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 '. $u for motor trucks
ajtf fB lav trailers provided when
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rKx aarf S2$ 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.
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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.
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Pendleton
Dr. Mellenthin
SPECIALIST
in Internal Medicine for the
past eleven years
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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.
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BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON
WHY
BOARDMAN?
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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
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BOARDMAN MORROW COUNTY, OREGON A NEW AND GROWING TOWN