OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1907.
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ARCHBOLD'S PLEA TOO LATE.
John D. Archbold. vice-president of
the Standard Oil Company, prints a
long explanation in Saturday Even
ing Post last week trying to show
that his company never indulged In
unfair competition. It Is but a half
do7.en years ago that the Standard
Oil Company put spies on the track
of a few house-to-house salesmen for
an independent company, in Cleve
land, or rather they were poor men
who were selling on their own ac
count but handling independent oil
and these spies got so friendly that
they would even chat with the in
dependent salesmen. The plan was
on this wise:
When the Independent salesman
Btarted on his rounds In the morning
the snr went along. He took the
street and number of the party buy
lng oil of the Independent salesman
He followed the salesman from morn
ing to night, never losing sight of
him. This spy was followed later by
a salesman from the Standard, who
made a personal call on each custom
er and tried to contract to supply the
family with oil. Price was little ob
ject so that the customer was se
cured. Later, after Uie independent
salesman had been driven from the
field, the Standard price went up.
Now this Is not newspaper talk.
The Dally Press, of Cleveland, placed
detetctives and reporters on this as
signment and secured pictures of the
Independent salesman, his oil wagon,
and the Standard spy sitting in the
background on his wheel leaning
against the fence while the salesman
made bis sale of oil. And the de
tectives run the whole plot to earth
and the story was printed with pic
tures, names and dates, and was nev
er denied.
Mr. Archbold says his compnay has
made a mistake In keeeping quiet nu
der the calumnies so long; that they
should have been answered at the
time and not have Wlowed public
sentiment to build up against them.
Perhaps the Standard had a good rea
son for waiting; it could not answer
the "calumnies" while it was in the
midst of a campaign of destroying
competitors, but must wait until com
petitors were out of the way and
many had forgotten the warfare the
warfare ended and no possible means
of tracing it with present-day facts,
and with hopes that past facts would
prove dim as evidence.
The Standard has been a guerrilla
of the worst type, Mr. Archbold's
plea for mercy notwithstanding. It
Is underselling of any sympathy, and
the public should continue in the war
fare until not a vestige of its power
remains. ' ,
We note with pleasure the state
wont of the railways that at the
mooting of the two big party conven
tions next year there are to be no
special rates for delegates. That Is
as it should ho; lot those who want
to go pay "the freight," and then the
political parties will not be under ob
ligation to the railways. In the past
concessions have- boon made by the
railways and later the railways have
demanded concessions from the pol
iticians that wore successful at the
polls. Cut off the "accommodations"
from both sources and then the peo
ple at large may expect that legisla
tion will be free from taint of graft.
And with no concessions to the Na
tional conventions it may be we may
see a law by Congress giving us 2
cent fare on all roads.
The Myrtle Point Enterprise classes
this paper with the Oregonlan.
Thanks, awfully; but the editor of
the Myrtle Point Enterprise must
have "his wires crossed" as to deduc
tions, for he is entirely mistaken as to
conclusions. The Oregon City Enter
prise editor Is In favor of fairness in
all things; put all men on an even
footing before the law and punish
each for what he does amiss, not for
what some else Imagines or charges
without any proof to offer in the
charge madi of things done amiss.
It is an easy matter to imagine, or to
even charge, wrongdoing; but we
want the proof.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BRISTOL RESIGNS
FRIENDS OF C. SCHUEBEL EX
PECT PRESIDENT TO NAME
HIM FOR THE PLACE.
A nioo went to the home of a China
man In British Columbia, who had
married a white wife, and took him
out and hung him. The aid given the
muYderers by the wife indicates that
the Chinaman was too good for the
woman, and that the white men who
killed the Chinaman committed a
crime without any shadow of excuse
for doing It When a white woman
sees fit to marry a Chinaman or a Ne
gro the white race need not consider
itself much the looser, and may aa
well let the woman repent at her leisure.
In a desire to learn the facts at
Goldfleld President Roosevelt has
sent a commission to make an inqui
ry. The Federation of Labor, after
making an inquiry, has endorsed the
strike. This shows that the Federa
tion believes In the Justice of the de
mands of the miners. And we can
rest assured that the miners will not
make a stubborn fight against their
employers unless there is abuse some
where along the line.
