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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER
WIMCO BE FINDS
GENERAL LOYALTY
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Receives Hearty
Welcome Everywhere.
TOUR SOUTH IS CHEERY
Principles Expounded by Nominee
Win Acclaim in Ten Days' Tour.
- Aim to Cut Tax Applauded.
Candidate to Stay for Week.
Radiating: optimism after a brisk '10
days of campaigning: in Southern Ore
iron, Dr. James Withycombe, Repub
lican direct primary nominee for Gov
ernor, reached Portland last night for
& visit of several days. From now
until election day it is his plan to spend
as much time as possible in Multnomah,
County, tie announced. However, there
are a number of outlying points yet on
his itinerary and the remaining days
or the campaign will be the busiest he
has had.
Dr. Withycombe was more than
pleased with the resulUof his southern
trip. Everywhere he was met with en
thusiasm and general assurances of
support. During the trip he met
hundreds of personal friends who, in
common with his large following: . of
friends in every section of the state,
are working actively for . his election.
Among the points visited were Corval
lis. Grants- Pass. Medford. Merrill,
Klamath Falls, Oakland, Cottage Grove,
bugene, Ashland, and Springfield. .
Principles Are Acclaimed.
Dr. Withycombe, at all the points
visited, met scores of persons person
ally, and at anumber of meetings he
presented the principles and, issues
upon which he is making his cam
paign. At the last primary election, May
SB, a total of 75,373 voters were reg
istered. This was divided between
men and women as follows: Men, 47,
230; women, 28,148. The East Side had
a total registration of 48.748, of whom
29,789 were men and 18,958 were' wom
en. The West Side had 21,433 regis
tered, 13,994 being men and, 7439
women.
Outside the city in the county reg
istration numbered 5197, of whom S447
were men and 1750 women. The par
ties were divided as follows at the
primary registration: Republicans, 48,
084: Democrats. 17,125: Progressives,
S367; Independents. 2798; Prohibition
ists, 2789, and Socialists. 1215.
At the close of registration prior to
the last general election in October,
1912, a total of 52,087 voters signed
the books. This was, of course, prior
to the passage of the woman suffrage
amendment.
"It is a most encouraging fact to me
that the constructive measures and
policies which I wish to put into effect
are so keenly appreciated and supported
wherever 1 have been," said Dr. Withy
combe last night in discussing his trip.
"I find that the people generally
agree with my stand that the burden
of taxation now being imposed upon
the people of Oregon is out of all pro
portion to the taxable wealth of the
state. There is a strong feeling that
much of this burden is the product of
needless extravagance in administra
tion of state affairs, and that a careful
and sane conduct of the state's business
will reduce the bill which the taxpayers
have to pay by many thousands of dol
lars. I want to take occasion to reiter
ate that it will be my first aim as Gov
ernor to prune the tax bill. We must
preserve a balance a balance between
the taxable wealth and the tax burden
placed on the people.
Veto Stand Reiterated.
"My stand on the question of the
Ingle item veto also is being generally
upheld by the people with whom I have
come in contact. As the first man in
Oregon to advocate the single item veto
publicly I naturally continue my ad
vocacy of that valuable measure. It is
an invaluable weapon for the people's
defense in the hands of a conscientious
Governor, although, as I have fre
quently pointed out, it is dangerous in
the hands of a narrow, vindictive and
vengeful executive. As Governor I
would regard the single item veto as
Invaluable, and would put it to use as
fully and freely as the people's inter
ests might require.
"On the subject of my advocacy and
support of the people's laws I find on
every hand a warm support of my pol
icy. I believe the people of Oregon are
a unit on this .question. - The fact that
the seven defeated candidates are now
openly supporting me as the successful
primary nominee is taken everywhere
as establishing the absolute success of
the 3irect primary law in Oregon while,
at, the same time,' there is an inclina- '
tion to resent the ancient Democratic
trick of attempting to break up the
primary law in its operation by coerc
ing Republicans not to abide by the
primary's results.
