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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1925)
- . sesice sra Inland . Transportation Co , Announce Scfiodufe;,75 People Accommodated The first passenger carrying steamer to ply between Portland and alem, for several 'yeafs will leave flie dock of f he InTarid Trtfns portatlon""company at the, foot &t Court street; Monday morning at 7 v o'clock, according tar'advlccl given: at' the dock last night. From that date- on,' a' passenger boat will leave the dock every M6nday, Wed nesday"" "and- "Friday rnordinga. bound for "Portland."' The " same tooaVw HI carry- passengers rfrdm Portland to Salem "6n Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sundays. The boat will lay over in Portland during Saturday. r" " ... "r:: The river loat : Northwestern; captained by Fritz Kruse, tea been fitted up and is in fine, shape ;t,o handle as. many: as , 3 passengers on. each' trio." Preparations have been made for the. establishment of a.ood. cuisine, service on board the ship. Captain Kruse, la an able a a, , .expe rienced h hipit master, n and knows, alj, ipf jthe bars, and shoals between here s a'nd.'PorUancl jSOj a comfortable ljlndpieasain trip is jrcvicn rur f Muuifj vuuimu nm avll themselves of tls opportun ity to jenjoy" a'pleasant'trtpvdown th beautiful Wrtlamete.Vast many scenic points of interest; . Among the: interesting:. Jilaces passed on thtj trip, are, the. end of the. Old; uregon. i ran;, nampoeg, wnere th decision that tfie northwest should become; a, part of the United States .instead - of ; Great r Britain wis made; and the locks, at Ore- gen city. v, j-.r-',--- i- (The. Northwestern .will arrive at thie Salem dock this morning.,. , It brings a miscellaneous cargo .from Portland consisting of one car of sugar, two cars' of groceries one car of, salt,, and a shjrn'pent of raa cbjineryv f The boa. .will be onlo'ad- eq loaay, ana a cargo or paper ana miscellaneous freigh will be load- en aooara lonignt, so mat ina coat, can start on Its. return, trip Tues day morning The tonnage oMhe shipment arriving in JSalem?this mqrnjn'g " totals3 C 5 4 t6ns and". that fof thefeturn tripVjil amount to 12I J.bns. The' capa"city: of the boat on its' op stream trip is ahbat ISO tons.' arid on the down Btream trip '200 tons. '. ' y " " " '" '- .The channel between Salra and Portland was thoroughly dredged five years tcgo, and ls still $uite free'except for -an occasional snag. Appropriations from the state '-as-' sure the keeping of . the channel in good condition all of the year around.-m'nd no-trouble te expected when low water season arrives. Yala Electric Laundry . Secures Additional Truck tThe ;Yale Electric laundry, iq4 North Twenty-first, ; has added 'a. new truck; to its fleet ,and fa now In, a position to give added service toi customers. f The company, op-' eratlng , under . the most modern conditionahas rebuilt its . factory tp its present standing from prac tically a. . total .loss, j, following- .a fire. which .they suffered two years aS. ,...'..., t . .'j ... As a result of the new; electric equipment the. jYale- .laundry is able to care for the most delicate fabric .'and to. wash clothes, with out the use of acids or bleaches. : Spc'ciaf, Designed.AutbL' J Dump Truck City Owned ft .! Vi. iTUevnew,: ilump j truck,.- whk;h was purchased for. the Sajem street. f! Knurl tnotlr wMnnt mrrt noa ,fnr tke (irst.time yesterday morning. It-Is ft .truck, especially; designed for pick-up work..and dQes away with- the. one horse dump- cart,; v-hich has been ia use: during the pat severaJLj?eara.i pa account . of; ,the revolution, ransed -by tho purchase j of the aiitomatig street jwasher and flush er, .the pother department . of ;the. Mreet service were unable to keep up 'wilh- the; work. "fAs cohse quence the streets were not' cared for asood as ibsy should; ''With the new equipment ;Street;Cpin lalssioner Waller S. Low -will be able fo gef hismen-dVer a larger (reteh'of pavement. . ' ; v '- ' . U Is estimated " that . the new ' 10c if Constipated, ,1 -t ..h. w ... .peel finel , rl ) T. a t Tascar- ir3 -zZL- -Eets- clean - you r bowels -a- vr7!.-s. and stimulate ?r your liver. 'Ho ore r ac ting. (i:'-mr MUUons:of men, women, and children':-take this " harmless laxatlve-catharticu It doesn't sick en; you like plUs, oils, calomel and salts. Tastea nice-4-actaf wonder ful. '10c, .2 5c and SCc. boxes any drugstore, -Adv. ": ; '; "1 " ; true!. '. ...... erMo abBt ii ti..-f a 1.. .. n work as they did -formerly with the dump cart. The hors used on the cart will be sold as soon as th city council approfes of Ihe action . '-:jy 3--', f PIERCE ASKS LEGISLA TURE FOR STATUTES (Continued from one jitmisw fn wiU yi?ld Si tli. tbine lime brn -fU,6(M)00.- thni Waring narrow maricia fr w : roDKtrurtion, airiiin o( frnmcnt 1 moiirf and coirrgancirn. . . Thor la additional reTna far binliway renxtronion trriT4 from I the ona-quartr . mill ti. on propertvi Ji be lieTo that 1he" law- requirinf this' one Auirwr; aiU taa n' wuwrtn ihauU .4 i .1 j 1 .1. . . ; repealed. Other .additional. reMaae. ahonid he -Branded for th airhway find. , The raoline tax ia . lair. yiiJ. Urg e rtre nue. and the, cost o( coliectioa i kualL It i Daid ibv thoira hn nu.lhi rndL and. a. caaiderabte nereantac- pi iui revenae roioea from the ,torits in the mnwr tiae.OT WaahitoHn allfer tda eaciij ellect- a,- -eent (raoUBe f tax. If am iafarnved . tliat. in. .hot a tiiiei, ait effor will -be and increase tbi-t We can not. bave oara wn mnrh-. bichr taan the adjoiniac atatea,. . (.However, . I deem thia a matter for careful co mod eration by , tlua. JtiItnre -t Over torts mUe 'of; the RootTH kirk- may is la - Foreat Retierve in j 1 jneola count jr. Ta forerntaea t abould