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Changs Suggested by Hoss
b View of Situation to
North and South
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A flat l license fee for pas-
Banger automobiles, with rates on
track to be based on their
known wear and tear on the
highways, was recommended In a
atatement issued Saturday by Hal
E. Hoss, secretary of state.
Hoss declared that he made the
recommendation after, a careful
analysis of state high way financ
ing problems and an earnest study
ot the license schedules of other
" T.-iri. mast states. He suggest-
a tht the nronosed reduction In
automobile license fees be Initiat
ed and submitted to tile Toiers
t Via fiort vnneral election
, "Th Interim will give suffi-
.ionf time for U necessary ad
. justments to be made to fit the
new scneauies," uos r qw-"
Blotorists Drmand 1 !
tLolW Rats Hoss i
Hoss said the motorists of Ore
gon. In view of the flat f 3 license
in hoth California and Wash
ington, the latter becoming effec-
nort January, are justly ae-
mandlng relief from the present
.AntninitllT nieh fees, t The av
erage fee on Oregon passenger
ar f HOW XZ2.
"As the administrative official
nr th state, charged wlttt tne en
forcement ot the license regula
tions and traffic laws." read Hoss
statement. "I bell ere I am Quali
fied to state that the low license
fA to the south and nortn or us
are a grave factor in our prob
lem In Oregon, whereas we hav
thousands of Tiolationa to con
tend with in Tiew of the California
license, it la my conviction that
- when Washington sells plates for
3 that we will hare to contend
with literally tens of thousands
nt isolators, with consequent and
greatly Increased costs to the. de-
- partment.
Foists to General
Krnnomle Situation
"Many other items enter Into
' my reasons for thus advocating a
- lew license fe for Oregon. First
and foremost, the present econ
omic situation demands relief. The
f "ct that thousands of i Oregon
4 .ears are not being licensed, that
f new can ate not being purchased,
j".nd there has been, a steady de
cline In state gal receipts since
January. People hare not beue
, fitted by--the anticipated revival
'of industrial and commercial ac
Urlty. and all point to the need
- for seme speedy method of Baring
money. To be considered perhaps
only as temporary, plan of low
fees could be adopted, supple
mented If necessary, by; another
cent gas tax.
"I sincerely believe the f J fee
will meet the hearty approral of
a very large majority of the tax
payers. I hare already discussed
the plan with the Oregon state
motor association, various editors
and good roads enthusiasts hare
been contacted and their sugges
tion, included in my findings.
"With no desire whatsoever to
invade others' rights or to inter
fere with any program of pro
gress, I respectfully suggest that
there would still be rerenue
enough to carry on the essential
functions of the highway pro
gram; that in round numbers
they would still receire enough
- for " the following needs:! regular
bond Interest, regular bond re
demption, maintenance of high
ways, secondary highway system.
administration and engineering,
draw bridges and ferries, state
police system, and miscellaneous
Items. . Orer 14.000.009 would
be avsflable for new construction
If bonds In the amount' of tZs-
.00,000 were Issued to match fed
eral aid."
Sarins; at Least
Four Millions
"A return of between four and
fire million dollars a year to the
motorists of Oregon, I hold, will
be a direct relief. That, sum re
presents aproxlmately 10 per cent
' of the total annual property tax
burden of the whole state, esti
mated for 1932 at about $50,000.-
00. It represents almost entirely
the tax levied for state purposes;
he new figures of the state tax
commission, disclosing a -levy on
property of 2.111.E2S.S outside
the six per cent limitation; and
J a base within the limitation ot
$2.891.554.62 or a total of $5,
003.0(0.21. Thus It can be seen
that a return ot an equivalent sum
to the almost 178.000 motor own
ers of Oregon would be a return
Indeed welcomed. .
Oregon leads the'natlon in road
' building: an inTestment of $150.-
v 000,900. or the highest per capita
expenditures for roads in Ameri
ca. To go at -Blow bell" for a
couple of years will injure noth
ing; resting on the oars at this J
juncture will be a breathing spell
relished by all our people. As far
as my own department Is con
. cerned. I see several places where
. corresponding costs , can be de
creased and eliminated In connec
tion .with the inauguration of a
low license fee.
f "We now pay orer a thousand
dollars a month to rerister nen-
- ; , residents and apprehend And con
vict violators of our license law
f this whole bureau can be abol-
lsnea when we hare a fee low
. enough to obviate evasion. Office
routine can be speeded up, traf-
--. ' fie laws better and more economi
I . cally enforced, costs can be cut
everywnere. county road con
etructioa, under the abbreviate!
schedule, would of course hare to
be slowed op in- keeping with
tne income, but all public bodies
mj the state as well as the counties.
the cities and the school districts
should h$ed the call of the times
- and economise br not enendla-:
: the time has come to cease talking
economy, and to actually spend
less.
