- . WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 12. 192f
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
i TO LEGISLATURE
(Continued from page 1. 1st sec.)
common mind when I say that our
era of high price is passing; that
I feel there may be still a greater
lump In business; that employ
ment conditions may be less sat
isfactory; that there are possi
bility of Industrial decline and
a smaller return for. our agricul
tural and horticultural products,
and for the products of our tor-At
and streams. We trust that pros
perity will remain, that each of
our .citizens will have bis full and
fair, share or it. but I, believe we
should look ahead to other pos
sibilities and attempt to adjust
our acts on the basis of such con
tingencies. ;
With faith in the sound, hard
headed business sense jof the
American people, I must say I
look to. the future with the ut
most confidence. I believe that
.business, which Is now -going
through a reconstruction -period,
will soon readjust itself and the
prosperity of this state will con
tinue to flow to its citlxens. But
thfs is a time when we should stu
diously avoid enacting legislation
which might tend to unsettle rath
er than stabilize industry.
The people of the state by their
ballots have increased the cost of
state government largely , in ex
cess of that allowed under the 6
per cent limitation amendment.
Measures adopted by the people at
the special election last May car
ried heavy tax provision and. the
expenses of ' these mast be met.
Burdens of taxation,., already
heavy, have, been augmented to a
great degree but it removes none
of our responsibilities in seeing
that our institutions and neces
sary adjuncts of state government
continue to operate efficiently and
well..
You. as legislators, by the prac
tice of economy in your appropriations.-by
careful scanning of
Items for. those that, are unneces
sary i and unwise, may very ma
terlally help the situation. The
executive and administrative arms
of government must fulfill their
responsibilities to the people, af
ter you have made appropriations
for them, by a sound and econom
ical ' administration . of affairs,
based upon efficient management
and judicious expenditure. I for
one wish to assure you that It will
be the aim of the executive de
partment to ever keep foremost
the thought that state business
mus be conducted on a business
basis 'and under strict business
management. "
i; With a thought of possible as
sistance to you I have asked a
committee composed ' of persons
well versed In the subject to ascer
tain possible source of addition
al revenues from indirect taxa
tion.. The direct tax against real
property and Improvements I un
derstand furnishes about 76 per
-ant of our state revenue atnd It Is
proper and right that those who
an afford to pay their Just share
of governmental expense, but. are
" not now . compelled to do so,
should be assessed in a fair meaa-
T. . . . r IV t 1 .1
urt for tnat purpose. . n uu
inrs' cl the committee which 1
have mentioned will be available
to' members of the legislature at
all times for such assistance as it
may give them In their efforts.
Oregon, being essentially an ag
ricultural state. I bespeak your
consideration rand help fn ascer
taming ways and meana to bring
the products of the farm closer to
the consumer. Borne well: devised
move of this sort would be of vast
benefit both to -the people on our
farms and to the population of the
cities. While the people rejected
the state market commission bill.
I do not consider that as a repu
diation ol. the Idea that there
should be a more direct means of
disposing of the products of the
farm,, and , legislation tending to
curb excessive profits in between
the! producer and consumer will
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wo aeciaea ooon to manxina. .
I need not mention to you that
it is a well defined legislative in
terpretation In this state that the
per cent limitation amendment
means not only that no greater
tax levy shall be made from. year
to year by the tax levying body
than, an increase of ft per. cent
over the preceding year, but It
means as well that the legislature
shall confine Its appropriations
within the available revenues. 1
shall deem It my constitutional
duty, as" executive to disapprove
any items that may be in excess of
the per cent limitation. While 1
fie! assured that bo member of
your body would take any other
vie of the amendment than the
Interpretation that has been giv
en it by all legislatures, still I feel
1 would be remiss ir 1, as well, did
not tate my position in that re
gard so that it may be clearly un
derstood at the outset jot the ses
sion. Budget System. ,
Perhaps one of your gravest re
sponsibilities Is to deal with the
financial system of our common
wealth, t have long believed that
the basis of an economical admin
istration of state affairs is the
budget system.-We have had such
a system in operation in this state
since 1915. with splendid results.
Buti there are weaknesses In the
system which 1 desire to call to
your attention, and also, ia turn,
to present what. I consider a
remedy.
Our budget is prepared on the
following basis: The head of each
department Institution or state
acuity estimates his needs for
the coming year and. except in
the case of state Institutions com
ing' under the board of control.
submits these estimates directly
to the secretary of state. He. in
turn, compiles them in budget
form for submission to the legis
lature. The secretary of state has
nothing to do with thest estimates
save to act in a purely ministerial
capacity and do the mechanical
work of compiling. Estimates
covering the state Institutions are
submitted to the board of control
by the various institution heads,
and before such estimates finally
pass, into the hands of the secre
tary of state for Inclusion in the
budget, they ' are carefully .'gone
over by the board, and altered or
changed as deemed necessary and
wise:
I belive all estimates should
be passed upon by some responsi
ble body before they are presented
to.tbe legislature and its ways and
means committee for their con.
sideration. This body should
have such an intimate knowledge
of the needs of the state that it
could prune estimates down to es
sentials, and thus enable the legis
lature at the outset to take stock
of its finances and determine to
what - extent appropriations may
be made to cover them, as the
final responsibility, of course; forj
the appropriation of the people's
money rests upon the legislature.
