La Grande evening observer., January 12, 1915, Image 2

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1915. (
" LA GRANDE EVENING OESERVER
THIRD MtikV CASH SAIf
HARLOW SHOES
at less than wholesale Drices. $6
at . mMm.'dm-" $3.00 1
TLIl? TAPrCDV ANDREWS BROS,
A 111- 1 VVBUtX I U Grande, Ore.
UE17 GOVERNOR
: (Continued from Fags 1.)
ing one hundred cenU of value for,
every aouar expended, Doubtless sucn uhmiubww w im, .
arvise leJ hackneyed, and perhaps It I ' In othw words,.,!' officers are re
savors of pedantry but nevertheless, nlss in their duties- say a aheriff in
n u disregard! or jusvaucn a prmci nww-M can w
pie that too often discredits public 1 reached only through criminal pro
Mkndnistnition. So I resjectftty cedure, and often by' the time the
submit tiie thought assuring vou that 'tedious cure is effected the ill has
so. far as .1 am; concerned it will be
my sole guide in whatever con nec
'tion I may have with the government
. al expenditures. ; ',
Annual, or continuing, appropria
tions have come to be regarded widely
. as unbusinesslike. -1 heartily ap
prove the suggestion that the policy
ox making appropriations continuous
cease, with the exception of the I within the term for which he is elect
State's educational institutions, whose i?- giving such officer a copy of the
, - interests can be served best where' a
stated annual income ia assured and
constructive -: plans adapted . to the
amount definitely available. Further,
' our educational Institutions should be
relieved of the necessity of biennial
campaigns for funds before the Legw
i lature' with their attendant likelihood
of political bickerings. ' .. , ;
Pot Fund : Wanted. ..
At present, State receipts from ev-
eral soBrces are segregated under
special fund3, and can only be paid
casnis on nana in certain funds, and.iecx. in. wis connection, witn all re
the State is obliged to issue warrants Krtf for economy, it ia worth remind
bearing interest,' ' even when" large Hng you that the fruits of such in
amounts are rvinsr idle in the Trees-1 vestigation work inevitably are fines
ury -but are not applicable to the
penditures involved. The aimnle rem
edy for this waste in unnecessary int
erest Is to have all State receipts
placed in the General Fund, to be used
as required. This would be econom
ical and businesslike, and would in no
' wise disarrange the existing safe
guard of the various funds, whose
: accounts would be conducted separate
:, ly, as -at present, v fc-.r,w
Much has been sard about the need
of economy-legislation directed at the
, several departments of State govern
ment: I heartily, concur in the feel-
ing that reforms tending toward econ
omy are desirable in State adminis-
; tratdon, and no doubt these will re
- ceive iwSse ..consideration from you.
But I venture to point to a field of en
deavor even broader; namely, to county
administration. During the last few
years of each $100 paid in taxes in an
average county about $12.60 has gone
to the State and .$37.60 to the
. county., In other wordb, county ad
ministration costs the taxpayer three
times as much as State. Undeniably,
there are many leaks in county govern
ment that weH may be checked by ad
equate legislation, and it is my hopo
: that effort for economy and efficiency
., will not stop with the State but will
proceed to the details of county af-
: : fairs. :,
With some hesitancy I call your at
tention to another field for economy,
and one close at hand. The clerical
and stenographic force at the last leg
islative session cost the State
$33,932.95, and in this detail showed
an increase of more Wan twenty pe:1
.. cent over the 1911 session. The total
cost in 1913, $99,862.85; was more than
thirty per cent higher than the 1911
session's. So far as I am able to de
termine, there is no sound reason why
this Legislature, by commencing its
economy program at home, cannot save
at least $20,000. , , ,
Discusses Liquor Business. ,
The people of Oregon have decreed,
by a decisive voto, that the liquor traf
fac shall end in the State after Janu
arl first, 19lfl. They have imposed
upon you the obligation of putting
prohibition into effect, and it becomes
'vyour duty to provide laws that will
actually prohibit the sale and barter
of tntoxrail'.s. )The8 enactments
: must neither be so drastic as to be
nonenforcable, nor so lax as to be in
effective. In short, your difficult
task is to devise ways- and means for
making, and keeping, Oregon actually
' a prohibition State, so long a the will
of tho people shall decree. '
While it is for you to provide anti-
'. liquor legislation, it is perhaps well
to remind you that in a great meas
ure the enforcement of the laws you
enact wall be the Governor s respon
siblltty. Or, I might t) otter say, a
genera'3 supervision of their enforce
1 ment will devolve upon the State's ex
ecutive. who uhhnately will bo held
.responsible by the people for their
. satisfactory administration.
