The Twice-a week guard., February 13, 1911, Image 1

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G U A R
EUOENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1911
Humble Cabin In Which the Emancipator Was Born
rontrasted With Memorial Erected In Native Town.
PRESIDENT IAFTCOÜNCIL REPLIE
STILL TALKING TO CHARGES 01
ON TARIFF
F.G. YOUNG
I
O
Speaks at Springfield,. Illinois, Defamatory Statements Mi t.
in Favor of Canadian
By Latter Are Re­ p,
r »
Reciprocity
futed
Wbal is probably th« strongest I the discussion
Tho final outcome
and atortnicat menu ever wltu«a»«d of tho meeting was to sidetrack th«
iu th« I ah » county court room, was. proposed movement and to divide on
the ninaa meeting at th« court house another meeting u«xt Haturday, at
called thia afternoon by th« tax' which time th« members of th«
0
payers of th« county, with a purpose county court are asked to b« pres­
ot Ihlliatliig a recall petition against ent and explain county finances In
Springfield, Ill., Feb. 11.—Presi­ Prof. F. G. Young,
Aaacaaor B. F. Keeney and the detail.
$
dent Taft defended the proposed re­
Eugene, Oregon.
menibera of the county court. Thin
ciprocity agreement with Canada in Dear Sir: —
The I'rooM'ding«.
wan presented in a resolution which
an address before the Illinois legisla­
Your letter to the Common Cflte
Th« meeting was opened with E
charged th« squandering ot th« i>«<>
ture here today as to the "logical : cfl declining to serve on tho com4 Jp
l
‘
Williams
of
I'leaaunt
Hill,
chair
­
pie's money and th« unfair assess­
conclusion" of the protection plank slon appointed by the council |
ment of property, which wui finally man. and David Linton, of Dexter,
in the last republican national plat-; ; little premature, and Is used tn
secretary.
The
report
prepared
by
turned down, and ordered redrafted
form.
as an excuse for an opport anlt
th«
commkttee
wa»
read
It
de
­
been use it embodied |H<rsonal spite
He defined the protection theory I vent your spleen upon the cou
clared
that
th«
present
lovy
would
and bogged the question
as one that should Impose a tariff; You have not been elected a
Froiu the first it was seen that bankrupt (be county, and accused
t
not exceeding the difference In the mlssioner and should you be' el
tbo
county
court
of
appointing
coun
­
the tone of th« ni<»etlng would differ i
cost of production in this country and yoar declination to serve shouKL.
ty
road
supervlosra
from
other
than
from that of th« previous week, and
abroad and allowing a fair margin made to the other commissioners^
that there was to b« opposition to honest motives; it declared that th<-
of profit for the home producer. He
It Is not our purpose to an«v|
county
court
had
squandered
mon
­
such n resolution
Th« opposition
argued therefore that inasmuch as your extravagant communication]
and cause of dlscunalou la suinm«d ey. nnd closed by demanding that the
the conditions of production in the details. Its falsity is apparent to al
up III the following atatenmot of on» recall b« Invoked upon II. F. Keen-
United States and Canada "were sub­ fair-minded man who knows ]'
ey. aa assessor, and upon tho entire
speaker:
stantially the same, the widest latl- j facts.
I
"I don't believe In throwing a man county court.
tude was given Secretary Knox and
Considering your insulting condì
E J. Frasier moved the adoption
out of office because he's following
the commissioners who represented at the last meeting of the coum
tho law." Friends of th« prer>-nt an- of the report.
the United States in offering Canada you attended, when you and yd
Mr.
Wheeler,
of
Pleasant
Hill,
BIRTHPLACE-
MEMORIAL
avsBor rallied to his d> f«n>
and
a reduction of duties in goods and" followers left the council chaml
sought to show that he bnd niane th« arose and declared: "It is a serious
products coming Into this country in such a disorderly manner, f
thing
to
r>*call
nn
officer.
We
should
assessment vain« this year according
from Canada In consideration of the council is not suprised at any ata
to the law. which requires them to have hotter cause. As far ns
establishment of the same duty or mewt that you might make. 7
.
Keeney
is
concerned-
—
".
Hero
t>« based upon their actual cash val­ VM <h-< lan d <>ul of order W
freedom from duty on similar goods council
1
has always listened to yc I
ue. In th« end the ton» of th» meet­
going into Canada."