; rndu- present conditions there
is no central body responsible for
the budget estimates, leaving each
department and branch of tbe
state government to make such es
timates and claims upon tbe
state's finances as they see fit. 1
recommend that the state board
of control be made responsible for
all budget estimates, and that
each department and . branch of
the - government ; be required to
submit their estimates to this
board a sufficient time in advance
of the biennial session of the leg
islature to permit a full examina
tion of all claims. -The board of
control should be given authority
to consider and prune these esti
mates as it deems necessary for
the best interests of the state. Af
ter tbe board has passed upon the
estimates, they should be filed
with the secretary of state for
compilation in budget" form for
presentation , to your body. This
change in the budget system
would give o the legislature the
benefit of the judgment of the
members of the board of control,
who by experience are familiar
with the needs of the state. This
would necessarily place a heavy
additional burden upon the mem
bers of this board and ample pro
vision, should be made for provid
ing the board with necessary ex
pert and clerical help to. give this
matter the close attention which
its Importance would warrant.
Our budget would thin be a
budget in substance as well as In
name and I am convinced that tbe
results attained from this plan
would more than Justify any ex
pense that may be connected with
it.
Our financial affairs should be
subjected to the closest scrutiny.
Every just demand should be met
as far as It is, possible to do so.
Every unjust and unnecessary de
mand should 'be eliminated. 1
submit this to you for careful
thought. Expenses of state gov
ernment are growing rapidly. Ex
penditures should be placed upon
the soundest business basis it Is
possible to. attain and no more
firm nor sure foundation can be
found for the business structure
than a budget "carefully prepared
under some responsible guiding
head.' ".. ..''.'"
Institutional Support.
The first charge upon tbe pub
lic finances should be the care of
those . unfortunate .wards of the
state, who through'' some mental
or other defect are restrained
against their win While contin
ually confronted with the growth
ot the state and the consequent
Increase in the number of such
wards. Oregon has liberally sup
plied wants for such institutions
in the past and T have no fear that
the legislature now convening will
do other than extend to our insti
tutions all financial support with
in its means. Realizing that the 6
per cent limitation . amendment
still confronts us. the board of
control in passing upon budgets
for these Institutions has careful
ly eliminated everything that It
deems unnecessary and unessen
tial. , . -
Our first wish is for amnle
maintenance so that- the - unfor
tunates may be properly fed and
clothed, given proper medical at
tention and all of the necessities
required to make them as happy
and comfortable as possible under
the conditions Into which circum
stances have forced them.
I would urge that these men.
women and children be made your
first care above all other consider,
ations in the expenditure of pub
lic funds and I will guarantee for
the board or control and the in
stitutional heads careful and con
servative expenditure . of these
funds. y
There has been some talk of
the erection of an additional cap
Itol building. 1 appreciate to the
fullest extent tbe crowded and
cramped quarters-in which our de
partments are housed, and the
handicaps under which they suf
fer because of such crowding.' and
every consistent effort shontd be
made to alleviate such conditions.
But while we are attempting to
care for youthful offenders in a
training school, the physical plant
of which does notrenect. credit
to the state; while the institution
fori the feeble-minded and the
tte hospitals for the insane are
crowded to capacity, and while
other Institutions are suffering
for want of roomv I am of the
pinion first consideration should
be given these institutions. -
Roys' Training School.
The boys training school I con
sider one of the most important of
all the institutions coming under
state support.; Here Is laid the
foundation for present reform cf
future criminals and present con
ditions show us the economic fal
lacy of leaving undone any step
which may result in turning the
youthful offender Into a good cit
izen. The physical plant at the
training school is hopelessly ob
olete. The building is antiquat
ed, the plan of the institution 1s
medieval, and the name of "train,
ing school" attached to it is with
out apology. With the exception
of a few successful,' but limited
attempts to provide - some1. voca
tional training for the boys, noth
ing is done to .prepare tbem to
battle with life by the use of their
hands in an honest trade. Aca
demic instruction' ugiven. it is
true, and to a measure in a satis
factory degree, but the instruc
tion received is- nut poor material
upon which to remodel a life
started under such unfortuitous
circumstances and ; J)h k Ui
Uca! environment,.
