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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1922)
lierais iïîh LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, Subscription, $1.50 the Year. Educators Are Opposed to School Monopoly Bill Educators of nation-wide reputation have condemned the no «ailed com pulsory education bill to be voted on in Oregon next month. In letter« to the committee re|>rre«-nting non. Catholic private school« a number of university presidents and other* point out the un-American character of the proposed legislation. The let ter* have been given out for publica tion from the Protestant committee headquarter* in the Omaolidaled Se curities building. Nichols* Murray Butter, president of Columbia university, wrote in part a* follows; "Th»* bill is conclusive evidence that Prussia* ideas have displaced American ideals in the minds of some, at leant, of the voters of Ore gon. “Education is primarily and funda mentally a parental and fam|ly privi lege and duty. The parents of a child ar* m|M>nslble before God and man for its upbringing and its preparation for an honorable and useful lift. It is an essential part of their civil liberty to train their children in such wise and in such form of religious faith as they may prefer and choose. “In our American theory, th* state steps in, not to monopolise education or to attempt to cast all children In a common mold, or forcibly to deprive them of all religious training and in struction. but merely to prevent dam age to itself. It offers a free oppor tunity to every child to receive elem entary education, and usually much more than that, in tax-supported school*. But It to In no sense the businee* of the state, in our American political |hiloeophy, to attempt to monopolise education or to prevent the freest choice by parent* of the teacher* and schools of their children. 'This measure is exceedingly dan gerous, in that it strikes directly et the authority and dignity of the family, at religious training of every sort (since tax-supported schools may under no circumstances offer such training), and at that complete educa tion which to the only training worth having. “If Prussia had won the great war, thia bill to precisely the sort of measure which It would have intro duced in every country that came under its control. “This measure should be entitled 'A Rill to Make Impossible the Ameri can fiyatem of Education in Oregon.’ It to fundamentally un-American in it* principle and purpose and should be overwhelmingly defested.” President Hadley’s View Arthur Hadley, former president of Yale university, wrote: “in general, I dislike to express an opinion on legislation which to pend ing in other states, but an examina tion of the law proposed on page 21 of the Oregon voters’ pamphlet leads me to think It an unwise and un necessary infringement on individual liberty. It certainly looks like an at tempt to give the majority of the peo ple a dangerous power to restrict the diffusion of truth which it wishes to suppress.” Competition Held Desirable Dr. Edward T. Devine, associate editor of 8urvey magaxine and ex- profeasor in Columbia university, wrote a* follows: “It is extraordinary that the pro moter* of a law, the alleged pur pose of which to to prevent group divisions and cliques, should admit that the inspiration of it cornea from the resolutions of a secret order. The American non-aectarian public school system will continue to compete suc cessfully with parochial and private schools; it needs no compulsory mo nopoly. The state should supervise all schools, examine and certify teacher* and insure that children are taught fundamentals. It should not set up a monopoly or interfere with Complete freedom of education. The interests of public schools require free competition, free experiment and free criticism.’* 1 Dr. Wilbur Opposes Bill Here is what R. Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford university wrote about It: "While I believe in compulsory education of all mentally sound boys and girls up to the age of 15 or 15, It seems to me both unwise and un fair to require that thia education be given only in state supported schools. There should be free option for parents to educate their children cither at home or in private schools properly supervised and inspected by the state." Harry Pratt Judson, president of Chicago university, wrote that the provisions of the bill seem to him to encroach upon the fundamental rights of American cltixens with regard to the education of their children. Robert E. Vinson, president of the Univer sity of Texas, gave It as hto opinion that the task of educating all of the American children is large enough to require the co-operation of every proper private ami public effort MARYSVILLE NEWS The parents and teacher* of