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MORNING REGISTER. rnfiKNE. ORE.. SUNDAY, MAY 11, ItM PAGE V 1 5 : Pvsiukad ks PUEM8H1NO COUFa-N MAN 4UNKINS fl BKNBI'I R. 01UITR4P..VlM-lr4M1 tura M Oia Postefrtsk osk. Or., aa SooDd-Cl.M v.t'ar ffvblUhad kws marntni .rapt Ufndw OKlkk Stl Oak Alne! B In kUttwk Address ell jomamnlcaUaae and make U rsmlltaaeM parakle M Tka Itaflr Vter PaUlakUis Companr. Ik erdarlns ohne ol eildraa aukkorlk . an akouid il-U tin eld as J sew edlreaMA abater BhImm OftlM Oharln H. Miliar. I Aeeoaa N ! iwk Cltyi w. H. steckwell. Puna's Ou fiulldiaa. Chlc.sa. elamkar Salaetad Oroa N.w.p.pr. : ntmilM Of uotj Sss rrueuea Lo HUM Portland, Plrsr3 .7 Crrl.r. par moatfc...l awimrM kv Carrier, in moots 1 Ma edraace) IN Sdinm kr Carrier, see year d kdVkOM) ' Dklteerad kr Vail Ik Ooe on year (is advance! OntaMa Oravue tie kdvrnkc)... k.M i.ee i of All null ubfrrlplion must ke paid Ik I adrance. Aaodas kVsleter (tea aaer k Uall tlo advance) . ...li.M 1 FULL ASSOCIATED PBKH LBASBX WIRB (BBVIUB ' i Tka Asecwatau Preaa M aolaamlr aa titled to tka M for pukueauea kf aJI awa dlapaUkaa oradltad la t ar not Uiarvlae aradltad la tM papar. ana Aike tka tocaJ kew pokJtaked karala. r All rtskte eC pak.to.tton at apaclal euaaatehea karala are aJaa SUNDAY, MAY 1. MS I DREAMS CO.M1XG TRIE 5 Eugene joins with Kama'.h Fall la rejoicing over the arrlvaj of the ILrst Great Northern traia in the metropolis of the KlamaLh basin. Jut Eugene 1 not Alan there. AH jM Oregon rejoices is f3u farther Step toward the realization of u - dequAte transportAXioA syfctem lor thl state 4 Ralph . Budd, speaking for the jbutlders of th new Una. pointed out that Its entry Into BAmAth Falls brings nearer to completion a plan that was made 20 years Ago t7 James J. EUL By aa in:ereat-lng- coincidence. Colonel William Banley, of Burns, recalled that while Mr. Hill was dreaming; of an extension of his lines through Central Oregon E, u. Harriman was also dreaming great dreams for this same region. It la for as .of Oregon to reflect rather sadly ' that after two decades of strife : and disappointment we are seeing .a little measure of realization of -Tthe dreams of these two men of 'Unquestioned genius. How much farther along Oregonwould bare .been If the dreams of these men could bare been carried forward -to completion without Interrupt "lion! w- Hill and Harriman saw the po tentialities of this great state and 3et out to capitalize them. But jJthelr advanced Ideas of industrial progress came into conflict with an .already obsolescent political Idea the idea that there Is danger In Sgreat combinations of capital and nergy. The obsolescent political nldea won, and the advanced Indus !:trlal idea lost. The state of Ore ;gon has been the sufferer. 5 We are wiser now than we were "iO years sgo. We know that great basics require great minds and trreat aggregations of capital, and whereas two decades ago we were fusing all the power of the Inter relate commerce commission and all :".the power of the law and the courts to prevent railroad mergers, jwe are now, through the Inter state commerce commission, nrg flng the very thing which we were tthen seeking to prevent. We have jous country and that tremendous ;out country and that tremendous I forces duly held in leash, but not so tightly leashed as to choke In itiative are needed for its devel opment We are now actually seek ing by process of law to compel !the building of the very railroads which 20 years ago we were seek j ing by process of law to prevent. It is a great pity that the state f of Oregon has had to wait 20 years f for tho partial completion of the r railroad systems which Hill and Harriman were then eager to rush . to entire completion. If we had r not had to wait these long years, i we should be far nearer now to parity In Industrial progress with 1 ' our neighbor commonwealths to tho north and the south. But if we hsve learned tho lesson that Interruptions to progress which are based fundamentally upon 111 in formed suspicion are very, very costly Indeed, we have not suf fered entirely without gain. The next time