Tillamook Headlight, October 8, 1914
State Press Flashlights
Sissy, will you bring me a drink of which the schemers and the tincker- ready appropriated need not be used
water. which she quickly did. Then j ers are directing their shafts this fall, for the present if the President will
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' he
he crave
gave her
her ertmA
some ennJ..
candy. “ “ TMJ
Did the
The man who is trying to make a liv­ direct the departments to practice
The trouble with a lot of these fel­
man just ahead of me give you can­ ing for himself and his family and to economy. There are many things that
lows is that instead of consistently dy ?’’
put a little money by in the bank for can wait over. Temporary delay in
advocating that ‘‘to the victor belongs
I "Yea sir.”
a
rainy day is threatened with a uni­ many cases will be no injury.
the spoils,” their very attitude shows
“For the seven months of this year
that they believe that "to the i Then he gave her a nickle and said. versal eight hour law that will not
permit even his children to work ending with July 31, before the war
kicker belongs the spoils.”—Itemizer. ( “Did he give you money?”
| “Yes, sir, he gave me ten cents.”
more than eight hours out of the began, our imports front foreign
Then
he
picked
her
up
and
kissed
twenty-four. If he is a farmer this countries were 122 million dollars
The truth is that the Chamberlain
law, if it is approved by the people more than they were for the same
wing of the Democratic party is even her and said, “Did he kiss you?"
“Y es, sir and he kissed ma, too.”— in
November
will ■ _____
mean that
he will period last year, while our exports
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now so badly scared that the Jour­
Ione Journal.
either
have
to
quit
business
or re­ were 126 million dollars less. That is
nal is assiduously paving the way for
duce his operations to the point caused by the Underwood tariff. The
the return to Oregon of Chamberlain
Why should Dr. Withycombe be
to mend the political fences.—Banks cartooned, presumable as a slur, as Where he can do everything himself. balance of trade in our favor for these
As if this were not enough, we are seven months in this year was 60 mil­
Herald.
going up and down the state preach­ asked to vote on a law to provide lion dollars. For the same seven
ing a greater Oregon? The Lord work at state expense for all the un­ months last year, the balance of trade
Hood River people believe in pub­
knows that with the gang that has employed of every state and of every in our favor was 308 million dollars.
licity, and why shouldn’t they, since
steered things for the past two years,
publicity is what made the place. The such preaching is necessary. Freak clime. If it should be enacted the This shows a falling off in the bal­
brake-beams and the bumpers and the ance of trade in our favor in seven
advertising columns of the Glacier
legislation, freak legislators and freak car tops of every train coming into months before the war commenced of
show that the business men have faith
executives have given the state a the state would be jammed with float­ 248 million dollars. That is equivalent
in newspaper publicity too.—New­
reputation that must be wiped out if ers rushing in to get a nice, soft job to a demand on us of 248 million dol­
berg Graphic.
there is to be a greater Oregon, and at the state’s expense. The word lars in gold. That is one of the main
the man who urges that attention be
Over in Salem last week the police paid to the welfare of the whole state would go out far and wide that all troubles with the country now and is
judge sent a man to jail for ten days and less to selfish individuals who that was necessary to tide over the the result of the new tariff law.
“If we were manufacturing the
for using very bad language on the would wreck the commonwealth in a winter was to get to Oregon, where
the state furnished a job for every­ goods we used instead of importing
public street. It wouldn’t be a bad scramble for spoils is to be honored.
body. The problem of the unemploy­ them, we would have prosperity, and
idea to prescribe a little of the same The cartooning is on a par with the
ed in all the other states would be if we had a sufficiently high import
remedy in this burg.—Yaquina Bay rest of the campaign against sane
solved, and Oregon would be the duty on the goods we bring in from
News.
government. There is not a word of goat.—Eugene Register.
abroad, we would have sufficient rev­
attempt to show lack of capacity or
enue without question. What we need
The Bull Moosers polled 17,860 to deny the assertion of his friends
now is economy and not new taxes.
Democrats and High Taxation.
votes in the late Maine election, that in Dr. Withycombe the state will
What we have under the Democratic
which is less than one third of the have an executive of the highest type,
With' the industries of the country administration is extravagence and
vote, and recalls the truth that no but instead is found cowardly attem­
popular idol, who in an armed test of pts by any means to divert attention largely paralyzed and labor out of additional taxation."
strength, rallies less than one-third of voters from his ability and fitness. work, it is no time to impose addi­
tional taxes, and taxes, too, which
of the people to his standard can ever —Hillsboro Independent.
