THE OREGON DAILY , JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, MAY 211919.
TOP MEASURE ON
CITY BALLOT FOR
JUNE 3 EFFECTIVE
Subject to Approval of City
Council, $527,000 Would Be
Spent Mainly, on City Parks.
SUMMARY GIVEN BELOW
Tables Show in Detail How the
Eoney Would Be Expended if
3ted and Deemed Necessary.
An expenditure of $527,000 for, con
struction of two community houses and
three downtown comfort stations, and
improvements to and maintenance of
parks and boulevards la proposed In the
first city measure on the reconstruction
baljot te be presented to the voters of
ertland at the special election on June
8. It ts contended by Superintendent
of Parks Keyser In his report to Mayor
Baker that the "Improvements have
been obviously lacking; for sometime."
That is money, if authorized to be ex
pended, would provide a full measure of
work in case of a serious unemployment
situation is the argument of city of
ficials. In behalf of this particular meas
ure! That Portland will be ' beautified
by J improvements to the parks and
thof-oughfares is another contention of
thotte responsible for the measure.
EXPENDITURE PURELY OPTIONAL
The expenditure of the money" Is pure
ly optional with the city council if the
hnrtd ffumM are voted by the neode.
The measure Is meeting with consider
able criticism. Certain Improvements
contemplated In- the plans of the park
superintendent are pointed to as ques
tionable Inasmuch as they call for heavy
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activities. It Is also declared in some
quarters that all the alterations re
Quested are not necessary. These are
matters on which the sanction of the
t'tlty council .would be essential before
tins money could be expended. As in
the case of the board of control for
state measures, all appropriations could
be (made or withheld by the city com
mission. ,
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
I en parks and Terwllliger boulevard
slated for improvement if tne first
measure on the ballot is passed. Of
the total $527,000 provided by the act,
Washington and Mount Tabor parks and
community houses and comfort stations
would receive the lion's share. Altera
tions to Washington and Mount Tabor
parks, under the plans of the park su
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perintendent, would cost $123,000 and
$118,000, respectively.
Two community buildings at $50,000
each would be provided and three com
fort stations in the downtown district
at $25,000 each. A summary of the
proposed Improvements and cost under
the first ballot measure follows:
SUMMARY IS GIVEN
Wwbinston park . 1123.000
Mount Tsbor prk 118.006
Benson psrk 12,600
Kllwood psrk - 20.000
Macleay psrk 1.000
Columbia, psrk 1S.OOO
Paoinrol psrk 14,000
Kenilworth psA 4.60U
HolUd.y psrk 2,000
Iurelhurt park 10.000
TerwilHger boulera.nl 25,000
Two community buildings ...... 100.000
Three downtown, comfort stations. . . . 75,000
Total . ; J. . .527,00v
Improvements to each park with their
estimated cost follows:
PARK EXPENDITURES ITEMIZED
Washington psrk :
TtvUc tiwa tin comfort stations 1 10.000
Rabuild soo 0.000
lri sxtsnsion to west end sod A r ling-
ton Hsishts entrance ........... 80,000
Psts and repair surface of existing
drives o.OOO
Plan and grade a rose garden fitting to
ths City of Koses ".000
Concession snd shelter 2 xS2
Rebuild water system
ImproTs walks snd stairways 15,000
Total $123,000
Mount Tabor:
Administration
Complete existing lighting system . . . . 6,000
Finish uncompleted system of drires
snd walks
Macadamizing , 40,000
lighting system on extension of drires. 10.000
Finish greenhouse . 6.000
Observation snd refectory parilion . . . 20.000
Bandstand
Three comfort stsUons 7.000
Total $118,000
OTHER EXPENDITURES PROPOSED
Benson :
Administration 2. BOO
Bustle lodge lU.QOU
Total . 8 12.600
Bellwood:
New lockers for bathing unit $ 20.000
Macleay:
Trails snd bridges $ 1.000
Columbia ;
Bandstand $ 3.000
Athletic field 10.000
Total t 13.00
Peninsula :
New lockers for bathing unit t 10.000
Administration - 4.000
Total $ 14.000
Kenilworth :
Bandstand .$ 2.000
Water system 1,000
Children's shelter 1,500
Total ..$ 4,500
HolUday:
Replsoe tin comfort station $ 8,000
Laurelhurst:
Bandstand ', $ 6,000
Administration -. 6.000
Kimlet 4,800
Three bridges snd steps 4.500
Total .8 10.000
Terwilliger boulevard:
New bridge snd approaches 8 25.000
Damage Suit Is Filed
A $16,000 damage suit was filed Tues
day In the circuit court by Mary Macau
ley against the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company. Miss Macauley- al
leges that Bhe received serious injuries
when a car from which she was alight
ing on January 25, 1919, started up be
fore she had reached the ground.
