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THE, OREGON pAlLYy JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JUNE 23. 1919. -4 ACCIDENT BODY IS REORGANIZED BY GOVERNOR OLCOIT Wilfred Allen and Harvey Beck ' with Replaced by Will T. Kirk and J. W. Ferguson, Portland. BECKWITH ASKED TO RESIGN Former Board Lacked Harmony in ! Conducting Work, Olcott Says in Announcenient of Changes; Salem, June tZ.- Appointment of Will T. K!rk of Salem and J. W. "Ferguson of Portland, to . succeed .Wilfred Allen and Harvey Beekwlth as members of the Industrial acci dent commission effective " July 1, was announced by Governor' Olcott Sunday afternoon. ". j:' ?- Allen's term expired Mast January, ahd Governor Olcott. .has informed .Beekwlth that his resignation will be acceptable, effective, July 1 Lack of cooperation " necessary to the best operation, of tha work men's compensation law. Is given as the reason for the change in the per sonnel of the commission, in a state ment issued by the governor, in connec tion with the announcement of the ap pointments. In which he said : HAKMOJTT LACKIITO J "I have watched the situation in the 'industrial accident commission closely since I have been in the executive office. and was rather familiar with it prior . to that time. I have become thoroughly ..convinced that the makeup of the board was not conducive to the best opera tion of the workmen's compensation law. The functions of the act are among the most Important, If not the mast im portant, than any of the state boards or ' commissions are called upon to adminis ter. Without wholesome cooperation and efficient handling of affairs the greatest good from the compensation act 'cannot be obtained. "I have had a long acquaintance with both Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Kirk, and know personally that their qualifications are such as to assure a harmonious and efficient handling of the commission's .affairs. These appointments are un solicited in both instances.- are entirely upon my own initiative and are based upon my personal knowledge of their fitness. PARTIES SPLIT, POWEB - "I am thoroughly convinced that the . changes made are for the good of the public service and conducive to the best results from the compensation; act." , Provisions of the workmen's compen . sation law specify that not more than two members of the commission can be members of the same political party. Mr. Kirk, who succeeds Allen, is a NEW COMMISSION MEMBERS r l -sa .-.:"': . vf , Stjwwh 1- 1 V K V v, H l l j Left to right JT. W. Frrguson of Portland Kirk Salem, named by Governor Olcott on industrial accident commission Republican, aa is also-William Mar shal of Portland, third member of the commission. He has been with the com mission since its Inception and will be retained. Ferguson, a Democrat, suc ceeds Beckwith, also ; a Democrat. Under the new alignment of the commis sion, Marshall will be representative of the employes, Ferguson will represent the employers, and Kirk will represent the state at large. Kirk is at present head of the claims department of the commission, to which position he was appointed two months ago. Previous to that time he was for eight years a member of the reportorial staff of The Oregon Journal, most of that time being located in Salem as statehouse correspondent. He is a na tive of Oregon, having been born at Heppner in 1884. He attended school at Heppner and Pendleton and was a student" at Columbia Junior college at Milton. II PAETT COUNCILS Later Kirk acquired an interest with Earl Venable, now private secretary to Senator Borah of Idaho, in the Payette Independent, one of the strongest Re publican weekly papers in Idaho. He purchased Venable's interest in the paper when the latter joined Senator Borah and was for a number of years active in councils of the Republican party in Canyon county. In 1911 Kirk disposed of his newspa per property and removed to Oregon to become a member of The Oregon Journal staff, which position he resigned two months ago to accept the position of claims clerk with the industrial acci dent commission. Kirk has been a supporter of the workmen's compensation act, in the proper administration of which he sees an Instrument of incalculable benefit both to employers and employes. Ferguson is an expert accountant of Distance doesn't seem to count iTKe longer you walk and the farther you go, the more you II enjoy the journey if ita made 'on '.USCO' ; ; Rubber 'Heels. : . ETery step ist , a ;sof t-yielding pad of springy rubber. All heel-hammer shocks are absorbed. The pavement is gripped firmly and nerve tension . is lowered. - "usccr possesses, in a high degree,, all the good points of rubber heels. ; In addition it bears guarantee of the world's largest rubber manufacturer. ' And yet you pay no more for ;."USCOMi Rubber Heels. 'S Black, white' and tan. All sizes. For the whole family. You will ! " know, them by the name "USCO" and the U. S. seal. UAStates.r?ubbsTC(57tipiny Rubber HgcIg 6 I . 