TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1914.
HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGOM.
PAGE THREE
GO TO ROSEBURG
AND SEE WRECK
DRYS HAVE MADE
Bank Deposits Fall Off Half Mil
lion Dollars in Dry Town
ASSESSMENTS MUCH HIGHER
Real Estate Offered for Sale at Less
Than Valuation But No Bidders
The Committee of One Hundred
says:
"If you want to find out what
dry Orcsjon will do for Oregon, go
to Koseburg and see what dry
Rosphurg has accomplished."
Here's what it has done.
It has cut down the bank deposits
by over $500,000, in spite of the
fact that :here are now four banks
to the two in existence when Rose
burg had licensed saloons, and that
the population has increased in pro
portion to the settling up of South
ern Oregon by new settlers and im
migration. When Roseburg had licensed sa
loons the tax levy, on one-third of
the valuation was two mills. Since
Roseburg has gone dry the tax levy
has varied from eight to ten mills
on a full valuation; and in addition
occupation taxes have been steadily
increased.
The Committee of One Hundred
boasts that dry Roseburg has erected
a 8115,000 hotel. The hotel was
erected in 1913, stood idle and ten
antless for four months, and was
rescued from the bankruptcy court
by liberal business men of the city,
among whom were E. L. Parrot, C.
W. Parks, Joseph Micelli, A. N. Or
cott and Henry Hart, all of whom
are radically opposed to a dry town.
The Committee of One Hundred
also boasts of the armory as an
achievement. The armory was built
by state, county and city funds com
bined, and is not yet completed.
Over 140 leading business men
have signed a petition calling for a
local option election in Roseburg this
year, and such an election will be
held.
Many empty store buildings are to
be found on the leading business
streets a condition that never ex
isted when Roseburg had licensed
saloons. Scores of dwelling houses
are vacant for the first time in the
history of the city.
John Hunter, a leading contractor
and formerly a supporter of the drys,
is now advertising in Roseburg pa
pers; Business block for sale
for S500 less than present as
sessed valuation.
Another property owner has of
fered four parcels of inside prop
erty for sale at less than the as
sessed valuation, and has not even
received a tender.
One of the leaders of the dry
forces in Roseburg is a man who as
a former apent of the Albany brew
ery made his fortune, and who to
day is the owner of a drug store.
He was at one time prominent in
politics, was repudiated by the vot
ers of Douglas County, and is now
said to be seeking to place lieuten
ants in office through the dry move
ment. Beggars are common on the streets,
and many poor families are appeal
ing to the local bankers for aid.
And yet the Committee of One
Hundred says:
"If you want to find out what Ore
gon dry will do for Oregon go to
Roseburg and see what dry Roseburg
has accomplished."
f PUT YOUR I
between fill If!
AND VOTE AGAINSft
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J 111 si) li 1 IP i Ss . Jhl I
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For Representative in Congress Lfc Eg Vote for One
12 JOHN DOE 2 t I
13 RICHARD ROE flt' Jr J II
For United States Senator itfcfx! Jkf ' f ' Vote lor ne I
18 JOHN DOE ; A " f M, If
19 RICHARD ROE Jm fl ,fy- ' I
For Governor fc f V Vote or One
22 JOHN DOE M ,. &Sffip
23 RICHARD ROE Mij i Jgfrj" 1
j REFERRED TO FEOPLE&EGlf lIVSwlBLY
j For an Amendment of Section 2, Article H Etc., jUl. fr Vote YES or NO
j 300 Yes JMtL II
j For Constitutional Amendment of Section 8, Etubjy vjiV ; jf" "TowTTorO
302 Yes Jfesfesfe fefflr H
I 303 No TfJ f "Vjj
For Amendment ol Section 6, Etc, J J ' v'e VES orNO jj
i Initiated by authority of KvvtERSAL C0N8TI- ;
j TUTIONAL EIGHT Mj yMEJTEtc, Vote YES or NO
321 No L tf jSiShW
InEUated by authority of Mrs. lf&K?, EISHT HOUR DAY
U and ROOM VENTILATION if ' ''Jov FE18B& WORKERS, Etc, vor. yes or no
A 322 Yes tApJ
323 No fSpjX'i
1 InlUated by Joseph H. Al i-PR0IBITI0PI COHSTITU-
1 TIONAL MALI Etc., Vote YES or NO if
I 332 Yes jjr j
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!J Constitutional Amendment initiated by Paul Turner, etc., ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY, etc. Vote YES or NO k
334 Yes f
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"El'Sl.Lt.S IS FINji."
