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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1931)
m w IONE INDEPENDENT ionr, oiiiocoN Friday, March 13, 1931. I $ GRADATIM Heaven is not gained at a single bound; Hut we build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, And we mount to its summit round by round. I coi.nl this tliiitg lo be grandly true, That a noble deed is a .step toward Cod Lilting the soul from the common sod To a purer air and a bioader view. We rise by the things that arc nealh our feet; IJy what we have mastered of good and gain; Hy the pride deposed and the passion ilain And the vanquished ills that we hourly meet Wc hope, we resolve, we aspire we pray, And we think that we mount the;.:; on wings Heyond the recall of feudal thii. s While our feet slill cling to the miry u y. .). (I Holland t 1 ft I ? I HAKD'ilMKS Well, we hear the wise boys are beating the torn ton to the tunc of "Uettcr Husincss on the Way" and we hope they're right though f r our own part we have not yet felt the 'thrill of life' along our financial heel. We will say, however, that the record shows that all past financial and industrial cy cles have been adjusted for the benefit of the C. (). P., so, il the old rule woiks once more, we may expect the tide to tuir in time to bring Hoover in on the f.ood for four years more. However other things are in the air and the prophets n.aj be mistaken as to the event or the effect or both. gov::i:::ok mkifr The political enemies of Governor Meier represented hiir during the campaign as a negligible quantity; one who at best was but an accident of fortune and as not to be considered a.' seriously and sincerely committed to any definite policy ti principle of legislative and executive action. They wished the voters to think of him as merely the son of somebody,- b shadow projected from other days and other lives. With the cumulative effect of the legislative and executive rrcord d the past sixty days the shadow has developed magnitude, pro pntionand substance. We an re,w letter i rdeifti i d li e f.rvent desire of some to save 'he people from the calamity t;l hi election. They knew him to be a man of conviction, force and purpose. STATIC CONSTAMJI.AKY Wc arc not familiar with the terms of the law establishing a state constabulary for Oregon I :it we art convinced that it is a step at least in the ii;,ht direction. The plan has long bcei in use in Pennsylvania where it h:s proven satisfactory are! has laterly been adjpted by a numb" r of other states. We tru-t that sound discretion will be used in the initial appoint ments of officers and that the fcaL of compensation may be sufficiently high to attract gucd material to the service. The character of the body can be no higher than that o. the personel. Inter-City telephone service is fast, clear and easy to use Mjust as easy ami HUtihfuctory to you nsulorul call." This is our aim when wc liundlu mi inter-rity tele phone call for you. Satisfaction tliroiih speed of connection. Satisfaction through clear Thk Pach-'k: 'i'l i.iirMOM: 5? i v . 3 ness of voicc-lniUHiiiicsjion. Satisfaction through tho frt.10 villi which you place) your mil. Satisfaction at the quick results which voicoconiinu nieation brings you. Satisfaction nt its low cost. And Ti.i.f.ckapii Company THE COMMUNITY AND ITS BANKS By ROME C. STF.PIir.NSON Prtildthl Amtr'-on ttanheri Aitnclallnn Wlillo upon t'"i Individual bRnkcrfi thoro rests without qualification the di rect rcspoiislbUty for tho prudent, lion- i-M conduct of ' -f t,H,,r Institutions, ,,"V nevertheless the iDiindntii of banking an a in he lical matter of fact U a commun ity problem In which the public has a part to play as well nil bankers and government ofHrlals charged with the super vlnloti of banki. In the first mm A" "r7 R. C. STtTIH'.SSOM place, the assds ef a l,?nk, oiitHlde Ita government bond.!, constat mainly of loan to bunlnpin ni' n and of Invest ments In aecarltlfn created by corpo rate entcrpriKcn. Tlio (Ifponltn of a bunk aro not kpt In the ynultii an UlU) tnKli but aro rmployed In thrug Jotna and Invcntmcnta to Mm tlio mint-y to pay tlio fxpfimpfi of tin bank if that It ran 'fni! r rr.!re t) Hi cvBtonir; t riii pay thorn Intfrnrt on audi dcposlti m ixmr litorr-'. If tlicro wore no : t'i i :Inir in inbound b:ir.It:"B ninn or ontprprlnpi tliir mill bo no niTh thlnu at unnound a'3; 1 1 In a bnnk. It I w f mir-is Vi vqnrr tloncd duty of l',r l,.;ni. r 1 1 ii- - only aound l'.i:i.i end luvisi .;.' :, ',X (lio dlffl fitly of aurh Jmlti'.fnt. and human Jud-tnwnt In never Infallttilo, n plainly Incrra-ed !n audi II t 3 f"I n: 'cr rur'i cindltlonn r 1 wo i rvn bfen pavlnt (' through, l!h rr.