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4 OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGOxN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915. OREGON CITY COURIER Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth Street, and entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Ore., as 2nd class mail matter E. R. BROWN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Subscription Price $1.50. Telephones, Pacific 51; Home A-51 THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN , ADVERTISING Br THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES "BUY IT AT HOME" There appears to be a -wave of state patriotism sweeping over Ore gon at this writing, and even the Live Wires of the Oregon City Commercial club have taken steps to inaugurate a campaign for the better patronage of home stores. The Courier, together with practically every other paper in the state, has from time to time urg ed its readers to trade at home, to patronize their home merchants, and to give the preference to Oregon-made goods whenever possible. It is a well-known fact, of course, that newspapers are not run to make better than any similar Eastern pro duct, or uniformly better than any California or Washington product, they will get the business. And the newspapers will do their share in helping them get this business, too. But until this condition is brought about, all the "buy it at home" cam paigns in the world will not alter the mind of the buyer. The Courier mentions this at this time as an indication of its stand on home-boosting campaigns. In its own business the Courier tries to give ser vice; in regard to Oregon City mer chants the Courier is positive that they give real service; but as to Ore gon-made goods in general, the Cour money, and that their chief cause for existence is to fight other people's i ier cannot support the campaign that battles without pay or recompense. 'the Cottage Grove Sentinel and other (incidentally, aear reauer, uu is papers are making until it is con- sarcasm but most people seem to think it should be truth.) Newspapers are supposed to battle with the mail order houses, fight for home mer chants, and print the names of all people who receive Sears-Roebuck catalogues. Nobody ever presumes that home merchants ought to adver tise in the newspaperso f their own town, and it apparently never enters the heads of Oregon manufacturers that the place to advertise their pro ducts is in Oregon newspapers. The above paragraph is heaved off our chest after reading a short column in the Cottage Grove Sentinel, in which an Oregon biscuit company is patted nicely on the back because it has advertised in Oregon newspapers instead of on the billboards and in the street cars. The Cottage Grove Sentinel seems to think this new de parture in advertising is worthy of comment. Maybe it is. Perhaps, also, the Courier has been unduly fortunate. The merchants of Oregon City and Clackamas county have advertised pretty steadily in our . columns. They have given us a good ly share of their patronage. Maybe they have done this because they be lieved in "trading at home',' and maybe they have done it because they found the Courier delivered the goods. The Courier has an idea that they have used the Courier columns be cause they believed that the Courier's 3,000 circulation was worth the money they paid for the privilege of availing themselves of it as an advertising medium. All of which brings us to the meat of the matter under discussion. "Buy it at home" and "Buy it in Oregon" are excellent slogans, and should hang over the mantlepiece in every home. But there Is mote to it than that. No eumpaign against them ail-order houses, or against foreign goods, can succeed if it is based on nothing else than enthusiasm. Enthusiasm evap orates more quickly than steam at the North Pole. We all know wo ought to "buy at home," but some of -us don't do it because we don't like the products that are offered us at homo. Oregon City merchants patronize the Courier because they find it pays. Oregon City people ought to patronize Oregon City stores because it puys. They get service in the local stores, they get consideration and personal attention, and they get good goods. As far as the local campaign is con cerned, it ought to succeed. And the Courier is for it, on purely business and economical reasons. We note, however, that the Cottage Grove Sentinel throws a verbal fit be cause more Oregon manufacturers don't patronize Oregon papers, and because Eastern manufacturers do. The Sentinel, apparently, would like to throw out all foreign advertising, and just boost Oregon-made goods. That is n fine spirit to have but it is rather futile. Oregon people will buy Oregon-made goods exclusively just as soon as they find that Oregon made goods are better than other goods foods are sold with a liberal sprink vinced that Oregon-made goods are uniformly the equal of some goods that are not made in Oregon. It is not state patriotism of the right sort to urge people to buy an inferior pro duct simply because it is made at home. SUNDAY CLOSING We have had quite a bit about Sun day closing lately, in fact the Oregon ian has even honored the subject with front page mention. And to get on the front page of the Oregonian a thing must be very important, must be in