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P AGE SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. Copyrifbl R(latml. 1VU Don't Guess Be Sure Guessing at battery conditions is like guessing whether there's oil in your crank case. If you guess wrong you may have to call for help and pay for repairs. And you can't always guess right. You ought to know that your battery is charged that it has plenty of water that you're not working it beyond its strength. There's no guessing around a Willard service station. We know. If your battery isn't up to the scratch we'll tell you why. If you want to know more about batteries ask us for the booklet, "A Mark with a Meaning for You." WE CALL AND DELIVER YOUR BATTERY. NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR SERVICE CAR. FOUR CONSOLIDATION BILLS TO BE BROUGHT UP MONDAY SESSION Will Create Departments Of Agriculture, Labor, Health, And Institutions. Auto Electric Shop 418 Court St. Dcgge & Burrell Phone 203 Four consolidation bills will be in troduced in the house Monday. These bills will embody the principal pro gram of the consolidation committee. but thoy will not be introduced by the committee. It was decided at a meeting of the committee yesterday afternoon to nave Kepresentativ Weeks introduce two and Representative Idleman two. John Uarkin, a member of the state consolidation commission, is preparing the bills and he was requested to have them ready Monday. Ag soon as the Dills are introduced 1111 effort will be made to rush them through the legisla ture before tho opposition can gather its forces. The importance of doing this was im pressed upon the committee by Repre sentative Cross, who also suggested that tw'o other bills, which the com mittee has had under consideration, might be introduced merely to "keep the other follows busy while we put tho bills through." One of the additional bills would consolidate the insurance, corporation and banking departments, while tho other would consolidate the depart ments having to do with the forests, water and mines. ; Members of the Committee recogniz ed that tho corporation, insurance and banking departments was too strong a combination to go up against with any hopo of getting the bill passed. "This bill might jeopardise cur eth er bills," warned Senator Thomas. Another Couso'.'dation There was also discussion n to whether it would be wise to leave the industrial Occident commission with three or omly one commissioner. "It may be good business to cut it to ono commissioner," said Thomas, "but it would not be popular." sentiment is ripe tor putting over for the institutions, and in addition bny supplies for the institutions of. nigner education. He will also inspect the state aided institutions and soci eties, which work is now performed by the secretary of the board lof eontro!. He will also have charge of the state capitol and supreme court buildings, and the McLaughlin home aiid the Cbampoeg memorial buihliiig. This commissioner, and those which win ncad the other departments, will le appointed, by the governor. The department of apiculture will have a commissioner and tour bureaus, each bureau having a hif. Ttuwa -m be the bureaus of horticulture, of dairy and food, livestock and the vnin of the state fair. The bureau of horticulture will ab sorb the duties of the state board of nortieuiture. i Dairv and Fond Commission- T n I Mickle will had the bureau of diiirv I and food until the expiration of his! election term, when tho office will ho1 filled by appointment. In addition to' me amies of his present office, he will j have the duties of the pure seed board, ! the standing committee on agricultural I lime, and the department of weights! and measures. j The bureau of livastock will be1 headed by the state veterinarian, who ; will perform the duties of the stato I livestock sanitary board, which will. be abolished. The duties of the stallion registration board anil the advisory livestock brand adjusting board will also be absorbed and the boards aboi ishe. A. H. Lea as Head A. H. Lea will be named as the head of the .state fair and the state fair board will be abolishod. The -department of labor, which will j bo headed by Labor Commissioner ; Grarain until his selective term ex