I1 OltEGON STATESMAN, Salect Omm VHSrRShgTJim
AGK ESVEfT
State Running
Expenses Grow
US Report Shows Upward
Curve of Government
Cost Since 1932 .' ,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3. CSV
A study reported today by the de
partment, of commerce tells the
storjOf the rising cost of oper
ating and maintaining state gOT
ernments. '
i The total cost for the 48 states
Itl 1937, the las year for which
complete figures are available,
was $2,601,887,000, an increase
of 67.6 per cent oyer the $1,552
075.000 expended In 1932. ,
' The cost of Oregon was $19.
758,000 in 1937, compared with
$16,755,000 in 1932.
The cost was exclusive of oper
ating public-service " enterprises
and of payments for' interest and
outlays as well as payments for
debt retirement and' other non
cost -'payments. .
The state functions covered by
the cost report included the leg
islative, - executive and judicial
branches, highways, protection,
natural resource development,
health, hospitals, charities, cor
rections, schools,- libraries, recrea
tion and miscellaneous ' opera
tions, j
Oregon Pays Out More.
Oregon's cost of operating its
"general government" was $1,
452,000- in 1937, compared with
$1,281,000 in 1932. - j
(General government includes
the legislative, executive and ju
dicial branches of the state gov
ernment, staff administrative of
fices and finance and law, elec
tions and general government
Protections costr including
highway patrols, militia, armor
ies, etc.. for the state amounted
to $1,328,000 in 1937 and $1,
330,000 ':n 1932.,
Highway costs for Oregon
amounted to $4,862,000 in 1937
and $6,40,0,000 in 1932.
Oregon spent $1,484,000 - In
J.3.W in me development ana con
servation its natural resources
and $1,538,000 in 1932.
More Goes for Health.
Health and .sanitation cost
$224,000 in 1937 . and $147,000
in932. :
Miscellaneous payments (in
clud pensions and gratuities to
former employes or their depend
ents, unemployment compensation
administration and benefits, em
ployment services, administration
of public trust funds and invest
ments, etc) cost $308,000 In
1937 and $80,000 in 1932.'
The , state spent for hospitals
and institutions for the - handi
capped $1,279,000 in 1937 and
$1,161,000 in 1932.
Its charities cost $5,087,000 in
1937 and $235,000-1n 1932.
Correction, including prisons,
pardons, and parole boards, cost
$343,000 in 1937 and $644,000
in .1932.
The state's schools cost
amounted to $3,288,000 in 1937
and $3,796,000 in 1938.
T tVva ot aabt vrAra tiR AAA In
1937 and $50,000 in 1932 while
recreation cost $59,000 in 1937
and $94,000 five years before.
Mayor Chadwick
To City porkers
' Mayor W. W. Chadwick for the
first time vesterdav ceased beinz
In one respect a rubber-stamp
mayor, and, came boldly out into
the open as signer in person of the
city's payroll checks.
The occasion was the absence
from the city of City Recorder A.
Warren Jones, whose duty It nor
mally is to countersign all checks
for city employes, and to Impress
the mayor's signature on them by
means of a rubber stamp.
- Yesterday Mayor Chadwick dis
carded the rubber stamp bearing
his ownc name,; signed in person,
and then countered the recorder's
usual practice by using a stamp
bearing Recorder Jones' name.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTRIX "
NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN
That by order of the County Court
of the State of Oregon for the
County of Marion, Bessie M. Mar
tin has been appointed as and for
executrix of the Last Will and Tes
tament and estate of George Mar
tin, Deceased.
All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby no
tified to present the same to said
executrix at the office of Rhoten
A Rhoten, attorneys at' law, 611
TJ. S. National Bank Bldg., Salem,
Oregon, within six - months from
the date of this notice.
Dated this August 11, 1939. r
BESSIE M. MARTIN,
Executrix of .the Last Will
and Testament and Estate of
George Martin, Deceased.
RHOTEN RHOTEN,
(11 U.S. Nat'L Bank Bldg.,
Salem, Oregon, . ;
Attorneys for Estate.
