nnpr.ow r.iTV enterprise. FRIDAY. DECEMBER e. 1907.
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Maybe the voters of Oregon would
not retire Treasurer Steele on a refer
endum vote!
The Benton County Republican says
that Corvallis is full of cranberries.
Well, we can beat that, for the Wil
lamette Valley is full of prunes.
President Roosevelt's message was
the longest in the history of Presi
dents; likewise one in which the
Chief Executive had much to say and
in which there was no mincing of
words. ,
The matron of the dormitory of an
Eastern college told the co-eds In her
charge that "it cheapens a girl to
dine with a man." Perhaps that'
why Eve felt ao cheap when called to
account for her error. ,
In a caustic editorial the Oregonian
formally announced Its complete di
vorce from the Republican party or
ganization In the State, and declares
that In future It would discuss poli
tical policies from the standpoint of
an Independent newspaper. ,
The preachers of Portland, In a min
isterial association gathering Monday,
had a wordy war for a few minutes,
it was over the meeting of bankers
and business men in Portland Sunday,
Hot talk- passed between several of
the sedate divines, but peace was fin
ally patched up between them..
The White River Utes promise to
be good for a while, at least. That
old plan of charging up the death of
an -individual to the town nearest tne
Undine of the body, when no better
evidence could be found, might prove
a good plan in dealing with bad In
dians.
WANTED. A SOFT SNAP. ,
After all, the colloge professor who
proposed making Roosevelt king may
have been merely suffering from han
kering for the Job of "king's fool." If
being the people's fool will do as well,
he's it. Eugene Guard.
The Guard editor has not been
"touched" with the "king Itch' yet.
But he don't want to forget that It is a
pernicious disease when once an indi
vidual, community or nation becomes
Inoculated. When McKlnley was the
President & county chairman of Ohio,
who was holding a postofflce position
by the grace of Mark Hanna, gave ut
terance to the statement that "I be
lieve In a strong government; I be
lieve in a centralized government;
.and If we (note the change in trie
pronoun finally agree that it Is the
proper thing to do after Mr. McKln
ley 's second term to leave him In the
position for life, because It is for the
good of the people, we may see fit to
do it."
The Auditor of the county, who was
a close political friend, was horrirted
with the conversation, and so express
ed himself, when the chalrnmnpost
master reiterated his statement.
We don't want to forget that more
than one republic of the past has gone
over to empire. We don't want to
forget that there was a subtle Inocu
lation that tooK some time to do.lt
preparatory work; we "don't want to
forget that there are today in this
country many thousands who would
gladly vote to go over to empire if In
doing so they could fix themselves in
a position of honor and profit for do
ing so; we don't want to forget that if
things continue to drift as they have
been doing for some years past this
number will continue to increase.
The professor from Michigan and
the politician from Ohio are simply
voicing the sentiment of many to
whom a position of honor and profit
la more to be desired than personal
honor. This spirit is growing; some
thing must be done to insure a square
deal to all If It is not to continue to
grow. Allowing such men as Rocke
feller, Carnegie, Harrlman and Mor
gan to rise to wealth on the ruin of
thousands of others cannot but breed
a deadly distemper. Freedom thrives
on Justice; profit from the over-riding
of law that Is not punished, but
applauded, kills both freedom and
love of freedom.
Standard
Patterns
Of course, Foraker "has no expec
tation, whatever, of securing the nom
ination for the presidency, still the
fight Is on in Ohio against Taft That
"fixed" league of Republican clubs
cuts no ice with the rank and file of
Republicans. The scheme is to in
fluence votes outside of the state. It's
Just a play to catch suckers.
A return to a cash basis seems near
at hand at Chicago. Sixty thousand
dollars In clearing house checks were
destroyed Wednesday, making the tot
al retired 210,000. Only $10,000 of
the- checks have, been jglven out this
week and depositors' . requests .for
money have beetf met "without ques
tion. Practically all country corres
pondents of Chicago banks have been
taken care of and still the reserves
have been kept up.
