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THE EUGENE EEOISTEE-OU AED
Pago Two '
Local Vets Will
BREAD PIES
OLDEST RAILROADER RETIRES!
JOHNSON, GREEN CLASH AT RECOVERY HEARING!
Attend ConvenJ
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rate bridgu on the coast because oi
til dub's bj-lawi.
"Perishable" Bridges
Under the topic of the coast
bridges, Mr. Scott aald the cost was
to run to 8!4 millions of dollars, pint
tha inn the state has to bear on ad
ministration, overhead, right-of-way!,
etc. Br the lima the coast highway
la flnlihed. there will hare been pent
some 121,000,000 or $'.2.000,000 on It.
"With that roar, do we want per
ishable bridges?" ha asked. The huge
spans on these bridges will be from
400 to 700 feat long. Moreover, they
will be Tery high. "There Isn't an
able engineer in tha country or the
state of Oregon who would approve
the plan to make these bridges of
lumber. To build them of lumber is
all wrong." lie recalled hridces built
years sgo of lumber with spsns
running sround 150 feet. They had
to ba built and rebuilt and their whole
plan was wrong. Sir. Scott declared.
"If those bridges were built of
lumber, there would bo a big storm.
We have to get down to fundamentals,
we have to do the right thing, and
'fear no man .
Treated Wood Little Barter
He declared he was speaking as
one man and not for the commis
sion as a whole.
Referring then to the approaches,
he said they could be made of tim
ber. "They would be like the Long-
rlew bridge, perhaps J50 feet nign,
mads of untreated wood. But these
approaches are the scandal of the
highway world. They are good tor
8, 10, or 12 years, pernaps.
Substitutes are either concrete or
a, composite of concrete and treated
wood. Untreated wood Is entirely
out of the queation, Mr. Scott said,
If the approaches were built of
treated wood, there would be little
sating , of money. The creosoted
wood is no atronger than the un
treated. Where there are tides
there Is a continual flowage of drift.
It the timbers were bruised they
would soon have to be removed, be-
cause the preserving la only a tbln
veneer. California road people have
aald. they can not recommend this
type of bridge, he said.
Oregon Pioneers Type
Oregon la the only state to In
. traduce the composite type combin
ing the merits of concrete and wood.
No other engineers In the world have
done as much for the lumbermen
those In Oregon, he said.
Through the plan of the short
epan wwges with the spans 25 and
80 feet, this type of construction
can be used aa a big boom for the
lumber Industry,
Referring again to the use of con
Crete, Mr. Scott declared the local
lumbermen would aell more lumber
in that type than with the timber
bridges or composite ones, because
there is only one plant in Oregon
He to supply the treated woods for
the wooden bridges. . "That is at
St. Helena, where would you Lane
county lumbermen he? What would
happen If Washington lumbermen
underbid 7"
Piii Opening Explained
Speaking of (he apparent slowness
In clearing the McKenzle pass of
snow, Mr, Scott pointed out that the
work should not be done before
"Old Sol" does his work In order to
ave any money. Requests came to
clear the pass in May. The work
was done In June.
Even so it cost the state 12200.
or an average of fl a car. It would
have cost $300 anyway to clear the
final drifts, so the state actually
spent 1 1000 extra money on tho
work. Juat about that number of cam
have gone over, making It about $1
car, the spesker said. Ha asked
It those 1000 csrs would have paid
$1 for the privilege of going over
the pass. Referring to a aimilnr
situation on the Mt; Hood loop, he
pointed out it was useless to hurry
ahead of the aun.
Under the topic of oiling he said
It could not be done over dust, but
thst It had to go on over a hard,
heavy rock structure to be done
right and to insure any endurance.
It la a waste of money to put the
oil over dust without the funda
mental atructure.
The cost la too great to put In
all this needed rock structure and
trading at once, Mr. Scott said,
, Curves Vs. Speed
Going then to curves, he said the
commission "got It from both sides"
on that subject. There sre still many
people who went curves in the rosil
because they enjoy scenery, and be
cause they want to feel aafer from
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William Green, preildent of the American Federation of Labor, right, led opposition to wage and
work-hour provision! of the American Textile Manufacturers' fair trade code when Ita approval by the
National Recovery Administration was sought. Green clashed sharply -with Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson, re
covery administrator, left, during the hearing at Washington.
speed demons. Yet the state work
is progressing as fast as possible to
straighten out the roads, etill with an
eye on scenery, and yet in line with
the newer speed and safety laws.
