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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05

WHEN YOU WANT to put your bus lness berore the public. there Is no medium better chan through th@ ad- vertising coIuxIns O; The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05

Miss Mildred J. Cary has entered upon her second year of study at La sell seminary, Auburndale, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05

Miss Flora A. Hall has returned to New York after spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Frank c. Fur Ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05

Miss Helen L.. Perkins has resumed her duties as vocal teacher in Dr Reaser's Boarding School for Girls a, Jenkinton, Penn. t
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Minnie Palmer is at Lake Mohonk for several weeks. Mrs Charles W, Prentice has re- turned, after a brief stay at her cot tage at Pleasure Beach.
 MT. and Mrs. William A. Norton and family have closed their cottage at Eastern Point for the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-05

DIED. GELINO-In this city. Oct. {, 1917, Joseph Gelino of No. 24 Central ave Notice of funeral hereafter
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NorIcE ZOE PuRLIcATIoN

Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, October ., 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Andrew j. Kleutschy, Of ST. Maries
Idaho, who, on November 6, 1914,
made Homestead Entry No. O9453,
for Lots 6 and 7, NEA SW a, Sec.
3, and Lot 4, Sec. 8, Township G5
n, Range 2 w. Boise Meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to
make three-year Proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Warren T.. Shep-
perd, Clerk Of the District Court,
at st. Maries, Idaho, on the 9th
day Of November, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
George Plouff, William Herring
ton, Erastus Barden, Charles NJ
Laughlin, all of st. Maries, Idaho,
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Oct. 5-Nov. 2.
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MorIoE FoR PuRLIoATIoN

Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September If, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Arsella E. Roberts, one of the
heirs and for the heirs Of Oliver
A. Roberts, Deceased, Of St.
Maries, Idaho, who, on March IA,
1912, made Homestead Entry No.
0687f, for SEA SEA, Sec. 6, and
S y SW a NE a SWA, Section 5,
Township 46 ~, Range 2 W.,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice
IF intention to make five-year
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before
Warren T. Shepperd, Clerk of
District Court, at st. Maries, Ida
no, on the 18th day of October,
1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
F.. R. Marlin, J. A. Schieche,
Charles Kogler and Elmer Gill, all
of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. f4-Oct. 10.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior,
II. S. Land Onice at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September 20, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Virgil j. Yearout, Of Sebesta,
Idaho, who, on November %,
1910, made Homestead Entry No.
O7Ol6, for SW NEH, Section 4,
Twp. A ~, Range w. B. NJ,
and who, on April 3, 1911, made
Additional Homestead Entry No.
O735i, for SEH, SEANEA,
Section 5, Township A n, Range
3 w. Boise Meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make five
year Proof. to establish claim TO
The land above described, before
Warren r. Shepherd, Clerk Of
District Court, at st. Maries, Ida
no, on the 3Oth day of October,
1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
w. II. Yearout, of Benewah, Ida
no: b. A. McPeak, of Benewah,
Idaho; C.. E. Slarcher, of Bene-
wah, Idaho; James A. Chavez, of
st Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 25-Oct. %.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Os the Interior,
L. S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September &c, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Reinhart Grosz, of Sebesta, Ida
no, who, on May 7, 1912, made
Homestead Entry, No. O83O4, for
Sc a NV a, SW a NEA, NV a =
SEA, NEA SW a, Section 8,
Township "A ~, Range 3 w,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make flve-year
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before
Warren T. Shepherd, Clerk OF
the District Court, at st. Maries,
Idaho, on the Sd day of Novem-
Der, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
Ben McPeak, Carl Starcher, Vir-
gil Yearout, all of Sebesta, Idaho
and William Lewis, of Benewah,
Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Sept. 2S-Oct. &c.
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior,
Z. S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September i8, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Frank Vincent, Of st. Maries,
Idaho, who, on June 20, 1912,
made Additional Homestead En-
try Nj. O8368, for Nancy, Sec
ton 8, Township &c n, Range 2
w. Boise Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make COM
mutation Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the Register and Receiver
of the U. S. Land ONCE, at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, on the 10th day
Of November, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
f.. r. Marlin, Lewis A. Crude, F,
A. Johnston and r. X. Marshall,
ali of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register
Sept. 2i-Oct. 10.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior,
L. S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September "a, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Harry E. Van Alstine, of Benewah,
Idaho, who, on November 9, 1910,
made Homestead Entry No. O6895,
for Lots and 3, Sectios 81,
Township as n, Range w. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make five-year Proof,
to establish claim to the land
above described, before Warren
r.. Shepherd, Clerk Of the District
Court, at st. Maries, Idaho, on
the list day of November, 1917.
Claimant sames as witnesses:
Robt. Howard, of Benewah, Idaho;
w. c.. Lewis, of Benewah, Idaho;
Il. b. Harmon, of Derby, Montana;
Il. A. Clawson, of Benewah, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 25-Oct. %.
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NoTIcE EoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
u. Stand Office at Occur d,Alene,
Idaho, September ~, f9f7.K~
Notice is hereby given that
Jack B. Black, Of st. Maries, Ida
no, who, on May 2, 1874, made
Homestead Entry No. O746O, for
S15 Of NEA, Section 5, and 81 -
NV a Section z, Township 46 N.
Range ? w, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
five-year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, be-
fore Warren II. Shepherd, Clerk
IF District Court, at st. Maries,
Idaho, on the I2nd day Of Octo-
Der, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Henry Davis, Ned Rutherford,
Ernest Stark and Amos Foster,
all of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. f4-Oct. ~.
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NOTICE FOR RE-PusLIcATIoM

