THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HETPXER. ORE.. THt'RSHAY. SEPT. 24. 1014
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Thursday. September 24. 1914.
TWO YOKKI;-t'l-SS-
MEASURES.
A SQU ARE DEAL.
The National Farmers' Union is
demanding a square deal from Con
press and State Legislatures on the
marketing of farm products.
The Federal and State Govern
ments have been spending millions
of uollars annually in urging the far
n.i'i to increase production, but lit
tle attention has been given to the
mark sting side of the question.
It is a well known paradox that
the larger the crop the less the val
ue and a stimulant to production
without corresponding aid in mar
keting, loses much of its worth to ag
rtcuUi're. The Nation is fast awak
ening to the fact that marketing,
ana nut production, is the problem
of the-former.
SOCIAL CENTERS.
The crying need of rural Oregon
is social centers where our young
r.eoDlo can be -entertained, amused
and instructed under the direction
of cultured, clean and competent
leadership, where aesthetic surround
ings stir the love for the beautiful;
where art charges the atmosphere
with inspiration and power, and in
nocent amusements instruct and
brighten their lives.
To hold our young people on the
farm we must make farm life more
attractive, as well as the business of
farming more remunerative. The
school house should be the social
unit, properly equipped for nourish
ing and building character, so that
the lives of our people can properly
function around it and become sup
plied with the necessary elements of
human thought and activity.
NOT NOW.
No doubt the time will come when,
with inuiro'ec! machinery and scien
tific methods of production, it will be
possible for the world's work to be
done without requiring anyone to
work more than eight hours a day.
No doubt that there are many occu
pations in which the workers should
not be permitted to work more than
eight hours a day, and rigid enforce
ment of laws to prevent longer hours
should be had. On the other hand,
it is not possible with the present
supply cf labor for the farmers in
this part of the state to carry on suc
cessfully the work of farming if the
proposed eight hour law should be
anr.rn vpd bv the people. While we
hope that such may be the case with
in a few years, it certainly is not the
case now". Farmers and farmers'
wives and those whose incomes are
fixed should study carefully this pro
posed law and see whether their in
terests will be advanced or not by
this measure. Look into this mea
sure, decide for yourself, be sure to
register before October 15, and then
go to the polls and vote as you think
best for yourself and the community.
The registration books will close
October 15. Every voter should reg
ister before that date, if not already
registered, and every voter should
vote Nov. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Maddock visited
the past week in our city, taking in
the fair and enjoying the pleasures
of old associations for a season.
E. E. Bartholomew and family, of
Glennwood, Wash., have been spend
ing the week in Heppner, the guests
ot Mrs. Mary A. Bartholomew. Ed
is a successful farmer of his section
of Washington and is prospering
nicely.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Boyden will
have as their house guests during
the ftound-l'p Dr. and Mrs. Kistner
of Portlnnd. Dr. Culbertson and
daughter. T. J. Mahoney and Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Buyer, all of Heppner.
K. 0.
Drs. Lowe and Turner, the well
known eye specialists of Portland
will be in Heppner again Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27, 28
and 29 at Palace Hotel Parlors. Dont
fail to consult them about your eyes
and glasses.
To the Editor:
In all round fairness to your read
ers, who hail from every walk of
life, I trust you will allow space for
this description of two working-class
measures now on the official ballot
for consideration by the voter next
election day.
Proportional Representation (Yes)
34S, (No) 349, creates a state wide
district for voting, through the use
of stickers or writing the name of
the candidate on the ballot: which
name appears only on the ballot in
the district where nomination is
made and limits the vote in all dis
tricts to a choice of but one in such
districts as have more than one can
didate for each party.
By using stickers or writing the
name in a state wide district, minor
ity parties are permitted to conserve
their votes by concentrating them
upon seme nominee of their choice
as to party, principles, etc., any
where in the state.
The principal objections, in our
campaign for this measure, nave
beer, found to be: 1st. that such a
variety of ideas in the Assembly
would tend to obstruct legislation (A
God-send were it so) and the 2nd,
that log-rolling would come through
each faction agreeing with the other
to get their measures through would
give too much legislation. It is plain
to be seen that these objections con
tradict each other. Their argument
is, therefore, of no account.
