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PAGE THREE STATE LAW MAKERS STATE NEWS ! Gladys Walton I IN BRIEF. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Legislature Is Adjourned at Salem Sine Die: MANY BILLS. PASSED Marketing, Logged -Off Land, Bridget Taxation, Port and Iionua Among Vital Enactment. Btato House, Solum. Following tho usual happy Incidents that for many your havo marked tho cloalng houra of the Oregon legislative session, tho lawmakers f)flHhed tbelr dutlca at 4 o'clock Wednesdoy afternoon, folded their lenta and departed from the cap Hoi. An hour later most of the legis lators were aboard trains en route to their homes In various sectlous of tho stat. While not as spectacular as some previous sessions of the legislature In this state, much of tho business tran sacted was of great Importance to the future Interests of the state. The legislature did something be sides Increasing salaries. True, al most everyone who wanted a lift in the salary line met with a sympathetic repous from tho legislature, but moat of tho increases were for county officials. Hoad legislation commands first place in tho accomplishments of the session. This legislation ranges from a brand new motor vehicle code and a new busts of licensing these vehicles, to authorizing tho highway commis sion to sell $7,000,000 of bonds to carry on road work. Then, too, there was tho new gaso line tax and tho bill which permits several counties to creato road dis tricts. This latter act was one of the genuinely Important pieces of legis lation which has come out of tho ses sion. The highway commission Is In control of tho operation of this bill to somo extent, for the commission must give approval of boundaries and petitions for such districts, make tho locution of tho roads and do tho sur veying. Tho co-operatlvco marketing asso ciation nieasuro was considered an other unusually Important act. It will require a couplo of years to determine how It will work out with respect to the producers, tho middlemen and the consumers. Much, however, was ex pected of it. Tho loggedoff lands bill, it was hoped, will solve tho problem which has been troubling many timber coun ties for years. Considering the issues Involved in this measure, It was re garded as surprising how little oppo sition was raised against it. Under tho provisions of this act It will bo possible to handlo tho snag-Infested lands on an extensive scale and bring Into productivity lund which is now almost less than worthless because of tho stumps. Taxation matters were not over looked. President Hitner and Speaker Dean wcro Joint sponsors for tho measure which creates a tax commis sion to Investigate and seek to find new sources of revenue. Tho com mission will look for somo sort of income tax, presumably, and under tho measure creating it tho commis sion w ill ask for data on Income taxes from tho department of Internal rev enue. A stato budget system has been ap proved, the nieasuro being fathered by Senator I'attersdn. Under this act there will bo compiled a mass of in formation which will reduco Btate budget-muking to its simplest form and will lighten the task of the ways and means committee in future ses sions of the legislature. For the soldiers, tho legislature re ferred to the people tho proposed bonus. The matter is to be settled at a special election to be called in the spring. It Is the only measure which will appear on the ballot. No antl-Japaneso legislation was en acted, although the house did its best. Tho general sentiment was that this was a subject which should be left to congress to handle. On the whole, the legislature con ducted Itself In a sedate manner. Albany. Clifford McKlnney, 17, was killed Instantly Just before noon last Thursday when be was struck on the head by a fulling tree near his homo, near Bhelburn. Mend. Average cost of Instruction of one pupil for one year In the Dend schools Is (97, the city school superin tendent announced In bis semi annual report Just Issuod. Halnler. The city council and prop erty owners have decided to pave Water street, tho main business street. County Surveyor Van Orshoven has completed the survey. Rainier. Farm bureau representa tives from all parts of the state have been at work the last week obtaining- membors among the farmers of Columbia county. A total of 4S6 was signed. Vend. Cora Intended for the manu facture of liquor, seized by state and county officials, was sold by the sheriff's office and the purchase price turned over to the Red Cross for chari table work. Hood River. The Apple Growers' association Is co-operating with M. D. Armstrong, newly appointed county fruit inspector, who has police powers for the enforcement of spray programs in the fruit sections. Eugene. Oregon products are grad ually gaining a foothold In California, according to f. O. Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruitgrowers' association and sales manager of tho Oregon Co operative Growers, who has Just re turned . from a business trip to that state. Hood River. An Interesting feature developed by the Investigation of a committee of the apple growers' as sociation, members of which have been gathering data on co-operative cider and vinegar plants, was that the pomace, usually wasted at northwest ern cider mills, Is valuable as a cow feed. Toledo. One hundred farmers from practically every section of Lincoln county and representing especially the dairy, wool and mohair industries adopted a resolution favoring passage of senate bill No. 284, legalizing co operative associations. The farmers were attending the Lincoln "Enthuse ment" conference. Eugene. The wool and mohair growers of La no county met at the chamber of commerce In this city Monday afternoon to organize a co operative association. The plan of organizing included employment of a specialist whose business will be to supervise the assembling and grading of wool and mohair. Hood River. Only 40 carloads of apples remain here unsold, according to C. W. McCullagh, sales manager of the Apple Growers' association. The co-operative sales agency, holding prac tically all of tho storage stocks re maining here, still has In Its possess slon 136,272 boxes of he total crop of 942.987 delivered lust fall. Eugene. The amount of taxes to be collected in Lane county this year Is $1,474,625.58. according to the certi ficate of the tax roll filed by Herbert Walker, assessor, in the office of Coun ty Clerk Dryson last week. Collections will start on March 1. Taxes in Eu gene will be approximately 20 per cent higher this year than last Klamath Falls. The Klamath Sportsmen's association, fearing that the county's game and fish will be so depleted that this section will cease to be a sportsmen's paradise unless im mediate action is taken, at its meet ing Friday night took the first step in a campaign to preserve and protect game of every sort in this county. The Dalles. After a winter of inac tion, work upon the Columbia river highway between The Dalles and Mosler was resumed the first of this week, Division Engineer Scott an nounced. With favorable weather con ditional, the road will be completed with a fine graveled surface and open ed for traffic by April 1, in the opinion of Mr. Scott. Vale. At the suggestion of R. II. naldack, divisional engineer for the state highway commission, the county court of Malheur county will ask the highway commission to improve the road from Vale to Ontario, which is part of both the John Day and Central Oregon highways, two state roads, and as an inducement will appropriate $10, 000 from the county emergency fund to assist In the Improvement, ENVIOUS Mli. ItOOSTUU Mil. ROOSTKK hnd many times looked at the Wenther-eock sit ting on his perch on top of the barn and wished be were In his place. And one morning wheu It was dark and cloudy, Mr. Rooster, feeling It his duty to make more i;olse than usual, flew to the top of the stone wall and then to the top of some boxes and bar rels, piled up by the barn. "Nothing to do but swing around ur there where lie can see every- tiling," said Mr." Roomer, loosing op st the Weother-cock ; "his feathers never get wet and flat as mine and here I have all the work to do." "You think you have all the work to do, do you?" Inquired the Weather cock. "How would you like to sit up here as I do? Rain or shine, blow high or blow low, here I have to stay In all kinds of weather. "You, Mr. Rooster, can golnslde a nice dry house when It rains or snows and when the cold weothercomes you have the same warm place to live In. When the hot weather comes you creep under the shnde of the cool bushes and rest and your food is given to you by a good master. . "What happens to me? I ant at the mercy of the winds; I have to turn when'they blow, whether I wish to or not. "If I wish to look west, rery likely along will come old Southeast wind and turn me that way. "Or I may be looking at the sun rise, when along comes West wind and around goes my head, as he sees fit. A fine time I have of It, to be sure." "I thought you had an easy time," ald Mr. Rooster, "but I should not like to change places with you If you cannot even look where you wish- But j I thought It must be very fine to sit up there, where every oife can see you, i and then it would be such a fine place j to crow from." "Rut I do noj crow," said the Weather-cock. "I Just swing and swing whichever way the winds blow me." "Can't you crow 7" asked Mr. Roos ter with wide-open eyes. "Never crowed since I was made," j said the Weather-cock sadly, and Just men along came the wind and blew Mm around and down came the rain. Mr. Rooster Jumped down and ran to the shelter of his house. "I am glad I do not have to stay up there In this rnln," he said. "And he never has crowed either. "Well, well, poor fellow. I am bet ter off than I thought, even If I do have to get up and start the day. I shall never envy him again. Can't crow I What is the use of being a rooster any way, If you can't crow?" and Mr. Roos ter began to crow loudly for Joy that he was not on top of the born in the rain. (Coprrlht) O ONE time lusa week 1 reudu een da pnper bouta one guy maka plenta money weeth da mush room. I never see dat before so I aska my boss wheecha hotel gotta dat klnda room. He tella me du mush room ees no Ilka du hotel for stay een. He say was somating gooda for eat. Well, I eata mush een da room plenta time, but I dunno how enn moka money dat way. I tlnk du boss gotta leetle deesgust w hen I tella heem I never been een da mush room before. But he tella me was plenta money can be made weeth da mush room. He aska me wot for I no go een dot beezness. I say mebbe I try maka da