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Vote For ELECTION, MAY 21 BROUGHT MEMORIES OF HOME LONG-DRAWN-OUT ELOQUENCE Speeches That Occupy Day May Brilliant, but Are Apt to De Somewhat Tiresome. Be STATE TOADS A. MUCK Vote 32 X Yes For 4'". State Road Bond Limit Bssr HAU.OT 'J'lTLIi IS AS FOLLOWS:" 302 X Y5 CON."TITI'TIO f. AMKVDUCST -lUtetrvl to tlio poipla by tho 11 M LIMITATION Jr FOUrt PER CrNT STATE INDEDTCDNCSS 303 10 roil PrpIVUNtUr IMIADS. -1Mm..,-. To nmeiicl Kb-IWii 7 of ami. i.' a I "I 'in i limli......f .1. 1,1. f.ir il p'im c ul Km .' t nf I mr m lull,. -.'Int., if (lli NO PROPERTY TAX NO INCREASE Ifi AUTO UCENSE FEES KO INCREASE 0? GASOLINE TAX Keep (ln w three fuclH in urn. I. The present uuto liccnjo fces nnd fjMollnn tax will hmv Loth th rii(t tutl ami inlinst on till tho bonds Under t hi mm ii'fiiu nt.itiiil will yii id nit annual purplus bosidoa forothur Uto highway work. No luldilional luxation of any kind. FEDERAL FUNDS MUST BE MATCHED Orognn inuxl Imve ftulliricnl Highway ImiihIh to mulch IVtlornl apportion tnmUt w Ortm ennnot i-t t tin Ih'ihTu of l-dtral money for Orison Hand. Incrwuln: thin roiiftiiutioiml limit it u iiccuiMiity. Unlww limit Id incroacd. ttUlicr ini rnnd. rnntiot be oomplotcd for tunny, infiny yean, or muit ho finished ly direct protH-rl v taxni Ion. Thin mciwurn nverl tlirert. property tax for stato liifhwayi nnd mnkns early completion pomihlu. Let's Rot tho roada built now, Ineomo from Present Sources Sufficient to Pay Principal and Interest. TJ (let that tvvrnuni frm auto lUmtjm t and (MlltMlu, wittintit litrrnwinnf prnml rMra, wWla) ample t-u ""th I r' Himl ati'l lntlt n tin-! Iwn.l., I clnrlv tit f 'till tiy ttUlriitl tlgiiri If Ik fl tats I'R..li . t, inuili.l I . wiry rcltr v.t'f IMr Vi Hint l'iiii,lilrt for vrriRralkin, IlMMaiN thi? labia rnpfuilv It I'f v'ii that iki DfriHily l Ii rwiuifil'Aiiil tint timehl tlt fur itll awaan'l " ta will n-.! in t ri'iniiiBt r.r IiitM. i Taliina, l'umiilili ii OHKOOM ItOADM ANI DKVKI.OI' M V.ST ANHOCIATION W. LtKf1.f .(!,: I Hf..f( (.( tWHH,(liiiifml.iCM,t I.Ulf Campaltttt tlMiliiwiitnrii, 311 Vrmur IluiWiiie, Puitlaml, Uirgoii VOTE 302 X YES For 4 Close Your Eyes and imagine you will never see again You may then realize What it means to be Blind Help the unfortunate blind of Oregon by providing, a State Industrial and Employ- incut Bureau. Vote 316 X on Ballot State Election May 21st This space paid for by Citizens Committee from funds de rived from public entertainment in Portland. Or. T, L. Per kins, Aledical Hid,'., Portland, Secretary Chas. S. Rudeen UepuUliean Cantlitlate for If I nut uoMiiuNUMl uml iltCtetl 1 wiH'glvt for the benefit of the ctWWty of' MtiHiiuranh h lnifciiif wlmittiMtixtiuii of comity nrfwii. owtlonvutiuf; t uliiaiiwtv ukIvmi iuh! uxMitiiv0 coutlicU IwUvcen city muU LXHinly xovciaiuentH, to the unit tlutt county Hffuiti may lie taottt wcottoutically cuiulnctctl, the tx late lowetml uml hy ctx)rii tlon with the City of l'oitlmul tlie IHiUlic Ue better wrvetl. I direct your attention to my thirty yenri' record uk a luisinesj. f i UK it in l'oitlainl u a gtiaiauU v that 1 will be uhle to Krform the duties of uch ofliee. I' I 1 1 Ctllti ll nt Keep Your on ROGERS $100 Reward, $100 Tho rtadrra of tin-. f.iMr will b iltlVitil to Wiii tliut Hi. i. u ul Uititt afMd4 (SUMtSO lllt U'IU llHH Immii kbte lo cur In all n i(-a. aim thst U Catarrh. Hall's raturrh rui U tit only IMMlllv eur uuar