THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1933
10
MEMBERS BALK
ATCONCESSION
TO EDUCATION
The ways and mean committee
bound itself In more snarls last
night. The committee had hoped
to end its labors early this week.
but all that was accomplished at
last night's meeting was to refer
several troublesome matters to sub
committees. Most serious of these came from
the state board of higher education
on which the board several weeks
ago took what it Intended for final
action which was approval of a fin
ancial scheme that saved $575,2(30 to
the state general fund. But at that
time the committee was basing all
salary cuts on a 5-to-50 per cent
plan. Since then this has been
changed to a 5-to-30 per cent plan
which would make a difference of
about $200,000 in the salary fund
of the state institutions of higher
learning.
The board pronounced it unfair
to apply the discarded schedule to
higher education and the later
schedule to other activities. Sev
eral committee members agreed.
Prevailing sentiment, however, seem
ed to be that the education allow
ance could not be Increased by $200,
000, and that the cut would have to
come from some other item if not
for salaries. The question which
finally stalled the committee was
whether it could legally be deducted
from the $3,927,000 millage levy, a
levy which is made for a particular
purpose. The question was referred
back to a sub-committee with in-;
structlons to consult the attorney!
general for an opinion. j
Col. B. K. Lawson, next Portland
police chief, and several Oregon;
mining men appeared in behalf of a
bill appropriating $10,000 for promo
tion of the mining Industry and
creating a mining board. The bill
was referred to a sub-committee.
The same disposition was made of a 1
request for about $6720 for the
Louise home, a juvenile hospital in
Portland. Representative Don Ryan
of Oregon City spoke to the com
mittee for his bill providing budget
ary control for self-sustaining state
departments.
A representative of the state
treasurer's office will be called be
fore the ways and means commit
tee, probably tonight, to enlighten
the committee on a bill calling for
an appropriation of $20,400 for the
city of La Grande.
The city paved certain streets in
the normal school district which Is
state property, with the under
standing that it would be reimbursed
by tlie state. Bancroft bonds were
to be Issued to cover the improve
ment. But It was discovered that
Bancroft bonds could not be Issued
because the property involved be
longed to the state, so Senator Hess
introduced a bill for the appropria
tion. It happens that the state holds
some $80,000 in La Grande muni
cipal bonds In which state funds
have .been invested. Hess told the
committee that the state treasurer's
office had prepared an amendment
. to his bill whereby, In lieu of an
outright appropriation, the state
would turn back to the city its equiv
alent in La Grande bonds at par.
He said the city had agreed to this
thought it would prefer the appro
priation. Another amendment attaches the
emergency clause.
F
ornmn
Contribution! to this col
umn most be confined to 300
words and signed by writer.
Mr. Editor:
As anecdotes pertaining to George
Washington are particularly appro
priate at this time, here is one that
I know has never appeared in
print. It Is on extract from a let
ter written by my father quite a
number of years ago.
He wrote: "Your great grand
father, James Young, was born In
Pennsylvania, February 20, 1768
and lived to the age of 5. Ho was
8 years old when the Revolutionary
war broke out.
"A recruiting officer called to see
ur ancestor about serving as a
soldier and when the interview
ended the fnther and little boy fol
lowed him to where his horse was
hitched. He was a fine animal and
had on a very nice bridle and sad
dle and pistols. The boy expressed
his admiration of the horse and the
officer replied, 'Yes, he Is a fine
beast and he is very patriotic, too,
as you shall sec.' Then touching
the horse with his spurs, and draw
ing and flourishing his sword he
shouted, 'Now for King George.'
Immediately the horse became ex
cited and seemed ready to trample
en enemy under his feet. After the
horse quieted down the officer
said, 'Now for George Washington'
end the horse kneeled down as tho
he were doing homage to some grcnt
person. This illustrates the spirit of
man and beast that took possession
f our fore fathers in 1770."
157 years later we are waging
another kind of warfare, a "War on
Depression," and the patriotic spirit
(the spirit of cooperation) Is just
as necessary now as it was then.
Let's ask ourselves, "What would
Washington do?"
Sincerely,
J. R Crothers.
AID MEETS THURSDAY
Ellverton The Methodist church
ladles' Aid society will meet Thurs
day afternoon at the church par
lors. Serving will be Mrs. H. J, Win.
ter, Mrs. Will .Arthur, Mrs. EUa
Whttlock. On the entertainment
committee are Mrs. Ed Adams, Mrs.
Martin Feel, Mrs. C. F. Bristol, Mrs.
Albert Orilldc Is president of the
society,
PLUMDING
and
General Repair Work
GRABER BROS.
