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.THE i OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL. PORTLAND, -THURSDAY, JANUARY.,' 1917.
ILL NOT DISCUSS -
iAvnnnr
IrtI UUUL
E OF DRAFT
OTATTUIPUl
OlnlLlllUIN
IN ABSENC
State Association of Judges
' vahd' Commissioners Asks
w1"hat:it Be Deferred.
ONE SECTION IS RECEIVED
TwUtfft Code Will Be Submitted
tae ZflsUtnr Pending- Arrival
- of ua Measure.
to
NEW YORK HIGHWAY
EXPERT IS SPEAKER
The Commonwealth conference will
not bo able to discuss in its entirety
ht draft of a proposed sate highway
code, which has been prepared by the
federal office of good roads, at the
request of the Stat Association of
County Judges and Commissioners, as
'the full draft has not reached Port
land. Only one section has been re
ceived, a proposed law for the estab-
; llshment of a new state highway de-
. partment. It Is announced that the
sections referring to county and dis-
trict organization are In course of
preparation and will be forwarded In
few days.
la the 'meantime the committees
appointed by the State Association of
County Judges and the Oregon good
: roads committee to prepare a tenta
: tlye code for submission to the stat
legislature will proceed with their
task. - They Have been holding ofr
cxpectinr to use the draft to be sub
mitted by the government officials as
a base.
Highway Commission Law.
At its session this afternoon the
" Commonwealth conference will take up
'for discussion the proposed law for
' the reorganization of the state hlgh-
1 way commission as recommended by
the United States of rice of public
roads.
' As' proposed by- trio government
draft, the state highway commission
Is to be composed of a commission of
three, two of whom are to be ap
. pointed by the governor, one from
. each of the two majority political par
ities. The state engineer is to be ex
; officio the third member.
This suggestion will probably be the
source of much discussion as It Is at
- variance with the general sentiment,
- which has crystallized in favor of a
non-salarled commission of three, one
from each congressional district, to
- be appointed by the governor and con
' firmed by the state senate.
The government draft follows its
standard form. The form making the
. state engineer an ex-of f iclo member Is
to agree with the constitutional re
qulrements of some states which "place
all state road work in the office of the
v state engineer. To leave him out
. would require constitutional amend
V ment. This condition does not obtain
- In Oregon.
BUI Provides for Salary.
The proposed bill provides a salary
of $500 for the members of the state
.-: - highway commission and necessary ex
. penses while directly engaged in the
business of the office.
The commission is to select Us own
:- r! highway engineer, who In turn shall
. select and fix the salaries of his sub
ordinates, subject to the approval of
; 'tbl state highway commission. Fix
- lng the salary of the highway engineer
la left to the highway commission.
, '.. Provision is made for the Initiation
of "state road work by the highway
department without the application
of the counties, if deemed advisable.
'After - the highway commission has
established a general state system It
Is authorized to add to this from
time to time other roads under a
limitation of 10 per cent .of the total
. road mileage. j
Information to Bs Given.
.. It is made mandatory for county
officials to furnish the state highway
department with any required infor-
, matlon. Rights of way are to be se
curea Dy counties at county expense
but the state highway department is
given authority to acquire rights of
, way should the county fail to do so,
. Provision is made for extending
. state aid to counties on a 60-50 basis
except where the work is entirely
uone Dy state runds. The state high
, way department is given authority to
, maintain state roads and bridges or
the department can contract with
, counties to do so on a 50-50 basis,
" Higher Tax Recommended.
To raise revenue for state roads it
Is provided that the state road levy
.-:.- Is to be raised from one-quarter to
, one-half mill. To do this will require
--7 an amendment of the 6 per cent limlta
. tlon law exempting the road rund. It
- Is also proposed practically to double
the present motor vehicle registration
,, fee.
This, It is estimated, will yield an
. annual revenue of approximately $677 -.
000, of which $200,000 will come from
' the automobile fund. This is to go
to the state, instead of the counties as
, at present.
A suggestion of state control over
' county roads Is contained in the sec
tion that all proposed construction or
Improvement by counties involving an
- expenditure of more than $1000 per
i mile shall first be submitted to the
.state highway engineer for approval.
Cost Xs Considered.
:, liow the cost of state, countv and
-district roads can be equitably placed
upon those who use the roads and are
v benerited by them was discussed by
;, C. E. Spence, master of the state
; (range.
