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H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES
H. A. YOUNG, Editor
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that the honor should go to the first
congressional district at the forth
coming session.
In the event that Corbett should re
lease his pledges or that he should
lose enough votes to prevent his elec
tion it now seems likely that Sena
tor W. H. Strayer, of Baker county,
or John Goss, of Coos county, may
succeed to the senate presidency.
Either of these men, it is understood,
Id be satisfactory
to the Republi-
would
satisfi
in the senate, should It
can majority
i______ _
be decided to give the honor to some
democrat, with Strayer as the first
choice by reason of his longer experi
ence in the legislature.
are his future!
»illsAJ
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The forthcomnig legslative session
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No subscription taken unless paid wOt be asked to enact a “safety-re
for in advance. Thia rule is impera- sponsibility” act as a ftart of a revised
motor vehicle code for Oregon. Such
a measure, following closely the pro
Advertising Bates
Display advertising, 25 cents per visions of the “model bill” of the
inch; less than 5 inches, 30 cents per American Autumobile association,
inch. No advertisement inserted for has just received the official “okeh”
less than 50 cents. Reading notices
10 cents per line. No reading notice, of the legislative interim committee
Governor-elect Chas. H. Martin
or advertisement of any kind, insert on roads and highways which has
spent the past two years in a study spent a day in Salem last week fa
ed for less than 25 cents.
of the problem of automobile liabili miliarizing himself with some of the
Entered at the Coquille Postoffice as ty insurance. Members of this com angles of the new job which he will
Second Class Mail Matter.
mittee include Senators Joe E. Dunne, undertake on January 14. The gov
of Multnomah county, and Clyde E, ernor -elect sat in at the meeting of
Williamson, of Linn county; Repre the board of control where all the
sentatives
George Winslow of Tilla members were on their best behavior
COOS VOTE BELOW • AVERAGE
mook, Harvey Weils, of Multnomah, and interviewed a number of officials
Although Coos county east 54.2
5nd W. E. Stockdale, of Grant coun and department heads, relative to
per cent of the registered vote at the
ty; John Beakey, of the state high state problems with which he will
general election this month, it was
way department; James Young, of the have to cope when he takes over the
considerably below the average fo*
state department, and Max Flanery, reins of government.
the state as a whole, with its 63.4 per
of the automobile registration depart
cent. Sherman county was high for
State Treasurer Holman will renew
ment.
the state, more than three-fourths of
The interim committee in recom his fight for amortization of state
its voters casting a ballot, 77 per cfcnt
mending the “safety-responsibility” land board loans when the legislature
to be exact'. Coos county totalled
act turned thumbs down on proposals meets in January. Senator Chinnick,
7,635 votes out of 14,082 registered,
for a compusory automobile insur of Josephine county, has agreed to
and the state total was 307,275 out of
ance law as “inequitable and unde introduce the necessary measure.
484,481. Linn and Yamhill counties,
sirable.”
with 70 per cent voting, were next
The measure as now drafted would
The state emergency board meeting
to Sherman, while Lake and Wheeler
Eyestrain is a very real danger. Few of
require motorists involved in a traf at Salem Saturday authorized a de
came next with 89 per cent. Malheur
fic accident resulting in damage to ficiency appropriation of $23,500 to
us realise that we pay dearly for every
county showed the lerfst interest in
property or injury on person to satis cover salaries of circuit and supreme
who should be governor, only 42 per
hour we strain our eyes. The tragedy is
fy all judgments arising out of the ac court judges for October and Novem
cent pf those registered voting, 3600
cident and to establish financial re ber. The aoticn reverses one taken
that
we seldom know that we ABE mis
not taking the trouble to vote out of
sponsibility
for
any
future
damages
by
the
board
at
a
previous
meeting
using our eyes. Attempting to read, work
a possible 6252.
Multnomah, with
before being permitted to operate a when the request for additional!
164,943 registered, voted 67.1 per
or study in poor or glaring light is the
car again.
funds was refused on the ground that
cent.
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Purpose* and aim* of the measure the judges had failed to co-operate
cause of most eyestrain. Often the penalty
FREE BRIDGE FIGHT IMPENDS are three-fold:
in the legislature’s economy program
for
eyestrain is not paid until later years.
