The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 27, 1921, Section One, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text9Q Pages Eight Sections SectionOne Pages 1 to 20 VOL. XL NO. 9 Entered at Portland (Oregon) Post office an Second-Class Mutter. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUJf.DAY MORNIXG. FEBRUARY 27, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS E LEGISLATIVE SPOOKS CUTTING UP; CULT HEAD AWAITS ENDING OF WORLD U. S. INAUGURATIONS SIMPLEST IN WORLD BOY THIEF CAUGHT; $187,000,000 LOAN TO RUSSIA EXPIRES OBLIGATION" WITH INTEREST IS PAYABLE AT ONCE. BIG ROAD OUTLAY PLANNED FOR 1921- Equipment and Cost May Limit Programme. NN PANAMA in TOWN CANT SLEEP WITH GOSTA RICA .1771.500 IS FOUND PILLOWS, STICKS, SILVERWARE JEHOVAH SYKES OF DEXVF.lt OXLT ' IX" BIGGEST BEPCBLIC IS POMP MISSING. FLIT OCT WINDOWS. SAYS HE HAD VISION". MEASURES 0 Veto Ax Freely Wielded by ' Governor. REASONS FOR ACTION GIVEN Bill to Regulate Abstracters ; Held Too Drastic. . JITNEY BILL" PROTESTED Proposal to. Raise Salaries ot Offi cers of Klamath Disapproved, Likewise Several Others. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) The veto ax was wielded effectively by Governor Olcott today, and when the chopping block was cleared nine measures passed at the recent ses sion of the legislature had been dis posed of. The short titles of the vetoed bills' follow: 8. B. 874. by committee on Judiciary Establishing liability tor abstracters. 8. B. 14. by Mo.er Providing- for th. uprrvtslon and regulation of transporta tion of persons nd property for compen- 8. B. 1JT. by Upton Providing an in ereaca of salaries for officers of Klamath county. H. B. by Overturf Relating to boards of directors of Irrigation districts. II. B. 349. by Joint committee on ways and means Vetoed as far as It pertains to appropriation of $3"0 for payment of claim of Dr. William M. Campbell for med ical services rendered the Oregon military police from April 11, 1018. to Stsy 30. 18 H. Inclusive. s B. s. by Eddy To declare franchise contracts obligatory wher. tbo product Is mold to a municlDatlty. S. B. 34. by committee on revision of laws Relating to bow conveyance oi lanu hall ha mad.. 8. B. 375, by Strayer Relating to emi nent domain. Irrigation and drainage ois- Irlets. 8. B. 327. by committee on revision of laws Relating to failure of corporations, stock companies, etc., to pay annual II oenae fees, tax fees, etc and barring same Irom taking action in court. Bill HeU To Or antic Tnder the bill designed to regulate abstracters," said the governor's veto message, "no one would be. a qualified abstracter unless ho possessed a gen eral tract index covering records back to January 1, 1909, a section which tn itself would establish a unique precedent In the history of retroact ive legislation, "Numerous faults of a minor char acter might be pointed out in the bill. For instance, provision is made for complete annual examination of all plants which might be licensed under the law. This would seem to be a virtually Impossible task. Per haps it would be unless the law brought the results for which it ap parently was designed the cutting down of the number of plants to so few that such examinations would then require but comparatively lit' tie time. Other similar objections might be cited, but I will make no effort to outline them la this roes cage. "The outstanding fact remains that the terms of the bill are so drastic, its regulatory provision so prohib itive, that it would develop a small class of licensed men and shut out from legitimate business enterprises a large number or Honest, consclen- have devoted their lives to the busi ness, and have rendered satisfactory and capable service to the public" Jitney Bill Disapproved. Regardng bis veto of the bill pro viding for the regulation of automo bile jitney bus, auto truck, stage or auto stage lines within the state, the governor said: "This bill proposes the regulation of automobile, jitney bus, auto truck, stagi or auto stage lines within the state of Oregon. Proper regulation (Concluded on Pag. 2. Column 1.) Aged Woman, Bowled Over by Frolicsome Piece of Wood, Says Spirits Just Communication. LONDONDERRY, N..H.. Feb.. 26 (Special.) Stories of large spooky pillows traveling from tha attic to the kitchen, flying: cordwood sticks. silverware abruptly leaving the din ingr table and sailing: through the windows, stories of this sort sworn to by members of the household and witnessed by neighbors, have so up set this little village that many are unable to sleep at night and the one topic of conversation