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10. THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, 3fAY 21, 1920 LACK OF BOND BIDS TO HALT CITY WORK BOY SCOUTS WAGE BITTER WAR AGAINST TIN CANS AND UNSIGHTLY VACANT LOTS. Jeopardy of Credit Faced, Assert Officials. CHARTER RESTRICTS SALE Commissioners Confer With Clear ing "House Board but AVilh ont Reaching Solution. Bet-oreen 3,000.000 and 3, 000,000 of street improvement work and sewer construction projects will be halted ; by the city council Immediately as a - direct result of failure to receive any bids on two recent offers of municipal ,; bonds, according to announcement - made by tbe city commissioners yes- terday. . Failure to dispose of the municipal . bonds places the city in a serious pre dicament of possibly being unable to meet payments for improvement con tracts upon completion, . and with no present prospects of relieving the city'a situation, extreme danger ex , ista of having: the city"jn credit af- fected which will take yeTirs to over come. It Is asserted by city officials. I Under the city charter municipal Improvement bonds mu6t be sold at ', par, bearing- not to exceed 6 per cent interest. The present condition of the bond market makes it impossible for the city to attract any bids at the stipulated figure. It is the first time in history that city of Portland bonds - hare gone begging. Contracts Near $3,000,04)0. The city has let sewer contracts amounting to $1,511,197 and street im provements amounting to Jl. 369, 203 In addition proposed improvement projects estimated to cost $700,000 have passed the remonstrance period and are now ready for award to con tractors. Just what amount of this work can be stopped Is not certain. City Com mlsstoner Barbur, in charge of the ; public works department, having or- ' dered an. Immediate check to be made. The work which has not yet been contracted can be halted without dif ficulty. A large portion of the street. improvement work, it is believed, also can be halted, although it is believed that the sewer contraction In most Instances has progressed too far for Interference. In order to cancel contracts, the council will te forced to call in con tractors and present the situation to them. In the event that the con tractors desire to finance themselves. despite the fact that the city, unable . , to sell its improvement bonds, cannot redeem the warrants Issued to con tractors upon completion of work, the city will file no objections. It Is not believed, however, that many con tractors will be willing to assume the financing of the work when the city is in the present predicament. Refunding Bonds Not Sold. Last Tuesday the city offered 3S0. 000 of refunding improvement bonds for sale and received no bids. These bonds must be sold at par and bear 6 per cent interest. A few days ago the city offered a 1200,000 issue of - reconstruction bonds with which to secure money to be used in Improving parks. This issue, likewise, attracted no bidder. The issue under the char ter and bond provisions must be sold at par and bear 6M per cent interest. Several weeks ago. before the bond market situation became aggravated the city offered a $200,000 assessment collection bond issue for sale and but 177.000 of this issue was purchased. Effort to sell a portion of the city Donas to tne state failed yesterday wnen state Treasurer Morr. in confer ence, informed city officials that the state had no funds with which to pur chase bonds at this time. The countv commissioners. offered to take some of the bonds, but upon investigation it was discovered that the county Bad but a few thousand dollars to invest and hence this action did not ma terlally aid the eituation. Financial Conference Fruitless. Late In the afternoon the city offi clals held conference with members of the Clearing House association and presented the problem to the city's financiers. Lack of technical and legal information pertaining to the city s powers made It Impossible fo members of the Clearing House asso ciation to offer any definite solution lor consideration. According to Deputy City Attorneys Laiourette and Tomlinson, amend ment of the city charter requiring the city to sell its bonds at par, will not relieve the situation, as under the Bancroft bonding act. property owners bonding improvements have the choice of taking the city's propo sition which. If amended. would naturally carry a high interest rate or bond the property under the state act which specifics