O H K( JO N C 1 T Y E XT EH PRISE, FRIDAY, NOVtEMBEE 17, 1905.
Oregon City Enterprise
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1905.
THE FACTS.
It would appear that the resolution
adonted by the Board of Trade con
cerning the press of this city was m
ormr in so far. at least, as the Enter
prise is concerned. That paper has
published a very fair and full report
in so far as any matter concerning
the franchise is concerned. It has tak-
en no strenuous stand for the franchise
but if anything has been mildly against
it. Editorially it has had but little to
say, but in its news columns has
' from week to week published- the news
relating to the different phases of the
controversy as they have been pre
sented. Oregonian.
Certain members of the Oregon City
Board of Trade to give voice to their
venom took it upon themselves to con
demn the press of Oregon City for
the stand it has taken concerning the
franchise fight.
The Board of Trade stated by reso
lution that the press had not publish
ed a full or fair account concerning
matters pertaining to said franchise,
but commended the stand the Oregon
ian took.
In so far as the Enterprise is con
"cerned, this paper published in its col
umns essentially the same matter that
the Oregonian did and the Oregonian
upon investigation, is fair enough to
print such a statement as is shown
by the above clipping taken from its
columns of November 15.
As a matter of fact, as long as the
Board cf Trade is manipulated by the
two men responsible for this slam at
the city press its usefulness will be
"greatly crippled to say the least.
The Enterprise believes that the
franchise would be a benefit to the
town and especially to the country and
vould not hurt the town if either of
the amendments suggested in last
week's Enterprise was incorporated
in it. It does not believe that Clacka
mas county can be developed by the
methods employed by the President
-and Secretary of the Board of Trade.
They evidently think that the Board
of Trade is created as a medium for
them to vent their selfish spleen when
ever matters come up that don't go
as their selfish persinal and political
interest5? require.
The Enterprise is willing to grant
to every man his opinion concerning
the franchise question or any other,
but it reserves to itself the same priv
ilege. But when the Board of Trade
is used by one or two individuals to
make statements that are positively
untrue as the statement is that the En
terprise has not published the news
concerning this franchise, we shall
most certainly protest.
IV do not claim to have made any
fight against the franchise neither
have we favored it, if anything we
have been against it. Because the O.
W. P. Company may use methods we
do not approve, is no reason why oth
ers should use as objectionable meth
ods. Some people are either blind or
don't know the difference between
news and opinion when it is read in
-the columns of the press of Oregon
City.
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MAYOR SOMMER'S VETO.
The course taken by Mayor Sommer
in vetoing the Oregon Water Power
freight franchise ordinance is about
the only one that he could take with
the opposition that has developed. His
setting aside his personal opinion and
allowing the people practically to de
cide will be supported by all think
ing men.
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GOOD MEN WANTED.
On Monday, December 4, will take
place the annual city election. At that
time there are to be elected a Mayor,
four Councilmen and a City Treas
urer. Now is the time to give this
important matter some consideration.
Don't wait until after the election has
been held and then kick if Bill Jones
is elected to represent your ward in
the City Council.
Every voter owes it to himself and to
the people of the city to take an ac
tive interest in the city and its gov
ernment. Interest yourself in the sit:
nation and take part in selecting de
sirable candidates for the places to be
filled. Don't sit around in a semi-life
less state and permit other than rep
resentative citizens 'of responsibility.,
to be elected to a membership, in the
City Council. Only men of reasonable
intelligence, having some fixed inter
est in the city and possessing an or
dinary business judgment, should be
nominated for Councilmen.
Voters of the city might well profit
from their experience of the last "few
years and evidence a greater interest
In municipal . affairs. By requiring
prospective Councilmen to definitely
declare their policies in advance of
election day, the people could at least
have the satisfaction of knowing what
might be expected of the successful
nomlness but under the programme of
the recent elections aldermanic candi
dates have been elected promiscuous
ly and when it came to a show down,
these very men were found to be sup
porting interests and voting for meas-
ures to which a majority of the people
had expressed their opposition.
' Now is the time to act. Name repre
sentative citizens for Councilmen.
