The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-03-15

known the Only ono oi ltH Elhu w WI
United States. was built Sunday n
sixth aud Morrison streets. II viii b
used M headquarters from which q
direct the third Liberty Loan drive
and ln the joint donation OF labor an'
capital IN the interest Of democracy
More than 1000 workers offered thcii
services 10 build the Temple, ant
every stick Of timber and every mai
was donated by business men,
Tho Tlarbey FiAh company. at Port
land. has leased tine Great Northern
PLciflc docks at Flayel and will con
vert the warehouse into a salmon
packing plant In time for the begin
ninK Of the salmon season. which opens
on May !.
Further apportionmcnt OF funds for
hardsurfaeing will not BE- made By tho
state highway commission pending
advice from Washington as to the eS'
tent construction under direction OF
the Commission can be carried on In
Oregon this year
John J. whitney. wcll.khown Albany
lawyer. oxcouniy Judge OF Linn coun'
~, several times state legislator and
prominent for half century In public
affairs IN the willamette valley. drop
ped dead at his homo In Albany al
the age OF rs years.
without waiting for the state high.
way commission TO scll It's bonds and
determine other matters necessary be-
fore state aid can be granted. the Una.
tilia county court will undertake the
grading OF portions Of the Columbia
river highway between rendicton and
Echo.
Labor Commissioner lloff was no,i.
fled By MIss Grace Abbott. director OF
the child labor division OF the fepart'
ment OF labor that oregon has again
been designated by that department as
q state from which certificates relative
10 child labor will be accepted BY the
federal board.
pcndloton bids fair 10 become the
fur market OF the northwest u the
experimental sale OF furs TO be held
there March 80 by the u. q, biological
survey meets with the success expect
ed. Heretofore. all northwest furs
have been sent TO 81. Louis for sale.
but the last sale was 30 unsatisfactory
tha, Il has been decided TO hold sale
In Pendle;on.
County Commissioners Roscoe Gard
and p. chi,wood. OF Jefferson county.
elected In 1915. may not have been
legally elected at that time, according
10 an opinion handed down BY At
torney.G General Brown for District Al.
torncy Boylan because no designation
was made on the ballot as TO who
should run for a tour.year term and
who for a two.ycRr term.
u. #. Beexley. surveyor OF Portland.
and crew OF men are surveying tho
road from Dclph TO Hebo In Tillamock
II is thought the work 10 be-
Ing done for tho forestry department
OF tho government and II is likely the
road viii be unit OF military road
for the purpose OF getting out spruce,
OF which there Ia a large amount In
Tillamook county. The road will like.
" be paved. The survey 10 about halt
completed.
Morrow County farmers are not
pleased with the prospects OF ascent
wheat sacks for the coming crop, and q
large percentage OF the new crop will
be handled In bulk. Organization OF
Two new grain elevator companies has
lust been perfected by number OF
leading farmers In the lone section
md contracts were closed for the cree
Ion OF plants at lone and at Jordan
Siding, Each plant will have q capa'
,ity OF 100000 bushels,
Four hundred and seventy acres oL
,urned.over land near Detroit will be
'eplAnted this spring By. government
crest rangers, working under the d.
'ectioi OF @. 9. Hall, Of Albany. super.
,isor OF the santlam national forest.
rhe work will begin about April !.
About $4,000 trees win be planted
Half OF the area viii be planted TO
Western white pine and the other half
o Douglas Fir. The area to be re-
,lanted Is located near Battleax rnoun.
ain.
The Portland Traffic and Transports
association and the Oregon Port
and Cement company instituted action
etore the public service commission
4 m effort to compel the Southern
'aclfic company and the Oregon Elec' (
ric company to establish, through a
quite over their lines BY way OF JEFF
,rson street, Portland, for the ship I
rent Of cement In carloads from os'
ego TO points on the Oregon Elec-