Therefore, you are earnestly urged
to provide the Governor or whatever
official upon whom may be placed the
lesponsibility with the means of
properly enforcing the prohibition
' laws. To perform this duty adequate
ly, in my opinion, it win oe neces.
Kiirv to amend the onstitution, author
ijiiing him to remove delinquent of
'' fleers.
. Section 19 of Article VII. of the
Oregon Constitution provides that
"piblic officials Bhall not be impeach
ed, but incompetency, corruption, mnl
TAKES OFFICE
feasance or delinquency in office may
.be tried in the same manner as crim-
inl offenses, and Judgment .may be
' become historic. To amend this sit-
uation I recommend referring to the
people b conasjLtutional . amendment
which would change the section quot
ed above so as to conform with Sec
tion 1 of Article X of the onstitu
tion of the state of New York, which
provides that the Governor may re
move the sheriff or district attorney
charges against him and an oppor-.
tumty to be heard
To make such supervision of law
enforcement practicable, it is essen
tial that funds be provided to defray
expenses 1 of investigation or any
special action that the Executive may
bo called upon to undertake. The
last Legislature appropriated $1,000
j or special agent worx auring tne oi
ennium. I venture to predict that in
the future such a sum will prove ut-
terry inadequate, especially ufter the
ex-.which bring far more revenue to the
public treasury than the outlay on
volved, even disregarding the moral
obligations of the case. , 1
With the end in view of economy
and higher efficiency, the following
changes are recommended in certain
State departments:
Would Comb(ne Offices. ,
The State Tax Commission mav well
be abolished and the work of the
present body transferred to the of
fice of the Railroad Commission.
which should be given authority to
employ an expert in taxation and as
sessment to conduct this branch of the
office. It is my opinion that the
scope of work handled by the Railroad
Commission makes its title inadvis
able and I recommend the substitution
of the name "Commission of Public
Utilities." ' ,
In the State Industrial ' Accident
Commission there are three commis
sioners with nn aggregate salary of
$10,800 per ennum. It is believed
that one commissioner with an office
force equivalent to the present one
could handle the -work of this depart
ment with satisfaction to the public,
and lAtith desirable economy and cen
tralization of responsibility. To ef
fect coordination I suggest tho con
solidation with the Accident Commis
sion of the Bureau of, Labor and the
Industrial Welfare Commission. In!
this readjustment the present Labor
Commissioner should- retain his pres
ent salary to the end of his elected
term. I further recommend the es
tablishment of a waiting period for
investsgation before 'payment of
claims, and a broader classification';
in connection with needed changos in
our law, I earnestly suggest consider
ation of the , Michigan law, which to
me seems most excellent. In all that
concerns : this department at is es
sential that the interests of the work-
ingman be safeguarded.
I also suggest that the duties of
the State Sealer of Weights and
Measures be merged with those of the
State Dairy and Food oromissioner.
There are now being conducted in
Portland three distinct and independ
ent medical hlboratonies, supported
by taxpayers and needlessly duplicat
ing work a'nd piling up expense. To
eliminate thus condition 1 recommend
tho consolidation of the State Board
of Health Laboratory with the Path
ological . Laboratory of the Medical
School of the - University of Oregon,
and. if the authorities of the Citv of
fortland agree to the desirability of
the move, it is further urtred thia!
the City Laboratory be merged with
the two above mentioned umler some
cooperative arrangement mutually
equitable.
