The Spray Cc,urier. j:MAT;QM ay jCf,ELDS tT.fo . Ugu nil
ssks vex tax QUESiioi'EHS;iumber 320 X Yes
WEDNESDAY, 0CTC3EB 35,1912.
published Every Wednesday
W. R. BURNER,
Editor and Proprietor.
Subscription,
$ 1 . 50 per year.
advance.
fy , After . Four Yenrs Hi
j Abc-'t Cbndard Oil Incident
I . Poc3 riot Ring
I The lettcr.-r from Itoocevolt to Csna
1 tor bourne, demanding that the Ore
gon Soaatcr ccaso In tils perElsts.it
activity as Intermediary for the Stand
ard Oil company, wero written In f'c'
I ruary end July, 1008, over four yenra
gSO- Th3 first ,ntlmatl03 0rcson pcp.
f,ijtr) ii nfO'Mnl-i'iiimi niutrr (icmlMtr
J 7 , ( i r,i , m tn (iijti-o.flntf Ht . r.y, Hi $tm,
NOT? an4 COMMENT,
Our two local candidates, W. B
Totter for Joint Representative, and
Peter Hartuian, for Assessor,, are
entitled to the undivided support of
th2 voters lf this precinct.
While Mr. Potter has not held
publjc office before,, his past record
will show 'tliaf be is a man vho
"does things," and in' the entire
district there is no man better suited
pr qualified for tlip office than W.
n. Potter.
Peter Hartman, as Assessor, has
'made good;" has proven himself
well qualified for the qffice, and. is
entitled ffl'a second term;.
SCHEME AiP2AL3 TO C
DECLARES WRITER
Effort to Place Whole Eurdin
Land Arouse Suspicion In
Minds ef Many Confiscitlon
Is Cols Aim and End.
: The liquor question, supposed to
be dead in Wheeler county, ; has
nfjain been placed on the ballot; but
after next Tuesday it will, be buried
(.' again for all time. The arsumeut
js 'advanced that Wheeler county
might as well be "vet" as the way
jt is; but as the .general triiid
throughout the state '13 to enforce
the laws in rfyiRl to the liquor
traffic uipre rigidly in the future, it
is sjfe to say that after election the
liquor question will uot he the
mcuuee in. the future thut it has
Veen in the past. .;.';'; ."
Political forecast for the week:
Continued. Taft gains. :
"Taft ar.d Greater Prrsperity1'
Will be the verdict November 5.
Oregon will spon be producing
large quantities of salt., p'evelop
nient work an Summer and Abert
Jakes has been started, and it is
expected tq produce. oo.oaa tons per
year of sa't, potash and socio,.; There
ai-e said.to he 4dQoo.o6a tans of
salts i these lakes and 9 40-year
lease has been secured. More salt
than is taken from Salt J,ake,Utah
is expected to be secured oiumally
frotu these Oregon waters.
BOURNE'S CHARGE ABCURD
No Violation of Corrupt Practice! Act
1 ' , In Wrltlno Letters. .' .
The only excuse Sonator Bourno and
tils friends attempt to offer for his.
Independent candidacy is tho general
and unsupported charge that Ben Soi
ling. Bourne's successful opponent In
the direct primary election, violated
tho spirit Of tho corrupt practices act
In securing tho nomination. It is
Charged against Mr. Eelllnu that he
wrote lotters to .many voters prior
to announcing his candidacy for the
nomination end failed to include the
exponso thereof in his report to the
Secretary of State.
"But Mr. Selling did not vtclnte tho
corrupt practices act," truthfully as
serts a Portland paper; "The many
letters ho sont out prior to his becom
ing a candidate were a bona fide invi
tation for an expression from tho poo
plo. If the replies had been on the
whole unfavorable, he would not have
entered the race. They were favor
able and bo became a candidate."
