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THE S. P.-S MISINFORMATION
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(HAS. H. FISITKR,
Vice-President
DORA C. AXPRESEX,
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The Southern Pacific has a well organized bureau j
sendiner out information for the mess, its matter beinc so
....... . ... .. I ror ihu informal ion of Hie vutYr uf th ,.- , .
luurieu. i ne uiuviui m iiuiug wiv voik it. is micu io uu,,ttv tte, th foiUmina orief die,, of i,h . ,. u i",f Vi
but the headline expert should be fired. The literature I"" u tm.iiir,i ,,,., of , tfcM - w.u.ir 1 "":
r
should be headed "misinformation for the press." for that JuiH. 4, u, ,.,.
electuratf t the pe-i elertion of
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e the real purrmrt mmnAmM ' M "1or'"l" f lk:PMeJ..
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IMPRACTICAL THEORISTS
is what it is. The Southern Pacific having bottled up all b",:u
. , .... . , , ... . , , ;uJ K"lt of each
uregon inausiries, ieii me uusiness 01 tne state neipie&j . i oMy
mm nuiiuiu wis, iiwn sruus uuo MIIU Ui SUUI IS leulm the attitu
!a bundle of complaints about legislatures and laws matle i "Mt,wt,it,.,Mi1"-
Mate the n-al ,.urrH.rt j .m-miim-nt .n..u ,K'tt r ' Proso, . 'V '
each pr..,.,! withoat " 7r ' , f P'0,",l'lr result CT tk.l'
of the voter in .lc "'Klr -ioo from 40 to :o ,uv. i ' tV tLVN
'"- He-irea to as-; The vott-r who dir.. . . W nr.- r"9"'
iit itiiriotiA I ameniliiicnt.
wbo aesirea i n...:. .. '
nmiiUer f,f . lMiW lk.C .. Z "
referred ,:.., . n'"ed .,, .
1 . i I
in an errort to make the Southern Pacific do its duty bv r.7 l,'V,, fi" . .i.: f .""i".'-" "T
, - , . , ..... . ' '" vauueit Aattiuri.inir , .i..- . "."' 'an tr ri f...l... flwi
those who are forced to depend on it for the transporta-!iH"" u '
1-,. t i .i. . eneoiirae i
uon oi meir commouities. u woum nave the newspapers ; 'rui. proimaea to .m,-.,.i ,-et,.m n H .
'nrint tf misstntpmpnts fW nn,t rcc'cf J ..till r..V, r,,.,U' 11 "f 1"a"' 'ouatilution in ...if, J'.n""t.i;',m.ml. """""dinent, ,
I " --v ...v-... a v-,. .ICXOb 1L ill itll Lill Klll'lt 11IMIIIIIIC IhHt liu ..,..1.. . I 1UV leL'tNlIitiir..
. ' . . - ' . ' i " . ? th .,n, "h en
theirT'' '-r n.e.,,1,,.
A kill.
evrntl
Recently a group of citizens of New York rep
various labor, socialist, religious, pacifist and civic
izations, met at the Astor hotel and adopted a
program for "the first American Conference
ocracy and peace terms." Upon its adoption they issued
a call for a
New York
. IV.i. ".1.1... 1 1 . .1. f j. c . .. " V"ll IlllltS,
j deceiving j and maltreating the. people. The truth about
,. the Southern Pacific is that for more than a vear it has,'",i,"' ",iiw' tun,l' l,v ,u"",t ,nx r ; i-hVIx ir.l." ''' ""'"'"'" neretv-'mi r.,7 'W
resenting i kww ic,,.im;n.ltn,i " r L n iT !'--. Pt Me.,i oe t,.tL" ""'r.?.,u "': iV L?"iS;!
