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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1912)
The S TA Y TO N M AIL % ÈÛ E. M. Olmsted and W. C Parry Enteiid~iui second oUss matter at the postotfie* at Stavton, Marion county. Oregon, umler the act of Con*™ » of March 3.J879. AU communications should be addressed to T hk S tayton .U ll.. S U B S C R I P T I O N S , $ 1 5 0 p e r yer»r In a d v a n c e A d v ® r ti» tr itf K a t e » o n a p p l i c a t i o n C arps of T hanks - $ .50 O b itu a ries - $1.00 up. Positively all papers stopped on expiration of subscription Probably Andrew Carnegie was not in the list of heavy con tributors because libraries are of no particular value in a political campaign. Most millionaires like to tell how they got their first $1000, but few of th em would care to tell where they got their last mil lion. Dr. Eliot favors Dr. Wilson for president It is glorious to see the ex-coUege presidents stick together in a case of this kind. An Englishman has succeeded in producing a stingless bee, but in business affairs people will continue to be stung as of yore. It is said that London shop-keepers will prevent further win dow smashing by replacing their plate glass with mirrors. Governor Wilson has invited Ty Cobb to lunch, which is em inently proper. They are both good runners. Gaby Deslys says London is puritanical, provincial a n d Quakerish. It must bo almost fit to live in. The invention of socks that will not wear out should prove a boon to the husbands of suffragettes. Americans boast of their independence and then let Paris dictate what they shall wear. There is no tariff on dictonaries. HARD TO BEAT B»? „v". ft ,1 Published every Thursday by *** |H>scd to he competent to render an intelligent decision thervon. And y e t, we cannot expect any change in th s number of measures on the ballot so Among the thirty-fight iM H um , long an we have an unbridled and un but c.tsy to smoke and de which will appear on the official ballot protected initiative law that ullowa licious to enjoy—one pf to be voted cm by the electorate of every paid propagandist, every faddist Oregon at the coming election on and fanatic who may be able to raise our matchless cigars. November 5th, will be the Majority the price with which to hire an army Any match will light it, Rule Amendment. This ia an amend of professional petition circulator* to ment to the Constitution of the State go forth and aolicit signaturca to a of course, but we know it of Oregon so as to require a majority petition at so much per name. is matchless in quality be of all electors voting at any election to What is there to prevent special in adopt constitutional amendment ami terests from initiating measures con cause so many of our cus taining jokers which if let pass, may pass initiative measures. tomers tell us so. And This measure is proposed for the ex work untold injustice to the people of press purjiose of preserving the Ini Oregon? Will the electorate ot Ore the sales are growing rapidly— another good indication of tiative Law for the people of Oregon gon take the time ami trouble to atudy the superior quality. In tobaccos and cigarettes, too, we by preventing it* over-use oy its this official pamphlet sufficiently to friends, and by preventing its abuse select the good measures from the offer the same sterling values at very reasonable prices. and possibly its repeal by its enemies vicious ones, the wheat from the It scarcely admits of argument that chaff, so to speak, and pass favorably the Initiative t.aw as originally intend on the good ones and reject the had od by its sponsors, is a most worthy ones? We say no, and to substantiate measure. But we find it todav "work our claim we need only call attention ing overtime” in Oregon. We find it to the fact thut you may go forth to being grossly abused and perverted — day less than a month before election, turned from the purpose for which it and consult 10 business arri p-as originally intended, namely, to be mvn whose business and professional j / A. H E N D E R S H O T T , Proprit tor a powerful q enpon jn the hands of the training has iaught them to look care-1 people with which tw got important ful|y iptn important matters before and ncccaaary legislation after the rendering a decision therevu, suit ask same had been neglected or refused them if they have looked carefully into by the State legislature. Governor the 38 measures proposed and If they Woodrow Wilson **>'»; i t *s to be re have read the 250 pages of the official garded as "g gun behind the door” —to pamphlet. We make the statement i be used only when the people’» repre without feat1 of •Vv,«*s»ful cpntradic- sentatives fail to represent them. tion, that at least seven out ef the ten After its eight years of use and will admit they have not read the pam abuse we find that it is fast pushing phlet at all, and if so, have given it A share of the banking business the Legislature into a subordinate and only a superficial glance. If such lie of Stayton and vicinity secondary plar?. Beginning with a the case with the man who is supposed few measures and a comparatively (o give these matters close attention, ;is solicited. small official pamphlet, it has grown what can be expected of the busy m«i until today there are 38 measures to be chanic and laboring man whose atten voted upon, and an official pamphlet tion ia centered in other directions and Containing over 250 pages, for the whose environment ia all along other You are assured of a safe deposi voters ot Oyegpn to grope through in lines ? tory and courteous treatment at order to arrive at anything like an in The remedy suggested at the present telligent conclusion in regard to the moment by sump of the most prominent this bank, by ample capital