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r Oregon City Courier-Herald By A.V. CHENEY tiitt.t- ; InOregon City postotflceas 2nd-claM rattt'T 8CB8CBIPTION RATES. ?iil in advance, per year 1 so 111 months - 75 V iree oioalhs'trial j 25 f H0""rhe dale opposite your address on the piper denotes the time to which you have paid u this notice 1b marked your subscription is due. OREGON CITY, APRIL 11, 1902. Tins bean crop of Michigan last year 1 no i naterl at 3,000,000 bushels, valued at $8.00.),000. It it rnmorc' t!ia-. "the most, humble citizen" and the "garden-seed staus iii tii" are one n.A Un s-tme man. Ii ' Hi lire a plav-'bolder, one end of t'i 1 ii i.i'i is attil'die I your wri-d ; so jr-m are a si ive too The Philistine In llieplatj of Miswuini, H'Hiif and in 8,'ct.ivcrong birds have decreased 02 per cenh, and gime birds 80 per cent within the past 15 years. This should be ef fective warning to the bird lovers of this state. i Sociology embraces every human ac tivity. As a science it is receiving in creasing attention in the schools of France and Switzerland. A text hook on sociology should be placed in the bands of the school children of the United States. Tub net earnings of the steel trust for the 12 months ending March 31st were over $111,000,000 over 10 per cent on $1,100,000,000. This steel "infant" is "protected" by the republican Ding, ley tariff agiinst the "pauper labor" of Europe, at the expense of the farmers and laborers of the United States. Tun graft is not unknown to Johnny Hull. On a "remount" for South Afri ca obtained in Austria and the United States, coating $90,000,000. the contrac tors cleared $41,000,000. It goes with out faying that Cecil Rhodes netted a profit out of the army beef contract for which he paid a bonus of jE200,000,again the grafter getting in his work. Lord Brassey slates in the British Naval Annual for 1901 : "Fifty years ago we had 200,000,000 British seamen in our mercantile marine ; we have scarcely half that number at the present time. The Btate of things is grave and calls for the attention of statesmen." In case of war, what will England do for sailors to man her navy? Employ mercenaries Lascars and Chinamen? WuATuvisa our givomtuent by the trusts and for the trusts would do to help Cuba must be done quickly. She has another sugar crop of over 800,000 tons on her hands and no way of selling it except at a Iohs unless congress lets down the liars. In the words of Secretary U it, 'The same c msiderations which le i t ) war with Spain now require that a commercial arrangement be made uud'O' which Cuba run live." Amhiuc.vn institutions and American ideas ot liberty are being planted in the Philippines with amazing rapidity and on u foundation as everlasting as a tihift ing sandbank in the bed of a great river. Ono of our military satraps in the islands Inn pronounced our Declaration of Independence a "da uned incendiary djcu.iK.tit ;" another has expressed the opinion that "the Constitution is played out ; llieie is no use to discuss it." ( That it-, imperialism with tlie harK on. Tu h laws enforced in l ho Philippine I !.uiu . pri uum.iliiy loi the mmulit of llie unlives are not of the mil lest. For in stance, Mr. Bariows, erstwhile one of Our jj iveinors over lin n , trstilied be fore tliu senate committee that "any pei son who advocates, oially, or in wiit irg, ' r piintirg, or liylike methods, the iuiK peudei.co of the I'hilippino Islands, wIkI.iui' by peaienblo or fmciblo menus," shall he lined $'.'000 and im prisoned one year; ' every person resi dent in the Philippine l.damls w ho lev ies w.u ag iint-t tliem or adhures to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort wilh.il the I'hilippino Islands, or elae wheie, is guilty of treason and shall ful ler death, or, in the discretion of the cou i, imprisonment at hard labor for live years and a tine of $10,000." TiiUKiiisa frightful increase of sui cides both iu Europe and the United Status. In England the number in creased from 0715 betwetn 1800 and 1804,10 13,900 between 1804 and 1899, the increase iu suicide mortality iu the latter rive years over the toriner being 108 per cent., whereas the general mor tality from all causes (on account of in crease of population) increased only 19 percent. Iu other countries of Europe the