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PAGE SIX HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 1926. ERESTED IN yOUBSUTE? Know All About the 19 Measures to Appear on Ballot in November REVIEW GIVEN HERE The Official Pamphlet la In Voters Hands; Read It; Let's Vote and Vote Intelligently. Though the coming general elec tion in November will be given added lest by the independent candidacy of Robert N. Stanfteld Tor senator, whose announcement was mads thru metropolitan newspapers last week, there is 'much more cause for Mr. and Mrs. Voter to immediately start wrinkling the gray matter. No less than 19 proposed amendments and acts, more or less meritorious, will bs referred to the electorate and will present a formidable problem for so lution, unless Mr. and Mrs. Voter have fortified themselves extensively before going to the polls. Copies of hte official pamphlet con taining the proposed constitutional amendments and measures, with ar guments, are now in the hands of all registered voters of the state. Con taining 104 pages of much small type this pamphlet presents a job of study ing to the voter the like of which has probably never been encountered even in those good old school days gone by. Yet, the welfare of our commonwealth is weighed therein and the swing of the pendulum may bring either prosperity or more lean years like those we have just been passing through. For the individual good, therefore, as well as the gen eral, it behooves Mr. and Mrs. Voter tc don the goggles and load the kero sene lamp and, even though the threat cf blindness be present, pore through those 104 pages of small type to thoroughly acquaint themselves with the context Then, if necessary, they should hire a couple of Philadelphia lawyers to help them mark their bal lots. A few of the amendments do not concern us materially here in Mor row county ''Klamath County Bond ir.g Amendment," "Curry County Bonding or Tax Levy Amendment," and "Klamath and Clackamas County Koad Bonding Amendment only in sofar as their acceptance or rejec tion may set a precedent which our county may later wish to follow. The ultimate, direct consequences lie with the counties immediately concerned Some more of the amendments are but cleaning up measures, whose adoption will do away with some of the extinct relics of law-making which now clutter up the statutes and our constitution, or obliterate some of the too abundant, abominable red tape and inconsistencies of elective cr administrative procedure. Num bered among these are "Repeal of Free Negro and Mulatto Section of the Constitution," automatically made invalid with the enactment of the 14th amendment to the United States constitution; "The Recall Amendment," aimed to do away with the possibility of an official being re called and also reelected at the same election; "Amendment Relating to Elections to Fill-Vacancies in Public Offices," providing for filling vacant elective offices at the next general election following date of vacancy, in event vacancy shall have occurred 20 days prior to said election, instead of leaving the vacancy to be filled at the regular time of election for such office, with an appointee taking the seat in the meantime. The "Six Per Cent Limitation Amendment" is proposed for the pur pose of giving Multnomah county schools a chance to clean up some back indebtedness, which otherwise would be inconvenient to handle. Af ter that is done the six per cent lim itation is okeh with them. "Amendment Prohibiting Inheri tance and Income Taxes" is presented as a good means of settling a much debated issue, and at the same time opening our state to outside invest ors, its proponents say. This amend ment, known also as the Dennis Reso- ution, would put income tax propo sals on the shelf until after 1940. Or egon has once tried the state income tax, repealing it after a year's trial. Now two more income tax measures are presented for approval. This haggling, a sign of governmental in stability, would be stopped for the next fourteen years if the Dennis Resolution passes. We were just wondering what the consequences would be if both the proposed income tax measures were passed. There is the "Income Tax Bill with Property Tax Offset," and just plain "Income Tax Bill." Or, again, if the Dennis Resolution were sanctioned along with both these. The possibility is present if voters are not informed concerning all of them. Oregon voters should be fair ly wise on state income tax by this time as it has held the center of the stage in political circles since the election of Governor Pierce four years ago. This election should put an end to this squabble, one way or another, for many years to come. The Eastern Oregon Normal School Act" has been before the vot ers of Oregon on various occasions before, suffering the same misfor tune it encounteres this fall; that is, being, on a ballot overloaded with measures. Experience has