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THE COMING ELECTION. Dozens of States to Vote Upon New Laws and Amendments. Chicago, Oct 20.—Elections will be 1 e d in the various states and in the territories of ¿Arizona and New Mex ENROLLMENT IS NOW 510. WHO CAN VOTE. ico November 3. Three states. Ore gon, Maine and Vermont- have held Section of State Laws on Presiden Attendance at University of Oregon their state elections, and have named Increases 30 Per Cent tial Election Requirements. members of the next congress—the University of Oregon, Eugene Who can vote for presidential eh c sixty-first Arkansas and Georgia have tors, and thus for the presidential can There are at present 510 students en named state officers only and will se rolled in the regular undergraduate de lect congressmen at the coming elec didates, at the presidential election of partments of the university. Of these tion. In 28 states governors or other November 3? This is a question which 62 are seniors, 91 are juniors, 112 are state officers are to be elected; a is asked many times each day through sophomores, 233 are freshmen and 12 number of these states will also elect are unclassified. The enrollment will members of the legislature. Six states out the state. will choose justices of the supreme On every hand there seems to be a probably reach the 575 mark before the court or minor state officers. In year endB, showing an increase of widespread belief that any citizen of seven, congressmen only are to be nearly 30 per cent over the total en the United States can cast his ballot elected, and in two, congressmen and at the presidential election, whether at rollment of last year. a legislature only. A number of old students will enter The terms of 31 United States sen his home, or on travel in a distant state. Traveling men, distant from between now and Thanksgiving, and ators, 18 Republicans and 13 Demo many freshmen will come at the open crats, expire March 3, 1909. Alabama. their homes, are making daily inquiry whether it is possible for them to cast ing of the second semester in February. .Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland The present enrollment represents have chosen Democrats, and Ken their vote at the town where they may tucky a Republican, while Vermont be on election day. Inir ler to make nearly every county in Oregon, be has chosen a legislature which will the situation plain the law of the state sides many outside states and foreign name two Republicans. The present is herewith set forth. Article 2, sec countries. In addition to the large senate is composed of 61 Republican- tion 2, of the constitution of the state number of regular students there is a and 31 Democrats. of Oregon, sets out the qualifications big enrollment in the department of Members of the national house of of electors in the state. Section 2 is music. representatives are to be elected Oregon and Maine have already as follows: University Issues Bulletin. chosen Republican representatives. “Section 2. Qualifications of elec A new bulletin of the correspond In some of the southern states Dem tors In all elections not otherwise provided for by this constitution every ence study department of the Univers ocrats only have been nominated, white male citizen of the United ity of Oregon has just been issued. while in others Prohibition, Socialist and Independence party nominees States, of the age of 21 years and up The scope of the work has been greatly will oppose Republicans and Demo enlarged over the beginning made last wards, who shall have resided in the crats The present house is com state during the six months immedi year, and now covers courses in Eng posed of 391 members, 223 Republic lish Classics, Shakespeare, Pedagogy, ately preceding such election, and ans and 166 Democrats. There are every white male of foreign birth of Botany, History, Algebra, Geometry, two vacancies. Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and the age of 21 years and upwards, who South Carolina, as usual, has only shall have resided in this state during several courses in mathematics for one ticket—the Democratic—for state the six months immediately preceding teachers. By means of this work any officers. Louisiana also has but one such election, and shall have declared student who has not time to attend ticket—the Democratic. In this state, his intention to become a citizen of the college or high school can pursue, with however, a justice of the supreme United States one year preceding such hardly any cost, practically the same court and a railroad commissioner are the only state officers to be elected. election, conformably to the laws of work by correspondence through the The Prohibition party has tickets in the United States on the subject of na university courses, and receive credit 21 states, the Socialists in 27, the In turalization, shall be entitled to vote for it. Thousands of dollars each year dependence party in 12, the Socialist are sent out of Oregon to various cor at all elections authoiized by law.” Labor in 6 and the People’s or Popu It has been held by the Supreme respondence schools, and the university list party in 5, including Nebraska, believes that a large part of this court that the Fifteenth amendment to where they have fused with the Demo the Federal constitution rendered the might just as well be saved to the peo crats. ple of the state. The enrollment of The number of tickets in the differ restriction to white males of no effect, so