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TTTT? MORXIXG OREGOXIAy. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1910. LETTER IS BLOW TO ASSLMBtrS FOES Chairman Gibson Writes to Republican Voters of Clackamas County. MEETING IS SCHEDULED Jteasons for Recommending Candi dates to People Clearly Shown In Intelligent Analysis of Par pose of Party Organization. OREGON CITY, Or, Julr 28. (Spe ; ciaX) Into the camp of the anti-as-; eerobly forces and all others "who op ; pose the indorsement of candidates for ' - county offices, John H. Gibson, chalr a. man of the Republican County Assem " bly, has fired a bombshell. Mr. Gibson and many other assembly men, among I them O. W. Eastham. ex-County Judge I John W. Meldrum and George I Story, , are urging the Indorsement of candi i dates for county offices, while others, i "who favored an assembly to select delegates to the state assembly, do not . uant a ticket indorsed. The matter will be definitely deter ; mined next Saturday afternoon, when . an adjourned meeting, of the county assembly will be held. Under a reso - lution unanimously adopted at the last ; meeting, the assembly Is to meet again ; for the express purpose of Indorsing candidates. Gibson Writes Letter. , Mr. Gibson's letter has been sent to every one of the 230 delegates to ; the county assembly, and follows: "I desire to submit for your con Blderation several reasons (and to my way of thinking very good ones) why the assembly plan of indorsing a county ticket should receive the unanimous , Bupport of the entire Clackamas county- oelegatlon; and having unbounded faith in the ability of the American citizen to throw aside all prejudice and calmly figure out the whys and wherefores of the everyday problems of life, I ; shall, in what 1 say, endeavor to keep ; in mind only the best interest of the X Republican party, and as the same ' shall affect the best interests of all the people. "To begin with, please let me say, I believe that we have Just as good men in the Republican party as there are In 'any other party. Now, if you can agree with me In that particular, I shall have great hopes of the ultimate success of this letter. Primary Not Opposed. "Regarding the direct primary meth od of nominating candidates, let me say that I shall at all times support that law until something better Is given us; but my Judgment Is, that In ' order to get the best men possible to s go before the people for nomination, it Is necessary to hold an assembly and, after due deliberation, select the men best fitted to fill the various of fices (always taking into consideration the geographical location), and recom mend them to the consideration of the " - voters at the direct primary nominating election, to be nominated or rejected aa the said voters may decide. "Let us notice briefly some of the . results of the past four years. Take the Sheriffs office. Four years ago there were about five aspirants in the Republican ranks for the nomination. Naturally the vote was so badly split ' up that five or six hundred votes to 1' any one candidate would give him the nomination. A great many persons be lieve that a number of Democrats reg istered as Republicans for the sole pur pose of voting for 1211 Haddock, In the belief that the Democratic candidate !" could easily defeat him at the general election which was the result. Right here let me remind you that Mr. Mad- ; dock had been twice refused the nom ination by a. Republican convention prior to the above event. Therefore, ;, I take the position that If the assembly plan had been in use at the time Mr. Maddock got the nomination before ; the direct primary, the results of that election would have been different. lemocrats Always Meet. . " "Now. after reminding you that the Democrats always meet together and agree on their candidates, 1 want to pro : ' . pound the following questions: Why V ''should we be denied the same privilege, if we decide to assemble ourselves to .. gether for the purpose of discussing the qualifications' of candidates and making recommendations, to the voters? What ', ; Justification have you for the belief that in so doing we are drifting back into the old convention system? None whatever! "Please bear In mind that everything ' which the assembly may do is subject to .. the direct primary election and must . come before the people for their approve! ' or