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INOrtf NOTNCI tNTIRPKIII, INDIUNDINCf , OWIOON. OCTOBER 81, 110. FACE TSN you iiuike tho wholesale statement lit the Or. goulau that the local op (lun law In I'olk cuonty Is wot suc cess. Mr. Flsko pitifully excuses tho shcr- Iff for not enforcing the law. Whenj sheriff means bushiest and tlu liq I uor nu'ii know ho means business, hoi ...... I ....a !.... .. fl.,n itk'il l!ll county ti arrest num. They will fear him. I'ut when thi'y fuel ho Is their friend, hi word of warning U re ceived with one eye closed. We ink"' no stock In the statement that ev- ilnnra miNl firat hp forthcoming. WllO WEBER ANSWERS EDITOR ITEMIZER i In an Issue of the Orvgonlun some time ago, the editor of the IteiuUor touht to show that prohibition 1 llk county was n utter failure. To substantiate UU claim he stated that liquor aa being sold constantly In the county ar.d that an long as Marl on county wet, the local option law was not a success. In my reply In the Orogonlaii', t stated that the edit or had either mistaken the facta or he had proved untrue to hU constit uency. I aald that there was only one or two United Statea licenses In Dallas which wag leas than any pre vious year, and that If that was a tru Index of conditions in Pallas pro hibition was a success. But If tueforeement of the law will be compar-( DO YOU WANT YOUR TAXES INCREASED? Many people in Oic;:oit own pro perty In different parts of tne sta.r K.'.iirlv vnrv iin.ii.n 1 in.i- lit ti. way and another, would bo nrfeet'il I If the county division scheme Is no: i voted down. Due of the results ot , the scheme would be to lncier. u the people's tales; In some case!, tux would be doubled. Hut the people will 1 to decide what Is evidence? Tlu be guided by sane Judgment and will .iw.rifM c. u accused of the: t Vote 'No to nil Humo measures n, ,.ir,i.r n... the officer wait for! which, declare the Kugciie UegUtcr evidence? It U his business to arrest and let the evidence be de un a in court. Tho stock objections of the Item lier are old. It la simply evading the real Issue. If a sheriff will make good hla oath, he can, nnd the en- liiiuor was sold anyhow and the ed itor knew It, and did not ralBe his voice against It, he was not doing his duty and had no moral right to denounce prohibition. In order to counteract my article he gave me nearly two full columns on his edltorlalpa ge. Thank you, Mr Fiske. Your knock la my boost. Is It consistent to cry "Prohibition a failure," when a man seems to countenance the open violations of the law? That the law was violated to the knowledge of the editor he practically admits. My claim is that as he failed to properly stand by the law and seek to she it a full atlvcly easy, but If he favors tno lawbreakers and Is reluctant to ur- were foisted upon the public by pro fcsstonal politician!) nud ambition little towns. That paper tiyi editor tally: "Nine county division schemes are ! bidding for enactment under the In ltlative, In Imitation of Hood Hivi r county's success two years ago, and end Is not yet. Here Is din el , legislation gone to seed and disscinin tlnir frrtiihi.t Ihtvuu-h tlit full- i.vihiikii rest them, then anarchy prevails a. d Qf 0ivg(m inji t(j Qr, fi(Illn the very officer who is elected to hon ( Th0 u Jl.8c,lul.ll ,.mmVi or the laws leads in breaking them. It prtlli,u,K ,,l.t1t)l,n t0 t,K, so.r(,,rtry is the utter disregard . law that of eUle nn(, nMuK t0 bo cnrVtiJ ou, has caused so much disgust In the of he northwe!it part of Crook ,. county and skillful manipulators of th ty Um,)qull( Williams and Nesmlth, facts have tried to blame local op-j wlth ovorial),,ng boundaries, seek In tlon. Prohibition has not had a fair dcpcndence from Lane and IKmg!ai chance in Polk county. It hna had counties. fmatllla county Is wrestling against It the allied forces of the llq- wlth the ambitious schemes ot Orch- uor traffic who have said in stil- ard anJ Hudson. Clark desires sep. stance: "Do not enforce the law, ratlon from Grant. Otis from Malheur even if the majority say you should." j and Harney. A Ftrip of Clackamas The very violators of the law are the geeks annextion to .Multnomah, ex-saloon keepers who have always' "Politicians, office seekers and am- chance by raising his voice against ! been violating law. , bitlous little towns are putting up the lawlessness, he Is inconsistent Let the editor give his heart and ' these county partition schemes. More to ocme out and say it Is a failure. i hand to the cause of law enforcement.! counties will provide additional of To permit crime or lawlessness to 'and by the way vote for state-wide J flclal places und other patronage, continue