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Each week the Enterprta carries Nil resume of the ' most Important ksppeutngs throughout th state and nation. If worts your sub- scrlptlon. :f To buy and sell the trni- 4 r1 or unusual need of 4- farming people require inli medium Hid vol- uimi of the Riitwprlse, Try ft CltlHHlflod ad, 4. -V ' CITY ENTERP FIFTY FOURTH YEAR No. 49. OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920. ESTABLISHED 18SS 0 BID ISSUE VALID BY Decision Handed Down from Supreme Bench Tuesday Assures Clackamas County of $1,700,000 for Hard Sur faced Roads je Bonds of $250,000 Eliminated by the Decision. a Counties Affected. LISA S 'ri By a ruling bunded dowt "4. rn I nuiri!iiiH court Tuesday, th iou rmul bond Ihu(i fur C iiiiih county wiii dec-lured vh This iv it a bronchi about i lunliiiMt'nt of bond tu I'nlort county, who, upon the r!f tiaitl of th treasurer of ttmt county to pay th Itierest due on IkiikIs there,' h-tiuKht milt t determine thn validity ( the t'tilou county securities. In doc-hirlng for tin) validity of the Itomla tn I'nlim county, tlm supremo court, by lt (IkcIhIoii, nulomatlrully wade the Cliti'hamaa county lue vttlltl. Home ttiiut ago. W. 1. llawlcy, 8r brourht mi It to have the Clurkiumtn county bond dm-hired valid, and at that tldio, ihw supreme court declar ed tlutl the bond wore unconslltut tonal, and iln-rofuro were Invalid. The llawloy Interest bore were ready to buy eve-l thousand dot tarn worth of thn honda at thnt time Union county bond puYchnaora. In tutoring their ult In the supremo court, nuked for a final decision In the miilttir. The court. In rendering it verdict, declared that the bonds both In Union it . t 1 Cltu-kaiiui conn Una bwmiut valid without further li?tnlnilon. Wtill. r tho bond here will bn auld under th original plan to purchHcers, tho amount of $250,Ono for a new bridge acroaa the Willamette river, -nnin tin ii tJnn and Oregon t'lty. will go by tho loaid. Tha ran in Tor Ihla la that If the ISfiOO.OOO lirldKti Imiid tanun waa Included, the county would thnn cjtcced tha limit ntJnn act of at par ctnt, aa niado llaln hy thf law. What lionrlnn Uto dwlaton will liavti upon tb aovcra! road dlatrlcta In this county, which hava totud tai for thi KradloR In prparaHon for tho hard vurfacn under the bond Ixauo, can b Bummed up an follows: Dlxtrlcta which have already votcil tax for tho rradlnir. and which atlll nave tha fund In a rcacrrc. will be ablo to recclvo th,( hnd aurfuca und r tho bond net aa noon na tho fcrudea nro flnlnhcd. TIioho dlatrtcta which lutn pont tho money derived from tli ta voted for tho grading, and wht"o tli grndlnir hag already been lititdti beforo tho bonds wcro tlpiiarod valid, will probably hare to vote an nddltloiml tax next your In order (o t Dm h.ird aurfneo, unless tho gud- BE AT POF Portland, once again, will become n expoHltlon city. Tho great event will ho hold lu 192.r, ami will be known aa the World' Pence and Progress expoal Hon, In rolobrntlon of tho completion of Allntitlc-I'iiclflc hlKliwa), electrical lovnlopnient and the restoration of International trade and commerce. At a mooting of forty or more biiHl nous men of the city held Thursday veiling In Central library It definite ly was decided to hold the exposition. Tho time fixed for the exposition waa considered opportune, as It will mark tho completion of the great transcontinental highways across the 1Tnitod State from the Atlantic to tho Pacific, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of tho elertro-magnot, and thn ronunipt.lon of the Internation al trndn. ' Portland business men are favorable to the plan, It was reported, and will back tho project to the limit. Decision wna reached to incorporate the exposition company, and a com uilttoo consisting of Cleorgo W. Jo-eo-ih, II. M. Ksterly and A. h. Veazle was named and n chn,lrmnn F. E. 1 leach, to propnro articles of Incorpora tion, i The capital stock of tho corpora tton will bo between $2.E100.000 and $5,000,000, the amount depending upon tho (Incision of the business men who will bo consulted by the committee. There were discussions' of various points relative to the proposod expo sition, and many propositions were liMil In abeyanco ponding the adop tlon of the artlclfts of Incorporation and the complote organization of the exposition com pnny. Telegram. GOV. OLCOTT ON HIS WAY BACK HOME WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.--Clovemor Olcott left today for home, going1 by way of Florida, where he wi)l visit relative for a day or two. DECLARED HIGH COURT ... ... , .... I.. .,...,,1 ...... .11. 