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i IN DRV SALEM SUFFERS BUSINESS LOSSES FROM DRY RULE Store Property Rentals Drop $75 a Month in City BAM DEPOSITS OFF $300,000 fourteen Business Booses Quit in Less Than Year. School Attendance Less Many Oregon papers hare been loaded down within the past three weeks with repeated assurances that "Business is Fine in Dry Towns." The three most important Oregon cities to become "dry" nine months ago were Salem, Oregon City and Springfield. If business is fine in those cities the taxpayers and most of the business men would like to have the "drys" explain just what they mean by "fine." If they had said "business is thin," then they might have been more easily understood. Let them answer first about conditions in Salem. Ex-Councilman John D. Turner, of Salem, an attorney, is sponsor for the following facts about that city: Salem went "dry" Deetmber 1 last, closing 15 ealoone, three restaurants and two wholesale houses and withdrew liquor permits from eight drag stores and eat off an annual license revenue -of $15,400. Ninety men and a monthly payroll of $5,700 were pnt out of com mission. Most of the men have left the city. All buildings vacated by these concerns are still empty, except six, which have been occupied by ten ant! who have vacated other buildings, several of the best buildings being boarded over and used as billboards. Uore than five hundred modern dwell ings are "for rent." Store property rentals on State street have dropped "from $185 to $110 a month, but "busi ness is fine." Fourteen other business places have closed since December 1 last, aside from the saloons and restaarants. In eluded are three shoe steres two by sheriff and one voluntarily; one of the largest drygoods stores has been sued for the first time in twenty years. Scores of clerks have left the city, causing the loss of more payrolls to the city, but "business is fine." A leading prohibitionist promised to build 18 new dwellings if the city went "dry." Nine houses were begun, two have the windows and doors in, but have never been finished; no work has been done on the others, besides their bare frames. Building permits from January to August, the last nine wet months of 1913, were $388,925; from November, 1913, to September, 1914, the next eleven "dry" months, they were $120, 000 less, or $268,160. The grammar school opening day en rollment in 1913 was 1510; on the same day 1914, 1469, but "business is fine." Bank deposits show a decrease of $309,942 since the town went "dry," even after allowing for the $485,000 deposited this year from sale of bonds in Boston. The decrease, therefore, really should be $794,942, but "busi ness is fine." The attendance at the "Cherry Fair" this year was about one-half what it was the last "wet" year. The Ministerial Association before the elec tion which made Salem "dry," told the Cherry Fair promoters that they would make up for the donations usu ally made by the saloons, but utterly failed to do so this year and the pro moters refused to hold that carnival. The "Cherrians," consisting of 100 real boosters, but of no prohibitionists, then pledged their personal member ship for the necessary funds, requiring the payment on their part of $500. To rub it in, the Methodists then turned their church into a restaurant, put the kitchen in the pulpit and competed with the legitimate restnurants for the little business that their proprietors had hungrily looked for as a possible annual godsend. Business must be "fine" in any city when building permits, payrolls, "bank deposits, bankruptcies, closed stores, do populated dwellings, depressed realty values, school enrollments and carnival statistics all tell so dreary a story of literal fact. Maybe the prohibitionists mean that the "agitating business" is fine. raid advertisement, roras SPRINGFIELD IS MERE GHOST OF OLD BUSY CITY Prohibition Makes Formerly Thriving Center Barren BANK DEPOSITS $57,000 LESS Two Blocks of