Uhe G o l d H i l l N e w s
SUMMER GREETINGS
WHI 1*111 l' EVERY SATURDAY AT GOLD HU E, .lACK'ON COUNTY
----------------OREGON, BY
the Son« and Daughters of the Oregon I
Pioneer», an organisation eight year» '
old. will have an active part in the j
B en H. L am pm an
next annual reunion, in June, 18It. of ;
the pioneer».
William Haney, 60 year» old, was
Entered at tlx- Gold Hill |xwtolfiee for transmiasttut through (lie mails a»
»truck by an automobile at Sutherlin
seeond-cla« matter
and tnataully killed, hi« head almost
severed from hi» body. The automo
bile. which ia »aid to have been going
at high «peed, contained four youug
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1913
I men returning from a celebration at
Oakland and was In charge of Charles
SUBSCRIPTION $150 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE Park« of Roseburg.
B. R. Baumggrdt. of Loa Angele»,
an astronomer and lecturer, who ha«
traveled In most of the scenic place»
of the world and who waa at Hood
I River the first of the week to view
B y R o b e r t M. L a F o lle tte
Mount Hood from the north »hie. de
dared that Hood River s:enery H un !
T HAS become a constitutional principle in this country, that surpassed In any part of »he world. j
Oregon City business men and 4t>«> j
every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his senti Clackamas county fn ru /rs, Its prln-
ments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right, Clpal stockholders, a r . behind the |
and that no law can rightfully be passed to restrain or abridge Clackamas Southern gwilw&y, which
soon make formal application to
the freedom of press, says Mr. Chancellor K ent This declara will
the comm ission council for a franchise I
tion is quoted with approval by Mr. Justice Story in his work on to bring electric interurban curs iuto
Portland.
the Constitution.
Think of that recreation trip you have been planning,
and when making up the bill-of-fare,
JUST TAKE THIS TIP
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Fancy Tillamook Cheese, per
Boneless Herring in jars
Sweet Pickels per quart
Ripe Olives in cans
Fancy red Salmon, per can
Chip Beef in glass
Free Speech: A Precious Right
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But some of the good people who regard the Constitution a s ;
the roek of safety for the everlasting protection of property decree ,hat i.soo.ooo acres of Oregon
rights are rejoicing in a new construction of the constitutional land, valued at »60.000,000. be forfeited
guarantees of freedom of speech and press in New Jersey. The bv ,he South#ra »’«cific and that title
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thereto revert to the government. The
municipal authorities of Paterson, and the courts as well, have defen(lant company win carry the case
denied a large body of citizens the right to peaceably assemble to the circuit court of appeal» at sun
and discuss matters which deeply concern them.
prancaico.
Donald Helms, aged 20, driver of a
Some four months ago, twenty thousand men and women, racing car going at a 50 mile an hour
employed in the silk mills of Paterson, N. J., believing themsel clip, was instantly killed and Newton
ves wronged by their employers, quit work. That was the be- H. Mark, mechanician, was seriously
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I injured when the 50 horsepower Amer-
ginning of a remarkable contest. Under circumstances tending ican car
was driving turned
and intended to provoke them to acts of violence, those weavers over twice at a turn in the Fourtn of
respected the property rights of their employers throughout July automoblle ruce8 ttt the Medford
track.
many trying weeks. The few meetings which they were permit What is believed to be the skeleton
ted to hold were marked by a calm and temporate discussion of of an Indian princess has been un
their grievances which have won them the respect and protec earthed by workmen grading In front
of property at Salem. The bones were
tion of the law officers of the city and state government.
In an upright position, and around
But the employers were very bitter. The time was most in them were quantities of beads and
opportune for any action on the part of the “highly paid, happy other rare Indian ornaments. Near
the bones was a stone foot which is
and contented workman” in this protected industry. Tariff re believed to have been the totem of
vision was at hand. A strike on the part of these wage earners the last of the tribe.
