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THURSDAŸ, AUGUST 4. 1«W THE SENTINEL, COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON good times in this country.—In his hands by August 16 if the state 1939 demand from Oregon motor dustrial News Review. is to save the federal grant of ists. The plates will cost the state THE HORNETS’ NEST $90,000 which has been approved a little more than $41,OCX). One KaUbU«h*d 1889 The big hole in the United for this project, Construction work hundred and thirty tons 260,000 Leonard 3. Goddard____ Editor Published Every Thursday by States Treasury must be filled to on the project must be started by pounds of steel will go into the Cottas* Grave Publishing Company keep up with growing expenses. September 27 according to Hock making of the 1939 plates for Leonard S, Goddard.___ President Taxes will inevitably be increased ley’s ultimatus. Architects are now which an order has already been A W Shofatall_______Secretary by the next Congress. engaged in whipping the plans in placed with the Irwin-Hodson C. L Rynearaon. Advartieing Mgr. to shape and expect to have them company of Portland Business Office at 25 North Sixth The recent blanketing of all the ready before the dead line Is SUBSCRIPTION RATES LOOKING FORWARD. democratic postmasters into the reached. (Cash in advance) • • • The Truth About the Social One year 11.50 civil service knocked the merit 400.000 Pounds of Steel Security Act. Six Months 80 system out as drastically as Louis Three month«------------------------.50 knocked out Schmelling and it for Shelving. By Franklyn Waltman. Shelving for the new state li One month___________________25 has less chance of coming back Whenever anyone dares to sug brary will require the use of 400,- Foreign rat*—50c year additional under the present administration than the German has with his 000 pounds of steel, according to gest that the Social Security Act broken backbone. The only way figures submitted to Harriet Long, is somewhat less than perfect he immediately is assail'd by the fl z 7'\ OregorCNewspaper Publishers the merit system can be resusci state librarian, by the architects. New Deal propagandists as a re tated is by the election of a Presi There will be a total of 26,173 dent and a Congress that think shelves with a capacity of 525,000 actionary, a Tory, a fiend, an ene more of the United States than volumes. Shelving now being in my of mankind, or worse. Even they do of political patronage and stalled will take care of the li though the criticism Is construc National Editorial Aseociatiou reprehensible politics, such as brary expansion for a number of tive and is designed to improve the administration of the act for years, according to Miss Long. Oregon Newspaper Conference now control this nation. the benefit of wage-earners, the • • • critic’s voice is drowned out by AWAY WITH PESSIMISM. Report has it that government Vandals Spoil “Pinky’»” shouts that he Is seeking its re Linoleum. The old fashioned "hustling" control of the cotton acreage and peal. Indecent motives are attri Souvenir hunters have been buted to everyone who disagrees type of boy or girl is still in ex its pegging the price of that making free with ash trays, ink istence at the University of Ore staple agricultural product has re even in the slightest with the gon, according to Karl W. On- sulted in the smallest cotton crop stands and other mementos of President and his New Dealers. thank, dean of personnel admin since 1900 thereby creating seri their visit to Oregon’s new capi- Republican criticism of the So istration. who cites as proof fig ous conditions in the south. The tol. One of the more ingenious cial Security Act has not been di ures of earnings of students who president should go down and tell members of the tribe even made rected at the objective of the act, worked part time during the past the plantation owners “we plan away with numerous pieces of “to provide a greater measure of plumbing from several of the security for American wag-earn ned it that way." year. wash rooms. The prize chiseler, ers and thereby to enhance the “On the university campus these Press reports are that the pres however, was the one who carved welfare of the Nation as a whole.” totaled more than $200,000. not including money earned during ident charged the governor of his initials in the linoleum in the The point of Republican criticism Kentucky with making false private office of W. L. “Pinky" has been that as drafted the So vacation periods.” "Of this total, $54,000 was earn- claims as to his success in bal Gosslin. private secretary to Gov cial Security Act does not and ed from jobs obtained through the ancing the state budget and pay ernor Martin. Gosslin has offered will not promote greater security university employment office, di ing off old debts. Roosevelt went to give the linoleum to the carver for wage-earners. Republicans in rected by Miss Janet