OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRllUY, FEHRUARY 10, 10O
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1905.
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Bulletin.
0
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
BILL.
A favorable report has been made
to the national House by the elections
committee on the bill of Congressman
Clark of Missouri in relation to the
presidential succession. The measure
is a simple and modest one. It mere
ly puts the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor in line with their associates in
the cabinet.
In 188G Congress passed an act tak
ing the president pro tern, of the Sen
ate and the speaker out of the line of
succession and providing that the ti
tle to the high office shall vest in
stead in the members of the cabinet.
In case of the removal by. death, res
ignation or inability of the President
and Vice President to perform the
functions of chief executive, the Sec
retary of State, under the law, to act
a8 President. Next in line is the Sec
retary of the Treasury and so on. But
the act applied only to heads of de
partments then in existence. In 1899
the Department of Agriculture was'urious life his ill-gotten riches afford,
established and in 1903 the Dcpar-
ment f Commerce ami Labor, and to
neither of the. hernia of these depart
ments was the aucceaslon art ox
tended. ' The propriety of making them eli
gible, to tho succession Is manifest,
hence tho recommendation of tho
House elections committee. Heyond
this correction of an overset the
committee fears to go, though It re
directs attention to thho wellknown
major defect In the presidential act.
For Instance, there Is not express
provision covering such a contingency
as the death of tho President and
tho Vice president-elect before in
auguration. Some day the whole act
will have to be overhauled and com
prehensively amended.
o
GRABBING THE STATE'S LAND.
There is uothing new nor strange in
the effort to grab 3000 acres of state
school land at Salem last Friday.
There was nothing new either in the
manner of operation nor in the man
agement of the deal. The only Inci
dent that was at all unusual was the
exposure of the fraudulent nature of
the transaction through the exercise
of ordinary vigilence on the part of
state land officials. Many times In the
past, similar manipulations of state
land business could have been ex
posed, but this seems to have. been
deemed an opportune time to add one
more to the list if charges against
S. A. D. Putter who Is alreary con
victed as a landgrabber.
Taking Puter's own story for the
transaction. It is plainly a violation
of the statutes of th state. The land
laws require that an applicant for the J
purchase of state land shall make
affidavit that he wants the land for
his own benefit, and that he has made
no contract, express or Implied to
convey it to any other person. In his
statement published yesterday Puter
says that he had the nine men file
applications for state land, and fur
nished the money with which to pay
for it. "They all agreed with me be
fore making their applications that
they would, as soon as their certifi
cates were issued, assign to me a
nine.tenth9 interest in the land.'
he
said.
If anything more is necessary to
show that the applicants were not the
real parties in interest, it is only nec
essary to note Puter's assertion that
he paid each of the men $20. What
for? Puter has the reputation of hand
ing out money freely, and sometimes
in large sums, but no one has accused
him of giving it without getting some
thing in return. The alleged reten
tion of a one-tenth Interest by the ap
plicants was a' mere subterfuge, and
for all practical purposes the land was
to be conveyed to the men who fur
nished the money as soon as the cer-
issued by
the State Land Board. According to
admissions made by the parties to the i
deal, the transfers of the certificates
were signed immediately after the ap
plications had been filed, and before
the certificates had been issued.
It is probably true that there was no
effort to defraud the state out of any
money, for the state would receive the
legal price, $2.50 per acre. There are
those, no doubt. Who will argue that
if the state received its price it makes
no difference whether the land was
to go to one person or to nine persons.
This is the argument that has been
used repeatedly in defense of the grab
bers who have been seizing the Gov
ernment timber land3 through the
mediumship of individuals who pur
chase them at thhe Government price,
with money furnished by syndicates,
to whom the land is transferred as
soon as the title has been secured. As
long as the state gets its price no one
should complain, is the defense.
