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COQUILLE. ORRGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST SI. ISM.
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H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES
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H. A. YOUNG, Editor
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Entered at the Coquille Postoffice ar
Second Class Mail Matter.
Office Career W. Hnttad Willard St
Four people at one time, and a to
tal of 50 for a day were in the Co
quille Hotel on Tuesday this week,
seeking to register their out-of-state
cars for Oregon driving. And they
could not. There is no point from
the state line to Coquille where such
registering can be done on the Coast
highway.
With the great increase in traffic
on the coast road this year, isn’t it
about time that the state and motor as
sociation made arrangements for reg
istering of cars in Coquille?
TODAY’S TAXOGRAM
Those people who think they are
tax free because they pay no income
tax would be surprised to know the
numerous and varied ways in which
their most personal activities are
taxed.
We wake up to the ringing of a
taxed alarm clork; we wash our teeth
with taxed toothpaste and our face
with taxed soap.
Then we dress
with a taxed shirt or dress and taxed
shoes. There’s even a tax on our
breakfast—the cream in our coffee is
taxed; every slice of bread contains
52 hidden taxes; there’s a tax on ev
ery slice of bacon and on every egg.
All day long, every time we turn
around, we are coming in contact
with some item upon which we pay
a tax until at long last we lie down
to sleep—on a taxed mattress.
The legality of marble boards, pin
ball machines and motion picture
theatre “bank nights” will be argued
before the state supreme court this
fall.
Whether the coin machines are
games bf skill and lawful amusement
devises or gambling paraphernalia
will have to be determined by the
state’s highest tribunal. And wheth
er “bank night” is within the law or
beyond the pale as a lottery will also
have to be settled.
The decision will be state-wide in
scope. Either the marble machines,
which are reputed to have a “take”
of »4,000,000 per year, will continue
to operate or they will go.
Ralph E. Moody, assistant state's
attorney-general and special prose
cutor of gambling and vice cases in
Marion county, started the questions
on their way through the courts. Af
ter stopping the operating of the ma
chines in Salem, convicting a Salem
policeman of bribery and unsuccess
fully trying the city’s chief of police
twice for alleged negligence in fall
ing to prosecute known gamblers.
Moody suddenly ordered Sheriff A.
C. Burk, of Marion county, to stop
the operation of all marble boards,
pin-ball games and “bank nights”
within five days.
On the last day of grace, attorneys
obtained temporary restraining or
der preventing state or county offi
cials from seizing or destroying the
machines at least until Sept. 17, when
arguments on a permanent injunction
will be heard.
tons of surplus hay to the drouth re
gions of tlie mid-west. Five railroads
agrev*d to set up an emergency freight
rate of M per ton—the regular car
rying charge is »13.20—after they had
jeen bombarded for two weeks by
itate and federal officials.
Governor Martin, Solon T. White,
itate director of agriculture; Frank
0, McCulloch, public utilities com
missioner; Ray W. GiM, master of the
itate grange; George W. Potts, pres-
dent of the Oregon-Farmers Union;
F. L. Ballard, Oregon State college;
Mabel Irwin secretary of the Farm
late council; W. L. Goeslin, the gov-
rnor's private secretary; Senators
Charles L. McNary and Frederick
iteiwer and Rep. James Mott were
ill raining telegrams on the railroad
.residents before they gave in.
The legislature's interim commis-
don on governmental and administra-
ive reorganization is keeping busy
¡tudying a plan nearly as long as its
aame.
Creation of a state department of
.usiness regulation by consolidating
he banking, insurance and corpora-
ion departments is being considered
or recommendation to the January,
1937, legislature. Some other changes
mder consideration are: transfer
rom the state treasurer to the tax
commission of responsibility for col
lection of the inheritance and gift
.axes, transfer from the land board
te the tax commission of the handling
of escheated estates, placing of all
purchasing under the budget director
instead of the secretary of the board
of control.
