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Cost of -Government Totals
: $13.55 perCapita; .
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"WASHINGTON, JO. CV. March 23
The hureau of -the census -announces
a summary of the finan
cial statistics of the state of Ore
ron for -the fiscal year - ending
Eetember3. 1S29. The per cap
ita- figures ' for " 1929 are baled
en- an estimated pcpalation of
9 3 7,2 0 0. - These "! statlatlca were
coreoiled by Otto Y Kubln. 1
- - The -Barmen t for operation- and
maintenance of the - general de
partment of Oregon -amounted to
m.T0,e71. or S13.5S per capita.
This include $451,028. appor
tionment for education to the
minor ciril dlTlsIons of the state.
In 1125 the. comparative per. cap
ita for oneratton ana maintenance
of general departments was f 11.-
C0. end la 1917. 35.9V. -
. The payments for operation and
maintenance ef public service en
torn rise In-1929 ... amounted ' to
1141: Interest on debt, 12,918,-
657; and outlays for permanent
Improvements, 37.71J.138. Tne
total payments, therefore, for op
eration and maintenance of gener
al! departments and public semce
enterprises, for Interest and out
lays were 23.334.07. Of this
amount $9,818 represent .pay-
ment. by. a state department or
enterprise to another on account
of services. The totals Include
all payments for the year, wheth
er made from current revenue or
from the proceeds of bond Issues.
. Of the governmental-costs -re
ported above, 39.43S.Z8S was ior
highways. $3,109,039 being - for
maintenance and $6,127,197 for
. construction. .
Revenue Much in ,
Kxrrw of Coat .
The total revenue receipt were
325.I9S.222, or $27.42 per cap
ita. This was $10,074,753 more
' than the total - payments of the
year, exclusive of the payments
for permanent improvements.
This exces of revenue receipts Is
, reflected in reduction of debt; al
so lh purchase of investments and
increased cash balances, f not
shown In this summary.,
Of the total revenut receipts
$9,81$ represents receipts from a
state department or enterprise on
account of services. - Property and
special taxes represented 25.2 per
cent of the total revenue for 1929,
2S.2 per cent for 1928, and 64.7
"per cent for 1917. The increase in
the amount of property and spe
cial taxes collected was 12$ JS per
cent from 1917 to 1929, and 3.S
per cent from 1928 to 1929. The
per capita property and special
taxes were $$.90 in 1929. $$.79 in
1928 and $3.79 in 1917. .
Earnings of general depart
ments, or - compensation for' ser
vices rendered .by state Bfflcials,
represented 8.5 per cent of the to
tal revenue for 1929, 8.1 per cent
for 1928. and 10.S per cent for
2917. - ---.:, - -
; Business and non-business li
censes constituted 12.1 per cent of
the total revenue for 1929, 51.9
per cent for 1928, and 11 per cent
for 1917.
. Receipts from business licenses
consists chiefly of taxes, enacted
from insurance and other incor
porated companies and of sales
tax on gasoline, while those from
non-business licenses comprise
chiefly taxes on motor vehicle
and amounts paid for hunting and
fishing privileges.. The sales tax
on gasoline Amounted to, $4.39,
22$ in 1929 and $3,887,228 In
192$, an increase ef 19.3 per cent.
Indebtedness -
Over 01 Million " ; M
The total funded or fixed debt
outstanding September 30.-1929
waa $81,531,261. Of this amount
$30,891,750 was for highways.
: "The net Indebtedness (funded
or fixed debt less sinking fund
assets) was $31,593,638. or 433
71 per capita. In 1928 the per
capita net debt was $36.78. and
fit 1917. $.$$. -
! The assessed valuation of prop
erty in Oregon subject to ad va
lorem taxation was $1,122,332,-
189; the amount of State taxes le-
A VILA MILL!
A ZtcgcU beauty
HOW NEW YORK
GIRLS MAKE HAIR
SOFT AND WAVY
JtZJ VERTWHERB in New fork.
you; see girls doing -their hair
the new way! Their hair seems
fairly to sparkle. It looks so soft,
too, and it is always neat, clean,
well-groomed. . . .
This way Just- suits busy girls.
- Take lust a moment to nut a
taw dashes of Danderine on your '
brush when you arrange your
hair. An hour of any other I
treatment wouldn't do more.
tnsianuy uanaerine removes
eiry film; brings out your hair's
tall eoor; imparts new : she-a
and lustre.
-The crust of. dandruff is
promptly dissolved. Scalp is
cleansed, soothed, invigorated.
. Hair stops coming out; is en-
coaraged to grow long, thick.
aDunaani oy uanaerine s con
sistent use. It makes hair easier
to arrange; holds it in place.
f t A3 Drvfl Stores Thirty Five Csats
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TATIMANY INVESTIGATORS
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John K. Clark-(left) and Samuel Seaburr, who has JP!
