The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-04-11

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DR.. ". o. slHAon. president OF IN,
University Of Montana At Miasouln
was elected president OF the Inianc
Empire Teachers association for thu
coming year at the closing session o
the annual convention held At sp0
kane. DR.. o. ~ Elliott. president oI
the Idaho state normal school at Lew
iston. was elected yice.presldent and
n. l.. Kirk OF The Dallos, Or. uoas
urer.
Preliminary plans were completed
for q northwest peace jubilee 10 be
held in Tacoma from June 30 to July
I for the purpose OF raising a large
fund for the erection OF memorial
10 soldiers and sailors Of the war.
Bids will be asked for by the state
highway commissioner on April 2s for
tho construction OF new Pacific high.
way bridge over the cowiitE river at
Toledo. The new structure will have
q 7?0-foot span and will cost si25,o0o.
Use OF q tractor instead OF horses
on tho Pierce county farm has saved
$4,000 since last fall. Ii the report OF
W. u. Hawthorne. farm superintend.
ont He has figured the cost OF up.
keep. fuel and incIdentais against
feeding two teams and keeping har-
ness. wagons and other equipment in
condition.
cArstens and Earles Of Seattle and
c. w. MeEear OF Chicago were the
successful bidders for 100000 OF
32.500.ooo Pierce county bond issue,
the bidding taking place before the
county commissioners although tho
voters Of the county have not yet
passed on tho issue. which 10 wanted
for highway work.
Frederick Hansen. formerly first
mats OF the schooner Edward r. West.
q living Wolf Larsen. II the charges
OF tho crew are true. was arrested In
Seattle by Deputy Marshal Edwin p.
Tobey. accused OF having murdered
Charles Hannen. the second mate. by
throwing him overheard off Cape
Horn. South America. on the night Of
May 81. 1918.
Airpiancs and submarines are 10
have an important part in the whale
industry. Victor Street. former man.
ager OF the Bay City whaling station.
declared at Tacoma. He declares air.
craft will be able 10 detect the ievia.
thana under water and get nearer TO
them than the present steam craft and
submarines will also be able TO locate
them under water.
by appointment Of c. w. clausen.
state auditor. l., d, MeArdlo. former
house member from Jefferson. be-
comes a member OF the state bureau
OF inspection Fred ID, Chestnut be.
comes a permanent member Of the
bureau in place OF Inar Peterson. who
accepted employment with the Seattle
port commission. J. y. Leghorn 10
the third bureau member.
oat smut. the most inconspicuous
enemy of this class which preys upon
the grain crop OF America. but which
In the year OF the United States on.
try in the world war destroyed oats
sufficient TO feed 100000 cavalry
horses, 10 the subject OF leaflet writ.
Ten by George l.. zundel and distrib-
lted among the county agricultural
agents OF Washington as help in the
spring warfare which will be made
upon this type Of smut.
Five men were killed and three per
,aps fatally injured near Melbourne
when q logging train Of the clemmons /.
logging company became unmanage.
,ble on a down grade and, running
way, plunged from the rails to ra.
line below. The dead are: George
.lemmons. son OF the founder of the
company and superintendent Of the
company; Waiter Hawes, Aberdeen;
). A, selby, Seattle; William Cliff,
seattle; r. J, Yennie. Tacoma.
This validity Of 100000 worth OF
'onds issued by the city Of centralia
everal years ago to construct its mu-
Iicipal gravity water system will be
eclded In Q suit started in the Lewis
ounty superior court Mrs. 2. d.
'uddy Of Centralia 10 suing the city
nd Carstens g Earles, Seattle bond
uyers, who purchased the bonds, al !,
sglng that they were disposed OF at
$4,000 below par; that the sale was
legal, resulting In unnecessarily
iEh water rates.