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Proper and safe dosage? In each
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tablets bottle of Z4 and bottles of 100
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BONDS INTEREST
PAYING OFFERED
Gallagher Proposal, if Passed,
Would Increase Assessed Value
of State, Assert Sponsors.
URGED AS LABOR SOURCE
Friends of Measure Say jt Would
Do Away With Heavy Discounts
Forced by Bonding Companies.
The third measure upon the ballot
at the special election of June 3 bears
the short title of "State Bond Pay
ment of Irrigation and Drainage Dis
trict Bond Interest." It is more cur
rently known as "the Gallagher
amendment," from the fact that the
resolution submitting it was intro
duced in the legislature by Repre
sentative Gallagher of Malheur coun
ty. It bears the ballot numbers
'304 Yes" and "305 No." Those
who favor the adoption of the amend
ment will vote the first number ;
those who oppose it will cast their
votes for the second.
The Gallagher amendment, third upon
the ballot In June, provides for the state
guaranty of irrigation and drainage dis
trict bond interest payments for a period
not to exceed the first five years of
the district's existence, should any such
district find itself unable during such
period to meet its interest payments.
That is the gist of the amendment, the
extended text of which simply provides
the machinery for the issuance of state
bonds necessary to administer the act
and safeguard the state In any advances
it might be called upon to make.
The proposed amendment would add
a section to article 11 of the state con
stitution providing that the credit of the
state could be. loaned, by the issuance
Und sale of bonds, to an amount not
exceeding 2 per cent of the assessed
value of all the property in the state,
for the purpose of providing funds for
the payment by the state of Interest on
irsigatlon and drainage district bonds
for a period of not to exceed the first
five years.
BOARD TO TOTE
The amendment requires that any dis
trict seeking the aid of the state
through the guaranty of Interest on its
bonded indebtedness must be regularly
organized under the existing law of the
state. The proceedure for seeking and
securing this aid is particularly speci
fied In the amendment. First the board
of directors of the district is required
to call a specral election of the property
owners of the district, at which the
proposal to enter into an interest guar
anty agreement with the state shall be
submitted to them. If a majority of
the votes cast is in favor of seeking
such aid, the board of directors shall
then proceed to consummate the agree
ment with the state authorities.
The attorney general, state engineer
and superintendent of banks Is desig
nated as a board of review which is
required to investigate the application
of each district and determine whether
it has sufficient property value behind
it to warrant the state undertaking
stand as the guarantor of its interest
payments.
INVESTIGATION THEN MADE
Briefly stated, this 'board is required
to make arj exhaustive investigation of
the feasibility of the project, the char
acter of its soil, the water supply, the
value of its water rights, canals, reser
voirs, ditches or other irrigation or
drainage, in fact, the reasonable mar
ket value of the project as a whole,
whether It be for irrigation or drain
age, from a banking or financing view
point. If the board, after a full examina
tion which may include expert investi
gation and report by hydraulic en
gineers and others peculiarly qualified
to pass upon the plans, Khali conclude
that it would be for the best interest
of the district and the state to guar
antee the interest on its bonds, it
shall so recommend to the secretary
of state. Then, that official is author
ised to sell sufficient bonds to care
for the interest payments, taking as
security the certificates of indebted
ness of the district. In other words,
the district gives its notes, secured by
the property of the district, secondary
only to its own bonds, to repay the
state both as to principal and interest
for all advances made by it,
FIRST TEARS CRITICAL
The sponsors for the amendment
point to the fact that the first five
years of the existence of any Irrigation
or drainage district project constitute
the most critical period in Its develop
ment from a raw to a producing status.
Such districts are financed by the
issuance and sale of district bonds.
