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SECTION TWO
Society
Better -Homes
O L'E A N A N D VIGOROUS
SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1926
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Imported Canine's Upkeep Requires More Than Total Income
for Many Good Sized Families, "Sidney Williams!
Sets Aside $23,000 Annually '
By 1UROERT PICKARD 1
fcW YORK Lots of families
get along n IceIySn ""$ 3.0 0 0" a' year,
and countless others nave to lite
on much -less, but It costs 'Mrs.
Sidney Williams, wife of a retired
broker, , 95,000 a year, to keep
"Francie," her lap dbgv.-j
This was learned when Mrs.
Williams returned the other day
from Europe, bringing "Francie"
and an -expensive outfit obtained
for the canine in Paris. . I r
Francie's wardrobe was the only
tbing In tbe Williams baggage to
excite the professional Interest of
the customs men. 1 The trip to
Paris was undertaken only to- pro
.vlde the minature pop with -proper
spring clothes," so tbere was
nothing else bought- But Francie's
wardrobe was plenty.;. V f 4 .:
1 Francie has an allowance of
$ ff.O 00 a year wUbr which, are pur
cbased all the luxuries known tor
the animal kingdom. Much' of It
goes to counteract dressmaking
bills, for Francie's almost-Indecent
bareness requires - extraordinary
protection against 4 the temperate
zone elements.) ' Some' of the bud-
AOet is alio ted to looa, aocior, ai
s i ; pendant and imng quarters.
The
rest is spent on luxuries, ,
rV Tbe dog now has clothes to fit
.any occasion. . woes ner muiress.
entertains ai lea aiong &ips
x rancie in ioh laieaw ui ica
gowns. If it be a formal dinner
Francle Is there In aUire appro
priate to the occasion. : he has
golf togs and a bathing suit. She
has m Ittens for the cold and two
fur coats. She 'has innumerable
sweaters and the trickiest pajamas
- that any costumer ever turned out,
- IPrtnrU a nvn flBirten at
if' X Hotel Madi&tt. Therer is
' A,;, N.I wftfi mitfrmu.'-anrlffrl
v. ! K"v " " " - ' TT
aiM sneeu au rcaar iur ur
slip Into., It's a dog's life.
- The-maid who looks after Fran-
inuiins
ISWEUEXPlliED
One of the" Qualities That
ri 2 Make Hemo Undesirable
Vi
J (What is marijuana? f. Under
many different , ways of epelling
the - name of the thing.1 there has
been in the past few years a great
deal of comment on the use of
marijuana at the Oregon peni
tentiary. il came about tn this
way: Some .hundreds of tons of
hemp were taken la on contract at
that Instintlon three years ago this
fall ; grown; on Lake Lablsh bea
rerdam lands. It sras f ifle: A
great predttct; as good as the best
Italian hemp. Produced a great
per acre'yleld.ifBut there was no
way to work it up at the peniten-
tarir- Tha fiax crop needed ail
the retting room Special machin
ery for making It: up from tne
green "tow was expenslre; pro
hibitiTely ed, ualess the -handling
of hemo fiber were to be made ;a
major industry there," and a per
manent one. i So the hemp was
tared. . Then it was :foand that
A 1.00 luuiavca Tfsi-i.Mivwp.i( '
jsf-m. j "
x?Sthe past few months, all the peni-
' tv tentlary nemp has Dee a reiieu. uu
' "broken, so the marljuftna nuisance
f J there Is a;thlngf thdwtstr The
r Literary Digest of this weea nas
dor the heading, "Our Home Hash
eesh Croo " as follows: N
iThe hemp phinti 'the source of
the drug hasheesh, is one or uw
commonest sreeds of tbe country;
but there, Is little danger that it
t will sertDusly promote -the .drug
habit.. ,Thto Is the opinion oi gor
. ernment plant scientists giTen In
response to aa inquiry from Sci
ence Serrice. Tear ; of ls abuse
ta huii TnwMil In various 1 o-
cali.where the plant has been
li'A. l7ird rrowlna'. Hemo has
' beenln this ; country- for many
years haying been introduced as
a plant grown for fiber er oil and
afterward hafins escaped and be
come thoroughly naturalized.