11 numerous propositions with patlei '
I
Cook
app«nl<-d
to
tho
decision
of
ing changed to the demand for a re­
Tbe president explained that It and consideration, even calling a s> «
duction In the tax levy to S tulli«, chair, nnd the assembly overruled
was thought wiser on behalf of gov­ ; cial session to hear your propositi tl :i
1
th«
chair.
beenua« It was said that mor« money
ernments not to make a formal treaty I to go in partnership with the c •
Wheeler resumed, declaring that
would t>e raised than needed Asses­
"but to make an agreement between ; on one of
your pet irrigati :
sor Keeney was left entirely out of Mr. Keeney hud always lived a
the executives by which each should schemes (at the city's expenat
straightforward lifo aid he believed
submit the agreement in the form of Such proposition could only have :
him honest. He slated that if mls-
a statute to be enacted and to go Into suited in disaster to the city a
1 takns had been made, they were mis­
force on condition that a similar would have been wrecking the clt L,
taken that everyone else would make,
xuui lauftuagc
credit.
Your
language is
Is quiie
quite » a ft
statute was passed by the legislature vicuiv.
lie laid it- to the real estate men,
But the council differed from y P
of the other country."
j that the price of land was no high,
' in regard to that proposition, a*A‘
, nnd upon thin the law require« an-
also In regard to submitting yo “
•••«»nn-nts to bo made. He closed by
PRESIDENT
TAFT
charter, which was hastily prepat fr
saying:
and railroaded through a
"1 know tho assessments arc high.
BEGINS
CAMPAIGN
meeting, dominated by you and
Hut how will you pay your county
enemies of the council, wh<
debts? Will you let them run? The
IN ILLINOIS STATE few
declared purpose was not to sect#
tax must bo rained. How will you
form of .•r..rnm«_
work your roads without money?"
Champaign. Ill., Feb. 11.—Presi- a commission
to "put the council In a ho!«?'
W. O. Cook believed Keeney to
j dent Taft, after an all-night run but
Your charter was admittedly n *’
be honest, oven though h» has made
from Columbus, arrived here today agreed
upon and was unsattefactav_£
mistakes. He offorod suggestions
and
started
in
on
the
second
day
of
. —
to your own committee on tf?
done
by
con
­
that
the
road
work
bo
<
his
speech-making
in
support
of
the
i
F. J. Berger Said to Be Choice tract, rather than ft ta. and he
of its unfinished conditi® ■
proposed reciprocity treaty with Can • ground
It was not submitted to the counfl^'
showed where It costs tbo county
ad
a.
of Administration—S. H.
' to enable it to give the matter af.®
82 a yard for rock it costs contrac­
"We shall be blind, indeed,” said consideration. Your meeting w;
tor« but » .75. Again, referring to
Taft, "if we reject this golden op­ furthermore, not permitted to he" .
Friendly Mentioned
Keeney, be said:
portunity to add to the strength and the reading of the ordinance pass»-**
"This K-dling up here and abusing
1 virility of our country by thus in­ by the council or any report of tl •
Who will b« candidate for mayor n man personally does no good and
creasing our self-supporting capa­ council's action. Your own chai ‘
at th« April election la a paramount broods III feeling. If you can prove
city."
man of that meeting stated public**,^
question In th« minds of the people that be has done something wrong,
He stands forth pre-eminent for his trouble and
in the council chamber that tl "*
just now and aside from tbo commis­ recall him. If the law is wrong do
meeting was disorderly and cou C
sion chtirt- r and high taxes, that is not blame him, but change the law."
TOTAL PROHIBITION
not be properly handled and that tl
for his sorrow. No Abraham Lincoln was ever born
one of th« most talked of topics.
Mr. Elliot, of Gosen. declared that
LAW
IS
VALID
actions of the council showed deli 1
The election comes on Monday, the assessor had obtained money
eration and consideration of publ
in a king's palace and wore, purple. God raised Lin­
April 3, just a month and a half under false pretenses by toiling him
Topeka, Feb. 11.—The su­
interest.
away. Several names have been that his taxes would be no higher,
preme court today held the
If you or any one else sincere11,
coln to drink water, live in a log cabin, eat pulse
mentioned for tho office of mayor, oven though tho assessment had to
new liquor law constitutional.
desire a commission form of go *
but an yet no candidates have been bo higher. He declared that his land
It
prohibits
the
sale
of
liquor
ernment you will get it by voting f<J
agreed upon by either of tho ad­ was taxed twice as high as that sur-
and through adversity rise to greatness.
for medical or mechanical
the ordinance proposed by the cou 0
ministration forces or the opposi­ rounding him.
