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cATHENA. ORE.. NOV. 4 1910
Tbe allegations ' being brought to
bear upon tbe eligibility of Dr. Hall
to qualify in event of bis election as
joint senator from : Union, Umatilla
and Morrow counties are nothing
more than a tisane of slush, hatobed
np for campaign purposes. So far as
qualification in the matter is con
cerned, Dr. Ball, bis demooratio sap
porters and his republican friends are
giving little beed. Tbe doctor's state
ment relative to ' bis citizenship pa
peis, published in today's Press, taken
iu connection with tbe manly explan
ation be gave dming bis address in tbe
city Tuesday evening, effectually shat
ters all rumors pertaining to bis in
eligibility to qualify for the offioe. Dr.
Hall is by far tbe strongest man tbe
democrats have ever pnt np for joint
senator and bis splendid qualifications
entitle blm to every demooratio vote
in Umatilla and the other two coun
ties embiaoing tbe district. His su
erior attainments and eduoational ad
vantages, his mastery of parliamen
tary law and bis thorough knowledge
of the needs of the state, are attributes
for preferment which every democrat
should be prond to honor. The oppor
tunity is now presented whereby the
deuiooraoy of Umatilla county can
have tbe bonor of supporting a man
who is to Union county all that Dr.
Smith is to us. So far as Dr. Hall's
opponent is oonoerned, the Press fails
to see whore demoorsts owe him any
thing, politically speaking. It tbe in
tegrity of the party is to be kept in
taot, tbe only method of perpetuating
it is to loyally support its candidates
when these candidates merit by virtue
of capability and endowment force
and strength of personality sufficient
to creditably and effectively represent
their constituency.
In asking for votes at the lepublio
an meeting tbe other evening Mr.
Barrett advised that "petty jealousy,
prejudices and spitework" emanating
from tbe results of past city election
scraps be eliminated from the present
oompaign and that he be endorsed at
tbe polls by virtue of the merits of bis
platform. Thi point raised by Mr.
Barrett is not a bad one by any means
for prejudioe should at all times be
Bubservieut to principle. However,
this coming from Mr. Barrett would
sound better were it not a well known
fact that since the last oity eleotiou,
in which tbe Press differed from Mr.
Barrett in a local issue, bis Qrm has
boyootted this paper, to tbe extent of
withdrawal of advertising patronage
Hud baviug bis printing done by out
side firms. Tbeie is a vast difference
botweeu prinoiple and prejudioe.
Some are disoeruing enough to de
toot it others are not.
Dr. Smith bad just and sufficient
reason for opposing a raise in Judge
Uillilaud's salary before the legisla
ture and if memory serves us right
be opposod, for the same reason, a
raise iu the county treasurer's salary.
The reason for Senator Smith's
opposition, was that be reoeived peti
tions from taxpayers of this oonnty
to do so. Evety newspaper in tbe
county, exoept tbe Pendleton Tribune,
opposed tbe salary raising movement,
and the sentiment thus created prompt
ly squelched tbe matter. As stated
then, tbe Press reiterates that there
are numerous good and capable men
who are willing to perform tbe duties
of these offioes at the present salary
and so long as there are, this paper
will continue to oppose any move for
an increase.
Fred Wilson, proxy for Mr. Burgess
at the republican meeting Wednesday
night, made the statement that it was
impossible to tell whether S-oator
Smith was a"bome ruler" or a pro
hibitionist. And be stopped right
there. Tbe audience was not given
tbe looation of bis friend Burgess
camp on that issue.
8Y8TEM RADICALLY WRONG!..
Party at Christian Church,
A most pleasant time was enjoyed in
tbe Christian oburob dining room
Monday evening, where the young
people gathered to participate in a
Hallowe'en social. Uames were play
ed and a jolly time was bad nntil
abont 10 o'clock, when the youngsters
were treated to apples and dismissed.
A number of older people were present
and all eojoyed tbe evening.
Another Telling Point.
Politeness and good bumor count in
a publio offUoal as well as efficiency.
