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Candy, Chewing Gum THE LEADER Cigars and Tobaccoes Betty and The Babies H.lay Range Irom 14 to 2, Bui They Can be Fitted t the LEADER. A Full Line of LiJies. Misses, and Children's Sweater Coals Irom $1.00 up. Our New Line ol Ladies and Children's Union Suits and Fall Underwear now in. Watch next week's paper lor our special ollerings. Gents Furnishings. Hats. Caps, Etc Rubbers and Overshoes. Our Grocery Department is Complete. Come in and get our prices, We save you Money. I. MICHEL, Proprietor, Prineville, Oregon BOWERMAN MAKES REPLY TO BOURNE To Jonathan Bourne, Jr.: In the Portend evening papers of September "0 tiere appeared an Interview, cred lied ta vcu, in which you indulged in a great m-ny generalities and mean ingless platitudes. In this phraseol ogy yon presume to issue a command to the people of Oregon to vote against many candidates in the com ing election nominated by the recent primary. Since your election to the United States senate you hare not taken suf ficient interest in the State of Oregon to spend any considerable part of your time here. Tou have devoted your time and such enterprise and energy as you possess to pastimes and asso ciations more agreeable to you while you were able to find in other pans of this and foreign countries. You have visited this state but twice during the last four years, and then devoted very little time to ascertaining the wishes of the people of Oregon, or their needs or requirements; but you have de voted your time to Issuing mandates to the people of this state directing them how they should vote. You claim to be a friend of the people of Oregon. I presume you imagine that by repeatedly telling the people you are their friend, someone will believe you. Fortunately, however, some of your sim of commission and omission are matters of public record, which you are obliged to face and cannot void, excuse or deny. Bourne Works With Aldrich. It is a matter of public record that you, at the special session of con gress In 1909, in a harrangue, by courtesy called a speech, delivered by you, when the tariff bill was under consideration, referred to that other "friend" of the people, Senator Aid rich, as an authority upon tariff leg islation. It is a well known fact that during your term in the senate you have labored in complete harmony with Senator Aldrich. In this so called speech you stated that you knew nothing of the tariff, but that your particular friend, familiar and bcon companion. Senator Aldrich, was a master of rates and that you would be content to abide by bis decisions. You voted against Senator Bristow's propoFed auiendaiect. which would have taken the "joker" out of the sugar schedule. By this vote $60,000. 000 a year is wrung from the people of this country and given to the sugar trust. You further outraged the peo ple of Oregon and of this country on this occasion by assisting in placing a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem on iron ore. Of course you knew the steel trust owned the Iron ore in the United States and that by your vote you were taking this money from the people of this country and from your own constituents and giving it to the many millionaires who control this, the greatest trust in the world. No doubt you expect the householder, when he purchases a cook stove and pays this unnecessary tribute to your oolleagues to be blinded to your neg lect of duty by the platitudes you Indulge In concerning myself and the other candidates who are not favored with your support, or with the ac quaintances and associations of your millionaire chums and friends who are the beneficiaries of your misrepre sentation of this state in the senate. Duty en Woolens; Silk Free. You voted to admit to this country raw silk free and to place a duty of 53 per cent upon the manufactured article. At the same time you voted to place a duty of 135 per cent (av erage) on woolen and worsted cloth, valued at not more than 40 cents per pound. Was this act on your part in auced by your friendship for the peo ple? Was it In the Interest of the common people? Did you vote" to place this exorbitant duty upen goods used by "us, of common people," for the benefit of anyone except your coupon-clipping chums and associates? Your chief legitimate Income is said to be