OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1912.
REPUBLI
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BEN SELLING,
Progressive' Republican candidate for
Avital issue is involved in the
election of United States Senator next
Tuesday. It is that of the preserva
tion of the direct primary law. This
is the real issue and on it the voters
should determine their vote for Senat
or. Senator Bourne was defeated for re
nomiuation fairly and squarely in the
primary election last April by Ben
Selling. Three days following that
election, Bourne telegraphed Selling,
congratulating him on his nomination
and pledging his hearty support. Sub
sequently, Bourne sought the indorse
ment and nomination of the Progres
sive party state convention. Again
he was rejected by an assembly of
electors representing the sovereign
people. As a final resort, Bourne
caused petitions to be circulated nom
inating him as an independent candi
date. Most of the signatures to his
petitions were obtained by profession
al petition circulators who were paid
five cents a name.
In becoming an independent candi
date, Bourne repudiated the direct pri
mary of which he has been the 'pro
fessed friend. He has also repudiated
the Progressive party, after pledging
his support to Roosevelt, but this re
pudiation took place after Bourne was
refused the Senatorial nomination by
that party. Bourne now declares that
Roosevelt and his supporters did not
have a sufficient reason for organizing
the new party.
Contrasted with the irreconcilable
course of Bourne is that of Ben Sell
ing, who is before the voters as the
Republican direct primary nominee
for Senator. The issue is absolutely
plain and cannot be misrepresented.
A vote for Bourne is a vote for the
E. B. TONGUE.
The Prosecuting Attorney is the le
gal advisor of. all the county officers.
The success of all legal matters of
county and state business referred to
him depends upon his good judgment
Often thousands of dollars are at
stake and the loss or gain to the coun
ty rests upon his advice or upon the
conduct of the suit.
The office of District Attorney will
cost the tax payers more then three
times as much as any other office un
less successfully conducted. Thous
ands of dollars can be wasted on
useless, frivolous or malicious prose
cutions. Mr. Tongue, the present District
Attorney is a candidate for re-election.
Does his record merit a second term?
He has won over 96 out of every
hundred Circuit Court cases.
He has won every criminal case
tried in the Supreme Court.
Clackamas County has not lost a
single cent through wrong advice.
Clackamas County has not hired a
single lawyer to help him try a case.
With two or three exceptions he has
personally conducted every case in
the Circuit Court of the four counties
since he has been in office
He does the work for the two judges
while the district attorneys prior to
him" did tie work for one.
He has personally conducted all his
official cases in the Supreme Court.
The Oregon Journal, the Democrat
ic paper in commenting on the Pender
murder case used the following
language, "With a brilliantly evolved
mass of circumstanitfl evidence the
state rested The argument
of Prosecuting Attorney Tongue was
a master piece of phrasing and legal
ingeniousness. For two hours he held
his hearers tense and chilled with a
statement and plea as stern and un
compromising as was ever heard in a
court of law." Concerning the same
trial the Oregon Mist said: "One of
the features of the great trial was tie
wonderful and brilliant argument
made by District Attorney Tongue.
Many people who heard it say It was
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United States Senator.
repudiation of the direct primary law.
A vote for Selling is a vote for the
preservation of the direct primary
law.
Mr. Selling believes in the direct pri
mary and all other laws that consti
tute the Oregon system. Either as a
member of the State Legislature or
as -a. private citizen, Mr. Selling for
16 years labored for progressive leg
ilation in this state. He assisted in
the enactment of the direct primary,
initiative and referendum, recall and
the Presidential perference primary
law. He believes in them firmly. His
record as a true progressive and the
friend of the common people has been
consistent at all times. His record is
known to every voter in the state and
he is to be entrusted with the respon
sibilities of the more important office
he now seeks.
Believing the high cost of living is
due largely to the tariff, Mr. Selling is
pledged, if elected, to work for an
immediate revision of the tariff down
ward. He promises to secure for
Oregon its full share of appropriations
for river and harbor improvements
and other public needs, together with
the state's long over-due share of the
Reclamation fund. Mr. Selling is un
qualifiedly opposed to single tax and
any other measure of legislation which
proposes placing the burden of taxa
tion on the farmer and the small
homeowner.
