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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1916)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Here is the Union County Ballot for November Election MARK X BETWEEN THE NUMBER AND NAME OF EACH CANDIDATE OR ANSWER VOTED FOR. NATIONAL FOR ELECTORS OP PRESIDENT AND UNITED STATES VICE-PRESIDENT OP THE Vote for Five 12 R. R. BUTLER, of Wasco County -: Republican 13 WILLIS I. COTTEL, of Multnomah ., County Republican For President 14 W. P. KEADY, of Multnomah Charles Evans Hughes Cowt' Republican PoP ypu 15 ,W. C. NORTH, of Multnomah Charles Warren Fairbanks County Republican 16 J. P. WILSON, of Multnomah - County Republican , 17 OLIVER P. COSHOW, of Douglas County Democratic 18 BSgHANEY' 1$22& - Woodrow Wilson 19 PORTER J. NEFF, of Jackson County Democratic For Vice-President 20 DANIEL W. SHEAHAN, of Wallowa Thomas R. MarshaU County DeiMocratic , 81 JOHN H. STEVENSON, of Mult nomah County Democratic ' 22 CURTIS P. T30E, of Yamhill "County Prohibition S3 LEVI T. PENNINGTON, of Yamhill County Prohibition For President 24 HENRY SHEAK, of Benton County J' Frank H,n,jr PronibitSon For Vice-President 26 M. - FRANCES SWOPE, of Mult- Ira Landrith nomah County Prohibition 26 CYRUS H. WALKER, of Linn County Prohibition 27 MAX BURGHOLZER, of Lane County Socialist 28 FRANK W. JOHNSON, of Clatsop . , County Socialist For President .selma j, McCONE, of Multnomah A,,8n Benson County Socialist FoT vice-President 30 AUGUST NIKULA, of Clatsop George R. Kirkpatriclt - County Socialist 81 W. M. TIPTON, of Washington County . Socialist 1 For President 82 EMMETT CALLAHAN, of Mult nomah County Progressive For Vice-President John M. Parker CONGRESSIONAL FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, Second District 83 Vote for One JAMES HICKMAN BARKLEY, of Crook County Socialist 34 ' N. J. SINNOTT, of Wasco Uouuty - . -. Repubhcan-Demooratic-Progressive STATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Vote for One 85 E. L. CANNON, of Marion County Socialist 86 BEN W. OLCOTT, of Marion County Republican-Democratic-Progressive FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT. Vote for Two 87 C. J. BRIGHT, of Wasco County -. Prohibition 88 GEO. H. BURNETT, of Marion County Republican 39 J. E. HOSMER, of Marion County Socialist 40 FRANK A. MOORE, of Columbia County Republican 41 TURNER OLIVER, of Union County Democratic FOR DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER Vote for One 42 DONALD W. McKINNON, of Lane County Socialist 43 JOHN D. MICKLE, of Multnomah County V Republican-Democratio-Progressive 44 A. G. REMPEL, of Polk County Prohibition DISTRICT FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF OREGON, District Composed of the Counties Lying East of the Cascade ' Mountains Vote for One 45 H. H. COREY, of Baker County Republican 46 S. S. START, of Baker County Socialist FOR SENATOR, Twenty-First Senatorial District, Union and Wallowa Counties Vote for One 47 ED. E. KIDDLE, of Union County Republican 48 WALTER M. PIERCE, of Union County Democratic 49 CHARLES H. POWELL, of Union County Socialist . '( FOR REPRESENTATIVE, Twenty-Fourth Representative District Union and Wallowa Counties Vote for One 50 FRED S. ASHLEY, of Wallowa County Republican 51 BESSIE BAIRD, of Wallowa County . Socialist 52 J. A. EGGLESON, of Wallowa County" Democratic FOR REPRESENTATIVE, Twenty-Fifth Representative District. Union County Vote for One 53 CHARLES ALBERT SMALL, of Union County Republican-Progressive 64 H. WARMHOLTZ, of Union County Socialist 65 J. D. WOODELL, of Union County Democratic COUNTY FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Vote for One 66 JOHN S. HODGIN, of Union County Democratic 67 RODNEY J. KITCHEN, of Union County Republican-Progressive FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER Vats for Om 68 B. P. BURNETT, of Hilgard Socialist 69 W. M. COUGHANOUR, of North Powder ; Democratic 60 W. J. TOWNLEY, of Union ' Republican-Progressive. FOR SHERIFF Vote tor On 61 LEE WARNICK, of La Grande Democratic. , 62 THOMAS H. WILLIAMSON, of La Grande Republican 63 WM. ZEIGLER, of La Grand Socialist FOR COUNTY CLERK Vote for One - 64 KENNETH McCORMICK, of Union . Republican 65 LEWIS W. SMITH, of La Grande Socialist FOR COUNTY TREASURER Vote for Ob 66 "" JOHN FRAWLEY, of La Grande Republican-Democratic-Progressive 67 H. H. HUG, of La Grande Socialist FOB COUNTY ASSESSOR Vote for O 68 ""XT. G. COUCH, of Island City . Republican-Progressive 69 WM. T. GRIPER, of