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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1912
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS
rUBUUMD WBDMMOAT HOBNINO BT
MOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc.
Hood Rjybb. Obboom
K. B. BENNETT..
L. S. BENNETT
EDtroa
..Businbm Manaokv
Subscription, J 1.50 a Year In Advance
Entered aa saaoad-claes uttar, Feb. 10. IK. at
the past office at Hood River. Oree-on,
ander the Act of March 1. 187.
A BILL TO DEFEAT
A bill which should by all
means be defeated next week is
that entitled the Majority Rule
Amendment This measure, if
passed, would require for the
adoption of any proposed consti
tutional amendment or measure
submitted by initiative a majority
vote of all the electors voting at
such election, instead of a major
ity of those voting on the amend
ment only. With the amend
ment in effect the initiative would
become nothing more than "a
sounding brass and a tinkling
cymbal." The people would
have shorn themselves of power
under the initiative. The only
danger of this amendment pass
ing is that the people may ap
prove it through ignorance of its
intent or as a result of the vigor
orous campaign which is being
made by the interests to effect
its passage. Only a moment's
consideration is necessary to con
vince one that to secure a major
ity of all votes cast at an election
in favor of an initiative measure
would be practically impossible
in view of the fact that few citi
zens will vote on all and most on
only a small percentage of the
initiative measures submitted.
To defeat the Majority Rule
Amendment vote 325-No.
COUNTY FINANCES
Figures given in another col
umn as to the financial condition
of the county speak for them
selves. Hood River has every
reason to be proud of the splen
did showing. Compared with
Jackson county, which has war
rants amounting to more than
$500,000 outstanding and draw
ing interest, Hcod River has ev
ery reason for congratulation.
ixmnty art airs have been con
ducted in a business-like, conser
vative manner and this is the re
sult It is gratifying to report
that the county has paid off this
year the indebtedness contracted
during the extensive road coiv
struction last year. Judge Cast
ner, since his appointment by
Governor West, has co-operated
with the commissioners ' in con
tinuing this policy of economy.
As a result of the satisfactory
service which he has performed
during his incumbency, he was
prevailed upon to become a can
didate for election. On the rec
ord he has made and on a plat
form of continued economy and
good roads, Judge Castner should
receive the united support of the
taxpayers of the county.
THE CITY PRIMARY ELECTION
It is evident that the city pri
mary nominating election is out
of place in Hood River. It has
been given a iair test this year
and the results as given in an
other column, permit of only one
conclusion. For large cities the
primary election may be and no
doubt is a practical way to nomi
nate city officers, but for a muni
cipality the size of Hood River it
is impractical, cumbersome, and
an unnecessary expense. Indeed,
the attempt to hold such an elec
tion this year demonstrates that
it is more than impractical: it is
impossible.
It is easy to see wherein lies
the weakness of the law when
applied to a city the size of Hood
River. It provides that the elec
tion shall be conducted along
party lines. Each aspirant for
the nomination must run as a
party candidate. At the election
this year it would mean that
there could be but two nomineep
for any office at the regular city
election in December as only the
Republican and Democratic par
ties would be entitled to places
on the ticket In addition, pe
titions would have to be circulat
ed before candidates could run
for the nomination. With the
small percentage of voters re
quired, the aspirant might better
wait until after the primary
election and insure himself
Dlace on the ballot by means of
a petition.
The ticket this year will be
madeup in that way.
The kernel of the whole matter
is that politics have no place in
city elections, at least not in
city the size of Hood River.
THE INITIATIVE
Never before in the history
of the state has such an interest
been aroused in the laws propos
ed for enactment as has been
awakened during the present
campaign. The initiative and
referendum has been responsibl
for this interest and in inciting
the people to a serious considera
tion of proposed legislation it is
performing a service which is in
comparable with the minor dis
advantages attendant upon its
operation.