from a large cotton print mill, owned by yourself and relatives. In New England. You voted to place a duty cf 12H cents a square yard (see paragraph 313, schedule I) on the class of goods manufactured by your mill. When the mechanic, farmer or other citiien is compelled to purchase this class of goods and pay tribute to you and your plutocratic intimates and associate;, on account of the of ficial position given to you by the peo ple of Oreg on, they can calm their outraged feelings by the happy thought that you secured this position and opportunity to plunder them and hope to continue in your present of fice by the use of resounding plati tudes and windy commonplaces and the assertion that you are a friend of the people. How does 12'i cent3 a square yard tariff on gocds manufac- 1 IN a a YOU CAN WASH ?THE MATTRESS BEARING THIS LABELN Soap, water and a brush are all that is Seeded to keep the outside of an Ostermoor Mattress sweet and clean. The inside never needs attention. Costs nothing for repairs. An occasional "outing" in the sun keeps It fresh and Sew, because it Is built (not stuffed ) of elastic, fibrous Ostermoor sheets. It cannot sag, lump nor pack like hair. Make sure you get the genuine Ostermoor. Note the label put there to protect you against worthless Imitations. We sell at factory prices and invito Inspection. ' The Winnek Co. Inc F.vrTnsive A irent for Prineville' tured in your cotton prim mill, which ! are used chiefly by poor people, com- pare with a duty of 25 por cent to 50 j per cent on champagne? Did you ! make this great difference In order to encourage the use of champagne by ' your constituents and to luduce them to dispense with the clothing custoiu j arily worn in this country? Probably you assume they will believe In your pretended friendship; pay you thia ex orbitant duty and then sing a sweet refrain In honor of their alleged friend. Aristocratic Friends Favored. Instances almost without end can be cited In which you voted to place low duty on articles which are worn by men of your aristocratic class or placed upon your tables, and In which you voted to place a high duty on similar articles used by people in mod erate or straightened circumstances. It would be a matter of more practical interest to the people of the state to receive from you a communication stating how much money this tariff bill places in your pocket each year and in what other way you have been benefited by your term in the senate of the United States than to receive your dictatorial instructions as to whom they should cast their vote for. How many citizens of Oregon who "earn their bread by the sweat of their brow" honor you with their ac quaintance? What effort have you ever made to acquaint yourself with the desires, hopes or requirements of the people who make Oregon groat, namely, the producers? During the four years since you were elected Portland and the state of Oregon have suffered immense loss in commercial ways on account of your neglect of official duties. With in the last few months you stood by and without protest permitted the re clamation acts to be so amended that this state lost over $3,000,000 which was due It, and should have been in vested in irrigation projects in Ore gon. This loss Is only a small per cent of the actual damage we have in curred by reason of your dereliction in duty. By reason of your careless ness In this particular our desert lands will continue to be inhabited by the coyotes, Jackrabbits and other creatures of the desert, when by the exercise of any reasonable diligence on your part these deserts would have been reclaimed and happy families would be inhabiting these lands, pro ducing large crops which would have supplied the needs oi other portions of the state. Even when the Board of Army Engineers was here last month to examine the Umatilla pro ject with a view of correcting some of your errors and omissions, you did not have sufficient interest In the wel fare and development of this state to accompany the party or to urge upon the members the merits of our only eligible reclamation project. You have devoted your t:me to tennis, golf and other pastimes, while our merchants have been denied their rea sonable portion of contracts for gov ernment supplies. Yet you presume to dictate to the people of Oregon as to whether or not .they shall support me. Man of Many Parties. In this interview you say: "All ad mire the courage cf the man who goes ron to defeat fighting for the princi ples in which he believes, but spurn with contempt the man who changes political creeds for the sake of vic tory," and "Chameleons and trucklers change their colors, but men of con viction fight for their principles to the death." Concerning some of these statements, there is no better author ity in the state thin yourself, for within the memory of young men you have been a Democrat, a Republican, a Populist, a non-partisan and all the time a demagogue. It Is manifestly apparent to all that you are no more a republican today than you were in 1806, when you un dertook by treachery to use the office of secretary of the Republican State Central Committee to assist in elect ing Mr. Bryan president of the United States. It is also manifestly true that you are in league, and for some liiif have lvu i:kmR In cuuipicte rarnvuy, o'ltlo:il'v and otherwise, hUlJ Jour IVir.o.'r.iMe oolle.iKtie, S"B sior t'hnmb.-r'a.n. and his protiv' ltd hSA.cr. t':o Democratic nominee for rovotnnr oi this sate. While you frsie atout reform and the g.ied of tV I'i'opio, jo i rxi'oct to use the of i:ce of guv.-1 nor of this state, If It or.ti be plac.d lu the hmids of Mr. West, for the purpose of returning you to the senate of the United States and to poiTe:it a further outrage upon the people of the country, aud jf course the ether partner In this political coinpu-t expects lit the end of bis term to be rewarded by re-elec-!!on. You desire to convey to the poo li e of this s;te the false Impression that I have sought t i return to the old sjstetu of electing United States Senators, and by the old system 1 lefer to that method made damnable by yeur own practices, .which are well known to our citUens; which practices were Instigated aud contributed to by yourself, and your associates, and yet you know, and the record of this state will prove ceueustvely, that I have never at any time favored or under taken such a course. You Snow that I voted for you In 1907, because the people of the district I represented gave you their votes, and that I did this notwithstanding the fact that t held you in the utmost contempt, both as a man and as a public ofticlul. I told you when you asked me whether t would support you, that 1 expected to do so solely upon the ground that my constituents had expressed a de sire to have you represent thctn, and when I cast the vote for you I anted you distinctly to understand it was the vote of the people of Ultllam, Wheeler and Sherman counties, and not my personal choice. In 1904, when I was first a candidate for the office of State Senator, I promised the peo ple of my district tnat I would vote for that man for United States Sena tor whom I believed they Would wish me to. This was before the direct primary law was adopted or even drawn. Statement No. 1 was at that time unheard of, and your own un savory reputation was so apparent and notorious that I did not expect that I would be compelled to vote for you; nevertheless, when by the use of money and artifice you did carry the district I represented, I cast the vote Intrusted to me for you. In 190S I was again a candidate for the office of senator, and I again promised the people of those counties that I would cast their Tote for United States Sen ator for the man chosen by them. Mr. Cake carried each of the three coun ties 1 represent, and In fulfillment of that promise. In 19u9, I voted for Mr. H. M. Cake. I wish to call ycur attention to the further fact that in the recent pri mary I did not only receive more votes than you did when you were a candidate for United States Senator, but that the plurality given to mo was nearly four times as large as yours. As soon as you were nominated in 1906 you cried for party harmony and the support of the united party. I not only gave you my vote in 1907, but bowed to the will of the people as to your election and successfully sup ported the man for president of the senate whom you desired; you claim ed that unless your candidate for president of ti e senate was elected, the will of the people would bo thwarted and you would be defeated. Since your election I have asked you for nothing and do not ever expect to ask or receive at your hand