It is not necessary nor proper now
to discuss the question whether it is
wise policy for the state to limit each
purchaser to 320 acres of land. Wast
ing words over that debatable subject
serves but to detract attention from
the main question, shall the laws of
the state be observed and enforced,
or shall the public uid public officials
wink at flagrant violations? So far as
the state school fund is concerned, it
makes no difference whether the land
is sold in half sections or sold in one
block to one corporation. But it makes
a vast difference to the people of this
state whether laws are openly violated I
with impunity, or whether they are
enforced. What does it profit the
state if the school fund be swelled a
few thousand dollars and the children
be given a few days' additional school
ing, if those children are to be taught
by example that it is proper and prof
itable to disregard the plain require
ments of the law
The great defect in the administra
tion of the criminal laws of the coun
try is that the big thief is permitted
to escape and continues to pose as an
honorable citizen, while the small
sneak thief must serve his term be
hind prison bars and wear the stigma
of disgrace forever after. The man
who secures a few hundred thousand
acres of public land by perjury and
subornation of perjury enjoys the lux-
but the poor wretch who, driven by
cold or. hunger, steals food or cloth
ing, must pay the penalty In full.
Uregonltin.
BUSINESS VS. HUMAN LIFE.
Another good deed to be credited to
tho President Is the stop he put to
certain plans of Individual greed as
applied to safety appliances at sea.!
Vessel owners, gathered In Washing- j
ton to discuss the new regulation.,;
demanded a return to tho compressed
cork life preserver, in spite of abuse I
heaped upon It after thho Sloeum ills-1
aster, and It was tho President who
put a stop to this demand. Tho New
York tugboat associations and the
Chapman Wrecking Company control
most matters affecting wrecked ves
sels in New York Harbor. Not long
ago the tugboat men entered an official
protest against the steam pilot boat
New York, because it had in minor,
ways, assisted vessels becalmed or in
distress, without remuneration. In the
bay off Sandy Hook. The Kevenuo
Cutter service Is generally held to be
degenerating. It now gives little help
In cases of distress, because It must
not compete with private business. In
Alaska, on the other hand, where there
are few politicians, the revenue cut
ters do excellent rescue work. In
Green Bay, Lake Michigan, In a cer
tain channel there was a passago of
peculiar danger, to diminish which a
number of light houses were put up
by the government. As the Introduc
tion of new range-lights left no bust-
ness to the tugtoats, tho sharks who
owned those craft gradually cut the
channel in such a manner as to form
au angle which kept tho pilots from
seeing the lights and brought the old
fees back to them again. This par
ticular abuse has been abolished, but
it Is one of the many with which the
whole business of navigation Is In
crusted. There Is now on fllo at Wash
ington a document of similar Import.
When the Government established
lighthouses around Key West, Florida,
the city protested against tho Injury
to the wrecking industry. Think of
that a moment. And wherever he
turns, tho President faces Instances
of not less flagrant private greed.
Colliers.
Cod's Art Gallery of the Rockies.
IMyth Tinier Wi atherhcad Bays. In a
recent number of "The Kxposltlon":
"My first trip has recently been made
over the world renowned Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad. Any attempt at a
pen picture would t sacrilege, to ap
preciate It Is to see It and be held spell
bmind while you khz-' on the grand, glor
ious, beautiful and sublime. "(Jod'B Art
Gallery of the Hookies' Is unsurpassed
and tills one's soul with more love for
the Creator, and you are also Impressed
Wf I h the wonderful achievements of
man who made It possible for the travel
er to enjoy the plctiiresques of Amellca."
If you contemplate a trip Kast. write
W. C. Mclirldc, 124 Third street, Port
land, Ore., for booklets picturing Colo
rado's famous scenery, nnd whatever
information you may desire. 2-3 tf
COULD SELL BUT ONCE.
Supreme Court Passes on Important Hop
Contract Case.
SALKM. Ore., Feb. A hop grower
who tried to escape fulfillment of his
contract and to make a second sale of
his hops at a higher price was defeated
In a suit In the Supreme Court today.
j ;
imd purchasers for possession of the hops
i and the fust purchaser won.
The case was that of George A. La Vie,
appellant, vs. Walter I,. Tooze, respond
ent, from Marlon County. The trial In
the Circuit Court was before Judge Ceo.
