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I AX COMMISSION GETS TENTATIVE STATE BUDGETS Twenty-one Boards, Departments and State-Aided Societies Sub mit Estimates Financial Needs HEADS THE LIST MILITARY t Institutions Have Not Yet Been Heard From, and They; Repre sent Other and Langer Items. AVIATION PRISONER! " IS GIVEN PROMOTION DEPRIVATIONS II MUST 1 Salem. Or., Aug.. 8. Twcnty-otie boards, commlsslona, departments fnd fc aUte-lded societies hav submitted, to I the stats tax commidsjon tentative bud f .gets covering their financial needs for the next two years, and it, is eviaeni me tax commission has set for itself a very trying Job If it is going to pass on each Item listed as a means of arriving at fc the amount of revenue it intends to pro s' - tnr In mn lnlflatlv hill to b Sub mitted to the people at tne'generai elec tion next fall. Nearly all of them are asking for increases in appropriations With the exception of the state mili tary police, none of the large requests for funds have yet been submitted, as the state Institutions have not reported. All reports are to be in before August 15, as that is the day set for a meeting of the tax commission to consider them. Mere Than Million for Military. The state military department is ask ing for an appropriation of J 1,111.214. 92. . Of this sum 0,474.92 is for the ex penses of the state police for tne next blennium, $250,000 is to cover the emer gency appropriation allowed for the present year, and $220,740 is for the ex penses of the military department cen terliig in the adjutant general's office. These estimates provide for the or ganisation of a new national guard equivalent to two regiments of Infantry, battalion of engineers, battalion of field artillery, hospital units and sanitary corps, making a total of 38 companies with 150 officers. Major Delch, commanding the state military police, estimates that the sala ries for the police will amount to $537, 141. clothing $55,811. autos. motorcycles and accessories $28,700, while the re mainder is divided Into small amounts. He recommends that the salaries of the men be Increased 10 per cent after the first year. The reports which have thus far been received by the tax commission are as follows : Rtata military department $1,111,214.92 lbor commlMionci Supreme court library Huprma eourt . OoTtruor'a office , , . fttat liTactook Military board. . . Dairy and food oommluionm .... Stat beard of forestry. . Board of higher curricula M oLovihlln bora . fttat lane board ft tat axblbit ot Oregon'! rmonrcei firaaon normal achool. Monmouth I IiwuraBe department 1 Corpora Place Halration Army reoen and ma ternity hoapital Han and Girls Aid "Society . .... i. Hons of the ood Shepherd. ... Oregon Historical society Department of public instruction Corporation department . t)L Aim foundling asylum, ram 11.B00.00 10.flOO.00 100.1500.00 28.700.0ft B8,720.0 B8.000.-O0 70.000.00 200.00 R0.0O 18.000.00 14.222.00 111,830.00 87.600.00 B5, 083.00 13.18S.00 6.378.00 20,417.00 11.187.00 34.840.00 41,068.00 v I" : BE PREPARED FOR, IS WARNING TO PEOPLE "r ' . ' :' Chairman Baruch of Industries Board Says Tht Future Will Bring Many Trials, j "Civilian requirements and the non essential Industries must yield to the needs of the military establishment. There Is but one important thing before Hitchcock, In command) of flying at Hazelhurst Field. Mlneola, has Sergeant . Thomas Illtchcoeik Jr., ls- vear-old son of Major Thomas nana , Mil been promoted to the rank of lieu tenant by General Petain for the retnykalrie services rendered France before he was compelled to land his airplane behind the German lines while pursuing two enemy biplanes, according to ! word re ceived here by his father. EDITORS OF STATE! BE INVITED TO MEET 1N EUGENE NEXT YEAR Annual Meeting Opens Today in Marshfield; Many on Way to Attend Sessions. Washington, Aug. 8. "The United State must prepare for depriva tions," is the warning of Bernard Baruch, chairman of the war industries board, and closer In touch wlttr the effect the war program will have on tnductry than any other man In the country. "Up to this time no man nor woman has lacked for anything because of war conditions." be continued. "It will be otherwise In the future. Just what the new war program Is to be we are not yet sure, but it in yolves a tremendous expansion over anything we have considered up to this time. Production j Will Boa Short "The increased size of the army means a shortage of production. Millions or men will be taken from productive ac tivities into the army. Their places cannot all be filled by skilled Workers and there must be a period during which the ' Industrial substitutes are learning their duties and acquiring skill. "Then the demands of the military establishment for supplies are increasing even faster than its personnel, j No one has any Idea of the increased demand for military supplies unless he can check up on the flow of requisitions and estimates from the government through this department. Everything Subject to Demand "And the problem is not alone one of fuel and steel for ordnance and ships. but includes clothing, shoes, foodstuffs everything that man Is accustomed to utilize for his comfort and living. LEMON JUICE TAKES OFF TAN Girls! Make bleaching lotion if skin, is sunburned, tanned or freckled Eugene. Aug. 8. Eugene! Is to make Squeeze the juice of two lemons into bottle containing three ounces of bid for' the next meeting- of the Orchard White, shake well, and you '"Frog" Pet Name l Yank Gives French With the American Forces In France. July .