EUGENE WE I! K LA' GUARD, THURSDAY. tl’RII. Iff, 19OH
MAYOR MATLOCK'S
TT
' new territory.
It will
com
I
DEMOCRATS ARE
ASKED TO VOTE
FOR JUDGE BEAN
¡had new and extraordinary expenses !
,ho,“aud dol!ari‘ ,o ‘‘xtend 11
Fairmount. College Hill and other
i to meet aud the levy was made to to
suburban territory.
meet these expenditures. These ex
If the people vote to purchase th!»
penses were for sewers, parks, library plan:, where are we to get money to I
and paving.
put in a gravity system?
•
No sewer bonds maturing until Ju
The safety of property from fire
ly, 1909, no sewer assessment was depends largely on the size of the
made last year for that purpose water mains and insurance rates on
I Hence a double levy was made this
buildings are based almost entirely I
year to meet maturing bonds and in on the efficiency of the water plant
terest for July, 1909. This levy was for fire protection.
The Guard has received the follow,
two mills, or about $7500.
Eight
You will observe that we should be ing circular letter from the Demo
hundred and slxt.v-three dollars and cautious how we invest in a water1 cratic State Central Committee:
nineteen cents was paid the Hen plant, for our citizens might lose in
Portland, Or., April 11, ’OS.
dricks’ park commission, and large one fire ail they have made in a life-, Dear Sir: —
sums to the library fund and for pav-l time.
At the June election the proposed
ing,these new expenses being so great
It has been suggested that if we amendment to our state constitu
an extraordinary and unusual levy purchase the present water plant we I tion will be voted upon and probably
of 12 to 15 thousand dollars was will at once have an Income, but If I adopted, by which the Justices of the
made to cover them.
our city engineer is right in his re supreme court will be increased from
These improvements and the de port. the expenses on repairs on the three to five, and the two additional
velopment of our latent resources are system will greatly exceed the Inc one justices will be selected nt the No
largely the cause of our great pros for some time. As he says, the com-, vember election.
At a meeting of
perity. it tak s foresight, grit and pane nor the city cannot successfully the Democratic State Central Com
money to make a city, and I am glad operate the plant without expensive mittee. held in Portland, January 18,
1908, by a unanimous vote a res
our people have got the grit, etc.
repair*.
For detailed statement 1 refer you
IX ASSISTING HIM
1 have called attention to this mat olution was adopted declaring in fa
to the reports of the recorder and ter b-cause of a resolution adopted vor of making the judiciary of the
treasurer.
at Fairmount and many personal In-, state nonpartisan, thereby carrying
Streets.
quiries as to the worth of the plant out the plan Initiated by Governor
Chamberlain of selecting men for
Mayor J- 1). Matlock read Jits an-
One hundred and two thousand, to the city in its present condition, the various judicial offices with ref-
DC 11 message to the -city council at six hundred and forty-two feet 'f and because the committee appointed erenee to the qualification, i
regardless
la-’ last night. The message lunber was usad during the year; to give the Information called f >r
ln-
has tailed to tak- the people into its' of their political affiliations, .
follows;
over
two
miles
of
sidewalk
were
built
¡D full B
confidence and give the Information der this resolution, Messrs. ’ W. H.
by
the
city.
Many
street
and
alley
Holmes, of Salem, J. K Weatherford,
Euxene, Or., April 13, 1908.
which I believe they want.
n n of the Common Council of crossings, and many miles of sidewalk
If the people should vote to pur-j of Albany, and N, A. Peery, of Port
by
private
individuals,
also
several
land, all prominent attorneys and
the City of Eugene: •
miles of cement sidewalks. We have chase the plant I will as speedily as ; well known Democrats. were ap
i herewith »uuuui ¡ay annual re- pav <1 nearly one mile of streets with possible carry out th lr wishes.
Eugene has enjoyed greater pros- ' pointed as a committee to look into
of the affairs of Eugene, with bltulit.hic pavement; about three-,
S other suggestions as 1 deem best fourths of a mile of sewers have been perlty the past year than in any one the question and to determine upon
the best method of carrying the spirit
for the welfare of our people.
constructed; about one and one-half year of its past history.