Confidence Found Everrwhere,
"'Among the farmers, working people
and residents of small towns I find
many of my most enthusiastic support
ers who express the deepest interest iu
my plans for active work in building
up Oregon's latent resources. My forty-three
years in Oregon and my fa
miliarity with the needs of every sec
tion of the state, familiarity gained
through repeated visits to every nook
of the state, appears to have given to
the farmers and producers of Oregon a
fixed confidence in my ability as Gov
ernor to give to Oregon a constructive
and helpful administration."
R. A. Booth will make a flying trip
to Crook County on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. He will speak
at Madras Wednesday morning and at
Prineville the same night. Thursday
morning Mr. Booth will leave Prine
ville by auto in charge of the officials
of the County Central .Committee, of
Crook County, and will 'make a short
speech in Redmond during the day. and
also at Sisters and Laid law. Ho will
address a twilight meeting in Bend
and leave on the night train Thursday
for Portland. From present prospects
Mr. Booth will carry Crook County by
a heavy plurality. Arrangements for
the trip are being made by Lake M.
Bechtell. Judge Brink. John Bell and
E. J. Wilson, of Prineville.
S. S. Smith, of Medford. in writing
to the Republican State Central Com-'
mittee, reports that things are getting
in good Bhape in Jackson County;
that the opposition in this so-called
Democratic county is beeomiirg alarmed
at the way Booth and Withycombe are
gaining strength.
Livy Stlpp, an attorney of Oregon
City, was a visitor at Republican
state headquarters yesterday and re
ports that Clackamas County is in
splendid shape and Improving every
day; that there is now, in his opinion,
no question but that the whole Re
publican ticket will win, with a great
many votes to spare.
Republican women of Washington
WINNER OF STATE FAIR
BABY CONTEST IS BOY
Jack Grant, of Dallas, Gets Score of 99 Per Cent, Highest of Any of 175
Entries Mother Tells of Care He Receives.
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SO much has been written and said
about Oregon's prize baby girls,
but its prize boy must not, be for
gotten. '
Jack Grant, of Dillas, or, to use his
full name, David Jackson Grant. Jr.,
attained the highest score of 411 the
175 babies examined in the State Fair
"better babies" contest this year. The
examinations were rigid. Wise doc
tors and specialists devoted their time
to examining the babies and Jack came
through with a score of 99 per cent.
The next to him was Doris Leigh Gor
don, who scored 98.7 per cent.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Grant are justly
proud of their bonny boy. However,
they do not allow him to be spoiled.
He receives the most sensible care im
aginable. " His excellent physical and
mental conditions and his good baby
manners are the reward for his par
ents' devotion to healthy-happy baby
hood. ...
In an interview regarding his - his
tory. Jack's mother said: "He was
a fine baby at birth, weighing 10
pounds. He was breast-fed until nine
County assembled at Hillsboro yester
day and formed a county branch of the
State Woman's Republican Club. Ex
Governor Geer, cf Portland; W. N.
Barrett and E. L. Haines, of Hillsboro,
made brief addresses, advocating sup
port of Republican principles.
Mrs. Laura B. Bartlett, chairman of
the Republican women's advisory com
mittee, urged the women to form a
permanent organization and to co-operate
with the regular Republican com
mittees. She suggested that the county
organizations be made permanent, and
predicted that the women thus can ac
complish much good for Republicanism.
Oregon is the first state in the Union
that has started activity of this kind.
Mrs. Bartlett presided while the per
manent organization was being formed.
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. C. W. Redmond, of
Hillsboro; iirst vice-president,, Mrs.
John Thornburg, cf Forest Grove; sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Laura Jack
son, of Corneliusr secretary, Mrs. R. A
Tamiesie. of Hillsboro, and treasurer,
Mrs. C. W. Emmett, of Hillsboro. -
Another Republican campaign rally
will be held at Sunnyside tomorrow
night, and some of the candidates on
both the Republican state and county
tickets will speak. '
R. A. Booth, candidate for United
States Senator; C. N. McArthur, can
didate for Representative in Congress;
Thomas M. Hurlburt, nominee for Sher
iff, and several of the legislative can
didates are on the programme.