.., ,."v.'j uioviiimiiuiiu "fi11"1 vicguil, mm is Mill uu'f the assessed valuation of all taxable! . , . "V V" "OnstitutioB. It pro ii TTu(t
,1 l,!lroH'rt.v w ithin Hie district to I i VHtoa, m brief, Hint hiiv cou.iiiut!, ..i L. m,k 1Pr
tentou j&-p. ha? 5f rai7tadi3 North jS'ilSi'V ' WS ft
14. J : 4 that .ort (lift both t'oreiun ami .1... .r V1"' ' 1 1 un without i,..,.ic;'.ii-!.." IW,I '
v v 3 uuiuvimi. vail Ett UsUllt VVILIIOUL 11 UIlll IL . . ;tiiliiiir I n. .., "-". ,'we, (0 a. ...:. '
KiTt. 1 held at tte Hollan? House, he Sik woXoVirHifar f"!1" "y "Tr ?
City, Hay The names signed to the eaUj ft Sr -
I 1 . . " M I I' 1 1111
.ustU.it.on at present provides 7 . , n "Hmet! urovi,
iiiiitii! .in ror uiiHiion, nv II , Ir"tli t he of tlikiom j .M '"'Vim
t.. of ih ,,i.. ,.,l.; hoteis the riulit now lmt... i. . I WlW, 4, W
ote of the people or otherwise, 1 . r,K"' w mren by the for.
luouev tor. or lo 11 it, rr.:,t i ' " r or
. . . , . . . . .1: 1 i 1 . 1
iaaaisis ana uiose wno are aevoimg tneir lives to nx n? u- ff.MtL ",i, , . . ? . , v-
...... , , . 1 1& r, , , ? i ting 011 the perch and eivinffher vvinps n ohnnro. Atnnntr maUea an exeei.
imngs ior rne oaiance oi tne worm, iney are no aouot tu'fu u; v- . . .V1' tin- peon..
frnorf npni.lp.-in rhpir wav lr if i pvirlpnt f.-nnt thp Lth" thlI18S th? bl? Corporation whines aboilt IS that the Sower, by L a'ffi
"i-f--""'J " 1 - vi.iijiti iu liiuM 11 line iiiuit' 1 1 t 1 1. n 1 1 rip . "
any joint e'onipanr, corporation orlt'',"1 ,h "l'1"""1
""'etui it, when- ,,rt t,, !
of t lie ,,, . ' 1 ! lasatl". l .
.,.,..1.. ....... . -i""" "iruriinir ....... ""
....... ami ne.i ntiuiu ineiit . i " " " mu.
ULr TV11. an....!.).......
..... .... nullum 1 , . .. . .,
turn to thi rule hv '""'. ?" r ,nnX provision without
ot a port district the - I' would give 1 1.
tmnfT thev nrnnosp. thnt thpv nrp tmnrnotipril thpnriai-s I
who would mould humanity over, and change human na
''isame time it along with the other roads is annlvinr- to : wlthln'J .1
oa- fvrt :frti.i. .... . , ri S ,. ..I, :
. i ii, --. i. inc iiiiciMdLt: VTumiiifi t'H I I in i Tri I II Ti m na n nu'Uit Ti in. i" r'
ture oy printing pampniets ana preaching peace and M.Anco Jfo ,.ofoc f;ff " " T V; -" : J .Y ,Th: v"t-s . r--
nig.
The bill wwlits
r,,,tive,a.jority votelr,"'1. V ' l"v !eriJ.T 'Pl",rt
. . . bhui .
tinK oil a proposal to
a direct tux or n bond issue,
its noted above, for the
s mentioned.
ra1-eautifurerease its rates fifteen Per cent' t0 cover its alleged in- p." . uZ
atei " part oi ' thi J rfhlCLf .Peiion caused by the Adamson law.
erninc their desir- reports show it made more money last'' x v.s": those who oppose
brotherly love. Both of these attributes
and are the aim and object of the greater
hnt-tni-i it in si r
liuinctii id, iiic quctM-iuii i& nut tuiicei. milt; tinrii uesir- . v. i i. i .
ableness, but how to attain them. One of the features Rear than ever before in lts hlstor'-
they lay especial stress on is the referendum on declara
tions of war. Theoretically this is a proper thing; but in
practice it would be farcical. In a small community it
could be used, but with our hundred million people, it is
too slow and cumbersome for use. Under it if the coun
try was attacked and an enemy was landing on our shores
we would have to hold an election before we could take
any steps to prevent it. Instead of calling the army to re
sist such invasion the president would call an election.