Marys ville school met Wednesday after noon, September 27, at the school building to organise a Parent-Teacher association. Many were present. Mrs. H. V. Hartsell of Woodmere helped organise the association A very help ful and pleasing addre»« wo* given by Mrs D. B. Kelly, president of Portland council of the Parent- Teacher association. A constitution was adopted and officers were elected. The second Wednesday in each month was decided upon for the regular meeting*. Al! patrons of Marysville ar* urged to attend and take an active part. An interesting program to being planned for next Wednesday, October 11, at 2:30 o’clock. School Notes The superintendent of properties of the school board inspected our building last week. He plana to have a double lavatory installed in the fu ture and also outside drinking foun tain*. David Beck, of 4803 Seventy-fourth street, is absent, due to lllneos. Robert Jones of second grade is ill with tonsilitis. Mr. Wyman reporta the following attendance score by pointe for the different rooms: No. 1, 972 (first place). 98 per cent. 1 tardy; No. 6, 979 (first place), 95.8 per cent, 0 tardy; No. 10, 978 (second place), 98.4 per cent, 6 tardy; No. 9, 977 (third place), 98 per cent, 3 tardy; No. 8. 977 (third place), 98.1 per cent, 4 tardy; No. 7, 977 (third place), 98-Ii per cent, 8 tardy No. 3, 977 (third place), 98 per cent, 3 tardy; No. 4, 960 (fourth place), 96.2 per cent, 2 tardy; No. 2. 957 (fifth place), 96 per cent, 3 tardy. There to great rivalry among the moms for first place this month. LOCAL REALTY FIRM ACTIVE The following real estate transfers have been made by D. J. O’Connor and F. R. Fenton from their office at Ninety-second street and Mount Scott earline: Highly improved farm at Oregon City, from Milo Ttephens to W. R. Dugger; consideration 513,000. Lota 4 and 9, block 3, Fowler's ad dition, from John L. Fowler to Charles Kerr. Ixtts 11 and 12, block 4, Riddell Heights, from Mary C. Cook to Olaf Akerson. House and lot on Fifty-eixth ave nue, from H. J. Green to F. I* String ham. Filling station and two lots. Eighty- second and Powell Valley Road, from 'E. H. Sims to Mike Miller and Rein hold Miller. Five-room house and one-third of an acre, 9705 Forty-sixth avenue, from William H. Dalrymple to Clyde Walker. House and three lots, 6113 Eighty- third street, from Fred Jorg to J. M. Sperl. Three-room house and acre of ground on Gilbert Road to F. W. Huston. W. R. DuggerY five-acre tract at Fairview. Bride la Given Shower The teacher* and officer* of the Arleta Baptist church gave a miscel- Isneous shower on Mrs. Homer War ner last Monday at her home. Mrs. Warner, who was formerly Miss Leona Darden, lives at 5516 Fortieth avenue and is superintendent of the Arleta Baptist Sunday school begin ners’ department. Mental Culture Club Holds Meeting The Mount Scott Mental Culture club held it* first meeting for the fall last Thursday at the home of the president, Mr*. H. E. Hall, 4603 Sev enty-third street. Iaincheon was served at 12:80 o’clock. The program of the afternoon was "Vacation Echoes.” Each member told of her experiences during th* summer. Arleta Parent-Teacher* to Meet The Arleta Parent-Teacher associa tion will meet at Arleta school next Friday, October 13. There will be a special program and round- table talk. LOCAL HAPPENINGS WOODMERE PA REN*«-TEACHERS REPORT PROGRESS The Woodmere Parent-Teacher as sociation held its second monthly meeting Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in the school asaembiv room. Mrs. William Katxky, president, had the reports of the various committees charged with making preliminary ar rangement* for the annual halloween maaquwade ball and pumpkin festival to be held under th* auspice* of the association on the evening of Satur day, October 28. These report* were submitted for the approval of the general membership and final step* were perfected for making th* af fair a greater social event than ever before. 8inc* it* last monthly meeting th* association has s u c c**d» d in induc ing the school board to authorix* the purchase of additional school grounds for Woodmere school A full report of this important achievement was made at the meeting. Other business of importance, made possible and necessary by the largely increased membership, came up for disposi tion. Mr*. A. H. McGuire, a niece of D. J. O’Connor and M. P. O’Connor of this city and her daughter and son- in-law of Iwwiston, Idaho, were Lente visitor* Tuesday. George H. Hamilton to celebrating hto recovery from a bad ease ot poison oak by painting Ben F. Miller’s house. H. E. Roettger has purchased the Korn Park Hardware company fnxn Mr Woodham and ha* taken charge. His son, B. E. Roettger, to helping him. The «tore has been renamed th* Roettger Hardware company. Mr. Roettger recently