tAOM TOVM OAZLT CAPITAL JOUXNAL, BALXlf, OUCH), SATURDAY, FERUABY 21, 1914. COST OF GOVERNMENT Speakers at Republican Meeting Admit There Are Too Many Commissions and Office Nowadays. CLAIM IT IS TIME TO CALL HALT AND TRIM EXPENSES Candidate Crawford OUm lie. Can Save $1,000,000 In Yer If Ho ia Elected Governor, True to hi word, State Treasurer Tom Kay appeared before the mem bers of the Young Men's Republican club last night loaded down with sta tistics concerning the conduct of the state government, and gave some facts and figures which are not flattering to ay one. In short, Mr. Kay pointed out that the taxpayers are carrying a load ia the way of useless offices and com missions which will become so weighty in the near future, unless conditions are changed, as to boost taxes sky ward to such an extent that the or dinary property holder will be nnable to "come, through" when assessments are due. Figure do not lie, especially if taken from tho state records, said Mr. Kay. The speaker selected the channels through which the tax money goes, one by one, and commented upon each source in no uncertain terms. Baps Railroad Commission. In mentioning the appropriations made for the conduct of the stato rail road commission, Mr. Kay stated thai, while the commission performed some difficult work in the way of settling transportation problems, considerable monoy has been expended for trips made by certain members of tho com mission who bolioved it necessary that they should go to Europe or somo oth er far-away land in order to glean in formation in regard to tho work of reg ulating railway companies. Experimental fatal stations; which aro supported by $10,000 appropria tions, a non-supporting penitentiary, ceo or) highway commissions and a hun dred and one other unproductive com mission are largely responsible for the present state of affairs in Orogon, said Mr. Kay, Oregon's judicial systom is costing the taxpayers nearly a million dollars annually, ho asserted, and this great expenso is being maido even larg er by reason of unnecessary litigation and useless prosecutions, v Crawford Talks. Attorney-General A. M. Crawford was called upon to give tho members of the club a little talk hast night, and ho responded by declaring that, iu the event he Is given the authority to steer tho ship of stato next November, that he will proceed to luy plans whereby tho taxpayers will be saved at least a million dollars a year, Mr. Crawford sliiled that saving $5000 here anil 10,000 there soon' results in bringing down the animal expenditure to a min imum, and that thoro is not the slight est doubt but tluit much of the drain on tho treasury cnu bo slackened by giving moro attention to tlio smaller sources through which tho taxes go. Roasts Ropublicans. "You Hoptibllcnn should wnko up and elect a governor who will knock h 1 out of any plan proposed to create thoso useless commission and salary berths," said Col. Hofor, who was called upon to speak. Col. llofer de clared that tho Republican party In this stato is asleep; slumbering while the taxpayers are getting tho wrong end of the deal from start to finish. Hit declared that it is high timo that all Republicans should wnko up and got in the gamo with tho sjinio lifo as they did in former years, when taxes were not so high that they mado mil lionaires figure closely in order to keep possession of their property. Tho nieoling was well attended hint night and tho members of tho club were well satisfied with tho progress mado toward getting In lino for the campaign. NEARNESS HELD 10 JURY DEFENSE THAT HIS WirE RE FUSED TO UVE WITH HIM FAILS TO GAIN FREEDOM. Z. Nearness, who was arrested last Thursday on the charge of non-support, wna given tt hearing before Jus tice of tho Jeace Webster yostotxlay af ternoon. The evidence introduced was sufficient In tlio mind of the court to warrant Nearness being bound over to await action of tin next grand jury. His bonds wore accordingly placed at $1.10 which the defendant furnished. Mrs. Nearness was the slate's priucipnl witness and the defense was based on tho ground tho complaining wife n fused to live with I lie dcfcmluut and give him a chance to support her. Conn ty Attorney liingo and Attorney Van Valkeiiburg repri'n'ntivl tlio prosecu tion while Attorneys lico. (1. Bingham anil Mr, Al:ma aro pounsel for tho do fondant, ISoth turtles reside In Silver ton, Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Albert and