The State is at present virtually
employing two architects, one at the
Capitol and one at the State Univer
sity. It would seem that in the in
terest of economy one architect should
be sufficient, especially as but ex
tremely little tnew construction :otf
State buildings will bo undertaken
during the coming biennium. There
fore, while appreciating fully the ad
mirable work done by the present
Incumbent I recommend that the ac
tivities of the State Architects office
be merged with those of the Uni
versity. The office of Slate Bank Examiner
should be placed umler the general
jurisdiction of the State Treasurer,
eliminating unnecessary overhead
charges,
I suggest that tho offices of State
Engineer and State Hirhwsy Engin
eer be combineiLvunder the State En
gineer, who shall have an unsalaried
advisory board of three member,
especially qualified In road matters,
to cnonerata with iitm in oil that
earn State Highways. Here, again, and women if only their brains are
centralisation of responsibility wouid iven . opportunity for develop
remult, ami, I believe, the overhead ; men which their bodies can never
expense for office and field work of ' 'we. . I recommond ttfieir plight
th twn.hrancW nf st .mrfnU. i.to your thoughtful consideration.
ing would be materially reduced, and
a higher, state of efficiency secured.
'Wise road-building ia probably the
best investment the State can under
take, and for its encouragement I
recommend consideration of V some
plan for the establishment and' use
of a larger State Road Fund. I sug
gest a one-mill State tax,', the com
bined revenue of . it and the existing
i or improved; graduated motor vehi
cle tax, to be expended from the State
Treasury in cooperation with the var
ious counties for trunk roads within
their , boundaries, their : construction
to be under State supervision.
It is generally conceded that agri
culture is our basic industry and if
we are to realize a truly Greater
uregon we must lay the foundation
by means of constructive legislation
for agricultural develoDment. Amonir
the most vital problem of this Indus-
. i t i i. ,
vry are oeuer - roans anc cneaper
money. Our National Cone-res an-
parently may fail to enact rural cred
it legislation, and it is recommended
that this Legislature memoralize Con.
gress to take action on Rural Credit
banking law at the earliest practic
able moment. In the meantime, I
suggest that effort be made to evolve
a rational State mortgage credit sys
tem, calling your attention "to th fact
that today Oregon's farm mortgage
inaenteaness is approximately $22,
000,000. Of this, some $6,000,000 ia
supplied from the State's , irreducible
school fund loaned at six ner cent
The average interest paid on the bal
ance is probably eight per cent,' the
two per cent difference involving an
annual burden on Oregon's farmers
ot $320,000, which, in a great meas
ure. might 'be eliminated. . . .
In many of our eastern counties.
seriously threatened by a growing
pest of rabbits. To those affected,
this is a matter of igreat importance
rand it deserves serious consideration.
I would recommend that a small am
propriation be provided for devlsirvg
ways and means or , scientifically
combatting the rabbit pest- a
' The' biennial .renorts of the nenal
and . eleemosynary, institutions of the
State are before you. As intimated
above, I do not deem it within , my
province at this time to burden you
witn a lengthy statement dealing wih
the details of their conduce. , "
With one exception mv invcsticr.i-
tloiw have led me to believe that both
in physical condition and manage
ment, the institutions are fairly cred
itable. Pardon Fever Reduced. ' ...
I cannot sneak so optimistically con
cerning the Oregon State , Peniten
tiary. In many . respects that estab
lishment is in an unsatisfactory con
dition... Broadly speaking, its chief
demerits are insufficient equipment
ami the unemployemnt of it sirxmates.
Two methods of employment with
in the Penitentiary itself are practic
able. ? One,- the -manufacture of art
icles for use in other State institu
tions, is already developed nearly to
the extent of Hs , field. The second
is production of something not manu
factured Iby free labor elsewhere in
Oregon; an example of this policy is
found at the Minnesota Penitentiary
where the convicts not only pay their
own way but actually show a sub
stantial profit through the manufact
ure of farm machinery.
Outside the prison walls the con
vict labor might well be employed in
the construction of State highways.
