OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908. ' ; - FRUIT TALK TO GROWERS MILLARD LOWN8DALE, OF YAM HILL COUNTY OIVE8 VALUA BLE INFORMATION. RILEY'S FIRST HIT. CUT DOWN OLD TREES Practical Address on Rejuvenation, of Old Apple Orchard! Ii Heard By Clackamas County Horticulturists, Forty Clackamas Comity horticul turists RKomhU'il In tlm county court room Wednesday afternoon to hear a very Interesting ninl liiHlructl v talk by Millard O. IiwnhIiiIi president of tlm Wllliiiitt Vuliilcy Krult Growers' Association, who kuvii a practical till k on tin) rejuvenation of orchards thut contained old, (IIhcuiiuiI and neglected apple trees, racing an eager group "f growers, Mr. !wiim1uIo fur two hour talked caiilly mid answered muny UONtlo)H OH IIUIIIITOIIH Subjects con nected with tho growth of apples, a well iih oilier fruit. Millard Niwnsdale has a In r no an pin orchard at I Jifnyi.ttc, In Yatnhlll County, ami hn Iuih always contended thut Willamette Valley Kniwitri liavo vory opportunity to produeo fruit thut Ih ciiial. If not Htipcrlor, to that grown In Hood Hlvcr ami other sec tions of tint Htate, 1 1 Ih apples have boou exhibited In I'ort lliml uud d no where and have brouKht forth the highest pralHu for their nine, flavor and marketable value, 11c had u Mtuinp of a tree, n graft ing knife ami some old scions, and hn demonstrated tlm manner In which a new top may be produced on old rota. Tho "dead spot," "apple canker," or "anthrnruoHe," were 4alnly shown to be iui enemy to succuMsful apple grow Ink Mr, Iiwnsdalo railed particular attention of tho grower to fungoid dlHi nm h and anld thut In tho molid climate if tho Willamette Valley that the dlxciiMeii of thlri character were really morn serious than tlm Han Joan acale. 1 In In holding a series of meet Iukh In Willamette Valley towns to get tho grower to clenn up their old orchard nnd to assist them In learn ing th methods thut will result In the production of khI fruit. Ho Ih doltiK a great work and It Ih no rxagerallon to any that tho people of Clackamas County who heard hi address will take pride In growing along more ap proved method than they have hither to followed. County Krult Inspector Lewis, Fruit CommlHHliiner J. II. Held, C. W. Swal low "Jersey" Stufford." T, J. (iary, Mra. Thomas tlault, George F. Morton. Thomas F. Ityan, A. C. Newell, Wil liam Heard, K. I Carter and many other penpln who are Interested In horticulture wero present at the meet ing. Mr. Newell will hold a farmers' liiHtltute In Oregon city some time In March and the dale will bo announced later In Tho Enterprise. At the clone of tho meeting. Judge Kvan announced that the directors of the Clnckamna County Fair Association will hold a meeting In the near future to decide upon a permanent location for the next county fair. PEOPLES POWER IS A POWERFUL FACTOR INITIATIVE PETITIONS FILED IN SALEM COVERING FOUR AMENDMENTS W. S. UKcn, Secretary of tho I'eo plo'a Tower Lenguo of Oregon, went to Salem Tuesday to file the Initiative petttloiiH on four measures that will bo presented to tho people of thin Ktute at the Juui) election for approval or rejection. Tho league has obtained more thun tho necessary number of HlMiera to the petltlona, and thin In hutch their being placed on tho ballots. On tho It ecu 11 Amendment to tho Constitution, Riving tho voters power to dlHcharKo their public otllcerB and elect anccHHora there wero UD94 signa tures obtnlned, nnd on the measure by which tho people Instruct mumbera of the legislature to eloej the cnndldato for United Stntca Senator who gets tho hlghoHt number of votes at tho general elections, tho league secured 18KH signatures. The Proportional Representation amendment to the Constitution, au thorizing lawa to change from elec tions by a plurality, which may be Iohh than a majority of thoso voting, to election of legislative olllcers by equal proportions of thoae voting, nnd of slnglo olllcers by an actual majority of thoHo voting, there wero 9G72 Big natures to tho petition. Tho Huntley Corrupt Practice, Act, which was defeated by tho Inst legis lature, removing tho power of money from elections by limiting candidates' campaign expensos, providing for In formation for voters, nnd punishing corrupt prnctlces In campaigns and elections, received 98118 signatures. Wrot. Potm "by Pot" and Palms It on the Public James Whltcomb Ulley began (ill ea rner In a newspaper olllco In Audoraon, Itid,, by writing humorous rhymes ua "ndvertlalng locals' "doggerel" be called them. At the aninu time ho wrote many rbymea with tho aerlou Intention of having tbiiin, If posHlblo, recognized na niMiuin. Hut bo could Dot gut them piibllHhed. ICven compowl lions whoso worth ho had tested those that "would pleaso people when I'd otnnd tii mid rend 'cm to them" would bo returned promptly by every mngn nine to which bo offered them for