conducted th* Roettger Hardware company in north east Portland. Mr. Woodham plana to leave for southern Oregon, which climate, he thinks, will benefit hto asthmatic condition. Michaelson and Mayson of Fifty j fourth street and Foster Road, manu I facturer* of davenports and other varieties of furniture, have established a branch manufacturing location at Sixty-ninth »treat and Foster Road. Mr*. Edney of Omaha, Neb., for merly Mias Esther Ward of Monta- LOWER MOUNT SCOTT CHURCH ACTIVITIES villa, was a recent visitor st ths home of Mr*. J. H. Zehrung Lanreiweed Nathodiet District No. 9, Multnomah County At It Rev. F. E. Finley’» subject Sunday School assouiation, will hold will be "The Ministry of Saul.” their annual meeting at th* Mnts Put to the meeting at the audi Evangelical church next Sunday, Octo torium of all the Epworth league* of ber 8. Portland at 6 and Bishop Stunts’ ad- ‘ Ru.unri and gossip ar* traveling drea* at 7:30 there will be no serv around fast at Newberg, Or., and ice* in the evening. soon will start in Mount Scott. Watch The Queen Esther circle will meet for it at the home of Miss Lillian Blanchard, Baker’s confectionary has moved to '5121 Sixtieth street, at 2:30 o’clock a more central position in Tr«mont. Saturday, October 7. Mr*. C. H. Blanchard has assumed Arleta Baptist the pastorate of the United Brethren The ground for the pew church was church at Amboy, Wash. ’ Th< quarterly Sunday school in broken last Sunday. Dr. Leonard and stitute of district No. 9 will meet Mr. Smith spoke. Mr. Day sang. Mr. next Sunday at the I^nta Evangelical Chambless, a charter member and church at 2:30 o’clock. The leading senior deacon, took out the first speaker, will be Rev. F. M. Jasper, shovelful of dirt, after which all the the newly appointed Sunday school ether charter members each took out secretary of Oregon for the Metho cne shovelfill. Special evangelistic meetings will dist church. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Newman cf Weymorc, be held October 1 to 15, conducted Neb., who are spending a few month* by August Hunderupt. All the meet in Portland while on a tour of the ing* so far have been well attended Pacific coast, have taken room* at Forty-fourth avenue and Seventieth ‘ street. Mr. and Mr*. T. L. Whitworth of southern Idaho are visiting their daughter, Mr*. F. E. Finley, 4229 Sixty-third street. KENDAL STATION NEWS Millard-A venae Presbyterian Morning services. Dr. White’s sub ject will be “The Joy and Inspiration of Anticipation.” Evening service*, sermon subject, “In School With Christ, the Great Teacher.” Third United Brethren Morning services, “Christ, Our Pass- Mesdame* Anna Stewart. Fred over.” Johnson, R. C Nelson and Riley Evening services, “The Rallv of the Loyd were in Portland Saturday on Faith ft«!.” business. Mr*. J. De Koning entertained a Tremont United Brethren number of her friends from Port Morning sermon subject, “Jesus land Wednesday Only.” Grandma Battin visited her niece Evening sermon subject, “Camou at St. Johns Tuesday. flage Condemned.” Mr. and Mr*. R. C. Nelson and Mr*. The choir from the Second United A. M. McDonald were shopping in Brethren church put on a musical Portland Tuesday. program last Sunday. A large num William Jantx and Karl Weber ber were in attendance. each are building new bungalows on Grey street. Sam Williams to having Kern Park Christian a new roof put on hto house this Morning sermon subject, "The week. Resurrection.” The Parent-Teacher association met Evening sermon subject, "The al Battin schoolhouse Thursday after World Call to the Cross.” noon, October 5. Mr*. Kendall, state president of the Mrs. Mary Brady returned Sunday Women’s Home Missionary society, from Hood River where she visited the spoke Tuesday evening on the na past month. tional convention. Bobby Falkner, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ice Falkner, to suffer Lents Methodist Episcopal ing from a burned mouth and throat T. H. Downs, pastor. The boy tried to drink from the spout Sunday school, 9:45. of the teapot which had just been Services at 11 A. M., sermon theme, filled with boiling water. "The Seen and the Unseen." The ladies of the Harmony Public There will be no services at the Improvement society gave a dance church in the evening, but a city Saturday night in the new clubhouse wide Epworth league service in the which they built this summer. A municipal auditorium at 6 o’clock, led good crowd was present and all spent by th* district president. At 7:30 a a very pleasant evening. A Lents’ mass meeting of city-wid* Methodism orchestra furnished the mu*ic. In the same auditorium to be ad- dreesed by Bishop Homer C. Stunts of Asking People'* Aid • South America. Indicating tint Die Pieree-for-gov- ernor campaign will be carried direct Tools Stolen; Showcase