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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.
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;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
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