rejection. So if the assembly should recommend for an office a man who is not satisfactory to the voters, at the primary, you are not bound by any law to support him. but you can select the man in your Judgment best fitted for the office and vote for him. Voters TTrped to Consider. "X heard a man say a few days ago fhnt he would not vote for an assembly man. Of course, everyone has a right to do as he may think best, but you can exercise your franchise with Just as much freedom without having in advance made the statement that you will not support ,. a man who has been indorsed by the as 1 sembly. Therefore let me request that you reserve your decision until you get . to the voting booth, because the assembly ' may rcommend a man for office who is your personal friend and the man above ; all others whom you would be inclined to soipport. "Furthermore, he might not be a man who Is seeking the indorsement of the assembly, but after receiving it could not say that he did not want the in dorsement of the assembly, and if such condition should arise, you would find yourself ln a position where you would . either have to go hack on your word or throw off your best friend. . . "In conclusion, let me urge you to come to Oregon City on July 30 and let MM meet together as Republicans, with - C't- rTOlnRtlcn to guided bv that Santo principle of our Government the rule of the majority. DEMURRAGE RATE FIXED Oregon Mate Business to Pay $2 a Kay; Interstate $1. SALEM Or.. July 2S.-SpeeiaU-A tariff to become effective August 1, isift. fl,d today with .the State Railroad Commission by Robert Dudgeon, commis sioner of the Pacific Northwest Demur rage Bureau, of Seattle. This tariff Is on Oregon state business and supplements the tariff hitherto filed. The new tariff provides that the de murrage on Oregon state business shall be $3 a day Instead of SI a day. with one exception. A demurrage of $3 is pro Ivlded In section- 26 of the Railroad Com- I I r T n p r T I n n fl I iB i - vided in section- 26 of the Railroad Com mission act. Heretofore this has not been collected, but it Is said at the office of the Commission that members of that body feel they have no privilege to con sent to exacting any other sum for de murrage than that provided by the law. and they have insisted upon the tariffs being accordingly amended. For inter state shipments the Jl rate will remain. On state shipments In California the demurrage is K a car, which is said to have resulted in clearing up the situa tion there, where cars. Instead of being unloaded promptly, were being held for warehouses. In the opinion of the Com mission the 12 rate will have the same effect In Oregon. Among the lines embraced in the Pacific Northwest Demurrage Bureau are the Corvallls & Eastern. Great Southern. O. R. & N. lines. Southern Pacific Company lines in Oregon. Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, Oregon Water Power lines. Oregon Electric and Oregon & Washington . COMPLAINT SET FOR HEARING Railroad Commission to Inqnlre Into Southern Pacific Train Service. SALEM. Or., July 28. (Special.) The State 'Railroad Commission has set for hearing the complaint that main line train service between Portland and Eugene on the Southern Pacific is unsatisfactory. The Commission has set August 30 as the dtate when the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. companies will be called upon to show why all passenger fares on their lines wthich exceed 3 cents should not be reduced to that figure. The Commission today requested the Attorney-General to ddsmiss the state's mandamus suit against the Southern Pa cific, as that company has now com pleted ita line from Crabtree to Lebanon. Final hearing of the Southern Pacific class rates has been set for next Tues day in Portland. Additional team tracks to be, built by the O. R. & X. Co. at Hermierton, Or., have been ordered. The Southern Pacific Company has been asked to reduce its rate on box shooks between Oregon and California points, and the Commission has announced that the Installation track scales on the lines of the Southern Pacific at Dallas will be heard at Dallas ln the near future. This the Commission took up on its own motion. NARROW ONIONS SCARED MORE APPRENTICES XEEDED, DECLARES STJPT. RIGLER. Head of Portland Schools Explains Purposes' of Industrial and , Trade Institutions. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or., July 28. (Special.) In his address before the University Summer School this morning. Superintendent Frank Rlgler, of the Portland City Schools, criticised the action of many Ameri can trade unions ln limiting the num. ber of apprentices. "I do not wish to criticise trade unions ln their endeavors to raise wages ana Detter labor conditions'," said Mr. Rlgler. "That nnrt er thol. i, all right. But they should not attempt io Liiie competition by keeping down the number or wnrlfmAn lUnot r v. skilled mechanics ln mnnv n .i are foreigners because the American i iiui permrctea Dy our unions to learn a trade." Superintendent TMs-inr cum tk.t v,. had talked with many labor leaders and was convinced that the best of them were not ln favor of the policy of limit ing apprentices. If all unions were in control of this class of men, the speaker said there would be no objection to them. "The trouble is." said Mr. Rlgler. "that their policies are often dominated by the ignorant, radical an fanatical members." Superintendent Ricler'n ,nh was, "Trade Schools." He said that the trade school at PoptintiH ! , of the best machine shops ln the North west. "The trade school." said Mr. Rlgler. 'must be carefullv iHntincniaho the technical" school. The trade school aoes not mane engineers. Its work Is purely .vocational." The speaker referred to the two pur poses of Industrial education the first to aid students to grasp Ideas, the sec ond to teach them the mechanical proc esses of manual labor. The industrial departments of the hlc-H boi,!. technical schools, he said, serve the nrst purpose, and the trade school was, designed to serve the second. In this wav. he anlrf thov on-...A...i - ' . - - - ,7 ..(,,., ULIV.. young men for the various trades, and uence are sometimes opposed by those unions and union workmen who wish to limit apprentices. superintendent Rlgler said that in the main the trade schools.- hn,i In teaching the various trades. In this. tie saia, tney nad disproved the pre diction of labor leaders that trades could only be learned by actually en gaging in them. "Plumbing." said Mr. Rlgler, "Is one of the easiest of all trades to teach, and I cannot understand why plumbers should get such high wages. When we Introduced plumbing in the Portland Trade School the master plumbers laughed at us. But It has proved ona of the most successful departments." TIDEFLATS T0BE FILLED Aberdeen Council Passes Ordinance for $330,000 Improvement. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 28. (Special ) With the passage by the City Council last night of the ordinance for the filling of the tldeflats west of Broadway to Division street, the largest single munici pal Improvement project in which Aber deen or Grays Harbor has ever engaged may be said to be fairly launched. . The plan Is to advertise for bids and begin work as soon as possible. Seven months will be needed for preliminary work and then the project, which will cost the taxpayers J330.000. will be rushed to completion. Consideration of the project has been before the Council two years, and the final decision last night was followed by applause. Mayor Benn signed the ordinance before he left tne chair. Sunday School Association Elects. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 28. (Spe cial.) Officers of .the Clark County Sunday School Association were elect ed at the fourteenth annual convention, which closed at Orchards yesterday. They are: President. George Whipple, of Harmony: vice-president, J. S. Hunt, of Vancouver: secretary. Miss A. Scotten. of Maple Grove; assistant sec retary. Mrs. I. D. Cook, of Vancouver treasurer. Peter Onsdorff. of Battle Ground. Supreme Court Cases Set. SALEM. Or, July 28. (Special.) Cases in the Supreme Court have been set by Judge J. C. Moreland. Clerk, as follows: Tuesday. August 9. Henderson vs. Rey nolds. Multnomah County; Diblee va As toria & Columbia River Railroad. Colum bia County; Wednesday. August 10. Urqu hart vs. Bellonl. Coos County; Gobbi vs. Dileo. Multnomah County: Thursday, August U. Daley vs. .Benson, Marlon Wallowa Jury Rules Beverage Is Intoxicant. EXPERT RULING IS MADE Decision Rests on an Analysis Show ing asMuch Alcohol as Is Contained In Beer of Regulation Variety. ENTERPRISE. Or.. July 28. "Near beer." so-called, has received its death blow In Wallowa County. The Jury in the case of the State vs. John