Grand Jury in Pry Town Says Too
.Much Liquor Hold Raps Docljrs.
Hood River is one of the "dry"
towns that the Committee of One
Hundred hasn't said anything about
But "busine-s is fine" there too, es
pecially in the drug stores. The Oc
tober grand jury spent some days
looking into the matter, and reported
on it. In fact about all the grand
jury did was to probe the liquor sit
uation in "dry" Hood River, thus
spending the taxpayers' money to
discover if prohibition prohibited.
This is what they found out, as
set forth in their formal report to
the Circuit Court on October 6, '.3I4:
"Nearly all of the time of the
grand jufy has been taken up with
consideration of alleged violations of
the local option law within this juris
diction. We have received tin report
of the sheriff of the county as to the
quantity of intoxicating liquor shipped
into this county during the last three
months. By this report it appears
that a large amount of liquor has
been shipped to private individuals
during the period, and presumably
procured and used legally. It fur
ther appears that the quantity re
ceived by the drug stores during the
period was' considerably more than
during the preceding three months,
and too large to be disposed of in
accordance with the section of the lo
cal option law regulating the writing
of prescriptions by physicians, and in
this connection we call the attention
of physicians of Hood River County
to Section 4921 of Lord's Oregon
Laws.
"We recommend that the physi
cians confine themselves more close
ly to the letter of this section of the
local option law."
The report is signed by Joseph
Frazier, Jr., as foreman.
ACC DENTALLY
TAKES POISON
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan drank
a bottle of iodine last Friday after
noon and was quite seriously ill. Dr.
McMurdo happened to be just across
the street at the time and the mother
rushed over with the child. The doc-
tor immediately washed the baby's
stomach with starch water, which is
! the antidate for iodine poison. Large
! quantities of the iodine were removed
from the child's stomach and she is
getting along alright now.
O. M. Yeager, Architect and Builder.
Lou Davidson and John Blake were
in from Rock Creek yesterday.
Car of Yakima potatoes just re
ceived rhelps Grocery Co.
Willard Blake, prominent citizen of
lone, was in Heppqer yesterday at
tending to business matters.
500 posts for
font uany.
sak' Phelps Grocery
Misses Newcomb and Sehwittay,
local schoolteachers, accompanied the
football team to lone Saturday.
LIQUOR BUSINESS
FINH SINCE Ell
(il'iXH IS "DHY"
Southern Pacific Shipments Indicate
How Normal Demand is Still Met.
FOUNI)-
Haylor's.
A watch. Inquire at
Mrs. T. J. Handsaker entertained her
Sunday School Class and a number
of invited guests at her home .
..ORKGON FIRST.. .C. G. Casebeer,
igent, Oregon Life Insurance Com
pany. Heat for Oregomans.
LOST 5 owes and one wether.
Wether had boll on nock. Will Dav
reward for their return. Walt Rood.
I am an agent for Mrs. Summers'
famous home remedies. Samples
sent on request. Mrs. Hardest y,
Morgan, Oregon.
F.L'GENE,
Lane County's "model" prohibl- '
tion city, and the seat of the 1
state university. i9 '
NOT A "DHY" TOWN. '
From January I to October 1 '
of this year there were shipped '
into Fueene 102.417 QUARTS
OF IIKFR.
From January I to October 1
of this ycir there were shipped
into Fituine 3.1'JO QUARTS OF
i.firon.
Of this an, mint there went to
otic drug store 7i2i QUARTS OF
LIQUOR.
Fxpress company records show
1 thes; figures.
IS FUt.ENE "DRY"?
VOTE 3:13 X NO.
Big Blunder in Misleading "Prohibition" Campaign is Made.