Smith, em- on to show that he "planned it if he can identify the initials. Congress have warned that the • • • ployment secretary; $28,350 came that way” by allowing the gover heavy taxes on pay rolls and pay many dependents, the Association the Recorder, Labor Board, Puget from National Youth Administra nor to shift the state debts onto Alaa Poor Oregon. envelopes levied under the act made this observation: Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton. State officials this week called would have harmful effects, with tion work, and the university it Washington. The governor got '"The evidence is sufficient to Wash . not later than August 10. self paid wages amounting to$37,- what he deserved for trying to attention to the fact that Oregon inconsequential benefits. indicate that not only has th«* op This examination is for the pur 600 to students working part time rob the great “planner" of any is not in position to qualify for Truth in time will establish it eration of the unemployment In pose of filling existing and future credit due him for balancing the any grants, other than that for at various positions." self. We have ^eard Marriner S. surance laws so far not proved vacancies in the Puget Sound This commendable record made Kentucky budget in such a mas the new tuberculosis hospital, un Eccles, chairman of the Board of that these laws have been soundly Navy Yard. by the young men and women at terful and scientific manner. He der the present federal pump Governors of the Federal Reserve conceived, but, on the contrary, Full information may be ob tending the university, taken to can now “point with pride” to at priming program. No other build System and an ardent New Deal it definitely points to the fact tained from tile postoffice. this gether with the fact that accord least one balanced budget, even ing projects have been authorized er, say that the withdrawal of that these laws are not succeed city. ing to a survey made by J. R. Beck if he did fail to keep his pledge and by the time the next legisla consuming power through social ing in providing even as little pro ture meets it is feared the federal security taxes is one of the major tection as the totally inad«*quate rural service specialist at Oregon to balance the national budget. pump will be dry again. State college, which shows that contributory causes of the Roose horn«, relief.” Th* world'« large«! tomb la th* • • • There is still another bright the organizations to which the velt depression. Let the President and his New largest number of the older young spot. The president says he is go Utility District Feasible. Now we have the testimony of Deal satellites cease their bally Gol Gunbaz. the private mausoleum people of Lane and three other ing to do something about the The proposed Cascade Locks the American Association for So hoo and answer the non-partisan of Mohammed Adil Shah in Bijapur. counties belong are the church, vast number of reports business people’s utility district is entirely cial Security, published in its cur findings of the American Associa India. Constructed between 1828 and 155«. «ay« Collier'« Weekly, thia Sunday school and the young peo- has to make to the government. feasible and could be a financial rent bulletin. This organization tion for Social Security. ples organizations of the church We hope he cuts some of them off success if it could be assured a for years has fought for "the pro building ha* a floor area of 18.225 (see news article in this issue) before this colm is sent to the monopoly on the business within motion of social security and so square feat and 11 about 29 «torie« Civil Service Examination. should dispel the pessimism of the penitentiary as was threatened the proposed district the Hydro cial insurance in the United high, thua having an interior great The U. S. Civil Service commis older generation caused by the Teusday by a government agent electric commission of Oregon States." Its executive secretary is sion announces open competitive er than the Pantheon at Roma and drinking of intoxicating liquors by when he complained about the pointed out in a report on the pro Abraham Epstein, frequently call examination for Ordinanceman. one that could hold approximately the few young people who seem nonsense of so many reports. The ject this week. In conformity with ed the "father of Social Security” Applications must be on file with 200,000 ordinary casket*. to be unable to even attend a only reason we can see for them its usual policy the commission re in this country. Its president Is dance without a bottle in their is to create jobs for politicians frained from making any recom Bishop Francis J. McConnell of and bother and bother and ex mendations. confining its report the Methodist Episcopal church. hip pocket. Away with pessimism! If we pense for business Corvallis Go- to the findings of its engineers Among its directors are Monsig oldsters live long enough