I COQUDLLB VALUT 8ENTINBL, COQUILUL OSIOON. THURSDAY, MARCH «4, 18». PAGE POVI » The Sentinel A 6000 SAMS Subscription Batea Entered at the Coquille Postoffice as Second Class Mail Matter. UTI8« Fragments “I remember, I remember. The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were.close against the. sky; . It was a childish ignorance, , But now ’tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heaven Then when I was a boy." —Thomas Hood Those soothsayers of old had tong range vision. Two thousand years ago they warned, “Beware the Ides of March.” The fifteepth day of March in Oregon is not only the dead line for federal income tax reports but marks also the due date for pay­ ment of state and county property taxes. And it’s cold comfort to have little or no income tax to pay. We predict Uncle Sam is going to have a rude awakening when he reads the income tax reports just filed and will be forced to conclude that economy Is not for the future but for the im­ mediate present • The public debt of the United States on June 30 of last year was over 37 billion dollars, the per capita debt being >285.70, an all-time high. It exceeds the peak of debt reached dur­ ing the war. From Berlin comes the word that the annual sale of Bibles in Germany excels that of “Mein Kampf.” The Bible in the past has proved more enduring than the power of any tyrant and, if we can trust the uncensored stories now coming oot of Germany, the masses in that coun­ try are no longer behind Hitler— they “hate war” as much as any one in the United States. Of course, this does not mean they are not pleased with peaceful occupation of new ter­ ritory, as Austria a year ago and Czechoslovakia this week. In reading the address of Chief Justice Hughes made March 4 in celebration of the first meeting of congress we were reminded of the line: “There is a destiny which shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may.” (We will have to admit we are not sure of the author of this quotation; would be grateful to any­ one who would so inform us). Charles Evans Hughes stands head and shoulders over a majority of the presidents of the United States and history will give him a fnore enviable place than it probably would have done if he had occupied the presi­ dent’s chair. How close he came to the White House is well remembered. On that November election night in 1916, he retired with the firm assurance that he had been elected the next president, only to arise the following morning to find that Montana had swung to Wilson and that California was in the doubtful column. For six weeks the result hung in the balance; if Hughes had gained California he would have had a majority of three votes in the electoral college but, instead, by a less than 4,000 majority, in a total vote of approximately a million, Cal­ ifornia’s 13 electoral votes were final­ ly awarded to Wilson, making the electoral vote 277 to 254 in his favor, As we remember it, the election fever had so subsided by the middle of De­ cember that no one cared much which way the decision went. But to return to the Chief Justice’s speech, a careful reading of it stirs a truer patriotism than the average citizen is often conscious of; It’s as if the flag had passed by. We will be content to quote just one sentence: “The firmest ground for confidence in the future is that more than ever we realize that, while democracy must have its organization and con­ trols, its vital breath is individual liberty. * 4 Two and a half years ago when fire threatened to wipe out Coquille, the minor, every-day matters of life ceased to have any meaning for us and it was not until we felt safe again did we find enjoyment in the little, inconsequential things. Now froqp a national viewpoint, we Americans may appear idiotic to the people of Europe in our devotion to Charlie McCarthy, Walt Disney comics and the funnies in the newspapers. But the fact that we are pleased with such nonsense indicates a peace of soul that is of utmost importance for happiness. ’Sprague last week to become effec­ tive March 15. Arens succeeds Roy Buchanan, of Pendleton, while Ry- nerson, labor’s representative on the . commission, takes the place of J. C. 'joy. Reorganization of this commis­ Coquille independents outplayed a sion which also heads up the unem­ Myrtle Point aggregation here test ployment compensation organization week The locals included John Stan­ is understood to presage the removal ley, Roy Watson, Julian Leslie, Ho­ of D. A. Bulmore as unemployment compensation administrator. ward Pike, and Beak SchrWer. TWENTY YEARS AGO IS A MOO TOWS One Year ......... _-. g2.00 Six Months........... . .......... 1.00 Three Months ______________ .60 No subscription taken unless paid for in advance. This rule is impera­ tive. to the adequacy of their brakes, lights and other equipment under the terms of an act passed by the state legislature. The testing, for which the motorist will be charged 50 cents, will be under the supervi­ (Taken from the files of the Sentinel sion of the state highway department of March 21, 1919) which will establish testing stations City Engineer Gould submitted a at convenient points over the state. bid totalling >8,152.00 for the im­ Although approved by the legisla­ provements on streets in the business ture the change in the date for the section of the city. The major im­ primary election from May to Sep­ provement was the construction of a tember will probably be up for de­ fill from Spurgeon hill bridge to the cision by the voters at the next gen­ main road level on Taylor street. eral election. Representatives of the Commonwealth Federation have The sale of pure bred Jersey stock served notice that they propose to was held at Roger’s barn here thia invoke the referendum against the week. TStal receipts were over >5,- measure which is now in the hands of 000 and one Jersey alone, Barbara’s Governor Sprague for his signature Evelyn, sold to C. D. Jarman for >500. before becoming law. If the 40th biennial session of the Oregon legislature adjourns sine die tomorrow, after sixty-eight days of lawmaking, it will have established another state record for endurance, exceeding the 60-day record of the 1933 session by eight days. By the same token, and largely by reason of its length, the session has also set a new record for the high cost of lawmaking, the estimated expense of the session exceeding >175,000. Responsibility for the unusual length of the session must be shared by a number of individuals and groups. First there were the sponsors of major measures—public power ad­ vocates, educators and even the state administration—who delayed the in­ troduction of their bills until the con­ stitutional 40-day period was well spent. Then there were the chronic orators of the house and senate—es­ pecially the senate—who persisted in talking on every measure to no good purpose except to slow down the leg­ islative