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OREGON CITY COURIERSFRIDAY APRIL 4 1913.
EDITORIALS
Some of the Splinters John Stark
Finds in His Attic
Editor Courier:
F. H. King, writing in the Enter
prise, in regard to the salary raising,
by the late and lamentable legislature
refers to the "salary graD" in uon
eress about forty years ago.
The correspondent takes the posit'
ion that, as these public officials or
servants or bosses .which ever is the
correct term, are not entitled to the
raise as it was understood what the
income of the office consisted of; that
the raise can not apply for the term
of office which the incumbent had
begun to serve. The point seems well
taken. I am not informed what provis
ion the Oregon constitution makes
but in Idaho public salaries may not
be increased or reduced during the
term of office.
No longer are we troubled with the
hich cost of living, or any of the otnc:
ills which have afflicted us heretofore
The Commoner is out in Iowa, mak
in? several speeches a day. We are
GALLEY NO. 3.
also informed this bulwark of democ
racy employs a valet. There be some
people who will say the ''prime minis
ter should be classed as variet.
If vou want any lesson on Inter
nationalism it was furnished by the
press reports of the late king
Greece. He had twenty million doll
lars of property, mostly not in the
country, which he loved so well, lit-.
also was a blood relative to a nilrnbi
of the royal parasites in Europe. You
see these fellows care nothing for
national boundaries or the flag of
their country; neither do they quarrel
with their class; only working peopl
are fool enough to do that.
I notice Nebraska, the state which
the Commoner hails from, turned
down the equal suffrage amendment.
Really there is an opening for some
missionaries of democracy in that
state.
The investigation of the social evil
is bringing to light the astounding
fact that want and the fear of want is
the dominant cause of prostitution,
This fact was known to every social
ist in the land long ago. It was only
public men who were ignorant of so
palpable a fact. Now that they have
found it out, what are they going to
do about it? Remove the cause 7 No;
Never. But they will- tinker with a
minimum wage law, which will be
about eight or ten dollars instead of
at least twenty-five per week and in
addition give woman the ballot so as
to safeguard her freedom. '
I am not hired to write advertise
ments for the harvester trust, but I
notice in the ads six different makes
of machines which are made and
handled by that company. The big fel
lows do not believe in competition,
only working people do that.
One handsome way of getting
something for nothing may be seen
in the cost of mileage in our legislat
ive bodies.
In Congress it is twenty cents per
mile. This is the same cost as it was
upon forming the Union many years
before the railroads were known;
when travel was by stage coach, horse
back or afoot. But the steal goes on
forever.
Some time ago a scandal, such as
comes up in our good and wise gov
ernment occasionally, was raked up
over the fact that .nany of the patri
ots were overcharging in the number
of miles. While it may be true none
of them are guilty of riding on a pass
as most people would say "now really
you don't look it," upon being told
that it was no such a thing.
If these men were not a bunch of
grafters that piece of rascality would
have ended long ago.
It came as a suprise to me that this
State allows fifteen cents. In Idaho it
was ten, while at that time the fare
was from five cents up. I thought it
a steal but to cut it to cost was im
possible as some members travelled
long distances by stage where the
cost was ten and in some places more
per mile. It is high time to house-clean.
The whopper-jawed blizzard from
Nebraska is now next to the Pension
Petition from Princeton. Surely a
working man would be out of place in
that crew on the ship of state.
Utah was singled out for ridicule
when Bhe cast her vote for Taft. The
legislature however proved to have
some sense as they appropriated only
$50,000 for that transportation and
shop-keepers hurrah in San Francis
co. Oregon was soaked for $ 175,000,
When Harrison was president he
submitted to a two-column interview
on the propriety or impropriety of
women wearing bloomers.
Now an Ohio legislator has asked
to have tho jackass prize conferred
upon himself by introducing a bill to
appoint a commission of three alleged
men to determine what may or may
not be worn by women.