Mitchell and John Pipes, of Wallowa, in returning its verdict of guilty, staggered the whole near-beer proposition. The defendants counsel made the claim that so-called near-beer was a non-Intoxicant. This has been the popular conception of the beverage held by everybody ln the coun ty heretofore. In the trial the state presented a chem ical analysis of both near-beer and of several grades of lager beer, the analysis having been made by the state chemist, at the State University at Eugene. Near beer was found to contain 5.39 per cent alcohol, whereas lager beer was found to contain anywhere from 3 to 6 per cent alcohol. . The whole case, and Incidentally the whole near-beer traffic in this county, hung on the acceptance or the rejection of this analysis as evidence ln the case. The defense claimed the bottle of .near beer nresentol In t ... . ' '' ' ' . UUl UCrt i beer, but lager beer that had been Bub- Ktltiiteri K-l- v, .....- , . " " at..t. i iiear-oeer. ine jury, however, returned a verdict against Pipes and Mitchell. "SEAR-BEER" DEALER AXGRY License Denied and Roseburg Man Threatens to Sue City. ROSE-BURG. Or.. July 28. (Special.) Chagrined over his' failure to obtain a license to conduct a "near beer" empor ium in Roseburg, A. F. Harrington, for many years a resident of Douglas Coun ty, has threatened to file suit against the city for damages. He alleges that the members of the City Council have dis crtmaBated against him and that he was barred from operating his resort through the protest of Councilman MoClallen, pro prietor of the McClallen Hotel. Harrington appeared fcifore the Coun cil Tuesday and demanded that action be taken relative to his (implication. The committee on licenses' reported unfavor ably and Harrington declared that Mc Clallen alone was responsible. It became necessary for the Mayor to declare ad journment and Harrington was left in the chamber stall talking. Defendants to Leave Eugene. EUGENE, Or.. July 28. (Special.) Frank and Jessie Johnson pleaded guilty today to the charge of selling nearbeer and were fined J200 and $50, sentence being suspended on condition that they leave Eugene. Of seven per sons arrested 10 days ago on this charge six have been convicted and one remains to be tried. WHEATYIELD RECORD MADE Eastern Washington Farmer Har vests 60 Bushels to Acre. DAYTON, Wash., July 28. (Special.) Records for big grain yields ln East ern Washington this year were broken near Dayton today, when Benjamin Turner harvested wheat yielding 60 bushels to the acre. This Is the report reaching Dayton from Turner Station, 10 miles north, today. Nearly 500 bush els were threshed from eight acres of bottom land on the Turner home place. Of Turkey Red variety, the wheat will test above 63. Ordinarily this would be a record yield, but considering the light general yield of this season the record Is considered remarkable here. Upwards of 25,000 sacks of grain, mostly barley, were sold by farmers here yesterday to Portland grain buy ers for early shipment, at prices rang ing around the dollar mark for barley The disposition of local farmers this season seems to be to sell early ln order to avoid disappointments of last year. PORTAGE' ROAD IS HURRIED Work Begins at The Dalles End of Extension of Railroad. ' THE DALLES. Or., July 28. (Special.) Construction work on The Dalles end of the state portage road has begun. Archie Mason, of Portland, has the con tract for the building of the road and has a crew of about 30 men and several teams at work. The work began near the O. R. & N. freight yards and about 300 yards of the roadbed were completed today. All construction material Is now on the ground. The City Council passed an ordinance early In the Spring authorizing the sale of $10,000 bonds to build bulkheads and inclines at the foot of Washington street, the terminal of the road. The money for the right of way through the city has been raised, but no deeds have been filed at the County Clerk-s office by the State Railroad Commission as yet. TRAINMAN'S SLAYER HAPPY J-Vear-OM Prisoner Laughs and Jokes in His Cell. VANCOUVER. Wash., July 28. (Spe clal.) E. Merle Fuller, the 19-year-old operator who shot and killed J. H. Stewart, conductor on a Northern Pa cific train at Rldgefleld on the morn ing of June 30. Is apparently as happy as can be and absolutely free from care. He talks and laughs in his cell at the