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EVERY SATURDAY AT GOLD llll.l,. JACKSON COUNTY,
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Ill«’ N eighbor'« G ill
B en H. L am pm an
She never said nuthin* to me, 1 never
»«¡«I nuihin* to her—just Hie flash ol an
eye as we both «idled by, on the path
wlien> the violets were. In the lane
where tlie violets were, by the trail lli.it
SATURDAY, MARCH. 7,1914
h ails down to Ute town—there 1 nottred
S
CR1PTI0N $1.50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE the hue >f the very same blue in her eyes
fori’ the lashes bent down A robin
hopped out of the brash ami Hew to the
W H O PA YS THE R O YA LTY?
laurel tree, amt he «ang a sweet song In
the hush—hut she never said untliin' to
LANS for the development of Alaska’s enormous coal supply met
now being considered in Washington, and embodied in an 1 never said nothin* to her, she never
said nuihin* to me hut I blundered
administration measure which is almost surely destined to be­ along with my heart in a song—now who
come law, evidence but a light regard for that sorriest individ­ in the deuce could she be? On the |>ath
where the violets were I looked (or our
ual in American economics—“the ultimate consumer.”
brindle that day—and I got the laugh
While the acreage is limited to 2,560 acres of coal land, and when I drove home the call anil left the
other apparently proper measures are invoked against the pos­ old milker astray. Her eyes an-the very-
blue as the flrsl timid violets were;
sibility of monopolistic control, the feasibility of a binding same
hut what doe« that matter to you—I nev­
“gentleman’s agreement” of financiers in the leasing and opera­ er said nuthin* to her!
tion of this great national fuel bunker is readily to be seen. To She never said nuihin* Io ute. I ia>ver
assume that private individuals and small corporations will lease said nuthin’ to h«'r—but she giggled, I'll
as I stared at her there on the
the tract piece-meal, each according to the limitations of the pro­ swear,
path where the violets were. The trail
posed measure, and engage in a competition beneficial to the turns ilown to the spring, then over the
d I kib w that I noted the
coal buying public and ruinous to themselves is to assume the hill
robin's full-throated song at the close of
ridiculuous.
day. I know that her eyes are (lowers,
Even were the Alaskan fields successfully safeguarded from the color that violeta be—and, gee! hut
the form as well as the semblance of monopoly, the fact remains l ’tu counting the hours till she shall say
somethin' to me!
Eiuervtl nt the GoM H ill pontotfhv for tmn^ini^ton.through the maita aa
&econ<l*claaa matter
P
cept any compensation other than the
■alary and allowances he receives
from the government. Each must f 11»
once a year a «worn «tutement of th«
things of value donated to or received
by hint during the year.
There Is no legal obstacle to the
county court calling the special elec
tion to vote upon the question of Issu­
ing $860.000 bonds for building per
manent roads at the time of the geu
eral primary election May 15. accord
tng to an opinion given by Attorney-
General Crawford to County Clerk
Max Gehldar of Marlon county.
Deer are more plentiful In the miiuit
tains of Umatilla county this year
than for many years, according to Dis
trlct Warden K. F, Averill, who has
Just returned from a trip through the
south end highlands. This may he
ascribed to the game protection sen­
timent which has been aroused in this
county. Until the past few yeurs there!
was an open season the year round 1
In the mountains of southern Umatil­
la county, so far as actual conditions!
were concerned.
More than 800 acres of unproductive!
Oregon land will be planted with trees!
within the next few weeks by the re-
fcrestration department of the govern­
ment forestry bureau
Included In
this wetk will be an experiment of
covering the sand dunes ulong the
beach In lame and Coos counties with
trees. For this purpose a consign
meat of 10,000 maritime pine plant:
ure now on the way to Portland. Theae
trees, it hus been found, give best
results In a soil of shifting sand. They
are said to be splendid as a sand-
binding agency. In addition to tills
work a denuded tract near Tillamook
will be reforested with about 600,000
pine plants. Another allotment will
be set out on the dry area near Burns,
in Harney county.
that they are an integral portion of the national wealth, and
that the proposed measure is to permit the exploitation of the
common property for the enrichment of individuals. The royal­ BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
ty charged by the government upon each ton of coal delved from
the mines of Alaska will be paid ostensibly by the operators, but
Attorney-General Crawford has ren­
in hard reality and harder cash by the consumer. So with the dered an opinion that U k e county
initiate u law placing a bounty
land rentals, and so with each insignificant item that adds to the could
on jackrabbits.
pitiful total received by the nation from the private sale of a Representative Sinnott has enlisted
the aid of the department of agricul­
commodity which is indubitably the public’s own.
ture in plans to exterminate the jack­
With private ownership and operation will follow the influx rabbits that infest central and eastern
of cheap labor, the strife of toil for living wages, and the hund Oregon, and the department will soon
red horrid possibilities of the coal mining game as capital re­ issue instructions on the subject.