ratio of increase of suicides is still greater. Ttie total uuniber of deaths per annum in all Europe from this cause is placed at 40,000. Its victims are of all t'gH from greybeards (o children, but the proportion of men is greater tiinii that of women. It is a symptom of the fierceness of the "struggle of ex-iih-uoe" which demands tho attentiou of statesmen. OREGON . t-VJTn. A Camp.thjn Prufhimation- You nefd no: stnrppn. np your sx-;s Foronttln dowo and hewim; tues. Nor lin nlwiit the surplus tn.iiMi'd, For we could uw It up is ciuubl'-ct Wlih nniold fetes and coronations. With out "monirchial relations." And with our system of commissions Adapted to these Hush condilions We sooner would iac rn-uw the t x-a Thau have tliem lutimed by your tixos Amonij the island -i, small but sunny, There umy be uuk ja mini of money. When having pull what Spain requlre-i We find them mortgngMt to the friars; j For Uncle Sam ln-f ire req nihil Fulled losiicuWiibslrai't end title." The game pneured, instead of in ueiiiug, Kepiiys not lialf the cost ol oieehle;. M.ike red men li-,luss with y -ur -ix-n: H'lt rlo nol IU"drlle wi'.ll Ol ' (uXrs; Nor In- ali oi the surj.liis tro-ibl Since, our ex!,-iin -s mav b i mill' ..if mm-- U ; . istHtitea mkiM GILBERT L. HEDGES. Citizens Candidate lor Representative. IM, .in. i' iiiiii ;i I M rt " Mr' , I I4 1j C 4prwi , i t 4 j , ' Iff 1 1'Hl l't'l'HI)J I ..... .Tl, f ,f0 . O. W. EASTIIAM, Citizens Candidate for Representative. POTITICAL NOTES. Many republicans will vote for the democratic candidate for governor and rather prefer a democrat on a democratic ticket to a democrat on a republican ticket. The Marion county lepublicans are sore because Geer was turned down, and the Simon republicans are sore be cause "Little Joe" was turned down. Both elements will no doubt support Chambe lain for governor. Some seem to think that Porter fell a long way when he was it fused nomina tion for stale printer, but such is not the case, lie never trot very far up only about one-seventh of the way . It is also reported that he spent $5000 in his campaign, but this must, he an er ror; the amount was probably two ci phers less and the remaining cipher on other side of the figure. How could you expect a man to get so im portant an of fice when hec.in't carry his own county? The candidates on the republican ticket will have to suffer fur his defeat. The in lepeudont citiz sii movement is growing strong r every day, and on election d iy something will drop. Re member six years ago? The affairs of the county aie in Mich had tdiape that the taxpayers have at lust partly opened their eves . The plan the renublican machine nave Morton has already resulted in the b tird's i (usiil to appirtion several thousand dollars for the route. "Com missioner" Morton foil .--. I orders so loi g that he "over-did it" mid was past iiieiulness, and had to be turned down. There is a little more room in the citizen baud wagon, "Dick . " C. W. Ganong spoke "right out in ineotin' " when he slated in the demo cratic convention on Monday flint the hoard of commissioners .ieliberately stole nearly all the road fund from las district and attempted to build a new road to benefit a few individuals who wanted their property enhanced in value. What we want is men on the board th it show more judgement. The vote of the democrats on putting up a straight democratic ticket was 23 for and 77 against. Those who spoke against a straight ticket were J. E. Hedges, J. P. Lovett, T. F. Cowing, C. V. Gaaoug, C. V. Kelly T. L. Turner; those for weie, Henry Hedges, of Barlow, Vv. B.Staf ford, of Oregon City, L. B. Seaton, of Aurora, J. K. Gribble, of Macksburg, and F. Sharp, of Tualatin. The delega tion from Meadowbrook, Macksburg auj Barlow were instructed for a straight ticket, and Po'.k Grlbblo presented tiie rosolutiou adopted by Liis piiuury. CITY COURIER HERALD, T i i i ,Uu i i . i.u I i .i...i i . SOCIALIST COLUMN. eeiooooaoeoeeaeooaeeoaeeGoa THK TICKET. Governor, R. R Ryan, of Marion county. Secreiary of State. Wasco county. State Treasurer, Clackinias county. O. W. Barzee, of W W. Myers, of Justice of the Supreme Court, C. P Kntlierlord, of Harm-v countv. Congressman, B. F. Ramp of Rosehurg tte Senator Fred J. Meindl, of Ab- ernethv. Repr"Mntntives Robert Ginlher, of Reaver Creek pneinct; A. J. Mnville, "f Omemuh; .Walter F. Pruden, of Sprinuwater. I'ouniy Commissioner George La zdle, of Oanemah. t'oiiniy .ludu'i Charles E. Spence, of Cams , Sieritt' 1, M. Kh-mson, of Cane- III-! I' . (lierk Gilbert Uol.hins, of Killin. Jh'Ciirder if Conveyances Fiariz Kinxberger, of Marklmr.'