County Jail and has full confi dence that he will be given his liberty when his case comes up in October His parents have gone back to their home at South Bend. Wash. WATER FOR JORDAN VALLEY Irrigation Project Under Way to Cover 50,000 Acres. VALE. Or.. July 28. SpeciaL) Fred J Palmer, one of the leading financiers of the Jordan VaHey country, is arranging an Irrigation project ln Jordan Valley wth good prospects of success. The res ervoir s4te Is about 12 miles above the town on Jordan Creek. The project will cover about 60,000 acres of land. Jordan Creek flow during the Winter and the reservoir could be made to store jLuwuu waaer to irrigate 125,000 acres. Toll (fe Gllblbs, Ine morrison GOODS PURCHASED Tomorirow Eodls fclfae Joly Clearamie Sates Brings to a close an event that will long be remembered by the many who have shared in the opportunities it has so generously offered. Today and tomorrow will be conspicuous in their offering of clearance haro-air. Clbildlrinigs ILaiwo Dresses Best Bargains We've Ever Offered $1.75, $1.95. $225 and fChr $2.95 Dresses SLTC d SC It's a midseason opportunity that mothers -will appreciate, for it offers the most exceptional savings in the best of mer chandise. . Dainty Lawn Dresses, with high necks, also those" smart little jumper styles, of sheer fine lawns in figured,- striped and polka dot effects.. Beautifully made and opened down the back with wide underlap. Pull skirts with wide hems. Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. For clearance at the above very low price. Qhildreos W Unite Presses Regularly Price'd at $1.25 to $7.50 Special 63c and to $3.75 Children's "Vhite Wash Dresses that are slightly soiled and mussed from handling. Styles, materials and workmanship are right-up-to-the-standard that appeal to observant mothers. Of fine mulls and sheer muslins, daintily trimmed in laces and embroideries. Many of them from a sample line in many in stances no two alike, thus assuring individuality in selection. Ages from 6 to 14 years. Sadloir Smiits a.t Half Price A few models from the assortment are briefly described here : $7.50 Suits at $3.75 The blouse is of plain blue galatea. Sailor collar and plaited skirt of narrow blue and white stripe. $10.00 Suits at $5.00 Heavy linen crash sailor suit with col lar of blue and white striped galatea. Shield and sleeves with embroidered emblems. $8.75 Suits at $4.38 All white linen sailor suits with collars and cuffs of blue and white linen, trimmed with narrow white linen braid. Black- silk tie. Sleeve and shield with embroi dered emblem. $2.50 Suits at $1.25 Nobby styles and of Indian head in blue, white and natural.. Collar and cuffs trimmed with nar row linen bands. White linen tie. $3.50 Suits at $1.75 Plain white middy suits, with plaid gingham skirts, the middy finished at cuffs and bottom with narrow pipings of gingham. Fastened down front with black silk lacing. ' Girls' and misses' sizes in both the sailor and middy garments. I 1 I WATER FILING IS MADE ABANDONMENT OF TjMATILJjA EXTENSION PREDICTED. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, of Portland, Makes Applications Subject to Government Action. SALEM. Or.. July 28. (Special.) State Engineer J. Lewis today gave voice to the belief that the United States Government will abandon the extension of the Umatilla project west of the Umatilla River and along the banks of the Columbia. . The extension would reclaim 60.000 acres. His belief Is founded on the fact that Dr. Andrew C. Smith sent a communi cation to the engineer's office today, accompanied by two applications for the appropriation of water from the Umatilla extension. These applications are identical with two earlier filings of the United States Reclamation Serv ice. Dr. Smith said ln his letter that he had bought maps from the Gov ernment and that the filings are In tended to be subsequent to those of the Government, and to take effect only on failure of the Government to com plete the project. "This Indicates that the work may be abandoned." said the State Engi neer. "This is further confirmed by the fact that Secretary Balllnger has given out that the project Is a failure. "This Is the only new project in Ore gon that could claim any share of the 20. 