First—to provide an Incentive fer by refusing to accept pay cuts. In
The Sentinel correspondent in Sa
careful
and
safe
driving
and
to
con
Then it is too late. The two or three pen
authorizing the additional funds the
lem writes:
“Any attempt on the part of the trol or eliminate the reckless and ir board followed the advice of Attor
nies a day saved on your light bill isn’t
ney General Van Winkle who in an
coast counties to remove the toil pro responsible operator.
worth the risk of impaired vision. See this
Second, to compel those drivers opinion last week held that they had
visions from the coast bridge con
who
have
demonstrated
their
reck
no discretion in the matter. This ap
tract will probably meet with strenu
new type lamp (recently designed to help
ous opposition, particularly from lessness to establish evidence of fi propriation leaves only $8,700 in the
correct the evils of improper home light
southern and eastern Oregon coun- nancial responsibility for the future emergency fund.
as a prerequisite to their regaining
Records of the state department
ing) at your dealers.
show that of the 29 circuit judges in
Of course, this opposition was to be the privilege of driving.
Third, to fumishr an incentive for the state only eight have taken the
expected, particularly from some of
those counties and sections which payment of otherwise uncollectible full 15 per cent pay cut.
have already had their highway judgments arising from automobile
bridges built and which are now in accidents,
Democratic members of the state
“The Safety-responsibility bill to
toll-free operation. If those sections
legislature got together in Portland
frankly
designed
to
reach
the
small
which have had their bridges built
Saturday and greased the skids for
out of state highway funds can only minority of reckless and irresponsible organization of both the House and
keep a toll charge on the Coast High motor vehicle operators to whom are Senate. That is, they centered upon
way bridges, they think they can chargeable the mounting toll of life John Cooter, of Lincoln county, as
keep a lot of travel off the coast road and injuries to persons and property." the speaker of the House and W. H.
aftd on thsir own particular stretch of according to Ray Conway, secretary Strayer, veteran legislator from Bak hew governor will be inclined to en advertised another $250,000 block of
highway. Maybe they can, but it is of the interim committee. “The com er county, as president of the Senate. ter into any wholesale house-clean 1 unemployment relief certificate* for
WE WANT TO SELECT
doubtful that a tourist who once has mittee concluded that it was mani Strayer’s election, however, is still ing- Committed to a one-term poli sale to finance December relief needs
a
reliable
young man, now employ
sampled the cool coast climate and festly unnecessary and unfair to com contingent upon the release by Sen cy he will be under no necessity to the liquor commission suddnly dis
ed, with foresight, fair education
pel
the
over-whelming
majority
of
the unrivalled scenery of the coast
and mechanical inclinations, who
ator Corbett of his pledges and upon devote his attention to political fence covered that liquor profits would take
is willing to train spare time or
would hesitate to pay toll $n two or motorists to carry insurance to pro the ability of the democrats to per fixing as is the average Individual ' care of the situation without resort
evenings in Coquille to qualify as
three or five bridge* in order to re-'' tect the community against the dam suade at least three republicans to who enters that office and will feel i to additional certificates and the sale
Installation and 8erviee expert in
entirely
free
to
pick
and
chooae
his
peat the delights of such a trip. age caused by the small minority.”
,
was
called
off.
join with them in support of a demo
Electric Refrigeration and Air
lieutenants
without
any
fear
of
what
However, the Coast Highway is just
Conditioning. For interview write,
crat for the gavel wielding job which
William Einzig, state purchasing
giving age and present occupation.
the effect of his selections may have
as much entitled to toll-free bridge*
The "safety-responsibility”
act
now seems highly probable.
UTILITIES ENGINEERING
as are the Pacific, the Columbia agent, has asked the board of control
which is being sponsored by the
From all reports the democratic on his political future.
INSTITUTE
River, The Dalles-Califomia. the for additional compensation as man caucus was < entirely -harmonious with
legislative interim committee on
494
N.
Wells
St- Chicago, Di.
—
Thirty-five
persons
were
killed
in
John Day, or any other highway in ager at the prison flax plant. In his both William
roads and highways is being face
n L. Graham and Howard
the state. The claim of the Coast request to the board, Einzig said that Latrourette, of Multnomah county, traffic accidents in Oregon during tiously referred to the “dog bite”
Highway for free bridge* Is just, and he had agreed to undertake manage withdrawing from the speakership October bringing the year's total up bill. Opponents of the measure
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there are many section* along those ment of the flax plant without addi race to give Cooter a clear field and to 251.
declare that it is founded upon the Many factors have contributed to our
credit
should
other highway* which will not fight tional compensation until the plant Ashby C. Dickson, Portland demo S A total of «16,922,000 will be avail theory that every dog is entitled to progress, greatest
the proposal to five the Coast high was placed on a self-supporting ba crat, shelving his personal ambition,
one good bite before being muzzled. be given to discoveries in medi
able for highway purposes in Oregon
sis, which point, he claims has now
way its just dues.
in order to throw the entire demo during 1935 according to the annual Furthermore if the offending motor cal science and to the organized tu
been reached. Two obstacles are seen
ist behaves like a good dog for three berculosis movement. The most im
cratic strength behind Strayer.
