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CUTY
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. ?6
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1 92 1.
ESTABLISHES 1S66
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W. W. SMITH
RESIDENCE
IS BURNED
The attractive home of Mr. and
Mrs. v- W. Smith on Clackamas
Heights, and one of the most mod
ern homes of that locality, was to
tally destroyed hy fire Saturday after
noon at a loss of $2500. The residence
was insured for $1000.
The fire started, it is believed, from
a defective flue between the ceiling
and the roof of the kitchen, about 3
o'clock. Neighbors rushed to the aid
of the Smith family in saving their
home, and also word was telephoned
to the Oregon City fire department
but it was impossible to take the bi&
fire truck from this city, and since
the city has no hose and chemica'
wagon, necessary to fight a- fire ol
this kind, the Oregon City fire da
partment was helpless to, give aid
Proper Equipment Lacking
The present big truck is of com-
. bination structure, and there being'
danger of other fires in the city during
its absence, it was left for the people
of Parkplace and Clackamag Heights
to fight the fire The people of that
section worked faithfully for over an
hour keeping back the fire by wet
sacks and carrying water, from the
well, and only gave up when every
bit of water was pumped out As soon
as the water supply had been ex
hausted the fire took another start,
and shortly after the entire structure
was ablaze.
Women as well as men ated as fir
fighters, even cjimbing on the roof to
give assistance. The woodshed and
cellar were burned.
All furniture was saved ' by th
neighbors.
House Reduced to Ashes.
Mr. Smith, employe of the Crown.
Willamette Paper company, was noti
fied by telephone of his home being
afire, and arrived only to find the
house in ashes.
The beautiful maple trees frontin
the home, and a large cherry , tree
laden wit hcherries were destroyed.
In speaking of the disaster-Tuesday
morning Mr Smith said he regrette 1
losing the trees that he had watched
grow from mere shrubs and the home
he had taken a pride in. and is thank-
fu to those who assisted in saving his
furniture and other belongings.
For the present Mr. and Mrs Smith
and three children will occupy the
home of Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs
Morris, on (dackamas Heights, but
wil rebuild on their property.
Members of the Oregon City fire
department asid on Tuesday, had they
been provided with equipment to take
from the city, they would have an
ewered the call f-om Clackamas
Heights and assisted in fighting the
fire.
CHAUTAUQUA TO OPEN
AT GLADSTONE JULY
12: PLAN FEATURES
U. S- Senator, Farm Bureau
Head, on Program; Base
ball Schedules Set.
Seaside Popular as
Resort for Week-End
The gate of the Gladstone Chau
tauqua will open July 12. Workmen
are engaged in putting on the finish
ing touches about the grounds.
Arthur G. Beattie announces an uu
usual request for season tickets. The
number making reservations for
tenting quarters is also greater than
in previous years.
Features that, will be appreciated
by visitors the present season will be
the physical culture classes undor
the direction of L J. Frank, assist
ant director at Oregon university,
and retained for the coming season as
physical director of Pacific univer
sity. A new outdoor gymnasium has
been completed in the park. classes
will be arranged for men, women and
children of all ages.
New Library Ready.
The new library building with a
large outdoor reading room will be
in readiness for the visitors on open
ing day. During the assembly it will
be stocked with- books from the state
library, with a librarian from the
state institution in charge.
United' States Senator Charles A.
McNary will address the assembly at
the county grange gathering at 1:00
o'clock July 23,and George H. Mans
field, state president of the farm
bureau, wil be the speaker at the
forum hour Saturday, July 16.
The following schedule of baseball
games will be played on the associa
tion grounds during the session. The
games will "be called promptly at 4 :
o clock each day. The opening game
Tuesday, July 12, will be between the
teams of Pacific university and the
Japanese players from Waseda uni
versity :
The Schedule.
July 13 Clackamas vs. Oregon City.
July 14 Crown-Willamette vs. Arleta
July 15 Kirkpatricks vs. Clackamas
July 16 Oregon City vs. Crown
Willamette.
July 18 Clackamas vs. Arleta.
July 19 -Kirkpatricks vs. Oregon
City. '
July 20 Crown-Willamette vs. Kirk
patricks.
July 21 Oregon City vs. Arleta.
July 22 Crown-Willamette vs.
Clackamas.
July 23 Arleta vs. Kirkpatricks.
