The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-07-25

Iianchers OF Deschutts county we're
advised 10 perfect plans for going bc-
foro the legislature at the 1871 SOS
sion 10 ask for the establishment OF an
experiment station near Bend. when
Or. W. J, Kerr. president OF the Ore.
son Agricultural college. spoke al a
banquet given by the Deschuies county
farm bureau In honor OF the visiting
regents OF the college.
To stimulate agriculture. domestic
science. horticulture and livestock pro.
due,ion. the Dcsehuies county court
appropriated tis2s for community
fairs 20 be held in Bend, Redmond. Tu.
malo and In tho Grange district.
Portland physicians BY concerted &C.
tion have increased their rates In pro.
portion TO other items In the high cost
Of living. and patients must now pay
all the way from SO cents 10 $1,000
more than they used TO In pre.war
days
A gHt Of 100 acres OF land on which
there stands 100000 feet Of timber,
has been givon 10 Willamette uniycr.
slty By . donor whose name IL with.
held. Tho same donor has given $500
for the equipment OF an inflrmary In
Lausanne hall.
During the week ending July II
there were reported 10 tho state In.
dustrial accident commission 3a7 ac-
cldents. OF which three were fatal.
Tho fatalities include Charles Adams
Of Brighton. Thomas Dew OF 81. Hel.
ems, and II. 4. Treion OF coQuille.
Under an agreement reached by
both the Portland grainhandlers' un.
Ion and the employers involved. tho
state board OF conciliation 10 10 hold
hearings on the issues AZ stake and
tho suggestions OF the board will be
taken a. a rullng BY both parties.
Salem'a first oversee war bride ar.
rived In the person OF Mira q. +.
Tulcja. = native OF France and formerly
Instructor OF English in the French
schools at lie Havrc. Mr. Tuleja until
recently was In the United States navy
aud Il was while travelling from Paris
10 Brest that ho met hIs young bride.
Practically every lumber and tie
concern west OF the Cascade noun.
taina and between Portland and the
California boundary has Joined In an
appeal TO the railroad administration
10 secure for clippers and consumers
Ihe same rates on lumber between
local points In Oregon as now exist
between local points In Washington.
With . total of sss.ise.se collected
IN the six month period ending June
10. reccipts from taxes oE gifts, iega-
'les and inheritance had almost |.
loublCd over the same period IN 1918.
when the states revenues from this
ource totalled but sss,asS,%T. accord.
ng 10 the seml,annual report Of State
Treasurer Hoff submitted 10 Governor
)lcott.
Because Of the apparent tardiness Of I
many electrical contractors in Oregon I
n filing bonds In the sum Of $500 and !
aylng their annual license fee OF SIS I
Itatc Labor Commissioner Gram an. B
ounced that he would begin checking .
y tho dcllnquents on August !. Pen. .
lty for falling TO comply with the
srms OF the law carries q maximum
Inc OF 800.
Small cities and towns throughout A
regon are advised In warning issued Il
y the state fire marshal 10 look AZ h
heir fire fighting equipment, lest they 5,
after disaster similar to that which Il
as come 10 several oregon towns In n
10 recent past. From Investigations
Iadc by tho deputies II has been
'und that many OF the smaller cities M
70 without adequate fire fighting APP al
lratus. dl
Because OF inability OF tho attorney.
sneral to lay down hard and fast :
Ilc defining an institution OF learn.
g under the soldiers. sailors and
arines' financial educational aid bill
ID because II will be necessary for +
me OF tho institutions 10 show that
ey have the facilities for furnishing
course OF study that win be bene-
cial TO applicants. Deputy Secretary
State Kozer today called confer.
ice At the state capitol.
Warning to housewives Of Oregon to
fraln from using canning compounds
IrnifuI 70 health has been received by
. state sealer Of weights and meas
90 from the department OF agricul'
70 at Washington, In the circular II
celyed by tho state sealer II is
arged that many OF the canning
mpounds contain saiicylic or boric
Id and are unnecessary for the rea'
n that fruits and vegetables viii