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December 31, isiu, fzi.
GRANTS PASS TO
EXTHM PAVING
With Cominfi of Spring Petitions arc
Beinfl Circulated in Neighboring
City Asklnn That Hard Surface
Streets Be Increased.
GRANTS PASS, Fob. 11. During
tho past week property owners In tho
First wnrtl linvo been busy filling In
nnd circulating petitions to tlio city
council for various street Improve
ments. An effort Is holm; linulc to
docldo upon tlio style of roiulwny,
somo favoring n .'10-foot roadway of
a light water bound macadam, while
others aro contending for a 30-foot
roadway of mncadam with a bitu
minous wator proof surface
It Is conceded that nothing short
of a first-class hard-surfneo pavement
will do for tho downtown blocks, but
B street fiom Sixth to Merlin road,
Fifth streot from F to Kvelyn ave-
lyn nvenue, Third from F to Kvo
lyn and a portion of Fourth street
aro holng considered for somo kind
of macadam. It Is understood Hint
residents on Washington boulevard,
which Is tlio northerly extension of
Fourth streot, aro contemplating
parking along (ho centor of tho street
and lenvo a driveway on either side.
This Is tho only 100-fooi. thorough
faro In tho city, and lying as It does
Is well adapted to an Improvement of
this kind. A portion at least, If not
tho ontlrowldth of Sixth street, from
II street to lOvolyn nventio will bo
figured out lhqt has been necessary
to follow up to II street on Sljctji,-'
City Kuglneor Uohson, who re
cently spent somo tlmo making ex
amination of about -0 kinds of pave
ment and macadam in California, Is
preparing plans and specifications
for the kind of Improvement' best
adapted to our conditions, ho that
when the question comes up to his
office no time may be lost In prepar
ing for actual work.
WANT SUPERVISOR TO
SAl.K.M. Or, Feb. 11 Supervis
ors to assist countv school superin
tendents by visiting county schools
and Instructing the teachers Is pro
vided for In a bill which passed the
Hinnto yehtenlay. It luttl already
passed tho house and gooa to tho gov
ernor for signature. The bill applies
only to largo counties, those contain
ing (iO or more school district, and
was fathered by Itoprwoutmlvu Hunt
ington of Douglas.
Oliver ot I'ulon tuid Wallowa nnd
Miller of l.lun khvu ihw bill twinei!
support, ileclnilnu It Is neflded to rIvo
adequate Instruction to county teach
ers and point lug to Indorsement by
tho grange, the state school superin
tendent and the prts Wood said
tho county superintendent of his
county is ngalnwt It, and Barrett of
Umatilla also opposed, hut the bill
passed with only five negative votes.
SENATE COMES TO AID OF
FAMINE RIDDEN CHINA
WASHINGTON. I). i, Feb. 11.
Tho senate today adopted a joint
resolution authorizing the wccetniy
of war to uc an army li'Hnxmit l
forward Red Ciosk supplies to thtt
famine sufferers in China. Tin uiua
are, approved in the lowor Iioumo ap
propriates $.10,(1(10.
Can Play Sunday Ball.
LINCOLN, Neb.. I'eli. It. -Sunday
baseball has received leuhdativo Ap
proval. A bill making the playing of
the national game on the Sabbath op
llonnl with oily ooiaiwiU ad county
commissioners bus bi'on p.id by the
filale IcgiBlntiU'tf.
SEVEN HUNDRED BILLS IN FORTY DAYS
THE present legislature lias not clone much to justify its
existence. If we had guadrennial sessions instead of
biennial, the state would probably be as well off perhaps
better.
A large part of the legislature's time has been taken up
with licnnut polities a frantic effort to einbarass the ad
ministration instead of calmly considering the real needs
of the state.
But five days more remain and none of the really im
portant measures yet passed. The appropriation bills are
still to come. The good roads legislation has notyet been
enacted. Trivialities have taken up most of the time.
Some seven hundred and more bills have been intro
duced, for consideration and action, in the forty days of
the session. How many of these 700 bills get the time
and attention needed?
Last fall the people, after some four or five months con
sideration, voted upon .'32 measures, and we are asked to
ity the poor people with such a gigantic task: on tueir
nanus, ver, wo expert rue legislature 10 coiismer juu meas
ures in '10 days and no one thinks it a great task.
