Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-27

Behind closed doors and after the
newspapermen had been requested to
leave, the committee on consolidation
of commissions and offices authorized
by the recent session of the legislature
began its first business this morning in
the office of the speaker of the house
of representatives in the state house.
The committee was appointed recent
IL bv Governor Withycombe in pursu-
ance to a resolution passin gthe legis-
lature. A. Z. johnson of Corvallis was
elected chairman; Herman Borstel of
Portland, secretary. The other members
are Frank Patton, Astoria; T. J. Scrog-
gin, of La Grande; John II. Carkins, of
Medford; Charles Rudeen of Portland,
and Austin F. Buxton of Forest Grove,
who was not present.
This committee was given $2500 to
spend by the legislature and the first
real business was the choosing of per-
manent secretary. The committee is to
look into the various offices and com
missions to determine if it is possible
to combine any or whether any ought to
be eliminated.
Two hundred boys between the ages
of II and II years have been formed
into companies at Burns by the school
officers for the purpose of drill and
direction in the growing of potatoes.
according to letter received by the
state superintendent of public instruc-
tion this morning from Frances Clark,
county school superintendent of Har'
lney county.
Each of the boys will be given a plot
of ground on which to raise potatoes
and they all appear to be very much
! interested in doing their bit to remedy
| the food situation. Burns and Harvey
county has done nobly by the call to
the nations young men, according to
the figures, as 30 young men have gone
from Burns to join the navy and Sc
altogether from Harvey county going
into the service of Uncle Sam.
Henry Bernstein, student of Russian
life, who exposed the cruelties Of the
autocracy and presented the true ideals
of the Russian people, has asked Gov
jernor Withycombe to become member
of the advisory board of the "Ameri-
can Liberty Fund committee which
| is raising subscriptions from all Amer
leans to present the Russian people
with a replica Of the Statue of Liberty
This was first presented in Jewish
publication and was to include only
Jews but the idea took hold of Ameri-
cans in general and the participation
is extended to all who are interested in
giving encouragement to the firm es
tablishment of democracy in Russia
The people behind this movement are
enlisting the aid of governors, educa-
tors, authors and the mayors of large
cities.
Twenty five thousand dollars is the
capital of the Hutchinson Forsstrom
company, which filed articles of ineor
poration with the corporation commits
sioner this morning to do a general
merchandise business in North Powder
The incorporators are C. J. Forsstrom
Conrad p Olson and f. l.. Holder.
| The Heglen Igoe, Inc, filed with Q
capital Of $4,000 to conduct ladies
furnishings establishment in Portland
This is Washington state concern
with headquarters in Seattle.
The Pacific Products company, with
capital Of $4,000, filed to conduct a
general merchandise business in Port
land. The incorporators are Julius
Dossche, M. c. Dossche and l.. w. Scott