000.000 recently appropriated by Congress, as the act expressly provides for Its expenditure on projects under construction or for water rights for new projects heretofore initiated. "The Eastern Umatilla project of 20,000 acres Is now practically com plete and is far from being a failure, as the lands with water are selling as high as $300 an acre. "Work on the Klamath project is virtually at a. standstill. The recent order of Secretary Balllnger was caused by the hostile attitude of some of the people on the project, which is asserted by a large number of land owners to be not representative of the attitude of property owners as a whole." DOG BITES MOTORCYCLE Washington County Canines May Get ln Trouble for Delaying Mail. FOREST GROVE. Or, July 28 (Special.) When the dogs of Wash ington County get educated up to motorcycles and such things, Oliver Curtlss. who delivers the mail on rural route No. 1. out of Forest .Grove, says he can give the farmers of that district the best mail service they have ever had. It is up to somebody to give the dogs an emergency course, however, or some of the animals will find themselves ln trouble for delaying the United States malls.' Curtlss. who is one of the most en terprising carriers ...In the service, planned a surprise for his rural mail patrons last week when he bought a new 1910 motorcycle and started out to deliver mail on it. Everything went famously until he got several miles out from town, when Just as be was passing a farmhouse a big dog rushed TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE CHARGED ON sses and Out and trleri tr tt tK. front wheel. Before Curtlss could dis suade the animal, he and the cycle and the dog were rolling over ln the dust ln opposite directions. The mails were delayed more than an hour while the carrier pulled himself and his machine together and tinkered It up so that he could get started again. But Curtiss says he cannot take the time to give a personal demonstration to every ca nine along the route, and the farmers will have to do their part. After Curtlss gets the dogs educated and his cycle working right, patrons will be able to send their northbound mall out of Forest Grove ln the even ing instead of having It. remain over for the morning train. JURY FINDS YOUTH GUILTY Lad Who Shot Tip Merrill Stage May Be Granted Leniency. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 28. (Spe cial.) After deliberating only one hour, the Jury in the. case of Timothy Kouts, the 19-year-old lad who tried to Bhoot the' driver and a fellow-passenger ln the Merrill stage last Winter, returned a verdict of guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Young Kouts will be sen tenced tomorrow. The youth has been In Jail ever since the charge was made against him. When his trial to called, Ms aged, mother and a brother In Montague raised money for his defense, and have been trying to se cure leniency for him. Kouts was under the influence of liquor, when he tried to ehoot up the stage, and as he has never been ln trouble before, it is be lieved the Judge will be lenient with him. The grand Jury, which convened this afternoon, brought in an Indictment against Thaddeus E. York, the man who buncoed the American Bank & Trust Company out of a large sum of money three months ago. His trial will come up Thursday. MRS. B. F. NEWBURY DEAD Pioneer of Jackson County Was One of Oldest Residents.. JACKSONVILLE. Or., July 28.-(Spe-cial.) Mra. Barbara F. Newbury, one of the oldest residents of Jackson County, died at her home here on July 23, at the age of 83. Mrs. Newbury was born in Wurtem burg, Germany. When she was 3 years old her parents came to America,' locat ing ln Pennsylvania. In the early 60s she was married 'to Washington Newbury and four children were born to them. In 1881 she came to Oregon to be with ber brother, George, at one time one of the owners of the Sterling mine. Her last Illness was of short duration All her living children were present at the bedside when death came. These were Gus Newbury, a leading attorney of Jackson County: Mrs. C. A. Moore, of Baker City, and Mrs. Mary Peter, a teacher ln the Medford schools. Mrs. Madeline Schuler Dies. OREGON CITY, Or.. July 28. (Special ) Mrs. Madeline Schuler, of this city, died at ber home. 134 Molalla avenue, last night, after several weeks' illness' from heart failure and dropsy. Mrs. Schuler was born in 1844. at Langenstienlach. Germany, and came to Oregon 27 years ago. She fs survived by two children Henry Schuler and Mrs. Louise