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UlKL IS WINNER IN TAX DEBATE ELSIE TELFORD DOWN3 U'REN ARGUMENTS AT OREGON CITY. Single Tx to Lead to Anirchy Olrl TeJIt Judyei Farmer Soon But Tenant All A(jroe. In iIih viiry homit town of W, 8, l'llon a 17 y(ar olil Oregon my high hcIiimiI Khl, di.imiiim HKuitiHt HIukIo Tux, ili'fctid.ii ittiNiititty ihn rKUiiii'i,in In favor of llifi inti.i) Ht lmiiiM iiinlirmd by older Hi'limilnmtPi In n I'Kfcut di'lmto, VIhh rnn 'IVlfi'iil wiih llie tenth Kiiul"' Kill who hail cliiiiuc of th ilohiic HKHlimt Hlru'l Tin and till who hi'iircl tlm ai'KiniH'iit tiicriwd with tlw juilKi'H, Hint nlu- won with flylni? color. doHidle th fad that It wan thn fliHl tliiin that alio had ever en Kii(?''d In n didiHto, Right on Her Side. Mlna Tflfnvd declared after the en counier that ahe wua Hiiro of her fight liecaiiHe aim had right on her alili", while ahe waa oimhy auro her frlen:a had to dehaie a caitae with which they hud no conviction. Some of MIhh Telford' olnt were. m hi trenchant. Here are Home of them: Farmer Loeei Land. "In ciiae weal her condltlona did not favor cropa and the landowner wa nnnldo to meet hi taxe. then either ihe Oovernment would lake the land In payment of the tnea or !t would he M'01 to the hlsheat bid iler. "Thla would lead to anarchy. "Hut nmr" ih homeowner would defend n1 "M-itry and not ho the tenant . 'The hireling will run but MIHH P.I.HIR TF.I.FOIII). the ahepherd will flsht." The man with a hoc... will fight for It. The man whonu home I owned by the (fovernment, or another, will run." 3l.if.le Tax Unjutt Sat Qlrl. Ir; her om-nliiR argument r'Kilc Tel ford im'd tlr t RIukIo Tr; la unjust, I con urn1 f II wealth should hear a .' m "d e ;;al Khure of the expenses (f the C i 'enment. If all buaineas and the ;imduetn of lnhor are exempt frn'.n (atntinn, which they will be tin (r an-called Single Tax, taxes on land v!uH, water powers, natural depos its, etc.. will have to he ralnod accord ingly to make up the deficit. "For the aimo (mount of money as before will Ik required to run the Govern mcit." added MIhs Telford. "The exua tax on water powers and nat.r:l deposits will not affect the common man, but the extra tax i. n laud will work a hardship on him. Land Taxed, But Not Cash. "For lusuii'ce, If a man cuts some word and r.ilnca some potatoes, Bella them and takes the money derived therefrom to the bank, Single Tax Kays hlB money shall be exempt from tu ntHm It Is the result of the man's la 'lor. "l'nt If ho cms some wood and raises Homo potatoes,, sells them, and Invents the money in a few Kits for his homo, Single Tax says these lots must be te-od. Does not this land still represent the result of this man'B labor? Ills money In the bank Is exempt from taxation and is drawing Interest aa well, but the same amount of labor Invested In land Is taxed. Small Home Owner Hit. "It Is the man with the small home that will not be able to pay the extra . tax. The landlord always has a way of making others pay It. The man with a home must get It out of the land and If his crops fail, where Is he? "Single Tax means the Government as owner of the land and the farmer as tenunt. It can mean nothing else.' SCHOOL GIRLS BREAD CONTEST 1 Perrydale Milling Company Of fers Valuable Prize for Bread Made From Their Flour. EUGENE MAN NOT FOR SCHEME. J. C. Ayers, of 419 Fourth street, Lugene, Is but one of the thousands of people of Oregon who are far from being In sympathy with Single Tax. "We don't want Single Tax here," he says. For the purpose of encouraging housekeepers in the use of soft wheat flour and at the same time promoting interests in home pur suits in the schools,- the Perry dale Milling Company has offered two prizes to be competed for by the school girls of the county at the Annual School Fair this com ing fall. The proposition from the Milling Company as made to Supt. H. C. Seymour is as follows: Supt H. C. Seymour, Dallas, Oregon. Dear Friend: For the twofold purpose of encouraging the girls of our county in the art and science of bread making, and that we may get for distribution some valuable information re garding the same, we have con cluded to make the following offer; We will give a Ten Dollar cash prize to the school girl who will bake the best loaf of bread from our "Sunshine" flour, and ex hibit the same at our next annual school fair, together with a de tailed statement of just how she proceeded in the baking. We also offer as a 3econd prize in the above contest, one barrel of our well known brand of "Sun- j shine" flour. We have been prompted to make this offer on account of the continued influx of Eastern peo ple who have been accustomed to use the Eastern hard wheat flour and who don't know just how to handle the soft wheat flour made by their local mills from home grown wheat. For