a 6 per cent inter eat. Fears Felt for Credit. As quickly as it is determined wha work can be halted, the members o the city council will confer with members of the Clearing House asso ciation and attempt to work out some plan of disposing of sufficient bonds to meet the obligations of the city as they become due. Falling in this it is said, the city's credit will be jeopardized and city officials fear that It will take years to recover from the evil effcts which are con sidered certain to follow repudiation of city contracts or- failure to meet obligations when due. CAMP GROUND FITTED UP .orth Bend Kxpccls Large Influx of Visitors During Snmer. XOItTH BEND, Or., May 20. (Spe cial) Camp groiyids for the accom modation of auto travelers are being fitted up by the city in the Simpson park, the wooded area near the north limits of the city. The plans, which are under the di rection of the. local park board, con template the improvement of roads and trails, installation of electric light, the extension of water mains and the erection of brick ovens. The grounds with light, water and fuel will be free to campers. A heavy automobile travel to this section is expected during the summer, as in dicated by the great number of in quiries received from 'prospective Jl visitors by the commercial bodies. kt-5 -- 1 ft SCIJM3 IS SELLWOOD- YESTERDAY, WHERE HtriVnREnS OF YOTTWGSTERS PARTICIPATED IJT CLEA."V-17P JAMFAIGX. . CITY CLEANUP GOES ON TODAY PROMISES TO BE OXE OF GREAT ACTIVITY. Youngsters of All Districts Are Doing Effective Work Criv sade Ends Tomorrow. in school affairs. Miss Patton having served as secretary of the student body this year. With more than half the city al ready spick and span as a result of the cleanup campaign, today will see the close of the special scrubbing ac tivities in various city districts, and tomorrow the campaign will close with the disposal of waste paper and salable junk by residents at the vari ous fire stations. Today, with four distriots to be cleaned under the auspices . of four civic clubs, promises to. be one of the biggest days of the week, and the fact that it is election day will not subtract one whit from the efforts of the workers, the heads of the commit tees have declared. The districts to be cleaned and the clubs to have charge of each are: District 9, Fulton and South Portland, Press club in charge; district 10, Port land Heights and Council Crest. Wom en's Ad club; district 11, West Port land, Progressive Business Men's club; district 12, North Portland and Linn ton. Portland Service league. Schools in the various districts will be dismissed shortly after convening in the morning and the youngsters will return home to join in tha ef fective work that the youngsters of other sections of the city have already carried on. Yesterday saw the cleanup brush being used with great effect in the Stevens, Brooklyn, SellwooJ, Waver- ly, Lents and Mount Scott districts, with the City club and the Credit Men's association acting as general managers. As on the earlier days of the week, the youngsters were out In force and showed their interest in making Portland a cleaner and brighter city by raking up vacant lots and supervising rubbish fires. Tomorrow will be devoted particu larly to gathering up waste paper and salable junk, and the children and grown-ups are asked to bring all such paper and junk that they wish to dis pose of to the fire stations, where It will be purchased at market prices. STUDENT OFFICES FILLED Xev Officers of Pacific University From Forest Grove. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove. Or.. May 20. (Special.) The annual election of student-body of ficers was held yesterday, and In a closely contested race Arthur Jones was chosen president; Miss Evelyn Patton, vice-president; Miss Edith Weaver, secretary, and Francis Tay lor, treasurer. All the officers happen to be forest Grove students. The new president is a member of the present junior class, president of his society. Gamma Sigma and a member of the honorary forensic fraternity. Phi Alpha Tau. The others chosen have also been active YOUNGSTERS READ MUCH Rural School Inquiry Brings In teresting Results. During the spring all county schools have been visited by librarians of the school department of the public library to examine the children for reading certificates. The requirement for a certificate is a satisfactory oral -report on five books chosen from a se lected list entitled "What to Head Before High