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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1934)
TOE COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL, COQUILLE, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1M4. PAG« FOUR —! what 1 mean. Somehow they will not permit a state of oblivion for the 30- day period that has just departed, and all too often there is a polite refer ence to a matter that has hung over from yet a previous period. How ever, there is naught that is unusual in these cogitations—just an inter ference in the trend of thought, tend ing to delay what it was intended to 3ay in the first place, which relates to something that is quite unusual. In a certain business office in Co- Itrille this week this writer witnessed the removal from the calendar of the month qf March, exposing to view the month of April. In quest of certain information it was discovered the 10th had been omitted altogether. This was also the case regarding the 17th, and the dateB 16th and «nd were each repeated. Therefore, how nany errors were there? This is sribjeet'to debate. In all seriousness, though, this is he first time I ever saw even one er ror in-a calendar. The Sentinel a toes mpu m a moo tow « H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES Publishers H. A. YOUNG. Editor !-J.J-LTT ■ , W,.', ■ ¡'¿JX Subscription Kates One Year.......................................... 12.00 1.00 Six Months .................................... ... Three Months......................... .. • • • No subscription taken unless paid fur in adysnee. Thia rule is impure- Advertising Rates Display advertising, 25 cents per inch: less than 5 inches, 30 cento pe. inch. No advertisement inserted for less than 50 cents. Readings notices 10 cento per line. No reading notice, or advertisement of any kind, insert ed for less than 25 cents. Entered* at the Coquille Postoffiee as Second Class Mail Matter. ........................ .............................. ................ .................. I. ■ ■. „ m i A "mugwump” is defined in some e udent's examination paper, aa re* p >rtrii by a national magazine, as a bird who sits on a fence with his mug ol one side and his wump on th* other.” We have some candidates for office in Oregon who are all "mug,” and others from which the first syl lable of the word is deleted. LETS STICK TO FACTS The Sentinel is holding no brief for the Mt. States Power Co. in its ef forts to secure a franchise to‘ do business in the city of Coquille but it ie ready and willing to present facto. I.aat Monday evening at the coun- e:l session, Jack Lefevre stated that the power company’s property in the Coos Bay diviaion (which includes all its Coos county property), was car ried on the company’s books at two arid one-half million dollars, and that the physical value of the proper ty was not 25 per cent of that amount. The Public Service Commission of Oregon accepts the «2,600,000 as the valuation. The physical property on which the company pays taxes is $1,000,000, and as utility aasaec- mento are figured at O2W per cent of , the true value, the conclusion is un- csoapatole that the two and one-half value at which the property is car ried on the books is not mote than the actual value of its property. Nor can Mr. Lefevre’s statement that the franchise would be uncan- ceHrirle at the end of five years, by the city, be accepted as a fact. At torneys say U would be cancellable. TABLOIDS By W. 8. 8ickeb ..s It is reported that at the next meet ing of the Cooa County Tax League candidate« for the office of county judge will be asked to pledge them selves as to the date when they will place the county on a cash basis. Candidates for sheriff will be required to take a solemn oath not to allow jail-birds to play with wooden pistols. Ritualistic ordeals for other forma of candidacy are now being prepared by a special committee, initiation into the “Mystic Knights of the Sea" is a ceremony that will be considered tame by comparison. Councilman Jack I^efevre surprised his many friends by the able manner in which he presented his reasons last Monday night for opposing the grant ing of a franchise to Mountain States Power Company. In his BO-minute address he held the respectful atten tion of all hearers, including those who were not in sympathy with his ideas. He stressed particularly the point that he was opposed to granting franchises on general principles. The council passed the franchise ordinance by a vote of four to two, after having held up the matter for a period of nine months, during which time it has been given an intensive study that also resulted in gaining several advantages for the city. The franchise can bo terminated at the end of five yean (from July 23, 1933) or in about four and one-fourth yean from the pres ent time. While rates to consumers are believed to be too high, this is a matter in which cities have no voice. It is understood to be the thought of the mayor and council that by grant ing this short-time franchise they will 1* bridging the gap, only, between the present and the time when some huge government project may be ready to distribute hydro-electric power at much lower