The Gold Hill News
“ LEGISLATION BY BRUTE TORCE’
ru b li hrd Every Saturday at GoW Mil
Jxksoo Count». Or»»on
A CHAMPION has at length arisen for the Philistines of Big
* * Business and the Oregon initiative and referendum measure
REX H. IA M PM AN
is the objective goat. By reason of the sane and tempered ex-
hi ; , , - . . , « » . . ¿ i ™ . J erci^
of their legislative right the people of that state have
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J’ust>y earned for it the reputation of ideal governm ent-insofar
aa human limitations will perm it To the discomfiture of critics
sa ti ri » ay , O ctoi »«« 14.1911
and corporations the citizens of Oregon indisputably demonstrat
Subscription $ 1 .5 0 Per Annum, in Arfvniwr ed their ability to legislate wisely and well whenever the occasion
arose. Like the malign genii of the Arabian tales corruption
ceased from materializing, and vanished in thin air. Upon this
All Over Oregon happy consummation, enter the villain - a certain public service
The run of «aimoa t*. .he Coquille i corporation-to attack the constitionality of the initiative legis-
R h e r far exceed« that of a rear ago lation and raze the most notable political achievement of years,
and canneries are running on full Launched to the attack the company’s brief refers to direct
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. legislation as “legislation by brute force,” avers the despotism of
to Maurice L-derman of Eugene who | the multitude to be as complete and arbitary as the absolutism
«as recently fined »so for selling an j of the despots.”
Herein we agree with the offended corpora-
•ld deer horn to a deputy game war tion—though grieved to admit that m atters have come to that
4 *Much interest i . being taken t . t h e ' lamentable pass where legislation must be achieved by the popu-
arrangements now under »ay for the | lar will, or brute force.
Since the past has taught us the
first ciatsop County fair, which « in bitter lesson cf political despotism, we may be forgiven
as cpt
is in iiJ 1 Gearhart Park' Oc,ober n ! p u p ils -if despotism must obtain, we, the people, shall exercise
Th“e question whether or no. wood I u with the compound wisdom of that “multitude” so corporately
bum w ill license the sals of intoxicat and contemptuously referred to.
If, as is maintained, there are
lng liquors during the coming year, legal technicalities in the obstruction of this popular right, it is
w ill again be Toted on at the next
the public duty to remove them as deadwood. Oregon, whose
city election to be held on November
new freedom has been the inspiration of a nation, must endure
7th.
•The hog and field pea special" is I and prevail in her course, with the certainty that the “mobs”
the official name for the farming dem and “multitudes” of her sister states are with her in the fight
•nstratton train that the O.-W. R A
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ft. and the Oregon Agricultural Col-1
Michigan (N. D.) Arena.
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Our Big Strike Is On
We have struck
for L O W E R
PRICES A N D
BIGGER SALES
Look at our Show
Window of Local
P r o d u c ts a n d
don’t fail to see
the Big Squash
from the Del Rio
Farm,
lege w ill send to eastern and centra!'
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Oregon next week.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE RECALL
The farmers in Harney Valley are
having trouble to get their grain
threshed, as there are only three ma
chines in the field. The crop is so pR E S ID E N T TAFT displayed excellent taste by making no
large this year that three outfits are ■
reference to the recall of judges in any of his speeches in
nob enough to handle all the grain.
Oregon. It is reasonable to presume that he will give the same
A movement has been started in
question a wide berth in his utterances in California, a state
Pendleton to secure a commission
form of government and to that end which he enters right on the heels of an election at which the
the Progressive Nonpartisan, Munici people adopted the recall of judges by an overwhelming ma
pal League has been formed with
ïs
jority, along with the initiative and referendum.
many of tne leading business and pro
A NU M B ER O F THINGS
As was pointed out by Governor Hiram Johnson of that
fessional men of the city enlisted as
" T h i m o r id l i i o f u l l o f a n u m b a r a t
members.