Department of the Interior,
L. S. Land Oflice at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, September 6, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Rudolf Karl Bettinger, of Medi-
mont, Idaho, who, on August t8,
1912, made Homestead Entry
No. O9362, for SHSWA and
SW a SEA of Section and
NEA NWA of Section 8, Town
ship AZ ~, Range w. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tention to make three yeaS
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before M
w. Frost, U. S. Commissioner,
at Harrison, Idaho, OH the 18th
day of October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Canute Norton, of Medimonl Ida
no; Peter Groth, of Med.mOnt,
Idaho; Edward Rice of Medimnnt,
Idaho and WILLIAM Spears, of
Medimont, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 7-Oct. 5.
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NOTICE ZOE PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Lewiston,
Idaho, September 10th, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Al
bert J. Lapham, of Clarkia, Ida
no, who, on July 18th, 1914,
made Homestead Entry No. O4O44,
for Lots 3 and 4 and 81 NV Y,
Section 3, Township AZ North,
Range 2 East, Boise Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make flve-year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before H. r. Smith, u. S. Com
missioner, at Moscow, Idaho, on
the 10th day of October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses
Victor Lindley, David C. Scott,
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NOTICE EoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
L. S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September 20, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Benjamin A. McPeak, of Bene-
wah, Idaho, who, on April 20,
1912, made Homestead Entry
No. OS26i, for Lot 4 and E15 -
SEA, Section 81, and SWH e.
SW a, Section 80, Township 45
n, Range 3 w. Boise Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to
make five year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Warren T. Shepherd, Clerk
of the District Court, at St.
Maries, Idaho, on the 3Oth day
OF October, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert Howard, of Benewah, Ida
no; Virgil Yearout, of Benewah,
Idaho; William I. Yearout, of
Benewah, Idaho; Il. H. Vroman,
of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 25-Oct. %.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
L. S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, October 3, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
John A. Finn, of st. Maries, Ida
10. who, on October A, 1912,
made Homestead Entry No. OSlS6,
for Sc NV a Section A., Town
ship 46 n, Range 2 w. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make fve-year Proof,
to establish claim to the land
above described, before Warren
II. Shepherd, Clerk Of District
Court, at St. Maries, Idaho, on
the Sth day of November, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses ;
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SOME LIsERTY-LoAN ITEMS

