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OUWJON CITY KNTKRI'IUHK, KIM DAY, MAY IS, 1011. sullivan TELLS BOND VIEWS iCiniiltiiioil from fW 1). ' Tii l"'! mirriM-otl mnd pr rsnd . , ,,,,111 under this Im.iicI I ' nii'l Il,l i.nt by in" county court run wm. .., . 1 ..I .14.. ..H,lUf III If ,,, in' ri'imiiy piiriinuii in-' ir ni aervu Iho UrKm Ki'l ""'"t ,rna portion of county. 'I hem ..i.-iul 00 iiwr. MilU f land ;, )v,,l. nt lo ir.fl.nno sea Irlliulury , . proposed rond Willi H' hftut ",h, haul "f fw tH" " '' !:;;,:,.'i..i wi.i.tn.m. a, , , I nit Hn' known rxp'Tlonm uf ., . i.m .-u" 1" I"'1 v"l,l"', v"",,"r' ,' ,., iv in.llHim, fullowlim !' " " I of ih P-n.-ni " v-r 11 1 (l . .... ..I....... wtvi-ll Mtl'l t r khiiiXi ,m li i i , ;i ' ,l,WIIY ""- -- il, i it Ilk" if'wl "iiM '"' ,, Hu n Hi" "' I111" ' ,' hvrrnnf lwi pr -r ,,l,hl '" f .. I -4l,rlMI III liemiT nun ,,. I..I" lll"r" , (., I -iif t 111 K ll'K P IIIOIMII III III" ihli In t"'" or on "I, II' iif l' i i; Ml per rri li w-iiihi M"11" . nun nr in-iirlv three ,e II )' 1 nlle-l'l-lr'" hc l,olnl We hull' I"1 Hltll'R l-,e winii'iiiv or iv' cnnc In Ihl 1 1 m desiring to nil' wlu-n i,l , n.nl. l-i our i iiiiiily im i I'tlmnli' "li" 11 ' " fli" gnlllg over lli roll, Is llnllll III lr bad condition I.I II,,. tiuiirl.iill (iiiii"iik mr ui-u-r cwiflK In Hi" IMiiniHiniiii inure, mi m ,!,,i, lit firms III other ac'-ll I where ih.ri' hi" better row' lit irM-ul or h' T" Hi" people ii re iliiliilnit a iniirn ,,r,,,-, , - -ii spirit In ll'li rii'iil piii'i t n t, . j ,t,. iinw prm Minn: tor n ri""l l'"r- , ni limit tiirrni'u mad .tcm In l ir i-iinnlv. Till" I" n severe ,"hh Hi ,!,, , ily Imlli In ili lii in" K'Miil nlvn farmer and iTIeii mill in inn inivi rni' nnii'riiKiiiK mm iiimiiiIii iiikI t'oiiiiiiiiiiliv an' ...ii In fi'i'lvr. 'II i, in it !' I 'iiiii'In ivllli lnliin'xt u;l , ini'l dy ii ki'IkthI tntnllnii. 1'lix r, Hf llll' lMt I'lMlllly HfiKi KHtl'- lll ,,o-. Illllt III" lIUflTi'llt IlltlTI'MU -w , ni.l imy I tin fnllowlnit iiT-niiii?'H of ill" lini': K.irii" ' -i - fnnnii mill llm- Ih i I unlit 4 . r. pnri'i nl t .nr;-- nil"T rominiili'i K 19 piTn nt Tin lum 'l linpnivo- n ,,i- H : wnt (...:(,..t .iilnim prn-riil -,,, ,! 100.00 piTCOIIl i,. mi th" In nt rnutily vnluullon ., tiii h In Jn.r.M 12 and a r n,,li,il,i fiiliirn lIKTi'lll"' '.Am jnr n.- In. r, ;. m il cniwtll ollil ll"Vilnplll Ut . ,v, ii urn. Ii l" Hi"" rti rli'l.rn f, .,iri"t lh micri'l on lli-, l,i,. im-ir ri'lln-ini'lil aerially ami . ;,tl.,. li I an ll" ITOinpllIHMl wltli j lu I M IM 111 II riHI "1 H"l - "'' I ,. mill l. iv ni n i'r. i ,iy I,"' il l"! I'" U-'-Jol t" n Uf n. i Hi. -c f ' - .i'il In' no liirrpiimi of , lim n u.i.it. w r Til" urrnt nn vttiK III I tin. miiliiti ii.iii. and re-coiiM run Ikii i ,,f vr.M iit n,el ninverled Into naril,. N-,t',e.. r..,..l-. .Ml nmoiint to mncii( , p.v n, ni()Kt Important conn m. re ih.ui Hi- mill 1. y and tlm differ- frv rn(i, ( (hp ,., y (luy. and yet cm e ,;,w , I i.n l. d.-.lilclcd from I""-1 .r the middle of May. after i-v-cut (.ii.-. re.l.i.lnir them ar uaeil njpri w,.u , ,,,, -,.lher, a ether f.iti.l- in "UetKllna the l"'r,im' , furini r'a w ife romplalna of the general mm ron. I i-.t. m. Thl one mill I" Icotidlilon of the roud. She even went miimitiM to l,in Jl.oo per )ar on each ; . ,,,. ., .,i,ih. -if .nmn. 1 1 in, ii uf ii eil valuation. I lie ' i Int in tl,.- liiuilliiK coat for one load of Wo hm-. wi-IkIiI over five mllea of llii-e rinaiii-nt hiinl urfared ronda i nnmi,ired to like coal for our pre ml re.el. would aiiioiint to l on or nin' Will li pay? On April ImI. 1011. Covernor Olynn. Ihi-ii'iite of New York, after an exhaua tlvr invcatlKntlon of III" rout and re latlvii value of roadwiiyH hn"1 on flrat rent and the malntenntire nlonn dur Im; ii period of twenty year In a atronis rii.x ,ii!i nddreaacd to the lcKlnatnre of Ihii siale condemned the pnat prnr I ,. o' Hint Klate In hulldliiK macadam r..i.:wav on It main trunk road. The i-.il '.