Most of the other features indorsed in the tentative pro
gram are as impractical as the foregoing one. Besides,
statements are made as a reason for calling the conven
tion that are not supported by the facts. Among other
assertions are these: "The pernicious gag bill is about
to be forced through congress; standards to safeguard
labor, carefully built up through years, have been swept
aside; the right of free speech has been assailed; halls
have been closed against public discussion, meetings brok
en up, speakers arrested and now the danger of a per
manent universal military training law confronts us."
None of these things are true. The movers of the plan
then call attention to "peace rumors coming from Ger-j
many, Austria, Italy and Russia, and assert that Amer
icans should give heed to them and do nothing until these
rumors prove true. The misguided bunch deals with
theories and overlooks facts. They talk peace while Ger
many is ruthlessly sinking our ships, killing our citizens
and forbidding our people the right to travel on the high
seas. It is a bunch of short haired women and long
haired men, standing far apart from the world as it is,
and wanting to make it over in their own little molds.
Unintentionally this class is the real enemy of their
country.
The president has decided to' decline the offer of
Colonel Roosevelt to raise a division for service in France.
In reaching this conclusion the president says he is acting
under expert advice from both sides of the water. To
send a volunteer division now would seriously interfere
with the carrying out of the chief and most important
purpose contemplated by this legislation: "the prompt
creation and early use of an effective army, and would
contribute practically nothing to the effective strength of
the armies now engaged against Germany." This is
rather a hard slam at the Colonel's invincibility, and
sand paper to his tender spots, but it. is true, for war is
not fought by infantry or battles won by that arm of the
service without its accompanying artillery. The fact that
those in command in France are against the plan shows
this.
The president has ordered that a division of regulars
be prepared for service in France as quickly as possible.
In fact while this order was only made public last night
it was made some time ago. A dispatch was received over
the United Press Monday to this effect but was held up
at the request of the department of war. This being the
case it is very likely the needed preparations have been
about completed and that the division will soon be on its
way. The division will be under command of General
Pershing, and will probably consist largely of artillery.
The news from the western front yesterday was to the
effect that the Germans had applied the. torch to Lens,
flames and explosions being seen in the' city from the
British lines. This is exactly what has been done to every
city by the Germans before evacuating it, and this gives
color to the belief that the abandonment of the great coal
city may be the next move. Reports from General Haig
also indicate the citv is orettv well KiirrnnnHpH nnrl it ic
perhaps fear of being trapped that causes the Germans
to get ready to leave on short notice.
The farther west, the more patriotic the people of the
United States are. Port Orford has sent practically all
its men of age liable to conscription, to the army by en
listment. Seven per cent of the entire population has
joinea ine army. This should be the record, for Port!
unoru is tne western-most point in the United States.
Anyway, the Bean bill is going on the ballot whether
the lands go on the assessment rolls or not. This unless
ine supreme court upsets the decision of Circuit Jud
mngnam.
Knotting such
:ioi X No."
authority should not
a.lopte.l eonsntntimial amendment .,".,1 ui. . .
n.n.ter what affirnm.iro ma.hW it ! in",: ..T 11 S '
III it! lit have r it ., .1.. ' wit WlWlrt. im
Those voters who 1,,-lieve thev should 'tirn! M1 "
place Riii-h n liinitnt loll Ilium i.'..-.. ....... L. . " " w ,(lfit
ent right of eons.i.ntionul amendment 'l' '"'" W ',,f!