Restricted use of a portion of the
Siskiyou national forest in Coos
county until Oct. 15, has been pro
claimed by Gov. Martin as a fire pro
tection measure. The district ia in
townships 30 and 31, Range 10 and
11, north and east of Powers. For the
next two months permits must be se
cured by those wishing to enter these
areas, information as to retails being
contained in the following:
On account of the high fire hazard'
caused by an excessive amount of in- 1
flammable debris resulting from
logging operations and the fact that
iperations are now being carried on,
also on account of high temperatures
and low humidity, ' the unregulated :
use of the timbered area (mentioned
above) is, in my judgment, a menace
to life and property.
Now, therefore, I, Charles H. Mar
tin, Governor of the State of Oregon,
by virtue of the power and authority
vested in me under the provisions of
Section 42-409, Oregon Code 1930, as
amended, do hereby declare said area
closed to unregulated use and sub
ject to entry only through written
pemit to be issued by the State For
ester or a state fire warden, under
which entrant shall comply with the
following requirements:
(a) To build no fires except in
places designated as safe in said per
mit.
(b) To have as a part of his or her
equipment tools suitable for extin
guishing fire.
(c) To refrain from smoking ex
cept in places designated as safe in
said permit.
Permits for entering the above area
may be obtained at the following
places: Powers Ranger Station, Eden
Guard Station, Fire Warden's office
in Marshfield, Bradford Patrol Sta
tion.
The state penitentiary is crowded
to capacity with 1000 prisoners. Not
all are in the main cell blocks, of
course, but never before in history
have so many convicts been in con
finement.
An even 14,000 persons have “done
time” in the penitentiary since it was
established by the territory of Ore
gon In 1851. The prison was built in County School Notes
Portland, but moved to Salem in
From Mrs. Mulkey’s Office
1886 By a strange coincidence, both
convicts No. 1 and No. 14,000 were
Schools to Open Sept. 7 and 8
from Marion county and committed
September 7 and 8 will see the
the same crime, larceny. First inmate
opening of nearly all the schools of
was Indian Charley; No. 14,000 is
Coos county. During the last week
Joseph Gigger.
the office of county school superin
tendent has registered many teach
Four new railroad construction
ers’ certificates, contracts and read
projects are being considered in Ore
ing certificates in preparation for the
gon, Public Utilities Commissioner
beginning of school.
McCulloch and Governor Martin re
Schools Receive Money
vealed.
There was »81,015.28 mailed out
The city of Grants Pass, whose
in the form of orders from the office
unique charter permits it tp own and
of the county superintendent this
operate a railroad, and Crescent City,
week. Of this amount »22,228.90 wm
Calif., harbor district, have already
from the elementary fund, »28.710.13
applied to the interstate commerce
from the county school fund and
commisisop for permisison to extend
»10,078.25 from
the state school
the California-Oregon Coast railroad
fund. Besides this, special tax money
from its present terminus at Water
is also being sent out through the
Creek, Ore» to Crescent City, Calif.
treasurer’s office, which means, no
The 8 m miles of construction
doubt, that many warrants will be
would cost »7,380,711, with nearly
called by the different districts of the
half the money coming as a grant
county.
from the reconstruction finance cor
poration.
Several schools have been repairing
The I. C. C. has already approved
and refinishing buildings and equip
construction of the 90-mile Gold
ment in preparation for the begin
Coast railroad from Port Orford to
ning of school. Among these which
Leland, 20 miles north of Grants
Pass. Talk of a cross-state line from have attracted the attention of the
county school superintendent this
Burns to the coast via Klamath Falls
has been revived. The war depart week are: Arago, which has remov-
ment, too, is talking of completing a eded the oil from the floor of the
link between Humboldt Bay, Calif., school building. * The floors were
and Coos Bay to give complete rail then sanded and are being varnished.
road connection from San Francisco Also the walls of the building are be
The Roy school is
to the mouth of the Columbia river. ing calcimlned.
having
the
children
’s desks varnish
The line would allow the rapid move
ment of railroad artillery in coast de ed. It has been the custom of most of
the schools in the county to have a
fense.
thorough cleaning of the school build
The state highway department and ings before the beginning of school.
