Cottage Grove sentinel and Cottage Grove leader., November 01, 1918, Image 2

“ D o n 't th i n k t h a t y o u r w o r k h a s
been u n re c o g n iz e d ,” he said, a f t e r a
few m i n u te s of d e s u lto ry c h a tt in g . " I t
h a s been, an d I know t h a t reco g n itio n
t-> co m in g to yo u tu th e fullest m e a s ­
ure. You a r e to w ork u n d e r m e h e r e ;
It's a big sc h e m e th a t we a r e p r e p a r ­
ing. m y boy, an d only K clleruiitu a u d 1.
a n d y o u rs elf, will he a c q u a i n t e d w ith
all th e d e tails , o u ts id e of t h e d e p a r t ­
m e n ta l head. You r e m e m b e r K eller­
m a n T"
M ark m aided , tr y in g t o p iece t o ­
g e t h e r t h e p i c t u r e s of th e i*nst.
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“ W e a r e w o rk in g ou t t h e nioMllza-
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tlon p l a n s fo r t h e first c o n tin g e n t, uf-
t e r It r e a c h e s F ra n c e ," H o w u rd c o n ­
Fighting on the B a t­
tin u e d .
“ I t ’s a b ig g e r s c h e m e t h a n
tlefields f f France
a n y t h i n g we knew In t h e p a s t . You'll
a c t a s my s u b o r d i n a t e a n d h a v e a n In­
t i m a t e know le dge o f th e d e t a i l s — a sort
By
of u n d e r s tu d y , lit fuet, h u t w ith u good
d e a l of I n i ti a ti v e a s well. Aud if w a r
com es, a s it Is s u r e to cotue, w e'll be
sen t o v e r on t h e first t r a n s p o r t , to p r e ­
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p a r e th i n g s for th e tro o p s. Ah. Kcl-
Icrnm n, h e re 's W allace, n ew ly u r r lv e d
to t a k e o v e r hls d u ti e s .”
M ark saw not th e slig h te st c h a n g e lu
SYNOPSIS.
K e lle r m a n sin ce t h e d a y s of t h e C u b a n
w ar. K e lle r m a n w a s ju s t us tlorld a s
C H A P T E R I —M a r k W a l l a c e , a y o u n g
o f t U e r in t h e U n i t e d State.» a r m > . is ever. J u s t us burly, w ith t h e s a m e r a t h ­
wounded a t th e battle of Santiago
W h ile
w a n d e r i n g alone in i n a J u n g l e h e cornea e r s i n i s t e r w ay of g l a n c i n g ; h is black
a c r o s a a d e a d m a n in a h u t o u lsiU a o f
h a i r w a s u n tM liu ed a n d u n to u c h e d
which a l i t t l e g ir l is p l a y i n g . W h e n lie
l i e h a d b o r n e t h e y e u rs
Is r e s c u e d , h e t a k e s t h e g i r l t o t h e h o s p i ­ w ith g ra y ,
t a l a n d a n n o u n c e s h i s I n t e n t i o n o f a d o p t ­ m u c h I « 'H e r t h a n Mark.
i n g her.
If KelU-rin.-m re c ip r o c a t e d M a r k 's
C H A P T E R I I - H i s c o m m a n d i n g officer
feelings, he allowed no sign of It iu his
M a jo r H o w a rd , tells h im t h a t th e d e a d
m a n w a s H a m p t o n , a t r a i t o r w h o so ld c o rd i a l h an d g rip .
w a r d e i - a r t m e n t s e c r e t s to a n I n t e r n a ­
“ W e w ere g la d to get you. W a ll a c e ,"
t i o n a l g a n g In W a s h i n g t o n , a n d w a s d e ­
t e c t e d by h i m s e l f a n d K e l l e r m a n w hile h e said . “ You'll e x c u s e m e t o r u m o­
t h e y w e r e w o r k i n g In t h e s a m e o t t n e
m e n t, I’m s u r e ."
w ith him
H o w a r d p l e a d s t o b e al l owed
H e drew Colonel H o w a r d a s i d e in
t o s e n d t h e c h i l d h o m e t o h i s w if e a n d
th e y a g ree th a t she shall never know her
c o n v e rs a tio n , w h ile Mark tw ir le d hls
fa th e r's sham e.
fing ers a n d looked out of t h e window
in to t h e b u sy hive of t h e c a p ita l, a n d
C H A P T E R I V.
tr ie d to m a k e h im s e lf believe t h a t It
w a s all tr u e .
