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Oregon Historical Society L'oiiip 207 Second St TlD LAND Ashland Grows While Lithia Flows" City of Sunshine anJ flowers Ashland. Oregon. Lithia Springs "Oregon's famous Spa' ASHLAND. OREGOxV THUUDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916 NUMBER 47 VOL. XLI Gov. Hughes Is Greatest Friend Of Labor Said 11 Y. Labor News Republican Ticket Pres. Wilson of Today Compared With Prof. Wilson of Yesterday Lt us briefly refer to Professor the least skillful of his fellows can Wilson's opinion of worklngmen and do within tho hours allotted to a his attitude toward labor unions, as (luy's labor, and no one may work publicly expressed at a time when out of hours at all or volunteer any- he was not seeking their votes to thing beyond the minimum I need helD elect him to tho highest office not point out how economically dls- in the land but at a timo when he aatrous such a regulation of labor 1b. expressed his candid opinion as to It is so unprofitable to the employer what he thought of tho workingman that in some trades it will presently and labor organizations. '; not be worth his while to attempt February 1905. at the People's anything at all. He had better stop v,.,m m Kpw Rochelle. N. Y.. Pro- altogether than operate at an inev fessor Wilson said: itable and invariable loss. The labor i !,.. ,,ninna reword the shift-'of America is rapidly becoming un less and incompetent at the expense . profitable under its present regula of the able and industrious." t tlou by those who have determined "The objection I have to labor ! to reduce it to a minimum. Our eco unions is that they drag the highest 1 nomic supremacy may be lost he man to the level of the lowest. 1 1 cause the country grows more and must demur with the labor unions; more full of unprofitable servants, when they say 'You must award the Woodrow llson, while president dull the same as you award those : of Princeton University was request with special gifts.'" I I'rofessor Frank Parsons of The following is taken from Wood- the Bureau of Kconomic Research, in row Wilson's 'History of the Ameri- September, 190',, to join with others can People"- :ln filing tnls declaration: "The Chinese were more to be de-1 "1. We favor the eight-hour day. elred as workingmen. if not as cltl-1 "2. Believing that the eight-hour lens than most of the coarse crew. day means a onger and richer life, that came crowding in every year at a fairer diffusion of wealth and pow the eastern portB " 1 er' a ,jettc'r citizenship and a higher "And now there came multitudes civilization through leisure for edu of men of the lowest class from the cation, recreation, civic and social south of Italy and men of meaner Hie. we welcome each step in the sort out of Hungary and Poland, men progress of the eight-hour movement out of the ranks where there was and earnestly hope for the success of neither skill nor energy nor any in-, the Typographical Inlons in their illative or quick intelligence." efrort to secure the eight-hour da Tut Au. Tr,,f,.u,,r Wilson of Woodrow llson refused to sign yesterday thought of the laboring either of the propositions, saying: i,n nt ti,i mnntrv before he be-1 It seems to me that nothing of NATIONAL. For President CHARLES EVANS HUGHES For Vice-President CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS For Representative, First District W. C. HAWLEY STATE. For Secretary of State B. W. OLCOTT For Justices of Supreme Court GEORGE II. BURNETT FRANK A. MOORE For Dairy and Food Commissioner J. D. MICKLE For Public Service Commissioner FRED G. BUCIITEL For Judge First District FRANK St. CALKINS For Representatives Eighth District BENJ. C. SHELDON C. M. THOMAS For Representative Ninth District WILLIAM H. GORE COUNTY. For District Attorney G. M. ROBERTS For County Clerk G. A. GARDNER For County Recorder CHAUNCEY FLOREY For Sheriff E. W. WILSON For County Treasurer MYRTLE BLAKELEY For County Surveyor A. T. BROWN For Coroner JOHN A. PERL For County Assessor JAMES B. COLEMAN For County School Superintendent G. W. AGER For County Commissioner GEO. V,. OWEN man of this country before he be came a politician. Again, wc have the following re marks from Professor Wilson of yes terday taken from an address .deliv ered at the Waldorf Hotel,. New York. March 18. 1907 Who's Who Among the County and State Officials iu;.r. c. siiKt.iio.v Benj. C. Sheldon, Republican nom- thls sort can be decided thus in the i inee for Representative In the State , abstract and that no valuable con- Legislature, was born in Missouri, but 'elusion can be arrived at except by a I moved to .Minneapolis, Minn., when : real discussion of specific cases." ! eight years old. lie was educated That Is what Woodrow Wilson j in the public schools of Minneapolis ;then really thought of the eight-hour 'and the University of Minnesota. Nine "U'o sneak too exclusively Of the day Wliat ne pronamy now mums je.us ago lie sin-iu a jeai uaitMiiis .iniMlUtic class "Hiere is another about it. when permitted to tbinK.over the I'acltic toast country ana as ormidable an enemy to equality ! free of labor leaders and unbiased decided to locate in the valley, which and freedom of opportunity as it is,, by the allurement of labor votes has been his home since nM that is the class formed by the The above extractions from public In Minnesota he had