Vacant Buildings line Main Street in Place of Busy Stores The city of Springfield, in its present cobwebby, stagnant condition, today presents a picture, as com pared with its thriving, bustling condition of a year ago, that would make the angels weep. A year ago every store was filled and crowds of people thronged its streets. Every merchant was making money, practi cally, everyone who wanted work was employed. Every one seemed happy and con tented, except the prohibi tionists. Today Springfield looks like 8 deserted village, business is par alyzed, and more than eight or ten people on its main street at any one time would actually be the cause of excitement. Yet the Committee of One Hundred says: "Business is fine in dry towns." Springfield went "dry" at the election last fall, the saloons closing January 1. Let the "drys" tell all about these "fine" business conditions in Springfield after nine months' operation of their "business the ories." Although a much smaller city than Salem, the bank deposits in Spring field have fallen off in the last year over $37,000. When Main street finally is read justed in the next month or two, prac tically two blocks of store buildings on each side of the street west of the Southern Pacific tracks will be desert ed, but "business is fine." A real estate sale is unheard of and would bs impossible on any part of Main street, but "business is fine." The Springfield Toggery, the ball gent's furnishing store, is now being closed out by a receiver, but "business is fine." The La France Confectionery Store, one of the best in "wet" days, has closed out, but "business is fine." O. W. Johnson's Hardware Store, the beat of its line during "wet" days, already haa been sold out by a re ceiver, but "business is fine." A. J. Henderson, the leading dry goods merchant, occupied a double store a year ago. Today he occupies but one store and will tell you his business is "about half" what it was a year ago, but "business is fine." The city has run into a $5,200 deficit from an excess of expenditures over income, although the "drys" promised that Ibbs police and court expenses would make a surplus, if the pe.ople would vote the $12,000 saloon licenses out of business, but that's "fine busi ness." The prohibitionists a year ago prom ised to reduce the tax levy, but have increased the levy this year by five mills, but "biminess is fine." Not a foot of permanent street im provement work has been done, ex cept the construction of a small bridge over a creek, and that was paid for by a bond issue. Streets and sidewalks are in a deplorable condition, and the prohibitionists are now petitioning the couneil to "double" the expense levy. If the local taxpayers, but a few of whom are "drys,", vote down this pe tition, the city confronts the same pos sibility as Oregon City, viz., the ap pointment at a receiver, but "business is fine in dTy towns." Prohl Speaker Fined. SEASIDE. J. A. Adams, a prohibi tion speaker and worker, served out a five dollar fine in the Seaside jail for failing to obey the ' local ordinances regulating street speaking. Adams, who boasts of havini? been nrrnsteil 4,1 times and of having served 14 jail sen tences, declares that he prefers jail sentences to navine fines, m thev m'v him more notoriety and enable him to uraw larger audiences. Upon comple tion of hia jail term here he left town at once. Taxpayers and V'agn Tamers Lcauue of Oregon, BMP CLACKAMAS AND OREGON CITY HIT BY EMPTY TILLS "Dry" Regime Followed by Query !as to Receiver CITY WARRANTSL'NSALEABLE City Council Calls Election November 9 to Raise Levy 8 Mills to Pay Debts Oropm City and Clack amas County, of which Ore gon City is the county seat, present as lamentable a condition in a business sense as a defunct corpora tion about to go into the hands of a receiver. In fact, a receivership for Ore gon City already has beeu seriously discussed by cer tain of its creditors, and Judge Cnmpliell of that city has declared his willinmess to