Says the Services Dai3y Scienc'e
lVNw Bulletin (Washington)
r" "There Is no reason to become
o-rMtod about a sporadic outbreak
1 of hasheesh -addieltlon, Pr.r W.
l' W. Stockberger of the bureau of
l - plant industry stated to science
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cie was not taken on the European
shopping tour and didn't get back
h charge until the hotel was
reached. ;-:f' -- --t
iThls Francle Is not : the only
canine that lives on the fat of the
land. She is the most expensive
of the Williams' kennels, but
there are four others on the West
chester estate, of the retired bus!
ness man. -These four,' together
with Franeie, cost about $23,000 a
year. " There: Is not a single wish
indicated In a whimper or a growl
that is not acceded to by the maid
that looks after their welfare. And
for this care they do not even have
to exhibit themselves at pulc
shows., 1, There only duty in Hfe!Is
to make their owners happy. . . ;
Horeifter this iiMBoroni weekly col
li am, vrtttoa,1y -af White, will ap
pear la tbe ieatare tectlon ef the
: ; StTNOAT OltEOOH 8f ATESMULS :
THERE REALLY AINT MUCH
USE .'; v
TO WRITE ANYTHING THIS
WEEK
FOR -MOST OF the admirin
readers of this great colyum of
moral npllft; are 6ut tryin to coax
the wily .trout from some limpid
pool. When these Izaak Waltons
return, footsore and weary, they-
re goin to be busy -tellin' about
the big ones that got -away and
wjJJ3"Jt havejimto read; j
. -IN DAYS GONE BY folks took
sarsapafilla' for that - run down
feeling. ' In "these modern ' times
when "motor "traffic "Is so ; Intense
that a "person 'Is In i constant jeop-i
ardy, liniment is a' lot more ap
propriate. "-".!"
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WHAT'S BOTHERIN ME is
how this country is goin to get
along in case some of these polit
ical candidates are defeated.
THE DUMBEST feller I know
of is the goof who brough along
a hammer and' saw to eat a dub
sandwich. - :Ji.v fi;l
OUTSIDE OF A "painless den
tist" . the biggest liar of my ae
Quaintance Is the smiling clerk In
a busy store who telm tou he will
wait on you in a tfew minutes.
MOST WOMEN; don't seem to
realise that there Is a lot of dif
ference in the way a garment
looks on a model j and the . way it
will look on themselves. j
SOME ONE wad tellia me that
I sometimes ' use split . infinitives
in .this ' colyum. j Well, whadda I
care; Id rather .use split ones than
none at all. . - ' j - ,
SOME OF THESE banjo pickin'
Jass orchestra hounds are goin to
find it necessary 'to change their
style and" technique when - they get
to tbe place where1 harp playin Js
featured exclusively. - ' ,
' Some Panoas 'Partnerships
PORK & BEANS.
KNIVES & FORKS.
T SJTOOP & FETCHIT. ' I "
PEES & rQUES. 1
CORNBEEF & CABBITCIL '
NEEDLES & PINS.. ti , 1
T rHOOK& LINE. 1 ".
SOULB&BODY. v
FARR & WIDE. ' '
SALTE & PEPPER. "
t NOTHIN MAKES AN amateur
performer feel better than to have
someone .say ''You ought to be on
the! stage." " s
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.IT. USED TO BE that the world
would -heat a path to the door of
the man who made a better mouse
trap' than h Is neighbor. Nowadays
they'll do the same thing when a
man makes better ; home ; brew.
AND NOW seems to be some
doubt as ' to who discovered the
River of Doubt. j i ": -V '
"NOTHING TAKES the place of
leather." said Paw as he diligently
applied the strap to the seat , of
Willie's trousers.
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YOU'LL 'NEVER KNOW until
you try It how many words it takes
Ravings
to fill a eolyum.
AND . v u- THATLIf P0,: Jv
Rev. E. H. Shanks Writejs
Weekly Juvenile Story for
Statesman
' Rev. Ernest H. Shanks.
"Hello, Jim! Going to Bill Bitt-
ner's barn-raising?"
. "Didn't know he was ready to
raise," said Jim.
"Well, he is; and the raising Is
to be tomorrow," said Billy Lund.
i "Better come and go along. Dad
says I may go." . .
"Sure1, I'll go. I would not miss
it for anything. It is lots of fun.
I 'like to see the 'bents' (frames)
go '.tip. ' -And the dinner, yum,
yum." . j .
: What toy would not want to go
to an old-fashioned barn raising!
Wheu they used to; frame parts on
the ground,' put them together,
and have scores of men come from
all around the neighborhood to
help set them, up. All the -pieces
were framed, marked and cut to
size, 'tenons and mortises cut and
fit and -fastened together r with
wooden keys, and then the whole
raised Into position as a single
piece at one operation. .
. The men come for the occasion,
give their time and work, without
pay, making it a great holiday and
there is always a big dinner when
the building is up.. Enough -men,
can raise a big. building in a half
day and the long tables are set for
dinner' at noon. Women -of tbe
neighborhood help the wife in
cooking ; piles .of roast beef, pies,
cakes and preparing vegetables, in
great, quantities, for the man are
always hungry. i
. So the next morning Billy Lund
and Jim Stone were 'among the
early arrivals ,at -BlllBlttner's
place, .. There, they found Jim Rob?
ertson, the boss carpenter, and his
five or six helpefs busy' getting
everything In readiness for the,
raising. . Jim was a big, burly
Scotchman, rough and exacting,
with ,a vojee like a lion. It - was
great Just to hear him. "bossing'!
around. His first assistant was a
little . wiry Irishman ' named Pat
rick Dolan. Patrick was quick as
lightning, and full of fun. f r f '
( "Here, you boys, step lively,"
called out ' Patrick Dolan as the
boys came, upon the grounds.
"Help get these braces and pike
poles in place." 1
So Jim Stone and Billy Lund
jumped into the? Job as fast as they
could. It was 'great Jfun, too, for
Pat Dolan kept them laughing all
the time., y i ; ;
There were "5 or80,men who
came to elp put up" Bill Din
ner's barn.' 1 By 8 o'clock afl were
ready and the putting together of
the great 'frames, as the timbers
lay upon the foundation began in
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VOLUME I.
With veritable summer weather here, it seems strange
that the calendar admits it to be only the middle of April.
There were a good many things happening in Salem last
week, and about five minutes spent in glancing through this
section will give you a mighty; good idea ' of vwhat develop
ments took place. -. , ' J '
:t . Monday,. 'April 12 .
If the recommendations of!the special garbage committee
appointed by Mayor J. B. Giesy are heeded by.members of the
city council a f ive-year contract' yrill be entered into with
the City Scavenger company -, and i the Salem Scavenger com
pany jointly to take 'full charge; of disposing of Athe city's
garbages Under'the contract agreeable to both Henry Walk
er, head of the Cit Scavenger company and B. S. Cum
mings, 'head of the Salem Scavenger company the two would
furnish the.property to be used for the dunip." f
5. The official list pf students who-will graduate from
Salem high school this spring was given out by of ficials late
Monday. Class of 1926 will be 'among the largest groups to
receive diplomas from ' the local school. ( ' ; 1 j
) 7' Indicating distinct indifference as to the; outcome of , the
special : election held , Monday at .which ' only 673 votes were
cast, the proposal to purchase the Tuxedo Park site between
South Church and South Capitol streets, anil) Howard iand
Oxford 8treetson which. to construct a new school. building
was turned down by taxpayers who cast 410 votes against
the purchase ; and 263 in favors - ; . J .
! At a special meeting of the ways and means committee
and the bridge committee of the city council the question of
asking for a two-mill levy , for bridges, to be placed on the
May primary ballot or;to be held over tilj the November elec
tion, along with other. proposals for bond Issues, .was care
fully considered. The meeting adjourned indicating that the
ordinance passed by city council placing the levy for bridges
on the'May ballot might'be vetoed, and brought up in Novem
ber, to better advantage, r ;,'-'. Vv' v. " . ' '
; f More backbonenot modification, is what is needed - for
better-enforcement of the Volstead act, according. to a tele
gram prepared by, Governor Pierce and sent to -Washington
fcr consideration "of the- tefnate " inyestiatins t committee.
j ' POURTKKX
Eve, getting her first ; view -of
Chicago as the train ' waved along
inclined tracks between tall, fum
ing smokestacks, huddled closer to
her husband of a day: Chicago
was so big! It awed and made her
afraid.
It was the first time she had
ever Been away, from Central .City;
except to go to the Y. W; C. A. s
summer camp for, high, school girls
in the southern part of the home
state, - and to ' make 'Various one
day, or week-end excursions to
nearby communities. V
"Clay, sensing her feeling;
laughed. ' He knew Chicago as the
soldier boys from Camp Grant and
Fort Sheridan learned about It.
