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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
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PublUh Ivtry Friday.
ROCHf, Illtor an. Publish..
Eair4 at Oraios Clr. Uracoa. I'oaiofflc Mcondclas emettar.
ubntlloq Ritea;
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Uo yuar t
riii. Mouths
Trll Hnl.aerlnllofL Two llonlhl
8ubwrtbra find tha data) of .ipiratloa iunH oa th-lr tapra ful
lowing lblr aim. If Utt payment U not credited, alodly fsotlfy u. aa4
iba Biuir lit receive our attention.
K Molalla, SuKorJ aitj Wtlwimillr, M.UiA aiwj C'anhy, rh loan
Willi il mi luuilJuijJ lei I .!, I.J a litpatri Uiut feiill (.Hit .r il
! t ll.klail Tapat'' lri,;uf, llimut riHint) m.niU y (Urf till
it uii.laf J ot ciiif nitlup MitrJ, aitj tlii pii.Mrtn, uf iiiumy iiumrturni
Ixltrf uii.lrttoJ.
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Advertlalnl TUlw on appllfat.oo.
RMJON IS L'NDKR STATKWIDK rKOIUMTION anJ, juJtf
iiiR from rrjxiiti of all .cvtion. of the statr. the Ca--a.!r lute not
link into va11r, tlic oa-t linr lis not hern hit by a li.lal wave 't
I'orflanJ ha not diirj up from the treat ilraulit. Ot omrv, tlic U(f lu
Ixrn unilrr utatrui.lr prohibition only tint data "ami one of ttir-e data, Sun
lay, would have Ixrn dry dopitc tlic prohibition law. rrthap it i too rail
to jiulue the effect of the move, hut rery inditation ln that it will !
hrnrficial.
Report from I'oitlaml Monday are to the ellcvt that dniiilcnc lia dr
creased, even in the three day. and the polior of that city lotcva.t a qun-T e.u
in their puinri. The Multnomah county di-trkt attorney' ottice aU pi"
diet that there will be a ilrvrra- in crime.
And to it it through the entire tate. Crime will dnreac and with it
will pi much of the poveity in the larger town, which i ditevtly ttacfarnc
lo liquur. We, here in Oregon City, have had plenty of opxrtunit to ee
llir truth of tluv atsritiouv
' Incidrntly, we see nmc of the choice! arcument ot the wet o up in
mole. Hefore the election they declared throuu'li the par of a certain cla
of newspaper and larnr .ip," and cards hum: on eeiy mIooii window that
the best business locations would be empty if prohibition came.
Hut, we find, now that prohibition i actually here, that the be: location.
in the business districts left by the salens are beinu ut.tbkd up by other line,
of business. Some of the saloomnrn, themeUe. will continue- to opeiate a
xift drink place, in this way disproving yme of their own argument thai
piohibition would empty the bet bu.ineNS location. And. by the way, we
hear these saloon men declare that they are glad to get out of the bu.iiu..
They actually welcome prohibition. "I have been trying to get out of tin
business for the last 20 years;" one Portland saloonman is reported a saving
in a Portland paper, "and now the law has put me out of biw'ne. I am
"!ad to ret ou! of a saloon, and is mv wife and d.mgliters. They have
been Irving to pry me hxc for years, but I stuck until January 1. l'Mt.
The state of Oregon w ill profit as the resutt of prohibition. Merchant,
farmer, professional man, laborer all these will be better oft as the rcult.
It may tale several months to adju.t business follow ing the closing ot sa!ix:i,
but in the end there can be no doubt of the beneriicial effects. .
It. tl'lllt,t'jW- ''III' SI 111. k. k . Illlllll,'.! . I
1 1 r. IH II.I.M.IT till. Mi.MI" ' .Mil 111 .Mi III I.I. 1 1 Hit
lin-od and dogi4, Stuail (I. (mUmm-, in t tmiwuhit roilaiU
ing iliiil, Only i Merit ago Mr. (M-nr) w rviLiiiii( in
a public letter that hit tliriid McAdoai h. al jud.xK-J the ulignul hipping
lull idea, that he wat lounng the uei, iki at advamr agttit uf giitrinii'ut
iHMVitl of deep wa lianpoitituin but at 4 propaganda! uf irp.ue.lor..
and an aptle of naval auxiliariev
Now come Mr. McAdmi with hit "new" t)iipiing bill, m ' It w-'uIJ
. jiirf the gotetnment to pun lux or build a liwltli limine !.-l aod-a
the gotrtnment taiet an Stl,mi(l,(lilil drfit it In m1 UmwU tn l,e juiuuiit of
(),('iHf,(iH( to piotiiie the fund wilh whi.li to rmluil ml ih ik veuluie,
r'oituiutely lor the ouimiy and for the th-itt-ktaiic paitt, lint uhriur,
rven with the enthu.ij'fic bailing of Mr. McAd'xi't ditiiigiilied fJihei in
la, rnjo little piiKrt of wmr.. It it unMrly llut the Ki'P'ihliiaii
wnaioit will again w-rl to drieat it bv a lihbu.ter, but in the IKim-hMI i
hotK it H-emt Mely to eik'ounler wiiuut and determined upil:m
The IVni.nrat'C leader,' Claud Kitihin, it energrtiiatl) i. s.r. to the lr "n
flipping bill and mi aie the Taiununy 1 Vni uit, while vuoe who in .hl jur in t It
favor the Icgi.lation under ixnitul cixuiitiont wilt oppne it n.. laix- ul
the gtave fiiuiuial condition in whith the govrinment fin,l
EDITOR BEDE TELLS
SVSIEH IS FAILURE
IfTTfft WMITTIN TO INTIR
PNII iV ITATI 0HAN0I MAS
TIN It ANIWINIO.
