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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1926)
www "W1" WiMi' 1 4' Uncle Sam and His Nep'iews, the States, Are Collecting Over a Billion Dqllqrs in Yearly Tolls on Motor Vehicles and Fuel More Than Meet the Nation's Elllion Dollar Highway Building Bill Thomas H. MacDonald, Chief of the U. S. Bureau of PuLiic Roads, Te'.U Striking Details, MORGAN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Bert I'almateer and children arrived home Tups lay, Irom Esteoada where they lave been visiting. II Smith, H. 0. Ely. Chester dutchcro't. A. f and W. F. V IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF ORE. CON FOR MORROW CO. CITATION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESI ATE OF FRANKLIN By JUOSON C. WELLIVER America has reverted to the ancient system of collecting tolls wherewith to build and maintain highways. In 1925 these tolls amounted to $1,094,000,000, collected through motor licenses, gasoline taxes, property, corporation income production and other taxes on automobiles, automobile manufactures, the petroleum industry, etc. In the same vear $1,003,000,000 was spent on rural ronds. It took near a century to build $20,000,000,000 worth of rail roads. A highway system costi: g that much will be created in twenty years at present rate. ' These are some of ths high points presented by TUomss H. MacDonald. Chief ot ths Bursas ot Public Roads. Department of Airlcslture, In an In tervlew on highway development "The equipment of this continent with modern rosds hss been the most smiling provision ot s publtc utility that any community STer scconv pllshed to s similar period." said Mr. MacDonald. "Historians ssy the Roman Empire was held together by Its highwsy system, radiating from Rome to ths Provinces. But Amerlcs hss converted s continent Into' a neighborhood within s few yesrs. "This accomplishment really repre sents the Insugurstlon or new sys tem of taxation; a system of licenses snd excises levied sgslnst psrtlcular privileges or classes of property, the proceeds being dedicated to highway development "For 1925 ststs taxes on gasoline aggregated f 143.000.000. Add to that S2S1.S00.000 for automobile registra tion snd licenses: $150,000,000 ss property tsxes on the 10.000,000 auto mobiles; fH3.4J0.709 as the Federal excise tax on automobiles, parts snd accessories for 1925; $50,000,000 to represent wheelsge taxes, special tsxes on gasoline or cars, and Sues collected from motor drivers. Ths total reaches approximately $74V $30,709. Nearly 1,100,OCO,000 Yearly Tolls 1 "But these figures do not Include Income and corporation taxes derived I mm the motor csr business. Nor do they Include state, local, production, corporation or Income taxes ot the Dslroleum Industry. Yet thst inaus trr has s capltalltstlon of $1,000,000,000. A modest estimate tor these, added to tie preceding figures, makes a total ot $1,094,930,709. which is considerably more thsn ths entire amount spent on country roads. "Yon observe thst t have not In cluded the government's expenditures of nearly" $100,000,000 In Federal aid to road building. In the eight years from 1918 to 192$ Inclusive, the Gov. eminent has contributed $460,000,000 ts help ths states build roads. Thst la considerably less than half of what tne country spent on roaos in eitner 1924 sr 1923. Moreover, In the same eight years, while ths Government was distributing that $1(4.000.000 to ths stales, it collected $373,000,000 In Internal revenue taxes on motor cars, parts and accessories. Otbsr hun dreds of millions were collected In In come snd corporation taxes from mo tor car manufacturers snd dealers Thus it appears thst Federal con tribution to roads ss compared to the contribution of people who make and use the cars snd ths gasoline has been decidedly modest "But while Federal contribution Is only about 10 per cent of highway ex pense, it has sccompllshed results al together out ot proportion to Its smount First It wss sn Incentive to ths Slates. The Government required them to Invest ss much as It con- $24 miles, were to be Included la the national system, eligible for Federal eld. Nearly every mile ot