OEEGON CITY ENTERPRISE
THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR -No, 62.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
ROOSEVELT
AND BRYAN
MAY LEAD THE TWO BIO PARTIES
IN THE NEXT PRESIDEN
TIAL CAMPAIGN.
FRIENDS OF THE MASSES
Both Men Head and Shoulder Above
The RnkJ and FileTwo Not
able Character, with a
Strong Following.
Washington, Pit. 10. It 1h now gen
erally conceded that Mr. Iiryan t
to In) tin nominee of hi party next
year. All opposition appear to haw
faded away, and It will bo surprising
If any of a formidable character
spring tit' between now and the Hunt
ing of the National convention.
If Mr. Iiryan la a prophet a well
an a phllonpher, Thi'odore Hooaovf It
would be a candidate for the Republi
can. "And I can bent him at Hie, polls,"
added Mr. Iiryan, with a aelf confident
hinile. "I would JumI a mi HMi run
tcalnat Roosevelt an any one,"
It I a curious fact that thctm two
men, who may bo the rival gladia
tor In, next year arena and who
have aurh great following among tho
American people, are very much alike
tit some tif their chief characteristics,
luth deal with tho people with re
markable frankness. luth art at
mi ik t continually talking, lioth advo
cate a ht of thing that never come
to pun" and that a majority of the
people do lint take kindly to, but that
make no difference, Their mistake
do not Nccm to hurt them, ltluuder
which would damn and ruin forever
more an ordinary public man only
eeni to maku them tho stronger In
the affection of their follower, That
la because they have risen mo high
because they are In the tMipular hero
clitHH, In a da by themselves.
Itoth are "reformer," Uith "radi
cals," or. at leant; Mr, Iiryan was un
til Mr, Itoodevelt put him In the con
hi rvaflve clan by contrast, lloth these
men are preacher, inot excellent
and copious aermontrem, and always
at It - only accident took them Into
politic and deprived the pulpit of
bright and abiding light. What a
revivalist Mr, Bryan would have
made, And what a controveralallat
Mr. Roosevelt!
Hut In the last analysis the two
men hold their high place in the pop
ular esteem becau" they have. In
one way or another, convinced the
nnoiHi-.H they nrO sincere, earn cat
friend of the pniple, tigaltiHt wrong
In all sort of place. whethr In gov
ernment, finance or Industrialism. The
American people like a good preacher,
performance doesn't count for ho
much, o long a then? are plenty of
promises.
If Mr. Iiryan la right, and It I to
bo Roosevelt against Bryan, we shall
, have a great campaign, Creek will
meel (Ireek; Idol agalNHt Idol; preach
er and protntaer versus protnlHer nnd
preacher; tlovRMHses warmed to fev
erish fervor of advocacy; tho analyti
cal mind looking on with cool dis
daln. The moral certainty of Mr. Uryun's
nomination ha rained for the Ropub
llcana an Interesting practical que
lion: Who can beat him? Opinion
differ, of course, Some think the Re
publican would bo stronger agnlnst
Iiryan with a conservative candidate,
while other believe Kpulnrlty, the
fctchlntn of hero-worshiping, oiv one
aide miiat bo matched agaltiHt the
same thing on tho other, and tho dev
il tuke the hlndmoHt. That meana
KooHevelt agatnst Iiryan,
SETTLEMENT AGREED
BY STEEL'S BONDSMEN
Tho bondsmen of Treasurer Steel
have agreed to make good all losses.
Term of settlement: The American
Surety Company agrees to pay the
State of Oregon a total of $109,388.88
to cover the deposits In the Title
Guarantee & Trunt Company and the
Merchants' National bank. It pay at
onco the aum of $122,478.20 In draft
on New York payable to the State
Trenmirer, It agrees to pay on or bo
fore December 31, 1909, tho Hum of
$295,910,08 with lntcreat nt B per cent
dating from November G, 1907, until
the principal la paid.
In return for thla the surety com
pany 1 relieved from future liability
on lta bond of $550,000 held to secure
State Treasurer Steel, though the
bond stands good for past acts and
as security for the payment of all
sums now due and mentioned In the
agreement. The surety company re
ceives also the securities given by the
Title Guarantee & Trust company to
secure the state's deposits In tho
bank.
State Treasurer Steel's bond of
$550,000 Is canceled and he Is ordered
by the governor to file a new bond of
$000,000 within 20 days. Ho will furn
ish the bond within the time and con
tinue In office. ;
SUNDAY PAPERS A NECESSITY.
