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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1915)
nVT . tt nnrr. r-w -r TrTTT. .1 KTV ' T A"VTTA"RV " Til." 191. . ROAD WORK DELAY IS HELD HEEDLESS State Has System for Highway Building That Should Be . Used, Says J. H. Albert. , " BONDING RIGHTS ANALYZED County Privllejje Given in Laws or 1913 Opens Way, Writes Salem Man, AVno Criticises In clination to Temporize. ..iru rr -Tan ' 30. To the Ed- DS , vf - ltor.) we should no longer temporize with road-building tn oresoo. m .... -. lim. in its history has a complete road system. Road districts may improve local roaas. n by virtue of the road laws oi stitutional amend meet of 1912. may In addition to its current road tax levy Incur indebted ness to the extent of 2 per cent of its assessed valuation for the building of nermanent roads. 2"our counties nave o trollop themselves of this pro vision and have built roads with the proceeds of 11.235,000 of bonds issued by them, which they could not have built from their current revenues on account of the necessary exorbitant tax levy required. Now so far as the county roads are concerned they need no further road legislation, as they can all construct good roads and keep down the tax levy by requiring each year during tne lite oi me uouuj ...w Issue them to pay its share of inter est and principal, turning over to pos terity nothing but good roads, free from oebt- . In 1912 the people amended the con stitution by a vote of 59,452 for to .... i ,,. Kr-wi n tn arate to Incur Indebtedness for the building of permanent roaas to tne extern oi cent of the assessed valuation of all the property In the state. The last Legislature, in order to pave the way, enacted a Highway Commission law, creating a Highway Commission com posed of the Governor Secretary of State and State Treasurer, empowering them to employ a State Highway En gineer, authorising him to assist the counties when so requested in building county roads and bridges, by furnish ing plans and specifications and super vising the work, without expense to the counties. Much of this auxiliary work has been done, as Is shown by the report of the State Highway En gineer, for Clatsop. Columbia. Hood River, Jackson, Marion, Sherman, Washington. Yamhill and Multnomah counties. Cm of Law Pointed Out. The crux of the law. however, is the provision requiring the State Highway Engineer within one year of the date when the law should go into effect "to prepare a map of the main highways of the state, as in his Judgment are sufficiently important to be designated as a system of trunk or state roads, to be improved and maintained at the cost of the state, and report the same to said commission for adoption as soon thereafter as possible, under such rules and provisions as said commission may prescribe." Such a map was duly filed and was adopted by the commission November , 1914. It is a permanent map. not reviewable by the commission. Since that date, but not before, we have had a system of state roads and sec tion 10 of the law provides: 'Section 10. Said commission shall construct or cause to be constructed such state roads within the State of Oregon as in its judgment seems for the best interest of the state: but such roads shall In all cases lead Into or to ward the chief market centers of the state and shall connect with, so far as is possible, the principal county roads of the state.' The law. in order to organize the commission and provide for the aux iliary work of the commission and that imposed upon the Highway Engineer, provides for an anual levy of one fourth of 1 per cent on taxable prop erty of the state, to be paid into the "state road fund." As there were no state roads in ex istence at that time nor could there be until they had been designated by the Highway Engineer and approved by the commission, no provision was made for tne principal work of the commis sion, namely, the building of state roads, by the means provided by the people in the constitutional amend ment referred to above, but that duty devolves upon the present Legislature, which should not disregard the voice of the people as shown by the vote ot 69.452 for to 43.447 against the amend ment: but make adequate provision for building these state roads now. and no provision Is adequate which docs not provide for building them at the rate of from 200 to 300 miles per year at a cost of from J2.000.000 to I3,00.000 per year for at least five years. Traffic Demands Action. If the people had not intended t-b in cur this indebtedness they would have voted down the amendment, which car ried by a majority of over 3 per cent. On acccount of the phenomenal jjrowth of traffic we must build these roads now. It is not possible to pay for them out of our current revenues, hence we must do as all other states do who build them now. Assuming the assessed value of all rroperty in the state in 1916 to be