harmony with the policy of that paper, or must be violently opposed to its policy. Hence we guess that this Sunday closing stuff is important. Courts differ as to whether or not Oregon has a Sunday closing law, and they seem to differ on interpreting the law when they admit that there is one. And to make things the mer rier, we have recently heard from a Methodist gentleman who wants to clamp on the Sunday lid by the init iative, so that everybody will have to rest on Sunday whether they want to or not. The Courier has an idea that one day of rest in seven ought to be the privilege of every man and woman "rest" being taken to mean freedom from regular labor on that day. But the Courier does not believe that Sun day should be made so absolute a day of rest that there would be nothing to do but go to church or sit at home and read the patent medicine almanacs. The Courier thinks the "liberal Sun day" that is so generally observed west of the Rocky Mountains, is about as happy a medium as can be found. Getting down to the Sunday clos ing law, just as it stands, the Courier ventures the humble opinion that it out-of-date and a fraud. The Sun day closing law, for instance, permits drugstores to be open, but bars de partment stores. Yet the modern drugstore sells fishing tackle, gym nastic apparatus, talking machines books, pens, cameras , eye-glasses more or less massive furniture and of fice fixtures, school-room fittings, toy balloons and fireworks and incident ally drugs. Under the law the modern drugstore can stay open and flagrant ly violate the spirit of Sunday legisla tion, while the merchant next door, who doesn't pose as a druggist, has to lock up Saturday night and stay shut till Monday morning. Just as one example, that cannot be called justice, common sense or even good law. And aside from that, any effort to legislate what people shall do on Sun day is just as unfair, foolish and big otted as would be legislation regard ing what people should do on Thurs day. Some bright reader may now burst out and say that the Bible pro vides for rest on Sunday. Maybe it does and maybe it doesn't. There are quite a number of people who declare that the Bible says that rest shall But as long as Oregon-mndo come on the seventh day of the week, and not on thu fust as is provided in ung or dead tlics and other dirt con- the Sunday closing law. So long as uuneu in uie Boxes, and as long nas there is this conflict, it seems that it Oregon-canned tomatoes have nice might bo well to forget the Sunday white worms in them, just so long will law, and let common sense rule, the buying public purchase breakfast' One day of rest in seven is all very foods and tomatoes that didn't come well, especially if the person doing from Oregon firms. And advertising the resting is allowed to rest in his won't remedy things. 0r her own way. But compulsory rest "Buy it at homo" and "Buy Oregon- on Sunday, or arbitrary closing of miuto goods" is just half of the bat- some businesses and the opening of tie. The other half of the battle is up others on Sunday, is not all right. It to Oregon manufacturers. When they would seem that in this year of grace turn out a product that is uniformly 11)15 common people might be trusted to use judgment in the matter that would be fully equal the judgment of those wise solons who in 1854 said that a butcher could keep open but a grocer could not. DUTY NOBLY DONE The Courier upon this occasion is glad to place a verbal laurel wreath upon the alabaster brow of the Honor able Christian Schuebel, city attorney in the county seat, and receptive can didate for the republican nomination for district attorney. Mr. Schuebel wants to be district attorney so that he may successfully administer the law, and so add to the fame he has already acquired as the friend of the common people. Last week in Oregon City tiie Hon orable Christian Schuebel stuck an other glistening diamond in the glit tering diamond of success which he wears upon his official head. He drew up a complaint, as the city's prosecuting officer, accusing the lead er of a religious sect of disturbing the peace. UPon the strength of this complaint a warrant for the man's ar rest was issued, and upon this com plaint the defendant was tried by City Recorder Loder and found not guilty. The trial lasted the better part of half a day, close to a hundred witnes ses were summoned and heard; and as the city lost the case the costs of the proceeding and all the witness fees will be hung upon the already over burdened taxpayer. The Honorable Christian Schuebel is a lawyer of renown, deep learning and much skill and experience. It is to be presumed that he knows of the disinclination of Americans to inter fere with the religious worship of other people to say nothing of the Constitutional provisions that posi- "CAl'ABLE" In a second announcement of its "midnight-morning" edition, which will be circulated "on rural routes and in other favorable districts," the pub lisher of the Oregon Journal, of Port land, remarks that the buil-dog edition of the Journal will have at its service a leased wire "capable of carrying" several thousand words in eight hours. This is undoubtedly true. Most any leased wire is "capable" of carrying 22,000 or more words of telegraph service in eight hours. Usually it depends on the skill