know it to tli. ntedU'Kl i rater oily, ("almrh IwliiK a couatllutloual illlaaia. trguir. a a runatitutlunal trvai iwtl. Uall'a I'atarrli t'uit- U takm In laruaiii', aoon oiruy uion nm utouti aaa muoous suriacca or in ayaiani. inare tiv Haaimvina? th ftiuii.l.itinii of tlia dla uoav. and ulvluir tin- nail.' Ill Mirnuth ly liulliilnv up tha .iiutltuiloA ami aMlitluir nature In dolnar Ua work The tirtiirlatora aav ao mucn laun in na curativa lw n Ikiat tltay uCvr Ona llundratt IKilUra for ato' Dial It falls Id cur. 6ua far list Of taatlinonfala , .P,VuW,W.frfr..p.t.on.ii Brinir ih your job prinUwr. i J, .ii, im i ml Hip .! nu,li)riitiii i-ilMliilwfmlUlm ,, li ,l,ilm,, i ii ii in t ii,.yi , iMilimiilllUMNlilM l,iiil,lii,K n ut m ii , tin, ii g riin,iipiil tnU U tho t fi,t ,( Urn ii-.( , l vnliml.u of nil dm rflwty nun. l!i-(li,l of lw MMclltlnl'WiroVlilll liy l. - NO DIRECT TAX ninl int. et anl yl . ,il turtitu Ixiililia. Iniril r luitlir Iiifi.ttimUoii, will to Stalo Road Bond Limit Chairman, Oscar V. Home Paid Ailv Wmhciitter rorc TRAINED BY EXPERIENCE FOR THE OFFICE Vote-161-X Vl .tv I Draw a CHARMED f CIRCLE of Home Trade Dollars If every man rind woman in i THIS TOWN makes' up hi or f her mind today to SPEND i I THEIR DOLLARS with the I t home mcrohants this town WILL BOOM as it never did before. Out of town bargains often prove a DELUSION and a SNARE. Trade at H ome and See x i THE TOWN BOOM How Visitor to London Zoological Gar dens Held Converse Wlih Lonely Tibetan Yak. Tho shnf-'sy old Tlholnn ynk nt the "zoo" died soino while npo find n new ynlc occupied hi slicd nnd Inclostire. Testerdny n vlHltor stood wiitchlie! Iho ynk mtinrlilng nt n trims of liny In his iiimiKer. Ho cnllcd the ynlt and II took no notice. Then, hnvlnt; rend Hooker's "Hlmnlnynn Jotinmls," he if tnemliered the cnlli of tho Tlheti.n tnnldeiiH when they hrhiB the ynkn homo nt BimseL The vlMltor tittered the cull. The ynk dropped n mouthful nf liny, pnvu n deep Krunt, nnd enme slnimlillim to the hnrs of It Mnhle. Tho visitor pnt ted nnd fondled IL'Mnd nnited ynk IniiRuneo nnd It llrked Ids nnnd, nm when he left the ynk I ion so It rnn out of Its ftlied nnd followed hltn nrouml Its InrRO linrred Inclosure. HiTetiirned Inter nnd found the ynk Mill roMloss. II liml deserted Its mrnl It pneed Ihe- Inrlosiire nnd iiiiiift tilnln tlve noises. The visitor Rnve the Tlhe Inn Kill's cnll nimln, nnd nutilii the ynk rnn In him. "Oood henvensl" cried n strniiKer, "how do you tntno 'zoo' nnl units like Hint?" lie wns told the se cret. "Poor old ynk, poor old fellow," unld the strnnRor. "How enn we Rtiess wlmt chords you hnvo touched r.hnt memo- rles of snow nnd Ice, nnd prnyln wheels nnd Idols, of Tlbctnn Rlrls Willi tuniuolso omnineiits In their hrnldei hnlr? Look how trouhlcd tho old ynk Is It Isn't fair to rIvo home-sickness to prisoners nt tho zoo I" London Dully Mull. EXPLAINS ACTION OF NODDING Indication of "Yes" and "No" a Trait Common In Humans and the Lower Animals. Itefnro n child lenrns lo wiy "yes" or "ilo," he Instinctively nods his hend n liniiKlily, comliwceiidliiK up-ninl down to show tlint he npproves, or n vlKorous hllkln from side to side when thu Imperloim will has heen ciwtm'd. Lnler on, ns Im eems In show n preference for this wny nf expressing himself, It Is often neres wiry to remind him Hint he enn spenk. Mnny of us may sympnlhl;.o with the mini who wild to Darwin, "Vour mice! nrs mny hnvo heen npes," hut It CHinint