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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915. NATIONAL AID URGED DAD L Joint Congressional Committee Reports Plan for Exten- sive Improvement. 'PORK BARREL' IS BARRED System of Highways to Reduce Cost of Hauling 13 Cents a Ton-Mile Is Declared Possible by ex- . . Senator Bonnie's Plan. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (Special.) The final report of the Joint congres sional committee on Federal aid to good roads has been submitted to Con- Eress. It urfres National participa tion in highway improvement on a large, scale, but under such a plan as will guard against "pork . barrel" and prevent dictation of local road prob lems by a bureau in Washington. The committee was unable to agree upon any particular bill, but submitted a vast amount of data that have been collected and expressed views regard ing some general principles that should be observed in Federal good roads leg islation. The report was drawn by Jonathan Bourne, Jr., chairman of the committed and is concurred in by six other mem bers of the committee. Senators Pen rose. Gronna, Swanson and Overman, and Representatives Madden and Aus tin. Senators Swanson and Overman concur in the report except as to chap ter 2, which urges Congressional con trol over the Federal good roads par ticipation. Co-operation Is Vrged. Summing up advantages of good roads, the report says: Systematic efforts and co-operation of Nation, states and counties will make Amer ican highways the best in the world, bring remote agricultural lands within practicable hauling distance from railroads, materially raise the value of farm property, enhance the margin of profit on farm products, vastly increase the average daily attendance at rural schools, raise the standard of rural education, make the motor truck an eco nomical vehicle for American farmers, lighten the labors of American horses, save wear and tear on harness and wagons, and add to the comfort and happiness of all rural residents. The report estimates the total quan tity of commodities hauled over rural roads at 700.000.000 tons annually, cost- Incr nnnr an ,Vlrn nf SI CentS a tOU- mile or ILSJ a ton for the average haul of nine miles. A system of first class highways would reduce this cost to the extent of 13 cents a ton-mile. Big Saving Possible. The report does not assert that such a perfect system of highways is imme diately practicable, but expresses the opinion that such an improvement a is now practicable would result In the saving of 8 cents a ton-mile, or a total of $504,000,000 annually. Viewing this saving as a dividend, the report says that it would Justify, on a 6 per cent basis, an investment of $8,400,000,000, which the committee believes is far more than would be necessary to place the roads in such a condition as to ef fect the saving indicated. Other ex cerpts from the report are as follows: We believe that when the United States Government undertakes so Important a problem as that of Federal aid to good roads it should undertake it in a large way. To undertake it in a small way means a continuation of the policy of patchwork and consequent waste of funds, with slight per manent results to show for the expenditure, and would within a very few years subject Congress to the criticism of having estab lished what is commonly called a "pork barrel." from which the several states would receive annually a small contribution of funds distributed over a largo mileage of roads without producing the high-class of public roads which are so much needed and desired. We believe that before Congress adopts a plan the whole subject should be so thoroughly studied that the plan decided upon may be enacted Into law with con fidence that It will remain practically un changed on the statute books for many years to come, thus standing for many years as a credit to the Congress which enacted it. Congress should make careful provision for such administration of the Federal high way participation as will protect the sev eral states in their right to control their local highway affairs and guard against dlstatorahlp from a Federal bureau In Washington. Appeal to Congress Provided. As a means of guarding against dic tatorship from a bureau in 'Washington, the report suggests that the member ship of the National Highway Commis sion should include members .of the Senate and House of Representatives, who shall constitute, a majority of the Commission, thus insuring the states an appeal to Congress from any ar bitrary and unsatisfactory rulings of the bureau head, who would be a mi nority member of the Commission. The report includes data concerning the road systems of foreign countries and of the several states, extensive statistical data bearing on various plans of apportionment of Federal funds among the several states, sta tistics regarding good roads expendi tures, bond issues, etc the character and condition of highways over which rural mails are carried, special rates accorded by railroads for transporta tion of highway material, a resume of all pending good roads legislation and the most complete bibliography of good roads literature ever published. The report also includes an itemized statement of expenditures snowing that from the total appropriation of $25. 