OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
PwblithH Ivery Frliiy.
I. I. MODlf, tiller antf Publlihtf.
Kair at Owim Ctiy. Oregon J'l-ainffi. m -ob4 -! matirr
lubecnption 8itt:
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flu Maoiiu , ;4
fital Huboi riptlon. To Moniht :
ul. nbore aill Rn4 Ike data el ipiiethn tampsi en ihrir taper f.d
tociai their nam. If UK puiM It not rrliitM, klndlr notify ui. in.)
la a liir III rwelra our attention.
Advertising IU(r on ai'idlratloa
6R0KIN PLANKS.
vohiti-ly ,t be a part) to any
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'nut- nficr ln km mi ii urn (til
Kle.it .hip ttaa t r t a 1 1 K lllt A 1 1 .4 II
ll I III ll.l .Villi . p.'if.'. I, III! tJ
! i.i'iii, mil', a it" li.'iin more ii.l
tin' ti.otii ftniUI In- readied Hii.l.li'ii
It itii. i. .ui nut .ii'iliiii Ml.' war
truk I i I ... ' . I.i ,.ii Mink lli.ii.
I:. it .ii l!i.' I. ll.. i,i i.f I lit' A I ! .til
ii. .til ll'.il U i iril.lt i. hundred ..I
An . ii. a n iili.uu. win. niuii'tl wid.
i.i vii. ir. in our ., . .1 iiin. nl
l i i ii Hat. ling mi ,i mi. ii in. , I t
..ii. I in ,t 'awful nu.ii'i' i .in.l for n law
I .I i f ii ! Tll."-. Hint in il.mn
"'til I.,,' I.ll.lialll.l .li It llll.'i,- ,i
hi' in Mr. Wll-.'li ,- iIiiiIiiibi i .i ,
Ml
Iio. ii a ciiltln, ilottn of rm.'i Tin' I
lfiiim ratio (henry .ta dial a tedii' 1
II. 'il or llui tariff ami Urn filial koiiiciiI
nf Mm freit ll would i,"ii,o Id,. co.l I
of living.
ll.ii Mil y pari nf Anion, .t enloied
if. In. llmi In t It ruM ui Iiiihk'
ol'U il.-.li;. are ma.U Id be kepi
h.ii in oftim a rll a rrUn ti.n --. - -
Inline lh t ainiHtlKti." I, lira Ihoj BRYAN WILSON HUGMtS
homo, rath National l-tatf.iun fot j S.'in- )ear aK.t mi t..:u ,l ,
of Wiiliai.i J irt .n t' in Cciti.t ii
HI K platform u not Mill. ASfiK'S( I'll I If l.'ll a i.i....i cute .ml I .
in ' a t . b (Ilia, it iiu'aii l'iuiiif, K qui .till-1 a ' n: ..' i,., :' I., lit il..I.
Iiieaila II !!)..' knit mill) toke; III addition Ii hit ,i .-.,:,, I ( iile:,i,'e
WiHilrnar XVilon, a a t andidali' l.ir i oiiuinini: .In.'. l..n t.i p a Ii .tin.
ilm .r.'ii.i'n. y, under ih.t muio plat- ""' nmo.it lo Mr I't.-aii. Tin' u id
fi.rm , and h'T advi-iu i...i r ; u.
A irl jr I'lttf.trin la a .t.N l.trati.iir '" 'It im.'til itii t.ii!..il iii
i.( lint .iiiui.:. t,l a I'.irt)- an.l UI.'. Ihn ii.i.tl.ir'n !l an it tin' n.i.l. i.( ill.'
tin; m! ol a. tlon It irotnira Ui M- i.l''' fro .iii dial li" .I..I ..t (. .'I
In, if Inlriinti-.l lth tht rt'luiu tl . - n.'ir.' t'u int.in t . i
1 1 . i
It. Ml
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. , II I
i DCMAND8 rOR FIWCR LAWS.
M int .in, ii. lul.. it (,., .'Kii..iliti of
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I litna, I. ut In tvi,.a Ki.iii,.
I'lll.ll M'IHIll. 1111,1 llllMIII' in
il. ri'cla mil ili'lliiitulliiK i.. in mi, nun.'
it li l n III (In tiiluni.. ,.f li'tilxliiHuii
Still Miiini imlui.al . ..ut t-iil i.iiit
0
Q 8KULASON OLCLAHft S THAT
NATION CANNOT I'HOtM'lH
WITH LOW TAHIFF.
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TU. IVllltXIalU tlulinlial (ilatfutm,
a. I, 'I I, "I uli I, mi, I aii.laur al IU!l.
lii.irr. prtit li.it :
-Wo fator the rn-tnj linn frum toll ',1)f :i!u Tti ini'U iiful h ..i
of Atnrrti'an ablpa rrtKaciM In t n.t.t ! 31 "v vtnptv hatnl-1
.kC trailr p.tMiltiK Ihrt.iKli Itir Pan ! : rir ,uo W'ttHliutt W il-.u r-
ama rar.al.' I U!!. . ilu .r hl. i. y n. I'i .m I'l.'ii
It la amuain l.t no!r that aotiit of. l':iifr ity I.i .r l r t.i i-nt, r is.l.ti. .
Hit IVmoi-riUi' p.i" r i'i...ilini; Mr. ' t"'l ' ni.tr if N'.' J.r
Wilsou. nit-r to In. a.lliir.iiui io bujM' '"i1 rmipt "f il . l.ir-pmnilM-f.
