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W.C.T.U. NOTES
KATZKY BROS.
The Largest Store East of the River
Mire Port lam I baa completed Iter
i -tiring cleaning with moat gratifying re-
I suits; back yards have been cleared ol
! unsightly rubbish, brush piles have
la-eii burned, and, while there are yet
some corners which she has fail« i to dig
out the general appearance of the city
ha» the bent and largest assortment of DRY COODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE and FURNITURE
lias lieen greatly improved.
of any store in East Portland. Our SHOES cannot be beat for, QUALITY and STYLE
And now that tlie city ia clean why
not keep it so? Why should tiiia clean-
I lip campaign lie made an annual event''
Why allow refuse to accumulate for
COME TO KATZKY’S BIG DEPARTMENT STORE
fifty-one week« of the year to I m * cleaned
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up in the fifty-second week?
The particular and careful li<iUM*-wife
mi longer turns her house inside out
and upsiita down in an annual or setni-
itiiniial renovation
The up-to-date
homemaker liaa found it better by far to
keep her borne in order by disposing of all
cast-off clothing, rags, paper« and what­
not as fast as they accumulate, ami
cleaning her home bit by bit throughout
the year. The latter ia lea«, ami lhe
results much more satisfactory. Why
may not the municipality borrow a leaf
for
Golden Rule candidate for
Too Many Laws, Too Many Mayors
Release Portland from
from the note-book ot thia modem ex­
pert, and have a weekly or at moat a
Too Many Inspectors, Too Many Bond
Commission Form of
“Ships and Shops Portland’s Great­
monthly cleaning''
Issues, Too Much Extravagance
Government
Pledged to Do the Right Thing Eastern cities have for many year«
est Needs.”
Is-en making weekly garbage collections.
Our City Government Needs a Tried
at the Right Time
GIVE TO PORTLAND
, Ash barrels and garbage cans are placed
Business Man.
23 on the curbing by the householder, and
( Paid Adv ;
( Paid adv)
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT FROM EACH WARD
the content« collected by the Health De­
FREEDOM FOR HOBBLED INDUSTRIES
Vote For
partment of the city or town.
RELEASE FROM HOME-CONSUMING BOND ISSUES
There can la* no doubt that much rub­
A FREE PEOPLE, LABORING IN A FREE FIELD
bish accumulates in not a few yard« be­
cause the owner or tenant does not
know what otner disposition to make of
it. The writer is at present living on a
Having determined to again «iiluuit my name to the voters of the City of Portland as a candidate for ahe office of Mayor, I
rented place, having moved into it just think it but pioper to outline my conception of the city’s needs and a reason or two a* to why I believe myself entitled to con­
alter the city clean-up ot two year» ago. sideration at tin- hands of the voters.
Everything about the house aixi grounds
EXPERIENCE
I was Mayor of tlie city for a term of two years, and this, coupled with a life long residence in this, my native city, and an
indicated tlie care ami neatness of tlie
former occupant except an accumula­ active and sticce—ful business career within her borders for rears, should warrant my seeking office on the grounds of experience
TAX PAYER
tion of tin cans, broken crockery, etc.,
A heavy tax payer for years with a knowledge ot what it mean* botti in the fat and the lean years, I think I arn tree from
in tlie Lack yard. Of course the smaller the orie-side<l view of tiie non-taxpaying officeholder, and will I m * able to judge expenditures by the double standard test of tiie
piece« were no problem, for they could I city’s needs ami the tax payer’s capacity to meet the obligations imposed.
I«« buried in the garden, but there yet
REDUCTION OF DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES
remained two rust-covered bed-springs :
I am convinced that the pernation of th** city and the salvation of its tax-paying member* from litter ruin and bank-
of ancient vintage, a broken-down ruptcy lie* in the practice by its officers ol the most rigid economy in every sphere, and I will, if elected, use my every T en-
....... u ....... ..... sir •deavor to reduce tlie heavy expense under which the city is now laboring in its multifarious departments.
sq.urn I eag.. a worn-out airtight stove,
EXPERIMENTAL BONDS
and an antiquated lial.y-l.uggy,—all re-
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. EXPERIMENTAL BONDS
The individual who succeeds is he who prudently and <-areftilly adopts luxuries alter first having definitely determined hia
(uB. it l.y junk dealers to be an eye-sore >
to meet and discharge
_ the increased obligation;
_
. so should it be with a succemtul city.
