OREGON CIT.Y COURIER,' THURSDAY DEC 18 1913.
OREGON CITY COURIER
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Official Paper for the Farmers Society of Equity of Clackamas Co
M. J. BR.OVVN, - EDITOR
Galloway is still declaring the
state wet.
Robert A. Booth, behind two banks,
with two lumber companies, tied up
to privilege-seeking big business con
cerns, and trying to be put over on
the voters as "the peoples" candidate
for the U. S. senate. It's a cinch it
won't go in Clackamas county.
If by owning its own mail
cars the government can save
something like $2700 annually
on each car , why not buy the
cars ? Portland Journal.
And why not buy the railroads, the
wire corporations, the cold storaga
plants, the coal mines 1
State Grange Master Spence pre
sented a resolution at the National
Grange convention demanding that
the U. S. postal deposits should be
loaned to farmers and home builders
at a nominal interest rate. There is
no good reason why these classes of
workers should not be given this, and
there is every reason why they
should. And constant demanding,
backed by the votes of the demanders,
will get this right some day.
Here's a press dispatch, under a
Washington date line:
Government ownership of tel
ephone and telegraph systems
is under serious consideration
by the Wilson administration.
Fifteen years ago, when Bryan re
turned from his trip abroad and ad
volated government ownership of
railroads, the papers and the people
called him crazy, just plumb locoed
and dangerous. But we change our
ideas eh 7
THE BRASS GOD
Ten thousand farmers look at the
fruit bending the branches of their
trees, or at the vegetables rotting on
the ground, shake their heads and let
fruit or vegetables rot. It does nos
pay very often to ship them. When
the railroad, tne commission-merchant,
the retailer, the barrel-maker,
are paid, there is nothing for the
farmer.
You've got to find some way of
getting around that brass god of com
merce called "the law of supply and
demand."
You'e got to find some way of
getting the man who PRODUCES
nearer to the man and to the child
who EATS. New York Journal.
OREGON CITY'S ELECTION
WHAT'S THE USE?
(UmDaua Vallev News)
What is the real apparent use of
having an election on any given ques
tion anywhow, when the questions
voted on are shown to be wanted and
ar carried bv a decisive majority.
only to be decided as illegal by some
court on a technicality that is liable
to be construed one way as another
by different courts. What respect can
the average citizen have for laws
that can be so differently interpreted
by courts and judges of supposedly
the same attainments in unraveling
the intricacies of some statutes? We
have no doubt but that this question
will arise in the minds of a great
many sincere people who voted on
the elimination of the saloons in thel
respective cities at the recent elect'
ion, and where the answer was made
so unmistakably emphatic as to be
convincing.
In a two column article in Sunday's
Oretroman, Dan Malarkey, presiden
of the senate, proposes ways to pro
tect the people from the legislature,
without abolishing the senate. One is
not to allow the legislature to con
vene more often than once in three
or four years, and the other to have
a commission replace the whole leg
islature. These will probably come
home to roost next year, when the
campaign opens to abolish the sen
ate. Coming from the president of
the senate, they are pretty warm
Being asked what he thought of
this country getting into war with
Mexico, Congressman Murdock of
Kansas gave the following sensible
reply: "Until 1 get ready to risk my
own neck and my boy's neck to set
tle the differences or a tobasco gov
ernment I shall not clamor for any-
one else to risk his neck. As it stands
I believe the honor of my beloved
country has not been seriously hurt
at least not seriously enough to move
me personally to miss many meals
avenging it. And until a man gets
ready to go to war or send his son
he should not talk ol war."
The Jefferson Review criticizes
Judge Kelly for his decision that Phil
Livesley is entitled to the office of
Mayor of Woodburn. The Review
says: "Now what we want to know
is: who elected Livesley. The people
wouldn't and Kelly couldn't, so it
looks as though the old mayor, who
naa taken an oath to serve until his
successor was eleced and qualified,
should have held on to the lob. Any,
how. what kind of a man is Phil
Livesley, to use the courts to force
himself into the office after his home
people said by their votes they didn't
want him I "
A PICTURE OF U'REN
(McMinnville Telephone-Register)
The semi-monthly magazine sec
tion of the Sunday Orogonian con
tained the face of a "typical Ameri
can," being the composite of four
nundred eminently representative
men selected from a lot of 52,000
Americans prominent in big business,
ana in shaping the character and
thought of the nation. The Oregoninn
will probably not be willing to con
cede it, but many other people will
readily concede that the picture is
a striking resemblance to Oregon's
leading statesman, W. S. U'Ren. A
direct photograph of Mr. U'Ren
would have saved lots of time, labor
and money.
