OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY,'. NOVEMBER 1, 1907.
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Subscribers will find the date of ex
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lowing their name. It last payment is
not credited, kindly notify us, and
the matter will receive our attention.
And the Oregon City banks resum
ed payment next day; likewise many
other country banks.
A Hindoo who was In Estacada last
week made the statement that he
could lick any three Americans. That
was what the Spaniard said before
they tried It.
' Dreams are said to go by contra
ries. And the man who buys stocks
on that Harriman tip that "now is the
time to buy" is likely to find he has
been indulging in a dream.
But a small part of the business is
transacted with real money. And now
that we have a little larger proportion
to transact in an effort to move the
big crops does not need to cause any
alarm.
Roosevelt has told Senator Bourne
that his JlOOO-premlum on the best
third term argument does not please
him, and that if he wishes to retain
his best wishes he will call off his
scribes.
What a time the Portland police
are having. About the only energy
displayed by any of them Is in catch
ing each other up for delinquencies,
and then vllllfylng the one found
guilty, -i
Attorney Reynolds, of Walla Wal
la, sued the Statesman for $35,000
on the charge of libel. After two
long trials, costing the attorney hun
dreds of dollars, he secured a verdict
of $250.
Mayor Lane says that the unusual
number of accidents in Portland de
monstrates the need of an emergency
hospital. We would suggest that it
demonstrates the need of curbing the
Indifference of those whose careless
ness causes these accidents.
This 13 no time to hoard. We know
of no good time to hoard, but this of
all times la not a good time. Keep the
money in circulation; there's as much
money today as a week ago; keep
what you have moving and every one
will have enough and to spare.
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
Bays that Bryan and Roosevelt will be
the opposing Presidential candidates
next year, and that Bryan wiirwin the
Presidency. Vardaman may be a
seer, and know; then again he may be
just guessing, and making a bad mess
of it at that.
The Portland bankers and editors
talk as if the closing of the banks by
the Governor was to aid the country
banks. While there is no doubt that
the Portland banks are in good condi
tion financially, yet we are satisfied
that the country banks are' In even
better condition than the banks of the
cities. But the storm seems to be
over for this blow.
The fact that Rockefeller and Mor
gan, working hand in hand, could not
stay the onslaughts of those who
efared collapse of New York institu
tions, and that several banks went
down after those two rich men
promised all kinds of help, shows how
rotten must be the class of frenzied
finance that has been so popular in
New York City., . , , .,
A grand jury has found the Salem
Council negligent in the safeguarding
of the city's interests in a recent im
provement costing many thousands
of dollars. Graft has been charged,
but the jury did not find graft, or
finding It decided to whitewash the
Council; at any rate it freed it from
the taint of graft but said it had been
negligent.
PENALTY OF PLAYING WITH FIRE
It's the same old v story r knock
down the first block In a long row
and one by one they will tumble till
all are down. We all learned this as
little boys and girls, when we were
first taught to play with our new
blocks. " I
And there Is little change in condi
tions as we grow older. The "blocks"
that we set on end by dint of great
labor are as easily tumbled down as
those we played with In our younger
years. And It matters not whether;
we set up all the blocks, or if a por-;
tion of these "blocks" are set up hyi
others the conditions are about the
same and the natural phenomena:
works out In much the same manner. ,
Business institutions act tn sym
pathy. An hundred large and small
Institutions stand side by side and'
as certain as fate, if one of the larger .
tumbles to the ground, the whole row !
is affected and it Is a wonder if;
many do not go down, and out before ,
the end comes.
What should this teach us? First!
of all that we should butld on a solid
foundation. We should do this so 1
that there will not be the first one of
the larger Institutions to fall. We ;
know the Inevitable end if one doesj
fall. And still we go on and build ;
taking little heed to the facts as to
whether Institutions are erected on
solid foundations or not. And then,
further along, there Is a crash and
we are forced to stop and consider
of the building.
But the worst Is yet to come: '
Knowing that. a mushroom lnstitu-,
tlon. If it assume proportions of con-!
sequence will do great damage In Its j
fall; knowing, too, that it will most
certainly fall at the first pinch If not
eliminated from the business world .
before that pinch comes; we still
smile at Its erection and continuance,
hoping against hope that when it I
falls we may be in position to protect !
ourselves and perhaps pick up a
few choice sections from the wreck
at our own price.
It Is Impossible for a mushroom In
stitution to run till it breaks and not
do Injury to general business condi
tions. Is it wise or fair to allow It to
run because a few can profit through
Its manipulations and failures Yet,
but for the fact that certain ones
expect to profit such Institutions would
not be allowed; they would be
crushed out at the outset. Wall
Street has use for such concerns In
plucking the "greenles." But can the
country afford to permit them to ex
ist? It is such Institutions that make
the trouble; but for such Institutions
much of the fleecing of the lambs by
Wall Street would be Impossible.