CONTRACT IS
AWARDED FOR
NEW BRIDGE
Mr. and Mrs. William Ruconich
and son, Wilbur accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs., John Carothers, parents of
Mrs. Ruconich left Saturday night for
Seaside where they spent the Fourth.
The party making the trip in the
Ruconich automobile, left at 9 o'clock.
Other members of the party are Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Foley and son, Ken
neth, Fred Fiskey and Leo Fitz, who
preceded the Ruconich and Carothers
families and will join at Seaside.
Others who joined the party, leav
ing here Monday morning at an early
hour were Mr and Mrs. George Shep
pard and som, Mr. and Mrs. Skillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Garothers are to get
their first glimpse at the ocean, al
though they have resided in Clacka
mas county since childhood, and were
looking forward to the treat that
awaited them. Mr. Carothers was to
make his first plunge into the surf
Sunday afternoon with his young
grandson. Wilbur Ruconich. When
leaving here at 9 p. m. Saturday the
motOTing parties) expected to drive
through and reach Seaside in time
for breakfast, where ' they were to
pitch camp until after the Fourth.
They, returned to Oregon City at a
late hour Monday night. Automobiles
were laden with plenty of good things
to eat, and one would think that a
week's vacation was' to be taken atfer
viewing the big supply.
Man Who Shot Self
Dies in Hospital
John Deter, who was brought in
from the Clackamas district last week
sufering from self-inflicted gunshot
wounds, died late Sunday night at the
Oregon City hospital. He was 62
yearg of age.
Little is known of the man, who was
a stranger in the district where he
was found. Funeral arrangements aie
in charge of Holman & Pace.
ADMINISTRATRIX APPOINTED
Elsie Linn was appointed adminis
tratrix of the estate of Hugh F. Cur
rin n the circuit court yesterday.
C'lrrin died intestate March 23. His
estate Is valued at $8,500
PORTLAND, Or., June "0. Con
tract for building the new bridge
across the Willamette river at Or
egon City was awarded yesterday
to A. Guthrie & Co., for $213,602.
Award had been delayed pending an
agreement for taking care of the
West Linn water supply during con
struction of the bridge. .
The town of West Linn will pay
$1750 toward building a temporary
support for the line and the state will
pay anything above that cost up to
$500. The pipe line carries a pres
sure of 250 pounds.
Oil Trucks to Be Stopped.
Control of traffic on the old bridge
will be assumed by the highway com
mission and the big oil tank trucks
which have been thundering across
the structure will be stopped. About
January 1 the present bridge will be
torn down and transportation across
the .river will be provided by au
thorities. '
A resolution, introduced in the
state American Legion convention by
the Willamette Falls post was pre;
sented to the commission asking that
only American citizens be empoyed
on state highway work. The com
mission explained that, while in sym
pathy with the suggestion, such a
hard-and-fast rule should be made by
the legislature and not by the com
mission.
Legion Request Heeded.
The commission offered to co-operate
with the American Legion as far
as possible in seeing that citizens
are given employment in preference
to aliens. The representative of the
Legion said he realized that contrac
tors based their1 bids on employing
foreign labor and that the7 had to bid
low to get contracts.
The representative further said that
the wage was less than citizens want
to work for, and that there are fciads
of work in which former service men
are unskilled, but that there must be
many Citizens qualified to fill the
positions'.
Sale of $1,500,000 state road bonds
was made to A. M- Wright and asso
ciates by tfie highway commission.
The basis is 5 per cent interest and
the premium for the block was $6100
While the members of the commission
were not satisfied with the proposal,
it was the best offered and assurance-
were received from financial houses to
the effect that money will be "tight '
for another 60 or 90 days.
Industrial Progress .
Some social reformers are convinced that modern
industrial progress is largely ficticious. They look at the
crowded slums in cities, and say that people are not so
well off in these conditions as they were back 50 years
ago when most folks lived in small towns and were em
ployed in little workshops or earned their living at farm
ing. Yet the people who live in these slums seem to
think they are better off than they would be in better
conditions. Countless efforts have been made to get
these slum dwellers to move out into wholesome country
towns. But usually they do not want to go. They like
the life of the crowd, and would rather put up with some
discomforts there than go elsewhere.