pub lication. Tho HoomIiT dialect was too "low down" for tho average magn.lno editor, , Finally lu a freak of boyish Indigna tion, to prove that what editors really wanted was not originality, but Imita tion, ho devised the acboino of writing a poem In Imitation of Too kand of palming It off on tho public as a real poem of I'oe'a recently discovered. The achemo was very skillfully planned nnd very deftly executed and success ful U-yoiid anything the clever devbior of It had ever dreamed. From one end of tho country to tho other "I-eonalule" was hailed as a veritable "Uud," a bit of genlua' most genuine ore. It Hey had his revenge. Ilu had moiiio trouble, however, In proving that bo was not an Intentional forger. Ho lost bis newspaper position, but bo Immediately got another and Isdlvr oue on tho Indianapolis Journal. "Come and get pay for your work," aald Judge Marttiidaie. the editor. Tho turn lu the tide had come, A BORN SOLDIER. Major Central 8tuart, th Dashing Cavalry Ltadar. Major (Jeueral J. IC. Ii. Stuart of the Confederate cavalry was a soldier by nature, hashing aud daring, cool In tho face of daiigcr, he was one of the bravo uud plcturesiiuo figures of the civil war, II. II. McClelluu quotes In "Life end Campaigns of Major (ieueral Stuart" from (Jt-ueral I'ltx-IIugh Lee's Impression of the future cavalry lend er while be waa still at West Point: "1 recall his distinguishing charac teristics, which were strict attention to military duty; erect, soldierly Iwarlag: lmmedlato and almost thankful accept ance of a challenge to tight from any cadet who might feel himself In any wny aggrieved and a clear, rluglng voice." Stuart wua a most cheerful soldier. That "clear" voice of his was often used In singing bis favorite war aong: If you want to have a eood timo, Jltio tha cavalry. Ills courageous attitude was held until tho very end. He was wounded by a pistol on the battlelleld. As be waa being carried away lie noticed the disorganized ranks of his retreating tueu. "(io back!" ho called out. "(Jo back! Do your duly as I have done mine! C; back! I'd rather die than bo whip ped!" Those were bis last words on the field of battle. Later ho aald. with the same courage: "I'm going fast uow. God's will U, done." Bungle's Bad Break. Mr. Ilungle always takea a deep and sympathetic Interest lu the welfare of his fellow man. While out for a stroll one dny he met a friend, who seemed In a great hurry. "Hold on, Jones," said Hungle, grab bing his friend's nrm. "Why this rush?" "ilungle." said Jones, removing his lint and wiping his brow, "I'm hot foot ing It to a specialist. I bellevo my brain Is affected." Mr. Hungle. to allay the fenra of his friend and show tho customary com miseration, said Jovially: "Pshaw, Jones, you shouldn't worry about such a little thing na that!" "Whhiit?" "I mean you shouldn't let such a lit tle thing as your brain that Is. Mr. Jouea, you shouldn't get so excited over nothing of conrae ah, good day, Mr. Jones!" Ilohemlan. Saturday Club Programme, The following programme has been arranged for tho entertainment to be Klven In tho First CongreKiitlonul Church Friday night under tho aus pices of tho Saturday Club: Vocal nolo, Mrs. S. V. Harris; reading, "His Courier," O. Henry, by Mrs. Walter W. riruco, Portland; clarinet aolo, J. Lngoson; reading, "As You Like It," act 1, sceno 2 (Shakespeare), Mrs. Bruce; serenade, "Until the Dnwn," J. A. Parks, Messrs. Avlson, Lucas, Roako and Roake; rending, "The Priest's Vow," Sir Gilbert Parkor, Mrs. Uruce; clarinet solo, J. Lagoson; read ing. "The Woodtlcks," Hen King, "Wlmmln'8 Rights," Marietta Holley. Mrs. Ttruce: soio. "O Ye Tears," Franz Abt, Miss Ivy Roake. Teaching the Drummer. It was the custom In the days of our old navy for tho men to bring to too mast all the wornout articles whlcb were to Iks Inspected, handed In and ex changed for new. Tlic drummer had applied for so many drum bends that the commodore felt sure bo was being Imposed upon and one dny set himself to watch while the band was playing. As ono rattling martini air followed an other his anger Increased perceptibly until be burst forth In uncontrollable rage: "There, now, confound you! I see why you use so many drum heads, Pon't drum In the middle of It all the time. Drum all over that drum, I tell you!" Plants That Hate One Another. Fancy two plants being so unfriend ly Hint the mere neighborhood of one Is death to the other. Yet this Is the cuso with two well known English planta. These are the thistle and the rnpe. if a Held Is Infested with this tles which come up yenr after year and ruin the crops, all you huve to do Is to sow it with rape. Tho thistle will bo absolutely annihilated. MAYORS SAY "FAILS Chief Executives Write of Their Experiences. ) NEW ZEALAND'S RAILWAYS. The Judge's Advantage. "There Is one ndvnntnge which a Judge always has lu his