OREGON CITY rNTERrRISE. FRIDAY. MAY II. 1917.
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THE TRICE OF PEACE
Few men have pointed out more forcefully the necesiiity
of fighting a mighty, decisive war against Germany than
1 lapaburg Liebe, of the Vigilantes, who says:
Some very wise man declared recently that he was for
peace at any price, and he added that the price of peace was
war. I le right about that. I ne price of peace now is war,
I lad we begun to prepare three years ago, it might have kept
us out of war today; but we didn t prepare.
"About half the people, I think, believe that Germany is
on her last legs, and that she has drawn the enmity of th
United States against her because the greater the forces to
which she surrenders, the greater the salve to her wounded
military honor.
"These people do not understand. They don't know Ger
man efficency. They haven t stopped to consider the illumi
nating facts that the news that filters across the Atlantic is
censored by censors of the Allies and that most of the war
correspondents are with the Allies and therefore sympathizers
of the Allies. The truth of the matter is that Germany is
far from being on her last legs. There is no end to German
efficiency. tU
"I want to ask you this question: If German wins in this
great war, just what will happen to America?
With belligerent Mexico to the south of us, with a nation
whose resourcefulness no man knows on the west what
will happen to America if Germany wins in the war?
' "For Germany will need to replenish her coffers; and there
will be no other way so quick and so easy as to replenish them
with American money and at the same time she would be
getting even for the wrongs she thinks we have done her in
sending men and munitions and food to the Allies.
"What other nation do you think would help us China?
Tell it to the marines I The fact that nobody loves us is a dis
tressing fact, but it is a fact just the same. Read that again;
it's worth it.
"There are still too many people who think the United
States can lick the woild, too many people who depend wholly
on the "Spirit of 76. The spirit of 76 is all right with
training and a good rifle, if it is assisted by plenty of aero
planes, machine guns, far-reaching big guns, and submarines
"An Utopian America, that's the hoodwink of the profes
sional pacifict. I cannot understand why men who are so
sensible along other lines will deliberately allow themselves
to be blind to the fact that the world is not yer ready for an
Utopian condition of things. There is too much of the animal
in us now; we are nqt yet sufficiently far advanced in the
higher order of intelligence. Brute force figures largely in the
law of survival as yet, and so it shall be for another hundred
years. The weak of this day must perish.
"As we are not loved by Europe, neither are we feared.
And I say to you, brother, a nation that is neither loved nor
feared cannot long keep out of war. So talk a mighty war
for the nation's sake. And talk it especially to your Congress
man. Don't be an Unamerican. Be an American!"
have an effect upon the building and equipment of the motor
car of the future,
This is without doubt the moat important lcp ever taken
taken by the automobile interest on the I untie Coast, if not
in America. Ile automobile clubs of all the principal cities
the dealers, the accessory men, and nil who nre interested in
automohiling nre taking a deep and active interest.
i LESSONS FROM RUSSIA
The easy-going bureaucrats at the war department were
shocked when Jolfre told them that he had taken the peasant
recruits from Russia and in five weeks' training behind the
lines had fitted them for aggresnive warfare from the trenches.
Our complacent military leaders have thought that n year nt
least was necessary for that purpose nnd with that they ex
pected to turn away the French request for an early appear
aiue of the Stars nnd Stripes on the firing line. Surely, what
the slow-moving Slav could do is not beyond the possibilities
of the nimble-witted Yankee; nnd the practical excuses for
our delay are shown to le without luisis.
SAVE EXPLOSIVES
It is altogether likely that public sentiment will strongly
support the suggestion that in the celebration of the fourth
of July, this year, nil use of explosives nnd "fire works" le
avoided. There are two reasons, either of which is ample
justification for temporary discontinuance of a long estab
lished custom. First, we should conserve our supply of ex
plosives. Second, general use of explosives would ItirniMi
cover for the secret use of destructive bombs. We can make
up for lost time on the first Fourth after pence has been re
stored.
MILITARY ROADS
The fact that the United States is at war with a foreign foe
only furnishes an additional argument in support of the good
roads bond bill. Improved and serviceable highways are a mil
itary necessity in time of war. In their present condition,
even the main trunk roads in this state are entirely inadequate
to meet the situation should the Pacific Coast ever be attacked
by unfriendly forces. Good roads are not only desirable in
time of peace but are positively indispensable when the coun
try is in a state of war.
