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FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR. No. 6.
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1922.
ESTABLISHED 1868
T3i Oregon City Enter-
prise covers the news field
of Clackamas county thor-
ougtily. Live correspondents
s from every section keep the
readers posted every week
of your neighbors activities.
Y
ENT
SE
ROAD PROGRAM
READJUSTMENT
IS ADVOCATED
Districts Petition for Joining
of Bond and Market Funds
for Paving Main Arteries
tkruout Clackamas County.
FARMERS REQUEST
LIVE WIRE SUPPORT
Application of 70 Per Cent
of General Assessment Is
Asked on Chief Projects.
STAGE LAW IS UPHELD
. BY JUDGE J. U. CAMPBELL
Enforcement of Franchise
Ordinance Will be Begun
at Once Under New Order.
A complete readjustment of the road
building program in Clackamas county
looms as the result of the present agi
tation to combine the market and
bond road funds. A number of peti
tion from the outlying districts to
the county court, asking that the bond
roads be made into market roads, have
been received. The latest has been
sent in by the Barlow Monitor peo
ple asking that the J. W. Exon road,
between these two places, be includ
ed under this system of improvement.
Representatives of the district ap
peared at a meeting of the Live Wires
Tuesday evening to solicit the sup
port of the local business men for
their project. An investigation com
mittee is to be appointed. Various
sentiments regarding the consolida
tion of the funds were expressed.
DIVISION HIT
Mr. Exon, speaking for the delega
tion, scored the recent divisions made
by the county court in the Monitor
road district and pointed out that no
results will be obtained over the en
tire country because the former one
district was divided into three parts.
He urged the bond road be included
in the market project, to insure its
completion, and said that there is at
present a mile and a half of base con
structed by the district which could
be paved under the provisions of the
bond act. ,
L. A. Henderson asked for an ex
pression on the part of the county
court regarding their attitude upon the
road pavmg question, and stated it as
his opinion that the operation of the
bond paving program, independent of
the market road proposition, was
feasible.
Commissioner W. W. Harris ex
plained, as an objection to the com
bination of bond and market funds,
that this would spread the money so
thin over the county that no appre
iable results could be obtained.
PLAN HELD GOOD
E. It Pope contended that the mar
ket road could be combined with the
bond fund, and as it is in the control
of the court, applied each year on
whatever roads were deemed feasible,
and in this way some result for the
road funds would be obtained. The
market road fund tnis'year, F. 3. j
Tooze pointed out, will amount to
more than $100,000.
A committee reported that they had
investigated u similar petition pre
i sented by the Clarkes people, asking
that the road from Oregon City to
Beaver Creek be made into a market
road so that the base for the paving
could be prepared, and recommended
the approval of the project and the
solicitation of such action on the part
of the county court.
FUND DIVISION RAPPED
The practice, required by law, of
returning 70 per cent of the general
fund taxes for the individual districts
for the expenditure upon the various
laterals and other roads, was hit by
various speakers. It was contended
that this affords not a sufficient
amount in this manner for lasting im
provements. Mr. Exon and others ad
vocated the use of this fund in con
nection with the market and bond
road funds for the improvement of
what are to become the permanent
roads. This system, It was shown
would give more than $200,000 an
nually for this work, which in some
ten years would pave practically all
of the main highways in the county.
Some objection, however, was voiced
that this use of the fund would rob
the districts of maintenance money.
Vigorous enforcement of the city or
dinance, requiring that all interurban
busses operating through this city
must - have a license from the muni
cipality will follow upon the decision
rendered by Judge J. U. Campbell
Thursday, in upholding the law in
a test case brought l,f E -William
Dent of Portland, proprietor "of the
Portland-Salem stage line.
Dent was arrested here on a techni
cal charge of operating a stage with
out a license,' and the case appealed
from conviction in the recorder's
court. No other arrests were made,
pending the decision of the court, and
although the matter is to be appealed,
the local police officials have both
instructed to proceed with .the en
forcement of the franchise provision.
