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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15

Mr. and Mrs A. II Bolcs. lr, and
little daughter Of Bartesyille and
Mrs W H. Boles and son Wayland
o. Cleveland are the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs A. II Roles, sr, Mrs. W
y Bolcs little daughter Katherine
~ been here since Tuesday having
come over wlih Miss Marjorie Boles
a. the conclusion Of her visit in Clcyc-
lard
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15
HOOSlER CABINET MAN HERE

II. II Howard, field representative
and advertising manager for the
Hoosier kitchen iabinet manufartur
ers is in the city directing the big
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15

Mrs .afe Kennedy has moved her
dressmaking establishment TO 1908
W. Noble Phone llS9
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15

lmomobi owners should take
lake notice OF the change OF time for
he auto ride to be given the guests
1t the city Monday 10 four o'clock.
here Will be- hundreds of people to
n-or'an and every automobile in the
ily should De out This is the time
e shoa Guihrle's oldtIme hospitality.
Y son can not yet ont at four come
my time between four and six, report
NJ at the Bath House or lone Hotel
and guests will be waiting to take a
ido Il ALI times
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15

a party of ten spent Thursday and
pert OF Friday fishing at Beaver
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LEAl,ER WANTS = "a -rsN' p
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-15

Try a Leader Want Ad.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03

paid by the city. The teams Of Oliv-
er Dick Harvey McAlexander,
Chas. Downing and Watts Brothers
we're donated.
Sprinkling M hin street In past years
has been done by paving therefor with
city funds, at the rate of $4,000 per
month. Tho P.-S. Milling company,
one of the heaviest taxpayers in town
have received no teneEt from this
sprinkling, but have never objected to
it. Last year, when the streets lead
ing to the mill were oiled, was the
first time this company has received
any of the Lenef1ts from street sprink.
ling.
The city well was established at the
mill years ago and contract entered
into with the mill to do the pumping
for the city, at $1,000 per year. At
that time it was estimated that 1t
would toke approximately 40 .borae
power to do the pumping. The mill
contracted with the Pacific Power and
light COMPANY fol the power to do the
pumping. The pumping system in-
stalled at the mill requires much more
horse power to run than had been con-
traoted for, and has constantly pulled
the mill on what is termed an "over-
load" When they 60 onto an Cover.
load" they have TO pay penalty. The
pumping system has been an expense
to the mill, 30 when the oity's con.
tract was out, they refused to pump
longer unless the city paid for the
cost of the necessary power. In the
past year or two, the mill has permit.
ted the city to pump free of charge,
when the mill was not running.
In January 1916, the electric motor
burned out and we pumped 10 days
with the steam pump. 1t cost $57 for
an engineer aud $l43. 3.15 for fuel and
carriage and then we paid $l05.20 fol
electric power to pump, because we
pulled the mill on the Overload" all
the time.
! find that the records of the city
disclose that as far back as there is
any record, attorneys have been hired
and paid by the city. There is no.
thing wrong in that is there? find
that Peterson & Wilson were always
paid S. for drafting ordinances. The
water com mission, in 1906. paid some,
thing over $4,000 for adviae in scme
water rights. An attorneys time and
advice are his commodities in trade,
just the same as the merchants goods
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03

