Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-16
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STATE HOUSE NEWS
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The following cases are announced
for hearing by the supreme court at
the September term: September 5, Fore
man VS.. School District, Columbia
county; State ex. rel VS.. Evans. Sep.
tember q, Coates VS.. Smith, Sorsby VS..
Brenninghoven. September Z, Lane vs.
Ball; Woods VS.. Dunn. September S,
Stennick VS.. j. X. Lumber company.
A complaint has been. received BY
| the public service commission from a
number of physicians at Forest Grove.
They want a night operator at that
town S telephone exchange. They say
that the present night service consists
of boys who work at other jobs in the
daytime, and that it is often necessary
to 90 TO the exchange and wake up
boy before it is possible to obtain tele.
phone service.
Eighteen of the scales used in Tilla.
nook county creameries and cheese
factories have been condemned by Dis.
trict Sealer Jones, according to a re-
port received by State Sealer Buchtel
During his trip through Tillamook
county Jones made a total of 600 in
spections Twenty-Five scales were ad-
justed and 125 were corrected and
sealed.
Mark V. Weatherford of Albany,
nominee for congress from the 1st dis.
trict on the democratic ticket, has filed
with the secretary of state petition
for nomination on the prohibition
ticket also.
Application has been made to the
public service commission by County
Judge Bushey for Marion county ask.
ing permission to construct two grade
crossings over the tracks Of the Oregon
Electric railway at Fargo station.
An application from the Great North
ern Express company for authority to
apply a greater rate on fresh fruits and
vegetables from Tigard to Salem than
now prevails from Portland to Salem
has been set for hearing at the Portland
office of the public service commission
September Il, The present rate on
fresh fruits and vegetables from Port
land to Salem is So cents hundred
The rate desired from Tigard to Salem
is 40 cents a hundred.
The public service commission issued
an order this morning granting the Port |
land & Oregon City Railway company
permission to construct its line across |
various streets, highways and other
railway lines in Portland and vicin-
ity.
The industrial accident commission |
took immediate action on the applica- |
tion received yesterday of Mrs. Carrie
Otto, whose husband lost his life July
81 at Portland by falling into vat !
of boiling glue. The commission de. |
cided that the applicant is entitled to
compensation under the law She will |
receive $50 month during her widow
hood and the amount set aside to meet |
her individual payments is $5,461.31.
Each of her three children will receive
So month until they arrive at the age
of 16. If Mrs. Otto and her children
live to their expectancy, they will have
been paid $l0,0S5.60 from the state in
fund,
The following companies filed arti-
eles of incorporation at the office of the
state corporation commissioner this
The Oregon Film company.
of Portland, with capital stock of
$50 1000; Bronson Motor Equipment
of Portland, 10000; Oregon
Commercial studio of Portland. $1,000;
Wah Lee Yeum company, of Portland,
s4,99S. A certificate of dissolution was
filed by the Pacific Tire and Supply
company, of Portland.
A petition of the Valley & Siletz
Railroad company for permission to
cross certain streets and highways in
Polk county has been filed with the
public service commission.
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