J. E. WHEELER, CHAIRMAN OF
THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
ADMITS IN PUBLIC PRINT
That Prohibition is AN INFRINGEMENT OF PERSONAL LIBERTY.
That the word "DISTRIBUTION" was DELIBERATELY LEFT OUT OF
the proposed "prohibition" amendment.
That "ANY CITIZEN" may ship liquor "direct from some other state"
into "HIS OWN HOME."
EVER! CLAIM MADE NT THE ANTI-PROHIBITION FORCES AGAINST THE PRO-
F.VttKNE. The Commit ton of One
Hundred, together with other prohibi
tum orgnniv.ntions, boasts that Fueene,
the seat of the I'niversity of Oregon,
is one of their "model" dry towns.
And they sny "husine.MH is fine" there.
Investigation prnvea tlnit in the uni
versify city nt leant one form of bum
ness is i;ood the mail order linunr
business.
From Jnnunry 1 to October 1 this
year, the Southern Pacific alone hns
shipped into dry Eugene from outside
points:
barrels of beer,
ft." enses of iunr,
d! kejrs of liquor
ill barrels of liquor.
This is enough liquor to stock one
busy Biiloon for a year.
Itoiibtless Niinilnr amounts hnve been
sent in by the Oregon Fleet rie Rnil
wtiy, unci by the several express com
pnnies operating within the city. The
records tin not show the amounts In
eneli keg, ense or bnrrel, but the fig
ores in any event indicate that there
lias been a nst amount of liquor con
stimeil in "dry" Kugcne from which
the city iias received no lirei.sw re
turns at all.
The Committee of One Hundred shvs
"business is fine in dry towns," but
it lias failed to specify the kind of
business. Ol'ficinl records at Lngeno,
the home of tin1 state university, where
hundreds of young men and women go
from all parts of the state, speak for
tlit'liisees.
Eugene Matron Finds Liquor.
Kf'ti h K. Though one of the no
liceitien hud failed to find liquor upon
the person of it drunk picked up on the
streets lure, Mrs. .1. K. Cm, police inn
Iron, succeeded in flncovcnng tlire
quarts of whisky coneenb'd in the prls
i r s clothes, ami eon fiscuted thn li
pior.
Mr. and Mrs. Crmrlen Ames ami
son, Lester, and Mrs. A. WhoelhouHe
and dmighter.Clara, motored over
from Ailing-ton Inst week-end to visit
at the Van Vnctor and Shurte homes.
Mrs. WheelhoiiNo is a sister of Mrs.
Shtnte's and Mrs. Ames is a sister
of Mis. Van Vaetor's.
For ratr runs and rug rarpet weav
ing and ulso ruga from old ingrain
carpela, ee the Ileppner weaver just
south of the Catholic Church.
We learned just us we ko to press
that Howkcr's Orchestra will be up
from Portland Kleelion night to fur
nish music for a diwice at the fair
pavilion. The Fair Hoard has in
stalled several Htoves in the pavilion
and it is quite comfortable even
though the nights are cold.
A certain young man was arrested
by Sheriir Kvans Sunday morning on
a charge of furnishing; liquor to a
minor and was arraigned beforo
Justice (jornett. yesterday morning,
lie waived preliminary hearing and
the justice bound him over to the
grand jury under a $100 bond which
the defendant furn:.mel in cash.
Information has reached the Dis
trict Attorney's office to the effect
that a similar charge has been placed
against a youtig man of llardman but
the name of the defendant lias not
been learned here, as yet.
Five auto loads of Condon KebekahH
from Condon ami three loads from
Mayville, journeyed to Fossil Thurs
I'lny night to attend a joint convention
! of the lodge.
The Anti-Prohibition Forces Have Steadfastly Claimed:
That "prohibition is nn infringe
ment of personal liberty". Mr.
Wheeler admits it, word for word, in
public print.
That "prohibition will not prohibit."
Mr. Wheeler' admission proves his
Committee of One Hundred is not
trying to prohibit.
That "prohibition would be a death
blow to thn present healthy growth f
TKUK TK.MI'KKANCK .SKNT1.MKNT
in the land." Mr. Wheeler's admi--sion
proves it.