The district road is the most lm
nponani, sia Mr. Spence. Next In
... oroer ne placed the county road, and
me state road, whlch he subdivided
, into utility and scenic Yoads.
The cost of the district
, he' thought, be borne by the residents
vi me aistrict concerned.
He would continue the present law
. regulating the levy of district taxes.
xoaaing Districts Opposed.
4 , no was opposed to the creation of
.bonding-districts. As to county roads
' he suggested that they be financed as
uui no auecesiea me pro
priety of changing the law requiring
70 per cent of the levy to be expended
- ia- me aisinci in wnicn It was raised
i ana instead aisinouting it on a 60-50
basis, 60 per cent to the district and
v per ceni w the county In general.
- -xor siaie roaas air. BDenca rmtm
, mended that the motor vehicle license
- d: practically doubled and that th
i state road levy be increased from one
varter io one-nail a mllL
This Is la line with the
that has been- reached by the Oregon
. Good Roads committee which is pre
- paring a recommendation to the state
legislature.
Scenlo Highway ImX.
The scenle highway was placed last
in importance .by Mr. Spence. and
. raise revenue for their construction he
suggested that either & toll be imposed
x on users ot the highway or that hotels
and garages which directly benefit from
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f nr'-TT' i nil i in mi iim hi I
VV. Sarr, deputy mgnway com
missioner of New York-
tourist travel be made to pay to the
state a license fee.
While he favored making abutting
property owners pay a larger propor
tion of taxes for road improvement,
Mr. Spence said that this led up to the
question of assessment and taxation.
If everybody was made his own as
sessor and made to pay according to
his valuation when he wanted to sell
his property he thought that this bene
fit to abutting property owners would
adjust Itself. Our present assessment
laws he said placed a premium on dis
honesty. BASE COMMITTEE OF
NAVY IS INSPECTING
THE COLUMBIA RIVER
24S feet long, bad aa extreme breadth
of little over IS feet and a draft of
six feet. Her sea speed Is In sxeess
of It knots. Officially she is known
as 14.
Portland Btptrt meases.
Members of the commission praised
the report submitted by Portland la
favor of the Columbia as a naval base
most highly, congratulating the com
mittee In charge of Its preparation on
Its thoroughness. Report has It that
the Portland report Is one of the best
the commission has received.
Charged not only with examining
possible locations for naval bases or
stations In both continental and terri
torial United States but also with
making recommendations for the abo
lition of present navy yards, if deemed
wise, the commission has been work
ing for th past four months and has
covered portions of both Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards. How long it will
take to complete its labors is prob
lematical as the insular possessions
of the United States have still to be
visited.
The commission will leave the Trux
ton at Astoria and return to Portland
by train tonight, leaving on a late
train for Puget sound. A return visit
will be made to Portland within a lew
days.
The Information presented by the
Chamber of Commerce deals with the
entrance to the Columbia river, chan
nel conditions, anchorage inside the
mouth of the Columbia, port facilities,
and an extensive argument showing
the need of a naval base in the Co
lumbia. Blrer Xs Tulnerable.
One of the chief arguments Is that
the Columbia is situated midway be
tween the Straits of Fuca and the
California line, and so forms a logical
base for the movement of fleets both
north and south.
It Is also pointed out that the Co
lumbia basin Is the one great break in
the mountain ranges between the Brit
ish Columbia line and Soutnern Cali
fornia, and so is the most vulnerable
point from an hostile viewpoint. The
Importance of the Columbia basin
from the viewpoints of water power,
highways, inland waterways, area.
population and other economic features J
Is also Indicated.
With the headquarters of the mili
tary forces of the northwest at van
couver, the advantage of a naval base
on tho Columbia, from the viewpoint
of military cooperation. Is also urged.
HIGHWAY INVESTMENT
IS DISCUSSED FULLY
BY FEDERAL ENGINEER
about tlOO.OO0.eoc V W -' it state
highways. It spends approximately
$4,000,000 a year a. maintenance la
order to protect this Investment. ,
Business Baste TTrged. '
J. C Alnsworth of Portland ad
vocated a central system of accounting
for road expenditures and pointed
out the necessity of ascertaining unit
costs. "There Is great need. said be.
"that our road work be organised and
placed on a strict business basis.
Without a proper cost keeping sysfem
to Jae spplied uniformly on all state
ana county work it Is useless to sug
gest improvements In our present sys
tem." A. O. Johnson of the department of
public works of Portland advocated In
road construction that the state or
county purchase all materials and sup
ply them to contractors in order to
reduce cost. Professor Oraf of the
Oregon Agricultural college presented
a pajer on the necessity of testing all
materials used In road and bridge con
struction. He emphasized the need of
a new road code with central control.
