f
Politically Independent.
duty, seeing that yuu are at the head of one of the
state’s great educational concerns, to aid the
County High School by denying students who
.u»ve not |>as»cd the twelfth grade admission Lu
0. A. C. ?
• *
OUR SI
PH!hi ll'll IS J / STAKE.
The biennial trouble will commence at Salem,
Proliably a legislature was never
text week.
irganized in thia Mat«* so utterly at »- a a« t<»
fUIII.IWKKr* fcVTHV FHIHAY II»
a tiom tn«* utlicea aiiall go. At thia writing King
CaucuM ¿eems to tie very small potatoes and but i
T. I.. DUO O E K
*ew hi a hill. This condition is juat what the peo
ple d«*sire.
They do not like the idea of a few
Militicai bosaea meeting down mi Portland and ar
Ml’ ||M< HIPIK >N HATFX
ranging all nuitters relating to orgamzatiun, be
fore hatid. The pvop’e believe, if th«* bosses have
Otir »*•» In «itvan«-*. .....
One v«.«r, at i*i»*l <>( »«sir .
power to dictate who shall be S|ieaker of to«
*
One »rar, al <’t»l <>t i »rar».
.iuuse, preaidetit of the Senate and the other
(.
We
determined
to be
by tin* Bargain
«•»•* »rar. at *nd of 3 yvara
Ki* ui»utha ina.IvaiH'»* ...
dficera and committee ciiMirnien, t
have power
fi
Three month* In advance
buying
and have started a
on
When tne people
t fi lo dictate legislation aa well.
Singi*cu|i) in wrapper....
tiiopted the liiitiativc and lb '* n*i.dum ainend-
w ill Electrify
the Country.
»
•
A l>V Kl<‘TIMI NO IIATFX:
nenl and the Direct Primary law, they did «m
»urely to break down corrupt |iohtical bu.-».-» dumi-
Card of thankt
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Hj~» ial ohiliiarv notiert, |»>r linr...................................
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lalion.
Hiituidvl ««Idingruniinmita, nrr linn....................................... 11
Prior to the adoption of these laws, the people
Izical tdvrrtitinit, per lili* t*«-r l»*<H* .................... ... ......... <•
Ditplay a»lt, 2 cltange* per monili, one mlnnin wide
vere aimolutelv at th«* merry of n->" sin. Bo.-»se.-»
tier inch .....
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lietated
the organization of l««gislalures, the elec
Profrt«ion»l rardt. 1 «, im he*. t>er tnon'h
I °
tion of United Stab s s«-nator* Mini the amount of
Lmg time contract* for advvrtiaiiig madron applicali»«.
he people’s money appropriated. At one session
>f the 1« gislature along in the H>s, one man con
WE STILL WANT TO KNOW
trolled the Slate Senate al will, and in collusion
#itn Iwo or three members of the House, control-
si that Ixxly as well, it is to escape the doinina-
SHORT TIME AHO THE NEWS, in sn edi
the Lifrofiill thing's.
Our goods are kept inov-
lon of on«* man, or half-doz**n-ineii power t.ial the
torial article, asketi Dr. Kerr, preaiaent* of
’ under the
of I rhesisi abi e ‘ kicks
the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis above mentioned laws were enact«*d. It is most
i niiortant that the people guard carefully there
a number of questions relative to the management
of that institution; the exjiense thereof in detail, r «stored rights.
There are a handful of ti e dethromsl |iolitical
Str Hills
etc.
hih - m 'S now engaged n the eiid- avor lo br> iik <i*»wii
Dr. Kerr was kind enough to give us an answet
for
the Primary law. through tne uvertj.row of Stat«-
in a general wav, but failed entirely to give th«
Prices
rotili ri¡
information which the taxpayers d**sire. Now. b; nent No. 1, a most im;*>rtunt feature, f-r it
»radically places the election of U. S. Senat >r in
common rejxirt. a large appropriation will lie ask«-«
the bunds of th«* |Hi»ple.
Bui Statement No. 1
for the O. A. C., nt the coming session of t» •
r
«*ntiment
is
so
strong
wi»h
th«* people and so
legislature.
