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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1915)
9 THE SUNDAY OREGOSTAX. PORTLAND, APRIL 11, 191S. Lowest Final-Cost-Per-Mile PRIZES AWARDED E Charles Berst, H Years Old, of Ladd School, Carries Off. First Honors. Voters Good ' Idle to Decide Between and Bad Roads and or Busy Men. ineals of transportation are provided. Hard-surfaced roads will provide this kind pf transportation. People in the city are preparing to vote for the bonds because they realize that paved roads will aid in the devel opment of a greater Portland. Paved roads, they are convinced, not only will open the territory of the county itself, but will enable the farmers of Clackamas, Washington, Hood River, Columbia and adjoining counties to reach Fortland with their products. They are convinced that land in these adjoining counties will be opened up and developed and that hundreds of additional homes will be provided Tor farmers and their families and that the yield of products from the Oregon soil will be greatly increased.- BELGIANS STILL NEED FOOD Keports From Headquarters Declare Clothing Supply Adequate. Reports from the headquarters of the Belgian relief committee In Rot terdam announce that the supplies of clothing are sufficient at present and that the pressing- need is for food. It is urged that those who have been con tributing clothing, arrange if possible for the contribution of food supplies instead. The local committee reports, since SENTIMENT SEEMS STRONG FOR BONDS FO ROD SSAYS WEDNESDAY ELECTION DAY City and Country, Labor and Busi ness Men Express Indorsement of Issue for Permanent High- ways in Multnomah County. Shall Multnomah County continue In its primitive methods of road building and pay the maximum in annual re pairs, or shall it proceed with con struction of modern highways of per the sailing of the steamer Cranley from Portland, the following cash contribu tions have been received by the Oregon committee and sent to Josephine Bates, chairman woman's section of the com- AMY TURNER, 13, SECOND Margaret Scott, of Fernwood, Wins Third Prize and Especial Men tion for Originality Goes to Edna M. Dowling, of Eliot. Judges in the good roads essay con test which closed yesterday were sorry for only -one circumstance that they had not a thousand prizes to give. So many boys and girls responded to the invitation of S. Benson, the veteran WINNERS OF CASH PRIZES IN ESSAY CONTEST ON GOOD ROADS CONDUCTED BY S. BENSON Wwm W fit ' rfcur Jk"-" fist 1 m:M:iS;mmmmiSi' - j manent nature and reduce the cost of maintenance to a minimum? Voters of Multnomah County will answer this question at the polls next Wednesday. An affirmative answer means a bond issue of $1,230,000 to pay for the im mediate improvement of 70 miles of main trunk roads and the employment at the highest prevailing rates of la bor of a small army of men. A large element of voters seems to favor the bond issue. As the merits of the plan are presented, the sentiment in favor of the issue appears to gain additional volume. V.trra Reason and Favor. The leaders in the bond movement who assert their desire to restore a measure of prosperity to the city and county have conducted a hard cam paign of personal appeal and oratory for the last three weeks. They have encountered some opposition, but in the last three or four days this oppo sition has been vanishing before the sound reasoning power of the average oter. "It is only a question of education with the people," said John B. Yeon. County Roadmaster. last night. "As soon as they learn what good roads mean they do not hesitate to indorse the bonds.' For a greater part of the time the present campaign has been conducted by a committee of volunteer workers whose sole interest in the movement Is the improvement of the county highways for the benefit that the work will bring to the whole county and everyone in it. This committee consists of Mr. Teon. J. C. Ainsworth, president of the United States National Bank: Julius L. Meier, of the Meier A Frank Company: Frank Branch Riley, attorney, and one of the original good roads disciples in the state; E. E. Coovert, attorney: Whitney L. Boise, attorney and real estate owner: Phil Metschan. Jr., of the Imperial Hotel, and George L. Baker, of the Baker Theater. Laboring- Men Also Indorse. These men have given much of their time to the work. But within the last week