The Sunday Oregonian., October 19, 1913, SECTION TWO, Page 18, Image 36

rUKTLAND. ' OCTOBER ID, 1913.
SLASH IN BUDGET
EASTERN OREGON BABIES TAKE HONORS AT TRI-COUNTY FAIR.
DANIEL FROHM AN TALKS
OF MOTION PICTURES
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Manager Who Sends Films Showing Mrs. Fiske to Portland to Inaugurate
New Policy, Tells Why Public Likes "Movies."
More Co-operation of County.
City and State Is Aim.
Additional $200,000 Under
Consideration and Expected
to Be Lopped Off.
MEETING WILL BE CALLED
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CUT REQUIRED IS $800,000
If Levy Is Reduced to Same as for
1913, Commissioners Declare It
Will Show Saving as New Ex
penses Are Provided For.
Slashing every proposal for increased
working forces and Increased appro
priations for improvements in 1914 re
gardless of the merits of the proposed
increases, the city budget committee,
at meetings held nearly every day last
week, beat the estimates of expenses
for 1914 down approximately $300,000.
In addition there was placed in Jeop
ardy approximately $200,000 more, .the
greater part of which will be lopped
off at meetings to be held this week.
It is imperative for the committee
to cut 1300.000 more from the esti
mates to bring the proposed expen
ditures down to an aggregate which
will be possible under the limit of
city taxation, eight mills. When the
committee commenced its work the to
tal levy needed was about 10.4 mills,
which was 2.4 mills over the limit and
about 3.7 over the amount raised by
taxation for 1913. To get the tax for
1914 down to the level of that for 1913
Upe committee will have to eliminate
approximately $500,000 in addition to
the $300,000 already eliminated.
All Increases to Suffer.
This will mean that practically
everything in the way of increases in
forces and additions to equipment, and
Improvements of a public nature will
have to be done away with. Realizing
this fact, the committee In its work so
far has been extremely active with
the pruning knife, cutting the esti
mates down to bedrock and paving the
way for a tax considerably below the
limit provided under the charter.
It is the announced intention of at
least two members of the committee,
Commissioner Bigelow and Auditor
Barbur, to pull the budget down to a
point where it will be possible to levy
a tax for 1914 or no more man i.i
mills, which was the tax levy for 1913,
fixed by the last administration under
the Councilmanic form or government.
If this is accomplished the city will
be operated next year at a cost much
less than It has been in years past.
despite the fact that the levy will be
the same. The people at the last elec
tion put through a measure providing
for an annual appropriation or aDout
$25,000 for a firemen's relief and pen
sion fund, which increases the taxa
tion 1.10 of a mill. This was not neces
sary under the old regime. Provision
was made for an increase of about
$17,500 in the salaries of the elective
officers at the last election and addi
tional employes have been made nec
essary, not only to cope with increased
business, but also to work out the igyy
form of government.
Sinking Fund Needed. ' '
Provision will have to be made next
year for a heavy appropriation to care
for improvement bonds, a duty which
has been neglected in the past and
which must be made up now. It will be
necessary to raise about $100,000 to
loan to the bond funds for interest
money on delinquent street improve
ment assessments, and another large
amount to pay off Interest on out
standing bonds. It is estimated that if
the levy this year is 7.7 mills the city
will have been operated in 1914 at least
$200,000 cheaper than in 1913.
The pruning so far has been con
fined to the park department, the pub
lic works department, the lighting
funds and the health department. From
the park department there were elim
inated items aggregating in cost ap
proximately $205,000. There is held in
abeyance in this department about
$35,000 more, the greater part of which
robably will be eliminated.
Public Work Cut 923,000.
In the public works department cuts
so far aggregate $23,000. There is
held in abeyance, with little likelihood
of its getting by the pruning knife,
a total of $122,000. The pruning in
this department may extend even far
ther than now seems probable, there
being a long list of appropriations
which have not been considered by the
committee.
In the health department cuts aggre
gate now $50,000, which is confined to
elimination of proposed new positions.
About $25,000 more is unsettled in this
department, but probably will not sur
vive. In the lighting fund the total
number of lights to be installed next
year was fixed at 1000 by City Com
missioner Daly. The number was cut
by the committee to 660 a saving of
$20,000 being effected by the elimina
tion. The committee will hold three meet
ings each day this week. The first will
be at 10 A. M., the second at 2 P. M.
and the third at 7 P. M. It is the hope
of the committee that the work will
be cleaned up by the end of the week
so that arrangements can be made for
the first of two public hearings.
