The Columbia Register.
I U M Sea Moult. Oifw,ulr Ufl
toumd nut rtPT
M. U. MITCHELL. E4ltr.
AOartieiM ntM fwntl.
B crnOAL COUNTY tATlX.
Sptailnj of a plethora of cndiiiatea,
ItwlUUaoilotd that 8ppooM and
gt Helena art golug ton.
If lb puplt of tht United 8tatea do
not wUh to tee history repeat itself la
tbo perilous timet of 60-'61-63 and 6S,
some action must be taken by the
(serai fowumeut to stay tba hand
of greed. WoU in SauFrauclaco, Inno
eeat fcien beinf kidnaped from one
state to be taken to another and placed
upon trial for tbelr Hires, and all the
grafters this aide of hades working
the wage earners the time is ripe fur a
revolution. Let us hope it will be
settled by ballot and not bullets.
Columla Couuty is approaching a
crisis in tie matter of the electiou of
vffloere. The democrats are so far In
the miuority that it is oslees to place a
ticket In the field. It is only by the
hope of a split in the republican ranks
that any out but a republican can be
elected. However independent candi
dates may be nominated and win out
In the race. We bear the name of V.
J.FuIWrtou for the office of county
coumUMiuner. air. Fuller ton would
bake an excellent officer and would
poll a Urge rote as neltl f .he aspir
ants ou the republican or democratic
primary tickets are likely to toll the
full party vote. The election of Inde
pendent candidates will teach the
party leaders to bring out their beat
men.
Last weeks Mist, overcharged with
bile, sought feleif by belching forth the
following: "The Mist wishes to con
gratulate Hon. C W. Fulton, Oregon's
only senator, upon his speech in
support of the Hepburn bill etc. etc."
We pass without comment the obvious
ly Intended slight upon Oregon's junior
senator and aim refrain horn express
ing to the Mist editor, our appreciation
of bia partisan tommyrota reverber
ation of the swashbuckling, build oaiug
politics of the now dilapidated Mitchell
machine-and rise to ask: since when
has the peoples faith ia Fulton become
a thing positive? Since when did he
become the champion of the people?
The administration never did have
any use for Fulton, hasn't now and
sever will hare. Not one reoco
mandatloo ever made by him has been
acceptable to the president This be
ing to tLe Register desires to ask : Be
tween whom will the people choose,
Roosevelt or the windy mia-repreaenta-
tive from the clam beds of Astoria. If
they choose Roosevelt then certainly
they must repudiate Fulton; and inci
dently all his friends, among whom,
eunfeasedly, k Flagg.
The awakening began when Oregon
land frauds, colloeeal iu their extent
feetered and nutured by the dominaut
political party, were laid bare. But
this la only the begin mug of the bouse
cleaning. The same force that placed
iu power Douglas la Massachusetts
LaFollette la Wiecousln; Folk iu Miss
ouri; Wever In Pennsylvania and Je
rome In New York are doing effective
work In this Bute that cannot fall to
have result In the June election.
When enough republican voters, four
years ago, revolted at the machine
method of their party manageis, to
assist In the election of Governor Cham
berlain, many people taw In the occur
aoce, the beginning of the end of the
reign of thla corrupt dynasty. The
wise, clean, economical and nou par J
aan administration of the Governor has
strengthened this Impress 'on.
AN EXORMOVS RAKK-OFK
The fact that at least three of the
State officers in Ortwou get stupendous
"grafts" or rake-offs. Is just now
becoming fully understood, digeMed
and realized by tbt great mat of
voters In Oregon. It has set thtru to
thinking. They perhaps harbor no
hatred (or the direct bensflelaria; but
they do coidem the political party
that has allowed the rteal ta exist and
It is becoming apparent that they in
tend to vote down the regeme that has
encouraged the graft aud fatted on the
spoils,
When the State Printer, an .officer
that exists, like the curl in a pig's tail,
for oruimant only, receives for his ser
vices more money than Is paid in salary
to the President of the United State,
it is evident that there is "Something
fcit ten In the State of Denmark."
The voters would like to know why
the treasurer of Oregon should be paid
more money in one year tbau the
Chief Jostice of the Uuited States gets
in three years. Ther are asking that
stop be put to the system that pays
the Secretary of State nearly as large
an amount as tht combiued salaries of
11 the President'scabinet officers. Or
egou'a State Printer jrets more pay
than the combined salaries of United
States Arnbatfsidors to Great Britian,
Russia and Germany. The people are
asking ''Are we getting the worth of
our money.