-.y Inorsci not traMnR rxportod rnrnlnrs and thrrc- , f ri liamnnrcl In inrrtlni; tlidr obllrs tl Ilia. I'nfortuna'r'y romo Invrnt- 1 t-iT.t and lor,n rrrr.tcl L7 pei-nonn o'ltdde tlio banka v.lilr'i f'i'ind thdr n-ay lata tho banki H a r lrtilvdy f'v ' nilanrpii hrvo rnfl-'ft'd iinI;o , D'-nn-s pj.icios r.rl conditions tunt hrcaijionnoro thr.n ir.aally prevalent in our business artlvltlf 1 and contribu ted to tho dlfilculty cf banking. The vrt bulk of brnk artels, however. nrc 100 per cent sound abovo all (; '.es- , tl.m. .... 1 -i im ..r- n r, 1 I In another aspect the people of the rcmrnunity have a part to play In mr.In t.;:.iln tho soununesa of tlirlr banks, cud that Is Jlirounh t-'ie medium of j-at.'onago. Tlio existence of a ban'.; Is I'tpi nd'iit on p.iL!lc J .itroirT". If only those banks vtre pairmili.d In vhliU tho most carcfal policies wro practiced and tho most conscientious and tblo men la charno, It would go f.ir toward maiiitnlr.!:-.": t!ia D'andards t" D.-nhtag. If Uicliurs men la a co.ii- r.'iinily wluii r. :.a:i!.s for gn d 1 l ed 1-r.na by thdr ' tsil Buiflclent rcatoas ' l,-cau!'o con.litioiis aro not favorable, 1'ier n:. 11 wlih.lr.w their b.r.lr.e s to In' 1 where 1 31 rer.-r.il nu thoJs rrs v.. I. they ch'arly cenirlbuto to t'.io ere ction of a less s iund banMni; : lttiatloa. '1 Also If. In the beat of competition, 1 jor tasks to perform, n banker offers higher Interest rates That of organizing the state depart or nu.ro free servlco to attract custom- I mint of police and agriculture, which rrs than tho earning of conservative were enacted at the governor's re- banking -Justify, and Is encouraged by tho patronage cf the rub'.lc as againrt a more cuii?orvativo bank, obvb'ialy t'.io public Is a.T.nln playing a part In bringing about a less so'.:r-J banl.lng dtun'Jon. It Is sn unfortunate fact that tho banker who Is strict, "hard boiled" It you pleaao, la liablo to bo l '.-i popular than tho "easy" banker, and by that same token tho public It Rolf has a volro In Influencing the char acter of banking. Also It Is tho public in tho end which pays the main part of tho penalty If unfortunate results tJ'.vy.- i miii again i, ,! pt..,..o c..n cxeri m in.lucr.c.! In i.:...:j l'..s 1.'.. ..'.lor cf Lr.nl.: r. -V i.;; . Jr.:: .; a . ; . b.m'..(.t li i..a .il.il.i l.tui.rc.t, I:. !c- pen !: :i'., boat; l b:.u" by tl.3 pi.bllc t.'.".::' thrwi'i'.i lir'stli.;; t':; : gowrn: H':t shall b.- '. pnKMral hflvpncj f. s df rn 1 rhnll bo nu .. of the highest ahllii; In p t ill another v. : ; :g c.ipc.'V!;!.::i tl.em-elves centrlh-.:'..! t malntaliiing j lo th? stato department of police In tho ability of their ta nio:t their dmlj thoso of the state fire marshal, obligations, and th! : ia by rrr.nting 1 .hh and game canmlsalon, prohlbl them tho fullest p.itirlhlo confidence, ,;.. ,v.rlmpn. n.i traffic divi- As I raid, tho depod; 1 uro not kept ns cash but are Invested 1 1 loans and se curities. Even tho tjv.iu'ost assets of this type requlro some tlmo to recon vert at full value I.uj 1....I1 deposits, h many cases, of y:. troubles the only thing wrong v.iih r. bnnk was an unduly suspicions r.n apprehensive state of mind In Its rr:.ir.Mers created by no net or condltl :i f Its own but by baseless rumors v.Jcli sometimes led them to destroy e vnluo of their own deposits by denuding them Im modlatdy, forcing a bank to sacrifice Its assets and otherwiiio disrupt 1U financial operations. CARD OF APIMFCIATION Wc wish to thank the many friends who so kindly gave r.iJ, flowrrs and sympathy duiino; the illness and funeral services of ci:r bclovtd sis ter and aunt, Wdtha A. Comhest. SiRtie.1: J. W. Oslcrne, Iliza J. L)gnn, M. V. Logan, Iieon Loga'-, iEveiTtte Loean, Ciett Loc an, ' ( HVC LO .an, Etti. Logan. BRIEF RESUME OF '" OREGON LEGISLATURE 36th Scttion Becomes History; Covernbr Sees New Era in State's Development. Governor Uei Veto Power Depart ment of Police Formed Agricultur al Agencies Under Director Leg -Utive Summary Income Tax Poit poned Measures Signed by Gover nor Meier, Filom, Ore. -Tho law-making ma dimoiy of tlio 3 (Jlli li'dHlaUve aKanm bly came to a atop lunt Friday morniiiK after C3 days of almoxt continuous Rrlndlng. Governor Moler In a doa Ing in -hkiich roinpllniontod the work of tho loglHlatora aa of a "hlxlily pro-ereHi-.lve and conntructlve nature" and declaring that "It marka a new era In tho development of the atate resource and ImliiKtry and will stand In tho future as a monument" to tho iieiislon. Tho chlff eiecutlve placed parti cular strcKS on the power IrHalutlon that had been enacted, and pictured It a hlcbly Important In preserving tho waterpower reaourcea of the state and f"terliig development by the public. Particular tributea were paid to the efficiency and fulrneas w!:h which Fp-&ker Lonergan of the homo and I'rebldent Marks of the senate bad presided over the aeRnions and kept the liii iliicKii proceeding with the least p liliial logrolling, vote-trading or P rionul lll-wlll of recent years. Appropriations of the Joint ways tc I nu ans cmnmittt-e of the legisla ture aggregated 'J,7S5,04S, as against tf;3 lucget recommendations of the governor totaling t9.iri.0S6. Cevernor Uses Veto Power It Is plain to bo seen that the gov erm.r will have the appropriations j,,;uni ;j ,i0wn to bis recommendation , . .,,, ,.fnr. h. ...pidine the veto axe. Governor Meier vetoed the La ,,rfl firande armory bill, a bill providing t r another circuit judge In Multno- 1,1 county, and tho bill approprla- ting t30,000 for a geological and min ing survey In Oregon along with many ither bills calling for appropriations of various amounts. ' In bis message vetoing these bills he mude the following expression: "I have adopted a policy for the next tr.o years, at least, of retrenchment by vetoing all measures entailing an outlay of public funds, exceptii v. here an absolute 'need exists on ac count of a state-wide demand on the I11111 ' tne taxpayers for economy In addition to the acute financial condl- ; tlan of the state." ! After the governor finishes approv ' In? or vetoing the bills left la bla I bands when the legislative session ad 1 journed, he will have two more ma- quest Department of Police The state department of police will be r.dmlnlstered by a superintendent of state police, who will be appointed by Governor Meier for a term of four )i3ia. He will receive an annual sal nry of $5000, and will be required to p 'st a bond of $20,000 to Insure faith ful performance of his duties. Under the provisions of the bill the ruiperlnti nduit of police will have au- ; f,0,.!ty ,0 appoint a atate police force, c nstbting of such number of officers aid privates as ah; 'A Ic rccJSoU.-y to c rry on the work of the department. Included In the department will be ! 1 iadquarters lo be maintained in the ('..'partxen u ; oily of Salem, a bureau of Identitlea i.ili ftmdin ( ;oni nnj ottior burer.a, which, In the RR ''l,0 1 n; 'nion of the governor, are neces- ! -,o Jiiillc!:;.' It- 1 only by men I rJ , ' chataitcr I Exlallng law enforcement agencies c:. 1 tlio prnj le i ' h!ch will bo abolished or transferred doii. Agricultural Director Under tho provisions of the bill ere 1 ting the state department of agricul ture, all agricultural agencies In the state will be merged nnd administered under a director of agriculture. The director will receive a salary of $7500 a year. Tho department would be con ducted under five divisions, Including nlmlniatration, plant Industry, animal industry, foods and dairies, nnd mar kets, grades and standards. Over each division will bo an officer to be deslg nnted as chief. Two Important measures passed by the 1931 legislature were signed by tho governor. One of these wns the Klddlo bill repealing tho 1 mill tax levy for market road purposes. Tho other Is the Dennett bill