Keformer Ms chief counsel in the sweeping probe otDwtrict t
LJhcler tKe
.
One eaoltallst. a former mayor
and a business man comprises the
new tunnel corn-mission created by
the legislature, for the purpose of
constructing he. Tualatin tunnel.
Leslie Scott, son of the late pub
lisher of the Oregonlan,;. Edward
Boise,' Portland hotel owner .and
interested in the Couer d'Alene
mining district, both of Portland
and Otto Erickson, former mayor
pf Beaverton, will have charge of
this five million dollar project.
Applications for the creation '
of public utility districts are ex
pected any date by tne new
hydro-electric commission. Two
formal inquiries 'have already
been i received, one from R. J.
Hendricks former publisher of
the Statesman, and another by
the city of Reedsport. The new
commission will have its bands
full. , ,
Speaking of hydro-electric
work, Kenneth Harlan, Portland
power rate i .expert, and Homer
Bone, the latter attorney' of the
Port of Tacoma, waited on -the
governor today. They' awaited in
the outers chamber,' - however,
while the executive was hearing a
delegation from Oregon City, on
the unemployment situation.
Some of the clerks and em- 1
ployee during the state legisla
ture apparently do not know
the session fa over. Yet are
working on .the final calendar
and revlsiag the journal of the
two house. The task ' requires
about a month time. Elbert ,
Rede. Cottage Qrove editor and
old time reading- clerk of the
house, ia among those busy on
vied was $5,148,583; and the per
capita lery, $8.03. In 1928 the
per capita levy was $5.93, and in
1317, $3.1$.
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Occurrences' and Gossip '
at the center of Oregon's
state government . - -3
the. books. alouaj'.wiUi the chief .
clerk of both houses.
f Major General George A. White,
adjutant general . ot the Oregon
national guard; la spending this
week at Camp .Clatsop getting the
camp ready - for the cummer
training coarse in June.
The fourth quarter licenses
for automobile may be pur-:
chased three-days before the
first of April, giving motorists;
without licenses additional time
to enjoy highway , privileges at
a reduced cost. The quarter li
censes . are good : for three
moatbsTbe announcement by;
the secretary of j state 1 a
warning that everybody ) soon j
will be required to spend mon
ey ,for license. -
. Charles" K. Spaulding, Salem's
member of the state highway
commission, has entered his du
ties in full force. Since hi ap
pointment several week ago he
has attended a highway commis
sion meeting and seyeral in
formal conferences. - He has been
a frequent visitor, at the state
house, calling on the governor, i
Uneasy lie the head beneath .
the appointive power these
days. Each day new names are
heard who r may walk the
plank, but the actual firing ;
: are not as . numerous and a '
frequent as was expected. How-?
; ever H I still early, and the
. executive admits plans to or-
ganize hi own official group.
It appears that some 70 mem
bers of the 1927 legislature will
be called upon to Pay back $235
paid them for expenses during
that session if they hare it. It
will be hard on those who turned
the money over to chambers ot
tooF
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P00BE1-OIIT
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Details of. Session April
6 to 9 at Spokane arc
r.r. Anhotmceoby Hug
, Program for ,thetannual- con-
ventlon, ef the JSorinwesi associ
ation of - Secondary- and higher
school to be held in Spokane
Anril s-9 was announced-yester-
dsy by Supt. George Hug of tWs
city,' who i' president ot . the as
sociation. The" Northwest gtoup
meets- in connection- with the In
land 'Emptrer teacheTs association
meeting.-:.-' V'lU-vi ttX-ii'.
The program " arranged -- calls
for meetings April 8 and 7 in the
Davenport ' hotel and' April 9 in
the Lewis and Clark; high school.
TheDrogram-follows:'; .-; L' s
.Monday; 2 : J). pJ m-i" meetfng of
the - eommlsslbn . on ' accrediting
secondary Institutions for exam
ination of applications, Henry m.
Hart, chairman. 7 : 3 0 p.' m." meet
ing of the commission on accre
diting higher school, Dr. T E.
Bolton; chairman. ; - - . .
Thursday, April 710:00 a.m.
Meeting of the executive commis
sion. Geo. W. Hug, chairman; 2:-
vv nmius ui icciwu oi secon
dary '' Institutions:"- revision of
standards, M. i P. Moe Helena,
Montana;
study of
2:30 At comparative
mgn scnoois . or the
northwest,-1-L. Stetson; TJniTer-1
suy ot ; uregon. , 1:30 Currien-4
ium reorganuaxion, commission-
er w.: Vincent.- Boise. Idaho.
a :so Reports" from delegates to
other ; associations. Meeting of
secuon of higher institutions,
Wednesday. 2:0 0 Report n
the . success of , students graduat
ing from - high schools of the
Northwest association in the low
er quartile of their class - during
past tnree years as reflected br
meir, couege records, E. B. Ster-
n s, registrar, University of
Washington, r u r .
