The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, January 21, 1910, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON pAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY ; EVENING. JANUARY 21, 1910. 10 SAYS INITIATIVE. IIEffiEllID nrni i nroTniinr WM 111 I Kr I I I Ik r IlLUnLL ULUI UU IL1 la Dronoaed.' : filanlnr the Mtltlon If seconding the -motion. , . , "Will . any man conduct Ma prlvats buainaaa on, any -other plan than that here outlined T i legislation aad uaiasee. "If ha should give his manager an Irrevocable power of attorney for two years, aa we do our legislators, .with no authority save that of chanting m anas-era ' every two years. In what shape would ha reasonably expect to find hla concern In the space- of three or four terms?" Most men anticipate that tne concern would be conducted with great extravagances, and' no doubt something fJohn Z. White, Noted Lecturer, ,lk.fhl;Cd..nTV, P Declares, These Are Three Forms of Government Peo p!e Should Have. 1 finishing a lecture tour of the north vest With an address last night, on "National Taxation," at the Arlington Hub. John Z. White of Chicago, rep resenting the Direct Legislation lea (run f Washington. D. C, left early today or California, where he will deliver varies of addresses. Mr. White, who has been prominent In emorratlc politics of the Windy City ifor many years, has occupied the lec ture platform for eight years. Ho was largely Instrumental In getting direct leglslati6n for the state of Missouri and ilia commission plan of government for dv'ansas City, Mo. t : , . Beoommends Three rorms. ' In an Interview on "Direct Legtsla lion." Mr. White said: 7 "The Initiative, referendum and recall are the three forms by -which the peo ple can get for themselves actual self government ' v f "By. the Initiative the people can enact any law they want. If the leg' isiature enacts all the laws desired by 'the people, the Initiative will not be Involved or necessarily ' Invoked.. If, however, that body falls, aa sometimes ,occurs, the people In the Initiative, have Int their disposal the machinery of gen uine popular government ) "By the referendum the people can prevent the legislature from enacting Hws they do not" want Bo long aa the legislative body conforms to popu lar desire, the referendum will not be tailed Into action. - i i "Then the recall. The recall allows lectlon 'out of Office' of Incompetent jftnd untrustworthy officials. Though nmed.but twice in history, this power Is possessed by a , large number of our municipalities. Officials who mlghl Sotherwise prove troublesome, fcehave jwhen they know the people have power "to remove. ; . . . , . f "Direct legislation consists of these fthree forms of Invoking sovereign li'ower. ' Constituting a method which protects the people from being balked i'ii. iiirir mil aj ineir own political servants, It once more makes' the office .holder an employe. "Direct legislation' is undoubtedly growing In popularity, and still, many jneem to think It a new device whose merits and demerits are vague and un certain.. In fact, the initiative and ref erendum are the forms of united action 'with which we are all familiar, for the initiative Is really nothing more or less than 'making a motion.' The process Is fto draw up the law desired and then secure signatures to a proposal to sub-, mit the proposed law to the Judgment of the voters. Drawing up a ' law Is .-making' a,' motion"" to the people-of tne Wate, or other territory, where the law a Tint rna rivinf - l . - at h hiI. . r mA. ministration of many our American ma nlclpalitles, where . graft is flagrantT. "Ask any housewife If she would give her cook, or second girl or maia or an work, full power to control the entire establishment for two years, and at the end of that time attempt to correct con ditions by employing; another on similar terras? ' "- 'There is but one sort of intelligent opposition to this plan, and It eomes from those who do not believe In pop ular government. Iaw controls the dis position of property. Property is what most men wofk for, whether it is In the form of food or clothing or of legal power. Whoever controls the funda mental law has power to dispose of property. This power Is not with the people of today, but direct legislation will plMce It In their hands. "Because of this It will put an end to political corruption, for who will seek to buy lawmakers when the peo ple have free opportunity to" review legislative acts? The corrupt lobby disappears before direct legislation. "It Is not Intended that all acts shall be reviewed by the people, but that they shail be free to review such when they choose. Further, direct legislation Is not a partisan