President Roosevelt has again an
nounced that he is not even a recep
tive candidate for the Presidency. Mr.
Bryan Is out with the statement that
he believed from the first that Mr.
Roosevelt was sincere in his declina
tion. This seems to make it clear
that Mr. Bryan will again be the
choice of the Democratic party. In
hich case It looks as If the candi
dates would be Bryan and Taft.
There are entirely too many In
criminations passing back and forth
between our thinking men for ' the
good of the people. Bryan says that
"Rooffevelt borrowed this idea from
me"; Roosevelt says "Bryan would
never have thought of that had he
not read niy speech" of such a date
or occasion. Our broad men should
at once rise above the tendency to
carp. It is not to be wondered at that
our broad men think along the same
line, when ie result is something
good. And it is not a question as to
the exact second at which one or
both settled it in his mind that a cer
tain thing or act would prove bene
ficial to our people or our nation, but
rather a question as to whether two
great minds can, after due considera
tion, agree that it is a wise move to
make, or stand to take. It will be a
happy moment for the Nation when
our great men and great thinkers can
flprpo tn null together hamoniously;
when thev can feel that one great
man desires to know if another, or
many others, can agree with his de
ductions. The question is ; not the
good of the Republican party, or the
Democratic party, or Prohibition
nartv hnt the eood of the nation, and
the different parties are simply de
signed as a means to an end. May
the people and politicians soon learn
this lesson.
The Republican National Commit
too has decided to hold the Republi-
can National convention at Chicago,
on June 1C. Territories will have a
representation of two, Instead of six.
Senator Fulton has Introduced a bill
into the Senate providing; for the pay
ment of the loss by burglary In Ore
gon City of funds taken from the post
office years ago. We fail to see why
any more than a merchant It's a sad i 'BB"""r " ,l l" "uu"v
thing to have a burglar carry off your i at tnl9 urae-
strone box. or its contents, hut no" u nas uecn me opinion or menus
sadder for one man than for another, of Mr. Schuebel that he had a call on
, the omce at the tirst vacancy, and in
The court3 of Texas are not afraid
of the Standard Oil Company. Some
time ago the Walters-Pierce Compa
ny, a child of the Standard. wa3 fined
over a million dollars in a Texas court
for illegal rebating. The other day
the Court of Appeals affirmed the de
cision of the lower court. Score one
for the Texas higher court.
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If we are to believe half the reports
of strong financial condition of the
banks over the State then Portland
as the only city whose banks stood
in need of the holidays prescribed by
Governor Chamberlain. 'Fess up,
there, Portland!
New York city was closed up tight
Sunday. Everything and everybody
was and looked blue and disconsolate
There are two sides to this "closing
up tight" controversy. People of plen
ty of leisure during the week need
not care much whetner sunaay is
"closed" day in their home town or
not. But with men who must need
work ten hours a day all week and
the ereed of man makes this a neces
Ritv to the noor man with a family,
to properly support his home what
other time but sunaay nas ne lor rec
reation? It is all very well to say,
"Go to church." Going to church, If
the preacher is a good one, is recrea
tion for some: and more especially
for those who have plenty of other
recreation during the week; but to
man tied down to a shop or a factory
for six days in the week at least some
other recreation, for a part of the aay,
nhmilri he prescribed. And it is en
tirely wrong for us who do not need
the recreation, having . plenty our
selves during the week, to attempt to
dictate In the entirety, just what char
acter that recreation for others shall
assume. We have a right to say that
his recreation shall not encroach on
our rights; but we have no right to
assume that anything ana everyming
that we do not approve is in reality
encroaching on our rights. It seems
that a little common sense should be
used In dealing with the Sunday ques
tion In New York or any other "sea
port." i '
Washington, Dee. 12,-Souutor Ful
ton received the following letter from
Attorney-llenoral lUmupurte:
"I regret to bo compelled to say
that, In view of the very unsatisfac
tory nature of the conduit of 1'ulted
States District Attorney William C.
Bristol, of Oregon, In relation to land
fraud prosecutions ponding In that
district, nd of his delay In acting
upon Instructions of the department
and of the terms of a certain telegram
addressed by him to the Attorney
General of the Department of Justice,
has boon compelled to recommend to
the President the wttudrawl of Mr.
