THE O»«fon HUtortM t M « lf 24th. Year, No. 44. STAYTON MAIL STAYTON, MARION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER ¿^ 1 9 1 8 Serial No. 125 * CANDIDACY LEFT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE A l 91.8ft AN IIOCK. “ Not till every bushel of wheal was h arvested for soldiers did W al­ te r M. F ierce leave his ranch 1n S a s tc r n Oregon to ask you lo vote for him uji Dem ocratic c a n d id a te for G overnor of O regon.” So rends one of th e political a d ­ vertisem e n ts of C a n d id a te Fierce. Mr. Fierce, according to es tim a te s - probably he aloue kuowa th e tr u e flgurer h arvested this year 4 4.000 bushels of wheat. Mr. Fierce receiv­ ed for It approxim ately $88,000. Mr. Fierce, according lo t h e tax records of t'n lo n County, owns mors th a n 12,00(1 acres of land. Hla total possessions, Inotuding Im provem ents and personal property, are assessed at 1222,865. As assessm ents go the figures represe nt probably 50 ,to 60 per cent of the t r u e valu e of his holdings. Yet, with all his w ealth, Mr. Pierce, lit the W in te r m o n th s of J a n u a r y nnd F eb ru ary , w hen farm work was slack, collected $35 60 for serving as a m em ber of th e District D raft Board. He has draw n ull told $467.50. T he d r a f t regulation* prescribed by F rr s id e n t Wilson sta te th a t "a g re a t m a jo r ity ” of D raft Hoard m e m b ers ' have felt th a t they should r e n d e r th e ir services g ra tu ito u s ly .” But the G overnm ent has need also of citizens In such work “ who ran - not w ithout d isp ro p o rtio n a te loss an d h a r d s h ip longer absent t h e m ­ selves from th e ir private business w ithout com pensation. . . . The r a te of com pensation . . . . Is pre- scrlbi (I to relieve This condition. T he pay prescribed to relieve poor men on the d r a f t boards was accepted by the w ealthy Fierce. He has h im ­ self rnlsed th e Issue that hts p a t r i­ otic activities should be rew arded w ith th e office of Governor. He nays In a n o th e r a d v e rtise m e n t: ••Working for o th e r f a th e rs and m o th e rs of bays a n d girls In Franc** Is W a l t e r M. P ierce.” Inde**d. yes. W o rk in g for th e f a t h ­ ers and m others at $1.25 per h our on the W a l t Board. Oregon Voters Not Blind No Time To Experiment DEATH CALLS AT ANGEL HOME. TWO STATE SENATORS TO BE ELECTED W h a t seemed to be alm o st Impos- j sible and a g r e a t shock to everyone j jin th is com m unity, was th e re p o rt of j j th e d e a th of one of N orth Hantlam's! i most prom inent young citizen»— t h a t of Miss Rachel Angel, who was | called aw ay by t h a t drea d ed disease • ____ —S panish Influenza . he was a te ac h er In th e Solo schools and while a tte n d i n g th e ¡ te a c h e r ’s I n s titu te a*. Corvallis, con- T h a t this Is no tim e to e x pe rim ent | Me.Nary. Publicly anno u n c in g t h a t , t r a d e d th e disease, being sick only with political asp ira n t» Is eoncoA ed.¡he deemed S en ato r McNary qualified a ^ew days. Deceased was born in M arshfield, Never Ic the history of Oregon n o r of | and deserv in g of th e su p p o rt of ev- th e United State» has this b*-ca m orel cry voter In th e state. This being Wisconsin. March 26th, 1894, and | p a r a m o u n t th a n a t th e p rese n t tim e. | v o lu n ta ry on his p a rt, every v o te r j passed aw ay O ctober l t t h . 1918. ____ Marion co u n ty will elect two s ta te W’e have been f o rtu n a te In h aving a has the rig h t to as su m e th a t h e-w as ¡She leaves h e r p a ie n ts , Mr. and Mrs. se n a to rs a t th e November election. G overnor w hose stra ig h t- fo r w a r d ti lling the t r u t h at th a t tim e. How Wiley Angel, Of N orth S antlam , and arp we]j know n in Marlon county and Declaring th a t ho ha* n e ith e r the business ad m in is tra tio n and ««ecu-j ever, since Mr. West has received the a *i*tef. Mrs. A lbert Keithley, of T h e re a re only two Republican can- tim e nor the Inclination to travel up tlve ability has redeem ed Oregon In nomination for S en ato r on t h e Demo- j W a rrin g to n , Ore., to m o u rn h e r l o s s . ! d id a te s on the ticket. Both of whom anil ilown th<> alato soliciting votes. th e eyes of th e public, from t b s ur.