The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-10-25
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nonianl nccldCnih. were reported 10
the STATE Industrial accident commits.
aion during the past week. The fatal
accidents were M follows: Richard
Minkcnna. Homestead. miner; Klam.
ath Bllly. Slletz. numbering: Thomas
gnrighi, North Portland. flour mills;
John Gefforoa. cornucopia. miner:
Charles nalcom, oregon City. paper
milla; liJalmRr Swanson. Seaside, lum.
berins; W. W. Fletcher. Nevcrstil. log.
Gins.
J, A. Churchill. superintendent OF
public instruction. has sent 70 all
county school superintendent In the
state n copy OF the attorney generals
opinion. wherein ho points out that
the law requires school districts 70
publish a budget and have Il voted on
nj the annual meeting.
New poutmAstern have been appoint.
ed in Oregon IN follows Fox. Grant
county. Augustus Dehme; Kohlcr.
Douglas county. George A. Hum.
phrcyp; Ten Mile. Douglas county.
Bessie L. Nowland. Barlow. clackamas
county. Mary E. Tull; Cherry Grove.
Washington county. August Frld.
Approval has been given BY State
Engineer John II. Lewis 20 an applI.
cation OF James II. sturEla for the ap.
preparation OF so sccond.feet OF water
from the umAtilIa river TO develop 2st
horsepower for commercial purposes.
The proposed project IL near Barnhart
and the approximate cost is $4,000
AZ conference with the war indus.
tries board Senator McNary was In.
formed that the board would endeayor
to encourage the production OF chrom.
i,e IN Oregon and TO that end would
seek TO discourage lmportatlons and TO
fix & price for the domestic product
that will yield the producer profit.
ouestionuaircs for men Of the s7.to-
~ and is'year age classes under the
draft wero ordered released by Pro-
vost Marshal. General crowdcr In all
local board districts where the ciassl-
flcatlon Of ether groups has been com.
plcted. Local boards sending out
qucstionnairea must release 10 per
cent day.
"other things being equal. the Dc.
partmcnt OF agriculture. In granting
privileges on tho national forests. will
give preference to persons who have
subscribed for liberty bonds 10 an
considered reasonable" says a
from Washington received by
W. W. cryder. supervisor OF the Una.
lilla national forest.
At last there are signs that Oregon
prunea commandecred for uso OF the
Uni ID States and allied armies are to
M yc. Messages received by r. w.
Arlss. OF Portland. assistant commits
lioner OF the bureau Of coordination
u purchases. and food administration
brought promise of early re.
lief for growers and packers.
That the government has not aban.
Toned Camp Mills. l.. l.. where Third
Oregon boys had their lives endan.
sered In alush. mud and storms last
winter. IL indicated through the re.
,eipt OF orders for 100000 feet OF
lumber to be moved there. The order
Q now being allocsted by tho fir pro.
luetion board TO the mills Of Oregon
md Washington.
Plans 20 erect a monument In Al.
ANY 10 "diahonor" OF the liberty bond
hackers OF the community have been
Aunched by officers OF the liberty
oan committee. The plan 10 to erect
concrete monument and place there.
n the names OF well-to.do citizens who
ave refused TO buy bonds. The space ,
n the monument not occupied by
ames will be painted yellow.
Miss Cornelia Marvin. state iihrar-
m, has been appointed by the state !.
ouncil OF defense to serve as state
istorlan for the purpose Of compiling
permanent official record Of Ore.
on's participation in the war. includ.
ig the military and naval career OF
Il oregonians. To facilitate the work
Hiss Marvin will appoint county his.
,rian for each county IN the state.
The state board OF control 10 con.
.onted with 'ae peculiar fact that It
osts more to accept fuel for nothing
ian TO buy II, An offer has been
Iade OF some siabwood near Albany.
hich the board may have gratis pro-
ding the hauling is done by the state.
was determined that II might cost
ore to deliver II to, the institutions
ian II II were purchased at q point
carer.
Resuming custom followed In years
lst for the development OF newly re.
aimed lands along the gradually re-
ding Tuie Lake shore In southern
lamath county, the department OF
10 interior will lease to settlers ap-