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10 . TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX TORTLAXD. DECEMBER 20, HARMONY OUTLOOK FOR WASHINGTON Democratic Governor and Re ; publican Legislature Pro pose to Work Together. ALL STAND FOR ECONOMY University to Be Greatest Pnzzle as Buildings Are Falling to Pieces. Road Tax Also May Cause Some Dissension. OLTja-PIA, Wash, Dec 19. (Special. With the lth Washington legisla ture three weeks' distant the attitude of legislative leaders and Governor Lister to each ether is that of willing ness to enter into a guarded friend Ship. . Although this year Republicans have a clear two-thirds majority In each house, a much firmer control than two years ago, there appears little desire to bait the Democratic Executive. Governor Lister, on his part, has let It be known that he will work with the Legislature in any legitimate aim towaixl the announced economy pre (mmme of legislative leaders, and will intake no objections toward cutting ap propriations unless this interferes with proper conduct of the state Institutions. the sessions, at least, in amity, it is .unlikely that the IS Demeeratle itieui bore of the lower house will advanqe candidate of their own for the Speakership. W. TV, Conner, of Skagit County, having a large majority of pledges from Republican legislators lOt. it is altogether likely that the Democrats will cast their votes far" General Trace Declared. Practically all of the state officials of the Democratic administration will .come before the State Senate for con. if ixmation at the present session, Gov ernor Lister having delayed making Appointments until the 1313 Legislature adjourned, A few months ago there was talk of a fight against some ap nnintnnB h i nntfl rn to have died away in the general feeling that the session should be tarted in harmony. Ttie Break between Governor Lister and Lieutenant-Governor Hart, follow ing the latter's assumption of Execu tive prerogatives during the absence of the Governor from the state, has been patched up, and the presiding officer of ho Senate at least is not likely to be a party to a fight against confirmation Of appointments. The experience of two years ago demonstrated that Governor Lister will not hesitate to use the veto power in the interests ef economy, several mill ions having been lopped from various bills by this method in 1913. Jf the men who will organize the house carry out their announced plan, however, there will be a marked absence of spe cial appropriations this year, and a ponsequent paving, University 'I'o Be Tussle. The situation at the University of Washington promises to give the Legis lature's announced economy programme its hardest tussle. Buildings con structed for the Alaska-Vukon-Paciflc Exposition and donated to the Uni veraity are now tumbling to pieces, and the University authorities will appear before the legislators and ask $300,008 or more in excess of the amount that will be raised by the millage tax, art ranged in 1911, with the understand ing that it would remain in effect until 1H1T. To meet this situation several remedies have been proposed, the plan pf one legislator being to eliminate conflicting courses at the University and State College by putting both insti tutions under a single, management, Another plan that is meeting with some favor is the proposal to charge tuition Of 125 or $50 a year. Whether the state highway levies, now totaling 2 mills, are to remain as at present constituted or be reduced is another- problem confronting the legislators. At the last session en thusiastic advocates of the good roads movement projected total levies ag great a 6 mills and the levies were only kept at the 2 mill total by con tinued, use of Governor Lister's, veto. This year, under the influence of a popular demand for economy, the pen dulum is swinging the other way. FARMERS SEER WIVES X.AKR COVJiTY BACHELORS' CLUB TO BB IVEVIVED. Sole Surviving Single Member of Oris leal Organization Is Performing; Labor of Love. SILVER LAKE, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe cial. -Silver Lake will be iri the mar ket fop all kinds of marriageable maid ens, spinsters and widows after Jan uary 1, 1915. for the Bachelors' Club, the club that made north Lake County famous. Is to be revived. Already a membership of 30 has been pledged, and it is predicted this count will be doubled before the first meeting of the resurrected elub New Year's day. Oeorge W. Marvin, sole surviving member of the old club, is the moving spirit of the new. Mr. Marvin was first president of the original organization, and before the club perished from a lack of material he was president, sev eral vice-presidents, secretary, treas urer, a board of directors and janitor. When not working at his profession of bachelor or at one or another of the Jobs mentioned. Mr. Marvin plays lawyer and sells real estate. The original Bachelors' Club of Silver Lake was organised in 1913. As a result of well-placed publicity and the fetching style in which let ters from more than 2000 prospective brides were answered, the club died in 1913. Mr. Marvin, .the sole surviving single member, says he declined 1323 marriage prposals between January, 191S, and December, 1913. A new relay of marriagable men has been lured to the cow country from the four quarters of the globe. The broad sage brush plains of north Lake County again are dotted with the hum ble huts of the lonesome legion: and, as the moving spirit of the new Bach elors' Club, puts it, "a new 'bach" ar rives with each male.' " Vntom Tax Levy tl Mills. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) Union County's tax levy has been fixed at 11 mills by the County Court. This will raise about $324,000, of which amount $4,500 will go to the state. La Grande's total levy for this year. Including school district and. county will be 36.4 mills. A solar physics laboratory-Is to be erectel la New Zealand, at Nelson. Tha sits will probably ba on a summit hoqtcb he Krtngo, which has an elevation of S50u feet above sea level. AUTO IS PUT TO TASK OF RUNNING FEED CHOPPER . More Than 16Q Tons of Ensilage Gut oa Kuppenbender Ranch and Cana dian Thistle Is Included in. Harvest as Winter's Feed. 1 V. 3 i I S 11. 1 I "'JV Xt & tig i I ' l 1 mZ&pr'w :5i t COUNTY OFFICIALS -HELD NEGLIGENT State Insurance Commission er Says His Investigations Result in Fight on Him. ii Hi ayi ri'lufn EXPLICIT CHARGES MADE nf.V - fLr u tew NEHALEM, Or.. Dec. 19. (Special.) An automobile on the farm is used to do many odd jobs besides joyriding, but, prebably none has been put to a more himiliating task than the one at the Kuppenbender rpch, on the porth fork of the Nehalem River. It was forced to run the feed chopper at the big silo and cut the oats and thistles which was to feed the cattle and horses this Winter. During the Summer, the crew em ployed at the ranch was busy con structing the immense storage tank and, when the season for cutting the feed came, the engine needed for the chopper had not arrived. Mr. Kup penbender was undaunted, however. He decided that the family could dis pense with joyriding for a time, and the automobile was brought out and in troduced te the silo. Auto Bucks a Pint. At first it did not take kindly to the Idea ot manufacturing feed and bucked, The more it bucked the harder the machinist studied to make it work and. before the machine had kicked Itself to pieces. It was teased into carrying; out its mission. From that time on there was no further trouble in making the auto behave. A .waterpipe was attached to the ranch water system to act as a coofer and more than 160 tons ot ensilage was cut before the job was complete. And a new departure was tried at the ranch in the nature of feed. Canadian thistles grow luxuriantly in the Ne-, halem Valley. In fact, anything grows well here and many of the farmers had vowed vengeance upon this weed. But, if the present experiment proves a sue, cess, the thistle will be a welcomed visitor instead of an outcast. Many Tons of Wert Cut, Many tons of , the weed were cut and stored in the . silo at the Kuppen, bender ranch. It was noticed that the cattle left the grass for the thistle, ensilage and a determination was made to try the experiment for the Winter. Some have argued that the thistle eon tains certain feed Qualities allied te the corn stalks and. as corn la an tin-. certain quantity along the Coast, It may become a substitute fof the pop ular fodder of the Middle West. It certainly will be a great blessing te the farmers of the Nehalem Valley dis trict, if this form of nuisance can be turned into a profitable food for cattle. The Ttuppenbender ranch Is located six miles from Nehalem and is one of the most modern in the state. About 50 cows are kept there. Special study is made of each animal: none but the best producers are retained, the other being disposed of as soon as they dq not come up to the test. Every Cow Fays. The same rule is followed at all the progressive ranches in the county and, as a result, every cow pays a good percentage in wages to her owner. When the present owner took the ranch about two years ago, he decided the cheese factory was not modern enough and rebuilt it. adding much new equipment and placing it on a level with the best In the oouptj Dur ing the Summer between SOft and 3000 pounds ot milk' Is made into cheese and shipped to the outside markets. Milk from the neighboring- ranches is brought tq the tactory each morning and, before noon, it has been turned into the product that has made Till amook County famous. Water Transportation Used. During the past Summer the Port of Nehalem. in conjunction with Tilla-. meak County, removed the snags from the north fork of the Nehalem and made it navigable for five and a half miles from the point where it diverges from the main river. This gives the ranchers water transportation