IAV 1.1, IU20.
'CROOK "COUNTY JOURNAL
SPECIAL ELECTION
ALL THE FACTS ON
CROOK-CURRY BILL
(ii x, a. waiiiKc.)
ICimtliiuvd futm l'yf Our.)
tntlves, thirtieth Ii-I'IhIuUvi) UHKl-tll l,ly
lclut Session, lllZO, In hchulf uf
Crook and lurry Counties I torn'. I ti K
A n ilitKMit.
Crook County, Oregon, li asking
relief In regard to her Indebtedness
In I lir way of IhnuIiik IxiimIh to cover
tint W II ITU II In on i nl :i hi I ) ii k ; w it 111 tt tiiv
j.ii few years two eountles, J,'f( r
mm pint H'i huU-H. have been (real
t il out of Crook county, tlnm gr.wily
reducing Iht Uuiililn properly lrd
li'iivliiK Crook county with connl'i
crtililn Indebtedness.
It woulil tin tin ui't of Justice fn
p. null Crook county to Ihsue ImtiiU
mi. I iiiIik up the outstanding warrants
thus iMiilltiK ttii' county on chhIi
k'h (ih'ihiI of Insulne wiirruiili fur
her iii-i iU mill having t !if m dlm-ouu-
t.l. . t
on i.rririui ballot. Nos. sio unit si 1 1
in KiniK'iit affirmative, I
Submitted liy It. 8. fii-iiii. ir"xlil' rit I
of tint lioiiril of riK'iils of I tut I'.ii
versify of Oregon; J. K. Wentliei fuid
lir.-mdiMit of th board of regents of j
the Oregon Agricultural College, and.
Hill W. (Jli'ott, president of the board !
of regents of the Oregon Normal 1
School. !
A financial crisis In upon the Or-!
egon Agricultural College, the Stole ;
University and. the Oregon Normal )
Hrhool It In dun to causes over which
t hoy have no control, I'pon 111 la cri
sis, Hi Joint wsys and means commit
toe of th IhhI IcKlHlnt urn held a heor.
Inn. 1 ho committee found the three
Inatltutlout In desparate need. It
found the emergency ao great that
relief aliould be liven now. It found
that they aliould not even wait until
next year. Accordingly It recommen
ded to the legislature an additional
levy of 1.26 nillla for aupport. be
ginning In 1(21, and an appropria
tion of like amount for thla year
alone. The legislature Itself was bar
red by the six per cent tax limitation
from making the levy and appropria
tion, ao It referred the bill to the
people, and directed that apace be aet
aatde In thla phamphlet to explain the
facta to the votera. The voters are
to decide May 21, and at many of the
facta aa can be contained In three
pag.es will now be ant forth.
On official ballot. Nos. 312 and
313, argument, affirmative.
Submitted by the Joint committee
of the aeiiHte and house of represen
tatives of the thirtieth legislative as
sembly, spertal session, 1V20, in be
half of Holdler' Huilors' mid Murines'
Kducationul Aid Hevenue Hill.
The Holdler, sailor ami marine ed
ucational Inw enacted by the people
one year ugo hns been titken advan
tage of by more returned soldiers
than thi) authors of the bill antici
pated, The annual appropriation of two
tenths of a mill on the total taxable
property of the state which the vot
ers authorized at the special election
June a, 1919, for the purpose of ald
Iiik the ex-service men in educational
work will produce In 1 f 20 the sum of
IJS.0K7 0M. This Is all the money
available under the provisions of the
present laws for the purpose of pay
ing the aid authorized by the state.
Under the terms of the luw, a maxi
mum of $2il0 In allowed each ex-service
man annually In the pursuit of
educational work. It was supposed
that there would not lie to exceed 1,-
600 ex-servlce men apply for aid, and j
that the J1HH.UK7 produced annual
ly under the present provisions,
would bo more than sufficient to cov
er nil of the aid asked for by return
ed service men: and further, that not
all of the applicants would ask aid
for the entire year. Instead of such
being the case, there has been filed
with the secretary of state, more
than 3,700 npllcations for state aid,
under the terms of the law so gener
ously enacted by the people of Ore
gon at the apodal election, June 3,
1919. It seems that there yet will be
many more who will take advantage
of the law and pursue courses of
study In the various educational Insti
tutions throughout the state.
