East Oregonian : E.O., February 08, 1905, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

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EAST OKEGON1AN. PHNDLETOJt, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. FEBRCART a, ItM.
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CONVENTIOf
present constitution
x early a dead letter.
Salem Journal SojtxrsM Chanre That
Might Be Made to Great AdTantace
in tbe State's Organic I .aw Among
These to Provide for Flat Salaries,
. to Salary ' tbe Slate Printer, and
Affecting Various Problems In City,
Township and County Management.
There Is a general sentiment In fa
vor of a new constitution In Oregon,
but the first step taken to submit a
bill for a constitutional convention
an Issue Is raised by the lawyers of
the state senate that threatens to de
feat tbe needed reforms that could
be accomplished by the construction
of a new constitution, says the Salem
Journal.
The old constitution Is as nearly "a
dead letter as It Is possible to make
the organic law of the state. It Is
violated daily in letter and in spirit
by nearly every department of the
government and by nearly every clti
sen of the state. Its terms fixing the
salaries of . the state officials are
openly and notoriously violated. Its
limitation of J5000 on the debt of
every county has been trampled In
the dust and single counties nave
debts running Into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars. 'While many of
the old features can be retained. It Is
urgently in need of revision to meet
the demands of a rapidly expanding
commonwealth.
It Is charged by some that the In
tention of the movement tor a new
constitution Is to do sway with the
Initiative and referendum amendment
But such Is not the case, as some of
tbe principal advocates of a new or
ganic law are champions ef direct
legislation and some are against that
manner 9t enacting laws,
I Many Changes Needed.
Among the proposed changes of the
constitution that are advocated as
wise or necessary, are the following:
To allow any number of amend
ments to be proposed In the legisla
ture any session.
To allow colored people to reside In
the state.
To permit registration of electors
within 10 days of an election.
To allow the governor to veto sin
gle Items of any appropriation bilk
To allow the state printer to be
placed on a salary.
To allow cities to make and amend
their own charters.
To change the time for state elec
tion from June to November.
To give state officials flat salaries.
To change liability of stockholders
for Insolvent corporations.
To allow counties to increase their
Indebtedness.
To abolish the county probate court.
To establish township government.
t To legalise Irrigation and drainage
laws.
Bill for Constitutional -Convention.
The substitute bill for a constitu
tional convention, reported favorably
by the Judiciary committee of the
state senate, provides that the consti
tutional convention shall be held at
Salem. January 8. and that It shall
contain (0 members, 30 of them from
the state at large, chosen by the su
preme court, and 00 by the electors of
the state. The (0 candidates are o
be nominated only by petition, and
i the election Is to be held June S.
this year. Of the SO delegates, not
; more than two-thirds are to be mem
bers of one political party.
The apportionment of the (0 Is to
' be as follows:
' Baker, t; Benton, 1: Clackamas, Z;
' Clatsop. 2; Columbia. 1: Coos, 1;
j Crook. 1: Curry and Coos. 1; Douglas,
1 2: Gilliam, 2: Gilliam. Sherman and
; Wheeler. 1; Grant, 1; Harney and
Malheur. 1; Jackson. 2; Josephine,
1; Klamath and Lake, I; Lane. I:
I Lincoln, 1: Linn. S; Marlon, 2; Marl
on and Clackamas. 1; Morrow, 1;
I Multnomah. 11; Polk. 2; Sherman, 1;
Tillamook. 1; Umatilla. 3; Union. 2;
Wallowa. 1; Wasco, 2; Washington.
I 2; Tamhlll 2.
I A constitution as drafted by the
convention Is to be submitted to the
! people for ratification or rejection at
an election to be held June 4, 1900,
and the convention is to prescribe the
form of the questions that are to be
submitted.
The bill provides 250.000 tor de-
: fraying the expenses of the conven
tion. The delegates are to receive 25
'a day, but such compensation shall
not exceed 3300 for any delegate.
They shall also receive 33 for every
j 20 miles traveled In going to and re
turning from the convention.
FOR SACAJAWEA MONUMENT.
Official Button Will Be Issued and
Placed on Sale Soon.
The following Interesting mention
of the work of the Sacajawea Monu
ment association, appears In the club
department of the Oregon Daily Jour
nal: Last Tuesday afternoon the execu
tive committee of the Sacajawea
Statue association held an Interest
ing and busy session. The moat im
portant matter that came up for dis
cussion was the plans tor putting on
sale a Sacajawea button, to be known
as the "exposition button," and which
will entitle every child under IE years
of age owning one to a free ticket to
the exposition the day the statue is
unveiled.
It was decided not to use the de
sign that has been the "trademark"
of the association since Its organisa
tion, as it was not copyrighted, and
private parties have taken advantage
of It to advertise their own business
at the expense of the association. The
design selected for the "exposition
button" will be the official picture of
the statue, which has Just been copy
righted by the association, with ap
propriate dates and motto.
The contract for making 10.000 of
these buttons was let Tuesday to a
local firm. A Joint committee meet
ing was held a few evenings before,
of Red Men and the members of the
Sacajawea board, which was the first
step toward elaborate unveiling cere-
monies.
Plans were outlined in a general
i way and referred back to the differ
I ent organizations for approval. It la
' expected that within the next week
. something definite will be decided
upon. The Red Men of the city, state
land nation, have accepted the invlta-
tion of the association to participate
j in the unveiling ceremonies, and the
i day will be dedicated Jointly to the
two organizations.