154 8. Liberty - Phone MM
Snapshots of Legislators by Murray Wade
H0N.F.L
Allen
Chairman of
WAYS AND
HON.GEOPWlNSlCW
Charm an of
and
Revenues
Dogs, Gas Masks And
Contracts
By City
Contract operation of the
way toward similar methods of handling the street cleaning
department and other municipal enterprises. This opinion
was suggested by Alderman Bout-
wrlght Monday night when the city
council passed a resolution calling
for bids for the operation of the
Incinerator.
A saving of $400 or $500 could be
effected through the contract meth
od, Alderman Vandevort declared in
.sponsoring the move, although
Councilmen Hughes and Hendricks
were of the opinion that this saving
could be easily offset through in
experienced handling of the burners
at the incinerator. Placing the
contractor under bond to maintain
the property would obviate any
chance for unecessary damage, oth
er councilmen declared.
The council Monday night con
sidered a wide range of subjects,
running all the way from dogs run
ning at large to gas masks for fire
men. An Increase in Insurance rates
for the city from 80 cents a hundred
to $1 Is not at all improbable, stated
Alderman Olson In asking that an
investigation of the efficiency of the
fire department be made. The in
vestigation, he explained, would be
made for the purpose of making a
showing before the underwriters.
The threat of an increase in rates
brought Vandevort to his feet shout
ing "highway robbery" and a num
ber of other phrases not at all com
plimentary to the insurance com
panies. He said he would like to
see the city pull away from all of
the companies.
Asked if there was any way out
of the situation, Chris Kowitz, city
attorney, replied that like the tele
phone company, the insurance men
make the rates and "you can take
them or leave them alone."
The discussion resulted In the
adoption of a motion, suggested by
Alderman Hughes that an investiga
tion be made, looking toward the
city handling its own insurance In
a manner similar to that adopted
by the state.
Alderman Olson's proposal to buy
gas masks for city firemen at an
expense of $340 was voted down.
Chief Hutton said that while he nau
not been consulted In regard to the
masks, he was of the opinion that
they would be a good protection for
his men. The trouble was, he said,
that considerable experience was
necessary in their use and since the
fire department was under manned,
he was afraid some difficulty would
be encountered.
Reverting back to the subject of
dogs, the council put the matter of
their running at largo up to Chief
of Police Mlnto. Alderman Hughes
said something should be done about
it since the docs were making
Double
Green Stamps
given on all purchases made here
tomorrow (Wednesday) Feb. 22nd
Red Letter
Day Tomorrow
10 extra stamps given FREE for every book yon
are now filling. Call at the premium parlor (sec
ond floor.)
Worth's Dept. Store
"Where You Save Every Day"
MEANS
highways
Highway
Discussed
Councilmen
city incinerator may open the
nuisance of themselves In all parte
of the city. He was backed by Van
devort, who said he did not blame
citizens for becoming enraged when
some "potlicker" of a dog came upon
their property and .destroyed rose
beds.
A number of applications for
rooming house licenses were ordered
granted If and when all back fees
were taken care of.
The ordinance fixing the salary
of the building inspector at $180 a
month was adopted. At the same
time a provision calling for expense
money for the inspector was stricken
out.
Upon motion of Alderman Olson
$150 of the city's charity fund was
ordered turned over to Community
Service. This organization has been
assisting Chief of Police Minto In
the operation of his hotel for tran
sients. A claim for $50 damages said to
have been sustained by Mrs. R. G.
Miller when she Injured herself by
stepping through a hole In a side
walk at 461 South High street was
referred to the city attorney.
The contract for auditing the city's
books was awarded J. B. Protzman
who offered to do the work for $225.
Oil concerns which offered to furn
ish asphalt for $21.10 a ton f. o. b.
Willbridge, were given the contracts.
Collection of back license fees as
well as those due In 1933 from hotels
operating in the city was recom
mended by the license committee.
The council went on record as
favoring the proposal of the city to
borrow $75,000 from the R. P. C.
with which to build municipal docks.
Scotts Mills Badly
Beaten by Parker's
Tlie Scotts Mills quint of the nor
thern division Mid-Willamette val
ley lengue . proved easy 'pickings for
Parker's club Monday night and the
latter won by the decisive score of
78 to 21. Flake, center lor Parker's,
scored enough points to win most
any ordinary ball game. Score:
Parker's (78)
(21) Scotts M.
4 Myers
4 Olson
2 Shepherd
3 Haskins
1 Marquam
7 Thomas
Mnrr 12
Burrell 16
Flake 27.
Foreman lfl
Ward 2
Nelson 2
Referee, Saalfcld.
Victor Point Louise "Doerfler,
sixth grade pupil in the local school
is a victim of measles this week.
Knowing that she had been exposed
she had- been out of school so no
other cases are anticipated.
