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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE'pJIPER SHORTAGE III
HST MORE SERIOUS
Publlnhne Ivtry Friday.
NOOIE. Hilar 4 Publlahar.
Eatcred at Orto City, Orgo roetofflre at ooad class waiter.
ubacnptlan Raise:
JIM
71
Oae ysar
Ii Wontha
Trial ftubacrlptlon. Too Months "
Bubaertbare will find la data of aiplratloa atampad ea laolr papart fol
Wwlag their nam. If last paymsat It aot credited, klodtj aollfr ua. ao4
(ha Matter will receive our atwatloo.
Advertising Ratee oa application.
VJNHIARD OF ICOfcOMKt PAIL
TO BRING DIMANO DOWN
to iupplv ron viar.
TEACHERS ADM fi!
ONCC IN M YEARS.
Only on o- In half a century doea the
I nitial States witness an election
auch at waa hold Tuesday. In thrill
Int tlramatlf qualities, II doea not
have lit equal in the lnt .'.0 years of
American history. The election ol
1916 will be pointed to by hlstorlana !
oa one of the most interesting chap
ters In the history of the nation.
In the course of the evening, lie
publicans were certain that their mini,
inee for the presidency waa victorious
New York, Illinois. Pcnnsly vanla. In i
(liana and the other big atatea that
were expected to awing the election
went for him. Kven Kentui ky, almost
In the aolid aouth, was giving liughca
the edge on the vote. Kansas, Win
I NEW YiSltK. Nov 7-He.vnt de
I lnttii'til In the ablle paper mar
ket Indicate that the ihiitge which'
jt pirdl.led early Ihla rar, la an
'aitual condition and that the proa
IT ESTACAOI MEETING
OREGON CITV MAN TELLE IN'
TNUCTORE TO LOOK PON
GOOD IN HUMAN LIPE.
STONE THE ONLV
MEMBER COUNTY
TICKET DEPEATED( 1W are not i n. .mraglng In Hie pub-
; liher.
(Continued from page l j jn0 njniiy of print paper has In
- ii,,, . (,, ,.,. caused the news
full rental land tat. Biitlcoiiiulir ; pm,,.,, t inaiitute economics lillheiin
vaccination, anu aoaoiuie pnuuoniou. , , ,hl, ,ninea ami ui looa
The vole on president, mngrvaauian. i tri,ni fr additional inclhotls of ion
aivretnry of atate and the consult! j rMllK i,e im k In hand. Even al
tlonal amendments in tnis county ioi , 4 ,ra,,,. reduction liv con
lows: sumption next year. ep-tts point out
Prmdtnt ...,'lhat the supply will not mine up to
iiugnes i the ilonuiid. The public. H aa sam.
Wilson 4N"'nmt realize tint snu'ler nespN'ta
IM'
Hanly
Ik'inwm ....
Congreaa man
llawley
ins
Weatherford
Klchards
Secretary of Stats
Cull noli
cousin and other stales wens showing oleott
Itcpubllcan leanings. Smgit Ittm Veto
Tho V Vnrlr IJ..mM ltt l'hlril "
llenild, the Portland Journal mid
other newapapera supporting the pres-' v
!no
1272
M.'j
are due
The situation hss become so scrl
oiis that a dii"'it different fi'in.l s
le been advocated and adopiel riv
ceiitly. CilltllK don the lie ol tn
paH-r or the adtertisinc Is onl cue
of these. Ital'llii! the price ol the
newspaper and watchlnc to de'.n t tbe
in.illct .ile of iipae are olh.'i le
l.e.
;,u;j MoPt of the null owners nalue that
Ship Tas Escinption
lte priori lll wlix' out me "r he pupil
Hurt a Ixuk act omit. as much
of the salary ihk pollin and
ihe h sparltitly.
Ihla waa ona of the Minta broiiaht
out by I'ltf Hrh.Hil HutNrluleiideiit V.
