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EDAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OPEGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 19. 1P19, PAGE TRPJ OIK ROAD PETITION Jr' 1 jfyssjiisjsjjasjMssjasjssMMsss sri S&fcT.ajfc &mK A-tfrr4, .Mrj rffi,-.a 1Il.....-t. JT- v' f it ii l I 71 i 3 iiiib FlLLiNGLP RAPIDLY little Opposition Found To Proposal To Bond For Paying. Dallas, Ore, April 19. The petitions j ordered placed ia circulation by the t.w,i.iyera at the big good reads meet ing la.st Sautrday ure being fillej out j lisueh faster thau the backers of the1 moveiueut anticipated and before tho meeting of the county court next week; the pr.pors ill be in their hands. Most j of them are already filled out and have ' been sent to the committees here who' had chafo of their circulation. From! information obtained from parties cir- sulating the same it is doubtful whether: there will be many dissenting votes at ! the sepcial election in June relative to the issuing of L'iio,000 worth of bonds; fur the construction of hard surfaced, roads in this county. The program as outlined by tho taxpayers at tho big meeting will cover practically eve, used r-ad in the boundaries of the couu-! ty ami ill not allow the money to be ' all SjH'iit on certain roads as is tlu-uy'il ' by soiiie people. The roads as outlined , iu the potions w;ll be the n.si to h ive ; hard surface facialis and thi iimneri raised by th,' bi tiding net win tie spent in no other v. ay than the petit'ono c:il. lor. Tho '!i;e highway comii.i.ssiun in M-ssiou in 1 .iil.and this week al'cwed the contract-. ' r tn ding a number of miles of hivrd surfaced, road in Polk county this year, namely the route be tween Amity, Kickrenll, Monmouth and Independence. At a later meeting the contract win also be let for the con struction of the Dallas-Salem roitd. WOMEN ASKED TO SHARE BURDENS IN FIFTH L0AI1 Mrs. Baldwin, Liberty Loan Chairman, Says Closer Co operation With Men Mrs. A. S. Baldwin, chairman of the Women's Liberty Loan Committee of tho Twellth Federal Reserve District, Bends the following appeal to Western women to stand fast by the govern mint in tho Victory Liberty Loan: Having responded ungrudgingly to tho government's calls iu the past, and vit tory having come to us because of this, shall we hesitate for a moment to respond to the last call the Vic toiy Libe;ty Loan, when we can do so by pledging our credit perhaps with sone little personul inconvenience saennce or small discomfort? The credit and good faith of our country are now at stake. We have (r1 As,? i It r - ' EL l MRS. A. 8. BALDWIN aid to those at the helm: "Go ahead. Win the war at any cost." We have won the war, and the cost is small compared with what has been won. This last call Is truly a Victory Loan. What greater pride can men and women experience than in contribut ing; to it? A Victory Bond will be . worth more than its price expressed in dollars. Every one will be a badge testifying that the holder has helped his country to fulfill Its pledge to thote who have been spared as well s those who hive made the supreme sacrifice. At the Joint conference of the Men's and Women's Committees called by Mr. James K. Lynch of the Federal Reserve Bank of the Twelfth District, it was decided that in the campaign for the Victory Liberty Loan, the men and women should coordinate their work. With this in view I appeal to all women members and workers who have so earnestly and steadfastly labored in the Dast. to rive their nn. divided time and efforts when called upon, as they will be shortly, to Join with the men in making this last Lib erty Loan an overwhelming success. I have every confidence In the out come of the Victory Loan, especially with the, help which will come from the united efforts of the men and women wotkers of the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dltrirt. Two Seattle policemen are under ar rest charged with the theft of liqnor worth about S30.000 from the United States custom appraiser's stores. Forty six men of the only heavy tank battalion in the American army reached Camp Lewi Monday in charge Tit Sergeant Jlelvin licCracken of Port land. ft ; "A i V zsi&.kiu. .n 7 ?i ilk i Ji Ik ... jt L,. .. - M. .. A W Ui u u-uLSuviJ sent them over. They finished their job. THEY didn't quit. They stuck-even unto death. nT tt0 k throu-tQ PaX the job THEY did. The Fifth-the VSflory-. Liberty Loan will settle the score.- Amencansreal Americans don't "pike". They pay. SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICTORY LIBERTY VICK This Space Contributed by 11 MonmouLk Elated Over Road Prospect, Sure Of Approving Bond Issues (Capital Journal Special Service.) Monmouth. Ore.. April 19. Mon mouth, if the spirit demonstrated by the 43 or 50 neonle of the vieinitv who attended the poeial rocd meeting in uauas last Saturday is a straw indica ting the WBV the wind hlnm-i will . turn a substantial majority in favor of ine roau oonmng measures whieh will nppeu on the ballot at tht .icue 3 eie; tion. 8o keen was the interest in the Dal !as road meeting among tho members of the Monmouth grange, whieh was sehed uled for an til dar meetintr hn Sntnr. dav, that the nctsions were ealbd off followinir noon luncheon and the vranife attended the Dallas meeting en niasse, or almost so. Interest in eood road matter ii on the up grade