In violation of hU on '''f Ii:-I mr nij..tr. H
i'lrJci to tin1 Aim ru aii jntipl hr j fl "f pt'Ju.t.tl '.'it..'ti a'l i
iomjN'!lr1 cfnuri'.-a to n-jval Ihi- art ,' t'r'Kf thr .ill of Urorv ll.irt.-..
We rfmrmt'iT the iinlvrik.il proti-i-t 1 ,,I,'R 1,1 ''''I tin- II. .r u t pu'-likli
tint arof from tlio rri k of tln la 1 "": i-t .!.! i -li::; tt t. lr. XVI I inn'a ..Hk
If w a. Ii. iiiu-.li .ii imt li.i.l I'tH'ii
l.-.l ,l!'l...i.. Ill,' l ,.l,' ol
II. IIS Hi'liM ti.. I I... I'. III.!
'-..ii . in. It Ir tti. nl. . Ki.'ii-
II. i. In li.i.l I n ii l lh.. Ii.'lin Hi.'
I i".ii.iu t tvi'il.) ti. i, r li.it.- I..-, ii t i ti It
i;.'. ntl .vi I oulm ill.., Ki'iitm ki , Mr
lh; -in I.'.trtt ami i... I li'.IIy kLitr.!
III. , ti. it, i. a ii,,. I. i-u, ui . i .ifl.iiik ,tk
f.'llaa.
' I v t.i I.I ll.n ll.l.I III.' kl.llo .1, '.Il (
no i.l at 111.' it rt I' ii'ilim of lln' i"
n t r 1 1 t : .. t ; . tl , -o i'.'i'i i',.,( In f, .lu
ll . .ti. I til.' ..'.'l I I'I till' MOl'.l "
' ' mi. I!. . ui.,i, ii.iio k,i run
it., i. -.I iift.ur- in : vi'-o ii i.i .linn
l! ,.t Oi.r o-il in. .ml j ,ii . .ml iiiM.1 !
I' I'I. .111,1 lilt' loli'l llOil ill illl I'V. IIIK
t;-.' Iiii' .in. I pi ip. rit of Xnii'tli .ui I
, it
l.t 1'.!I 1 III fill, I ,
n: i ' 1 1 1 1 1 . i t. rv n. ,ii, .;i tt.ml.l
.. ki.i.u.i tl .tt u ,i m iii. .mt. .tn, fur
ti In II tl.'tlt i' .. j t . 1 1 :
. I to llu- .i.l. on (dr..
I II If II .1.1.. I kllimn
Iflf roiit at that tlmo Ail. Kfptit.ll
n and Irnin ralli- aMko. rotUminrJ
Mr XX'Uiton'a maii.l and . ruuu.'J hit
JiiJcrurr.t. II ttoul.l l.o inti'rt -tins
for tha votor. ho nnmt tliott.o l.o
laofn Mr. HiKhr au.t Mr. XViUon ati'l
also prov of profit to tlit? IVmm nitii
f!nd-j.att'r to por-ik the tilfi. of I h i
look on an In. r.s. ,1 !..i!o an.l Ii r
altit-n fio l.iri;i,!y anpnirii't d. Yf!
ho v.tult to r.Ti.' ih. tntt-t j of
tin' t'i' l.t io Tf.i. iuT' I'rtik.on f in, I
to niak.' him a r.mt throncli ti.
..'.tin I.i tin. prof, ..or!' rhair ili.l iw!
rutitlf hti.i to rot oil 't. tli.mnh tiir
ni.llilii'r o.' hl Irjvitiic the tf.iililtl-
mi. . UT. m al end I'tii.n .t.ik.il li' tint
f li,Milt not in I nif ,i riMitiiiu.iii, o
of li..Mi,i: r.''.itit.ni tliini' Ii tin- or.li
n.ir.. .lip:. . i.iiif 'l imit !, if tlmt
In ii v fro i.il.t ii."
ii' tin' l.ii-ltatu.i. W'lM'I.M K'
i:i: II XVK I'KKN SI NK."
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Xiii.iI i '"'"'I l"'' lna If r!..l.'.
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, ITI'IH III ll.'loril ,. ( .,,. ,, llnklilK
; l""Hl'. lIll'IO W 1)1 1 ! f,., I ,1,1,1,;.
of lu li't:ll.ilioit, nu lint it, an
I '111 Ik Hill ll.u (I,,, lml,t f ( tllr
lit- In Kiting ., iniripri'ia
lion, foifiiiitla ono ,, li.muo
Tll.l M.ltlllil Imh, ,,f ,.,,.y klulK III
Hi" union U Imrilon. , .ilrm.lv v.iili
!.!, inoro I.i w than an li.'.'.l.'.l or
than ian In- I'tifon'.'.l Ii. i'imI U nioro
ii. ..'.".-,.irv th, in no tv I i'n mi. I it i n ii .
iii. nl of fxUtliiit atainl.-t. ttith u ,.,t
to atol.lini! i onlraill. I ,'ii an. I .i.nn,.:
niK iiiillorinlly. a ,;,. t ....ntial f
all HiiMiifH U Ihioll'.'l or liain.,i,. I
j on all kldoa I.f i onfl. i.u an, I i i'iilra
i.li.ti'tt lua mid ii n i! itui'.; roniinU
.Ion
In tho lanmiut;,. ,, rii.nii.tt ii fin
I oii. Ih.it roiniininit t ul i, h "K,iV
jrllii'd" lojikt U KOrrr."l li't. ( pi
i I In- faliion with tho t!i..tn:liil..t to
J'l.lk-o of it li'i;lkl.il,,t tal io I't tho
iiiiml'iT of Milk that . Introdu. . .
