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WANT ‘‘ADS’’ Them In B-fil11-1111 Only One-eent a Word iHL Subscription, $1.00 a Year. iteralo LENTS, MULTNOMAH CO., OREOON, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915. CONCRETE BASE OE ROAD BONDS SELL Al CALIFORNIA ROADS HOW PREMIUM Announcament was made late $11,000,000 Bond Issue Provides Wedneo«!ay alternoon that the entire iaane »,f *1,250,KO <4 K ok ! Bonds bad for 3000 Mlles ol Highway. beeil bld In by ona firm at a premium Concrete Chosen as an Economi of *20,626. Thare wer« tbraa öfters cal Necessity. abova face valua. ONE’S INCLINATIONS 00 PULL AND HAUL LINES SCHOOL BOYS HAVE FIELD MEET The festivities at ti>e Ijento School were not all of the indoor sort, for while I tlie girls were showing off their little ; stunts, xjs-aking pieces, swinging elube, and singing songs, the larger boys were making records on tin* playground. 1 Eight contests were tried out and the ! leading winners were: Vaulting, first, Wm. Moore, 7 toot 3 inches; second, tie between Walter Christensen and Frank Gilman. High jump, first, Perrin Wilson; sec ond, Ted Hall. Running broad jamp, first Robt. iGesell, 18 feet 3 inches; se«x>nd, Perrin Wilson, 15 feet 6 inches. Standing broad jump, first Perrin Wilaon, 8 feet 3 inches: second, Robt. (resell, 7 feet 8 inches. Mile run, Wm Moore, 4 min. 52 sec onds; C Albly, 5 min. 4 seconds. Half mile run, Wm. Moore, 2 min. 50 seconds; Perrin Wilson, 2 min. 55 seconds. Hundred yard dash, Robt. Geeell, 10 seconds; Perrin Wilaon, 12 seconds. Two hundred yard race, Ted Hall and C. Albly. Vol. 13. No. 19 GRAN6EG0MMITTEE MAKES REPORT Special Committee of County Grange Reports Result of Investigations to General Committee, and Visits County Commissioners. Hl nee the question of hard surfacing The special Committee of the County Japan’s Intentions Multnomah Comity road« haa lieen tak Grange met at IJbrary Hall in Portlan«! Tlie Japanese are ax sufrtile ax wax en up,great interest hax d«velo|a>d in the la* Friday afternoon ami heard the re- that crafty xerja-nt that made so much varioua claxare <>l road l on-trui'tioii ma ;>ort of the special committee that viai- trouble in the Adam family some years terial* Reference baa been made to the te«l various points in Washington last ago K. K. Kawakami sends a long California highways and t>M*re aeeinx to I communication to the New York Times, week to study the road construction of la* a miaiimieretandirig aa to why Cali explaining Japan's position and tier in that state. The report was read by fornia aelected concrete for the major tentions toward (’bina, tlie substance of chairman Johnson, and comprised about which >s that because U m * I'nited States portion of ila highway construction. 12 pages of typewritten matter ami was ' opened closed Ja|xn to tlie world, Japan California Ix-gan ita Blate highway im was forced to learn western methods, declared by all those present to be the provement in 1012. with an »18.000,000 and this makes an increased area nec most comprehensive report they had bond issue. With thia it wax planned essary for lier to carry on lier part of ever heard. There were about fifty vis itors present, mostly farmers, and mem to improve 3,000 mile« of tlie alate high tlie world's work; that the I'nited States should is* xteqqied from protest bers of the Grange. At the en«i of the way a Thia would give an average coat ing considering California land laws, reading of the report a motion to adopt of »6,000 per mile, , but aa many mile« which lie bolds are a violation of the the report as read wax adopted unani must coat several times that various treaty between U m * United Htales and mously and then tlie reports were circu meana of economizing were reported to. □ span He inserts that "Japan must lated and signatures of all present were The California Highway Bulletin of have a place in U m * sun,’’ anti that ax attached to the report ae approving its January explains how thia waa all U m - western nations will make no place suggestions. worker! out. Cities and town« were for her, she is forced to seek the new Before the close of the meeting sev assigned tlie duty of improving all roa«la area in China, but does not intend to re eral of the committee made talks, and leading within Uieir corporate