the demands upon their time be came so pressing that they called for aid. At an impromptu meeting in the Teon building 45 other public spirited citizens came to their relief. They of fered to help in the campaign. The new Chamber of Commerce then added the weight of its membership and its influence to the movement and since then there has been a noticeable trend of support toward the bond issue. Unexpected support also has come from members of the Grange and from members of organized labor. A week or so ago a group of labor men, dissat isfied with the decision of the County Commlssioners to pay a minimum of $3 per day to laborers employed on the proposed work, voted to boycott the bonds. They appealed to all members of organized labor in the county to vote against the improvement and against the plan to give employment to large numbers of unorganized work ingmen. Efforts of Opponents Fail. But their efforts have been unavail ing. Organized labor has refused to fol low the lead of the leaders. ' Thousands of union labor men have come to good roads headquarters or to members of the committee within the last few days and declared their In tention of voting for the bonds. Most of these men resent the Idea of the leaders trying to control their votes or to dictate to them how they shall vote. The County Commissioners and oth er who are supporting the bond issue propose that the highest prevailing rates shall be paid to the workingmeh on the road improvement projects. At present this rate- varies from Ja.25 to $2.7i per day. - Later in the season, when labor is more in demand, it is expected that the price will advance. The farmers and members of the Grange are supporting the bond Issue because It has been pointed out to them that Improved highways will give them bettor means of reaching the markets of the cities. It has been shown also that more than 50 per cent of the land served by the roads that it Is proposed to improve Is idle and undeveloped. -i Transportation Land's eed. .All this land. It is declared, can be made useful and productive if adequate A 1 I 1 A If? mission for relief in Belgium, No. 1 Madison avenue, New York City: Mrs. U. W. L. MacGregor $ 4.00 Laura Brownvllle. Portland 3.00 Kobert L. Paddock, Biahop of Eastern Orezon 60.00 r r. r t ..' i- McMlnnvllle 1.30 Aulln Carv. Portland 25.00 Miss M. Lamotte, Portland 10.00 Office employes Portland Flouring Mills Company 13.00 Coqutlie Valley Sentinel and Coquille citizens 11.2." Oregon Boys- Club, T. M. C. A 6.00 J B. Rhodes. Portland 4.00 Citizens of Keedville, Or 14.25 Local piano school 10.00 J. J. Handsaker, Spokane. Wash 7.20 A. B. Moore 2S.00 Wesley Ranck '!' Bettlna Goosens 2o.OO Total ' .. J I2U9.43 Through Mrs. Frank Wilder $1 was received, which was given to the fund out of which needy women who made garments for the Belgians, were paid. The 25 cents was contributed by a boy, his week's wages, and the last $25 was collected by a little girl of 12, whose parents are Belgians. This money will be used in buying food. CHILD STUDENTS TO MEET Society Prepares for Session in IVs tival "Week and in South. The Society for the Study and Educa tion of Exceptional Children is plan ning a meeting to be held during the Rose Festival, at which a special pro grammer will be given. Dr. R. G. Hall has named the following committee to prepare for this meeting: Alma R. Thacker, chairman: Mrs. Estes Snal decker and Mrs. L. T. Newton. The society has been asked to make arrangements, for tbe annual meeting of the National association, which is scheduled to be held at San Francisco durine the week beginning August 23. The next meeting of the local organiza tion will be held in the offices or su perintendent Alderman , Friday at 4 P. M. JITNEY DRIVER'S TRIAL SET Louis Slicriuan, Vhoso Bus Over turned, Has Case Set for Tuesday. Louis Sherman, driver of the jitney bus that overturned at Third and Jef ferson streets Friday night, injuring four, will be tried in Municipal Court on a charge of reckless driving Tues day. Speeders fined In Municipal court yesterday were the following: Gus Peppel. J10; A. J. Batt. $10: C M. Sidwell. $15: G. H. Tilbury. $15: C. E. Messenger. $10, and S. A. McMillan. s. road enthusiast, to submit their argu ments for the proposed . road Improve ment bonds that the judges had a hard time, indeed, to pick the winners. - After much careful study first prize was awarded to Charles . Berst, a 