I thank God for the good health of this resolution-Into effect.
in ittv inaugural address I said that miles of streets have been graded and
After a full investigation of the
. nubile office was a public trust, graveled. For detailed Information on and great prosperity of this people,
th.t von were the servants of the tills subject I refer to street commit and pray for a continuance of these subject this committee has reported
in favor of electing the judiciary in
ne.,1^ and not their masters; that tee’s and street commissioner's re mohifold blessings.
such manner as to finally insure a
J. I). MATLOCK.
wn should f ar God and not man or ports, on file.
proportional representa:lon of each
Mayor.
corporate influence; that you should
Health, Sewer aiwl Water
of the political parties upon the I
be broad-minded, progressive, etc.; ■
bench, and have decided that Mr. I
that you should be careful in expen-I Health has been good the past year.
Chief Justice Bean should be noml-1
MturLs nf the people’s money, as you Our sewer system is as good and bet
nated by all parties to succeed him
were their servants; that you should J ter than most cities of its size but
self, He Is the only nominee of the
place the value of the man above the should bo extended to Fairmount,
n pubMcan party, and his high stand ■
dollar, where both were to be consid College Hill and other suburbs of the
ing as a jurist, and eminent standing
ered that vou should keep your city to insure continued good health.
as a citizen make it fitting and ad
pledges mad- to the people and enact But this cannot be done until our wa
visable that tty; Democracy of Ore
such laws as would secure to the city ter system is extended to these lo
gon not only offer no opposition to
calities,
which
should
be
done
at
a good system of pure water. 1 now
his nomination, but as evidence of
commend these fundamental princi once. It is also very necessary to
their sincerity, mid to Insure his elec
have
a
good
supply
of
pure
water
to
ple» of honesty and good government
tion, place-his name up >n their ticket
Insure
good
health.
This
can
be
se
to vour careful consideration. 1
as well. Such course will arouse the
cured
in
throe
wavs:
First,
by
wells
hexr’tilv endorse most things which
people to the propriety of having a
situated
a
sufficient
distance
from
have been done during the past year.
Concord, N. H., April 13.—In a nonpartisan judiciary.
After the
the
river
to
make
good
sanitary
c
.x
While 1 have differed with some of
circular letter in which he denounce* principle is once established the Re- I
dttlons.
Second,
by
pumping
from
vou at times and have pressed my
publicans of the state will have an
But to get pure water the administration tor what he calls
views to the limit, as you have yours. the river.
its complete abandonment of its re-j opportunity of placing i t hemselves‘
from
this
source
would
necessitate
I believe these differences were main
form policy, ex-Senatcr William F i on record in favor of this movement
ly honest differences. I now take this the installing of settling and coagu Chandler made an appeal to the peo- at the coming Novem her • election,
lating
basins
and
filters.
Filters
opportunity to thank you for your
pie of the United States to Support | when it is probable that under the
courteous treatment of me and of such as we now have are worthless
proposed amendment two > new jUs-
without settling and coagulating
each other during the past year.
tices will have to be «elected by the
tanks. Third, the best and cheapest
Executive am! Police.
people to succeed the two eommis-
I have had but little trouble in ex is a gravity system taken from some
sioners, now aiding and, in effect,
ecuting. except the local option law of our many pure mountain streams.
constituting a part of the court. For
which put our saloons out of busi- This is the kind of water plant which
these reasons no name w ill be print d
nesF. This law was adopted by a our citizens have asked for by their
on the Democratic ballot to be used
vote of the people at the June elec votes many times, and which I was
at the primaries on April 17th, and
tion in 1906, and went into effect in el°cted to secure for them, and for
a blank will be left in which to write
July of the same year. Public opin which the council has worked, but
•the name of the person to be nomi
in'in the city was against the law owing to legal complications and le
nated. In conformity to the wishes
at th time, and it was not strictly gal objection*, we have been unable
of the Democratic State and sub-com
enforced until 1 was elected mayor in to secure up to the present time. But
mittees, you the requested to write,
April, 1907. Under my oath it be we hope to get legally right, and the
and ta cause all your Democratic
came my duty to execute It (although election on the 18th of this month is
friends to write, In this blank the
I had never been a prohibitionist). I for the purpose of placing ourselves
name of Hon. Robert S. Bean, of
determined to do my best and to give legally right so that we may be able
Lane county, placing an X before
to
sell
our
bonds,
which
we
will
have
it a full and fair trial. If it was a
the name, thus:
no
difficulty
in
doing
when
there
is
good law we could keep it. If it was
Vote for One.