. 1 .,n... 11 'III.- ' . 1. .....
on iiui so oeneve W1011I1I uMb
No. ' '
Those who heUevttU,
"307 Xjtiou,koUl4Wgivlk,lN
!-v le ; those wbe d!ir,
j.o. ..
The aruurt innuui
lit
eoiisnttitioiia limeni nt ,il...,;i
ted by tin! U-tiUlatiue. lifth mi th.. 1ml
ti .... . .... 1 uif mpuursi nuin
A proposed law. referred bv the 1 ! I T "r''d ' niform Tnv Classifira-! Million Doll., Ji
-..:.... 1 ... 1 L If I II Atlllt.llll.., ' 1... . . ' "wau
iruiMiimn-, w-eniiii on ine stale tin ot " " nurawiiT R " .. .,
entitled " 1 1. 1 1 ,or Taxation of Ore- '""1 . to amend section 32 within the next fire Xi
Kon & California Land Grant." - !'tl,,u' 1 'd se,-t.n I of artHe 1X1000 f 4 per cent leriilM,
Tins is the so culled "Bean bill." It" " 11 ' ',,u"un D? nronilcning toe
asserts, in effect, and eontrury to the ' I'r,,.'","t eonstitiitionnl basis of tnxation
express provisions of the net of con-1 i 0,1,1 r''"' Phonal property. The
-n-ri ui us u 1 iu 11 ki 11 nount tie to oer
trress known tin. 1 I, mil, ;. I.'..--;..
act recently declared valid by the au-f"''' "V ''n'',m;"t of laws taxing the
preme eoiut of the I'nited States, that
the Southern Pacific rnilroitd company
owns the 2,:iO0,(Hio acres of the OreL'ou
&. t'aliforuia land grant in fee simple,
and declares, on the ground of this n
sertion, that the state of Oregon pos
sesses the soverijjn riht to tax these
lauds. It directs the county assessors
of tho IN land araut eounties to olace
the grant Uiii.Ih on the assessment rolls!
and levy taxes iigninst them, notwith
standing the fact that eongress, in
the Chamberlaiii-Ferris act, revested
title in the I'nited States thus milking
the lands again government lands, nml,
consequently, untaxnble by the state.
The voters who believe that the state
should enact a statute in conflict with
a federal statute should vote "liOOU X
Yes. " Those w ho do not believe the
state should attempt so to do should
vote ":io;i X Xo."
gross income ot corporations and the
passage of other similar statutes to
reach invisible of intangible property
which now escapes taxation because
not eomin j; within the real and personal
property liniitntions of the constitution.
The voters who believe that the leg
islature, or the people by the initiative,
should have authority ' to extend tho
taxing power of the state beyond the
ownership of real and personal proper
ty should vote "SON X Yes;'' those
who oppose the extension of kiu-Ii au-
lhority should note "ao X Xo."
era
The proverb:
If you want a thing done go; if noi
1 the latter porti
3nd it to congress.
Sen!" T J be changed in the latter portion to
J"" viuii ii wdlll 11, UUIIK
That Oi-egonian paragrapher is at it again. This time
he is guilty of lese majeste in speaking of suggestions that
the city of Portland should be laid off into zones for
business and residence. He says "the plan should first be
demonstrated on young and GROWING towns, like
Bend." -
Yesterday was a real Spring day, warm, clear
balmy, and "the next day it rained."
and
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
Established 1868
CAPITAL - - - - - . . $500,000.00
Transact a General Banking Business
Safety Deposit Boxes
.SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
A constitutional amendment, sub
milted by the legislature, third on the
ballot, entitled " (uniting Number of
Hills Introduced and Increasing J'ay
of Legislators."
This measure proposes to amend sec
tions is and of article IV of the
constitution. At the present time a
senator or representative is not limited
as to the number of bills he may in-
1 1 ounce.
Members of both houses are paid $.'!
per day, with the limitation that the
per diem shall not exceed 120 for any
regular session, which has the effect
of practically limiting the regular ses
sions to 41) days.