"I submit this plan, admitting
frankly that It is not new either
In other states or in Oregon, but
. trusting that the new picture of
the tax problem and our highway
.program will show, whereas In the
. past there may hare been reas
onable objection to the low li
cense fee, especially In view of the
1 fact that onr automobiles are not
. - 0Q the personal property .lax rolls i.
Spcdety
Mrs. Carl Harnisch.
Hostess to Club
Jefferson---llrs. Carl Harnisch
was hostess Thursday afternoon
for members .of the Rural Recre
ation club and Inrited guests.
In, a f guessing contest - Mrs.
Floyd Hllliker was awarded the
prise. In the musical romance by
Mrs. Ernest Harnisch, Mrs. Glenn
Will&rd won the honors and re
ceived a prize. Mrs. Lois Stanton
played piano selections for this
contest. The rooms of the Harn
isch home were adorned with
beautiful bouquets of cut flowers.
Closing the pleasant afternoon,
refreshments were serredby the
hostess, i Mrs. Alma! Wills, Mrs.
Glenn Wlllard, and Mrs. Ernest
Harnisch assisted the hostess In
erring. Present were Mrs. Almal
Wills. Mrs. Glenn Wlllard and
two daughtersKathleen and Don
na Marie; Mrs. Lois Stanton, Mrs.
Annie Skelton. Mrs. Floyd Hllli
ker. and daughter. Doris Daris.
and Mrs. Roy Hilllker. all of Al
bany; Mrs. Ernest Harnisch and
daughter. Ardls Ann, of Plain
Tiew; Mrs. C. B. Harnisch, Mrs.
Albert Harnisch .and daughter;
Donna June; Mri. R. A. Marsh
and son; Bobby, and the hostess
and daughter, Maecell, and son,
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Waconda Club Makes
Picnic Plans .
Waconda The Waconda com
munity club members were enter
tained Wednesday at an all-day
meeting at the home pf Mrs. Fern
Rucorn. Time was spent working
on the club quilt. This quilt Is
of "garden" design, and in the
Elks colors. Upon completion it
will be donated to that order to
be sold, and the proceeds used to
add to their charity fund at
Christmas time. ,
, Tne president, Mrs. Fern Run
corn, presided at the business
meeting, i Plans were discussed for
the annual picnic .which will be
held In June at Hazel Green park.
Announcement of the exact date
will be made later. Members in
good standing will hare the ad
mission of themselres and their
families paid, as this erent la
planned .to entertain the hus
bands. A cordial inritation Is ex
tended to friends.
I An Important feature of this
picnic will be the' dinner, and
eacn ramiiy is asaea to bring a
well-filled basket. I Committees
appointed were: Lunch, Mrs. B. J.
Miller, Mrs. E. J. Sharif. Mrs. C.
C. Russell and Mrs. Frank Can-
nard ; Ice cream; Mrs. Robert Cole;
coffee, Mrs. F. R. Nusoto.
Club members present Wednes
day were Mrs. C. C. Rats ell. Mrs.
B. J. Miller, Mrs. George Lemery,
Mra, Frank Cannard, Mrs. Robert
Cole, Mrs. Julian DeJardin, Mra.
E. J. Bharff, Mrs. William Me-
Gilchrlst, I Mrs. -Allyn Nusom and
the hostess, Mrs. Fern Runcorn.
Quilting- will be the order of
the day and Mrs. Robert Cole will
entertain i Wednesday, May 27, at
ner nome in Mission Bottom.
This will be an all-day meeting
wun pot-mcc lunch at noon.
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Hazel Green The Nemo sew
ing elub met with Mrs. Pearl
Wood tor their, last meeting un
til octooer, except for the Joint
meeting witu the Sunshine sew
ing club ! at Mrs. LaRosa'a May
20. The clubs at the meeting: May
29 will make definite plans for
tne picnic xor members and fam
illes. t : .. .
that the scenes hare shifted, and
tnat we are now ready- to take
this step,! Intelligently and delib
erately, as ' friends of the high
ways, cognizant ot the economic
demand of the day for lessened
expenditures."
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' SOCIAL CALENDAR
.: Sunday, May 17 . - -
Columbine gardens of Miss Mabel Crelghton open
from o'clock to S o'clock at Joneemere farm, 10 mllet
north of Salem on Wheatland-Waconda cross toads 14
Mission' Bottom. - . .