pires, will have two bureaus. One will be the bureau of industrial accidents and tho other the bureau of industrial welfare. Each will have ono chief, thus leuucing rue industrial accident com mission from three members to one. The bureau of industrial welfare will take in the present industrial welfare commission,, which will be abolished, and the board of child labor inspectors. The department of health will be headed by a commissioner to corre spond to the present state health offi cer. The stato board of health will j bef abolished and also the Ktate bactcridltt' gist. The health commissioner will" serve as a member of the state board of eugonics. As the social hygiene so ciety is not , created by law it cannot be abolished ns a society, but the plan The resut of years'sucvessfuf - iuJdjng t&otar cars ft- nww : . ... . j , . THE 1 "LIGHT SIX" NOW ON DISPLAY The Haynes "Light Six" is the result of a Quarter Century of Automobile Ad vancement Its smooth running, powerful, flexible motor, its harmony of ex actness and correctness, assure extremely low up-keep, long life and continu ing investment value. The convenience, comfort and beauty of this car will please the most exact ing. The Haynes "Light Six" has no competitor in the field when it comes to Durability, Flexibility of Motor and Elegance and Style of Body. THE HAYNES "LIGHT SIX" IS A CAR YOU WILL BE PROUD TO DRIVE Don't fail to see this wonderful car Now at our Salesroom. " IT. T 17 M prone or .nowniis up to iou You paid your money, but didn't know what you'd bought until your tire had run its mileage. Some times you won and sometimes you didn't. Goodrich TIRES Are ROAD tested tires Goodrich, Miller and Gates Half -Sole Tires. Phone 428 Honty's Tire Shop this consolidation stuff," insisted ta-hiXi. . 7 I TT" ator IMmick. " With the report of the ? U- f th doPartment M consolidation commission iust out. now ! I!-Tng Slve ll "nate aPl'f- Tircs lurmi 154 South Commercial Street Service Vulcanizing is the time to put it over if we are over igojng to do it. "Well, let's go to it," said kepre sentative Cross. ; "Do you imagine there are 15 men in this legislature who favor this ro port " asked Senator Eborhard. Senator Dimick said they did not .favor all of It, but parts of it. "We have to rush these bills thru or. we will got hit from all sides,':' ad vised Cross. t , Mr. Car kin said be did not think there would be as much opposition as tho members looked for, lie, said J. D. Mjckle, the dairy and food commission er, would not oppose consolidating his department if ho was left at tho head of the bureau, while Representative Greshnm did not look for any opposi tion from the state fair board, and oth er members advancod the opinion that tho Social Hygiene society would not object to boiu.g consolidated with the state board of health. W. F. AUen and II. P. Myers, two professors of the medical department of tho University of Oregon, appear ed before the committee and urged; the consolidation of the various health lab oratories. " Create 3 Departments The four bilils to bo introduced next week create the departments of agri culture, labor, health and institutions, and group ninny existing bureaus and departments under theso heads. priation Under the department of health will be a bureau of examination, and regis tration, headed by an examiner who will direct the examinations which are now being handled bv a. down or more 1 different boards. He is to appoint niem bers of tho various professions to grade the papers' ajid recommend certificates Oscar B.-GiRgrich Opens 1 ' . New Maxwell Agency A recent addition to the business in stitutions of tho city ia the Oscar B. Gingrich Motor & Tire Co., Ins. Mr. Gingrich wa3 formerly general secre tary of the Snlem Y. M. !. A. and was in the Y. M. C. A. work approximate-, ly ifourtcon years. Before entering the' association work was a traveling sales man for llio Western Electric Co. and haa recjn:y decided to take the man agement of this new automobile firm which beam his name and which is now located in the building formerly occupied by the W. W. Moore furni ture store, 371 Court street. Mr. Ging rich has taken the agency for the Max well automobiles and trucks and the Mitchell cars. Both are popular lines and have not been represented in Ma rion county for some tune. Mr. Ging rich plans an automobile show in the near future ns soon as the influenza Phone 442 The Valley Mot or Go. TRACTORS AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS ELBERT THOMPSON, Manager - ; Distributors For Marion And Polk Counties. 