It is a noticable fact that one of the-
Republican aandklatea supposed to be
leading for State Printer has studious
!y avoided saying that be favors put
ting that office on a flat salary.
KEEP TUEBlNkER OUT.
W. A. Harris, deputy county clerk,
received a message that his mother,
who ia 72 yeais of age, Is not expected
to live. He started Tuesday for her
home In Buffalo, N. Y.
Cbaa Graham writes from Monrovia,
Calif, to bis daughter, that his health
is greatly improved and he will start
for home on the 13 lust. This Is good
news to his many frienda here.
In the monopoly of Republican aspir
ants for office at least two Democrat
ml, old-time, office-or-or-no-office
Democrat are strictly in the race, and
so far a the ticket In this county is
concerned only two candidntes are in
the field; but they are Democrats
Democracy means government by the
people. Republicanism means the re
verse of monarchism and Is but i
slightly less defined construction of
Democracy. We might go on aud re
duce it to the bighcockalorum and
locockahlrum proposition, but you see
the point Parties have significance
only as their platforms are founded on
living issues aud these issues actually
differ. Otherwise it is but a question
of men. The class of men aspiring to
. the clerk's office is one that must be
considered by the people. Mr. Hen
derson caudiate for the democratic
nomination and W. A. Harris one of
the aspirant for nomination on the re
publican ticket are each well qualified
for the position, both having been
tried, and each is a decided compliment
to the popular conception of the re
sponsibilities of the office and if both
should be nominated no one can safely
venture a prediction as to who will win
and it is possible that other estimable
candidate may be in the race at the
Juue election.
Portland Letter.
w - . l a . tt n r
ronianu, April remaps no
people in the world certainly nopeopl
in free America, are at graft-ridden as
art the taxpayers of Oregon. Some of
them have known this for a long time
a great many of them have ascertained
the facts within the past year or so,
but it has only been recently that the
great body of the plain people have
beta awakened to a full and complete
realization of tht disgraceful condition
of existing public affairs, with the
wakening comes a positive and direct
demand-far reform. It is the forward
swine of the pendulum. While the
movement ie not nearly unanlmus the
great majority, of the taxpayers in the
commonwealth propose to put an end
to the syselem aud methods of grafting
. a a t J s-v
ia uigu places, mat nave piacea uregoo
is such an enviable light In tbt eyes
of tbt Nation.
Str. Jseph Kellogg.
Lmtm Fcrtlaat Tvm4at. Tfcandaj as 4
raar at I a. m. Ur Iu BtUat, Ealaata, Can) i
FJt, Kalaiar aa !!.
Moater, W4n4r ad Friday at 1 1 .
a Slaaaat lUrtkvaat Imtm FarUaad, at.
aa Tkn4ay tot ToUdo, Caitia ok, aa
ia a
matt
way polau at a., raurnini Wadoaaday
a aaMpatt r
Satardtr at a. a. Baal and aaaa
la tta St. Halaaa alalaf dUtriat. Saajaatt ,.,,( 'it v Currier
haBfwtUaatto. WaarMaat W latM urner
The contest for the Republican uoin
iuatiou of State Treasurer has plainly
narrowed down tn Thus. F. Ryan,
Couuty Judge of Clackamas County;
Ralph Hovt, a Portland banker . and
K. V. Carter, a Southern Oregon
banker. Looking at the question a It
uow stands, mi Imue of great concern
confronts the people of the state, Inas
much a it la apparent that the bank
Ing Interests of Oregon are making a
desperate effort to secure control of the
public funds. What ia the meaning of
thin? Have the batiks advance In
formation of a coming money strin
gency? If this is the situation then It
Is possible to understand why the
bankers' "inner circle" Is beudlng
every sinew to land one of their num
ber In ttie Slate Treasurers office.
The money under the care of the
State Treasurer, Including the public
school fuud, ia au immense sum. If
it cau be used, in time of a money
panic to bolster up bauks tottering on
the verge of htukruptcy, the bankers
may uow will expend a handsome for
tune to get control of the state money.