Modern industrial progress can not, as a rule, be
blamed for slum conditions. The majority of the people
living in extreme poverty, are doing so from their own
choice or fault. Many are immigrants, who do not
know the language and who persist in settling in the big
cities rather than go out into the country. Some are the
victims of their own vices and imprudence or laziness.
Many of them have such large families that they can not
possibly support them all in comfortable homes. They'
are entitled to credit for their courage in raising their
big broods, but it was their own deliberate act and was
not caused by the industrial system.
The majority of factory workers have far more in
the way of comforts and advantages than the people of
50 years ago had when the industrial system was in its
infancy. '
The community should do everything it can to im
prove congested districts. Landlords should not be per
mitted to maintain unsanitary conditions; streets and
3'ards should be kept cleaned up. Everything possible
should be done to persuade parents to keep their children
in school, so that they shall have more favorable oppor
tunities for development.
RUDOLPH SAMUELSON
DIES FROM INJURIES
RECEIVgIN ACCIDENT
Canby Man Is Fatally Hurt
While on Way Home
for Vacation.
Budget Supplies to
Be Distributed Soon
New budget supplies ai-c ready f.-r
distribution from the office of the
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, according to word received here
Friday by School Superintendent
Brenton Veeder
Under-a new law passed by the last
session of the legislature, new forms
for filing budget expense are required.
These forms are forwarded to each
district and the budget election held,
after which, the expense account is
filed with the county superintendent
Old forms were ent out some time
ago. but it was discovered that a
change was necessary, which necessi
tated the calling off of all budget elec
tions in the districts. The elections
will be held as soon as the new forms
are in the hands of the district clerk3.
Margaret J. Bard
Dies; Age 72 Years
Mrs. Margaret J. Bard, 75 years old.
widow of the late William R. Bard,
died at the home of her son, W. A.
Bard, in Sprnigwater, Saturday morn
ing. The funeral services under the di
rection of E. A. Brady, were held from
the family home yesterday.
She had been a resident of the
Springwater sectiin for many years,
surviving relatives are twe sons, W.
A., if Springwater and Charles of
Washingtin. A daughter resides
California.
Cost of Living in
Oregon Decreasing
The cost of living in Oregon has
perceptibly decreased during the past
two months, is the statement of Ben
Levy of the Midget market Prices of
food stuffs show a decrease of from
25 to 50 per cent in som. instances
"and ih the meat line he ciVt v decreases
on pot roasts of from 18c a pound tw:i
months, ago, to lo cents a pound at
present Old reliable hamburger and
sausage, formerly retailing at 15 to
20 cents per pound, is now to be had
at . two pounds for 25 cents. In the
grocery line, according to various
staples displayed in the local stores,
prevailing prices are lowered in pro
portion. And thi3 is the first year
in many, according to record, when
sugar has been lowe'-p-d in price dur
ing the canning season.'
in
Library Officers
Named at Estacada
At the annual meeting of the Esta
cada Library association held Satur
day the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. W. J. Moore:
vice-president, Mrs. J. R. Hughes:
secretary, Mrs. C. E. Allen; tieasurer,
Mrs. H. C. Stephens.
Employment Given
to Ex-Service Men
The MiJier-Parker garage has em
ployed another ex-service man, Joseph
Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Miller,- of this city. This f iria showe 1
its patriotic spirit from the time of
the cose of the war until the present
ti;ne by allowing their former em
ployes to resume their positions when
returning from the service, and em
ploying others when necessity requir
ed additional help.
Maor William R. I.ogus, who served
in the army over-seas, Kent Moody,
over-seas man, who wa also in the
army; Neal Sullivan, in the navy;
Ralph Parker, in the aviation serv
ice- Delias Armstrong, army and.
over-seas; A. R. Diersh, navy, and
Joseph Miller, who served in the
navy.
l.wri. Or., July ;. Fur.-iral serv
ices of Rudolph Saniuelson, well
Known ana popular young in an of
Oinby, and a victim of an automobile
accident near Sah-m Saturday eve-
mg. were held from thr Methodist
e.Nt.-ch in Canby this ii'evnoon at 2
i"ci. Mhe church v. ;s filled to
c pj.ciy hy miny friends jf the young
man, many of whom were out-of-town,
and iriends of the familv Rer. Iioyd
Moore; pastor of the Methodist church,
officiated, and among t"' favorite se
lections of the youug nan that were
sang by the double quartet was
'Nearer My God to The - " The quar
tet wa composed of Mrs Moody,
Mrs Falkner. Mrs. Boy-I Mocre. Mrs.
