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Wednesday, January 20,1932 ra?re Six T", LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Holmes WASHINOTON (nl A "liberal of tho liberals" has stopped down from tho supreme court bench with the resignation of Oliver Wendell Holmes. An aristocrat in habits, but a ! democrat in views. Holmes , many times was on the side of the "under Cog" in his persistent advocacy of the rights of man. In his work as Justice. Holmes held the law was '-a living thing shaping Itself to meet tho needs cf society." Hie resignation, the result of fall ing hcnlth brought on by his ad vanced age he 1b 00 Is viewed os a distinct lo-is to liberals of tho nation. Known as one of the "two great UlBBenters," a term which he disliked. Holmes Js tho oldest man ever to occupy the supremo bench. Ho wrote Into his opinions even after he had reached tho age of 90 his fervor for the new and tho living In legal principle and Interpretation. He con- O J- S S ? 8S "$ t 4 $ TNI; I.1IK AND ( AKI'KIt , )!' IIOI.MKS IN lllttKF March 8, 1841 Born In Bc3ton. April, lCl Left Harvard and enlisted as first lieuten ant, 20th Massachusetts vol unteers. July 17, 1804 Mustered out of army with rank of cap tain. 1807 Admitted to Mussr. . chusetts bar. Juno 17, 1872 Married Fanny Dlxwell. . 1882 Becamo associate Jus tice supremo court of Mjissa chufiotts. 1800 Named chief Juotlco of Massachusetts supremo court. - Dec. 4. 1002 Appointed as sociate Justlco of tho supremo court of tho United States. i Oct. 4, 1028 His ago of 87 years, 6 months and 20 days mado him the oldest supremo court Justice in history. April 30, 1020 Mrs. Holmci) died. Jan. 12, 1932 riCHlgncd from supremo court bench. t- . O S 4 Briggs, of California, Says State Will Fight Hearst-Johnson Combine WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 A. H. Brlggs, California stato anti-saloon letiguo superintendent, Tuesday told tho national league his stato would oppose "sending back to congress any man who hooks up with tho Hearst Johnson combino against President Hoover." Brlggs had Just said "tho nest election Is sorious and will affect, if not determine, tho fato of prohibi tion." i Somo reports of stato leaders to the biennial convention dealt with the possiblo effect of congressional reapportionment" and. tho political outlook as well as rovlowlng past work. Brlggs said if a wot should oppose rrosident Hoover In 1032, California, which had given him a big majority In 1028, "would movo to mako It unanimous," Dr. L. W. Sloan, superintendent of tho Louisiana nntl-Buloon leaguo, as- Famous Cough cstai i n ' JL 1 COll 1JJL1U11 A doctor's faimim m ccrlntlnn ' callcd Thoxlne Is guaranteed to re- j Ucve coughs within a few minutes. ; played In political campaigns, and Jt works cn a new prlnclplo re- , promising more of tho same if nccea licvcs throat Irritation and goes dl- nnry. rcct to tho Internal cause. j Tho Oklahoma hud distributed to 1 Taken befcro retiring, Thoxlne J the press a speech which among other ; absolutely prevents night coughing, things asserted ho believed "that pro It gives tho same speedy relief for hibition will not provo tho wlse.it sore throat, too. Safe for tho whole family guaranteed no dope. Mou?y bock If not satisfied'. !10o. Sold by Rod Cress Drug Store and all other good drug stores, Adv. Iy j Holeproof 8 Holeproof Autogart SOCKS They Stay Up Without Garters Available In Lisle, Silk, or Wool :3 - lK3 Ml IVeWelcomeyoU; to Portland. 200 eomfortnMt! each with bath. RmsotiRble ratei Convenient down-town locution HOTEL CONGRESS PORTLAND, OREGON Lotas fl. fiocu. Pttxltni Minuter A Chattioidn Of Liberals Staunch Defense 1 if i 5 OIIvit V( mk'll Holmes its Iir appcircil at (he time of his ap pointment to MlprrmfV hem'll. ceived it tho duly of courts "to note j tho chnngo in tho nature of society i nnt in In numv Willi ltrfil flianrlno 1 nf i.ht nnnt l.hnt. wrrn orrrtnfmiHlv i ' applied to the present." Ho approved . the expansion of state and federal police powers to regulate conditions of society for the good of tho community as an evolu tion of the common law to maot changing social demands. Ho con tended, however, that the court should not permit state or federal acta to violate any constitutional prohibition. Not an advocate of total abstinence from liquors, Holmes sustained on several occasions tho prohibition amendment. Rut he vigorously op posed what he considered unlawful methods of search and seizure. Thirty years ago Holmes said: "The sailed statements made by Bishop' Ernest O. Richardson, of Philadelphia, j new president of tho national league, on a prohibition referendum. X H Jticnaruson nou said no saw no! (ccpvrlnht, 1032. NEA Service, Inc.) objections 'to a referendum provided . TIMrHP Mr, . 