costs to the people; and at the same time be in position to take ad vantage of any possible local develop ment of hydroelectric power. * Errors in a Calendar In the office and the home it is cus tomary—at least occasionally—to as sist the flight of time by tearing from the calendar the leaflet representing the previous month. This is cast into the waste basket and you would for get all about the said previous month were it not for those reminders that come via the poetoffice — you know Motor Lore The. motorist is paying about 20 >er cent of aN tax revenues collected oy the federal government and is the largest single source of revenue for almost, all of the states. In the fol lowing table the states are grouped according to the rate of the tax, per gallon of gas: "7 Cento—Florida, Tennessee. 6 Cinto — Alabama, Arkansaa, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina. 5 Cento—■Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Virginia. 4 Cento—Colorado, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texaa, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. 3 Cento—California, Delaware, Illi nois, Iowa. Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsyl vania. 2 Cents — Connecticut, Missouri, Rhode Island, Djat. of Columbia. Uncle Same puts He per gallon on top of all of this, yielding him a rev enue about $3,000,000 per month greater than that received from in come taxes. The "twenty minutes after ten" position of the hands on the steering wheel is the ideal driving “stance,” according to Dr. Miller McClintock, director of the Albert Russell Erskine Traffic Bureau of Harvad Univer sity. In this position the left hand resta on the Wheel at the figure ten— assuming the wheel to be the face of a clock—and the right hand rest at the figure four. "Thia gives the idea) leverage on the wheel and puts the right hand near the shift lever,” says Dr. McClintock. ‘It is a position all drivers should adopt.” The life of the average automobile is seven years. Statistics are needed on the average life of a pedestrian. A Coquille man would like to have as capital the coat of all of the motor cars in town, and as an income a sum equal to the cost of operating all of said can. Federal and state income taxes pro vide exemption for dependents under the age of 18. A Coquille mother says the exemption should be for those over 18, as that is when the parents have to begin spending real money on them. ’Tnrnull in tears, locked in jafi,’ says a headline. Being in jail in Turkey probably isn’t so hot, but cheer up, old boy. Nearly all of us would rather be in jail in good, old U. S. A. than to have the keys to ail the cities in both Turkey and Greece. Had you taken your medicine in the first place you would have been pa ruled by thia time and back in ti* game you loved so well. The Tuesday afternoon saw a total of 388 candidate officially entered in the bi ennial preliminaries for the nomina tion of party candidates whieh will not and until the closing of the polls on the night of May 18. With 90 state and congressional position to be filled, other than judicial, there are 201 republicans and 129 democrats out after the support of their respec tive partisans while 38 non-partisan candidates are out after the 18 judicial positions to be filled by the voters of Oregon this year. The final day for filings, Tuesday, was one of the most hectic in the his tory of the state department with clerks in the elections divisions swamped under an avalanche of last minute entries. More than 120 candi dates put off their final plunge into the political whirlpool until the eleventh hour. By actual count 22 filings were received during the last 30 minutes before closing time. Never before in the political export once of Oregon has them been such a mad scramble for -the most juicy plums of public office as there is at thia time. Five republicans are out after the congressional nomination in the third district, while in the first1 and second districts two candidates are contesting for republican favors.: Seven republicans want the honor of carrying the party banner in the cam- j paign this fall as the gubernatorial nominee and of the seven, five delay-1 ed their filing until the lai today. In fact three of them filed during the last hour of the final day. In the democratic camp there is a three-cornered contest for the con gressional nomination in the first dis trict and a four-way fight in the third district, with Walter M. IPerce having i everything all his own way so far as the primary is concerned in the second district. The gubernatorial contest in the democratic party will be be tween Charles H. Martin, of Portland, and WilHs Mahoney, of Klamath Falls, but there are three candidates for the office of secretary of state »nd three others are out for the office >f superintendent of public instruc tion. The complete list Of state and dis trict candidates to appear on the pri mary ballot in Coos county follows: Republican Governor—Sam H. Brown, Gervais; Charleu Hall, Oswego; Rufus C. Hol man, Portland; U. G. MacAlexander, Newport; E. P. Dodd, Hermiston; Joe .E. Dunne, Portland; Frank J. Lon ergan, Portland. Secretary of State—Carte