A big red fir tree with a heart of
gards it—necessities all to the system of competitive profits. charcoal
Berlin.—In a statement of 11,00a
was cut down on B. B. Wal­
Nor can any parental espionage of the government completely lace's farm, eight miles from Albany. words, Admiral von Diederlchs re­
The tree had a diameter of about six plied to Admiral Dewey's version of
prevent or abate this certain situation.
feet and Its age is estimated as 109 the international incidents in Manila
With the construction of the governmental Alaskan rail­ years.
bay In 1898. He says Admiral Dewey
way, the northern territory will become the trial field for the
Dr. Rufus Hagood, of Pendleton, threatened the Germans with war If
first attem pt at national ownership of a public utility. It can­ who recently passed an examination they did not cease interfering with
for the United States army medical blockade regulations.
not but be successful, despite the protesting cries of those w o corps, has been commissioned first
Admiral Dew< y is declared to have
have enriched themselves by charging the public for that which lieutenant and ordered to Vancouver been laboring under great tension.
British Interests are accused of fan­
was already its own. The Alaskan road has been decried as So­ barracks.
ning the flame. Admiral Diederlchs
W.
F.
Hale,
superintendent
of
the
cialistic in tendency and form —yet the public, long exorted and
state training school for boys, says ex­ concludes with the startling state­
over patient, is looking hopefully toward it as an indication of periments show that nitrate of silver ment:
"It was even related that Admiral
better days ahead.
is a sure cure for the cigarette habit
The desire for the weed is said to Dewey had already worked out a plan
Would the operation of the Alaskan coal fields by the gov­ vanish after a number of treatments. for the destruction of the German
ernment, and for the people, employing labor at living wages In his declaration as a candidate for ships.”
and under humanitarian conditions, mean less to the nation? the republican nomination for gover­ The German admiral says that when
Flag Lieutenant von Bintze visited
Could not the wonderful territory of the North be apportioned nor, filed with the secretary of state, Admiral Dewey, this happened:
T. T. Geer, ex-governor, announces
an equal or larger share of the proceeds for development, if the that he is for national and state-wide "Admiral Dewey gradually talked
himself into a passion. He said. ‘Why,
nation did its own delving? Do corporations make gifts of their prohibition.
I shall stop every vessel, whatever
Under
circumstances
indicating
that
resources to the people?—and, if not, why should the nation
he had been slain, the dead and par­ may be her colors. And if she does
play Lady Bountiful?
tially buried body of Otto Raen, aged not stop, I shall fire at her. And that
53,
of Portland, was found on an iso­ means war, do you know, sir?”
With practically every acre of national coal land, outside of
Admiral von Diederichs makes the
lated mountain ranch near Cape Horn
Alaska, already corralled by private interests, would the opera­
comment that Admiral Dewey must
in Skamania county, Washington.
tion of the public coal fields for the employment of the jobless
Ernest and Richard Minty, brothers, have known a declaration of war did
by the nation, be too extreme, too Socialistic? It is too late to presented themselves for admittance not depend on either admiral. He at
tributes Admiral Dewey's conduct to
h o p e-w e are still a commonwealth of children and cowards, to the reform school at Salam. One nervousness arising from the weight
of the boys had been released from
blindly led to our own undoing by the wise boys.
the school on parole, but he decided of responsibility resting on him.
GERMAN SAYS THAT
DEWEY WAS READY
Brief News of the Week
A dray horse led federal sleuths to
the seizure of a large quantity of col­
ored oleomargarine and the arrest of
a produce dealer at St. Louis. The
dealer's animal, allowed free rein,
pulled the wagon two miles and back­
ed it up in front of the suspected
man's place of business.
The Ohio female labor law was de­
clared constitutional by the federal
supreme court.