- cratlc ticket, he has had a ch a n g e of S he had been a fa ith fu l Christian a r e am ong th e most progressive G overnor J a m e s Wlthycom be. Repub favorable Impression left by t h e in- heart, and nriw Inriets th a t he and for a n u m b e r of years Always tak- f a r m e r s in t h e state, llrnn nominee for re-election, In a sa tia b le desire for notoriety of Ulx not S e n a to r McNaiy Is treat suited lng an active p a r t In ch u rc h work \v A1 Jo n e s Is one of th e le ading s ta te m e n t to the votera of the Mate predecessor In office. to represe nt th e sta te of Oregon in : and Sunday school. She m ade the taxi aye rs of th e county and has rep- M i n i « tim e n a o an nounced (Infinitely T h at the people of Oregon appre- the United S tates Senate. la rg e service flag an d prese n ted it j rese nted the people of Marlon coun­ t h a t he will not w h r h a personal t-late Hi** e x o u l i v e ability a : d pa-j ; to W illing " o r k e r s Class, of ty in the s ta te le g isla tu re in th e past campaign. , trlotlc a t t i t u d e of O ovcrnor W i th y - * which she was an active m em ber. I and j8 now a c a n d id a te for s ta te Q ovcrpor W lthycom be ban always com be is a p p a r e n t from the o v e r - ' H er cheerful an d lively disposition senator. His past record speaks for hail the rep u ta tio n of heina one of w helm ing m a jo rity of votes he re will not soon be forgotten. itself. A lthough Mr. Jo n e s Is a t h e first stutn officials at his desk In reived In th e prim aries. He is a war She was not a fra id to pass to th e f a r m e r he has ta k e n an active in te r- t h e morning, hut those who frequent governor .n th e senao of his patriotic great beyond, being c h e erfu l to th e > est In public a f f a ir s and Is deserving th e sta te house note th a t th e Oregon and un d au n ted su p p o rt of the adniln-j last. She also made h e r own fu n eral of th e su p p o rt of every progressive executive has been probably busier la trntlon In the p rese n t world crisis a r r a n g e m e n ts and selected one fav- citizen in th e county, th a n ever before. He atlll takes a T h a t this Is r o tim e to "play politics’' o rlte song to be sung, e n title d : Loui» L ac h m u n d is the o th e r Re- vigorous horsehm-k ride occasionally Is conceded by every p atriotic citl- j' W hora H aving Not Seen I L o v e ' — publican c a n d id a te for s ta te s e n a to r but these a re s ta lle d la ter In th e uf- zcn. T he voters of O regon have I which was sung by th e Misses E d ith, from Marion county. He Is also well ternoon th a n form erly a n d m any of spoke once and they will speak again Ruby a n d L eona McCormick, Miss know n, h aving been m ayor of the th e m nre conflneil to Inspection trips Beryl McLaughlin, Miss G unsaules, city of Salem for some tim e and was am ong the sta te Institu tio n s about \\m . McCormick and H ugh Kuenzl. in s tru m e n ta l in its p rese nt develop- flalnm. Miss MrLaugtjJin presided a t the m ent. Mr. L ac h m u n d Is also a In h|s addre ss to Ute voters of O r­ orKan- f a r m e r and h a s one of th e finest egon G overnor W lthycom be saya: An open a ir service was held at peach o r c h a rd s in th e county. ' H e "No m a tte r bow active o th e r c a n ­ the N orth S an tia m church. R e v . ! ¡8 a m an of u n u su a l ta lent an d exe- d id a te s for political offices may be I i B e n n ett. of Silverton. d e livering the cutive ability and h a s a th o r o u g h am determ ined now, as I was at the fu n e ra l sermon. T he paulb ea re r3 know ledge of th e needs of Marlon tim e of th e prlm ury election last were W b l McCormick, J. M. Miller, county and the s ta te a t lar^e. He May, not to conduct a personal c a m ­ Alfred Beal, J. S. McLaughlin, E. S. believes in conservative business paign 1 shall not have th e time, Aglesbee and H. E. Kuenzli. l a t e r - m ethods an d Insists >n a d o lla r value t h e money n o r the Inclination to go {i' ° v‘ r * wl l,ro ' e m ent was 1n Lone Oak ce m e tery a t for every d o lla r spent of public up and down the state, figuratively ! the votera of Oregon t h a t he was S ta y to n . W A. W eddle of th e Ringo money. o r personally. In solicitation of votes. ! to ^izem then but is now t e l l i n g . U n d e r ta k in g parlors, h a d c h a rg e of T h e rfb'y o th e r c a n d id a te for s ta te T h is Is no Ume to seek political pref­ ths t r u t h re m a in s to be sgen. T he! th e funeral. s e n a to