ho denied Hint wo have mnny thtniiM In common with thu other species. WnV'li n yotinc niilmnl rondy to re celvo food. With ttmer eyes nnd mouth open It unities quick, forwiird movoineiilM of tho hetul. When the fiMiil Is not niTeptnhlo it tlulitly clenched Juw nnd sldewurd motion of Iho hend serve In keep the mother mil mnl from forehiK fond upon It. So nfler nil these centuries mini's mouth Is still relnved when ho nods "ytw." hut there I u strong tendency to clench his teeth nnd even clime hi eyeM when he nlmke "no." ICxeliMinte. Dlarkslldlna Organ. An Hppetil huh' lieliiK tiiinle mi helntlf of ii HMir country church for h new Tirnii Iihm livtHi re- tiforeisl hy it (iilu- cliieneo the old inwtli IihihiiisI to elpliw. or prtNltice of Its own iv Mil, a limtf ilntmi, whIIIhb ammd Just hk i lie uortls were lietiiu lend front .1 ill "They iclolre nl the nhihi) of tlie rimu.M 'I'lila liuri lieeti Inter) r ns h uinmI omen, sud It nuilmU n cnire sHHilelil of wlmt liiliHnil In the Kits H4x tllliik'onf .Ii'vIiimiihi. A new iii-iinii wiim IhmiuIiI of Ihe kind wlilrli i-enld Im pluytsl hy titrtiliiK n Imitill The rlairt'li wita ertiwd.sl to Inttr lis nieo Inst reeltnl. All went well till the etnl if Hie Ural uMtlm; tlie ahiiflaii then i'ohmiI, I in I the orVMii went on pliiln. It M-eutiHl that I lie iiihii In eluti'iii' Iwil fulled to iIImomt how to itit on Hi" limke. I'iiiiii Ihe wilm tune the orgnn went on to ittvo h lively ae.ulMr ciiteh nlhd "Iiom of Itrawly," mimI Oumi kIii i i i on a men) ulr enlllleil "do In Din li ll ami Slmku Vwunwlf.' Iuu dou Miunluic I 'oat. How "Wallop" Orlfllnated. An Incident of Interest In llimllnli nnd I'rench hlatorj oconmsl In the year IBII. The Ireneh tlHt rHHfsl the censt nf Sut"( and hnimul llrlKhthelatiHie, mm llrlahioii, wIhwo- upon Sir John Wnllnw, one of tint host imviil coiuumndeix of his time, was sent hy Henry VIII to nutku reprisals. In till he suiveedod only tint well; lw hurued !!1 I'lenrh vlllHKe. duaielUhed severnl hnrhors, and tlirsahtsl the ei- emy t(n his heart's Miiteat. Ills men, however, proud of his Hohlovwuont, de clnnsl that they had walloped the Crouch. Thus (hero came Into thu KukIUIi luiiKuitae as n synonym for thmsli the new word wallop. After Many Trials. "He took my hull," said a ytmnitslor when reiritsl for lluliilna wltli nnoiher tmy. "Did )u try to cot It from him Veiifwitdy T" "Yes'in." "Ilftw iminy times ilid you try!" "I trlwl onco. twice, thrtco nnd force, nnd 1 didn't kH It until thu hint tlino," lltvstoa Tnmscrlpt. Hoary JesL "After tho lapse of centuries Shake speare's Humor is sun fancy. "Weill" 'That's tho real tost of real humor, s it noil' "I don't know about that. People still laugh at the mnthcr-lii tnw joke at the vaudeville shows and It dates buck to the stone age." Ulrtulnghatu AKi'ilRnihL I Portland Manufacturing Co. j MANTPACITRI-RS OF Panels, Berry Boxes, Coffee Drums, Ex-1 celsior Grape Boxes, Egg Case Stock, j and all kinds of Veneer t FACTORY, P00T OP RICHMOND STREET t Thero wns n commercial enso of Kix-iit luiiRiiltuilc thu other dny In Kng Innd, In which It wns expected that one nt least of coun.ul would take elRht (JnjH for his speech. With nil respect for n learned professor, hut In nmlcnhlu enndor, It Is hard not to coin inlscriitu any Judge that muy hnvu to listen to a speech of this length. It may ho made liy Hie cleverest nnd mnst eloquent of men. hill the fact Is that hy the dKlilli day, the fuels nnd tlie