Such work would add materially to
our assetts; it would take ' nothing
from free labor, being construction
that otherwise would not, and could
not be undertaken; and it would add
but slightly to the cost of the insti
tution, in camp upkeep and extra
guards, an increase greatly overbal
anced by the benefits derived. Also,
the State has some seven hundred
acres of stump land and one thous
and acres'of undraine'd land all locat
ed conveniently to the Penitentiary.
which should be grubbed and drained
and placed) in a high state of culti -vation.
. ' . :' ' ".'
Of the 431 inmates of the Peniten
tiary in December, 309 were serving
a first term, and 209 were umler
thirty years of age. At present there
Is no way of segregating the youth
ful first offender from the hardened
criminal so that in a great measure
the State is conducting a school of
'crime, as the novice quickly imbibes
the spirit of the veteran crook, and
much of his knowledge. Sufficient
financial assistance should be rend
ered to alleviate' this condition, and
make reasonable segregation possible.
It would be wise economy, in the
long run, to provide the institution
with a lnrger dairy herd, and to give
it more farm land.
The feature of tho prison policy
of the past Which .probably has moct
concerned tne general puonc nas neen
the tendency toward exaggerated len
iency. I desire at this time to state
emphatically that it will be the policy
of the Governor henceforth to enter
tain all due respect for judicial de
cisions, and where judge and jury
have nassed unon a case and sent'
ence has been pronounced, only under
the most exceptional circumstances
will I feel warranted in setting aside
or seriously modifying such sentence.
The abolishment of the death penalty
coupled with a growing disposition
to regard lightly the binding nature
of judicial sentences instills me with
the belief that a more sparing use of
the pardoning power will have a sal
utory effect upon the criminal clement
and is demanded in justice to the com
munity at large.
It seems fitting to epenk in behalf
of one class of sufferers who merit
State assistance. I refer to the in
digent, crippled or detormed children.
Their plight is no less pititul nn oe-
serving than that of the insane or
feeble-minded, and far more meritor
ious (than the criminals', whose main
tenance is literally .forced upon us.
Oregon ' owes - something to these
Uttle unfortunates, many of whom
, may blossom forth into notable men
! ot. ,ate we. hy devoted large sums
to the exploitation .of the State's re
sources., An ' organized . publicity
campaign "has been conducted', its
double purpose to make known Ore
gon's; attractions throughout the
world, and to bring settlers arid in
vestors to the State : It is my judg
ment that tile time has come to trans-
""wi't " - - i'i -i i i
(CMUaawl ea Pag .)
Our Own Grinding Plant
" The mechanical work must be
equally as careful a the examina
tion itself.., The prescription must
oe tilled witn Sclentinc precision.
This is done in our own Laboratory
on .the Premises, where we grind
an or our own lenses.
We guarantee our lenses to be
absolutely correct, scientifically and
mechanically.
r r ; : Fitting and 'Adjusting. ' -
; The glasses must : be made up in
frames- or mountings that will be
suited to each individual case. - The
appearance of the glasses, when
worn, -must be considered.. We
provide '. mountings : to harmonize
with, the features and give hand
some and stylish effects.
- Specialties.
We prescribe toric glasses when
their use adds comfort
When the eyes require different
lenses for ner, and distant , vision,
we supply bifocals with an invisible
dividing line, ao that only a single
pair of glasses is needed.
' .We have all kinds of specialties
in frames and nose pieces, shell
frames, special designs and shapes
to suit and fit all requirements. ,
J. H. PEABE ft SON '
La Grande's Leading Jewelers '
"and Optometrists '
The front lace
corset with the
71
Xc Trull Mark. U. a FU. Office
! back
PRICES: $2.00, $3.50 $5 and up j
Mrs. Robt Pattison
Corsetiere . .
! Phone R. 3221 R. 1702 Oak
The accounts of the Geo. A. Ander
son company are due and payable to
M. V. Mefford who has offices in the
former location of the company in
the Gardinier building. Adv.
.... ,. .... l 2 tf.
H. A.AI.IilHT
PLANING MILLS
Cor. Greenwood and Madison St
(Successor,to Wenaha Lbr. Co.)
ALL KINDS of custom planing
done promptly. Our . guaran
tee behind every job of work.