A u d t h e y e a r s p a ss e d , a u d M ark
W h e n K e lle r m a n h a d gone t h e Colo­
W a ll a c e g re w g r a y e r utrd older, an d
nel in v ite d M ark to s i t do w n , a n d
m o r e se t a n d d is p irite d , w ith lung al­
la u n c h e d Into busin ess.
t e r n a t i n g In t e r v a l s o f re s ig n a tio n ,
“ 1 m u s t tell y o u t h a t It’s a p r e t t y
w h e n h e took life u s h e fo u n d it und
stiff Job t h a t w e 'r e ta ck lin g . M a r k ,”
w a s satisfied . B u t h e a l w a y s ca m e
h e said . “T o begin With, w e ’r e a sort
out o f t h e s e In to b rie f p e rio d s o f u n ­
o f n u c le u s of t h e w h o le o rg a n iz a tio n .
r e s t , w ith t h e s e n s e tliu t h e h a d a w a k ­
W e ’r e in to u c h w ith e v e ry division.
e n e d fr o m so m e l e t h a r g y t h a t w as
W e h a v e to h a v e t h e w h o le th i n g a t
d a m n i n g his soul a s th e ulkuli a n d the
o u r fingers' e u d s — anil It's m a in ly a
w in d s o f th e p la i n s h a d s e a m e d his
m a t t e r o f sh ip s, a n im a ls , a n d t r a n s ­
f a c e a n d t a k e n t h e la s t p a r t i c l e o f Ills
p o rt. And. to c a p t h e clim ax , you c a n
y o u th a w a y .
Im a g in e w h a t a n e s t o f in t r i g u e a n d
Now In T e x a s , now In A rizona, now
e s p io n a g e W a s h in g to n h a s becom e lu
In so m e loiiely b o r d e r p o st in th e
t h e s e days. And. a s n e u t r a l s — o s t e n ­
fr e e z in g N o rth w e s t , h e re m a in e d a ni;i-
sibly n e u t r a l s — w e c a n do u o th i u g to
ta in . l i e h a d no f r i e n d s In W a s h i n g ­
p u t a n e n d to It."
ton. In tim e— In long tim e he w ould
H e s t r e t c h e d o u t h ls fing er a n d
r e a c h h ls m a j o r i ty , n o d o u b t, to h e re­
liev ed soon a f t e r , a n d w ad d le, w ith (Milnted t o w a r d th e big s a f e b e tw e e u
s t o u t old m a j o r s o f h is o w n age. into t h e w ind ow s.
“A ny o n e o f so m e tw o h u n d r e d pa-
o r n a t e c lu b s in a r m y c e n t e r s not q u it e
so f a r rem o v ed fro m civ ilizatio n . He l»ers th e r e . M ark , w ould give u v a lu ­
loo k ed u p on th is p ro s p e c t w ith ironical a b le clue," he said . " E v e ry n ig h t, w hen
p a ti e n c e , a n d now a n d t h e n a sk e d w o rk is finished, y o u r t a A will be to
h im s e lf t h e unnnsw era h lu q u e stio n o(>eii t h e safe, t a k e ou t t h e I n n e r c a s e
c o n ta i n in g t h e s e d o c u m e n ts , a d d th o s e
Why h e h ad r e m a in e d In t h e arm y .
E le a n o r w a s g ro w n u p a n d dom iciled o n w h ic h you h a v e b een w o rk in g . In­
p e r m a n e n t l y In C’olouel H o w a r d 's to w n c lu d i n g e v e ry w a s t e sh e e t a u d e v ery
b o u se , a u d h e r le t t e r s h u d g r o w n m o re s c r a p of th e d a y 's b lo ttin g p a p e r. Htid
In f r e q u e n t a n d p e r f u n c to r y , until th e i r h a v e t h e d a y p o r t e r co n v ey th e m ,
a r r i v a l b e c a m e a q u a r t e r l y a ff a ir In­ u n d e r y o u r jiersoual suiiervisiou. to
s t e a d o f a m o n th ly e v e n t, a n d n o t a l ­ t h e s t r o n g room , w h e re yo u a n d e i t h e r
t h e G e n e ra l, m yself, o r K e lle r m a n ,
w a y s t h a t , e ith e r.
