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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER JJ, 1908.
GIVES PEOPLE
LAST WORD
Supreme Court Decision in
Vehicle Tax Case Confirms
Power of Electors Under
the Referendum Effect
: Will Ite Salutary.
Great Importance is attached to
the rnlfng of the state supreme court
Lob the vehicle tax ordinance Dy At
torneys Martin Watrue and Frank
Freeman, who upheld the validity of
the referendum before that court.
The effect of the . decision on the
legislation of the city is dealt with
tin the following statement given out
by the Jaw firm:
- vnM w fook the referendum on the
tlon bcinir signed by 290 voters of the
kttr of Portland. ana when the city au
thorlties. aotwlthatandina- tna ruing ot
tha petition, proceeded to enforce the
ordinance, - It . became necessary that a
test be made of the efficacy of the con
stitutional amendment preserving , he
powrr or tn lniuaiive ana rtmrenuum
to the people of municipalities of tbo
Biat. a, ,tlnat acta of the common
rmmrlla thftrftof.. or clfle WO mrt have
admitted the Inoperativeness of the peo
Dle'a eontrol-over their legislative bod-
'les and ao have treated the conatltutlon
fal amendment as a. dead letter, as tho
city authorities attempted to do when
f they instated upon the enforcement of
.. Judga Xakla Xlghfc '.
It Is rightly said that under the late
decision of Judge Eakln, all ordinances,
t except those of declared emergency,
must stand In abeyance for 30 days af-
. ter their passage in order that the ref
erendum may foe taken; If desired. If
within a!d 30 days, 10 per cent of th
; legal and qualified voters of the city
sign and file a , referendum petition
against such measure, then it must fur
ther remain dormant until the next suc
ceeding regular election, when th peo
ple will be given an opportunity to
'vote as to 'whether, or .-'loot it shall bs-
ccie a law. . , .
'It must not b supposed that all, or
even a moderate proportion of the meas
ures proposed by the city council, will
be attacked by the referendum. - This
will- scarcely over occur except in cases
where there exists severe opposition to
"the measure proposed, for jsrtthout ma
terial and interested opposition it will
be difficult to secure the requisite sig
natures to .the petition and if there la
such opposition, why should the people
not block legislation? It is the will of
the. people that Is guarded by the ref
erendum and not the legislative mania
of the common council. - . 7
Present Case Typical.
The history of the vehicle ordinance
' furnishes a good illustration of the
' class of measures that we may expect
to have attacked by the referendum.
This ordinance placed the burden of a
. so-called license tax, upon all owners
of vehicles of every kind, in the. city of I
Portland, except those used for pleas- j
'ure only. Large numbers of citizen;
'engaged In mercantile pursuits and us
ing free delivery wagons, were opposed
to the measure. .
Business men,' contractors and people
of various occupations, using vehicles,
not for revenue in the shape of hire,
'but only as a necessary adjunct to their
.business, opposed it. These same ve
I hides were subject to an additional
personal property tax and some or these
rltisens also paid occupation taxes.
There was strenuous opposition to the
passage of the . ordinance in the coun
cil itself and the mayor himself opposed
and finally vetoed it, but It was passed
over nis veto. ,
Cltixens Taxe Up Tight.
"Then the opposing cltixens took the
matter into tneir own nanaa ana xiiea
the . referendum petition against the
measure. The city authorities proceed
ed, in disregard of the referendum light.
to enforce the ordinance, when we
.sought to restrain the city, rum so do
ing until the people should nave oppor
tunity to vote on the question as to
whether or not the vehicle ordinance
should became a law.. The circuit court
in ruling on a demurrer Interposed to
tour bill for injunction, held that the
referendum did not apply In the city
r T.. 1 I rrk. ....... .. iH
l W& fUlUWlU. J HQ DU'171II ...111 k Ul IV-
; versing the action of the lower court,
(holds that the referendum does apply
1n Portland.
As matter of right. If the people
. themselves considered the vehicle or
dinance unjust and desired that it should
not become a law. It would seem that
their will and not that of their repre
sentatives should govern and this Is
ihe foundation of the referendum prfti
'ciple. If the right is abused It may
;work real injury, but that Injury will
I Jail upon the people themselves. If It
iis rightly and judiciously used. It is
'w. great instrument of justice.
City X. earns Jasssoa.
a. Tho city of Portland has, in the ve
hicle ordinance case, learned that the
1 referendum la to be enforced. It has
learned It at the cost of the return of
I a few thousand dollars in license fees
.Illegally collected and at the cost of a
. Tew hundred dollars spent in litigation.
- but even at that the lesson is cheaply
: learned in comparison to what It might
'have cost In other cases that might
fhave arisen. Regarding the confusion
ithat seems to be felt in the city attor-
ney's office and elsewhere because of
, the possible effect of the decision of
v the ' supreme court on our municipal
legislation, we believe that there are
very few measures proposed and adopted
by the common council, outside of those
which could rightly be named "emer-
rency measures" and thereby withdrawn
rom the referendum power, which re
quire such expedition that 30 dnys de
lay In their effectiveness should work
" great havoc.
Street improvement and bond Issue
: measures surely do not require nor do
-they now achieve Instantaneous activity.
' 7' A PEOTTUAJ. WXBWCK.
' Of the foot or ankle may produce a
very serious sprain. A sprain is more
: gainful than a bseak. In all sprains,
.- ruts, burns and scalds Ballard's Enow
Liniment is the best thing to use. Re
lieves the pain instantly, reduoes swell- !
Sng. is a perxect antiseptic ana heals
rapidly. .,. .
Price lEo, BOc and I LOO. Sold by
Skldmore Drug Co.
Heavy, Impure blood makes a muddy,
T imply complexion, headaches, nausea,
ndigestion. Thin blood makes you
weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bit
ters makes the blood rich, red, pure
restores perreci neuin,
Stops Itching Instantly. Cures piles,
csema, salt rheum, tetter. Itch, hives,
herpee. Scabies Doan'S Ointment. At
oy drug store. .
For si mild, easy action of th bowels.
alnila- kM - Doa' -Regulets is
.enough. Treatment cures habitual con
aulpntton. a cents -a box. Ask ..your
druggist for tbera.v I . .
' Tr. Thomas' Ecft-ctrlc Oil Is tho best
remedy for that often fatal disease
croup, lias been used with success In
our family for eight years. -Mrs. L.
AVhllescre. Buffalo, N. Y.
Remedial .legislation - can Carry enter
: ' Will Mot Block Work.
be passed by the council. In relation
'v vulval viif cnarier requires mac
certain acts shall be dona within 80
2 bene acta are generally- wholly minis
terial 'in their character and are re
quired to be performed by certain offi-
l?n ii aftep the paesage of
uumin;, u. I.U9 reierenaum not
taken thereon, the ordinance will become
effective and the eald ministerial acts
will havA Koan 1..,..llu
21"m ! a ad w i ui4 j yei ivi iiivu.
These ministerial acts dot not affect
ino vauaiiy or tne taw ltseir. but tne
regularity of the acts done under it
against such ministerial acts, although
ii win. ij. iuco ana ' sustamea, nuuuy
those acts. . ,
confusion in some matters, but when
t Via naonle votel tr onr. .i,. i...
tlonal amendments reserving the inltia.
mnraniura ngnts, It was to DO
ailMntAri t h lAma Mti.,..l.. 1
result and 4bs end of that confusion
Must Kerlss Charter.
Pre me court in this litigation indicates
iiiw incwvir lor nastening tne pendln
revision of our city charter and the re-
Visors' Shotlli. Kavai n mlnl .
muiUtude of other thin, the harmonim-
itW Of th new tarUi wilt. . w
constituUon. We are laboring under a
partially new system of direct govern
ment inn mm Inns " Mni...T .
. " " " .nail. .mill t liai I
system we must recognise Its existence
and provide against a conflict of laws
so far as we may.
The lata, Hanlalni, .1.. l.al-,
little Uie peoplo understood what was
to be the effect of the constitutional
amendments referred to and demonstra
ted that the measures wera adopted
without the profound study and consid
eration that -they merited. But we
have experimented and It la only by
continuing to experiment, that the wis
dom or folly of the mixture of meas
ures or pure aomoeraey witn our orig
inal form of government can be estab-
lisnea. . . . : -
HILL S3IACKS LIES
OVER OREGON PRUNES
Oregon crown : And packed
prunes have made a. hit witlt
President Louis W. BUI of the
Great Northern railroad, and ho
promises to become as great
boomer of prunes as he Is of
Hill railroad stock. ;
Soma weeks ago C F. Harder. .
general atrent for the. Great ,4
Northern lines- hero.," forwarded
a sample box of Oregon prunes
to Mr. Hill. Yesterday Mr.
