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An act to amend Section 3529 of Bellinger & Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes
of Oregon by increasing the annual appropriation for the support and maintenance
of the University of Oregon.
314 Yes : '. '.
315 No
Yes. Yes. Yes The highest and best fchool in Oregon should
be a sta'e school, owned and controlled by the people, and where ihe
Bons and daughters of the people may be educated without money and
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THURSDAY,
Editorial Page.
MAY 14
Referendum and Initiative Measures
On the ballots at the June election the voters will find 19 measures
Buhmitted or proposed for their, approval. The first four have been
referred to the people by the legislature and are herewith given as they
. will appear on the ballots, together with such comment as the News
Record cares to make upon them:
For an amendment of Section 28 (evidently intended to be Section 29) of Artkle IV
of th Constitution, changing the compensation of members of the legislature to
$400 for each regular session and f 10 per day for each extra session instead of $3
per day and mileage. (Section a8 provides the time when laws take eflect, and the
proposed amendment is, therefore, wrongly numbered.)
300 Yes
301 No '. '
In our judgment this in a meritorious measure and should be
approved. Legislators should be paid enough to cover their -actual
expenses at least. At present a member from Eastern Oregon is sever
al hundred dollars out of pocket when he attends a-session. A work
ing man couldn't afford to accept the office.
For an amendment of Section 3 of Article XIV of the Constitution, to permit the
location of State institutions elsewhere than at the seat of government by act of the
legislature and vote of the people.
302 Yes
For equal suffrage constitutional amendment, permitting women to vote on
terms with men.
equa
316 Yes
37
No
Everybody has his own opinion about this. . As for us we vote
Yes.
For an act prohibiting fishing for salmon or sturgeon on Sunday from January first to
October first, also in the Columbia River only from October first to December
thirty-first, also in the navigable channels of Columbia River at night, also at any
time in Sandy River and in Columbia River west of west line of range nine west,
near Astoria, and east of west line of range sixteen east, near Celilo," and limiting
seines anywhere in the State to one hundreJ and fifty fathonn long and four and
one-sixth fathoms deep, and providing penalties.
38
Yes
"No
303 No
We don't see where there coukl be any question about voting yes
on this proposition. It the people today want to locate a state institu
tion in the center of Malheur county, they should have the right to do
10 without consulting a past generation.
An amendment to Article VII Of the Constitution bj increasing the number of judges ,
of the Supreme Court from three to five, until otherwise provided by law, and
authorizing the Legislative Assembly to provide by appropriate legislation for the
exercise by the circuit courts, of the probata jurisdiction theretofore exercised by the
county courts, and for the transaction of county business by and before some
appropriate body or tribunal. .
304 Yet
30; No
We will vote no on this. The last half of it is meritorious, but we
don't Bee how, it will expedite litigation to increase the number of
judges. Our observation ia lhat where three do next to nothing,
you arrive at nothing by increasing the number. . '
For amendment of Section 14 of Article II of the Constitution, changing the time of
holding the regufer general biennial elections from the first Monday in June to the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
307 No
Emphatically no. Simply a political scheme to line the voters up
la November on national issues, and to carry the county and state
tickets through on the slogan 'tVote 'er straight." Change the state
and county elections to odd numbered years and there would be no
objection to November elections, except Oregon would be lost in the
mess of other states voting at the same time and thus lose a lot of
advertising tihe now gets.
Of the measures on which referendum is ordered by petition of the
people, the following are presented this week, and the remainder will
be given in these columns next week:
An act providing that in all counties, the sheriff shall have the custody of prisoners
committed to or confined in the county jail and such prisoner shall be worked at
inch places and for luch time and in such manner a the county court may direct,
and that In counties of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, the salaries of
guards and jailer shall not exceed $ 90.00 per month and the price of meals
furnished prisoners shall be u'c each.
We vote No for two reasons. First, we don't understand the whys
and whynots of it. As that is sufficient reason for our vote, the second
is immaterial.
Kor constitutional amendment, giving additional and exclusive power to cities and
towns, within their corporate limits, to license, regulate, control,', and tax, or to
suppress or prohibit theatres, race-tracks, pool-room?, bowling-alleys, billiard halls,
and the sale of liquors, subject to the provisions of the local option law of the State
of Oregon.
320 Yes " ' .
321
No
No. A scheme for "wide-open" towns.
Dreams and Promises.
In view of the circus bill promise addressed to "Mr. Voter" by
lhe Wallowa Sun, wouldn't it be well to stop and take stock on the
county seat ncrap scheme hatched by a few irresponsibles.
.. The scheme was to take advantage of the dissatisfaction over the
high taxes cf last year by charging it all to Enterprise. This has
failed because the people of the county know Enterprise is no more to
blame for the action of the county court than is Wallowa.
It was also thought the disappointment of other towns in not
securing the location of the high school, would all redound to Wnllowa's
advantage. In a large measure this has failed. Enterprise fought
openly and fair for he location, and our nearest competitor in that
contest is too square a fighter to feel revengeful over the decision.