measure, for It has been advocated-by Democrats and Republi cans. To fully appreciate the virtues and merits of direct legislation ons should read some of the so-called editor ials published in opposition. Direct Legislation Zs Bemedy. "Direct legislation would have saved all the trouble and disgrace In Colo rado a few year ago. The people ex pressed a desire, by a great majority, for the constitutional amendment, per mitting an eight hour day, but the leg islature failed to enact .3awe pursuant to the people's mandate. If they had possessed the .Initiative would the strikers have gone out, with a majority of 48,000 in their favor? '" "Bringing speclflo matters to the Im- kmediate attention of the people has the strong st possible Oregon, Montana, South Dakota, Okla homa. Missouri and Maine, and. In some degree, in Utah and Nevada. Govern tnsnt of some sort we must have., We have ; two methods from which . to choose one government by the people, the other-government by part of -the people.' A-government by pert of the people finally uses its power to the dis advantage of those who have -no voice In its Action. Government by the whole people la the only form that necessarily enlists morals and self Interest on the same side. And Ihla Is not because the whole people are morally, Intellectually or otherwise better, but because it Is physically Impossible for the whole people to profitably swindle themselves, "Direct legislation places ultimate power In the hands of the people, and Is therefore, the only form of govern ment that can be permanent - All. other forms must break. The best forma may break all othera must . : r "We demand the continuance of rep resentative - government, with optional direct legislation.. We want representa tive government as a mere measure of convenience but we demand direct leg islation as our natural and Inalienable rlfhf ' APPROPRIATION FOR MONUMENTS ON OREGON TRAI L Bill to Expend $50,000 for V Markers ' Proposed Seattle Has AmbitionsLand - Of fice for Vale. V ; THE STRANGEB WITHIN OUB GATES A. S. Troax, Bast Aurora, N. T. I think the east Is more wrought up over the dismissal of Plnchot and other mat ters of that nature than the Pacific coast. Tou may say for me that a new political party must be formed before the people -will be satisfied. We must have a battle between honesty and greed before many years have passed and I am of the opinion that the next three years will bring It about Henry Bowman, Opal, Wyt. At least 20,000 sheep have frosen to death on the ranges tributary to Opal within the past two months. The severe storms and ex treme cold came so unexpectedly that the sheepmen were not prepared. The greatest loss of stock In years has al ready resulted and I am afraid It la not over. February Is usually the worst month of the year In Wyoming. Herbert Brldgenman, San Diego, Cal, Ban Diego will eventually have to give In to San Francisco ' In the 'Panama- Pacific exposition controversy, I am afraid. San Diego Is the only city that Is entitled to the honor of holding the fair, It is her idea, but- might makes right so far as San Francisco is con- educational effect. cerned. She thinks she is the whole Lae introduced as they are in States I thing down there. where direct legislation is in effect are not likely. If there Is good In them, to bo pigeonholed or logrolled or destroyed by vicious amendments. There is no method under direct legislation -whereby the deer! res of the people -can be side tracked or" buried. "For tbe firatt time In history, we of the United States have attempted pop ular government on a large Scale. We Installed governmental machine rule to this end.' "Would It not have been-profoundly astonishing If that, machinery had proved to be perfect?' And if not perfect la It not the part of wisdom to discover the defects and to correct them aa soon as may be? "Our governments are all right save for one thing we cannot make them do what we want done, We are like an engineer whose engine Is without a governor. It will go, but it Is beyond orderly control. V , "Direct legislation Is lit, operation In Road Increases Capital Stock. -Atlanta. Ga., Jan. 21. At a special meeting held today by the stockhold ers of the Atlanta & .West Point Rail road company favorable action was taken on the proposal to Increase, the capital stock of the company from II, 232.200 to 12,500,000. The new stock,' which will be offered to present stock holders at par, will be used to retire the debenture bonds amounting to $1,-' 232,200 and drawing 6 per cent Interest Cooperative Store at U. of O. (nee!! Dlanatrb to The Jneraal.t ' University of. Oregon. Eugene, Jan. 21. A, university cooperative store Is being urged among the . students. Sev eral prominent people among faculty and atudenta have expressed themselves ss favorable to .the plan, and the "Em erald.'