The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-07-28
OREGON STATE NEWS
Telegram Salem Bureau

toned In speculation on the next
president of the Oregon Normal
school at Monmouth to succeed
President J. H. Ackerman, who died
week ago Sunday. They are e.
ID. Ressler, dean OF the department
OF education at Oregon Agricultural
College; J. A. Churchill, state sup
erintendent OF schools; E. +. Carle-
ton, superintendent of schools at
Eugene; Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, county
superintendent of Union county, and
" G. Anderson, Multnomah county
school superintendent. The latter
Is the only one who has formally
. applied. The appointment probably
will be made by the board OF re-
gents In a few days.
The World War veterans state
aid commission has not yet made
any appointments OF appraisers or
attorneys to pass on real estate Of
fered as security by service men ap-
plying for state loans The board
Is now untangling certain ambigui-
ties Of the law and devislng Blank
forms to be used in making applica-
tions for loans or bonuses.
An excess Of 32,6s7 laborers were
placed on Jobs by licensed employ
ment agents during the first six
months OF 1920 over the. number
for the first six months OF this
year. according to G. II. Gram, state
labor commissioner Last year the
total was $500 and this year 2O,-
2S2. With the month OF June TAX
On for comparative purposes, there
has been a marked decrease in
wages.
Forty-four applicants for admis-
sion to the practice OF law in Ore
gon took the examinations OF the
board OF bar examiners OF the State
Bar association last week Eight OF
them were women.
The state engineering department
IL informed that the state OF Mon
tana has adopted the Oregon law
pertaining TO eertlfication OF bonds
OF irrigation districts.
At meeting In Portland, July 2s
the state highway commission will
open bids for the construction OF
59.6 miles OF highway and for the |
construction OF bridges In linton.
Wallowa and Washington counties.
A contract for construction OF the
new wing OF the Eastern oregon
hospital for the insane at Pendleton
has been awarded by the state
board OF control TO Hilmer Setter
gren OF Missoula, Mont, at s126.-
500. To keep within the legislative !
appropriation OF 100000 II was
necessary for the board TO alter the |
plans and decide not TO complete
the third floor and to install tenn
porary maple floors instead OF
floors OF concrete.
Paving is now In progress on the
Aurora-Canby section OF the Pacific
highway. near Portland. This will
make a complete paved road be-
tween Salem and Portland.
Petitions have been filed In the
supreme court asking u rehearing OF
the case OF the state against Elvie
ID. Kirby and John l.. Rathie. who
are condemned 70 death for impIica-
tion In the mufder OF Sheriff TIL
Taylor OF Pendleton.
The first general order Issued by
General Pershing as chief OF staff
OF the United States army has been
received by Major Dusenbury. OF
the Oregon national guard. II states
that army officers OF every grade In
the national guard and In detached
service are TO make II their duty TO
inform former service men on every
possible point as to their rights
relative TO war risk insurance, hos
pital treatment. bonuses, back pay.
ste.
Experts from the willamette and
Columbia river district during the
cereal year July 1, 1890. to June 80,
1921. exceeded In value those OF the
period by approximately
SO per cent. and amounted TO $685.
D19.2s6 I'm the Portland district
alone. according to the annual re-
port OF the state board OF pilot
commissioners TO Governor olcott.
Governor olcott In reply to let
ter from w. o. Stillman, president
Of the American Humane 'associa-
lion. defends the 'endleton Round
Up, declaring that cruelty to animals
Is carefully guarded against and
hat prevention OF accidents 10 per-
formers receives serious attention.
Thirteen attorneys who have been
Dracticing on six months probation
IN Oregon have been permanently
admitted to the bar in this state by
action OF the supreme court, They