and ttlth loo luaiiy !, i .'at.iri to think
llioy art' ii.'lo,tlnK n,,..r ,niy un, n,. "-ll'',l in.iko ii
artilni: tht lr kulurt- ,,!. ii...v .,r... i-ivpnM'ra of tho
111. I tillh
it. nr. I. I
in I. run
Hi'llllii I. ill. , ,., , , Imikrn
platfonn .l,"l'., ainl llio tariff tt.i,.
ill'.. ., . ( Lit, in l uriMlm IK, l,
H.ir.li ii r:kiil.r...ii, I'ori 'mid atloi
no, nl a lii pul In an ii u, , i,..
U. l'. nti ,.f i i'lii'i.
i rottil.'ii tin. k. hool io.'in, it n. mm,.
Ilian it k.oio hi. .,i, .lining Hi,. litc
and IIM.iir.l i,i Mr hkiilk..n ,ui,i
V l of til,. r.llli'.il-ii
llo iiriiu.'d thai llio ronnliv r.iini.,1
in mi. mm, m ,, ,,,rtt a m
until , I In a poliiv of imirf f..r i. t. nu,'
only llu k.ild ho had I, ft tho ll.'i'iiii
II. an piirly Hi 1 I lo f,,l,, t. Vio
eft k-.ti' I,. urn, r. mid had r. luni.'.l In
tlio patty Una voar for llio fi-aum thai
llio li.-i'iilill. aiii ha. ii.'iniii,,!, ,
I'ro TIi klto ali.ll.lati for tho pri
ilonot 11 II . '.,iiiiM. Hi,, party liii, I
adoploil llio l'r.Kli"iti' I'liitfonii m
H I. Ii lli o lo tho tariff, il mall, IIiik Hint
mo i.iiin mi. ,11 ri'r.'..iu (ho itiffrr
on. o in llu- io s of pithlu, t,,, llt I, unit'
and al'Ti'iid Mr Skulai.,in k, ,,i, , th .
foii liiil poll. v of Wo.lrow XX II-iui
XX'llllani M Si, .ii... I tit T t . a u
tioo f..r illsti I. I nit,, in, .i. nil.,, ki'd III"
on ii liii nt ord of Pi-.trirt .Xu.ini. i
Hi'dfioa, llio lii tii.k rati.- t an, II, lain
Mr. Si. .no r,.kv, Hi,. .,.thUrt ,
Ir.u l. iin.l.'r ttlil. li ho -.,il,l Mr. II. Ur,
poknl.lo for llir
mill t v lo !.
I I J lit a-
n
Absolutely Puro
No Alum No Phosphate
EFFORT TO DITCH CANDIDATE IS A
HUGHES TRAIN IN
STERN ENEMY OF
KENTUCKY FAILS
iiniinirti r
llllll'IIM I
v
UIIOMN HAIL IS DI9C0VI HIO DV roil M I H COVtllNOII MOINTS TO
SECTION MIN IN TIME TO IIICOHD AS tXICUTIVt AS
AVtHT WHICK. CU AH AN T I C OF rUTUIIE.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE ONLY ADDS ' CO WNMLNT BY TWO HOUSES
MORE PEPPER 10 HIS SPEECHES NOT BY THREE IS ADVOCAIED
iv nxvratlc p.ipora In Vvon durnu I of.'..lon did not A.ir'.mt hU t laim
tho oarty part of 1MI a"'' thmuh hU fin.nn lal in iim
Llnftl to hat that ktur.ly lvniit- Manit vtorv not mi. h an to Itidk hi in
i rat. Champ Clark. poakor of th-'ithln tho imrti. u of tho Carnojlo
hiwao, .-IJ ahoiit tho nuostii-n In tho ' lt'"t o!rn. Tho tniklt't-a tiirnod him
hoi'sp cf n prosfiitatlvi'ii at X'a.hiiii down.
Ion. P. T.: I Kite joar.-t at;i) Jo.i .n I'nlil -or diod
"Thorp aru many thltiKs tmrno than Ii.' loft a laro o-tato. a i rot ion of
Mpe rtofoatod for oopcro-j. or do-;hiih coniprisi'd tho criat nottspapor
'.-ato! fnr tho vaktr.,hlp. or ovon i prnportlo tho No York World and
- ' r th.m to ho tlt'foatoil for th pre ' tlie St. Louis To.it liopat. h Ho
l.'.'nry, nn I ono of thoin i to rop idl-! roil ;ht tho porpot iity of tho' prupor
nto t0 pblform on vthhh you aro tivs and for Unit p. rposo ho n.iniod
Vctod. . Irortain tniitoo. Anioni; thoni mat
"To hom dtx'ii tho Panama ranal ('halloa K. lliul.is. upon houi alono
hr'oni anyv.ny? To tho I'nltod i
Siiitos of Atnorlra. We built It at
th-' rnormou.i root of lia).0''i.0'M.
Iml't It on Amorloan roil. x havo
fortified It: wo hato control of It. In,
ordor to got a thanco to tuilld it wo
cri atod a ropuMir. '
( .ill tho tni.-to.'.'i tlo.Mnat.'d Mr.
