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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1908.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1906.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND
ADVERTISERS.
Beginning with Monday, September
3, The Enterprise will be under the
management of H. A. Galloway, to
whom all subscription accounts will be
due and payable.
ROOSEVELT AND SPELLING RE'
FORM.
The President has decided to reform
his own spelling in accordance with
the recommendations of the spelling
reform committee and to have his
message and all document! and of
flcial correspondence from the White
House set up by the public printer Ir
the manner suggested.
How far the influence of his deci
sion will be felt is an Interesting prob
lem. It may result In an extension
cf the new rules to other public docu
ments than the ones mentioned. His
example may find imitators among
the newspapers and magazines. If it
does the reformers will have cause lo
bless the day when he became their
champion. If It does not It will make
little difference whether the public
printer sets up executive messages af
ter the reform style of Brander Mat
thews or the Independent style of An
drew Jackson.
It Is to be noted, however, that the
.change is not so far-reaching as might
appear from the statement that the re
formers' list contains 300 words. For
many of the word3 are now commonly
given the reformed spelling. On the
other hand the number spellings in
the list that look very queer is com
paratively speaking, small. No at
tempt has been made to produce a
thorough and comprehensive system,
and the most that is hoped for is a
gradual substitution of the new for the
old.
But, even so, there are difficulties
enough in the way. Spelling reform
has always been opposed on principle
by certain students who insist that
the old spellings are full of significance
as to the history of the language, and
a more effective opposition comes from
the natural conversatisra of the peo
ple. They cling to the usage with
which they are familiar and laugh at
the reformed words. Even those who
are not good spellers have the feeling
that bad spelling may be considered
proof of general ignorance. If they
do not know the usage they do not
know that there is a right and a wrong
way, and they are quick to ridicule
others who spell phonetically on pur
pose. If the President succeeds in over
coming all the opposition this will cer
tainly be his greatest achievement..
Destroying or tamping an octopus
would be child's play by comparison.
Exchange.
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LIVING BEYOND ONE'S MEANS.
A short time ago an officer of a
local union produced his family budg
et to prove that his wages and those
of his fellow craftsmen did not allow
them to make both ends meet, and
compelled them to run into debt even
in good times, times of full and steady
employment. Other workmen sent
letters to the Record-Herald,, in which
they claimed that on lower wages than
those of the complaining leader they
had lived, comfortably with families,
effected savings and invested in mod
est homes.
Without passing on this interesting
controversy, it may be stated general
ly that there are family budgets and
budgets, and that how far an income
will go is largely a question of good
management.
The Massachusetts bureau of labor
statistics has published the results of
an inquiry which throws some light
on the habits of certain elements of
tho population and which is relevant
to this family budget question.
Boston is a busy, thrifty and pros
perous city. Wages there are as high
as anywhere in New England. Yet
about 10 per cent of the city'3 popula
tion do not pay their household debts.
The bureau's figures Khow that 75 per
cent of the "bad debts" of grocers,
bocu Incurred by the wage-earners, 3
per cent by the wealthy class and but
butchers and small sliop-koopers have
one-half of one per cent by the profes
sional class.
The report says' that the high per
centage of uncolloctnble debts among
workmen cannot be attributed to Ina
bility under existing prices of neces
saries to meet all ordinary household
expenses, but there is a tendency Just
now among the poorer classes to live
beyond their nieuns in order to make
as good an appearance as people in
far better circumstances. And the
abuse of credit, the report declares,
fosters this deplorable tendency.
The bureau limited Its Investigation
to Boston. It would be Instructive to
know whether the situation revealed
is exceptional or characteristic of oth
er large cities. Can it be that In pros
perous times 10 per cent of the peo
ple In cities fail to pay their household
bills? Chicago Record-Herald.
GOOD ROADS AND RURAL MAILS.
It 1s announced that the govern
ment will look more carefully to the
enforcement of its rule regarding the
roads over which rural free delivery is
established. The present require
ment Is: "Roads traversed shall bo
kept in good condition, and unob
structed by gates; there must be no
unbrldged creeks or streams not ford
able at any season of the year." In
many cases the residents along pro
posed routes have made Improvements
that enable them to obtain rural de
livery service, but sometimes the ef
forts to keep up the roads are relaxed.
But the government has decided that
unless the roads traveled by the car
rier are properly maintained the ser
vice will be withdrawn. The past
office department now calls on the
carriers for reports on the roads and
will stop the service where the high
ways In question are bad.