Jl.OOO.OOO.OOO and the annual increase to be 5 per cent, the average annual tax lew required to pay in full, principal! and interest, Jl.000.000 25-year 4 per . i .1 - i 1 Hon thlrtv.MVPn leni uuuua to " " " ono-thousandths t.037 of a mill, that 7-lv cents on ivvu, o ih n m -m.'i issue of bonds, a prejudice created largely I think by certain issues of long-time bonds by public and other corporations, making provision only for the payment of interest and none what ever for the payment of principal, which was- loaded onto posterity at maturity of bonds . It is suggested that a half-mill tax be levied to build our roads, which would yield but $500,000 and build say 40 miles of road per year and raise the annual tax levy a half milL The great merit of the amortized bond plan is that it will not increase the annual tax levy, because it divides the cost of a permanent improvement among the years that will receive the benefit from it, instead of loading It all on the year that constructs it. It is the only "pay-as-you-go" plan, the other, taken from the current revenue, a "pay in advance." Incidentally the prompt building of state roads ' will solve the unemployed labor question by giving work to all who want it. As to all others, the good book says, "If any would not work, neither should he eat," Now we have shown only the debit side of the road account, as if it were an expense, while it is in fact the best kind of an investment, a better asset than the money it cost, yielding divi dends to every load of produce and every venicle that passes over it. All we need now is a law authorizing the issue of bonds to "enlarge the state road fund." I hope there will be no attempt otherwise materially to amend or repeal our existing road laws. The ARMY hi All CHOSEN Captain Clenard McLaughlin 'to Head Third Oregon. DETAIL IS ANNOUNCED Officer of 21st United States Infan try, Unanimous Choice of Regi ment for Colonelcy, Has Had Long, Active Sen-ice. That the new commanding officer of the Third Oregon Infantry regiment will be an officer of the United States Army was determined yesterday after noon, when a telegram was received from the War Department authorizing the selection of Captain Clenard Mc Laughlin, Twenty-first United States Infantry, to head the Oregon regiment. COMMANDING OFFICER, THIRD OREGON INFANTRY, NAMED YESTERDAY. i 11000 of his assessment to pay the in terest and principal in full at the ma turity of the bonds. 2.000.000. 13,000.- oeo. ii.ooo.ooo or jio.ooo.ooo win cost in proportion. The average annual levy (the touch stone for all methods) required to pay in full $10,000,000 of bonds would be .37 of a mill, or 37 cents rer $1000 of assessment. In this pro forma statement of the levy required to retire $1,000,000 25 year bonds I give the average levy. The first year's levy is the highest and would be tl.t cents on the $1000 as sessed value, and the last levy 1 9-10 cents, on account of the annual increase in taxable property. This computa tion is based upon standard amortiza tion tables, showing that $1000 at 25 years at 4 per cent per annum is paid at maturity by uniform payments of $65 per annum. Now these bonds would not be marketable if payable in such installments, hence are payable In 25 years, interest at 4 per cent, payable semi-annually. but the SVi per cent amortisation Is paid into a sinking fund, which, if kept at interest all the time at 4 per cent, will pay the prin cipal at maturity. This fund should be in the custody of the State Land Hoard, thus eliminating all overhead charges, and loaned by 'them as the school fund is loaned, at S per cent per annum, yielding a surplus after paying off the bonds. ObjKtlM Baaed ora Prejadlce. Now objection is urged to this plan, based upon the prejudice against the i , ii . , tfUX 1 1'll u f xl2?r auxiliary work of the State Highway Commission has put It In complete working order.' so that with little greater expense it ''could build these state roads at the rate of $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 per annum. This would give us some permanent roads before the meeting of the next Legislature, with out increasing the tax levy. All the legislation needed is to put monev into the "state road fund.". the State Highway Commission will do the in view of the light levies re quired to build good roads and build them now, this Legislature should au thorize the issue of bonds or at least perfect a law providing for their issue to be submitted to the people this FaH, saving them the expense and annoy ance of procuring initiative petitions. J. L ALBISKT. W H. Cue Dies at The Dalles. thk DALLES Or.. Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) Walter H. Cue died yesterday. following a stroke of paralysis, whicli he suffered the previous day. Mr. Cue had been in fine . health and was unusually active for a man 72 years old. Besides a son, Henry, in this city, he is survived by three sons Henry, of thia city; M. E.. of Centralia. Wash., and W. A., of Sedalia. Mo. Mr. Cue was born in England. The funeral was held today. ' Captain McLaughlin previously had been selected by the officers of the regiment as their choice for the Colo nelcy. The election of Captain McLaughlin will follow, it is announced, immedi ately upon the departurj of Colonel Charles H. Martin, fho will return to duty as a Major the United States Army. He has been assigned to troops on duty along the Mexican border. Captain McLaughlin's detail for this service was taken up wit the War Department by the Adjutant-General early last week, and the negotiations were completed by telegraph. Necessary authority for the selection was given in an order from General Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs. The new Colonel of the Third Regi ment has had many years of active service In the Army. He rose from the ranks t a Lieutenancy, receiving his commission in 1899. During the Spanish-American War he served in Puerto Rico and the following year was sent to the Philippines, where he was in the field for two years of active campaigning. He has had three tours of duty in the Philippines and returned from his last foreign duty less than three years ago. During the past 14 months he has been attached to the infantry branch of the Oregon National Guard as inspector-instructor. Captain McLaughlin has been a valn- .. v. i m cfsjtp service, off! cers of the Guard say. His duty has taken him to every organization sta tion in the state and placed him in close touch with the officers and men. At a meeting of nearly all the com pany commanders and field officers ot the Third Regiment recently he was the unanimous choice for Colonel. Upon taking up his duties of Colonel the new regimental commander will give his entire time and attention to that work, it was announced yesterday. PALOUSE CLUB IS PLEASED Resolutions Commend Fight Leaders for Review of Project Report. PASCO, Wash., Jan. 30. (Special.) Upon the announcement- that the re port of General Marshall on the Pa louse project was favorable and that the project . was under consideration by Congress and the Department of the Interior, President J. R- MeKeand, of the Palouse Project Club, called a spe- . cial meeting of that organization, res olutions were passed commending ben I ators Jones and Polndexter. who have : led the fight ror a review ui port. Resolutions aiso . were thanking other legislators and cities. An appropriation was secured two years ago from the State Legislature through the efforts of B. B. Hofrigan. who at that time was Franklin Coun ty's representative, for $10,000 to pro mote a resurvey of the project. The United States Reclamation Service do nated a like amount and last Summer the resurvey was made under direction of Engineer E. F. McCulloh, of North Yakima. The report which was made at that time was turned down by a Te viewing board of engineers. The report of General Marshall con curred with the reviewing board to the extent that the price of $123 an acre for water and water rights would make the project prohibitive. But it pointed out some changes in the engineering features and suggested some changes in the reclamation laws, which. If adopted. General Marshall says will make the project feasible. FARMING PART OF COURSE Normal School Training Will In clude Practical Agriculture. MONMOUTH. Or.. Jan. SO. (Special.) Three acres of land lying east of the Normal School building in this city will become a school garden early in the Spring,, according to arrangements now made by the agricultural depart ment of the Oregon Normal School. Under the new plan of giving instruc tion to the teachers, agriculture is to receive no small share of attention. Teachers before graduation will have an opportunity to get knowledge in the growing of the common garoen ana field products, and a training in how to imDart this knowledge to pupils later on will be an equally large part of the Spring course. UNIVERSITY DINES VISITORS Idaho StndenU Are Hosts at Farm ers' Week Entertainment. TTVTT"T1PT3 CITV tW TI1AHO MOSCOW. Jan. 30. (Special.) The attending farmers and housekeepers - at the "Farmers' Week were entertained last night at a most unique Danqueu in menu was arranged from products from the university farms. The banquet was cooked and served by the students of the home economics department. The meat was from prize winning beef at the recent Portland stock show. Interesting talks were given by O. M. Hummer, of the Union Stockyards of Portland; E. F. Faville, of the West- - Perme&l French. dean of University Women; F. Byrns, of Moscow. ' SCHOOL SYSTEM IS UP.HELD Proposed Bill for Abolition of Su pervisory Plan Opposed. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Jan. 30. (Special.) A bill for the abo lition of the state school supervisory system, to be introduced in the Senate by I. H. Bingham, Senator from Lane County, is opposed by Fred C. Ayer, professor of education at the univer sity. ,"In Oregon," said Mr. Ayer. "from the State Superintendent down, prac tically every educator who has been in a position to view the results and pos sibilities of the supervisory system from the point of view of school effi ciency is in favor of its retention. "There has come under my observa tion in Lane County a number of strik ing instances of increased efficiency, due to the work of rural supervisors." Put Your Trust in this store and its advertising and get one hundred cents' worth of homefuraishing for your dollar. We cannot too often remind you that our policy is to give you the most for your outlay that we may reasonably expect your continued patronage and that of your friends. Come and look over our stock in a leisurely manner and you will be surprised at what it offers in real " and equal benefits. To convince you further of what we have said, we submit the following, among which there is surely something necessary to your comfort. This Attractive Enameled QOC Bedroom Set, Special APou . Era pa pnr u u i 11 mi aiii .... : - pilTOpp Liberal Terms The plain outline of this three-piece set adapts it dfm.,.rbiJ zl J. 1. 1 . .nnn.al finish The set consists of full-size had dresser with 20x24-inch French beveled mirror and lax SS-inch top' and I chiffonier with 16x20-inch French beveled mirror and 19x33-lnch top. The set complete, aa $35 75 pictured, special Splendid Dining Tabic for Little Money M.-A. Special $18.75 matched stock oak. golden or fumed finish, with heavy ped estal base and modified colo nial scroll legs. Extends to six feet and has 48-ir.ch top. An except lonal opportunity this to replace your old table with a new one at a saving worth while. A Very Unusual Rocker Bargain, $3.35 If it's comfort and service you want in an Arm Rocker, then here's one of solid quarter-sawea oi. buiuci. waxed finish, that we recommend as one of the best for the money tfcat we know of. Has liberal size seat and the back Is of desirable height, i Arms are rodded to the seat and the construction throughout is substan tial. For a lew aays oniy unci i number of these patterns 0 Og at the special Buck's Caststeel Ranges $3 Down, $1 Weekly Buck's Ranges hsve many !int of merit to recommend them. Here are a few: Polished and slay-level tops. nl rary bases, asbestos lined, white Kin oven doors and racks, duplex grates for wood or coal, body Jolntu perfectly air tight, pouch feedR. side drafts atkd many other modern features. Ruck'! Hailr.itlla (OO C( 14-lnrk ovea PJSiIVJ Ruk'i Hint, with ffOC ff la-lark tvn JJJUU Ruck's "Cornell" Range, with while glass, washable splasher In 7 tft back, and l-lnch oven w Jli Aay Ranae or Gn Rr the Terasa S3 Dni aaa St Ueekljr. We Extend Credit - . . r . J ''i All Cars Transfer to Cars Passing Our Doors. Grand Avenue and East Stark St. J wJ i In&r I' I - i - -ring ill-" - ' ' Gijj Couch Special Covered in Genuine Spanish Q Q ff Leather, for O.UU Covered in Imitation Spanish fljl? Qd Leather, for lO.OO Solid quarter - sawed oak frame, in golden waxed or fumed finish. Length 6 feet, 6 inches, width 36 inches. Spring edge and full steel construction. Exactly as pictured here. 71 Keep in Mind Our Exchange Department It is of distinctive advantage to honie furnlshers. for it enables them to ex change their old furniture, ranaes. stoves, etc for newer and more desirable piece. We make most reasonable allowame on exchanges. This department also offers at tractive bargains In used and slightly damaged furniture, etc. Phone us if J ou wish regarding exchange. New Ownership, New Man agement, New Stock FURNITURE CO. Grand Avenue and East Stark St. AUTO PUTS TO SEA, TOO freak Machine makes ts miles or lajvd on 15 iy water. "Amphibian," of North Bead, Invented to Carry Five Passengers on Run, Made Possible by Pontoons. MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) V. C. Gorst, of North Bend, has Invented what he terms an amphibian. The machine travels on land or water. A demonstration this week showed the freak is capable of making 75 miles an hour on land and 15 on the water. The base is a Hupmobile frame with wheels. In the rear Is mounted aht 80-horeepower aeroplane engine. The motive power is gained through an aeroplane propeller, which drives the amphibian much faster than ordinary automobiles travel. A large crowd saw the machine en ter the bay at North Bend, navigate to the sand spit., go onto the sand spit under its own power and speed up the ocean beach to the Umpqua River. The machine carries two wooden pontoons. one on each side, hanging five inches from the wheel base. The machine will carry five passen gers besides the driver and will be put into service between Marshlield and Mapleton. a distance of 65 miles, 26 of which is water. PROPOSED HIGHWAY SYSTEM, WHICH J. H. ALBERT BELIEVES S HOULD BE WORKED OUT IN OREGON UNDER EXISTING LAWS. MP APPROVED BY STATE IS 1914. 