OREGON CITY ENTKKPRISR FI1IDAY. Al'Hlf.2l. 1911. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE Published Every Friday. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher. Entered, at Oregon City. Oregon. rostofflce a second class matter. Subscription Ra'.et: Ono year Six Montha Trtnl Snlmcrlntlnn Tin Vnnfhft Subscribers will find the date of expiration stamped on their paper fol lowing their name. If Inst payment Is not credited, kindly notify u. and the matter will receive our attention. $t.M ,7. .25 Advertising ll.itea on application. ITTnJHE SCHOOL REPORTS sent into the county suporitmmlmt's of fice for the month of March show a remarkable contrast between the ' " city and country and draw a truth strongly which is but little rec ognized. The report shows that the children of the country schools attended .school more repdarly than the. pupils of the city schools, despite the condi tion of the country roads and the long distance the country pupil must walk to school each day. In several of the country districts the per cent of attend ance stood at 100 and in the majority of districts it was from $2 to l)7 per cent. In the three city schools, the percentage would average in the neigh borhood of 94. In the city the pupils have every advantage to aid attendance. Con crete or wooden sidewalks lead from the front door of their home to the school, the buildings are in all case within a few blocks of their home, the school rooms are lighted and heated in the best possible way, and nil equip ment is of the latest design. The country pupil h;is no such advantages as these. In the winter months he must wade through the ooze of the typical Clackamas count)- road for a distance of several miles from his home to the school. The school building itself is not heated with any expensive heating plant but a big old-fashioned wood stove heats the room. Where in the city school the pupil has every possible convenience, the country pupil is frequent ly forced to content himself w ith makeshift or do without. The difference is due to the health of the pupil living in the country and the pupil living in the city, say school authorities. The country pupil when he is taking that two-mile walk through the mud of a country road is filling his lungs with fresh country air; he is strengthening his limbs with, the ex ercise; he is not petted or his wort is not made easy for him during one min ute of his school day. The city student is in constant danger of various epi demics such as la grippe or measles; living in a steam heated room has made him subject to colds, and too much reading has caused him to be bothered with eye trouble. The city student has the average of a better education, of a longer school term, of better teachers, in many cases, but the country pupil has more ex ercise, more fresh air and the natural result a stronger body. J UST AT THE PRESENT TIME it is the popular thing for the va rious state commissions to spend their time in a frantic attempt to show the people that if they were abolished, the state government could not exist. One thing is certain and that is that the various commissions are in a lad public light at the present time. The greater number of candidates for public offices have seen the trend of the public feeling and have declared for lower taxes and fewer commissions. Some few candidates have openly come out on a statement which indorses the abolition of all state boards and com missions, believing that they complicate the state government and are not worth their cost. The commission which seems to the object of the most bitter attack is the state fish and game commission. This is probably due to the amount of advertising which has been given by the press of the state regarding the cost of this one body last year and the general public feeling against the state game and fish laws. In the official organ of the commission, "The Oregon Sportsman," which is edited by William Finley, a reply is made to the at tacks on the state game laws and the commission. The mouthpiece of the fish and game commission declares that all the money spent by the commis sion has been raised by the fishing and hunting licenses and therefore does not result in a higher tax. Their argument is granted but that money is de rived by the state from the people and is public money and is entitled to the same care in handling as if derived by direct taxation. The