"Mavor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland,
tihtn hn won in his contention for
Ihree-cent carfare ia that 'city and
he hi railway company-"has conceded
his' Claims and given up the fight. Be
fore the fight was given up Courts
,sheen nrostituted. officials turned
traitor to the neonle's cause, and
Johnson himself threatened with the
nenitentlarv and bodily harm. But
the fight has been continued until the
rapacious company had its fill and It
now look3 as if the people would
intn their own. in Cleveland, at
vwluv v--"'
least.
The new light being turned on the
affairs of the defunct Title and Trust
rnmnanv at Port and. shows conciu
rIvpIv how the officers of the bank
tort with the assets of the
bank under the guise of holding com
nanles. Few banks fail through trans
acting hnsiness along the lines for
whfnh hanks are chartered, but the in
centive to "plunge" is very strong, and
a certain few win qut; with the re
suit that the number or plungers in
creases; likewise the number of brok
en banks. If .the public would learn
to at once withdraw deposits from a
bank on the first intimation of "plung
ing" .they themselves might work out
a cure for the evil.
EVIL OF DRASTIC LEGISLATION.
The. Christian people often lose
sight of one thing they aeem to for
get that the pendulum moves from
one side to the other alternately, and
the further you draw It to the right
the -further to the left It goes on re
lease. It Is not a case of what we
wish, it is a case of fact. This U as
true in sentiment, as applied to the
public or individual, as in the case of
mathematics. Drastic legislation, or
drastic interpretation of existing leg
islagtion. has always had the efTect
of turning things to the other side
later. This is natures remeay io
keep things from stagnating.
The nubl c always pays me penal
ty of drastic legislation or decisions.
and in most cases more.nuenu iwa
are enacted or men chosen ny me
people who more liberally Interpret
present laws. This Is the safety valve
trrov fled by nature, tsui m -
the people interested In strenuous
legislation continue itt the saddle the
evil effect is even more mameu.
There is at once a degeneracy of the
morals of the' community ana evil
dispositions multiply rapidly. Force
always breeds contempt, and con
tempt is a forerunner of lax morals.
The Pilerlm Fathers were a stren
uous lot, and they believed as they
prayed, . for their prayers auoea vt
their austerity. And we see them
committing the gravest of crimes,
and thanking God that they had the
will and the nerve. Looking so far
backwards we can see the evil which
austerity evolved; we may oe certain
that the same laws or nature are m
force today. It seems a wise plan to
r,,m hv the mistakes or tnose wno
were, so determined tp suppress evil
hv -the Htrontr right arm," and take
that milder method shown us by the
Teacher who walked as he prayea
Wk.tcii Our Business Grow
Have
weary or dull;
t.
ana arrange tor preacui iui jwimh Tww r - , v. ..
and express their choice and then we will do the presents tip so that they may be none the wiser tmtii Amas.
you arranged o meet Santa Claas? He'll be Just as fatty this year as ever age doesn't make hlra
If votf have never met the Grand Uld Man doni miss m opportunity un y -
fenrU Rfinc the little folks In and let them look around
Buy your Christmas
Goods Early
Last season we ran short of ChrUtmat Qood this seaaon
we have a much larger stock, but yet wo may not be abl to
supply the demand for thoM Inexpensive item that have
made our counter famous,
Finished Pillow Tops.
de-
25c
Scalloped edge, embroidered slip, hand-painted, 3
signs, jack rose, poppy and sunflower, each
Finished top with over-atltched edges, floral designs .embroidered " '
effect, each '..' '. .......30c
Finished- slip, 22x23, tan linenett In tints of brown and white;
the newest thing ia art pillow' top; rustic and Indian designs.. 50c
w ..m th Tirainor.1 A. Armstrong embroidery Hk In Fllo-
Roman, Caspian and twisted' embroidery, per akeln, ..,
WAV
The Famous Henty
Books
Storlee that never orow old-llandnoino tn-w edition In
cloth with a varli-ty of cover dealgn; good print and
paper. Our special price,.... .
A largo assortment of toy books In both pap-r and Ilnn
cover 10 n'1
a iwrU'n of t'ti
,25c
15o
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'Duster Brown" and hi funny prank;
book; board cover, each
.4o
,.15o
.12. 15, 23 and 25o I;
Juvenile book, board cover, each
Handsome gift books, printed oa good paper title Iti gold and
floral, gold top. ach
Standard copyright book, Including mme of th literary ucce
In of recent yrar"The Weten.r." Pillar of Witht," etc., ea.