The Panama canal, ready to bring
two oceans together and serve the
nations of the world, proves the pow
er and possibilities of government
ownership, government management
and effective work by salaried govern
ment employees. New York Journal.
THIS WON'T DO
John Manning, Democratic candi
date for governor, advocates that the
Btate take over all tillable logged-off
and burned over lands, by a state
bonding act, and clear them and sell
them to newcomers
Wonder how this idea will strike
the Clackamas cQunty farmer who
has put in years to do his own clear
ing and farm making?
How will he like the idea of having
a mortgage (bond) put on the acres
he has worked hard to clear, that the
state may do for the other fellow
what he has had to do for himself ?
And another wonder comes in
what "take over" will mean whether
it means buy the dead land from the
holders at speculators' prices, or
whether the state would condemn it.
If the logged off lands could be
bought at the prices logged off land
is worth, the state wouldn't have to
clear it for settlers.
MAKE THEM VOTE
A state election was recently
held in which but a little more
than 25 per cent of the eligible
voters took part.
Eugene held a special city el
ection -J few weeks ago in which
only a few more than one-fourth
of the votors participated.
On Tuesday a special city el
ection was held in Portland and
just a few more than 10 per
cent of the registered voters of
the city went to the polls, altho
important measures were up for
consideration. Eugene Register,
This condition is not only true of
uregon, Dut ot every state in the
Union.
There is a remedy compulsory
voting.
Make it as obligatory for a man to
vote as to respond to a court sum
mons. Disfranchise any voter, and re
store him only when he has Derson
ally presented a good excuse to tho
county clerk for nis absence at the
polls.
It is the duty of every voter to do
his part at state and national elect
ions and if he won't do his duty, ho
snouia De iorcea to.
Political theatricalism seems to
have supplanted political stratee-v
hore in Oregon. Witness the soectacle
of 200 citizens storming Bob Booth's
nome in uorvallis to offer him the
senatorial toga. We'll warrant the
movies didn't miss it. Cornelius Tri
bune.
Here's tho Orpat Amnriiiin .Tnlrt
Andrew Carnegie proffers the presi
dency to Elihu Root and Root grace
fully declines.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Pi and lit.
tie daughter, have moved into the
nouse rcrnnr.iv vApnr.en nv Mr onri
mrs. u. Hi. j ones on seventh and Mon
roe Street.
THE PRUDENT
FAR-REACHING MAN
lays the foundation of a fortune much ns ,
mason builds a brick wall, a brick at a time.
The man who will not lay the first brick he
cause it falls short of a completed wall, Avill
not make much progress iu acquiring ft com
petency. Many people live up their incomes
and decline to save because the amount
available to start with appears too small.
The greatest financiers are not above onrina;
for the pennies, and this reliable financial
institution will gladly aid you in saving
yours. Start a savings account with us to
day.
The Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
. (Portland Journal)
Members of '-he legal profession
say that as a general proposition,
law is crystallized common sense.
Judge Campbell seems to have adopt
ed this definition in his decision, re
fusing to declare void Oregon City's
election which resulted in making
that city "dry." He held that th9
county clerk had the right to place
the local option measure on me oai
lot.
This ruling is important in view
of Judge Galloway's recent finding
that Salem's election on the liquor
question was void for the reason that
it was not neia ai vno wme oi a gen
eral state of city election.
The suDreme court will decide bc
tween the two judges. The issues
were the same, in both cases. The
Salem case was decided by the lower
court on the contention that cities
whose election occur in December
must vote on local option either at
the December election or at a general
state election in November. Judge
Campbell held that the law does not
distinguish between a special and a
general election so lar as tne ques
tion at issue is concerned.
This difference of opinion is l
question for lawyers and judges to
decide, but there is a larger proposi
tion in Judge Campbell's ruling which
appeals to the ordinary individual. He
held that the liquor interests' demand
for an order setting aside the county
court's declaration of the election's
result came too late. He said the
brewers and saloonkeepers might
have had a standing in court had
they asked before the election for a
restraining order to prevent the
county cleik from placing the local
option measure on theb allot.
There were no charges of fraud
in the election, and Judge Campbell
refused to review the action of the
county clerk or of the county court,
holding that in the absence of fraud
allegations the presumption is that
the law was observed.
This view of the situation follows
the dictates of common sense. It is
an established principle of law that
people must ask its protection at the
proper time. If they do not, then law
can give them no protection. In the
Oregon City case the liquor interests
made their first fight at the election
and they lost. Then they appealed to
the courts in the hope that strict con
struction of the law would save them
from the onus of defeat.
