OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916
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minor charge.
REFEKBED TO THE PEOPLE BY TItB LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SubmUted by the Legislaturo.-SlngU Itom '. io Amendt-Au
ITZ Z?V" SeCti.1 ? of Attic,e V ot th COD8tittion of the
fnt?ppp.rrnburriZ",g 0Ve"10r 40 VOt 'inle
. Vote YES or NO
300
Yos.
301
No.
Submitted by the Legialatiire.-Ship Tax Exemption Amendment-An
TV Ar4tkle .IX of th" Constitution of the St.teTf tegon
c empt.ng from taxation until January 1st, 1935, except taiee for
, g.ged eitllcr Paen8 'Might coasting or foreign
trade whose home porta of registration are in the State of Oregon,
WL ir.T0 e,;coura8in8 registration of such vessels in Oregon
which would otherwise register in other States.
Vote YES or NO
302
Yes.
303
No.
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Submitted by tlie Legislature. Negro and Mulatto Suffrage Amendment
An amendment to the Constitution of the 8tate of Oregon, remov
ng the discriniination against negro and mulatto citizens by repeal
ng Section 0 of Article II thereof, which section reads as follow.:
Wo negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage."
Vote YES or NO
304
Yes.
305
No.
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Initiated by Oregon State Federation of Labor, T. H. Burchard, Presi
dent; E. J. Stack, Secretary, 302 Oregonian Building, Portland, Ore
gon; and the Central Labor Council of Portland and Vicinity, Eugene
E. Smith, President; A. W. Jones, Vice-President; E. J. Stack, Sect
tary, 162 Second Street, Portland, Orogon. Pull Rental Value Land
Tax and Homemakers' Loan Fund Amendment Purpose A consti
tutional amendment declaring and defining (a) people's power and
right; (b) citizen's right to use of land; (c) public ownership of
land rent; (d) publie policy of Oregon; defining (e) the word
"land";, (f) method of appraising land rent; (g) land improvement;
providing for (h) levy of permanent. land rent tax; (i) publication
of assessment; (j) delinquent'tax aal'e; (k) maintenance of private
property rights; (1) separate assessment of land rent; (m) standing
timber; (n) assessment and collection of tax; (o) duty of Governor
aAfttA6 Land Board; (p) how personal Droporty and land imDrove-
Uf I O ' taxed by T0te ' people only; (q) distribution of rev-
i i-.-. v rBnt ana lr; estamisning nomemakers' loan fund.
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Initiated by Oregon Prohibition State Committee, J. P. Newell, Chairman,
822 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon; J. Sanger Fox, Executive
Secretary, 414 Behnke-Walker Building, Portland, Oregon. Prohlbl
tlon Amendment Forbidding Importation of Intoxicating Liquors for
Beverage Purposes Purpose This is a constitutional amendment
extending the existing constitutional provision, relating to the pro
hibition of the manufacture and tale of intoxicating liquor, by also
prohibiting the importation ot intoxicating liquors for beverage pur
pose. Vote YES or NO
Yes.
Ne.
Initiated by the Oregon Referendum League: C. E. Spence, Master Ore
y mm fcttjon uity, uregon; J. 1). Brown, President, O
renr-ra? twttiit' Educational and Co-o
Arlington, Oregon; T. 7lTtfi
ation of Labor, 829 East ElevT
Rural Credits Amendment Purpo:
per cent or assessed valuation
Credits Fund." Bonds from 2!
turing in not over 38 yean
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ortland, Oregon.
o bond state for not over two
11 property therein for "Rural
to (1000 in aeries of (50.000. ma-
erest four per cent, exempt from
to owners occupying farm lands, on
nd value nor $50 per acre, nor less than
0 to one person, small loans preferred. Loans
taxes. State to loan i
xuuhbuww sjvu" io one person, email loans prererred. Loans
made for: (a) payment for land; (b) purchasing livestock and equip
ment and making improvements; (c) satisfying incumbrance! in
curred for such purposes; interest five Der cent.