that the colored men of Oregon come this department will reach three thou ent states is: 1, South Carolina and Louisiana; 2, Alabam and North under the same constitutional require sand students for the year. Carolina; 3, Delaware, Florida, Mon ments that bind the white voter, and tana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Resume Fight on Pinchot. have the same privileges. North Dakota; 4, Colorado, Nevada, Pendleton J N. Burgess, president In addition to these constitutional Rhode Island. South Dakota, Utah. qualifications the registration laws of of the State Woolgrowers’ association, Washington, West Virginia and Wis the state of Oregon place other re has issued a call for the annual conven consin; 5, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, strictions upon the voter. All voters tion, which is to be held at Heppner, Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri and Ne are required either to be registered in November 17 and 18. It is believed braska: 6, Indiana, Iowa. Massa the county and precinct in which they here that at this meeting the fight on chusetts. Slichigan, New York and Forester Pinchet will be re Texas; 7, Ohio. reside permanently, or if not register- Chief 1 The Prohibitionists have tickets in ed, to bring six owners of real estate I sumed by a large number of the wool of 'this state who are opposed Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illi in th ir | recinct to make affidavit as to growers ; the residence of the prospective voter. to the forestry policy inaugurated and nois, Idaho. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska. New In other words, there are three re being carried out by the “Czar of the Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, quirements asked by the law of the West,” as they call Pinchot. South Dakota, Texas, Washington prospective voters. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri Placer Mines Will Resume. First: The voter must be a native- and Ohio. born citizen of the United States, over The Socialists have tickets in Colo Grants Pass.—The first heavy rain 21, who has resided in the state for six of the season came last week and rado, Connecticut, Florda, Idaho, Illi nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa months or more. there was a steady downpour that chusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mis Second: If not a native-born citi who souri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, zen, he must at least have declared his was welcomed by the farmers arc anxiously waiting to start lall New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ok intention to become a citizen one year, plowing and seeding. The placer or more, previous to the election, and miners who were forced to suspend lahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennesssee, Texas, Utah, Washing must have resided for six months or work during the dry season are now ton. West Virginia and Wisconsin. more in the state, and must be 21 years in position to resume operations, es The Independence party has tickets 1 or more of age. pecially if the rain continues at the in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, i Third: Both native-born and for rate it has been falling for a few Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, eign-born residents, qualified under hours longer. Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio the two preceding requirements to and Texas. The People’s or Populist party has vote, must be registered with the Beet Sugar Factory Idle. county clerk, at the registration time La Grande Bad roads have forced tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne- | j r c'ding ti e election, or, if not so the sugar factory here to stand idle braska and Ohio. The Socialist Labor in Connecticut. registered, must bring six freeholders until the rains subside. At present Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, in order to register by affidavit. the highways are so muddy that beets Ohio and Texas. Section 3 of article 2 of the state cannot be hauled from the field and In 23 states a total of 90 proposed I constitution til to says: the supply at the factory has run out. constitutional amendments, laws, “No idiotic or insane person shall be The furnaces are kept hot even though questions or propositions will be voted J entitled to the privileges of an elector; t ie whee's stand idle, and for this rea upon. This does not include Michi and the privilege of an elector shall be son the factory can resume its work as gan, where a revision of the present forfeited by a conviction of any crime soon as sufficient beets are again in the constitution will be submitted to the voters for adoption or rejection. The which is punishable by imprisonment bins to permit it. number of amendments or questions in the penitentiary.” in the different states is: 1, Iowa Men who have been sentenced to the PORTLAND MARKETS. Texas, Wyoming; 2, Idaho, Illinois. penitentiary, however, who have serv Wheat—Binestem. 936i'94c: club. 89c: Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode ed a portion or a whole of their term Island, Washington. West Virginia; 3, and have been pardoned by the gover fife, sue; red Russian, Stic; 411-fold, 90c; .Alabama, Colorado, Florida, ()liio; 4. nor of the state are restored to suffrage valley. 