The night session was taken up with
an exposition of the Iowa state road
code by C. B. McCullough of the engi
neering staff of the Oregon Agricul
tural college, who was formerly con
nected with the Iowa highway depart
ment, and by F. W. Sarr of New York,
In further explanation of the New
York road laws.
(Continued Prom Pi re One.)
(Contlnned From Page One.l
rangements to have an army tug at Its
disposal at Astoria, If required.
The commission arrived- from San
Francisco over the Southern Pacific
at 8 o'clock and after breakfasting
gathered informally in the green room
of the Chamber of. Commerce. Mem
bers of the visiting party are: Rear
Admiral Helm, who is chairman of the
commission; Chief of Construction W.
1 Capps, Captain George; W. McElroy,
Civil .Engineer H. H. Roiiaseau, Com
mander Charles Ij. Hussey and Captain
A. A. Cunningham of the navy-flying
corps.
They were greeted at the Chamber of
Commerce by President O. M. Clark,
Secretary W. D. B. Dodson, Jacob Kanz-
ler of the civic bureau. Major H. C.
Jewett, V. S. A.: Lieutenant J. H.
Blackburn. U. S. N.,,,in charge of the
local navy recruiting office; G. B. He
gardt, engineer of the commission of
public docks: Commander George F.
Blair of the Oregon Naval Militia, Cap
tain Jacob Speier, harbormaster; James
Mcl. Wood, Frank E. Smith, W. P. La
Roche, city attorney, and others.
The commission was accompanied
down the river by President Clark, En
gineer Hegardt, City Attorney LaRocr.e
and Harbormaster Speier.
Party Starts Sown Biver.
The party boarded the: destroyer
Truxton shortly after 10 lO'clock, go
ing from the municipal boat landing
at the foot of Stark street in the har
bor patrol launch to theraklsh war
craft which was moored at Municipal
dock No. 2 on the east side of the
river.
With the arrival of RearxAdm1ral
Helm on board, the two-starred flag
of his rank was raised and the spee lv
destroyer got away without delay on
ner aown-river trip.
The Truxton arrived from Mare
Island yard yesterday afternoon In
command of Lieutenant Stanley G.
Womble. The Truxton was laid down
In 1898 and completed several years
later at Sparrow Point, Md. She is
now attached to the Pacific reserve
fleet, she is a vessel of 431 tons, is
Attempt to Light r
Tree Proves Fatal
Seattle. Wash., Jsa. 4, (.. N. .)
Four-year-old Luolle Baumgart lost '
her life and five homes were destroyed j
by fire here late yesterday afternoon
on aiki r-oini. a suDuro. ' aiiv urw
started in the home of C & Lawsoa
when an attempt was, made to light a
Christmas tree.
The Baumga girl was visiting the
Lawson home.
When Mrs. Lawson tried ts light the
tree, she had her own baby In her
armsi The tfee flared up and Mrs. Law
son ran for safety, thinking the Baum
gart girl wae following. Outside she
collapsed and then it was (discovered
that the child had been burned to death
Inside the house.
Acacia Club Social.
The Acacia club, with quarters in the
Oregon building. Fifth and Oak, will
entertain all members of the Masonic
lodges, their wives, daughters, sisters,
sweethearts and friends next Saturday
night, January 4. with cards and
dancing. A special program of music
has been arranged. The social affairs
of this club are looked forward to
with pleasure by all who have par
taken of Its hospitable welcome In the
past.
$10,000 serial bond will cost an aver
age of 1710 annually. If the reduced
operating cOst of the above two Items
of travel for 20 years only Is to meet
this entire cost there must be a sav
lng of 2 dally. Twenty tons of com
mercial hauling is below the average
Eliminations Are Urged.
"This travel with 40 motor vehicles
in addition saves at the above rate 2
daily. These figures are conservative.
Ten cents per ton mile saved would
not be high. We see clearly why our
highway expenditures are mounting
The money can be profitably Invested.'
This country will spend a billion dol
lars for highways in the next three
years, estimated Dr. Hewes. This la
approximately $1,000,000 dally.
F. J. Miller of the Oregon Publi
Service commission urged the neces
sity of eliminating grade crossing be
fore permanently improving a high
way. .
