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OREGON CITY COURIER .THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1914,
OREGON CITY COURIER
Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth and Main streets,
nd entered in the Postoffice at Oreg on City, Ore., as 2d class mail matter
OREGON CITf COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, PUBLISHER
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Official Paper for the Farmers Society of Equity of Clackamas Co
M. J. BROWN,
EDITOR
HOW ANCIENT IS THE DRINK EVIL?
The contention has been made again and again by those
who oppose prohibition that if license Avere abolished, and the
manufacture, sale and use of liquor were entrrely unrestricted,
we should then have none of the present day evils arising from
the use of intoxicants. It has been stated, for instance, as an
illustration, that in certain parts of Europe where everyone
drinks as much as he pleases there is no drunkenness such as we
see in America. But it would be difficult today to find a land
where the use of liquor is entirely without legal regulation.
Everywhere the evils arising from drink are recognized and laws
are made to guard against thein. History, however, furnishes
vs some examples of the conditions arising from drink long be
fore the modern license system was thought of.
About the middle of the 17th century England suffered
from a period of frightful moral degeneracy. The administra
tion of the government being under the drunken Walpolb, im
morality and crime ran riot, particularly among the extreme
upper and lower classes of society. Men of the aristocracy gen
erally considered it a social duty to instruct their sons in the
niceties of immoral licenciousness. Historians believe that this
deplorable state of affairs was due to the introduction of gin
into England at this time. Signs were seen on every tavern,
"We will make you drunk for one penny or dead drunk for two
pence." This was a period of outlawry and riot throughout the
kingdom.
Tacitus, the great Roman historian, in writing of the bar
barians of northern Europe, tells us something of the effects of
liquor upon our ancestors of about 19 centuries ago. After
warmly praising the hospitality and family relationship of these
people he says :
"Their food is very simple wild fruits, fresh venison and coagulated
milk. In extinguishing their thirst they are not equally temperate. For
their drink they draw a liquor from barley or other grains and ferment the
same, so as to make it resemble a wine. Nay, they who dwell upon the
banks of the Rhine deal in wine. To continue drinking night and day with
out intermission is a reproach to no man. Frequent then are their broils,
as usual among men who are intoxicated with liquor; and such broils rarely
terminate in angry words only, but for the most part in maimings and
slaughter."
Thus we see that liquor was the same in its effects upon men
1900 years ago as it is today, and the person who maintains that
alcohol ever was anything but a curse to humanity merely shows
his ignorance of history.
It is believed that 90 per cent of the physical and moral
degeneracy in America today is due to alcoholism, and the same
effects must have been evident in ancient times for Tactitus
goes on to say that if these barbarians could secure enough liquor
it would destroy them. Other ancient historians tell us that the
traders of Southern Europe did a thriving business with the
northern barbarians fetching them great quantities of wine
for which they eagerly traded their most valuable possessions,
such as cattle, horses, furs and even their weapons. This is
phobably what Tacitus refers to when he says, "they who dwell
upon the Rhine deal in wine."
In dealing with the liquor problem there is nothing to be
gained by retracing our steps. All those who have gone deeply
into the matter are agreed that the only remedy is to place al
coholic drinks absolutely and forever out of reach nothing but
complete prohibition will satisfy those who are fighting the fight
for humanity and civilization.
the only real objections to the use of vaccines and serums by
eliminating all danger of infection.
German savants, working at the University of Baden tit
Freiburg have found a way to make parturition absolutely pain
less. This near miracle is accomplished by treating the patient
with hypodermic injections of a drug which temporarily elim
inates mental sensibilities to pain without interfering with the
muscular reflexes, the mind sleeps but the body remains thor
oughly awake. The experiment has been tried in more than
five thousand cases, all of which were remarkably successful
At present the treatment can be had only iit Freiburg, but if it
should prove successful in ordinary practice the American phy
sicians will not be slow to adopt it. In any event the discovery
will be the means of relieving humanity of an inconceivabl
amount of suffering.
No reasonable person would attempt to deny the benefit
humanity has derived from the medical profession;, but anion
doctors, as among every other class of men, there are honest and
dishonest individuals. That Withycombe and Smith are doc
tors is neither a recommendation nor a condemnation; but they
should be judged according to their standards of truth, honor,
and integrity as men and citizens.