(By Mall). (U. P.) A French soldier is always spoken of by the American soldier as a "frog." The appellation approaches a term of affection. For the American .admires the Frenchman as a fighting man. American officers hold the highest ad miration for French officers. But con versation regarding the Frenchmen among doughboys sounds something like this: "Hear what the frogs did last night? r Hopped over here on our left and f. graooea zoo prisoners. some ugnters, i those frogs." . "I hear Shorty has been called for needing," a second will chime In, refer ring to a motorcycle courier. "Guess he was hlttin' it up a bit. He. aid tie passed a frog who was makin' 75, so he musta been goln'." Press Association . In Montana Elects Miles jCIty, Mont. Aug. 8. The Mon tana State Press association, in three days' session here, adjourned Wednesday to meet next in Great Falls. The associa tion went on record opposing the zone mall system and against proposed free transportation, preferring to pay all, mnA rhanra An a bualhAaa haala A k.n. H quet was held last night at the Com g merctal club. The new officers are: J. P. Scanlan, Miles City Star, president ; t ,Dean A. L. Stone, first vice president n joaepn j locking, uiasgow isews, second; Yce preaiaeni ; ireie sneison, . Helena Record, third vice president; S..E. Pe terson.. Great Falls, secretary : Harrv Mitchell, Great Falls, treasurer. t Magical Number Is I Potent With Talkers 'Washington, Aug. 8. 4I. N. 9.) m, a a - 1,41 IV! JUU It's whispered, in capitol corridors these days with a wink arid a grin. It's i. whispered everywhere In Washington to anyone who grows critical of the war de partment, or officials, or the conduct of the war. Pretty often it brings th critic up short, thinking he's been talking to a secret service man. ' Eighty-seven fifty-three is the number of the sedition bill, which punishes with SO years in prison and a 110,000 fine those who use profane, scurrilous or abusive language about the government or.any orriciai of it. Captured Documents Show 10,000 Mutiny London, Aug. 8. "A high, official," telegraphs the Paris correspondent of the Dally Express, "has allowed me to ee the .captured r documents showing ( that 10,000 natives of Alsace-Lorraine mutinied at'Beverloo (Belgium) last May after returning from the eastern front Subsequently ah order was issued not to place men from these districts- in the f front lines because Of the many deser tions. They were then employed in a great "Work." State Editorial association! at the an nual meeting, 'which opens In Marsh- field today. J. E. Shelton, editor of the Guard, is to extend the Invitation in the name of his paper, f the Univer sity of Oregon school of Journalism and the Eugene Chamber of Commerce. Most of the editors who will attend the four-day session at j Marshfield, many of them accompanied by their 1 wives, passed through this city at; noon " today They were I joined here by H E. Brodle, of Oregon City, and Uoyd Riches, president and secretary respectively of the association, who had spent the morning here, and Mr. and Mrssi Shelton and E. C. Olmstead, also of this city. have a quarter pint of the best freckle, sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion beautifler, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug Btore or toilet counter will supply three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion . Into the face, neck, arms and hands each ; day and see how freckles, sunburn, wlndbuni and tan disappear andahow clear, sofi? and white the skin becomes. Tea! It Is harmless. (adv. u to win this war. "I should not hesitate to take any thing anyone might have for his own advantage If the taking would benefit the whole of society and help win the war. Every man's life is at the call of the ' naUon and so must be every man' property. m "We are living today In a highly organised state of socialism.. The state Is all ; Individual Is ot Importance only a be contributes to the welfare of the state. Hi property la his only as tha state dots not need lu He must hold his life and his possessions at the -call of the etata" j - -.. . . ' ; r 7li S Wv II I I I V?