Now ansewer this question to your
self: "Are you living in a manner
to you ideal of life 7 I am asuming
that you have an ideal. If not, then it
must be for want of opportunity,
which you have not got? Now then,
why should you have less of a chance
than any other person ? Are you tem
pered out of different clay? Did the
Creator play favorite with others?
Do you think, if such is the case, that
the Creator acts justly with you? Or
is it the case of that the laws and
customs are more favorable to some
than to you ? Do you know anything
about the laws or do you leave that
to others ? Are the laws so simple you
can readily understand them 7
Are we not told that all men are
created free and equal ? Do we not
hear that we are all equal before the
law?
How long: will these questions em
ploy your mind, or haye you already
solved these problems and dismissed
them from you mind ?
ence to the injunction issued by Tafti
then a Federal judge, to restrain the
locomotive engineers from proceeding
to tie up the Toledo and Ann Arbour
road by a strike. That was one of the
first, if not the first time, that, the
injunction was used to break up a
strike. Taft was rapidly promoted
from that time on by appointments,
until the great Montebank Teddy se
lected him for president. Then the
fool workers elected him.
Do you think the capitalists would
have selected him if he had issued an
injunction against the capital class?
No indeed. They are concious of their
class interest and all pull together.
Why don't the workers do the same ?
A little explanation is due my
friends who read my writings. Some
times you are puzzled over some sen
tence, the meaning of which is not
quite'clear. Well, you see, in order to
write, I must often - cheat "Old Mor
pheus" so perhaps I am too tired to
be explicit. Then again mistakes hap
pen somehow, somewhere. For instan
ce not long ago the types read "big
dollers" where big dollies was intended.
On another occasion the word "pat
riotism appeared instead of "patern
alism.
You see it is impossible for me to
proof read the matter and we cannot
blame the compositor, if he never
if he never clerked in a Chinese laun
dry it might be difficult for him to
make out the writing. Not being a
mind reader he must make a guess.
Bear this in mind that these coun
try weeklies have not so complete a
staff as the large dailies; very much
like a small farm is not usually as
well equiped as a large one.
Even then mistakes do happen even
among the big ones. We are all try
ing our best so bear us a large lot of
patience.
, JOHN F. STARK.
A GREAT OBJECT LESSON
LIBERAL
The heavy rains have quit but the
ground is full of water. Seeding will
soon start again as soon as old Sol
wakes and dries the ground.
A large acreage will be sown this
spring as very little fall grain was
sown.
A great deal of clearing and build
ing of wire fences is going on among
the farmers and that is the thing
as a neat farm is a beauty and a ne
glected one a sore eye.
Judge Dungan, of Molalla, is busy
on W. J. E. Vick's new residence and
will finish inside work this week.
Ye Scribe from Union Mills we!
will say come over in (God's) coun
try and see the green grass and clover
grow, and also a rail road growing
fast too, not including the Btormy
weather with Old Molalla River rag
ing also. We have plenty of water
on this side and not so many differ
ent kinds of drinks. It may be that
has something to do with tho grass
question on your side of the river.
xne l'. a. & iU. Kailroad are
crowding their work right along.
They are finishing clearing their
right of way in a few days on S.
Wright's farm. They have a gasoline
logging engine with a lot of cable
and are doing fast work.
It is laughable to hear some men
wanting a flour mill to be erected
when half of the farmers don't raise
enough chicken feed they are farm
ing in different channels and surer of
crops beside wheat has not done the
best in the world in the last few years
and climatic conditions have changed
and we have two fine flouring mills
near us. So let good enough alone.
Ihe roads are being dragored aeain
with heavy timber and are a great
benefit if we could have a little sunshine.
Miss Lela Reed, our school teacher,
was visiting her mother and sister in
Oregon City Saturday and Sunday.
LOGAN.
