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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 190.
A TURN IN THE TIDE.
His orients in Clackamas county
are Indulging in some very plain talk
against George C. Brownell as a candi
date for state senator. One would
think, if half what they say is tree,
that nobody would vote for him. but
similar things have been said about
him before, and still the people would
elect him. But there is always a turn
Jn the tide, and perhaps this is the
time for it to turn Forest Grove
Times."
It certainly would appear that the
time has arrived for a " turn in the
tide." At any rate there is sufficient
Justification for a remarkable tidal
wave in Clackamas county's political
life. And there is every indication
that the State Senator from this coun
ty will experience that wave this time.
Senator Brownell, throughout 12
years' continuous service In the State
Senate, has repeatedly fooled the peo
ple until they are now done with t!s
double dealing and insincerity of pur
pose. Professing to represent every in
terest of the "common people" in mat
ters of legislation, he was and con
tinues in the hire of corporate inter
ests whose purposes he has at all
times been found to serve faithfully,
entirely disregarding his ante-election
pmmises.
The hypnotic influence that the Sen
ator has so effectually employed In
preceding campaigns has become se
riously dissipated through his repeat
ed failures to make good his innum
trable pledges. He is losing his grasp
f the situation he has manipulated
for so many years to his own gain as
political boss and dictator.
With a federal indictment hang
ing over his head. Senator Brownell
finds himself in an extremely awk
ward predicament when he asks th
voters of Clackamas county to forglv
and forget his perfidy of the past an!
again place their trust in him for an
other four years.
Are the electors of this county agair
poing to rally around this standard
and perpetuate in office a public ser
vant who has repeatedly proved him
self undeerving of the confidences of
bis constituency We think not.
There most certainly may be predict
ed a "turn in the tide."
It is more than probable that the
Toters w ill accept in earnest the many
times repated statement by Senator
Brown 11 that he is "out of politics"
and will "never be a candidate for
State Senator again" and will lend
their material assistance in bringing
that gentleman to a realization of such
a condition.
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WHERE WAS BROWNELL?
At the last session of the Oregon
Legislature Representative Killings-
worth, of Multnomah county, intro
duced and l-j only the greatest per
sistency secured, finally, the eaact
ment of a law requiring the main
lines of railroad corporations to re
ceive and deliver to their destination
cars and freight from tbe lines of in
dependent companies.
For instance, presuming that a pri
vate corporation constructed a rail
way line from Oregon City into the
Molalla country, the system at this
end connecting with the Southern Pa
cific Company's line. Before this law
was passed, the Southern Pacific Com
pany could refuse to handle, save at
its convenience and pleasure, cars of
freight brough to this city over this
independent line. Cars of potatoes or
perishable products could be left
standing in the depot yards here until
they became unmarketable and the
producer would necessarily be the
lo.ser. But by the passage of this law,
which 13 now on the stajute books of
this state, the main line are com
pelled to receive and deliver this
freight within a reasonable time.
This measure is one of importance
to the growth and development of
every part of the state in that In its
operation the marketing of products
3b greatly facilitated and with increas
ed marketing facilities comes enhanc
ed property values and general pros
perity. Heretofore, by refusing to re
ceive this freight, the main lines of
the railroad system were enabled to
retard the development of those parts
of the state that their system did not
Berve exclusively.
Alone, and single handed, Mr. Kil-
lingsworth secured the pasage by the
House of this important bill, notwith-
Btanding he was the only member of
his delegation that favored tbe nieas-
lire. The bill then went to the Senate
anu was reguiany reierreu uj ine corn- couiu oe expecieu oi tne sensible
mittee on railroads where it was held i young woman that she Is. To bestow
up by that committee until 4:30 p. i on the average young woman one
m. on the last day of the session. Mr. ': tenth of the notoriety to which Miss
Kililngsworth exhausted every means ; Roosevelt was an unwilling subject.
In his power to get the committee on ' would have made of her a foolish
railroads to take up hia bill for con -
Bideration but he was unable to obtain
bo much as a hearing on the measure,
the members of the committee plead-
lug an inability to get together.
