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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904' OREGON CITY COURIER. Published Every Friday by OREGON CITY COURIER PUBLISHING CO. Shirley Buck h. l. mccann Ed itors Rntered in Oregon ;ily Puatofflce as 2nd-clas matter 8DBSCEIPTION BATES. Paid in advance, per year 1 60 Six months 78 Clubbing Bates Oregon City i-ourierand Weekly Oregonian .$2.25 Oregon City Courier and Weekiy Courier Journal 2.00 Oregon City Courier and Wookly Examiner.. 2.50 Oregon City Courier and the Cosmopolitan... 2.25 Oregon City Courier and the Commoner 2.00 Oregon City Courier and Twlce..a-Week- Journal 2 2i Oregon City Courier and Weekly Journal 2.00 Oregon City Courier and Dally Journal 4.50 "The date opposite your addross on the paper donotes 1 he time to which youhave paid If this notioeis marked your subscilption is due. Democratic Nominees. Supreme Judge Tanning O'Day. Congressman 2nd District Robert M. Veatch. Dairy and Food Commissione1 S. M. Douglass. Presidential Electors John A. Jef fry, T. II. Crawford, W. B Diller, J. 11. Smith. For Joint Representative for Clacka mas and Multnomah J. E. Hedges. For Representatives O . W. Evans, 8. Hutchinson, John W. Loder. For Sheriff Chas Ely. F)r Clerk Millard Ciisssl. For Treasurer N. F. Nelson. For Assessor T. R. A. Sell wood. Recorder H. W. Lang. For Supt. of Schools H. G. Stark weather. For Commissioner J. H. Kitching. For Surveyor A. M Kirchem. BknaToh Bortox, of Kansu, itep., is still on the anxious seat inquiring what be thill do to he saved. Fkw gamblers kuow when to qu't but a goo,l example in quitting has been set by tho Butte preacher who won Beveral hundred dollars at roulette and then ac cepted a call to a pulpit In New Mexico. It is parsing strange how some people fall over themselves in their baste to deny they have committed a crime', even when no criminality has been charged. It grieves us deeply to think of the in ference that will be drawn from such denials. Why did the County Clerk omit from his report of March 31, 194, a statement of the amount of warrants outstanding and unpaid? Such statement has here tofore been made and is required by law. (See Sec. H039, B AC Code of Oregon.) Committees are already at work to for mulate plans for holding these county fairs . The site for the grounds will be neir either Grealura or Fairview, Ore gon .Pacific' Homestead. Mb. Thomas W. Law ton, of Chicago, proposes to start a fight against the Standard Oil Company. He is quoted as saying that he "knows the Standard Oil, root, trunk, branch, and blossom" that he has "lived right on the, inside with them," and that he has decided he can conduct his fight and win, He probably knows something about the methods of "high finance" wherein $46, 000, 00 profits were recently made on a single deal without any writing and "without puttitg a single dollar in jeopardy." If high financiers are fall- ing-out there h a probability that the public will receive something near its just dues. Seattle Times. Every' day adds to the esteem in wmcn uie Democratic nominees are held by the citizens ol this county. At first it was attempted to make political capital out of the fact that these men did nut desire nominations, but the at tempt, proven a ooomerang and it was dropped so suddenly that a painful si lence followed for several days. When candidates are so anxious to sacrifice themselves on the country's political altar that they begin back of the pri maries to see ttiat the right fellow goes to the convention, then it is time to call a nan. ine lA'ino'.-ratio nominees are all successful men of affairs whose only reason for going on the ticket is that such a move is in the interests of good citizenship as opposed to a ring rule. There is much being said about the fact that the county officers reports are, under a Republican administration, sub mltted "promptly on Apiil 1, the time required by law. Let us have facts gentlemen. The Sheriff's report is dated April 1, that of the Treasurer and Clerk, April 5. In the report ot the Democratic Fusion officers, two years ago, the sher iff certified to h s report April 26, the Treasurer and Clerk certifying to theirs on Mey 6. A year ago, the present of. fleers cortifit-d to their reports ai follows: Sheriff, May 6; Treasurer, March 31; Clerk. May 33. It In probably true that the present reports come out more neat ly on time than former ones, but the county pays dearly for it in extra deputy hire. The great thing is not the exact time of the report, however, but the ac curacy of it wheu made. i iiihfv -five boxes ot onions were re ceived by a firm at Portland, Oregon, last week, from Sydney, N. 8. W. This is the ilrst time such a thing has hap pened, und it should not be repeated when it is a fact that Oregon land will produce the finest onions grown. Pa cific Homestead Sinck 1870, England nas added to her population 88,000,100 people, mo-tly bar bin iiuis, and added to her domains an area larger than the United States. Indirectly, the bitter result of this iui periulism ia that Lot one in ten of the people of England is capable of p.S'ing uie examination for military service though the standard has been lowered Congressman IIakkk, of New York, offered to amend an approbation bill at follows: 'To reimburse the great rail- loads the cost of supplying the presi dent of the I'uited States with special trains, cigars, wines," whereupon ten Republicans jumped up and interrupted further reading with a point of order, ''Point of order sustained." said the chair, and It was killed. TiiiiiiK is not a name on the Demo crat)! ticket of which auyoae need be ashamed. The county ticket is made up of farmers and business men who have never meddled in politics, and who represent