, LINCOLN COUNTY LEADER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th, 1917.
IBRYAN AGAINST
OWNERSHIP BY '
THE GOVERNMENT
Gives Maads Ccmnilliee His
' Vim on Railroad ContraL
CQMPETITIOS PHEFEilSSLE,
Federal Regulation Should Not Bo Al
lowed to Excludt Exerciie of State
Authority, Ho Contanda Thlnka Rail
road 8toeka Should Represent Actual
Value and Be Stable aa Government
Bond.
Washington, Pec. 11. William X
Bryan, who startled the country ten
year ago by advocating goverumcut
OTvuernh!p of railroads, appeared be
fore the Xewlauds Jolut Committee on
Interstate Commerce laat week In aup
' port of the claim that the states should
be allowed to retain authority over tho
regulation of all transportation linen
,. within their borders. Mr. Bryan ex
plained that he bad long regarded gov
ernment ownership as Inevitable, but
only because of railroad opposition to
effective regulation. (
Against Government Ownerehlp.
'Tersonally I cannot say that I de
sire government ownership," he ex
- plained, "because I lean to the Indi
vidual Idea rather than to the collec
tive idea; that Is, I belbvc that gov
ernment ownership Is desirable only
Where compel 1: Ion is lrupoKslble."
Alfred P. Thorn, counsel to the Hall
way Executives' Advisory Committee,
prevl'iusly had presented before the
members of the Newlands Committee
as one nf his reasons for urging a bet
ter balanced and more systematic reg
ulation of railroad the argument that
this la the only alternative to govern
ment ownership, falling attention to
the restrictions Imposed upon the
transportation lines by contacting state
- laws and regulations, to the practical
Ceasa: Ion of new construction and to the
Impossibility under existing conditions
Of securing the new capital needed for
extensions and betterments of railway
faculties, be warned tbe Congressmen
that unless tbey provided a fair and
reasonable aystom of regulation that
would enable the railroad to meet the
trowing needs of the country' busi
ness tbe national government would
be compelled to take over the owner
m ship of the lines with all the evUa at
tendant upon such a system. .
Preservation of Competition.
Mr. Bryan, on the other band, holds
that tbe further exteuslon of federal
authority over tbe rallroada would be
a atep In the direction of government
ownership. lie advanced tbe view that
the centralization of control In the
hands of the national government
would Impose too great a burden upon
the regulating body, would offer strong
temptation to rullrouds to interfere in
politics and would encourage tbe gen
eral movement toward centralization
Of power in the federal government at
the expense of the stutcs. He said that
he did not object to consolidations of
railroad lines so long us they did not
destroy competition, that he knew of
no complaint against great railway
systems because of their size and that
he believed that the preservation of
competition was the test to be applied
to all consolidations.
Regulation of Securities.
Mr. Bryan dei-lariM himself in favor
Of nntlonal re'inliition of railway stock
and bond Issues, but milled (hut he saw
no reason why that should exclude the
atnten from acting on tho same sub
ject fis to state co.im;n;!oiis. "I would
like to see t lie stock of a rallron.l. n
long as it is 1m private huiiil?. imule as
substantial and ns unvarying as th"
value of a government bond," he as
serted. He suggested thr.t ra'.lwmd militari
sation be readjusted t ounll7.pTt wtlh
actual valuation of tho property rep
resented, making due nllownnce for
equities, and that when this was done
tbe ronds should be allowed to enrn
ufllelent Income to keep tlielr stock
at par and te create a surplus. The
latter, he tentatively proposed, might
be allowed to amount to 25 per cent
of tbe capital
Railway Earnings Low,
Tbl subje-'t of railroad capitalization
and the amount of railroad earning
received further attention from the
committee during lta recent sessions.
