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KALLS CITY OREGON, SATURDAY. AVGUST 5, 1916
XII
M ay
Tariff commission.
Tariff for revenue only.
Permanent diplomatic service
beyond politics.
Merit system in civil service.
Proper place o f Tammany Hall
in the scheme of the universe.
Child-lalior legislation.
Preparedness.
Bryan.
Continental army.
The Post has overlooked Panama
tolls and the single-term and some
others, no doubt for reasons of
space limitations.
“ Stand by the President?” usk-
ed a sarcastic Congressman.
“ Sure we will stand by the Presi
dent, if he will stand still long
enough." Telegram.
GOVERNOR HUGHES’ VETO
Reasons
fo r
V e t o in g
C e rta in
o f State policy and as such it
Bills
W h ile O s s e r n o r o f N e w Y o r k .
Some time ago an unknown
seeker a lter khowledge sent us a
clipping from a paper asking why
Charles E. Hughes while Gov
ernor o f New York vetoed cer
tain measures. Presuming that
this unknown person was honest
ly seeking information we have
endeavored to secure the desired
information that the true light
might shine forth and relieve the
anxietv o f the brother, or sister
as the case may be. Through
the courtesy o f Mr. Hughes’ Sec
retary we obtained a copy o f the
official records o f Charles E.
COLOSSAL NERVE
Hughes relating to the veto of
The Normal School Committe of the bills alluded to.
Pendleton have sent out a “ story"
The first question asked is:
to the newspapers o f the state,
“ Why did the Governor veto a
boosting the constitutional meas-. bill passed by the New York L e g
ure to establish a Normal School islature. givin g women teachers
at Pendleton, requesting that the equal pay with men?”
said story be published and that
The answer to this question
later in the campaign they would
will be found in the “ Public
have some advertising and would
Papers o f Governor Hughes,
take the matter up with the editor.
1907” , beginning on Page 75—the
A very reasonable charge for pub
memorandum filled by the Gov
lishing the “ story” would be $6,
ernor with his veto ol the bill on
yet these gentlemen ask the news
May 29, 1907. The Governor
paper men to publish it free, and
shows thjtf. the Board o f Educa
as a bait offer to talk to him later
tion o f New York City had full
about a possible contract for a
power to fix the salaries o f the
few dollars in advertising.
Why
supervising and teaching staff,
not show good faith by contract
subject to the provision that
ing for a liberal amount o f space,
there should be established a
and trust that the editor from the
uniform schedule providing for
goodness o f his heart would say a
an equal annual increase. The
good word. Any enterprise, ever
existing law, passed in 1899, pro
so deserving, must fail when engi
vided for a smaller salary for
neered bv cheap skates.
women than for men, and the
By-laws adopted by the Board of
Education showed great inequal
THE STRAW VOTE.
ities.
The veto memorandum
Another straw vote was taken
continues
as follows:
recentlv and it was in favor of
Wilson, says a Eugene paper.
“ The motive o f the present bill
We do not undertake to dispute is to compel equal pay for men
the truth o f this report nor pre and women holding the same
tend to know under what circum positions under any particular
stances the vote was taken. schedule o f salaries. The provis
These encouraging reports for ions o f the bill relating to classi
Wilson probably are calculated fication, schedules and the rais
to keep up the courage o f Demo ing o f additional funds by taxa
crats and counteract the effects tion turn upon this central re
o f the sweeping defeat at the quirement and are for the pur
Primary. We publish the total pose o f givin g it effect. And in
vote as officially given by the asmuch as the question is one of
Secretary o f State:
general principle it is claimed
that it is a requirement proper to
For President:
be established by the Legislature
Wilson
27,898
Burton
10,593
in laying down the rules under
Cummins
27,558
which the board o f education
Hughes
56,76-4
shall exercise its powers.
This gives the Republican
“ Now, without taking up the
party a total vote o f 94,915 Cum alleged ambiguities o f the bill, it
mins alone lacked only 340 o f I dearly appears, with respect to
getting as many votes in the this fundamental matter, to be
state as Wilson.
open to serious objection.
Herschel, the 10-year old »on of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer I>ewiH was
seriously injured Thursday noon
at his home by the explosion o f a
dynamite rap. The injuries he
received al>out the face are serious
and it is feared that he will lose
the eight of one eye, perhaps both.
The accident occured in the har
ness room of the burn o f the Falls
City Lumber Company which is
at the rear o f the Lewis home.
A baking powder can contain
ing 163 extra long split dynamite
caps were found in a berry patch
on the old Alex Christoff place in
the southwest part o f town by
Bob Bennett. Bennett brought
the can down and told Mrs. Lewis
that he would put them in the
harness room and for her to in
form her husband about them
when he came home. He placed
the can on the work bench in the
harness room.
Herschel is an industrious little
fellow and often went in the room
and made things with the tools.
A box o f brass rivets lay on the
bench and Mr. Lewis had spoken
about getting some extra long split
rivets to fix the thick heavy har
ness tugs. Seeing the can on the
bench he opened it and the caps
being brass he supposed that they
were the rivets that his father
had spoken about.