As an aid to tourists and those w ish
to “better conditions” under which they worked aroused the
ing to gain Information regarding the
deepest resentment on the part of their employers. A strike al many places of interest throughout
ways disturbs business, curtails the purchasing power of those the country, the department of the
Interior has issued circulars giving
involved, and exasperates merchants and tradesmen.
general information regarding the na
The corporations owning the silk factories of Paterson con tional parks of the United States. Of
stitute a powerful combination. This organization could easily especial Interest to Oregon is the pam
secure the co-operation of the interested merchants to influence phlet regarding the Crater Lake na
tional park
the municipal authorities “to put an end to the strike.”
Teachers of Hood River county have
But there was clear thinking and wise counsel back of this each received a topographical map of
strike and directing its every movement. Month after month the district west of Mount Hood. It Is
one of the latest publications of the
they held a course that was strickly within their rights. They United States topographical survey
observed the law. They kept the peace. They walked the and is called one of the A tlas sheets
streets in an orderly manner. They gathered together to advise of the Mount Hood quadrangle. It
shows in detail the topographical fea
with and encourage one another.
tures of the region around Lost I.ake
This course appeared to be offensive to those who were anx and over which the dispute as to the
ious to enforce the working men to surrender to their employers, Bull Run road has arisen between
Hood River citizens and the Portland
if pursued, it might extend the strike indefinitely. They were water board.
not exhausting their energies and their resources in excitement
Forty thousand coplc-j of the state ,
and violence. They were conserving the strength, and winning game and fish laws have been receiv
ed at the office of State Game warden '
respect and sympathy frqm people in other communities and Finley, and will be distributed to offi
states where their grievanees ai«4
course of proceeding to cials throughout the state. They pre
redress them were becoming known.
That sort of thing would never do. Apparently orders Ü’ent ,
forth to -run th e n in." They were arrested ,» Urge num b#»
On what appears to be the most relish e m.Orma
. am led to |
sent several radical departures from
the la -
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llm e ue.ore
uey a;-r. generally understood, '.ftp
“e j v „ a i'an
.jUjn law” „ makes
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believe that these working people were the victims of an abuse (
he can procure a b u n t*r» per
of power on the part of the law officers of Paterson which v<as w it. Several changes in the open and
in plain violation of the rights guaranteed to every citiz^n o f «closed seasons have been made In
the United States.
If the represen tationsmade to me are tru e,—a r ^
are
made on such authority that I am bound to accept
ai>
solutely true.—the Mayor, commissioners of pr>,iee> and police
magistrates have taken the most drastic a c t i '^
ppevent these
working men and women from peacefully ^j^hering to discuss
the wrongs which they have suffered; a1Pk| have unlawfully de
nied them access to meeting halls
places of public as
semblage.
It appears that more thary attfdi&and arrests of orderly, self
Respecting, law-abiding
'Garners have been made by the
Paterson police, and n r ^
hundred and fifty of these
working people hav^ Vnecn fn ed or imprisoned for no other of
fense than pres’^nxing to exercise their constitutional right of
free speech
peaceful assemblage.
Would W& authorities of Paterson, at the behest of the rail
road companies, have dared to raid peaceable meetings of mer
chants, or farmers, called together to discuss excessive railway
rates?
Are wage earners to be denied the equal protection of the
!aw? Are they to be taught that the Constitution is sacred when
it is the shield of property, but a mockery when working men
nvoke its priciples?
It is high time for the liberty-loving and peace-loving citi-
nship of the country to raise its voice in protest. The right of
-ee speech and peaceable assemblage is a precious right, vital to
t «. 7 of "ree government. It must not be denied or abridged.
gome of the more remote sections of
the state.
Senator Chamberlain has been noti
fied by the department of Justice that
a parole has been granted David West-
man, and his release from the perfi
tentiary at McNeil's Island has been
ordered. West man was the first man
convicted in Oregon under the white
•lave act, his offense being the pur
chase of tickets from Portland to
Stevenson, Wash., for three women
alleged to have been immoral. In hl»
behalf. It waa shown the department,
that an account at a severe accident
when 15 years old, he was not men
tally responsible, and a parole was
granted so that he might be cared for
by his parents.
