The Columbia register., May 20, 1904, Image 4

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TbeJpInmMa Register.
" Jlorl.TOX, OKK., MAY ?. l'JOI.
rim iMivn event rnv
K. H. MITCMKLL. Kdltr.
n-r miI fliuo BMttcr l ll.f H.mltmi, Oiv
SuWripllv" price H .W per yvar in lvncc.
AilTorti-vius rates ivssoniih'.e.
TIIK HKMOI H VTIC TH'KET.
Puptvim' Jiu'rp, Tho. O lv i( Mullaotiinh.
Vuninvnun in.i uiMriot. J. K. Simiuons. .
lnlrT ni ttnmilmT,'&. M. Kxigl.
lft-lcit;l r.Vrt..r John A. Jkflrn, Mar
ion: T. H. tr frl, Cnion: W. W. IHlUrd,
r,.mnl)i: mill J. 1). Smith l lUfop.
Joint Scmlor trow1 Multnomah, WnMiingUxi,
ml t'olumtkiA, J. T. Millnrr.
1 IttH KMK" COVSTY TU'KET.
r Uetrcentalive,'
' . V. A. YOUNG,
Of Clafekanic.
"orConnty Judge,
T ; ' 11. S. HA1
ATTAN.
Of St. Helens.
For Countv CUtk, '
:" II." llliN'DEUSON,
' ' Of Mayger.
For Sheriff,
J. M. HILL,
Of Mist.
For Purveyor,
' JAMES RAUH,
' Of ClaUkanie.
For Count v Commissioner
1 " Vm. IMltNOLE,
Of Pittsburg.
For County Treasurer,
" r "G. V. WELSCH,
, ; Of Marshland,
For Assessor,
U. V. CLARK,
Of Iloulton.
For County Softool Superintendent,
W.A.WOOD,
Of St. Helens.
Edwin Ross, who is also known as the
republican ' 'Candidate for' treasurer,
rushes into print with a tabulated state
ment showing the following facts
First that the total, amount of taxes
since 1897 have increased from year to
year, tn 1S97 the total tax levy was 2-'
mills. This year the total tax levy is S:
mills. In 1897 the total raised for all
purposes according to Ross table was
37,100..5. This year it is fW.lStUT,
JS'early double what it was in 1897. Dr
Ross is a man who should te'l the whole
tfulh and u'ot try to deceive the peopl
by la'lot of figures " jumbled together to
suit bis taste. In 1897 the money
raised and placed at the disposition of
the county court for all purposes includ
Ing roads and bridges w as $24,030.96
in 1S98 it was $24,31 d.M. In 1899 it was
$21,121X0. Irt 1900 it $24,914.95. In
1901 it was $27,850.73. .In 1902.it. was
$26,872.74. A slight 'reduction over
the previous year. In 1901 the' balance
'of "that $00,000.00" indebtedness was
wiped out," and the people expected a
Blight reduction in their taxes, but did
they get it? So, for in 1903 tho people
dug up for the disposal of the county
'court for all purposes including roads
and bridges, $36,039.13. And in the
ear 1904 the people are asked to dig Mp
$41,535.27. Now Edwin you have failed
to make the people see that there has
been anv reduction in the amount of
money raised and placed at the hands of
the county court for nil purposes, and
yen have failed to show that the levy for
all puposes over which the county court
has had exclusive control has been low
cred but on- the other h'snd it has been
raised from year to vear, from 17 mills
In 1897 to 32.22 mills this year, or a
raise of a little more than 15 mills.
Kow the road tax is only 10 mills, hence
we sec that the county general fund as
compared with the 1897 levy is 5 mills
liigher Ihan it w as then and the county
is now out of debt. Dr. Rose, your case
is lost and if the people of Columbia
county do not give you a severe reprc'
inand in the June election it will be be
cause they do not see your underhanded
way of trying to mislead them. A vote
for G. V. elch for connty treasurer
will be a vote for a man who would not
Btoop to the low, treacherous methods
adopted by the sjokesnian of the repub
lican party who also advises that every
republican vote ins ticket right or
wrong. Remember Dr. that Teddy
Bays that so doing is criminal. There
is plenty of time for the people to inves
tigate for themselves, and we do not ask
them to take our word, but go to the re
coras, anu'Iearn the whole truth. If
there was nothing wrong with republ
can metlio'hs since 1897, Dr. Ross would
jriot be trying to explain it away. The
morfe'yo'u show the matter up the worse
your case Will'look doctor.. The diair
nosfs of your case' is 'a fearful case of
Jxight and you have taken an overdose
of deception'. -But' rest' assured doctor,
that your sin will find you out. Tell
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
T)uttho truth. Like your friend of
yankton advised you in these columns
two weeks ago, be honest. "Honesty is
the best policy."
