MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD PRECOX, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917
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Why vote for tlio Road Bond Hill?
' Because of the (rreat ndvantuKO to
Jnckson county if tho bill carries ut
the election, in that tho wholo mat
tor of tho completion of tho Pacific
highway in Jackson county will bo
taken over and tho hard surface road
through tho county will bo completed
by tho stato through tho use of funds
accruing from tho snlo of highway
bonds. These bonds will ho cared for
entirely through tho operation of the
revenuo measures now m force; and
cannot increuso tho tax of any tax
payer in Oregon by tho fractional part
of a null.
The sources of revenuo for the state
highway fund are two: The 1-4 mill
general levy that w have been pay
ing for tho past four years (which re
mains unchanged) and the motor vo
liiclo license fees, which have been
doubled by the law now in force, but
not effective till August of this year.
Tho following figures will show
that funds from tho sources referred
to will liquidate belli interest and
principal of tho proposed $0,0(10,000
of 25-year bonds. Tho 1-1 mill levy
will produce this year $2'JO,000.
Wo havo in operation at this dale
in Oregon 40,000 motor vehicles. The
average license fee is $10, producing
annually $100,000, making a total of
$020,000.
Annual interest on $0,000,000 nt 4
percent is $210,000.
Net annual balance for payment of
principal $3H0,000.
This balance is available if there be
no increase in tho number of autos
or in the wealth of tho stale.
Bv tho nhovo conservative figures
not nggregnto of $1180,000 for 25
years, $0,500,000.
Total principal of bonds $0,000,000,
leaving a net surplus of $:),500,0()0.
This surplus accrues from resour
ces now in hand, showing no possibil
ity of any increuso in tax on account
of the bond issue. W. II. (JOUK.
GATES AUIO CO. 10
RECEIVE 50 FORDS
Tho C. E. GatoB Auto Company lias
been making a special effort to secure,
enough Ford curs to fill their orders
and huvo received a wire that HO
Fords havo been allotted to and ship
ped to them mid they nro expected by
Juno 10. C. N. Gates says I hey havo
26 of thoso cars alrotuly sold and tho
othor 25 will not Inst long and thoso
contemplating purchasing should do
so nt once as It Is impossible to tell
when another shipment run bo se
cured, owing to the war and other tie
mantis. Ho atso says tills makes 1!0
Fords received by them since August
1, 1017.
This Is tho largest shipment of
nutos received by any firm In the
Koguo Hlver valley and one of the
largest ever received In Oregon out
Bldo of Medford.
A S FREQUENTLY happens, the most important of the
'"seven referendum measures submitted to the people to
be voted upon at Monday's election, is the last on. the bal
lot that providing for a six-million dollar road bond is
sue. There is nothing vital about any of the other meas
ures the prosperity of the state is not materially affected
by their acceptance or rejection but the rejection of the
road bond issue will seriously retard the development of
Oregon. Upon the ballot, it read as follows:
Submitted by the Wllature.-8IX MILLION DOLLAR ROAD BOND ISSUE
AND HIGHWAY BILL Purpose Authorizing the State Highway Commiss
ion to raise money for building roads in next Ave years in an amount not ex
ceeding six million dollars, by selling four per cent bonds of the State of Ore
gon; limiting the sale of such bonds to one million dollars the first year and two
million dollars second year; providing method of payment of interest and prin.
Cipal and for retirement of such bonds; to make the surplus arising from license
fees collected on motor vehicles a fund to apply thereon; and providing for the
construction and maintenance of hard-surface highways, post roads and forest
roads. Vote YES or NO
314 Tfes
315 No
These bonds involve no additional taxation, but are
an amortization of automobile licenses. Principal and
interest on the bonds are paid from receipts of auto licenses-
which have been doubled for the purpose. If the
bonds arc defeated, the auto will still pay the double
license and the money be scattered among counties without
a definite program or highway construction.
The system of roads outlined are of three classes, state
highways, graded by counties and paved by the state, post
roads, constructed jointly by state and federal govern
mentment under the supervision of the state highway
commission, and forest roads, constructed in or leading to
national lorests, constructed -jointly by state and federal
govcrnmentHndcr supervision of the latter. Every county
m Oregon is benefited by these roads.
Jackson county is more vitally interested than any
county m the state in the voting or these road bonds, be
cause upon their success depends the completion of the
Pacific highway as a paved road the entire length of the
county; the construction of the Crater Lake highway from
Medford to Crater lake, and the building, of the Green
bprings Mountain road from Ashland to Klamath Falls.
