The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-10-11

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help and feed. There IL no remed,
proposed for the manpower shortage
except the hope that the draft board
viii not dcplcte further help Of IN,
dRlrymon, With reference TO the lacl
Of mill feed. the dairy council sent
telegram 10 Herbert Hoover askinI
that the government take the stock
OF flour northwest mlllers are boldln,
IN order that the mills may be grind
Ing full time on wheat.
Sheriff George McDuffcc. cr.sherIf
y. NJ. Shut and Farmer" Brown
county agrIculturist. returned TO Hepp
ner from the head OF Willow creek. q
miles east, with Joo Handy. nm alleged
moonShlner. a Stiil outfit. and about
II gallons OF liquor The Officers
found a complete distiiling plant with
capacity Of about i5 gallons OF liquor
a day.
by m order Of the state livestock
sanitary board sheep owners OF east
ern Benton and western Linn counties
must soon dip their sheep. Although
last Hpring IL was decided by the
board that generally sheep were suf.
ticientiy free from disease 20 suspend
the dipping order. In these two coun.
ties conditions seemed 10 warrant re-
quirinE that the dipping be done.
For the first time the work OF han.
ding prunes 10 being hampered In the
Salem section by the drying up Of
wells In the country districts. Fruit
Inspector Van Trump reports. A lib
crai supply OF water 10 needed In con.
noction with the evaporators in the
driers. and on many ranches this sup
ply is said TO Be failing short OF needs
because OF tho low water supply In
the wells
Fifty.four per cent OF the total bank
deposits in Oregon are held by the
banks In Portland. according TO Q
statement based on the bank reports
Of August 81 issued by Superintendent
OF Banks VIII d. Bennett. In the en-.
tire state there are 263 banking inSti.
tutiona, located In l62 towns, with
total deposits OF siss.s2s.4is, while Of
that total ~ banks In Portland hold
tio6.2si. .2s6.
Orders for is cars OF limo have been
received by the state lime board from
Willamette valley points and the
money has been paid. states Warden
Murphy. OF the state penitcntiary. The
plant is now grinding lime, but no
where near at full capacity. he said.
and Just when the first deliveries will
be made Ia as yet triflc uncertain.
The initial price set for the lime is
si.T5 per ton. I, o. b. Gold Hin.
The military gone about Vancouver
barracks has been extended to include
the city OF Portland. and orders have
been issued for q general cleanup OF
tho city Restaurants. cafeterias, gro.
Gerry stores and all other places where
foodstuffs arc handled and all barber
shops. beauty parlors and similar
places must Immediately establish
sanitary conditions and employ only
such help as 10 free from communica.
BILE diseases.
A record crop OF acorns 10 being
harvested at Hood River this season,
Ranchers OF the Frankton district who
own hogs are fattening them with the
mast, and those who have no swine
are gathering up the large fallen
acorns for the market. Acorns are
now q staple on the local market, sell
ing for 81 per bag. many children sc.
curing a fund for the purchase Of war
savings stamps by harvesting acorns
from trees along the public roads and
on vacant lots,
For the week ending October 3
total Of 5s6 accidents were reported to
the state industrial accident commits.
sion, OF Which three were fatal. The
fatal cases were: s. Yamashita, Philo'
math. logging; Joseph II. Hatheny,
Portland. shipbuilding; Andre Naya.
kovich, Portland. -foundryman. In ad-
iition were the two following fatal.
lies resulting from injuries previously
S. Rattenbury. employed by
/ meat company In Portland, injured
September 8, and Walter Nelson, en-,
ragged In grading work at Dirkenfield.
md injured September Is.
More than $1,000 acres OF the Bull
Run watershed from which Portland
yets Its entire water supply, was added
o the Oregon national forest reserve
~ a bill which passed the house OF
representatives by unanimous consent.
rhe land was originally In the grant
u the Oregon q California railroad,
,ut went TO the government by court
lecision few years ago, II was to
lave been opened for homesteaders
With the rest OF the grant last June.
,ut the federal land office held up the
"a untu oattIamant NJ tho matter