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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1927)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY; MORNING. SEPTEMBER 20, 1027 ; if 1 n j-'i '.t ! i ii .4 III J.J ill 'J; LIE STARTS ENROLLMENT" OF 0 rTPIM REPORTED FIRST' DAY The Aumsville r school opened on schedule time yesterday with an aproxlmate enrollment of 50. This will be augmented within . few days, by a number of yaung-.'-Btefs now enployed in the" hop , fields. ' ' - - Professor P. C.'FuIlerton ,1s in charge of the high school; Mrs. Ida Stewart is commerce teacher Nwblle .the English, Latin and science classes are being taught by -Mrs. Gertrude Hayden. Pro . feasor Fullerton U a graduate of the " American Temperance Uni versity of Tennessee. Mrs. Stew art Is a graduate of the University, of Minnesota, and has "come to Anmsville from Vancouver. Wash ington, where, she taught In the high school of that city for the ""past seven years. Mrs. Hayden.is a graduate of Ann Arbor univer 'sfty where, she received the M. A. degree. In the grades, Mrs. Claxton has the 7th and 8th: Mrs. George the intermediate and Mtb. Denham . the primary. ' i Aumsrille, school has a yell equipped cafeteria which is used - for all school functions, and also, during the 'winter months, is turn ed over to some person to furnish hot lunches to the students. Last year lunches were provided at ,. five cents each. Arrangements . for this feature have not yet been completed for the coming winter. The school also has a strong P.' T. A. organization. Loudest Loud Speaker Now on Marconi's Yacht TORQUAY, England (AP) Senatore Mardonl, the wireless wizard has one of the loudest ' loud speakers' on his yacht Elec tra which has' ever been beard off the southern coast of England. The inventor, thinks nothing of visiting ' friends in their seaside bungalows and having the boat's amplifier entertain his hosts dur ing and' after dinner and furnish music for dancing. ' The music is from one of the various British , or continental broadcasting stations, as picked up by the powerful radio set aboard the Electra in her rambles. Senatore Marconi and his bride, who have been in .this vicinity since their marriage in Rome, were guests recently at the sum mer home of Sir and Lady Gerald du Maurier at Fowey and provided an evening's entertainment by ra dio although the Electra was two miles off shore. Bedlam of. Honking Horns In Paris to Be Diminished PARIS. (AP) The bedlam of honking horns on taxis and motor vehicles, the visitor's first impres sion of Paris, is to be diminished. Paris to toot in one tone and rr .... tnjnBnBBa: " " - i a Unt Effeetirs Treatment Known nHE Chas. J. Dean method of ' JL treating Piles is so certain of satisfactory result, even tn the jeverest, Mwt ttiraaic , that patients a ' WRITTEN ASSURANCE OJ SUCCESSFUL. ' TKATMNT OR FEE RETURNED. Other . RacfM Md Cotoa attmots Kkewfaa rueoad muA to tWs aothiaaV aua wlil aarthod. ,. O-r IS yean Mealy mcUbol practice mm 1 lit mb taoaaaadfc of r mi aB waBcs ta mrmt ta Wert. Hi. cnnewi aalapcd1 afttcct md killhil ' MttMitl ar MJatala4 la . Part la a. Sattl mmd Saa FraacUcA. Sad tady for FREE 10O-pa iilattratad Book of Facts oa Roctal and Colo altacatt. . PO 1J.AM DO CI DCAM BL06.Sth4riA.IN r MVI traaa ail : , . -r-vv- - . -"i r s- ' - ' ' r ' t . f " : . - u-i V v- - ' . ; - 1 - - ' . .,'..-.. r" " : , ; . ' - . - , , i toot less often if the investigaion oi the French board of inquiry into traffic problems comes to any thing. All kinds of noise-makers are to be examined. One will be chosen for all public vehicles. M, Chiapple, newly appointed prefect of police, declare that at present the noise makes coversation al most impossible on Paris boule vards. S3 AUTO LEVY BILL ASSAILED! PATTERSON (Continued from Page One) surfaced, anil eight hundred miles are unimproved. Bond Issue Voted The legislature of 1917 provid ed for the establishment of a State Highway Commission and a State Highway Department. At this time the legislature also author ized abond Issue of six million dollars for-highway purposes which was submitted to the people, and ratified by "popular vote. In addition, state cooperative bonds were sold to meet federal aid in 1917 in the sum of $1,200,000.00. In 1919 ten million dollars in highway bonds were sold, and In 1920, the proceeds from another ten million dollars In bonds were made available for highway pur poses, along with five million dol lars in state cooperative bonds to meet federal aid. Limit R4ert In May. 1920, after three years of state highway construction, the people of Oregon began to realize the benefits to be derived from the highway program, and raised the limitation an bonded Indebted ness for highway purposes to four per cent of the assessed valuation of the property of the state. This measure carried by. a vote of more than" two to one. Bojrds in the amount of 56,500,000.00 were au SOMERSAULTING AUTO COMING TO STATE FAIR thorized in 1921, making a total up to date of $38,70a,000.00 in bonds issued for highway pur poses. "By October first of this year $4,233,250.00 of these bonds will have manured and been retired, which will leave a balanceof bond ed indebtedness in the sum of 3-4,466,750.00. This amount takes into consideration an an nual payment to be made on Octo ber first or this year at $1,600 000.00 in principal and $1,633. 