His taxes were
purposes.
cil. That leaves the matter In tl *
tion. nithough It Is pretty generally |41 against 8112 this year.
—
Dr.
Newell
Dwight
Hillis.
hands of you and your friends. Y< I*
Mr. Knight of Pleasant Hill cited
conceded that Couucllman F
J.
have shown yourself unworthy <u
Berger, the hardware dealer, wifi that bls taxes had Increased from
the honor, but It is too late for tl'Afp
consent to run on the administration 84 I t<> 81 0
council to recall yon.
T
Henry Chexem of Eugene spoke
ticket. If lirgvd to
In regard to the filtration plant I
M. H Barker, who was formerly of tho officers of tho county as rob­
you, better than anyone else, knowffl
in the sporting goods business in bers and stated that bls tnxes wore
the earnest and indefatigable effor^M
Eugene, nnd later conducted a saw­ twice as high as they were last year,
of the council to complete that lire,«
Mnrtln Svarverud declared that
mill here, has announced his Inde­
ject. It would have been comnlet -> J
pendent candidacy, but ns ho has not Keeney's judgment was not good,
long ago had the "honest opposlt
given out any platform, it Is not Ills residence tax had Increast'd from *
you speak of not hindered ant!
known where he stand» on the im­ 8109 to 8325. He doclared that i
laved the sale of the bonds by
Keeney
was
unable
to
do
things
right
’
portant question« nt issue. Mr. Bark­
mon°y hat
bfkil
onths. If
or
three months.
’ any money
and
that
h«
was
driving
capital
from
er is said to have quite a strong fol­
been
unlaw
1
fully
appropriated,
as
yo|
lowing. but whether or not he will th« county. He said:
contend, it was your duty
— to
- mawt
—
"I believe that recalling a man Is
cut any figtire in tho race, remain«
complaint.
Did
you
complain
_
a serious thing, but our taxes are
to bo seen
the council paid for the ground f<HB
fdtiJ
8. H. Friendly, the pioneer dry unnecessarily high, and bad judg-
the filter plant out of the construj I
goods merchant. Is said to be strong­ ment has been used by the county
tion fund, or when the council, pen»'t
ly talked of aa a candidate for may­ court."
Federal Troops Routed
ing the attempt to sell the bonds .- ,i
Mr Abrams, of College Hill, stated Bodies of Men Missing Nearly Joint Resolution Passes Senate Mayor Gill and Leading Offi
oralty honors, but whether or not he
the face of the "honest opposition)
will aocopt. is not known. Ho has that his taxes were five times as
drew warrants on the current fur*j
—Canadian Recpirocity
Cross to American
a Month Have Been
cials Step Quietly
previously served the city as mayor. heavy its last vear.
to pay for work on the proposed ft <J
A. B. Mathews declared that If
A call for a mass meeting to M
ter plant in anticipation of moncii
Side
Discovered
Agreement
Down
held at the courtbouae on Monday the assessments were uniform, the
to be received from the sale of thotiu ;
evening at 7:45 o'clock la published assessor is not to blame. The only
bnda? No iadeed. President - am* I
Washington,
Fob.
11.
—
The
joint
Mexicali.
Mexico,
Feb.
11
—
General
Reno,
Feb.
11.
—
The
dead
bodies
Seattle,
Feb.
11.
—
The
of-
thing
that
could
be
charged
against
1« today'« Gaard. The purpose of
bell and your special committe fro:’}1
Berthold
and
his
band
of
insurgents
resolution,
naming
San
Francisco
as
of
four
Reno
men,
missing
for
nearly
flcial
count
In
the
city
elec
­
♦
Keeney
Is
Irregularity.
He
had
noth
­
the meeting, according to the call,
the University said that was an a<n
a month, have been found near the the place for holding the exposition
tion gives Dilling 31,919; Gill ♦ re-captured Mexicali this morning. to
1« to ontline a platform and arrange ing to do with the levy.
be commended and you were pre»»';
The
federate
were
routed
and
hur-i
northern
boundary
of
Washoe
coun
­
in
1915,
in
celebration
of
the
open
­
25,705;
Brown,
4690.
♦
Mr.
Young
of
Fall
Creok.
told
for the nomination of officers to be
ent and acquiesced. No
I" money h* S
rledly
crossed
over
to
the
American
ty.
