The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-08

Tho great drcrtHan OF the dairy In.
dusiry in oregon and the butchering
~ large numbers of milch cows during
the past year. whlrh has been reported
In number of press articles recently.
In not indicated In klamath county, IN
tho belief Of ", r Johnson. Of the
klamath Fails creamery Mr.. Johnson
states that while u slight decrease IL
noted In tho amount of cream received
over corrcBpanding date last year.
the difference IN not apprecinble.
Regardless of the fact that tons ot
fruit pits have been saved for &. EAs
defense division Of tile Unllci States
army. another appeal came O. ore
gonlana through Governor "ilhy, ,oav1
from that division for con,inuec sa''
ing Of materials needed for gar rts *
production. and the governor Rok' 80
people 81 the state to respond
Loaded with cvaporated pi,ted cher
rion. blackcapn and loganbcrrleH worth
$4,000. a ear has Just been sen, out
by the Salem Fruit union for Canada,
or the 100000 pounds Of prunrs sold
by the Salem Fruit union shipping or
dsrs have bccn received for 100000
pounds. From ono TO two carloads OF
prunen are being sent out daily.
The Oregon public service eommis-
sion received u telegram from o. o.
Calderhead. at Washington. ID, G.. say.
ing that the convention OF the Nation
al Association OF Utility Commission
ers will not be- postponed on account
OF the influenza epidemic, but will
meet aa scheduled. on November IL.
A representative OF the Oregon com
mission probably will attend the SEES
alon.
The picking OF Hood River apples is
practically completed. and forces OF
growers will bo concentrated the com
ing week on packing the fruit aud
getting It to storage plants and ship
ping warehouses. The fruit continues
10 roll 10 eastern distribution points
at the ratio Of an average OF IL car.
loads daily. While shippers are tenn
porarily delayed at umes. no shortage
OF refrigerator cars has been noted,
Tho - homo guard companies
placed In the recently formed Second
regiment Of tho Oregon volunteer
guard werr oificially designated &c
units OF the regiment and given the
letters by which they will be known.
In an order made by Willard L. Marks
OF Albany. who was selected as colonel
of the regiment This regiment in
cludeA the home guard organizations
Of Linn. Benton. Polk. famhiIl and
TiIlAmook counties,
Stealing seems 10 be one OF the great
weaknesses OF wayward boys. Nineteen
Of the youths committed 20 the state
training school during the last bien'
mum we're sent there for that offense.
IS OF them for stealing automobiles.
aceording to the biennial report OF
Superintendent Gilbert, Fifty.nIne are
In for delinquency, 30 for truancy and
Is for burglary. Thirty.one OF the
boyN are In for larceny. "a for incorrig'
ibllity aud Is for immortality Two
violated the game laws; the rest are
for scattering offcnses.
Spanish influenza has taken q new
hold at the state pcnitentiary. where
10 prisoners are III with the disease.
A 26 per cent increase In freight
rates was granted by the public serv'
Ice commission 10 the Sumpter Valley
railroad, the commission declaring
that an emergency existed. This In
crease corresponds to the one granted
while the road was under federal con-
troll. Threats OF strike and the ne
ccssity for added revenue by the road
caused ouicl; action on the part of the
commission.
Exemption boards OF Clatsop and
klamath counties have Jagged In the
work OF classifying new registrants
and are charged with holding the state
soloctive service department back In
the nationwide competition. Fourteen
boards OF oregon have completed all
work outlined for them In the compet'
tive race and are credited with having
checked into column seven" The d.
visions which have made this record
are. Baker, Coos, Desehutes, Gillian,
Grant, Malheur, Lake, Lane, Linn,
Morrow, Yamhill and Portland No. 8.
No. Z and No, Q.
The dam Of tho ochoeo irrigation
project Is now about one.fourth COM
pleted. The main unit, now unler con-
struction, ia daily rising toward Its
height, During the past six
weeks 10000 cubic yards of mater
ials have been placed in the fill OF the
main dam. The work on the main
canal and laterals has been brought to
a close. The tunnel, which Is drilled
through solid rock. and which forms
nm innnortant link In the main canal,