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.
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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.
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the conditions and ingre
dients that combine to make
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