COUNCIL REDUCES
CITY'S LIGHTING
Elimination of half of the cluster
lights In the downtown section and
the shutting off of a number of
single lights In the residence dis
trict at midnight, In order to effect
a saving In the expense of city Il
lumination was ordered . by the
lights committee at Monday night's
session of the city council.
Half of the cluster lights would
not be operated at any time, al
though all of those In the residential
district would be In use up to mid
night under the new plan. The com
mittee was asked to cooperate with
the light company In effecting the
change. A system whereby all of
the lights In the residential district
would be turned out when Illumin
ation from the moon was sufficient
to take care of the situation, was
tried out a few months ago but was
found unsatisfactory. Just what the
saving will be under the new plan
was not pointed out.
ENDEAVOIt FROLICS
Scotts Mills Members of the
young people's Christian Endeavor
of the Christian church held a so
cial Saturday evening In the Gro
shong hall. Various games were play
ed and a luncheon served. Present
were Mildred Rich, Venita Haskins,
Carol Mills, Lillian Jones, Evelyn
Sowa,' Frank Haskins, George Di
mtck, Homer Millard, Dora Geren,
Elsie Pownall and Mrs. Carl 'Mil
lard. 1
not a cough in a
CURRENCY PLAN
GOES OVER WELL
LEADERS STATE
Local currency Is favored In fur
ther expressions of businessmen In
dicating -Increasing favor despite
certain problems foreseen by the
sponsors who regard them as mere
ly the price of any good thing.
"Any plan to aid the unemployed
that will operate without expendi
ture of the taxpayers' money and
that can be carried on - through
profits of Increased business should
certainly command the Immediate
consideration of every Salem citi
ben," says Enrl Kennell in pledging
the Kenncll-Ellls photo studio to
acceptance of local currency.
"I have taken local currency and
some of it has moved slowly but it
has moved and my business was in
creased. It will certainly work In
creasingly as the people come to
understand it. It may have to go
slow, but it will surely go. Let us
not be discouraged." E. J. Donnell,
Steusloff Market Ac Grocey.
The small amount of local cur
rency In circulation has performed
new business In Salem equal to
many times Its volume. Men who
do not choose to accept and use It
should at least refrain from dis
couraging Its use among others. It
Is certain that favor for local cur
rency overwhelmingly outweighs op-
posit on all over tne country."
Model Food Market, by Edward
Schunke.
New business has come to me
through the use of currency. It's
as plain as the nose on your face.
Currency will buy goods. If not at
your house, It will at mine and at
others. Worth thinking about,
friends." D. L. Shrode, grocer.
"If this currency goes in Salem as
It Is going in other places and
there is no reason why It shouldn't
many will be glad to take It later
who are making fun of it now."
O. A. Hartman.
We have accepted scrip from
many sources and have found no
difficulty in spedlng it either In the
payment of bills or in the purchase
of new goods." Morris Optical
company.
"A half-hearted attitude toward
the currency by an employer Is re
flected at once among his employes.
Employes all over the city arc
heartily helping their houses to ab
sorb the currency and thus increas
ing business and the security 01
their jobs." Hal D. Patton.
"Some have criticized the scrip
because it has returned almost at
once to the store from which It was
received. I can't understand such
criticism. The scrip Is just like any
other money In this respect. What
difference how frequently It Is ex
changed by the same merchants? It
does new and profitable business
every time." Adolph Greenbaum.
I wonder how many realize just
how bad the unemployment situa
carload AMERICA'S SMOOTHEST CIGARETTE
tion Is?. I venture that those who
do are not opposing this currency
method of relief. Salem never be
fore saw destitution like the present.
All of the relief agencies together
are falling far short and none rea
lize and regret It more than they
do themselves. It Is easy to knock,
but before knocking currency It
seems to me we should think why
we are knocking It. It asks no con
tributions. It furnishes much help.
It may cause a little inconvenience.
Knockers should reflect." I. W.
"Doc" Lewis.
It would seem that Salem might
reasonably be guided by sentiment
so pronouncedly favorable elsewhere,
and the further fact that other
communities are adopting it almost
every day. several places are fol
lowing Salem's start now. Sulem's
currency plan is under way. It Is
Increasing. It has brought thou
sands of dollars of new business al
though not half a thousand is In
circulation. That is due to the fre
quent turnover of added money. It
Is going. It Is succeeding. To be
sure It has Its problem. But it is
overcoming thein. It Is a new and
promising enterprise. Shall we
boost It or wreck it?" Percy A. Cup
per. "Shall we abandon local currency?
No slr-ee. It is showing us how to
Increase business if we are willing
to play the game. ' We are learning
to be on the alert to shoot our cur
rency out and business Increases
accordingly. The stamping plan
seems to be about right. But if it
needs adjusting that can easllv be
done. As each finds that there Is
no chance to loose If he keeps his
eyes open, favor for currencv will
increase, it nny one finds too much
COLDS ARE NOW
REACHING OUT FOR
VICTIMS!