14-year-old boy. who is a member of the 9-B class of the Ladd school. His argu ment was -based ori efficiency. The subject of his essay was "Efficiency first, last and at all times." He com plied .with all the other rules of the contest and presented a lot of original points. The lad is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Berst, of 208 . Sixteenth street. By a strange coincidence the second prize of $25 was awarded to a girl who is' a member of the same class in the same school as the winner of the first prize. Her name is Amy Turner. She is only 13 years old and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Turner, of 228 Tenth street. Her father is a machin ist. This little girl was born in Springfield. Ohio, September 1, 1901 and moved to Portland with her parents, in 1910. The subject of her essay was "What Oregon Needs." Fernwood Pupil Third. , The third prize of $10 went to Mar garet Scott, 14 years old, a pupil at Fernwood school. Her theme was "The value of hard surface roads." The first prize essay, by Charles Berst. on "Efficiency. First, Last and at All Times," follows: 'A vote for the road bonds is a vote for prosperity. Why? Because efficient equipment is the secret of prosperity; and hard-surfaced roads in this climate are the only efficient ones for modern transportation. "Dirt roads are useless seven or eight months in the year and macadam WINDERS IN S. BENSON'S i prize: essay contest on I "GOOD ROADS." ! First prize, $50, Charles Berst, aged 14. class SB. Ladd School. Second prize. $25, Amy Turner, age 13, class 9B, Ladd School, t Third prize, $10, Margaret Scott, Sage 14, class SB, Fernwood School. 4 i Honorable Mention, Edna M. Dowling, age 14, class 9A, Eliot School. is not practical. It requires an ex pensive foundation and will not stand the wear. Might as well build an ex pensive house and cover it ' with a thatched roof. ' "The bond issue will benefit labor because the greater part ot the cost will be paid to labor. "It will benefit the farmer, by giv ing him easy and quick access to the markets, by increasing the value of his farm, by giving his children a bet ter chance for education and making them contented with farm life. "It will benefit every one in the city because an improved surrounding country is necessary for the develop ment of any city. "Tourist Gold" AVanted. - "It will give all a chance at tourist gold, at a cost of "good eats." good SCHEDULE OF GOOD ROADS MEETINGS PRELIMINARY TO NEXT WEDNESDAY'S SPECIAL BOND ELECTION. TODAY. 1! Noon Westminster Presbyterian Church, East Seventeenth and Schuyler streets. John B. Teon, speaker. S P. M. Latoiireil schoolhouse, George W. Joseph, speaker. 3:30 P. M. Vernon School. Twenty-sixth and Going streets. John B. Teon, speaker. MONDAY. , g p. M. At Commercial Club, ratification by new Chamber of Com merce. 8 P. M. At Gresham. speakers to be assigned. TV ES DAY. Actual tire expense depends on one thing, and just one thing viz: the final-cost-per- mile. "Nobby Tread" Tires deliver more miles for less money than any other tires in the world. are adjusted upon the basis of but the great majority of "Nobby Tread" users secure vastly more than 5,000 miles, using proper inflation. "Nobby Tread" Tires are today by far the largest selling high-grade anti-skid tires in the world. Portland Branch: United States Tire Company 24-26 Fifth St. North "Nobby Tread " Tires are sold hy Leading Reliable Dealers. Do not accept substitutes United Stat esls res Mads by Largest Robber Company in tbe Work! (Employing 55,484 Men) It Noon Oregon Civic League at Hazelwood Restaurant, John B. - Teon and C C. Chapman, speakers. 3 p. M. Parent-Teacher meeting at Albina Homestead School, -E. E. Coovert. speaker. . ' 1P.M. Peninsula School, A. S. Benson, speaker. 3 P. M. Fernwood School, Frank B. Riley, speaker. , 3 P. M. Sunnyside School, C. C. Chapman, speaker. 