uixtiir ua lh Imtlot. I rol'T Iha
IIIUiM In king tiK'lhiMl Hint Ihla tin-trliM-it.
ni)llilr alMMit Hi wr rtMil
ur ( of HiiMM tinning hiIIIoii kiixit
list lh rflin l of Ilia iiicaturo Muull
I lllttt IllfC aaHlllR tO
iUit- mi Ilia dallol. Ho IhhiI a imr
Irr of una r iciil of Ilia tntcr kiieo
tilial llli'f ierr ilft lll till lll Iwllol
drvaa ilIHrrr, If Iha illlor of Tha
Hmilliuil, UI tu quota fuitliif
frtmi Ilia aauia aililrraa, In tinlvr tu
plain mora fulljr our poaltlon:
"I am roil afiaM In Iff H'1" ""'"
r IxMaiiM mi una alaa haa Ifli'J II I
am not afialil of aiiivrluit'iiUl lnlaU
linn nirr.'ly liMauaa II la riMf Imi'lilal
lull I do Ur to Irarn l r ililiMirf,
Tlial'i liol yi-lllna Minilar lioi'i nl I anil III) viM'iliiua law lita Ilia Dial
liy fry lall alrlid-a
Wllb Ihla ainall tnuulH'ra of volpia
alili In I'laie lio-atiiri'a on I tin l-aMnl.
I tin nuiiilirr anil t halard-r nf liii-aaiiri-a
nliinllliil Ima livn aiialllim. lliota
llila riM-rlliinlilal rufnriu ImiU'Uirlit la
Ki'lllni iiiilth Ilka Ilia alorf uf Ilia III
tin Imi' lin anti'il lo know wlifia
ana laliin from Whr, Uif hof,' lila
ilal rfplleil, t'Ka roiim fruin bna'
atki-d IOfii l or n U" tliow lio-aa W Ili. n. tier du li-na t oiiia from T
uira data mil had tha Hum In alml)
Three I Ifiim talic m igienieii I r.itu ndaiia derm dinirl .n tlif Ivtiet
jit of valor and will not !e candid.itet t.. ieelrti.m.
ter to go while the going it gnl.
la Ida Un a.in a ali'iu of Hiiulr got
rrilUirnt B m.irtl! lc (Id t tit
lula r-iif (immI than It ilova Injury?
ItiH-a II aitnal'r kvi mil lanlUl. t
lai'l d"trluiiiiriil, bold ( k 'Hari-tt',
Cliarlra K Hriiia, Ina.li-r of I lit- j
lal giana1, lrllrra llial Iba lra"li
atlpui la a aiuTvta, mi aholl Ik
Irai lii'd Ilia (inn lutlun that Ilia prvaa
of Iha tlala a BKalliat our luuihail i
trrtltrd luaml of aiitrriiiui'nl. Iiel
arolt a li'lli-r to Ilia CutfrplUa In,
lllih ba dit IdlrJ that III" lirraa ol
aa ri'MNintitil for mora In :
Iha !! llun dm atiifin
Kllrrt li-.r. tililnr nf Ilia I'lillaaa
I. f.n i. Hi-iillual, lM llrii-a ililfi n nllf
''mm Mr HHina ami n i'llrt to llio Ul
li.r't nliiitika Mr lh-.li
r. K h.m-.,.,.. .h uki lo I-! '" """"I? """""" '"
'Why, hy, my tiy, hrna inine fnun
OK,' 'Will, dad,' Iha txiy Btknf.
alio alarti'd Ilia Kama anyaarf
' In Ihla ri'foim innuini'iil una I It 1 1, at
tin li'd an rapl'lly lo iioilnr aiul lai k
anuln Ihul prt'lly aooil no vn HI
knot wlivre II itarlt'd or l li'f to
(ui-a Iiito It la Kiilni to nnd.
Dial aaiould pli k five uii-ut'in a fioui - hah'ii r may ha your ami my In
Ik'' iiinal reii nt 'fill lulls, halli'l ,iiul illtlilual ni'lnlnii rexarillng llinlr uu
thai mil ifii !. tt-rt nf tin t-'fi lnr' drrlyliiK luliu Iplfa, huaavar atiihliorii
ho !! iihi i Ihi-ax iiii'itturt-a o.il.l 1 1 i liilKht opHaa a return to former
llii'iii, aiul, rtt'ii If they had, aini'd liol
hata iiiid.'ial'rffl v. Iial their irotalila
rf.ulu aiiulit U. Voting lM-aiiu liu rp
(in a atirk - aiul m-aa aork la datigi'r
una ahi'ii iliaillf l.ma altmllnit liulua
I r ami iaillal aie up fur nin.lil' Ta
linn. Wall Vt'liliira Hit pri'dli Hull
alta an liili ltli.'l ! rilulun i.f li il
Ihi'lr firx I aoiil.l I f, It Iha' ail intlt
lug i iitiililliiii fur t al'll tl
Umi)i at Hit rt'i i iit iiullot Tbk'' lh
1 1 ion t rtioiiplluii le itin u'i"! slnrli'
tat I. iruHirtliinal, a'aumtlfil .ir pro
gn.nhf l.,xnt Inn (li.ii"i-r lluit limy
I'i'l, lao tai atiM-mlnifiiti In nll.iw la
toiulltliina, o arn toiiiM'lli'd lu ailiull
that t'ti'DoiiM nf Iheaa rt'fnriua liaa
It'll lu aoliif thing aa dldll I anlli Ipala;
I'VfryiuiK ha lirinight Ha on piuli.