It might lx» well to state that this
nany legislators have subscribed toils provisions,
lain ed ILditoriala
college derives its support in part from the Feder
that the effort U> restore liossmm is doom«*«! to Menato* Carter, ul Montana, pr«H»nt>
al government amt part from the state. Hereto,
gnonimious failure.
A rich cor|<oration, also, ui »1 in lite
ale a Ira ila»* «HI»' * !•>»
fore the state has appropriated for maintains! ce,
l**k>tiir»T, W. » Gill,
J .l.lt.niea, W. F.Gill,
li»
.•ngaged in tne effort to break down Initiative law •;~winirn- of Un» li rralur»
rtimmit, C. A. Warner
J. A. Bilyeu, J. K. liarnra,
aside from siwcial appropriations for building».
Un*
B-iik**r*'
aMiMiatiiin
lo
1«
n».»i
1
It is tne Pacific Coast Tekphone jieople
C. A. W aniet.
$.'>0.000 annually; the Federal appropriation if naking.
#ho are tluia trying to defeat th«* people's will.' araliial II*« |» «'al aavinaa hai k bill
nearly as much.
So. it can lie seen, look at tin
Ile i «llr*l alimi«*»» !<• Il*» lari II.al tln
•Vny? Simply because the people of Oregon made lltrratnrr aa» ha*in< «-ni In biral b nk-i
matter from any viewpoint we mav, that it is th«
i law requiring this co»|>ora!ion to pay its just i»r» «illi tl>» rii; •*.< (hai II I*** inveri.<1 j
people’s business and we. the people taxpayer,
,iro|M>rtion of the taxes. Tne iaw suit brought by in lb*
papwra. ami ll*om -»»»bug u ■
have a just right to know about it
oli! I*** k Ih* prreaOli««» l*< a»k tbal Iti* 1
blis
corporation,
has
been
tran-f
•
r«
«1
from
tne
The N ews has ascertained that some SO teacher»
Ill»tru*-»>U* vaili ailh Ibi* Il tarai IH > |
(Mt'<*« >•MM >KM TO
»bite to the United States courts.
If the last
are imployed at 0. A. C., but is totally ignorant a-
atnHiM I* rriim»«i Ix-bir* il wav il* -,
mined court d«*cid«*s that the people have a right li»rir«l t>> lb» praev. Il^rw i* a >lrlil*ei
to what salary each receives.
One reason whi.’l
SCIO ROLLER MILLS
<
a > make luws and enforce them. Initiative law ale alleinpt lo manata* lux- <>i mioi'
Dr. Kerr assigned for not publishing a <le»ail of
naking is destined to spread until the entire na* .Alitai; ■ntvlic lo tbr |><«tal vavingv batik. !
IN, OIII'IUIA I I l> liK >■ Mum UM, IIMIW.
financial expense«, in his reply, was the exp-n»«
¡on will be freed from the domination of the |<o- I |li*i ili'*» alio aia l«a* k ni llm III*'»» ■ *
the publication would involve. The public will a|>
! orni arv* nnfair eoongl* in ve« k In tiiak* •
itical I hiss .
plaud economy on the part of the managers of ant
ili» atgiiiii«*nl* a;n»**r a» il ni locai !
So the jieoplc should impr<?ss upon the minds of ■Ti*lt>.. Il iv l*a*l ri.oligli lo bave e [
of our state institutions; but to exercise econ<>mi
heir r«sp«*ctive legislators, tn«* importance of „•reat < «**-l r«l 1 uie.ii vili pi» in. .» mi ni
in withholding, from the public, information ns to
exercising
a must vigilant can* against any a;>- hm (or a tight afainvt tin* l<* p •. I* •
the financial management of any or all of thvs<
p.irently
harmless legislation, restricting Inc «ha* *!.all »« va» ali-li tti«*ae ri, «tiant*
public institutions, is not a satisfactory me»hod of
I» rr«|w< lab1* inni rranrt lo il«-* |>!l<i|i
powers of the |>euple.
economy. Now, Dr, Kerr, the N ews makes yoi
and •«»-* lo vita Ih-ir argnmml» a!