which author izes and directs city officials to levy a tax of not less than 5 per cent on tho gross earnings of public utllltities which operate without a franchise. Governor Meier affixed his slgnn- I ture to the bill authorizing Multnomah ! county to ... a specml , election to Legislative Summary at Adjournment Rills Introduced, 805. fiills passed by both houses, V,. Hills killed during session, 322. Signed by governor, 193. Vetoed by governor, 7. Passed over veto, l. Pills awaiting action by gov ernor or permitted to become laws without executive approval, VA. Passed by one house and died In other, 10. Dills In committee at adjourn ment, 39. the relief of unemployment. He also a;gncd the so-called Tualatin tunnel bill. Iloth measures will provide work for laborers . In and about Portland, if hurdles yet to be encountered are successfully negotiated. The bond Is sue, which will go for road work, is yet to be approved by the voters of Multnomah county. There Is some Question as to whether the projected $5,000,000 Tualatin tunnel under Coun cil Crest can be successfully financed with the alterations made In the en abling act, which divorce the state en tirely from the project. The Crawford Bailey bill providing for the .placing of all funds of aelf siiHtalnlng boards and commissions Into the general fund, and forbiddire the disbursement except by legisla tive appropriation, was postponed In definitely by the house of represent lives. It had previously passed tbe senate. The measure was a variation of the famous Patterson tithing plan, which would have taken 10 per cent of the funds of these departments. Both measures had for their purpose the limiting of the moneys expended, and the appropriation of the surplus to re tire the growing Elate deficit. Income Tax Postponed Delay of probably three months In the Issuance of the blanks for the state Income tax, approved by the vot ers last November, will result from the passage of the new state intangi bles income tax at the session of tbe legislature just closed. This fact came to light when Chas. V. Galloway, chairman of the state tax commission, stated that he and his colleagues on the commission had de termined virtually on the postpone ment of the tax payment period. He Indicated that the blanks could not be issued before the middle of June. By that time the intangibles tax will become effective unless the referen dum Is Invoked and the Interlocking features of the two measures can be satisfactorily adjusted. The so-called firemen's pension bill, providing for a tax of 1 per cent on all fire Insurance premiums paid In the city of Tortland, for the benefit of the firemen's pension fund, went down to defeat in the senate by a vote of 15 to 13. The measure previously passed the house by one vote. The per diem and muenge ot mem bers, clerks, stenographers and other employes of the 36th legislative ses sion which ended last week aggregat ed $$0,612. Si), as compared with $76, 150 tv.o yccrj ngo, according to the re ports cf tho rer diem committees filed with the secretary ft state today. Bills Become Laws A few of the lesser important bills signed by tho governor follow: II. B. 10T. by Fisher. Providing for payments from state tax for expense ef Northwest Turkey show at Oakland, Or., not to exceed $1000. H. B. 35(5, by ways and means com mittee. Appropriating $34,300 for con trol and destruction of predatory ani mals. H. B. 3S5, by ways and means com mittee. Appropriating $33,335 for the payment ot expenses Incident to the state beard of health and public health ruining and child hygiene under the direction nnd control of the stata heard of heal'h. 11. H. 410, by ways and means com mitte?. Providing for the purchase (-1 building and premises occupied by th:' state printing department, at cost ol $87,000. H. B. 412. by ways and means com mittee. Providing for the payment ot salaries and expenses Incident to Oro- Kon stato library and Biiprenie court library. II. B. 427, by ways and means com mittee. Appropriating funds for pu chase of portraits of ex-Governor Nor bind and the late Governor Patterson. II. B. 430, by ways and means com mittee. Providing for maintenance