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OREGON CITY COURIER", OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915 8 Admins conomy bale Having purchased THE WORKINGMANS STORE of Oregon City, at a very satisfactory price, we have determined to give our patrons the benefit. We have inaugurated an ECONOMY SALE of the two stocks. GREAT TEN DAY SALE PRICES WILL BE QUOTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STORE THAT DEFY COMPETITION. Only a lew of which can be given here. Dress Goods 35c Printed Half-Wool Challics, good assortment of Patterns One Lot 50c and 60c Wool. Dress Goods 36 to 40 in. wide. All colors. "5Qf Price 00t $1.00 and $1.25 Mohair and Novelty Dress Goods, 3(5 to GO inches Ex- OQp ceptional values. Sale Price Uv $1.50 and $1.75 Diagonal Serges, 50 inches wide, suitable for coats M 10 and tailored suits. Price P 1 ' 1 ' Domestics Lonsdale Muslin, Sale Price 9c; Hope Bleached Muslin, Sale Price, Sc; Ivory r 36-inch Bleached Muslin, Sale Price.... 30 inch, Full Standard 12 and 15c Silkolines. Neat Floral Designs, light Q or dark colors, 7v 15c Eden Cloth for Shirts, Wash Dresses, Gowns, etc. Guaranteed 1 Ap colors. Economy Sale Price 1w I2V2C Ginghams great variety of patterns: Plaids, Checks and Stripes. Q Sale Price, .- v Ready-to-Weaf Ono Lot Children's Coats in Plain, Checks and Corduroys. Regular Val- QQp ues $2.00 to $4.00. Sale Price One Lot Junior Coats sizes 8 to 10 years Good Styles. Regular frj QA $5.00, $0.00 and $7.00 values 4J.7U Ladies' $21.50 to $28.50 Suits, Sale Price, $13.90; Ladies' $14.00 to $20.00 Suits and Coats, $9.80; Ladies' $10.00 to $13.50 Coats and fc7 Qfl Suits for, JH.7U These prices include alteration charges. Ladies' $5.00 and $0.00 skirts, for $3.90; $3.50 and $4.00 Silk Petti- il9 QQ coats, for tpL.O Clothing Men's $25.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits, $19.50; Men's $22.50 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits, $18.80; Men's $20.00 Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits, now priced fordjl QC this sale, $lt.7D Men's $15.00 Blue or Gray Serge Suits $11-95; Men's $15.00 Cheviot and Worsted Suits, $10. 50; Men's $12.50 and $13.50 Suits, assortedfrQ OQ styles, now going at M7U Youths' $9.50 Suits, ages 13 to 17, $0.95; Youths' $8.00 Suits, ages 13 to 17, $5. .; $5.00 and $5.50 Boys' Kmcker Suits, $3.95; rfO 7C $3.50 and $4.00 Suits 1"w Men's $1.75 and $2.00 Work Pants sale $1.25; Men's $2.50 Cassimere and Worsted Pants, $1.95, 70 f Boys' 50c Blue Rib Overalls, now on sale for Furnishings Men's 50c Derby Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, Jfr Standard quality, for Men's Summer Balbrigan Shirts and Drawers, iftp Regular 25c values, now going for Men's Cotton Ribbed Union Suits, Regular 75c AQf sellers, all sizes, Sale Price Men's Bull Durham Socks in" Black or Tan, J) while they last, Sale Price Men's "Wonder" Brand Fast Colored Socks 1 9 1-2C will go at Economy Sale for Men's 50c Chambray Work Shirts, all sizes in stock. Sale Price is Underwear Ladies' 25c Muslin Corset Covers, going for 19c Ladies' 65c Crepe Corset Covers, trimmed 48c Ladies' 50c El Real Vests on sale for 29c Ladies' $1.00 El Real Union Suits, reduced to 63c Ladies' 25c Muslin Drawers, now selling for 19c Ladies' 10c and 12c Summer Vests, 8c Ladies' 20c Summer Vests, priced at 13c Ladies' Shoes One lot Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords, all sizes. Regularly priced at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50. Marked to sell at.... One Lot Ladies' Shoes, button and . lace, all sizes, regular values d1 AO $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00, will go at.... One Lot Ladies' $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 Shoes, button and lace, all P QO leathers. Good styles. Sale price, $l0 Children's Shoes, 5 to 8, going at 78c; Children's Shoes, 8 to 11, Sale price, 98c. Children's Shoes, 1 1 0 11 y2 to 2, priced for this sale at.. pl.lO Men and Boys' Shoes Men's Heavy Work Shoes. Former prices, $5.00 and $6.00. All splen- fil QA did Values. Economy Sale PJ.U Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Dress Shoes, Solid Leather, standard makes, tfj'l AO Complete line of sizes. Sale pZnO One Big Lot of Men's $2.50 and $3.00 Dress Shoes, solid leather, QC good styles. New stock J 1 , 7 U Boys' School and Dress Shoes, sizes to 5. Regular $2.50, $2.75 and $3.00 values, now $1.98. Regular $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50 val- jjj Rags and Linoleums 5 patterns, 6 ft. Inlaid Linoleum. Our regular $1.00 seller will go during Q this sale at, the square yard OC C ft. Floor Oil Cloth Our regular 45c seller, good assortment of pat- OQp terns. Price during this sale L7 $15.00 Tapestry Rugs, size 9x12 ft