Ifiua, aiiiiii of Iha laltnr lii'lng mora
ai-rloiia llniii Hit lilt (hut aura rurml.
' Tlu-aii rt'forma lint a enuia bIhiuI
Inrgfly IIiiiiiikIi t tit- protrat nf Ilia
rt'a aguliial iiiirnpt inllllial iinull
(loiia, uud Hit pn ta aliould ha to dun
. ! ... . u. . -i i.i.i 'int. tu tamiRi.i niirtat anifii'ii if iu i ..",. . n.i, ... w u..
n .1 i . i. , tin jiiii' rii iit alio im nlfil h in , 1 . . i .
Iliet id nl it N l ; .,... .., . , , .. , ti'tl.li nlly aniiirii not liu lii.lf.il. a In rnill! tin ri'fori. lull my point I Ihla
IitHNF v akk m A V
ja. li .. iff a' lluif alih ml.utma I' Ki ll
j In Hi. i-i.iralloii uf freak lfgllaHoii :
ha. tji. f.illualug In u In a If f'il!
I it. in uf the Oregon t'lty t-jilfrcriu
mi all luml not puiillc in.trty iiui'UI If the pri'.a lukf rrvillt fur bringing
liirlinla i liur In-a. ili' t, gun inliiif nt furll'o av ifr.uui to paa. It liiimt at Ilia
lroMiiiiutial ri'triafuuiliiii g . fr-ik I '' H"1" uaniine a riioiiail'llliy lur
auuliliil l-llftp Hi,.,,, t It.- aia l.i( Th ,, ,,,, ,.,, ,!K u,,!.,!, ' '"'''", auif mliiif nl to r.'tuli'.lhe l.a prnlilf ma i isalftl hy tli.m ami
ir.iu. uia'B ui i uriianu iaa tv . oat i . .- .....j i ..if I'l'-m. t .'f t..i
aloa t.t i-arn It nua r gflilng
a...,,.- ,.r,-.i t .hk, nM.t Ol l I4.aa.na. (,,, (, ,t It. I . .tl I . t
I'i'tinii Mil uilifr r.va.l. aif aliu.i.l Mil
.jlif
it git lug the al tlf a ilral ol plllilllll)
BLIND, INDEED, is the boy, or girl, or man, or woman who. in this
age of progress of moving pictures, does not know the graceful curves
of a woman's ankle or the sickening details of the so-called modern
problems. Even if the youth of 1916 does not attend the 10-cent theatre,
t'lrre arc the metropolitan papers that daily show their thousands of readers
.'cures of nude men and women and attract with suggestive declarations in
I -old tjpe.
Last weA Portland papers circulated in Oregon City, had a picture ot
unusual indecency. A picture of a woman's leg, naked from the toe to the
waist. The other leg was mysteriously draped behind a flimscy curtain.
It wis a picture designed to attract every person who glanced through the pa
per, and it did. Thousands crowded into that theatre, filled it to capacity at
every performance, made money for the proprietor.
This week brings more pictures of the same class to Portland mov;e
theatres and more advertisements of the same degrading level to Portland
papers.
Proprietors of these theatres find it profitable to capitalize this morbid
tiait of ihe public. The manager who bars such films from his screen, finds
bis place deserted, while across the street, where the latest sensation is on dis
play, the crowd extends out on the sidewalk. Sooner or later, he, too, is
forced to display these disgucsting pictures, if he is to continue in business,
pay his rent and salaries.
Why can not the moving picture producer find some other theme than
smut? Why cannot he produce pictures that have some other attraction than
the well-shaped leg of a movie actress? Why should he continue to force
cut upon the public films that attract only because of lewdness, when there
are themes galore that are both decent and attractive?
It is to the ultimate advantage of the moving picture industry to stop
this display of questionable pictures and as soon as possible. The continued
production of pictures of the class of some that have been shown in Portland
in the last month can only result in the disgust of the general public.
