THE 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,"-- - - ' , ,
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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
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"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. ' .;-
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