Left to the people before the rapidly on While visiting his father, F. E. coming day of election, an advertise Jiggar, 6139 Ninetieth atreet, Sun ment is appearing simultaneously thia day, F. E. Jiggar Jr. lost 335 worth week in the newspapers of the state of automobile tool* from the un making a plea for dollar subscription*, locked chest on his car. When the en the basis that thia candidate is theft was discovered Mr. Jiggar Sr. one of the people and dependent upon found a small showeas*. which he the rest of the people to elect him. thinks was stolen from some store or Miopi Boys’ Chorus to Appear Grange Meeting October 14 Wednesday evening, October 11, Mr*. Wendle, lecturer for Uentd the Whitney boy chorus will give a program In the municipal auditorium. Grange No. 153, has obtained th* At this concert a special effort i» Banica orvhcatVa of school chil being ptade to have a chorus of dren from Laurelwood Methodist selected voices rather than one of Episcopal church for the next meet mammoth site. Several new chorus ing, October 14. Miss Fay Finley to number* will be sung. One number the leader of the orchestra and she was written especially for this and Miss Helen Lockwood will give chorus, both the words pnd th* music. vocal solos. VOL. XX, No 40 OCTOBFR 6, 1922 REWARDING MERIT The renowned Frederic the Great, while riding one day sone distance from the palsce, saw an aged man working in a field. Hto bowed shoul der* and general appearance gave evidence that the life of thia peasant had been one of hardest toil and ex posure, but he seeniad perfectly nappy. His face wore a contented smile and while he worked he sang with great cheerfulness and not a little skill. “Good morning* You seem very happy,” exclaimed the king, pausing by the roadside. “Is this your nrop- erty?" “No, sir,” answered th* peasant, who did not know the king. "1 am not so well off as that. I work by the day for a rich farmer.” “What are your wage*?’ askel the king. “My wage* are eight groaehen (about 20 cent*) a day,” replied the laborer. "That is very little,” said the king. “You deserve more than that. Can you live on so small a sum?” The man laughed heartily as he answered: “Oh, yes; I can live on it and have something to spare.” "How to it possible?" "1 will tell you," continued the peasant, leaning on hto sped* and looking squarely, with honest eyes into those of the king. ’Two groaehen are for me and my wife; with two I am paying an old debt that I ow*; I lay by two for use in th* future and two I give in charity.” "All that to very strange; it to a mystery I cannot fathom,” remarked the king. “Then I will explain it to you," said th* peasant. "I have an old father and mother at home. They cared for me when I was young and helpless. Now they are old and de pendent and I care for them. In or der to pay the debt I owe them, I daily put aside for their use two groaehen. The third pair of groaehen I treasure up for my children, who may in turn the more easily help their mother end myself when we are old and can no longer work. With th* other two I support a poor old lady, a distant relative of my wife, who is sick and infirm. These are the groechen I devote to charity and thankfulness to the good God who has blessed me with health and strength. To this practise I believe I owe the fact that I have never had a day’s illness in all my life.” “liiou art a noble fellow,” replied th* king. “No wonder thou art happy. Now it is my turn to read a riddle. Hast thou ever seen me before ?” “Never, so far as I can remember,” said the peasant after carefully Man ning the face of the king. “In less than five minutes thou wilt have seen me 50 times and will have 50 of my picture* in thy pocket” The old man looked at him with a puzxled air and said: “That is a mystery I cannot fathom! You must be joking with me, sir!” “It will be quickly explained!” said the king. Putting his hand in his pocket, he drew forth 50 gold pieces on which was stamped his image, and gave them to the astonished peasant. “I ow* you more,’ he said, “for you have taught me a valuable les son. Adieu!” With these words he galloped away and was out of sight before the astonished peasant could realise to whom he had been speaking. Rustlers' Clans Entertains The rustlen’ class of the Laurel wood Congregational church was en tertained last Friday evening, Sep tember 29, at the home of their teacher, Vera Pratten. Game*, music and refreshments were enjoyed. The guests included the Misses Lucille and Edna Springer, Bernice Sailor, Frances Comes, Arleta Fouest, Alice Holton, Gladys Acker, Lucille Quam, Mildred Volls, Pauline and Vera Prat ten. • Injured Painter Dies F. Bachofner, Hillsdale painter, in jured in the scaffolding fall at the Yeaghcr theater, September 28, died in Good Samaritan hospital Friday, Sep