. The support of another town and .section was to be won through
open appeals to an old-time prejudice, and an underhand scheme to
divide the county. The argument relied upon to bolster up this lust,
was the county seat being located in Wallowa, a town way off to ot e
side of the county, the people would fall in with a proposal to erect a
new county out of tho central, southern and eastern parts of trie present
Wallowa county, of which Joseph would become the county sent.
Several hundred votes were counted on from the transient laborers
on the railroad and saw mills that would be in full operation by June.
And lastly, there were the hot air promises of the elegant court
house that would be erected and rented at a dollar a year to the count'.
All these biautiful air castles have vanished except the pipe dream about
the beautiful court house. Rumors reach us that this airy soap bubble will be
blown to enormous size In Jonas' Pronilser this week or next, and its dazzling
beauty will fairly enrapture the voters.
This will fail also. The voters of Wallowa county require something more
substantial than pipe dreams to influence their judgment. Big bonuses, with
blgirer strings to them, will not decide this question.
Proceedings of
County Court
308 Yes
309 No
Nothing doing. It a fellow has to work when he goea to jail he
may as well be good. But seriously, while the measure reads well
thera is an opinion abroad it has a joker, concealed somewhere. Vote
it down and if it has merit it will come up again.
We may as well say here, that in case of doubt about any initia-
....... "
wve or reierendum measure, it is the safe plan to vote No.
tct an act requiring railroad and other common carrier to grant free transportation
to State officer ind county judge and heriff a a condition precedent to acquiring
land for corporate purpose by the exercise of eminent dprnain, and to prohibit the
payment of mileage for such free transportation.
310 YM . ;
311 No
That's an easy one. Vote no. Anyone who knows the devious
wayi that railroads have in acquiring "ground" for further privileges,
yvill require no diagram to help him make up his mind about this
.pleasure. : '
An act to appropriate twenty-five thousand dollar annually for four years, to be
used In purchasing grounds and building armories for the use of the Oregon National
Guard, th money to be expended under the supervision of the State Military Board
at any time during the four years, the Board not being required to use each appro
priation the year it is appropriated. The Oregon National Guaid i required to pay
to the State Treasurer such rental, for th use of said armories, as may be fixed by
the State Military Board. k
Wednesday, May 6, 1008.
In matter of road petition bv R
Stubblefleld etal:
Prayer of petitioners granted and
board of road viewers ordered to view
and lay out said proposed road on
May 25.
lit matter of rond petition of J. O
Grove et al :
Petition granted and viewers ordered
to view aud lay out said proposed
road on June 4.
In mutter of road petition by G. W,
Wright et al:
1 etition granted and viewers ordered
to view and lay out said proposed
road on May 21.
1 In matter of road petition of C. F,
tvans (.o. et nl:
I tition granted and viewers ordered
to view and lay out said proposed
road on 4May is).
In matter of roid politioti to vacate, bv
C r. lvans et hi:
Read ordered vacated.
In uiattor of ehanco Olof Anderson
road:
Viewers report read first time and
conunnea.
In matter of J. H. Yenolln road:
iewers report read first time and
conun wi.
In mutter of Lafayette Wilson road:
Viewer' report read firt timo'a
oont I imed.
! In matter of road petition by O. W.
liiirT it pi ki ;
Petition grant in! and viewers ordered
to i.'v and lay out said proposed
toad Mav 2 .
In matter of road intiinn rt k v
Childera et al :
1 tition granted and viewers ordered
to view and lay out said t ropoved
(""' vai; rinH mat will court adjourned.
f for rent as soon at the f rate passes ia a year or two, that are good , Thursday, May 7, loos.
' jl matter e-f vacating road by 3. H.
itnd
;n Yes
y3 No '
Dale and others :
After due consideration the matter it
coutinued until further advised.
In matter of road petition of Olof An-
derson et al :
Viewers' report read second time and
referred to district attorney for his
legal opinion.
In matter of road petition of J. H.
l'englin et al:
Viewers' report read second time rnd
referred to district attorney for his
legal opinion.
In mattor of petition of Lafayette Wil
son road :
Viewers' report read second time and
, referred to district attorney for his
legal opinion.
(Continued on page 5.)
Information Concerning Eighth Grade
Final Examinations.
I. Dates: 'a) January 23, 24, 1908:
(b) May 14, 15, 1908; (0) June 11, 12,
1008.
2. Program:
a Thursdays Arithmetic, Writing,
History and Civil Government,
b Frldnya -Grammar, Physiology,
Geography and Spelling.
8. Sources of Questions:
a Geography State Course of
titudy, 15erlv-ay and Hinnan's
Natural Hehool Geography,
b Spelllug Eighty per oeut. from
lteed'a Word Lessons, and
twenty per oent from niuuu
script in Lauguage.
0 Writing Speelmens of penman
' ship as Indicated in copk-d mat
. ter and from manuscript iu
Language,
d Language Buehler'a Mod"-n
English Grammar, uodiagra -
mmg.
e Civil Government United Stales !
Constitution,
f History List of topics from His-!
tory Outline in Htate Course of !
Study and turn tit Events j
Notice: Teachers tirrnarinir rtlasaM .
for wxaminations will please notify
county superintendent SO davs before
examination according to In w. j
J. W. Kerns, j
County Superintendent of School, j 1
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