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OB EG ON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 1903. Oregon City Enterprise CITY ANI COVSTY OFFICIAL PATER. Published Every .Friday. Subscription Rates. One voar ' Six months 1 Trial subscription, two months A discount of 50 cents on all subscriptions for one year, 25 cents for six months, if paid in advance. . ADVERTISING RATES OS ArH.ICATION. Subscribers will find the date of expiration stamped r. Koir nnrwrs followinir their name. It this is not changed within two weeks after a payment kindly no tify us and the matter will receive our attention. Entered at the postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon, as second-class matter. AGAINST CHILD LABOR LAW. Tbe new child labor law went into effect on July 1, and on the following day an issue of The Canner and Dried Fruit Packer appeared with an outline of a echeme for its nullification. Packers were urged to appoint a committee of good men to call upon the state factory inspector, apd if possible to secure from him a favorable ruling which should permit the em ployment of children despite the prohibitions of the law. Of course the favorable ruling was not construed as nullification, but it is clear from the reading of the statute that if the inspector should do what is asked of him he would set his authority above that of the legislature and practically invalidate its acts. While this issue is not Equarely met, the plea that is made for the canners attempts to subordinate the leeal Question to the socalled reasonable demands o business.' The law, it is said, "will, unless something be done, virtually deprive packers of a class of help upon which they are absolutely dependent. And tne article proceeds as follows: Persons under the age of sixteen and over the age of fourteen are employed by canners during school vacation time to do such work as husking corn, peel ing tomatoes and other work for which they are spec ially fitted, and which is in no respect detrimental to their health or their mental or physical development'. It would be a mistake to say that labor of this kind would bv any possibility be injurious to a healthy girl or boy of even ten years of age. However plausible this may sound, it is merely re opening the debate that was closed by the legislature, The law is absolutely prohibitive as to the employ ment of children under fourteen years of age in any manufacturing establishment at any time of the year, It also contains restrictions upon the employment of children under sixteen years of age and over fourteen years of age which relate to the hours of employment and to schooling lequirements. Nothing is left to the discretion of the inspector, who may not license eva sions whether they are '"reasonable" or not. The plea in reality is simply the old plea which ex alts commercialism above humanity, and the editor is woefully wanting in a proper understanding of his subject when he ascribes the law solely to the agita tion of labor leaders. It had the very earnest support of all our philanthropic associations, whose members will hardly be won over by his arguments. They will probably be amused, however, and the labor leaders also, by his suggestion that the committee move quickly so as to accomplish their purpose without drawing the fire of the latter. This reflection on the publicity that is gained by announcements in his own columns has a richness that is denied to any package of canned goods that was ever put upon the market. And it is only fair to say that the secret has been well kept up to date Exchange. horses entered, of which most of them will start, making two of the greatest racing events over held this side the Rocky mountains. If you are fond of high-class racing, don't miss peeing these two events. Tin: way in which Sam Morris, the Chemawa In dian t wirier, passed the ball to the Sacramento play era in Portland, was great entertuinment for tho local fans who witnessed tho game. Morris, who is only 21 years old, sved the game for the Portland Browns, and if he refrains from dissipation will make a brill iant pitcher. 1 L.J. 1 Ok all liars, that Josephiuecounty man should have the medal. He claims that a fir tree on his timber claim has a petrified top while the lower part of the tree is alive and green. Kugene Guard. That's noth ing. An instance was this week reported in Clacka mas county of a tree that burned tor eleven conseeu tive months before it fell to the ground. The Columbia Fiver Nrcn from ft "Ut'KUlafjr I.I nr Kxcnmloi Mtninrr," Tmk reported discovery of gold in immensely pay ing quantities on the upper forks of, the Molalla river, Clackamas county, are not to be discredited. Belief has been general for years, as far back as the '50's, that this county contained mineral wealth that only awaited discovery, and this theory is not unreasona ble. Earth formations avid the. general topography of the country indicate mineral deposits, and in the interest of the fortunate discovlrers and tho country at large it is to be hoped that the revelations of the past fortnight are genuine. I.n intelligent organiza'ion lies the secret of success fully marketing crops in these days of vigorous com petition, and it is quite natural that prune growers cf the Willamette valley should enter the market on this co-operative basis. Co-operation alone is not enough. Attention must be given that the article pro duced is of faultless quality, properly cured and pre- partd. There is every indication that the qua'ity of this fruit this year will be the