And then, when the day of reckon
ing comes, and the country settles
the account at a three-fold price. Wall
Street sits by the picture of Inno
cence. The present flurry is not the result
of natural conditions; no panic could
come Inline midst of plenty through
normal conditions: only the milking
of the public by Wall Street-Standard
Oil methods can bring a panic In the
midst of abundance.
; The New York Clearing House has
known that . these robbing -schemes
were being fostered' In the banking
houses of New York. Its officers
knew, too, that the only outcome
must be trouble and loss. Why were
they allowed to run unmolested even
awarded friendly associations until
the eve of the trouble? Simply be
cause those who fostered them were
profiting by such association, with a
view to getting out from under be
fore they themselves were hurt per
sonally caring not for the rest of
humanity.
There will be little sympathy for
the New York bankers from those
who understand the manipulations of
the past. They were playing with
fire, they knew It, and they deserve
no sympathy.
But the people at large should In
sist that these wild-cat Institutions,
that are fostered as long as they can
bring grist to other more conserva
tive banks, be closed never again to
open. The fall of one Institution In
the long row Is certain to knock
others down with it; that It is certain
to fall Is a positive fact, time alone
being necessar yto cause It to tumble.
Let the New York banks stop playing
; with the fire If they would not get
burned. The present disturbance is
but the outcome of playing too close
to the "grate."
It Is well for the people of the
State of Oregon to stop and consider
the outcomo of the adoption of the
Initiative and referendum. At this i
tlmo there are many protests going
up against it In the State. But stop
and analyze the Bource of these pro
tests. Don't forget that this law has
taken the power away from the bood
lers and that they, as a natural se
quence, will "holler." And don't for
get this other fact: That when a
movement for- goods gains headway
the opponents will always organize a
reactionary movement, and will al
ways otganixe and bring to their sup
port all those who are disappointed In
the good measure men who are nat
urally honest but never see as great
benefits for the new law as they had
anticipated, the measure being good
but some people expecting too, much
and that the boodlers always hope,
with the aid of these dlssastlfled
ones, to be able to turn up side down
even the very measure which If
amended and made to fit will bring
about wonderful reforms. Already the
boodlers have organised, and certain
dissatisfied ones are unconsciously
aiding these men to form an organiza
tion which has but one end In view
the plundering of the people. It re
mains to be seen If enough well-ln-tentloned
people can be fooled Into re
turning like the "fool to his folly."
The railroads are IT. The courts
and the Influence of the courts are
nothing except In the punishment of
the little offender. Keep your fingers
off our business or you will get them
burnt! Is the deft of the railways.
The Federal Court, satisfied of the
unfairness of the Increased rates on
lumber, Issued M Injunction against
the Increase being put Into effect but
provided that the railways might
charge the Increase, and collect the
old rate, the shipper being compelled
to give bond for the payment of the
difference In case the United States
Court said the railways were right In
the contention. Now the railways
defy the courts and the government
and have notified their agents not to
receive shipments of lumber at any
price. In other words, the railways,
which are suposed to be the servants
of the people, say to the people that
they will do as they please and when
they can't do that they won't do any
thing. What do the people amount
to, anyway?
If the newspapers of the East are
correct in tiieif diagnosis of the case
the New York Yacht Club has'a yellow
streak, and is fearful that Sir Thomas
Lipton may carry away the American
cup If sensible .rules of racing are
adopted. There Is no sufficient reason
why specifications should bo such
that a yacht monstrosity can be built
to win; thC yachts should be built
along useful lines, and not be racing
freaks.
Certain Oregon editors are fearful
lest the direct primary law will de
stroy parties. As long as people look
at thing3 differently there will be two
or more parties, no fear. But If we
could attain to a government so hon
est and true that It met the demands
of all voters, what harm would there
be in the death of all parties? In
that event they would not stay dead
any longer than we had good govern
ment. It is an easy matter to organ
ize a party when once occasion de
mands it.
Mr.. Rockefeller says: "That cor
porations are a necessity in the com
plex life of this generation no one
but a demagogue attempts to deny,
but the problem of the day is to put
the corporation in its proper place
where it will be the honest servant
of the public." And that's where we
propose to put them, John. Corpora
tions are all right, when they are
good; the problem now is to make
them be good. And President Roose
velt believes in starting out to con
vert the chief sinner Standard Oil
at the outset. ,
THE CORVALLIS TIMES' VIEW.