000 tbe committee has expended 10, 730. leaving a balance of $14.270. MRS. ALSOPJS WINNER AVife ot Millionaire- Can Serve Com plaint on Him by Publication. NEW YORK. Jan. 18. Supreme Court Justice Qoff. ot this city, has signed an order on motion of her attorneys per mitting Mrs. Effie Pope Hill Alsop. ot 71 Fifth avenue, to serve her summons and complaint In separation and ali mony action against her. husband, Ed ward B. Alsop. the 75-year-old Wash ington millionaire and retired builder, whose residence is at 1S0 Twentieth street northwest, on him by publica tion, and, Sheriff. Griffenhagen is so directed Mrs. Alsop charges extreme cruelty and asks liberal alimony, alleging her husband had taught her to live lux uriantly and his Income Is easily over $50 000 a year. She states they were married in this city in Trinity Church. February IS, 1912. she being 20. and employed as a telephone girl at Hotel McAlpin. where she got a Job after ar riving from Atlanta. Ga. CHICKENS DIVIDE COUPLE JOO on Farm, but None Killed for Dinner at 'Wife's Order. s NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The marital light of John and Mary Jane Tatum will be resumed in the Supreme Court. Mlneola. Terance J. McManus will . move to' have the Jury's verdict refus ing Tatum a divorce set aside aa con trary to' the evidence. Max D. Steuer will oDoose the motion. Things are not going as smoothly on the Tatum estate at Great Neck as lira Tatum might wish. Although she has installed her own servants in the man sion, those on the outside are those employed by her husband and are hos tile to her. When she gave orders three chickens should be killed for Sunday dinner, the man in charge of the flock of 200 chick ens communicated by telephone with Tatum and was told not to kill any ot the fine fowls. Constable David Allen, who Is an of ficial peacemaker, was sent for and ad. Justed the matter. It is said Mrs. Tatum had chicken for dinner, nut not irom the farm flock- There was another clash on baturaay when the milk was brought in. Tatum had criven orders half the milk should be fed to tbe chickens and half be taken to the house for Mrs. Tatum. her re tainers and relatives. When the milk was brought into the house Saturday Mrs. Tatum wanted to know why so little was brought. 'It's fifty-fifty, yon know, mam, tne man replied. - "Fifty-fltty, wnaty Then Mrs. Tatum learned "only half the milk went to the house. Mrs. Tatum demanded all the milk and again Con stable Allen had to be called. He com municated with Tatum. and when he learned only one cow was giving milk COOK ADMITS GUILT Earl Lunsford Confesses He Started Baker Fire. BOSS URGED HIM, HE SAYS Restaurant Owner Said to Have Of fered Insurance Division and to - Have Warned., Neighbors of Dangers of Grease at Cafe. BAKER, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Earl Lunsford, arrested yesterday on a warrant charging arson, accused Joint ly with John Matil of setting tbe fire which destroyed half a block in the in the Rappahannock apartments. 6563 Del mar boulevard, told a Globe-Democrat reporter that her married life, fol lowing an elopement with Petty to Hillsboro. Mo.. September 8, 1913, had been unhappy. They separated August 5, 1914, after quarreling almost continually during the ten months they were married. Mrs. Petty said. Petty, who lived next door from his bride before thei marriage, is a son of Otis O. Petty, president of the Petty Tire and Rubber Company, who lives at 5631 Von Versen avenue. They had been friends several years, and Petty's sister was Mrs. Petty's chum at school. When Petty took to motorcycling he found a fellow en thusiast in the pretty little girl next door. , ' They rode together often, and eloped to Hillsboro on his motorcycle, where they were married. "We were both Just kids," said Mrs. Petty yesterday. "While I was Just 16. I was much older in my ways. ..i-ii .v. - Hunt a hir kid. and lllO n Ul LI. " J o . never really assumed nis responsiDu- , -TA ..rl.aa with his f i TUin CPS iliea. Jl hm . . . . T,ri seemed only to think of his pet hobby, motorcycles. Of course 1 nae moiwtywco, w, and went riding with htm very often, but I wanted him to think of bis home responsibilities. We quarreled often over money matters and naa oniy PHOTO SHOWING DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY EARLY. MORNING FIRE IN BAKER. Dhnln tr PAYnll I L ' -X j r If,. VTr ! a. I M S FIREMEX FOUGHT BLAZE WITH MEBOIRY 5 BELOW ZERO he admitted a "fifty-fifty" division left the house with little milk, so he