been secre labo organ izatlOM "and TeadeV of addresses made by Professor Wilson tary and manager of a large irriga tioL,ntrv -' of yesterday show conclusively his at-1 tion company. In Oregon he has been me country. titude towards labor before entering ! a rancher. He is a taxpayer and my iriniu. i,llllta nct nBanre,i,v ,. ' keenlv alive to the need of keenins rks of Professor W llson oiy ester- .r 5 . C ,vT Hnwn tn th. in,.Bt n ihil limit. Mr. Sheldon has been one of tho consistent enthusiasts over the at tractions of this valley, and his news paper and magazine writings over the country have gained for him a repu tation and acquaintance excelled 'by I few citizens of Southern Oregon. His ! campaign of the state two years ago for Ashland's normal school Increas ed his repuatlon as a hustler and greatly widened his acquaintance. be iOne of the prominent new-papers men dav. delivered before a very fashion- against iaor at nai time, ana as n able audience at one of the most ex- was nop a canoiuaie .or umce . c usive hotels in this country, the certainly expressed hlmeslf cand dly Waldorf Hotel, New York city. From and unreservedly upon the subject of the remarks made, and the place of ( labor. the address, it can be very readily. .. . surmised that no laboring man was 'i a l Amite in that audience. Professor Wilson l,GIllllUllC nuUllld bad no thought of the man wno earned his bread "by the sweat of i his brow;" ho was then speaking to tickle the ear of a different class. That there might be no doubt as I to Professor Wilson's attitude towara Of Voting in State Registered voters who will 171,11 n nuiiuui. , - , . I..l.l .!.! ..,..! 11 i.v... . ...in nnia mm a nni tier : a wav irom nome on election uay may iothuj is '" bct-huh vaucu address delivered bv him on January j vote without trouble in any precinct Sheldon the best known Southern l" 1909 in reply' to an invitation ' in the Ftate by obtaining a certifir , Oregonlan through the rest of the fo'r a public address on labor ques- cate of registration from the county .state. tion He said- 'clerk. I He has been identified with some "I 'am a fierce partisan of the open This will be of particular advan- jof the most substantial and success shoD and of everything that makesltagge to railroad men and traveling ! ful moves for betterment, that have for individual liberty and I should . salesmen who will find it impossible i occurred in the valley. He is progres like to contribute anything that to be in their home precinct on elec-isive. level-headed, a tireless hustler might be posssible for me to con- tion day. and that real ability that gets re tribute to the clarification of think- When this certificate is obtained i suits. lie iircoiui a vanuuiaiu ivi nit Legislature at the earnest request of Ashland citizens who considered h!m the most valuable advocate of their normal school's cause that this sec tion contained. All In all. Mr. Sheldon's ability, zeal, reputation among those who know him, devotion to this section and wide acquaintance over the state make him an ideal man for Jackson county's representative in the Legis lature on th formation of the riehtlit may be presented to the election nurnoses in matters of this kind." i judges In the precinct where the vot- Agaln we have Professor Wilson of yesterday speaking to the graduates of Princeton University under date of June 13, 1909, published in the New York World (democratic news paper) on June 14, 1909. He makes the following observations: "You know what the usual stand ard of the employe is in our day. It is to give as little as he may for his wages. Labor is standardized by the trades unions, and this is the stand ard to which he is made to conform. No one is suffered to do more than the average workman can do.' "In some trades and handicrafts no one is suffered to do more than er happens to be on election day and will be recognized as if the voter was registered in that precinct. After the election all such certifi cates that are used will be returned by the election officials to the coun ty clerk who issued them, and In that way a check will be possible so no abuse can be made of the privi lege. . These certificates of registration, of course, are not good outside of the state of Oregon. like, economic administration of the Pronator's office. (;..t.rai:i.Kit G. A. Gardner, present County Clerk, is candidate for re-election as County Clerk. Mr. Gardner was elected by the people of Jackson county upon the promise that he would systemize the County Clerk's office, conduct the same in an economical, efficient and business,' like '.