The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-12-10
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

enness during the whole month OF
November.
The sixth annual exhibition OF the
oregon Poultry & Pet Stock associa-
ton opened in Portland Monday and
will continue until Saturday night.
The annual meeting OF the Oregon,
Sportsmen's league, of which practi-
cally every rod and gun club in the
state is a member was held Monday
In Portland.
Eugene sportsmen have gone on rec
ord as favoring the killing OF female
Chinese pheasants during the months
open season from October / to Novem.
ber / each year.
In annual convention the Oregon
Electrical Contractors association met
in Albany Wednesday. Between go
and 75 delegates were present rom all
parts of the state.
A petition for the recall OF n. J,
Gersoni, prosecuting attorney Of TIL
lamook county, signed by over 500
legal voters, has been filed with Sec
retary OF State Olcott.
Labor Commissioner Hoff says In
his biennial report that reports he has
received indicate that the production
OF gold. silver and lead will excosd
that OF the previous biennium.
The kidnapping charges against w.
J. Mitchell, q Portland detective; Joe
Coach. John Heron and Bud Noeler,
wero dismissed at Marshfield on the
grounds that the evidence was not
convincing.
The Washington county court has
prohibited the hauling OF heavy loads
on rock roads. either by automobile
trucks or wagons. The order followed
the discovery OF damage from heavy
traffic on newly.made macadam roads.
Warning has been sounded by Sec
retary OF State olcott that owners OF
motor vehicles may find themselves
without license tags and subject 90
arrest after December 81. unless they
apply Immediately for the 1916 license
plates.
The state normal school at Mon.
mouth earned during the present bien.
NAL period $4,000. according TO re.
port made ut a meeting OF the board
OF regents. The school received
through tuition $500 and through dor.
mtory fees $4,000.
The progressive party has ceased TO
exist In Oregon as n result OF the vote
east In the election of November 3.
The law requires that n party must
receive five per cent OF the vote east
for candidates for congress In order
TO retain its identity
That the tax laws be amended 80
that go per cent OF the state tax will
be payable on or before April | and
the remainder payable on or before
October 10 IL recommendation In
the blenplnl report 20 the legislature
OF State Treasurer Kay
The Oregon State Horticultural so
oiety, NJ its annual convention at Med
ford, adopted resolutions fayoring uni.
form legislation by all states west OF
the Rocky mountains governing spray
ing, quality OF nursery stock and other
important fruit topics.
Mrs. Molly Irwin, postmistress at
Austin. pleaded guilty before Judge
II. s. Bean In the federal court at Port
land To a charge of cmbezzling $1,000
OF government money, received from
the sale OF money orders She was
arrested May ~ after an investigation
by postoffice authorities.
The Oregon commission of the Pan.
ama.Paciflc exposition has asked that
students Of the Oregon Agricultural
college be furnished to act as guides
for the Oregon building throughout
the entire period of the exposition. All
expenses. including transportation.
will be paid by the commission.
The convention OF the State Dairy.
mems association, State Holstein club
and State Jersey club has been post
poned To the first week in February,
at which time II will be held In con,
nection with the farmers week at the
Oregon Agricultural college The vii
lamette valley branch OF the State
Press association will hold It's con.
vention at the same time.
Although the voters OF Klamath
at the November election de-
feated an initiative measure providing
for a special tax levy for advertising
klamath county, the county is to be
well represented AT the Panama-Pacif-
ic exposition. The klamath chamber
OF commerce has issued a call for
$500 for the maintenance OF the ex-
hibit already secured, and donations
are pouring in from all parts OF the
In his annual address before the
nragnn Wool GroWara' assnciatIon