Heppner gazette., April 05, 1906, Image 4

The l lcppner Gazette
EToMU1ip March 30, 1883.
ISSUED THURSDAY MORNING.
Fred Warnock
Ktitered at the Postofflee at Heprner Oregon, as
econd-class matter.
Thursday April 5, 1906,
HIS STER(.ni record.
This is a fct that tbe farmers
and etrueelirc home-owners of
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Oregon should reflect upon. Dor.
ing the eighteen years that Hon.
John EL Aitkin has been at the
head of two of the largest com
mercial institutions of Oregon and
hundreds of thousands of dollars
have passed through his hanls, be
has never yet foreclosed a mort
gage. His bank baa advanced
money to needy settlers and the
company of which he is president
has given them liberal credit until
they could improve their little
ranches and gt solidly on their
feet. Many of them have been
delinquent in their payments of
interest and principle; many failed
to meet tbeir bills until long after
they were due.
But to the lasting credit of Mr.
Aitkin it can be said that he has
never foreclosed a mortgage nor
forced a mau iuto bankruptcy.
Thia is pretty good record when it
becomes a question of votiiig for
such a man for an important State
office. Mr. Aitkin is now a candi
date before the republican pri
maries for the important office of
Treasurer of Oregon. The strug
gling farmer should carefully con
eider if it is not a good plan to
truat with high public office one
who has always proven so loyal
and faithful to bis own neighbors.
tlnM'a may be no other way by
which the end can be accomplished
as quickly and as effectively.
With that view the onlookers from
a wider world must be content.
Oregouiau.
A PHILANTHROPIST.
A SI RPM SOF WILD HORSES.
Ooe of the most exciting chases,
if it may be so called, that has
taken place since the era of the
graod buffalo hunt ended on the
great plateau, is the proposed
round-np of 18,000 wild horses in
Douglaa County, Washington,
next month. As scheduled, 400
cowboys will take part in the ride
after these wild creatures of the
ratine. The purpose is to rid the
raDge of this great band of grass
eousumerf, and tbe effort, pre
sumably, will be to dispatch rather
than capture the horses.
Thesfl untamed and practically
untamable animate are the product
of Nature left to itself on the
great range for tbirty years. The
ptock is interbred and of course
underbred, and baa no place in the
economy of civilized life. While
its extermination will be a gain to
the legitimate stock-breeding and
raising interests of the section
over which the horses have so long
roamed at will, the instincts of
humanity are shocked at the
cruelties that will be inflicted
through the means by which this
purpose is to be accornplifihetj.
Perhaps this is the best that can
be done at tbi9 stage of affairs to
rid a wide section of the country
of a veritable pest to the stock in
dustry. Like many other scourges,
the remedy for this plague of wild
horses lay in prevention. Tbe
carelesi settlers of thirty years
ago who allowed their ponies to
run uncared for on the range year
after year were culpable in this
matter. Their action, or inaction,
was without excuse except such
lame excuse as thriftlessness
makes for negh-cteJ duty, and the
result ha been a multiplication of
unprofitable animals that have
eaten out the grass on the range
f r years to the detriment of the
interests of a legitimate stock in
dustry. Now comes tbe necessity
of repairing the consequences of
the t-et tiers' carelessness and a
'round-up" looking to the ex
termination of thousands of these
wild creatures, with euch cruelties
as will be necessary to accomplish
that end. The chase will be an
exciting one, no doubt, and the
u'timate result will be beneficial.
Though the means employed are
shocking to common
It is to be remembered, and
particularly by those religiously
and charitably icclined, that Hon.
John Aitkin of Huntington, now
seeking the nomination on the
Republican ticket for State Treas
urer, has liberally assisted more
calls upon public charity than any
man in Eastern Oregon. He is a
banker and also the president of
tbe largest commercial institution
in tbe State of Oregon, yet his
purse has always been open to the
appeals of misery and of distress'
ed humanity. Solicitors for the
various churches have never ap
pealed to him in vain. He gives
to all of them, regardless of their
faith. To the Salvation Army be
has been a friend at all times.