1,... tiid ready fur hard aurfaw, dUiiKtricia which bavo voted an ad TK (mi tax thla year for rondn, and i bnv0 out lined a 'roj;riint for .ienilltur0 of tha money, will i to wait for tho bard aurfaca un til l!t2, unleH aucb diHtrU'tit have Included grade for hard aurfacij In a budeet of cxiieiiao for the tax vntod. Such caaea aa tha ltedllind dlittrbt. where thn grade waa p--pitred for tha hard auifuco. and which waa enpecled under lh bond laauo beforo l waa decla-ed invalid, will have to vota a tax next year for gradoa, etc, uuleaa tho work already don,, on tho grade I in good con dition and ready for tho "hot Muff." Complicated ltuatlona will probab ly result In many dlatrlcta In the county over tho high court'a declaion, but it la expected that matter will be I -lined out before tho aununer and effort to get aa much paving laid aa jM)Halbl under tho condition. Wlum tho bond Ihhuo waa flrat vot ed here, tho county court aei;regated aomo eighty dWrlcta of tho county Into eleven dlatrlcta, for thn purpoaa of fiicllltntlng matter in building the hlgliwny with tho money from the honda. laiter, when the bond were declared Invalid by tho atipremo court, tha county court rearranged tho dl t-lct Into oiiut 40 odd. The dlatrtct named laat by tho county court will bi.vo to remain tho namo until next year, aa tho rn,1l ,n,,t M tlls trlct can not bo changed until the year following. Aa ba been Hated before. lo re cent doclalon by the anp-enie court wlt put mat tar topay torvy here un ill an Intelligent interpretation of the condition can bo pnbllahed by those In authority to speak. However, one fail :land out plainly the lamd are valid, and Claikamaa county will get what tho peoplo voted Jl "00, 0(11) worth of hard aurfaced road.t. Whether the county will get the road this y"r or next, remain a (lueatlon aa to how faat tho bond will Ml to proapectlve buyer, and how quick tho county court will proceed with tho progum aftorwarda. li.md iH'titea affected In the differ ent countlea of tho atato Include Cnlon. YamU'lll, Coo. Creek, IJine, Clnckama imd Jackson count lea, WOMAN, SHOT BY HUSBANC.IS LOCATED HERE Mrs. Mary Woods, who was shot five time In the body by her hus band In Kltsnp county, Wash., and after recovering, left the scene of the tragedy accompanied by her daugh ter. wa detained by Sheriff Wilson near Mackshurg Saturday afternoon and turned over to a deputy stterlft from Washington. I.nst summer, Woods shot hi wife while in a rasa and then tJirned the l,un upon himself with suicidal In tent. The bullets did not prove fatal, and he recovered under the care of physlclntis. A charge of manslaugh ter wn placed -against him by the Washington authorities, and In order to prosecute tho case, Mrs. Woods testimony was needed. She had left tho state, and could not bo found until Saturday when she was dis covered working near MnckHburg. She alleged that she did not want to testify against her husband at the trial, and so cam to Clackamas coin ty to escape tho authorities. llcr daughter, who accompanied her here, Is a young lady. Itoth of them were taken back to the Washington town on the evening train Saturday, by , a deputy sheriff from KUsop county. FIVE FARMS SOLD UNDER . HAMMER HERE The greatest number of farms ever sold under mortgage foreclosure pro ceedings in Clacknmas county took palce Saturday afternoon when De puty Sheriff ITackett sold five farms In tho county to the highest bidder. Ono tract, consisting of 160 acres near Molalln, was bought In by Sam Plllman, realator of this city. The consldo-ntlon waa $1900, and a few years ago the same farm sold for 4800. I L- 8TUDENT8 GO TO SALEM TO ATTEND BOYS CONFERENCE Students from the Oregon City high school attended the meeting of the Older Boys' conference,' at Salem' Sat urday and today, were una, cnana ler Gordon Ilannaford. Geo. Tatro, Jack Loder, Leslie Fuge and Dud Baxter. ' GROWERS ELECT FINNEGAN HEAD OF ASSOCIATION The strawberry plant grower of this county met at Uladstouo In the offices of O. K, Frcsytag last Satuiday afternoon and organl.ed what will be hereafter knowu a the Oregon Straw berry Plant Grower Association of Cliu kuiiwi County. Tb0 meeting wa attended by re prewntailvo group from Cauby, Sunnysldo, Oregon City and other dia trlct In thl territory. The object of the meeting wa for the purpose of promoting the Industry hcr and for the protection and mutual bene fit of the member. Tho following officer fo rthe en .uliig year wore elected at the meet ing: A. II. Flnnegan, Oregon City, preid dent; W, H. Walker, vice-president; Mr. O. H. Mitchell, secretary; J. W. Vlnacke, treaxurer; th latter three officer from Canby. Charter members attending were. John Christiansen. C. II. Mitchell. Martin C. tins. John It. Mark, J. W. Vinacke. II. C. Ilartman, W. W. -Walker, Mrs. O. II. Mitchellall of Canby; A. II. Flnnegan, Oregon City. The following by