That "prohibition does
"Itry Oregon."
That "prohibition would let down
the bars to HI.IMl I'KiGKRS and
ItOOT-I.MJC.KRS, who would deal
in deadly decoction". The same law
nut mean would allow any blind pigger with a
.IIO.MK to t.hip liquor "direct from
some other Mat-" to MIS lloMK, for
the HI. INK VU.C.KM is as much of
"(TnZF.N" hs any other man or
woman in Oirgon. And the Mind
pigger, bi-caiise he is NOT I ' N I iF.lt
INSI'KCTION by federal. M;it.- or
city officials, will make one barrel of
f'URF. WINK, HKKK or I.IOTOK in
to n ItOZF.N BAUKKI.S Or I'OlSON
OUS riF.VKKAOKS that will make a
new generation of imbeciles, nliols
and criminals in Oregon.
Albany Bootlegger Ouilty.
AI.ItAW. A. .1. Miller, charged
with violating the local option laws,
hits been convicted of "bootlegging"
b a jury in Judge Kelly's rourt. Kvi
dt-nce against the prisoner was strong,
si, -I the jury reni he. I a crdu t with but
little .1,1., v.
Alhiny Has Twslv Cases.
M.IIWV, Thomas Irnng Terrill, a
b.rnl retaurant man, has been fined
'Jlio f,,f selling beer in bis plsce of
busin.-ss in Molaton of the loenl op
to n statutes ll.s trial is tlie first if
twelve to follow n doren indictment
liiirob'.l down by tin' Septi-inber grand
Vi'v. each one relating to liquor 1s t
violations in I. mn county.
lien llownian left Sunday for the
Flett place on Hock ( reek, whereh e
will put in a hteel and concn-Ui bridge
across the creek, having been awarded
the contract by the county, says the
Arlington Independent. This bridge)
was washed out by the cloudburst thu
second week of June laat year.
RITTER PEOPLE HAVE
I, WHEELER'S THREE BLUNDERING ADMISSIONS ARE THE BEST THREE REASONS II HIS MISNAMED,
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IS AN ALARMING MENACE TO THE STATE
MISLEADING
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
Can Any Intelligent Voter Fail To See The "Jokers"?
VOTE 333 X NO
AND PUT AN END TO THIS "PROHIBITION" AGITATION
(Paid Advi rttK-ment, Taxpayers and Wsgii Karrers' Ingje of Oregon, Portland, "r i
(Flint Kock Record. )
"Theie lias been considerable com
plaint recently over coditions at Hit
ter, 'lie I ostoftice was moved hii f ;i
loile o V "ot ci utit y -oko, and as i
objections were raised it wai th"'i
ii, o.i . I f iither and is now two 'i I
a a,..,. ibis to. ike t it neiessitv to
opi o i"ilc and rial', the river, vbi n
in, tilled with la i ire boulders. A shaky
! budge bus I n put in on one crossing
ttlin h the first (ugh water will proli-
'iibly take nut. and then the river will
have to b' forded twin, if Hitter re
ceive i any mail. 'Ibis will be an tin
po il.ility Hi winter, for the river will
itlee.e, but hoi sliolig "linugh to hold
up a four liofe train and stage with
heavy pan eU pint and pa ".engers.
! Fitber budges w II have to be put
in that are safe or the present sit
' boiil.l be abotidoned as a l".s!nl!i, e.
I he olli. e was moved, it Is said, to tliM
-ptiiigs, which makes the road two)
iiiiiim I'iriiier, over more man une
'. .pine of allli'o,t Itlipassiible road, hit h
i villi prove sin b in winter. Something
: hould be iloni' cither by the liovern
nu l l, the proplw of Kilter or the ( oun
ly I mill 'I lungs cannot go as they
tire f..r winter will soon ! here, and
.iiinr lives may pay the forfeit of
letting mutters tr.t in this la con
iliiimi. i is ninli i -i...k thnt a slsgn
Mnvei Is ,nt colnprlled to optm gSti'S
.it, way, nr drive over a road that Is
I not a l gal one."
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