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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29

The Spaulding Logging Co. at Sa-
lem is considering putting in paper
and pulp mill.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29

The Smith Pulp mill at Marshfield
is to run on 24-hour shifts to fill Jap
anese contracts.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29
GO TO ROSEBURG
AND SEE WRECK
DRYS HAVE MADE
Bank Deposits Fall OF Half Mil
lion Dollars in Dry Town
ASSESSMENTS MUCH HIGHER
Real Estate Offered for Sale at Less
Than Valuation But No Bidders

lHV Soi"iiittSS VI oHN
says:
"If you want to find out what
dry Oregon will do for Oregon, go
to Roseburg and see what dry
Roseburg has accomplished. y
Here's what it has done.
Ii has cut down the bank deposits
by over S500,0O0 in spite of the
fact tlat there are now four banks
TO the two in existence when Rose
burg had licensed saloons, and that
the population has increased in pro-
portion to the settling up OF South
ern O.egon by new settlers and i'm
migration.
Whe. Roseourg had licensed sa-
looms the tax levy, on one-third OF
the valuation was two mills. Since
Roseburg has gone dry the tax levy
has varied from eight to ten mills
on full valuation; and in addition
occupation taxes have been steadily
increased.
The Committee of One Hundred
boasts that dry Roseburg has erected
a $ll5,000 hotel The hotel was
erected in 1913, stood idle and ten
antless for four months, and was
rescued from the bankruptcy court
by liberal business men of the city,
among whom were E. l.. Parrot, c.
w. Parks, Joseph Micelli, A. N. Or
colt and Henry Hart, all Of whom
are radically opposed to a dry town.
The Committee Of One Hundred
also boasts of the armory as an
achievement. The armory was built
by state, county and city funds com
bined, and is not yet completed
Over l40 leading business men
have signed a petition calling for a
local option election in Roseburg this
year, and such an election will be
held.
Many empty store buildings are to
be found on the leading business
streets-a condition that never ex.
listed when Roseburg had licensed
saloons. Scores of dwelling houses
are vacant for the first time in the
history Of the city.
John Hunter, leading contractor
and formerly a supporter Of the drys,
is now advertising in Roseburg pa
pers:
Business block for sale
for $500 less than present as
scssed valuation.
Another property owner has Of
fered four parcels of inside prop
erty for sale at less than the as
sessed valuation, and has not even
received a tender.
One of the leaders of the dry
forces in Roseburg is man who as
former agent of the Albany brew
cry made his fortune, ard who to-
day is the owner of drug store.
He was at one time prominent in
politics, was repudiated by the vot-
ers OF Douglas County, and is now
said to be seeking TO place lieuten-
ants in office through the dry move
ment.
Beggars are common on the streets,
and many poor families are appeal
ing to the local bankers for aid
And yet the Committee of One
Hundred says:
"lf you want to find out what Ore
gon dry will do for Oregon go to
Roseburg and see what dry Roseburg
has accomplished" "
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29

The Oregon Trunk railroad moved
210 cars of sheep out of the Bend
country this year.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29

Prairie City and Canyon City Elec-
trio Light & Power Companies are
to consolidate.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-10-29

The Carman Manufacturing Co. of
Portland is turning out talking ma
chimes on a large scale.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
THE KID KNEW
The doctor was

The doctor was bandaging the
small boys arm after vaccination,
when the little chap interrupted him.
Put it on the other arm, DOCTOR"
he said.
why, no. said the physician; 81
want to put the bandage on your sore
arm, so that the boys at school won't
hit you on it."
Put it on the other arm, doc" re-
'iterated the small boy. you don't
know the fellows at our school"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
RAPID DESCENT

= They had been making hay while
the sun shone, and when they had
finished high haystack the boy
shouted from the top:
<"Say, mister, how am going to get
DOWN."
The farmer considered the problem
and finally solved it:
ooh, jest shet yer eyes an walk
round a bit. Pittsburgh Chronicle.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
TRUTHFUL JAMES