to Na- halem. Wheeler and the railroad. While the North Fork district is served with two good county roads, it has been found that considerable saving can be made in hauling grain and ifeed by water and saves the roads from the wear of heavy and constant travel. But one thing the Nehalem Valley farmer has not accomplished. He still buys hay for Winter feeding in the outside market. The farms have not been cleared sufficiently to produce enough feed to last to theblg hordes during the Winter and all have to resort to Winter feeding. Ce-vis Gather Harvest. During the grass, season the cows get out among the stumps and logs, gather the harvest and return to the farmyards where the milkers await 1fr take the results of their day of labor from them. The cow. is enterprising enough to gather a supply that amply pays the farmer for the extra feed he has to buy during the Winter. A cow that wjll not turn in $100 worth of mjlk in a year is a poor investment. She immediately has to give way to some animal that can find that amount of gold among the stumps and logs. Hood Hiyer Has liow Kecord. HOOD RIVER, Qr.. Dec 19. The temperature reached a record low mark for the season here Thursday night. registering 10 degrees above zero. The mercury stood at about 20 degrees all Friday. A light snow fell throughout the day. NATIVE QV OREGON DIES AT AGE OF ttO YEARS, ' v . " - I n it l" ' ' " ' , - J t r y Vt,. I 7 f I i ' p j i X ' $ ' .i l J i ft... l i X Mra. I-nlly M. Guild, WOODLAND, Wash., Dec. 19. (SpeciaD-Mra Kmily M. Guild, who died December 11, was buried Monday from the Presby terian Church. Rev. Joseph Y. Stewart officiating. It waj one of the largest funerals ever held In Woodland, despite the exceed ingly cold weather. Mrs. Guild was a native of the Oregon country. - Her parents crossed the plains in 1S53 by ox team and settled in Washington County, Oregon, where Mrs. Guild was born in 1854. In 1871 she was married to Berick C. Guild, and In 1S88 they moved to Wood land, where they have since re Bided. Mra. Guild is survived by twe sons, three daughters and nu . merous other relatives. Gross Carelessness In Handling of Affair in "VVheeler, Baker, Mar ion and Josephine Said to Mean Loss to Taxpayers. SALEM. Or.. Dee. 19. (Speeial.)-. State Insurance Commissioner Fergu son, who is at the head of the account ing department of the state, made the announcement today that a fight was being; made on his office by county offi cials because investigations made by the department proved that gross negli gence and extravagance exists in the administration of the affairs of the majority of the counties. Iif" announc ing a report of county auditing work he authorized the following statement made by John Y. Richmond, chief ac countant of the department: "A fight is being made on the ac counting department ot the Insurance Commissioner as covered by chapter 286, laws 191S. by the County Judges and Commissioners and other county officials supplemented by other personal who are interested In county contracts. 'A scrutiny of the reports of the ac countants from recent examinations made will easily show why this fight is being made. The state tax is low and conservative as compared to the county taxes. Qreat extravagance and. negli gence are manifested in the majority of the counties of the state," Shortages Are Reported Mr. Richardson alleges apparent, shortages in the aocounts of eeunty of-, flolala of the treasuries of Wheeler, Baker. Marion and Josephine counties and in the accounts of the Sheriff of Douglas and the County Judge of Wallowa County. The alleged short ages are as follows: Treasurer, Josephine, f 98.16; Treasurer, Wheeler, 7000, slnee paid; . Treasurer, Baker, $1223.09, and Treasurer, Marion, $116.66, The Sheriff of Douglas shortage is placed at $351.42 and the County Judge or waiiowa, szant.za. negaraing ttaxer uounty, nis report says: ''There is an apparent shortage in the Treasurers cash account of $1223.09. From the condition of the reeerds it is plainly evident, that the Treasurer"! office excels in inefficiency and incompetency." He says the County Court is careless in allowing claims not audited er OK'd Benton and Clackamas County records are found to be kept saticf actorily. Mr. Richardson says Columbia County has lost money because foreclosure pro ceedings have not been instituted for the years taxes have run the time limit "By reason," says the report, "of not proceeding with foreclosure in the years 1807 and 1908, and prior thereto. the county loses these taxes so far as legal process is concerned. Bonds Not Kept I Is Charge. The report says the Justice of the Peace does not make a monthly report and the people have no idea of the amount of the fines collected. Negli gence and carelessness In OK's of bills for payment are charged. It is asserted that the County Treasurer's depository surety bonds are without 1914 renewal receipts, and that the. bonds are not approved