Bristol's nomination from the Senate.
"I am directed by the President to
advise you of his action In withdraw
ing the nomination In accordance with
the department's recommendation,
and also that he desires to nominate
a new United States Attorney as
soon as possible."
Mr. Fulton said It would probably
be several days before the delega
tion would be able to file a recom
mendation, as it will be necessary for
the Senators to confer with regard
to available candidates before decid
ing upon a man for Mr. Bristol's pluce.
Up to a late hour tonight Mr. Fulton
had received no application for the
office, though It Is expected that there
will be an abundance of candidates
when It becomes known an appoint
ment Is to be made.
The formal withdrawal of Mr. Bris
tol's nomination today makes the of
fice vacant, for, under the law, his
recess appointment terminated when
Congress met December 2. Having
served until today under a renom
(nation, however, he will be entitled
to pay to December 11
The Attorney-General denied him
self to newspapermen today, and It
was Impossible to secure further In
formation regarding plans for bring
ing the land cases to trial other than
the reiteration in ' the semi-official
way of the announcement made last
night that Mr. Heney would return
from San Francisco to prosecute at
least the more important cases. In
view of the President's determination
to fill Mr. Bristol's office immediately,
it is more than likely that some of
the cases will be Intrusted to the
new attorney.
The above Information was found
In the Assoclate-J Press dispatches
from Washington under Thursday
date. As Mr. C. Schuebel, of Oregon
City, has been mentioned as a possi
ble successor to Mr. Bristol, the news
concerning the vacancy ha consider
able local Interest. When asked con
cerning the matter Mr. Schuebel said
he had no Information for the press
at this time. If he has received In
formation in the matter from Wash
ington it Is not in a form making It
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Millinery Goods
The early purchasers will have first choice of
our large line of Millinery Goods, all going at
one-third off real value.
Rosehsfeiii's Store!
THE OLD CORNER, FORMERLY I. SELLING
Corner 7th & Main Sts., Oregon City
DEMOCRATIC CON-
VENT10N FOR DENVER
Now that the scare is over, it may
be said that it was largely the fault
of some of the big banks they start
ed the craze for hoarding money by
declining to pay out cash when their
vaults were full of money. Eugene
Guard.
The citizens of Milwaukie who
want to do the other feller" so much
good, like their cousins in Oregon
City, held many meetings prior to
the recent election and failed to con-
ert hearers in numbers sufflclent to
win.
case Mr. Sehnebel Is appointed It will
not come as a surprise to local pol
iticians. There are some things In connec
tion with the business of the Dis
trict Attorney's office which, at this
time, do not make it an enviable pos
ition. Friends of Mr. Bristol say that
he has not received courteous treat
ment at the hands of some of the sub
ordinates In the department at Wash
ington, and that he has been compel
led to carry unecessary burdens and
will not be disappointed In his release.
Mr. Schuebel Is an active attorney
and In case he suceeds to the desk of
Mr. Bristol Is likely to "set things to
movln' " without unnecessary delay.
The latest financial report from the
Western Union telegraph company
shows that the company lost $2,011,-
GG9 through the strike by tbelr em
ployes. It would have been cheaper
to have met the employes half way.
, A Noted Brigand Killed.
A cablegram from Sofia says: Bor
is Sarafoff, the famous Bulgarian
leader of Macedonia, was shot dead
on the threshold of his home Wed
nesday by a Macedonian, who at the
same time shot and killed another
revolutionary chief named Garauoff.
Sarafoff is supposed to have been the
Instigator of the abduction of Ellen
M. Stone, the American missionary,
In order to precure from her ransom
funds to enable the Macedonian rev
olutionists to organize an Insurrec
tion. He was a noted Turk hater.