Good designs and very serviceable dQ TP articles. Price now p.J $25.00 Velvet and Smith's Ax minster Rugs. Size 9x12 ft. d;Q ft Splendid patterns. Sale price.. pl7.J Adams Department Store OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE CHURCHES ROLE LIKE ' DIAN GUAR- ( Continued from page 1) ter of Jairus he merely said in the language he used every day "Talitha Cuma" (the words are Aramaic), and the writer of the Gospel merely quotes the words and translates them ' into Greek, in which he was writing. Any good Bible Dictionary will tell you that. But the poor chap thought the Lord talked United States and that when he used such strange look ing words as "Talitha Cuma" he must be "talking with tongues." The word "tongues" meant sensible lan guages. On the day of Pentecost every man "Heard them speaking in his own language, Acts 2:0, Kevis ed Version. On the day of Pente cost no woman gabbled "Caballo agua" for fifteen minutes at a stretch, and then insulted the Holy Spirit by laying the performance to Ilim. The wholo "tongues" move ment is compounded of equal parts of ignorance, lack of knowledge of the Scripture, and blasphemy. In a former letter I mentioned the menace to public health and safety in indiscriminate practise of hypno tism or mesmerism. It is too well known to need discussion that some of those who go "under the power" Sl'KlAL BOOSTER DAY OFFER SPECIAL BOOSTER 1)Y OFFER are stupid for days, or even weeks after. AVhero Mormons, Spiritualists of a certain type. Chinese devil worship pers, Mohammedan Dervishes, and "tongues" peoplo all take the same type of cataleptic sleep, gabbering in tongues, etc., and one claims that tongues nre an evidence of the Spir it's presence and power, for us to grant this will bo to grant that all the other cults with the same mani festations havo the Spirit's power also, and that devil worship, Moham medanism, etc, are equally of the Lord. The logic of this is undeniable. As to healings, when I was en gaged in Scientific studies I investi gated tho phenomena of hypnotism. One of our common slock experi ments used to be to euro ear-ucho, tooth-aelio and headache by sugges tion. Half the ills of lifo can bo cured by hypnotism, and most of the others helped. But when I discover ed the evil of hypnotism in its para lyzing effect upon tho human brain I discontinued it. Healings prove nothing, for everything which pan ders to human credulity from shin bones of St. Anne to toe-nails of St. Peter do the same kind of work. True faith healing does not need con stant repetition of the prayers and ngonizings. I know of dozens who have been healed instantly by faith, but that is another story. Jesus said that in last days deceivers should come with great signs and wonders, deceiving if it were possible the very elect. One thing more. For twenty years I have followed the course of the cults which emphasize physical mani festations, and have found their fruits nothing but evil. II. A. Iron sido of Los Angeles, for years a teacher of those peculiar doctrines of holiness, says: "What a string of der-, elicts this holiness teaching has left in its train! I could count scores of persons who have gone into utter in fidelity because of it. They always give the same reason. 'I tried it all. I found it a failure. So I concluded the Bible teaching was all a delusion, and religion was a mere matter of the emotions.' Many more lapsed in to insanity (and I know several such intimately) after floundering in the morass of this emotional religion for years and peoplo said that studying the Bible had driven them crazy." Can such a movement be the highest type of the work of the Lord? In his booklet: "Speaking With Tongues," Dr. A. C. Dixon says that he investigated the claims of a num ber of those who went abroad, and found NOT ONE who could use the gift of tongues on a foreign field. Let us look at some of them. Mr. Macintosh received what he knew to bo one of the tongues of China. Ho went across to Maccao, where Missionary S. C. Todd, writ ing about him later, says: "He can no more talk any Chinese dialect than you can. He must not only have an interpreter in preaching, but in the simplest affairs of everyday life. From the day of his arrival in China until now, neither he nor his wife has been ablo to speak A SINGLE SENTENCE in Chinese. I do not speak from rumor, but from person al knowledge, and the personal ad mission of failure by Mr. M. him self." A group of about a dozen went out from Washington, to Japan. Mr Todd says of these: "They too expect ed to speak at once to the people, but on reaching Japan they were power less to do so. They admitted to me their inability, and I saw it with my own eyes." Rev. A. R. Garr and wife went to India, but found they had no dialect of that