227 State Street ;; j ' . ; : . ': - Salem, Oregon. Many Realty Deals Made By Salem Firm The department of institutions will I ban i. lifted Jlml -weather mTWlilinna oe uenucu oy a commissioner, who is to have charge of tho business manage ment of the nine state institutions which aro now under the management or tno twara of control and of the penitentiary, which fa now under the bought ifrom each of the 12 land do all the purchasing ofCMFWYPP Fedornl farm loan bonds may now be management of the governor. He banks. Tho bonds bear iYi per cent will do all the purchasing of supplies Interest. permit. An extensive line of Maxwell and Mitchell automobiles will be shown as well n a complete lino of tires and accessories. II ll ll inillIIHiMHIIIIIIII WHIHHim illllllllllmillW Journal Classified l ads bring results. : : r"n 1 mmUm t f , t,,,fi I ,., ,.!, JUST RECEIVED A CARLOAD OF MAXWELL ONE-TON TRUCKS. ONE-TON TRUCKS CHASSIS - ; $1260 CHASSIS, with cab and windshield ..$1300 CHASSIS, with stake body, gate, cab and windshield ; $1310 CHASSIS, with box body without cab and windshield $1330 CHASSIS, with open express canopy body, side curtains and windshioM $1370 Pneumatic tires and wheels, extra $30 Starter installed, extra .:. $150 OSCAR B. GINGRICH AuTO AND TIRE CO- Inc. 371 Court Street Phone 635 , A businoss merger of interest, par ticularly to thoso concerned with real estato, is that of Mr. E. M. Croisnn, who for many years lias been doing business in Salem as the Croisan Eeaity Company. He was the first tenant of the Masonic building in 1912. Severe! of the largest sub-divisions in the vicin ity of Salem havo been placed on the : market and sold by him. Mr. Croisan has now transferred the whole of his real estato business' interests to C. W, Nicnieycr, who for the post two and one-half years had offices at 5U Stato street. Mr. Niemeycr will now have full control of the business, which hav ing increased considerably has neces sitated better accomodation. In eon si'iuence ho has taken over rooms 215 21b' in the Masorac building. The tele phone number, 1000, will remain the same. That real estate is looking up in the Salem district is evidenced by the large number of transactions this firm has made during the winter so far. The ag gregate value exceeds $150,000 and they include: I 111 acres of the McXary farm, Eola, ! to A. I. Eoff. I 20 acres in Homestead ceres to Wm. Brown. - 120 acres Dooney farm at Foster to A. Walberg. 4.3 acres Jackson farm at ilonmouth to Mahaiiu I'irtle. 80 ccres Zculsdorf farm nt Eugene to N. B. Satterlee. 25 acres Smith prune orchard nt Lib- ! erty to J. n th. 2o acres Gennonde prune orchard at : Liberty to C. Kreft. j 40 acres Friescn prune orchard et I Dallas to W. Foster. j ItiO acres Wirth farm at Eugene to VI. Smith. I 120 acres Leslie stock ranch S. V. iPoi'k county to A. Monroe, ! 55 acres Harrison farm at Macleny ! to M. Buth. 10 acres Tract Xo. 3 Eagelcrrst to A. ! Ws Iberir. j Wright home on Turner road to O. , I.. Watt. j Keene home, Palem, to II. Harrison. I Kreft home, Salem, to C. Geimond. ' Creole Academic Dormitory, kits 17- 20, Dallas, to M. J. I'irtle. j Also land in Canada to L. H. EkinJ j A. Wallx-rg, Estclle Howcrd, Jalhind i Jackson, C. Zculsdorf, Oregon Confer ence evangelical i nurcn. Only 91 Influenza Cases Reported In Portland Portland, Or., Jan. 25. The men en couraging influenza mark attained in throe weekswas recorded here yesterday when only 91 new cases and nine deaths were reported. Health officials are much elated and .believe they have turned the e;)H:ci.ae jontu the downgrade. . . More Rain Today And The River Is Falling Fast The flood stage of the river during the present wet spell was 5 o'clock Friday evening when the water reach ed 21 feet. Since then it has been fall ing rapidly. The reading at' 8 o'clock this morning was 19ya feet above, and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, 18.7 feet, showing a full almost as rapid as the