Abrams, Salem; Earl Snell, Arlington. Labor Commissioner -C. ill. Gram, Salem; Guat Anderson, Portland. Supt. Public Instruction — Charles A. Howar^l, Salem. Congress, First district — 'J. ; Devers, Satan; James W. Mott, Sa lem. Representative, 17th district (Coos- Curry)—Frank V. Tichenor, Port Or ford; A. G. Walker. Gold Beach; Col-, Her II. Buffington, Gold Beach. e Democrats Governor—Willis Mahoney, Klam ath Falls; Charles H. Martin, Port land. Secretary of Stat*—Joe E. Shelton, Eugene; Horace E. Walter, CorvaHis; Everett Logan, Portland. Labor Commission— Walfred Shu- holm, Portland. Supt. Public Instruction — J. W. Leonhardt, LaGrande; Elmer S. Mc Cormick, Portland; Forrest E. Dun ton, Molalla. Congress, First district—John W. Gosa, Marshfield; R. R. Turner, Dal las; Wm. A. Delzell, Salem. Representative, 18th district, (Coos)—J H. MdOkekey, Norway. 1 . Representative, 17th district, (Coos- Curry)—(Roy E. Carter, Gold Beach; commission are far below expecta Wm. H. Bennett, Port Orford. tions, totalling only a little more than Non Partisan Supreme Court, Position No. 4 — *180,000 for the first six weeks of the Geo. R. (Bagley, Hillsboro; John L. commission’s operations. Increase in the number of stores and agencies and Rand, Salem. Supreme Court, Position No. 7— a thinning out of bootleggers is ex pected to increase legitimate liquor George Rossman, Satan. Circuit Judge, second district (Ben sales and show a bigger volume of ton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Lin business for the state system but even coln counties)—(vote for three) B. L. at that there is little prospect of its Eddy, Roseburg; Carl E. Wimberly, attaining to the proportions predicted Roseburg; G. F. Skipworth, Eugene; by the optimistic sponsors of state control. The legislature which creat James T. Brand, Marshfield. ed the rtate liquor commission aet The proposal of Utilities Commis aside an appropriation of «400,000 as sioner Thomas that he be authorised initial capital to finance its opera to broadcast hie grievances against tions. So far less than «100,000 of the public utility corporations and the this amount has been drawn on and legislators over the rdaio at state ex it is hoped that the system will soon pense did not seem to go over so good. be entirely self-supporting with no Newspapers all over the state prompt further need for the legislative appro ly condemned the proposal as an un priation. RE INVITED the finest refrigerators Kelvinator ever built, on display in our store. We are proud to display these new 20th Anniversary Models and yon will enjoy seeing the latest developments In electric refriger ation. Just think of four refrigerators in one, all fully automatic. The Food File, Vegetable Crisper, Dairy Basket, Thrift Tray for leftovers. Pastry lot, Water Cooler, Frost Chest and The World’s Fastest Freezing Speed are some of the noteworthy features. Why not come into the store at once while our stock of models is complete. MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY KELVINATOR just as well as do private consumers. The increased price schedule will cost the state several thousand dollars a year. In addition to the hospital at The Dalles, the school for deaf, the school for blind at Salem and the school for adult blind in Portland also buy their milk supply. All other state institutions maintain their own dairy herds. Measures to Be on Ballot Criminal Trial Without Jury and Non-Unanimbus Verdict Constitu tional Amendmtnt: ‘To provide by constitutional amendment that in criminal trials any accused person, in other than capital cases, and with the consent of the trial judge, may elect to waive trial by jury and consent to be tried by the judge of the court alone, such election to be in writing; provided, however, that in the circuit court ten members of the jury may render a verdict of guilty or not guil ty, save and except a verdict of guilty of fitst degree murder, which ehall be found only by a unanimous verdict, and not otherwise." Bill Authorising a State Tubercu losis Hospital in Multnomah County: ‘To authorise the location, construc tion, operation and maintenance by the State of Oregon of a tuberculosis hospital in Multnomah county, Ore gon, when funds are available there for.” Bill Authorizing a State Insane Hospital in Multnomah County: "To authorise the location, construction, operation and maintenance by the State of Oregon of an insane hospi tal in Multnomah county, Oregon, when funds are available therefor.” Measures to be voted on by the people at the prhnary election, May 18, have been certified to the county clerks by (p. J. Stadehnan, secretary of state, the list including four measures re ferred by the special session of the 1983 legislature and one referendum sponsored by petition. Principal interest appears to center in the measure to appear on the bal justified expenditure of public funds State Treasurer Holman is feeling a lot aa a result of petition, the school and aa setting a precedent which other lot better about the state's financial relief sales tax bill, passed by the department beads might want to fol low. Thomas insists that hia sugges condition these days with the