The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-01-23

llHh cOHltlihHloHfEa- iaHh W. Ntl'
ren. five years, Chris Schmidt, three
yearh: Charles Hall. one year Game
commlusionoru--l n. Flolsehnor, five
years: Marion Jack. five years. u. G.
simmons. three years. John Glll. three
years. G. y. Stone, one year
A. II, Powers, Auaon G. Rogers, a.
q Wlusor. Peter Loggio and Henry
songhtakon. Cons Hay port comm D..
slunefs. are on n tour of tbs Columbia
river from Portland 10 Astoria, 10 in'
spcrt docking facilities provided by
the various porta
Governor 0lcolt was stripped OF all
power IN the appointment ct members
Of tho State tibh aud game commits
sion when the Legislature passed tho
house bin providing for Joint fish
aud game commission OF nine members
who shall he elected hy the legislature
The TrlgQuia on company. recently
organized 20 drill for oil IN tho Hosu"
river valley. has received a drilling
outfit and viii start operations IN
few days. The company hos made an
exhaustive survey uf the territory ON
the east sido OF Bear creek, near Ash
land
The clorka Of the several national
forests in this state ended a two days
meeting az Eugene with the adoption
OF resolutions asking that they be
granted an advance In salary and that
thuy be designated hereafter deputy
supervisors or administrative assist
ants instead OF clerks.
Sensational allegations 10 the effect
that the fish and game commission
acquired the Reddish farm In Lane
county to pay a political debt incurred
during the last legislature are contain
I'd In suit instituted In the circuit
court at Salem against the commits
sion by II. 4, Holmes,
Senator Illusions bill providing for
the establishment ot court Of domes'
tic relations In each county OF tho
state which now has or shall hereafter
attain a population Of 100000 Inhahi'
tants or more. and prescribing tho
Jurisdiction. duties and powers OF such
court. passed the Legislature.
by an overwhelming vote the people
Of Astoria at "a special election adopt.
cd two amendments to the city char
ter Ono cretacs civic center com
mission and authorizes expenditure OF
$3.50. 900 In establishing Fairgrounds
and a civic center and the erection OF
an auditorium The other amendment
authorizes 100000 bond issue 10
carry out reclamation work along the
city water front
The Ashland Fruit and Produce as
soclAtlon. a cooperative marketing as
socIatlon OF which most OF the grow"
erg Of Ashland and vicinity are mem
hcrs. has closed by far the most sue
cessCul year tn its history. The re'
port OF Manager A. c. Briggs. read at
tho annual meeting, disclosed the fact
that the association during the past
year did $4,000 business, almost
doubling It's best previous showing,
d. +. Fisher, government plant path.
ologlst at Wenatehee. Wash, has been
directed by the secretary of agricul'
ture TO make an investigation OF the
frozen orchards IN the Willamette val
Icy and ascertain II there Is not pos
sibillty Of saving many trees. A re-
quest for the investigation was made
by Senator McNary, who has been IN
formed OF serious damage TO the wal
nut and prme orchards around Salem
by reason OF the December cold SPELL
Announcement was made at Port
land by w. X. Newell federal food
for Oregon, that the
price of IS cents per pound, retail, for
cane sugar will be permitted at this
time. owing to the prevailing high rate
wholesale. Mr., Newell also made luh'
lie decision of himself and of United
states District Attorney Humphreys
that dealers will not be allowed to
compel patrons to accept at the higher
figure cane sugar of certain quantity
In order to obtain beet sugar at the
1S.cent rate
The rabbit poisoning campaign In
the west end OF umatilla county un'
der the direction of the county agri'
cultural agent. Fred Benton, has prov
cd a big success, Colonel J. +. Nc
Naught. county farm bureau project
leader, secured the cooperation OF lO6
ranchers who prepared six tons OF
alfalfa poisoned with strychnine and
scattered II over the snow over front
OF nearly 100 miles, to protect 10000
acres OF cultivated land, Counts were
madc ON six representative lots of poi
son totaling 90 pounds and 1897 dead
rabbits we're found, Using this MS
basis II is safe 10 say that at least