199.75 in interest, making a total payment for 1927 of $3,263, 199.75. Yearly payments of prin cipal and interest on bonds will increase until 1930, when the peak will be reached with an annual payment for that year of $1,925, 000.00 in principal "and $1,418, 314.70 in Interest, making a total of $3,343, 314.70 After 1930 the annual payments on highway bends will gradually decrease un til the bonds have matured and been retired. Sources Cited "Consider for a moment the sonTeesv from which the State Highway Department draws its revenue. Motor vehicle license fees constitute 42 of the re ceipts; gasoline taxes amount to 3 2',;; federal aid. 13; county cooperation 11; and miscellan eous revenue 2 4 You wilj note that the largest source of revenue, in fact nearly half the revenue available for scase highway pur poses, comes from moor vehicle license fees. - 1 ' "Expenditures are distributed as follows: .Interest and maturities on bonds 2Tf, paving 14. rock sur facing 9, grading, 20, bridges 1',, maintenance 21, better ments 4 , forest roads ad- f miniatrottvA a n sv f oneiAAvtrnv aw prnses hrA, miscellaneous Z'r. "Through federal and county co operation since 1917 the state has RESULTS BEYOND BELIEF ARE BEING OBTA1XED, ' ' - - " t -" " by the use of PACIFIC HEALTH-ORE In the treatment of Numerous aliments sitoh as stomach an kidney troubles, diabetes, eczema, high blood -pressure, goiter, rheumatism." '? . Not a nut a. product compounded by nature, which contains In soluble form twelve oLs the fourteen yttal and heallh-malntaming minerals which are found In thft normal v and healthy human body, 't i , , . . USED AS A MINERAL'WATEK it tends to restore the normal balance, counteract acidity and place the system on an alkaline base. . . v "ONE PACKAGE IS SUFFICIENT FOR TWO MONTHS' TREATMENT. Try it - - . I- I . i Ji..a-, Miss Eleanor Kerns of Seattle will intro duce her somersauUing auto te the state fair crov.ds here next week Tiiis machine turns "Somersaults, rolls over and cuts capers that -will amaze all who see her perform. She will issue an invitation to any spectator to take a "ride with her. spent approximately $100,000, 000.00 in the construction of roads and highways. The members of the Highway Commissslon who have had direction of the dis bursement of these funds have at all times been high-minded, and capable men. No slightest criti cism has ever been directed at tbe manner in which this large sum of money has been handled, which is a remarkable tribute to the con scientious and efficient adminis tration of the highway Commis sion, and we have a rigbt to as sume that this condition will vail in the future. Pre program Mapped Out "With the present motor vehicle license fees and gasoline tax we can continue conservative road construction, pay the principal on bonds as they mature, provide for the maintenance necessary to fire serve our roads, and go ahead steadily and constructively in the future as we have in the past? adding, as time goes on, the new roads which the progress and de velopment of the state will de mand, j "Now let us contrast the present situation with the condition which will prevail-if the proposed three dollar license bill becomes a law. In 1926 the gross income from motor vehicle licenses was $6,017, 759.00. The net income from this source was $5,576,883.t)0. Of this net' income $4,257,662.00 went to the state highway department, and the eounties received $1,419, 220.00 If the three dollar license bill should be enacted the gross ircome would be At down to $1, 801,049. and the net income would bo reduced to $1,406,173.00. The state highways would lose $3,162, $32.00 and. the counties . would lose $1,054,177.00. Marion coun ty, which now, receives $87,590.06 annually for highway purposes, versant with the matter consider would receive approximately $237that it would be unwise for Ore- Medicine, or Dnig- today i- money back guarantee " -V- . i - I ' 1 000.000. This county would suf fei a loss of $64,000.00 per an num. Construction Crippled If the measure became a law it would practically stop any further road or bridge construction. The amount ofl funds available to the commission would be exhausted by necessary maintenance without any betterment. In other words, the highway program of Oregon would be wrecked. Butrthis is not the most disastrous feature. As 1 outlined previously, . large pay ments of principal and interest on outstanding bonds must be made each year. , " , , t "Should the three dollar license fee become, a law, the only possi ble way to meet these payments would be by means of a direct tax cn the property of the state. It must be-remembered in this con nection that levies can and will be made in excess of the constitution al six per cent limitation where such action is necessary to cover the payment of principal and in terest on bonds. Thus the tax paying public will be required to pay up the indebtedness for our highway program by direct taxa tion, with the burden falling heav ily on general property, instead of having It paid, as atj?resent, by motor vehicle license fees.