present time is a period of criticism. The people are huntng a way to lower taxes, the office seekers are seeking the solution of the problem to attract the votes of the people, and the natural result is that a cry is raised over matters which under other conditions would be ignored. The politician who can write the longest platform, filled with the most glaring statements and most startling planks, get a good start toward election. For this reason, much that is good in the state government is being "knocked" and harm is liable to be done unless the voters exercise the greatest care at election day. o OW THAT OVER HALF of the scheduled spelling bees have been held, the time has come to sum up their cost and the returns received ; the time has come to see if the spelling bees have proved to be-a suc cess or a failure. Contests have been held in all parts of the county and un der almost every condition; the "bees" have been advertised in all parts of the state, so that their effect, not only on the pupils themselves, but on the par ents and the public in general may be studied. That the "bees" are a success, they have passed the highest hopes of their originators and that they will be made a permanent feature in the school life is the opinion of thoe who are in charge of the county schools. Super visors come in from rural districts where "bees" have been held and, with their enthusiasm at a high pitch, they tell of the ability of the youthful spellers. Students who before have been backward, have carried their spell ing book home night after night that they might study it for the coming "bee." Pupils take hold on this subject, the very one which is the dullest in all the list of subjects and make it the most interesting. Spelling recita tions, formerly the most tiresome in the program of the day, now become the ones which the pupils enjoy the most. But the interest created in the school room, the many benefits to the pu- ... ... i i .. . .i.. i. i. -i i pils, are but a part of the piod of the ipeinngi nee, i skiou mc ore or... . Sf,..,e a. fair rviimnle. the effort on the grown-ups of the community can e s.-en. For miles the farmer came to hear their children spell, the two room school house was packed to the iloors with pupils and their parents. The spelling match itself was preceded by I program rendered by the various hook This program consisted of music, recitations and spmhrs nn.l those w ho partook were from each of (he seven school in the selling contest it self. Such a gathering is valuable to the parent in showing him the true con dition of the school w hich his child attends. He has a chance to become ac iiiaintfd with the teacher, to talk with him; he has a chance to see the actual conditions under which the student in the country school woiks, and to note the efforts of the course of studv presented. Then there is the purely ocial side. The opportunity offered to meet a neighbor, to tenrw an old acquaintance; to talk crops or politics. There is much that is honest and hu man about such a gathering; there is the sane, level, Ameiican spirit which enthuses all who attend. It is an evident fact that a spelling bee is a success, a success as an educational institution and as a community gathering. 1 HE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR in a recent issue sums up the road situation in New Yotk state in such a way that any community can take a valuable lesson from it. The article follows: "The enduring qualities of the ancient highways are a tribute to the engineering skill and craftsmanship of the builders. It cannot he said of them, as it is already being said of the road system on which the Empire state has expended borrowed millions during the past decade, that In-fore the roads are paid for they w ill be outworn. Awake to the deploiable con ditions. Governor Glynn is now calling for construction of a much more dur able form of rural road than hitherto has Urn built. In short, he prefers the higher initial cost of a brick or concrete radial highwav through ruial regions, if thereby the state can secure a roadbed able to stand the tiaffic of such motors as now go over the through routes, and not demanding that constant repair entailed by macadam. "As to the longer life of the brick roadway, suitably laid, there is no doubt; and when reports on the increasing mileage of concrete roads are in they are likely to point the same