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PaOT 4 OREGON Cm' ENTEKPHISE. FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1917. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE t. t. Pub!lhd Ivtry Friday. BROOlt. Hi or tt Publisher Entered t Onasoa C'.tr. Ort-aon IWoffwe trron4rUM itaiirr uttt'i' Ion Raits: 1 53 4 On vesr , in Mnn'bl Trial f'lharrlptlnn. To M'ln'BS Subscribers Kill fril 'he date of exptistl.n stamped en their papers fol lr.!l thnlr name. If last payment li not credited ItloJlr notify us, anJ the matter lll receive our attention. Advertising Rales on at't'Hcatbw HIT THE LINE HARD I The Enterprise will, from time to time, publish article! of a patriotic character from the pern of the brainiest men in th United States, who have drafted themselves into an orcaniza tion called "The Vigilantes." Meredith Nicholson is the author of the following: "The way to resume," said I lorace Greeley, "is to resume, By the same token the way to make war is to fight. War is an exceedingly disagreeable business. Prolonged wars are disastrous. War means ruin and waste, and intelligent nation once launched upon this unpleasant business, will get rid of it as quickly as possible. The sooner the United States strikes a blow with all the punch of its tremendous resources ot men and treasure the sooner we shall see the world at peace again. President Wilson set forth in his message to congress a pro- cTamrae that thrilled the nation and evoked the praise of al the world that loves liberty and security. We have all stood beside the president upon those heights to which he has led us, wlowly, laboriously, and with supreme patience through two and naif yean in which we had been awed spectators ot the old world struggle. But we can not remain dreaming in the clouds. To put into full effect the noble aims and lofty aspirations expressed by President Wilson we have got to leave our ideals firmly planted "above the tide-line of the seas of time" and bestir ourselves in the plains and valleys and upon the seas to fight for them. 'The way for the United State to contribute to the quick termination of this war is by the prompt massing of its forces for blows that will count We must hit the line hard, with all the vim of our one hundred million. We are beyond the point of fuming because we weren't prepared; we are not going to be caught napping again but that is another matter! The great business of the American nation right now is to get into action, and when you are ready, Gridley, you may begin fir ing! We know quite definitely what we are fighting for: it is to save civilization and Democracy from extinction and make the world a comfortable and safe place for all liberty loving people to live in. Incidentally we mean that this na tion, which was not established or preserved without consid erable letting of blood, shall not suffer itself to be trampled on by the redhanded lords of the house of Hohenzollern. The issue is clean-cut; there is no longer any debating about it We are in the fight to the finish. We want to see peace restored as quickly as it can be won; but there must be no sidling, no feinting, no ducking responsibility. We must move forward like an army with banners, knowing that every blow struck is a blow for peace, and in this gigantic struggle a blow, verily, for the liberation of the very people we are fighting! "Let us have peace! The way to an early peace lies through a war prosecuted with every ounce of pep this mightly nation can put into it' LOANS TO IRRIGATION FARMERS If congress gives its approval to the bill introduird by Sen ator Thomas bterling ol South Dakota much maiIu aI assist ii .ii. i ' . ance win W rxienueu io seiners on ret tarnation projec ts in raising maximum crops during the ptex-nt season, (lie inra ure authorizes the recently created federal land Uuiks to loan money on land under irrigation projects within thrir district. Senator Sterling has amply protected the (tanks by providing that existing liens on the land lo secure the payment of install ments under the reclamation act shall be sulnJidmale to the mortgage given ly the owner to the land bank. Mr. Sterling believes that such an extension of credit to the farmers of the west will be a real stimulant to them, and should result in a marked increase in the production of foodstuffs. THE BENEFITS Farmers not residing on any of the roads to be improved under the road bond bill should not for that reason ipiHe the bond measure. ith the approval by the voters of the bond issue, every such farmer will derive a two-fold letiefit. In the first place, he will be brought that much closer to a hard surfaced road. Secondly, the money now expended on the main roads will be available lor the improvement of the con necting roads. Surely, the farmer, regardless of his residence with respect to the main trunk roads, cannot help but recog nize that he will be benefited by the expenditure of funds raised by the proposed bond issue. Mil ii.l in, Oirgiiu, I Imtlii-U Miiifo No :l i. in, II i li.ttiii u, nl I i.. I..