limita. duce in Uie least tlie sovereignty of that opinions were expresee«! by varioua Countica were obligated to liear the con It is almost certain that the present ■«there present. Mr. M. Roy Thomp power. He explains that now having struction of all bridges of greater length taken Kian-Chan from trermany, to year will see a greater movement of son, Superintendent of Highway eon- than 20 feet. S|H«cial rate* were ««cured restore that province to China, would tourists and visitors to Portland, and to struction from the State of Washington for transportation of road material and simply result in the retaking it by some machinery from the railroada. Thia we all other sections of Oregon, than dar was present by invitation of the Com European power later. He insiste that Baby Loses a Hager Will Give Benefit Program mittee and made some remarks and an are told amounted to several millions of ing any year since the Lewie and Clark swered question- relative to his exper- , Japan i» fulfilling all tier obligations in Menitierw of tlie Harmony Society are Children of J« An Ikeman of Gilbert dollars. Fair, and a concerted and persisent | iences with road materials. Manchuria and ix making it much more In looking for the moat economical interest«*d in tlie misfortunes of little Avenue were playing in the yen! Tues- valuable to China than it formerly wax campaign should be carried on to make Following this the committee ad road materials it wax decided to uae and is, moreover, preventing its abxorp- Mix« Susie Woody of Elmo Heights, and day evening and the little boy suggested city and state cleaner and more attrac journed to tlie Court house and met with three forma: Macadam treated wiUi oil; are preparing a Iwmefit program to lx to his baby siater that she would lay ' tion by Russia. concrete with a thin asphaltic surface tive than any other section of the the commissioners and read the report Again he explains how much better it given Saturday evening at Seward’s her hand on a block he would chop tier and concrete with a thick asphaltic sur Northwest. California and Washing to the CommiMiooers, and left a copy of will I m * for China when her latent great Hall. Disease has left the child a crip lingers off. She put up the hand, down face. Experience noon proved that tlie ton have lieen wielding paintbruah and it with them. Mr. Yeon had left the resources shall haw lieen developed by court house before the committee ar oil Macadam road wax not practical. ple, possibly for life. It ix hoped to came tlie ax and baby Ikemann is minus rake for a long time, and it only re- Japan. rived and excused himself from the liear- The other two forms of road were then raise enough money to buy her a wheel the end of her little finger, and about maine for Oregon to get into line and From all of which we infer that tlie tng by stating that be had too much accepted ax standard. Yet the construc make it three of a kind. chair. half of the next one came near being army which Japan has lieen waiting to business to attend to. tion of 8,000 miles of road with engineer The program follows: grow up, since the war wiUi Russia is In the afternoon arrangements were amputated. Dr. Hees closed up tlie ing expMMM to I m * deducted,neceraitated Bradford Orchestra; Piano Duet, The plan inaugrated about three made by the Commissioners to take Mr. about ready to take the field, and she is an economical surface, in roads of Mabel Sweet and Miss Frost; Vocal wounds, but little Miss Ikemann will be months ago by the Portland Union correx|xindingly asserting lierself M. R. Thompson for a drive over the lighter traffic tin* concrete form, four Duet, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson; Play, "Dr. a cripple for life. Stockyards whereby the school children Columbia Highway. Mr. Holman de There were many reasons why Japan inches thick ami covered with a lialf to Devine,'* Young 1-adies of the Club; of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, by clined to go, saying that tie tuul too had to be opened. It wax not safe for three eights of asphaltic cement on top Mala Sextet, M. K. Choir; Holo„ Mi The comment of the independent and signing a 10-months note at 8 percent, much business to attend to and Mr. merchant ships to sail by her coasts and A four