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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1935.
STATE M rYC
CAPITAL ntYYJ
Job Shifting
$976,120 in Pensions
Meier Portrait
By A. L. IJNDBECK
SALEM. The long predicted
house cleaning in the states' official
family got under way this past week
with the resignation of Henry Han
sen as director of the budget and
William Einzig as state purchasing
agent. Hanzen's resignation was
bona fide. In fact. Governor Mar'
tin wanted him to remain on the
payroll until February 1 to explain
his budget to the ways and means
committee but Hanzen was taking
no chances of being put on the spot
in defense of that muchly criticized
document and found that his per
sonal business affairs demanded his
immediate release. Einzig, on the
other hand, is understood to have
been asked to vacate his post, which
he did at a star chamber session of
the board of control.
D. O. Hood, Portland bond brok
er, has been placed in temporary
charge of the budget department
but is understood to have agreed to
accept the post only for the dura
tion of the session, and will serve
also as laison officer between the
governor and the legislature in se
curing favorable action on the ad
ministration's program.
Sam Gillette, for many years in
the state purchasing department,
has been designated as acting pur
chasing agent pending a permanent
appointment to that post for which
there are said to be a number of
applicants, including Day Fry and
Milton Myers of Salem and a Mr.
Kent of Portland.
Frank A. Spencer of Portland,
once mentioned in connection with
the purchasing agent's job, is now
being referred to as a possible ap
pointee to the state liquor control
commission from the third district
now represented on the commission
by Alex Barry. A number of names
are being bandied about by the po
litical prognosticators in connection
with the seat on the commission
left vacant by the resignation of E.
E. Brodie of Oregon City. Among
these are Arthur McMahon of Al
bany, John Thornburg of Forest
Grove, Lynn McCredie of Eugene
and Gordon Baker of McMinnville.
Should the Spencer appointment
materialize in the third district that
would eliminate McMahan, a dem
ocrat, as the first district choice
since Spencer is of that same poli
tical persuasion as also is Judge
Burns of Condon who will probably
be retained on the commission. No
inkling has yet leaked out as to the
possible successor to George bam'
mis, who resigned this week as
liquor administrator, except that
he will in all probability be selected
from the ranks of the present or
ganization, probably from among
the district supervsiors.
Further changes in the state or
ganization will doubtless await ad
journment of the legislative session
when several other department
heads will probably be asked to
make way for deserving democrats.
First of those slated to go is said
to be Chas. M. Thomas, public util
ities commissioner, who is expected
to sever his connection with the
state payroll along about March 1.
A. H. Avenll, insurance commis
sioner, is also said to be only wait
ing the pleasure of the governor
before relinquishing his post to a
successor.
The governor has indicated that
he is pretty well satisfied with the
state police organization as is ana
will probably retain Chas. P. Pray
as superintendent. Judge Chas. K.
Carey is also understood to be re
tained as corporation commission
er. Most of the state institution
heads are also expected to continue
on the job, particularly since they
are under the jurisdiction of the
board of control and subject to re
moval only by a majority vote of
the board.
Figures compiled by the state
treasury department from budgets
of the 36 Oregon counties show that
a total of $976,120 has been set asid
to pay old age pensions during 1935.
Multnomah county with an old age
pension budget of $354,660 accounts
for more than one-third of the
state's total. Crook county foots
the list with only $240 appropriated
for old age pensions. Based on an
average pension of approximately
$10 a month, indicated in a recent
survev conducted by. C ri. Oram,
state labor commissioner, this
would indicate that there are ap
proximately 8100 aged people on the
pension roll in this state.
both the House and Senate cham
bers forms one of the most inter
esting attractions in the old capitol
buildings. Most of the portraits
are readily identified by personal
acquaintances of the originals with
the aid of the name plate attached
to the frame of each picture.
There have been enough govern
ors around the state house this past
week to keep most any legislative
machine under control. Ten men
who have a right to the title have
been on the scene during the week,
including General Martin who now
wears the honor. The other nine
were "ex's." Among these latter
only one, Oswald West, was govern
or by right of election, me otners
succeeded to the honor by virtue of
a vacancy in the office either thru
death or temporary absence of the
incumbent from the state. These
include Jay Bowerman who became
governor upon the death of Govern
or Benson and A. W. Norblad of
Astoria who as president of the sen
ate succeeded the late Governor
Patterson; Roy W. Ritner of Pen
dleton, Willard Marks of Albany
and H. L. Corbett of Portland, each
of whom sat in at the governing
job while the chief executive was
out of the state, and John Carkin
of Salem, Frank Lonergan of Port
land and Ralph Hamilton of Port
land who did the honors for a time
while serving as Speaker of the
House.
