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LANE COUNTY'S- HOME NEWSPAPER.
TWO SECTION'S 12 PAGES
, EUGENE, OREGON, FBIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934.
PRICE: ON STREETS 8c NEWS STANDS Be
NO. 174
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III NEW RISE
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PREDICTED
ge of 11 Feet and Six
Inches Reached on
Thursday Night
HIGHWAYS STAY OPEN
dorm Widespread; Flood
Conditions nearea
In Wide Area
H, Willamette river, within sis
j, of flood stiifo Thursday night,
.. rlinii KrniHinlly durinR the
,, ivoav, but torrentii'.l downpours
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intenillH('IUI,v uiiiiui; iumc uuj ,
nn temprrsttirc, mm mrerasi mr
, nin likely will Drum n up
eft befwe Sntnrdny morning.
n. river at Kugenc roiclieil 11. tl
M it its penk, Thursday night.
Trt since is 12 feet. Ity 7 n. m. Fri
ib( river was down to 10.4 and
rlooo hail dropped to 0.3 feet.
nnirren 7 " i. c rioay nnn noon.
Tiifr. .63 of an ineli of rain rnme
inhere anil reports irom nsenuc
BUiit told of heavy rain there dur
( lit morning with southwest
nL iniiicatini: more Bnow was be
BKlted to fill the river"s tributnr-
Roads Stay Open
liports at raid-afternoon from Cru
ra oa tlie S. P. line, near the Cas
a, lummit. said the temperature
nd suddenly eolder there, dropping
Jtarees since noon from 42 to 1)2.
tennis starting to full in the nfter
nindit northwest wind wns blow-
fee 7 p. in. Wednesday. 1.15
jki tf rain has been recorded In
lane. The temperr.ture nt noon Frl-
k tan 5U and the wind still from
;V uth.
ill roads are open to traffic. For a
n time during the night Thurs-
nter was over the Pacific high
btween here nnd Junction City.
frt police guided traffic over the
Krir road tip to noon. Friday, when
din was brought ove- the Pacific.
IbT little water van reported over
Mirth highway at JmUiins point
SEE. RIVER STORY
PAGE 2
WEATHER NEWS
ft warm weather continues mill
4 wow in the mountains ought
mpitpfl by this time. The fore-
0RE6ON: CIoud : light rnin or
IB Dorlhffist rmrtion tonif-ht nnd
Mill in nnrlhnnvt nnrlinti
y; somewhat colder In intcr-
-flusht: moderate to fresh north
litwl off i-iiit'
KAL STATISTICS: Minimum
-WltiifP Kri.l-iw J.l .l,.rnn, Af.iv
1 tHTinfriltlirn Sfntiiwlor W An
7- rrpriitntion. .1M of nn Inch.
JUSLAW TIDES: Saturday high.
i-:li p. m.; low. 7:12 n. m.,
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hup Wins First
Contest For
By .MAIM iv 1 r.wi-
first prize in this past week's
("-"mi miner recipes, .loan
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CORPS HEAD!
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Major General S. Malone, who
has been named commanding gen
eral of the Ninth Corps Area, suc
ceeding Major General Malln
Craig, who was named head of
the Army War College,
Schedules Held Excessive
For Most Big Cities
By Board Head
VA S H I XG TOX, Dec. 2 1 . (P
A cut of about 50 per cent In the
electricity bill of America was des
cribed today as the -ultimate goal
of 'the Uoosevelt power program.
Frank R. McXinch, chairman of
the federal power commission, made
this declaration, emphasizing that
accomplishment of the aim cannot he
expected for several years.
After Secretory Tckes made known
he Is considering nn effort to find
public works funds for proposed
municipal plants in other cities be
sides Xew York. McXinch declared
rates to be excessive "in most of
the larger cities.'
Negotiations already have been
started by Mayor Fiorcllo Ia
Ouardin looking townrd n grant for
the erection of a power plant for
the metropolis.
Plans for public works financing
of a municipal plant nt Columbus.
Ohio, have received approval. Others
SEE POWER STORY
PAGE 2
41
England Has Heavy
Christmas Spending
IiOXPOX. Pec. 21. (4 Kngland
has gone spendthrift this Christmas.
Financial experts said today that
more money was circulating than at
any time since the booni years.
