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Entered u second-class matter January
25, 1913, at the post office at Cottage
Grove, Oregon, nnder the Act ot March
8, 1879.
A BLOODY BATTLEGROUND.
The German army, invading
Belgium and the adjoining Dutch
province o f Limburg, “ traveling
in the brint o f olden wars;’ ’ it is
wading through wheat fields
that grow deep with many water
ings o f blood. No land on earth
has been so prolific o f battlefields;
for modern Belgium, the older
Flanders, lies and always has
lain between the greatest nations
o f Europe; and when these na
tions fight, this pleasant, peace
ful, green and busy land is crush
ed as between the upper and ne
ther millstones.
Historically it all began with
Caesar but who can tell how many
unchronicled and unremembered
battles of savage warriors were
fought in the deep and myster
ious forests before the dawn o f
civilization? Caesar, at any rate,
found the Belgae already “ the
bravest o f all the people o f Gaul;’ ’
and every schoolboy has learned
with what bitter pains the Ro
man legions overcame the Nervili
on this very ground. In later
ages the struggles o f east and
west were faught out here.
Courtray witnessed the awful
slaughter o f the French when,
in 1302, the Flemings hurled
them, horse and men, into a
canal and butchered them there
without mercy.
No less than six times the
town o f Maestricht, in Limburg,
close by Liege, in Belgium, has
been the scene o f desperate bat-
tles-in 1579, in 1632, in 1673, in
1748, in 1794- clear down to 1830,
when the Dutch fought with the
Belgians, Namur, a little far
ther south, which began its re
corded battlings when the Adu-
atic withstood Caesar there, has
seen battles between the forces
o f almost all the neighboring
powers. Roulers, Hasselt, Tum-
hout, Wavre, Arion,
Dinant —
these and other places have lis
tened to the clash o f arms through
the centuries, and many times
known the welter o f blood.
Last o f all, in 1815, the great
and final struggle between the
warring power o f Napoleon and
the allied pow ersof Europe under
Wellington and Blucher, was
fought out on this dark and
bloody ground—at Wavre, at
Quatre Bras, at Waterloo. More
souls than all those who march
with the invading Germans, or
the defending Belgians, British
or French, will swing across
these historic fields; the wraiths
o f ancient thousands will envelop
them. Strangest o f all things is
the fact that, in the gentler age
o f the world, the deep-growing
com on the Belgian fields again
will be trampled by the feet o f
armed and fighting men, and the
current once more will fertilize
the dark soil. In this 20th cen
tury o f higher enlightenment the
“ old, unhappy far off things and
battles long ago” are called into;
a new and still more terrible be
ing by the ambitions o f men and
nations.
V
“ W ET” LEAGUE IN
FIGHT OVER COIN
TODAY
TO
VOTE
OREGON
DRY
Only Two "Taxpayers and
Wage Earners”
BREWERS PUT UP FUNDS
K N O W IN G
THAT
OREGON
D R Y M E A N S B E TT ER B U SI
N E SS FOR A L L LIN ES
S A V E O N L Y SALOON S.
BY ORTON E. GOODWIN,
P u b licity Departm ent, Committee
Hundred,
They know this has been proved
by figures and facts from Salem,
Oregon City, Roseburg, Albany,
Newberg, Ashland, Corvallis, Pen
dleton and many other towns.
Organization
Spread,
Untruths.
T ax pa yers’ League Is "Joke.”
Then they organized the joke
“ Taxpayers’ and Wage Earners’
League.”
Dr. Talbott was secre
tary. She became disgusted when
she learned money was being col
lected by the brewers and distil
leries by the use of her numc, and
she resigned.
Then Mrs. Duniway advertised
lavishly, announcing that the money
the “ league” was using was pro
vided by the brewers.
The campaign of misinformation
carried on by employes of the
league, who are also employes of
the breweries and distilleries, is
now known all over Oregon.
B rew er. Sppiidi-i, Your A t e n . , ,
Ever) man, woman and t '.lilii
has to spend .$21) a year with the
saloons.
If you do not drink, some one
else has to pay Y O l’ R share.
So, it is YO l’ R money the Ore
gon brewers and Eastern distil
leries have been using to persuade
YOU Oregon wet will do YOU
good. It is believed they expect
to spend over $200,000 of YOUR
money.
They know Oregon dry will put
them out of business end help every
other kind of business in the state.
Although the breweries and dis
tilleries know Oregon dry is for
better business, prosperity and
more work, they are fighting it.
No Saloons;
Better Business.
