The Bend bulletin., July 21, 1942, Image 4

PAGE FOUR
THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1942
THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OBKGON TRESS
Tlw Bm4 Bullatla (waaalr) IWHI
Ttaa Band Bui Mia 4aUl aak lilt
Fubliaaad Evarj Aftarnooa Katrpt Suaoalr by Th Baaa BullrUa
tM-TM Wall BU
Ealarai as gaooad ClaM Ma tup, Jaaaarf . '. at tha PoatoaVa at Baad. Oraaoa, andar
Act o( Marca (, u;t
OBERT W. SAWVW-IMttar-alaaaaar HENRY H. FOWliH Aaaatlata Editor
t RANK H. LUUUAN Adv.rn.ini Manarar
Am laamaailiaT Kawapapar tandtna- far tha aaoara dl. el.an auainaia, claaa polilka and
Iha aaat aim am al Baad aa4 Casual Oraaoa,
MEMBEI AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS
UBBCRimON BATE
Bf Mad Br Cairlar
OnaTaar Oa. Yrar
Vi Montta 8. Montha
Thraa atoatha Sl.M Oaa Mouth
Alt aaaarrlatiam ara da and FATARtJE IN ADVANCE
Flana aotlfy a prampOv of aar ahanca af aiirlraw. or of (ailura at raearra tha napar
raxularlr.
toe
THAT TAX SHARING RETORT
From a new story in the Redmond Spokesman we learn
that Virgil Langtry. speaking before the Redmond Kiwanis j
club, replied to two points mane in our recent comment on me
memorandum of the League of Oregon Cities on certain Ore
gon tax questions. One of our points was that the memor
andum made no reference to the recently inaugurated plan of
the highway commission to do certain city street work. The
reply is that on page 23 of the report this sentence occurs, "In
1942 the state will spend about $250,000 on city streets."
We are glad to note this correction. Our assumption, on
reading this sentence in the report, was that the reference
was to state expenditure on highway routes through the cities.
Moreover, in that section of the report containing the argu
ment for a share of the road-user revenue this current ex
penditure is not mentioned and this sentence occurs, '"In the
absence of sharing in state collected revenues to which their
own taxpayers have contributed so heavily, the cities since
then have been unable to undertake the recommended re
habilitation or maintenance work." This statement dis
regards the 1942 expenditure.
Mr. Langtry's other reply dealt with our assertion that
the report made no mention of the state liquor revenue devoted
to county welfare purposes. The subject, it now appears, was
referred to in a supplemental memorandum issued at a later
date. According to that memorandum, as quoted in the
Spokesman, it is urged that welfare has become a state func
tion. That being so, we gather the argument to be, the use
of liquor revenue for county welfare purposes need not be
considered in a study of state revenue sharing. That depends,
of course, on how one looks at the question but in any case, it
seems to us, a comprehensive study of such questions as are
dealt with in this report would include more elaborate treat
ment of this topic.
One more point Had the study been undertaken on a
purely scientific basis would not this question of sharing of
liquor revenue been included in the report as first prepared?
We gather that Mr. Langtry did not reply to other than
these two points reported by the Spokesman.
Let us supplement the foregoing and what has Dreviouslv
been said about that report on tax sharing with a reprint of
comment from the current Oregon Voter. Addressing itself
particularly to the assertion that Oregon is at the bottom of
the list in the' matter of state aid to local governments the
voter says:
V. 3. Census figures, showing Oregon at the bottom of the
list in state aid to local government, are correct literally hjit
do not measure the reality. They fail to include as aid to local
government any of the $9,000,000 appropriated by the state
legislature for public welfare purposes. This biennial appro
priation provide about $400,060 a year of state funds, or more
than $4.50 per capita, in state aid to county and local relief and
welfare, including pensions to the aged, aid to dependent chil
dren, matching of county hospital expense, and other relief
and general assistance for which the state makes the actual dis
bursement of federal, state and local funds. In all. some $20,
000,000 biennially, or $10,000,000 annually, of federal, state and
local funds are disbursed by the state welfare commission al
though they really are aid to local government. No part of
this Is credited by the U. S. Census bureau as aid to local govern
ment. We do not call Into question the accounting accuracy of
the federal classification, which is justified by the board, but
do warn against being misled into the notion "that state aid to
local government is as low as It would appear to be when the
state welfare commission aid to local government is left out of
consideration and simply classified as solely a state expendi
ture. Another item in this is that state elementary school aid,
out of the 2-mill tax, is not credited as state aid in the U. S.
Census figures. There also is sound accounting reason for this.