The bank notes in circulation have
risen to 401.!ift0.74.1 (about $2,010,
OOO.OOO), smashing all records sinre
102$ when Bank of Kngland notes ami
treasury note issues were combined..
The total ts about f 12.000,000 high
er than at this time last yenr.
In Forum's
Peanut Butter
enth Avenue west. Kugcne, "Peanut
Butter Chocolate Sandwich Spread."
Mrs. O. 11. Foster. 2077 Onyx
street. F.ucene, "Peanut Butter Pie."
Mrs. J. M. Spuritin, ."0.1 Seventeenth
avenue west, Eugene, "Peanut Butter
Prop Cookies."
Cookies and bread seem to be the
most popular ways of using peanut
butter, judging from the pat week's
entries, ,
A new contest I under way now,
the topic being "Recipes for Cream
Pies." All suggestions must be in by
0 p. m Wednesday, The usunl nine
cash prires are to be offered.
Below are the week's prize winners:
Cream of Peanut Butter Soup
1 cup peanut butter
1 quart milk
1 pint boiling water
2 tablespoons grated oni'n
1 clove
2 teaspoons ?alt
1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons cold water
2 tablespoons very finely minced
green peppers, (optional)
i tenpoon pepper.
Put the peanut butter
d"ubie
SEE HOUSEWIVES STORY
PAGE 4
GUNMEN GET PAYROLL
CLE V EL A XO. P. 1 Oi.R)
Three gunmen late todny took a pay
roll estimated at JSl.Vwo at the Cleve
land Worsted Mill plant, according
to t report to police.
CITIES M
TO I J" 01
TAX bri BEER
Seek Earlier Participation
In Returns From
Local Sales
WILL SPONSOR BILLS
Zoning Problem Discussed
At Regional Meet
For Officials
An amendment to the Knox liquor
law, making it legal for cities to im
pose a stamp tax on beer to be col
lected by the state and given to the
cities will be proposed by the legisla
tive committee of the League of Ore
gon CitieH at the legislature next
month. The committee was requested
to make such a proposal in a resolu
tion voted by the tenth regional con
ference of city officials here Thurs
day. Under the present law, cities are
provided for in liquor revenues, distri
bution, but no money may be given
them till the first three million has
been distributed for unemployment re
lict;. Thus, city officials present at
the conference pointed out, the law
has increased costs in policing and
handling hecr license investigations.
for cities, but they are unable to col
lect any revenue to date.
Four Levy Tax
Four Oregon cities. Salem. Bend,
Heppner, and Klamath FaHs have
taken matters into their own hands
and are levying a stamp tax ou each
'2-gnllon barrel of. beer. At Joust one
of these cities is making more than
$1,000 n mouth from this tax, it was
said. s
The joker in the question rests in
the fact that the legality of this pro
cedure is uncertain, it was said. S.
M. Calkins, Eugene city attorney,
pointed out that since the Knox law
actually provided for cities in the act
it might be deemed illegal for cities
to Impose any additional tax. Cities
SEE BEER TAXES STORY
PAGE 2.
Anonymous-Gift of
Money Received By
Forest Supervisor
It. S. Shelley, supervisor of the
Snislaw national forest, is one grown
up who believes there is a Santa
Claus.
Friday morning there came to his
office a small pnekage addressed to
him and mailed at Aberdeen, Wash.
It contained n brand new ?T bill nnd
an anonymous note with an original
poem of six verges in appreciation
of some net of favor done by Mr, Shel
ley nt some time or another for the
writer.
Heading the verses the sender of
the gift had written the following:
"My sincere wish is that this will
be taken as nn apology nnd explana
tion to the OXLY government em
ployee I ever met who dared go be
yond his definitely stMed duty to help
n stranger, said stranger being only
too liable to cause trovble.
Mr. Shelley said he could not reeal!
that he had done nny special favor
to nny stranger in particular, but
that forest employes in the perform
ance of their duty are required to as
sist strangers with information and
advice when in the forest.
4 Service Stations
Entered By Robbers
As if showing their contempt for
the offer of n reward for the arrest
of persons breaking into their service
stations, made Thursday by the Gen
eral Petroleum company, two more of
their stations were "knocked over"
Thursday night as well as two other
service stations.
