Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-04-02

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admitted to practice in 1897, since
which time | have been engaged in
the active practice of law.
Have served as mayor of Toledo. In
dependence, and Newport. Represen-
ted Polk and Lincoln Counties in the
Legislature four regular and three
special sessions. Appointed register
OF the U. S. Landoffice at Ros 9burg.
Oregon, by President Taft in 1903,
serving four years.
While member of the Legislature
in 1903 introduced what was kn,~n
es the Car Shortage or demurrage Bill.
1t was defeated. and in 1907 | again
introduced it, and being a member of
the Committee on Railroads. got the
principals incorporated in the Rail
road Commission Bill, which became q
law. AT the same session | introduced
ana secured the passage of a law pro-
wong for the Directors, Parent-Teach-
ers Meetings. At the same session
II introduced the Jones Free Locks
Bill which became law, appropriat-
ing 100000 contingent upon the gov
ernTent appr0priating like sum, for
the purpose of building new or pur-
chasing The old locks at Oregon City
and operating the same free to the
public by the government The gov
ernmeat having failed to appropriate
any money for that purpose, at the
1909 session | again introduced the
bill continuing the said appropriation
OF 100000 for another two years, con
tingent on the Government making a
like appropriation. Since that time
the government the government has
appropriated $500 900 to match the
state funds and has purchased the
locks, deepened and improved them
and navigation en- the Willamette is
now free 20 all whereas, before the
purchase By the government a toll
rate OF 10. a head and so cents a ton
was eyacted.
At the 1907 session l introduced a
resolution to provide for the amending
Of the Constitution to provide women
the right Of suffrage. 1t passed the
House. receiving only seven votes in
the senate. However since that time
the pTOgres i've voters of Oregon have
voted to allow our mothers, wives,
daughters and sisters the right of
equal suffrage, and another stake has
been driven along the line Of good
government.
During the 1909 session introduced
bill appropriating 100000 to pay the
Indian War Veterans for use and loss
of horses in th- Indian Wars of Ore
gon. a debt contracted by the Oregon
Territory, and standing unpaid for over
80 years. This bill passed the House
but was killed in the Senate, but
similar bill became law in 1913
In 1908 at my own motion and at
my own cost, instituted suits before
the Railroad Commission against the
Wells Fargo and Pacific Express Com
panies of Oregon for reduction q
express rates. Both these suits were
decided in favor Of the shippers, and
a reduction of 20 per cent was made
in tie Oregon rates, saving to people
OF Oregon Thousands of Dollars.
At the 1913 session | introduced the
Roosevelt Coast Military Highway Bill
appropriating $2,5OGOOO contingent on
the government apprOpriating a like
sum for the purpose of building a
highway along the Oregon coast from
Astoria through Clatsop, TillamooR,
Lincoln. Lane, Douglas, Coos and
Curry counties 20 the California line,
which passed the Legislature, was re-
terrad to the people at the special
election June 3rd, 1919, and was ap-
proved by a vote Of two to one. And
q bill has been introduced by Congress
man Hawley Of Oregon asking Con
gress to appropriate the sum of 50 2,000,-
900 to match Oregon's appropriation.
California and Washington have in
troduced bills in Congress asking the
government to build highway from
Puget Sound along the Washington
coast connecting with the Roosevelt
Highway and along the California
coast to the Mexican line, and the
state Of California has voted $4,000
coo for the building of this road.
should these bills be passed by Con-
gress, 1t will result in highway from
Puget Sound along the Washington,
Oregon and California coasts to the
Mexican line
During my term as Register of the
U S. Landofiire J worked for the re-
vision of public land laws in the in
terest of hOmesteaders who were seek
ing to settle the wild lands Of Oregon.
] had prepared and had introduced in
Congress providing for an annual six
months leave Of absence for the pur-
pCss of giving the homesteader an
opportunity to earn money to live on
while improving his homestead and
to allow those who had children of
school age an opportunity to send them
II school, which resulted in the Leave
of Absence Law
| stand sQuarely for more and bet
ter roads; for irrigation of our arid
lands; for the Improvement Of our
Rivers and Harbors; that the govern
ment build and maintain all roads in
he National Forests; for the survey
and classification of all lands in the
Forest Reserve; that the non-timbered,
agricultural and grazing land may be
segregated and thrown open to settle.
ment, for q bigger and greater Ore
gon. b f. JONES
March %, 1920.
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