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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
STATE ASSEMBLY
MEETS AT SALEM
Is ELECTED PEEsI.
DENT OF SENATE-McARTHUR
SPEAKER OF HOUSE.
Governors Biennial Message ReaS
To Senate and House in Joint
Session Tuesday.

Salem-Oregon's 25th legislature
organized Monday according to the
programme arranged in Portland last
week. Temporary and permanent or
ganizations were effected without un-
usual incident.
There was no opposition to Sena-
tor Jay Bowerman, of Gillian, Sher-
man and Wheeler. for permanent
president of the senate. w. H. Barry
of Multnomah won out over S. l..
Moorhead Of Lane for permanent
chief clerk.
c. N. McArthur's election as speak
er of the house was made unanimous.
The name of the caucus nominee was
presented to the house by Campbell.
chairman of the caucus.
Immediately after the machinery
OF the two houses was safely lodged
In Republican hands, the election of
the United States. senatorship, which
had been a suppressed subject up to
that time, became a live question
among Republicans, although no evil
dence of 1t was revealed in the official
transactions of either body.
viii Oppose Chamberlain.
While 1t is too early yet to fore
tell what action will be taken in the
Republican legislature against Cham
berlain, it is easy to see that the gov
ernor will not win without a fight.
A move against the governor will
be that of compelling him to resign
the governorship should he be elect
ed senator. Republicans regard the
governorship as highly important in
the event that Chamberlain should
be elected owing to the unfortunate
situation as to Secretary of State
Benson, whose bad health is a gen.
eral subject of discussion in the cap
itol
In the event of his death before
Chamberlain should cease to be gov
ernor, Chamberlain would appoint
Benson's successor as secretary Of
state. This successor, after Cham
berlain became senator, would not
only be secretary of state, but acting
governor and control all the patron.
age of the combined board OF gov
ernor, secretary of state and state
treasurer.
Presidential Elector r. R. Butler,
OF Gillian county, was chosen to
carry the state Presidential vote to
Washington, D. c. His mileage will
amount 10 nearly 5000.
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Continued on page g.
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Much Interest Is
Taken In Revival
Crowds Attend Meetings at lostine
-Falconer Bros Sheep Camp
Burned.

Lostine, Jan. 14.-Crowds are in
attendance each night at the revival
meeting held in the church. The
singing is fine and Rev. Stevens is
a very interesting speaker.
Prof. Smith was sick and unable
to teach, Monday. Miss Fleenor of
the lower grade, substituted.
Mrs. James Fitzpatrick returned
Thursday from a visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. George Russell, of
Swamp Creek. Her niece, Eula Rus
sell, accompanied her home.
Mrs. Ross Faulkner of Enterprise
is visiting Mrs. Alfred Fitzpatrick.
lone Hutchens went to the county
seat Tuesday.
Bethel Mckenzie enters high school
at Enterprise this coming week.
Mrs. w. E. Smith was in Wallowa
Tuesday on business.
Harry Cole of Hurricane Creek
traded in town Thursday.
l.. Hammack. w. w. Winnings and
Robert Griffith returned from Twin
Falls, Ida. They disposed of three
carloads of cattle.
r. B, Bowman, H. ]. Martin, Sam
Lisly start for the mountains Fri
day to do development work on their
mine.
The Falconer Brothers sheep
camp burned Wednesday night.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
STOCK SHIPMENTS.

j. w. Emmons of Day Ridge
brought out 80 fine shotes Friday
and sold them to Dlshman G. Day.
s. b. Warnock and H. w. Dorse
helped Emmons bring the hogs to
market in wagons.
Dishman & Day shipped two car
loads of hogs from Enterprise Satur-
day, and Hotchkiss two Friday. The
latter shipped three of hogs from Jo-
seph Friday, and Harry Dowd ship
ped two cars of cattle Saturday.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
Court House Notes

Judge j. w. Knowles came in Mon
day to hold session of circuit court,
hearing motions, demurrers and
cases requiring no Jury.
County court has completed It's
work for the January term.
Mrs. l. Clarson OF Wallowa has
made application for naturalization
papers SO she can prove up on her
homestead.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21

served at Duggers upon their return
to Joseph.
The children OF room of the pub
lie school gave their teacher, Miss
Martin, a surprise party Thursday af,
ternoon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Bar
ton, Monday, January IL, son.
Stella Buchanan of Prairie Creek
went to Enterprise Friday to have
dentistry work doae.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
JOSEPH