state in an article printed in a recent number of Hampton’s, th e , t ilin g a . . T h a t I ’ m a u r a m a a l l a b a u l d ba
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h a p p y a a h i n g a **
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For the purpose of allowing the sale recall was the paramount issue in California, as it is everywhere
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o f ’ the tract of land in Forest Grove
A judge is a public servant, and the halo of superstituous The hungry rhipwrecked -can. an did
where the Chemawa Indian School else.
n<>t grumble at h i- fate;
was formerly located. Representative sacrosanctity with which the president would invest him is some
He tncrelv took the calendar and hit
Hawley w ill introduce a bill at the thing to which thinking people can plainly see he is not en
h im off a >late
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■ext session of Congress. The land
titled. As Governor Johnson succinctly put it:
M a r-lifild intends to change her
is owned by the Department of In
“The overshadowing issue is not railroad regulation, nor name, proi ahly to “ Coos Bay,” at an
dian Affairs.
woman sufferage, nor the initiative and referendum. It is the election in December. Someone has
right of the people to recall their judges. This is the supreme suggested "M lllico nia,” which sound
State Capital Gieanings
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test of the new democracy. The legislature may pass the laws s ' though the place waa expected to
Oregon now has a woman convict and the people may amend their constitution, but the last word »leep for a thousand years.
Flour $1.25 $1.35 up to $1.75
Carnation Milk
.10
Corn, per doz. cans
1.20
Coffee, per lb.
.25
Sugar, 12 lbs.
1.00
Dry peaches
12» and .10
Lard, per can , 75 and 1.50
Hominy, per can
.15
Sauer Kraut, per can
.15
Feed Rolled Oats, per sack 1.30
Shorts, per sack
1.50
Bran, per sack
. 1.10
Corn Flakes, per pkg. .
.10
Monopole Raisins, 2 pkgs. .25
Monopole Currants ”
.25
Bananas, Oranges, Lemons,
Apples, Grapes, Sweeb Spuds,
Fresh Vegetables, etc.
always in stock
L a n c e &. C o m p a n y
“The Big Store”
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• t the penitentiary, Elizabeth Vance, lies with the courts where the laws are construed and constitu
sent up from Astoria on a charge of tion« are interpreted.
If these courts lie beyond the reach of
larceny.
the people then the people do not rule.”
Following a visit of Governor West
to the Baby Home in Portland, he has
Among the Schools
Pat’s Beck-Number Squash
inaugurated an Investigation of the
That the Oregon schools and tne Ore
Gold H ill is bragging a lot about a
expenditure of funds of that home,
quash grown on the Del Rio ranch near
gon scenery are to have a place in the ►
inasmuch as it is a state-aided institu -------„ . .
future is again attested by School ‘ ¡’« I city, weighing 78. pounds which
c. h .„,
tion.
There w ill probably be over a dozen
cases of incendiarism to come before
the grand Jury in various districts
where the fires ef last summer raged,
according to reports received at the
state forester’s office.
Many eighth gTade schools of Ore
gon, especially rural schools, w ill hold
their graduating exercises next spring
In groups. Recommendations are be
ing sent out to this effect by State
superlBtendent Alderman.
The state’s brief, prepared by the
attorney general In the case of the
State of Oregon versus the Pacific
States Telephone A Telegraph Com
pany, to file with the United States
supreme court in the pending c u e .
Vhich w ill decide the validity of the
initiative and referendum, is In the
hands of ths printer and contains
"about 30,000 words.
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from another trip through Rogue river’s
fertile valleys and into the lofty timber
and ragged beaut» of our majestic hills,
,n' PL e d , 7
° fk n* ,Ural ^ Der^
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in the Medford exhibit weighed only «8
pounds. W ell, w ell! Five or six veers
Ag<> tbe Herald had on exhibition u
’Vs“ fto 7 n ? b a t"w e ig h ^ W d p ^ " Cin
an be, and elated with the people and its stockings Just oefore C hrl.tm as it
was taken to Wyoming by the late J. D
During the past week an J a half Mr. Parker and furnished pumpkin pie for
the whole county at Chri.tmas time.
