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About Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1910)
THI R^GENl WKEKLY GUARD. THURSDAY APRIL 21, 1910 WZLVK A* the Employ«^»' Liability Law on the ballot TliU proposed law 1» • uro which will require employers to safeguard th«* Ilves «if employes en gaged In hazardous occupations. "When this last-named measure was before the last geu«<rat assembly It was op|K>s«*d amt defeated through the efforts of the Emnloyere' Asso ciation The attitude of Mie employ ers at th«* present time Is mors fav orable. in fact, thero la a strong wave of favorable consider«!I»« of I liability laws all over the country, .the Washington Lumber Manufac- Will Daly. of Portland. President. inrer^ AsjocIntlon at tlon. having adopted resolutions de of the Oregon Stalo Federation of claring It necessary that a fair and Labor, who has been In th« city sev honest law must be enacted looking eral days on business, to a Guard to the better protection of employ«». "The Nation«! Manufacturer«' As representative today made the fol- lowing statement regarding the work sociation. at Its late convention, also expressed Itself lu favor of a liability Of the Federatlou: "The poll or head tax In the state law which shall be national In Its Aud when of Oregon must go. Th« ____ ________ ____ this convention. State ____ Fed- ____ scope Il which «ration now has before the people air which was composed <>f T rmpl yrs initiative petition, the purpose of from every section of «< the United FOR OUT DOOR VM which ia to so amend th«' constltu- State«, voluntarily go«-« on record as IN TME WITTE ÏT WEATHER tlon that It will be unlawful to raise favoring liability laws, th« working NuTrtiNd revenue by this Infamous and un- people of the state of Oregon feel American method. This amendment that our proposed law 1« receiving Its Is as follows: strongest endorsement. "Both of these petitions are now " 'Proposed Amendment to Article throughout the IX «if the Constitution of the Stat«» of being circulated Oregon, to be ili'slguated In the Con state, and are meeting with enthu«- wa > I . .»I. xir stitution as Section la of Article IX. l«si|>' support, and we are gratified ( > of said constitution. that many employers are showing " 'Article IX. of the Constitution their unselfish Interest In the wel- GAul-w.i 1 1'5 _ _____ ___ ____ _ ____ offering of the State of Oregon shall be. and fare of their employes by / 11MLYLCJA »!'! • . ivill hereby Is, amended by Inserting the their signatures to the««' petitions." •XI AM WU. I I I. \ following section In said Article IX. •3r after S«H-tlun I and before Section 2. ID.X > and It shan be designated us Section 3WT3 HOUSE BURNED NEAR la of Article IX. «* .«.' » / gsau " ARTICLE IX.—Section. la — A .' "Ve"./««. C ' DONNA SATURDAY NIGHT No poll or head tax shall be collected In the State of Oregon and no bill regulating taxation or exemption Residence on Goorge Chamberlain. rani« up from Eugens throughout the state shall become a Farm Saturday evening to aid ths Royal law until approved by the people of Yarnell Place Destroyed I Neighbors In giving a surprise party t- e state at a regular election; none I In honor of Mrs A. II Anderson. who — Other Notes of the restrictions of the constitu ' will leave in n few days for hrr home tion shall apply to measures upproied i In Canada. The party was a very by the people declaring what shall be Special Correspondence, affair About fifty subJ«Mtt to taxation or exemption and Donna April 1» Spring seeding suri-rsaful how It shall be taxed and exempted, Is about over In this vicinity. C«»n- neighbors and friends gathered at the home Of Mr and Mr» Suiltb After whether proposed by the legislative slderable grain has been sown and a assembly or by Initiative petition; large crop muy be expected. The «iiendlng the evening In social «nuira VI ! I but the p«*ople of the sev«*ral coun weather has b«M»n Ideal this season and a general good time. ties are hereby empowered and au for farming, and th«' farmer ha» Getchell. In a few well chosen words. thorised to regulate taxation and ex mad« good use of the sunshine. As In ("-half of the lodge, presented Mrs. emptions within their several coun the farmer sows ao shall h« reap ' Anderson with a beautiful gold It N. ties, subject to any general law Grain sown in wet land la likely to A. pin Then a delicious supper was And which may be hereafter enacted.' produce much Instead of wheat or MrVOd, »tilth WH Just flue I the people went home much happier "The State Federation”, continued oats. Mr. Daly, "was prompted to propose Quite a conflagration occurred, on I for the evening thus spent this amendment by the action of the Saturday evening on the G«»o. Yar last genera! assembly, which created nell place about two miles south of The old fashioned way of dosing a tax commission, whose duty Is to Donna The house was th«« victim a weak «tomach. or stimulating th«* report a revision of the tax system. of th«' wrath of the flames. The fire heart or kidn«y« Is all wrong Dr. The legislature also decided to sub and smoke could be seen for mil«*« ■ op first pointe dout this error. mit to the referendum two amend around This Is why bls prescription Dr The damage was not very Shoop' reiterative, la directed entire " ments to the constitution which. If great, perhaus $500. adopted, will make It possible to Frank Spores ha sr«*ce|ved a large iy to the cause of these ailments exempt certain property from taxa woodsaw from the Fort land hard the week, Inside or controlling tion. ware firm of Mitchell. Lewis A Sla nerves. It Isn't ao difficult, nay« Dr, "While the Federation endorses ver Co., with which he Intends to cut Shoop, to strengthen a weak atom- and concurs in the amendments cord wood this summer. ach. heart or kidneys. If one goes at which will make exemption possible. Rev. Geo Ramsey will preach It correctly. Each Inside organ has It is believed t-hat th«» measures will again at the Donnx school house next Its controlling or li>*lde nerve When not be complete unless the amend Sunday, April 24. at 11 a. ui and these nerves fall then those organs ment Is altKi adopted, which will 7 p. m. The Sunday school at 10 a must siirely falter These vital truths safeguard the taxpayers In so far m. should not b«> forgotten. ar- leading drugglata everywhere to that any exemption shall be approved Mr. Lemon has built n new porch dispense aud recommend Dr Shoop's by the people at a regular general In front of his store to take the place Restorative Test It a few days and election before It can become law. of the canvas awning see' Improvement will promptly and "The Federation also has begun Mrs. Getchell, state deputy for the surely follow. Sold by Yerington'» the circulation of petitions to place R. N. A., accompanied by Mrs. l-aura Drug store. LABORERS SAY POLL I.IX MUST HARRIMAN LINE IS RUSHED TO HARNEY lace for Interior Oregon Starts —Vale Is Now the Vantage Point Vale. Or.. April 15.—Determined »n being the first railroad into Har ney County, the Harriman interests jumped into Vale th.s morning with a force of 100 railroad laborers and started construction work on the Oregon & Eastern, the survey for - which extends westward across the. -state from this point to a connection with the Natron-Klamath line at Odell. Material yards have been establish- - ed in which 90 car loads of ties are already piled up. In addition to sev eral miles of 70-pound steel rails. Engineering 'parties are now setting the grade stakes along the line of the -survey and are camped as far west as the Harper ranch. 25 miles from Vale In Malheur county. Malheur Canyon First Point Hit. It is believed here that energies will be devoted at first to covering Tracks are being laid in order to get prices at which the owner of the ma th» survey in the Malheur River can- materials on the ground expeditious-' jor portion of the three blocks. Will- yon. where engineering parties, work ly. while a switch Is under construe- lam K. Smith, 'has been holding them, ing for the Boise & Western, said to tlon to facilitate the handling of ma-, has been paid. The full consideration In the transfer Is not given in the to be a Hill road, have been operating terlals In the yards. deeds, $10 being named. for some time. The construction of 150 miles of ORBGOX ELECTRIC! Ia addition to building up the road will put the Oregon 4 Eastern PREPARER TO EXPAND. South End warehouse district, a larg "In the clear." That is. it will take the road through the Malheur canyon Portland. Or., Apr!! 16.—The pre er share of the Willamette Valley and into the Harney valley to a point liminary purchase in what is believed freight tarffic will come into the Ore on Malheur Lake. From there to the to be a move toward the upbuilding gon Electric terminals with Che ex connection near Odeil. the country is ot the warehouse and factory district tension of the company's lines now In more or less open and the danger of in the South End was completed yes prospect. The surveys for the exten interference by rival lines is not a terday. when the Oregon Electric be sion to Albany and to McMinnville matter of serious consideration, it is came the owner of three full blocks were completed about the first of the reported here that work on this 150 .adjoining the company's terminal year, and were taken to New York by Manager Talbot, with the expectation miles will be prosecuted vigorously i property on the south. this summer. In addition to this purchase, made | that the construction work should be "It is Harney Valley or bust.” Is known by the recording of the deeds, ' ordered at once. The sale of the road. It is believed, the expression used here today by I It is said that at least three promln- | Engineer Ashton, who has been look , ent real estate firms in Portland have i has only delayed the definite an- ing after right-of-way matters for tlhe J been quietly working of late In the ■ nouncement of Intention to build this company. Engineer F. S. Osborne Is ; endeavor to tie np with options a tier J year, for the franchise In the valley now in Pocatello roundng up rail of 10 or 12 additional blocks between towns are being sought and there is road laborers. the Oregon Electric and Southern Pa every indication that the work is to Ths force at work today has laid cific rlg’hts-of-way and connecting up go forward rabidly. the first mile of track that «HI be with the property transferred yester A. T. Warner an.1 wife jnd Mrs. E. needed to connect the Oregon Short day. The latter deals have not yet F. Reed of Denver, arrived In Eu Line branch from Ontario to this been closed. gene last night. 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