Let us go a little further. As
the representative of a large
aggregation of capital and' presi
dent of one of the largest mercan
tile establishments in the North
west, Mr. Aitkin has loaned hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to
home-builders atd needy ranchers
who were struggling to get on j
tbeir feet. He has protected his
bank, but to his everlasting credit
be it said he has never foreclosed
a mortgage on some poor man's
mpager holdings nor forced a help.
less debtor to the wall. No
sorrowful widow with her hungry
children have ever gone supperless
to bed through the action of his
bank or his big mercantile estab
lishment. On the contrary tbe
store was always open to them
and tbeir personal credit was ex
tended almost indefinitly.
During the bard times of a few
years ago when the prices of stock
were low, it was within his power
to break large numbers of stock
men, and take advantage of con
ditions, and several of tbe stock
men offered to let him have tbeir
stock for his claim against them,
but be helped them through the
hard timea and to-day those Bame
men are among the leading stock
men in Eastern Oregon.
This is the sort of a man whose
friends have virtually forced him
into the race for republican nomi
nation for State Treasurer. In
dividual comparisons are alwavs
odious, but the records can speak.
Have the worthy gentlemen who
oppose him in the race very much
to offer as against a life-reccrd
like this? Not that we have
heard ot.
Mr. Aitkin has made money for
his company and money for his
bank but it has all been legitimate
and clean money; not one cent of
it having been wrung from the dis
tressed and poverty-stricken, the
pauper and tbe widow,
Mr. Aitkin proposes an amend
ment forcing the state board, the
interest to be paid to the state.
This may be harking back to the
strenuous days of the ancient
Spartans, but it is honest and the
people know it. All Mr. Aitkin
desires is the flat salary paid by
the state for his services, not the
immense "graft" gathered in by
state treasurer in the way of
interest on personal deposits of
money, really the money of the
state, and no part of their personal
prerogatives.
There is no question that the
people will stand squarely and
firmly by a man of Mr. Aitkin's
character if they can only know it
in time. That is why this paper
is earnestly cautioning its readers
to scan closely the past records of
the various candidates and decide
for themselves who among them all
has proven himself the real friend
II. M. Cake, candidate for United
State Senator.
There is probably no man in the etate
nronounaeil in his
J 1 V'Vvu i w - v C
opinions upon this subject tbun Mr.
Cak-, bs evidenced by his notions and
paBt utterances.
lis ia nnt an nt.'nrnev for. ifl not
interested in, nor does ha represent
directly or indirecily, any trust.
He believes in the absolute freedom
of competition in all lines of business,
the preservation of t he equal rights of
the entire citizenship of the country
free from intetferance by combinations
of capital.
Mr. Cake is a firm believer in the
American workingmao to protect him
self by means of labor organizations
aeainst the oppressions of organized
capital.
The great common people of the
country caa dt pend upon it that Mr.
Cake is friendly to their interests, for
he Is one of the common people.
He is friendly to every eec'ion and
interest of the state, and if elected to
tbe Senate, will do everything he can
for the development and prosperity of
all O egon.
Strong- Lead for Nomination.
Lebanon Criterion, Linn county.
Gen. John II. Aitkin of Eastern Ore
gon, baa announced himsilf as a candi
date for state treasurer before the re
publican primaries. Location and
qualification gives to General Aitkiu a
strong lead for the nomination. It
seems conceded that this nomination
shonld go to Easte-n Oregon. Mr.
Aitkin has all the peculiar qualifications
for the office.
A Lucky Postmistress
is Mrs. A lexander, ot Carey, Me. , wfco
baa found Dr. King's Mew Life Fills to
be the best remedy she ever tried for
keeping the Romao'1, Liver and Bjwo's
in perfect order. You'll agree with bf r
if yon try these painless purifiers that
infuse new life. Guaranteed by Fatter
son & Son, druggists. Price '25c.
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Convention G. L. B. P. O. E.
Denver, Colo., July 17, 18, 19, 1906.
The O. R. & N will sell round trip
tickets July 10th to 15th incl. final re
turn l;mit Srpt 30th, 1996, for $52,40.