declare such a receiver ship, if formal application were made to him, as he would for "any bankrupt corporation." A special election has been called bv the citv for November 9 "to relieve the financial condition of the city," the purpose being to vote $250,000 f per cent bonds and to increase the tax levy eight mills in or der to take care of the new indebtedness. On the part of Clnekninns County the County Treasurer is confronted with an empty treas ury for the first time in six years. The Morninpr Enterprise, a radi cal prohibitionist daily of Ore gon City, in explaining; this sit uation, says "the condition is con sidered the result of the amount of delinquent taxes on the county's tax rolls. County Treas urer Tufts refused the first war rants on the general fund Mon day (October 12, 1914).'; Business must be "fine" in a city and a county when the treasuries of both are empty because of lack of money eominjr into their strong boxes, with a special election called by the city to increase its tax levy, with a re ceivership threatened and with "dan ger" signs strung along the length of the business portion of Main street by "order of the City Council," which read : 'Danger Main Street Declared Dangerous All persons traveling on Main street between North side of Moss street and South side of Third street do so at their own risk." Banks are refusing to cash Oregon City municipal warrants.. Since Janu ary first the city has issued $:I9,91.0. in these warrants, according to the re port of City Recorder John W. Loder, and these warrants are stilt unpaid. The city tax levy in 1913 in Oregon City was eight mills. Two weeks af ter the city went dry the cuuncii in creased this levy to 10 mills for 1914, and on November 9 there is to be a special eletion held at which the voters will bo asked to sanction an additional levy of eight mills to meet the munici pal indebtedness. Tet "business is fine in dry towns," and Oregon City i doing well. Vacant buildings now stand on Main street, the chief business thoroughfare of Oregon City, as monuments to the memory of one garage, one clothing store, one rMaurant and one livery barn now closed up, but formerly did good business. Fourteen vacnnt stores line both sides of Main street, and three, vacnnt lots mark the places where three other stores formerly stood, Imt which hnvo burned down. So little has been the demand for busi ness property that the burned struc tures were never rebuilt. But "busi ness is fine, in Oregon City." Tho Enterprise printing office, which formerly employed a'largo force of printers and bookbinders, and often worked night and day to fill orders, is now operating its job department crew but five days a week, yet The Morning Enterprise is one of the papors that has printed the Committee of One Hundred matter about "business is fine in dry towns." Portland, Oregon I maaiii m mm m Wbl" LhAUUbIN nun i uven uuin Only Two "Taxpayers and Wage Earners" BREWERS PUT UP FUNDS KNOWING THAT OREGON DRY MEANS BETTER BUSI NESS FOR ALL LINES SAVE ONLY SALOONS. BY ORTON K. OOODWIN, Publicity Drimrtmoiit, Commutes of On HuuUrtU. The great campaign to make Oregon "wet" has failed. The exposure by Dr. Cora Talbott, secretary of tho "Taxpayers' and Wage Earners' League," that the organization consisted of two persons, Mrs. Duniway and Br. Talbott, -and was fi nanced by the brewers and distillers to make Oregon "wet," threw tho fat into the fire. The brewers and distillers know that all kinds of busi ness save theirs is better in a dry town. They know this has been proved by figures and fuels from Salem, Oregon City, Roseburg, Albany, Ncwberg, Ashland, Corvallis, Pen dleton and many other towns. Organization Spread Untruths. So they organized the "Taxpay ers' and Wage Earners League" to spread misinformation about Ore gon dry. They know bank deposits In dry towns have Increased hi number and amount. They know bad debts are almost unknown In all dry towns. They know collections are better. They