A
Capital,
CIRCULATION
Dally Tcrt distribution for the
. month coding December tl. 1829
UNSETTLED
Tonight And Sunday; probably lo
cal snows in the mountains; light
variable winds.
10,383
Average dally net paid 9052
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
Local: Max., 33; Min 3; rain, 0;
river, .7 foot; clear; calm.-
43rd YEAR, No. 22
Entered aa aecond class
matter at Bat em, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1930 v
PRICE THREE CENTS
ON TKJIINH NU KIlM
DT.IMMI FltK liMl
RMLED K
JsJouFiiial
SUFE
(ptfQjpY HIS
SLOW THAWING
SUCCEEDED BY
SUDDEN DROP
Thermometer Which
Climbed to 33 Friday,
Drops to 3 At Night
Good Evening!
Little Prospect for Relief
With Low Tempera
tures Predicted
After a spell of slow thawing
under a maximum temperature ol
33 above during the afternoon Fri
day. Salem experienced another
nteht of near zero temDerature and
awoke Saturday morning to find
the streets and sidewalks sheets of
Ice with the otficial themometer
registering four above sero at
o'clock.
The minimum during the night
was three above.
A light north wind offered little
nrosDect of relief from the pre
vailing low temperatures, the
weather man saw no immediate
Dromise of a change in conditions,
and the San Francisco weather
bureau office in its regular weekly
torecast for the Pacific coast pre-
dieted continued low temperatures
over the entire northwest during
the coming week.
The city's street cleaning depart
ment continues to mop up on its
now -removal activities with the
crews working to clear the streets
(Concluded on page 0. column 6)
MAROONED IN
FLOOD REGION
FED FROM AIR
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
We hare painless dentists, pain
less doctors, and It now remains to
be seen whether we can get a
Payneless Baptist church.
Regardless of what else may be
said of this psittacosis It presents
bad psituation.
Sheriff Bower may have used the
same safety razor for 25 years but
we have inside information inai
Doc Wilson Darby has used the
same shaving brush for 34 years
and figures on using It 34 years
more. And what's lurtner, me
shaving brush was given to Wilson
by his big brother after he had
used It himself for ft year or two.
Somebody beat that one.
Now let's hear from someone who
used the same cake of shaving soap
for 40 years or so.
But we think we can beat
all these yarns, as we be, (ins
Kehrberger has carried the same
set of whiskers for 40 years.
For the past several years the
sport writers ofNew York have been
branding Babe Kutn as ft dooo
when as a matter of fact Babe
Ruth and Jake Ruppcrt have been
making simps out of the sport
writers. The latest exhibition Is in
the way they fall for this hold out
stuff. Every year between Babe and
the Colonel and the holdout for
more cash the pair work the sport
writers for a million or two in
free publicity. The Colonel could
afford to pay the Babe a hundred
thousand a year lor tne next live
years on the publicity gathered
from this holdout alone and be
money ahead.
In various ways New York sport
!. awA .V.. KhllrlLh ..,.
guvs In existence. Most any flat
brained pug can tip them over for
a column of free publicity. Yet
these same bozos masquerade as the
hard guys of the craft.
ENGLISH GIVEN
YEAR SENTENCE
AND Ml 0 LED
Mercy Asked for Confes
sed Embezzler of State
Funds by Employer
Full Restitution of Mon
ey Made Benefitted
But Little by Theft
Felix English. 34-year-oid con
fessed embezzler of 11227 of state
funds, was sentenced to one year
In the state penitentiary by Cir
cuit Judge Kelly Saturday and
paroled to Max Page, his attorney.
The parole came only, however,
after recommendations in favor of
it by Secretary of State Hal Hoss,
his former employer, District At
torney John H. Carson, a showing
as to the general good character
of the defendant by a number of
prominent citizens, and the develop
ment of tne lact mat a complete
restitution of the money bad been
made.
Other elements which entered In'
to the granting of the parole was
development of the fact that the
monev In the main was used in
financing an operation for the de
fendant's former wife, now in the
east, and that personally the de
fendant benefitted but little. In ad
dition the fact that English con
fessed to Joe Chambers, a Chris
tian Science church reader, and in
doing so asked that Chambers ar-
ranee for a meeting wun tne sec.
retary of state so that English might
(Concluded orrimge 0. column
Vinccnnes. Ind. (LP) Marooned
sulferers In the flooded areas
Indiana and Illinois ate food from
the skies Saturday with prospects
of more as air craft continued to
alleviate the suffering in me in
undated territories.