Friends of the Oregon system owe
it to themselves and the preservation
of the direct primary to vote for Ben
Selling. A vote for his opponent,
Bourne, Is a vote in favor of the re
pudiation of that law.
Mr. Voter. Bear this in mind when
yon go to the polls Tuesday, Novem
ber 5. t
the greatest speech ever made in the
Columbia County Court."
A democratic paper speaking of the
celebrated Blakesly case said: "The
talk of Mr. Tongue was probably the
best one that has been heard here for
years. That he is an able prosecutor
there is no doubt"
Another daily newspaper recently
referred to him as "one of the best
prosecutors in the West"
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C. SCHUEBEL
for Representative
. . Every candidate for the Legislature
should be able to give a reason why
the people of his district should cast
their votes tor him at the coming
election and also let the voters know
what he stands for and what he will
endeavor to do if elected to the Leg
islature. With this object in view I
wish to submit the following facts to
the voters of Clackamas County.
As the law now stands it is impos
sible for a farmer to burn slashings
and clear land between June 1st and
Oct. 1st In 1911 the Legislature ap
propriated $8,400 for special deputy
game and fire wardens. These fire
wardens are employed by the State at
the expense of the taxpayers to pro
tect the timber lands owned by ' the
S. P. Ry. Co. and other timber barons.
I have prepared a bill that provides
that every road supervisor shall be
ex-offlcio fire warden in his district
and shall have the privilege of issu
'ig permits for the purpose of clear
ing lands between June 1st and Oct
1st
In 1911 the Legislature passed a law
providing for school supervisors in
this state, and three school supervis
ors have been appointed in Clackams
County under the law. This costs the
taxpayers of Clackamas County about
$3,600 a year, which I consider a use
less expenditure, and should be re
pealed. In 1909 a bill was passed by the
Legislature providing that all water
power appropriated "AFTER THE
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PASSAGE OF THIS ACT" should pay
a license fee annually of from 25 cents
to $2.00 per horse power. In 1911 an
other law was passed which contained
a "joker" of a similar nature in tha
interests of all water power approp
riated prior to May 22, 1909. The
Portland, Ry. Light & Power Co. has
appropriated more than 250,000 horse
power in Clackamas County but be
cause of the "jokers" in the bills of
1909 and 1911 they escape paying a
license fee on nearly all of this water
power. On January 1st, 1912 they
paid $2021.81 as a license fee' and if
they were compelled to pay in the
same manner as other persons ap
propriating water after May 22, 1909,
they would'nave paid $62,500 thereby
beating the State of Oregon out of
$60,478.19 for water power in Clack
amas County annually until this bill
is amended.
I have prepared a- bill which pro
vides that every person appropriating
water for power purposes shall pay
a license fee of not less than 50 cents
or more than $2.00 for horse power
per annum. If this bill becomes, a
law it will compel the Portland Ry.
Light & Power, Co. to pay $125,000
annually for water appropriated in
Clackamas County alone.
Water power is one of the greatest
natural resources that the people of
Clackamas County have and at the
present time there is over 300,000
horset power appropriated in our
county. Under the present law water
power cannot be assessed and there
fore escapes taxation.,
I have prepared a, bill which pro
vides that all water power and fran
chise values shall pay taxes in the
same manner as other property. If
this bill becomes a law it will add
at least -$15,000,000 to the tax roll
in Clackamas County for water power
alone. Under the present law Mult
nomah County is collecting taxes on
over $1,000,000 of property located in
Clackamas County. This will also be
remedied by the same bill and Clacka
mas County will collect taxes on all
the property located within its boun
daries. Proper protection for the laboring
men is one of the most serious prob
lems confronting the American people
today. I have prepared a bill that
provides no man shall be compelled to
work more than 10 hours in one day
and not to exceed 60 hours in one
week in any mill or manufacturing es
tablishment in the State of Oregon.
There will also be submitted to the
coming session of the Legistlature a
compulsory compensation act which
will protect the laboring man and will
give them their rights in case of ac
cident without the expense of employ--s;
an attorney or going into the
Courts. I shall ' do all in my power
if elected to the Legislature to pass
these laws and protect the laboring
men in their rights.
