4
Io Guard \g ilnst I orest I ires
the iM-nefician«-s of the tariff on wool
to write their own section in his bill
Portland. Ore.. June 29. State offi
6. That in >IV7 Dingiey'a avowed cials, aaws’ialions ami individuals will
purpose tu reduce tariff taxation was «-■□operate with the United States Forest
P olitically I ndependent
PERHAPS the m<wt important news defeated by the clamur uf the menj
Service in an attempt to get accurate
Item uf the month is the reported interesl««i.
¡3FS
recunis of all fire l-»»*-i in Washington
opinion of Ohio C. Barber The general
Y. I hat in the pending lull the tax ami < tregon this su inner.
The F<>r«-st
Entered at the puetuffice at Scio,
tendency of the ‘'respectable maanea" UIM,,> goods containing email quantities service will compile a rrport showing
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
tu regard the statements uf a lowly re-
woU •» excesaive ami especially by counties, thr area burned over of
merchantable timlwr. non merchantable
former as visionary encounters a serious burdensome upon the pwr.
K. That the avaricious are uamg the timber. and rut-over land, the quantity
obetlcle ui the utterances uf thia man
PUB. ISHED EVERY ERIDAr BY
For. Ohio C. Barber poaaeaaes all those protective tariff as an as». 1 in hnan ami value of the timber destroyed. ami
'J*. L. i > i ’ < i <. i : k
(M-culiar qualities ami that eminence ring conspiracies in restraint of tra>le the cost of fighting the fir«*«. In this
9. That only once in forty years has way the ir-ieral ami State Governments
which serve to recommend a man to the
EnlTt>W AMI»
r<»M.
public mind as a keen, careful, thinker the public interest or the welfare uf as well as the public will be enabled to
with a clear insight into commercial the republican party been made |>ara obtain at once systamatic infor nation
He it was who brought late mount over sordid private comidera concerning all tire looses in the**- two
relation,
MI’
HLi'l ION
being the first trust. "The Oiamoml Gons.
states.
iu.
That th« tariff has corrupted
One year in advance
Match company," an enterpnae capital
Heretofore, this information has been
(inr year, at end of year
ix«*l at the enormous figure of |i#,- American industry and mmie great only partially collected.
The Forest
One year, at end of 2 years
UUU.OUO, as ably handiest as anv modern industries mere adjuncts tu pulì Ural Service has secured comprehensive re
One year, at eml of 3 years
'■n.ri..^ al i-tit.-rpri». and which has Bgltali'-i.
Six months in advance ...
ts «rts from rangers on the Nstional
The precise form which thr Payne- Forests, but from no other source. The
Three months in advance...
served in form ami method as a pattern
Single copy In wrapper ...
for recent institutions of thia character. Aldrich bill shall assume u|»n
Stale Board of Forestry in • tregon ami
Mr. Barber having resigned the preai- can not be foretold, but it will be Washington have had reports from
luiicy uf the Diamond Match company, many a day. we believe, before this their wardens. but many regions had no
A UVF.K r
has |«ubhcly stated that the condition of republican indictment of the privi wank-na. The State ami Government
Can! of thanks . .
the laboring |*ople is a matter for lege ami plutocracy of prot«-« Hoti statistics were in different form and
SjM-cial obituary notices, par line ....Hi serious concern.
He frankly admits will be forgotten. New York U-«rll nut brought together
Consequently,
Extemied WesMingcommenta. |wr line U3 that thr former opinions of the eqmty
although those interested in the subject
li
isi.lav
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la
ta»
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haru/««!
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Display a>ia, to lie changed weekly
■ if social relatiuns were mistakes and
WIDE PUBLICITY IS SECURED FOR OREGJN know in a general way that Are entails
if deairwd. one column wi«ie each
insertion, per inch ............................ if« advises us that later investigation and
an enormous loss to the community
Business locals per line first insertion Hl more careful considerations assure him it
every year, they have U-en unable to
KFJiO.N
IS
THE
PLACE
fur
you"
Ea« h subsequent insertion |i«r llne .ob that tlie pour are growing jaxirer ami
back th«-ir arguments for remedial
lung time standing a*is. contracts made the neh richer, that the maas«-B are
has Iss-n the slogan brought to
action with any definite nroof.
on application.
the attention of 6,dU0,<Ki0 people
suffering from a crushing injustice •nd
District Forester E. T. Allen is re-
I that if something ia not dune soon tu •»< '*••' country through a big advertiae- ■ riving th-- active help of the Oregon
in *>»«■ Saturday Evening Fust, Conservation Association, th«- Oregon
alleviate their condlthm. we of this
WILL THEY EVER IWIIEk’
generation will w itnrss as the inevitable pisced by the Portland t «»nin-rri lai State Board of Forestry, and the Wash
result uf Hie unjust distribution of Club, and the same message has la-en ington Forest Fire Association in
T IS SO PI.AIN that one womiers w«-alth. a terrible . ami ld«asiy conflict. sent to I.OUU.UUU mure through other organizing the work. Tne two latter
This ofiiniun, tiowt-ver, la not a new publications. Keasons why Oregon is have revised their report forms to
Why evervon«- does not
it. that
one.