Prayers of the half-starved and
half frozen residents, who for more
than a week have been Isolated,
were answered Friday as six planes
from Indiana and Illinois National
Guards dropped food, clothing and
medicine. Additional planes were
tuned up Saturday to scan the
territory again and drop more sup
plies to needy who may have been
missed.
Only a few of the 2.265 families
. marooned by the Wabash and White
rivers remained In dire need of
supplies. Fear was felt for the
safety of these families as ice Jams
ut them off from relief.
Depots established at the edges
of the flood districts by the Red
Cross prevented the spread of
pneumonia and smallpox diseases
which are believed to have claimed
a number of persons who have been
unheard from. Men pushed sleds
over the ice as far as ten miles
Friday to bring medicine and food
to Isolated resiaenis.
Plans for making the Orrville
school near here, a hospital base
were expected to be completed
Saturday lollowing a conference
between relief leaders Friday.
When Eunice Pringle, the
dancer, was prosecuting Alex
ander Pan tag es, she denied she
Intended suing him for $500,000
damages. .We find she was tell
ing the truth she's sued him
for a million.
Eedda Swart and Jack McOee
up In the county engineer's office
are the county's prize optimists.
We heard them yesterday talking
about what they figure on doing
next summer.
While local people are urging
feeding the birds, out of the ether
from the south pole comes a radio
gram asking folks to feed the Byrd
down there.
FROZEN FLOOD
ZONES MELTING
SECRECY AT
NAVAL PARLEY
IS CONDEMNED
Harry Lauder
Gets 8 Dimes
From John D.
Daytona Beach, Fl, VP)
Harry Lauder has ft shiny
dime from John D. Rocke
feller, Sr, who told him the
gift was "Just In ease you
ever did ran oat ol money."
In the Scotch comedian's
palm Mr. Rockefeller placed
a second coin.
"Here's another for your
wife," he said.
-Thank yon, sir."
"And here's a couple for
your children, continued
the oil magnate.
-Thank you, sir."
-And here are two, three,
four dimes for your grand
children." Then Mr. Rockefeller turn
ed away.
Lauder pocketed the dimes.
-I'll always keep them." he
said. His closest living rela
tive Is a nleee.
ITALY FIRM FOR
NAVAL PARITY
WITHJRAIICE
Deadlock at Conference
Remains Unbroken in
Spite of Efforts
Differences in Limitation
Methods Develop
Good Will Dominates
ACCUSE DEAN
OF CANCELLING
CERTAIN ASSETS
Portland, Ore. m Dr. Charles J.
Dean, physician with offices In
Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and
San Francisco, was arrested here
Saturday by a deputy United states
marshal on an Indictment returned
by the federal grand Jury charging
violation or me bankruptcy act.
The Indictment, returned secret
ly, chai-ged that on February 3, 1928
Dr. Dean filed three separate vol
untary bankruptcy petitions in the
federal district, court nere, one as
an individual, a second as Dr. Char
les J. Dean, Inc., and tne tiura rar
Dr. Charles J. Dean, Inc., of Ore
gon.
The specllic cnarge in tne in
dictment Is against the Individual
petition In which final discharge
has not been granted. It states
concealment of certain assets In
cluding several diamonds and a
$9,000 mortgage which Is alleged to
have been transferred without con
sideration. The liabilities listed In the peti
tion totalling $11J,T62.06, Include a
judgement In circuit court for $8,
791.71 for malpractice In a suit
brought by Ous Enirlrk and claims
for damages of $25,000 by Harry W.
Gross of Camas, Wash., and Ger
man A. Behrens, of Bremerton,
Wash. Another liability listed Is
$50,000 alleged due Olga. Nelson of
Chicago.
Twenty hearings were held De-
fore the referee in bankruptcy and
the case was taken to court. Dr.
Dean's bond was set at $2,000.
London (AT Two strong men of
the modern school of European na
tionalism, Premier Tardleu of
France and Foreign Minister Grand!
of Italy, met Saturday to discuss
differences which have put a sud
den note of drama Into the naval
conference.
Foreign Minister Grandl arrived
at the French premier's suite in the
Charlton hotel at six o'clock Sat
urday evening. He was immediately
ushered Into the premier's study
and began discussions which may
determine what part Italy will play
In the London negotiations.
