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r.GK EIGHT THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, ORE.. TIUUSDAY. (XT. inn SAIM SUFFERS BUSINESS LOSSES FROM DRY RULE Store Property Rentals Drop $75 a Month in City BiNK DEPOSITS OFF $300,000 Fourteen Business Houses Quit in Less Than Year. School Attendance Less Many Oregon papers have been loaded down within the past three weeks with repeated assurances that ."Business is Fine in Dry Towns." The three most important Oregon cities to become "dry" nine months ago were Salem, Oregon City and Springfield. If business is fine in those cities the taxpayers and most of the business men would like to have the "drys" explain just what they mean by "fine." If they had said "business i-i thin," then they might have been i::ore easily understood. Let them answer first about conditions in Salem. Ex-Couneil-man John D. Turner, of Salem, an attorney, is sponsor for the following facts about that city: Salem went "dry" December 1 last, closing 15 saloons, three restaurants and two wholesale houses and withdrew liquor permits from eight drug stores and cut off an annual license rcvenuo of $1 3,400. Ninety men and a monthly payroll of $1,700 were put out of com mission. Most of the men have left the city. All buildings vacated by these concerns are still empty, except Eix, which have been occupied by ten ants who have vacated other buildings, several of the best buildings being boarded over and used as billboards. More than five hundred modern dwell ings are "for rent." Store property rentals on State street have dropped from $18.") to $110 a month, but "busi ness is fine." Fourteen other business places have closed since December 1 last, aside from the saloons and restaurants. In cluded are three shoe stores two by heriff and one voluntarily; one of the largest drygoods stores has been sued for the first time in twenty years. Scores of -clerks have left the city, causing the less of more payrolls to the city, but " business is fine." A leading prohibitionist promised to build 10 new dwellings if the city went "dry." Nine houses were begun, two have the windows and doors in, but have never been finished; no work has been done on the others, besides their bare frames. Building permits from January to August, the lost nine wet months of 1913, were $3.fCi; from November, UM.I. to S'jiteinizcr. 1!)I4, the. next r!cv n "dry" months, they were $120, (M;) 1 . or fcifSS 10.1, The gri-minar school opening day en-jvilin'-nt in 1!13 wrs 1-"10; on the same day li'M. w but "business i:i fine." P"nl: di'ii'sits show a decrease of KWS'ii tim ' the town went "dry," even aftir allowing for the $4S.",000 deposited this year from sale of bonds in Host on. The decrease, therefore, nally s'muld be $704,942, but "busi ness is fine." The attendance at the "Cherry Fair" this year was about one-half what it was the lest "wet" year. The Ministerial Association before the elec tion which made Salem "dry," told the Cherry Fair promoters that they would make up for the donations usu ally made by the saloons, b't utterly failed'to do so this year and the pro moters refused to hold that carnival. The "Cherrians," consisting of 100 real boosters, but of no prohibitionists, then pledged th(ir personal member rhip for the necessary funds, requiring the payment on their part of $500. To rub it in, the Methodists then turned their church into a restaurant, put the kitchen in the pulpit and competed v.i'h the lcgiiirnate restaurants for the little 1 u.irie;:s that their proprietors I.sd fcvngiily looked for as a possible uriiri;-.! godsend. Bti:in's must be "fine" in any city v.hen building permits, payrolls, bank deposits, bankruptcies, closed stores, de populated dwellings, depressed realty values, school enrollments and carnival tutislicH all tell so dreary a story of liteial fact. Maybe the prohibitionists reenn that the "agitating business" is fine. (Paid Advertisement, Taxpayers & A depot for the Municipal Rail road is building at Grants Pass. A ten-mile logging road is to be built up Lost Creek to supply timber for Springfield sawmills. Albert Anderson will build a CLACKAMAS AND OREGON CITY HIT BY EMPTY TILLS "Dry" Regime Followed by Query las to Receiver CITY WARRANTS UNSALEABLE City Council Calls Election November 9 to Raise Lev7 8 Mills to Pay Debts Oregon City and Clack amas County, of which Ore gon City is the county seat, present as