7m 20 The It was confined to states and not "ALriMCHE.. Md.. J.tn. 20 The nation-wido, , problem of America's 8,000,000 Job- Sloan said "If wo adopt the policy lc83 rifBt8 uqwarcly cn tho shoulders of even favoring stato referendums it of business and industry. Is going to hurt us, especially in my.l Buslucns and industry should make utato. I , . i prevision for caring for their em Stiporlntendont Prettyman, of Con-, . . ' necticut, said, his group was going PIoyon ln tImcs of lct,rcSBln back to the tato to t'brlng Bingham." ; lt Uly cI ot nccopt this responsl Ho referred to Senator Bingham, of bHlly", congress or the stato IcgJnlu that stato, sponsorer of a four per lures may be forced by public de cent beer bill. J mand to enact some sort of govern A startled an ti -saloon league cop1- mental unemployment Insurance vention weighed a surprise suggestion plan which would be as burdensome from Governor Murray, of Oklahoma, cn taxpayers as the dolo system that that a mora satisfactory form of liquor control might bo substituted for existing prohibition. j Recognized ns a dry, the pictures-' quo "Alfalfa 13111" was given promin ent placo on the Monday night pro gram of tho big biennial convention, following close upon ft stirring ad- dress by Bishop James Cannon Jr..! defcndltm tho nrohlbltlon nart ho and othor southern churchmen had legal solution of tho control of the liquor traffic.'. - , j This sentenco.aud somo others like i. ho left unuttered when ho mount ed tho platform, but tho general ten or . pf tho original-draft was main-j talned and afterwards ho explained : he would stand absolutely back of . tho written version. j "I got started off wrong and never "!"..!:"!:,.!"'!lI,!!!:..!'Mrae oye " - " "" '"y wi-n-ui In sympathy with my views. The men- , tnlily nf the crowd wasn't what I expected." With that he let the mat- ; ter pass. j His analysis of the audience's sym- pathles apparently was correct. They1 followed his words closely but with no appluuse. i BOYS 'CONFESS' 1 X ; c v 1 1 err i;rv ( lie two von His who la II (poll. O.j authors iv vnv imve eiinrt-Heil io the Inirnlmr ol the lot; ruhln of .iitni hlte- -10. ni'iir ialllpollv last .sprlos, mstiltliur lu lite dtsilli nf Whltt and soen or his t '-Hht chlldrrn. 'I ho Iiovm, Albert Heynu-r. left, tml Klh worth lowver, nri' liunate; or Hie H' imluvtrlal Kt'hmd at lnraster. 4). Offtcii.4 rt fused to place full belief In fie bo; a' Mory ikmhIIh? furtltrf Inveslt njllnn. Albrrl h i? and I ll-uot lh 17, The Im l:tln rrpudHted I hp -uuf(ioiif Icrinliig U nil u luax. Of Man's Rights i law has become a. conscious reaction upon Itself cf organized , Boclcty knowingly seeking to determine Its cwn destinies. Tho bluc-WooCd son of a Boston pccS was a doughty protagonist of j freedom cf speech, thought and the i i press. One of his most famous opln- I lcnc was his dissent in the case of i Madame Ilcclka Schwimmer, Austrian : pacifist, barred from American cltl- tih:sk i'ii;ws ; i ni;r -; IIOL.MKS IN IMS U'ONK $ "A man of high ambition S must leave his fellow ndven- turers and faco the loneliness v of original work." . "If thcro .is.any principle of the constitution that moru Imperatively calls for. attach ment than any other, it Is the prlnclplo of free thought not free thought for those who agree with, us, but free dom for the thought wo hate." The- duty of the courts Is "to note the chanjje in the nauro of society and to do away with legal theories of tho past that were errone ously applied to the present.' a. y ' "Tho law has become a conscious reaction upon Itself of organized society know ingly seeking to determine Its own destinies."- His view 30 years ago. S-S-$'3S$3$'$S$$s 'Mg? o nt i Candidate for Presidency Declares Government Mus t Take Burden If Business Refuses Edltor'fj Note: In his speech at tho Jackson day banquet at Baltimore, in which he an nounced his willingness to be ccmo a candidate for tho pres idency, Ctov. Albeit C. Itltchle. qf Maryland, declared that tho obligation of unemployment rcata upon industry itself. Here ho explains what he means by tha'.; statement and gives hla position on an issue that may play a - part In his presidential campaign. liy Robert Till ley (NEA Service Writer) now weighs upon England Thcso are the views of Governor Albert C. Itltchle, first major presi dential candidate to announce for that cilice. They were