23o
58o
There'a always something doing In
politics. The contest over the excise
law wa not ended until John C Jnc-
rue of Astoria, came to town with
hu little hoomlet under his arm. Mr.
McCue was a member of the lower
house of the Oregon Legislature at
the laat session and is now Deputy
niatrint Attorenv of Clatsop county,
and will probably be a candidate for
the Republican nonmlnatlon for Dis
trict Attorney for the Fifth Judicial
niatrfpt pomnrlsine Clackamas, Clat
sop, Columbia and Washington coun
ties, E. B. Tongue, of Hillsboro, is an
aspirant, also, for this place. Mr. Mc
Cue was looking over the field In this
county, and sounding the politicians
to see whom he couia coum uu
supporters.
Van lived with Comedian
fnpk several years as his wife with
out the formality of a weddlngr eere-
mony, and now she is painea to nnu
thnt he wnnts to marry another. Why
should any such women ever expect
otherwise? Oregonian.
The Oregonian Is about forty cen
turies behindhand in this, its irsual
nlace in the procession. lng neiore
the marriage ceremony men and wo
men "were given in marriage anu
the Creator blessed the union. The
marriage ceremony neitner anus w
nor detracts from in the eyes of the
Creator. It is man's invention for the
protection of the woman ana tne cuu
Hn and such is a wise safeguard
that 'all should recognize. But in the
eyes of the Creator the ceremony is
rither here nor there. And the more
Intelligent communities recognize the
claims of the Van woman, ana in jy
eral States legislation provides pro-
for the woman' and the off-
onrtnir We zlorv in the spunk of the
Van woman in sticking; we cannot
commend her judgment in falling to
conform to best usage or society,
as
We have been reading much the
THAT EXCISE LAW.
Tiean. Ore.. December 2.
tjvi Knternrise: Allow me a few
nmra nlease now that SO much 18
hein'flald In the Enterprise favora
ble to the saloon and unfavorable to
the proposed excise law. It seems to
me that it is the duty of every self-
respecting person to do an in nis or
I. m .mT.'.JL 'i r .-A J
Decorated
Tea Sets
China Tea Sets, lfi '
pieces 25c
China Tea Sot, 23
piece and larger 40o
Tin Tea Sets, 7 pieces
Tin Tea Sets, 12 pieces, larger Jiae 256
Child tin cup and saucer,..,
Child's tin mugs, decorated,.
Child's China mugs, decorated, v 8 and 1 c
Come here for DecoratedjChina, Cops and Saucers,
Salad Bowls, ?lates, Vases, etc
A Few Stple Items at
Small Prices.
Dark-colored outing flannels. Jiwt? right for making comforts, pr yd, 7c
Full size comfort, covered wiLj Bllkaline, tilled with sanitary
cotton, each 1 3
Flannelettes in great variety of folora, nice new pattern, per yd 10c
Men's suspender in many gtylei light or heavy weight, pr. pair. .25c
Men's light colored nef ligee sairk nlc soft materials, good pat
terns ' "? " ' 80c
Men's best heavy work ahirt, Veil made, dark pattern .....50c
Men's heavy-weight wool ock. tjm or gray, good quality.. 20 and 25
1 1 . vJukt warm mti
Men' wool mixed oc, gray coior, nic-uiuiu wC.6uS -....
serviceable f '
Ladles' extra size vests and pant), good heavy cream colored gar
ment. ' 1-
Ladles' Outing Flannel underskirf, liberal sizes; our special price, 45a
Black sateen underskirts, full wUt'h, nice quality.... ...f....98c
Wool fascinators, several colors.jgood quality, large size 28c
Fur neck scarfs, good quality, blck or brow a 96e
Fine quality niching, neck lengthy pink, blue, and. white ..5c
-..v. .. n -..1, ,Mta nH iin 8ft tilna to the cube 4c
VUUo yiun, uiauft, - .v -
Good quality side or back comb4 Special price
Safety, pins, black or nickel, all sfees, per card of 1 doz.