County Fairs Score Great Success.
are entirely unnecessary,” declared
hope to become the leader of a great
James R. Mann, Republican Minority
army.—Telephone Register.
The postmaster general is consid­ Leader of the House of Representa­ The past week has seen the wind up
ering a proposition to dismiss half
of practically all the county fairs to
The fundamental principles invelv- of all the rural mail carriers, increase tives, in a statement today.
be held in the state this season. More
Congressman
Mann
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s
statement
in
ed in the present political campaign the remaining routes to double the
is one of being permitted to exist, and present length, or to about fifty miles. regard to an important utterance than three-quarters of the counties in
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this fact should be fully appreciated The carriers, under the new system, in view of the fight the Republican the state have had an exhibit of some
in every household in the state. High would be paid $1,800 per year and be Minority is making in both House sort and in every instance the quality
taxes, low tariff and extravagance of required to make delivery in an auto­ the Senate to prevent the Democratic of the products shown has been fully
variety
democratic government should be mobile. He figures that one carrier Majority from imposing a so-called up to grade and the staging of same
has
been
better
than
ever.
At
the
‘
‘
war
’
’
tax
on
the
people
in
addition
sufficient in themselves to warrant in a machine could cover the fifty
state fair at Salem last week there
the election of republicans in Novem­ miles a day very easily. This method to their other burdens of taxation, at
was probably the most notable col-
a
time
when
the
country
is
at
peace
ber. The people will eventually tire would cut down the cost of rural de­
lection of Oregon fruits, grains, veg-
with all the world.
of periodical misrule.—Polk County livery 25 per cent. The $600 would
“There is no need to put new taxes etables, live stock and manufactured
Observer.
O’ore than pay for the difference in on the people at this time,” Mr. Mann articles that has ever been shown at
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cost between using a horse and using asserts. “While there might be a one time in Oregon. Horses, cattle,
The hybrid newspapers that have in an automobile. Assuming that the rig slight falling off in customs receipts swine, poultry, sheep and pet stock of
the past flirted with Democracy, ire cost a dollar a day, this would give during the European war, that can all kinds were exhibited by practical
seeing portends of Republican victory the user of the automobile three dol­ easily be more Than met by proper ly every community in the state, and W. A. Barr, of the Agricultural Col­ testing the milk for butter fat and
it the coming election and are switch­ lars a day for maintenance of his governmental economy. The war in the quality and finish of the animals lege, these boys gave an exhibition of purity. These reports were passed
ing into the Republican camp. Their machine. Many doctors and other Europe may be over soon and the has never been equalled.
stock judging, taking as subjects the upon by the expert judges of the
services, however, will be like a fifth professional men travel fifty miles a treasury can meet the expenses of the
One of the unusual features of the prize winning cows in the dairy sec­ dairy section of the fair. The final
wheel to a chariot. What effect can day on a much smaller maintenance government without difficulty for a state fair was the boys' camp at tion, and making up a full and coni- prize winners in the garden contest
their utterance have on their readers cost than three dollars a day. But long time to come if it draws on the which were quartered the prize win­ plete repbrt as to the points of excel­ will receive as a reward one week’s
who time after time have seen them wait until it comes to dismissing half government money now deposited in ners in the various county garden lence possessed by each animal, giv­ free trip to the exposition at San
somersaulting and flip-flopping on all the rural carriers of the United States the banks. Much of the money al- contests. Under the direction of Prof. ing his reasons for the decision; also Francisco next summer.
the big issues, national, state and lo­ and there will be a protest that can be
cal?—News Reporter.
heard half way to the moon.—Item-
izer.
The time to prepare for an increase
of production for next year is now I One of the bad things of this pres­
and Oregon farmers seem to realize ent age is the teaching by muckrakers
this fact. Much preparation will have and agitators in word of print and
to do with fall plowing. Other phases mouth that the business of the coun­
of the larger crop will be the care try is not conducted upon a honorable
with which the seed is selected and basis. The impression is left on the
saved. There should not be an acre of minds of ’he young that the big en­
American land that is not made to terprises and concerns are in the
produce something of vaule next, hands of rascals who are attempting
year. Not an acre of ground should ' to exact the last penny from their
be wasted, as America will doubtless, employees and those with whom they
be the world’s store house for some do business. Such teachings is an­
t:me to come.—Telephone Register.
archistic in its tendencies and if car­
ried out to its conclusion would
It will be just as well not to pull alt prove demoralizing to business.