on the shelf II you want to buy. it
is generally considered necessary to
pay. / have been paid two fees by the
city since have teen here; ore j
the J. E. Ireland damage case Of 5000.
Attorney johnson of Pendleton, was
paid $500 for his services 10 the sam
case. 10 the case Of Morrison ys. the
City of Athena, wher in Mrs. Nor
isoD has recently filed claim against
tae CITY for $7500, received 500.
In each Of these instances, l have
doLe what is termed, "out rate" bps-
iness. Hss any merchant in town
done this for the city? ! have never
charged the city for advice or for
drafting an ordinance.
The following will show approxim-
ately the amount of money received
by the city during the given years and
the rate of tax, ending in 1911, with
an outstanding indebtedness Of over
100000 in warrants, besides the
bonded indebtedness: In 1905. tax
mills; $1l34.98; from saloons.
$1,000 (?); water rents, $1500.s
Z In 1905 tax 9 mills, $1514.17; from
saloons, $1,000; water rents, $500.
In 1907, tax mills; $3715.38;
from saloons, $1,000; water rents $1,000.
In 1908, tax mills, $s510.63;
from salooUs 5000; (saloons went out
of business in July) water rents.
$1,000.
In 1909, tax mills $43l4.15; water
rents, $500.
In 1910. tax mills. s4S9O; water
rents, $500.
The 1910 tax levy we got 10 April,
1911, and on the 4th of December,
1911, the results were as given above.
From the year 1908 down to the year
1911, I have teen unatle to find any
report of the outstanding warrants. go
1911 is the earliest date at which /
can give the financial standing Of the
city.
The following will show balenoe Of
cash at the end of each year, but does
not show the amount of warrants is
sued each year:
In 1905. $93s. 40; in 1906, $1065. rs;
in 1907. 1894. So; in 1908, $1,000; In
l909.-; in 1910. $855.60; in 1911.
$724.17.
1t seem that the tax levy Of the city
down to the year 19l1, was inadequate
for the oity's purposes. The bonded
Indebtedness and the debt on out
standing warrants. were created by
the city prior to 1911. Taxes were
lower then than now, hut the city
was failing to keep up on its current
expenses. Since 1911. 1t has been
necessary to keep up running expens-
es and pay off back Indebtedness at
the same time. This is what accounts
for the difference in the taxes 10 those
years and the present time. The Debt
has been created and it must be paid.
The present administration is not the
creator of the debt. It deplores the
present high taxes but it recognizes
the fact that the debt must be paid.
Homer I. Watts, Mayor.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03

The Echo News is taken with the
wonders OF the administration as ad-
ministered by the boundary board as
illustrated recently in changing the
boundaries of School District No. 5.
The News says:
This district was bonded eight
yeats ago for $4,000. The bonds
were sold and are in the hands of pri-
vate investors throughout the United
s.at,s. The security behind these
bonds was the taxable property with
In the school district. Now comes the
district boundary board aud excludes
from the district about three sections
Of land. all taxable property. II they
finnish the security of the bonds
ding three sections they eau
1t still more, or do away with
.ogether by ohoppiug up District
I'D. s aud distributing the land among
thu SUR ounding districts.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03
'ortland Live Stock Reporter

'ortland Live Stock Reporter
sry SO often some one gets
>ation'' bee. 1t was
snd shippers made
awstDgrievous results.
a loose and farmers are ad-
Ut there is Hanger in an "over
eion,'' This reproduction
Rmpiy demonstrated by hog
Iowa---one of the most pros
Jos iu this great country of
-ccorfing to the latest govern.
sstimate of the number of hogs
thePuniled States, Iowa heads the
!. tss with a total of 0.060, 600
logs. Under the circumstances. it is
lot to he wondered at that the breed
ns and feeding OF hogs is the leading
opic Of discussion at the farmers in
aud other gatherings of agri-
ultural folk. This "over- production"
doa doesn't seem to be hothering Iowa
'ery much.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03

Safety First is not question OF
dollars and cents; 1t is a question OF
saving human life, thu most valuable
thing III the world, which, once gone,
can never be brought baok 1t Is try
ing to save men from losing their legs
and their arms which can never bo
replaced. 1t is trying to save the
making Of widows and orphans, des-
titution and misery. Neither the
officers nor the laws oan do It, But
the workers can do It II they try
Think this overland then try.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03

Faxes in Washington county will be
based tn county levy Of 1915 mills
this year. In those districts where no
hiRh 60 hool Is maintained the levy is
H. n ills. to meet high school tut
tion,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03
For Sale.

One brown mare mule, 40 brand Wis
ible. buokskin nose, star in forehead,
8 years old, weight $50 pounds; also
one year old brindle COW, brand on
side resembling figure with half cir
Gle above. ear marks resembling crop
off each ear. will te sold at public
auction to the highest bidder at the
Barrett place, one mile north of Ath-
ena. Oregon on Saturday, March A,
1916, at 2 O'Clock, p. m. to pay costs
of advertising and feeding. 81. A.
Barrett. Athena. Oregon. Feb11w4.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03
$a,528,5O