know arrests from drunkenness are almost unknown. They know avary dry town in Ore gon i prosperous. So, they became desperate. Taxpayers' League Is "Joka." Then they organized the joke "Taxpayers' and Wage Earners' League." Dr. Talbott was secre tary. She became disgusted when she learned money was being col lected by the brewers and distil leries by the use of her name, and she resigned. Then Mrs. Duniway advertised lavishly, announcing that the money the "league" was using was pro vided by the brewers. The campaign of misinformation carried on by employes of the league, who are also employes of the breweries and distilleries, Is now known all over Oregon. Brewers Spending Your Money. Every man, woman and child has to spend 820 a year with the saloons. If you do not drink, some one else has to pay YOl'H slime. So, it is YOUH money the Ore gon brewers and Eastern distil leries have been using to persuade YOU Oregon wet will do YOU good. It is believed they expect to spend over 1200,000 of YOl'R money. They know Oregon dry will put them out of business and help every other kind of business in the state. Although the breweries and dis tilleries know Oregon dry is for better business, prosperity and more work, they arc fighting it. No Saloons; Better Business. We have had bad times with the saloon, haven't we? Why not try no saloon? It can't make things worse and is certain to make things belter. The reason Is: Money spent on the saloon can. not be spent for groceries. Money spent in the saloons much of it goes East. Money spent for dry goods and groceries stays in the towns and makes better business. The members of the Committee of One Hundred are all Oregonians. Most of them are business men. They ask you to vote Oregon dry, because they know, as the brew ers also know, that Oregon dry means' belter business, lower taxes, more work and a return to pros perity. For the experience of all Ore gon dry towns has proved this to be the case. Paid eivsrtlsemcnt by Oommlttos of On Hundred, 718 Morgan Bldg., Portland, On. Homestead 1 can locate you on a homestead situ ated on the upper Deschutes river, con taining 30 acres of river bottom land and 50 acres good yellow pine timber, remaining 80 very good quality bench and. Inquire Journal oflice. if-10 Notice of Appointment pi Administra tor with Will Annexed and to Ctcdlto". Notion Is hoioby given that the un doraigned lias been by the county court of the atat ot Oregon tor Crook county, duly appointed administrator with the will annexed ut the hUN ot Klxiu A, Hill, deceased, mid nil persona having claim against "hi estate ere hereby to; quired to present eme, duly verified, to the suld administrator at ilia nltlee ol Willarn 11. Wirt., In Prlnevllle, Oregon, within six months Iroui tho dull) ol th first publication ot this notice. Dated and published first time Octo ber 8, 11114. Pate ol lut publication, November 5, 1914. L. M. llKCIITKM,. Administrator with will annexed ot the estate ol Klale A. Hill, deceased. Willi no 11. Wihts, Attorney (or Administrator. Holies ot llnul Accounting. Nolle li hereby given by the under igni'd, (lie administratrix ot the ealate ol John W. (in, deceased, to ell er aoim interested in said estate that she ha muds end filed with the vlurk ol ti e county court her Html accounting of her administration of oaltl estate and that the court baa set Monday, the 7th day of December, 11)14, at 10 o'clock in forenoon at the comity court room In Prineville, Oregon, as the time and place for bearing and settling said final ac counting. At which lime ami place any person interested In said estate may appear and object to attid tliial ac counting, Dated this Hth day of October, 1914. FanxikUaon, Administratis of the ea'ate ol John W. liagc, deceased. Notice fur Publication. Department of the Interior, U. S Lund Olllce at The Dalles, renn. Ht-ptemliei 21, 11)14. Notice is hereby given that Williebn (Joiner ol Prlnevllle, Oregon, who on October !'