profession." "What Is that?" "Whether he succeeds In a given caar or not, ho can always try It." Kansas City Independent. They Do Not Consider Publlo Owner hip Successful In Their Cities Two Plants For Sals One Lasted Only Six Months. Ono would expect a ninyor to lie the last man In n city to say that munici pal ownership could not succeed, yet two mayors lu uext to tho most popu lous state and one In the largest stato in tho Union have emphatically ex presited their views In letters. Cluy A. Hryunt, mayor of Princeton, HI., tells about the experience of his city, as follows: "Our city has advertised for bids for 1U electric light plant. Our plant was in old one When It was taken over by the city, and considerable money had to Im spent to get It Into fair running shape. This was eight years ago. Bluce then we have not been able to Dinko It a paying Investment, as we found the cost of running the plant baa exceeded what tho cost of lighting our city would be If the light was pur chased from a private plant, and It baa been deemed ndvlsablo V sell It If a satisfactory bid can ho had. This Is our main reason for disposing of It "Municipal ownership of a lighting plant. In my opinion, cannot be made a success In cities of this size." The mayor of Marengo, HU J. fl. Patterson, Is more brief In summing up the case of that city, but nobody la left In doubt as to where he stands on the question of public ownership. When he wrote Marengo had not yet succeeded In making suitable arrange ments for a lease. The tone of the mayor's letter, however, does not Indi cate that there Is any reluctance on tjbe part of the city to get rid of Its expen sive luxury. The otily question seems to be one of terms. Mayor Patterson says: "We are contemplating a deal where by tbo management of said plant will go out of our city's control. Our rea son for doing this U that we consider municipal management a complete fail ure, aud the less there Is of It the better for all parties concerned." When C. C. Weaver was mayor of Itasca, Tex., he expressed bis opinion of a city trying to work and gave the brief but trying experience of bis own city as an example. In a letter on the subject bo said: - "Our city bored an artesian well and was fortunate In securing a flow of water of very fine quality and In a quantity about 200 gallons per minute. In connection with this It waa decided to build an electric plant I Investi gated tbo cost and probable Income of an electric plant and found It a doubt ful proposition aud recommended that wo avoid it, but the aldermen believed It would pay lu connection with the waterworks, and tho work was begun. "Tho pump was Installed first and was operated about ouo month before the electric plant was ready; hence we know how much It cost to operate the pump. When the electric machinery was put In operation our losses began. Wo operated it a little more than four mouths and found that it was taking all our Income from both the water works and electric plant to pay run ning expenses of the plant. We did not want to shut down, as we knew It would be a dead loss, but we were forced to do something; hence we hit upon the Idea of selling the electric part of the plant. It was turned over to me to sell without any reservations as to what I should get. I sold the electric part, but not any part of the waterworks. Wo lost money in trying to operate the plaut aud did not get all .our money back In the sale. We operated the plant three days less than six months and lost about (100 per month. "If you atop to think about It, a city cannot work, but must hire all her help. Tho hired man does not have the coal bill to pay, nor does be care whether bouses are wired or not lie Is not much interested In the receipt and does nothustle business; hence the expenses run up while tho receipts are neglected. Public money does not bold ont like private money. I know It ought to, but I am now serving In my eleventh year as mayor, and I know whereof I apeak. "When we come to figure these things, It is not snfe to figure on what ought to be done, but we should face facts and recognize the facta as they really are and not as they should be, but are not. "An olectrlc plant has to have close personal attention, and the man who superintends It ought to have a very Berious luterest In tho expense account and In the receipts, and this Interest should bo such as would affect bis own pocket "You ask If I would advise middle alze cities to build cleclrlc plants. Now, . In answer to this particular question I must say I would uot" Will Be Sworn to If Necessary. A story that would be regarded as too good to be true If It were uot part f the olllclnl records of the city cornea from Ciuclnnutl. The present Btreet commissioner of that city Is a victim of the delusion that It is his business to keep the streets clean, but his ef forts