TRUTHFUL JAMES
Drawing himself up to his full
height, which was considerable, the
manager breathed fire and birthstone
on the commercial traveller, who,
however, did not seem to be particu-
larly afraid.
81 refuse to be bothered by touts!
l refuse to buy anything! 1 don't
want to buy anything! And, if did,
1 wouldn't buy it! This is mail day,
and l am busy! Something you don't
understand-busy!"
ooh, very well!'' answered the
traveller, struggling his shoulders. 81
only wanted to draw your attention
to the fact that represent the blood
sucking firm of Pott & Potter, whose
pottery is the biggest fraud on the
market.
81 haven't got single thing to sell
that is worth the money l am at the
moment supposed to be selling a filter
that is really more like germ-in-
cubator than a filter. Of course, 1
shouldn't talk to you like this if I
thought there was chance of selling
you something; but, in the circum-
stances, /"
Great Scott! You're the only one
of your kind on this earth! Come in
and have smoke and talk, a cigar,
tea-anything you ike!'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
ARIT on THE RLARNEY

Sure, your reverence, it wasn't
that l was always like this" an Irish
tramp said. cts often I've heard me
mother say that we was noble by
rights, and that one of the family
once wore a crown in Ireland"
well, what do you want?" asked
the man whom he had accosted.
Would you have the crown back? I
can't give it to you"
"'Half-a-crown d do, sir" answer
ed the tramp pleadingly.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
ia CAN TELL

Hoax-The trouble with horse rae
ing is that you can't always pick the
winner.
Joax-No, but l can tell when q
man is loser the minute l see him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
SOME FALL STYLES WE MUST FACE

(From the Cincinnati Times-Star)
picture of one of the coming fall
styles for women has dropped before us
from amid the ample folds OF New York
Sunday newspaper After getting over
the shock We can see some advantages In
the early issuance of these illustrations.
The mere male Is given several months
In which to prepare himself for the shock
which IS to come, He also has an equal
period In which once more to realize that
whatever he may have to say In the mat
ter Will be treated with the same magnif-
cent disdain which always greets his out
bursts against the monstrosties OF fash
ion.
Therefore while we may be baytng at
the moon in this case, we cannot finch
from observing that some of the styles to
come are simply superb in their defiance
of grace of outline and in the manner
they refuse proper revealment
of feminine beauty. A race which has
grown enthusia site over the classic dra-
perry Of to-day, with its exquisite Grecian
effects. must now abruptly accustom itself
to severity which would have made our
Puritan ancestors leap with JOY Waists
are to be as chastely up and down as a
strait-1acket. From the coy hope of re-
realment, skirts are now to devote them
selves to the modest purpose of conceal
ment The d Unity who encases herself
In one of these contraptions will possess
the alluring figure OF a din pickle. And II
she wants to be strictly modish as to
headgear, hot waffle affixed at the prop
or angle over her ear will give the cor
rect effect. If the gown runs toward
Insecurity, the hat will not. 1t is to
freakish to be anything else than fem
mime.
WE indulge only one tiny hope concern
ing some of the styles which have APP
peared In these weekly bulletins OF fash
IONS caprice. They may be loosely OPP
tiohal rather than infeXibly arbitrary.
But as there is little hope of this. we
urge all men TO prepare themselves for
the worst
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
TESTIMONY TAKEN.
Another Chapter in ong-Drsyn- Out
Water Department wrangIe.

hearing was held Saturday before
Special Master C. j. Russell at his office
in the court house in the certiorari pro-
ceedlngs brought by the former board of
water commissioners, Jules Simays, A.
ii. Rutter and Prof. c. II. Jones. and
against Mayor James +. Burke and the
six members of the city council who voted
to GUST the officials from office The hear
ing was for the purpose of taking deposit
lions, on the part Of those who bring the
proceedings, for the purpose of carrying
the case before the supreme court at the
october term. The testimony of Mayor
Burke, Mr.. Kidder and Alderman F. o.
Reynolds was taken The evidence was
along the same lines as already taken at
the several hearings before the investi-
eating committee of the board of alder
men, with which the public is already
familiar. The case for the supreme court
to decide will be whether or not the city
council proceeded legally In the removal
of the old board of wa ter commissioners
from office. The old board and Superin-
tendent Kidder were represented by V. \.
Billiard and Sherman r. Moulton. Joseph
T. Stearns appeared for six of the alder
men who were in the minority on the
council when the BUSTING vote was taken
and Max l.. Powell represented Mayor
Burke and the other six aldermen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17