Henry baa spent from four to six hours Gold H ill w ill have to ra il again.—Cen
in his visits with each of the following tral Point Herald.
schools: Sardine Creek. Miss Alene
Why not hant up a cqnaeh of a trifle
Scott, teacher: Savage Creek, Miss Flor more recent vintage, B ro . Patterson?
ence Ditsworth ; Dardanelles, M r. A. L. Whv delve icto the dim and distant
Haselton; Sams Va’ley, Miss Gay Webb; past? Did Central Point soil, after.toe
Chaparral, Miss Ro»e Nealon; Moan- mighty effort of ’’five or six years ago,”
tain, Mise Grace Colby; Meadows, Miss suddenly lose its potency for producing
Gladys M iller, Asbestos, M itt Alma Gargantuan squashes? Your equash.
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, having beeo converted Into pie, and it
This is the second visit to these schools .
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this term. The superv.sor works with "
re“ ° “ ble U> P ^ n m e
having
the papila, giving them assistance aa * one
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l4, meni of that »reat A merican ©<li ble. can
does the regular teacher; confer« w ith ,
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t scarcely * be called
the a
teacher
relative
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pupil, to their respective grades; dis- Pr—
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Making the Bachelors’ Club of cusses methods and device, - i t b the ,
« extinct a . the dodo, a . dead a.
Woodburn immune from prosecution, teacher; observe* needed equlpm eut ¡ , l * ‘ en’ *'o"0b* '
kt le u t until such time as the su and often consult* some member of the i ° ° ° " ' #nd
‘ *>“" h ot which »ou
preme court passes on the decision of school board relative to Its purchase; c‘ n
without ad o ptin g, late-lament-
Judge Galloway In ths equity court ■uggests plans for the using of the 1 ' ° ” U* ry
° volce-
here, Judge Kelly held that the grand library,charts, dictionaries, etc, helpfnl.
Do as Tom Gallagher did
He went
jury could not Indict the proprietors
Rome plans are being discussed by ° U T ^ U!r, * V ,n
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two ,n "re
of the club for selling liquor without the county superintendent and super- «’• « * H»W>«<1., grown without irriga-
a license, as the general license l a * visors of bringing the people together “ ° D’ ,rOm the p,le ,nten‘'ed
exempted cities and towns and placed in the more populous district* to discuss a serii a of banquets for the pigs, and
them under the Jurisdiction of such subjects of public sod local Interest. brought them to town as evidence that
hie 78-ponnder was not whaf George
cities and towns.
They are not prepared at this time to
announce anything definite, hut be Putnam would call “ a sporadic instance. ’
Judge Harvey M. Trimble, of Illi lieve this would be a step in the right They weigh 86 and 76 pounds— now,
here, today— not “ five or six yearslago”
nois, w u unanimously elected com- direction and
hopi- everyone
will
—and may be seen in Lance & Co ’*
mander-ln-chlef of the Grand Army of encourage such a plan.
window, in company with many other
;e Republic.
The old topic of securing an electric | handsome examples of the peerless
line f ,r the valley wan disen-sed at a productivity of Gold HUI soil
meeting cf the M d’o 'I comme clal
fo r Sale.
club Wednesday « veiling when it was
reported that the Oregon <k Southern
Five room house with three |otf) each
Railrwtd company of Seattle wou d ot 50x10:, one a corner lot; chicken
have representatives in the valley about houee arid ham; t wo lots plan led to
October 10th to look over the local field berries; good garden, with water; one
With the view of establishing an elec of the most desirable residences in Gold
tric rosd f, om (irants Pass to A-hland H ill. Price, »1 ,500. Apply to the Gold
The clnh appointed Dr. .1 F. Reddy a H ill News for full particulars.
committee of one to meat the represen
For Sale
tatives of the company on their arrival
Some bargains in light horses—1,000
here and entertain them, showing
the possibilni'H of such a road in the ¡to 1,100 pounds; also a few second-
valley— Mail Tribune
| band rigs.