best, and by taking the necessary pain3 to properly prepare his product for the market, the grower will receive returns com mensurate with his efforts. In commuting to life sentence in the penitentiary the death penalty imposed on Peacock, the Polk county murderer, Governor Chamberlain says: "I have not much patience with the plea of insanity as a defense to crime, and ordinarily would not be disposed to interfere with the verdict of the jury or the sentence of a court where the defense had been presented and disposed of adversely to the defendant, but in the present case I feel that I would be a party to a judicial murder if I refused to interfere with the imposition of the death penalty. "The defendant is a physical and mental Regener ate, as is evidenced not only by the opinion of the physicians but by the appearance of the man himself. A more horrible, misshapen and deformed specimen of humanity my eyes have never beheld. Not only is he a hunchback, his shoulders being elevated al most as high as his head, but he has. what is termed a 'pigeon breast' which protrides in front of him out beyond his chin, so that his head sets virtually be tween his shoulders and his breast hardly resembl ing when stripped a human being whilst the dis tance between the point of his breast and the highest point on tho hump of his back is almost as great as the distance from the point of the shoulder to his hip joint. In height he is only about four feet, whilst his weight does not exceed 110 pounds. I question if he is heavy enough to dislocate his neck if he were dropped from a scaffold unless a weight were tied to his teet. It li cuntoin to apply fauKtil title to Anmrienn rivers, momiUliih and lakes in sliu'le to those ol other com.lrirs. Thus we hear of. "Tlie American Khlntt," 'The Switaerland of America, l'lie American Alps," and ho on, and here on the mnnlHi'ent Columbia Kiver, in nil it wealth of scenery, we may ll ml an other Ulime. The towering snow-capiwd mountain, gorges, ravines, watcr-Ullii ami even cataracts duplicate ami even excel the famous scenery of Switzerland, ami for the desire ol being able to aay "When I was abroad" thousand ol Americans are willing to lie iunorant ol their own country in not seeing aome ol the Uncut scenery of the world as in here on the Columbia. In tour of the West it ia the thing to do, and the one thtnt not to ho missed the voyHge on the Columbia river be tween Portland and The Oallea that ia made in one day's daylight on board of the splendid boats of the liegulatnr Line, and the people of Oiegon and Washing ton should make it a point -to remind their friends that are commit from the Kaat not to uiina making a trip on thia beautiful river. Your ardent admirer makea the trip up and down both way, on the hoata, aa it gives opportunity to pay leisurely atteution'to both aides of the rivet and for the views ahead on the going and returning- voyage. Hut the man In a hurry may go np on the boat, tcturning by rail, or vice versa, or the passengers went bound may leave tbe train at The Dalles and go down tbe Columbia river by boat to l'ortland. The Regulator Line palatial excursion ateamer "Bailey UaUerl" leivea l'ort land every morning (except Monday) at 8:50 to Cascade Locks and return, right in tbe heart of the Cascade Mountain, affording an excellent one day trip to view the magnificent scenery and also enjoy the exhilarating ride through the famous rapids of the Cascades, returning arrive in l'ortland alout 7 I'. M. The round trip hire to Cascade Lot ki is $1.50. round trip to The Dalles $'J M), one way fate from l'ortland to The Dulles or vice versa 11.50. The meals are ex cellent and served on all stcameA of this line. Itccord Huoscrlbt-rs. The Clackamas County Kecord having suspended publicatiun.thc subscribers of ttiat paper who this week receive the Knterprise, will understand that the Koterprise takes the place of the Kecord. Anvone receiving the Knterptiae under these conditions and dot wanting it will please notify this otllce. E Jr yj vvy in LM.ru i Tho Klml You Havo Always Bought, and which liiw boon iu uho for over HO ycunt, linn borno tho Nlifiuittir of - mul has been intiuo under liln pcr- Bonnl hiiimtvIhIoii nIiico It Infancy. 4-CCCCAu4 AllmiriiitoiiA to deceive you l thin. All Counterfeit, Imitation aml"JuHt-iw-riod,,ur but Experiments that trlito with and mdanirrr th health of Inluuts nud Children Experience uiralnst Experiment. What is CASTORIA Caatorla In n harnilowi nubatltuto for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops nod Noothlnjr Syrup. It lit l'lcummt. It contains neither Opium, Morphine, nor other Nureotlo HubNtanco. ltd njro in its guurantoo. It destroy Worms nd allays FwerishiiPHM. It cures Ilarrhua and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, rcjrulalcs tho Stomach and Ilowcls, irlvliur healthy and natural sleep, Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Boars the Signature of The Kind You Me Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. mua ommm. rmtt. o mm. '" - " -- TNI C The city council has under consideration a plan for installing a fire alarm system. Such an improvement would be a great convenience, but would cost the city at least -t 1500. The city not having a regular paid fire department, with established headquarters, the feasibility of an alarm system of the kind proposed 8eems doubtful. But this is a matter to fcc deter mined by the property owners and taxpayers who will have the bill to pay With a yield of fifty bushels per acre for oats and a correspondingly large yield