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The Boardman Mirror Boardman, Oregon MARK A. CLEVELAND) PnbUahei Entered as second-class matter Feb. i 11, 191! 1, at the postoffice at board-1 man, Ore., under act of Mar. 8, 1S791 NOT R'CH ACCOMPLISHED BY LEGISLATURE THIS FAIi ! Salem. v. hi-r. the legislature as .. for Uo f.urth week of the sc s.rn tiere was very little to Its credit In the way of bills passed and sent up to the governor. Only s x unimportant .bills had passed both houses. Mrst of the failure to ;i r complish results during the first thTi e weeks is attributed to failure of the committees to report out bills referred to them for attention. With one-half of the session gone by without any legislation cf major importance, both bouses must turn In and do some real work this week If they wish to keep the legislative wheels from being dogged late in the session. Doubtless both houses will quit cutting out Saturday's hereafter, and In the future work Saturday morn ings and hold a short afternoon ses sion, instead of suspending activities Pr Jay afternoon. At the close of the third week of the session the house had a total of 19 bills before it and the senate 104. a grand total far leal than any ses sion in recent years. Not many of the bills before either house are of much controversial mo ment, and ought not to require inui'h time for their disposition once they get out of committee and up for final action. Insurance Bills Missing. Some big pieces of legislation much talked of before the session have uot made their appearance. Particularly. ' the measures bearing on the Industrial accident commission, expect to come t from both sides of the fence, have not been put in. One of these bills from the labor side would be to propose n constitutional amendment to make tho act compulsory, and the other from the employers' side would open j the act further to stock Insurance companies and self-insurance. While measures covering both of these have been prepared, and have been at the capitol fcr some little time, appear ances indicate that neither may materialize. Practically all of the general ap priatlon bills have yet to come in. only one deficiency bill having bees put through to save interest charge. xm4 I one of the measures to provide par-1 tlally for legislative expense The Hall consolidation bill will take its place upon the ralendsr of Use senate for final passage this week. Senator Johnson, whose b?!l was rolvcs a constitutional amendment tSBA If passed by the house will go before the Totera for acilon at the general election in 14. A companion bill which covers the proposed test In de tail requires that before a voter csd be qualified tie or she must pass a test In reading and writing. The senate refused to approve a bill j introduced in the tou3e which provides ! ir the physical examination of tcech I ers In the public schools. The bill waa ferred to a committee for drastic am i dmcnts. Another one of Representative Wood ward's educational bills went into the discard when the house defeated a pro posal providing for transportation of pupils who reside more than three miles away from a school house. Dairymen, milk dealers and distrlbu tors would be protected from the heavy loss now suffered through the pur- base and resale by junk dealers of uomrs and Better cuizenBhip. BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON A NEW AND GROWING TOWN milk bottles, proponents of a bill by Representative Meindl. which passed the house, claim. A bill introduced by Benator Eddy r.nd amended by the committee on roads and highways, provides that fanners who obtain permission of the ttute highway commission to move I I avy machinery over the roads 'ou the state and comply strictly with the regulation! as laid down by the com i lisaioo, shall not be liable for any Carnage that may result. Compensation for Sheriffs. Compensation for sheriffs or depu ties Injured in the pursuit of their official duties or for their dependents :i the even) of death of one of these officials Is provided for in a bill Intro duced by Senator Klepper, which sets ; aide an appropriate u of $L'o.0tt0 for this purpose to be administered by the Industrial accident commission. The tax on gasol'ne would be raised from 2 cents a gallon to 4 cents and license fees would be reduced on all . utomobiles under the profislons of two bills introduced in the house by Senator Klepper and Representative Meindl. I'nder the new license regulations, if this bill is adopted, licenses for automobiles weighing less than 1700 pounds would cost $7 50 instead of $15 as at present, and automobiles weigh ing more than this would be licensed for a flat rate of $12 50 instead of on the sliding scale now provided which reaches a maximum of $97. The tire width basis of computing motor truck license fees is abandoned ajkl a Cat rate '. $u for motor trucks ajtf fB lav trailers provided when .... : . .? .! kzi H for nj.