Vote YES or NO
318 Yes.
319 No.
Initiated-by State Tax Payers' League, Walter M. Pierce, President, La
Grande, Oregon; C. L. Hawley, Vice-President, McCoy, Oregon; J. A.
WeBterlund, Vice-President, Medford, Oregon; A. M. LaFollett, Vice
. President, Salem, Oregon; Robt. E. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Rose
burg, Oregon. State-Wide Tax and Indebtedness Limitation Amend
mentPurpose Limiting tax levies of State, County, municipality
or other taxing power to not more than the total amount levied the
last preceding year plus six per centum thereof, except for paying
bonded indebtedness and interest thereon, or by vote of people, any
increase so voted excluded in determining subsequent tax; limiting
power of counties to incur indebtedness to $5000, either voluntarily
or when imposed by law, except to suppress insurrection or repel in
vasion, or not over two per cent of assessed valuation for permanent
roads on vdte of people; and invalidating debts, payments and taxes
exceeding such limitations.
Vote YES or NO
Yes.
821 No.
is the
RURAL
CREDITS
BILL
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Yes' On
the Other
Measure
by Mistake
(Bottom part of ballot with middle column condensed showing how these two measures will ap
pear on ballot.)
Adoption of this measure will bar Oregon from all participation in both
Federal and State Rural Credit Systems.
This is the Way to Defeat Single Tax
(Paid Adv. by the Oregon City Commercial Club, Oregon City, Oregon)
G. O. P. CANDIDATES
MAKE GOOD RACE
Prediction Is Made by Local Writer that Republi
cans Will Be Victorious Next Tuesday
When the last bugle is sounded in
the present political campaign, the
republican candidates of Clackamas
county may feel sure that they have
made one of the most complete, clean
and effective fights that has ever been
waged here, Present indications give
every appearance, of a complete vic
tory for the party, from president to
constable. The republicans of Clack
amas county have been very fortunate
this campaign in having one of the
finest and most representative tickets
ever placed before the voters, one that
cannot help but command the atten
tion and respect of every voter, both
from the standpoint of personnel and
ability for the particular office for
which he or she has been nominated.
The ticket is headed by the legisla
tive candidates, three in number, each
of whom represents a different sec
tion of the county, and each section
happens to be among the largest pop
ulated of the county, and the candi
dates happily are counted among the
most representative citizens of those
localities.
Geo. C. Brownell, the Oregon City
attorney, represents the section com
prising Oregon City and contiguous
area, although he, like the other two,
is a candidate of the whole county and
would so represent it in the legisla
ture. Mr. Brownell served Clacka
mas county 12 years in the state sen
ate and was its presiding officer for
one term, when he was counted one of
the best and fairest officials that ever
sat in the president's chair. While in
the senate he voted against every
thing that tended to make taxes high,
and will renew this fight to the extent
of an attempt to eliminate some of the
useless commissions and the cutting
off of high salaried officials and depu
ties, which make for the general high
taxation in this state. He will work
for a good roads program that will
aid every county, and where the tax
payer will get the Worth of every dol
lar expended. To Mr. Brownell is
due much of the credit for the passage
of the Initiative and Referendum
measure, which finally became the pri
mary law, and he has always favored
and worked for woman's suffrage. His
ability and knowledge of parliamen
tary law is conceded by all, and he
would see to it that Clackamas coun
ty got every thing to which it was en
titled. ,
Dr. H. A. Dedman of Canby, who
represents the southern section of
Clackamas county, is so well known
that he received practically a unani
mous vote of his people in the primary
election last spring, both himself and
Mr. Brownell receiving the democrat
ic and progressive nominations in ad
dition to that of their own party. Dr.
