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The Gold Hill News
Pufcoshed Ever» Salucdav at Gold Hill
Jackson County, Oregon
SOCIALISTS are pointing to the building of the Panama
-
»J canal as an example of how Socialism would work if put into
bt
REX H. I AM I'M AN
H ot W e a th e r
practice. The government at first intended tc build the canal
by
letting the various contracts to private individuals and com
»ion through the
stun» mull»
** mr x»ad cia» matter
panies, but the bids were in all instances so much more than it
S aturday , J uly 8, 1911
was thought the work was worth, and so much more than the
Sul - ription $1 .SO Per Annum, in Advance government could afford to pay, that finally from sheer necessity
the government decided to do the big job itself. Hence every
thing is being done by the government with a maxim of
All Over Oregon efficiency and a minimum of expense.
The Panama raliroad, operating 150 miles of track, is owned
Following the res'gnat en of Ko
and
operated
by the government, as is another line of about the
F. Shields, second assistant attorney-
same
length.
general, .lames W. Crawford, sen of
Attorney-General Crawford, was ap-
Hotels are under the same system, and while the prices are
po nted to the position.
high, the service is likewise, and there is no comparison between
With more than 1000 signatures af
flxed to the petitions ask ng for the the well-kept, sanitary government hotels and those run by
recall of Judge John Coke, of Marsh private enterprise at Panama. Fifteen hotels are operated for
field, Interest in the preliminary cam white Americans.where good wholesome meals are furnished f or
paign a increasing dally.
thirty cents each. Eighteen mess halls are operated for Euro
As the result of a meeting held in
pean
laborers,where a day’s board is furnished for forty cents.
Albany an exhibit will be sent to rep
resent the Willamette Valley at the West Indian laborers are board«! at twenty-three kitchens,
Tarious big land shows to be held in thirty cents being the charge for a day’s board.
These estab
the Middle West this fall.
W th the beginning of another fis lishments are merely self supporting, as it is not the purpose to
cal year, active operations on the un operate them for profit
They feed 35,000 nen.
Sleeping
completed gap of the Natron-Klamath quarters, roomy, weather-tight and well-furnished, with w a te r-
cut-off on the Southern Pacific Rail
including baths—and electric lights, are furnished free to the
way 1 kely will be started.
The Astoria branch postal savings workmen. The quarters are kept as healthy as sanitary science
bank completed its first two months can make them.
of existence with deposits amounting
A government department store, from which probably
to 816,153, which is believed to be
ninety
per cent of everything used by the 35,000 employes and
the record for a city of this sixe.
E. J. Krause, of the O. A. C. hort1- their families is bought, has eliminated competition on the
culture department, has returned from isthmus.
an extended tour through eastern ex
Up and down the line of the canal in every large settlement
périment stations. Including the gov
there
are “Commission Club Houses.’’ They are large pleasant
ernment plant at Washingtcn, D. C.
Se’omon Miller, South Portland buildings, with social halls, reading rooms, papers and magazines
druggist, charged with selling co from home, game rooms, bowling alleys, gymnasium and baths.
caine to bovs. was found guilty by
The government invited the co-operation of the Young Men’s
Jury in municipal court. The penalty
is 8200 fine and 90 days" impr.son Christian association in conducting these recreation centers
ment.
and pays the salary of a manager, trained by the Y. M. C. A.
LABOR MUST ORGANIZE
Postal savings banks In Oregon
schools, for each club house.
Although the club houses were
have taken in deposits amounting to
I f It Is to S«ouro Justios F ro m O rgan
89696 this year, according to a sum primarily intended for men, they are, under certain restrictions,
is .d C a p ita l. S ay. W oodrow W ilto n .
mary of the report of the condition open to women and children. There are gymnasium classes and
Few public men nave taken such
of banks made out by Will Wright, basket ball for the youngsters, and every few weeks a dance definite ground on the question of the
rights and duties of organised labor
•uperintendent of hanks.
as has Governor Woodrow Wilson of
Directors of the Grande Ronde Several of the clubs have musical and dramatic societies.
More especially to amuse and interest the women folk, the New Jersey In a letter written to
Chautauqua have announced the pro
one of the tabor leaders of bis boma
gram for the second annual seas on government has fostered the Women’s club movement.
Now state recently the governor auld,
of that association at Riverside Park,
every village along the line has its Mothers’ club.
The better ”1 bare always been the warm friend
• splendid natural wood Just outside
organized labor. It la. to my optn-
halves
of
the
steam
shovel
men,
file
clerks,
draughtsmen
and of
of the city limits of La Grande.