On official ballot, Nos. 314 and
815, argument affirmative. I
Submitted by the secretary-treas-:
urer of the Oregon State Teacher's
Association In behalf of State Elem-;
entary School Fund Tux Bill. j
At a time when the very foundn-j
tlons of our democracy are shaking, 1
our schools are facing a great crisis. I
With a shortage of 100, 0U0 teachers I
In the United States, 600 in Oreg n, j
Including those temporarily employ-j
ed but wholly unfit, the supply of
new teachers required each year, an
out 1200 In Oregon, is appallingly In
adequate, both in number and in
quality. When strong men and wo
men are needed as teachefs as nev
er before, many who have Invested
years of their Uvea In a service they
love and in which they have proved
their worth are leaving because they
cannot make a living. Under Bitch
conditions It is not strange that the
average young man or woman of ab
ility Is refusing to enter upon a
course of training for an occupation
with so little promise, underpaid, un
appreciated, discontented teachers,
smarting under a sense ol injustice,
can not be expected to keepup their
morale even in work whose appeal to
one's nobler nature is most like parenthood.
On official ballot, Nos. 316 and
817, argument, affirmative.. - ,
Submitted by J. F. Myers, princi
pal, school for the sightless, Port
land, Oregon, In behalf of the Blind
School Tax Measure.
For the sake of the BOO adult
blind In Oregon who can be helped to
become self supporting I ask votes
for the bill proposing a small tax tor
an Oregon employment institution
for the blind, to be located In Port
land. Such an institution will be
like a ray of light in the darkness to
the sightless of this state.
A tniMHiire of supreme Importance
to Crook County will be on the bal
lot at the primary. May 21st, namely
(he ('rook-furry Bond Ameiidmen to
Hie Constitution.
It may seem that a great many of
Crook county do not understand the
nature of tills ainnuduieiit nor the
conditions making It Imperative that
It iihhh. This amend moot Is In the
.iu- .iMi. ii ,,iiri, iniii is, it j result of dividing the county
I " " :"' H puriM ,rit listen, of one eonntv.
assessed valuation. This means that I and dollars.
Crook county could, In case the peo-.slx per cent
pie of the county deemed it advis
able. Issue approximately one hun
dred thousand dollars In bonds In
lieu of tbaCJiiuch warrant indebted
ness. If this measure carries over
the entire slate, It will bp necessary
for the people to approve a bond Is
sue before It could be hud. If It
carries, It is the purpose of the
county court of Crook County to sub.
These warrants draw
interest and are dis
counted' at the banks about five per
cent. In many county purchases.
this discount is added to the price,
and in this way the county Is paying
eleven per cent Interest. There is
not a aet of men In the county who
can run the government under the
pne-nl laws and pay even the Inter
est on these warrants. Last year we
paid the State better than eighteen
tax to do so. If the proposed amend- As the matter stands to-day your
mem carries we win De ensDled. in j county court is absolutely helpless In
of the constitution of the Mate. Cro
ok and Curry counties, either or
l'"tli to sifhnilt to the people the ques
tion of iteming bonds to take up the
present outstanding warrants of the
county. I'tider the meuaure neither
county could Issue bonds for this -pur
pose in excess of two per cent of the I the hole about
mil tf) Ihe neoole l the cenerul el- ! Itionsunil ilnlihr na HiuIa TflieH' thi'
ectlon tills fall the question of issu- year we are paying better than twen-!
lug bonds in lieu of the warrants now ' ty-six thousand dollars Slate Taxes, -outstanding.
j and we have nothing to say as to
We now have outstanding about! the amount. ''Other items overj
tiiiii hundred thousand dollars In gen- which we have no control have also
enil funfl warrants. In is Is a direct heen Increased. In levying taxes
into i each year, and as the matter now
At islands, warrants drawing interest,
each county iIIvIhIhii It was necessary items of expense mounting, we will
under tho law, for old Crook county' newr be able to pay off these War
to untune and pay ail the Indebted- i rants without relief from some so
tifss outstanding ut the time of the urce. '
division. When Deschutes county was j Tills relief can only come In one
cut off, It carried 2 per cent of the way, namely, Issue bonds to t-ike. uy
values and left the old county In i the.se warrants or else by vote of the
one hundred thous- people of the county levy a special
case the people of the county approve
the proposition this fall, to issue
bonds to draw not to exceed six per
cent per annum, payable In say five
to twenty years, and spread this In
debtedness over a period of twenty
years at a rate of Interest not higher
than we already pay, get the money,
pay off these warrants, place the
county on a cash basis and then re
main out of debt. If we handle It by
a special levy, we must either levy
enough In one year to take care of it
or else hold an election each year on
the question of a special levy. It is
expensive to hold elections In thisj
county and then the court would nev-
er know Just what to depend upon in i
making the regular levy. If there!