The Genernl station nt Eleventh
and Olive wns entered and nlout
cash taken, police said. The General
station nt Sixth nnd Blatr wns enter
ed, but nothing wns obtained. This
station has bpen entered three times
tn the Inst six weeks, the intruder
brenkins through the same window in
each instance.
Other stations entered were the
Ernie Panner station nt Tenth and
Olive nnd the E. E. Wyatt station at
Broadway nnd Olive where a few
cents were taken.
Townsend Petitions
Have 23,000 Names
Lane countr petitions to congress
for the enactment of the Townsend
old age pen-Ion law contained 23,
,TJ" names Friday according to
Charles Paine, district chairman of
the movement here. On that rlay
2- names e re recei v ed from
Corvaliis,
Martin Insull
Is Acquitted
Of Embezzling
CHICAGO, Dec. 21. U.R) Martin
J. Insull, GO-year-olrf brother of Swm
uel Insull, wns acquitted by a jury
in criminal court today on charges of
embezzling $344,720 from the Middle
West Utilities company.
The jury received the case at 12:40
o'clock this morning and returned its
verdict to Judge Cornelius J. Har
rington nt 3:25 o'clock.
One of the first to congratulate the
lanky, white-haired defendant was
his brother Samuel.
A month ago Samuel was acquitted
of mail fraud charges by a jury in
federal court. He is scheduled to go
on trial in state court Jan. 7 on em
bezzlement charges similar to those
successfully fought by Martin.
State Funds Will Surface
Route from Bridge
To Oakridge
Allocation of $221.000 for grading
the new Willamette highway, author
ized at the meeting of the atnte high
way commission in Portland Thurs
day, will carry the work approxi
mately five miles from the end of
present contracts, it was stated here
Friday by Carl Wnshl.uine, Eugene
members of the commission.
This will mean the road will be
graded to a oint near the Salt
Creek fulls, leaving only three or four
miles to be graded, the commissioner
snid.
In addition to the grading work
state funds totaling SSo.OCO wore al
located for surfacing the highway
from Oakridge to the railroad bridge.
east of thnt town.
A considerable sum still remains to
be divided nnd it Is possible thnt from
this money enough can be allocated
to the Willamette by next spring to
complete grading, it was said.
The money allocated Thursday is
in addition to the four contracts al
ready let. Commissioner Wnshburne
pointed out, adding thnt contracts for
this work would be let in the spring.
onstruclion work this side of Salt
Creek falls is extremely difficult nnd
costly, he pointed out, explaining thnt
the $2J5.OO0 would not build more
than a few miles of road in that
ruountninous area.
Both Mr. Washburne and Ieslie
Scott, chairman of the commission,
will submit their resignations to the
governor as n matter of courtesy, it
wns announced at the meeting. The
status of the commission under Gov
ernor-elect Charles Martin is uncer
tain ns he has given no indication of
his policy. It wns understood both
Scott nnd Wnshburne would accept
re-appointment. E. It. Aldrich. Pen
dleton, democrat, it expected to be
retained on the commission as a mat
ter of course.
Green Corn Ripens
At Christmas Time
COTTAGE GBOVE, Tec. 21.
(Special) Boasting earn for Christ
mns are not too common even in this
favored section of the famous, fer
tile, fruitful Willamette, but Henry
Wnllcn of Bocky Point is picking them
from his garden in such quantities
that he is able to serve them on the
table when he has compnny.
The corn wns planted late and was
not fully grown nt the ml of the sum
men r season, but the weather has been
so mild thnt the mm has continued to
grow. The kernels are fully devel
oped. Thieves Hide in
Mine For Week
FIXLEYVILLE. Pa., Pec. 21. (P)
Two suspected thieves, believed cor
ralled in the Piney Fork coal mine
in Washington county, southwest
Pennsylvania, for almost a week, may
come out now. Guards were removed
and a mine officisl sakl "They're free
to go now if they're still alive."
The men were caught stealing cop
per wire and were chased into the
mine after which miners set up a vol
untary guard at all entrances.
More Codes Are
Plotted By NRA
WASHINGTON, Pec. 21. UP)
The Washington Post says NBA plans
to create 10 or more regional adminis
trative agencies to tighten up on code
compliance by such service industries
as hotels, cleaners, barbers and laun
dries. The drastic reorgsniRntion to spur
the enforcement of labor provisions,
affecting 3,000,000 workers U ex
pected to I announced formally be
fore Jan, 1.