Under the heading; "Twenty Years
Ago," in the Oregonian I find refer-
Tho time set for the school basket
social turned out to be a very inaus
picious time as the oldest inhabitant
of Logan never saw but a few such
rainy spells. However, considering un
toward circumstances, tho entertain
ment was successsful. Eleven baskets
were sold for over $23. Tho following
program was given:
bong, greeting school: dialogue
Giving Aunt Jane a Shock:" Recitat
ion "Paul Revere's Ride," Alma Boss:
vocal solo, Anna Friedrich; dialogue,
"Feminine Bravery;" flag drill; reci
tation, "When Father Files his Saw;"
Ivan McMurry; dialogue. "The Sick
Song," Anna Friedrich and Margaret
Pupil;" vocal duet, "Japancs Love
Busch; recitation, "Beautiful Thots"
Eva Minder; song, "Gaily Sing,"
school; recitation, "How Sockery Set
a Hun," Carl Durig; dialogue, "The
Sewing Society;" song, "Oregon,"
school; play, "Vice Versa," 3 acts;
piano duet, Anna Friedrich and Miss
Wieversiek.
A committee of the church and the
Woman's Work Committeo of the
Grange, have arranged for a basket
social at the grange hall April 12th.
The proceeds are to be used to repair
ma mieriur oi me cnurcn. xnis is a
worthy cause and it is hoped that all
will help make it a success.
A. O. Wold is about well since his
recent injury and will soon be around
buying eggs again.
The mass meeting to investigate
county affairs is a move in the right
direction, but should be an investigat
ion with a sincere desire for improve
ment of conditions. We should not
deal vindictively with our officials un
less they positively refuse to co-onor-
ato with us, and it is proven that they
have done wrong. Let us deal iiwiiv
and not assume that everything is
wrong because taxes are high.
Some Facts About the Panama Canal
that Thinkers Can't Dodge
The work of our government
building the Panama Canal, which is
now nearing completion, gives us an
object lesson in "United Collective
Action." Here is being successfully
accomplished the greatest undertak
ing of the age; an undertaking that
but a comparitively short time ago
would have been an impossibility, is
now by means of man's mechanical
ingenuity and knowledge of sanitat
ion being successfully accomplished.
The matter of sanitation, which was
one of the big difficulties, has, under
the direction of the government, been
carried on with a remarkable degree
of success, as shown by . Albert Ed
wards, in his book "Panama" written
in 1911, and which is well worth
reading.
However the most important less
on to the student of events, in this gi
gantic enterprise is, what can be ac
complished by people working along a
line of collectively, or co-operatively.
We are continually told by the de
fenders of our present social system,)
ployee they are all working for wag- TO MOTHERS
es. j
A great howl went up to Congress Arouse Yourselves and Stand To
from the merchants of Panama and j gether for Right and Justice
tU T... 1 ...l ji r i.
bought the Panama Railroad and nro-
ceeded with its various co-operative m Oregon City
On March 25 and 26 there was held
mid-year execu
tive and civic conference of the W. C.
T. U. Many very good addresses were
enjoyed by the few who attended. We
wish more had come out to the meet
ings.
The perfection of the Loyal Tem-
t v. i j.- 4.1. v u mi u perance Legion was accomplished at
In a short time this big job will be ... 6 . , .
given by the children.
We have now forty-one who have
signed the triple pledge. We expect
this organization, to grow in numbers
until we reach hundreds. There is no
thing that can be accomplished if
supply departments. They petitioned
Washington to abolish the assault on
private profits, but in this case it was
unheeded, the canal must be built, ec
onomy was the watchword, and busi
ness unconventionalities were brushed
aside.
completed; the workers who built the
big ditch will return to their native ,
country, about 5,000 of these Am
ericans; practically all of them will
return to America to compete with
the many jobless here for a chance to
work. Accustomed as they have been
to . conditions at Panama, I think e.nouj?" are omy eml?leo on
our orthodox political economist will lne Kiwu.siae. we are pound to see
have a hard time trying to make tha here, 18 very much less material
these people believe "individual initi- . helP ?nB the saloon business in
ative" superior to collective enter- ; Bon Clty than there has, bee" ln
prise; and doubtless the practical e ?ast and w.e areu earnestly enlist-
lesson learned at Panama bv these U'K ' mF.s.i m win laai, uuui
workers will be more effective than
any amount of theoretical reasoning
the superiority of "Individual Initia-! would be able to produce.