90c. Barlev—Feed. $266i27 ner ton; rolled. Minnesota. Wisconsin; 5, North Da by virtue of that pardon. kota, Oregon; 6, South Dakota; 2, $27.50^728.50; brewing. $26.50. It is also provided in section 5 of the Oats No. 1 white. $310 31.50 per ton; Missouri; 9, Louisiana; 18, California. constitution of the state, article 2, that gray. $.300 30 50. The amendments or proposed laws “no soldier, seaman, or marine in the Hav — Timothv. Willamette Valley. of several states are of general inter army or the navy of the United States, $11 per ton: Willamette Valiev, ordi est. In South Dakota, the question of or of their allies, shall be deemed to nary. $11; Eastern Oregon. $16.5067 repealing the "one-year residence" act, have acquired a residence in the state 17 50; mixed. $13; clover. $9; alfalfa. which was passed by the last legisla ture in order to stop rapid divorces, in consequence of having been sta $11 : alfalfa meal. $19 Fruit Apples. 75c <i $150 per box: will be submitted to the voters. For tioned within the same; nor shall any merly suit for divorce could be such soldier, seaman or marine have teaches, 40 o tec per box: pears. 75c(<? brought alter a six months' residence $125 per box; grapes 50co$l25 per the right to vote.” crate: local concords. 15c ner half bas in the state. Opposition to this short ket; eastern concords, 371(<i 10c per bas term of residence resulted, and the Gravel for Foundations. ket: huckleberries. 9(h toe per pound; one year act was passed. The latter Portland.—Work on the construc quinces. $10 125 per box; cranberries, has been objected to in certain quar tion of the foundation for the mi $10 per barrel; prunes. 25i:.’lc per lb.; ters. and petitions finally were sc mensc Swift packing plant on tilo nutmeg melons. $125 per box; casabas. cured for the submission of the one- year act to a vote of the people at peninsula has practically begun in $201 3 per dozen that the first barge load of gravel for Potatoes somttOc per hundred ; sweet, the coming election. In Illinois the question of a I akes- the concrete has been delivered there potatoes. 2(<i 2ic per pound. by the steamer Polonia. The Colum Onions Oregon, 90c(<i $ I per hundred to the Gulf deep waterway will be be fore the people in the form of a con bia Digger company has the contract pounds. for furnishing a large quantity of Vegetables—Turnips, $125 per sack; stitutional amendment authorizing the carrots, 85c; parsnips, $125; beets state to issue bonds of $20,000 000 for gravel that will be required in the *' laying of the foundations for the nu- $125; artichokes, tS5c per dozen: beans the enterprise. California is one of the latest of the merous buildings that are to form the 50 10c pound: cabbage. 1}c per pound; packing establishment. cauliflower. 75cO$l per dozen: celery states to agitate election reform. To 75o 85c per dozen ; .encumbers. $2.25 per the people there will be submitted a box; egg plant. $1750 2 per erate: le1- proposed constitutional amendment, Chorus for O, A. C. nice. 75co$1 per box: parsley. 15c per among others, empowering the legis Oregon Agricultural College. Cor- dozen ; peas. fig per pound: peppers. lature to enact a direct primary law vallis A A chorus of 75 voices has $2 ?5 box: pumpkins t > lie per pound; providing for the direct nomination of been organized by Professor Gaskins, rad'shes, 12'c per dozen; spinach. 2c per all candidates for public office director of the School of Music, and pound: sprouts. 9c per pound: squash. is doing creditable work. It is the Return to Normal Basis. intention of the director to increase He per pound: tomatoes. 45(ii«5c. New York, Oct 20 The N.i i mal Hutter—City creamery, extras. the chorus to too voices, and during the winter an attempt will he made 36c: fancy outside creamery, 321 tf 33c .Association of Manufacturers' an pounces that every branch of industry to produce an opera. Another or per pound: store. 18c. F rits Oregon selects. 37}nF38c: cast- is showing marked increase of busi ganization soon to be started is the ness and that during the past three cm. 2710 32<e per dozen College Glee club. I’oitltrv Hens. 12«7l3c per pound: months the business conditions have spring. 12(<i 13c; ducks, old 12 i'121c; taken on new activity. In an exhaus Fall Work at Sweet Home. voting. 11 j 15c: geese, old. 8 o'9c ; young. tive canvass among the 3.000 members of the association, the returns bear Sweet Home The rain of the past 90 10c : turkey a 16 S 17c. Veal Extra. sL.ittc per pound; ordi out the prediction that practically week has been welcomed by most peo- every manufacturing business will he pie here. It was the first rain this nary. 7(<7 Tie: heavy. 5c. Pork— Fancy. 7|c per pound; large upon a normal basis of production fall to do any goal, and pastures wen1 during 1909 suffering, and many wells were dry. sjotHc. I lops— -Oregon. 1908. 7 .i Sc per pound; Now, however, there is plenty of wa Cholera Less in Russia. 1907. 4c: 190«. im'Hc. in ■ \ ■ y ' ho , and lb I m ai d puturea Wool Eastern Oregon average best. St Petersburg, Oct. 20—The chol are already showing green. The San- 10 i tic ner pound according to shrink era still continues to decrease, there ti im at this point has raised eight ace: valley. 15-71t>c being only 44 new cases reported to inches a nee the rain began. Mohair- Choice, 18c per pound. day and 24 deaths. Jacksonville Post » OFFICIAL PAPER OF TIIE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, OREGON > Published every Saturday by the Post Publishing Co. J. B. BARNES, Editor. Admitted as second class matter at Jacksonville, Oregon. 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