Is the haunted Lowd home on High Range. Old settlers of the town recall that 50 years ago a man moved Into this house with his family and on the dot of 48 hours of occupatlbn had his fur niture ready on a wagon for immedi ate transfer. They believe the house has always been the ball field of Newhampshlre spooks and declare that the place is haunted and. is a locality to shun, Mrs. Julia Lowd. 70 years old and head of the household, is a spiritual ist. She said that with knowledge corner relief of mind and that today she realized that the stik of wood which struck her between the eyes, knocking her to the floor and causing less of blood, was only one of many manifestations from the spirit world to warn her that her duty called her to the home of her sick daughter in Manchester. "Now that I have learned the mes sage and fulfilled the desires of the spirit world, I have no fear of any thing, and would like to return to my come if Manchester relatives will permit it," said Mrs. Lowd. Leading spiritualists in this local ity said that Frank E. Smith, 9-year-old grandson of Mrs. Lowd. who also is an occupant of the house, is pos sessed with unusual talents and can directly commune with the spirit world. More extraordinary things tran any that have yet happened at li e lxwd home will come to light, ia'd prominent spiritualists. As soon aa the excitement of there manifes tations has died away a group of piominent spiritualists plan to hold a seance at the home and they be lieve that the results obtained will be miraculous. RED SUFFRAGETTES BUSY Penobscot Indian Women Demand Vote In Tribal Elections. OLD TOWN, Me, Feb. 26. Indian women of the Penobscot tribe today started on the warpath to obtain the right to vote, in the tribal elections and share in the conduct of reserva tion affairs. Already some squaws have nailed the suffrage colors to the totem pole. Last night the women began re joicing when they received a ruling from Attorney-General Shaw that they could go as far as the tribe al lowed, for the state would remain neutral. BACHELOR TAX APPROVED Special Levy Measure Passed bj Montana Legislature. HELENA, Mont, Feb. 26. A bill j providing for a special poll tax of il annually on all bachelors residing in Montana was passed by the senate today. It had formerly passed the house and now goes to the governor. The senate ccmmlttee amendment to make the law applicable also to spin sters was killed by the senate. The troceeds of the tax would be pald lnto tne wWow-, pension fund, v 2 NAVY FLIERS KILLED San Francisco and Rockaway, X. Y., Men Lose Lives in Crash. ROCKAWAI, N. T.. Feb. 26. Eugene Lindscy. 24, of San Fran cisco, and Harold V. Stevens. 26, of this town, were killed late this after noon when a plane In which tbey were flying crashed to the ground. Both were attached to the naval ai.- station here. Proclamation Signed but Held in Abeyance. . HOSTILITIES' SPREAD -FACED Central America and Colom bia May Be Drawn In. OIL DISTRICT INVADED Movement of Armed Forces to Polru of Occupation Begun 2000 Panamans Join Army. PAXAMA, Feb. 2. (By the Asso ciated -Press.) President Belizarlo Porras has signed a proclamation de claring war against Costa Pica, but is holding it temporarily in abey ance. Hostilities between Panama ana Costa Rica showed possiDiimes uui afternoon of developing into a con flict involving all of Central America and Colombia. Colombians residing in Panama i , wim MS message iiata owv .. .. Koirota asking the Colombian gov einment to furnish them with arms for the purpose of enlisting against Costa Rica. n. also have asked the Colom Kl.. .uirnment what action it Is .min- to take officially to protect Panama against Costa Rica, which is a member of the new Union oi cen tral American States. Other mem bers are Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras. Piaaal Barking: Porras. President Porras, assured that the entire country is behind mm. con . tHkinor over dictatorial for the defense of the repub lie relying on the national assembly tn rnnfirm his action. A presidential decree issued to night declared that the country has been invaded, recited me of expelling the invaders, suspended j. t ..... i ihis. called ' upon all lUol " O P.namans between 18 and 40 to reg later for military service and con vokes the assembly for a special iv day session beginning March 1. . Strict Censorship Begum. in order was issued by the secre tary of the treasury and the interior abolishing the constitutional fu sions regarding freedom of the press and establishing a strict censorship. While nothing has been learned regarding the status or