The law provides no definite license
fee, but requires that the council
shall fix these by ordinance covering
each particular case. It is under
stood that the intention is to keep the
fee within reason, although the stage
men charge that the local law was
passed for revenue purposes rather
than for regulatory reasons.
1 This is the second auto license law
passed by the city in the past few
months which has been upheld in
court litigation. An ordinance requir
ing a license fee of $30 a quarter from
all trucks delivering goods here for
re-sale, is on appeal to the suiyeme
court after being upheld in the circuit
court here. Fifteen Portland firms
are represented by the defendant in
the case, but all at present are paying
licenses.
TAXATION RELIEF
TALKED AT- MEET
OF BUSINESSMEN
Lessening of State, City and
County Burden Discussed at
Live Wire Session; Curtail
Luxuries, Plea of Speakers
WORK OF ARMS
CONFERENCE IS
DECLARED ENDED
POOR MANAGEMENT
OF AFFAIRS CHARGED
Higher Education Tuition Is
Suggested as One Means of
Reducing Large Overheads-
BUSINESS MEN ENDORSE
LOCAL LABOR MOVEMENT
FARM BUREAU TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING HERE
The annua meeting of the Clacka
mas County Farm Bureau is to be
held in Oregon City February 23, ac
cording to the announcement made by
its officers Tuesday. No definite
meeting place na. been selected as
yet.
The selection of officers for the en
suing year and the outlining of the
development program for the organiz
ation are to be the principal topics.
It is probable that several minor
changes in the constitution will al
so be discussed.
Districts over the county are at
present electing their local project
leaders who have charge of the dif
ferent development activities for their
particular community. At the annual
meeting, one county leader, represent
ing each of the different projects will
"be selected to serve for the year.
Seconding the appeal made by the
West Linn council for the employment
of local labor on the new Oregon City-
West Linn bridge, the Clackamas
County Business Men's Association
has passed a resolution urging the
recsgnitlon of local laborers. It reads:
The Clackamas County Business
Men's Association having listened to
the complaints of workmen of Ore
gon City that those in charge of the
construction of the new bridge across
the Willamette River at this city were
employing outside men in preference
to local Oregon City and West Linn
laborers and skilled workmen, pass
ed the following resolution:
That Whereas, it has been reported
to the Clackamas County Business
Men's Association that outside work
men are being employed on the Ore
gon City-West Linn Bridge in pre
ference to home laborers and work
men, and,
Whereas, the funds appropriated
for said bridge are expended from the
public treasury, and.
Whereas, said bridge is paid for
very largely out of local funds and,
Whereas, Oregon City is a working-
man s town and tne nome or a large
number of efficient skilled workmen
and laborers, and,
Whereas, many are now seeking
employment,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED :
That the Clackamas County Business
Men's Association go on record as be
ing in favor of the employment,
whereever possible, of Clackamas
county and especially Oregon City
and West Linn skilled workmen and
laborers in the constj-uction of said
bridge, and that a copy of this reso
lution be sent to the State Highway
Commission, representatives of the
bridge contractors and to the press
of Oregon City, and that the members
of this Body use all their influence to
bring about such employment.
Victory Bonds to be
Taken In Payment
For Income Tax
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Secretary
Mellon has issued instructions to in
ternal revenue collectors, it was an
nounced today, to accept victory notes
in payment of income and profits tax
es due March 15. Notes of either the
4 per cent or 3 3-4 per cent series
will be taken as a result of the order,
which was issued under the provl-
siong of the last tax law.
The secretary said:
"Victory notes, in order to be ac
cepted In payment of taxes March 15,
1922. must be in coupon form and
must have all unmatured coupons at
tached: that is to say, coupons for
June 15 and December 15, 1922, and
May 20, 1923. Settlement for accrued
interest on the notes from December
15, 1921, the last interest payment
date, to March 15, 1922, will be made
by check from the federal reserve
bank direct to the taxpayer. Victory
notes in registered form will not be
acceptable."
DISEASE . IS MYSTERY
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Feb. 6.