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CHURCHES
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
ALVIN KLEINFELDT, Pastor
Bible School
Morning services .
C. . Society
Evening services
Choir rehearsal, Wednesday .
Midweek service, Thursday
:it a. m.
11 a. m.
. 6:30 p. m.
7 :30 p. m.
7:30 p. m.
. 7:80 p. m.
Morning sermon, "Jehovah's
Challenge."
Evening sermon, "Youth and the
Church."
Sunday, February 3rd, has been
called "Loyalty Day" in our Bible
school. Every enrolled member
should be present
The evening service will be con
ducted by the High School Endeav
or society in recognition of the
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deavor. All young people in the fa ayedbecause & the inabil.
Life of a
Legislator
By CLINTON P. HAIGHT,
Editor, Blue Mountain Eagle,
Canyon City, Ore.
ble.
it
What is a motorist to do when
the baby chews up his registration
receipt? Carry the youngster
around with him when he drives as
evidence of good faith or send it 1
to the state department in exchange
for a new card? That is wnat t,
G. Whitten of Portland wants to
know. It seems that Mr. Whitten
young hopeful mistook his new reg
istration card for a toomsome ua
bit and attempted to devour
Now he has appealed to Secretary
of State Snell for instructions as to
how to proceed to set himself right
In the eyes of the registration a
partment.
The state senate has two boy
pages but very few of the members
are aware or it. rne Doys are twin
brothers, Fred and Colin Slade, sons
nf Fritz Slade. former Salem bann
er. They look very much alike and
take turn about at the paging jor.
one working mornings ana tne otn
er taking the afternoon shift Only
one of the boys is on the legislative
payroll.
A bill has been introduced in the
House providing for a portrait
former eovernor Julius L. Meier
be hung in the legislative halls
along with those of his predecessors
in office. The bill carries with it an
appropriation of $600 with which to
pay for the portrait, inis an gal
lery which now covers the walla of
Farmers Urged to Hurry
Their Loan Applications
Farmers seeking emergency Land
bank "commissioner" loans to re
finance their outstanding Indebted
ness are advised by the Land bank
to make all possible haste.
While the "deadline" on commis
sioner loan applications does not
close until February 1, 1936, the
special fund provided by congress
for these emergency real estate
loans is being used up rapidly.
The Land bank, ccting for the
Land bank commissioner in hand
ling these loans, also urges that
farmers who have received loan
commitments should lose no further
time in completing the necessary
steps for getting their loans closed.
Nearly 3000 commissioner and
regular type Land bank appllca
tions have been approved for ap
proximately $12,650,000 but are still
awaiting final action on the part of
ing is delayed
ity of farmers to get their creditors
to accept the amount which the
Land bank has approved based on
the "normal valuation" or debt pay
ing ability of the property. Vol
untary county debt adjustment com
mittees are giving valuable assist
ance in these instances, bringing
debtors and creditors together to
discuss the situation.
Land bank loan applications must
be completed before May 1, 1935, in
Today, I went down into the res
taurant in the basement of the
Capitol, for lunch cafeteria.
There were four men at tne ta-
One ordered tea, one milk and
took water and coffee to appease
the appetites of the other two.
There were four appetites, all dif
ferent And then, up stairs the
house convened, the roll call was
called and one of the men was for
the Townsend plan, one against,
one for a compromise and one in
different. Like the four appetites
in the restaurant here were four
types of mind, all different.
That is the gauntlet that all leg
islation must run; men of many
minds. Training, environment, ex
perience, interest, influence, politics,
and the fiber of mind that accepts,
rejects or compromises ideas and
translates them into the phraseol
ogy of law.
The legislature is like a supreme
court which passes upon all of the
ruling of the circuit courts. The
circuit courts are the committees
and the house has 37. A bill, like
law suit is first heard in the com
mittee and it renders a decision that
it pass or "do not pass." The house,
the supreme court, with its 0
judges, hears the arguments and
renders its decision with these men
of many minds.
