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PAGE TWELVE-. - S EHHES Governor Announces Change lii Requisition Plan forX Institutions ..." .."Nothing short of a plagne or an epIdeYnic would lead - ma to betters that the costs of operat ing: oar state departments and Institutions cannot be. decreased 10 . per cent,?.- .Governor Meier . told superintendents of state in stitutions at the monthly meet ing of. the state board of control Friday. , - r v- - There is no reason why any Institution operated by the state ' should - be, out. of step with any :.. otaer business enterprise." . - ,' OoTernor. Meier, then, warned . the Institution heads against nn- necessary. purchases. i :. . ?The method under which : we ;. operate Is -all. rifht as far as It . foes,' continued Goyernor Meier, Vbut It .does not go far enough. Your., institutions send In ..your " requisitions ,. from time to , time ' for . requirements and the lists . that are - represented here - day after, day are tlrlnr and annoy Inr to my way of tnlnklnr. "This board of control should not be bothered with all those details. I suggest that the sec retary of state prepare a1 general ". form of inventory, showing ex actly what you want and what you hare on hand in -your com missary the first of each month. The plan of inventory is a sim ple matter. , We should .then adopt a uniform system of requi sitions, ; and instead of ordering every day, so regulate your busi ness thht the orders will corns In once each week'. Wholesale Baying " Of Desks Opposed - Referring to recent requisi tions for new desks. Governor Meier continued: "My - suggestion Is that those who hare ordered desks, based upon the circular letter sent out urging superintendents and de partment heads to take, advant age of a special price, withdraw the orders and use the ones now on hand. "C. . K. Spaulding, new state hixhwar , commissioner, was asked If he needed a new desk. He replied that he would use the end of a table.' But a requisition for a new desk came. in. This request promptly was withdrawn. I -am asking in all seriousness that - you superintendents with draw your requests and get along with - the furniture you now hare." - " . i.Travel expenses also were touched upon by Governor Meier. ' Operation or automooues .at state institutions is an important matter," said Governor Meier. "Oregon' state college has 92 passenger cars. 15 trucks and 13 trailers" The eastern Oregon state hospital has five cars and fnnf trnrVi. Th flreYm tatA hospital Operates nine trucks, six passenger cars and four trailers. I am going to have some person find out about this. I under stand that some trucks are being used for private purposes. This practice is going to stop." Accident Board . , : Has 21 Autos (, ,'The state penitentiary has. 12 passenger cars and 19 trucks, while the state industrial -accident commission has 21 cars. Changes should be made If I am to live "up to the mandate of the voters at the last general election. I am asking your . un divided cooperation. r . . "The executive department, from time to time, will send an auditor out' to t talk - with you folks' to,' determine ' whether or net-the salaries paid; are equal and just. Many things have been corrected during the past; week. There are . many other places where savings can be. made. Redmond Would 1 Establish Bank Application for a charter for the Dairymen's Bank to be estab lished at RedmondJ ' was ' made with the state banking depart ment . Friday. . Incorporators re to be P. R. Brooks, Max Cunning and K. M. Peck. Proposed capital is $25.000,-surplus 15,000 and undivided profits J 2.5 00. . i . '.. ., ' .. . ".. . ! - , . - GO' TO SEE IRIS GARDENS SILVERTON, April 3 Mr. and Mrs. Rholln Cooley and daughter, Miriam.' and. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cooley are leaving Saturday noon for California where .they. -will' lew the Iris - gardens ; which , are now In bloom there. They plan to go' as far south as Mexico and will be gone about ten days. Rohlia Cooley is a -well-known Iris and lilac grower of Silver ton. . " . , . - - , - . I ' ENDS LIFE o The unhappy marital trail of the former Pegy Davis led to a trag edy when the famous Follies fccauty- cf ireirTork tooltar own life by driving her automobile ever a Mediterranean cliff, near Nice, ITance, famed as a Vuicid 1M SEE I O ?: Road engineers are tunneling under the town of Newcastle, California, on the San Fran -cisco-Reno highway, to straighten the line and eliminate grades and curves. The roa& passes under a transcontinental railroad, too The car is a Buick eight sedan on the new grade near Newcastle. . ". . - '! ' v; '.