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Friday, March 13, 1931.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
" ou a uonu issue 01 i,uuu,uuu wr dlcatlon o( grasshoppers, I51 UJW 94
KlmnaUi counties, Jt&:$-j&fa&i
wTr --' -"ri r'ft