per mlttad the chickens to go without. WOMEN 'KILL OLD BOSS POLITICAL GRIP OF 20 YEARS IS " LOOSENED BY FAIR SEX. New York County Leader Loses Office WTien Ministers) Denunciation Brings Abont Downfall. HAVERSTRAW, N. T., Jan. 18. It was largely, all but wholly, the activity of the women of Haverstraw that drove William V. Cleary, political boss of Rockland County and slayer of his youthful son-in-law, Eugene Newman, from his office as Town Clerk and crip pled his nolitical machine for the first time in 20 years. When Cleary was acqumea us fully declared his intention of return i i. fob. thA duties of his office, which he had left in charge of his brother. Ambrose F. Cleary, during his incarceration, and resuming the leadership ot tne town. -uj man. and he a minister, arose to de nnhiiriv mearv and the politi cal ring he represented. Dr. T. J. con lias paamr t .,.. odist Church, failed to Inspire the men with his denunciations, but he did fire the women to action. tt j-J TLfy-a Anna, r? Klnan and rieaucu uj her sister. Miss Lucy Cosgriff. they got up a petition to uovernor v h.l.mm an investigation of the Cleary trial and j .1 fnf elpnntlires. A canv&s&eu mt l" " " ---- . majority of the tradesmen of the vil lage said that, while tney lavoreu . i . ; . v. .miH nnt slarn it. for fear they would be boycotted or their license taken irom intra. ... . . i i " ..tiUpH thA women, if you refuse to' sign our petition, we will boycott you. uwo can - game, and as we are the real shoppers, you will find our wrath as severe as that of deary's henchmen." The majority signed, in trepidation, . ... . v. , . , ..vnrthAlpnii thev did affix their signatures, and aa the pe tition grew tne nrsi viuiuw Joslah Relter, supervisor and chair man of the Town Board, reluctantly admitted that the resignation ot Will iam V. Cleary as Town Clerk had been tendered and accepted at the last meet ing of the Board on December 30, and that Ambrose F. Cleary, his brother. Immediately had been appointed his successor. "The Cleary crowd tried to scare tne storekeepers by threatening them with boycott if they protested against the verdict." said Mrs. Anna Stone. "Well, we will take a hand at it, too. We in tend to have the name of every man and woman who refuses to sign this petition printed on a slip and published broadcast. Then when the people of the town who want to live in decency read their names we will see how long they will be allowed to stay In busi ness." ' . w Many requests were made by tne women for copies of the petition that they might make a house-to-house can vass for signatures. Twenty-eight cop ies were given out, and it is expected that within a week there will be fully 6008 names added to the list. The plan is then to have a commit tee of 15 prominent citizens three from each town in the county, one of each three to be a clergyman carry the petition to Governor Whitman at Albany- HOTEL FALLS; KILLS MAN Second Badlj- Hurt When Walls Col lapse as Structure Is Hazed. NEWPORT NEWST Va, Jan. 1. One man was killed, another fatally in jured and 12 others had narrow es capes from death, when the Atlantic Garden Hotel in Phoebus collapsed. The men were raxing the structure, which was one of the landmarks of the town, and had removed the roof when the walls gave way and the building crumpled up. The dead man Is James Beck, a car penter. William Middlebrook. also a carpenter, was badly injured: all others escaped serious hurt. Beck and Middlebrook had to be dug from the debris. Beck, apparently, was killed lnstantiz by. heavy timbers. business section of the city, today made a confession of the crime. George Her. bert, Deputy Sheriff, first talked with Lunsford, and, while he would not talk to Mr. Herbert, he was left In tears with a warning that he had better tell the truth to Chief of Police Jackson, whom he knew well. He finally sent for Chief Jackson, whereupon, on being told that the authorities had "the dope," he finally broke down and con fessed. He told Chief Jackson, and finally re peated it In the presence of Sheriff An derson and District Attorney Goodwin, that he had been asked time and again by Matil to burn the building. Matil, he said, had told him be bad $300 in surance on the place and had offered to "split it" with him if he would set the building on fire. He said that he had finally filled a kettle with grease and put it on the top of the stove which would soon boil over and cause a fire. "But I didn't go to set the house on fire," he asserted. "I knew it probably would cause a fire but I hoped when 1 was gone that it wouldn't." Matil. he said, had not only made the offer once but had repeated it time and again. Evidence was given to the state to day prior to the confession that Matil and Lunsford had urged the owners of business places near them last week to Insure their property to its full value, saying that there was always danger of fire from the frying of fat In their cafe. Matil was the proprietor of restaur ants at Astoria and Haines which have burned within the last few months. MOTORCYCLE ELOPER SUES Youthful Bride Says Husband Xcg lects Her for Hobby. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Jan. 22. While their mutual liking for motorcycle riding was tbe chief factor in the romance which preceded their marriage, tne bridegroom's hobby for motorcycles to the exclusion of bis wife, according to her, resulted in quarrels which led to the filing of a suit for divorce by Mrs. Grace Petty, a pretty 17-year-old girl, against her husband, Ellsworth, 20. Mrs. Petty, who lives with her mother, Mrs. Frances 8. Shaughnessy, few little- bits of happiness during the time that we lived together. 'T decided that if I was going to sup port myself I might as well do It single-handed." SOCK CUPID'S MAILBAG Xote From Atlanta Girl Brings En gagement to British Officer. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Probably tbe prettiest Cupid that ever participated in a love affair stepped down the gang way of the steamship Ordina, of the Cunard line, and recently set out for the sunny South on her mission of love. Many weeks ago Miss Ethel Chapman, of Atlanta, Ga., knitted socks for sol diers in the war. In the toe of one of the socks she placed a note, giving her name and address and the words "I'm lonesome." A few weeks later Sergeant Wallace Munro. of the "black watch," while attempting to don a new pair of socks in the trenches, discovered the note. A short time later the Sergeant fell with a bullet in his shoulder. In the hospital days later Munro un- . i. .u nnto anil determined to write to the girl in Atlanta. He received a speedy reply, ana in a snort ume Sergeant Munro and Ethel Chapman were not only in love, but engaged. It was at this point that Miss Jane Gail, of New York, paid a visit to the hospital and met the wounded Sergeant. He confessed his love for the Atlanta girl and asked Miss Gail to be his proxy in the affair. He intrusted her with an engagement ring and a mes sage. Miss Gall gave her word, and will take the ring and the message to At lanta. At the conclusion of the war, if vA H etill a 1 1 v fiprcreAnt Munro is coming to Atlanta to claim the sweet heart. - "It's the grandest romance I ever t,ni nf Aniri Miss Gall. "I can hardlv wait untiy I meet Miss Chapman." CITY REFUSES PIG EMBLEM Chicago Resents Head On Badge as Sign of World Packing Industry. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. The head of a RETAILED AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE We quote only a few of the many bargains we have to offer. Tiese goods we guarantee them all to be absolutely and BtricUj in first-class condition. Cash baying' in large quantities mI-i these prices possible. We only boy bankrupt stocks and first-class mer chandise salvaged from fires. Eastern Peas 25c FOUR CAMS. Coffee, three lbs. 50 Wisconsin Corn, 3 cans. . . .2 Solid Pack Tomatoes, 3 cans 25 25c Preserves, 2 jars 25? 10c Bed Seal Lye 5 10c Heinze Beans, 4 for. . .25 CampbeL 's Soups Sc Rice, 101 lbs. 50c 15c Pineapple, can 10 10c Tea, can 5 DRY GOODS. 10c Muslin, yard 5 12c Gingham, yard 15c Children's Stockings J 20e Fun Cream Cheese, lb. ISC' Beans, per lb Fleisher Yarn Sc AU Colors. Bee 15e SIMON'S 131-133 First St, Store St, near Alder. Player Pianos of Many Standard Makes Included in This Special Closing-Out Sale of Slightly " Used Ones at Eilers Music House Did you see announcements in the recent issues of The Oregonian and Journal? , This sale offers the most extraordinary bargains, for many good reasons; first, the high-grade instru ments represented, many of them having been used so little that even an expert could hardly tell them from brand new; other good makes having been used from three to five years and were taken in ex change as part payment for the very latest new im proved player pianos. These particular player pi anos have all been thoroughly reconstructed by our mechanical experts and now contain the rebuilt features of the modern player pianos, which will in sure their good service for many years to come. Notice Prices $197, $232.50, $256.00, $285, $295, $348, $372.50, $455, $487 and $512. Just half, and many less than half their real value. You should see them to ap preciate the good things we say for them. We also call attention to our bargain counter of the much-advertised Pianola Piano. All the Pianola Pianos included in this sale are in first-class condition, though used. A few years ago, before the advent of the modern improved 88-note Autopiano, with the human-touch fingers, its auto matic guiding device, five-point motor and many other unequaled advantages, Pianola Pianos ranked as the best to be had, and even now the Pianola Pianos in this sale contain all the much-advertised Themodist and Metrostyle Pointer, a feature of the Pianola Piano -which was of real