The meeting will be held in the Sun
nyside schoolhouse and J. D. McFaul,
leader of the choir in the Sunnyside
Methodist Church, has arranged to pro
vide some musical entertainment.
This meeting originally was sched
uled to take place on Tuesday night of
this week, but was set forward to Mon
day to accommodate several of the can
didates who wanted to appear before
the Sunnyside voters. It will begin
promptly at 8 o'clock.
Democratic leaders in the state are
continuing their efforts ' to procure
some speakers of National reputation
to take part in the campaign.
They have not given up hope of hav
ing Vice-President Marshall come here
and make a few speeches for Senator
Chamberlain. If Congress adjourns
early this week, it is probable that Mr.
Marshall will come. Since Secretary
Lane, of the InteriorDepartment, has
been prevented from leaving Washing
ton on schedule time the Democrats
may have to be content with their reg
ular supply of local oratorical talent
unless Congress quits business prompt
ly. William Hanley, Progressive Sena
torial nominee, returned to Portland
yesterday after a week's trip through
the northern tier of counties between
Umatilla and Multnomah Counties.' He
reports satisfactory progress in his
work and expects to get a lot of votes
in the territory that he visited. Mr.
Hanley will pass most of his time in
the remaining weeks of the campaign
in Portland and vicinity, making only a
few trips to towns outside of Multno
mah County.
'In appreciation of the work that he
has done for Nation-wide suffrage."
a group of Democratic women will ten
der Senator Chamberlain and Mrs.
Chamberlain a reception in the green
room of the Commercial Club tomorrow.
The function will be on from 3 to 6
P. M. The general public has been in
vited. . .
The Republican rally that was to
have been held at Astoria tomorrow
evening has been postponed until
date later in the campaign. The time
has not been fixed definitely. R. A.
Booth and other candidates -on the state
ticket have been invited to attend, and
it is probable that they will.
P. A. Cupper, of Marion County, was
a visitor of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee. Imperial Hotel; Tester-
day. Mr. Cupper is co-operating with
the Republican organization in Marlon
County and doing some active cam
paigning for Dr. Withycombe and the
rest of the Republican ticket. He feels
much pleased over the outlook in the
Capital City and vicinity. .
months of . age and then was given
cow's milk in a well sterilized bottle.
Gradually he was fed poached eggs.
toast and some kinds of fruit until at
the age of 18 months his bottle was
taken from him. The same diet was
continued and some vegetables added.
Even now. between 3 and 4 years old he
pets very little meat.
"Jack loves his bath every day and
hfcs his teeth brushed regularly. He
has always been dressed comfortably,
but not too warm and consequently is
not troubled with colds. At play in
the open he wears a warm suit, romp
ers, stockings and heavy-soled shoes
He digs dirt wl'.h his little shovel.
plays with a toy wagon and train and
is a typical boy. He makes believe
playing baseball and is about as active
as the average child of 5 years.
"On stormy days Jack pluys on
screened porch and he gets lots of fresh
air. He has always slept alone and
with all windows open. He talks dis
tinctly and has a sunny disposition."
'Mrs. Grant says that she has found
that it- pays for a mother to take care
of her child herself even if some things
have - to be neglected.
ABUSE REPLIED TO
Chairman Moores Speaks in
Defense of Mr. Booth.
JOURNAL IS DENOUNCED
Mr. Moores Points Out How, Despite
Sir. Cliamberluin's Words, "Jour
nalistic Gutter-SnIpes, Use
Dirty Methods.