that 1.864, 061 was a candidate tor designation as a Federal highway. But In the end the system wss laid out ss a truly oa tional one. "When the map was published II showed nearly the 200.000 miles ot designated routes. Sines then 44.485 miles ot these rosds have been Ira proved, neerly 13.000 more are under construction, and over $.900 have be t approved for sarly beginning of 'It In addition to that many stsles hive built without Federal aid, extensive sections which sre Included within this nsttonal system. In fact, these state contributions sggregste $5,000 miles, so that approximately tr- thirds ot the 200,000 mile nation. highway system hss already been Im proved. Uncle Sim as Road Supervisor "Along with sll of this, thers is the Federal supervision over construction and maintenance. When Uncle Sam helps build a road hs reserves su thortty to require Its proper msln lenance. Then there Is the business of uniform marking along highways, which makes It possible tor motorists to drive thousanda of miles on a des ignated route whose markings be come so familiar that after a fe miles be need not ask directions. "Finally Federal participation has made possible a great number of bridges at strsteglc points. Some ot these have betn needed for years, yet state and local authorities have been unsble to provide them, partly be cause ot the cost partly because of ahmit competition between routes. When stream separates two counties, or two ststes. it is often Impossible to get them to agree where to build or bow to divide the cost ot a bridge. In such cases the Fedsral authority has repeatedly mediated differences and secured construction. Let me tr.en tton some Instances. "Missouri hss bees a ststs for over a century. Divided east and west by the Missouri river, communication be tween the two sections hss been lim ited, to the state's disadvantage. Four bridges scross the river were required In the national highway program, and Federal co-operation with the state of Missouri baa made them possible Two are completed, the others are un der construction. The four wlU cost S little more thsn $2,000,000, the Fed era! contribution being nesrly $1,000,- 000. Getting Bridges Constructed "Another bridge thst has s peculiar Importance, both locally and nation ally, bas been needed for generation scross Rarltan bay. New Jersey. It is one ot the links In tbs chain ot com municatlon between New York city snd the country at Urge. In 192 New Jersey had some $700,000 of Fed eral sld allotted to her rosds ami In 1925 over $1,000,000. So the ett exited that this Rarltan bridge shoulu be built, costing sbout $4,000,000 ateer, and F. D.' Ely Iuvb sti r d harvtsting. Mr. and Mm Wid Pslmateer af Jasper, arrived Thursday to as-'ist Mr. lfalpr MCormick with oi harvest. Mr. and Mis. II. O. Ely and daughters spent Saturday even in with Mr. ar.d Mrs. F. D. Ely. Mrs. Tat Medlock was calling on Mrs. Grace Meoloek, Saturday. Hershal Townsend returned lomefromPor land, Tuesday last. Miss Htlen Pearl and Mr. Ted leorue left Friday night for Ten- lleton where they will vi for a hort time vefi resting . their home i.i Eugene. Mr. riiI MiaKalph McCormick, .tr. and Mrs W. G. Palmaieer, tnd Earl Morgan spent Saturday in Heppner. FAMOUS ARTIST INSTRUCTS ROSS, DECEASED. T" A mill, It. Kiihm, ltni ln'1 II. Itwx, Imiu'iiu A. limn, Krunkllii I'. Itimn, ti'lli Kohn, Miiruiii-vt I'! Id mm, Jnliti II. lt'iMit. A nun M. Iti, hi tl June I Vim In tra nt In w mill next of km nt Kriii kllti I', ltiwn, iliTi'iiHi'il, mill to nil ntliers unknown,' Intcnuli'il In v tit cstiile, If nny mii'Ii tlur lie. IX TIIK .NAM K OK TIIK STATIC OK I'll) UON: Yon nrv lieivliy coin- tmuiilt'il nnil Mipilivil in iiH-Hr In ttiiM'iMinly court room, hi the Coun ty O .lift 1 1 niiHi'. nt lli'iimr-Mur row County, Oivkoii. nt the July, lir.il, lerm o( miiil t'oui'l, on Mutiir tiny tlietlilnl diiy of July, lli.'fl.nt Hit hour ot i o'clm k In tliii ntlernoon ol milil ilny. to tiit-n nnil there allow ilium-, It nnr there Im why it llivime tiotilil nut lie Ki-ni'ti'd to K. II. Knit. luxe m niliuliilMrittor of the Kxtnte of KrMlikllil I1. Konn, iliveneeil, lor the mile of the fiilluwIiiK lU-Hi'rllH'il lilecru, iunvl