Monday, May 18
Recital of Laneta C. Bellinger, Roberts studio, t
o'clock; Invitational.
, - Leslie P. T. A. final meeting of spring at 7:30
o'clock. In Leslie Junior high school auditorium j election
of officers and program. - ;
Tuesday, May 19
Membership day observed by W. C. T. TJ. In Uhioa
hall; special program. 2
Hiawatha council, 8 o'clock. In I. O. O. F. hallf
Wahkeena council from Portland will put on degree
work for Initiates. Social hour following.
Ecclesia club party and election ot officers at homo
of Miss Emmadell Sehwaubauer. t
Recital of Miss Jeanette Scott, Violin, Waller haU,
8:30 o'clock.
. American War Mothers, 2 o'clock. In American Lu
theran church; last social meeting of year.
P. L. E. and F. club with Mrs. Ida Teckenberg, at
her- home in Macleay; potluck luncheon at noon; bus
lness and social meeting.
Wednesday, May 20
East Central circle of First Methodist church, Mrs.
Frank Myers, 810 Chemeketa street.
;j Thusday, May 21
Faculty Woman's club, Mrs. Roy Keena, K40 La
Fells street, 2:30 o'clock.
Friday, May 22
Piano and pipe organ recital. First Presbyterian
church, 8:15 o'clock, students or Frank E. ChurchilL
Public inrited.
Salem, Woman's elub will Install offlcen.
Mrs. Sibyl Roberts
Heads Auxiliary j ,
Mrs. Sibyl Roberts was elected
president of the Willamette aux
iliary No. 2081 of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles at the Wednes
day meeting, j
Other officers to be elected
were Mrs. Gussle Shaw, past
president; Mrs. Elsoie Eshleman,
vice president; Mrs. Inez Hol
brook, chaplain; Mrs. Luellle
Tumbleson. secretary; Mrs.
Helen Mangusen, treasurer; ' Mrs.
Rachel - Lantz, outside guard;
Mrs. Elra Coons, inside guard;
Mrs. Wesoloskl, trustee.:
These officers will be Installed
June 8. A program Is being
planned by the auxiliary for
Wednesda May 20.
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Mother's Banquet at
Hazel Green
Hazel Green. The Mothers'
and Daughter's banquet giren at
the church Friday erening by
the Women's Missionary society
and Otterbein Guild was attend
ed by 48 women and girls. I
Rer. Leila Luekey ot Portland,
was the speaker. Hazel Cook,
rice president of the Guild, had
charge of the program. The pro
gram was gtren by Nora Ruther
ford, Hazel Cook, Pearl Darkens,
Nora Rutherford, Margery Loon
ey. Mrs. Hattie VanCleave, Alice
Cook, June Dunnigan. Lucille
Dunnigan, SteUa Cook, Hazel
Woelke, Miss Luekey. v
Mrs. C. A. VanCleare Is presi
dent of Women's and Iola Luekey
of Girls' Missionary societies.
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An interesting musical pro
gram will be that giren by the
Treble Clef club, woman a glee
club of Willamette university.
Thursday night at 8 o'clock
Waller hall,
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Monmouth Mr. and
James -.i TiUon entertained
Mrs.
the
young. married people's Sunday
school class of the Erangellcal
church at their home Tuesday
erening. Guests were Rer. and
Mrs. A. L. Lonsberry and fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Good and
children, Mr. and Mra. Fred
Scholl and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Schwelxer, Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Sellers and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ebbert, Mr.
and. Mrs. Orral White. J. L. Nor
ris. George Berreman and Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Stebblns. At the
business session, "Delerers" was
chosen for the class name, and
Delve-Do as the motto. A social
hour with refreshments concluded
the erening:
Auburn Club Will
Picnic
Auburn The Auburn Woman's
club met at the home of Mrs. T.
A. Juza for a business meeting.
rouowea Dy an afternoon spent
In sewing and conversation. The
club voted to discontinue meet
ings for the summer months, but
win nare several evening picnics.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess. Club members Present
were Mrs. Lambert Feskens,
president; .Mrs. Ben H. Hawkins.
Mrs. T. C. Moran, Mrs. a J. Grif
fith, Mrs. Harvey Armstrong.
Mrs. Roy Rodgers. Mrs. Claude
Armstrong. Mrs. Mike Lucas and
the hostess and her daughter.
May.