The percentage of criminals in
our penitentiary who graduated
from reform schools is so start-
iPgly high as to leave the infer-!
ence that perhaps, rather than re- pay ror nis own maintenance, cos
terming, these schools breed crim- to tbe state and that oyer, .and
fnals. Such a school presents all above this amount certain sums,
of the aspects of an economic the product of his labor, could be
waste. If we send these boys in- set aside monthly or weekly to be
to the world from the training disbursed tn the support of bis
school, only to receive the ni back dependents.
into the penitentiary, the state's Such a plan would largely. If
burden merely conlnues and not completely, solve tbe year
grows from year to year. Aside around problem of idleness at the
from any humanitarian stand- penitentiary; it would give the
point, aside from the social fallacy man himself something to work
which permits these boys to be. for in a gainful occupation, and
come criminals when a large per in addition would remove from
rentage or them at least might the rolls of public charity, the
be reclaimed, it is a sheer finan- names of hundreds of innocents,
clal extravagance to herd these who are victims of a misstep made
boys into a cavernous, gloomy in by their husband and father,
stitution, practically as devoid of These latter are the people who
hope as tbe structure I of sun- pay the heavy penalty for man's
light, there to let crime breed and misdeeds. Seldom, if ever, does
fester and develop. the man himself suffer compar
I feel that one of the gravest able to the suffer.ngs of the worn
responsibilities that rests upon en and children who must move
this legislature; that .rest upon and live in society at large, os
tbe people of the state; that rests tracised because of their - loved
upon every man and every woman one's anti-social tendencies, and
of us wherein any responsibility further, suffering 'under the stig
at all might lie. is in the future ma of having to depend upon pub'
ve. vsi-c- u uiiui cs. auu lull l
odd little souls confined in that I
institution and tbe thousands of This legislature has an oppor
other little souls who will succeed Luulty to take a great forward
them there as the years pass on. step by the expenditure . ot no
; I will not attempt to outline in great sum of money and I strong
detail here what steps should be IP request that you give most
taken to remedy the situation, sympathetic consideration to this
They have been outlined before proposal as it will be further out
and the last legislature provided lined to you by those In touch
for an inspection of the school with the prison management ..
with the idea in view of securing
recommendations as to an entire
revolution in the scheme of band
ling and in the physical plant of
the Institution. 1 will nass that
phase b saying that now we make
-h.i provision lor rocaiionai
training for these boys; we make
no at tenant at sezrecatlbn: - but
superficial provision is made for
gathering data as to the- history
of Individual cases, and as the
of individual cases, and as tbe
Physical Dlant stands today the. in.
corrigibles and those for whom
mere is a cnance oecome as one
under the millstone that is grind
ing them down, and where one
actual criminal enters the insti
tution, more leave it.
I believe the state sonld re
habilitate Its training school and
give to the thousands of homeless
or worse than homeless boys who
will sooner or later become, un
willing inmates there a school that
will be a school indeed. It should
be a school which would produce
honest, self-reliant citizens, rath
er than hardened and hard-boiled
criminals, and a school which in
stead of being reared on tbe foun
dations of false economy and false
pretenses, would be reared on the
solid foundation stones of the
right kind of environment " and
education for development of the
minds, the hands and the hearts
of its inmates.
State Penitentiary.
It is a pleasure to call your at
tention to the condition of the
Oregon state penitentiary which
I believe to be equal to any time
is its history, both as to the phys
ical appearance of the plant and
the morale of the men This is a
condition that exists regardless of
the fact that but tew appropria
tions have been made for better
ments and repairs at the insti
tution daring the past several
years, due to the tact that on two
occasions the electorate were
asked to pass upon the question
of an appropriation for a new pen
itentiary and until such decisions
were passed the current legislat
ive assemblies doubted the wis
dom of expending much money in
betterments or repairs on the old
plant. Through the initiative of
Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner. temporarily
acting as warden, and his suc
cessor, L. H. Compton, the pres
ent warden, vast improvtments
have .been made at the place,
largely through betterment funds
aertvea rrom work at the Insti
tution itself. I will be pleased to
hare the members of the legis
lature investigate the institution
and ascertain what has been done
there." - . - - - ' -
It Is deemed essential, and the
part ot wisdom, to establish an
industry at the plant which will
keep the men from being idle,
which will do away with the ne
cessity of appropriating money
tot the maintenance of such men
as may be employed therein, and
which, at the same time, will not
compete with outside labor and
which, as a deeply important con
sideration, will allow money to be
earned by tbe men t rem selves to
assist in the support of their I
wives ana cniiaren who often be-
come a charge on public charity or
"aKI"?:! ' ff: I
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mpndtnn la m aria that an I
gaged in the manufacture ot boxes
hK "P"8"1 thel ynPthy
with the movement. It is a well
Ttnown fact that the supply of
boxes Is inadequate to meet the
demands of our enormous fruit
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hk""",10!; !n.d " th.e, sara!
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Tvl ilvv oiuwoi oi charge of the camp. Up fo now
HPriSn "Pt Problem approximately 4500 cord? tV JK,d
without coming in unfair compe- have been cut at 'the IfTn.n
tltion with tree labor. It is be- camp, aJ a nominal o o
lleved sound sense that whatever state, the men be nr naid Vo
industry Is established should Z , r.!In5?,d 50.c?
an industry drawing upon a native belnga 7hm u non YheTle.T
raw material and not it at. I .u. " eir leav-
Ing shipment. 6f raw materials
from abroad, or from another
.tate. at a h-av firt nt I
with hih 7iVi.t Vi. a !