. Tixxe, of Orraon City, at a meeting
of the teachrra of the eatein part ol
fat Lamas county at Klacada rlstur
day 1 he tubb-cl of his lalk was Tie
tvntina IHt Tlirouah Kmened In
School I tulles"
Huierlnlendent Tooie adtUrd the
lea. hers to ksep In l onalant touch
llh the inm btMika of the iliy, and to
iv ad as ninth aa poille. laxik for
the good In Itunian life, not for the
had." he said. "II therrful. and dou'l
worry"
t K. Wells, asaliaiit alale super-
llllell.lelll of public iliitlructlon, dl
iiic( "The I'reparallon of the l.es
n." I'tmr prepaiaii.ui, he said, waa
due In Indefinite asUiiineuts, failure
to tell the puplla how to study, the
ani-unineiit of lenaotia whlth were tmi
long and Insufficient effort on the part
T
NATIONAL ADVERTIIINQ CAM
PAION PLANNED PROMI
NENT MEN TO MAKE TRIP
Ident Issued extras announilnK U'''
the same outward faith In the final
outcome, were on the verge of abso
lulo dispulr.
to mention Hie f.ut that It l.i.es up
piMXiinalel) two years to dewhp-wa
U2;l Kin.iller ciinlotnera by tne mure. ri c
:.m;s fially in the niral ditruts. and the)
election of lliighea. Many IVmocrallc j Negro and Mulatto Suffrage are moderate In their demands, t ut
lenders, while they professed to have Yes "' -N A cenete mere
y,, 3;isr. are other manufacturers w no are n'e-
Land Tas and Loan Amendment Ine all the traffic ill bear, te.r-l
Yos 1.":'1 oi fiilure developments.
v, C.- in .If i.r the ln.itnil.o line. it
Hundreds of thousands of voters. , Pendleton Normal i, ,)(,)M,.d out that little new :.'':i-
anxious watcher of election bulletins ; yM ' n.vo ,, , ,,ri,v fr U-i aiiM of t' e
throughout the nation, went homo' vo 479.". (,,t ( installing; new machinery, not
early In the evening, confident tha J Anti-Compulsory Vaccination
Hughes w as the w inner. Yes I
Then came .he .wine KeniiicWc ! No ' ' ZS0S ' power for new plant
, ... i Repeal Sunday Closing Law
uitii Its decided early majority, swunj yfJ J;..
back In the DeiniKratic line. I'tah. 1 ' ;,i
which both parties hud believed would Brewers' Amendment
bo Republican, wont Democratic by a Yes 3.1T3
lundllde; New Hampshire, one of the No Jj'!:'
Kcpublican New- Kn;land states a! : Prohibition,
m:lt -hilm,.,l l,v thul mrir l,iin..l Yt'S l-'j'l
the dotihtful column. Stales that had Nl ' 4 4"il
Rural Credits
Yes t-M'i LITTLE MISS
No s::s;
Tax Limitation
County School Hui'erliitendent Cal-
avail made a short la'k lucleiueiit
weather rut the attendance, allhough
whtMds of every it of the e .intern
half of the county were represenleil
III the abaenie of Mix Anibronilne
Murphy, who waa to di u.a meth.Mli I 'ember 10 and 12.
til secure neater papers III written
CIIICAliO. III. No, a.-rormsl an
nouniemeiit nimln (,.r r
delalletl plans for the edetii lour of
prominent vasletn luiulief inaliufai
Inters, under Hie auplces of the Na
llonal LuiiiIht Mstiufacturers' auocl
allon. The Irlp will bo by d!nliiia
oi ins national auuH lallon lo V.li
Ington, Oregon and California, and la
Intended In aecura u.igeatloua fur the
improvement of preaent plans for the
national rampalgii for the pioimithm
of llm u.e of lumber, both through ed
uratluiial t hanuels and by iiiagalui'
and lievtkpaper puhlli lty. All of III 0.0
making the trip are mauiifacliirers
ho have learnetl from etperlence the
value of newapaMr advertising
II hsa long been fe't that the coant
Uianulai turera should be able to give
valuable suggeatluna from llielr wide
evperlcnce. on he.t itielhola of pro-
moling (he ue of wood, and the Irlp
of the eaatern dim tors of the
llalloll I With the two objetts of gel
ling lhce siiggesllotia and of tell
lug the weternera what Is already bo
lug aecomplliihiHl
The achedule of Vw Irlp follows:
Hpokatie Moiulay and Tuesday, No
vember 13 and II.
