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About Independence monitor. (Independence, Or.) 1912-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1912)
t t t i t LADIES HANDBAGS New Oriental De signs, The Latest, Best Morocco Lea then In Bla c ks , $5,75 to 9.75 New Wallet-Shaped Bags, Long Handles, 60c. and 1.25 Call and Inspect Them t l Williams Drug: Store LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST There will be no interrup-, Dr. H. Chas. Dunsmore tion of the services ofCal-jhas consented to stay in vary Church and preaching charge of the work ot the . i Calvary Presbyterian Church.- The congregation had a big meeting Sunday evening and made arrant ments with the Dr. aud adopt a new financial system which insures the church the financial sppport it must have. Dr. Dunsmore delivered an able sermon Sunday to a packed house. Place your fire insurance with T. R. Nunn. The Hallowe'en Social given by the E. L. of the M E. Church Tuesday evening was a splendid success The church was appropriately decorated for the occasion. A brief program was render ed consisting of an explana tion of the origin of Hallow e'en, musical numbers, and readings. The curios gath ered by Howard Heath while in the U. S. Navy, svas very kindly brot and exhibiteded which made a most interest ing part of the evenings en tertainment. Light refresh- men's were served by the la dies and a general social good time was held.. The at tendance was very large. Do you want to insure your Duilaings.r see 1. K. Nunn, Independence. Opportunity knocks with an offer like this but once in ifetime. This is your op portunity. Remember you get $6.50 and it only costs you $3.25. The Monitor will give away only 1UU orders on this proposition. After the 00 have been given away, tlm pro; aitln i will be im mediately withdrawn, so it is "first come first served." waiiuf.xton" come in and see me about "the new city hy the sea "lots on easy terms, T. K. Nunn. List your farms and city property witn me for a quick sale. How about that emnty ouse lean find you a tenant, ee me, 1. 1C. JNunn, Kea' Istate, Indp"dence. In order to close out all Ladies and Misses suits at once we will teil $32. DO Suits for 124.38; $25 00 Suits for $18.75 $20.00 Suits for $15.00; $15.00 Suits for $11.25. Wetherbee & Jones, the store that saves your money. The Sunday excursion on the Gra hamona was a pleasant afiair. Fully 400 were on board and took the trip orn Keep your" business at.the new 36.000 IorL tne. "pp" r J l Willamette trade. The boat is now home, place your insurance 1 on the ran and a beauty. With an Oregon company, I 25 per cent Discount to make room boo T Tf Vnnn Tndenen- I tuT Hldy Goods. We will (rive 25 5ee. 1. n unu, inuepeu discount on aa udies and dence the best rates in the Misses Suits, we must have room for ' . other goods. Wetherbee & Jones the tSt companies. store that saves your money. services will be held next Sunday as usual. In the morning Dr. Dunsmore will speak more directly to the church and in the evening on 6ome general topic. The public is cordially invited to all the services. v By voting Yes for No. 320 you place the University and O. A. C. on a millag ba sis, insures their permanan cy andslso repeal the appro priation for the University now before the people by referendum. 10 Acre Tracts? I have some choice acreage placed in my hands at $115 per acra all in cultivation, these will soon go, so see me now, terms can be arranged. T. R. Nunn, Real Estate, Independence, Oregon. Chester P. Gates willl speak Saturday night at the Opera House at 8:00 P. M. The M o n i t or received word lust before going to press that Dr. Lowe could not be in Independence as advertised, owing to the death of his wife since giv ing out the announcement A bad accident was report ed from Salem, Tuesday eve ning when a boiler in the Salem Bank and Trust Building blew up causing the death later, ot the caoh 'ier.W.tj. Ea-t and Harry Ashlers, son of the president and injuring others. "Markey" Hibbarddrewa check of $100 on the account of C. L. Fitchard through the Independence National Bank, was arrested in Salem with adout $90 on Ins per son, is the report brousht to the Monitor. Mr. Hibbard is in the county jail under bonds which have not been raised, to appear at the next circuit court. Get your new Thanksgiv ng suit from the Pa ntorium Lost gold watch and chain, Waltham 7 jewel movement. If found bring to this office and receive re ward. Henry McElmury. Dormitory Bids Received. Monmouth. Bids have been receiv ed by the board of regents of the nor mal school for the construction of the girls' dormitory, the amounts running from $22,833 to $31,000 for the main