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frntit on the question of why the r-
r- 1 t?25 fo i'Kinal l'n,ii,iIla l,ri,lpe was not buiU-
An. lk Ji0$ -I "e formerly explained the transac-
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Official County rpr.
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ON HAl.K I.N OT1IKR CITIKS.
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Oregon.
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Ctilrairn Hnrrau, Korurlty PnlMln.
Wulilnctoo, 1. I'.. Humu, iul, Kour
tntn street, N. W.
sritHOKHTli RATES.
Pally, me yar. by mall $3.00
laily. all moniha, by mall 2.."0
Illy, tlirr moiilb. by mall 1.25
I "ally, one nionib. by mall 60
Il!y, nne xmr. by carrier 7. SO
Iwlly. all ilmutl.n. by rarrlrr S 73
tally. Hint owntUt. by carrier l.!
iMIIy. on rooDtb, by carrier U
Hemi Weekly, one yrar by mall l .0
Bml-Weekly, lx uiuoiha, by mall 75
emI-Weekly, (our mwitb. by mall... .60
T1IK SMK gi Ki u would.
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Queer world, my brother, "under
W.ir's wild frown;
One builds up the country n-
othr tear It down.
One so seds of happiness far Z
In field an' glen; .
One Fhouu '"Hallelula:" an' one
won't m" "Amen:"
I.
Queer world, my brother,
that'a the way it roes;
Or.e reaps the red thorns an'
never finds the rose;
But somehow, I reckon, when we
hear the final call,
We'll say: "For all its sorrow,
'twas a pood world after
all!"
F. I Stanton.
Further convincing' proof of the ut
ter wretchedness of the Umatilla
bridge deal Is supplied
Too Short So by ex-Judge GillUand
They Made in his statement pub-
It Sboter. lished last evening. In
the light of what this
Paper has shown and what Gllliland
himself says how can there be in the
minds of anyone a vestige of doubt as
to the crookedness of that transac
tion. In substance the Gllliland defense Is
that the 530 foot bridge originally
planned was too short. Therefore the
court under Mr. Eber hart's wise,
thoughtful and unselfish guidance
tion on the ground the I rigo ac plan
ned ciil !.-l f. r no approaches. He
now abandons that explanation for
another excuse en more Idiotic as
Is Khown by Judge Maloney In hlr
Matem)t today.
Mr. (Jilliland'a explanation of th
Here arc some further facts as to
the public record of C. A. Barrett who
Hecks reelection
Tho ltarrt'lt Notion, as joint senator
Of laiiiiomy but should bo
defeated.
On March 4. 1913. the legislature
met 'in adjourned session to pass up
on vetoed bills. All told 37 Vetoed
for consideration
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.Mr. iiiimand s explanation or tne measures came up for consideration. n
t'matilla bridge deal in no way clears! i Wins salary raising bills. The,
Ms record but dras; hi:n deeper Into senate Journal shows Uarrett voted to I
the mire. Furthermore he does not in.i 36 of the bills over the gover- II
touch at all upon the even more 1m- net's veto and to pass the 19 salary I pfe
poi'tant subject of the continuous
swindle to which the people were sub
Jected through the m nopohzation of
bridce contracts by Kberhart. Why
did he not explain how one man came
to secure 35 different bridge con
tracts agKregatlnff 191.53125 during
the Gilliland term of office?
The cold facts as shown by county
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER
rai.-ms bills over the Veto, inis paper
has already shown by the senate Jour
nal that 1'arrett voted to rass over
the Kovirtior's veto S. It. 303 which
provided for Increasing the salaries
of ull circuit Judges in the state save
the Judces in the fourth district.
This shows the manner In which
this candidate who seeks reelection
thentic sources show that the taxpay
ers of Umatilla county were betrayed
In abominable manner by the old
county court. It Is astonishing that
a member of that court could even
records and coming from other au-Jon an "economy" ' platform practised
economy when on legislative duty.
Now notice how Mr. Barrett changes
his ways when his own pocket book
becomes directly affected. Last sum
mer the progressive people of Athena
dream of seeking reelection to office v lshed to Improve their town by the
with such facts outtanding against erection of a new high school- The
him. . j old building was unsafe, unsanitary
....... (and altogether unsatisfactory for the
The saloonmen of Pendleton in an j needs of the community. Therefore
Bnm.onrem.nr i,.t. th-v win .Tprcis I the board asked for a $40,000 bond
their rights of fran-
A Very Simple chlse regarding the
Problem. governorship as dojshown by the fact 93 votes were cast
, other people. They ! for the building and only 37 against.