If men and women who receive the
sixty highest votes over the entire
state are to represent the people it
is almost certain that better legisla
tors and better legislation will fol
low. The change from voting for
one nominee instead of from two to
twelvi) iu uk-tricts that, have more
than ons nominee is not so radical
as to confuse the casting of an in
telligent ballot by any one. In fajl
in all districts where but one nom
inee appears on the ballot (as in
many districts) voters will not nec
essarily need to be informed of the
change made by this amendment to
vote intelligently; unless they are
of a minority party and wish to con
centrate their vote with others for
a friend or party nominee in another
district. The placing of an X mark
before the name of the nominee or
the writing or sticking of the name
on the ballot of a nominee chosen
from another district lends no com
plication to voting.
No district will fail of Its repre
sentation by this amendment for
the reason that minority party votei
will concentrate in districts that have
more than one nominee and pro
portional representation will come
out of these districts: leaving such
districts as have but one nominee
their regular local representative
chosen from one of the parties nom
inating them.
Minority representation, like mi
nority reports in committee, gener
ally have new and improved ideas
that should reach the people for
their consideration. It is the func
tion of the majority party, always,
to manage and govern while the
functiop of any minority party i3 to
revolutionize ' or change conditions
that have become obsolete or fail
to serve the people. Good and not
evil results must follow proportion
al representation in the Leglisb.tive
Assembly..
The one great and beneficial fea
ture that will come to all parties,
alike, the relief It will bring to the
overburdened and enforced abuse of
the initiative. Minority ideas will
find expressions through their rep
resentatives elected for that purpose
and need not be forced on the initia
tive. Its use will thereby be re
duced to a minimum and Oregon's
greatest law protected.
It is not expected, nor win great
changes come that will deprive ma
jority parties from their management
of affairs of state. It is beneficial to
all. alike, that new ideas be dissem
inated. It is the course of evolu
tion in matters of state. Every le
ca 11 v renncuized political party is
entitled to representation. Why
should we not grant it to them? i
The -'Department of Industry and
Public Works", (Yes) 352. (Nol
353, is as much needed in these days !
of disinherited thousands of work
ers as was the public school system
in the day it was opposed by such
people as had means to educate their
own children. It was then rightly
considered an asset to the state to
educate its future citizens and should
now be considered an asset to the
state to conserve wasted human en
ergy for the benefit of both the state
and the individual. It matters not
what the extenuating circumstances
are that makes unemployment, the
condition is with us and like con
tagious diseases must be cared for if
society is to be protected. Enforced
idleness begets disregard for govern
ment and fosters crime. 1 lie state
can profit by this department in
building roads, irrigation projects,
etc., and maintain the respect of un
employed citizens, without the issue
of bonds. The school system was fi
nanced by giving it two sections of
land in every township in the state.
It is proposed to finance this depart
ment by taking from those that have
builded fortunes, through prior ad
vantages, now gone, after they have
done with it. A ten per cent inher
itance tax taken from the estate of
deceased persons whose fortune is
appraised at $50,000.00 or more is
but justice to the rising disinherited
generation. It will equalize, to a
limited extent, the amassing of great
fortunes of the "Harry K. Thaw"
type.
Miss Belmont injured.
Miss Julia Belmont, the baloonist
was seriously injured in her last drop
from the baloon on Saturday af
ternoon. She became entangled in
the parachute in some manner and
was unable to get lose. Just as she
reached the ground, a sudden gust
of wind caught the parachute and
Miss Belmont was dragged for a dis
tance of ten feet. She remained
unconscious for about four hours af
ter she had been taken to the Hepp
ner Sanatorium. She received a
Btirained ankle and several bruises,
but recovered sufficiently to leav)
for Chicago Sunday ittorcint trite
C. W. BARZEE.
D. B. Stalter was over from the
Greenhorn during the fair and had
on display some of the rich ore tak
en from the lead recently uncovered
at the Mavflower mines. His exhibit
was not a large one but it gave all
interested parties an Insight into the
possibilities of the late discovery.
The ledge opened is very extensive
and the ore is rich in gold. A test
ima nnt vet been made but Mr. Stal
ter is fully convinced that it will run
snn and better to the ton. Mr.
Stalter returned to the mines Tues
day and will remain there for some
tima. at least nstil bad weather
cauxc them to shut down.
EARHAFIT KILLED
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some men quarreling, but he could
n't say for sure just where the quar
reling was taking place. A little
while after that lie heard three shots,
one shot, a lull and then two shots
in rapid succession.