: "Well ! The Mist and tho republican
candidates are trying to explain some
things tliey have been trying to keep
in the background.
Vote for Wni.
tflifisibner.
l'ringiu ior county coin-
Vote for James Earr for county sur
veyor.
WAS IT STAGE FRIGHT?
ticor Mayger is entitled to and w ill
receive the vote of every true Republi
can, and that is all n needs to give him
.V) majority. He will make' an active
and useful reprvsenatlw. He is making
ar energetic' ranva.', and is training
tricnls every day. Mint,
Yes! Mayger U entitled to ami will
receive the vote of every true citixen in
a swine's opt to. From present indica
tions, he will lack about G"0 or 700 votes
of having otW majority, and it Flagg and
cert:in other small Iwre politicians of
St. Helens continue to work for him he
will land up Salt river with an animated
fervor that w ill crook his political wr-
tebrao into forty different angles.
As to his activity and usetullness, if
we are to judge by his acta and demean
or at the Rrownell rally recently held at
Iloulton, we sVuld say they were beet
xemplitied by the disappearing Jack-in
the-hox, or by that expression known
in necroniatic nomenclature as "now
von see it and now you dont," We re
fer to the speech which lieorgio boy
failed to make, when called upon at the
meeting above mentioned to state where
he stood upon tho issues of the day.
Instead of responding and telling bis
constituency what a good temperance
man he is, he made his escape and broke
for the brush with the speed of a cy
clone twisting the internal economy out
of a Kansas municipality. We submit
in all seriousness that if ho is afraid of
150 of his fellow citiitens, whom Flagg
thinks are so anxious to do themselves
the honor of voting for him, w hat' will
be the extent of his stage fright when
he reaches the sacred precincts of Salem
town?. . Iiit is sufficient, .to- deter him
from attempting any legislation during
the session it may poiiaps be said in a
negative way, that he is useful, but
'surely under such conditions his re
markable activity will not be called into
play, unless indeed he undertakes an
other unpremeditated footrace.
' Some two or threQ weeks ago llro.
Flagg emitted a roar like a Mexican
burro with an infl amatory affection of
the glottis.over Mr. Young's temperance
affiliations, and the democrats realizing
they were against it, admitted the fact.
Of course it is a damaging insinuation
and might work to our disadvantage
were it not for the fact that so far as we
are able to learn from Mr. Mayger 's
speeches he may have the samo inclina
tions ; if so criminations and re-crimina
tions would be alike ineffectual.
We suggest, for general information,
that Hagg turnisn ins candidate with a
still-'born speech and run it through the
columns of his valuable paper, that the
people may know w here Maygcr does
stand. He will however get no 500 ma
jority, nor any part of it.
The Mist says that Phil Frakes is not
running for office now." So? He would
liave been if the masses of the republi'
can party had had their way. The com
missioner should have been elected eith
er irom me upper iNcnaiem valley or
from Scappoose precinct. Should the
republican candidates be elected, the
county court will all be located in the
north end of the county. If Mr. Hattan
is elected Judge and Wni. Pringle com
missioner, all parts of the coun'y will
be represented. "Well. boys, it ia
cinch I will be elected. My party has
five hundred majority and then you
know I am very popular." That is the
way more than one republican candidate
has been talking during this campaign
One man has served the county so many
years that he does not know what he
could do if he is defeated. He might
take a deputy ship under some one else,
or like others from the south end of the
county, lie might go into the dairy
business.
Some of the candidates on the demo
cratic ticke are, unfortunately, not so
well known as those. on the opposition
ticket, who have been in the public eye
for the last decade. One of these, and
by no means the least deserving, is
James II. Hill, our nominee for sheriff.