OIUGIVU, IMATUI-A imilM.K LOXGMl THAN $Y1MI.K IlHIIKiE
(Continued from Fage 1.)
Jtl'ILT 1V t'ONTUACT.
It si-onis to mo it is an insult to the intcllicnco of the public for
the oM court to nttriii't to make invple believe that' this britliro was
not built under a contract. If this matter is questioned by anyone
the original contract may be seen at the court house. It reads as
follows :
IYnJloton, June 25, 1010.
To the Honorable County Court, Umatilla County, Oregon:
1. We propose to furnish to your county all the necessary steel and
wood materials for the construction of the superstructure of a twelve
span "irder bridge to be built over the Umatilla river at the town of
Umatilla, erected in place, for the sum of Nine Thousand Six Hund
red dollars ($1MH)0) payable as follows: Seven thousand two hundred
dollars umu the inspection nnd acceptance of the steel, two thousand
four hundred dollars upon the completion of the bridffe.
2. We projiose to furnish to your county all the necessary con
crete materials for the substructure, in place for thesum of Ten Dol-
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I isup iur a iivv uuiiuuift. mot, hi xr - . . I.
People of Athena generally regarded Mrs JhT cuoie aro. pavamc
' I the Improvement as necessary is
say those who wish to vote for Dr. But this needed school building
Smith will do so and that those who was not erected with the consent of
wish to vote for Lr,
do so.
In their contention they will vote
for whom they please for governor
the saloonmen are entirely within
their rights. It la assuredly up to
them to vote as they please.
But here is the fact that is sig
nificant. The bulk of saloonmen
everywhere are against Dr. Smith and
in favor of Dr. WIthycombe. An ac
curate poll of 50 different saloons in
Portland taken recently revealed not
one saloon owner who supports Dr.
Smith. Reports of similar nature
come from all over the state. The
most of the saloonmen In Pendleton
are against Dr. Smith. They were
against htm in the primary and the
returns show it.
This is no criticism of the saloon
men. If they feel Dr. Smith does not
proceeded to correct the trouble by! represent their Interests let them op-
Withycombe will' V. A. Tarrett. On Aug. 14 he issued
Ja lengthy circular letter opposing the
move and his closing sentence saiu,
"Be sure to be present during the
whole day of Monday, Aug. 17, 1914.
and use your vote and your influ
ence in defeating this bond issue.
Vote 'Xo.' "
From this it may be seen Mr. Bar
rett Is very economical when it comes
to providing decent accommodations
for school children though he had no
objection to raising salaries on a
wholesale scale and did not object
when the once acting governor of
Oregon named his son-in-Uw as su
perintendent of the Eastern Oregon
State Hospital two years before a su
perintendent was needed.
erecting a bridge only 390 feet long
Just 140 feet shorter than was the
bridge that was "too short "
If a candidate for office can go
forth in Umatilla county and gain
votea on such logic as that it is time
the Eastern Oregon s-tate Hospital
was being enlarged.
The Gilliland explanation cannot
stand the light of day. He tries to
assert the bridge was built by the
county itself under a superintendent
That statement is untrue. The bridge
wa built by contract. This paper
published the contract on Tuesday
and republishes the contract today.
The original of the contract is on file
at the court house. A photographio
copy of the contract is In possession
of the East Oregonian and will be
shown anyone desiring to see it.
Further damaging evidence against
Gllliland is provided In his change of
pose him. It Is manifestly their priv
ilege to do so.
But should other people take the
same view as do the saloonmen? Is
the fact Dr. Smith is not acceptable
to saloonment a sufficient argument
why the rank and file men and
women In this county should oppose
him and support Dr. Withycombe. Is
not the saloon opposition to Dr. Smith
the strongest sort of reason w hy others
should vote for him. Do the usual
run of people In this county, be they
"Dry"' or "Wets" believe that It is a
good thing to elect a governor who
has an almost united saloon support
back of him and Is relying much up
on that support to elect him. If they
do they should vote for Dr. Withy
combe for governor. But if they want
a governor of whom saloonmen stand
in fear they should vote for Dr.