LEST WE FORGET
The exploiters of Mexico, at whose head stands Victorian
IIukuta, have improved the time afforded thein by the mediation
proceedings to get possession of an enormous quantity of mil
tary supplies, to be used against the Americans if necessary.
I he battle of Vera Cruz, which cost nearly a score of Ameri
can lives, was fought to prevent the landing of a large quantity
of rifles and ammunition which the liner Ypiranga had been
commissioned to place in the hands of the Huertists at Vera
Cruz. But, after the battle, and while the Americans were still
congratulating themselves upon the success the Ypiranga
slipped away and placed her huge cargo in the hands
of the Mexican Federals at Puerto, Mexico. Thus supplied
the Mexicans are said to be preparing to attack Vera Cruz and if
such an attack should take place the unfriendly act of the Ger
mans will likely cost us dearly in American lives.
The Ypiranga belongs to the Hamburg-American line, a
German steamship company whose business depends largely up
on American dollars for its support. This fact, and the con
temptible treachery of the Germans at Vera Cruz, should be
borne in mind by American tourists when purchasing steamship
tickets to Europe.
ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
We publish today the communication of a writer who bit
terly assails Doctors Withycombe and SmIth because
of their having been associated with the medical fraternity. Our
correspondent has a chronic grouch against all medical doctors,
whether they treat horses or humans and he thinks that Wytiiy
combe and Smith should be defeated upon these grounds.
We find it impossible to agree with this writer's point of
view. We do not believe the doctors should be condemned on
nccount of their professional training; they should be con
demned, or not, according to their standing, or lack of standing,
as honest men, and according to their ability or lack of ability
as statesmen.
Medical practitioners have no doubt committed many blun
ders and followed many foolish theories; but nevertheless, medi
cal and surgical researchers and experiments have been of in
calculable benefit to humanity. There are thousands of human
beings alive and well today who would certainly be in their
graves except for modern scientific medical knowledge.
We are fighting WITHYCOMBE and SMITII as candidat
es for the governorship, because we believe there is a better and
more able man for the place; but we should be very sorry to see
the republican and democratic candidates defeated because of
any unjust prejudice against them as doctors.
By making use of the wonderful sterilizing properties of
ultra-violet lights, medical science has found a way to remove
THE BUSINESS cTVlANS
PROBLEM
Is generally capital, and how to obtain it.
You will have to face the same thing some
day. Be prepared for it by forming a sys
tematic savings habit in your youth. Your
reputation for thrift will stand you in good
stead with your banker should you need as
sistance in future years.
The Bank of Oregon City
Oldest Bank in Clackamas County"
THEN AND NOW
We must really take the editor of the Oregon Messenger
to task for publishing a statement which fails to elucidate it
self.. Does lie not know that it is bad manners to withhold the
test part of a feast? The Messenger says:
Some folks, even Dr. Withycombe himself, had
almost forgotten that he was a candidate for the
nomination of Governor a'efw years ago at that
noted gathering in Portland which went into poli
v tical history as an assemby. It is probable that the
Doctor would like to forget it too. But one thing
the public is especially strong on is remembering
the mistakes and misfortunes of individuals es
pecially those individuals whd would hod office.
At the primary election in 190G Dr. Witiiycomise was the
successful candidate for the Republican nomination, but was
defeated at the general election. In 1910 Dr. Withycombe again
listened to the seductive songs of the political sirens and was
disastrously shipwrecked at the Republican convention. Now in
194 he has again been successful at the primaries, but, incompre
hcnsible as it may seem, still has a longing for the good old
assembly days. Dr. AVithycombe seems to be incurably re
trogressive.
A WORD ABOUT DIVORCE
There are those who deplore divorce. They point to the
constantly increasing business of the divorce Courts as a men
ace to the social and religious well-being of the country.
Churches and preachers are particularly bitter against the so
called divorce evil probably because the latter consider it a
personal affront when the marriages they have sanctioned are
interfered with. However, in the majority of cases divorce is
a blessing. It is an indication of the emancipation of woman
from the ancient bondage of matrimony. For countless mil
lions of women marriage has meant simply slavery, and the old
way of looking at marriage was to believe that the woman who
had guessed wrong in choosing her husband must make the most
of a bad bargain; but just as we have outgrown the ancient cus
tom of compelling girls to marry a husband chosen for them by
somebody else, we will also outgrow the equally unjust custom
of compelling the girl who has made a bad bargain in selecting
her husband to live with him no matter how much she may de
spise and fear him. .