3 P. M. Chapman School, John B. Teon, speaker. j p. m. American Institute of Banking at Multnomah Hotel, John . B. Teon, speaker. ' . Bull Run water, a fine climate and the only thing we now lack, the good roads to the finest natural scenery in the world." "What Oregon Needs," is the sub ject of Amy Turner's essay which fol lows: "How much will good roads mean to Oregon? They will benefit the rich and the poor alike; the merchant, the farmer and the laborer. "The farmer will be able to market his produce much quicker, he will be able to haul heavier loads, and his land will become more valuable. Peo ple will pass by his place the year around when good roads are established. If we do not have them, they will con tent themselves riding around over our beautiful streets. City people will be come better acquanted with the coun try, and there will be a larger aemana for In n d "Almost $1,000,000 will be spent for labor, which will certainly De a Diessing to the men who are out of employment. The money they earn will create a greater demand for the necessaries of life therefore benefiting the merchant and the farmer. "Another thing to be considered is the character of the men promoting good roads. They are men who have made a success in life, from a -business standpoint. They pay large taxes, and are willing to assume the burden of taxes, that we, the coming genera tion, mav profit by their good judg ment towards progress ana prosperity. The third prize essay by Margaret Scott on "Value of Hard-Surfaced Roads" follows: "To many people 'roads' mean merely public highways, while really they are the arteries through which the blood of nations flows. ' "Roads are used chiefly for com merce. The farmer's ability to mar ket his goods depends upon the condi tion of the roads. If good, he can sell when the prices are highest: otherwise he can market his goods only when the roads are passable. They also enable him to use modern vehicles, as the au tomobile and motorcycle. "Good roads spread civilization and neighborliness among people by bring ing them in contact with one another. There is a need of them in Oregon especially, because of the climate. Only through good roads can the different parts of our state and county know and help one. another. Tax Feature Analysed. "Bv building hard-surfaced roads the value of adjoining lands is increased. This will lessen Portland taxes by in creasing the taxable property value of the rest of the county. "This year not only tourists, but per manent settlers, will be attracted to this country and we shall be judged by the condition of our roads. "Besides, if this bond issue is passed, 80 per cent of the money will be spent for labor, thereby relieving the unem ployed situation of Portland." An essay that sure would have been among the prize winners had it not ex ceeded the limit of 200 words was that of Kdna Dowling. of 641 Union avenue, a pupil at the Eliot School. She wrote on the general subject of "Good Roads" but in a most original vein. Her essay follows: "The rain sad to the dust on the road. "I am on to you and your name Is mud." The farmer said to his hired man. "We can't take the produce to market this week because of the condition of the unpaved roads." The storekeeper said to his cus tomer. "No fresh vegetables this morning, only such as we are able to get from Washington and California." "Whv can't you get fresh vegetables and the like from the thousands of fertile acres surrounding Portland?" said the customer. "Oh, the roads are so muddy the farmer can't bring them in." "But I can't understand why the j farmers of Washington and California can get theirs' to market." "Why, my dear madam, they have paved highways and up in King County, Washington, ' for instance, after a rain the farmer does not have to wait for it to dry up so he can work in the fields. He can take his, produce to market." "But I can't see why the people of Multnomah County would not rather spend a couple of dollars more on taxes a year, have fresher and cheaper vegetables, etc., etc., not to speak of the many other conveniences derived from good roads," she said, as she stepped out again into the progressive city of Portland, surrounded by beau tiful roses and poor roads, with her Washington berries. California yege- tables and Chinese eggs in her half filled market basket." The Judges of the contest were L. R. Alderman, Superintendent of Schools; Mayor Albee and W. L. Lightner, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. MISSOURI CLUB MEETS- Plan for Booth During Kose Festi val Meets With Approval. Former Missourians met in the Ma sonic Temple Friday night for their regular monthly meeting and pro gramme. The bupineps transacted oon- sisted of putting the official O. K. on plans for a booth during the Rosa Fes tival and formulating permanent plans for a meeting place and the tlm. at which to meet. 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