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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1922.
THE BANNER COU RI ER
The Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier. Consolidated
July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing
Company, Incorporated.
F. J. TOOZE, Editor
H. A. KIRK, Advertising
Published Thursdays from the Banner Building at Ninth and Main Streets
and Entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mail
Matter.
Subscription Price, $1.50 per year in advance.
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Official Paper of City of Oregon City
"Flag of the free heatrs' hope and
home!
By Angels' hands to valor given-
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in
Heaven.
Forever fhjjat that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls be
fore us.
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner streaming
o'er us."
-JOSEPH DRAKE.
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
Cabinet form of government is employed in several
states among them New York, Illinois, Idaho and Wash
ington. The term "cabinet" means, in general, a plan of
administration with the governor as Chief executive and
departments under his direction and responsible to him.
The members of these departments vary in different
states. In Illinois it is ten, in Washington the same. In the
latter state the plan is operated under what is termed
an "Administrative Code." And for purposes of descrip
tion discussion in this article will be limited to this plan.
This Administrative Code was prepared under the
direction of Governor Hart and was passed as an admin
istrative measure by the 1921 legislature. Nearly eighty
boards and commissions similar to those in Oregon at
present, existed, overlapping each other in their duties
and lacking in coordination or central control. Respon
sibility, as upon the more than seventy Oregon boards
and commissions, could not be placed, while the expenses
incident thereto was tremendous.
These boards and commissions by the Code were all
combined and classified into ten departemnts each under
a managing head directly responsible to the governor.
Regular weekly conferences of these heads of depart
ments are held with the governor and each month the
elective officers of the state are brought into these con
ferences where policies of coordination and cooperation
are worked out and which results in definite, effective
procedure in the management of the state's business.
There is under this plan almost no overlapping of du
ties and work, resulting in greater efficiency and saving
of expense.
In the department of Agriculture there was, during
the first eight months of the biennium period for which
appropriations were made, a saving of $21,135 indicating
a saving of $63,000 during this period and which, is over
15 per cent to the good in the expenditures.
In the department of Conservation and Development,
the saving during the same period was $20,000.
In the department of Labor and Industries the saving
was $48,000.
in the department of Health, also, there was a satis
factory saving.
Reductions were made either direct or indirect and
efficiency increased in each of the other departments in
clusive of Taxation and Examination including bank
ing and corporations; Public Work's with its transporta
tion and other public utility problems; Fisheries and
Game; Department of Licenses into which were combined
(as an example of consolidation of boards and commiss
ions) 15 different examining boards; Labor and Indus
tries; and Business Control which has charge of the 12
state institutions housing 6000 'wards. This board alone
has thus far saved more than one third of the $3,687,000.
of present biennium appropriation for the department.
And these reductions have not been made at the ex
pense of the inmates. They show what can be accomplish
ed in tax reduction where there are fewer departments
taking the place of seventy or more boards, bureaus and
commissions which attempt to function without coordina-
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tion or definite central authority over them.
Washington state treasury faced on the first day of
April last when the Administrative Code went into effect
a deficit of $2,600,000, but at the end of eight months tne
elimination of this sum was in sight through savings from
the appropriations.
In Oregon attempts made thus far to consolidate
these bodies have come to nought. But legislature after
legislature adds to their numbers.
With the recall and the initiative in operation as it
should be the people themselves retain full power over
their affairs and this plan of retrenchment and efficiency
should find ready endorsement-
CHARACTER BUILDING
In this day of vicious influences it is imperative that
parents take advantage of every agency which tender to
safeguard and develop their childrens' moral and spirit
ual lives. To train and develop the physical and intellect
ual life is not enough. A man or woman may be a her
cules of physical strength and a giant of intellectuality
and yet be depraved and dangerous to the community and
state. But with the mind directed to know and appreci
ate the good and the heart trained to acknowledge and
obey the will of God and his direction the individual will
typify in life's service the highest, noblest standards of
the race. .
The influence of the street,, of the superficial, the
immoral must be counteracted and the home, Sunday
school and church must work together toward this end if
the community and state is to maintain its best standard
of citizenship. ,
Character is the most valuable asset of the boy or
gin, man or woman, aim uie mosi
powerful influence in character devel-
Who ghovels the dirt? So vote for
me."