Mr. Hill was born in JIunroe County,
Mo., in 1865, where he received a liberal
common school education. He came to
Orpcrnn in IftRft Winn of Mlcf !n 1QQO
where be owns a ranch and is also inter
ested in the shingle industry; and
where he has built up a name for integ.
rity and industry. He will be elected,
and will make a competent officer.
REGISTRATION.
The registration closed May 16th, at
5 p. m. The loth, came on Sunday,
this year ami for th t reason it was not
cloBed on the day fixed by act of legisla
tere. The total registration is larger
than was looked for but does not come
up to' the county-seat vote. The follow
ing is the registration for this year and
two years ago:
Precinct. 1902 1904
Apiary. ..27.. 17
Auburn 134.. 143
Beaver Falls 72.. CO
Clatskanie 184..
Goblc , in, ,
Deer Island 40..
Marshland it. 3.5.,
Nelialem 77, ,
Oak Point..'. 170..
Rainier 193..
Scappoose. 107. .
Union 25-1 .
Warren 82,.
279
123
70
27
87
145
330
110
291
76
Total.
.1480.. 1758
Vote for U. W. Clark for assessor.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
We haw inquired into five criminal
case, the defendant in which had bevn
hold to answer to tht present term of
tho circuit court, and have returned
four true bills and one not true bill.
We have also carefully examined all
oilier nutters brought to our attention,
and have lso examined the books of
the county treasurer, county clerk,
sheriff, and assessor, and found the
same to be neat and well kept. Our
examinaton of said books was not of an
expert nature, as lack of sufficient tiuio
to employ experts to do tho work w ith
in the time of this sit ling of the grand
jury, prevented our making any thing
further than an examination as to the
manner of the keeping of tho same.
We did And however that the books of
the clerk and treasurer and tho bauk
balances of said treasurer as to the
amount of county funds on hand, and in
me Keeping 01 tno treasurer,, corre
spond, and we tee no reason for the
employment of any expert at the pres
ent time.
e visited tho county jail and the
various county offices in the cotn house
and made an examination of tho condi
tion of the aforesaid buildings ; we find
tho county jail to be unfitted and unsafe
for the keeping of prisoners, and to be
of such a character ot building, that it
is imposstoie to neep it in the proper
sanitary condition.
Wc find that the County Court house
w liolly inadequate and unsmted to
the needs of tho county, as there is not
sufficient vault room for the safe keep-
mg of the county records, and are of
the opinions that in ease of fire, a con
siderablo portion of the county records
would be destroyed.
The court liouse is not provided with
suitable quarters for any of the officers
of the couuty and has no offices for tho
treasurer, school superintciidant, but
veyor, or county judge.
The court house building is not pro
vided with decent jury rooms and is in
an exceedingly I tad state of repairs, and
in fact could not be repaired, except at
a large expense
We find the financial condition of tho
countv to be such, that in our opinion
the interests of the county and tax pay
crs would be best subserved by the con
struction of a new court honse and jail
and reccomend that the same be done.
We make this reccomendation for tho
reason that it is imperative that addi
tional vault space be at once provided
for the safety of the county records, and
in our opinion it is useless to attempt to
provide such space in the old building,
Having completed our labors we beg
to be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
IT. W. Clark, foreman,
tfeo. W.tlrant,
.Stephens. Way, .
Charles Roberts,
James C. Hudson,
James Wambcrg,
John Still.
A letter from the lower end of the
county expresses much dissatisfaction
w ith the work being done by order of
the road master, and asks how K.
Hattan stands on the question of ap
pointing a road master. We are author
ized by Mr. Hattan to State that he is
opposed to the appointment of a roid
master. He belcives the supervisors of
tlie several precincts know more what
is needed in their section than does the
road master. He is opposed to all un
necessary expenditure of money wrung
from the people Dy taxation.
Vote for
judge.
Vote for
clerk.
11. S. Hattan for county
II. Henderson (or county
""'oto for W. A. Young for Represen
tati. '
G. W. WELCH
For Co. Treasurer,
j COLUMBIA COUNTY ORE
'
U. W. CLARK,
FOR ASSESSOR
COLUMBIA COUNTY ORE.