This is good enongh for the hanks but
how about Imperiling the hard earned
contribution of every taxpayer to the
ruuning expenses of the state as well
as the public school fuud?
There is auother side to it. The Sec
retary of State is very likely to be a
Salem banker. Should we have a
bauker for Secretary of State and a
bauker for State Treasurer, thro two
would absolutely control the loaning
of the state school fund. This fuud is
loaned on mortgage, at the rate of 6
perceut and secured by hundreds of
farms In every county of the state.
Should the fund, Instead of being
loaued out as it comes in, be kept iu
the state treasury, interest on money
would advance two or three per cent.
Then would come the bankers' harvest
aud the borrowers trouble. As men
who lived through the panic of ten
years ago know well a high rate of In
terest with brokerage added means the
suction block for many and mauy a
farm. Now is the time to be wide
awake keep the school fund away
from bank manipulation. It is the
balance wheel that regulates the interest
rute in the state. We do business on
the credit system and dear money for
the borrower and hard times for all of
up, except bankers and brokers in
trenched behind a large reserve fund,
walk hand in hand. Would the
bankers and brokers like to keep the
tterceut sclmol money loaned out or
would they perfer to huve It hoarded
up and deposit It with favorite banking
Institutions. Auswecfor yourseir.
The united effort of the bankers
seems to be to defeat Judge Ryan and
to laud some one of their number iu
the State Treasurer's office. Iloyt of
Portland, is a banker; Carter, of Ash
land, is a banker; Atkin, of Huntington
ta hanker. But the ereat mass of
voters of the state of Oregon are "ot
bankers and every vote cast in the
April primary Is goinst to count in this
struggle. The vote for nomination of
Kmi Treasurer should l cast with a
full realization of the situation. Ore
School Apportionment.
The following is the apportionment of the county school funds made April 2,
1J06, by County School Superintendent I. H. Copeland.
Diet. Name of Clerk. Children. Bmu Am nine loiai.
M. J.Englert 113..
H.P. Watkins 110..
J. A. Holaday 44..
R.P.Burns 54..
S. C.Ticheuor 301..
C.B.Harris 28..
William Holt 112..
, 1..
1
2
3
4
5
G
7
8 A. E. Harvey
y A. D. Holaday
.31
. 31
72..
10 George A. Graham
11 F.H.Meeker
12 C.W.Mellinger
13 J. A. Schunesen
14 Louis Seigert
15 Martha J. Barr.
16 C. K. Brant
17 J.G.Pringle
18 Tboe. Petti john
19 L. Sonneland
20 T.C. Watts
21 W. D.Case
a X. D. Peterson
23 FredFlubrer
24 Nettie B. Peterson
25 J. H. Lutniiarvl
26 Oliver Nelson
27 O.C. Keasey
28 T W Grant
29 John McAdam
30 Fred Briggs
31 W.F.Hiatt
32 Lucy M. Little
33 Ella M. Kyser
34 Harry Wood
35 Oscar Waisanen
36 C. W. Makinster
37 Fred A. Bucher
38 Irena Brown
39 A. N. Clark
40 Oliver Anderson 3t.
41 Gust Anderson
42 Peter Wanstrom
43 C. O. Moyer
44 M.P.Young
45
46 Karl Lauren
47 C. Malmstrom
48 C.O.Thayer
49 G.M.Holt 5
50 Julia Birkenfeld 13
51 8. V. Malmsten 6
52 F.E. Malmberg 45
53 Katie McDonald 12
54 I). II. Pope 30
55 J. R. Dallas 15
56 N.B.Olseen 42
7 J. A. Mclutosh 3
65....
64....
27....
25....
266....
31...
69....
41....
10....
12...
20....
81....
8....
36 ...
48....
15... .
168...
24 ...
13....
49....
45....
54....
19....
47....
12.
31
31
31
31
31 72..
31 72..
26 86..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
31 72..
il 72...
666 48....
648 78....
259 51 ....
318 49....
1775 30. . . .
165 15... .
(0 58....
112 ....
283 37....
377 47 . . .
159 2')....
147 45....
1568 K7.. ..
182 84....
W 90....
241 82....
58 98....
70 78....
117 96....
477 74....
74 19 . . .
212 33....
31 72 183 11.
31 72
31 72
31 72
31 72
31 72
31 72
81 72
31 72..
88 47...,
990 87...,
141 55...,
76 68...,
289 (X)...,
265 41....
