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j privately that the ilrii't of
1010. j jwlitical action is anything
but strongly ugainet the De
mocracy. Of course, some
of them will continue to
whistle to keep their courage
up. ;enator Ciiwton has the
best reasons for this course,
because he is n candidate for
re-election this fall.
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EDITORIALS
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The bueineei men of De
troit, Michigan, have made
official acknowledgement of
their reliance upon war or
ders for their present pros
perity. The state tax com
mission bay increased the
assessment of Detroit and
Wayne County to two billion
VALUABLE ritfZES FOR
FARM PRODSCTS.
At a meeting of the Wheeler
County Fair Board held in
Fas'l. March 25th' with the
directors WDliam Rettie, Geo.
S.
Donnelly and James S. Stew
art present, officers for the cur
rent year were elected as follows
President Wm. Rettie: Vice Pres
ident I Blann; John Stewart Sec
ritary and Treasu-er. ,
In the matter of prizes for the
best Farm exhibit, it was decided
to make two classes this year so
as to give the dry farmer an e-
qual chance with the irrigation
armer. Under the ruling the
following prizes will be awarded:
For the best dry land farm and
ganden exhibit raised by exhibi
tor during the year; First, prize
i $60.00: Second pnze $t5 00; Third
prize $30.00
For the best farm and garden
irrigation exhibit raised by ex
hibitor dunng the year 1916;
dollars, basing the estimate First prize $60.00; Second prize
noon Dreseut indicated val- 5.x: Third prize $30.00.
... n ,, . prizes $10.00 and $5.00 for the
protested, alleging that pres- . ... tn alI
ent values are but temporary gtudent3 in t
and abnormal, and will fall and to every one elce under 21
off as soon as the war in Eu-j years of age.
'" " i Fill : a a. "ti a
rODe IS Over. Oecretarv Ol ronufsswiuconswoieacn School Superintendent: Hear J. Sim
fiommerce Redfield and the Person JUOging various classes mons. Sheriff; Oscar Kelsay Assea-
01 Stock and explaining to those sor : Peter Hartmao. Surveyor : Robert
present the reasons for bis decis- Hendricka.
sion. ooint bv nnfnf I
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
' EXEICTIVK I'kPABTMKMT :
President, Woudrow Wilson;of Ne
Jersey; Vice President, Thomas Mar
snail, of Indiana; Secretary of State,
KoUett Lanin, of rnn)lvnia;
Secretary of Treating, William
U. McAdno. of New York Secretary
of War. Lindley M. Garrison, of New I
Jersey: Attoiney.Ocnctal, Thouiaa W
Uregory, of Ten n ewe; t'osttnai'tet
General. Albert S. Uurleron, of Texas;
Sreietary of Navy, Joseph us Daniels,
ol Noilta Carolina; Secretary of Inte
rior Franklin K. Lane, of California;
Secretary of Agriculture, lavid A.
Huston, of Missouri: Hecretary of
Commerce, William O. Radfield, of
New York; Secretary of Labor. Wil
liam B. Wilson, of Pennsylvania;
Hecretary to the President, Joseph P.
Tumulty, of New Jersey.
State of Oregon
Sesatora; George E. Chamberlain
and Harry Lane. Bepreaentatrves;
C.N. McArthur, W. C. Hawley and
N. J. SinootL Sapreme Judges; T. A.
McBride. Geo. H. Burnett, H. J.
Bean, F. A. Moore, Robert Eakin.
L. T. Harria and Henry E. Bcoson.
Governor; J.E. Withy combe. Secretary
of State; Ben. W. Alcott. Secretary of
Treasury; Thomas. B. Kay. Attorney
General; G. M. Brown. Superin
tendent of Public Instruction; J. A.
Churchill. Printer; R. A. Harris.
Engineer; J. H. Lewis. Labor Com-
nns:oner; O. P. Hofl Bail ! Road
Commissione; P. J. Miller. Witrr
Superintendent: G. T. Cochran. Rep
resentatives; C. C. Clark and James
S. Stewart. Senator: W. H. Ragsdale.
Food and Dairy Commissioner; Dr.
J. W. Bailey. Circuit Judge of lltb
Judicial District: t. K. Parker.
STEPHENS BILL
PROTECTS PUBLIC
Aimed at Dishonest Atolls
ly ud rsl59 Prdtascs.
TO AID HONEST BUSINESS.
Measure Will Prevent injury ta Small
r Cities and Tswna From Cutthreat
Monopolistic Msthoda p' Mail Order
HauMS and Big City Sterts Will In
ura Unifarm rVisaa and Hioh Quality.
W HEELER CODHTV
Attorney; Joseph K. Starr. Jndge;
Henry D. Ktyes. Commissioners; M.
' By W. BOB HOLLAND.
A kill ta arataet th aublis
against dithanart advartisinp and
falsa pratensaa in advsrtisina."
