— The Sentinel A GMO tional HHI IS A GMO TOWS dQwn and Qrder , H. A. YOUNG and M. D. GRIMES thinking that the same H.AYCWNG.” --------- k . One Year... Six Months Three Months...... ......... ■■■■*■ ••£ No subscription taken unless paid tor in advance. This rule is impera­ tive. * Display advertising 30 cents par inch. No advertisement inserted far leas than 50 cents. Reading notices 10 cento per line. No reading notice, or advertisement of any kind, insert­ ed tor less than 25 cento. man—the columns of your home- of the state. Entered at the Coquille Postoffice : Second Class Mail Matter. town paper will provide you with it 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. > 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. • * 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 «wgiAn w.■ w:y-’ ■ - nf t r. thf ——- — , - — - ■ - - lOAlslBtUFt* 1 iww»’• — r 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 --------- _ 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 --I■ . . . . hours Calling cards, 60 tor 81.00. 48. 39. C. F. Neble 81. ». 83. 34. 35. 38. 17. «9. Janea Watoon Dr. O. G. Stem Fuhrman’s Pharmacy O. P. Stewart Mountain States Power Co. Faison's Grocery Dr. R. F. Milne 59. 51. 52. 53. 53. 4M 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