,
_ _ opposed to
I am, therefore,
to the present tenant until the cleaning ‘ new doctri tie ol mortgaging tlx- future of our people by the issuance of ever increasing bonds for experimental makeshifts in
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this and that field of endeavor, believing that the burden of the ever increasing interest on saeh bomls, together with the
campaign of tlie following
There are those mure beediewt or leas necessary
tax, is
more than
th« people n C can
stand,
and that the rwl home
and fireside
should be
protected
from the confiscatory
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burden
No
matter
what r grandeur
may Lu.
be produced
by the magic z • L bond
to him <■'
who
labors diligently
and long IB. in » acquiring
a
cooacientioua who use the vacant prop­ home, there is nothing so lieautifui as that home, and nothing closer to his heart than its protection from confiscation by debts
Business AdnrnistraUon by a Busi­ erty of non-resident owners aa a dump­ ! not of his own making.
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4th on Ballot
ness Man.
ing ground lor rubbish of all sorts. The
WATER DEPARTMENT
1 am op|s»ed to the present administration of the water department, particularly in the clumsy system of collecting water
young sou of a near-by neighlsjr grave­
Oregon Goods lor Oregon Needs.
rates, and th« penurious way in which the free How of Bull Run is hampered and checked by red tape and arrogance. While
ARCHIE MASON
ly
informed
me,
not
long
since
that
More Industries and Bigger Payrolls.
the flow of the water is so abundant that spill-ways are required to dispose of the surplus there should be no such feverish de­
"vacant Iota were made to throw tin sire to withhold it from the citizens. We spend hundreds of thousands upon our parks and their care. Nothing so enhances
More Confidence, Greater Progress.
Candidate For
cana in.”
From the look of the im­ the lieauty <4 the city as homes with green lawns and shrubbery. What better nee for surplus water than to divert it from the
More Efficiency for Less Money.
mediate surroundings 1 was led to be­ spill-way where it waatefully flows down the mountain side and permit its free use for lawns and gardens to all who desire to
CITY COMMISSIONER
Home on Every Lot, Every House lieve him. W ve kly colleotiona would beautify their homesand indirectly the city'.'
I AM OPPOSED TO PRESENT SYSTEM OF COLLECTING WATER RATES
largely do away with this. Notice, too,
(Paid Adv.
Filled.
I atn opposed to charging the water to the owner of the property instead of the consumer. If the City of Portland deals in
this work is conducted by the Board of water it should also be able to collect its own bilis in the usual manner ami not expect the property owner to collect its bills.
Health. The inference is obvious.
Frequently the owner of the property loses not only Ins rent but is also compelled to pay for the water of the defaulting tenant.
Increased taxes? Hardly. In Colum­ Bennies. through red tape it often hap]>ens that tlie tenant removes in the middle of the quarter for which water is due at the
end, ami, if honest, w hen he calls at the water office ami offers to pay the pro rata of the quarter for which he has used the
bus, Ohio, the profits from the munici- water, he is told that it is not yet due. his otter to pay is refused and the owner is again stung without any redress.
|4tl garbage collection last year were
GARBAGE
(Former Civil Service Commissioner)
340,140.33; the income from the plant,-
I am opposed to the promised installation of the city owned garbage collecting system at this time, for the reason that as
through tlie manufacture of by-products now conducted by individual« it affords an income to a large number of people, and those who require garbage removed can
its removal at reasonable cost, while the vast num tier of home owners in tiie suburfis who maintain chickens or a cow
► mb as grease, tankage, hides, etc., secure
have no garbage to dispose of, as it is a valuable assistance in feeding, and they should not be required to contribute either di­
amounted to $88.564.07.
rectly or indirectly, to an unnecessary governmental function, and one which, if installed,-would cost the citizens many times
The m.Hit exclusive section ol the city ■ more than the service now costs.
