The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19

i'"Ns. y illFN WIN bt'ftAh11 VI ttet'
plcGlt dccla alton ~ his candidacy for
no democratic nomination for United
States senator, Ills opponcn, for the
democratic nomination IL WIN II. King
Of Ontario. West Ia now In Washing.
ton. u, G.
An aero training school for Oregon.
/. runslbly nj IIcrm.ston or Medford.
may be established In this near future.
he Portland chamber Of commerce
Tau advised by wire from Robert
Dougan. Warrington representative,
that special oommlJslon wi be 9nni
10 look over sites ., these two places.
with approximately 100 applications
,n hand the recruiting Of the Oregon
state police authorized and paid for
under recent action Of the state
emergency board. has gone forward
with such rapid siridoh that Major
Richard Delrh. commander, predicts
l,s operation as n protective unit BY
May l.
Oregon IL sthging another drive
this week. Ito object IL that OF on
rolling $500 youths in tho unitod
States boys working reserve. This
IL the states quota. The drive is
directed by the United states dcparr
ment Of labor. and ia designed TO mob
llixc an army Of toys whose service
may bo used upon the farms in car
ing for crops,
Provided the state public service
commission 10 willing 10 20 on record
In favor OF restoring the scent street
car fare In Portland. tho city council
will submit TO the voters At the spe
ciAi city election May II measure 10
enable the city council TO relieve tho
company Of the burden Of paving be-
tween It's tracks, paying bridge tolls.
carrying tiremen and policemen FREQ
OF charge and paying areeicEr H.
censes.
A mob which assembled In ST.
Marks hall ut Mcdtord to prevent the
meeting OF Pastor Russeli's adherents.
incensed at the departure OF the prin'
cipals. drove by automobile 70 Ashland.
where the members OF the mob secured
George Maynard. a Medford repair
man. who 10 one OF Pastor RuEsell's
followers Returning with him 10 Med.
ford, tho mob gave Maynard a Goa, Of
prIntcrs Ink and feathers and told
him 10 leave town,
Eight men want 20 sit In the Cover.
nor's chair at Salem. Six Of them arc
republicans. two are democrats, They
come from practically every section OF
the state. They are: J, y. Anderson
Of The Dalles; y. G. Harley Of Astoria;
Qua c. Moser OF Portland; Ben W. OIL
colt OF Salem; Lonls J. simpson OF
North Bend: James Withycombe OF
Corvallis: Walter NJ. Pierce Of La
Grande. and Harvey q. Starkweather
OF clackamns county.
Further increases approxlmating
$4,000 year were granted to state In
stitution employees by the state board
OF control Added to the approx.
mato $4,000 year granted at tho
last meeting OF the board this now
makes total OF about $4,000 in.
crease granted. Increases are stlll 10
be given TO eastern Oregon state hos.
pital employees At Pendleton. which
may bring esho total Up TO or above
tho $4,000 mark annually.
The state land board decided to
grant an extension OF time on the
Jason Moore lease on Summer and
Albert lakes In Lake county. providing
4 surety bond for $4,000 Ia given. by
April %. guaranteeing payment OF the
$4,000 still due az deposit from
Moore, regardless OF whether or not
salts and soda deposits are taken out
In the interim between that time and
December 20, this year, the date to
which the extension is TO be granted.
Twohy Bros. contractors, who estab'
Iished camps and started work on tho
extension OF the McGregor Malone
railroad in the Young's river district,
have withdrawn from active operation
Ind the work is now being performed
,y the Crown Willamette company, ur.
ler the supervision Of James Bremner,
II Astoria, The railroad extension
eads into one OF the largest spruce
timber belts IN the northwest The
Ipruce win be used BY the govern.
nent
Twenty.seven banks IN Oregon had
deposits aggregatlng over 100000.