1'iilit'or laid no limitation of hin torni
of si-nlo". To Mr. ft-shes I'li'itii-r
I'f.l'ii'.i'h.'d ...i an ri'i-ouipoiisi'
for his korvioo. Huchoi liorlino l tho
trut and l!:o l-quost. thoi'sh at tho
time ho had nothing hut hin salarv a
THE LAND BILL.
Ilov the railroad and tho other Mg
orporationii wold avoid payins their
kharr of the Male lavon If the luoa-
Mire tiaiiiod on the Notitulior hallnt.
the ' (.ill Hontal X'aluo Uuul Ta mid
lloiiit'inakork' Loan .Xniondiuo'tit,' in
adopiod wx. iHiltn.'d out roeontly by
lli tiry K. Hud, aksoKnur of .Multuomah
eoiintf. before tho members' council
of the Portland Chamber of Com
mer. o.
This l.t the mea.iiiio which was
called the "People':! Uind and lam'l
Mra-ure" while aicnaiuro. for the
petition to c.'t it upon tho ballot wer
boiiiK eirci'latod. It appeara on the!
ballot mm. hotteter. under n ilifferent ' ,""
liaine.
"Tin- iiiiieniliiii iit does not make
ad. .piate provision for the taxation of
r. Ilroads and public scrvlie eorpor
a'utns. whi. h l aid taxes In 1!M; upon
a valuation of llJ'I.oim.tloO, or i:i per
l'oi.e a new in t overt d.iv The truth
I' that tho country ...;li in many In
ktancea be belter n. rted and Would
avit moiioy If It taw maker
paid for ilolnx noihiiii: at all
PER
MUST
CAPITA TAXATION
COME.
A chart prepared by the lax
mission of Wisconsin how the total
or capi.i lax by nt.,t,.. eoiintlea mid
titles for all tho state- in Ihe union
to e ::.". 73 for each man. woman and
child, u.'i-or.lliiu to the I'aiillc Coast
Maniifact.irer.
Thin would make the averai;e fain
lit of five pay $17S f,:, per tear, ami in
l'..llfornla where tho at crap' per cap
ita Is hlchest the avenue fatnllt would
pay J l'.'l per person
The next hlKhtkt stale- are also In 1
the west Ort'Kon. No. a la, WashliiK-
Nebraska and Montana. Idaho:
and Colorado arc .-. little letter than
Net: X'ork. and I'tah Is Jr. t below llio
ater. Ke-lll.r.0.
The fault for the i i.n -t.im lm rea.,
does not lie with a.liu.niii.-itralive offl-
"miiiik" for about f J .'. ut f..r a prltntc
dele.llte it ho had n.'i i.tl.l'hi. llnlli
Imt He i rili. lcd Ihe m Hon ol
Hedges III kaddhUK III'' s.llarv of aib n
'eroi uly upon Ihe rounfj. mi, I ple,l,:e, him
i aelf to kcrte for llio alar lived hv
,l..w
XX'. W. Kteihart. Ihe nominee of the
; Hepiibllcniiii for uss.'ssor. talked
com-1 briefly. K. K. Urodle. rhalrtiinti of Ihe
county central coiiitiilllee, lulrodiii
Ihe speakerk
Tn Thouaanil Mountalnrtri U'cat'i)
Cnthuaiaatie Whan H Ot '
nountrd "Goterrt'in n Molil
up" of Admlitittration.
Mr. tluy'ir Aailt Aditnnirjtiun
Mora Viyuroualy Tkft Or'ort -Adaitnon
Act CalladJ Bur
ffniltr to Forca
HIT ON JrVETPAVEMENT
MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED BE
CAUSE OF SLIPPERV MAIN
STREET SURFACE.
I.iU ls II. I i; Kt . ii.t .' o, iimmiv ii, i n: n u
in.iri. Man llu, I..-. U .i ( . 1 1. an limb., r.pltliie I,, lh,. , miK' thai
i.tlidldate l..r pi. l,cti ntu,e. -,. , ,., un ,,,.( , i,,,,,,
lies.eii rece nlly mid made two ,e r.lteriiiii.'iif would bo In.lallod III
pi .-. he., ho wan nhatnoliillv In . kled Ihe t iillr.l Slalin, 1 ,-it o,
and 1.1-ultr.l, bul III.-... I.,, il, . I,, umll.-tt. e dial , rnw.le.1 lite auditor I
rabid XXllkoii paiiikan nlt self . I to hero to Hie .l,'i thai, aa them had
put the. ian.ll.lal.1 on In tuetlle l n no Intb.lble itotcrtiiiictil In New
TimI.iv th. r- k aii.'lli. r In, blent, : Vol k wblle ho wa Koteruor, time
iin.'xp'alno.l no far und iiuuo eiloiik would In- iiii Invisible finer iniieiit in
a lo piikklblo result, bul the ouidl th" fulled Hlalea If he were president,
dale Ik'liorc.l II oilier than Input iin.ro! 'I think. Indeed, It nilclil bo mild."