A great many useless and unnecs
sary Commissions have been created
in the past. The last. Legislature ap
propriated over $5,000,000, which is
far in excess of what should be nec
essary to run the affairs of our State.
I shall do all in my power to cut off
useless commissions and reduce the
'.menses of our State Government.
If the above measures meet with
your approval, I would greatly appre
ciate your support at the coming elec
tion. Tours respectfully,
C. SCHUEBEL.
G. SCHNOERR.
If I am elected, I will, during my
term of office, be opposed to the crea
tion of new Boards and Commissions
and favor the repeal of many of them.
I am opposed to single tax. I fa
vor" good roads into all parts of
Clackamas County; favor the repeal
of fish and game commissioners:
work for the repeal of the
L,aw creating County School
Supervisors; am opposed to large
appropriations for the benefit of a
few officers; want a dollar's worth of
service to the state to every dollar
expended; a square deal to everyone
and strict economy in every depart
ment of state. Favor statement
Number One and Direct Primary
Law.
I further state to the people of Ore
gon as well as to the people of my
legislative district that rim-in? m
term of office, I will always vote for
mai candidate ror united States Sen
ator in Congress who has received the
highest number of the people's votes
for that position at th CAT! ATD 1 1 A.
tion next preceding the election of
Al J.
m senator in congress, without re
gard to my individual preference.
Believing that we are more often
harmed by the passage of bad laws
than the ne?lect tn nana mnii n-naa T
sHall use my best endeavors to pre
vent pernicious legislation.
I shall favor strict laws for the ap
prehension and punishment of those
engaged in the White Slav Trod a
and shall favor the promotion of the
Social Hygiene Society.
I shall favor strict laws for the ex
termination of quack doctors who
prey upon our young men.
I shall do my best to secure the
passage of an eight hour law for the
laborers in the paper mills of Ore
Sn' L maJrfty of the laborers in
the mills at Oregon City desire it -
I Bhall favor Just and equal taxation
on all Dronertv nf tha atot v
owned by corporations or Individuals.
Tours truly.
G. SCHNOERR.
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If it cost $2000 to write 100 tax-receipts what kind of wages could a
good clerk make In a day?
"Where was Moses when the light went out?" Or rather, "where was
Mass when his man Roberts went out in the hands of Sheriff Stevens?"
If $5.00 per week is paid for boarding prisoners and this is charged to
"jail account" how much does this add to "Sheriff's expense?"
Would it pay you to elect a man who practiced economy when he was
deputy, and who would do so were he elected sheriff?
Would it pay you to elect a man who knows the business?
Would it pay you to elect a man who can show and teach his deputies
what and how to do things?
E. C. HACKETT.
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JAMES F. NELSON
for County Assessor.
The Assessor's office is one of the
most important offices in Clackamas
County and the voters should care
fully consider the records made by
the candidates who are asking to be
elected to this important position. II
the valuation and assessments are not
fairly made the farmer and the small
home owner will be compelled to pay
more than his share of the tax, which
is the condition that exists under the
present assessment.
When I was first elected to the As
ssesor's office the S. P. Ry." Co. was
assessed for $3,500 per mile. The P.
Ry L. & P Co. was assessed for $1,
400 per mile. The last assessment I
made on the S. P. Ry. Co. was $36,004
per mile, which was reduced by the
Board of Equalization to $30,000 per
mile.
The total assessment of the S. P. Ry.
Co., including all their lands, when
I was first elected to the Assessor's
office was $229,482. The last assess
ment on the S. P. Ry. Co. that I made
was $3,061,110, an increase of $2,821,-
628.
The total assessment of the P. R.
L. & P. Co. when I first went into
office was $43,000 on the electric
lines. The last assessment that I
made on the elctric lines was $20,000
per mile, making a total of $620,000.
which is an increase of $576300 over
what it was when I first took the of
fice.
Mr. Jack's first assessment in 1909
on the S. P. Ry. Co. including the
railroad and their lands, was $2,352,
145 making! a reduction of $708,965
from what my last assessment was.