opportunity comes our way wo ahall welcome it, instead of trying to throw obstacles in Ha path. In that way we can profit by the experience which wo have bought and paid for. A SUGGESTION TO VOTERS ;. At the general election next tall, tlirce Judges will be elected from tho second Judicial district, Includ ing Lane, Douglas, Benton, Coos and Curry counties. At tho pri mary election next Friday, the voters of each major party will be entitled to nominate three candi dates for these positions. The names of three candidates will appear on the ballots at Fri day's election that of Judge Brand on the Republican ballot and those of Judge Sklpworth and Judge Hamilton on the Democratic ballot. Republican voters will thus be called upon to write In the names of two candidates, while Democratic voters will be called upon to write in the name of one. Judge Sklpworth, of Eugene, and Judge Hamilton of Roseburg, whoso names will appear on the Democratlo ballot Friday, are pres ent Incumbents. Their services have been of such outstanding merit that no Republican Is run ning against them and both have received the unanimous endorse ment of the bar associations of the various counties In the district. This newspaper would like to of fer a suggestion, which It believes to be to the best Interests of good government. If the Republican voters of these counties will write In the names of Judge Sklpworth and Judge Hamilton on their bal lots, these tried and proved Jurists will have the nomination of both parties and will be assured of elec tion without a contest. The Dem ocrats might well write in the name of Judge Brand in the same way. The Ideas of non-partisanship In the Judiciary and reward of dem onstrated merit are sound Ideas. Both make for good government. Here is an opportunity to put them both Into effect. All that Is neces sary is to write in the names of these able and proved men Instead of writing in names at haphazard. HAPPX OR CXHAPPT EXDIXG A writer ou movie matters says It Is not an uncommon practice for a producer to make two endings the natural ending (It the picture be a tragic one) and An unnatural ending that la happy. Then exhib itors may use whichever they think will bring the best receipts In the box office. A curious thing about this Is the fact that the happy ending may be as Illogical And sloppily senti mental a possible and atlM "get by" because the people who re quire the Inevitable happy ending are not artistically critical. On the other hand, the tragic ending can not succeed At All unless It rings true and Is obvlot jly the only end ing that could follow the events of the story. It may be cited as evidence of development of dramatic taste In movie patrons that now and then a picture with a forced happy end ing falls and can be revived only by showing the natural, sad end ing. This Is what happened a few seasons ago with "Teas of the CUrbervHIes.'' Readers, these days, care not how gloomy a book may be. In fact, the best-seller lists sometimes suggest that the heavier the trag edy the more thi publio rejoices. Let us hope this zest for tragedy Is never wholly carried over to the screen art. Happiness and fun are still desirable. All a discrim inating patron asks Is that they be not tacked on where they plain ly do not fit. The league of nations, appealed in the China-Japanese emer gency, replies that ft has ' no authority to do anything. That Is the trouble with these schemes to prevent war. They work fine while the world Is at peace, but break down when somebody starts a fight. The governor of California re fuses to pardon a condemned mur derer on the plea that "he was too drunk to know what be was do ing." Evidently the governor fig ures that it U a good Idea for him to find out. Reporters, observing Nancy Ann Miller as she Arrives In Psris with her maharajah, note that her right eye Is slightly discolored, as If from an Injury. It is Just pos sible that she Injured it looking at wnat she has got herself Into. A California writer who received her first check for a story tho other day promptly-died of heart failure. So perhaps It is Just at