way. The difficulty is to induce taxpayers to assent to the higher first cost of the enduring, solid roadbed with its min imum of friction and dust, and its resistance to the elements that break down ordnary roadways. A direct appeal to voters, with conclusive evi dence as to the ultimate economies of the seemingly more extravagant course, is likely to win favor in thoughtful communities. Keener perception of the folly of the 'pemw wise pound foolish' policy is likely among state legis lators; and if New York's record of recent highway construction is one that is mortifying in some of its aspects, the fault is apparently not so much due to lack of knowledge as of will. With an executive who is alive to the facts and calling for sounder methods, conditons may change. "Massachusetts, New Jersey and California have road building rec ords creditable both on the side of intelligence and conscience. The vision of planners has been such as to foresee coming traffic demands and partially if not wholly to meet them, limiting waste whether from graft or from premature disintegration of surfaces and roadbeds." A' Promptness and Efficiency We appreciate the importance of prompt ness and efficiency in the transaction of banking business, and to meet the require ments of business men, firms and individuals we have installed every modern facility and convenience. Your account is respectfully solicited. The Bank of Oregon City OLDIST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY LTHOL'GH MANY, keen for war with Mexico, approve Wilson's action in sending all American ships to the republic to the south, yet there are still many more who do not approve his action and be lieve that the American government is playing into the hands of Ilurrta in assuming the present attitude. For many long months the people of this country have endured insult after insult. Benton, a British subject, was killed; Americans were shot, and property belonging to Americans totaling millions of dollars was eithrr rendered useless or destroyed by the struggle between the federals and the lebels. Shots were fired across the border into Texas, Americans in Mexico were subject to humiliation of every kind, but no notice was taken by the government. Murder, arson, insult, and all manner of crimes were perpe trated against Americans or their property but the only action taken by the government was to send envoys to Mexico who returned, out bluffed by the brigians and ruffians who call themselves the government. A small number of American marines walk upon the streets of aMcxi can town. Officers from the garrison detain them for about an hour. The Americans are not arrested, they are merely held until their business is learned and then they are released. For this trivial offence, 16 mighty war ships are sailing to Mexico, thousands of American troops along the southern border of this country are preparing for war, and the American people are worked into a state of frenzy which has not been equaled in recent years all because a dozen marines were detained for an hour. The administration can overlook such details as the murder of Ameri cans, can forget the many insults to the country, the loss of American prop erty; but let those dreadful, those terrible Mexicans detain a few marines, not even arrest them, and the president prepares for war. EW YORK has a law which makes it unlawful -for any person to have a revolver in his house without an official permit. If any one is found carrying a gun concealed about his person, without a per mit, he is guilty of a felony. Yet New York boaits of the choicest lot of gunmen in the country, if not in the world. All a desperate character has to do to get a gun is to go across the state line into Connecticut or New Jersey and buy one. Chief Magistrate McAdoo of New York now proposes what looks like a remedy for the gun evil. He urges a federal law regulating the manufac ture of revolvers. This alone, he says, might lessen the stream of guns which is now poured into the community by manufacturers and for which the market is often artificially stimulated. It will probably be looked upon by many as a drastic measure, but so are the abuses it is aimed at. The other day a crazy jouth shot two women in Chicago and then turned the gun on himself. When mental defectives and irresponsible!, can secure firearms with the vame case with which they can secure a bag of popcorn