Milwaukie Grange at its last meeting revoked its action
of a month ago, when resolutions were adopted opposing the
$6,000,000 road bond bill, and adopted another set of resolu
tions approving the bonds "as a step in the line of progress."
Opposition to the proposed bond issue is being rapidly dis
pelled as the voters study the measure and acquaint them
selves with its provisions.
Is That So? Retort Folks
at Jennings Lodge, Coming
Right Back at Gladstone
jVnnimih i.nmiK. .Mr ?--
iKdltor of The Kenterprlan I Wa
In (latins: t-a ( Ion In Thn 1 It y
Knlrtrl of May 3, thai thn (iUd
stone tit y dads are up In arm
agsliui uno Jnhn ln, hum limy
ay realties In Jennings ltdgn
Wa wondered ir II Is rajolery,
an tm, linagluatlon, lndlillt
Unas, or Juel ilsln ruaemlneaa. Ho
aaki'.l I". I). Newell what ha
thought ir II. Nnwell aald lha ar
Hi In abutted more appliieee Ihitr
anplnncy: That If Ihnrn was any
thing In It. thai John Uhi probably
In looking around for a dump Uca
rr garbage could n( flml a suits
liln place In Jennings l.odgn ImiI
ill. I flml one within lha rlty lim
it of (ilndatonn.
I". P. Mora salil If Ihry knrw
John Iton 1 1 v r . I In Jennings Uxlxn
and that ha dumped hla garhngn In
(iludatntin thny muat know where
to flml him In li'aa tltna than te n
)pis Atiiiihi-r ililfpii if J"ti
liltiK I.inIkh aal'l Joint I too err
likely hailed fruiii Jennings Ijxlga
ami illil II In retaliate i n tjladaliui
lira (ur llmlr ha Inn at various
linn's trli l In tl u in i Ihi'lr garliaKa
nil Jclinliisa Uxlga In sat llinrs In
lh way of hlnh hunts, si hoo ills
trli l boundaries, water bo ml
i hi'iiirs, through routes In Omgon
rily,"i'li The hnln I'imiiiiiiiilly
of Ji'iiiilnna Uxlsa says "laka Ml
Ha."
Thn lilailatolia l it y ila'ls si-nin In
Ion n a ti-ry rimhI I'd' of hn John
llixt Is for Ihry aay h la a tow
fi'llow ; Ih 17 ven know til 111 In I'ci
roiili'iiiituniis ami noin lialaiit ; fur
thnr morn, hi' B si'alaaaK Nil
011a roiihl uiallily tin si wi'll so
iiialiiti with aimthnr riri'i't ha
wnrn his liillmuto frlrinl ami rom
anlnn.
I'ACIHHT.
C. E. SPENCE
BENSON'S IDEAS ARE
OREGON CITY. Route No. 3. (Ed
itor of the Enterprise.) BIJs were
poned by the Columbia county court
Saturday afternoon. April 21. on theaBaln8t lf ,he bt,ml lMue carrl,,
do not think that any paving- but blt
ullthlc (Warrenlte) are worthy of
consideration?
Talk about open compotltlve bidding.
In Columbia county thore wits only
one bid on bltullthic, and only one bid
on aaphaltic concrete. The bid on
asphaltlc concrete was at I1.3S por
square yard. Just about double what
Clackamas county and Marlon county
did the work (or.
The voters should know JuH what
kind of a proportion they will ga up
A SLICE OF BREAD
A single slice of bread seems an unimportant thing. In
many households one or more slices of bread are thrown away
and not used for human food. Sometimes stale quarter or
half loaves are thrown out.
Yet one good-sized slice of bread such as a child likes to
cut weighs an ounce. It contains almost three-quarters of an
ounce of flour.
If every one of the country's 20,000,000 homes wastes on
the average only one such slice of bread a day, the country
is throwing away daily over 1 4,000,000 ounces of flour over
875,000 pounds, or enough flour to make over a million 1
pound loaves a day. For a full year at this rate there would
be a waste of over 319,000,000 pounds of flour 1 ,500,000
barrels of flour enough to make 365,000,000 loaves.