-maner. Since assum ing the duties of the office he has carried out his pre-election promises. It is worth any business man's time to go Into the County Clerk's office and see the system that has been Installed. Every detail of the of fice is properly looked alter and the accounts are so kept that any voter or taxpayer can understand them. The County Clerk's office has been conducted according to law, and the fees of the office balanced daily and turned over to the County Treasurer regularly. The published letter else where in this Issue, written by Of ficial Accountant Wilson of Corval lis, shows that the County Clerk's office is in "excellent condition." (The Legislative Labor News, of New York, October 10, 1910, had the following.) Now that Governor Hughes has retired . from politics and ascended to a place on the highest judicial tribunal In the world, the fact can be acknowledged without hurting anybody's political corns, that he was the greatest friend of labor laws that ever occupied tho govern or's chair at Albany. During his two terms he has signed fifty-six labor laws, Including among them the best labor laws ever enacted in this or any other state. He also urged the enactment of labor laws in his mes sage to the legislature, even going so far to place the demand for a la bor law In one of his messages to an extra Besslon of the legislature. Only 1(12 labor laws have been en acted in this state since its erection In 1 777 in 1SS years. One third of these, exceeding in quality all of the others, have been enacted and signed dining Governor Hughes's term of three years and nine months. With such a record of approval and suggestion of progressive legisla tion In the Interest of humanity to his credit, It is easy to believe that human rights will have a steadfast jand sympathetic upholder In the new : justice of the Bupreme court of the United Slates. Hughes On Labor. "The interests of labor are the In terests of all the people, and tho pro tection of the wage-earner In the security of his life and health by every practicable means is one of the most sacred trusts of society." "Under wise leadership, with statesmanlike guidance, with a sin- W. H. Singlet Endorses Wilson :W Subscription bargains until Novem ber 10. Call at Poley's Drug Store for prices. 47-2t in? What Is a Barga DO not buy an article just because it is cheap. It may be more of a bar gain if you invest in better quality, new er goods and up-to-date styles for you will get better service and avoid that shabby feeling. IF you invest a moderate sum in our ready-to-wear garments you will enjoy that "dressed-up" feeling as long as the garments last, and you will say "That was a bargain." IF you wish to make your own garments you cannot be more stylishly gowned than by fashioning them out of our well selected materials upon the lines of the thoroughly reliable Pictorial Review patterns. New Ganunti All th Timt Winter Undermailim Are Mew Her G. M. KOI5KKTS G. M. Roberts, the .Republican nom inee for District Attorney for Jack son county, is a young lawyer re siding in Medford, Oregon; he was born in Indiana, and was educated in the common schools of the state, afterwards attending Indiana Unlver sitv. and receiving his L. L. B. de- Igree from that institution. I Coming to Oregon he became as sociated with Hon. C. L. Reames land upon Mr. Reames assumption of I the duties of United States IJiBtrlct I Attorney, formed a partnership with Wm. M. Colvig. Esq., which partner I ship continued until the retirement ior Mr. foivig irom ine active prac tice of law upon January 1, 1914. During the time that Mr. Roberts has been engaged in the practice of his profession in this state he has successfully handled important liti gation in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties, the Supreme Court of Oregon, and the Federal Court, and has attained a very high stand ing as a lawyer. This enviable reputation has been earned through close and hard appli cation to work and duty, and has won for him an extensive clientele, among which are the Medford National bank of Medford, the Producers' Fruit company of Oregon, and the Rogue River Co-operative Fruit Growers' as sociation. He is young, energetic, capable, trustworthy and the soul of honor and integrity, and those who know him best freely state that wherever a choice between right and wrong is offered that he will always be found on the side of right, Irrespective of consequences. Mr. Roberts is running upon a plat form of strict law enforcement and attention to duty, and has pledeod himself from the first to pay particu lar attention to the Prohibition statute, and the various laws having to do with morality. His position is unique in that he is not connected with any organization, clique, inter est, or community, and if elected, ho will give the people of Jackson coun ty a clean, straightforward, business ( H.U Xf KY FMIRKV. Present recorder of Jackson coun ty and republican nominee for re election to the same office, Is a na tive Bon of Jackson county, born at Eagle Point on May 3, 1SS9, and educated in the same city. His father conducted a general store and was postmaster of Eagle Point for a number of years, and Mr. Florey gained considerable valuable experi ence as nsslstant to him. He went to Jacksonville in the fall of 1909 and was appointed deputy assessor and held that position until his elec tion to the office of county recorder two years ago. Mr. Florey Is mar ried and the father of two children. During his administration of the re corder's office that department of the county government has been carried on in a most highly efficient manner and Mr. Florey has proven himself worthy of re-election to the position which he has so capably filled. I feel that at this time I should speak to tho voters of Jackson county a few words In be half of E. W. Wilson's caa didacyfor sheriff on the republican tic ket. Mr. Wil son has been in my employ as chief deputy sheriff during my tenure of office. 