. A -sessur--W ilhain Heard, of Maple Lane. TrnaHurer N. W. Riehards, oi Maple Lane. Coroner Dr. VV. F. Pruden, of Springwaler. ROAD SUI'KRVISORS Abernethy, J. S. Maytteld. Beaver Creek, vVesleyHill. Oanemah, Thomas Lindsay. Maple Lane, G. F. Gibbs. Needy, Carl Hilton. New Era, Joeph Reif. Macksburg, Ed Morris. . JUSTICES AND, CONSTABLES. Barlow and Mackburg: Justice, R ,R. Bratton, . Barlow; constable, , F. M. ra.nnews, Macksburg. New Era and Canny,: Justice, Elmer Veteto; constable, F. Kelland. Three Oregon City precincts, Aber nethy, Oanemah, Maple Lane and West Oregon. City : Justice, J. W. Grout." ; THE PLATFORM. ' ' ' ' 1. All officers shall be put on a flat salary. 1 ' ' i , 2. Reduction of passenger and freight rates. 3 We favor precinct assessors, each precinct to elect their own assessor. 4. We reaffirm the principles of the national socialist platform, Chairman, J, W. Grout. Secretary, Thomas Lindsay. Treasurer, Charles Moran. Some Questions Asked. I see, Mr. Editor, in D.y article a repe tition of words. Was it a typograpi cal error or was it in the copy? I understand that Councilman Koer ner raised the question of open gambling against Mayor Dimick. Now is it not a facr chat', Mr. K. h a very warm friend of Mr. Ryan? Now is it not about as much the business of the councilman to see that the law is enforced as the mayor's and has Mr.Ryan signed the pe tition for the closing of the gambling dens? If not, will the church people sup port him? And if he has, -will the gra tiling and saloon men do likewise? Now Mr. Minister, can yoa see the'fallarjyof the competitive system in . this? Some of my be.st friends are gamblers and sa loon men and I don't care tq throw them out of employment until we have a bet ter place for them under a co-operative commonwealth. Does the saloonkeeper run a saloon for the profit in t'.e business ? When the gambler sits down to the table, he expects to be profited thereby, or drops a nickel in the slot, hoping to get more in return. Does the cigar man keep the slot ma chine for amusement, or tliesaloon keep a hack r om for gambling for fun, or does ttie high license have anything to do with it? Do you believe that the sa loon keeper would get you drunk for fun? Don't you know that if the saloon and gambling houses were closed, you would hear a ciy fiotu tliu business men of Ore gon City ;hat something must be done to stop people going to Portland and elsewhere to epeiid their money? How can you stop this business under the system with the profit remaining in the business? And now, Brother; will you please tell me why you are a tirni believer in the competitive system? Did Christ teach the cjiupitmvt) system or was he the best socialist, that even lived on earth? Will someone tell me the differ ence between staying with your party or staying with a principle? "Will some one led me who adopted the following resolutions : ' That all men have a natuaal right to a portion of the soil, and that as ttie use of tlie rod is indispeusibie to lite, the rixiit. of all men to tlie soil is as sacred as their rights to life itself. "That i lie public lands of the United Stales tielong to Llie people, and should not tie sold to individuals nor granted 10 corporations, hut should be granted in hniittd quantities, Iree of cost, to landless settlers. "That recognizing the fact that the United Stales ia llie greatest silvei-pro-ducing country in tbe world, and that both gold ana silver were equally llie money of the constitution from tlie lie ginning of the republic until the hostile legislation agtinst silver, which unduly contracted Hie calculating medium of the couuiry, and leceg iizing that tne gieat Intereds of tho people demand more money for use in the channels of trade and commerce; Uierefo.e, we de clare ourselves in lavor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver ,and denounce auy attempt to discriminate against sil ver as uuwise and unjust applause." W, V. Mvkrs. Some Questions. 