These bonds begin to draw interest
from the date of their issuance, while
from three to five years must of neces
sity elapse before the construction of
the irrigation or drainage works have
been completed, the land has been
brought under cultivation and the first
crops harvested. During all of this
time the settlers are called upon to
hear fixed charges of the project with
out any income coming back to them
from the land. It has been this non
productive period that has made it so
nearly impossible for settlers of slen
der means to engage in the develop
ment of irrigation and drainage pro
jects. Bonding firms have seized upon this
condition to force heavy discounts upon
the purahase of irrigation and drainage
district bonds. During the past two
years these discounts have In some in
stances been "as large as 10 per cent of
the face of the issues, resulting In the
loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars
to the settlers, which money should have
gone into the development work. It is
contended by those urging the amend
ment that its adoption would result in a
decrease of bond Interest rates from 6
to 5 or even 4 per cent, while at the
same time it would be possible to sell
the bonds at par and possibly at a pre
mium. MUCH LASTD WASTED
It Is estimated that there are approxi
mately 7,000,000 acres of agricultural
land In the state now nonproductive be
cause of the Jack either of Irrigation or
of drainage. Western Oregon contains
4,000,000 acres of land, much of it im
mensely fertile, now wholly or prac
tically useless for lack of drainage.
Eastern Oregon has 3.000.000 acres which
would be wonderfully productive if irri
gated. It is contended that the adop
tion of the Gallagher amendment would
so strengthen the standing of , Irriga
tion and- drainage securities that there
would be no difficulty in financing any
feasible project of either port. Such de
velopment would increase the assessed
value of th land involved from f L25
All
FOR
and $10 an acre, as at 'present, to $40
and $100 an acre, which would result in
adding" approximately $1,000,000,000 to;
the assessed value of the state's prop
erty. The friends of the measure ; also urge
it strongly as a labor source, contending
that its adoption would result In Imme
diate irrigation and drainage project de
velopment, which, in turn, would call for
the employment of large numbers of
men for the next five years or longer.
LITTLE M05ET SPEXT
It Is also contended that the fact that
the bond interest was guaranteed by
the state would so strengthen the irriga
tion and drainage district bond mar
ket that, except on rare occasions, it
would be possible to finance' projects
without the necessity of state aid. so
that the Immediate expenditure of money
by the state would be negligible, while
what money would be required would
ultimately be repaid with interest, thus
resulting, finally, in no state expense
but in great increase in state, values.
Those who are of the opinion that the
amendment should be adopted will mark
their ballots "304 X Yes." Those who
do not favor the adopUon of the amend
ment will vote "305 X No."
LAWMAKERS ARE
BLAMED FOR LEAK
(Continued From Pasa One)
ognized in the creation of that position,
is quoted as saying that further large
savings could be effected by a combina
tion of agencies now handling supplies.
One purchasing agent, he says, could do
the work of 70 who are now employed. If
a warehouse were erected for storage
and distribution. The normal contracts
of the supply committee run to $4,000,
000 a year, and last year reached $12,
000,000. Government employes in Washington
have a 42-hour week, orevea-hour day,
with Saturday half holidays from June
to September. They have a two weeks
vacation with pay, and liberal allow
ances for sick leave. Secretary Lane
recently proposed to the employes of the
interior department a Saturday half
holiday the year round, if they would
accept a longer work day on ther days.
LOKOER HOURS OPPOSED
The employes have recently rejected
the proposal by a vote of three to one.
They say that under general legislation
declaring Saturday a half holiday in the
district they are entitled to it the year
around, without any increase in the
seven-iour day. All efforts to intro
duce an eight-hour day, in common with
labor in other cities, have failed.
Different departments of the governr
ment are duplicating work In many
lines. One instance now notable is that
of agencies for promotion of foreign
trade. The department of commerce is
designating foreign agents, and believes
itself entitled to this work as a depart
mental function. The state department,
however, has long dabbled in the same
line through its consular service, and it
has a force of skilled trade advisers.
Also, the federal trade commission has
sent men Into the foreign fields for ex
tensive Investigations, and feels some
pride of authority on the Bubject.
The result is bewildering to the mer
chant, manufacturer or exporter who is
looking for trade opportunities. It is
recognized as a highly important sub
ject, and one wherein there . should be
one united pull. There is no question
that there is a waste of effort and a
loss of funds.
MAJfY TOO OLD
Thousands of employes may be found
In the departments who are too old to
efficiently perform their work. They
cannot afford to relinquish their work,
large numbers being in low grade posi
tions, and their bureau chiefs, taking a
humane view of the situation, doubt
that the public really would be served if
such persons were thrown out to become
public charges.