-. jui mihii.u VI hi i' r. U No ;i ll.ll. I. .IB. lis . II. .M. Ji (T.faiiH o tu.l,i'! i.jnui-r iii iliii tilrt M IIHr. Ii S. J) Mini. other lnu Ii4v !' ii r't'"'t'l snl taken up. Hull linn Infuliiiatloli it iirp.li 4 tin 'I bean and ai'agn nun II I nfi laity ItiipuHaiil .i . m( ear l lailrll.s nf It i Ii ). Mum l)pa " far It It In iriMUtit llu'iu. 'Ill II I Hint lltlltllt III Hi I .T) a. re planted In ill kind nf I nip nil I It Hi pluming dene promptly as possible. Iii'uriiutli'ii In tlm qui Una Is being ilnadlly aasciuli'ed by tin college FORUM OF THE PEOPLE m tax eery year, lo kn p up lht pleas Tl'ALATlN. Or.. April :7. iKditoi ur n"'1- hl !" us ' rd the Knterprise) Tualatin tsratigx I see th.re are some, j ut thoae who No. Ill, r. of li. gore on record unanimously opposing the M.OOO.OOo bond Issue. K.H.A SEKKUSU. 8-irelary E HI EXPRESSES MS ON 1 are lit lug right by the side of th. dealgnalcd hard surfaced road. I sup pose, who are objecting to the stand that C. K. P pence l Ijklnic acalnst this bonding blH. but Mr Spence I J workinf fur the Inti-rr.t of th farm ing ana laDoring rnmt'.Miiuty it m tatr, anil tbra men that an- finding fault tth him. arc, I am rry to ny. showing strong signs of solf lntinnl It Is not to the lntiri-t of any farm rr or talwirlng man to tote for this bonding bill, unleai lie has iroprrtjr rlk'ht clone to a road ilf.lKnMrd as a hard surfarnl road lt u turn It don at th clertlon. ant the nni time e try and pet a more Jum deal for the good of all ttKORRR IIICIMtOTIIAM. SAYS FARMERS SHOULD NO! DEMAND ROADS RIGHT BEFORE HOUSES : ADVOCATES OF GOOD RECLAMATION OF MEN , The policy of reclamation has accomplished wonders for the agricultural industry of the United States. No longer does any one think of protesting against its fulfilhnent in that line of activity. But when the thought that has achieved so much with an industry is applied to men, lo! there rises up here and there a spectre from past ages to protest The Enterprise has supported the passage of the bill pro viding an appropriation of $100,000 a year for four years to be used in the improvement of the penitentiary because it be lieves in the reclamation of men. That the stand of this paper is appreciated by the men most vitally affected by the passage of the bill is made clear in an article which appears in the May number of "Lend a Hand," the publication of the inmates of the Oregon State peniten tiary, which reads : "To those familiar with newspaper life it is nothing new to see a paper in a town or city take up the discussion of a public question on the opposite side taken by "the other paper" in the same town, and for no reason except the fact that the other paper has taken a position. This condition is espec ially apparent when "the other' editor happens to be honored or made prominent in the matter discussed. A peculiar in stance of that kind is now in evidence in Oregon City. The editor of The Enterprise, Mr. E. E. Brodie, was appointed on a commission to investigate the penitentiary and after an ex haustive survey, involving a trip through several other state prisons, Mr. Brodie joined in a voluminous report in which the necessity for a new prison in Oregon is set forth and in accordance with the recommendation the legislature submitted a bill to the people for the construction of modern buildings to take the place of the old rotten, unsanitary buildings now used. "Mr. Brodie's paper, The Enterprise, has so far supported this bill with intelligent argument born of thorough knowl edge, and of course its rival, the Oregon City Courier, feels in duty bound to take the other side of the question. Like all advocates. who join in a discussion without having princi ple or fact as a basis, the Courier flounders terribly and can find