As it takes four and one-half bushels of wheat to make a
barrel of ordinary flour, this waste would represent the flour
from over 7.000,000 bushels of wheat.
Fourteen and nine-tenths bushels of wheat on the average
are raised per acre. It would take the fruit of some 470,000
acres just to provide a single slice of bread to be wasted daily
in every home.
To produce this much flour calls for an army of farmers,
railway men. flour-mill people. I o get the Hour to the con
burner calls for many freight cars and the use of many tons
of coal.
But, some one says, a full slice of bread is not wasted in
every home. Very well make it a daily slice for every four
or every ten or every thirty homes make it a weekly or
monthly slice in every home or make the wasted slice thin
ner. The waste of flour is still appalling altogether too great
to be tolerated when wheat is scarce.
Any waste of bread is inexcusable when there are so many
ways of using stale bread to cook delicious dishes.
construction of SS40 square yards of I
More are some facts that should
hard-surface pavement, connecting the1 be borne ,n mln whlle considering
towns of St. Helens and Houlton on ,h
tho old countv ma,!. Th am-rlfl..,! I Tlrst-Tho Federal department for-
type of pavement were bltullthic, as-
phaltlc concrete, nnd u straight ion
creto pavement. Only one bid was
submitted on standard bltullthic and,
that by the Warren Construction com
pany at I1.4S a square yard.
Only one bid was presented on the
bids tho payment of government mo
ney, either directly or Indirectly, fur
! royalty or premiums on any pntonted
process or materials.
Socond The Federal government
does not cooperate In any way In the
expenditure of this $6,000,000 paving
highway ran tm built through valleys .roads rnthuaiaats to Oreicoii City any
and will not ba such an npense. Saturday ami will glte us at leaat
It wa have gno.1 roads In fir state two duys tmllia of his vlalt, wa will
many tourlils will visit It, and liave take plraaura In supplying tha auto
millions of dollars atrry year In Orn- nioMIn In trnnMirt thrill all over the
gon. They will also praise Oregon ftitlra ;il uilles of tha I'si'iric High
In the asat, which will make people way to ba paved under tha bond nna
vnthualaatir to come out here and live, sura and If he ran show us any other
If Vu. tha voters of Oregon, want stretch of highway from Oregon's ma
out state to rank as first In tha union tropolla feeding mora farms or furin
for good mails, cast your vote for l"K lands and running through thn
the f 6.000,o0i) road bonds, which mesns county seat of Clackamas rounty, thn
much for the development of Oregon., writer will atop working for tha bond
IIKI.KN W008TEU 1 '"easura In Clackamas rounty. Kvery
road In Clackaina rounty I a scenic
Mad and Just because the JO miles In
j question "ara sUigulnrly mora tirantl
i ful and pleasant than soma others"
doesn't make them any lha leas tsl
j uabln for farm market roads when
I they are farm feeders and general ut II
I Ity roads, even mora so than any of
! tha othera.
Third, wa ara not expecting the kal
ser to rsptura any railroads In Ore
gon, hut It would ba an easy mntter
j for 0110 of tha kaiser's many "Amer
OltKiION CITY. M.iy S-tKditor 01 j "I'1'' t Mw up one or mora
the Enterprise!-. Mr. Spenco In hla! railroad bridges. In which event any
letter In your Sunday million l.i.ide a j'a',n '"' "al'l. whether para
number of nils htutemcnta-or re I ,ho railroad or otherwise would
ferred to things In connection with'1' n asset to our government, more
the proposed K.imo.nno lmd Issue valuable for every mile hard surfaced
which have ulrcadv been settled, and ! lhl,n ,nn entire 600 miles of slate road
Seventh grade, Estacaua, Or.
SAYS MR. SPfNCE HAS
FAILEDTO GET LATEST
asphaltic concrete, the non-patented j bontl l88U6'
bituminous pavement, at $1.33 per
square yard, made by the Montague
O'Reilly company.
There were three bids on straight
concrete pavement. E. J. Mills bid
$1.36 a square yard six Inches thick.
Lees Dock company, $160 a square
yard, and Montague-OTlellly company j
at $1.56 a square yard.