We have had bail times with the
saloon, haven’t we? Why not try
no saloon? It can't make things
worse and is certain to make
things better.
The reaion is:
Stephen A . Lowell o f Pendle
ton, a former Eastern Oregon
Money spent on the saloon can-
net he spent for groceries. Money
spent in the saloons—muck of it—
•*es East. Monay spent for dry
goods and grocarios stays in tha
towns and makes bottar business.
Tha members of tbe Csmmittee of
One Hundred are all Oragenians.
candidate for governor, has come
out solidly for state and national
prohibition.
because they know, as the brew
ers also know , that Oregon dry
WAAq* hettgr buiiacM. Inwgr l u u .
Sterling Feed Co.
lit
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iS iK iis r .it ’.r .v r .w .itr .r .v ’.r .ii!*
,
L. ADAMS, o f OREGON CITY leading mer-'
chant, sags:—"Since Oregon Cltg went drg,
business has much improved. Collections
are easier. I have fewer bad bills. Abolition
o f the saloon has turned a vast sum dallg to
the channels o f trade. Checks that used to
be cashed in saloons are now cashed In stores.
FREE
more work ana a return lo pros
perity.
l'or the experience o f all Ore
gon dry towns has proved this to
be the case.
1
Paid advertisement by Committee of
Hundred, 748 Morgan Bldg., Portland,
One
O ld .
ATTORNEY KINO AND
audience Saturday evening. Dr.
Smith spoke on state and nation
al affairs, declared himself for
economy, lower taxes and law
enforcement and predicted a
great industrial future for the
Creswell section. Mr.
King
came out flat-footed for state and
national prohibition, advocated
the quarterly payment o f taxes,
the abolishment o f the tax on
real estate mortgages, the abol
ishment o f the present school
supervisory system and advocat
ed better roads. That his plat
form and principles announced
met with the approval o f his
hearers was evident from tin
hearty applause given him.
Smith at Cottage Grove.
Dr. C. J. Smith, democratic
candidate for governor, was Cot
tage Grove visitor Saturday. He
delivered an address in the A r
mory Saturday afternoon to a
fair sized audience and created a
favorable impression upon his
hearers. Dr. Smith has outlined
some very commendable policies
which he declares he will inaugu
rate if elected governor, not dif
fering materially from the poli
cies and principles o f Governor
W est Dr. Smith was introduc
ed by Dr. Oglesby who presided
at this meeting, the speaker pay
ing him quite a compliment in
regard to his Indian war record.
KINTER BROS.,
The Mouse Furnishers
PHONE 6
iT e ts a n
Household Goods and Fiar.o al
most new, and in excellent con
dition, will be sold at sacrifice
Most of them are business men. prices. Come any time after
They ask you to vote Oregon dry, Wednesday. October. 21.
J. D.
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S h o p
No Saloons; Merchants Profit.
A contractor o f Salem says that
last year with saloons a number o f
his men were insufficiently shod and
clothed, the money needed for this
going into the saloons, whereas this
year these same men, without sa
loons tempting their coin, are now
wearing good woolen shirts and other
articles o f clothing and are well
shod.
Where the saloon loses, the mer
chants and others profit.
A leading shoe merchant today told
me that his books had been well
cleared o f bad debts this year and
that he finds things in this respect,
as well as others, greatly improved.
A prominent— but why continue?
The list could be continued indefi
nitely.
Because o f these things I have
mentioned, I am convinced that Gov
ernor West spoke truly when he said.
Salem would never again be "w et.”
Because of them, I am convinced, a
whiskey salesman from Portland, in
my office, when the returns o f the
election showed the result, spoke
truly when he said, “ That plays hell
with my business.”
He was right. The prohibition po
licy prohibits.
Notice of Filing of Engineer's Report
Agency For
Hill
B ro s.’ Coffee
Cottage Grove
Transfer Company
L. L. HARREL,
Prop.
Fire Proof Feed
and Storage Barn.
ALL KINDS OF HAULING
AND HEAVY DRAY WORK
Piano Moving a Specialty
Phone, Office 72
Auto D ray Quit K D elivery
Frei Hollis isr
For immediate and complete
improvement o f all Coast har
bors, and waterways o f Oregon,
For Federal appropriations to
be used in building good roads,
waterways and harbors.
Such
On the opening of Columbia Court from
its present south terminus to connect
with hast Main Street.