TOKTLAKD, Or.. Oct. 17. (To the
Editor.) Mr. Booth in his address at
Albany on September 4 uttered the fol
lowing, words: "My first utterance In
this campaign was a promise to the
people of the State of Oregon that I
would so conduct it that the men who
opposed me for office should not have
tnelr Jlv-eg .saddened or their useful
ness impaired by anything that I might
saj. nat promise has been scrupu
lously kept by MrBooth, and when
his personal friemls. goaded bv the ut
terly shameless and scurrilous attacks
that have unceasingly been made UDon
him by Senator Chamberlain's personal
organ. The Oregon Journal, and by his
nearest friend. Governor West, threat
ened to open up on the private life and
tne personal habits of Senator Cham
berlain. it was Senator Booth who pro
tested against it, and it was the Re
publican State Central Committee that
seconded the protest.
In the Oregon Journal of October 1
Senator Chamberlain Is quoted as say
mg:
"I am surprised to learn on my return
to Oregon that the campaign being
waged against me by my opponents is
one of intense personality and bitter
ness. I have never indulged in thi
sort of campaign work, and though
the provocation might seem to war
rant it, -I hope I may be able to avoid
recriminations and personal abuse." In
the same issue, of the same paper there
is published, with apparent approval,
over two columns of abuse "of intense
personality and . bitterness" of Mr.
Booth and Dr. Withycombe and othe
leading Republicans.
Cfilnmiu Reek With A hilar
Day after day, fir the past three
moiuhs, the editorial columns and tb
correspondence columns of The Journal
have reeked with the coarsest abus
of these men, and the example of thi
paper has been followed by all of th
little Democratic journalistic cuckoos
in the state,' from Medford to Pendle
ton. Every little cub hyena from Ash
land to Baker City and from over th
Washington line has had access to th
columns of The Journal to spit out hi
venom upon Senator Booth, while
everything has been done editorial!
and by cartoon to ridicule and invite
contempt for every utterance of Dr,
Withycombe. Both these men, with
characteristic dignity, have Ignored it
all.
Oregon has never in the last 50 years
witnessed a dirtier or more shameless
campaign than that which has bee
waged against Mr. Booth and whose
campaign is-it-but the campaign of
Senator - Chamberlain and Dr. Smith
Could, they . not end all this coarse
abuse by a single nod of the head
Can they Allow this to go on for
months and escape responsibility, an
then utter a whine of protest when th
outraged friends of the libeled Repub
lican candidates indulge in bitter re
torts?
Are Senator Chamberlain and Dr.
Smith to reap the fruits of this kind o
campaigning, while refusing to accept
responsibility for the shameless meth
ods of their supporters? Who is it
mat has been telling the good people
of Portland for veari that the Portland
Daily News was unfit to cross the
threshold of any decent Portland home,
and when did the News ever indulge in
airtier campaign than is jiow being
indulged in by the Democratic nress of
this state?
Democratic Candidates Consent.
This campaign has been waged with
the knowledge, by the consent, and on
behalf of. the Democratic candidates.
Will they give the order to their Jour-
aiistic supporters to confine their at
tacks to the political records of the op
posing candidates and their party and
to tneir relations to the real issues of
the campaign, or will they continue to
encourage them In the course already
begun? j
Mr. Booth has been a special obiect
f attack. He has been shadowed in
his home. He has been trailed from
coast to coast by detectives. He has
been hounded by personal enemies and
political sleuths supported by the vast
treasury of the general government.
All the Infinite details of the great
usiness of a corporation with which
he was connected have been gone
through as with a fine tooth comb. The
ethods adopted by the Drosecutlon
have been publicly denounced as out
rageous and corrupt in an official opin-
on rendered by an Attorney-General of
the United States.
Mr. Booth was indicted by a Federal
grand jury, and in spite of his demands
tor a speedy trial, the Indictment was
held over his head for nearly four
years. At the trial he Introduced not
one word in defense and the jury ac
quitted him on the first ballot.
Four other cases against the Booth-
Kelly Company were tried. Concern
ing them the testimony of Mr. Booth
was clear an explicit. Tried in the
court of Judge Robert S. Bean, known
na respected all over Oregon, the
tory of Mr. Booth was accepted as
true. On appeal it was reversed by a
no ot auages in San Francisco.
Decision Should Be Awaited.