the benefit of these people, and others, who are users of hard wheat flour, who wish to economize by using our flour, we will enclose in each sack of our "Sunshine" flour a copy of the recipe accompanying the prize winning loaf of bread. Yours for "Sunshine," , H. J. Elliott, Manager Perrydale Milling Co. DECREASED COAL PRODUCTION Fuel Oil Supplants Coal in Washington and Oregon. The production of coal in Wash ington in 1911 was 3,572,815 short tons, valued at $8, 174, 170, accord ing to the final returns compiled by Edward W. Parker, of the United States Geological Survey, in co-operation with the State Geological Survey of Washington. Washington is the only one of the Pacific Coast States in which coal mining is an industry of any importance. But Washington, although more remote, is like Oregon in that it is now feeling the influence of the competition of California fuel oil. Even the railroads having their own coal mines are using fuel oil in their locomotives on the mountain di visions, where a sparkless fuel gives protection against forest fires. Some of the Washington coal mines are within less than 50 miles of Puget Sound, yet most of the steamers plying in those waters are using oil for fuel, the saving in labor and the cleanliness of the liquid fuel giv ing it a decided advantage over coal, even when the latter may be cheaper at first cost. The de creased production of coal in Washington seems to be assign able to no other cause than the substitution of oil for coal, as trade conditions generally in 1911 were satisfactory. This decrease was 339,084 tons, or 8.67 per cent, from the production of 1910. The value decreased $1,590,295, or oaooo Z31CZ30C3f0l Preferred Stock, The World's Standard Brand Groceries Chase & Sanborn Teas and Coffee which have no equal Heinz'S Pickles. That cannot be purchased only of us. Pure White, and Jersey CreamFlour Sold by us Only. No Clerks needed to Sell these goods. Once sold always sold. We Cary ROYAL BREAD Produce a Specialty Monmouth Mercantile Co. Monmouth, Oregon flQC30Pfolc IOC d c3onz 16.29 per cent The principal de crease in production was in Kittitas County, in which the larger part of the output is taken from mines controlled by the Northern Pacific Railway. In fact, the decrease in Kittitas County was more than that of the State as a whole and bears witness to the influence of the use of oil in the railroad locomotives. The number of 'men employed in the coal mines of Washington in 1911 was 6,498, who worked an average of 225 days, agair.si 6,314, for 256 days, in 1910. At eight of the mines in the State washing plants have been in stalled, and 392,502 short tons of coal was washed in 1911, some of the washed coal being used in the manufacture of coke. The cleaned coal amounted to 338,707 short tons, and the refuse to 53,794 tons. The returns to the United States Bureau of Mines show that 25 men were killed in the coal mines of Washington in 1911, the death rate per 1,900 employees was 3.85, and the number of tons mined for each life lost was 89,883. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE This great institution opens its doors for the fall semester on September 20th. Courses of in struction include: General Agri culture, Agronomy, Animal Hus bandry, Dairy Husbandry, Bac teriology, Botany and . Plant Pathology, Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture, Entomology, Vet erinary Science, Civil Engineer ing, Electrical Engineering, Me chanical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Highway Engineer ing Domestic Science, Domestic Art, Commerce, Forestry, Phar macy, Zoology, Chemistry, Phys ics, Mathematics, English Lan guage and Literature, Public Speaking, Modern Languages, History, Art, Architecture, In dustrial Pedagogy, Physical Edu cation, Military Science and Tactics, and Music. Catalogue and illustrated litera ture mailed free on application. Address: Registrar, Oregon Ag ricultural College, Corvallis, Ore gon. ' School Year Opens September 20 6t 49 Better Than Ice Ice affords but temporary relief when suffering from heat a cooling breeze ts more effective. Iced food or drink drives the heat of the body to the surface, making the skin feel hot and disagreeable; a breeze reduces the temperature of the skin by process of evaporation, thus keeping the whole body cool and comfortable. The G-E 8-in. Oscillating Fan provides the ideal breeze for homes and offices the swinging breeze that circulates the air in all parts of the room, so that all the occupants enjoy the benefits of its cooling influence. Let us install one in your home or office. Its breeze will keep you cool all summer for less than a-cent-art-hour. Telephone DALLAS 24 Oregon Power Co. WHAT CONDITION IS YOUR CLOCK IN? Need Cleaning? Spring Broke? 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