Says the fifth, "Too many lawyers al
ready there be
Who maketh such laws! So please
vote for me."
Says the the sixth, "Service for all,
special favors to none
Vote yes for me "I'm the very best
one."
The seventh alas, doesn't believe that
it pays
To squander state's money in salary
raise. x
The eighth says, "Ye voters, our laws
are too lax,
To make schools self-supporting I'll
cut millage tax."
Alas and alack! the poor voters say
Which one would be best pray show
us the way
For have they not promised the same,
every one.
By all that is good and great under
the sun
To lower taxation, whatever the sta
tion .
Be it farmer, or laborer, or Capitaliza
tion? So these candidates strong in speech
and in song
Their platforms proclaim in truth or
in name
Tho' they shout loud their lay over
house tops and trees.
The voters in May will vote as they
please. -
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opment is Christian training. And the
greatest factors in this training, is
the home and Sunday school.
BANNER THOUGHTS
IN POETRY
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"RAGS"
(Humane Story)
We called him "Rags". He was just
a cur,
But twice, on the Western Line.
That little old bunch of faithful fur
Had offered his life for mine.
And all that he got was bones and
bread.
Or the leavings of soldier-grub,
But he'd give his heart for a pat on
the head,
Or a friendly tickle and rub.
And Rags got home with the regiment
And then, in the breaking away
Well, whether they stole him, or whe
ther he went
I am not prepared to say.
....
One day they took us budding M. D.'s
To one of those institutes
Where they demonstrate '. every new
disease
By means of bisected brutes.
They had one animal tacked and tied
And slit like a full-dressed fish
With his vitals pumping away inside
As pleasant as one might wish.
I stopped to look like the rest, of
course.
And the beast's eyes leveled mine,
And his short tail thumped with a
feeble force.
And he uttered a tender whine.
It was Rags, yes, Rags! whoawas mar
tyred there
Who was quartered and "crucified,
And he whined that whine which is
doggish prayer
And he licked my hand and died.
And I was no better in part nor whole
Than the gang I was found among,
And his innocent blood was on the
soul
Which he blessed with his dying
tongue.
Well! I've seen men go to courageous
death
In the air, on sea, on land!
But only a dog would spend his breath
In a kiss for his murder's hand.
Edmund Vance Cook in "Our Dumb
Animals."
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PRIMARY DAY
The 19th of May will be Primary Day,
When voters sincere, in anxious array
Will go to the polls and have their
say,
As to who shall be first next election
day.
A candidate fair for the Governor's
chair.
Who will rule our fair state without
fear or hate
And also the house and higher Senate
Must choose their men, from good
candidates.
New, ten men we are told some
young, some are old,
Have strong aspiration midst many
temptations
To lower taxes and thus save the na-
iton.
And so with loud voice, we hear them
proclaim
"Our Primary Day. Put an x for MY
name".
Says the first "Vote for me, my past
record I ween
Has been of the best as is easily
seen."
Says the second, "Tho late, I'm your
best candidate.
Ast a business man I'll fulfill all your
plans.
Says the third, "If elected I surely
will be
An advocate strong for economy."
Says the fourth, All farmers should
the house of Rep' be
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we are going to give anyone who buys any Red Star Vapor Oil
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( During this sale
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218 5 burner, as illustrated. Last
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240 4 burner. Last year sold at
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230 3 burner. . Sold last year at
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All week in our store, will be conducted a great factory Cooking and Baking demonstration sale of the
famous, nationally advertised Red Star, Detroit Vapor Oil Stove.
It matters not whether you are contemplating the purchase of a new stove, you surely do not wont to
miss this opportunity of learning just how, with thi s advanced-type oil stove, you can bake, boil or fry
anything perfectly, using kerosene at less expense than city gas.
We have made arrangements with the factory for a car load of these stoves
stoves, which we can offer during this Factory Demonstration at practically
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EVERY WOMAN WHO COOKS SHOULD ATTEND THIS SALE
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