1 have at all times found him honest, trustworthy and endeavoring to bring the office to a high degree I of efficiency. He has had the inter est of the taxpayers at heart, by en deavoring to reduce the costs of tho I office to tho lowest possible figure ! consistent with good service. I Mr. Wilson has Bcrved in nil ca pacities of the office, knows the bus iness thoroughly and lis needs, and by reason of this varied experience he will be enabled to give the tax payers better service at a lower cost than an Inexperienced person. I would bespeak for Mr. Wilson your hearty Biipport In the election of November 7. W. 11. SING LEU. cere Intention to promote the bene fit of the community nnd to secure honorable- progress, the mission oj labor organizations is one of the fin est that any association of mea could guard." "The workingman Is not asking anything he should not have. All he wants is a square deal." "We must have In this country, if we are to succeed, prosperity, pro tection for our women and protec tion for our children." Some of Hughes' Achievements for Labor as Governor of New York. 1. Better and bigger labor department. 2. Shorter hours for children Id. ' industry. I I!. Exclusion of children from 1 dangerous employments. I 4. Inspection of working condl itions by the state instead of by local boards of health. I 5. Semi-monthly Instead of month j ly payment of wages on railroads. fi. Regulation of employment ! agencies. 7. Compulsory workmen's com pensation act the first such law In .'merlca. I S. Protection of immigrants 'against crooked steamship ticket j agencies. I 10. Schools In the temporary la I bor camps. j 11. Establishment of public trada I schools. ! A law making for the proper In jspection of locomotive boilers at 1 stated periods. I An amendment to the penal code) of tho stiite making It a crlmo fori .railroad corporations to overwork: those employed In train service. A law fixing a legal limit of eight hours per day for telegraph and tele phone operators and signalmen. A law providing additional safe guards In train service, with special reference to tho equipment of ca booses. A statute fixing an eight-hour day for minors in all employment within the state. A law safeguarding the wage earn ers' rights in the courts of the state. A law limiting workman's work to sixty hours per week, In addition to many other measures of equal im portance to the wage earners of that commonwealth. Cllf Payne makfln shoeblnck stnuds. i, .j- ,j. 4- j. $ f 5St CLASH ROOM XOTKS. Quod Erat Demonstrandum. How does President Wilson figure it out that there will be war in case of republican suc cess? Ills mental processes are evidently something like tills: "War Is hell. "It will be hell If I get licked. "Things equal to the same thing are equal to each othor, "Therefore there will be war If I get licked. "Quod erat demonstrandum. Class in logic dismissed." E. W. (CTKLY) WILSON In Its choice for nominee for Sher iff the Republican party iB Indeed fortqnate in selecting E. W. (Curly; Wilson as their candidate. Mr. Wilson has been a resident of JackBon county for the greater part of his life time, his parents having moved to Jacksonville while he was yet a child. After graduating from the public schools he was employed for a year or two by Jerry Nunan, the pioneer merchant of Jacksonville, after which he became Deputy County Recorder, and later Deputy Sheriff of Jackson county, which position he has filled with credit for the past four years. Mr. Wilson's character for hones ty, integrity and sobriety Is of the highest order, he is strong, vigorous and a leader in nthletic sports, and is not too proud to work as will be seen by any one who will take time to investigate his record as Deputy in the Sheriff's office. The Sheriff's office has reached a high degree of efficiency and econ omy as will be shown by the follow ing excernt from the certified pub lic accountant's report to the Coun ty Court, filed March 4. 1910, as fol lows (speaking of tax collections): "All of these collections have been promptly denosited in the treasury. The Sheriff is observing the law re quiring all delinquent taxes to be brought forward on the current rolls and entered on tho tax receipts. "This is a huge task, and they are doing the work as diligently as posr slble during the stress of a heavy tax collection. It is praiseworthy in the Sheriff to find his office admin istered with no bustle or confusion. Only expert men are employed in the office, in the tax collections ana otn- er departments of the office. And it is a pleasure to find Jackson coun ty coming forward as one of the best officered counties in the state. "Undoubtedly it is economy to em ploy only efficient men in the office a V-IBJIKTCr (Continued on Page Four.) The Finest House Between 'Frisco and Portland It Would Be Hard to Secure Better Thotoplays Than tho Following: TONIGHT Glias. liay Tlie Deserter "The Deserter" offers something so far above the ordinary that it is sure to be appreciated. Also "Laundry Liz,' two-reel Keystone full of mis haps and blunders. FHaay Pauline Frederick Tho screen's Greatest Kinotlonal Actress, In World's Great Snare A photo production too good to miss. KIG IM1 ISLE HILL Douglas Fairbanks The star who always make a hit, in one of his best plays. Also A Keystone Comedy that's a scream, The Surf Girls Saturday Big Sunday Bill Lillian Walker in "The Kid" In addition to Concert by Orchestra, MISS FLORENCE C'LAKK of Medford Will render a Violin Solo. D a