From that reversal the company has
ppealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States and until that appeal is
Bettled it is entitled to such a suspen-
ion of public opinion as- would be
warded to even the meanest criminal.
One more case was the so-called
confession" of a drunken vagabond
ho had been discharged by the com-
any and who. prior to his "confes-
ion," had failed in attemDtinir to
blackmail the company. Here is the
um total of all of this wholesale at
tempt by an armv of Drosecutors and
detectives to prove that this company
an oeen guilty of criminal practices.
J ne wnole prosecution of all these
cases covered less than one-tenth ot
per cent of all its holdings. The title
to less than one) acre out of every thou
sand that it owned was attacked. Where
Is there a corporation in the country
tnat can show a, cleaner record?
Mr. Booth has spent the entire 56
years of his lif in this ntut via
Started out as a boy of 10 years to make
is own way in the world and to help
support his father s family. He turned
is hand to anything that was offered.
He was industrious and faithful to
every trust. He was a filial son. He
as been a devoted husband and father.
He has been s good citizen. He has
ed an absolutely clean life. In every
relation, at home, in business, in his
hurch, in public life, he has measured
up to all of the demands and responsi
bilities of good citizenship. He has
committed two crimes. One was in
achieving success. The other was in
becoming a Republican candidate for
the United States Senatorship. If he
were" today the Democratic candidate
for Senator he would have the enthusi
astic support of every Democratic news
paper in the state.
Vote of TO.OOO Obtained.
He comes before the people of Ore
gon today indorsed by a vote of 70,000
in the primaries. He comes Indorsed by
the business men of Eugone. irrespect
ive of politics, who testify to their con
fidence in his high character and busi
ness Integrity. He comes with an un
solicited indorsement of the women of
Eugene, among whom he has lived for
years, who gladly testify to his clean
life imong them and to his helpful
counsel in every good work. He comes
a representative of one of the greatest
religious organizations in the state, of
whose laymen's association he is, and
has for' years been, the president.
It Is a singular commentary on
human nature that thousands who
preach the Importance of thrift and
Industry, and go Into raptures over the
beauties of a well - ordered life, are
always ready to tear down any one who
has achieved success, and are the first
to accept the story of the tale-bearer
who brings some precious morsel of
scandal. They prefer to believe evil
rather than good of any man. They
are keen to impute corrupt motives.
They glory in thedownfall of a sue
cessful man. They are keen to display
their ingrained love of causing some
body pain. They love to display a par
tisan spleen, to distort and condemn
They prefer to believe every successful
business man and every public servant
corrupt. They love innuendo and gloat
in suspicion and dread to hear that any
accused man is proven innocent.
o Appeal Made to Partisans.-
The friends of Mr. Booth make no
appeal to this class. They make no
appeal to the hidebound partisan, or to
the man whose political job makes it
necessary for him to do the dirty work
of his political boss. They make no
appeal to the pliant and quiescent tools
of the demagogue. They make no ap
peal to a partisan press who are ready
to denounce any man as a thief and a
scoundrel, if he is on the other ticket,
or to praise him as a political paragon
if he is on their own. '
They do appeal to the real manhood
and the" womanhood of Cregon. They
do appeal to the spirit oilecency and
fair play. They do appeal to the con
science and the sober judgment of the
thoughtful voter. It ought no longer
to be necessary that any decent can-
rsidate for office should be made a tar
get for every human derelict and busi
ness failure in tne country, ana tne
time ought to come when the personal
abuse and the lying defamation of
journalistic gutter-snipes should no
longer be allowed to deter or drive
from public life, every man of pride, of
sensibility and of self-respect. Re
spectfully, CHARLES B. MOORES.
Chairman Republican State Committee.
HOME CREDITS CONTINUE
Buena Vista Schools to Retain Sys-
' tent ot Success in Past.
BUENA VISTA. Or, Oct. 17. (Spe
cial.) The schools of this place have
commenced the year's work, and the
Home Credit System, tried out during
the past two terms with much success.
has been continued for the present
term. This plan gives the pupils credit
for work done outside of school hours.