well that the editors reject so many of them. Senator Heflln of Alabama says that "Watson has fixed Hoover's clock." And after a clock ha haxn well fixed, as nearly everybody knows. It runs better than ever. The moat Interesting feature of a movie queen's engagement an nouncement these days is the long list of previous husbands and wives on both sides. Early Days in Eugene '. from tka UOftNlNJ RICOlrrBIt Mny 1.1, 100 Student body elections at the university resulted as follows! President, Ben H. Williams of Eu gene: vice-president. Harper Jam ison o( Portland! secretory, Ruth Tillie the Toiler TA VaKERElfOH, I HAD A Voo BuvaBueVDtck.' fJj LAT I "3001C MB TO VJA-5, IV A MySTERY PLAY,' on. a. musical. COMEDY i AT Duniway of Portland: editor of the Oreon weekly, Horton C. Nicholas of Portland. The contract for the foundation of the Osburn hotel has been let to A. Lombard. The poison oak vines on the slope of the butte are being burned off by a force of city employes. Arthur Geary of Portland has been elected manager of the Uni versity of Oregon glee club. Claud Biolr left yesterday for Roseburg to resume his run as S. P. conductor between Roseburg end Ashland. 1 H. J. Chenoweth. who recently sold his place west of Goshen, has bought A farm on the lower Slus law and has received the appoint ment as postmaster of Alpha. The Aloha theatre baa put In 100 additional seats. - Work is under way on over JJO0.OO0 worth of brick build ings In Eugene and more are to follow. M. B.'S LETTER IS APPROVED 'L. M. B.' Does Not Like New Garbage Ordinance EUGENE. Ore.. May 12. (To the Editor.) I wonder how many of Eugene's fair minded citizens read the article In this morning's Register on the new garbage ordi nance? From the first my sympathy has been roused In behalf of those who will be robbed of even this small, disagreeable means of livelihood, but nevertheless one way of keep ing "the wolf from the door" when work or ail Kinds seems so scarce. The article signed "M. B." really covers the situation quite well, and as I do not wish to waste apace in this valuable paper by .repetition, will Just tender my most earnest endorsement. Invariably, everyone with whom I've discussed the matter, was of the same opinion and I would Ad vise those who are sufficiently In terested in humanity to disapprove of one man monopolizing the work which should be distributed among several, any one of whom prob ably needs It much worse than he) to look up M. B.'s article in Satur day's issue and read It. I do not believe the good people of Eugene are so Indifferent to monopoly and Injustice as to ap prove of this ordinance If they would take the matter Into consid eration. L. M. B. ASSESSMENTS NOT CHAOTIC Mr. Markuaen Amcrts that His Work Is Ninety Per Cent Good EUGENE. Ore., May 12. (To the Editor) In Justice to myself and the tax payers that have so kindly co-operated with me year after year to bring about an equit able assessment, I ask you to give me space In your paper for the fol lowing: When a person runs for office, he usually and naturally tries to create an issue. It may be wholly fictitious and the wrongs he pro mises to right mostly Imaginary, but If It lands him In office It has served the purpose Intended and Is often then discarded. However, we have a right to take a candidate at his word and to hope for the best or fear the worst, as the cose may be. Of course one must not expect the average candidate to be overly careful about what he soys In the heat of his campaign. Never theless, all men, particularly pro fessed Christians, should at all times and under all circumstances remember the old Injunction: Thou shall not raise a false re port: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous wit ness." (Exodus 211:1). Of course the Reverend Fay Eddy, who Is a candidate for county assessor doesn't Intend to be an unrighteous witness against anybody, but It ap pears to me that he lays himself open to that charge when he speaks of the assessments In Lane county and Indeed In nearly all counties In Oregon, except Multnomah county, as chaos. Come, let us reason together. On one