In view of the state-wide inter
est which has been aroused in
the principal measures to be sub
mitted, innuendoes to the effect
that the initiative is a failure
and a menace to the state are
not borne out by the facts. Had
the single tax measure, for ex
ample, been submitted to the leg
islature it is doubtful whether
the people would have had even
a glimmering of knowledge of
the law or of what it proposed
The big attendance at the public
discussion of this question Friday
evening showed what an intense
interest is taken in this measure
when submitted to the people
under the initiative.
The people of Oregon are edu
eating themselves to vote intelli
gently upon the measures sub
mitted to them and a two-fold
benefit will be the result. Ore
gon will secure a set of progress
ive, people-made laws and at the
same time the citizens of the
state will be incited to take an
interest in state legislation which
can bring only good results in
the end. It is not to be expected
that a large'proportion of the cit
izens will vote .upon all the pro
posed measures, but it is assured
that the great majority of those
who do vote will be intelligently
informed. The ignorant vote
will be eliminated and the intelli
gent citizens ot the state are
many times better qualified to
pass upon the proposed measures
than a legislature, pressed for
time, swamped with work and
composed of representatives
many of them with no specia
knowledge of legislative meas
ures.
W hen the voter is advised to
vote No upon all measures
which he does not understand he
is being advised to block the in
itiative by rejecting all measures
proposed under it whether good
or bad. The voter who does not
understand a measure i3 not jus
tified on account of his own ignor
ance in condemning it. It is
rather his duty to leave to the
intelligent voters of the state the
privilege of passing judgment
upon those measures. When
this course is followed Oregon
has nothing to fear from the in
itiativc.
FOR JONATHAN BOURNE
More than any other man Jon
athan Bourne has stood before
the American people as the ex
ponent of the Oregon system. He
has turned the eyes of the coun
try towards Oregon as the lead
er in progressive politics. But
Senator Bourne has done more
than that for the state which he
has represented. He has gained
commanding and influential
position in the Senate and be
cause of the important commit
tees upon which he has secured
a place he is pre-eminently quali
fied to serve Oregon in that body.
le is chairman of the committee
on postoffices and post-roads and
is a member of the committees
on appropriations, commerce.
fisheries, public buildings and
grounds and railroads. From
Oregon's point of view these are
the best committees on the list
Through the influence thus gain
ed Senator Bourne has secured
appropriations totaling several
million dollars for public works
in this state, among them being
the preliminary appropriation for
the construction of the road
from the Upper Valley to the
headwaters of the Sandy River
in Multnomah county, a project
of great importance to Hood Riv
er county.
To refuse Jonathan Bourne en
dorsement at the coming election
would be to repudiate his services
for the state and to sacrifice the
one candidate who is best quali
fied to serve Oregon interests
during the next four years.
TRY IT ON THE DOG"
"Try it on the dog," appears
to be the policy of Mr. Fels in at
tempting to put the single tax in
to effect here. Why Oregon
should be experimented upon and
her industrial prosperity threat
ened by the operation of this un
tried law is yet to be explained.
If the present system of taxa
tion exempts valuable franchises,
water power sites and public ser
vice corporations, it is a fair
question to ask why the entire
system should be abolished in or
der to prevent these exemptions,
If such exemptions and inequal
ities constitute one of the great
est injustices of the present sys-
tern, as Mr. U'Ren ma"ntained
in his debate here, why not let
these inequalities and exemptions
be adjusted through amendment
of the present tax laws. Assert
ing that Oregon should sweep
aside all existing tax laws is
making the remedy worse than
the disease. It is more than
even the philanthropic Mr. Fels
should ask and it is a safe pre
diction that it is more than the
people of Oregon will grant
CAN MAKE 67 CHOICES
The News last week printed
the ballots to be used in Hood
River county next Tuesday. The
ballot this year is one which will
engage the attention of the voter
for some little time if he under
takes to pass judgment upon all
of the candidates and issues sub
mitted. It will be his preroga
tive to express his choice upon
no less than 67 candidates and
measures. Of these 37 are can
didates for county, state and na
tional offices. The balance are
measures submitted under the
initiative and referendum.