SECTION
HELD CURBED
LAN
Army Man Says Can't Have
Two Bosses and Carry
On Warfare
GREEN SEES. FIGHT
Baruch Urges Stocking Tin
To Assure Supply in
Case of War
By NATHAN ROHKRTSOX
WASHINGTON, Pec. 21. OP)
The senate munitions committee was
told today that the wnr department's
mobilization plan 111 the event of an
other conflict con-templates abrogation
of section 7-A of the national recov
ery uct, which guaranteed labor the
right of collective bargaining.
Earlier, the house foreign affairs
committee heard Bernard M. Baruch,
chairman of the world wnr industries !
board, recommend that the Vnlted '
States buy and store thousands of '
tons of tin for use in any possible war.
"Can't Have Two Bosset"
Senator Clark (D., Mo.), told the
senute committee he wns informed the ;
plan would abrogate the NBA clause j
which long has been a center of dis
pute between industry and labor.
Colonel C, T. Hnrris, army ordi
nance officer, would not commit him
self on Clark's contention, but com
mented: "You can't have two bosses In time
of war.'
Senator Vandenberg (R., Mich.),
axked whether there would be two
lo if the present NBA setup was
continued.
"Certainly," Harris replied.
Britain Plans Probe
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Lnbor, called
Senator Clark's comment a "moat
surprising statement.'
"They did not do that during the
last war.' Green said. ''They car-
SEE WAR PLANS STORY
PAGE 2
Welfare League
Already Sends Toys
To 1000; More Going
Already, nearly 1000 children have
been provided toys for their Christ
mas through the Welfare League nnd
the organiation is working steadily
helping others.
Pnckaces have been sent to Oak
ridge, West fir, Wendling, Florence,
Springfield, Creswell. and other parts
of the county. As soon as new names
are supplied, the Lea gee provides for
them, Airs. John Stork Ev ns, presi
dent of the group, scid.
In appreciation to the men oi the
transient camp for the vast amount
of work they have clone in repairing
and repainting the toys collected for
the distribution among the needy,
members of the Iwngi:e, Friday decor
ated n large tree at the camp for the
men a holiday
The Lengue members nre handling
their toys nnd gifts at the city hall,
wrapping them in Christmas paper.
Elks Tree to Be
On Saturday Here
The annual Elks lodge Christmas
tree will be a big event for child
ren of the city. Saturday morning,
The children are to meet at the
Elks temple at 0:30 a. m. and .go
from there to the McPonnld theater
where a free shoi. is to be given for
them. After the show the group
will go to the armory for the huge
Christmas tree from which will be
distributed sacks of candy and nuts.
Jjast yenr, some 1400 children at
tended the tree., held annunlly for
years by the lodge as part of Its
Christmas Cheer work. Frank HH1
is chairman for the; tree this year.
Malaria Epidemic
Takes Over 2000
COI1MBO. Ceylon. Pec. 2t. (P)
An unofficial death toll of more
than 2.000 in the present malaria epl
demie was established today.
The price of quinine has risen 2."p0
per cent and additional supplies have
been called for from India. Java
and England.
AGED MAN KILLED
PORTLAND, pec 2L (VP)
struck down as be attempted to cross
a street Intersection here Isst night
P. C, PilUbaugh, 70, was fatally in
jured by nn automobile driven by Al
bert C, Brozitus, Police said Broz
ihis wns booked on a charge of Invol
untary manslaughter. He was released
on his own recognizance
KINDNESS WINS
jefl&V VtfcV' I I'll. -Vf
. hi
Dorothy and Margaret Deal, 12
old neighbor In Wyoming. In March,
to live with relativea In Portland, Ore. Thanksgiving, their old friend
died, and the supposedly poor man bequeathed them over $8500, whloh
was In gold hidden In an old stove, In bonds hidden In furniture, and
In real estate.
BREVITIES
STATE
BAKER. Pec. 21. OP) Although
103,'t taxes due in 1034 amounted to
only $U7r,01K.20 the tax collections
made since January 1 in Baker coun
ty have reached $W3,0LS.08 or 1.1
per cent more than the current roll.
A total of 9204.041.OS ban been col
lected on delimpient tnxes. Consider
ing rebntes and interest, the collec
tions in 1033 taxes nmount to 70.0
per cent of the current roll.