!., the college paper, Is taking up the: crusade,' ' -." .' "' 4, ...-';, mm -WHAT'S TOE USE 6l paying REGULAR prices for your SHOES, when we have thousands of pairs of liKSraie Sample toe For everybody' on sale at ONE THIRIXto ONE HALF LESS .THAN REGULAR PRICES? THESE SPECIALS ON SAIE AT 142 2ND ST. ONLY HERE ARE SOME OF OUR MONEY SAVERS for SATURDAY K2.45 TO MEWS 93.50 AHD 14 DXESS SHOES AITS 0X70SDS A. great snap for men folks.- This lot consists of . hundreds of pairs f : Crawford 34 , Shoe. James Means 34 Shoes. Fllntstone 33.50 Shoes, and other well known, makes of Shoes and Oxfords; they rorne in vlci, patent c If skin, tan and black Oxfords and Shoes. Every size and width q ar re here they all go Et the pair 81.95 roa mews sa.so to . $3.75 VHIOV MADE WOBK 3 . SHOES We have hundreds of pairs of men's 32.60 to 32.76 all leather Work ahoea, medium and hr;avy weight plain or cap toes and pop UlHT shapes. - Every far pair ; Is warranted, all al-Hj sizes, now www S2.65 PAX FOB WOMEWS s aits s riwEST dxebs SHOES AWjD OXrOKDS Made by the best of modern, shoe factories.1' such as Drew, Selby ft Co., - Portsmouth, Ohio; Julian Kokenjre Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; Hannah-McCarty, Rochester, N. Y., and many others; these sam ples come in patent vie I, gun metals and tan In all aA p sizes; now on sale at, XZ.hri che pair 1.05 , rOB CHOICEST WO MEN'S SBESS SHOES AJTD OZrOBDS, WQBTK TO $3.80 Evory woman in this city should see these Shoes, as they are the best 33.00 to 33.60 values. This lot consists of "Red Cross" make, E.-P,-Reed and C. P. Ford, Ro chester best -made and - other well known brands; they all come In the leading styles in Shoes and Oxfords: black, tan and patents and gunmetal; all si a sizes and widths, go SI-Hil now for ..y -aew - By John 2L .Lathrop. t ;',' Washington, Jan. II. Congressman Humphrey proposes an appropriation of 360,000 for the erection of . tnonumente along the "Oregon Trail," from the left nank of the Missouri river to Puget sound. He ha Introduced a bill for that purpose. His measure gives as one of the objects "to fittingly commemorate the valorous deeds of those who estab lished and traveled said tralL" He pro vides that monuments of sranlte and other material shall be erected such aa wilt designate the general . rdnte which was rouowed by the ploneera A oom mlssloner is to be appointed by the president, with the approval Of the sec retary or. war, at 12600 salary, and the bill, stipulates that none of the" 160,000 shall be expended until the secretary of war is satisfied that enough money has been assured so that no further draft will be made on the national treasury. Probably It will be assumed In Washing ton, where the courses of legislation of this character are well known, that if this 360,000 is given by congress It will be discovered later that additional funds are needed, and there will be another asking for money from Unole Sam. Seattle's Ambition. Seattle wants to be the seat of a fed eral judicial district, according to the terms of a bill introduced by Senator Piles, provisions of which re: That that part of the Ninth circuit, compris ing Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, shall be set aside as a new dis trict to be called the Twelfth circuit; that therefor shall be named by the president three circuit Judges; and Beat- tie shall be the seat of the new district. for Zand Of floe at Tale. Malheur county, Oregon, asks for the creation of a new land office district with the headquarters at Vale, seat of Malheur County. Tbe new district is proposed In a bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain, whloh makes provision for v If formed. It would be carved from the present district, of which Burns, Harney county, is the headquarters. It is claimed that Malheur county Is larger than any one of the several eastern states, and that patrons of the land of fice at Burns who live In Malheur county suffer unnecessary hardship In having to travel Such distances to reach the offices of the register and receiver at Burne. Bourne's BUI May Pass. Senator Bourne's bill to aporoDrlate 3250,000 for thej relief of the Sherman county settlers seems likely to pass the senate. What fate It will meet In the house cannot yet be told, although of course ir It passes the senate its chances will be apparently good In that bedy. This old isue has never been qustloned aa to lru, legitimacy.