Men are wanted who may be relief
upon at all times to serve the best in
terests of the city.
Councilmen are wanted who will at
least give respectful consideration t
requests and petitions that are repre
sentative of two-thirds rof their con
stituency.
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THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
The results attending the recent
elections throughout the country are
significant. In a great majority of in
stances the machines were aownei
an(J the corrupt methods of the domi
nant powers were discredited by ma
jorities of such dimensions as to carry
with them much significance.
True, Tammany apparently won out
in New York although the result is tr
be contested by Hearst. But Nev
York was scarcely ready for munic'
pal ownership,an issue that was re
sponsible for making Hearst's electior
a possibility.
The vicious element carried" the da:
in San Francisco, electing for a thirr'
term Schmitz whose administration o
municipal affairs under the contro1
largely of Abe Ruef, has been the lim
it. But the people of the great West
ern metropolis , want that sort 'of thing
and let them have it. in tne canai-
f Partrldge.
who represented
the clean, moral element ot Dotn iae
Republican and Democratic parties.
But the overthrow "of the machine
and its hirelings in public life in Phil-
adelphia and the election of
. state Treasurer, for
a uemo-
' crat for State Treasurer, for the first
time in a quarter of a century, nas
caused much comment. Of greater
surprise was the result in Ohio where'
not only the entire Democratic state
ticket was elected but the legislature
is found to be in the control of the
minority party, and -this in a state that
in 1904 gave Roosevelt 255,000 ma
jority. These results are significant. They
indicate a gradual weaning away of
the people from partisan politics that
has so long thrived by the prostitution
of the public service.
The results of last week's elections
are to be accepted at their trueorth.
While not necessarily a handwriting
on the wall, there is indicated an un
settled and dissatisfied condition
among the voters who appreciate their
independence too much to forever
swallow the doses that may be pre
scribed for them by the bosses who
have so long dictated.
People now demand clean, honor
able men for office and indications are
that when such cannot be obtained
from among the candidates of one
party, they are selected from those of
another.
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INDIVIDUALITY VS. PARTY.
The old cry: "Now is the time for
all good men to come to the aid of the
party," has lost much of its signifi
cance. Nowaday, the voter deter
mines which party is right according
to his idea, and goes to the aid of that
party whether it was his or not.
Slowly the individual is assuming his
proper place in the government, of
this country, and parties are becoming
secondary considerations. Parties do
not and never did make men; the pro
cess works the other way.
Herrick and the Republican ma
chine of Ohio snapped their fingers at
the anti-saloon people of that state,
and as a consequence, John M. Patti
son, a clean, strong -figure in the finan
cial life of Ohio, will succeed him as
Governor. The party could not save
him.
A corrupt party machine in Penn
sylvania has been overthrown because
one John Weaver had the strength of
character to defy it. The party was
powerless to prevent it.
In New York, Hearst, posing as
champion of the people, would proba
bly have overtthrown the corrupt Tam
many ring had all of his votes been
counted. And he owes his endorse
ment to no party.
In San Francisco, Abe Ruef, a clever
politician threw dust in the eyes of
labor and re-elected a corrupt mayor
the only case in Tuesday's election
where character counted less than a
party principle.
On the whole, the outlook is encour
aging and character building seems to
be the ruling passion of the day. Ash
land Tribune.
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LABOR'S HOLLOW VICTORY.
In the San Francisco election, Union
labor has demonstrated that it is a
"trust" as much to be feared as any
combination of capital. The great
strength of organized labor, consid
ered in the abstract, is something to
excite admiration and respect; but
when it is exerted in any cause save
that of securing for labor, that which
rightfully belongs to labor, it is open
to the same criticism with which it so
freely scores organized capital.
The labor unions of San Francisco,
proud of their strength, have stricken
down the pleading forms of Decency
and Official Integrity, not because they
are opposed to these things but merely
to show their strength.
The demonstration of brute strength
has been convincing; what a pity that
strength could not have been under
the control of a clean, logical mind!
The far-sighted reasoning friend of
labor will see little cause of elation
over the result of the San Francisco
election. No man, no organization of
ticians and not feel the stigma of such
an alliance for years to come.