Al
a bad law it could be abolished. At no question of their legality.
' For Justice of the Supreme Court
ready
we
have
a
proposition
to
take
first it seemed there was little public
X Robert S. Bean, of Lane County.”
o-ntlment to support me. It was hard them.
In this manner .his nomination by
I
now
want
to
call
your
attention
ta get a jury to convict, but in a
both parties, as well as his election,
to
another
phase
of
this
question,
and
short time we got some cases, the ev
will be secured. We will then trust
idence being so conclusive convic that is the purchase of the present
to the good judgm> nt and fairness
water
plant.
tions were easily secured. The cases
of the men who mtiy occupy the su
Were taken to the higher court, and Op|H«>eH Purchase of Water Plant.
preme bench not more than three of
Tais plant was built some twenty
when the decision was made it was
whom shall be of the same political
against the city—we were denied the years ago when our population was
party, thereby assuring the nonpar
CHANDLER.
right to execute the law. This was not more than 806. It was started
tisanship of that court. »This is the
xr
regarded as a victory for the blind on a small scale, and the mains were
effect of the course adopted in Mass
pig and greatly emboldened them. 1 put in of sufficient size only to ac
achusetts and New York, w It'll tho
was determined to give the law a fair commodate the town as it then was. Senator LaFolletta for the presiden result that the appellate courts of
trial, so I instructed the police offi- and perhaps with a view of an in cy. The letter, which was sent broad those states occupy the foremost
eers to keep right on collecting evi crease in population to three thous cast, reads in part as follows:
rank among the highest courts of
dence and we would take the cases to and. It has been extended as the city
“I appeal for support for Senator the various states.
Patch after patch has been LaFollette for president as the best
’
rt. Seeing my determi | grew.
Very sincerely youfs.
nation to enforce the law, public sen- j added without any engineering skill, representative of the radical reform
ALEX SWEEK,
timent rapidly changed and rallied ' in many instances, until it covers the policy of the Republican party, fTm Irmnn Democratic State Central
to my support. Secret police were territory It now does, but it only which the present administration has
Con: m it tee.
employed, evidence secured, and suits covers the old and thickly settled part decided to abandon. The adoption
Irmight acainst the | a Nies, conv’c- of the cit-.’. The malrs are totally in of that policy will be in history one If
Henry Holcomb and familv are
tlom wet had and fines and impr s- adequate for a city of 10,000 people of the greatest achievements that moving to Eugen ■ rom Wendling,
-nments imposed. Blind pigs begin as we nov are, and ti e entire system the administration made even more their household goods having
,fl sue that-public sentiment was l e- will have to lie worke i over and then prominent by its aurrender thereof.” rived
night. ’
•ind the law and began to drop < it we will have nothing but a patched
of busine-r or tv resert to nore re- up systeri, and not near so efficient
'i'lded places, until now there are as a nev . up-to-date one would be,
■a' few of these resorts in town a id tor efficient at ail, I will say I have
had Mr. Waggoner, our city engineer,
•ill be le s as time progresses.
Too tnrch praise cannot be giv>n to make a careful eitimate of what
thief of Pone« Parrington and sub uiis plant would b> worth to the
ordinates. Purdy, Graham and J. P. city in it» »resent condition, and what
expenditures the city would have to
Turner, all of the police force.
the plant so that the
I take this opportunity to publicly be at ta
■»nk them for so implicitly carrying city could use it with safety to the
®ut my Instructions and hope In t le health o' our citizens, and here is
J’urs a grateful public will part of h s report:
iiberxlly reward them. I also thank
"The value or the present water
, citizen*, both men and worn'n. water works system to the city if a
jr their hearty co-operation. I : ni gravity jystem were put in is about
■W thankful to former saloon ke< |»- $55,000. and this amount could be
nr their patriotism and loyalty to us d only at a great disadvantage. To
principle* of free government perfect the present pumping syst >m.
for no- many of them are in thej If lived cs a ximpinc *yste: 1, would
wind pig business,
..less. Such business is take $38,000. this Ir.i"hiding at t lina
being car; d on by unprincipled, 1 I w and coag Gating basin:i and p»
leaking characters.
