GON CITY ENTEEPEI
THIRTYSIXTH YEAR No, 47.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 188.
OREGON CITY BANKS; PAY ALL DEPOSITOR:
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MONEY
SET LOOSE
LARGE BUMS WILL BE PAID OUT
IN INTEREST AND DIVI
DENDS TODAY.
WILL EASE THINGS UP
ThtM Large DiiburttmenU Began,
and Effect on Bulne at Large
Certain .to .Prove
Magical.
Nev York. Oct. 31 There will bo
total of I'iH.iioiMim) disbursed during
November In dividend and Interest
payment. I'p to lh present 121
17.928 In dividend baa bn declared
and the Interest payment amount to
$44,178,549, making a total of $05,370.
S87, Th' dividend yet to be declared
will bring the total disbursement up
to $08,000,000.
The following table la a aummary
of tbo amount to be dlbured:
Dlvldenda.
Eleven railroad t 9.030,938
Eighteen public service cor
poration 2,983,337
Twenty-eight Industrial cor-
Hratlon ... C.845,152
Eighteen banka and 'runt
companies ,. . 1,738.500
Total dlv. payment. .',..131,187,828
Interest.
One hundred and forty-one "
railroad .$2G.472,9G1
One. hundred and forty-one
public ervlee corp 10,532,417
Twentytwo Industrial cor
poration 7.173,081
Total Interest payment. $44,178,453
Grand total dividend and In
terest payment 10.5,370,459
Tho largest dividend payment Vlll
bo made, by the (ireat Northcrn.whlch
amount to $4,801,093. The Northern
Pacific follow with a payment of $2.
712.500. Tho Pullman Company will
pay a dividend of $2,000,000 and the
Amalgamated Copper Company $1,
638.879. The largest Intercut payment I
that of tho United State Steel Corpo
ration, which will amount to $5,052.
100. Other largo Interest payment
all over $1,000,000 are:
PennKylvanlii Railroad.. ..$2,291,823
Chicago Rock Inland & Pae.. 1,805.295
Public Service Corp. of N. J. 1.300,485
Chlcano A Northwestern... 1.232.183
Atlantic CoaHt Line 1.211,075
WabBHh 1.155,475
MIhhouH Pacific 1.110,540
RAILWAYS DEFY
1 THE COURTS
IF THEY CAN'T PUT INCREASED
RATES ON LUMBER, THEY
WON'T HAUL LUMBER.
No more lumber shipments will lie
received by the Northern Pacific Rail
road In the Northwest until further
notice. This lu the order sent out to
all agents of tie company Thursday
night. '
This move of thONorthern Pacific
is expected to be followed by all the
railroads affected by tho Injunction
issued by the Federal Court In Se
attle Thursdny night, making it com
pulsory on the part of the railroads to
charge (he old rate of 40 cents on lum
ber shipments from terminal iioints
on the Pacific Coast. Tho railroads
had Issued a new schedule of rates
that were to be effective today. This
new schedule was fought by the lum
bermen and resulted In the Issuance
of the temporary Injunction.
Tho railroads have evidently found
another method of combatting the
lumbermen. The latest move Is the
refusal to accept any shipments of
lumber at any rate, The roads figure
they would be taking too great a risk
to allow the excess freight to accum
ulate until ft final decision on the
rate Is made, as they sny that litiga
tion will ensue before tho matter la
settled, and many of the lumber firms
may have gone out of business.
Another contingency the railroads
have to face Is the law providing that
all rates must be published and post
ed at least 30 days before they be-
come effective, ho that In case they
decided tu go back to the old rata
they cannot do It now without tin
30 day' notice.
School Officers Convention.
Tim county school officer' con
vention was held Saturday at the
courthouse, an per schedule, and di
rector and clerk from all part of
the rmiiity were In attendance, Tbe
aHnlon opened ut 10o'cloek with two
vocal number by Miss Ivy Roake.
','Th OlmiTvanro of Contract," wan
the subject of an address by Dr. W.