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Because
They are sincerely tailored
They are made of honest materials
In a big, sanitary, modern factory;
by skilled, well-paid workmen
They are correct and stylish
They fit perfectly
They wear and hold their shape 'til
threadbare
-They are not "DOCTORED" into
shape by Hot Flat-Iron "dope"
And Became
A very large percentage of all
clothing IS doctored up by the Hot
Flat-Iron to cover defects in tailoring.
Such treatment does cover, but
doesn't remove; for the first damp
day on which these "doctored" gar
ments are worn brings out these
faults and causes them to lose shape
. and character.
Partial faults that may occur in the
making of SINCERITY CLOTHES
are permanently removed by Hand
Needlework ONLY.
You can buy "Sincerity Clothes"
with the assurance that you are get
ting Style -Perfect Fit-and that
they will WEAR, and retain their
shape, until worn threadbare;
because they are tailored sincerely
We are Sole Agents Here
LADES' and MEN'S
.Tailored Clothes.
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IN Ladies' Suits, Jackets and Skirts, we have the
tried and ever satisfactory PALMER GARMENT.
Every PALMER GARMENT
sold is guaranteed to be satis
factory to the wearer, and to
give full value for the price paid
for it, in style, quality of ma
terials and tailoring;.
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cipal corporation may prohibit al
together the running: at large of such
animals, and compel the owners to keep
them within their own enclosures.
Commenting upon this decision,
Attoroey-Gfneral Crawford says: "If
the state ha that authority, then it
certainly has authority to comi ei foreign
sheep to be kept out of the stal or to
provide the regulations by which they
may be allowed to enter into the stite,
and this would simply be a police regu
lation, upon the compliance with which
the foreign sheep miht enter the
state."
Attorney-General Crawford says he
hopes to see the case brought !o a 6nal
decision by the courts of Ore; on, bo
that the validity (f laws of that
character may be definitely known.
The law does i.ot expressly declare that
it is intended as a measure for the pro-j
tection ot the health of Oiegon live
stock, yft there are some things in the
act that show such a purr one. The law
provides for the issuance of certificates
to owners of sheep who l ave raid the
tax, and that no certificate shall he
issued to the owner of diseased sheep,
but such sheep shall be excluded from
the state.
DOES SOT nKSITATK.
nun. John II. Atikln Speak Plain
Ij for Change In Law Govern.
lig- State Drpoktt.
Portland, March 30 (Special)
Looking hearty, smiling and confident
as ever. Hon. John H. Aitkin arrived
in Portland this week from his Hunting
ton home and will remain here some
weeks. He is the President of the Ore
gon Commercial Company, the leading
Mercantile Institution of Eastern Ore-
gn: President of the Huntington
Bank ; has he n three times Mayor of hjs
city, and is a leading factor in the in
dustrial developments of Oregon. In
matters effectirg the growth of the
state be bas always occupied a promi
nent part du iog his 18 years residence.
Somewhat reluctantly Mr. Aitkin
finally consented, at the solicitation of
thousands of friends, to stand as a
candidate for State Treasurer at the
Republican primaries. His canvass
has been an earnest one, yet devoid of
all bitterness, for h has naught but the
kindliest expressions when referring to
his five corope itors
In an inteview in Ihe Oregonian Mr.
Aitkin places himself decidedly upon
record t s favoring an immediate change
of the law now governing the State
Treasurer. At present the Treasurer
not only draws his salary of $4100'J p-r
year, but is also allowed to de osit the
surplus funds of the State where he
pleases and to pocket the interest on
these huge deposits Mr. Aitkin in
The Oregonian declares emphatically
for a change in this system so that a
board, consisting of the Governor,
Seore ary of the State snd Treasurer,
shall decide where the?e deposit? shall
be made and that the interest on these
snail revert to trie Mate and not to the
extra compensations of the f Iticial.
This is a radical innovation along the
lines of true public retrenchment. It
has the ring of genuine sincerity and is
making Mr. Aitkin thousands of earnest
friends among all classes . who hold
faith to the public higher than mere
grnft. His platform is aimpiicity itself.