we uFRb budI yuu ldNy tue iimib Va
5 mill tax. This will bring In about
81, 800. 90 on the assessed valuation OF
$479, $50. 90, after allowing for re-
bates, the receipts from water rents
will he taken up with expense Of OPP
GRAFTON and installing new electric
pumping plant. Very truly,
Athena Water Com mission,
by q. A. Barrett, Chairman.
AT the time the report was made,
water rents amounted to $500 per
year.
Iu 1910 it was necessary to begin
repairing thu pipe line, and 1t has
been constant source of expense ever
since.
In 1905 aud 1906, the Gallagher
Springs furnished water for the city.
But in 1907 ii was necessary to resort
to pumping aRuin. And when they
started to pumping, they had an en-.
| Rineer aud marshal,
In June 1911, the two men were put
on as maishnls aud attended to the
water, and IT has teen found to be
necessary to retain two men o. or since,
husides hiIiug extra help to repair tho
pipe line. With no saloons now, 1t is
likely that ono man uan attend to the
water aud no marshal will be needed
In the year 1911, the outstanding
warrants of the city were so many,
that a number of business houses not
lied the council that they did not
want any more warrants. Complaint
came from the tank. Tuna lum Lum.
hen company, the r.. IS. Milling com
pauy, c, A. Barrett Co., aud perhaps
Others. On December 4, 1911, the
tlnapce committee reported outstand
ing warrants OF $40, ,054,6l. The re-
poIt of February 2, 1919, shows cash
on hand. s74l, so; sinking fund
Sls67.27; outstanding warrants
S3650 90. OF the sinking fund $907. Il
has been created by the present fad
miuistiation.
The years from 1908 10 1911 ars
constantly cited as the years OF low
taxes. Low taxes of course, due tc
the fact that we we're not only mol
paving past Indebtedness. but were
also going behind on running expens
os for those years.
Beginning with 1919 We have heen
reducing tue city debt, paying current
expenses aud creating sinking fund.
Taxes ate high, hut we ate paying for
the creditst that the city got in years
gone by.
All thief teams that worked on ths
streets last year wete donations. Sous
Tow of the men who were hired wer,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03
MARCH 3....l9l6


i. to @. A. Barrett's
i instead Of a bond
pe voted for road
East Oregonian
me for a SER
ting some
radiating
Press Is
Barrett's
ement, it
ere that
,ment
here
vi
the
.tion-
Gees is:
ate line,
Umatilla,
Pilot Rock,
Helix, $140,-
Rock juno
to Sunnyside
plus from bonds,
ie proposed appor-
.ot 1t appears that
"radiated" all but
bond issue, and $50, 900
q surplus. Athena, Wes-
presumably. will be
ssplit with pendleton in the
radiation. the sum of $780,
Ted for construction of the
''stste line unit; but where
asurface read to the Co.
,as in?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-03-03
The Simplified Way is the
Crack.a-Jack Tailor Way

Crack.a-Jack Tailor Way
You will not be bothered with
lot of Fol de Rol in ordering a
Crack -a-Jaok Brand Measure Suit
or Overcoat.
No misgivings as to the outcome
no useless try-ons--no intarmina-
hle delays.
Crack -a-Jaok Brand Guaranteed
Tailoring Ia service of dependence.
Safety in Fit and Surety 10 delivery.
You get In that Craok-a-Jack
Tailoring-the Snap and Glass of
Exclusive High Priced Tailors but
you do mol have to pay Exclusive
prices. Not by whole lot You bet.
For $15 to 27,50, you are offered
in Crack -a-Jaok Tailoring the ut
most hand stitched Custom made
Garments. And the selscting--the
ordering-the paying for your Suit
or Overooat is reduced to the great
est simplicity and efficiency.
Come In and make selection from
the hundreds of superb fairies on
display.
"A Fit or No Sale"
At Worthingtons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
Cites Ottawa, Canada.

Both Mr.. Suter and Mr.. Oyster re-
sented these declarations and Mr.. Oys-
ter pointed to Ottawa, Canada, which.
he said, some years ago had contem-
plated doing such thing in Canada,
but when it came to the vote the
proposition was showed under three
to one.
The association. by vote of eighteen
to sixteen. decided to vote upon Mr..
oysters proposition at it's April meet
ing.
In the earliex. part of the evening
and with vigorous unanimity the asso-
citation reafiirmed its previous action in
favor of pension fund for policemen
and fremen and suitable retirement
law.
( 1t also voted to direct its secretary
to advise the President, the proper COM
mittees of Congress and the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations Of its ad-
vocacy of prohibition for the District,
and Of the fact that the federation.
which hal recently voted 10 to 8, with
l not voting and S representatives abb
sent, the chairman casting the deciding
vote, in favor of the referendum, had
previously voted for prohibition by a
good majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
ROOT FOR PRESIDENT
PROPOSAL SPURNED
Continued from First Paee.)