TAX VALUATION
IN CLACKAMAS
JULY 7, 1908, THE DATE CHOSEN
FOR THE NATIONAL
1 EVENT.
I
Washington. Dec 12 After decid
ing to hold the next Democratic Na
tional Convention at Denver and fix
ing the date of the meeting for Jnly
7, 1908, the Democratic National Com
mittee late today entered upon a
spirited debate on the propriety of
accepting more of the $10D.(mm) offered
by Denver for the convention than Is
actually needed to pay the conven
tion expenses In that city. The op
position to the acceptance of the con
tribution took the form of a resolu
tion by Representative Clayton, of
Alabama, declining money not actual
ly needed for the convention, but
ifter a long debate the resolution
was laid on the table by a vote of
h to 14.
t Mr. Clayton, Representative John
harp Williams, of Mississippi, and
governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, all
spoke In favor of the passage of the
resolution.
Mr. Taggart advocated the accep
tance of the $100,000, saying It would
be needed now worse than It was
Heeded In 1904, and that at that time
K would have been practically Impos
sible to open headquarters for Judge
J'arker If the committee had not had
he extra money secured from St.
Louis, where the convention was
held.
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ACROSS COUNTRY
HN SHANK'S DflNIFS
The Council of Cottage Grove is
evenly divided on certain Improve
ments and with the "Mayor on the
wrong side," is the way the Nugget
puts it.
Surely things are turning aronnd,
with many politicians advocating pro
hibition and as distinguished a church
man. as Bishop Potter publicly prais
ing cocktails. It Is, perhaps, easy to
explain thl3 new stand by the poli
ticians they think the wind Is blow
ing from that point of the compass
but how about the Bishop?
A Missouri woman shot her husband
because he did not come borne to din
ner on time. That's where one Mis
souri man "was shown hls'n!"
FULTON PROP08E3 PAYING.
Senator Fulton Wednesday Intro
duced the following bills: To settle
claims of tho Cathlamet-Chlnook In
dlans by payment of $7000; of the
lower bank Chinook Indians by pay
ment of $20,000; of the Welappa In
dians by payment of $5000; of the
Receiver Hill pays the Title and i wauKianum maiansny payment oi
Trust Guarantee Company may payt""'"- or tne Nusquee maians, ii&oo;
in full. We hope for the sake of the larsops, jia.uwu; niiamooKS, siu,
deposltors that it may. 500 a11 wltl Interest from August,
The assessed valuation of Clacka
ma county property Is very close to
$13,000,0110. The figures ero made
public Monday afternoon by County
Assessor Nelson, who has niude an
Increase of about $2,500,000 over the
valuation of last year. This Increase
Is all on the property of the big cor
porations and on timber lands. The
classification of property and the val
uation follows:
Value.
Acres of tillable lands, .74G$ 3,789,535
Acres of iion lllUljlo lunds,
541.010 4.204.325
mprovements on deed or
patented land 1.522.435
Town and city lots 1,185,490
mprovements on town and
city lots ..: C22.810
Miles of railroad bed, 27..
Ml!e.4 of telegraph and tele-
phono lines, 158
Miles of street railway bed,
37
Railroad rolling stock
Steam and sailboats, en
gines, machinery
Merchandise and stock in
trade
Farem Implements, wagons,
carriages, etc.,
Money
Notes and accounts
Shares of stock, 355
Furniture, watches and
Jewelry, etc
Horses and mules, G450...
Cattle, 13,793
Sheep and goats, 11,493...
Swine, C0C3
YOUR BILL FOR GROCERIES
will show a comfortable saying If you
do your buying here. And our lower
prices In no case mean. lower quali
ties. It Is the saving on standard
groceries that makes buying ,.here
truly economical. We have too much
faith In your discernment to offer you
Inferior qualities at any price. Daily
arrival of new season goods in Dia
mond W or Preferred Stock Canned
Frults and Vegetables, Xmas Candles,
Nuts, Dates, Raisins, etc. '"
A. ROBERTSON
7th Street Grocer ' ; . ,.
Walking. every step of the way Miss
Ollle Granston of New York, arrived
In Seattle last' night. Miss Granston
is accompanied by a Scotch collie dog
and for further protection carries
22-calfore revolver. She is walking
for her health and says she is healthy
Miss Granston said she had Jieen
emnloyed as a bookkeeper in
wholesale house In New York, and
had. throuKh lack of exercise and
limited amount of fresh air, lost the
bloom from her cheeks and was rap-
ldlv eolng Into a decline. She was
the sole support of a widowed mother
and could not afford to take a season
of rest, but unexpectedly a relative
died and left the family in easy cir
cumstances. She resigned from the
wholesale house and then sought
means to recuperate.