Ion. not only perfectly legitimate, but
County school superintendents, with engineers are given every encourarem ?nt to get together for absolutely uecessary. that labor should
Governor West, visited all of the literary readings, discussion of child hygiene and formal gossip. organize If It Is to aecurs Justice from
organized capital, and everything that
state institutions last week and were
Strolling vaudeville artists and 1 orm entertainers are It does to Improvs tba condition of
given a practical demonstration of
the workings of the new prison sys- encouraged by the govemment.and occasionally a circus comes to workingmen, to obtain legislation that
will Impose full legal responsibility
Jiem which has been adopted by the break the monotony.
Government launches run Sunday ex npon tba employer for bis treatment
governor.
cursions and give the employes a chance a t sea bathing and of bis employees and for tbelr protec
tlon against accident, to secure Just
Judge Hamilton and Frederick V.
picnicing.
and adequate wages and to put
Holman, representing regenta of the
In short, the people who are buil ..ng the canal are treated reasonable limits upon tbe working
University of Oregon, are in Salem
studying the referendum petitions exactly as though they were one big family, with U nde Sam the day and upon all tbe exactions of
those wbo employ labor ougbt to have
with Judge Slater. Judge Slater says
daddy of them all. Everything is done to make life in the canal the bearty support or all fair mludrd
evidence is being accumulated but
and public spirited men, for (here la n
will be kept secret until charges are zone pleasant and profitable to those who are working for sense In wblcb tbe condltlou of labor
filed.
wages—and everyone is a hired man in the canal zone. Every la the condition of tbe uatlou Itself
While no definite action has been precaution is taken and every modern device utilized for the Tbe laboring man cannot benefit him
self by Injuring tbe Industries of the
reached by State Printer Dunniway as
safety of the workmen.
country I am much more afrnld (hut
to whether he will abide by the order
It has been simply a common-sense arrangem ent Special the great corporations, combinations
of Secretary Olcott and remove the
and trusts will do the country deep
state printing plant from the state inducements had to be offered to get men to go on the job. The harm tbau I am that the labor or
capitol. Superintendent Plimpton, It government, as it was compelled to do the work of digging the ganlzatlons will barm It. and yet 1 be
Is understood, is cons dering ways and
lieve i he corporatlona to be necessary
means whereby such a move might canal itself, was compelled to provide means of making life Instruments of modern business
reasonably pleasant for those that it hired to do the work.
be made possible.
It may be Socialism, or Paternalism, or merely Efficiency.
After investigating charges pre
DISCARDING THE LABELS.
ferred against the Sumpter Valley But the fact remains that the canal is being dug as cheaply as
railroad Company by the patrons of possible and that those who are digging it are getting as good W oo drow W il.o n C o m m .n ts on t h .
the line of inadequate service, the wages and having as good a time as possible. What ever it is
B rooking D ow n of P a rty Lines.
ra.lroad commission issued an order that is bringing about such good results at Panama, those con
“The country Is a w a k e n in g to a de
in which the transportation company nected with the undertaking and those who have observed the gree of civic consciousness known be
only In tlie peribd when tbe coun
is required to make extensive :m
operations unite in pronouncing it the best system yet discover fore
try was born.'' said G overnor Wood
provements to its railroad property
ed for a great project.
row Wilson of New Jersey In a recent
within the next 60 days.
B b '• r» 4 a i the tn»l<l llil:
tor traitant!
Means discomfort» fo r the busy housewife who
must bend over a hot* stove to perpare t»he meals
for th e family, whose appetites are ju s t about
as good when th e merury is flirting with the
hundred mark as a t any other time. A great
deal of cooking may be saved in h o t weather
by making selections from our sto ck o f high-
class fancy groceries.
W e have m eats, fish,
oysters, clams, lobsters and delicious soups in
a ir-tig h t cans and glasses. They are nice at
any time, but especially nice in h o t weather,
when they save work in a heated kitchen.
Lance &, Company
The request published by Walter
Pierce and other boosters of Hot
Lake, Union county, for suggestive
plans for the construction of a mode!
Public school building, regardless of
the cost, has aroused general interest I
t oughout the state and a large
r. mber of plans has been sent In to I
S te Super’ntendent Alderman.
Governor West named the following
delegates to the annual convention
of American Prison AssoctaUon at
0: iaha, October 14-15: Rev. W. P
White, Albany; W. F. Woodward, j
Judge George Taxwell, Rev. W. G
'lacLaren, Senator Ben Selling, Fa
tfcer E. V. O’Hara, Judge John Van
Xante, Judge W. N. G atens and Mrs ,
Loi* O. Baldwin, Portland, and Fs
'her A. Moore, Roy. P E. Bauer and I
Tom R. Wilson, Salem.