peper mii.I vl;or Into hi ileiiun. latl.iu ! Mf- lluahea a-ei led. that llio pi,
of the W ilson u.lmlnlslratloii "-tt I ndinltil tintloti baa l.eeu In laU"
There aro niiipl.. rtld. n. ea thai a """""f" udinlnUtiallon of uimffl
deliberate ultelllpl mm iu,,,, o wreck ,'l,","",,l",. of III) nlel loll Itlflu-
the ll'ikhe f ruin. Just a the HuKhi-k '""'
kH-cla tta pulllue out of Plalliln III,,. ' ' ) ' enllie i,oi.d liiiin
kciiion men .l.'oi,.r, M brnkeii rail "r' ' Koteriiuient Ihrnuith
ami warned the eiiultH'er, who tta ,HO nd "ot three "
able to st, i. the (lain .fore liillinu ISIr ""i:1"' aallei tho adinliilnlra,
tioii more M.'oroiikiy than do II I done
beforo Ihe eiiacltiieiit of an Ailaln.oi.
the ilaimer point
Tho Chenpi'iike Hhio rmul him a
X"el uml slippery pavement in Main
nun i in ii sirecia is hi. unci lor a
collision nl 7 o'clock XX'ediii'N.lay nli:ht
branch ruiinlnic from CallelikbiirK to
MKiiorn I iiy. and It was on t lit
iTaiieii iin.t rail wna kina-hed An
pari'iitly llio work had been ,ue with
lle.lt ) kleil;e
i i: ls. or assessors or collet-tor :!.:
n ut of all the taxable property In thai ihouli they have to l-.tr the crlticlsui "r 0 llll""'V''l driven by Dowoy Km
Mate," sal I Mr. Reed. ! In part, but with b-ulslall- e bodies "f 0 l'l"t'"'' Vcle driv en hv Hew ey Km
'For what benefit did wo build it a jntbe of the supremo i o'irt. tho'.uh
Primarily for our own: secondarily. ! there was no hval bar to his accept
for the world' benefit . am e. though the wishes of the testa
"Why did wc build It? In order to, tor v.ero not only dourly expressed in
secure cheap water frelcht rates. ! 'hi' will but had Urn re-Inferred by
"AXTio fought tho builditiR of the ca-1 oral riessu-M before Mr. Pulitzer's
nal for fifteen Ioiik wearisome years? ' '!"'!.
The tranr.ron'.inontal railroads. 1 Tod.v. Hr.in. in or.br to advance
"Who would he the chief beiieficl- Wi! '"n's l" "'i" fortune., is assail
irics of this repeal bill? Tho ganie''114 ""S1'-'-' "!' 'fi'd ituiniiaiion,
tmnscontincnta! railroads-tho Cana ' "f i.-Iiom. r.t 1 .1 0 conduct, today Wil
dian Pacific and Tohautopec National ' 8on'!' ,'rf ;!i aK,"' a'lv(M Mh "
lailroad heading the ll,t. To do a ""' :t;""i' i,ri ti' mi- IMshos' In-
' lerny ami motives, todav Wilson
himself is within a hair's breath
the same th'iiR.
Yet above Is the instructive record
of the three men P.ry.in. Wil-on and
I hi dies.
thinj; to enable them to hold up their
old dates is altruistic generosity run
mad and an outrage on the American
people. I refuse to Indorse any such
program.
"1 am willing to follow v.here Pres
ident Wilson Iead3 go long as he is in
llio White House and so lon as he ;
dots not auk us to repudiate a plain !
Piauorui ucciunuion. n-nry Wadsvvorth Longfellow
"Lnder our system a national con- silent but his message to
"THE WITNESSES"
Tho voice of the New Kiulatnl poet
is now
national con- silent but his message to mankind
vention is the highest authority for j lives in the heart of the world an I
the declaration of party principles: ' will abide with us forever. The poet
hiulmr than president or eongressioti- grappled with the problems of his day
nl caucuses; indeed, higher than presl- und une and took a decided stand on
dent and congressional caucuses com '.
bined. j
"We went to the people on that
platform containing the free tolls!
plank. Headed by President Wilson
himself, we apporled to the voters of I
the land for their support and they, I
responding to our Macedonian cry for'
help, enabled us to sweep the land
from sea to sea by amazing majorl-,
lies in the electoral college. And now!
H is proposed that we reward their j
the then great question of slavery
I low many of us can close our eye.--and
repeal :
In Ocean's wide domains
Half burled in the sands,
Lie skeletons in chains,
With shackled feet and hands."
"These are the bones of Slaves;
They gleam from the abyss;
They cry, from yawning waves.
"XVK ARE THE WITNE.SSKS.'-
Hoes It not seem posalble that the
The per-on.tl propeity and land lm
protcuit nt.i. In. biding stations, term
inal kuildincii. rollinc stock, trat ks.
wile and pipe linos of Homo corpor
ations vv ould be exempt.
'The ri-i'.it of way and other land
vci'1,1 be Lived In the same manlier
a the 1 m l of an individual: that is,
upon the ti:.is of the r ut that a ren
ter would pay fertile land, leaving out
any roti.slib-ration of market value.
' E-t: males of the tixes that the
slate and its civil divisions would
lose from the public utilities under
f the operation of this amendment run
as hidi ;i Ci per cent.
"Friends of the measere dispute
these figures of diminution of valu
ation ami revenue, and hint that there
is authority hidden avvi-y in the
amendment to assess tho utilities on
tho hasi.i of value due to special privi
lege. Thi.-i is not true to begin with,
and If it vero true, It furnishes one
more rcaaon why the amendment
shMihl be -.ejected.
"If there are arbitrary powers "s -e-ret.d
in this mi-ayire, or to be read
between Its lines, by virtue of whi'.h
any board or other administrative au
thority may issue edicts and decrees
au-r.hist property, then the amendment
if all the more dangerous, not alono
to the utilities, but to every other
class of property owner.
vieldhig to demands.
