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lumbia river and lower Willamette.
County Agriculturist II. r. Glaisyer
of klamath county, and J. 70. Pittman
Of the department Of irrigation and
drainage, who have been conducting
experiments in this county, report
that the application Of 100 pounds Of
sulphur per acre on alfalfa lands ha.
increased the yield about one ton pei
acre.
Valuable fir timber on an area ap
proximstely two miles wide and -four
miles long, the residence OF J. @. vii
liams. on Rogue river. in the western
part OF jackson county, and many
buildings owned by farmers IN the
district badly burned, is the toll OF q
forest fire one mile south OF Rogus
river.
AZ the request OF sheepmen In Klsm
ath county, Representative sinnoti
has submitted TO the wool division Of
the war industries board petitions for
lower freight rates on feed. and that
bureau has promised to take the mat
ter up with the railroad administra-
tion and secure any relief that Ia
found proper.
The Pendleton water commission
has installed q chlorine plant at the
intake of the city water system to
guard against any possible infection
from river water which was turned
into the system some weeks ago TO
avoid shortage during the time the
new extension TO Chaplish springs is
being completed.
Prices for the fall run OF salmon ON
Oregon coast streams we're announced
by w. B. Aver, federal food admins.
traitor. following several conferences
and approval Of the prices by the food
administration heads at Washington.
The approved price for chinooks is
placed at s cents. That for silversides
Is set at 6h cents. and that for chums
at 3ik cents.
Secretary Lane has approved Con.
gressman Sinnott's bill granting the
citizens OF Malheur county the right
TO cut timber in Idaho for agricultural.
mining or other domestic purposes
The passage OF the bill viii be OF
great assistance TO citizens OF Maiheur
county In Gordon valley. and Mr.. Sin.
mott will endeavor to have the same
enacted ON the reconyening of con.
gress.
Principals and superIntendents OF
Oregon schools In attendance at the
University OF oregon summer s,hool
are sending cut letters TO the school
boards OF the state urging that the
districts send some man OF their IN.
Guilty 10 the second summer camp at
The university. which opens on August
3. that thee may be trained In military
work and be able to teach the boys
In the schools.
A reduction Ia shown this week In
the number OF accidents reported 10
the state industrial accident commits
sion. During the week there we're re-
ported s34 accidents. OF which five
were fatal. as follows; Louis 0jertsen.
Olney, logging: Lester Vaughn. Spring.
field. numbering; s. MAthisen. Port
land, shipbuIldins; Charles Eckert.
Tillamook. logglng: William q. Muir,
ray. Portland. motorman.
The shortage OF harvest hands In
the Pr1neville community Is becoming
very acute. Many Of the farmers are
able TO obtain only about one-half the
number OF men required for harvest
ing their crops A number OF men
and boys from the town. including
store clerks and professional men. are
In the harvest fields, because
OF the. scarcity OF labor. The wages
paid average from IS to - a day. in.
board
A second shipment OF foxglove. $50
for nearly 5000, 900 |
doses OF tincture OF digitalis-dried |
and shipped by citizens OF Oregon at
the request OF the United States gov
ernment. has just been sent by Dean |
Adolph ziefle. OF the Oregon Agricul-
Iural college school OF pharmacy. to !
Ihe federal laboratory at the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota. where II will be
made into tincture OF digitalis for the
army and navy.
State Highway Engineer Mum has
submitted to Governor Withycombe a
showing the total of estim-
tied funds available for highway i'm
'rovement purposes contemplated By
he commission for the five-year pc
'iod, 1917 to 1921, inclusive. The
'tatsment shows that from the several
'ources grand total OF Sl5.O5s .5OOIs
viii be produced Up 10 July /. this
'ear, sl,ss6,525si has besn expended
nd the total amount available In the
lext five years viii be SlS.l62 ,97422.
Probably not since the days when .
he waters OF Jordan rolled hack nj