no argument to offer except the thread-bare ridicule of a hotel de luxe, with all comforts attached, for the attraction and encouragement of criminals. Such a view, expressed by only one other editor in the state so far as "Lend A Hand" has seen( the Spectator) receives a very effective rebuke from the Enterprise." SECURED DESIRABLE AMENDMENT Opposition to the attempt of the administration to clothe itself with every imaginable power under the guise of military necessity is voiced by Senator Frank B. Kellogg of Minne sota. Senator Kellogg called particular atttention to the para graph in the socalled espionage bill which, as reported by the committee, gave the president authority to make regulations governing the collection and publication of information con cerning our military and naval operations, and then provided a very drastic fine of imprisonment for the violation of the executive regulations. "We should not go so far," said Sen ator Kellogg, "as to make the mere innocent collection of in formation a crime under this law, where there is no intent to use it to the detriment of the country." The Senator succeed ed in convincing his colleagues that the bill was unnecessarily harsh, and at the conclusion of his remarks the word "collect" was stricken from the measure. PRKCON CITY. Route !. April 30 - (Editor of the Knterpriael I stippoat It Is the duty of every voter In the state of On-Run. If they have nn fixed views. In regard to this lii.Oofl.BOO road bond bill, to exprcm those vle publicly, so that e m-iy all Inter-' rhange vles, and thereby come very' Mr arriving at a Jim! coni luaton. t Every time t look over the map j showing the way these rouls are lnld . out. th.wt come under the provision of this bonding act. it makes me nud. It is no wonder that the representa tives of Multnomah county w juld con-) To the Edl,or of the Enterprise.) -,cnt to have a'l this system of roa.ls 1 "S101 tht mt 'rlenl Mr. Casto feels built outside of Multnomah county. If I ,s roni;ly against those, who are do they can rmll off such a deal as that, j thelr Pt to carry the truth ro Every hard surfaced road, terminates the proposed 18.000.000 bond In Multnomah county. Tl.ey rome - ! Issue to the ears of the people. Erery from every side, east, west, north and j 008 hM right to hear both sides of south. Klvc hard surfaced roads tcr- ery question and when we know that minute In that county, nnd then, ttp parently. for foar that Clatsi p, Oolum- the opposition speakers have been making so many mis-statements It bia and Hood River counties, would ; devolves upon some one to go out and not be willing to come through wi:h)toll the truth, otherwise some people their part of the work, so ns to nuke might Tote on the matter without a the BKrtlng track for I'ortbnd auto j correct understanding of tho prlncl inoMlists satisfactory, they made pr. , pies Involved. vision in the bonding bill, that the I We believe Mr. Casto'a district Is commission shou'd take sufficient money out of the road fund, to com plete the road-throtiKh these three counties, without the counties dolim any more nt them. Then, beginning nt tho southwest corner of Multno- blessed with more scenery to the square Inch -than any other part of Oregon. We believe that the old south end road and the other roads leading south. Mt. Pleasant and Molalla roads are mah county, they r:m a network cfttle C(1,mi froll, a s, ,.lllc Vllinl of vtcw hard surfaced roads, away down south of any roadg that may be lM out alonR to Junction City, rifiht along by Vac the banka of tne Willamette, or any slue or each other, showing on the olher rheft but lhpy ar6 not g00(j map. about to of an Inch apart. I from a Kenera, umiy po,nt of T,ew as Tho road up the Columbia Is right ! the road with a water grade, along by the river nnd railroad for a! Scenic value is not a consideration lor.s v;iy. anil Is of no special benefit J 0f first Importance, but as Mr. Harvey to the state, but Is an actual detriment , q. starkweather put It. "Whore in to ell the main transportation lines Li!ni:g that route. The way the I'LOOI, 000 bonding bill is worked, the high a ay commission has no particular dis cretion about these nurd surfi'ed roads, they are all marked out, and then specified, and the money derived trom tno sale or those bonds, is re quired to be used in building these roads, and paying the Interest and principal on the bonds, and In other