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OREGON CITT ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1905.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1905.
FRANCHISE IS PASSED.
The Oregon City Council Saturday
night by a vote of 6 to 2. one member
being absent, passed the ordinance
granting to the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Co., a 35-year freight fran
chise to Main street.
The granting of the franchise fol
lowed the unsuccessful application of
dissatisfied citizens for an order of
the courts restraining the members
of the Council from voting on the
ordinance which was vigorously op
posel by more than a majority of the
legal voters of the municipality. As
to the correctness of their position
and the justness of their representa
tions, time alone will reveal. The op
eration of the franchise, which con
templates the extending of the elec
tric railway system into the interior
of the county, seems sure of material
ly contributing to the development of
the county as well as to the mutual
growth and prosperity of Oregon City.
But since the franchise has been
granted, it seems as though the meas
ure should have contained more ex
acting provisions as pertaining to the
company receiving the franchise.
There should have been included in
the ordinance a clause securing to
the city the right of allowing the value
of the franchise for each of the suc
ceeding five year periods during the
life of the franchise to be arbitrated.
There should also have been a provi
sion requiring of the street railway
company the building of a certain
mileage of its system into the county
within a specified time.
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SHOULD
BE RECEIVED
TERTAINED.
AND EN-
An excursion through the Willam
ette Valley to be participated in by
more than 100 of the prominent bus
ines men of Portland will be made next
week. The party will leave Portland
by special train at noon, Tuesday, No
vember 14, the inierary extending as
far south as Ashland. Returning,
the excursion will come to Albany and
thence to Portland via Corvallis and
West Side points.
Oregon City will be the initial point
visited. The party will reach this
city at 12.40 o'clock noon, Tuesday,
next, and will remain here until 1:10,
thirty minutes. Some arrangement
should be made for properly receiving
and entertaining these visitors during
their brief stay in the city. Since the
excursionists will take their meals
aboard the train, there will be noth
ing in the way of lunches or dinners
rto prepare, but it would be quite the
proper thing if active committees
were named to escort the visitors
.about the city and acquaint them with
-the extent and importance of the many
manufacturing industries and other
interests here represented,
HENRY IRVING.
The English stage contains no suc
cessor to Henry Irving. When the
prefix before his name the worm
British Government stuck its llttle
prefix before his name, the world
knew that he deserved the bawble,
if that method was to be taken to
hnw nre-eminence. Others have had
the label since, but it brings no mean
ing Others will have it again, but it
may be long before any player stands
out above his fellows and makes a
class alone. The only actor in Eng
land who at all approached Irving in
standing during his long pre-eminence
was the woman whose path diverged
from his only toward the close, when
her powers were fading and the fickle
public had proved unfaithful to her
chief. Not altogether in the public
is the cause, for the actor had done
nil the creative work that lived in
him, and tne manager nas jeitcu iu
progress along the lines that he him
self had laid out. Irving's genius
found expression to the eye. It was
in his face and plastic body that he
koqttip the embodiment of great emo
. i ..
tions and ideas. His voice, that equal
instrument in the actor's work, was
an organ of lesser worth, but with the
Tnotions of his face, Irving could tell
stories of incomparably more signi
ficance than any other living actor
-who spoke his tongue. Death prob
ably was not a horror to him. London
had deserted him, the British prov
inces are an unwelcome recompense,
and he felt that the approach to seven
ty was too near the end for a new be
ginning as a resident of America.
Had he been younger he thought he
misrht have settled here and worked
among the many publics in our large
cities. But perhaps this was but an
expression of regret for London's
r.Aroaa for when he went to see
several samples of what we call en
tertainment in this country he was
puzzled and discouraged. His ca
reer was at least a rounded one. He
began in obscurity, climbed steadily
to the Dinacle of honor, and then slow
temntuouslv of his opportunism. He
lira or success, his manner had al
ways grandeur. The most expressive
thins about him as a person was his
bearing. Off the stage also he was
master of a noble ceremony. When
lie died there ceased to England not
only the highest acting, but also the
most distinguished manners of her
present day. Exchange.