That is only a small part or tne
legislature, the supreme or super-
legislature with hundreds of little
legislatures all over the state, like
the Grange, the prune man, the cow
man, the butter and milk man, and
every business, industry and activ
ity, for they are the ones that pro
pose the laws. The laws that orig
inate in the minds of the legislators
are few compared with what the
people themselves concoct, for their
own interest or to curb or get even
with someone else who is shooting
his arrow toward him. Of course
the lobby is different, for that is
professional.
During the week we had many
parties and probably the largest
was Townsend day, when 2500
crowded the Capitol; they were un
animous. The big party for the
county school unit was divided and
we will say like English ale, haf
and haf. But the fur flew and the
halls were crowded. The milk bill
had drawing powers like Will Rog
ers and they stacked into the hduse
packed like sardines at a tin wed
ding, and again, we were reminded
of men of many minds. The public
hearing on the syndicalism bill re
minded us of a 4th of July celebra
tion. All it lacked was the peanuts
and lemonade. Everybody, both
sides, was patriotic and Patrick
Henrys sprang up like toad stools
after a spring shower. The people;
vox populi; vox dei.
And so, we have many legisla
tures; commercial clubs, civic or
ganizations, labor unions, farmers'
co-ops, and all contribute to the
bales of laws which the supreme
judges or legislators have to pass
uDon. and. that, is Democracy. If
the legislator votes "Yes" the voter
lays for him; if he votes "No tne
folks back home slay him political
ly and if he skips roll call he is a
slacker and all for three dollars a
day.
Let's take a day's work. House
called to order at 10:30 a. m., roll
call, reading of bills, resolutions,
memorials. Several bills pass third
reading without a ripple on the
water. Adjourn at noon. Back at
2 p. m. In session 30 minutes and
adjourn. That is the house in the
early part of the session.
Let's peak behind the scenes.
Committees meeting from 8 o'clock
in the morning until midnight
work, lots of it, and if one is so in
clined he might put in a 24 hour
shift.
There is a little fun with it all.
As an eastern Oregon member we
have suggested that the coyote be
made the official emblem of the
house. The Book of Books warns
us to be as wise as a serpent, and
so, the serpent is made the emblem
of wisdom. The state of Oregon has
adopted the beaver as its emblem,
symbolic of industry. The eastern
Oregon coyote is the most sagacious
of all animals, cunning, crafty, sly
and although civilization has Issued
the edict of death against him, he
has defied all of his enemies and
now appears In every state in the
union. If the beaver is emblematic
of Industry, the coyote is the sym
bol of sagacity worthy the emula
tion of a legislator too smart to be
trapped by a lobbyist
community not attending elsewhere
are urged to attend.
METHODIST CHURCH.
JOSEPH POPE, Pastor.
Morning services:
Sunday School 9:45.
Public worship 11:00. Anthem,
"Take the Name of Jesus With
You," Joseph Edward Fox. Ser
mon, "Gathering in the Sheaves.
Evening services:
Epworth League 6:30. order for the borrower to have the
Preaching service 7:30. Ser- privilege of deferring payments on
man, "The Footprints of the Peo- the principal portion of his install-
pie of God." ments (provided his mortgage is
Prayer meeting Thursday eve- not otherwise in default) until 1938.
ning 7:30. For the same perod of time, until
The Ladies Aid society will meet 1938, the interest rate on Land bank
at the parsonage next Wednesday loans is reduced to 4 per cent on
afternoon at 2:30. All members are loans coming through national
urged to be present as there is im- farm loan associations and 5 per
portant business to transact. cent on those coming direct to the
A hearty welcome is extended to bank without local association in
all to attend the services of our dorsement
church.
which county contest winners will
vie in presenting a series of one-act
plays for state honors is scheduled
for Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings at the Workshop theater on
the campus. Counties to be repre
sented are Clackamas, Columbia,
Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, Lane
and Multnomah.
Arrangements have been made
for homemakers of each county
having a home demonstration ag
ent, as well as several of the con
ference speakers, to broadcast over
station KOAC at some time during
the week. Another feature that was
found particularly interesting last
year will be repeated this year. This
is the appearance of several noted
Oregon authors, who will be on the
program Thursday afternoon.
Rapid Work in Corn-Hog
Campaign, Planned OSC
With district meetings of corn
hog committeemen and county ag
ents being held this week, and in
dividual county meetings scheduled
to start the first week in Febru
ary, the 1935 program Is now un
derway throughout Oregon with
those in charge hoping it can be
wound up in six weeks.