are not appreciated by one of tho grocers, who sent In a protest to tho effect that the streets were so much more noisy after the mud had been removed thnt lie regarded It as detrimental to bis business to have the afreets kept so clean. Keen Financial Analysis by Professor Le ftossignol of Denver. A recent lssuo of Moody's Maga zine contains a thorough analysis of "New Zealand Railway Finance" by Professor J. E. Le Rosslgnol of the University of Denver. The writer points out that the New Zealand gov ernment, which owns the railways, "borrows money at 3.75 per cent and latterly at 4 per cent for the mainte nance of railways which earn less than 1X0 per cent upon the capital cost and this yearly deficit of over 2.20 per cent must ultimately fall up on the taxpayers." , Commenting on a tabular exhibit of the finances, Profeasor Le Rosslgnol says: "From these figures It Is clear that the capital cost of the roads bad In creased out of all proportion to the In cnaso In mileage, that the working ex penscs have Increased much faster than the gross earnings and that the net loss In tun years bos amounted to the enormous sum of 4,380,147. or more than $21,000,000, and this la a time of great prosperity, which can not be expected to Inst forever." After showing that fares average about the same aa In this country the servlco Is described as follows: "There are no night trains, and the service on most of the linos is rather Infrequent. The best service In New Zealand Is that between Chrlstchurch and Dunedln, where there are two ex press trains dally, traveling at a speed of twenty-flve miles an hour. On most of the other lines express trains travel from fifteen to twenty-one miles an hour and ordinary trains from ten to fourteen miles an hour." The author goes Into considerable detail In regard to freight rates, whlcb be considers to average about five times those of the United States. The most serious charge against the man agement Is that It lends Itself to polit ical uses: "Politics has had altogether too much to do with the construction of roads, the appointment and promotion of offi cials, the frequency of service, the fix ing of rates and the departmental ad ministration in general. Railways have frequently been built for the sake of securing votes rather than traffic and business has becti so often subordinat ed to politics that It Is no wonder that the net returns are political rather than financial In their character." ; 1 1 Extr aordfaary Special : u w PU C3 DEAD OR DYING. Many a man too late remembers that the unspoken word never starts a qun rel. Washington Star. The further a city goes into business the less wisdom it displays. Jackwu (Mich.) Patriot. Reaction Is Slow, but Sure, Against Civie Comrr.ercialicm. The mayor of Holland. Mich., writes that negotiations are on foot to have a private company supply the lighting. It would cost $30.0UJ to put the mu nicipal plant In condition for efficient service. At a cltl7us' meeting recently held In Trenton. Mich., the city council waa Instructed o euter Into negotiations for the sale of the electric light plant Chester, III., has votej against the purchase of the waterworks system. Manitowoc, Wis., recently voted two to one ngalust purchasing the water works aud four to three in favor of submitting the question of rates to the state commission. Artily about a quar ter of the regular vote was polled, which la not encouraging to advocates of the "referendum." By a vote of 320 to 44 the people of Washington, Ind., rejected a scheme for remodeling the municipal lighting plant notwithstanding tho alternative presented by the common council of providing for extensive repairs or eventually abandoning the business of municipal lighting. The plant has fallen behind year after year, although liberal appropriations have been made for Its support, and repairs have been neglected till It la little better than a mass of Junk. An expert who recently examined It decided that it would re quire $38,000 to put the plant In good running order, and the people were asked to vote on the question of ex pense. The negative vote means that the plant will be sold. :t6 1-4 Q 0 : 52) St01ttCmer 52) CENTS .. CENTS A Few Days Only Commencing Monday, February 3rd 75o, $1.00, $1.25 Standard Dress Shirts ALL SIZES For )j)ct At ROSENSTEIN'S SUCCESSOR TO I. BELLING BRIDGE CORNER, 'OREGON CITY 30 CENTS CENTS v : Extraordinary Special t I ;. i....; m H O 3) O : 2 : w n HINDU CASE IS DELAYED TRIAL OF SEVEN MEN GOES OVER UNTIL APRIL TERM OF CIR CUIT COURT. GEO. C. BROWNELL ILL Decrees of Divorce Not Nearly So Nu merous As Last Week Trullin ger Sued for Blocking Milk Creek. Who Profits T Politicians manage municipal affair In such a way that their own Interests are cared for first and public service Is only a minor and subsidiary feature. Money collected from taxpayers Is spent for the benefit of he "gang" in stead of tor that of the people, and the consequence Is that enterprises con ducted by the city are Invariably not merely 111 managed, but enormously expensive. There Is no reason to hope that this state of affairs will be changed so long as human nature remains what It is, and therefore the people will not be likely In their sober senses to Intrust any public utility that can safely be left In the hauds of private enterprise to any city governmeut.