M AI'I.K I.AXK. I W. 31 iKililur nf
t!u Kutf rprln'i Prima IK lnn uuy
have died from di-tpulr In til qnrat
uftfr the fiuilalil of pi-rl'i'tnal ).iiilll
t'neounled Inventor hate ,'ta.a-.l
on" Juat datura i-frpi-iii.il motion In
niai haiile aaa hy them ar(ii'tail. llut
(hat other age lung -areli for tha
"hiiiett luer" giving now to hava
Un ended. If e art lu hellete a n-
llt iI.m inula lo ill It o
.liat i .lull j llun il.t Ilia ..nall.-il rt
hi"'! In -nl .ll tu . a ... .tiVi.iiiiiikL' t .in I
Alaa .l.t. ago ,a rural mall ear i 1,,.ln.M M, ,.,,. Ttln
rl.-,.complli,a. at tha t.-a.l. an.) hlnl ; .,,.. ,u, vm , h,v ,,,,
fi nut aa in. gin uaia lo iarr our
oii mall If roada tould nl ha repair
t-.l aoon. Sim
t'o. I aurt'ly i ui'llal auuhl Ilka lo l uma uilaUkf urn i-uiiai li'd
from una a.nin r uml lo In tha utll.l.il
till. .ill. II.. .ir...-ri.... ..f m..im m.ll...rit..
ah It'll lima Ilia aamal ... . . ...h,,...
pant ha. aalka.1 and .arm . I hi. u. k , a(rah , , , , , ,hn,
otar '.rl nf hi roula Tha '"!" '.La hollnd ahaia evi-frunaliUl l.gla
.i.mi-at. ii-a'iiiiK ,n an,, imii in t'ri gun i ..,,., .. ,-. ,..,i ..,
,"""""m 'lr"M..llall.afi:il.li.fBatolhat la at. rr
rua.N i i.nii.i lll.g !.,. )1ur tMnt lmny ,l)llNm. ,,,.,
ara ..illla uf Ihf III ......... . .. .
tnl lira.a r..n..rl A Saw York alf. .... . . .. . . t v ' " '"I"'" i"
' aiinuiii Mitia.aina. i tti .if along aui n .,,., i,,,,,,,, ,,r.,i. t,.,,, -. r.., .
sin- her wealthy lawyer huadand for .... ... .,. i " 1,r' lM ,,, r ,,r,",M """ Mr,,r l"'
,lit-..a,- ,,n .h i I.- ,..i...i " ... " ..... i "-- tf,lin.'l.t rl-M-ahrre - ele.. ate
". . - , io turn tun an.l do goina ri-talra i'
nar noi iu eoma n.:ir.r man in i''f tli.Tc la mi a
to nun. iiiai io aiaa n.r a,,,,.,, .nana- t!irm. If not aa mr hata l.i .airy our ... .,
hi. ahnla vl..an..li.l In llfrf I . . . .. . " '
. i. ,7: i r- .'ttM ...r..uil..n .ml U may da in., that Iha
" -iitH-a nui rai.uira iiiiihii i .-. ui n.i . ..
a.iti-rii.f uu'
fit) are kept In
pjasdlile; dut tha
llii'ta ttiuroughfarra ara .nina uf Iht-ui
out ;
If. (
aurld
It tuny Ih jHianltila ,lul tin
l to Uu praai'iit at.
alihotil ngliatlun and rtparl I
.... ..t-rtl.ur l.. I.-.' a..fr,rt, , ir,.,lt ,(-C f ..r
aurroundfd dy lommonpla.a affair
perdu pa. unfit me to proH-rly aiuly.f
tha mliiatlull; go If my odai'rvatluua
art wrum; the fault He with my en
vironment for. Ing the viewpoint.
To me. It at'ftua that llila lawyer
ainlilllun a era to des-nine a iuat an.l
uprUlit Judge. Handing out even make
handed Justice aeeordlng to Ihe "eold'ni ti
law. Were he ever to feel the thrill H.-iiry Tlielaaaii aunld glta Ida1
of love: that fountain of life and romo wxpnter of Claekamu.. nmnty taint!
unilvr the Influenee of the divine pu rit-alvail for hla aart l. e a emmlyl
slon (and pity I akin to love), tha t nmmlsalona r. I
. at-rtanU
i;)l)l lti.)S AI'VUI ATK.
t Propoiai Thtnltn for Commlmcner
MII.W AI KIK. Ore. It V II No I -iK.lilnr
of the Kntarpri.. i I a lull to
a Mat. tin-lit in r' K.inl lo our
county eomml-.r.i.iUf ry. I he
central thought and Impulae I crea
tion, how could he sit in Judgment and
pronounce a decree "according to
law" wlio.se ulilmute in destruction,
doulh. A a student of law. relying
upon the lpm dixit of atututes: kind
nasi), merey. human eonipnaalon, for-i
givenen or love hud no place In hi!
legal curriculum. Consequently he re
pelled all influences interferring wlth
stern Justice, the unfii'llni; law. He
was truly consilient.
yer. To him justice was not only dllnd '
dut ulso devoid of all the five sences'
which mortals have. He would be Jus j
tiee personified.
We frail humuiiH seldom will lie iih!
ii. i.oN'f.roy.
E
cut glt.ll lh Utc dt Iha
pulillcatlon of nu ll alateuif nla aa quol
."I al'Ote a III data kimmI ffd-.i and are
ma.ti in g.MMl f.tltli. Im) alien they are
liar f I upon ty Ihoaa alio hate In Ihu
..ist tippoiifd ull progra.-altit Ifglnltt
Hon tin y .h.iiild not lie H-rniltU'd tu
i lllu lullelu;ed leal, iK'.aum of eon
Mailt r p.'Hllou, tday lia a'ffptftl as
tru.
In nr.l. r lo clear the uiuttar up, why
not piildlsli a iUt of all the lu en
I a. ifd In tin sluta Hut n nder tint In
. tfaliiitiit oftaplt.il mora uiiK.tf" Hum
in other stalea."