In Beoorder Hendley we have these
qualifications. Why not keep snob a
man while be is willing to stay?
Paid Advertisement.
. Charles Keen Married,
Tbe Walla Walla Union says: Mr.
Charles Keen, tbe well known mus
ician of this oity, and (Miss Maud B.
Keller, were - united in marriage
Wednesday afternoon, Ootober 26, at
2 o'olook at tbe borne of Fred DeFor
est, 807 South Fourth street. Ber.
John LoCornu was tbe officiating cler
gyman. A Thing Worth Considering:
Do the taxpayers of Umatilla county
want to increase tbe expense of tbe
offioe of the county xeoorder $000 or
11200 year? By voting for Recorder
Hendley this extra expense will be out
out.
Paid Adveitisement.
Woman Sufirage in Colorado.
Mrs. Franois W. Goddard of Colo
rado Springs, a noted worker for edu
oational and philanthropio causes,
no longer believeo in "votes for wom
en." In an interview in May in tbe
Providenoe. Mass., Sunday Journal,
she says: "I have voted since 1893. I
have been delegate to oity and state
conventions and if I am sent to the
next state oonvention I shall go. I
have been a deputy sheriff and a
watober at tbe polls and a member
of tbe republican state committee from
El Paso oonnty. As long as I have
tbe franchise , I consider it a dnty to
vote, but I would abolish tbe privilege
tomorrow if I could." Tbe tendency
of women to bring tbe personal ele
ment into everything, Mrs. Goddard
contends, is one of the chief elements
of their failure as voters. Mrs. God
dard has been in tbe midst of the fight
and she considers that as a factor for
righteousness, woman suffrage in
Colorado is a failnre, and that tbe
prioe women mast pay is too gfeat.
Oregon State Association Opposed
to Woman Suffrage.
Mrs. Franois J. Bailey, President.
Paid Advertisement.
Records Well Kept.
Tbe reoords of Umatilla oonnty have
never been kept as well or so cheaply
as nuder Recorder Fred Hendley.
Can tbe taxpayers of the county over
look this factand vote for an untried
man?
Paid Advertisement.
Toln Hello, Bill! I hear you have a
position with my friends Skinner &
Co.? Bill Oh, yes; I have a position
as collector there. Tom That's first
rate. Who recommended you? Bill
Ob, nobody. I told them that I once
collected an account from you, and
they Instantly gave me the place.
Think, Then Vote.
A statement of the receipts and disbursements of the
County Recorder's office since its organization. Special at
tention is called to the fact that the charge per folio for the
first three years of the Folsnm administration was 25 cents
per folio and for the last two years, 20c per folio. Thrj charge
per folio all during the Hendley administration bein-g only 20
cts a folio, a decrease in sources of revenue for the office.
Term from
July to July 1
Recorder
1804 to'180U
1800 to 1898
1898 to 1903
1903 to 1900
1900 to 1910
Hendley
Bickers
Mabouey
Folsom
Hendley
Receive from
recording fees
13960.00
4166.05.
tiiaoi.as
$17711.10
$istm.5s.
Cost to county
for each $1 of
i era reoeived
$1.84
$1.21
$1.02
.81
.67
Salary and
deputy hire
$5300.00
$5100.00
$11513.00
$13100.00
ii 2:170. no
For tba lour years under Hendlev th nfflnn AY YtAll BAA Wmw f nA sfv
Amount saved to tbe taxpayer, in 4 years und Handle, iu office expense, aa
compared with 4 years under Folsom $1180.00.
Number of folioa reooided by Hendley 92410t.
Number of folios recorded by Folsom 7561G.
Inoreasa of folios under Hendley 6791.
the same length of time for $1130.00 lesa expense.
$loVS.ntwm1,,0,lbow"lno,e"8eia'0101 f U8lnM, 10 4 ,ea" 01
Hendley guarantees to keep expense down to standard of the fre
KS1 MTiDg 0f ,rom 11800 t0 340' Mt 3 Jean i J conduct of
IUQ UUJUV.
Division Should be Decided by Each
County.