Harder received a latter from
Mr. Hill thanking him for the
prunes,
"I consider ' them most excel
lent,"' wrote Mr. Hills "snd the
equal of any Imported French
prunes, X am going to order a
number of boxes for distribution
among my friends here."
rxua cuaiD a t to u bat.
PA SO OINTMENT Is mtrantaad to ear mmr
mm ef Itehlsg, Blind, Bleeding er ProtraOlDg
Plias la to 14 dsi er money refnadad. 60c.
EARLIER MIL
AIDS MERCIIAntS
Schedule Will Enable East:
em Oregon Orders to Be
Filled Same Dajv
The change In time of trains Nos.,4
and 6 of tho O. R. & N. will be of much
advantage to Portland wholesalers and
to tho business men of eastern Oregon
and other towns along the Una. - No. 6,
the overland limited, which has hereto
fore arrived at :45 a m.. will get Into
Portland at 7:20 in the morning. As
the mail la distributed on the train it
will be all ready for the first city delivery.
No. 4 now win leave for Spokane at
( p. m.. Instead of at 8:16 under the old
schedule. With the arrival l of mail
from the eastern Oregon mere Rants on
No. 6, It will be possible for the Port
land dealers to answer - correspondence
and fill shipments the ssme day.
ine new time table goes into effect
Sunday.
SONS OF REVOLUTION
DISCUSS HAMILTON
; Alexander Hamilton was the sublect
of three Interesting papers read before I
the society of the 8ons of the American
Revolution at a smoker hold last night
In the convention hall of the Commercial
cjuo. h. t: ttODinson, county school su
pcrlntendent. discussed that part of
nam ii ion a lire ending with tne revolu
tionary war, dealing particularly v with
cub uimr as m aoiaier.
Thomas J. Cleeton dealt with Hamil
ton as a member of Washington's cab
inet and reviewed the part he played
In the formation of the government
Professor James F. EwTng of the
Portland academy confined his remarks
to a portrayal of . the .long and bitter
political controversy which finally
ended In the famous duel and the death
of Hamilton at the- hands of Aaron
Burr, Professor ' E win g took the posi
tion that . Hamilton forced R um Into
challenging him to mortal combat de
claring that Hamilton's abuse of Burr
was without justification. He scouted
the popular belief that Burr was an.
assassin, calling, attention to the fact
that 100 years ago the duel was consid
ered an honorable method of settling
personal differences between gentlemen.
Following the reading of the papers
an Informal reception was held and
light refreshments served. - v .
PLUNGER LEWIS .
GIVEN TWO YEARS
"Plunger" Harry Lewis, . alias Harry
uiarK. who is saw to te the , husband
of the original VFluffy, Ruffles," plead
ed guilty to the charge of forgery before
Judge' Gantenbeln , In the circuit court
yesterday ' afternoon and was sentenced
ta serve two years tn the penitentiary.
He Is said to be wanted In other states
and has had a aensatlonal career as a
plunger at tho race tracks. The charge
to which ne pieaaea guilty was in pass
ing a worthless note for $100. drawn
on the First National bank of Coqullle,.
EARNEST SUFFRAGE WORKER TELLS.
OF CAMPAIGN IN WASHINGTON
- The movement or : organizing self
supporting women of the state of Wash
lngton. into an equal suffrage ' club has
met with flattering success, and the
club organised Is expected ' to do great
work this winter at the Washington
legislature when a bill Is to be pre
sented, .according , to Miss Klyne E,
vvalin who Is in Portland for a few
days. ; -- . .'; " ..