As soon as the arrangements are
I completed Director General Goode
I V4-II1 name the exact date for the cere
: monies and the committees will be
j gin preparations for making It one of
j the great days of the exposition. Con
; tributlons for the statue since last
I week have been received from Funks
town. Ind.; Boise. Idaho; Newberg,
Ore., and Homestead. Pa. The Chin
ook tribe of Red Men of Portland
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cash donations last week. i f 1 I 1
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Senate Bill Sa 277 Provides for
Three-Inch Tires on Farm Wag-
Following Is a copy of senate bill
No. 277. Introduced by Senator
Haines, the object being to compel
the use of wide tires on all farm
wagons in Oregon:
A bill for an act to regulate the
width of tires upon farm wagons and
other vehicles used to haul a load
weighing 1500 pounds or more than
that amount.
Be It enacted by the legislature of
the state of Oregon; and, be It en
acted by the people of the state of
Oregon:
Section 1. No farm wagon or other
vehicle built to carry a weight of
1500 pounds or more, shall hereafter
be used, driven or propelled on or
over any county road heretofore or
that hereafter may be established In
any county In this state, unless the
same be equipped with tires that are
not less than three Inches In width.
Sec. 2. The provision In section 1
of this act shall not apply to plat
form or three-spring wagons equipped
with steel axles not to exceed one
and one-quarter Inches in diameter;1
Provided, however, that the said
wagons are not used to carry a bur
den exceeding 1500 pounds in weight
Sec. 3. Any person that shall vio
late the provisions of this act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon the conviction thereof shall
be punished by a tine of not less than
35 nor more than 325 tor any one of
fense, together with the costs of the
action, and In case of failure to pay
such fine and costs Imposed, may be
committed to Jail not to exceed one
day for each dollar of such fine.
Sec. . Said fine shall be paid Into
the general fund of the county In
which the offense was committed, to
be expended under the direction of
the county commissioners' court in
Improving the road or roads In the
road district wherein said vehicle
was proven to be unlawfully used.
Sec. 5. Any court In this state
that now has Jurisdiction to try any
cose of misdemeanor shall have Juris
diction in their respective counties to
try offenders violating the provisions
of this act In said county.
Sec. t. This act shall become In
full force and effect one year after
approval by the governor.
Poisons In Food.
Perhaps you don't realize that
many poisons originate In your
food, but some day you may feel a
twinge of dyspepsia that will convince
you. Dr. King's New Life Pills are
guaranteed to cure all sickness due to
poisons of undigested food Kir money
back. 26c at Tallman & Co.'s drug
store. Try them.
One hundred and twenty-nine lots
in the Rand addition to Lewlston,
lately sold for 31C.O00.
This perfectly natural change
In a woman's life Is too often ac
companied by painful, distressing
symptoms due to female troubles
and slight Irregularities In her deli
cate organism.
The woman who passes this
change without the development c!
tumors, cancers, or chronic Invalid
Ism enters a new field of happiness
and usefulness in the domestic cir
cle and In social activity. Her phy
sical system should receive the
necessary assistance at this critical
period.
lydiaLPin!di3fiJsVegetat!eCompound
Is exactly suited to woman's needs at this time. It strengthens and
cures all derangements of the female organism. It overcomes the hot
flashes and dizzy fainting spells, and all other distressing symptoms.
I WblI In Bed for Thre Weoks
Dear Mrs. Piwctux : I suffered a (raat deal durtnf Chanrs Ufa. t flowed
steadily for eleven weeks, and It mads me so weak I was la bed for three weeks.
I began taking Lydta E. Ptnkhame Vsretsbls Compound, ahheuf h It was sgshMt
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Mas. F. M. Mushsush. East Chicago, Ind,
The whole secret of safety at this time of life Is thorough prepara
tion before the change begins. Fortify the system with a course of
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has carried thousands of women through this danger period.
No such helpful advice to women who are sick can be had any
where as will be received free by addressing Mrs. Plnkham, Lynn,
Mass.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cures Where Others Fall
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Mla Maris Drafnata, as Maettaaa fa -Doa
lady Charles B. Hmnford, at Fraaer Theater, Ttmnday , Pe. II
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larger QUARTERS
A. SMITH
Will Move to the R.enn Blk., Court St.
WEST ROOM, NOW OCCUPIED BY GREAT EASTERN STORE.
IK MOVING INTO THE NEW QUARTERS WE DO SO IN ORDER TO BETTER FACILITATE VS IN THE MANUFACTURE OP HIGH
GRADE HARNESS, AS OCR BUSINESS HAS GROWN TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT MORE ROOM IS NECESSARY.
THE NEW STORE WILL 'BE THE LARGEST, FINEST AND BEST EQUIPPED HARNESS FACTORY AND . STORE IN EASTER"
OREGON. IT WILL BE COMPLETE IN EVERY RESPECT AND OUR STOCK W1U BE SECOND TO NONE IN OREGON, OUTSIDE OF
PORTLAND.
THE HUMANE HARNESS WHICH IS MADE BY US EXCLUSIVELY IN UMATILLA COUNTY, HAS PROVEN SUCH A BOON TO 09--.
ERS THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPLY THE DEMAND. IN OUR LARGE QUARTERS WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAN
DLE THE TRADE. : . ; ,,,-,, ' '
HUMANE HARNESS HAS BY TEST PROVEN TO BE THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND BEST HARNESS EVER CONCEIVED. IT K
EASY ON THE HORSE AND WEARS BETTER THAN OTHER HARNESS, s . t K
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n't Buy Harness
I Until You Have Examined HUMAN&
HARNESS
I J. A. Smith. Harness and Saddles
Temporarily Located on Cottonwood Street
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