1 "I have had a glorious time, said
Miss Granston. "I was fearfully tired
the first few days but soon walking
became natural to me and now it is
k nosltlve iov. I carry a tiny satchel
In which I have what I immediately
heed,- but I also have two trunKS
which I send to some town anout t
mllHH ahead of me. I check mem
simply by purchasing a ticket. When
I reach the town the trunks aialt me
nnrf all Is serene." .
!' Miss Granston says she. is going to
"tramD" to San Francisco and go
back to New York by way of New Or
leans,; walking all the way.
1, LOST Ladles', open face watch
silver, with "Ceoil" on face; lost be
tween Beaver Creek and Elyville, on
Thanksgiving. Bertha' Howard, box
,S9, R. F. D. 3, Oregon City.
cause ulcknem and suffering. Those
of our readers who suffer ran make no
niUtako In giving It a trial.
8ulcld at State Asylum.
A senoatlonal suicide was commit
ted at the State Inxmme asylum at
Salem Wednesday night, when Harry
K. (tell killed himself n bed with a
pistol shot through his body. Th
bullet penetrated near the heart. Hi
mum have committed the deed (toon
after retiring alxiut 9 o'clock, but no
one heard the shot and his act was
not known until Thursday morning
when Mn father, H. K. Hell, who Is
nn attendant on the same ward with
him, went to awaken him for break
fast. Young Hell was about 28 yenrs
old and was married August 8. last,
to Mrs. Iu Martin, who Is at present
at Halem Hospital on sick leave..
Worry over Illness of wife Is given
as the cause for the deed.
418,200
29.458
371.310
C4.275
610.433
199.050
133,790
fcl.950
27,230
35,250
10r,,430
214,780
13C.C70
1(5,930
13.130
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Lyman Shorey and IjiiIso Hlechel.
Wiley Dougta and Ulllim Corbet,
George K. Robinson and Fdlth M.
Kroime.
Total value all property$ 12,934,720
ACCORDING
TO DIRECTION
MIX IT AT HOME BY SHAKING
GREDIENTS IN BOTTLE.
SIMPLE HOME REMEDY
Hundreds of People In Vicinity Here
Will Welcome This Advice, Says,
Local Druggist.
What will appear very Interesting to
many people here Is tne article taken
from a New York dally paper giving
a simple prescription, as formulated
by a noted authority, who claims that
ho has found a positive remedy to
onre almost any case of backache or
kidney or bladder deranaoment, In
the following simple prescription, If
taken before tho stage of Bright dls
ease:
F.luld Extract Dandelion, one-half
ouitpe; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla, three
ounces. Shake well in a bottle and
take In toaspoonful doses after each
meal and again at bedtime.
A well-known druggist hero at
home, when asked, regarding this pre
scription, stated'that the ingredients
are all harmless, and can he obtained
at a small cost from any good pre
scription pharmacy, or the mixture
would be put up If asked- to do so. He
further stated that while thin pre
scription Is often prescribed In rheu
matic afflictions with splendid re
sults, he could see no reason why it
would not be a splendid remedy for
kidney and urinary troubles and back
ache, as it has a peculiar action upon
the' kidney structure, cleansing these
most important organs and helping
them to Blft and filter from the blood
the foul acids and waste matter which
MARRIAGES.
DOIT, LAS-CO IUlKTat Oregon City.
Dec. 11, 1907. Wiley Dougtn and
Lllllsn Corbet, Judge Grant ll. Dim
Ick officiating.
ROIIINSONCHOl'SE At Milwaukie,
Dec. . 1907, George IC. Robinson
and Edith M. K rouse. Justice, John
U. Kelso officiating.
GRKGERSKN-LARSBN In Portland.
Nov. 20, 1907, Peter Gregensen and
Sine Irsen, Rev. F. P. Nelson offi
ciating. DEATHS.
RRKITHAlTTAt her home In Barton
Dec. 8. 1907. Mrs. Alma Breathaupt,
aged 49 years. Funeral Monday
from M. E. church at Damascus.
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