Finding that some pressure must be
brought against the railroad commit- j
tee If the bill was to come before the
Senate before final adjournment, Mr.
Kililngsworth persuaded a Senator,
Wbo vm friendly to the bill, to offer
a motion demanding that the commit-
lee report the bill, witn tne usual
adroitness that characterises the work
of that committee when Its members
are obliged to show their hand tn the
making of a report on an important
bill In which the interest of the pro
ducer and the corporation are present
ed, the committee returned the bill
to the Senate without recommenda
tion. It was only under this pressure
that the committee reported the meas
ure at all. and then but a few minutes
before final adjournment.
When the till came tip for final
reading and passate, many of the
Senators, including Browne!!, desert
ed the Senate chamber in hopes of
rvdurlrig the attendance to less than
a quorum in hopes of dtfeatlng action
on the bill. A call of the House was
demanded and the Sergeant at Arms
managed to locate and return to the
Siliate a sufficient number of the
truant members that a vote might be
had on the bill. Not daring to vote
against the measure, a majority, of the
members voted for the bill which bo
came a law.
But whore was Brownell? In his
twelve years' legislative experience,
he has acquired great pn.ncency "at
double-dealing and dodging all import
ant situation!-, when he must neces
sarily show his hand for or asainst
the common people whose interests
he professes to have so seriously at
heart at all times. But in this as on
other l:ke occasions. -Brownell disap
peared in the corridors as if by magic
and successfully evaded the officer of
the Senate and Brownell remained se
creted until after the result of the
vote on the bill had been announced.
Brownell as a member of the rail
road committee could have exerted
r m i, t; . 7 e--;Y ."Tent work on the Columbia river'
hi.1. but in an underhanded and covert , ,,.,,. tM, that ;
way he threw his entire influent to , th(, wf ,,partlm,lt cnft.rrlne .
the interests of the railroads. If ,ha ,' ,
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tions of loyalty to the common people,
why did lie not make a minority re
port supporting the bill? He could
have at least said something for the
bill when it was called up for final pas
sage. But instead be sneaks out of
the Senate chamber, ashamed and
afraid to meet the issue squarely in
the face. He was afraid to vote for
the bill because of the disfavor in
which he would be placed with the
corporations and he dared Ttc vote
acainst the measure for fear of in-
f urring the displeasure and righteous I
indignation of his constituents. So
he remained silent, or rather, he j
dodged the issue and there Is no record 1
of where he stood on the measure.
fTf1 the n,,!e !
are not onto him and he again has ;
the nerve to ask the voters nf thin
county to support him for an office in
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n'13. uui vm hik (ieuiie Bianii ior
mis son 01 ining; inaications are mat
the verdict will be strongly negative.
LET US HAVE YOUR IDEAS.
A correspondent to the Enterprise
last week said: "The correspondents'
corner calls for brieflets of gossip and
as our correspondents are mostly girls
and women they are not supposed to j tinn-
know a great deal about the various Taken as a whole, the State has far
way of raising crops and breeding ''d well for a bitterly economic -stock.
I think if our editor woul!sot. and when final adjournment for
leave space for the farmers to relate the spring is taken. Oregon will un
their experiences both in failure and (questionably have much to her credit,
in success of raising different crops it j o
would greatly benefit us all and would .
