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SLOWING RECOVERY
Washington, for several weeks past
now, has been the scene of almost
daily conferences designed to bring
about better co-operation between
government and business as a means
toward lifting the nation from a re
cession bog. From all indications,
the talks have served to bring about
a better understanding, il nothing
else.
Almost to a man, every business
leader invited to the capital city to
express his views on the economic
problems has urged that the tax
burden on business be lightened as
one of the most certain meewoOe-
the competition of government in
business with its own citizens should
be curbed.
These business men know—as the
government should know now—that
money paid fa taxes cannot be spent
• for wages—that the* aaHW dollar
can’t go into the tax bill and
the pay envelope at the same time.
This philosophy isn’t something new
to be heard around Washington—
congress had the same idea last De
cember when it was in special sea
Everyone seems to be in accord on
the matter — that stifling taxation
must be ended; that tax money, if
unleashed in the business« field, will
go a long way toward providing jobs
for the unemployed workers. Why,
then, should there be any further de-
ley in taking this important step
^Jowato industrial
MIGRATION TO
OREGON STUDIED
Facto and figures that are expected
to play an important part in solving
problems facing the state will be
available in a series of reports to be
completed by the Oregon state plan
ning'board within the next six
months, it is announced by Ormond
R. Bean, chairman of the board.
The board authorized the employ
ment of a supervtoor towork fa 65*
operation with the Uuniveraity of
Oregon bureau of municipal research,
to prepare for publication reports on
eight phases of state government, in
cluding studies of the school for the
deaf, school for the blind, school for
the feeble-minded, tuberculosis hos
pital, state penitentiary, history of
state organization, history of state
revenue system, and legal duties.
Much of the preliminary investiga
tion for these reports has already
been done.
A report on migration of people
into Oregon from other sections of
the country will be ready'soon, it
was announced. This is expected to
contain recommendations to meet
this problem. Two other important
reports, one on Oregon’s basic in
dustries and another on recreation,
are also nearing completion.
“BIG BUSINESS’’
(New York Daily Mirror)
“Big business” in America made
the following figures possible. The
figures show the number of auto
mobiles owned per 100 persons in the
following countries:
Twenty-two in the United States;
eleven in Canada; five in France;
two in Germany and one in Italy.
Americans own and operate 70
per cent of the automobiles in the
world. More than half of the Amer
ican families that own automobiles
have an income of only 81,300 or less.
And speaking of incomes, the av
erage worker’s income in America
is 81,275; the average British worker
earns 8783 per year; the German
worker has an annual income of only
$718; the Italian gets only 8239.
That is the difference in living
conditions under a democracy and
under a dictatorship and the differ
ence between free private enterprise
and complete government control of
business.
ment
has
in-
dustry the
would
not be classified as a labor dispute.
Picketing would be prohibited ex-
cept at places where a bona fide la
bor dispute existed and courts would
be authorised to enjoin illegal pick
eting. Boycotts, either direct or in
direct, would also be prohobited, ex
cept in the case of a bona fide labor
dispute.
: While the measure made its ap
pearance under thé sponsorship of a
group of Jackson county farmers,
fruit growers and Grangers it is un
derstood to have the support of sim
ilar organizations in other sections
Enrollment In Oregon high schools
increased 25 per cent during the
past six years, according to a survey
just completed by Rex Putnam, state
superintendent of public instruction.
There were 60,000 youngsters en
rolled in high schools In this state
for the year 1986-37 compared with
48,000 for the year 1930-81. Ele
mentary school enrollment during
It cost the people of Oregon $50,000 the same period remained practically
and seven years of investigation and stationary at approximately ISO.OOO j
litigation to find out that the rates
charged by the Pacific Telephone
Reports from Washington, D. C., to
and Telegraph company to its pa the effect that the Interior Depart
trons In this state are not excessive. ment is preparing to issue long term
The $50,000 represents the estimated leases on the puMc dom^ tojyg^-
VqpaSSHBTÎyWWW»'wmajaBTc
™ county stockmen has caused con-
Commission in engineering fees and sideraWe upegsjness on the part of
legal fees in connection with the
week in ah opinion by the Supreme
court holding the rate schedule pro
mulgated by Commissioner ChM- M.