In answer to questions by Rsnstor
Cumr.ilns. Mr. Thorn submitted figure
Ihowlug the net earnings of the road
in recent yeers. These.',fiKire show
that Curing Uio five years from 100Q
to 1010 tho average net eamlnf; were
6.2.1 per cent of the net capitalization,
whllo for the five year from 1010 to
1015 the average wna only 4.60 per
cent. The total earnings en tho stock,
computed by adding to the net oper
ating Incoiua tho Income from tbe a
euiltic owned Aid deducting bond In
terest, were for 1010, 7.00 pir cent;
for MM, 0.17 per cent; for 1012, 4.07
per cent; for 11H.1, 6.1)4 per cent; for
1014, 4.0(1 per cent; for WIS, 3.44 per
ceiit, tli'is allowing nn almost contin
uous (lix'ieiise throughout this six yeer
pe 'e"' It vns announced that Ual
ford I rirksoo, formerly ihiilimim of
th ,M Isi uiiiiin Itslli'oad Commission,
.Wnui'i su'.iuilt more couu'lcie Informa
tion nn this subject to the Committee
at a biter date.
J. J. Red field wnn tnkpn tr
Newport Fridav evening fnr
treatment, and latest reports in
dicate tnat ne will soon be up
and around again.
While CUttine vond near tho
Geo. Hoefleln I(a Tndadnv Ri
mer Horning had the misfortune
to cut nis loot quite badly with
an ax.
J. E. Miller returned to Port
land Wednesday morning after
a week spent looking after his
logging properties here. Mr.
Miller is endeavoring to get
things in shape to operate.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Crosno en
tertained a number of. their
friends at an Informal dance at
their home Saturday evening,
January 9th. Nine couples were
present and enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
Syringa Cyrcle No. 21 met in
regular session, January ninth,
Installing new officers for ensu
ing year. Various contests were
taken part in andrefreshments
were provided by the entertain
ment committee and enjoyed by
all.
Last Saturday evening It look
ed as though Ooxey'B army, or
the I. W. W.'s were invading the
town, but after our police force
had rounded up a number of the
disreputable looking ones, it was
learned that Mr. and Mrs. I. R.
WIshart were giving a "Hard
Times" dance. Ten couples
were present and "ragged" or
were ragged until the wee,
small hours.
Number 1 fir oars 8c. the
foot; No. 60 Dover Sad Irons
regular $1.75 now $1.10; No. 70
Asbestos Sad Irons reg. $2.50,
now $1.75. Decapod for the ma
chinist's hands 1 lb cans 20c;
Samoline for Silverware, Hi ass
Goods, Automobiles, etc., to
cans 30c; Dri-foot for t'hoes, 16
and 25c. sizes; Orona cleans Al
uminum, 15c. Get our prices on
Pennsylvania Vac Cup and liar
Circle Tires. Peterson Hdw. Co.
NOTICE!
Church Services at the Meth
odiBt Church. Sunday School,
10 A. M. Preaching, 11 A. M.
and 7.30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting Thursday 7.30
P. M.
Everybody Invited to any one
or all of these services.
C. R. Ellsworth.
TWO FARMS FOR RENT
My two farms on tho Siletz
River, near Orton Postofflce, for
rent for cash, for one or more
years, Write,
O. A. Loo, Silverton, Ore.
TO EXCHANGE
I have a 7 room residence In
Albany would trade for residence
In Portland of equal value Mt.
Scott or St. Johns car line pre
fered. Address, Ceo., King
Albany, Oreg.
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FOR SALE
Two good work horses for
sale cheap; also a few brood
'sows, high grade Berkshire and
'are bred to full Dlcod Berkshire.
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Will farrow from one to two
mouths.
Emil T. Raddant,
Siletz, Oregon.
Three ht'sekecping 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 376.
FOR SALE
three good sightly level lots
within four blocks of depot
Good building lots. WW S. Nor
wood, Corvallls.
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-NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Notice is hereby given that
all hunters found trespassing
upon our premises will be pros
ecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Signed, "
Blower Bros.'
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Launch Transit -
Leaves Elk City, 7:30 a. m.
Toledo, 9 a. m. Returning,
leaves Newport 2:30 p. m.; To
ledo 4:30 p. m. Kvery Tuesday.
Thursday nnd Saturday.
H. A. Norton, Captain.
HARMONY
Harmony Is one of the essen
tial laws of God, and of that law,
I would say that no doubt that
her Beat is in the bosom of God,
her voice,' the harmony of the
world. All things in Heaven and
earth do pay her homage, the
least, as feeling her care, and
the greatest is hot exempt from
her power.