The interstate commerce commis­
sion denied the application of rail­
roads for permission to Increase
freight rates on flour from Kansas,
Nebraska and Oklahoma to California
NEW YORKERS PAY MUCH
from 65 cents to 75 cents.
Income T ax Returns Reveal T h a t New
The United States circuit court of
Y o rk's Are Largest.
appeals at San Francisco upheld the
New York.—Amazing figures testi­
act of March 4, 1907, prohibiting the
fying to the stupendous wealth of New
railroads from keeping their employes
York millionaires are contained in the
on duty more than 16 hours.
income tax reports that are made to
The sum of $26,875,000 was realized
the collector of internal revenue in
from the viticulture products of Cali­
this city.
fornia last year, $15,000,000 being ob­
Notwithstanding the strict injunc­
tained from wineries and $7,000,000
tion to secrecy imposed by the com­
from table grapes.
missioner of internal revenue, It was
The question of whether or not an
learned that 29 residents of New York
auto Is a common carrier in interstate
city will pay approximately $8,330,000
trade, when not operating over a regu­
in taxes. This is about 8 per cent of
lar line, was raised in a white slave
(he total of $115,000,000 which the gov­
case at San Francisco.
ernment expected would be raised
Germany and France will submit to
from the personal income tax. It is
each other lists of persons who have
estimated that New York city’s con­
been convicted of violating the auto­
tribution to the government will be
mobile laws in the respective coun­
between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000.
tries.
Requesting that all attempts to ex­
The people of Oregon will be giver-
tradite Harry Thaw be dropped in opportunity to recover, by vote at the
order to save the state unnecessary election next November, the use ot
expense, Assemblyman Golden of New tidelands In the Portland harbor. An
York has introduced a resolution in Initiative measure revoking the tide
the state legislature.
land franchise of 1862 will be prepared
A special assistant has been named i w)thin the month by Frederick W
by the district attorney of New York. Mulkey chairman of the public dock
to prosecute loan sharks and protect; commiHRlon. ThlB franchise gave up
persons who get Into their clutches. ! ,and ownPrs 0, waterfront right tr
I mrers will be sent to Jail instead of ug„ t |j e|an(jH for <]ock construction,
fined, if possible.
A Patriotic Creed
I!
M a ’ I BELIEVE In our country- The UniUd Htalvs of Amer-
▼ ▼ leu We Itcliwi In t i e r Constitution, tier laws, her In­
stitution«, and tlie prineiplea for which «lie «tutui«. We ladlevo III
her tonne the past i« ms’iire. Wc believe III her va-t resoitreea,
her great poaalhllltle»—ye», more, lier wonderful certainties,
M a y ' 111 LIEVE lii llie Amerhan |«>op|e, their genius, tlieir
▼ ▼ brain, and their lirawn. We ts-lleve in tlieir liiiiit*«ty,
their integrity and dependability. We believe that nothing can
stand in the way ol tlieir commercial advanei tiu-lit and pruaperity,
E BELIEVE that what Are tinned " t i l l i t - of hnsiue«« dr-
▼ ▼
preaalon" ure hut |ierlod» id preparation for greater and
more pronounced eommereial »ueix’aans.
■ W a t
A’
Nil WE BELIEVE that In our eounlry are Is-lng worked
nut great problems, the wdutinn of which will l»> for tlie
hrnedt of all mankind.
THE GOLD HILL
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BANK
D. H. M ILLER
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Stove» Tin, Graniti’ and Alinnlmun Ware
Garden Tonte
Haying ami Ht-nding Tuoi»
Builder«* Material» and Tool»
ItooHng
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luirge Asaortment <>f Queoitaware A» linea line alni aseortmeut <>(
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F in h in $ i T a c k l e
•« llu-n-¡i in thè eoimty Catturatigli» ftitlt y Gnu« Atiimunitinil i'Iek»
'hovvla Minerà’ Supplii’«
l'owder, Fuse and Capa
Ba«e Ball« and
.diti«, and Bat». My Stock i» complete in every line and my prlce» are righi
R c i n e m b e r t h è p l a c e t o p u r c h s i e t h e t e C o o d e in
D. H. M I L L E R ’S
“ G o o d q u a lit y g o o d s a n d
P r ic e s R ig'H t”
ifi
Announcing Our
Spring M illin ery
A splendid line o f carefully selected, distinctive
STYLES
A t our new shop in the Myers Building
W E D O N 'T CO M E E V E R Y TU E S D A Y
W E R E HERE EVERY DAY
In addition to the last word in Millinery we offer
Dainty Muslin Underwear
to return, and bring his brother, after
Lace Trimmed and Embroidered Waists
an absence of six months.