Toilet soap, large cake, nicely perfumed, 6 cake for..,.
1
rag
T m IH
A Oy Y A av
AGrfit feN -ZZZ- .jCTrr--HW
before
ihowi).
Automobile In a number of different style with good, utron
springs, each
Tarkey that gobble and g-eo that quack, too many to toll you about;
come and e thm.
Iron toy for rough by from 8 to 50o
Hook and Ladder, fire engine, exprew waon and train, 25 and 30c
Tin and Iron toy for little one ....5 and 10c
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,15a
.35c
tOc
4c
25c
Dolls Dolls
4c
.150
,.25c
,.15c
..25o
Bique Doll, long hair, jointed arm
Illque Dull, long hair, full Jointed arm and
le(s, painted eye,...... ....
Ral Bisque Doll, full jointed arm anl leg.
long hair, aWping eye
Kid-body IVolls, II Inches long, nice hair..
Kid-body Doll, 13 Inch long, curly hair,
leeplng eye
Kld lXMly Doll, ieplng eyes, nice curly
hair, large ! 4le, 85c and S1.13
Kxtra quality kid body Dull. 2J Inche long.
natural curly hair, vlnlbla teeth. $1 38
Same In largo size,..,, $2 00
DRESSED DOLLS
We have a fin- line of Drteied, jointed, blique head Doll, with hoe
and etoeklng.
Dressed Dolls, 11 In., stationary eyes............ 25 and 33o
IJiautlfully dreSMod rJils, with Bleeping eyes, hoe and stocking
and pretty hat, each........ 48, 63, 75 and 85o
Fatra fine dressed Dj11, largo alzea, trimmed hat, leplng eye;
one that will gladden the heart of the little ones, "
each $1.25, $1.50, $2.25
Fine large dressed rubber Dolls........ 25 and 48c
Stuffed brown Bear, jointed limbs, .....23 and 35c
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1 4 I jre st,pply yoar wants cp to the last moment before Santa starts on the road, bot the
jLVeiUClllbSf 1 eariy bird'' gets the choice. If yoti don't see what you want in the other stores be
sre to come to os, we may have Jost what yot are Joofctng for. No trouble to show goods; always pleased
to greet old and new customers.
COME EARLY AND OFTEN.
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Oregon City the day. previous io
dance, then go to said place and get
beastly drunk, don't 11 iook bbph---
ous
? One case of recent occurrence, bad Influences.
there In or about a Ralw that Is mor
ally unllfting? The whole atmoephere
iof those places 1 contaminated with
The mnslo I not al-
. .. ... .. w. i I ,.t a Mo-h oraila and the miml-
too Why is it a certain party " " :. ..
, ' . . iwii hv thn'elans. men and women, what are
r fn boII Intoi cat ng IlQUOr. iacjl aid mo l"' """"
rlrlnlf
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doea do so? wnue not locaicu
Oregon City he Is In Clackamas coun
ty and under its official jurisdiction.
Is our laws a farce? or is jostlce only
a mockery. What encouragement is
there for parents to try to rear and
educate children as they ought, to be,
when men of education and culture
set bad examples for young men to
that adorn
saloon walls of a type one can gaze at
and be any better for having seen
them? I sav no! Influences which
tend to lower, and not bnild np, per
vade 99 per cent of the saloons. It
1 the men and boys money the sa
loonlst wants and he who docs not
upend freely or treat people Is not
wanted there. Men who haven't sons
. . , v ,-imQ ,,f hnnrri. i ho nnwer tn aid In a reform move-
iPn7 But what abVut the crime of ex- ment of this kind. 'Tis a disgrace , jo
ploiting which led to the hoarding? i a town the size of Oregon City to have
Only the exploiters know the extent) and support so many saloons -as It
nf their folly; and when the public doe.
la put wise to the fact that there Is; Perhaps the patrons of those p aces
exploiting tony in the air, not know- would feel a little uncomfortable to
to AS Ixtmt it exists and not have to go into a room without screens
tng to v y,oon .,, flr(, ,VB "wifev" oasa along Just in
Knowing LTn ,A "h nhhy" lubricate his
thev become scared and begin to put throat with liquid fire.