-,! fenlnre of that nieaaugo la the i. ':n ,iion Hint the heavy roat of tn ,i natice of macadam roadway un il.r i',,. new nml heavy truffle ronill-iion- Ii plueiiiK 111 atitte under a fl li ni.uil harden too grevlniia to lie home, lie iimuw thnt all future main Irmik rondii he of hard aurfnre nnd i.lniMrt how In- run nve to hla alnte Iherehy In 211 year lime on the 7,3011 mile of road lo he I'nnatriirhil or re coniitriicted the enoriuou mi m of $146, iinii.liiiii. Wlint I (rue fur New York la eiiml ly true for Mil and every other alale and (iovernor (ilynn'a nieBniii la one of ihe BlroiiKi-Ht endorsement thnt we ciui have lu our effort to aerure a h. hit policy of rond work and the Immediate hard aurfucliiK or pnvliiK oi -ill of our main trunk ronda of auch wi'iiiia iih iieceKHnry to accomodate the ' r i m that will como upon t'uem now :ui I diirlnir the next aeveral yenra. The " i ll Iih of the piiviil roadway enn be Im r- imed In the future yenra to meet ihe requirement of the Increaao in traffic a the country develop. Tlieae permanent hard aurface road .loperly hullt will l" n ureal Baaet. Tlu-y will not coat iih any moiiaj- but will earn lit money. A fnvornhlo vote for I lie hond meaaurn will secure them al once nnd we ran uae, enjoy and renp Un- profit equivalent to many time Hie coat while we are paying for them without any Incronae in our laxea. LARCEST STATE BUILDS . The attitude of big, proKremilve 'tale like Texaa toward the roud quca 'tion Ih well Hhown by atallHtlca recent ly collected. Texas counlle have ot"d ilurliiK tlin piiHt four year near ly t i.oiiii.Olill In IioiiiIh for good rond liuilii" the calendar year 191.1, county IkiihIv Nhiic nKRn-Knted $7,2(S7.000. Thin nhowliiR of Rood rond aentlment all Ihe more remnrknhlo by rea J"ol lh" fact thnt In Texaa the bond "Mi urn t hn carried by two-third nmlortty. " J"t Hiich a aplrit of iroi?reaa "ili lliat make Texna what It is. I1"" nf . ,( influential states in un- i illnir 'leu. Counties and even rond li from everv nart nf the stnte f" liieliiii,,! In tlumo which Joined in Hi lu-'ii im nt for permanent roada. CHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND n-$ 5t LAl.tKti "Jr n!."n 'r ll W,U' '"() Sr? PJLL DRUGGISTS MUD THE BANE OF CITY AND COUNTRY ROADS KEEP FARMERS FROM MARKETS AND CUSTOMERS PROM MERCHANTS MOLALLA WOMAN DESCRIBES ROADS 'If lomtlhlng li Not Don In Thlt County the firnur Mut Stay at Horn all tha Tim," 8h Sayi IM.k ni 111" ImiiillnK plan In the Mk, lirnml Mi'lit. ami lint In thn H'ruiiil, Mi'1 riMh way In wlili h It la vlcwml hy mini nt tliimn who nppoan tlin plnn. I.imk nl II from llm aliiiiilpnliit of ri' milta, of lii'iii fltH to your rounly mill In yuiirni'lf. If ymi II vi' In Mm roiinlry ronaliltT tin' imit I'l'oiiiiiiili' lii'iirflta for your ni'lf, mir wlfi. nml rhlliln-n. I'mnliT it tlin ii i it ii y tlmin ymi wi n iinalil" In liii vi- your f ii nn limt vtliid-r on a' roiiiil of tlin mini. KlKiirn out tlir riiiniiii ri liil lii'iinfltH lo ln iIitIviI from 1 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 k your fiirm liroualit rlomT to ninrki I wild Din ailvi'iil of nooil romln. Think of tlin liHTi'iim-d Iriumiiorliilloii fBi lllUi.N whlrli mini roiiiU will lillliK In vim r ilunr. Cmmlili r too, Hint nl HioiikIi Vim nn' lii'iii'fll'il moat dlrcrl Iv Ii v thn tiiillilliiK of hurl aurfurwl liU'linvn, millki' llm ini'tliod of mubi-hh im nt for cliy airi'i't pnvliiK. you only linvi' In lii'iir your pro riila with i-vi-ry nl li it Iiiiihivit lii Ilii' coiuily. And do Villi ri'llllK Illllt Ulllt Cit Will llllllllllll In i tlniii fl (li) on ivrry H.IHKI m iti'HM'd i .ilwiiiliui i-iiili yi'iir. la It world It T (if roiimi'. If you Hi" In IIik town you arn In tcri'dtrd prlmiirlly In tlo Krowlh of your town nml county. Think how liuril aurfari'd rondu III thn rountry will tmlld up your rlly and innkn llm rounty tlx' rli'lo'at ami lira! In thn atnlc of (iri'Kon. Think how It will li"lp hi'lp your own liiialiii-aH, mid of how twi iity faniuTu will vlalt your rlly ilur Iiik tin- wi-t winter moiitha, wIhtp oil" or. two furtiiliiiln imn mil Id rnuin hi' forr. Why? Mud! Tlilrk. allmy. doep, hlnrk mini, which lina doim nion to r tnrd the ili-vidopmi'iit of Clnrknmna cnuiily than ull oilier forr co'vMmd Will rood roiula hclu you, ,-vcn thoiich ymi do tio' !!vi dlri'i lly on them? Of "..iirH" they will. A well known woman drove Into Ore mm City from a point licyond Molalln yi-ntrrdnv. Anhed nhoiit the rui ii all" ' anM: "They Pro Ulf'iT r."''lKh I' wan a !;; ,! irt; for the children." Think of t'uiit. Mr. Tiupnyer You have Hpent over mi" million au1 a ipiurtcr to tiiilld up i;ood roada In thla cniintv In ai-ven yi'iira. fiulcr our preaetit dlatrlct and iin.rvlBor avutem. that Molnlla road il,,.rlliiv i,.n f()0ded with money ,,. , ,ilin i .i,i ronntv Ihe I fnrnier miiHt May at home nil the time." The remedy for thla condition Is l your dlHpoal. You ran hove perm nent hard nurfaecd road In thla roun ly, If you vole the honda. You 'will hnve a ytem of 70 mile of InHtlnR lilRhwny that will almoat save their rnht In maintenance. It la your for the a.klnif. You will enhnnee the value of your own properly. You will hrliiK the farmer doner to hi mnrket. You w 