some conclusion on this great question,
their leader is displaying his agitation,
his uncertainty. blowing hot and cold"
The men in power at Washington
today, who are responsible for what
has taken place, and what bids fair to
take place. seem unwilling or unable to
look ahead" he said. They seem ut
terly lacking in vision and in compre-
hensfoas.t
Turning to the Philippines. Senator
Wadsworth asserted that no one famil-
lar with the history aud habit of
thought of the people Of the islands
would dare to assert that they can
survive as separate nationality to-
day"
ITO leave them now to their own de-
vices" he declared. amounts to a sac
rifice of everything we have done there.
and must result not only in their de-
struction as q potential nation, but
also in bringing down upon our heads
the derision and contempt of the
world" The democratic policy toward
the Philippines the speaker described
as "heartless and cynical" THE spirit
of the American people is not in accord
with such a cruel and cowardly pro-
cedure," he said.
Mr.. Root Gets an Ovation.
In a speech criticising the Wilson
administration. especially in respect
to its foreign policy, former United
States Senator Elihu Root, as tempo
rary chairman of the convention, sound
ed last night what was regarded as
the keynote of the republican national
campaign. He was greeted with an
ovation which lasted two and a half
minutes.
When he opened an attack on Presi-
dent Wilson's Mexican policy he was
repeatedly interrupted with applause,
however.
The first prolonged outburst of
cheers came when Mr.. Root, turning to
I European affairs, denounced the Presi-
dents policy as one of making threats
and failing to make them good.
He denounced the failure of the Unit
I'D States government to protest
against the invasion of Belgium.
If the public opinion of the world"
. he said, was to remain silent on that,
neutral upon that, then all talk about
>1sace and justice and international
law and the rights of man. the progress
of humanity and the spread of liberty,
10 idle patter-mere weak sentimental
fty." tMr- Roots address is printed
elsewhere in The Starr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
BRIGh1ER.CHILDREN.

Children are probably brighter to-
day than "A generation ago-but are
they stronger? That's a grave ques-
ton. So many pinched faces. dulled
eyes and languid feelings make US
wonder if they will ever grow into
robust. healthy men and women.
II your children catch cold easily,
are tired when rising. lack healthy
\ color. or ind studies difficult, give
\ them SCOTS Emulsion for one month
} to enrich their blood and restore the
body forces to healthy action.
SCOTS Emulsion is used in private
\ schools. 1t liz not a patent medi-
( cine" simply a highly concentrated
( oil-food, without alcohol or harmful
( drugs. II cannot harm; it improves
I blood: 1t benefits lungs and strength
ems the system. Your druggist has 1t
1-Fefuse substitutes.
Scott & Bovine. BloomAeld. MI. 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
COMMERCE RIFLE CLUB.
Department Organization to Begin
Target Practice This Week.

Members of the newly organized De-
partment Of Commerce Rife Club will
begin active target practice the latter
part Of this week. II is declared The
targets now are being installed on the
new outdoor range at the bureau of
standards. The temporary officers elect
ed are:
President, Robert II. Clancy, private
secretary to the assistant secretary; vice
president, William l.. Austin, chief clerk
OF the census bureau: secretary, Thomas
j. Fitzgerald, assistant chief clerk OF the
department; treasurer. George Johannes
disbursing officer OF the department, and
executive officer. Franklin S. Durston.
superintendent Of the mechanical plant
Of the bureau Of standards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
School Condition Cited.

Mr.. suter in defending the native citi-
zens Of the District and those who have
become citizens here after losing the
right to vote in the states challenged
any one to say that the deplorable
school conditions that exist today in
Petworth would be tolerated in the
smallest town in any state in the coun-
try, and followed his statement with
the declaration that none Of you who
oppose self-government in the District
would dare to offer the present form
Of District government for your own
state and its cities"
To pour oil upon the troubled waters
President James retired from the chair
and made an address, in which he re.
minded his hearers that the citizen OF
Washington was much in the same posi-.
ton as the celebrated character of Shy.
lock-he eats. drinks. sleeps. suffers and
feels the same as other men, and, thai
being true, it seemed only natural thai
he should crave that which other men So
highly prize-the right of representatio
and self-government
The association elected the folloWine
new members: Paul Organ, Dr. A. r.
Albright. McFall Kerbey, j. NJ. Gessler
J. +. Richmond. H. L. Hart, l. Richmond
c. F. Brown. J. W. Eubank and H. c
McIntire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16