nostuiiies in th. Colorado district, it was learned authentically today that hurriedly gathered forces were Deing sent irora Panama toward Bocas del toro. Lack of arms and munitions to equip government torces utiua ur banized still was proving a difficulty. The belief was strongly held In offi cial circles that the United States Kovernment was in duty bound to fUrnish the Panama forces with arms, inre the country disarmed after signing of the Panama canal treaty. Dual Obllgatlew Cited. The dual nature of th- obligation) of both republicans unls the treaty was advanced as an ad-Jttlonal argu ment, especially In view (f the belief ihat Costa Rica was 3-ntin upon .he support of the recently-formed union af Centrai American republics. The Panaman gover-.r.;ent began urging on canal zone authorities acl the United States lega icn here thi advisability of recommending that the United States war dcp.i; tment Issue the necessary war materials. Hostilities have begun in the vi cinity of Coto, on the Pacific end of the frontier, it was said in advices received here. ' Official confirma tion of these reports, however, was lacking. V More than 2000 men enrolled for 'Concluded on Page 3. Column 1.) SOME RECENT NEWS EVENTS INTERPRETED PICTORIALLY BY CARTOONIST PERRY. i ... Upheaval Predicted for Saturday Mght Harding Will Xot Bo Inaugurated, Voice Whispers. DENVER. Col.. Feb. 26. Joshua "Jehovah" Sykes, scheduled to begin a prison term on the Pacific coast next Tuesday, tonight gathered with his followers in the temple of the religious sect of which he is head. awaiting the end of the world. I He announced he had returned to Denver following a vision. He said he heard a whispering voice saying that Warren G. Harding would not be inaugurated March 4, because the world would come to an end before that time. . .. As king of heaven, said Sykes, the voice told him it was his duty to re turn to Denver and remain with his flock at the finish. Sykes left Thursday for San Fran cisco to surrender to United States officers to serve IS months for draft obstruction during the war. When he reached Cheyenne he had a vision, he says, revealing to him that the end of the world would come before Sen ator Harding is inaugurated presi dent, and he returned to Denver to prepare the faithful for the mil lenium. Tonight none but "believers" were admitted to the former theater which Sykes has turned into bis temple. "We are preparing for the finish, we (Concluded on Page 4, Column 2.J INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Th Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 6-4 degrees: minimum, 44 degrees. TODAY'S Cloudy; variable winds. Depart men to. Editorial. Section 8, page 8. Dramatic. Section 4, page 2. Moving picture news. Section 4, page 4. Real estate and building news. Section 4, page s. Music Section 4, page 5. Women's Features. Society. Section 3, page 2. Women's activity. Section 3, page 10. Auction bridge. Section 4, page 7. Special Features. Oregon apples magnet lor convention. Sec tton 3, page 7. Masatlan port of possibilities. Section 3. page 11. Montague comedy drama. Section 4, page 3. . George Ade fable. Section 4. page 3. Calvin Coolfdge capital's new compelling figure. Section 4. page 6. New- York woman's silk paintings are at tracting attention. Section 4. pag 7. Departments. Churches. Section 6, page 2. Books. Section 5. page 3. Schools. Section fi. page fi. Automobiles. Section 6. Women's Features. Fashions. Section 6, page 4. Miss Tingle's column. Section 6, page 4. Madame Richet'a column. Section 5, page 6. 8peelal Features. Rose pruning to bring festival blooms. Magasine section, page 1, The luck of the pearl that lost her oyster shell. Magazine section, page 2. Cradle of humanity object of scientist's quest. Magasine section, page 3. News of the world as seen by the camera. Magazine section, page 4. Intimate tftary of Margot Asqulth. Maga- ine section, page 5. How Mont Blanc lost Us head. Magazine section, page 6. 'For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." fiction feature.