expenses In connection with building these hard surfaced roads, and in caso tin funds belonging to this bonding bill is short, at nny time tho Interest or principal payments nre due, the commission Is authorized to pay the same out of any funds in its control without regard to the origin of said funds, thereby requiring them to pay the interest and principal payments 'm these bonds, out of tho one-fourth mill :;tte road tax, or out of the funda pro vided by state bonds, for cooperation with the federal aid fund, for building post and forest roads, If necessary. Now, the hard surfaced roads ar" confined to just a small portion of thf stute'a surface, and a'l the rest of tho j : t;ite is all marked up with post roads j and forest roads, but provision for the! building of the.ie road.s, and financing t!i': co.it of the same, Is, very gracious ly, left at. tho discretion of the county court-), the highway commission and J tho federal engineers, after the hard j surfaced roi'ds Imvc bei-n cared for j double li'-entio tax on e'-ery aulo Oregon can you find a market road, a trunk road, or any other kind of a road that Is not a scenic road? That la the work of the Iluler of the Universe and not of man." Oregon needs permanent roads and there Is only one way to get them quickly bonds. Our nation needs mil itary roads. Oregon must do her part to provide this need. Tho road bill before the people happens to be tho remedy for many a long felt wont. Forgot our petty Jealousies. For get that the road does not run by your door yard and remember "The Golden Rule." THE TWELVE DISCIPLES OF ROAD EFFICIENCY. 10 1 OF COLLEGE If) COUVAI.I.IH, Or., May, 2. (Special) Patriotic: farmer:: of Oregon uro re sponding lo the splendid appeal made by the newspaper:! fir Information rn garclins k'-''"I. Many farmers are writ iag in to the AiMYullural college foi this seed Information and their needr. are hein;; "..erred et Mice, on infunin- mobile in the .state, is required to liclj, ! tion v.hicli h:.s roi.e: from tho appi.il 1-uiid these hard surfaced roads, an i j spread broadcast liirrnir.hout the stale keep them in repair, ami pay thi. j Ly the neivsp iron in tbelr efforts to Creat interest every year, but not out I promote production at this critical dollar of this automobile license can lio used to assist in making ther.t post or forest roads, which are of m, much Interest to the farming comrnnn ities, and the poor peop'o of the state What Justice is there in asking and demanding, that every automobile, owner, all over the country, shoulo pay a heavy license tax to help build that hard surfaced road, placed where It is, when their own roads are so bad, that lots of them can't get within 40 miles of the hard surfaced roads. In the wet season. How are we ever time. E. L. Davis of Williams, Oregon liOOO pounds of red Mexican bean seed, 100 pounds royal white kidney beans and 100 pounds golden T-antam sweet corn Heed; E. Zieliseh of Parker, Ore gon, 150 bushels of Marquis wheat nf good qua'ity at a reasonable price; W. A. I'ersey, Falls City, folsey wheat for shipment from Salem; Rodney Savage of Halsey, one satk red Valen tine seed at reasonable price; J. H. Aldrich of Canby, four or five bushels of Minnesota No. 23 corn; Btout Bro'. OIIKciON CITr. April :v-(Kdlii.r of Ihe Enterprise): t'nder dt of April It (here appear r-l an i.rlli'1 from WHKnt. igiu-d. "A Hlitipl Partner." aiklng why a re sident of the Wllholt dl'-lrl.l hould tote fur Ihe rn.iil bond lme The only aniwer that appeals to me la lo nH the question. 'Hull we miuli'inn every prnptmttlun that preiiita It self iln.pl)- became as IndUld unls are nut directly benefited by an Improvement"? If that queatlun l anred In Ihe affirmative then a voter might object to pa)lli( stalo tat es because h Is not directly benefi ted It maintaining tho to large In sane asylums ot the state, simply, be came ho Is not In that Institution blin ply In the self and the same prin ciple would apply In the nmlnteneme of the reform school , penitentiary, ttMo I'nlvernlty. State Agricultural college and State Normal school, and In fact all Institutions that draw from each Individual tatpaera a certain portion of the annual eipense. Tho writer has no children to educate, and still he Is called tijmn e.tch ear to pay more than tlOO annually In special school taxes In the several districts where he owns reul entitle, to educate other people's children