Healtle VYednemlay and Tliuraday
NovemlM'r 15 and 111.
Tai-nma Friday and Saturday, N i
veniher I? and IK
I'ortland - Monday and Tueaday. No-
Which Do You Prefer?
It Is imjxuliint fur rcu:um.i of Jiralth and
prnctlcnl economy f.r every lioasekeeprr
t ask herself this question:
"Do I prefer n pure baking powder like
Koynl, mado of creiun of tartar derived from
grapes, or am I willing to use a baking
powder made of alum or phosphate, both
derived from mineral sources ? '
The names of the ingredients printed
on the label show whether the kind you
nre now using or any brand, new or old,
that may be offered Is a genuine cream
of turtar powder, or merely a pljonphate
or alum compound.
Royal Baking Powder contains no alum
nor phosphate.
ROYAL BAKING POWDKR CO.
New York
TOO UNIVERSITIES AT
EUGENE BATTLE TO A
Kan Kranclaco- Thumday and Frl
te.ts and essays, the .uhjet t was dls i'1'- November 21 and "1
cussed by the teacher
Several of the t.a.'hera vlltei
the Kiver mill plant of the I'orijaiid
ll.il!way. I.kht It power company.
PARENT-TEACHER CLUB
AT GLADSTONE IS ALIVE
The first day of each day'a slay
In a city will be devoted to confer
emeu, the aecoud day to completion ol
thene confcn ni e and to the Innp-v
lion of logiilng and manufacturing in
each lot allly.
AUGUST PERRY. PAROLED
THE DOLLAR LOSES 31
CENTS IN LAST YEAR
MUCH PUNTINO FEATURES CON
TEST BETWEEN OREGON ANO
WASHINGTON ELEVENS
Kl tlKNK. Ore . Nov. I - Oregon and
Waithlligtoii battled In i Oil tie this
afternoon In a game that ran the grid
FIVE CENTS APIECE FOR EGOS
50 CENTS A POUND FOR OUT
TER FORESEEN.
CIIU'AUO, Nov. I -The Amerliaii
dol'ar has Ion! 31 cents llipun hanliig
power III the lant year. One dollar
I een considered safo for Hughes
io'ned the Democratic column and
swuiir bark again. One candidate
-cit i-.head one minute to lose his j y,.s
place the next minute. : j
Ii Wilson Is re-elected to the presi-,
demy, the Democrats ill have broken I
llielr own reconl. Not once since the
SEES ADVENTURE
ON CITY STREETS FROM
MONDAY TO THURSDAY.
DOT ROBBER. IS TAKEN
TO STATE PENITENTIARY
3ISI
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
days of Jackson has that party been
I The follow ins real elate transfers
w re flleil In the nffiro nf Coiintv lie-
able to give one of its presidents Kor,lvr pedman Wednesday:
second successive term. Not sine' ... ., , . . . ,. . -..
ranees atulermeer to Ava t). Marr
the election of Hayes has the eleo- ,and ,n aa, kamas toim,v; $10.
linn noon en m'wh in ilniiht
jonn r. ami Alice ti. Aimswortn. in bhortlv before 7 o clock tins morning.
Hughes will probably receive a vllfW 0f lad In section 22. township, The tt,e ,r, ,, wUhotlt
Jonty of the popular votes, whether, 2 south, range 1 east; lo. : fmM c,.pllR for 8l)me Iliu..pkln pie
elected or not. He has carried Newj Thomas J. Johnston to Nellie White, and apples, since Monday noon. Tne
York and other large states by good 3 atres of section I, township I south. an,i apples were served as refresh
majorities and Wilson states have range 1 east; $10. ments at u Y. W. C. A. Hallowe'en
joined the Democratic ranks by small! John V. and Antonia Johnston to party that she surreptitiously uttend
margins. Again the need of direct ' Nellie White. 3 acres of section 1, ed Tuesday night, mingling iiniiotlcco
election of presidents has been demon-' township 4 south, ran'e 1 east; 1 10. with some other little girls of her own
strutcd. J Wood R. Johnston and Dela John- age.
