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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1929. PAGE SEVEN (Oregon Voter Reporting Service) Salem, Feb. 20. "In cases where the justice of the peace is preju diced, an infringement of water rights may be taken to the circuit court to be tried," said Representa tive James T. Chinnock, Grants Pass, explaining HB. 498, which he Introduced. "Most laws have this provision al ready and this is just extending It," said Mr. Chinnock. "All the bill does is give both courts jurisdiction in trial for misdemeanors under the relating to infringement of water rights." Clarification of fence laws of the state proposed in H. B. 493, Intro duced recently by the committee on revision of laws. "The present fence laws are In such conditions that no one can un derstand what they mean," said Representative William H. Brlggs, Ashland, chairman of the commit tee on revision of laws. "The pro posed bill substantially re-enacts the material portions of the pres ent law and eliminates many use less and contradictory sections mak ing a comprehensive fence law." The bill is a substitute for H. B. 134, which denned a lawful fence as any thing in the nature of a fence such as a good-husbandman in the community maintained. The new bill combines the present fence laws, with the addition that a woven wire fence shall be lawful if constructed with 20 inch woven wire and three barbed wires or with 26 Inch woven wire and two barbed wires, the whole not to be less than four feet, six inches in height. With $1,100,000 of new appropria tion bills being acted upon, together with Governor Patterson's budget which balanced exactly with the 1929-1930 revenue, the legislature is facing a jam. It cannot vote any new appropriations without reduc ing the governor's budget in a cor responding amount unless is runs the risk of exceeding revenues and facing the veto. Yet, Ways and Means committee has reported out a number of the new appropriations, recommending their enactment. So far it has cut the budget only $15, 000, which cut does not begin to make room for the new appropria tions already recommended. Sur viving In the Ways and Means com mittee Is the vetoed university li brary appropriation bill of the 1927 session. This also must be reckon ed with. As this is written, the de ficiency for 1929-1930, counting the library bill and the new appropria tions being considered, amounts to $1,500,000, to say nothing of the old deficit. New revenue measures are of no avail unless supported by popular vote at an election, so as to place the revenue outside of the 6 per cent limitation. This session has convened longer without introduction of the main appropriation bills than has any previous session of the Oregon leg islature. The latest the main bills have been started heretofore was the Saturday of the fifth week, and this year they are coming in only In the middle of the sixth week. This lateness of Introduction, to gether with consideration of so many bills outside of the budget, portends a jam which will carry the legislature far into the seventh week, perhaps beyond. "If we are going to vote to cancel interest on the soldiers bonus, and other loans, it Is a great inconsist ency not to do so for the irrigation and drainage districts," Senator R. J. Carsner of Spray stated in debate in the Senate recently on the pas sage of H. B. 219. The bill provides that on assessments levied by drain age or irrigation districts the pen alties shall be for the benefit of the district. The measure passed the Senate and has been referrd to the House. A device which will indicate the speed at which a car is traveling by the color of a light fixed to the front Is called for In S. B. 179, in troduced by Senator R. J. Carsner, Spray. "The purpose of this bill is for the better safeguarding and protec tion of human life so that a passing car may know how fast another car is coming," Senator Carsner ex plained. "The bill was introduced at the request of traffic officers and safety societies." A white light if you are not trav eling over 15 miles an hour; an or ange one if you reach 35; green for 35 to 45 miles an hour and a red light for those brave souls who travel faster. No device suitable has yet been put on the market, although it is understood that one has been in vented. The light must be discernable 600 feet in advance of the vehicle to which it is attached and will be connected with the speedometer. The state will examine proposed devices and license those workable, after a sale agreement fixing the retail price Is filed with the secre tary of state. The act is to be sus pended until a suitable device is found. "There Is nothing In this bill to change the distribution of the state market road fund, but requires that in the future the counties are not required to match the state money," explained Representative John H. Carkln of Medford about H. B. 415. The measure passed the House and is now in the Senate. "If they de sire to match the money, they may raise the taxes by a levy, but it is not obligatory. There Is no change in the apportionment of state mon ey. Multnomah county will still continue to contribute about $300, 000 a year to the other counties. "I believe the bill will