PORTLAND, Ore., Pec. 21. OP)
New business amounting to 3S,.'tS0,0OO
feet, about 40 per cent nhove the It
year weekly average for December,
was reported today by the Western
Pine association for the wee ft ending
Pec. L", The total was 3 per cent
better than fur the previous week.
Shipments totnted 37.37O.O00 feet nnd
production waa 10.S32.00O feet. The
same mills, for the corresponding
week a yenr ago, showed orders of 20,
231.0041 feet, and production of 20,
44.1.0MI feet.
GENERAL
VANCOfVEH, Wash., Pec. 21.
OP) II. C. Campbell, about 70. of
Portland, was killed, and his son, L. P.
Campbell, was injured late yesterday
when their truck plunged from the
Rock Creek bridge. Brenking of a
SEE BREVITIES STORY
PAGES
Not Shinin' Up to
Santa Claus, Elmer?
"Twas several nights before Christ
mas "And all through the station house
"Only one creature was stirring and
"That was the police Mickey Mouse!"
Apolngies to nobody.
Which Is one way of telling you
about the police mouse that was stir
ring about the metnl waste can in the
police stntion Friday. The mouse
somehow or other fell Into the tall
metal can and worked busily at trying
to get out Friday morning till nn of
ficer helped him along his way.
Police Captain Elmer (Jeiger hated
to see the mouse go, he said, because
it has been much in evidence about
the station fur somn time past, but
after all, the enptnin remembered, a
police station la no place fop live
stock. Roosevelt Cards
Show Home Scene
WASHINGTON, Pec. 21. OP)
The White House Christmas cards
this yenr show President and Mrs.
Booscvelt sitting informally by their
fireside.
"A Merry Christmas from the Pres
ident and Mrs, Boosevelt Christmas
1034" is their simple greeting for
their second Yuletide In the White
House.
Mr. and Mrs, Roosevelt are shown
sented on a large divan, A vnte of
flowers behind them, the president's
favorite ship pictures on the wnll, a
ship model nn the mantel, and official
flags flanking the fireplace give at
once a homey and official tone to the
holiday scene.
Earl Snell Opens
Temporary Office
... 8ALEM, Pec. 21. OP Earl
Snell, who will lake over the duties of
secretary of atate January 7, has
opened temporary office hendipinrterii
on the second floor of the state eapl
tot building.
Snell indicated lie would makeno
change in the state department office
personnel before the last of January
CASH CACHE!
and 14, always were kind to lonely
their mother died, and they went
L1E1YS1E
Settlers to Be Shifted
From Eastern Oregon,
Tillamook Areas
There is a possibility of extending
the government's mar;,lnM land set
tlement program tn Lincom county
and the northern p.irt of Lane county,
according to R. S. Shelley, super
visor of the Kiuslnw nntional forest.
Under the marginal land Kctup the
government la putting nil forms of
land to the best use and has designa
ted cert nin districts where the pro
gram la to be carried out In Oregon
one district comprises r. part of Jef
ferson county, where there nre "dry"
formers to be moved to better land,
nnd the other one la In Tillamook
county, where there are many settl
era on timbered tracts who will be
moved to more productive lands. The
government buys up these sub-mar-ginal
lands and places the owners on
better land nnd finances them En their
change. The land to be bought from
the owners In Tillamook county will
be devoted to the growing of timlter.
Rex Willnrd. regional director of
the AAA, and Mr. Sliellej have been
working with the settlers in the south
ern Tillamook section and found that
many are willing to take advantage of
the government's offer. As the ap
propriation Is made only for the fis
cal year, action must be taken before
the year Is ended. Additional allot
ment of funds Is expected by Mr. Wit
lard for this area, Mr. Slr-llcy said.
719 ARRESTS MADE
SALEM. Ore., Dec. 21 U.R State
police made 710 arrests during Nov
ember, nnd fines in the cases amount
ed to $0311,50. the monthly report of
superintendent Charles P, Pray
showed today
County Officials To Sponsor
Legislation In Coming Session
Bill to raise funds to pay the
counties' stnte tnx an I to pay the
old nge pension from sources than
through taxes on real properly will
he introduced at the coming ttCKsion
of (he stale legislature ns a result
of action at the annual convention
of county judges and county com
missioners in Portland this week,
according to Judge Fred Fisk, who
with Commissioners O, E. Crowe
and Cnl M. Young returned Thurs
day night, from the meeting.