Third The present highway com
mission and the highway engineer will
follow the same policy as followed
in Multnomah county, which cost the
taxpayers over $200,000 patent royal
ties on some 60 miles of road.
Fourth-lf the same policy Is fol
lowed In the expenditure of the $6,-
000,000 bond Issue, It will cost the
In a copy of a printed letter handed j 8tate H.000.000.000 In royalties.
f u;n s. uenson uenovcs tnat war
renlte Is a "perfect paving." He said
so at Forest Grove in a public meet-
to Judge Huttan of Columbia county
April 20, 1917, at St. Helens, Oregon,
S. P.enson is quoted as saying among
nthnr thlnira fhnf "f will forlhor ! 'nS.
state that on heavy traveled roads
having excess of 1000 vehicles per day
I am firmly convinced that if you get
Warrenlte or bltullthic at their going
price, or asphaltic concrete free of
cost, your maintenance over a fifteen
year period will make the aBphaltlc
concrete the more expensive."
A copy of another printed letter,
handed to the Judge on the same date,
addressed to C. C. WIdener, Bozeman,
Mont., states aB follows: "Advise blt
ullthic over other pavements. First
UO miles bltullthic in Multnomah coun
ty. Price averaging 30 cents over as
phaltic concrete." This letter is signed
by Herbert N'unn, present state high
way engineer under S. Benson.
The bids on the Columbia county
road, about one mile, between Houl
ton and St. Helens, April 21, 1917,
were:
nitulithic $15,506.46
Topeka mix 13,963.68
Concrete 13,147.62
Topeka mix (asphaltic concrete un-
MORE TOURISTS
The Pacific Northwest will be brought into prominence
this season among automobile manufacturers and owners as
never before in its history, as an outcome of the getting to
gether of the three states, Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia, in the formation of the new Tourist assnriatinn
11 . . . . j .1 1 .1 .1 il;e 01 pavement UHeu in uai irorn a
veryone who has to any extent toured through the three Lnd als0 favoml by the n. s. govern.
states embraced in this movement knows that there is no part 1 ment. s. uenson is against it and in
of the American continent which can offer more diversified ; favor of the patented article.
The bid on the straight concrete
pavement was $2,359.84 lower than
bltullthic. S. Benson favored reject
ing this bid and putting in bltullthic.
This concrete specification is the same
as that used In Wayne county, Michi
gan, where there are more automo
biles made than in any other place In
the world. The best automobiles made
are tested on this sort of pavement in
and around Detroit, Michigan. S. Ben
son Is against this type of pavement.
He will tell you so.
What do all our laws against col
lusion between bidders and for open
competitive bidding amount to when
the chairman of the state highway com,
These statements are not Intendod
as reflections on the members of the
state highway commission, but they
are facts, and should be considered as
such.
Safety first! Vote "No" on 315 on
your ballot.
C. E. SPENCE.
HELEN I0S1 IS
WRITER OF BEST ESSAY
IS
Miss Helen Wooster, of Estacada,
was declared winner of the prize of
$7.50 awarded to the pupil submitting
the best essay on the proposed road
bonds. Following is the essay:
One of the greatest necessities In
patented) was $1,542.78 lower than the a'iy state is good roads and this Is
bltullthic (patented) bid. This is the something Oregon needs,
if Mr. Spence hn.m't seen the state
ments, he should read "The Kntcr
irlse" nrry day und keep In touch
with conditions.
About a month ngo, Mr. lietn-cii
Muted that the lili'liwnv inrlincr
wou'd draw fpeclllcutlonn f r 1 oncrote
reads, and If the cement manufacturer
would ma'.e the price of 11 a. 'tit
the contractor roulil make a I w
enough price on cement concrete
roads. tlnTij wa 1 no re;. . n why all.
or :it leaat a part of the road would
not be built of that material.
- About the same time. Mr. I'cnsoi.
t,t;'tcd that ho was not In favor of a
ten year bond; that u live year bond
inl:s!on and that the low est rh u will
get the business, tlf conn e, tint War
ren p'-njile will have u ehance to bid.
the rame all other contractors, but
if they r;et tlie'biislnesH, It will bu :i
the lowest price.