Marriage at best is an experiment and just as with experi
ments of all other kinds, some mistakes are sure to be made
mistakes, which, if certain good people had their way would be
utterly irremediable.
Life is very short, and very precious to most persons, but
we can only estimate the value of our life by the happiness which
:t yields us, and marriage has more to do with the happiuess of
the individual than any other thing. It is horrible to think of
the lives ruined by unwise marriage; it is terrible to thnk of the
ives ruined by unwise marriage; it is terrible to think of the
thousands of women and terns of thousands of children who are
struggling to make a meager livinjr for themselves and for a
worthless, brutal husband and father; it is heartrending to think
of the hideous social conditions which are a result of our cling
ing to an aucient custom which makes women and children the
slaves of men. Our prisons, jails and asylums are maintained
largely for those whose parents ought to have been divorced or
rather ought never to have married at all.
Drink is responsible for the majority of uuhappy marriages.
Let those who deplore divorce show their sincerity by employ
ing their energies to help eliminate this great curse.
In discussing the high cost of living we should seriously
reflect whether American methods of food production have not
much to do with the problem. In Japan one square mile of cul
tivated laud supplies about twenty thousand persons with food;
in Germany a land area less than that of the state of Texas sup
plies the needs of 55,000,000 persons; France is cultivated like a
garden from border to border but in America the virgin land
has hitherto yielded the straggling population an abundant liv
ing with so little effort that we have come to believe it would do
so indefinitely. So long as people prefer to starve in the city
rather than get out in the country and wield a hoe or guide a
plow, no remedy will likely be found for present conditions.
In spite of continual rebel victories, the strenuous efforts
of the A. B. C. mediators and President Wilson's unchanging de
termination to eliminate him, Victoriauo Huerta still hangs on.
Better hang than be hanged is probably his motto.
OREGON COMMENT
About. Some Things Political and Oth
erwise
It is really amusing to watch the
sly angling of Doctors Smith and
Withycombe to hook the wet vote.
Both these men were elected at the
primaries by the dry element of their
parties they were handed the nomi
nation for governor with the tacit un
derstanding that they should espouse
the cause of prohibition.
But both candidates are now as si
lent as the Sphinx on the liquor ques
tion. Dry. republicans and dry demo
crats are both wondering what to
think of these men and are more than
half ashamed they did not vote for
bona fide liquor men in the first place
The writer believes that both Withy
combe and Smith are wasting their
time and ruining their chances of
election by using a beer keg for a
campaign tom-tom. We believe that
it is not a question of who shall get
the wet vote, but rather of who shall
get the majority f the prohibition
ballots. These two men are fast los
ing the friends they had before the
primaries and it is doubtful if they
can win the friendship of those who
were their enemies previous to the
15th of May. These men should not
betray the trust reposed in them by
the people who nominated them but
should stand to their guns and make
common cause with the other two
candidates agaist the booze dragon.
With few exceptions the newspa
pers all over the state are hammering
the liquor interests. Editors who, a
few years ago were afraid to write
a line against the beer bottlers have
now buckled on the sword and armor
of prohibition and are out to put a
period to the reign of King Alcohol
in Oregon.
Says the Coquille Valley Sentinel
Children Cry for Fletcher's
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2359
The Kind You nave Always Bought, and which has been
In use for over 30 years, Las borne the signature of
and wis been made under his per
fP-f-rf1' "onal supervision since its Infancy.
CcccJUM Allow no one to deceive you in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good " are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR 1 A
Castoria is a harmless snbstitute for Castor Oil, Pare-,
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years it
... has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, ,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
pBears the Signature of
The Kind You Rare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years
THC CtNTAUII COMPANY, TT MURRAY STRICT, NEW YORK CITY.
