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1 f LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1917. v PACE THREE PLAN TO RESUME RAILWAY INQUIRY . AFTER MARCH 4TH Postponeisnt Forcod by Press of Ccngra-ssionsl Business. COUNTRY DEMANDS ACTION 8hlppero, Investors and Representa tives of All Branches of Business De mand Unificntion of System of Rail way flogL.lsiian-r.Cius Ask Fewer Masters. Washington, Dec. 18. The Congres aloniil Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce, which ha been conduc-tlnir the :nuiilry Into Government regulation jmally; but it give me a tired feel-ami- control of trenaportntion, lasting to hear our County Court week decided to suspend iu hearings j continually knocked by those on the subject mid adjomned, subject who cannot give any suggestion to t.ie call or the chairman, because of the preBSiiro of other work before Con gress. According to the resolution cre ating tho committee, it la required to ub:n!t a report by January 8th nert It Is understood that before that time the cn-.rulttee will ask for an exten sion of time and that the hearings will be ropuwrd at a later date, when some of those who already bare appeared befor the commute will be question ed fi'rilHT and u rr-;it many others Will he hi-nrd. It is probable, bower er. tlHt the hcr.rir.Ks will not be rcsum ed until after a-1Ji'urr-niint of Congress on March 4'h. 'a Ion to regular routine Imrines the commerce com mitters of flic two houses are charged wl:h aiiil ii.o iTtiportp.n! d---y of preparing prespnm.K the leriniation a-ki fot hv I'r.-'ilc1 rt V,'l'-:nn to maka lm piv-iMo n rs!:i"-id si.Tt without pre vltitis lir. '("'!:'iitii:ii. Tliis will lese llttli! or no time fur ttie con?td?rHtlon of '!:r zf in'ial questions of railway rri'i:tiini. Cou.rt.-y '. ..ts Something Done. ! r.:Vr of fi.PiTess and others w. -.e l;.!cc:r,.a !n the Inquiry - "'iu reputation in re- dertsii.., by in Newh-.nds committee arY t0 tne management Ot pub-li.-ir' Kit trtre u no intention of : llC business, that Is proving a bna.inii.,' 1L It n -erus doubtful. Indeed, if the cruntrj would permit the matter to bo dfpr-ori' If there were erideuce of a 6:;re on the pnrt of Congrc-a to do o T'an nnUon-wlde evidences of In termit, i yoked by the initiation of the N-jr'nnrln in.jiiliy nh--w that the peo p;.- of the rviniry nblppere. consum on and investors, s well as railway aen tuemseives arc nllve to the fact tfcui the railway situation la highly un intisfnetor) and that steps must be ti.Len without U!iiie-esary delay to Bi'iUe It ix-.s-Jble for the railroads to ni' .'t the growing nfdM of the nation. I'rotn reports received here It seems as inotit-b I'mofit ev.-ry commercial or gnn!."iton nn l l.ii',Inen..j Interest In the Coi';:try were euj;atied in studying the nti.r 'iid question. The Chamber of C'liiiinorre nf toe Culled Btates has bei-n conducting an elaborate Inquiry In'-' various phases of the subject for "M.'.iir I'-'" '!' past. Many local and stiitu cotimer. Inl hiKi:es In every part of Mm country have committees en ft; ...d In utu.ly of the problem and h'Vf.' Iivll'-ated a t'ef'.ro to come here anil present their vhws. National or ganization of miinuiiicturera. lumber men. cul opernto", wholesale and re tall dealers, have expressed through resolutions their deslro for the unifica tion of the system of railway regula tl T-e National Industrial Trafllc leefnc. nueaking from the viewpoint f "ihtnpors nslng the railways. tcdors.1 exclusive federal refuianon providing It la accomplished In such way as to give full protection and prompt adjustment In matters) relating to nnntportatlon within the atatee. Many Intereeta Sludylnf Problem. All these organization! represent pri marily the shipper of the country, but thov are not the only oues who are taking band In the discussion. The Investors of the nation, through their own associations and through commit teas representing the savings banks and other financial organ taatlona, are pre paring to ahow the necessity ot lmprov tn railroad credit and protecting the rlisLtN of tb" wh money la Invest ed in raDwsy securities. SlaaHy Uiu raUroada themaeUes, belag vital ty eeav ' carued la the Improvement of exist leg ondlLlona, are planning to submit tbelr Tlows through their execntlvea, oper ting offlctala and traAc experts and to assort their willingness to accept far reaching federal regulation along line that will edible them U attract capital ard to provide to fsdlltle needed for the promiit and efficient handling of tte country's transportation business. Main Trouble Is Tee Many Master. Hot all of these Interest are In ac cord aa to b remedies that should he adnnted. There aeema to be a general a.