1st. What does the gentleman under tbe heading of "An Appeal to Populists'' cull going over to the worst element? 2d. Is there not two of a kind ; has the so-called citizens made or improved any on the Republican record. ;td. Did thpy not promise to furnish their own deputies; have they done it? 4th. Have not the Democrats got the best of the fight? 5th. Was not the populist party com posed of democrats aud reoublicaus alike? tith. Do yon expect to pull the latter into the democratic party? 7th. Can the people not go where they think best and not go over to the worst element when there are two of a kind, which is the worst or the best? Sth. Did not the populiets make a clean sweep only to give over to tlie dem I oci a s ? FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1902. ftth. Did not your senator would be if he got votes enough, say the reoubli cans have the olhVp and the populists the principals; now let us change vice veisa. lOili. Did we not try to maintain the P' pu'.ist organization and you citizeiiB called us kickers in the air? 11th. Do you thinft we could establish the pipulht party whh you tearing it down? k 12th. Why don't you do that job your- spii r 13th. What is there too exacting about the socialist pai'y'i 14th. Please tell us. ISth. Was there any reform in the Bryan movement ; did lie nol work along democratic lines of the past, advocate free silver as thev did, and when they had 114 majority in congress thev said they did not have miijori yei ough to in-tri'ilcci- a free silver lull ? Kilh. Oh yes, otl aie full of reform. 17ih. What hsve on g ined in reform, ami w'.n do von expect to finish? V li y..u allow us mi r.ihy or will some mi'' Hi', no? If you republicans Hi d di Mi' i r -is v II come in -nod pi i''e ns in Office, wo will io tally, le i .lust lake your sal -iy nod .o as qu'et as lambs, liave no po i ics, no Mends; nothing to do, only draw one's pa. until ano'Ii'-r election, then accuse people of going over to the worse element And look wise us though we knew good from evil. C. Miik.vn, the Socialist. For Direct Legislation. The following resolation was unani mously adopted bv Molalla Pa'ronsof Husbandry No. 310, at the regular ses sion on April 4, 1902: ' Resolved, That we heartily endorse the principle of direct legislation through the Initiative and Referendum and recotn mend that each Grange throughout the state select a committee to work for the pending direct ltgislation amendment during the coming campaign and especi ally on election day." , , Papers friendly to the Grange and in terested in the passage of the amend ment please copy. '' Gkorgk Ogle, Lecturer Molalla P. of H. No. 310. An Epitome. Of policy on life of the late Edwin R. Kimble, of Portland, Oregon, bookkeep er for Studebaker Bros.: Policy, No. 70,282, issued June 2, 1890. Twenty payment life. Died Dec. 8, 1901. Amount of policy $5000.00 Dividend accumulation 618. 51 Total paid $5618.55 A return in dividends ol 33" per cent of premiums paid, besides the $5000 in surance. This company settles with its policy holders each year and issues the most liberal policies.. Mora! : Get the best from the Massa chusetts Mutual Life Insurance Com pany. H uburt G. Colton, Pacific Coast Manager, Chamber of Commerce Building, Portland, Or. AtTiiuR W. Clothier, Special Agent. BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Ilent;tind Cold Raisemut Lotver the Great Structure. The engineer of tne Brooklyn bridge states that the variation in the height of the center of that structure in summer and winter is three feet. 1 his is due to the expansion of the wires by heat and their contraction by cold. The same law of expansion and con traction, influencing the sensitive wires of the piano, is the chief cause of that in strument getting out of tune. In the construction of the Kimball piano these conditions have received the careful aitentio.i and judgment of ex perts trained in Europe and America. The result is all instrument that will pre sent the greatest resistance to the vari ation of tension caused by changes of temperature. Consequently the piano siaiiiling in tune as perfectly as human ingenuity can devise in the Kimball. The grand piano purchased ot the Kimball company by Mme. Eames in 1895 for Paris home is an illustration . The instrument made the long journey from Chicago to that city and arrived in perfect tune. Appreciating this remark able fact, Muie. Eames concluded a recent letter to the firm directing the shipment of a second piano for her castle 8t Vallomhrosa, Italy. "It also has the marvelous quality of keeping in tune." Times-Herald. HEAL ESTATE IRAMSFERS. F V Hacker to D L Boylati, tract 5 in lintel tracts 230 M A IVtry to A Zen7er, 21 as in sec 21, 4, 2 e 930 J Englo to J Georji, 45 as in sec 4, lr ;.. . . 