Be Wise Be Careful Adopt This
Simple Precautionary Measure!
Colds are increasing. In some sec
tions Influenza Is breaking out.
Don't be alarmed, but don't be care
less. A cold is much easier avoided than
cured! Do the sensible thing and
adopt the ounce of prevention pol
icy. Stay out of crowds as much as
you can. Avoid coughers and sneez
ers. Dress warmly, keep your feet
dry and sleep In a well-vcntllated
room.
Every morning and night take a
a tablet or two of Grove's Laxative
Bromo Quinine. This will keep the
bowels open and combat Infection
by cold germs.
Millions know Grove s Laxative
Bromo Quinine as an excellent cold
remedy, but not enough know it as
an equally excellent preventive.
i rIS)
HAVE you ever really tasted a
natural-tobacco cigarette?
Made solely of pure, sun-ripened,
Nature-cured tobaccos . . . with no
hot-burning artificial flavorings?
Man, what smoothness! A smoothness
that makes OLD GOLD utterly differ
ent from other brands; a smoothness
packed with throatease and flavor.
If you haven't tried Nature-flavored
BRITISH BARE
STATE SECRET
PRIOR TO WAR
London (IP) Official secrets about
the system of treaties and diplomacy
which brought on the World War
have been revealed here with the
astonishing disclosure that In 1912
Belgium did not even trust Britain,
the guardian of her neutrality, and
In fact, had prepared ner military
defense against a possible British
invasion. It is contained in a volume
entitled "British Documents On the
Origins of tho War."
While the British public still feels
that their country did the right
thing when she entered the World
War to upnoia Belgium s neutrality,
send it In to the office and take
credit for it and have It reissued
under advanced dates In' install -
niotc ciifre.1 in hitt convenience.
This saves each from excessive
stamping without tlie least detri
ment to the currency. It merely
retires one bill and brings out an-
nlhi im tn rintd U'htrh trill m&tlire
a little later. If we will lay aside
prejudice ailU' biuuy una ai-iip
will find It has some excellent ad-
vontnges." Paul V. jonnson.
"Nnhrtrtv 1c hnrrprt from talrfno?
currency except by himself. If he
chooses to refuse business because
nf n. llftlfi Inrmivpnfpnre well, it's
ud to him." Harrv W. Scott. "The
Cycle Man."
Learn its efficacy and keep a pack
age handy all winter long as your
"safety first" measure.
If you have already caught cold
there is nothing better you can take
than Grove's Laxative Bromo Qui
nine. It doesn't merely suppress the
cold it drives it completely out of
the system. At the same time It
tones the entire system and fortifies
against further attack.
For more than forty years, Grove's
Laxative Bromo Quinine has been
the standard cold and 'grippe tablet
of the world, the fomula keeping
pace with Modern Medicine. Now in
two sizes 30c and 50c. Ask for it
by the full name and look for the
initials L B Q stamped on every
tablet. Reliable dealers will not try
to sell you a substitute. adv.
OLD GOLDS, made only from the ten
derest queen-leaf Turkish and domes
tic tobaccos, well, 6ir, your cigarette
education has been sadly neglected!
Remember: No better tobacco
grows than is used in OLD GOLDS.
And they are FULL-WEIGHT.
TUNE IN on Taring's Pennsylranians every
Wednesday night Columbia Chain
many received a Jolt to read these
disclosures whose authenticity can
not be doubted. The first reaction
was that nothing except a new di
plomacy can assure world ,-eoce, no
matter how many anti-war treaties
are created.
The official disclosures show that
the Belgian War Minister In 191
placed so little reliance on the
sanctity of tlie treaties guaranteeing
his country's Independence that he
had schemes prepared for defense
not only against Germany and
against France, but against Great
Britain, and that he considered the
latter the most serious danger.
It is also revealed that the British
Foreign office was convinced as
early as 1908 that if Fiance violated
Belgian neutrality In a war with
Germony, it would "be doubtful"
whether Britain or Russia would
"move a finger to maintain" Bel
gian neutrality, but that the oppo
site would be the case if Oermany
were the aggressor.
LEAVE WITH LIVESTOCK
Woldo Hills Charles Riches left
early Monday morning for Yakima,
Wash., driving a large tmck load
of livestock to his son's new ranch
there. Frank and Mr. and Mrs. John
Riches are operating the Washing
ton larin.
JERSEYS GO SOUTH
Marion Elzy Plckard, a promi
nent dairyman, shipped three Jer
sey heifers by express to Mr. Banks
nt MUlPdgevllle, Ga.
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more than 50 years by grateful
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A Diuretic
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