Bethel The home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A, Bollng was the scene
ot a family gathering on Mother's
day when Mrs. Soling and her
sister, Mrs. R. A. . Raymond en
tertained In honor of their moth
er, Mrs. Emma Bowers. :
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. N. J. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs.
R. ' A. Raymond. Marguerite and
Eloise Raymond, Robert1 Rad
cllffe. Elsie and Elinor Bollng.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bollng, Clar
ence and Betty. -
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Bethel Dorcas Club l
Guest at Young Home
' Bethel. A ! most delightful
meeting of , the Bethel Dorcas
club was held Friday at the home
ot Mrs. Harry-Toung In Salem.
It was an all-day meeting with a
pot luck dinner served at noon.
The work ot the day was the
quilt which is being made tor
charitable purposes.
The guest rooms were beauti
fully decorated with a profusion
of roses and columbine. .
The -ladles were served at
small tables, each -with an effec
tive centerpiece of pansies. The
little folk had a low table un
der the trees on the lawn. .
In the afternoon a business
meeting was held with the presi
dent, Mrs. J. M. Nichols, presld
lng. Plans were made for . the
club ; to hold a picnic, with noon
dinner, at Hazel Green June 7. A
reireBnment committee was ap
pointed consisting of Mrs. Harry
Toung, Mrs. J. G. Lauderback
and Mrs. Ben Williams.
The guests of the club were
Mrs. J. D. Clark, Mrs. Robert
Rubeck, Mrs. George Lucas, Mrs.
Jo Williams, Mrs. Roy i Smith,
and Mrs. Alta Ross and three of
the guests became members ot
the club, Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Ross.
Members present were Irs. E.
W. Kitchen, Mrs. M. R. Gunter,
Mrs. A. I. Eott, Mrs. M. H. Utter,
Mrs. jr. G. Lauderback. Mrs. Cass
Nichols with Coralee. Luella,
Donald and Marilyn. Mrs. John
Haln and Jean. Mrs. J. M. Nlch
ois, j Mrs. Harry Boles, Mrs. W.
T. Brlnkley, Mrs. Ben Williams
and the hostess, Mrs. Harry
Toung. , t
The club will meet In June
with Mra. M. R. Gunter. with
Mrs. A. I. Eoff assistant hostess
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Woman's Club is
Entertained . .
SUyton A past president's
luncheon Is scheduled tor the
next meeting of the. Women's
club. The meeting Is to he held In
the lovely rock garden at the J.
W. Mayo home. The Mayo's
property Is on the Irrigation
ditch and they have had a ver
itable out door home there the
past two years. A cobblestone
fireplace affords ample opportun
ity for cooking and adds ' a cheer
fulness in cool evenings. All
club members are urged to brlnjr
a basket luncheon.
Should the weather ; be Incle
ment the luncheon and meeting
will be held in the club house.
The past presidents are Mrs.
Edna Sloper. Mrs. J. W. Mayo,
Mrs. H. J. Tate, Mrs. C. H. Brew
er and Mrs. O. E. Gardner. The
new officers will be Installed by
Mrs. O. B. Bentson. of Silverton,
past president ot the county fed
eration. The luncheon is sched
uled for 12:30.
Turner. The Methodist wom
en of Turner held a silver tea
Thursday afternoon at the home
ot Mrs, R. O. Wltzell. Spring
flowers made a pretty back
ground for the many callers. A
program was given In which the
following people took part: Mrs.
F. C. Gunning, Mrs. C. A. Bear,
Mrs. R. Lee Thelssen, Mrs. W. 8.
Burgoyne, Mrs. Mae Hadley, Mrs.
R. O. Wltzell, Mrs. Alice Ac
quith, Mrs. J. R. Cox, Helen and
Helena Wltzell. At the tea hour
Mrs. Wltzell was assisted by Mrs.
Small. Guests were Mrs. J. W.
Ransom, Mrs. R. Lee Thelssen,
Mrs. F. C. Gunning. ' Mrs. W. S.
Burgoyne,' Mrs. E. G. Prather.
Mrs. Mallnda Barzee, Mrs. O. A.
McKay, Mrs. Deana Tucker, Mrs.
J. R. Cox, Mrs. C A. Bear, Mrs.
I. H. Small. Mrs. Jean Pearcy,
and Mrs. Mae Hadley. i
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Homa Frornjllrip
Dallas Mrs. Charles Xf. BJl-
yeu, president of tne Oregon
Federation of Women's ciuds, re
turned horn Sunday from Phoe
nix, Ariz., where v she attenaea
the council meeting ot the gener
al federation ot woman's clubs.