Miss Walln Is president of the
Young Women's Educational club, and
Is actively connected with the. Wash
ington Equal Suffrage association with
headquarters tn the . Areade . building,
Seattle.' , : . '
"We are quits rapidly organising the
self supporting women," said Miss
Walln. "To begin with ws took In
the office girls and as we get them
thoroughly organised our attention will
be directed to the store girls. We real
ly tnma tnere are ouuu omce gins in
Seattle. - Of v course that takes in
stenographers, telephone, girls and book
keepers. Later we intend to get factory
girls and domestics interested in the
work. The office girls have taken very
well to the work, most of them being
apparently broad minded. At first they
require considerable education, most
girls- being absolutely Ignorant of the
meaning of women's suffrage. But
when you tell them of it,' they generally
accept It very readily. ) Instead of be
ing a political movement, It. Is a move
ment for the betterment of women's
condition or conditions generally, and
this is something they -do not seem to
understand until they have had- it ex
plained. "At the next legislature In January
we will present i. bill to be voted on by
the men of the state a year from next
November. , We have really great hopes
of carrying It so that henceforth the
women of Washington will have the
opportunity of electing all officers on
tue same terms as men. . .1 -
"I think really that universal suffrage-would
bring- harmony rather. than
dlssentlon because there are, many peo-i
pie who think they are not equal, un
less the law so recognises them."
. -v. This Is' Worth ' eading.
Leo F. ZellnSkl. of 68 Gibson street,
Buffalo. N, says: "I cured the most
annoying cold sore I ever had with
Bucklen s Arnica Balve. I applied this
salve once a day for two days, when
every, trace of the sore was gone."
Heals all sores. Sold under guarantee
et Woodard, Clarke & Co.'s drug store.
25c. ,
coffee;
Why do we drink so
much poor coffee?
Because good coffee is
so good.
Tear twcsmCws ycjsf sww M yes daal .
neSckftssalsBMli saasvMa. '
'NEVER INVEST IN AN LNTLRPRISL WITH ITS FUTURE, BEHIND IT"
- Buy a Thousand Shares for a Christmas Present for Your Wife.
They Will Be Worth $1000 Next Christmas
mA M Pair (CeoDi M
This is a gold mine just coming into blossom. Its future is all before it. Its treasure vaults have been opened. It has 700 tons of gold ore on the dump, and now
that we have secured a mill from Mr. A. W. Lambert of the Citizens Bank, East Portland, we actually will be producing gold within 90 days. We therefore in
vite all those who have a thought for the future and desire now to lay the foundation for a coming competence to join our company and secure for themselves the boun
tiful harvest that will be garnered every month of the year for the next half century.
We Have the Best Gold Mine Proposition That Ever Has
Been Named in Portland
Investors in our shares are not going blindly into something not at once plain snd tangible., THE ORE IS NOW WHERE IT MAY BE SEEN, and thousands
of other tons are blocked out ready to be moved out to the mill just so soon as we can clear the dump of the 700 tons now stacked up upon it. And our shares are
the same price now as when first put upon the market 10 cents each, 20 per cent now and 20 per cent per month.
Our 10-Stamp Quartz Mill
Purchased from Mr. A. W. Lambert of the Gtizens Bank, East Portland, is being packed
readyyfor shipment to the
Oregon Gold Hill Mining Company's Gold Mine at Gold Hill,
Or., and Will Be Crushing Our Gold Ore Within 90 Days
This is a gold mine in fact. We have 700 tons of ore on the dump, ready for treatment. We
have thousands of other tons, blocked out ready for the dump, and when we get this mill in
operation we shall begin the production of a stream of gold that will be continued for at
last the next half century.
There Is Sufficient Wealth in Our Gold Hill Mountain to
Make Each Stockholder Immensely Rich
It requires but the necessary machinery to grind the rock tcf powder -to concentrate the gold
in the quartz and this 10 stamp mill is a substantial beginning. In time we shall have a
larger equipment, and, of course, greater returns, but with this one mill we can readily pay
our stockholders dividends eight times as great as bank depositors receive. By the end of
one year we shall be able to pay fifteen times bank interest, and at the close of two years
Our Stockholders Will Be Receiving as Much as One Hundred
Per Cent on Their Money
And this is TRUE! It is not braggadocio.. We know what we have, and that we can and
WILL carry out our promises. Our predictions are not extravagant." We are modestly
declaring what we CAN and WILL do for those who are partners with us in this fine prop
erty. No man living ever shall read a falsehood in these advertisements. We are not giv
ing an imaginary glow to our prospects.
Wc Absolutely Have a Proven Gold Mine With Seven Hundred
Tons of $10 Ore Already in Sight
And it is free milling and concentrating rock, every pound of it. It is the same as that of Mr.