price. But Melville. who knew we'll where's
Of he spoke, said as a whaler that only
the most unprecedented of men in his day
partook of cooked whale. when you
come to sit down before a meat pie near
ly 100 feet long, It takes away your APP
petite" Furthermore, the whale as a
civilized dish, is too fat to be dellcatelN
good. His humps. like that Of the buf-
falo or the foot of the elephant would
be good eating II It were not solid with
fat. The brains of a small sperm whale
were acceptable to some. The two lobes
looking like puddings, were mixed with
flour, and the flavor was something like
calf's head
One objection mentioned by Melville ma "
strike the gourmet of to-day as fantas-
teal, Melville sailed across the seas and
wrote his romance before the DAYS of
kerosene. He wrote when sperm oil was
used In many households and there were
lamps, some wound up ingenously with
key. Stubs ate his steak, lighted by
two lanterns of sperm oil, but how could.
he or any landsman endure the thought
OF eating murdered thing by its own
light, and thus add insult to injury
Some might say that to reduce n whale
to canned meat is still greater insult.
Porpoise made into small balls. well sea =
soned, has been counted a dclicacy on
each side Of the Atlantic, and a cool, Of
Henry Wits time was rewarded for
inventing sauce to be eaten with barbo-
cued porpoise; but porpoisc is a sncrrn
whale In miniature. Canning is not so
dcrogatory to his dignity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17

Baret Denning on South Champlain
street and the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Almon Mcfarland on South Champlain
street. This, with the house already
owned by Mr. Lavigne on Main street.
sivef total frontage on that street of
lsS feet and frontage on South Cham
plain street of III feet
Monday morning Charbonneau Broth
ers began the moving of the Dcnning
house to lot recently purchased by Mr..
LaVlBne on King street between Pine
ana South Champlain streets The Me-
farland house will be moved back to the
rear OF MIR. Lavignes former home on
Maln street and a % TT. approach will be
LETT from Main and South Champlain
streets
The garage, which will be constructed
or orick and will be practically freproof,
VIII occupy the site of these buildings.
The basement will contain the wash
rack, the boilers and a store room and
on the first floor will be the show room,
oirlce, rest room for ladies' and n.
smoking room for men. The second floor
VIII ne given over to repair shop and
on the third floor will be the paint and
Varnlsh room 1t is Intended to keep a
Vulcanizer and blacksmith in the garage
ana they will probably occupy part Of
the third floor. The plant is to be equip
ped with elevators so that the raising of
the automobiles can be accomplished
without difficulty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
THREE STORY GARAGE.
Cadillac People TO Have Quarters Mt
Main and ChampIain Streets.

A real estate deal Of considerable mag
nitude which is now being effected by
J. Henry Lavigne and wife, Almina
Lavigne, win result in the erection of
probably the largest garage in the state
at the corner OF Main and South Cham
plain streets, The garage will be three
stories In height, In addition to a base
ment, which will be partly above the
ground, and Will be 81 feet deep with "a
frontage OF 90 feet on Main street, Tho
bids by the contractors We're opened
Monday morning and work Will be begun
at once. as the building IL to be COM
pleted this fall The Vermont Cadillac
company, of which II. G. Bennett OF
Barre and +. H.. Colburn of this city are
the principal stockholders, has already
leased the building for term of years.
In order 10 secure the site for the build
Ing. Mr. Lavigne has purchased the
Michael O'.lel place on Main street,
which consists of house and lot m feet
square; the tenement house of Mrs Mar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
COUNTY FAIR EEXT WEEK
Exhibition at Essex Center
Thursday, September "a.
Grange behind the Project, which Ia.
cIudes Rnccs, Display Of livestock
and Farm Produce--EntbuSi-
asm shown.