The ballot is 17 by 27 inches in
size, it is divided almost equally
in half, one-half being occupied
by the names of candidates and
the balance with the proposed
legislative measures.
It 13 a ballot which will appeal
to the intelligence of the Oregon
voter. It is one, too, which will
test his power as a legislator.
Only one other state Colorado
has a list of proposed new laws
which will compare with those
on the Oregon ballot.
When you meet
a stylish turnout that is in
good repair, you may wish to
know where the best horse
shoeing is to be found. You
may need the...
Services of a Horseshoer
any day, We do that work ex
clusively and with the great
est skill. Come here when you
require our services. Our
charges are moderate.
SHIVELY & DRISCOLL
Phone 62-X
Piles! Piles! Piles!
William' Indian Tile Ointment will cur
mind, bleedin and Itchln JMIia. It ab
sorb th tumora, allay Itching; at onra,
aril aa a poultice, Rive Instant relief.
William' Indian I'lle Ointment I ore-
nrrd for IMlea and Itchln of the private
nrta. DriirKlata, mall 60c and 11.00.
VILLUMS UFO. CO., Prop,, Cletelsns, Ohl,
For Sal by Carl A. Math, Druggist
UNITED xSS DIVIDED
STAND . FALL
R. R. BARTLETT
ARCHITECT
Heilbronner Building
HOOD RIVER. OREGON
Phones!
KELLY BROS.
MAY and OATS
Rolled Barley, Bran, Short
and Straw
Phone 237-M
Fourth B tract bet w sen Oak and Stata
ROBT. T. NEW HALL
Ttiepbuit 277. good liver, Ortgoi
REPRESENTING
MILTON NURSERY CO.
THIRTY-THREE YEARS
OK RELIABLE TREES
Wire Wound Continuous Stave
WOOD STAVE PIPE
KELLY BROS., Agents
4th St. Bet. Oak and State
Phone 227-M Hood River, Ore.
C. G. VAN TRESS
Public Stenographer
AND
Notary Public
ELIOT BLOCK
Phone 308-L
W. J. BAKER
Real Estate
Loans
Insurance
APPLE AND STRAWBERRY
LAND A SPECIALTY
Correspondence Solicited
WE FURNISH FRUIT
PICKERS AND PACKERS
And All Kinds of
Employees...
NIGUMA & CO
Phone 160
14 East Oak Street
Hood River, Or.
fluto Livery
at VarKdate
Will carry parties to any part
of the Valley or Cloud Cap Inn.
Calls promptly answered.
Phone Odell 188
J. M. CLARK
COAL!
Rock Springs
COAL
TRANSFER & LIVERY
COMPANY
Cottage Hospital
Hood River's Medical In
stitution. Open to the
public for the treatment
of Medical and Surgical
cases. Rates on applica
tion. Address,
COTTAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Kent & Garrabrant
Confectionery, Cigars
Fishing Tackle
Spaulding's Sporting Goods
All Kinds of Soft Drinks
Oak Street, opposite 8mlth Block. Hood Rivar
A NVvrf. adv. x'H th biiMlneiui,
J. F. WATT. M. D..
Physician and Surgeon
Office. Hum Pbona SO-Raa. 90-B
Hood River :: Oregon
Dr. at H. Sharp Dr. Edna K Sharp
DKS. SHARP
Osteopathic Physicians
GraduaUa of tha American School of Osteopathy,
.nruville, Mo.
Offlea in Eliot Bulkllna
Phone-Office 1WL Reektence 1M-R
Hood River. Onaroa
E. D. KANAGA
Physician and Surgeon
Offlea la National Bank Build ins
Phono. OOee SS
Raa. S8-B Hood Rivar, Orecon
H. L. DUMBLE
Physician and Surgeon
Call promptly answered in town or country, day
or nig-nt.
Telephonaa-Raaidenca 611. Jfflca 811
Offlea in tha Broaiua Building.