Thursday, 2:00 p. m. Report
" .!M coinmiasion on ; accreaiting
uiucriflumiHu, ut. jc. iJOl -
ton. University of Washington.
Keport oz tne commission on ac-
commerce tnd charitable organ
izations, wniie some of them can
not be located. Hoss has not an.
nounced what action he will uke.
Tne attorney-general held that
tne money may be collected.
The survey report of higher
' Institutions of learning in the
state ia expected soon. The re
port will be lengthy And de
. tailed one and require consider
able study. The state board of
higher education will then have
some basis upon which to ef
fect consolidation. r and per
haps save more than the $500,-
uw Tetoea py tne governor. -
Governor Julius : L. ; Meier
caught the spring. feeling In the
air and - Monday sported a ne
grey suit. The color appears well
on the executlre and adds to the
dignity of that official. -
The slate house crounds are
being trimmed this week. Grass
cutting season Is upon us. It
seems rather cruel that the
gardeners have to f ollow the
motor driven lawn - mowers
around. Tney should be provid
ed with seats.
MM
Quality
latest Tbor. Andthst
XX the most modern washer tor Tbor
leads the. world in the design of washiaj
Dy actual test this is the onr washerof
thoroughly cleanses smxt cuCt
one washing withocxt soaking.
' See its many advanced featores; See lis
mairreloos new beanty. And look at its
price. ,
.139
.50
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as yon have
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Ca Easy bo
saococi - -
Amsxmr tea fVi450 to U& 1
any washer of comparable raality.
HOOVER AIDS
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Theodore Joslin (abors). of Botr.
ton, Mass., has) peen chosen . jy
President Hoover as his secretary,
to fill the nort left vacant through
h resignation of George Akerson.
Joslln's many years ox expenencs
a political writer in ywasninr
ton D. CV makes aim pecuuarxj
,aaptd Post :r-vfr-yv
crediting secondary ' institutions;
t Henrr M. Hart. nrincinaL Lewis
I and Clark. Reno rt of committee
on high school library standards.
Marv R. Bacon, librarian. North
I Central , . high school, . Spokane,
1 Waahlnsrton.
Representatives of the several
railroads operating : in the State
f Thomas, publlo utUity eommls-
I .toner here Mandar and nrred
that he reconsider an order, is
sued last Saturday In which he re
fused to extend' from April 1 to
June . 1 ; the effective date of - the
new intra-state grain rates. -
The request was based upon an
extension - granted by , the inter
state commerce commission, and
the plea that the railroads had
not. yet been able to . prepare the
new grain rate tariffs.-- -
The records show that two. ex
tensions -have been granted by
the publlo service commission of
Oregon; and three extensions by
the federal, commission. . :
Thomas set out in : the order
Issued last Saturday . that the
grain growers and . shippers were
I entitled to the rate, reduction at
! the earliest posible date, and that
the railroads had received ade
quate time In which to prepare
i their tariffs, r r-
Thomas took the request un
der advisement and ' will giro a
definite reply today. -
MILfflfPHI
PROTEST DECISI07J
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USEJilGXE
Aulomatlc - Plan ' Gaining ; In
.. Popularity ; Tz Accuracy
; Shown by Tests
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I 'AithbuKh the history of the dial
telephone dates back to 1892, its
widespread adoption in the Bell
system is , a ..matter . only - of . jthe
last ten years, according , to IL V.
Collins manager of X the: Pacific
Telephone and- Telegraph I eom-pany.-'
Dial telephones serviee i
to be established in Salem at mid
night. April-4. 4 ' -&iX
''Hotiuntll December. ii. vaa
the first dial telephone office es
tablished, by the-Bell system, The
introduction ha been rapid- since
then.'particttlar!y during- the last
three ' or four years, and s today
more than 4,977.000 telephones.
or over 30 per cent of the system s
telephones, are on this basis."- It
la expected that the conversion, to
t new system in all places for
which It Is suitable, will be com
pleted within eight or ten years,
Adoption Result
Of Experiment - -
. Adoption of the dial telephone
in the Bell system followed years
Of study and experimentation, Mr.
pollins said. :. Because of tne tre
mendous growth of the business
It became erldent to telephone en
gineers some 15 years ago that,
If future demands for telephone
service were, to be met and the
same high standards of service
maintained, a new system, such. as
the dial telephone, soon would be
come, necessary., -T ' 7- -
f "In the last ten years the num
ber of telephones has- increased
from, about 8.300,000 .to more
than 15,700,000 or over 8$ per
cent,' Mr; Collins pointed out.
