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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1917)
treaten and the government rule was upheld by the picked road experts of the United States. A Weekly paper devoted lo Ih» beltermenl of let us now see what steps thv repre Mi Beo» and adjoining rural dUtrlcU. sentatives of the paving couipaniea (all More Of $6.000.000 Bond Issue. Published g».ry Thursday at Lanu. Oregon by , of whom have paid royalties to Warren T h « M t S.VTT Pveusaix« Co»r*»v How ths battle between “Uncle Barn’* Brothen Company) who drew up the aud Warren Bros Oo., affects the •6,000,000 road-paving bill, took to J SANUKR FOX. Managing Vditvl. MINNIE GOODXNOOUH HYDK,N»w»K<lltor *6.000.000 Bond Issue. nullify the rules provide! by the govern J. AI.I.IN DVNBAR. Associate (Rraid.nc. l^ist year Congress naseed the Federal ment for proper ehoice or roads and long Beech, Cal.)________ Aid Road Act which provided that the pavements. Kntmi wcund c U m mali metter Febru should expend ary 14, Itti, al thè poat office al Leni*. Oregon, national government They first offered a direct insult to under ad of Gong rea». March 1. UT?. *75.000.000 in five years to aid the slate« the Secretary of Agriculture and the Subscription price • Il a year, in advance in securing “good roads” if the states United States Office of Good Roads by raised a like amount to meet the federal appropriation. Oregon’s share under arbitrarily providing that none of the this act amounts to ll.Slfi.SSOof govern roads to t>e paved should 1« classed as forest or poet roads, whereby the Federal ment money. World Citizenship. government could aid the state in se- I One of the most inspiring ad While the Secretary of Agriculture is curing a proper expenditure of money nominally in charge of the expenditure dresses that we have ever heard of this money, the real head is U<an for paving. Not even satisfied with was given by Hamilton Holt of Waller l*age. Director of the Office of this defiance of the Federal government, New York at the Multnomah Public Roads and Rural Engineering. the drafters of the bill had the effrontery to insert a clause directing the Federal Hotel last Saturday. The matter The following four rules of the Federal government to expend 60 |>er cent of its government dealing with road work was not new to us, its basic prin under tlie Federal Aid Road Act are money east of the Cascade mountains 4th on Ballot ciples have been inculcated in us very interesting: While tlie authors of the •6,000,000 , since childhood, but to hear it 1. The Act itself in the first para paving bill were very careful to provide popularly presented and to a graph provides “The Secretary of Agri- j . that tliere should be no govern merit co large audience of all political be culture and State Highway Department i operation on |>aving, tliey also used due care that no offensive clauses like the liefs. and to realize that that of each state shall agree on the roads to rules of the Federal government should Candidate For be constructed and the character and audience was drinking '.it in with method of construction.” appear in the bonding bill so that com- ■ rapt attention, was an inspiration 2. The Rules and Regulations of the petitive bidding like that provided by city commissioner not to be forgotten. The basic Secretary of Agriculture (regulation 7, the Ellis Amendment is alreenl. (Paid Adv.) thought of Mr. Holt’s address Section 11 read ‘‘No part of the Federal The only flood regulative feature of was that real patriotism was money i**t aside on account of any pro the bonding bill which is provided, was I ject shall tie paid until it has tieen shown not in the Act when first presented to world patriotism, and that Amer to the satisfaction of tlie Secretary that the legislature by the paving company ican Patriots could lead the way adequate means were employed, prior to representatives but was inserted by Her in Americanizing the world by the beginning of construction, to in bert Gordon, a representative from | giving it a wider vision of a sure the economical and practical ex Portland. This provides that if the State Highway Commission shall tied world union based upon the same penditure of such money. Regulation 8, Section 4 provides. "No the bids for construction too high, it principles as the union of the part of the money apportioned under the may purchase equipment and materials American States. With all such Act shall be used, directly or indirectly, and do the work itself. ideals we are in the fullest ac to pay. or to reimburse a State, county Inasmuch as the landing bill lias done cord, our heart, voice and pen or local sulxlivision for the payment of away with government co-operation in 1 are ready to assist in such an *»y Pentium or royalty on any patented paving our roads and the bill itself con- • , i . _ or proprietary material, specification, ; tains uone of the rules etaential to the undertaking m every j way pos- . • . ; . * i_ K process. or type of construction. unless economic laying of pavement as required sible. Mr. Holt Stated that ex- pnychased or obtained on open, actual, by the government, it appears absolute President Taft, President Wil- competitive bidding at the same or a ly ueceeeary it the State Highway Com son. Balfour of England, the i«* cost than unpatented articles or mission desires to gain the confidene of Premier of France, the leading. metbob equally suitable for the same tlie people and secure passage of the statesmen of Russia, and many ^’iegnlation 7, Section 6 ,«.1«. “if