At a conference in Portland be
tween Ralph Moyer, regional repre
sentative of the corn-hog section,
and officials of the extension ser-
PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE.
ALFRED R. WOMACK, Pastor.
Sunday:
Sunday School J0:00 A. M.
After Service 11:00 A. M.
Evening Service 7.30 P. M.
500 Expected at Fifth
Home Interests Confab
Parent education and family and
community recreation are the sub
jecta to be given special emphasis
by the fifth annual Oregon Home
officials at Oregon State college
have been notified from Washing
ton. The molasses would be imported
fom American possessions in some
instances and then shipped to com
munities in tank cars. It is sup
posed to have a feeding value ton
for ton about equal to corn. UbC
livestock men say it can be used
to advantage on low grade rough
age such as straw or poor hay where
better feeds are not available. Live
stock owners desiring to obtain
some of this molasses are advised
to get in touch with the county
drouth relief administrator, or in
other counties with the agricultural
agent, who will arrange shipments
if enough demand develops.
IRRIGON
MRS. W. C ISOM.
Mr. Ashburn is a guest at the
Wm. Norcross home.
Mrs. Earnest Fagerstrom and
daughter Rose are staying at the
Steward home during Mrs. Stew
ard's absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Caldwell en
tertained a number of friends Fri
day evening at their home with
cards.
Kenneth Mace of Teko, Wn., is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Roscoe
Williams and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McoCy and
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett McCoy were
Walla Walla visitors Saturday.
The Irrigon grange dance given
and Mrs. Earl Isom were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom
Sunday.
The first Sunday school services
were held Sunday morning at the
new Pentecostal church.
Forestry Godmother Gives
OSC 240 Acres More Land
Corvallis. Purchase of 240 acres
of additional timberland adjoining
the present McDonald experimental
forest operated by the scnooi oi ior
estry at OSC has just been made
possible by an additional gift of
$6000 for the purpose from Mrs.
Mary J. L McDonald of San Fran
cisco. The addition gives the school
the most accessable experimental
forest among all the forestry
schools of the United States, the
tract being only seven miles from
the campus.
Mrs. McDonald, now popularly
known as "The Godmother of the
school of forestry," has. made pos
sible the acquisition of 2600 acres
for the school. She has extensive
timber interests in Oregon and is
keenly interested in advancing for
est study.
Dwlght Mlsner, the Auctioneer
who pleases both seller and buyer.
Address. Thornton, Wash. 40tf
vice, arrangements were made for
the state college men to take cnarge Saturday night was attended by a
oi me euucauuiitu mm sigii-ui very large crowd.
pai8u, m v v-wj, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markham left
smitn, emergency county agent u- f k Mondav for a week's
pciviaui, una uu uaiucu visit wth relatives.
tne educational campaign, narry Mrg Alma Grleves and daughter
iinagren, nvestocK. extension speu- wilma of Arlington visited relatives
muai wnu ucucu liic ...15.1 .0.0.. here Qyer tn(J wgek en(j
year, is sun on special outy wun M d M Harvev Warner and
only, 7:30.
Thursday evangelistic service 7:30
"WE WELCOME ALL"
United States Preferred
Tuesday night, prayer meeting Tnterests conference to be held at
Oregon State college February 12
to. 15, inclusive. The conference,
however, will treat of many other
topics, including foods, clothing,
home decoration, character educa
tion, dramatics, and home eauiD-
By Expert on Russia ent.
Some 500 homemakers and others
University of Oregon, Eugene. fr0m all parts of Oregon are expect
Whatever gains have been made by ed to attend the conference, which
the people of Russia under Soviet s sponsored by the school of home
rule have been made at far too economics and the home economics
great a price in human suffering division of the extension service,
and in los3 of human rights, it was Facilities for their accommodation
declared by William Henry Cham- are being provided at very small
berlin, noted author and traveler, cost, lodging being as little as 25
who addressed students ana racul- cents a nieht if the visitor has her
ty of the University of Oregon ana own bedding, and $1.25 for four
several hundred townspeople here nights with everything furnished.
recently. Miss Alice Sowers, specialist in
Mr. Chamberlin, who bases his parent education of the National
view on 12 years spent in Russia, is
correspondent for the Christian
Science Monitor, concluded his des
cription of Russia by outlining a
balance sheet. On the credit side
he listed an increase in education,
industry, military preparedness and
certain forms of recreation. Debits,
which he declared far outweighed
the credits, were given as terrific
loss of life, due to famine and other
causes, forced labor which now in
volves some 2,000,000 persons, and
the depressive and repressive ele
ment of espionage that is constant
ly carried on.
