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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, r PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1919. Le'ei islative Wheels'Turn Out iaGrist of New M ensures FURTHER CUTS! BUDGETS MADE BY JOINT COMMITTEE Secretary of State Allowed $58, ' 800 for State Department; $68,950 for Capitol Upkeep. HOSPITAL BUDGET IS CUT Reduction Made in Allowance for State-Aided Institutions Such As Baby Home. Salem. Jan. 28. Babies and baby homes, dairy cows and orchards, public schools and pig clubs, maintenance of state offices and buying- of legislative carpets. These and several other subjects were the themes for oratory and -cold facts and figures which entertained the joint ways, and means committee of "the legis lature until the midnight hourfMonday night. It. is safe to say that the lawmakers 'learned considerable which they did not .know before about babies and about the fruit industry, In particular. - And after the oratory was all over, the members of the committee whetted their pruning: knife and began to re- n move slices from the Items In various budgets they had under consideration. OleottV Bndg;et.ApproYed Secretary of State Olcott presented the claims for the, maintenance of his department and for the maintenance of capltol buildings and grounds. (He ' -pleased the legislative financiers by sug gesting three items which. In view of post-war conditions, might be cut for a total of 92500. The committee accepted . the cuts and allowed the rest of his re quests In full. He was allowed $58,800 . for the state department and $68.90 for the maintenance of the capitol build ings and grounds and $6000 for the pub lication of the Oregon blue book. '. In addition to allowing his budget as requested, Senator Patterson took oc casion to 6ay to, Mr. Olcott and the mem bers of the .committee that he had visit ed various departments and institutions and had not hesitated to offer criticisms. He said he and Senator Strayer had in spected the capltol buildings from cellar to garret., I Homes Are Cared For "I have never been in any buildings that were better kept." he said. -I don t' think I was ever before through any buildings where I could not suggest some Improvements, and it is due to Mr. Ol cott to tell hiro so." The committee allowed an appropria tion of $90,Q,00 tor state aided institu tions 8ueli as the baby home, the Louise Home, and others of similar charitable nature. This is a reduction from SUS.tfOi) requested, but: it is in excess 'of the amount -contributed , t the institution during the paftwo years. he legisla ture two years ago appropriated $115,000 for this purpose and $26,000 was turned back unused. ' e The money is paid to the institutions on a per capita basis of $10 a month for babies and $8 a month, for older children, and the committee considered that $90, 000 would cover the state's share. The budget for the. Oregon state hos pital, which had been approved before, was recalled, and -an additional cut made, reducing the total to $867,0001 in stead of leavinc it at approximately $950,000. For the Baby Home in Portland. A. L. Kecnan, treasurer, and C. H- Dodd. a member of the board of trustees, made a convincing appeal for support for that institution. Mr. Dodd about carried the members off their feet with his passionate revelation of his heart interest in the home. "You are pretty good at gettinstbe money." Senator Strayer told hlra. "1 wonder If you gave Mayor Baker any lessons." , "You will get the money," assured Chairman Gordon. "We are going to give it to you, so don't you worry any more." . Mr. Iodd also asked for an appropria tion of $100,000 for a new-building, say ing that if the state would give that amount the Russell Sage foundation would add $200,000. "Even if you don't grant it, I believe the Russell Sage foundation will build the building, anyway," he said. The committee would make no prom ises on that item. Baby Home Record Good "Among the 400 . children we have adopted out," lie said, "there' has never been a girl who had gone astray or a boy who had been arrested. We try to make good citizens of our babies by being careful in the selection of the homes in which we place them." The $10 per month received from the state for . eah baby covers about 50 per cent of the cost of taking care of the baby, he' estimated. W. G. McLaren and Major Andrus of the Salvation army spoke in behalf nf. other state aided institutions. Mr. Mc Laren made a special plea for the legislature to continue the support of these charitable institutions on the per capita plan, as he declared that was the only business-like plan. Fruit Industry Growlag - Mrs. R. K. Bristow