Nuvertheleps. that expense bene fits the growing generation, and every Intelligent citizen must look Into the future, and do alt In his power to enlighten our coming generation, and at the same time, assist In every pro Krensive action that tends to ib-veloi the state and Its rltlienship. It Is true, that a mun living In the Wllholt district wi'l not be benefited us nmrti by the completion of the st.ilr roads, mentioned in tho bonding bill, as a man will who lives near thoie highways, but In any event, a pen n should be brnd enough to rulst Id r.ny Improvement where It benefit the larger number, rather than tho smaller. As the law stands now, regardless of whether the bonds lsne carrlen certain funds o Into the State I Huh way fund. One source of the revenue comes from the one-fourth mill tax which has been levied In tl::s state fir a period of four years. I'tider pre sent variations thin tax amounts t f -20. Oiio, mt annum, nnd. In addition thereto, the automobile annual license fees on tire number of licensed aut omobiles on January 1st, PUT, will bring an additional sum Into the Stnto Highway fund of $.110,000 per year. making a total ot $510,000 per annum from the two sources mentioned. The secretary of state udvlsed the writer that from present Indli atlon:;. taking Into consideration fie new nut cimcitillcs being licensed each month Hitirc January 1st, P.H7, that there will he during the year 1017, approximate ly 10, 0i)0 more automobiles than In ISIR, nnd If that e.itlmato of Increase Is correct, then tho amount of annual Mcenso foes w amount to more than 1100,000 above the $110,000 raised cm '.ho basis of the number for last year inn, in onier to iilmpllfy mutters, we .ire using ns a basis the same nnmbei of automobiles ns were licenced lii 1010, although wo know thu number to bo much greater. The bondlitg measuro mentioned, passed on January 4th, has a llmlta tion ns to thy amount of that fund to be expended durlnir the year MM" to $1,000,000, and for 191R, $2,000,000, and tho remaining sum to be expend ed tho third year and thereafter Now, If all of these bonds were Ihm cod nt Mio time nnd '.vero drawing In terest r. h specified In tho law, the In terest charge would he $2 lO.Ol'O per amiiim. Deduct that Ihe sum from tin year'y revenue of 5f0 000 would lertv $320,000 for a sinking fund to caro for these bond:', and, under the dec! si'.n of th'j 1'nited .States Supreme Court as handed down yesloii'av. i largo Inereaiic In tho properly, reibje'-l to taxation, will a"aln be p'aeed mi our nr.r.os.'iment r 'lls, which will iTe.it ly Increase the one-fourth mill revenue The additional automobiles acquired each year will greatly ni:r a.:e Hie 'iui'1 from that i.onree, so there can l,e no doubt !n the mind of i:ny Infe'le petit .' orson but viint the r"v n te v.-1 ' ' be large enough to proportl cure f ir racli dollar that is used for road pur pose under this winding law, should the same be carried. The bonding measure Is po drawn a to cast the principal burden of the road bonds upon the automobiles o' the state and not upon the taxpayers, and the average property owner Is fur ther protected In the constitutional amendment adopted last November limiting the Increase of taxes each year to 6 per cent the preceding ye r. The bonding measure further pro vides that the roads beslgnnted there in, and which will be Improved, shall be state roads, and after the grndlna and draining has been done by the i.e ml), llirn the tUla hl,hwr t""' lululi li .'. it li (eiiieliitiiiii n. IkiI if' i lbire.ni unl maiul iint lb Ule fluids lll' li illli-r llii ielme "!i ksuiss i mini) would bit lr.if) Mm tiled br i"ii ol llil ImiiiiIiiii I a II would lake fmui the Inuil.li'l nt lb U,.i).-n of Cl.u Iuiims t'liuiil ii.'.nlllinl.'l lariitv lullil of III hitlit iraivb'd l.xi'li, and wblili el thu ii .i iil llmr ! !'