laws for the as sociation were adopted: Article No. 1. Thl organization shall be known aa tho Oregon Straw berry Plant Growers Asaociullon of Clackamas County. Article No. 2.Tbe officers of this AaHoctatlon hall be a President, Vice Prealdent, Secretary and Treasurer, and ahall hold office until the first annual meeting and there after until successor ba been elected. Article No. 3. -The purpose of this organization in to promote th inter est of the Industry and for the pro tection and, mutual benefit of the members. Article No. 4. All member pre ent nt tho Organization of this aa social Ion shall be known a. Chartel Members. A-tldu No. 6. Charter Members f.hull pay a fee of $3, and member Joining within one month of the date of tbiai orfciinl.ullon shall be admitted a charter members. Article No. G. Applications for membership shall be voted on by the association and receiving a majority of the vote cast by , those present ahall become members and shall pay a membership fee of $3. Article No. 7. It $hall be tho duty of each member of this association to conform to all the rules and regul ations and requlrments of the State Hoard of Horticulture and of these bylaws. Article No. 8. No alien who cannot become a citizen of the United Stat es Is eligible o membership. Ariel No. 9. Tho members of this uiuocmtlon shall be bona-fide growers of strawberry plants and ' personally engaged in the occupation. Article No. 10. Any member vio lating any of the rules and regulations laid clown In these by-laws, may be expelled from menibership in the as sociation by a two-third vote of the members. Artlci,, No. 11. Five members shall constitute a quorum. Article No. 12. Meetings, shall be held on call of the president or vice president in the absence of the presi dent, at time and place designated. Article No. 13. The annual meet ing of this association shnll be heio at Cnnby. Oregon on the first Satur day In October. t Article No. H These bylaws shall be subject to change and amend ments by a two-third vote of tho members. Artlelp, No. 15. Applications for mnnfliershlp shall be made to the Secretary In writing. A delegation from the local as sociation will be present nt the meet ing held at Portland Friday, Dec. 17, at 10:00 o'clock a. m., room 152 at tho Multnomah county courthouse, and will offer suggestion and plans for the betterment of the growers over the state of Oregon. FINE CATTLE IMPORTED BY LOCAL MEN Dr. O. A. Welsh, owner and L. II. Montgomery, manager of tho Ravens View Dairy farm of WeBt Linn, have Just recently received a shipment of dnl-y cattle from California co"-1 1ng of six 2 year old Ayrshire heifers, which werP Imported Into California a few months ago. These heiters are of the Timekeeper blood strain, tho beBt milking st-aln In Scotland, the home of the Ayrshlres. Two or three weeks ago they re ceived a young bull from Washing ton which was of the Robin Hood strain, the highest testing strain In America. They are crowing these and expect to have some of the very best pure blood Ayrshire cattle from this foundation herd. This hord is the first of registered Ayrshire in thtsi part of the county, but as the breed Is fast gaining In popularity it may not be long before they will be as common as the other dairy breeds. CORROSION CAUSES MORE THAN BATTERY TR.0UBLE Trouble Is frequently caused by cor roaion of the battery terminals, caused by the climbing of acid up the battery post. The attack of the ael on the post will soon stop tho current from flowing, so the post must be cleaned off and the terminals covered with enp grease. Salary Inequalities After drawing a. salary of $4500 per year for eight years from the state of Oregon as state treasurer, Thomas B. Kay, elected to the house of representatives from Marion county, is quoted in the press as urging a reduction of salaries of state and county officials, as a contributing element in restoring conditions to normal. Mr. Kay says lalxr has declined in value, but we see no great evidence of it in the Northwest. He asserts there are hundreds of thousands of men and women out of employment, and that may be true in many sections of the east, but it is not true in Oregon. We agree with Mr Kay that the legislature should do its part in restoring conditions to normal, but there are degrees of normalcy. But the normalcy of 1921 is not the normalcy of 1914. Tilings can never be just as they were before the great upheaval, and while we should restore normal principles, we must recognize the incessant advance of practices. It is fundamentally a fact that we have no right to demand from our public servants that they work for les9 than is paid by private institutions for similar service. If a man is worth $200 a month to a bank, that