spoke for the' Florence Crittenton home. C. A. Parks and Robert Paulus of Salem urged an appropriation of $12,000 for the state : board of horticulture. Mr. Paulus, who is manager of the Salem Fruit union, told the lawmakers that the fruit industry was developing with great strides in Oregon and par ticularly in the Willamette valley. He Bald there were 5000 acres planted to walnut trees in this valley, of which 1000 acres are In Marlon county. Tbe largest walnut grove In the world, he said, was a tract of 800 acres 10 miles from Salem. The purpose of the state board of horticulture Is to fight fruit pests, and he insisted that the appropriation was badly needed. The mortality among young prune trees from pests, he said, was 10 per cent. Using Marion county as an illustration of the industry, he' said there are 7000 acres in prunes m this county. 1000 acres of walnuts, 1500 acres of loganberries. 400 acres of pears. 400 acres of peaches and 1500 acres of apples. During the last year there were 18, 000,000 pounds of prunes packed In this county, while the prune crop returned $.500,000 to the growers. Mickle events. More Salary J. A. Churchill, superlncendent of public instruction, presented an expla nation of the items in his budget, but no action was taken, as some of the members wished to make further inves tigation. J. D. Mickle. dairy and food commis sioner, outlined the items In his budget, and in addition informed the committee that he was having bills introduced pro viding for an increase In his salary and to give him more latitude In fixing the salaries, of his assistants. , He ..declared he was the lowest paid off fcTat in the state, receiving . only $2000 a year. When asked if fees could not be col lected for work done by his office, he objected vigorously, as he said It was impossible to collect fees for inspection work without having the persons from whom they were collected think he was. a grafter. No action was taken on the budget by the committee, which decided to wait until the salary bill mentioned Is introduced. 1919 War Savings Stamps may be pur chased at banks and postoffices. SOFT SNAPS ARE INCLUDED IN THE LEGISLATIVE JOBS Enrollment Committee Employes . Have Had No Senate Bills to Enroll; None Have Passed. CONDITIONS IN THE HOUSE Assistant Chief Clerk in One In stance Is Wife of Senator Orton of Multnomah County. Salem, Jan. 28. The state may be hard up for cash to take care of its wards, but the legislature is never too hard up to load the legislative payroll down with a long list of clerks and stenographers. 5 - One of the most' striking instances of this session of haste to put favorites on the legislative payroll is that of the sen ate enrolled bills, some of which Senator Orton of Multnomah is Qhairman. On the first day of the session, even before a single bill had been introduced. Senator Orton attached the name of one chief clerk, one assistant chief clerk and four stenographers to the payroll for his committee. , Incidentally, and by way of paren thesis. It might be said that assistant chief clerk of the committee is Mrs. Or ton, wife of the senator. Job Snap, Thus Far The duty of this committee" and its employes is to enroll senate bills after they have been passed by both houses of the legislature. The legislature has been in session more than two weeks and not one senate bill has been passed. Hence, no senate bills have been enrolled. The clerks and stenographers, how ever, have had some work to do as they have enrolled a number of resolutions and memorials. They have made 56 en rolled copies of these resolutions and memorials in the two weeks the legisla ture has been in session. But in addition to the six persons put on the payroll by the committee the first day, one stenographer and one typist have been added. So there have been six employes to enroll the 56 resolutions and memorials, practically all of which are very short. These employes will draw not less than $5 a day. while the chief clerk of the committee and the assistant chief clerk probably will be paid a higher wage. Conditions in House Over In the house, where there are twice as many bills as in the senate, no clerks or stenographers were employed for the first two days of this session, while on the third day one chief clerk was employed, and since then two proof readers and one typist have been em ployed, making a total to this time for that committee of four employes, as against six for the senate committee, of whom fourwere employed the first rday the session opened. The senate engrossed bills committee, of which Senator Lachmun is chairman, also has more clerks and stenographers than the corresponding committee in