Saloon n en I pipe lines, machinery and re
••re mak ng money out of the bt «ib The cost of filtering
: - n the people decided by ions of 'vater | er da' • will'b
a
vote that they shot Id 1 per annum. The pr ■sent p
loyally yielded.
name of Almighty God 1 people. ' Tie com pan
rely thank you for "your
patriotism and love- of
1 In tJtus placing the value
above that of the dollar.
1’tgs must go or they will |
■sly pursued uctll my term
»Pires.
annual message
to CITY COUNCIL
Shoes
/
1
Forced Sale Prices on every
Pair of Shoes in the Store
They Must Go
The apport unity
Buy SHOES
X
The following sales numbers are
entitled to free shoes
LITTLE BILLY
DECLARES FOR
BOR LA FOLLETTE
Finance
general fund, cash on hand...
ft, sewer fund. cash on hand....
Thè Wells Shoe Store
Must Be Closed Out
7914
7353
9497
5412
9499
5889
7213
5784
More FREE SHOES Next Saturday
The free pair will equal in
value the pair purchased
I
The Wells Shoe Store
Ä
Ceo. C. Stanley in charge
i
Corner Willamette and Ninth Streets, Eugene, Oregon
wine; 160 acres in sec. 36, tp. 16,
r 4 e.
State of Oregon to George Bald-
win, 320 acres in sec. 36, tp. 16. s
r 4 e. $4 00.
State of Oregon to < leorge Bald-
win, 160 acres In sec. 16, tp. 16, s r
4 e. $400.
State of Oregon to George Bald-
win, 160 acres in sec. lfi, tp. 16, b r
1 w. $200.
Thomas W. Triplett to John E.
An attempt Is being made by the Morningstar, etux, 160 acres In secs.
enemies of the University of Oregon 8, 9, tp. 19, s r 2 w. $2300.
to create prejudice against the ap
Millard T. Triplett etux to John
propriation bill through misrepresen E. Morningstar, etux, 106 acres In
tation. They claim that the Univer secs. 8, 9, tp. 18, s r 2 w. $3700.
sity hires a football coach at $1500
A.
Chas. T. Bradley to Frank
for a little more than two months In Tripp, lot 6 and part of lot 7 in blk
struction. As a matter of fact, the 50 in Junction City. $450.
University has nothing to do with the
Fred Fisk, sheriff to I.. E. Flegal,
hiring of a coach, other than to see 2 acres in secs. 2 and 3, tp. 1 8, s r
that he is the righg kind of a man. 3 w.
Neither have the students ever paid]
Fred Fisk, sheriff to L. E.
$1500 for a coach, and further, the tract in sec. 28, tp. 16, s r 5
coach's salary is paid entirely from
L. E. Flegal etux to N. A.
the gate receipts of such games as aker, 2 acres in see. i and 3,
the ones with the Oregon Agriiul-| s r 3 w.
510.
tural c. liege and Multnomah. They i
Olive Read to L< w! ■ E. Flegal, lot
say that tue increase in the appro- j 9 In block 5, in Fairnionut. $300.
priation is 300 ¡er cent, when they
H. F. Kilborn etux to William
know that the University has re-[ Hempv, etux, block 21 in Fairmount,
celved $75,500 for the past two years $1"»
/
and tbe increase can only be 59 per
Mrs. S. Smeode etal to Anne B.
cent. Even If the one Item of $17,- McClusky, lot 7 In block 20 in Pack
500 of the old appropriation
bill ard's add to Eugene. $10.
were taken the increase would be I
W. G. Offutt etux to E. C. Sander
only a little over half what they son, 1 42.30 acres In claim 59, tp. 18,
claim. Tliey say h I bo that the Unl-j s r 2 w. $4980.50.
versity has shown bad faith in push-j
Carl Greve etux to Isaac E. Stap
Ing this bill by going to the courts les, tract in sec. 26, tp. 17, s r 9 w
on technicalities.