111 hrliiK to hi Inolati-d wife and family the comfort nnd convenience thnt rlKht fully heloiiK to them. You will lift Clncknmn county out of the uiuil hole nnd elevate Hit ureal coun ty lo a lofty poHltlon In the eyes of the alale and Ita ie proi;reiilve rgun tie. Vote the bond. PLAN OF BUILDING HIGHWAYS . NOW IN USE WILL SURELY PASS AWAY DEEP THOUGHT, NEED OF KNOCKERS Thorough Examination of County' Needs and Study of Propoied Plan Would Convince Most Citizens If certain bond opponents who will be moat lienufltled by bard surfuced ronda tn the county, would only open their eyes to the Imnd-writltiK on the wiill, they would at once turn another "flip-flop," Ki't on tho right side of the nncHtlon, and strain every energy to secure a puHage of tho bond measure. The present system of road building in Cluckamas cannot and will not en dure. Tho time I surely npprouchinK, and In the not fur dttituut future, when country roads will be built accordliu'. to the scheme under which-city roiulu are Improved. In the towns when HIM Smith's road is to be Improved, Bill Smith must personally dig up a large proportion of tho cost, usuully about 50 percent, on the theory thnt he will be proportionately benefited. And thla la vory sane, commonplace logic, when It is figured out. Might now Clackamas county as a whole proposes to bpend )t'il)0,000 to build a system of permanent highways In the county ond Heaven knows how badly they are needed. The county a a whole Is to do It, mind you, and lllll Smilh don't have to pay nny more for the rond by his place than any oth er citizen of the county. It is a mutual benefit proposition In which every citi zen Is Interested and of the total cost of theao highways, the farmers will pay but 33 1-3 percent. The titles and the corporations pay tho balance. Thnt's the proposition and It's dead easy to see thnt the farmer will enjoy a preferred claim on the highway, without paying any premium on his privilege. One would naturally suppose ne would welcome the project with wMe open arms. In many canes he nas. but unfortu nately for the county as a whole there are many who are denouncing and dis owning the whole proposition in spite of the fact that years ago the mem- PRESENT SYSTEM OF ROADS DOOMED jhera of tlin KraiiKi tunderly fullinrad thn hill Ihroimh Ilia perlloua ulioala or tlw leKlHliituni. Down In thnlr lieurta Ihcy know now Hint thn nmd liond law la a koml one, mid allll under aoine myalcrloiia khIm", limy are atluinpllnx to utriniKlii thn project on every hand Wide iiwak fnnncr from all aee ttnii of the rounly, howeviir, are real I.Iiik that In llm paaaiiKQ of thn holida Ilea thn future of llm rounly aa whole, and the well flnflnol vlalon of i riminnnt lilithwiiy In thn vicinity of their own Inline will leanen their own trlliiiliillona ii lion t 25 percent. In apltii of Ihe Influence and precnum Unit la In-1 ii K hroiiKht upon (hem hy Hie calum ny aliouler to vole down the holida, they w ill act on I ho mutter at thn prl iimrlea a thnlr ronacl"iic dlctule; and to the hroiid mludnd wideawake, proKniMlvii fnrnier lliern la hut oun n III ii of the iii-Hllini: The bond pro Jeer la rlKht. Tl i men real I " they have a tclorl- on opportunity now to ace their lotin cherli.lnd il renin of itood road In the renin y and many of them have the lu tuition to look a ahort dlntMine Into llm ful urn, to Ihut unhiippy dny when the farmer tnuat pay thn lurirer harn If lie would enjoy xood roada to and from hla farm, rnther than thn amaller portion, If the liolid Inmie (arrlea. Only one third of thn totul coat of tlin hlxhwaya to Imi 1ml It under thn hondliiK act, will he home hy thn farm cm, uIHiouhIi the hlithwny are pri marily mid directly lienef eal to the man who Uvea III Ihe rniinlry, and un der tha Inw cunnot he hullt wlihin any towua. Then why HiIh plaintive wall from the country? The lament of Ihe cnlam- II v Hlirlekera Hhoiild he ponlionei nn- III thai nol far dlHlaut day when thn rural man iiiuhI pay (or hi K'mmI roiula I mi a direct IhimIh of lu-ni-ril to he du rlveil therefrom. The iiri-Ni-nt ayitem will not endurn IS WELL PROTECTED ARGUMENT USED BY OPPONENTS ILLUSTRATES STEPS TAKEN TO THROTTLE PROJECT ALL WOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR By Law Nona of Bond Money Could be Depoiited Unlea It Drew 3 Per Cent Redemption Fund l.otr.cd on Mortgage The calamity ahouter who are fight ing ,Hie piiHHiiL-e of the roud bond Issue, lo he dcrlde-i next Friday by thn vot ers of the county, sre vainly striving to prejudice the ihI-hIh of the voters iiL-niiiHt the lunula on thu ground that the county's Interest are not fully proti-eted III tho handling of the money. That ueh argument should be used by the opponent of the measures aptly Illustrate to what extent they have gone In their effort to throttle the nlan. There is no valid argument against permanent highway for f'lnck- nam county, nor Is there nny vnlld argument agulnst the bond. Ho not allow any one to fool you Willi Ihe statement that the county's Interests are not fully protected In kntidllni: the road bond money. .