What a charge for Senator Bourno
to make! Before announcing his can
didacy for public office, why should
not an; man first submit his case to
the people and ascertain from then
their wleheB? Whom else would he
consult? Why not tako the people
Into your ronndencoT
Tho uttn inconsistency of Conator
Bourne's charge against Mr. Qelllns Is
emphasised by the fact that Bourne
lias admitted that he expended S75,t00
in tho primary campaign six years nso
when ho received the senatorial no:
lnatlon. But, of course, the corrupt
(.rocticea net was nut on the Oregon
ctatute books thenl Boridcs, Bourne
says he was fahtlns tor a principle?
New he eeeks to overthrow that prin
ciple for his own selbsh personal and
political ada 4
Ban Selling believes in the direct
rr'.nnry law and insists that It should
be maintained. It Is one of the many
rrorxcsr.lve !w Mr. Selling hs
fousht for and sss'sted to .ennrt. He
! f. rmly erPosed to tha violation of
toy tt( Ce Uts, ttwclcd ty Ui veofle.
k -
pie had that Bourne was serving as
the representative of tho Rockefeller
corporation cams in September, 11)12,
tecs than two months ago, when
ftoosevelt caused his tv;o letters to
Bourne to be published in connection
with the Standard Oil controversy.
Even then Oregon's "Coal Oil John
nie" Gcnator did not give a satisfac
tory explanation. Neither did he un
dertake to cxpla'n until after C. V.
Fulton, cx-United States Senator, in
a public address in Portland two
weeks aco, directly charged Bourne
with becoming a representative of the
Standard Oil Interests before he had
been in the Senate a year. And then
Senator Bourno spoko. Listen to his
explanation. ','".; ;: V''...' '
Bourne said that in forming inti
mate relations with the Standard OH
company, he was undertaking "to pre
vent a panic". Sound3 goci? Yea,
but remember Bourne was carrying
on these negotiations n 19C3. . The
only "panic" with which this country
was threatened sinco 1892-3 had come
nail passed awny nearly a year before
Rootovelt wrote the letters to Eourne.
But If Bourne was actually striving
to "prevent a panic," why this belated
admission? Why did he wait four
years before taking the people into
ills confidence and telling them of the''
service he was rendering. Bourne
has noveV boen chargad with diffi
dence in acquainting the peaplo with
his work as Senator, when thut publi
city would redound to hia credit. But
v.hy this long silence? We hnr
Eournn s own word for It that fio was
Lob-ncblilng with Archbold and 01 her
Standard Oil officlils In crdcr to tr-
rest an Impending "panic."
V the last four years, Senator
Eourne has sent thoucands of letters
and printed addresses to Oregon vot
er l:i the Fame period he has caused
to be ublichcd many magazine arti
cles. Bui all reference to the Roose
velt lettora and to Bourne's Bcrvico
os intermediary for the Standard Oil
wcra praltted from his communion- -
tlons to the voters and his magaaine 1 Tin very fast
contributions. If he was trulv en. means a tir on
Caged trying to stop a "panic," why
did he not frankly let the pccplp
knonjj l" ; ; v :'.':.' -,'
But Bourno'a5 explanation does not
ring true. If he was earnestly cock
ing to "prevent a panic," why should
he not have .told the people about it?
Did It take -four yean to "hatch up"
the weak explanation he has offered?,
The incident simply goes to show
Eourne up In hia true light. Within
a year after becoming Senator,
Eourne is found acting as go-between
for the Standard Oil Company and
various oiTlcials of the Federal gov
ernment tt to also significant that
the representatives of "big business"
in Portland and throughout the state
are lining up solidly in their support
of tho candidacy of Senator Bourne.
They would have him sent back to
Washington farther to serve, not the
people but tho big Interests of the
country. Support of Bourne by these !
forces Is Indisputable evidence that ,
"t ig business" recognizes the fact that
Bourne "has made good." He har 1
"delivered the goods," and Is desired j
In tho Senate for future "deliveries. ,
EV CHARLES tl. SHIELDS, i '
5erotciry, O.-t'Kon Equal Taxation Lesru.
From ell over Oregon I fcave re
coived Inquiries a3 to what Single
Tax really., is. Widespread and ex
pensive 83 the campaign in Its favor
l:a3 been, tiioro is yet much lgnoranco
regarding it. This I propose to dia
pel herewith.