Everything Elao Prohibited From Sale
By Topeka Bluo Law. '
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 10 Mayor Wil
liam Green has notified Chief of Po
lice Eaton that nothing, but the neces-
Milieu f life should be Hold to Tope
kanx hereafter on Sunday, beginning
December 15, Tlio single exception
made Is In favor of the Sunday nows
paper ftold cm the street.
Grocery stores, news stand And
confectionery stores must close. No
hotel may sell cigars or tobacco,
Drug stores will be allowed to remain
ojM'ii ; nothing, however, bht medi
cines necessary for sickness shall bo
dispensed. Sunday theater will not
hn effected, us the city ha now a test
case before the Supremo Court.
Yeggmen Getting Bold.
Three holdup In tho went end of
reitdleton Wednesday night lead to
the belief that a gang of yeggmen are
operating In that vicinity, Tho police,
are taking meaaure to drag net them,
and all auspicious character will bo
put under arreat.
HARRIMAN MADE
TO t'OW DOWN
Negotiation are under way be
t ween the Attorney-General and K. 11.
Hanlman looking to an agreement by
which the Vnlon Pacific will abandon
all It direct control of the Southern
Pacific, In return for which the Gov
ernment will agree not to prosecuto
Mr. Harrlman for violation of the an
tMruMt law and of tho competitive
elatiHes In the Interstate commerce
law. The negotiation have not ac
tually bi n concluded, but they have
reached a Mage where It la believed
an agreement will b entered Into.
The Southern Pacific I to he or
ganized a a separate corporation and
the I'nlon Pacific will either take
over the old Central Pacific line from
Ogden to San Kranclaco or else will
operate over It a a through line, a
It U permitted to do by law.
The holding company organized by
Mr. Harrlman and hla friend to take
over the stock of the Santa Fe and
Northern Pacific will probably con
tlnuf. but the direct community of
Interest between the Vnlon Pacific
and It competing line will be stop
ped. Whether this agreement not to
prosecute Mr. Harrlman and Mr.
Harrlman' agreement to keep up at
least a semblance of open competition
between the transcontinental line he
control will result In any benefit
to the public t doubtful, but tech
nically the triumph of the Govern
ment 1 axRtired.
SENATOR TILLMAN
AND HIS PITCHFORK
WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT BONDS
AND TREASURY CERTIFICATES
THE LEGALITY QESTIONED
Washington. Dec, 9. Senator Till
man today Introduced a resolution di
recting the committee on Finance to
Investigate the recent proceeding
of the Secretary of the Treasury, in
connection with the financial crisis,
and also to make Inquiry concerning
clearing house certificates. The reso
lution was presented In two series,
the first dealing with the operations
of the Treasury Department and the
second with clearing house certifi
cates, both being divided into three
sub-dlvlslons.
The first of the resolutions directs
the committees on finance to Investi
gate tho report to the Senate, as fol
lows: "First, whether the Issue of certifi
cates of Indebtedness bearing 3 per
cent Interest, bids for which were In
vited by tho Secretary of t Treasury
November 18. 1907, were for the pur
pose of borrowing money to meet ex
penditures, as provided by section 32,
of the act approved Juno 15, 1899, and
If not whether there Is any warrant
of law for the Issue of the certificates.
"The second, whether the Issue of
$50,000,000 of Isinds of the Panama
canal loan, bids for which were called
for by tho Secretary of tho Treasury
on November 18, 1907. was required
to defray the expenditures on the can
al, there being a time when both
these loans were made upward of
$200,000,000 In tho treasury for cur
rent expenditures,
"Third, whether any legislation was
necessary to protect the peoplo and
the business interests of the country,
If clearing house certificates are law
ful money, and to prevent the Ille
gal increase of the public debt in
time of pence,"
Tho second series of the resolution
directs tho finance committee to In
vestigate and report to the Senate
as soon as practicable:
"First, whether clearing house cer
tificates with which the country is
now flooded are being Issued under
authority of law, or contrary to same.
"Second, whether the Issuing of
such certificates by an association
of banks, both state and National, and
the use of tho same as money sub
jects, such a the tax of 10 per cent
provided for in section 3142, U. S.
Revised Statutes.
"Whether it would be possible, un
der the law as it is. for an associa
tion of banks, warehouses and ele
vators to issue certificates based on
cotton, wheat and tobacco, stored in
such warehouses or elevators, and
fully Insured to bo used as money In
marketing said crops in the same
way as clearing house certificates
are now used.", ;
FOR RENT. ,,-
'The Selling residence, on Fourth
street. i Inquire at-. house. -k
PEOPLE TO
DECIDE
ON ENACTMENT OF LAWS PRO
POSED BY PEOPLE'S POWER
LEAGUE, NEXT JUNE.