Henry B. Thielsen were visitors in Portland yosterday. Miss Elmo Ohling, of Albany, is in the city today visiting friends at Lau sanne hadl. Major H. L. Bolwby, state highway commissioner, was in Portland yester day on business. Miss Olive Richardson left last night for Portland, where she will spend Sunday with friends and relatives. William Steelhammer, of Silverton, who is attending the Oregon-Willamette medical school in Portland, is in the city today. Burgess Ford, principal of Estacada high school, and prominent aluminus of Willamette University, is spending the day in the city. Mrs. Edward Roiter has returned to her home In Seattle, after visiting for several days with her sister, Mrs. How ard Jones, of this city. Kinney Miller, secretary of the Eu gene Y. M. C. A., is in the city today. Mr. Miller ia president of the Willam ette alumni association. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson, of Woodburn, aire in the city visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ander son, on North Winter street. Mrs. J. H. Robbins, of Silverton, passed through the city yesterday on her way home from McMinnville, where she has been visiting, Mrs. J. D. Moore, of Whitefish, Mont, is visiting with her brother-in-law, Rev. Father A. Moore, of this city, and taking medical treatment. RaymonMcRae, former allround star at Willamette university, now promi nent in athletics at the Multnomah club, Portland, is spending the day here. Harley McDongal, of Portland, was In the city last nitfht visiting old-time friends and transacting business. He left on a late Oregon Electric train for Albany. Charles Harrison, of PortlamJ, grad uate of Salem high school and Willam ette University, is in this city attend ing the award day exercises at the university. Ocorgo M. Hyland, who is a member of tho valley commission of the Pan ama fair, and who is to represent Mult nomah county, was in the city yester day on business. DEATH NOTICES. 4 HAMILTON. At a local hospital, February 20, 1914, A. J. Hamilton, aged 72 years. Funeral services wore held from Lehman & dough chapel this after noon at 1:30. Rev. F. T. Porter, pas tor of the First Christian church, will officiate. The burial will take place in tho I. O. O. F, cemetery. Deceased leaves a widow and son at McMinn ville. BHAVELAND. At a local hospital, IVbruary 20, 1914, Mrs, Anna Sliavolund, aged 38 years. i Funeral services will bo held from Irf'hmun & ('lough's chapel at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. Rov. F. T. Porter, pastor of tho First Christian church, will of ficiate. The burial will take place in City View cemetery. Deceased leaves a husband, John Shiiveliind, of lO.IO North Liberty street, VANDUYN. Tsnac Vanduyn, 75 years old, died Thursday at his homo, 79 Lovejoy street, Portland, of ailments incident to advanced age. Mr, Vanduyn hiul been a resident of Portland for 23 years. Ho had boon in Oregon nearly 50 years, formerly residing in this city and Independence. Ho ia survived by a widow and ono son, Frank, a member of tho real es tate firm of Vanduyn' & Wivlton. Funeral services were conducted at the family residence at 2 p, ni. today, under tho auspices of tho Masonic lodge. Interment was iu liivorvicw cemetery. VETERAN HAS BAD FALL HAMILTON FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON BOUTII HIGH STREET AND 13 CUT AND BRUISED. Thomas Hamilton, O. A. R., veteran and well known resident of this city, was found lying unconscious on South High street last night by Mr. Davis, an old friend. Mr. Hamilton, when found, was bleeding freely from wounds on tho head and was too weak to walk. Mr. Davis conducted him to the home of Dr. Smith and at tho ro quest of the physician took the in jured man to the office in the Mnsnnle building whore Dr. W. W. livrd ex amined him. Mr. Hamilton did uol know what caused his injuries last night, saying that ho had no knowledge of what had oceurod. He la subject to fainting spells however, and it l lelinvcd tlint while walking homo lust ii lit lie was attacked by one of tin dla und falling to the pavement sue tained the cuts and bruises about thi head. WOMEN M GOAL FED Girl of 16 Years Assert Soldiers Under General Chase Struck Her and Kept Her In Jail. CRIPPLED WOMAN 8AYS SHE WAS ALSO ROUGHLY HANDLED Congressman Blrnes Shows Indigna tion Upon Hearing Testimony and Promise Thorough Probe umitid rasas liasid wibi. Trinidad, Colo., Feb. 21. Brutal treatment of women by