here following the derision ., ... oi ine state nigliway eommiosion to route the west side hicrhwsv trr,lirlit through this eitr and direetly south to torvauis. This action of the highway commission and the announcement that the Dallas-Salem and Independence to Monmouth roads arc to be paved during the coming summe, (.re rreating the feeling that the good roailo movement is at last beaivi tnut. Batter? Shon Tn fewnsfi? J w snivviHUIiV la tlectro Kepaa Work eoinpanv. of I'ortlund. bol In.. ..!.,.. his positinn with that firm to devote all of his time to the new business. I Oswald & Kavago plan to open fol ..iniii. Himui Tiie rirst of .May, or soor With the announcement that Ibey will specialize in battery, magneto and generator repair work and will main tain the services of an eipert along these lines, The Jkittery 8hop has made its tiow to the autOmnKllA nmn.. in this part of the state in the opening of a shoj at 2ii3 North Commercial street. Included in the equipment of the shop, which is 4horouj;hly motern thru out, will lie a late model test machine for detecting defect in motor iunitinn and lilfhtill! .Vntpm. Tnim an I all er electrical work In tho shop will be none pnner tne supervision of F, A. Hnann. Ian ezoert from (kklxn1 "ii. jfornia. ' The Battery Shon will a'no be the service station for the Philadelphia j Diamond Grid battery. Am.rnM P. C T- A I Modern Vidcanizing Shop To fill a demand in Ralrm which I kAsr.,.. comes to all communities where the usp . of motor vehicle, tnr nla.n .,,,1 i COAST TO COAST ROAD WTT.T. bt! new has become extensive J. R Oswald NAMED AFTEE GEN. PiUiSHINO and J. D. Savage will 0pen a well cuuin- ped and thoroughly modern vulcanizing plant at 178 South Commercial street under the firm name of Oswald & Sav age. With everv devicn neco.anrv n ....... -- j w e'"j' er vulcanmntr lnstaJleil in Ha n!u,i, tho new firm is preparing to haniTle a largo volume of business and will make a xpe- ci.'ltv of relliivatinir lir,. motorists have heretofore l mi' to tl'O scran iieao as bevond resmir Lincoln, NVb., April 1. 'IVrMliinji Historic Highway" is the mime adopted mr me coaMt to coast route passing tnrougli J7 states, adopted at a meeting of delegates here. The route will in- elude several places prominent in con nection with General 1'ershing'e life. Tho following officers were chosen: I resident, B. A. George, Lincoln: first vice-president, Clinton Cowen, Co- ipi l. ii i . ' I'll"'""", unio: second vice Dresident I. Tl.,s work will be under the personal jA. .N.irs, K Francisco P ' ' suiwrvision of Mr. Oswald, who for the . ' Mut six vears ha. ln-en n.rwli.llrln,, im ..! . w. . . . ,. .- ' , . ',' tuiii ruunng rroin fumy Jut ue K. the repair of cord and fa .nc tires. 1 l,isW. Master, of Douglas county, state, di partment will be e.pnpped to keep iat th, t'ow Creek Canyon road south five men busv at i: II t m o i . , ' ' soui.1 i wmrn nas teen tne Wa five men busy at til times. Air. Savage, the other member of the new firm, is well known in S..l,.m i... he was born and raised. For the past tniee years he has been In tse rmpioy of the National Cold Storago & let terloo of more than one motorist en route between northern and southern Oregon, is being repaired. The road will not be open to traffie until the midd'e of June. Sali'in Automobile Company Branca In Dallas Features Chevrolet Car Exclusively HamHinir a full tink i,f fl,..rh.i cms and a complete line of supplies and oirering regular Uhevrolet service the Dttllns branch of the Sn company, distributors cf the Chevrolet in this ilitiict, will be opened sometime next wee, according t0 nn announce ment made here today. Tho new l.rr.ch will bo one of tho best equipped in western on-guii and will be housed in a spacious and well liljlited brick building adjoining the Gain fiotel, on Court street. Everything ill connection with the bmnrh will h Chevrolet. That make will bo the onlv car handled by the sales force and the shim, which will he in ehurun (if Clinw. mint trained mechanics, will confine its labors to Chevrolet curs. The manager in charge. ('. V. I'oji. was recniitid from the Salem Chevrolet sales force. E. P. Cutler, who for several years has been employed by the Nalein Street Kailwuy, has just purchased from Harry W. Scott an electrically ecpiipped Har ley Davidson motorcycle with a sidecar, ' ROADS TO CORVAIXIS GOOD STATES ELGIN DISTRIBUTOR "Mostly good going," is the report of l,ee L. Gilbert, locul distributor of the Elgin .Six, on the condition of the roads between Scleni and Corvnllis. Mr. Gilbert iiindo the drive from the college town to this city Wednesday in an hoar anil twenty minutes. "The roads are in ond aim m in nil jbut three places and these stretches ! "it on iy n tcw reel, - ne sum. The business men of Canity have (ub scrHivd a fund of more than .iuu to meet the expense of a survey 0f the proposed paved highway from Canbr , i,.!..ti i , . iu .minimi ny way of .MacKstiuj-g, The trophy train now touring the northwest will be in Van rnuver n the morning of May 1 from 7:30 to il:,SO. Satisfaction of a mortgage of !)((), (HK) was filed a Oregon City recently. It covered the holdings of "the cement company in Clackamas and Dong'us counties. Mr. and Mrs. H. H tf Gladstone are in receipt of word that their nephew, Lieutenant Henry Riis sell, was killed in Franca just bafori the armistice was signed.