building, without fixtures, and from $3673 to $5332 for the electric and plumbing- fixtures. The lowest bids, together with the architect fees, will bring the cost of the dormitory to $33,000. City Experiment Garden Proposed. Grants Pass. Mayor Robert O. Smith has proposed the establishment of a municipal experiment garden In the city of Grants Pass. His plan Is for the city to set aside a few acres of the public park on the banks of the Rogue river, and plant different var ieties of trees and shrubs and keep note of their growth and fruiting In this locality. of the people of the state. A large majority of these 38 meas ures are ordinary matters of leg is ation which should have gone to the Legislature where mem bers elected by all of the people are paid for the purpose of pass ing upon the merits or demerits terbrand. A delightful eve of such measures, and who are ning wa3 gpeut with vari0U8 ai least. suppuseu 10 ueuumpe-i tent to render an intelligent de- " cision thereon. And yet, we High School Notes Fridayevening theJuniprs entertained the friends of Miss Evelyn McLaughlin at the home of Miss Vale Hil 100 Years Attained by Pioneer. Brownsville. A birthday unique In that It will not only be the 100th An niversary of the celebrator. Captain James Blakely, but that five success ive generations of the Blakely family will be presfnt, will be observed here November 26, at the home of Captain Blakely s son, Henry Blskeiy. The game between the Salem . Uni versity and Indedendence was a fine exhibition of two evenly matched teams. The score stood 7 to 0 in favor of the -visitors. The Independence boys were almost under the protecting wing of a goal when time was called for the close of first half. Star play ing was donu by Newton and Russel while the visitors did some fine line Dlunee work. The game Saturday between Indep endence and U. A. u. snouia nave big attendance as it promises to be a interesting one. Beginning today we will sell all La dies and Misses Tailored Suits at one fourth off of the regular price all now in whipcord two toned ettects. serges and Mixed Goods. Wetherbee & Jones the store that saves your money. All papers have been arrangeq foi signature hetween Falls City Mill qeo- ple and Independence. A business meeting was held in the spacious dining room of the Hotel he- rona Monday. The club of business men promised the support asked. Papers are being made in Portland for signature between the parties. The Nelson site is perlectly satistac- torv. consisting of 17 acres. Besides the right of way on sixth street an other is to be secured to the river from the mill site. The mill will employ over 100 men in operation. The company states this will probab ly be the biggest mill in the county when completly built as planned. cannot expect any change in the number of measures on the bal lot so long as we have an un bridled and unprotected iniative law that allows every propagand ist, every faddist and fanatic who may be able to raise the Student Body of the I. H.S price with which to hire an army met and took the steps which A most delicious lunch was served by thn Juniore. She will leave for Wsnghani, Can- lada where she will make her future home. Monday, October 28, the MAJORITY RULE AMENDMENT Among the thirty-eight meas ures, which will appear on tne official ballot to be voted on by the electorate of Oregon at the coming election on Nov. 51 h, will be the Majority Rule Amend ment. This is an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Oregon so as to require a major ity of all electors voting at any election to adopt constitutional amendments and pass iniative measures. This measure is proposed for express purpose ot preserving the Iniative Law for the people of Oregen by preventing its over use by its friends, and by pre venting its abuse and possible repeal by its enemies. It scarcely admits of argument that the Iniative Law as origin ally intended by its sponsors, it is a most worthy measure. But we find it today "working over time in Oregon. We find it be ing grossly abused and pervert edturned from the purpose for which it was originally in tended, namely, to be a power ful weapon in the hands of the people with which to get import-jit and necessary legislation af ter the same had been neglected or refused by the State Legisla ture Governor Woodrow Wil son says: It is to be regarded as "a gun behind ihe door" to be used only when tre people's representatives fail to represent them. After its eight years of use and abuse we find that it is fast pushing the legislature into a subordinate and secondaryplace. Beginning with a few measures and a comparatively small offiical pamphlet, it has grow until