The 35,973 rural delivery carriers
now employed cover 803,363 miles
dally, and It is unreasonable to ex
pect them to contend with neglected
roads, or to work for communities
lacking the enterprise to keep its com
mon highways In decent shape. Wher
ever a route is discontinued the Inhab
itants themselves will be to blame for
it, for If alive to their own interests
and their duty to the public they would
give their road9 vigorous and constant
attention. The idea that a route once
authorized is necessarily permanent
Is a mistake. Advice on the best road
methods is supplied by the agricultural
department, and a neighborhood that
loses its rural delivery must itself
bear the discredit for so unpleasant
and humiliating an event
Col. Watterson refers to the Demo
cratic senatorial primary In Kentucky
as "the damned thing," though the
fight has barely opened. Look out for
a grand crash when the instruments
are tuned up.
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The big packers are pleading In ex
tenuation that the cooking schools are
responsible for the malady of indiges
tion. There is no doubt that the
doughnut has much to answer for.
Careful tests have shown that Brit
ish packinghouse products are worse
than the American brand. In other
words, the English pot can not call
the American kettle black.
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Now that the dollar subscription
plan for campaign revenue has been
adopted there will be no strife for
the position of treasurer of the nation
al committee.
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After all other plans for reaching
the north pole shall have failed, may
be somebody will reach It by the ir
rigation route.
The strike in Russia was short
lived, and the douma fell flat, but the
revolution seems to be going on.
o
Mr. Gompers has not yet explained
how the Panama canal can be dug by
wind pressure without laborers.
Both hemispheres look alike to an
earthquake along the Pacific line of
North and South America.
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AN ADVENTUROUS CORRESPOND
ENT. Few newspapers In the United
States are able to command the ser
vices of as brilliant a corps of corres
pondents as The Chicago Record-Herald.
Its choice of Walter Wellnian to
represent It at Washington Is a Rood
illustration of its wise policy of get
ting the best there is to be had. Mr.
Wellman has won national reputation
as a magnetic and resourceful news
writer. And now he is preparing to
clinch his reputation for originality
and daring by trying to reach the north
pole In an airship.
Whatever may be the result of Mr.
Wellman's daring attempt to reach the
pole this summer in an airship and
send the news of the voyage at once to
The Record-Herald by wireless tele
graphy, the Well man-Record-Herald ex
pedition is sure to be couducted by
Mr. Wellrnan with the same cool cour
age and whole-souled enthusiasm that
have made him an Ideal newspaper
correspondent.
Mr. Wellnian was born In Mentor,
Ohio, In 1858. At 14 he began his
newspaper experience, establishing at
that ago a weekly paper in the little
town of Sutton, Neb. In 1SS4 ho bo
came the Washington correspondent
of the Chicago Herald, for which paper
he visited tho West Indies In 1892 and
and located the landing place of Col
umbus, marking the spot with a huge
stone monument. In 1S'.M he made his
first dash for tho pole, reaching the
latitude of SI degrees northeast of
Spitsbergen. In lS'.'S he tried the
same fascinating quest again, penetrat
ing as far as Fran Josef land. On
both trips he hud wonderful success
In discovering new Islands and secur
ing new scientific data which have
been of great value to the American
Geographical Society. His volumin
ous writings for scientific periodicals
and popular magazines have shown
the same Incisive thought and keen
Insight that have marked his Journal
istic work.
NOTES FROM OGLE MOUNTAIN
I. W. Rivers, who arrived the first
of the week from the Ogle Creek
mines, gave the reporter the following
items:
Fire Is raging in the foothills west
of Table Rock. t
The Ogle Mountain Mining Compa
ny lost one of Its valuable horses a
few days ago, the animal falling over
a 25-foot bluff.
A party of hucklebery pickers was
stranded In the recent rain and were
obliged to camp out all night.
The second five-stamp mill has ar
rived at the mines from Oregon City
and Is being Installed. It will bo
placed In Immediate operation.
Summary of the Weather.
West of the Cascade Mountains the
weather during the week was dry and
sutry. A few small showers occurred
Thursday and Friday along the west
ern slope of the mountains, but they
were not sufficient to extinguish the
forest fires which were burning In
many localities. The winds were Unlit,
and the smoke from the forest fires
hung like a pall over the valleys and
made the weather very oppressive
Rain Is badly needed in all sections
west of the Cascade Mountains to ex
tinguish the forest fires and to clear
the atmosphere of smoke.
East of the Cascade Mountains nu
merous thunderstorms occurred and
the atmosphere contained but little
smoke. The temperature averaged be
low normal., and In some of the higher
valleys frosts occurred, and In the
mountains some snow fell. No dam
aging winds attended the thunder
storms and the rainall, as a rule, was
very light.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We call vonr attention tn tho fact !
that Dermakola ointment Is a positive
cure for Eczema, ulcers, wounds, piles,
anu every kind or SKin or scalp troub -
Ie. It costs 25 cents If It cures. If
it don't we return your money. Hunt-!
ley Pros.
Killing Lice on Stock.
Animal parasites make much trouble
for the stockmen. The Oklahoma ex
periment station at Stillwater has
tested a great variety of the lice-kill-ers
and reported the results In bulle
tin No. 72, which will be sent free to
all who write for It.
Worms in Hogs.
Use the following: Sulphate of Iron
2 pounds; flowers of sulphur, 21bs.;
charcoal, 5 pounds. Give tablespoon
ful to every 100 pounds weight of hog
in swill twice a week. Also add one
tablespoonful of turpentine to a pail
ful of swill twice a week.
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION
Surprising Statements Vouched for by
Huntley Bros.
All of us who know Huntley Bros,
are confident that they would make
none but straightforward, honest
statements, and when they tell you
of the many Oregon City people who
have suffered for years with indiges
tion and have been cured through us
ing Pepsikola tablets we must believe
every word is true. No other remedy
so quickly relieves and cures sour
stomach, heartburn, coated tongue,
nervousness, Insomnia, debility, that
run-down, tlred-out feeling and every
other trouble arising from poor diges
tion. Huntley Pros, continue to sell
Pepsikola tablets with tho under
standing that you can have your 25
cents back in case you are in the least
disappointed. In the face of these
facts nobody should hesitate an In
stant to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to regain perfect digestion, per
fect health, renewed energy, new vig
or and new vitality, through tho use of
a remedy that does not cost a penny
should It fall to do all that is claimed.
There Is no risk to you whatever and
we ask you to try It on Huntley Bros.'
guarantee.
PORTLAND PAPER
CRITICIZES NELSON
CHARGES CLACKAMAS OFFICIAL
WITH NOT ASSESSING PROP
ERTY AT CASH VALUE.
The Portland Journal, In an edit
orial Tuesday evening, criticizes the
assessment of Clackamaa county
property by Assessor J. F. Nelson,
charging that official with not listing
the property of tho county at approx
imately true cash valuations. The
Journal, In part, mild;
"The Clackaniua county assessor
has chosen not to conform to the new
plan adopted by most assessors of Ore
gon In raising assensnients to cash
valuations, or nearly no, and conse
quently the assessable property of
Clackamas county totals officially on
ly 10.rr.l,000, while that of Marlon
county, whose assessor fell In lino
with the new system of valuations,
shows up with taxable property
amounting to $2S. 755.000, a difference
of nearly $lS.20(),ooo. Marlon coun
ty's wealth Is somewhat more than
that of Clackamas, but such a dis
crepancy Is absurd, unless one under
stands the different methods of tho
two assessors In valuing property.
A stranger In looking over tho as
sessment totals of the different coun
ties would suppose that Marlon coun
ty had nearly three times an much
property as Clackamas, whereas In
fact the difference between them Is
small. One assessor puts down prop
erty at nearly Its full rash value, as
the law requires; the other clings to
the old antiquated system of assess
ing property at one third or 40 per
cent of Its true vulne, on the theory
that a low assessment means light j
taxation, a notion as absurd as that j
of the ostrich that, when It hides Its
head Its whole body also disappears ;
from view."
When his attention was called to the!
Journal's editorial. Assessor Nelson j
said: !
"It Is true that the greater part of'
the taxable property of Clackamas j
county Is not listed to excted from j
40 to 50 per cent of Its actual cash !
vnme. iiui mere is no penalty Tor
failure to so list property. When
property Is assessed at 50 per cent of
Its value the tax levy must necessarily
be double, the levy that Is required1
If the property be assessed at Its true j
cash valuation. The result Is the !
same, the Individual taxpayer being '
required to pay prHitlonatcly the
same amount of taxes under either'
nu t hi
"When I first went Into the assess-'.
or's office, I found that the assess
ment for 1H02 amounted to $l,5;il.
OuO. In the following year 1 doubled
the assessment, the totals being morn
! tf,aa I'-UHm.eno
Since that year, I
have not raised the assessment of I
: fartn property, as a ireneral rule, the
values remaining substantially the
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T. . , . , ,, ., , .
I J "mother subscribers connecting with his
me assessment or corporations, until I
now think these properties are only
fairly assessed. Since taking charge
of the office I have mom thnn .i,.,,,i..,i
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the assessment of railroads. During
,the last year I have increased the as-
sessments of the paper mills and the
Portland General Electric Company
about $::oo,ooo In the aggregate.' The
electric company will this year pay
$.'!'j(i0 more taxes than It did last year.
Last year the Southern Pacific Com
pany paid taxes at the rate of $115 per j
mile In this county and this year, on
an assessment if $15,000 per mile,;
this company's tax wll lie $225, or
more than double that of a year ago,
"I'nder the system that has been j
followed this year by a number of
the other assessors In the state, the'
valuations on all property has been
doubled and trebled, with the result j
that the taxes of the Individual farm-1
ei are Increased at the same rati! as
the corporation. People of Clackamas j
county appear to bo thoroughly satis-;
(led with the manner In which I hnve
made the assessment. Not one dis
gruntled taxpayer has appeared be
fore the County Hoard of K(uallza
tlon, which has been in session all
week.
"The Journal makes an unfair com
parison In contrasting the assessable
values as returned from Clackamas
with those of Marlon county. Marlon
Is a much older and more widely net
tled county than Is Clackamas, and
besides, contains a much larger
acreage of tillable land. With Its aev-1
eral prosperous towns, Marion Is aj
rich county. What concerns the farm-;
er directly Is the rato of the tax levy, j
It Is immaterial to him whether he'
pays a 20 mill tax on a 50 per cent ,
valuation or a 10 mill tax on prop-.
erty that Is Hated at 100 per cent or
1
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cash value.
INSURANCE.
Plate Glass, burglar-proof, and atl
kinds of casualty Insurance written
by ,0. A. Cheney of Oregon City. Of-
I flee with Justice of the Peace.
GREATER ECONOMY
GREATER CONVENIENCE
WITH
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Install Electric Service In your home and "begin to
live." The Electric current will not only afford you the
BEST illumination, but will help you in a hundred con
venient ways you never thought of.
ELECTRIC LIGHT will add tone to your
home, will make its beauties and comforts more ap
preciable, and will save you work, worry and expense.
Considering its maniford advantages ELECTRIC
LIGHT is the cheapest artificial light in the world.
NOW IS THE TIME to take advantage of our
REDUCED RATES for current on meter basis.
Estimates on cost of wiring, cost of current and in
formation regarding the use of Electricity for LIGHT or
POWER, promptly furnished upon application toC. G.
Miller at the Company's branch office, next door to the
Bank of Oregon City.
PORTLAND GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY
C. G. Miller, Contract Manager for Oregon City
FARMERS' TELEPHONE LINES.
Representatives of the Pacific
States Telephone Ac Telegraph com
pany have started a house to house
canvass among the farmers of this
county, offering an extremely low rent
al rate for Instruments to be used In
connection with tho central offer of
the company throughout tho county.
For 8 1-3 cents a month the subscrlb-
'II I" hill II nn in iiiiik null nil
... (., ,.r...... i. .i.i.,.. .. in. ,.n
central fclifiiiL'i I'nder this rnte
t would appear that no rural resident
need bo without a telephone and Its
attendant advantages .especially as
every nssurance Is given of prompt
. .mM H,.rvlw K
Mr. O. J. Hall Is In charge of tho
i canvass In this county anil he states
that he may be seen at the central of
lice of the company In Oregon City,
Oregon, or will visit any community
or organl.atlon of farmers Interested
In telephone matters. 3.'!eow.
In Self Defense
Major lliiimii, editor and manager of
tho Constitutionalist, Imminence, Ky.,
when he was fiercely attacked, four
years ago, by Piles, bought a box of
Hucklen'H Arnica Salvo, of which he
says: "It cured me In ten days and no
troublo since." Qijlck healer of Hums,
Sores, Cuts and Wounds. 2! cents at
Howell & Jones' drug store.
'fl FRENCH FEMALE
UPILLS.
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i Sold In Oregon City by Huntley Bros,
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ELY BUOTHKRS, M Warren Street, New York
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2.IKK) miles of long ilin
UtiCB telephone wire in
Oregon, Washing-ton, Cali
fortiia and Idaho now in
ojwration hy th I'acifio
Station Telephone Com
puny, covering 2,2"0
towns
Quick, accurate, cheap
All the natisfaction of a
personal communication.
Instance no elfect to a
clear understanding. 8jo
kan and Han Francisco
bh easily heard as Port
land. Oregon City office at
Harding's Druir Storo
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of CUi
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Famous at home for
Generations past;
Famous now all over
the World.
ror 8al by
- E. MATTHIAS .
ols Agaacy for Oregon City.