PARTYREPRESENTATIVE
In the Legislature According to Vote
Cast Woman Suffrage Amend
ment I to Be Patted
i
On Alto.
Oregon voters will legislate on a
number of subject next June, tinder
the Initiative and referendum, which
enables them to make law the same
as do their representatives In the
legislature, petition for initiating
four bill will be circulated In Mult
nomah comity this week, by the Peo
ple's Power league, for signature of
elector, and then will be circulated
In Jackfton, Josephine, Dougla, Linn,
Lane. Jlenton, Clackuma. Marion,
Vnlon, Umatilla, Washington. Yam
hill. Columbia and Clatsop counties.
The petitions need 75(H) signatures,
but S500 will be obtained.
The bills will be voted on in the
state election next June, and will he
com laws In each case, if approved
by majority of tho voles cant there
on. At the same time electors will
vote on four acu of the last session
of the Legislature, on which acts,
the referendum wa called. They are:
Sheriff of Multnomah cnonty to
have custody of county prisoners at
Kelly's Iltitte.
Annual appropriation of $125,000
for State University.
Appropriation of $100,000 for ar
mories for National Guard.
Compulsory railroad passe for
state and county officials.
Tho four hills offered for the Ini
tiative by the People's Power League
are a follows:
People to have power to discharge
Incompetent or unworthy officials,
after an election, called by 25 per
cent of voters, at any time during
their term of office; known as re
call amendment to constitution.
Political part lea and organizations
to be represented In Legislative tod
ies In proportion to their voting
strength In elections; proportional
representation.
Limiting campaign expense of
candidates for office, publishing
statements of candidates for state
nomination and of state central
committee by the state, and pun
ishing corrupt practices In primaries
and election, (Statutory act.)
Instructing candidates for legisla
ture to subscribe statement No. 1.
as to election of United States Sen
ator, and to vote for candidates re
ceiving highest popular vote. (Stat
utory act.)
These bills, for two constitutional
amendments and two statutory enact
ments will be circulated all together,
and electors can sign the Initiative pe
titions for any one or all of them.
The most Important Is that for pro
portional representation. ' W. S.
U'Ren. secretary of the People's Pow
er league, and head of the movement,
said that proportional representation
Is even more potent In eliminating
1k)ss and machine rule than the ini
tiative and referendum and direct
primary. He remarked that had one
choice been given him between Ini
mary and proportional representation,
he would have selected proportional
representation. Hut because the Ini
tiative and referendum and direct
primary could be easily adopted by
the peoplo and approval of the other
was doubtful, he said he followed the
lines of least resistance, and advocat
ed initiative and referendum and di
rect primary first.
Enactment of the new reforms as
now proposed, said Mr. Uren, would
complete the work of transferring to
the people the control of government
Even under the Initiative and refer
endum and the direct primary, there
Is some chance of boss rule, he re
marked, because they do not make
complete the power of the people in
government, without the new meas
ures now offered.
Electors will also vote on a woman
suffrage amendment to the constitu
tion and a WU to create the Port of
Columbia, for Multnomah. Columbia
and Clatsop counties, following the
model of a legislative act declared un
constitutional by the Supreme Court.
The bill for the Port of Columbia
will be Initiated by Portland inter
ests. The Legislative act was de
clared invalid because the legisla
ture has no power to' create a muni
cipal association and the port district
was such a corporation. Creation of
such a corporation can be accomplish-
ed only under the Initiative by vote'
of the people in the affected district.
The act will give control of pilotage
and towage at the mouth of the Col
umbia river to a commission, repre
senting three counties and will trans
fer control of bar pilotage from As
toria to Portland. '
1 The plan of proportional represen
tation will cut down the majority of
the Republicans in the Legislature,
give more seats to the Democrats and
elvo several seats to the Socialists
and Prohibitionists. At the last sea-stage accident, as there was no
slori the Democrats had only one! chance for escape. I have made the
member in the House out of CO. and in round trip 40 times in tho last 14
the Senate, six out of 30. Republi- .years,, and it is the first accident, and
cans had 59 members in the House . I amgolng out for Portland tomor
and 24 in the Senate. ; row over the same line in another
The 50,000 votes cast by. Repfiblt-V stage,".. :
can In the state election would have
entitled Republican, under propor
tional representation, to about 33
member In the House and 17 In the
Senate, Democrat would have had
for their 30,000 vote 20 member In
the House arid ten In tho Senate. So
cialists would have had for their
C800 vote in the state four seats in
the House and two In the Senate,
Prohibitions would have had for their
4000 votes, three member In the
House and one In the Senate. This
I a simple illustration of the new
plan and tho results would be approx
imately a Indicated In the forego
ing. The bill also provide for marking
tho ballot of all challenged voters,
and that In case of successful contest,
and proof of fraud, the vote may be
cast out of the count. At present
there I no way of casting out fraud
ulent ballots, because they cannot
be Identified In the ballot box and
there I no telling how the fraudu
lent voter marked bis ballot. Contest
of election can now benefit an In
jured candidate only to the extent
of securing a correct count of all the
ballots, the fraudulent ones Included,
and In gaining evidence for prosecu
tion of perpetrator of fraud.
