The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-06-06


r1bhing the Bank Of llFines Of t3I IL
IN currency. lone fobber rave his
victims their choice Of being locked
In the vault. which might have meant
death by smothcring. or Of taking an
oath on a Bible that they would not
leayo the bank or give an alarm for
40 minutes The three took the oath
and kept II. The holdup occurred after
banking hourA The bandit escaped In
q tAhicab.
A two weeks short course for hDya
and girls In practical agriculture md
home economies correlated with club
work II expected 10 brlng many young
people to the Oregon Agricultural col
lege for the summer session.
Articles Of incorporation Of "Tho
American Legion" have been filed with
the secretary OF state and transmitted
10 Corporation Commissioner sehulder.
man for approval, Tho American ie-
glon Ia the new nationwide organiE'
lion NJ world.war veterans
With the prospects for tho largest
fruit crop In the history Of the imp
qua valley. the Umpqua Valley Fruit
union has JUS, closed deal for lot
6ofis0 feet at Roscbure. upon which
q modern structure OF rclniorced con.
crete four stories high will be erected.
NJ q. Nease OF Portland. president
OF the Central Oregon oil a Gas COM
pany: NJ. u. Baumiester. q, r. and q.
NJ. Lawrence were IN Burns last week
getting leases from land owners in
the region Of Dos mountain. II ia their
purpose to start active development, at
once.
Building operations throughout the
Willamette valley are improving and
works that have been delayed for the
last two years because OF the war are
under way or being planned In the
valley cities. according to John n.
Scott general passenger agent Of 1hc
Southern Pacific.
Protests have been made 10 Hood
River county afficials against drivers
Of motor trucks who. Il 10 alleged, over
load their vehicles. and with boxes,
lumber and other articles projecting
over the sides OF racks make Il I'm
possible for passenger cars 10 pass on
most highways .r.
The improvement of is4i2 miles OF
state highway 10 involved In the call
for bids issued by the state highway
commission. These bids. which cover
paving. grading and exeavating. viii
he opened by the commission at their
meeting In Portland, June 10. when
the contracts will bo awarded.
s;eclheads plaated few years arc
In East lake, 20 milcs from Bend. have
grown 10 0 size making II virtually
impossible 10 land them. N. q. Jacob.
sea. supervisor OF the DeschutSs ma
tlonal forest. reported on his return
from u trip TO the lake. Some OF the
fish, he estimates. will weigh over 10
pounds.
Assistance for a large number Of
lumber concerns In Portland and that
section OF Oregon was sought from the
war finance corporation by Represeu'
tatiye Hawiey and whitney l., Boiac
OF Portland. The aid asked Involves
approximately sl.oO000o needed to n
nance contract for lumber and lum'
ber products for export to Australia,
Professor NJ. l.. DRAINING OF Cor.
Wallis. head OF the auto mechanics de-
partment at the Oregon Agricultural
college: II, II. Fancher OF The 'balles
and u. r. Hoggess Of Portland will be
the three members constituting the
board OF automobile mechanics examin'
rrs provided for by an act OF the last
legislature according TO announcement
made by Governor Olcott,
Captain Jacob Kanzler OF Portland
was selected by Governor Ben ". olcott
Ior appointment to be Judge OF the
court OF domestic relations OF Multi.
,omah county, petition created ry
lct OF the last legislature, which also
treated the court. The appointment
will be held In allegiance, pending de.
OF the legality Of the act
inder which the office exists.
Pendleton is 20 have l5o0'barrel
lour mill. in addition to Its present
hreo mills. Announcement was made
~ II. w. Collins that he and bis asso-
,iates had determined on the enter.
rise, let contract for the building
md purchased the necessary ma.
The company win be capital
sed at a quarter Of a million dollars
ts plant Is expected to be In operation
hortly after the first Of the year,
Adolph Lewis, arrested at The Dalles
With Edward Primrose, who afterwaid
,leaded guilty to a charge OF murder
n having slain Chief of Police Ralph