-'CiEJnt, however, that many of theie herewith to buy a quart of 6iSVJUee which confront the railroads milk, quite freouently: and I nm and which make It Impossible for tlttsm to meet the requirements of the na tion's commerce promiHljr and aatlafac torlly arise from the haphasard and often conflicting measure) of regulation that have been adopted from time to time by the federal government and the fouy-elght state and that what la naoded la a well ordered, ays tern tic scheme of federal regulation that shall covwr the whole country and make It IxNwihle for the railroad to provide the extensions and Improved facilities to liadly nteded, while at the same time protecting fully the pubUo Interests. MR. MITTY EXr his vi- Salem, Oregon, Dec. 28, li'i- Editor Lincoln Co im'ty Leader: I have read with interest tl,,, different local contributions, in which some reference and com ments were made about my Ar ticle in your naner. issued D- cember 8th; in which I criticised ! the past management of nublic affairs of Lincoln county, as hav ing been, to a great extent, a course of recklessly levying and expending tax funds, that was proving detrimental to the best interests of the county; and in ssuch article I used the term "res ident tax-using parasites." Subsequently a party at Wald port protests against the use of such term, but says, "I do not deny that much tax money has been squandered In Lincoln County, some foolishly, some carelessly and some even crim as to how Cnuntv nffnlra nan ha managed better.' Now if It would prove more satisfactory to such citizens, or anyone else, I am willing to call such element of citizens refer red to, as foolish tax levying and reckless tax squandering spend thrifts; and not use the harsher word mentioned by such Wald pnrt citizen. But my previous or present appellation docs not, specifically, ppnly to any certain public offic ios or legal electors of the dif ferent road and school districts of the county; neither do they necessarily apnly to the nresent warily apnly to the nresent members of the county court. As n matter of .fact. I used the following sentence In my prev ious article.'Tnder present con jdit'ruiB. past extravagances and wastefulness. Lincoln county people are acquiring, elsewhere, ' fl I 11 II rlnnlon V.1 . a. a 1 serious detriment to the e-mw-th and development of the county." Certainly a criticism of present conditions, that are the out growth of past extravagances and wastefulness, is not a knock against the present Court; nor do I blame the County Court for the acts of others in making sii-iai roaa ana scnool district levies, much of which has been nothing more or less than legal tax exploitation of non-iesidents Instead, judging from the pub lic proceedings and actions of - p. -.osui 1,-jui i, i consider trie members of the same capable, fair Vn,l,w "-i-"", 5Sn?J.!s?;,."8eB8,n5 a auiy ana re- II """''.r'V1 ine courage to carry out their conscientious convictions. Such capabilities, courage and convictions were displayed when ihe road-districts were consoli dated In such a way as to stop the voting of district road-levlM- i a course of actions tending to i-iess tne tax-levying spirit and arouse the resentment of resident-electors, while chiefly benefiting the non-resident tax flfyers, who are not In a oi ;tIon, to cast a ballot fnr cm. o'llclalg at election time. Thank you Gentlemen! such work Is ap preciated. I wish you had equal dlscrestlonary powers of control over the voting of special tax levies of school-districts. Also wish to commend your decision to apply 5i3 mills of the tax-levy recently made, toward the pay ment of outstanding county warrants. ' Now I wish to quote another sentence from the article by the Waldport citizen and make a re Ply to it. so he can get another flap at me. He says,"Any baby can cry for milk, but It takes a man to provide the wherewith to buy the fluid at ten cents per quart," That may bo true about Wald port. but such statement is ap parently, some knock against that locality; either in opportun ities for, or the capabilities of the women and children of such community. Now. I have always lived in communities where wo men, and even some of the small "'hool-chlldren conlri nmvM,. inclined to think that there are l0,e?: PSBlwy school-teachers at Waldport that can accomplish such a business achievement. In a future letter. I