; ston to Nellie White 3 arres of section ; Me'vin Stroiip. II years old. a boy
! 4. township I south, range I east; J10 : s,.f,ut who resides at
MISSING OPPORTUNITIES ; " F. Johnson to Charles K. Wills street, found the girl. He was taklu
a short cut across the
ASSOCIATION SERVES SOUP TO
PUPILS. FORMS SEWING CLUB,
HOLDS SOCIAL MEETINGS.
j
The Parent Teachera' association of
(ladstotic. urgunlicd one 111 on ill ago j
Is making great progress, with a mem-1
hershlp of over SO. which Is evpeitedj
to Increase to too before the next'
nic-tlni Miullni. Km lii.l.l i.n lli.ii
.. ... .1. i- , . i as taken to the slate penitentiary
ing under the step of lleth Israel syn-1 ,, am ,. ,,. ,r ttl)M. Halimlay by iM.puly Sheriff Krosl. f,l-
ii in 1111111 inn ui I'liiini-. 1 1 1
ulll serve u neiiteiue of from 2 to .1
yeuts.
rtlKTLWD. Ure.. Nov. ;-Kather-Ine
K'iabelh IK)le. 10-year-old school
girl, whose disappearance Monday uf
ttrnoon caused fears that she might
have been kidnapped, was found slce-
VOUTH IMPLICATED IN SERIES
OF CRIMES WILL SERVE 2
TO S YEARS.
August Perry, confessed boy robber.
Iron gamut from mud to inetllm rlty goes 110 further than li cents went a
and back to mud again. Close to I'.onu year ago when Used In buying of food.
siei talors braved the wintry weather! according In all Investigation vvhl'h
to wiluciis the big football game of Hie has been made by district secretaries
coast. , f the l ulled Churllles. The liive.tl-
The open style of play-forward ' gallon began with the comparson of
and double Mssng was hardly j the government table of food values
tout bed, ami oil the few occasions the In calories, a table prepared by si leu
rlvul strategists Mllellipted something : lists of the I tilverslly of Chicago, and
fancy; Imagine a flying fish trying t i another table worked out by the
sink a battleship and you hava the j 1'nltcd Charities
pb tunv I 1'ivp tt-nls apiece for eggs mid Till
Anulv tb ally speaking! there was 111 , cents a Miiiiid for butter lievt month Is
ugogue. ai ivie.uu aim ..iau. u ,M,, f ,. nienib.T.t Is held oil the,
evening of ihe fourth Friday evenings :
K. S. Kinlcy. of Portland, will talk at j
the next evening session on the "Hints
of the Northwest " Mr. Plnley is well
knouti throughout the northwest us
being the be-t posted man on this
suhjei t. He will appear November
21.
This association has arranged to
serve soup at ill" (lladsloiie school
Perry was arrested early last sum
mer by Sheriff Wilson und Deputy
rosl along with Kdgar Coiiboy and
Hay Pietold, following a series of
robberies through the northern part
of the county. They enti-red n plea ol
guilty before Circuit Judge Ciimpbell,
wero senteiued und paroled. This
week Perry was Implicated In 11 Port-
ean nay. .vionuay. ine nrsi nay 011 i;i ri,i,... ,.,.1U.,. 1... n,
r.l's Twelfth which soup was served. 51 pupils of ,,., ,' Unit city and tur I
the l.ladstotie school partook of tlic ,-1.,,. ,,,
comer thi. 1 luncheon. A iharge of two cents Is I -ri 1 ..r 1.1- 1.... 1... 1....