Whether or not Judge Campbell
has stated the law, the fact is clear
that a majority of the people of Ore
gon City voted for the town to be dry,
and that by the only known test it
should remain dry until there is
another vote.
MAKING WORK
Governor West has called a meet
ing of the state emergency board for
today, and he will ask that $50,000
be made available to give employment
on the public roads to the unemploy
ed workmen of the valley.
Tuesday's Oregonian related how
1,000 idle men paraded the streets of
Portland, carrying banners and call
ing attention that they must have
work.
There are 8,000 idle men in Port
land today, Oregon City is filled with
them, and every train on the South
em Pacific is black with them.
There are more men than jobs. This
is not only true of the Pacific coast,
but the whole country.
These men must and will live. They
must and win nave iooa and clothing.
Governor West thinks it is better
for the state to give these men a liv
ing outside of jail than inside.
The governor is right.
Men must eat. When they can't get
it honestly they will break into jail
to get it.
There are far too many millionair
es in this country and far too many
vagrants.
The ratio is constantly increasing
Improved machinery, new inventions,
and giant combinations of capital are
making millionaires and paupers.
That the state must provide food
for hungry men is a- certainty. Gov
ernor West is meeting it. He believes
it is better to have them give value
received on the public roads than to
put the state to a big expense of pay
ing for crime.
The time is coming when every
state has simply GOT to provide work
for its people, and to Oregon the time
is here.
PERHAPS
In A fAW mnnflia annlfcai j.nmnntH
will ha in full ounnn. in Di.Ai.nn A
senator to succeed Senator Chamber-
min win oe chosen, this time by di
rect popular vote, a new governor
will be elected ana several county of-
.v..a. A., ujfpvi fjuuuiai i-uciea nuve
been buzzing for some months. Ac-
0 uui. vanmu
West should be candidate for the sen
ate. But perhaps Mr. Chamberlain is
not willinc tn atari naiHn inn k.
" .. a - hu.uv, nim III
should be thestronger candidate of
me iwo. Stephen A. .Lowell of Pendle
ton still hnnVpra fni thu tAtra !...
been waiting for the voice of the
people to summon him. Let him lis
ten ever so sharply, he will probably
will not hear the call for it is not
going to bo mad, and if he runs it will
he on his own initiafivo WalfA Ki
Pierce and Ben Selling might enter
A 1 I- i II .1 . .
mo iiaia again, coin would run
stronfr. Tint thfi phnnraQ nt
, l ' V .J u.w DUIU5 new
candidates will come to the front
enterprise cnieitain.
A HINT OF RECALL
(Eugene Register)
The technical objections raised by
the- "wets" as a result of the Spring
field election were given scant con
sideration by Judge Harris Saturday.
He went deeper than tchnicalities and
accepted the will of the people as fi
nal, giving his decision in accor
dance with justice. With Judge Gal
loway it was different. If the law
does not suit this learned disciple of
Blackstone, he declares it null and
void, regardless of the will of the
people. If the result of an election
is not satisfactory to him, he sets it
aside, with the comment that the
people do not know what they want.
If some one should start a recall pe
tition Judge Galloway might change
his opinions before the vote was
counted.
Make It Worth While
Clackamas, Dec. 16
Courier:
Politics that which exists in the
brain of man and changes from time
to time. Politics, left to itself would
be nothing at all. The people, accord
ing to their understanding, create
governments and law is made to keep
man fiom harming his fellow-man.
Tho more civilized people become the
less they would have for lawyers or
judges.
Normal man is one who goes thru
life earning an honest living by giv
ing something in return for that
which he takes from his fellowman.
Man is not a snail and does not carry
his house on his back. Therefore he
has to abide with his fellowman.
'. Man's life is three-score years and
ten, and then he may live again. Who
can tell? Man dies. He might walk
in and find himself born again into
his mother's arms. Make life worth
living.
Viola Burr.
This Proposition Requires Sand
In your columns a few weeks ago
appeared an article signed W. A.
Daywalt in regard to a warehouse
proposition at Clackamas. This is a
proposition that I have advocated for
years, yet the item of cost seems to
be the drawback. I have talked with
commission men in regard to the mat
ter, with the result that the cost to
them was claimed to be, for a lot
$1,400; for warehouse $1,000; side
track, etc., $1,000, making the prop
osition from thier point of view, im
possible. Now then, if the different locals
want to go ahead with this proposit
ion, they are up against this same
question of expense ($3,400) or have
everything inconvenient as a shipping
place.
The question of financing a prop
osition seems to be as great a draw
back to the success of our society as
its lack of organization. There is no
doubt in anyone s mind that the ware
house would fill a long felt want.