WOULD BUY
WATER SITE
The people of Willamette Monday
night held a mass meeting to listen to
two propositions for the ale of the
Willamette water system by the Port
Bind Railway. Light & Power Com
pany. Mr. Grfifflth stated that the
company wou)d sell the plant for
$5000 to a Joint stock company, to
be formed by the Willamette property
owner and residents, the price to
cover four acres of land where the
spring Is located and the lot on which
tho tank is placed. The company
agreed to take one-fourth of the stock,
providing the threeoiirtha to be sub
scribed by the people Is paid In cash.
This proposition was received most
favorably.
The company's second proposition
Is to sell the plant for $5000, accept
ing a payment of one-third cash, the
remainder to be made In easy pay
ments. In this second proposition no
stock Is to be taken by the Portland
company.
Robert W. Baker. E. P. Berdine
and G. G. Graves was appointed a
committee to draw up plans for the
purchase of tho system and to solicit
the sale of stock, and they will re
port at a later meeting.
STAGE WRECKED BY
BIG TIDAL WAVE
PASENGER4 ARE ALL SAVED BUT
'STAGE FLOATS OUT
TO SEA.
Fourteen passengers had a mirac
ulous escape from death and several
were injured in a most unusual acci
dent on the Drain stage line Monday.
The coach was lost in a tidal wave,
but the passengers, after being car
ried 100 feet out from shore, were
dashed back on land and all saved.
For a distance of about 25 miles
from a point opposite Marshfleld to
the mouth of the Umpqua River the
stage run along the coast at low
tide on the wet sand between the sea
wall and the water. That morning
while the stage was about two miles
out, without warning an enormous
wall of water enveloped the convey
ance. It came so quickly that there
was no escape. .
Almost at the same moment a log
struck the stage and dashed It to
pteces. Ten men were carried out
to deep water by the receding wave,
and the three women and a child who
were among the passengers were
pinned under a part of the wrecked
stage.
S. Witkowskl. a traveling man, suf
fered a sprained ankle and is laid up
at a local hotel. Mr. Bowman was
badly bruised and the women are all
suffering severe bruises. It was
thought for an hour that the Thornton
baby was dead, but the child was
finally revived.
The driver saved himself by hold
ing to the lines and was dragged out
by the horses, but the coach and all
the baggage was lost. The women
in the party were put on the horses
and the men walked back to Cobs
Bay, and all were brought to. Marsh
fleld in a gasoline launch and cared
for.
J. L, Bowman, of Portland, who has
been in tho city visiting his father-in-law,
Anson Rogers, and who is in
terested in the erection of the Rogers
business block in this city,. In speak
ing of the accident said:
"I never expected to come out of
the accideut alive. I am sure that I
was carried out 100 feet from shore,
and I was washed in three times be
fore I could get on my feet The only
thing that saved us was a log strik
ing the stage, and for a few seconds
retarding the outward force of the re
ceding wave; otherwise we would
have been carried out to sea so far
that we could never have reached
phore,
"All that saved the women was that
they were held under a part of the
stage long enough to enable us to
rescue them. Mrs. Noble had a very
narrow escape. A few moments after
we had her in safety the last of the
stage , disappeared
"I would take my chances any time i
! in a shipwreck rather than in this I
BLOWS OFF
HIS HEAD
FARM HAND SUICIDES NEAR MOL
ALLA DE8PONDENT OVER
LOSS OF ARM.
DEATH COMES QUICK
Top of Head Blown Off No Friend
In the Wet The Coroner
Hold An
Inquest.
Despondent over the Joss of his
left hand, John Nlcxan, a laborer on
the farm of Han Larsen, one and a
half miles northwest of Molalla, Fri
day night blew his head off with a
shotgun. Hi hridv una frainrl at 11
o'clock Saturday morning in chicken !
huose a short distance from the Lar
sen residence.