will p la c e th e m In t h e s a f e ty v a u lt. In
A n d b y a n d by t h e f e e l in g c a m e
o v e r M ark t h a t If e v e r h e w e r e to see t h e m o r n in g th e sau te p r o c e d u r e Is re­
h e r a g a in th e r e w o u ld r e m a in no c o m ­ versed . A nd t h a t Is w hy I In s isted
m o n link b e tw e e n th e m . F r o m d o u b t ­ on o u r g e tt in g you. Murk. I k n e w you.
in g h ls f u t u r e h e h a d co m e to d o u b t a n d I d o n 't k n o w t h e h u n d r e d of o t h e r
officers o f im p e c c a b le c h a r a c t e r w hom
h im self. H e d o u b te d w h e t h e r th e d e s ­
w e co uld h a v e secu red . W e c a n ’t ru n
e rt life h a d n o t b lu n te d him . b lu n t e d
h is finer Instincts, a n d m a d e him unfit ri s k s — w e sim p ly ca n 't. T h a t ' s w hy
f o r social life— c e rt a in l y r e n d e r e d him It h a s to be Ju s t you u n d K e lle r m a n
u nfit f o r th e g u a r d i a n s h i p o f a y o ung a n d I. W e h u d o u r lesso n iu t h e old
d a y s , yo u k no w ."
girl.
H e fr o w n e d a t th e re m e m b r a n c e ,
B u t t h a t h e h a d r e lin q u ish e d to C o l­
a n d t h e n a n s w e r e d M a r k 's u n s p o k e n
onel H o w a r d —g ru d g in g ly hut u n c o m ­
q u e s t io n w ith a n o th e r .
p ro m isin g ly . N e v e r In a n y o f his le t ­
" W h e r e a r e you stayin g, W a ll a c e ? "
t e r s d id h e p u t f o r w a r d th e sh a d o w
"A t t h e C o n g re s s io n a l.”
o f h ls f o r m e r claim.
“W ell, I w a n t you to c o m e a n d s t a y
T h e n , sw iftly , a n d u n e x p e c te d ly ,
w
ith
us ns so on a s w e’r e s e t tl e d . W e 'v e
c h a n c e t u r n e d a n d b eck o n ed him .
r e n t e d a ho use In M a s s a c h u s e t t s circle,
It c a m e In t h e fo r m o f a l e t t e r fro m
a n d m o v e in on th e first o f t h e m o n th .
Colonel H o w a r d , th e first In tw o y e a rs .
E l e a n o r a n d Mrs. H o w a r d u r e still In
H o w a r d h a d . In t h e p a st, r e p e a t e d ly
New York, h u t t h e y 'r e co m in g h e r e In
tr ie d to In d u ce M a r k t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e
a b o u t te n d a y s ’ tim e — Ju st a s soo n a s
o f o p p o r t u n it ie s t h a t h e h a d p u t b efo re
I c a n get t h e h o u se r e a d y f o r th em .
Mm, b u t M ark h a d re f u s e d stu b b o rn ly ,
E l e a n o r is d y in g to s e e you, a u d Mrs.
u n ti l t h e M a j o r h a d g iv en h im u p In
H o w a r d bus th e p l e a s a n t e s t r e m e m ­
d is g u st. H o w a r d d id n o t k n o w , an d
b ra n c e s . of course. And now I ’m eoiria
to t a k e you to t h e B rig a d ie r.”
u n d e r l y in g Idea in M s o w n mind, th e
T h e sh o rt In te rv ie w w ith t h e heart
s e n s e o f s u b d u e d r a n c o r a g a in s t th e
of th e d e p a r t m e n t con firm e d M a r k ’s
m a n w ho h a d robts-d h im o f E lean o r,
'm p r e -¡mi« a« to tlie Mi»in«-s*like n a ­
co u p le d w ith t h e s e n s e o f sacrifice,
tu r e *11 t h e plan« of th e w a r otll<-e.
t h a t h e m ig h t w i t h d r a w all h is c la im s
.Mark w ent home, l i t wan reso lved. ul-
o n t h e child.
l 1 m >11 i'It lie had not told th e Colonel,
N ow, h o w e v e r, H o w a r d m a d e o n e
no t to h e r o i n e his g u e s t —ut leas t npl
m ore attem pt.