"The Tlch men In Wall Street are
having a panic. It is a luxury to
which they are welcome. It is theirs
by divine right, and not a soul Is en
vious. They have gambled in secur
ities that were mostly inflation, and
a lot of water has leaked out. They
have used the funds of banks in fin
ancing their frenzied operations, and,
creditors in some cases are calling in
vain for their money. Poker sha-ps
who run a bluff on four aces gener
ally bump the bottom. The play in
Inflated stocks is a grand game of
bluff, and when the bubble Is pricked
there is a collanse. It ought to hap
pen so often that stock gambling
would cease. The practice is the
bane of the country, snd the gamblers
vultures that prey on honest endeavor.
The best thing in th2 career of Mr.
Roosevelt, is that he has made war
on those dishonest and undesirable
citizens."
Editors who have recently scored
Rockefeller for plundering the public
through the Standard Oil Co. went
gushy over his coming to the rescue
or Wall Street last week. Mr. Rocke
feller came to the rescue why? Be
cause that If there was a big slump
in prices he would lose more than
any one other Individual. There Is
not a company In which he Is Inter
ested that Is not one vast mass of
watered stocks. A slcmp In prices
would have squeezed some of the
water out of these Investments, and
he 19 not ready at this time for that
kind of a squeeze. But wait until he
Is ready wait until It Is a part of
his game to squeeze and then see
how large a "rescue" force he mar
shalls to the aid of Wall Street or
the financial distress of New York
and the country. Rockefeller was
simply aiding In the protection of his
own, and be did no more than any
other wise financier would have done
and others would not have tried to
make the Nation think It a philan
thropic act.
' T MARRIAGE .LICENSES.
Ellsworth Chester and Ethel M. Long-
well.
Clinton Chappell and Anna May Row
I laud.
Joseph A. Allqulst and Florence II.
, Chaffee.
Jlenry Welk and Alma Klebo.
Jeremiah Marlon Harrington and
liHiim tlertrudo Greaves,
lelno Peper and Met ha llellberg.
Milton K. KM red uud Elva 11. Whit
'. lilg.
E. A. Sharer and Nora Hello Leabo.
Everett 11. Williams and Mary Tracey
1 Irfwls.
MARRIAGES.
AIJ.QUISTCHAKFEE At St. Paul's
Episcopal church. Oregon City,
Oct. at), 1907. Joseph A. AllqulHt
and Miss Florence U. Chaffee, both
; of Minneapolis, Minn., Rev. Bowen
officiating.
HAIWlllTHHANKE At Sherwood
Sunday, Oct. 27, 1907, Harry Hals
wlrth and Miss Selma Hanke.
HARRINGTON- GHEAV1CS At the
home of the bride In Oregon City.
- Oct. 80. 190T. J. M. Harrington, of
Butte,' Mont., aud Miss Gertrude,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Greaves.
ELD RE IV WHITING At tho bride's
home In Oregon City, Oct. 26. 1907,
Milton E. Eldred. of Minneapolis,
Minn., and Miss Elva II. Whiting,
Rev. R. Nettlcton, of Portland, officiating.
BIRTHS.
GIRL To Mr. and Mrs. Percy Allen,
of New York city, a daughter. Mm.
Allen was Miss Maud Morey, well
known In this city.
The Mt. Scott News man believes In
Statement No. 1. He says: "By all
means Statement No. 1, and the Ini
tiative and Referendum. Oregon should
be proud to know that her Senators
can be elected by the people, and that
no taint of money to buy them seats,
can bo even suggested. It is too true
of other States. Tls said, that 1100.-
000 was the price paid by the Senator
from Colorado. Perhaps that Is the
reason the Oregonlan wauts to go
back to the old regime. There Is
nothing In It for the grafters, the way
It Is now. Hold fast to that which Is
good, when we have proved It to be
good."
DEATHS.
OS BURN Sunday, Oct. 27, 1907. at
Damascus, F. M. Osborn, aged 61
years.
BROWN In Portland Oct U. 1907.
Mrs. Hannah Ellis Brown, aged 81
years. Funeral was hold at Canby
Sunday.
Ml'DGE At her home In Ilwaco,
Wash.. Oct. . 1907. Mrs. Elizabeth
Madge, aged 74 years. She was an
old Oregon pioneer, settling in
Clackamas county In 1 S 17. i
HAULER At Gladstone Oct. 75, 1907,
Mrs. Ellen A. Blabler, aged 34 years.
Enjoin the Railroads.