The proposed amendment would limit
each member to the introduction of
four bills at a session, while senate
committees are limited to the intro
duction of a total of '10 and house com
mittees to a total of 6(1 bills. This
would limit the number of bills at any
session to 4.i(l, exclusive of nmironria-
tionbills. The amendment also raises'
A constitutional amendment, submit
ted hv the legislature, sixth on the bal
lot, entitled "Requiring election of city
town nnd state officers at same time."
This proposes to add a new section
to article II of the constitution, known
as section 1 1-n. It provides, in brief,
that all incorporated cities ami towns
shall hold their pruimrv anil regular
elections on the sump dates t the pri- X No."
Her cent wriil iuil
uqbos mm wart totalis ;;
trunk highiriyi, drajniMi!,,,
The iniue ot the bunds,
as foll: One nulliti ;k g
,nr, two minion tne swidtiv
the remaining three mfa'b;
the third and fifth years at
of the state highway mim It
niim with the sixth year, tkej is f
be retired it the rate jf
each year, making He total to
toil i(i years.
An art of the legislniinlw
force creates a fund to Ik s
tion of the bonds out f k
derived from the iarrtd m
hide tax and the qdirwitr
ertv tax. It (staled tta;
tal revenue from both f taut
will be approximately
....... Ai.l0 0J-LO Irnm Kll Wlarfu 5.
IIUIU, Mi.l'UVV iivi"
tax and $310,00(1 from At !
hide tax.
The Quarter mill tai ail k
license will be in frtM, f
of the action taken on tie Wfc
Th vote who ire, all'
bond issue will vote "3U 1 1
those who are opposes mi
HOGS NET HIGH PRICE
any resumed sawing off
day morning and all li'l"'
running like dock
shut down, waiting to I"'1
were buy making iniWs;
the
The car shortage u
Twenty-one hogs sold in the Portland
1'nioii .stock yards by W. A. Ay res for
ir:i.... vr ii ai-...i i.... !,;,
.-" " " 1 " " v"",ay Ul'1"" " :, Aa mill and law 8
tpiOH.-ii after ail expenses were taKen a.
'in. ine annua s so d at iu cenrs n
pound. tow in the lot brought S5.
45 desjiito the fact that it weighed 5!M)
pounds.
This is the highest price ever recorded
for I. tine county hogs, according to Mr,
Ayre-s, who (.ays that the I'niuii yard
buyer declared the animals to be the
equal of any that have ever been hand
led at the yards. Kugcue Guard.
SAWMILLS ABE RUNNING
.! lii.
8IUI "
certaiu extent S ' ;
p itches cousiui.,, - -ng
,he past tw t
A,?fA and mWWd
ments would t "
The mm V. -.,H
After a close down since the night oi j depwttww
ur i. r. i. u:i...... 1 ,,,li(.r com- time ' tM "u
illUI.U f, lilt Jjni.i.'.. ,
the newness -necessary
aH
derartraentaeauu- - ir
Rippling Rhymes
by Walt Mason
THRICE ARMED
Thrice is he armed, the sages say, who
hath his quarrel just; thrice armed, there
fore, is Uncle Sam,' who's out to win or
bust. For never since the world began has
nation gone to fight with nobler purposes
in view, with cause more truly-right. We
covet not a perch or rood of any foreign
soil, no treasure chests of friend or foe do
fnr t G2re SP011- We Wei'e n0t hunting
heaved a sigh of true regret when we broke
in the game. We s whod if
kj me oid earth DainWi
. . . . wrong with patient he a Ul ?? arcat ' i"" 9' o?e,
our dead. But patience cannot alwa TZ " .u!
enaure, When wrong is heaped on bitter wrong- such ill
the sword must cure. And so we took our harnes "down
and strapped it on our breast, and reached for XrXe
helm and lance, and rrnctv o,.v.ni ,.4. V , iur ufym01
fu. die fa thrown, and erimsonhrtiL";
and lords of war are relics of the nf a? autocrats
pot the foe, and bag the kaLr'l m!; f nd ?ver.as..we
shall we find, again, fnd yet aglin SZtSZ
sages wrote m volumes filmed w th dust- ''Thriefk
armed," so runs the rede, "who hath his quaml just"
vHusbandai
By Jame Phelps
I ' I
k.NMT MAO
CHAPTER XLVIII.