inch xurfa<-e ix deemed sufficient Greenwell; Recitation, Mabel Sweet; could receive high-grade sows already Yeon also ma<ie excuses. Mr. Yeon if a ship in distress entered one of tier in a climate like California which in Violin Solo, Mr. E. E. Ogle. Dental partizan press on Secretary of State bred and treated for cholera, has met ports, it meant confication. made a trip out over the road later in many places is quite dry and unetfected College, city; Violin 8olo, Milton Bryan's note to Germany, in answer to with euch unexpected success that it Japan took Manchuria and Corea in the day. Commissioners Lightner and the insinuation that the United States by freezing A stable subgrade ix not Katzky; Recitation, Mrs. Cravatt, has been ne»-essary to call a cotrterence Holbrook were accompanied by Mr. tlie Russo-Japanese war and agreed to was unneutral, in selling implements difficult to maintain and having bwn Wichita; Holo, Mr. Wm. Ash; “Sun ! of the raisers of stock of that class to Thompson and his brother, and Mr. J. get out ax «Min ax affairs were settled. coveretl with a solid surface xtands the beams,” Mrs. Barker's H. S. Class; of war to the allies, when Germany devise means for filling all the applica They never have lieen, never will, unless J. Johnson, H. E. Lewis, and H. A. wear reasonably well. Vocal Duet, Mrs. Ash and Mrs. Coff could get nothing from us has been tions for stock. It is believe«l this cam- some great future war, makes Japan's Damall. They went out aa far as Mult one of the highest compliments any If there is any reason to complain of man; Holo, Mr. Hedin; Holo, Mies Eva pa;?n will be nation-wide in its effects nomah Falls, and had a very pleasant longer stay impossible. Secretary of State has ever received. the California structure it lies in the Farro), city. : on the industry. This writer complains of the Cali trip. The road was very interesting to The New York Sun, which has been omission of ex|>anMon joints. Most of fornia land laws. They are an alieolute the Messrs. Thompson, both engineers, hostile to the administration ever since the highways have been laid without A movement has been started for the and men of traveled experience. They necessity for without them the Japs Wilson came in, and especially to As Seen In Salem anything of the sort and not infrequent- 1 completion of the works of the Portland declared we had something far in lead would absorb the state, even ax the ly there have been cracks, but the cracks At the June election in Portland ten Bryan, pronounces it a “mafter-piece.” I Cement Company at Oswego, which sparrows have alxiut driven the song of anything they had seen elsewhere And in deed nearly all of the Republi have niled readily with* the asphaltic measures will be voted upon anil prob has been at a standstill for nearly three and complimented the commissioners on birds out of Salt Lake City, while it can editors have been similarly eulogie- surface and the stability of the roads ably as many more will be put on the would I m * impossible for Americans to 1 tic. As a master-piece of diplomacy years. The buildings are ready for the the work that had been done. have not been effected, but in the south ballot. machinery and the materials are at get lands in Japan or to make a living The report of the Committee is of too ern portion of Uie state where Ute heat , At the last city election about twenty and unanswerable logic, on a moat deli hand from which to make a high grade from them, could they obtain them. great a length to be given in full thia cate international problem, it is unsur runs up high in U m * summer months the measures were on the ballot and all of cement. It ie stated that recent issue. The committee presence«! copies If thia letter means anyUiing, it means expansion ie so great that the neglect of were noted down with overwhelming passed by any state papers of Jefferson, sales of stock have been made amount in plain English : “ We intend to take its reports in full to all the daily papers. Webster, Seward or Blaine. The oppo expansion joints haa a serious influence | ' majorities. ing to over *300,U00 and that the com Only one paper gave any notice to it all China’s valuable resources, and all sition papers have indulge«l in n.