1 1 lit- i'.i .in 111 inn iiiiii iii'i mi iiiii'ini-i
no avail be-
; morning and happened lo see the little made for the howl of soup unit crack-1 .ra f1)r ,r lv W(.ro f
Kirl under the stops. She was sleep- ,.r. Mst f tht undents bring their fri ,, ,.r,.,,t Vourt.
' 0.1.I 1,-ilf ..f l..r 11 Plii.,liiirf ,.l,l,i;.,i,
Report of the department of com-j1(j
mene shows that before the war, George H. Carieo to Rena Calico to
" - ami Nettie n. unssei. lann in ing. I luncheon, ami Hie serving the hot
21 per cent, llriti.sh 29. Japanese 31. Palmer's addition to Poring Junction: ytroilp asU.(, ,a,r what fhe was (lo ! so,, u a Kr..,a l onvt. ,1(0 ,,, nie
Vp to the time of the recent pur-' ll'JO. mR thm uni, wh() sht, was The girl students.
chase by the Pacific mail of throe L. A. Harms to Ada C Harms, lots Kave t.VBllho rlllit.Si ,, hc ,,,, 1 (.arri, ,() ,wo ,)f u
Japanese tonnage had increased to r,r 6 and . of block 'A ilsonville; $1. l0 ttait. n a few minutes he relumed members' are sele, ted each week to
per cent 01 tne total, going up in the; ".' u,,u "o"""' ,d took her to his home in the I la'.-- prepare find son., tho soup. Those
aggravate to 155.000 tons, surpassing ' r I'"'n"er- 'Iiram Straight I) ,h()rnc a,)ar(In(.nt.s. While she was having .barge of this week's menu
s. surpaS3ins:M. lternier. land in Hiram Straight IV thorne al)artIn(.nt.s. Wt.lle she was l,avi,g .barge of this w
Iiritlsh. , v. m iu..s...p - suutu, ,...me . , ,,a;.(.rlv cl,ns,iK a generous break- are Mrs. W. Iv llonipsteu
The European war and the U Foil-' 1 Villiam M. Hn.ce to Roy X. I.at- '"i S"",m"""" M"lvi"''!
cttc shipping bill presented an unpar-i hom, ,all(, , claekamas countv; $1. ! moln,'r"irrlw
alelled opportunity to Japan and thevi j,,,, Cliri(.tt0 an,i oiovanna Cur- Fatrolmen Kllngensmith and itus-
are improving It. j lotto, 30 acres in Clackamas county; t,,ok '"'r " aeadriuarters in the
Tho Japanese pursue a national pol-' $W. 1',,,1!re t0'";i",K c"r; ''-' '"' ',t-''
icy as a sea-faring people and are re-' Sabrina J. Hendel et al to J. W.:" w ' '' h"'- fu"";r-
fuaing all orders to build ships for ' Galium. .89 acres of section 2S. town Fear of another scolding such as the
other countries i K,lip 3 B0'"11' rjnKe 1 wtst; ; one Klvcn M'm,li,' '"rnln 1"-'fr,! h'-
I). II. and Martha S. Heck to A. , lft for school induced Kutlieriue to
Their shipyards are working day ! Moser, 131 acres of D L. C. of Wil'iani run away, she said. She is the daugh
and night constructing hundreds of Stricklen, township 4 south range 4 t'-'r of Mr. and Mrs. Milts J. Doyle
tie to choose between the two elevens
It was a tie game-a game of much
punting, and that's all anybody could
make out of II.
SCHOOL AT WILLAMETTE
IS IN STANDARD LIST
the prediction of Ji.iues K. Werti. a
Chicago produce dealer, who Is reputed
to be the biases! owner of eggs III the
world.