W. A. YOUNG,
For Representative,
Columbia Co,, Ore.
H. HENDERSON,
FOR COUNTYCLERK.
Columbia Co., Ore,
W. PRINGLE,
FOR COMMISSIONER,
PItsburg, Columbia Co.
I. H. COPELAND,
Independent Kepublican Candidate
For County School Superintendent.'
G. L. TARBELL
FOR COMMISSIONER
.Columbia County
Yankton, Ore.
THE CHANGE
J. W. HARROW, CUtluM. K T,
lYm. WrwuadnU An 1'uHt Stjt
GRANGE WANTS GOOD ROAOS
DwtBU U 1U w4 I !. Bam aac
nUora k BiMtklta II I U.
Tliv New Yerk TrlbutM Farmer says:
The farmers are, as a clam, roitucrva-
the la their views a ad alow to mora.!
They do their tLlnklug flntt and their
talklug afterward. Kor soma remion
the farmers of UJs country hare been
reading and thinking about road Im
provement and the best way to aecur
that much dealred result. They havt
considered local taxatlou and labor as
the means ot bulldlug gol roads nud
feav found this long tried plaa to be
(allure, except In limited localities.
They havt studied the stale aid plan
and observed the great advance uinda
under It Finally they har been study
lug the question of national aid, and
they appear to hare coucluded that "U
Is the way" they kmg hart sought aud
mourned because tliey found It not"
At any rate, that eouaerrattvt farmers
orgautzatlon, the Patrons f Ilushand-
rv. In Its aatioul uieetiax eaiue out
with tfce ftiUtfW.ng atretic
qtdvocal declaration:
Whereas. Th Catted States strernmeaa
hu eipud4 vast amounts ntuiMy la
the Improvement of tranapuriiUlon laellt
tlea by river ana harbor PlritUui
and has donated vaat tracts of valuable
land In aid of tit ewnatrucUou of ralt-
rouda: therefore be U .
Heaolved. That the national granse fa
vor the Inauguration of a national toUc?
for the limrovemaU ot hlaharava and tha
auDroprlatlon by auiucreaa ot a Uberai
amount to eatablla a coautrebeaalfe sys
tem of road Improvement isami te co
operation of the f ederai and ataaa goirera-
menta suiiesuna that the geoenU fea-
turn of what Is termed the Urwwalov bill
embody, with soma avtilllteallona, the es
sential features of sue a frolic; aud be
it further
Resolved, Taat are cast uaoa all state.
Pomona aad sottordlnate granges to take
prompt aad vlcatroits actlua upon this Im
portant matter, and we hereby authorise
the legislative committee of the aatlonul
grange to Inaugurate and conduct an ok- j
greaalve campaign In securing federal aid
for Improvement of highways. Also thai
our legislative committee be authorised te
rather all th Information poaalUle re
garding the road laws and systems of
road building In the several states and
that such Information be published la
such form as th eoatialttee deems best.
These resolutions will tec la motion a
vast force that tuorM slowly, but irre
sistibly, for It must be remembered
that the national graiujt) usually gets
what It poos after, whether It Is a
state freight rate lasr, dat creatVaa of a
natloual departmest ot agriculture or
the passage of an aUasaaargartae blU.
This Is by far the saost Important In
dorsement tho Ilrownlow hill baa yet
received.
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THE LITERARY PROGRAMME
- The average icciarcr mt a subordinate
grange Is often at a loss fur a goc4
programme, something Lastructlve nnd
Interesting. For the help of such a one
we commend the follow Ug "corn pro
gramme,", aud It need nut be said that
a hundred other topics can be treated
in a similar manner and prove most In
structive:
CORN r-ROORAlUUt.
Music.
Quotations appropriate to theuL)oH.
Paper, "HUtory ot Corn From EurHeat
Vnyu, WlXh lleut Varieties."
fMper. "Structure and Composition of a
Kernd Corn. With Process ot Growth.
Talk, "Heat Soil and How to Prepare II
and Best Fertilizer For Corn."
Discussion.
Music.
Paper, "Insects That Prey Upon Cora
and Hst Methods of Preventing Them,1
Talk, "lJust Methods and Implements
For Cultivating and Harvesting Corn.'