same man is worth it to a county or a state. The practice of fixing salaries of county officials in Oregon is wholly wrong, and has resulted in gross inequalities. In scores of instances certain county of ficials have benefitted by having good and influential friends in the legislature and salaries have been increas ed without considering the size of the county affected, the amount of work and responsibility and the fees col lected. For illustration we pay our county judge $1600 per annum, yet the judges of Baker, Douglas, Linn, Malheur, Tillamook and Umatilla, all smaller counties than Clackamas, receive more. The county clerk in this county is paid $1800, while the county clerks of Catslop, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jacksnoon, Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, and Umatilla get more. The sheriff of Clackamas receives $2100," but in all but 12 counties of Oregon sheriffs are paid more, one Eastern Oregon county salary being $4000. We see no reason why the assessors of Clatsop, Doug las, Harney, Linn, Malheur, Sherman and Tillamook counties should receive greater salaries than the Clacka mas assessor 4but it is so. . If Mr. Kay would use his brain and his. time in smoothing out the county salary inequalities of Oregon, he would be performing a real public service for the state. MAN IS SLUGGED; 3 HOMES ROBBED SUNDAY NIGHT One man lies seriously injured In the Sell wood hospital today, and three homes were robbed -as the re sult of two yeFK operating In the neighborhood of MUwalukie between 10:00 and 11:00 o'clock Sunday night The robbers held up the cook and watchman at the Wolf Links about 10:00 o'clock In the evening and at the point of a gun took away the cook's gold watch and about $60 in money from the watchman. The cook, in remonstrating with the yeggs, re ceived a blow on the head from the butt of a gun in the hands of one of the men, and Is in a serious condition at the Scllwood hospital. Later the sam0 night, Mrs. C. E. Williams, living near Milwaukle, was awakened by the presence of two men In her bed room. She feigned sleep, and after the robbers had left the room for the kitchen, she woke her husband and Informed him of their presence. Before he could stop the yeggs, . they made their escape through the back door of the home. They secured a few articles of value. The next house to bo visited by the robbers was that of R. P. Killbrew, near Milwaukle. Nothing of value was taken. When the two yeggs entered the home of an Italian family a few minut es later, and upon discovering noth ing of value, they moved a large trunk from the closet of th& home out onto the htg-hway and smashed it open. The trunk contained rrtkies of cloth ing, which were scattered over the ronl in every di-ection. Sheriff Wilson was called to the scene of the MdiHup about 4:00 o'clock Sunday morning, and was hot upon the trail of the yeggs when they eluded him near the Multnomah county line. The sheriff notified the Portland pollce to be on the lookout. A description was obtained of the two yeggs from Mrs. Williams who first saw them in her bed-room. Portland Police Hake 18,445 Arrests in Year PORTLAND, Dec. 11. Mo- arrests were made by the police bureau In 1920 than In any year since 1915. but not as many as in either 1915 or 1914, according to the annual report for the fiscal year ending December 1, 1920, filed with Chief of Police Jen kins yesterday by Sergeant W. A. Barker. A grand total of 18.445 arrests were made In the year of which only 1202 were women or girls. In 1919 there wer-e 17,026 arrests and In 1914, which is the biggest year In the police an nats. thed woro ;;T"t. CHILDREN NEED HELP OR THEY WILL PERISH The local comjnittee of the Child ren's Relief Drive appointed officera and executive committee and have be gun plans to raise Clackamas Coun td's quota of the nation wide drive for $33,000,000 for the relief of the 3,450,0000 suffering European child ren. The drive is being made by the European Relief Commission of which Herbert Hoover la the chairman and Clackamas county's quota is $6,000 of which Oregon City is asked to sub scribe half, and the remaining $3,000 is divided as follows: Canby, $600; Estacada, $500: Milwaukle, $600; Sandy, $500; Molalla, $500; Wilson vine, $300. Chairmen for each of these districts are to be named later. The money raised by this drive will be turned over to the American Relief Administration, European Children's fund, which in 1919 sup plied some 4,000.000 sta-ving Europ ean c.hlldrren with enough clothing and food to live. This winter again, according to Mr. Hoover, these child ren will peed America's assistance, without it they will go hungry and cold. Ixical officers for the drive are, E. E. Brodie, county