The legislature is lacking in leaders and ability. This
is to be expected. Every new political movement brings
untrained minds to the front. Lawyers of skill and elo
quence are lacking that is because most lawyers, by their
training, are reactionaries and stand patters. Their busi
ness is not creative or progressive. They are seldom found
with the masses nearly always with the classes.
If leaders of acknowledged ability will not champion
progressive measures, the people will elect unknown men
who will, it is the principle rather than the man in Oregon.
If tho newly elect do not measure up to standard, they will
be replaced, until the ability is developed and the man
is always ready when the occasion arises.
Trained politicians of Oregon are nearly all in the
standpat element, but by refusing to hood popular desires,
they aro getting on the shelf to stay and a new school will
gradually arise to replace them.
LOW COLONIST RATES
AN army of home seekers will take advantage of the
colonist rates this year and the railroads are prepar
in for the greatest influx on record to the northwest.
Low rate tickets Avill be sold from March 10 to April
10, from as far east as Boston, as far north as Winnepeg
and from all intermediate points. Prom Missouri river
points, the rate will bo $25, from Chicago 5fvJ3, from Bos
ton $l).f0.
Tho immigration from the oast to the northwest grows
heavier with each year, duo largely to the splendid public
ity work of the communities and the railroads.
Colonist folders will soon be issued for distribution
from Medford and other towns, part of the publicity cam
paign inaugurated by the Southern Pacific.
FOUR SENATORIAL DEADLOCKS
FOUR deadlocks exist in legislatures of four states over
the election of United States senators in Now York,
Colorado, Iowa and Montana.
Knell of these deadlocks will bo accompanied by more
or less scandal, corruption and ill will. Each involves a
great loss of time on the part of the legislators and a loss
of money to the public. Probably none of the states will
elect a man satisfactory to the people.
All this would be avoided by popular election ol sena
tors. All of it has boon avoided under the "Oregon plan."
Legislation election of senators has been out grown and
should bo discarded, just as congressional election of presi
dents has boon long since thrown overboard.
Text of Pierce Rogue Fish Bill
The following i& the text of
the
amended fierce hill, lloin-e Mill
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1K. which nullifich the initintive hill1
elosiug the Koguo river to commer
cial lulling. The hill pushed tho
hou-e with one vole to spare Thurs
day nnd i now in flio seunto commit
tee on l'ihherich:
A Bill
For an Act to amend an act entitle 1,
"uu Act to protect fish in Resiio,00'-'!'1 "'"' ''k and line, commonly ,;,, 1(i, tllll, was ,ms.scd bv the peo
river; to punish tlio.o who violate ',,llt"1 Bl"g. i j:"o river and its po a( a, ,,ei.tion. That there i- a
thi net, and to repeal all laws m'tnbutane,, between a point where lj1M1,ilitv and even a prohalnlUv.
conflict herewith," adopted Nov. j h,u'1'1 l"'"11' crosses said Rogue (,a, ,u, ilature mav nullif the
S. 11)10. and became effective on'nm' t tlu 1('01 ,)l s'Ntl hl''it '" people law. What kind ol a hiiiuo
proclH uuitum of the governor De
M, ID 10.
Me it enacted by the people of the
stale of Oregon.
He ii enacted bv the leuislative as-
M-inblv .f the state of Oregen:
Title That the title of an act oii..,,,li wiiu nook nnd line, wct ot ic tU.clnred for
tilled "An act to protect fi-li in ''"Hueuee with the Illinois, river, or, i ,uv,. rend direct lnjishtnni Ii.