- Magazine section, page 7. Hill's cartoons "Among Us Mortals." Mag azine section, page 8. Home building and decorating. Section ft, page 1. Little stories of prominent Portlandera Section 6, page 7. Darling's cartoons on topics of the day Sect ion fi, page . Interesting facts about the mustard plant Section 5, page 8. Gardening and tree pruning. Section S. page e. Foreign. lii os cow hopes Sllesian plebiscite will ren der Poland helplers. . Section 1, page 1U. I'ritain, often apparently on verge of wreck, lomenow w earners storma. ejec tion 1, page 5. Article X of league covenant no menace to America, says Rene Vlvianl. Section 1, page tt. - Near east question Is religious tangle, says William Bird, section l. page 4. Panama and Coat a Rica go to war. Section I 1. page 1. $l8,tMM,000 loan to.Kerensky government expires, section l, page i. Falling birthrate blamed upon meat. Sec tion 1, pago v. National. Hughes to' give labor and industry new deal, section l, page i-. Oiganized, labor is opposed to Davis. Sec tion I, page 4. IT W OU N In Smallest, Incoming Official Dons Medieval Garments and Marches Through Streets. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 26. If President-elect Harding were preparing- 2o be inaugurated March 4 Id the smallest, instead of the biggest republic, there wotuld be no talk of simple ceremonies. That's not the way they do it in San Marino, according to a review of Inaugural customs mad public today by the National Ge ographic society. An incoming official in San Marino tyms medieval garments and marches through the streets, preceded Dy ner aids and gorgeously uniformed es corts, to attend a preliminary church service. His predecessor occupies a canopied throne at the church until the new official is installed, when he takes the throne seat and dons head dress indicative of his office. If it were in France Mr. Harding would take his oath at what corre sponds to the White House and the ceremony . would conclude when his predecessor kissed him. Tn Mexico he would be sworn in at midnight in the house of representa tives and the outgoing president would ' embrace him. In Brazil he would be encircled with a broad, colored band supporting a medal as the Insignia of the presi dency. In Poland he would walk to his of- (Concluded on Page 4, Column 2.) National. Congress hurries to clean up work. Section 1, page 13. 936:i.0Ov,OO6 voted for army expense. Sec tion 1, page S. pi nrevoked war order by Secretary Daniels oars tits successor and future Assistant Secretary Roosevelt from warship. Sec tion 1, page 2. Cabinet officials glad they can quit and earn some money. Section 1, page 3, Business of food production must be put on profitable basis, says Secretary Mere dith. Section 1. page 6. Domestic. pooks cutting up so town can't sleep. Sec tlon 1, page 1. Hope of world peace declared Ford's mo tive m assailing Jews. Section 1, page 6. Poy thief captured with $771,500 bond stolen from bank. Section 1, page 1 Harding's policies win public favor, says Mark Sullivan. Section 1, page 7. Cult leader of Denver awaits end of world. bee tion 1, page 1. Life given to nave husband from jail. Sec tion l, page i. U i. ions told to aid protection of women. Section 1, page 9. j - Jv.dwin Den by acre; 's navy portfolio and pieages maintenance of fighting ma chine. Section 1, page 12. Legislatures. Idaho senate passes direct primary bill and sends measure, to house. Section 1, page if. Washington may collect $3,000,000 in new taxes. Section 1, page 7. Pacific Northwest. K.ne legist tive measures returned with disapproval of governor. Section 1, page-l. Sports. Trips for fishers planned by club. Section 2, page l. Babe Ruth's prestige in danger. Section 2, page 1. Big task confronts football rules commit tee. Section 2, page 2. Jinx la ticklish thing with ballplayers Section 2. page 2. Soldiers will Maere birf fisMc event at Van couver barracks. Section 2, page 3. Han ner swimming year forecast. Section 2. page 3. Tf.ye and Clapham grapple Tuesday. Sec tion x, page 4. Com mere la I and Marine. Argentina will impose no tax on wheat ex ports. Section 3 page 19. March wheat strong feature of Chicago market, section l, page iv. Stock rally due to Improvements In gen eral trade conditions. Section 1, page 10. General financial outlook continues to be complex, section 1, page 19. Portland bids for business of handling grain smpments to unina. section 1, page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Big road outlay planned for li21. Section 1, page 1. Wind storm loss In Washington timber is huge. Section 1, page 8. flight thousand women mob store on open ing a ay. section i, page u. Revlxed came code regarded as ideal meas ure. Section 1, page 14. China In bad way, writes Portland boy. Section 1. 