be mem orialiaed to eonatraet taia ,road ait ne, at iU own .hmum.1 withent aakinr sea- operation oa tae part ev eoanty or tat. I I am not in sritmathv ' with the" eeo- erat: movement to . lower ' the amount, of , revenue derived from license on rars. A Kolema . rompae t waa . entered into jr the promoters of .the. proaeat road bonding plan witb tbe people of Oregon, by which the bonda vera to b paid a tbejr came .due ott of the' license reveanea. tl jran i.'Ot be done if theau.ount received from Ikenaea ia' materially reduced, althoocb I believe, it. only fair that: lireoae foea on the old and ased eara should be 5 re- dneed. . i - :s . t Tbe licenae fee. ia fact, la oaeVof i4ha malleat iteaui ia the cost of ruaniar a ear,, and then the automobile lieeaao, x etnpta the ear front property lax. the ra car, . ii ; aaxmnea line oi.net prop en jr, would .be aaHesaed 'at $5H. asd, ., tke.areraeerrate of 40 mills tki tax the car would be f20. One-half the tiara 18 ttw state do not pa; that much: ia license feea.-. ..; i "' . . . ; k - .Jj i Shortly after' tba . .ad inurnment iuf i the last letri.slatare . 1. appointed ft eonimittea te atadv and report uttoa the xeadiaat- meat -of the"uto license fee.- The tea taitte. deserves the thanks ef the "people of - Oref oa i foe iu intellifenfr and . paiaa- taklBKi iabora. A . bill ban beea preaared by this cosa rai ties wsia .Iqnoft beartil comateaaV-ta. f wu for- paoiaite. -, ft ..( sum in (Cn ways are the aride af : itmt state. - The. matchless, beaotv throurh whirtt' they- vertetrata itnetild -not be dene- erated by billboard, adverting. The time has come in Orejroa whea popalap senti ment, will sustain, a law ' prohibiting, it. Tli j-cmcdy. if no other appear, may be ioitad in the power to tax. 1 1 auk. you to leave the Harkcf Rosd law in substance open'' the statnir- books. introditced this bill into the .sitate nrany years aco. Under its ont ration ttiore than 10,00,tiO baa been eoilecrd aoa spent on the roads of Oreroa, 1 now favor; however, -a moditiraiioit of the lav , to as to fivene ncway eommision a treat cr authoritv over . the , expenditure of the money. .. . . .. j ,( -. . :! ..i ,. . , Automobile, tourist left . in ,Oreroni in 1&24 -fHy'-ltxm0.irt.- . liereauft from thi. aaurce-; can s ba .ia"triaHv . loereaaed by tb a. early completion . of the hizhway t)Mf lacladiag that Wonderfully sceaie route . aaowa the , JtaoseveU birhway Tbe federal government should be lue- n.orialixed it Jthe- -earliest ; possible date to construct the rVkyUne Trail from :Cra- ter laKe to JJ mint ttootK World-wide traveiera assert that there will be nothing is, tne . woria cowaranla . wi vn sucb. . i road. It would seem that Those in auth ority at the nation's, capital should Sea the justice in spring Oregaa, thia amail appropriation, when ' they - consider the InjustM-a the act which, took from oar tax . rolls .that . vast area . for - forest re serves. May we arge those representing as ia Conrresa. to united effort in see,or ing; this appropriatioa, whirb would vast ly increase the number - of automobile tourists immediately upea completion of, the road. - .. , , . Oorporatloa Department- - . The Corporation Departmtnt hail beam conducted s 4a. a . moat - efficient manner. Tbe Hlue hky 1jw should - be amended and made more effcetvTe. The taw patted in 1923, providipg for the Issuance of non par stock, should be repealed, ' or " to tnaeaded that adraaUae will not be taken at innocent. purchasers. - . j,i ... nanrance Departmant ' ' - Tbe Ins u ranee , JJeaartmenti Jr ' heeat , -a real source - of revenue . d urine .the past bienaium. Tou increased tbe fees in at -my. request j-There waa eoUected Hr fee from . insurance t compaaiea ?io 1022 tbe sum of S821.U0tf. la WJ 11 hist do- partmeat deposited ia the State. Treasury S54Q.757.61. i , , . . . i-' . There have been' many incendiary fire in the state la-the last two rear.r- ! is estimated that ooe-lislf of all tbe property destruction by fir i tbe state of Oregoa ia due to Incendiarism, t J?roper . teg-isla-tion should be passed to remedy this situa tion. :-. i . vtr 4 .... . . -i ; . ftata Traffic Deparwnent : ; tate "Traffic Bepartsant thould be under one bead. .At nreaeBt part of tbe force is .under the . Ilif hwny Comrais- sion. and' parti, .under the Secretary of State. It seems to me clearly the func tion of the Highway Commission to rrg Blate the traffic on tbe hirhwaye that it iv railed upon to snauitsin. -1 ask. yea to amend tbe law, 'putting 4ha entire traffic service under tbe liisuway Commission. Depart aaeat VensoMrtstloa Two years aco 1 naked J" our to consoli date the. various departments of state government-Sot ewer divisions ia order to avoid atapfeeatien of duties, activitiee and, exnenae. -. tjonaoiioation oceupiea a isrre part of the time at-tbe. last legislative Ses sion, ! bot - tho- aeeessary legislation waa aot enacted.- X arain urfe you to -cen-sider- this - very important matter. ' The revernmcnt of ' the-, stata of V aahinrtoa ia far mora efficient than our by re a' son-of tha-aaactmeat-wf -what la known as. the "Administrative CodeJ ' iot only would consolidation afford greater- econ omy, bot greater effectiveness aad. effici ency. .ti :. . i . ?. ,,. xnaasirm. Acciaent commission ' ' : -Twi years ago, inv my-inaagural niess sge, I asked yo' to enact Initiation mak ing- three commissions aeii-susiamiag: the Industrial Accident Comsaisaioa, "the HnhRrr HWviee Oematissioa, and bf Fieh Commission., You passed a law, which I Vas rlad to eif n. -suspennin the aoa- tributma from the -fctate Treasury .fur tb one. of the industrial Acctoent commis sion for a aeries ( two yesrs.r I now ask "tbat yoa - pass another., net. . at 4hia session, relieving the state' of contribution to