tive" over "Collective Enterprise" and I have been told that at one camp
right here is where this age long idea ! of 700, 600 Appeals to Reason have
of individual initiative received a se- been going regularly for some time,
vere jolt. Colonel Goethels, the man so we may hope that when these peo
in charge in his first annual report, pie return to us they will have become
1907, shows how the idea of having inspired to carry this new force of
the work done by individual compan- i "Collective Activity" back with them
ies, completely failed; contracts had and help to apply it as a means of
been advertised according to tradit- solving our economic problems at
ion; the few bids that came in were home.
exhorbitant or entirely irresponsible.; As the logic of events compelled
The canal was a political necessity; our government to adopt co-operative
and it was up to our Uncle Sam to measures in the building of the Pana
tackle the job. The government was ma Canal, just' so will the logic of
we see the finish of this business in
Oregon City, that is causing so much
trouble and sorrow and degradation.
Mothers, arouse yourselves and let
us stand firmly banded together to
work for righteousness and justice.
Are we our brother's keeper? We
know the answer well! So let us fol
low the words given us in Deut.,
"Thou shall do that which is right
in the sight of the Lord: that it may
be well with thee. That which is al
together just shall thou follow that
thou mayest live and inherit the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
MRS." L. W. ANDREWS
Pres. of the W. C. T. U.
Ibe Lull Before The Storm
IS the time to make PREPARATIONS. Put in your
MYERS II A V QJNLOAI
NOW. and you will be in tip too shape to handle your crop
this year. Take our advice and come in and look them over next time you are in town.
A Lot of Time is Lost
Through BAD DOOR. HANGERS. Hang your doors on
MYERS 5TAY0N HANGERS
or the new
Tabular Track Hanger
and you will have
NO MORE TROUBLE
This is another matter that should be attended to before the
busy season
C .AMPION MOWERS, BINDERS, RAKES, ARE THE BEST
PAY US A VISIT
I Jjj
W. J. Wilson Co.
or.econ;city, or..
Canby Hdwe. &Jmp. Co
CANBY, OR.
JJgcncks
Straight at It.
There is no use of our "beating
around the bush." We might as well
out with it first as last. We want you
to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
the next time you havo a cough or
cold. There is no reason so far as we
can see why you should not do so.
This preparation by its remarkable
cures has gained a world wide reputa
tion, and people everywhere speak of
it in the highest terms of nraise. It is
for sale by Huntley Bros. Co.
not pursuaded to take up municipal
trading, government ownership of
railroads, or the manufacture of ice
cream, doughnuts or apple pies by
reading Socialist literature, but by
by tho very logic of events. And so
Uncle Sam proceeded to organize his
forces for collective action. While we
at home were deploring the continual
advance in our articles of food,
down at Panama, it seems they were
engaged in a real practical, reduction
in the cost of living.
The Panama commission price list
in February 1910 quotes prices on
meats, poultry and game, which
shows a steady decline. For example
porterhouse steak had declined from
'29 cents per pound in 1909 to 21 cts,
in 1910, and this in the face of the
fact that all, or practically all of
these food stuffs must be imported
from a great distance. The news pa
pers explained this on the ground of
economies in the Government comis-
sary system, but a careful investigat
ion proved this not to be the case; as
the cost of labor and transportation
was much higher than at home.
