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

for Oregon for tho past year and q
half. has rendered his resignation TO
tho government. effective juno /. TO
enter the employ OF the cSleadero De
hydratlng company at AtaAeadero, Cal.
A suit for Si.506.so was filed in the
circuit court at The Dallea by Z. d.
Charles OF Portland. fiscal agent.
against the Oregon Prospecting a Pro.
noting Co. also OF Portland. Tho suit
Involves valuable power rights on tho
Desohutes river In wasco county. IN
which Mr. Charles claims . half iu'
toresL
George sydman. 10 years old. OF
Denmark. Or. was shot and killed In
q dance hall at LanEloIs. In Curry
county. by George d. chanoweth OF
Denmark. q veteran OF the Canadian
army and acting joint representative
for Coos and Curry county in the Ore.
gon legislature. Family trouble 10 rc'
ported 10 have been the cause OF the
tragedy.
The alfalfa acreage OF central Orc
gon will be increased by 20 per cent
a. q result OF tho increased alfalfa pro
duetion campaign carried on by the
First National bank Of Bend. The bank
has supplied over 200 farmers with
$4,000 pounds OF high.testing alfalfa
seed. and has also arranged 10 finance
tho farmers for year In the purchase
OF tho seed,
r. A. Booth OF Eugene win remain
as a member OF the state highway
commission until all contracts for
work TO be completed this year are
awarded by the commission. Mr..
Booth announced this decision. fol-
lowing conference with Governor
olcott, at which road matters a. re-
lating specially to southern Oregon
we're discussed.
The bureau OF public roads agreed,
In a conference with Senator McNary.
10 share half Of the cost OF cohstruc.
,ion Of hard surfaced road from Med
ford TO Crater Lake national park and
from Klamath Falls 20 Crater Lake
National park. provided the Oregon
state highway commission will desig'
nate those roads az part Of the high.
way system TO be improved under the
federal aid act.
The city OF Portland may have the
expert services OF John piller, a noted
government geologist. 10 examine Bull
Run lake as 10 It's feasibility for stor.
iug the citys water supply. provided
the municipality will pay his travel
expenses 20 the Pacific coast and back
again. together with incidental ex.
pensea. according TO q letter sent to
Representative Macarthur by the go
ological survey
Governor olcott has requested Mrs.
r. j. Hendricks OF Salem, president OF
the Oregon chapter OF tho American
War Mothers association, and VIII
Moore OF Portland. president Of the
Oregon chapter OF the Association
OF Fathers OF Soldiers and Sailors. TO
appoint committees TO decide upon q
memorial In honor OF the ll6th en-.
glneers, which was made up OF men
from Oregon, idaho and North Dakota
The memorial will be placed at the
state capitol.
Governor olcott has announced APP
pointment Of the members OF the Ore
gon state land settlement commission,
which was created by an act passed
by the recent legislature. As the act
carried an emergency clause II 10 now
In effect and the appointments be-
come effective Immediately. Mem
bers OF the new commission are as
follows. Emery olmstead, Portland;
Robert N. stantield, stanfield; Whit
ney L. Boise, Portland; @. II. Baker,
Bend; Charles Hall, Marshfield.
CONTINGENT upon their ability TO
make financial arrangements and up
on the decision OF the Portland dis.
trlet freight traffic committee OF the
United States railroad administration
to grant an attractive rate on lumber
for outward shipment, the Pacific q
Eastern railway win resume opera
tions, This road, running SO miles out
OF Medtord to Butte Falls, went into
receivership early this year because
Of Its inability to earn enough to pay
operating charges, and Its renewal nt
train service will be source OF Joy
to lumber producers Of southern Ore
gon now without means of transport
Ing their product to outside markets.