Smith.
Yours trulv.
ATLAS BKIDGE COMPANY.
By A. K. Eberbart, Proprietor.
To the Atlas Bri lire Company:
Weberebv accept your proposition as above quoted at the alove ami
according to the above provisions, this 2."th day of June, 1910,
Yours trulv,
ccvT COURT OF UMATIIJA COUNTY.
T. P. Gilliland, Co. Judge.
, Co. Com.
Horace Walker, Co. Com.
A GILLILAND FALSEHOOD.
Mr. Gilliland states that the opposition has never published that
portion of the law that provides for the buying of material and the
building of bridges without awarding contracts. This is a sample
of hi? misrepresentation. A reference to the East. Oregonian of Oc
to!cr 20, page 6, will show this law published in full.
But how- can Mr. Gilliland have the audacitv to claim that the
bridge was built under that provision of the law framed for tho pur
pose of permittinsr counties to build bridges without advertising for
bids or cnterin? into formal contracts for the erection of the same.
That portion of the law which he claims to have complied with reads
as follows:
''Provided further, that said county court in its discretion may em
ploy t, suitable and competent superintendent and assistants; procure
the nec sary material and cause said bridge to be constructed, w ithout
such advertisement and in which (vent said superintendent shall in
spect all material, as to its fitness, and shall inspect all bills for the
material and laW and certify to their correctness, lieforc thev shall
be ordered paid by aid court, and upon the completion of said bridge.
skin as an officer that he Is generally shall prepare ami file with the clerk of said court a full and complete
detailed statement, duly verified, giving the nanicof the stream acrosi
which said bridge is built, the name or location of such bridge in such
manner that it may easily be found, its entire length, width, amount
and cost of each kind of material and entire cost of said bridge, with
a brief general description of the style and character of said bridge,
and of its immediate surroundings, which statement shall lie subject
to inspection at all times by any one desiring to examine the same.
(L. p. 2H2 o.l; L. 1000, p. .102.)
Jt may be readily seen from the aliove that to comply with this
section of the law the county must buy their own material, employ a
competent superintendent and erect the bridge by days labor. They
must file with the county clerk an itimized statement of each kind of
material, the cost and character of the same, the amount paid for labor
and other de tailed information for the ltenefit of the public. .If such
a statement was ever filed with reference to the Umatilla bridge I
challenge Mr. Gilliland to produce the same. While he is trying to
produce this he might also endeavor to locate the plan of the original
Umatilla bridge which in some strange manner have disappeared from
the court hoiw-e. In replying to this article he might al-o explain why
the law was violated with reference to the building of the High bridge,
the Little McKay creek bridge and the Bhea creek bridge.
As sheriff of this county T. D. Tay
lor has acquired a remarkable record
of efficiency as a catcher of crimin
als. So many times has he shown
known over tie northwest as one of
the most competent sheriffs to be
found therefor It is not good policy
to dispose with l.' services and ha
should be reelected.
If T. P. Gilliland were a tailor and
made a suit that was too small for a
man to wear he would correct the
trouble by making his customer a
still smaller suit: at least that is a
fair Inference from his explanation
of the Umatilla bridge deal.
Three points in Dr. Smith's cani'i
dacy should commend him strongly
to voters; his defense of the direct pri
mary, his readiness to curb legislative
extravagances and his strong stand
for law enforcement.
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MAIIK YOl'll BALLOTS
62 ) ROY 17. MTNER
Itcpubllcau Nominee
For Representative
23rd District, VniaUlU County.
Hoy W. Kltner, republican candidate for representative of the
twenty-third district which ounslsU of Umatilla County, is a native
of California but has been a resident of this county for the past
thirty three years. He attended the public schools of 1'endleton and
the Normul at Weston. For eleven years he was employed ad
clerk und paying and receiving teller In the Pendleton Savings
Hank, now known as the American National. For the past seven
years he has been engaged extensively In the farming business on
the L'niutlllu Indian Kesvrvatlon in partnership with W. A. Storle
During two sessions of the legislature Mr. Illtner was calundcr'
clerk of the senate. This experience will enable him If elected
to take up the active duties of a legislator without the usual break
ing In which all new members have to undergo. He has also been
en active member of the Pendleton Commercial Association for
fifteen years and had been Identified with nearly every movement
during this time which has been for the advancement of the county
and the city. He is a house holder In Pendleton and has been a
taxpayer for twenty years.