M. L. Case, the undertaker was
called to testify. He Bald that he
removed the clothing from Earhart's
a dozen cartridges from the trous-
whtch was that of a rifle ball. It
entered the right side of the chest,
passed through the heart and came
out just below the shoulder blado.
He testified that he removed about
a dozen cartridges fromm the trous
ers of Earhart. Part of these car
tridges were in one pocket and part
in another. In addition to this there
was considerable silver and curren
cy. The cartridges he turned over
to Deputy Sheriff McDuffce.
The testimony of Riley Miller, who
met Earhart shortly before the shoot-
ng was considered valuable to the
defense. Riley testified that ho came
down from the direction of the Brew
cry saloon with Earhart and as they
arrived at the corner of Dennis Mc-
Namee's, Earhart said, "You had bet
ter go the other way; there is going
to be trouble." He testiled that he
didn't know whether Earhart had a
gun or not.
w. D. Newlon testiled tliat lie
was coming up the street with an
other party. He was in front of C.
E. Woodson s law office, when ne
heard a shot fired, and then two
more shots. He did not see one
man strike the other as he fell. He
couldn'e tell where the shots came
from.
Dr. Allison testified that death
was instantaneous, that the wound
ed man could not have lived over
thirty seconds, since the bullet pass
ed through his heart.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was, that Earhart came to his death
from a pistol bullet from a gun in
the hands of Cason.
Friends Demand Cason's Release.
On Monday auto load after auto
load of lone people, friends of Wal
ter Cason, came up from the ' egg
citv" to take him back with them
Under the lead of A. E. Johnson,
lone attorney. Cason s release was
demanded of the sheriff, and as no
charge had been placed against Ca
son, the sheriff had nothing to hold
him for and he was permitted to re
turn to lone.
Cason Exonerated at Preliminary.
Cason was returned to Heppner
Monday evening by Sheriff Evans
and a preliminary hearing was had
on Tuesday. At this hearing, attor
neys Knappenberg and Johnson of
lone and C. E. Woodson of Heppner
appeared for the defendant and the
state was represented by Glenn Y.
Wells, district attorney.
The same witnesses who testified
at the coroner's inquest were called
again and their testimony was much
the same. Walter Cason again took
the stand and told the court of the
trouble he had with Effrhart sever
al years ago at lane, when Earhart
drew a gun on him and told him If
he did not see Judge Bean and Pros
ecutor Phelps, and secure his re
lease from a charge of gambling he
would kill him. Cason had Earhart
sent up on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon. This seemed to
embitter Earhart more than ever. He
was given a parol by Gov. Chamber
lain and he again went back to lone.
He had previously been engaged in
the saloon business in that town. On
the night of July 3, 1908, he "shot
up the town" of lone, and at that
time several innocent citizens were
wounded. For that act, Earhart was
convicted and returned to the Oregon
state penitentiary. He served out
his term of five years and came to
Heppner last summer. He had been
working around here up to the time
of the shooting. Cason testified that
he had been warned by friends of
the threats which Earhart made
against him, and knowing Earhart's
attitude, he had always avoided
meetine him. He came to the fair
with his family and had spent the
day with them. In the evening he
saw, by looking through the wlndo.v
of the Rock saloon, Earhart stand
ing at the bar talking. He watclu'd
him for several minutes and then
went un the street. In the face of
the threats Earhart had made, he
thought it best to be on the lookout.
He again related wr.at took place on
the corner prior to the shooting, the
shooting, and his turning both guns
over to Marshal McCraw.
One of the new witnesses intro
duced by the state was Mrs. Frank
Fine. She testified that she was
with her husband, on their way to
the fair grounds. They heard the
shooting and she rushed over to the
wounded man as he made his last
groan. Not one of the witnesses saw
this woman at any time.
Mack Gentry Identifies Gun.
M. T. Gentryof the Brewery sa
loon, Identified the gun used by Ear
hart last Saturday night. Mr. Gen
try said" the gun had been lying be
hind the bar for some time, and as
Earhart had worked around there
more or less, he was acquainted with
the fact. In all probability he took
the gun from the saloon the night of
the shooting.
Court Room Filled With Applause.
Arier Justice Corner's words,
which were to the effect that he
thought it was a case where self de
fense was evident; that he did not
think there was sufficient evidence to
hold Mr. Cason, and that he be al
lowed to return to his home and fam-
Ivl: the entire court room was filled
with the applause of Mr. Cason's
many friends who had come up from
lone to be with him through the trial
and to take him home with them
NOTICE.
