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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1921)
ffît. Scott ficrald Published Every Friday at Lanta Station. Portland. Orerun. Geo. A. McArthur............... Proprietor Entered u eecond-claaa mall mat ter February 1«. l»14. at the post office at L-euta. Orerun, under act ot tfonsreea. March t. Hit.__________ Subscription Price 1150 a year ssli Ninety-second Street iPhone 642-21 KLEP YOl K DOLLAKS AT HOME lue person »no nutaes his living m a wuituumiy, receiving ita tuonoy tor ma uoor vi its prouucw. ana men a<.qi..rvs u.e uam. ui ^pending nit n. ..<> eiseatnsre. m assisting. enow mgiy or unairnwuigiy, to exhaust the n-cuivij 01 uiat community just me s.i i.e as the man who wastes ius en ergy 11 dissipation. .... ia»s oi nature cannot be vio lated wiui impumiy. it one tawes out vi inc more uian ne puts in; it ne terns uown uia pnysicai sux-ngui tast er uiu no can rvuuud. ue must ev- eu.uaUy pay Uie price- W uat is true ol Uie laws oi nature is naturally uue ox ecvnoimc taws, inc people ol a community way for a U.-.i- continue to tear dowu taster uu.ti u.cy oui u it -p without any up- partu. u •astei. but it canuot be con- l.uueii imieluuiely. vne man tuay do Uus tor a time turnout visible eXxect, out when a score or more continue this practice uie result is noticeable, and when a hundred or one thousand do it. there is an inevitable collapse. Ittose who ate responsible lor uus situation may u..im they have done a cunning thing, ano may protit tor a ume mdividu- ably, but m time to come they will sutler for their indiscretion. tKIMl.XAL LIABILITY tor the past tew weehs. the pub- .>c, auu especially that branch direct- .uterv-vted, has been all stirred up . > the throwing of the affairs of the -rm of Morris A Co. into the hands vi a receiver. Hundreds of column« o. white space have been utilized in .e Ling the public of the iniquity of those who were instrumental in caus ing the term's insolvency. It is natural for one who has in vested n;s hard earned nionev to be- cviue w rought up w hen he u. leves a scalawag has made off with it, or otherwise defrauded him. And those of us not directly injured are also in terested. for we never know when the lightning will strike us, and we are aprehensive. So, when one of this ciuss of frenzied financiers is brought to the bar of justice, there occurs a loud demand for punishmenL Very good. Let the guilty suffer. But in the meantime let us not for get that under our American theory of criminal law the presumption of innocence lies until the contrary is proven. Let us further remember that no matter how morallv repre hensible ones actions may be, unless he directly violates a statutory pro vision. he can be punished only by the weight of public opinion. At this writing it is not possible to definitely know to what extent a shortage of funds exists. Until the final report of the receiver is made, and until several court actions now pending are adjudicated, nothing defi nite can be said. It may happen, al though it does not so appear now. that the creditors will receive dollar for dollar, and that no one will stif fer loss. And until the case is tried I- some other medium than the press, the criminal liability, if any exists, of Etheridge or Morris or others, win not be conclusively proven There are. however, several facts of interest to the public which in the general excitement have perhaps been overlooked. While the so-called blue sky law gives hte state corporation commis sion no authority to interfere in the alafirs of state or municipal corpora tions or banks and banking institu tion.-, no such prohibition exists v.nen a corporation did what Morris A Co. did- -issue interim certificates scraps of paper, not stock; merely contracts l-etween the investor and .Morris & Co. to deliver stock at some time in the future. If Morns A Co. were not occupying a position of trust hat wore they doing, and what was the < rporation commission doing in the meantime? Were they awake to the f t that people were exchanirinjr good cash for doubtful paper? And if they v. «-re not. what is a blue sky ' tv and a corporation commission for. anyway ? Under the iaws of Oregon, the di rectors of 1 corporation are charged with con-tructive knowledge of its affairs, that is, . m-y r«- presumed to have, by virtue of their official of fice, cognizance of the condition of the firm’s financial status. If money was accepted when the corporation wa« insolvent, they are legally sup posed to have known that fact. Furthermore, any person holding (not necKsarily owning) stock in an Oregon corporation, is liable for its ib»s to the amount of his holding. If t-od Morris, or any other individ ual, held stock in the insolvent firm, and property in the name of the hold er ’inble to execution can be found, it can be nrtaehed, a’tomeys declare. fhe receiver of an insolvent cor poration is appointed to ascertain and report to the court its conditions, reciivt and con-erve mone- s due and owing to. it and generally protect the interests of the creditors. He has no power to pav nut moneys to the lat ter. This is the function of the ref eree, a permanent fixture. Each draws, as compensation, one per cent of the assets, a tidy sum in the pres ent ease Tt mav he said in