Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27

return to their classes. This reeommen-
dation is believed to solve the problem
of enlistment for q number Of high
school students all over the state, as
well as in Woodburn.
Relative to information concerning
the six million dollar bonding issue, the
Coos county court has asked confer
enee on April 7 with the state highway
commission in Portland. The request
is made by County Judge Hall, of
Marshfield.
Specifications for the 100000 receiv-
ing ward for the Oregon state hospital
were adopted yesterday afternoon by
the state board of control after a
lengthy session. The attorney general
was instructed to prepare contract to
be signed by Edgar NJ. Lazarus, the
architect, who will draw the plans and
have charge of the work. On recommen-
dation of Superintendent Steiner, the
new ward will have more rooms than
the other on account of it being intend
ed especially for male patients, of
whom there are greater number re-
ceived than female patients A bill for
photographs taken by Architect Lazar-
US in the sum of $26 was denied by the
| board.
| Only three applications for loans from
the rural credits fund have been re-
ceived by the state land board, which
small number las in a measure astonish
ed them, because it was expected there
would be q great rush of farmers to get
these loans. Application blanks, and in
structions were sent out week age
but only the three replies have been re
ceived. Shortly after the credits bill
was passed by the legislature, the board
was deluged with letters at the rate oi
20 or 80 a day from farmers making
applications. 1t is believed one of the
reasons for the lack of applications i;
that the farmers have been able to Sc
cure loans at lower rates than formerly
mainly because of the act 1t is alsC
believed that it is possible the lane
board attorneys have not yet had TIM
to acquaint the farmers with the fac
that the loans are available.
4 Governor Withycombe Saturday ap
pointed the board of seven member
which is to report to the 1919 session
of the legislature what state boards ca
be eliminated or merged. The person
mel of the commission is: A. ]. johnson
Corvallis; t. J. Scroggins, La Grande
John H. Carkin, Medford; Austin +
Buxton, Forest Grove; Frank Patter
; Astoria; Herman Van Borstel, Portland
and Charles Rudeen, Portland. Thes
men are to investigate the problem o
!, what state institutions can be merged
Commissioner Miller, of the publ
service commission, is in Eugene toda
to attend the funeral of his wife
brother, DR.. John cray, who died ther
: a few days ago. The rest of the con
a missioners are in Portland hearin
leases, and consequently the office ha
> a deserted appearance.
A wire report from Sheridan by til
Yamhill Electrical company to the put
lie service commission this morning q
1880 clock stated that man at WI
lamina had been electrocuted. The az
icident occurred on the Yamhill line.
Iwire got loose from the pole arm an
: the man took hold of it while standin
, on the ground. He was killed instantl,
The Newport Mining company file
9 articles of incorporation this mornin
: with capital of $4,000 for the pu
/, pose of prospecting for and develpin
z mining properties The incorporation
are B. F. Durall, B. NJ. Armitage an
n Will Greene. The office is at Newpor
q Lincoln county.
L The report of the Turner Telephor
G. company to the public service commi
y sion states that the operating revcnu
e amounted to $S5S.9l during the pa:
year and the operating expense
t I$70976.
r 7. A. Elliott, roadmaster for Vase
county, who was recently appointed b
is the state highway commission to loo
= latter highway matters in Hood Rive
n county, was in Salem today getting il
e structions and surveys made by hin
/ jself last year relative to the work
e he done on the Columbia highway, H
home is at The Dalles He was in COZ
II ference with the state engineer TIL
morning,
o! In behalf of the Uniform Tax Cla
!. sifieation amendment an affirmatiN
II II.