*jch The roads actually expands till they lift One is a freak measure making it a pany has *50,000 on deposit. If the whatever, and that was garbled. The her trade. After that is secured we will and wrinkle, and give persons who do penitentiary offence to open a grocery criticism of Mr. Bryan in delivering plant is put into operation it will be not care how many foreign ship« enter finding of the committee is xnmoaarised lectures throughout the country, claim not understand, the impression tiial the store on the Habbath day or on a holi Chinese ports. They will haw to sail ing that they indicated neglect of hie the only cement mill between Belling in the following paragraphs: road material is at fault. If properly day. ham, Washington, and points in Cali- away without cargoes. We want our "We respei'tfiilly recommen«! that spaced expansion joints of a half or three > One involves a bond issue of *5(M),000 duties as Secretary of State. Bryan has ’ fornia. plan- in the sun no matter at what each and every road nn«ier thia bond fonrth inch had lieen placed al 26 foot to put in water meters, and a bond is shown them that he can lecture more angle it may shine. And what are you issue of Multnomah County be paved spaces there would have lieen no “buck- ; sue of *75,000 for installation of a gar than half the time, and then match going to do about it?” with a concrete pavement, because of On Joly 5, Portland will entertain a any diplomat who tries to entrap our ing'' and concrete would not be blamed bage plant. The war in Europe ie not the world’s the following facta which we believe are distinguished party of business men state Department. It is now pretty for some of the things that have been Another bill provides for granting I true: last great war.—Goodwin's Weekley. charged up to it. ing pensions to members of the police evident that the bitterness of the at and financiers from China, who will I "Concrete is the safest, easiest riding, visit this section on a general business tacks that have been made on Bryan in The attempt of the California engi- i force who are well paid and hava all Pacific Northwest. and offers the least resistence to traction the metropolitan republican dailies are survey of the nee re to lay tlieir asphaltic surfaces on kinds of chancre. of any type of pavements available to existing Macadam bases did not result Only one of the ten measures so far inspired by the Whiskey Trust, which Oregon’s Oriental trade is grain, lum day, and is serviceable 365 days in the ber and manufactured products has controls editorial utterances in the big satisfactorily and they concede that it appearing has any merit—that turning year. lieen increasing in importance for sever dailies by their big half page “ whiskey would haw lieen just about aa economi over the dog pound to the Humane "Concrete properly «xmxtnicted, Las al years, largely as the result of a visit ads ” which subsidizes those papers so cal to have laid a cement concrete base. Hociety. their attacks and those of other grafters | of prominent business men to China, the least maintenance, and a least ulti In this connection it is not amiss to , The various departments of the on Bryan, have only served to render , and the visit here in July will be in the mate coat of any tpye of pavement. say that the cracks ordinarily occuring Woodmere school will present a pro North Plains will erect a *4500 school "We further recommeml that the him more beloved than ever by the nature of a return call. in concrete do not seriously effect its gram Friday afternoon and evening. house. County Commissioners employ a «ap sterling Americans who constitute the stability. They rarely exo-ed a half There will be a fine lot of songs, instru able. experienced anti disinterested engi great middle class, and the great back On June 2, 3 and 4 a great livestock in breadth and when Ailed with tar llM*y mental music, recitations, drills, and The St. Johns drydock is to be bone of the country. show will be held at Union at which neer to have charge of inspection anti are ax enduring aa any part of the sur other features well worth seeing. «*quipped with wings. not only the Grande Ronde Valley will construction of these proposed concrete face. roads.” be represented, but all other parte of Home people Abject to tlie color of