the choice Of the delegates from all parts of the county not the choice of a ring. It is gratifying to know that the people for once have the privilege of voting for men who have been put up by the people. No better indication of the fact that Clackamas county is forging ahead can be found than the one that there are about forty stwniills in thU county which are in actual operation. It ia true that some of them are small and it is also true that some of their product is there, by whom Oregon, it appears, loves best to be represr nted. Yet he is a very arinut sort of fellow-,- in unction unsur passed and in palaver unapproaehed." Ip the report of the finances of a bank should sho discrepancies of thousands of dollars, it would avail but liitle for the officers to declare, or even be able to prove, that the discrepencies existed because certain funds had not been reported. So it should be with the reports of county officials. It is not sufficient that an administration be honest. The reports must be in such condition that the people may know just where I he money is, and fcr what purpose it is being used. There has, as yet, been no information given as tD the whereabouts of the $14,524.53 which both the Sheriff and the Treasurer deny having in their possession; or of the whereabouts of the $84,840.4(5 which was unaccounted for between March 31, I9ud, and May 6 of the same year. On the other hand, this year's discrepency Is fully admitted, but is justified on the plea that ''Preceding officers have not reported these fuods. and nothing was ever thought of it " Would any buni ness man accept of any such plea on the part of individuals entrusted with tiis business? We state again, as we stated last week, fiat no criminal charge is In tended in ttiese articles, and that the reports may he in compliance with the law. But we do assert that no one can figure out from the published reports, the financial condition of the county Let us have accurate statements. Tub Washington County News (Rep.) Btates tha' "Among the proceedings at the Kepubhcan Convention (at Portland) a joint senator was nominated for the counties of Columbia, Washington and Multnomah. At a secret meet ing, as far as Washington County is con cerned, of the Multnomah dele, gates in the third story of some school- house in Portland. The News then pro ceeds to ask some questions, among which is this : " Does Multnomah expect to see lis peacefully Bubmit to such in dignities without a protest?" The answer is "yes." There may be some protest, but, as for submission that is a foregone conclusion. When a party will submit doss the Republican party in this Congressional District, at the dictation of party bosses and wealthy corpora tions, who yell themselves hoarse in their manufactured enthusiasm for such a man as Binger Hermann, they will not kick over the faces for a little thing like the incident related by the News. The Republicans of Washington Coun'y will be found in line supyirtin the party in the case of W. Hodson, whose nomination was foisted upon the people of Washington and Co', lumbia by the delegates from Multno mah. And yet the voters of those couu- JlMilftaitf&iiMidlliiirilllli Hi ti,:,.,,,1 iH illi,.,il.JJt.aii lHn..,iiiaiiii,jgi.,iii!iliiiliilii,iiftia.iiiii..,a 11. iilllininll' nllllli A' '' mportant Announcement unpii'iipntir IWIIIIIIiniTfrlfll'ilIlinillNlipilllllflffll'ilt I4 X !1 ki I. ..II. I.- ... .. I ""fi"u ,u fo"H-, uui oy lar uie tie) will fondly imagine they are voting greater portion is used within our own for the man of their choice. borders. Unless one travels over the county at intervals he is not aware of the vast improvement being made in farm buildings, in fences, etc. Nor is this all. More acreage in cultivation, better methods, bigger profits, backed up by greater knowledge, have neces sarily preceded the construction of bet ter buildings. .The momentum which Clackamas county has gained in the past five years will carry her on to still greater successes. People of the Eastern states do not un derstand the Chinese immigration ques tion any more, not so we'l in fact, as the Northern people understand the negro questions of the South. This lack of un derstanding 's shown by lack of interest in enforcing existing exclusion laws and in the re-enactment of those about to expire. A number of labor le.iders re cently called on President Roosevelt and asked that unadmitted Chinese be not employed on American ships going In and out of American ports. Court de cisions have established that an Ameri can ship on the high seas is a part of our territory and therefore Chinese who have no right in this country have no right on our ships. From a universal broth erhood standpoint this seems a little se vere, but from a practical standpoint the rigid enforcement of all the exclusion laws is imperative. The sime conditions exist in this and Multnjmah counties in regard to pint representative. Are the voters of Clack araas County going to submit? In one of the eastern oigan weighing 125 tons cities a pipe is being con structed and when done will e the largest iu the world. The largest pipe will admit of a Shetland pony being hat into it The frame work looks like that of a house several stories high and the bet part of it all is that the timber being used for the pipeB and framework is Oregon Pi tie. This organ is not any too large to speak properly for the great state furnishing the material out of which it is constructed. An agricultural fair will be held next Fall before the National Orange meets at Portland, Oregon. A couuty fair as sociation is soon to be organic d for the purpose of arranging for displays at th'.s fair and at others which will follow. The movement to organise an associa tion was beguu by