That the system now in vogue in
Oregon is radically wrong for the di
vision of counties, is the belief of tbe
Astoria Budget, which in its issue of
July 7, says that it should be left to
the people of each county themselves
to decide whether or not they want
to create new counties. The Budget
says:
"Among the initiative measures that
are to be voted upon at the election
next November is one to create Nes
mith county by taking portions of
Lane and Douglas counties. This is
a measure which is of course only of
direct interest to the people residing
in the districts affected, but under the
provisions of the law, it is to he voted
upon by the people of the entire state.
Judging from matter that is being
sent out by the commercial clubs of
Laae and Douglas counties the great
majority of the residents of those sec
tions are opposed to the bill and the
only ones there are who are favoring
it are those who are endeavoring to
create a real estate boom in what is
to be the new county seat That be
ing the case, the one thing for electors
who reside outside the affected dis
tricts, to do is vote against it. The
fact of the matter is that the method
now in vogue for the division of coun
ties is altogether wrong. Such ques
tions should be left entirely to the
people whose homes are in the section
directly concerned and whose inter
ests are thus affected and not to the
voters of the state at large, the major
ity of whom know or care absolutely
nothing about the matter at issue.
One grave danger of granting these
petitions for divisions of counties by a
vote of the people of the entire state
is that some time the question may
come closer to home. Some one, for
instance, may want to get up a peti
tion to divide our own county -and
under the existing law, the people of
other eections of the state would de
termine the question by their votes.
The safer way is to kill all measures
of this kind that come up and thus
nip all prospective petitions in . the
bud, at least until such time as the
state laws are amended so as to pro
vide for what may be termed "home
rule," by restricting the vote on these
strictly local measures to the voters
residing within the district concerned."
MR. VOTER.
Do you think it right to vote to
create new counties and double their
expenses. You can not know condi
tions in remote counties and should
vote against all division and vote for
the law allowing counties to settle
their local matters among themselves.
Thanks for the Pool.
(East Oregonlan).
Above Gibbon the middle of the
Umatilla river is to be the dividing
line between Umatilla county and the
proposed new county, which has not
yet been christened. Under this ar
rangement the Wenaha Springs resort
will be in the new county. All except
ing the pool. Thanks for the pool.
NEW COUNTIES.
When alone in the election booth on
November 8th, when scanning your
ballot you will read substantially the
following:
A Bill to Create the County of Clarke.
334 Yes.
335 X No.
A Bill to Create the County of Des,
chutes.
350 Yes.
351 X No.
A Bill to Annex a Portion of Clacka
mas County to Multnomah.
322 Yes.
323 X No.
A Bill to Annex a Portion of Wash
ington County to Mulnomah.
338 Yes.
339 X No.
A Bill to Create the County of Nes
mith. "
316 Yes.
317 X No.
A Bill to Create Orchard County.
332 Yes.
333 X No.
A Bill to Create the County of Otis.
320 Yes.
321 X No.
A Bill to Create the County of Wil
liams.
324 Yes,
325 X No.
A BUI for an Act providing for the
Creation of New Counties, Towns,
etc., end changing boundaries of ex
Isting counties, etc.
853 XYes.
353 No.
You are asked to consider well the
above measures and by voting "No'
on all division measures, and "Yes1
on the bill Kiting the counties full
control of all local matters, you will
be relieved of such duties at future
elections. Your careful, conscientious
consideration is asked. Respectfully,
STATE ANTI-DIVISION
. COMMITTEE.
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embodying the greatest price concessions meaning;;; the
greatest money saving event ever inaugurated & Wes
ton, Oregon where every dollars worth of our entire
30,000.00 Stock
will be placed on sale at the most sacrificing .prices
ever known in this entire country.
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Big Furniture I - Side Main St.
Store r Athena
Uwn Away frti&j
Jarmans Dcpt Store
The store from where disappointment never comes.
I have 200 fine Pictures, framed and worth,; $2.00
each. I am going to give one free with every. $25.00
cash purchase made at my store. I have the: largest
stock of goods I have ever carried Come in and see
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