chairman; M. D. Latoureitte, county manager: Arthur G. Beattie, secretary; R. P. Caufield. treasu-er; O. D. Ehy. L O. Harding, A. C. Howland, William Hammond, Dr. Frank Mount. Rev. H. G. Edgar. R. L. Shephard, John A. Reams, and John Collie, executive committee; and A. G. Rae. in charge of publicity. The drive will begin December 19th with headquarters in the Commercial Club parlors. TERROR IN IRLAND LAID TO BRITISH WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. Charges that the British government has kept alive and continuously stirred re ligious hatred In Ireland and has brought through a "reign of terror" to starve that country into submis sion brought to the conclusion eight hours of tt-.stimony today by Miss Marv MacSwiney, sister of the late lord mayor cf Cork, before the com mission from the commutes of 100 investigating the Irish quMtion. Miss Macywiney told he commis sion that she and Mrs. Mil "i el Mac Swiney, the lord mayor's widow, had come from Ireland to "aid the com mission in obtaining the true facts." she made the prediction that Ireland would gain Its freedom even though Ft K'and had to be beaten to the rreund." Her slster-in-la will be COUNTY LEADS WITH EXHIBIT AT POULTRY SHOW On Monday morning, the eleventh annual poultry and rabbit show will open for the state of Oregon with one of the largest list of entries ever reeored In the history of the state. Clackamas county ha more en tries than' any other county la the state, and the enthusiasm of the local exhibitors is attracting attention from the Oregon Poultry & Pet Stock as sociation and general puMio. Mil waukle leads. Oak Grove comes next and scattered entries from all over this section of the state will be ex hibited. Those who have exhlbls, tt the show thl year follow: Barred Plymout Rocks Mrs C. M. Coney, Milwaukle. White Plymoura Ttocks- -C. C. Gust afwm, Milwaukle. S. C. Rhode Island Reds C. R. Qulnn, 816 Van Buren street, Oregon City; Charles J. Miller, Milwaukle; Ceo. Davenport oak Grove. Anconas Karl Breeder, Sherwood; C. M. Swlney, Hubbard. S. S. Black Minorca Mrs. A. F. Bryant, Milwaukle; Geo. M. Speight Hubbard; Charles J. Miller, llllwau kie. Buff Orpingtons, O. C. Dunton, Sherwood; Harley Calease, Oak Grove. : S. C. Black Orpingtons C. A. Lew is. Oak Grove. Black Langshans E. J. Happ, Mil waukle. Bantams A. M. Hart Oswego. Turkeys W. S. Watson, Oregon City. ' Geese KarlBroeder, Sherwood. Ducks H. G. Lewis, Sherwood; KaKrl Broeder, Sherwood. Commercial B-eeders, Class Lay ing Hens McBae Poultry Farm, Mil waukle, S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. Rhode Island Reds; George Daven Wbites. port Oak Grove, S. C. Rhode Island New Zealand Rabbits Yearsley Rabbltry; Twin Holly Hhttry; Oak Grove Rabbitry; Charley Calease, all of Oak Grove. Flemish Rabbits I. P. Senger, Oak Grove. Egg Show O. C. Dunton, Sher wood: C. GusUfson, Milwaukle; Karl Broeder, Sherwood; Mrs. H. a Klein smith, Hoff; D. T. Williams, Boring; MacBae Poultry Farm. Milwaukie. BANQUET WINDS UP MEETING OF EDUCATORS HERE At the Clackamas County .teachers' association banquet held in the Com mercial club parlors here Saturday evening, legislative matters concern ing the schools and teachers was the important 'topic. R. W. Kirk, super intendent of the Oregon City schools, acted as toastmasier, and about sev enty-five attended. Speakers at the banquet were A J. Prideaux, principal of the Wood stock school, Portland; M. L. Arant, president of the association; Harvey G. Starkweather; and Wm. M. Stone, representative to the next legislature. Mr. Prideaux spoke on "The Teach ers' Retirement Fund" which bill will come up before the next session of the legislature, and urged that the ashsociation work towards the adop tion of the bill. Representative Stone, in bis ad dress, said that he was In accord with all educational bills toward the bet terment of conditions in the schools over the state, and his efforts along this line would be put forth in the next state session. Karvey G. Starkweather gave re miniscences of his experiences while a school teacher, and recited instances and episodes that brought forth ap plause. W. L. Arant spoke on "Matters Concerning the Association" and told of the work to be done by the teach ers' organization in the future. Miss Hazel Strieb, domestic, science teacher of the Oregon City school, had cha-ge of the banquet, and It was through her efforts that the affair was a success. The meeting in the afternoon was not quite so well attended as expec ted, owing to the Inclement weather, but the program as announced was carried through without a hitch, and interest was keen. Mt. Hood Loop is New Wonder Road The Mount Hood loop highway is built, and Mount Hood, queen snow peak