The fact of matters is that these
economies are inherent in the co-op
erative system. Here is presented for
our consideration the spectacle of
The Panama Commission located two
thousand miles from New York draw
ing on us for its supplies, transport
ing them this distance, and providing
its workers with better wages, short
er hours, and better all round living
conditions than they ever thought or
hoped of obtaining at home, and re
member there is no one making a
profit out of the undertflking. From
Goethels down to the lowest paid em-
future events compel us to adopt co
operation as a means of successfully
solving our great social and econom
ic roblems. In fact these problems are
now pressing for a solution, and it
behooves the student of events to ac
quaint himself with this rapidly
growing idea of collectivity. Socialism
is based on this idea, it has pointed
out for a long while that Society
would be compelled to adopt this plan
in order that civilization may survive
and when view the almost unconcious
adoption of these great facts as they
occur to us in social development, we
can hardly resist calling these great
pioneers of Socialism, prophets.
If collective activity proves, so suc
cessful in the building of the Panama
Canal what would be its scope when
applied to our whole social life?
C.
Heed the Cough That Hangs On.
The seeds of consumption may be
the cause, and a cough that hangs on
weakens the system. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound checks the cough,
heals the inflamed membranes and
strengthens the lungs. E. D. Round-
tree, Stillmore, Ga., says: "LeGrippe
left me a deep-seated, hacking, pain
ful cough which Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound compuetey cured."
Huntley Bros. Co.
Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due
to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitt
ers as a cleansing blood tonic is well
recommended. $1.00 at all stores.
WILSONVILLE
Mr. Joe Thornton made his wife a
present of a brand new piano last
week.
Mrs. John Hers has been quite ill,
but is some improved now.
Mrs. N. W. Young has been on the
sick list for two weeks, but is now
better.
Mr. Geo. Seeley, who has been so
ill all winter, and who is improving
slowly still. Dr. Littlefield called on
him Friday.
Rev. J. M. Barber, of Forest Grove,
was a visitor among us last week for
a few days.
Mrs. Dr. Brown has returned home
after a 12 days visit with her parents
at McCoy.
Several of the Barnes children are
confined to their home with the meas
les. Among the many cases of measles
at and near Hood View School, only
one case has required a doctor. All are
doing nicely.
The Farmers Society of Equity of
Wusonville, met Friday evening with
a splendid attendance and all are alive
and a lot of good, real discussion is to
be heard. They meet every two weeks
in the A. O. W. hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baker and family,
entertained quite a number of friends
from Portland Sunday, despite the in
clemency of the weather.
The revival meetings closed here
after Easter Sunday, after adding the
names of: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brobst,
the five Bishop children, Master Lyle
Hasselbrink, Lillian Adams and baby
Bockman, to the M. E. church roll.
REDLAND.
The band concert and the drama
given by the Redland Band boys was
well attended at Fir Grove school
house and all were well pleased. The
same"play will be given at Springwat
er the 5th of April, and the proceeds
are to go for suits and new instru
ments. They now have 18 pieces in
band and have made wonderful pro
gress under the leadership of Prof.
F. Schwartz.
At a recent meeting of the board of
directors of the helephone Co. it was
decided that those pulling off would
not be given exchange unless the ar
rears were paid up, as several have
pulled off to connect at Estacada di
rect. Mr. N. Sprague, E. Evanton, 'Mr.
Patterson and Mr. Angle will soon be
connected to the Redland central.
L. Frink killed a hog which he sold
at 12c per pound.
Most of our people have some seed
ing to do yet, as the ground has been
too wet to plow.
Committees are out soliciting funds
for the Juvenile Fair to be held at Lo
gan this fall.
Word has been received that Mrs
Allie Cowley, cousin of Mrs. L. Frink,
died at Spokane, Wash, the 18th.
Mr. Moore has made much needed
improvements by building about one
mile of wire fence and having some
slashing done.
Mr. Mohaupt sold some stock hogs
to L. Frink and Geo. Kohl. ,
Great disappointment is being ex
pressed that the special tax money
should be held up as the money is
needed badly on our roads.
The Redland Band Boys have pur-
cnasea a new Dass drum, it is a pip
pin.
Twi LIGHT.
WILHOIT.
Floyd Ferguson has been on the
sick list last week.
James and Reynolds, the millmen.
were m Portland last week.
Thomas Slaughter was in town
Sunday.