Capable men In all walks uf life the State of opportunity have is-en bring out tlu- same facta regarding all
the trusts ami manufacturing Inter
have
announced tlie same bell«-f. It presented. The 92 commercial isslu s fire* Th«- Oregon <\>n*ervation Asw
«ata. through manipulating the National
unly
serves
to impress upon those who of the stale having membership in the ■ istion is canvassing the state to swore
roiigress. are working th«- American
thoughtlessly
hurl
tlie
anathema Oregon Development luagu« have been suitable men to act as fire wardens ami
people to a finish in thr maintainance
"calamity howler**at the lowly rvformer given an opportunity without cost to rrftort on fires in their territory and
of the high protective tariff system. In
that there is need fur investigation and them to anaw.-r immediately tlnaiaamo prrM-tils their names to the State Boa nt
lh.-ir gr«-m| th«-sr cormorants have
We should of new inquines atiuut Oregon Never for ap|k>intment. It will also send each
entirely hat sight of the fact that the unselfish patriotic effort.
■
>t
forget
Gist
th«
.
-»sciitiai
trait of a before has Oregon ticen a«« well known man a |s»st card reminder everv two
primary purpose of the tariff was to
ami interest in thr State so gem rally weeks, with a return card on which he
traitor
is
salflahnesa.
provide revenue tu suptairt the govern
aroused. All that la n«-ed«-d to get th«- will enter a few main facts about the
There
has
never
been
a
time
when
merit.
They act as If the first pur|»*<-
beat results is for the commercial
patriotism
was
more
neex-saary
than
at
Wa
. ■ ■ Forest F ire V
of s tariff is to enable trusts ami manu
Imdica tu take advantage of the op|«ir-
<
present,
ami
in
order
that
patriotic
aviation will collect reports from its
facturers to exact exorbitant prices for
tunlty and make them- home-seekers rangers ami from other correspondents
their products. But one of these days, effort I m - intelligently directed, men
familiar witn their sections by sending where it has no rangers. Th«- Forest
ami it is not far distant, the jirople must think frankly, determinedly.
them literature ami answering in Service will furnish franked envelo|«*s
i
|H-rsistently.
will awaken to th«- fact that they are
Justice is the goddess to whom th«- quines.
for mailing in th«- reports, and compile
tiring robbed right and left, because of
s«>n
of liberty every w lie re and at all
the results.
Th«- Washington State
the expanded prices they are required
That Oregon has imtio-n*« trade i-m
times eulisv. labs his life, Do justice,
Hoard of F--f< trv has not rniole anv
to pay for what they consume
sibilitiea with China, which offers a
agn-ement as yet. but will umloubtolly
How iM-autlfully have these tariff said Michelet, ur suffer the colise-
great market for the manufactures as
quenecs
that
have
attemled
injustice
in
furnish all the aid it can.
protected plrat«*« arranged matt«-rs By
well as the raw products of this country,
Every lumberman, or any one else
liooeting the duty on im|>ortati<>tis sky «•very age. Il is lime fur the Amen-
an people to twite from their lethargy, is the opinion uf Quan Kai, a wealthy w ho >« inter « •t« -l III preventing for« st
ward. they have shut out foreign com
Chinese merchant of H<*ng Kong, who
tins. will see th«* advantage in bring
petition. Then thr trust and combine renounce the idols ut gam, and seek to
has been a Portland visitor fur the )«st
abolish
those
Instiiulions
which,
found
ing this information before the public
ia invented to prevent domestic cum-
few days. He believes an era of closer ami ran I m - of great aasistam-e bv rv-
petition. No better arrangement (for ' ed on injustice, have given riae to un
commercial relations with the Cnita-d
told
inlseiies
ami
forced
men
into
raa in in» vicinity
1
thrmi could possibly be made.
States is about to dawn for his country
will I m - furnished on application to th«
To show what is the effect of this poverty and enme. When one man is
ami he welcomes a larger commerce
Secretary of the Oregon Mate Board uf
srrangement, is: The absolute coat of n inig ;-a- I. .« ur with hundn-.is of
with the Pacific Coast, yuan Kai sues
th<>u»un
‘
l«
1«.