Cars toriny are being built for a
rate of 60 and 00 miles an hour, and
the highway program has to keep
up with Ue apeed laws. Ten yearn
from now, perhaps, the cars will be
for 100 miles speed and the high
ways will again be obsolete. In their
program to meet the situation.
All this work, however, Is cur
tailed because of lack of means.
Finances were then taken up. All
money for the highway construction
this year and perhaps next will come
from the federal source.
Stay Within Means
Little or nothing was done by the
legislature beam so of the ultimatum
from the people for economy. As
result tlio f5 license fee was put in,
as ngaliiBt the average of $21 .20
from tills nource lnt year. With
some 200,000 cars affected, this was
a huge cut. The legislature increas
ed the gas tax as a way to help, but
consumption wes cut down because
of the advance wlrh enme on gas at
the same time. The legislature put
an additional tax on trucks and the
truck men soy they will not pay it.
All this difficulty has curtailed the
budget, "If the budget is not bal
anced, we won't issue bonds. It
means that the highway maintalAenco
work will be curtailed." He referred
to the $600,000 cut in the payroll
MAY BE QUEEN!
X.g,J
of the highway department ae one
big cut to meet the budget.
Earlier, Mr. Scott had declared
"We must stay within our meo,ns.
Wo must not issue bonds. We must
not exceed our budget." Mr. Scott
highly praised Carl G. Woshburne,
Kugeue, member of the board.
For the meeting next week the
club will hear a report from Frank
h. Chambers on the international
convention, held recently in Los An
jeclre. Mr. Chambers returned the
past week.
Forest Service
Uses County "Cat"
The "30 cat," in other words, one
of the county caterpillar tractors, that
has been in use on the Sharps creek
road extending from the Roy river
rood toward tho Bohemia-mines has
been borrowed by the forest service
and the C. C. C. men located at tho
Urice creek camp are using it on the
road on that creek which also leads
to the mines.
The work on tha Sharps creek road
will continue however, until tho wid
ening and straightening of curves ori
ginally planned is completed. County
Commissioner Crow mi id Monday.
The C. C. C. men are doing a fine
piece of work on Brice creek, accord
ing to P. M. Morse, county engineer,
who Inspected the work Monday. They
are making wide turnouts and other
wise Improving the roadbed. The road
leading to the camp is in condition,
ho said.
Baseball Scores
AMERICAN
At Philadelphia (1st game): -
Chicago 2 12 0
Philadelphia 3 10 2
(Klcven innings)1.
Batteries: Jones, Lyons and Grtibe,
Berry; Grove and Cochrane,
At Boston:
St. Louis 9 8 1
Boston 8 7 8
Batteries: Stiles and Shea: An
drews, Kline, Welch and Ferrell.
At New York:
Petroit 6 12 2
New York 10 9 2
Batteries: Fischer, Gobsett and
liny worth; Brown, Moore and Dickey,
Jargens,
At Philadelphia (2nd gome):
Chicago . 7 8 0
Philadelphia. . 1 3 3
Batteries: Gaston and Berry; Oli
ver, Freitas and Cochrane.
NATIONAL
At Pittsburgh:
rhilndelphia . ,
rittKburgh
Batteries: Holly and Davis; French
and Picinicb.
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About 200.000,0(10 ton's of coal are
burned every year in the United King
dom; 40,000.000 tons are burned in
I domestic grates. .
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providing tor a retail price of -cent
an ounce, a slight increase over hith
erto prevailing prices.
Government eiperts have figured
that the Increased prices for wheat
and the processing tax should entitle
bakers to an increase of approxi
mate! l',4 cents a pound for the fin
ished product,
INCREASE EYED
WASHINGTON. July 10. W
The department of justic today was
formulating a policy for dealing with
"unreasonable" increases in bread
prices coming In the woke of the SO
centa a bushel processing tax on
wheat which went Into effect with the
turn of the week.
Complaints of increases, which Sec
retary Wallace considera "too high,"
ore being turned over to Attorney
General Cummings for investigation
and possible prosecution under the
anti-trust laws, where the increases
are being put Into effect by groups
of bakers snd deslers.