This will enable the diversion of county funds from these
main highways to the lateral and branch roads.
. The vote for the bonds, 3.14 X Yes, should be unanimous
in Jackson county.
The first proposal on the ballot is that authorizing ports
to create limited indebtedness to encourage water trans
portation. It reads as follows :
Submitted by tho LeKlslnturc-AlITHOniZINQ POnTS TO CItEATE LIMITED
INDEBTEDNESS TO ENCOURAGE WATER TRANSPORTATION-Purpose
Amending Section 9 of Article XI of tho Constitution by providing that munici
pal corporations designated ports may be ompowored by statute to ralso money
for bonuses to aid water transportation lines between such ports and othor
ports and to assist in establishing water transportation on Interior rivers of Or
egon or on rivers between Washington and Oregon, or of Washington and Idaho
reached by navigation from Orogon's rivers. Such indebtedness shall not ex
ceed one per cent of tho nB3osscd valuation of tho property In tho municipality
nnd may he incurred only by mnjorlty vote therein. Vote YES or NO
300 Yes
301 No
This proposal does not directly interest interior coun
ties, but the welfare and progress of coast and river coun
ties depends upon it. It should receive a favorable vote.
Vote 300 X Yes.
The next proposal on the ballot is the absurd Bean bill
providing ior the taxation ol O. A; C. land grant law, now
federal property. This has been ordered off the ballot by
the supreme court and tho in, will not be voted upon . Next
comes the legislators bill to limit the number or bills and
increase their pay. It reads as lollows:
Submitted by the Legislature. UNITING NUMI1ER OF BILLS INTBOUUCF.D
AND INCREASING PAY OF LEG lSLATORSPurposo Amending Sections
IS and 29 of Article IV of tho Constitution by limiting the number of hills intro
duced at any session by any member of the Legislature Individually or with
othor members, to four, and by any committeo to threo, also limiting the num. '
ber of bills Introduced by all Sonato committees to thirty, and by all House com
mittees to sixty, oxcopting appropriation bills Introduced by tho Ways and
Means Committees. Also incressing tho pay of members of tho Legislature
from $3 00 to tti.OO por day and the total daily pay from 1120.00 to $300.00 for any
regular session. Vote YES or NO
304 Yes
MO JANIEliO, June .--President
Unix today signed n decree provid
ing for the utilization by Urazil of
the (Jerman ships in Jtiii'.iliau ports.
It is believed the decree will be put
into effect today.
Forty-six Oermnn merchant ships
Were laid up in lirazilinn ports early
in the war. The vessels n.'ivgnto
240,770 Ions, of which the largest is
the Hamburg-American liner Uluech
er, of 12,350 tons. Thirty-three of
le, yssRels.aro of xuuro thuu. 4,000
'toiti'ticii. " .
Next on the ballot is the uniform tax classification
amendment. Its title appears :
Submitted by the Legislature. UNIFORM TAX CLASSIFICATION AMEND
MENT Purpose Amending Section 32 of Article I and Section 1 of Article IX
of the Constitution by providing for uniform taxation of all property of the
same class within the State, county, or district levying the tax, and classifica
tion of property for such purpose; for the adoption by law of uniform rules for
assessment and taxation, and that all taxes shall be levied and collected under
general laws operating uniformly throughout the State, and omitting the pres.
ent requirement of equality without classification. Vote YES or NO
308 Yes
309 No
Vote 308 X Yes.
Last on, the ballot is the following:
. Submitted by tho Legislature. REQUIRING ELECTION CITY. TOWN AND
STATE OFFICERS AT SAME TIME- Purpose Amending Article H of the
Constitution by inserting Section 14-a to require incorporated cities and towns
to hold their primary and general elections for the nomination and election of
their elective officers at such times as the primary and general elections for
the nomination and election of Stato officers are held; to provide for one elec
tion board to serve for both State and city or town elections; adjusting the
terms of the present incumbents of elective city or town offices to conform
thereto, and requiring the enactment of such legislation as may be necessary
to carry this amendment Into effect. Vote YE3 or NO
310 Yes
311 No
This is a matter of doubtful economy in small towns.
No recommendation.
Next appears the $400,000 new prison appropriation
which reads on the ballot:
Submitted by the Lcgisloture.-FOUK HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR TAX
LEVY FOR A NEW PEN ITENTM R Y Purpose To authorizo tho board of
Control to construct a new State Penitentiary by contract or otherwise and to
acquire a new Bito or grounds therefor in the county in which the penitentiary
Is now located, at a total cost not exceeding four hundred-thousand dollars. To
enable the Hoard of Control to carry out the provisions of this Act. a Suite tax
levy of ono hundred thousand dollsrs each year lor four yours U authorized to
bo mode in addition to tho taxes otherwise authorized by law.