it is time for drastic action. THE A was of HE ANNUAL BANQUET of the Oregon City Commercial Club f much more importance than most realized. About 200 mem bers were present, the program for the evening was well arranged and selected, and the banquet itself was of a quality unsurpassed. From all exterior evidence, the affair was a success from the first course till the guests left the building at midnight. But the most important result of that fathering, the most forceful fact left in the mind of an observer was other than the visible success. The banquet marked a transition period in the life of the club, a change from the village commercial club with but little life and little power for good in the community to the commercial club of the city with larger aims and more and better results for the town and the county. It was the formal opening of the new building. Before the commercial club rented rooms for club purposes and was forced to content itself with things that every renter must contend. Now the commercial club occupies a build ing controlled by itself. I Cut the most important feature of the meeting Friday evening was the spirit of friendship which was so plainly shown.- The underlying spirit of cooperation, the united purpose of the members was the most important pos sible result that the banquet could have. The sight of 200 men, with the honesty of purpose, the ability, and the straightforwardness that those men have, was of more importance than any other feature could have been. Two hundred men, with the one purpose for a greater Clackamas County, exert a power when united that can hardly be overcome. REAL ESTATE Ileal estate, transfer filed for rec ord with I hit county rteor.'r Frldny are tut follow: YV, F. Akin lo llobert It. Illrinlnghnni et us, (met of Innd In th George W illi donation Innd claim; fllimi. It. K. W illis et tlx lo Harvey I,, mid Cuy K. Livingston, triu't of land In tlitt .Inrliis llonney donation land tJiiliii III iteellomt -jr.. 2il, Mi and :itl, township 4 south, mux.' I enst of Wllliiin.'ltit liierl.lliiu; lloi'O. Louise K Hamilton lo l-e-iin Tlil.'l, 2S acres nenr the country bridge of llio Timliitln river; III). All.e Hlrnw bridge, lo Wlliird Hor lioliu. :i!MS ai re In section 2(1, town ship 3 smith, raiiKU i east of YYlllnm el to meridian; fl. Alice Htrowhrldgo to Wlliird line holm, 3 '.US acres In sections II. mid 20. township i south, rutiKo & ensl of Willamette, meridian; $:IOOO. Hen I estate transfer filed for rec ord with County lloeorder Pedmnn Si.l unlay lire as follows: lt.il.ort T. Lemii't et us to Port land Hallway, I.IkIiI it Tower eomimuy, trnet of land north S. northwest Vi, section "it. township 1 south, range 4 east of YVIIIamette meridian; also Ir.ii-t of land south t. northeast Vt, section L'iS, township 1 south, rnnge 4 east of Wlllniuelte meridian; also tract of land southeast 14, southeast h, section L'5. township 1 south, range 4 enst of Willamette meridian, all con taining 2.21 aires and acres In northwest 1. section H, township 2 south, ranee 6 east of Willamette me ridian; 1 1. A. K. Hpttrk et ux to Howard M. Jones, 3 acres In section 2S and township 3 south, range 4 east of Wil lamette meridian: $10. John J. Kdgren to Andrew Johnson et ux. lots I, 8, Outlook, second di vision; I'.'ooo. T. K. Carrleo to J. O. Slants, lot 1. Mock lor.. Oregon City. $1. T. K. Carrleo to J. I). Slant, lot 1. block 10:,. Oregon City; $i7oo. Amanda Kditren to (',. YV. Skllea et us. lots 4 and &, Outlook, second di vision: $2011(1. Ileal estate transfer were filed with County Heeorder Dedman Thurs day as follow: l'nlteil Stales to Daniel M Oglcsby, 1 19 SI acre In section 2!. township 4 sonih. range 1 west of Wlllametlo me ridian; homestead patent. Martin Denny lo Anna FrtMlerlcl, 15 aerea In section 111, township 2 south, range least of Willamette, meridian, quitclaim deed; $1. II. P. Hush et ux to l.ydla 1.. Pclnliig er, 1 aero In section 27, township 2 south, ranee 7 enst of Willamette intv rldlnn: $10. Miss Alice Koch to Louis Koch et al. 20 acre In section . township 2 south, range 2 east of Willamette me ridian: $10. The following real estate transfer were filed with County Heeorder led man Monday: Stella J. Miller et vlr to Mat JnKln, 10 acres In section 20. township 4 oulh, ran Re 4 enst of Willamette me ridian: $1. Charles E. Hull et u to rtuhama Veil. 7 I S acres In the John M. Iear dorff donation laml