-tot rKx aarf S2$ for trailers when four laMMtfg t-re are used. WaM $SM Lards Prayer. A : -.-.!. ; .z tse er.te by I ft ii r La FMiette would make it "oct i3ofT for any person conducting Hundreds of thousandsf of new homes have been built in the United States during the past year. Owning a home tends strongly to produce better citizenship, both In children and adults. The house owner has a more di rect interest than has the xentej in efficient and economical government and In the improvement of his neigh borhood and his city, since anything that improves the community.' r-o-cial or physical condition increase; the value of the home owner's pro perty and makes his home a better placp to live iu. It used to be argued that property owners paid all the taxes and that renters escaped. The fallacy of that view is now well understood. Indeed rapidly as taxes have gone up in the last few years, the rents of houses and apartments have gone up still faster. The landlord has passed his tax burden and more on to his tenants. It is good for any community that the "own your home" movement has made such progress. That move ment should be encouraged in all ways. p C o r-5 O C w K o r" P O u o K o The livestock producers of the Uni ted States are protected against the dangers of various plagues of domes tic animals existent in other coun tries by quarantine regulations en forced by representatives of the Bu reau of Animal Industry. Never in our history lias this country been so menaced by foot and mouth dis ease as in the last few years. It has existed III European, Asiatic, and South American countries and still exists in many of them, but our inspectors keep a close watch and hope to prevent another entry. Oth er serious diseases of domestic ani mals that have been kept out are con tag to Ul pleuropneumonia, rinder pest, surra, and Malta fever. More than 500 farmers and breed ers raising alj kinds of domestic animals answered questions sent out by the 1'nited States Department of Agriculture and from these replies it has been determined that these men consider pure breds 4 0 per cent better from a utility standpoint than common stosk. They say that off spring of pure breds are worth prac tically 50 per cent more in sale val ue than the offspring of grades and scrubs Also, pure breds were found in nearly all cases to be more read ily salable. a pa&jc office place of religious wor- t ll l Wall cjthfWkl rAiirt hflll0 sidetracked by the committee in favor j "." - ' of the Hall measure, abandoned has on mM 0r olh'r pl"C plan of attempting to substitute nU i ua. women or children are employed. bill for that of Senator Hall. The Hall j or ho ,her ln bodta for Ub0r ,r bill reeelved the indorsement of Uot- B' " r "ore copies ernor Pierce in a speech in Portland ,h P"er here 11 last week. Tin.- Interlocking bills looking to the consolidation and elimination of state departments, boards and commit slons, were introduced by Senate r Hare. Consider Income Tax Bills. Actual consideration of the three in come tax bills introduced In the legis lature began Monday night wheu the joint committee on assessment and j taxation began a series of sessions with members of the state tax Invest!- ; nation commission. Prank M Warren ! el airmail of the state audit Minis slon, ami Dr. James Gilbert, head of the economics department of the l'nl versit) of Oregon. mar easily be seen scd read ' ' The so-called non sectarian garb bill, which has been under consideration ; by members of the senate educational I committee for more than a week, was ! reported out favorably This bill, as , reported provides that any teacher who violates 4te provisions shall be subject to s.spenslcn from the schools. Originally the bill prov.ded for a fine . or imprisonment in the county jail for any teacher violating its provisions. It originally was introduced in the house by Representathe Woodward and received favorable consideration by that body. Legislative Brevities. A horixontal reduction of 10 per cent In taxes by all tax-levying bodies The apparent lack .I-, ..