Federal Judges C. E. Wolverton
and C. H. Hanford Wednesday, at tho
conclusion of the hearing of the peti
tion of the Pacific Coast Lumber
Manufacturers' Association for an 'or
der temporarily restraining the North
ern Pacific Railway and other rail
roads from putting Into effect today
the proposed Increase In castbound
rates on lumber at 10 cents per hund
red pounds, making the rate 60 cents
Instead of 40 cents, granted the In
junction asked for against the rail
roads pending the final determination
of the Justice of the new rates by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
REAL ESTATE
James Cllne to J. tl. Glover. of
nwV4, Hoe'O, town 2m, range 6u, 78
acres. $il00.
John Relchen lo F. A. King, 40
acres of Robert Arthur die., town 2
and lis. range lie. Iltioti.
Forest 1. Phelps to IS. E. Myers, t)
acres from Geo. Willis' die., sees 19
and 20, town is, rungo 2. $7500.
G. W. Wonacott to E. L. and C. W.
Wonacott, part lot ,3, nwli of so4,
see .20, town Us, range 4o, 34 acres,
Sr.ooo.
Christina McMIUen to Furman Bur
bee, lots 7 aud 1(1, blk 6, Sunset City.
$1.
Mary J, flans to John BlUner, part
Win. Holmes dir., see 31. town 2s,
range 2e, 1 acre. $1550,
A. H. Pattullo to Miss I L, Cox,
lot 47, Ftimvon. $120,
Ira C. Shattuck to Geo. A. Thacker.
lot 10. blk 13, Pleasant Hill add. Or
egon City, $0.11).
If. S. of A. to Manning Van Alstlne.
nw4 see 14, town C, range 4e, Kit)
acres, Patent.
Manning Van Alstlne to Chas. 8.
Russell et al., liwVi' sec 14, town Cs,
range 4e, lt',0 acres. 11750.
P. Drinker to Chas II. Russell, V4
Inte. sw4 of ne'4, aW of nwVi and
nwU of nw4j sec 24, town (Is, range
4. 100 acres. $1.
Chas. B. Hussnll to Frank P. Drink
er, li Int. ae4 of neVii nty of ne4
and nx'4 of nwV. sec 24, town 6s.
range 4e, 100 acres. $1.
R. U Herran to Crown-Columbia
Pulp & Paper Co., timber on 112
acres sec. 31, tqwn 2s, range 4e. $1.
T. S. A. to Frank P. Drinker, swVi
of ne"4), y of nw and nw4 of
nw'4, sec. 24. town Cs, range 4c, l GO
acres, Patent.
U. S. of A. to Chas B. Russell. 4
of neVi, nV4 of ne4 and ne4 of nw4,
sec. 24. town 6s, range 4. 100 acres.
Patent.
Eliza M. Evans to Lewi E. Evans,
lots 13. 14. 15 and 10. blk 37, Oregon
Iron and Steel Co.'s 1st add. Oswego.
$200.
Herman F. Relchel to Frank Krause
16 acres .c. 20, town Is, range 2o.
$1600.
Jars, Fruits and Spices
The canolitii season In drawing to a
close but we are still in the midst ot
tho season of Preserves and Pickles.
Nloo Preserve and Sweet Plcklel
prove very toothsome.
FULL LINE OF FRUITS IN SEASON
And the price are always as low as
good Fruit cau bu Mold, aud we can
sell you spices uud seasoning to pre
serve them and to give flavor.
GROCERIES IN ALL BEST BRANDS
In convenient shape for delivery and
In bent possible shape to keep until
such time as you can use them.
A little cash goes a long way at our
store.
I We are buyers of farm produce, and
!pay the highest price for nice good.
Always In the market for it' Kid butter
and fresh eggs.
A. ROBERTSON
Seventh St. Grocer.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Notice hereby given that a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Crown
Boy' Mining & Milling Co.. of which
you are a member, will meet at 8.00
P. M., Monday. November 11. 1907.
at the office of O. F. Anderson, 414
Main street for the purpose of ar
ranging for collection of all delin
quent assessments and such other
business a may legally come before
i the meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
47t5 D. C. BAKER.
Secretary.
' Money transferred by Postal Tele-
'graph.
PROHIBITION IN THE SOUTH.
"Within five year the South will
be solid for prohibition. This I my
absolute belief, based on a trip juxt
completed through the Southern
state, where Prohibition Is In the air."
The foregoing prophecy was voiced
by Mrs. L M. N. Stevens, of Portland,
Me.. National president of the W. C.
T. U who has been attending the
Georgia 8tat W. C. T. U. convention
at Columlm.
"The Georgia convention was
traonllnarily enthusiastic," mild Mrs.
