/■ “V /p îv À u m r ¿ (C wm, - - - '.* >4: j ¡ . ^ l U i ^ k ^ t t Ï Vol. II. No. 27-2 TRUTH 1 liberty J L A W ! EQUAL p m Ä PO R TLA N D , OREGON, N O V E M B E R 1, 1912 NORTHWEST ELECTRIC CO. CERTAIN TO WIN FRANCHISE doubtedly prove popular with East Side residents, as it makes the matter of shopping for the table au easy task. The assembling of all the neces saries of life under one roof in this co-operative way, saves time, labor and money. Subscription Price: $1.00 per Year. FREE PUBLIC MARKET BONDS SHOULD CARRY TOMORROW KNOCK OUT THE BIG FOOD TRUST becomes too great, rather than supply them to the consumers at a low price (below the Gentle men’s Agreement Schedule now of the local street railway trust, AN EAST SIDE mailed and phoned daily to the however, the council finallj^yield- PUBLIC MARKET Public Produce Markets W ill Re dealers-, the foods are sent to the ed to public demands and ap duce the Cost of Living From incinerator and burned—perfectly proved the franchise. 30 to 60 per cent. A company, of which Mr. Frank good fruits and vegetables— if the Balked at every turn, the Port A. Weyers is manager, has s; H ow’s This for LucK? Neal Ball reports of the Mayor and the in land Railway, Light & Power Co. cured the ground floor of the fine BY L. M. LEPPER. Comes to Bat, Gave Only Three Chairman Public Market Committee East cinerator and admissions of the then circulated petitions for a ref block at the corner o f East Stark Side Business M en's Club. Lower Prices for Lights and ( erendum on the franchise, with the Whiffs and Gets $4,025. jobbers in recent print be true. The East Side Business Men’s Power Sure to Result From idea of delaying consideration of and Grand avenue, and are re- Yet Nero fiddled while Rome ... . j modeling it to suit the purposes of Strong Competing Company in . Neal Ball of the Boston Red Sox Club and the United Improvement burned! the question until the regular c ity , a public market. New entrances the Field. —w orld’s champions— is the luck Clubs’ Association, have been We, therefore, FAVOR the IM in April. have been made, stalls will be cou- working for public markets for MEDIATE erection of Public Saturday’s election is confident election Angered at the open defiance of structed on plans similar to the iest man in baseball. During the ly expected to give Portland a the administration and the public championship series, he came to some two years. Markets, at convenient locations competing electric light and power displayed by this move, the coun plans of the popular West Side bat just once and he struck out. After two years of study o f the in the city of Portland. One of company, and to also pave the way cil hastily took things out of the markets, and other details con- The fact that he took part in the public market situation of over the market block oil the West for new and better transportation hands of the Portland Railway Co. pleted for the opening on or about series by doing this little stunt, en forty of our large American anil Side, and one at the Great Central November 15. facilities. At the order of the city by ordering the franchise sub titled him to the share of the big Canadian cities, they find that the market, with cold storage plant on Two-thirds of the floor space, purse, and he got $4025, or $1341 profits of the middleman run any the central East Side convenient council the matter of granting the mitted at the special election to be Northwestern Electric Company’s held this week. In order to make which is 80x90 feet in size, has for every time he swung his bat. where from 33 to 1323 per cent, to transportation. Suitable mar franchise has been submitted to this possible, some of the city regu already been leased by wide-awake profit over the price paid the farm kets of practical design for Albina, the people; and there is every in lations had to be amended, but this dealers, most of whom are now oc The most important election to er or producer, and in Portland, St. Johns, Montavilla. Sellwood, dication that the popular vote will was done—and the matter is now cupying stalls in West Side mar city and state ever held. Be care if the supply of melons, tomatoes, Kenton, Arleta, Woodstock, and be largely in favor of the new con up to the people for final settle kets. This new enterprise will uu- ful how you vote. fruits or all classes of vegetables other needed locations as density cern. of population and convenience of ment. The question has been put be the people demand. The Northwestern Electric Co. fore the voters through the action has yielded every point desired by Just like Baltimore, with its 11 of Mayor Rushlight and the coun- the council in the franchise, and public markets, just like Cleve cilmen, all of whom became en the consumers of their product are land, with its six or seven public raged at the tactics adopted by guarded from overcharge and markets, just like Cincinnati, the Portland Railway, Light & other ills. The company has also with its five public markets, just Power Co., to keep the new con further agreed to have their plant like Detroit, with its live public cern from getting an entrance to in operation within the minimum markets, just like Toledo, with