Rogue river. o punish tho who viii-jw,,H lhlVi' m de of the mouth RUteuliauu of Switi I'laud, tin
late this act and to repeal nil law. oC ""1 Krio 'ior from November rlltnoi. f direct legislation and .(
in conflict herewith." be amended to!1, ,0 AU''1 "' "",l l'l'om A"K"st l" l,) where in his works does lie ellow the
lead as follews: "An net to protei t Keplc-mbur . in any year and that no ,(00pu.s representative.- to iw flu'
fish in ItuKite river, and to piohihit tll! ,uM ."l,h. ,l u'l illm- tliHii i-ight ,M,W01.( iul (, ,.niinrv h the
the catching ..f stctflhend. providing I i''i size or any drag seiner be n.f,.r,M1duni ivo the people the ngiif
a closed season for salmon rihuir. ' ,fcMl '" """i lt'K "ver during lb-',,,,,! t,, ,Mnvl.r to if thev cIiom- to M't
and regulating tho iio of net mesh ' 1'","' ,,r "I"" between April, IUj,l( ami u that is ena.led bv Un
used in fishing in Rogue river, to A "'"' ltusl 1' of each ,ear." legislature. If the legM.ihve h.nl
punish those who violate this net and I'roiu the above it will ho seen that, has that power over the people, the i
tu rca all Ihwm in conflict here-, lwhing in the upper river as far as of what use U direct lci!titinn? Ii
with." '(Irani Pass is permitted from April is had enough for the supreme coiiii
Sfotion I That MH'liou ou bo 13 to August 15, and in thtt iuwvrito have such power, hut it' mil iep
MiiuMidfd to read as follews: river from April 5 to August 15 and roseatatives have it ali th-u direct
Section I It shall he unlawful for 'from September 3 to-November I. legislation is a farce and .i t.uluiv
any )nrson to take or attempt to Tlio spring and summer fishing is And is not a thing to be proud u',
take any fish of any kind whatsoever limited to S-iaeh moa neu. hut drug hut rather looked iiwn iu a lialiv
from the waters of Itogue river or seines and small mesh nets are pvi- rattle box or other pla.v tiling Soim
any of its tributaries, nbov the steel unstable in the fall season. thin to fool the fool's and make ilnir
hridgt) that crosses said Rogue river No provision is made to prevent btdievo that thav are it, when it -ut
the foot of Sixth treet in l,he eilyjthe stroteliing af ueU aeros the plain that are ML Will oti pleiw
of Grants I'us m Jouopltiii county, 'chaiuiol or for other satVgwards nmi- aliuw iu how tu solve this Chhui'
with n Mine, net, trap, fish whed orjtained iu tha old lawa r"pald uy'wira puile. I really would like some
by any other moaiia exeapt with hook the initiative, i information oa tho subject, respect. -
and line commonly eallnd angiiag.
and it shall he unlawful for au.v per
miii lo hike or attempt to take any
fish known us or commonly called
111 1 11 1 .'.. , ll
"""l, " "n" "" "l ""'. "mu
in mini nwxui' river in nii.v ; us uiii-
uturies with a seine, net, trap, t'i-li
wheel or by nny other means except
with hook, and Hue commonly called
angling.
"After the passage of this act it
shall be unlawful to tul;o or l'ih tor
salmon ot any kind, in any inanner'iiu,,.,.,,.. ,.olu.on,ini: the Rogue Hive
uie city ol tirants Pass in .lobcphine
county and the mouth of the llliuoc ,,ovv xHnw ,t that hi minont elected
river from August l,' to April Jfl in'i... ti1(( .liio.-t vote of the people, n
any year; or to take or fish for
moii fish in Rogue river and it& trih
'"lanes bV any means Whatever, ex
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llasklas for lloalth.
THE LIMIT OF
(Portland Telegram.) When tho people pronounce in nn
About iirf bijj u hit of presumption election, nobody presumes to inter
ns over characterized n legislative i-venc; the: matter is definitely uiul
body was that of the house ycslcr-for nil time settled. Precisely the
duy, when a majority of tlic members same principle applies to thcinitia
voted to override the popular vole.tion and ciirryine u Inw by tlio pilli
on mi initiative inw. No belter proof!
could be found of the shortcoiniiiRrf
of representative government tlinn
was thus afforded. The most ser
ious charge that has been made
ngniiiht the system is that it repre
sented private interests instead of
public interests. Many a time nnd
oft lias this been demonstrated. But
all of this was before the day of the
initiative.
In Oregon the people cluiin nnd
have exercised the right to initiate
laws. When tlioe laws have been
passed by a majority vote of the
people, it is just as ridiculous for
tho legislature to intervene and nt
tempt lo override the net as it would
be for the same body to override
flic popular declaration that a cer
tain man had been elected governor.
UNDOING THE
(Portland Evening News.)