expressed by Maryland's Democratic chief execu tive, four times elected to that of fice, In an exclusive interview here. l noso are preventive clays, L.ov- r' Ritchie brg-m. "There la pro vent Ion ol Illness by health mer.s ifccldents by many other urcL", prevention of f.dcty measures and forms of prevention. "Maybe we can't prevent unoin ployttirnt, but we can do something lc- allcvlato it when it comes. "Wc do have period of recurring unemployment. Mr. Hoover pays wc havo passed through 16 major do- Summing It Up Kven n head wind Is better Hum niiiip. No man over wnrked hls pnsjie In a dead calm. I.i't no .11:111. thert'fnro, wax P-'Ie heeatise ol ni'pnslllim. l'ehane. Eight Daily Papers fori I.ihiU. Hit capital of Mnurl tins, an Inland in the Indian m-ran with ti population ot fiO.tHKi, hns el hi daily newspapers. BURNING EIGHT Stands Out In His Txnslilp because of expressed unwill ingness to bear arms In time of war. "If there !s any principle of the constitution." said the then 83-year- old Justice, "that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other, It Is the principle of free thought (lualtilances knew Holmes i:s he worknl at Ills ilenk. jm,.L& yarns' S$3! MARYLAND HAS TWO j si;i;Kti nti:snKNC'Y Thus far only two persons S openly announced their will- ingiicss to become prsslden- tlr-l candidates lu 1932, and both of them are Mary- S landers. . The first was ox-Senator $ Joseph I. France, who months ago announced an apparently $ forlorn candidacy, presum,- 3 ably for the purpose of get- $ ting public attention for caxises he espouses. . $ Tho second Is ODvcrnor Itltchle, four times elected to $ that office, who Is expected to bo a leading contender for $ tho Democratic nomination. $ prcssions In the payt century. v H wo didn't havo unemployment, we Wouldn't havo Socliillsm, Comihu nlsm, Hitlerism and tho like. "We .Must Look Ahead" "I think wo should look ahead with reference to a man's Job ln the same way that we look ahead; to other things. "Tho best method that I know of lr. to set aside some kind of Insur ance reserve when limes arc good so when forced unemployment comcfc wo will have that to draw on. "There are two ways this can be done: "Tho federal or stale governments can raise or contribute to such n fund. "Industry can raise Mich a fund, with, labor contributing its share. "Various European countries hav? frund that a government unem ployment system, or a dole, is a fearful burden on the taxpayers. Such plans have trained tho ticas urler. in Germany and England. "Wo don't want anything like that. . We viinc to avoid It. "Industry and business should a.i- I NO DEBTS, tiff - i v 1 V & A S n ?i X H s ; o t t 1 i $100,000 YEARLY PROFIT FROM CITY -OWNED UTILITY j ADMINISTRATION SET REMARKABLE RECORD, Editor's Kotr---In theso times whrr. many other city gevcrn incnt". arc in dtro Ilnanci-.il straits with pay less pay days for ifity employes, huge current deb ty. threatened cloning of tricots, ete. the remarkabla story of what Is being accom plished in the little city of Al bany. Ga is of especial interest. C. D. Tounstpy. city ci'itor of tViO Albany Herald, has written the exclusive article lor NEA and the Observer. Vr,a s-civico orrpoiutcnt ) i scrupulous adherence to tho budget. ALBANY, Ga., Jan. 20 Free of debt and complacently conscious of I The public utilities contribute a big cash, bank balance, thla Geor- j nbcut $100,000 each year-to tho on , .. r Knm ,-,i.. ! cratinR expenses of the city. j tlon. wonders vaguely why other 'gov-i i crr.nier.ts city, county, st;tte and ! imtlcnnt arc cxcrlcnclmr so much ! i difficulty in balancing their budgets and are. In many Instances, con-; fronted with the necssiw r-ISJUb - taxes. AiL-any starts nj;i v.tth the lowest 1 commission of three, chosen by the lax rate In many years, with n bank I city commlseion. They have man balance or 8133.000, and cwini not ft;ied fo well thai water. Iipht and one cent of current accounts. Mi re- j -jns rates are as low as in other cities ovrr, about $32,000 of uncollected I cf llfca sire, despite tho 9100.000 1931 taxes Is due the city treasury, j annual profit. Five years osro Albany owed cur-' Occasional pleas for lower rates ore rent accounts of S128.000. had no' met with the answer that there are money in the bank except n Kinking j many citizens who own no property fund balance, was opcraiinir on bor- Pn uo t:ix nnd t,lflt t!l"ir onl' rowed funds most cf tho "time and ' contribution to the cost of Rovern wnr. levying a tax rate almost 40 per mc nt is through payment of water. ccm larper man tne