-,- s. 11 '--' '.-, . I ' ... i , !:...lu.: n i ;"-":.. 'evft 1 p I Big Handing it to you before there is an advance, before the new 10 per cent.war tax and while we can make deliveries. gesfc Valoe for Your Money Power, Speed, Beauty, Economy, Completeness Price $825 F. O. B. Detroit Ten Months' Time to Pay for Your Car Co Lo Boss Aiuttomorale Co 46 Miles Per With Maxwell Car Gallon Vancouver Branch, 110 West SUtVStreet 615-617 Washington St, Portland Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation giving us a $500 prize for driv ing Maxwell car owned by Mrs. Ora G. Sharp of 107i Fourth St., over 46 miles on a gallon of gasoline. Cattle Shipped to Fairs ? Eugene, Augv 8. Twenty-two regis tered Jersey cattle, filling two cars, are to be shipped from this city to the Interstate Fair at SpokanB, Wash., it was announced here Wednesday. Be fore returning to r their . home pastures they will also be shown at the Yakima. Chehalis and Oregon State fairs. They are stock animals of the Middleale farms at Goshen,; a few miles from" this city. Humbert Goes to Spokane Eugene, Aug. 8. Q. S. O. Humbert: field agent and financial secretary of the Eugene Bible university for the past 15 years, has resigned his posi tion to accept an offer of similar work with Spokane University, Spo kane, Wash. Mr. Humbert Is to have complete charge of a campaign being launched to raise an endowment fund of f 1,000,000. He will commence his work there August 15. i Eugene Nurse to Enter Service Eugene, Aug. 8. Called i to the gov. ernment service, Miss Dora Fullerton, head nurse In the Eugene hospital, will leave Eugene about mhe middle of the month for Port Townsend, Wash., where she has been detailed as head surgical nurse In the marine hospital. 87 From Japanese Steamer, Sunk by U-Boat, Are Landed i u I hi i ill r nt r m i xr n v W 1 i V I I II i fil l "SCHOLL" MASTER PICTUR E ORGANIST NOW TONIGHT TOMORROW S., Aug. 8.-4Eighty-seveii crew of thi Japanese Halifax, N. officers and steamship Tokoyama Maruj torpedoed ane sunk, by a German aubniarine, were landed Wednesday by a schooner at La Have. :.The Tokpyama Marti Isailed from Tokio. ' , !' . i The Japanese officers of the Toko yama Maru said the first warning of the attack they had was the sighting of a torpedo headed for their steamer. Four more torpedoes were fired Into the ves sel before she sank. The! drew left In four boats. The commander of the U-iboat had a short conversation with the Captain of the Tokoyama Maru, after which the submarine again submerged Kerensky Abandons ' Yoyage to America - - 2 :- h :. London, Aug. 8.-4 (I. N. Si -Alexander Kerensky, former premier of Russia. Is not going to America, the Manchester ouaraian learns. He is passing a few days at his country home in Eneland. with no immediate intention, of crossing 10 me umiea aiate:, tn account states. Government Fixes ,,,, Price for Copper if Washington Aug. 8. Producers and retmera oi copper nave agreed with the prwe, uixing committee of! the war in dustries' ; board on a price of 26 cents a pound "for the period from September 1 to November 4, it was reported by members of the Industry, i This la the price now In force. 1 - ' 0-- j t i f'.. ! 1 AAj- (si ? v I Vi'Pj III I, .. rJ Crf ' I oai?flaiSs aggM I A WOMAN'S VERSUS A MAN'S CONSCIENCE. 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This company has regularly paid 7 per cent dividends on its Preferred Stock. . , ' ' '' ' ' i f Cash or Partial Payments i A Safe Payment Plan j You may buy as many shares as you desire, or as we have to offer,! on a cash basis On Partial Payments any number of shares up to 25 can be purchased, paying $1 per share down and $10 per. share each month until the purchase price of $100 per share is paid. Final payment to include accrued dividend from last preceding dividend date. Partial Payments May Be j .Withdrawn if Necessary - ; : : i , ' ' i Partial Payment purchasers run no risk of loss i they fail to meet payments at any time, or for any reason want to withdraw before completing! their pur- -chase. If you purchase stock on time payments, money paid in can be with? drawn in full with interest at 6 per cent, upon 10 days' notice ,to the company at any time prior to date offinal payment. On the other hand, you can pay up your stock in full at any time and secure stock certificate. Get Full Information : If you are interested in this stock, we suggest prompt action, as the issue is .limited. Ask any employer, call or write to the General Offics, or any Branch .Office. ; ;!..:" . . Portland Gas &. Coke Company General Off ices and Salesrooms I , ; . 1 GascoBIdg., Fifth and Alder Streets, Portland -'" ';.":-' "Passed by the Capital Issues Committee as not incompatible with the National Interest, but without approval, ol legality, validity, worth, or security. Opinion No, A 630" - Serial No. 10 , f '. - ..'." i 1 - s: