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"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman, March 23, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING 0. Charum Al RraieiixL EnxiDOM P. SacketT. PuMtifi Sheldon Fi Sacsett 'MmxiImh a tha The Associated Pmi l exchIvly entai4 ta tba eaa for po !'- . on of U new dtxatchea credited te It er tot otherwise credited to this ppr. - Pacific Coast Advertislns representatives x Arttnrr TT." ftype, Inc.. Pm-tUnd, Pororlty I Baa FrarvMsro. Stwron Blrtu Lcf W . Pae. . - - - Eastern -AdwrtUinf ; XreaeBtaties: Ford-Parsons-etierjm', tw Tirk. tTl Ibdifiw ,TCi ChiracOr'M.:K.- Mk-faicaw Ava. - -e- r- i pJi. i Jfar. PaMiaM ixctpt Monday BuaxMta office, X1S S. CouerciaiJUTt. - ' i' ' v 7 1. ; -r CUBSCEIPTXON RATES. . " Sunday. 1 Mat 6 cents; a Mo. l.-5 . whT It cent. tr or tor ir to adBL By City Carrlcrr 68 centa a. ruontUi JS.t a year tn advance. Per Copy 1 wwrta. On trnlw n Ktw SnnU t twH- - -The A to . - rTOE. handiwork of Ei-Govemor West is apparent In the JL lengthy diatribe against Lv A. Lfljeqvist in Monday s rflnitftUfturnal West who has become the lobbyist of utility Interests, seems not content with, standing! on the merits of his case, but roust eelc to nail to tne cross me lnuiviuuaia who oppose him. Two years ago it was Kennie Jlarlan. Ina public hearing West 'peeled Harlan's hide down to the i raw fleshy But two years made a lot of difference and West made no such play to the gallery in his appearances before the committee hearings this session. . " ; His fresh 'victim seems to be h. A. Liljeqvist, who has been active in the shaping of, po,wer legislation at this ses sion. The Capital-Journal article we dredit to Os West because. he is :the,only person with the knowledge of the period involved, the time to work up the story, and the dis position to attack his opponents on their personal records rather than sticking to the merits of the case at issue. The article is orcdurse fresh dirt to the Capital-Journal's dung hill. - . - - . : . ' We Jiave no doubt that Mr. Liljeqvist and his- friends will bo quite able to reply if they care to, to this charge of "pap-sucking", at state expense. -The special point which the article sought to drive home :was that in: the text of the hydro-electric Commission bill is a clever j phrase designed to give employment to Mr. LUjeqvist. This is th provision that the attorney general may at the request of the commis sion, appoint special counsel for their guidance. Perhaps the provision is inserted with design on the part of Liljeqvist. From our own observation of the work of Liljeqvist we think he would be eminently qualified i for such a posi- tion. He combines fearlessness in pfosecutlon, quickness of apprehension, alid vigor and fluency of expression. We know of no one who could better serve as an advocate in defense of 'the public weal in matters so important as the handling of the state's resources in water power. His service in this session has been valuable. He was not the author of the power-legislation, but he did make important contributions in the way of amendments which make the hydro act more Liljeqvist possesses ability, and we have never heard any one question his integrity. He hasn't sold out body and 60ul to utility interests; If he is appointed counsel to- the hydro commission the people ofOregon may be sure that they will not be slickered out of their water powers under tne aamimstration 01 tne water power aci, , The School Budgets VITE do not like the attitude of the state board of higher iff -education which! seems of ;the budget forr higher institutions exactly as drawn by the board. We do not think the board can justify its own budget in the face of current conditions: and it should be made subject to the superior i - a i ana uqi assume vo itaeu virtual powers ui. uiK.uwiamy. xu people through the legislature have the right to say how much shaljUbe devoted to higher education. . x This budget caHs for marked increases "In running ex penses at a time when the institutions-themselves are vir tually, sationary in size, -and. many operating costs are .de clining. Here is the summary from page 30 of the board's report to the governor: Expenditures - -. 1929-1930 $ 828,199.52 513,474.00 4,364,406.72 948,863.00 757,223.00 97083.46 8,383,549.84 . General .; ' Administration . Instruction Extension Research . 1-.;.'-. Plant Operation? This is.an increase in" operating expenses of S59U89. The most of this come sin salaries alone, the increase there lW)WvM w 806.00, yet the distances are no greater and tne costs both fori transportation and for subsistence are on a declining scale. I The higher. institutions will no doubt be able to use all the money they get to good ends, and without waste. But the educational needs must be adjusted to financial ability, ..to probable income, and to the reactions of the harassed tax payers. In view of these conditions it " would : seem the schools should try to get along with virtually the same bud get i for operating- 'costs as the last biennium The unified board was expected to- reduce costs, certainly not to raise them in times like the present. Mrs. Dewey Dies j THE papers gave an inch and a half to news of the death of Mrs. George Dewey. They gave a lot more than' that to the report of her wedding back, in 1898. And what a lot of, talking there. was because Commodore Dewey deeded to her the house which ' the public had - bought and- presented 10 mm aa a snowing 01 appreciation lor nis victory at Man-1 ila Bay. Dewey had lained'a; of which has affected vitally our tosition in the Orient He came-home to a nation w hich- with (characteristic emotion-; alism hailed him' as its hero. There was a triumphal arch in New York, and a great demonstration. Congress .made him. an admiral. I The people contributed funds and ,gave him a home in Washington. When he gave it to his bride there Avas . a feeling of dissatisfaction - among ( the people,7 andj uewey never regained popular esteem in the high degree he had enjoyed it. T ' Dewey lived n, and was a, valuable member of the . naval board. He took part m: no more wars as he died id January, 1917, on the eve of our participation in the world war. Now his widow, who has lived in that obscurity which falls on those who survive the great .they have been related toy passes on. The house incident was unfortunate for Ad miral Dewey and for Mrs. Dewey' too; for never was there any other word of criticism or them. A small matter, per haps, but the Deweys never overcame it. ; , , r . .r " When does a dlra become a f our smart women an the reporting staff diu, and told us that Jiaaam Nellie Melha was., made? cr.ie ox -distinction, by tne king, nonor. jjarae ieua is aeaa in her long aaa auunuisnea career -aa : EUior Bob Ruhl.of the lladford Wail-Tribune .la !mor . of a awaricr man artsur nzsane, aad Associated Press ftalm flnoM. aw Secoani-ClatM to f demand , the adoption authority of the legislature t . nrv. s .-I - - Budget i Requested by Bd. 8676L61- .J.J. '520,658.87 ; 4,692,873.09 1,066,088.00 849,720.00 976,836.60 : $8,973,738.17 " " - " " ' T smashing-victory, , the result darae We'd r't know-' bnt one "Dtms of the British Empire, a several years ago. It is a title of nauve- land' ot Asstralia, aftera vocalists i a much acre entertaining writ MEASLES , J'ernon A. Doaglas," 5I.D. Marion County Dept.' of Health Meaalea epidemics occur in cy cles of about eyary three years, with a aprrakllna; of eases in be tween. The last epidemic in Mar lon county, fa which nearly 10 atea wer reported, was in 1928. At the present time there la a sllarht increase in measles in H ar lon eeunty and It seems prea able' that there will occur later In the sprtaft awldespread re currence of this disease . of child hood. Measles epidemics are not eas ily pat off-or controlled. Aheat erery. three years a new. crop of SBSceptihle younrsters -appears, lUte dry tinder before the match ts applied, and with a few cases, always around It is not lonr be fore the blaze , appears.; - (niter reasons for the rapid spread of measles are its extreme contag iousness and the fact that on ac count of the beginning symptoms resembling a cold, the disease is not always recognised or Isolated early. v There is,- however; much that can be dene in controlling mea lee epidemics. In . the tirat place the parents should - be continu ally watching for any of the early symptoms. ' They -are, briefly, cough; cold in the head. Irrita tion, ot the' eyes and slight tem perature. This lasts four or five days and then the child breaks out with a typical mesley rash, which appears first behind the ears, then on the face, and later spreading to- other parte -of the body. At the earliest symptom a doc tor should be called, especially if the patient be under two years of age. Most of the more serious complications occur in young sters. Proper llrlng conditions, rest in bed, good ventilation, nu trltiotts : food, plenty of water, cleanliness help to prevent dam age to ears; lungs or eyes: Meas les patients should be made- as comfortable as possible. Patients should not be required to remain in a dark, stuffy room.' A fairly light, airy room, is best. Reading should be avoided on account, of danger to the eyes. AU cases should be reported to the Health Department. As near ly as possible, a nurse will at tempt to visit each case report ed and gire instructions in pro tecting other -members ot the family as well as to help the family follow out the directions of the physicianr. The quarantine is for the patient and susceptible children of the family only. The bread winner- may comer and go as usual for measles is - spread only-by direct contact' ith the patient or his fresh secretions of nose Dr threat. The latest prevention treat' ment In measles is the use - of immune human serum from per sons who hare recently had meas les. This Is used to prevent cases in children in whom the disease might be JSerious. It given 'at the proper time it prevents the dis ease entirely for that exposure and in other cases it makes the case lighter and - helps prevent complications . . The Safety Valve - - Letters from 8 talesman Readers : " February 3, 1931. To The Editor:- I have received the following information from ; Congressman Hawley with further reference to the proposed development of the Willamette river between Port land and Eugene: "Last river and harbor bill provided survey of Willamette river between Portland and u geae.. This is the first step, bis trict engineers at Portland have made such survey and report9 fa vorably," report . being , received here February 11, 1931. This is second step, : The nextf step Is for board of engineers f Or rivers and harbors here in Washington 10 consider report of Portland en fi!ff!itndr ,own interest will be hVard by brd w vugwcij, 11 lltTUiaUIB, 11. Will go from board of engineers to the- chief f engineers and from him to the secretary of war, and if approved by these officials, will be. reported favorably f te congress. These several steps are required by law. When reported to Congress, it will be referred to the committee on rivers and har bors, but the consideration by the board of engineers, chief of en gineers f and secretary of war have not yet been had and eoa seqnently until efficially report ed congress is not la a position to act. The matter has progressed aa rapidly as possible. Am giting the matter ? constant attention. Criticisms were evidently made to ignorance of the facts and of. the procedure, required by Jawi . As, you know, there are more than-& dozen imnortant rhrr and harbor projects In the first eoa ! gressionai district. Mr. Hrfv gressionai district. Mr. Hawiey has secured manv mfliinna f lars In federal appropriations- for r- has bea basking jn the sun nowmakfna: anothmr -taunt n Wtost.edUors hating enough money to travel like thatw But the considerable of the -ettng wise feel. " luear noses 10 tne nnaerweod mignt otner- Predf Toose saved the day la the governor's office Monday when V. VI .1 Meler' rescue and explained to the delegation of farmers that the tax . legislation nrnnnuui t. S?,a1" rsllef from property ,Uxes. H?"? -ff? Property taxes eouia ae.vptea on. Teeze xnixht fymers that their local expenses for shools and roads take more thaa all the other costs pf government do. The farmers .want the schools and fight for the roads; and both cost a lot or money. .'J 1 ii I V? Police at Bend picked up the petiUon shorers who were Tl8.811 eent ' n antl-lmmlgratioa peUtion racket, !.k n would be IS. 00 per day for soliciting. Little enough for these glib dirne-hoisteri. - - ' -,Tb ' Vale Enterprise locatedin the ..county seat . of JUalheur coumty. opposes changing- the name, of the -county to Sltturt tounty. This ought to reflect ther sentiment or the people there. - ' The P-ennylTaaU wotnn hammed walkV'wita BMff l.r.f " w suc over THE 'Murder at CHAPTER. XXXI. Bob appeared to be pleased at sight ot tS callers, however, shaking hands all . around and Inquiring; as . to ' what had been going on. . - ( - , ( Weve got a theory, Mllllcent and I." he stated with some ani mation. "We've figured out that some foreigner sneaked in here and killed the woman. Can't tell about those foreigners, he went on. "They're ; always . bumping each ' other off. Might have been f an old friend something started on the other aide that wound up in Kingcliffe. What do you think?" he . asked Walter with what Bim thought seemed to be "hopefulness. ' - - - "Maybe you're right," Walter told him soothingly. - "Anyhow we can't have you bothering. The case Isn't worth it, old man. Bob lay back with his eyes closed' and tears glinted on Mil licent'i cheeks. , Waiter was dumb and i awkward -' but : 5 Carer. . to Bim's delight, began to talk of other murder cases he bad cov ered for his paper and very soon they were laughing at hie stories tor he had aft odd. gift of humor. MUlicent i hung .on his words she was, Bim reflected, an im pressionable little thing and ev en Walter lost some of his ' hos tility as he listened. ; ' Bim got .up and began to move the improvement of these water ways. , I know of no waterway that has been' favdrably report ed by the-secretary of war after following the vt above steps re quired by law, but has received favorable action- de to the . ef fective advocacy of Congressman Hawiey and his colleagues before the congress of the' United States. The- chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors on one oc- rril. . ..Til' r- r ! cuieu mo Claim 01 me mai cuu' gressiona! district of . Oregon ;to appropriations for. the projects in tha district stated : "No one comes : before the committee on rivers and harbors so well In formed upon the- projects in .his district or makes a clearer or more effective presentation of them tMan Mr. 'Hawiey.; ? : ' . Mr. Hawiey keeps fully ad vised of the merits of, the various projects In his district and not only does he thoroughly master -the .reports of . the engineers but also It has been his custom for the- entire ' period he has j been . a member of congress to personally Inspect the various . waterways 1 asking: for federal funds and to' costor with the people Interested in; their ; development, He has made several trips by river trans portation along . the- Willamette river, over, the part now proposed to be improved, and la Conversant with the impedimenta as weir as familiar with- the basic facts war ranting the.. Improvement.. - -: ' Truly yours, ;s .-"V -RONALD C. CLOVER, at Phoenix and Loa Angeles and Htnn. . tv k . i of jealousy his. brethren of the.1 If the taxes are confirmed they -by the time the Mott resolution mum farther mnn iaia th :ih eleetrio chair. Somehow wel tieaia - ceii repentances - v - I SEAT OF THE TROUBLE CSS A ibi.tnHta iuMi Eagle' - s Nest" !CTg I nil Tvv - Y -."Vr-K - 7.if A curtain fluttered down but not before MilBcenfi scared iu hd Omhd brUlU behind fV) oan. . ; around; eventually she. stepped out Into th cottage grounds. Everywhero wero evidences s of poverty, but poverty -caret ally hidden beneath: cheerful attempts at .making the most, of slender resources., 1 , The narrow driveway at the side of the cottage was fringed on either side by blossoming cos mos and dahlias; Bim followed it to the rear garden and was sur prised to see that the tiny gar age had been newly painted and was neat as a pin. .i. - - .; ; The, old car i. stood Just. Inside the open doors, and this, too, was shining. Bim stood there looking at it; at the little patches "ef sealed paint on the fenders, the cretonne which had been, used ta mis-matcned tires Something; clicked in her brain as in a vision she haw herself sitting os. the wall at the back of Eagle's .Nest ga2irig at the White duet of the-, road below . at l certain tire . tracks in that dust. The picture of those tracks was before her clearly as If in 4 phetegraph; those which would have bees made y the left rear and the right front wheels ah ow ing smooth patches; that of the right rear tire a quite unmarked depression and that of the. left front tire-deeply and sharply cut; She walked around to the tb er side of the car -once around and j, back again, knowing, with out understanding why, what sh must find: eventually experieae lng a sinking! sensation of regret for ; having come; out here. For the . tires on -Bc Trent's car were as; she seemed to have known, all along' they "would be; those at the left: rear and right trout were ;wora In spots; that at tho- right rear-was - perfectly smSoth, while the left' front tire was new. " -,.-. . Even, so even-' so--she told herself this proved . nothing'. Tire track In the sand were un reliable witnesses. Bob, she re called Mmicent liavtne said, had taken to his, bed Tuesday morn lag directly after returning : from Eagle's Nest and Walter's ques tionHg. . Where, then was the settling of; fine, white dust which certainly would have collected upon the body and fenders. If the car had been driven , along the prlvat e -toad behind Eagle's Nest late Monday might or early Tues day morning? - . - - As If to mock Bim's anxiety, the late afterntwan sun gleamed along the hood and she .knew what had happened. MUlicent -for Beb- in his condition -would have been Incapable of doing It had 'washed .and polished the car.- WhytrTo remove traces of dust. To remove all eridence that the car had been on tho private road. , Bending over,1 Bim-lifted the edge of the, rubber ; mat tacked loosely upon, the running-board. A thin doud of white arose as Iooe Vrunnl7rarl;. " an e cia bo. ssnucent had over Thegtrl ral$htend up tad i 366 7 rr turned back Into the drive.- And aa she faced the kitchen wind ows a curtain : fluttered down and back, hut not before ."Mlln cent's' scared face had ' flashed briefly behind the pane. Moving; .slowly, , reluctantly. Bim went In' to tell Bob good bye, since Walter and Carey were already Heaving. As she pressed the sick man's hand she felt MllMcent's -eyes upon her. But,, she told herself fiercely, Millioent had no cause for. wor ry. Nothing could drag from her from Bim what she knew-i what little she knew. Nothing, at least, save . the most , extreme emergency; - .. - , a ; -. It was with a thrill of admir ation lor the gameneas of little Mllllcent -Trent that Bim jaw her fight tor pois e and finally force a gay smile as ! the two of them joined Walter and C trl Carey on the porch. Mllllcent even manag ed a flirtatious glance for. Carey and then sopeared to remember something she wished to . report to the other man.' "I do think," she began' with a ; laugh; "that Pine Hill Is get ting to be a dangerous place for a of us. This isn't really.' Im portantnot enough to . bother about only I Just thought : I'd mention it in case there are oth er1 complaints Or maybe you haven't time to listen now?" Her small, frivolous face was very appealing, raised to Walter. - ."I've always time to listen to you,! he answered gallantly. She smiled- in a grateful way. "It's about ray Jaundry. I , tie it up in a bundle and leave it out here, and the driver takes it away and then leaves it here on the porch if we're not , home. Well, the last bnndle was stolen. Of course it wasn't valuable. Only nothing, like that ever hap pened before. -" - ; Walter said, "I see. When, was thlsY Mrs. Trent?" 'She hesitated just an' Instant betere replying. "I missed it yes terday morning. The driver usu ally stops Monday afternoon but this week' he 'was late. He came just as ; we were going to Mrs. Hardy's ' Monday evening. X told him : to pat the bundle on the step and he did fterward I for got it until yesterday morning and then it was gone.V ,i "We'll ! look around, Walter promised i her, ' "Anything , else missing? . ; j - ; "Oh; no I And this isn't worth bothering . about,- really. . Just some household things towels ahd ouch things. . 9 - . i Despite MHliceht's 'casualnesa, Bim understood thaa the - less counted wtth the Trent lamny. She whs wonderistir. asOey went back down theadrtre: what sneak thief would come up here on the tnountaln, a neighborhood '.sel dom invaded by any but fesidents of Pinw HiU, and jnak off with a . package of household linens. Kingcilfia.. as she remarked to Walter, wa set what - It used - to be,." ; .. ".v.tz; ' To be coatinuel) BITS for BREAKFAST -By IL J. UCNDniCILS 'Look hero, legislators: " U . You will find in the Portland Telegram of Monday last, the ' fol lowing editorial, under the head ing, "Reclaiming Criminals";. - . . . . W V . " "The repoftof the Lowisohn commission which Q tfror a o r Roosevelt has just sent to the New. York leglsUtare, with a spe cial message urting action on its recommendations, proseats a prac tical, working program for the new Idea In- penolofy.' that puts reclamation above punishment. First, the Lowisohn-Roosevelt recessaaeBdAtlons call for' classi fication of all prisoners according, to meatal and physical standards scienUncaUy established and in telUgemtly. applied. ' "The young wUl "not be permit ted to mingle with confirmed of fenders, to learn tho technique ot crime- from experts and tho prac tices of vice' from degenerates. ; "Grouped according to - their mental, moral and physical capa-t cities, inmates ot the prison or ganized under the new plan would be provided with work and train ing adapted to their heeds and powers. . "The purpose of prison disci pline" throughout would be to re claim and strengthen the best Qualities discernable in. this mass of humanity,' soiled spoUed and distorted by nature or by circum stance, and turn out men better fitted Co take a worthy place ia the world because of the training receive d during this retirement from it. "It is time to abandon the age old idea that society has done its full duty when It. Confines the man who violates its rules within a steel cage, inside the cold, un yielding stones of a prison wall. "If.only, for the protection of the innocent and law abiding, and without regard of the rights of the prisoner himself, the state must not continue to condone a penal policy that turns a weak, impulsive law breaker Into a mor ose, embittered ingenious crimin al, and' turns him out an enemy determined to get even -with the social order that has : made him what he is." v! I m mm : That's fine. It's a "workable program. It Is what every Intel ligent, man who studies penology, and applies it. arrives at. It is what tho founders of our state la framing the bill of rights arrived at, in section 15 of 'article 1 of the Oregon constitution, reading: "Laws for the punishment- ot crime shall be founded on the principles of reformation, and not of vindictive justice." . m But, In practice, In New York, in Oregon, and in every other state of the union except one, the. for mula is mere sounding brass and tinkling cymbals; worth as much in actual practice as a puff of wind from the lungs of a mere wind jammer. And in New; York It Is more futile than Tn Oregon. V ,. Why? . Because Oregon . Is . on her way. with the revolving ffund law, under which are operated the industries at her prison, -copied largely after the Minnesota law. How does the Bits man know? Be cause he wrote the Oregon revolv ing fand law. And Minnesota, in her Stillwater penitentiary, is the only state in the union that con forms to the rules arrived at by the Lewisohn commission of New York. V-V (: V--:': rW- How, is that? Weil, the crux ' of the whole matter, first 'and fore most, Is "work and training adapt ed to their (the iiunates')' needs hud powers. There can lie noth ing effective in rehabiUtation and reformation without -rork, and that , kind of work, and wages. Minnesota provides these in the Stillwater prison, besides making the institution self supporting, and has since 1905, aad has a sur plus In the revolving fund of around '00,000. " - . ... v.... vi;r:rj';r At Stillwater binder twine-and rope are manufactured, and "the sisal for the twine comes from Yucatan, Mexico,' and the raaniia hemp for the rope from the Phil ippines. Also, wagons, reapers,' mowers and other farm machinery and .implements are made In the Minnesota prison. And, though called . a penitentiary, it is tar away and above any Institution In the world named a reformatory. - : -,w w , - i Oregon Is ia better shape to build a Stillwater; to out-Stlll-water Stillwater, than any ' state in the union, .because we grow the finest quality flax In the world within eyeshot of our prison, and the most to the acre In fiber con tent. We have agricultural lime. We do not have to Import any thing. S Our prison, under . the revolv ing fund law, should extend the' flax . operations; make . paper string.' Should grow some hemp. and make rope and twine. Should tap hides and make the boots and shoes for all our state institu tions; and knit all the socks. And we should make at the prison the , Ytesteidays . , . Of Old vOresron Town Talks frtm The Stes menv Our Fathers- Meatl Kebraary 2.5, 1003 v Charles A. Cosoer has mimed his position as city letter carrier and plans to go to South Pasa dena, Calif., as. soon as his resig nation is Accepted. No damage was done but lots of excitement was created .' last night when the fire department was called out to extinguish a blase at the J. Brownsteia resi dence on North High. ' A big meeting, is scheduled at Madeay Saturday, when steps will - be taken toward organiza tion for building a trunk line wagon . road from Sublimity to Salem through Macleay. W. R. Anderson, owner of the store. buildlagt on. the northwest corner of Court - and -Commercial, has a crew of men busy remodel . Inr the front or the structure. I auto license plates. Twenty, for ty, fifty, a hundred times as much agricultural lime should be turn ed out. ., ' ' These things are all possible and within reason here. And ev ery worker should have "a dally wage, as at Stillwater. And the expense should be taken perman ently aad , absolutely from tho over-burdened shoulders of cxr taxpayers.