In that when collected from property (as it has been up to the
end of the latest fiscal year reported upon by the U. S. Census)
it remains in the county where it was collected. Yet as state aid
It Is as real as it would be were the tax collections paid into the
state treasury and then returned to the counties. Taking into
account the welfare disbursements and the 2-mill tax, state aid
to local government In Oregon would be about S10.00 per capita
per year, instead of the $2.92 reported by U. S. Census. The
$10.00 would put Oregon well up.towards the national average
of $12.96 of state aid. In the other states, the welfare aid and
the school aid are classified as state aid, with few if any excep
tions; Oregon has tax law provisions and welfare disbursement
provisions which are different from those of other states and
have this effect of distorting the classification in a way that
misleads those who are not informed as to the difference.
Good News for the Axis
vVJ-1
. t
EXTRA VALUES FOR SUMMER!
ONLY A FEW LEFT!
LAWN
SWING
$29.50
Canopy top of heavy multi-colored can
vat. Steel frame; well padded eatj. An
excellent value.
5:95
Steel Chairs
Comfort.bl all metal chair
Choice of colon.
$4.95
Hammocks
Several ityle and dotigni.
$3.95-$4.95
50c Glatt
Water Jug
Handy jug with cap. While they
la it.
19c
PHONE 271
"Central Oregon Home Furnisher."
EASY TERMS
room. Opening the door, he paused
i abruptly, mere was a man wun
his back to the door bending over
his opened suitcase and probing
through the contents. Dawson
slipped a hand inside his coat to
' his revolver holster and stepied
, Into the room.
i , ... .1 As he did so, a second man
Idress you so kindly provided and whipped from the darkened bath-
room ana pinnea uawson s arms
SERIAL STORY
MURDER IN FERRY COMMAND
BY A, W. O'BRIEN
'the Washington mine operators Hal IxTtlon of tlie Mtu-k vole will
for a few experimental ton, go to l.owcll Hlurkinun, Plcii-s
Kvcntuaily. whatever mine wlim NovemU-r opponent. Some of
I the contract It will he a big boost Plercca Irlenrt fi-el Unit he need
for the northwest Industry. 'all he can get to help him In I'm
Iuklng ahead at the possibility .county " fall,
of bauxite being cut off from The Hamm appointment
Dutch ;ulatvt because of tier-'gratifying l all of urn. ami the
I man submarine activity, the well llknl local man will no doulit
luin-nu of mine has arnt survey do a good lob as 11. S. tii.usli.il.
parlies Into the northwest gather- - Hut the aiipoliiliiH-nt la ot no eei-n-I
In- samples of aluminum clay, omle value to this community ami
The large dcxislt near I anile comn innuence votes only ior r
' Itfs-k has been ! kul and now a sons I reasons or through n.ti-
this new customer hut when .nv i. drilling l.'i miles east of rowly partisan politics, wliieii
did learn of the arrangement cotingi drove. In case of a plm-h most of us don't rare to pluy. The
MORE ABOUT
The Capitol
(Continued From 1'age One)
ccnavaiOiHT. tea.
nka aa a v ICC imc.
THE ELl'SIVE CAROLE
CHAPTER XII ihas secured 'abundant evidence'
Under the distant and disapprov- that it was a link In your exten-
ing scrutiny of the headwaiter ; sive spoiler system on r erry uro
Clyde Dawson picked up his res- J"" JXded sha ""'' ,rom ,h' arms T ' " """T . .h . , T
ervatlon at the desk then began h8W;rf ' -PPhended wHn whf nad bbpd m aver wanted that load
ervation at tne oesK, men Dcgan, t . xa nia,hii .h tei mined to get It away I
to his sides.
Vainly, Clyde rawson tried to
search for Carole Fiske, who
had fled the dining room after
throwing a cup of coffee in his
face.
Dawson knew In advance the
search would be futile. No black-
' fi-ntn h.Mnr1 Mi.ama-rilta' fht one
Dexel was the picture ol mental , wno had been marching through
agony.
"I'll talk," Dexel spoke hoarsely.
"What do you want to know?"
"That's better," grunted Daw
son. "But before I start, I am In-
haired girl had passed through the formlng yml tnal all you hav.
"l3'" 1"" '" the.'?sV- Upland will say will be recorded by
utes. the carman said. Nor had ;dict h and anv,ninK you ay
such a girl used eltherof the two ; f h"j h w mst J
elevators during that t me. A ma-1 or ,woB hour the men
tron assured him that the girl was i (ampj
in neuner oi me laaies Hinges. rjawgon came out into the
FlT.ilUT T.?,T IL'r'main office his face wore a pe
phoned the Intelligence Bureau oculiar expression . . ..or the first
nut out a dragnet for the ffirl in . r .