Other districts in Polk County have
seen the good results and will this Fall
commence the system. The plan was
first tried outin'the Spring Valley
School In the eastern part of the. coun
ty, under A. I. O'Reilly, now in Lane
County.
Clarkston Thief Sentenced.
ASOTIN. Wash.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
A short session of the Superior Court
was held here Thursday, Judge Miller
presiding. Hiram G. Moore, alias
Frank M. Wilson, pleaded guilty to the
charge of committing many thefts in
Clarkston recently. He was sentenced
to an indeterminate term of five to 15
years in Walla' Walla penitentiary.
Moore's alleged accomplice, a negro
named Jack Lewis, who was also ar
rested in Spokane, was brought from
Lewiston. where he has been since his
arrest. .
He pleaded not guilty, and his trial
was set lor November 10.
RURAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
BENEFITS ARE SHOWN
District Superintendent of American Union, in Session Tuesday, Gives
Instances of Direct' Effect in Uplifting Morals, Ideals and Social Life.
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THE Northwest representatives of
the American Sunday School
Union will be in conference in
Portland beginning Tuesday. The pro
gramme has many features of Interest
to local church-workers and the gen
eral public.
This societyu with National headquar
ters in Philadelphia, is an incorporated
body of individuals, its work being di
rected entirely by a board of practical
business men, now in its jllst year of
successful service.
The aim of this agency has been and
is the care of the rural districts along
interdenominational gospel lines, and to
that end employs at the present time
8oma2-5 agents or missionaries, whose
whole time is given to the work of es
tablishing and' maintaining SunHay
schools and other services and dis
tributing literature In communities un
cared for by regular church work. Dur
ing its history it has organized more
than 127,000 Sunday schools with a
membership of more than 5.600,000,
while good books. Bibles, paper and
tracts totaling many million copies
have been placed carefully and se
lectedly in the hands of willing and ap
preciative readers.
"With the passing years the pioneer
conditions have disappeared from much
of our land, but a new and changed
condition has arisen the permanent
rural population of a quarter of a cen
tury ago has given place to a rapidly
shifting and changing rural popula
tion," said E. R. Martin, district super
lntendent of the American Sunday
School Union. "Latest available reports
are that two out of each five farms in
the United States now are occupied by
renters, most of whom lease for but
year at a time, and a large per
centage of whom move every year.
Another percentage of our farms are
occupied by speculators who at best are
transient, while in many communities
every farm Is listed for sale. The farm
has ceased to be a home and has be
come merely a property.
"With the passing of the farm home
and permanent farm population is pass
lng the rural church. A recent report
gives 10,000 abandoned rural churches
In the United States. 20 being found In
a single Western Oregon county. With
the -church has gone its simple yet ef
fectual social life, and largely all'other
forms of community social life and
community activities. There are com
munities In every part of the land
where neighbors never visit, where'no
religious service or social gathering has
been held In a quarter of a century,
"The result of these conditions is the
abandonment of the farm by that sub
stantial and- progressive element which
otherwise would remain permanently.
This constant drain of this better ele
ment means the Impoverishment of the
rural communities and many sections
of the land have become notorious for
their degeneracy in every line.
"That th? Pacific Northwest has not
been spared these conditions may be
proved easily. The police matron of
one of the upper coast cities recently
said that SO per cent of ths unfortunate
girls are from the farm. The Juvenile
and Probate Judge of a smaller West
ern city says that more than do per
cent of the delinquents coming under
his Jurisdiction are recently from the
farm. It is evident, then, that the
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proper care of the rural district is
vital alike to town, city and country
"The solution of this problem is being
worked out in hundreds of rural com
munities by the agents of the Ameri
can Sunday School Union, who, going
into the uncared-for community, secure
the use of some public building, ordi
narily the public schoolhouse. and here
gather the people of the community
together, irrespective of creed or na
tionality, to plan for a community ef
fort for the social, intellectual and
moral benefit of the community.
x ears of experience has proved the
advisability and practicability of a
neighborhood Sunday school as an or
ganization .through which this neigh
borhood effort mar be carried on. Hun
dreds of instances might be cited, but
two or three will serve to illustrate.