any favor or courtesy, official or otherwise. Even the courtesy of a letter thanking mo for the assistance rendered In bring ing about your election was not forth coming. I entered the contest under the pri mary law in gcod faith. I publicly an nounced that I would support the suc cessful candidate and expected my friends and supporters to do likewise. In the primary campaign you used all of your Influence, official and per sonal, to defeat me. After a fair, open contest In which no Improper methods were resorted to by any can didate, to my knowledge, I was suc cessful, and I submit that any man who has any element of fairness In his makeup, or any desire to do that which is right, will, If he has been defeated in an open political contest, support the successful candidate. A man who has no regard for the obliga tions he owes his party, who Is not acquainted .wkli the rudiments of fair play and tran g . esses all the elements known as manliness by bolting a tick et solely for stilish reasons, 1b a trai tor to the Intei'CHU of the people, an. enemy of the direct primary law and is devoid of ;ny charae.ei lst!c3 of real leadership. The difieronce be tween the venitlily of yourself and the conduct of the honorable gentle men who opposed me In the primary e'ection, is n:ot marked. This con test between myself and tho other op ponents was devoid of acrimony, per Konalitles or other unpleasant fea tures, and these gentlomen are to day loyally supporting the entire ticket. I believe you are not sincere In your alleged devotion to the primary law. If you are I ask you to an nounce publicly whether or not you will by every means within your power oppose the amendment, change or repeal of the primary law and other laws that have been heretofore or at any time hereafter may be writ ten on the statute books by the people. Yours truly, ' . , JAY BOWERMAN. Portland, Oregon, Oct. $, 1910 U0S!H Our Entire Stock of Men's Suits. Out These suits are made by the leading Manufacturers of Men's Ready Made Clothing and repre sent the newest styles and fabrics. The Cut, Make and Fit of these suits are right, and at the prices we are offering them will guarantee a quick disposal. Only a limited I as '-. .i II 1 7;. Jfy.'V number. Come Early!! All $25,00 Suits for $17.85 All $17.00 Suits for $13.25 All $12 to $15 Suits $8.65 fcUnotritjf Copyrti;!it I'M We are also offering our slock of boy's and young men's suits at exceptionally low prices. .R. L. Jorctaii Co. THE NEW Second-Hand Store "Eveyrylhing for Everybody for Just a Little Lcs" than anywhere else. The Public is cordially Invited to call and ice- what we have, or to phone and make Inquiries. ANOTHER THING: We need a few more Cook Stoves, Heaters, and Iron Bedsteads. ' W. S. Cooke, Masonic B'dg. Prineville, Or. Land for Sale Carpenter Shoe In Crook and Lake Counties. I am offering for sale at prices ranging from $3 to $8 an acre, the following land in Crook and Lake counties, Oregon. All of Sec. Ill, townslip 20 8, range IB . Ail of " 10 - W " 10 All of " 30 ' 20 " 10 All of " 10 " 20 " 17 All of ' 30 '' 20 " 17 All of ' 16 " 20 " 20 South half 10 " 21 " 15 All of 30 " 21 " 10 All of 10 " 21 ' 18 All of - 30 " 21 " 18 All of 10 " 21 " 10 All of 30 " 21 " II) Allot 10 " 21 " 20 West hall 30 " 21 " 20 West half 10 " 22 " 15 Kast half 10 " 22 " 10 West half 30 " 2H ' 10 All 10 " 22 " 17 North half 30 " 2-2 " 17 West half 10 " 22 " 18 All of SO " 22 " 18 All of 10 " 22 ' II) WH&HEX 30 ' 22 " 11) NW 30 " 22 " 25 All of 18 " 23 " 111 All of 30 " 23 " 1 All of 10 " 24 " II) All of 30 " 24 " 11) All of 10 " 24 " 20 All of 3fl " 24 " 20 All of 10 " 20 " 18 All of 30 " 20 18 All of 10 " 20 " 11) All of 80 " 20 " 111 All of 30 " 20 " 20 I J. ,E. Whisler, Proprietor All kinds ol job cirpenlcry and craft work. First-class workmanship guaranteed. 9-1 , o - 8 O. K. MARKET Stroud & Cross, Proprietors Choice Beef, Veal Mutton and Pork Butter and Eggs Country Produce A Fine Line of Sausage Telephone orders receive prompt attention r.t m fa !3 S "K ft S5 All transfers will be made through the Washington Trust & Savings Bank, Seattle, Wash. KAY McKAY, 304-5 Liberty Building, . Seattle, Wn. m-fm .It I.I i in t'l u in ju mi 1 1 . J-j U JVJz5JtLjJTO Shingles, Moulding, Windows, Do'orH, OlaBHes, Kto. Etc., Eto. SHIPP&PERRY ritlNEVILLK, ORKQON (jIgEr3i3Tr32Hlns