without reproof is, In a ' prohibition and thus help make the. They will ahso make higher taxes and sense, to be a party with It. statement, "Prohibition is a failure means "We want It to fail." The liquor traffic which is the most law less Institution in America, a thing of the past. Vote 329, 342, 344. We do not ask the editor to do Mr. Fiske, and be truly as you say detective work. All we say Is: "Raise you are, a "good prohibitionist." your voice against lawlessness before I W. J. WEBER more trouble for property owners "It Is reaching a point In Oregon where the electorate will feel obliged to vote uniformly against nil these new counties. The voters cannot In form them'lves on the many local dctstll Involved, In O der to lcgltduto, therefore taey are likely to lake did view that their safest action will bo that of voting "No" cn the "whole bunch." "The Oregonlan's position on thl matter Is correct. It should ndd, how ever, that It Is Important for those who oppose this wholesale formation of new counties to be sure and vote a they feel about It, and put a "No" In front of each one or every pro posed new county will cany, Tho peo pie can put It up to the legislature to frame a fair and Just division law that will leave formation of new conn ties to the territory thus affected nnd relieve the whole state of responsibil ity for county formations. This Is what the people want and they will get it If they vote "No" on all pro posed county scheme at the Novem ber election." SELFISH MOTIVES BEHIND IT. rash, CRASH, Orash CLOSING OUT SALE Commencing Saturday, October 22 and will continue to November 1. Business conditions do not justify our continu ing any longer. We are going to put on sale our entire stock of Men's Suits, Overcoats, Dress and Work Shirts, Hats and Shoes, Boys' Long Pants, 3 Piece Suits, Nickerbocker Suits, Ladies' Tailored Suits, Rain Coats and Dress Coats, House Dresses, Sweaters, and -to be more explicit, almost, everything to wear for everybody. We Are Determined to Sell Out We are determined to sell out the entire stock no matter what it will bring irrespective of cost. Now is the time if you need a Suit or Overcoat or any thing you may find in our store, as opportunity like this will not knock at your door again. This is not a sale like some people putting up specials but a gen uine sacrifice sale, as our time is limited and we must positively sell out everything before November 1st. Come early and get your selection as at prices we are going to sell our stock will be moving very fast. J. GROSS Campbell Bldg. Independence, Or. LOOK FOR AD IN WINDOW Office Seekers Promoting County Di vision Schemer Avowed olflee seekers seem to be among those who ale promoting the cause 01 county butchering in Oregon, according to the Giants l'ass Obser ver In its issue of July 2!t. Kutlier luoru, tho people gnuerally have no conception of local situations as af fecting counties where the cry for division Is henrd. Only about one In ten voters would know what they were voting for. Therefore, the boat way Is to vote "No" to all of the measures, urges the Observer: "Two years ago the people voted to form the new county of Hood Ulvor out of a section of Wasco county. It Is safe to say that 90 voters out of a hundred had no acquaintance with the conditions or geography of the county they divided. The voters will be asked next November to do a good deal more of this kind of county butchurlng Peo ple who are not at all acquainted with the various territories, will be ttsked to slice Crook county and make a new county to be called Deschutes. It Is proposed to carve up Lane and Doug las counties, and constitute the three new counties, Umpqua, Williams nnd Nesmlth. Umatilla is prey for two proposed new counties, Orchard and Hudson. A piece of Grant county is to be asked to make Clara county, while Harney and Malheur may bu clipped off a little to make room for Otis. It Is really scandalous and only possible under the Initiative. The trouble Is that the performance la Just commencing and It Is not easy to seo where it will end. The best way, the only right way, is to vote "No" to all these local measures, of which tho people as a whole have no Informa tion. The Observer has no Idea of the rights in any of these cases, but believes they are just selfish schemes to make little towns county capitals and supply several good county offices for the promoters." To Voters Less than 300 voters in the dis trict affected signed the Washington Multnomah county annexation peti tion; GOO in the district nave signed a remonstrance, practically all out side the district are against annex ation, yet you are called upon to vote the