“ I w a n t you to t h i n k t h i s p ro p o s i­ u n le s s he fo u n d t h a t he co uld t a k e up
his life a g a in w h e re he h a d d ro p p e d it,
tio n o v e r a s q u ic k ly a s p ossib le,” he
year; b e fo r e
Anil t h e n — hilt w h a t
w ro te , “n o t f o r my s a k e o r yo u rs, hut
w as th e use >f s p e c u l a ti n g ? H e w ent
b e c a u s e y o u r d u ty Is to t a k e t h e job.
h o m e to his hotel.
W it h w a r w ith G e r m a n y In p la in view
H e wa« s u r p r is e d to find ho w e asily
to t h e In itia te d , th e r e u r e g r e a t th i n g s
he seem ed to tit in to his e n v ir o n m e n t
d o in g in W a s h i n g to n , a n d I'v e been
w h en h e thinned his long-iii-Klectert
offered m y old p o st at t h e m o b ilizatio n
ev en in g clo th e s a n d w ent d o w n to th e
d e p a r t m e n t , w h ich b u s b een e n la r g e d
b ey o n d all k n o w led g e. Y o u r w o rk In din in g room of th e C o n g re ss io n a l. Al­
most th e first f a c e h e saw w a s th a t o f
th e W e s t Is b e t t e r k n o w n t h a n you
th in k , W allace, a n d w e w a n t you h ere. a m a n o f h is t-lass; w ith in a f e w m i n ­
u te s M ark W allace w as s e a t e d a t th e
W ir e if you cun, a n d c o m e by th e first
d in n e r ta b le w ith a m e r ry p a r t y o f old
tr a in . T h i s Is official, so d o n 't w a it
f r ie n d s and n ew a c q u a i n ta n c e s . Ami
f o r d iv isio n al no tificatio n , w h ich m ay
t h e y e a r s hail slipped a w a y fro m him.
ta k e d ays.”
O n th e n ex t m orning, w h e n he took
T h e l e t t e r re a c h e d M ark In o n e of
u p his du ties. It w as w ith t h e s e n s e
h is |>erlods o f h e lp le ss d e sp o n d e n c y .
Im p u lsiv e ly h e w ire d h ack , a ccep tin g , .th a t he w a s no lo n g er a s t r a n g e r .
W a s h i n g t o n w a s r e a d y to e x te n d h e r
r e g r e t t e d a s so on a s t h e m e s s a g e hud
b e e n d is p a tc h e d , b u t p a c k e d his s u i t ­ w elcom e to him . A t t h e A rm y club,
to w hich he w a s p o ste d by Colonel
case, t u r n e d o v e r t h e c o m m a n d to th e
H o w a r d , he found him self, m u e h to Ids
s e n i o r li e u te n a n t , a n d to o k th e t r a i n
s u r p r is e , o fte n th e c e n te r o f u r e s p e c t­
f o r W a s h in g to n .
fu l a u d ie n c e , e a a e r to h e a r of t h e w ork
A s h e w e n t E a s t t h e y e a r s se e m e d
o f t h e a r m y in th e forlo rn o u t p o s t s of
to fall fro m him like a d re a m . It w as
t h e W est.
He d iscov ered , too, w ith
a fro z e n l a b y r in t h In w h ich he seem ed
s u r p r i s e , tliut he w as by no m e a n s us
to h a v e b een w a n d e r i n g ; h e se e m e d to
u n k n o w n a s he hud im a g in e d h im se lf
co m e to h im s e l f w ith a co n sc io u sn e ss
t o be.
o f y e a r s w a s te d , b u t o f y e a r s o f actio n
T h e n t h e r e w e re in v i ta t io n s t h a t h a d
ahead.
to be a c c e p te d , rec e p tio n s a n d d i n n e r s ;
Colonel H o w a r d g a z e d c u rio u s ly a t
him a s he ro s e fr o m his d esk In thf y e t t h r o u g h It all Murk w a ite d f o r th e
c h a r m e d d a y w h e n th e h o u se In M a s s a ­
w a r office a n d g ra s p e d h is h a n d s
“I sho uld n e v e r h a v e k n o w n you, c h u s e t t s c ir c le w a s to be op en ed, d is ­
p la y i n g t h e p r i n c e s s of his Im agin atio n,
W allace,” h e «aid.