A disease, the nature of which is
undetermined, is spreading rapidly in
the little Indian village of Bogachiel,
a few miles from the Pacific ocean on
the western edge of the Olympic pen
insula, according to reports to Jeffer
son county officials. Three deaths
have already occurred. Dr. H. H.
The reduction of taxes must be at
tempted from the curtailing of gov
ernmental expenditure through the
prevention of waste due to inefficient
management and unadvised institu
tions, was the sentiment voiced at the
taxation session of the Live Wires of
the Commercial Club which was held
Tuesday evening.
As the mam speakers on the pro
gram Chris Schuebel and Grant B.
Dimick outlined the difficulties under
the present system and proposed some
definite remedies which would make
toward the lowering of the assessment
burden.
LUXURIES ARE HIT
"The solution ' said Mr. Schuebel,
lies is a three fold improvement. A
business administration,-an equitable
method of assessment and the cutting
off of the 'governmental luxuries' are
the needs to meet this condition which
is getting worse and worse." Touching
on the business needs, Mr. Schuebel
showed as one example the fact that
the county is paying a total of $7-1.72
a day on warrant indebtedness while
tha average balance carried in the
county treasury is over $380,000. He
cited this as merely illustrative of
the general condition that exists in
state, county and municipal affairs.
He presented extensive figures upon
the cost of operation of the different J
governmental departments-as illustra
tive of the "luxury" expenditures in
vogue for institutions which should
be made self-supporting.
STATE TAX RAPPED
Judge DimiCK pointed out that
l-19th of the state tax goes for sup
port of the state and Pacific Interna
tional fairs, which should be self sup
porting; that the penitentiary should,
as in other states, be supported thru
the productive work of the inmates.
and that the higher educational insti
tutions should be made to pay their
way through tuition charges. Speak
ing on the educational system, Judge
Dimick praised the vast expenditures
for common and high schools, but
characterized as "top heavy" the mil
lions being paid for the support of un
iversities as free institutions. Scholars
he said, should be willing to pay for
higher and professional education,
and thus remove a great burden from
the shoulders of the general public.
H. H- Stallard, .nanager of the non
partisan league of Oregon explained
the organization of the league in
North Dakota and its operation. "The
tax solution," he said, "lies in. mak
ing the business men pay more taxes
and thus removing the burden from
the farmers by making the business
men pay more actual attention to con
ditions." R. W. Kirk, superintendent of the
city schools, spoke in defense of the
expenditures for education; but ad
mited that the vast sums spent for
higher education might possibly be de
clared somewhas out or proportion
when considered " in the light of the
feasibility of a tuition system.
J. R. Herman of Portland, a leader
in the single tax movement declared
that a single tax measure was to be
placect on the ballot this year and the
people will be given an opportunity to
cast their votes on this subject again
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Five trea
ties the memorable products of the
Washington conference were signed
today with a sober simplicity typically
American.
The conference then adjourned Bine
die.
In he stately D. A. R. hall, beneath
the varicolored Danners or nine na
tions represented here, occurred the
ceremony which crowned . three
months of arduous labor a labor
marked with more fruitful results to
ward peace than centuries of dream
ing after such achievements.
The Washington conference was
passed on to history today by Presi
dent Harding as an example to im
bue with new hope all that dwelt in
apprehension."
Before him lay newly signed, the
treaties by which the world's pre
dominant nations engaged to limit
their navies, to guarantee a new deal
for China and to set up an interna
tional concord to keep the peace in
the Pacific.
Speaking before a plenary session
which brought to a close the negotia
tions begun 12 weeks ago at his invi
tation, he declared that the" record
of achievement voiced in courageous
tones the first deliberate and effec
tive expression of great powers "in
the consciousness of peace, of war's
utter futility."
MERGING OF ALL
CIVIC BODIES IN
COUNTY PLANNED
Movement for Establishment
of Chamber of Commerce In
Oregon City Is Launched at
Commercial Club Meeting.
EUGENE METHOD TO
BE FOLLOWED HERE
Standing Committees Named
For Coming Year; Sullivan
Will Head Road Division.