That the Day bill, providing for a
special election in November for the
reference of bills, will be tested as to
Its constitutionality was assured wlten
Dr. Marie Equl and Mra, J, R. Oatman,
of Portland, asked Secretary of State
Olcott to file petitions for the initia
tive of an eight-hour law for women.
Mr. Olcott refused to file the petitions,
Attornfey-Oeneral Crawford having ad
vised him that m easures cannot be
Itiitlat’ d at the special election, and
the w om ei im mediately announced
that, they would Institute mandamus
prof? II c. to compel him to do so.
The id ::!'
Ic e more than 15,OOP
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lb.
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.25
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Vienna Sausage in glass
• .15
Veal Loaf in flat can
- .15
Peanut Butter, large glass
- .16
Corn Beef, in tin can«
- .25
Van Camp's Pork and Beans, .10 and .20
Grape Juice, per bottle
.26
TAKE THIS ALONG WITH YOU
Camp on the mossy banks of a crystal stream,'way ba< k in the mountains, where
Nature has prepared everything lor your enjoyment; kill three, which is the limit,
sack the “jerky”, return to Gold Hill and call and see us
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inese of a lion Ton Milk Punch
on a hot day — as compounded
by our new Elect rie Mixer?
Hardware
Stoves
Tin. tirsuite and Aluminum Wan«
Garden Tools
Haying and Heading Tool»
Builder»' Materials and Tools
Rooting
Building Paper Faints Gils Yarnislx-s llru-dx-» (ilas-i Crockerywan*
lzirge Assortment of Qiux-nswure is line a line ami assortment of
Great Stuff, Folk*!
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Shovels Miner»’ Supplies
Fonder, Fuse and Caps
Base Hall» mi l
.M'tis, and Bals. My Stock is complete in every line and my prices an- rigid
Calwa tiraj«- Juice
< irangvaitr
Cherry Dri|>x
Hires’ Reliable Root Beer
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Pineapple
Strawberry
T ry our S p e c ia l
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PARLORS
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of Interioi, U. 8. Land
Office at Roseburg, Or., Jun« 6th, 1913.
N oth v . is hereby given that George
R. Brigg», of Gobi Hill, Oregon, who,
on J,tire I, 1910. made Homertead Ent
ry Serial, No. 00301, for »h i KW>4 , Sec
tion 20, Township 35 8 ., Range 3 W
Willamette Meridian, has tiled notice
ol Intention to maku Three tear Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
de-cribed,before G. A. Gardner, County
Clerk Jackson county, Oregon, s t Jack
sonville, Oregon, on the 25 day of July
1013.
Claimant n a n e sa * witnesses»: Ike
Coy, of Gold Hill, Or.. F. M. Powers,
of Gold Hill, Or., T. W. Ray, of Gold
H ill, Or., G. W. Garrison, Gold Hill.
Oregon,
Turner’s Lunch Room
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I r o n b y E le c tr ic ity
L a te M odel E lectric Irons. G v 4ar_
teed 5 y e a r s, n o w
—B. F. JONES
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Register.
FOR SALE New Alfalfa Hay
Of tlx is-st quality.
per ton in
Held, or $10. delivered in Gold Hill-
Ihv
—Sleepy 1 follow Farm
O. I. Gregg. Mgr.
The .'.merlean people drank more
whiskey rrd beer, smoked more cigar»
and cigarettes and chewed more tobac
co during the fiscal year 1913 than In
any other yearly period of the nation’s
history, according to estimate» bH»ed
on the record-breaking Internal rev
enue receipts of the federal govern
ment for the 12 month» ended June 80.
$ 3 .5 0
W e w ill sen d y r
o n e o n b rial
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CALIFOR.F < i \ . or .EGON POW ER
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