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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1929)
PAOE FOUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1929 CapitaUiJoufnal Salem. Oregon Establishes March 1 ISM . As Independent Newspaper Huouaaed every Altonoao Except Sunday ai u s iwinniaii nn . rwronwM u am u. OsXJUUl PUTNAM editor and furnisher Entered as. aecond-ciaas msiLci al Salem Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES Bv earner 10 seat week; 45 oenu mooU; 15 (Ni l! advance. By audi to Man on and polk counties cm moot M cent.; f month 15. months (US; 1 jaw H00. fflsewher. M esota s month; ti yaai In advance. rVLL LEASED WIRE 8EBVICB Of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AN II THE UNITED PRCS The netorlatad Press la exclusive!; entitled to toe oae for publlca Oce of all new dispatches credited la II or not otherwise credited Id this paper and alas local newa published herein. 'Without or with off en to triendM or fo$ I $ketch your world exactly a it goes." BYRON Automotive Taxes The report on motor vehicle registrations issued by Sec retary of State Hoss under date of August 23, shows con tinued increase In registration of automobiles and increase in state receipts despite (educed license fees. The total re- , ceipts for the year are "well over $7,000,000." The tax on .gasoline also shows an increase, the total receipts for the entire year being S408,417. Here we have a total of eleven and a half millions of taxation revenue derived from motor vehicle taxation. This taxation represents but a fraction of the annual expenditure for autos and trucks. The annual investment in new ve hicles and in repairs and upkeep are many times this amount. The total auto-motive investment in Oregon must total in the vicinity of half a billion dollars, with a proportionate annual loss in depreciation and depletion. The auto-motive industry represents a drain on income unknown to previous generations. Now figured as an estab lished and necessary expense both in business and personal budgets, it helps explain the difficulty of maintaining a bal ance of trade in isolated states. The taxation revenues of course remain in the state to be expended in highway con struction. A percentage of the money spent in fuel and equipment remains as dealers earnings, but by far the largest part goes out of the state never to return. It helps make phenomenal prosperity for the oil districts and the Detroits and Akrons of the country. The secretary's report reveals one feature of more than passing interest. The receipts collected covering passenger and commercial car license fees based on the first six months - of each year are double for 1929 those for the year 1923, and there "has been a decided increase in the average license fee paid for passenger cars and a decrease in the fee for trucks." In 1923 the average fee for passenger cars was $24.20, with a gradual increase to $28.01 in 1929, while the average li cense for trucks, $51.93 in 1923 had shrunk to $48.15 in 1929. This, the Secretary comments,, indicates "the growing tendency toward larger and betters cars for pleasure pur poses and the lighter truck for commercial use." It also in dicates the failure of our system to tax trucks properly de spite efforts to remedy in proportion to their wear and tear on pavements. Apparently the trucks are unduly favored at the expense of the auto. ':r "It's The aimate." ' The Salem Chamber of Commerce in its weekly bulletin reprints statistics concerning Oregon weather compiled by the United Mates Weather Bureau at Portland, which indi cate the need of some system and standardization for local observers. Despite the fact that these different cities are but a few miles apart, the reports sent in show a difference only explainable by the tempermental idiosyncracies of the reporter. The Chamber explains the government's instructions, quarter of an inch rain, makes it a rainy day. A cloud in eight, makes it partly clear, while if it is cloudy most of the day, the local weather reporter writes it a cloudy day. Under this rule, a thunder shower lasting a few minutes would con stitute a rainy day, although for 23 hours out of the 24 it was clear. A tiny cloud may be in sight when the observer ob serves early in the morning, yet disappear beyond the hori zon before he leaves the station, yet he dutifully records it as partly clear. " Albany must have an optimist for an observer for while its rainfall is practically the same as that for Salem, 20 miles away as the crow flies, he reports 169 clear days as against 114 for Salem. In other words he makes the sun shine 55 days more during the year than at Salem and he reports but 129 cloudy days as against lb9 for Salem. While corvauis, a scant ten miles from Albany, had nearly an inch greater rainfall, it had four less rainy days, 17 fewer clear days, 17 less partly clear days and 35 more cloudy days. Albany boasts three more inches of rainfall than Eugene, but claims 22 more clear days, 57 fewer partly cloudy days but admits 15 more cloudy days. Albany also has a big edge on Portland, for