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WITTE, THE MAN FOR THE EMERGENCY.
A year ago Sergius Witte, Russia's
first "nremier" " by imperial appoint-
. ment, was a statesman out of office jj
and power. At court he was Qiscrea-
ited, while the liberal and radical
-j forces distrusted him and spoke con
temptously of his opportunism. He
had opposed the Manchurian policy
of the Alexieffs, Plehves. and other
reactionaries. He had incurred the
dislike of the dominant clique by his
candor and plainness of speech. He
had criticized the repressive measures
against the victims of racial and re
" ' unions rreiudice. and had advicated
equal rights for all the subjects of the
czar. All this had offended the grand
dukes and their ministerial allies, and
Witte was "kicked up-stairs."
But time vindicated him, and when
the Portsmouth conference was about
tn meet the czar was compelled to
turn to the man he had humiliated. I
What happened at Portsmouth is re- n
cent history, but it is interesting 10
recall that when the chief envoy,
fresh from his success in America and
Europe, returned to St. Petersburg,
he received a very chilly greeting from
the bureaucrats.
In the crisis brought about by the
widespread strikes and passive insur-
rection by the close co-operation be-
tween the city workmen and the pro- j
fessional and intellectual- elements,
the czar once more had to appeal to
the "strong man" for guidance. Witte
urged constitutional reforms. He
knew that physical force would but
stimulate the zeal and activity ot
the extremists and drive moderates
and liberals into tne revuiuuuuaij
camp. He knew that Russia was ripe
for fundamental changes, and he gave
hAnoct straightforward advice, the
character of which we may gather J
from his mssage to the American
people.
It is true that he is no idealist, that
he did not espouse the cause of popu
lar freedom when it was weak and un
certain. Even as late as last Janu
ary he doubted the need of a consti
tution. But his very conservatism and
opportunism make him the man for
the hour, the leader for the crisis.
He has energy, wide experience, also
knowledge of western institutions and
ideas, and organizing ability of a high
order.
Little is known as yet concerning
the cabinet he is to preside over. But
his level-headedness and practical
statesmanship, his firmness and self
confidence, warrant the belief that he
will be no mere figurehead and that he
will strive for the co-ordination and
effective organization of the organs
of the government which he knows to
be indispensable. And on the other
hand, the liberals know that he is free
from hypocracy and double dealing in
internal politics. He will not nullify
laws he is supposed to execute. Chi
cago Record-Herald.
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ONE THING IS CLEAR.
Mr. Jerome's election in the teeth of
all three parties would be a revolu
tion. It would be an example that
would spread fire everywhere. Bosses
would hate it from California to Maine
It would mean that the people were
able to shake off the system which, in
their apathy, has been fastened on
them by the politicians and the fi
nancial magnates who are the politi
cians' rulers. It would mean a revo
lution back to democracy. We are not
too hopeful, but a ray of hope we
have, and it is all that gives a touch
of principle to the situation. The poor,
to whom he has been a friend and
protector, want him. but they will
hardly know how to vote for him, and
the machines are out with all their'
forces for his blood. Hearst hates
him for personal reasons which do
honor to Jerome. Murphy and Odell
are believed to have agreed to keep
him off the tickets and come as near
killing him politically as they can.
Certain big insurance men are also
believed to have passed the quiet
word, for they have no desire to have
exposures followed by imprisonment,
and they very much fear that Jerome
might run amuck. Running amuck,
or being erratic, as Tammany ex
pressed it, means wielding the crimi
nal machinery without sufficient care
to save insiders. It means an equal
willingness to offend labor, capital,
or politicians, KepuDiicans or Demo
crats, individuals or masses. Mr.