Snyder, Mr. Blackman, A H. Knight
and M. J. Lee.
1 1 ung ladies, Ttember? of the Sun
day srhool and ( a.nby sctool, acted
as hon':ary pa.1 nearer s and were
garbed in white e-rying flavors, while
his for-rer schoolmates wtn activ-;
pallbea.'f-rs The servic were v--ry
imprersve ,and ie f'o-sil offerings
were in prof.isio-i Man fiiends at
Utdrd the servis at t!i cemetery,
where U e quarte- sans several selec
tion. Cars Collide.
The young man was on his way to
Canby Saturday evening to spend the
Fourth with his parents cf that city.
hnd was given the ride by E A". Os
borne of Portland, a nave-ling sales
man, who was on his way to that city.
and whose automobile was going at a
high rata of speed vhen t olliled
witri aiiother car ten miles north o'
Salem Saniuelson died from a fra-r
curel skull.
His death occurred at the Salem
hospital Sunday morning at 1 o'clock
a'Ul h's arms note at his bedsi-le
when he died.
Three month aao the young mm
left Canby for Salem, where he ac
cepted a position as a driver of the
state hospital truck, and was given
the t rprtunity to spend the Fourth
with relatives'
Rudolph Saniuelson was a native
of Michigan, but had spen- most of hi i
life in Car.by. where the family took
up their residence s-hortly after a
rivi.ig in Oregon. The f-.ither of th
young man was secretary of iho Can
by Co-Oprative Cheese and Frodnee
company for a number of years, and
is a prominnt resident of that city.
Deceased is survived by his parents.
hig sisters;, Miss Edith Samuelson and
Miss Ella Samuelson, and a brother,
Lloyd Samuelson.
The young man would have b.een 22
years of age in August. ,
F
- K.
(MON CIIY
COMPLETES 40 YEARS:
WAS ORGANIZED IN 188!
Local Institution Was Among
Pioneers of Western
Finance.
DIRECT BUYING OF FARM
IMPLEMENTS PROPOSED
ROAD CLOSED TO WILLAMETTE
The road from Willamette to West
Linn has been closed ,due to con
struction work.
A detour over a tortuous route from
West Linn has been opened.
CARPENTIER TAKING THE COUNT.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
Two marriaige tcenses were issued
Friday. One was issued to Graydon
Pace and Ruth D. Boylan cf this city,
and the other to Bollie L Miller, 21
of Hubbard, and Esther Frederickson,
17, of Aurora.
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wj; iL: i
First official picture of the last of
the fourth round in the Dempsey-
Carpentier fight.
( The picture was sent by the Liesh
mann telegraph picture service, be
ing forwarded by wire from the east.
It shows the outcome of the final
punch that retained the world's, cham
pionship title for the Americarf heavy,
weight.
Farmers of Clackamas county have
started on a movement to purchase
thfcir farming implements- and ma
chinery direct from the producer.
At a meeting of the Farm Bureau
executiva committee Tuesday night
representatives of the Portlnad branch
of tMe Moline Implement ipompany
presented to the Bureau a proposi
tion for direct sales, eliminating the
lost motion" through retailers and
middlemen. The proposition was en
dorsed by the bureau, which recom
mended direct purchase to its mem
bers The plan involves the sale of
farm implements for a little above
wholesale prices.
Messrs. Peck and Simmons, district
manager and retail manager of the
Portland branch of the Moline com
pany appeared to present their prop
osition, which, they said, had been
adopted as a policy of the company
and was being applied in each of the
22 districts,.
The - elimination of unnecessary
movement of stocks and equipment
through the hands of middlemen is
in line with the general program of
the farm bureau, which has already
One of the eastern bureaus! is pur
chasing coal direct from the mines
and distributing it to its members.
This movement is being found in both
buying and marketing fields, acording
to members of the bureau here.
The direct purchase of farm equip
ment, under the proposition of tne
Moline company, has the endorsement
of both J. R. Howard, presdent of th'J
American Farm Bureau, and P. D.
Powell, secretary 6f the Oregon stats
bureau.