, . ume ne seemeo worrieu. i
the Halifax area. While removing , ,,h rt vik. 1
his suitcase dashed cross the room
and tugged the investigator's re
volver from the shoulder holster.
'Take it easy," an authoritative
voice growled. "We're from the I
Royal Canadian Mounted Police."
Dawson ceased struggling.
"Hell," he panted, "let us stop
playing games we're on the same
team. I'm Dominion Intelligence
you'll find my credentials in a
false bottom compartment of the
suitcase your pal was amusing
himself with.
obtained priorities from WPB amli
liui-easeil the caicu ily of the line.
PtiK was serving the yard before
Administrator Haver was aware
ol
he
he demanded that PCK turn the,K, ,.inv (rnosis will Is- used: I) S. marshal's Job la not one th.it
xiwer Side over to Honnevllle. trir prix-ras la a trifle more cosily offers opportunity for doing murli
Not having a franchise for Hnesifhan with ha mite, which Is the (or Klamath county.
within the city ot I'ortlaml. ne Drnr(M reason aluminum Ingot , The decision to be made nt ihe
plants prefer the Dutch Culana poll this fall should be haael on
material. more significant and vital factor
Bureau of mines is also drilling than are represented by this up
again In the chromlle dermis of polntment.
the John iMy cniintry. IjisI year) chlrf lliimm, Im Urntally. ha
it explored a ehromite di'Msil In t indicated that pnlltlra will he
Montana and w hen the produc- j "out" n far as his handling the
tlon of Rlevl w as liu reasiHl the , marshal's lob Is rnnrernMl 1 l e
PliK. The private company's rule I guvernment was immeUiaiely position, he talrt, mm en onder the
for Miwer to the shipyard was as I n-ady to have that ore mlm-d and JUtch act, whKh bam political ac- f
low as that of Bonneville, $17.M I concentrated; pays a royalty to tlvlty.
P,,'r. UvW;!" JaT"' ' " wn"'' ! The chief I. naturally apprerl...
aml.illy. It made no difference Aami,,!,.,, ti.ilt Kviithelic rul.Der'tlu. of all that h.. h JZL
must be produced as rapidly as htm, and has mentioned t'ongit-ss-posslble,
Vice President Henry A. man Pierre prominently In his
wauaee sniK'Keo a senate suo-j
committee by deilarlng that he
dia-s not wish to see tins plastic
insisted that ItiK "wheel" Bon
neville (lower to Swan Island over
PCK f.u llitles, a demand that was
refused.
The Swan Island shipyard will
heavy load ot power
de-
get It away from
whether Swan island bought from
Ptifc. or Bonneville.
Bonneville agents have already
sought to take other customers
away from this particular private
"thank you" statement.
company and are still working on continued after the war. Wallace
PIERCE AND HAMM
The Klamath Falls Herald and News has reprinted our
editorial referring- to the appointment of the Klamath police
chief an United States marshal for Oregon and offered ita
owp comment. Its editorial is reprinted elsewhere on this
page. ,
We agree with the Klamath paper that the decision to be
made at the polls this fall (as between Pierce and Stockman)
"should be bared on more significant and vital factors than
are represented by this appointment." More such factors
than are represented by Walter Pierce's recent distribution
of government pamphlets on infant care should a).so enter but
Walter, nevertheless, is basing some hopes on these else he
would not now be coming up with them.
So far as Chief Hamm and the Hatch act are concerned
one has only to remember the Raver Bonneville flouting of
the law to be assured that Mr. Hamm, as marshal, can get
away with the next thing to murder and never find Walter
objecting.
No, as marshal Chief Hamra'a chief job will be to marshall
the votes.
When Dawson had satisfied the
his soiled shirt, he mentally noted yet- i Mountics as to his Identity, one of
there were many strange things I other shifted uneasily. i them drew a sheet of writing
about Carole Flske, but the most j .. I(.s a break we haven't ' paper from his pocket and handed
curious of all was her exclamation , h u-r, whro h u it to Dawson.
wnen sne saw raui Dexel in me goe apparently rushed down to
dining room doorway. Jthe docks in a taxi and found a
She had cried out that It could ; h, about to Ior Newfound.
not J? haJ r'i.".1 wasiland. It was sheer luck-the pur
murdered and had started to say fcoj hi
auuitruiiiiH riwui u&i w til.