Liberty Loan sales on the New
York stock Exchange for the
month Of August totaled
Si9,595, 900. The transactions in
Liberty Loan bonds exceeded the
combined sales Of all foreign
loans on the exchange by over a
million and a half.
Reports from all over the
country indicate that banks and
bankers and bond houses, news
papers and other periodicals, and
the Liberty Loan committees and
other organizations and individu-
ais who were so periodically ac-
tive and efficient in promoting
the sale Of the first issue of the
Liberty Loan bonds are getting
prepared and holding themselves
in readiness to make the second
issue as great q success as the
first.
In view Of the fact that the
second issue OF Liberty Loan
bonds may differ in some re-
spects from the bonds Of the first
issue, in that they may bear a
higher rate of interest and be
subject to the superincome tax.
the question Of converting the
bonds OF the first issue into bonds
CT the second issue is receiving a
great deal of consideration.
Secretary Of the Treasury Nc
Adoo has suggested that holders
Of interim certificates who desire
to convert their purchase into
bonds of the second issue hold
their certificates and turn them
IL in exchange for bonds of the
second issue rather than secure
their bonds of the first issue and
turn them in in exchange. No
charge will be made for such ex-
change.
A question has arisen as to
within what time the holders Of a
liberty-loan bond Of the first is
sue can exercise the right of con-
version into a bond of the second
issue. Until the pending bill has
become a law and the details of
the second issue of the liberty
loan bonds are definitely settled
the question may be considered
as largely academic. Secretary
McAdoo will issue in due time a
statement covering the matter.
Some financial writer's say that
wonder was expressed that So
OOO.O0O,000 worth of liberty
bonds affected the money market
of the country so little, but that
the wonder has ceased, and it is
believed that the awakened credit
Of the United States can absorb
many billion dollars more without
making a ripple in the money
market.
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NOTICE For PusLIoArIoN

Department of the Interior, U.
s. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene.
Idaho, August %, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Lee
Berry, whose post-ofIice address
is Priest River, Idaho, did, on
the goth day Of August, 1917,
file in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. 0i05S7, to
purchase the Northwest quarter
(NWA) Section 90, Township
40 n, Range 2 E., Boise Meridian,
and the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1878 and acts amendatory, known
as the Timber and Stone Law"
at such value as might be fixed
by appraisement, and that, pur-
suant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have
been appraised, at $4,000, the
timber estimated $4,000 board
feet at $3.50 per M, and the land
$1,000; that said applicant will
offer final proof in support of his
application and sworn statement
on the 3Oth day of November,
1917, before the Register and Re-
ceiver Of the U. S. Land O1ice, at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to
protest this purchase before en-
try, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues, by fl
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NoTIoE FoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, September 27, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that
Luke Love, of St. Maries, Idaho,
who, on September p, 1917,
made Additional Homestead En-
try, No. OfO595, for NEA SW a ,
Sc SWH, Section If, Township
i6 n, Range W., Boise Meri-
dian, has filed notice of intention
to make nve-year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register
and Receiver of the u. S. Land
Omce, at Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
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you In the district court Of the
Eighth Judicial District Of the
State of Idaho, in and for the
county Of Benewah by the above
named plaintiff, and you are here
By directed TO appear and an
swer the said complaint within
twenty days Of the service Of this
summons If served within said
Judicial district, and within forty
days if served elsewhere; and you
are further notified that unless
you so appear and answer said
complaint within the time herein
specified the plaintiff will take
judgment against you as prayed
in said complaint.
The object Of this action is to
fOreclose certain mortgage
made by the defendants w. f.
Shanks and Nettie E. Shanks, his
wife, to one Thomas S. Griffith.
as mortgage, covering the
Northwest quarter INV Of
Section Ten (i0) Township For
ty-six (46) North, Range Two (2)
w. b. M. in Benewah County,
Idaho, on the 9Th day of April,
1916, given to secure the pay
ment Of a certain principal, first
mortgage promissory note of the
same date, executed by the said
w. +. Shanks and his wife, Nettie
IF. Shanks, as payers, payable to
the order of Thomas S. Griffith,
for the sum of Nine Hundred
Fifty DollaFs (S95O.OO), and in
terest thereon from the date
thereof until paid at the rate of
eight per cent per annum; that
the said note and mortgage has
been endorsed, assigned and
transferred to the plaintiff who
is now the owner and holder
thereof; to have said property, or
sufficient thereof, sold in the
manner provided by law to sat
isfy the amount found due the
plaintiff on said note and mort
gage, including interest attor-
ney's fees and costs; and by said
foreclosure and sale to foreclose
and exclude all right, title, inter-
est, lien or equity of the above
named defendants and each of
them, and all persons claiming
under them in and to the above
described premises or any part
thereof
Witness my hand and the seal
Of said district court, this 9Th day
OF October, 1917.
Warren II. Shepherd, Clerk
BY C.. b. Moon, Deputy
Court SeaD
A. e. GALLAGHER,
Spokane, Washington.
EDWARD II. BERG,
Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Oct. 9-NOv. 6
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THE TEST FOR PEACE