Stevens, "and then' were evidences
on every hand that the Georgia pub
lic Is delighted with the new stale
law Imposing eomplnle Prohibition."
It was predicted today at tho Illi
nois Prohibition headquarter, that the
Alabama IeglnlaturH will give that
state a Prohibition law within l
week. Within the last two weej(
eight Alabama counties have voted
for Prohibition,
FOR .SALE.
A small driving team, with buggy
and harness. See or addrewa,
C. E. BARNEY,
R. F. I). No. 3. Oregon City.
40 2t
FOR SALE.
A full blooded Durham bull, with
pedigree, six year old. Will sell for
$.'. C. N. Gl'TTRIDOH.
47tl Sprlngwater.
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MAIN STREET, CORNER 7TH
OREGON CITY, OREGON
One of the principal causes for car
shortage Is the "skin game" that all
roads are engaged In. As there Is a
car shortage each road is keeping all
Its cars at home, as far as possible,
and where It has cars from other
roads so shifts them about In Its bus
iness that they will not get off the
holding line and back home where
they are owned. And so perfect has
the system of holding the other fel
low's cars become that each one Is
suspicious of the other and will not
give shippers cars for shipments be
yond the limit of the system on which
they are to be loaded.
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A sweeping reduction in all our depart
ments. I am going to put in new lines
and must therefore sacrifice my entire
stock in order to make room.
ABSOILVTEILY FJO FAKE
Following are a few of the many lines we are trying to sacrifice :
In the latest dispatches from Cuba
we learn of an attempt to burn the
American quartermaster's corral at
Havana, In which there were 250
horses and mules, a quantity of sup
plies and a number of wagons. The
fire broke out while the employes
were at supper and was undoubtedly
of an Incendiary origin, and it is now
believed that a fire last week In the
medical depot In the arsenal was also
Incendiary. This is only one of many
like reports which we constantly hear
and which speak so eloquently of the
loyalty to this Government and of the
respect for Its authority which obtains
in Cuba.' Is it worth our while, after
all, to attempt to construct a free
and Independent republic out of a
parcel of white monarchists, a group
of yellow agitators, and a horde of
negroes? We have every evidence
that the United States Is cordially
hated for Its pains by Spaniard and
Cuban alike.
It is only a very few years
since practically all the business was
carried on with promises to pay; and
in those days people did not have as
perfect a system of these paper prom
ise: as now. In those days it was
nearly all barter and sale; trade at
the country store or grist mill. Today
we have a perfect system of check,
draft, sight draft, etc., and no need to
worry if there Is a day or so when you
have but little gold to Jingle in your
pockets.
Senator Fulton and Congressman
Hawley have been "going the rounds"
lately, but whether to find out the
needs of the State and district or
simply to fix up their fences time
alone will tell.
A theatrical company playing on
the Coast gives "A Message from
Mars." From our latest information
It is as reliable as any other that
has come from that far-away planet
so far.
Rev. John M. Linden will preach on
"Swearing" next Sunday night. We
can't say whether he expects to talk
from experience, or observation; if
you must know go and hear him.
With 115 divorce" cases on the
dockets in this county can any one
doubt that Clackamas, county is the
"nerve center" ot the universe?
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CARPETS GLASS I CROCKERY
Gt3tcTyiUOlOr'50C .ft?- c -ps and saucm, , 40c
nuw J3c per ya. . J0xl2t 6c each 75, " " c.nr
Halt wool, 65c carpet now 45c iotM 7C ,aru , . . .. ,c
All wool 90c carpet now 75c JH 8c each and a11 ouf stock accordingly,
$1.25 wool carpet now $1.00 Mx8; ,0c each .
16x20, 20c each WALL PAPER
LINOLEUMS ' Hi 2 .oc Pap, p . r?n
75c values now 50c per yard 24x32, 45c each c it c
$1.00 " " 75c " " 24x28, 40c each ?5c 15c
28x32, 60c each Oc 20c
P A TMTQ 3030' ch 30c
r A1IN I 24x36, 55c each !
mperial best garanteed 5 years ' yr,. - t
per gallon $1.25 Hit cnen Lhairs
per quart 35c FtMii 75cvalues - - 55c each
1 -Till I $1.25 values - 1.00"
$1.25 screen doors for 75c each
$2.00 " 4,$i.25" I firs
25c val. window screens J 5c " . tJU,. " Avcc
35c " " 44 20c .
' CI I $1.25 values - - 75c each
$3.50 top matress $2.25 j
-fSU $ CSt Ranges and Stoves
3-50 " 2.25 Ranges from - - $22.50 up
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These are facts. If yoti see it in out ad it's so. Call
and be convinced.
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Main and Seventh Sts