accomplish a saving. The old law was un American and against home-rule. It resulted in hardship upon tax payers in many counties." "To find the graves of all ex-soldiers Is the purpose of the appro priation asked for In H.B. 488," said ENTIRE WORLD WILL HEAR VOICE OF HERBERT HOOVER DURING THE BROADCAST OF INAUGURAL RITES The voice of Herbert Hoover, de livering his inaugural address on March 4, will be heard around the globe. A detailed description of the pro ceedings including an eye-witness story of the inaugural parade four miles long will be heard by fifty million listeners in the United States, and millions of others in foreign countries. "Recently we have had .a striking demonstration o f international broadcsatlng," says M. H. Ayles worth of the National Broadcasting Company. "A speech by the Presi dent of the United States, head all over this country, was followed, within a few seconds, by a program coming to us from England. "American programs are heard with regularity in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and South America. We have arrived at the point where radio communi cation to the masses of other na tions is an accomplished fact "Frequently British programs are heard here with almost the clarity of a local station. These programs are received here in the late after noon, although they are produced in England five hours later In the evening London time. "On March 4, the next President and Vice President of the United States will be Inducted into of fice. A detailed description of the proceedings will be sent to virtu ally every nation In the civilized world, and the voice of our chief executive will be heard around the earth, through rebroadcasts by pow erful foreign stations. "As a part of the inaugural cere monies there will be a parade, four miles long, in which representatives will participate. Every state in the union will have a delegation among the 20,000 persons who will partici pate. "The radio audience in the United states and abroad, will hear descrip tions of the parts that their repre- luaugural Stand. The partially completed inaugural tand in front of the Capitol where Herbert C. Hoover will take the oath of office ai the thlrty-flrit president of the United States. sentatives have in the celebration. They will hear the bands, the bu gles and the fife-drum corps as they pass the reviewing stand in which will be seated the newly inaugur ated President and his official party. All the color and enthusiasm of this quadriennial American cere mony will be brought to the world; all the solemnity of the occasion when a new President stands with his hand on the Bible and takes the oath of office. "The world will hear the voice of America, and we believe that the world will be more closely cemented to us through such broadcasts in ternational as these." Representative J. F. Clark, Oregon City, who introduced the bill. "It is just a mark of respect and patriot ism and will also serve to make the records of the state complete." The bill provides for an appro priation of $2,500 from the state to be used only for the actual working expenses of locating the graves. Markers will be provided by the federal government and the graves will probably be marked about once a year. No salaries are to be paid out of the appropriation, if the measure is granted. "Many graves which are not iden tified are scattered over the state," Mr. Clark said, "and there is great demand for the action required by this bill by all patriotic organiza tions of the state." Among other "weedy" problems tackled by the legislature is one of how tall weeds may grow and when they shall be cut. A bill, which pro vides that weeds shall not grow to a height in excess of 12 inches and shall be destroyed and prevented from seeding during the remainder of the calendar year, has been In troduced by Senator Edward F. Bailey of Junction City. The bill, S. B. 170, amends several sections of the present law, relat ing to weed control districts and the extermination of noxious weeds. It merely stiffens the present law on weed extermination and puts some teeth in It," was Senator Bailey's explanation of the bill. All the low characters of the vi cinity appear at these public dance halls outside of small towns," de clared Representative S. L. Stewart, Polk county, at the hearing held by the house health and public mor als committee on S. B. 78. Senate Bill 78 provides for bring ing "so-called social clubs" under the law as public dance halls and also defines and regulates all pub lic dances In towns of 2,500 popula tion or less. "Just the scum of all the towns In the vicinity frequent these places and moonshine almost always abounds," Representative Stewart said. "The larger places regulate their dance halls and so these peo ple come from miles around to these dance halls and the conditions are terrible. There Is no more degrad ing place." "The mail carriers should not be obliged to pay the state gasoline tax because they use only five per cent of the state highways, for the upkeep of which this tax is desig nated," was Senator E. F. Bailey's version of S. B. 69, which passed the Senate and is now under considera tion In the House. The bill pro poses that the state should refund the gasoline tax to the