The test, therefore, Of every
plan Of peace is this:
Is it based upon the faith Of all
the peoples involved or merely
upon the word Of an ambitious
and intriguing Government, on
the one hand, and a group Of free
peoples, on the other? This is a
test which goes to the root of the
matter; and it is the test which
must be applied.-From Presi-
dent Wilson's Reply to the Pope.
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ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the
Eighth Judicial District of the
State Of Idaho, in and for the
County Of Benewah.
UNION TRUST COMPANY OF
SPOKANE, a Corporation,
Plaintiff,
VS..
W. F. SHANKS and NETTIE E.
SHANKS, His Wife,
Defendants.
The State of Idaho sends greet
ings to w. F. SHANKS and NET
TIE f. SHANKS, His Wife, the
above named defendants:
You are hereby notified that a
complaint has been filed against
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f. S. KING,
Plaintiff,
VS..
o. M. WILSON,
Defendant.
Under and by virtue of an Or
der of Sale and Decree of Fore
closure and Sale, issued out of
the District Court of the Eighth
Judicial District, within and for
the county of Benewah, State of
Idaho, on the 3rd day of October,
"A. d., 1917, in the above entitled
action, wherein f. S. King, the
above named plaintifT, obtained
judgment and decree of fore
closure and sale against o. M.
Wilson, defendant, on the 9th
day of September, A. d., 1917,
for the sum of hfty-fve and
30i00 Dollars, in United States
Gold Coin, besides interest, costs,
etc, of.~.-.....Dollars, which said
decree was, on the 9th day of
September, A. D., 1917, recorded
III Judgment book of said Court,
| am commanded to sell all the
certain lot, piece or parcel of
land, situate, lying and being in
the County of Benewah, and State
of Idaho, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Lots
one (i) and two (2) Block one
ca Scotts Addition to the City of
st Maries, Idaho, in the County
of Benewah, State of Idaho, . lots,
together with the improvements
thereon.
Public notice is hereby given
that on the 10th day of Novem-
Der, A. d., 1917, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. of that day, in front of the
Court House door Of the County
of Benewah, at st. Maries, Idaho,
l will, in obedience to said order
OF sale, sell the above described
or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, with interest and cost,
to the highest and best bidder for
cash, lawful money of the United
States.
Dated at St. Maries, Idaho, this
4th day of October, A. D., 1917.
f. B. holland,
Sheriff, within and for
the County of Benewah,
State of Idaho.
By s. S. Bouton, Deputy.
Oct. 5-NOv. 9.
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The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced BY constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
SupfAcea OF the System thereby de-
stroyinE the foundation OF the disease
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture IN doing its work. The prOprie-
tors have SO much faith in the curative
mowers OF Halls Catarrh Cure that
they ofrer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that Il fails 10 cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Ohio Sold BY ali Druggists. 1bo.
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on the 18th day Of November. 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses 4:
James Cyphers, Robert Hall, Lee
land Goler, and Herman SaresOn,
all of st. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. 28-Oct. %.
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ing a corroborated afldavit in
this office, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Sept. Nov. 6.
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James Cox and Oral Avery, all or
Clarkia, Idaho.
HENRY HEITFELD, Register.
Sept. i4-Olt. II.
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L. T. purvis, James Cyphers,
Herman Saxton, Julia n. Pitre,
AN Of ST. Maries, Idaho.
FRANK LANGLEY, Register.
Oct. Nov. 2.
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MoTIoE on sHERIFF,s sALE

State of Idaho, County of Bene-
wah, IS.
+. S. KING,
plainffm
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-26
ANOTHER ANTI-BOND
ISSUE EXPLODED
Opponents .MaIiciousIy AIIege
That Only a Few Counties
Will Benefit.