.; sv
ppoifional Diitcctoity
--.I FRATERNAL ORDERS. '
A. F. A. M. La Grande Lodge No.
41, A. F. ft A. M. holds regular
meetingsflrrt and third Saturday
at 7:80 p. m. Cordial welcome to
& Masons. -' ' , ;.
-,r C. W. NOYES, W. M.
A. C. WILUAUS, Sec.
B. P. O. E. La Grande Lodge No, 433
., Meets each Thursday evening at 8
' o'clock in Elk's club, corner of De
pot street and Washington avenue.
Visiting brothers cordially 'invited
to attend. .'
M. B. DONOHUE, E. R.
ADNA & R0GE3S, Sec.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La
. Grande Camp No. 169 meets every
first and third Friday at K. of P.
Hall. Ail visiting neighbors wel
comed.' ,-
JOHN A. READ, C. C. .
J. H. KEENEY. Ctafc
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER
ICA La Grande Camp No. 7708
meets on the first and third Thurs
day evenings of each month in the
K. of P. hall. Visiting neighbors
WefcOSM. ?
H. C. BALL; V. C.
'W- F" LANlDWM,jCUrk.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS Iris Camp
meets every second and fourth Fri
day afternoons, every month in K,
of P. Hall. All visiting members
cordially invited. - j , i
. NELLIE CHARBONEAU, i
l Oracle. I
LILY C. KIMMELL, '
Kecorder.
REBEKAHS Crystal Lodge No. ' 50
meets every Tuesday evening in the
I. 0. 0. F. hall. All visiting mem-
; bers are invited to attend.
ZOE GOLDEN, Sec.
UNITED ARTISANS La Grande As-
sembly No. 30, meet regularly every
; first and third Tuesday of each
month in the K. of P. hall. All
; visiting members are invited to at
tend.
, . F. R. SUYDAM, M. A. :
NORA M. SHORT, Sec.
L O. O. M. La Grande Lodge No.
, 850, Loyal Order of Moose holds
regular meeting every Tuesday
night at 7:30 in Mocse Home on
:: Adams ave. Visitors adways wel
come, ' v '
ANGUS STEWART, Die.
F. A. EPLING. Sec.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Bed Cross
Lodge No. 27 meets every Monday
V niwhf tn rtl. hall V - P ioll
A PyOiian welcome to all visiting
Anights. '.
H. E. DIXON. C. C.
HAL REES, K. of R. ft S.
K. OF L. OF SECURITY Mt Em
ily Council No. 2646. Meets sec
. ond and fourth Wednesday even
ings at 8 o'clock in the Fifth floor
or the new Foley building. Visit
ing members are welcome.
. ANGUS STEWART, Pres.
CLARENCE E. GRAVES,
Fin. Sec.
ROY E. GREEN, Red. Sec.
O E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E.
- S., holds stated communications the
second and fourth Wednesdays of
each month.-, Visiting members cor
dially invited. .
MRS. A. C. WILLIAMS.
' : :, W.' M.
. MARY A. WARTnCK, Sec. .
F. O. E La Grande Aerie No. 269
on each and every Friday evening at
. 8 o'clock in top floor of New Foley
building. Visiting members cordial
ly welcomed. -
W. C. HANSEN, W. P."
L. F. BELLINGER, Sec.
WOMEN OF WOODCRAFT CIRCLE
No. 47 Meet - second and fourth
Tuesday nighta of each month at
Eagle's hall In Foley Building. All
visiting neighbors welcome.
LOUISE HILARY, G. N.
LILLlE ALLSTOTT, Clerk.
AUCTIONEERS.
TOM JOHNSON Auctioneer, makes
a specialty of farmers' stock and
machinery sales. "The man that
gets you the money." Leave or
ders at Observer office.
All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the
hands of M. V. Mefford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
can pay their accounts at the old lo-
r
Sfce Hotel
PORTLAND,
CENTRALLY LOCATED AS TO BUSINESS AND
' ALL PLEASURE RESORTS
The place where all Eastern Oregoneople stop
when in Portland. Mr - P. S. Braniwell is always on
hand to greet his many friends.
