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«eefnid-class matter March I*!. Dir* at
the pout office at Moaier, Oregon» under tn*» Art e f
«March 3. 1379.
MAJORITY RULE A M B IE N T
Among the 38 measures which
will appear on the official ballot
to bewofted on by the electorate
..of Oregon at the cemiug election
,on November 5th, will be the
Majority Rule Amendment. This
Is an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Oregon so
as to require a majority of.all
electors voting at any election to
adopt constitutional amendments
and pasfc iriitiative measures.
VOL. IV
MOSIER. WASCO COUNTY. OREGON.
without fear of successful con-
tradicLiou, that a! ¡east sevc lim it
of the ten will admit they h a i e
not read the pamphlet at, all,
and if so, have only given it a
superficial glance. I f such be
the case with the man who is
supposed to give these matters'
close attention, what can be ex
pected of the busy mechanic ami
laboring man whose attention is
centered in other directions and
whose environment is all along
other lines?
Thi« measure is proposed for
The remedy suggested at the
the express purpose of preserv present moment by.some of the
in g the Initiative-Law for the most prominent 'newspapers of
•»people of Oregon by preventing the state is. “ Vote ‘N o’ on all
.¡its over over-use bv its friends, measures unless you are sure.”
and'by preventing its abuse .and Not'having studied the merits of
’possibly its repeal by its enemies. the 38 measures, how can the
It scarcely admitsof argument
rthat the Initiative Law as orig
in ally intended by its sponsors,
¡is a most worthy measure. But
we find it today “ working*«ver-
itime” in Oregon. We find it
Being
grossly
abused
and
perverted— turned from the pur
pose for which it was originally |
intended, namely, to be a power
f u l weapon irt the bands of the
«j) 2 T/>!'> villi which to get import-1
cant-and necessary legislation af-|
ter the same had been neglected
<*or refused liy lhe State Legisla
ture. Governor Woodrow Wilson
says: It is to he regarded as a
' “ gun behind the door’ ’ — to he
fused only when the people’s rep-,
resentatives fail to represent |
them.
sure; If lie votes “ N o "
most all the measures
are turned down, how
about the one,
two or per
haps three or four meritorious
measures for which there is a
genuine need or demand by the
people? A '-e they to meet the
same fete as the dozens of ordi
nary measures which should have
gone to the Legislature in the
first place, or the vicious, or fa
natic measures which should be
turned down with a vengeance?
If we are to preserve ihe in
itiative law for the people of
Oregon, both present and future,
we must protect it by surround-
it with with a safeguard which
will prevent its misuse and abuse
by those who would use it to fur-
( PUBLISHER)
Department o f The Interior, lb
August 27th, 1912.
NOTICE is hereby given that Benja
min W. Veatch, wnose go t-offioh ad
dress is Mosier. Oregon, diet. on the
Kith day o f February, 1911. tile in this
office Sworn Statement and Applica
tion, No. 08121, to purehase th ■ NYVj
SE'i, NE1SW *j, SE1-4NWI-J. and Lot
2, Section 1, Township 1 North, Range
11 EW M ., and the timber thereon, un
der the provision#1 o f Ihe act o f June
;l, 187S, and acts amendatory, known
?
"hoBvZ?
W . F. L A R A W A Y
A fter its eight years of use and |
abuse we find that it is fast push
ing the Legislature into a subor
dinate and secoudtti.w place, be
■H M K BK aRSM
e sw ri*:?*
ginning with a few measures and
a comparatively small official
The last time this stupendous aggregation appeared
•pamphlet,it has grown until today
«there are 38 measures to be voted
thousands were unable to see them— on account of
upon, and an official pamphlet
living in other parts o f the country.
«containing over 250 pages for the
ivoters of Oregon to grope thru
■in order to arrive at anything
•like an intelligent conclusion in / t /T y y | ? C C I C l f l
regard to the proposed measures.
A ll Home Talent
lie the bounden duty of every:
voter to do so, because iu this
conglomerate mass there may be
important measures affecting vi
tally all of the people o f the
state. A'large majority of these
38 measures are ordinary matters
o f legislation which should have
»gone to the Legislature wire re
unembers elected by all-of flie
•-_r-
jpeople are paid for the purpose
-of passing upon the merits or de-j
merits of such measures, and
■who are at least supposed to be
«competent to render an intelli
g e n t decision thereon.
