The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-04-22
OREGON NEWS NOTES

flluSu W INopuh W. INV W Nhe"H
stott Myags. former Portland post.
master. who was removed from office
more thsn year ago.
Tho largest and only completely mo
torized shingie mill on the Columbia
will be opened BY the Kelly Lumber
company at Warrenton in a few days.
The plant will have a capacity OF 1oo..
900 shingles a day.
a force Of men are employed In i'm.
proving the roadbed OF the Jackson
Vile railway and putting In new lies
preparatory to resumIng service. The
railroad suspended service as a 70
suit of the big snow storm in 1919.
An state. county and municipal
owned motor vehicles are subject 70
license. the same as private machines.
according 20 letter prepared BY Sam
A. Kozer. secretary Of state. for tran$
mission to officials having Jurisdiction
over these classes OF cars and trucks.
Ray straiton, a 12.year-old boy OF
Corvallis. shot and killed Dick Logs
don. after Logsdon had attacked the
lads father and had beaten the elder
Stratton. A coroner's jury brought In
a verdict TO the effect that young
stratton was justified in killing Logs
don.
To fight tuberculosis in Columbia
county the ST. Helens Chamber Of
Commerce sponsored a free tubercar
losIs clinic which was held in the court
house Wednesday. Free examinations
for the tuberculous, or for all who
have reason to believe they have beea
exposed TO the infection. was the OBJ
ject OF the clinic.
Oregon's national guard Jumped to
third place in the entire United States
in strength and efficiency as shown In
the monthly report received at the ad.
jutant generals office from the secre
tary OF war. Oregon continues far
ahead of all Pacific coast and western
states and in the entire United States
is led slightly In relative strength By
Rhode Island and Minnesota.
The state livestock sanitary board
recently outlined plans to combat an.
thrax should it appear in the livestock
districts OF the state during this sum
mer. Last year the disease was prev.
aIent in Malheur county. with consid.
cradle financial loss to livestock rails
ers. As a rule anthrax makes its ap-
in August. when the ground
has cracked from hot weather.
Z While the opening of the spring fish.
ing season on the Columbia river, will
b at noon. May /, less preparation is
being made for the opening day than
at the corresponding time Of any pre-
vious year in the history of the indus
try. This is due to the unsettled con.
dition of the salmon market and the
Of the prices which will
prevail both for the raw material and
he cured product.
First of the large oil companies op-
,rating In this state to report its sales
md distribution of motor vehicles
'uel, upon which the additional / cent
ak was imposed by the recent session
" the state legislature. was the Asso
:iated Oil company. which remitted to
Secretary of State Kozer s14.2329&
which represented the total tax paid
or the month of March under the laws
naeted in 1919 and 1921.
There were five fatalities due to in.
ustrial accidents In Oregon in the
'eek ending April IL, according to
he state industrial accident commits.
ion. The victims were Clyde Hatton,
teamboat worker, Portland; Jack
hamilton. watchman. Oregon City;
Iicholas Holzapfel. miller. Portland;
rank Monogram, grain handler, Port,
md, and Lester W, Hall, chauffeur, 7
orvallis, A total of 4o5 accidents y
ere reported for the week.