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IS IT TO SAVE MONEY?
Well, the hearing on senate bill 195, held in Salem Thurs
day evening, developed exactly the points discussed in this
column the day before. The league of Oregon cities, accord
ing to the news story of the hearing in yesterdays paper,
presented through its attorney the explanatidn that the pur
pose of the bill was to lower
business out in the open. The league thinks it la more im
portant to save a few dollars than to make a full disclosure
of city budgets through a published advertisement.
. ' Frankly, whenever we hear of municipal officers who are
objecting to publication ol any 01 tne nnanciai aetans 01 ineir
operations we, begin to wonder what it is they have to con
ceal. We shall not suggest that the Oregon city oilicials who
belong to the league want to cover up any of their transac
tions but we do insist that when they place the saving of a few
advertising dollars ahead of giving taxpayers full budget in
formation in the place where they are most certain to see it
their local newspapers they
of their other expenditures. .
Let's say that the publication favored by the league can
be made at a saving of $100 a year. The figure is high bit it
will do for the argument The league's proposition, then, must
be that that $100 cannot better be cut from any other ac
. count, that it is less desirable
manner proposed than to spend
The constitution of the league we have seen a copy since
our reference to the subject the other day sets out as one
of the objects of the organization, "To formulate and pro
mote such legislation as will be beneficial to the cities of the
state and the citizens thereof, and to oppose legislation detri
mental thereto." That means that regardless of any taxpayer
instruction or approval a group
on its own account what is best for the citizens of Oregon.
The group is doing just that in the case of this senate bill 195.
We are asking the league's
Bend who belong to the league
this.
CURB THE CONGRESS
. , Unqualified opposition is expressed by Charles A. Sprague,
in his column in the Salem Statesman, to the proposal ion an
amendment to the federal constitution limiting income and
state taxes to 25 per cent. Even though the idea is sound,
Spraguo argues, it would be a mistake to adopt it because it
would be difficult to repeal or change the amendment. Leave
the problem of tax reduction in the hands of Congress, he
urges.
Wo cannot follow the ex-governor's reasoning. There is a
provision in the proposed amendment for its suspension if a
war emergency creates need for a higher tax. Why then be
concerned over the difficulty of a repeal? Twenty-one other
amendments have been adopted in spite of that difficulty. Why
not another? , , v
. Congress is eager to reduce (axes, Sprague says, so why
not leave the problem in its hands? Well, a lot of people are
not so sure of that eagerness. They have seen congress aftqr
congress throw money around; permit the president to
squander billions and multiply the public-debt and they
think that if the proposed curb is approved Congress will be
forced to greater care in its expenditures.
, That is why they favor the proposed amendment.
-' ... . . . .
It's now Brigadier Central Elliott Roosevelt. The presi
dent's son entered the service as a captain, without previous
experience. We doubt If anyone thinks he Would be a brlga
dler general If ho were not son of the president of the United.
States. (Klamath Herald & News)
Nor get a bomber on which to fly over from Britain to get
married, gas for a plane to fly. to the Grand canyon for the
ceremony and a plane priority to get his brindle dog out to
Hollywood. But, of course, no one should say such things
about a member of the royal family.
" 1
Washington
Column
By Peter F.dson I
(NBA Staff Oirreepumlent) I
Washington, 13. C.-Of all the
many proposed reforms of con
gress, those which would siek to
change the relationships between
congress and the people are most
controversial.
Basis for the belief that some
change is needed Is the fact that
congressmen have to run too
many errands and do too many
petty chores for their constitu
ents. This is supposed to keep the
congressmen so husy they don't
have time to legislate In the na
tional interest. Yet If all these
tasks like helping their people get
Jobs, pensions, war contracts, or
settlement of claims against the
government were taken away
from congressmen and given to
some other agency, there Is pos
sible danger that the whole sys
tem of renresontative govern
ment would be weakened. After
all, congressmen are fleeted to
represent the people rt their dis
trict in Washington am' hoU nut
for their interests. If contrnss-
men don't look after the interests
of their constituents, they don't
get re-elecled. Most would he re
formers of congress forget thai.