As a matter of $1.00.
record, the enemies of the Univer
P. A. Staples to Carl Greve etal,
sity, were the’first to appeal to the tract In sec. 26, tfi. 17, s r 9 w. $1.00.
court*, when, the Secretary of State
H. U. Cochran e tux to .1. I)
refused to file their petition«, and Cochran, 1 1-2 acres In sec. 28, tP-
later carried the case to the Sup 20. » r 3 w. $1.00.
reme court. The friends of the Uni
U. 8. to Henry L. Chilson. ICO ac-
versity have appealed to thp courts res in sec. 12, tp. 16 » r S w.
only once, and then when the title
I'. 8. to Charley Nordstrom, pat.
was manifestly unjust, and mislead 160 acres In sec. 18, tp. 18, s r 6 w.
ing. Th'“»e are but examples o fthe
Charlie Nordstrom to Louis Hegs-
misrepresentation used by tho op from. 160 acres In sec. IS, i r 6 w.
position throughout their arguments. $10.00.
V. S. to Thomas C Mackey, 160
acres In sec. 28, tp. 16, s r 1 w.
Helen M. Welnhart, to J. B. God-
man, lots 2 and 3 in Mayhews add
to Eugene, block ”B " $450.
George McReynaolds etux to Fran
cis A. Clow, etux, 51.50 acres In
Secs. 25, 30. tp. 20, s r 3 4 w $150
Charles H. Chick etux to Constan-
Your Abstract« Mitili* by the tine !
2 40 acres In 8ec
l ane ( ounty Abstract Co.
$4080.
12. ti
Co. to SluslaW In
1)111 to John M
secs. 10 and 22 ip
block 3 in Kelu
UNIVERSITY
IS ATTACKED
i
b
TRANSFERS OF LANE
BOUNTY REAL ESTATE
OF SAN FRANCISCO
JEWELRY STORE
San Francisco, April 11.—Homo
time during the night In the best pa
trolled district of the city, thieves en
tered the Jewelry store of T. Lundit
at "44 Market street and robbed it of
diamonds, watches and other jewel
ry amounting to $50,000. Entrance
was made by cutting a hole through
a partition which separates the store
and a candy shop. This was done
without disturbing the lights burn
ing In both stores and a hole was
made large enough for the thieves to
crawl through. Once inside the safe
was bored Into and a ( barge of nitro
glycerine gave the robbers access to
the vault, which they cleaned up.
The robbery was discovered by Po
liceman McDonald and a watchman
in the neighborhood.
Two months ago an attempt was
made to enter the same store.
FULTON FAX OKS
STATEMENT NO. 1
McMinnville, Or., April 9.— Sen
ator Fulton spoke here last night
before a large audience.
After re
plying to the charges made against
him by Francis .1. Ileney, he outlined
his position regarding Statement No.
I m follows: ,
"I believe in Statement No. 1, but
I believe the question of subscribing
to tiny statement is a matter that
should be left to tho conscience of
the candidate.
I do not feel like
distatfng to the candidates for the
legislature, whose votes I myself am
asking, whether or not they shall
make certain pledges to*ther con
stituents.
Further. I am heartily
In favor of the people electing the
United States senate, ami I will vote
for such amendment should I ever
have the opportunity."
Ji R. Chez* m, tho Springfield con
tractor, who Is bnilding the two up
per stories of the Coleman block, and
w"V> was given the eontiwt for build
ing L. O. Beckwith's concrete build
ing In the rear of Otto'*, has given
Rlttslaw up the job for the reason that ha
sec. 13. erred In figuring on it. W. O. Heck
art, who was the next lowest bidder,
has taken the contract.
R
», W Warbile and E. B.
f lied with the County
MUNSEY
W nulo
complaint
7901
5713
■ml a fenuln
he pub
newspa)» r tr
licit he figures would
wipe out a large nutulier of n
rs and give The “guiding genius" uf lb«
•nterpriae exclusive sway In tbe "molding of public opinion."
A
O
Oregon to George Bald-
ore* in *ee. 26, tp. 17,
$1600.
of Oregon to George Bald-
i«o
of the location of the
■Ramona”
mining
■hemin district.
Mat lock went to Silverton
The as'i-ssmcnt valuation of th»
I Southern Pacific property In Jackson
county has been increased from $1,-
021,1 44 In 1904 to $5,299.365 now.
I