sldo we have the Reverend Mr. Eddy, who Is not a tax payer nd I has. as far as I know, never had 1 r -- ' l nu 1 1 I fr.A.C I.TT MUCH- T'S II I I -P-" W I tSCd I I AasM-C at r o SL -X I kl TivH TA M'l-L " 1 Two Heads, WHAT WA iH c NAME THE 5H0VJ I .a I O ' la Kk. rmtmt. GOSH, I GOULDMT SAY. fcUT I NCsEh EMTOVEO MYSElH A SHOW SOi MUCH-IT'S KEEN - VO- MUST any actual experience In Assessing work. He aays the assessment work here and elsewhere Is In A state of chaos. On the other hand, we have In the different counties men that have had years of expert, ence In the office end In the field end who hAve lAbortously built up a system that may differ from that In the neat county but which Is, aa the Oregon Voter several months ago remarked, best suited to the conditions la that county. This Is the sixteenth year I am working aa deputy assessor In Lane county end I hAve worked under three different Assessors; 1 Assess the country from Eugene to the Benton county line between the two rivers And Also the country north of 8prtngfleld. and I will say right hare I hsve used do hap hazard methods end there Is no chaos. The people are Almost with out exception honest end depend eble And as fast as they hsve come to know me they have given me their hearty co-operation. I dare say our work is at least St per eent good And that At least s per cent of the people fill back me up and say It Is so. Wsre it possible to go over each piece end parcel of land, we could do still better work, for there Is hardly a JO-acre tract. In Lane county that does not have differ ent kinds of soil, but that Is not possible under the present condi tions, so the best we can do is to peg away and make our work a lit tle better year after year- Of course there Is always room for difference of opinion as to the relative value of different kinds of land but take each class by Itself and valuations will be found to be consistent. In 1928 I surveyed and appraised all buildings east of Alder street In Eugene, except a small section north of the University. I have a card for each building with a fairly complete description of It snd Us appraised value, and I say with out fear of successful contradiction that my work Is 90 per cent good. If time permitted me to measure all buildings with a tape line and ascertain their exact floor area, I" could do better still. However, It Is well to remember that estimates of builders, contractors and archi tects often vary as much aa 20 per cent, In a former article, the Reverend Mr. Eddy said that market value Is the whole thing to be consider ed, or words to that effect. Msr ket value presupposes a market, Now, I ask, Is there a market In Lane county for timber land? Is there A market tor farm land? Is there, generally speaking, a mar ket for real estate In the smaller cities of Lane county, so that the owner could put his property on the market and sell It? To All those questions well Informed per sons will answer no. But In Eugene there Is a real estate market. But Is It a cash market? No, It Is not. There Is much trading and much selling on terms a ttle down and then a little, each month. And In those term salee .the buyer almost in. variably pays for the terms he gets. On the other hand, there are men with money to invest. They will buy for cash If they can buy at A figure below the real value of the property. Three years ago a farm was" sold and the consideration named In the deed was 116,000. I Investigated, and found that what the owner really got was a smaller place near Eugene, worth at most 18,000. ' I have positive knowledge of three term sales In Eugene, the first at 1290, real value based and aver, aged on cost of construction, an Average fair value of lot Including cost or sidewalk snd Improving the grounds not over 12200; the second, agreed price, $3600, real value about 12600; the third measured by the same yard stick, 16000 value, price to be paid 17000, None of those sales represent true market value according to lew snd common sense, The sams Is true when one sella because he must have money. What a chaos It would be If we Assessed according to