OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917.
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REPUBLICAN
The greatest achievement of the United States since its
entry into the war, is the enactment of the selective conscrip
tion law. That law, placed upon the statute books by the
chosen representatives of the people, is a solemn declaration
by the entire country of its deliberate purpose to pot merely
do its bit but to do its best, in the conflict to which it became
a party. It was a declaration that justice shall be done among
our own people that each shall bear his share of the burden
of carrying on the war, so far as personal service and sacrifice
are concerned. It was an announcement to all the world
to the Teutonic powers as well as to the allies that we en
tered this war with unwavering determination to do all that
is needed to make a victory complete.
The next greatest achievement was the authorization of a
$7,000,000,000 war loan and the floating of a two-billion dol
lar bond issue. This also was a notice to all the world noti
fication that money will be available to properly equip the
men we are to send to the front, and that we shall not only
supply our own armies but shall aid in supplying the armies
of those with whom we are allied.
Neither in the declaration of war nor in the enactment of
the two most important measures incident to the war, was
there any party line drawn, nor any manifestation of partisan
feeling. There was some disagreement, to be sure, but mem-!
bers of both parties were on both sides of the questions pre
sented. In the case of the selective conscription bill, the Dem
ocratic leader of the military committee of the house was an
: agonistic to the measure, and the bill was placed in charge
of the ranking Republican member of the committee. While
it is true that these measures met their strongest opposition !
from Democrats, the opposition was a matter of individual
' action and not partisan.
The military, naval and aviation appropriation bills are
minor matters, but the promptness with which they were
passed and the readiness with which the minority party aided
the majority, were convincing evidence of the unanimity of
the American people in waging war upon a ruthless despo
tism. It is a rather strange circumstance that the food control bill,
which is undoubtedly the least important of the war measures,
has received the largest amount of discussion in congress.
The administration put forth its greatest efforts in behalf of
that legislation, and it met there the greatest opposition. In
this, as in other matters, the controversy followed no party
lines. In fact, the strongest opponents of the bill were mem
bers of the president's own party.
Viewing the record of war proceedings to date, the Repub
lican party and its representatives have good cause for felici
tation. Notwithstanding the president has been intensely par
tisan in his appointments, even since we entered the war, the
representatives of the Republican party have stifled any feel
ing of resentment and have not permitted party feeling to in
fluence their course in the least. They have left the exercise
of partisanship to the party in power.
LABOR THAT
The man who walks through any sizable city about now,
must be impressed with the great number of men whose labor,
as far as winning this war goes, is not productive. Not merely
are there a host of men acting in such useless functions as
agents canvassing from house to house, but a large part of
the petty machinery of distribution is nearly useless.
Take for instance the great number of able bodied men
employed at little peanut, fruit, cigar, chewing gum, and soft
drink stands. All these wants, in so far as they are legitimate,
can be supplied at drug and grocery stores in the centers of
population. Yet these little trades spring up at every street
corner. A large number of men get a precarious living at
them.
About the only reason for their existence is that the people
in that particular neighborhood will buy there rather than
walk a quartr of a mile to some regular retail store. But in any
large city there are hundreds of these little places that serve no
real need. If they closed up, no human want would be unsup
plied. Meanwhile the farmers are crying for more help, and
there is a shortage of labor in all departments.
In a way these little stands work against public interest,
because they cut up the business into small units that are not
economically conducted. Where business is concentrated into
a few well advertised places, it is done cheaper. Where it is
widely scattered in a lot of small places, it costs more for each
article sold.
These little stands and shops seem to appeal to certain men
of a rather idle type. Perhaps some of them have suffered
accidents o rare physically unable to work. But the majority
look able bodied. They should be hoeing corn or building
ships or making munitions.
RECKLES
When one complains of reckless driving of automobiles,
many people take the easy going view that as 95 per cent of
motorists are cautious drivers, it is not worth while to take se
vere measures. It is probably true that no more than five per
rent could be called reckless. Yet five people can make things
mighty uncomfortable and perilous for the other 95.
The number of accidents happening all the time is a wam-
Every Friday. ,
Editor and Publisher.
Postofflce as second-class matter.
ACHIEVEMENT
DOESN'T HELP.