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xno jsweeu vi promuiuon senu- 4.t: t i ji.a .i
ment at this time is very much like . . , , , .
lordly Oregonian, and that paper is
representative of a class of influential
Oregonians, of whom the Portland
that of thfi nhnlit.inn wava in fhA fif.
ties. The spirit of that age con- namDer 01 commerce may proDamy
aemned Human slavery as a relic of be taken as a iair sample.
judged booze selling as an evli that Now the Portland Chamber of Corn
must cease is scarcely less powerful, meree have expressed themselves up
The elimination of the saloon isn't on the Drohibition auestion. At a re-
gomg to make men and women perfect cent meeting of that body a straw
nor to usher in millennial conditions; . . f L, ,
but it will mark another distinct ad- vote ms teken ahd the result shows
vance in human development. It how high finance views the abolition
means that we have come more and of liquid insanity in Oregon,
w0. v. 7? The Newberg Graphic pays its re
ization have determined that at least spetS t0 the Chamber of Commerce
we will no longer accept bribes to antl lts sentiments are as lonows:
M7i r lr of oiril mvm nen 4-Vv J.t.nj.
rf::'".."?1 "The Portland Chamber of Com-
stroying manhood in buildimr walks K6.8 has made "tself the cats' paw
and bridges and imnrovinir our 01 ,lne Wholesale ana retail liquor
streets. The civic conscience is re- aealers- ? 5" auempl ?, " lne
olting more and more at holdimr volers ure&" ' slw
manhood and womanhood cheat) and vote f . emD?on lne Tf?u(,n
counting money the greatest thing in J" pnrouiiwon, ana meie
the world " bv Sets m bad with many thousands
01 voters tnrougnout tne siate wno
The aristocratic Oregonian looks do not rppoose to be dictated to, as to
at the liquor problem as purely a mo- how they shall vote on this, or any money, but experience with lightning
ral question which is to be measured 1 .q . u I
. , Ti , .. , bership of 860 there were 585 votes
in dollars and cents. It speaks rather Bt nf thia T,i,mw t.w wr m
adly of the great material sacrifice in favor of prohibition, 470 against
which the people will have to make to and four blank ballots. Tie corn-
get a doubtful moral rain. This viaw m."'. everv aV People ot the state,
d ' in hntta n nAta n ha nliaotiA- in
r VB uiwraiiu J Nnvemhw". i a
aroused the ire of many people who
pnnairlor flint tlio traino 4. u l
. .. tu UD louc . nnn r A
by the adoption of prohibition are ArmUVAL
material as well as moral. Speakine The Courier wishes to congratulate
for these the Coquille Valley Sentinel the City council of Coquille, Oregon,
says again: on account of their unanimous vote to
"Tfc v,iwtu!-- 1 .. eliminate saloons from that town,
"V MiuiiikibiuiiiaLn M (IW LI1H1, 1 1. I 1 . .. .. ...
will be material gain to stop spend- At a t'ouncl1 meetinS earlv last week
ing money for that which harms and petitions were presented by both wets
weakens and destroys which fills and drys for and against the grant
pur prisons, our almshouses and our w 0f saloon licenses. The wets had
iusanB asyiums ana nave the monev iifi- ii. -i
go for things which benefit and bless 389 sleners of whlch the counc'1
The moral gain is there all rieht. and i struck out 52 names as not qualified
death was caused by excessive drink
ing. Anderson had been subject to
cramped for some time and physically
unfit for work. Coos Bay Times.
Here again is a case of a human
being subjected to the agony of a
lingering drink mania 5and premature
death, because of the temptation set
before him by an irresponsible and
indifferent society called the State.
Every citizen is accountable for the
continuance of these deplorable mis
fortunes that is to say, every citi
zen who has access to the ballot.
The ftir'uier who hii neither lightning
rods on bis burn or bouse nor carries
any insurance is 'more than likely buck
ing u losiiiK n'liiie. It will be admitted
by all who are ut nil familiar with the
liKlitiilni,' rod agent of the olden time
that lu was not half so much Interested
in protecting the farmer's buildings
from destruction by lightning as he
was In Kfttiny a good wad of his
is the most imDortant
tionj but it means material enrich
ment beyond imagining to root out
the liquor business and ston makino-
drunkards and imbeciles."
voters; the drys presented 496 names
of which number the council remov
ed 15 names as doubtful. -
After listening to' arguments from
The big brewing interests are mak-' both factions the councilmen unani-
ing strenuous efforts to escaoe the mously adopted the following resolu-
landslide which the prohibition people tion:
are putting in motion. They have "Be it resolved that, and it it is the
attempted to alarm tne hop growers sense of the Common Council that it
into putting their money into! the wou'd not be conductive to the peace,
fight, and have succeeded to a large fa r a"i SSl &TC
extent, these men are feeling them- quille to grant licenses for the sale
selves sinking in the Slough of De-; of spirituous, malt o rvinous liquor
spond have made a pitious appeal to
Dr. Withycombe to save them. And
he has probably assured them that
he will do so if the story of his in
terview with certain hop growers at
Salem is true.