The annual reunion of the pioneer
J Henkle family of the Northwest was
4 held September 27 at the beautiful
I farm home of J. E. Wyatt, three
I miles west of Corvallis. Mrs. Wyatt.
f a daughter of Jacob Henkle, the
I honorary president of the associa
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N VIEW of the fact that the People's
Amusement Company has signed a
contract for one year with Daniel
Frohman for the productions of the
Famous Players Company, anything
which Mr. Frohman may say personal
ly concerning motion pictures will
doubtless be of Interest. Mr. Frohman
Is recognized as ope of America's
greatest managers.
In the November issue of the "Wo
man's Home Companion Mr. Frohman
said: "To a certain extent the moving
picture has annihilated the entire mu
tability of the actor. When Hackett
saw himself In 'The Prisoner of Zenda'
he exclaimed, 'There is no death!' Who
would not give much to see visualized
Edwin Booth or Richard Mansfield?
Eventthough the film cannot preserve
the warm personality of the actor. It
can fix for all time some semblance of
the actor's technic, manner and ap
pearance. Certainly no truer artist
ever lived than Sarah Bernhardt, and
she wrote to us after seeing her 'Queen
Elizabeth' film: 'It is with a feeling ot
gratitude that I turn to the god of
genius to offer him prayer for the
wonderful miracle that he has brought
about whereby he hath given men
power to hand down to posterity the
greatest success of my career, "Queen
Elizabeth." It is a great Joy for me to
know that my masterpiece is within
reach of all the people throughout the
universe, and I hope it will be appre
ciated before and long after I am gone.'
There is in this the real ring of the
artist, thankful that even a little of
her own self is preserved for future
generations to see.
Field Rapidly Enlarging:.
'The field of moving pictures is en
larging rapidly, so much so that the
companies are specializing. Some day
there will be a finer art and even more
improved process of producing, films
and the whole status of the moving
picture business may still change.
The company with which I am asso
ciated devotes itself entirely to the
well-known stars of the legitimate
stage. This ' specialization Is wise.
Since a film is understandable in any
language, why should we in America
try to produce a piece which Is strict
ly French or Italian, when some for
eign company has every facility to ex
cel us? The moving picture is best
suited to romance and melodrama.
Peter Pan" has in it the pictorial value
of the photoplay. So, too, 'A Good Little
Devil," in fact most well-constructed
plays. All audiences, . young and old.
want stories, and so the moving pic
ture takes its place as a rapidly un
folding story-telling entertainment.
Here is where all obtain pleasure.
pleasure often united with Instruction.
PIONEER FAMILY OF NORTHWEST
tion, is standing in the front row
of the group with paper In hand.
She is now 89 years old. Seated in
the center are the officers of the
family' association, and reading from
left to right they are: J. E. Henkle,
president, Philomath, Or.; Levi Hen- ,
Where a profoundly serious play might
not have a financial success, in the the
ater, it might in Its amplified and ex
planatory shape succeed on the screen,
"No manager can afford to ignore the
fact that his galleries are being emp
tied by the moving picture; no dram
atist will succeed who deafens himself
to the cry of the gallery god. It Is
worth while for both of them to study
the moving-picture situation and see
wherein it has Its appeal. The peo
ple the great public for whom man
agers strive obeying the mob spirit,
want action in their amusement. They
do not get it' in the problem dramas,
in the psychological studies put upon
the stage; they do get It on the screen."
Censor Approve Move.
The management of the People's The
ater is receiving many hearty congrat
ulations, both verbal and written, upon
the launching of Its new policy. The
following extract from a letter writ
ten to the advisory committee on cen
sorship of motion pictures, by Melvln
G. Winstock, general manager, with
the reply, will assure the Portland pu6
llo that the pictures will all be prop
erly censored:
'. . . These pictures will not come
through any regularly organized ex
change in this city, and therefore there
will not be the usual course pursued
in reference to granting to the censor
ship board the privilege of looking at
them. I wish, however, to say that
we shall follow our usual policy with
your board and shall be glad to sub
mit each and every production for the
inspection of your- local censorship
board, and trust you will co-operate
with us in the future, as you have
n the past, in the way or suggestion."