I Tha iui'st.on which Mr. SH-nee uses
In from an addre a tli'llverad at Ore K"n
it'lly two years uuo dy the editor ot
1 Tl.., 1....I Mtiil uu. l.nf t-.ifi.rr.wl tu
In any way l .h rerolullun r.H tlyj" ,ro," '"'l-l-enlng at any oilier elee-
I ..I, ii. I. I 1,,- ll... Ilf..mn Ultu titll..rli.l i '
Through the iimny thimaaml vutea
given every year to single tax uml oth
er fri'uk tin law. Oregon h gut the
reputation uf liflui; u ntronu hIiikIk tux
and I. du i a
In a ali'.te ahi ta i harlar unci' griinlf.l otercnnia - I l ull upon Ihu va if
l.i- ravokftl III till, high humlftr Ori'gou to aaatima I hut ra avon.llilliiy
imann.-rl. iliiltaiaal eUhl hour il..t , atnl lo p. norm lluit duly.
ami'litliui lit (aoulil hate ereulfd ada.K "If the prfaa had di-fll quicker lo
lula rhaua In ull liitluatr) I. apai Inl a ; act dffore, euudlllotia would never
fur employ me nl of unampluyeil laitn 'data datoiin n liulfnroMi' a Ihara
ly tapllul la untloti. to i nina' In !en. Let tlieiti tint ac.iln !' time un
lain wdere Industry la iliac oiirutc I ' dear i'da for a Ilka reaimi
ami a premium la paid upon ahlftlf a-1 ' I dalletv Hint aome uf tint niea.ur'.
It.-aal. aniflidiueut lu lukf oti-r Ilia j Hut hate l.ccotne law alma llila it
. hiiiiue'a of rltera (aurt'ly . cupltut ' pfrtnifiilul reform ninieiii.-iit atart-'d
aiiuM upiuei liile lutfalllig lu lllilua- j may da liei eaaal y to our ttrt Kara and
lila along riter dunk uml da placed pronparlty. dot If atmly of (ha altuu
at Iha mercy uf Hume aim would eoll-JHoil Itada mi til Indict. . that lie. an. r
(l.t. ula prtipftlt ) of ii'rluln of our laaa our old aluta la
A free for ull Initiative made It luia ! Iggllg dfhln.l Itniiekdliora In llldua-
aldla fur a fi action uf una per cent ofjtrlul. UKrlciiltur.il ami diilne detel
the vutara of Hit alula, with Ihe aid opuifiil. I would consider myelf a
of other, alio sli'.uetl pflltlona merely ( d pocrlln ill.l I hf.lluta to allaiiipt to
I.e. IHU.. a.ke.l lu do o. to put thesa torreel Ihe el II "
ilrustle. tluugaroiia, eonflacnllng, freuk.' I' Mr. Hpant-i la nut yet convinced
experimental mea.uraa uu Ilia dallol. I Ihul the editors are right III their po
Aud I Inn Hit lurgeal proporllon uf alllu.l, Till Heutlllel la rndy to nu
Iha alfiior aim tot.'d upon Huiil did
an dy guana and dy gum.
nd etcrvone uf Idea ineaaure. I
aeterul uf tthltli might data (rented,
i Into., got ill it ii ' IhiiiiHaml of fuvnrj
utile vote. j
t'lipltal I iiili'liitii Ihul, In a al ii l ,
whart' till. Ii iiieuaiirea can get iipmi the. nv m'un.
d.'llol uml get thousand, of vutea. aome ' Heller get on llitt l.itiiil wiigun wtlli
llm R.Kirnor ami Ihe editor, Mr.
It kind hi tha aliile. una that hita dad
a large part In the d'Veloimeiit of
ugrlculliiral Ori'guu, Hint la reuily lo
quit .Imply hii-iim. of the fool and
freuklrh law a Willi tthltli It la hattge.l
uUuit nnd (hit Un'l Ida only one dy
day lull)" tiMdeiii mil) lieeouie laaa.
The edllora nf Ihe stud huve served
notice fiat such u thing can never hap
pen.
That- kept It from happening at the
lust fleiilnn. They ara going lo keep
adopted dy Hit Oregon Htate Kdllorliil;
.iio.ui lutlun. I
At the recant meeting of Ida editor
lul us.i.K latlon Ihe got er nor of Oregon 1
Spelica. ami help slireatl the good
new Hint, while wa have adnolutuly
no upeclul prlt lleKc to offer tu capital,
yet we guiirulitee It full protection in
legitimate enterprise.
It won't lukti lung to give Oregon t
different Kind of reputation Hum (lie
one it now illt.'i'laya.
it..ki i.aii.,iiii r i-t ..in iiiu.i. ina loiioa inir renuiraa
An honest Iuw-i"coi .fin vwwi.vii. mttta a...i( - Mule.
"I urn ul.Hululely opH.se,l t., prustrat. , Tla, , tlrill.tv,, llivlacri
Ing ouru'lte lu uny way In Indiieiiig i,.,i.
FOR YEAR ARE NAMED. , Inveslors lo.ouii. here, and I urn and T)li ,.,,,, ,.. w ,mvo ,.
luittutn nnuii dv iiguinni untitling rim
ORGANIZES COMMITTEES
I upproachlng (ha extension of special
t-l... r.... iiii.i..l:.tii.n Ihul W'eril Linn . .. . . .. ......
means as the law permits: nt least In ' 7: V. . Ipntueges, mu on ino oiner iiiimi i no
n.. i .,f r., ti... .spenu a tenuin pan oi us ruau ........