Darling A Hodges.
Heating Stoves
I now have on my floor one of the moat complete
lines of Heating Stoves that there is in southern Ore
gon, and am uble to quote prices, quality and styles
considered, that are absolutely rig h t
Call and see
them and be convinced of what I say.
I also have put in a complete line of lanterns. You
need not go home in the dark, for I have the light.
Rut at that I t ’s no more distressing
than ’ • Woolley port,” under which titu
lar handicap Cre-cent C ity fondly ex
pects her new harbor to become a
second New York.
D. H. Miller
Near History
Henry V I I I had just arrived in Reno,
and was surrounded by a crowd of di
vorce lawyers, clamoring for bi* busi
ness.
They all mentioned alimony,
which wns a new word to the corpulent
king.
“ After all, the old way was best," he
said, alter looking it up in the dictionary.
Gold Hill
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th e ir schools.
The devoted ladies of the state W . C.
T. U , in convention assembled at
Medford laat w c k.’Whouted “ Down with
with the Demon Ram!” Even a* they
shouted their advice waa probably being
taken by diver* leading citisen*.
According to a press bulletin of the
U. 8. geological survey, the name Sis
kiyou—county In California and moun
ta in -in Oregon—may have had one of
two possible origin*. By some author
ities it is said to be a corruption of the
original name given the district in
California by the French—six cailloux,
meaning “ six boulders.” Other* state
that it is an Indian wotd mesning “ bob
tailed horse,” the mountain* bitween
California and Oregon having been so
named because a famonc hohtailed
race hores was lost on toe trail.
British Columbia Rainbows
Ashland has a self-confessed humorist
in the person of Charles Barnette Wolf,
the new editor of the record, whose
“ Wolf Howls” are an entertaining fea
ture each week
He came from Iowa,
where a* editor of a weekly paper he
ladled out laughter for years. Gn his
way to tills modern Eden be wai way
laid for a winter in Vancouver, R. C.
In the last issue of the Record hp dis
cusses the Vancouver winter from all
points of the compa-s, and in the course
ot his remarks has the billowing to -a<
ubont the B. C. raiuliow:
The only com nee ration for m oith* of
i-rav days is a rainbow now anil then
I don’ ’ believe such rainbows arch
th -ir hack- anywhere except in that
reeking atmosphere. W ith one foot in
the rouge pot- of Aurora Borealis anil
the other in the puppy beil-ol Honolulu
they sit astride the sky and skin all the
rainbows of history.and jiang their hides
on the battlements, ltu t they lie like
a gas meter. Everywhere else in the
world a rainbow is a sign that the rain
is over. Up there the rainbow is a
sign that the nozxle is lost off the cel
estial sprinkling can for good.
Alphabet of Thrift
w
E A L T H of gradual
growth is real and last
ing. Skyrocket for
tunes don’t stay up.
The Gold Hill Bank
HORACE PEITON
President
ROBT. H. MOORE
Vice President
IYNN W. SMITH
Cashier
© tte G o l d H i l l C a f e
M n . W . W . T ru a x
P r o p r ie to r
AI.WAVH HOMKTHINO GOOD
to e a t—The bent the m nr ket nf
fordn In niihetantlal foods and
the fliifst home mad«* delirarle*
W E ARE now in shape to
figure on bills of lum ber-
bills of any size or lumber of
Sugar Pine, Yellow
any size; sugar pine, yellow
Pine and Fir
pine and fir. We can fur
SUGAR PINE SHINGLES nish the best black oak lum
ber, suitable for finishing and
furniture
making.
Mill on
Messenger Lumber Co.
Sams
creek.
SanM Valley, Oregon
LUMBER
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