St..te. c.vinty. diy and si hool leg
I. dative bodies more rffices, raise sal
arcs, m iltiply bo,.rt;s nn.l commls
shins, order improvements and extra
vaivmes tint must cone oat of the
t.'x; aer.
Costly coniiiii-. ions created at the
demand of pl.oi.iblo reformers have
heaped up and multiplied burdens en
til Ihe people of the st ite groan and
cry out for r. lief and Kglslative bod
le. i should let ':p
The trouble Is t'lat for ten months
in the year the r .o.iner, the educator,
ti.e philanthropist at public expens"
arc busy railim; for public expendi
tures ami only for two months in ram
pais. in Is there any discussion of thoj
need of retrenchment.
j by Mrs. C. A. Nifh. I tot It Mm. Nash
and Mr. Kruger escaped without In
1 Jury, but the horse was cut.
I A number of nccldeiitn ami near ac-
cldetits have I ii reported during Ihe
last few diiys because of Ihe glass like
. surface of Main street after It has
I u sprinkled. Horses are unable
1. 1 keep on their feet, and Ihe Pott-
hind Railway, Light & Power
law. ilii'birliiK Dial It wan ' mi Ainer
bull and litis, ,hii,.r m It tiinil luatlfli.i.
"'tlon rtrr to Mineml.-r either Icalida
I lite or exeiiiliie potter to lb.' il im, I
I of force, ellher bt lapltitl or liilmr. '
and declared that llio plain people of
i till lotltltrV hhtillld rebllktt lb., n.llillii.
biiratlon 'for It aiirremler lo force. '
President XVllhim'a refereio e In ' nil
nha. kie.l biikini " innde III the allie
hall on the presldi'iil'ii recent null
hero wa mmuereil Willi the ilmhira-
.lloti men were unable lo find
any of tho pi. -tes that had I n brok
en off, ll lid It I believed w hooter
broke off Ihe IlaliKo of the lull cur
rled iiwiif the remnant.
Mr. Hughes refused to I illle rx-
,, , ' ""'""" n trial thero hud I ii -no clarlll.a
" ' "IT 'in sen me kugge
tlon of a deliberate attempt to it re, k I
lil train und kill him ami th,. others
on board ,
Mr. Hughe Iina,,., (. ,n,tri, t I
fllilile (w.l,,rl,.,.a I..- r 1 .....I !
shiners I, nbiv. and hati -red
lion of llio miillrii'.l act." und by the
nominee' assertion that h was
innate, I al any kin h rbilin n Uiero ha
been pul I ,,r vtard "
fads In it manner thai w
luooii.
home
as most re
sale
may be asked to order laike & Kuoop,
street cleaning contractors, to stop
sprinkling Ihe streets. The matter
" " i haa been taken up with the Clucka
BALLOT TITLES CONFUSING. j t'ounty Hiimnno siM-lely, but a
'The Kull Rental Vulue Umd Tax ! iri" "al fnlntlim of the problem has
ami Homeiiiaker.V Ix)an riind Atneml I ""' ,"','n w"rk,'l '
meiit" is the ballot title for measure
com. .
t..... .. ,.. ....
pany's third of the Mreet, paved wllhl ... . com nit ing
l en llious.lll.l llloillilllllleer. it bo
rarely go o (he poll, made up his
nudleiice In large pari and he brought
out much eiilbn-iasm by his reference
to "government hold up" which he
cliaracterled as a new hvi.i.'Ui of
lit u 1,1,1, !,.. XV I ...I...1..1
, , . ., , , .' " " '"' " o n tin. an. I-
,. . '. " strut Ion had rlvete.l the hhacklcs
no- minor a yeiir ugo. . i lie council
I'.i Igian blocks, offers the only
ground for tlieiii.
A team of large horses slipped and
fell at the same time rceVutly when
they tinned out to make way for a
coming, car. i no coiiuiiioll seeins lo lt..rv
Assessed Valuation
Shrinks $1,200,000
r...-t, l . .. . . ...
i.uiu m ua uy repuuiuiing one ot in? bard was permitted a glimpse of th.."
planks of that platform. I refuse ah! future and was describing a condition!
THE SAVINGS HABIT
BRINGS INDEPENDANCE
The boy who saves pennies will become
the man who saves dollars.
Open an account for your child with a
deposit of $ 1 .00 or more and teach him to
add to it regularly.
You can leave a child no surer legacy
than the saving habit.
We pay 3 compound semi-annual in
terest on savings deposits.
The Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
"AMERICA OPEN TO THE WORLD."
The whole world is open to Am
erica." said President Wilson In hi-.
Omaha address. "America is open to
me wnoie world, vvouiu lie a inor i ac
cniate statement.
The I'nlted States has opened its
' market to the whole world, while the
i whole world is dosing its markets to
America, 'i lie great Tree-trade stronu
liold, England, is adopting proactive
duties against American products.
, Erance, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Itus
sia, Japan and other powers hav
strong protective systems to guard
their domestic markets.
Where is the glorious opportunity
of which President Wilson spoke? Ol
what avail is the establishment o(
American banks abroad if American
goods are excluded by diHcriinlna'orv
tariffs?
The Cnited States cannot obtain
trade favors without granting equal
favors. And it cannot grant favors
to any nation If goods are already
permitted to come in duty free.