DR. E. O. DUTRO
Physician and Surgeon
Offlea in Smith Bulldinc
Houra 1 to 4 p. m. by appointment-phone 71
Raa. Lewie Ham O.I..II Pkm. rii-.ll lua
Call promptly anawerad in country day or night
DR. MALCOLM BRONSON
Physicians and Surgeons
Eliot Block Phone M
Hood River. Oregon
C. H. JENKINS, D. M. D.
Dentist
Office. Hall Buikllnc. over Butler Bonking Co.
Offlea pbona 28. Raaidenee phone 28-B
Hood River. Oregon
H DudlV w Pineo D D s
Dentist
Office 4. t and , Smith Bldg.
Office-Home phone 131. Raaidenee-Home IS1-B
Hood River, Oregon
DR. JUSTIN WAUGH
Eliot Building
EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT
M. E, WELCH
Licensed Veterinarian
Hood River. Oregon
JOHN BAKER
Attorney at Law
Rooms 7-8, Smith Block
I Office phone lfift-K it , .
I House phone nuuu iwver, ure.
STEARNS & DERBY
Lawyers
First National Bank Building
Hood River, Oregon
Phone 309 Rooms 9-10. Smith Block
GEORGE R. WILBUR
LAWYER
Hood Ulver . . Oreiron
ERNEST C. SMITH "
LAWYER
Rooms 14 and 15. Hall Building
Hood River. Oregon
L. A. & A. P. REED '
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS
AT LAW
Two Doors North of Postoffios
Phone 41 Hood River' Ormron
. MURRAY KAY
CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR
Phoni S3
Bnomua Building
Hood Rivbb
L. A. HENDERSON
Surveyor and Civil Engineer
Formerly U. S. Land Surveyor Philippine Islands
Two doors north of Dostofllce. Phone 41
P. M. MORSE
City Engineer and Surveyor
Cm AND COUNTY WORK
Hellbronner Buildinc Hood River. Oregon
A. C. BUCK
Notary Public and Insurance
Agent
Room 12. Broaiua Block
Hood River, Ores-on
C. M. HURLBURT
SURVEYOR
Telephone 3342-M
ALBERT SUTTON
Hrcfritect
Hall Builmno
Hood Rivm, OiaooN
Oregon Lumber L
WHOLESALE and RETAI L
LARGEISTOCK OF
Band Sawed Lumber on Hand
WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT REASONABLE FIGURES
CEDAR POSTS
CEDAR SHIP LAP and SHINGLES
Estimates Furnished. Call on Either Phone
DEE, OREGON
Hood River Banking & Trust Co.
Extends a cordial invitation to you, personally to call and open
a checking account. Any amount will open an account in our
savings department. We pay 3 per cent interest, compounded
semi-annually. We promise the best of service and satisfaction.
M. M. Hill, W. W. Remington, R. W. Pratt,
President, Vice President, Cashier
C. H. Stranahan, Wilson Fike
Capital $100,000
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
FASHION
Livery, Feed
Wholesale and
Retail Lumber,
Lath, Shingles
Etc. Lumber
delivered to
any part of the
Valley
Gle arc now tahing ordcro for
Hpplc
Boxes
Stanfeii-Smitfi
HecH Rioer,
Pftena 134
Surplus $30,000
SHOW HER YOUR BANK BOOK
and as a sensible pfirl she
will recognize the fact that
you will make a "good pro
vider" for the woman who
aceepts you. An account
with the First National Sav
ings Bank is an evidence of
thrift, prudence and judg
ment which will stand you
in good stead in business as
wellasin sentimental affairs.
Why not start one?
STABLES
and Draying
.STRANAHANS & RATHBUN
HUOD RIVER, 0RE60N
Horses bought, sold or ex-
changed. Pleasure parties can
secure first class rigs. Sbecial
attention given to moving fur
niture and pianos. We do
everything horses can do.
Stanley
Smttb
Lumber
Ca
utn&er Co.
Oregon
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