its the city. The battle of the pres time needed for construction work newest and, perhaps, most mod ent monopoly to keep its grasp on and will spend a huge sum of ern and up-to-date public market, local power affairs has been long money in Portland as soon as their after which Mr. Plummer has par You liave, perhaps, purchased a and bitter, but the special election franchise is finally approved. tially planned our now contem home on the easy-payment plan. will probably end it. , plated public market building for Aside from this, two large build You have paid a few hundred dol The Northwestern Electric Co., the present West Side Market lars down and are paying, say, ings will be erected— a handsome which is backed by some of the Block. office building that will add to the! $25 per month, including inter most influential men in the Cali This public market question is fornia financial world, and which city ’s business center, and an ex-lest. The interest charges eat ip so axiomatic that it needs no argu tensive sub-station. one-half of your monthly pav- is more or less allied with the ment except for the absolute sel The entrance of the new concern went, leaving the other half "o great Wasliington-Oregon Corpor fishness of the Portland food trust. ation, applied for a franchise to will give the people of Portland aPPL' U1‘ your mortgage. . <Tu The wholesalers and retailers do competition in the power and light know you can afford to do this furnish light and power in Port not want the public markets and land soon after work had been field, and this will doubtless result because, under ordinary condi- have held and retarded the coun started upon one o f their new in a marked reduction of present j tions, the interest charges will be cil and Mayor. Vote the $200,000 charges— which are the highest on more than wiped out by the usual power plants near Underwood, for the public markets, because we increase in value of your lot from the Pacific Coast. Wash. The matter was taken up need them, to reduce the cost of It is expected that this competi j year to year. TJiis happens now by the council, and seemed to be living, and give us fresher vege well received, until the Portland tion will also result in better ser under present conditions. tables direct from the farms and The increase in land values off Railway Co. got in its work, when vice, and will serve to keep both gardens. one delay after another was companies constantly oh the look sets the interest charges and the Vote down the additional $200,- out for chances to improve their I natural deterioration of your brought about. 000 asked for our new public au | buildings on that land. If it does In spite of the bitter opposition business. ditorium, because we do not need j not, then you are paying too much more than the $000,000 already for your home. voted. But, here comes a snake in the Give us a $000,000 auditorium grass! Here comes a system sneak- site and all, and give us $200,000 I ing in almost unawares that de- for public markets; vote the bonds --------- | ---------- | dares it will change all this! for use and issue, not all at once, It proposes to destroy land val- And She Loses Suit Against Rail-1 Though Warned, He Asked Man but do not issue them until need road, Which Was Not to Blame j Famed for Temper, for His } ues. There will be no “ unearned ed from time to time—do not pay increment,” no increase in the for Topedo. j Daughter’s Hand. any interest until you come to | value of your lot that will offset Batesville, Ark.— Miss Selia erect the buildings at the various your interest payments. Des Moines, Iowa.— Elma John points—look ahead 10 to 20 years The consequence will be that if son of Johnson county, near Iowa Wackerly expects to go on the when you will linve a city of 1,- City, had a sweetheart who is a witness stand in the trial of Gro- j you continue to pay for your home 000,000 to 1,500,000 people and brakesman. One day the brakes ver Garrett slayer of her father j [ n t h e w a y y o u a r e n o w d o i n ( ? i $200,000 authorized now to be is man desired to throw a note to and she intends to testify that that home will cost you nearly sued, only as needed with the Miss Johnson. The only thing he Garrett killed Wackerly in self- twice the amount you thought it growth of this splendid city, in would in the beginning. Figure it could find to weight the note down defense. Allhough warned that Wacker out— the payments and the inter establishment of public markets, with was a torpedo such as is put and you will be doing something on the track to explode and warn ly would kill him if he asked per est until it is liquidated. And re mission to marry his daughter, the member, that your home is worth worth while. engineers to stop their trains. In Seattle, notwithstanding the He threw the torpedo and note youth did not hesitate to take the less than it was when you made criticisms o f the retail merchants, the first payment. and they landed in such a manner chance. When he made the request, the we have evidence that individual They tell you that Graduated that the torpedo exploded, injur families have been able to reduce ing his sweetheart severely. The girl’s father attacked