- Former Failure Cited "Some "people will say that au tomofiiles' should be placed on the tax rolls, but when they were on the tax rolls',- a very large number cf them were never assessed, and it is quite probable thai the eame condition would again exist. An increase in the gasoline tax may be suggested to make, up the deficit created by the reduced licenso fee, but the proposed bill does not pro vide for anything of the kind. "Those who are thoroughly con- gon to Increase her gasoline tax: to any substantial amounS above that collected by contiguous states. "When the California gasoline tav stood one cent lower than Jhat of Oregon-a considerable amount Of . bootlegging in gasoline took place at our southern border. Cali fornia has just recently raised her puRolbie tax to conform to that of Oregon, and it would certainly be.r undesirable for Oregon to over throw. the beneficial effects result ing from I uniformity among, the states in this ( matter. Tourist Held Aspet. "While the tourist traffic Is by no means our only consideration jn framing: and. financing a highway program. j: neve rtheless "we must recognize' that the large number of cats bearing foreign licenses which are seen on our highways repre sent a tangible aset to the state, and it would be a pooi advertise ment for Oregon to discourage their presence by an exorbitant gasoline tax. We should be de feating our own purpose If we built roads to encourage tourist traffic with, revenue derived from a gasoline 'tax so high that it would discourage visiting motor ists from entering the state. ''There is a demand from all parts oP Oregon for road construc tion and the building of bridges. Take, for instance, the Roosevelt Highway, which, .when it Is com pleted, will be unsurpassed as an example of fine road building and aj a scenc route, and which will benefit ike entire statby increas ing the value of property on the tax rolls. On this road alone there is a need for. the construction of many bridges , calling for the-expenditure of large sums ofmoney. It is estimated that the bridge across the Rogue River at Gold Beach will cost six hundred thou For ! Morning of Bern TT TT Tl - . TT ttl ; The RAZOR i i That . "Sharpens.: 4 . Itstli . sand dollars. ' At present a ferry i being , used, but when the road Is opened it will be entirely Inade quate to handle the traffic. This is only one of a number of hridg es along the road i whldh! must eventually be built, and which wW call for" a large fisancial invest- nr.ent.-'" Local Work Promised r You here In Marloj'rounty are demanding road construction which will. come in due time'. , I j have In mind the road on the west s.de of the river to meet the pavT Ing at Dayton, or some point In Yamhill county, the Santiam road to eastern Oregon, and Ihe new road through Champoeg which will materially shorten the dis tance to Portland. I point tnese out Just as-a sample of the der mands from all counties. "Every Jhoughtful citizen recog nlges thaf a progressive highway program has a vital bearing on the prosperity and development of the state. Oregon is well launched in the construction and proper main tenance of- a , highway system which will serve her needs and de velop her resources. ' Our citizens are utilizing "bur roadways to the fullest extent for business and for pleasure. Increasing numbers of fc reign cars are bringing visitors to our state from the north and south and east, who are praising the highways which are making our scenic and industrial resources accessible. . ' No Hardships at Present "This highway program Is being financed under a system which works no undue hardship on any one. In fact, in these. days when the purchase of an automobile frequently precedes the purchase of a home, the motor vehicle li cense fee constitutes the only con tribution which many persons g Hat A WeU A barber-like shave not amateurish - j thkt comes to all who '. use a Valet AutoS trop Razor It is the only razor that strops its own blades without any 'Unscrewing or taking to pieces keeping blades as sharp as new ; fqr many shades the simplest razor to use the most economical in blades by far the most efficient. , ..'--'....' - . - . AutoStrop Safety Razor Co., 656 First Avenue, New York City ' tfFmi&&Z(0)3r make to state revenue. Our pres ent plan for, financing state high ways anticipated the continuant u of-motor vehicle license -fees an they now stand." If these fees are arbitrarily reduced, it will not only ,b necessary to cdrtall fntnre Im provement and expansion but it will be necessary to throw onto U.e tax paying public the burden fcr paying for completed construe- tion in the form aof principal amf in rerest on .thirty-five million dol lars worth of outstanding highway bonds. ... . . '. -'. - . .1 - All of us want Oregon to ex pend and to. invest in public im provements .to Ihe full extent of her ability to pay for such bene fits. -AVe consent to.-curtail Mate ' activities only ' where It Is neces sary to do so to keep the tax bur- ' den equably distributed and with in reasonable limits. If the pro posed three dollar license hUl in enacted, we shall not only curtail rublic benefits, but will, at the same time, hot decrease, but In crease the burdens of the tax pay ing public.! " ' . 1 Work to do Halted "If the proposed measure gets a Place on the ballot, iho hlrhwav commission wifl immediately stop all highway construction excent that Sunder contract, since, with the reaiilt" In rinnht It miM Ho 1 , .v - necessary to discontinue work un til after election. "In face of the disastrous re sults which will ensue to our high way program, and In face of the increased tax burden which will b& imposed on general property, I believeHthat every taxpayer should bo Interested to the extent of try ing to sunnlv to hla fellow citKona the information which will pre vent them from signing the peti tion to place this measure on tbe ballot." ssaran.ee d groGirie A ; t . ; n W r II. A 53- . 1M-I3f."f-." "''''WBBBal FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS ' - ', - - - - - - . . Si 1' ;