Joseph, Jan. 15-At the last meet
ing of council r. l. Long, represent
ing a company presumably composed
of local capital, made inquiry in re-
gard to light franchise. He was
told to bring in his franchise at the
next meeting, and all others who
want an electric light franchise have
the same invitation. If franchise
is granted by council it will be SUBJ
mitted to the voters for approval at
the April election.
w. L. Hewett has bought the Thos.
Rich ranch of 100 acres at The Park
and will move onto it as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. Rich has bought the Roy
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FOR SALE BY
RIlRNAUGH q MAYFTEID
PUBLIC LAND SALE.

Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at La Grande, Or
egon, December Sth, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that, as di-
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provis-
ions of Act of Congress approved
June 81, 1906 GA Stats, SID, we
will offer at public sale, to the high
est bidder, at 10 o'clock g. m, on
the 2Sth day of January, at this Of
flee, the following-described land:
We sen Sec. 29, Wa NEA Sec.
S2, T. n. R. As E. w. NJ, Serial
No. 04S1.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on
or before the time designated for
sale.
F. c. BRAMWELL, Register.
A. A. ROBERTS. Receiver.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
CHINOOK ARRIVES
AND SNOW LEAVES
WARM SOUTHWEST WIND TURNS
WALLoWA COUNTY WINTER
INTO SPRING.

The Royal Chinook salmon is a
Pacific Northwest product known the
world around, yet for all its worth as
the finest fish that ever was caught,
and its great value in advertising the
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
New Business Firm.

w. H. Taylor and C. S. stiebrits
have bought out the billiard and pool
hall business of j. s. Mathews and
will conduct first-class place. Mr..
Mathews expects to leave next week
for Marshfield.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21

Governor Chamberlain's biennia
message TO the legislature was read
In the house chamber at 1880 n. m
Tuesday, the senate and house beins
In joint session.
Proposed Legislation Recommepded
by the Governor.
Strict observance OF the direct pri.
mary pledge in the election of a
United States Senator.
Uniformity of county taxation To
make the state levy equitable.
Use of convicts on roads, earnings
to go to their families support or to
the state.
More money for state fair prem.
iums.
Creation of an insurance depart.
ment.
Permanent settlement of the nor.
NAL school problem.
Payment to Indian war veterans
for horses used or lost in the cam.
paigns.
No repeal of the railroad commits.
sion law.
appointment of a commission on
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
CAR LOAD OF SUGAR.

A carload of sugar from the Anal
gamated Sugar company was re-
ceived at Enterprise Thursday and
placed in the Woolgrowers' ware
house for sale to merchants.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
GAM e LAW S.

Any person knowing of any viola
tion of the game or fish laws Of the
state, or of persons not properl,
keeping screens over irrigatio,
ditches. are requested to notify
JOE CLEM0NS,
Deputy State Game and Forestr.
Warden, Zumwalt. Oregon. Att
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w. b. APPLEOATE.
Notary Public.

Collections made, Real Eatate
bought and sold and all business
matters attended to. Call on or
write me. Paradise Oregon
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21

Maxine ELLIOTT besides being rated women
the only actress In the
new Maxine Elliott theater in West was
ny MISS EHot and built under
and owns 1t In copartnershp playhouse has
In the ' W .uieS' 'nea'ei oi is size
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
HARBOR HIGHWAY