Ins
-
r«--!it.
whll«-th'-ussmls
Forestry, or. in Washington, to the
material and lalmr required to produce
his country is entering ujum a period of
Washington Forest Fire Association.
s |2n suit of clothes, is nut more than of others wliuse combined production is
expansion and must have railway
|f> ur W. The protective tariff rnabl>-s thousands ol limes greater, end their
materials, machinery of all kinds ami
the manufa- ture to charge the r* taller year with twining to their credit save
manufactured products in miditiun to
rrcolection
uf
want
and
the
constant
SK> fur the suit ami the balance of the
the lumber, wheat ami flour, the chief
price constitutes thr retailers profit. fear of starvation, the problem is to
commodities sc.urrd from this t oast,
get justice done.
1 his same »tory could I m - told of almost
We uf th«- Pacifit coast do not realize saying that his ;»-ople prefer tu trade
any other product of the mills and
the conditi.-ns ot tile East t>ut we should with this country in preference to the the use of sending away for something
workshops. Thr actual latxir and mi-
-i-d t"ig- t that - similar 'Buses l-eget English ami German exporters who that you can get at home.
ti-rial cost of the seif-blmlmg harvester
similar consequences and if a remedy is have the bulk of this trade at present Murr is or..
is not more shan |36
Yet our farmers
nut applied, we ate destined to witness
|«ay IlfiO each for them
Salem la making preparations fur the
Sw N. !
Now them- prices could not lie main the same deplorable cundltlun In our
midst.
1
be
conflict
proph«
aied
by
Mr
fourth
annual cherry fair to I m - held in
tained. if our markets were subject to
Barber is nut a conflict of capital the t'apital City July H and 9
The
the foreign com|s-tltor.
If foreign
rna«le steel was not kept out of our against labor nor yet uf claaa against people of Salem make a big event every
markrta by a prohibitory duty, the class t>ut, a conflict against arbitrary year of the cherry show ami the fete
United States steel corporation w««ul«l power and special privilege both of this season will eclipse anything of the
nut I m - aide to declare an annual dlvi- which are founded on land monopoly. kiml ever held there, according to th<«e
deml of over l<O per cent U|>on stock •'Sukliers of Rum«," said Tiberius in charge of the program The fair
which has tw-en water«*<l until each share (iracehus. "you are called the Ionia of will I m - held at the time of the Mid
has lieen made four or five times larger the earth, yet you have nut a foot of summer meeting of the State Horn
ground to stand on."
The conflict cultural Society at Salem. There will
than it, legitimately, should lie.
prophesied is th«* old old conflict that be aildreeses by prominent orchardists
Why will the American voter permit
ami specialists ami a trip through the
this burden of exploited prices to be has been waged In every age and land
a
conflict
iM-tween
the
|<ower
to
prevent
orchards
atxiut Salem on Friday, July 9
saddled upon him? Why will hr ficrmll
the sugar trust to exset a tribute of l‘t and the wish tu live; between appro will lie a feature of the gathering
cents per jxiuml mon- than a reasonable priating indolence ami exhausted toil; Fruit growers of the State are making
between siwcial privilege ami ho|M-leas plans to attend.
profit would entitle it to charge*
All of these unnecessary ami unjust want a conflict between the muscle
Oregon was well represented at thr
burdens can lie removed, if the Amen- ami mind which produces ami the thief
On the fact that when
can voter will but removr the scales who legally steals the old old conflict tri-state bankers' convention at Seattle
last week.
Many prominent in the make an abstract of any jmrcel of
from his eye* and, also, if he will cut uf labor against mono|s>ly.
financial affairs of the state were in at
out political prejudice ami partisan
real estate we give you a per
tendance. The sessions were of unusual
bias. It is by appealing to partisan
PLUTOCRATS IN INE PILLORY
interest ami la-cause of the bankers of fectly accurate anti complete
bias that the manufacturer is enabled
Oregon,
Washington and Idaho m< >-t history of it.
tn hang on to the tariff teat, If every
mg
together,
a closer relation was
An abstract is an absolute
voter was inde|M»ndent enough to vote
SENATOR DOLLIVER, republican,
fur the Interests of himself and hi« represents in part a state which never established l>etween thr financial inter r.ecessity if you wish to be
wife anil children, the Aldriches ami voted for a democratic presidential ests of the Pacific Northwest.
dhf Santini» Jìrus
IME come CONFLICT
Reduction $ale
One Week Only
O N
Mens and Boys
SUITS
AND
Û
- r
'A
tei
Paynes woukl mil longer disgrace thr
Federal congress. Every senator ami
representative who votes on a tariff
measure in the interest of the tariff
iM-neficiary. should I m « marked for the
political grave yard at the first upper
tunlty. It matters not whether he is a
Republican or a l>emo«-rat. If he votes
against the people's interests smt to
maintain the present robber tariff, club
him into oblivion as soon as possible.