August 11, 18, it; September
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AOTICK TO CREDITORS ,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the Last Will and Testament
of Felix LaBranch, deceased, has
been - duly proven and . admitted
to probate in the County Court
of the State of Oregon lor. Mar
lon County, and the undersigned'
Albert E. LaBranch has been ap
pointed Executor thereof, and that
: Letters Testamentary have been
Issued to him. 5 - i ;
All persons ' having-; , claims
against the said estate are hereby
notified to present the same,
duly verified and with the proper
.vouchers, to the "undersigned Ex
ecutor at .707 First National Bank
Building, Salem, Oregon, on xr
before six months from the date
of the first publication of this
notice; said first publication be
ing made this 1st day of Septem
ber, 1939.
J ALBERT E. LaB RANCH,
Executor of the estate of
Felix " LaBranch estate.
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Attorneys for the estate, f
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Victim Confronts Confessed Attacker
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Delia Bogard, who was clubbed and seriously Injured a month after Anya Sosoyvea was slain is shown
as she faced the man, who police said confessed killing the Russian dancer and the slugging of MJss
Bogard and Myrtle Wagner in Los Angeles. Miss Bogard is shown seated with her father, Harry
Bogard, as DeWitt Clinton Cook, was takenefore the grand jury where he pleaded guilty to a charge
f murder. Left is Dep. Lt. Thomas R. Ran and center, District Attorney Buron Fitts.
Miscellaneous Tax
Revenues Increase
Oregon's Gain Attributed
to UCC Payments in
Federal Report
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-(V
An increase of state miscellaneous
tax revenues. from $53,000,000 in
1932 to $425,000,000 in 1937 can
be attributed almost entirely to
unemployment compensation taxes
the census bureau reported today.
The increase in non-tax reve
nues of the 4 8 states from $142.
000.000 to $223,000,000 in the
same period can be . traced almost
entirely to income from public
service enterprises, the bureau
said.
In 1937 Oregon collected $3,
756,000 from miscellaneous taxes
compared to $788,000 in 1932.
Non-tax revenues were $3,65,000
in 1937 and $2,532,000 in 1932.
Many Sources Studied
! Levies used by the bureau in its
study of miscellaneous revenues
included poll taxes, marriage li
censes, permits to keep explosives
and to ship game; other non
business licenses, such as hunting
and -fishing; incorporation taxes,
corporation fees or franchise
taxes, documentary stamps, mort
gage registry and stock transfer.
Non-tax revenue sources used
by the bureau included special as
sessments (for public improve
ments or services), court fines
and forfeits, commercial forfeits,
such as deposits guaranteeing
completion of contracts, escheats
to the senate (such as state bonds
cancelled after being long over
due); donations from private in
dividuals or corporations, pension
assessments on state employes,
highway privileges,' rents of in
vestment properties, interest on
invested state funds largest
source in both 1937 and 1932, and
contributions from public service
enterprises.
Law Uniformity
Rossman Subject
How laws of the various states
have been brought into uniform
ity in many fields was described
to the Salem Lions club yesterday
by Judge George Rossman, asso
ciated justice of the Oregon su
preme court, yesterday noon. The
judge is a member of the com
mission on uniform laws, ' which
was organized in 1892.
Through the commission's ef
forts, he said, approximately 60
statutes have been prepared in
codified form and generally adopted.
Dr. R. Ivan Lovell, professor
of history at Willamette universi
ty, will address the club next
Thursday.
Diphtheria Outbreak 1$
Reported at Portland
PORTLAND, Aug. 3 l.-iffn-The
city health bureau reported today
a 5-year-old child and two adults
were seriously ill of diphtheria
at the city isolation hospital.