general special session. The ballot will carry tion was entirely devoid of any politi fund back on a cash basis after a the following description of the bill’s cal significance but just the same year’s experience with stamped war purpose: "To provide for relief of the exist members of the board of control do ranto, and not owing a cent to the | ing serious financial condition of the banks or to any other state fund. The not enthuse over the proposal and in all probability nothing will come of it cash surplus in the general fund on public schools, due to unusual tax R Architecta engaged in preparing April 1 was approximately 31,000,000. j delinquency, by collecting a tax of one and one-half per cent of gross receipts i buildings This flush condition, however, is only Sam would temporary at this time. Holman ad from retail .sales of tangible personal j property and utility service, such tax ! works ad- mits that he anticipates a few more MASONRY WORK lor a short periods of financial embarrass to be paid by the seller and by him ; Of any kind ment during which it wiR be neces collected from the purchaser; exempt- j time Prompt Service Reasonable Prices sary either to borrow from banks or ing gross receipts of each person up GEO. T. COOK from other stat» funds or to resort to $50 a month; all net revenues de Box «2 Coquille. Ore. again to a warrant basis, a (contin rived from such tax to be apportion on the *■' “ I for their remuneration gency which he hopes to avoid since ed to school districts and the amount it entails considerable added respon thereof deducted from school taxes on that some of them at « a different notion and are sibility and expense for the depart property; this law to be effective until asking the board of control to pro ment. It is expected that the general June 80. 193«.” The other four measures contained rate the «7,600 legislative appropria fund will be back on a permanent cash tion which was hooked onto the build basis before the end of the current in the certification of the secretary of “Then I decided to build them up ing bill among the ten firms engaged year, although there will still be a state and their stated purposes fol with •. llainlns and minerals the way in preparing plane for the several book deficit of more than $1,500,000 low: County Indebtedness and Funding Id heard." says a mother. “Now projects. The board of control has the to be reckoned with. Bond Constitutional Amendment:! they’re hungry as bears, don't catch matter under consideration. Even the state’s chickens come "Requiring two-thirds vote in eoun-i cold half as much. Dad and I arc taking our vitamins every day, too.” home to roost but this time it was ties to authorise county indebtednees A splendid idea, as health author Attorney General Van Winkle has milk. The last legislature created a'exceeding $5,000 for roads; authoriz- ities wlU tell you I Build resistance changed his opinion with respect to milk control board with dictatorial ing counties to issue warrants evi with the new vitamin concentrate the exchange of real estate mortgagee powers over the price of that com dencing liabilities imposed by law and tablets. 3 MCKESSON'S VITAMIN held by the bonus commission for modity. Two weeks ago Superinten which they are powerless tn prevent; CONCENTRAT« TABLETS OF bond« of the Home Owners Loan cor dent Bellinger of the state tubercu authorising any county upon approval COD LIVER OIL contain as much poration and now holds that this can losis hospitals told the board of con by tgo-thirds vote of electors voting health-building vitamins A and D be done. The bonus commission hss trol that the new milk prices had hit as 2 whole teaspoons high grade thereon, to issue bond« in amount had numerous requests from pemons the institution at The Dalles. Gov cod liver oil I Also, important min equal to amount of its outstanding desirous of refinancing their state ernor Meier declared that it looked to erals 'calcium and phosphorus). warrants December 31, 1933, with in loam with a loan frym the federal him like the milk control board wr>.« Chocolate coated—no fishy taste! terest thereon to election date, but Take these tablets regularly after government. Just where there would “trying to raise hell” and instated not exceeding 3M per eent of assessed meals. They'll make you resist colds be any advantage in such a refinanc that the state would stand on its old valuation of all property in such better, get you eating and sleeping ing program is difficult to understand milk contracts regardless of stabiliza county; superseding existing special like a regular human being again. ' since both loans bear the asme %ate tion efforts. Now, however. Attorney constitutional debt funding provisions Ar' the druppttt tor McKXSSON’S. of interest—four per cent. General Van Winkle has advised the for Benton, Clackamas, Crook, Curry, These are the ONLY vitamin con _ ___ , board that the state must conform to Klamath and Linn counties; but not centrate tablets that bring you * Receipts of the state liquor control the orders of the milk control board minerals as well as vitamins. releasing any existing liabilities.” My kids were always sniffling'*