( li, (he atp,i) en uppioiiiii.iii y ii'MU, r je.ir I maintain. Ibis sum will U el an iikiJ by i'tai kuin.u nullity Willi II own b.ld mrf.ue l.ml In 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1 ii (t l.lti-MU Into b ill u'tmal ilmlr'. s II Is true Hut die big ti llrimd I' nli are quietly doing nil liny mn In ilcfe.it the im aaure, as hard suil.e id roads als cut Iniu Ihe leu-urn of theao Ciioii,ilile-i. niu stir Im mis b) which truck gardeners and freight prml'ii ers an gel to a Imtl ind uim let by aulo tnnk or smaller xihhle under a ! mat tlmii r ill,iv and r re rniiipiiniea chnri!'", n.ituis causes Ihe railway and ipreas com panics id resin tlie aiilaiioiilatlc rum I'elllliMI. If I have iml pn-seiiled aufTaliuil facta and fUuda, I will kindly a the farmer from the Wllholt dlalrli t In lequeit the I'muiiieri'litl ilub of Ore rii Cltv to hold a read bund meeting at Wllholt before the June election. TAXPAYEIL A. J. LEWIS TELLS WHY HE IS OPPOSED 10 IHE E MAPI.K LANK. May 2 -(To the Kd Itor of the Knter prise I - I see by )oui bisue of April II, a request by a farm er of Wllholt for Information. Why he should or "hould not vote for the li'i.Ooo.OOO bond Issue. He wants farts mid figures and to eliminate peri on ullty. It Is pretty hard to do that there Is so much personality In the s hem I feel I am not very competent to glvi advise on a mutter of so much mo tneiit. I'ot I can tell some of the rea sons why I am iipiKiai-d to Ion-Una; fm roads because I think It the most ex tra scant way they could be built. In Ihe pntient Instance we will pay iieurly $5,000,000 In Interest on tho bonds gefore maturity which would build SCO miles of road at $10, 000 per mllo or In other words It will cost C'i per cent more under the bonding system than If tho llccnie money were spent dlrely on the rouils In the lust session of tho legislature a I'I'l passed ns nil emergency nun sure to meet Ihe federal aid In ra'ie the auto llcens" law w.i i found uncon stitutional and the nillluge. tax was ut sufficient for that purpose. This bill provided for a bond Untie of $1.1(00.000. Hie $i;,00O.0UO licml bill diverted the auto lltctiso nnd the nil'.!. ma to be used lis a ulnklng fund and pay inter et on the bonds and stiiul..d th"t the federal alii be m"t by the - i'o ol bonds under this emergency bill. This will iiiiiVi' n total bond Issue of $7,flou.poo If the new LI'! carried and If this were all we could grin and hear It. Hut It Is conceded that It will entail a farther isiiaiiec of 110 of -10 mll'lons more to complete thn roads laid out. And should they he built as laid out, we would have a teui ot trunk roiub, used chlclly by tourists and autocrats, and of little use to farmers and (small taxpayers!. My friend wants figures but they are ebout the most misleading thlng.i In tho world. We can tell what the In terust will Im on a $0,000,000 or $S,0n0, 000 bond Issue at 4 V, per cent In 11- years, but when jo come, to figure what thu auto lleeiiso tax v II amount to in that time we aru up against It hard. Wo urn taking u grave responsibility If we pluco to much confidence on such figures. Now, I don't want to h" personul, but I do want to say n f i w words that may sound that way. Mr. Ilnnso'i has repen'edly given u:i to understand his position In regard to going In debt, per cunt of the busi ness Ih rloae on credit and is approved by him telling us nliout the fanner who had rather be up to lila 1: no s In debt than In mud. And that explains why Oregon'u mortgage Indebtedness is $:iri,n;ir1,ooo.. It wns said that the Bolgo at Vor lun wan not becaii.-ie of its Impor tance as a iitrategic: point but for moral reasons, nnd I believe lives 'ceil there and suffering endured was Ju itl fled. If this bond Issue carries the moral defeat will be the moat serious purt of It. i hat is why it is helng pushed ho relentlessly not for the good of th farmers or tho s'ate, but to break 'own i nd destroy that bulwark that m: grange ami mo rarmera nave so -.iieeecel ully defended In I lie pant. H was staled bv a prominent nltor iey of On gon Clly In a talk lavorltiu th" lion l li'Hiio tlril. of the oreiey S"'!ncd !; the se.'eril fiisi'l';i thill iiave bonded Ihein.iel vi.s to tile 'iinlt - n'v i-boiit. per I'cnt. cl' th" money raised act unity went on th" ;-oim. Might not such a thing happen again. Thin road commission Is n non-Bal-irled nno. .Is It fair to ask these gen tlemen to give their almost invaulable timo nnd talents gratis. Tho laborer 'h worthy of his hire. These my friend a -o ft few of the reasons why I am op posed to the bond Issue. A. J. LEWIS. CAIll rt, April 30- (To Ihe H.Iifc-r of til" I lilerpllse) - I hold liu brief luwerd any person or any paper thai Is mil t r I it at l do lliolr pari luuie.tly and trulhfull)' fur lbs ('Mid of buuiaii H y. I aduilie no h su one, and lio I knows we need them We all ciuicriln that every person should ha an iippnrluiiM lo bear both aides nf every qui siliMi. and Hist la why Iinlt. I the Live Wires In