The
victims
were
Harry
Cambron,
the
Panama
canal,
passed
the
ing
of
how
the
county
court
had
allowed
votod for at the coming election. The
been paid out that the e citv
city was ntfyjf
n<{tj
side.
Berthold
later
crossed
to
the
without
oposition
today.
J.
B.
Laxague,
B.
Indiano
and
Peter
senate
tho
rnllroad
to
destroy
their
road,
call ata tee: "All who believe in tak­
legally bound to pay: no money hi
American
side
and
held
a
conversa
­
Canadian
Reciprocity
Erramuspe.
All
loave
families
la
valued
at
8250.000.
and
bottle
the
i
ing immediate stops to put tho city's
sh B
Seattle, Feb. 11.—Mayor Hiram C. tion with Captain Babcock, of the been spent for unlawful purpos«
The Canadian reciprocity agree-
financial affairs upon an orderly, propertv owners up without a pro­ Reno.
and none for other than the city’s ji
Gill,
recalled
by
the
electors
for
mis
­
United
States
troops,
stationed
just
The
news
came
from
Eagleville,
ment
was
favorably
reported
by
the
sound bnsls. etc.. In tho right of the tost. lie declared that Mr. Keeney
terests. The power project wbtcL9
In office, retired at noon to­ across the border in Calexico.
cltlxens to prepare and have submit­ Is not to blame and that ho ts only Calif., and Sheriff C. P. Ferret and a house committee on ways and means, conduct
will
you hope will be a fi
day
without
ceremony,
and
George
force
of
deputies,
with
the
coroner
I
twelve
to
seven.
ted to tho voters for adoption or re­ tho tool of tho county court.
accoriKB
successfully completed
W.
Dilling,
chosen
to
succeed
him,
A
Bebel
Strategy
Board
and
members
of
the
state
police,
The
committee
adopted
an
amend-
I. N. Edwards di'clarod that he
jection a commission form of gov­
by fh| »
ance with the pledges
took
the
office.
have
left
Reno
and
will
go
by
special
El
Paso.
Feb.
11.
—
A
strategy
'
ment
proposed
by
Mann,
of
Illinois,
ernment nro Invited to be present.” was just a hayseed farmer, but that
mayor and council a
' ,V01 i*;
With
Gill
went
into
political
re
­
board
has
been
created
for
the
Insur
­
train
to
Alturas,
Calif.,
In
an
endea
­
¡providing
that
wood
produced
In
Tho call. It is stated, ts made by a ho did not believe Krenev in the
to this city many tir
vor to run down the murderers, The ! Canada may be brought Into this tirement also Charles W. Wappen­ recto army now in the I field with Gen-
tentiy
gathering, nt which were present wrong. If taxes Makg^Biform.
The council has <
stein,
chief
of
police,
and
Richard
M.
eral Oroxico. This bo: ird will direct fended the city f
Mark Fleming
n'» assess­ dead men were sheep men who had 'country free, nnd thnt the products
representatives of tho Municipal
1
Arms,
superintendent
of
the
munici
­
J of wood as specified tn the bill up
the movements of th e troops, but atious litigation,
s enemlsM.
longue, th« Cltlrn's longue. tho ment was unfair. George Fisher in­ had trouble with cattle rustlers.
d
pal light plant.
none
of
the
insurgen
t
commanders
.
,
■
,4 •
to
the
valuation
of
four
cents
per
terrupted
him
nnd
said
that
Flem
­
have
consistent!;
Commercial club, the Merchant«'
Police Captain Claude Bannick will be superceeded, but all will be
| pound may be brought in free.
r
Protecthr«
association
and the ing would not sell for twice the as­ CONVICTED CATTLE
abetted
such
litl
took
charge
of
the
police
force
as
3
required to operate in harmony, un­
r
And following him Mr.
full
Brotherhood» nnd Men's clubs of the sessment
acting chief of police with instruc­ der the direction
•11
of the strategy
t
BY
ORDER
various church«« of the city. Attor­ Abrams arose nnd said the state­
GRISCOM
BELIEVES
RUSTLER
AT
LARGE
tions to close gambling and disorder­ board, which is a mode to prevent
t
ney N. D. Allen wrote tho call and ments made bv Fisher wore untrune.
ly houses.
jealousy among the various rebel
W. O. Cook stated that his nssess-
brought it to this office.