the eggs in the wheat basket in next While big business, and smaller busi­
year’s cropping. There will undoubt­ ness for that matter, must give care­
edly be a wonderful increase in acre­ ful scrutiny to every detail and that
age in the United States, in Canada, methods, cold and exacting, may be
in South America and in other coun­ necessary at times, it must also be
tries where there are enough men not remembered that in the giving and in
at war to do the planting. Wheat the taking absolute integrity is main­
production in Russia will not be im­ tained. It should be further borne in
possible on account of the war. In mind that for every penny that is due
that country women do a great deal them the business men must also
adopted prohibition in 1850, repealed it iin 1903, “tried it’’ 53 years
Vermont
of the field work and under the cir­ give every cent required to balance
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1903,
New Hampshire
cumstances there will be nothing to the account. The teachings of the
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prevent them from continuing their present age are calculated to under­
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1875,
1855,
Michigan
usual run of work. A favorable sea­ mine the people’s confidence in the
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1872,
1854,
Connecticut
son would result in a surplus yield of enterprises of the country.—News
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the world’s crop of wheat. The odds Reporter.
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1863,
1852,
Rhode Island
favor a fair price for wheat next year
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1869,
1875,
but odds are only odds.—Rural Spirit. | Now that the war in Europe has
Massachusetts
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been in progress long enough for
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1896,
1890,
South Dakota
R A. Booth is being made the tar- private letters to reach this side, and
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1911,
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1908,
Alabama
C«t of the stream of misrepresenta­ like all such communications they are
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tion and abuse by which enemies of filled with the most unbelievable ex­
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1858,
1855,
Nebraska
decent and sane government hope to aggerations that have been enlarged
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1853,
1851,
perpetuate the chaos of the past four and destorted by repetition and credul
Illinois
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fears, but, as is the case in attacks on ity. No credence can be placed on any
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“(by mulct law) 1893,
1881,
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other Republican Candidates, no rea­ of them for in almost every case they
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1S55, statute was declared unconstitutional
son has yet been advanced why he are simply given as hearsay or re­
New York
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[*¡11 not capably and honestly repre- ports, and seldom as the actual ex­
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1855,
Indiana
««t Oregon in the United States perience of the writer, or verified by
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Senate. There is abundant evidence them. For instance, a letter from a
1851, and annulled it by License Tax Law
Ohio
■ow that mud-slinging will fall on relative in France to some one in Cal­
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1855, statute vetoed by governor
Wisconsin
ears this year and Mr. Booth ifornia is being widely circulated, in
1 be elected by a sale majority, which the writer tells of the deadly
* every decent man and woman ‘ work of a new explosive shell being
»•ould see to it that the majority is used by the French, and goes on to
.r®e as ,o eebuke those whose state that “sixteen hundred Germans
® tical tactics are to prevent a calm, were found dead in one trench, their
“Passinate judgment of the merits hearts having stopped as the result
1 candidates who present themselves of the explosion of one of these shells
” ” not a Paid advertisement, but The article states further that the
' unsolicited opinion of The Jn- shock was so terrific that the soldters
eP«ndent.
remained standing, their rifles in their
hands in the attitude of firing. Such
Defeat of the proposed prohibition amendment has no effect on the present efficient local option
or home rule law.
stories
as
this
show
what
effect
the
an ’dates for office are nu'.nerous
.*** ays and the campaign in cer- war has already made on the imagi­
,'n sec*‘OB* is becoming strenuous. i nations of the people, and many of
:la
'I*** two we» knqrwn can- the tales of horror and atrocity will
’tes were canvassing near our eventually be found to have as little
,a
days aS°- Both happened foundation for belief as the one
’ f same road, a shot*, distance quoted.—Yaquina Valley News.
he hindmost one called at a
Oregon industry and thrift, it seem,
house when a brig! t tattle girl
the particular mark* again*
110 the door.
FOUNTAIN PENS
25 per cent oft' on Standard make
Fountain Pens.
Some Regular $3.50 pens for $2.00
C. I. CLOUGH CO
UAJVIAR’S
$
store
TIUUAmOOK. OREGON
Drop in and Book Around
PROHIBITION’S DISMAL RECORD OF FAILURES
FIFTEEN SPLENDID EASTERN STATES HAVE EXPLODED FALSE THEORY
Maine has just elected a governor and a majority of legislators upon
a platform opposed to statewide prohibition and pledged to sub
mit to the people at the next general election a local option
law. Opposed to these successful candidates were aspir
ants seeking office on a statewide prohibition platform
R SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OF PROHIBITION, MAINE IS CRYINS FOR LOCAL OP
Is fliers any reason why Oregon should experimenl with this freak legislation?
Register before Thursday, October 15
VOTE 333 X NO
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