Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-12
Governor Places Issues Before Legislators In Mes.

for someone to support them and
their families.
1 am already informed that the
commission is obtaining good results
in the physical rehabilitation OF in
jured workmen. and that the COM
mission contemplates immediate ex-
pansion of its efforts along this line.
The commission should be given am
pie authority and the right to use a
sufficient portion of its lunas to car
ry on this work.
fully endorse the recommends
tions of the special committee, and
believe there will be no hesitation on
the part of any member of the legis-
lature in thus meeting a situation
which affects so many thousand in
jured workmen and their families.
Approximately $4,000 Industrial ac-
cidents, affected by the Workmen's
Compensation Law, occur in Oregon
each year. Considering the families
of these injured workmen, it is esti-
mated that between $4,000 and $1,000
persons will be directly concerned IN
these proposed measures of relief.
Educational Aid for Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines
L desire to direct your attention to
an action l deem necessary in CON
nection with carrying out the pro-
visions of the bill enacted by the
people at the special election last
June extending financial aid for the
education of soldiers, sailors and
marines who participated in the great
war.
Under that bill levy of two-tenths
of mill on the dollar of the total
taxable property of the state is to be
included in the state tax levy annual
ly. This levy approXimated slightly
over -$19S, 100000 for the first year.
That amount is far below the sum
which will be required to carry out
the provisions of the act. In fact, it
has developed on the basis of an esti-
mate made in the secretary of states
office, that the sum raised by the
two-tenths of mill levy will just
about pay the bills to the first of
January this year with no actual
funds left available to carry out the
administration of the act during the
balance of 1920.
AS you will remember, the bill pro-
vides for the payment of $25.00 a
month toward the education of each
of these men, but not to exceed a total
of $4,000 in any one year for any
one man. This provides for aid dur
ing but eight months of the year.
Consequently we must make pro-
vision for eight months of the year
in 1920.
I regret that I can not give you
exactly figures at this time. The
number of applications for this aid
fluctuate. Some who have applied
for aid have dropped OUT or prob
ably will drop out. But on the other
hand new applications are constantly
being received. So far nearly S,UU8
applications have been filed. By as
careful a survey as possible under the
circumstances, the secretary of states
office now estimates that $3.50, 100000
will probably meet the bills accruine
under the provisions of this act for
the current year. 1 make no sugges-
tion as to the necessity. for providing
funds up to the time the next legis-
laure meets, which will be after the
first of next year, because on January
l, 1921, new sum of money will be
available from the two-tenths of a
mill levy which will tide over the
situation until the regular session
convenes in that year.
| I wish to call your attention to the
fact that the emergency board, being
apprised of the situation that would
arise, already has allowed the in
curing of a liability in the sum OF
$500, 10000. AS you are aware GER
tificates of Indebtedness, allowed by
the emergency board, bear interes
at the rates of 6 per cent until paid
If an appropriation is made at this
special session to cover the amoun
that it will be necessary to expen6
in administering this act during tht
year of 1920, several thousands o.
dollars in interest will be saved, il
fact a saving which will in a grea
measure, at least, cover the cost o.
this special legislative session.
1 also respectfully call your at