"That," he pointed out confiden
tially, "is Montgomery, Roebuck'
& Co., and "oyer there is the Gro
gan Harvester wdrks." Eve could
see the identifying -signs over both
Writing American Operas,
Brilliant New Profession
Opera Society of Chicago Lists 25 Native Composers Whose
r , Scores Already Have Received David Bispham
Memorial Medal for Superior Work
CHICAGO, April 17. (By As
sociated Press.) -The business of
writing American' operas is not
such an infant Industry as one
might be led to suppose.
This has been brought to light
by an announcement of the Amer
ican Opera society of Chicago that
25 native composers of operatic
scores already have received the
David Bispham .memorial medal
for American grand opera, of eith
er the tragic or comic variety.
In addition to talent an tech
nique,' requisites for the, award in-'
elude American citizenship' and
liberettQ In. the English language.
Seven Hlinols composers receiv
ed the award this 'month, while
four 'had won the honor previous
ly. Outside of, Illinois, the Bisp
ham .medal has been awarded to
14 musicians. 4 ,
Mrs. Rockefeller. McCormlck is
honorary chairman' of. the Ameri
can ppera society, which was
founded and is now directed by
Mrs. Eleanor Everest Freer, well
known American composer. Its
purposes are 'set forth.
"To encourage' the use of our
native language In opera and con
cert in English-speaking countries
by recommendation of adequate
translations; to encourage the per
formance of American opera or
music-drama, and to give Just re
cognition, to the American Com
poser, of ability. I
,Tp award the David Bispham
memorial medal in Chicago when
ever possible; or elsewhere,1 when
satisfactory information of an
The r Buspi cMers Metvspxwer
Published in the interest of those seeking fall and accurate survqy of.
week's local developments i r
plants. "Grogan, you know,mar
ried a woman who thinks she can
sing," Clay explained. "She's tried
all sorts of ways to win fame in
grand opera and the movies and
well, here We' are." The porter
was taking the , baggage to the
Pullman vestibule.
"I remember one time," Clay
resumed, as they stood at the ves
tibule door, waiting for a clear
passage, "when a bunch of us-fel-lows'
came up' to Chicago from
Camp Grant on 24 hours leave. All
the-rest of them got stewed, but
I didn't. A bunch of M. P.'s
military police, you know came
along and tried to pinch us all.
but I got away, dragging along my
buddy. A bunch of girls came
along and "Clay suddenly real
ized that this was a story he ought
not ten. - .(
"Yes, and--?" Eve spurred him
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(Continued on page 5)
American opera has been obtained
by the society."
The seven Illinois composers
who received the award "this
month, and the works that brought
them recognition, follow:
Mrs. 'Alfred Bfirrit Andrews
"Gufdo Ferrantl." given with suc
cess by the Aborn Opera company
at the Chicago auditorium.
Clarence , Loomfs "Yolando of
Cyprus," and "Castle of Gold."
Charles Carlson "Phelias."
SV W. HarwIIl "Bella Donna,"
taken :t9 ( Italy. by.ToacaniBri' for
possible presentation at La Scala
opera house.
Hamilton Forrest "Yzdra,"
dedicated to Mary Garden.
"Henry Purmont Eames "Pris
cilla," comic opera. '-
William Lester "Everyman,"
choral opera.
Previous Illinois awards were to
J. Lewis .Browne, "The Corsica
Girl"; Simon 'Bucharon. "Sahka
ra"; Nsaac Van Grove. "Tbe Music
'Robber','; 'Mrs. Freer, "The Leg
end of the Piper," and Massimll
llano, "The Court Jester."
1 Other composers who have re
ceived the medal are Chas. Wake
field Cadman, Victor Herbert, W.
Frank! Harling, Aldo Franchetti.
Carter, De Leone,, Stearns, Hugo,
Lyford, Patterson, Stewart, Had
ley. Converse and McCoy.
; Operas by Harling and Fran
phetti were presented 'IasC season
by Chicago Clvfc Opera company,
which : next season will prodnce'
Cadman's "The Witch of Salem."
"Representing a large majority of Oregon'sjvoters, I protest
any modification of the Volstead-act," It read.