BnbUo Safety Great Object.
The great object desired, he said' is
public safety. In Oregon alone, he
said, during the last six or eight years
40 deaths and 100 serious injuries may
be traced directly to grade crossings
over the principal railroads. Descend
ing to a-sordid calculation based on an
assumed figure of $7500 per individual
Oregon has lost $300,000 by reason of
Its citizens killed on grade crossings.
Various Interests are now giving
consideration to the question of grade
crossings, he said, and it is hoped that
it will be possible to present to the
legislature a broad and comprehensive
law providing for their elimination and
safeguarding.
"Millions," said he. "are freely spent
to protect our commercial assets and
a few thousand might with equal prof
it be spent to protect our citizenship.
Pavement Zs Discussed.
At yesterday afternoon's session
the selection of different kinds of
pavement and the needs of paving was
the subject of an address by J. W.
Cunningham of Portland. He said that
the paving question has been the out
let of a great deal of "bunk."
"Paving Is justifiable," said he,
"providing we eliminate politics, make
a scientific choice of the proper pave
ment for the proper location and pro
viding that the prices are right."
Fred W. Sarr, deputy state highway
commissioner of New York, reviewed
the progress of highway work in that
state and pointed out many features
of the state highway law. ,
New York, he said, had Invested
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Tradings Stamps Are
Money Savers
They Bring Us, by Honest Meant, the Patronage
of Thousands
Extra Stamps Xmorrow and Saturday
BringlHs Coupon &d Get
20-Extra -O
. A H. Trading
tamps en your
first $1 cash pur
chaae and double
ajmj f stamps on the baU
Good on first three floors
tomorrow and Saturday.
January & and 6.
For 2 Pays, Trunks Price
We offer many of our Steamer and Dress
Trunks, ranging in price from $S.ZS to
$10. Including some of our best "UXXT
numbers at MAItX WCE Friday and Sat
urday. $6J4 &A9TB TBATXrUSO BAO. tost
grade Seal Grain Goat, leather f4 7C
lined. 14-lnch , 9ril9
"XJXIT" OZBU1B1! COWHIDE TBATBXi
BiO, extra heavy stock, brown in color,
leather lined, with 3. pockets, steel form
handle. An excellent value at CC OC
$.7S. Sale price 00. 30
UMBRELLAS '1, 7Z:!:
$1
CANDY
Pure Hard Candy,
(mixed), per 4
Dound
Coasted Marshmal-
low Cubes,
per lb
I9c
Wrapped N o u
Chews, pound
only
Laroom
pound
a t
c
r?
p".1.: 24c
411 r
Spells Pare
Apple Juice
Sparkling
For YouthFor All!
Pure blended juices of finest apples, clear as
Adam's clearest ale, bubbling and sparkling
with zest and life aid health and appetite.
Good cheer and fellowship in every glass of
royally delicious Applestaff. Just the thing
for your home parties and social gatherings.
Ask for it at hotels, cafes, soda fountains
and all soft-drink establishments. Call the
undersigned for prices on Applestaff deliv
ered to your home.
A. H. Greemberg
Distributor for Oregon
309 Washington Street, Portland
Phones Main 142, Main 1376, A-1376
Stamps
$2.00 White Swan
Bath Tub
Fountain Syringe
Will fit any fQ
faucet, special.. Jl.V7
t5,.Hot..Wat"$I.OO
Can ..t:.DOU.C.he $1.00
60c I - ft. Fountain
Syringe Tubing
35c
SHAVING
BRUSHES
Odd numbers
of discontinued
lines. V a 1 ues
10c to $1. 07n
Special... All
$2.00
'IRONCLAD'
ALARM
CLOCK
if
"CELLO
th metal hot water bot
tle with two-year guar
antee $1-50
For the Toilet
Tlo Block 1 in.
roilet Water ..3U
75c Williams 1 r 1-
desoa Toilet
Water
76o Williams' Eng
lish Lllao Toll- in
let Water r3l
75c Hanson & Jenks'
Toilet water
for
BOo Pompelan Mas
sage Cream
for
bars I-urline
Soap for. ,
60c Synol Soap
ror
49c
49c
Mas-
40c
25c
34c
39c
E0c Robertlne
for
in- II 1 n d's Honey
r,O.nd.C.ream40C
Bathasweet2Qg
FTostllla
for
25c
for
:5c Llsturated
loom I'owuer.
3 for ...