Such a movement, according to tha
farm bureau executives, is the first
recognition ' of a nation-wide concern
of the efforts of the farmers toward
co-operative work in the elimination f-f
'lost motion." other concerns, they
claim, will have to make reductions '
in their prices or change their meth-1
ods in order to meet this direct form ;
of competition. '
The farm: bureau executives feel j
that the direct purchase plan is based
upon sound economics, in that it elim
inates the excess handling of equip
ment which would raise the cost of
the goods tt a point where price i-s
bused upon a superficial economic
structure.
The Bank of Oregon City, the oldest
bartj in clackamas county; celebrated
its fortieth anniversary Friday. A
little booklet bearing the title, "After
Forty Years" giving a brief history of
the bank's two score years cf service,
;s being distributed among its friends
and patrons
Not only is it the oldest bank in
Clackamas county, but one of the old
est in the state. Organized on March
9, 1S81, The Bank of Oregon City be
gan business oti July 1 of the same
year, having as its incorporators the
names of such pioneers as Thomas
Charman, W F. Highfield. William
Whitlock, E. L. Eastham, John Myers,
Julius Logus, J. F. Apperson aud
Charles H. Caufield Mi. Caufield being
the only surviving member of the or
ganiiation.
The corner of Main and Sixth
.streets, known as The Bank of Oregon
City corner, was bought and occupied
as the home of the bank, and here it
has since continued business.
The Dank s first officers were
Thomas Charman, president: EL L.
Eastman, manager, and Charles H
Caufield, cashier the duties of the li
etitution being attended to entirely by
Messrs. Eastham and Caufield for over
eight years until 1889 ,when H. L.
Kelly became assistant cashier, which
position he held until June, 1906, when
he, retired from active business.
Following the death of E. L. East
ham in 1891, Charles H- Caufield be
came manager ,and his brother, E. C
Caufield, identified himself with' the
bank and was appointed cas'hjer. Then
for ever 25 years, the two Caufields
continued in the active management
of the institution until the latter part
of 1916, when they sold the controlling
interest, and Will T- Wright, former
state superintendent of banks of Or-
egxMi, and later cashier of the Stato
Bank of Portland, and George H.
Tracy, Jr.. former assistant superin
tendent of banks took over the active
management as president and vice-
president respectively, Charles JL
Caufield, still a stockholder, was at
lhat time elected a vice-prc&ident. The
present officers are Will T. Wright,
president; George H. Tracy, Jr., vice
president; Charles H. Caufield, vice
president; S. L. Stevens, cashier:
Percy P Caufield, assistant cashier,
and Raymond P. Caufield, assistant
cashier.
During all this time the bank has
shown splendid progress in keeping
with its conservative and sound pol
icies in the treatment of customers,
until today its total resources are more
than $2,000,000. Starting with a capi
tai of $50,000, it was found necessary
owing to increased business, to increae
tshe same to $100,000 in 1916, a sur
plus fund of $50,000 beiiur established
at the same time. The bank numbers
more than 6000 persons as its patrons
and evidence ot the standing which it
maintains with the people of tHi-s
county and the cn$idence it holds.
Three years ago the Bank of Oregon
City was admitted to the Federal Re
serve System being the tenth bank in
the state to apply, and meet the ex
acting conditions imposed by the Fed
eral Reserve board, which, together
with its protection as a state bank,
places it in the front ranks of the
strongest and best banking intitus
tions in the country
The bank announces that with its
anniversary new improvements are
planned to its interior, which will pro
vide for two new wickets, new safe'
depoit bsox rooms, a commodious di
rector's room, customers' room with
telephone and ladies' rest room, the
one thought being for the accomoda
tion of its patrons.
FIRE RAZES
HAD
FRIARS CLUB
The historic Friers' club building
at Milwaukie once famous at the last
stand of legalized gambling in this
district, was destroyed by fire at one
o'clock Friday night.
The loss to the owner, Isaac Grat
lon of 946 Milwaukie avenue, is esti
mated at approximately $7500, part
of which is covered by insurance.
The Portlamd Railway. Light &
Power company suffered a loss of
probably $1000 when a main trunk
line, serving the electric lines of th
Southern Pacific railway .out of Port
land, was felled by the blaze. This
interrupted service on the- Southern
Pacific lines until this morning and
kept many commuters frorj reaching
wprk on time
Origin Not Known.
Tho origin of the fire, which wat.
discovered shortly after 1 o'clock, han
not been determined.