Tuesday, April 13
Although the Tuxedo Park school site had apparently
been laid to rest, as the result
it sprang to fiery, prominence
board Tuesday night when several residents of South Salem
indicated they would immediately circulate a petition asking
that they.be allowed to vote again on the project on June 21.
Home construction in Salem meant a daily outlay of just
$7,567.50 through and including the fjrst ten days of the
month. ' This was. unusual for two reasons: first, it meant
an average of two. new homes a day for. that period; second,
it meant that the average Value of each home for this month
was $3,783.75 while the average value, of homes constructed
last year was less than $3000, . "
Dr. C'Al Downs was installed as. a member of scho61
board to succeed P. MTGregory, who 'had resigned.
: -Miss Gladys Mclntyre of Salent and "a student at Wil
lamette' university has-been selected-byGovernor, Pierce as
one of Oregon's singers at the Sesqui-Cbntenial in Philadelphia-in
July.';-Approximately ?00 singers frpm Oregon will
participate ihthe ceremonies, V - ' , -, " ;
--'"'; . Wednesday, April -14 :
: John B. Giesy, . mayor of Salem, declared his intention
tqfile for the lower house of the legislature, submitting his
name to go on the republican 'ballot for the May. 21 primar
ies. ! ; He, has . been .urged to this action, from various .sections
of. the country, and .by his Salem1 friends, because of the fact
that he is familiar with , the affairs of hi3 state and county,
because of his long connection with the state industrial acci
dent "commission. He -'has also been .urged from different
sections of Salem to stand for reelection as mayor,' on account
of principals of economy, and law enforcement and efficient
service in the cityfs affairs .... . ,
' ; ' IlaroldTomlinson, Winston Williams and Edith Starrett
were' chosen Wednesday to represent Salem Thigh school at
tjiis end of the cross'corttinentr debate with Jthe 'high school
bf SaIeni,'Mass.on May 7. " The members of the ; team going
'M5i.ULii?!.i
Weekly Summary " of Coun
cil News' Shows Field
Rally .Preparation :
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Camp Folders Ready
The camp folders and applica
tions for the 192 6 season of Camp
Cascasan, the summer scout camp
of the Cascade Area "Council are
now5 on hand 'and may be had by
calling at the scout headquarters.
There will be two periods of
two weeks each; the 'first period
starting on the eleventh' of July
and the second period from the
twenty-fifth of July to.the eighth
of August. The first application
to be received was presented 'by
Scout Billy Mullen of Troop 2t
Salem. Bill 'has signed .up for
both periods. v ThIs Is a splendid
example which has been set and
It is hoped that more will follow
without delay.
Special Camp Scholarship
A special camp scholarship of
two .weeks is being offered by ;Rex
Sanford,' scoutmaster pf ;troop 2,'
and by H. D. Ware 'of troop g;
This; scholarship Is to be present
ed tb the troop in Salem which
registers the largest percentage of
its membership for Camp Cascasan"
on or before the twenty-second of
May! ' This scholarship may be
used by the winning troop to send
any one of its ' members to camp
for either periodl
Court of Honor
The April meeting of the Salem
Court of Honof 'wlll be held at the
Marion county court house. Wed
nesday evening,' April 21, at rl5.
Several scouts have already signed
up. We want to make this a big
meeting. Be sure and register at
headquarters in advance.
Champoeg Day
The Salem scouts have been
asked to handle the traffic at
Champoeg Park on: Saturday, May
1, which is Champoeg Day. This
service will - be rendered by the
Special Service Corps. If you are
a member of the corps hold this
day open and be ready to report
for duty. ' . J," j
Annual Field Rally
The 1926 Field Rally will be
held at Bell Field, O. A. C, Cor
vallis, on Saturday, May 22. At
this time troops from Salem, Cor
vallis -and McMinnvIIle will com
pete for the Burnett Trophy whieh
is offered by. the Burnett Bros,
jewelry store. .
At the -present the. cup is held
by Troop 1 of Salem.
Pennants will be awarded to
troops taking second and third
places. The meet will be followed
bj a swim in the O. A. C. tank.