The commission has gone on record
na favoritii; the opening of all bids for
work In the different counties, nt the
county courts of the vv.noris rnuiitlus
in the presence of the court Members
when tho lowevt bidder will be given
the business or the commission will
do tho work Itself by foreo a 'count.
There is nothing wrong with thej
bond tall 1 It Is protected on nil sides
for the Interests of the public.
There Is nothing tho mi'ttcr with
the coi.imiiudon it Is composed of
honorable business iii'ii who have
promised business methods In the
handling of their work.
The place when there Ih something
wrong must be in the opposition for
when they nrn re;iul!ied from every
otrfVr nng'e, there Kcems only one
point left and that Is to attack the
reputations of someone, and wh
should tho Wurren people Im brought
into something with which they have
no connection? No matter what their
record may be wo are not Interested.
We nro dealing with tho present
with three honorable business men
und tho bond lufain won't cont tho tax
payer one cent for principle! or In
terest. Everyone sliou'd vote for the
bill except Mr. Spenre.
i2i)iHcii'i.i:s oprtoAD kitk'ikncv
will coat, and It might bo, who knows.
Mr. ("unto, that one of thn patriotic
men in our army at thn other end of
thn road at that tlmo 'who, would be
eipectlng his fellow countrymen nnd
co patriots to send supplies or relief
by said wngon road.
Wo trust .Mr. Casto will accept our
proofd auto trip Invitation.
II. T McllAIN.
Kor the
clnncy.
1? Disciples ef Itoud Kffl
scenery and attractions for the tourist, than this territory.
Climatic conditions are probably more conducive to the
enjoyment of motor touring in the West, than those of any
other section, especially of the East. The automobile is be
coming more and more the family vacation conveyance. It
' is being used more extensively every day for the purpose of
taking the entire family for their summer holiday.
Owners of cars have realized the advantages and the plea
sures that are to be derived by having their own means of
conveyance, where all their belonging can be taken along with
them in making a todr of the country, and enabling them to
go where they like, stop when and where they like, just as
the fancy pleases them.
TIW is no doubt that the encouragement of this custom
will prompt the automobilist of the East to bring his car across mission and the highway engineer! j
If we have no good roads how can
transportation between the farm and
city be carried on? It will certainly
be very hard, and will make the farm
products more costly.
Good roads will not be expensive to
anyone because the taxes will be paid
by the automobile owners, and they
will save money in the future by not
wearing out their tires and machines
on bad roads.
The people In the villages that the,
paved highway will not reach, should
be Just as Interested because In the
future years the laterals will reach
all of the neighboring towns and this
will greatly improve the communities.
JuBt think, the Columbia highway
only cost about $2,000,000 and Is known
throughout the United States. It was
built through the Columbia gorge,
which was a difficult task, while this
I
IMI
WEST UN.V, May 4
The Enterprise.)- We will make an
effort to explain again so Mr. Casto
can "catch the drift" as he calls It.
First, Cams people treated Oregon
City people highly satisfactorily, but
certain other people, guests of the
Cams people wore very careful to
Insult not only the Oregon City repre
sentatives but every other person
working for the good road bonds by
calling them "the paid tools of the
paving trust." Our training has al
ways been to "beware of the man who
always thinks his fellow man a crook."
Second, lf Mr. Casto will bring his
good wife and any two other good
OREGON CITY, May 4 (Editor l
the ICnterprlae) I have been 11 red
dent of Oregon for about llrty )eiirs,
and for twenty-nine have been nu ..c
live memiicr or me grunce. l lur e
si eil our state develop, and our roads
Improve slnco the ox-team p rlud, and
can hco a more rapid Hnprove.uctit n
our highways In thn future If tho pro
posod bond Issue should carry at the
special (diction In Juno. I herewith
submit my reasons for favoring the
new order of things.
I'lrst: Thn two iniilii traveled high
ways leading from Portland, one on
tho east side und one on the west side
of tho Willamette river will neeomtiio
dato moro farmers than itny other
roads that run he constructed In tho
state.
Sencod: Thn people of eastern jind
weiitcrn Oregon should have un im
proved lilghwuy Unking tho two parts
of our state that In divided by the
Cascade mountains, as the old pioneer
roads ure only passable Tor nlioiil hlx
months In the year and then ran on'y
be traveled with great difficulty.