- Certain settlers .took lands as homesteads, in good faith, Im proved them, lived on them and made actual homes. These homesteads repre sented their all. Along oame The Dalles Wagon Road company, a corporation which never earned its land grant which fig tme"T3fHtl of the wagon road and military road companies which have ben given hundreds of thousands of acres of land In Oregon. The wagon road corporation claimed , the settlers' Jands, and the courts and the govern-- ment confirmed its title. The settlers were 'out and Injured." They turned to the,, government for relief; they were entitled to relief, but congress aa usual did nothing. The Justice of the claims for redress weighed nothing with the national legislature. For years senators and representatives have sought to gain recognition of these claims for redress. Many bills have been Introduced, and pushed, too, by their authors, but "noth ing doing," was congress answer. If Senator Bourne gets his bill through it will be regarded as a bit of effective la bor, and it will be merely Justice to the persons who were mulcted by the wagon road company. 81.45 A FAX TOB WOMEWS 92.80 TO 99.75 1U XJIATK EB SHOES A WD OXXOBX8 Thoroughly reliable and popular styles. Could be worn for nice. Ilght. medium and heavy soles, real 32.6Q and 32 76 values every where. In samples ! is you can buy them at 3)1.43 the pair ..,..,"'- 82.05 A PAIR FOB KEWS fS TO S riWEST SBESS SHOES AJTD OXEOBDS Such makes as "J. E. Tilts," Chi cago; . Frlebrlck Fox, Helker Co., Racine Wis.; Krlppendorff, CNeil. Cincinnati, and many other fine makes, In all the lat- a np est styles; all go in all JZ.Sa Sizes, pair .... ay REAL BABY IN HOME ECONOMICS COURSE United Pi-mi Leased Wire. Columbia, Mo., , Jan. 21. Charles Ad dison Jones of this city has been se lected as a subject upon wiiom 85 fair) co-eds of the Missouri State univer sity will practice all the arts taught In the home economics branch of the Institution. Charles r will be petted, I coddled, fed and dressed by the girl students.' As Charles is' but a few months old. It Is probable he will raise more strenuous objection than he would later In life. Recently Dr. Edna JD. I Day, professor, decided that it was "criminal", to raise girls without any knowledge of the care of children De-I siring to , overcome that lack the pro fessor decided to secure a live "baby for experimental purposes. If the trial Is a success half a dozen babies will be engaged permanently until they out grow their usefulness. , 2 hi id's All- Children's 80c Leather Solid to 76c Shoes, in P'oeBl a big tan, and black, lot to go at, your choice, 39c Ir95c . T o u n g men's BoysT and GHnls' , ana misses' best School hla-h tridi roh,kod:vai EsshoeLV a 4 a a u n In patents, gun- Jil f P mcuu and ve- $1.25 811 l-65 Exira Special Ladies' Finest Dress Shoes in patent calf, gunmetal, vici kid and Russian calf s, cloth tops and the new short varrtp styles, the pair $2.0O Rubbers for ttv crybody at Cut Rate Prices Child's, 60o Rubbers, our prioe 89o Misses' 6o Rubbers, our prloe 89o Boys' 76o Rubbers, our price 49o Ladles' 76c Rubbers, our price 49o Men's 31 Rubbers, our price 9o Also all kinds of Rubber Boots . at Money-Saving Prices. . j , Women's Ut leather 9vlU ettes, rubber side and rub ber heels, .;' - 95c Pair All Slses ' 7 142 Second St., Bet. Alder and Morrison W o a e a's warn r elt Kippers fox house 75c Pafr AU SUas CIGARETTE SMOKING BANNED AT DAYTON (Soeclal Dlanatcb to The Joornal.l Dayton, Wash., Jan. 21. That clga- reue smoamg is sun conHiaerea an or i fense here was forcibly emphasized yes terday when Sheriff Ed M. Davis ar rested Bert Odell, a young Tukanon lumberman. The law enacted : by the last legislature has been-suddenly re vived 'in Dayton, and the officers, in tend to punish all offenders. This Is the first, arrest made, since last June, although cigarette smoking has by. no means been discontinued, It is said. Odell was placed under cash bonds, which he forfeited when he refused to appear ror a hearing. . Jetty Town Depopulated. (SDedal DliDatch to Tba JonrnaL) Fort Stevens, Or., Jan. II. Since the recent announcement that there would be no appropriation for continuing jetty construction, the town of Ham Imond la hecomlng depopulated. ; People are leaving aa rapidly, aa '- posslb though assured that sufficient funds I have been . left from former rrants to continue . the work for some time; Real estate valuations are showing la maraea aecrease. . New Hood Realty Office. T (Special Dlioateb to Tba Journal. t ' . . Hood River,. Or.,. Jan.t 21. llartman & Thompson, bankers and real estate dealers of Portland, have, through their; real estate department Opened a -branch office in Hood River for the purnose i iieuiuiiiis nwu xvivor urunara lanas. STATUE FOR VETERAN : DAKOTA EDUCATOR Pierre, 8. D., Jan. 31. Pursuant to a movement started by the 'state educa tional association, special 'exercises in Celebration of "Beadle Day" were ' held In the publlo schools throughout South Dakota today. . The purpose . .was to arouse publlo Interest in the' plan for the erection of a monument in the new state capltol In honor of the ' memory of W. H..JL Beadle, who was the pio neer of .educational work in the Da kota. - ; . ... ;-.v v';.'