H. lUirnett, and resulted In a verdict
' fifr Tooze, who had possession. On ap
j ical the case Is reversed and it is found
! that I, st Vie was entitled to recover,
j J. It. Kaser, of Silverton, contracted
j XD'K) pounds of hops In January, I'MiZ, to
i be dt livered to l.a Vie at Silverton. after
j they should be harvested In the Kali. The
' price was 10 ',4 cents a pound, part of
i which was paid by advances). October
.5, Mr. Krehs, agent for l.a Vie, went to
i Kaser s place to "take in" the hops,
; weighed them, had Kaser put I.a Vle'a
! brand on them, and paid Kaser the bul
; alice due. by bank check. He also lllled
; out a shipping bill for Kaser to have
! signed when he should haul the hops to
j the depot at Silverton.
Kaser hauled the hops to town, where,
be learned that a better price could b
had, and he sold them to Tooze, return
ing to Krebs the check received from
him.
Doctors first prescribed
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral over
60 years ago. They use it
today more than ever. They
Cherry
Pectoral
rely upon it for colds, coughs,
bronchitis, consumption.
They will tell you how it
heals Inflamed lungs.
"I had a vnry bail coukIi for tbres ynara.
Then I tried Ajer'a Cherry Pectoral. Mymirn
lungs were aoou bested and my cough drooped
swsjr."
Mrs. Peabl Htdb, (iuthrle Centra, la.
2f5T., 0f!.. pi.lW. ' .I.e. AVKIICO,.
All flruv'trlsts. I.nw.'ll Mm.
II 'i 'mil IOr Itwminmwiiiww
Old Coughs
One Ayer's Pill at bedtime Insures
a natural action next morning
Auers
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At ADAMS
OREGON CITY'S BIG CASH STORE
COMMENCING Saturday February 11th and continuing for one week, we will
start a special Sale of Shoes in order to reduce our stock to make room for Spring
goods arriving daily. ' , ,
With each pair of shoes costing $2.35 or over we will present the purchaser with
one pair of
RUBBERS FREE
We carry In stock at all times a full line of Selz, Brown Shoe Company, Walk
Over, Queen Quality and Dr. Reed's Cushion Sole Shoes.
SPECIAL SALE OF LACES AND EMBROIDERIES, SATURDAY, FEB. i 1
Madame Sophia Samard of Paris, France, who came to this country to give ex
hibitions of lace making at the St. Louis Exposition will be here on Saturday, from 1 to
6 p. m. We invite all who are interested to call and see how rapid lace can be made
by hand.
The Supreme Court holds that under j
the nf stated It I clear that It was the
Intention of the parties that the title
should pass, nnd that It did pass, at the
time tho hops Were branded nnd th
money paid. The buyer had waived Ills
right to have the hops delivered at 811-
verton before nec, pi lug them und pay - ,
ing the money,
SUGGESTION FROM MR. GILL.
Plan Proposed tor Disposing of the Grange '
Prlie Wagon.
To the Kdltor:
At the last 1'omona Grange of 'link -anias
County, about half the time was
consumed In discussing how to dispose
of the prie wagon. wish to otter the i
suggestion of Mis. Addle Marshall, of j
Currlnsvlllc. for the consideration of '
Clangers.
lbr proposal is that loan numbers be
sold at 60 cents each, the number to
range from 1 to loot); that the Pomona
Grange purchase L'OOO cards and dupli
cate the number on these cards, that Is
there will tie two cards having the num
ber 100 on them, and so on through the
entire range of numbers, 1000 of these
curds having the numbers 1 to 1000 on
them, shall be put Into envelopes and
sealed up. The other 1000 cards to be
left In the hands of the secretary of I'o- i
niotia Grange until the luoo numbers shall '
be sold, when thvy shall 1m- thoroughly
mixed and a child blJnd folded fduril
draw one card from this lot lit
em e of the assembled Pomou
l Oie pres
iit iGrange.
The number on the card shall draw the
wagon.
The 10U0 envelopes shall lie thorough
ly mixed and sent In bunches to the
master of each grange In the county to
be sold to anyone who may wish to buy
them at 60 cents each, Tho purchaser
shall write on the envelopH his name
and address and retain it until the draw
ing shall have been made.
