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CRITICISM OF
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SPRINGER'S EXPERT IS
PREJUDICED
Sjr Assessor Ktniloj-el Deputies
Oontmry to Xmxw mid Hell t tie Stat
ute Giving; Authority Court
Expenditures Aro Approved.
Thoso who hnvo had nn opportuni
ty to examine the report of Judge
Springer's "export" hnvo been par
ticularly struck by tho words of tho
report so far as they relate to tho
assessor's oulco. Tho thing that has
Impressed them has been tho fact
that, with every apparent desire In
tho world to And fault and criticise,
as well as to uncover Irregularities
oven, tho only complnlnt Uils "ex
pert" could make In respect to this
office ho answered himself. It Is
true that tho answer he gives Is an
attempt at criticism by suggesting
that the assessor has employed more
assistants than tho law allows and
paid out nioro In salary for them
than ho should have done, but It Is
pointed out. In making this criticism
ho shows tho bias ho has against the
assessor, and makes It very clear
that his object, at least in this in
stance, Is to find fault, and If neces
sary, to strain a point In doing so.
On the other hand the answer he
makes In quoting n recent statute is
wholly in tho assessor's favor.
All the report has to say on the
subject of the assessor is as fotlnos:
"General laws of the State of Ore
gon, 1913, Chapter 370, Pago TCI.
Section 8, provides that 'The County
Assessor may appoint live deputy as
sessor whose salaries shall be S100
per annum each, etc.' We would di
rect your attention to tho wide dis
crepancy between the provisions cf
this law and the number of deputy
assessors as set forth In Schedule
'9', whose compensation nmounts to
J4.710.73.
"While Chapter 1S4, page 343.
Section 48 of the General Laws of
Oregon. 1913, provides for necessary
clerical assistance, there is n differ
ence of $4,210.73 between tho num
ber allowed by law and the amount
they should receive, and tho number
actually employed and tho amount
they did receive.
"See Chapter 1S4, page 325. Gii
oral Laws of Oregon, 1913."
If tho only provisions of law touch
ing on the assessor's office were those
referred to I the first paragraph of
this report, Assessor Foster, as his
friends agree, might be open to crit
icism for having employed more thann
five deputies and paid more than
$100 a year to the deputies he did
employ. This Is not the only pro
vision, however, and the "expert"
recognizes this by referring to the
other one In his second paragraph.
The manner In which he does this
shows clearly how he Is out to make
trouble. "Whllo Chapter 184, Sec
tion 48, of the General Laws of Ore
gon, 1913," the "expert" says, "pro
vides for necessary clerical assistance
there Is," etc.. and there follows u!
criticism. Friends of Mr. Foster are
asking why, if there is a statute that
"provides for necessary clerical u
slstance," the Judge's "expert" was
unable to accept It as enabling Mr.
Footer to do Just what he has done,
that is, have necessary assistance, In
stead of passing It off with a mero
"While Chapter 184," etc. It hows,
they say. that either this "expert"
had his Instructions to make some
case, no matter what, against Assess
or Foster, or else he does not know
much about his business.
An examination of the section lu
question makes the case for Mr. Fos
ter stronger than this "expert's" quo
tation inasmuch as It dlsoloses that
It provides not only for necessary
clerical assistance but for "such addi
tional deputies as may bo nec
essary." The full section Is as fol
lows: "In addition to tho deputies and
the clerical assistance now or here
after provided and specified by law,
each county assessor or tax collector
shall be entitled to such additional
deputies and clerical assistance ' :
may be necessary properly to trans-,
nci me (justness ana periorm the
work of his office. Such deputies an 1
clerical assistance shall be furnished
by the County Court at the expense
of the county." General Laws of
Oregon, 1913, Chapter 184, Section
48.
No suggestion Is made by the "ex
pert" that the additional deputies
were not necessary to transact prop
erly tho business of the assessor's of
flco and as the County Court has pal 1
them for the services they havo ren
dered It seems clear that the court
thought they wero necessary, This
alone, say thoso who ore acquainted
with the law and Jlio facts of the par
ticular case, shows that the asses
sor Is unfairly treated In this Sprlna-er-Ilall
report.
BOARDS TO CONSOLIDATE?
Movement Started to Abolish Lain
Ilourd, Water Hoard uml Engineer.
KeporU come from Salem that a
movement has been started to Inltl
ute a measure at the next elootlon
to abolish the state desert land board,
tho state water board and the state
engineer, and to have the business
handled by thoso three departments
in chargo of one department, there'iy
effecting a reduction of oxponses.
Governor West Is In favor of tho
proposal and declared that the deseit
land board, as now constituted, Is a
f?
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WHY WASTH GOOD CKMKNT IN MINDING
TOQIST1U2U PIKCKS OK OUVY, DIRT OR
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Bolton, Ruetenik & May
FRANK MAY, Mgr. Bend, Ore.
'A'-
UNO IS WITHDRAWN
useless affair, and tho stato ongt.i
eer's office an oxpenBlvo luxury. The
plan Is to give the one board to be
created In place of the three depart
ments authority to appoint an engin
eer. While there is now n stnto engin
eer's department, he said. Is wns
necessary to employ a special engin
eer whenever any work was to bo
done by the state. Ho said in addi
tion to the regular appropriations
mado for tho state engineer's office,
thero wero always a number of oxtru
appropriations mado for work con
nected with that office.