A CONTINUOUS highway from Los
Ia Angeles to the harbor is one Of
the noteworthy improvements un-
dertaken. Surveyors are making prep
arations for road building between Los
Angeles and Wilmington. The high
way to the sea when finished will be
one of the finest in the county, or in
the United States. AS the trucking
over the road will be heavy by reason
of the demands of maritime commerce,
the macadamized portion of the road
will be unusually deep. The trustees
of Wilmington will make a short strip
of boulevard to San Pedro, so as to
form continuous highway from Los
Angeles to the harbor
This fine highway when completed
will form an important factor in the
harbor service of Los Angeles. A fact
brought out in an address made re-
Gently by an expert authority on the
subject of rapid transit is we'll worth
repeating and remembering. Experts
realize more keenly than the general
public that methods of transportation
of passengers and of goods are in
process of evolutionary change. The
Importance of the length Of time for
which street car franchises are granted
is affected by this fact. The wise build
ers Of today are the good roads build
ers, for much of the transportation Of
the future will be carried on by means
of auto vehicles. and the problem of
transportation facilities will be reduced
to two factors: Auto vehicles and good
roads.
In anticipation Of the new conditions,
road building is at present and must
remain for an indefinite length Of time
question of paramount importance.
The solid, well built, auto-vehicle-car-
rying highroad, and not the railroad,
in the near future will take the bulk
of the goods transported from one place
to another in the course Of landward
trade and commerce.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
DISTRESS AND GRIEF

m HAT the recall of Mayor Harper
and the election Of w. D. Stephens
to the mayoralty will ALLEVIATE Mr..
Stephens friends and invite Distress
and Grief to sit with him daily at his
table is a most curious statement to
make publicly, even in the heat of po-
litical campaigning. 1t sounds like in
timidation, or at any rate like attempt
ed intimidation. We cannot under
stand the logic on which it is founded.
The argument is that if the citizens of
Los Angeles should elect Mr.. Stephens
mayor his friends would desert him.
Who, then, are his friends supposed by
our neighbor to be? And what would
be the motive for desertion? Are we
to understand that an attempt is made
to convey the impression that Mr..
Stephens friends are opposed to the
moral principle involved in the recall
of Mayor Harper and the proceedings
following the recall? The suggestion
that Mr.. Stephens friends are in favor
Of or are interested in the protection Of
vice in Los Angeles is most laughably
and most wildly absurd.
Mr.. Stephens friends represent the
best citizenship of Los Angeles, and
would be delighted to see him in the
Office of mayor, because they know he
would give the city a clean administra-
tion and a square deal. But, according
to our contemporary, not only are Mr..
Stephens friends to abandon him If
he should be candidate for mayor,
but, if successful, he would still suffer
from scars and heartaches.
DistressI Grief! Scars! Heartaches!
What do the opponents Of good govern
ment in Los Angeles mean to insinuate
they will say or do to produce such a
condition Of unpleasantness in the life
of an estimable citizen like Mr.. Steph-
ems? Evidently they are trying to make
him believe the mayoralty is a PAN
dora's box. We do not take any stock
in this Pandora business. We believe
the box is a fragile fgnent of a fevered
imagination, and the threats are wind.
Some people evidently mistake the gen.
tie art of making faces and limiting at
wrath to come, for fair and square
campaigning Well, we'll. "De gusti-
bus non disputandum,'' as the traveller
said in the gale.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
DECLARES THAT RELIGION
GAVE BIRTH TO HUMANITY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-[EditOr
Herald: The more L study the con-
tributions Of DR.. HumanitaS the more
1 find discrepancies and contradictions.
He says in one place, Mature makes
no plans" and in another, "Omnia
curantur a natura" (all things are
cured by nature).
Now, if nature effects cures, does
he not see that nature must necessarily
have a plan, as else why should she
cure if she had no purpose in view?
Again he says: Religion is the only
philosophy that promises something for
nothing" Yes, indeed, true religion
not only promises but makes good. Re
ligion is part and parcel of humanity.
1t has been the cause of the evolution
of men from the brute state. Like d
mother, it gave birth to humanity and
like a tender nurse accompanies it
from the cradle to the grave, and does
not even stop there, but goes with it
to higher life and further development.
Without it men would be mere animals,
entirely guided by the material senses
and the wants of the body, with no
moral sense and therefore no moral re-
sponsibility.
DR.. Humanitas says today: "Intelli-
Gence originates in cells and nerves. ."
That is his point of view. Though it
existed before he could not see it until
it began working in nerve cells. We
should feel thankful for that, for there
are men who can't even see that much
For a. recent discussion the question
whether animals have souls was an
swered by another question, viz, do
animals Worship" c. F.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
CHARTER AMENDMENTS