". . . . Your letter to the advisory
committee on the censorship of motion
pictures, under date of October 6, was
considered at a meeting of the commit
tee. I am instructed to express to you
the congratulations of the committee
and our commendation of the enterprise
of your company in securing for Port
land the right of exhibiting the pic
tures of the famous Players Company.
There is certainly a great treat in store
for the lovers of motion pictures.
In the opinion of the committee. It
Is an occurrence of tremendous signif
icance, marking as It does the greatest
forward stride which has yet been
taken by the motion-picture profession.
Mrs. K. B. Colwell, chairman delegate
from Associated Charities; Mrs. A. C.
Newill, delegate from Woman's Club;
Mrs. Sol Hart, delegate Council of
Jewish Women; Mrs. Millie R. Trum
bull, secretary for the committee."
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! If you want to
eat pheasants, order from Mace's Mar
ket. 151 4th St. Adv.
HOLDS ANNUAL REUNION AT J. E.
CROCP OF
kle. vice-president, Corvallis: Bertha
'Davis, corresponding secretary, Cor
vallis, and John A. Henkle, record
ing secretary, Portland. This asso
ciation of kindred now numbers
more than 300 members, and. their
ancestry is traced back for more
Commissioner ' 'Would Tear Down
High Walls, Eliminate Duplica
tion of Efforts and Have Each
Department Help the Other. ,
Declaring that he had evidence to
show that there are barriers between
the city and the county and state gov
ernments which work to the detriment
of much needed co-operation among
these branches of government in pub
lic work; City Commissioner Bigelow
yesterday announced that he would
attempt within the next few days to
call a conference of representatives for
these branches and the School Board
of District No. 1 to consider the adop
tion of a sweeping plan of co-operation.
It is proposed to hold the meeting
either at the City Hall or the Court
house and to have present all officials
and persons interested in the general
plan. It is believed a great deal of
good could result from such a confer
ence in that arrangements could be
be made for co-operation of all offi
cials and departments in the one cause
of doing the work which confronts the
state, city and county and school dis
trict in a more thorough manner than
at present and at reduced cost. . At
present there is conflict In authority
and in consequence much duplication of
work.
Bigelow Convinced of Need.
"Many facts have been brought to
my attention showing that there is
need of a conference of officials to
straighten out the conflicts," said
Commissioner Bigelow yesterday. "I
am convinced that there are high walls
between the various branches of gov
ernment and that" these work to the
detriment of the work along all lines
for the benefit of the public. There
Is no cause for this, and it can be
eliminated by the adoption, of a sys
tem of co-operation.
"In an official capacity J have noted
duplications and conflicts in work be
tween the city milk inspection depart
ment and the food and dairy inspection
work of the county and the state. There
is no reason why all three of these de
partments should not co-operate and
eliminate duplication of. inspection
work. There certainly Is plenty of
work along inspection lines which is
not done now which could be done In
part at least if the three branches, of
government worked together and elim
inated duplication of duties.
Work Now Duplicated.
"Another Instance which has been
brought to our attention is the work
in the chemical laboratories. The state
has a laboratory with a full set of
officials and the city is now establish
ing one. Why cannot one laboratory
do all the work at a lesser cost to the
taxpayers? Why the duplication? There
seems also ' to be conflict . and dupll
cation in health lines between the
city and state health departments.
"It has been' reported that the coun
ty In arranging for the coming state
election attempted to secure the use
of one of ' the portable- schoolhouses
owned by the School Board. - The Board
Imposed a charge of $5 for the use of
this building. Why is such a proposl
tion necessary?
"As a matter of fact, I believe that
the high walls between the govern
ments should be pulled down and there
should be just as much co-operation
along all lines as there Is co-operation
among departments in the ordinary
departments of. the city government I
propose as soon as the present city
budget troubles are settled to attempt
to bring about a meeting at which we
can consider all these things and at
least try to bring about a better con
dition than exists at present."
FARMERS GET GOOD PRICES
Potatoes and Onions Moving Freely
in Woodburn District.
WOODBURN, Or., Oct. 18 (Special.)
Potatoes and onions have been mov
ing freely at the remunerative prices
that have been paid by local buyers.
The onion crop has not come down
excessively heavy, but growers feel In
clined to part with their product at
ruling prices rather man to speculate
long and subject themselves to shrink
age that is always apparent later in
the season. -
While the potato crop has been re
ported short In other sections, grow
ers in this vicinity seem to be entirely
satisfied with results and report yields
that are netting them $40 to 160 an
acre. The recent rains have put the
crop in condition for storage, and dig
ging operations are under way on a
large scale.