NEPHEW OF GLADSTONE
F. 8. linker, of tihidstolie, received
K. K. Cnriion. asslstiuil superintend
enl of public instruction, visited the
Wll'iunelte at bind r'rlday. and found I "r,l Hunday Ihut his nephew. Arthur
that the school met the state slainl- j Stephens, iige.l 2d years, a member of
nrdlzntlon requirements. He said huil(, funn,iau army lighting In France.
wsmu.l, pleiised wllhtheschotilandl h ( n(.(ii1 Mf H ,,,
Its eipilppinent. The duyshed. cost
ing lluon, has just been com .1. ,r,,m , ''l. go-'bec, and
I bis year's attendance ut the Wlllain-j was fighting w ith Ihe Allies a voar
otto school shows a good Increase, j alld a half before he was killed. He
While last year the largest atleudaiico , , f ,., n(, ,. ,, Mr
was l.'i.'i. thin vear It numbers over 200, , . .
... 1 ,1 ' 1 . . .,. A. Stevens. Mr. linker docs not know
with II daily lltteliilaiice of over I '.!.
Nine n are enrolled In the fresbineu clr. iimslune.-s surrounding the
class, und fiv e In tho senior .class. dealh of his nephew .
mpstead und Mrs.
Foishner. ami next week Mrs. Harry
Paddoi k and .Mis. II. Dixon.
This association lias nrgaui.ed a
Kir's" sewing club which has a mem
bership of twelve members. Tho offi
cers are: President, Miss Norma
l.ecte; secretary, Miss Wlllu Jones
vessels for their merchant marine and eact; $10
5S9 East Pine street.
the yellow flag navy.
Instead of restrictive legislation
dictated by Gompcrs, Fureseth et al,
the American congress should have
liisen mis Historical opportunity, mat 1 9 township C Bouth range
may never come again, to plant our j $2340.
nag 011 tne seven seas.
Med ford Large sawmill wilt be.
built here to operate about February
1, when electric line will tap large
timber tract on Jackson creek.
Kstacada State bank to IlerthaKra-1 Normally the little girl is pretty and
ley, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, lfi, 17, IS, j bright looking, but !ihe was too ex
19. 20. block 1, Estaeada Heights; $l.hausted to keep her eyes open at po
G. W. McRoberts to Henry V and : lice headquarters this morning and
Vida G. Asboe, 42 acres of sec. 4 and ii(;r face was haggard from the hunger
1 east; and hardships she had undergone
Monday night and Tuesday night, she
Helen M. I. Thomas and Edwin E. said, she slept In a half enclosed room
Thomas, all of lot 2, tract 61 and j on the back porch of a vacant houss
south half of lot 3 tract 55, First sub-near Twelfth and Main streets. She
division of a portion of Oak Grove; $10 suffered much from the cold all three
Emma A. Hoi ton to Justin Faivre,
land in section 32, township 4 south
range 4 east; $100.
nights, she said, and her only covering
outside of the simple school dress was
the long blue coat. She wore no hat.
Her face was soiled and the light
brown hair hung in two ropes.
Be a Leader
Be a Builder
Be a man with an account in
this bank, even if you have
build it up a dollar at a time.
It's the man with the bank
account who can do things.
The Bank of Oregon City
Oldest bank in clackamas county
THAT HE IS NOT DEAD
BODY FOUND ON COUNTY ROAD IS
NOT THAT OF CORVALLIS
PRINTER.
The body of the suicide found on the
county road near Canby last week
was not that of Chester Mason, Cor
vallls and Salem printer and news
paperman. Monday Coroner Hemp-
' stead received the following message
on a postcard:
"Portland, Oregon. My old friend
W. W. Graham has another guess com
ing. Chester Mason."
Mr. Graham, of Oregon City, thought
the body that of Chester Mason, his
boyhood friend.
Coroner Hempstead also received
Monday a letter from Mrs. J. Mason,
mother of Chester Mason, asking for
a complete description of the body.
Portland Contracts for construc
tion of six wooden motorships have
been awarded to American Ship Rulld
Ing company.
It Is the Intention of having an ex
hibit of their needlework In tho early
spring.
The officers of the Parent-Teachers'
association are: President, Mrs.
Harry Paddock; vlcc-presldont, Mrs.
William Hammond; Mrs. F. Os
wald. secretary; Mrs. Edward Hunch.
treasurer.