1 BIRTHDAY ONE DATE FOR 4 Men Prominent in Official Life or Albany Celebrate Together. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 30. (Special.) Four well-known local men, prominent in the official life of Albany, celebrated their birthdays today. They are F. K. Van Tassel, City Recorder; Anthony Austin, Chief of Police: F. M. Powell, assistant' postmaster, and Walter H. Worrell, chief clerk in the local post office. The four men, together with their wives and families, were entertained tonight at the home of Chief of Police Austin. A feature of the celebration was the presentation to Chief of Po lice Austin by Messrs. Powell and Worrell of a beautiful walnut billy-club. PAVING SUITJS STARTED City Wants Arlington Heights Own ers to Pay llS.ttOO. Unless City Commissioner Bigelow wins in a fight he started yesterday the city will find itself the loser by about 13,aj0 for pavement laid several years ago In Arlington Heights. Part PntX CANCERS andTUMORS REMOVED Without the Knife rreatmMitn given f vf 1m Anmr Offirea Time usually fourte-sa CONSI I.TATION FREB U7 FREE BOOKtUi Some of whom mar be realdrjita of yOT rlrlnltv. We treat Cancera, Tnmora and all Lumps In the Breaat. We firmly believe eur rarcexa provea we have BKST. MIXDKST and OXK'KKKT METHOD. E1HTH MARIAN KEITH. Manaaer. KraiMered I'hynlrlan In Attendance. OCEAN I'AKK CANCER SANATORIUM CO. Solte til. 70S 8. Spring at. 1.QS AnsWea. CaL "ONE SPOONFUL ENOUGH," SAYS DRUGGIST The Huntley Drug; Company, Fourth and Washington, states that the simple mixture of buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., known as Adler-1-ka, Is causing great surprise because just OXK SPOONFUL relieves constipation, sour or gassy stomach almost IMME DIATELY. It is so thorough a bowel cleanser that It is used successfully In appendicitis. Adler-Nka acts on BOTH lower and upper bowel and the IN STANT effect is astonishing. It never gripes and is perfectly safe to use. Adv. For Colds, Influenza, Coughs, Sore Throat of the cost of the pavement was to be assessed against a streetcar line op erating through the heights under the provisions of the company's franchise. It was found later that the company liad no franchise. Before this became known the city issued 1J,000 worth of warrants to the paving contractor In payment for the work. Now the city faces the neces sity of forcing the property owners on the street to -pay tor the paving by threatening to force the removal of the tracks because they wre laid without a franchise. The concern that built the carline hsa failed to pay tin. OUCH! BACKACHE! RUB LUMBAGO OR PAIN FROM BACK Rub stiffness away with small trial bottle of old "St Jacob's Oil. Aht Pain Is gonel Quickly? Yea. Almost Instant relief from soreneas, stiffness, lameness and pain follows a gentle rubbing with "tit. Jacobs Oil." Kub tbls soothing, penetrating oil right on your painful back, and Ilka magic, relief comes. "St Jacobs Oil" Is a harmless backache, lumbago and aciatlca cure which never disappoint-! and doesn't burn the akin. Straighten upl Quit romplalnlngl Stop those torturous "slitchea." In a moment you will forget that yon ever had a weak back, because It won't hurt or be stiff or lame. Don't Buffer! Oet a amall trial bottle of old, honeat "St Jacobs OH" from your druaalat now, and get thla lasting relief. Adv. Practical Prescription Against Stomach Acidity NIne-tcntha of all canes of slomacn trouble nowadaya are caused by loo much acid. In the lienlnning the Mom ach Itself la not d Incased hut If thla acid condition Is allowed to conl Inn.:, the acid is very likely to eat Intti the stomach walls and produce atnmaoli ulcers which may render a radical sur gical operation necessary even In pro long life. Therefore, an "acid ftomach' Is really a donnerous condition and should be treated seriously. It Is utterly useless to take pepain and ordinary stomach tuhlela. The exi-r.xs acid or stomach bvperai-ldlty must be neutral ized bv the administration of an effi cient antacid. For this purpose thn best remedy Is biaurated magnesia taken lr leaapoonful doses In a fourth of a glass of water after ea. h nteal. Larger quantities may he used If neces. sary as it la absolutely harmless. Me Hure to ask your drualst fur tho biaurated magnesia aa other forms of magnesia make effective mouth washca but thev have not the same a'-tlon on the stomach as the biaurated. Adv. I )c and 11.00. at all druaelata or mailed. Humphreve' Homco. Medicine Co., 1D William Sticct, New York. A J TKTtCKI.I.KT TOMC Kon I,ADIKS' AMI ;KTI,KMK.Vs; HAIlt BALDPATE Registered In U. S. and Canada. HAIR TONIC Nl'. KR rr'4.11.. Nourishes and strengthens the folli cles and thus promotes tho growth of the hair. Relieves the scalp of unhealthy accumulations and accre tions. Gives a rich gloss. Is highly perfumed and free from oil. Trial will convince you. PHICK Sl.OO Baldpate Co. New York Sold by All llruaalata.