and proposed measures. newspapers of the state is, ''Vote No long experience in the banking What percentage of the voters will on all measures unless you are sure." take the trouble to give these 38 Not having studied the merits of the business. measures the requisite time and at 38 measures, how can the voter be sure? tention in order to vote intelligently If he votes "No” on all or most of i.i* thereon? And yet, it is the bounden measures and all are turned down, how duty of very voter to do so, because in about the one, two or perhaps three or this conglomerate mass there may be four meritorious measures for which ' important measures affecting vitally there is a genuine need or demand by all of the people of the state. A large the people? Are they to meet the majority of these 38 measures are or same fate as the dotens of ordinary i dinary matters of legislation which measures which should have gone to should have gone to the Legislature the Legislature in the first place, o r ; where members elected by all of the the vicious or fanatic measures which people are paid for the purpose of pass should be turned down with a ven ing upon the merits or demerits of such geance? measures, and who are at least sup- If we are to preserve the initiative | law for the people of Oregon, both - present and future, we must protect i t 1 by surrounding it with a safeguard which will prevent its misuse and abuse by those who would use it to further ■elfish interests to the detriment of the greater number of the people of the state. is the place to do your The Majority Rule amendment will do shopping, and you will this by driving all ordinary measures into the Legislature w here they belong, always b e “right here” and by driving the selfish and perni and rightly treated here. cious measures into oblivion where they also belong. MAJORITY RULE AMENDMENT Maybe that is the reason w e use so many imported words. Battling Nelson i s out f o r The Carnegie library at Dallas is completed, says the Observer. Roosevelt That settles i t The W. C. T. U. National Con Aumsville has the ‘bug’ and is vention met i n Portland last cutting u p farms i n t o small Friday. tracts. i The Gem Confection«™ Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton, Oregon Capital $25.000,00 REMOVAL SALE RIGHT HERE The Lancefield Shoe Store is about to move from its present location to the Stayton garage building, which is to be remodeled for the purpose. As soon as the alterations are completed, the store will move to its new quarters. In the meantime it will hold a big Or you can “write here” when you cannot come yourself, a n d you will find your wants just as well attended to and quickly too. Our goods are right, our prices are right, our services are right, and if we can persuade you to join our regular patrons we’ll feel all right also. T he M ajority R ule am endm ent if p aa. aed, will red u ca th e num ber of m eaauree on th e b allo t to a ta n a b a m by giving notice to all th a t a m eaaura in o rd e r to atand a chance of pa a a in f muat have real m erit and th a t th e re muat be an a c tual d em and for th e aame, in w hich caae th e re will h e no difficulty a t all in g e t ting a m ajority to vota in favor o f it. T>k< the tim e and paina to look into the M ajority R ule am endm ent and if you do, you will vota for it and p reserv e the initiative law for the people of O regon. Clean-up Sale S tre ff H ardw are Co. * During this sale great bargains will be offered in SHOES, FURNISHING GOODS, GLOVES, UM BRELLAS, ETC., with large cuts in every line. „ Vote 322 X 323 Yes No MAJORITY RULE LEAGUE (Paid Adv. by Mujority Rule League) Popular Historical P r i z e Contest OPEN TO THE CHILDREN OF ORE. FREE! FREE! While they last, a hat w i l l be given free with every pair of boys' shoes. Come before they’re gone Independence is trying for two GON UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE. new sawmills. LADIES’ SHOES Prices to be distributed ns follows: The Linn County Advocate For the best original composition comments in a two column arti (not to exceed 750 words) by any child cle on the “ blind pigs” of that under the sge limit,on following subjects: ‘ ‘ W h y Jonathan Bourne, Jr. city. Should Be Returned to the United States Senate." Dallas h a d a runaway team chase an auto the other day and $50.00 in Gold. For the next best pro overtake it, running it into the duction $25.00 in Gold. For the third best production'$10.00in Gold. For the ditch, says the Itemizer. fifty next best $1.00 each. $2.50 to 3.50 during sale $1.95 to 2.45 T hese are seasonable, high-top shoes— fiict Ti/Liat v n ii rtooA The Canby Irrigator complains that the ballot will be too long this year. An editor should he able to “ scratch” most anything. We Have a LaiFge and Complete Stock of Higl i i Grade Shoes For  1 Î Purposes. And now New York says the World Series was fixed, and a white (?) girl in Chicago wants to marry Jack Johnson. Good Heavens what next? B o u rn e Popular G o v e rn m e n t Club Take Advantage of This Big Sale and Save Money * The LANCEFIELD SHOE STORE it a 814 Journal Building, Portland, Oregon Henry La Beir, a lineman of i the Portland Light and Power HOW’S YOUR SOLE Co., was instantly killed in Sil- verton Sunday, Oct. 13, by cut ting a live wire, 20,000 volts pas Watters the old reliable, is hack in sing through his body, says the the shoe shop for the winter. Come Silverton Journal. 'etri». M - RULES GOVERNING CONTEST All contestants should write their compositions on paper 8J by 11 inches, if possible. The manuscripts should reach us by November 5th. The awards will be made not later than Dec. 1, 1912. Spell name and address correctly. Send all communications to to. ti. 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