School." The results of the examinations will be shown at the commencement exer cises of the elementary grades of the rural schools tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. in library hall, when 135 certifi cates will be given. The examina tions have shown that much good reading is done by children in the, rural districts. The books most often reported upon include "Alice in Won derland," "The Prince and the Pau per," "Robinson Crusoe." "Black Beauty," "Swiss Family Robinson;" "Little Women," "Heidi," "King of the Golden River," "Treasure Island," "Robin Hood," "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." SCHOOL TO GRADUATE 47 State Superintendent to Address " Students- at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., May 20. (Special.) State Superintendent of Public In struction Churchill wil deliver the address at the commencement ex ercises of the Astoria high school June 1. The class of 1920 has 4T mem bers and is the largest in the history of the institution. Of the 47 32 are boys and 15 girls. Under the leadership of its presi dent, Melvin Anderson, the class is preparing for commencement day. Purple and gold are the class colors, the black-eyed Susan the class flower. The motto, "Out of the Harbor into the Sea," is considered appropriate, describing Astoria's port as the turn ing point of the students' Uvea. Mayor Would Aid Voters. EUGENE, Or., May iO. (Special.) In order that the merchants of Eu gene and their employes may have ample opportunity to cast their bal lots at the election Friday, Mayor Peterson yesterday Issued a proclama tion asking that the stores be closed from 12 noon until 2 P. M. that day. He gives his reason for this action that the measures to be voted upon are of utmost importance to the city of Eugene as well as to the com munity at large. STANDARD MEETS RIVALS GASOLINE REDUCED TO 23' CESTS A GAILOX. Culinary Union Gets Higher Wages. CENTRALIA. Wash., May 20. (Spe cial.) A strike- of cooks and wait ers in Centralia and Chehalis was averted when the restaurant men signed a year's contract with the cul inary uniion at the increase in wages demanded. The ew scale went into effect today. If the proprietors had refused, the demand of the union, the employes would have walked out at midnight. Fifty Per Cent Allowance to Pleas ure Cars to Continue for Time, Officials Announce. Reduction of the price of gasoline to 25 cents a gallon will be made by the Standard Oil company this morning, according to announcement by J. E. Balsley. district sales man ager. Other oil companies operating in Portland reduced prices yesterday. Beginning today, the Standard Oil company will sell regular stocks of gasoline prepared for sale in Califor nia and Washington. The allocation of 50 per cent to pleasure cars will notNbe raised by the Standard com pany. It was announced, until a later date. The gasoline shortage has not af fected . Portland materially, because of the stocks held by the Associated, Union and Shell companies. In com munities where these companies do not operate, however, the shortage became acute, and because of the fact that approximately 75 per cent of the gasoline used in Oregon is handled by the Standard Oil company, the greater partion of the state was hit by the shortage. Until new stocks of gasoline arrive no estimates will be made by officials of the Standard Oil company as to any change in tha amount of gaso line which will be allowed to pleasure cars. Conservation of gasoline Is urged In order to assure a sufficient supply to care for the large crowds expected at the three national gath erings scheduled to be held in Port land next month. A plea for an extra stock of gaso line for Oregon in June has been for warded to officials of the Standard Oil company in San Francisco. FRESHMEN JUDGE STOCK Ellgibles Chosen From Those With Highest Grade in Class. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, May 20. (Special.) Withycombe club staged its third annual freshman - stock-judging con test last Saturday. Freshmen eligible to participate were chosen from those having highest grades in class work. Ronald Hogg, Salem, won first place; Floyd Edwards. Monroe. Or. and Clay Miller, Canby. Or., tied for second. The medals were donated by the Union Meat company of Portland. A mock auction was held In the aft ernoon. Winners, or men making the largest -number of good buys, were: Horses. Leonard Jernstedt. Carlton Or.; cattle, J. E. Backman, Marshfield, Or.; sheep B. S. Foreman, Tacoma, Wash.: market classes, B. S. Foreman. Medals were also awarded to the judging team which represented th college at Spokane, Lewiston and Portland last fall. Veteran Editor Will Retire. ALTURAS. Cal.. May 20. (Special.) 