land. Thence they went to I long Kong, with the same exper ienoc. Two ladies from tho Japan party also tried Hong Kong with the same result. A few years ago a group of young ladies went to central India, think ing they had the Bengali dialect. There thev were stranded. Two went into the harem of a Mohammedan prince rather than starve, one wont into a life of shame, and was lost sight of, and one was found by Christian people, who took her in. She had a "Revelation" that sho had mistaken her dialect, and that she had mistaken her dialect, and that she should have gono to Argentine instead. After vainly trying to dis suade her the friends helped her to that country. There she had the same experience, but was again found by smsible Christians who helped her back to Amreica. Her ex periences, published in the Baptist World about two years ago, and fully verified there I personally knew of the exper iences of Miss Silberman of Denver, Colo., who went to Jerusalem, think ing she could talk Arabic, but who was stranded there with no know ledge of the speech of any of the Or iental peoples. These are only a few of many instances I might name. In fact THE FIRST AUTHENTIC IN STANCE OF ANY MAN RECEIV-, ING THE GIFT SO THAT HE COULD DO MISSIONARY WORK ABROAD HAS YET TO COME TO LIGHT. Some have made the claim, but have been proven to be lying when their claims were investigated. Many of the "tongues'" teachers are vituperative, abusive, and in their train follows excesses, and often positive immorality. Then can these things be of God? If "tongues" is a special manifestation of His Spirit's baptism would He let the "baptized" make such disastrous mistakes, or permit them to drift into such exces ses? And would he not select some sign of the baptism, that is not com mon to devil-worshippers and Mo hammedan dervish as well? W. T. MILLIKEN. WAR ON WILSOS (Continued from page 1) a cent more a pound than it did un der republican rule. Why? Because people are eating veal and demand ing it. Toor folks don't eat veal. The demand for veal has been so great that there has been an agita tion against it started, lest the stock herds be diminished. Sheep are . not being shipped abroad. American mutton is under competition with Australian mutton during this administration, yet sheep are showing an advance in the price that the farmer gets. THIS COMES HOME TO THE FARMER. Do you see any "war prosperity" in these figures, Mr. I Minified Enterprise? ACTOR IS MARVEL (Continued from age 1) growing condition and all this of fered at a minimum price; is now to be had locally from Joehnke & Me Cord, of Oregon City, who have the Samson agency for Clackamas, Mar ion and Polk counties. M. C. McCord, who has active charge of the sales of these machines here, says they are among the most useful and serviceable farm machines on the market. The chief feature of tho device is a peculiarly shaped pair of tractive wheels, which pulverize the surface soil instead of rolling it. Added to this the machine's great power it easily negotiated a 15-inch furrow over broken ground in a local test and its economy in price and upkeep, make it desirable on the small farm. Inquiries regarding It should be addressed to Joehnke & McCord, Ore gon City, who will cheerfully give a demonstration and full particulars. MR. MYERS COMMENTS Correspondent Has Something to Say Regarding Local Questions In its last issue the Courier re plied to a former letter from W. W. Myers, without printing the letter in full. Mr. Myers thinks that this paper did him an injustice. Below the Courier prints the original letter, and some further remarks by Mr. Myers. Editor, the Courier: Some time ago, when the pool hall matter was beinir aired by you and others, in answer to one of your editorials I asked this question: "Was it a fact that the attack was because pool halls were the rendezvous for the down-and-outs?" You failed to give a direct answer. Silence on your part gives consent; but how about the Morning Enterprise of May 14th, in which it editorially says: "On the other hand pool halls are nothing but the gathering places for the idle and shiftless." This is just one sentence of the editorial point in question. Now silence on your part and the above make up my case. I want it distinctly understood I am not de fending the pool-room. We know all places of amusement are run by in dividuals. and when for profit, graft, deception, vice, etc, creeps in. Now vou will say such places as the x. m C. A. and Commercial clubs are not run for profit. But they are, never theless. Men run pool-rooms for profit, blind pigs for profit, gamb ling dens for profit. Most all crime is committed for profit. My way of destrovinc a tree that bears bad fruit is to cut the tap-root and de stroy it not lop