The cases were the first re
ported since an outbreak of diph
theria resulted in the establish
ment of free clinics a few weeks
ago in the Kenton district, j
Sentence of Life
Cut to 35 Years
Coos County Man Serving
for Murder Receives
Commuted Term
US Plans Storing
Of War Materials
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Backlog of Key Supplied
ior Defense Will Be
Purchased Soon
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WASHINGTON, Aug. St (JP)
The government is about, to
begin a $100,000,000 purchase
program authorised by congress
to build up stores of 'essential
war materials. j "
The high command of the army
and navy, keeping in mind that
the outbreak of a European con
flict might close some foreign
sources of strategic supplies, has
hastened preparation of a list of
materials to be purchased with
$10,000,000 which congress pro-
viaed to start the program
The treasury is expected: to an
nounce specifications for; these
materials within, the next few
days and call for bids on them
in the very near future.
The government's military ex
perts are considering limiting
initial orders to these Items, for
an adequate supply of which," they
said, the united States is depend
ent in ' whole or in part on out
side sources:
Essentials Listed.
Manganese ore. for use in the
manufacture of steel. -
Chromium orei, for special steel
alloys - used in armor plate and
guns.
Tungsten ore, for machine tools
and alloy steels. .
Tin, for food containers and
automotive equipment. ,
Quinine for : medicinal pur
poses.
Quartz crystals, for use in
radio equipment, and for elec
tric guages used 'widely in in
dustry and to determine pressures
in gun barrels. ;
Manila fibre, to be made into
Governor Charles A. Sprague
Thursday commuted the life sen
tence of Clifford Elferd, convict
ed of first degree murder in Coos
county, to 85 years.
Elford was received at the, state
penitentiary here December 28,
1926. He is now subject to pa
role.
Three other commutations were
issued by; Governor Sprague:
Don Curtis, Marion county, re
ceived at the penitentiary Septem
ber 9, 1936, to serve 10 years for
assault and robbery, to eight
years. .
Stanley C. Rayson, Douglas
county, received s at the peniten
tiary June 20, 1934, to serve 20
years for; assault and robbery, to
1 5 years.
George; Fay . Carter, Douglas
county, received at the peniten
tiary January 18, 1938, to serve
two years! for assault with a dan
gerous weapon, to 17 months.
All four of the commutations
wre recommended by the state
parole board.
Foreigners Flee War Scares
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American and other visitors to London are in this group of persons
crowded into a metropolitan railroad station in a wild escape from the
city, sure target in the event of war. American Ambassador Kennedy
requested all United States citizens go home if it were at all possible.
rope for maritime purposes.
(Officials say this fibre is the
only rope-making material that
salt water.)
International developments are
expected to determine whether
Crew Augmented
For Idaho Fire
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 31-P)
-Forest service officials said "to
day they had Increased fire fight
ing crews on the Glsason moun
tain blaze in the Kaniksu nations
xoresi in iar nortnern laano to
820 men. !
The. fire, near Priest lake, had
whipped over firelines and ex
tended its? burn over 6700 acres.
The report said 10 miles of lines
had to be rebuilt. j
One 150-acre blaze" was burning
out of control near Elk City in the
Nes Perce forest and the Kelley
creek .fire, which had burned for
mdre than a week near RigginB,
agkin was threatening to Jump
codtrol liner. The blaze had burn
ed over 15,000 acres, j
Lumber Leading j"
Recovery Parade
PORTLAND, Aug. 31.-(VTlie
lumber industry, long hit by de
pression, is lead in? the recovery
parade in the Pacific northwest,
data collected by the federal re
serve bank indicated today. . j
'Recovery in the lumber indus--try
has been the outstanding fea
ture of the 12th district business
situation in recent months," the
bank will say in its forthcoming
monthly review. j
does not swell when immersed in the list will be expanded quickly.
Tie ton Ranchman
Victim of Shot
YAKIMA, Aus, 31.-(P)-Jaflc
Curry, 27, Tieton rancher, was
fatally shot today whep a gun
the- hands of Frank Starr oK
Seattle accidentally discharged
Dr. W. H. Banks, county coroner,
said. j -
Curry died on the way to the
hospital. Dr. Banks requested all
persons on the ranch at the time
to report at his office tomorrow
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Northwest FLUJI
an
Malheur Fair 30th
ONTARIO, , Aug. Sl.-The
3Utn annual Malheur county fair
will open tomorrow night. Ex
hibits will require more space than
ever before, It was reported.
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