thoao prices! Whet I have said Is In reference to my own work. I hold no brief to speak for others. I am speak ing only for myself, and on my own responsibility and on my own Initi ative. Let others speak for them selves It they choore. H. P. MARKU8EN. But Not as Good as One "I'VE F06Ol'lH THE NAME On IT, BUt REALM SAW I. OH, HEU-O, Dicioe - CM TOST GREAT - L.ISTB.W, WHAT wjA THAT CMrati AI L AMUY IAJ E SAW ""Jni 0 WHAT'S that: you 3UST RAUff ME UP TO FIND OUT,' -vrv?iJ 1 METHODS ARE QUESTIONED Gras Exaggeration Dors Not Help AiiU-TWDtiivo right EUGENE. Ore.. May 12. (To the Editor) I have been mualng upon the recent communications to the press from tho' pen of the Able end seslous bead of the anil cigarette league. 1 am much In terested In his undertaking; At lesst, I am Interested In the ulti mate ends. I cannot but consider It a grave Indictment that this na tion spends more money on tobacco than on schools end many times more than on moral And religious educstlon put together. Tet, Aa one deolrourfcf effectively combatting the evil, I tear that his methods and spirit of approach are apt to produce a reaction In favor of tobacco rather than against It. In some respects the evil of the tobacco habit has nut been over stated. In other respects It has been grossly exaggerated. Furth ermore, the use of Intemperate language and methods Is always helpful to the cause against which they are used. Close observers who are unfriendly to the candid acy of Governor Smith state that It Is very evident that, should he be elected president of the United States, he will have the K. K. K. to thank for It. Moreover. In some of his recent pronouncements, the head of the antl-clgarette movement gratuit ously brings cards and dancing Into the conflict. Has he not tackled a sufficiently big Job without Ally ing Against him All the good citi zens who consider cards And dAnc Ing perfectly Innocent And whole some forms of Amusement, though, like everything else, often grossly abused? Again let me ask, Is there not a better way ot combating the alarm ing Increase of the una ot tobacco? . MAJOR SI'IS. ASSESSMENT PLAN DOUBTED Mr.- Pancnfds Thinks Only Slore Expense Would Result CRESWELL, Oro., May 12. (To the Editor) Please allow mo space In your valuable paper In answer to a new candidate for county assessor on the republican ticket. I live back In the woods, and wear whiskers and may not be suppesed to know anything, but my whiskers don't bother my see ing or hearing and as tor thinking, 1 have to do a lot ot that to figure out how to pay the taxes on my brush ranch and so I got Into A habit of that kind and I read the papers. and when I go to town I hear a lot of talk on the streets. I heard about the preacher who saw some kind of light or sign In the sky that told him to run for county assessor, and I read what he had to say about a new-fangled way ot assessing that he wants to try out on tho taxpayers, but he didn't tell the taxpayers that he has never paid a. cent of taxes In Lane county. Now If this preacher la elected assessor, what kind ot a mlxup will the assessment rolls be In? It elect ed assessor ho could not lower our taxes, but by his keeping a big bunch ot deputies on the Job tho year round, as he has state, the oxpense ot the assessor's office would be a lot higher. As It Is now, there Js no need ot having any trouble about assessments, for It the owner of the property would look after the matter at the proper time he and the assessor can get together, and tlx the matter up right. If I want to eultlvate my garden, "I will not hitch up a broncho and lesr it all out, when I have well broken horse .. that knows his work." R. TAPENFUS. ONE MINUTF. PUM'IT The heirs of God The rlghtoous shall never bo romoved; but the wicked shall not Inhabit tho earth. Prov, 10:1)0, Prayer Blessed are the meek for they shall Inherit' the earth, A college education fits one for position but ruins him for a Job. -n . Maybe Vm Wrong f JOUN P, MBUSUIH What this country neU Is more non-reflllable chorus' girls. Pit If III 1'AkPA The flre-SAler who wore A cellu loid collar, Advli lo tho