taught that when a great number of issues are put up to the electorate for de cision, its inclination is to vote against them all. This measure has merit because it is sanctioned by the board of regents of the Monmouth Normal school, who are in better po sition than any one else to know its merits. We hope it will meet with better success in November. In contradistinction to tho Eastern Oregon bill, the "Seaside Normal School Act" gained position on the ballot through a fluke. It was not recommended by the normal board of regents, and was voted down once by the house of representatives, being later passed largely through courtesy to Representative E. G. Bates who ! ad been instrumntal in passing much other legislation and had not him self asked for many favors. This, ac cording to the Oregon Voter, which also states that there is considerable doubt that Seaside people themselves want it and that it is doubtful if the free site, called for in the measure, will be obtainable if the act is passed. The Oregon Voter laments the fact that neither of these measures will really bring the normal schools pro vided for into being, if passed, but will only empower the state board cf control to extend the normal sys tern to this extent at its will. An Eastern Oregon Tuberculosis hospital might be a good thing. There :s considerable need expressed for it Voters will get a chance to decide this through "The Eastern Oregon tuberculosis Hospital Act." "Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Bill" and "Act Appropriating Ten Per Cent of faelf-bustainmg Boards' Receipts' rre two pet measures for swelling the state's general fund. Though the latter may have merit, the former would probably create a bigger ex pense bill than it would return in rev enue and its probable intended ef fect of lessening nicotine consump tion would undoubtedly be nil. Motor bus operators would like to set their own schedule of taxes by means of the "Motor Bus and Truck Bill," while the state would be given the privilege by the passage of the cus and Truck Operating License Bill." There are several angles to these two proposed measures with which Mr. and Mrs. Voter should ac quaint themselves before making a hasty decision. The "Fish Wheel, Trap, Seine and Gill Net Bill" is a discriminating measure on the face of it and would accomplish nothing good as we se it. We believe after one reading of the bill itself all intelligent, free-think ir.g, honest voters will turn it down. As for the "Oregon Water and Power Board Development Measure," it calls for a rank experiment of state operation of largo scale industries via the bureaucracy Toute, one of the vilest enemies of state progress and prosperity as shown by the notorious North Dakota experiment in other lines, and the Ontario experiment of an identical sort, if it is meritor ious, Oregon is far from ready for it. Read all the arguments in the pamphlet and decide for yourself, In Dempsey's Cabinet Wanted To rent small furnished house. Inquire this office. Receiving New Stock School Shoes for both Boys and Girls "WEATHERBIRD ,TW MJUWijf J It root I lfjy Built for Service and Good Feet HERE ARE THEIR STRONG POINTS: Solid Leather Soles and ' Heels. One -Piece Leather In soles. Solid Leather Counters. Flexible Soles for Solid Comfort. Splendid Shoes for your Happy, Romping Boys and Girls. HIGH IN QUALITY; LOW IN PRICE Gonty Shoe Store Hosiery Jade Dempsey's new "secretary af the Interior," Pauline LaBudde, thq'ob now in charge 'of the ptesc at fee ohampion'f training one wav ivnuvn ivi WUaon. Local 50-Year Masons To Receive Honors Every member of the local Masonic Lodge who has been a Mason for fifty years or more, will be an honored guest at the impressive ceremonies that will be held in Portland, Sep tember 15th, to celebrate the 75th an niversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Oregon. Instructions were received this week by L. W. Briggs, secretary of the local lodge to immediately ascertain how many Ofty-year Masons there are among its membership in the city and sur rounding district. As soon as the names are received special invitations will be sent them from Grand Lodge headquarters. Thousands of Masons will gather U'om all parts of the state to par ticipate in the celebration, and in ad dition representatives from various lodges of Washington and Idaho that were originally under the jurisdic tion of the Grand Lodge of Oregon when the Northwest was still a ter ritory will attend. Of the 29,000 Masons in the state it is estimated that between 6.000 and 6,000 will be present when Mr. Edgar H. Sensenich Most Worshipful Grand Master, calls me meeting to order in the Munici pal Auditorium in Portland. The program will be divided into two sections. The first section will consist of a banquet held in honor of all fifty year Masons now members of the various Oregon Lodges. 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