machine. Another factor contributing to the length of the ses­ sion was the insistence on the part of certain members upon reconsidera­ tion of action on bills when they found themselves on the losing side. Then‘finally there was the critical attitude of the legal adviser to the governor who insisted that the phras­ eology of every measure must satisfy his own standards of correctness re­ gardless of the opinions of the able lawyers of the house and senate. Never before in the history of the Oregon legislature have so many Mils been sent back for correction after reaching the governor’s desk, to sat­ isfy some petty technical objection, requiring re-passage of the measure through both house and senate and consuming time that might well have been used in the consideration of other measures. Senator Harry Kenin, of Multno­ mah county, piqued by his failure to block action on the people’s utility district bill Saturday afternoon, threatened to prolong the session in­ definitely by resort to a constitution­ al requirement that all bills be read in full. Written Into the constitution at a time when there were compara­ tively few bills and when printed copies were not so readily available to the members, literal observance of this provision was long ago aban­ doned as thoroughly Impractical. Compliance with the requirement would serve no useful purpose. On the other hand it would consume many hours of time and prolong the session many days beyond the record established by this session. The 40th legislative session set an­ other all-time record when it ap­ proved general fund appropriations totalling >10,141,731. , The figure, which represents an increase of >888,877 over 1937 appropriations, does not include liquor revenues and unexpended balances diverted to re­ lief needs. The relief budget alone, as ap­ proved by the legislature, totals >8,- 280,000 and represents the largest single appropriation ever to receive approval of an Oregon legislature. Only >800,000 of this amount, how­ ever, comes out of general fund rev­ enues for the current biennium. The balance is made up of >2,160,000 in unexpended balances carried over from the relief appropriation for the last biennium and >6,500,000 in anti­ cipated revenues from the state’s liquor monopoly. Under the new relief set-up coun­ ties will match the state on a 40-60 basis in financing old age pensions and other social security demands in­ stead of the 50-50 basis heretofore obtaining. In the financing of direct relief counties will be expected to provide not mor* than 50 per cent of the money. Under the relief bud­ get as set up by the ways and means committee the counties will be ex­ pected to supply only >4,400,000 dur­ ing the biennium Instead of the >6,- 000,000 included in the Martin bud­ get. State Relief Administrator Elmer Goudy said that the relief budget would provide for continued opera­ tion on the present level With no provision for expansion of the relief program. Much sentiment has been aroused in the interest of the Coquille river bridge which would do away with the old ferry across the river and would practically free traffic in entering and leaving Coquille on the south­ bound. The county has- appropriated funds and the city must furnish a site for the bridge before construc­ tion can be started. Members of the chamber of commerce foresee a great development of the Roosevelt coast highway and urge immediate action regarding' the new bridge. Rumor about the captol haa it that Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Strang returned from a visit in San Diego, California j. _ W. Ferguson is soon to be replaced this week and report that they had a as state forester, probably by Lynn most unenjoy able winter there dua to' Cronemiller, who gave way to Fer- excessive cold and torrential rain, guson early in the Martin mtainistni- Mrs. Strang my. she much P^em j«« ^ed m the org.n- Yhe'lzation as publicity director. the gentle rains of Oregon to hard, beating rains there. Kenneth Lawrence spoke to the children in the Academy this Tuesday, telling them* about the conditions in France at the present time and re­ lating the many privations to which children there are forced as a result of the great war. - • Dr. De La Rhue Eyesight Specialist Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted ‘ Lest We Forget” was featured at the Liberty theatre this week with a surviving star of the Lusitania dis­ aster in the feature role. Reception room jointly with Dr. J. R. Bunch John Belieu of Bridge was a caller at the Sentinel office this week. James Sullivan and family won The Coquille Honor* Guard held a passengers from the bay on the train grand ball last Saturday which was this week. well attended by all in honor of the T. A. Walker has moved his in­ boys who went to war. The com­ mittee in charge included Perlc.v surance office upstairs in the Far­ Lund, Robert Creager, Mr. and Mrs. mer’s and Mjerchants bank. A. N. Gould, J. A. Lamb. and YOU SAVE v A ía ¡tí financt qour homi... Mr. and Mrs, lio iwnewai or Servie« Costs „The sale of the J. J. Lamb ranch was made this week but the entire We have a report that Hugh Mc­ buyers have not been announced, it Lain, post master at Marshfield, has was made known that George Halter successfully undergone an appendi­ of Fishtrap had purchased about half citis operation. of the ranch for >13,000. No Mortgage Insurance Costs ..... l»l Oregon will continue to carry its own Insurance on state-owned prop­ erty. A bill providing that the board of control might contract with insur­ ance companies for excess coverage was defeated in the senate after pass­ ing the house. '* chairman and Mrs. Thomas Honey­ man as secretary. In addition to tak­ ing over all the functions of the old relief committee, the new welfare commission will also perform all the functions heretofore vested in the child welfare commission. The newly constituted public wel­ fare commission, heretofore known as the State Reief Committee, held its first meeting in Salem last week and organized by electing J. H. Luihn as Appointment of L. O. Arens, Klam­ ath Falls democrat, and Ct M. Ryner- son, Portland republican, as members of the state industrial accident com­ mission were announced by Governor The loan that GPAOVALLY )ERAL ASS’N —A’ While the legislature made {¡rovi- sion for a number of new state ac­ tivities and made generous provision for salary increases for a number of state officials, it moved to curtail only one state function. The law­ makers voted to gtet along without the services of the planning board. But even there they compromised by giving Governor Sprague an addi­ tional allowance of >10,000 with which All motor vehicles operating over to finance such plinning and re­ Oregon highways will hereafter be search as he may regard as necessary required to undergo semi-annual tests during the biennium. 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