lAxo-Wom Marry In haste end repeat at leisure. Vital MIAIIallt' Woman don't talk any oflener than iiisu. but thoy talk longer. Ideal Dumbbells The fellow who called In A lock smith to open A can ot sardines. Our Owu Vauilovlllo First Man: I understand that Tom Jones was drowned. Second Ouyi Yes, ha yawned while he was taking a shower bath. The End of Maiden's Prcr Ah, man. Yiwlenlay's Tightwad The Scotch motorist who put a bunch ot glow worms In a bottle and used them for A tall light. You're Wrung Sir Oalahad never went to Knight school. Information Department A nlironoloslat Is A fellow who c&u rub his hands over your head and toll by the bumps how many times you've Men married. Coprntt" !'. Kiss r.iut.t srk., I tin. IVhat Do You Know? TUB SNOWLJlXlk) rKST IR.S U S, Pkl Ott.) Kill each blank: I. Nullify means to deprive of t fore. S. Plaintiff to the person who A SUit. t. Appraisal means the value- Don ot 1 by an authority. ; Codicil la supplement to A t. Perjury means sweAr- Ing. . In what line did each ot (lie fol lowing gain feme? . Samuel I-antey. T. Ileinrtch Heine. S. James Hill. . John Jay. 10. Ell Whitney. Complete each quotation: It. makes the heart grow fonder. (Bailey.) 13. Accidents will occur In the beat regulated . (Dickons.) U. The the thing. Where. In I'll catch the conscience of tho king. (Shakespeare.) 14. Land of the pilgrim's pride Let ring. (Hmllh.) 16. She walks In beauty like the Ot cloudless cllmea and atarry skies. (llyTon.) Answers In Today's Tet 1. Legal. I. Commences. . Properly. 4. Will. . False, s. Pioneer designer of aeroplanes. T. German poet. I. American rail road builder. . First Chief Jus tlce of the United States. .10. In ventor of cotton gin. II. Absence. 12. Families. 1J. PUy's. 14. Free dom. It. Night. CoprrlfM l!l. Kins rtimi Bra., ine. Talkson Good Manners BT ktRA CORNBLIDS BKCKatAH A May Wedding Dear Mrs. Beockman: 1. 1 am going to be married this month. 1 am going to have four bridesmaids, one maid of honor and two flower girls. Will you please suggest some rifts for them? 2. Will you please tell me where I can get "Superstitions ot a Bride?" Not that I am supersti tious but It seems more fun when you do some of those things? 3. What suits would bs proper for men to wesr? The wedding is to take place At six In the eve ning. HAPPY. 1. If you will be kind enough to send me an addressed envelope. I shall be very happy to mail you. a list of gifts approprlste for the bride to give to her Attendants, and It the groom wishes a list of sug gestions for the gifts that he may give to his attendants, I shall be happy to send one of these too. I. I do not know where you can get such a book. If you find out, please tell me will you? for I think It would be very amusing to read atich a book. 3. Full dress. Playing the Game Dear Mra. Uoeckman: Please settle the following argu ment, A says to play bunco. Is gambling, especially so when a par ent plays with the children. The slake Is never more than one cent. II says that It Is teaching the child ren to gamble. HIOADEU. Technically spenklng you are gambling when you play for mo ney, even It the stnko Is only one cent. Be is right. It Is not advla. able, where there are children, to accustom them to the Idea of play ing tor money, no matlor how lit tle. It Is even somotlmos unwise to let them play tor prlzos, for It makes thorn too anxloua to win At any cost. Children should be taught to play for the sake of the game. If It Is A good gams It should be good fun whether there Is a siko or a prize up or not. That is the rent sporting propo sition and the Idea that should bo taught and fostered n ail people, whether cHlldren or '"grown lips." (Mrs. Uoeckman will be glad to answer questions on ollquette sub mitted by readers.) Copyrlsht 1(21. Pr.ml.r srmtioate, Ino, Woll-Mntlinreri tlnh UNDER, Utnh Baby Drue Clyde has six grandmothers a grand mother and a grnat-grandmnther on her mother's side, end a grand mother, two grent-grantlmuthers and a Rrent-great-grandmotlior on hor father's. 11 I Appronri IB a 680 SMA New Ne The Jny o lMriii tai able hut n find In Hut 4( Aia. Si 956Willa