H, Carll. Richard Ht-ott, of Mllwaukle,
talked on "Tho Monthly Hoard Meet
In," and II. (J. Starkweather, of Con
cord, Ksiko on "Needed Change In
Hchcsd law," Congressman Hawley de
livered an address at the afternon
aeitKlon, and Mini Flora Flelschner, of
Portland, sung threw number, "The
County School" wax (INciiHM-d and
the everal branches of tho aubjert
were talked aliout by Judge Ryan, D.
C. Yoder, A. M. Murghardt, A. C, War
tier and I. I Larkln.
SPRINGWATER.
J. D. Rancy, tho woodcutter iwbft
waa found dead In bed at Boring, waa
broiiKht to Bprlngwater Cemetery for
burial. He waa a brother of Samuel
Raney. of Sprlngwatcr. The funeral
service were held tinder tho auspice
of the M. E. cljurch. of Ktttacada. The
deceased waa a native of Missouri
and aged CI year. Many relative
and friends survive htm.
Rev. Mr. Robertson, of Portland,
preached at tho Presbyterian church
here nxl Sunday.
Charle Hickman and Charles
Handle were lot while hunting In the
muuntaln and wandered about for
10 hours before locating thenmelve.
BIG CROPS AND
BIG MONEY
A recent dispatch from Washing,
ton to tho New York Tribune say:
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
jaays that "the farmer will get more
money ior meir crop uus year umu
they got for tho of last year. Tho
total value of all farm product In
l'.turt was $G,794,(oO. Thla enormous
um will not only mean that there w ftl
be no hard times for the country, but
that the prosperity which ha blessed
It for a dozen years will continue.
Mr. Wilson la unable to see any
daiiKer In the financial altuatlon, be
lieving It I entirely confined to the
speculative element In New York, and
he la confident that the next few
week will hotv that the farm and
not Wall Street the real barometer
of our financial welfare.
Mr. Wllwm's confidence that the
total wealth produced this year from
farm product will be greater than
that of lant year 1m bimed partly upon
tho fact that there I a scarcity of
wheat and other crop abroad and this
ha contributed to the lncreane In
price. Crop at home will not be a
large probably a thoe of 190G, ex
cept cotton. A Mr. Wllxon said.
everylHMly know the price of meat
ha Rone up. while the output of the
packlnd houMe products ha Increased,
PRESIDENT 8AVES RAILROADS
Interstate Comi ce Commissioner
Tells of Buccaneer. '
CHICAGO, Oct. 2(1. "If the rail
roads cl til in a square deal, they must
give a square deal. It will not be
long until the railroad magnates who
are now denouncing Roosevelt will
praise him for having saved them
from themselves."
Hurling these bombshells Into the
banquet of tho Traffic Club, an organ
ization of railroad magnates, super
intendents ami traffic officials, E. E.
Clark, Interstate Commerce Commis
tioiier, created intense luterest. Ills
address was closely followed and ap
plauded at times, although It contain
ed some bitter doses ' for tho audi'
enco, Mr. Clark said In part:
"The railways of this country prob
ably never will keep tip with the de
mands for greater and better service
and facilities, which tho commercial
interests have earned and which are
their right, so long as the roads are
operated with an eye singly or chiefly
to the speculative value of their se
curities. "The policy of the Administration
has caused mnny railroad buccaneers
to halt. Enough has been exposed of
dishonesty and dowjiiight fraud
abundantly to demonstrate the pro
priety and timeliness of the Presi
dent's policy, and It is these exposures
miner man nis poncy mat nave nan
the effect complained of.
"It requires no gift of pronheey to
see that a continuance of tho prac
tices against, which the President
stands so strongly, and many of which
reoentlv have boon brought to light
might invite drastic and even violent
means of correction, which would
bring deotmctlon upon the very In
terests themselves. In a very shor
tlmo these Interests will feel grateful
to President Roosevelt for the policy
which has saved them from them
selves, History will write Theodore
Roosevelt as one of the Nation's Im
mortal executives, who In his dav
saved the Republic from Impending
evils."