. Mr. Jack's first assessment on the
P. R. L & P. Co. electric lines was
$12,000 per mile, which reduced the
valuation $8,000 per mile from my last
assessment making a total reduction
on the value of the electric lines in
Clackamas County of $248,000.
My last assessment on the Weyer
hauser Timber Co. was $224,050. Mr.
Jack's first assessment on the same
lands was $174,000, making a reduc
tion on the timber land belonging to
the eWyerhauser Timber Co. of $50,
010. Mr. Jack has endeavored to make a
comparison between the first three
years of my assessment of the corpor
ations and the last three years of his
term of office o f the assessment of the
corporations. Since 1910 Mr. Jack
has not assessed the corporations do
ing business in more than one coun
ty. These corporations have all been
assessed by the; State Tax Commis
sion and have been raised even above
my assessment of four years ago.
This shows conclusively that Mr. Jack
made a great mistake in reducing the
valuation of the corporations above
mentioned and shows that he used
very poor judgment in this respect
By. reducing the valuation of the cor
porations and increasing the assess
ment of the farmers and small prop
erty owners about 50 per cent they
are compelled to pay more than their
just proportion of the taxes.
Mr. Jack invited the tax payers to
examine the records which I have
done and the foregoing statements
are correct
If I am elected to the Assessor's
Office I shall pursue the same course
I did in making my former assess
ments and compel the corporations of
Clackamas County to pay their just
proportion of the taxes. If you think
this Is right and proper I would great
ly appreciate your support ' at the
coming election. Vote 88 X.
Very respectfully yours,
JAMES F. NELSON.
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WIL LIAM H. MATTOON. '
William H. Mattoon, candidate on
the Republican ticket for commission
er, formerly from Viola and now from
Estacada. Chosen in the primaries to
succeed himself. Mr. Mattoon has
many qualifications for the office to
which he has been nominated and one
of these is the success he has made
of his own private interests. He fa
vors good roads, and an economical
administration of the affairs of the
county. The people's interests will
be as carefully guarded by Mr. Mat
toon during the coming four years as
they have been in the past should he
be returned to the office.
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T. J. GARY.
To the voters of Clackamas County
In asking for your support at the
November" election, I wish to say that
the progress of the' schools of this
county during the last four years
shows that someone has been active.
While I do not claim credit for all
that has been done, I do know that
in many instances I was the direct
cause of the progress that was made.
Four years ago there were many
schoolhouses and grounds in the
county that were a discredit and in
some instances a disgrace to the com
munity. Now almost every district
has a reasonably good building and
many have improvements that would
be a credit to any community.
Believing that the teacher is the
most important factor in any school,
I have labored to rid the County of
teachers who would not or could not
do good work. In this I have known
neither friend nor foe. As a conse
quence,, I have made some enemies.
(The public official who does not is
usualy a weakling) but I have the
satisfaction of knowing that the
teaching force of the County is far
superior to what it was when I begun
as Superintendent Every official act
of mine has been for what I consider
ed, the best interest of the girls and
boys.
I taught for several years in the
one room country school and after
ward in the graded schools of the
Couty seven years at Milwaukie, five
at West Oregon City.v and three at
Willamette. This " experience, togeth
er with my work as Superintendent of
the schools of the County should qual
ify me for good work.
Realizing that the greatest problem
that we have is the rural schools, I
visited all of them with the exception ;
of two, (they were not in session at
the time), and studied their condition.
I have since visited most of them
many times. I hope to continue to
make these schools what they should
be. ,
The fact that I received the nomin
ation in the recent Primary Election
from both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties shows, I think, that I
have been Superintendent for the
whole people. I purpose being Super
intendent of the Schools for all the
people, If elected In November.
Thanking you for past favors, I am
Cordially.
T. J. GARY.
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, W .L. MULVEY.
Candidate for re-election to the office
of County Clerk.
Dear Sir:
If my record for the past two years
as County Clerk meets with your ap
proval, I respectfully ask your sup
port and vote for re-election to this
office on November 5th. If re-elected
I will, in the future as in the past,
to the best of my ability, give to the
people of Clackamas County a clean,
honest administration, and will con
duct the business of the office as
economically as possible consistent
with good accurate work.