-.; , . a . a New York will not do this, be cause noihlag much can be man ufactured in her prisons without running counter to free labor. That is true of alt the other states, exception Minnesota and Oregon. That is, it is " either , entirely or measurably true. ... v '..''i Why, in California, a lot of fat 1 at ti v4 nmr a m Ivah mr am urPiffit the farmers objected to. the com petition!;: Mostly the farmers near to employ prison labor and the Che land that was bought, , If such a business man as Gov ernor Meier, or Tom Kay, or Hal Hoss were given a free hand, and eight years to accomplish the task, he could make the Oregon prison a second Stillwater, and a' better one. And then go on creating a new prison, a few miles out, on L500 acres of land, and all with out cost to the state. , ' W If he had a free hand, and as much credit as the money cost of interest paid out and lost on Irrl- gatlon projects in Oregon, he could acompUsh this; without a dollar of expense to the taxpayers. With merely such credit as the highway denartment has. in isstiinr state bonds and paying them of f from license and gas tax receipts. , '--.-.-.IB - -.. - To abandon or let down on the program -already well . started would be foolish. It Is foolish to suggest it, .or think ot it,i Robert and Otto Paulus En tertain With Pictures of Oregon Flowers AUBURN. Feb. ' 24 The Au burn community club met at the school house Friday evening, aft er the business session the pro gram committee -took charge. The large' audience was enter tained flrpt bya reading by Jean Hawkins Mter a few violin selec tions. byH John Marshall of Swe gle, Robert and Otto Paulus ot Salem, showed their picture gon. Some of the most beautiful ones were greeted by the delight ed "ohs" and "ahs" of the audi eTnce. ,; f-' - Ben II. Hawkins and Archie Shaw of Salem presented a two act negro comedy "Dr. Gordon and his first patient. This was greeted by shouts of laughter as "Dr. Gordon" pulled teeth and treated corns for his patient. Ben Hawkins as "Dr. Gordon" and Archie Shaw las the; patient 'Jim.' ' The many I friends of Dorothy Krehbiel will be glad. ,1 know she is slowly improving u a hos pital in Salem; ; The Auburn school presented a Washington birthday program at the school house' Monday morn-; fcag. Many mothers were in at tendance. The heavy rains of the past week were much appreciated by the farmers as the ground was seuing quue ary, Hans Rehb Is grubbing out his Royal Ann cherry orchard as the price is not i attractive and the freeze or last winter did fulte a bit. of damage. . . Drey fuss Dies Of Pneumonia PITTSBURGH. Feb. 21 AP) Many expressions of. sympathy from those Id the baseball world and others were received today from all parts of the United States by the widow and parents of Sam uel W. Dreyfuss, 34, vice presi dent and-treasurer of the 'Pitts burgh Pirates who died Sunday from pneumonia. Drinker Selects Wrong Company SEATTLE, Feb- 24--(AP)-Be careful when you pick your drink ing companion. I Pete Gowen, 40. farmer, wan dered into the King county stock ade here. "Here, have a drink, he invited Deputy Sheriff True man Underbill, pulling a bottle from his pocket.. Underhlll, dis daining the offer, bundled hfhi off to the county Jail. Powerful Bomb Damages Plant ' CHICAGO, Feb. 24, (AP) (Tuesday) A powerful black powder bomb early today explod ed at the twin mill of the giant International Harvester company works on the west side.1 The bomb, polict said,- caused damage estimated at 2,00C and was heard over a wide area. JOIIXSOX NO BKTTKlt ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2jJ. (AP) Conditio n of Bar Johnson, for mer president of the American league; continued serious tonight. vr. Robert . liyland, hit attend ing; physician, announced. ' THKMOIW Nl'MKIlOfS TIRANA. Albania, Feb. 23 (AP) Twenty-two sbarp eartb shocks were f sit la Korllza to might, -the area which baa ba naiiy lutta by tremors la tee last two months. una DISTRICT EHJOYS PROGRAM