ARBUCK-E TRIAL SET
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. The
court today set March 13 as the date
for starting the-third trial of Roscoe
C. "Fatty" Arbuckle, motion picture
star, on a charge of manslaughter in
connection with the death of Miss Vir
ginia Rappe, motion picture actress.
Both previous trials ended in dis
agreements. ,
RATTI CHOSEN POPE
ROME, Feb. 6. Cardinal Ratti, re
cently archbishop at Milan, where he
was born in 1857, was today elected
pope on the seventh ballot of the sa
cred college. -He will, assume the
name of Pope Pius XI.
According to the Catholic directory,
Ratti's position previous to the death
of Pope Benedict was representative
of the Vatican in Poland, residing m
Warsaw.
Ratti was one of the newest of the
cardinals. . He. Ji is understood, fav
ors reconciliation between the Vati
can and the state.
THEATRE DEATH LIST 97
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Miss Car
olyn Upshaw, 16-year-old high school j
student and a niece of congressman
Upshaw of Georgia, died at Garfield
hospital this morning, a victim of the
The first special meeting of the new
board of governors of the Commercial
club was held Monday night, and
plans for enlarging the scope of the
club's activities were discussed. It is
proposed to invite all civic clubs to
cooperate in an effort to establish a
chamber of commerce, and the execu
tive and membership committees will
report on the feasibility of the plan
at a later meetign.
This action marks the first definite
step toward the establishment of a
chamber here. It is felt that the city
should not be called upon to support
a number of various organizations,
and the plans are to embrace the com
bining in so far as proves practical,
of all of the different clubs and asso
ciations having their activities within
the local civic field.
REPORT IS MADE
Secretary L. Henderson reported
the results of his investigation of the
plan followed by the Eugene chamber
of commerce, saying that they had
what appeared to be an ideal organ
ization. This chamber embraces prac
tically all of the civic activities, and
It is from there that such projects as
the county fair, and kindred activi
ties are controlled. It is probable
that the move here will be made to
include the Chautauqua association,
county fair, and other county and
municipal bodies. Under the Eugene
plan, the chamber is divided into di
visions, a farmer's division, commer
cial division, etc., each having charge
of a separate line of work.
The consolidation, it is pointed out,
permits the employment of a paid sec
retary, giving sufficient funds for the
securing of a skilled civic worker,
whose entire time is occupied with
the activities of the organization
PUBLICITY IS TALKED
The commercial club last night
asked the house and entertainment
LIBRARY SHOWS GAIN IN
FIRST MONTH OF 1922
Heavy Increase Over S- e
Period for Year Jv fo-
FURTHER LOANS
IMPOSSIBLE
. duNUS ruling
Veterans Who AddIv for Less
The increase in the number of bor-l TT, r nnr T 1 r .
uau pJ,JJJ lYiay 1 axe UUl
Second Sum; Total Not to
Be Over Limit Set by Act.
COMMISSION ISSUES
ADDED REGULATIONS
rowers added at the Oregon City li
brary during the month of January,
nearly doubled the number for the
same period during the previous year,
according to a report completed by
Bertha Adams, librarian. During Jan
uary of 1922, 90 new cards were is
sued, while during the same month of
1921, there were 57.
The same report shows an excep
tional gain in the amount of the non-
fiction circulation. During January ot
this year, 449 books of this class were
drawn, an increase of 115 or 35 per
cent over the previous year. . The en
tire circulation showed at 5.6 per cent
gain over the same period on 1921.
Last month a total of 1977 books were
loaned, as against 1872 for January
1921. During the month 2,986 people
called at the library wither to read or
to borrow books, which represented
a gain of 3.8 per cent, or 110 over the
same period for the year beore.
Pooling of Property Not to
Be Permitted; Funds to be
On Hand by First of March.