This la the comprehensive title of a
measure Introdneed In the present con
rreaa by Beprascotatlve Dan V. 8ts
pbena af Nebraska. A similar bill has
been Introduced In tho senate by ScuV
tor Aaburat of Arizona. No one can
And fault with legislation that will
achieve the objects stated In the title
of the Stepbens-Asburst bill. The pub
lic certainly needs protection "aenhut
dishonest advertising and falsa pre
tense in mercbaudlstoff."
The bill now under consideration la
the successor or tue Stevens bill, a
measure Introduced in the last con-v
tress by Representative gtevena of
New Hampshire. It waa widely dis
cussed aud died In committee after
several public bearlnsa. at which Its
merits and demerits were considered,
The Stephens bill embodies tho changes
that seemed advisable after tbes
bearings and discussions, and it is be
lieved that In its present form It safe
ruarda the producer, the merchant and
the consumer.
For many years the right of a pro
ducer to contract with merchants for
tbe resale of his products at standard,
uniform price was generally recog
nized and It legality was not ques
tioned. Then the supreme court of tb
United Statu held that such a contract
was "In restraint of trade" and
Spray Water 2lorAs
States
dwelling, $J, 50 par month,
frryaton, SA SO pormonth, for J2 tn
favjcot 2 hours a day,
pmfabl0 to 7tft. S.X. Crett r Jfvry JWr, 9
j - i- i
Protecton to at! Patrons.
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Democratic National Com
mittee will not give much
publicity to this protest, but
it is a pretty strong indiea
tioo of the real facts.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
D. S. Land Office at The Dalles,
Oregon,. May 20th 1916.
Notice is hereby given that George
BUSINESS CARDS.
pamuel u. uunn. an ex
pert statistician in such mat
ters, reporte that fewer miles jon 19tfl 1912,
of railroad were built in this
made Home
stead Entry No. 010737 and on June
4th l&li mail ailllilinnal Mr.n.
country in iy id tha inn any 8tMd Ectry No. 0J335s ir 8E.
year since the civil war. 1 he section 24. e.nje4, swinej, sei
buildine K the real idriX to WJ( Section 25. Township South,
prosperity. A hundred miles r;" r ";:: "
m , g ' a I w iiitvHUVU W ai4X Ja V
OI new railroaa track make a Final Three Year Proof to establish
better reflection Of SOUrd K'aai to the land. above describe!.
JOSEPH K. STARR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
E Gilbert, of Winlock. Orezon. who Will oracti in all courts in the atate
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FOSSIL. - - OREQON.
nrniitinna nf i nHitctriol uoll. before David E. Baxter U' S. Cotnnii
i .1 f:ooer. at Sorav Oieiroii. on th4? Hth PrKA
rwinor - man - o himi er s n. i
"""" a day of July, 191 A,
Claimant names as witnesses:
Burr Frutcbey, Wesley Rowley,
Archie Boyce and James S; Hunt
all of Winlock, Oregon.
H. Frank Woodcock, Register.
61 76
D. E. BAXTER,
Dciteii States Commissioner '
, and Kctsry Public
V.M'ie. troolw aud all Land BodiMai
SpeeiaUr. Im1 and llortsafM Carefiilljr
Drawn. A larjce xipplr of LecaJ BUuA
kept do baod ' ,
- - OREGON,
concrete structures hurriedly
thrown togather for the man
ufacture of war material.
G. W. Hawes
BARBER
The McAdo junketing par
ty returned from 3outh Amer
ica with the assertion that
Buspicion of the United
States has now disappeared
foni those regions. We be
lieve it. Having looked up
on McAdo, having heard his
speeches and having witness
ed his affront to the President
of Peru, we are sure that the
suspicions of Latin America
against us have now harden-
ed into grim certainty." 3
Senator Chilton of Wefet
Virginia seeks to minimize
the importance of the recent
Congressional by-election in
his State. This is entirely
natural. The Democrats have
always' tried to insist that
the results of the elections of
1914 and 1915 constitute a
Democratic , victory. If so,
it is the same class as the
diplomatic "triumphs'
which the administration is
no cnnstantly gaining in
lli columns of Difmocratit
newspaper. in inilli in
Pi' inyratic lea Jjr of c.y.?
TODAY'S P5AGAZK?
With Its Many Improremeiilr.
I WILL DELIGHT YOL
Most Subscribers consider TODAY !
a cesuina necessitr bKmH it artui'
betM to o!re aliaiMt errr ccolilcm ri t
i(t, mother and honemaker.
Yea will find the clever fiction x
ronuoac ttoiiet bom teal life lie ifftcl.i
'It -" o"v twit fu&tU .
Bower.
Yon will lore TO
DAY'S not only .
wie n preen
eal tfid depeodaijU,
but becau' tiery
number il (.ring
iato year horrr, fry,
BMpntlioo, ettCQvi
gemenl acd good
cheer.