Yet it Is seriously proposed that
all routine requests for Informa
tion sent by voters to their con
gressmen he turned over to an
"Inquiries Service" sot up In the
library of congress. That might
ruin one of the congressman's
best conacts with his people.
a e
Since the federal government
can't be used without its consent,
anyone with a claim against the
government must have his con
gressman Introduce a private bill
for his relief. These private bills
make up about half the number of
acts passed by congress each ses
On. tear
Bix Months
One Month
publication costs. That puts the
are asking for an investigation
to inform the public in the
for some other purpose.
of othcials intends to decide
oilicials and the officials of
where they find the right to do
sion. Some are reintroduced year
alter year. The claims committee
which handles them is usually
swamped. To remedy this situa
tion it is proposed that the claims
committee bo abolished- and this
work turned over to the claims di
vision In the department of Just
ice lor an claims or under snoon.
For bigger claims, relief could be
sought through tho U. S. court of
claims,
The whole question of improv
ing relations between congress
and the people really boils down
to a problem for the electorate,
not to a problem for congress. It
Is the matter of choosing better
congressmen. It has been proved
time and again that most people
don't know who their congress
man is. Too few good men want
to make public service a career,
considering the risks too great.
There are many able men In
congress In spite of this situation,
and it is the opinion ot some ot
them that congress could be made
much mure efficient, even under
its own antiquated rules and pro
cedures, If only the voters would
elect better congressmen. And
that puts the responsibility for
the primary congressional reform
right where it belongs on the
people who cast the ballots.
Veteran of War
Fills Bend Berth
Walter Remington of McMinn
ville, a veteran of two years serv
ice In tho army, and who received
a medical discharce on IVc. 15,
1!MI, today was transferred to
duty nt state police headquarters
In Kend. lie fills the vaeancv ere-1
ated by the transfer of Sgt. Earl
Huff to the command of the Til-
inmnoK state police staff.
The new of fleer had recently
been attending school at the state
police headquarters in Milwaukie.
tnd is married and has an Infant
son.
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The story: Frederic Chopin in
sults the new Gzarlst governor
of Poland by refusing to play be
fore him at Count WodJnskl's
dinner party. His friends warn
him to leave the country. Jozef
Eisner says he has saved enough
money to take them both to Pans.
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XII
THE ROAD TO PARIS
The nightmarish hours were
behind them. They had traveled
by night and had slept by day In
fields and in haylofts, Frederic
from exhaustion, Jozef Eisner
with an Impatience to be on their
way. They had avoided main-
trayeled roads and had crossed
the Polish border unchallenged
under cover of darkness. On their
first night in Germany they had
slept at an inn, taking full ad
vantage of the luxury of a bed.
iney slept so1 soundly that even
the violent knocking on their
door In tho early morning had
failed to rouse them and they had
linost missed the diligence. By
the time they were awake and In
their clothes they had to choose
between making the coach or
staying on for breakfast. The inn
keeper shouted it was not his
fault; he had knocked with such
violence to wake them he thought
the door would come loose from
its hinges. "Tch, tch," Jozef Eis
ner said. "Does anybody say you
didn't?" The innkeeper folded his
arms across his hrond stomach.
Frederic and Jozef Eisner chose
to make the coach; they could do
without breakfast.
Frederic was tired and there
was no way to shake the tired
news off. His head drooped, his
eyes closed.
Jozef Eisner was as rosiv nslt the very earliest a week. Yet
ever, though his talk now was i
really for his own ears; Frederic I
was asleep, and the other passen- j
gers who were not annoyed, were '
indifferent.
"Imagine it ! Only yesterday i
Tch, tch, who will live yester-!
day? Certainly not I! Yesterday I
is gone. This is today, and today !
is real and Paris is waiting.
Paris, gentlemen that Is where
we are going. And what is Pal is?
Paris is Plcyel and Pleyel is
Paris! You know that Eh?"
Jozef Eisner waved his hand at
a gentleman across from him.
" iAnd who Is Pleyel? Pleyel
is my good friend. Yes, Monsieur,
my very warm friend"
11c poked Ills elbow into Fred
eric's side and Frederic moved,
shaken more by the swaying of
tho coach than by Eisner's prod
ding, but he did not open his eyes.