In an attempt to array different
counties against the $6,000,000 road
bond bill, opponents of the measure
are maliciously alleging that few
counties will be able to avail them
selves of the bond measure for the
reason that the cost of preparing
roads for hard-surfacing under the
terms of the bond bill will exceed the
actual cost of hard-surfacing and,
therefore, be greater than those coun-
ties can afford.
Meeting this Misrepresentation, the
State Highway Commission at Its re-
cent meeting in Salem reiterated its
previously announced policy on this
subject. All that will be required Of
the counties under this policy will be
the preparation OF grade of the roads
to be hard-surfaced. This means
that county will merely need to bring
q road to grade and drain it before
the state applies the hard-surfacing.
The rock base is considered part Of
the hard-surfacing and will be built by
the state, assures the Highway Com
mission.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-26
4 DOLLARS WORTH
FOR A DOLLAR SPENT
Assurance Is Given That All
Funds viii Be Economi.
caIly Expended.

In the selection of Highway
Engineer at an annual salary Of $1,000,
the State Highway Commission threw
another bombshell into the camp Of
those opposing the road bond bill.
Opponents Of this measure had been
predicting that . $4,000 or $4,000 man
would be given this job. The action
Of the Commissioners in this import
ant matter only corroborates the %.
sursnce previously given that they will
safely and economically expend all
funds entrusted to them. 1t is entire
ly in keeping with the announced
policy Of the Commission that 1t will
give . dollars worth Of value for
every dollar expended In all matters
connected with road construction. Mr.
Mum. the Highway Engineer, was Sc
lected because OF his efficiency. He
has had years of experience In road
building and the records Of his work
show the most satisfactory results at
. low cost to those footing the bills.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-26
POLK COUNTY Is
FOR GOOD ROADS

"The people Of my county are just
about ready to adopt the good roads
slogan of the Clatsop County enthusi-
asts-'Make II Unanimous'-sO far as
the $6,000,000 road bond bill is con-
cerned," reports C. L. Hawley, farm
er and stockgrower of Mccoy, Polk
County. "Of course, the voters OF my
home county are not unit for the
measure, but find very little opposi.
tiOn to 1t.
Il think am safe in saying that un-
der the present system of road con-
struction in this state and considering
the amount of money we have expend-
ed on them, the roads Of Polk County
compare favorably with those of any
other county in the state. But we are
not satisfied. We want more and bet
ter roads and believe the proposed
bond measure offers a practical plan
for inaugurating an era of permanent
road construction from which every
section of the state will benefit with.
out increasing direct taxes
when it comes to choice between
being In mud up to our knees or be-
ing in debt up to our knees my people
are willing to assume something Of
a financial obligation If it will insure
getting US out of the mire.'
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-04-26
Is Mr.. SPENCE
CONSISTENT?

Four years ago c. e. Spence, Master
Of the Grange, advocated the Grange
bill which proposed the issuance Of s
per cent bonds by counties for CON
structiOn Of permanent roads, the
bonds to bs paid by direct tax levy.
Mr.. Spence Is now vigorously op-
posing the road bond bill which pro-
poses isuins 100000 twenty-five
year per cent bonds for hard-surfaced
roads. A direct tax is not imposed for
the retirement Of these bonds. Ample
revenue to pay the interest and retire
the bonds at maturity 10 already pro.
vided by law from the increased auto
mobile licenses and the existing one
fourth mill state road tax which has
been fixed tax against all property
in the state for the last four years.
In other words, the bill to be passed
upon BY the voters at the June cleo
ton will not increase the general
taxes of the individual.
II Mr.. Spence was right in 1919 he
70 wrong now.