-.- " . . 1U REG OAL MEET AURORA, April S.-z-Three Au rora students of the Canby high school and 1C of their classmates attended the regional Smith Hughes conference at Rainier Fri day and Saturday. There are four districts in the state and the Can by group represented the district composed of the schools north of MolaJIa and Canby, east as far as Dufur - and down 'the Columbia highway. " There were contests In grain grading, blacksmithlng, milk test ing, soldering, rope work, and raf ter cutting; Three of the four who won honors were from Au rora. , - John Eilers won first prize In milk testing; Bennie Neeter sec ond in soldering, Lawrence Brown second In blacksmithlng, and Em He Kraft of Canby took first place In the speaking contest, which en titles him to represent his district at the state Smith-Hughes con ference to be held at Oregon State college, Corvallis, April 23 and 24. Kraft was winner of second place last, year at the state conference. WILLIAMS CALLED SOUTH BY TRAGEDY . . . , .... Ensign Earl Williams, of the Salvation Army, wishes The Statesman to explain that his hurried trip by air last Thursday was not. on Army business nor at Army expense. A tragic event In the life of his. brother called him south and the eost of the trip and other expenses in connection with his brother's case is being met by a loan on his adjusted service cer tificate, -and has no connection whatever : with Salvation Army affairs. . r Williams 'also ''stated that he wished to pay tribute to : Lee Eyerly who got the plane off the municipal - airport while it was practically .flooded 1 with water and also to "the TJ. SI National bank for. the speed, with, which they advanced his veteran's loan, which Williams stated took only a few minutes. ; , . f - . Boys'coraFJicE "Citizenship" waa the keynote. of the eighth annual Older Boys conference for Marion and .Polk county - , boys held Friday and Saturday at the T. M. C. A. here. Dean U. G. Dubach of Oregon State college addressed the boys on the service phase of citizen ship.". The. relation of "Education and Citizenship" was discussed by President Cart G. Doney. Willam ette university. - - - 'r.- r's "Be yourself seemed to be the key. note, oft Dr. Doaey's address. His advice to the boys, was' to know your; country and prepare to help and save it by -learning more - of it and developing ' your character. -. Several aroun conferences were held during the day and the af ternoon was spent In . pursuit of a recreational program. -The Church and Cltlsenship was the subject of the address of the evening by Rev. Hugh B. Fouke, Jr.. following a bang.net.: Petition Court I For Short RoaA : 'l v:.- - - . 8. A. Varber and a long list of others have file petition 'with rthe county court ' asking that" a snort road leading: into. Woodland park be made Into county road. This road was. once a county thor oughfare, but when the Woodmen purchased the park it was vacat ed and made a private road. : Nw Varber, new owner of the park, wants. It restored to the county status. ' .: f r : XTXIOX MEETS : : PERRYDALE. Anril 4-.Perw rydale Farmers Union had a Very J a. a . . f , imeresung ; meeting Thursday evening with guests from Ball oon clnb, EeWvrew' -and TcMlnh ville. James O Shea was speaker of - the evenlne. A huh - waa served late in the evening. MUCH APPRECIATED . The HIGHWAY TUNNEL UNDER Claim is Filed I ; Based oh Burns Levey Suffered The state board of control next Monday will consider a claim filed by Abraham Levey of Portland, father of Vernon Levey, 17, who suffered' serious burns a few months ago while an ''Oregon boot' was being removed from his angle -at the state training school for boys near Woodburn. The burns i were caused: by a torch used In- removing the boot. Neither, Governor' Meier ; nor other members of the board wonld divulge the amount 'of the claim. They said It covered phy sician's bills and other expenses.' Young Levey, who formerly waa an Inmate of the school, is now serving a term In the Multnomah county Jail for burglary. ; Oregon Session Records Filed By Desk Clerks , Compilation of all records of the 1931 legislative session were completed- by. the desk clerks here Saturday, and filed with the secretary of state. Approximate ly four weeks were required to complete this work. ; ; r .Willard Marks. . president of the senate, and Frank Lonergan, speaker of the house, spent part of Saturday in ; Salem affixing their signatures to the official documents. . , Concert Seats On Sale, Word Tickets for the concert of Wil liam Wallace Graham's symphony