rural mail carriers. In refutation of Senator Bailey's statement, Senator Joe E. Dunne of Clackamas, Columbia and Multno mah counties stated he had receiv ed a letter from a truck company operating a large fleet of trucks in the city limits of Portland. This company claimed the same right of exemption, since the truckB did not use the state highways. Senator Jay Upton, Bend, declar- ed, however, that any taxes Imposed on truck drivers by the state would be more than returned from their charges to the public, Mall carriers: he said, were In government employ and did not have a similar oppor tunity, being men on small salaries. Senator R. J. Carsner, Spray, though he favored the Idea, con sidered that this matter should not be settled by the legislature, but by courts. "The attorney general of the Btate has ruled that no minor can work in any restaurant, drug store or any such place where cigarettes are Incidentally sold," declared Rep resentative James T. Hazlett, Hood River. House Bill 500, Introduced by Mr. Hazlett, strikes out a clause in the section relating to the selling of cig arettes to minors. This section states that having cigarettes in a place of business, where minors may take them or help themselves, shall be held to be prima facie evidence of an intent to sell to minors. "Many minors are working in drug stores or restaurants to earn money to go to school," Mr. Hazlett said, "and it is perfectly proper for them to do so. Under the provis ions of this clause minors can not even enter a restaurant or place of business where cigarettes are inci dentally sold. This is a great hard ship and while it is not often en forced, it is possible to do so and this should be taken out of the law." TMsFeelc By Arthur Brisbane Nose Pink, Record Brok en. Peaceful Fishing. Another Canal Needed. Radio and the School. tune In for broadcasting worth while. If you have a little money to spare, buy a good radio set for the public school nearest you, especially if it happens to be a country public school. Lady Heath, wife of Sir James Heath, a brilliant female filer, turns American, takes the oath of loyalty to Uncle Sam, and says she doesn't care what her husband thinks. She wishes you to know that she has eaten her first "hot dog," likes America, and doesn't care whether you call her "Lady" or "Mrs." as long as you are friendly. This lady, under any name, will make her way. Thomas Hastings, who built the public library in New York, and got a gold medal from King George for being the best architect, has made plans to remodel the capitol. They will "dispel gloom, let In out side light and air." Old gentlemen for whom the building was built did not appre ciate as moderns do the importance of oxygen, never heard of "actinic rays." Did they get along "about as well as we do, with our new fangled no tions?" They did NOT. Their lives, on the average, were at least twen ty years shorter than ours. FEED RUNNING SHORT. Hay in the Lonerock vicinity Is getting short and If the snow lasts much longer stock will suffer, be lieves Charles Wick, Lonerock sheepman, who with Mrs. Wick, was in Condon Thursday. His sheep are not eating the feed nearly as well this week as they had been doing. V visit to Willow creek reveals that there will be no surplus feed on hand even if the storm were to break now. Much hay has been hauled to near Lonerock from Heppner. The road to Condon Is now open for travel with a car, Mr. Wick says, but It would take only a little wind to fill it again. Con don Globe-Times. RAY GRANT SLOCUM. Ray Grant Slocum, 60, of Irrlgon, died at the Hermiston hospital Feb ruary 11 of heart disease. Mr. Slo cum, who was unmarried, had been a farmer of the Irrigon district for some years past He was born In Scranton, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1868. Funeral services were held at the Prann Funeral parlors Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. O. W. Payne officiating. Burial was in the Hermiston cemetery. Hermis ton Herald. Mr. Slocum was for many years a resident of the Heppner community before going to Irrigon. Bashful He "I suppose I'm the worst dancer on the floor tonight" Candid She (Silence). B. He "I said I suppose I'm the vorst dancer on the floor tonight." Candid She "I heard you; I was just trying to think." My Bonnie My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank The height of the contents to see; She lighted a match to assist her Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me. Pastor "So God has sent you two more little brothers, Dolly?" Dolly "Yes, and He knows where the money's coming from to keep them. I heard daddy say so." The lamp goes out every night but doesn't smoke or drink a drop. Who would want to be a lamp? For 13 hours and 16 minutes, El inor Smith, seventeen-year-old girl flier, stayed up in the freezing winds above Long Island in an open airplane. When she came down her nose was bright pink, her legs stifr, her hands were almost frozen, but she had broken the women's endur ance record by one hour. Flying interests women, It is one of the things that they can do bet ter than men. The MOST Important thing men can't do at all, namely producing and taking care of children. And that is what should interest women especially. It