"'Louis.' I will say, "it s nie
your dear friend Eisner and
may I present to you my pupil,
Frederic Chopin?'
Jozef Eisners chin was thrust
out farther than usual as he fixed
his gaze on the unsympathetic
eyes of the gentleman across
from him. "This, Monsieur, is
Frederic Chopin. You have heard
of him no doubt? Yes?"
"Nein."
"You have not? Well, vou will
hpar of him or my name is not
jozei r.isner: i present to vou
now, Monsieur, my friend and
pupil, Frederic Chopin - - master
pianist - master composer:"
Frederic's eyes opened.
" Monsieur, my friend and
pupil Frederic Chopin!"
Frederic's head drooped.
e e
Joet Eisner saw to it that
Frederic was never In a draft,
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to Remember
or that his throat was never un
duly exposed. And he was forever
introducing Frederic to every
body with whom they came Into
contact.
" I am not ashamed of your
talent! the old man would say
sternly when Frederic begged him
please not to do it. , ;
No, no, It wasn't that. "
Jozef Eisner would Work his
Jaw, or sniff, or steady his broad
hat on his head. He was always
ruffled whenever Frederic talked,
like that. But he never lost art
opportunity to drop the name ot
Frederic Chopin wherever he
could. Right on into the French
capital itself, he introduced his
friend and pupil to the keeper of
every Inn at which they stopped,
wneiner it was tor tne niglit or
merely to change horses.
see
They approached the environs
of Paris and here, at the end of
the broad, dusty road was to be
the realization of the dream which
Jozef Eisner had nurtured with
so much confidence over , the
years.
" Louis," said he, addressing
an imaginary Louis Plcyel, "what
do you think of him? Eh? And
now, my dear Louis, what are
your plans? No, no that is out
of the question you must be out
of your mind, Louis!. Frederic
cannot possibly make his debut
tomorrow. How can he do that?
Teh. tch. The boy needs a rest.
Besides, the fact Is as you can
Imagine he hasn't touched a
piano In days. Paris will hear
him of course but when Paris
hears him, I want Paris to hear
him! Well, that will mean let
mo see tch, tch I should say.
to te" the truth, Louis -I should
prefer you give him well at
loast 10 days
'j rederlc, was I right ?"
Frederic heard only the gallop.
PnR hoo(s tni" were bringing him
nearer and nearer to Paris,
Jozof Eisner curled his under-
"lr- was rignr perfectly
richt "
The coach rolled Into Paris and
when it came to a stop Jozef
.lsner climbed out and stood fori
a moment on tho cobbled Street
and took a long breath.
The coachmen threw down their'
carpetbags and bundles. .
"To tell you the truth," Jozef
Eisner said, reaching up to help
Frederic, "I had a feeling yes, i
a feeling that once we were in!
Paris well, it wouldn't be quite'
what we expected. Then I would I
say to myself, 'Jozef Eisner, you1
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we can laugh. Eh? Why, only
look it's more wonderful than
ever I thought it could be."
(To Be Continued)
OCD to Seek Aid
For War Nurses ,
- In an effort to relieve an acute
shortage of nurses in army gen-j
eral hospitals throughout the :
United States, the Deschutes '
county Civilian council today j
launched a campaign to recruit j
women in the Women's army
corps, it was announced today by
George Simerville, coordinator for
the council. Simerville said that
he had received a request from
Gov. Earl Snell and State Admin
istrator Jack Hayes, of the OCD,
to aid In recruiting Wacs.
. The Civilian defense council ac-1
cepted the responsibility to recruit
Wacs from Central Oregon be
cause there is no regular Wac re
cruiting service here; Simerville
explained. Aiding the defense
council in the drive will be Mrs.
W. A. Wirtz, whose daughter, !
Jessie, is a Wac overseas; andj
Mrs. George Brick, whose hus-l
band is in the navy. Would-be i
Wacs may obtain Information j
from them at their respective
homes, 317 Newport avenue, or
418 Florida avenue.
Need of Nurses
Simerville said that there is a I
dire shortage of nurses in the i
army hospitals, the average being !
one nurse to 36 beds. The present j
drive is to form Wac hospital
companies from each county and'
state, btmervllle said. Women en
listing in this branch of the serv
ice will receive six weeks basic
training, six weeks special train
ing at a medical technical school,
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and four weeks practical training
in a hospital before being assign-1
ed to an army hospital, it was,
said.