The evident remedy for this is retire
ment legislation, which will provide a
system of retirement, upon a balanced
fund made up of contributions of those
who a re benefited and, in the beginning
at least, an aid from the government.
This legislation has long been before
congress, failing because of disagree
ment over details.
It is contended by those who have
made a study of the subject that the
government would save a large sum by
adoption of this plan through increased
efficiency of younger employes. The
oldest employe today is 91 years old,
and he has been employed at the naval
observatory for 71 years. Once he was
chief clerk. Recognizing that his- ca
pacity for work is impaired, he is now
carried in a minor capacity at $900 a
year. There are thousands of employes
over 70 years old, with all the varying
degrees of capability found among per
sons who are beyond that age.
BUDGET NEEDED
The scope of this article permits
merely a brief sketching of some of the
points where reform may be affected
and the money of the taxpayers con
served. , As was said at the beginning
ef the series, it can be handled and the
waste eliminated only by close study,
such as a business organization would
apply, and which, in the case of public
business, seems most likely to be
reached by application of the principles
of a. genuine budget system, to fix re
sponsibility and plug the holes.
Hun Helmets Are
Awarded in Albany;
Honor Flag Shown
Albany. May 21. The Hun helmets
for the largest subscription's . in-. Linn
county to the Victory loan were awarded
to Dr. J. P. Wallace of Albany" and
E. V. C. Wilkinson of Brownsville. An
honor flag for Albany and Linn county
has been received and placed on display
at the postofflce. Arrangements are
being made by the Elks lodge to take
care of this county's quota in the forth
coming Salvation Army, drive.
REGISTERED VOTERS OF LIS3T -
COWT: NOW TOTAL 11,894
Albany, May 21. The total number of
registered voters, in Linn county when
the registration - books closed Monday
ai 11,894. Of thi3 number, 5007 were
females and 6887 males. Republicans
predominate with 6662 declarants, the
Democrats having 4127, Prohibition 376,
Socialist 254.
ALB AH Y PTTHIA3TS TO HELP
AT COBYALLIS JSITIATIOJT
Albany, May 21. Laurel lodge No. 7,
Knights of Pythias, of Albany, bas ao
cepted an invitation from the Corvallls
lodge to exemplify the ritualistic work at
Corvallls on Monday evening. The local
lodge held a late session Monday evening
and"will have another on Friday evening
ef this week to prepare several of its own
candidates for the initiation.
Bank Robbers Get S10,000 .
Chicago, May 2L (L- N. S.) Five
bandits today entered the private bank
of Baker & Sons in Cicero, a suburb,
threw Charles Baker, the cashier, in
a coal bin and looted . the bank of
flO.Ottu. They escaped in an auto. -
QLCOTT UPHOLDS
COMMISSION S ACT
IN DIBBERN CASE
Attorney Who Had 40. Per Cent
Contract With Widow Finds
Governor Against Him.
WIDOW CHARGES DECEPTION
Lawyer, She Says, Offered Free
Help and She Signed Paper
Without Knowing Its Contents.
Salem, May 21. The action of the
state industrial accident commission in
ignoring Lee Boy E. Keeley. Portland
attorney. In awarding compensation for
the accidental death of A. Q. Dibbern,
Portland shipyard worker, is stoutly up
held by Governor Olcott In a statement
made public today In which the gov
ernor defends the commission against
the demand of Keeley for dismissal of
the members of the body. The statement,
a most voluminous one, includes charges
filed by Keeley against the state com
mission, the reply of the commission to
the charges, signed statements by Mrs.
Dibbern, widow of the deceased man, as
well as statements by the father of Dib
bern and by several other parties inter
ested In the casee.
40 FEB CEfT CONTRACT
In a complaint filed wtth the gov
ernor early in May Keeley charges that
the commission ignored a contract had
with Mrs. A. G. Dibbern of Portland,
whose husband was fatally injured while
in the employ of the Grant Smith-Porter
Shipbuilding company at Portland Feb
ruary 5. 19 19-. According to this con
tract, Keeley states, he was to receive
40 per cent of any compensation awarded
to Mrs.'Dibbern because of the death of
her husband. Both Dibbern and the
Grant Smith-Porter company were sub
ject to the provisions of the workmen's
compensation law and the widow was
awarded a lump sum of $4000 under this
act.