the house. Positions Are Compared The -senate committee has one chief clerk, one assistant chief clerk, four stenographers and two typlsts The chief clerk, the assistant and two ste nographers were employed the -irst day of the session. Over in the house, the engrossed bills committee has one chief clerk, one clerk, three stenographers and one typist. None of them was employed the first dy. The engrossed bills committee has much more work to do than the enrolled bills committee as all bills which pass from one house to the other must be engrossed, which means that many more bills. are engrossed than" are enrolled. Employers Are -Plestlfsl L'p to this time there are 167 clerks and stenographers and assistants on the legislative payroll, or almost an average of two a piece for every mem ber of the legislature. Most of them will draw noP less than $5 a day, and some considerably more. Every member ot. the house ' has a clerk or stenographer for his individual use, while every senator, but one. Sena tor Pierce, has a clerk or stenographer. The other employes consist of the desk clerks and the committee darks, similar to the enrolled bills and engrossed bills committees. For instance, the consolidation com mittee has three clerks, two on ,ihe senate payroll and one on the house payroll. The committee Is a joint one, consisting of three senators and three representatives. Before the session is over a dozen or two more additional clerks likely will be added to the various committees, particularly the enrolled bills commit tee in connection with which the work jfeally becomes heavy toward the end of the session. I Homb Guard Bill -Declared Menace Salem, Jan. 28. Declaring that Sen ator Howell's bill, passed by the senate last week, would give the I. W. W. and Bolshevik! opportunity to organize home guard companies, former Adjutant Gen eral Jonn Williams made a plea, to the senate Monday afternoon to rescind Its action in passing the bill. General Wil liams had come from Camp Lewis on a special mission to aid in killing the bill. When the former adjutant general had finished his address. Senator Eberhard moved to recall the bill, which precipi tated a short debate, and then the mo tion was voted down by a decisive majority. Sidelights On Legislature Bank Law Changes Approved Salem, Jan. 28. The passage of two senate bills was accomplished in tho house Monday without a dissenting voice being raised. Both bills weje measures designed to change existing banking laws so as to conform to the requirements of the federal reserve system. Salem. Jan. 28. Former Senator EL D. Custck, the Albany ranker, was here Monday. "What particular legislation are you interested In?" he was asked. "Nothing." he replied. , "What havttyou up your sleeve then?" "Nothing. "What is the occasion of your visit to the capltol?" "Nothing." After divulging thhi highly iluminat ing information, the former senator de parted to renew his acquaintances with Oregon lawmakers. Members of. Harding grange, near Oregon City, are opposed to the bill pro viding for a state police and appropriat ing $60,000 for its maintenance. In a letter to the Clackamas county delega tion they cite the need, of more pro ducers rather than more "snap seekers." They also want the lime produced at -the state plant 'sackeu by convicts. a Providing sufficient number of the solons express a desire to make the trip, representatlvjes anC senators will jour ney to Eugene next Saturday, where they will be guests of the University of Oregon, and the following Saturday will visit the agricultural college at Corvallis. ' The attention ol the Oregon law makers is respectfully called to an al leged weakness in the parole system of the state of Oregon by one R. A. Calkins, who was brought back Into the state after an absence of five years for viola tion of his parole. Adjutant General Beebe was down from Portland Monday, calling at the state house and incidentally mingling with the lawmakers. Members of the house were warned Monday by Speaker Jones that all bills should be. introduced this week, as considerable difficulty might be expect ed thereafter in receiving consideration. J. E, Dunne of the Hazelwood lnter- I ests and J. D. Mickle, state dairy com missioner of Portland, were state capltol visitors Monday. John L. Day, chairman of the Repub lican county central committee. Is among those Talso present" to witness the work ings of Oregon's lawmaking machinery. Former State Senator Hollls of Forest Grove, looked- In on the legis lature Monday while visiting the ' state capitol. Chester Hogue of Portland, occupied a seat In the "Galleries" of the legisla tive chambers Monday. house passes Bill