Hearst's Homestake mine in the Black Hillsrexcept that his ore runs but $2.85 to the ton, and
ours $10. He has 1000 stamps running day and night, and one of the best paying "propositions
in gold mining in the world. His mine has been in operation for 30 years. It has made mil
l.i&ns upon millions for its stockholders, Mr. Hearst being the largest one of the lot. The
Homestake mills every pound of rock it mines. So shall we. There will be no waste. This is
the great advantage ojF low grade ore. The gold is not in pockets. It does not require all the
profits of one pocket to find another. The low grade gold mine is a profit producer every day.
There has not been an hour in 30 years that the Homestake has not made money for its own
ers, and the same is true of all low grade, free milling gold mines. These are the properties
that are readily sold to experienced miners. The buyer knows what he is getting. There have
been a thousand offers for the Treadwell of Alaska, yet it is but seldom tht its quartz runs
up to $4 per ton. Like others of its class, of which ours will be one, it may be relied upon
every day of the year, hence it is not for sale, because worth as much to its present stock-,
holders as it can be to any others. " v
Now Is the Time the Acceptable Time
Advertisement Will Have the Opportunity
There Is Not an Atom of Risk to Run in Our Mine
We proved its worth before we offered a share of its stock for sale. We put our own good
money into it, and it is only because we lack $3000 to $4000 of enough to remove and rein
stall our 10 stamp mill that we are selling these shares now. And, depend upon it, we are
offering a kindness to those who buy our shares. We are giving all such an opportunity to
step in on equal terms with the rest of us we who took all the chances and at the same
prices we put up for every share we own.
Wc Are Incorporated for Only $100,000 and Have
No "Promotion" Stock
The mining "game" is always in its "promotion" shares stock the promoters simply take and
pay nothing for it. Not a share of that in our company. Everything is on the square. The
person coming in with us now stands upon the same plane as those who invested and helped
to set the ball in motion, and THE MINE HAS PASSED ALL SPECULATION AS TO
MERIT AND WORTH! We ABSOLUTELY have the gold anyone may see it for them
selves it is in plain view.
No One Gets Rich Working for Wages
If a laborer were paid $5 per day for every one of the 313 working days of each year for 10
years, he would receive $15,650. This, of course, contemplates no holidays, no sickness and
no idleness of any kind. If he paid $5 per week for board during this time, the bill would
be $2600. If it cost him $100 per year, for clothing and another $100 for medical attention,
laundry, amusements and miscellaneous necessities, $2000 more must be added to his expense
account. t Deducting no other, items, the laborer would bank $11,050.
Now, with a small .equipment, we can easily pay 60 per cent per year. But we shall
not be content with such results. Life is too short to take forever to mine out all the ore we
have in this big mountain. We shall be able to pay 100 per cent a little later on, but sup
pose we pay only 60 per cent, and a man invested $1800, for example, in the stock of the Ore
gon Gold Hill Mining Company, and received and banked his 60 per cent each year, at the end
of 10 years he would have the handsome little fortune of $12,000 to the good, 6r $950 more
than his 10 years' toil amounted to at $5 per day. And from that $12,000 there would be no
deductions for anything.. On the contrary, f at interest all. this time, as received from the
mine, there would be a splendid addition to the sum. .
Make Your Wife or Friend a Christmas Present of Mining Stock
No other gift would be so appreciated. It would be not only a gift for this one year, but for
every year, so long as your wife, child or friend would live. The price is 10 cents per share'
20 per cent down and 20 per cent per month. For CASH DOWN 1000 or more shares will be
sold at 9 cents each. This enables one to procure 1000 shares for $90, 2000 shares for $180
3000 shares for $270, and 4000 shares for $360 and so on all the way iip the scale 10 per cent
fpr cash being deducted on all purchases of 1000 shares or more.
BUT. NO SALES AT ANY PRICE- AFTER WE GET OUR MILL IN OPERATION.
-Perhaps the Last Time Readers of This
to Pick Up a fortune at so Small a Price .
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
PrfeBldent, Vfi J3. Pearaon, Port
land, Or.; vice president, O. 8. Gol
berg, Portland, Or.; treasurer, O. J.
Kherman, Portland. Or.; -secretary,
A. U Hayea, Portland. Or.; P. Kbe
net, Portland, -Or. ; W.- C flpenra,
Tortland, -Or.; W. I Van Houten,
Troutdale, Or. 1
WRITE US FOR OUR CIRCULAR LETTER
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