Organized labor has won a battle of
ballots, but their allies reap all the
benefit. In the meantime, the shrink
ing figure of Civic Righteousness
made doubly timid by this last cow
ardly blow betakes itself to the hills,
and leaves the city in the hands of its
seducers Abe Ruef and his tool, May
or Schmitz. Exchange. v
AMEND TRESPASS LAW.
The state law relating to trespass is
a very loose-jointed affair. Farmers
suffer from the trespasser during the
hunting season to an almost unendur
able limit. The rights of the agricul
turist are very completely ignored and
any protests he may offer are usually
received as a huge joke by the man
with the gun. If the farmer causes
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Give nature three helps, and
nearly every case of con
sumption will recover. Fresh
air, most important of all.
Cherry. .
ectoral
Nourishing food comes next.
Then, a medicine to control
the cough and heal the lungs.
Ask any good doctor.
I first nsed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral 53 years
aero. I have seen terrihle esses of luiie dis
eases cured by it. T -.im never without '
25c. 50c., PI .00.
J. C. ATVR CO.,
A II "IruiTirlsTR.
for
Consumption
Health demands daily action of the
bowels. Aid nature with Ayer's Pills.
the arrest of the trespasser, the
chances are ten to one that a convic
tion under the construction of the
Oregon trespass law will not be had.
County Treasurer Cahill is of the
opinion that the Ohio state law on
trespass is about the thing the Oregon
farmers should have. He asks the
Enterprise to print one of the import
ant sections and invite comments from
farmers as to what they think of
amending the Oregon law to onform to
that enforced in Ohio.
Section 20 of the law covers the
point of securing permission to hunt.
It is as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person
to hunt or trap upon the lands, ponds,
lakes or private waters of another (ex
ept waters claimed by the riparian
right of ownership of adjacent lands),
or to thereon shoot, shoot at, catch,
kill, injure, or pursue any bird, wild
fowl or wild animal of any kind, with
out first obtaining written permission
from the owner or" his authorized
agent. In all prosecutions under this
section the complainant shall not be
required to prove a legal title to the
lands or waters upon which the de
fendant has so unlawfully hunted or
trespassed, but it shall, be sufficient
if he prove that he is in lawful posses
sion or control thereof. Whoever vio
lates any provisions of this section
shall be fined not less than $10 nor
more than $15 for a first offense, and
not less than $15 nor more than $50
for any subsequent offense, and in de
fault of payment of fine and costs,
shall be imprisoned as provided in
section 10 of this act."
WILL LOCATE IN CLACKAMAS.
There has been organized a Swedish
colony that will be established in the
Eastern part of Clackamas county.
Nearly 2000 acres of land en miles
from .Estacada have been purchased
from Harrison Jones by Rev. C. J.
Renhard, pastor of the SwedishLuth
eran church, in Portland, he being the
originator of the colonization scheme.
The 19G0 acres that are included in
the tract will be divided into 40 and
SO acre tracts and disposed of to set
tlers, a large percentage of whom will
come from the East although the Swe-
dish residents of Portland are taking a
great interest in the project.
A more thrifty and industrious, class
of citizens thanthe Swedes is hard to
find and their advent into this county
under a colonization scheme is to be
warmly welcomed. These-people will
constitute a strong factor in contribu
ting to the material development of
the interior of the county.
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A HOME INDUSTRY.
In a news item the Enterprise last
week called attention to the furniture
factory that is being managed by Os
wal & Frederick in this city. This
young enterprise is being rapidly en
larged as to equipment and capacity
with a corresponding increase in pay
roll. The proprietors are both young
men of worth and ambition.
For some time the people of Oregon
City have been clamoring for a furni
ture factory. Such an institution is
now provided. It should receive a
considerate patronage of the people of
this section. The management gives
assurance that only the best of pro
ducts will be turned out.
There is room for other such enter
prises in thi3 city. A creamery would
find a plendid opening here. Besides
proving from the start a good invest
ment, such a plant would do much
towards the boosting of the dairy in
dustry.