The next ineetiTg will be held on
Friday of this week, when Mrs. Fred
Patterson, of Portlund, will be In at
tendance, and give a talk on "Hot
Lunches," and a musical program will
be given by the pupl's of the Glad
stone ui boot, to which all patrons of
the school are extended un Invita
tion. A prize is being offered by the asso
ciation to the room Inducing the lar
gest number of parents to attend
these meetings, the prize offered is a
handsome picture.
A Hoys' Snout organization has been
formed by Professor W. C. McNillty,
which will co-operate with the Parent-Teachers'
association and the girls'
sewing club. The following officers
were elected: Scout Master, W. C.
McNnlty; senior patrol leader, Roy
Nicklln; leader of fox patro. Clinton
Warren; assistant leader fox patrol,
Lyc. Hardy; leader of beaver patrol,
William Rutherford; assistant leader
beaver patrol, Eldon Schooley; scout
scribe, Woodson Smith.
The trial of Julius Wllhur, proprie
tor of the Friars' club, charged with
violating the prohibition law, will be
tried December 8 Instead of today anil
his three aides, Casey Jones, Tommy
Nlsholka and Louis Roscnfold, charged
on a separate Indictment with violat
ing the dry statute, will be tried Dec
ember 9. The dates for the cases
were postponed on the motion of C. W.
Fulton, attorney for Wilbur, Ilosen
feld, Jones and Nlsholka.
Mil
FEATURES OF RECENT DEMO
CRATIC PARADE BROUGHT
OUT LAST NIGHT.
Review of Initiative and Referendum
The atiieiiiliiient Incorporating tho i Ihe Htiito vt l.lt measures votoo.l upon
Currying out his pre-election threat
that ho would parade Main street on
the same donkey on which he rode
during tlie Democratic parade In cam
paign days, Ernest T. Mass, ex-sheriff
and would he postmaster of recent
years, now restaurant and hotel pro
prietor, rode the beast down Main
street Wednesday night, gaily be
decked with tho national colors.
A crowd of a hundred hoys und a
few men followed Mass and the don
key, yelling delbince at all Hughes
supporters. They probably did not
know that Just at that tlino returns
were being compiled in California und
Minnesota, which might have taken
Wilson's much nuede.l eluctorial votes
und given the presidency to Hughes.
They slopped in front of the Enter
prise office and with waving arms,
happy smiles anil loud words ex
pressed their contempt for all Repub
licans nnd their support of every
thing Wllsonlan.
In the pre-election parade the
only bit of national colors curried by
Muss und his mount was u scrap of
bunting tied around the animal's
neck. I-ust night the donkey was
decorated in fitting style with streams
and bunting, In strange contrast with
the manner in which the animal trav
cled two weeks ago.
"The farmer brings his grain to mar
ket and the dealer grades it. He may
grade It No. 1 and give the farmer top
price; then again he may ghade It No.
2 or No. 3 or No. 4 and the farmer gets
a still smaller price, or he may grade
It bo low that the farmer gets only
chicken-feed price for it. He has no
appeal. If be doesn't like It he can
take his grain back home."
Noami Armstrong has been elected
president of the senior class of the
Oregon City high school. Othor offi
cers are: Vice-president, Leonard
Trlompson: secretary-treasurer, Alta
Russell; editor, Earl Paddock, and son
geant-at-arms, I-estor Halley. The Jun
ior class haa elected the following offl
cers: President, Arthur McDonald;
vice-president, Helen Matt'cy; secretary-treasurer,
Conrad Vlorhus; edi
tor, Ethel Younger, and sergeant-at-arms,
Merle Dingham. The advisors
of the Junior class are Miss Urown,
Mr. Waggoner and Miss Todd, all
member of the faculty.
Initiative and referendum Into the
Oregon constitution was adopted by
the electorate of the state 011 June
1!MI2.