3 many years experience, which, together with his experience in the insurance field, the governor regards, as of in estimable value to the commission in the task of readjusting rates, as re quired by the new law passed by the re cent legislature. It TEARS IK 8TATE Ferguson came to Oregon in 1903 after 15 years as vice president of the Kear ney County bank of Minden, Nebraska, and five years as registrar of of the federal land office at Lincoln, Nebraska. He served two years as chief deputy in the tax collection department of Mult nomah county, was for four years on the state insurance commission, and for two years was controller of the Co lumbia Life & Trust company. At present Ferguspn is public ac countant for Allen, one of the retiring commissioners. He was appointed to succeed Lieutenant Carle Abrams. now In France, and whose term would have expired last January had he re mained with the commission. It Is the announced policy of Governor Olcott to allow the former state employes, who have entered military service, to resume their old positions upon their return If they care to do so. 1ST QUIET TO GO OK The change in the personnel of the commission will have no effect upon the, plans for an investigation of that body, according to a statement issued by. Gov ernor Olcott today. "Regardless of the reorganization of the Industrial accident commission, plans for the investigation of that body, as decided upon a short time ago, will go on uninterruptedly," said the governor this morning. "I an under the impres sion that the selection of the personnel of the entire Investigating committee will be completed within a short time." The committee to investigate the af fairs of the commission is to be com posed of nine members, three selected by the employers, three by the employes una inree py me governor from citizens of the state at large. Plans for the in vestigation were launched by the gov ernor some time ago in resnonse to re peated expressions of lack of confidence on the part of certain individuals and organizations in the manner In whli-h affairs of the commission wera being administered. RUSH FOR CLAIMS FOLLOWS COPPER FAT SI BAKER Balm Creek Lode Showing At tracts Interest; 500 Locators Get Holdings in This Vicinity. FABLED GOLD MINE FOUND Greenhorn Miner Declares He ' Has Discovered 'Lost Shaft' of Legendary Fame Sunk in 1860. Baker, June 23. The rich ore Btrike n the Balm Creek copper zone in Baker county, which will put-Oregon on the map as a great copper producing local ity if present prospects are substanti ated, has caused a veritable stampede of locators and it is estimated that fully 600 claims have been staked on the lode extending from Goose creek on the west to Sparta butte and farther to - the east. The rich showing of the Hercules mine and the massive copper ore chunks taken from the ledge, which is fully 100 feet in width and contains high copper values, has aroUBed excitement among Baker county mining men. William Peterson, a prominent miner and prospector of the Greenhorn dis trict in Baker county, staunchly affirms that he has found the famous "Lost Shaft," which a local legend recites was sunk In the year 1860 and lost after its abandonment by the owner. "I struck it 50 feet below the surface and below the bottom of the drift." Peterson asserted. "It is well timbered and in good' shape." A Mr. Cobb, who knew' of the shaft, made frequent visits tp the old mine in his efforts to find it, but he died with out being successful. He told Jake Mullen, a pioneer of that district, what he was looking for. According to the Cobb story the men who sunk the Bhaft told Cobb that they could not find it after their return from long absence and said that if it were ever found there was a fortune in it for it contained ex ceptionally rich ore. A few years ago Peterson found some ore in this vicinity showing wire gold and he is confident that he has at last struck the source of the rich surface deposits that have been found from time to time near this shaft. GOLD BEEF MINTSG tfOMPAST SUCCEEDS QUE EX OF THE WEST Cornucopia, June 23. The "Queen of the West" ' gold mine has changed its name and will be known In future as the "Gold Reef Mining company." The old company was organized in the east and, being a foreign corpora tion, was obliged to pay a tax of $200 per year to the state treasury. This expense is saved under the new organ ization. R. G. Amidon and H. C. Fields are in charge of the operation of the mine. A large force is employed and more men af e being added to the pay roll daily. The mine is equipped with a modern 10-stamp mill and 75-ton cyanide plant, water power being used. MUITSOMAH COMPAKIES WILL JJAKK KE FORTS IN POET1A5D Salem, June 23. The state industrial accident commission announces that its fortiand orfice in the Oregon building is being enlarged and that in future re ports of all accidents occurring In Mult nomah county will be assembled in the Portland office in order to expedite the payment of claims. A part .of the assembling- force, now employed in the Salem office will be moved to Portland. All reports will be forwarded to Salem after beine as sembled, however, and all claims mm from this office as heretofore. Approximately 4000 firms, or about one half of the total number coming under the provisions of the workmen's compensation act, are located in' Port land, it is pointed out. Considerable de lay is occasioned in' the assembling of acciaeni reports aue to the necessity fnr nnrrMnAnrlAnM whUh wtu v -1.- i niii.Um WO nated by the use of the telephone in the case of Multnomah county accidents after this move is made. Casualties Result From Auto Mishaps In Streets of City Three -persons received injuries Sun day in a series of motor accidents. A small boy walked In front of an auto mobile and was injured, a motoycyclist, striking an automobile, received slight injuries, and a passenger in an automo bile, which struck a street car. also was injured. Mrs. J. Gilbert, 56 years old. a resi dent of Tigard, was injured about the hips and chest, as a result of a collision between an automobile in which she was riding and a street car at 'East Eighty-second and Glisan streets. She was taken to St. Vincents hospital, and the machine suffered considerable dam age. - . - John Carter of 528 "Wrights Terrace, running his motorcycle into the auto mobile of William Allen of 441 West Park street at Tenth-and Hall streets. Sunday morning, suffered a number of cuts and bruises, and th