W h a t lie w a s th i n k i n g w a s “flood, t h e l i tt le c h ild o f t h e hillside, th e
scho olgirl, g r o w n In to t h e Im age of h is
Lord, how th e y e a r s h a v e e a te n itilo I
dream s.
h im !”
BRIDE sf
BATTLE
VICTOR ROUSSEAU
(Continued n«xt week.)
To the Patriotic Citizens
of Lane County
We, t he u n d e r s i g n e d \ el« i mis of t lie Spani sh Vimrieini
war, i n i s p e e l i v e oi pal ly n ii il ial ions , a t e s e nd i ng ibis
c o m m un i ca ti o n iu behalf oi o ur eomraiie, D A Elkins,
present S h e r i f f oi l.ane Cou nt y, «b'cgou, ami e a ml n l al c
for re-election.
T
S h e r i f f Klkins respomle«l to t he call of his c o u n t r y
in IMIS ami, a lo ng with m any o t h er s was si nt for s e r ­
vice to the 1‘l ulippine Islands.
Some t w e n t y y e a r s h ave i n t e r v e n e d b et we en that
d a t e a n d t he present, yet we h ave not fo rg ot ten that
c a m p a i g n a n d t he t ’on ra de s with whom, side l>v side,
we fought.
S h e r i f f Klkins has made a good ami efficient o f f i ­
c e r ; he i s fearless in t he d i s c h a r g e of every d u l y ;
c ou r t e o u s in his t r e a t m e n t of t he public, lie is t h o r ­
ough ly eompeii-nt within the office a nd , l‘m five years,
s er ved as c h ie f d e p u t y in t he legal d e p a r t m e n t of t he
o ff ic e; he i s hkcwisi
n on g li ly ca pabl e a n d compc
tent a s a s her if f, outside the office work, a nd with him
a« she i h i . it will not I»' necessary lot l.ane Coimiv to
empl oy a De pu ty S h e r i f f to do the S h e r i f f ' s work.
S h e r i f f Klkins i> a n a t i v e O r e g on i an , a nd IINl per
cent Amer ic an , t h r e e of his b r o t h e r s now being iu t he
m i li t a r y service of tin- l ul led States.
In a d d i t i o n to tins, lie is C h a i r m a n o f t he Lane
C o u nt y Local Draft Bo ar d, by v i rt u e o f Ids office as
S her if f , a n d in this c a p ac i t y lias r e n d e r e d and is ren
d e l i n g v al uabl e service tu his c o u n t r y , while perform-
iug his o t h e r duties, which o cc up y all of his ti me and
leaves him pra ct i cal l y none to d ev o t e to his election
ca mp a ig n .
lu h a n d l i n g t h e pro-(Jcrmun element of t he c o m ­
m un it y. he h as ev er been vigilant a n d lias been i n s t r u ­
men tal in r o u n d i n g up such alien enemi es as were
found wi t hi n t he b ou nd s of Lane C ou nt y , a nd lu the
in ves ti gat ion o f the sl acke r element.
As S pani sh Aim i ican W a r Ve te ran s, we \ h w the
past as well as t he present a nd fully realize that s a c r i ­
fice is th*' p r o o f of devot ion. Th i s sacrifice o u r boys
ar e m a k i n g t o d a y on the bl ood-st ai ned fields of I Vancc.
We realize t h a t t he S p a n i s h- Am er i c an W a r was of
•small moment when c o m p a r e d wi th t he present s t r u g ­
gle, ho we ver, tin n as now, we ma de the same offer
of sacrifice a n d ninny of o u r boys pai d t he price id
d ev ot i on w ith t h e i r lives mi t he fields of battle, in the
Philippines.
P a i d Adv. )
Are tlii- bovs who ma ke this oflci of saerilicc, soon
t o be f o r g o t t e n ? Are we to sing t hei r praises t oday,
while t hey are l i g ht in g o u r bat t les ami Irtrget t heir
noble sacrifice when they r e t u r n to peaceful pu rs ui t s?