MUNICIPAL GOLF LINKS
of Boston, tiie fashionable Back Bay
I am opposed to the city installiug new municipal golf links or any other fancy innovation at this time, for the reason that
District in which are the manaions of
every householder is fully occupied in an endeavor to meet his actual obligations, and everything should be done to lighten the
many of the country’s multi-million­ load of the man, who, by his latior and industry, tills the public coffers, and nothing not absolutely necessary should be added
aires is built u;s>u a foundation of broken to his already heavy load,
crockery and glassware, tin cans, coal ;
A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
I favor a representative government with a Mayor having the veto power, a council to legislate ami tax. anil an executive
aatiea and other waste material, collected
by the city and sold to contractors. In Imard to disburse A Mayor without a veto is a mere pretext, and a council taxing as well as disbursing is a farce, and our
present system of five Mayors each seeking preference over the rest is bound to result in what we have, a tax-ridden cotn-
tlie early days this part ol the city wae monity showing no returns for tfie enormous sums expended
• portion of ' "
Boston Hartior. but is now
CIVIL SERVICE
the nite <>( some of the finest home* in | i
I favor a proper civil service wherein the employee is protected so long as he honestly perforins his duty ; and adoption of
such rule as will pennit the discharge of an inconi[>etetit employee without a suoterfuge of chauging classifications and ratings
America.
There are many unsightly gulches in to accomplish such lischarge; in other words, an honest civil service protecting both the employee and the city
EXORBITANT SALARIES
«nd «round Portland which might he
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I favor and pledge myself to reduce the inspection force which now feeds on the city and hatnjiers ita industry and, further,
The People's Representative
thus treated amt eventually Income a ¡|iat I will do all in my power to reducs to their former level all exoibitant salaries now paid the city engineer, city attorney,
4 *
(Not their Boss)
"tiling of lieauty and a joy forever,” be- municipal judge and health otlicer. whose salaries have been raised by the present administration in contravention of tlia man-
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OUR SERVICE THE BEST
SEE US FOR PRICES
ALLEN G. RUSHLIGHT
FOR MAYOR
Brings Experience as Mayor, Taxpayer, Employer ot Labor
B. S. JOSSELYN
K. K. KUBLI
City Commissioner
MAYOR
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E. N. WHEELER
LISTEN!
a
GEO. W. CALDWELL
For Commissioner
s
Efficient Administration
Civil Service without Politics
Smash the high cost of Pavement
Results not Promises
Cut out the Red Tain*. An open
office door to everybody
No grand stand play for Political
effect
Reduce expenses in every De­
partment. Pd ad)
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ECONOMY AND EFEICIENCY
era. Portland by this means may easi­
Economy w ithout strings, discharge of siqiertluous officials, reduction of expenses, and the re-habilitation of the city to
ly solve her garliagv problem, as well a*
its former self, where men ami women lalior and receive the fmit of their labor, and where they may again be able to build
safeguard the health of the ptpuliuv.
their homes without fear of confiscation. A new Portland with less government, with free laboring in a free field.
JOHN A. McQUINN
CIVIL I NOINEER
35 Years’ Experience
Candidate for
CITY COMMISSIONER
VOTE
106 X YES
Believ.si in doing that well with one
dollar which any bungler can do with
two dollars after a fa«lii>>n. This is the
true pur|H>rt of an engineer.
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(Paid Adv)
CHARLES P. CHURCH
Who gave the city of Portland 17000
horse power of water, is desirous of n
City Cotnmisaionaithip to devise m*ans
of break.ng the thraildom of light and
WITH
power the city now endures st the
hands of Imrcauei r«. who char.te more
than three times higher than « fair re­
turn on honest capitalization
Horse
power which costs at rental of |29.(0 in
AND YOU GET
Tacoma is taxed $102 40 by the Port­
land Railway Light A Power Co., as
one instance.
The telephone is another iniquity,
bleeding this city for over one million
two hundred thousand dollars annually,
Competition is the of which at least eight hundred thous­
and dollars is pure extortion; a rate of
Life of Trade
$1 00 in the house and $1.50 in lhe
office will yield over $200,000 yearly,
more than interest on bonds for ligiti-
C, laffeura Union laical No. 163 by E. W. mate cost and upkeep.
Rossman.
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Paid Adv.
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FREE USE OF STREETS
Reasonable Regulation
BETTER CAR SERVICE
CHURCH NOTES
Bennett Chapel.
Facts And Figures
The following tabulation is a comparative statement for years 1910 to 1917, inclusive, showihg Assessed Valuation of
Property, Tax Levy in the City of Portland, and Miscellaneous Recipts General Fund; being four years prior to Commission
Government and lour years of Commission Government: Listed in the following manner; (1) Assessed Valuation of Property
in Portland, (2) Tax Levy, (3) Amt Received from Tax Ix‘Vy, (4) Amt. Received from Miscellaneous Receipts General Fund.