Replying to these charges the commis
sion admits its refusal to deal with
Keeley after learning that he was to
receive a share of the award. The let
ter to the governor says, in part:
WIDOWS INTERESTS GOVERNED
"One of the prime purposes of enact
ing the workmen's compensation law
was to relieve the widows and children
of workmen who were killed as a result
of industrial accidents, from becoming
the prey of ambulance-chasing lawyers.
It has always been the policy of the
commission to refuse to deal with the
lawyefr who expects to prey upon these
unfortunates, as there Is no occasion for
the services of a lawyer in obtaining full
settlement from the "commission for all
compensation due dependents In connec
tion with industrial accidents. For that
reason, as soon as the commission
learned that Mr. Keeley was seeking to
take from Mrs. Dibbern 40 per cent of
the money that she would receive from
the commission, the commission refused
to give him any further Information
about the case, or to have any further
dealings with him in connection with
the case. Naturally, this ; has arousea
his antagonism and prompted his attack
upon the commission.
LAW PROVISION CITED
"We do not believe that the commis
sion has misinterpreted the intent and
purpose of the law, when it refuses to
permit ambulance-chasing lawyers to
prey upon 'widows or orphans coming
under the protection of the law. Sec
tion No. 26 of the workmen's compensa
tion law says : 'No moneys payable on
account of injuries or death hereunder
shall be subject to assignment prior to
the reecipt thereof by the beneficiary en
titled thereto, nor shall the same pass
by operation of laV. . All moneys paid
or payable hereunder and the right to
receive the same shall be exempt from
seizure on execution, attachment or
garnishment, or by the process of any
court.'
"It seems plain that the purpose of
the law is to provide compensation for
the dependents of injured workmen and
to see that the money goes direct to
them without the" necessity of a large
share being paid over to lawyers to ob
tain settlements. This commission has
nothing to conceal in connection with
any of its acts and it wishes to be
frank In saying that the reason infor
mation was denied Mr. Keeley in con
nection with this case was for the pro
tection of the widow." t
OLCOTT' BACKS COMMISSION
In his statement today Governor Ol
cott upholds the position of the com
mission in this particular.! He says:
"Your allegations against the com
mission cover a wide range, ut as to
the Dibbern case, it appears to be clear
ly established that you obtained a con
tract from Mrs. Dibbern, whose husband
was killed in an industrial accident,
whereby she was to pay you 40 per-cent
of the compensation she might be
awarded by the commission.
"I take the same view as the commis
sion that it is unnecessary for depend
ents having claims against the state,
under the compensation law. to pay any
portion of their compensation for at
torney's fees, as that is contrary to
the purpose of the law and the ac
tion of the commission in refusing to
recognize your contract with the widow
must have my approval.
"It Is my desire that the compensa
tion laws be administered in the inter
est of those the law intended te be its
beneficiaries."
ULTERIOR MOTITES CHARGED
Keeley further charged that Mrs. Dib
bern was awarded a lump sum settle
ment because the commission desired
"to keep away from the workers of the
shipyard the knowledge that If they were
Injured on the navigable waters of the
United States they did not need to ac
cept the award of the state industrial
accident commission but were entitled
to sue in the United States court." He
also charged that the commission is
controlled by the employers and is not
operating, in the interest of the work
men, his complaint including other al
legations of a similar nature. Regard
ing these charges the commission, in
its statement to the governor says :
COMMISSION ANSWERS CHARGES
- "Replying to the sundry charges made
against the commission by Mr. Kelley,
the commission wishes to say that prac
tically all of these charges relate to the
administration of various provisions of
the law and hinge on the commission's
interpretation of the law. Persons may
differ on these interpretations, but the
commission is endeavoring to apply the
law In the interest of those subject to
the law. As to the charge that no de
tailed reports have been made by the
commission to the governor, the detailed
reports, which are made monthly, bow
on file in the executive office, disprove i
this allegation. These reports will also
disprove ,he charge that the eotnmls-,
si on has piled up a surplus of J5.00O,
0O0.' -
WIDOW CHARGES DECEPTIOX
In a signed statement Mrs. Dibbern
declares that Keeley came to see her at
the home . of her father-in-law, A. C
Dibbern, Immediately after her hus
band's death and before his burial, of
fering to render her any assistance pos
sible as a friend of the family and with
out any charges for his services. Shortly
afterward, according to .Mrs. Dibbern's
statement, Keeley returned with a paper
which he asked her to sign, telling her
that it was an authority for him to act
for her in obtaining a settlement of her
claim for compensation. He also cau
tioned her against discussing the ques
tion of a settlement with the state in
dustrial accident commission or the
Grant Smith-Porter Ship company, the
statement continues.