Jerome has made such a record in his
office that among those who most need
protection his name is the symbol for
the prompt service and unpolluted
majesty of the law, and what is the
result? "Down!" cries Tammany,
Down!" cries Odell and "Down!"
cries Hearst. "Let us get this thing
out of the way and have a quiet life,
where a man on the inside can call
his soul his own." Can the people be
enough awakened to elect, against
every obstacle, a man whom the poli
ticians and their wealthy owners are
grimly determined to put once for all
down and out? Colliers.
Jerome was re-elected District At
torney in Tuesday's election, success
fully defeating his combined opposi
tion.
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THE
SURRENDER OF THE AU-
TOCRACY.
The czar of all the Russias is no
longer the Czar and Autocrat of All
the Russias. He has bowed to the in
evitable and surrendered his abso
lute power. He h"as chosen the bet
ter way, the way f peace, national
concord and modern progress. His
manifesto is a true Magna Charta of
Russian rights and liberties. Written
for him by Count Witte, it fully meets
the immediate requirements of the
demoralized and tottering empire.
The extraordinary events of the
past fortnight had formulated a grave,
fateful alternative: Anarchy, with
possible dismemberment and ceces
sionist insurrections in various parts
of the heterogeneous empire, or con
solidation, unity and pacification by
means of profound constitutional
changes. The virtual prisoner of Pet
erhof, after considerable and not un
natural hesitation, decided, under
Witte's earnest and forceful prompt-
Aifers
.What are your friends saying
about you? That your gray
hair makes you look old ?
And yet, you are not forty !
Postpone this looking old.
Hair Vigor
Use Ayer's Hair Vigor and
restore to your gray hair all
the deep, dark, rich color of
early life. Then be satisfied.
4 Ayer's Hair "Vigor restored the natural
color to my gray liair, and I am greatly
5 teased. It is all you claim for it."
Iks. E. J, Vamdkcab, Mechanicsville, N.Y.
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$1.00 a bottle.
All driietriti.
J. C. AVER CO..
Lnwel 1 Mnss.
for
Dark
air
ing, to "efface himself" in the signi
ficant words of the manifesto for
tiio oal-o of the country's welfare and !
prestjge j
Th Dhraseologv of the historic doc- i
umenti as tne st. Petersburg dispatch-
es justly say, leaves no doubt as to the ' ,
genuineness and comprehensiveness j I
of the reforms extorted from the au- : j
tocracy. Russia, in Mr. Dillon's words 1 ,
is now a constitutional power. men
pureiy consultative "douma" has been '
converted into a real legislative as-
semDy "Nc- law shall be enforced,"
gays the manifesto, "without the ap-
i f Vii ctcito rlnnmfl " arid "it
shall be poSsible for the elected of the j
people to exercise real participation
in the supervision ot tne legality oi
the acts of the authorities" appointed
by the emperor.
Moreover, the "four freedoms" that
are essential to the new regime are
explicitly promised. The people of
Russia have been granted "the im
mutable foundations of civil liberty,
based on the real inviolability of per
son, freedom of conscience, speech,
union and association." The use of the
word "real" in this and other sentenc
es indicates a clear appreciation of
the emptiness and futility of previ
ous concessions, as well as conscious
ness of the fact that it is bad faith,
trickery and bourbonisin of the' bu
reaucracy that plunged the country in
to the present crisis.
In the short space of ten months
Russia has traversed a distance which
under ordinary circumstances, might
have required decades. The disas
trous war with Japan revealed the
startling rottenness of the autocratic
bureaucratic system, and its- bank
ruptcy was complete. The- intelli
gence and character of the cotnxtry,
almost in a literal sense1, struck
against the. government. The dis
satisfaction penetrated even he- navy,
the army and the departmeafcal em
ployes. It is impossible for any guv- j
ernment to survive the loss of Che rev
spect and confidence of the tliinkiirg;
and influential elements of the" pop-eolation.