Dedman is one of the leading and pro
gressive citizens of Canby, where he
has served his people in public office,
although he comes far from being a
politician or an office-seeker. He is in
terested in the two prosperous banks
of that town, has a splendid , know
ledge of the county's needs so far as
state appropriations and aid are con
cerned, and further possesses ability
to see that the county is treated fair
ly by the legislature. Dr. Dedman's
duties as a practicing physician have
prevented him from making as active
a campaign as he desired, but he has
visited most of those sections in which
he is not so well known as in the
southern end of the county, where he
has made a strong impression upon
the voters.
Dr. Dedman received the highest
vote of any republican candidate in
the primary election having an op
ponent, leading by 500 votes, attest
ing to his popularity and standing
with the people. He has been on the
Canby school board four terms, show
ing his deep interest in educational
affairs, and was mayor of Canby four
years, from 1909 to 191.4.
H. C. Stephens of George is the
only farmer among the candidates for
the legislature and is also the only
legislative candidate from the east
ern part of the county. He is receiv
ing practically the solid support of the
voters of that section, irrespective of
party affiliations. Such support, by
those who know him best, speaks well
for Mr. Stephens' splendid standing
in his own community.
Before coming to the farm Mr.
Stephens had many years' successful
experience as a banker; he has a wide
acquaintance throughout, the state,
particularly in eastern Oregon, know
ing personally many of the men who
will be in the next legislature. His
first hand knowledge, as a farmer, of
the farmers' needs, together with his
business training, peculiarly fits him
to be of service to his constituents,
particularly in the line of handling ap
propriations and keeping expenses
down. Mr. Stephens' statement, at
the time of filing his declaration of
candidacy, pledging himself to "ear
nestly work for eflfaiency and econo
my in legislation, to the end that the
tax-paying dollar may more nearly
approach a one hundred cents dollar"
expresses his campaign in a nut shell
and is, in his opinion, the sole rea
son for sending him to the legisla
ture. His well earned reputation of
getting the things he goes after Will
make him of value to the county, as he
has been to his own community, where
he is president of the George Com
mercial club and the Eastern Clacka
mas County fair.
With "economical legislation, pay
as we go, opposed to graft and favor
itsm" as his slogan, Hermon A. Lew
is of Portland, is an independent can
didate for joint state senator from
Clackamas, Columbia and Multnomah
counties to fill the seat caused by the
resignation of George M. McBride of
Multnomah, who is running for county
judge. Mr. Lewis is one of the most
prominent and best known members
of the Oregon Grange. He is making
the race at the solicitation of neigh
bors in Russelville, where he has been
a nurseryman for the past 24 years.
He is a lifelong republican, but in this
particular instance, that of filling a
vacancy, no candidate can get a party
designation. It is the first time Mr.
Lewis has ever been a candidate for
office, although he has lived in the
state 45 years. He has been a school
director of his district for 15 years,
being its chairman at present, and
has had the satisfaction of knowing
that his district is entirely out of
debt. Mr. Lewis is deeply interested
in road legislation, but he wants it to
come without bonding the taxpayers
to death.
Dr. H. M. Patton of Portland, a
practicing physician and surgeon for
20 years, is an independent candidate
for joint senator of Clackamas, Co
lumbia and Multnomah counties. In
the republican primary last May Dr.
Patton received 14,725 votes for state
senator, being sixth of the 12 candi
dates runing for five places, and his
friends believe that this makes him
the logical candidate for joint senator
caused by the resignation of George
McBride, who is running for county
judge. Dr. Patton has seen 16 years
military duty, having served as an
officer in the Fourth U. S. Volunteer
Infantry as First Lieutenant of Co. E
in the Cuban campaign in the Santi
ago province. He was also a mem
ber of Mayor Rushlight's vice com
mission. The doctor is not a politi
cian and neither is he looking for po
litical favors. He will be against
freak legislation, says he is not tied
up to any interests, but will be square
and fair toward all. He favors good
roads, but wants every dollar made to
count.