or Intel of reitl prop erty, nt private Mule, for the lu st pi h e olilnliinlile for ciimIi In liiiml nnil Hint I he priK-tt'tl thereof lie Hp plleil to the imymeut ot tnxea, luort. Hup" llllil lllteret, Ki'her.il liuleliteil tieMM mill ci Hit a and rxH-iim- otiiil niliililriition, towlt; HexIniiluK nt the Sniitli wint cor ner of the Nortliweat (junrter of the NortlieiiHt nunrter nt .Section 0, In TiiwiihIiIp I Nt tin Is. limine 24, Kimt of the Wllliunett Merhllnn. thence rillllill g I'.HKt 52U feet, thence Went :M thfireis North 21 1 feet to tin" South line of County llonil, theure Im'kIhiiIiik nt n pulnt tllrwtly ncromt nt n point ou Hie North line ot sttli! County Komi ami runutnj; West 3(1 lie Itretn North .W7 fin-l, tlieni'e Koiith :t feet to the N-irtli line of snlil County Itoiiil. tlieiiee Ih-kIuiiIuk ill reetly ni-rone nt n iolnt on the South .line of (he n hi County lliuul nml I know full well that all peace mnnlim thence H.,utirUl r.fttotiie , . .' i ..i I I .... I iticers in tne state nave oeen an- oi u.Kiiiiinm. Ainu, All of tluvt c. rtiilu plev, pur eel or truct of Inuil. lieKlnnlua 317 ft. F.HMt of the South V,nt cisrurr of the Nortliwtwt quitrter of the Northeim liiiirter of KeeUou 0, In Towimlilp South, ItmitrMll. Eiixtof Wllliuni'tte Mi-rl'llim, rumiluK thence Mouth 3; feet, thence Kiutt2') feet, thence North ii leet. theiics West 24) leet to the pliicf of beKlunlnit. All of the uliuve iteitcrllieil real prop erty bring- In Morrow County, Ore fill rltntlon I puIiIImIkmI ly order ot the lioii. It. U ll'li(fi', Judge of tb County Court of the Xtiite ol Orejron for Morrow County, mitde and en lered on the lt dity of June. IQ'.'O, nml the dnte of the flmt pulilkiUlnii here.,! Is the 4th diiy of June, l!i:'i .'iud the Int pulilliiitlnU hereof will lie iimile on the Vud diir of July ,1H.A. WITNESS MY HAND, and the -nl of said Cou. t, this lt liny of 'une, IHJ8. Gay M. Anderron County Clerk. Mr. Pat Medlock and daughter il Lexington, hpent Sunday at wine. Mr ai d Mrs. F.D. Ely and Mr. Jr. Bert Palmateer were the linner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. ). Ely Sunday. FROM THE GOVERNOR TO ALL PEACE OFFICERS IN THE STATE OF OKECON: trlbuted. Then tbs Government usee federal taait made up about cn part In a general supervision of con tn!r(j 0f ,nt amount. The bridge, eve struction and a shsrs In determining , n,ne ,nj . balf long, Is now nosrlj routes. Bo ws nsvs oum roaas on completed. better slsndards, and have got them "Surta Illustrations might' be multl organised Into s truly nstlonal sys- Die(J mdennllely. Nstlonal oartlcloi tern Instead of forty-sight ttals sys tion bas repeatedly mails possible lh terns. arcnn.pllshment of vitally Important . Unifying tne Rosa Bystem highway development. "Some dsy it will be resided that According to (he American Petro this wss tbs most valuable contribu- leum Institute, the gasoline tni wat Hon. Driving from Boston to New first Imposed In 1919 In Oregon. It York, a man may pass throi;?i four bas now been adopted by all the ststes. Every one might live a slates except New York, Illinois, New splendid highwsy system; but if these Jem-jr and Massachusetts The teu did not articulate at tbs state lines dncy bas been continually to in the trip would be almost Impni ilble crease ths rate of tai per gallon. As Thanks to. ths systemstlzation under late as 1921 gasoline taxes for the en Federal Influence, country roH-ls sre tire country were only sbout $1,000 ss superior to state boundary i : s ss 000: In 1922, $12,000,000; In 192$, si sre railroads. most (37.000.000; In 1924, $79,000,000, "The Federal highway act of 1921 and In 1925. $142,987,749. required that a complete nation reatii- With good prospects thst ths "gas" ing system of roads bs deslgnattd tsi will be adopted soon by states within two yesrs, ss the roads to which do not have It now and with which Uncle Sam would give assl.it- Hie gallonage rates being Incrsassd In snce. It wss found thai ihnrs wre nth.r states, It Is calculated that this 2,8l,0l miles of hlnh-v,iy In the tax alone will soon ralss $200,000,000 country. Of these 7 per c-tot. or 2C0, a year, quits possibly during 19J4 -avated of late