The charm that men and wo
men have for each other is in
their unlikencss, th ir distinc
tiveness, their individuality. En
joyable human contact needs
freedom from dead-level simi
larity In friends and their jquin-
ment. We admire individuality
in homes, in gardens, in dress,
and in all forms of life, and all
of us commend the taste and
good form of those that have
the sense and the taste of the
beautiful in these things. If
your friends all looked alike,
dressed alike and talked alike,
they would become intolerable;
monotony is the death of friend
ship and of interest in life.
It is a fact, as I see it, that
Toledo has lacked the efforts of
harmony; it has been living In
violation of God's laws and ex
pecting a result without an ef
fort. When Christ told the in
dividual to go to a certain pool
and bathe three times, he did It
and was healed. If he had been
in Toledq and started up the
street, he would never have
gone to the pool, for some man
would have told him that his
grandfather, or his uncle, or his
aunt, had gone to the pool and
was not healed.
It requires on our part an ab
solutely active life in order that
we accomplish the things tnat
will bo of benefit to ud and oth
ers. It is a waste of time to
dwell upon things that have al
ready passed and gone. Mf
too valuable and time is too
scarse and humanity is too
needful of virtuous and right
eous thoughts to waste the time
upon the past.
We have in Toledo many dead
things, for Instance, the mill, the
logging camp, the commercial
club, the church,- and many
other thing3 that I would-hesitate
to mention, but yet, it is
no use to mourn their loss. We
can see from whence they came
and the place where they were
burled. It is a landmark that
will never be forgotten.
Now it is a fact, in my opinion,
that three or four of Tole
do's energetic men could have
started that mill In one month,
or earlier, after it stopped.
There has never been to my
knowledge any inquiry as to
why the mill shut down or as to
the wants of the individuals who
had it under control. It doesn't
require many times money, but
it does require an absolute in
vestigation and an effort upon
the individualsjn any commun
ity to get and to keep these en
terprises that build up great
cities and communities.
There have been great cities
built under the most difficult
circumstances because the right
men, the right spirit, were
awake and watched and gath
ered In every opportunity that
wns possible to have. I am con
tinent that If the commercial
club would meet once a month
and would talk over tho matters
and converse with each other
as to what thing or thince could
be accomplished or done that
would benefit this community,
it would accomplish a great
end.
Wo have to for;3t ourselves,,
we have to forget our seUish
ness and live upen a broader
and more noble plane of life, in
order that these things ,be ac
complished. Anyone can realize
the strength that harmony In
vests every Individual. Many
efforts among strong men and
many individuals have lost their
Influence for the lack of har
mony. Could we one a-breast
step forward upon the main
street in Toledo, line up and say
that we were a unit for every
thing that was of interest to To
ledo and the community, what
great things would be done in
the next twelve months. But so
long as we go upon mo street
and reiterate that a certain
thing has failed or cannot be
done and that certain enter
prises cannot be set upon their
feet; it will never be done, and
when we can say each day that
we have done something for To
ledo and its future, then it will
be done.
I have heard It remarked the
laRt few days that it was Impos
sible for any two men to agree
.upon any one thing, except ,to
defraud or Injure- tholr neigh
bor, and then ney were a unit.
That 13 a ohnmeful remark for
any man to makj upon the
street where others can hoar it.
If we would take tho time,
thinking of something good,
thinking out the good things
that exist in others, we would
accomplish a great end. I hon
estly believe that we have no
right to think evil of anyone or
challenge any man's motive.
E. P. Currey.
ROUGH WARNING
FOR MOTORISTS
The Los Angeles, Calif., board
of public works is experimenting
with a new kind of railroad sig
nal, in an effort to protect mot
orists from accidents at cross
ings. On the Mission road from
Los Angeles to Pasadena, where
the smooth surface la an almost
irreslstable temptation for
"scorching," and where there
have been manv hiishans. the
board is carefullv Insertine ob
stacles in the highway fifty feet
eacn side or tne railroad tracks.
There are various kinds of ob
structions ridees across the
road, channels and pits. The
iaea is tnat any motorist who
fails to see or heed the regular
crossine signals will have snrh
warning' Jolted into him by
tnank-you-ma am" in the road
that he will perforce slow up and
avoid danger.