Her implied Ignorance of the
"Perhaps you can give us a hint
as to what this is all about, then?"
the Mountie queried. "You'll no
tice the letter about you was prop
erly signed we seldom act on
executed man's fate had always bunk
puz.n-u ioc invcaiiKHur- iaitrr ail,
it would be wiser for her to pre
tend no knowledge of the New
foundland drama . . . Yet, there
had been no faking about her ex
clamation. And what had Dexel,
supposedly murdered, to do with
it? Who had told her that lie'and
why?
As he shaved, Dawson frowned
into the mirror. No matter what
she was, breaking the news about
Lemoy would be a tough chore.
In fifteen minutes he was at his
bureau office. The agents who
had escorted Dexel to the hotel
were waiting for hfm.
"That touching scene did some
thing to the Strong Silent Man,"
one grinned. "He was talking to
himself all the way back here.
Better go right in and quiz him
we'll work the dictograph from
this room."
Paul Dexel half arose from his
chair In his bleak detention room
as Dawson entered.
"Think you're a smart copper,"
he snarled, "but you won't get any
thing out of me no matter what
she told you. I know my rights
as a citizen ..."
only one woman in it, an of fk-er's anonymous tips of this nature.
swife. and he gave Fiske the other : Urgency was suggested in Its oe-
Bend's Yesterdays I
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
( From The Bulletin, July 21, 1927)
A blow by blow account of the
Sharkey Dempsey heavyweight
Stover, Bill Hostetler and Paul
Hosmer entertained National
Commander Howard P. Savage. '
"Did the ship sail?"
"Yes, Fiske flashed some Identl-
Ing sent by a messenger from the
dock. The hotel detective told u
there had been strange behavior
fication from the War Supplies on your part reported this morn
Department, claimed she was on ing.
urgent business and got through
In a rush. As luck would have it.
this all haDnened lust a few min- garry,"
utes before sailing time at 7:50 "R. C. M.
a. m. It is now after 10. . . ."
"That means the ship is out of
the Narrow and on the open sea.
Likely In convoy." Dawson's face
was grim. "I can't signal it to re
turn. What's the ship's name?"
"The Fort Glengarry out of
Boston bound for St. John's . . ."
Dawson held up his hand.
"Okay, now contact the Kastern
Dawson was reading the note-
let terheaded "S. S. Fort Glen-
P. Counter-Esplonage
Section, Halifax," It begins. "There
is a man using the name Clyde
Dawson whom you will probably
find at the Nova Scotlan Hotel.
I have reason to believe he is en
gaged In activities counter to the
Defense of Canada Regulations.
If you work fast, serlou harm of
a nature I will disclose later may
be averted. He Is a cunning and
I TWENTY-FIVE YEA RS AGO
I (From The Bulletin. July 21. 1017)
fight tonight Is to be broadcast ' So far this season 61 forest fires
over The Bulletin's loudspeaker ; have been reported on the De
fcystem. News of the fight will be chutes national forest. In the en
received over the United Press i "re season last year only 59 were
wire. i recorded.
Prince Michael, 3, was today: The I.W.W. is blamed for a fire
made king of Rumania, following i which destroyed several buildings
the death of King Ferdinand, his , at Klamath Falls last night and 35
grandfather. A regency of throe members of the organization are
members will rule until the new j formally held there on charges of
king is of age. vagrancy.
The Bend delegation has reach- Claude McCauley was a Bend
ed La Grande for the American visitor yesterday from Deschutes.
Legion convention, according to :
word sent here from J. C. Wright, I Families with Incomes under
commander of the local post. Im- $2,500 lose about $2,500,000,000
mediately alter tlw delegation ar- .each year in doctor bills, medicine
rived, the Bend banjo trio B. A. land wages.
Dawson clutched Dexel by the
coat lapels and tugged him to his
feet, shaking the man like a cat
with a mouse.
"Listen, stupid," he said, biting
off each word sharply, "we have
rounded up the whole Chicago
set-up. The Northern Maine unit
has been snared by this time by
the G-men, plus heaven knows
how many other units. And, as
for you, we know you had Darwin
Lemoy's hand In your cabin and
found towels with fingerprint Ink
on them. There was also-Ink on
the tips of the corpse's hand . . ,"
"I don't know what you are talk
ing about. I don't know anything
about fingerprinting . , ." Dexel
was pale as a sheet. '
A door opened and one of the
agents handed Dawson a telegram.
The latter read It and tossed the
paper to Dexel who picked It up
in trembling hands.