If we have courage we may yet
succeed in our undertaking.
P. H. King
LET AUTOISTS BUILD IT
LOGAN
Quite a lot of influenza is in this
vicinity now.
Farmers are still making use of
this fine weather for keeping the
plows going.
In the report of the Grange Enter
tainment of Nov. 22d there was one
item overlooked. The instrumental
music by Miss Winnie Brown and
Miss Verna Holcomb, assisted by Mr,
Louis Henrich and Mr. Chambers,
was excellent and was enjoyed by
everybody.
On Saturday, the 20th day of De
cember, a large delegation of Grang,
ers will attend the Grange Meeting
in Woodmen Hall at Oregon City to
hear Brothers Leedy and Blanchard.
Every taxpayer ought to attend the
meeting on the 24th of December,
and help in pruning down the 1914
budget. Let us discard some of these
old barnacles that are still hanging
on like leeches in some of our county
offices. Evidently they have the idea
that not only the County Court be,
longs to them, but the tax payers al
so.
REDLAND
THE LAST GUESS
(Chieftain, Enterprise, Ore.)
Thfl hifrh PniirtH of Hmirnn (nntini,d
their task of undoing the work of the
IntrisliitiirA. Now it u tha nanr
tration law, which is declared faulty.
"Ignorance of the law excuses no
one." is the old saying. But how is a
person to know the law? The legisla
ture puts a new act on the statute
books and the stnLe conn tn arrant .
pense to c mply with it Then in the
rarified atmosphere of the Supreme
court tne law is lound unconstitut
ional or defective, and is wiped off
tho rpenrHa. D . W RViaaVian he
found an authority giving this sage
opinion: "ine taw is tne last guess of
the last court"
Notice
T am shinninc anrtlA tit OrrAn
mfirlrAf ft mv nwn marlfAf Mnnnf
use all my apples. Thoy ar not "Hood
anybody, and I don't expect fancy
prices. My apples may be found at
V m si 3 mil ,.k
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. and J. H. Hugh,
es took their herd of Guernseys to
the International Stock Show at Port
land last week. Mrs. Hughes returned
Friday and reported that "Katrina"
took first in his class; "Red Wing"
second and a heifter third. It took a
full sister of Red Wing from Ari
zona to beat her, there being nine en
tries in this class. Katrina has taken
1st wherever he has been shown. anH
he certainly had some fancy com
pany lor competition.
While at the sale Mr. and Mrs.
Hughes invested $1,200 for 8 heifers
to build up their herd. They purchased
these animals from F. W. Snider of
Arizona, and these heifers are more
or less related to the stock they have
now and all prize winners at the
fair. While at the fair they refused
some fancy offers for some of their
stock. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes intend
to exhibit their stock at the Panama
Exposition in 1915. We congratulate
them on their successful breeding of
Guernseys.
Emery Powers had the misfortune
to cut a gash in his leg while dressing
a hog. The wound required several
stitches, and he is now under the care
of Dr, Krues of Portland. Owing to
the loss of blood, for ho cut an artery,
it will be several days before he will
be about
One of the Redland girls made
herself a riding habit, but having no
riding habit Elmer bought her one
at the 15c store, which he will pre
sent to her as a Christmas present.
Trunk Line Paralleling Railroad Will
Not Benefit Farmers
Take notice, farmers, the white
collared gentry of Clackamas County
are getting ready to soak you- good.
They have held meetings in Portland
and Oregon City and have gone on
record of favoring a radical change
in the building of roads and along
lines, which if carried out as per
program, Mr. Farmer, you will see
the woist bunco game handed you
that you have had for many a day.
They are advocating hard surfacs
roads, but at the same time advocate
building a road leading from Portland
to Salem, known as the Pacific High
way. Now if this is done it means a
great deal of money spent on a road
running parallel with the railroad and
river, and is intended specially for the
automobile gentry.
Now I have no objections to thoseJ
mobile road they wantt providing they
pay for it, but if they are gaing to
take the road tax for that purpose I
will be on hand with a kick and am
rrady to join with the farmers to
make a kick that will be interesting.
The kind of road which they ad
vocate will cost about twenty thous
and dollars per mile. That is what the
cost has been in Washington, where
their plan has been in operation. One
mile near Chehalis cost thirty thous
and dollars.
I have no objections to the road
districts lying tributary to the Pac
ific Highway, spending their proper
portion of money that rightfully be
longs to them, any way they see fit
but the balance of the country have
road troubles of their own and need
every dollar they can afford to be tax
ed for in their own territory.