. ...-.-. ., . ; .; In 1313 General Beadle 'was ap pointed surveyor general of Dakota and in the years that followed he devoted his entire attention to the development of the resources of the territory. From 1879 to 1886 he wis superintendent of publlo Instruction .aim under his direc tion, the entire school system was or ganised.. : V - Central Beadle was a native of' IB dlana and a graduate of the, University of Michigan. - In 1881 he entered tn army as first lieutenant: of an Indiana regiment and at the close of the war was breveted brigadier ; general. After tbe war he practiced law for several years In Wisconsin before taking up his residence rn Dakota, 2 '. Eagene Plans-, for Revival. . (Special Diapateh t Tbe Joarnal.) -Eua-ene. Or.. - Jan. 11. The Eugene churches that are planning a big union revival meeting have decided to erect the bla- temporary : tabernacle outside the fire limits. The advance agent of Dr. French Oliver of Kansas City, who will conduct the meeting, has arrived and all arrangements have been made to erect the tabernacle, which will eat 8000 people. ' . ' . V ; ' Anniversary of Chieora Disaster. ' ' Chicago, Jan.' It. This is a black day in the annals of, lake navigation, being the fifteenth anniversary of the wreck of the steamer Chloora, of the Graham A .Morton line, which went to the bot tom of the lake with S3 men on board' during a terrific gale on'lAke Michigan on January 21, 185. The - steamer, which was commanded by Captain Ed ward Stlnea and, in addition to the crew carried only one passenger, sailed from Milwaukee, . Wis., the night of January 120, bound for St Joseph, Mien., and was never heard ' from again. . The steamer foundered the following day. but the ax act spot baa never been located.. -, , I ' I H,,. .' ' . :s Sne for Divorce;, - " : - (Boaelal CUpateh to Tha JoorsaLt "'..' Albany, Or., Jan. J 1. Divorce proceed ings were filed yesterday In the case of Nelson- Q. Powell, plaintiff, versus Francis "A. .. PowelJ, defendant The couple were married on July Jit,' 1906, and have been, making their home In Lebanon. . The husband states in his complaint that , the wife on several, oc casions deserted ' him. - i ire nc ruciiioTiiM i , W 1 1 ftw Wl. VIIImIIIIW I . SWOPE CASE THREATENED '; '. - .'. J, . (TJnlted Preas UaaM Wire.) ' Chicago, Jad, 21. That' efforts .'are being made to stop the Investigation of the death of Colonel Thomas 1L Swope, the Kansas City millionaire, be lieved to have been murdered -by per sons' hoping th benefit financially by his death, has been revealed here. Dr. Ludwig Hekleen, who Is examining Swope's stomach, for . possible ' poison, has received a letter warning him to drop the investigation, saying he will "be sorry" if he does not ' - ,'The letter was evidently written by an intelligent roan and was signed "A Friend."- ; : J , ,- ;' t To Visit In New Yorlu'v I (Speelal Diapateh t Tba Journal.) ' . " Hood River, Or., Jan. 21.-Willls Van Horn and his wife left Hood River to-day -fo Kew Tork city, where they wllj spend several weeks. Mr. Van Horn la a member of the Davidson Fruit com pany, which this year shipped several hundred cars of apples into the New Tork market,"-- - - ' , , : ' r ' Notarial Commissions. ! ; 1 ' (Saieoi Bpraat of Tse Jooraal.) V ' ; 8alem, Or., Jan. 21 Notarial com missions : have been issued to C. R. Mead, Springfield; Wall I a F, Eaatham, Portland, and E. J.' Fraalef, Eugene. -f . n urn. r- : urn ... . . , ii '-rmv'.jfw:. . ,'; .. nil i fit i - . ' . i r'agr' atA ' V I, "You see fit to choosfc from our large assortment of Men's Clothing. You will find it a convenient wav in which to purchase your clothing., The small weekly payment' is not a burden on your pay envelope. Come in and let us explain our easy payment system. , Diamonds and Watches Only Al goods carried by us, and we make a specialty of sup- Fl , plying the installment vtrade. Your credit is good. Wear a fine Diamond or Gold -.Watch while you PAY ONE DOL LAR A WEEK. ' .;- First and YamlliU Second and YamhiU PIANOS TO RENT TUNING A SPECIALTY' mil IMsawssj1laagllSWaisiilialSjlat T----.-aaaaBSsass llllllllllllllll frww IHIIIIIIIIIIiTliTi TLt . - .Aaw. m Bill I If 1 1 lit- IJ2?IJ LMIIIIIIII I Ulllll 1 B 2 llll I1SI! EASY PAYMENTS PHONES: MK II J. F, Batchelder will have chasge -of the Hood JUver1 office. , .