and Improvement of a public soda spring, in I.lnn county. H. B. 43 4, by ways and means com mittee. To provide for needed repairs nnd betterments at Oregon state peni tentiary, aggregating $147,000. H. B. 435, by ways and means com mit ten. Annrnnrlntlnir JllO flOO tar the ! purchase ot flux straw for state flax j Industry. II. B. 437, by ways and moans com I mittee. To appropriate money for Im provement ot campus at University of i Oregon. i H. B. 3S4, by ways and means com 1 mittee. Creating a revolving fund of ' $ruoo for the secretary of state to be ivied In connection with examinations red audits of all state departments. J 35 J -y-nd mncom- Ltxington News Mint Ainal.el Strodtman Misses Helen Falconer and Ilel n Wells wproVifstfii?psat a nlpfls- I ant party, Saturday evening, at I the home of Mr. and Mr?. Frank 'Turner in Ileppner. The evening the evening was spent in playing "500", Mrs. VV. L. Biaktly win ning first prize and Mrs. Harry Shriever, consolation. Those pres ent were, Mr. and Mrs. W, L. Llakely, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jack son, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas, Mr. and Mr3. Harry Shriever, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Ingles, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, Mrs. C. W. Mc Namer, Mrs Lucy Rodgers, Mrs. Clarence Howell, Mrs. LauraScott Miss. Edith Stallard, ,Viss Pearl Vail, Mrs. Chas. Inderbitzen, J. E. Gentry and Cletus Nichols. Miss Irene Tucker is up from Gladstone for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tucker. Mrs. A. C. Bechdolt and Miss Alice Montgomery, teacher in Lex ington high school, were week end visitors in Portland. Arthur Ashenhurt has moved his family into the Sadie Lewis -esidence which was formerly oc cupied ly Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence ilocum. Rev. J. E. Benton, minister of the Ileppner church of Christ will begin regular services at the Lex ington Christian chnrch, on Sun day afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Merle Miller and her small daughter have returned to their country home from the Heppner Hospital. T. W. Cutsforth is visiting with relatives from his home in Salem. On Saturday afternoon an alarm of fire was given by Arthur Hunt who noticed smoke issuing from of the William Smith residence. The fire was quickly extinguished with only slight damage to the property . Mr. and Mrs. George Broadly have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Crates of Elk River, Idaho. County Agent Chas. Smith and Co. School Supt. Lucy Rodgers, paid a visit to the Lexington school last Monday in the interest of 4H Club work. While here they pre sented one year achievment pins to Alma Van Winkle and Evelyn Kirk. POMONA GRANGE Meets for all.day sessionwith Irrigon Grange, Saturday, the 28th of March. W. C. T. U. NotPS Mary A. Notson, Reporter We hear a great deal about gov ernment control of liquor in Can ada. Of the 5,148 plases which sell liquor in Canada only 588 are government owned and govern ment controlled. The "beer parlor' "cafe" and "restaurant" sell beer by the glas in four provin ces. The difference between the old fashioned beer saloon and one of these places is that in these the customers sit down at tables to drink, while in the old saloon they stood at a bar and rested one foot on a brasi rail. One of the questions frequent ly debated over there is whether a man can hold more beer if he ! jnnks while sitting than he can ... , . , . .. ,. ... ; if he drinks whlhi Standing. It IS foolish to contend that the evil of drinking or of a drinking place depends upon whether the drink er sits or stands. The fact of the matter is that one of these "beer parlors" smells just like the old salo-n did. They sell the same stuff; tue language one hears is the same obscenity and profanity; the same drunken disorder pre vails; at the closing hour the same cursing crowd is shoved out upon the street to stager home. Canada has not solved the liquor problem. While the sale of liquor ?oes on in a legd'rei form, moon shining, bootlegging and homo brewing go on also. 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