tropes of Iho first are pretty well fuded. Thu vuluu of these Iiiiik speeches hy counsel consists lnr(ely In the notes that tho Judge has tuken. provided lie followed the iiriMituut which Is hy no menus iilwu.vs the wise. We hnvu, td hu sure, thu splendid per fotuiniices nt YVnrrcn IlnstiiiKs' 1 1 1 1 peiichuieiit, where we lire assured thut Indies of tho most exnlled station swooned In sheer admiration nnd aw ful wonder nt the Renins displayed. Ho hu It; they swooned, thoiiRli wu have to point out that swooning nt that period was a pretty general ac complishment; nevertheless, It Is fulr to say that llurke and Vox nnd Sherl (Inn la point of fact were rnthcr above thu nvoraRa counsel In eloquence, though Surgennt Saunders could hnvo Hindu nny of lUo threo "look foolish" on his own ground. Christian Sclenco Monitor. SUSPENDED PAYMENT IN CASH How Crltlsh Qovernment Saved the Situation When Country's Financial Solvency Vas Threatened. In tho grunt wnr which Knglnnd com menced with Franco In 170.1, thu llrst foiiryeniH riiw tlOO.OOO.OOO mhled to tho national deht, without nny material ndviuiliiRu liehik' milncd. So much coin had left tho country for tho payment of troops nhrond and us subsidies to allies that thu hank, dining 1700, hc win to feel n dllllculty In satisfying demands inndo on It. At tho close of iho fear people hegnn to 1 1 mini coin and to miiku runs upon the county hanks. Thoso applied to thu Hunk of Knuhind for help, and tho cniiKvquciico wns that n ran uwn It commenced In the hitter part of February, 17(17. This great establishment could only keep II self ulloat hy imylug III sixpences. Immediate Insolvency wns expected, when on l-'ehrunry 'M, thu governmuiit stepped In with nn order In council authorizing thu notes of thu bank ns I ego I tender until such time ns proper rcuiftllotf could he applied. This sus pension 'of en nil payments wns ntteiul tsl hy thu usual effect of ruining thu minimi prices of nil article. Old Welohts and Measures. "Htll-ynrds," beams nnd nil manner of wulKhts mid measures, us nilislri bo exuetod from .their Importance In the life mid Interchange of tho populace, ore frequently mentioned In old chron icles, nnd one qunlnt allusion roods, "this lying weight was hy the Uni on ee, the weight lying In one scnle, nnd not hanging or sliding on the (loam of a .Slll-yiird, ns In iiuiieel wt'lght." Hut tho "stll-yard" was nlo imt Iwymid reproach, for Arnold, In ,Vs tells how "this WH,vhl Is forbid- Jen in i:iigland hy statute of Parlia ment hiiI also holy Church hitth cursed In 1 Inula ml all Hint heyeu or sellcn hy that aiiaeel wayght." However. In Sd(e of church and law, tint "mine- eel wnyght" continued In iio till 1"-. ten year after that ouo wo have been emislderliig begnn Its long career, tkbiHi tho Jury uppolpted hy ICIhuibelh wt iiu,n new standard of welghta uml iinnMirea, wldch remulutHl In force town to the present lime. Lamps for Brides, (a early (lines tho courtship nnd mnrrlane customs among tho (ireea lander wen- slmplo and uneereinonl- una enough. in co wo nre tout mm when a l.n.lorn youth Hindu up his nilml as to Hie girl ho wanted to adorn and be iiaeiul In his hut of he uml snow, hf went to her house, nelzed her hy the 1ml r or wherever he could mviov a giNHl urlp on her, and dragged her to his owti domain, where she wns etieeled lo remain,' without n:iy fur bee iiwrrlu.-e ceremony. 