r from M arlon county, is A. M. ere nce purely f o r ls e lf ls h gain and gs s ra t opinion seem s to be that L aF o lle tt, w ho was also a c a n d id a te agg ra n d ize m en t. I feel t h a t all spare •MBit* tU.e t r n ’ h then. b u t.n o w ,. E a r l E. Ayers, of t h e R adio Dlvis- for n o m ination on the Republican tim e and till aparo resources should ' • i n c . M b D em ocratic opposition h a s ’ ion of th e Navy, stationed at t h e U. ticket at th e prim a ry election, and be devoted now tow ard w inning the V . n elim inated, h* would m uch ¡..e- s . Naval T r a i r n g Camp at Seattle. a lth o u g h d efeated in th e p r im a ry w a r It would he positively u n p a tri­ > r to have th e voters believe th a t spent th e w<*k end a t th e P. H. election, h a s com e out as an ¡ade­ otic to sp* nd large su m s of money su p p o rt and vote for Alex LaF olletJ lie Bed then but has since discovered L am b ert h o - .e in Scio. He s a irt th a t pt ndent-Deuvocrat in o r d e r to get or* tryti r. to d iv e rt the public m ind from w ho hto'xl by th e m ? Will tlfev re­ Umt he would . y . k e an e x c e l l e d - : , n . , he - H u ” was dying c u t at S eattle the b allot. This n o tw ith s ta n d in g the ward a man for being H ue to the wat time d u tie s to t h o u g h ts of poli­ d id a te bit . if. T h ere i s . n o ques- and th a t the q u a r a n tin e had been fact fa. f th t h a a t , Mr. Vr L r a aF Fnllett o lle tt signed _ * tics Both the money and th e effort people when the gi afte rs anil para­ a t th e polls N ovember 5th to prove Hon but w hat such c a n d id a te , raised. W hen the ^ f l u " was a t its pledgp to th e effect th a t lf he wa8 should he utilized In more co m m e n d ­ sites w ho desire to loot (he tr e a s u r y th a t th e ir ju d g m e n t was r ig h t tin would prom ise most a n y th in g tern- h eig h th th e d e a th s av e rag e from five n e t n o m inated on th e R epublican of the sta te and M arlon county were a b le ways. first time. j o ia ri ly If he th o u g h t he could g e t , to six a day. He said t h a t th e ir , tic k et he would not accept th e no.ni- •'F or nearly four years I have been Intercepted and prevented from d o ­ by with it long eno u g h to be elected, cam p was s itu ate d on th e U n iv e r s it y : , , on f’ron, any o th p r party S en ato r McNary occupies a unique ing so by th e euergy nnd em inent privileged to serve th e people of Ore­ position In manv ways. He Is a Mar- According to • n iin e o t a u th o rity ca m pus and Is only a few m in u tes' gon us governor, end e av o rin g to alvo capacity for good legislation as ion c unty product. Nearlv every politic» was a d jo u rn e d u n til a f t e r th t walk from Seattle. He also said h . j i i BUNCH FROM F A R show n by l.a F o lle tt? Will the p eo ­ th e sta te a sound, dignified, business­ one of he old e r residents have " o r . This seem s t have been the t h a t the ' chow ,” which is of g rea t W E ST HARD TO BEAT like ad m in istra tio n . I believe th a t I ple stand by the m a n who did not known him since ho was a hare- moving factor w hich induced Mr. in te r e s t to the boys, is fine a n d th a t • have kept tny pledges. I urn willing h e s ita te to sav No when im p o rtu n e d foot bov ot\ the fa rm m any years " ' e s t to tell th e t r u t h an d publicly they c e rtainly get all th e y w ant to Tile following is clipped from th e to let ce rtain legislation lo p a sse d to allow the record o f tny fo u r years Uls u n q u estio n a b le c h a r a c te r an n o u n c e th n t S en ato r McNary eat. T hey have te n ts w hich a r e very Canip Mead H eraId and waf. ¡„.nt ste w ard sh ip to stand us my only acoordlug to th e wishes of th o se who .:go. However, th a t com fortable, h av in g oil stoves and from Carup Mead by Ha r r y H um - cam paign docum ent. T he people, have desired la rg e ap p ro p ria tio n s of the . nd legal ab ility has long since slmuM be elected. placed him am ong th e leading cl t i - !