W. L. MULVEY.
E. P. DEDMAN.
To the voters and citizens of Clacka
mas County:
As the nominee of the Republican
party for the office of Recorder of
Conveyances of Clackamas County I
wish to state that I have been a resi
dent of this county for over thirty
years. I am and have been for many
years a farmer by occupation and a
tax payer. I have had previous ex
perience in the Recorder's office and
know how the work should be carried
on. I am deeply interested In the
welfare of this county and believe I
will be able to conduct the office of
County Recorder in such a manner as
will be of benefit to all the people.
If you see fit to trust me with this
office I will at all times be found at
tending stricttf to my duty as re
corder and will always conduct the
office in a strictly business-like man
ner. Yours truly,
E. P. DEDMAN.
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CLACAKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, Claim No. 54
Warrant No. 2682
Dr. To E. T. Mass, Sheriff, Charge, JAIL $76.42.
. Oregon City, Oregon, July 31st 1911.
Board Bill for prisoners July 1911.
July 1st to 15th, Grover Clemons, 15 days
July 1st to 15th, Tony Moran 15 days
July 1st to 15th, Chas.rBrozile. . ; 15 days
July 1st to 21st L. F. Shortt 21 days
July 2nd to 31st, A. Cain .' 30 days
July 25th to 31st, Jay Rhodes . 17 days
Total prison days 103 days
. At $5.00 per week $76.42
O. K., E. T. MASS, J. O. S.
. Filed August 2, 1911. ' W. L. MULVEY County Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS COURT CLACKAMAS COUNTY, AUG. 3rd, 1911 ORD
ERED PAID, R. B. BE AT IE, County Judge.
State o Oregon, County of Clackamas, ss.
I, W. L. MULVEY, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Clackamas, do hereby cer
tify that the foregoing copy of Prisoners Board Bill, has been by me com
pared with the original, an d that it is a ' correct tran
script herefrom, and the whole of such original Prisoners Board Bill
as the same appears on file in my o ffice and in my care and custody.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court this 28th day of October, 1912.
W. L. MULVEY, Clerk.
The foregoing bill speaks for itself
and it is published for the benefit of
the taxpayers of Clackamas County.
It will pay you to scrutinize It care
fully, and see if you can't see wherein
you are being overcharged? Figure it
out for yourselves, as It is a very sim
ple matter. The law provide that the
first four ma be charged for at $5
per week, but the remaining ones are
to be boarded at $3 per weeK. how
ever It rarely happens that there are
more Than 4 at one time.
On the above bill Mass has 103 days
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J. A. TUFTS
Mr. Tufts will suceed himself aa
treasurer of Clackamas County. He
will in the future, as he has done in
the past, be on the job all the time.
He has and will work for the interests
of the tax payers. He will give fair
and courteous treatment to all.
WM. J. WILSON.
To the voters of Clackamas County:
I am now acting as Coroner of
Clackamas County by virtue of an ap
pointment made by the County Court
on July 5, 1911. Since that time I
have endeavored to fill the office with
credit to the County. If the voters
of this county see fit to. entrust this
office to me and thus express their ap
proval of my past record, I shall at all
times endeavor to do my duty and
will always he on the job.
Yours truly,
WM. J. WILSON
D. T. MELDRUM.
D. T. Meldrum, the Republican
nominee for County Surveyor, Is
particularly well qualified to occupy
that position. He has been faithful
during his first term and merits
re-election. He comes from a family
of surveyors, being a son of Judge
John W. Meldrum, one of the pioneer
surveyors of Clackamas County. The
Republican candidate is a competent
man, a graduate of Cornell University
and should receive the vote of every
Republican.
at $5 per week, $76.42, but 103 days
at $5 per week would be only $73.57,
but from the 2nd to the 15th, both in
clusive, five men were in jaiL For
one of these men for 14 days Mass
would be entitled to only $3 per week
or S. The bill should read:
89 days at $5 per week........ $63.57
14 days at $3 per week. ........ $6.00
Total ..J.. .$69.67
so that Mass overcharged the coun
ty $6.85.
E. C HACKETT.
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