Third: The Columbia highway to
Aslorlu !s partially completed nnd
when finished will he used nnd trav
eled rot only by farmers living ell
a'ong that hlchwny, but by thousands
or farru rs who reside In the Wllbim
el to valley nnd iviatern Oregon while
going to thn .'ia.;l.
Toiirth: The highways ineiilloned
In thn hondlnj; It are now nia'n
talncd by llm several ronnllis und
nrn pnrlinlly Improved by c.j-.ivel nn.l
ri'iinlied rock und the eoii'itrant Wear
by heavy travel, ma' ; a cnii!-' m:I
heavy nnniial drain on Ije ir-im-v
j
, each OMity l!ir iiii;!i will li i'i ,y
I iia.-is.
(Editor of nrth: If the bond Issuo h r"-rid
M'e:;o rami! rouiM loi-enio :.!:i;e i ;(-11.
way.i and wil! bo hurd sur.'acud and
maintained by tho nlate, nnd there
after xellevo tho county from further
expense from additional lax.
Sixth: lly tuklng th0 IVciflc high
way over nnd making It a stnto road
rs tho. bond bill provides, Clackamas
each year on that highway, which
amounts to about $18,000 annually
which can bo used In other sections
of the county.
Seventh: The automobiles have been
Increasing In number In this state nt
the rate of 34 per cent on an. average
over each preceding year, and under
Ihn In 1 -m -1 al thn lt U g-ultlui
ihn ItiriiM' f 1 oil auiiiiniiloli ttlil l
lie 1. coed In IH'Miiiu p.-Kiiitiuiii Th
iille foilllll mill till lillllM lulu Ihn
l itft bliliasr fund l.'Mieii) aniiiiiilly
or In h 1 1 I mi ih i) p.r aiiiMini
III. Ill Ir , Hie HI. lie III, hour roll
ml. (Ion Kill lute Ihn I Oi 0110 to
pciot 011 ro.id whether llm bond In
in i iimIiiI or lint, toil Rlir llllpfoie
nielli Hindu will hn ii m iiialnliiliii'il
h) I'm 1 iiilille, Ilia adoption of
llm bond nmoiirn It ih only aay
loi op 1 11 In In.ilin stntn roads, and
l.. Ihn loontrr Iroiu iiiulliiensiii .
M11II1. "llm lioti.no In Ihn mini
In r of automobiles 1.0 li ir will
aniounl In a li sum In addition
In Ihn $ ,i:il,Oilll iilmtn lllellllollnl, lllld
If Ihn eipciinn of lilbliig lute hard
url.oe fond mil bn lotted u(.iltial
automobile 1. and the oloi 111. will
lit:' In par tho bid, mid lie u l. r n,
heaiy repair c dltnria, tin 11 why
I1011I1I 11 ti r rciaoiinldn ol. ol.J. 1 (
Tirllh: llm gotcrnor of the 1 III",
who b.n fur )r.ir liken a dup Inter
e.t In nrli u'lurul dett loptni 11I, fatoia
the bond nic.iHiirn from a pond bunt
IK'xa 1110I reoiioiiile tiitnolit Alio
inot of tin' lo'iiir Uiputira of llm
1 lain lie hiding a birgn liiun'-. r of thn
tr.iiii'ia f.itor He bin All of whom
nre runtime I tli.it thine ro da mil
built without lio riii'.ini: Ihn tm
let oim pi lint
!;' nt It f Ihn I, oinl li. Me ihoiild
rairr only ll.ueoouii t.f dm u-.u
iiml l le imed llm lr t ir. I J ixiii.ooii
thn ecolid )eiir, the rctmiliiib'r there
ufli r, and If llm iiiiiiiIh r of u'llooio
bile lin re.iaea III Ihn future 11 a In Ihn
pnal. Illla Hernial' would uiiii for all
Intereat 1 at 1111 nla on Itie bond a, with
out dlaturldiiri thn 11111111.il liiiomn t.f
I .1,11 iinil no nil. 00 I iihotr.