by the County Attorney, although the County Treas urer says they were passed upon- by him. It is alleged that the Farmers State- Bank, o( Scappose, failed to credit the county on monthly Btate ments with a deposit of $10,000. It ia further charged: "Bid on highway bonds awarded to Portland Trust & Savings Bank in stead of Sidney Spitzer & Co., of To ledo, O., who offered a premium of $2357 higher than the Portland bank." The report says the tax rolls of Cropk County have never been bal anced, and that the receipts for taxes and fees collected during 1914 have pot been turned over to the Treasurer. It is charged that the County Court had po record or check made of claims to tell whether they were correct, and that in a number of cases the claims show duplicate payments. Clatsop Declared! Wasteful. According to the report Clatsop Coun ty has been wasteful in its manage ment of its county poor farm and ex perimental station and in having its timber cruised. It says $81,486.54 was expended for the purchase of land and construction ef buildings. Before Jan uary 1, 1914, the county's poor were cared for by the St. Mary's Hospital at a rate of Q ceqts a day. Ttie report continues: "As there were but 23 inmates cared for during September, this would have cast the county $552 under the man agement with St. Mary's. No segrega tion has been made subsequently of the actual cost of maintaining the poor at tha present poor farm. Supplies purchased have been used' for boarding laborers employed by the county, and operation and investment charges have not been analyzed separately. How ever, It is not at all probable that the actual cost of supplies and attendants for the poor has been less than 80 cents per day and there is to be remembered the additional cost of maintaining the costly poor farm plant, as well as over head cost of interest and depreciation on the investment. It is difficult to justify such an expenditure with aa few dependents to care for." liotaxahle Timber Cruised. The report says that the county made a contract with the Nease Timber Com pany to cruise all timber scaling more than 2,000, 0V0 feet to the seetion, but providing that the commissioners should have the privlege of withdraw ing any lands that they might indicate before beingr actually cruised. Ac cording to the report the company was paid on the following basis: "413, 359.88 acres at 13 i cents. $51,669.98. Additional cost to county approximate, checking. $655.85 and private attorney fee $2000. The 1914 assessment roll reeerds the acreage of timber land as 378,073. indicating an excess of 35,28? acres paid for under the cruising con tract not assessed on the 1914 roll. It is explained that this difference is caused by dead hemlock which is recognized by timbermen and the assessor as valueless. Why was un assessable timber cruised T This rep resents an outright wate of $4411. According to testimony of witnesses given during trial of cases arising out ef this cruise, it developed that the Nease Timber Company expended about cents per acre for the service under this contract which would indicate that a contract most disadvantageous and exorbitant was made by Ciatsop County, affording the Nease Timber Company a profit in excess of $2.5,000, notwithstanding a private attorney was also paid $3Q0 by the county for pro ofing the timber ckuise and other minor services. Pee Greater Than Official Gets. "Why pay such a fee to a private at torney when the county haa a District Attorney T The Supreme Court of this The great new nine-story Jenning store, Fifth and Washington, is al most ready. We will be there by January 1. l&yZ&ShjL. . ggjlB- '" aWntfi!-C'.aaSY' a? n - mwbiHSPbi i We'll wind up the last four days of this extraordinary Removal Sale wvih hundreds of handsome gift pieces at EXACTLY HALF PRICE, You know what that means at Jenning's- just whal it says exactly HALF! For instance Genuine Leather Arm Chair $24, for $12.50 Morris Chair Spring back and seat, vetcur- uphohterett $26.00 for , , . . . .$13.00 Mission Magazine Racks -$8.50 for ... . .$4.25 Mission Smokers' Stand -$3.75, for . . . .$1.85 Ladies Mission Desk $24, for . .$12.00 Mission Cellorette Com pletely equipped ; $35, for $17.50 6111111 Children's Oriental Sea Grass Furniture Rock ers, chairs and settees tvas $3 to $6.50, now $1.50 to $3.25 Roll-Top Library Desk Mission finish, finest se lected quartered oak; $65, for $32.50 All odd Dining Chairs Over 50 patterns, all Vs Quartered Oak Music Cabinet, $35, for $15.00 Mission Hall Clock Guaranteed works ; $65, for $32.50 All Parlor Sets at Half Price For the last four days before Christmas, our entire line of elegant Parlor Sets, in mahog any, walnut and oak. Upholstered in velours and tapestries. All price. 