SHEET MUSIC FREE
With every copy you purchase. See
Graves Music Company Removal Sale
adv., page 10, section 3. Adv.
WYATT FARM HOME NEAR CORVALLIS A ND TRACE ANCESTRY
SURVIVING PILLARS OF" HISTORIC BENKLE FAMILY.
than 300 years. They are of German
origin. The father of the American
Henkle family was Rev. Anthony
Jacob Henkle, an ' exiled German
court preacher, who came to the
United States in 1717. He settled in
Pennsylvania. He founded the first
German Lutheran church in Phila
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CHAMPIONS IN EUGENICS SHOW.
CONDON, Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) John Jackson, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Jackson, of this city, won the grand prize in the Better Babies
show at the Trl-County Fair held in this city recently..
The Gilliam County boy won over babies from Sherman, Wheeler and Morrow
Counties. ' He scored 99.5 points out ot a possible 100 and was awarded a
championship bronze medal, offered by the Woman's Home Companion, and
a silver cup by the Fair Association.
Minerva Carolyn- Blakely, of this city, is the champion girl, having won
prizes similar to those awarded the Jackson baby. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Blakely.
Shirley Roberta Weinke won second prize for class B, and Louis William
Fowler second prize for class C. There were 42 entries, 24 boys and 18 girls.
ORCHESTRA FUND RAISED
AD CLUB COMPLETES CAMPAIGN
FOR fSOOO.
Work Finished Within Ten Days, Bnt
Further Contribution Are
Expected In Mails.
FUNDS1 CONTRIBUTED FOR THE
PORTLAND SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA.
Previously reported ' $453
R. M. Dooley 10
Alice S. Deveraux 25
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett 100
James B. Kerr SO
W. Q. Phillips 25
John H. Burg-ard .' 10
O. H. Kelly 10
Pacific" Paper Company 5
Mrs. W. L. Brewster . . ; 10
C. S. Holbrook 5
Cash -3
Dr. A. C. Smith "
Ira Powers . 10
Imperial Hotel '. 10
Oregon Taxicab Company '...... 25
Frank M. Dooley 10
C. S. Jackson 100
Total .....f5020
A contribution of $100 put the Sym
phony Orchestra fund, on which the
Ad . Club committee, has been work
ing for the past week, past the $5000
mark yesterday afternoon, completing
the amount that the committee set out
to secure and assuring the success of
the concert season, which is to open
at the Heilig Theater on November 2.
The first public rehearsal, for the ben
efit of the public school children, will
be held on the Friday preceding.
The. fund-was past the $4,500 mark
yesterday when the committee, which
consists of Guy W: Talbot, Harvey
O'Bryan and Dr. LV W Hyde, went into
the field determined to be able to an
nounce . the completion of their work
before sundown. Three hundred and
seventy-five dollars were raised by 4
o'clock in the afternoon as large a
list as 'had been raised in any two
delphia and Germantown. - Jacob
Henkle, Senior, practically made a
transcontinental Journey In a most
primitive way and under most diffi
cult conditions. Born in 1788, in
Pendleton County, Virginia, his first
trek was in 1812 to Payette County,
Ohio.. In 1839 he moved to the Black
days preceding. The last hundred and
fifty odd dollars was caught over the
telephone by the committee within the
next hour.
Other contributions have been prom
lsed and It is expected that Monday's
mail will bring in a considerable fund,
However the campaign was brought to
a close last night, the committee hav
lng done in less than 10 days of active
canvass, what it set out to do, after
the Ad Club pledged to make the Sym
phony Orchestra fund complete and ap
pointed the committee to do the work.
Under the auspices of the ' Port
land Education Association, Professor
Baumgardt has consented to give
lecture at the Lincoln High School in
addition to his regular course of lec
tures, and the proceeds will be turned
entirely over to the Symphony Orches
tra. Professor Baumgardt will have for
his subject "Richard Wagner, and he
has sent to Los Angeles for a special
series of slides which he uses in the
lecture. The Portland Ad Club will as
sist in the plan and invitations will
be sent to other clubs of the city by
the 'Admen; asking them to Join in
making the attendance and box office
receipts at this lecture the largest ever.
for the benefit of the orchestra. The
date set for the lecture Is Saturday,
October 25.