France has a double tariff a maxi
mum which all nations must meet, and
a minimum which is conceded to na
tions which make similar concessions.
These concessions are arranged
through commercial treaties.
This was the system established un
der the -McKinley and Payne-Aldrich
tariff laws. I'nder that system the
I'nited States made headway in
world commerce while protecting the
American market for home Industry
and home labor.
The I'nderwood law, passed under
President 'Wilson, abolished the vs-t-m,
and placed two-thirds of all im
ports on the free list. The result has
No. ."in; and !.iT "The Rural Credits
Amendment" is the ballot title for
amendment No. :;is mid aT. Then
is danger that these titles may be con
fusing. The word "loan" In No. :!ini
and :i()7 may lead some voters to be
lieve that it is The Rural Credits
Amendment. ' Voters should be very
careful in distinguishing between
these two measures on election dav.
There Is the widest possible differ
ence in th,, effect which the adoption
of these two measures would havo.
Amendment No. :;ni; and 307 is a single
lax measure, and has for its purpose j
the confiscation of prlvato ownership'
In land. Amendment No. 318 and al!
is Just what its name Implies: an
amendment giving rural credits or
cheap money to (he farmers. The
first amendment No. :i0i und :i07
-vou'd simply ruin the htate of Ore
gon if it were adopted. The last
amendment, No. .'!I8 and 319 will build
up Oregon by giving the farmer cheap
money with which to bring his farm
up to a high state of Improvement and
cultivation.
To defeai single lax vote 307 X
NO.
To get rural credits vote 318 X
VKS.
2 MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
County Clerk Iva Harrington 'Fri
day issued marriage licenses to ChriH
Una Fri. key ;,n, (;,.orge R. Maelnan,
of Oregon City, and Irma Martha
Schmidt and Wallace ('. Lewis, of
Oregon Cily rural route No. .'!.
ALWAYS RELIABLE.
Oregon City Experienvei Going Back
for Three Yeare.
Sloan's Liniment for Neuralgia Achea.
The dull throb of neuralgia is quick
ly relieved by Moan's Unlment, tho
universal remedy for pain. Easy to
apply; it fnikly penetrates without
rubbing and soothes the sore muscles.
Cleaner and more promptly effective
than mussy planters or ointment; does
not stain the skin or clog the pores;
For stiff musoN-H, .chronic rheumatism,
gout, lumbago, sprains and strains it
gives rpilck rlief. Sloan's I.lniinent
reduces the pain and inflammation In
insect bites, bruises, bumps and other
minor injuries to children. Oet a bot
tle today at your druggist, 2uc. Adv.
Kidney weakness cun bo cured.
Hut what caused II ome will cause
it again.
Here's an Oregon City woman who
has had several attacks.
Several times In over three years
Mrs. Pace has Used Donn's Kiilliey
Pills.
She says that loun's have never
failed her.
Over three years ugo Mrs. Pace
publicly endorsed Doun's.
She now confirms her statement.
What better proof of merit?
Proved by years of experience.
Told by Oregon City people.
This is convincing testimony
Mrs. .1. I.. Pace, 71-' Twelfth St.,
Oregon Cily, says: "Donn's Kidney
Pills have been used with the best of
results in our home und I feel perfect
ly free to recommend them."
Tho abovo statement was given on
April 4, lUJ.'l, and on April 17, 1U10
Mrs. Puce udded; "I am only too
glad to confirm what 1 said In my for
mor statement recommending Donn's
Kidney Pills. Whenever 1 fool in
need of a kidney medicine, I take
Uoan'B Kidney PiPs und they never
fall to do me good."
Price fjOc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for u kidney remedy get
Doun's Kidney Pllist he same that
Mrs. Pace has twice publleyly recom
mended. Foster-Mllburn Co., Props.
Ilnffalo, N. Y. Adv.
The irses,c, value o' :ill propeilv
on lh" Clackamas coiinlt ussi-sMiii-ut
rolls excluding public service corpo
rations, ban idi i ii n I, I 'nn, mo in n..,
UP-1 la-it vi.ar I in l.i.l l it ii,.. i....u ,.- ,i...
m tlo taxpayers of Ihe ,, ,v , ,. the (,ri,l;nM ft c1(,irnl:, Knllll ,,,
behest of a handful of ,, who go. ,,,r,K , . f ,
more In a single day In vtages Ihaii, r ,., ,. ,,,,,, ,
Ihe Kentucky uiounliilneer can make ! ..,. a,..
In ,. week by I ! hm, lest Mml f work j' Tl. i,,,.,,' ,., , (f ,,.
m " " able ptopeily In this coiinly v III nol
be kliovtn l 1 1 1 1 1 the state lax commls
sloli ii'lnplelCH Ihe nn tesHiiielit of pub
lie sol the coipor.it Ions early In lie.
comber. However, excluding public
service properly, Ihe total iismok-uiiciiI
of the county is $::i.o:is !u;,'.. nccord
lug lo Asm sHor .lack. Public service
corporation property will probably be
assessed slightly over $i'.,(lll0,l)00. bring
llio total assessed valuation of the
lounly up to about :!l,ilii(l,oi)0.
The assessed initiation for the year
li'lfi. excluding Oregon & California
grant lands Is ir.,'.,:':),-, lens than the as
sessmenf for 111 IK. Thin loss Is diu
lo dauiago done to timber In tho Cim
cades by heavy wind storms of a year
ago ant to oilier canses.