Discussion.
Talks, "Different Ways of Canning and
Preserving Corn For Food." (Uy ladles
with samples.)
Question Box. Is It more profitable to
sell or feed our cora? Which is better, te
feed it whole or grind It 7 In feeding cat
tle does It pay to husk our corn? Should
we cut, shred or feed our fodder whole?
Is corn and fodder balanced ration? It
tve put H In a silo will it go eaough fur
thr to pay for the additional ccpense?
Does the United States export or Import
corn? If corn is a heating food, why
should It be more popular In tho south
than In the north?. What Is Kafllr corn?
How many bushels will the planting of
one bushel of corn produce on an aver
age? How is bomlny made? Of what Is
corn sirup made? What articles of com
merce are made from husks7 Why are
corncob ashes more valuable than any
other? WJoat Is Covert U'hat .state la
the Union raises the moat eoro? Can yo.
find No. 1 cora quoted la the asarket re
ports? Why?
Recitation, "The Old Fashioned Husk
ing Bee."
Awarding premium on the beet ear of
corn exhibited. ,
Music. ,
Illinois State Grans.
Tbe thirty-second annual session of
the Illinois State gnutge tact la Spring
field early in Doatsabct, eriOi a tmunn-
ally large attendance. Worthy Master
Oliver Wil urns re-elected. Strong
resolutions were adopted favoring good
roads, Increased paj tor ntai mall car
riers, a parcels past kw and tbe ini
tiative and refemtaa.
A thousand tats at eede am te be
distributed soea y tfce depnrtsseat of
agriculture at Wadrisjtgbea M est of
$270,000. Ask your eesgrssnuMi for
5'cmr share if you tieoi any dklcken
feed.-8. E. Strode.
At tbe recent sncetisig f tbe Dela
ware state grange lwld in the Tialls of
Delaware college at Newark the fac
ility and trustees gave every assistance
In their power to. mute tbe meeting
vucccssful.
"What Should Be the Relation of the
Grange and the Church 7" was the sug
gestive topic for December of National
Octurer Bncbeldcr. It's a good topic
lot discussion at any time.
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THE WJF AND CHILDREN
THE JAPANESE NAVY.
vim Admiral rioihnrliiM Tom. Jinan's iiftvtl liero. lias a very Interesting
fsxnlly, consisting of ono wtte soiim Jspsncse, including the emperor, haw
never wives), no daughter and throe sous. Two of tue boys are being
trained to follow the son, like their celebrated father.
11 nwn mm "' 1 1 nmni I
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3.IT.HT
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Tills interesting mnpshfut Uows thohkf executrw) of Hie nntlon and Mrs.
noosertlt itilttlRg the White Ilotmo
military nlds stands at the foot t tbe
the pusslng of tho distinguished couple.
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SSI -im'mm k f .i..ti..
ytKs us
THE DEADLY TORPEDO AND HOW IT IS SENT OtJ ITS DE
STRUCTIVE ERRAND. 'fi
The pper plcturo bws a Whitehead torpedo in a submerged tube on A
battleship. The stern of tho torpedo alone is visible. Ilehhifl .the lutcrnl nnl
liorlKontnl rudders are tho propellers, which nro run by comtwcHHCd nlr coii
tnlncd In. a chamber of tho torpedo nnd which Kcnd the engine nt idviath on Its
mission. Tho lower picture Indicate how a "silver shark" or "bnisy;" as It la
variously termed by Bailors. Is fluid from n tubo on the doclc of n toipwlo boat.
In each Instance the torpedo Is placed in the tithe soniewlint as a eartrldgo ts
slipped into a brecchlonding Rhotgiin, thu breech is closed, nnd the torpedo
Js expelled by compressed air or a small charge of lewder. When It atrlUofl
the water its 0 vu engine begins . to tmn tho propellers, nnd the "silver .abarJf,?
moves xapiuiy 141 tue xiirecuou its.
OF VICE ADMIRAL-TJD GO OF
V904 V
for a flrlve. Ohio 0 tho president's
ateps and with 4uffed chnpeiiu wJU
gunucra uuvo aufiu.
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