this j zette-Times. based upon certain stipulated con nor Francis J. Haas, dean of the writer believes that when the ditions. School of Social Service, Catholic This country has allowed the present younger generation takes Reports on two other proposed University, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. our places the general average of pacifists to get us into a heck of peoples’ utility districts are due Mrs. Mary K. Slmkhovitch, the law abiding public spirited citi a mess in reference to the navy. soon. One of these will cover the well-known social worker, and zens will certainly not be lower According to statistics published proposed Wasco county project. many other socially-minded per than at present and it is quite in the Oregonian. Great Britain The other will deal with a pro sons. These people are neither probable that it may be several has 147 modem war ships. France posed project to include most of partisans nor reactionaries. 149, Japan 143, Italy 127 and the Hood River county. degrees higher. Do they believe with President Progress and improvement has United States 71. That’s a record Sponsors of a proposed district Roosevelt that "the successful op been the general tendency of hu no patriotic American can be in Lane county filed a petition eration of the (Social Security) very proud of. Another surprise with the commission this week Act is the best proof that it was manity. in the figures too is that France asking for a report on their pro soundly conceived?” They do not.' OREGON ROAD PROTECTION. has more modem war ships than ject which would include practi Indeed, the American Association Some time ago concrete recom has Great Britain.—Corvallis Ga cally all of the rural area of the for Social Security finds that the county together with the munici Act is neither "soundly conceiv mendations for regulation of out zette-Times. palities of Coburg, Cottage Grove, ed” nor that its operation has lx*en door advertising and preservation Creswell, Junction City and successful. of scenic beauty along highways Springfield. Instead of increasing purchas were worked out by the advisory STATE CAPITOL • • • ing power, the Association finds committee on roadside protection Let F.D.R. Do It. the Act has diminished it. Instead of the Oregon state planning NEWS LETTER Distribution of advertising pen of giving workers security, the As board. Will Either Pin or Staple cils by candidates for public of sociation finds the Act has creat That committee suggested the 10 Year Guarantee following legislative measures be (Note—The following is the first fice would constitute a violation ed greater insecurity for them. In adopted as soon as possible: of a series of 13 articles dealing of Oregon’s corrupt practice act, stead of helping industrial work 1. A bill prohibiting signs near with the 13 measures to appear on in the opinion of Attorney Gener ers, the Association finds that the danger points of highways and the state ballot at the November al Van Winkle who holds that a Act’s chief result has been to signs creating hazards wherever election. These articles which will lead pencil is "a thing of value.” create a new bureaucracy and located. appear each week until election Distribution of cigars or liquid government jobs for tens of thou 2. A bill prohibiting all un will attempt to present an impar refreshments comes under the sands of clerks. MARKWELL PLIER TYPE Referring to New Deal claims authorized “snipe” signs. tial analysis of the several meas same ban, according to the attor of the "success” achieved in the 3. A bill prohibiting all roadside ures for the information of the ney general. FASTENER • • • old age insurance system, the As advertising signs in “non-commer- voters who are to pass judgment sociation asserts that “search as cial” areas. on their merits.) Baldock Will Fight. Adoption of an amendment to Oregon county officials who last we might, however, the success tn the state constitution as a basis Governor’» 20-Day Bill Considera week served notice of their inten this stupendous national under for the enactment of legislation to tion Amendment. tion to ask the next legislature taking seems confined to the Issu-1 regulate and control all other This measure as its short title for a bigger slice of the gasoline ance of about 38,000,000 social se types of roadside advertising, as implies involves a proposed amend tax and automobile registration curity numbers” — an activity well as signs, was also recom ment to the state constitution. As revenues can expect vigorous op characterized by the Association mended. It was also suggested such it has been referred to the position to their proposal from as "unprecedented, costly, irrevel- that “setback" regulations should voters for their approval or dis the state highway commission. R. ent and unnecessary.” The average lump sum of old also be adopted for all structures approval by the legislative session H. Baldock, state