The money received from the sale of
numbers shall be turned over to the sec
retary of each grange and by him (or
her) sent to C. K. Hpeiice, secretary of
1'omona Grange. After the expenses of
the drawing shall have been paid, the
balance shall be equally divided among
the subordinate granges of Clackamas
county.
It may be argued that it is not fair to
give each grange an equal share of the
money, but It should be remembered
that the financial condition of the large
granges Is nearly always better than
that of the small granges, and It Is a
grange principle to help those who need
It most. The largo granges should not
show it seltlsh disposition. If all num
bers are sold, and they certainly would be
sold, it would net each grange in the
county about J7.00 each.
K, M. GH.I,.
ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS.
Result of Recent Eighth Grade Examina
tion. The following diplomas were Issued by
Superintendent Zlnser Baluiday Jo those
successfully passing the required Eighth
Grade examination In January. Heveral
other pupils of the Clackamas county
schools will cornpletij the examination In
April.
Those l eech IliK diplomas this week,
were:
Nettle Ilassclbi ink, W'llsonville school.
Ada Hupp, iJi-ylund, school.
Albert Italy, Dickey's I'lalrle school.
Italph Ilaty, Iih key's I'rairle school.
Richard Glthcns, Cuninsvllle school.
Elba f: Van Iyke, ('iirriniH'llle school.
Cora Yocurn, Cuiiinsvllle school.
A. Clay KtiKle, Knule school.
Kreil Maker, Mountain I toad school.
Gerald O. Wilcox. Truecy school.
Kreda If, lluns, Truer school.
PAY YOUR TAXES NOW.
Take Advantage of Three Per Cent Re
bate by Settling Prior to March 15.
Sheriff Shaver has begun the collec
tion of faxes on the 1fifl4 roll.
Thus far there has not been any ureal
rush on the part of property owners to
liquidate wllh the county. A. II. Mil
ler of (ieurge, was the first man to pay
his faxes this year, Mr. Miller made a
half payment of flll.QI on his total tax
of tl'C.Ol.
In receiving Ihe taxes Sheriff Shaver
Is bcliiB assisted by Deputy Sheriff
Ilackett and a special deputy D. C.
ioyli-s of Molalla. To lake HdvnntiiK" of
the three per cent rebate that Is by law
allowed, tine payers should not tii-Klcct to
pay their luxes. By culling at (he of
fice of Sheriff Shaver before March 15,
and payltiK Ihe amount of your tax as
sessment, the fhreo per cx-nt rebate Is
allowed.
Bids for Lumber.
Notice Is hereby given 'hut Ihe Coun
cil of Orcghn City will receive bids for
furnishing lumber for municipal purponcH
for tho year 11)05, all bids are required to
be scaled and tiled with Ihe Recorder by
March 1st, 1905. The Council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
.W. A. D1MICK, Recorder.
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03
BROTHERS
THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF OREGON CITY
Oregon City, Oregon
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000
D.
F.
C. LATOURETTE
J. MEYER
Transacts a general banking business.
9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
LET US
Do Your Work Work (hiaraiUccd
We lo it (Jeneral HitKRae and Truasfcr Iiutdness,
Safes, Pianos ami Furniture Moved
Ollioo ()iiwmit Mainii) HniMing
1 1;::,::,?,;','21 Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
Portland and Jhe Dalles
Regulator
Line
Steamers
"BAILEY QATZERT'' "DALLES CITY"
"REGULATOR" "METLAKO"
"SADIE B."
Btr. "Bailey aatrt" leavea Portland
T A. M. Mondaya. Wrdnrsdaya and Fri
days; leaves Th Pallea 1 A. M. Tues
days, Thusrsdnya and Paturdaya.
8tr. "Regulator" leaver Portland 7 A.
M. Tuesdays, Thursday! and Saturday;
leave The Dalle 7 A. M. Monday.
Wednesday and Fridays.