A. R. Hollingshed, of Harper, tiny This time is rapidly approaching.
Malheur county town, are at war.
Hollingshed notified the depart
ment he was going to put a toll gate
across a section of the central Oregon
highway because he was not paid for
the right-of-way taken by the road
across his property. The state said
the county would have to pay. But
if the toll gate goes up, the state will
have to go to court to tear it down.
The state insurance department's
business is better than ever, accord
ing to Commisisoner Hugh H. Earle.
Collections of company and agent’s
license fees and taxes on net premi
A new old age pension plan is en
ums will be nearly »750,000 this year
tering Oregon’s political affairs.
—»40,0000 more than came in last
Oreganized Voting Power, Inc., is
year, Earle said.
the name of the group which filed ar
ticles of incorporation with Charles
H. Carey, state corporation commis Annapolis Vacancy Next Year
On October 17 a civil service ex
sioner. Its goal will be an organiza
tion—(membership fee, »1 per year) amination will be held to determine
eligible applicants for appointment to
—to work for this pension plan:
A check for »75 per month for ev the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapo
ery citizen over 50 yean of age, and lis, Maryland.
The first congressional district of
all unemployables, blind, crippled
and physically-handicapped persons Oregon will have one vacancy at that
no matter what their age; »25 per academy in 1937 and Congressman
James W. Mott is anxious that all
month for each dependent.
A two per cent transaction tax on ambitious young men in the first dis
all business to raise the revenue, trict have an opportunity to try for
which the pension sponsors propose this appointment.
Any young unmarried man not less
to have collected by the federal bu
reau of internal revenue, and de than sixteen years of age nor more
posited in the U. S. treasury and dis than twenty on April 1, 1937, may
bursed by the U. S. veterans’ admin compete.
In order to make the required ar
istration. R. V. Stroup, C. H. Allen,
E. E. Graffinberger. A. W. Banks rangements it is necessary that the
and Richard Deich, all of Portland, applicant notify Congessman Mott,
Masonic Building, Salem, Oregon, not
formed the organization.
later than September 15th of his de
Oregon farmers may sell 50,000' sire to participate in tha examination.
UILLE, OREGON
Knotty Port Orford
1 x 3 to 1 x 12 Clear Kiln Dried
1x4 Tongue and Grooved
Port Orford Flooring and Ceiling
We carry a complete line of 1x3 to 2x12 No. 1 and No. 2 Common
Cedar, suitable for all building purposes, surfaced or rough.
Consult the Retail Department for our low prices on Cedar.
show you our Lumber Stocks in warehouse
and on dock at the Smith
Wood-Products Plant
No Order Too Small—A Stick or a Carload
Eight days more in which to secure
the Double Automatic Ironmaster
and Clothes Sprayer at the combina-
»ion price of »8.95. Hooton Electric
Shop.
G. T. COOK
Brick Mason
Fireplaces and Chimneys
P. 0. Box 62, Coquille
SERVICE
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Visitors Stay Longer in Oregon
Few travelers this year are inquir-1
ing about the quickest route through
Oregon.
They are spending more
time here and more money, too. Most
visitors have changed their attitude
toward the state, the Oregon State
Motor association reports and they
are allowing plenty of time and
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He Is Oregon s Safest Driver
Rreason. Dallas attorney,
attoiney, has been selected from a list of
Robert S. {(reason,
money out of their vacation budgets
to take in what Oregon has to offer. rrtore than 600 applicants to represent the state at a traffic conclave in
His driving record of 210,000 in the past 30
It was estimated that an average of New York this month.
one day longer is being spent in the y4ars. without accident, earned him the designation as Oregon’s safest
driver.
northwest this year than last.
From all indications the state’s 1936
tourist business will soar to more
Body and Fender cepalr work done
than »35.000,000, which will be an In by experienced mechanics. Our body
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