hIGURES show that in all probable
ity some charter amendments Of
Importance to the prosperity Of
Los Angeles have been adopted. 1t is
believed that No. 1 has been successful.
1t prohibits the leasing or disposal of
public utilities without the assent Of
two-thirds Of the qualified electors.
This will, if carried, help keep in check
corporations which cherish a design of
using the enterprise and public spirit Of
Los Angeles for the purpose Of further
ing their own individual and selfish in
terests.
Amendment No. ., which provides for
municipal elections at large, has also
apparently been approved.
An important corollary to the propo-
sition that municipal officers should be
elected at large, a corollary without
which indeed it would be incomplete, is
the provision in amendment No. 4 for
primary nominating elections. Nomin-
alton by primaries will interfere seri-
ously with machine power over the Sc
lection of candidates; may, indeed, Grip
pie the machine permanently. The
name of no candidate for nomination
shall be printed on the primary nomin-
alton ballot unless a petition for NOM
ination shall have been filed in his be-
half. This petition must be signed by
at least one hundred qualified electors
of the city.
Another important amendment which
has, it is believed, been approved is
No. z, relating to annexation Of terri
tory, consolidation of city and county
governments, establishment and gov
ernment Of boroughs, prohibition of the
alienation or leasing of real property
owned or held for public use without
the assent Of two-thirds Of the qualified
voters, the authorization of actions and
proceedings affecting any such real
property, regulation of the leasing Of
property upon the harbor front, and
provision for the issuance Of harbor
improvement bonds" That amend
ments dealing with such important
matters as control Of water power and
public utilities, municipal elections at
large, primary nominating elections and
consolidation and harbor interests
should have been successful is gratify-
ing. All these amendments have to do
with the development of Los Angeles
on metropolitan lines, with water pow
er and public utilities under the control
direct voice in the nomination of the
candidates for important Offices
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
SCORES HIM FOR DEFEATING
EQUAL SUFFRAGE BILL

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-[Editor
Herald1: After commencing The Her
aid for its successful efforts in expos
ing protected vice in Los Angeles. and
It's uncomprOmising stand for the re-
call OF Mayor Harper for violating his
office, wish to indorse all that Marion
Martin has to say in regard to Mr.
Per1ne'S flimsy excuse for defeating the
bill for equal suffrage. I am afraid
that even glass case might not be
sutficient protection for Mr.. Perine's
delicate daughter. 1t might get broken.
In his zeal for the protection Of his
own daughter Mr. Perine evidently for
gets that all women are not so deli
cately nurtured. Had the bill happily
passed his daughter would not have
been compelled to cast a ballot. There
are thousands of women who slave in
factories, canneries, packing houses,
stores, laundries and at many other
laboriOus occupations who would not
be afraid to rub elbows with fallen
women or men at the polls once a year,
or twice or four times or often as eIec-
tions may be.
In his solicitude for his daughter.
did Mr.. Perine have the right to Judge
what is good for all these women?
And this in the face of all the peti-z
tions signed by them, as we'll as by
many qualified voters, namely, men
citizens. MRS. A. r. M.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

n OLITICS should be eliminated from
judicial elections. Measures pro-
II viding for n-partisanship in
judicial tickets have been introduced
in the senate and assembly. They are
the non-partisan judicial elections bill,
senate bill No. 249, assembly bill No. S79,
the fair play rotation bill, senate bill!
NO. 57O assembly bill No. 694, a bill
for denomination of judicial incum-
bents; senate bill No. 24S, assembly
bill No. S7S. The first mentioned will
place the judges names before the
voter on the basis Of their partisan
affiliations The second is founded on
the assumption that when there is an
alphabetical arrangement of names it
is the tendency of voters to mark those
at the head of the list. The third,
which will appeal favorably to all
American citizens who recognize the
Importance of maintaining and uphold
ing the dignity Of the judicial office,
will protect judges seeking reelection
from the humiliating necessity Of can
vassing for votes in party conventions,
with the attendant temptation to give
ante-election pledges. 1t will remove
the judiciary from practical politics
and will induce good men to seek judi
cial positions. 1t will also tend to give
the public the benefit of the incum-
bents' skill and knowledge acquired on
the bench and to maintain the contin-
uity of existing litigation, often disas-
trously interrupted by a change Of
judges. If this measure becomes law,
judges will find their surest support
acceptable to the public, not in maxi
ing themselves solid with political
leaders.
The supporters of judicial elections
reform disclaim any intention of at
tacking party government. 1t is be-
lieved the people will welcome a change
in the law favoring the election Of
judges for their judicial ability and
experience, and not for their party af-
filiations. The non-partisan judicial
elections bill has been indorsed by the
chief justices of Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, Arizona, Rhode
Island, Illinois, Oregon, Wyoming,
Mississippi. Nevada and Montana; by
Judge Gilbert of the United States cir
cult court Of appeals. United States
Circuit Judge William w. Morrow,
United States Circuit Judge De Haven,
Chief Justice Beatty and more than
sixty other judicial officers of Cali
fornia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
OcC,ULTIsM