send two illsi tplca to Cuius pierlio I -I hut our people Hi If lit bear Ixilh sldeai of Ihe bun ill lis Issue Wa were highly pleased and appre. Iat I list ad dresses nf llii-aa men. As r Sards mis statements, no doubt thn itlm Iple who wrvte (he article In Friday's rixl'y, re- nieiiilM rs Ihe rrHiit made lo your sl liable mper as r garda the si nliinent rt the ( arus lueellna Wonder who made tbiit report? And wa II a I rue stateiiH ul And how sIhuiI the stale metita regnrdlng Mr. Wuraley's meet Inns, and those of Mr. Hix-iu e In llmi.l Itlver count y! If (he truth were known I am Inclined lo think thai mis statements by Ihe supporti rs of thn bill would, at Ihn least, etrn up with thn opiHUienls II Is true and the people of Oregon are proud thai all roads are scenic- rouda. Hut some routes are mom beautiful and pteaaaiit tliaa some others and, as slngularlly as It seems. the roads as proposed in Ihe present bonding proposition, follow the lutt -r courses He firmly maintain that scenic value'' and not "general util ity" Is and has been Ihe msllur of Mrat consideration Ii: selecting theae routes. Hure, we all say, Oregon needs per manent roads. Hul not necessarily quickly." I.et s go somen hat slowly and "pay as we go" then we will have gotten Oregon "out of the mud" and kept her out of debt loo. Thn distinguished disciple says thn people should vole lo build thn pro posed roads for military purposes. It la difficult for tne to "rated Ihn drift" of his lines of reasoning. Were thn kaiser lo rapture thn Willamette and olumbln rivers, the 8. P. and O. W. I. 4 N. ral'ronds how rnuld we hope to hold thn I'nclflc and Columbia Itlver highways which parallel (hem? Should hn not capture them why should we need these highways? Surely our troops and war supplies would tm transported on the railroad and rivers. What Oregon needs lo help the war slti'ntlon Is better roads to the farms, ctter laterals so that the products an bn moved expedlclonsly to the market renters and shipped to the soldiers. We shou'd not stu-n I nil our money on Ihe tourist roads mi la eon- I lemplntcd In thn proposed bonding I biii. Ho many people are "losing their head" over this tourist fud. Tho dlsclplo im lis m to forget tlict the proponed roads do not run by my door yard. Personally I do not care for a hard surfaced road In my dis trict. It Is not n practical farmers road, and I have It from n friend who bus drlvon. motor vehicles for 13 years that nn asphalt pavement or nny mvo tnent on which there Is tar or crude oil products takes (lie miles out of tIreH much more rapidly than does a crushed -roc or gravel road. A'so thn beat of a pavement, even of n con crete pavement, rapidly lakes tho life out of rubber tires. Horses foet nre required to bo specially prepared for concrete roads, and It Is not business policy for n farmer to Imve a team for thn road nnd cino for the fields. Again hn says 'forget my petty Jealousies nnd remember the (iolden rule." Such stunts ns has been "pulled off' under former road bond issues In Oregon Is pretty hard to forget. Tho bond buyer's nnd paving com pany's "flolden nulo" Is "Do them wlille tho doing Is good." S. 1 4. CASTO. SEVEN AMERICANS DIE OTTAWA. Ont., April 27. Seven Americans were killed In the first day of the battle of Vlmy -Ridge. SHELL RAMSGATE BUI ARE DRIVEN TO SEA LONDON, April 27. (Ionium do- stroyers attacked rtatnsgate last night, tho wiir office announced to day. A largo number of shells wero llred, hut tho destroyers wero driven off by land batteries. The official statement follows:, "Tho dnmngo and casualties occa sioned by tho enemy during tho bom bardment of tho east Kentish const hist night nre: "Killed, ono man nnd one woman; Injured, ono man and two women. "Damage was dono 21 dwelling houses and two Hlables. One borso was killed." - v Although tho bmnhnrdmont was thn heaviest Itamagatn linn experienced In various nttneks during the war, the damage was relatively small, pays, m Exchange Telegraph dispatch. Moro than 100 shells feU In the town, but only 10 houses wero seriously dam aged. Tho night was dark but the town was Illuminated by tho shell Dro. BOY8 CAN'T ENLIST WASHINGTON, April 27. Tho nil- penl of war afloat to American youths hns brought the navy such a flood of enlistment applications from boys that Secretary Daniels has Is sued a statement announcing that no one tinder 17 years of age will be tak en Into tho sorvlce.