-Mono of It ran be expended excepting for the eonstrucllon or I'KHMANENT public rouds, under section 13, warrants, may he issued. In lieu of bonds, at 5 per cent Interest. If found practicable by the county court, under section u. None of the bond money can he do noslted In a bank excepting that it draw 3 per cent Interest, on monthly halnncea, nnd the redemption fund must be limned, under Ihe direction of the county court, on first mortgages, nt fi per cent. The same ns state school monev are loaned, and WITHOl'T ANY COST TO TUB COUNTY for ninking the loan. Did you ever hear of nny of the stnte school money be ing lost? No. Nor will any of this money bn lost. The bonds will draw 5 per cent. The redemption fund money will drnw d per cent. The liotutH will aell better If nllowed to run twenty years, nnd the taxpayers will gain 1 per cent Interest on the redemp tion fund, and thus reduce the cost to them In txes, for the money will readily loan on first mortgages nt 6 per cent. Could nny plan belninler or fairer? Or could nny better scneme be derived In any government in nny country on enrth which would better protect the rights nnd Interest of the county un der such a proposition. We think not, but for the sake of argument let ns assiimo thnt the road bond law Is not as perfect ns It might he, or a the various opponents of the bonding plan would make it if they had It In their power to do so. It is not at nil bnd or objectlonnble, however. And it is the only Inw under which a beginning tuny be made in the con struction of a permanent road sys tem, nnd If wo aro to have a begin nlng now, there is only one thing to do nnd thnt is tn give a majority vote for the proposition thnt la now up. There Is no good reason lor oe lav. for we might not get a better law and probably not one so good. In Its Place. Other enterprising counties have proceeded and are proceeding under It. Tho schemes proposed by those who raise objections to the pres ent Inw are generally of less merit thnn the one now In force. Every ob- tertion Is fully answered hy the fact thnt linder tho present proposition the JtiOn.ooo worth of permanent roads will be built and fully pnld for at a less cost to the taxpayers thun the maintenance of the very roBds. or rnlher excuses for roads, which they will replace. IS AFTER GOOD ROADS NEWPORT. Ore.. May , 11. Tho county court of Lincoln county has been petitioned hy a large percentage of the lcrnl voters of the enmity to rnll a special election for th put pose of voting on a bond issue of $100,000 for the construction of permanent roads. The hond Issue Is to run 10 yonrs and the bonds to hear 1 percent Interest AH the parers of thn county have been lined up for good ronds nnd nre devoting considerable space tr the dis cussion of the subject, vhlrh is vital to the residents of this county, as the roads at present are nearly Impass able. Even the road from Toledo to Elletr, which coat nearly JlOO.non, for seven miles. Is much a mud hole. It was surfaced with crushed rook at con-' slderable expense, but the rock is not In evidence now. ROD HONEY LATEST PICTURE OF NELSON O'SHAUCHNESSy AT VERA CRUZ MEL30M 0'5HAUGHi:55Y I IS AMIMNlii'ON, l. ( May 12. N'elKon O'HhatighncHsy, who aa charge d'nrfalrua, conducted the business of the American embassy ut Mexico City during the month of s're In which relations with the lluerta government were In a tense and rrltlrai state, con ferred tonight with I'resldent Wilson ut the White House. It was the first talk tie hnd had wilh the president since hi arrival, and It was understood tlmt some of the Imllgiiltle, Including Ihe Tamplco Incident, which led to tho break with lluerta, were discussed, a well as some details that might come up In the mediation conference. STATE WILL AID ONLY COMMUNITIES FOR PERMANENT WORKING HIGH WAYS TO BE HELPED THREE COMMONWEALTHS TO VOTE Of 22S,0OO Spent In Last Year, $30, - 000 Was Spent in Relief of Idle $1,900,000 in Three Proposed I hum. 8AI.EM. Ore., May 11. That only .niintiea which provide substantial funds wilh which to build permanent roada will be aided from the state highway fund was