claim In section :tfi. township 1 south, rango i cast of Willamette meridian; $10. Kmtl Nelson to Oseur Nelson, lot I, Crolridge Homo Trnet; $10. Real estate transfer filed In the of fice of the county recorder Tuesday are a follow John H. Rutland to Chnrle F. Tay lor. 10 acres In southwest 'i, north enst Vi, section Hi, township 6 south, range 1 east of YVIllamette meridian; $1500. E. A. Sonimer ft ux to K. A. Praty. lots 3 and 4, lilock 9. Oregon City; $10. If. II. Mooera et nx to C.YV. Mlchenl 10 acres In the Alfrey donation lund claim In sections 13 and 14. township 3 south, range 1 cbmI of Willamette me rldlun; $10. George F. Thompson to Alexander Christie, tract of land In township 2 south, range 1 eaat of YVIIIamctto me ridian: $10. Charles Hlckerbocket et ux to O. E. Fox. lots 35 , 30, 37 and 3S, Orchard Homes; $10. 1'. J. Easter et ux to June H. Stev ens, lot 1, Rothe' Willamette river front: $10. Heal estato transfers filed for rec ord with the county recorder Wednes day are as follows: Alma R. Hallock to V. II. Dent, trnet of land at Jennings Iodge In block 40; $1. I'hllip Welsmandel et ux to YVm. M. Stone, 34.100 acres near 13th nnd Y'an Uuren in Oregon City; $'J00. Fred YV. Klobhoff et ux to Iiura I.. Kerchem, tract of land In the Solomon Wheeler donation land claim In town- Bhlp2 south, range 3 east of YVillam ette meridinn; $150. Ellen II. Rockwood to Jesse J. Haw kins, lots 18, block 8, Ardenwnld; $100. II. M. Cake et ux to Wlllurd llos hnlm, 39.48 acres In sections 19 and 20, township 2 south, range S east of YVIl lamette meridian; $1. James F. Hadley et ux to J. Mar tin, lots 14 and 15, Multnomah acres; $10. There is no substitute for Royal Baking Pow der for making the best cake, biscuit and pastry Royal is Ab solutely Pare and the only baking powder made from Royal grape cream of tartar. J LICKS DEED TO L HELD AT CAPITAL SECRETARY Of" WAR WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPERTY WITH PRESENT PERMIT GOVERNMENT MUST CONTROL POWER Franklin T. Griffith, of P, R., L. A Co. 8ys It I His Aim to Aid Transftr In Evsry Possible Way YVASIIINliTON. April 2'.'. Tho at loruey reiieral holds that the govern ment cannot accept title to the YVIl lamette lix k with reservations of power rights to private corporations. The deeds w ill lie returned lo Portland to have these claims eliminated If pos sible. After reviewing the matter the at torney general's opinion to ths secre tary of wnr concludes as follows: "Acceptance of the present deed would therefore seem to Involve an exercise for power on your part to bind tho government bv an Irrevocable agreement to permit diversion of these waters for ctitniiierclal purple and to stop It from exercising In future Its reserved right to control the waters of this river. For these reason I think the proposed deed should he re jected by you and that, as vou sug gest, further negotiations be had wl'h a view to removal of Its objectionable features." TO QUELL SDK ORDER RECEIVED TO COLLECT NATIONAL GUARDS AT DEN. VER ARMORIES DENVER, April 22. Tha tntlr v llstmsnt of still mllltla, Including ill brancht of Strvlcs, was ordtrid U moblllis at ths two armoriti in Dts. vsr tonight lo await furthsr orders for strvlt In ths Trlnld'd strike ions, TIIIin.VI. Colo.. April :2-flU mine empluyi-s dead and two minim, thn-e ini-ii, two women and a Imby re ported to Im entombed In a liiirnlnf mine; several mining ramp il- ninoej and others riddled with bullets; fewer than 200 militiamen and huiiht guards confronting an army of ink ing 1011I miner estimated by ttrike li-ndcr ut more than 4 00 - litis u the situation when the sun H opoo the third day In the southern I'olofida Inhor war. DEBATING HONORS AR1 PORTLAND. Ore.. April 22. "There should he absolutely no conflict In the operation of the canal and the use of the water at the falls for power pur poses," said Franklin T. (irlfflth, pres. Ident of the Portland Railway. Light ft Power company, when apprised this morning of the attorney general's opinion. I have not the language of the doe CLAIMED BY EASTHAM With a three to nothing victory at llarelay and a une-lu-oue tie at home, Knslhaiu si-IiimiI now claim J the wr en Ui grade debating rhampiniisl.in of the city. The tie at KasOuini Is 0 to the failure of one of the JitUa, (ieorgu C. Hrownell, to appear. "H- stolved, That Immigration Is d rlmental to the t'nlted Htates," the subject of the debste. Kueh school