3o0 G B Dimick to O W Eastham, intine'4 and of uw of sec 21, 5, 3 e 800 Bolton Land Co to S N Tanner, lot 8, hlk 8, Bolton 200 J VV Douglas 1 1 Win C Songwell, nw of sw of sec 28 350 W A l'roctor to D D Jack, et al, ne of ue sec 10, 1, 4 e 1000 F Both to 1111 Perry lots 30 and 37, Prime Lands 350 H F Stianu to L llerrick, sw of nw sec 20, 2, 5 Valuable Canby Camp Ground Assctn to M Tuule, lot 2, hlk 71, Canby . . 25 M Tin tie to R M Ward, lot bik 71, Canby. 1 J llarkine to J Strauss, ng of n,'a of ne of sec 33, 1, s e 500 The ltest Fresorlptlon for Malaria Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. Ho cure no pay. Price 50c. A Bad Breath A bad breath means a bad stomach, a bad digestion, a bad liver. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure con stipation, biliousness, dys pepsia, sick headache. 25c. All druggist!. V ant your moustache or beard ft beautiful Wo or rich blaok? Then ue BUCKINGHAM'S DYEttVs Brunswick House and Restaurant NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS Meals at All Hours Opon Day and Kfcht Prices Reasonable Only First Class Restaurant in the City CHAS. CATTA, Prop. Opposite Suspension Bridge OREGON CITY, ORE. i 7th and Center Sts. M e t t POPE & CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR Hardware, Stoves. Syracuse Chilled and Steel Plows, Harrows and Cultivators, Planet Jr., Drills and Hoes, Spray Pumps, Imperial Bicycles. PLUMBING A SPECIALTY ) Cor. Fourth and Main Sts. OREGON CITY r kdkm&Mtitih liking ,tt rib IU fl. i ,rrB1r,ra, it fcjiMit We carry the only complete line of Caskets. CnffirTT P ,t, j t . -i i iwuca ana innings in ciacKamas iounty. We have the only First-Class Hearse in the County, which we will furnish for less than can be had elsewhere. EMBALMING A SPECIALTY. Our Prices Always Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed SHANK & BISSELL. Undertakers J pnones 4 na 304. Lower I YUU MAY NOT KNOW IT - - . Bat the Best Stock of First-Class J Goods to be Found at Bottom Prices in Oretmn Ciu, ic ,t I HARRIS' GROCERY ! DZW. MARKET vKep4, Opposite Huntley's fiist Glass lyieats of 11 ipds Satisfaction Guaranteed Give yinj a gall arjd be Treated ?igtt r I "I l L. HOLMAN, Undertaker Phones 476 and 305. Two t UsinS thc PATENT FLOUR I mmOIIC X speak of k in a rinins chor"s of t praise. The bread consequences that I IXtfwnprfi I ffow '? use are fine enou"h t0 li'ty'L'jflI please the most fastidious. We can- Hakcrs "S hV frTCK0Kl I CANNED I GOODS: I . .--- Hand Out Money For nitiietliinj; th -it is not. the hes When you aie buying i-ememher thai t' e li. s is alwajs cheapest', end a poor article is dear at. any price If it is grocet les the best aid safest way is to bring cr's nd your order to us and then yen know yon are get'ing the best there is. The cheap kind we do not handle; it. doesn't, pay. No matter what prices we ask you can always depend on the quality. Muir Bros. 7th St., Bet. Bridge and Depot. We carry the larsrest stock of Caskets Ccffins, Robes and Lining in Clackamas county We are the only undertakers in the county owning a hearse, which we fur nish for less than can b! had elsewhere. vVe are under small expense a nd do not ask larre profits. 0 ilh pr mi jtly attend id niht or day Doors South of Court House. t ma (jciiiiu uur rcpuianon to sutler by putting anything below our high J standard on the market. What the t'atent brand is at its best it is all the times. Made by Portland Flouring Mill Co. and sold by all grocer . I 44 CANNED GOODS. Oh, yes: oh, yes; coma this wav lor the fullest and freshest stock of canned goods in town. We are just receiving a large lot of the very best fruits and vegetables in cans. Try our sliced peaches, our fancy corn, or out tender meltinu pess! Go away, you make mv mouth water. Oh, no; come round and buy. Prices very low. A. ROBERTSnw 7TH ST. GROCER i 7TH RT noV:J