., lull, made desert land entry No. 0IMI0U lor sw4 ini4. section 0. township Ul south, range 1(1 east, Willamnl'e moridiau, baa tiled notice of Intention to make Dual desert proof to establish claim to the land above deecrltied before Timothy K. J. Duffy, U, S. coniniUaiun er. at Prlnsvilht. Oregon, on the tith day of November, 11114. Claimant names at witnessed1 II. Karl Cross, Kdinnnd F. Trice, Klmer Hnwthnrn and Henry (iomer, alt of Prineville, Oregon. 10 1 H Fua.nc VVoO!kikk, HeKleter NtoUi of Appomtmtnt olAdmlniatrator and to Creditors Notice Is hereby given tlmt the umlcralgned hue leeii by the county court of the etnte of Oregon for Crook county, duly appointed nil oiliilxlralor ot the eetalo of J nek Ityail, deceneed, nnd all person hnv loir rlutliiH ngaluet Mta.lt e l n to are hereby required to preeent the entile, duly verllied, to sold HtlmlnlHtrntor Htihelnw ti nice ot L. M. Dccbtell In I'rlnevllle, , Oregon, within elx uioiithH from the date of the first publication of thin notice. DiMetl end puti!ihed llrat time October 1, lul l. Lakk M. iturilTf l.l., AtliiiliilKtrntor of the eatnte.of Jack Itynn, deceitMeil. Notte for Publication. " Department of the Interior, f. S. Land Olllce at The Dal Ins, Oregon. September 2lh, 1914. Notice is hereby given that u'iiii...'. tr u. ......... of Brothers, Oregon, who on May Oth, l!ll, made homestead entry No. (XViKIt, lor j' section 31, township 20 south, 1 u . , I. :ll t range in earn, w iitameue meridian, l,B. HI,HI n,,ll.. .,1 l..uli..n ... ...l. a.nn u,.. .,,., V v., . 1. fcW ,( . I V. M IU UIBkO final three year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before A. 8. !,',. IT hi fV,.,, ......i, ...... n Oregon, on the 7th day of November, Claimant names as a Itnunes : James lltv.'A Itufirv Kluiijf.mn f.i.ua.l, U , .... karup and John flelliieh, all of Brothers, r vrcgou. 10-S If. Frank Woodcock. Iteilator. Farm Loans For a short time we have sub ject to our disposal 9C AAA for loans on highly improved irrigated ranches in the vicin ity of Prineville. Loans to be for $5,000 or more and run from 3 to 5 years, with inter eat at 8 per cent, puyable an nually. We charge a small commiKsion to te paid by the borrower. See A. R. BOWMAN with Central Oregon Title & Trust Co. 6 19 Prineville, Oregon PATRONIZE THE Prineville Steam Laundry Notice for I'libUcatlon. Department nl the Interior. " I), S, l.ttttil Olllce t The Dulles, Oregon. October t), 1UU. Notice li hereby given that , Alatlle K, tlray of l.amnnta, Oregon, who on April it, 1U11, made homestead entry No, Onto l , and on August ill, 1114, made addition al htunealnad entry No. 01.MN for awfe s J, section 8, act and si w, section 0, nl nwg, aeollon 1, township III amith, range 1A east, Willamette meridian, haa tiled notice ol Intention to make final three year pr jof to establish claln to the land altftva dnacritiMil hHf,i.M Tl....iil, l J. Duffy, U. 8. Conimlsnloner, at Prlitel vine, uregon, ois tna zutu day of No vember, 11)14. Claimant name as witnesses; Cliarlio Paxion. Cal Ctiriia, A'oimo Negus ami Laura A. Hill, all ol Laimuita. Oragou. 10.15 II. Fhank Wooooock, Hcgbuer. , Notice fur Publication. Department of the Inlet lor, U. S. Laud Olllce at The Dalles, Oregon. October 0, lul l. Notice l hereby given that liomer W. tiray of Lammtta, Oregon, who on April 19, 1H11, made hotnotteed entrv No. 0H74't, and on Heptemher 17, 1IM 4, made addi tional homestead entry No, OlSStll, (or 5i i Mi. "wf acj, auction 7, township HI south, range 1J east, ami e' eel, section l,c nrj, eclhm , township ill south, range 11 vast Wll lametto meridian, has Hied notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish claim to the land above dterrlhwl, belore Timothy K. J. Duffy, V, S, ComiuMotier, at 1'iinwville, Ore gon, on the 2ilih day of November, 1UU, Claimant names as witnesses; Charlie I'atton, Cat Curtis, Alnitso Ne(jt and (ienrge Hanger, all of l.amonta, tire. 10 15 II. l'BAK WooiK-ot K, Heglater. Notice for Publication. Department of flie Interior. U. 8. Laud Olllce at The Dalles, Oregon. October 2. 