..o tnr a "ralnv day?" Hoarding are not the only onei,
makes a bad matter worse, but the young men and boys .
Crdlng is the result of folly in ex- Mr., Editor seems to.donb ih fact
loWl and the man to receive first that , boys under ago get liquors in
cr? iclsm is the one Who commits the Oregon City saloons.. .There have
cZe thkt causes the unrest , that en- been cases of n ..JWf . 8m
nances the hoarding trouble. drunk, and when they take a trip to
follow? Perhaps men do not truly re- of their own, cannot excuse thorn
allze the depth of the wrong they do selves of a plain duty of good example
by this one thing of setting an ex-Lto their friends or nelgbtort sons;
ample for young ones to follow. Why I perhaps Rome do not think of this or
cannot there be a few more names ad- Its significance, "Am I my brother s
ded to the list headed by George i keeper." If I am in error as to Its
Washington who never told a He. for) meanlng please Inform me correct y.
us mothers to hold up as moaeis vi nave riycu mm
But "hubbys"
there are the
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sons, men wnose cnaracier w
of emulation?
I presume Teddy and his little club
win he one name that will become
time-worn in history as G. W. Ted-
dy'B big stick Is what is needed in
this county. I do not see how anyone
who has the welfare of a place at
heart can see any good in a saloon, or
what benefit they are to a , place.
Young men never learn anything good
there, nor old oner? either. If mett and
boys must play cards, do It at home;
likewise taking a "drink." What Is
fluence as much thought as any one
has, and I think If we mothers are ex
pected to do our part by rearing large
families, we ougni to nave aoincuuuB
encouraging to look ahead to In the
future.
, ' "A MOTHER."
own knowledge, has been Inaccurate.
She assumes that the fight over the
excise ordinance was ono directed
against the saloon. This may have
been the Idea of the rank and file but
the scheme la its Inception was mere
ly a fight against saloon keepers.
When this ordinance was first pre
sented one of the prominent gentle
men behind It atatod to us that he
was not In favor of prohibition but If
this measure failed of passage ho
would do his best to see that local
option was applied and Incidentally
stated that the liquor element in the
State had made possible Governor
Chamberlain's re-election. The fact
that the Governor has made an ex
ceedingly good official was no vin
dication of its Judgment and poaslbly
made It all the more criminal,
If this was a fight for ultimate pro
hibition In which everything was fair,
If the saloon keeper is not a human
being and entitled to . no more con
sideration than a destructive animal,
and If he has no legal or moral rights
which need bo respected, we can seel
the justification for the fight. Unfort
unately we can not take this point of
view. i
If this ordinace waM Intended mere
ly to regulate the traffic it must flrt
be shown that the existing regula
tor them. We have heard of a ivr
women in local aaloon but In twy
caso that we have Investigate It
was proven that tlny were woina of
no character from Portland.. VV
have seen no drink suld to-mliirs,
but have Been them refused an or
dered out. We know of no vlolrona
of the midnight ordinance or d the
Sunday closing laws n Oregon City,
and we have tiled to find such maes.
These facts do not argue a netwitlty
for the drastic features of an mclsa
law. ;
The real- question Is one o! "sa
loons" or 'no saloons" and tre I
ample opportunity under our liws to
determine this question on it merits
without the Injection of politics and
unfair methods. , J
We consider that the resultof Mnn- !
day's election hows that the aajority
of our citizens agree with m In this
position, even If It can not be con-
Htmed as a satisfaction wlti present
conuiiions, ;
The above communication la the at
temnt. nf nn intelligent woman to dis-
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cuss-a local question with which Bnei"V wbib nmuBquam. wo nave nuuru
Is all too unfamiliar, and the Informa-' of young boys becoming intoxicated
tnn whtfih has been furnished her. but ,ln every case we have also found
,and which she would not know of her that men have made . the purchases
,To Btop that pain In tbg feck, that '
Btlffnoss of the Joints and muscles,
take Plnules. They are naranteed.
Don' suffer from rheumatism, back
ache kidney trouble, whonrou get 30
days' treatment for $1.00. A Bingle
dose at bed time proves Heir merit.
Get them " today, sold lj Hutitl ey
Bros. " '