SPECIALIST TO LECTURE
E
Knickerbocker theatre crash. Her
death brings the total casualties list 1 committees of the club to rejuvenate
of the aisaster to 97. conditions at the club rooms and some
form of Drinted publicity will be ar-
FARM BLOC SCORES I ranged for to take care of the demand
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Majority from prospective settlers,
members of the senate finance com- Numerous inquiries from over the
mittee in framing tariff rates on farm. United States regarding the opportun
products are understood to have ap
proved the recommendations of the
senate Republican agricultural tariff
bloc in the case of approximately two
thirds of the items thus far consid
ered. These rates generally are
slightly higher than those in the Ford
ney bill.
FRUIT TREES KILLED BY
EM
MAN IS CAUGHT,
SKULL CRUSHED,
BY FALLING TREE
bilas Adkins, prominent resident of
Muimo. was instantly killed near that
piace Yiday morning about 10:30
o'clock while assiting! in felling a
large tree. The tree lodged against
another tree and in falling struck
Adkina crushine in his head.
Mr. Adkins, who was about 55 years
of age, was in company with J. M.
Mallatt and Edward Berdine when the
accident occurred.
Adkins i3 survived by a daughter,
Miss Adkins, who was making her
home with her father. He also leaves
a brother. James Adkina. a well
known sawmill man, while on his way
to his sawmill in this city several
years ago, was instantly killed by a
Southern Pacific engine near Canby.
STRIKE BAN REQUESTED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Thirtv
thousand American manufacturers to
day appealed to the senate interstate
commerce committee through the na
tional industrial council for federal
legislation to prohibit railroad strikes.
I he council, represented by a com-
TnlttAA naf;A.nllw 1 c
Gray, county health officer. Planned turerg pre96nt rall.
to leave uere mua, .v. j road system of management as "in-
investigate the situation there. adequate and inefficient"
A faker, who is selling an alleged
"new discovery" claimed as a panacea
for all tree diseases, is operating in
Clackamas county, according to re
ports received by the local county
agent. A farmer in the Oak Grove
district states that the man attempted
to sell him a powdered substance
which was to be injected into the tree
by boreing into the trunk. He claimed
that this would obviate the necessity
of spraying for a period of three years
and would cure anything that happen
ed to be the matter with the tree.
According to County Agent W. A.
Holt, a number of trees in the county
have been killed by this 'injection"
and many others damaged.
"Farmers." he says, "have been
warned not to fall prey to these fakes.
No tree powders or other chemical
substances intended to be introduced,
into the bark or wood of fruit trees
have been found of any practical val
ue, and many are actually injurious,
Thousands of dollars is wasted an
nually on such nostroms for which
all sort of powers against disease and
pests is claimed. Tests of substances
known absolutely worthless in this
way and many are found extremely
harmful.
ities and agricultural and commercial
possibilities of this city and county
are received and the club at present
has no material available to fill this
demand. -
The following standing committees
were appointed by President J. E.
Hedges, and confirmed by the board
Executive Jos. E. Hedges. John R.
Humphrys, M. D.'Latourette, F. Cra
mer. O. D. Eby. T. W. Sullivan, W. P.
Hawley, Sr.
Auditing John R- Humphrys, Percy
Caufield, Irving Rau.
Entertainment M. D. Latourette
Raymond P. caufield, Clyde Mount,
Dr. A. H. Huycke, Arthur G. Beattie.
House F. Cramer. J. J. Cooke, A.
B. Buckles.
Membership (Extension) O. D. Eby
Hal E. Hoss, Milton Nobel, L. A. Mor
ris, O. A. Pace, H. G. Edgar, Dr. Ross
Eaton, L. O. Harding.
Roads (and Bridges) T. W. Sulli
van, Grant B. Dimick, Dr. W. E.
Hempstead, H. E. Draper, O. D. Eby,
L. A. Henderson, E. L. Pope.
Transportation W. P. Hawley, Sr.,
A. R. Jacobs, Guy Mount, D. F. Skene,
Geo. H. Tracy, Jr., John C. Busch.
A series of pruning demonstrations
are to be held in Clackamas county
next week under the direction of C
L. Long, extension horticulturist of
the Oregon Agricultural College. The
demonstrations are part of a series of
seasonal practice-lectures being con
ducted through the extension division
of the college in cooperation with the
local agriculture agent.
