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AYBE NEITHER COOLIDGE, DAViiS NOR LA FOLLETTE
Jnusual Political Situation Makes Possible a Final Presidential Choice By
Senate of Either Bryan or Dawes; An Outline of the Workins of Our
Election Machinery When an Electoral Majority is Not Won.
l.ufmi snectally for Timos-IIorold
r EDWARD PHllOY HOWARD
Through Auuocnsicr ourTico
mnpv n conservative nowBpapor
UltslilnB on ,lfl flrat pnK a fltory
, tho effect that nounor uooiiuro
br Davis nor Im Kollotto will bo
L-tnil President or tua united
E.IM In Novcmbor. At flrat glnnca
Kch n Btntomont might scorn out-
u ho realm or possibility, but
L political situation lu complex
L tho oloatlon machinery uch
Kit It docs not roqulro much Imng-
..iinn n rnrnnnn tho nosslbllltV. If
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ul tho prolmblllty. of such n sltuu-
:0n Almost anything mny linppon
i November.
There urc 531 votos In the Kleo
jral ColtcRo. Tho doctoral col
n l composed of electors from
ich state, equal In number to tho
ombor of Senator ami KopruHont
ilrctf to which tho ntnto la entitled.
ror example, New York Htnto 1ms
vo Senators and 13 Kepriontu-
tps Therefore, Now York ban for-
f.flvo vol. s In tho doctoral college
iho total membership of tho elec
toral college equals tho total mom-
enhlp of tho Sonato and Houuo
si In voting It will bo remombcr-
kl that the pooplo voto for tho olec-
or of their states, thvso names np-
ttirlng on the ballot, and not thoso
bf Coolldgo or Davis or Ui Foiiutto.
Tho ConHtltutlon provides thut n
ilnajorlty of theso C31 electoral
votw. or -66, la nccewary to tho
holco of a President. Tho person
Airing the greatest number of
course, wins whon thoro arc only
iwo candldatos In the Hold, but with
thrco tho complexities begin.
Hero Is tho cotiHtltutlonal clause:
"Tho person having tho greatest
Why fhe" Senate May Pick Our Next President
I EHH Tvjiit ft iir U1 II III go II HI 10 'THyJJ K jV ? ' J )
iilxtoon utntos. If ho oarrlco only
kotu, Bouth Diikotu and Montana,
such Irnntttt would llkoly provontl
olthor Oaolldgo or DiwIb from win
ning tho nccoewary majority of 2G6
olootoral votes noceasary to oloct
tho Prolsdont. Even tbo olootoral
voto of any ono stnto might provont
a majority,
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EHKOTING I'OLKH
VOK POWER iane
Tho Hums Power Co, In now t
work oroctlng tho polctt on which
to Hiring tho nocefwnry (transmis
sion of oloctrlo Julco for lighting
and powor purposon. Tho now
polos nro largo and of sufficient
longtli to put tho wires high abovo
tho ntroots and Intersections and
tho wiring will bo nmplo to caro
for tho load,
Many patrons have dignified their
Intention to luntall electric power
Just an noon oh thu Power Company
will furnish It. Several motors
have been ordered iind more arc- on
tho way and It now looks favorable
to a fiuo patromigo for this new en
terprise when It Is Installed aid
ready for operation,
having ouch majority, Ithoit from
tho persons huvlug tho highest
numbers, not oxcocdlug three, on
tho list of thoso voted for as Presi
dent, the House of Itepresontntlvcs
uhalt choosu Immediately by ballot,
tho President"
KtertliiK Proidnit.
Now let us turn to thu situation.
If tho cnndldnto rocolvlng mcroly
tho largrnt number of electoral
votes could .bo clioson, then tho
entry of Ia Kollotto Into tho field
mo grOftlOBl, ,, , ..nlmnnrhinl nnxnrillni' in
number of votes (In tho Electoral ,,... nni, . .,, ,,-,.
illcgo) for President shall bo tho , .
President, If such number bo a ma-
hut this is not tho enso, and there
orlty of tho whole number of eloc- ""' Pomicm o.iservcrs wno re-
osr appointed; and If no person gnrd It us highly unlikely that a
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majority of the olootoral voto will
be won by any of tho candidates.
Tho Hucoud .Monday or the fol
lowing January tho electors lu ench
Htato ehOHou at tho November elec
tion moot In their respective state
capitals and doclnro for their windl
dates. The votes will then bo ucnt
by mcsHouger to tho president of tho
Sonato In Washington. They will
bo counted on tho second Wednes
day In February boforo the Joint
iicsslon of tho Houso and Sonato.
Then the result will bo announc
ed. If no candidate has a majority
two hundred and sixty-six vote.1
then thu 1 louse ot Representativ
es must Immediately convent for
JUoney
saving
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The growth of SKAGGS STORES from a
very Modest Beginning in July 1915, to 219
stores located in 98 towns and cities, in July
1924.