William M. Stone, candidate for
district attorney, is a Clackamas coun
ty product, and one of which every
friend i3 proud, and one that would
make a good official. He has met
with success in his chosen profession
and if elected, as his friends and sup
porters predict, he will give to the
county just such energy and enthusi
asm as has been displayed in behalf
of his clients. He can be depended
upon at all times to see that economy
is practiced in the conduct of county
affairs, and promises to start in with
his own office by eliminating the dep
uty hire of $900 a year, and the $3000
which was appropriated to enforce
the prohibition law.
Clackamas county has had few of
ficials who have been as conscientious
and painstaking as "Billy" Wilson, re
publican candidate for re-election as
sheriff. And this js not all. He has
practiced economy in his office as have
few sheriffs before him, all of which
should be appreciated by the voters
next Tuesday, when they should ac
cord him a unanimous vote. Sheriff
Wilson has been on his job day and
night with the result that he has made
life a burden and source of much trou
ble and annoyance to lawbreakers of
every sort and description. While
the sheriff's office is ordinarily one of
much trying experience and where
friendship ceases, because that official
cannot play favorites, it is universally
acknowledged that "Billy" Wilson to
day has more friends than when he
entered the office two years ago be
cause he has done his duty fearlessly
and without favor.
While the handling of county funds
is largely a matter of routine, yet
when it is considered that the county
treasurer takes in and disburses close
to a million dollars a year and to make
a mistake in his books not only jeo
pardizes his honesty, one can realize
that it is work for no ordinary man.
As county treasurer for the past two
years, M. E. Dunn has handled funds
amounting close to one and three
quarters million dollars, all without
an error of any description. The af
fairs of the office have been handled
in an efficient and accomodating man
ner, greatly to the satisfaction of the
taxpayers. As an acknowledgment
of Mr. Dunn's splendid conduct of the
office of county treasurer, he is un
opposed in this campaign, the other
political parties declining to encour
age any candidates against him.
With a great many the opinion is
prevalent that educational matters
should be taken out of politics, be
cause practically every one has a di
rect interest in things educational. To
a greater extent than ever before this
condition doubtless prevails in Clack
amas county this year, and as a re
sult J. E. Calavan, republican candi
date for re-election as county super
intendent of schools, has no opposi
tion at the polls next Tuesday, so that
his election is assured. The people of
the county generally are proud of the
schools and the splendid progress they
have made under the direction of Mr.
Calavan during the past two years,
that gentleman proving not only a
capable and efficient official, but
obliging and ever alive to giving of
his greatest efforts to the upbuilding
of the educational system of Clacka
mas county.
While she does not lay claim to be
ing a politician, yet unconsciously
Miss Iva M. Harrington, candidate
for county clerk to succeed herself,
has so successfully and satisfactorily
hlied the office during the past two
years that she has made hundreds of
friends, all of whom made it apparent
last spring that it was useless for any
one to run against her in the primary
campaign on either of the two chief
political parties, and this is the rea
son she appears today practically un
opposed. She has surrounded herself
with capable and efficient help and
the records of the office today are in
the neatest and most complete shape
possible.
The office of county assessor is one
of the most important, if not the most
important, in the county, and the tax
payers are vitally interested in seeing
that a fair and impartial official is
chosen. In the nomination of W. W.
Everhart of Molalla to this office the
republicans have placed before the
people a man whose business life
should convince them that he will be
absolutely fair and impartial. He is
a farmer and having had considerable
experience in farm values in different
sections of the county will bring ex
perience to the office that will be of
much value to the county. He will
surround himself with competent help
so that the Work will be kept up to
the highest state of efficiency. Mr.
Everhart has been a member of the
Molalla Telephone company and has
been on the Clackamas county fair
board for eight years.