of other cereals, as pre dicted by County Treasurer Cahill, who is a com-en1- ative observer, together with the prospect for a good crop of hops and a large yield of all kinds of fruit, the Clackamas county farmer should this fall find himself on easy street. When conditions are prosper ous with the farmer, improved conditions follow in all lines of business. Visitoks to the Oregon state fair this fall will wit ness the greatest racing ever seen in the state. Salem business men have raised a purse of $2000 for 2:17 paoers to be raced for on Salem Day, which has 30 horses entered. These horses are from the best stables in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and Mon tana, and it is expected at least twenty of them will start, furnishing the largest field of high class horses ever Been on a track on the Pacific coast. Portland, too, has contributed a purse of $2000 for 2:20 trotters to he raced for on Tortland Day. This race has 27 Thk evidence submitted to the county civil service commissioner.-! in their invtstfgation of charges pro- preferred against one of the attendants at Dunning at least emphasizes the need of better training for those who are intrusted with the care of the unfortunate wards of the county, says the Chicago Kecord-1 fer al-. There is no need of fplitting hairs over the differ ence between a ''kick" and a "push" in accelerating the movements of a lagging patient. The attendant under investigation was charged by the head nurse with kicking a patient who walked too slowly to suit him in the line that was moving toward the dining room. The accused attendant denies that he kicked the patient, declaring that he merely pushed him with his foot. Whether it was a kick or a push, it was evi dently performed with the attendant's foot and could not be properly termed humane treatment. It very p'.ainly demonstrated, in fact, the unfitness of the at tendant for his position. Keeurring instances of thia sort of cruelty to patients in the county institutions, as well as in tho state hos pitals for the insane, show the urgent need of training schools for attendants where persons who have some natural aptitude for the car of the defective classes may be especially fitted for the work. Superintend ent Podstata, of the Dunning asylum, expresses the belief that they should be trained as nurses are trained in other institutions. It was thought that under pressure of the state board of charities a system of training of some sort had been inaugurated at Dunning, but recent disclos ures indicate a relapse into former conditions. To placu insane patients and other defectives at the mer cy of untrained roustabouts or day laborers, who ap ply for such positions because tbey can find nothing else to do, is a reproach to our humanity and our intelligence.'' Subscribe for several shares of stock and insure for Oregon City next month a grand Labor Day Carnival. ! Come and have a boo I time at Willmil Sprint;! on Saturday, August 1P. The new dancing pavilion will lie deilicatetl by the Aurora Brans and .String Hand. Free dancing and firework in tlie even ing. . Adminion to the grounile, 'JficeiiU as usual giving tbe privilege of tho grounds Saturday night and Pumlay. K. V. McLehan, Proprietor. I- OREGON CITY PLANING MILL F. S. BAKER PROP. All kinds of (WiiMin Material, Sash, Doors MouMing, Etc. - - OREGON CITY, ORE. THOUSANDS OF FAIR WOMEN HERALD PRAISES FOR PERUNA. Catarrhal Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration Makes Invalids of More Yomen Than All Other Diseases Combined. Syntemln rntnrrh cause ncrvonRnpfw, poor appetite, tired feeling. 1'cruua sore catarrh wherever located. LETTERS FROM WOMEN. Mix Anna Vnneati'p Ittr. MIa Anna Prcscott, In a letter from 816 South Seventh street, Minneapolis Minn., write: was completely vted up last fall', my appetite had failed and I felt weak and tired all the time. My drug gist advised me to try I'eruna and the relief I experienced after taking one bottle wan truly wonderful. " I continued Its use for five weeks, und am glad to say that my complete restoration to health was a happy surprise to myself as well aa to my tiicaxbi."Aaaa I'reiMtL re-ro-na a Trim Frlnml to Women, MIh Florence Allan, a lx-autlful Chi cago girl, write the following from 75 Walton Plni'o: "Aa a toiilo tor a worn out system, Peruna Kt.-i'id at tho head la niy esti mation. ItrfefTentit are truly wonderful in rejuveniitlng t!io entire eytem. I keep it on hand nil tho tibiQ, itnd never havo that ' tif.l fi' lin-,' h a few doses always m."':i s tie) f Jiko n different woiiinn." riop'tii-e Allan. Peruna '-'ill ho found to e,7 .-ct cn lm mcdlalu u!l lasting euro in ullia-iea of ayct. ii. ie t.vrls. It u '..( ;i:i' kly and lienrflcial! in thedwi-a. ' d miu-ona membrane-, a: with in althv iiiih-oii mem LraucJ tl.o ci.L-rrii can no longer exUU I I'to-niia MiikflnTon Fml Llkea Now TVrnnn. MIh Marie Coats, a popular younjr, wo man of Appleton, Wis., anil President of tho A pploton Young Ladlea'ClubjWrltc l "When that languid, tired feeling come over you, and your food no longer taslea good, and small annoyance irri tate you, Peruna will mako yon fool lik another person1 lmildo of a week, I have now used It tot threo season, and find It very valuablo and efficaci ous." Miss Mario Coat. If you do not derive prompt and satin factory resuiw from the una of Porun wrlto atoneo to I)r. Ilartman, giving a full statement of your caso, and he will bo pleased to give you but valuable ad vieo gratis. Address Dr. Hnrtman, President of The llartmanSauitaruun, Columbus, O.