of the operators or sending machines as to how many thousand words a Jeased wire will carry. And in this announce ment "capable'' seems to be a very excellent word. We are glad to see this "capable" appear, for the men who will get out the Journal's morning bull-dog for circulation "on rural routes" are gos siping about their jobs at the Portland Press club. They say that the bull dog will go to press at ten o'clock in the evening, that three men will com prise the entire editorial end, and that perhaps two pages of the regular Journal will be made over for the bull dog. Probably the leased wire that will be installed for the bull-dog journal is "capable" of carrying many thousand words in eight hours; but if the bull dog goes to press at ten in the even ing, it is a cinch that the" capacity of the wire will not be unduly taxed. If the bull-dog Journal is going to have an eight-hour leased wire service, that service will have to start at two in the afternoon to quit at ten at night so it is plain to be seen that the news presented to readers the next morn ing at the breakfast table will not be very recent or up-to-date. Harrington, a republican; Kent Wil son, a deputy in the tax office, a re publican; County Clerk Iva Harring ton, a republican; County School Su perintendent Callavan, a republican. .Chief Deputy County Clerk, Fred Mil ler, a republican, acted as clerk of the city recorder's court during the trial. It is a curious fact that there were no democratic county officials at the trial they stayed in their offices and did such work as they had to do. But the republican office holdets made it a half-holliday and took in the pro ceedings. As we remarked before, there may be no political significance to this; but it is a curious and weird coincidence. WHAT'S THE ANSWER? George W. Parkins is afraid lest after the war, the cost of living in the United States be reduced. Ordi nary people see little to dread in such a prospect, but Perkins is no ordinary person. He fears that the war once over, Europeans w'ill dump a lot of goods on our shores that we can use. He wants action taken at once to prevent it. Well, no one is going to force Mr. Perkins to take any of the stuff if he doesn't want it. He will be at liberty to buy as high priced "made in America" stuff as he wants. But why should he want to prevent others with smaller incomes than he enjoys, from getting the advantage of a lower cost of living? . Perkins once said a very fine thing. While testifying before the Commis sion on Industrial Relations he de clared that if a traveler on an air ship were to see our great natural re sources, comparatively small popula tion, and the large number of unem ployed, he "would think this was a lunatic asylum.'' DICK'S HAND AND POWER FEED CUTTERS Also Diamond Grinders, Giant Roller Mills. LpaJL. FARMERS jf. ,m us mi i w7 TO m mm y HOOSIER DISC DRILLS No Better Made The Light Draft J. I. 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J feel truly soAAy foA people urho are alle, lut eitkeA ioo Atinay or ioo caAe leii to luy leaxiiiful leds and ledAoom fxiA nitxire. John aoei io hii Led hummina a tune and aeii up vhistlina. d have Aueh a nice Aoom for him. Shat'A urhy he ii such a Auc ceAs in luAineAA. Vith iove, jCoxi. (P.S.-7lever foraet, dmy, vhen you have furni ixtAe io luy, ihai you can aet ihe styliAh, siAona kind and foA lotiesi prieeA fAom FRANK BUSCH Leading Furniture Dealer 1 1th & Main Sts. Oregon City, Ore. q! 16 I hub I z .H I f ' MJ ian hud not a word of pity to offer for the mothers. War is etc. King George of Eng land fell off his horse while reviewing troops. Poor kink. And a lot of real men have been shot off their horses because they were fighting for George, too. The Conservative Path Over 34 years of banking- experience have convinced us that conservative methods are always best-best for the bank and best for the people. Without being too hidebound in our deal ings, we endeavor to follow the conservative path and look for safety before profit. The Bank of Oregon City 31 Years in DimiiicNs tively forbid such interference. When The Courier just mentions these lit ho issued the complaint in the case tie details here so that farmers who referred to, he knew that at the trial will bo asked to subscribe to the bull the Constitutional right of any per- dog Journal will know just how "cap son to worship God as he or she pleas- able" the paper is when it comes to ed would he used as a defense. Yet delivering news value in competition so sure was the Honorable Christian with regularly established morning Schuebel of his duty and of his ahil- newspapers. ity as a prosecutor that he plunged on As w said before, "capable" was a with the case. The taxpayer foots , hunpy t.hoice on the part of the b. the lulls, and t hns gets the glory. liaher of the 0reffon Evelling Journal The Courier is glad that the Honor-1 when he was telling about his pro ahle Christian Schuebel "seen his duty posed bull-dog edition, and dono it" as greater minds than ours have worded the action. It was a duty nobly done, without regard to cost or chance of success. It was al most as noble as the plea that the Honorable Christian Schuebel made for the stopping of the Portland jit neys, when the Portland Railway, Light iV Power company inspired Mr. Templeton to hurl his "public ordi