him with a Tax will sting only the higher-ups the cost o f living by patronizing young lady sued the railway com knife and Garrett shot him. If — the $10,000 men. D on’t be fool the Seattle Public Market, to the pany but lost the case, and then Garrett is freed, the girl will at ish and believe such nonsense. once marry him, and he will thus extent of $10 per month. In Des This agitation of the past few dismissed her lover. come into possession of a large months has crippled the land and Moines, where public markets estate left by the man he killed. were fought tooth and nail by the all other business. Pass the revo food trust, it is a decided success lutionary measure and it will par- and has reduced the cost of food alize business as well as land val stuffs —vegetables and farm prod ues. ucts, poultry, butter, eggs, etc.— And this Is NOT a paid advertisement either, Mr. Voter. Says She W ill Not Live With Man and even milk, by from 30 to 60 Who Was Thought to Be in His | per cent, averaging more than 40 President Taft Signs Post Office Grave. per cent, and believe me, tlint is Order Placing All Fourth-Class some saving, Mr. Laboring Muu, Offices in Civil Service. Richmond, Va.— Daniel J. Fitz to your pocket, book. patrick, 42 years old, has returned In Indianapolis, Mayor Shank, to Richmond after an absence of President Taft has signed an to break the food trust, took the 10 years to find his babies grown executive order putting 35,000 Total Vot^. in the Pnnntv Out *n ® er Will, Texas Woman Is Knocks Alaska Express Agent Un e ------________________ __________ _ 10KU V0le in tne county U U l - , Warned Against Assisting AM iotirwr A n v . . . ____ bull by the horns and bought and Any; conscious and" himself declared legally dead. fourth-class postmasters in the and Takes Package shipped in potatoes, poultry nnd side of Portland, Is Given as Grass Widows. His wife declares she wlil not live classified service. The execution 4512. Containing $1,200. fruits, and sold them at cost, plus with him again and his children of this order will put every fourth- 0 per cent for handling, and he have no affection fcr him. class postmaster in the United I ---------- BROKE the trust. BUSTED IT ! San Benito, Texas.—Old maids Fitzpatrick was a blacksmith States under the civil service, 25,-1 The tabulation of the registra- Skagway, Alaska.— About $250,- and, oh ! what a fall there was, my with a wife and three small child 000 having previously been put in j tion figures just completed by of this county are provided for in 1000 in gold in the Wells-Fargo countrymen ! the will of Miss Mary Philpot, who |., ren, 10 years ago. He suddenly the classified list by the President. County Clerk Fields, indicates ■' ... » Company express office was over The same reductions, 30 to CO here recently. Miss Philpot . , 1 , / 1 , , _ disappeared and shortly there While postmasters in the desig-1 that the East Side will out vote died , ,, ooked by a robber who sandbag per cent to the consumer! herself never married arid at heri . „ / . ,,, _». after. the body of a man resemb n » 'jd class will be taken care of! the West Side nearly two to one, , ». . _ Ai/iAfuvi ged Herbert laylor, the company Madison, Wis., did the same, " . ling Fitzpatrick was found crushed under the order, unless proved un-i the totals being approximately death, was worth $100,000. and pther cities have worked it The will instructs her adminis-. ,ere' at Bluefield, W. Va. fit, vacancies in the future will be j 30,000 and 16,000. The robber took a package con- out along similar lines. What’s “ My husband left me on the filled by the Civil Service Commis-! However, as there are no issues trators to amply care for all old maids who apply for assistance for I taining $1,200. When Taylor went the matter with Portland! Vote 13th o f the month; in all, he has sion, upon reports of postoffice in- j on which sectional feeling has a period of two years. ¡into a rear room for a bucket of j the $200,000 pnbli market bonds been gone 13 yearr, " M he re spectors. in the ease of offices p a y -! been aroused, the discrepancy in The bequest warns against aid-!™ “ '. ">bber, who had been in to be issued as needed for public turned to Virginia on the 13th of ing less than $500 a year. For ¡voting strength of the two dis- widows and requires *truck h 'm " mrket " ’" " ‘ "«'•tion, charging this month. I am afraid to trust offices paying more than $500 a tricks is unimportant. The total ing „ grass ---------------------------- -.-------— the , , him. My love for him is dead,” year, one of three applicants in j vole in the county outside of Port- spinsters cared for to prove they ‘ he head, I are 40 or more years of age. Taylor was found unconscious. said Fitzpatrick’s wife. highest standing will be chosen. land is 4512. ELECTRICAL COMPETITION GUARANTEED THREE STRIKES AND HES ‘IN” GRADUATED TAXP NO!! Vote Single Tax, and You Vote Land Values from Under Your Feet and a Roof from Over Your Head, Mr. Homebuyer HIS LOVE NOTE GIRL TO AID HER BLOWS UP GIRL FATHER S SLAYER LOVE WAS DEAD IF MAN WAS NOT LESS SPOILS FOR NEW PRESIDENT TWO TO ONE VOTE LEAVES FORTUNE ROBBER MISSES GASTONEASTSIDE FOR OLD MAIDS OUT ON $250,000