to day there are 38 measures to be voted upon, and an offiical pamph let containing over 250 pages for voters of Oreg on to grope through in order to arrive at any thing like an intelligent conclu sion in regard to the proposed measures. What percentage of volers will take the . trouble to give these 38 measures the requisite time and attention to vote intel ligently thereon? And yet it is the bounden duty of every voter to do so, because in this conglom erate mass there may be impor tant measures affecting vitally all of professional petition circula tors to go forth and solicit sig natures to a petition at so much per name. What is thereto prevent spec ial interests from initiating meas ures containing jokers which if let pass, may work great injus tice to the people of Oregon? Will the electorate of Oregon take the time to study this offic ial pamphlet sufficiently to select the good measures from the bad ones, the wheat from the chaff so to speak, and pass favorably on the good ones and reject the bad ones? We say no, and to substantiate our claim we need makes them an organized body. The Oonsitution was adopted, after much discus sion and promises to be one of the best, being the best parts of the Constitutions of Wood burn, Salem and Cor- vallis. The officers elected were as follows : The freshman and Soph- mores organized their classes and the officers a elected are Freshmen Pns. Bliss Byers Vice -Pres. Vivian Whit- only call attention to the fact that eaker. you may go forth today less than a month before election and consult 10 business and profes sional men whose business and profesnional training has taught them to look carefully into im portant matters before rending a decision thereon, and ask them if they have looked carefully into the 38 measures proposed and if they have read the 250 pares of the official pamphlet. We make the statement without fear of Sec. Genoveve Uil lispie Treas. Esther Rrightraan Sophniore Pres. . Don Pomeroy Vice-Fres. J. Hollo McKin- ney. Seo. Abilene Rockwell. Treas. Mary Howare. Donald Pomeroy, Sargent-at-Arm s. Bart Mix, Athletic-Maim- successful contradiction, that at gor, least 7 out of the 10 will admit they have not read the pamphlet Cecil Swope and Qretchen at all, and if so have only given Kreamer, Reporters. Pro it a superficial glance. Ifsuchbe vision was made for an ex the case with the man who is executive board composed of supposed to give these matters members of the lacultv and Student body. With such a constitution our school will become one of the leading schools of the state.. The Pantorium for fine and gents' tailoring. Majority Rule Amendment, Proposed by Initiative Petition close attention, what can be ex pected of the busy mechanic and laboring man whose attention is centered in other directions and whose environment is all along other lines. The remedy suggested at the present moment by some of the ladies most prominent newspapers of the state: "Vote, No' on all meas ures unless you are sure." Not having studied the merits of the 38 measures how can the voter be true? If he votes "No" on all or most all of the mersures and all are turned down, how about For the amending of Section 1. the one, two, or perhaps three or Article IV, of the Constitution four mentous measures for which there is a genuine need or de mand by the people? Are they to meet the same fate as the doz ens of ordinary measures which should have gone to the Legisla ture in the first place, or the vic ious, or fanatic measures which should be turned down with a vengeance? If we are to preserve the ini tiative law for tl e people of Ore gon, both present and future, we must protect it by surrounding t with a safeguard which will prevent its misuse and abuse by those who would use it to further interests to the detriment of the greater numbe- of the people of the state, The Majority Rule amendment will do teis by drivtnt? all the or dinary measures of the legisla tion to the Legislrtion where they belong, and by driving the selfish" and pernicious measures into oblivion where they, also, belong. The Majority Rule Amend ment, if passed, will reduce the number of measures on the bal- A i - I a sane Dasis Dy giving notice to all that a measure in order to stand a chance of pass ing must have real merit and that there must be an actual demand for the same,' in which case there will be no Jdifliculty at all in getting a majority to vote in favor of it f1 1 A 1 , xaKe ine time and pains to look into the Majority Rule amendment and if you do, you win vote lor it and preserve th iniative law for the Deonlenf uregon. VOTE 322 X YES 323 NO lajority Ru'e League. Pd. Ad. of the State of Oregon so as to