The eventst&is year are as fol
lows: Troop1 and troop camp in
spection, semaphore signalling.
j Continued o pra 4.)
the
NUMBER 4
of , the special election Monday,
at the-meeting of the school
Biography jand Record -Presents
First Ballot
1
I was born In Oregon,. -I have
been! engage "in the mercantile
and farming business. . 'For 'the
past twelve years I ; have lived ' on,'
and operated; a farm at Sola in
Polk county, j I nave served In the
legislature four regular and two
special sessions. . '
i 'i With this Experience aa a back
ground,- I aspire to the office of
governor of nay aatlve state, 'be
cause I believe I can render a
real service. -
;. If elected tjo the office of gover
nor, it vls my intention to bring
about - a :redqction ' in 'taxes. By
reduction of taxes 1 mean exactly
that which tbe people commonly
understand reduction of taxes 'to
be. I -mean by it, a reduction bf
the total v sum derived .'from all
sources.; In fehort, I mean a "re
duction In thej cost of government;
I was appointed collector 'of
customs for 'the Portland, district
by-President '.McKinley in ;1899.
and ' t reappoiiited by President
Koosevelt ln j902. Ior the fiscal
year ending June ' 30, 1898,' the
last year of - niy 'predecessor, the
total - receipts jet" the . office V were
$376,927.11, e-nd the cost" Of Tun
ning the officf 62,309.38. - For
the fiscal yeaj ending June 30,
1906, my last! year fn office, -the.
total receipts jot the office were
$738,235.94, ajad the cost-of run-
nlng the office $55r9'27.83. The
business of the office practically
doubled, and 'iWrf led bthe busi
ness for $6S?.15 less tnoneyi ;
' This Trarving j was .made in the
face of increased business. With
out sacrificing efficiency? or reduc
ing salaries. The same1 thing an
be done m thestate government.!;
The tax burden ' should ''be ad
justed ; by collection ; fr6m."m'any
who how pay hothlng, by collect
ing more .front thdse .not paying
enough', 'and Increasing the sourc
es of indirect j revenue. This is
not urged' for tbe purpose of get
ting more money to " spend, but
that the burdjan may be more
equitably, distributed. j
If I "becomi governor, there
will be no discount on the tax
payer's ' dollars J I will ' see'- to it
that every dollar paid In taxes will
return to the tax payer a dollar's
worth of servlcfe.
Tou ask howj? -By proper -control
of, the budget and a very
careful; supervision of the expends
iture of appropriations. -
In our national government, the
president is this ' budget making
officer, j Likewise, "In many states
of the union, the governor is the
budget .making official.
I favor In this Btate making the
governor the bhdget making effi
cer. j j '. ; '
Under pur law, the i governor
has the power to veto any appro-J
prlatlon made by . the legislature,
or any ! single item in any appro
priation 14111. j
' If glten the power to make the
budget j the - governor would , be
solely responsible for state expens
es and could nolj evade the respon
sibility The ckly way, he eould
be relieved of ahy.part et it would
be by ' the legislature over-riding
his - veto; -whiehj requires a two
thirds vote of both, houses.
; -More than haf of Oregon's area
la untaxed goverhmeht land, whkh
is being tmade pnore. valuable at
the 'expense of Oregon taxpayers.
I believe that al receipts and rev
enues now. or at any time derived'
from these landk In. excess of. the
actual administrative v expense
should -pe returned to the people
of Oregon. Thls would materially
reduce county aad state taxes. On
account! of myl personal relatiohs
With the nationil administration,
t believe; X, ettfei tfiajl f antther
gubernatorial eajndidate can rea
der assistance toi our. congression
al diregatlon at , Washington, In
securing relief la this matter, and
also, t in securing . necessary, and
beheBcIal "reclamatidfl hirbbr,
port, reforestatldn tmd highway
legislation: " ,
' i . Penitentiary
t The state penitentiary, has for
many years beeh used as a politic
al football for furthering the in
terests of politicians, and political
parties at the expense of the . tax
payers.. , Any department of tne
state, the employees of which hold
positions by reason of political ac4
tivlty and contributions to cam
pafgn f unds, and lose ; them - by
failure to - qualify in this respect.
is "necessarily exta-Svagant 'and in
efficient. ; The net result -is that
the taxpayer is actually paying the
campaign expenses of candidates
and party organizations, "and the
J i r i , . J . . 1 1 X . r
:..7e tat the eiaapia ct thaap-
Achievements and Policies,
on May 21,
ft
ppfntmeht ef six fwardens -at tha ir
peihtentiary ' in a period at tx ;
ryears. - - ; - r .