Students were given an accurate
word picture of the present day con
ditions, which the speaker declared
were considerably better than those
that prevailed a few years ago. He
described the tremendous suffering,
the famine of 1932 and 1933 that
took a toll he estimated at three or
four million people, the privations
that all people must endure, the de
portation of the "kulaks" with all
their suffering, and many other
phases of life in the Soviet Union.
No such thing as free speech and
right of free action exists in Rus
sia, Mr. Chamberlin declared, and
a complete repression of freedom
is especially imposed on those not
in the Commuist party. Those In
the party are subjected to rigid par
ty discipline. He cited recent whole
sale executions by the government,
in which sentence was meted out
with little pretense of fair trial, and
declared that "habeas corpus" had
been supplanted in that country by
"habeas cadaver."
"Democracy such as we have in
America, with all its faults, is cer
tainly vastly to be preferred to
Communism, with all its promises."
Mr. Chamberlin declared in con
cluding his address. "There is more
hope for the people, at far less cost
in human life and human suffering,
in our form of government than in
any that depends for existence upon
rule of dictatorship, with its harsh
methods of party discipline that pay
little regard to the individual."
Valuable Books on Japan
Given U. of 0. Library
University of Oregon, Eugene-
Three volumes by Dr. N. Natsun-
ami, distinguished Japanese edu
cator and diplomat, have been pre
sented to the University of Oregon
library by Burt Brown Barker, uni
versity vice-president, it was an
nounced here by M. H. Douglass,
librarian.
The books are titled "Immunity
of State Ships," "Collision War
ship vs. Merchant Vessel," and "Re
port of the Japanese Maritime Law
Association." The first two are In
English, and the third is mainly in
Japanese. They will be very valu
able for reference, particularly on
maritime law, it is stated.
Dr. Natsunami, with whom Mr.
Barker became acquainted in Ja
pan recently, is a member of the
Imperial Academy, president of the
National Association of University
Professors in Japan, and was vice
president of the International Marl
time London Conference.
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
has been obtained through the co
operation of the Oregon Congress
to take a leading part in the pro
gram. Another visiting authority
will be W. P. Jackson, field repre
sentative of the National Recrea
tional association.
Each of these specialists will lead
a series of four discussions during
the conference for group leaders in
terested in their particular field.
Organizations may send two rpre
sentatives to take part in each of
these series, according to Claribel
Nye, state leader of home econom
ics extension.
The annual dramatics festival In
the drouth relief organization
The series of five regional meet
ings being conducted this week at
Portland, Arlington, La Grande and
Medford are for discussion of the
new contract provisions and proce
dure with the allotment committee
men and other county association
officials, together with the county
agents. These will be followed by
county meetings for community
committeemen alone in the large
counties, while in counties with 150
or fewer contracts, a single day will
be devoted to the community com
mitteemen's meetings and the
growers themselves.
Procedure will be much simpler
this year, according to Mr. Smith,
as those who took part in last year's
program have their hog base al
ready established. For such a grow
er it will be largely a case of hear
ing the detailed provisions of the
new contract, figuring out how they
apply to him, and deciding whether
or not to join in the program again
Growers who did not join in the
1934 program may get contracts un
der the new plan by producing the
necessary evidence to establish a
base.
The corn-hog review board for
Oregon will consist this year of N.
E. Dodd, Baker farmer, represent
ing the corn-hog section; C. J. Bo
rum, newly appointed federal stat
istician at Portland; and a repre
sentative of the state college staff.
Mr. Dodd is to be largely responsi
ble for handling new contract evi
dence and Mr. Borum will handle
the detailed statistical work thru
his office.
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Rus
sell Miller Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kendler and
little daughter of Umatilla and Mr.
CHEAP MOLASSES READY.
Surplus molasses made from "over-quota"
cane in the sugar pro
ducing sections, will be available
for stock feeding during the late
winter months at prices that make
it a good buy in some instances
compared with grain, drouth relief
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