'page 14. Portland declared worsted at Salem. Sec tion 1, page 15. Jury finds Iotisso guilty of murder and recommends life imprisonment. Section 2, page lak Fair dry sleuth's evidence convicts woman liquor law violator. Section 1. page 16. Burglar leaves piece of skull In flight. Sec tion 1, page l'J. Icrtland Symphony orchestra to give con cert at auditorium. Section 1, page 10. US B. A. C (N C H y , INCOGS. TfcX STrXTtrAENV, ' ' " "' A .ri t)EM PfcM.... I I, (I I AM 0: ! VovitviMnvtc X f , rHHI NltElwo' III' N ! j TTV -- ' VN New XOK 3Tf Bag of Bonds Tossed. nto Poolroom Corner. PLAYER RECOGNIZES FUGITIVE All but $500 of Loot From Bank Is Recovered. LAD, 16, SAYS HE'S SORRY Chicago Trust Company Messenger Relates Flight and Events t'p to Capture la Bloomlngton, III. BLOOMINGTOX. III.. Feb. 26. Will iam Dalton, 16-year-old bank clerk, who stole $772,000 worth ot liberty bonds In Chicago Thursday. a& amount which the police eay is the largest bond theft on record, was caught in a poolroom at Heyworth. lii., today. All the bonds, except one for J500 that he used for ex penses, were recovered in a small leather bag he had tossed into a cor ner while he played. Dalton was held tonight awaiting arrival of bank officials from the Northern Trust company of Chicago, which he robbed. These officials in timated that on account of the boy's youth they would be inclined to give him another chance. Eluding Officers Related. The lad told how he tried to evade the officers by traveling in automo bile, on . foot, electric and steam trains and on buses. He was cap tured because of wide publication of his picture. He was recognized by the son of Constable Jack Draper. Dalton was first suspected of being, the bond thief by James Dennis, who reported his suspicion to the son of the con stable. The $26,000 reward was paid to night to Paul Draper, an overseas veteran and son of the constable of Key worth, who arrested the, youth. Draper said he probably would make present of part of the reward to His father and James Dennis, the motorist who picked Dalton up as he was walking toward Heyworth. At Heyworth Dalton's fondness for pool and billiards caused him to seek a game with a stranger. Draper, recognizing the similarity ot Dalton to his published pictures, arrested the boy, addressing him ar 'Jalton. Dalton dropped his cue, then quietly said: "That's me." Judge l,andlav Rfnarki Read. . The lad said he had foolishly yield ed to some plan he conceived to walk off with the bonds. He told news paper men he had read of the remarks of Judge landls in the case of the Ottawa bank theft, but tonight, after the bankers and officers had arrived from Chicago, Dalton denied that he had been influenced by. the Landis ruling in the Ottawa case, tarlier in the evening, after being brought to Bloomlngton, he confirmed to news paper men his remarks made in Hey worth, which were reported as fol lows: "I saw the chance to take the bonds and decided on the spur of the mo ment to try to get away with them. It doesn't pay. however, and I'm sorry. I'm especially sorry for my mother and sitters. I don't know what I can do now." Mother'. Name Brine Tear. Dalton cried when speaking of hie mother. Dalton tonight said: "When I gut to the bink Tiursday 1 was fixing up -ome temporary bonda to be exchanged. I had a grip in the casement. 1 thought it woul i be a good thing 'o take them cut la it and (Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.) ' i i i i r ) rvi vi -J ON THE XSUftND OF W .. j - A cirCMoiw hWl So Steps to Collect Sum Taken as Vet, Says Secretary Houston In Reply to Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 26 Certificates of indebtedness signed by a representative of the Kerensky government of Russia for a loan ot $1S7.000,000 have expired, the senate was informed today by Secretary Houston. The obligation therefore Is a demand one, he added, with Interest and principal payable Immediately but no steps have been taken toward collection. The debt, now amounts to more than $200,000,000. he said. The information was given In re sponse to a senate resolution and said that the advances had been made to the Russian government for its own purposes. No part of the funds were set apart by the United States for the support of the Russian em bassy here, the secretary said, al though some of the funds were used for that purpose. The interest was fixed at from 3H to 4 per cent- PORTLAND HERO HONORED War Medal Awarded Lieutenant Clifford Harris Posthumously. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C. Feb. 26. ine ois tinguished service cross has been posthumously awarded to Lieutenant Clifford O. Harris of Portland. Or for extraordinary heroism in action at Juvigny. France, September 1,1918. The citation said that when the advance of hla platoon was halted by the effective fire of an enemy ma chine gun nest. Lieutenant Harris with two others rushed out before the front line to attack the enemy position. While within the enemy's lines he was killed. Lieutenant Har ris was a son of Mrs. William R. Harris. 