The rumbling undertone of Sat
urday evening traffic around Tra-
faglar square floated into tne con
ference room as the two square-
Jawed leaders each appealed for un
derstanding of considerations he
regarded as the paramount concern
of his own people.
Determined to maintain Italy's
demand for equality with France
at Sea, Foreign Minister Grandl, en
voy of Premier Mussolini, reared in
the same school of direct dealing,
which nroduced the ducc. went Into
the conference planning- to present
(Concluded on page 0. column 8)
Hotel Water Bills
Jump 300 Percent
As Business Drops
By HARRY N. CRAIN
One Salem business establishment contributed $311.55
cents to the $17,746 increase in revenues of the Oregon
Washington Water Service company in 1928, as compared
with the receipts of the old Salem Water company in 1926
although the business of that particular establishment in
1928 was estimated to be 30 r-r-f
cent less than In 1928 and the con
sumption of water correspondingly
less.
The water user In this instance is
the Marlon hotel, which has seen
Its water bills mount from a total
of $397.83 for the year 1926 to
$1,11C.2 for 1929, an increase of
nearly 300 per cent in four years.
The books of the hotel company
disclose that 1U business was great
er then than In any subsequent
year, and practically double the bus
iness done in 1929 when the water
service charges reached their peak.
Bills for the three months of Au
gust, September and October, ag
gregated $465, or $G8 more than for
tne hotel's record business year of
(Concluded on "page 9."columnB
PLANES MUST
KEEP ALTITUDE
OF 500 FEET
Water Firm
Takes Action
To Cover Up
OUTLOOK FOR
TRIO CAPTURED
TWOESCAPE
Cracksmen Attempt to
Blow Up Cherry Mill
ing Company's Safe
Spotted by Switch En
gine Crew Leave Sec
ond Charge Unused
PUT BAN ON
PORT COURTESY
Memphis, Tenn. IIP) Sunshine
was melting the frozen flood zones
of Arkansas and Missouri Saturday.
Contact with marooned families in
the Big Lake, Arkansas area has
been established and about 150 per
sons, suffering from cold and hun
ger, were brought out of the strick
en region Friday by rescue crews
who chopped a path for their boats
through Ice.
The Red Cross hoped to reacn at
least 200 more Saturday.
The refugees were being taken to
Blythevllle and housed in box cars
and tents. Many of those rescued
orer 111 Their food and fuel had
been exhausted. A baby two days!
old was found In one house which
was In the grip of frozen waters.
The mother was in a critical condi
tion at Blythevllle.
The situation throughout the St.
Francis valley remains serious. Riv
ers were falling In their upper
reaches Saturday.
Washington fJP) Secret sessions
at the London arms limitation con
ference were assailed In the senate
Saturday by Senator McKellar,
democrat, Tennessee, as giving the I
international gathering "a black
eye" to start witn.
In the first mention of the Lon
don conference in the senate since
the meeting opened, Senator Mc
Kellar commended Senators Rob
inson of Arkansas and Reed of.
Pennsylvania, members of the Am
erican delegation, for their stand in
favor of open sessions.
His statement drew no reply from
other senators.
"It will be recalled," McKellar
said, "that the deliberations between
President Hoover and Mr. MacDon
ald. when the latter was here, were
secret and the public has never been
taken into their confidence, ap
parently on either side of the water.
Great questions like this should not
be settled by government agents in
ecret The people of the two coun-, weck to ner support.
to know wnat is Af,.r talking with
tries are entitled
going on when their vital Interests
are being contracted about.-
"I want to take this occasion."
McKellar continued, "to commend
Senators Robinson and Reed for
their stand in favor of having pen
sessions. Of all International cove
nants this particular one should be
open and openly arrived at. The very
fact that the conference holds se
cret meetings, from which the news
papermen are excluded and from
which the public is excluded, is
enough to raise a doubt in the minds
of all fair-minded citizens as to the
propriety of such action."
BANK BANDIT
ELUDES POSSE
TAKES TO HILLS
Washington W Courtesy of the
port usually extended to members
of congress upon their return from
other countries would be denied
hereafter under an amendment to
the tariff bill accepted Saturday by
the senate.
The amendment was offered by
Senator Harrison, democrat, Mis
sissippi, and it was adopted without
a record rote or aeoaie.