PursHfulL both of this city. She has two grandchil dren. Violet and Bertha. PurcifulL. Tie at seventh Toll Tlfae Joly CTeaLranmce io tHne Fornituire Store Continues to Offer Bargains in Dressers and Chiffoniers Iron Beds and Brass Beds Toilet Tables and Princess Dressers Craftsman Furniture for the Living-Room, Li brary and Den Dining Tables and Dining Chairs Buffets and China Cabinets ; Arm Chairs and Arm Rockers - Porch and Lawn Furniture Leather - Upholstered Furniture Hall Mirrors, Seats and Racks Library Tables and Bookcases Bedroom Chairs and Rockers Payments to Suit Hp tlbe IBaiseinnieot Store These Friday-Saturday Bargains 39 for Tea and Coffee Pots that are heavily nickeled and have copper bottoms and enameled wood handles. Regu lar 60c values. Special at 13 Each Decorated Plates or Plaques, in two sizes and four subjects. Make artistic plate rail ornaments. Special at 24 Each Fancy Waste Paper or Sewing Bas kets, in several designs and colorings. Made by Indians. 1SS Waists for 98c A Friday-Saturday offering of Lingerie Waists, made of fine quality mull, front and back beautifully tucked in small clusters forming box plaits. Tucked sleeve and collar fin ished with narrow beading. Dainty, practical and well tail ored waists these should suggest to many a chance to buv an extra lingerie waist at a saving worth while TAILORED LINEN WAISTS AT - HALF PRICE GULAR VALUES $3.95 AND TO $7 50 WOOL SKIRTS ALSO AT HALF PRICE REGULAR VALUES... $7.50, $8.50, $12.50 AND TO $15 00 funeral services will be held from the laraiiy nome tomorrow at 2 P ,M. Party Issues and Suffrage. PORTLAND, July 26. (To the Edi tor.) The executive committee of the Oregon State Equal Suffrage Associa tion has called my attention to an edi torial leader ln a recent Issue of The Oregonian under caption of "Socialists and Woman Suffrage," which we think demands tjie serious consideration of every voter. I had previously prepared, and our committee unanimously Indorses, the following offioial reply to an open let ter from the secretary of the State So cialist party, which Is going- the rounds of the press, as: Portland. July 22. Mr. C. W. Brazee My Dear Sir: While thousands of our supporters of the pending -woman suffrage amendment rejoice, as you do, over our discovery, at the last moment, that our brethren had pre pared for us a statewide woman suffrage petition. Instead of the taxpaying proposition we had agreed upon aa an entering wedge; and. while we shall welcome every affirma tive vote from every legitimate source, we are not ourselves a political party, nor can we carry our banner for equal rights for DON'T "I DIDN'T REDUCTION Drawer Operated Cash Registers If you want a Drawer-Operated Register let us sell you the best one made at the lowest price. All total adders, all tape print ers. Prices $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90, $100. Detail Adders, $20, $30, $40. Prices P. O. B. factory; NATIONAL CASH REGISTERS Salesroom, 70 Third St., Portland. E. T. XELLEY, Sales Agt. All second-hand Registers sold by us fully guaranteed. Expert repair work at rea sonable prices. fe Giflbfos HoCc AUGUST ACCOUNT Your Convenience women under the shadow of any political organization whatsoever. In the tour states where women vote ex perience proves that women are as much divided In their opinions upon all current political questions as are men. When the Prohibition party sought to capture our movement It aroused the organized oppo sition of all voters who did not accept Its one Idea and brought us to foredoomed de feat at the polls. This must not happen ..But we sha11 Siadly welcome the affirmative vote of every man. no matter what may be his political bias on any other question under the sun. Thanklnk you for cordial adherence to every principle of personal liberty. I have the honor to subscribe myself, yours for the world's progress. ABIGAIL SCOTT DUNIWAY. ., Pres. O. S. B. S. A. While I do not know exactly what The Oregonian means by the "soap box party." I beg leave to say ln conclusion that we are In no condition to accept or reject any party's vote. There will be time enough to decide as to what we shall do with the ballot after we set it. A. s. D. A prayer-book was among the articles round ln the stomach of an ostrich dissected In Tjonaon. EVER SAY KNOW IT" IN PRICES. 1 " gi Ko. 1054 G With autographic attach ment drawer operated, S83.0O.