EAST STANDS WEST OFF;
NO GOLD FOR
Dank Balances Due Oregon Banks Held Up in
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
The bank of the East have notified
the banks of the West that they will
not ajilp itold or currency west even
to pay balances due. In other word,
the "only thing we will give you la
our promlne to pay," and If that 1 not
good enoiiKh you wftl need to wait for
what we owe you. The bank of the
F.aat are tuvk; they can't pay the
balunce at!alnt them. At present
tho public 1 not fully advised but
one thlntc Is certain, and that 1 that
the Eastern banks have combined to
"stand us Westerners off."
In view of Uils fact, and to aid tbe
banks of Oregon In shifting from one
foot to the other till they are able
to stand firmly on both, Governor
Chamberlain, being requested so to
do by the leading bankers of Portland
has authorized a holiday from Tues
day to Monday five business days.
Following I the substance of the
Coventor's proclamation:
Proclamation by Governor Chamber
lain.
State of Oregon. Executive Depart
ment, Salem, Or., Oct 28. I
Whereas, UM5 banks of Oregon and
of the West have large balances due
them from banks In New York, Bos
ton, Baltimore. Chicago, St. Louis. St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and other
Eaxtern cities, and because of tbe
strained financial situation through
out the East the banks In said cities
haxe refused to make shipment of
coin or currency In payment of said
balance due the bank of Oregon and
other Western banks, and
Whereas, as a result of the action
of said EaKtern banka it Is Impossible
for the banks of Oregon to continue
In the exerclHe of their functions with
out great Injury to the Industries of
the state, and
Whereas, for the common good of
tho people of the whole state. It Is
necessary that a holiday be proclaim
ed In order that an opportunity may
br afforded to the financial Institu
tions of the state to procure from
Eastern banks the balances now due
them a hereinbefore stated.
Therefore, I, George E. Chamber-
Iain. Governor of the State of Oregon
by virtue of tho authority In me vest -
ed, do hereby proclaim the 29th, 30th
and 3lst days of October, and the first
and second days of November, 1907,
legai holidays, to the end that time
and opportunity may be given the
banking Institutions of this state to
HER SON ANSWERS
THE ADVERTISEMENT
ANEW JERSEY WIDOW GETS RE
SULTS THROUGH ADVERTIS
ING IN NEWSPAPERS.
All the fashionables In Burlington,
N. J.. an old and aristocratic town.
are laughing at the recontre which a
matronly widow, who lives on Federal
street there, forced upon herself.
The widow, although well-known is
best described by this personal,
which she placed In a Philadelphia
newspaper:
"A lady of mature age, but looking
young and feeling so; a tall blonde,
Imposing ond graceful, and at the
same time well-to-do, desires to mar
ry, Address ."
The lady, who Is no older than she
feels, chose her affinity from the
writers of ninny letters she received.
Quickly an Interview was arranged.
She wearing a bunch of lilies of the
vallev In her corsage, was to wait at
the Pennsylvania station: he, with a
red. red rose In his coat lapel, was
to arrive on the 9:87 a. m. New York
express, eastbound.
The widow looked extremely youth
ful and handsome, and waited at the
stailun; tho express stopped; from a
car dropped her stalwart son.
"Hello, mother," he cried, "what
are you doing here?"
The next Instant he saw the bunch
of lilies of the valley; she, the rose
he wore. She blushed far redder than
the rose and was seized with an op
portune fit of coughing, which could
not hide her confusion, however,
"I I got off, to to get a paper,"
stammered her son, who la about 23
years old, a gay young fellow, em
ployed In Philadelphia.
He rushed to a newstand, grabbed
a paper and scrambled , aboard the
last coach vas the express pulled out.
His mother tore the lilies from her
corsage, threw them on the platform
and ground them under her heel.