liockwood Grange and has been approved of by all the other Oranges iu Multnomah county. Tint conduct of Turkey has for many years been offensive to the more respec table European powers, and were it not for the prize, Constantinople, which none is willing another should have, Turkey would have been wiped off the map long ago. Thel conduct of Binger Hermann has for many years been of fensive to the more respectable citizens of Oregon, and were it not for the prize, a seat in Congress, Which none is will ing another should have, Binger Her mann's postoltice address would have been Oblivion long ago. Here is a part of what the Oreg mian said about Mr. Hermann only fifteen months since: "Mr. Hermann's release and early ap. pearanoe in Oregon may serve to remind the faithful that he is a mau who al ways requ'res to be taken 'care of. If there is nothing left bat the senate, doubtless it is the senate he w ill have to have. He is not the highest type of statesman. He is not the type of man Oregon should be proud to send to the senate. If he ever had any pronounced views on public questions, like money and tariff, they were wrong. He would not take rank with the Spooners and Cal. houn8 of Congress, but would add to the number of sleek and It was the Willamette -Valley that first made the fame for Oregon apples but in recent years that fame has been mostly transferred to Hood River valley and we cannot make any just protest against the transfer. If a New York apple dealer is asked where the best ap ples come from he will say from Ore gon. If questioned as to what part of Oregon be will say Hood River. Now, why ia (his? Is not the climate the same in the Willamette valley it was years ago? Is not the soil the same? Are not conditions generally the same? The only difference between old and new condi tions is that we have now a number of pests that were not in evidence when Willamette apples were considered the finest in the world. Tnese pets are found at Hood River in just as great numbers as here ; but the apple growers of that section have met the new con. ditions largely with the spray pump while for the most part the growers here have given themselves up to lam entations. There is no need for this. The State and National authorities have devised many ways and means for de fense and there is no .question about their success. s There is many an old or chard in this county with moss hanging in long festoons from its venerable branches, that iB only waiting the magic touch of the pruning hook and spray pump, to burst into profitable produc. tion. Next week the Courier will pub lish formula and directiuni for fighting the codlin moth which is the main enemy to contend with during the sum mer and early fall. 1 IT minm muHMffiiiiiiiwircum"'""""''""11"" n v" has been 'apparent for some time that Clackamas County was not receiving its just share of immigra tion flowing into the State. This has come about lar?elv from the fact that other localities have made special effort, through local organizations and in the distribution of literature, to induce and invite new comers into their respect Counties. Clackamas County has to pay a large sum as its part of the appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair, and it ought in all conscience to receive its proportion of the rewards in the wa of new settlers to buy up our surplus lands and aid in the building up of new industries. For the purpose of helping myself, and directly and indirectly this great County, I have opened a real estate office in Portland, at 233 Washington Street, Labbe build ing, first floor, and will be" open for business on and after April 1st. Capt. James P. Shaw, late of Hood iver, who was associated with the real estate department of my office some years ago, will have charge of the Portland office, and will be a full partner in the real estate department of the business, both in Portland and Oregon City. Having lived many years in Portland, Capt. Shaw has an intimate ac quaintance with the metropolis and its people. From now on we will have special opportunities for selling real estate left with us. We shall make a specialty of the following properties: i Clackamas County Lands. Oregon City Investments. , ' Gladstone Property. Hood Rtver Fruit and Berry Lands. And shall at all timeg try and attract Capitalists to take, advantage of the untold resources of this great County. We wish to increase our list of farms for sale an 1 can promise faithful and efficient service. Would be pleased to have visitors to Portland call and get acquaint ed with our plan of selling lands. The firm name will be :-: Cross & Shaw :-: Main St., Oregon City, Or. 233 Washington St., Portland, Or iTjjjnpi E HIS MULTITUDINOUS ENEMIES. The Dallas Chronicle. If a newspaper man knew bow many knocks are received behind his back he would adopt another calling, remarked a citizen the other day. The citizen is mistaken. The newspaper mau who has the elements that make success in him expects to be maligned by every aw-breaker, swindler, hypocrite, carp ing critic who loves notoriety, and is ignored, and in fact by all who do not agree with nim on public and private matters. The newspaper men who ex pect to go through life without being misrepresented and unjustly censured oily politicians ' should mnke arrangements to die young. Bucklein & Kleinsmith Machinists and Blacksmiths Have removed to their new building on 12th and Main Sts. And by adding new machinery are to do all classes of work able v Building and repairing of Engines. Saw-Mill Supplies, Boxes and Collars in stock. Babbit Metal, low and high grades. Emery Stands, Swing-Saw Frames, and Arbors. Pulleys on hand and made to order. Machine Blacksmithins. Plow Shares Ground and Saws Gummed. It