-Single Tas is offored 83 a system
of tasatica. It is effored 03 a tax
reform. It Is offered as a ranasca
for all tho ills of society. We -are
tcld that Under tho maglo influence
of Slngla Tax, tho inequalities bo
apparent In society will completely
disappear: that crime, want, miBery,
and even physical Imperfections twill
vanish with the Introduction ofthls
pooui.
' ' , j It pmviUii ftix-tpiitha of A mill tax for
' I support uf AirriuHlturul College aimI L'ni
ilOTIOXS j vci'Nity of Oi-i'jion, givitiff them puntm-
rtnr- Miipport 11ml inking tin'iii utit m
pnlmcH. It ulxo pnivitli-s ttuo Hnnnl vf
llttiitH, liiiis aolviit Ihe jinililfini ot
eoopir;itio!i, coiiHoliilHtiuii, liviMion of
Couik uud emtuuDiy oi iii.,ut(geuiuut.
It doe not Increase the average
rate of taxation.
It reneala the 830O.OC0 C2!ver-
I fl!y apprppria lion bill. '
Tim Bill Is endorseil bv Covernor
West: "Tins Bill ih in t!i niturent ui
pood biiBim as and should puss."
Cy K. Alderman. Stuto Siipcrin
temlmit Piililio Instruction : 'Exiwiieiire
in otlior stHT.es allows uiilljgu bUl prm
Siilu to be correct. w ,
ESTVIII Hi a!y, Primlili'iit, Oregon
ptaio FiMlermion ol Iiibor; ".No uru-BM-nt
cull HiircesHfnllv I'omljiit the lieitt-tit
to tlm sl,l that will follow thu udoptiuu
tf the wiUnaa tux pluu.'V
Endorsed by Portland Tsr fS7
crs League,
N. S. NELSON
AI,I. KINDS OP
ROUGH AND DRESSED
LDEI)
SAH. UOOUHMGA.
DOOE8, 8HISOLB8.
, Md WliiDOW 8TVPA,
Bill prepnrarl by committee of Clover
nor a ( oiiiiiiihkioii, BoiimIm of B-goiit4,
ami mlmiiiiolrutive uuicers uf the tnu
iuHlitntioiiH. - .
WIN LOCK.
OREGON.
V. K. NEWELL
ciua es 11. 8:;iods -
. -w-.a,.i.u uw CIIAir.MAX illf OOVKIl.MHI
., . , . ,
Appeals to Emotions.
Cinslo Tax appeal? to the cmotlors
to those whose onvy and prejudice
are casMy awakened. nd, most gen
erally, to a class who are ret direct
ly interested in the class of property
affected thereby. Even Jo3oph Feb,
lha multi-millionaire of Philadelphia,
8 CtlilMISSlUjf
A Log On the Track
uf the f.ist expitss means serious
trouble alirad if not removed, so does
loss of appetite. It intntis lark of
vitality, os. cf stiengtll mid nerve
weakness.' If appetite f.iils take ICltc
trie Hitlers quickly t overcome Hie
cause by tunmg tip tle Ktomaeli nurl
enni'gtlie iiKligesliiin,- Michael lies--liemier,
of Lincoln, Nth , had liter
su k ovt f three j ears, but six bo tie1
f l'.lectrie ililltrs put hi 11 iijlit uii
hia feet hkh'"- . hey ''"ve belpffi
tliousHiiils. Ti'ey give pure Ij1i,ih1,
Mron nerves, ijiioiI iligesiioii. nly
Sili ts. ai all li nudists. ', - ,, ,
SELLING A PROGRESSIVE
Record Chowa Life-Long Support
the Oregon Cyeism.
Tho record of Ben Selling Republi
can dlrcat primary nomtneo tor United
States Senator, Is that cf a Ufe-lcng
and consistent progressive and a true
friend ot the Oregon System. Sixteen
years aero, cs a member of the State
Senate, ben Selling was HsUtlng for wl"' th,s R1,1!! Tax movement in
progressive lawa when many of the
who la financing tho Single Tnx
movement in Oregon, owns but I'rtle
Tnd. He lias maJe hia millions from
tho fa-Mifaeture -of sra. and ruder
the Single Tat system lio would pay
l.tllln rr no a-ns.