He muailv tills the people that if
elected he wi'l give the ofhee a straight,
honest, business administration and
that every person shall have a square
deal. "The office shll be conducted iu
the iotereets of the whole people in our
state.
Almost G000 voters of Oregon have
already signed Mr. Aitkins petition
which will be filed within a few days.
In this portion of the state his popu
larity is growing rapidly every day and
although there are five aspirants for the
same office in Portland and tbe Wil
lamette Valley it now seems certain
that he wiil lead the entire list.
Ashevil!e, N. C, $48.10; Baltimore, Md,
$40.05; Birmingham, Ala., $44.40;
Bloomington, III., $31 70; Bristol, Tenn,
$48.13; Boston, Mass, 849 80; Buffalo,
N Y, $42 40; Cairo, III, $24 55; Chicago,
III, $32 90; Cincinnatti, 0,838,90 ; Cleve
land, O, $3990; Detroit, Mich, 839 65;
Des Moines, la, 828 90; E'miia, N Y,
$45 70; Evanoville, lad, $34 80; Indian
apolls, Ind, $36.40; Luisviln, Ky, $37
90; Mempbi-, Tenn, $37.40; Mobile, Ala
84G 75; Montgomery, Ala, $46 75; Mon
treal, Quebec, 848 80; Nashville, Tenn,
836.90; New Yoik, N Y, $49 90; New
Oi leans, $47.90; Oklahoma, O T, $29 90;
Peoria, III, $30.00; Phil idelphia, Pa,
$49 65; Pittsburg, P, $41.90; St Louis,
Mo.,$29 90; Toronto, Ont, $42.16; Wash
ington, D. C-, f49 65; Missouri River
common points, $24 90.
CRISP CRULLERS
are always good, and there 'k
none so good as those from the
HEPPNEIl BAKERY. Every
thing is good here much bet
ter than you can buy anywhere
else. Wo make it our business
to bake the best, If yon try
our crullers you will n&ree that
they are the best.
the mm MOT
Iteaucea Rate.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
The O. R. & N. Co. annources the
following rates from Eastern points to
Heppner, on sale from Feb. 15th t
April 7th and Sept' 15th to Oct. 31tt.
Arrangements are made bo that money
can be deposited with the agent here
and tickets furnished parties in the East.
For further information about points not
listed below, stop overs, etc., will be
furnished by culling on J. B, Huddles
ton, azent.
Following are the rates listed at the
Heppner office : Athnta, (ia., $43.10;
The Cash Shoe Store
IPAiL&y Come
This week we have received a large
shipment of the guaranteed
Hole Proof Hose, ond
Hole Fjroof Sooks
Sold by the Box of 6 Pair guaran
teed to wear 6 months.
Hole proof Hose for Ladies 6 pair
in Box $2.00.
Hole proof Socks for Men 6 pair
in Box , . $1.50.
Save Your COXJJPOJS
of the people.
Cake Oppasea la Trnst.
Every combination of capital known
aa a trnst should be placed under the
ban at the law, not only should trust
corporations themselves be barred from
doing business, bnt tbe individuals
responsible for tbe combinations should
humanity, be pubished as provided by law, aays
fiRST Rational Jank
OF HEPPNER.
O. A. RHEA President O. W. CON8ER Oasbiei
l A. KUKA Vic-President 1 r Ij- JTttt.lSL.anw. .Assist an i uasnier
Transact a General Banklna Business.
paid on Time Deposits.
Four per cent. .fS
EXCHANGE OW ALL PARTS Ot THE WORLD BOCOHT AND 8OX0I
Collections made on all potnUonretaonabletenns. Bnrplniand undivided profltt$3S,U00.
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PflLfqCE hotei
HEPPNER, OREGON
Leading Eastern Oregon Hotvs
MODERN CONVENIENCES
ELECTRIC LIGHTED . . .
Under New Mansgement. Thoroughly
Renovated and Refiitled. Best
Merds in lbs City.
PHIL METSCHAN, Jr, Prop.