The first successful blow aimed at
the peoplo's Initiative Inw was de
livered yesterday In tho lower house
of tho legislative assembly.
Forgetting its pledge that no at
tempt would be made to meddle with
Initiative laws, the house of repre
sentatives put Itself on record as be
ing superior to tho people ot Oregon
by completely wiping out ono of the
popular measures passed nt the
November election.
The passage of Pierce's bill amond
closlng of Rogue river to nei Usher
ing tho Initiative measure for tho
cr law, slams the voters of Oregon
In tho face, and drives the entering
wedgo Into the whole Oregon system
of law making.
Tho Pierce bill was Introduced to
protect the selfish Interests of the
millionaire Humes of San Francisco,
who have taken possesion of tho en
tire fishing Industry at tho mouth of
Kogue river. ., When It was first In
troduced In the house It was Im
mediately referred to a friendly com
mittee which was brought under com
plete Influence of the wealthy non
resident packers. Members of the
committee wero approached by the
wealthy Hume heirs while the bill
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COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Kdlter:
In your Issue of tho tenth Instant
there occurs under tho head Hues
"Horses trnmplo garden truck" ac
customed to trample small unfenced
garden patches on Capitol Hill and
upper Siskiyou Heights. There Is no
'herd law" In Oregon and owners or
gardens should fenco against stock.
Who over the horses referred to Is
freo from tho burden of keeping fields
and gardens from being Invaded by
horses.
Tho horses referred to do not be
long to any man by the nnme of Tay
lor. 1 own horses but they are not
running at large and have not dur
ing tho winter months. The state
ment that boasts of having red stock
off other people is likewise untrue.
I answer In this , manner because l
have heard that some have thought
my horses wero referred to In the
article.
.1F.SSI0 TAYLOR.
I'OLO, Oregon, Feb. Illli, 1011.
I'o the Fditor 1 see in our paper
under the head of "A Never Kndme j
, . lhiK ..... .,,. naiim? Aii wiu-
ul-itom,j,y fm. ie purpose of upholding
,i. .,..'...!.. will. ml ..nn millitv and
se, ,ulJtf ,Imt wj,j,.i, ,u. , tiplo
.... ,....,... ,
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rulv vniirs,
YAin:u smith.
PRESUMPTION
lie vote. When that net has beenj
accomplished it remains a settled
fact until it is repealed by the same
authority which created it.
The legislature is but a creature
of the public will. It is the people
who created it and it is the people
who give it power and maintain it
in existence. That the creature
should presume to riso above and
vitiate an act of the people is so su
premely ridiculous on the face of d
that the very statement of the case
is all that is needed to carry with
it its own condemnation. The day
of lobbying and logrolling a bill
through tho legislature after the peo
ple have pronounced upon it has
passed, and those who think other
wise are only inviting a personal ap
plication of the steamroller.
PEOPLE'S LAWS
was under consideration, and n whirl
wind campaign was made on tho floor
of the house to have the measure
passed when It came up for third
reading.
Somo of the representatives who
voted for the bill wero Indirectly In
terested In Its passage; all the ene
mies of Oregon's system cast their
vote for It, and several members who
hnd pledged themselves not to assist
In any plot to amend, modify or
abrogate any measure passed by tho
people of tho stato, traitorously turn
ed tall on their constituents.
Tho action of tho house In rush
ing the bill through has aroused in
dignation among frlonds of the In
itiative and referendum and has
added to the already strong suspicion
that the lower house as well as the
senate Is completely In the hands of
tho people's enemies.
Strong pressure Is being brought
to bear on tno governor by tho few
millionaire fish packers who nro In
control at the mouth of tho Rogue
river to have him not veto tho Pierce
bill, but tho governor hns already
gone on record as being opposed to
nny attempt to tamper with tho peo
ple's law and ho will surely veto the
bill If it passes the senate.
KIIAIMTL, Turkish Armenia, Fib.
11. Firo nearly destroyed the'
French college managed by the Cap-1
iichin father of Toulouse.
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AMOY, China, Feb. 11.- -Hunger-crazed
coolies from the famine dis
tricts in Hunan province i locked in
fo tho country adjacent to Amoy to
day nnd robbed the food depots. Au
thorities beheaded four men in an ef
fort to check the robberies.
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