON the ways, max
X a total OF "A by stretching a point
eshet conditions az and near Port
nd made the launching OF the major.
y OF them impraoticable, Actually
'out $4,000 tons were floated, seven
'vernment hulls being released from
g ways, the record for the district
'ing TO Astoria. we're four vessels left
cir berths.
A measure passed by the last leg
ature which gives the state tax
the authority 10 initiate a
i TO increase the tar levy will un