MISREPRESENTATION CHARGED
"Several weeks after signing the first
statement," says Mrs. Dibbern in her
statement, "Dibbern came to me again
with a typewritten document which he
said was a contract and which he told
me I would have to sign before any set
tlement could be obtained. He told me
then that the state industrial accident
commission had positively refused to
pay any Itfmp sum and would not con
sider doing anything other than paying
me $30 per month. I was ' anxious to
secure a lump sum settlement, if possi
ble, and signed this typewritten contract
without reading it and without knowing
its contents, but relying upon Mr.
Keeley's statement that; It was merely
the authority which he had to have be
fore getting a settlement."
The statement of Mrs. Dibbern is sub
stantiated by a statement made by her
father-in-law, in which he says that
Keeley secured Mrs. Dibbern's signa
ture to thecontract upon his repre
sentations of friendship for the family
and his declaration that he "would be
only too glad to give Edna (my son's
widow) legal advice without any cost
whatsoever.?'
ATTORNEY SUING WIDOW
Statements bearing on the case are
also made public from H. D. Beckett,
district counsel United States shipping
board ; James B. Kerr of Carey &
Kerr, and Frank S. Baillle, office man
ager of the Grant Smith-Porter " Ship
company.
Immediately after the commission
awarded the $4000 to Mrs. Dibbern,
Keeley, It Is said, filed suit against her
in the Multnomah county circuit court to
collect 40 per cent, or $1600, which he
claims as his commission. This suit is
still pending.
Captain Spoerry
To Be Assistant in
Military Tactics
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls,
May 21. Captain Gottfried W. Spoerry
has been detailed to assume duties at
the college as assistant in military tac
tics and supply officer. He was super
intendent of schools at Buthven, Idaho,
before entering the service. For four
years, 1913-1917. he served in the na
tional guard and was also a member of
the national rifle guard in 1909. Cap
tain Spoerry received his training at
the fourth officers' training camp at the
Presidio. California.
Lectures to Be Given
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls,
May 21. A series of lectures on con
structive Christian democracy' will be
given at the college by S. Stitt Wilson,
well known Socialist, author and lec
turer, -beginning Thursday with a con
vocation address on the "Spiritual Basis
of Democracy."
Major Jones Coming
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls,
May 21. Major Alfred M. Jones, now at
the Presidio, has received orders to re
port at the college to take, charge,, of the
infantry unit.
Seattle Men Plan
Visit in Aberdeen
Aberdeen, May 21.- Fifty business
men of Seattle, visiting Grays Harbor
next Tuesday as a delegation from the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial club, will spend the day In auto
mobile tours conducted by the Hoquiam
Commercial club, and in the evening
will be guests of the Aberdeen Chamber
of Commerce at a dinner at the Hotel
Washington. The trip will be the first
in a series of jaunts undertaken by the
trade extension bureau of the Sound
metropolis commercial body with the ob
ject of becoming better acquainted with
outside cities.
Proposals for Railway Equipment
Sealed proposals for furnishing rail
way equipment and repairs for railway
equipment will be received at the office
of the general purchasing agent. Alas
kan engineering commission, Seattle,
Wash., not later than 11 a. m. June 13,
1919. . Copies of the circular covering
detail may be secured upon application
at the custom house, Portland,
COCKROACHES
Easily Killed
TO DAY
STEARNS ELECTRIC PASTE
Also ure death tr Wtor
BUY A BOX, FROM YOUR DEALER TO DAY
READY TOR USE '
IN THE SUN ALL DAY
SUFFER NO SUNBURN
F YOU have yielded to the lure of the
outdoors and you find, after a day
spent in the sun, that your skin is sore
and - lender, simply "apply San tl septic
Lotion and r el lei will be instant. Bun
burn, windburn and tan have no terrors
for the man or woman who uses Santl
septlc Lotion and relief will be Instant,
Stay ;- outdoors . in the hot sun as
much as you please, Santiseptie will give
you protection and relief ; it is the secret
ot many an unspoiled complexion after a
L
.$.
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Leads in Loans for April Spo
kane Bank Comes JThird.