Dudley C. Boyles, candidate for
county recorder, who appears on the
ticket practically unopposed, has been
a resident of the county for a good
many years, being well known in the
Molalla country, where he was book
keeper for Robbins Bros., general
merchandise for a long time. He has
been deputy county recorder for the
past two years and during this time
proved himself capable and efficient
and in every way worthy of the confi
dence of the people of Clackamas
county. This has had much to do with
his nomination by his own party as
well as his being unopposed by the
other parties. '
Being identified as he is with agri
culture, timber and financial interests
which keep him busy, as well as his
large ranch, of which a hundred acres
are in cultivation, W. A. Proctor of
Sandy, candidate for county commis
sioner, is in a position to know the
wants of his fellow-citizens. A man
who has paid heavy taxes and gone
through the mill of helping to build
good roads where once existed the old
mud streams of thoroughfare in Ore
gon, not only understands the needs
of his fellow-citizens in the way of
county improvements, but he also, as
a tax-payer, understands the value of
each dollar to be expended . in lm
provements; and as a handler of fi
nances and the employer of a large
number of men, his ability to handle
the two together by the most econonv
ical method cannot help but be of ben
efit to any county or community on
which he would seek to employ his
time and talent.
Mr. Proctor is prominently identi
fied with many of the industries that
are working so hard to build up and
make things of benefit to the county
and the farmers of his immediate vi
cinity. (Contributed and paid for by
W. E. Hassler.)
recommendations will be considered
by the taxpayers of the district at the
annual meeting to be held November
24 at the school house. The proposed
special levy will raise approximately
$12,151. Other funds necessary to
maintain the schools of the district
come from the state and county school
fund.
Baby Had Whooping Cough
Mothers who have used Foley's
Honey and Tar would not be without
it. Mrs. Sam C. Small, Clayton, N.
M., writes: "My grandson had whoop
ing cough when he was three months
old. We used Foley's Honey and Tar
and I believe it saved his life. He is
now big and fat." It is a fine thing
to have in the house in case of whoop
ing cough, croup, coughs, colds. The
first doses help, loosen phlegm, heal
inflammation, clear air passages, stop
racking coughs. Jones Drug Co.
MOTION IN VIETOR CASE
Defendants Ask Him to Elect One
Cause of Action
A motion to compel Maxwell Vie
tor to elect one cause of action from
the four he has set out in his com
plaint against E. E. Brodie, the Enter
prise, published by Mr. Brodie, and
Thomas A. Burke, will be heard by
Judge Campbell on Monday morning.
Vietor is suing for $10,000 damages,
alleging libel and setting out other
causes of action. The suit brought
by Vietor, former newspaper man,
hinges upon a story which appeared
in the Enterprise some weeks ago, in
which the candidate was charged with
plotting to discredit District Attorney
Gilbert L. Hedges and Sheriff Wilson
because of the fact that they held in
the county jail for four months one
O. C. A. C. WINS GAME.
"Red" Rupert's Charges Make Spec
tacular Plays on Canemah Field.
The football team of the new Ore
gon City Athletic club won by a score
of 21 to 7 from the Vancouver Ath
letic club team on Canemah field Sun
day afternoon, in the first game of
the season. Coach Rupert's men.
faced defeat in the first quarter when
the visiting team carried the ball over
for a touchdown and kicked the goal,
but came back strong in the second
quarter, when Miller, left half for
Oregon City, carried the ball over. In
the following period Miller grasped a
Vancouver forward pass and raced 40
yards for the second touchdown. The
third score for the locals was made
in the last quarter. Star playing on
both sides featured the game, said to
be one of the fastest played on the
local field in years.
Canby Loses at Football.
Years of experience and 30 pounds
to the man more weight gave Wood
burn a 45-to-7 victory over Canby
high school Saturday. The Canby
eleven made yardage once on consecu
tive plays, but in the last quarter
made two 60-yard runs with inter
cepted passes, scoring on the last, but
in the first attempt held for downs
on the one-yard line, where the run
ner was forced out of bounds. Canby
excelled in passing and kicking, but
lacked in experience, weight, judg
ment, ability to tackle, and especially,
confidence.
The Courier and the Daily Jour
nal $4.75.
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W. A. Procter
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
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COMMISSIONER
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Tax for Milwaukie Schools.
Milwaukie will have an 8-mill tax
levy for school purposes, according to
recommendations of the board of
school directors of that place. The
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