Volo YES or NO
312 Yes
313 No
This was discussed in detail Friday.' It is an unneces
sary expenditure of public funds and entails diversion of
capital and labor from more important channels during a
critical time. Vote .513 X No.
3-Used Fords-3
Exceptionally Good Ones
Terms if desired
Delay Motor Co.
St. Mark's Bldg.
stHiTafL4l4
Your Car Travels
on the Battery
You won't go any farther
than your battery will carry
you. Better let us help you
keep it in good shape.
The Electric Shop
105 S. Central
Phone 22-J
Free inspection of any battery of any ttme
305 No
There is never anv lack of candidates for the legislature
under the present salarv limit and most of the legisla
tors are in addition working members of their families
on the pay roll as clerks or stenographers. The session is
expensive enough ami no better type of candidates would
he attracted bv the extra pa v. There is no reason whv each
house cannot limit tlie number of bills introduced by its
own rules. The onlv object in grouping these dissimilar
proposals together is to increase the chances of the salary
grab's success. Vote !?(V) X No.
The next measure is the "harmony amendment" and
reads on the ballot as follows:
Blihmltte,! by the Legislature. DECLARATION AdAINST IMPLIED REPEAL
OECONKTITimoNAL PROVISIONS I1Y AMENDMENTS TIIKRETO-Pur.
peso-Amending Section 1 .f Article I of the Constitution of Oregon, by declar
ing that it is the fiinetlon of the Constitution to clearly define ft consistent and
hiumonlmiH plsn of uvvfrtinuMil; tlmt to perpetuate such consistency and har.
mony. all constitutions! amend ments shall bo so worded that their adoption will
leave the amended Constitution without any conflicting provisions: that, as the
effect of any amendment upon tho entire Constitution is a vital consideration in
construing the amendment, no amendment shall huve the effect of rendering
anv other part or psrts of the Constitution ineffective without expressly and
apeelllcslly repealing the name. Vote YES or NO
NEW RENTAL SERVICE
Yi
Motorists in this vicinity will be
very much interested to hear that
nt Inst it is possible for them to
have their batteries recharged or re
paired and at the same time have the
use of their cars.
As ono of the 075 Willard service
stations, O. F. Tainer, local Willard
expert, is equipped to supply rental
batteries for any make or model of
car. He savs:
This now policy of the Willard
company is interesting to motorists,
for while few of them are ignorant
of the fact that their battery ought
to be looked into once in a while, j
they hated to have this done, because
it would simply mean that their car
would be tied up and they couldn't
spare the machine, even for a short
tunc.
"Of course rental battery service
isn't by any means new, but Mr. Tam
er's is, for he claims to have com
plete enough stock to bo able to care
for every make or model ttf car, and,
besides, every rental battery is in
first clnss condition nnd capable of
operating the entire electrical sys
tem."
L BE
OPEN AS USUAL
Officials of the Oregon State Motor
Association havo received official no
tification from Socrctary Lane that
tho persistent rumors which have
been current, particularly In the mid
dlo west, that the various national
parks were to be closed to visitors
this year by the Interior department
have absolutely no foundation In fact.
All of tho parks nro to bo opened at
the usual time.
The secretary believes that the en
trunco of the United States into tho
war will not materially affect western
tourist travel, nail expressed tho con
viction that the national pnrks will be
quite as well patronized this year as
they have been during each of tho
past two years, when upward of 400,
000 peoplo visited them.
30G
Yes
307 No
So-called "harmony" plans for tinkering with the con
stitution are always to be viewed with suspicion as con
cealing jokers. Oregon has gut along very well without
discord due to conflicting constitutional amendments, and
wc havo a supreme court hired by the year especially to
construe the constitution. The amendment is superfluous.
Vote 5Q7 X So, : - - - - -
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almost puncture
proof, and almost
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To you to whom the word "Electricity" means
only the lighting of your home comes this message:
You have only started. Electric service increases
home comforts. Look upon electricity as a regular
household commodity and get the most out of it. It
is the only commodity that has gone down in price
during the past ten years.
Electrical appliances are not luxuries. They are
just as necessary to your welfare and health as is
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The use of electrical appliances can mean one or
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choose which means the most to you. If you are lack
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