Washington. May 21. During the
month of April. 1919, $13,72,06o was
loaned to 4271 farmers of the United
States by the Federal Land banks on
long time first mortgages, according to
the monthly statement of the farm loan
board. - The - Federal Land bank of
Omaha leads in amount of loans closed,
$3,007,200, with the Federal Land bank
of Houston running second in amount,
$1,500,540, The other banks closed loans
In April as follows: Spokane, $1,890,
600; Louisville, $1,229,700; Wichita.
$1,086,800 ; St. Paul, $1,023.000 ; New Or
leans, $1,005,765; Columbia. $1,003,770;
St. Louis, $1,001,530; Berkeley, 1558,200;
Baltimore, $469,100; Springfield. $J95,
950. On May 1 the total amount of mort
gage loans closed since the establish
ment of the federal land banks was
$212,103,831. numbering 84.160 borrowers.
During April 6543 applications were re
ceived, asking for $21,86g,467. During
the same period 5640 loans were ap
proved, amounting to $17,022,361. , Alto
gether 190,662 have applied for loans
under this system, aggregating $509,
143,361. Bankers1 Convention
In Albany Tuesday
Group 2 of the Oregon State Bankers'
association will have their annual con
vention Tuesday, May 27. at Albany.
Or, J. C. Irvine, cashier of the First
National bank of Albany, and secre
tary of group 2. has prepared a pro
gram for the meeting, which -will con
sist of an address by E. G. Crawford,
vies president of the United. States Na
tional bank, on "The Dawn of a New
Era" ; a talk on "Safekeeping of Secur
ities," by Attorney C. & Sox of Albany,
followed by a general round table dis
cussion of the subject and a question
box of the "Income Tax," conducted by
George IC Shaw of the internal revenue
department of the Portland district.
The group will be entertained at a
noon luncheon as the guests of the
Albany banks. Just before luncheon,
registration, organization and commit
tee appointments will be attended to and
immediately after luncheon the program
will be heard.
A number of Portland bankers .are
contemplating attending this meeting.
Treasury Issues
New Certificates
The secretary of the treasury has an
nounced through the federal reserve
banks an offering of two series treas
ury certificates of indebtedness in an
ticipation of income ; tax payments.
Both series will be dated and bear In
terest from June 3. 1919, at 44 per cent.
Series T4 will be payable September 15,
1919, and Series T5 will be payable
December 15. 1919. Outstanding certifi
cates of the following series will be ac
cepted in part or full payment of the
new series T2, T3, 5C. 6D. 6E;
Tie Shipments Loom
For Aberdeen Mills
Aberdeen, May 21. Word has been re
ceived here of the chartering by Hantfy
& Weatherwax of San Francisco of 21
wooden steamships to be loaded with
redwood lumber from California, and
railroad ties and other lumber from
Pacific coast porta. As C. M. Weather
wax, one of the firm of Hanlfy &
Weatherwax, is an old harbor resident,
and in fact still retains his residence
in Aberdeen, and an interest in mills
here, it is expected that at least some
of the ships will be loaded here.
Bids on. Lighthouse Supplies Wenled
The lighthouse superintendent of
Portland will receive sealed proposals
until 2 p. m. June 3, 1919, for furnish
ing steam and lump coal required at
Portland, Astoria and Seattle for ves
sels and stations of the sixteenth and
seventeenth lighthouse districts during
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1920.
Enterprise Bank to Enlarge
The Enterprise State bank of Enter
prise, Or., has prepared plans for re
modeling ana increasing the else of its
present banking quarters,- A new vault,
fixtures and furniture are to be among
the changes.
Washington Bankers Convention
The annual convention of the Wsush
Ington State Bankers' association will
be held at Paradise valley, Kainler Na
tional park, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 12 and 13. It is expected a
number of Portland delegates will at
tend. . ,
Rn d ni
season spent in the mountains or at the
seashore. Santiseptie is equally effica
cious in those other annoyances incident
to the summer wanon oak or Ivy pois
enlng. the bites or stings of fleas, mos
quitoes and other insects. Both as a pre
ventive and as a remedy, Santiseptie
should be included in the necessities car
ried on every outing trip. Hantlseptio is
easily procured at most drug and depart
ment stores. If you cannot seeure it.
send SO cents, with dealer's name, to the
Esbeneott Laboratories. Portland, - Or,,
for a full-size bottle, postpaid. Adv,
13
MILLION
OaNEO
TO FARMERS IN u
f'7 7''
Armour Heads Board
Of Milwaukee Boad
Milwaukee, May 21 The stockholders
of the Milwaukee railroad met here
Tuesday,;' J," bgden Armour, Chicago ;
Stanley Field. Chicago ; Percy A. Hocke
feiler, New York, and U J. Petit, were
rechosen directors. The officers and di
rectors then started on a tour of in
spection, which will take them as far as
Butte, Mont.