He was 52 years of age, unmarried,
and had no relatives In the West, but
Is survived by a sister and three
brothers In Massachusetts. He came
to Clackamas county from La Grande,
where about one year ago he lost hi
left arm. For a time he worked for
his board at the Moshberger place,
and after the. hopplcklng season was
over he went to Mr. Larsen's farm.
The testimony at the inquest dis
closed the fact that the loss of his
arm made Nlcxan despondent.
The deed was committed Friday
night. Hearing the discharge of a
gun. and Nlcxan not retnrnine.
search was made hut the body was!
hot found until Saturday. It later de
veloped that he had entered the
chicken house, placed the muzzle of
the gun in his mouth, and fired the
fatal shot by means of a crockscrew
tied to a stick. The place had a grew
some appearance, spattered with
blood of the suicide, who, evidently
nervous in his haste, had exploded the
gun the first time before he was pre
pared, the shots tearing a hole through
the roof of the house.
Coroner Hoi man was promptly noti
fied, and went to Molalla and held an
inquest Nicxan was a single man,
52 years of age, and had three broth-
HOLIDAY
ADVICE
We are like other business men in the world, we
want more trade. That is why we advertise. , It isn't
to be supposed that you will come here to buy simply
because we ask it. Common sense indicates that we
must do better by you than other dealers or you will do
your buying of them. That's just what we're going to
do. We have marked our Holiday stock
Just One-Third Less
Than Usual
and are going to give you the benefit. Our assortment
is larger and more complete than ever before, and it not
being our policy to carry over any Xmas stock if we
can avoid it, we don't intend to do so this year if low
prices will sell it. We advise you to come early and
see what we have to offer you. .
A Few Ideas for Ladies' and Gents' Presents
Gold Pen, Finger Purse, Hand J3ag, Jewel Box, Handkerchief
Box, Glove Box, Framed Picture Fancy Bottle Perfume, Calendar,
Work Box, Photo Album, Autograph Album, Music Roll, Card Case,
Toilet Set, Manicuring Set, etc.
Something yo Might Bay for the Men and Boys
Box Cigars, Cigar Case, Smoking Set, Shaving Set, Gillette Ever-
i
ready or Yankee Shaving Set, Bill Book, Card Case, Fountain Pen,
Ink Well, Necktie Box, Ash Tray, Paper Knife, Pocket Knife, Toilet
Set, Traveling Set, Fancy Pack Cards, Bridge Set, Collar and Cuff
Box, Match Box, Stamp Box, etc.
Howell & Josaes
Reliable Druggists
i . t 1
j era and a sister In Massachusetts,
but no relatives In the West, His
body will be held pending Instructions
from hi Eastern relatives.
Grange Officer Elected.
The annual election of officers of
Maple Lane Grange, Patrons of Hus
bandry, was held Saturday. The
meeting was well attended, about 60
Grangers being present. An attrac
tive program was given. Last year
Maple Lane took second prize in the
contest for Initiatory work, and next
year it i likely that this Grange will
also enter the contest for literary
work. The officer elected were:
A. J. lMrte, master; Louise Beard,
overseer; Blanch Mautz, steward;
Mrs. Anna J. lewis, lady assistant
steward; Mrs. J. E. Seeley, lecturer;
Mrs. R. Mautz, chaplain; Lyman Der
rick, assistant steward; S. T. Roman,
secretary; A. J. Hobble, treasurer;
Emma Roman, Cres; Pearl Darling,
Flora; Bessie Crawford, Pomona; Har
ry Shelley, gatekeeper; Mr. T. E.
Beard, organist.
Good for Chehali County.
Olympla, Wash., Dec. 12. Chehalis
county ha decided to expend the
$200,000 cash In its road and bridge
fund in new road work thi fall, to
give employment to several hundred
men of families who have been
thrown out of work there by the clos
ing down of the mills. The above
statement was made here by Presi
dent Finch, of the Aberdeen Cham
ber of Commerce.
HOP GROWERS
WILL ORGANIZE
Hop growers in several sections of
Oregon are taking steps to organize
for mutual protection. The ruinous
maket prices that now prevail make
it evident that something must be
done to save the industry. Meetings
have been called to discuss the proper
measures. The California growers
have completed an organization and
will send delegates to Oregon and
Washington to get the farmers of
these states in line.
Calls have been Issued for growers"
meetings this week at Independence,
Dallas and North Yamhill, and it is
likely that meetings will be held in
other sections. S. H. Petre, who has
issued a call for the meeting at Dallas
next Saturday, says it Is not proposed
to form an independent organization
but to discuss plans for a general or
ganization of the entire Pacific Coast,
and he would be glad to have M. H.
Durst or any of the California repre
sentatives on hand.