MISS ARNOLD IS
IN MOUNTAINS
commanders, according to the Junta LA GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
ment hnd been doubled but that ho
here.
the land for twice
could sell
ANDREW
CARNEGIE
IN PORTLANt*
Spokane, Feb. 11.—Heavily armed
ALIVE IN HIDING
what It had been assessed at.
with stolen weapons, and hunted by
OCCAH1ONAL RAIN
Quiet Along the Border
Keeney’s Defense.
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FAVORS
CANADIAN
’
two posses, Frank Conley, a convict­
Atlantic City, Feb. 11.—George 8.
TOMORROW'S FORECAST
Washington. Feb. 11.—No activity
♦
Fully 20 per cent of the population
The defence of Assessor Keeney' ed cattle rustler who escaped from Griscom, Jr., who gained much noto­
of Mexican Insurrectos on the Ameri­ is in bed or wishes it had time to M- ’,
♦
was the turning point of tho tone of I two officers Wednesday by jumping riety in connection with the disap­
RECIPROCITY TREATY can side has been discovered by the there, on account of an epidemic o!
Oregon. Feb. 11.—Occa­
♦
the meeting.
In brief he stated from a train as they were taking him pearance of Miss Dorothy Arnold, de­ I
sional rain or snow tonight
American troops paroling the Texas the grippe which Is sweeping overt s
thnt: ThiKhlghcst mark of n■ [Hlten ■ to the penitentiary at Erie Lodge, clared this afternoon he had hoped
Washington, Feb. 11. — Andrew
♦ and Bunday.
the city. Every physiciau has beet h
is his obedience to the law. Thnt he I Mont., is abroad in a rough section to marry Miss Arnold. He believes Carnegie urges early and favorable frontier.
kept on the jump the past t«re>8 (
hnd made the assessments according ( near Elk creek, Idaho. He is be­ the young woman is alive, but states action of congress on the Canadian
weeks attending to casdh arising frorrtG
to lnw, nnd yet he hnd been outrng-| lieved to be making his way toward positively he does not know her reciprocity agreement. In a letter to INDICTMENTS FOR
sever colds and running into thtiH
county attacked.
( ! Wallace, hoping to catch a train for wherenbouts.
Senator Beveridge.
more serious illness.
*■
"Do you wnnt a man. he said, n Spokane. He was traced to Avery by
PROMINENT MAN
ELECTION BRIBERY In some instances the physicians ■
cownrdly slinking cur. for an asses-j blood hounds.
themselves have felt the disease ami;
TWO HAYTIAN
favor
ARCHBISHOP RYAN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT nor. who will discriminate In tnaln-
Portsmouth, Feb. 11.—The grand have been laid up or would have beexl
of hie friends. I hnve tried to
which is investigating vote-sell­ If they had had time to leave th«ll| S
DIED THIS AFTERNOON
REBELS EXECUTED jury
Sacramento. Feb. 11.—Charles P. tnln n prlncple of honesty, Don't BARON ROTHSCHILD
ing tn Scio county returned 41 in­ practice. Among those are Dr. C. H5 ;
you
I
Wflmarth, secretary of the Pioneer tell
It’ll me
Ulf I • ’m •• n cownrd.
— ■ I - tell •
DIES AT VIENNA Philadelphia. Feb. 11.—The Most Cape Haytlen, Feb. 11.—General dictments today.
Wheeler, city health officer, and Ort <
Fruit company, and secretary of the think more of my onth than I do of
Reverend Patrick John Ryan, arch­ Chapus Et, commander of the rebels;
Andrew C. Smith. However, botif'®
He
committee of arrangements for the the charges of this audience.
Vlenna, Feb. 11.—Raron Albert S. bishop of Philadelphia, and Metro­ who captured Qunnnmlnth. and Gen-i
are too busy to give tn to the ma*
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET
Western Fruit Jobbers' convention, accused Frasier of having a person­ A. Rothchlld. head of the Austrian politan of New York, died this after­ era!
ady and have continued at work, a a
Io. who led the tnsurgents at
fall down an elevator shaft in the al enmity because he had been right- branch of the Rlthchtld house, died noon at the arch Episcopal residence Fort Cod
Liberty, were captured by the
Chicago. Feb. 11.—May, »2 7-8; though at times scarcely able to d
Studebaker building here today, and
today. He was born In 1843.,
in this city.
so—Oreronlan
government and shot to death.
July, 91 5-8; September. 90 S-8.,
(Continued
Page Five.,
later died of his injurie«.
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KILL FIVE RENO TO SELECTION
TAKE TOWN OF
SHEEPMEN
DÌLLING
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