1910............................... M’.» 1.161 ÜD0.60
$1 095,292 28
> 7*60 6x6 09
4.77
1911................................ 274,394,720 00
1 200 75 Í ¡4
5.85
L541.403 16
1912......................
296.199 230 0O
1 870.789 68
1 OHK 3ti5 85
6 53
1913..
309 975 •'•’0 00
753 7ÄS 31
7.4ft
2 2ÛÔ 872 40
191-1....... ......................
2,222’82:1.75
314.105,777.00
7.232
ftftti °41 5ft
1915..............................
307,918^080 (X)
fi 857
731 134 61
24085,35.07
1916..............................
303,002.5:10 ÒÒ
8.20
2.347.901 03
459,7 « 7.86
1917..............................
8.90
285.128.755.00
The regular service will be held next
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Jasper's ser­
mon last Sunday was patriotic, in keep­
ing with Memorial Pay. A tribute was
paid to the soldiers ot the country and
also to those who bad fought and worked
for the cause of truth. Mrs. Jasper ac­
companied Mr. Jasper and sang a solo
The following partisi list will indicate some of thè |s‘ruiaiient improveinenta under Councihnanic Form of Government, in
entitled, "The Touch of His Hand on
Mine,” which was greatly enjoyed and addition to thè regalar rumunge xpense of thè City of Portland freni 1910 to July 1, 1913, and disbursements covering sanie:
Refund of Vehicle License............... *............. ........................................ 7............................ . $ 42,040.90
appreciated.
Comfort Station..........................................................................................................................
17,026 73
Hawthorne-Ave. Bridge in addition to bond issue.........................................
34,000.00
Municipal Jail in addition to bond i«sue................................................................................
13,>,500.00
Methodist Church.
Furnishings Municipal Jail........................................... .........................................................
12,440.32
Installation of Bridge Lights.....................................................................................................
23,367.03
Rev. Jasper will take for the topic of
Construction 21 Fire Houses and Equipment.......................................................................
490,949 71
hia sermon on Sunday morning next,
East 29th Street...........................................................................................................................
84.700.00
"Visiting Him in Prison.”
In the
East 12th Street Bridge............................................................................................................
66,993.74
evening an Illustrated Lecture will la*
East 21st Street Bridge.............................................................................................................
109,740.59
Corbett Street Fill...................................................................................................................
27,068.77
given on Central America. It will be
Second Street Fill......................................................................................................................
28.654 01
accompanied by an illustrated song.
Broadway and Wheeler Fill.....................................................................................................
12,590.16
Major Repp will contribute a aolo to the
Weidler Street Fill....................................................................................................................
15,481.54
musical program of the moring service
Morrison Street Fill................................................................
2^645.50
Improvement Streets in front of Public Buildings..................................................................
28.48927
and the Mixed Quartette will sing at
Operating Upjier Deck of Railroad Bridge ............................................................................
47,418.12
night.
Purchase of Street and Sewer Warrants............................................................... ................
107,(06 77
Next Sunday afternoon the Epworth
Draining Hawthorne Slough....................................................................................................
700.00
Street Cleaning Department Buildingsand Equipment......................................................
111,387.97
League will take a hike up to Indian
Vice Commission........................................................................................................................
4,500.00
Rock, where they will hold their de­
(’leaning City Hall....................................................................................................................
3,315.00
votional meeting at 5:30. closing in
Transfer to Interest Fund..................................................................................................
790,905.03
time to admit of reaching the church in
Total..........................................................................................................................^',197,901.06
tnne*for the evening -s-rviee. Cha-.
2 What has been accomplished under commission form of government, 1914-17 aside
Wilson will be the leader.
The ’•What Next” class will start on a • from increased assessed valuation, increased tax levy, increased operating expense ■
hike to latrch Mountain Tuesday even­
ing. hoping to reach their destination in
tifne to see the sun rise. Tfie young
men of the class will lie aeconrptffied on _______
and Give us back our former prosperous Portland
the trip by the pastor.
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If first choice vote is pledged: give me your second choice vote
(Continued on Pages.)
Author, ALLEN G. RUSHLIGHT, 400 Karl St., Portland, Oregon
Paid Advertiainent
Vote No. 17 for A. G. Rushlight for Mayor
the