The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-06-23
OREGON STATE NEWS


state penitentlary for the murder o
Abe Givens.
Because Of litigation that hai
been instituted against the stat'
highway commission I'm Polk county
relative to the west side route oi
the Pacific highway, the commission
fears the entire road building pro.
gram In Polk county may be held
up another year.
Captain Lyman Rice OF Pendleton
and Arthur G. Spencer, an attorney
OF Portland, have been appointed by
Governor Olcott as members OF the
commission to administer the new
soldiers bonus and loan act. The
other members OF the commission
are the governor, the secretary OF
state and the adjutant general.
Every employer who employs per-
sons In hazardous occupations is
subject to the provisions OF the
workmon's act unless he has given
notice OF his intention not to come
under the act, according to an
opinion OF Attorney General Van
Wrinkle, written In reply to an In
auiry by the state Industrial acci-
dent commission.
Water, light and gas utilities
operating I'm Oregon are giSen until
August to file briefs Tn protest
against a proposed uniform system
OF accounting adopted by the public
service commissions OF Oregon.
Washington and Idaho for the util-
tiles operating in the three states.
A pool tax, the return OF automo-
biles to the tax rolls, further taxa
tion on estates, state income. taxes.
and taxation OF certain classes OF
shipa that are not now taxed are
some OF the suggestions made by
the state committee on taxation,
created for the purpose OF tighten
ing the burden OF taxation on land.
Tho committee met In Salem during
the week and 1. N. Day was elected
chairman.
A sharp drop IN the cost OF many
food articles was revealed as COM
pared with six months ago when the
state board OF control last Wednes-
day opened bids on supplies for the
state institutions for the next six
months. There has been marked
drop In, beef. mutton aud flour ms
we'll as IN many staple groceries.
]. N. Phillips, known as "Buok"
Phillips, who was killed by robbers
In Portland Tuesday night. was a
guard at the state penitentiary un-
der Wardena Stevens and steiner.
The public service commission has
ordered that a meter system be In
stalled at Lakeyiew by the Lake
view Water company.
The Standard on Company reports
TO the secretary OF state that for
the month OF May II sold In Oregon
$3.50. .3O9,b gallons OF gasoline and
paid $4,000 In taxes ON the sales.
The Spokane. Portland A Seattle
Railroad company has Informed the
public service commission that II
has established summer excursion
fares between Astoria and Tillamook
beach points. The round trip fare
10 all points Is si.iO.
In conjunction with proceedings
to determine all the water rights In
Warner valley, Lake county, Lee Me-
Alllster OF the state engineering de-
partment, IL conducting a survey IA
both the north and the south por-
tions OF the valley.
The city OF Salem has filed with
the public service commission a pro
test against the proposal OF the
Southern Pacific company To Ia.
crease street car fares from Q TO 2
cents I'm Salem. Eugene and West
Lynn. The protest will have the
effect OF suspending the proposed
rates until a hearing Is held.
Al a meeting OF the state high
'ay commission In Portland, JUNE
as bids viii be opened on road
bu Hiding projects IN Curry. Lane
w, lshington, Yamhill. Coos. Jack
sol \, Josephine, Lincoln, Tillamool
and aUmatilla counties.
D 'nder the gasoline tax act OF 1877
pers ons who use gasoline for othel
than motor vehicle driving on the
highy yays are entitled 10 rebate
from the state for the fuel so used
IL Is necessary however that the
claims for rebate be submitted 4
the seen 'etary OF state within ninet,
DAYS aft, N the date OF sale. Seyera
Asers ha, o lost their rebate for thu
first three months OF the law
operation because OF tardiness II
presenting the claims.
The East ern Oregon Lumber com
pany OF En-, 'erprise has cancelled III
notification OF withdrawal from
operation und er the workmen's com
pensafion act. or ten Eastern ore
gon companies that filed notice o
withdrawal two have decided 10 re
main under the act the other u
the Nibley-Mimn angh company o