will take "n gome other matters mentlon w by the Waldport citizen and Web; n the meantime they can mentally digest tW lettt-r. and slap at me again, with their pens such netlon will not increase the cost of my living or decrease that part of my earnings that I can use for such purpose. and .cut uivv'ifa, I remain, ours truly, . Geo. C. Mitty ,WEB REPLIES TO C. TANCEN Eddyville, Jan. Oregon, 1, 1917. Cc,itor Leader- Air. langen s article in your last paper is absurd, but I can not retrain from answering it. lie must .remember that local conditions differ greatly and that if the whole of western Oregon were to engage solely in the dairy and beef industry it would not altect the market to any great extent. The modern ways of shipping take care of these matters in a very efficient way Indeed, and our butter, cheese, and beef can be shipped to the mines and mills and cities of the east, where such products can be consumed. Mr. Tangen's fear about over production in this line is un grounded. The mere idea of all the counties in every state fea turing the production of butter, cheese, and beef is ridiculous. Different localities need different specialities. Cotton, tobacco, corn, wheat, etc., have their natural localities in which to flourish. If western Oregon can do better with livestock than any other one crop, it should specialize In It. We can't raise cotton, corn, wheat, or tobacco In a commercial way here, so we must specialize In what will succeed best. Mr. Tangen says that my statements about the Installation iof a coulUv ent beln, recklesg I T. g.u-.2?rA extravagance, thought of only by parasites and anarchists, are just plain lies. It tickles nie ! As far as "insinuations" are concerned, I never insinuated anything In my articles in youn paper. I have tried to give frank honest facts and figures, to the best of my knowledge and abili ty. But when Mr. Tangen boosts for co-operation and organiza tion I am with him. Here's hop ing to succeed in 1917! Web. TOM SPILKINS HAS TAKEN TO CHEWING Fernanchittum, Oregon, Jan. 3, 1917. Editur Leeder: I am sorry tu say that I hav busted awl my resalushlons al reddy. I am chewing terbaccer agm just like the old brindel nun cucwj utT KUU. X UIU Stop It 'er haf a day thoe. But that Irj-haa t. V 1 1 1 , .alM awl 1 wanted tu say l want tu register a kik on the nefarin ."Kr?..y?.u. pJnt naniel3: fn?m! ",lu iUr- ia"SL"n a,,u vlce vursa. I seen Burt Gear the uther day an I sez Burt kin I git an Injunk - tiuu on Web and a rit of habias I corpus on Tangen or sumthing like that tu keap them out uf bludshed and Burt he 6ed Oh thats allrite Tom theyll smuther in hot air after a wile. Well 1 sez, we shude not allow Tangen tu rite such long letters ennymore fer he's apt tu git his feet tangled up In em an hir kounty agent by mistake an Burt sez we shude wurry. Anuther thing wot Btruck me dum with amazement waa E. P. Currys lettur. I always Jiew that mister Curry was a nice man, but it wuz nuze tu me that he wuz an apossle of free love. But he is on the rite track enny way even if he duz love every body an I wuz glad to reed his lettur. Ilaz ennyone heerd from mis ter Mitty of salem lately. I gess that is awl I can rite this time so I must stop. , Yures lovingly. Tom Spilkin. OREGON WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Industrial Development In Oregon Continues. Shipbuilding Breaks All Records. Crops Good with High Prices. Railroads and Public Utilites Making Many Im provements. Jan. 1, Buhl Alfalfa seed in dustry here reaches 121,000 bu. for 1916. Salem to get $60,000 addition to federal postofnee building. Vale Western Pacific Co. will drill here for oil and gas. Oregon legislature plan $18, 000,000 bond Issue for rural loans. Portland $1.7150.000 Portland-Vancouver bridge complete over Columbia river. Pendleton $30,000 road show theatre planned here. Maishflcld Smith-Powers r;; y. u .or past Co. ask franchise for railroad from Bunker Iiill to Summit. SiUtr Lake Leader Since Oregon in the past few years has becuiij-j known as the incubator of freak lcgisilation, tho grounds where every wiljy-nilly idea is first tried out, It is to be hoped that the members of tho 1917 Legislature will strive to correct this evil and perform the duty that a majority of the people of the State have elected them to do. Salem Attorney Ganeral de mands $38,320 to conduct his department on account of miny ,laws enacted. Flouring mill at John Day to operate alter Februarry first. Oregon City Woolen mills here shared proflts with 400 em ployes. . Portland