passing, without violating the spirit of fairness snn- nosed to permeate American ftiris- nr'iderce and which frowns upon a dtc-,,..;nn of a case so »• to influ ence nmxnoetivo iurnrs. that in the cninion of competent and nnnrefn- dicod attorneys, the state’s case -gainst Etheridge upon the codata of larceny and embcaaleinent. is -nene too strong, and a conviction is not certain. I git er developments may change this aspect, however. There 1 is quite a general feeling that Ether idge. no matter what his past reconi i may have been, may not prove to have been altogether responsible for the insolvency of Morris A Co. It is said that a few years ago the business of th« firm was neither large nor pro fitable. and it is believed that Ether idge may have assumed control of an insolvent institution. While his bus inras methods may have been lax and a hie the expense« of conducting the affairs of the firm mav have been unwarrantably heavy, there is doubt in the minds of the informed that he hypothecated anv of the assets in a manner which will render him crim inally liable. The foregoing was written before Mr. Etheridge made his public state ment to the press this week. The merchants of every communi ty are the backbone of that commun ity, so far as its progressiveness and prosperity are concerned. Individu ally, there are always some slackers who do not exert themselves to boost for the community; simply are living parasites But the Jive- up-to-date merchant of this day and generation give every one the glad hand; tries to treat you right; wishes to live ami let live; sells at a fair profit and en deavors to observe the golden rule. You will invariably find their adver tisement of business conducted in their home paper. They desire vour patronage and desire that vou should know it There are residents of this mun- lane sphere who apparently seem able to get through this world with out very much effort; some who live on the theory' that the world owes them a living; they take all they can get and leave nothing in return. Sad to say, in the writer's brief experi ence in this community, he has found a few of this specie of scurvy crea tures, but they are the exception to the rule and a minor factor. The alarm of fire one day last week n Lents which proved to have been -he evil work of boys and overlooked with indifference by many, may some day be repeated and treated in the same manner, only to prove a sad joke to many residents and owners of property. With the little fire protec ion observable to the naked eye in this community, we sometimes won- ier at the carelessness exhibited bv ome of the residents of this section. Every dollar spent in this commun ity the more assists to make it the more liveable. Ijtat Saturday evening. January 8. one of the Portland citv dailies print ed nearly half a column of "Lents News” that had appeared in the Mt Scott Herald Friday. December 31. just eight days previous. “Better late han ever, applies in this partciular •ase, and would seem to be an amus- .r.g quotation. Some city people seem to think that because a farmer work« In an «pen field he has no overhead expense. Africa has been hard hit by the high cost of living, where the price of wives has Increased 100 per cent MIDUCINO «URPLU*. That nobody loxes a fat mau Is a saying approved of tradition. There fore. when recently, as the result of an exhaustive survey. It was scientifically determined that every ninth mau In Chicago Is far too fht for comfort and health, presumption was that there would speedily lw organised a fat man's reduction dub In the Wlmly city. But Instead we have the experi ment of a 60 days' dieting and exer cise reduction teat for Chicago wom en. The explanation Is that there are really more heavyweight women than men tn Chicago, but gallantry forbade making that a feature of the survey, says Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Among the peculiarities of human habit, custom, practice or what not. all functions have their foundations in food. If we receive we eat. If we entertain visit Ing delegations we feed them. Likewise distinguished dtgul- tsries and all sorts and conditions of conventions and conferences. We eat and get fat; then we eat to get lean. Instance—the Fat Woman's lieduc tion dub of Chicago la depending principally on dieting for taking off the surplus which was accumulated by too much diet. But the process Is interesting and the outcome a mat ter of anxious observation by the fair of all the country. What with the beer supply shut off and the free lunch made obsolete, the fat men should be able to simulate feminine sacrifice. The period of talk will doubtless be succeeded by quiet action. Words do very well for programs, and for the frames of action, but fulfillment comes la deeds. We have always been more or less a wordy people. We have In dulged as a people, a penchant for or atora But we have discovered that It Is mostly the silent men. who do things, says Dearbora Independent. The old story about using so much steam In the whistle that there Is none left for the wheels, is more than humor—It Is philosophy. It Is mighty easy to re-create the world In a speech or reorganize society on paper. Men who actually put Into practical oper ation the new thing, who prove its worth and get It established, may