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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
FRIDAY. JANUARY 21, 1927
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BY RON
Legislative Thrift
The Oregon legislature, elected on pledges of economy:
celebrated Thrift week by passing a resolution allowing them
selves ?5 a day each, a total of $18,000, compensation over
and above the pay the constitution prescribes, and which the
people have twice i nreccnt years refused to constitutionally
increase.
To prove their sincerity and consistency, the game legis
lators are also preparing a constitutional amendment for
submission to the people prohibiting any increase in pay for
pubi c officials during the term for which they were elected,
increases to be effective only for subsequent terms. But
why bother to amend the constitution in this case, when the
legislature can make the same provision by simple amend
ment of salary bills? The legislators oppose salary increases
for any one besides themselves during elective terms.
There is no question but that the legislators are inade
quately paid, but they were all anxious to serve even at the
Inadequate wages and many of them spent more than their
salaries to secure nomination and election. In the campaign
it was not money sought, but the honor and distinction of
service in the luncheon club sense.
The people have refused salary increase to the legislature
because they view it as an expensive luxury and costly
snough at the stipulated price. But one must admire the
acrve of the legislators in doing what no other session has
dared to do, though it raises the suspicion that pickings must
be exceptionally poor when it is necessary to resort to con
stitutional violation to provide expenses.
Divided Responsibility
The senate has passed the administration bill requested
by the governor transferring the state prison from execu
tive control to the board of control comprising governor,
treasurer and secretary of state. The experiment has been
Hed before without success.
The object of the bill is to relieve the governor of per
sonal responsibility, for the prison has been a source of grief
to governors who could not resist the temptation of playing
politics. But it also relieves the other members of the board
of personal responsibility, and blame for trouble cannot be
placed directly on anyone under the new regime.
It is one of the axioms of good government that divided
control means divided responsibility and tends to confusion
and inelficiency. The warden will have three masters to
serve, instead of one, so the bill is a departure from modern
political reform which centers responsibility instead of scat-
icring it. iNcitncr tne treasurer nor secretary, technical
and clerical officers, are part of the executive department
under tne constitution.
This necessity for centralized responsibility is recognized
in the governor's desire for a budget system wherein he will
be the budget officer, and a central purchasing agent for atl
state departments under his control be provided, a principle
the prison bill violates.
fool. Why, the lost time Carter" I
that's her director "told me that
I was to do one of those awful
stunts, I sat down and cried. But
I'm not going; to do any mora of
'em." j
"Why not?" I demanded, sitting
up straight, as I caught a glimpse
of Hugh's car turning Into the
driveway below.
"Because I've Htopped. I made
a real pfcturo Just before I left
the Count; nobody knows anything
about It, but it's a big one, sort of
tragic, liko those J'aullne Freder
ick does, nnd I II never do com
edies again. You see?"
She danced down the stairs be
side me almost to the first land
ing; then apparently remembered
her new dignity, and wulked sed
ately the rent of the way. Not even
Hugh's hilarious greeting could
make her forget It uga n. ISut I
wasn't convinced that she could
get a way with it for long, or that
the public would accept her In a
new kind of role, no matter how
capably slio might play it.
Gyp was so excited over tho
prospect of getting out of come
dies and getting married na well
that her feet didn't Heern to touch
earth all evening.
'You'll go with me, Sally?" she
asked, when I told her good night,
"i'roin'so me that you'll go with
me! Don't back out at the last
minute, will you? I'm scared to
death, truly!"
"Church and projection room
both, I'll be there," I assured her.
I'd rather have gone to the stu
dio with Hugh, heaps; his picture
was nearly finished only the
titling remained and I hated to be
away for an instant. Not that I
ever dared offer any suggestions;
I'd learned that a star's wife. If
aha hasn't any offlclul capacity.
Isn't supposed to have brains. Hut
sometimes when the author and
the director and the man who was
titling tho picture got to arguing
about something, I'd have an In
spiration, and take Huph aside
and pass It along to him.
The projection room to which
we went the next morning was hot
and stuffy, despite the brilliant
coolness of the early autumn air.
It was owned by m company that
rented Its rooms to people who
wanted to run off a picture and
hadn't a room of their own, and
that morning the outer office wan
crowded with people who were
perfectly certain that their own
stuff was more Important than
anybody else's, and that the af
fairs of the industry would come
to an end if they couldn't show It.
"But we've got only four rooms.
They're all booked till ten o'clock
tonight; I can give you one then."
protested the man who was in
charge. "What only two reels?
Well, let's see. I've got some ad
vertising films coming in In fifteen
minutes; If you can get out by
then "
"Oh, sure, sure!" The fat little
man who had been pleading with
him gathered up his flat, round
metal containers of film and bust
led off down the corridor, while
the rent of us smiled; we knew al)
too well that, once he got into
that projection room with his
prospective buyer, a man who
dealt In States' rights Btuff, he'd
Htay till he was dragged out.
Tomorrow Ono Inst Attempt.
(Condoueu from I'ks On)
the mercury hid climbed to X be
low. This is the coldest weather
since December 1V24.
Official reports from Meacham
show 89 below and Kamela 34 be
low. Telocaset, about 25 miles
south erported only 2 below.
Although the sun Is shining this
morning, street thermometers at
10 o'clock were hovering around
10 below.
Tlnseburg, Or., Jan. 21. (At
Lxcept for the old snap of De
cember 1814 the temperature re
corded at I o'clock this morning
was the lowest sine 1919. The
mercury this morning dropped to
IS degrees. In December of 1924
the temperature went to 11 de
grees but outside of that cold a pell
today's record Is the lowest In 8
years. The freeze haa probably
done some damage to broccoli, as
it is being followed by bright sun
nh!ne. Hard freezing followed by
a bright sun is very injurious to
broccoli plants, injuring the soft
pulp In the center of the stalks.