Fill his shoes with a Cummings, or a
(.«Follette and men of that character
What difference does it make to the
|>eople whether a congressman is a Re
publican or a Democrat, if he only
Votes right if he has for his purpose
the welfare of the American people?
Ignorance ami prejudice are the evils
which the American electorate must
overcome liefore these tariff extortions
can be stopped. Ami through the inde
pendent voter, alone, can this result be
accomplished.
Therefore, by every
means |iosaibie. should independent
political action be encouraged.
Under our present political system,
the political party se«-ms a necessity,
but a party's power for evil and in
justice should, if possible, tie reduced
to s minimum.
candidate. He is a stalwart partisan
whose iovalty to the organisation is no
more in question west of the Missis
sippi than is that of Senator Aldrich on
the shore« of Narragans«-tt Bay. In
the course of a two days' s|M«ech Mr.
Dolliver has aaa«-rtc<l, intimated or in
sinuated
1. That the cotton ami woolen sche
dules of the |>emhng tariff bill were
prepared by interested parties in New
York ami that many of their sponsors
in the aenate do not know what they
mean.
2. That whereas there ia a pretense
that the measure reduces taxation, the
fact ia that there ia an increaae, and
designedly so.
1 That the tin-plate tariff of 1KX9
brought into existence a monopolizes!
industry which was at length unloaded
on the Unitesi States steel corfioratkin,
with a rake-off to the promoters suffi
cient to buy the Rock Islam! rail-
road.
4. That many of the rates in the
existing law ami in the proposed bill
are so extravagant amt unnecessary as
to bring the policy of protection into
ridicule.
That in 1990 McKinley permitted
Circuit Court
The cae« of < tregon agt Geo. w
Fisher, of Brownsville, once convicted
for violating th« game law, was order
ed out of court thia morning, on account
of the law under which he was indicted
having been n-t«ealrd by the last legis
lature in one of its customary tiungl«-«.
Even if convicted there would be no
punishment.
G. W. Smith agt. R. E Overton,
settled.
N. W. Thompson agt. Ralph Groahong
et al.
New matter In answer was
ordered stricken out ih-femlant was
given until July *U to answer ami the
plaintiff ten days to reply.
K. L. Sabin agt. H. Taaaell. Judg
ment oniercil, with sixty days stay.
J. C. Howe agt G. R. Kobertaon.
costa retaxed at J k 7 .90.
Wilhelm Hana Carl Gotlieh Fehmer
ling was admitted t«> citizenship.
True hills were found against J. P.
McKay ami George Kichanta. for simple
larceny in the theft of some copjw-r
wire valued at 4.C2. stolen from thr S.
P. The men plead guilty, waived time
and were sentenced to the county jail
for three months.
thoroughly jsisted The one way
you can avoid the purchase of
expensive litigation.
Our work is absolutely accurate.
LINN COL'NTY ABSTRACT CO
Allatny, Oregon
HATS
Commencing Sat., June 26
Closing Saturday, July 3, ’09
WESELY Sb CAIN
A Nice N’etc, and
Uo-to-Date Line of
MENS
and
BOYS
HATS
and
CAPS
Hibler
Gill Co
OREGON
I The Righteous Man
l*(‘gnitlctli the lift* of his lxMlsf
I Those
who f<*<*<! SECIRITY Stock
an* tulliilling the scripture. I
I Food
This stock food is sold on n positive
(iiuirniitce. Rend the guarantee
I on (’ash everv
!
Pneknge.
Don’t he misled
by cheap a l vert ¡sing, SECURITY
I means what it says. Ask those who Í
have used it.
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Put a Bull Behind the Bars
We call especial attentmn to the hinge joint at each intersection
ol stay with main bars.
1 ' • " '
■- ■”«; f ev-rv y.,-d wire f-nre. t Unica« th«- Kay
hx« a hinge int tl.e (ci.^e canu««< receive pressure from Ionian
and light Itself.
AMERICAN FENCE
1« made w lb a 1 •
int. bv which the maximum o( elasticity is
►"‘".li
i-
d , « . r:« .net« bed. remains in place indefi
anely With the hmge joint, i.o amount ot »tram uu th
eSc. t the lunncction oi stay and bar.
Write us for prices F. O. B your station.
BARRETT BROS.
Albany. Ore