"I will die a wodow," she has since
snld to Intimate, "confidential" fe
male friends.
US
arrange for shipments of money now
duo them from the banks In the East
ern cities hereinbefore named, with
out which every Industry in the state
miwt suffer and the growth and de
velopment thereof be greatly retarded.
In witness whereof I have hereun
to signed my name and caused the
great seal of the state to be affixed
at the capltol In the City of Salem,
this 28th day of October, A. D. 1907.
GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor.
Tbe banks of Portland opened for
buslne In a small way Wednesday,
and without regard to the holidays
which they had Interceded for. Peo
ple with deposits were asked to
stamp on their check when Issued,
"Payable through the Clearing
House," so as to avoid a dispute over
the withdrawal of cash. The Port
land banks further agreed to furnish
funds for the payment of payrolls to
working people, that there might be
j no pinch In the homes of those who
have little opportunity to build up a
substantial credit
In Oregon City both banks opened
Wednesday morning, and payed all
small checks and agreed to take care
of customers la all matters needing
Immediate action. The banks of this
city are said to be In the pink of con
dltlon, and with ample resources to
meet all obligations. Deposits are
large, but cash balances are In greater
proportion than at any time for years
Only the withholding of balances due
by other bankers can in any way em
barraa them.
It behooves the people of Clacka
ma county to take things moderately,
and not get excited No one will get
hurt unless there Is crowding, and
even then our local banks will pay dol-
utt, mw,, i ,a, I "cj
cannot secure their own balances
from other Institutions, they might be
forced to great sacrifices In an effort
meet all demands, and it Is not
fi, ,. 11,0. , .
fair to them that they be made to sac
rifice.
It Is firmly believed that a few days
! will see a change for the better In
the country at large; at home things
are as rosy as could be desired ex
cept the ability to collect from out
side debtors. With a more cheerful
tone in the East even this annoyance
will be overcome.
VARDAMAN NAMES
BRYAN AS PRESIDENT
MISSISSIPPI'S GOVERNOR MAKES
PREDICTION BRYAN WILL OC
CUPY WHITE HOUSE.
Governor James K. Vardaman, Mis
sissippi plcturesques chief executive,
took the role of a prophet in Chicago,
declaring with the positlveness that
characterizes him that Mr. Bryan
would be the next President cf the
United States. He predicted further
the speedy ending of the Wall-street
panic and recognition of the negro
question as a problem for the solu
tion of the North as well as the South.
"President Roosevelt will be renom
inated," he said, " and he will be
beaten. Bryan will be nominated by
the Democrats and he will be elected.
All that now makes Roosevelt popular
he has stolen from Bryan, and if he
runs on a platform of his policies
he will be running on Bryan's plat
form. "The putting forth of Taft tjs the
administration candidate is only a
political Play. Rosevelt Is not sin
cerely behind him. Roosevelt's real
intention Is so to frame things that
he will himself be the nominee.
"All this talk about Roosevelt's pop
ularity in the South as shown by the
enthusiasm on the recent visit is non
sense. Those outbursts were only
the expression of the hospitality of
the South and of the genuine Ameri
can feeling that animates the South
erners. Despite all this, however,
when the election is held, Roosevelt
will not. carry a precinct in Mississ
ippi. "I agree with the President's cam
paign against dishonest corporations,
but It is because his policies are the
policies of the Democrats. When he
conies to running for a third term.
however, he will find that the Amer-
lean people will not stand for any
overturning of the unwritten law
made by Washington and the great
Presidents who Immediately followed
him."
The Governor declared that In his
opinion the Wall Street crisis would
end the financial panic and that the
failures there would not affect the
prosperity of the country,
"The failures there," be said, "are
the failures of gamblers and the
country will be better off as a consequence."
It was the negro question that real
ly brought out the fire of the Gov
ernor. 'You will have your problem here,'
he said. "It Is not a question of emo
tions with me, but of facts, and the
history of the negro since Pharaoh I
is that foundation of those facta.
"It Is Impossible to treat these
veneered savages as white men are
treated. Tbe Constitution of tbe Unit
ed States should be so amended that
the various states can legislate re
garding the negro question as we leg
islate for the Indians."
OLD FORT ALA8KA.
Standing near Glacier Lake, like a
giant sentinel, is a remarkable relic
of the past In the shape of a great,
towering fort 50 feet In height, at
whose base may still be found In
grimly suggestive quantities piles of
human bones.
This fort stood unseen throughout
all the years of Nome's mining his
tory until a few days ago, when three
hunters happened upon It while on a
hunting trip. It had been battlemented
evidently when built, but now the bat
tlements have decayed and
their
ruins are overgrown with weeds and 1
grass, which add the final touch to
its weird exterior. The trenches are
still visible.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
The annual convention of the Clack- j
amas county Sunday schools will be halla of clty and ,8 a
held in the Evangelical church at Mil-, bnu that Dr j mitcomb Brougher,
waukle November 15, 16 and 17. Each tor of the whlte Tempiin Port
school Is entitled to two delegates, land win be here to deliver the main
provided that schools having more addreg8 and loca, speakers will also
than 50 members may send one addl-1 0Q th piatform. There win be a
tional delegate for every 15 members
above that number. The officers of
the association are: Rev. R. C.
Blackwell, president; C. Fankhauser,
vlp nrfXttftont' Mra P A Voati en...
retary. Ear, ghlb)ey treasurer. ' Tie
prograra for tne thr?e days' session
follows -UiPS
NoVember 15, 2 p. m.-Openlng ei
excises. Rev. R. C. Blackwell; words
of welcome, Mrs. F. M. Fisher; "The
Primary Department." B. M. Fisch;
"The Home Department," Mrs. T. E.
. ohru.i .. . t .n. ..Q '
hcnooi. Mrs. L. H. Axtell; Some
Essentials of Success," Rev. C. A.
Phlpps; roll call of schools and regis
tration; round table led by Mr.
Pblpps.
, Nov. 15. 7:30 p. m. Song service,
Rev. J. M. Linden; "The Bov Prob
lem." J. W. Grasle; special music;
"The Plea of the Child." Rev. E. S.
Muckley.
Nov. 1G, 9 a. m. Devotional exer
cises, Rev. R. C. Blackwell; business
session; "The Work of the District
Vice President," A. W. Fankhauser;
reports of schools; "The Preparation
of a Sunday School Lesson," Miss
May Strange; "Grading the School,"
Miss Margaret Watenpaugh; discus
sion; "The New Adult Movement,"
Mr. Phlpps.
Nov. 16, 2 o. m. Devotional exer
cises. Rev. J. R, Landsborough: "The
Bible in the Sunday School," Mrs. G.
O. Brownell; "Teacher Training." Mrs.
D. C. Latourette; "The Efficiency of
the Sunday School." Rev. W.R. Allen
"Supplemental Work." M. Phlpps;
business session; question box.
Nov. 1G. 7:30 p. m Song service.
Rev. E. C. Oakley; "The Teaching of
Temperance." B. Lee Paget: contralto
?olo. Miss Ivy B. Roake: "The Call
tho Work, the Wages." Mr. Philips.
Nov. 17, 3 p. m. Music. AllrlronVn
quartette: "Why the Young Men Stay
Away." Rev. J. F. Mitts; music. "The
Broad-Guage Sunday School," Mr.
Phlnps.
Novv17. 7:30 p. m. StJecial music:
praver; Scrinture reading: offering
and announcements: music: "Our
State Association," R. R. Steele, state
resident: "The Book We Teach and
Why," Mr. Phlnps.