nance'' into the nir. The Honorable Christian Schuebel said that after the smoke of battle had cleared way, and after the jitneys kept right on ruv ning, that he "had said nil the time that the ordinance wouldn't stand." If this was so, what a noble sacrifice in the line of duty it was for Chris to try and make it stand, risking by so doing the esteem of those people who were sure he would never stand shoul der to shoulder with the hated corpor ations in their fight against the com mon people. "Printing with Courier. a punch" at the NOTED IN PASSING Perhaps there is political signifi cance to this, and perhaps there is not. But it is a curiious coincidence, any way. Last week there was a trial in the circuit court room. It was not a county case, but was an Oregon City case. Owing tq the large number of people who wanted to hear the trial, the city borrowed the circuit court chamber for the afternoon. And as a result of the trial busi If that same traveler were to see foreigners dumping goods on our shores which we badly need and ear nestly desire, and yet see us trying to devise legislation to keep the stuff away what would he think? Would there not be too much moderation in his conclusion that this was a luna tic asylum ? Even after trie state goes dry you can get a skate on. They have an ice rink in Portland. The last time the city's lawn-mower was sharpened Mr. Templeton didn't do it. It was sent to a ma chine shop. We wonder why? Dame Fashion now decrees that wo men must wear fur around the tops of their shoes. Probably this will cause the ankle-watch to move up above the barrier. And now they are talking of buy ing the death-ship "Eastland" for a naval training station for the use of the Lake Michigan Naval Reserve, Somehow we don t think that such utilization of the hulk of the "East land'' will make many recruits to the service. APPLE TREES FOR SALE 15 varieties of high grade apple trees, all standard varieties at 5c each if taken in lots of 100 or more; 10c each in smaller lots. Also have all kinds of choice fruit trees at low rates. Address Oregon City Green House and Nursery, 3rd and Center streets, Oregon City, Ore. The state of Oregon has refused to give an eastern syndicate the ex clusive right to gather seaweed from the ocean off the Oregon coast. It is nice to know that some state offic ials, at least, know where their juris diction ends. But we don't wonder that the easterners asked the concession. Our Jitney Offer This and 5c DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and crop; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back, rheumatism, backache, kid ney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, billiousness, headache and sluggish bowels. Jones Drug Co. FOR SALE Polen China Boar, good stock at reasonable price. Also young burro and harness. Phone 447-M. The Courier has a full line of Legal Blanks for sale. If you are in need of Legal Blanks you will find that it will pay you to come to the Courier. WOMAN 81 YEARS OLD Made Strong Sy Vinol Greenville, S. C., " I want others to know of the great benefit I have de rived from Vinol. I am 81 years old and Vinol has given me strength, a healthy appetite and overcame nervous ness. It is the best tonic recon Btructor I ever used." Mrs. M. A. Hutchison. Vinol is a delicious cod liver and iron tonic without oil, guaranteed to overcome run down, weak, devitalized conditions and for chronic coughs and colds. HUNTLEY BROS. CO. Oregon City, Druggists Oregon Los Angeles police are to use ba- I loons in looking for criminals, we are told. Maybe the houses in Los An i eeles have class roofs. If thev have ness was pretty well suspended in ; not we fail to see the value of Zep many of the offices in the courthouse peiin tactics in trying to prevent during the trial, because the people , crime. But at that it is a fact that who usually occupy these offices and the Dolice are often "ud in the air." f I.ll1t3tlf Aillt... KAA.' ' "n'wv, .wMmj niuiicia meil'lll weie at the trial. Those county officials who attended the trial were County Judge Anderson, a republi can; Mienu Wilson, a republican; Deputy Sheriff Jack Frost, a repub lican; County Tax Collector George Last Friday's Oregonian carried news on the front page regarding two men, one of whom was the father of 13 children in 13 years, and the other of whom was the father of twenty children. And the esteemed Oregon- Undoubtedly So Editor, Courier: Congress has the power to stamp and approve all monev put into circulation. How many dol lars in "green backs" would it take to set every idle man to work on some government work in Oregon? We need railroads, streetcar lines, good roads, ships, steamers and automobiles to carry the United States mails, and wagons three to five dollars per day. Flag for Court A silk United States flag was pre sented the circuit court of this county Monday by Congressman McArthur, on behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution. It is the desire of the donors that the ensign be displayed in the courtroom on occasions when nat uralization proceedings are held. New System Painless Dentists First-CIass ..Painless Denistry at Reasonable Prices All Work Guaranteed PAINLESS EXTRACTION EXAMINATION FREE LADY ASSISTANT We Speak German ROOMS 9-10-11-12 ANDRES EN BLDG. Phones Pac. 10; Home A-200