Occasionally we see exaggerated
statements in the papers about two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
being dumped in mud holes each
year. Now we never had any such
amount in any one year spent on
roads. For some years we did raise
about two hundred thousand dollars
for roads and bridges.
The bridges, culverts and new
roads out each year take up consider
able of this fund so there is not near
as much left for actual road building
as some people think. Again, there is
much money needed to clear stumps
etc.
Now no white-collared gentleman
can accomplish the work of blasting
the stumps or grading roads or break
ing rock any cheaner than the men
who have been doing that kind of
work and know just how to go. about
it. mere is room lor improvement and
always will be. The last legislature
nas already put one over on us by
appropriating one fourth mill tax for
this particular road and m the
speeches made in their meetings they
boldly speak of the tourists they ex
pect in 1915 and want this road in
shape to California by that time
which is positive proof the object of
the road is for ailtnmnhilista instant
' of being meant for farmers.
inow, Mr. j?armer, there is one
serious mistake that some of you
have been making for years. You have
abused every road supervisor you
have ever had. Possibly sometimes
there was some grounds, but the rule
is tney nave done the best they knew
how with the money they had and
the conditions they had to contend
with. I have personally investigated
some of the worst stories told on the
supervisor in my district and usually
found the stories told as a rule were
exaggerated, and sometimes untrue.
If we want the best results we
should hold meetings and discuss the
different plans of work and figure
just what can be done with the
amount of money we have. To raise
the proper amount of money is the
thing to be learned before we get the
road business working at its best and
I wish every person interested would
study the Coxey plan of raising the
money for that purpose, and when
you can show me that it is not prac
tical or that it is not the most sensible
plan yet proposed, I will buy you a
new hat.
In a nut shell it is this: Bond tho
county for the amount wanted for the
road purposes; deposit the bonds with
the government and the government
will issue paper money to the amount
called for in the bonds. The county
pays four per cent interest per year,
wmcn is appuea on tne principle and
in twenty five years the debt is can
celled, it has the Jonathan Bourne
plan skinned a mile and then some.
but some say that the money will not
oe good. Let us see.
We have a law now where the
banker can deposit county bonds and
get paper money at two per cent in
terest Now if the county bonds are
good enough for the banker to get
money on, why are they not just as
good for the county and the money
could be just the same as the banker
can get now.
The Bourne plan is a money loan
er's plan. They have been working
along such lines the world over. The
intention is to keep the people in per
petual indebtedness, which means in
slavery of the worker and nrodncsr.
I sometimes wonder how long it will
take for the farmer, working-man or
anyone who follows the useful occu
pations in the world, to think for
themselves and get out from under
the yoke that the schemers have from
time to time given us to carrv. Or
busy and be prepared to free your
selves. You have the power if you
win get togetner and use it.
R. Schuebel.
Individual's Money To Loan.
$1,0003 to 5 years.
$15002 years.
$1,0001 to 3 years.
$5002 to 3 years.
$6003 years.
$3002 years.
On real estate, terms reasonable.
JOHN w i.nnRR
Stevens Bldg., Oregon City, Ore.
President Title & Investment Co,
Clackamas County Abstracts.
Aged People
sometimes forget that noor teeth and
improper mastication prevent sufficient nourish
ment from ordinarv food and burden the
digestive orrana. hut if Avorv mnn wnmnn Mot
fifty would fully realize the bountiful. miatAinincr nnnrifih-
ment in Scott's Emulsion they would take it after every meal
Scotfs Emulsion contains the renowned body-building fats of
pure cod liver oil, so medically predigested that it distributes energy,
power and strength all thru the body and simplifies the stomach's work.
To people in declining years we say with unmistakable earnestness
Scott s Emulsion will add years to your life and life to your years.
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laggard appetite as a
light, flaky, fruit short cake or
a delicate hot biscuit?
Royal makes the perfect
short cake, biscuit and muffin,
and improves the flavor and
healthfulness of all risen flour
foods. It renders the biscuit, hot
bread and short cake more di
gestible and nutritious, at the
same time making them more
attractive and appetizing.
Royal Baking Powder is in
dispensable for the preparation
all the year round of perfect
foods.
Rev. Smith's Sunday Services
Rev. E. A. Smith will preach the
coming Sunday at Highland, Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and at Alberta
at 3 P. M. At 7:30 he will preach at
Henrici school house. The subjects
at Highland; "The Star of the East"
at Alberta and "The Bethlehem Man
ger" at Henrici.
The Logan Sunday School will cel
ebrate Christmas next Sunday with
appropriate exercises,
will be: "The Voices of Christmas,"
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AVU1L) ALCOHOLIC SUBSTITUTES . 1MJ
Larsen a vo., ana jmuou b.
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