The assault upon the Direct Primary law is to be
the following pro|»sition, which will give puulicitj
wriglit !•• a hit li ilici ara imi e- tili«l? |
hade
in the attempt to defeat Governor Cham-1 Wliat aliali or «a», !«»•, **f Ih* l«-a»
to at le ist a part of the financial ma agement of
berlam s election as United States senator. The i<a|» ra tlial are a illing ;*rint a» «ii
the college.
tnrial mattar ilm al. f! tarmatimi ta
If you will furnish us with the names of teach »overnor, being the people’s choice for that office, Univa a Im aia lati k o( tlitv renami*.
ers and employes, whose names appear on vou> s loulti be el'i-ted. Not alone on his personal ae-
Ih* ri'jiilil.. ali |il»llorin il- ni Hi lei!
salary list, together with the annual salary paid t< ount; but l>ecaus<* his defeat means discredit to «he |a,alal «a» Ina* Im k ami tbx <ii iiio-
he luw which made him the people’s choice.
• «In pati-,ilo t-ivl >rvv,l tlm |«*vta
each, the N ews will publish the same, free of cos
Another danger his defeat involves, is the estal - ««»in** bauk o.n-lillonally, tha' I», i
to 0. A. C. or to the state.
Are ready to furnish you with
llia gnaranlaml bauli c>iuM noi 1« -mur
This is a matter that interests tax payers; foi iishment of the principle thut the legislator is nut
ai.
dor* tlian mnely |*r cani "t li»
whether these salaries are paid by the state, or by i servant, but a master of the people.
»■■ter» bava supportati tha rvpabileai
There
has
grown
up
in
our
country,
in
recent
« «
the United States, the money required con «-s iron
plallnrtu or tha ilrin-arata- plalforui,
/ears, a disposition of n«>ii-resi>onsibility-U>-the- «mi a lar*a inajorit» »( III» ;«*opln rati
the pockets of the people. Also. Dr. K> rr. yoi
H
know there is a strong sentiment throughout th« people, that is n serious menace to our form ol tia •-oiintmi aa la»»'ili* nrimtvr m » uri »
li li»* di ;«Miit*>r ami »vi III* Hatikar»'
;oi«
riinieiit.
Public
officials
and
especially
out
United States against nepotism.
It is report«»«
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««•orlati n <tn • rml I «aitala In rrvivt
that you employ a number of your relatives in an* uiw makers both in State and Nation, seem to itila ilatnaml ami lo lamin a tt*hl loti«-
it
about the college.
Is this rejx>rt true and, if s> , forget that they derive their leas«* of power iron rat li»r Ter HI in favor of tua |r»lvl
possess
the
supremi
the
people,
that
the
people
what salaries do they receive?
vavinga tmuk.
li Ih* HVrra** Volrr
It is further reported that you are maintaining: power and are greater than legislature, congress, <n*w lina mudi of tmnlail ara« 1.« I
he president or even the Federal Conslilutioi Madv ami lina ma»» laiutml «■»lil*irii«l»
Iwok store at the college. Is this true? If so, i
H
ira «<'-*l’»oi aa *«nuin» •» wmilj ha»*
itself.
it maintained by authority of the state «»nd witl
io difliiiitt» ut ae» urm< reimd.al r*i»
ocn our Revolutionary Eat hers promulgate«
state funds? If the store is not maintained by
Ialina, boi Ih» pri-M haa noi y»t
he
Declaration of Independence and later or
s ate funds and by authority of the state, is there
iaak*na*l lo ita duty lo tha publii.
formulated and adopted the Federal Constitution, fin» Cotumoiiar.
And everything for wet weather
a rental pan! fur the room the store occupies?
Oregon now has enacted a high school law, by their only ideas of government had been gather«*«
}’otirs for business
Annua! A eetlng.
which any county may maintain one or more high when they were under the influence an«l domma
lion
of
kings
and
emperors.