off branches to have it sprout out worse. I will further say the moving pic ture show is more of a menace to humanity than the pool hall why because both sexes attend, and the white slave procurer is in evidence only where the female frequents. Mr. Myer's first letter, which the Courier did not print in full, but part of which it commented upon, ended as above. Since then Mr. Myers has added the following to his com munication: Now, Mr. Brown, after being caught with the goods will you fess up? What did you mean when you say in italics "But because they are the gathering places of the least de sirable element in the city." If you did not mean the down-and-outs; and when you quote me on moving pic ture shows and leave out the word "why" and put in four stars, was it to leave the impression that more was said than the word "why" and give you the chance to misrepresent my meaning? Now sir, where in the communication can you justify your charge that I accuse the moving pic. ture shows of being slave joints? Mr. Long and Mr. Schram are. two men above reproach. No, Mr. Brown, I do not know of any white slave procurers in Oregon City. I am not a detective. Have you ever been? White slavers don't wear badges of honor or identifica tion. Less than one year ago Chief Shaw notified one suspect to leave town never to return. Now my point was to show up the profit system. The remedy is mu nicipal ownership and control. The profit must go before we can have reformation. W. W. MYERS. Editor's note: The Courier prints prints the above 'so that Mr. Myers will not feel that we have used dis crimination against him or his argu ments. He appears to have proved his case to his entire satisfaction; and we trust that he will live to see the day when municipal ownership will rule pool halls, moving picture shows and the other industries that he men- .Additional.. ...Locals... Mrs. Mary E. Davidson, who was a former resident of this city, pass ed away at her home, 652 Commer cial Court, Portland, May 24th. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Keene. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Waldron ar rived in Oregon City Sunday on ac count of the death of the former's uncle, E. M. Waldron of this city, They returned to their home at New burg Tuesday. George Brown, of this city, left for Hood River Tuesday on a busi ness trip. Pat Finnucane and son, Sam, who have been on a journey to Idaho, re turned to their home in this city on Wednesday. Martin Chris'tensen went to Port land on a business trip Wednesday. Charles Tooze returned Saturday from Idaho, where he has been for the past four weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humphrey and family of this city, leave for Astor ia the latter part of this week, where Mr. Humphrey takes up business for himself. Johnnie Bruger, of the Oregon City Creamery, who had the misfor tune to break his leg, is at the Ore gon City Hospital. Miss Creta Clark, of Molalla, vis ited friends in Oregon City Wednes day and Thursday. T. A. Berg, of West Linn, has as his house guest Mrs. M. Berg, of San Francisco. Mrs. Berg is his mother, and may make her home here. Mrs. E. J. Hoots, for many years a resident of the county, died during the week at the residence of her son, Fred Hoots. Miss Marion Lewthwaite is enter taining as house guest Miss Marjorie Henderson, of Powell River. A. M. Kirchem, prominent rancher of the Redlands district, was in the county seat early in the week. Andrew Kocher, of Canby, was in the county seat during the week. T. A. Burke, one of the county seat's leading attorneys, was in Mo lalla early in the week on business. W. A. Wood, of Molalla, was among the week's county seat visi tors. James to Ogden, of Sandy, was in the county seat this week. James Cowing Nelson, of St. Paul, Minn., was in this city this week looking for farm land. jt jt jt , st jt j jt jt jt ji st j ,t Jt J SOCIETY . t? a? ' ' jc ' t? j? if jc j? j? j? tf Promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday night at the home of the bride's mother on Seventh and Madison streets, Miss Nellie , Swafford and Bernard N. Hicks were married by Rev. T. B. Ford, pastor of the Metho dist church. The bride was charming in an em broidered chiffon and lace gown. She wore a veil which was held in place with a pearl bandeau, a gift of the groom. White sweet peas and bride's roses were carried by the bride. Her cousin, Miss Florence White, as maid of honor, wore a gown of pink crepe de Chine and lace and carried pink sweet peas. Harold Swafford, brother of the bride, attended the groom. Immediately preceding the cere mony Miss Moreita Hickman sang in a lovely manner, "Beloved, O 'Tis Morn.'' As Rev. T. B. Ford, the groom and best man, followed by the dainty little ring