the decision reuehed by the stale highway commis sion today. In further outlining its policy the commission announced that only permanent thoroughfares would be built with tho stale highway fund, rio far as the $170,000 remaining in the fund is concerned the commission virtually has decided that It will be distributed among thoae counties that have voted bonds and those '.hat vote them at the coming electlou. This means that counties which are to be aided in hard surface road building this year from the state fund are (iatsop, Jin k sou and Columbia coun ties, which have voted bonds, and Clackamas Marlon and Coos, if pro posed bond issues aro approved Fri day. The proposed issue in Clacka in as Is $00.000 : in Marion, JS30.000, and in Coos, JCO.OOO. The board also decided that it wmid do road demonstration work in the counties thnt Improve on a large scale their own thoroughfares. Of the $238,000, the appropriation this year for the state highway funds, $.10,000 was spent on the road between Wasco and Higgs late lust winter to give work to the unemployed. The en gineering exptwe In Clatsop and Jack son counties, w here the road work vir tually Is in charge of the stnte high way Engineer llowiby, will he about $:0,000 or $t;o,000. leaving about $170, 000 for buying machinery and distribu tion among the counties that issue bonds and in other ways provide large sums for Improving their thorough fares. A DOCTOR IN AN EMERGENCY OUR MILADY'S COMBINATION TOI LET PERFUME SET This set conlnlns 6 of our most pop ular preparations. 1 Bottle Milriay's Perfume. 1 Large Bottle Milady's Shampoo. 1 Cake Milady's Cuticle Soap, 1 Jar Milady's Rose Cold Cream. 1 Sifter Box Milady's Talcum Powder. You know these preparations, they are famous for their pure qualities and agreeable odors. They nre being sold the world over at from 50c to $1.00 for i-ai-h preparation. Yonr denier would chnrge you not less than $2.50 for the set nnd we are offering it to you for a limited time only for $1.00. VANITY PURSE FREE FREE if yen will send in your order now we will ond you absolutely free with this s.-t. One Simulatioi German Silver Vanitv Purse, Naw Ynrk's La test Craze. This purse is of striped design, two hall clasp, with cable link chalu Silkoline lined, one side contains half pocket, other side with spring coin holders, dime, nickel and quarter. We will semi Milndy'8 Set complete with Vanitv purse If you order at once for $1.00. We sell you direct. Order now, today. Agents need not write. Send ten cents in stamps to cover postage. Send $1.00 coin or money order. UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS CO. Dayton, Ohio. I Adv.) Canal Ready for Boats. PANAMA. May 8. Colonel George W. Goethals. governor of the Panama Canal Zone, said today that he would put torpedo Ik-its through the canal at any time Secretary of the Navy Dan iels desired him to do so. He also said that he would ask Secretary Gar rison's approval to send ships through the canal on or about May 15, as be expects to have a 30-foot channel cut through the slide at Cucaracha by then. Vr , ft 4 V , 'Ji ! if ''TV Ms BONDED COUNTIES GRANGE WAS FOR BONDS IN 1912 ORGANIZATION FOUGHT FOR LAW AUTHORIZING BONDS TWO YEARS AGO, SUDDEN "FLIP-FLOP" IS MYSTERY Bonding Law Wa Called Grange Meas ure In 1912 Argument for Bill on Official Pamphlet Signed by Spence Just why some of the ardent advo cate of the present county road bond ing law, passed In 1!I2. should have turned a complete 'flip-flop" In their altitude on the good roada (juestlon, nnd now would disown their child of two year ago, it a puzzle to the peo ple of Clackamas county. Ktrangely enough, however, the bill which was fathered by the grange and nursed along Into a full-fledged law at Ha Initiative, Is now held up In scornful .1...1.1... i. who brought It Into being at that time. Itumor has It thnt the "flip-flop" has been altogether too sudden, however, and thnt many of thn county's substan tial furmers who realize the tremend ous economic results of permanent highways for the county, are determ Ined to disregard the whispered hints oi uire resuu. wnicn me calamity howlers sre spreading about among their neighbors, and are not only favor ing, but openly working for the pass age of the bond. litit the "quick-change" of the bond opponent can best be Illustrated by n ! fire until March 4. 1897. careful perHiial of the following meas- j The mo'gt notable Incident of Mr. lire, proposed and submitted by the!OInpv.g gpryce a secretary of state Oregon state grange at the grange at the general election of 1912. It speaks for itself and puts up a rather strong argument In favor of the bonds: On official ballot, Nos. 324, 325, 328 and 327. 