5 &'$;. - .. . r --- --I iH... - i The following regularly -censed and practicing physi cians of Multnomah County, believing that all thing's being equal, the ex - service man should be given preference, have signified their willing ness to publicly indorse Dr. H. M. Greene the ex-service Candidate for Coroner Joseph A. Pcttlt J. S. Stott Elaa Patton Sbrppard William R Sklnn H. K. Short Wm. H. Skeae . I, . 8. Sell wood Charles K. Seara William O. Spencer James Spreat C. K. glafrla John R. Steagall It. a. Stearns Joseph D. Sternberg W. . Scott 9. M. Stroheeker J. Guy titrehm t ti. W. Tamteale J. Philippe Tcnlni A. Tltxrr Ernest F. Tucker K. Ii. Van Alat1n Henry C. Ylereclt W. 1,. Wood Sherman K. Wright J. T. Walls Raymond hi. Watklnn W. H. Wataon Thomas Wynne Watts James H. Wells A. M. Webster D. O. Webster Calvin it. White Sarah Whiteside bard Wlest W. Hugh Williamson A. Albert Witham Louis J. Wolf Frank W. Wood J. C. Wood Joseph F. Wood P. J. Wiley J. F. Worcester Frank M. Taylor J. R. Weatherbee It. C. Vrnsy . Rro. Patbey J. F.ttrlann J.- C. Zla R. J. ( hlpmsn Orlsve J. Coffin Kdwsrd I'. Zlrajelraan - Arthur J. Can fie Id . I.. F.. l.raTn Amelia Zlealer J. M. Crowley Ralpk A. teuton Frederic Zlegler Charles T. Chamberlain Horace C. Fenton tiro. Alnalle II. R. Cliff W. E. Ewln Otis F. Akin Viola May Coe I,. I.. Hewitt Mabel Akin T. Homer Coffin O. A. Hess Wm. F. Amos. ' ' Robert C. Coffey Albert K. Msehay I-.dzar H. Anderson J. H. Cramer Curtis Holromb Flmer K. Anderson Krnest N. Crockett J L. l.oomls 1). o. Anderson ('. T. C'roddy T. A. l.onar Walter R. Anderson . C. Hampton W'. R. Holdrn tiustav Hilar - F. H. Daamnrt H. W. Hegele Augustus B. Bailey Hicks C. Fenton J- K. Locke J. F. Beaumont Frank P. Firey ('has. Loeding K. C. Brown R. R. Hamilton 1,. H. Hamilton Kmlly F. Bnlcom t Robert U. Hall J. C. F.lltott King A. L. Berkeley R. S. IJe Armond T. W. Klrby John Reason S. B. Dickinson H. W. Howard I.. S. Besson tieo. Barle Henton ti. Orlo Jefferson A. G. Hettman Frank Hart Lowell H. Jones Frank E. Butler A. K. 11! sea J. Constance lvlecan J. C. Brill , Rthel Hart Murray M. Levy H. R. Bieradcrf M. J. Flrey Hnhert F. Leonard V. C. Blrney Ralph S. Fisher Robt. B. Karkeet Man Blaaillon If. F. Fleekenstein Allen E. Kldd W. W. Black Charles M. Frnzee ' Donald H. Jessop Wellington H. Boyd J. F. Dickson Arthur H. Johnson C. O. Boyer Ralph F. Uavls Geo. W. King J. Miller Babbitt Harry M. Heodershott V. Ketchuaa Banner R Brooke P. F. Gunatrr F. G. Laird F. M. Brooks Chester G. Hall I orb C. 10. Brous F. E. Dlemer ''rank B. Kistner Vernon J. Brown Rnlph M. Dodson M. Klrkpntrlek Andrew J. Browning E. A. Dalton Wilson Johnston Geo. Buck E. H. East Marlon J. Jones E. E. Cable E. E. Gsnbee Frederick A. Klehle R. W. Cablll Kittle Plummer Gray Phllo E. Jones J. F.-Calbreath A. A. Grossman Richmond Kelly Wm. M. Campbell Fred Gnllette ' E. J. Kane Mae H. Cardwell S. M. Gellert Thomas M. Joyce Paul M. E. Carstena W. J. Gilstrap R- L. Sharkey James H. Carrleo Robt. H. Ellis Joseph L. MeCool Andrew C. Smith Esther Lovejoy-Pohl J. J. Mahoney Collie Cathey M. W. Emery Katherlne K. Mahoney Ben L. Tforden James C. HnyeS I. S. Kaadt m. F. Kaiser J. V. Kehrer s. H. Sheldon C. M. Prnree R. C. Kelsey E. R. Seely Wm. A. Shea t. If. Oatrander Harlan F. Oog M. Sewnll Adnlph O. Srhmltt M. R. Marcellns C. C. Petheraum II. M. Page Harvey G. Parker J. Arch Merrart II. E. Schlegel 'I', w. Ross Arthur 9. Roaenfcld IV. A. !V Libel h Allan P. INoyes John J. Murphy C. E. Morrison Max Rosendorff Karl P. Nona Daniel Meyers J. J. Roacoberx D. H. Rand E. W. Rockey Paul Rockey K. D. Patton ' F.oy A. Payns Leo Rleen C L. Porch J. Carle Rinehnrt IV. E. McAllister C. J. McCnsker Chester C. Moore C. Ulysses Moore Dwlght F. Miller C Stonrt Mensles P. L. McKensie Jessie M. MeGavin K. C. McDftalxl Vote for Dr. H. M. Greene for Coroner Ballot No. 153 Dr. Greene Has Conducted at Clean Campaign; He Will Give You a Clean Administration. . (Paid Adv. Greene For Coroner Club. J. Gay Strohm, See.) Colonel William Thompson, veteran of the Indian wars of Oregon and California, has decided to retire from editorial work and has sold his In terest in the Weekly Js'ew Era here. Thompson has conducted the journal for many years. Albert M. Armstrong purchased Thompsons interest ana will become editor of the paper. $238 Won III $10,000 Suit. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 20. (Special.) In the case of Ray Davis versus Samuel. Funkhouser in which the plaintiff sought 10,000 damages, judgment for $258 was rendered today by a Jury in the superior court of Clarke county. . Davis charged that Funkhouser spread a report that tended to Injure his business in a poolhall and confectionery store. Funkhouser and Davis are competi tors In Ridgefield. Clarke Democratic Delegates Back. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 20. (Special.) The delegates to the state democratic convention in Spokane have returned. Local democrats to day asserted that the county wll have a full ticket in the field. Pioneer Ttcsident Seriously 111. YAKIMA. Wash., May 20. (Spe cial.) George Sherwood, a pioneer resident of this city and now more than 80 years old, is reported serious ly ill of ptomaine poisoning, attrib uted to ice cream. . lltlllltlllltllllllllllllllltlttlllllllllllllllllllllllttllllllltllllllllltlllllllllllllll(lllllltlllllallllllllltlllltlllllll(lllllltllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllll Your Vote Cannot Be Cast in the Presidential Primaries Except" to Settle This Issue Airplane Field 'Marked. Trlfe DALLES, Or., May 20 (Spe cial.) Airplane pilots soaring over The Dalles hereafter will know where To lana saieiy. ine J-anes garage j TprvBtiuaiiTcs jeaieiuttv marKeo a white circle 60 feet in diameter, the -white line measuring 3 feet, on the Fred Smith field d!rectiy across the river on the -kit ndale road, about "' mile froiu The Dalies ferry. ' ' rr 1400 acres in the plot, prac- - "f it good hard soil suit- !5 - J- ;' wi-.)'.iuo landing. oh'nson? QUESTION IS SHARPLY DEFINED Since the unselfish withdrawal of Herbert Hoover from the contest here only one means remains of securing expression on the Americanized treaty and League of Nations. Wood and Jphnson are the contenders. Wood must not be prevented from defeating Johnson here, as he has defeated Johnson in nine other states. A vote for Hoover, for Lowden, or for Poin dexter is a vote for Johnson. Take Hoover's advice and win with Wood. IIIMlllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllMlllIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIlllltllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllIlllllllllltllllllinillllllllllllllllHIIIll WOOD WELL WIN Paid Advertisement Leonard" Wood Campaign Headquarters. . T FOR The Auto ays the BSSI There were only 39,000 Autos in Oregon when we started in with the State Highway Program. Now there are 85,000. The auto license fees and gaso line tax pay for the roads. -Revenues constantly growing. Good Roads bring the autos the more autos, the more money for good roads Let's build the roads and develop Oregon. - W MF1 NO TAX 4 U IN THIS for the 4 State Road Bond Limit And make it possible to build more state roads No Property Tax No Direct Tax No Increase in Auto License Fees No Increase in Gasoline Tax VOTE 302 X YES--Fiake it Unanimous Roll up a Big Majority, to Show Oregon believes in Progress ' The Auto Pays the Bill. OREGON STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHARLES HALL, President, MarshB.ld. GEORGE QUAYLE. Csnaral Sacrstary, PorMana OREGON ROADS & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION W I,. THOMPSON. President, 225 Kin St.. Portland. C. C. CHAPMAN, Chairman Executive Committee, R. 1, Amity, Or. Write to Official Computation ihowts that income from auto fees and gas tax pays both principal and interest of bonds. Writ above address for copy, certified by Whitfield, Whitccmb & Co., Certified Public Accountants, Portland, Oregon IF&id Advertisement.) Mothers and Voters Of the four overseas men which my opponent claims will lose their jobs if I am elected, one has long ago left his office with no intention of returning, one is now a candidate for district judge, another one I have been told is intending to leave his office soon, and the other is employed as an investigator. Stanley Myers Candidate for District Attorney Paid Adr. by Stanley Myers, 60J FentoiB)de. HARVEY WELLS Candidate Republican , Nomination FOR REPRESENTATIVE VOTE X 120 (Paid Adv.) w. r. Mcdonald Republican Candidats ror Nomination for REPRESENTATIVE. VCXf E NO. 88 Your Support- Will Be Appreciate. Pald Advertisement) Dow V. Walker For Delegate to the KepublicAi; National Convention. A I nit-a lirtiulillLno :rtr. (Pd Adv. u 1.c'.rJ S. Hurtcr. )