VARIATIONS TOR THE The Tautlon Record Florence will vote on a *10,000 street the state. Profiting by experience concrete for roads. This may be FOAMY OMELET gained during the past six years, the Decoration Plans easily remedied by mixing a little color * In cost of government, in burden of bond iseur. management is «confident that the 1915 The officers of Mt. Scott Cemetery ing matter in the concrete. A liarrel of taxation, California leads the nation; The Cottage Orove creamery pai«l lamp black would color a hundred miles New York comes second. Washington 1. Sprinkle grated cheese over the show will be by far the beet ever hel«l have kindly offered to furnish convey cornea in third and Oregon a close out * 15,000 last year. ance to anti from the cemetery if the of road. omelet before folding it or into the mix in that part of Oregon. _ fourth. Grand Army and the I Julien of the G. ture before pouring it into the pan. The nations! per capita coat of all 2. Add one cup bread bread crumha A IL would hold their memorial ser Pendleton will iaeue *40,000 more Evangelkdl Pastor Returned Advertised Letters government payments, state county and bonds on its water system. vices there. We appreciate this kind or steamed rice to the omelet mixture. Adwrtiseil letters for week ending city, waa *20.73, Members of the Evangelical Church offer and moat gladly accept it. In California it Mem 3. Add minced ham or bacon. ' st Ij*nta are rejoicing over the reassign- orial Day, Majs31, will he obaerved in May H, 1016: Ihirais, A.; Jensen, John; reache«! high tide at *66 73, Now York 4. Bake in a casserole. Canby shipped a carload of rhubarb Hildreth, Edna; Holte, Itaura; Miller, waa second with *40.86. Washington I went of their pastor. Rev. T. R. Horn- the following manner: ljenteand Wood Baked Eggs and Cheese Risa’- Raos, Mrs. Louisa, Robbins, A. rolled up *37.30, Oregon *36 77. New to San Francisco the past week. ' achuch, to this charge. The annual mere schools will assemble at the Lents Six hard cooked eggs. E. ; Simmons, Mrs. E. 8.; Thomas, A. | York ie rule«! by Tammany, California. conference just closed in Portland Sun school ground. The Hons of Veterans, One cup medium white sauce. Eugene merchants all signed up to 8. ; Ward. E. M. ; Wilson, Mrs. Alice. Washington and Oregon have the Initi day. The church is in a liealthy condi the Spanish War Veterans, the Ladiea Half teaspoon fnl salt. Geo. W. Spring, Postmaster. ative ami Referendum. handle product ol the local broom fac tion an«l is ready for the work of the of the G. A. R Circle and the Grand Quarter teaspoonful pepper. new church year which begins Sunday. Army, ami all others who wish to join In incorporated towns and cities Cali tory. One cup grate«! cheese. _ ' Plans are being made at Eugene for fornia again takes the lead with a us, will assemble at the (MtUeBows Hall Cut the peeled eggs into rather thick the drainage and irrigation of 10,KM) record of *49.74. Nebraska comes next A boy ia like a locomotive. It takes a slices. Butter a casserole; add lever of Daily Mails anti be ready to start at *:30 sharp. acres of the “Peninsula** between the with *47 *4, Oregon ie third with *47, certain amount of switching to get him sauce, then a layer of sliced egg, then Mails at the Lents postoffice arrive Autoe will be in readiness to take all to McKenzie and the Willamette, some of and Washington fourth with *43.33 on the right track. grated cheese. Repeat until the bak ' and depart daily, except Sunday, as fol- Mt. Scott cemetery where the usual aer- the richest land in the state. vices will he held at lO:3oa. m. ing dish ie full. Place buttere«! crumbs lows: By order of ('oaamitte, ------------ With nine brand new ana-spots re- Powers, a new town recently platted on top. Bake in a moderate oven uatil Arrive Depart John Walrod 7:30 A.M. Never do a thing gratis today that ported, Old Hol seams to have arranged in Cooe County, has set aside 30 scree the cheese melts. 8:0U A. M. Jamee Aiulereon 12:30P. M. some one io likely to pay yon to do to- a place for each of the aspiring of land tn be occupied hy factories and Variation : One may snhetitne cooked 12;50P. M. * 30 P. M. morrug. belligerents. mill*. rice inetead of the while sauce. St» P. M. OREGON NEWS NOTES WOODMERE SCHOOL 10 RENDER PROORAM