Einirle Tax mema what the term
inures one tavr-a s'ngle lav-
lax on but one Claris of nroertv. Jint
rj-'e s-urce'ef ra's'n? revenue to sua.
tain tho , government. , .
, , - . Suspicion le Aroi'tsd. f
h't Sinc!ev Tax
i"i dais of V
crty choula bo suMIc art to aroiHe
susniclon ei the p-t rf n-iv thinit'ng
I nan rr woman-. It shoull at 'ones
be clear to ten t!-nt th'sro'waa
some snesif'e deafen i'i thus raliov-
inn from tavitlon al fniris of pron-
frlv, excem land, rrhcr than mere
rofom in t e syiten of taxation.
A t3x rtifo-'ti mesire would s?ek
to bie a!l Tho are for'nnafe enon-rh
In this gwat strmjtle for xlste,
to pos'osi , n:-inc:'tv to. pav ... their
shiro of the ow&'.'.!ig eyponss of
the go,-ernmit In tha farm of a tax
upr'n rhelr holdings.
Slnele Tr.-c Ignores this nririclnlo
entirely.- There mutt, then, bn some
other motive in orar'ig ita a-ioritlon
in thi state of Orsgon. other th-n
a dssirn o reform tho present system
of taxat.on.
Object la Apoarent.
The fand?menl rr'ncfnle of Sin-
pie Tax Is positively nt vnr'nnce
with thn aocentel nrlncliles of tva-
t'ca and la cond-nnod ai a si'tem
cf t-ratlrn by p'1 economic writer3.
wrrthy rf the t'tK ' ':
1 The rh'ect ef Riii Tar, or a
tax on lail pilv, shn-ild nt mco
rinareT. to those whn wrmld elve
the Biih?p!-t n momont's- fbo'.iht
discrimination aralrgt land. But whv
rllserlmicato asalnst land? Let us
son. .
Aa Henrv Gfflhrffo ivnj " tn a rth"f
rf S'lrle Tut pnd a? his mmter wnrk
en this Bi'V'aet Is h' book. "Pro
rfsi en1 Pnvorty." frnrn wMrh. all
Slnele -Tax d-vtti da- their In
nnlration HTir to tht fundnwtnl prin
ciolna cf wb'nh they enhisrtbe: s-"d
rs Joseph Fp13. who ia fl-anc'ng the
present Slngla Tax ca-nna'srn In O-e-ron
Is an avowed Fenr-y O?oree S'n
pie 'rixer, openly deelarire for ih
nbclltlon cf nr'yste nrcportv In land,
lit 113 cnnrrit Henrv G'wriM In
'Prngre'i r-d Peerty"' a-'d learn
Oregon means.
Clatior.s From Cjorge. i
'The truth Is. rrd fixi-n tMs
tnrth t-ero oin be rn e-v?a-i. thst
ter ia and em rn luat ti
tle tn no e'ctu-i,"e r"-s-nloTi pf
tbe B'l. rrd tbat pr'v-9 prf-n-eriy
in land It r bel".
ener-rona w-p- Via Cat of
n"ol Ma-erv" , v
Ags'n he ?svs: , ' . '- - '"'
"If the lari bMi-n to the
tco-V. why eeit'nna to - trnH
lunil owners to tnko th rant, or
comrpafte tr-cm In uny maaner
for the kas cf rent?" ,
Na Fossiblj Cuesllan. 1
Is tfce- reo-n for f ir-ther fin-it'.tn
s to wnat S'n?:e Tax moin3? ran
! i-mi nrr spi thir tha nhlfkt In hlaM.