This is what Witte alludes to
in the phrase about the "violation1 off
the balance between the moral! as--
piration and the exterior forms- ot
Russian society 7"
The knell of the autocracy had Seen
sounded by Russian society, and. it
had to disappear. It has disappeared,
and fortunately, so far, with little sac
rifice of btood in internal strife. "She
whole world rejoices at the glad tid
ings. It bails the "real" dawn in a
land that has all the elements of
greatness. It welcomes a new mem
ber to the council ol constitutional!
government. Exehangje-
O
"Slats" Davis, a somewhat famous;
umpire in" the Pacific Coast League;,
is charged with stealing a diamond,
from a San Francisco girl. "Slats"
couldn't help it. He has beep, impli
cated in more diamond robberies than
any other man on the Coast. Lincoln
County Leader.
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In Multnomah county the Portland
Board of Trade adopts resolutions
calling for the resignation of Senator
Mitchell and Congressmen Hermann;
and Williamson because of an alleged
complicity in land frauds. The same
situation is viewed differently by the
people of Clackamas county who con
sider that the attaining of this sort of
distinction furnishes abundant justi
fication for asking to be re-elected to
the same office.
O
DONT BLAME HUNTLEY BROS.
It's Your Own Fault if You Continue
to Suffer With Indigestion.
If we could only see and tell you
personally of the number of Oregon
City people who have been cured of
indigestion within the last two years I
Viv Pensikola Tablets vou wouldn't
hesitate on trying this remedy one
single minute. Our success with it
has caused us to wonder, and the long
er we sell it the more confidence we
have. No one need have dizzy spells,
sick headache, biliousness, nervous
ness, loss of appetite, sour stomach,
coated tongue, palpatation, restless
nights or any other symptoms of in
digestion and stomach trouble if they
will only use Pepsikola Tablets. It
is also a splendid nerve tonic, it im
proves the general health, puts on
firm, solid flesh, and if you are run
down or emaciated it will almost sure
ly increase your weight. There is not
one case in a hundred that these tab
lets will not cure. No matter how
many remedies you have tried, don't
give up, we know Pepsikola Tablets
will cure you or we could not sell
them for more than two years on a
guarantee to return your twenty-five
cents if they fail.
WHERE IS E. PLUM?
E. Plum, editor and publisher of
the Boyd County Register, Butte, Ne
hrasska for seven vears previous to
July 1st, 1905, was last seen and heard
F
ksk aiadt
A
MACKEREL No.
; caught, about
quality.
SALT HERRING
ity as I ever
satisfaction.
COD FISH 2 pound bricks made from select
ed Cod Fish and contains no other inferor
fish.
HAMS AND BACON Choice cats, mild
cured, very best in the market.
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from at Portland: ,Oegmi, - July 22;
1905. As Mr. Plum was in rather poor
health at that lime, ft is- feared he
may have become temporarily derang
ed, as no possible cause can be learn
ed1 for his dissapfpearance.
Mr. Plum is 6" feet felglr,. weighed
170 pounds, dark brown hair, slight
ly gray, deep bliae eyear had broad
shoulders and stoad erect; frad two
small dark moles- on lift cheek; a
small blue scar on foreiiead, quite
heavy brown, slightly santfy mosrtache
when last seen. anB would" have heavy
teard if let grow. Mucb darfr hair
on wrists, arms andf body; age1 3'S.
Mr. Plum was a. practical! mechanic
En all lines of newspaper Mrorkv
A suitable rewari will tsa- paid' for
any information which will' locate bis
whereabouts.
Address, FRANK MOTHERSEAD,
IS-f3 Euclid Ave., tincoln;. Nebraska.
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POISON IN: CHAMERlAJ;N"S
COUGH. REMEDY?.