■»’ > in F ra n c e today. It Is th e to rom pióte this task. 1 would like Is approved. W hen l.a F o lle tt stood ' F l u ’ has not t o he governor of Oregon when o u r between the people and the tax ent­ ability in p referenc e to any o th e r th e voters of Marion county arid gen- m ation of the governor. S im ultan- Sixty-third In fa n try . I orally th r o u g h o u t th e state, know eouslv S tate F ire M arshal H arvey mad<> a d e n t }n this organization. boys come home vlrtorlousl.v from ers he hud th e approval of his con­ c a n d id a te w ithin th e e n tire state. T hnt • x-Guvcrnor West is some- th a t he is th o ro u g h ly qualified to Wells issued a s ta te m e n t th a t if th e T he en ro llm en t of 1,000 or m ore re- th e war, for th e n 1 yrould bo In n science. He grappled with ,i formld- epidemic of Spanish Influenza has We a re su re the people tim e , te m p o rarily consistent Is ap- rep rese n t th e sta te of Oregon In th e not SUhS.ded by th a t d a t e a u macaed c ru its h a s not lowered its effective- position to enforce th e tin written nh 'e foe. ness. H ere Is an o u tfit ready to go g u a r a n te e th a t th e re tu r n e d soldiers when th e y u n d e r s ta n d what he did p are nt in thfs, ns th e voters of Ore- United S tates Senate, and know first form s of celebration of th e dav must P rio r to h a n d and th a t he has supported the e ith e r be postponed or ca rrie d out right over th e top tom orrow an d an d sailors shall receive th e ir ju s t ns S en ato r in th e ir behalf th a t they gon will well rem e m b er. Many th e prim a rie s ex-G overnor W est was a d m in istra tio n at all tim es in the under- permission of th e sta te hea lth m eet any r eg im en t th e k aiser has in rew ards an d th a t they sh a ll be ae- will approve of his course. his arm y. It is easy to explain this. corded Hie p roper reception as th e y ; of us forget. All we need Is to be very u r g e n t th a t all senatorial candì- present world crisis as every patri- step back Into eivlllan Ufa. My henrt rem inded of th<* great fight that d ates w ithdraw in fuvor of S enator otic A merican citizen should. In response to n u m e ro u s in q u ir­ To begin with th e last prbposition and my hand have been and will con­ l.a F o lle tt has m ade for RET RE N CH - ies by Oreogn schocfi te a c h e rs as to first— th a t of the newly enrolled re­ T hese a r e men who were w h eth e r the te a c h e r s a re allowed cruits. tin u e to he In th is w ar w otk Just as MKNT AND RE F O R M nnd the P l'R I - sa larie s d u rin g th e period the carefully picked. Men of rec en t my hoprt and my hand have been nnd FICATION of all that In which we men and women of th e r ec titu d e of right an d the public know th a t he: , , . schools a r e closed because of trie In­ d r a f ts not up to th e r e q u ir e m e n ts L a F o lle tt to p reve nt wild cat legis­ can be depended upon. T he people ppidt "M any of th e just-21 m e n w ere tin u e to do so. If the vo te rs of O re­ ough know ledge of th e financial con­ for a person who h as had . c o n tra ct provides otherw ise. In Mr . , . . . . . . . -n. . gon believe th a t I have served them * dition of th e d iffe ren t sta te s of the experience as a legislator and Is hon- s p tra to rs and tin horns to plu n d e r C r a w f o rd ’s opinion it is held th a t ,a k e n into this regim ent. T he bnck- Union, and the taxes levied upon the est an d capable. It seldom happens the tr e a s u r y of our sta te and county b oards of d irec to rs have a rig h t to bone of the o rganization was th e old faithfully nnd well nnd If they feel th a t we have th e cha nce to vote for appeals to all o u r citizens rega rdle ss close th e schools if In th e ir judg- Sixty-third an d th e old T w elfth In­ th a t I can be depended upon to give taxpayers. ment it is necessary for th e public fantry. T h u s m any of the non-cont- D o ' o u r citizens realize th a t the an experienced person of la iF o lle tt’s of p a r t y ' th e very best thnt Is In m e In ap­ ... . ... . . „ . ,, health or safety of pupils, b u t th a t missloned officers have seen service ta x p ay e rs of Oregon pay ONE- ch a ra c te r, and whose sense of honor proaching the en larged and m oré Im­ We need him to sta n d off the the ¿ „ h e r s a r e e n title d to th e ir s .l- who a t e ¡,r |e8 d u rin g th e tim e th e schools are In Mexico. Many a re r a n c h m en of portant developm ents th a t will come F IF T II m ore tax per caplin th a n they is so keen. It is t r u e thnt a few men p irates and free-booter» who live off the public and a re In­ m a n ip u la tin g the politics of the sta te not In session unless o th e rw ise spe- th e F a r W