The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

Second Class Matter April b ast Of March a s
REFERENDUM NO. III
u EFERENDUM Measure Number Three an amenomen'
tho initiative and referendum law passed by the last egis-
1ate as means of ending fraudulent signing of initiative
and referendum petitions II
# will be remembered that the checking of the seven
initiative petitions the seven sisters revealed
ands forged signatures and others written on the "
foreigners unqualified voters and minors In 1915 Is hao
the petition crcuator would pad and
his petition rolls could In that the legislature passed
an act prohibiting paid crcuators from handling petitions
The law could not however prevent paid organizers from
working up groups voluntary solicitors and most OF the
itors who were being paid 1872 were work
ing away aho not so easy to tell how they got
their reward plan legislation by popular petition once
organized hands of these was such an ap
and that the legislature 1915
sacred right of citizenship and restore the
right of initiative referendum the LEGAL VOTERS OF
taking it out OF the hanos OF the
rushers. ~@ XIII.
To accomplish this the which is Referendum Meas
IRE Number Three was enacted It provides that all the initiative
and referendum petitions must be filed with the registration Of
of the precincts and that before person shall
he permitted to sign petition must be determined that ne
o she is in fact legal The bill provides that whenever
anv initiative or referendum petition filed in registration Of
ce for signing Office must be kept not only during the
ordinary hours also each Friday and Saturday eve
nnq from six o'clock and that whenever the regstr
ton sent out to the precincts such petitions
as are on file the books order that all legal
voters may opportunity to the they so de-
sire in their home precincts This provision inserted in the
bill at the suggestion representatives of the working classes
for their convenience
The initiative and has become part of
tenn of state opportunities for fraud should
Il be permitted to destroy it,
All friends system should vote for Meas
ure Number Three principle of direct egs
lation by LEGAL VOTERS may be preserved
II *4s+ss*
Il EFFICIENCY
GO much written and said about Efficiency in connec-
ton modern machinery that many think OF 1t VI at alp
that connection only That has practical application to COM
every day affairs people might admit closely pressed
but few give consideration it deserves AS matter OF fact
good common with degree OF efficiency 49, and al
Ii ways has been. the keynote to success
III The business down his office old time
up the thread hapazad and leaves when he feels
like it. when interviewed will nearly always tell that business
on the farmer who desultory methods in the
of his and their cultivation and acquires the
own visitnp habit there is something with
the country always considering moving to more favorable
The wage whose only idea get thru the day
as possible and render little service ne for his
often wonders why demand
and in years usually rudge against the world in
III general and often becomes drifter
welorganized have been the foundation
the attainment of things worth while in the past and it
II presume will continue to be in the future
Hi Efficiency of its force zest when applied to hu
Il man affairs.
HI EXCUSES
Ill ORRY people, the paper late this week. We certainly
- few too and they aren't enough t
satisfy you we'll with Pete took his out of his
Saturday enough to There's printer coming
MONDAY I'll be gone SPELL" We knew what he
HI right and grinned knowng him
busness" Monday the typo didn't and PETE
every and then and hustle out job and her
sneak out again. Tuesday the printer hadn't up,
Wednesday got busy and found printer
And along Pete shaking the
and stayed long enough inquire the trains Ane
poto