A Clackamas county jury, hearing
the case on a change of venue, last
week granted the plaintiff judgment
for $1,250 against Marion county for
injuries sustained in the collapsing
of a bridge over which he was driving.
In the trial of the case, the plaintiff
was able to show that the bridge was
known to be in a"n unsafe condition
and that the proper authorities, know
ing the true condition of the structure,
failed to close the same to travel.
Frequent and expensive litigation
could be avoided by-cities and coun
ties by causing dangerous bridges to
be closed to travel and immediately
repaired.
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One of the noteworthy Main street
improvements of late is the building
of a cement sidewalk adjoining the
Catholic church property. - So thor
oughly does the "public appreciate the
new walk that a volunteer subscrip
tion paper was circulated the other
day with the result that a substantial
sum towards the improvement was
readily raised. The same degree of
appreciation would follow the building
of the same character of walk at
other points on Main street.
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NO POISON IN
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY,
From Napier New Zealand Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board
of New South Wales, Australia, had
an analysis made of all the cough
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MACKEREL---No. I Shore, these ate fat, late
caught, about I 3-4 pound eacn, finest
quality. " '
SALT HERRING These axe as good m qual
ity as I eve had and will give entire
satisfaction.
COD FISH 2 pound bricks made from select
ed Cod Fish and contains no other infer or
fish. ,
HAMS AND, BACON- Choice cuts, mild
cured, very best in the market.
W
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medicines that were sold in that
I market. Out of the entire list they
j found only one that they declared was
entirely free from all poisons, ihis
exception was Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, made by the Chamberlain
Medicine Company, Des Moines, Iowa,
U. S. A. The absence of all narcotics
makes this remedy the safest ana
L.t that CJm be had; and it is wltn
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.
Almost a Fatal Misunderstanding.
"I thought," said her mother, "that
I heard you and Mr. Rockingham quar
reling down in the parlor 1st night."
"Ye-es; but we made up before he
went away."
"What was the matter?"
"He said when he was holding my
hand that it was like a little, bird flut
tering in a cage, and I insisted that it
was like a little mouse in a trap. We
just had an awful time for a while."
"Consumption runs in our family,
and through it I lost my Mother,"
writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me.
"For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
I have taken Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumption, which has saved
me from seriojas lung trouble." His
mother's death was a sad loss for Mr.
Reid, but he learned that lung trouble
must not be neglected, and how to
cure it. Quickest relief and cure for
coughs and colds. Price 50c and
$1.00; guaranteed at Howell & Jones
drug store. Trial bottle free.
CATARRH
so
Ely's Cream Balm
This Remedy is a Specific,
Sure to Cive Satisfaction.
GIVES RELIEF AT ONCE.
It cleanses, soothes, heals, and protects the
diseased membrane. It cures Catarrh and
drives awT a Cold in the Head quickly.
! Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell.
Easy to use. Contains no injurious drugs.
Applied into the nostrils and absorbed,
large Size, 50 cents at Druggists or by
mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, 66 Warren St., New York.
p
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In this line I can please yot
on price and quality
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. m.
p.m.
3:30
Leave Portland . .
8:00
11:30
a. m. p. m.
Leave Oregon City.. 10:00 1:30
ROUND TRIP 45c
p.m.
5:30
Tickets exchanged with O. "W. P.
& Ry.
cars.
SPECIAL
Sunday Excursions
ROUND TRIP 25c
Leave
Portland
a.m.
8:30
a.m.
9:30
a.m.
11:30
p.m.
1:30
p.m.
3:30
p.m.
Leave
Or. City
a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m.
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
FOR YOU
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 ?
A. IVtlHLSTIN,
Main Street, near Eighth
visions.'!
JOHN YOUNGER,
"717" 1ES Z-m 2E3 ZES
Near Huntley's Drug Store,
FORTY TEARS EXPERIENCE IN
Great Britain and America.
c.
PIONEER
Transfer and Express
Freight and parcels delivered
to all parts of the city.
RATES REASONABLE
-jELLOl
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 as Port
land. Oregon City office at
Harding's Drusr 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 given
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 daily
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 will
be promptly called for and delivered to
any part of the city. Telephone 1204.
B. I Johnson, proprietor.
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