Show HIRE AIRE MOURNERS AT VETS HOME Human Interest E Enlivens livens Calif Budget Hearing II SACRAMENTO SACRA March 16 Every so often otten the dreary monotony of figures which makes up most of ot the current series of hearings on tho the state budget system is shot with a gleam of human Interest The latest came when Harry Spears San Francisco Was was opposing a a. re reduction reduction re- re in appropriations for tho the state veterans' veterans home at Yountville We Ve have to hire the p pall l bearers bear bear- ers he explained because we have e about one funeral a day over there and after a while it gets monotonous o ous s and besides we cant can't pass the duty around because only a a. few of ot the men are strong enough to do dothe dothe dothe the work A little later replying to a question question ques ques- tion as to what economies economIes' would have to follow reductions he said Among other r things w well we'll ll have to quit making our own coffins and buy them and that will be a false economy because the market price Is a good bit higher than the present present present pres pres- ent cost of or making |