Under the new medical unit pro-1
gram, eligible women not engageu
in essential war work will be or
ganized into platoons represent
ing their city or county and will
select one of the 11 army general
hospitals in the Ninth Service
Command for du'y after their
basic training at Ft. Oglethorpe,
Ga. After training at the Georgia
military post those enlistees clas
sified for further training at a
medical or surgical technician
school will receive an additional
month of school before active
duty at the hospital of .their
choice.
IS Civic Duty
"I'd like to see Deschutes coun
ty send In the first platoon of
medical department Wacs from
Oregon," Simerville said., "Actual
ly it's a civic! duty and would en
tall a great deal of civic .pride to
accomplish this vital mission first
m the state.
Full details of eligibility and
physical requirements for the
special medical Wac platoon may
be obtained from Simerville at the
city hall, county OCD headquar
ters or from any member of the
OCD committee or civilian Wac
recruiting committees. . , .
Bend's Yesterdays
FIFTEEN TEAKS AGO
(Feb. 17, 1930)
Emil Nordeen and John Rine
win honors at the first annual
onuw imiuvm siageu oy ine oKy-
liners. Nordeen .wins 25-mile ski
marathon, and Ring is victorious
in ski jumping.
In Redmond, Matt Dailey sells
500 sheep to John Kotzman of
Bend.
Members of the Bend Elks lodge
returned after aiding in the initia
tion of a large class at LakeView.
In the Bend party are Exalted
Ruler Harry Swanson, N. H. Gil
bert, R. B. Parsons, H. H. De-
Armond, Clyde Johnson, A. B.
Estebenet, Fred Ulrlch and Jack
Dudrey.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
' (Feb. 17, 1920)
W. C. Birdsall, circulator of the
petition, reports that approximate
ly one-fourth of the property
owners affected have signed for
the paving of downtown streets.
J. E. Purdy, pastor, reports that
members of the Methodist church
vote unanimously lor the con-
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Molalla, Ore, Feb. 17 tr The
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ging developed by the Pointer
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in action for the first time today.,
The company says the new de-.
velopment will reduce the neces-
sity for constructing expensive i
logging roads Into almost inac-!
cessible country. The skyhook is !
also said to reduce fire hazards!
by eliminating log dragging,!
which the company says caused
the Tillamook fire of 1933. i
The test model set up on the
north fork of the Molalla river
stretches across a canyon for
about 200 feet. It is 160 feet from
the ground at the canyon's low
point. In a five-hour test, the com-;
pany says, more than 100,000 feet ;
of logs were moved out with the
aid of only one chokerman on the
ground.
structipn of a new $40,000 house
of worship.
Mrs. James B. Elkins of Tumalo,
visits Bend friends. '
. THIRTY YEARS AGO
(Feb. 17, 1915) I
A Royal Arch Chapter of.
Masons is inaugurated in Bend, i
with the following officers: Clyde
McKay, high priest; J. D. David
son, king; O. Laurgaard, scribe;
J. H. Corbett, captain of the host;
j A. Of Walker, principal sojourner
h. A. Miller, royal arch captain;
H. J. uvertun, master oi tne nrsi
veil; U: C. Coe, master of the
second veil; A. D. Lewis, master
of the third veil; C. M. Redfield,
sentinel, and C. S. Hudson, secre
tary. .
Word is received from the na
tion's capital, that the government
will put up $450,000 for develop
ment of irrigation in Central Ore
gon if. the state legislature will
match the sum. -
Civil service examinations are
arranged for the selection of a
postmaster at Deschutes.
t L. D. Fox goes to Portland to
get a heavier shaft for his auto
mobile. 1
THIRTY FIVE YEARS AGO
(Feb. 17, 1910)
Charles L. Bozell of Portland,
in Bend, announces plans for the
building of a flower mill here,
with a daily capacity of 100 bar
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