'In 1912 an agent for the union found
Fairview. a rural community some miles
from Baker, Or., without any sort of
gospel service and a complete lack of
neighborhood social life. On April 14
he organized here the Fairview Union
Sunday School, through which a ladies'
club came into existence and began a
series of social events for the benefit
of the community. Finding the public
schoolhouse inadequate, money was
raised and a fine and well-f urnlshed
community building erected which
houses the Sunday school, the regular
social affairs and a lecture course
given by the State Agricultural Col
lege for the benefit of the ranchers.
A wholesome, helpful community spirit
is 'now in evidence. "I never saw so
great & transformation in a com
munity," is the expressive statement of
one rancher s wife.
"In Linn County an abandoned rural
church was opened for a neighborhood
Sunday school, with a graduate of the
State Agricultural College - in charge.
In June the school arranged for
"Farmers' - Institute picnic" Thres
sneakers from the Agricultural Cnlle.ff-e
and a prominent near-by pastor were
present and addressed 300 farmer folk
on farm and neighborhood Interests.
It is said to be the first neighborhood
picnic in ten years. Other institutes.
educational and social activities are
planned for this community by the
helpful Sunday school.
'Other communities have taken up
other activities. Women's clubs are or
ganized sewing classes, cooking
classes, health clubs, study clubs, de
bating societies, singing schools and
athletic clubs are in operation, furnish
lng a channel for community social
life under wholesome conditions, mak
lng farm life so attractive, rural moral
and social conditions so wholesome
that a spirit of content prevails and
the farm property has again become a
home.
"While the work of the American
Sunday School Union in the Pacific
Northwest is largely of the past three
years, mere than 400 neighborhoods
now have thee helpful Sunday schools,
with a membership of more than 12,
000 and a constituency of 25.000. How
ever, Oregon has 1000 rural school
bouses in (Which this work should be
done and Could be done if they could
but be reached, while Washington and
Idaho are equally needy."
In time it may be considered murder
to swat the fly. Thus we move for
ward. - -
NOMINEE NOT TIED
McArthur's Record Shows He
Opposed Railroads.
VOTE ALWAYS FOR PUBLIC
Congressional Candidate's Stand in
State Legislature Was Anti-Corporation
as Kcvealcd by Ac
tion on flight Bills.
Instead of revealing an attitude fa-
vorable to the railroads and other blg
business" interests, tne legislative rec
ord of C. N. McArthur. Republican nom
inee for Congress, shows that in nu
merous instances he voted against
measures that "big business" wanted
and for those that it did not want.
Among, the measures he supported.
contrary to the desires of the railroad
and corporation lobbies, were those
creating the state Insurance depart
ment, the water code, the blue sky law.
empowering the state to grant water
franchises, and many measures adverse
ly affecting the railroads.
Principal among the bills that he sup
ported in opposition to the railroads
were:
An act compelling the railroads to
fence their property and to provide
better protection for travelers and oth
ers using the right of way.
Stand Opposite Hail roads.
An act prohibiting unjust discrim
ination between localities by railroads
and other common carriers. This bill
was aimed to stop the practice of fa
voritism indulged in by certain rail
roads. An act providing for the construction,
maintenance and operation of switch
connections between railroads aud
branch line railroads and private side
tracks. This bill was designed to bring
relief to small'. Independent railroads
and to the owners of private sidetracks
east of the Cascade Mountains to mow ,'
the grass and weeds from their right-of-way
during the month of June each
year in prder to minimize the danger
of setting out fires by locomotives. Ihe
enforcement of the provisions of this
act has resulted in a large annual sav
ing to farmers along the lines ot the
railroads in Eastern Oregon.