tember 29. The man was injured in ternally. The other injured are re covering. Say This Quickly Betty Botter bought some butter. "But,” she said, "this butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter Will surely make my batter botter.” So she bought a bit o’ butter And made her bitter butter better. Better than the bitter butter, So 'twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit o’ better butter. Think Right Think smiles, and smiles shall be; Think doubt, and hope will flee. Think love, and love will grow; Think hate, and hate you’ll know. Think good, and good to here. Think vice, it* claws appear! Think joy, and joy ne’er ends; Think gloom, and dusk descends; Think faith, and faith’s at hand; Think ill, it stalks the land. Think peace, sublime and sweet, And you that peace will meet Think fear, with brooding mind. And failure’s close behind. Think this: "I’m going to win!” I OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAUNTEREST Principal Events of the Wte'i Briefly Sketched for Inf fa'* mation of Ovr Reader».' Teacher* from all section» of Marion county gathered at 8alem Friday In annual convention. The Oregon cave* In Josephine county war* visited during th* last season by more than 10.000 touriats. A movement to being launched at Ashland to beautify the Pactflc high way by planting ro*** along th* fasca*. Due to recent legislation by con gross th* stat* of Oregon will receive for the years 1923-24-25 federal road aid to the amount of 32.995.892. The run ot chtnook salmon in the Umpqua river. which to now prac tically at an end. was very light this season and very few sllverstdea have been caught. Led by th* eity planning commto- ■ion. all force* la Pendleton ar* work ing toward a union depot tor the Union and Northern Pacific railroads tn that eity. An annua! prise of 325 tn gold has been offered to the student at Oregon Agricultural college excelling in forensic work for the year, by Jacob Raichart of Corvallis. Reports received nt Salem from rural districts Indicate that th* rw cent rains have not Injured the prunes, and that picking has been continued without Interruption. Discontinuance of the dual elMtlon board system, whereby ballots are counted while polls still are open, was recommended by th* Multnomah coun ty grand Jury in a report. Ruby Dollar, an 18-year-old high school girl, was shot and almost In stantly killed at Ashland by Earl Barn ard. one year her junior, while play ing with a loaded revolver. An Incipient cyclone in th* vicinity of Irving, north of Eugen*, tore down farm fences, blew limb* off trees and overturned the station building at Rosa, on the Oregon Electric line. Otr! students at the Klamath county high school must hereafter wear the uniform dress adopted by the student body last year or present a satisfactory excuse for non-compli ance. The grand jury at Klamath Falls Indicted J. W. Siemens and John Sie mens Jr„ his son. tor alleged fraud In connection with failure ot the First State and Savings bank, which closed last January. William von der Hellen, of Medford and Eagle Point, was awarded the con tract for construction ot the Eagle Point irrigation district canal between Big Butte creek and Eagle Point on a bid of 3140.006. Vaughan A Bester, who own and operate a sawmill at Acme, on the lower Stuslaw river, soon will build * logging railway several miles long up Hadsell creek, to bring fir logs down to their plant. Evergreen blackberries, which grow wild in great profusion in most parts of Clatsop county, are wow is their prime and hundreds of persons ar* en gaged In packing them both for sale and for domestic use. The largest tax remittance to be re ceived at the office of the Linn county tax collector covering taxes due on the second half of the year was turn ed over by the Weyerhauser Timber company. The amount was 311.215.32. By a vote of 35 to 27, with 21 of the delegates absent, the Oregon state federation of labor. In session at Salem, adopted a resolution urging amendment of the Volstead act so as to permit of the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer. Marguerite Stark, 13-year-old Port land girl, was proclaimed winner of th* silver loving cup offered by the Oregon Farmer for the boy or girl scoring the highest number of points on any project at the state fair at Salem. Mis* Stark scored 100 points in canning. The secretary of state has turned over to the state treasurer 3607.931.02, representing the net receipts of auto mobile registrations for the six mouth* ending Septemb«r 15. The money will be used in paying a part of 3764,000 tn interest du* on highway bond* October 1. The Oregon pear crop considerably exceeded th* earlier estimates, report* F. L. Kent of the department of agri culture. The heavy spring drop did not prove to be a* serious