95 East Seventy-second Street, Portland. BAN ON WINE INCREDIBLE French Minister Can't Believe Re port About Ambnssador. PARIS. Feb. 26. Questioned in the chamber of deputies today if it was true that M. Jusserand, French am bassador at Washington, had barred French wines from the embassy tt. ble, M. Doumer. finance minister, re plied: "Our ambassadDr is too good a Frenchman; he has too good taste to bar the best wines In the world. I am satisfied he can make America understand that if it Is a good thing to fight alcoholism. French wines are an antidote for alcoholism." RAIN HERE IS FORECAST Normal Temperatures Predicted for Pacific Slates. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday are: Rocky mountain and plateau regions Normal temperature; generally fair. Pacific states Generally fair in Southern California and rains else where, with normal temperature. NEW BROOM SENT HARDING Admonition to "Use This" Is Re ceived at White House. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 26. A fine new broom, addressed to "Presi dent Warren G. Harding," with the admonition, "use this." on the reverse of the address tag, was delivered at the White House today by express. The sender's name was not shown. JAPAN TO QUIT SIBERIA Evacuation Set for March, Says Nipponese Newspaper. TOKIO, Feb. 26. (By the Associated Press.) Japanese forces will evacu ate Siberia in March, says the Koku min Shlmbun. Confirmation of this report Is not as yet available In official quarters. WHOLE STATE, TO BENEFIT Work to Center on Pacific and Columbia Highways. v . OTHERS TO BE IMPROVED Main Traffic Arteries of Oregon Included In Paving Mapped Out by Commission. This Is to be one of the big years in road work In Oregon, for the state highway commission has mapped out a line of Improvement which will be limited only by the amount of road making equipment and the prices quoted by the contractors. Main at tention will be given to the Paciflo and Columbia river highways, but considerable work Is planned for The Dalles-California, the Roseburg-Coo Bay, the Roosevelt, the Central Ore gon, the John Day highways and the Old Oregon trail. Also the Mount Hood loop will receive an Impetus from this end. providing Claokanias county Is prepared to perform It share. State Highway Engineer Nunn has been directed by the commission to prepaVe for advertising every section on the Pacific highway that is ready for paving this year. There is so much suitable for hard-surfacing that with the contracts let In March not all of the paving awarded can be laid in the current season, and some of the Jobs will have to go over into 1922 before they are finished. Pacific Highway to Be Rushed. Unless Interference is encountered In Polk county, as is threatened, the ' west side highway through that sec tion will be pushed along. The fills and new grades on the Pacific highway which cannot be paved this season because they have not settled sdflciently will go over until next year, when they will be in shape to receive hard surface. By the coming autumn the public will Legln to realize the scope of the road programme, for by that time so many gaps will be linked to pavement now laid that this important truffle artery will be largely completed. On the Columbia highway the com mission plans to pave from Hood Illver to Mosier, and from Mosler to the top of Rowcna grade. Between liowena and The Dalle, if the grade justifies the action, the commision may order that last section paved before the year's end. Coast Head to lie Improved. This means a hard-surfaced high way from almost the Deschutes river to the Pacific ocean. Beyond Des chutes the Columbia river highway will be open to travel as far aa Pen dleton this season. The Columbia highway ends at Pendleton, and from that point eastward to the Idaho Una It is known as the Old Oregon trail. Between Ontario and a point opposite Weiser, Idaho, the commision will order work within a few weeks. Present plans also call for Improv ing the coast road through Curry county, from the California line northward Into Coos county as far as Marshfield. The section from Marsh field to Coqulllc will be finished this year. The coast road, now known as tho Roosevelt highway, will give the people tn Curry county a way out north and south. Coos county has promised to bond itscl." to tho limit for the purpose of co-operation. A few miles have already been' built south of I'ort orford. Part of this same programme is to do further work on the Itoseburg- (Concluded on Pase 3. Column 2.) T