'm viiunui wiiuiiq. a in- nix i ui ni
OTHER SECTIONS OE CLACKAMAS COUNTY' could follow
with advantage the course taken by the taxpayers of the eastern
part in forming an organization, the purpose of which is to promote
interest in public affairs, unite the voters on county and state issues and secure
letter representation in county and state bodies. Although at first glance the
purpose of such an organization may seem narrow, the organization will not
he confined if properly conducted. In fact, it should broaden the views of
its members.
There is a woeful ignorance among men and women of the county re
garding state and county affairs. The taxpayers committee of 15, which
checked over the county budget before the annual budget meeting, showed
that representative citizens often did not know the first principles of county
management. A taxpayers' league will do much to clear up this ignorance
and voters will be prompted to take proper interest in county affairs.
At the quarterly meetings matters of county business and community
development will be discussed. Road matters, tax revenues and expendi
tures, the general welfare of east Clackamas county and the unity of the tax
payers of east Clackamas these are the purposes of the organization.
18811916
tJThe growth of a solid, steady reputation cannot
be pushed or hurried. The commercial trademarks
which have become household expressions were not
thrust upon the nation by a "whirlwind campaign"
of advertising, but by the constant repetition year by
' year of claims which were made good to the letter.
To win permanent, inseparable friends tales time
and testing; it is so with a bank just as with any
other business.
(JOur friends have made us what we are; we be
lieve we have had a hand in making them, too. To
retain the old by continued fidelity and devotion,
- and thus attract the new, is our constant aim.
The Bank of Oregon City
THE OLOtST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Jmlnes have heen moved to tears. The
most during robber (who are perhaps
generally more human) will often lx
generous or will give buck a part of
their booty. Strong hearted rent lords
will at times hu It at eviction. Greedy
shy-locks will at times relent uml ex
tend time. Money lenders unnumber
ed have in countless instances been
generous, even though they lost. Hut
law, that rapacious monster, knows
no human attribute. Its philosophy Is
destruction. Its last syluble Is death!
It is for that reason as well as a sav
ing in loss of energy by duplication
that much of our industrial affairs arc
of an impersonal nature. The bust
ness is conducted by an agent who
tells us he can't help It: "it's the or
ders from the company" and so the
blame is shifted. Under this plea all
our social injustices flourish. In
stances can be cited by any reader, so
I will not particularize.
That the law (speaking in the usual
sense) Is unfeeling, I do not dispute.
That lawmakers are blind, I do not
deny. Many of them "know not what
they do." That Justice is blind, I con
tradict flatly. This Ienal Jugglery
which is poetically labeled Justice Is
a sort of sealing of the livery of heav
en to pay homage to hell. No sane
person will wrbmlt to the chance
choice of blindness for Justice. Jus
tice must have an all seeing eye. Blind
ness Is the deed of darkness, because
they are evil. "Mind leaders of the
blind" is very filling description of
this legal destruction of Justice. All
Is confusion, the outside is whitened
but the inside is full of corruption and
dead men's bones, and excesses.
Only recently a couple of Judges and
clerk of court in Portland were guilty
of swiping the money In their care, If
reports are to be believed. Men who
make a specialty of administering law
violating the law. They will no doubt
escape the legal consequences of their
acts; It is not contended they should
suffer them. The law is at fault.
For a concrete Illustration of law
glance at the havoc in Europe, all the
result of law. Instead attempting an
end, kings, kaisers, czars, presidents
and parliaments are make more laws
for promoting the destruction. This
sable mantled monster must be ban
ished and then we can have an ero
when "the war drums throb no longer
and the battle flags are furled. In
the parliament of man, the federation
of the world."
JOHN F. STARK.
I every year for hard surface so that In
j a few years the town will have a sya-
(em of permanent streets was iniiilo In
the aiinuiil address of Mayor I.ewth
tvulte. reatl before the West Mnn coun
cil Monday niulit. West Linn will
'have J I .'.OiiO In its road fund this year,
j All members of the council wen1
i present at the llrst session of the year,
i except N. ('. Mlchels, who Is ill.
Charles Shields was elected president
of the council and Treasurer Clancy's
annual report, which showed tho town
had t:in9.0i'. in Its Keucral fund and
$170.51 In Its road fund, was read.
The followinir committees were
named: Finance, Hammcrlce, I.oigh
ton and Clark; health nnd police, Hum
phrys, Mlchels and Shields; fire and
water, Clark, Ix-Miton and Hammer-
lee, and streets and public property
Shields. Ilumphrys and Mlchels.
Mi.vnr Lewthwiiltn had words of
pruise for the South Fork commission
and the West Linn water board for the
business like way the new system was
completed and the thoroughness of the
work.