Thomas in 1934 to be confiscatory.
Just how much was spent by the tel
ephone company in opposing the rate
bnJW » not known but estimates
place the sum at between $150,000
and $200,000.
The now famous telephone rate
case daes back to March 83, 1931*
when Commissioner Thomas institut
ed his investigation into the rates
.w.'SP«1*/- J*is ..t>rder>
issued October 11, 1934, reduced the
company’s exchange rates by approx
imately eight per cent.
The tele
phone company took the case into
court and on June 4, 1936, Judges
Tucker, Lusk and Brand of the Mult
nomah county circuit court handed
down a decree setting the order aside >
as confiscatory. The state then ap
pealed to the supreme court which
has just affirmed the decree of the
lower court.
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ment's policy 'may endanger the
state’s land blocking program which
has been under consideration by the
Board tor the past two years. On a
recent visit to Oregon, F. R. Carpen
ter, federal grazing director, assured
the land board that there was no need
for haste in its proposal to. block state
school lands into larger areas for
grazing purposes.
Carpenter ex
plained that the Interior department
was making no long term leases
which would in any wise interfere
with Uie.itate program. Land board
officials are unable to reconcile Car
penter’s assurances With the new pol
icy of the Interior department. •
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The State Highway department
spent $670,006 more than it took in
during 1937, according to an annual
report by R. H. Baldock, state high
way engineer. The excess expendi
ture was taken care of through’ a
carry-over from the 1936 budget
Highway revenues for the year to
talled $19,055,350» with gasoline'
taxes supplying $9,780*984.83 of this
amount. Next largest sources of in
come was Uncle Sam who contribut
ed $4,589,894^9 toward the state pro
gram, New construction, including
-Www Feeling for Coquille
right-of-way and surveys cost a total
Dr, John C. Almack, noted author
of $8,816,961. Highway maintenance
accounted for the expenditure of $3, and educator, is still loyal to Co-
Employment of six parole super
visors was advocated by W. L. Goas-
lin, private secretary to Governor
Martin in an address before the Sa
lem Chamber of Commerce. Oosslin
indicated that the effort to secure a
more adequate parole system for
Oregon which was defeated at the
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will'be renewed at the 1939 session. interest took another 13,784,228.(Xi.
Construction work completed during
Oregon's new capitol will be ready the year Included 28 miles of con
for occupancy by June 1, Dr. Ernest crete paving, 30 miles of bituminous
Ç. Dalton, of St. Helens, member of paving, 85 miles of bituminous ma
the Capitol Reconstruction commis cadam, 213 miles of oil surfacing, 1*7
sion, told Governor Martin. Outside miles of rock surfacing, 149 miles
construction work is practically com of grading, 23 bridges and eight grade
pleted now and the Interior finishing separations.
is welll advanced. Arrival of the
statute, “Spirit of the Pioneer,” which
More than 1100 books were shipped
will top the cylindrical dome of the but of the state library to borrowers
building has been delayed for three all over the state each day during
months, Dr. Dalton said.
January, according to Miss Harriet
Long, librarian. The month’s mail
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The old familiar Columbia river order shipments totalled 28,344 vol
fish fight is back again for a decision umes in 5,168 separate packages.
fight with the voters of Oregon offi
ciating as referees. This time the . Construction of a ten-story office
fight will wage around a measure building on the Mulkey property at
sponsored by the Oregon Wild Life Third and Morrison street, Portland,
Council which wants to banish, traps, for use as a state office building is
seines and set nets from the river. proposed by W. C. Knighton, Port
Sponsors of the measure, preliminary land architect.