It's rough treatment, espec
ially for the tourist who has iad
no means of knowing about the
jODstruction. It may be that in
!many cases the warning may
i prove as serious a3 the peril it
iis meant to ward off. But the
plan seems to have valuable pos
slbilities in it.
MR. TANGEN WRITES
Toledo, Ore.
To the Leader.
I see in your last paper that
Web said "Mr. Tangen wc:t
feared a bout over production
Web dident understand ho In
sinuated on Mr. Tangen to pu;
all the crops he raises into live
stock or cream he could make
more so I said if he Insinuated
on everybody In Lincoln County
and other counties in all the
states were to do the same
which would soon Bupply the
market wont what would the
price be.
Web stated that our butter
cheese and beef can be shipped
to the mines and mills and cities
of the East where sich products
can be consumed now doubt it is
true but why not have some of
these mills and Industries in
Lincoln County so the farmers
could receive a better price and
sell decretorly to the private and
stors which would knock out the
freight charges and also the con
sumer profet which can give you
any price he wont to for any
little excise.
Web states he has tried to
give frank honest facts and fig
ures to the best of his know
ledge and abilitey now to tell
the really truth of It those that
are in favor of the Inblillalion
of a county agent' are the ex
thavagonce parasites and anar
chists class. A also know some
of these class are not success
ful! farmers which figures on
: Investing a few cents and in re
turn receive hundres of dollars
Just as though to get something
out of nothing.
It seems to me Web Is doing
a lot ITallooering for to make
the pople of Lincoln county be
lieve we are in need of a county
agent.
Now it came frankly to my
mind from Web progressive anil
modern Ideas and Insinuations
that It may be the case he Is
trying to secure the possession
himself if that being the case I
don't blane him for his frankly
makebelieveing facts. .
I also have seen meny young
man go to the O A C and have
taken courses in farming and
ather employments which have
not been slccessfull when they
returned to take up there why
dident they all succeed when
Web claim these county agent
and O A C coursese are so grand
and progressing.
Yours Respectfully.
C Tangen.
For slab, edgings or block
wood see John Yasek.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE
One almost new White Sewing
Machine, drop head, 6 drawers;
in first class condition. Will sell
cow. Inquire of Mrs. L. A. Raa
mussen. Yatn.'na, Oregon,
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I am In the market for good,
fat beef cattle will pay the top
price R. C. Craven,
Dealer in live stock,
' Dallas, Ore,
HIHIF aTHOIHO Till Witt
fW TAirn .i , r .
'IM. A LITTLI CrtCW
or w-R cut ..ti . .i .
THAT'S OACSLV
niww or TOBACCO
AND LAMS, WITH ICS5
I'M WANT! I
KINDINQ AND LESS
TyHEN you gentlemen get together at your;
lodge meetings, somebody is pretty sure to
start the little pouch of W-B CUT up the line
for his brothers. It's conducive to brotherly feeling.
There is gratitude for the rich tobacco that makes a
little nibble go so far and for the touch of salt that brings
out the tobacco satisfaction without so much jaw work.
MiJ. l7 WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY, 50 Unioa Sqrt, Ntw Totk City
Expert Watch
Repairing
When others fail you
We Guarantee Satisfaction
A trial will convince. Price
very reasonable.
J Over 40 Years' Experience
as practical watchmaker
All Work Guaranteed.
HANS E. PETERSON J
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ALWAUGH
Dealer in.
Cigars
Tobacco
and
Butter
Kist
Pop
Corn
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 coughs and colds.
Buy a bottle today at your Drug
gist, 60c.
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DR. C. A. SMITH, M. T.
Four and a linlf yoars In Newport.
Specialist 111 1'urulynlR, nurvous and
chronic dlmtuses. Elrctrlo bathn, vio-1
let rays, uiuhhiiko, vibration, dint and i
eiprclBP. Many to-called Incurable
iin ii aim wuini'u van icsiny 10 mo hilt
ItH of my work.