addition of practically one-fourth of Washington, one of the smallest counties, to Multnomah, already the wealthiest.most influential and power ful. Voters of the state outside of tho counties affected can know but little of these county division meas ures. We of Washington know noth Ing of tho merits of those not affect ing us, and believe such questions should be left to counties affected. Washington county cannot afford to lose this territory and Multnomah does not need it. We ask you to vote 329 X No. W. D. Wood", Chair man Anti-Annexation Committee, Hlllsboro, Oregon. IDNIDSII OPENS BUSINESS HOUSE j. I"B 0, Mcintosh, has opened u clean and pressing parlor In Indepen dence. Ills place of bunliieHs is lo cated in IheKnierprlse building- where ho will give the people of the town the best service they have ever had, because he is a real tailor and Allows how the work should bo done, from A to 't.. as the saying is Mr. Mcin tosh worked for years at the tulloring trade and Independence caa consider Itself lucky to get Hinh a man to come here and open up a business. It goes without tnylng that tho young men of the eiiy w 11 palfoltUe Mr Me IiiIohIi when they learn that he has opened up shop hre. Oh yes, and by the way, Mr. Mc intosh will also do pressing of la dies' su.ts. He will carry a com plete lino of samples and will lake orders for men's suits only. lie will guarantee satisfaction nnd uny suit or skirt which Is not of fast colors will not be experimented with. Prices right and special favors to all. DEFEAT COUNTY DIVISION. Reaching the Top In any calling of life, demands a Vig orous body and a keen brain. Wltn- out health there is no success. But Electric Bitters is the greatest Health Builder the world has ever known. It compels perfect action of stomacn, liver, kidneys, bowels, purifies and enriches the blood, tones and Invigor ates the whole system and enables you to stand the wear and tear of your daily work. "After months of suffering from kidney trouble," writes W. M. Sherman of Cushing, Maine, "three bottles of Electric Bitters made me feel like a new man." GOc at all druggists. S. H. McElmurry left Independence Sunday going to visit the I. O. O. F. lodges at Lebanon and Albany,' lie found them both In good condition. He returned yesterday. (Albany Herald) "There are no lewi than eight appli cations for tho creation of new coun ties to be voied upon ty the people of Oregon at tMs fall's el ctiou. Though there may be mo or more of these new county r.eliomes possessing some degree of merit and are prompted by good faith, !t would appear that in the main t.iey are not entitled to the favorable con: IJeratlon of the people at large, and 'as a matter of expedi tion and guod public policy all ot them should be defeft'ed. "In the first plnco the Herald be lieves that the creation ot n new county Is n matter devolving upon the legislature nud should not be submit ted to a vote of the peop'n at large, who cannot possibly have any Intelli gent Idea of the demand for such pro posed new counties; and are, therefore, in no sense competent to vote upon the measures. What does the average voter of the northeastern part of tho state know about the practicability or wisdom of the clamor of the south western portion of the state' for the creation of a new county? - Certainly, In the majority of cases, he would not be able to cast an intelligent vole on the proposition. 'The. submission to a vote of tho people of the whole state of these var ious county division schemes, there fore, would seem hlglily impracticable, If not unwise. Moreover, the success of theso various division schemes would establish a bad , precedent, which might tend to retard the healthy growth and reasonable prosperity of , many counties of the state. "There are doubtless counties in Oregon which should be divided into two separate county divisions, but these, the Herald believes, should be taken care of by the legislature and not voted upon by the people of the state at large, Who cannot possibly judge of the merits or wisdom of the proposed division of a remote section of the state, and in which the voters at large can have no reasonable inter est. "Many of the county schemes up for consideration this fall are without question ill-advised and prompted by Impure motives, and the Herald sug gests a negative vote on all county measures as the most practical rem edy for the present county division epidemic. Air Light C Cleanliness in our factory, Costly Mater ials and Skill in Making arp the conditions and ingre dients that combine to make Moderji Sweets 60 perfect a Gandy "Jo Iron lee th Modem Dealer" Mod.rn Confectionary Co., Mln., Porthnrf. Oreion
