The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-24


Pacific northwest. with beadqunrtcr
at Portland This appointment cal
ries with II general supervision Of tn
wool business Of Oregon. Washington
y Idaho and adJoiulng states. under th,
governments new plan Of control o
. wool prices, distribution aud sale.
To start the cutting OF cedar cnntI
. for tho government cutup mill at Van
. eousor. Captain o. =, ~. GoSs. Of
Colonel Brice =, Disques staff. was
+. at Maruhficld comforting with the Coos
hay Lumber company. ~ a result Of
his work. the first carload Of tho cantS.
about $4,000 feet. has bccn shipped.
At meeting Of the state lime
board. held nt Salem, II was decided
10 ask the emergency board Cor a
deficiency appropriation OF $4,000 10
carry out the work OF the board until
such time m agricultural lime IL
bringing n return and can take care
OF the boards future expenses,
Numerous fuel dealers Of tho state
have not registered with the fuel ad.
miniHtration. ms required by the regu.
latIens, and should do so at once 10
escape trouble. II WAS announced from
tho state headquarters. Neglect Of
this duty may. Il Is intimated. bring
penaliEation II continued indefinitely.
To Dwight Wilson. OF The Dalles.
president Of the student body for
next year. at the University Of Oregon.
and Roberta sehuebel. OF Oregon City.
another member OF the junior class.
have been awarded the Koyi and Ger.
llnger cups. given each year to the
man and woman adJudgcd to be tho
beat all around student In the univer.
atty.
Allen II, Eaton. for i2 years q
member OF the legislature OF the state
OF Oregon from Lane county and dean
Of tho house In point of service at the
last session. was defeated IN tho pri.
mary election. Eaton's nomination
was vigorously opposed because OF his
participation last summer in q meet.
Ing OF the Peoples Council for Dem.
ocraey and Terms OF Peace.
The Hood River Fruit Growers ex.
change will inauguratc n new method
of handling strawberries this year.
Central assembling points will be es-
tablished In tho berry districts and
the fruit will be gathered up daily
and rushed to the organizations stor.
age warehouse where II will be placed
under refrigeration as soon as skilled
packers have placed II In boxes.
A difierontial or margin OF cents
a pound. cash. or 2is cents pound
on time. with freight added from the
factory. above tho manufacturers
price of 20 cents pound. will not DO
an unreasonable margin
for retail dealers to charge for binder
twine for tho harvest OF 1918. an.
nounces w. X. Newell. assistant fed.
Dral food administrator for Oregon.
Manufacturers OF soft drinks must
,omo under tho governments license
system on or before June /. accord
ng TO proclamation OF the President, !
made public by the Oregon food ad.
All operators of poultry
Ind egg packing plants and all who !
back salmon In any OF It's various
orms are also ordered 10 take out \
licenses. Soft drink manufacturers \
re made amenable to the license 4
ystem in order that their use of sugar 1,
nay be controlled, II is stated, !.
Completion OF tho reclamation Of 4
500 fertile acres Of tule marsh along !:
he border of upper klamath lake. five =
nIles north OF Klamath Falls, is an.
ounced by ]. Frank Adams. who has u
cen engaged In this project for the y
ast two years. An extensive dixie
as been thrown up by means of q
redger, over which the water will be
umped and the pasture on the land
scured this season. As the water
/ the lake is TO be higher than the
vel Of the land, II 10 planned to put :.
i headgates later and let It back up I
n irrigation purposes. I
Miss Margaret D. Burning, execu.
We secretary Of the Oregon state fuel Z
will have the distinc-
on OF being the only woman repre-
ntative at the tenth annual conven-
on OF the International Railway I
lel association In Chicago May 2S :
ID "a, where important matters per.
lining to the transportation and dis
ibution Of the nations fuel will be \
ken up, and ways end means OF Z
the anticipated fuel short. 4
o this winter will be discussed. !
lel Administrator Holmes OF Oregon Z
ing unable to sttend, selected Miss 4
irninR 10 represent him.
louisiana has refused TO ratify the 4