Wallace said he has obtained re
ports of increases. up to 60 per cent.
He takes tha position that the tag
If reflected In full to th,e consumer,
should not Increase the price of a
pound loaf more than a half cent.
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There will be many more state In
come tnxpayers in Oregon next year
than before, as the .new state law
which lowered the exemptions and
stepped up the rate will be in effect
by that time, according to E. V.
Rhodes, who with J. L. Edwards from
the state tax commission's office in
Salem, is here for a few days. They
are auditors sent out by the com
mission to check up on Income tox
payments and have visited nearly all
the other counties of Oregon. They
expect to be here for a week.
Under the new law a single man
making $800 a year or more must
pay an income tax and a married man
must pay on $1500 income with an ex
emption of $300 for each dependent,
nnd the rate has been stepped p
from one to five per cent to two
to seven per cent.
The auditors are also checking np
on corporation nnd excise taxes In
Tmne county. They are investigating
nlleged delinquencies and checking up
on returns of many persons who have
filed from Lnne county. This. Is the
first state-wide audit that has been
made by the tnx commission for three
years. Mr, Rhodes unid. They are
working In the office of Assessor
Keeney.
IT'S HORSEPOWER
THAT COUNTS
Baroness Franzlska de -Janko
(above), prominent leader of Al
banian soolety and well-known In
German and Auatrlan social cir
cles, la betrothed to King Zog of
Albania, according to Continental
rumora. Reports from Vienna
say a definite announcement will
be made In the fall.
A ft. .
' The four wo Inn la the "Mia Ararrlu" wen
niHKlnall)- nt& ml 2000 hontpowir. Dt aok
Injl correct fnt-l anil ipeelal Mljiislmrnli thy
rtaftllv Hetelop MOO horsepower ntery
to Hriva lhli.,.Uie trorlil' futMi motor bol
124.91 bum (r hour, llonepowcr Goantol
NOW -TRAVEL FOR ABOUT
ANY DAY ANYWHERE ON S-P
SAN FRANCISCO
$1 1.00
sLeaT ONE
WAY
119.35 ROUNDTRIP
LOS ANGELES
$1 A.00
ONE
WAY
529.00 ROUNDTRIP
i- limlUr fan It nttrlj til S. P. tltiiomt.
What Other form of trarel offers comfort comparable to the train
rot 24 a mile I These new Tourist Fares are good in Coat hcs or Chair
Can oa our fsilrit trains also in Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars
(berth for the Blunt as little as $1.50 extra). And In our dining csrs
you enjoy the delicious "Meals Select" complete luncheons and
dinners for 80f to 1.25, breakfasts for 50f to 90t.
eCouttheirn Pacific
....... A. J. GILLETTE, Ticket Agent PHONE 2200
MOTORISTS ARE SWITCHING
TO THE GASOLINE
THAT IS 2 YEARS AHEAD
. . . They Want The Increased
Anti-Knock Horsepower Of The -IVew
"Fortified" Gilmorc Red Lion.
Haven't you at one time or another, frit like brine extravagant? Haven't
too paid an extra-price for gasoline, just lo enjoy the feel of real anti-knock
oorsr power?
Now, tou can have thia pleasure every day in your ear, without the ex
travagancc of using premium price gasoline.
Gilmorc has perfected the new "Fortified" Red Lion Casollne after 2
years experirure In the laboratory and on the Speedway. It is built . . . not
merely rrHnrd, The molecular formations have been re-formed to develop
maximum mulli-power. It possessce high volatility index. It gives yonr car
anti-knock horsepower performance without paying for extra-price motor
fuel. You save per gallon and yon save per mile.
A trial will convince you thai "Fortified" Gilmore Red Lion ia 2 venrs
ahead of all other gasolines in Anti-Knock Horsepower. Drive Into the tndo
penueni .station wiirre you ere ine i.ncck.crca' Mag, and fill up with Ibis new
Gilmore Red Lion Gasoline. Just try ft. ..you'll like ill .