lamentable a condition in a business sense as a defunct corpora tion about to go into the hands of a receiver. In fact, a receivership for Ore gon City already has been seriously discussed by cer tain of its creditors, and Judge Campbell of that city has declared his willingness to declare such a receiver ship, if formal application were made to him, as he would for "any bankrupt corporation." A special election has been called by the city for November 9 "to relieve the financial condition of the city," the purpose being to vote $250,000 5 per cent bonds and to increase the tax levy eight mills in or der to take care of the new Indebtedness. On the part of Clackamas County the County Treasurer is confronted with an empty treas ury for the first time in six years. The Morning Enterprise, a radi cal prohibitionist daily of Ore gon City, in explaining this sit uation, says "the condition is con sidered the result of the amount of delinquent taxes on the county's tax rolls. County Treas urer Tufts refused the first war rants on the general fund Mon day (October 12, 1914)." Business must be "fine" in a city and a county when the treasuries of both are empty because of lack of money coming into their strong boxes, with a special election called by the city to increase its tax levy, with a re ceivership threatened and with "dan ger" Bigns strung along the length of the business portion of Main street by "order of the City Council," which read: "Danger Main Street Declared Dangerous All persons traveling on Main street between North side of Moss street and South side of Third street do so at their own risk." Banks are refusing to cash Oregon City municipal warrants. Since Janu ary first the city hns issued $33,091.0.) in these warrants, according to the re port of City Recorder John W. I.oder, and these warrants are still unpaid. The city tax levy in 1913 in Oregon City was eight mills. Two weeks af ter the city went dry the council in creased this levy to 10 mills for 1914, and on November 9 there is to be a special elction held at which the voters will be asked to sanction an additional levy of eight mills to meet the munici pal indebtedness. Yet "business is fine in dry towns," and Oregon City is doing well. Vacant buildings now stand on Main street, the chief business thoroughfare of Oregon City, as monuments to the memory of one garage, one clothing store, one restaurant and one livery barn sow closed up, but formerly did good business. Fourteen vacant stores line both sides of Main street, and three vacant . lots mark the places where three other stores formerly Hood, but which have burned down. (5o little has been the demand for busi ness property that the burned struc lures were never rebuilt. But "busi aess is fine in Oregon City." The Enterprise printing office, which formerly employed a largo force bf printers and bookbinders, and often tvorked night and day to fill orders, is tiow operating its job department crew tut five days a week, yet The Morning :nterprise is one of the papers that as printod the Committee of One Hundred matter about "business is fine in dry towns." Wage Earners' League of Oregon, Portland Oregon.) bridge across Jump-off-Joe creek near Merlin tor $1499. $100,000 Gallier hotel company is corporated at Bandon. Scio is to have a $10,000 hotel this fall. , ...... s1 urn 1 Wm ML If " IJa U SPRINGFIELD IS MERE GHOST OF OLD BUSY CITY Prohibition Makes Formerly Thriving Center Barren BANK DEPOSITS $57,039 LESS Two Blocks of Vacant Buildings Line Main Street in Placo of Busy Stores The city of Springfield, in its present cobwebby, stagnant condition, today presents a picture, as com pared v i t h its thriving, bustling condition of a year ago, that would make the angels weep. A year ago every store was filled and crowds of people thronged its streets. Every merchant was making money, practi cally everyone who wanted work was employed. Every one seemed happy and con tented, except the prohibi tionists. Today Springfield looks like a deserted village, business is par alyzed, and more than eight or ten people on its main street at any one time would actually be the cause of excitement. Yet the Committee of One Hundred says: "Business is fine in dry towns.'' Springfield went "dry"' at the election last fall, the saloons closing January 1. Let the "clrys" tell all about these "fine" business conditions in Springfield after nine months' operation of