value before the invention of the modern Solostyle and Rhythmodic Music Rolls, and have been rebuilt with adequate music-roll tracking devices. In fact, they now con-( tain the only really practical guiding device, without ' which no modern 88-note player piano can be con sidered qualified to perform its functions. In tone quality these Weber, and Steck, and Wheelock and Stuyvesant Pianola Pianos will be found tho equal of, if not the positive superior of, any instruments to be found in each respective class, and now that they, contain the rebuilt features, including metal tubing instead of the precarious rubber tubing usual ly employed, they will be found the greatest money's worth of worth-while player pianos ever obtained. All nearly new and latest types will be discounted 40 per cent from the New York price, later and somewhat more used Pianola Pianos, but also in perfect order, hardly to be told from new, even by an expert, will be sold at a discount of 60 per cent, and still others at an actual 65 per cent off. Think of it $950 Pianola Pianos, playing the latest R8-nots rolls, at actually 35c on the dollar, or only $332.50, actually less than what tho piano part of it alone cost to make and with free music rolls included. It cannot be a question of price and terms, nor quality, with this special sale of player pianos, so why not make up your mind to visit our warcrooms at once and investigate for yourself. A hundred chances to one you'll be astonished at these excep tional low price, terms, etc., and will go away re joicing with your selection made. Perhaps, too, you can do a good turn by informing a near or dear friend what a fine lot of player pianos you saw, w'-th advice to hurry. Make your home just as attractive as anyone's else. With the player piano you can have any kind of music you want. Classical, by tho great masters; popular, for singing and dancing, or sacred. We absolutely are determined to make this the most successful of the many successful sales we've ever conducted. Terms of payment, cash, or, if preferred, 33 equal monthly payments, at jSilers Music House, Eilers Building, Broadway at Alder. pig. as emblematic of Chicago's indus . , j t a ..nH hv nhlcairo folk. .1 J , wvuiu U V. . v,.' according- to a letter which the com mittee promoting tne iniciu. Christian Endeavor convention, to be held here next July, has mailed to a New Ensland badge company. This committee had advertised for .i hMa fnr thn convention medallion, and the Eastern concern's design had In tne center oi on the badge the head of a pig, as emblematic of Chicago s lnausiry. Tha hnriee was rejected, and a letter sent to the company says: "We take exception to the fact that ...... Yi.ra riarAri in the center of the bar on this badge the head of a pig. merely Decause, as you y, mjivKu leads the world in the meat-packing UJ...I,. aiiErc-st that vou learn that Chicago stands for something be sides pigs ana pacmns. WOMAN OFFICERS MAY GO Placing of Men on Probation to Op posite Sex Is Opposed, -v-i.-tt- vnRi" lan 53 Tn its renort. , k mhmittAH to thA Board of Es timate, the committee on tax budget asks that the Brooklyn "practice of putting men offenders on probation to women probation officers be absolutely abandoned." The committee recommends mat no tA.aaA in thn number of Drobation officers be allowed for the police and other criminal courts oi croomyn. Over the protests or tne magistrals nrnhatinn nffiCArS In Brooklyn were dropped from the list of 14 when the tax budget for 1915 was' made up and five men were ap pointed. The report recommended that the Brooklyn system of probation be placed on the same efficient plane as that of Manhattan and the Bronx. The Manhattan-Bronx system la centralized, whereas in Brooklyn probation officers are stationed in the several courts. JUSTICE REFUSED AS THIEF Arthur Tompkins Has Storm Adven ture and Forgets Trousers. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Justice Arthur S. Tompkins, of the Supreme Court, in Nyack, was scheduled to be principal speaker at the Tarrytown Horticultural Society dinner recently. On the way from Poughkeepsie ho got off by mistake at Philpse Manor. After waiting half an hour in the ter rible storm, he came upon house with a light in it, but a servant refused to let him in because he looked sus picious, she said. Justice Tompkins rang the bell again and the owner of the house came to the door. After explanation Justice Tompkins was allowed to telephone for a taxi. Already late for the dinner, he rushed to his room at the Florence Inn to don his dress shirt, and found he had forgotten his trousers. The Jus tice had to undress and appear in court attire. Jury Disagrees In Boy's Trial. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 26. fSSpeclRl.i Willie .Tonus ha hren on trial for three days for an offense against Miss Ruth Lemon. 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