this commission for at least-two years more. . .; - i . : - - i - r:. J , recommend that - you , submit ; ait amendment, tn ba -voted on at the elec tion at November., lit makJng the pres ent IoduHtnai Accident Commission cbm- pataory '-in -all ' harxardoaa Aceuptlsa Md with no , other eieage. fI an aware ot the tact that an amendment was pro- postni iii Af df raird at taa ' last - f IkImii havitrx -vlrw tfcts csa. nli-4. aVbot-.it asocfpsfipd BT many adttitionsl pro- vUions. Uivs th poodle a rbsnra-to toto upon.ths rUar. iiit-'itB aa ,ooa4itioiK srluY- tfeel.,ci'rtaii people Jvill ad 1t AirK aa .amondioent, wh irh "are- sioa fwm failure by wikhdrswain. - Tha Isrgvo iBlr of ' rejections :? would 'have worked a aerioaa , haadicap-? had it not hrn tot tarrrsMd - .business., fritst romnaties have- iasured- at less than -tha eoM f Inmrsnrr, sk-found hr oar owa rxpeBfae -onrinc a period or mere tbsa lie jrars. The .only, way -these, rrivste eoavpinl ran dieeompliKh this mirle is by tltir failure to scitla.withr the injured onesaa tne aatpe.terms-ttiat. tha state woaldN settle. Advsnafev nasi been 'tskrn of tbe nnfortaaateav by t the -reed of a frelfih few. The art is ia. daneer. 1 It shoultbe Biade compulsory in its applica tion 'H oaxsraoas ocvupattoas. - -y.erisl enactmBt . at 4his - time believe Jbst all peaea officers of-the state vhoahl Me aatemstirslly trader, th bene fits of Wve--Industrial AocMBt Cotanua-. sioa. fenwbo tska the risk ef Injury and dli in enforclnr' tbe'Isw ouahr to feel that I heir families ar protected ia case of prions jojury. ' - .- '? r &niaaav or snsnenaa .. Thera raa aorrotiriatd S3U.0O0 r-lha Deoartmit- of .Fisheries, al Uia,hAt ,aa- sion.' , It Will not be neeesfs ry to make aay appropriation for this department this yr; lire xhanr &J,0i.,ha bca p Droorista for tha ttrometioa of tha .fish indostry p Oregon ia lie- last Jew years. t wo yrs aro tiie legislature nssed a law raqunnir a ponndar tsr o( one-hlf cent ' oa at roinmp- .al fkh taken, which yieUa abdl fSSO.Oatf tootitlly, 1 Ttii t t- .,. K .vi e .1 ii.io i.ii- Slate i ireasory to reimbursa the. state for the avtoubi -appropriated -during ike la. I. few years ror the benefit af th fih tniust I wish- to add that the producers of grain poia ireeiy a tax lor tbe intnectin Af . tbeiriawa grain' ia aafficient anion nt to return to the State Treasary the sums auvsnceit ny tne state. .fc - aionays CoUected' y Conuniasiona i ire is oeing eoiiectea oy various eamatiastoae, -opeatr-ueder-4w 4w the Biaie ot Oregon, large sums m annual fees. ahd -which during the -pat biennitint reached tha astounding .total of 9 1.703, S9. .lt so- aay -reemamesdatien-that , this wswaiHw.otji pass, an act reqtiiriag an commissions w-aich collect aneh fees to-eposit the same In full ia the Gen eral. r and . of . the Stat , Treasury All eotnnusaiona abawld be notified immuli atel.r ihat they are to present their btad gets to the Way and' Means Committee ana nave the necessary appropriations mad- by that .eoaamutee. i it is 'aeither soaad business w -f practice t allow eemmiasions to. co..ct fees and spend them as they see fit, without budget or eon it, wi t host cheek or proper account ing, t ae temptation to spend tne money ts greacvtiiat thousands of dellsrs are likely to be wasted each year rather than accrue to . the State . Treasury for the pablie benefit. ' " The -answer that the commissions should have the right, to spend the fees tbey collect a they aee fit doea not suffice.; and is Itself an af front to" the principles of good govern menu Money collected under t.t ate law belongs to the State Treasury, and money expended in aay stale activity should be expended only when appropriations hare been mad by representatives- of tbe peo ple. It is a fundamental principle of our government mat no expenditure shall be maae until tne money Btss been - appro- friated by the people's 'representatives a " the Collection of fees br any commit aton there ia aa exercise of governmental power. - - wona wtr veterans' stst am : - ' .- -Cammitstoa : - - I recommend .'that a coiutltutlonal amendment be submitted to the next gen eral alectioa that will reduce the tax-on property from one mill to one-half mill, ;or tha use of tbe World "War .Veteran'i Stata Aid Commission. A 'ne-haf mill levy for about eight year 'will crest a sufficient fund to enable the commission to carry out all. the provisions of the law creaung-it. --.--? - - The commission has paid in cash bonus es S4.8l7.733.07 to veterans of the World war. and has loaned $14,565,700,' upon property in tha state. As the commis sion is obliged to lend 73 jer cent of the appraised value,' should it ba -requested. U will be seen -that there may result. severe loss : by reason of over-loans and the shiftinr of property values. : There ia still a deficit of about S3.000. 000 caused by the large amount. of cash bonuses paid. During 1923 and 1926 the tax levy will yield, a Utue more tbaa t-J. 000.000. Tbe remaining (deficit ids' 1,000,600 ahould be coileoied. from tho Uxpayera at the rate, of .00,00O each year, and thus win b absorbed in two yesra.s At to present., rate. Me Iohkcs there will be a shrinkage of $2,000,000 orvaaara ia t has-loans resulting .from i the 7a per cept valuation law and by reason of .tha interest rate of four .per cent to thoiTeterans as against the interest -her-e of approxunatelr .four and a half per real to the stat on all bonds issued to .date, thus making it -necessary, to continue . the contribution at eae-n.aJt.aull ta on pro perty for about etsht years. . Pnblie Senrica Conunlssioa . i "The Public Service Commission should be reconstructed. It would be ' far bet ter. to abolish the commission than to let it continue .in its present form. I trust that no appropriation will be made for such continuance. . . -. Penitentiary , ; .... . u ' Two years ago I asked the Ways and Jteanx Committee to 'appropriate, -for -the use of the penitentiary, the identical sum ot money, 4!2O,O40, -riven that institu tion under the former administration, bnt with . th-stipulation that the Governor have the rirbt to use S100.0OO of the appropriation to establisn industries 1 for the inmates of the penitentiary. 