their "business the ories." .Although a much smaller city than. Salem, the bank deposits in Spring field have fallen off in the last year over $57,000. When Main street finally is read justed in the next month or two, prac tically two blocks of store buildings on each side of the street west of the Southern Pacific tracks will be desert ed, but "business is fine." A real estate sale is unheard of and would be impossible on any part of Maia street, but "business is fine." The SpringfkM Toggery, the best gent's furnishing store, is now being closed out by a receiver, but "business is fine." The La France Confectionery Store, rne of the best in "wet" days, has closed out, but "business is fine." 0. W. Johnson's Hardware Store, the best of its line durinjr. "wet" days, already has been sold out by a re ceiver, but " business is fine." A. J. Henderson, the leading dry goods merchant, occupied a double store a year ago. Today he occupies but one store and will tell you his business is "about hnlf" what it wlo a year ago, but "business is fine." The city has run into a $1,200 deficit from an excess of expenditures over income, although the "dvys" promised that less police "and court expenses would make a surplus, if the people would vote the $12,000 saloon licenses rut of business, but that's "fine busi ness." The prohibitionists a year ago prom ised to reduce the tax levy, but have increased the levy this year by five mills, but "business is fine." Not a foot of permanent street im rovement work hns been done, ex cept the construction of a small bridge over a creek, and that was paid for by a bond issue. Streets and sidewalks are in a deplorable condition, and the prohibitionists are now petitioning the council to "double" the expense levy. If the local taxpayers, but a few of whom are "drys, " vote down this pe tition, the city confronts the same pos sibility as Oregon City, viz., the ap pointment of a receiver, but "business is fine in dry towns." Prohi Speaker Fined. SEASIDE.-J. A. Adams, a prohibi tion speaker and worker, served out a five dollar fine in the Seaside jail for failing to obey the local ordinances regulating street speaking. Adams, who boasts of having been arrested 44 times and of having served 14 jail sen tences, declares that he prefers jail sentences to paying fines, as they give him more notoriety and enable him to draw larger audiences. Upon comple tion of his jail term here he loft town at once. St. Helens shipyards have con tracts for new vessels reaching Into next year. The California-Oregon Power Co. is making a $30,000 improvement near Glendale. LEGAL NOTICES. notice for pvblicatiox. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon. Aug. lStu, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Franklin D. Cox, Jr., whose post-office address is Ileppner, Oregon, did, on the 20th day of Oc tober, 1913, fiie in this office Sworn Statement and Application, No. 012509, to purchase the E S!3&, Sec. 4 and NliVi Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 2S East, Willamette Meridian, and the timber thereon, under the provisions of the act of June 3, 1S7S, and acts amend atory, known as the "Timber mid Stone Law," at such value as might be fixed by appraisement, and that, pursuant to such application, the land and timber thereon have been appraised at $300.00, the timber es timated at 200,000 board feet at 50 cents and .75 cents per M, and tho land $100.00; that said applicant will offer final proof in support of his application and sworn statement on the 7th day of November, 1914, before C. C Patterson, United States, Commissioner, at Heppner, Oregon. Any person is at liberty to protest this purchase before entry, or ini tiate a contest at any time before patent issues, by filing a corroborat ed affidavit in this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. P. C. BRAMWELL, Register. A 27-0 29. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, Sept. 2Sth, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Nels H. Justus, of Hepp ner, Oregon, who, on September 11th, 1911, made Homestead Entry No. 09763, for N SE, Sec. 22, iW SW,4. Section 23, Township 3 South, Range 28 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of inten tion to make three-year Proof, to establish claim to the laud above described, before C. C. Patterson, United States Commissioner, at his office at Heppner, Oregon, on the 14th day of November, 1914. Claimant names as witnesses: Harry Hayes, William A. Lillard of Heppner, Oregon, and Fred C. Kelly and Frank B. Elliott of Lena, Ore gon. F. C. BRAMWELL, Register. O 1-0 28. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, September 23rd, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Ben Moore, of Eight Mile, Oregon, who, on August 7th, 1911, made Homestead Entry No. 08100, for W NW'4, NV4 SW, Section 21, Township 4 South Range 24 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final three Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before C. C. Patterson, U. S. Com missioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on the 7th day of November, 1914. Claimant names as witnesses: Clyde Williams, Jacob S. Young, Emerson Keithley, Tildon H. Wil liams, all of Eight Mile, Oregon. H. FRANK WOODCOCK, Register. O 1-0 28. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed by the County Court of Morrow County, Oregon, Executrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Marlatt, de ceased, and has qualified as such. All persons having claims against the Estate of said Deceased are hereby notified and required to present same to me duly verified as by law re quired at the office of C. E. Woodson in the City of Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon, within six months from the date of first publication hereof. Dated and published the first time this Oct. 1, 1914. MELISSA A. MARLATT, Executrix. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR MOR ROW COUNTY. James T. Morgan, ) Plaintiff) vs ) SUMMONS Martha G. Morgan, ) Defendant.) To Martha G. Morgan, Defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, You are hereby re quired to appear and answer the Complaint of Plaintiff filed against you in the above entitled Court and cause on or before Six weeks from the date of first publication of this Summons, and If you fail so to ap pear or answer for want thereof, the Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief prayed for in his com plaint, which is as follows: That the bonds of matrimony now and heretofore existing between plaintiff and yourself be forever dis solved and held for naught; and that plaintiff have an absolute divorce from you, that he be awarded the care and custody of James Morgan, minor child ofp laintiff and your self, that he have such other and further relief as to the court may seem meet and equitable. This Summons is published by Order of Hon. O. W. Phelps, Judge of the above entitled court made and entered on the 5th day of September, 1914, and the date of first publica tion hereof is September 10th, 1914. C. E. WOODSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. S 10-O 22. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. !;. Land Office at La Grande, Oregon, Sept. 8th, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Charles B. Ewlng, whose post-office address is Cecil, Oregon, did, on the 5tli day of November, 1913, file in this office Sworn State ment and Application, No. 012574, to purchase the S NW'A and N4 SW, Section 26, Townhsip 4 South, Range 27 East, Willamette Meridian, and the timber theron, un der the provisions of the act of June 3, 1878, and acts amendatory, known as the "Timber and Stone Law," at such value as might be fixed by ap praisement, and that, pursuant to such application, the land and tim ber thereon have been appraised at $422.50, the timber estimated 330, 000 board feet at 75 cents per M, and the land $160.00; that said ap plicant will offer final proof in sup port of his application and sworn statement on the 21st day of No vember, 1914, before V. C. Patterson, U. S. Commissioner at his office at Heppner, Oregon. Any person is at liberty to pro test this purchase before entry, or initiate a contest at any time before patent issues, by filing a corroborat ed affidavit in this office, alleging facts which would defeat the entry. F. C. BRAMWELL, Register S. 17-N. 19. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of tho Interior, U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, October 8th, 1914. Notice is hereby given that Jarome S. Williams, of lone, Oregon, who, on September 9th, 1909, made Homestead Entry No. 05262 and on May 5th, 1911, made additional Homestead Entry No. 08765, for W SWV4, Sec. 4, E SEV4, Sec. 5, E NUy,, Sec. 8, W NW14, Section 9, Township 2 South, Range 23 East, Willamette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before C. C. Patterson, U. S. Commis sioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on the 21st day of November, 1914. Claimant names a3 witnesses: Jacob Bortzer, Adrian Engleman, J. L. Kincaid, all of lone, Oregon, Frank Young, of Dry Fork, Oregon. H. FRANK WOODCOCK, Register. O 15-N 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned have been duly appoint ed Joint e-;cutrix and executor of the L-st Will and Ttostament of Chas. H. Ward, deceased, by the County Court of Morrow County, Oregon. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby noti fied and required to present tho same to me duly verified as by law required at the office of C. E. Wood son in the City of Heppner, Morrow County, Oreeon, within six months from the date of first publication hereof, Dated and published the first time this 22nd dav of October, 1914. LAURA A. WARD and G. A. FAlUtENS, Executrix and Executor, TUIVimin " no more necessary I YMHallil than Smallpox. Army I I I II Ul V KPelienM has demonstrated the almost miraculous effi cacy, and harmlessness, of Antityphoid Vaccination. Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and your family. It is more vital than house insurance. Ask your physician, druggist, or send for "Have you had Typhoid?" telling of Typhoid Vaccine, results from use, and danger from Typhoid Carriers. THE CUTTER LABORATORY, BERKELEY, CAL MODOCINS VACCIMSS t SHUNS UNDIS U. fl. OV. LICENSr ?100 REWARD. I will pay $100 for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties stealing my cattle. My cattle are branded M C on right side, and have right ear split. tf. JAME3 CARTY. How to Vote Dry FOR OREGON DRY VOTE 332 X YES FOR NATION DRY VOTEX GEORGE L. CLEAVER GEORGE L CLEAVER The Only" DRY CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. Endorsed and supported by prom inent leaders of all parties among whom may be mentioned Walter A. Pierce, LaGrande, Democrat; George H. Currey, LaGrande, Republican; Mm. Miller, LaGrande, Progressive; Judge Maloney, Pendleton, Demo crat; W. VV. Harah, Pendleton, Dem ocrat; J. M. Hayes, Pendleton, Re publican; Dr. Young, Hood River, Republican, and many others. Also by the Committee of One Hundred (membership nearly 500) The Dalles; the Congresional Con vention of the W. C. T. U.; the Uni tc.d Churches and Young Pc;p'.os' Societies of Hood River; by a mass meeting of 1000 persona in his home town, LaGrande, and by local or ganizations throughout the district. Read Mr. Cleaver's statement in the official State Pamphlet of Candi dates. Submitted by Ernest E. Taylor, Secretary of Cleaver Cammpafgn Committee. (Paid Advertisement, Oregon Prohi bition State Committee.- The legislation industry as repre sented by abuse of the Initiative and Referendum is liable to have hard sledding November 3rd. Wstw r PROFESSIONAL COLUMN F, DYE, D. M. D. DENTIST Permanently located In Odd Fel lows building, Rooms 4 and 5. Dr. H. T. ALLISON Physician & Surgeon Office Patterson Drug Store HEPPNER, OREGON Drs. Winnard & McMurdo Physicians & Surgeons HEPPNER, ' OREOON Dr. A. P. CULBERTSON Physician and Surgeon Office in Gunn Building. Phones: Office 192. Residence 523 HEPPNER :-: :-; OREGON CLYDE and DICK WELLS SHAVING PARLORS Three doors south of Postofflce. Shaving 25c. Halrcutting 35c Bathroom in connection. PATTERSON & ELDER 2 Doors North Palace Hotel. TONSORAL ARTISTS FINE BATHS SHAVING 26c J. H. BODE MERCHANT TAILOR HEPPNER OREGON Dr. F. N. CHRISTENSEN DENTIST HEPPNER, OREGON Offices with Drs. Winnard & McMurdo FOR FINE UP-TO-DATE HOMES See T. G. DENNISEE, ARCHITECT and CONTRACTOR. C. E. WOODSON. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office InPalace Hotel. Heppner, Or. SAM E. VAN VACTOR. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office on west end of May street Hoppnor, Oregon. S. E. NOTSOIT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Office in Court House, Heppner, Or. F. H. ROBINSON, LAWYER lone .... -Oregon Dr. JOHN B. DYE DENTIST Room 16, lone Hotel, lone Oregon OTIS PATTERSON, LAWYER Room 3, Eagle Bldg. CANYON CITY, OREGON Knappenberg & Johnson ATTORNEYS AND COUNCELORS AT LAW IONE .... OREGON W. L. SMITH, ARSTRACTER Only complete set of abstract bootvs in Morrow County. HEPPNER - - - OREGON CLOTHES CLEANING AND PRESSING. Mrs. Wilhelmina Freidrich Upper Main Street, Heppner, Oregon "Tailoring That Satisfies." LOUIS PEARSON MERCHANT TAILOR HEPPNER ! : ! OREGON