NO "RED SKINS"
THIS TIME OUT
The Salem Statesman prints the
following concerning Oregon City
people:
Mr. and Mrs. E.'D. Kellv. of Ore
gon City, are in this city visiting rela
tives. They visited for a week at the
farm home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Craig and thought they would look
over the capital before returning
home. Mr. Kelly came to Oregon In
an early day from Michigan and he
helped to make this state what it now
is. During last month he returned
to the "Wolverine" state to look over
the scenes of his youth,- remaining
there about three weeks. When he
first crossed the continent in the '50a
it was by ox team and six months
time was required to reach the Pa
cific Coast: but when he went back
i to Michigan as above mentioned a
palatial railroad train whirled him
along so rapidly that but three nights
and two days were necessary for the
journey, and there were no redskins
to fear or buffalos to contend with.
A
MASS
MEETING
WILL BE HELD IN ONE OF THE
CHURCHES NEXT MONDAY
EVENING.
SPEAKING AND MUSIC
Will Be Gathered Into an Attractive
Program with a View to Please
and Interest All Are
Invited
Strenuous efforts are being put forth;
by the women of Oregon City to make
their "calling and election sure" in
the matter of the excise law, now be
fore the people of tbis city, and to be
voted on at the election In December.
To that end officers of the league that
was formed last week held a meet
ing at the home of Mrs. E. Story, and
decided to call a mas meeting for
next Monday evening. Thli meeting
u.,a ,n nnA of tha -hnrche or
musical programme arranged and it
Is planned to make the meeting at
tractive. Mrs. Thomas E. Gault, president;
Mrs. E. Stoiy, secretary; Mrs. Wil
liam Andresen, treasurer, and Mrs. C.
D. Latourette, of the Baptist church;
Mrs. W. C. Green, of the Presbyterian;
church; Mrs. J. W. Norris, of the Con
gregational church, and Mrs. Prindle,
of the United Brethren church, all
vice-presidents of the league, were
present at the meeting. Tbe vice
presidents of the Methodist and Epis
copal churches were not represented.
Plans were being made to bring tha
excise ordinance before all of the wo
men in the city in order that they may
use their Influence In behalf of the
measure, and a committee of seven
women from each of bIj churches,
will be named to Interest the women
of their immediate neighborhoods.
The members of this committee will
personally invite other women to be
present at the mass meeting.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
DISTRICT CONVENTION
AN INTERESTING PROGRAM, AT
CEDAR FALLS, BOTH AFTER
NOON AND EVENING.
The district Sunday school conven
tion was held at Cedar Falls, district
number 56, October 20. It was opened
by singing at 11 o'clock.
The district secretary being absent
Miss? Beulah Ramsay was appointed
to keep account of the proceedings.
The district superintendent not being
present, Mrs. Newton, the Cedar Falls
superintendent, took charge.
The devotional exercises were con
ducted by Rev. Mr. Longbottom. A'
discussion followed, the subject be
ing: "Are Sunday Schools Profitable
or Not?", on which Mrs. Newton, Mr.
liOngbottora, Mr. O. S. Boyles, Mrs,
Longbottom, Mr. Hunderup, Mr, New
ton and Mrs. Hunderup gave some
very interesting talks.
Louise Hunderup sang a song en
titled: "No, Never Alone." Several
songs were sung by the choir, then
lunch was served.
The afternoon session was opened at
two with a song service. It was fol
lowed by a debate: "Resolved, That
Sunday Schools Are a Greater Benefit
to a Community than Public Schools."
in which Mr. O. S. Boyles. Mr. B. F.
Boyles, Mrs. Hunderup and Mr. New
ton were on the affirmative; Mr.
Hardy and Rev. Longbottom were on!
the negative. A special song followed
by a select choir, entitled: "Is There
One Prepared for Me?"
Closed by singing "God Be with Yon
Till We Meet Again."
Rev. Mr. Longbottom pronounced
the benediction.
LETTER LIST.
Letter list for week ending Novenw
ber 1, 1907:
Woman's list Mrs. H. P. Robert
son. Mrs. H. F. White.
Men's list Dorthy Byron, Ben Bar
ton, Chas. Coin, John Carter. W. E
Harbet, G. C. Morgan, H. A. Ward.
Y