est who enlisted when w ar with the close of the war I shall In­ do in ANY OTHKR STATE. was declared and who have yearned Who have rifled In contracts. Are o u r people blind to th e ir own terested In largo I m p ro p ria tio n s have and Marion county. deed appre cia te an expression of con-| day by day to get to F rance, and Will they vote for u n ­ assa u lte d and vlllifled him biR the« th r u s t aside m en of m erit an d as-; fldenre nnd shall strive diligently to In terests? T w enty-four cases a r e on th e d o c k ­ each day have become m ore profi­ m erit the en d o rse m e n t of re -e le c tio n ,1 tried men to the exclusion of a per­ th o u g h tfu l and sober m inded c i tls e n s ' sum ed au to cratic sway over the des- et for h ea rin g nt th e E a s te r n Ore­ cient as fighters, more eager for the It Is for the people to say and I feel son who has n record for economy approve all his acts as a legislator, tinies of o u r people. gon session of th e sta te su p rem e A wake clt zens and dem and your court which opened at P e ndle ton on fray. T his reg im en t has a band th a t thnf they a re qualified to pass Judg­ and th r if t th a t should meet the pit* It Is to be r e g r e tte d th a t some have Every a p p ropriation seen fl tto abuse L aF olle tt but these , rights! Do not allow an Irresponsi Monday. T h re e of th e cases involve is said to be th e best now in th e m ent w ithout the d istu rb a n c e nnd tn- lie approval. te rfo re n re of a personal ca m p a ig n ." that was proper S en ato r l.aF olle tt men live In flimsy s tr u c t u r e s of de- hie clique o ( \p ie n w ithout public or Chinese and have grown o u t of tio n - United S tates and possibly as good voted for. Every a p p ropriation that ccl’t and d issim ulation and when they private honor or sta n d in g to c a rry on bio* at I,a Grande^ T he court left as any in the arm y. If th e medical a n d m ilita ry au th o rities m ight feel was wrong he voted against. It re­ throw heavy do rn lck s they act as a th e ir pilfering. Arise taxpayer» and S aturday for Pen eton. HON. AIJCX M. I.A KOLLKTT, like braving the 'flu' this o r g a n is a ­ quired c h a r a c te r and courage to do h o o m e :an g and th e tr a n s p a r e n t e d i - 1 friends of good g overnm ent in your ••The Man of the H o u r.” this. As S enator he was on he most flee in w hich they reside is s h a tte re d might and p u t an end to the profit- th e ir fearless and fa ith fu l cham pion tion could give any city a p ara d e th a t would stir up the crowds to th e The T u r n e r T rib u n e, one of the Im p o rtan t co m m ittee In th e legisla­ fo atom s and th e ir shnm and dupllc- 'c o r in g in polities of men whose sole or' the people's' rights. ture. th e Ways nnd Means .C ommit­ Itv a r e exposed to the public gnz-' aim In life Is to live off the public. All hon»r to Semitor L aF olle tt for s h o u tin g point and would the re by ullng Republican papers of Marlon L aF olle tt as S enator will not per the honorable motives which has give 'pep' to any patriotic cam - iinly, has the following eompll- tee. T he leek of s p a r e fo* hills the Mis. villlflerr. have no s 'n r d l n g In the S e n a to r L a F o lle tt's nilt this g ang to illegally draw funds | prom pted hint to do w h at was proper ■ paign." m ta ry editorial concert.lng S enator m ention of th e g rea t work he did comiiiunlty. for the people on this com m ittee. public and priv ate life arc ideal In from th e publle. 1 ^nd r ig h t reg a rd le ss of fear o r favor. \ . * M. l.aF o lle tt: Now is th e tim e ; now Is the h o u f t rion Mex M L a F o lle tt Is th e MAN’ j W. Al Jone s, No. 87 on th e tmllot. W hat do th e ta xpayers and the The m a n n e r In which he p erform ed every respect. T h e r e is no person r V « of Marion county propose to h s duties 1 1 n bright spot In his p o ­ In the »tat • th a t has a b e l t * r e c o r d , for the tr u e w om anhood and nia.t ! O F TIIK HOUR at the present time, r e g u la r Republican nominee for S a fu W hat we w ant are He has lofly conceptions of what is hoed of Marlon county to r e w a i d j ( Fnid Adv.) |N m n ( o r . a! the com ing election? Will they litical history. Declares This No Time To Seek Political Preferment for Selfish Ga n Withyccmbe and McNary Have Made Good LoWS LacHlDUnd and W. Al Jones are Repub* lican Candidates