budget of the state highway depart
to a realization of Einzig's desire for
“HOW’S YOUB OLD MAN*”
Thirty-two of the 38 democratic ment which has been prepared by R. years after being muzzled, that is, portant factors have been: •
more cash. One of these is the op
IN DULCET TERMS
1. The knowledge that tuberculosis
representatives and six of the 13 H. Baldock, state highway engineer. does not have any serioua accidents
Under the heading, “How’s Your position of at least one member of the democratic senators attended the
during that period, his muzlze wiil be is not hereditary but that it is a com
The figure includes $4,153,000 of
Old Man?" which could be just as board who thinks that Einzig is al Portland caucus which had been
removed until he docs become in municable disease caused by a germ.
NRA funds already allocated to thia
ready
overpaid
at
$4000
a
year
as
pur
2. The tuberculin test, which en
intelligently worded, “So’s your old
called by members of the Multnomah state for federal aid projects and $3,- volved in another accident.
ables us to find out whether or not
man,” the following appeared in the chasing agent. The other is the state county central coommittee.
800,000 to be spent on the five Coast
last Issued of the Pathfinder. The law which forbids a state official
Thirteen
experimental nursery the germ is lodged in the body.
With the legislative machinery thus Highway bridges during the year.
from
holding
more
than
one
lucrative
3. The X-ray, which with extra
Sentinel would like to give a year's
schools are now operating in Oregon
well oiled and ready to start rolling
In its own right the commisison
subscription to anyone who can. position.
when the button is pushed on Janu will have $8,060,000 to spend during as a part of the emergency education ordinary precision, pictures the dam
without reference to a dictionary or
ary 14 interest now shifts to Gov the year. Of this amount, $3,300,000 program, providing emploment for age done in the lung.
4. Improved methods of diagnosis
any other source of information, give
While he, himself, makes no claims ernor-elect Martin and his plans
28 teachers on relief rolls and 13
must be paid out for bond interest
an understandable definition of all to having it in the bag, every indica which 90 far are shrouded in deepest
cooks. Three of these schools are lo generally, which make it possible to
and principal, $2,100,000 on the main
tion at this time points, to the selec silence. Not even the most intimate
the words used:
cated in Portland and one each at discover the disease early, even be
tenance of primary highways, $500,-
tion of John E. Cooter, Toledo farm friends of the General, apparently,
Hillsboro, Salem, Oregon City, To fore serious damage is done.
000 on the maintenance of secondary
Not long ago the Pathfinder had an er, as the next Speaker of the house have any idea as to whom he has in
5. The knowledge that rest, fresh
ledo, St. Helens, Pendleton, Klamath
highways and $125,000 on the oper
editorial on “Use Simple Words” In of representatives of the Oregon leg mind for appointment to the several
Falls, Albany, Corvallis and Eugene. air and good food under competent
ation of drawbridges and ferries.
which aspirants for literary advance islature.
Four other nursery schools will be medical guidance will cure most
jobs which he will be expected to fill
Cooter, who is miking an aggres when he takes over his new job of Other budgeted requirements Include opened soon, according to C. A. cases of tuberculosis.
, .
ment were advised to religiously
maintenance of parks $25,000; man
eschew polysyllabic orthography be sive campaign in the interest of the running the state. In fact it to very
6. Surgical methods of putting the
Howard, state superintendent of pub
datory secondary highways construc
cause the philosophical and philolog speakership, contacting most of,the doubtful if th* general himself has
lic instruction. Each of these schools lug kt rest.
tion, $58,000; minor betterment work.
ical substructure of this principle is house members personally, is known made up his mind definitely on any
7. Sanatoria for the care and treat
$100,000; administration and super is caring for 26 under-privileged
ineludible, etc. A reader who en to have secured a sizeable block of of his apopintments.
children between the ages of two and ment of the tuberculosis. There are
vision, $275,000; contingencies and
joyed that effusion was apparently pledges already Adding impetus to
Frank A. Spencer, treasurer of the miscellaneous, $100,000; reconstruc four years with an all-day program now over 650 santoria with almost
motivated under strenuous emotional his campaign this week was a state Martin campaign committee, to being
87,000 beds in the United States.