motorcycle was badly damaged. Roy Teitaer, a small boy,' living at 84 North Tenth street, walked In front of a moving automobile at Tenth and OakH streets, Sunday morning,: was 'knocked down-and badly bruised. He was taken to his home, when it was found that he had suffered no serious injury.. , Guggenheims Investigate Prineville, June 23. Agents of the Guggenheim interests have acquired holdings in the upper Ochoco mining district and are making extensive in vestigations with a view to develop ment, according to -C. L. Martin,, who is in charge of the work. A large force of men is at work under Mr. Martin's di rection and large quantities of tools and supplies have been shipped in. Oil Found at Crane Crane, June 23. Oil In commercial quantities has been tapped by a well south of this place, according to Messrs. Howell and Gleeson, who have charge of operations in that vicinity. The flow Is light, however, and the weli will be continued to a. greater depth. Congress Preparing To Enforce Dryness Washington. -Tun ss. Both senate and house judiciary committees are planning to report prohibition enforcement oius this week in hone of having them passed before July 1. The fact that congress is going ahead with this legislation, with no thous-ht of a reneal of wartime 'pro hibition, makes it practically certain that any move to stave off the ary perioa wui fall. : To flsrht .Tantn to the last man and until complete independence is acquired was me general zeeuus ui a. uiwio mrci inr of Koreans held at Honolulu - re New Dredging Company Sumpter, June 23. Enlargement of the operations of the Powder River Dredge company and organization of a new dredging company by I. N. Ingle, R. N. Stan field and others, are the chief items of interest in the mining game in this section. The new concern plans to erect a gold dredge on Its holdings' just west of Sumpter. Gervais Honors Heroes Gervais, June 23. At least 400 peo ple attended a reception here to re turned service men. A Salem orchestra played for dancing, following an in- teresting program. -.. TTlfTBTNR Resls,Kef resnes. Soothes, rw- i auuiw auu iicaiwr, u Ml 3 S J ' Grazing Lands Near Adel to Be' Sold at State Board Auction . Salem, June 23. Approximately 8600 acres of grazing land lying In the War ner valley near Adel, in the southern part of Lake county, is to be sold to the highest bidder by the state land board in the near future, according to the an nouncement of G. G. Brown, clerk of the board. -' This land was acquired by the state In 1911 in settlement of a suit against the Warner Valley Stock company to determine legality of the company's claim to certain lands. The company deeded this tract of land to the state in return for a clear title to the remainder of the disputed tract -and it has been withheld from sale. It is expected that the land will be sold within the next 60 or 90 days, al though the exact date has not been de Poultry Raising Is Gaining Momentum On Winlock Farms Winlock, Wash., June 23.; The chicken Industry in this section has developed to surprising proportions. It is estimated that 800,000 baby cheks have been shipped into Winlock this ye"ar and that - $25,000 a month is received from the sale of eggs, -most of which go to Seattle and Tacoma markets. Hugo Hording, who has a ranch a mile north of town has announced that he expects to start a hatchery. He has about 2300 baby chicks. BURLESON PHONE RATES TO STAND UKIess Public Service Commission Changes Present Tariffs Ore gon Cannot Get Quick Relief. A Mlssourian is the inventor of a seed planting attachment that can be added to any farm cultivator. Salem. June 23. Telephone exchange rates, toll charges and installation fees now in effect win remain in force for a period of at least 90 days after the tele phones are returned to private owner ship., unless changed by the state regu latory bodie. according to the Interpre tation placed upon the bills pending in the house and senate at -Washington for the return of the wires by the state nubile service commission. - The Benate bill provides for the return of the wires on the day it is signed by the president, with a continuance of ex istine rates for a period of 90 days thereafter. The house bill provides for the return of the wires six months from midnight of the last day of the month In which the bill is passed, with a con tinuance of existing charges for a period of six months. The provisions for a con tinuation of the wartime charges are made in order to give the telephone companies an opportunity to go before the state regulatory bodies in an effort to secure a conf irmatlon or the Burle son rates. : . Oregon T&lll be but slightly affected by the measure. It was said by mem bers of the Oregon commission here, inasmuch as the only Burleson-made rates In effect In this state are the installation rates and certain toll charges which the companies contend are lower than the pre-war rates. Unless formal action is taken to nul lity these charges they would remain in effect until the end of the period speci fied in the bill as finally passed by congress, when the charges would revert to those in effect before June (. when the wires were taken over by the gov. rnment. unless in the meantime the tel ephone companies shatl come before the public service commission and secure a confirmation of the Burleson-made rates. painful Injury when a handcar be and another man were .attempting to lift around fell on his leg, bruising it se verely from the knee to the ankle. Pe Ell Man Injured At Work on Railroad Pe Ell, Wash., June 23. Wednesday afternoon John Pearson suffered a iracy Charged To Union Organizer Ottawa. Ont.. June 23. W. A. Prltch ard of Vancouver, B. 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