The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-30


Army Of the Republic and the wo-
mems Relief Corps June IA. is and 1e
Between $4,000 and $4,000 is to be
spent on tho Mckenzie highway with.
In the Cascade national forest this
year. according to u. j. Finch, senior
highway engineer in the United States
office OF public roads. The work will
be done west OF the summit.
Arrangements are about completed
At Portland for the holding OF a reun-
Ion by the members OF the old Com
pany X, o. N. @. The company was
formed originally as a 9O-day organi
zation at the time OF the anti.Chlnese
riots in the Pacific northwest in 1886.
A contract has been signed by State
Forester Elliott with the United States
government whereby the state will re-
ceive $4,000, Its portion OF the Weeks
fund. for use In fire patrol work. The
money is to be expended under the
supervision OF the state forestry de-
partment.
Abolition OF private employment
agencies and consolidation OF all parts
OF the municipal and state govern
ment pertaining to labor into one de-
partment, to be known 20 the state
department of labor. Is now proposed
by the citizens employment commit.
tee OF Portland.
All land In the oregon & California
grant. other than mineral land. which
carries n stand OF more than 100000
feet OF timber 20 the 40 acres. will be
classified as timber land, under an
amendment to the Chamberlain bill
adopted by the house subcommittee
on public lands.
As the result OF q campaign begun
several years ago by the Hood River
commercial club. the United states
war department is now engaged in
making n survey OF the water front
along the Columbia at Hood River pre-
paratory to making recommendations
loT uEtukluk optFhtlouhs
To make possible the running OF a
large number OF cattle In Eagle valley.
near Baker. for which grazing privi-
leges we're denied by the forestry
service. the Cattle and Horse Raiserp'
association OF the section will lease
all privately owned range lands re-
naming on Pine creek.
The mine.planter Ringgold. com.
manded by Captain Cowley. Coast Ar.
tillery Corps. has arrived at Fort
Stevens for mine planting and instruc.
tlon for the Thirty.Fourth company.
commanded by Captain Long. A period
OF six weeks will be devoted to meth.
DDS OF loading, planting and firing sub
marine mines.
The county court OF Gillian county
has ordered that no auto truck shall
carry load exceeding 500 pounds
when the roads are muddy and soft
enough to require chains on the
wheels TO prevent them from slipping.
II has been further ordered that no
traction engine shall be allowed to
haul any load without q permit OF the
county court.
on request OF nine short line rail.
roads operating in Oregon. the public
service commission telegrRphed Sen
ators Chamberlain and Lane. asking
them 10 investigate the merits OF the
bill proposed by Senator Phelan. OF
California. providing for the regula-
ton OF railway mail pay rates by the
Interstate commerce commission for
annual weighing and other relief.
An agreement on the main issues OF
the proposed regulations governing
side and overhead clearances on Ore
gon railroads Was tentatively reached
at Salem at a conference between rep
resentatiyes OF all oregon roads. their
employees and the public service ccm-
mission. The conference was called
by the commission preparatory TO its
promulgation OF standard clearances
TO apply to railways in this state.
That there Is a great scarcity OF ex'
perlenoed teachers available for first
class districts over the state is the
report OF f, c. Aver, director OF the
University OF Oregon appointment bu-
reau. For the past few weeks he
has been swamped with calls for
teachers. especially those fitted TO
teach history and English, and Pro
fessor Aver has had TO answer mo
qualified candidate" In almost every
instance.
With less than a month left in which
TO register for the primary election in
May, less than one third OF the quail
fled voters OF Oregon are on the lists,
according TO reports from over the
state, made to Secretary of State Oh
colt. The total registration for the
state is 1O3.SsO. the reports showed,
and A WAS divided among the DOlitical