Notice is hereby given to whom it may
concern« that O. L. Nichols, City En
gineer for Cottage Grove. Oregon, ha* i appropriations to in tomiTK
tile«l with the City Recorder his report rate in amount and to be based
of the opening of Columbia Court from
its present *«>uth terminus to connect upon the valuation o f govern
with Hast Main street, together with a ment properties in Oregon.
plat of said street and the land proj»ose<l
(The government now owns
to be appropriated for the opening of
almost one-half o f this state and
said street descril>ed as follows:
Beginning at a point south 8D degrees we receive n oth in g' from this
and 36 minutes east 1741 feet and 25 property.)
feet north from the southwest corner of
For a radical change in the
I). L. C. No. 55, run thence north 39 de homestead laws, favoring the
grees and 45 minu'es east along the east settler and offering inducements
lone of the right-of-way of the U. 1*. is: to the prospective settlor.
K. R. R. and the west line o f the land
(Under the present law it is
of H. I>. Larsen 13H feet to the north
line of the Larsen laud, and the soutn almost an impossibility to prove
line of the laud of Mrs. C. A. Perkin* up on your homestead.)
ami If>5 feet to a point, thence north 26
The building o f a merchant
degrees and 55 minutes east 51 ftet to
the west line of said Perkins land and marine that will he a world pow
the east line of the O. P. and K. light- er in commerce.
of-way, and 224 fee». to the north line of
The opening up for settlement
Shasta Place, thence south 61 «legrees
of
a large amount o f the present
am! 13 minutes east 5(1 feet to the east
line of Columbia Court, thence south 29 I forest reserves.
«legrees ami 55 minutes west 22 1-2 feet
Oregon was made for Oregon
to the east line of the O. P. and E. right ians. and its reserves should be
of-wny and the west lire of the Perk ins
land ami 222.5 feet to the south line of utilized for the direct benefit o f
“Perkins land and tbe north line of Lar-i its people.
sen’s l?nd and 227.7» feet to a point
MORE
BUSINESS ANI)
thence sout 39 degrees 42 west, 130 feet
LESS POLITICS
to the north line of East Main Street,
A COAST MAN FOR A
thence north SO degrees and 36 minutes ,
west 4"> feet to th e p is ce ot he^iniiiiin.
For Sale
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Each week we give away *
a piece o f Furniture.
£
Watch our windows.
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Paid Advertisement by Committee of One Hundred
748 Morgan Building, Portland. Oregon
DR. SMITH AT CRESWELL
So, they became desperate.
reflects discredit on its owner, but the
owuer gets the worst of the deal be
cause economy in feeding the horse
affects its working capacity as well as
its appearance. If your horses kicks on
iiis feed you can correct it by buying
your feed here, as you get the best
quality for the least outlay. Farmers,
contractors and horse owners generally
know that our Feed*is always lip to the
standard.
Registration Books Re-Opened NOW
So they organized the “ Taxpay
ers’ and Wage Earners’ League” to
spread misinformation about Ore
gon dry.‘
They know bank deposits in dry
Dr. C. J. Smith, democratic
towns have increased in number candidate for governor and at
and amount. They know bad debts
torney Alta King, democratic
are almost unknown in all dry
towns. They know collections are candidate for representative from
better. They know arrests from Lane county, spoke at the Cres-
drunkenness are almost unknown. well opera house to a ¿rood sized
They know every dry town in O re
gon is prosperous.
A Poorly Fed Horse
November 3, 1914
of One
The great campaign to
make Oregon “ wet” has
failed.
The exposure by Dr. Cora
Talbott, secretary of the
“ Taxpayers’ and Wa g e
Earners’ League,” that the
organization consisted of two
persons, Mrs. Duuiway and
Dr, Talbott, and was fi
nanced by the brewers and
distillers to make Oregon
“wet,” threw the fat into
the fire.
The brewers and distillers
know that all kinds of busi
ness save theirs is better in a
dry town.
I& c rc Orr
Th at -will rep ort w ill !*■ p r e s e n te ! t o ,
the C on im im C o u n cil o f said C ity fo r its
approval at the first regu lar ineetin,: of
s«i<l co u n cil after the p u b lica tio n o l this
n o tice .w h ich said m eetin g w ill he o n the
2nd da v of N ovem b er. li*14.
10-14-;;
j. F.. Y oung .
C itv R e co rd e r'
COAST CO l NTRY
( p a p | advertising )
Parker's Bakery has not raised
prices cookies,«Duns and dougi -
nuts still sell for 10 cents the
dozen.
Q u ille n ,
The Leader^the biggest little
Tuesday was “ apple day”
1245 Jefferson St. paper in Oregon.
j throughout the great Northwest.