OUR Republican contemporary on its
editorial page told us yesterday
~ that the date, February 2, was a
good day for baking, hiring maids and
doing anything connected with fish,
We cannot trace the connection be-
tween baking hiring maids and fish, but
no doubt it exists. Baking hiring maids
sounds cannibalistic. There is always a
scarcity Of good domestic help in Los
Angeles, and the suggestion conveyed
by the daily occult editorial of our con-
temporary may have the effect of keep
ing servant maids away from Los An
geles. If we were a servant maid we
would see ourselves in Guinea before
we came to place In which a morning
newspaper talked glibly of baking hir-
ing maids.
But we were further told it was a
good day for doing anything connected
with fish. Eddie Morris thought So
For several days he had been conduct
ing lively fishing expedition, and adj
vising all his friends to vote no to
every proposed charter amendment.
The Southern Pacific trawlers thought
so, too. Their nets were hung out from
the windows of the Potomac building,
where Big Boss Parker sat in control
of the fishing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
TWENTY YEARS

NY THE retirement of Acting Ser
X geant George w. Woodward of
- the east side station, after twenty
years service, the fact of the progress
Of Los Angeles is called to mind. Ser
geant Woodward has seen 'the police
department grow from a mere handful
Of men to a metropolitan BODY He
remembers a time in the history of our
astonishing city when "the .liveliest
sport was cock fighting, and where the
Hotel Alexandria now stands the
Spaniards used to gather and pit their
birds" 1t is interesting to note that
the veteran remembers that cock fight
ing led to man fighting. "The men
usually quarreled and the police were
needed to quiet them"
No one is, and indeed no one can
possibly be, in such a position to realize
accurately and vividly the facts con-
nected with the phenomenal modern
history of Los Angeles as an officer
who has served for a couple of de-
cades on the police force, which has
been intimately ''in and of the life of
Los Angeles. 1t must be both vexa-
tious and astounding to a veteran Of
ficer who has seen the evolution of the
city from crudity and open criminality
to refinement, civilization and culture
to note the distressing signs Of mu-
nicipal atavism manifested by recent
official actions and in the protection of
vice
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-03
MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
INVITED TO CLASSIFY HIM

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2S.-[Editor
Herald: Naturally, when one is per-
picked, the first thought is to turn to
the fountain of all knowledge, the
press! I wish, dear Mr.. Editor, you
would help me to decide whether am
a sheep or a fish?
Up to last Monday I thought I was
a woolIy land animal, with plenty of
wool, especially over my eyes. This,
I thought, was the correct orthodox
ecclesiastical classification; but on
reading your interesting paper 1 came
across the account of the meeting of
the Ministerial association and the
recommendation of the worthy secre-
tary of the Y. M. G. "A. to the as
sembled clergymen to fish for recruits
for their various churches amongst the
members Of the aforesaid institution
Naturally, 1 am perplexed as to my
classification. Am 1 a lobster, a fiat
fish, or just the patient and easily
driven sheep, as of yore? / am as
much at sea as my English friend who
remarked, ''Over here you say, Where
am at?' While in England we say,
Where is me 'at?'" Will our dear (at
any price, pastors be known as sheep
herders or fishermen?
JOSEPH RYAN.