not go down In the list of world-producers, but they are the real statesmra. The contention of Ko-Ko in "The Mikado" that when a man Is officially pronounced dead, he Is dead to all Intents mid purposes has liven sol emnly confirmed by the action of the war authorities In notifying a Mas sachusetts lieutenant. In spite of his repented denials of the report of his death, that his body is now on the way home. Whether he could be court-martialed for Insubordination In persisting In being alive, remarks Baltimore American, Is now a ques tion. An enlisted man In the navy re- '•rived second honors in a prize con Those fellows can shoot all the rock test for the best essay on "Leader et« at the moon that they want to. ship," in a contest open to all from This hut they’ll find that It Is no easy mark. '•ommander down to “gob." recognition of right and merit, irre With potatoes a dollar a bite one spective of rank. Is one reason why can Imagine something better than the American army and navy are bet pansies to grow In this year’s window ter than the best on the other side, boxes. where certain honors sre shut out from the grasp of a man, however ca The move to wear overalls as a pro test against clothing profiteers Is ham pable of earning them, beenuae of bls pered by the Increiise In price of over position In the social scale. ells. Men are unwise who retire from Amundsen. Ice-bound, has quit his active affairs to take their ease. quest for the North Pole. And. prob Ease Is frequently but a short cut to ably, they’re famishing for gum drops the grave. One who Is calloused to up there. harness and by Interest In his tnsk persuaded to forget tlie advancing If wars, earthquakes and panics gave as much advance notice as a pres years finds when he quits the strife idential campaign, they wouldn't hap that strength has gone from him. The strain which he endured and enjoyed pen at all. comes to settle an accumulated score. Even when the old clothe« wear out -here are still the unused dress suits The United States dollar doubled which determined men may wear to In value In Greece following tlie over- their offices. f throw of Venlzelos. As the future plans of that leader seem to be some Some of the sure-enough working what In doubt, maybe we could get men appear to believe that a suit of overalls has dignity which should not him to come over here and be over thrown again. tie trifled with. A more or lens eminent pugilist sd- Another objection to that revolution In Mexico Is that It distracts people’s j vises aspiring boxers not to let any minds from tlie more serious business body hit them If they can help It and a goo«] many boxers seem to a«'hleve of bull fighting. this result by doing all their fighting Much will depend on the aviator with a typewriter. whether the development of the air plane makes it a part of the -ack to The iAWgue of Nations has been pra the land movement. rented with a bill of over |15.<XM> for cigars smoked or carried off nt the The prediction that gasoline will be Bps conference. At this rate, the "i0 cents a gallon by fall calls for a pipe of peace Is going to tie sonitw revision of the cost of getting out ' what expensive. the long-haul vote. Sending one's rolce by wireless and having it recorded Is additional proof that a man never goes so far but that hla voice follows him. There are 11.000.000 farms In the United States. Now what more Is needed are a lew more husky Ameri can boys down on them. “Are sermons Indispensable?” Is • church Issue In London where an ef fort seems to be under way to arrive at the long and short of it. Flume Is no better off now than the rest of the world. The Inhabitants are experiencing the pinch of food short ages and profiteering price«. Thomas Edison ha« bien given a distinguished service medal by the Navy department, tut he never will get one from the fellow In the flat acrons the hall for getting up the pho nograph. Jazz Is reported to bo fifty years old. The lute Doctor Osler would have had a great many with him If he ha«1 suggeste«! that It should have bren chlorofarmed when It wun forty. To tbime adventurers who are re- membere«! In special prayers because they go down to the »■« In ships must now be added those who dare the trackless upper spaces In alrplanua. OOCTRINK ANO CONDUCT. ................................................................ KERN PARK REALTY In these days when there la ro SUU Moving ... COMPANY much dispute about doctrine, creed, «1er rUSTKH KO 111 oi'lnloii. faith, etc.. It la strange that people don’t go to the Bible (HI. John. CITY I’lKH’l ItTV A NUVUIAVTY end Arm«, Uellwllnns. l.usua T:IT> and rend: “If any man do hla Tarais Henlsls sad llustness t'kaucse will hs shall k-iow of the doctriue." llume X10-til Ibirilaud. Orc The One-Way-Charge Compa>>y That Is the only way to discover the doctriue. You canuot communicate DR. A. C. LUNDBERG It; you cannot argue It into a man. you cannot furnish him a faith by CHIKOI’R ICTOR Wa ran move you out of the word. It la the life that tells. We muddy street. Phono «14-81 don’t care how smart a man la or Phone (II2 &» «222 roster Rd Yntt Illdg. »207 Foster Road how eloquent, the only way he rati ( I.--.-.-.-.......-...-..'..