SMOTORJSTS
ing. After one has been through a smash and has been laid i
) and had to pay hospital bills, the thing begins to look ser-,
ious. "' Wfl'
One trouble is that in most places the local police dislike z
enforce the law strictly, being fearful of making enemies.
Every county does not have a Traffic Officer Meads. It is all
right arresting thieves and drunks who have no friends. To
file a complaint against some socially influential persons, who
never feels competent to drive until he has tuckd away sever
al highballs, is another proposition.
Yet public sentiment will support strict enforcement of the
law. The people of any neighborhood know who the speed
ers are. Let them notify some official who will complain to
the motor licensing authorities. These authorities have de
tectives on the trial of all alleged speeders.
This done, it is easy to secure evidence. Once a man gets
the scorching habit, he keeps it up. He is not content with
any beggarly 25 miles an hour, but with a whoop he opens his
throttle, regardless of obstructions to view and other traffic.
Fines do not influence him. Juries are too good natured to
jail him. Let him lose his operator's license a year or two,
and he will take notice and others like him also.
' THE 1918 FOOD CAMPAIGN
The food production campaign as a war measure necessar
ily came late this year. War was not declared until April.
By that time the farmers' plans for the season were practically
made. Little could be done except to get a lot of people work
ing in a small way on home gardens. This Was useful, but
for any bigvproduction we must look to our professional food
raisers, the farmers.
Now it is a principle of human effort that you can get more
out of people by going direct to them and stating your case
than in any other way. If a board of trade wants to raise mo
ney for a public object, it can't do it merely by issuing general
statements. Every one says "Let George do it." The board
officials must get out among Smith and Jones, and tell them
they ought to help and that they must. Under personal pres
sure, they come across.
It is the same way with the government. The whole coun
try should be organized. There should be committees for ev
ery state, county, and town. Every farmer should be inter
viewed in a friendly way .by his
ask him to go the limit to increase his area of cultivated crops.
Under that solicitation, a great many pledges of such increase
will be made and kept.
In a great many cases such committees would find that the
farmer would like to raise more, but can't on account of some
difficulty. He may need more
is a person fairly entitled to receive credit, the interest of some
bank or lending company should be solicited to help him out.
In a great many cases, the lack is simply that the farmer
can't get help. That situation should be similarly taken up,
and everything possible done to meet the need. In these ways
a big increase over even the present large production can be
secured. It will not merely help to win the war, but it will
increase everyone's prosperity.
SENATOR M'NARY WELL PLACED
The placing of Senator Charles L. McNary, of Oregon, on
nine committees in the United States senate, some of them
very important assignments, has called forth the following
editorial comment from the Chicago Republican, of July 1 4.
Senator McNary is a young progressive Republican, who has
already become vigorous in his efforts to help Oregon:
"The Republican committee on committees of the senate
has shown rare judgment in recognizing the ability of Sena
tor Charles L. McNary of Oregon by appointing him to com
mittees where he will be able to render most valuable service
to his constituents and the country. Mr. McNary has been
given membership on nine committees, several of which han
dle matters of prime importance to the people of the west.
In his work on Indian affairs, irrigation, and public lands, Mr.
McNary will have the benefit of his long and close association
with the subjects, and the advice of his Oregon friends to
whom such matters are familiar. The committees on Phil
ippines and manufactures also will claim a share of his atten
tion. Mr. McNary's assignements give him unusual prestige
for a senator just entering upon his duties as a national legislator."
THE HOOVER PLEDGE
The card which Mr. Hoover asks to have signed by consum
ers contains simple and easy pledges. No one is asked to
starve or to make himself or herself uncomfortable. In fact,
so far from weakening us, the food program here set down,
if followed systematically, will have the inevitable result of
making us all stronger and reducing the mortality rate from
those diseases of middle life which are due to improper feed
ing. Here is the pledge which we are asked to sign as a reg
istration of the volunteer army behind the trenches:
1 . To eat one wheatless meal a day.
2. To eat beef, mutton or pork not more than once each
day.
3. To economize in the use of butter.
4. To limit the daily allowance of sugar in tea or coffee
and in other ways.
5. To eat more vegetables, fruit and fish.
6. To urge in one's own home or in the restaurants one fre
quents, the necessity of economy.