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modest eauinment should fumlnh
:r:;?zT fo,
tt least one hundred inmates of
the institution, and the balance
could he nrr.vitoH mntnvn,An. i
, ,, r . "paroiea man in question." !..
other lines lareelv available nnw I nw.. .ki,
Inate waste by delivering the raw
cogs inside of the prison walls,
lK btvCUl ,nt. "hook'
feasible, such as chair rounds nH
numerous other small articles, es
sential to institutional work. The
ilab wood would be used as fuel
by the institutions themselves,
with the result there would be
ao waste. .
I am advised by those closefy
in touch with prison management
that such a plant could be oper-
iru in zcanner wnich would re-
first earn a sufficient amount to
iv iuuua vs as a i?aio vuni -J , -
support. . .
Prison 'Flax Plant.
We still have the Max plant' at
the prison in operation. As' an
Industry it does not fit prison
needs because it gives employ
ment at only certain times ot the
year and then to only a limited
number of men.
I desire to report to you that.
IfSn'u lliAVS,'
io.n- U u decided that-to further
after due and careful considers
allow convicts In the flax fields
for the purpose of pulling flax
was economically unsound. As a
result, during the 1920 flax sea
son. It was Insisted that the flax
growers provide for the pulling of
flax by free labor. This was done
with a great degree of success and
a minimum of complaint, both
from growers and pullers.' ' '
Tbe state has largely done its
duty; In regard to the flax In
dustry. It has demonstrated be
yond s a doubt that flax may be
grown here successfully. ' The
time has come to place flax on the
basis of every other agricultural
product. Tbe wheat grower; the
prune raiser, and the- numerous
other men engaged in agricul
tural pursuits receive and ask for
no subsidy from the state. They
are required to employ their own
harvest hands and meet their own
labor problems without the assist
ance of convict labor. : I am con
vinced that. the place for convict
ed men is inside tbe walls of the
penitentiary, so far as they1 may
be kept there, and working 'them
on the outside, save where ft is
absolutely necessary, is fallacious
In principle and demoralizing in
practice.. '
I would continue the operation
of the prison flax plant to handle
tbe crop on the inside of the wins,
but would-do so only until such
time as there has become estab
lished and' in actual operation a
privately owned plant of sufficient
magnitude and soundness to girt
assurance that all or the flax crop
will be taken care of through that
medium. When such time comes
1 believe the prison flax plant
should be discontinued and the
state realize as much as it may
from the sale of the plant. I sug
gest that this legislature author
ize the - board of control to taka
such steps at any time such a plant
is actually , tn working operation
and ready to handle the crop. My
reason for this Is based upon tbe
belief that those who would be
willing to finance a new private
venture may be standing aloof,
unwilling to come in and compete
against a state plant. It it were
written upon the statute books
that whenever private canjtal
shows Its! good faith toward the
Industry that the state retire from
it. an impetus would be given to
private capital to develop the in
austry here on a large scale. It
Is Important that we enact laws
for the encouragement of private
tnrestments,vand I believe such a
law, granting this discretionary
power to the board of control,
might have a highly salutary ef
fect on bringing a material
amount of new capital Into Ore-
gon
Prbwn Won(1 rmmn
i conjunction with im .,.
ment that P'b!e con.
vicis at tne penitentiary should re-
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board i of control entered into J
contract for the cutting of a largi
icrearA nt . J
tn? for the S.tinftituUon.' a"5
to Vrry out ml , dVlSS 2ttS2
the present wood mVu MtoL.
,tab5 A.vnTePina NoTe'm-
luuuunru in anomer iocs.
t.on. On the recommendationr
me - then warden. Dr. Steiner a
man was placed in 'fuH
r . k7 ,V """f0: AB. ""age
Ployed danyiat thrcamT
fl lne cmP- . "nly
.u " "Te ePt wuring
iuc rnure iime. and or iium ait
h.t k.-l Tl. ..?. "
7j,hTn.,uuT
have been no guards over the
camp aside from the foVemaw - th!
. . c . . lne Iorem.a11. the
proved if the legislature would 3l
low the employment of paroltli
men entirely on this work with
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walls allowed there. 'fl k..
man leaves the Institution, un
less he has had a nopportnnity to
earn a little money as a prisoner,
or bad funds' when received, he
leaves the prison with five dollars
and a suit of clothes. If he could
be given an opportnity to wtrk at
the wood camp for a time" at a
reasonable wage, until- he had
eamea suinaent money to make
portnnitles for returning to good
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ciiizensnip un iur uuiuc kvuu
be vastly Improved; the. possi
bilities of his again committing
crime be vastly lessened; the ne
cessity for allowing convicts out
side of tbe prison walls be that
much diminished, and the expense
to the state In securing the wood
not very greatly Increased.
Xon-sapport Law
While touching upon the fal
lacy in our laws which places men
behind prison bars without prop
er occupation to prevent their
own idleness! or to provide sup
port for their families. I wish to
lay particular stress upon our
law which provides for the con
vicition of a man of a felony for
failure to support his wife and
children. I would not condone
such an offense In tbe least. But
the state spends thousands of
dollars a year bringing these men
back', for prosecution and places
many of them In the penitentiary.