'If nn nfflucnt triders.iii he would perhaps soothe her iMcvriiud feeling hy presenting her with a new lump or soino other article of household utility. Mosquitoes Hate Light. It has lieen shown Hint thu malaria- lMSiiig-niniilto does not stay In a wolMlKhicd house or modern hospital, i says the .M.-iiitnl Itecorti. (.'lean, fare widU nnd ceilings, large windows nnd little furniture do not attract It. On the eontnwy. It selects cottages or old- fashioned houses, where thu roeins are stuffy" and hot, Ill-lighted, lll-venth Intetl, with dark recesses, cupboards, old curtains and much furniture. In such a phi 'e the mosquito Is altogether t home, and if there Is restricted liv ing or sleeping accommodation Infec tion ts U'sy likely to ho curried from the malaria carrier to thu susceptible" purstMi. Always Hope. Tim fashionable physician walked tn, In hU breiy way, uml nodded smll- ugly at HU put lent. Weil, here I nm, Mrs. Adams, lie nuuetimed. "Wlmt do you think Is the mutter with you this' morning!" "OiH'tor, I hardly know," murmured the fiixhloii.ihle patient languidly. "Wbui u in V Life. FOR County Com missioner Present County Commissioner Always on the Job Continued Good Service Republican Primary, May 21 Prom A. A. Muck's Platform "I frtvor ioo per cent Anicr icanisin in all departments o county government; enforce incut of law and order; dcvelor incut of the budget system reduction of cost of govern nient by consolidation" of con Hiding activities; home labor and home products. "I shall keep 1113' office door open, as I have in the pastVso that the public can transact business without delay." I'ald Adv 11 a fin jonn l wears Republican Candidate For District Judge, Department No. I. fi years exHtrience aa Judge In. Iowa, 17 years Law Practice in Oregon, Hudoraed hy leading- Attorucv nnd PraiiiluviitUtUciw of Multnomah Ouuty Paul Adv cuius ? UIA rii FM7V k3.ILKir 1 standi ron Maintenance r order. LAW ENFORCEMENT IalJ ailv General Dressmaking Reasonable Prices MRS. FERBRATHE 422 East Leavitt Street I buy or sell St. Johus Troperty A. W. DAVIS Real Estate Fire Insurance and Notary Public List your property with me if you desire to sell quickly ' 202 N. Jersey St. St. Johns Furniture Repaired and ' Prices Reasonable EDWARD BROOKS, Fixup Shop, 625 527 Columbia Blvd Fiench Block, Hi MM Jos.W.Beveridge REPUBLICAN Candidate For COUNTY CLERK Vote 145 on Ballot Paid Adv. LI " i BOON CASON For Circuit Judge . Department No. 6 KI l'l'IILIt s Square Deal to Kiel) nnd Poor Alike. iailf.lv Judge John McGourt Now Presiding Judge Republican Candidate For Circuit Judge Dept. No. 6 TltO Brunswick plays any record. It oft A clmnlrt ii'le n 1. k.mLi a .1 ou are ready toplay. Ourroa says so. COLUMBIA Pioneer in St. Johns - Has NOT Moved But Will Continue in Business at the Old Stand Gas, Oils, Supplies, Storage and Repairs 107 Fessenden Street Will H. Bard Republican Candidate For Circuit Judge Dept. No. 6 Justice without fenr or favor to the rich ami poor alike. raid Adv, Your active support will be sin cerely appreciated. Stanley IVyers (1'rcMUit Deputy City Attorney) Cnmlltlntc for Republican noininn . tlou for District Attornoy (Mitt AilV Ik M Hurlburt Republican For Sheriff Paid Adv. i Vote No. 28 HAMILTON JOHNSTONE -FOR- DELEGATE, To National Republican Convention (Two to elect) "Oregon's Choice Is My Choice" paid ad In order to Insure a change of aa- vertUement the copy for luch change thould reach tMs office not later than ' weanesaay, a o ciock p. m. GARAGE Near Jersey I nt