The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-16
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

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Young prune orchards in the coun.
try about Monmouth are making a
rapid growth. surprising apple. pear
and cherry trees in many places.
An order has been placed for 10000
pounds, or 40 tons, or two carloads, OF
paper for use In printing the initiative
pamphlets This amount of paper is
sufficient to print 100000 copies Of
pamphlet with 1913 pages.
Retail meat, poultry, fish markets
and grocery stores do not come under
the workmen's compensation act, ac-
cording to an announcement OF the
state industrial accident commission.
The commission said the businesses
were not Of a hazardous nature.
After many months OF correspond
ence between the state railroad COM
mission and the officials of the South
ern Pacific and Oregon Electric. the
two railroad companies have agreed
to a rate of 1926 on coke shipped from
Fairfax, Wash, to Salem.
The immense flag provided by the
people of Oregon for the gigantic tree
that Is to do service as flagpole In
front of the Oregon building at the
exposition was raised at San Francis
co, the ceremony being the principal
feature of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton on the exposition grounds.
The state printing board has decid.
ed to bring the state printing depart
ment under the worknen's compensa.
ton act. The construction work on
the Tumalo irrigation project has been
brought under the act, so all the haz.
ardous industries under the super.
vision Of the state have been given
protection under the new law.
There were % Industrial accidents
reported 10 state Labor Commission
or o. =. lloff last week, this being
the largest number reported any week
this year. Three OF the accidents
we're fatal. J. o. Foulk- was Killed
at Coyote In connection with railroad
work. Duke Staul was killed 90 Goble
while logging. Claude Beamau was
killed while logging at Camp Crock.
4. W. Cornell, farmer living near
Riddle. Douglas county, never sCw
rtreetcar In his life until he came 10
Eugene IN his automobile and the frs'
one he saw he colllded with. he rar
into nm Eleventh avenue car with his
automobile as he entered the city
lie appeared greatly chagrIned and
offered 10 pay for the damage done TO
the cur. although his automobile was
damaged more than the car
Deputy Sealcr OF Weights and
Measures Bucht.l announces that all
counties hut two will soon be equip
ped with welghttestmg and measur'
ing nppnrr q. Mr. Buchtel has re-
ceived eau' 'pment for Baker, Harney,
Lincoln. Nlauheur. Union and umatilla
counties. Immediately after testing
the apparatus IL will be divided and
forwarded TO the various county
clerks.
Twcnty.nlne measures will be voted
on at the general election in Oregon
next November which Is nine fewer
than were submitted 10 the voters al
the last election. Eleven Of the
measures To be placed before the vo'
ters were submitted by the last legis'
lature. An important amendment 10
be voted upon provides for statewide
prohibition. II would prohibit the
manufacture or sale OF intoNIcating
liquors in the state. Another amend
ment would abolish the state senate.
Il was initiated by the officers OF the
Oregon state grange, Oregon State
Federation OF Labor, Peoples Power
league, Farmers union, Farmers So
ciety of Equity and Proportional Rep
resentation bureau. An amendment
for proportional representation, ini'
tiated by the same organizations, pro-
vides that every voter may vote for
any one aspirant for representative In
the legislative assembly and no more,
The 60 aspirants who receive the
greatest number OF votes throughout
the state would be declared elected.
Water permits issued by State En-
gineer John II. Lewis during the quar-
ter ending June 80, call for the ex'
penditure of approximately sll,OOO'-
600 TO make use of the water There
were 147 permits TO appropriate pub
lie waters issued during the quarter
The proposed bitches and pipe lines
aggregate POP miles in length, and
provide for the irrigation OF 2l,5S7
acres of land; for the development OF
l7l5 horsepower and for the municipal
supply of six towns. One of the most
important of these permits is that
grantad IN I, G. SeaWel of Payette,