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
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your dollar. We cannot too often remind you
that our policy is to give you the most for
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look over our stock in a leisurely manner and you will be surprised at what it offers in real "
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This Attractive Enameled QOC
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. Era pa pnr u u i 11 mi aiii
.... : - pilTOpp
Liberal
Terms
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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
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pictured, special
Splendid Dining Tabic
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matched stock oak. golden or
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An except lonal opportunity
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A Very Unusual Rocker
Bargain, $3.35
If it's comfort and service you want
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and the back Is of desirable height, i
Arms are rodded to the seat and the
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Buck's Ranges hsve many !int of
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All Cars Transfer to Cars
Passing Our Doors.
Grand Avenue
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J wJ i
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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.
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