was a better way to handle this des-!
pet-ate situation than to sell bonds,!
then It should be brought forward by
some Interested taxpayer. The sit- j
u-itlon has been gone over caretuiiy j
bv the county court and no sukkcs- i
tfon has been made for a different
method of handling it. I
the situation, and unless this measure
carries we have a period of many
years ahead of us in which it will b
a continual struggle with the finan
ces of the county and great unneo
esary expense to the taxpayers.
CROOK COt NTT HlftH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Th following it thm prirrmm and ths Cl
Roll of the (iraduallnf Clans.
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T.1I.K TO I'M AIlOl'T TIIO.SE WOXD KIH-TIj CA.VADIA.V PACIFIC LAM) M K ARE THE LOCAL AGENTS.
.Best Farm T
Ms
w eeK
HO ACKK IRRIGATED llANCH 1 1-4 MILES FROM PRIXEVTLLE,
VERY KINEHT OK HOI I,, ALL FENCED AND CLEARED, 40 At REH OF
KINK RYE BALANCE READY TO HEED, OWNER HAYS TO Tl'R.V
THIS AT ONCE PRICE WILL KB GIVEN ON APPLICATION PER
HON ONLY (IK) NOT PHONE FOR PRICE) VERY HMALL AMOUNT
DOWN, HA LANCE MOMT LIBERAL TERMS
A CITY HOM
" 4 ROOM HOUSE, LARGE LOT 80x170 FEET SACRIFICED AT
$C50 $325 CASH, BALANCE TO SUIT; THIS PLACE NOW RENTER
FOR 110.00 PER MONTHS-FIRST ONE HERE GETS IT
n
i imbei
Wanted !
WE WANT 100 TIMBER CLAIMS, IX OR OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT
RESERVE WE HAVE A CLIENT WHO DESIRES 800,000,000 FEET
OF GOOD PINE, MUST RE PRICED RIGHT AND SITUATED SO AS IT
COULD RE POOLED WITH OTHER TIM UK R CLAIMS RUNNING 2,
000,000 FEET OR MORE PREFER ED GIVE FULL PARTICULARS
AND LOCATION IN FIRST LETTER OR CALL AT OUR OFFICE, 433
MAIN STREET. PHONE 611.
IF YOU WANT TO RENT YOUR
HOUSE, LIST IT WITH THE OCHO
IX) REALTY CX).
IF YOU HAVE ROOMS TO LET,
THE OCHOtX) REALTY CO., CAN
FILL THEM FOR YOU. 433 MAIN
STREET.
HOUSES FOR SALE
We have a list of fine modern
homes for sale if you are looking
for a home come to the Ochoco Realty
Co.
We have over one hundred houses ou our lists ranging la price from
$14100 to $10,000 and can get you Just what you want: Our listings con
tain modern homos at half the price 1 1 would coat to build, drop In our of
fice or call us by phone and we will be pleased to show you the best on the
market for the least money.
WE WANT YOUR HOUSE ON OUR LIST,, IF IT IS FOR SALE, WE '
CAN SELL IT) WHY? ,t.,, :
" THE OCHOCO REALTY COMPANY KNOWS HOW!
16111
433 Main St.
If you have anything to sell, we can turn it If you vent eriylbirg, ve can get it for let
For a cool place to get a cool drink
call at Howard's. . Fold adv.
11ARGAIN COUNTER
FOR SALE A dandy young work
team, will eat out of your hand.
Come in quick or you lose.
THE BIGGES BARGAIN YET A
splendid Phonograph with deep
tone and the following records; 40
-10 Inch records 8-7 inch selections
and 12-6 inch selections. The
whole outfit goes for $20.00 It
taken at once. Why pay more?