uku rate. An- , other roc urtion of so per cent in the tax rate is indicated for U32. i "Hew did Albany do It?" npicr j cltlea have been nsktnn ever since j recent press dispatches announced I that Albany had $8.80 per capita in ! tho hank nnd no current indebtedness. : His Career At End Record As Justice -not free thought for those who agree with us, but freedom for the thought vc hate." "I would suggest," he continued, '.'that the Quakers have had their share in making thla country wliat it Is, that many citizens agree with tho applicant's belief and that I had not supposed hitherto that wc re gretted our Inability to expel them because they believe more than some of us do in the teachings of the Sermon on tin Mount." Product of a conservative Massa chusetts social' and economic en vironment, ho nevertheless upheld early In his. Judicial career the Jepal status pf tho then "revolutionary" labor striko and peaceful picketing. As long ago aa 1U01 ho sustained the constitutionality cf a Massa chusetts stute ' law prohibiting the imposition, of fines upon workmen by employers on account ol imper fect work. ( ' ; T Ho held that labor had the right j to combine for the purpose of ob- taining high wages. He applied his j liberalism to capital as veli aj laVior. repudiating ' the idea that ucts cf f combination were Illegal. Ho was a staunch upholder of the legality of the child labor law and sustained workmen's compensation and employers' liability laws. Many of his opinions were considered gems of diction, phrased with a lucid can dor that made them enjoyable read ing and comprehensible to the lay man as well as the lawyer. His closest friend on the bench vva-. Jusiic Brauc'cis, the son of a Bohemian immigrant, who often "teamed up" with him In views on cuscs. For years their opinions were mm jftai&tsu&es&a. ys FOUR RITCHIE-GRAMS "If we didn't have unemploy ment, we wmild not have Social ism. C in m u nism. llltlrrlsm and the like." "H o s h o U I d look aheed with reference to u man's job In I he sai.y whiy Ui:'; ivo look ahead to other thliv.K" (iOVKUNOIt sumo this' responsibility. It is a social obligation that belongs to them. "They set nslde a reserve for divi dend.", so that stockholders can be paid whrn depression comm. "They set aside a fund for dopro c In tier, so their machinery and equipment can be taken cars of. "They havo a sinking fund for j protection of their bond Issues. i "They make provision to take caro ' of Injured employes. i "About tho only thing that they ' f 01 I' 14 l CASH' IN BANK, GEORGIA TOWN CUTS TAXES j Mayor J. S. Billingsloa's reply has I i been: "Keep the outgo within the i I llmltr. of tho Income. That's the way to brhiR down tuxes and ;et on a ecund financial bails." Salient features which havo con tributed to thla city's improved nanclal position Included: Municipal ownership and operation ! of all public utilities. Adept Ion of the conunisskm-clt v manager term of government. Careful preparation, the first of j each year, of a schedule of estimated j receipts. Attention ni n hnrl"M u-ull wiflilti 1 Many years afro the citv acrpilred the water, light and gas plants. i;n- til comparatively recent times th?y wora operated nt n loss, cr at best ! broke even. Then they bpan : show a small nrolit. Nnmlvrloss fn- 1 nn r.tr.tB tr. uv tict-,, I made by public utility corporation-. ! The utilities are operated bv a i.- (i'" Albany ne'epted ccmmisslcn gov ernment eijiht years ai;o. The city Jr. governed by seven comtulsio;-.ri, one from each of five wards and two elected from the city ot larm. Tii:y are chosen for two-year terms, and each year they sclivt ono of their number mayor. The commission frequently on Hhc minority or dis- ccnilng side. But in several coses in recent months the "liberals" in the court, with Chief Justice Hughes and JusLicec Stone and Roberts lining up with the "two great dissenters," have teen In the majority. t rstf . s ' And here Is how Holmes ap pean d when he observed his UUth birthday last March K. "IT business and Industry do not acet't thV ro lKn.s I b 1 11 1 y, go v trnnient will." "With J5 imljor depressions In the paf-t 1 00 yciirs, it is ;:liout time we hrgtlil looking ahead to the next one." don't set aside for Is labor, upon which all business and industry depcnd.i. Vinst I'roU'ft nchefaeiurs "Induslry-and business which get ccmplcto benefit out of labor when timer, are good, should make some . prevision for protecting labor when i times. are bad. "Such a plan is fundamentally round. Of course, there can be nii'cd against It many objections like seasonal unemployment, etc. But thrruj objectlc:i3 can bo ironed out. PESOH meetr. twice a month nnd is subject U- call meetimrs at nny time. The mayor Is paid enly $100 a month, the commissioners receive SI0 for each i-egular meeting. Actual mnnarrcmcnt Is left to the city cianagcr. C. Q. Wright, a native z . m M x r " j " ft- i:.v,HT v. i;ik iiif: 1 wm&ss. f? 11 '--r...v- H lS.W.iliJJVt"V ttt l It .tJ '1 I p .