STATE "U" IS ECONOMICAL
Collector of Internal Kevenhe Miller
Says Give Oregon Cash.
"The University of Oregon is man
aged more economically than any other
school of the kind in the United States,"
said ex-State Senator Miller yesterday.
Mr. Miller is Collector of Internal
Revenue for Oregon and a member of
the board of regents of the university.
In support of his contention, that the
university costs less than any other
like institution, Mr. Miller cites the
fact that Nevada, with 367 students
in her university, has an annual In
come of $1119 per student; Wyoming
gives $706 each year for each student;
Utah, $517, and so on down the list.
Oregon being at the bottom, with only
$157 given annually for each student
at the University.
"More money is spent for high school
buildings in nearly every town of any
size in Oregon than is spent for build
ings at the State University," said Mr.
Miller. "Young men and women are
leaving our state every year to secure
BACK FOR MORE THAN 300 YEARS.
Hawk Purchase in Iowa, seven years
before Iowa became a state In
April, 1853, with his four sons, Icha
bod, Jacob, Jr., William and Jack
son, the trip Westward was started.
In the party also were the two sons-in-law,
Clement Barker and David
King, with their families, and Jesse
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MPSON
OPTICAL INSTITUTE
209-10-11 Corbett Building;
Fifth and Morrison
a college education because of lack ol
accommodations at Eugene. Therefor
I maintain that we cannot afford to
refuse the small amount, $175,000, ap
propriated by the last Legislature foi
the university."
W00DBURNHAS 2 TICKETS
Anti-Saloon Force Again to Try U
Vote City "Dry" November 4.
WOODBURN, Or., Oct. 18. (Special.)
Two municipal tickets have been put
in the field to be voted on at the city
election to be held November 4. On
ticket, styled the "Taxpayers' ticket,"
favoring a continuation of the policies
of the present administration, has
named for its officers Phil A. Livesley,
for Mayor, Elmer J. Standard and Will
J. Mlshler, for Councilman, George H.
Beebe, for Recorder, and Harold M.
Austin, for Treasurer, while the sec
ond ticket, styled the "Anti-Saloon
Ticket," has placed in nomination J.
R. Landon, for Mayor; D. Boyer and J.
G. Idlngs, for Councllmen; C. V. Conyne,
for Recorder and A. C. Althaus. for
Treasurer. The anti-saloon forces
have already filed a petition providing
for a submlslon of the license question
to the voters and an efort will be made
again to put this city in the "dry"
column.
The women of the city will cast their
first vote at the coming election and
are showing considerable Interest,
which assures a heavy vote.
The voters will also express their
sentiments on a site for a proposed
City Hall. With money in the banka
with which to erect a much-needed
hall, building operations have been held
up for 18 months, on acount of being
unable to decide upon a suitable site.
LODGE LAYS CORNERSTONE
McMlnnville Masons nave Three
Story Structnre Under Way.
M'MINNVILLE, Or., Oct. 18. (Spe
cial.) The cornerstone of the new
$40,000 Masonic Temple was laid thla
afternoon by the Most Worshipful
Grand Master George H. Burnett, of
Salem. After the ceremony Judge Bur
nett made a short address. The occa
sion was assisted by a hundred mem
bers of the local lodge and many visit
ing members. This is the second tem
ple built by .Union Lodge No. 43 at Mo-
Mlnnvllle.
A large number of spectators were
present as the members of the lodge
marched' from their present lodge
rooms to their new structure. The new
temple will be a three-story building
with a large basement and will be
ready for occupancy March 1.
Growers Still Hold Hops.
WOODBURN, Or., Oct. 18. (Special.)
-There has been practically no move
ment In the past week In hops in this
locality. With representatives of five
large hop firms working out of this
point, the conditions of the market can
well be Judged by their activities. Last
week all were out with orders to buy
at advanced prices, paying from 25 to
26 cents a pound for good quality, but
during the present week there seems to
be no Inclination to take on good
growths, even at reduced figures. The
growers in this locality are still. firm
in their ideas and prefer to play the
game still further before, letting go of
their crops.
Wood, Michael Walker, CoiDert Biair,
Thomas and Elijah Sklptor Mont
gomery. The train consisted of 26
wagons, drawn by oxen and horses.
They arrived in the Willamette Val
ley the following November, all set
tling near each other in Benton
County.
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