highway engin on property adjoining the right- of 1937. The measure is designed eer, commenting on the proposal age payment up to April, the of-way intended for service or use to increase the time allowed the pointed out that the state high Association found wax $29.80, al- i of the public. governor for consideration of bills way department’s “revenue curve” though a New York executive Fully Guaranteed This excellent program for the after the legislature adjourns. Un is flattening out. That is the in who worked (and still does) for protection of Oregon roadsides der the present constitutional come from various sources relied seven corporations was reported should be brought to the attention provision the governor is allowed upon by this department havg to have received $1,001.67. More; of each and every member of the but five days after adjournment about reached the saturation significant, the Association found, incoming state legislature. It of a legislative session in which point. Automobile regisrations for was “the deepening Insecurity should be enacted into a law and to analyze and pass upon the bills this year, according to Baldock, stimulated by this system,” adding vigorously enforced. which the lawmakers have ap will be only slightly greater than that while the United States The inestimable value of the proved during the closing days of for 1937. The same condition is Treasury paid $2,935,829 to old beauty of many of the Oregon the session. Because of the large encountered in connection with age beneficiaries it collected In highways should not be marred number of these bills demanding revenues from gasoline taxes, taxes from workers and employ ers for old age insurance a total by signs, other than those neces attention it is often physically im Baldock said. • • • of $577,450,100. sary for the direction and safety possible to analyze them intelli of travelers. “Since the employer contribu gently within the five day period.: State I>and Board I»»» $35,189. Real estate operations of the tions are generally included in the As a result meritorious bills are 848,000,000,000 IN THE RED. sometimes vetoed out of an abund State Land Board for the past price of goods,” the Association One year from now, the federal ance of precaution on the part of year show a loss of $35,189, ac Bulletin added, "it means that for debt will be in excess of $43,000,- the governor. On the other hand cording to a report by Lewis Grif every dollar spent in old age in 000,000. If relief expenditures con vicious legislation frequently es fith, clerk of the Board. These surance payments to increase the tinue, which seems likely, it may capes detection in the rush and operations represented the sale of purchasing power of workers, go far beyond even that strato is permitted to become law. The properties taken over by the $197 of sorely needed purchasing spheric figure. proposed amendment would ex Board through foreclosure in or power were withdrawn from them Stapling, Pinning, Tacking In the light of that fact, is it tend the five day period for con der to protect loans from the ir and spent for other purposes.” In other words, Social Security any wonder that business is wor sideration of bills left with the reducible school fund. Practically Can Be Used as a Portable ried—that the investor is dis governor upon adjournment to 20 all of these loans were made taxes took $197 away from work-| couraged — and that unemploy days. In all other respects the many years ago during the boom ers for every $1 given to them. or Desk Type Stapler ment is near the record level? constitutional provision remains in farm land values, Griffith That is the New Deal’s idea of the more abundant life for workers! Government, like an individual, unchanged. pointed out. • • • Space is lacking to give other can spend beyond its income just so long. Then comes bankruptcy. PWA Administrator Urges conclusions reached by the Asso State Make* Big Profit. If the next Congress wants to Haste. Now there’s a business that of ciation, except for a word about avert that end, it will give C. C. Hockley, PWA adminis fers possibilities of a profit. Sell unemployment insurance. Pointing thorough and immediate atten trator for Oregon, has served no ing license plates to motorists. out that the average benefit paid tion to the tax and debt problem. tice on the Board of Control that Secretary of State Snell expects to the unemployed totaled only Until an honest start is made to the completed plans for the new to collect approximately $2,000,- $15.46 per month, irrespective of ward a balanced budget and reg tuberculosis hospital to be located 000 at $5 a pair for the 400,000 whether the unemployed person ular debt reduction, we can’t have in Multnomah county, must be in sets of plates needed to supply the was single or had a family with iinttacc dkorr Sentinel STAPLERS that will save you time and money Price ‘5^ Price Price ’1— The Sentinel
