The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-03-01

yestlgation OF . petition BY the oooss
creek cattle owners.
E J. Adams. member Of the state
highway commission. says that the
commission IL short by 100000 the
necessary money 10 compIete the high
way building program OF this year
lie predicted that the commission will
fiud II necessary 20 quit work on
some OF the projects before their
compilation.
Three hundred meg were thrown out
of work whom the four lumber com
pAnlea At Baker were forced TO shut
down on account OF the car shortage.
Continued improvement In the con
iliion OF Senator Chamberlain q Ore
gon. operated on recently for appcndi'
ultln. 10 reported. and his physicians
believe that unless unexpected COM
plleations develop his full recovery 10
assured.
A oompac, and efficient organization
for handling all war drives In tho ooun'
~ OF UmatilIa was formed at Pendlc-
ton by representative citlsens from ov'
cry district In the county. The .com'
mitteo or council will be permanent
and viii psss upon every request for
funds 10 be raised by public subscFip'
tion during the war.
Immediate restoration OF tho Old
scent flat rate for telephone service
between Portland and Milwaukee and
Oak Grove. and for no extra charge
for service from these two suburbs to
Portland. was demanded Of the Pacific
Telephone q Telegraph company In q
verbal order issued BY the Oregon
public service commission.
Z. D, pemlng. salmop administrator
Tor the federal government announced
that by order Of the food administers.
tlon. all OF the unsold salmon stock
In tho United States would be recusi.
toned for the United States army.
Telegraphic orders 10 withhold the dis.
posal OF all unsold salmon have been
sent 10 the different packers.
Oregon is being secured for avail.
able hcrseilesh Cor Uncle Sans army.
Captain p. s. Won Stade and Lleu,en.
ant G. G. Weeks Of tho Eemcunt ata-
ton at Fort keogh. Mont. are on Q
tour Of the central part Of the state
ia quest Of horses and mules. They
viii pay flat rate Of s2is for mules
and til0 for cavalry horses.
Twenty per cent increase over exist
ing minimum wage scales for women
workers OF Oregon. In recognition Of
the materially increased cost Of liy-
Ing vas recommended 1t Portland BY
q majority vote Of tho special confer.
snce committee appointed TO inyesti'
gate conditions and 10 make report 70
the Industrial welfare commission.
About 30 thrcshermcn from Benton
county and one or two from across the
river Ia Linn county, have organised
the Benton County Threshermens as
sociatlon. The purpose Of the organiEa'
tlon 10 10 bring about efficient methods
of handling the grain crop without the
use OF sacks, and in any other way 70
reduce the coHt OF threshing and TO
help solve the labor problem.
Farmers OF the Baker valley seem
Inclined 10 favor the farmers going
into the bulk handling Of grain them.
selves. at two meetings In a. many
communities more than $4,000 being
subscribed for a cooperative company
10 build and operate an elevator In
connection with the business OF the
Farmers Milling company, . flour
manufacturing concern recently start
cd at Baker by farmers.
Fifteen Oregon Agricultural college
students and instructors In dairy hus-
bandry are on q training and inspect
ing trip that will end Friday when
Judging teams. 10 be selected from the
students, will participate In . dairy
cattle and butter judging contest at
yakima. Wash. The students are in-
spectlng creamsrIes and condensaries
ana judging cattle on the farms Of
prominent breeders on the way 70
Yakima,
s The president recently renoniinated
and the senate confirmed number OF
ppstmastars IN Oregon whose terms
expired during the past fall and win.
ter. Those reappolntsd In Oregon
are, Dean 3. Mcwiiliams, Halsey'
w. A. Richardson. Heppneri .. ..
Bragg. In Grande; Edith y, Ward.
a,anfield; Brasier c. Small, Turner'S
Esther NJ. Evers. Huntington; w A.
Delzell. klamath Falls; D. /. Hage-
nan, Milwaukee; J, w, Boone, Prime