help the correspondents. It's true we ! FULT0N AND THE W00L GROW
have as gwd farmers here as any- ERS. '
where, in fact, there are many pio- j
neers here with year of experience j In the ''J-etlons filed by the I'ma
and as I presume the reader is a new- ;til,a Wo"1 Growers' Association to the
comer with not much experience he ! a""tmf'nt of th Wenaha forest re
wouldbe much benefitted by calling sm" f"r ran,? purposes, was found
on some of them, till we hear through "i?b'rial for an inquiry that will prob
our columns of some experience in l1'? 1,e far-reaching In its influence
agriculture." j with stockmen. As the facts were
The ideas suggested by the corres- ! Presented by this association to S-na-pondent
in the foregoing paragraph I tor f'ton. lTl.ooo Washington sheep
co-inclde perfectly with our own. The jhave ht" n allotted to the reserve, and
Knterpri.se again announces, as it has j but 23-,MM) Oregon sheep despite the
done several times in the past, that j fact thal tne rpserve is about equally
we will gladly publish all coramunica- divided between the two states,
tions of interest that may be sent to ! More aeravating than this is the fact
this office. This paper is particularly that a1"'"1 37.0UO Washington sheep
desirous of nrintine anvthlne an'v ! nave leen allotted to the Oregon side
farmer may send, relating to the grow-j"f lhe reserve, while not an Oregon
ing of crops and, the raising of stock, i Kfu''P nM '"'f-0 Riven range on the
It Is such information as this that WashSntfton side. I'matilla sheepmen
makes the countv paper readable be-Htat,; tnat from 233.000 to 23,000 Ore
sides a great help in acquainting the!?"" sheep that are entitled to the Or
new settlers in this section with agri- Bl(ie of the range, have been dirt-
cultural conditions. (placed by the favors shown the Wash-
Send in your communications and!inK'on men.
they will be printed cheerfully. It i Protest Is made to the allotment of
Is only by exchanging ideas on farm-lth,i supervisor, which Is alleged to be
ing and stock raising that the best re-1 l'aw''l P"n P'Sor range customs. Or
sul'ts can be uniformly attained and)-1?"" rn,;n lat t,iat the presence of
nothing contributes more to that re- Washington sheep in this district pro
suit than publishing communications ' vlously was largely due to unjust and
on these subjects. If the farmers can j almost forceful encroachment, and
spare the time to write these arti- : should not be taken as the basis for
cles, they are assured that the Enter- i permanent range division,
prise will gladly find space and be j Senator Fulton's protest to the for
glad to publish them. Begin this i f-try officials has been couched in
week. ! strong language, and In view of the
j fact that the facts assumed by the de-
THE WASHINGTON WEDDING.
Alice was married at Washington
last Saturday and we sincerely trust! rules of allotment, which shall give
that the newspaper correspondents at local stock Interests greater oppor
the National Capital will find some- tunity to present to the final author
thing else to occupy their attention. ity In allotting their side of a case
The marriage of the President's (laugh-. where there Is dispute.
ter to congressman ingwortn was
an event of great Interest but the ex-
tended and detailed stories that were
written became exceedingly tiresome
and even disgusting jng before the
time for the wedding.
Hut to the credit of Mrs. Ing
worth it is to be said that she did not
allow her head to be turned for a
j single minute in spite of the atten-
tion she received. Through it all.
' perhaps, largely by reason of paren-
tal influences, the young bride de-
. meaned herself in the manner that
, school girl.
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WE SPEND
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MONEY
TALK.
AND SAVE
They do it differently in Clackamas
, county, where the annual apportion-
, ment of 130,000 was recently made to
! various road districts. Probably that
Is one reason why Clackamas has bet-
ter roads than Marlon. Woodburn
inuepenaeni.
Is It Your
Own Hair?
Do you pin your hat to your
own hiir? Can't do it?
Haven't enough hair? It must
be you do not know Aycr's
Hair Vigor! Here's an intro
duction! May the acquaint
ance result in a heavy growth
of rich, thick, glossy hair!
Use this splendid hair-food,
stop your falling hair, and get
rid of your dandruff.
The bMt kind of a ttUmonll
"8old lor or aiaty yr."
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RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
In the list of state's to receive at
; tentlon this year by the Government
.appropriation power. Oregon will
stand lush. Every possible assurance
that can be given quietly is enjoyed
by the Oregon delegation that the verv
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Interrupt this most urgent need as 1
existing at the mouth of the river. .
but there Is yet hope In the determin
ed work of the two Oregon senators !
for steady work "on the Celllo canal j
project. These two great projects on
the Columbia have been championed '
early and late by all of the northern ;
Oregon, southern Washington and i
northern Idaho Interest, with the re- '
suit that their details are familiar to i
all of Congress. ,
Senator Vnlfiin t.r-ovfnir lha if. '
f. rt fitl a OMtnl.irtaf Ion l .i. .. .-.n Ikd I
coast whl(.h WHUi fct,rv , ,ne har .
txrs of that sec tion. An effort was
made to divert him In favor of a con
tract dredging proposition, but he will i
I nut vL.lit thl, nl.ti , n. .n .,.., i.,n 1
jr; this w;,rv ; expose; I
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i this season.
