ILLUSTRATING THE REAL JOY Lord Roberta Dies of Larger Sums Are Asked Pneumonia in France for Oregon Institutions Salem — Announcement was made by the stste board of control this week that estimates made by it for state in­ stitutions for the coming biennial per­ iod totaled »1,763,516.93, which Is an Increase of »107,955.32 over the ap­ propriation* for the same purpose made by the last legislature for the present period. Of the last appropria­ tions »26,850 for erecting barracks at the penitentiary and »20,000 for the Solders' home was turned back into the state treasury, making the total appropriations used by the institutions »1,608,711.61. While increases for maintenance are suggested by the board for several institutions the esti­ mated increases are largely due to the belief of the board that improvement* are necessary. Maintenance increases are asked for the insane asylum and the penitentiary because of an increas­ ing |>o|>ulation, anti new wards are de­ Lord, we, thy children, small and great, Beneath thy cars, where'er It ba, The while thy grace we supplicate, Qlve thanks to thee. —Clinton Scollarti. sired for the Insane asylum* because both of them virtually are filled to ca­ pacity. A comparison of appropria­ tions for 1913 and 1914, with those estimated for 1915 and 1916, is as follows: 1913 and 1914—insane asy­ lum, Salem, »611,358.50; Eastern Ore­ gon insane asylum, »284,829.80; peni­ tentiary, »203,500; feeble-minded in­ stitute, »202,243.31; training school, »73,450; tuberculosis institute, »53,- 000; blind school, »37,235; deaf school, »79,950; training school for girls, »50,000, and soldiers* home, »57,000. 1915 and 1916—insane asy­ lum, Salem, »774,711; Eastern Oregon insane asylum, $315,950; penitentiary, »188,300; feeble-minded institute, »156,106; training school, $68,645; tuberculosis institute, »69,016; blind school, »37,789.18; deaf school, »58,- 776; girls’ industrial school, »56,875, and soldiers' home, »37,348.75. Powder Valley Irrigation Project to Be Revived Baker—Work on the Powder Valley Irrigation company project will begin next spring, according to plans an­ nounced by J. A. Almirall, New York capitalist, who arrived here to visit the project. Mr. Almirall said that the plans as now mapped out are to build the toe of the Balm Creek dam next spring and thereby to store enough water to irrigate at least 2000 acres. The Balm Creek dam is north of the lower Powder. Mr. Almirall left for the site of the operations with W. A. Stewart, local representative of the company. Mr. Almirall'» announcement means much toward the development of Baker county, aa its points to resump­ tion of operations on the project, which ultimately will furnish water for the Powder river valley. It also answers the question of whether the company intends to complete the big project. “We cannot start more than this work at this time," said Mr. Almirall. “With the present condition of the money market it is impossible to think of going ahead with ary attempt to finance this undertaking. I look for no immediate relief in the financial situation. The European war is mak­ ing itself felt acutely and until condi­ tions are more settl«xi the price of money will remain high. We can, however, make this start, and then possibly within two years we will be able to go ahead and finance the proj­ ect. There is a possibility the next congress will pass land legislation which will relieve the situation and enable us to proceed with the entire project.” The company has already done »125,- 000 worth of work on the project. Besides, I am far too modest to boast of myself. Bo I bad Gwendolyn read a compo «Ilion on "The First Thanksgiving," In which she told all about the hard ships of the poor Pilgrims who cam« over In tho Maybell with Ix>rd Balti More to Plymouth, and how they »at down to their first Thanksgiving din­ ner of hominy and codfish balls, and gave thanks because they hadn't been sculped or burned as witches. Then Wood had her bind every stat« In the Union and tell what time it 1« In the Scandalous peninsula when it Is six o'clock here. Thee she showed i all of her beautiful sketches and played several duets on the piano. Sh« I* Mr 4«o