require a majority of all electors at any election to adopt constitu tional amendment and pass initi ative measures and a majority vote only of electors voting thereon to reject measures re ferred to the people. VOTE YES OR NO' 322 X YES 323 NO The Majority Rule amendment as shown shown above, is just as it will appear on the ballot This is one of the most important measures the voters ot (JreRon will be called upon to decide at the coming election. It will take from the minority the much abused power to iniai ate and pass laws that only a a small percentage of the people understand, and confirms the majority in its right to rule, Has it not been the purpose of the iniative to give the people the majority the right to rule? Surely. How can the majority rnle if 25 or 30 per cent of the voters are allowed to enact laws? Look this way and you will see the danger in the law which the the proposed amendment will remedy! A certain clique, or certain interests desire a law or laws passed; they send out an ar m y of paid canvassers to solicit names for the petitions at so much per name, the petition is filed and the measure goes on the ballot, those who have initia ted the measure and those who signed the petitions a small per cent of the electorate -vote for it, a few people who know that the proposed law is aimed at the rights of the people vote agai nst it; but the majority who read in one paper that the law is a good one and who rean in another pa per that it is a bad law, frankly admit that they do not understand it and refrain from voting. What is the result? The people who have initiated and who are deep ly interested in the measure a small m'nority, about 20 or 30 percent of the elect.: ite are counted for it a3 are those who did not vote on it at all and it is declared passed. That is what has happened In the past and what will happen at the coming election. That is Minority Rule, not Majority Rule. The proposed amendment will safe guard the rights of the people and make the rule of the minority, majority rnle indeed and not minority rule as at pres ent. Is it right that our state con stitution should work so that can ditions could possibly arise when less than a majority of the voted cast at an election could amend the constitution? . - Is it not evident that this is the week spot in our initiative law? Is it not true that all are effec ted by the passage of bad laws as well as good? 13 it not true that all must pay the cost of such legislation? Is it right to say that the ap proval of a minority of the total number of votes cast at an elec tion should have the right to pass any law or amend the Con stitution when all of the people of the state are affected by such legislation ? 13 it not better to have the ap proval of a majority of the total number of votes cast at any el ection than to pass any law with out it? If you will carefully consider the merits of he Majority Rule amendment yotr-will vote so that in the future the voters of Ore gon will take more interest in legislation, for it will have a tendency to restrain experiment ers, causing this untried and ex perimental measures being pro posed, thus giving the voter more time for the consideration of important measures. By voting for the Majority Rule amendment you will correct Lthe abusiveness of the iniative law, and thereby preserve it in the State Constitution. You, Mr. Voter, are i? decide this very important question, and in order to decide it right you should vote 322 X Yes on Novem ber 5. Majority Rule League Pd. Ad, FINE GERMAN SILVER MESH BAGS With or without a lining 75c to 4.75 See the Small Ones tor f Ctiidren I WILL LAY ANY CF f THESE AWAY 'TILL J X MAS IF YOU LIKE. : Rowe's Jewelry Store BEGINS Special! Eiiqllrt CL0SES SATURDAY t-uyn SATURDAY nov. 2 Day S ale nov. 9 8 DAYS ONLY 8 Never Just Such A Clothing Sale. What A Sweeping Offer This is. Just .Think of Choosing from our Immence Clothing Stock every $15.00 SUIT AT ONLY $11.00 and we are going to give absolutely free of charge with each and every suit choice of any $3.00 hat in the house, justthink of gating a $15.00 suit f or $1 1.00 and a $3.00 hat free. in other words you are ettingf $18.00 worth of mdse. for the small sum of $11.00. We haven't any numbers or chances to offer you, but we are not afraid to make public or quote our prices to you. We mean to reduce our clothing stock and by cutting the heart out of the price will do so. Now this is the time of your life for a new $15.00 late style fall suit and a $3.00 hat all or $11 .00 Dent Fernet thj D'lto an J II -ca 3nll Rrj Tilii an Mcl-ilJi with 11.50 Hit These Prices Are Cash Only Conkey & Walker The L,endlna store of Indepenucnce, Oregon