From two to an Jinny or 800 men and women; from inHigni"
flennt hhIoh to it yearly volume moro than 20,000,000 dollim;
from community to stato'wido public popularity and favor.
If you contomplato making an nutomohilo tour tlim Hummer,
North,' South, Kast or West make your dfiily purcliiiBOH at
SkagH whore tho merchandiKe h alwnyH fresh, and no old HtockH
havo shelf room, as the Sknggs olicy is fresh MerchandiHo to the
public at all times,
Wo Horvo nine AVontorn States which havo been moro than
pleased with tho enormous saving and square dealing which tho
Skaggs stores servo.
Everyday prices, we have no baits or specials
12 Boxes Matches for 59c. 91b. Sack Corn Meal....43c.
6 Boxes of Rex Lye 74c. 91b. Sack of Pearl Bar-
2 Citrus washing pow- ley 45c.
der 35c. 9lb. Sack Oats 54c.
Cider Vinegar Per Gallon 48c.
Skaggs Creamery Butter Yeast Foam per pack
. per lb 44c.
Skaggs Maple Syrup
per gallon $1.79
Skaggs Best Flour per
Sack 1.98
DRIED
age
Crackers by the half
kadv
Oyster crackers per
Pound 12c.
..5c.
45c.
FRUITS
Peaches, appricotts, white figs, Raisin, and Prunes by
The Box 14c. lb.
We deliver to all Parts of the city, Telephone orders as well
as personal calls have our best of attention at all times.
We charge 10c on all deliveries less than five dollars, and
over five dollars Free. Remember some one must stand the ex
pense of free delivery, think it over, it is worth a consideration
and a money saver.
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Hid purpose of cIiosIiik n President.
Tho choice ImMiik limited to tho
three hlijhest candidates, would
menu that tho House would havo
only Iho optou of oIioohIiik oiio.
ullher Davis, CoolldRo of La Kol
lotto. MOW IloilMI Vol I'M
Hero Is where .the election ma
chinery takes on a different color.
There Is no voIIiik by Individuals
lu thu House. Moreover, each statu
has only ono vole. Hhodo Island's
vote urinals that of Now York. Tho
voto of each nUitu Is determined by
majority of thu Congressional
Ilcprosoulntlvoif in Hint statu. This
point Krnspcd lot It bo romombercd
that tho "blocs" In sovornl dolr.'Ka
tlous hold tho balance or power.
Thus the Ii Koilette-Whoelor can
dltlnry becomes somothltiK to bu
leekonod with.
Anyone familiar with tho lino up
In the olluio hint year can see how
likely It Is that neither Davis nor
CooIIIiko would bo able to obtain a
majority vote In tho House lu Kcb
ruary. A deadlock Is quite on tho
cards a repetition of tho Domo
eartlc National Convention, par
tialis, until March 4. 1025. At that
time tho new Houso conn Into
IioIiik- Hut TUB NKW IIOURB
HAH NOTHING TO DO WITH TUB
CIIOICI-: OK A l'UKSIDKNT.
In tho event of a deadlock until
tho dlHiuKrtio!i of the present
House the- duty would pass to tho
Senate and here It must bu remem
bered that TUB HBNATB VOTB8
ONIiY KOIt TUB VICB-l'ltBHl-DBNT
AND NOT KOIt TUB l'UKSI
DKNT. If tho tountry stands with
out a rro.nlmit, then that otllcn, he
iiiK vannut, must bu filled by tho
man chosen as Vlw-l'rosldont by
thu Sonato.
At this point wo read another
nllmluntlnii. Tho Sonato Is limited
to voto for tho two blithest nuidl
datos. So tho likelihood Is thu
chalcti would He botweon Clonoral
DnwoH and Guvornor Ilrynn.
nifTcrvnt In Senato.
Now wo como to tho Senate voto.
Tho Sonato does not voto by sUttes
llko tho House. Tho Souators voto
an individuals, and a majority voto
docldcs, Tho Sonato mombonihlp
bolng 00, 40 votos would oloct a
Vlco-Prosldont, who would Immedi
ately succeed to tho Presidency,
Just as CoolldKO euccooded Harding
as soon ob tho vacancy occurred.
In 'tho prosont' Sonato thoro are
43 Democrats, CI Republicans and
2 Farmer Laborltos. Thcso figures
would tippoar to onauro tho election
of Diwcw, providing thoro Is no
change in tho charuotdr of tho Son
ato as n rosult of tho Novombor
WlsaoitHln, Mlnnoaotfl, North Da
oloctloiis, and providing always that
La Kollotto would not switch 6.
number of Itopublloan Sonaton
rrom tho Coolldgo-Dawos tlckot and
proouro votos for llryan. TIjo mar
gin Is narrow, and La Kollotto might
easily bo tho deciding factor.