An earnest effort is being made for .
county fair In Chittenden county. ana
H. w. Ayers and r. J. and W H. Won,
or Essex Center were In this city Satuf-
day making arrangements for oneida,
exhibition, to be held at Essex Center
september "a. The fair Is to have all u
the features Of the ordinary fair and VII,
include horse racing, cattle and poultry
EXHIBITS and ample space will he pro
Nded for vegetables and fruit TIL,
Essex Center Grange Is behind the pro.
'ect and is going forward with enough
enthusiasm to assure its success
good race track has already beor
constructed on the Institute farm. whlch
Is only a short distance from the rail-
road station, and this will be the scene
OF the fair There will he four races
and assurances enough have already been
received to guarantee plenty Of entries
! b" races will be a 2:2i pace. a 2:i0 pac,
and 2.25 trot. In addition to these Their,
Will DC a farmers race for green horses
which Is bound TO be a good one In this
race tho slowcst horse wins but thu
drivers are changed so that every ons
drives another mans horse and as a re-
suit tries to get him under tho wire FIRST
to beat his own horse out. The result IL
usually some fast time.
Preparations for taking care Of tbs
crowd are already under way and meals
will be served in all three OF the
churches, as we'll rs in the Grange hail
/ The Westford band has been engaged
Tor the occasion and another feature
will he ball game between Essex and
Cnderhiil. IN the livestock exhibits STA
different breeds will be shown and all
J ready moro than IN head have beef
/ promised. The poultry exhibit is also
going to be a big thing and the oppor-
tunlty for farmers in this section te
show what thoy can do in the agrt-
cultural line without going far from
| home is being taken advantage Of to RI
| remarkable extent Conveyances for taxa
| ing people from Essex Junction to the
| fair ground viii be on hand and It Isl
planned to have a continuous line 81
| these at work so that those wishing To-
attend can 20 and come as they please
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
NOTED SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADER
COMING TO VERMONT.

For the first time in a decade Marion
Lawrence, prince of Sunday school
leaders" Is coming to Vermont.
The occasion is the 4sth annual con-
vention Of the Vermont Sunday School
association, which is to be held at Barre
on October q, % and g. Mr.. Lawrence
has been for fifteen years general secre-
tary OF the International Sunday school
association and Is known all over North
America as one Of the best informed
speakers on Sunday school problems In
the country
In addition to Mr.. Lawrence, the pro-
gram of the convention includes splen-
did corps OF Sunday school specialists
among them Miss Martha * Lawson
Of New York, elementary leader; the
Rev. W. j. Atkinson Methodist Sunday
school secretary for Vermont and New
Hampshire; w. b. Wilson, general secre-
tary of Rhode Island Sunday School as
ISOLATION; the Rev. J. G. Fulcher, Mont
real, secretary Quebec Sunday School
Union; the Rev Il. n. Fuller. former
secretary Vermont Sunday School as
ISOLATION; the Rev. j. j. Hull. adul'
| superintendent Maine Sunday School as
ISOLATION; and r. NJ. Brown, Boston a
specialist In the use of black board illus
trationB.
In connection with this convention. the
Vermont Bible society will hold Its lO2nd
annual meeting. at which It Is expected
that the secretaries OF all the New Eng
land Bible societies will be present and
speak
A hearty invitation to this convention
from the churches Of Barre and the
offtcprs NJ tho 2tata Sunday School
ISOLATION is extended to all persons In
the State who are interested In the I'M
portant work Of religious education.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
AS TO WHALE MEAT.
With an Interesting Reference to n
Too Little Remembered New Eng
land Writer.
(Fron the Boston HeraldD

OFror the Boston Herald)
company has been organized on the
Pacific coast for the purpose of furnish
Ing the markets with whale beef" ~
glowing prospectus shows what a desra-
BILE addition this meat will be to the daily
menu. Sailors on whaling vessels have
eaten this beef for many years and re-
lished It. finding It both palatable and
nourishing" 1t is estimated that an aver
Its bones will make nearly 10000 one-pound
cans OF beef One can will provide n meal
for about three persons" That is. for
two and three-fourths or three and an
eighth A simple arithmetical process
shows that one whale OF this size will
furnish 10000 meals
Whalers have not only eaten whale
meat. but they have told what they
thought about II In writing Stubs, a.
Cape Cod man. the second mate in Her
man Melville's "Moby Dick" the great.
epic of the sea. has his own theories
steak. He roared at Fleece the cook.
Hold the steak in one hand, and show
n live coal to 1t with the other; that done.
dish It," And Stub insisted that whala
steak In order to be good must be tough.
That the Esklmos relish whale meat is,
known to all. There is story that tho
tongue of the right whale was esteemed
a great delicacy In France over three,
centuries ago and commanded a high
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17
ASSESSORS WORK.
Few appeals Entered Following In
crcnsc In Property Valuations.