- , . all you can CVOI OUR OTY - V SPEND s -x y a year x-m i: rs v. a v, v. UV &mMiT Spe'nq v.? 4 Heavy Snowstorms In June and Aug ustIt Keuily llappenert In New England States Tho year 1816 has gone down into history as "the j'ear without a sum mer," although, as far as has been ascertained by recent scientific in vestigation, it did not altogether de cerve that title. Regular weather rec ords were kept at that period at not more than 10 places in the United States, but many details concerning tho famous cold year were recorded bv persons who experienced Its rig ors. Typical of these descriptions is the following, written by Chauncey Jerome, at Plymouth, Conn.:. ' , "The next summer was the cold ono of 1810, which none of tho old people will ever forgot and which many of tho young have heard a great deal about. There was Ice and snow In every month of the year. I well remember tha seventh of June, while on my way to work, about a mile from home, dressed throughout with thick woolen clothes and an overcoat on, my hands got so. cold that X was obliged to lay down my tools and- put on a pair of mittens which I had in my pocket. It snowed a.-iuut nn hour that day. On the tenth of June my wife brought in soma clothes that had been spread on the ground the night before, which wero frozen stiff as In winter. On the fourth of July 1 saw several, men pitching quoits In the middle of the day with thick overcoats on. and the sun shining bright at tho time. . . . Not half enough corn ripened that year to furnish seed for the next." OhaiieE Pierce's "Weather in Phila- The principle stands. "About 15 large concerns, one of which Is the General Electric com pany, already have plans of this kind. About 20 industries here in Balti more are already at work on such plans. "Various plans have been put for ward. There arc details of appli cation, of course such as the sys tem, proportion and source of con tributions to the fund that must bo wcrked out. But far-seeing business men realize Its necessity. "However, neither this ncr any ether plan con stop recurrent un employment. At intervals, hard times arc bound to come. But when hard times do come such a plan would help out and allcvlato the situation until good times return. , "Wo can't have 8,000,000 persons out of work in this country without trcmendpua pressure being brought to bear upon congress tto do some thing about It: If business and In dustry don't accept this responsi bility, government will, and the dan ger is that something like . England's or Germany's burdensome plan will bo forced upon us. "With 15 major expressions ln the past 100 years, lt is about time wo began looking ahead to the next ono before lt closes ln cn us. If business and industry don't take hold of this situation, congress or the state legis latures or both will do It and arc very likely to 'apply measures, that would to a huge drain on our treas ury and foreign to American stand ards and Institutions," Ritchie said. Af. for relieving existing unemploy ment distress. Governor Klt&ilof believer- this the duty of local relief aganclcr, and believes that they will be able to do It with their own relief funds certainly in his own stato of Maryland. If not, he says, then as sistance becomes tho duty of the city government, next tho state govern ment and. finally, the national; gov ernment., r'or, he says, protection of citizens is the purpose of all govern ment. PLANT ALBANY er Albany, has occupied that posl - tlon for five years, and much of the credit for tho city's excellent condi- Hon today Is given him. All city departments, except the Water liqht and . rtopartmrnt.. arc under hi. , , , "" control and supervision. Department I I 7 I IT 1 ftb UJeatn9i w Chdries Hiznugn iwman, 1 .oftfyUS.Wtothei'Bunau . delphitv" tells us that at that place there was ice during every month ' of tho year, not excepting June, July and August. There was scarcely a vegetable came to perfection north and cast of the Potomac." According to the "Monthly Weather Review," citing tho recollections of James Winchester of Vermont: "It is said that in Juno of that year snow fell to the depth of three Inches in New