300 80....
112 (Ml....
31 72 277 21.
. 31 72.
14 31 72.
10..
5(5..
40..
13..
114..
31 72
31 72
31 12
31 72
31 72..
70 78....
82 57....
58 98....
330 29....
235 92....
76 68....
672 37....
31 72 182 84..?.
35 39..
135 66..
41 29..
27 31 72 159 2..
21.
7.
31 72.
24 31.
31 72.
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21..
28..
31 72
31 72
31 72
3 34
31 82
81 72
31 72
31 72
31 72
81 T2
81 72
0 00
53 08....
123 86....
165 15....
29 49....
76 68....
35 39....
265 41....
70 78 ...
176 94....
88 47....
247 72....
17 69....
698 20
680 50
291 23
21
1807 02
196 8"
692 :mj
143 78
410 23
409 19
VM) 97
179 17
1600 59
214 50
4:!8 68
273 54
90 70
102 50
149 68
509 46
78 91
244 05
314 83
120 19
1022 59
173 Ti
108 40
320 72
297 13
332 52
143 78
:!08 93
102 50
114 29
90 70
862 01
267 64
108 40
704 09
214 56
67 11
159 97
7.'! 01
190 97
84 80
155 58
196 87
32 83
108 40
67 11
297 13
102 50
208 m
99 04
279 44
17 69
Indicates Joint district,
are given.
2507 $1682 80 $15317 20.... $17000 CO
In joint districts children in Columbia County only
323
Time Is
A TIMELY CURTAIN
M(sr
Economical wotnrn will lo well to glance over the list below. A saving, of considerable momtnt
is attached V each and every item. lled through lht list carefully aud bring it with you. Sale
starts promptly Monday luorning at u'clock.
'.'.UK) rani oU
value
nch Curtain twins, lace stripes, dots, linure;
15c
loc yd
Rutlled Ilobhittet Curtain Lace edging and lnrtion s
white aud Arabian; $2 (X) value. Seclal 1.2
Ilobhiuet Curtalns-llaltenburg lnmrlion and edging;
wblto aud Arabian; sj yards long; $2.50 vulue...$1.6X
Rufilotl ltobbluet Curtains llatteuburg Inm-rllou aud
edging; white and Arabian; $300 value. Special ... ..
$1 95
l.'O pairs Rutlltd wixa Curttilus; a regular 50o quality;
2 yards long. Serial : 29o
Swiss Curtains ItuMed, fancy lace stripe; 2) yards
long: a regular 75c value. Special, pair 50o
RuMed SwU Curtains Fancy lace atrlpe; 3 yardt
long; our price $1.50 pair. Spvclal Wo
doieu pairs Figured HwIm Curtalua; Raltenburg
edge and Insertion ; a good value at $2.00. Sxclal.
pair $1.38
Nottingham Curulns-3 yards long, 45 Inches wide;
come Iu both white and ecru; worth $1.25 Heclal 75o
85 pairs Noltinuhain Ciittalns-3 yards h ug; choice
patterns; really $1.75 pair. Social $l.2ft
Corded Arabian Curtains Full 3 yards long aud 48
Inches wide; big baiitalu at $2.50. Soclal pair $1.75
o",U00 yards Sucsiau
vard
Crash; very adsorbent; worth H 1 :(o
".'.'.5c yd
60-1 nch Cream Danmnk; assorted patterns; worth all of
4'V. Special yard "o
60 inch Mercerized Hainanl;; wears and washes well; a
ifood value at 50c. Special, yard 39'
72 inch All-Linen Damask, bleached ; 4 different pat
lerns; rrgular $1.00 value. Sin-cial, vard 6ic
72 inch Cream Iamask; exlm heavy ami coiifililcrvd a
bargain at 7.c a yard. Special, yard 50o
00-Inch Mcrccrlicd Damask; a splendid 75o cloth;
several patterns. Special yard 6o
7U Inch (Vain Damak; warranted all pure linen:
worth every cent of $,uo a yard. Spwlal yd "5o
Napkins- MUe HlxlO; half blenched: a lino napkin far
liolel or restaurant; 75e value. Hsclat doseu 60c
Napkins-Mo 19x19, tin tnercvrlxcd rlnih; choice of
several new pultems; $1.50 valuo Special dot. $lJ0O
nx) do.kn iircK towi.ks. isx:n inches si'Kci.Mi 05c Uox
CORNER of THIRD and MORRISON STREETS,
PORTLAND, OREGON
REGISTRATION.