1 sta ted 'my belief that tbe maintenance cost could he keot within the nam of S320.0OO for the biennium. I am happy to tell von that have- maintained tne. peni tentiary on this amount, having reduced the monthly per capita cost from $39 to $28, and "with n smalt balance left from the appropriation--of $S20,000. t- t "With, tha $100,000 entrusted to' me, there was constructed, with, the aid of prisoners," a' fire-proof, concrete ware house, , 70x200- feet, at a cost of $26.0oO. The construction of such a building ord inarily would, bare cost $65,000. With prison, helpers there was also constructed a modern hydro-electric power plant, de veloping 231. horsepower, within the peni tentiary' grounds, by using the power from a small stream that for -years has run throueh tha senitextiarr enclosure. This is permanent, addition to the state's pro nertT. and wilr sar Oregoa 6.000 an nually. The electric ' power plant "itself to worth to tho stato the entire f 100,000 I which u entrusted to bit care. : Aiachiaerr has beea purchased for re ducing the flax straw to fiber. We have constructed concrete ret tine, tanks, mach inery for making flaxseed oil. for e ditch ing tbe retted straw and for makinjc fiber therefrom..-. The cost of thia machinery baa afgrerated. $30,000. , It ia all operat ed by tbe prison electric power plant. - At -the present time mere is on. nana, about S100.0OO worth of flax atraw, flax meal flaxseed, fiber and -tow for nphol- ateria-. 1 feel secure in saytiLg that l return at least $200,000 to the ststa ia property. Oa SeDtember 17. 1923. we suffered a disastrous fire,, which swept 'out all tha Be&itentiary ahops and catued a loss oi at lesst $150,000. The revolving fand tost S3W.00U by reason ot this f ire, which amount should be- replaced in thst fund at this time. I secured froua the Attor aey General an opinion which allowed me to earry $40,000 insuraa' on th flax, aad this amount .waa collected ' from ia aaranea . . comDanick- . The Emergency Board appropriated $65.000 "for tho re building ot tne pennemiary anopa. -nm are able' to return $5000 of tbis amount to the treasury, as unused, as we have rebuilt at less cost thaa tha estimate made by the engiaeara; , Soya Tralalne Seaool f . Three years a so tha leaislature di verted S 20.000 of 'the .one-fourth mill road tsx for the purpose ot constructing a new Boys' TTsintng 8ehol.' -To years ago tha legislature passed a law giving tbe Board or Cootrot taa ngnt to buy a aew aite for the training school 'Acting under thia aattaerity; th Hoard of Control pur Chased 276 acres of Isnd sear Woodbura, aa tha PacUl Highway; a very fin site for a trsininr - school. : A balance v of 220.000 remains in the treasury for -tha construct ion of -tbe- necessary - buildings. This "is found to be inadequate It ia thereforO recommended that 100.000- be appropriated by - thia legislature, to ba added to the fund " ia band. 'for the-con struction of tha aew bntldings for - tha Boys . Training 4 School near Woodbura. We can then complete modern -buildings for - the care ef - these bays. There ara bow 200 boys at the training school. " Reformatory . .. - "ask you ta create by law a reforms tory, to be estaMinhed an the preseat site of. -tha - hoys'1 Traininr School, for- tha purpose of caring for the yonnger men at the penitentiary, who ' should aot be) eomoelled -to associate with - fcardVned criminals.' ; Also for the older boys now at the training school. ' Thia institution shOald be under control 'of the ' Warden of tbe penitentiary, who should have au thority, .under, tha direction of the Gov ernor, to trnfer .any Inmate from one of these ittxtitationa--to the other - The ,aumbr confined at the .peniten tiary has rapidly Increased, perhaps ia some measure because f my refanal to gr sat executive clemency la many eases where it heretofore has been Jreely rlv- ea. 'There are bow 7 iamstes, f which number 93 are under the age af 3u -years. Those who . are constantly ia contact -with these -young- men are-better-able to. select front the nuin ben-these who will reform and become useful ' citizens,, than is aay lodge or board.. Shoald-anyeae aenteaeed to. the- reformatory become incorrigible the, warden should have ' the' right, upon' presentation af the facts,' snd approval ef they tiorernor ta .remove . the boy to 4he penitent Isry. -The - Snperiatendent of the Boys Training- School - likewise ' should have the right to. trsasfer-boys from- the training r school te th reformatory, sader the supervision .of. the: Hoard of Control. I ask you-to make, tbe proper-appropria tions tor tneso aeceeaary retnrms. State Market 'Aftnl' i The office of State. Market .A rent- was ereutsd -daat-eessioa t my .requoar. :ThJ office hss beea filled ia- a atoat efficient manner. ''This department has done much to .encourage cooperative marketing in lha state and ta tiring about otandard packing and grading of .all farm, prodacta. - ' -- Grata inxoeetion hs been -ahls directed. Complete cooperation has, beea; established between i the national .grain - InKjreelion farce- and ihe state department, and -with out, noteworthy exception ae gradevmade. by 4he state employes . are- the . accented grades -npon -certala shinned from. Ori-p-rfh and soldi ia forsiga msrkeU,Thi I of great value both te . tbe. prodaeer and te i iQa emorter.,-- - It u i eryled Utt ky tH'm Xaa- - r - - - - - . fodact must be coonerativply market- el. : Ji requires effort and palaenre to tfach. the producer .the jiecessily for co opn.tMa. 