The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-11-28
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events OF the WeeI
Briefly Sketched for Infor-
nation OF Our Readers.


The adjourned annual meeting o
the Grand Commandery OF Oregon o
the Masonic order viii be held in Sa
lem December 2.
With loss estimated at more thar
$4,000, the flour mills ut Pilot Rocl
were burned early Friday by a fir,
that started from unknown causes.
Benton county held It's first annual
corn show last week at Corvallis un
der the direction Of the county farm
bureau, with County Agent Kabel in
charge.
/, The assessed valuation OF Clackamas
county's property is s2S.572.5i5. ex-
elusive OF the property OF public serv.
Ice corporations. The increase amounts
TO s3i3070.
Oregon was the only state In the
western division 20 attain It's quota OF
100 per cent In the united war work
drive, according to State Director Or
lando W. Davidson.
Victor J. McCone. formerly secretary
for the state socialist party. was
drowned mt Portland when he drove
his automobile off the approach to the
sellwood ferry into the Willamette
river.
The residents Of Evans Greek valley
In the north end OF jackson county.
have voted to incorporate the entire
valley into an irrigation district. and
an early survey will be made OF the
project.
A statement issued by the Treasury
department shows that In total sales
OF war savings and thrift stamps TO
November 1. Oregon stands sixth In
rank In sales per capita and also sixth
for the month OF October.
| Domestic use OF powdered sugar. for
some time past restricted solely TO
commercial manufacturing and baking.
IL now permitted. according to official
adyicos received by w. b. Aver. food
administrator for Oregon.
The state text book commission WIN
make its selection for books for
schools OF the state next June. the
selections TO continue for another slx
years. Under the law the commission
selects these books each six years.
Extension schools In dairying. which
will cover the subjects OF breedlns
and feeding dairy cattle. will be held
IN Ontario. Malheur county. and at
Halfway and North Powder. Union
county. the first week In December.
In a complete check made on wood
ships building In the United States a
statement from Washington shows
that OF 2is hulls launched up TO octo-
ber 81. the Oregon district was first.
with 81. and OF 90 ships completed
Oregon led with 2s
Present and prospective removal OF
soldiers from the mills and logging
camps Is already creating labor
shortage on Coos bay and W. J. Rust,
government agent. declared there was
q call for between 800 and 400 men
for mills and camps.
Only two fatal accidents are inelud.
ed In the bas reported TO the industrial
accident commission for the week end
ing November 2i. inclusive. These
were n. Auterson. shipbuilder. Port.
land; Henry Fromong. terminal "a.
eility worker, Portland.
ny Marie Equi woman physician
and member OF the Industrial Workers
Of the World. was found guilty at
Portland Of violating the espionage
act by referring contemptuously TO
Americen soldiers and by other alleged
ol s. lonable remarks in the 1. w. w.
hall
Three entrances for fish coming up !
the Willamette river are now In exist |
snce at the Oregon City fishways. &C.
cording 10 X. E clanton. general SUI |
perintendent OF state hatcheries. This
Improvement will treble propagation
Of spawn In the Willamette river, Il is
thought.
Saturday. December 7, was set as
Fire Prevention day and the week OF
December az as Fire Prevention week
for Portland by the committee In
charge. The original day. October 3,
was delayed until November and
then again delayed BY ths influsnza
spidemic,
| 10 excellent is this fuel situation in
oreson that dssiefs are complaining
because there IL 90 little demand ter
snsir stock on hand and mines are
eempiaining becanse the dealers are
RAltlAR In 10 feN ardsls nccnrdina "a