bonding bill to immediately go on I (Consulting Civil Engineer) reconi in black and white with rales Others are in hearty sympathy contract b- awarded to any other similar to those of the Federal govern for ± La 6- this la a ea movement. waa e-aw* + Vf nv. 6- their la ZM »• -« ' L V k_ bidder, t 1 1 a the with May than >1 the 1 lowest a responsible ment and to define how tliey will de efforts find speedy success. — Federal goxvrnment shall not pay more termine or are -letermining the proper CITY COMMISSIONER than its pro rata share of the lowest re prices of paving so that tlie fiascos on J. S. F. At least one member of the sponsible bid, unless it be satisfactorily the Columbia River Highway and Nt shown tliat it was advantageous to the Helens Road need not be repeated — | ’ commission should be a civil I work to accept the higher bid.” War-Time Economy. A. G. Johnson. 1 < engineer of wide practical ex Certainly no one can find fault with 1 perience on public works and Much is being said and written ; _ any of these four rules of the Federal qualified by executive ability to these days with reference to government and there is no good reason Two-Platoon Bill. economy. Some people are lay- why they should not be universally Editor Mt. Bcott Herald.—“If the administer public affairs. Elect ing in large supplies of food adopted, yet sad to say, the last three of tiremen of Portland, in self defense, a man with 14 years’ practical Mt. Scott Herald People’s Forum ARCHIE MASON 0. LAURGAARD t stuffs against a threatened’ rise;th*^ had not proposed the two-platoon experience and otherwise quali violated if in fort« on tlie paving of the 23 in prices, others are hoarding Columbia River Highway last year or system, how long would it have taken fied for the position. (Paid Advertisement) their money in the bank, and more recently in the paving of the St. Chief Stevens and Chief Dowell to as the need of a paid tire station at many are cutting down expendi Helens Road. Both of these contracts certain B-nts?” tures to the place where they were let to the Warren Construction “ How long must the people of I-ente JOHN A. Me QUINN are refraining from putting any . Company, which laid bitulithic pave tie a part and parcel of the greater city ment of which the Warren Brothers l>efore some of the benefits of the great money in circulation that can be Company are the patentees. er organization shall be offered?” Out as a Candidate hoarded instead. Prosperity de At any rate the third rule wan par- "Why do fire chiefs tear their hair in pends upon two things, firstly ticularly obnoxious to the Warren For effort to frighten taxpayers against the circulation of money, and Brothers Company, so in February of an the two-platoon measure, when they secondly on abundance of pro this year, when all the leading road ex have neglected to protect the interests CITY COMMISSIONER perts of the United States were assembled duce and manufacturers. When at Boston at the Congress of American of the voters in the past by allowing money is taken from circulation, ' Road Builders. George C. Warren, needless expenses to be carried and or when prices are so high that t presiilent of the Warren Brothers Com poor equipment to be used, eating up WÜ1 Seek Place Held by R. G. Dieci, money has a low purchasing pany attempted to introduce a resolu- money like water?” Commissioner of Public Works. power, hard times result. When | tion condemning the third rule. Al “How does the taxpayer benefit di though the committee on Resolutions re rectly by all the boosting offered by the ■ both conditions prevail, as has ported adversely on the resolution, fire chiefs, for the fire prevention work? Is a Native Oregonian and Says He been true lately, extreme hard Warren was'nt satisfied but attempted a Have insurance rates been lowered, or I times are experienced. Any fight on the floor of the house but was is all the benefit in favor of the insnr- ! Stands lor Retrenchment and Re ance companies, which pay fewer losses : form in Conduct of Municipal Affairs remedy must strike at the root ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ and pocket the balance?” of these evils to be successful. ♦ ♦ “Why don't the chiefs tell the story There is a movement on foot, John A. McQuinn, formally announced of fire prevention in Portland? Why from the Federal Government don’t they show what it costs and his candidacy for City Commissioner down to the individual, to make ♦ why?” to-day, and will make the race for the These are some of the questions war on the food speculators and position now held by ('omtiiiasioner of asked by James Irving, secretary of the artificial inflaters of value. It is Firemen’s Two-Platoon Committee, in Public Works R. G. Dieck. the undoubted duty of all citizens Mr. McQuinn is a civil engineer, with answer to the statements made tielore to lend their influence to all the Improvement Club last week. Mr. offices in the McKay Building. He is a movements eliminating, and if Irving asks for information which native Oregonian and received his edn- | should be forthcoming, and if the chiefs necessary, prosecuting the food cation in this state, having attended the are honest in their purpose to serve the speculator. If there be any whole people of the city they will make old Harrison street school during 1872— i traitors in America, if there is a showing of the facts in the case. The 1873, and the Portland High school I any crime that can be classed as questions asked about insurance rates is from 1873 to 1878. He graduated from , treason, surely the man who will pertinent at this time. the Oregon University in 1879. "If fire prevention work is of value speculate in food at such a time Mr. McQuinn has served aa city engi to the taxpayer to the extent which the is guilty and should be severely neer for Ranier and Clatskanie, and is chiefs would have us believe, there punished. There should also be now consulting hydraulic engineer for should be a showing in reduced rates. a continual agitation against too If the benefits all go to the insurance Olympia, Wash. In announcing hie much retrenchment; if retrench companies then the interest of the candidacy, Mr. McQuinn says he stands i chiefs in the down-trodden property- for retrenchment and reform in munici ment becomes widespread it will j owner becomes of little concern. The result in curtailing the money in I city is paying for fire prevention work. pal affairs, for the more liberal induce circulation and the prosperity I Ix»es the city or the insurance company ment to the shipbuilding industry and wave that seemed to be reaching i profit by the effort?” incoming factory development, lie also us would be successfully driven "The fire chiefs have been telling the favors the construction of an extensive back. We advise three lines of The Local Merchant i story of proposals for the betterment of ship harbor la-low the Broadway bridge working conditions for the men. Why by the removal of Swan island and the : conduct to be consistently fol SPENDS HIS ♦ did not give the conditions tiefora lowed by all. Use all the in DOLLARS HERE : the they men were compelled, in self de- deepening of the river generally in that fluence you possess to eliminate i ! fens<-, to move for the shorter work vicinity. Mr. McQuinn intends to con-1 Spend your dollars with food speculation, try and keep Is it a case of "take what we duct an energetic campaign. 17 * 1 day? him. your average expenses about the (Paid Adv.) offer or you will get nothing.” < > “What answer have the chiefs to this same as usual, increasing them < > < • You’ll REAP THE IM- 1 fact, relating to the efficiency of the WILL TRADE for iinencnmlx-red if you find it possible rather than MEDIA. E BENEFIT present department: At a house with I-ente or Portland pro,>erty. Hoiiee and decreasing, and use every va 11 men, the other day at 1:30 o’clock, foilr lota in Clatekame. Value *1100. cant foot of ground, and every You can get anything only lour men were on duty at the Every inch in fruit or berriee. Apply ounce of energy to grow garden here AS CHEAP as house. Two men were at meals, two thia office. 15 tf you can get it OUT men were off duty, two men were on produce of every kind, or in i FOR BALE—White leghorn ami or TOWN. special leave, and two men were on de some other way become a pro- < ► Rhode Island Red eggs for setting. Nl.Oi) tail. Four men out of 11, at a house, ducer.—J. S. F. to |1 .HO per setting of 15. B. N. Hime- BEATOWN BUILDER Published by order of The fly peril is greater than the submarine. Swat him first! THE LENTS IMPROVEMENTCLUB certainly shows anything but efficiency under the preeent system. Wbat baugh, Gresham, R 1. worse condition could prevail under the GRAVEL and BAND. two-platoon plan?”—Jas. Irving, Bee’y. Phone Tabor 2063. 14tf R. Heyting. fill THE PROSPEROUS MAN doaaa't like to lake ehaiu-w on a weak banking institution. Ilia property has I nvìi gained by judicioualy guarding his financial intervals. Thii. bank ha. an unbrokvu word (<>r buccmm and advauw- mvnt. Ita Mn'iigth la un>iuvati<>ne<l. We bandi« tbv Ni coli ut» of thv UKMt reaponaihle tirine and individuali, of thla eomtnunity. We will appreciate your buaineee. Evvry customer receive« particular attention to bin individual need*. MULTNOMAH STATE BANK Lents, Oregon Muuutai« I If you buy lumber from uh we are going to try and treat you in such a way as will warrant you to come back when you need anything in our line. In other words we are trying to merit a position, such that when you think of lumber or its affiliated lines, you will instinctively think of us. And we constantly endeav or to remove the purely selfish spirit in trying to arrive at such a position by making it to your interest and advan tage to buy here as well as our own. Bear these statements in mind when you find you need lumber, and see if we cannot prove them. MILLER MOWREY LUMBER CO. Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Sash and Doors, Nails, Builders' Hardware, Roofing and Building Paper Yard at Lents Jet. Tabor 2116 lOOth St.. 4 blocks from f oster Home 2411 BBCKER’S MARKET 5927 92nd St. S. E. “Extra Choice Meats” Jersey Bell Butter FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ALWAYS FRESH TOMATOES AND CABBAGE NOW IN H. D. Kenworthy and Co. inc. funeral Directors, TWO ESTABLISHMENTS RHONE TABOR 0267 PHONE TABOR BBSS 5802-4 92nd STREET S. E. 46IS 66th St., Cor. FOSTER ROAD IN LENT* ARLETA First Class Her »lee Olsen Day or Sight. Claaa Proximity loC.mel.rl.« Knabt«« 0« to Furnish Funeral, at a Minimum Kipen».. LIGHT LUNCHES SERVED AT THE Waiting Room Confectionery UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT We Herve Light Lunches J. I). WILLIAMS, Prop. EAT OUR MEATS You’ll need neither a hatchet nor a stick of dynamite. A good, ordinary set of molars will easily dispose or A Fine Tenderloin Steak, A LunciouH Round Steak, A Nutritious Roast, A Dish of Pork Chop« An Extra PorterhouBe Steak If you haven’t any teeth we have sausage that will fairly melt in your mouth. Eat our meats, good for your stomach. Eggiman’s Meat Market 6919 92d Street