One can scarcely blame Withy
combe for having sympathy in line
with the hopgrowers, being a profes
sional farmer himself and rather a
simple minded man who does not look
beyond the present and sees no harm
no harm in the crops of growing hops
which appear so beautiful to the eye
of the agriculturist.
A writer whose letter appeared in
a recent issue, of the Oregon Daily
Journal follows the hopping of the
' hop a little farther, and the following
is a list of consequences as he sees
them:
"Hops, breweries, distilleries, sa
loons, dives, jails, almshouses, pris
ons, insane asylums, large police
forces, saloonkeepers, macquereaux,
white slavers, prostitutes, murderers,
thieves, thugs, wrecked homes, desti
tute families, broken-hearted wives,
unsanitary hovels, disease, increased
taxes to support all the above, phy
sical, moral and spiritual decay ail,
in fact, that makes for human degra
dation." Now would it not be better for
both Smith and Withycombe to cut
loose from those corrupt interests
which champion the breweries and
their associated abominations, and
openly and manfully espouse the
cause of decency and humanity?
But probably Mr. Smith fears to
declare himself for prohibition be
cause of the wet democratic votes
such a declaration would drive over
to Withycombe and the latter proba
bly believes his campaign would be
hopeless without the support of the
or fermented cider, and all applica
tions for such license or licenses shall
be and the same are hereby denied
and such license refused."
KILLED BY DRINK
Dr. Houseworth, who 1 yesterday
performed a post-mortem on the body
of Emil Anderson, found dead in his
bed Saturday morning, found that
rods well placed and properly ground
ed prove conclusively that they are a
virtual preventive of losses due to
lightning. So well established is this
fuct that Insurance companies grant a
lower rate to buildings properly roddedl
and wired.
A measure of more- than usual Im
portance to the agricultural Interests
of the country has lately passed the
lower house of congress by a large ma
jority. This bill provides for federal
aid in the dissemination of scientific
agricultural information through prac
tical experiments and publications.
Under the provisions of the bill state
agricultural colleges are to receive
funds to finance plans for acquainting
farmers with facts established by the
department of agriculture. Each state
is to get $10,000 the first year, and this
allowance Is increased until at the end
of ton years it will be $02,500 a year.
Such an appropriation should make
possible the rendering of a large and
practical service for the Important
agricultural and allied interests of the
country.
WHEN YOU ARE NERVOUS
you have the first symptom of: a run-down
system, and nervous people too often con
ceal their aches and pains and suffer in
silence, while, if neglected, this condition
often foreruns more serious trouble.
If those so afflicted would stop taking
medicine containing alcohol or drugs
which menace the foundations of health,
and just take the pure, strengthening
nourishment in Scott's Emulsion, it would
create new blood to pulsate through the
organs, refresh their bodies and build up
the whole nervous system. It is rich,
sustaining nourishment, free from wines,
alcohols or drugs. Shun substitutes.
LOANS LOANS LOANS LOANS
OUR METHODS
ARE RIGHT
DURING- tlit; past year we have loaued more
tliaii 100,000.00 on First Mortgages on farms
iu Marion and Clackamas counties. Could we
have done this if our methods were" not right?
We are in a position to place $100,000.00 on ap
proved security .within the next ninety days. If
you need .money now or are going to need some
. within the next few months, it will be to your in
terest to consult us.
If you have from 10 to 50 acres of bind you
wish to sell, see us about it, that is, if your price
is right.
We have First Mortgages on Willamette Valley
Farms from $300 up running from two to five
years that we will sell so as to NET the pur
chaser 6 per cent.
Willamette Valley Mortgage Loan Association
AURORA, OREGON