Ono noodonly go back to 101C to
boo how dollcato la tho prcsont Bit-'
uatlon. In that year tho oloctoral
collogo stood 1577 for Wilson and
254 for HughoH. A third party can
didal controlling, for oxamplo, tho
13 oloctoral votoa of California,
would havo thrown tho oloctlon into
tho Houso, I row many olootoral
votoB La Follotto will control as a
rosult of tho coming oloctlon is
somothlng for political wrltors to
flguro on. It may bo something
for tho two dominant parties to
consider seriously.
La Follotto supporters aro claim
ing ho will carry botweon oght nnd
HU.MMONH
IN TUB UIItUUlT COU11T OK TUB
STATB OK OHBUON FOU TUB
COUNTY OK IIARNKY.
Cora I'urlngtou, Plaintiff.
vs.
A. II. Webbor, Itono U. Colt, W. B.
Stafford, Hortlo Foil car, and K.
A. Bmpey, Defoudantu.
TO: A. II. Wobbor, Iloso 0. Cole,
W. 12. Stafford, HeJrUo Koucar,
and K. A. Buipoy, Dofoudants.
IN TUB NAM 13 OK TUB STATB
OK OUKOON, you nro liuroby rc
riulred nnd directed to appear and
nuswor tho complaint filed against
you, nnd ench of you, in tho above
untitled suit on or before tho Inst
day of tho time prescribed lu tho
order for publication of this sum
mans, to-wit: On or boforo tho 13th
day of Soptomber, 1924, said date
being tho expiration of six weeks
from the date of tho first publica
tion of this mimmouB, and if you
fall to appear and answer for the
want thereof, tho plaintiff will ap
ply to the court for the relief pray
ed for lu Ijer complaint, to-wlt:
For Judgment against the defend
ants, A. II. Webber and Itono O.
Cole, for tho sum of $2600.00 with
8 per cout Interest thereon from
December 1st, 1H20; for tho fur
ther sum of $233. 3C with intercut
thereon from April 13, 1923, nnd
for the further sum or $50.29, with
8 per cent interest thereon from
April 1st, 1924, for $250.00 attor
ney foes, And for cotits and ills
bursemeutk herein.
That said mortgago he amended
and corrected to rend as set forth lu
plaintiff's complaint;
That a decroo of this court be
eutorod foreclosing all ot tho Inter
est or tho said derondants herein,
In and to the N!(i r Section 9, the
V.Vi nnd the B16SWU or Section 4.
tho 8W.i. VKHB4 and the 8W4
NWU of Section 3, the Nt&NWU,
WlJNKVi, and SKUNK', of See-
tlon 10, all in Towmdilp 2G South,.
Hango 34 M, W. M. forever barring
said dofoudants, or either of them,
from any other right or equity ot.
redumption, and that wild property
bo sold, as by law required, and.
,thd irrocobdp thereof .bo uppled,
.first In tho payment of this Judg
ment, coats and accruing cowls, and.
tho romalndor, If any thoro bo, bu
distributed to tho said defendant
aH tholr Intorostd nppoar. In case
tho property upon alo Htmll not
pay this Judgment, -interest, conte
and accruing costs, that tho plain
tiff have and rocovor of and fromu
tho dofonilnntn, A. H. Webbor and.
Hebo O. Colo, any nunia Tomnlnlng
unpaid, and that she havo a defic
iency judgmont thorofor, and that
execution lssuo thereon;
That tho plaintiff bo allowed to
bid upon nnd purchase snld prop
erty whon sold on execution under
fills Judgmont and decroo, and for
such other and further rollof as to.
equity may portaln.
This summons iu published br
order of tho Hon. It. T. Hughot,
Judge of thu County Court for Har
ney County, Oregon, mndo and on
torcd on tho 31nt tiny of July, 1924..
tho date of the first publication or
this summons is August 2nd, 1924,.
nnd tho date of tho last publica
tion of this numinous Is September
13, 1924.
uiaos & macs.
Attornoyo for Plaintiff.
Post Ofllco nnd Itcnldonce: Hums
Orogon.
Registered nnd Grade
Jerseys
Hirjh Class Milk Tested
All T. B. Tested Fresh and
Coon to Freshen Cows Now
On Hand.
Increase your cream check
by making your dairy herd
high claas cows.
Willis Rounsevelle
Burnt, Oregon
Get The
Habit
and eat at the
CLUB
CAFE
3Lc vens Hotel Building
Meals nl all hours and the
menu includes everything
obtainable in the local mar
ket in season
Special Sunday
Dinners
Quick courteous H'jrvico
Bring the Family
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BJ ADJUSTS J
35 THE CAUSE OF W
Harry S. Stone
Chiropractor
LEVENS HOTEL
Offlco hours 2 to 5 P. M.
Other hours by appointment
ft
Best Yellow Pine Lumber
Rough and Dressed
WEIL'S YARD
At The New River Bridge
End of lane leading east from Short's blacksmith
Shop.
Burns Paul A. Weil Burn8
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