had an affirmative and negatlvi teiim. The victorious Kastham lean consists of Captain Margaret Heatle, 1 Morris llolman and Csrl Wlovesleck. ' Kaatham at home was represented by I K"th Ketchuin. Kvelyn Pike and Cap- 1 . - , .,, .1 X..M exactly in minu just now ami win noi , tu)n i,,,, KIJf nnderta'te to say oiinnnu wnai r"ier- t tn i-i-In y 'b visiting team was Captain ence It makes to the power rights St En.g,, 1)rt, Margaret Clark and the falls, and I would prefer not to , Km,.nlon ,...,,. The home team ti make turiner comment umii 1 nave , i,lrri. i-hircnco Hlednmn and learned fully the specific point raised by the attorney general. Karllnr YY'ednesday, and before the message was received from YVasblng- ton, President (rlffith mnde this n eral statement: , "The Portland Hsilwsy. Light A Power compnny will readily do every thing In Its power to meet all oblec lions that arise In connection with the taking over of the Oregon Cltv locks by the government: there will be no delay If cooperation on our part ran prevent." Captain lllrdsell Todd. CLACKAMAS ABSTRACT s TRUST COMPANY. Land Titles Examined. Abstracts of Tltls Mads. Office over Bank of Oregon City. NEASE CASE NEARS END BEFORE COURT DAMAGE ACTION WILL PROBABLY GO TO JURY BY THURSDAY NOON The $25,000 damage suit filed by M. (i. Nease Bgainst Hnrvey E. CroM will probably go to the Jury about noon Thursday, according to tho attorneys In the case. YVedncsday morning the attorneys for the defence Introduced wltneMses to show that Cross had never made the statement that Nease whs a "white slaver" as the complaint alleged. The defendant claims that he made the statement that he regreted Uie coun ty court would award a contract of $10,000 to a man who was formerly connected with the infamous Milwau kle tavern and then that he described the conditions which existed at the road house. The attorneys for Nease brought In a number of character witnesses. In cluding Tom Word, Big Sichel, and Will a. Knii-ht all nf Portland, to re fute the statements of the opposing t- tnrnova In the mnmlnf. Judge Eakln denied ths motion of the defence made Just Deiors ume ior adjournment Tuesday, that action be non-suited on grounds that the attor ney for the olalntlff bad failed to In troduce) evidence to show that the rep utation of Nease had been Injured Dy tb alleged statement of Cross. STOLEN RUM LEADS TO CAPTURE OF BOYS YOUTHS BECOME SO DRUNK THAT THEY ARE ARRESTED TELL OF CRIME HAN IN COUNTY A After robbing the house of J. H. YY'atts nt Oak Orove, of a punching bug, several Hulls of clothes, a suit case and a rpinrt nf .(arnica rum, two Portland boys, Clifford Harris, age 15 yenra, and Jim Condrcy, age 1A years, became so Intoxicated with the rum that they were arrested by Portland pollen on a charge nf drunkenness. Condrcy was first to he picked up. YVhen asked the usual question, "YV'here did you get your booze?" he muttered something about "Oak Grove." . Cuptaln Hat y had been Informed of the Oak drove robbery and given a description of the stolen article) and Immediately became Himplclous. An Investigation revealed some of the missing clothes In Condrey's poses hIoii, and he was Ixioked on a charge of burglary. I'nder the Influence of the llipior, he revealed the name of his asHoclnte In the crime. . Harris was brought to Oregon City InHt night by Deputy Sheriff M lea. Condrey had to be Klvn another chnnce to recover from in r, will he hrongbt UP 10 orcsuu v-.. sometime Thursday. Fight for 8-Hour Day Won. 8ALEM, Ore., April 22. Iahor Com missioner Hoff declared today that he had won his fight for an eight-hour sechedule for engineers and firemen In the State Mute School and Rtate Training Hehool and that he would In sist that the sechedule was Intended by the legislature to apply to other state Institutions. SALEM, Ore., April 22. Announc ing that Oregon should provide a cav alry regiment second to none for serv ice In Mexico, Governor West, after a conference tonight with Lieutenant F. J. Hennessey, United States Cavalry, issued a call for volunteers. Joe linick ha a nasty temper. YVhen Mrs. pehondt allowed one of lu-r cost to wander on llruck's land back of Pete's Mountain, It stirred I.I in might ily. YVhen Mrs. Dehnndt followed her errant cow and sought to lead It hums, Urui-k was sn Infuriated that he chased her with an axe and a horse whip, It Is said. 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