Taking one o f the caps he put it
on the anvil that was in the room
and {xxinded the slit end down so
as to make a shovel. A fte r broad
ening the end down to the point
that suited him he put it in his
pocket and taking out another cap
he struck the loaded end and the
explosion followed. The hammer
was blown from his hand, lacer
ating the thumb and forefinger,
the claw striking him on the fore
head cutting a gash from which
the blood flowed freely, and struck
the wall behind him The boy’s
head was on a level with the an
vil and the exploding cap burned
his face and eyes considerably,
the right eye being injured the
worst. The force o f the explosion
knocked him down, but he was
able to get up and walk to the
house, falling on the back porch.
He stood the ordeal very bravely
and cried but little from the
wounds that he had sustained.
Medical aid was summoned and he
was made as comfortable as poss-
DEMOCRATIC PROSPERITY
ib'°. Up to the present time it is
impossible to ascertain to what
During the year o f peace we
extent the eyesight is endangered. sold in breadstuffs to Europe
This is indeed an unfortunate $181,484,000 worth. In the year
occurame and the parents and o f war we sold $567,607,000, a
child have the sympathy o f the gain o f 213 per cent, i
people of the town.
In the year o f peace we sold to
Europe mules to the value o f
$622,000. In the year o f war we
STAND BY THE PRESIDENT!
sold them mules to the value o f
The most recent, illustration of ♦18,041.000, a gain o f 2,796 per
the remarkable facility Qf the cent.
President o f the U nited States to
During the year o f peace we
face about oil an issue — his com sold to Europe hay to the value
plete reversal on child-labor legis o f $790,000, During the year of
lation-m oves even the usually war we sold to Europe Yiay to the
friendly New Y c .’c Evening Post value o f $2,263,000. a spain o f 233
(Ind. Dcm.) to ridicule. Presi per cent.
dent Wilson, defending his fre
During the year o f peace we
quent changes, liad said that it sold to Europe meats and dairy
was “ only a narrow man, whose products to the valuie o f $138,-
mind is closed to new ideas, who 736,000. During the yea r o f war
does not alter his opinions.” “ By we sold them meats and dairy
thn test,” says the Post, “ Mr. products to the value o f $243,098, -
Wilson is obviously one o f the 000, a gain o f 75 per cent.
broadest-minded men the country
During the year o f peace we
has ever produced.” The Post sold to Europe sugar to the value
then proceeds to say that he has o f $4,341,000. Du ring the year
changed his mind on the following: o f war we sold to Europe sugar
Initiative referendum and recall. to the value o f $36,816,000, a
Woman suffrage.
gain o f 748 per ceait.
“ It is proposed by legislative
enactment to establish the pro
position that for the work o f a
given position women shall re
ceive equal pay with men. It is
for this principle that the sup
porters o f the bill contend and
not for mere increased pay. The
gross inequalities which have
been permitted by the board of
education, and which clearly
should not be continued, are
pointed to for the purpose ®f em
phasizing the principle in ques
tion.
“ The proposition as it is put—
‘equal pay for equal work’— is an
attractive one and set forth on
behalf o f the worthy public ser
vants who are engaged in this
important calling it has elicited a
large measure o f support while
at the same time it has provoked
vigorous opposition from those
who believe that the desired leg
islation would be unfortunate
both for the schools and the
women teachers.
“ But it is manifest that the
principle is one o f general appli
cation and it should Dot be adopt
ed by the State unless the State
should be presented and debated
before action is taken.
“ There •» no reason why the
principle should be applied to
teachers in New York and not to
those in Albany, Syracuse, Ro
chester. Buffalo and elsewhere
in the State. Nor is there any
reason why it should be limited
to school teaching. I f sound, it
should be applied in our State
hospital service, in our charitable
and reformatory institutions, and
generally through the civil ser
vice of the State. It is indefen
sible that a principle o f grave
importance to the State as a
whole should be established in
connection with a local measure
inviting only the consideration
which as such it receives. The
consideration o f such a matter
should bo under circumstances
directing the attention o f every
member o f the Legislature to its
importance with reference to his
own constituency and to the State
at large and not upon the assump
tion that it is a question o f pure
ly local concern.
“ What local authorities or sub
ordinate boards may do within
the limits o f their discretion,
while locally important, is a very
different matter from the estab
lishment by legislation o f a prin
ciple o f action which has no ap
propriate local limitation. By
acting in such matters through
local bills, the State finds itself
committed to a course which as
State policy has never received
is prepared to apply it generally.
The question is necessarily one
Quite a Number of
People have secured Ladies Oxfords
at one-half price. These are ex
cellent values and a big bargain.
Come and look them over at your
earliest convenience as sizes will
soon be broken.
S e lf’s Cash Price Store,
“ Meeting and Beating Competition".
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through consideration.
“ For this reason. I cannot ap
prove this bill. The matter should
be left to the board o f education
to be dealt with locally as may
seem best, unless the Legislature
is prepared to lay down the gen
eral principle for the entire State
and the entire public service” .
It will oe seen that the Gov
ernor did not give his approval
to the payment o f smaller salar
ies to women than to men for
equal work, but that, in view o f
the very large added expense
that the principle would impose
upon the State, he believed that
the policy should be carefully
considered, as it had not been at
that time, before it was adopted.
The other questions asked will
be taken up next week and dealt
with as space will admit.
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