Twelfth' If hn boinl la. no ahoold
not mm, the statu liliibwny loiiinila
alotl Ci'lild not 1 nllalati'lltlr rtpelld
.Hiv purl of the nmi'ial Income of f ;."..
v"0 III Clm kaiiuia counl), heeanii llm
law protlde that thla money ahould
1-e expended by Ihu atuln hlghwnv
1 un in 1 nt 1 'ti on iiuiln trunk roads. Mr.
Spen n la agaltiat Ihn IhiiiiI laaue and
speaks for our county and says, build
market roada out Into (hn country,
nnd at the .Hne limn he knows tlut
(lie coiiiinli.alon I powerleaa, and ran
enlv build trunk roada as Ihn law
protldea Others am thn Importune
of the altuntloii und know that the
law directs thn 1 oiniiiiaaloii to only
Imprint, main trunk hlchwa) a, and not
market roada. na that la the Imalllca
of the rounty court. Then If the vol
oil June 4th la ag.tlnat thn bond laaue
and the null. lug of the Purine highway
a state road, w might Jgst us well
goodbto to any help from the
atatn blub..)' collimlsalon.
If I wvrn a 1111 oilier of thla couiinls-
Ion and (he people by their Vote In
a county would y that they wern
opiHiacd to trunk roads Uv.iun. they
wern a lltt'u scenic, I would any ' Vox
Popiill, tox IH' und would expend
the state lil;httay fund In the 1 untitle
where It would be appreciated, on
main trunk rouds as the law now d.
riM ts, ami would any to the people of
Clarliiiiinia rounty, you continue to
follow thn dictates of Mr. Spenco. nnd
continue to spend your fltf.noo per
milium In thn repair of your Pacific
highway. Wn will not bother yon.
I'Klt.M ANKN'T CITIZKN.
Cement Concrete Preferred.
WKST I.INN. May 8 tKdltor of
thn Knterprlse) 'i'hn Statu Highway
roiumlHSlon Monday favored cement
concrete on two roads.
Olio to three miles of road ut Sheri
dan. Hlx miles In Jackson rounty.
Thn highway engineer, Mr. Nunn,
recommended cement concrete on
the ho roads on account of Hie charac
ter of tho soli. Our Oswego cement
plunt will iKisslldy get the business,
Why shouldn't an Oregon factory run
by Oregon taxpayers from Oregon rn.v
tnatorluls be fuvorod? Tho Htuto
Highway commission is composed of
liiudness men und will handle tkls
business for the statu as any sot of
business men would.
1 2 1 iihoi pi ,i:s t yy in a 1 Kmc 1 kmc y
COUNTYROADSMAYBE
CUT DOWN IN WIDTH TO
30 FEEI IN UMATILLA
PKNOI.KTON, Or., May 9.A pro
posal to cut tho width of county roads
from 00 feet to .'10 feet Is under con-
iilderutlon by the I'liiatlllu County
Council or Defense. It Ih claimed (hut
7i00 ucres of tillable ground wld bit
added to tho productive urea of tho
county thereby. Other arguments nre
that It will ollmlnato tho weeds which
flourish along tho Hides of tho road
and will add to tho county tuxes.
Much favorable comment has been
.hoard for tho suggestion, fanners being
of the opinion that 11 :i0 foot road will
bo sufficient, oven for the transporta
tion of ti tractor and cumblno.
CRUEL TREATMENT CHARGED.
PORTI.AN'I), Or-, Muy 0. Cruel mid
Inhuman treatment Ih charged by
Klhel Htewurt In 11 suit for divorce
filed against John Stewart. They were
married nt Oregon City In Illil, She.
auks tho custody of tho fi-yeur-old son,
Donald.
GRESHAM TEACHERS CHOSEN
GIlKHIfAM, Or., May 9,-Tho fol
lowing will comprise- tho faculty of
Union high school No. 2 for next year:
Principal, Elmer F.-Ooodwln; teach
ers, Miss Lettlo tiregson, Miss Pauline
Abrlght, Miss Itorenlco Calway, Miss
Stella Itoper, Carroll V. Ilrauor, Ho.
mer F. Akor, Miss Georgia Cross, Miss
Grace Hartley and Mrs. Ellen A.
Pomeroy.