"The . problems of . girlng ' tele
phone service when there are only
a few telephones in a small town
are . relatively simple, - but "! the
value of the service is correspond
ingly limited. With growth the
service becomes more raluable to
each subscriber and the problems
of inter-connection compound
the difficulties , increasing more
rapidly , than the growth in . tele
phones." ) - ' '
'Studies were made ot all known
switching systems; improvements
for all.', existing systems were
worked out and the development
work was begun on all switching
arrangements that seemed prom
ising. Many new nd special ar
rangement had . to be devised to
meet the complicated require
ments of the larger cities. In De
cember, 1921, the first Bell sys
tem dial office of the panel type,
was placed in service, opening a
new era in telephonic communica
tion. .
More Accurate,
Tests Reveal
- "The popularity of the: dial
system has been widespread," Mr.
Colli Jaid, "and It success at
tested to by the fact that it has
proren more accurate than manu
".'THERE'LL
QRflETMlMG
EVERY time you feelililce muttering There,3 nothing
new under the sun,"- tacjiip your daily paper and read
through the advertisenitixts. ' Chances are, you'll change
your mind. Here's a nciAvl wrinkle in sanitary plumbing
. there's a new lcincTor 'carpet that should have been
thought ' of long ago . , ; here's a decidedly better way
of washing delicate fabrics, i
r: : j These - things concern you intimately - they affect '
your life and the manner in which you live it. They are
new things under the sun. And advertisements are the
arms with which they reach out and touch you. Read the
advertisements regularly There'll be something new to
niorrow . . . and the day after ... and theAlay after that.
Something you wouldn't want to miss. V '
"U i: ; 1 ne advertisements in.this newspaper are tKe daily
record of business progress, the report to you of the manu- v
Z f acturers and merchants who serve -you. It .will pay you
to read them. ' -
al serrice and, when fully- install
ed "In a given place, it is more
rapid. During hours of light use
such as nights, Sunday and holi
days when manual boards hare to
be, operated with a skeleton xorce,
and therefore with a somewhat
slower service, the dial service is
just as rapid as during the busier
hours or tne. uay,
As was expected, the. dial sys
tem is also proTlng more adap
table to Improvements and devel
opment to keep . pace with the
rapidly increasing requirements
of telephone serrice. . - -
: '.'There is some Impression that
operators . are noC required . with
the dial system and that its use
1 reducing employment for wo
men. ; As a matter, of fact more
than 30.000 more operator vare
employed in the. Bell system at
present, with the system 30 per
cent on'the dial basis thanWere
employed In 1921 when the dial
system was Introduced. -in Salem,
all present operators will be, kept
on the. payrolls . ; - ,
"Gqulpment- Here ; ' .' '." ' " "
Is-Latest Design
.The dial equipment which win
go into service in aiem is me
most up-to-date .type ; avaiiable--nerfected
hy more than 39 years
of experimentation and improve
ments, . Mr; Collins, pointed , out.
The. first dial installation was
made by a privatery-owned com
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rRiDi?CDGDn
r We all catch colds and theY can make us miserable;
but yours needn't last long if yotrwill do this: Take
two or three tablets of Bayer Aspirin just as soon as
possible after a cold starts. Stay in the house if you
can keep warm. Repeat "with another tablet or two
of Bayer Aspirin every three or four hours, if those
symptoms or cold persist." Take a good laxative when
you retire, and Keep bowels open. If throat is sore,
dissolve three tablets m quarter-glassful of water
and gargle. This soothes inflammation and reduces
infection. : There is xwtbing like Bayer Aspirin for a
cold, or sore throat. And it relieves aches and pains
almost instantly. The genuine tablets, marked Bayer,
are absolutely harmless to the heart. j
AspMa ll ta tnuto ssaiH sf ayst Mssalscfairs f
BE
MEW
pany la La Porte, Indiana, In
1832.. 'The switchboard used
looked mucbrlike a billiard table
with wires running the long way
of -the table top. - Connector rods,
with wires which traveled for
ward and; backward .as the 'rod
was turned, ran crosswise. When
a subscriber dialed a number this
rod turned a certain number of
times, carrying the wiper the de
signated distance across the table
to the line selected by the calling
party. ' The board had a maximum
of 100 lines. .
Much different from this is the
modern - mechanical switching
equipment. Row and row of line
finders, connectors, and selectors.
Automatically controlled power
boards; .huge distributing racks,
carrying thousands and thousands
of fine, ' cloth-covered -. copper
wires. Instead of the few, simple
movements required by -the early
equipment for the completion of
a connection, modern dial appara
tus makes 890 moves from the
time a receiver is lifted to the
ringing of a bell requiring only
about six seconds.
-More than 100,000 different
pieces of equipment are required
in ' the installation - and operation'
of the service, r -v
Walte Hoyt, after 1 years la
the majors, pitched his first winning-exhibition
game this spring.
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