The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-08-16
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frat Of the year. and that by 1920.
regardless Of whether or not the war
continues. II can be- cut 10 half Its
present GlEe. Accordingly he declares
that no less than t3s2.OOO can be
Topped off thr $685. 900 which Major
peich has estimated wili be- necessary
for tho organization during the next
bIcnnlum. This would leave t274.O00
for the use OF the police.
A. a conference with the capltalIza'
tisn committee OF the war industries
board. Representative slnnott was In.
formed that the agricultural experts
have reported fayorhbly on the Warm
Springs irrigation project and that the
outlook IL good for favorable action
on the bond issue. though no definite
action can be- taken now.
George =. Rodgers. Ehiphuilder OF
Astoria. and former mayor OF Salem.
wants TO use conyictA TO build shipH.
In letter received by the state board
OF control Rodgers states that he In
satisfied that free labor would not
object 10 convicts working In the
yards. and be states he 10 willing TO
give full pay for their services.
The body OF Walter S. Drockman.
the largest owner OF cattle In "allowa
county. was found near a trail on the
Snake river. where apparently he had
fallen over the cliffs Lying near him
was his pack mule. also dead. and
some Of his horses we're nearby. lie
vas at work on the trail and 10 be-
liNyed 10 have met his death acciden.
tally.
Tho Industrial Accident commission
will have an estimated deficiency OF
$4,000 for the present biennlum. ae'
oording 10 a supplemental report filed
with the state tax commission. E1'
penditurcs for the first six months
against the states share OF expense
make an expense Of 100000 likely for
the biennium. as against an appropria'
tion OF s2S0.Ooo.
Various timber owners and lumber
operators asked Governor withycombe
TO suspend the hunting season. which
opened Thursday, that the danger
from disastrous forest fires might be
minimiEcd. Lumbermen believed that
the hunting season should DO deferred
until changed climatic conditions re-
duce the liability OF forest fires, The
governor. however. decided TO allow
the hunting season TO open August iS
regardless OF the protests.
The initiative and referendum pam.
phlet for the general election contains
Il pages. the smallest issued In the
history OF the oregon system. Six
measures arc covered. including cstab-
ilshment OF normal schools In eastern
and southern Oregon. a home for de-
tcctiyc and delinquent children, prohib.
itlng commercial fishing In the VIII
lamette and seine and set.net fishing
In tho Rogue river and repeating bills
covering advertising delinquent tax
llsts and cost OF legal publications.
In event the legislature listens 70
recommendation OF the Industrial Ac-
cidont commission to make workmen's
compensation compulsory. II will cost
the state but s2Ss.s7ti6 to conduct
that commission during the next bien'
mum. On the other hand, II the rec.
ommendatIon is not abided by, the
states share of the accident fund for
the two years will be si,2o0,Oo0. These
facts are brought out In the special
report OF the Accident commission just
filed with the State Tax commission.
Henry l., Corbett, OF Portland, sub
mitted his resignation as chairman and
member OF the state council of defense
TO Governor Withycombc, to become
effective Immediately. William +.
Woodward, OF Portland, was named TO
succeed Mr.. corbett. Mr., Corbett said
his selection in connection with the
Military Training Camps association
made II necessary for him to resign.
His new position will take him on in
speetion work through the camps OF
Oregon, California and Washington,
and will consume much Of his time,
More than 100 pounds Of surplus
honey per colony is the record of some
Oregon Agricultural college bees In
tests carried on this summer. The
result 10 attributed almost entirely to
winter care by A, L. Lovett, entomolo'
gist. who made the tests. Other col
onies, similar in every way but win
tered In the usual manner, made no
such record. Plenty of stores, plenty
Of room and plenty OF protection make
up the formula, The successful col
onies were wintered In double hive, /,
the upper part filled with stores, the