is better to create an Abraham Lincoln than to be Abraham Lin coln. Mr. Hoover Is fishing, calm and peaceful, having written his inaug ural address and selected his Cab inet The country won't know who is in the Cabinet until March 4th. A thousand or more candidates may be sure that if they haven't heard from Mr. Hoover yet, they will not hear from him. The fact that Secretary Mellon REMAINS in the Cabinet will please every body, something that happens rare ly. The Panama Canal set a new high record for business in January, 593 ships passing In thirty days. The country needs another canal, and a Nicaragua canal should be built at sea level to take care of growing ocean-to-ocean traffic. The Nicaragua canal would pro vide this country with a canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific without the locks, so easily destroyed. What radio means to the world particularly to this country, with its millions of radio sets, is not appre ciated. Public thanks are due to the R. dio Corporation of America that, at great expense, engages an excellent symphony orchestra with Wnltoi. Damrosch leading and explaining, to play every Friday morning at eieven o ciock lor school children and all others that care to "tune in Every public school should have a good radio, and the teacher's duty siiouia ue to suspend classes and Heppner Community Course Presents A PROGRAM OF Great Literary Men as depicted by SIDNEY LANDON in Impersonations and Verse School Auditorium Thursday, Feb. 28 7:30 Admission 50c-25c Get behind the wheel and Get the facts ! K JJ Fuel system of the new Ford has been designed for reliability and long service THE practical value of Ford simplicity of design is es pecially apparent in the fuel system. The gasoline tank is built integral with the cowl and is unusually sturdy becauseit is made of heavy sheet steel, terne plated to prevent rust or corrosion. An additional factor of strength is the fact that it is composed of only two pieces, instead of three or four, and is electrically welded not soldered. Because of the location of the tank, the entire flow of gasoline is an even, natural flow following the natural law of gravity. This is the simplest and most direct way of supplying gasoline to the carburetor without vari ations in pressure. The gaso line feed pipe of the new Ford is only 18 inches long and is easily accessible all the way. The gasoline passes from the tank to the carburetor through a filter or sediment bulb mounted on the steel dash which separates the gasoline tank from the engine. The carburetor is specially designed and has been built to deliver many thousands of miles of good service. Since all adjustments are fixed except the needle valve and idler, there is practi cally nothing to get out of order. The choke rod on the dash acts as a primer and also as a regulator of your gasoline mixture. The new hot spot manifold insures complete vaporization of the gasoline before it enters the combustion chamber of the engine. As a matter of fact, the fuel system of the new Ford is so simple in design and so carefully made that it requires very little service attention. The filter or sediment bulb should be cleaned at regular intervals and the carburetor screen removed and washed in gasoline. Oc casionally the drain plug at the bottom of the carburetor should be removed and the carburetor drained for a few seconds. Have your Ford dealer look after these important little details for you when you have the car oiled and greased. A thorough, peri odic checking-up costs little, but i! has a great deal to do with long life and continuously good performance. Ford Motor Company Star Theater HEPPNER, OREGON 'uy your new car on a business basis - check powef getaway, swiftness hill-climbing---in actual tests -that's all thatfc needed to prove Buick . superiority Buick WITH MASTERPIECE BODIES BY FISHER ( Buick Motor Company, Flint, Michigan Division of Genera IfoMrs CarpermtUrm HEPPNER GARAGE Vaughn & Goodman WHEN BETTER At'TOMOBH.ES ARE Bl'ILT Bl'ICK M'H.I. BUILD THEM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Monte Blue and Betty Bronson in "BRASS KNUCKLES" with William Russell Excitement, suspense, romance! "Brass Knuckles" has them all. SATURDAY Don Coleman in "THE BLACK ACE" with Jeannette Loft Real Wild West! Ridin', shootin', ropin'. Those thrills that made Western pictures popular. SUNDAY AND MONDAY Irene Rich and Warner Baxter In "CRAIG'S WIFE" People who live to themselves are generally left alone Craig's wife scoffed at this sentiment, but in the end here's a tremendous picture, dramatic, gripping, appealing. Don't fail to see it 20c and 40c TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Junior Coshlan, Virginia Bradford in "MARKED MONEY" with Tom Kennedy and George Durye A brave boy who inherited a for tune had to fight for his own he risks his life to save a girl, and a fierce battle in an airplane up in the clouds a tremendous picture story! Coming Next Week: George O'Brien and Lois Moran in SHARP SHOOTERS, Feb. 28, Mar. 1. Clvde Cook and Louise Fazenda in DOMESTIC TROUBLES, Mar. 2. Marion Davles in THE CARD BOARD LOVER, March 3-4. Helene Costello and Warner Oland in GOOD TIME CHARLEY, Mar. 5-6. Show Opens at 7:00. Picture Starts at 7:30