Albina Engine & Machine Works has contracts for two 3300 ton and. four 3800 ton steel steamships. Medford defeated irigation dis trict formation to great detri ment of sugar beet industry. The proposed bill to kill com mercial fishing on the Rouge river should get such a defeat in the legislature that no more industry killing legislation of that kind will be proposed. North Bend Large dredging improvement to be undertaken on Pony Slough. North Bend 225 foot lumber carrier Florence Olson launched here. Roseburg Total tax levy of Douglas county for 1917 $37G. 328, as against $413,203 for 1915: Oregon valuations as equal ized $51,481,512 below 1915. Cushman Logging railroad to be built up Bernhardt Creek. Salem Spauldiiik, Losrging Co. purchases South Mill Creek water power r .J site lor manu facturing plant. Lane County budget cut b $31,000 below estimates. Silver Lake Leader Ii. is io b devoutly wished when the Legh lature convenes on January f 1917, that each member will fx to the State capitol with t! avowed purpose of making th'.i- commonwealth a "Greater Orr; gon", by promoting such law? that will invita capital Into tho State, thus bringing about the development of its wonderful re sources. Prairie City Flour mill here to be operated next year. Coos Bay coal mines being de veloped as S. P. Co.'s new line In here has opened other markets. Reedsport S. P. Co. making extensive improvements here. Portland To reduce high taxes city and county govern ment to be consolidated. School t'Ieti-lif onrl nni- tiotrint in V" a((ie( to reduce overhead. Plant In Eastern Oregon La Grande has largest packing Haines Work on chloride I i., riu -... i. . i, D,j , Beild. the boom town of East. ern Oregon, now has two daily lpaper8i Albany will seek to develop f.ax industry. First railroad, then sugar fac tory, now smelter and the Grants Pass snowball of progress rolls on. Portland Oregon hotel to be raised to 15 stories cost $750, 000. Salem erecting two brick stores. Albany Furniture factory 13 in the market for 80 carloads of Coast alder, maple and ash, cut In the following lengths: Four feet 4 inches, and eight feet and 8 inches, cut in cord-wood style. Proposed Oregon freak law bill to make lazy husbands work. Brownville Rep. Elmore, re elected to the legislature, has never introduoed a bill of his own and Bays that he has none this time. His Idea of service to bis county Is not in seeing how many bills be can get passed. Ontario $14,000 street light ing system to be Installed here by Idaho Power Co. which is also given 10 years lighting contract, o FOR RENT Three husekeeping rooms, partly furnished; city water, on business street in Toleldo. $5.00 per month. Enquire at this of fice. A BARGAIN four milch goats for quick sale, only $80 (eighty). Frank L Smith. Newport, Ore., Box 370. o FOR SALE three good sightly level lots within four blocks of depot Good building lots. Will S. Nor wood, Corvallis. put Soop iiuoae hmo the ornctat KHoy ftuAUTr todccV) YOU HARK MV WORDS VOU.MIC ANV MAN TAKIN6 A BIGGER. SEVERAL CHEW OF W-B CUT TOBACCO USE W THAN THAT, IS A TOBACCO RICH GLUTTON AND WE DON T WANT GLUTTONS ON THE SMALL FORCE I . YOU notice a fine regard for appearance among the officers from Roundsmen to Captain that's one reason they are so keen for W-L5 CUT Chewing. The pass-word among these gentlemanly fellows is "If you won't take a little chew don't take any." No need to disfigure the face, when a nibble of rich tobacco gives more satisfaction than a wad of ordinary stuff also less grinding and spitting. Take a tip from the officer on W-B. Mao's by WETMAN-BRUT0N COMPANY, SO tfaoa Sqasrs, Nw York Gty Expert Watch Repairing When others fail you We Guarantee Satisfaction t A trial will convince. Price verv reasonable. Over 40 Years' Experience J as practical watcnmnKer All Work Guaranteed. HANS E. PETERSON VTTTT" TTTTTTT TT' TTT FTT1 T"T 4'M"m''l' AL WAUGH Dealer in Cigars Tobacco and Butter Kist Pop Ccm TOLEDO, OREGON STOP THE FIRST COLD A cold does not get well of It self. The process of wearing out a cold wears you out, and your cough becomes serious if neglected. Hacking coughs drain the energy and sap the vitality. For 47 years the happy combination of soothing anti septic balsams In Dr. King's New Discovery has healed coughs and relieved congestion. Young and old can testify to the effect iveness of Dr. King's New Dis covery for couglu and colds. Buy a bottle today at your Drug gist, 50c. o DR. C. A. SMITH, M. T. Four and a half yeara In Newport. Specialist In Paralysis, nervous