And
yet, we cannot expect
any
«change in the number of meas-
utres on the ballot so long as we
-have an unbridled and unpro-
tfectedrinitiatrre law that allows
•every paid propagandist, every
■faddist and fanatic who may be
■able to raise the price with
which to hine an army of pro
fessional petition circulators ’to
go forth and solicit signatures to
a petition at so much per name.
J /V l///? r
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And The Way fe Via
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IT YOU WANT GOOD GROCERIES YOU
I WHAT YOU WANT FROM VS , BECAUSE
GAN GET
WE KEEP
NOTHING BUT GOOD CROCERIEJ INoUR JToRE. IT
I
I S A CRIME TO YoURYELF To US E ANY OTHER
KIND.
BUT, BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF OUR
GOOD J I S HIGH, DON’ T THINK THAT THE PRICED
OF OUR GROCNRIEA ARE HIGH. WE BELIEVE IN
CELLING A BIG QUANTITY OF GROCERIES FoR
LITTLE PRICED.
WHEN YoU WANT ANYTHING
To EAT, THEN Co ME To US.
O
F. A. ALLINGTON,
r eg o n
4^ OVEN ets YCAFtS’
î..1F E H ItN C E
A HANDSOME
SCREEN DOOR
in the summer time isju.st as essen
tial as a fine doer is during other
seasons. You can get i t here, for
we have many new designs to choose
from .
Window screens too, o f
course, with all tne "fixin g s.” Any
size you want, all ready for use.
Come now.
Don’ t let the flies,
etc., get ahead o f you.
T rade M arks
C
.
Scientific Am erican.
A hnndsomo?> JUnstrstod w eekly.
T.nrueat c ir
culai Imi o f a n y s fie n lliiq jo u rn a l. T e r m s , #3 a
y e a r : f o u r m o n t h * , fL . B old by a ll iiaw M loiih rs.
W. E. CIIOWN,
rvlUNN & Co.38,“ a' New York
Brauch Oftlco, G2ô F B L Washington. D. U.
Oregon
Mosier
D e s ig n s
o p y r ig h t s A c
A n vnne ««‘ruling r nkelrh and deacrlnflnn nm r
qulrkly AMCoriulii o*ir opinion ireo wlietlior an
in volition is probably twit eut able. < !< »rum un »ca
tions srrfctly confident loi. HANOnOCK on Patenta
•eut free, oldest uueney for nttruiing patents.
I ’;11«‘iifs ta k e n th ro u g h IMuuu A
. ••«■ ♦ •ive
tp tcin l notice, w itho ut c harge, in the
S tore
KNOXALL
Y our
A pples
In our New Modern Orilil Storage
Plant,
,'T,: Electric Wiring & Supply Co.?
Oregon
G-E Motors
Cuts down the cost of
labor, superintendence,
fuel, supplies, repairs,
insurance, depreciation,
bookkeeping, and many
other items chargeable
against v o i r present
Power Plan, Costs.
Let us give you tire
“ whv” in detail.
“ A lwags at Your Service. ”
Agent, Mosier, Ore.
trier selfish interests to the d el- j
rim entofot the greater number
of Ibe people ol liie state.
The Majority Rule amendment|
will do tins by driving all ordi
nary measures of legislation into
the Legislature where they be
long, and by driving the selfish
land pernicious measures into ob
livion where they, also, belong
The Majority Rule amendment,
passed, will reduce the number
iof measures on the ballot to a
sam- basis by giving notice to abj
that a measure, in order to|
staml a chance of passing, must
have real merit and tlmt there •
j must he an actual demand for
'the same, in which case there
will be no difficulty at all in get
ting a majority to vote in favor
I of it.
Take the time and pains to
look into the Majority
Rule
amendment and if you do, you
will vote for it and preserve the
initiative law for the people of
Oregon,
What is there to prevent spe-l
Equipped with the latest
cial interests from
initialing
DRY AIR SYSTEM
measures
containing
jokers,
which, if let pass, may work un
W e have every facility for hand
told injustice to the people of
ling, shipping and delivering.
Oregon? Will the electorate of
Charges Reasonable
Drives
‘Oregon take the time and trouble *v8l<6Vfs
Vote 322 X Yes
UNION MEAT COMPANY
The
Them
•to study this official pamphlet
■sufficiently to select the good
A w a y Warehouse D ept.,
Portland, Ore.
Bite
No
322
measures from the vicious ones
Price 25cts.
tile wheat from the chaff, so to I
MAJORITY RULE LEAGUE.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
A rth u r & B u rt D ru g C o.,
speak, and pass favorably on the
Paid adv.