Wo S pani sh Amer ican V e te r a n s believe that the
boys that light for us, a t e «•milled to o ur kindest eon
s i d e r a l nui, not only t oday, but even t we nt y y ea r s a l t e r ,
a n d that o u r g r a t i t u d e should not vanish with the puss
ing o f time, lull should e n d u r e as long us lile itself.
I) A Klkins di d Ids part iu the w a r of t went y yea rs
ago, he off ered Ills sci v ice ajnl I l l s life Upon the allot ol
Ins c o u n t r y , a nd while Ins life vv .i * s par ed, he look the
c h a n ce a lo ng with t he less fo rt un a te , but bis re w a n I
should be j us t as gr«;at. an d we w mild be devoid ol grat
¡tilde, if we neglected, in this hour ol Ills activ ity . to
wi t hh o ld from him out su pp ort , or ii we re ma in ed si
lent at this time.
We feel that S h e r i f f Klkins is ent it led to o ur utidi
vided su pp ort ill t his ca mpa ig n, and to t he s upport ol
all loyal hearte*I, pat riot ic oil izens ol Lane l oiiul y , ami
we her eby p ledge tiiin o ur h ea rt y, u ni ted s upport , rely
ing upon his service as a soldiei and his l a i t hl ul sci
vice as a publ ic official ol Lane Count}
We cull upon o ur co mr a de s ami all <*lh* i pat ri ot ic
cit izens of the County to come to t he support ol D A
Klkins in this, bis first c a m p a i g n for a public office,
mid we feel assure*!, if he has the s upport to which lie
is justlv ent it led, he will be tile next Sheriff ol I l i n e
t ' minty.
Dated at Kugelic, t b eg u n, Oolobel litll. I * * I *s
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K S H A W K KB.
C II It’l l Í I,
.1X0 C MI TC HE LL .
C L A I R KLLMAKKB,
.1 N L I N DS AY,
E L M E R ROBERTS,
C F KUO I MAN.
T. n Rl 'SNELL,
m i l o .i ii \ i m \ n n i .
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W K C R O WE .
V W WELNERS
D emoc rat i c C o u n t y C en t ra l Commi tt ee, J. A. McLean, C h a i r m a n , Eugene, Oregon
Jackson Scheme Is Repudiated
It Was Franklin’s Idea
— the Split Bifocal
Home Chamber of Commerce Rejects Journal Measure
Ham J a c k s o n , n e l f % p p o i n t e d gunr di i i n
o f t he p u b l i c we a l , ha s *l«*< re* «I t h r o u g h
t he c u f u mn s . o f th** P o r t l a n d J o u r n a l
t h a t t he d e l i n q u e n t t a x p u b l n a t m n la *
a n d th** Statut«* d e f i n i n g I* ga l r a t e *
shal l be e as t in th«- d i s c a r d at the coni
i n g « l e ct i on. Thi n i* in •*t f **«• t t he muri
«late p u b l i s h e d e a c h d a y in t h e J o u r n a l ,
a n d in p l a c e o f the pr* **nt s t a t ut e » Mr.
J a c k s o n wi l l s u b s t i t u t e a c o u p l e o f pet
m e a s u r e s o f hi s own.
C i t i z e n * o f O r e g o n , as a « on»*-«prence,
a r e d e b a t i n g w h e t h e r t o f o l l o w Mr.
J a c k s o n ’* i n j u n c t i o n
or
whether
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For Justice of the Supreme
Court to Fill Vacancy Caused
by the death of Justice
Frank A. Moore”
Be S ure to W R I T E T H I S N A M E
an d X in t h e R i g h t P lace or Your
V ote Will N o t Count.
T h is ad. paid for by W. K. B u tler,
M a r s h fie ld , Ore.
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t\«Milli b« Hilf«» to fijfur«* «»ut t l i f i r v o t i n g
ni :t* i d m Í; um «• v\itb m:i mia ten
i.f tlit'ir o w n roiiiM'M'iii'i'H. It thi*v ar** nt
;iII bt-Mtant to c o m p l y wi t h tbp Ja i - k i u n
««lief, it in p r o bn bl v l*«*iaUHt* t h e y icali/i-
Mr. Juc khoi i i* an ohi hunt! at t el l i ng
t o l k * how to rant t h e i r Lul l ot* a n d t hat
lii* «I«** ì i t * in the m a t t e r do not a l w a y s
c o i n c i d e wi t h t he v i e w * o f the citi zen«.