The building, ac
petitions for which were filed with cording to Knighton, could be con-
he state department this week, ex ftructed at a cost of $481,000. The
plain that similar restrictions were state already owns the site. Mem
adopted by the state of Washington bers of the board of control said the
in 1936.
proposed building would not be large
enough to meet the state’s needs in
City school superintendents from Portland.
all over Oregon will meet in Salem
for their annual conference Friday Motor Travel Great
and Saturday of this week. School
On Oregon Highways
revenues and the junior high school
system will receive major attention
If all the miles traveled on Ore
at the hands of.the educators. Ap gon’s highways in 1937 were laid end
proximately 150 superintendents are to end they would reach around the
expected to attend the conference.
world 107,176 times.
Or, if one motorist were to drive
Around 100,000 Oregon citizens day and night al an average speed of
will be denied the right to vote in 43 miles per hour he would have to
the primary election unless they reg keep it up 7,647 yean to equal the
ister in the meantime, Secretary of number of motor vehicle miles trav
State Snell warns. These are men eled in Oregon during 1937,
and women who have failed to vote
This, according to the Oregon State
in the last two elections.
Motor association, gives some indi
cation of the extensive use of Ore- 1
Failing in their efforts before the gon’s highway systems. Total mile
legislature at the 1937 session, agri age for the year, it was reported, was
cultural groups now propose to carry 2,679,399,370 miles, resulting in the
their fight for the regulation of labor consumption of 223,283,280 gallons
organizations directly to the people of gasoline.
in an intiative measure to appear on
While a large part of thin mileage
the November ballot.
was accounted for by trucks and
Preliminary copies of the proposed busses, the private motorist and his
measure filed with Secretary of State increased desire for recreational
Snell at Salem this week would de travel contributed the major share,
fine “labor disputes" as bona fide the motor association declares.
controversies between an employer
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Calling cards, 60 tor 81.00.
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Janea Watoon
Dr. O. G. Stem
Fuhrman’s Pharmacy
O. P. Stewart
Mountain States Power Co.
Faison's Grocery
Dr. R. F. Milne
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mack was interested in collecting
material about one of Coquille’s fa
mous-the "Sweet Singer of Co
quille”—Minnie Myrtle Miller, wife
of the Poet of the Sierras. Some of
her nwmi mere iAnhH«h<wi in. the Co-
quille Sentinel years ago, but Dr. Al
from here since 1920. His two years
mack found his search hampered
here (1918 and 1919) as superinten
through the loss of records by a fire
dent of schools, are remembered with
that had since occurred. Coquille
pleasure by his many local friends.
and its association with the life of
Interviewed in Portland recently,
Minnie Myrtle Miller furnished the
Dr. Almack was pleased when asked
about Coquille. He settled comfor- I 1 inspiration for one of Dr. Almack’s
poems, “The Beauty that is Eve
tably Into his chair and in a friendly
ning,” which appears in his recently
tone voiced his thoughts on this sub
published “Track ot the Sun.”
ject obviously near to him. "I have
In addition to bis volume of poems,
never lived among a people who were
quite such fine neighbors, nor know* Dr. Almack is author of several
so fine a community spirit. The Co books widely used as texts in col
quille is a lovely section of the coun lege, universities and normal schools.
After spending the fall term as
try, and I never miss an opportunity
to go back for a visit—when driving professor in the Portland Center of
through I always arrange to stay at the State System of Higher Educa
least overnight."
tion, Dr. Almack recently returned
Dr. Almack said his years at Co to his post at Stanford University.
quille were war years — and he Accompanying him was Mrs. Almack,
stressed the very great devotion of the former Miss Evelyn Foster of
the Coquille residents to the cause Portland.
of the United Stated and their tireless
efforts to do their share.
Dr. C. G. Stem, Chiropractor. 292
During his residence here Dr. Al- 1 Moulton St., phone 86J.
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