THE "FOnilFtED99 GASOLINE FOR ALL CARS
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Daniel S. Spencer, general paasenger agent of the Union Pacific
system, retired at Salt Lake City after 69 years' aerviee believed to
be a national record. Spencer went to work aa a meseenger boy In
1874. Above la a Utah Central locomotive, pride of the line when
Spencer atarted; below, one of the "9000" claas used on the aame
system today.
Prominent Persons
Fishing M'Kenzie
Several' prominent persons sre at
present fishing on the upper McKeu
zie, being guided by Billy Price,, of
tha Stockade resort, he reported
Monday,
Clarence Kolb, noted actor, and Ty
Cobb, famed baseball player, are both
fishing the river with Bill Hayward,
veteran track coach at the university.
R. A. Cox, superintendent of tho
American Itailwuy Kxpresa agency;
G. H. Campbell, route agent for the
company; and A. F. Kapp. Eugene
agent, era all fishing wilh Price. They
report excellent catchea recently.
Some 30.000,000 milk bottles go
astray every year in Knglnnd alone.
In 1027, more than two-thirds of
Portugal's population of over 6,000,'
000 were unable to read or write.
Several members of (V. .
nost of Veterans of tv.. t!n
are planning to attend th. '
ventlon of th ""Hll
.ti ia i ir. ii. "
burg Indicated nrenanii..0.8 ''I
ing made to accommoilat,"'.1!
persona at the convention. H
Major J. E. Whit. -
baa been named a 1
paontinn (.Atnm'lff.. . . 1
Uon. . .. .
The state meet will open W.J
day afternoon with a joint m.!!1
k. II,. v u ... m'l
lllary, to be followed by . Vf
for viaitlna officer. ..j .'twN
tion ball. Thursday will bV Stj
to the business V"l
fight card at night as sneelallj
toinment. The .i,.,..! .... . 1
imraa
a feature of Friday, the nnjjj
T ' "! " annual tmj
tor drum corps and drill leamiJ
n "cootie" f rolln nnhnrf.,!.., . 1
night houra. The flnnl busln... J
.in... ...Ill k. k.l.l o...... 'UM
- " "'' w" "c"i oi'iuruaj, tiii
convention will close with ,
Varied Services
Held at Chu3
Leslie Wolfe who hss spi,,
yeora in missionary work ig
Philippine Islands spoke ,
Christian church Sunday momi
expects to sail July L'5 from fl
land nccompanled by his dtorJ
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mn. m
nun, uiiu iwuuib ma worn f
Islands.
At the evening service T. T.
wards who has spent 24 vein
nervice as a missionary in fj
Africa told of the needs and oil
new day that has come to tht pJ
UL luu utlln, VUUIIUUni,
Clifford Jope who is psstor ol
Ninth Street Christian chnrcl
Washington, D. C, with his (J
were also present for the ihtJ
.Mrs. .lopo le a daughter of Mi.
Mrs. J, It. Harding.
These studies by Prof. V.
IToven on the Bible will emtj
tnrougnout tne month ot Jul;.
The pastor, Dr. S. E. Child
delivered his third sermon la
general series on the topic ol "CI:
tian Union" at the evening strra
4 .
Clocks of the naval obiimJ
which furnish time for the Ci3
States east of the Rockies, anal
in an underground vault no
wound by electricity: the vault!
never opened except in case ol nJ
gency.
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For Wednesday
Night
flf you have a date, by all means cancel it and join
( the happy crowd of money savers at Eric Merrell s .
Big Remodeling Sale, starting at 7 p. m. Sharp,
Wednesday.
Locked Up Tite
lThe store will be closed all day Tuesday and WedTI
nesday. During winch time, we will be arranging
the stock and marking prices down to the lowest
level ever quoted on such fine quality.
IJSALE STARTS WEDNESDAY AT 7 p. m. SHARPj
The Greatest Sale
RFhis is the greatest attempt we have ever made atl
rapid selling. We are going to remodel our store
and must move at least one half of this fine stock of
men's wear before starting work.
IALE CTARTSAT 7 SHARP WEDNESDAY NIGHTj
j See Double Page Adv.
See our double page advertisement Wednesday
! night. And in the meantime check over your needs.
Be in line for Super Values in men's wear when the
doors open at 7 p. m. sharp Wednesday night.
ERIC MERRELL
I CLUTHES FOR MEN" i
EUGENE, OREGON I