orchestra which will" be given at the armory next Friday night are on sale at Patton's bookstore and at Will's music store. It was an nounced yesterday. . extra value Salem Automobile Company Inc. Dial Phone 4673 ' . - - 435 N. Commercial D U. MN1 OREGON STATESMAN, Baled, Oregon,' Snnday Blornlng. JOWN j ; COMMITTEE EYES FIRE DEPARTMENT Aldermen Watson Townsend, H. H. Vandevort and David O'Hara are diagnosing Salem fire department affairs. The commit tee was appointed by the city council several weeks ago. - Although an Informal report on progress Is expected in council Monday night, a written report will - probably not be tendered.' General conduct, ' efficiency, bills are all under scrutiny. .Re ports are that the committee has consulted the-office of the state fire marshal relative to the inves tigations o the causes of several local fires. Apparently - there Is no serious blame on the fire department standing committee because of the $46.25 check mailed to the Seagraves company for repairs to one of the fire trucks, -since the company returned the check.' IV. D. PERCENTAGE OF GRADE IS Willamette university ' gradu ates more students in comparison with the number that enter than the average university in the United States Of those who en ter.41 percent ar graduated whereas the average percentage is lw. According to Willamette's reg istrar, the University of Oregon graduates but 19 per cent of the students who enter there and Ore gon State college graduates 22 per cent. Willamette's registrar claims that It and 22 per cent Is excep tionally small for. the number of students graduated of those who enter. j - 4: of yow Mfeooo YOU,lh average American, are as exacting in the mailer of com fort as you are intense in business.' Yom ar a strenuous worker,4 hut la moments of leisure you want 'ease . .Tend you want it with ' every modern convenience. Thai's why the new Durant Pullman like arrangement captured public favor a crakklv An easily operated lever instantly converts the . Interior of die Purant sedan into pleasant, comfortable resting and sleeping ac commodations. The seal cushions forma sof , lv, roomy lounge V. , ideal for an hour's respite, or for as fine a night's sleep as . you've ever had in your life. ' ' . This appealing feature is 'available InjheJL931 Durant without additional eost. Visit the Durant showrooms and Inspect the en tire new lineO will find that, more man ever, Durant offers for your money - . ( BHRKEBT HIT: er v The delage of rain put sc halt to the brighter tone which, the labor situation took last week, and as a result of the report from the free employment service here is not so encouraging. Sim Phillips, direc tor, believes conditions will get better as soon as the weather al lows.1, " . ' - :' ' '. V- ' ' But 27 of the 71 men registered found work, and only four of the S2 women who wanted . Jobs' were lucky enough to get work.' Of the men who did find work, eight were 1 farm ' hands, two . castCal workers, 13 common laborers and three salespeople, j .' U w; ".V. Of the womenf one was nurse, one V saleslady - and two were hdtel housekeepers. . ' . Those who didn't find employ ment Included: Men Seven farm hands, three' carpenters; four elec tricians. six casual. workers, 10 common laborers: two Cooks; four pantry workers', 'eight woods, la? borers," one salesman, two Janl-r tors and two track drivers. Wom en Five nurses, three cpoks,12 hotel -housekeepers and eight chambermaids. ,: cK,.-. "v TRUSTS ALIO WILLS TOPIC AT (D CLUB Karl Wenger, trust officer of the United States National, bans Interested Salem . Ad club . mem' bers Friday noon with a talk on trusts and wills. He sketched how property may be devised, recom mending "joint tenancy" Of homes or real estatewhlch lets the prop erty go to the survivor without probate expense. This law does not cover personal property how ever, and securities In a safe de posit box which is jointly neia may not go directly to the surviv or without payment of Inheritance tax. Wenger also discussed putting of Insurance funds Into trusts In stead of lump sums for the better conserving of property. He en couraged the drawing of a will in which the holder of property could specify Just how his prop erty was to be apportioned. President Knapp announced ad vertising achievement week for May 4-9, dlth displays at ' the chamber of commerce.' Circulation Men Soon to Gather In Washington Circulation managers of many Oregon newspapers . will attend the annual convention of the Northwest Circulation Managers' association which, convenes April 6 and 7 at Wenatchee. Wash. Wll 11am