All private work by the employe? I
in the office of the secretary of state |
must be discontinued, according to a
statement made by Secretary Olcott
lie states that all of the employes
are leceivlng good salaries from thp
state and will be Compelled to devote
themselves to the business of the
state. While all of the books and
records in the secretary’s office arc :
public records he says that anyone
desiring to • ecure Information from I
these record' must do so from some !
cue els* than the employee.
THE EMO OF TUBERCULOSIS
Th.
P h ysician's
R esp on sib ility.
By DR. HENRY L. K. SHAW.
F ifteen y ears ago it w as un
safe to drink the Albany water.
The doctors of th e city educated
and ag itated public opinion so
th a t a scientific tlitratlou p lant
was constructed, and today ty
phoid fever is practically un
known. So w ith th e g reat prob
lem of tuberculosis which we
are all striv in g so hard to solve.
The public is fast being educat
ed, and there Is a most d eter
mined and com m endable .effort
on the p art of all classes and
professions to stam p out th e dis
ease as effectively as smallpox
was stam ped out T he chief re
sponsibility. however, rests upon
the physician, and he Is a traitor
to him self anil to the noblest of
professions if he shirks his duty
In the slightest. The consensus
of opinion among the stu d en is
of this subject is that prompt
notification of each cn -•■ to the
proper authorities, as in the case
of other com m unicable and In
fectious diseases. Is essential In
the control of tuberculosis.
THE HALL OF FAME.
JA M ES FENTMORE COOP
ER —A m erican novelist, author
of “ Leather-
s to c k in g
T ales.” Born
B u rlin g to n ,
N. J., Sept.
15.1780idled
C o o p e rs-
towu, N. Y„
S e p t. 14,
H is
1851.
fath er was
a congress-
m an and founder o f Coopers-
town. The son received private
Instruction and a fterw ard etiter-
ed Yale, but w as expelled In his
third year. He was a midship-
man in the navy for three years,
when he resigned, m arried anil
began farm ing. It was ten
years before he published his
first novel, which was practical-
ly a failure. His next venture
In fiction was “The Spy,” which
was a prodigious success. Other
g re a t tales, such as “The I’lo-
neers,” “The Pilot,” “The L ast
o f tic- M ohicans,” “The P rairie,”
“T he P athfinder” and "T he Deer-
slayer," followed and established
his fame.
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address "W e are scrutinizing the men
wbo are conducting the governm ent.
We know we are living In an age of
com plicated conditions From all our
cities man a fte r man tells me th a t nev
er before have the citizens been so
aw akened to public questions—to the
queslion of public degeneration.
“T htr-lnteresting thing of our politics
now Is th at men are not labeled. You
cannot tell from the way a man voted
last tim e how he will vote the next
time. Men are beginning lo find out
th a t the safe line is th e right line.
"T he mere moral Im pulse In me is
of no force unless it can be translated
Into action. It Is Immoral to propose
fo r the United S tates som ething th at Is
not of benefit to the whole United
States. It Is Immoral to prom ote legls
latlon for your business unless It Is
also for the Interest of the rest of the
country Gnr government is m t a >s
ternnl Institution.”
“The Big Store”
/ have a d d e d to m y m a m m o th ito c h o f
H a r d w a r e a n d Q ueenew are
The Celebrated Free
Sewing Machine
Call in and see these machines before making your
purchase, and you will never regret having selected
a Free Sewing Machine. I have in my stock, of
Harvesting Goods, which is as complete a stock as
there is in southern Oregon.
Hayfork», Pulley», Rope, Pitchfork»,
Scythe» and Snath»
REMEMBER THE PLACE
D. H. Miller
Gold Hill
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Alphabet of Thrift
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T IS a science to make money
but much more of a science
to hold it.
The Gold Hill Bank
HORACE PELTON
President
LYNN W. SMITH
Cashier
A Pleasant Place to Stop
The Gold HiU Hotel
Meet Your Friends Here
The house ha» been thoroughly renovated and
newly furnished throughout.
R a te s $ 2 . 0 0 p e r d ay . S p e c ia l rates by the week.
PROSPERITY.
If adversity hath killed Ills
thousands prosperity hath ' kill
ed his ten thousands; therefore
adversity Is to be preferred. The
one deceives; the other Instructs;
the one nilsernbly happy, the
other hnj plly m iserable, and
therefore
m any
philosophers
have voluntarily sought adver
sity nnd so much com m end It In
th e ir precepts.—B urton.
J. W. Gale, Proprietor
S7?e Gold Hill Cafe
M r«. W . W . T r u a x
P r o p r ie to r
ALW AYS S d .M K llIIN O n o o n
Jo cap The I iib I tin- market nt
lord« In nntixtantlal fonda and
tbe filmai horn.-made dollcachw.
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