1U14, Notice is hereby given that Sylvamler I), McCal'leler ol I'rlneville, Oregon, who on December 10, 1U07, made homnalpad entry No. 15M4, aerial No. 013005, (or lota 8 and 7, and eSl section 8, township U south, range 111 east, Willamette meridian, has tiled notice of Intention to make final five year proof to establish claim to the laud above deacrllwd, before Warren Hruw a, county clerk of Crook county, Oregon, at Plinevllle, Oregon, on lha 14lh day of November, 1U14, Claimant names as witnesses: Wll Ham Arnold. Fled Bluer!, Samuel L. Reynold and Thomas J, Cramer, all of Prineville, Oregon, 10 lp li. Fmask Woodcock, Register. Notice for Publication. D-partment of the Interior. U.8. Land Olllce at Hums, Oregon. October 7, 1UI4. Notice la hereby given that Andro lirivuak of Paulina. Oregon, who on April 27, 11)11, and April 30, Pill, rci-div-lv, made homestead eutrfca No. 0&I07 07424, lor wj. J, 1 cj, section I'll, town ship 17 south, latign 24 east, Willamette meridian, has Hied notice ol intention to make Hunt three M'tr proof to establish claim to the land above ilererilx-d tie lore L. M. Miller, I'. 8. Commissioner, at her elll.-e at Paulina, Oregon, on the L'Oth day of November, lull. Claimant names aa aitueasea: Albert L, Simmon. Thomas It. flreniian. Thorns P. Pointer and Kdward U Clark, all of Paulina, Oregon. 10-15 V, Fahhs, Register. Notice for Publication. Deportment of the Interior. V. 8, Lund Olllce at HiirtiN, Oregon. Ocfolter 7, 1U14. Notice le hereby given tlmt Albert, L. .Simmons of Paulina, Oregon, who on June IS, 1910 nntl April 10, lilU, respectively, made homestead cut r lea No. 04H44 05.158, for i nej, c, act, eeetlon 4, uet lii j, eeetlon 9, li t nwj. nwj tu j, aw lion 10. township IS aotith, rnnge 24 euet Wtlliimette meridian, Iimh filed notice of Intention to miike final three year proof to establish ebiltii to the laud nbove (leacrllted, before L. M. Miller, V. S. Commieeloner, at her olllce at I'niilliin, Oregon, on tho 20l h day of Novetntier, 1014. Claimant namea na wttneaaca; An dro lirlvnnk. Thotnaa II. Itrennan, Thohiaa l. Pointer nnd Ktlwurd li. Clark, all of l'niillim, Oregon. 10 15 W.m, Faiiiik, llegleter. Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior. U. S, Laud Olllce at The Dnllea, Ore. Heptemlier 17, 1914. Notice Im hereby given that Lntim A. Hill of Lamonlii, Oregon, who on April 3. lull, mode iitimeHtcad entry No. ONfiHO, nnd on AugiiMt, 81, 1UM, innde additional honieHteiid entry No. OlIMU, for e.'ii ni j, nwj nej n'ej nwi, tll'4 HC J. MIT I lull 1- U' La 1,11 l. u 1 xt'ctlou 8, towiiHhlp 13 HiMitli, rniiitu 15 eiiHt, Willamette meridian, has) Hied notice of Intention to mako fluid three year proof to eetiilillHli claim to the land above ileeerlhed. before Timothy K. .1. Duffv, I!. B. coiniiiiHHluncr, ut Prineville, Orcgnu, on the 201 h day of November, 1914. Claimant nunica na wluicNHfet Charlie l'axtoti, Cn) CurtlH, Alonjso Negtia nnd Motile K. Gray, nil of I.MlniinlM. Oregon. 10-15 11. Fiiank Wooiicock, IleglNter. Notice for i'ubiii utlon. Department of the Interior. U. 8. Land Olllce at. The Dnllea, Ore. October 10, lul l. Notice le hereby given tlmt Ira W, WerU of ItoberfM, Oregon, who on March 21, 1UI1, niuile homeHteiid entry No. 0831)4, and on March IN, 11114, made ntldllloiml homeHteiid entry No. 012(11)3, for evvl, Hi nwi, i mi nnd nwj m i, Hcctliin 8, towuHhlp II) muitli, riwtrelS enet, Willamette merltlliin,. him filed notice of Intention to nmko final three year proof to eetiilillMli cbtlm to tho land above deecrlbed, before Warren Brown, county clerk, at Prlnevllle, Oregon, on tho 17tU day of November, 191 1. Claimant namea nx wllni'MHeet Henry Carlln, Krlmuml A. Parker,. Grunvlllu- H. Nye and Elum C. Fang-lit, all of Ituberte, Ore. 10-15(1 H. Khank WooncorK, HeglKter. " Piano for Sale Brand-new- Temploton. About one half price will take It. Address II. L. Molony, Metolius, Oregon. 9 24-3t 1