----------------- ------- teach a doctrine la by hla cimluct. That speaks louder than wurda. Itow much time la waatevl trying to con vince men you are right and they are wrong. It cannot be done that way. But If you argue with fine deeds and CANDIES MADE DAILY a generous life you ran make them look your way. Harsh words, petu lant attacks, violent language harden ■•ten rattier than win them, says Ohio State Journal. A man should Im turned out of church who runs down a man by calling him names. It la poalllvriy wicked. Il shows the weak ness of a cams» when there 1« a re 6114 Ninety-second Street Lents sort to personal detraction. ROSE CITY VAN KCOAL SQUARE DEAL CANDY STORE SATURDAY SPECIAL Nugget Chews, 40c f".lb: A French author once coined the phrase, “The laud of the mind." Il la a realm that many of us have forgot ten. There the Imaginary la real; there death la unknown, and the only riches are men'e llioughta. With ev ery age It grows with splendor. Dick ens, Milton. Shakespeare, Hugo— there and countless others have left their all for those who travel there. The demands of existence have blind ed some of ns to the Joy« that lie In such travels. As children we roamoil the fields of Imagination, but now we believe only In the material. Yet we rail ourselves wise. The dreary nights of winter are ahead, says Ixmdoti Ex press. Why not cheat them of thetr drearlnres. and on the wings of lit erature Journey to the Land of il>e Mind? A gmxl many towns «nd hamlets tn the French war area have berm "adopt- ad” by different communities among the allies. Now conies the news that Mouth Africa has bought French ter rain outright. General Hmuta' govern ment actually holds the title deeds to Dllvllle Wood, which has a touch of sacredness to the South Africans. If things go on like this, who knows but what. In a century or two. another Joan of Arc may arise to put the for eigners out of France and win back the precious soil of France for the French I TRADE AT HOME! We assure Service and and Right Prices “The Best Meat at Lowest Prices” it the motto of Eggiman’s Meat Market A Complete Auto Service We sell automobiles and then furnish the kind of after-service which helps them make satisfied owners. As a part of our service, we Figures on farm profits covering rev- en years In two areas and five years In a third were recently given out by the Unit««! States Department of Agriculture. The«e figures show: That very few farmers In the gn>u|>s studied hsve made targe profits In re cent years. Most of the farmers were making less than $."■<>0 cash per year over and above the things the farm furnishes. Five hundred dollars will not go very far at this time. Carry a complete line of accesor- ies and parts. Repair and store cars. Fill, test and charge batteries. Sell Goodyear Tires and Tubes. Give free air and tire-ins|iection service. Do everything in our power to give you money-making service. Drive in—we’ll show you. The new Alaskan government rail way, M2 miles long, from the port of Seward to Fairbanks In the central part of the territory. Is sure to play an Important part In the growth of the country. Already 440 miles of the road ha« b«-en cotnploted. «nd the rich coni field of Mntanuska ba« been opened. Our naval fleet In the Pacific will get It« coal «apply from that source in the future. An expert In the tbeatrlral world declares thnt home brew» ari« ruining the national digestion to such an ex tent ■■ to «poti the good humor of theater audience«. Thu« prohibition Is Inferentlally charged with turning the country into one big, substantial grouch. Immlgranta from Re«! crater» In Eu rope are «aid to be coming Into this country nt the rate nt 10,000 n day. Yet there 1» more talk of a “yellow peril,” although there are fewra than 200,000 of th« yellow race« In the en tire country. A "marrying pantor” who ha* offi ciated at 3.000 weddings, baa taken ■ bride himself, now, at the nge of eighty. At that, hla powers of re sistance were retained for ■ goodly number of years. Prince«« Mnry of England 1« said to have written to n friend; “Mother is trimming a hat for me. You can Imagine what It look« like!” Uneasy Ilf» the head thnt wrara a homc trlm- med hat. The Lents Garage AXEL KILDAHL, Proprietor 8919 Foster Road Phone «15’34 Paving Material» Macadam Road» Office: Eaat 3230 Plant: 6322-60 CityMotorTruckingCo.,i.c. 291 Hawthorne Ave. AUTO TRUCK HAULING CONTACTORS CRUSHED ROCK, SAND and GRAVEL Plant: Kelley Butte, 94 and Division St»., PORTLAND, ORE. PORTER W. YETT, Contractor. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria an-1 nounce* thnt hl» rervlces an a butler ■■■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a are available at $r> a day. But Can nn archduke a««ume a haughty enough expression to look like a butlra? The Lents Mercantile Co. Treasury officials say that Uncle 8am must have four billions a yrnr. Which, after all, means only 84 «plane from all of ns, «wen If we had to pay It all ourrelvra. Spain now has « bull fighters’ union. It Is a pity the bulls cannot form one also. Will promptly fill your orders from up-to-date GROCERIES, FRESH FRUIT. VEGETABLES. TABLE DELICACIES and other Good Thing» TO EAT. We carry FLOUR and FEED. Special attention given to phone order», and a New and Dependable Deliveryman will get your purchase» to you ON TIME. OUR AIM is to PLEASE OUR CUSTOMERS. Phone 616-31. . Ninety-second Street