a* anticipat ed. Indication* are that the total 1923 pear shipment* will amount to about 1650 carload*. Seining for salmon Is the subject ot discussion on the lower Coquille river, where It to held tb* practice Is not approved hr the sporting element, who believe the river eventually will be come a poor fishing district if saining to allowed Flohermen and cannery men who profit by taking salmon hold an opposite view and the question to likely to be settled by the »tat* leg islature at next winter’s session. With ten laches of snow on th* ground. Crater Lake Lodge is prac tically snowbound and was officially cioeed Saturday, when th* entire force of employe«* returned to Med ford. According to th* lodge menage- ment. the patronage thia season ha* been the largest in its history. Two truck loads of young treat were sent from the state hatchery near Vida on the McKensie river, to the now state hatchery at Oakridge, on th* upper Willamette river. The trout number about 209,009 and will be left in th* ponds at Oakridge until th* close of th* fishing season in th* fs«l of 1923. One of the largest damage verdicts •ver handed down by a jury in th* Multnomah county circuit court was given Lew Wallace, ex-agent for the American Life Insurance company tn the state of Oregon, when he was awarded 371.179.13 in a suit brought against his ex-employer* for alleged breach of contract. The candidate»’ pamphlet. to b* printed and distributed among th* registered veter* of the state prior to the general election la November, will contain between 25 and 39 pages, ac cording to an estimate made by Sam A. Koser, secretary of state. Th* time for filing statements tor the pamphlet expired Thursday afternoon. The army aviation camp on the Eugene municipal flying field to be ing broken preparatory to the return of the member* of the 61st squadron of the army air force* to th* home station at Crtosey field, San Francisco. The recent rains have extinguiahed all fire* in western Oregon and there to no more need of the patrol. Sixty thousand rainbow trout have been sent from the McKensie hatchery tor distribution In Linn county stream*. Thia consignment was orig inally Intended for th* streams east of Cascadia, but th* weather condi tions prevented taking them there, so th* front war* liberated tn lah*e and stream* in the vicinity of Scio. An unusual amount ot worm damage, together with small sixes and more or leas "brown spot." have materially re duced the prospective 1922 commercial apple crop of Oregon, as compared with the earlier indicationa, is the opinion of F. L. Kent, agricultural statistician, department of agriculture, who has very recently visited the prin cipal applegrowing districts of the state. A mineralised tooth, more than tour inches in length, found in Newbarry crater by Peter Valley of Bend has been classified by United States bio logical survey officials at Washington, D. C, as that of a horse, probably an extinct specie*. Judging from th* site of the tooth, central Oregon's prehistoric steed was at least three time* th* six* of the average horse ot today. Ed Forrest of Broadbent, Coos coun ty. is a contender for Luther Bur bank's crown. Mr. Forrest has devel oped a hubbard squash which seem ingly ha* indefinite keeping qualities. He exhibited hto first specimens at the Coos and Curry county fairs in 1921 and again this year exhibited th* same specimens, apparently as sound a* when they ^rere plucked from th* vine* last year. •“* ' 'T” Completion of the Ashland-Klamath Fan’s road, better known as th* Greens Spring road, probably will be left to the voters ot Jackson county at th* November election. Klamath county haa voted 3300,090 in bonds to b* used to complete the road from Klamath Falls to the Jackson oouaty liqe. and it to estimated that it will require about 375.000 to complete the remaind er in Jackson county. Because of the inability of th* stat* highway department to obtain cement, work on three road-oonslruction con tract» in different part* of th* stat* has been suspended. The contracts affected by the cement shortage in clude the Rex-Tigard seetion, paving through the city of Jefferson and th* construction of a bridge over th* Ump qua river at Winchester and a brldg* over the Willamette river near Aurora. United States engineers are encamp ed near Agnew. Curry county, 20 miles from the month of th* Rogue river, planning a pack train bridge ever the Rogue to give access to the nitnol* river valley and the various mining districts tn that sMtlon. The bridge Is to b* a suapenson affair, with two cable* anchored to concrete piers on opposite sides of th* river. Th* work is to be don* for th* forestry department. Curry county is consider ing an appropriation to add to th* fund with th* hope of making th* bridge wid* enough tor vehid«*.