The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-02-22

the construction OF which viii be- done
at an estimated cost of 1880. 100. nc.
cording 10 the report for the fiscal
year ending November 30. just com.
pleted BY State Highway Engineer
Mum. and approved by the commits.
sion. or this amount s6fi.97S.as has
beof expended for construction and
tif5.ssssi for engineering. or q total
o. s6s6. .Gia.st.
Tho public service commission has
roundiy condemned the practice on
railroads Of making flying switches.
IN report on the accident AT Coble
December l2. 1917, when William r.
MAcklnnier and hin son were killed by
n freight train on the Spokane. Port
land a Seattle road.
The state department Of public In
struction has requested copies Of the
rules and program on Lane eonniy's
patriotic and educational rally. which
win be held at Eugene May ~ and is,
70 send % every county superintendent
In the state. that similar proIec, may
BE- taken up IN each county.
Representative Hawley has asked
the house committee on public lands
TO report favorably on the bin recently
passed by the senate authorizing the
city OF McMinnylile to purchase Ger.
tain lands. formerly a part Of the Ore
eon q California railroad grant. for tho
protection OF the city water supply.
on March !. cigar stores, pool halls.
candy stores and bowling alleys In
Pendleton viii open at 9 A. NJ. and
close at II y. NJ. The order was 10.
sued an the passage Of an ordinance
BY the city council as a war measure
70 conserve light and heat and for
tho further regulation Of pool halls BY
the city.
Jamoa Manary. representing tho
Warren Spruce company Of Portland.
began the erection OF large ware
house at Toledo as q preliminary 10
getting out the huge body Of fine
spruce In the SlletE Indian reservation.
The warehouse ia 20 BY 100 feet and
ia the frat OF \ number OF buildings TO
be erected.
Four fatal accidents and asa non.
fatal accidents we're reported TO the
Industrial accident commission last
week. The fatal accidents were as
follows: Carl DruhAt. Portland, steel
works: Frank Webster, Enterprise.
Sawmill: NJ. 3. Ross. Portland. steel
works. and Vernon NJ, Thatcher. Port
land. conductor.
Information which has been receiy-
cd Ia 90 the effect that the great
Iiorst Brothers hop ranch near Inde-
pendence. said 10 be one Of the largest
in the world. win be converted largely
into vegetable ranch and that tho
dryers win be used for evaporation Of
vogetablea /, Is stated that 400 acres
OF tho ranch arc 70 be leased for yege.
table growing.
Queries are being received by the
public service commission from the
railroad companies or the state AZ 70
what demurrage charges were In ct.
feet from January II to February 10
OF this year. which was the interim
between the effective date OF the first
demurrage order issued by Director
General McAdoo and the corrected or.
der. which was the only one that went
into effect.
Any resident OF Oregon wishing to
visit Switzerland must first secure a
passport or equivalent paper OF identh
flcatlon bearing the vise OF the Swiss
consulate In Portland according TO in.
structions received by A. Streltf.
Swiss consul, from the Swiss legation
in Washington. d. G. Mr.. Streiff says
that no persons except Swiss citizens
will BIO permitted 70 enter Swiss terri.
tory without such passport,
Standing timber valued at s9e,5a7
was destroyed by fires last year, ac-
cordlng 10 the annual report OF Forest.
or Elliott This is the greatest loss
In timber by fire since 1910, when the
loss totaled si,64O,ss7. The fire sea.
son last year was the most hazardous
since weather records have been estab'
iished In oregon, says the forester In
the report. and he declares that, had
Il not been for effective fire fighting
work, the loss would have been much
greater.
The incomplete list Of oregon
victims OF the Tuscania sinking IL
as follows: Tuttle, Terry. Elgin; Nor
in, william r., Portland iewton,
Theodore ~. Forest Grove, bugler;
stevens. Percy A., Bend; Biork, George
Nelson, st. llelens; Wilson. Curtis W.
Salem; Gnrney, James b., Glide;