"Tho work of the desert land
board, tho stato engineer's office anl
tho state water board could be han
dled by one board with a groat dehl
less cost than the taxitayors aro pay
ing for those departments now," said
the governor. He (Minted out also
that while the state engineer Is sec
retary of tho desert land board, an
other porson is employed to do th
secretarial work. The state water
board also has a secretary. One of
these positions would be eliminated
by the proposed change.
The present Incumbents of tho of
fices that will be affected by the pro
posed change aro John 11. Lowli.
state engineer; James Chlnnock, cf
Salem, superintendent of water di
vision 1, and George T. Cochran of
La Grande, superintendent of water
division No. 2, All are candidate
for re-election. As members of tin
desert land board hold other state
offices, they would not bo affected.
BEEF COW BRINES 5105
Wolttlit of Animal 1 .100 Pounds nnd
7 Cents Is Paid.
' Raising beef cattle, which Is rapid
ly on the Increase lu Central Oregon
Is a very prolltnblo undertaking II
properly carried on. Kvldenco of
this Is shown by tho sale last week of
n cow which brought tho owner $10.1.
The nnlmal was four enrs old nnd
her weight ran up to the high sum
of 1500 KHind. O'Donnell Hros.
paid 7 cents a pound.
This cow was one ofn bunch of
24 which O'Donnell Hros. bought of
R. K. Grimes of the Pilot llutte ranch
east of town. During the iwst 1 1
months this Arm has not found It
necessary to ship in any meat, being
aide to secure all that has been Howl
ed for tho market in tho district
around Rend. The quality of the
livestock has also improved greatly,
they report.
PHOVK FP ON IIOMHSTKAIIS.
Thrco homesteaders lu Whltaknr
valley, about 40 miles southeast oi
llend, mado final three-year proof on
320-acro claims Saturday bo for
Commissioner Hills. They wore Or
lea King nnd his brother, Richard V.
L. King, nnd John Wolff. They act
ed ns witnesses for oach other. Kach
cntrymnn hns more than 40 acres In
cultivation.
Government Announce That Crnno
Prnlrlo Tract nro Withheld.
Word hns Just been received thnt
on January 7 thn Dopartiuuut of tho
Interior wlthdruw tho following lund
for cooperative Inlgntlon work In
connection with tho Deschutes Pro
ject; Township 21 H II. 7 K.. W. M.J
H4 NWV4; NHV4. HHU nnd l)i
BWU, Sec. 1; HHNWV4, NBVi. BH
U and Ni:i 8WU Boo. 13: SHU
NW4. NKU. 8HU ntnl NK 14 BW
U Sec. in; N10U Sec. 34. Township
21 8 R. 8 K., W. M. NWK Wtt N
12 U and SWU Bee. 4; All Sues. B nnd
0; N. NUSHU, SWUBKU nnd
BWU Sec. 7 j All Sec. 8; WV4 Sec.
9; VH Bee. 10; NHUNWU nnd K
H Bee 17 i WH NWU nnd NWtt
NWU Sec. 18.
This land Is In tho Crane Prnlrlo
district.
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For seeds of all kinds soo Skuso
Hardware Company. Adv.
KOTICK OF CONTKST.
Department of tho Interior, Unltod
Stnto Laud office Lnkovlow, Ore
gon, Jnuunry 23, 1914,
To Erik M. Anderson of last known
address 209 Washington St., Port
land, Oregon, Contestant
You aro horoby notified that Mnry
A, Johnson who gives llox 337. Ilond,
Oregon, c-o S. R. 1 login, ns her post
office nddress, did on Dccombor 17,
1913, fllo In this otneo her duly cor
roborated application to contest nnd
secure the cancellation of your home
stead entry no.. Serial No. 0478C
made 191. . for KM, Section 1.
Township 22 S, Range 10 K, WIN
lamctte Meridian, nnd ns for grounds
for her contest she alleges that you
have wholly failed to estubllsh nnd
maintain your residence upon sulci
land, have wholly failed to cultlvntu
and Improve tho name ns required by
Inw; nnd hnvo wholly abandoned the
same for more than una year lust
past.
You nre. theroforo, further notified
that the said allegations will bo taken
ns confessed, and your said entry
will be canceled without further
right to bo hoard, either before this
office or on appeal, If you fall to fllo
In this office within twenty days after
the FOURTH publication of this
notice, ns shown below, your answer,
under oath, specifically responding
to those allegations of contest, to
gether with duo proof thnt you have
served n copy of your answer on the
said contestant olthor lu person or
by registered mall.
You should stnto In your answor
the name of the post office to which
you desire future notices to bo sent
to you.
JAS. F. IIURGHSR.
Roglstor.
Date of first publication Fob. 4,
1914.
Date of second publication Feb. 11,
1914.
Dsto of third publication Fob. 18,
1914.
Dato of fourth publication Feb 25,
1914.
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