After Tom went to work for Mr.
Crandcll his habitg changed to a grcnt
extent. I now know from necessity,
nither than from choice. Ho Was later
in getting home; more 'frequently re
mained out for the evening. He always
telephoned, go I didn't Worry particular
ly, but occasionally I felt uncomfort
able. One night ho telephoned he would
not be home until very late. Mr.
Crandell wished him to entertain a
large prospective customer, and he
could not well refuse. I replied "all
right" as cheerfully as I could, but I
was disappointed. Helen and Walter
were down town to dinner, and she had
just telephoned to have Tom and me
A fleas"' -
7. up tel I
He maite " -
A NEW PROBLEM
door there stood Everett Crnii'lell, hnf
iu hand, smilingly waiting to be in vi tod
in,
"Won't you come in?" I stammered,
""if you will let me," lie replied smil
ingly, and followed me info the living
room. ' .
I took his luit and coat, and after tie
had seated himself in response to my in
vitation he an id: ,
"I suppose you are astonished to
see me after my cruelty in ordering
Tnm tn tnlcfl Rno-p-v to dinner and 1111
tiiantiA Tii.i. T Wl tn siee a ni ul'i
thought ..erhyou fomff&V
wouidnt' min.t ii x aroppeu m
ted a minute."
U-i. ,na on TllllllSl tile, SO C""'V
ill I fcao" v j
he thought ( llMW
. n,u.o tried Lui
ant i, "te
a few """"fiii.
ly, ren4 foraF,:
thetablefc.,,,-
mC; I thought pprkPs ? .
of them." .lade
ed the box; ' t.i,
But
tinned, l,etF
almost anything. ,, T .
"I'm very glad to-see you,
plied. "To tell the truth I ww a 1 twJ
lonelr. "Then without mennin g to a
told him of Helen's telephone, and M
sne ana waiter were r"
- HITS CAtUDO Tina nv j-"- ,i!n.
meet them about 8 o'clock and we given that I never thought of doubt mg
.... i.n iu a moving picture mat was, him. It was only Inter, inucn "i ,
ft " k".:ii itiiii . unv inuii. i;i course. T fnnnH Ai.e tut ..Hfieinff a io"
as j. was aoout going about New
alone, I never dreamed of meet
ing them without Tom. And aa she had
left it thai if we weren't there they
wouldn't expect us; I couldn't reach
l.or.
The clock had just struck 8; and I
ut thinking that just nt that time
Helen arid Walter were waiting-for us,
when I heard the elevator stop on our
floor. I paid no attention, as I expect
ed no one ;yet thought a littlo bitterly
that the yourij woman across tho hall
I had not yet met her was not going to
spend a lonely evening!
A Visitor.
But to my surpri-so it was MY bell
that rang, and when I ' wSnt to the
ffhieh brougl'1
face.
ubieet wvifae
waiting for us. ., , vnlntr'liM 1
-"And I spoiled it all of foreig" "
Tom out!" lie saui tryi ;,, pn
ry, and not succeeding. i ia
what we'll do. That very pictu.e i.
being shown right around the coi
from here. I'll take yon.'
"Oh, but-1 couldn't leave. You W
my little maid goes home atmul
less we plan to be out late. , . .
"That's too bad! You make me te
.s s
n H'l'B . I. Slit'- ,im7
i nnldn't e,1 r tat
After
left
mea"'-
doz
(iTondaf""
Tro'
guilty.