TAX RECEIPT IS ORDERED
United States immigration author!
Court Rules on Uncontested S u m s
A rt Goods and Novelties
ties have ordered deported Mrs. Sado
Due From Railways.
McDaniels, wife of an American phy
Olympia, Wash.—By order of the
sician living in the orient. The wo­
man arrived in this country and was Thurston county court the 30 Wash
stopped while on her way to Independ ington counties In which the North­
M ESD AM ES K E LS E Y & ' A V E R Y
ern Pacific and Great Northern oper­
ence, Or.
Additional time has been given de­ ate must accept approximately $2,500,-
linquents In which to pay for recln 000 In uncontested railroad taxes, leav­
mation work in the Klamath district ing $203,000 taxes to be contested.
The action of the court ends a situa­
There are 40 delinquents, some of
whom claim exemption because their tion that threatened to result In the
lands are not fit for farming on sc financial embarrassment of the state T h e • N a tio n a l . W e e k ly
and a majority of the counties through
count of poor drainage.
F ir s t T im e
One of the largest reclamation proj­ tying up all railroad taxes. The coun­
ects in northern Lake county is under ties were unwilling to accept partial
i
n C lu b s
way with the draining of Summer lake payment, fearing they might Jeopard­
U n t i l th is y es r
ize
their
chances
of
collecting
later
and utilizing the flow of Ana river,
C o llltr’i haa tieen
sold st $ 5 .5 0 . N o w
which maintains the body of water at the portion contested. At the court
hearing
the
railroad
representatives
th e pries is $ 2 .5 0
a general level by turning the stream
snd w ehave secured
flow Into Isrigatlon canals to supply were placed in the position of asking
a concession w here­
.th
e
court
to
force
the
counties
to
ac­
the land on the east side of the valley.
by w e can offer it
cept $2,600,000 railroad money, while
at a s till fu rth e r
Reports having been made that
red uction in con­
number of druggists In the state are the counties resisted. The terras of
nection w ith thia
“bootlegging,” Governor West states the order specify, however, that by
p u b lic a tio n .
accepting
payment
the
counties
lose
that he has called a meeting of the
no rights.
Special 'Offer to O ur Readers
state board of pharmacy for April 1
to provide rules for revoking the li­
Recognizing the great demand for Collier’s at
the new price, wehave made arrangement* to
Big Cslebratlon Planned.
cense of any druggist found guilty ol
«»Her it and our own publication each one year
The Dalles.—The Dalles Rodeo, the for the price of Collier ’» alone. This is a limited
violating the liquor laws.
offer and must be taken advantageof promptly.
Governor West has appointed Jo wild west show which was inaugurat­
seph N. Teal to intervene for the state ed here last fall with such great suc­ W hat You Get in C o llie r’s
of Oregon in the case of the federal cess, will be staged July 2, 3 and 4 Collier t is the one big. independent, fearless
government to dissolve the Southern this year, making It include a cele­ weekly of the whole country. Not only is it the
good citizen a h a n d b o o k but it is oho a
Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. bration of Independence day.
magazine for the whole family Among the
The
Rodeo
was
held
last
year
com
thing*
that a year's subscription gives arei
The appointment carries no salary
and was made upon request of the blned with the county fair. The farm­ 1OOO Editorials
6 0 0 News Photos
transportation committee of the Port ers objected to the wild west show
2 8 0 Short A rtic le s
In connection with the fair, contend
150 Short Stories
land chamber of commerce.
1 0 0 Illu s tra te d F ea tu re *
2 C o m p lete Novels
Representative Lafferty has intro Ing that |t detracted from the exhibits
"Sampson’« Spray” , the old reliable
and
other
features.
So
It
has
been
duced a bill making it unlawful fot
Both tor oolv
lime-sulphur »olutlon, standard quality,
Collier’s . , . $2.50
any. senator or reptegentatlvo to ac decided to bold the county fair in the
, full measure. Order from H. D. Kis-
The News
fall and tile Rodeo In July.
. 1.50
inattn, Grant« IL- Ore.
‘11-4
THE LADIES' SHOP
C o llie r’s
Spend a pleas­
Colliers
ant evening at
O
'V
The BoN-ToN
$2,50
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