increasing tax for MULTNOMAH LIBRARY Bill Would Grant Authority for Levy of Mill in Counties Exceeding 100,000. Salem, Jaft. - 28. The solons of the lower house rolled up their sleeves, fig uratively speaking only, -and got down to business in earnest Monday. As a result more bills were passed by the house during the day than had been passed in the previous two weeks of the session. Under the provisions of one of the bills passed by the bouse Monday, Mult nomah county is authorized to. levy jt 1 mill tax for library purposes. Under the present law the levy is limited to mill. The new law provides that coun ties of 100.000 inhabitants may levy an additional V4 mill for this purpose. - Other bills passed in the house Monday were as follows : H. B. 17, by Burnaugh Concerning fees to be exacted from parties In cir cuit and county courts in counties of not more than 50,000 inhabitants. H. B 36, by Gallagher Amending the present law relating to indetermin ate sentence and providing that any person convicted of assault with intent to kill, to rob or rape shall be pun ished by imprisonment in the penitenti ary during the life of such person or for a fixed period of not less than one nor more than 10 years. H. B. 38. by Smith tBaker) Per mitting lands adjacent to but not in cluded in an Irrigation district and susceptible of being ' irrigated from a common source of supply, to be formed into one Irrigation district. H. B. -60, by Sheldon Empowering the state highway -commission to sell obso lete or unsuitable equipment and place the proceeds thereof in the state treas ury to the credit of the state highway department. " - H. BL 64, by Sheldon Authorizing the board of regents of the University .of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural college or Normal school to dispose of worn out, obsolete or unsuitable equipment or material after receiving the approval of the state board of control, tbe proceeds to 'e credited to the board making such H.' B. 88, by Hare Simplifying the matter of recording vacation of lands. H. B. 89, by Hare Limiting exemp tion under the homestead law to not to exceed $3000. H. B. 99. by Burdick Relating to ad mitting defendants who have entered an appeal to ball. ' H. B. SO. by Hare Legalising the present custom. under which the county treasurer of Washington county places Hillsboro's share of the general road taxes under the supervision of the city administration. ' - Warning Against 2 Insurance Agents Sounded by Wells S,alem. Jan. 28. Insurance Commis sioner Wells warns the public against two men, A. B. Cohen and E. M. Stark. who are said to be soliciting health an. 1 acelient Insurance without the - propc r license. The men were arrested In ctalent Monday while soliciting anion? he ; Chinese, and after returrMmr all oney collected were released on thr wn recognizance to appear before tbe '-gurance commlsslorar later In the dv. This they failed to do. It Is understood that they operated in Med ford before coming to Salem. They pose as repre sentatives of the National Life Insur ance company of Chicago, and If their connection with this company can be verlfled.lt Is probable that a complaint will be filed by ' Commissioner Wells against the company for permitting the men to solicit . In Oregon without a -license. "Most, Popxalar says No wonder when, you. consider how rich and nourish' inrf they are: how dirrereratfrointh comflakesjpeople used to eat Before they learned the best. JnGornTlakes There's Nothing Like ST hi Foreign Trade Advertisement Number Four Advertising and Correspondence Foreign - i Portland's Bank for Foreign Trade Correct foreign advertising differs radically from the style used in this country, and it should conform to the peculiarities of the country in which it is in tended for circulation. Permit us to assist you in securing proper mediums, correct copy and idiomatic translations. Correspondence will come to you in many lan guages from foreign countries; most of these languages will prove difficult to translate, for, while you may be familiar with the language as used in books, newspapers, etc., the commercial terms and idioms may be entirely strange to you. Catalogues, circulars and other similar matter should be, in most cases, in the language of the territory where they are to be distributed, and they should embody the commonly used commercial terms that apply to the goods advertised. We 1 are thoroughly prepared to assist you in your translating work, and we shall be pleased to have you call upon us with this, as well as all of your other foreign problems. Foreign Department - a The United States National Bank J. C. Ainsworth,. President On Sixth Street at Stark Resources Over $30,000,Q00.00 r All Charge Purchases Made Tomorrow and Remainder of This Month Will Go on February Accounts and Payable March 1,1919 Double Trading Stamps Will Be Given on Your January Bill if Account Is Paid in Full On or Before Feb. 10 Get Your Stamps! Glenwood Butter 2 Lbs. $1.10 Delivered only with other pur chases made in grocery department. Monopole Sliced Pineapples on sale Wednesday, at the can only 29 Preferred Stock Peas, at can ''ZC .The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & Kiiig . Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods K Use Home Patterns in making tip your new Spring wearables. .Stylish, perfect-flt ting and economical. See these. Wednesday Of f erings in the Basement Store Good Savings on Seasonable and Wanted Merchandise Embroideries 5c Yard Basement 2 0 0 0 yards fine quality Swiss and cambric edges, insertions and saloons in great variety of pretty patterns ex cellent 10c and 12jc FT , grades, per yard at only'-' Toilet Paper Only $1.00 24 Rolls at Basement Good quality crepe paper standard size rolls. Limit 24 rolls to a customer, J" -flfl Wednesday 24 rolls DJ-evFU Wpmen's Winter Coats ,$Qj.85 Basement Many of these coats, were for merly marked at much higher prices. The styles are up-to-date and thoroughly desira ble. Belted effects with large collars, also the popular full styles. All are made up in splendid serviceable materials and there is a good assortment of sizes and (Q QC colors. Choice of 200 coats at DtsOJ Women's Sweaters Priced $3.98 Basement 'Excellent $5.00 and 6.00 grades. Latest styles, with large or medium collars, belts, sashes and pockets. Good as sortment of the most desirable colors. Brush wool, plain or fancy weaves. JQ QQ While they last, Wednesday at iDO.eO Men's Shoes at $4.85 Regulation "Munson" Army Last - Basement Shoes designed especially for comfort arid service. Made on regulation "iMunson" last as- used in U. S. 'Army. - Extra good quality leather with bellows leather tongue and plain toe, sizes 6 to il. Priced for Wednesday at onl SS4.85 Women's Shoes $28 Basement- Disposing of odd lines women's shoes' in buttoned or laced styles at a ridiculously low price. Vici kid, tan calf and gunmetal calf. Some have cloth tops. High or medium heels. Broken CJO QQ line of sizes. Priced Wednesday in the Basement Store at Dm70 Women's UnionSuits at $1.00 Basement Broken lines and odd garments in one lot fr quick selling. Many are suit able for' year around wear. Excellent grade 1 ff Union Suits, priced O-LeW Boys' Warm Winter Overcoats $8.95 Basement Less than 100 coats in the sale don't delay, for they are phenomenal bar gains. Strictly high-grade overcoats, hand finished some are lined full length. Me dium and dark mixtures. Sizes flQ QpT 10 to 17. Priced in Basement at tDO.ttJ Boys' Sweaters at $1.95 Basement Odd lines boys' and men's sweaters not all sizes in each style, but good assortment of QfT sizes. While they last at Di-.7U Children's Bath Robes - Priced at Only 98c Basement These Robes are Just what the little ones need for morn ing wear. Made up in heavy warm robing Materia!, neatly finished with pockets and cord girdle. The assortment of patterns and color ings is large and varied. Sizes for girls 3 to 6 years of age. QQf Choose from these in the Basement Store tomorrow at only UOC Odd Lines of Neckwear Hundreds of pieces in this salemany of them for merly priced much higher. Women who like to have a good supply of collars, etc., will take quick advantage of this offering. Some are slightly- soiled and PCV' 'mussed others are new. Choice this sale at -)' 5c Warm Blankets at $4.89 Wool Finish Good Large She - ' i. . . .- . Basement As we have only a limited quantity of these good Blan kets, early choosing is desirable. Splendid' heavy quality and large size for doable bed. Plain white with fancy border across QA QQ ends. See these Blankets, priced in this sale tomorrow oHknOU Table Damask 69c Yard 12 Inches Wide Attractive Patterns Basement Full bleached cotton 'Damask with rich satin finish ideal for every day use. Shown in several pretty patterns. We 'e-YJQA serve the right to limit quantity to a customer. . Priced, yard OvC Girls' Hats ;;at50e - : J - Disposing of Many Odd Lines From Our Regular Stock Basement Children's' Trimmed Hats and Tailored Hats sailors, pokes, soft brims, droops, etc. Velvet and combinations of vel vet and plush. "Black, brown, navy. Dozens of pretty hats in this i sale. ; Priced for Pnrt Wednesday it only OUC f Always-Ask j for, Your '.Trading Stamps y Outing Flannel Night Gowns at $1.48 Bssement Women's : and Chil dren's; Outing -Flannel Night JSowns. White or Q1 1 A Q stripes. Priced only OXslO