money dut way eef he go een da pnrtner weeth me. I tella da boss ees no costs mooch for do dat. I sny eef he furnish da mush I gotta plenta room een my house. And eef he gotta plenta mush for fllla dat room we gotta greats beega bezness stnrta weeth. But du boss tella me I dunno soma ting ver mooch. He taka me out one day for show me wot da mush room looka like. He flnda some toadstool und tella me dat's da mush room. You know 1 getta so mad I no care for du Job. I spuka right up and tella du boss he dunno somntlng, too. I tella heem he craze een da hend try maka me tlnk toadstool ces da mush room. But he say was da sama ting only, dn toadstool grow wild and da mush room grow een da garden. I no tlnk anytlng can be somating else Jusa because ees leetle wild. I feegure ees du sama ting no matter wot klnda reputush he gotta. Eef da boss tlnk dut way he sure gonna bug ahouse. Mehhe somadny he try tella me a horso ees da horse eef ees tame, but a horse ees a cow eef ees wild. Wot you tlnk? n Haw Its Started MONEY. VARIOUS media of exchange were in use in ancient times, but the eurllest form of money seems to have been a scrap of leather with a rude picture of a cow on It. This was called by the Lutln word "pecuntu," derived from "pecus," tho name of the animal used In barter. Our present "pecuni ary" comes from this root. (Copyright.) Annoyed. "Seems like I simply can't be satis fied," said nodding Pete. "Quit jour Job again?" "Yes. It got on my nerves." "What's the trouble?" "The. hours got so short that Td no more than got Interested In my work when the whistle blew for quit tin' time." S7 j iiiii,lin1.J-& ,-., ,r..r. i Charming Gladys Walton holds the unique distinction of having been mads a "movie" star one year after her entrance Into moving pictures. She Is a perfect eel when it comes to twist ing and bending herself and doing stunts In water or on dry land. O 'ALINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrlck Bangs. THE ROAD TO PEACE. If erery man would do hts Job as well as he knows how. And turn to It when tempted to em bark on any row. And let the other fellow stick to what he haa to do, We'd find the end of strife, and dreams of peace would all come true. (Copyright.) -O- Earllest Machine for Drilling. The earliest known machine, which existed in Egypt centuries before the Christian era, was a contrivance to drill out stone vessels. BEAUTY CHATS by Edna Kent Forbes limilllllliltilliiliiiiinnnmiirJ iiiiiMmiiiiimimiiimiiimiiiimiimiMimirmm REST FOIt BEAUTY THE nervous woman Is rarely pretty. She may be extremeiy beautiful when young, but the nervous tension under which she lives inevit ably wears out her body. At twenty five she looks near thirty, at thirty she seems forty, at forty, she's thin, huggnrd, wrinkled, old. So If you are the least bit neurotic, take extra good care of yourself. Rest more than the ordinary woman does ?T -it V.JU -ill iU 1 BiJ J 1 I B a Rmi WmnLMMaMtlJi... .iff- 1 U fit . The Woman's Tired Nerves Need Much Rest to Soothe Them. to overcome the nervous strain, eat plenty, for food soothes the nerves, eut often to keep the blood in the stomach. This does not mean that oc coslonal nibbles of enndy nre to be taken or that menls may be eaten any time of the day or night. It means frequent nourishment at regular peri ods. A good plan Is an egg and milk be tween breakfast and luncheon and be tween luncheon and dinner, and a cup of hot chocolate and a cracker Just before going to bed. The nervous women should rest a lot to conserve her energies. When possible, she should lie down In pre ference to sitting down, as the relaxa tion Is more complete. It Is surprising the number of minutes of rest that can be snatched between the duties of tho day. If the rest follows Im mediately after a meal, It will do dou ble good, for it will allow all the ener gy to go toward digestion. Unfortunately, It Is hard to con vince the nervous woman that, she must rest She always means to, but she never will take the time, for her type can find more things to do than any other sort of voman. (Copyright.) O HOW DO YOU SAY IT? By C N. Lurie Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them TO "ENTHUSE." TnE verb "enthuse" or "enthuse over," used frequently in recent years, and especially in newspaper headlines (Its shortness giving the hurried headline writer a word easily substituted for "to become enthusias tic over") Is not good English. In deed, some writers call it slang; and all writers on good English agree in calling it a vulgarism. One authority snys, "The word is unknown to good usage." This word, like many others of re cent growth, may become in time part of the English language, and be recog nized as good English. But It has no historical or etymological authority, and should be avoided by anyone who wishes to speak and write correctly. It Is the duty of all who have Inher ited the English language to try, at least, to preserve its purity. Ore should not say, "She does not enthuse me," or "she does not en thuse." For these, substitute "She does not arouse any enthusiasm In me," and "She is not enthusiastic." (Copyright) O A LUXURY Revenue Col lector: In mak ing out the schedule for your Income tax you must re member that honesty Is the best policy. PI utocraU Yes, and, like the best of ev erything, It's too gosh awful expensive.