Worhen's Pure Linen \
Handkerchiefs, of good
sheer quality. full size,
with neatly hemstitch-
ed border and en-
broidered initial. All
letters.
Limit, s to a buyer. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16

THIS COUPON
and sc for two
ounce. cartons
of p r e p a red
Chalk and Orris
Root, the best
and most eco
nomical tooth
powder. (S)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16

36-inch White WaMe
Suitfng, heavy. firm
woven grade, for skirts
s e e. , % ssssa, 12kc
N-inch White Cab
ardine Wolfe, q fine
two-ply quality, for
W a 8 t 8 and ~
dresses: worth OC
35c yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16

Boys soc Fur-band Ear Warmer
Golf Caps, heavy. win o.
So ter-weight m tie ials. LOO
Reduced to............
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
OPPOSES REFERENDUM
ON PROHIBITION ISSUE
Petworth Citizens Association OF
Record Against Such Action
in the District.
Spirited Debate Caused by Plan to
Establish Self-Govern-
ment for Capital.

The Petworth Citizens Association,
| meeting last night in Petworth NJ. E.
Church, Sth and Shepherd streets north
| west, by a vote of q to placed itself
on record as against referendum on the
prohibition question by the citizens OF
the District
Another feature was speech by E.
w. Oyster, in which he submitted for
adoption plan of District self-govern-
ment for what he stated was the only
form of self-government possible to OBJ
tain here.
His proposal, which was referred by
the executive committee to the COM
mittee on law and legislation, provides
for a governor. probably to be appointed
by a President; delegate in Congress
and a board Of ten commissioners-five
to be appointed by the chief executive
and five to be elected by the suffrage of
persons (which he afterward explained
included women) twenty-one years of
age and resident for one year in the
District who can read and do not vote
elsewhere Both referendum and re-
call are also provided for.
washington is the capital of the
whole country and should be governed
by the representatives of the whole
people, and not by those who have set
tied here for the political pap they
Mr.. Chase of Connecticut, who later
admitted that he had been enjoying
government pap here for thirty-odd
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-16
ERzERUM IS TAKEN,
PETROGRAD CLAIMS
Russians Had Been Beseiging
/ Turkish Stronghold in
/ the Caucasus.
LONDON, February 10,
s:3s p.m.-Reuter's Petro-
grad correspondent tele-
graphs that Erzerum has
been captured by the Rus

+ slams.
iPETROGRAD. February is. via Lon
don, February 16.-The war office has
Issued the following supplement to the
official communication of the day:
lin addition to the two Erzerum
fdtts already announced as captured by
CDR forces seven other forts have been
taken There is thus total of nine
Ezerum forts now in our hands.
Il Twenty-Four Miles of Forts.
1.-The Erzerum Notifications extend in
aHstraight line for twenty-four miles
ajbng a ridge intersecting all import
ait roads from the Caucasus. 1t has
rseently been stated that the Turks.
uAder German direction, have con-
structed new forts to the right and
lett of the old Notifications.
IA dispatch to the Giornale Dltalla from
Perograd, dated February l, said that
German Field Marshal Won Der GoltZ was
inicomnand of the Turkish troops at Err
zefum and that there were 10000 men
Looked up in the city, with provisions for
only a fortnight.
ia dispatch to the Central News from
Amsterdam February 3 said that Turkish
resnforcements, sent to the relief of Ere
ruin, had been beaten off by the Russians
arh that so wounded Turkish officers and
5,GOO wounded men had arrived at Ire
bi8ond An Athens dispatch to the Daily
Mill of London stated that the Turkish
first army corps had been sent to the re-
lief of Erzerum. but could not reach that
city before the middle of the present
month.
Aim to Join British.
Erzerpm, the principal city of Turk
isb Armenia. is situated on large
pl}in about $500 feet above the sea.
1t has belonged to Turkey since the
EARLY part of the sixteenth century
and has figured as a bulwark of Ar
mfnia in the Russian wars.
Col. Shumsky, the Russian military
critic, was quoted January 20 as saying
that an important motive of the pres
emf active operations by the Russians
iny the Caucasus is to relieve the pres
sure on the British in Mesopotamia,
ami ultimately to form junction with
thf British forces in that region.