That is well and good as far as
It goes. But the wrong is not
.remedied. The ;iaw. while In
tended as a deterrent, works as
a punitive measure only. Tbe
man is embittered behind prison
walls; tbe wife and children se
cure no more support than before
tbe prosecution, save the pittance
from public charity awarded by
the mothers' pension act, and
when the prisoner Is discharged
be is so bitter against those who
sent him to .the penitentiary that
the wife is again abandoned and
the children pauperized, because
the man feels be has paid his
penalty . and refuses to give as
sistance further.
1 would believe in the law
which prosecutes such a man be
cause no man should attempt to
evade the responsibilities be has
brought onto himself when he
enters wedlock and brings de
fenseless children Into the world
providing that law compelled
him to actually do something for
their support after his conviction
and sentence. This may be ac
complished through the installa
tion of a proper industry at the
prlron, and; the -conditions to
which I have just alluded give
one of tbe strongest arguments
in favor of the Installation of tbe
box factory at the penitentiary as
previously recommenced In this
message.
r ' , Car of the IUlad
At the special election last May
provision was made for the cre
ation of school for the adult
Mind in Portland. Apparent
weaknesses In the law have
brought a ruling from the attorney-general
- that the mlllage
fiends provided for under this act
do hot become available until
1922, and. In addition, the act
is so loosely drawn as to leave
several or Its provisions ambigu
ous and in. need of amendment
for more certainty in interpreta
tion, particularly as to tbe extent
of -the HArt lllll ll.iUa rs.t Ilia
board of control. Proper amend-
ments might be made to provide
for the early functioning of this
well conceived Institution,
.....While- upon the subject of the
tliad I respectfully direct your
attention tn th TtsaiHiA .ai
sJty of developing more highly the
a S . a m a. -
vocational siae ot the training at
I he present blind school. The ob
ject Of the School, as I undratan1
it. is. to give a chance to these
afflicted children to. become self
supporting Citizens. rrird)M nt
tbe handicap under which they
suffer. This is done to a cer
tain extent, but I believe it may
be, amplified by Installation of ad
ditional means for vocational
training which will give them
larger and more diversified fields
for the exercise of their developed
talents, ;
. . .While perhaps it is not pertinent
here, nevertheless I wish to say
that people of the state who are
interested In. the progress of the
blind are working toward the end
of devising means for group em
ployment of tbe blind In connec
tion with some of our Industries.
It Is a move which has worked
successfully . elsewhere and no
doubt w4li here. Coordination of I
that work with the vocation in-
strucuon in our blind schools,
both In -the present Institution
and the one to be constructed for
the adult blind, will have a far
reaching effect In the solution of
this problem. The war. with Its
trail of permanently bMnded he
roes, has opened up many new
methods for the rehabilitation of
tbe blind whkb have been used
with surprisingly successful re
sults. 1 It is With a rrao t -
Isfactlon that I am able to report
TfT 'w ,f anT ' these
high-minded blind students ever
seek for the bread of charitr after
leaving this institution. Though
most of us could conceive of no
worpe fate than to be deprived
or our sight and set npon our
own resources and Initiative with
the world dark to our eyes and
the sunlight and shadow shut
BW?y r,r?m u ffevcr. these boys
J?iit!ir,V 4!!ra brave,Jr to thlr
I ,oltd lks. work them out
niTJl?113'- and PrOTWe the means
or their own sustenance as com-
should be an Inspiration or the
erle"U,e? k,nd' To
eay should be a rare privilege
for: each of us. privilege
n State Hospitals
Our two state hospitals at Sa
KlJlnd , Pend,n nave f unt
b e taanagement during the past
fed eibe nT' con
;..,! I. thMe ,asf,totlon- be
wnrtw0frTnU! rder- re
made comfortable as possiMr
I'' ourA caerul distrlbntlon or
la M?d" Wh eh yourVs!
11 ' . certain that vo;. will
i a as msgnanimous and liberal
mZ, a w t b"n ratlng on a
Ja.the larger sense for which
they were Intended, the proper
care and treatment of the lnnC
The -state is fortunate In being able
high class men as those who form
he heads and staffs of these two
institutions, and the rciomm'naa.
tions which they make to yon In
rnrd to the care and manage-
uent of them are worthy of every
favorable consideration yon find
yourselves able to give.