A northwest wind, sweeping acros.
the Willamette river, carried burning
embers and pine cinders from the firp
to all sections of Milwaukie and en
dangered for a time .the business di
trict. By a queer freak of the fire the
flames swept across the reet rail
way tracks and destroyed several
small buildings north of the tracks,
but did not damage the railway treslo
over Johnson creek. A crew of re
pair men from the .Sell wood car
barns worked until nearly 9 o'clock
this morning repairing damage to the
railway company's wires and tracks.
Had Checkered Career.
The history o fthe Friers' club,
which was opened by Gratton and
Bobbie Burps under the name of the
Milwaukie tavern, has been check
ered in the extreme. During its early
days the tavern was a favorite ren
dezvous for Portlanders, since it was
just across the Clackamas county line
ant outside the jurisdiction of Mult
nomah county peace officers.
Following the failure cf the Mil
waukie tavern to weather the storm
of - legal suppression. Julius Wilbur -
opened it as the Friers' club and In
sistently rvopened it after each of
many arrests on charges of violating
the prohibition act.
Wiibur was convicted in the Clacka-
ma scounty court and sentenced to
serve one year in the county jail in
addition to a fine. Hi case wa car
ried to the United States supreme
court and the lower courts were up
held In the meantime Wilbur had
gone to California where h was en
gaged in the second-hand automobUe
business. Wilbur had boasted that
he never would serve time in the
Clackamas county Jail. District At
torney Gilbert L. Hedges obtained ex-
tridition papers, and Wilbur was
brought back to Oregon. He served
a small portion of his sentence, and
was paroled, after which he left th
state.
Used as Dance Ha!!.
Even this was finally abandoned
and for the last four years the club
has been discontinued and , the build
ing used as a dance hall. The Mil
waukie town council revokad the li
cense or the aance nan propneior
about a year ago and since that tim'i
the park has been virtually abanV
doned except for an occasional public
jucaic or dance.
LAND SETTLEMENT OF
BONOS LAW HELD BUNK
MILTON WINS
BIG GO WITH
NEW RECORD
TACOMA, Wash., July 4. In a sen
sational battle for surremary that
brought out an average speed of US
miles an hour, Tommy Milton won
the Tacoma speedway race of 230
miles here today from a field of nine
cars. The time established a new
rer ord for the track for this distance.
Roscoe Sarles finished second, less
than a minute behind Milton. Joe
Thomas was third and the others fin
ished as follows: Eddie Heame,
fourth; Tom Alley, fifth, and Eddie
Miller sixth. Alton Soules waa forced
out after covering 120 miles when a
piston in his motor broke. Eddie
Pullen and Frank Eliott after the
others had finished, were flagged off
the track, having covered but 200
miles at that time.
Oregon City Couple
Weds at Vancouver
Lucia L. West, daughter of Mrs. Id
West of this city, was married to Wil
bur J. Wilson of thi city, in Van
couver, Saturday. Wilbur, who is 2S,
is also from this city. His bri.lo
is 17.
WASHINGTON, July. 5. The land
settlement provision of the soldieVs
bonus bill is a kind of empty bunk,
in the view of Senator Borah, who
declared in a senate speech that the
provision of preferred right of home
stead entry for solders is "an oppor
tunity for 60 days to get that piece
of land which nobody in the worll
is trying to get."
"That provision is the present law,"
interposed Senator McNary.
"The Stnnott resolution covers the
matter practically as it is in this bill, '
said Borah.
The Sinnott resolution referred to
is the existing law, fathered by Repre
sentative Sinnott of Or.jcon, which
gave the '0 day preferenre. ancr which
will expire next year. To take its
place Sinnott has another bill, whioh
his committee reported and the house
has passed, extending tho prtfereuce
io,90 dnys and eontmuing it for eight
yeats.
The Sinnott measure gives the pref
erence right to all soldiers, while the
provisions vt t':c bonus bii! would limit
tho benefits to those who elect to
claim their compensation under only
one part of the bill ,and would exclude
all other soldiers The part of the bill
t which this is attached authorizes
payment to the soldier settler on or
nfter January 1. 1322, in one payment
or ins-tallmemts, of an amount equal to
hts adjusted service pay plus 40 per
cent, to enable the veteran to make
payments on Hnd, including reclama
tion project land, or improvements
upon it.