The amendment would provide
that "no courtesv of the port, free
entry, or special privileges or pref-
Sta rS? baggTau hereaTirSe Washington (AP)-Charles Curtis, once a boy on an In
extended to any person whomso- dian reservation and now vice-president of the United States,
ever who is subject to payment of Saturday celebrated his 70th birthday with his ancient po-
customs amies, lltlcal foes, the democrats, joining
It has been the practice ol uie I republicans in tributes, congratuia-
Deluge of Plaudits
Showered on Curtis
On 70th Birthday
treasury to extend the "freedom of.
the port" to returning government
officials which permits entry with
out examination of baggage.
tions and best wishes.
As the senate convened. Senator
Cope Is nd, democrat. New York, a
physician, gained the floor and said
that It was his opinion as a doctor
that the vice-president would have
many more years in which to serve
his country.
Curtis, who served 20 years In the
senate from Kansas, smiled at this
and reulled. "Thank you."
It was tne beginning or oeiuge
have been caused by skid on an I of plaudits. Senator Asbumt. dem-
Icy pavement. locrat. Aruona, rose to praise me
KILLED IN COLLISION
Eugene, Ore. CSV-Co1111011 of his
automobile with a Southern Pacific
stage at Anlaug, 3 miles south of
her was fatal to Robert Pair bairn.
73, of Seattle. Five other persons
were hurt In the accident said to
vice president He was followed by
Senator Moses, republican, New
Hampshire. Then Senator Blease,
democrat. South Carolina, asserted
"I sincerely hope you will be pres
ident of the United States of Amer
ica." The senate was not yet through.
Hcflm, democrat, Alabama, describ
ed the career of the vice president
as "Inspiring" and added that "the
youth of this country will be in
spired by reading the story of this
remarkable man.
'(Concluded on pise s. cthimn 4
MEANEST MAN
LOCATED AGAIN
Chicago IP) It was the first time
in six years that Leo Edelstein had
been over to see his motner.
Mrs. Ida Edelstein is blind and
an Invalid. Under a court order her
son. manager of a chain of shore
stores, has been contributing $111
After talking with her, Edelstein
sllDDcd a Diece of paper in her
hands and went away. When her
daughter came home, Mrs. Edelstein
said: "Leo was here, and he gave
me a check for a present.''
The daughter looked. It was not
a check. It was a summons to ap
pear in court to show cause why the
$12 allowance should not be reduced.
It was necessary to bundle Mrs.
Edelstein In blankets and carry her
to court Friday. An attorney was
there to represent her. When the
facts were before him, Judge I. L.
Weaver of the county court said:
I shall not reduce the payments.
I only wish there were some action
before me so that I mignt order
them increased."
STORMS AT SEA
CLAIM SHIPS
Tokyo. 0P The coastal freighter
Miyo Maru and her crew of 80
Is feared to have been lost off the
coast of Aktta prefecture. The
1.460 ton shin tent out outress
calls at midnurht Friday night. A
rescue ship Saturday reported wai
It had searched fruitlessly aU day
for the Miyo Maru.
Capetown, Union of South Af
rica. UP) The German motor-ship
HJttin, belonging to the Hamburg
American line went ashore Satur
day on the rock off Robben Is
land. The shin, which carried a
few pasKengera was en route to
Capetown.
The Rhcin Is listed as of 3C00
tons net register. It left La Pal-
rrns. Canary Islands, January f,
f'T Port Natal.
San Rafael, Calif. (JPh Sheriff's
deputies, ready for a gun battle with
l bank robber suspect wno wouia
'shoot It out" rather than submit
to arrest, searched the hills and
woodland in the vicinity of Novato
Saturday for the fugitive who Fri
day night slipped through a cordon
of armed possemen surrounding i
farm house where he had been trapped.
The bandit .suspect, one 01 tne two
men who Thursday held up and
robbed the Fairfax branch of the
Bank of Italy and escaped with
$2000 retreated to the basement of
the home of David Orossl, a dairy
man, where he had begged for food,
when a sheriff's detail arrived at
the house and demanded his sur
rendered. One of Grossi's sons had
telephoned the sheriff's office when
the suspect aroused suspicion.
"I'll shoot it out Iir.it." shouted
the fugitive as he made his way to
the basement.
Members of the Grossl family left
the house and went to a place of
safety while the deputies tossed tear
gas bombs into the basement and
shouted to the bandit to come out.