La Grande - ' , Socialist 70 i W. A. MAXWELL, of Union , , Democratic FOR COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Vote for One 71 -" Mrs. A. E. IVANHOE, of La Grande Republican-Democratic FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR Vote for One 72 W. S. BURNETT, of Hilgard Socialist 73 ARTHUR CURTIS, of La Grande Democratic 74 L. D. HOWLAND, of La Grande . , Republican-Progressive FOR COUNTY CORONER Vote for One 75 E.' W. BARNES, of North Powder Socialist 76 J. P. GRAHAM, of La Grande ' Republican PRECINCT FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE LA GRANDE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLE DISTRICT - Vote for One 77 B. BICKFORD Socialist 78 -"ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS Republican-Democratic-Progresaivo FOR CONSTABLE LA GRANDE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND CON STABLE DISTRICT j ... A . ,.. . .- Vote for Om 79 J I. W. FAULK Republican-Progressive 80THOS. N. STEPP " Socialist . , . . Other Justices of the Peace and Constable districts not included on this REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BY THE . LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Submitted by the Legislature. SINGLE ITEM VETO AMENDMENT An amendment to Section 15 of Articlo V of the Constitution of the State of Oregon authoriz ing the Governor to veto single items in appropriation bills B , . Vote YES or NO 100 Yes 801 Nd Submitted by the Legislature. SHIP TAX EXEMPTION AMENDMENT An amendment to Article IX of the Con stitution of the State of Oregon exempting from taxation until January 1st, 1935, except taxes for State purposes only, all ships and vessels of fifty tons or more capacity, engaged in either passenger or freight coasting or foreign trade, whose home ports of registration are in the State of Oregon, for the purpose of encouraging registration of such vessels in Oregon, which would otherwise register in other States. Vote YES or NO 802 Yes 803 No Submitted by the Legislature. NEGRO AND MULATTO SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT An amendment to the Con stitution of the State of Oregon, removing the discrimina tion against negro and mulatto citizens by repealing Sec tion 6 of Article II thereof, which section reads as follows: "No negro, Chinaman or mulatto shall have the right of ' suffrage." Vote Yes or NO 304 Yes 305 No PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION Initiated by Oregon State Federation of Labor, T. H. Burchard, President; E. J. Stack, Secretary, 302 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon; and the Central Labor Council of Port land and Vicinity; Eugene E. Smith, President; A. W. Jones, Vice President; E. J. Stack, Secretary, 162J Second Street, Portland, Oregon. FULL RENTAL VALUE LAND TAX AND HOME-MAKERS' LOAN FUND AMENDMENT Purpose A constitutional amendment declaring and defining Ca)people's power and right; (b) citizen's right to use of land; (c) public ownership of land rent; (d) public policy of Oregon; defining (e) tho word "land"; (f) method of appraising land rent; (g) land improvement: providing for (h) levy of permanent land rent tax; (i) publication of assessment; (j) delin quent tax sale; (k) maintenance of private property rights; (1) separate assessment of land rent; (m) stand ing timber; (n) assessment nnd collection of tax; (o) duty of Governor and State Land Board; (p) how personal prop erty and land improvements may be taxed by vote of people only; (q) distribution of Tevenue from land rent tax; and (r) establishing homenvkers' loan fund. Vote YES or NO 306 Yes ; 807 No Initiated by the Commercial Association of the City of Pendleton, W. .Brock, resident; J. n. UrunBtom, secretary. cuk PENDLETON NORMAL SCHOOL AND RATIFYING LOCATION CERTAIN STATE INSTITUTIONS Purpose To provide for locating a State Normal School at Pendle ton, Oregon, upon a site to be donated therefor, appro priating $125,000 for buildings and equipment and levying an annual tax of one twenty-fifth of a mill on all property in tho state for its maintenance, and ratifying the location of certain state institutions heretofore located away from the State Capital. Vote YES or NO 308 Yes 809 No Initiated by Lora C. Little. ANTI-COMPULSORY VACCINA TION BILL Purpose To prohibit compulsory vaccina tion, inoculation and other such treatment for the pre vention or cure of contagious or infectious diseases, and providing a penalty therefor. Vote YES or NO 310 Yes 811 No Initiated by Committee