and chronic disposes. Electric baths, vio let rays, massage, vibration, diet and exercise. Many so-called Incurable men and wnrm-n can testify to the mer its of my work. Near Poet Office, NEWPORT OR. O NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE la hereby given that the undeulpnnd hns this day filed In the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Lincoln her Final Account aa Administratrix of the es tate of Thomaa F. Lewis, Deceased, and that aald Court has fixed Monday the 22d day or January, 1917, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of said day aa the time, and tho County Court Room In the County Court House In Toledo, In Lincoln County, Oregon, M the place for hearing aald Final Ac count aud all objectlona thereto. Dated at Toledo, Oregon, Doccnbor 18th, 11.16. Ella M. Baxter, Administratrix of the Estate of , Thomaa F. Lewis, Deceased. 0 FOR SALE Two lots and five room cot tage. Price $1,000. Call at An derson's Confectionery. o R. D. BURGESS PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 7oledo, Oregon Office In OfstPdahl Dulldlng. Office hours: 10 to 12 a. m i 5 to 4 ar.d 7 to p. m. Emergency calls at any time. Phone, 1003 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Somebody has twice broken into the school buildings and done considerable damage. Should this happen again we will endeavor to locate the guilty party, or parties, and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. Signed. School Board Dist. 2. RIGHT ami I leave rt io imiL OF OUR I - B BECAUSE I TOBACCO I CHEW SMI! NOTICE TO CREDITOR3 Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, Clmrles Cator and Alwino Mlschlor, have by the County Court of Lincoln County, Oregon, been duly appointed Executor and Executrix ot the estate of John Mischler, deceased. All persona having claims agalnBt said estato are hereby notified to pre sent the siiniQ, duly verified, to said Executor and Executrix at tho resi dence of the latter in Lincoln County, and abont four miles fiom HurUn. within nix months from the date of the first publication ot this notice. The date ot the first publication of this notice is the 24th day ot Novem ber, 191ii. Charles Cator, Executor. Alwlne Miachler, Executrix. Yates & Lewis, Attya for the tlblute. FORGET YOUR ACHES Stiff knees, aching limbs, Jaint back make life a burden. Ii ,you suffer from rheumatism gout, lumbago, neuralgia, get a .bottle of Sloan's Llnement, the I universal remedy for pain. Easy i to applpy; it penetrates without i rubbing and soothes the tender I flesh. Cleaner and more effect !lve than mussy ointments or ' poultices. For strains or sprains jor sore muscles or wrenched I ligaments resulting from stren ,uous exercise, Sloan's Llnement gives quick relier. Keep it on I hand for emergencies. At your Druggist, 25c. WORMS SAP YOUR CHILD'S STRENGTH Is your child pale and fretful?. Does he cry out in sleep or grind his teeth These symptoms may mean worms and you should obtain relief at once. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a pleasant rem edy that kills the worm, and by its mildly laxative quality expel3 it from the system. Worms sap the vitality and make your child more suceptable to other ail ments. Your Druggiet sells Kickapoo Worm Killer, 25c. a box. e Z. L. PERKINS Shoemaker and Harness Repairer Shop on Ilih Street TOLEDO, OREGON OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS BUT, ONCE DON'T OVERLOOK THIS ONE I am offering for sale at my ranch at Taft. Oregon, a Junior yearling registered Holstein bull Korndyke Slletz Ormsby. In J this bull you will find a beautiful individual straight backed and. colored nicely. He has wonder ful backings tracing back U some of our best known animals lu the IIoLtem breed. Illb sire has 75 per cent the same blooi as a cow who made 33 lbs butter in 7 days and comes from the same breeding which produced -the great King Segts. For Fed igree of breeding Jess Farrin 1201 E 17th St N., Portland, Ore o FOR SALE OR TRADE For sale or Wilt trnil fnr fresh cow. O. I. C. pigs. T. Thomason, Harlrj. o ( FOR SALE Registered Holstein bull calf, mostly white, will sell very reas onable. L. C. Mowery, Siletz, Ore. o CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Sclcnrp Knrvlfna vn be held at the buildlnir !north of City Hall Sunday at W1 , o'clock. Subject lcaon sermon. Sunday School at 10 o'clock. All are cordially Invited. HEN L I POLICE OFFICERS 1 IT'41 I TO FIND OUT I INOA I ABOUT QUALITY I5PIE5 1 j TOBACCO r ' r7 . . . . N If i 1 1 1 i : 7i