One Important work which has
heretofore been neglected In this
state is that or keeping a watch
ful eye on and giving assistance
to tbe Insane after they leave
our state hospitals, Tbe prison
has its parole officer to be an aid
to tbe paroled; man but no such
function exists' tor the state hos
pitals. It would be an act of great hu
manity and of splendid business
sense to authorize the superin
tendents of the state hospitals to
designate persons for that pur
pose. The Insane are discharged,
presumably cured, but often with
out friends to aid them In se
curing employment' or to help
them In any way.- Tbe state
which confines them for a period
or time and breaks off their rela
tions with the world should atd
tbem fo find their proper place
again when the hospital doors
open to release them from res
traint. Aiding Escapes from State
Institutions
. We have upon our statute
books an act making It a criminal
offense for any person to aid or
abet in the escape or attempt to
escape of any convict in the state
penitentiary. This act should be
broadened in its effect, or paral
lel statutes should be enacted,
making. it. a similar effense for
any person to aid In the escape
of any one confined ,ln. the boys'
training school, the girls' Indus
trial school. . either of the state
hospitals for the. Insane or from
tbe institution for' the feeble
minded, t Sue If law or law
would be of great benefit to the
institutions and would be for the
protection and promotion of the
welfare ef Institutional Inmates
as well as for the protection an J
benefit of society at large.
KLatr-aidrd Institution
Eleemosynary 'institutions
which care for Indigent, homeless
or orphan children and which re
ceive aid from the state seem to
have been, functioning .well dur
ing tbe past blennium. A noble
work Is being done by such Insti
tutions and without state aid it
would be difficult for tbem to
thrive, and. In fact, many of them
would probably be compelled to
desist from their philanthropic
activities. It Is .a healthy sign
when the public conscience takes
cognizance of these little waifs
who are turned adrift to float
hopelessly upon the sea of hu
manity unless rescued by the
powerful arm of society. I know
yon will continue to give, these
the material support necessary
for theia. sustenance and proper
development. - t
! Other Institutions'
I have entered 'into detail In
regard to some or tbe state Insti
tutions wherein conditions exist
ed to which J wished to call your
more special attention. The girls'
industrial school, the state school
for. the deaf,, the Oregon state
tuberculosis hospital and the state
institution for . the ( feeble-minded
all hare been continuing their
work during the past blennium
for the purposes. for which they
were Intended in 'a manner to
meet with the , approval of the
board of control. I have no need
to tell you that each of these in
stitutions Is carrying out a highly
deserving work; that each one Is
entitled to your time and' careful
thought in the consideration of
their needs and that none should
be slighted in granting the funds
necessary for the continuation of
their highly beneficial work dur
ing the next two years.
Trafrie Regulations -
The use of 'motor' vehicles has
grown to such tremendous pro
portions, that not only our city
streets, but our state and county
highways are frequently congest
ed with traffic. and danger to
lire and limb- becomes greater
dally. ,.
r ,L, nr cn wholly elimi
nate this danger. But they mar
Become effective to a- large de
gree in saving-th Htm iims.
and property of our citizens and
ery earnest consideration ahould
1 I sugges
tions which mav h ntr.rmA i v.
wa.T of tr"f" regulation. Many
win oe orrered ; many will be
untenable and undesirable, but
none should be nasaed .t.v
out careful thought i If measures
-iii 7 . ' adopted which
will result In the saving of one
human life, t.r t h t..i.K.
Individual fro --;,":'
and mangled, thy shonld be ac-
va giaaiy and readily.
I am Informed that there Is
concerted movement km foot
for the adoption of uniform traf-
t IhT ttronfhout the states.
To this end the r...t.- .
""jgio0. ana Oregon
recently met and .formulated la
code of traffie " 7
. iibiimiiuiii wiin
n .PhUPO f urs,n doption
-- impute -states. The
intention of this action is to se!
cure the greatest , possible con
venience to the motorist IZTt
In moving from one state to an
other state he may not be .
quired to eonfrm . .
u,u activities. If -we are
formitr in this dirtin. "
n any such effort.
tiZ , matter of traffic regnla
ine ne.?f ,mmen row-
rilSlI 0"--. U fOMiUltIe.
fan to forb,d de
tailed recoromendatlona In this
you'tm1 lm conf,d'nt
fr-.i .f,ve the crfl 'onsld-
deUr'es10 W "bjwt '
'Pne. Queuion
ca Won In Tl?1 th JP H
rMemSi'.Vb!;f0re thU Jtive
aeai. and aspirations from onr
own. are rrn.it. "r
tenacious faolholVwit7n,S:KCoi
fines of the state, and that un-
less their progress is turunj 4u-j
will become yearly more and
more of a menace 'to oar Insti
tutions. This I a question too
widely discussed and upon which
our people have too well formed
ideas to evade the Issue.
Realizing, the Importance of
the subject and the magnitude to
which If has grown in the minds
of tbe people, I caused an Investi
gation of the situation la be made
personally by the Hon. Frank
Davey, a member of jonr honor
able body and a capable, consci
entious rand honest investigator.
He went Into tbe- subject with
open mind and for the purpose
of recuTlag a fair and Impartial
statement of the Japanese situa
tion as It exists ln those locali
ties of the state where the Japa
nese problem Is-uppermost. Mr.