The first of the pruning demonstra
tions, February 13, will be held at Car-
us. in tne morning there will be a
lecture at the church, followed by a
lunch, and a practical demonstration
of the methods outlined at the talk
On the 14th the meeting will be held
at Colton, the lecture being in the
high school. The following day the
same program will take place at Gar
field, the -lecture t - be held f in. thp
grange hail.
The plan involves the designation
of three demonstration orchards in
the county which will carry out the
work outlined by the college for a per
iod of three years. The orchards of
Herman Smidt, of Carus, are the only
ones so far designated as demonstra
tion grounds. -
IT
il
GAS SERVICE TALKED A
WILLAMETTE MEETING
COUNTY RATED HIGH IN
STATE CATTLE SURVEY
Clackamas county, according to re
ports made by the extension, service
of the Oregon Agricultural College, is
one of two counties having both Jer
sey and a Guernsey cattle breeders
association.
Only four counties In the state,
Clackamas, Clatsop, Tillamook, and
Washington have Guernsey associa
tions, and Tillamook is the one other
of these which also has an organiza
tion for Jersey breeders. Tillamook
county is the only one in the state
having associations for Guernsey, Jer- j
sey and Holstein breeders.
PLAN SHAPING FOR DRIVE
OF HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Definite plans for the membership
drive of the Clackamas County tid
lie Health Association are being for
mulated here, the campaign, which is
to continue for a two weeks' period,
to open March 14.
Reverend Caradoc Morgan, of the
Conerejjational church has taken gen
eral rharsre of the drive, and district
chairmen over the county are to be
appointed in the near future. The
drive is to raise a fund of $2,000,
which, augmented by money received
from the state from tuberculosis saies
is to carry on the work of the assocta
tion for the year of 1922. Member
ships are put at 50 cents.
LOGGERS ARE ROBBED
A personal survey of the west side
embracing Willamette, West Linn and
Bolton, ia to be made in order to de
termine exactly the amount of poten
tial gas consumption, preparatory to
the establishment of service from
Portland. At a meeting of the peo
ple of the district at the Willamette
gymnasium Monday night, R. E. Coe,
of the Portland Gas and Coke com
pany spoke upon the proposed exten
sion and pointed out the need for ac
curate figures before the company
could make a definite guarantee. A
committee was named to make the
canvass. The Portland company will
require a seven per cent return on the
investment the first year, to justify
the project, Mr. Coe said. The work,
if it is decided to proceed, will pro
bably be done by this summer.
MILL MEN SUBSCRIBE TO
NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Feb. 5 Two
men wearing masks of cloth that hung
down over their long, black slickers
walked into the pool-room of Aloha
Lumber company's village at Aloha,
24 miles we3t of here, and robbed 20
loggers of between $300 and $500 late
last night. They escaped toward
Stearnsville, using four of their vic
tims as hostages for 200 yards down
the road after leaving the place.
The robbers took no watches, jew
elry or checks, but got "brass mon
ey" good at the company's store and
hotel.
The Hawley Pulp and Paper com
pany has completed its canvass for
funds for Near East Relief, and has
turned over to H. G- Edgar, county
chairman, the sum of $506.00. "The
employees of the plant made generous
contributions . from their pay checks
and in cash," said Rev. Edgar. "The
men are not slow to respond when
fully assured that the sums which
they sacrifice so directly to the re
lief of distress. The firm has shown
sympathetic interest in the undertak
ing, giving valuable time for assemb
ling or tne men to near the cause
presented. Willard P. Hawley, jr.,
has devoted much personal effort to
making the canvass a success."
UDGES ARE NAMED FOR
ELECTION AT MILWAUKIE
MILWAUKIE, Ore., Feb. 4. The
following judges and clerks have been
named to serve at the recall election
set for February 16: Ward No. 1. C.
A. Lakin, Sr., Arthur Webster, Jr., and
G, A. Taylor, Judges; Percy Harlow
and H. A. Burbank, clerks. Ward No.