,in i uiaunn . . o r. r imnpiu'c. ,t t a 1
miii. 111 j'i . . in.' 11 in will
doubtless be authorized on the upper i
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K oiumnia ana bnako rivers
Construe-
(()n cf
light house at Cape Arasro
has been authorized by the Senate,
under Senator Kultou's bill, and favor
able action Is expected in the House.
There Is also assurance that the senior
Senator will secure at this session the
money required for the Federal build
ing at Haker City, for which a site
has been purchased, and preliminary
arrangements made for the construe
ai initio as in Kiiiuaue; himi hh pre
sented by the sheepmen conflict, an
lnvent.igat.lon seems probable. Grow-
; ing out of It is expected to In
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THE TIMEER AND STONE ACT.
Oregon's senior senator has waged
a determined conflict the past week
in the Committee on Public lands. o
which his is a member, to have the
proposed conditions after repeal of
the timber and stone act, modified so
that tbe land may he acquired by nri-
vate individuals If it is thought to be
more valuable for any other purisjse
than forestry. The natural effect of
the proposed repeal and forbidding
entry of timber land for homesteads
would be to place all of Oregon's tim
bered puhllc domain not embraced
within forest reserve withdrawals on
practically the same footing as re
served areas. The committee was
not disposed to allow the county in
which timber grew, more than 10 per
cent of the total derived from sales.
I Senator Fulton's strongest effort
was to have any timbered area thought
to have greater value for any purpose
than forestry, open to some form of
private acquisition. He held that a
vast proportion of Western Oregon
being timbered, splendid land for ag-
rlculture, grazing, etc., might be kept
unaer xorest ior years under proposed
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conditions. His figures presented
showed the remarkably low revenue
forest land yielded. While of Western
Oregon's timbered area a relatively
small amount remained public domain,
the senator feared that milch good
land would be kept from development,
and Is striving to convince the com
mittee of tbe peculiar conditions tn
bis and other Pacific states, where
timbered areas are sometimes the
best lands when cleared. If he Is
unsuccessful In the committee, he
will carry the fight to the Senate floor
for a final struggle with the Eastern
spirit which seems unable to apprec
iate Western conditions.
BE SURE TO REGISTER.
The direct primary should Influence
all citizens, and especially working
men, to register, ami take part at the
primaries held April 20th. Tbe reg
istration books will be open at the
county court house of each county
until April 10th, and In the city where
the court house situated voters in
that city must go In person to the
court house and register. In all oth
er priclnets of the county, voters can
register before a notary or Justice of
the peace. Not only should voters
register, but ask your neighbor If lie
has registered. If voters support the
principles of Ilrsmevelt they can reg
ister as .Republicans at the primary.
Otherwise they can register as Demo
crats and vote at the Democratic pri
mary held on the same day. Hut for
the purposed of the primary they must
I ' V ' ,,,,. ar ,ho niv tn
',,. ,Vl(, 1ou, v, ran iWp
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All other
pari. Ill primary rieeuonn.
citizens of other parties can and
should register now. Remember tin-
der the primary a registered voter
(has all the powers that a delegate to " ,'"",r 1 .
a county convention formerly exercls- yfda by shifting a decimal point In
ert He can vote on the nominee for "i of multiplying 30 and of having
leach office, from constable to commit- "n'y "n sor1t of I""nl :'"'
Meeman. from justice of the peace to and that a dec mal pound, Instead of
Governor, and united States senator.
I t all try to do their duty. Register,
n Vw. t v.. in ntiicriiUtir rf if' i ut fftt
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DO YOUR SPRAYING NOW.
j gf)rnP frllt growers are spraying
' tn,,jr trees while other are not. In
(ir,,.r that the fight against the San
; JoK(; Hca)e an(, otner frult M.HtB may
be effectively waged, it Is essential
that concerted action be taken by the
farmers.