by the boldness of iw breaker, their refusal to sub ,tit to arrest and the general de fiance of the law manifested. NcV rtheless. recent attempts to ar--t law violators have resulted, tnfurtunately, in the killing tf luman beings, which is always 0 be deplored. Section 1790. Orejron laws, pro ti es: "If after notiee of inttn ion to arrest the defendent, he ilher flee or lorcibly resist, the ifficermay use all necessarv and propermeans toe f feet thearrest." It has been held in the case of zander vs. Miles that "firing a sun upon a person, in order to iecure his arrest, is justifiable on y whereit is necessary. It is not justifiable where the arrest can ie secured by less dangerous neans." Your attention is also called to Sections 1908 and 1900, Owtron Laws, which contain the lav showing when an officer is justi fied in killing. In the case of the State v. Do terty, 52 Oregon 591, it was Id: "A threatened injury, to warrent a homicideinselfdefense nust involve imminent peril to 1 fa or -limb; fear of a slight in j ry or of a mere asrault not fel- mious furnishing no excuse, but 1', considering the relative age tnd strength of the parties or the ferocity of the attack, the in t ndtd beating is of such charac ter as to endanger life or limb, it NOTICE OF BOND BALE. NOTICE IS IIEHEBY GIVEN thst the undiriiiijiieil will receive seated bids until 10:00 o'clock A. M., the 7th liny of July. IDS'), and immediately thereafter the bids will be publicly opened by the County Court, at '.hi County Court Itoom in the Court Ilouie in Hoppnsr, Oregon, for the 'uichse of an Ut.ue of bonds of Mor row County for the construction of pcimunent roads therein in the sum i ( one hundred twenty thousand dol lars ($120,000), mid bonds to be in denominations of $1,000 each, num bered 1 to 120 inclusive, to bear dute of June 1, 1'J'ii, and to mature serially In numerical order at the rate of 10 COO on tho ftrnt day of Juno in each ft the ymrs 1032 to lfrl incluilve, said bonds to bear Interest at the lute of Ave per cent per annum, payable semiannually on the Arst days ' vi June and December, principal snd intercut payable in gold eoin at the fHUe of the County Tresntrer In Ili-ppr.or, Oregon, or nt tho Fiscal Ag ency of the butt of Oregon in New Urk City, All bids must be unconditional and accompanied by a certified check for $.-1,000.00. The Court reerves the right to re lict any and all bids. The approving legul opinion of Mossrs. Teal, Wiufree, Johnson Mo Culloih will be furnished the suc cessful bidder, CAY M. ANDERSON, County Clerk, Heppner, Oregon. If you want to gain a lot of sympathy from people who would bot otherwise care if you starved to death, go out and kill somebody. i mMwMmn- "-JBSSe as I -Tl ;x;--.o. - - : i n William de Leftwlch Dodge, famous mural artist, la his stadia at ths Hesqul Centennial International BiposlMoa grounds la Philadelphia, where ths UOth sunlversary ot signing Us Declaration et Isdesesdeaes will bs celebrated from June, to December, of this year, giving Instructtons to a roup of young artists who srs cresting ths "Rainbow City." Mr. Hedge Is the color expert for ths exposition, tat svsry bit et color wcik d-ns tiust i, spproved by blm. .. . HIMIIIIMMMMMIIIIHMMIIMMni lM jvill be felonious, and the assault ed person may kill if necessary topteserve his own life or pro tect himself from such beating." I therefore ask you, as peace officers of the State, to use ex treme caution to see that the full intent of the law governing ar rests, as interpreted by our courts be carried out in spirit and in fact. I am extremely anxious, as tovernor to see every law en 'or- fed, including the-Eighteenth r nendment; but it is always a ource of regret wher a life is Uk en by a peace officer. I thre j fore earnestly request that the greatest caution be observed. Yours sincerely, . Walter M, Pierce The big IBEA 7just now is not fuel huj& SACK U & 15 cts. Before you buy, see Smith at the Elevator. Ml II l$lMeS I MH- Tires & Tubes Of The Best Quality Oils, Grease & Supplies INDEPENDENT GARAGE See me before sending away for your Tires. I can give you a real bargain in tires and tubes. E. R. 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