while it reports 3 inches more rainfall. It claims two fewer rainy days, 90 more clear days and 78 fewer cloudy days. Albany also claims 32 more clear davs than Medford, which has 23 inches less rainfall and 21 fewer cloudy days. Albany in fact comes near being the champion fair weather burg of the state, being exceeded only by Bend, which had only 8.7 inches of rainfall and by Ashland, which though only 10 miles from Medford claims 89 more clear days and 69 fewer cloudy days than the latter reports. The sun evidently shines more in Albany than in sunny, dry and arid central, eastern and southern Oregon. It is evident that to be of any comparitive value some system of uniformity should be established among weather pbservers, for the only thing there Is uniformity of mea surement now is on precipitation. Faces Prosecution . 1 cm lMtMtaitMl araata PW Tha Rv. Dr. Jams Smarts.....-. "t a- m church ampranc aoeiatv. will vuuon on cHaros of or a 11., return, to New York. He la la F oruntt CeetrilnrUem I lab mart ee eertflaei to set ant signed 7 writer. To whom It mar concern: Be It known to all men that I John O. Merchen, do declare that I believe I am the Inrentor of the Mew System of aublrrlfatlon of trees, frapea and berry Tinea with fertiliser and water. X further declare this system for the public tlx. and no patent ahaU be applied for In the aute of Ore gon or an other state, I or peraonai mraershlD. whatsoever. It la further understood smoso- enr wlebea to adopt every Improre- sneci that may be developed by roe andar m direction shall uelie property for free me lor ail pu"e P MCVfWT. job a. laracBXN jroaAurn, July Jt, PRIZE LEGHORN HEN LAYS INFERTILE EGGS Flint, Mich. P Maid of Flint, a prize White Leghorn hen In the flock or the Kllbourn poultry farm. haa given poultry scientists a new prooiem to solve. She produced 34) egg. In S65 days In the egg-laying context at Georgia agricultural college last year but few of her eggx will hatch only 11 out of 100 this year. Must of her eggs have been In fertile despite the frequent chang ing of roosters. No fertile ' eggs were produced from several mat- lngv . Dr. I. O. Kllbourn, her owner, haa enlisted the aid of Michigan state college specialists In an effort to determine whether Maid of Flint requires a different ration than other hens on account of her high arc production or whether certain physical conditions art responsible for the Infertility. lowana mad telephone galls !" FRENCH BUDGET FOR DEFENSE IS $410,000,000 Paris OP Figures In the French budget for 1930 show that the Re public Is preparing to .-,pend more tnan iu billions oi irancs for de fense. That la equivalent to about WO.000,900. This total is divided between War, Overseas, Defense, Navy and Air the air appropriations containing a certain proportion for commercial aviation. Despite the prospects of further discussion among the powers for naval disarmament, France is going ahead with her new building pro gram, the outlay for 1930 for the Navy being 2,683,152,486 franca. The expenses for the War Ministry are estimated et -4.305,992,350, and for Overseas Defenses, the appropria tion is figured at 1,762554,070. The Air appropriation asked for Is 1, 996.852,500. This outstanding oversea.' de fense Item Is for the armed forces In Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, the Le vant and for the corps of occupa tion In cmna. As for the Rhlneland occupation. France has been paid for this Item under the general heading of rep arations. This year there were ap proximately 45,000 men and 2,000 officers in the French Army of Oc cupation. For 1930 It Is estimated that the force will be reduced to 38.000 men and 1,700 officers and tnereaiter be gradually reduced or wunarawn. This year the charge for the occu pation of the Rhine was estimated at 426,000.000 francs, but under the young Plan, that Is, after January 1st, tne French must bear the ex- penses of occupation, which they plan to cut down considerably, should the army remain there. For instance, French economy wlu op erate on rentals to the extent of 11 million francs. Other cut. In occupation cost will be made. France also spends about ten mil lion francs annually on coast ar tillery, torpedo stocks and ground wore. Among ships still under construe tion at present from the 1923 bud get are three eleven million franc first class submarines, and six sub marines of the second class, cost ing 1,200,000 each. There are from the years of 192S, 1927, 1928, 1929, sixteen second submarines stiU un der construction In private or gov ernment yards. For the 1930 budget, four more second class submarines are pro vided ror at a cost of so million franca The appropriation for this new construction under the 1930 Budget amount, to more than 90 million francs. Including the tor pedoes and coastal artillery. It Is notable that most of France's naval strategy Is centered In the small unit ship, and particularly In the submarine, and the heavy ends- like the suirren and the Tour- vine. SLIM FIGURE NOW UNFASHIONABLE Women and Girls Can Now Be Healthy as Well as Stylish That axcassira and annatnral slimneaa that ruined tha health f thousand t of women and jrovnf tirls ia no lonrer fashions bit. Paria couturier! are developing clothe for the rounded figure. Musical comedy producer are searchinf for healthy, normal figure for tha atafre. AU the world 1 getting health-wise when the human figure ia concerned. Thia meant that women and girl ill be encouraged to eat anoura varied foods at reanilar meala to upplv the requirementa of health. It mean that tuberculosis, anemia and other dangerous results of undernourishment may be mora easily averted. And to tha eras of discerning men and beauty expert, it means that woman will be man natural and mora beautiful. C. J.1l. atI- - - mwaw, iu 1 1 sa . 