Davey has compiled a report giv
ing ideas and expressions as gath
ered from various citizens In the
communities which he -visited and
also covering generally data as
to the progress of that race in
Oregon. Industrially -and other
wise. Copies or this report will
be submitted to each of you for
your information:
In my opinion steps should be
taken by meana of proper legis
lation to ctrrb tbe growth of the
Japanese colonies la' Oregon; to
preserve our lands and our re
sources for tbe people ef our own
race aad nationality: I believe
the ultimatum should be Issued
that It Is the sense of the people
of Oregon, speaking through their
representatives that- this state Is
a state with' 'a government of
Americans,' by Americans and for
Americans and that Americanism
is the predominant asset of its
citizenry.
Here in Ore r on the nlaneer
blood flows more purely nnd in a
more nearly.. nni luted stream
than, in any f other state of the
BOion. As a nreeloua heritage
passed down to ns from those he
roic iatners wno braved tbe per
ils and the trials and trlhnlaf ln
of pioneer days, it should be pre-
servea unsuuiea as they gave It
to ns. I believe in that pioneer
blood. I believe that when that
little hand ot men nf 1 a t mam
poeg that the soil of this state
should come under th domiBinn
of the American flag they Intend
ed that whosoever should come
to Oregon should come as Ameri
cans, or shonld be of snch a race
that they could - be assimilated
Into a nation which believes in
the traditions and Ideals for
which we have rought.
The Japanese are a race high
In culture. They have made re
markable progress since Commo
dore Perry, an American, first
opened to tbem the door which
showed tbem - the dawning rays
of a western - civilization. They
are a courteous people. higb
miaded people, a people of edu
cation and of progress.. "But they
are not our people. We cannot
assimilate tbem and they cannot
assimilate us. on and .water will
not mix. I WOUld II TO in iu,M
and amity and concord with them.
our k would be a peace and amity
and concord which extended the
band of friendship across the sea.
So long as Japanese and Ameri
can attempt to till their -acreage
side by side, so long will there be
enmity and distrust. Centuries
or history have shown us that
Mongol and Caucasian must each
work out his destiny alone.
There should be peace between
the two nations, but conditions as
lacy now exist can serve no other
purpose than to eventually . lead
these tWO natfnfla tn lk ..w
- ' - av wtAUJk VI
seriobs eventualities. I believe
the Japanese should work out his
destiny in Asia. In the continent
which Cod allotted him. and un
der Ood we should work out our
two aesuny on tbe American con
tinent. This mar be thm mml mtm,t-
tOU8 Question to eAnanm it,.
time ot youf- deliberations. What
eTr oo with It. I. know yon
will act fairly and Justly. That
you win act .with the high Idea
ever before you that rtnt i..t
and always we are American eit-
"f" P nai what Is to.be done
will be done with the ftrm
to preserve-' thi atat
most In its loyal allegiance to the
Hag which we-all rerer ,
-X-avr Kaforremewt - I
Under our eonatttnttAn i v -
that' th laws' U ralthfnlly exe
cuted. - A modest IMlrnnH.iu.
was made, by the last legislature
lor tbe ta r ureal At .
special agents employed by the
a . isw enforcement
work. - Emrrnrla .
that this bl "Z-'T"
banced through.' tbe emergency
board. When setfviti.- 1J7
cals were rampant.' this office, at
f irijuesi oi some leading citl
xens, conducted thorough Invest!.
Rations of those.actlvities and co-
extent. Other extraordinary sit
aation.tm.de ..drain upoi ?he
rands, including in
of the.sUt treasurer. .r.i
mede under the direction of the
juorney general . nd the graid
The larger shark nr i.
WK're.!xn.d.'d mforrement of
rvSI0iIK)D law. Thig offIc4
nad Invest cationa
"-iu'ir10 ln-fted. either
r . or through the
?Pr .Uw "Arcing officer of
" , rouaties. every com
plaint made to ir t. "
. . in iui8 run
f'0n.J.w,.h.10 that I have
11 auir"t attorneys and
sherifra or the .-(... "
end cooperate
w. lMC auTancement or law en
forcement, it must be uBter
tood that shertrr. .
T.J?.Sr.."."dr h!' handicap.
.C T'K n xa entorcetftent of
Prhblllon laws, as they are
or !i,!iDOWn ln etrerjr niunity
or their respective counties, and
discontinuance ot operations. We
bje endeavored to.aaswer ap
peals for assistance frcm sheriffs
where we could.
lnJhtL JtcaUf ortlee Is asking
for .k. ?proPrI"on of $10,000
ItLl !eb tlin,am the contlnu
etion of the employment of spe
eUl.agenia ,pv
work, however. I ask that tkt
laws be amended so that all tU
fines collected for vlolaUonsso;
the prohibition law be tti. -
tbe (ronnty funds s . special
fund for tbe prosecution of Uv
enforcement work, to be paid est
on the approval of the district
attorney and to be expended at
his direction. This would pro
vide district attorneys with a
fund whereby they could collect
evidence In prohibition cases and
employ special agents at their dis
cretion. It would be an added
Incentive to the agents to carry
on their work successfully, as tbe
greater the number of convictions
the longer the work could con
tinue. Some such plan at I hart
suggested I believe the only
equitable adjustment for the fi
nancing of this work, and at, the
same time' will be the only suc
cessful way In which 'sufficient
funds may be raised to stamp out
Illicit, manufacture' and sale ot
liquof. ' - - -
The problem has become much
greater since - the national pro
hibition act went Into effect Be-
rcre that time our mala problem
was to capture and convict boot
leggers who secured supplies of
whiskey from other states. As
the source of bonded supply
dwindles the army of bootlegger,
becomes greater, and ' our prin
cipal problem now. Is to' desl with
the moonshiner 'and his emissar
ies who dispose ' of his wares.