-Chlcngo Jour nal. The Dream and the Reality. Muulcipal Jobs are usually given out as political rewards. The Biiiess of the applicant, his faithfulness to duty, his honesty, Integrity and industry are all secondary considerations. His fnlth fulness and his value to party or fac tion are of first Importance to the par ty managers, who really run all mr nlclpal plants. Tee result Is Indiffer ence nnd extravagance, high costs of production and operation In short, the complete annihilation of the beautiful theory of the dreamers. C'onuellsvllle (ra.) Courier. - In the Circuit Court Friday Judge McBrlde granted a motion to continue the Hindu murder trials until the April term of the Circuit Court This is the regular term. The action was taken at the request of the defense, as George C. Brownell, who represents six of the defendants, Is not well and Is unable to carry on the trials, which were set for next week. The case against Vernon Hawes, who was also Indicted on the same charge, will be continued. He Is represented by Hedges & Griffith. The defendants are J. M. Dickenson, William Dicken son, John M. Dickenson, Earl Ransier, John Riley. Walter St Clair and Ver non Hawes. The divorce suits of Lydia Shaw vs. Frank W. Shaw, Edna Hughes vs. Charles H. Hughes, and R. C. Herring vs. Dora Belle Herring have been dis missed upon motion of the attorneys for the plaintiff in each case, as all tae parties have resumed their mar riageable relations. Decrees of divorce have been hand ed down In the following cases: Elisha Adamson vs. Susan E. Adam son, Cornelia Llllie vs. William Llllle, Martha Johnstone vs. Edward John stone, Ellen GIpson vs. Charles I. Gip son. Decrees were entered In the suits to quiet title of the Oregon & California Railroad Co. vs. Watnee et al. and Gabriel et al. Judge McBrlde Thursday afternoon handed down divorce decrees in the following cases: Gertrude E. Spauld- Ing vs. Frank A. Spauldlng, Herbert Platts vs. Mary Platta, Albert S. Smith vs. Sadie Smith, Robert W. Brown vs. Leila Brown, Gordon E. Hayes va. An na Hayes, Susie Williams vs. James Williams. The suit of Carl Stelnblcker against the Mllwaukle Country Club was set tled and dismissed upon stipulation of the attorneys. Stelnblcker sued the proprietors of the club for money alleged to have been lost while gam bling at the resort. Henry A. Valdron has filed a suit for divorce against Ethel B. Waldron. The plaintiff Is a rural mall carrier, and bis two children, Dorla and Ronald Waldron. He alleges that his wife de serted him June 12, 1904. They were married September 29, 1896. Judge Thomas F. Ryan appears as attorney for Waldron. Cornelia Lillie has filed a suit for divorce against Willttxm Llllie, through her attorney, Bruce C. Curry. James Adkins has commenced an action against D. L. Trulllnger to re strain the latter from constructing a dam across Milk Creek, about one mile above the point of the confluence of the stream with Pudding River. Ad kins own3 a saw mill there and has about 1,000,000 feet of log3 to trans port down stream, and says that the proposed dam will prevent his mov ing his logs. THE SANDMAN. There's a funny little creature, So I have been told. Who calls upon the little folks, They say he's very bold. He comes by just at bedtime, With sand he's well supplied, It's impossible to miss him, You couldn't if you tried. No one was ever known to miss A visit from this elf, He knows just when his bedtime comes. Keeps track of that himself. He carries just the nicest kind . Of pure, clean, golden sand, O, he's just the nicest fellow In all this great broad land. Without our dear old sandman How lonely It would be. He's never yet forgotten To call on you and me. So, happy little children Will love him well, because He's just the nicest fellow. Next thing- to Santa Claus. ELSIE BRAYTON BLOOD. Miss Marian Lewthwaite, of Ore gon City, is the guest of Rev. P. K. Hammond and family, of Eugene. Eu gene Guard. Tho Tax Rate- In Indiana. Indiana Is one of the few states that have a bureau of statistics. Its latest report shows that the tax rate la the twenty-eight cities which operate their own light and water plants U $1.94, while the rate In the other fifty-seven titles la onlv $1 77. MAYBE y'OV Will be the lucky winner of the fine diamond ring which will be given away March 1st. 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