'Argument: (Affirmative) "Submitted by Oregon state grange in favor cf the measure designated on the official ballet as follows: 'Proposed by initiative petitions. 'A biil for an act authorizing any county in this state to issue bauds for the construction of permanent roads, providing a modo, of procedure by Which a special election may re called i within the rounly to vote whctlier bonds shall bo Issued end providing for the snle of bonds and tho eraenrii ture cf tho uionoy realized llicrefrom In arfuai road construction. "Vote Yes or No. 324 Yes. No. "A bill for an act to create a state highway department, authorizing the governor to appoint a state highway engineer at an annual salary of $:!'"00: providing his duties anil making an annual appropriation of not to exceed $12,000 for the maintenance of the de partment, Including the salary of the engineer and his assistants. "Vote Yes or No. "326 Yes. '327 No. "These bills provide that all matters pertaining to issue nnd redemption of bonds, location and construction of per manent roads and expenditures In con nection with same, can only be pro posed at county roads meeting by rep resentatives elected by road district: that all actions taken at such road meetings are either approved or re jected at special elections, and the county courts are required to carry out the instructions of the voters at such elections. "This bill further provides for a competent state highway engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the proper construction of permanent county roads and bridges, thus enabl ing counties to avoid the present in efficient and unsatisfactory work of engineers and supervises with little or no practical experience or knowl edge. "The object of these grange bill is to encourage and promote the con struction of good, permanent roads. radiating from market centers out and into the rural communities and such other roads as the business interests of the county require. These bills were cat-fully drawn by the grange committee after ad vising and consulting with the best authorities on road laws and road con struction in the state, and we believe if enacted Into laws will benefit all. 'Huslness men and farmers, produc er and consumer, vote for these granr? measures, for you, one nnd all, are in terested in the development of the state, that can never be accomplished without the construction of geod. per manent roads, built economically and scientifically. "Spence, Shaw, Leedy, Mason, com mittee, Oregon stnte grange, general election pamphlet, November, 1912." VILLAGES IN SICILY DESOLATED BY QUAKE CANTANIA. Italy, May 9. An earth quake last night brought death and de struction to many villages on and near Mount Etna. The number of dead up to tonight Is officially given as 139, with about 350 injured; but as yet a large portion of the devastated terri tory has not been inspected. The affected zone extends from Zaf farana. the highest village on Mount Etna, to Itlanca Reale, on the south, an Giarre, on the north. It includes Linera, the center of the disturbance, Jisano and Santa Venerina. In Linera alone 110 persons were killed and 300 injured. In the village of Itonglardo. 13 dead and 27 Injured have been taken from the ruins. At Cosentlni 18 were killed and many in jured. These villages and many small er places were practically leveled. Indigestion? Can't Eat? No Appe tite? A treatment of Electric Hitters in creases your appetite; stops indiges tion; you can eat everything. A real spring tonic for liver, kidney and stomach troubles. Cleanses your whole system and you feel fine. Elec tric Hitters did more for Mr. T. D. Peeble's stomach troubles than any medicine he ever tried. Get a bottle today, 50c and $1.00. at your druggist. lluekleu's Arnica Salve for Eciema. (Adv.) RICHARD OLNEY, AGED 78,1$ ' NAMED COVERNOR Of BOARD ' t t --1 H it run f in , Itlcliard Olney, recently appointed ' wivf-rnor of the new federal reserve board, It seventy-eight years old. Me was born In Oxford. Mass., and re ceived the degree of A. M. from Itrown I nlversitv In 18S6. the degree of LI It. from Harvard In 1858 and LL. D. from Harvnrd and Itrown In 1893 and I Yale In 1'J'il. He was admitted to mi liar In li.iS, ana nis pnu-uce ua buhc centered in lioston. He was a mem- , , .u. w..i,.. hnp nf rer- ' , 1ST1 BnrnPV en- eral of the 1'nlted States from iw. to 1895 In President Cleveland's ad miiutr;.iinn He then became secre- ',.. nt ...te and continued 1n the of- ; va. , fnili gnMlement