"That will tell you," the investi
gator continued, "our Montreal
bureau Just raided the Dorval ad-
Air Command and ask for a nlane i dangerous type. By the time you
to fly me up there. I must be In get this my ship will be en route
St. John's before the girl arrives. ; to St. John's, Newfoundland, from
Phone me at the hotel I'm going j whence I shall contact you."
to pack." I It wa-s signed, "Carole Flske,"
jand, In brackets below, "an em-
On the way back to the Nova ' ploye of the War Supplies Depart
Scotlan, Dawson pondered at the ment, Chicago."
amazing story Dexel had told him. i Dawson laughed shortly.
It was so utterly fantastic yet so i "That's easy to explain. The
obviously true. Years of exacting girl thought I was a sort of inter
detective work, and reading of in-1 national spy who sells to the high
volved spy hunts had produced i est bidder and decided It was time
i notning ime inis. lei u an utiea iu enu u. i m nuw "ut'j'n "j
'so perfectly it couldn't be false. !lt. C. A. F. plane to St. John's to
I Dawson walked quickly through head her off from a most distaste
'the hotel lobby and went up to his ; ful discovery. An officials state-
two or three big concerns. The
government-owned plant Is fur
nishing power to the Oregon
Shipbuilding corporation, located
on Willamette nver, of wnicn
Edgar Kaiser Is manager and
used some of the same tactics
that have been Invoked on the
Swan island yards- Kaiser was
about to sign a contract with
PGE when Raver put the "bee"
on him.
Army Investigators have been
examining the con I deposits In
Washington and Oregon as ISO,
000 tons must he supplied to the
cantonments now being built near
Med ford and Corvallls. These In
spectors were at Renton, looked
at the coal at Belllngham and
probed Into the Coos bay field.
From about 1X89 to 1907 Coos bay
coal heated San Francisco, col
liers operating between Coos bay
and the Bay city. So far as known
this is the only coal deposit In
the United States at the ocean
side. As an experiment, the army
men gave an order for 2000 tons
but did not designate whether it
would he used at Medford or Cor
vallls, nor did they fix a price.
Conversations were also held with
maintains that unless the motor
Industry gis-s lurk to, natural
rubber there will come world
war No. 3. He Is not sympathetic
toward using surplus wheat to
provide tires nor of developing
raw materials In the United
Slali-s if they can Is- purchased
abroad. He calls this the long
range plan.
Others Say . . .
(IIIKF HAMM AND POLITIC."!
(Klamath Herald and News)
The political Implications of
Chief Frank Hamm' appoint
ment as U. S. marshal are not be
Ing overlooked, as witness an edi
torial from the Item! Bulletin a
pcaiing elsewhere on this paijc.
Probably Congressman Pierce
hnH-s to help himself In this coun
ty through the Hamm appoint
ment. He was badly beaten here
In the 19-12 primary by Klamath
County Assessor Charles II. Mark,
and It Is believed that a aubslan-
WAS
Dam9 and Bombardment
INSURANCE
Now AvaiUbla!
IT MAY NOT HAPPEN I
BUT IT'S BETTER TO BE SAFE!
Rotas Pr $100.00
Dwallingt, Conttntt .......10c
Farm Property, Conttntt,
Liveitocl, Equipment 10c
Morcantilei, Offices,
Warehouse, Apartment.. 20c
Reductions In Retes
For Coinsurance Up to 40!
J. S. Davis Co.
HI Oregon Ave.
Phoned
ment releasing the R. C. M. P.
from further responsibility In the
Investigation will be forwarded to
you. . . . O. K."
The Mountics shook hands with
Dawson and they all laughed
good-naturedly over the comic side
of the scene.
(To lie Continued)
Dr. Grant Skinner
DENTIST
1036 Well Street
Evenings by Appointmont
OSes Pkana 71
(tea. Pkaiia IM M
Brooks-Scanlon Quality
Pine Lumber
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
Company Inc.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
fl Just got a letter. And 1 gcst
from Freckles, J one from
HILDA, AMD - XlARDANO I'M
5- 1-7 X T CONVINCED He
u J'l&jrW HASN'T GOT HIS
I BET HE HAS A GWL ,
UP THERE OR SOMETHING
I'VC BEEN GtTTIMf THE
MEASLIEST NOTESv "
FROM HIM , s- WHAT
s i re
1 ?HAVe To
t I SAY THIS
lips
"By MERRIL BLOSSER
DPAR. HILDA : I HOPE
yOLI ARe FEELING Mil,
HOW IS EVERYTHING
GOING DCMM IN
SHADYSIDe?
n
lHIS IS ALL TUB NEWS 1 CAN THINK Of
nuwi so will Close
V (To" fws n. no scsvtf.c. imc t. m, .to. u. s. pat, orr. J-iU