The
wonder
is
that
Ev*ry men>l*r >«f tha l.inn Colini»
schools; to be supported by a special high schoo
air Aws-iaiiuu and all «4li*ia intawal-
tax. It is optionary to any county whether or not their education in governmental affairs permittee
<1 (and all ahould tw lulfraated) ihouhl
it maintains the County High School.
I.ini, them to form a government that prot«»cte«l th«
t'aiui 'ha annoti itiralina tu occnr in
rights
of
its
citizens
so
broadly,
as
they
did.
Bui
county decided, last June, to establish the County
hit city to-morrva, M«tar»l*».
Or.
High School, which will carry the pupil up to and we have had 125 years of experience in free gov
<
Vitliimtnl»*, ih* dlmctor in chief «>l o>
including the twelfth grade. Now, as pupils win ■rnment since that day. W«* have found the weal In» *t|«rrln>*ti* »tati»*«» al «li* «>r«-g*«i
»faces in tne government tnen formed. In oui
have completed the eighth grade are perm tted t< endeavor to remedy these weak places we hav« l*rt> iiltural l'olirge, al C*-r«alli», aill
■« proemi ami daliver an ad.lr»»«,
matriculate at (). A. C., this places that inst tutioi idde«l sixb.*en amendments to tne Constitutio
< hlrh i* td Ih* ulnmat lm|H,rtama IO
All of these amendment« «rinvr*.
in an attitude of opimsition io the High School. they then adople«!.
the
his
The Oregon University at Eugene permits stu ver«* adopted to further protect and extend th«
SECURITY
d -nts to matriculate after they have completed th« rights of our citizens.
At the LhrUtlan church
“Eternal vigilance is th«* price of liberty’’ is ai
twelfth grade only.
The Eugene school h is an »ftentime quotation used. A more auspicious t un
Thrrr mill l«r vrearhtnf *ervirra at
it re
the
e irollment of about 500 students; while the Agri to exercise vigilance has never existed for the neo
’h ri»t tan church Saturila» etrninr,
30; numi»» ite-ruing. 11, and Mandat M
cultural college has 1100. Obviously the admission pie of Oregon, than at the session of the leguiia
sold on a positive
e«|ng al 7 :JM>
of eighth graders accounts for this large attend ture to be opened next week. Success of tne po
Muli)«-! lor Saiunla» night all ta
Read the
ance at 0. A. C. The number can be further in Iticai l»oasi-s in the defeat of the election of Gov
The valid rlili**;" Sun-lay u orniti»
erner Chamberlain, means a setback in politica
creased if the doors should lx» opened to public reform which will require many years to recover
(..»•ard;"
»Okdsy night
Linking
•kage.
’t
misled
school pupils below th*» eighth grade.
I hr way Imine.”
advertising, SECURITY
Dear frimd, ¡mu can not aft .rd 'o
Now as each additional 100 pupils have to b«
James A. Finch, who murdered ILilph B. Fishe« nltt any of th«<e»- arrmoM and rvtiien •
pnivided with class study and dormitory rooms, it m Portland, tne last of November, has been tried
*r fliat yuu are «alcol«»*.
f Hows that new buildings are constantly beirg found guilty of murder in the first degree and ha-
V atio E. Noavou,
erecbxl to furnish the room necessary.
As earl, been sentenced to lie hung on Friday, February 5
klinitle*.
c >unty now has the authority to establish Higl The celerity with which this case has been handle»
exhibits a zeal on the |»art of courts and court
schools, it is quite time that our state college» •fFicers, that is unusual, but is coinmen lable, Bui
BORN.
Sole A0’t Scio Or.
should admit only twelfth graders to matricula then Finch has not been hung ye» and there is al W as *!«-*—On Janwirv 1. in thia *••».
lu lliv wii« of J. ». Warwit k, a •»>».
tiun.
Don’t you think, Ductor, that it ísyuui wajs a chance to api>eai to tne higher courts.
Entrrm! at Ihr |m*t* >ttii-e al Helo. Or«g»n, a* •«•» iu I- v I b -
mall indurr.
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aie
forgotten
Crusade
never
public
Prices,
which
Commencing Monday, January 11, C9: Closing Saturday. January 39 '99
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ñ
• t•
Motion is
i lg
¡
impulse
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