The county clerks at their con
vention, held at the snmo time,
agreed to sponsor a bill to compel
the stnte to pay the clerk's office
for filing atnte paper wind one to In
crease the recording fees for chnttel
mortgages and other papers for
which. It is contended, the counties
are underpnled, County Clerk DH
lard said.
The bill as proposed by C. H.
Gram, stnte labor commissioner, to
provide an old age pension of $00
a month and to raise the money
by assessing nil persons who hnve
a regular income wns angered by
the judges and commissioners and
the principle of the idea was favored
hut some parts of the plan did not
meet with favor. Judge Fisk snid.
It wns voted to sponsor a measure
to do away with the taxing of real
properly for stnte tax purposes,
bu' jiiot how It is planned to raise
the money waa not stated. Lane
county pays to the state $125,0X10
a year a its share of the state
SLIT BAGS
ME FOUND
llll HIGHWAY
Postmaster Says Letters
Only Content of
Stolen Sacks
THREE MEN SIGHTED
Lock on Depot Forced
Early Morning Job;
Clues Sought
in
Two sacks of United States mafl
were stolen from the Southern Paci
fic company's depot nt Cushman early
Friday morning. The empty sacks,
cut open, wero found on the high
way two miles west of there after
daylight. Sheriff's deputies, state
police and postnl authorities are
investigating the case. 1
Entrance to tho building was ef
fected by brenking open a door
some time between 3:30 o'clock, the
time of the arrival of the train
from Eu gene, nnd 5 o'clock.
Two Men Seen
Grant Treat, special sheriff at
Florence, wns called soon after th
robbery was discovered and be re
ported to Sheriff Swarta that the
sacks were found by the aide of
the highwny. He snid that two
strange men were seen In an auto
mobile at Cushman Thursday after
noon and the robbery might have
been committed by them, but th
number of the license plates on the
car was not obtained.
A state police officer,- a special
agent of the Southern Pacific nnd
n postal inspector were sent .from
Eugene to the scene of the robbery.
Sacks Held Letters Only
Earl Hill, postmaster at , CuH,h
man, said that the two sacks con
tained letters exclusively and wer
for tho Cushman nnd Florence post
offices. As fnr as he knew the encks
contained nothing of unusual vnlue
It is believed that three men did
the job, according to Mr. Hill. H
SEE MAIL ROBBERY STORY .
PAGE 2
LOS ANGELES. Pee. 21. 0P
Settlement of the threatened strike of
the Pacific Electric company train
men was announced today by William
E. Lciserson. national mediation
board chairman.
Terms agreed to by company and
union officials include pay increasea
of around five cent a nn hour and es
tablishment of nn eight hour day. The
heaviest wage increase wns for inter
u r I win stepping their hourly wage up
from 5."Vj cents to 0) cents January
1 and 03 cents July 1.
The threatened strike would have
tied up service for loO.OOO Los Ange
les commuters nnd might hnve extend
ed to a sympathetic walkout of west
ern trainmen on three transcontinen
tal railroads.
tax and there Is budgeted $tft,OO0
for 103." for the old age pension
fund, Judge Fisk pointed oat. It
this money could be raised In some
way other than by taxing real pro
perly It would relieve the burden
of the taxpayer to n large extent.
The principal question discussed
by the clerks. Mr. Pillard snid, was
legislation which would provide that
the county clerk's offices wonld get
paid for tho work they actually do.
For instance, a fee of only $1 is
charged for recording chattel mort
gages and the work that Is done
on these inslruments la worth from
$4 to f.'i. the clerk said.
Another prnctie thnt ought to
be corrected, in the opinion of the
clerks, costs line county at least
$1000 a year hut not A cent is
received for It, Mr. Pillard asserted.
All suits instituted by the different
atnte departments and all deeds
filed by the stnte nre filed free.
Besides this, there is A tremendous
amount of work done in the trk's
offices In liquidating the closed
banks and all Is done without cost
to the state, but at the same time
lnrge fees are paid attorneys to
take rare of the work, it was point
ed out, i '
"This Is not fair to the counties,"
Mr, Pillard said. "The only true
way to determine the opernting cost
of the clerk's office is to charge for
sit instruments filed or recorded
and charge what the work U wortW1