'I h .aepartuaeat . aaa. proved its value, and during ihe coming twa years we hope to hate the producer aa orgs ailed that many f the prodarta of tbe farm ran- be marketed to yield a. p refit-to the producer. j 4 J .-am glad to report that this depart meat, is net only self -sustaining but has created a surplus out of which tha origin ;l-20,,0Oft appropriated. for.lls niainten; snce. before 1 became Uoveraor, may- be retavavd ,-tha--- State JTreasaey. 1 member distinctly when il introdaced tha Oraia ,Jnpeetioa Bill : in the . Heoat aia years ago navina aani spectioa Pepartaient would aa self sua taining and -not a bardea upon' the- gea- eral taxpayer. I. am nappy ta report that snch ia the ease, S.' - Wild urn The wild game of Oregon is tbe com mon property of all the people, and its protection and propagation are therefore matters ef tha almost importance which entitled to -reeetea h-. earnest ana sober thought af able-, sincere wfs. JTiis mat heritaae.. with its wast foods valuea aad great incentive te healthful outdoor recreation, -vjaa -aiv anner it ywamiw to become the spoils of ; politics and tha football of , political controversy. 1 tree. ommend that the enure eontrol of tbis important. fanrtioa of state be -veetod en aa appropriate department ef the Oregon AgricultaraJ eoileg,, under the coartrol af tbe Board of Regents thereof S ; - j An effort should - be j mad to secure aheaper lim for the us of the agneul aned , in southern Oreeon are s high o a -lime ahipped from tha state plant lo cated . ia soutnera uregon art-ts.-aira sh it makes tha lime i Terra expensive. gnd arrangements aheuld.be made lor tha development -of. cheap lime, from the large denosit in Polk coultr. r.' ... 1 i I was deeply disappointed n the de- teat of the Oleomarirarina bill. 1 - re fuse to believe that. ! if i .the facta were knnwn ia them, the majority of -the peo ple ef the atate would deliberately injure our great -dairy Interest for tha benefit f the producer! of the; South. Sea Is- iandsw ,,Tst- great majority -egainaj bill wa rained larrelx. bss taa-eircalation of false and misleading propaganda pic turing bntter at anv doUaza pound. ' : In time the. question ; again .must be submitted to tha swepl aa ta .whethoa. ar aot foreign ., vegetable i oil v substitutes thall be allowed to. masquerade . in the flavor and , color st batter .aad thereby tuke the horn njVet front on af thef greatest and mostrmportant industries in our state. -. t . . With feed higher.. man lor years, aim hatter fat low. the dairymea fac nam situation. ,X sincerely, hope; the legisla ture will grant them relief, itber by a tax on all vegetable ail substitntss for battev.rarby- robibitingf :tbo mixtare, of dairy products" wiih regatabla - oils f aa a substituta-for hotter. .. j.,;.. ..i. r IrrigaUon- and Drainage Bonds ; 'eonstitotionsl amendment to be voted on by the people at the General Electron r 1926V repeal ing tha atate guaranty 'of interest on ir rigstion and drainage bonds.' I am -not ready to-aay that tlia atate should cease to help drainage, aad irrigation, in Oregon, but I do believe that the-assistance ahould b airect. i ader. tbe present plan it has simply aforded a rich field for- exploit ation ,by-.promoters and schemers. often to tha- verv great detriment and distress f .tha,settler. The present commission has dona ita best to develop, to cooserTe. and. to ,;sava -under tne ;iaw. as j now exist.-.. - V " '.J '" The interest oa .tha Jordan vaisey ir- Hratiua bonds wan; certified na fotr .i.ierd beeauKa it was .found that the cost er cr for irrigation would ba less than P UK. and .for the . reason, too, that tbe ritieuii&sion decided tlia the - tae was eioralfy, if -ot legsUy, bound to do . so Usuks of the. attempt ta irrigate these lands under tha Carey ct. Thes bonds wera certified ana; pmrisw- . r amount, of $400,000,: It is my belief that this project will succeed .i j ., I During 1924 it was necessary t U f tha 1-' m a rrm n c v ISoard to ap propriate $18.51& to payiinterest on irri gation bonda, that had isssied. by J, tvklf oC irriration districts. There are now outstanding $2,03,110 i" bonds issued to pay inUreat on bnd jxl k.c .oreral irrieation -districts, i Many af thedistriet will not ;be able i to pay ihe interest a these bonds, and as they re .a general . obligation of the state t trill be necessary for this legislature to provide the -.money by , appropriation to bay thia interest, ainc. we must not al low the credit of tha atate to became im- ?rrtu- .waer,.- aavnntrs-r1 b ttl :XTQm- 1 n0 Atf tha fvrirailf.n i.Btriet Of CrB. tJl. Ill an a T swa- uo - Oregon ahould have .bad the stterrt.on of the criminal coarta before the statute of tmitationt had expired. Early tlers pioneers the very :bst I people ot .tha atater-rara, by -ana meana t of another, brought into thes irrigation, districts and bare lost...r artr-ott tha point af loainfc "hei ,nmVs horaasa boada voted- under .k. .ntiia (. law become an -ufadariy- bng lien. Such hoods take preeedeara over toana ..made even irom jna M.ri.- school fund. ' : " ! I Hrdro-Electrio tower i Oregon haa "the-finest; natural - water newer in the Union, and I favor iU se lor the benefit of the people, lb ia tn- d eve loped at presen, wnpi-.v, T-" private eorporstions, which eajoy ia.'n epoly of the Creator s wanaenai .piv " the' people. Properly dr signed chydro lectric plants constructed along tnodern tinea on Oregon's splendid) power streams should not cost, ia msny.aoeatwna, more .i imn i VAna nower. Unaer tne resent ayeteme millions of dollar are in- r c , . u.u-wlJ Vartw- rested tn vrregon in Mu-a-"-electric planta of high-cost construction, for which the public is paying. ?