IOrlgan Face Pow
der, the box
only . .
rr.c W o o d b u r y's
rorce. ro"d:: 20c
20c
65c
Pow-
$2.00
PAINT
PRICES
ADVANCING
Anticipate vour uprtnir
house cleaning nerds and
TJT STOW at old prlr-e.
Better still, do your in
terior painting, staining
Dr varnishing now.
-'at-ry a full line of
IXISwin - W1LU4KS
"BJUOHTXH-TJF" riW-L&XX8
silk
Large Table Lamps
Hardwood stand, mahogany finish.
shade In old rose or gold- Regular 1 IQ
15.60. Special t. w
Bronse finish metal, two-socket P QB
lamp. Regular $15.00. Special 0.00
Dull gold enamel, two - socket Mi QQ
Lamp. Regular 120.00. Special.. lri30
Brass Lamp, stained glass shade.
A good value at special
We bato Inst received
neat of
a full
lOrt-
Waterman Ideal Foun
tain Pens
Reliable Drugs & Patents
At Popular Prices
$4.39
one year guar
antee
Special
ft urs i -
$1.09
Bathroom Mirror
White enameled metal frame, oval mirror.
mil, uooq graae ctear glass. Regu
lar $1.60 value. Special
BATE BB.TT8KXS
Hardwood back, detachable handle,
genuine bristle. Special
8XOB STB
Color your tan shoes blac a permanent
fast color, easily applied. The bot
tle only
98c
98c
anent
25c
1 pound Green
Soap for
lOo Old Dutch
Cleans r
Beef. Iron and
Wine 75c, 3 for
S5c sack Bird
Seed
2 5c Bay Rum
for
loc Rose
Water
60c California
Syrup
$1.00
for .
Figs
Lavorls
44c
7c
$2
28c
18c
18c
37c
80c
$1.00 Foley's
Honey A: Tar
T5o
for
72c
Jaa..8,lU." 59c
36c
60o Vulsifled
Cocoanut Oil..
A 1 1 e n'n One
Cold and Grip
Tablet, 35c. 3
Hold well's Cough
Balsam, 25o. BOo, 91,
;5c Wood-Lara
Bronchial
Troches. 15o,
nay
65c
,25c
Plant Your Early Flower
Bulbs and Seeds Now
Sweet Feas, Tulips. Hyacinths. Daffo
dils. Crocus.
25 and 40 Watt Nitrogen Globes
The new sixes in this new White Light.
Much more efficient than ordinary Masdas
of same size. May we show you?
watt, K. 1 40 watt
eaen tJI I Mob
50c
JUUTTI STREET AT WEST PEEK -MAB5HALL 700 -HOME A S171 J
"I've
Got
the
Goods"
Tailored to. Measure
My enormous stock of fine merchant
tailor's woolens which I bought before
prices went "high" enables me to make ,
for you now just as you want it a
Suit or Overcoat
il -it
at
While the Woolens Last
What's Mine Is Yours
Folks: I am happy this January because
hundreds of well-dressed men who know a
dollar from rim to center, who know which
side the eagle's on and where the lady is
located, also will know where to find my
tailor shop during the year 1917.
This is the closest you'll ever
come to getting something for
nothing; yet my usual high
standard of workmanship,
regular linings and a coat
front guaranteed not to break
or pucker, goes with every
order.
So whaf s the "joy" in paying
about this much for a "store
suit" made for no one in par
ticular? A small deposit today will re
serve your favored pattern for
future delivery.
Ray Bairklhoirsft
Portland's Leading -Tailor
Sixth at Stark St.
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TOO MUCH HURRY DOES IT
Are you a typical American
hurrying and worrying -yourself
into sickness, and then trying to
hurry out via the pill route?
Laxative and cathartic pillsjwon't
rid you of constipation. Your
physician will tell you not to uie
them because, by weakening the
normal processes of evacuation,
they frequently make constipa
tion chronic
Nujol offers you a surer, more
rational relief from bowel trouble.
It relieves constipation by soften
ing the intestinal contents. It does
not bring about the harmful
stimulation and reaction which
follow the use of the ordinary
drug remedies.
Nujol Is bottled st the refinery and is
sold only in pint bottles bearing the
nam Nujol and tbe imprint or the
Standard Oil Company (New Jersey).
Refuse substitutes be sure you get
tbe genuine. Write today for book
let, "Tbe Rational Treatment for Cost,
stipation."
v.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(New Jersey)
Bayonne New Jersey
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