of the liritish controversy boundary. over the Venezulean WEST CLUB TO REOPEN SALICM. Ore.. May 8. Following a occurence last night between W. VU- bur, who conducts the Friars club at the old Mtivnijkic tavern, and Gover nor West, the governor announced that upon Wilbur's promise to operate his club strictly within the law he had or dered the squad of militiamen with drawn from the club premises. The place was put under martial law two days ago because of law violations, which the governor said were not being suppressed by local officials. "Wilbur was told our office had no desire to interfere with his club so loEg as it confined its activities to the purposes for which it was Incorpor ated," said the governor today, refer ring to his interview with Wilbur, "but that its present practice of serving liquors without a license was unlawful and could not be permitted. Upon be ing assured that there would be no fur ther cause of complaint, the militia boys were called In and I hope the con duct of the club will give us no cause to send them back." GOVERNOR STILL AFTER FRIARS' WEST WILL INSTRUCT COUNTY ATTORNEY HEDGES TO IN VESTIGATE TAVERN SALEM, Ore.. May 11. As W. Wil bur, manager of the Friar's club at the Milwaukie tavern, has not submitted to the governor a list of the club's mem bership, as promised, or made other other show to Indicate the alleged re spectability of the club. Governor West said today that he would request Coun ty Attorney Hedges of Clackamas count to make a grand Jury investiga tion of the club. The governor said that Wilbur had given him the names of a number of prominent Portland citizens as members of the club, and that they likely will be subpenaed to appear before the grand Jury. The governor Bald that he would not permit the club to run aa It has run In the past. County Attorney Hedges, said Mon day evening that he had received no word from Governor West. T FILED AGAINST CLUB County Attorney Hedges filed an amended complait in the case of the state of Oregon against the Friars' club Monday. The complaint was re ceived by Mr. Hedges from Attorney General Crawford, who prepared It. A demurrer filed by the defendants against the original complaint was sus tained by Circuit Judge Eakin on the grounds that the complaint did not state sufficient cause for legal action. The county attorney notified Attorney General Crawford at once and the work of .preparing the amended complaint was begun at once. MclNTOSH CONVICTED IN SECOND DEGREE PORTLAND. May 8. Nearly 24 hours after having, received the case a Jury in Circuit Judge Kavanaugh's court this afternoon found James Mc intosh guilty of the killing of his wife, a chambermaid, under the name of An nie Meadows, Whose body was found on a burning bed in a room In the Reinphalz hotel, February 8. The wo man was strangled to death. Life Im prisonment is the only sentence pro vided and sentence will be pronouced Monday morning. Wilson Disown Resolution. WASHINGTON. May 8. The Wil son administration was quick to dis claim reponsibility 'for the resolution introduced h Representative Smith, of Maryland, proposing to cede South east Alaska to Canada on condition Great Fritain would agree to an abro gation -)f the Hay-Paunceforte treaty. BIDS FOR MAIN STREET CALLED COUNCIL WOULD LET RESPONSI BILITY OF IMPROVEMENT REST WITH OWNERS COUNCILMAN FRED TOOZE RRSICNS City Fathers Aid In Celebration on May 23 Streets Are Donated to Committee In Charge of Big Day Tho Improvement of Main street was hy far the most Important subject bo fore the council at thn special meet ing Wednesday evening. Representa tives from paving companies, property owners along the street In question, and business men as well as the mem bers of the council Joined In the dis cussion of the many-sided problem. A petition was presented at the last meeting of the council asking that the street be repaired by the city with money from the general fund and that a new pavement not be laid. At the time the council, by a vote of three to four, expressed Itself as favorable to the petition of the property owners but not until after a long debate on the "patchlng-up" policy. A second petition was presented at the meeting Wednesday, asking that the street be given a redress, showing, some coun- cllmen claimed, that there was a I growing change of sentiment on the part of the Main street property own er regarding the improvement. Mayor Jones recommended mat the council proceed with the usual ordi nances necessary for the permanent work, thus forcing those who are op posed to the improvement to remonl trate in the usual