The hii in n in ry of Ihe ussesHiiieut roll
follows:
lllll.lllll acreii of lilliible
7
AFFECT DISTRICT LEIES
COUNTY JUDGE ANDERSON SEES
POSSIBLE ILL EFFECTS OF
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Thorn In moro Calnrrh In thin auction of
tb'i country tlmn nil other din'iinc put
tnifothir, un'l until the last f"W your
was BuppoHC-.l lo bo Incurable. For a creai.
rr. tny yoi.rs doctors pronounrod It a local
'J'':,' ce nnd lir'-.crlb'-d local r'-mt'dbs, ami
by constantly falling to euro with local
tr-'.-itni. nt, pronoun' t-d It IncurnMo. ficl
frvo hfi proven Catarrh lo bo a conntl-tutlon-.l
rtieaaf, nnd therefore r'',iilr
"onslilutlnn-il IremniTt. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, mnnufn'-' -r d bv F. J. Cloney fc
f.'o., Toledo, .. Is tho only (.'onulltu
Ib.nnl curj on I m niarket. It In taken In
ternally In doici from 10 drops lo a tea
inoonful. It a'ts (llrortly on llio blood
and mucous durfnri-s r.f thn tyttwn. They
vfT.-r one hundred dollar for any ras It
Ml to euro. Bend for circulars and te
tlmonlala. Ad lrrin: r. J. CnrS'ET CO., Toledo, O.
PoM hr rrnpiit, 7.
Take Ball'a ravUy Fills for eomllpatlon.
Tho eiiactmeiit of tho tax limitation
bill, on the bullot November 7, will
not uffect road and school district
levies, and will only restrict the In
crease in Ihe levies of tho state, mini
ties, cities mid port districts, says
County Judge II. 9. Anderson who has
studied tho measure. The proposed
ninendiiieiit provides (hut u tux levy
cannot he increased more than six
per cent a year without u vole of the
people authorizing the Ineroaiie.
'Theso district levies nre already
innde by the vote of the property own
ers afl'ected," said the county Judge
yesterday. "I etui see nothing In this
proposed amendment which would
prevent an Inoioune of almost
size In these district levies''
Judge Anderson does believe, how
ever, that the enactment of the tax
any
lands
I 1 7.11 IS acres of noii lllhildii
land
IniprovoiiiciitH on deeded or
palelited lands
Town and t it y lots
Improvements on ,)wn and
city lots
Automobiles
Stallonery engines and
inuiiiifai'ltirlng nun hluery
Merchandise nnd sloc k in
trade
Farm Implements, vvngons,
carriages, eli
$ fi,:mr.,nii
7,Xa!,M',5
i.r.ia.n'.io
:i,7o!i,rii',()
l,ISIl,2ll,i
i:ir.,i;.'.o
1.10, IS;,
r. i!i,7.iii
I ill. I O.i
1 2,:'ll(l
limitation amendment would hinder i Money, notes nnd dopon'lis
in i eve lo imeni. or hoiik. or I ui,.i,. 1 'ir.un .,i ... .
i"..u.-n ol SIOCK Il'l llllll
Institutions. CluekniuiiH eouiilv has Hotel nnd i.rric.u r t,
eoillily bin,
been iinubln to get a patient into the
stale Institute for tho feebleminded
for a year, although u number of appli
cations havo been made. Other coun
ties aro slmllurlly affected by the
crowded condition of tho Institution,
yet tho enactment of thin amendment,
believes Judge Anderson would mako
It difficult to secure a small speclul
levy to enlarge Ihe Institution.
Ilecause there Is a possibility of the
tax limitation amendment passing, the
county court this year will probably
leave tho road levy at 8 mills, the
present rale. If the court did deslro
to cut the levy lo f. mills next year, it
would bo utmost Impossible to get it
back to S mills the following yea.
even If some emergency should arise.
ele
ICi.r.lSO
1 2,200
Money, notes and deposits.
2."i0ll shares of slock lOil.nno
noiei nun on in, riirnlliire
ele '
"hll horses and mules
lo.fi l.'l sheep nnd gonin
a.'l2l sttiiie
I.r..'.2 dogs '
1li.fi.ll)
ir.s.iir.r,
20,21 5
2fi,:ill5
S,7!)ll
VARSITY DOWNS M. A. A. C.
KI'OKN'K, Ore., Oct. 1 1. The liuskv
Miiltiiotnnh club team, of Portland
could not withstand the varslly (hiH
afternoon and were beaten 28 to 0.
Total valuo f tlu.
able properly , $2;!,0:iS,fll!."i
Rid Your Child of Worms.
Thousands of children havo worms
that sap their vitality ,! ,akn t.ni
listless and Irritable. Klekapoo Worm
Killer kills and removes the worms
and has a tonic effect on Ihe system.
Does your child eat spasmodically?
'ry out In sleep or grind its tooth?
Theso nre symptoms of worms and
you should find relief fr them at
once. Klekapoo Worm Killer Is n
pleasant remedy. At your druggist,
ZGc- Adv.
All women w lvitd to writ to the Lydia E. Plnkham Medi
cine Co Lynn. Mast., for special adrlce, it will be confidential.
' with that exM-rlenee lo guide, result,
should be much U tter this i ear.
I No btvcludie or lamfcap TpDrlEfBE-II HUSHit J y cZ TZZ? mZmiiy In nifbv I
I I'rilKKlM m ix ,. nupuu
2ae a box.
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