Their nsme is becoming legloa
end the federal government, can
not, do the work alone.
I would -be opposed to any al
teration of the prohibition laws
which would make them less ef- -fective.
It they can .h. amended -'
so as to briar about bettar .
force men t results I win welcome -
sucn changes and be glad to give .
them my hearty annroval. .
Roads and Highways ...
Under the direction of an able -.
and self-sacrificing highway com-
mission our immense road pro- -gram
has advanced durlnf the "
past two years steadily toward
the desired ; goal. The people J
have spoken ln no uncertain'-';
terms aa to their desire for good '
roads.. The Oregon plan for fl- '
nancing road building, throagb
bonds, the Interest and maturity ' -of
which are paid off through the - -revenue
derived from motor Ye
hlcle licenses and 'the- gasoline
tax. has so far more than just l
fied lUelf.. Inasmuch as returns'
from such licenses are In excess
even of tb estimates of the most
ardent advocates of the plan. '
The path of the highway com
mission by ho means has been al
together as smooth as the roads"
which It Is laying, prices for taa"- '
terlals have been high; freight
ratea increasing;. labor conditions .
far from satisfactory as far ' as '
road building la. concerned; con
tractors hesitant because of flue--tuatlng
prices on commodities and -labor,
and numerous other diffi
culties have arisen to make pro
ess difricult. Gilt edge Oregon
bonds have sold .below. -par be-
cause of an abnormal condition
of the bond market. Yet. under -
hTr demand. from, all classes ...
of people, as nmply, indicated by -
the Tote at the special election -
last .May, .those. who. are paying
the bills desire: roads and more
roads as ranldrraa th-
constructed. The commission has -
ou oeaa wiin-in. work .gainst z
these heavy odds, and whll. no
one connected with the ad minis
tration of ' the commission's at- ' :
fairs attempts to deny there has "
been some waste, some possible ,,
extravagance.- .some'- excessive
costs, nevertheless ' I believe the' -
work has been done aa expedi
tiously and as economically as
human wisdom would allow un- , '
der the abnormal conditions and
Umes confronting the state atd
nation and. taking Into consider-
ation Insistent demands by those.,
rnralshlng the money that the
r?f ,.f.crthcon,In- w must
Uo bef m mind that, as long .
human. nature U as It Is. as -long
as mlnda are constructed
along different lines and trak la
d Keren t grooves, there will be-..
disagreements over highway pre-
; !i,nl k,awr work, as there-''
re disagreementa orer every oth-x
liJUHz91 "'er lb nn:
cisagreetneats many times seem
Urge to ns.:hiv..i -.TVZ. T.. .
I.. - . w" iw uric
lag with a large aubject, upper
most In th .w- 1
Tn give to the,gretest number the" I.
ir . VTm.T. to near- .
.? d.0,1 worth of road for a
rt of money hat !
man Ingenuity and human limi-
Jlsh as durable and as satisfae-rtIT-a!fMtem
Pf hable mate
urf a .Ul rrra,t oti he obx
S5JLfd??.a,ld .bJecL 1 n -
his?w.lllU 'nch 11 lhe Im of
1 7 fommlsaion. and I am
equally confident the legislature .
wishes to see nothing else done,
i am equally confident we will
S2Ir.OBr.ae,land nearty co
tSS?' brlnlag bont "
More funds through bond Is
ues will be needed by the com-
mission and the peopl. have aath
orized you to grant such funds.
The question at changing the road
map will undoubtedly come p '
LJr0.V eOBWeration. -I would
earnesUy urge that yon coordl-
"V.!," yoa.r work the com- "
mission to this regard, that yon
meet with the commission on
common ground. The com mi-
son has made a scientific and ex
haustive study, not only of the .
road situation, but of the manner
n which the funds may be .wed
in"."0. tbe returns to '
t ,? vne ,Ute- 1 tn Plewed to
awae by the commission's Judg-
Bjent in these matters, and if aay .
changes are contemplated I would
suggest that they be made by and
with the commission's sanction .
and consent. Such Is the logical . .
nd proper way to bring a bo it
the target t aad best results for
an -concerned.
TlmJber Rnoum
Oregon hat about one-fifth of
the natlon'a timber supply i:hla
its borders and more standing
U r. thn Bjr othr ul- .
V hlle U is now third among pro-
duclng states it win soon be first
end its annual lumber pay roll is
approximately $50,000,100. Tim-
her Is one of our greatest re-"''
eources and assets and we ahou!4"
r an
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