The full extent of the damage.
however, cannot be determined un
til the plants bop In to head up.
Portland. Jan. 21. With hills
snow covered coasters are having
a gay time In Portland. Police have
set aside ttlx hills from which ve
hicular traffic Is barred so that
coasters nviy avoid danger. Eight
coasting accidents have occurred,
Minimum temperature here last
night was 15 above zero.
Eugene, Or., Jan. 21. (P)
While a bright, cold moon shone
brilliantly last night, Eugeno'a of
ficial mercury slumped down to
the 14 degree level, the coldest
since December 1924.
Today the sun replaced the
moon according to schedule, but
made little difference in the temperature.
Pendleton, Or., Jan. 21. (&h-
Pondleton experienced an exceed
lngly cold night last night, the
mercury reaching 11 degrees
low zero. This morning at 10
o'clock the thermometer stood at
2 degrees above, the eun relieving
h situation.
Fire this morning destroyed
residence In the south part of the
city. Firemen stood helplessly by
and watched tho flames as the
nearest hydrant was frozen solid.
The loss was climated at 3&go.
Grants Pass, Or., Jan. II. W
Temperatures dropped In the
Rogue river valley last night when
the aeoond cold spell of the win
ter hit this section. A minimum
temperature of 2S degrees was
reached here during the night and
today a cold east wind gave prom
ise of colder weather tonight. Last
night. Tvas the second coldest of the
year.
NEITLING NAMED
NEW GRAND KNIGHT
Sublimity, Jan. 21. The regu
lar monthly meeting of the Knights
of Columbus was held on Tuesday
evening.
After a short business meeting,
a new grand knight was elected to
fill the vacancy that was made by
the resignation of Henry Fang
man, who recently left for Minne
sota. Chris Neltling was elected to
serve the remainder of the year.
Mike Benedict was elected to suc
ceed Chris Neltling as deputy
grand knight
The chaplain. Rev. Father Lan
lck, gave a very interesting talk
about Ms trip through Germany
and other European continents that
he recent ly visited. Monsignor
Lane of Albany spoke of the good
works of the Knights of Columbus.
POSTPONE DINNER
Chemawa, Jan. 21. A demon
stration dinner, which was to be
given In the junior domestic sci
ence department tonight, has been
postponed until next week on ac
count of the mid-year examina
tions now being given, according
to Miss Edna Strout, instructor.
SCOTCH CHAMPION
MEETS LA BARBA
New York. Jan. 21. W Elkv
Clark, bristling little Scotch cham
pion of European flyweights, will
trade punches tonight with Fidel
La Babara, pink pin of the world's
lit pounders. In the first Interna
tional title match of 1B27. The
bout Is cheduled for 12 rounds at
Madison Square Garden.
Speed and hitting power have
made the 21-year-old Callfornlan ft
2 to 1 favorite despite Clark's lonp
record of knockouts among Eur
ope's little men. The Invader, who
seeks world honor at the age of
29, has floored 20 opponent in 40
battles staged over a period of five
year. Both champion and chal
lenger employ an aggressive style.
$500 REWARD FOR
SLAYER0F PEPER
Hood River. Ore., Jan. 2l(JP)
lie-ward of $00 for the u Treat of
the slayer of Ray F. Peper, who
was shot to death December 21 In
his caMn home n-ar Mount Hood
by an unidentified stranger, was
otTered yesterday by the county
court. Locnl officers have been
unalilo to solve the mystery.
j READY TO SERVE
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SALADS PICKLES
HOME-MADE PIES
PASTRIES
Vegetables nnd Groceries
at the
Little Lady's Store
Delicatessen
12th and Center Phone 1357
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A Star's Wife
A Ktory of Married Life nnd the Movies
fir VIOLET PARE
Author of MA Wife on LoiTe, "What Widow Knows," etc.
Copyright by The Wheoler Syndicate, Inc.
TIIIC TRACEDIKS OP A COME-
1HAN.
"Oh. Rally, what do you think?
(iypny exclaimed when she bounc
ed Into our house In Imp Angeles
on the very day met for the wed
dins;. "It's nil off) I got a letter
from Itudolph here it Is, hut it
mo Ions;, don't stop to rend It: I'
tell you what It says, lie wrnlo me
that his mother was perfectly
crazy shout my work, and told
him that never, under any circum
stances, was I to give It up. Think
of It funking me do thnxe awful
comedies Mil my life, when I'd
been planning to save up my nmn
y nnd hnv n company of my own
and do 'Mncl.pthr And aim UI"
(!p drew a lung breath and fix
ed me with a baleiul eye. nn if
I'd been the dowager mvaHf
"he aM he'd like to k'1 Into the
movie, ut'.d would I plrn.ie nr
ratiKO It Bit noon as I po.Hittiy
could."
Of Ci'UiJte, If she b:nt really been
In love with Iluil'tlph, uMp w.uiM
hiive nureed to do cnntrdle till
nlie wn rea.ly for the Did I.idien'
Hoinr, nnd tm-Ked her mother-In
law Into mimt'ltilnc nr other an an
cxlra. That's what 1 told her the
day 1 canio home from New York
and found her camped on mv door
atop, no to Kpeak, all ready to em
bark on her third matrimonial en
deavor. 'I know It," she agreed. "And
I couldn't have been really In love
that first time, either, when I
broke It off because Lucius laugh
ed so at my picture. Of course I
was awfully sensitive then; I am
now for that mntter. People think
bocutine I do surh wild things In
pictures that I like them, but I
don't. I simply hate being such
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