Let every man spray his orchard
and a good step will have been taken
towards eradicating these destructive
pests from this state.
Now is the time to begin spraying.
Get out the spray pump and spraying
solution and get busy.
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It Is reported that Commissioner
Garfield has Presidential aspirations.
Doubtless the packers would come up
wtn a handsome campaign contrlbu-
tion if they thought It would make
him quit hia present Job
Product
OF THE SUGAR TREE
LOG CABIN
MAPLE SYRUP
Quality is There
FOR SALE BY
503 MAIN STREET.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Not so Important perhaps as the
Hate HID or the Pure Food Mill, but
none the lens of intense Interests to
everybody Is a modest looking little
measure by Representative l.lttnuer
which, promises to pass with little
discussion and that If It does will
work a revolution In this country. It
Is a measure of only a few lines, pro
viding for the compulsory use of the
metric system In all government bus
iness. If It passes, the government
will be advertising kilograms for paint
to cover Its warships, and expressing
the dimensions of its public build
Ings In meters anJ of Its public domain
In hectares. It may throw a momen
tary chill upon thi public to think of
hanging on the brink of such a revolu
tion. Hut it will be a beneficent revo
lution, and tbe adoption of this sys
tem by the government will almost of
necessity be followed by Its adoption
by the general' public. A good many
people know but do not clearly realize
just what the adoption of the metric
I Ktfstnm me;tns It meiinn fllmntv the
change from our old. familiar but very
clumsy and Inconvenient system of
weights and measures to the decimal
system which is as plain and easy
an Is our decimal system of coinage.
Had it Is to think what a beautiful
chance our forefathers lost and how
much needless work they cansed us
when they did not adopt' a decimal
system of weight and measure along
with our coinage of dollars and dimes.
We would not give up the decimal sys
tem of money now and go buck to
the English denominations of pennies
i shillings, half crowns, pounds and
guinies, inn u wouki no jusi us tin-
i,ii nuu Hit
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f we had It, and go back to
fPt- pounds and gallons. Think of
having three different ones and all
with different ratios? The prospect
seems almost too good to be true, yet
the Littauer Hill brings It within
measurable distance. The metric sys
tem has already been legalized in the
United States, Is voluntarily used by
most scientific workers and is already
compulsory In some branches of the
government service. The system has
already a much greater hold In this
country than people in general 'imag
ine, and Its adoption by the entire gov
ernment service would make It but a
short step to its national adoption'.
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J. J. Hill complains that this coun
try Is too extravagant, Still If a great
many people had not been, Mr. Hill
might still be working for a living.
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Between forgiveness and alimony,
Count Bon I thinks he would prefer
alimony.
The Senate adjourned over on Fri
day to consider how manw different
aorta of crlmpa It could put In the
Hepburn Rate Bill.
Representative (illlespli of Tc
says be was more and more a'stound
ed the deeper he explored the depth
of railroad iniquity Hut tie admits
that on startlriK the Inquiry he knew
very little about railroads.
Senator Tillman having laid barn
the rallronJ situation In West Vir
ginia, Senator Klklns will now obllgo
with a few remarks on the Dispensary
System In South Carolina.
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Gen. Illngbniti lias npisiluted a lid of
chaplains to the New York isillce
force Hard to Imagine what the Gen
eral had against the chaplains
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Director North says be has nothing
more to uny In the cotton controversy.
Something to be thankful for anyhow.
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President Castro Is wondering how
long the Algeciras Conference wlH
ke"i France engaged elsewhere.
Managers of tho Hepburn Hutu Hill
contemplate providing It with a set o
puncture proof tires when It starts
its round of the Senate.
The President has pardoned mid
shipman Merl went her on the thisiry
that a burnt child dreads the fire.
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GAS IN THE STOMACH.
Belching and that sense of fulness
bo often experienced after eating Is
caused by the formation of gas. The
stomach fulls to perform Its functions
and the food ferments. Chamberlain's
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rect the disorder. They aid digestion
and strengthen the stomach ami bow
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