Ycik, Pennsylvania and New Jer sey on the seventeenth; five Inches ln Pll ths New England states, ex cept three Inches in Vermont. "Tj:ere was snow and ice in every month of tho year. The storm of June IV was as severo as any that over occurred in tho winter; it began . about noon, increasing ln fury" until night, by which timo tho roads wore impaAable by reason of snowdrifts many were bewildered ln tho blinding storm and frozen to death. . . . There was a heavy snowstorm Aug. 30. . . . The year 1816 had neither spring, summer, nor autumn. The only crop of corn raised ln that part of Veimont that summer was saved by Keeping bonfires burning around tho cornfield night and day." An analysis by Professor W. I. Mil ham of the meteorological record kept at illiamstovn. Mass., shows that, at that place, the average tempera ture ol the whole year was only a , little below normal and was actually 1 higher than that of several later ytars. . . 1 i The summer months wore all much colder than normal, but included some periods of exceptional warmth.. The year was not actually ono with out a summer, but ono In which tho summer included somo spells of de cidedly wintry weather. . I1EST: Checking up on weather all over tho world. Hines Says Bill To Aid Widows Of Veterans Opposed WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (VP) Frank T. Hines, veterans administrator, Tuesday told the house veterans com mittee the bill before it to provide allowance for widows and orphans of veterans was "not In accord with the president's financial policy." Hines said he had no formal re port from tho budget bureau, but felt sure tho attitude there would be the same. Most of the widows were compara tively young, he said, and their coses might wait until another session. "What the president said in his message covers the ground better than I can for him," Hines said, His advice to tho committee was that they ask allowance at present "only for that group of veterans wid ows' with dependent children." Chairman Rankin, of 'the veterans committee, said ho "could not sub scribe to the attitude of the presi dent on this proposition." Rankin said tho needs of widows and orphans of veterans had been growing during the depression. "WE WERE HIDING TOO HIGH" CALVIX COOIJDCII3 SAYS NEW YORK. Jon. 19 W) Calvin Coolidge says "a general lack of judg ment" contributed to the present eco nomic situation. Writing ln the American magazine, the former president discusses con ditions, praises the national banking system and denounces hoarders. "It is impossible to point out any general moral lapse, any widespread dishonesty," he says In treating the causes of the slump. "Tho most we can say Is that there has been a gen eral lack of Judgment so widespread as to Involve practically the whole country. "Wc have found out that we were not so big as we thought we were. We were riding too high. We shall have to keep nearer tho ground." HELPS BUSINESSLIKE OFFICIALS SAY heads keep him advised at all times of the activities une'er them. He has uo assistant, not oven a secretary. The all-Impcrtant schedule of esti mated receipts which is adopted at tho start of each calendar year. Is prepared by the city manager. Tho past? year's total receipts will bo $3000 in excess of his estimate on Jan. 1. Disbursements will bo $1000 less than expected. Despite the depression, no city em ploye has had his salary cut and In most departments the salaries in creaso periodically ln accordance with a scale based on length of ser vice. v Once the budget Is adopted, the cemmission resists every effort to mako expenditures not provided for. An appropriation 13 mae at the start oi" each year for emergency use and thla has always proved adequate to enre for needs which could not be foreseen. Four members of the city commis sion were re-elected recently and only one had opposition. There has never been the slightest public hint ci graft, nepotism or favoritism. In habitants cf Albany look on their city as a corporation, governed by a board of directors responsible to the voters who name a general manager to carry cut their policies. Any other city, of course, whether larger or smaller, can do what Al bany has done, lt is asserted here. Except for the item of public utili ties ownership there Is not a feature of Albany's governmental system that cannot be adopted in most oth 1 cr municipalities. ! The same methods of efficiency. economy and honesty which have ' H'ted Albany from the mire of debt ! to a surP"w anti ve reduced the T" "V4, m'"S in three years, an he applied any- where.