- . . ; ti,. tnKti Rervice 0jmmiion of this m.tri tho ratea for electric current bssed oa cost of construction aad dis tributionsufficiently ntgn to pay est oa' over-valued investment, thua wak ing. the coat for. power er5iiwi -v.-., na, miiild brine to eat atate hundred of industries that would- cause aa unprecedented neveiopmont ia " cifie Northwest., 1 Tbe stage -is aot lor Ui hydro eWctrkv drama in i Oraini Thia atate is seriously handicapped new-liy the ,hMa JaLDmi'iit of hydro-eleetriet power t k . o WaihinrtoB. where nower is sold by municipal planta for much leaa than it H aold In Oregon-- - - I am informed -that power -an be de veloped en the MeKensieJ the Deschutes, the Columbia, and at tne TJmatil'-a Rap Ids, snd delivered to Portland . and the Willamette vaUer towns, far approximate- iy $11 per horsepower annually. I aiV you to enact a ilaw- creating Hydro-electric. Commission to investigate had report to the Oevernor the cost of roastruetion of modern, up-to-date,, hydro electric power plant on undeveloped na tsral water power of the state at Ore gon, investing this commission witii pow er to form a district,, establish boundar ies thereof for the delivery of electric energy and wser at-ucb points .as tha rommissioo- shall designate within, r tho district, and giving the Governor power, should - the eomatsioa so: recommend, to call a special election to vote a bond issue of sufficient amount to liuvld .aad con struct., such monicipsUy-owneil. hycro-elec-trie power plsnts. Even should any -district deeide .adxaxaely-aa to tho .construc tion ot such power plants.- tho data gath ered by auch a eoouaiision would be of great valae.te prospective investors. . , SULPHUR GLEARS Apply Siilphrw as Tol.l.WTica Your JSkin Broaks Out. I :. Any- breaking bot 'of : the skin, even fiery. Itching etlteraaVean: be quickly . overcome by! anplylnx a little entho-SBl'phTirt4leclTes a noiea EKia speclaUst. KBecanse ,of us germ oestroyiag rroDertlesihla uipnur preparation begins at once to soothe Irritated akin and bear eraptloVsueraVrasfiTpTnipiea andfrlngTivdrni: .',. t ,; v.: r ; - ..It, seldom fallal to .remove the torment Tand- dlsftgurement. Jand you .do n6t nf e to' wa)t for relfef frora embarrassment. - Improve ment quicMlyl 8nowsSufferra froni skin, troiible ahouid obtain a -small Jar: of ; Howies Mentfao- Salnhnr from anv aa3 use -It coli cfsan, Adr. The inrestment X $10,000,000 in Ihe Clear Lake l"rsjeet.- at the head tnt McKeniie river. I am informed by enein ara sAuU . dtJIver i the. fju.it mouQiuin water to most of the larger towns ia me U iiiametf. raller. and urabably would yield current that cjould be sold for not more -than i'et norsepower sonuar l. wbnlMtale. which' would pay for avain- tmanee and interest and provide far th nnaut of bou.l. This would revolu tionize Oregon." The people should has riirtit in ennstrnrt anch plants, where (a,,iI Msihle. at 'the earliest possible moment. 1 sIho .-(rfv. .that .?eery thing possible be" done .''to encourage -the ' con st fuctioft ot'a'plani at -Umatilla - Bapida for electric ana power pnrv"" - . tsbor 1 -It has com to my attention that thera are individuals and firms within tba state who employ labor without making proper nroTuuoa for prompt payment ot ! earned They- aasattmea get heavily u last honest working eople. and. tak ing advantage of this faft, forca the em ployes to accept stock or a valueleas in terest ia tbe business ia .settlement. I therefore recommend ; that provisions be mad for th more adequate protection of wages byr. givisg to the MMr; wmrnn sioner th authority to assist ia making collections through., tha district attorney a. where necessary, ana wno snau act vuo ah ratMt. i h i.I find from ' the report of the Labor Commissioner that there .was paid in lees to employment , agencies in the stata of Oregon, during -tha jrear J84. the enOr tnoua total of $358,756.44. This ia the amount exacted from. the laboring people for securing employment. I consider this amount extortionate. . i w firmly be lieve' that this? coubtry owes a job to very man who (wants to : work, f do not think that he ahould have to pay for tha privilege of securing one.- -jr " f I believe that free labor agencies, in cooperation with the .United States Em ployment Service, should be established in all centers, under the control of the Bur ms of Labor. I This, will incur aora ex- nense. although no large, and I favor a aufficient appropriation from th Stat Treasury o, providegthis needed relief to the unemployed. . 5 Child Labor Amendment Lab tutio I recommend the adoption of the Child bar Amendment to the .Federal consti- ution. It is certsipiy- ngnt and proper to give" to Congressi the power to pass a law protecting . .childhood ia America from th greed f - those who eoin dollars from the labor of. jselplesa children. I ' Salarl '-' i ' I A ' heavy responsibility falls . unoa. th District Attorneys of our state. The sal aries paid them frequently are inadequate return for the energy ana aomiy mat is demanded of the wen who are c.nnrgea r'ith the enforcement of the laws of the tate. : I recommend that these salaries fe increased. t - . .