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85 DAYS THAT REBUILT AN EMPIRE A FIGHTING GOVERNOR'S STORY OF THE STRUG GLE THAT ENDED 30 YEARS OF CORPORATION RULE IN CALIFORNIA BY HIRAM W. JOHNSON Governor of California Vil | The Last Promise Kept—The “Empire's” Future Left to the People. | The ef ¢ diciary unc r the recall mined attempt to progress « lif admin t In th lature t a resolution people the « recall law, the privilege were To extend the power « people in the gress The first was ac of examiners itself tneffective Waste and extravagance. The » board, made appointive by the t ar wort “It Rests With the People.” k f aching will be those and otherwise Wasteful expenditure of funds. The second step was a plished by extending the p and jurisdiction of the ra Commission from railroads to all} public service corporations. The “Oregon Pian.” What has come to be kno the “Oregon Plan” the third step. Though, und existing direct primary law people had gained the pow rae. My faith in the intelligence and the patriotism of the aver age American voter leads me to| sithe firm conviction that the} 1 splendid opportunities created| jby the legislature will be im-| ¢| proved to the utmost in Cali | choosing by direet vote their ; and that thereby the} sentatives r the lower Po | cause of true democracy, the} mained with the legislature, The} Ment in this nation, will be ad-/ ew administration stood pledged | vanced intelligently, effectively, to transfer this function to the peo permanently. RES Plan” to}, (20% Johuson’s final article will ve bellev: e “Oregon Plan” tO} appear in The Star tomorrow. You| De the most satisfactory method ot | can't afford to miss it. Johnson} @ffecting this transfer. Its opera-|exposes the preparations being | ft tion, —-. . poet cog | made and the methods b used Gnderstood. By indirection it re-| by the special inierests t fo at} ee cee oe = | the polla at the next Californta} senators, confe: upon legts-| electio that is possible MNES ty Mies aanstitution of the| cront aoceushiaksects of te United States, from the legislature | jature, and points out whi to the re ete meet story he ha means to you, ax are © vote in the legislature Sl ye oem ce aay the people's choice for U. 8. sen (To be continued.) ator, as expressed by direct vote} at a state-wide election. A bill amending the existing di-| was robbed of his clothes by tramps rect primary law to include the/and spent the day in a tree, naked Oregon plan was submitted to the! He walked home in the dark. Thomas Jones, Frankford, Pa, User Ought to Know I. The Mon- arch is the only range with a common - sense draft The DUPLEX DRAFT does wonders to- 7 system. wards heating the oven evenly and consuming all fuel. Il. 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White Cuffs 25c Values VACATING PRICE— 122C $4.50 All-Leather and Leather Lined Women's Hand Bags VACATING PRICE— $1.89 Lonsdale Muslin 12 I-2c Value the Yard VACATING PRICE— 7C $3.50 Women’s Waists in Lawn, Lingerie and Dimity VACATING PRICE— 98Cc 100 Dozen Men’s Golf Shirts $1.25 Shirts VACATING PRICE— 69C 35c Men’s Plain and Fancy Colored Socks VACATING PRICE— 17C $20 Women’s Broadcloth Capes Hat in the Store Hood Effect Values Up to $25.00— VACATING PRICE— $3.98 | $6.98 Choice of Any Knosher’s Bankrupt Stock SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ' Second Avenue and James Street ce ena ti me [TheNotice Below Tells The Tale] McCormack Bros. Notice to G. A. Pande $2.00 Bed Spreads, Full Size VACATING PRICE— 93C 25c Children’s Hose Fast Black the Pair VACATING PRICE— 5c 35c Men’s Suspenders VACATING PRICE— 17C Choice of Any Women’s Coat or Suit Valued at $25 VACATING PRICE— $9.98 | |