Tli.
mo Keward, $130
r.'it'l' i" u( Iiiih uijuer tvlll be
ili-'iM'-tl hi lei.iri thai liir-re Ih Hi leiiMl one
!r'fifl.-! 'IlMftifte thi.t n.-lenre hut been
ulile lo cur., in all Itn slue.'", ami Hint Is
Lutiirrh. I In I I'h Ci.iiirrh Curt Is I lie only
pi .ill I ve cure now known lo III" rne.ll.-ul
fntt'Tiihy. C.iiiirrh Im-Ink n lonsillutlonul
tllm-ase. retiit-...H ti eouHiitutlonHl trfiit
ment. Hall's I'l.tnrrh Cure Is lnkn In
Icrnnlly. ueiliiK tilpeily upon the lil'iod
and mucous stirfu. i n of Ihe syntem, there
by C'pstroyinir the fonnilallon of the tils
vnse, nnd KlvbiK (lie pi.ileut atrenjrtli by
tiiill'llnff up ihe eoiiHiltution and aniimltiK
nitlure in dolnir Iih work. Tin proprietors
have s.i much taltli In lis curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any cane that It fnll lo cure, fiend
for list of testimonial).
Addrru: F .1. "JIIK.N'RY CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all IirugKllll. 7fio.
Take Hall's Family I'llla for constipation.
believe that today It Is absolutely lui
pciiitite thul Oretmn build up a repu
tation of offering real Inducements
and safety ami square dealing to tliomt
investors who can be Induced to place
their money hero. In California I met
euslern men oi large menus. More
than one said to me lu effect that Ore
gon's reputation so far as Its treat
meiit of capital was concerned," was
not considered very Inviting."
It wus this sentiment expressed by
Honed hate put capital nnd Industry
,ii the defensive. Capital prefers to go
to states Hint offer legitimate prtttee
' tloii uud eiicoiirnKemenl.
j These are HiIiiks which capital mer-'-i
ly fears, but which haven't happened,
ami are mil going to happen. Let's
lake something real,
: Take the minimum wage law. A
llm law theoretically nnd from a mor
al standpoint, but capital does not
1 1 lo a stnto where wages are nrbl-
Itrarlly lived by luw, to compete with
I industries In the states where condi
tions of labor nr.! theoretically less
Industrial Outlook for
1916 in Oregon
O. A.
Concerning Roadt.
OREGON CITY, Ore., Dec. 31. (Ed
itor of the Enterprise) The question
of roads will continue to bob up until
roads come. More than '20 years ago
the question was agitated since which
time enough bag been destroyed In
worn out wagons, harness patience
and ruined stock to have built better
roads than we now have. People
c.
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FARMERS' AND HOME-MAKERS' WEEK
and RURAL LIFE CONFERENCES
January 3 to 8, 1916
Lire Information. Praitltat Help for Hie Home
the Vdtm, the Community- .
Coilv-ntlonof Orrgon'fl OrfHtett Industrie!
Cottferrnceaon Oregon ' Moat Vital Prolilente
LKCTUKEM-DKMONSTKATIONrt
KXIIIBITlONS KNTKKTAINMKNTS
Two thousand tnroplr- altrn'le.l last year. II Is a
great place to make frir tins with litre
thinker and live IhoitKltls good
workers, and good worlr,
WINTER SHORT COURSE
January 10 to February 4, 1016
4 Prattle I Agricultural Course In a Nut Shell.
Applied Science In Actual Work uf
the Farm and Household.
Courses in FRI IT RAISI.NO, FARM CROPS,
SOILS. STOCK RAI-.IMO, IMIRV WORK,
POULTRY KAIHINC. CAROKNINt;, COOK
INll, SKWIND. Hi)l:si;ill)LI ARTS, HOMK
M'KSINK, BUSINH'iS MHTIIOOS, ROAO
BI'll.llINO FARM P. NT, IN F P.R INf, K V KAL
OKOAMZATIONS, MAkKKTING.
Correspondence Courses Without TulUosi.
Kspert Instruction in Music.
Reduced railroad rates.
For prof ra
.(iovernor Wit hyeombe that the editors. i,,,i where tho cost of production Is
endorsed, uml It wus very emphatically
stated that the object of the resolution
wus to combat the iinpleaiuint reputa
tion Oregon has gained as to Its treat
incut of capita!. Only one voice was
ruised against the resolution and thut
wus only bei'ttiisu of fear that tho res
ol nt Ion might be misunderstood. None
of the editors who voted for the reso
lution are offering uny apologies. They
as much as gave notices that tho duys
of dungeroiis freak legislation ure over
and that those laws thut are keeping
capltul out of the state uro going to
have their poison fungs removed uml
their teeth extracted.
Such notice ou tho part ot the edi
tors, tho greatest rorce for good In
the stute, will surely prove encourag
ing tO I'll pi till.
Mr. Sicnce asks the editors to speci
fy the laws thut are hurting tho state,
Not having the time to go through tho
three big volumes of Lord's Oregon
laws, and not being willing to devote
our entire pupor to a discussion of this
subject, wo will name only a few.
First und foremost comes tho Initia
tive, which, In the form In which It
wus adopted In Orogon, with Its un
limited and unguarded power, Is tho
most dangerous not becuuso of what
it Is within Itself but because ot what
it leads to.