tion of worn-out pavement and featuring play, music, games, train
circumstances to send us the follow ment from Earl Hill, Lane county mentioned as successor to William
8. Public health machinery, which
bridges, $500,000; rights of way, $30.- ing in health habits, a properly pre
ing extract from Niles’ Weekly Reg legislator, and himself a contender for Einzig as state purchasing agent. The
treats’ tuberculosis as a communi
pared
noon-day
meal
and
an
after
000; surveys, $50,000. This leaves a
ister of April 11, 1812, the same being the gavel-wielding job in event the suggestion that Oswald West, former
cable disease end aims to stop the
balance of $897,000 out of current noon health nap. Parent meetings to
a traveler’s report of an inquiry made republicans had dominated the or governor, to in line for Charlie
spread of it
consider
problems
in
child
develop
renvenue to which will be added ap
to a Virginian, “How's your father?” ganization. announcing his support of Thomas’ job as utility commissioner,
9. Enlightened
public
opinion
ment
are
also
conducted
by
the
nur
proximately $1,000,000 of budget
ar, as modern youth would say it, Cooter and urging his pledges to however, is ridiculed by firends of ■wraeqp* *•«•*•*«»
sery school instructors.
which has made most of the public
I#c*ok
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savings during the past three years
foUow his lead.
“How’s your old man?”:
improvements possible and a general
Martin who contend that West's well- to make a total of $1,885,000 avail-
Cooter’s only serious opposition is known corporation connections would
"The intense frigidity of the cir
Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, Understanding by all people of tuber
"
able for matching federal funds un
cumambient atmosphere, had so con found in the candidacy of William disqualify him for this job. Martin is
culosis. i.0-
der the terms of the new Hayden- calls attention to the fact that the
gealed the pellucid aqueous fluid of Graham of Multnomah county, but expected to name a success to Mrs.
United States department of agricul
Cartwright bill.
the enormous river Potomak, that Graham is admittedly laboring under Sheldon Sackett as private secretary
Your warrants, county or school
The department’s largest source of ture has just classified Oregon as be
In the first to the governor and to abolish the
with the most eminent and superla a two-fold handicap.
ing tuberculosis accredited free. This district, will M accepted at Schroe
revenue
is
the
gasoline
tax
which
to
tive reluctance, I was constrained to place there is division in the ranks job of budget director, now held by
der’s Jewelry store for either mer
expected to produce $7,200,000 for makes the entire Pacific Northwest—
procrastinate my premeditated egres of the Multnomah delegation with Henry Hansen which he has promised
chandise
or repair work—at par.
Oregon.
Washington,
Utah
and
Ne-
highway purposes next year. Motor
sion into the palatinate province of Howard Latourette also ambitious to to handle personally while he is gov
vada — tuberculosis-free territory.
vehicle
registrations
and
drivers
’
li
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Maryland, for the medical, chemical achieve the honor in spite of the fact ernor.
cense fees are expected to yield an Ore? on has been carrying on bovine
Notice 1« hereby given that the un
and galencial coadjuvancy and co that this is his first term in the legs-
Outside of these four jobs the new additional $1,975,000, motor trans tuberculosis coqtrol work since 1911, dersigned, Exécutrice* of the last
operation of a distinguished sanative lature. Then again there is the add governor is not expected to be in any
portation fees, $595,600, fines for millions of tests being made in that Wil’, and Testament of Frank R.
son of Esculapius, until the peccant ed handicap presented by the pros great haste in making changes in the
time.
RtiTlaek. deceased, have filed in the
traffic law violations, $20,000 and
deleterious matter of the arthritis pect of Multnomah county domina state organization. Tn fact most of
County Court of the State of Ore
$150,000
will
be
thrown
into
the
pot
had pervaded the cranium, into which tion of the senate in event Harry Cor the governor’s friends agree that it
gon for Coca County their-final ac
by the counties to cover co-operation Progress Against Tuberculosis count as such Exécutrice» and said
it had ascended and penetrated from bett is able to hold his lines intact would be the part of wisdom to wait
projects. This makes a total net in
Today there are more than 2000 as Court ha* appointed Saturday, the
the inferior pedestrial major digit of which now seems probable. Should until after the legislature has ad
come of $9,940,000 from which must sociations united under the banner of l»t day of December, ' 1984, a* the
my paternal relative in consanguinity Corbett release his pledges, as he is journed and he has had time to sur
be deducted $1.880,000 as the high the National Tuberculoei/ Association, day for the hearing of objections to
whereby his morboeity was magnified being urged to do, Cooter is still be- vey the situation from the Inside be
such final account and the settlement
way
deportment’s contribution to the financed by Christmas Seals. Thia thereof.
so exorbitantly as to exhibit an ab lived to have a decided edge over fore attempting any further reorgani
counties and to the state police
’
makes
it
possible
for
everyone
to
take
Louisa A. Bullack.
-
solute extinguishment of viviflca- Graham in the race for the speaker- zation of the state machinery. At
Hom B. Croy, Executrices of the
part tn the work which me
is generally
tion."
any rate it is not expected that the
<
last
Will
and
Testament
of
Frank
and health to thousands of
R Bullack, dacsassd.
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