A. Scott, circulation manager of The Capital Journal, and Gus Hixson, circulation manager of The Oregon Statesman, will both attend. v f Problems of newspaper circula tion will be discussed. Last year the meeting was held In Albany. WALDO HILLS, April 3. Fu- ueral services for Orlando Rue, who died at his home here Thurs day night, will be held Monday at 2 p. m. from Immanuel church. with interment at Evans Valley. Arrangements are In charge of Larson and Son. Rue was a senior in the Sil vexton high school and died after two days' illness. ITMi DenM s ih-i VU-Mabl!)M4 mm. Tkr r, 9h fear. Wl thKyHuim m fill. 7JS .eUvtrWMr 1 PERlOO I April 5, 1931' MEET tf HEIR MAJESTIES -- -; -'' : x4v : y s f '' - x -. 1 X t 4 .&: , 'At the rlowing pageaat of the festival of the Stater, at St. Petersburg, Fla., Miss Margaret Ehepard, of New Kensingtjnv Pa., entered as. "Miss Pennsylvania,' was crowned beauty's queea. The fair winner k shown above with her crown and Scott Bonnet, Xing of the Festival Mrs. J. M. Fisher : Chosen Secretary Of Official Board WEST SALEM. April 3 At the Ford Memorial church offi cial board meetine held Monday evening, Mrs. J. M. Fisher was elected financial secretary tp suc ceed Mrs. Leonard Burgoyne who leu recently to make her home in QSYyG!CAC!SAPE " Do you drive in relaxation with the security of adequate braking power, or are you at nervous tension in fear of accident? Motorists who have their brakes regularly inspected and necessary adjustments made by our brake specialists are ready for any emergency, while those who drive with faulty brakes are taking chances that may result in serious consequences at any time. Present-day traffic demands the utmost braking efficiency. What about the efficiency of your brakes ? FREE BRAKE EXAMINATION We will gladly make a complete examination of your brakes on our Fire-ttone-Cowdrey Dynamic Tester without charge, and show you how quick you can stop your car.You see the exact brake pull on each wheel clearly registered on the dials. OLDFIELD BALLOONS 4.40-2S 4S0-3X 4-75-19 5.00-19 5.C0-20 5.S5-10 5.SS-SX 05.69 6.65 6.93 7.XO 7.90 O.ZO 0.57 e e 'STOP SERVICE r - Montana. ' Lester DeLapp was elected a member of the pulpit supply committee and Rev. W.J. Warren a member of the nomin ating committee. Ford Memorial church .Is planning to hold a vacation Bible school in Jane. A committee on, general arrangements has been appointed as follows: Rev. M. A.' Groves, Mrs. A. C. Hennlngsen, Mrs. John Freisen and Mrs. A. F. Goffrlerr HIEAW TKAFFDC ? ; The Station with a Clock f I J "DaBfl" Invite Us to Your Next Blowout EXCISE TAX T0T1L mm mm ' Corporation excise tax receipts for the first half of 1931, based on the net Income for 1930, ag gregated $250,000, according to announcement made by the state tax commission Saturday. Re ceipts for the first half of 1930 totalled $300,000.: . Members of the state tax com mission estimated that the tOUl corporation exctse tax receipts for. the year. 1931 would exceed $550,000, as against more than $700,000 received last year. The decrease for. 19 31, as compared with 1930, will, be approximately $150,000. This Is 20 per cent under last year's receipts. . r. The decline in receipts was at-, trlbuted by the (tax comtnlssloit to . the general business . depres-. sloa. which. has'. resulted in. lower earnings of all. corporations. This with the. returns, of the federal government , under the Income tax.""'--' J." , ' i '. ;t Oregon; ieturni. under the fed eraV' lncomo tax .this year were said Ho h be approximately. St per, cent less than those of last year. CIJE1ES TO PL1! FOD OKI Til Final plans ror Blossom day. April 12, will be made at the reg ular monthly dinner meeting of the Salem Cherrians which will be held at the. Gray Belle Friday evening, according to King Bing Carl Gabrlelson. a Uniformed Cherrians will di rect visitors during the day and. route traffic into the best blossom sections. Indications are that thf blossoms will be a their best" la the hill country but that on the lowlands they may be out before Sunday. r Keizer district Is Inviting visit ors to come there today: as both the fruit trees and daffodils . are at their best now. For your protection and the protection of your family drive in today and get the facts about your brakes. If adjusting or re lining is necessary we will render guaranteed service at the lowest prices, qual ity for quality, obtainable anywhere, . - HIGH SPEED BALLOONS 7.C5 7.43 7.C5 4. C0-Z0 4.SO-SS 4.7519 47521 C.OO-19 5. CO-SO C.25-10: C5019 0.C0-19 .6.C0-S0 0.55 e Q.Z3 .9.15 9wS3 ; 10.25. , Hl,sr ' S2.CO 'S3.IO ' TEL.