Near Poet Office, NEWPORT OR.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
NOTICK Ih hereby Riven that tlio
iinderKiKiied him tills day tiled In tho
, County Court of the Slate, of Ori'i;ou
, for the County of Mncoln her Klnul
Aiiount an AdniliilHtnitrlx of tho ch-
,tate of ThomiiH '. Lewlu, Deieimed,
unil that said Court Iihh flxnit Monday I
the 22a day of January, 11117, at the
I hour of 10 o'clock A. M. of said duy
'an the time, and tho County Court
Room In the County Court Hours In
Toledo, In Unroln County, Oregon, an
the place for liearlnK said Final Ac
count and all objections thereto.
Dated at Toledo, Oregon, Docembor
18th, 1916.
Ella M. Baxter,
AdmlnlHtratrtx of the Estate of
. Thomus F. Lewis, Deceased,
FOR SALE
Two lots and five room cot
tage. Price $1,000. Call at An
derson's Confectionery.
R. D. BURGESS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Joledo, Oregon
Office In OfMcdahl rsulldlnK. Office
hours: 10 to 12 a. m.;N 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p. m. Emergeney rails a. any time.
Phone, 100 j
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
incni to tne run extent or tne
law.
Signed.
School Board Dist. 2.
-. PAGETHREE
FIEMOS about tmT
iW.V fHtf Inuoo-V,
BAacr-' rMTiaeoL
No.f or ordinary
r TOIACCQ f1
thC
- IS RICH I
TOSACCO.
If YOU TAKt 1
A LARGE CHlwl
0R6RIN0ONC
IT, YOU MAY C
THINK ITS
(TOO tTFONol
STOCK WANTED I am in
the market to buy all kinds of
stock cattle, no matter how poor.
wnte or phong Emil T. Raddant,
Siletz, Cvegon.
FOR SALE
Holstien bull, four years old.
at once. F. H. Lang,
Bear Creek, Big Elk, Elk City,
Oregon,
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FOR SALE Several colonics of
bees for sale.
Mrs. S. J. Ryerson,
Elk City. Oregon.
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FORGET YOUR ACHES
Stiff knees, aching limbs, lanur
back make life a burden. U
you suffer from rheumatism,
gout, lumbago, neuralgia, get a
bottle of Sloan's LInement, the
universal remedy for pain. Easy
to applpy; It penetrates without
rubbing and soothes the tender
flesh. Cleaner and mnre effort.
lve than mussy ointments or
poultices. For strains or sprains
or sore muscles or wrenched
ligaments resulting from stren
uous exercise, Sloan's LInement
gives quick reller. Keep It on
hand for emergencies. At your
Druggist, 26c.
WORMS SAP YOUR
CHILD'S STRENGTH
Is your child pale and fretful?
Does he crv out in nWn nr wrVn n
his teeth These symptoms may
mean worms ana you should
obtain relief at once. KirUa
Worm Killer Is a pleasant rem
edy that kills the worm, and by
its mildlv laxative, nilnlltv ovnola
it from the system. Worms sap
the vitality and make your child
more suceptable to other ail
ments. Your Druggtet sells
Kickapoo Worm Killer, 25c. a
box,
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G. L. PERKINS
Shoemaker and
Harness Pepairer
Shop on Ilih Street
TOLEDO, OREGON
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS EtIJT
ONCE DON'T OVERLOOK
THIS ONE
I am offering for s:i!
ranch at Taft, Oregon,
yearlinsr rPTi'-lmvil !' 1
my
l junior
': bl.ll
Korndvkf Silotz O. m..
In
this bull you will find a beautiful
individual straight backed and
.1 . t ...
ruiui-rii niceiy. no lias wonder
ful backings tracing back to
some of our best known animals
In the Holstein breed. His sire
has 75 per cent the same blooj
as a cow who made 33 lbs butter
In 7 days and comes from tbe
same breeding which product
the great King Segls. For Ped
Igree of breeding
Jes!5 Farrin
1201 E 17th St N., Port'and, Or
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FOR SALE OR TfHDE
For salo or will tvH;'e for a
fresh cow. O. I. C. pin.
T. Thompson, Harbin.
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FOR SALE '
Registered Hoist cln hull calf,
mostly .white, will sell very reas
onable. L. C. Mowery, Silets, Ore.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science Services will
be bc!i at the bnildinr Hrst door
north of City Tlnll Sunday at 11
nuiiject ie:-on sermon
Lifv
Surday School at 10 o'clock.
All are cordially invited.