(P u b l is h e r .)
good ones and reject the had
Sales Agents
Mosier, Oregon.
ones? We say no, and to sub
L |,ar,mrTt
n T , ’; Oregon,
r or,L Septem
S- V*nd ! Mr. _ and
Walter
S. . Dun- .
Office
at The Dalle*,
__ Mrs.
,
.
stantiate our claim we need only
Ler 12 th, 1912 .
can, 0* Portland, are week-end
■ call attention to the fact that
Notice is hereby given that Fred , guests of Mr. and Mrs. P.d. L.
A. 1,. PAY, P resident -M anager
you may go fottìi today— less
remplemire.of Mosier, Oregon, who, on Howe, at LelloWa.
August I2th, 1907, made Homestead,
than a month before elect
Mrs. A. Stewart returned last
^o. 15670 Serial No. 010598, for NWJ
-and consult 10 business and
Monday
evening from a week’s
SE|,
Sec.
15,
Tp.
2
N,
K.
11
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FIR S T N A T IO N A L B AN K B U IL D IN G
•eessional men whose business
has filed notice of intention to make visit at Turner with her mother,
and professional training has
Final five year Proof,to establish claim
to thn land ai»ove described, before the Mrs. A. C. Warren. She was
'taught them to look carefully in
E verything Electrical
Keister and Receiver of the U. b. accompanied home by her moth*
to important matters before ren
Land Office at The Dalle*, Oregon, on
er and two sisters, Mrs. S. M. '
the 21st day of October, 1912.
dering a decision thereon, and
A new stock of fixtures of all kinds now on display.
Payne, whose home is in Califor
Claimant
names
as
witnesses:
W.
E.
ask them if they have looked
Huskey, Elmer Root, Robert Evans nia, and Mrs. Emma Kingsbury,
carefully into the 38 measures
and Willie Rowland, all of Mosier,Ore*
o f Farmington
Wash.
Mrs.
» 01 »,
proposed and if they have read
Payne and her mother will prob
* C. W. M o o se ,
■the 250pfges of the official pam-
Register.
ably remain liere this winter.
.phlet. We make the statement
Mosquito Lotion
With
PALM S
Let us outline your trip.
Local Agent for the OLIVER TYPEW RITER— the
kind that costs-only 17 cents a day. Typewriter rib
bons for all makes and Supplies of every description.
Electric Power
Co.
TO THE
O regon
Reduce Your
Expenses
Power
& Light
LIMITED
OF
:
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THENCE
LAN D
:
The
PO RTLAN D
Mosier Book Store
Hood River
N IC H O L 8 c CO.,
-M o s i e r
TO)
SHASTA
M o s ie r
nr
IT S F IN E
50c
75c
25c
Reserved Seats
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About That
CALIFORNIA TRIP?
Saturday, October 19,1912
WE
Register.
HAVE
YOU'
THOUGHT
'
EAT IS
W h a t . ke . ep 5 us alive : and well .
T he v ery best m lines or food
IS THE ONLY KIND WE gfc SELL
R E S O L V E D - T H A T V h a T
C . \V. 'M o o r e ,
It is not so long ago that people were content to
choose glasses In much the same way tbat-lhey
would buy liootsat a “ bargain counter” or some
*’cure-all” from a touring quack. Buteyesight
is to precious to experiment with and today
most people realize it. If you have any eye
troubles we will give your expert examination
and precisely the help you need.
t
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Stroup’s Hall
What percentage of llte voters
■will take the trouble to give these
38 measures the requisite lime
•-and attention in order’to vote in- F t t i t H
telligently thereon? And yet, il A - ' t l l l U f t £ 7 7
iber ami Stone L a w ," at
such value as might be fixed by ap- 1
1 rais. ment, and that, pursuant to such
application, the land und-timber there
on have bi en appraised al $.'¡97.18, the \
timber estimated at 201,500board feat;
that said applicant will offer final proof,
in support o f his application and sworn
statement on the (<tb day o f Novem
ber, 1912. before the.Register and R e
ceiver o f tile lb S. Land Office, at The
Dalles. Oregon.
Any person is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initiate
a contest at any tfcne before patent
issues, by tiling a corroborated affida
vit in this ottice, alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
Consult cm Eye Specialist
$
A T
S.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
I
Mosier Peerless
Minstrel Co.
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NOTICE
voter
on a!
and all
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