militiamen in the Colorado mine strike zone was charged by more witnesses yesterday afternoon before the congressional sub committee investigating conditions in the coal fields of the state. Sarah A la rat or, a girl of 16, said she was one of those who saw the cavalry under Adjutant General Chase ride into a crowd of women and child ren who hod gathered in Trinidad January 22 to protest against "Moth er" Jones' 'continued imprisonment. Tells Them "Bide Women Down." According to her account, Bhe was standing on the sidewalk, watching the parade, when the soldiers appeared. General Chase, she asserted, personally gave the order for the charge, shout ing to bis men to "ride the women down." Chase, she added, kicked her in the breast because she failed to move quickly enough, but she escaped by dodging behind a telephone pole. A minute afterwards she was arrested however, she said, and kept for six hours in a filthy cell with no charge against ber. Crippled Woman Roughly Used. Mrs. ,'Stolla Hayes, a cripple, testi fied that she, too, was watching the procession from tho sidewalk, holding her five year old son by tho hand and her infant baby on her arm, when a trooper forced her roughly into a door way, exclaiming: "If you don't want your baby killed, leave it at home." Congressman Byrnes showed increas ing anger as he listened to these two women witnesses, and after Mrs, Hayes had finished, declared ho proposed to probo the militia's actions to the bot tom. MUTT AND JEFF. When you go to see "Mutt and Jeff in Panama" just leave your dig nity at home, or elso put in on the chair and sit on it, cause you niut go ing to care who sees you Inughing like a blamod fool, oxorybody else does, so it's not. noticed. Tho doctor says t lint every time you sneeze, you kill about a million microbes. I'll bet tlint every timo you see "Mutt and Jeff" you "choke" about ten million ' ' grouches. ' ' 'THE HAM TREE. Tho first buck and wing dancing over seen on the stage ill tho northern states was done bv Mclntvro and Heath in 1H70 at Tony Pastor's The atre, New York. It was a considerable change from tlio jig, clog nud reel dancing hitherto shown by such old minstrel men as Bridge, Wambold, Ber nard and Hilly Buluis, and at otico mot with great fuvor. Somo of the quaint stops shown in John fort's elaborate revival of tho very successful musical comedy "The Ham Tree," iu which thest) famous comedians uppear at the Grand tonight nro exactly like those they first offered in the North nearly forty years ago. Sacrifice Sale House, barn, 14 lots; terms $2500 If sold in 10 day Mr, Investor and Home-seeker, if you aro looking for a real snap, look this up at once. For the next 10 days 1 will offer my Groom house, barn, 14 large lots, iu a fiuo location, on car lino and close to store and school. This property is well worth $5000, but if sold in the next 10 day will take $'J."00, hnlf cash, balance to suit. Seo my agents. Bcchtel & Bynon 317 State Strevt. fit 1 W 1 SUiaaiiiiMiiu i d imm GIRLS TO BECOME WIVES CNITXD PBISS LIA8ID Willi. Denver, Feb. 21. To teach young girls their responsibility toward their home, friends and children and to show them that good work must be done with good tools and that the body is the tool of the mind and the spirit, is the task set for herself by Mrs. Anna M. , Noble, lecturer on sex hygiene, whose addresses on that subject to public school children have been fostered by local club women. Mrs. Noble has out lined a practical course of instruction leading up to the truths she teaches in the following article: BY MBS. ANNA M. NOBLE. (Written for the United Press.) The ideal home is the biggest con tribution a woman can make to her state. To teach girls the art of home making combined with the art of par ent hood and sex education is my aim. At the time that girls are forming their standards of social life the subject can be best presented, hence I choose high school pupils. The great trouble with our socitey is the lack of proper home rtaining. Once start the girl thinking what it costs to maintain a home and give ber the proper idea of home economics she will hesitate a long time before she runB away to marry a boy incapable of maintaining a home. My work with girls is entirely con structive. I have little faith in my ability to reform anyone, but much in the chance to form the right standards in the average girl's mind. I combine Hvsical hygiene with practical home making, child