"It seemtil thut my 14 year old biy ine1 all the b trden cn land Is to
would have to lose his leg. 011 account ! destroy land values, to drive the da?
of a,, ,.,ly nicer, caused by a bad dn
hruise,'" wrote 1). R lloaid,Aquone. Us ts'ien In the fom ."f 1vei
N. C. "AH reine.lies i.n.1 rloctort:! Thei S nie Tax all have -eo-n.
. ..... , , -, 1 .-, . . . ,, , rl;she-t the dea'h cf prlva'a rrp.
treatment untilwetuedB.uk ;rty , !,-d-ihe ie f,-r -Veh
len'a Arnica Salve, and curerl liim It w.a dei"?d. The s'a'e will then
wiiii one bo.x." Cnrra Imrns, boils, ' wa the lan Orera w'H hae ra
. , .. ., , . . tt from a state rf bn-n ownsrs to
kin er.ipnons, piles. SJcts, a ah ol tora-tl rQu, Co yon pr0
near-progreuslvea of today were ac
tively playing machine politics against
which the people were rebelling. Mr
Selling is just as much a progressive
today as he was than. Hit $ :or J has
been eonr.istcnt. He asslsteu in secur
ing to the people of this etate tha
direct primary, initiative and referen
dum and recall. Presidential prefer
nee primaries and other measures of
popular legislation that go to c-.ak
up the Oregon systerC lie mcr.'is tii.
support of every progressiva voter.
Saves Leg of Boy.
1370 The Dlles 2fil, List No, 010810
NOIICK I'OIJ PUIll.iCATIONV
United States I.nnd ( ifTu-e. t
The Jlallcs, Oie.Octolier 15, l'J12.
Notice i herehy uiven that tin
S'orlliern Pacific UaiWay Cmnpaii)
nhovf pusl ollice address is St.' Kaui
Miniiesot.i, lias this I illi ilav i f Ocio
iur, 1UI?, filed in tliisollice its apli
caliou Ui se'eet under the rovifci n
of 1 lie Act of Cougreas, 'appioved Jui
I, 1!J8 (HO Stat.. 1520). s xtciic
ed Uy Ihe Act of tongrcs", approve'
t .y J7, VJ C Hi1 N SV j Sec. 3..
r p. t0 S., R. 20 lias!, -NKJ NKJ Sei
10,. i'.vp II S., K. 2S East, V. .u. t
1 ial No. 010810, . ' ; '
Any and all persons claiming ad
verst ly the lands described, or desn
iug toonjejt because of llic iniueiti
character of the land, or for any oll't
reason, fo the disposal to nppliesfi t.
should file 1 heir sfinlavits of prolesi
in I his oliice, on or belore Ue d,n
if lJeeeuiuer, lit 2.
' i '. V. Moonn, Register
Spray 7later Works
.. ,'....11. 1- it ,) , .I, ,1 j, ..uf ij -1 1 -ii . 1 in' 1 1 - ii ' 1)' ; ' - r ' ' .
'Dwelling, $, SO per month.
Srrigatfon, $1.50 pormonth, for J-2 in
fawcet 2 hours a day.
SPent payable to 9tyiV, 5.jC. Cross or S.C. JoMitf,
, tafara tA 20th e tacA montA.
fire Protection to ail SPatroitS.
M. S. Corrigall, President. . J. H. McHaley, VktPmirlrnt
J. B. Natter, Vice-President
T. J. Mahoney, Gtshier.
Clyde Brock; Asst. Cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
HEPPNER, OREGON.
CaDital Stock, $100,000.00
We transact a general bankiner business and
confine bur operations to this business. Wo
are prepared togive exceptionally good bank
ing service.
Foreign exchange sold on important points
Df the world.
4 per cent, interest paid on Savings Accounts
nd Time Certificates of Depos t.
f INDIAN CREEKSAW MILL i
n Mi'e? Soullieat of Spray i-i ai fine a belt of
.'nu Jti as ilicie is in VV heeler County. ....
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND ALL KINDS OF
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
SOLD AT LIVING PRICES. "
lend Us Your Orders.
I'ostofficc, Ricliuiond.
HEXRY TREJJt. .