Mrs. Bilyeu visited In Los
Angeles. Ventura and Oakland on
the return trio and attended -a
meeting of the first district fed
eration la Medf ord Saturday. I :
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the Growers club held their reg
ular meeting at the Darely office.
Mrs. Verna Ascbe. president.
presiding. By unanimous vote
it was decided to become a menl-
ber of the County! Federation of
Women'a clubs. As this was the
last meeting of the club until
September a very ; special pro
gram had been prepared. Mrs.
Minnie Dickman, Miss ' Mildred
Nlckerson and Mrs. Mable Royse
presented the program. - ;!
This club has been working at
every meeting, concluding the
season with a social afternoon
and refreshments. The program
committee was Mrs. Pearl Dar
ley, . Mrs. Mable Royse and Mrs.
Minnie Dickman. i
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Monmouth The final meeting
of La Gale Douzane bridge club
was held at the home of Mrs,
Fred HUl Wednesday at ternood.
with Mrs. Richard van Den
Bosch, Mrs. Larry Wolfe and
Mrs. James ' Gentle as hostessed.
Members and guests enjoying the
affair were: Mrs. A. E. TetheroW,
Mrs. Wayne Reid, Mrs. H W.
Morlan, Mrs. Wolfe,! Mrs.4 GentW,
Mrs. van Den Bosch and . Mrs.'
Hill. Honors went to Mrs. Teth
eroW and Mrs. Morlan. 7 1
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Central; Howell Mrs. PearJ
Wood entertained the Nemo sew
ing club .Wednesday afternoon.
The' time 'was pleasantly spenf la
conversation and sewing and the
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hostess serrsA s delicious lunch
at the close ot the afternoon.
Present were Mrs. Ed Hines, Mrs.
Davis, ; Mrs. Rutherford. Mrs.
Hawley, Mrs. Wampler, Mrs. La
Rosa, Miss. La Rosa, Mrs. Henry
Stafford, Mrs. Clarence Simmons,
Mrs. Mannlar, Mrs. Homer Daris
and the hostess, Mrs. Wood. ,
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Groves, wife ot the pastor of Ford
Memorial church, was I compli
mented Friday afternoon at a de
lightful party given in the church
basement. About 45 ladies were
present -and Mrs. Groves was the
recipient of many beautiful gits.
A program was given followed by
refreshments of cake and Ice
cream. ,'; y,--C '. -.
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the Bethel Dorcas club will be
held Thursday at the home ot
Mrs. Harry Toung. It is to be an
all day meeting with pvt-luck
dinner at noon..
justice May Not
Restore Drivers
Revoked Licenses
A local magistrate- or munic-
Inal court has no authority to
restore a motor vehicle operator's
icense which has been suspended
or reroked by order of such mag
istrate or court, other than upon
S reversal of any conviction upon
anneal, according to an opinion
handed down here Saturday by
Attorney General VanWlnkle.
i The i oninion was based on a
letter from the Portland munic
ipal court, in which it was set
out that a motor vehicle oper
ator's license was revoked upon
conviction ot the licensee for fail
ing to stop after the motor ve
hicle he was driving collided witn
Snother automobile, and in which
it was recommended that me u
cense be restored to the licensee.
i The oninion was requested by
'Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state.
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Examination and advice on tKe
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lutz is am
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Damages of $75 were award
ed W. IL Luts by the Jury sit
ting - in suit brought by Lutz
sgalnst Armour snd company.
The Jury was out about an hour.
Lutz had sued for: $1425 dam
ages for injuries sustained last
February when car owned by the
defendant and operated by Tom
Kelly crashed Into Lutz' car . on
the highway near Jefferson as
Luts started to tprn oft into t
private driveway. , !
Plaintiff alleged that the Ar
mour car, traveling In the lame
direction, gave no signal when
attempting to pass Lutz' machine.
In answer, defendant alleged that
plaintiff turned without signal
ling.''" " Another damage case will be
opened1 in Judge L. II. McMa
han's court Monday morning,
with the suit of Mrs. J. F. Mol
lencop against the city of Salem
win go to trial. She seeks mone
tary redress for Injuries received 4
when she tripped and fell on a!--J
wire stretched along a street
parking.
Water Company
Files Br iet in
Action by City
D. B. McBrlde of Portland has
filed with the state engineer her
application to appropriate; IS sec
ond feet of water from Poverty
Creek, for mining purposes in '
Coos county.
. John Lisk Of Whitney, seeks
to appropriate 234 acre feet ol
water from Trout Creek for th
Irrigation of 118 acres of land lo
Baker county. i i
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care and
troubles.
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