1 Mission Bookcases -Finest quartered oak; $28, for $14.00 Japanese Fire Screens Genuine ebony; $35, for $18.95 Solid Mahogany Parlor Cabinet $40 . . $20.00 Combination Bookcases Beautiful golden oak ; $55; for ... $27.50 Mission Sectional Book cases Choice of several patterns, tn plain or ensaoona, 13 iHl . I irici leaded glass. All at Va Colonial Hall Seat Golden oak; $25.00 for . , $12.50 Mission Library Table-Up-to-date pattern, ex tra magazine racks; $60 for ... $29.00 .ure 5aie New Arrivals, Less Than Half! While in the East a month ago, our Mr. Fred Jenning bought these 20 Q beautiful sample pictures to sell at the lowest prices ever known in Portland on pictures of this quality. "-Etchings, carbons, landscapes, fruits, games, facsimile water colors,, pastels in landscapes aud marine subjects. Also reproductions of the noted masters. Beautiful imitation Circassian walnut and lacquer finish frames. Sale starts at 9 -A. M. tomorrow morning. Beautiful New Framed Pictures, Handsome Larger Size Pictures, worth $3, S4 and $5 in this aston- many subjects, worth $6 to $7.50. ishing sale for , ITS" i ' ' This $2.50 Medi. cine Chest $1.45 $1.79 . .T.r. . :M". $2 .29 $T.45 10t of t b e k e W h I te K n m in e 1 Medici ne l'hetAT with mirror dur, jua( mm IlliiKtrat rl above. Two it 1 a m h It e I v e n Had nit-ket hardware- Only one IT If rlenrv J Si O jenniir gc-ooiu For a Few Days Longer at Second and Morrison state has decided that all legal matters pertaining to counties should be cleared through the District Attorney, This fee of $2000 paid to a private at torney is $200 in excess of the annual salary of the District Attorney of Clat sop County, which is $1800. "The County Assessor who is familiar with the timber lands of his county was apparently not consulted aa to the method, contract or consideration for cruising, nor later as to withdrawals of unassessable acreage. It appears that many of the cruisers employed by the Nease Timber Company were inex perienved and incompetent to give reli able estimates as shown by the -numerous deductions allowed on timber as sessments in the collection of the 131J roll, and by suits for reductions now pending. "Two men employed on rechecking were detected in padding payrolls." WOOL GROWERS TO MEET Wasfaintrton Association to Elect OA January ts or 14. ' NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Dec, 19 (Special.) January 13 or 14 haa been tentatively set as the date for the an nual meeting of the "Washington Wool Growers Association in this city, sub ject to ratification by G. V. Allen, su pervisor of the Rainier Poorest Reserve, Mr. Allen, together with the supervi sors of the Wenatohee, Chelan and Okanogan reserves, will confer with the sheepmen and cattlemen, who also will hold their meeting here at the came time, regarding leases of range In the reserves for the ensuing year. The .wool growers will elect their officers for the ensuing year at this meeting. Oeorgo Prior, ef this city, is president. L M. Witt, who left here under a cloud some months ago, for merly was secretary, but since his de parture tat office has been vacant. Italian Tries to Jump From Train. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. IS. (Spe cial.lWhile bringing a. prisoner from Portland, to. The Dalles last night. Sheriff Chrlsman subdued a young Italian who attempted to hurl him self through' a window of the speeding: train. Amengo ftavaoi hat! a from Portland to Chicago. He was ad judged to be of uneaund mind today and committed to the State Insane Asylum at Salem. He is 21 years old. TURKEYS TO BE PLENTIFUL Prices to Be as low as at Thanks giving, Say Itoeeburs Dealers. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) ,Tht turkeys will be plentiful for the Christmas market and at prices as low as paid by consumers at Thanks giving was asserted here today fcy lo cal poultry dealers. Thousands of birds were brought to Roseburg from the nearby country districts preparatory to being shipped to the distant markets next Monday, The prices ranged from 17 to 20 cents. At Oakland the marketing is Baid to be unusually heavy and Bev- cral thousand turkeys arc crated ready for shipment. The birds are of excel lent quality, but on account of tlio poor demand the prices are not as, high as in former years. For Grip, Influenza, Coughs, Sore Throat Two Bises. 5c and $1.00, at all druggists or mailed. lluniplirryH Homeo. Medicine Co., lofl Will iam street. New York. Advertisement. Holly, Mistletoe, Xmas Trees, falms, rerns, rlants Thuja j '.' 7 Obtua I ' " f Mill Jf-i TXTE have just reoiv-ed, direct from Japan. & splendid collection of oriental palms and the Quaint and rare Dwarf Tree. For the Christmas Kirt a Uvins plant, a palm or a fern is always' in good taste and fills an acceptable place in every home. Dwarf Trees, from Japan (like cut).. . .$3.50 Palms, uo from. , 75 Kerns, uo from Ji5 Potted Plants. u from S3 Holly Trees, up from 1.50 Christmas Trees, up from 35 A choice collection of bulbs, many va rieties 1.00 HalC collection .60 Mistletoe and Cnt UoUy Keasonabiy Priced. Portland Seed Co. Front and Yamhill St. Main 4010. A 6013.