A f ears subscription ectts yoa cu r
SO cents. : Muir mode unit will kc
worth that ta voa a n. A
pleaiura, SuUcnU today.-
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Dnkek and K. E. Wright. Clerk; (Tided on the question. 5 to 4. and the
Scott Sasaer. Treasurer; A. B. Lamb, majority found no speclfle law forbid-
din; the practice (bat bad ions tieen
common, bat held that congnws bad
intended tbe Sherman lav to prohibit
such buslnesa methods.
Agency System Is Lsgal.
This eonrt made law upset Ions; es
tablished custom, bat It does not lire
rent tbe end sought from being reach
ed by other means. I'loducers who
wish to bare bo discrimination tbowu
to farored Individuals ran Insure uni
form prices for their floods by estsb
lbihins branch establishment or by
sppoljitlns agents. Tbla Is the method
followed by manufacturem of automo
biles. Makers who sell their products
wltliln a restricted area can also urgu
lato their prices by maklntr grocers
tbrir aeents and thereby retaining tttlo
to their bread and rolls nntll they
reach the consumer.
Producers of other articles, goods
ao'J In small quantities and whlcb
inan de;end on extablbtheit raercbsnU
for tbclr distribtition, are dtuled the
H?jt that men In other lines hare.
The Stephens-Asbarxt bill 1 desltmed
to restore to these producers a protee
tion they bad bcfo.o it -koh taken
array from them by the supreme court.
Cct rate deportment stores, so called
'chain" drrjjr and irmcery stores fai tbe
large cities, and mall order bonses use
cut prices on standard, well known
articles to draw trade away from
stnnll stores and small towns. Tbe
loss they may suffer on these standard
articles Is moro than mode up by tbe
Dish profit on anonymous goods or
gooda ptit up under their own brands.
In tbla way the producer la Injured
because tbe reputation of bis product
is ruined; the retail merchant la dam
aged because he cannot afford to ad
rertlse widely a special bargain "balf
to attract customers to whom other
roods may be sold ot a proflt; the con
sumer la damaged because producers
are not encouraged to maintain quality
and Itecause inferior articlea are aub-
stituteg.
Ample Protection Afforded.
The Etepbens-Asburst bill .Is not
compulsory. To take advantage of its
provlxlon the producer most register
his trademark or special brand with
tbe bureau of corporations In Wash
ington and must pay a fee of $10. He
must not have a monopoly of articlea
belonging to tbe same general clans of
merchandise, and be must not agree
with any competitor to control prices,
Tbe producer must also file a sched
ule glring the prices at which his listed
rticle Is sold to wholesalers, to retail
ors and to the consumer. This scbed-
nle of prices becomes a public docu
ment. 7be prices scheduled must be
uniform to buyers under almilar -lr-
cumstancea. This permits reduction in
prices for quantity purchases and al
lowances to equalize freight rates.
A merchant who decides to quit busi
ness, wbo wishes to discontinue any
line of listed goods or wbo become.
bankrupt must first offer sucb lifted
rtHes to tbe manufacturers for r
drtnptlon at the full price paid. SbouM
manufacturer ueglect or refuse t-
redeem th goods then the dealer ran
sell them t any price be uVslres or can
get iMimtioHl goods BitiKt abto be of
fered fur exchange or redemption, aud
if later offered for sale ot reduce'
prices fb reaaon for tbe redu thw;
mutt be made known lo purchaters
nw Is alo a clause f eruilttUtst acs
ouabla tu9.
YOlUi HANKlNtl lUJSl.NKSS
whetlu r it lo a chfekinji iifcotint,
a savings iiccouut, or inoiu-v U ft
on iiitT'.-t ! a ft t ill. i it
(lfpoit, will In- rot-M'i viiti lv
hand led hy
Capital TMK FlIiST NA IT 'N. I.
$100,000.00 Ht.iier. Uitgon.
HOTEL CROSS
9oted as One of tho Sftest tn Snton'or Oregon
Q: SPECIAL ATTENTION CIVEN TO TRANSIENTS. D
O. A. Stafford, Proprietor
SPRAY, - OREGON
!Btuo Print Jownship Plats
Corrected p to-dae showing names ol erttrirn, dttT r
; vacant land, rivera and iirks. 1 ti rei b A diiotiS
of 25 per cent will be allied on orders
for fie vt more plats.
Whiskers amputated without pain
or whiskers returned.
Office in Courier Building.
SPRAY, - . . OREGON
II. II. & Ford Hendricl
ATTORNEYS - AT-LAW.
FOSSIL, WHEELER COUNTY, OREGON.
Attorneys for tbe State Land Board
ih Wheeler County. School money
loaned at six per cent interest on im
proved agricultural landa at not to
exceed one-third cash value, regard
less of perisbabliemprov ements.
GOOD ROADS
MAY INCREASE;
TAXES
A LITTLE
But also Increases the
Value of
PROPERTY
50 PER CENT
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