The work on the opening of our new
road into town is very quiet. '
Kneib and Rich have moved their
milling interest over on to Butte
Creek
Mrs. Ben Wade visited Mrs. Ben
Thomas Monday.
Windy Mazingo has moved back ov
er on the ridge.
Plenty of rain at present.
Our mill has recovered from the
fire and is running every day.
Carl Groshong visited home folks
Sunday.
Some of our boys were disappointed
Saturday, as they had expected to go
to Mt. Angel to attend ' the horse
show, but the show was postponed
two weeks.
Our city councilmen haven't been
making much headway in the line of
improvements.
Brown, the eye specialist from
Portland, was seen on our streets this
week. i
Logan Church Items
Rev. E. A. Smith will be in the Lo
gan vicinity next Sunday, and will
preach at the Logan church morning
and evening.
The people of Logan with the aid of
the Grange, will give a social for the
purpose of raising funds to plaster
the church. This entertainment will be
given Saturday April 12th at the
Grange Hall.
Mr. Smith spent Friday and Satur
day, and most of Sunday, in the sad
dle riding to appoinments, and mak
ing calls. He found Highland almost a
sea of mud and wonders that some of
the people there ever get to market
in the winter time.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
Mr. L. E. Bently was called sudden
ly to the bedside of his mother near
Marquam, last Friday .She has been
an invalid for several months and it
is feared the end is near.
The late rains are delaying potatoe
planting, however several of our
neinghbors by taking advantage of
the occasional fair day, have succeed
ed in partially completing this task.
We are becoming hardened. The
presence of an individual in our com
munity unable to resist the invitation
the" "Palace," the "Log Cabin," or
Toni's "Place" utterly fails to tingle
our sympathetic chord.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack were Portland
goers Wednesday.
The miring of automobiles in our
our bottomless thoroughfare is still
a daily occurrence.
Now that the county is out of debt
possibly the county court may be able
to give the country roads some attent
ion. No doubt the special road tax now
collected has made possible the extin
guishment of the general indebted
ness of the county.
It appears now, that the lawyers
have proclaimed unconstitutional cer
tain laws enacted by themselves bear
ing on the subject of special high
way taxes, thus originating an excuse
temporarily staying the use of such
money. Is it not that such discovery
was delayed until the greater portion
of such taxes had been paid? No
doubt our masters are contemplat
a much better use of this money, that
the building of country highways.
E. S. Hinkle of Portland, R. J. Sef
ton and H. D. Hnois of Seattle, were
Sunday guests of Clyde B. Harvey at
Totem Pole ranch.
EAST EAGLE CREEK
The Flinch Club met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gibson last Tues
day evening. All present enjoyed
themselves.
George Sawtell was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Woodle last Tues
day night.
Mrs. Ed Douglass, who has been
visiting with relatives in Vancouver
for the past few days, returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Tracy Clester, went to Port
land Sunday to make her people a vis
it. Her brother, George White, and
sister Helen are intending to sail for
the Philippines in the near future.
Mrs. R. B. Gibson visited with Mrs.
Roy Douglass Monday.
Guy Woodle was an Estacada visi
tor Monday.
Walter Douglass bought a cow at
the Spillman auction sale the other
day.
"FAGGED-OUT" WOMEN
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
In This Letter.
Overworked, run-down, "fagged
out" women who feel as though they
could hardly drag about, should profit
by Miss Rlchter's experience. She
says: "Last winter I was completely
run down and felt fagged out all the
time, was nervous and had Indiges
tion. "One of my friends advised me to
take Vinol, and It has done me great
good. The tired, worn-out feeling la
all gone, and I am strong, vigorous
and well. The stomach trouble soon,
disappeared and now I eat heartily
and have perfect digestion. I wish,
every tired, weak, nervous woman,
could have Vinol, for I never spent
any money In my life that did me so
much good as that I spent for Vinol."
Marie Richter, Detroit, Mich.
Thousands of women and meni
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it does not, we give back your money,
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