From Napier New Zealand Herald r
Two- years ago the Pharmacy Board
of New South Wales, Australia, had
an analysis made of all the cough
medicines that were so'Sd in that
market. Out of the entire lis they
found only one that they tSeclareif was
entirely free from all poisons. This
exception was- ChamberSain's Cough
Remedy, made by the ChandJerlain
Medicine Company, Des Moines, Iowa,
U. S. A. The- absence otf all arootics
makes this remedy the safest and
best that can be had; and it is with
a feeling of security that any mother
cn give it to her little ones. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is especially
recommended by its makers for
coughs, colds, croup and whooping
cough. This remedy is for sale by
Geo. A. Harding. '
CATARRiHI
HAY-FEVE& YUy
Ely's Cream Balm
This Remedy is a Specific,
Sure to Give Satisfaction.
GIVES RELIEF AT ONCE.
It cleanses, soothes, heals, and protects the
diseased membrane. It cures Catarrh and
drives away a Cold in the Head quickly.
Keatores the Senses of Taste and Smell.
Easy to use. Contains no injurious drags.
Applied into the nostrils and absorbed.
Large Size, 50 cents at Druggist or by
mail ; Trial Size, 10 cents Dy raw.
' ELY BROTHERS, 56 Wwrtn SL, New Yrk
I Shore, these
I 3-4 pound
These are as good in qual
had and will give entire
In this line I can please you
on price and quality
P. BRIGHTBILL
UPPER WILLAMETTE
RIVER ROUTE.
SALEM, INDEPENDENCE, ALBANY,
CORVALLIS AND WAY LANDINGS.
Leave Portland 6:45 a. m. daily (except
Sunday) for Salem and way points.
Leave Portland 6:45 Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday for Independence, Al
bany and Corvallis, stages of water
permitting.
DAILY
RIVER EXCURSIONS
OF
OREGON CITY BOATS
TIME CARD
Week Days
a. xn.
p.m.
3:30
p.m.
Leave Portland..
8:00
a., m .
.10:00
11:30
p. m.
1:30
Leave Oregon City
5:30
ROUND TRIP 45c
Tickets exchanged with O. W.
cars.
P. & Ry.
SPECIAL
Sunday Excursions
ROUND TRIP 25c
Lea-re a.m. a.m. a.m. p
Portland 8:30 9:30 11:30 1;
p.m.
3:30
Leave a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
Or. City 10:00 11:30 1:30 3:30 5:30
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.
Office and Dock:
Foot Taylor Street
Phone Main 40.
There is Money in it
FORYOU
to get our quotations on a good en
during Plumbing Job. Why not
take the hint and get our estimate
before handing: out your contract 1
A. MIHLSTIN,
Main Street, near Eighth
ate fatt late
each, finest
JOHN YOUNGER,
Near Huntley's Drug Store,
FORTY TEARS EXPERIENCE IN
Great Britain and America.
C. I Green,
PIONEER
Transfer and Express
Freight and parcels delivered
to all parts of the city.
RATES REASONABLE
L-JELLOI
2,000 miles of long dis
tance telephone wire in
Oregon, Washington , Cali
fornia and Idaho now in
operation by the Pacific
Station Telephone Com
pany, covering 2,250
towns .
Quick, accurate, cheap
All the satisfaction of a
personal communication.
Distance no effect to a
clear understanding. Spo
kane and San Francisco
as easily heard aa Port
land. -Oregon City office at-
Haj-dinff's Dru Store,
Deserves Your Patronage.
The growth of a community and the
success of its local institutions depends
entirely on the loyalty of its people. It
Is well enough to preach "patronize home
industry" but except the service grlven
at a home Institution equals that of out-of-town
enterprises, this argument car
ries no weight and is entirely disregard
ed, as it should be. But with Oregon City
people it is different. A few months
ago E. L. Johnson established the Cas
cade Laundry. It is equipped with the
latest improved machinery and Is dally
turning out work that is equal to any
and superior to much of the laundry
work that is being done in Portland.
Being a home institution and furnishing
employment for many Oregon City people
it is enjoying an immense patronage.
The high standard of the work being
done commends it to the general public
Laundry left at the O. K. barber shop win
be promptly called for and delivered to
any part of the dty. Telephone 1204.
I B. Li. Johnson, proprietor.