Its first exercise was lit the gen
eral election on June i, l'.KU. when
only three measures were submitted
by Initiative petition mid all three car
ried. At Ihu next election, thai of
Juno 4, 19011,, ten measures were sub
mitted by Initiative petition, seven
carrying; onn measure was held up
under the referendum and upprnved by
the people.
Two years later tit the election hold
011 Juno 1, 190S, four measures wero
submitted by Inltlatlvo petition, eight
thoiu currying; eleven measures were
submitted by initiative uotltlon, eight
currying; four inensiiros wero hold upi
under the referendum, the voters up
proving two of them. At the next
election, that of November 8, 1910,
the legislature submitted six meas
ures., only tine receiving n majority;
twenty-five meuHiircs were submitted
by petition, eight of them passing;
tho electorate falling to approve the
one measure hold up under the refer
endum,
In the next election, that of Nov
ember Ii, 1912 tho leglnlntiira sub
mitted six measures of which two car
rind; twenty-eight measures were sub
mitted upon petition, eight passing;
of the three measures hold up by rel
cromlum tho voters approved one of
them. At (ho speclul referendum
election held on November 4, 111 1.1,
five measures wore hold up under tho
referendum, four of them being up
proved by tho voters of the Htuto.
At a general election held on Nov
ember 3, 1911, the legislature submit
ted ten measures, of which the poo
pie approved two; nineteen measures
were submitted by petition and tho
stamp of approval placed on only two.
On the ballot to be voted upon on
November 7, 1916 will be found three
proposed constitutional amendments
submitted by the legislature. In ad
dition there ure eight measures pro
posed by petition.
To recapitulate:
measures Appvd
1904
190(1
1908
1910
1912
1913
1914
1916
. 3
,. 11
.. 19
,. 32
,. 37
.. 5
,. 29
136
,. 11
3
8
12
9
11
4
4
CI
DIsappvd.
0
3
7
23
26
1
2r,
85
The above table only enumerates SUCCESS.
11I the general elections mid does not
Include many local measures which
were voted upon by the voters of less
than the whole stale.
II will thus bo seen t tut t lo .Into, (he
ele. I.iinti. of Oregon has considered
Hit: merits and demerits of 'Kit! meas
ures, disapproving s.'i and approving M
of them. The hlghwater murk was
reiiclnsl in V.H2 with thirty-seven
measures; the number was slightly
reduced two years later und the bal
lot for 1DI6 of eleven measures seems
to augur that u more conservative era
Is dawning.
In theory the Initiative should only
lie used when tho legislature bus re
timed to enact 11 meritorious hill anil
thu referendum, to prevent the legis
lature from putting Into forco and ef
fect 1111 inliiillous one. Occuslonu'ly
It has been mado an Instrument of
spile, und attempts made to enact leg
islullou especially harmful to some
particular business ami sometimes
meritorious measures have been held
up by the referendum. Then again,
many of the measures have been local
mutters and should Hover huvo been
placed upon the ballot. The voters
have generally followed the Hound ud
vice: WHEN IN DOUIIT VOTE NO.
Tho present syetem of having run
ners go about tho streets and byways
securing signatures Is not tho best In
the world und Is a regular nulsanco to
tho biiHy man of today. It would be
better If some nddillonal restriction
should ho placed upon such petitions
nnd It might even be advisable to fllo
them with some public official such na
the county clerk or precinct registrar
and have those Interested in the men
sure affix their signatures before "uch
officer. It would do uwuy with ficti
tious signatures and tend to a purer
ballot.
The principle upon which tho liiia
tlve und referendum Is uuf.od la
sound nnd the amendment will never
bo ropealed In Oregon. It Is based
upon the theory, a self evident fact,
that you run trust the pnoplo. Tho
people will genornlly leglslute for their
own welfnro and should decide the
question for themselves. We are all
human and liable to err; we wl". to
commit a mistake, it Is our privilege
and later we will rectify the error and
be the Winer because of the experiment.
It is encouraging to know and fool
that after fourteen yeara of experi
ment, the conclusion must be reached
that the Inltlatlvo and referendum, In
spite of a few imperfections, la a