Thi n wan n o t i c e a b l y t he cune a f ew
y e a i ’ m a^o w h e n Mr. JacIcHon a t t e m p t e d
i o feint Hinkle fax Up o n O r e g o n and
wh e n he f a t h e r e d a me a s u r e to conf i n
• a t e millioiiH o f dollnCM* wo r t h o f pi i
vate property.
'I’ he t w o ineaHUre.M in ipiCMtion a r e now
he i l i g eonni dered b y the v o t e r * o f the
ní at e a nd it *1*1111 to be t he we l l de
f i ne d coiH'enmi* o f opi ni on in e v e r y nee
l i on t hat t he p re uent l a w * a r e ««juifable
1? in f u r t h e r c o n c e d e d t hat t h e d e l i a
ipieiit t a x law in mor* t h a n a me r e ad
m i n i s t r a t i ve law in that it Mpecificall
reml er« a p u bl i c nerv ice wh i c h c an n ot
bi* o v e r l o o k e d by anv' f a i r mimi* <1 citi
/••n a mi t he t a x p a y e r in parti**ulifr.
T h e p r n e a t t a t p u b l i c a t i o n law pro
v i de » that ma i l n o t i c e !>«• neat to the
taxpayer.
Thi n f a c t y o u do not ace
me n t i o n e d in the c ol u mn * o f the .loin
nal. T h e n , a f t e r f a i l u r e 01 mai l notice,
the t a x lint* are to bo publ i nhod. T I iijm
iM th»* *lcliiif|uent t a x p a y e r p r o t e c t e d a*
f a r as poMMible.
J a c k n o t i ’» law wo ul d a bol mh t h e pub
l i e at i on altO|fether, a n d b a v e tin* deliri
«pieni at t he merei e» o f the* t a x t i t l e
g r a b b e r . Hindi ih th** p r a c t i c a l w o r k i n g
o f t he J a c k s o n 11 mo n u me n t . Hi* o t h e r
bill i* to c ut «low n t h e pr e s e n t l egni r a t e
o f f i v e centM p e r l i ne now in f o r c e in
p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y » t a t e in t he union.
Tn f o r t u n a t e l y f o r Mr. J a c k s o n th«*
v ot e r * o f t h e »tat«* a r e abb- to reason
t h i n g s *»ut f o r t h e m s e l v e s . T h e y lov*
•suggestion* but not ma i n i a t e * a* to how
t h e y a r e to t unt t h e i r ballot*.
F o r w e e k * J a c k s o n ’* J o u r n a l has
b*•«■ a g i v i n g or de r * to the Or e g o n elee
forati- on th«* J a e k a o n pet m* asure*
S i n n i g e to r e l a t e , h o w e v e r , th«* F o r t l a n d
« harnber o f c o mm e r c e , at its w e e k l y
l u nc he o n last w e e k , u n a n i mo u s l y t ur ne d
d o wn bot h scheme». T h e y e v i d e n t l y f i g
ured t hat t h e r e w a s no j u s t i f i a b l e rea
»on at t hi s t i m e f o r p u n i s h i n g Ei t her the
t u x p n y e r * or t h e pres* ho t h e y we n t on
r e c or d as umpi al i f i ««l l y r e j e c t i n g the
J a c k s o n bills.
It must h a v e been a s o r r y d a y f or Mr.
J a c k s o n ami hi* P o r t l a n d J o u r n a l , when
the 11 ho me t o w n " f o l k » t u r n e d a g a i n s t
him. Iiici»|entally no me n t i o n o f the »e
tion wa* mad** in t h o J o u r n a l .
O nr re p o r te r sa y s : " W h e n folk« trav
elcd by Irion, I could keep tr a c k of ’em,
■hut since th ese doilgasteil au to s are
leaving to w n by ev ery mini ev ery hoar,
I ’ve got a ful ch ance Wlii-n folks go
v is itin g or lia ve visitors, I wish t h e y ’ll
tell me a h o u t i f . ”
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C lassy jo b p rin tin g . T he Hentinel. • •
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idea is seen in
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SHINGLES TO BE DELIVERED OUT OF CAR
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