of Oregon, will be the most ac cessible glacial peak of the Pacific Coast). (Already Mount Hood draws hundreds of recreationlsts annually over rods pioneer in character and constructed primarily for horse-drawn vehicles. Despite the heavy grades, more than fifty cars have visited Cloud Cap Inn, set at the foot of Elliot glacier and overlooking broad snow fields, on a single day this season. The grandeur of views of the great Northwest's forests, unbroken ex panses of wild hinterland and a sight of green wheatfielda of Eastern Ore gon is drawing many parties of climbers to the summit of Hood each BE HELPED IS WORD OF IK1 WASHINGTON. Dee. 11. American farmers face a situation due to fall ing prices for farm products which should be dealt with as a national problem. Secretary Meredith declared In his first annual report made public today. On November I prices were 33 per cent below those prevailing at. planting time, the secretary of agri culture said, adding; "There Is porhapa no single solu tion for tbe situation which the farm, ers are facing, but there are many . steps which can aad should be taken to place our agriculture on a more satisfactory basis and to stabilize the business of farming, not Jn the In terest of the farmers alone but in the interest of the nation as a whole. A sober national thought with regard to the Importance, the absolute neces stiy of a sustained agriculture In this country is Imperative." , , Several remedies were suggested, including extension of . co-operative marketing and some mean9 qf aiding In carrying over to periods of low production the surplus of years of high pordnctfon. SEATTLE HAS HIGHEST Seattle's automobile death rate for 1919 was the highest in the Pacific northwest and showed an increase ot 10 deaths over 1918, according to an nouncement by the census bureau at Washington, D. C. Fifty persons met death in automobile accidents here, giving the city a death rate of 16 of every 100,000 of population. Pomander's deaths from tha same cause numbered 31, with a percentage rate of 12.1. A total of 3808 persons In the United States were killed in automo bile accidents or died as a result of injuries therefrom, the census bureau announced. An automobile accident death rate of 14.1 out of every lOO.OOo of population waa reported for 1919, an increase over every year since 1915, when the rate was 8.0, and an increase of 245 tn.the total number of deaths over 1918. E Spain Is an important maricef for American electrical goods, but possl-. bilities for future development are ol far greater interest to American elec trical goods manufacture's than the present demand according to a special report entitled "Electrical Goods in Spain" just published by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestiv Commerce of oFreign and Domestic Commerce report . waa prepared by Trade Com missioner Philip S. Smith, an expert in the electrical goods trade, who vis ited Spain to study the market on the ground. "Spain, because of its ample water. power resources and the relatively small extent to which electricity has been used in the past by the masses of the people, is certain to experience a notable development along this line," states Mr. Smith. The existing hydroelectric plant will, a3 Mr. Smith shows, be supplemented by new enterprises; there wll be a constantly increasing use of power; the people will become familiar with the benefits and conveniences of elec trical devises; and, In consequence, there will be g-eatly augmented de mand for all kinds of equipment. It is felt that American manufac turers s.hould make an earnest effort to obtain their due share of the pre sent and future trade. Certain manl fest disadvantages are present in the situation, chief among which is the proximity of Spain to Europe manu facturing centers. To overcome such hanicaps as exist, precise knowledge and adroit salesmanship are obvious ly necessary. To stimulate interest in this important field and provide the required data for its effective cul tivation is the purpose of the report, copies of which can be purchased from, Gove-nment Printing Office. Washington, D. C., at 25 cent?, each. Copies are also on sale at the District and Co-operative offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER 1 COURT ROOM ESSENTIAL Motorcycle officers cf the New Police Squad have their speedometers Checked frequently and they are usual ly right due to this Inspection. Motor ists should do the same In order to know they are right when they have a dispute with a motorcycle police man either here In the city or in the country. Speedometers are oftoa thrown off and fall to register accu rately. Also remember that oversize tires reduce the rerestered speed ev SPAIN AS A PRESENT