Eventually the deputies entered the
basement, but lound tnat tne sua
pect had escaped by way of an un
guarded exit.
The fugitive was said to answer
the description jf one of the men
who help up the Fairfax bank.
Washington, CP) Changes In the
atr cojnmerfe regulations to -require
planes carrying passengers
for hire to maintain an altitude of
at least 500 feet In flight, or to
land when unable to do so, were
promulgated Saturday by the de
partment of commerce.
The new rules were Issued as f
result of the crash near Ocean-
side. California, recently, in which
sixteen nersons were killed.
Clarence M. Young, assistant
secretary of commerce for aero
nautics, in announcing the amend
ment, said preliminary reports re
garding the cra&h Indicated the
necessity for such a minimum al
titude instead of the 300 feet for
merly required. He added that It
would be an exceedingly important
safeguard In future operations.
The new requirement gives
pilot hut one alternative in the
event he Is forced to descend be
low the 500 foot level. He must
land at the nearest field or any
other suitable area.
There were various Indications j
that the Oregon - Washington 1
Water Service company was rush
ing to get under cover as the
L Capital Journal's Investigation of
its charges and practices swung
into its fifth day Saturday and
the complaints of water users,
whose grievances have been piling
one upon another for the past 18
months, poured into the Journal
office in an ever-increasing flow.
Particularly was the company en
deavoring to square itself for Its
latest raid upon the pockets of Its
customers the "estimating' of
December water bills under the
excuse of "frozen' lids of water
meter boxes that made readings
allegedly Impossible.
Saturday morning water com
pany, crews were at work digging
uu expusca iiwot pommo worn c-
neath snow piles, suprrcd on by
the refusal of water users to pay
more than the minimum meter
charge for the "estimated" month,
and in many cases by their flat
refusal to pay anything at all.
Customers who visited the water
office to tender their checks for
the minimum charge were being
told that they need not pay until
next month, or until the meters
(Concluded on pnge 0, column 8
YAQUINA RIVER
GETS HEARING
Washington, (IP) A schedule for
mibltc hearings on several Im
portant rivers and harbor pro
tect was annuonced by the war
department Saturday.
The schedule Included:
Yaouina River. Ore.. February 5.
A mono- nroiectji under considera
tion by the board as announced by
the war department was "the pro
tect for an Increase in depth of
the Yaqulna River, Ore., from the
mouth to Toledo."
ADMIRAL JONES
SICK IN LONDON
London WV-Rear Admiral Hilary
P. Jones, who is In London as a
naval adviser to the American dele
gation, was confined by Illness to
his hotel Saturday.
His Illness was diagnosed tenta
tively as Indigestion although he
has been suffering also from ft se
vere cold.
Admiral Jones, who Is one of the
most distinguished American navy
officers. Is In his nth year.
DOG BAITER
POISONS BABY
SDOkanc. Wash. (IP) A dog pois
oner who caught a baby with his
hellish bait was the object of police
search Saturday while physicians
worked feverishly to save the life of
the 10 months old son ol the Kev,
and Mrs. Mark Freeman, who lay
In a hospital seriously ill of strych
nine poisoning.
The dog. in its Iirst tnroes oi ag
ony and surprised from the pains
of the strychnine, crawiea to us
little playmate. The animal licked
at the oaoy s hands. Tne baDy pat
ted the i;og ana clucked In glee as
the rough tongue was passed across
his hands and arms.
The dog became violently III and
the baby a few minutes later, nav
Ing Dut his fingers In his mouth, as
babies do, started to cry. The dog
stiffened and died. The child be
came deathly ill and was rushed to
hospital.
A hasty autopsy performed on the
dog revealed a chunk of strychnine
baited meat.
EUNICE'S SUIT
NOT TO AFFECT
CRIMINAL CASES
Los Angeles, (IP) The act of
Miss Eunice Pringle, 17 year old
dancer, in filing a $1,000,000 civil
suit against Alexander Pantages.
theater man, can have no effect
on the various criminal suits which
followed his attack upon her, it
was held Saturday.
Ruling in the case of Garland
Bilfle, accused of having given
perjured testimony in favor of
Pantagcs at the trial in whlci the
theater man was convicted. Super
ior Judge Edward Henderson of
Ventura county said the fact that
Miss Pringle filed a damage suit
was not material.