The time for appeal from the new
valuations Of Burlington property as
fixed by the board of assessors on the
0uadrennial appraisal OF real estate.
which Is being made this year, having
passed, the assessors have now resumed
work on the lists. At present they are
engaged in transferring the property
valuations to card index As soon as
this is finished work will begin on the
abstract which. IT is expected, will he
completed by October or before The
18th is the time designated by law
During the period for appeal given to
taxpayers whose property had been in
creased there were comparatively few
who made any objection. although there
were seven hundred and fifty property
owners who found that their real estate had
been placed In the list at Increased
figures, It seems to be the general
theory that at the time Of the auadren-
NAL appraisal only increases in valua-
case as there are many instances of de-
crease. The Lumiere plant for instance,
will mark distinct loss to the tax list.
1t has for several years been assessed
at $1,000 but by the quadrennal ap-
prasal made this summer it goes down
to $4,000 This is explained by the
fact that the plant although costly
one and expensive to maintain, has been
abandoned and distinctly loses in value
when IT comes into the hands of pur-
chaser who is not running a similar plant.
The old Lakeview house on Battery
street Is another case of depreciation.
Values have been increased on certain
- asNl ostIa ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-17

railroads in giving the contract TO buld
the station to the Swallow company.
letter was presented signed by President
| F. c. Smith OF the Central vermont
| Railway company and General Manager
| George T. Jarvis Of the Rutland RAILROAD
company, accepting Mr. Swallows pio'
Mr.. Swallow also submitted his cor
respondence with the railroad companies,
| showing the various discussions he mad
| with them regarding the terms Oh inc
! contract The contract was AWARDED "s'
| July but there were differences pet"een
| MIR. Swallow and the railroads oe1ore
they came to terms, which is generallE
the case In a contract of this importance
The bid is sl42,5Oo
, Mr. Swallow told Free Press reporter
| that he would get down to business Ut
| once and that he deplored the delay as
| much as anybody. He said ne oroush'
his machinery here some time ago az
much EXPENSE to himself and NOBODY
was more anxious than he 10 see
the first plov in the ground.
before anything is done, however, ana
before the contract is actually sisneu'
Mr. swallow will consult WIN
the architect OF the station In regaTu 10
n revision of figures etc, when mas oeeh
occasioned by the fact that prices nave
risen on account of the war, fact WIN
which tho lateness Of the season mas IN
| euonced the sub-contractors VINO are not
inclined to do the work at the prices
which obtained some months ago. MT
/ Swallow said this would he a matter that
could probably be adjusted in few days
a,d that v1en everything was completed
q does
meet. he said. to complete more than the
foundations Of the station this fah
Tho portions of Lake and Main streets
whI,.h are ordered discontinued by the
hoord Of street commissioners are as fol-
| lows:
Lake street is vacated from point
| In the west line Of Lake street, SAID point
being distant "a 81 feet south or the CEN
ter line Of College street, measured along
said west line of Lake street to a point
in the easterly line of Lake street, said
noint being 22esi feet south of the east
erly line of Lake street"
! The portion Of Main street vacated is
| that lying between two parallel lines
crossing said street, the easteriy of
said two lines being parallel to and 1887
feet west of the center line of Battery
street and the westerly Of said two
parallel lines being parallel to and 55495
feet west of the center line of Battery
street" The vacation of this part OF
Main street is without prejudice to the
| rights of the city or railroads relative to
the portion of the street extending to
the lake easterly.
1t Is stated in the order that the por-
| tons of the two streets designated are
discontinued for the public good and to
comply with the order of the Supreme
Court relative to building a union station
! in Burlington. The street commission
also finds md orders that any persons
owning or having any interest in land
adjacent to said highways will sustain
no damages by reason of the discontinue
ance and closing of the highways. The
! land formerly occupied by the highways
is set to and shall belong to the Rut-
land aud Central Vermont Railroad com
panics.