sudden rise. The present rainy spell began Jan. 11 and there has been rainfall every day with tho exception of Jan. 14. Up to this morning the total precipitation for tho month is 8.39 inches, quite un usual for January a9 the official rec ord for the last 18 years shows an av erage of .about four inches of rain for the month. The river broke its record for a sud den rise when the water began coming up all day Friday Jan. 17 and during tho night, n9 the river reading on the morning of Saturday Jan. 18 showed that in the 21 hours past, tno water had coma up 7.6 feet. Tho month so far ha been verv un usual in the way of minimum tempera tures. Tho cold weather began on the first day of tho mouth when tho mini mum temperature was 20 above. For tho first ten days of tho month the min imum hovered between 20 and 25 with a much lower dav .tcmneraturn ihnn usual for the first "week in January. I Senate Bills Introduced Today S. B, 76, by Multnomah delegation Eclating to tho disposition of ferries within the city of Portland. . S. B. 77, by Dimiek Making it a crime to teach the German language j in imy scnuui or state aided institu tion. S. B. 78, By Jones Prohibiting fish ing at outlet of Tsiltcoos lake. S. B. 79, By Bell Making the coun ty treasurer, instead of the school dis trict clerk, the disbursing officer for school funds. S. B. 80, By Bell and Jones Tncroaa ing tho salary of the county treasurer of Lane county from $1200 to $1500 a year. ELECTRIC SERVICE FOB ATJT0IST3 B. D. Barton, who formerly owned and operated tho Auto Electric Service Company for tho maintenance and. re pair of automobile electrical equip ment, has returned from Camp Lewis. Whilo in the service Mr. Barton had the care of the storage batteries used by the signal corps. Immediately un- oii taking up his duties with tho sign;:! corps ho was appointed a non-commissioned officer because of his superior knowledge and experience with storngo butteries. Mr. Barton is remodeling the building at 171 South Commercial street and will re-open his shop abuut tho 1st of Fcbrucry. He will carry a largo stock of self-starter and ignition parts which will enable him to repair all makes of starter and ignition sys tems. He will continue to handle the famous Exide storage bsttery, which is recognized a8 the best battery on tho market. Ho is also installing the latest apparatus and tools for repairing stor age butteries and making complete tests of self starter systems, and his No Prospect Of Early Settlement Of Strike Seattle, Wah., Jan. 25. A. E. Mil ler, chairman of the conference of the Metal Tradis Council, said this after noon: "There have been no conferences' to day between our committee and tho bosses; neither have we met today with Commissioner of Conciliation White. Xo prospect of an early settlement of the strike is in sight, nor hn3 there been a date set for the opening of do gotiations. i Strikers need have no worrv over the tood problem should the yards con- j shop will be one of the best equipped tinue idle, according to Fred Nelson, j to be found. Mr. Barton needs n0 in vice president of the Metal Trades j traduction to the public as he has tl t ouncil, who has announced plans for ready established a record for a square a cooperative market where all strik-l,l..i ,i .,.tt.,tnr ,t rig who lamiucs may obtain grocer ies on credit. Cooperative market plans follow the announcement by the fietail Grocers; Fiancij L. George-was tbrn in Cltar association that shipyard workers : springs, Idaho, November 6, 1S5S, tnd would be refused credit as long as they came to Oregon in the year 1888, set eonhuue out of employment. ! tang in Marion -county "whore he '.van ' ' " ! married t Flora Cornelius. Twenty years ago he 'came fq Salem where for. ten years he was engaged with tho WantI lapitai improvement company. Later he entered the employ of th Fails ity Lumber cornny, remaining with them np to Saturday, January 18. He was s ibjcct to acute attacks of indi- estion, and on Sundar he coinidaiiu'd omach trouble. On Tueskiv he i ; t J ;accnid a little better, but b-came li'lUCiCtTlCrCfflSOyCUC !wor',e 8!ain i0 ,he evening nod at 6.tiinitruranl Ti. XM.. 11:3 1" way. He is survived br ctyourwanL iruone,'. t0 sons a dah.er. OBITUARY J OizrWwi Ads will a!wbij!