Steamers leaving Portland max dally
connection at I-yle with C. R. 4 N. train
for Goldendale and Klickitat . Valley
point.
C. R. ft N. train leave Qoldendal on
Mondays, Wednesday and Friday at
4:30 A. M. matting connection with
steamer "Regulator" for Portland and
way point
C. R. ft N. train leave Coldendal on
Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturday al
8:30 A. M., connecting at Tyl with
steamer "Sadie H." for Th Dalle, con
necting there with O. R. ft N. trains
East and West.
Btr. "Kadle U." leave Caacaue Locai
dally (except Sunday) at 7 A. M. (or Tlx
Uallea and way point; arrive at U A
M.; leaves The Dalle t P. M.. arrive
Cascade Locks ( P. M.
Meal served on all steamer.
Fine accommodation lor team and
wagons.
Landing at Portland at Alder Street
Dock.
H. C. CAMPBELU
Manager
Gen. Ofllce, Portland, Oregon.
Daily
River Schedule
of
Oregon City Boats Dally Schedulei
Steamer- Altonit and Pomona for 8a
lein and way points, leave Portland dally
(except Sunday) at 6.45 a. in.; leave Ore
gon City, 8;15 a. m.; returning, leave
Kalein, 7 a. ni.; leave Oregon City, 4:2t
p. m.
Oregon City Transoortatlon Co.
GOOD MORNING
Have you consulted A. Mililstin about
that plumbing you need done?
Main Street, near Eighth
Oregon City ... Oregon
P
&)mii2
Prcsldont
Cashlor
Open from
Prices Reasonable
era
Oregon
SHOfrLliNE
and union Pacific
THREE TRAIN TO THE EAST
DAILY
Throuich Pullman standard and Tour
ist sleeping i sis dully to Omaha, Chicago,
Hpokiinc; tourist sleriilng cars dally I
i naniiM tuy; iiiioiikii Tollman tourlal
, sleeping c ars Ipersonully conducted)
weekly to Chicago, Kansas City, rrrlln
j Ing chali (seats free to th east dally.)
hour s
Portland to Chicago
No Change of Cars,
7
7P
Depart.
Tim Schedule, j a skits
Chicago
Portland Hpeclttl
D.ls a. in
Suit Lake, Denver,!
Ft. Worth. Omaha. I
Kansas City, Hi.
loula, Chicago and
ljtsl.
& : p m.
Atlantic
Express
s lo ji. m.
via. Ilunt
In num.
Salt I.ake, Denver, !
Ft. Worth, Omaha, j:00 a m.
Kansas city, Ml. j
l-ouls, Chicago and
t-ust.
St. Paul
Fast Mull
Walla Walla. Dew
Isioii, Spokane, Min
neapolis, Ht. Paul.
Duloth, Milwaukee,
Chicago Hnd Kasl
8:15 p m
via Spo
knne. Ml m.
Astoria & Columbia
.River Railroad Co.
Leave.
UNION DEPOT
Arrives.
1:00 A.M.
Dally.
For Mnvgers Italnler
Dally.
i 'hitskanln. Westnorl
lirton, Astoria, War-
, teuton, Flavel, llam
linond, Fort Stevens,
(ieai hurt Pork, Sea-
11:10A.M.
iHidn, Astoria and
IMcnsnoro.
I Kx press Dally.
. . i Astoria Express,
7.00 P.M. Dally, Kxcept Satur-
I day,
2:30 P.M. Batutday only.
9:40 P.M.
C. A. STIC WART, Comm'l Agrt..
Alder street. Phono Main 1)0(1.
J. O. MAVf), (i. F, ft P. A.. Astoria, Or.
Ocean andfiiver Schedule
For Ban Francisco Evnry flv tlay at
p. m. For Astoria, way point and
General Passenger Aireni
service (water permitting) on Wlllam-
. A. L. CRAIQ,
f." fT Ul'd t ' up-HlBS ! U ! 8
Portland, Oregon.
For detailed Information of rate,
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co..
sirtAiJ iimuinA. ptm eil
JO '1UOSH JJJf'U isj.ibou moA
OASTOllIA.
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