The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-08
Regardless Of the fact that tons Of

gonians through Governor Withycombe
from that division for continued saw
ing of materials needed for gas mask
production, and the governor asks the
people of the state to respond.
Loaded with evaporated pitted cher.
ries, blackcaps and loganberries worth
$19,500, a car has just been sent out
by the Salem Fruit union for Canada.
OF the 100000 pounds of prunes sold
by the Salem Fruit union shipping or
ders have been received for 100000
pounds From one to two carloads of
prunes are being sent out daily.
The Oregon public service commits.
sion received telegram from o. o.
Calderhead, at Washington, D. c.. 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 as scheduled, on November 12.
A representative Of the Oregon COM
mission probably will attend the ses-
sion.
The picking of Hood River apples is
practically completed, and forces of
growers will be concentrated the com
ing week on packing the fruit and
getting it to storage plants and ship
ping warehouses. The fruit continues
to roll to eastern distribution points
at the rate of an average of Is car
loads daily. While shippers are tenn
porarily delayed at times, no shortage
of refrigerator cars has been noted.
The IL home guard companies
placed in the recently formed Second
regiment of the Oregon volunteer,
guard, were officially designated as
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
cludes the home guard organizations
| of Linn, Benton, Polk, Yamhill and
Tillamook counties.
Stealing seems to be one of the great
weaknesses of wayward boys. Nineteen
of the youths committed to the state
training school during the last bienr
mum were sent there for that offense,
1S of them for stealing automobiles,
according to the biennial report of
Superintendent Gilbert. Fifty-nine are
in for delinquency, 80 for truancy and
1S for burglary. Thirty-one of the
boys are in for larceny, "a for incorrig'
ibility and Is for immortality. Two
violated the game laws; the rest are
for scattering offenses.
Spanish influenza has taken new
hold at the state penitentiary, where
| 10 prisoners are ill with the disease.
A 25 per cent increase in freight
rates was granted by the public serv-
| ice commission to the Sumpter Valley
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
cessity for added revenue by the road
caused quick 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
selective service department back in
the nationwide competition. Fourteen
boards of Oregon have completed all
work outlined for them in the compet-
itive race and are credited with having
checked into Column seven" The di-
visions which have made this record
are: Baker, Coos, Deschutes, Gillian,
Grant, Malheur, Lake, Lane, Linn,
Morrow, Yamhill and Portland No. s.,
| No. and No. 9.
The dam of the Ochoco irrigation
| project is now about one-fourth COM
| pleted. The main unit, now unler con-
struction, is daily rising toward its
maximum 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
close. The tunnel, which is drilled
through solid rock, and which forms
an important link in the main canal,
has recently been completed. The Ju-
niper Cove lateral is now completed.
All public service commissions on
the coast will be asked to join with
the Oregon commission in a protest
against the 10 per cent rise granted
the American Railway Express com
pany, according to letter sent to the
Nevada commission by the Oregon
commission The Oregon commission
protested against the increase before
1t was granted on the ground that re
lief could be obtained for the express
company by making split of 40 per
cent of the gross receipts to the rail
roads and Sc to the express company
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