2. Thaddeus Stafford, V. H. Mathe
son and Thomas Walker, judges; W.
E. Kelso and W. H. Grasie, clerks.
Mrs. Maggie A. Johnson hag been
named by the council as -registration
officer. Books -are now open at her j
real estate office.
Clackamas county ex-service men
who have applied for loans of less
than $3,000 under the provisions of
the so-called bonus bill, will not be
prevented from applying for further
loans to make up the difference be
tween their applications and the max
imum allowed. New regulations to
this affect have been issued by the
world war veteran's state aid com
mission, according to Phil Hammond,
local bonus attorney. Under this rul
ing, any ex-service man who has al
ready applied for a $2,000 loan may
secure an additional loan of $1,000.
Other changes in the application of
the law, according to the rulings re
ceived here are:
Pooling of property of two or more
applicants will not be permitted. Each
applicant must be separate, and no
loans will be made on undivided in
terest in property.
Two or more parcels of property lo
cated in' one county may be offered
as security.
MINE CLAIMS BARRED
'l'imbei lands or miniDg claia-s will
not be accepted as security for a loan,
nor unproductive or unimproved prop
erty unless part of the- proceeds of
the loan is for the construction of a
home on the property.
Rejection of application for a cer
tain amount as a loan on property
does not operate to prevent the sub
mission of a new application for a
loan. The net appraisal of the land
is arrived at by deducting all liens
for public improvements, sewers, drain
age rights or irrigation.
When proceeds of a loan are to be
used to accomplish the transfer of
title, the transaction will be handled
through a banfe or trust company.
When the applicant wishes advances
made to meet payments for material
and labor, the transactions will be
through an authorized bank or trust
company.
No advance to borrowers for im
provements on real property to meet
payments for material or labor shall
be authorized unless the applicant or
qualified relative is the owner of the
property at the time of completion ot -.
the loan as provided by the rules and
regulations. '
APPRAISAL VALUE SET.
The appraisal of the land shall , be
confined to a real value. Plans, speci
fications and building estimates will
be checked in the office of the com
mission and will be considered by the
commission, together with the ap
praiser's report in determing the
amount of the loan to be authorized.
In cases where money is to be ad
vanced on a contract, the contract
shall set out the periods of construc
tion at which payments shall be made 1
to the contractor and the commission
shall be furnished a certificate of the
contractor approved by the borrower
and the architect or agent of the
commission, to the effect that such
stage of construction has been
reached. Also that the construction
and " workmanship conform to the
plans and specifications. The trust
company or bank then shall prepare
the claim voucher covering the
amount due, have it duly signed and
verified by the applicant and have
the same forwarded to the commis
sion. If approved by the commission,
it will be forwarded to the secretary
of state for audit and' payment.
MEETINGS TO BE HE-D .
When the actual payment of
bonuses and advancement of loans '
start, probably about March 1, the
members of the commission will hold
meetings in Salem as frequently as
once a week. This will be necessary,
the commissioners said, because of
that provision of the bonus law which
provides that all appraisals of land
shall finally be passed on by the state.
' Applications for loans ""and cash
bonuses continue to arrive at the
commission headquarters in large
numbers. As previously announced
approximately 60 per cent of the ap
plicants prefer the cash bonus to the
loan. This is due to a laige extent to
the fact that many ex-service men
who originally desired to obtain the
loan, have found themselves without
anv security acceptable to the state.
Th-i only alternative for these men is ,
to accept cash compansation based
upon tie time they served in the
army or other branches of the mili
tary service during the world war.
Anoroximately 50 men and women
are now employed in the bonus oc
es, and the applications are Demg
checked over almost as rapidly as
they arrive. As far ss possible the
benus commission is employing only
ex-service men and wom ?i.
It was said here today tnat money
to be derived from bonds sold here,
recently probably will be available
about March 1. This money win ag
gregate approximately $10,000,000, and
will go far toward meeting the appli
cations for cash bonuses now on file
at the commission headquarters.