of Independent Retailers Association of Portland, Oregon, Dan Kellaher, President, 1331 Grand Avenue, Portland, Oregon; Ben. Bellamy, Executive Com- mitee, 401 Hawthorne Avenue, Portland, Oregon; S. S. . Rich, Executive Committee, 267 Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon; C. E. Munro, Executive Committee, 248 Alder Street, Portland, Oregon; Leo R. Merrick, Executive Com mittee, Commercial Club Building, Portland Oregon. BILL REPEALING AND ABOLISHING THE SUNDAY CLOS ING LAW Purpose To repeal Section 2125 of Lord's Oregon Laws, which prohibits the keeping open of any store, shop, grocery, bowling alley, billiard room, or tip pling house, for the purpose of labor or traffic, or any place of amusement on Sunday or the Lord's Day, except ing theaters, drug stores, doctor shops, undertakers, livery stables, butchers and bakers, under penalty of a fine of not less than $5 nor more than jf'O. Vote YES or NO 312 Yes 313 No Initiated by Equal Rights for Home Industry Committee, C. E. S. Wood, Chairman, 254 Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon; C. T. Haas, Secretary, 206 Stock Exchange Building, Port land, Oregon PERMITTING MANUFACTURE AND REGULATED SALE FOUR PER CENT MALT LIQ UORS Purpose To amend Section 36, Article I, Oregon Constitution, which prohibits manufacture and sale of in toxicating liquor, by permitting the manufacture of fer mented malt liquors containing four per cent or less of alcohol, for shipment outside of this state and for sale and delivery within the state by the manufacturer in orig inal packages only, in quantities and under regulations which may be provided by law. Until otherwise provided such sales within the state shall bo limited to tho samo quantity as may now be imported, but same persons, can not, within any one period fixed by law, both import and buy locally. Vote YES or NO Initiated by Oregon Prohibition State Committee, J. P. Newell, Chairman, 822 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon; J. Sanger Fox, Executive Secretary, 414 Behnke-Walker Building, Portland, Oregon. PROHIBITION AMEND MENT FORBIDDING IMPORTATION OF INTOXICAT ING LIQUORS FOR BEVERAGE PURPOSES Purpose. This is a constitutional amendment extending the exist ing constitutional provision, relating to the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor, by also ".- prohibiting the importation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes : : . Vote YES or NO 316 Yes 317 No Initiated by the Oregon Referendum League: C. E. Spence, - ' Master Oregon State Grange, Oregon CWy, Oregon; J. D. Brown, President, Oregon-Southern-Idaho Farmers' Educa tional and Co-operative Union, Arlington, Oregon; T. H. ' Burchard, Ex-President Oregon State Fedoration of Labor, 829 East Eleventh Street, North, Portland, Oregon. RURAL CREDITS AMENDMENT Purpose To bond state for not over two per cent of assessed valuation of all property therein for "Rural Credits Fund." Bonds from $25.00 to $1000 in series of $50,000, maturing in not over 36 years, (interest four per cent, exempt from taxes. State to loan said Fund to owners occupying farm lands, on mortgages not over half land value nor $50 per acre, nor less than $200 nor more than $5000 to one person, small loans preferred. Loans made for: (a) payment for land; (b) Purchasing livestock and equipment and making im provements; (c) Satisfying incumbrances incurred for such purposes; interest five per cent. Vote YES or NO 318 Yes 319 No Initiated by State Tax Payers' League, Walter M. Pierce, Presi dent, La Grande, Oregon; C. L. Hawlcy, Vice-President, McCoy, Oregon; J. A. Wcsterlund, Vice-President, Medford Oregon; A. M. LaFollett, Vice-President, Salem, Oregon; Robt. E. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Roseburg, Oregon. STATE-WIDE TAX AND INDEBTEDNESS LIMITA TION AMENDMENT Purpose Limiting tax levies of State, County, municipality or other taxing power to not more than the total amount levied the last preceding year plus six per centum thereof, except for paying bonded indebtedness and interest thereon, or by vole of people, and increase so voted excluded in determining subsequent tax; limiting power of counties to incur indebtedness to $5000, . either voluntarily or when imposed by law, except to sup press insurrection or repel invasion, or not over two per cent of assessed valuation for permanent roads on vote of people; and invalidating debts, payments and taxes exceed ing such limitations. Vote YES or NO 320 Yes ' - ' 321 No 814 Yes 815 No 1