The following is the reg'sl ration by
precincts up to Wednesday morning.
Column headed "H" Imllcutes num
ber of Rpublicans rt glsteied.
K
Apiary 10
Auburn 53
I leaver Falls 28
t'latskanle 2:;7
Deer Island 36
(ioble 8"
Marshland 27
Xehalem 15
Oak Point 73
Rainier 18
Soappoose 71
Union 162
Warren 57
Total.
.1067
D Total
6 25
16 113
10 49
29 3M)
5 4
13 108
9 .".8
15 70
20 101
61 26
17 95
24 221
17 80
232 1508
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Nothing will releivc indigestion that
is not a thorough digcttunt. Kodol Dy
speptic cure digests what you ent, and
allows the stomach to rest recuperate
Krow strong again. A few doses of Ko
dol after meals will soon restore the
stomach and digestive organs to a full
performance of their functions naturally
Sold by
PERRY & GRAHAM,
When the full text of the dccUiou of
the Illinois Supreme Court on the pri
mary law comes to hand it may open
the way for judicial inquiry into some
of the provisions of our own luw, which
will be generally employed for the first
time next Friday.
All smart up-to-dato women of to-day,
Know how to bake, wash, sing and play;
Wit hout these talents a wife is N. (4.
Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea.
Ask your Drunioxt.
Houlton -:- Meat -:- Market
L,. D. WEEKS, Prop.
FRESII MEATS OF ALL KINDS
Dry and Salt Pork.
Shop at RobiiiBon's Old Stand.
4
"All the Ladies Know Them"
THE
"American Girl" $2.50 SHOE, for Women
Is the best shoe on earth for the money. It has Dover been surpassed
since ladies' lino shoes were first invented. They come In 1'utunt Kid,
Velouraud Vici Kid, Itutlon or Lace.
They are Equal to Moat of the
I3et of the 4 Shoe
We Have Secured the Portland Agency for this Bplendid Footwear.
Spring and Summer Fashions in Men'n Youths' and Buys
TANS AND OXFORDS
Now in. Cull aud see them. We have them at most attractive values.
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BARON'S SHOE STORE
Tel. Red 1982 232 Morrison St., bet. Second and Third
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MAY "SWEAR IX" VOTERS AT THE PRIMARIES.
Attorncy(jleiiral Crawford Holds that County Clerk
Must Send Out Wank "A"
Salem, Ore., March 13. Attorney-General Craw
ford in an opinion rendered yesterday on an inquiry
from County Clerk Roland, of Marion, says that
County Clerks must send out blank "A" with the
ballot boxes for the primary election. Blank "A" is
used for swearing in voters at a general election who
have failed to register.
It was supposed until lately that an elector who
had failed to register before the registration books
closed for the primary election could not vote. The
Attorney-General holds that the section of the general
election law which allows an elector to "swear in"
his vote with the assistance of six freeholders applies
also to the primary election.
TWO PARTIES ONLY REIOUMZEI) IN DECISION ON
PRIMARY LAW.
Attorney-General ( raw ford Huys No One Can Vote at
Primaries Unless Registered as
Republicans and Democrats
Salem Ore., March 29. Attorney-General Crawford
handed down an opinion yesterday to the effect that
no one can vote at the primary election who is not
registered either as a Republican or Democrat. The
Socialists and Prohibitionists would be entitled to vote
for their ow n party nominees, provided they hid ca!t
votes enough at the last election to entitle inctn to
participate in the election. As tl ere ure but two
tickets in the field, Republican and Democrat, it is the
postive opinion of Mr. Crawford that the judges of the
primary election have no discretion in the matter, and
unless a voter is duly registered as a member of one or
the other of these two parties theyjeanuot allow him
to vote.
Under the law it is a misdemeanor for a man even
to offer to vote unless he is entitled to cast a ballot.
If you want to rent
If you want to sell
If you want to buy
If you want to trade
If you want anything
Advertise the fact In the
If jou want to loan money
If you want to borrow money
REGISTER.
n I. 1 !., Colic, Cholera and
Chamberlain S Disrrhor Remedy.
Never falli.Buy
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