Come quick.
SOME BARGAIN 83 head of Ram
bouret sheep, good condition, can
be turned for mutton It you want
to. $12.00 per head takes the
, bunch If you are quick enough
DRESSER Three large drawers,
and fine bevel glass, tor $12.
IRRIGATOR'S Level and tangent,
like new, dirt cheap.
SMALL Air tight heater,, tine tor
' tent 01.00
TWO Baby chairs cheap.
ONE Oliver typewriter, as good as
now, has to be sold at once, ....$30
SWAP COLUMN
THE
OCHOCO
REALTY
CO.
OF PRINEVILLE
We sell the earth from a town
lot to a township
WILL TRADE Good buggy and
double harness, also gentle driv
ing horse, what have youT
IRRIGATED 40 acre tract, close In,
to trade for city property.
FULL Blood Shire Stallion, regis
- tered, 8 years old, weighs 18-1900
pounds, will sell or trade. Reg. by
Albert Moore & Son.
Piano Player, Just like new, with
almost SO music rolls, sell or trade
4 Head of young cattle and one
' . darn good milch cow, if interest
ed, see us.
tNE Good seven room
house to trade tor cattle.
modern
6NE Fine residence in Eugene for
Prineviile property Bee us at once
about this.
HOUSEHOLD Goods to trade
sheep.
for
StrirXu aoj eptu oj, sasUOH
PROGRAMME
Opening ,
Orchestra
Invocation
Rev. Thos. M. Patterson
Salutatory
K. ilackleman
Vocal Solo
Roy Clark
Oration . . .
Wistur Rosenberg
Piano Solo ....
Miss Cramer
Oration
It. Mulhollund
Quartet
Roy Clark Wallace Caunun
W'istar Rosenberg
Erie Laughlin
Class Prophecy
Harold Davis
Class Will .
Erie Laughlin
Vocal Solo
Wallace Cannon
Valedictorian
' Esther Adamson
Presentation Diplomas
Prof. E. E. Evans
Closing
- Orchestra
Those graduating at this time are:
CLASS ROLL
Mary E. Jones Emma D. Millar
Harold 1. LiaUr Bcirl Davis
Eric L. Laufhlia Glenn Stanton
Harold E. Davis Harold E. Gray
Jeaai H. Forrester Charles Ford Wymas
Ruth MulhoUand Fay F. Elliott
Darral J. Mills Eleanor B. Hacklemaa
Hilda U. Breeding WUma H. Roberts
Oml V. Hayes Jenaveve M. McKinnoa
Esther Adanuon Veronica .Breea
Amanda Harris Andrew Breen
M. Elizabeth Hiney John Wiitar Rosenberg
Zenda Hendrlckaon Wallace Cannon '
ROY V. CLARK, Class President.
The Journal noes modern printing
fT. - V'WrW srw
President Qarranza of Mexico, whs
has been obliged to flee from the City
of Mexico, owing to its capture by the
revolutionists.
DANIELS REPLIES
TO ADMIRAL SIMS
Washington. Secretary Daniels, be
fore the senate Investigating commit
tee Monday, made his long awaitad
reply to the criticisms cf Rear Ad
miral Sims on the navy's part in the
war.
The naval secretary let go a broad
side, which included charges that Suna
lacked vision, that he belittled the
work ot the American navy In
treat to the British, coveted B:...ili
decorations and aspired to become an
honorary member of the British ad
miralty. He declared that officers
supporting the Sims Charges ware
largely "people with a grievance."
The testimony of other officers, la
possession of first hand knowledge,
Secretary Daniels testified, "should be
accepted by all open-minded men as
an absolute refutation of virtually all
of Admiral Sims' charges."
Sims, Secretary - Daniels told the
committee, did not measure up to ex
pectations In various ways, ot which
he mentioned six, as follows:
"He lacked vision to see that a great
and new project to bar the subma
rines from their hunting grounds
should be promptly adopted and car
ried out, no matter what the cost or
how radical the departure from what
ultra-prudent men regarded as Imprac
ticable. "Be seemed to accept the views of
the Bnltsh admiralty as superior t
anything that would coma from Ajaer
ica." -v