Attorneys for Biffle sought a re
opening of the trial on grounds
that some of the witnesses against
Biffle had an interest in his case
because of the million dollar dam
age suit.
Miss Pringle. Nicholas Dimacv,
her manager, and Theodore Gotts-
danker, her attorney, were named
as the witnesses.
Judge Hendcr.wn based his de
cisUm upon a California supreme
court ruling which held that the
filing of a civil suit subsequent to
a criminal action, without proof
that the suit was contemplated De
fer e, was immaterial.
Under Judge Henderson s ruling.
Attorney William Kendrlck on
Monday will continue his final ar
gument to the Jury.
Three cracksmen were frustrated
in an attempt to blow a large safe
in the office of the Cherry City
Milling company on Trade street
here Friday night when one of
them was captured and the other
two frightened away after one
charge of explosives had failed to
crack the strong box. A second
charge placed through a hole which
had been bored, is still within the
safe, the men having been detected
in. their operations by a Southern
Pacific switching crew before it
could be exploded. The safe to
being given a wide berth Saturday
while an expert is being sought who
will attempt to extricate the stuff
and open the doors.
Earl Brown, who was acting aa
lookout while his two companion
i Concluded on pan 9cohimn 7)"
TO INITIATE BILL
FOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNORSHIP
An attempt to Initiate measure
providing for a lieutenant govern
or in Oregon was started Saturday
when the Oregon State Orange
filed the preliminary data with the
secretary of state. A constitutional
amendment would be necessary, and
the Orange proposes to have this
voted on at the election next No
vember. The lieutenant governor would be
elected for four years, as Is the gov
ernor, except at the election in 132
he would be elected for only two
years, to the expiration of his term
would coincide with that M the
governor at that time.
The salary of the lieutenant gov
ernor would be $500 a year, and
should he become governor be would
then receive the regular salary of
the office. He would be president
of the senate, but would not have
a vote except In case of a be. The
senate would elect a pro tempore
president to preside in the absence
of the lieutenant governor.
Should both the governor and tne
lieutenant governor be unable to
serve the governorship would all
upon the secretary of state, who
would serve until the disability were
removed or a new governor elected.
Should it be necessary to elect
new governor this would be done
at the next general election, the
new governor to serve for he un
expired term of the previous governor.
HOLD BYRD IN
LITTLE DANGER
Washington (LP) Rear Admiral
Byrd nd his paryt, reported ma
rooned In the Antarctic, are "all
right down there'' according to ad
vices received by Acting Hecretsry
of the Navy Jshncke and the Unit
ed States navy will go to the rescue
only if the situation "becomes ser
ious."
Jahncke said he had received del-
inlte assurances that their position
does not call for Immediate action.
If it begins to look like a matter
of life and death, we, of course, will
do all In our power to effect a res
cue," he said. "But we thine there
Is no reason for emergency action.
It Is just a question of how long It
will take them to get back to the
states."
The nearest U. 0. naval vessel Is
000 miles away from Byrd's Ant
arctic base, Jahncke said.
PUBLIC BUILDING
BILLREPORTED
Washington IIP) The house bill
increasing the public buildings pro
gram by $230,000,000 was ordered
favorably reported to the senate
Saturday, by its public bulktinr
committee.
The additional appropriation Is to
be divided equally between the Dis
trict of Columbia and projects
throughout the nation.
No Money Provided
For Maintenance Of
State Of f ice Building
Some surprising disclosures have been brought to light
by Secretary of State Hoss in connection with the new state
office building, which will be occupied by state department
In March. One of these Is that no
money Is available for operation and
uokeeo of the building and in a let
ter to the board of control. Hoss
said It would be necessary for the
state emergency board to be called
to provide the money. Tne money
raised by tax levy at $00,000 year
to repay the Industrial ae.ldent
commission for funds loaned to
construct the building Is not avail
able for maintenance of the build
ing. The attorney general has held
that the regular legislative appro
priation for upkeep of state build
ings and grounds Is available roe
the purpose, but the new building
was not taken into consideration
when ths appropriation was made,
so the fund is Insufficient.
Another thing discovered y Hosa
Is that he la required to collect
rentals from all fee-receiving state
departments regardless of whether
they are housed In the new building
or some old building. Though It
may have been an Inadvertence on
the part of the legislature when
(Concluded on pass s, column 4)