(.tin. iw. tn .wv .1,.. ..rm.nrti ! te directed by a measure introduced by of approximately tures (if approximately 40 offices, boards and commissions now opera live lu Oregon, was criticised severely in a letter sent by Governor Pierce H C .1 Smith, chairman of the senate ways and means committee, aud W D. Pletcher. chairman of the ways and means lonimltteo of the house. Cor recting the existing evil by placing these of flies, boards and commissions under the Jurisdiction of the ways and means ci mmitlees was suggested by Governor Pierce in his communi cation. One n- table feature of the present session Is the at sem e of "salary grab" bills Instead of Increasing salaries the present legislature seems ttvllncd not ouly to cut them, but abolish jobs as well. Hills intended to abolish a number of offices and boards have up pea red. Representative Randall has introduc ed a bill which would make a flat eut of 20 per cent ln the salaries of all public officials, and Representative t'arsner baa sponsored a bill which reduce the salaries of practically all state officers. Ineladinf the governor The t'arsner bill also reduces the com pensstiou of the heads of the ststa university and agricultural college and limits the pay of professors. Literary Test Provided. The senate by unaalmous vote adopt ed tin A1art resolution which wouU provide a literary test aa a qualities Una for suffrage. The measure la Senator Drnnl. Senator Drown has introduced a bill providing that two of the five mem bera of tho state game commission shall be farmers. Governor Pierce signed a bill Intro duced by Senator Strayer designating the east and west highway through the state as the old Oregon trail. Absent voters hereafter will include railroad employes actually employed iu maintaining train service and ab sent on election day If the bill which pass.nl the house becomes a law Minors are prohibited from being employed in public dance halls, either tn connection with dances or furnish ing the music for them, under the terms of a bill passed by the house Enforcement of the prohibition and narcotic drug laws of the state will bj put squarely up to Governor Pierce iu case two bills Introduced by Senator Eddy tiie.t with favorable considera tion l the legislature. The house passed Kay a bill direct ing the tax commission to levy each year an amount which It thinks will be sufficient to administer the pro t.i-ions of the veterans educational aid act during the following year. K K Kubli. speaker of the Oregon house of representatives was compell ed to return to his home in Portland and take to his bed Mr Kubli con tracted a severe cold at the capital aud the Illness developed a particularly an uoylug attack of bronchltia. THE QUELLE A Good Place to Eat ln Pendleton. c O o u w o p o c c a Corning to Pendleton Dr. Mellenthin SPECIALIST in Internal Medicine for the past eleven years z; o o DOES NOT OPERATE g 3 Will be at Q DORION HOTEL SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10TH 5 Ortice Hour IU a. iu. lo 4 p. in. . ONE DAY ONLY No C harge for C'onsultatio Dr. Mellenthin is a regular grad uate in medicine and surgery and is licensed by the state of Oregon. He visits professionally the more important towns and cities, and of fers to all who call on this trip free consultation, except the expense of treatment when desired. According to his method of treat ment he does not operate for chron ic appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of the stomach, tonsils or adenoids He has to his credit wonderful results in diseases of the stomach, liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerve, heart, kidney, bladder, bedwetting. catarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal ail ments. If you have been ailing for any length of time and do not get any better, do not fail to call, as im proper measures rather than disease are very often the cause of your long standing trouble Remember above dale, that con sultation on this trip will be free and that his treatment Is different Married women must be accom pani.si by their husbands. ! Address: Poslon Block. Minneapolis. Minn. o 3 3 a Bi O H P O O o O 3 3 3 bs ' Id BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON WHY BOARDMAN? v..- -; I.--i" ::! iii ffliim mmmm mh immummmmemitmm BECAUSE THE CLIMATE IS GOOD THE PEOPLE ARE SOCIABLE INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISING TOWN IS NEW AND GROWING LOCATION WELL CHOSEN HALF WAY BETWEEN THE DALLES AND PENDLETON ON O.-W. RAIL ROAD ON COLUMBIA RIVER SOIL WILL RAISE AN YTHING WATER FOR IRRIGATION FROM WEST EXTENSION OF UMATILLA PROJECT McKAY CREEK DAM WILL BE BUILT ASSURING MORE ACREAGE UNDER WATER Boardman is a New Town But Not a Boom Town WRITE SECRETARY OF COMMERCIAL CLUB BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON - 03 O w S i K o w M O o o a 2 o w M a o 'Z I I w o w B K 2! K o w w c o o d o w M O O 2 o w w o Q o a o w o 2 I K o w Q O o w H o o I BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON A NEW AND GROWING TOWN