Proprietor, 4.-
' nnPAHTMRNT OP THR INTRHIOR. -t
V, S. LANUOKHICK ut The I il en, Orcffnn
October 8ih. 1912.,.,
NOTICE is hereby gjveu tlmt Julia F.Beeson
formerly Jnli . H -Jtt of Fastifl, Oregon
wi o. o - November 20th, M. ttittde Home
leud pplimtion. No. 15112 Serial Nn.ND4(i for
Lot tf.Sh X y NK4 SW, NW SK Sec-
tio i 18, Tow in hip k South, Knuue 18 Ktmt.
Willamette Met idl'in, has ftld notice of in-
tptitiun to tun ke Mtnl flve-ypnr I'roor, to e.-tab-
ih c!i-im to the land above describe i, b for
'rott cesser, County Clerk, at Ills office,
Fossil rrreiroit. on ihe 16'.hdy .tf Jiovcmber I9L
Ciaiitiaiit namei na h itiieR ea: '
Chat lea L. Mid.', Kl en fiil ium. fir nest R
ties uud T i Joiic., all of Pr mit, Oregon.
SoV. It C. W. Vn'17H Rnr
e NOrtCK FOR PHBMCATION.
I)rpar;niriit of ? he lutfi-ior.
Li. S. Ltiittl Office, at Th psllea, v
reR -n, Octeher 1. l:t!2.
Notice U hereby triven thtit Harry B. Warren.
uf Portland, ikrt eOn, who o'i A' HI Sth.
linn, mnde Ie erf l.and eutrr No. 0-7, Serin,
Sn. t2S9rt, for WJi NVVSret On 1 1, Townnh ft
South, Rang 2 aat. V ilimrii tte M. rl itun
ha filed nolloe of Intctt'ion tn mnka Pltta
oof, to entubllfth clrttni to the land ah-ve
1ectibrd before Uvid U- Hurler, U. S. Com
itliHioiie-, at his office, at Spray, Oregou, on
he'Jtli Any of Noreinhf, Mli.
Claimant n.-itimaae wltne ae: '
Hamp McClntiU. f,. A. Kim her I y, Ctiarlet
Soya and EJwnrd R. G I a 1 of Spray Ore.
UruggUtif.
NOTICE FOR P!Bf.fC1IO,
Depnrtmiii of the Int Tlor. ' ,
US. loiiid tlfRee,ntTK OaUev
trrf n, 8itl h, 191 .
Kotioe It herehv uiven that L. Vh. I joho-
'Oi, wlioftf po t ffls.N ndros-ti4 prny.Oretto i,
I d.oW tltat Jrd day t.f N tvember. l- I, fi m It
ttriioHee Sworu St itemeirt and A nplicntto:
No. to purchnaa tl.ei SH N'W'i niid
W' Sertim K, 'InwiaM. Iff South
ll.ttsKe 2t Eiat, , Willamette Meridian,
ttid ih timber thereon, ua tpr the provi
d tho act of Jtiir", W7,atf nc.s .tmendttt .ry
ttti-wn tiiat TltnH.-r a i St.ms Law," at
"aoh Y tlaa n ml ht bs ( hy pr.,i
mrn,atl thit. pnriiat to atif h apl eition
the la d and ttrah r thereo-t hare heei ap
!rtteiL the tl nber etln trd SiK
Hoard feet at 1.00 pee M, a. d tt a Urwt
ttfi.W: tli t snld ftlp!i ant witl off r Unnl
mto in atMprt nf hW application an i awnrn
tateme"t on the nday rf N t., tfiij, be-
t lrid B. faarer. IV ft Cm atuafouer. ar
KB.iatS r s .
A - y P'ron Uat lbtrty to pmlwt tld p i
:haa b foe ntry,o- inilmtr a emit' at itv
tlm brf -re o ;t nt i-iMa, by fit-n if n Corroho
r .rd effid rtt in th'a nBt nlk-flna; faet
Lick woa.d k, feat hf itry
C. W.MOO.Ut. Hejimr.
HOTEL CROSS
Tfoteet as One of the S&est in Snterior Oregon.
Q SPECIAL ATTENTIOfTciVEN TO TRANSIEHTS
R.E.Wilson, Proprietor,
SPRAY, - - OREGON.
THESE NUMBERS WlCL
BAR SINGLE TAX IN OREGOU
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