1 1 uita, waaaws table and meat daily. Do not gorga or overeat, out eat variety. Remember that flavor is the one Important factor In causing people to eat varieties of foods, and that sugar is nature's supreme eoodi ment for developing tha flavors eat nearly every healthful food. Tha naceaaitT of a dash of surar for making cereals, fraita and ntilk desserts delicious, ia well knawm. Women cook.ua? exoerts recently discovered that a dash of eager La vegetables while they are aaaMaar reToiuUoaisea their fret Bate aad natural vegetable flavors. Meat foods are aore dellctoae and near- lining with gar. Tha Inge Institute. MARIONETTES USED AS ALLY OF EDUCATION Paris (IP) The first world Mario nette Congress is to be held in Paris next October and will be attended by delegates from all over Europe and America. One of the principal problems to be discussed will be how Punch and Judy shows can be uti lized In public schools for the teach ing of such subject, as geography and history. Caecho-Blovakla, which has over 2,700 puppet-shows throughout the country, is to send the largest num ber of delegates, although a good representation is also expected from the United 8tates where Interest in marionette, has been greatly in creasing. Russia will also be well represented. According to an announcement by the committee in charge of the Congress, one of the principal speeches will be made by Leon Bo- ratitrev. of Russia. He will tell of the varied kind, of marionette. which are popular in this country, Ineludin. those used by to. aiber- lans and the people of Oeorgut and the Ukraine. Numerous speaker, from Caecho- Slovakla will give detailed accounts as to how practically every school- bouse In that country ia equipped with puppet-snows, generally laan loned by the children themselves Performances are given In the class rooms In connection with their ev-eVy-day lessons. New mechanism, which are be ing used In different part, of the world to operate the marionettes will also form an Important part 01 the agenda. Much Is expected from the American delegates in this re spect because of innovations which have recently made their appear ance in the United States Historical costuming, scenery and travelling arranged will likewise be discussed Boston (IP) Boston's tax-dodgers areut going to get away with it any longer. Mayor Malcolm K. Nichols has arranged to have aerial photographs made which will re veal In detail .very bouse, garage and lot of land that haa escaped taxation. Robbed In Russia J w-i-tw''i'45J kz fj ' 1 J notltttag Press Paste Mary Van R.naa.la.r'Cgevnll wa. robbed of money and saeapert while traveling through Ruaeia. Her companion, Mrs. Mabel 8. Ingall le a nlee. of i. p. Morgan. FERGUSON HAS SYMPATHY FOR HIS SUCCESSOR Detroit WV-One of the "tough eat Jobs" in the federal service is the description sometimes given the post of collector of customs at De troit, which ha. been surrenoerea by Carey D. Ferguson. The post has bees so called be cause it include, responsibility for tha patrolling of the Detroit river against liquor smugglers. When Ferguson resigned after six years in office. It wa. stated that he apparently had been un able to atop the illegal flow of liquor across the Detroit river from Canada. Ferguson retorted that he had Tio apologies to make, and that ho sympathized with his suc cessor, whoever he might be. He pointed out that the territory under the collector'. Jurisdiction extended virtually 100 miles along the shore lln from Port Huron al most to Toledo, Ohio. "I believe it unfair to require one person to take full responsibility for enforc ing the liquor taw. over the mile, of river and lake border In this district." he said. Ferguson, resignation followed by a few week, th publication la a Detroit newspaper of a picture of rum runners landing their ear goes at a dock only four blocks from the customs patrol base on th. Detroit river, and the state ment that every one of 300 boats sehted by the patrol for rum run ning had disappeared from the un guarded "boneyard" where they had been stored. , Many of the craft, It was as serted, had re-appeared In the rum running trade. NO CHINESE EMPOREK ' Shanghai (LP) Decked out in roy al robe and crown manufactured by his own family, one Wei Lln-kai, bandit leader of the Nanchang district In Hupeh province, has pro claimed Mmzelf "Emporer of cnin a." 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