Experienced farmer with equip
ment wants to rent an improved
farm of from 400 to 800 acres near
Heppner or Lexington. Can give
best references. Call at or write
this office for particulars.
ROOMS FOR RKXT I have for
rent five good rooms, partially fur
nished in M. E. Church, South, par
sonage. Roomers or small family.
It. REV. J. D. CROOKS.
MRS. ABIGAIL SCOTTDUNIWAY
ISSUES AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE PUBLIC
It has been brought to my attention that the Anti-Saloon League, fol
lowing the same tactics it has followed in every campaign heretofore, is
trying to besmirch this organization and to carry on a vicious campaign of
untruths. No name seems to be too good to be dragged into the mud by
them. I have reliable information that a statement has been made to the
Anti-Saloon League and to the Committee of One Hundred by Mrs. Cora
C. Talbott, former secretary of the Taxpayers' and Wage-Earners' League,
that she was brought into this work by me under the impression that it
was a Women's Suffrage movement, and her duties would be those of a
physician while I made speeches throughout the state. I .also understand
that Mrs. Talbott makes the statement that funds have been collected with
out authority, and in some way the Brewers' Association has been collect
ing these funds. These two statements arc absolutely untrue. The collec
tion of funds was authorized by mc as president, and the secretary was
ordered to have a letter sent out in connection with this work. I under
stand that Mrs. Talbott, in this purported letter, in the hands of the Anti
Saloon League and the Committee of One Hundred, states that she ob
jected to the raising of funds under her signature as secretary. How did
the good lady think the work of this league was to be carried on? Why did
she think Mr. Bortzmcyer, cashier of the Scandinavian-American Hank, was
appointed treasurer of this league? Did she think we would ask the brew
ers to put up the money surreptitiously? If so, she reckoned without her
host. I have always fought in the open, and now, in my 80th year, and
probably in my last campaign, I do not intend to change the principles I
have always fought for, nor depart from my honesty of purpose in advo
cacy of equal rights for all the people by no means excluding women, for
whose interests I have spent my life to obtain the ballot. My chief con
cern in their behalf has always been to secure for them their economic in
dependence, as married mothers within the home, which alone will enable
any woman to quit the business of marrying inebriates or raising drunkards.
The moneys collected are in the hands of Treasurer Bortzmeyer, and
all those who have donated have received a letter acknowledging receipt
thereof. Any one so desiring may inquire from our treasurer as to whether
the money has been put in his hands, and I am quite sure he will advise
them of receipt of their donation. If there is any one who has paid their
money into this organization under misapprehension as donation for carry
ing on this work, this league will be only too glad to refund it.
It is indeed strange that Mrs. Talbott thought this was a Suffrage move
ment when she went to the Portland Hotel, engaged the dining-room for
our first luncheon for organization and arranged for the payment of this
luncheon, and went so far as to "get speakers to express their views against
Prohibition.
The real break between Mrs. Talbott and myself was caused when I
found out that she had gone to the Brewers' Association and told them she
could be of good service to them in connection with this league, and asked
and received a salary from the Brewers' Association on the ground that she
was putting in her time ami needed the money. On the 2oth of August a
meeting was held between Mrs. Talbott and myself for the purpose of get
ting matters straightened out before starting the general organization. At
this meeting a statement was signed by myself as president and Mrs. Tal
bott as secretary that the two letters sent out by myself, as well as the let
ter sent out by the publicity department, were approved. This statement
ended with the sentence: "Alter discussing generally the affairs of the
league, the officers ratified all work that had been done up to date by the
publicity bureau and officers of tiie association."
I have lived in this state for 60 years, during all of which time I have
toiled and worked for the people of my state, and I am willing to leave it to
the public to decide as to whether I would lend myself in any way to any
organization or any act that could be construed as anything but honorable.
Every one in this state knows Mrs. Dimiway and her family. I wish further
to say that, if the occasion arises and I deem it necessary to go further into
this matter, I will lie glad to publish some additional facts in these same
papers not necessary to publish now, and will meet the conditions as they
arise. If the Anti-Saloon League, by its paid foreign agitators or Commit
tee of One Hundred, think they can becloud this issue by trying to drag into
the mud my name or others, they are very much mistaken. I expect to
carry this work on to the conclusion of this campaign, and then allow the
people to judge as to whether we will control our own affairs in the State
of Oregon or allow the paid agitators of the East to show us what to do.
s,gned) jj Scott Duniway
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