'; '"': .. RATES
Large sanitary rooms, without bath $1.00 and upward
with bath .... $1.50 and upward
M. C. DICKINSON, General Manager.
F . S. BRAMWELL, Assistant General Manager.
When in Seattle, stop at the Hotel Seattle. We own it
PHYSICUNS AND SURGEONS.
A L. RICHARDSON, M. D.Phyl
cian and Surgeons over Hill's drag
store. Phones: Office, Black 1342;
residence, Main 56.
DR. B. E. L. HOLT. Physician and
surgeon; suocassor to, Dr. N. Moh-,
tor; corner Adams avenue and De
pot street. 'PhonesOffice Main 68;
Residence, Main 780. , -
DR. M. K. HALL Physician snd'smr
geon. Office West-Jacobson BMg.
Pbons Main 68. Rooms 11-12-13.
C. H. UPTON, Ph. G. M. D. Physi
cian and Surgeon. Special atten
tion to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat J
. Office In La Grande National Bank
Building. Phones: Office Main 2
Residence Main 82. j (-
DR. H. I UNDERWOOD Physician
. and surgeon. Diseases of the sy
." specialty. :.-
DR. DORA J. UNDERWOOD Dis
eases or women and children. Of.
nessAdams avenue, over. Re
Cross Drag Store.' ' . j
EYE, EAR, NOSEiTHROAT SPf.
.. . . VIHMBl.. ;:
DR. H. M. BOUVY-Practice Hnssksd
exclusively to diseases and surgery
of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Also
tne Fitting of Glasses. Office Wast
Jacobsoc Bldg. . Office Phone Red
8481. Residence Bed 2021.
DENTIST.
E. P. MOBSMAN Dentist: rooms
and 7 new West Building. Phone
- Black 1521; Office Hours 8 to 12 av
m., and 1 to 5 p. m. , . " '
OSTEOPATHS,
DR. C. H. DAY Osteopath Phy
sician. Over Lilly's Hardware Store
Phone Main 63. Residence phone
Black 761. Successor to Dr. Zim
merman. '
CHIROPRACTOR.
MYERS ft KELLY Graduates of '
Universal Chiropractic College of - :
Davenport, Iowa. Offices in New
Foley Building. Phone Black 1871.-'
VETEBNIARY.
DR. H. W. RniEY-Gradoate Vet
erinarian Honnital. lino lfarfiuuw
K " Anl Estate Stallion . Inspector. f
Stock Inspected for shipment. Home
Independent Phone. Black 41. .
Farmers Co-Ope rative Phone, Main '
.17. . ;-
. TTORyBYS AT LAW.
COCHRAN ft EBERHARD Gee. T. -.
Cochran and Colon R. Eberhartf
Attorneys. La" Grande National '
Bank Bldg., La Grande. Oregon.
T. H. CRAWFORD; ROBT. S. EAKIN
-CRAWFORD ft EAKIN Attor
neys at law. Practice in all the
courts of the state and United
States. Office West-Jacobson build
ing, La Grande, Ore., rooms 9-10. .
R J. GREEN Attorney at Law
Rooms 9-10, Sommer Bldg., La
Grande, Ore. Practices in all tate
and Federal courts.
UNDERTAKERS.
W. H. KOHNENKAMP CO., Un
dertaking and Embalming. Strictly
modern. Day phone, Black 241.
Night phone Red 3971 or Red 8412.
J. C. HENRY Undertaker and Em.
baltner; 20 years in business. Day
phone, Main 62; night phones, Red
3131, Red 662, Black 3811.
Stage or Car Fare Paid.
To students enrolling for the mid
winter term, naviner four months tail- '
tion in advance. . Write for particu
lars. , ... . ...
BAKER BUSINESS COLLEGR
W. P. KINOM, Prop.
Adv. - 12 26 e o d tf .
cation of the company in the Gardi
nier building. Adv. 1 2 tf.
High Grade Job Printing costs no
mo- than the other kind. Observer.
on
OREGON