An act providing for an appropria
tion to extend the State Bortage Koad
from Big Eddy to The Dalles, thereby
completing the connection between the
boat lines of the Upper and Lower Co
lumbia River. The passage of this bill
served to establish a continuous stf am-'
boat line from Lewiston. Idaho, to the
uea and was the cause of a general re
duction in freight rates by tae railroad
companies In order to meet the rates ot
the steamboat line.
A proposed amendment to the consti
tution of Oregon authorizing the state
to build, purchase and operate rail
roads. This amendment was prepared
and introduced by Mr. McArthur. and
was passed through ooth houses after a
vigorous fight. Mr. McArthur is not a
believer in Government ownership, but
prepared and introduced this measure
because of the popular demand for it.
Although this proposed amendment was
defeated by the people at the general
election of 1910, the agitation over it
hastened the railroad development of
Central Oregon.
Demurrage Bill Advocated.
He also voted for and worked for the
reciprocal demurrage bill, the measure
compelling railroads to provide cattle
guards, and the Dill torcing ui
er-n Pacific to surrender to the state
the property at the foot ot Jefferson
street, in Portland, known as the "pub
lic levee." ' .
"I have never acted as attorney for
any public-service or other corpora
tion" said Mr. McArthur yesterday.
"The charges that I have been and am
the tool of the 'big business' interests
of this community are false In every
particular. The only money which l
aave ever received from a corporation
was during the electric light war at
Hood River in 1912. when I was presi
dent of the Hood River Gas & Electric
Company for nine months. The serv
ices which I rendered were not in the
nature of legal aarvices. dui were
.riv. and were iermmaiii
my,
rest
for
nation alter i imu "'""" ;: 1.
T.oirislature In Multnomah
County. I resigned irom i
which I held witn me nn
, i foit certain of election.
and did not believe that a member of
the Legislature should have any cor
porate affiliations of any character.
The attempt of some of my political op
ponents to line me up with the corpor
ations because of services rendered
more than two years aBo .
ward effort on their part to create
prejudice against my candidacy.
Record Belles mre".
Th.ir -harires that- I have been a
railroad lobbyist and have ridden over
the country on passes are equally false
and fraudulent. An examination oi j
legislative recoru snows mai
for a large number of measures tend
ing to regulate corporations In their
dealings with the public By resorting
- .i...ntin false statements and ir
relevant Issues, my opponents are at
tempting to detract public attention
from the real issues of the campaign.
These issues are understood by the
voters of this aistrici,
going to be fooled by the buncombe ot
the Democratic press and the sell
edited eulogies of ir-PP'n" ""j
formers. As I have said before, the realJ
issues of this campaign hinge upon the!
failure of the Democratic Adroinlstra-i
tion to maintain the prosperity of the,
country and the disastrous results
which have followed the enactment of,
the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill. i
ALBANY POSTOFFICE GAINS
Stamp Sales for Quarter and Total
Business Show Increases.
ALBA NT. Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.)
According to the figures complied by
Postmaster Van Winkle, of Albany, the
business of the local postoffice for
September shows a good increase oier
the same month last year.
The sale of stamps and stamped
paper during the month ended Septem
ber 30 1S14. amounted to li-i.u-
Durlng September. 1913. money re
ceived from the same source was
S1762.16. ,
For the quarter ended September o0.
1914, the business of the postoffice was
15629 13 and for the quarter ending
September SO. 1913. it amounted to
$5353.08.
Teachers at Kosebnrg October 21.
ROSEBURG. Or".. Oct. 17. (Special.)
At the ani.ual teachers institute to be
held In Roseburg. October 21. 23 and 23.
a number of educators of statewide
prominence will attend Among them
are J. H. Ackerman. president of the
State Normtl School at Monmouth: Dr.
Henry Sheldon, of the University of
Oregon: F. L. GrifTin and Frank H.
Shepard, of the Oregon Agricultural
College; J. A. Churchill, state superin
tendent of public instruction: E. F.
Carleton, assistant state superinten
dent, and L. P. Harrington, field worker
of the school fairs.