AMERICAN8 ARE DRAFTED
, COPENHAGEN, Aug. 20. An Amer
ican of German birth who was per
mitted to leave Germany recently says
that the military authorities there are
taking American citizens long resident
in Germany for military service .on the
grounds that they have forfeited their j
American citizenship and now are de -
nationalized.
home committee. They should
equipment. If so, and if he j
GEORGE J. GOULD JR., UNFIT
TOMS RIVER, N. J., Aug. 22.Geo.
J. Gould Jr., of Lake wood, N. J., ap
peared before the draft exemption
board here yesterday and was rejected
aB being physically unfit.
North Pond:
C'onniy w .11 expend
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AERS ARE TOLD
OF MEAT SHIPPING;
E
A word of advice to fanners who
ship dressed menu to Portland and
other cities has boon Issued by J. H.
Mlckle, state dairy and food commis
sioner. Tho statement follows:
"A (treat amount of thin meat Who
moat shipped to rortlund) Is con
demned and ordered destroyed be
cause of renchliiK the market In Mitch
a condition that it is unfit for food.
This is not only a direct loss to the
fanner who ships It. but In such times
when we are excretalng every effort
in the lino of food conservation, It Is
it loss to tho consuming public, and
we feel that a great deal of such loss
could bo avoided Jf farmers and butch
ers would properly prepare their meat
and take necessary precaution to see
that it reaches the market In tho best
possible condition.
Dr. K. K. Chase, chief meat Inspec
tor of the city health department of
Portland, Informs mo ttat during the
last 10 months, there has been con
demned IS, 426 pounds, of meat that
was killed and dressed by farmers,
and this condemnation has not been
on account of a diseased condition of
the meat but simply on account of
what Is termed "spoiled meat." We
feel that If fanners and butchers will
observe the following requirements,
much of this loss can be eliminated:
1. The carcasses of veal and hogs
must be" entirely free from animal heat
before being offered to the transporta
tion company fur shipment.
2. All carcasses of veal should have
two sticks, one In the thoracic cavity,
the other In the nbdotulual cavity, so
as to spread the carcass and hold It
apart. In hoK weighing over 2m)
pounds it would be well to have them
split through the hips and shoulders,
as hogs sour very quickly during hot
weather. Thoroughly wash the Inside
of the veal with hot water and wipe
with a clean cloth until all slime and
dampness Is thoroughly removed; the
sprinkling of cayenne pepper on the In
side of the carcass tends to prevent
the work of flies.
All carcasses, except veal, must be
wrapped In a clean cloth before being
offered for shipment
PORTLAND PILES SUIT
10 COLLECT $4460
Suit was filed In the circuit court
here Thursday by the Henry D. Datfs
Lumber company of Portland against
the Gladstone Lumber company of
Parkplace, Or., to collect S4460.60, an
open account which the Davis company
says the defendants have consistently
refused to pay.
According to the complaint the as
sets of the company are placed at ap
proximately f ",000 while Its Indebted
ness is about $8,033. On June 13, 1917,
according to the plaintiff, the company
made an assignment for the benefit of
Its creditors.
The plaintiff prays for the appoint
ment of a receiver to manage the busi
ness of the company which It claims
now has no management and also seeks
to recover Judgment for $1460.
Isaac Lane has filed suit against
John Matzan, and the unknown heirs
of Cyrus Wads worth, asking that the
defendants prove any claims they have
to title to property In Section 8, T. 2 S,
R. 2 E, of W. M comprising In all,
approximately 6.27 acres.
According to the complaint, the
plaintiff has paid taxes on this land
Raid to have been granted to Minnie
Jane Lane, since October 26, 1901, and
says that the defendants have neither
claim nor title to It.
WEAR LAST YEAR'S
DRESS, IS ADVICE
OF MISS A. MILAM
Appealing to the school teachers of
CUckamas county to aid their country
by wearing their last year's suits, Miss
A. B. Milam Friday urged the teachers
to aid the conservation of tho nation's
resources. The transportation and
delivery problems were discussed, and
the actuul saving of food.
"Do not serve more than Is neces
sary," said Miss Milam. "The use of
any food not necessary to actual
health Is a waste."
"We are developing a dissatisfied
government," said! Prof. Dubach,
speaking before the teachers In the
training course at Barclay school
Thursday. "Tho two big things needod
are a workable form of government and
a satisfied people. In ten years our
expenses have doubled because there
are politics in the government. Con
gress costs 13 times what the English
parliament does.'