training, and the respon sibility of each girl to the future gen eration. Tho results of on immoral life are not held up to my pupils, but the beauty of fho ideal mental and spiritual rela tionships of the home are constantly held up to them. The girls make a budget of expenses for a horse to be maintained on a $100 a month Balary. Tlicy imagine tbey have married a man who earnB that sum. It looks easy to run a house on that amount and save $25 monthly. The results of careful investigation of prices of food, cloth ing, incidental expenses of dentists' bills, doctor bill, car fare and numer ous other things that must bo taken into account fairly stagger enthusias tic, young women. They begin to re alizo the value of money to appreciate how mother has to skimp to make ends moet. And there is tho question of amuse ments. Every girl must find her own danger line in the social world. My lino will not do for somo other girl. The girl who loves to read and cares little for mingling with others is in danger of becoming a useless unit in tho ideal community. Her siBter who likes tho "movies" is in danger of boeomiug infatuated with that Bort of amusement only. Then, too, tho girls grasp the dnnger of going along the "Grout Whito Way" unchaperoned. In my two years of experience in this work I havo never had a girl who has takeu these lectures iu tho wrong spirit. They aro eager to learn to become builders of tlio ideal home, and mothers of (ho beat type of children. VOTER NOT RESTRICTED TO ONE CANDIDATE FOR CERTAIN OF FICE, SAYS CRAWFORD. In answer to an inquiry Attorney General Crawford says that any qual ified elector can sign any number ot petitions for nomination for tho sani" office, and that his nnmo must be counted as it appears on each petitiou. It was the general idea that if a voter signed one nominating petition, for governor for instance, that ho could not sign uuy oilier candidate's petition for tlio mine office. This was not cor rect, and the voter Can curry a foun tain pen and amuse himself or herself cither, by signing all tho petitions pre sented, so long as ho or she is of the Miiim political party as the candidate. CARL GRAY WILL BECOME PRESIDENT TRISCO LINE (OMITPO rilKSS LHAHKD WHIR.) St. Paul, Feb. 21. trl li. Gray, who has resigued from tho presidency of the Great Northern railroad, will become president of tho St. Louis & Snn Fran cisco railroad as soon an that corpor ation passes out of the hands of the re ceiver. This announcement was made in St. Louis, and verification was giv en at Mr. Graf's offices here lato yes terday. STEAMER EUREKA IN DISTRESS. (I'MTKn r-nsss ijcasko wins.) Ssui Francisco, Feb, 21. A wireless mossuge received here at 11 o'clock to day from the Los Angeles office of the I'nitoU Press said the revenue Cutter Manning was searching for the steam er Kureka, reported 'in distress efl 1'ort Orford. NORTH DAKOTAN8 MEET. (unitrd ruts ilium wm.) Washington, Feb. 1. United State Treasurer Hurke aild other North Da kota notables tonight will attend the annual banquet of Washington's North Dakota society. HAMPHLET ISSUED BY CHURCH ILL REGARDING OBSERVANCE TO BE HEARD MARCH 9-14. Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, J. A. Churchill, has issued a pam phlet which is being sent to all the teachers in the state to be used by them in observing "Alfalfa Week," which has been set for March 9 to 14. In order to emphasize the importance of growing alfalfa in the Pacific Northwest, the state superintendents of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, have agreed to pet apart one week in which the growing of alfalfa will be empha sized in the language work of all the grades, as well as in the high school. In speaking of the importance of this matter, Superintendent Churchill said, "In many sections of our state alfalfa is the most . important forage crop grown. Since our supply of meat, milk and butter depend, to a large ex tent, upon the production of plenty of cheap forage, the importance of this crop can be readily seen. Many of our lands have been robbed of their fertility through a failure to grow leguminous crops such as alfalfa and the clovers. One of the most important yet most expensive fertilizers, i nitro gen. Alfalfa gathers great quantities of nitrogen from the air and stores it on its roots in the form of nodules. The agricultural experts tell us that a field which has been kept in alfalfa for three or four years has had from $30 to $45 worth of nitrogen added to the soil of each acre. The great crops of wheat and oats Which are raised on land which has previously been in al falfa proves the truth of this state ment. Since half of the boys and girls who are attending school will proba bly live on farms and be dependent upon agriculture for their living,', the value of teaching them more about this important, plant is manifest." DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF CUBBY COUNTY EXPECTS TO SEEK NOMINATION FOB CONGRESS. W. H. Meredith, district attorney of Curry county, is in the city today, look ing over the political situation. He is expecting to enter the race for the Democratic nomination for congress man in this district, and promises to make a live campaign on live issues. One thing he will favor is tho opening up of many of the forest reserves, and a Bystem of local taxation of the lands included therein. SENTENCING DELAYED. (DNITKD I'BESH LEASED WHIR. San Francisco, Feb. 21. Government Prosecutors Sullivan and Rocho consent ed yestorday afternoon to a continuance of one week before sentence is pro nounced upon James B. Smith, F. C. Mills and Edward H, Mayer, officials of tho Western Fuel' company, convict ed of conspiracy to defraud govern ment. NARROWLY ESCAPE IN FIRE. UNITKD 1'IIESS LEASED Willi. 1 San Francisco, Feb. 21. About 20; Japanese, men and women, had narrow j escapes early today from tlio Althea lodging house, which caught fire from omo unknown cnuso and was damaged i to tho extent of $0,000 or $7,000. I SPEEDER'S FINE REMITTED. I fUNtTED 1'IIESH LEASED WIIIB.) 1 Portland, Or., Feb. 21. Harry Huak . 1 ... 1.1 :.. T...I..- l-n.... ' on,, I pieifiicu guniv in .nmjiv nut iuii a i-uuii to automobile speeding, but the fine imposed was later remitted when the judge heard that Iluak had been ar rested whilo giving a gang of newsboys a joy ride. Governor West has been ariied tc issue a requisition on the governor of Washington for James Stevens, who is under indictment in Lane county, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Bargains f'.'ufl down, modern bungalow, (i-room. Price $1-100. $2,100 house, barn, 14 lots; term. $.1.-100, modern house, 7-roonis, basement, close iu, worth $-"000. $il2.", five-acre tract, all under cultivation, easy terms. $2,100, well improved 5-oero tract. $10,000 will buy tho best 81 aero farm in tho valley; terms. Houses for Rent We write insurance and bonds. Money to Loan. Wo buy, sell and exchange any thing in the realty line; ny stato iu the Union list with us. Bechtel & Bynon 317 Bute Btroot. InC , TAMPW 'KOVNO OH Ca 'S (Continued from page one.) crossed from El Paso to Juarez Wednes day to look for Benton. The American was Gustav Bauch, ar rested several days ago on the charge that he was a spy for the federal gov ernment. Concentrated Action Posible. Berlin, Feb. 21. That, as a result of the Benton affair, European govern ments were exchanging notes with a view to concentrated action in Mexico, or to demand that America act, was re ported here today. The rumors lacked confirmation. . Villa Leaves to Take Charge. : Chihuahua City, Mex., Feb. 21. Though he said he would wait here for the arrival of more artillery, General Villa left today for Escalon to take per sonal charge of an attack on Torreon, scheduled for tomorrow or Monday, WELL! WI I Vf LA k Mvi r AVRJL HAW V V ILd i RUNS WELL RIDES WELL WEARS WELL "ALL'S With Price:$S25 R ees & Elgin Corner Ferry and High Frank Farrell and a Mildred Ford As the famous "Zeke" and "Daisy" in "The Missouri Girl." At the BLIGB THEATRE Next Saturday,. Feb. 28 This show plays aJ large opera houses at $1.00; cut prices at the Bligh, 35c, 50c. Bargain matinee 25c Spring Settlements 60-acre valley farm, fine stalte of cul tivation, good improvements, $6000. Farm to exchange for city property. Splendidly furnished cottage, close in, for rent. One of our customers wants $750 oo good real estate at 8 per cent. Will ysu make this loan 7 Cosy little home, all new and weil fitted kitchen; a peach of a home for $900. FOLKS SCOTT REALTY CO. FISHERIES THEATY HIT. UNITED JHXSS LEASED WIRS. Washington, Feb. 21. The proposed fisheries treaty with Canada, was criti cized before the house foreign affaire committee yesterday afternoon by Wil liam Freeman of Seattle, representing salmon packers. He urged that the treaty be modified so as to give Puget Sound fishermen freodom in the industry. 7TT U V IhU WELL" The F.O.B. Salem