' No private' business "could 'prdsn
per with annual chaages of man-;
agement. no matter how ablli ' tta
managers. ; j ; ' .
. ,'No , one can hope f or :any 'per
manent, 'efficient and .economical
administration of the penitentiary ;
tthder;thls system ; f ' ; - !w -f
t ffavor placing' the -penltehtlalry "
Under the board of control,. 'It
Is the only ' state institution; inot f -now
under the board, :tothja end
that Hhe ' tenure - of Office at the J
penitentiary may: depend solely on ' -merit,
- as it " does at other state
Institutions, "This la thenly;way
to temove it from Dollflcs. f We
can'then reduce the eost'and hope
in time to make it; self sustaining.
The per capita 'cost ?of main
taining prisoners at the peniten
tiary as shown by reports for the'
period October -i, 1922, to Sep
tember 30, -1924, Is ;abdattwi9
the per capita cost , at the'-Btate
hospitals (under'the board of coa
trol). or more than : the per .caplta '
cost of living of the average tarn- 1
lly in Oregon. . " ; 1 A -
I also favor aboilahihg the pa-
role, board .and placing the parol-
fng bf -prisoners under the - board '.
of ebntrol, thus reducing, by ibse,
the already : too numerous state
boards.'- "-: '' "i
When pardons and paroles 'sire .
Issued the 'interests -of 'prisonsrs
should not 'be the only : motive .
the protection of the'SOO.OOOlaw
abiding citizens' of the state should
be given 4 fun .consideration; . ;
? There will': be greater -respect
for our Jaws ' and they 'will be
easier "and be ttfer "ehferceoTWhea "
the .too 'frequent -pardoning of
criminals ceases.:' - , ; ;
The abuse the pardoning '
power, in: this state, has b6en one :
of the greatest obsucles to the
proper enforcement f our laws
Records show that: the "life, term
er -in Oregon serves an average
term of 8 years. '' ;': - i "
In the interest of reformation
of prisoners, as well as a 'matter
of economy, prisoners should be
segregated, and the old state train-
lag school ; property can be nsed'
for that . purpose, with but very i
small initial expense, which mt- '
pense will -be more than met by
savings at the larger institution.
. ; 'Law Enforcement , -
1 believe in the impartial en- '
forcement of all laws. and. If "
elected, will work to that end, and
will appoint no man to enforce a
law who Is ' hot known to observe
that law. The prohibition laws,
like all other Jaws, will be rigidly
enforced by officials who believe
in their enforcement.
Fair 13eal of "Farmers 2 --
'iLhy administration In Oregon ,
to be successful must, in my opln- '
Ion, give careful and intelligent
consideration to the interests "of
the farmers.; Farming, Is onr ba-' -sic
.industry, . and it is a ' Well-
known fact' that, unless' the farmer -prospersall
lines of business and
Industry; feel an ill effect The
organised farmer" Is only demand- .
mg ta"lr and Just treatment; lie-Is
entitled to .this. Being a farmer,
I understand his problems; and
realize that a, proper administra-,
tfon of the tate ' goternment can '
be of assistance in bringing about '
better conditions for 'agriculture.
' - r: Highways' i -'::"
I "believe the Roosevelt higb
way should be constructed as soon
as funds are -available and tthat
immediate attention should' be
given to the iniprovement of the
more remote county roads to ! the
end that the farmers 'who rhave .
helped to 'pay "for otfr sUte roads
may reach 'and use them at -all
seasons ef ' the year. VZ . j u
; Conservative f oad construction .
tdust continue, the Toads already
built mustJbe"maiaUIned, and the
bonds ibe retired as ? they mature,
but there'must be no" hasty legisla
tion that Would Interfere with this
program- ra my opinion this5 pro
gram an be carried oat " With less
c6st to counties and taotortsts. :
The present automobile 'license -Is
Inequitable and unjust to -the
owners of . Used cars. Ttl3 tax". "
should be" equitably .adjusted." i I
ain opposed to any increase what
soever in the automobile; license
fees or gasoline. Ux JLs soon as
possible there should Te Tedoctloa
m both. -
1 1 am. opposed to the so-cailcX -peddler's
license law, as It .Is ap
plied to travelling saleuea. ..
" : . - lknJ Question ' " " r
'"Millions of dollars of public
j bonds have teca Is. aed aid ara
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