-, I ;i -i ' - . ! I ask -yen. also, to increase the salar ies of the Justices- of 1h Suprvme court. f J otaer saisry ncrpnna rt m mended. i , Taw F.nforcement t. In the matter of" few enforcement there has been most certainly - a decided im provement, ia. this state. However, much (till remains to be done. Alt laws should ,n enforced upon rich and, poor alike, in riagnificent borne as. well as in humble ouage. -1 . am . a firm .believer in the I'rohibition law. Ini the enforcement of this law we have had 1218 cases and the narcotic, cases numbered 15. There "as been, assessed S27U903.63 in fines for riolat'ton ofthe Prohibition, - law, and $1100 in Jines for. violation of the Nar cotic law. Sentences imposed 'would re quire.; .4.1,631 . days' ;' confinement in .jails gad penitentiary for tbe violation of the lrabihitinn law. and 570 days for Viola tion of. - the Narcotic law. There have been .destroyed j 28,144 gallons of intox icating liquor and ; mah. Stills seised hud dertroved nuinlier 134. There bave been seized and confiscated 43 automo kilo. i tinder o Deration af , .the law we re forcing the .bootlegger to pay for his own conviction. , ji ' inf w rn... . r With sufficient fund and vigor, tha boot (egger will be driven entirely out of bus! i The denartment has been active in nearly every, ronuty in, the state. Only S?.,000 was allowed the prohibition fund kniinallv. The Stat aTohibition Depart ment bas created : more consternation SuMinr those who flagrantly disobey the brohibition laws, and among offictaia lax fn their enforcement methods, than has een created anywhere, at! any time, with he ssme amount at- funds for personnel md operations. J Urge , you to increase he power of this depsrtment, and give it 0 per cent, of t the, fines (Collected from yiolstors ot the prontDmon taws.: . The State Prohibition fore is- th ter ror of the lawbreakers.. It ha, .been con- ducted in a clean, straight-forward, busi- aasa-like manner, ana a mviie your oay inmiirmii the moneys exDended in the enforcement of t the prohibition and j aarcotie lawa i I w rjsh .bring . to your attention the report of the Prohibition t In a aeries of addreeses delivered over the atate I have done my ,bi to arouae a- higher spirit of American ism, a deeper aense of moral dnty, ia the-.citlseas of Oregon. I have insisted, and still main tain, that honesty is tbe principal quali fication for all officials. I have used every rjossrble; opportunity afforded, by eohool or church to create a sentiment for the enforcement t -every .law, and for love ana respect tor " sacreu iuuiu tinna af rovernmeot. ' - . America ia doomed if classes ever ap pear aa they have in the older civuisa tin. item a.M-tDertv, and standing in oar country should be in the forefront of tha fight i or tao eniorcemess oi every law. Should the time ever come when the wild nob surgea down the street, aa it ao often has done since civilisation had Its beginning more than 6000 yeara ago, i vast wealth will then be of no avail. The plea for mercy will go unheeded unless the average citizen believes that all have received juatice ; aadVr the .operatidn. of the government, 1 which he is called upon to protect with his life; for this ia a gov ernment emanating Irom . an sue people. based on the consent of tne governed. . A sentiment must be built up through out the land that America plays fair with everyone, and respects no one over an other because - of property - or birth. I call upon every man and woman, within she . ennrca and without, 1 in tbe man sion and ia the cottage, in the city and on the farm, ia the office and in ' the field .of-labor, to share in the duty and, responsibility for law-enforcement.' t We, -who are -the beneficiaries of -tho greatest Inheritance .the -world- has ever nowa in the form of aovernraewtal insti tutions unequalled , ia. their justice.. aincp time began, , today, find them trembling in the balance, because there growing TaCiirb a Cold m m -.. . One Take Laxatlvo LJJ S Th "w -MMfc-W taw s' - ,-.V - 9 '-. - - - w "'w ' . Th3 Firct and" Ordinal Coid and Grip TbUt ' Proven Safe for more than ytusxier or n Century n effective -remedy foi ENZA, and as ;; A Preventive TIe beat bears thia gnafaixo ! 'MS Day II .1 -i V. AViiw. re t 2 i. up a BV'irit cf injjf fer tablished attiiiortiy: CMs iy there be a revlval'of the spirit of ence for-authority-and' law .that wilt sweep this land from end to ead, so that Oregon may be the aiost progressive slate in all the Union: a state where law ix beld aacred. enforced without favor, ; or wiImI when found wrong. All the pol ice -power la the nation could not bring this to Jiass jn Oregon alone nirtes aiip norterf -tf tionnlsr anorovat. Our govern mrnv will stand only so long asi justice ia administered- through the Jawi ana eoutrv; 1 call upon the bench, and bar of this state In Mlmu ihH nractice ia the nrts a that the puaiehmeat i-af the guilty 4 will . be prompt and commensurate with tbe crime. wnea; tne sssn-nwi jr,) .w cslled lower stratum of society. i w y atanuteit nnon It that he also naa mane nis sp pears ece into the so-called upper Mrat-am.- This country has more t fear from the law violator ia tbe marble office than from the ragged leader ef the mob In. th atreet. itt -ts vna iur -cuter .u.. timea th professional idler who as cruel ly respoasible for th "I don't;cara a t ntuda Af today, i . Friends, as w lov America,' w must esrel Our . oarn. . homes, our own govern ment,' depend upon. the thought and, csra that we exercise for their preservation and their .continuance. It. is still true that "Kternal vigilance is the price of liberty.". ' ' ' ""; ' il am! exceedingly anxious to work- In armony with this legislature. I do not want' toi infringe in any way. bpon aay f the j prerogatives of 'the legislative br tnch hi aur state government.!, I guar antee tof yon that every department of the State ia ppen to your inspection. A W will ba triad to appear before any of your eom- ,'piirtees at any -time for a full and com plete accounting; or any iransacnou or circumstance ; in th .conduct of state af fairs upon which you may desire informa tion. - - J . ' - -! " i i- ': i It Is iyour function to. prepare and to pass bills.