legal manner. T. U Charman. representing the property owners favoring repairing the street, said that the council was taking an un necessary step in proceeding with the usual program as the property owners would surely remonistrate. The may or said in reply, that it would be bet- iter to compel the property owners to take tr. responsibility of postponing 'the work rather than the council. A motion was finally passed calling for bids on the various kinds of pave ments. These bids vritl be opened at the next rr-s'-'lar meeting of the coun cil on the first Wednesday In June. The point discussed was not whether or not the street needed an Improve ment of some kind but what kind was the most desirable. As the situation is at present. If the property owners continue in their demands tJiat tha street be repaired and not permanent ly resurfaced, they will be forced to remonistrate by presenting a formal remonstrance signed by 60 percent of the property owners to the council. An ordinance passed September 6, 1912, declaring that the life of Main street would expire December 31, 1912. was discussed. Several of the coun cilmen claimed that it would be Im possible for the council to repair the street from the general fund unless this ordinance was repealed. T. L. Charman recommended to the council that this be done. William Anderson was the most ac tive speaker outside of the council who spoke in favor of the permanent Im provement. He deplored the condi tion of the street and called It a dis grace to the town. Mr. Anderson rec ommended that the city call for com petitive bids from all of the various paving companies, each company to furnish it own specifications. The resignation of councilman Fted J. S. Tooze was read and accepted at the council meeting Wednesday night. No reasons were given for his resig nation. A vote of thanks was given Mr. Tooze by the council for his faith ful services as a councilman. His term of office expired at the end of this year. Arguing tht since the saloons were abolished from Oregon City the num ber of arrests had decreased 69 per cent under the corresponding period of last year. Council Templeton, at the council meeting Wednesday evening introduced a resolution Instructing the mayor to decrease the police force. The resolution was defeated, the ma jority of the council taking the stand that although the number of arrests had decreased and the amount derived from fines in the recorder's court had sunk far below the average of former years, the town could not be properly policed with a fewer number of men than now employed. The councii awarded the contract of oiling the streets at $24.95 for a mile strip six feet wide to the Pacific Road Oiling company. The only oth er bid was that of the Oregon Road Oiling company at $27 a mile. The representative of the former concern recommended that the city adopt the barrel method of estimating the amount of work done, arguing that the city could secure much better work. A committee from the Commercial club and Rose society was present and through its chairman, O. D. Eby asked the council to appropriate, as has been the custom in the past, a certain amount for the Rose Festival, Booster Dav and Stock Show on May 23. The council gave $75 and dedicated the city streets to the committee on that day. An ordinance was read for the frrst time licensing automobile trucks. Trucks with a carrying capacity up to one ton will be charged $10; from one to three tons $12.50, and over three tone $15. The police will be granted the usual two weeks' vacation this year. One officer will take vacation at a time, so that the others by working over time will be able to keep the streets as well patrolled as at present without the employment of another man. MILLIONAIRE POST KILLS SELF WITH GUN . SANTA BARfURA, Cat., May 9. Charles W. Post, multi-millionaire cereal manufacturer of llattle Creek, Mich., committed suicide here today by shooting himself. The millionaire killed himself with a 3030 hunting rifle. He placed the muzzle of the weapon in his mouth and puHed the trigger, with his toe, blow ing off the entire top of his head. The suicide occurred early today, just after Mrs. Post and Post's secre tary had come into Santa Barbara on business. Post told the nurse who was with him that he waa tired and wished to be alone. REGISTRATION 226,924. SALEM. Ore.. May 9 With the wo men enfranchised the registration in Oregon for the primary May 15, this year, totals 226.924. with 11 conntie reported unofficially. There will b little change either way In the final statement. tf hRYWHFRP wth T Mat no.