Mr. Hltner is running on the following platform: "I believe in
such economy us Is consistent with the efficient conduct of Ihu .
business of the state. I think that the laws relating to the pay
ment of taxes should be amended so that one half can be paid In
April and one half In October, the latter without interest' I will
attempt to amend the present law so that one of the three railroad
commissioners will come from Eastern Oregon. All three are now
from the Willamette Valley. I am in favor of reestablishing th
Normal schools at Weston and Ashland In order that we may have
more trained teachers and the standard of our schools may b
raised. I am an advocate of good schools and good roads. If
elected as representative I will refrain from Introducing many bills
but will pay particular attention to yose offered by other mem
bers with a view of eliminating as many as possible of the useless
laws which are annually added to the statute books."
(Paid Advertisement. Republican Central Committee)
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BUICK WINS ECONOMY
GASOLINE TEST
Goe nwt mile per gallon and carries greatest load per gallon.
Head the figures.
The fourth economy-reliability tour of the Wisconsin State Auto
mobile Association was held September 7th, Sth and Sth, covering a
little over COO miles, it waa sanctioned by the American Automobile
Association. Only stock cars were used In this run.
The run was one of the most severe endurance and economy tests
ever staged in this country and for the second time in this annual
event a Buick has won.
The motor was required to be kept running at all times, four peo
ple were carried together with two extra tlrea on demountable rims
and the rerular equipment
Following is the summary of the Wisconsin Motorist Trophy contest:
Gallons Miles Lbs. load
Car Prlc Weight Used Pr. Gal Pr. Gal.
Bulck CS7 S1.2JI 3.11 20 S li t l.US
Franklin 2.150 3.810 24 21.2 1.240
Jeffery 1.451 3.S84 27 111 1.152
It. C. H 1,000 3.074 33.5 15.2 710
Etudebaker 86 3.2l 21 Hi III
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Buick Prices, full equipped, F. O. B. P ndletoa
C-24 IJuick Roadster 28 II. P. 91100
C-25 Buick Touring Car; 28 II. P. ?1150
C-36 Buick Roadster; 37 II. P.- $1400
C-37 Buick Tourinjr Car; 37 II. P. $1450
C-55 Buick C-Cyl. Tour. ; 55 II. P. $1800
BUICK AS A ROAD CAR
Buick C Twenty-five Touring Car fully equipped left San Francisco
12.30 p. m. August twentieth, arrived Portland, seven hundred sixty,
five miles, 4:55 a. m. August Twenty-second. Arrived Seattle, nln
hundred sixty-six miles, 4:56 p. m., August twenty-second. Elapsed
time San Francisco to Portland thirty-nine hours twenty-five minutes.
Lowers existing record, also held by Buick, one hour twenty-five min
utes. Establishes record between San Francisco and Seattle of fifty
two hours i fifteen minutes. Not the least bit of mechanical trouble
with car anu ..ly one puncture. Three of original tires now on car.
Many miles of nlghway now under construction in three states which
necessitated many detours.
BUICK AS A CITY CAR
Ituick Wins Hnall Itacc We have had a lot to say about Buick
cars winning races, hill climbs, etc., but this is the first time we re
member of ever having called attention to how slowly the Bulck car
can go when it is necessary.
H. N. Luklns recently won a snail race at San Bernardino, Calif.,
by traveling at a speed of one and a third miles an hour with a six
cylinder Bulck. This waa the slowest time made by five machines
entered. It took five minutes and forty-three seconds to go around
a block. At tkat rate it would take forty-five minutes to make a
mile. The race waa run, If race you can call it, on high gear. This
proves the Bulck to be an Ideal "city car" where street parades,
crowded thoroughfares and quick stops are often to be met with.
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Buick is not only a beautiful looking and smooth riding car, but the "insides" the heart and soul of the automobilethe part that you don't see but must
depend upon for reliability and dependability, are built to "deliver the goods."
B. F. TROMBLEY, Proprietor
MACS.
119-121 West Court Street
Telephone 468