- I, wish t help you in-wrery possible Iway.1 " Iitender you my full fcooB- erst ion (it all times. ,- U; 4.$ t Oat-state, is rapidly growing in wealth. and population, i We must not handicap r retard ita progress.. Neither must wo allow the confiscation of valuable proper ty in this. state. for tb benefit ot th sel fish few!who would avoid their reasonable part of the burdens of society.. It is the duty of i low to jeoualiae the. burdens aa far 'as .possible, compelling . the selfish to assume the obligations which they should bear as a -matter-of -Tight." -j : Orecsn is on of tha moat favored spots On all this earth.- Wa hav the , climate. tha soily the water, tha. natural gifts of nature, i We have inherited .the experi ence- of t the ares. ' We can create here the mo. -parfect. civilisation, tha world bas ever known, whet, tho rewards of human toil arej more' equitably dimributed,! and the burdens of iociety ara more equally borne, thaft elswierer ':' f"''.- ft ' . . . , : , j viur lores ts must o prsereu wii.uuj may . bring labor and. wealth .to future generations. ' Th might -of our streama sho.nld hest and light. th homes and turn th wheels of industry. In Oa-fqton ahould be established the .fjuat Jemple of civili sation, f May. out deliueratiotta and work here, contribute som fffgall measura- of progreasi toward: that great end.- WALTKB if. PIERfJR. i j 1 l 7-rt-Vv ' ; i '.-"'! .- -' 1"-.-.- - - -,- J; , i i --r-HiiKii r!.;;';'". - h-:!.- ,ri - . i'. ' : ' ' ' We now have a big line of Radio sets as Veil as a combination Brunswick and Radiola. Come in today for demonstration or phone and we will gladly send one to your home. , ' i; ": . 1 ' , Radio Sets Radiola III Complete with tubes arid, head phones Radi61aIIf AComplete with 4 tubes ahd hea'd phohes $65.00; or v0ill Ifft . with loud speaker ...U' vil U U U Radiola Regenoflex tubes arid loud speaker; Radiola Super-Heterodyne (Second Har monic) Complete 6 radiotrons and UZ- i6Zb loud speaker! JL.I.w.i; TONV11Et,PLA.V OF PAYiffiXT: Ve UiU gladly arraro T - j. , " wuivmcraT. aSK SDOttt ri-.-iTT.. j ' ; .. j ' - '. i - ' l I - ' ' A A. ! i'p-i- "T 'I n"- ' ' i ' ' ' ' ' : ' 'r . jl '.'-"-j .'--'" "r-4jS .-- X 1 1 . ,'! '",'-. T."'"""" 11 .'J'1." 1 .' ' TA :' v v v " "'.'-" '','-1':"-" aSS'' . H ' vi'i "'';' -AtiwA : i r.Vf iiiij.'sMII 'Mif JtV!) 'I'-.fc-f.-v-i. i;-.-i-f jitv - - .'." ..' '- -.- ' ' ' H ; .'.:.4f--'-'4- i.V& laft-- Aj ' 1; I'-vj'-J .fit 7 ..A A, j -':'..-' "V ' ) A' - ' , - - :f . i 1''--';f--. ... -.j .:;r::':;-!r-',''ji''- --m---; ... .... r m9 . I H m: ' I ' m w I M- I aw " r II a - 12) PlaX j Bavins as compared to made lo ordcrjfprmsl f 4 I gSIp3 nV,foissory.Note4 &ZTSt - Muijy jy-eparea lor tne courts and crlvata - . i . .' ' . rA W -. . ; L " r (PRINTED AND FOR SALE BY 'I--'- . A .... ,- f t T L; - ..'.- , i I . - 1 .' TITe rSfafesman : PublisMii'f I. I " t it., j i 1 ! i HELD FOR TIE! ''v.-f"' i-'? " " c . - -r " . " " tee Cr Raffe CHamed With i Miienipieu, duimijt ui !IF'A:VDo0 Stored Arrested less. than a. block away from 4 the ; Doe store, where a browler had forced his " entrance by. a; jiminie,,, Lee, C, Ruffe Is held by the, Salem police for Inves tigation. Bail was fixed .at $1500 which, he was unable .to furnish and he , Is" now confined in ' the county jail.' ' The ease was trans f erred to the Justice court Monday. , .-Late. Sunday night Charles Rice, who lives onthe Fairgrounds road, reported: that "he saw a man In the Doe store. '; Investigation disclosed that the door of; the store had been jimmied,. bnt the burglar, had fled. ; Officers Wilea and Olson arrest ed Ruffe, In a small car at High land avenue and found in his pos session an assortment of burglar's tool's just after; the . report of the attempted robbery' and burglary. Tha car belonged to T. f .'Hannah, 325 First, Portland. A'jimmie found In the car. fits the hole in the door of the Doe store. ' 'I Each inTeflIit of tlia stw dard family remedy is a recog ' nizea Qhea0 -jxiedicuie . for congbfi snd throat Irritations. wms wuuum stall j- j Is Jv. TV ,;-a;stire 'xtvTrr: - UC0U3nE2UED7U CONTAINS NQ NARCOTICS ..". Sold- vym irsrwixmx-o "r'' jll.ll.llt-lUlDhll) n S-T-i-FF: ' BROADCASTING . Cbmbinatibh Sets , . . ! n't-- -,. : J- j. I ji . ' " r Brunswick . Radiola No. 3b..combination all in one cabihet, - v ft fl flfi Brunswick and Radiola .... 3 1 2 UoU U Brunswick Radiola No. 35, conibination Radiola and ; MOC ilfV Brunswick ...L.ii2l.oS.UU "' -vf -' .j..' ....... ..,.... . . Brunswick 'Radiola " SDecial--rnbina- 4a - $35.00 ' : : jr- i: r-? ! il'' i .-i F "Li" 4 A-t kiompleteu; witKl4 tion Radiola. C1 OI flft i tuDer 4)1 VI UU i concealed in cabinet VcJUU;UU Brunswick Radiola No.' . J6Q-4Combina- tion i rsrunswick and ... 6-tube... Super- $269.00 neterodyne, in one cabinet jmuai payment, the balance la our iiari. - - I." - ' 'A.A. LEGAL BLA2TK HEADQUARTERS At E3incr3 Office, Ground Fleer - ' - W ' CURED WlTIirj? SURGERY MY METHOD of trearing Pa. recoginsed as so successful, U norv aurgicaL No inconveniences, embarrass, menu or confinement during trearroents. One may come and. go about his dutict as usual. Relief. U spparent frorrt the very firsts and I 'positively GUAR AN. TCE to cure, any case of Piles or refund the patient's fee. - ; .. i . - It you will write to m. I will send you my FREE book on Piles aad other Racial ainJ Colon disor der a. ---. CI! .JrJv DtAN, M.Dlr PORTLAND Off-SCtS- SEATTLE OFFICES' Or Dn u'ua4 B- -8t Stwfi Su,lj- -; iv-.tf- ; S 'v7 . - ifrr is WE PAY CASH F0H YOUR FOBTJITOR-E Capital HorHwaro CO . 283 N. Com'l St. Phone zrt and Prnriswick including 6- &uper-Heterodyne loud- speaker , OCrTfl nfl as arw $5go;oo complete, all , . for Brunswick Radiola .H - or equal nionthJy amounts to suit - .; j I . J f i ; a his v , ' ; Installment liclcc a