Cause of Stomach
i Sickness
How te Relieve Stomach Distress In a
Few Mlantes. MeBtr Back If Trat
meat Does Not Overcome Any
Form of Iadlgestloa
If you feel . as thntis-h thra wa a.
lump of lead at the pit of the stomach, .
take a couple of Mi-o-na stomach tab
lets and in five minutes you should s
that all stomach distress has vanished,
i If you belch gas, have heartburn or
sour stomach, you need Ml-o-na, If your ;
stomach feels upset - the morning after
the night before, take two Mi-o-na tab
lets and see how'quickly you get relief.
If you have shortness of breath, pain
in the stomach, waterbrash or foul
breath, you need Mi-o-na and the sooner
you get it, the sooner your stomach
should perform Its duties properly.
If you use a box of Ml-o-na tablets
and feel that It has not overcome your
indigestion or stomach trouble, take the
empty box to your dealer and he will .re
fund your money. For sale by Owl Drug
Co. and all leading druggists.
STOMACH TROUBLES
ARE DUE TO ACIDITY
Tells Safe, Certain,-Speedy Relief Tor
Acid Indigestion.
So-called stomach troubles, such as In
digestion, gas, sourness, stomach-ache
and inability to retain food are in prob
ably nine cases out of ten, simply evi
dence that excessive secretion of acid is
taking place in the stomach, causing the
formation of gas and acid indigestion.
Oas distends the stomach and causes
that full, oppressive, burning feeling
sometimes known as heartburn, while the
acid irritates and inflames the delicate
lining of the stomach. The trouble lies
entirely in the excess development or se
cretion of acid.
i To stop or prevent this souring of the
food contents of the stomach and to neu
tralise the acid, and make it bland and
harmless, a teaspoonful of bisurated
magnesia, a good and effective corrector
of aeld stomach, should be taken in a
Quarter of a glass of hot or cold water
after eating or whenever gas, sourness
or acidity is felt. This sweetens the
stomach and neutralises the acidity in a
few moments and is a perfectly harm
less and inexpensive remedy to use.
! An antlaold. such as bisurated magne
sia which can be -obtained from any
druggist in either powder or tablet form
enables the stomach to do its work prop
erly without the -aid of artificial dl
gestents; Magnesia comes in several
forms, so be certain to ask for and take
only Bisurated Magnesia, which is espe
cially prepared for the above purpose.
Adv. ....
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
MAY BE OVERCOME
Tf VAIl Ylaitraa sTa tst sti m 1 TeaN.s)S ...
are .even Just a little hard of hear
ing or have bead noises go to your
druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmint
(double strength), and add to it U.
Fklnt rt Ui nr. t - -na . . . .
ated sugar. Take 1 tablespoonful
wui iimcsi a. uay.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing bead noises.
Clogged nostrils should open, breath
ing become easy and the mucus stop
dropping into the throat It Is eaey
to prepare, costs little and is pleasant
to take. Anyone losing hearing or
who has Catarrhal Deafness or head
noises should give this prescription
m ' nuts, . 7 '
Try This If You
. Have Dandruff
There I.s nn aura rsv thai nsvsr
to remove dandruff completely and;thaf'
is to dissolve it This destroys it en
tirely. To do this, Just get about four
r j m-i v vit :
apply it at night when retiring ; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
, By morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff win be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it, no matter how much
dandruff you -may have. :
. Yrai will f 1 nVf inn that all ttnhln
digging of the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, ,
glossy, silky and soft, ahd look and "feel
a hundred times better. 7
. You can get liquid arvon afany drug
store. It is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This simple
remedy has never-been known to faiL 7
Adv. ' .Vv :? i, ; - -,r-; . ,
Pills
have been the ideal Family
Laxative for 40 years a guar
antee of reliability. Gentle
in .action, they are entirely
free from injurious drugs,
and are intended especially
for constipation,
biliousness, indi
gestion, torpid liv
er or inactivity of
the bowels.
Your druggist
sells them,
Vera Ssb MtmUlat e
tacSMts, K. T.
ATARRH
For head or throat
Catarrh try the
vapor treatment
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