That may Boem to Mr. Spence a cour
ageoiis statement to make concerning
a law adopted for the express purpose
of putting tho power of government In
to tho hunds ot the people und to over
come graft and corruption, but we be
lieve we are perfectly able to defend
our position, und wo will proceed to
do so,
In Oregon the Initiative and refer
endum were not adopted In their pure
forms. Intended originally merely as
clubs over the law-making bodies, In
Oregon the Initiative Is a method of
general legislation and the ease with
which the referendum may be Invoked
put Oregon for several years In the po
sition of being opposed to higher edu
cation. Surely capital Is not attracted to a
state that poses as opposed to educa
tion. The stench of the university ap
propriation referendum Is not out of
our nostrils, but, thanks to the newspa
pers and others of high Ideals, the
state now ranks high In Its support of
education.
The Initiative was to give rule by the
majority. How does It work out?
or program write to The Coll.gs Exchange, Orseea ""'7 P " " "ni re-
Agnc.iti.nl College. Conaiiii. tiw 12 1 to f-i) quired to sign the petition! to place a
I
so much cheaper that the outsider can
undersell the Oregon manufacturer In
his own territory. This would bo 1111
Ideal luw If applied to all states In the
union, thus giving other states no ad
vantage over Oregon.
Tuke the luw Hint prohibits women
from working after (1 p. 111. A woman
may be willing nnd anxious to earn a
little overtime and would bo In no way
Injured, tho employer mny need lo
have her work u llttlo overtime, but
tho law prohibits. If a girl didn't
stnrt lo work until 5 o'clock, the Inw
would not allow her to work over one
hour thut day. SI10 couldn't ho em
ployed to work after 6 o'clock under
any circumstances. Certain excep
tions ure mude but Cottngo Orovo bus
iness houses were up against it when
It came to keeping stores open Christ
mas week. Capital must he just ach
ing to eomo to a state whore It has
little to say about running Its own busi
ness and where a commission lias pow
er to throw other barbed wire entail
glemonts ubout It.
Let's not forgot our mortugo tax law.
Money owned outside the stato and In
vested hero doesn't pay this tux, so
why should we expect It to come horo.
This mortgage tux luw hus a still
more baneful effect. Tho man who
borrows the money pays the tax, which
results In an Interest rato so high that
It discourages anyone from borrowing
money to build up industry
Taxing banks ut 100 cents on the dol
lar (which does not Includo federal
tax), Is another paternal way wo have
of Inviting capital hero.
We might got more pnnplo Into the
slate right nt present If we didn't
make these things so public, hut the
press of Orogon does not believe In
this underhanded business. Those
gotten here under false pretenses will
hurt us more than had we novcr got
ten them.
Besides, the only way to cure evils
Is through publicity that will create
an Irresistible demand for their repeal.
The press of the state Is glylng that
publicity.
The Sentinel wishes to make It em
phatic that It believes many of these
so-called freak laws would be of great
benefit If national laws, and none
would do great harm. It Is only be
cause they place Industry In Oregon
at such a disadvantage with the In
dustries of other states that they have
been made the object of such bitter
attack by the editors of the state.
As Mr. Spence quoted from an ad-
(P'rom 1'ui-irlo Coast Manufacturer.)
In Oregon there has been a decided
change lu favor of better Industrial an.l
business conditions.
Tho hiht legislature started a move
ment fur tin reduction and ceased put
Hug over leojiiliitlve experiments.
The lax eomiiilasliin und public util
ity eiimuilHsloii adopted conservative
policies of I'lieouriiKlng capital ulreudy
Invented.
Cnnserviitlvn administration uf labor
laws bus also helped some Industries to
sluy In existence und If there nro no
new displays of arbitrary power new
Industries will enter this field.
Tim recent expression of (iovernor
Wlthyeombt', thut eiipltul must lie glv.
en a stiutro deal, was a most courage
ous utterance from u public man at a
time when politicians uro Inclined to
trout employers us persons that need
watching.
rortlnnd capitalists nro to bo put to
the test In the proposed central Oregon
rul'roads that Mr. Htruhorn seeks to
finance. Whether limy will show color
remains to bo seen.
The constructive work of tho now
chamber of commerce Is going to hour
fruit If It Is kept up on present plans
und broadeiictl to Include tho whole
sluto.
Owing to tho experiment of prohibit
ing manufacture of beer, yet ullowlng
It to bo shipped Into tho state, and tho
litigation bound to onsuo, constructive
energy will bo largely absorbed In
fighting.
Tho hop Industry will ho Inclined to
dwindle, whllo tho loganberry Indus
try may expand. No 0110 cun tell whnt
will be tho real oiitcomo of this chnngo
In some of the stntos productive Indus
tries. Lumber Is our only bounding
asset.
There Is somo talk of a largo smolter
coming to Portlund. It mny go to Spo
kune. The cement plunts nt Uold Hill
and Oswego bid fulr to go under way
and become producers during the com
ing your.
In spllo of business revivuls thut
have long been promised, tho develop
ment of Oregon will proceed under
slow bells during the presidential elec
tion your.
The European war will koop down
foreign immigration and forolgn ahlp
ping. The failure to float the English
French wur loan (still 1200,000,000
shy) hus a depressing Influence on the
fiscal atmosphere.
Oregon la the most remote from
eastern financial movements and In
dustrial revivals. The transcontinent
al lines to the north and south of Ore
gon will continue to build up the popu-.
latlon of southern California, aSn Fran
cisco bay and Puget Sound. Oregon
will advance slowly In population.
Lakevlew Nitrate dopoalts 25 per
cent pure discovered in Goose Lake
valley.