Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-04-12
State House News

Changes made in the banking laws by
the 1917 legislature have been ar
ranged by the state bank superinten-
dent. S. G. Sargent, and are now being
mailed TO the various bankers of the
state. The compilation Of the laws in
eludes all the amendments made at the
recent session. These are arranged in
systematic order with a marginal index
in addition &c the regular alphabetical
index.
The seventh biennial report of o. p.
Hoff, state labor commissioner, is being
mailed to the principals and teachers Of
the state to enable the students 70 make
a study of the labor and industrial con-
ditions Of the state.
After three years waiting for action
by the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion, Mrs. T. H. Hazard, who came to
this city from Newville, Pa, and at the
that time shipped s32 pounds of books
by freight, has been refunded the sum
of $lS.12 overcharge made by the
Southern Pacific company. This action
of the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion is termed "speedy." The Oregon
Public Service commission received no.
tice of the refund yesterday.
! Application has been made by the
Southern Curry Telephone company to
the public service commission for per-
mission to revise the toll rates, estab-
llish a rate for physical connection with
! the Cooperative Farmers line, and
discontinue certain free interchange Of
service between subscribers of its line
and those of the Chetea Southern Tel
ephone company. The telephone com
pany is located at Brookins, Oregon.
Articles of incorporation filed with
the corporation commissioner this morn
ing are as follows:
Rosenblatt and Salomon, Inc, filed
to deal in real and personal property in
Portland with q capital of $500. The
incorporators are G. Rosenblatt, A H.
lSalomon and S. II. Salomon.
! The Liberty Theatre Corporation
filed for the purpose of conducting
lpublie halls and theaters in Portland
with capital of $4,000. The incor.
lPorators are f. J. Myrick, NJ. c. Hea'
lly and A. II. Mcclellan.
Ray and Company, Inc, propose to
deal in hay, grain, feed and hardware
in Tillamook, Tillamook county. Their
capital is $4,000 and the incorpora.
Itors are W. G. Dwight, Vine Dwight
and 4. j. Claussen. Another branch of
this same firm is the Cloverdale Mer.
camille company, Inc, which proposes
to deal in feed, hardware, etc, in
Cloverdale, Tillamook county. The cap.
lital is $4,000 and the ineorporators
are the same as the other corporation.
II. r. Carlson Of the University of
Minnesota, has written Secretary OF
State 0lcott relating to whether OF
mot Lincoln s birthday is legal holi'
day in this state. He stated the univer
sity was working on the proposition
and wanted information on that point
Secretary Oleott replied that in 1918
the legislative session passed law
making Lincoln IS birthday a iega
holiday in this state.
Information concerning military laws
military training, etc, passed by the
1917 session of the Oregon Legislature
is wanted by the law library of con
gress at Washington, d. c., urgently
according to a letter received by Sec
retary of State Olcott today. The
information asked is concerning mill
tary preparation of various kinds, as
a census of persons of military age
military training, appropriations fol
military work, amendments to the mil
itary code, emergency powers confer
red on the executive, etc. Secretary Oh
colt sent what information he could
get from the dummy that was sent to
the printer, He stated that in about
ten days the printing and binding
would be done and full copies sent then
Forms of referendum petition fol
referring II. B. 24s, twenty ninth leg
islative assembly, being bill for an
act relating to fishing in Rogue riv'
er, etc, submitted by H. l.. Christen
sen, 2l North Third street, Portland
Oregon, received approval for eircu
lation for signatures by Secretary OF
State Olcott today.
The Oregon highway department is
in receipt of letter from G. P. Cole
Imam, president, American Association
State Highway Officials, requesting q
report on the machinery and men which
might be available for road work IN