The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-08-02

OF WlllhnoltH ana ", NhDnItt, OF Ure
ron cry. must face charges In the
federal court
State Insurance Commissioner Hlar.
yey Wells has received report from
the Oregon Insurance rating bureau
showing that fire insurance rates on
virtually all buildings In the first 90
blocks. reHuryeyed by the bureau in
Portland. viii be reduced. A rapidly
a. tho fcsuryeyB proceed the new ra.
tings will be published In 5o.block
groups. according 10 James N. McCune.
manager Of the bureau.
Mlsa Edna Cornell. domestic science
teacher. and Juanita Parker. teacher OF
Spanish In tho Grants Pass schools
during the past year. have been In.
stalled at lookout at the Sanger
Point lookout station near Takilma.
aud will spend the next month IN the
wilds Of Johephine county. In the for.
eStry department service.
Special reports for the state taK com.
mission. upon which will be based tho
amount Of extra tax levy TO BE- asked
OF the people At the election In Noycm.
her. are beginning TO arrive at the
offices Of the commission. In u mum.
Der Of cases no increases are estimated.
while some OF the activities are seek.
Ing substantial additions.
That the annual dipping OF sheep in
Oregon. which Ia ordered by law. un.
less suspended by the state livestock
sanitary board. probably will be held
In 1918 for tho first time since 1907.
was the opinion OF the members OF
tho board, who convened at klamath
Falls In q regular session. Prevalence
OF ticks on the sheep 10 believed 10
neccssitatN this action.
Five fatal accidents and SIT non.
fatal ones were reported to the stats
industrial accident commission durins
the past week. The victims OF the
fatal accidents were: William Thomas
Beagle. Medtord. fireman: NJ. Naka'
yama. Dee. numbering: Dick Baker.
North Portland. shipbuildIng: J. v.
Smith. Seaside. numbering: c, d, And.
erSon, Portland. shipbuiiding.
Portland and the Columbia river dis
trict will have delivered q fleet OF Is
wooden steamers. worth
a3o. 200. 900. to tho government by tho
End OF 1918 and will have los addition.
ai wooden hulls. worth $bo.0oo.0oo.
launched and undergoing equipment
The fso.0o0.ooo expenditure will have
added an ocean tonnage Of $4,000 70
he capacity OF the oftshore carriers
" the United States.
Construction work has started on the .
)choco canyon road under the super.
'ision OF Forest Supervisor v. V. Harp.
lam and r. NJ. Davis. government rep. Q
cscntatIye OF good roads, The road
9 q division OF the Mckenzie Pass.
eugene and Mitchell highway. and 10
ocated In the Blue mountains, 20
niles east OF Prineville. II is Of miles .
n length. and the cost Of It's eonstruc- n
ion 10 estimated at S52,5oo
The shifting OF the population to the d
and numbering centers 10 II
effected In the annual school census d
eports OF the various county school c.
uperintendents which have Just been o.
ompiled by J. A, Churchill superin. II
,ndent OF public instruction. These al
,por,s show q material gain In school Il
opulation In Multnomah, Clatsop.
oos and wasco counties. while other nj
,unties show decided loss. "a
Organization OF what probably will m
} known as tho Fifth Oregon regi. IN
ent OF tho Oregon national guard will
art at once, Adjutant.Ge win. "a
ms announced following conference ~
ith Governor Withycomhe. The re
Ifth regiment will include II com. 60
mics with minimum strength OF 100 Ic'
en- each, as well as a machine gun NC
mpany. a supply company. head eh
larters company and full compile. co
ent OF regimental officers and sani- III
ry troops,
Through the operation Of the bluc w
y law oregon has been able TO pro. W ~
1t its citizens against the inroads OF tn'
ke stock and bond ealesmen who w. w.
We been giving the government seri. w w
3 concern since the inauguration OF -. ma
Q Liberty loan, Dispensers of fake =
and coal stock have operated widely 0o' M
roughout the country and victlmized ~.
my people with the argument that W.
i needs OF the government In the
ergency demand the development Of
" oil wells, -
rhe first unit OF the proposed ship. ,ns
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