bearer, Marjorie Swafford, who carried a pink rose, the ring placed in the center, the two little flower girls, twins, Miriam and Mildred Swafford, and the bride and Miss White, entered the parlor, Miss Sadye Evelyn Ford played Mendell son's wedding march. The bridal party stood beneath a canopy of pink roses, intermingled with ferns and held in place with white tulle bows and satin streamers where the impressive ring service was read by the minister. The walls of the living and dining room were banked with pink roses and ferns, bowls of the same being placed on the tables, where a small reception was given following , the sendee. Mrs. M. D. Moser presided over the coffee urn and Mrs. E. P. Rands served ices. Mrs. Hicks is the daughter of the late J. L. Swafford and Mrs. T. L. Swafford of this city. She was born in Oregon City, graduated from the Oregon City high school and after wards attended the Willamette uni versity at Salem. She is a member of the Methodist church and active in church work, a member of the Ep worth league. She is also prominent in musical circles. Mr. Hicks has been a resident of this city for the last three years, coming here from Oklahoma. He is an attorney of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks left for Port land Saturday evening, leaving the next day on the steamer, Great Northern, for California for a short wedding trip. Upon their return they will make their home on Eighth and Washington streets, this city. Among the invited guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Emery French, Mrs. T. L. Swafford, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horton, Mr and Mrs. A. F. Jack, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hickman, Miss Moreita Hick man, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White, Mrs. George Osburne, Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Ford, Wilfred A. White, Misses Sadye Eve lyn Ford, Rose Uptegrove, Pauline Hicks, Jean White, Florence Moore, Marian White, Nettie Kruse, Mildred Kruse, Matilda Martens and Alma Moore, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Swafford, of Salem; Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Rands, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Rands of Van couver; Mrs. M. D. Moser of Tacoma; Mr. and Mrs. George Swafford and children, Miriam, Mildred and Mar jory. 6 The Samson Seive-Dip Tacto the first and only reliable low-priced tractor on the market. We will demonstrate that it will do more and better work than can be done with horses and at less cost, besides the score of other uses to which it can be put to on the farm. Joehnfc & McCord Agents for Clackamas, Marion and Polk Counties Oregon City, Oregon. Dainty Wedding Gowns and Frocks for the Girl Graduates Suggest The All-Important Day The New McCall Patt'rns Now 011 Sale The June Magazine lias Many Suggestions fo Summer Gowns For th "Swait Girl Graduate" McCnll Tattcrn 52. Ono t Ibo '69 Miv Juuo llosiBlu. Newest Bridal Gown McCall ratti;ria 1312-003. Wo uro Bltcnvlnjr , other lliw find aUrai-Litb Juno design. GET Till mUlMhUl MvCALL BOOK OF FASH IONS TODAY C. I. STAFFORD Oregon City, Oregon The Co-operative Tire Goodyear has always built co-operative tires. Every sav ing has gone to the user. The more men bought the better we built them, and the lower we sold them. That is why Goodyear has held top place, outselling any other tire. 3 Reductions Note that in two years we made three big price reductions. The last on February 1st brought the total to 45 per cent. Yet in costly ways these tires have been bettered. In not one iota were they ever skimped. wires to malce the tire secure. It embodies hundreds of rubber rivets, formed to combat loose treads. Our All -Weather tread is still double-thick. It still has the sharp, tough, resistless grips. Those extras all exclusive to Goodyear are all retained, despite our price reductions. And we still spend $100,000 yearly to discover new ways to better them. Your Ally In all these ways, Goodyear is your ally. You do injustice to yourself when you fail to secure this advantage. Never in tire history was such value given as you get in Goodyear tires today. tions. Personally we think munici pal pool halls and movies would be just too cute for anything. Our Fortified Tire is still "On-Air" cured to save blow outs. Yet that one extra costs us $450,000 yearly. It still has our No-Rim-Cut feature. It has in each base 126 braided piano FOR SALE BY OTTO MEXKE, Oregon City, Ore. PACIFIC HIGHWAY GARAGE, Oregon City H. F. SCHOLL, Woodburn,, Ore. S. E. BRUXE & SONS, Woodburn, Ore. OODpYEAR C AKRON. OHIO Fortified Tires No.Rim.Cut Tir "On-Air" Cured With AII-WeatherTreadaor Smooth No smaller makers can ever give so much. Any dealer will supply you. (2327)