"The south has its rivers and har
bors bills, because It has no pensions
like the north and east, and no federal
buildings like the northwest," said
Prof. DuBach. N, C. Marls addressed
the classes on the value of the Indus
trial clubs In the schools.
Myrtle Point: Construction of mod
ern shingle mill on Catching creek.
RACING LIST OF
COUNTY FAIR IS
A VARIED ONE
Tim entry list tor the races to b
hold at the Clackumas county fulr, at
Canby, have boon announced by Kd
Fortune, superintendent, The list fol
lows: Tuesday, Sept. IS: No. l--Froe for
nil, automobiles, 8 to 10 miles; purse,
$100, No, 2- Fine for all, Ford cars,
stock car gonr, If miles; purse $00,
No. Il-Freo for nil, motorcycles, 5
mites; $10.
Wednesday, Sept. 19:
for nil, trot, purse $200.
for all, psce, $200, No
run, $125,
Thursday. Sept, 20:
No, 1 -Free
No, 2 - Free
3-Ono mile
No. 1-2:25
trot, $150. No, 2 -2:25 pace. $160.
No. 3 One half mile run. $100,
Friday, Sept, 21: No. 1- 2:10 trot.
$U.0. No. 2-2:215 price. $150, No. 3 -One
half mile run. $100,
Friday. Sept. 21: No. 1-2:1(1 trot,
$150. No. 22:13 paco, $150, No. 3
Three-quarter tulle run. $100.
American trotting rules to govern;
5 to enter, 3 to start; money divided
50 25 15 10,
California Jockey club rules to gov
ern running races; 6 to enter, 3 to
start; money fllvlded 60 25 15, All
races close on the night before at 6
p, m.
A.G.
ON THE CLACKAMAS
A. O. Ames, of KHtacadu, who last
May was appointed federal hunter for
this district and who makes his bead
quarters in the mouutalus near the
headwaters of the Clackamas river, Is
at home for a few days and brought
several valuable hides of predatory
nnlmuts from the mountanlx. From
January 1917, until his government ap
pointment, Ames had trapped and
killed six cougar, eight bobcats, three
bear, one coyote and several smaller
animals and since his appointment us
federal hunter has to his credit 12
bobcats, one largo timber wulf, one
nine-foot cougar and three bear.. The
latter were caught In traps set for
wolves and were Injured to such an
extent that it was necessary to kill
them. As bear are not .classed as pred
atory animals and are harmless, they
are not purposely killed.
Mr. Ames lately killed the socallod
'Oak GroveButte mountain Hon,"
which for years had defied hunters and
trappers. This animal, an old male,
measured 9 feet and 2 Inches from tip
to tip.
!MAL
PROVES
CARD EOR
y
The summer normal held at the Bar
clay school in this city. Is largely at
tended, and much Interest Is being
manifested. At tho morning session
on Tuesday, and at the regular history
hour, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye gave an
Interesting talk on ' Early History In
Oregon." Mrs. Dye's address was
listened to with great Interest. Mrs.
Dye extended an Invitation to the
teachers and Instructors to visit her
home on Tuesday afternoon, to view
many of the historical pictures of Or-,
egon. A most enjoyable time was had
and many accepted the Invitation of
the writer. -
RAILROAD'S VALUE AS
JUNK EXCEEDS THE
SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. H. Stelnblock
and D. Samuel, local junk dealers,
submitted the highest bid today for
the Celllo portage railroad and It will
probably be accepted by the board of
control. Tho firm's bid was $59,000,
which Is $16,258 more thun the origin
al cost of the road, and after the bid
had been pronounced the highest,
Stelnblock, who Is a Russian Jew, wept
for Joy, declaring that his ambition
had been realized.
"I am the happiest man In the
world," he said to State Treasurer Kay
after the meeting, as tears coursed
down his cheeks. "I have realized my
ambition. I wanted this railroad more
than I have ever wanted anything else,
and I Just slept on their trail after the
bids were advertised for."
Stelnblock proposes to put the equip
ment on the market Immediately, and
said he had "a thousand customers."
He Is satisfied that he will renltze a
goodly profit on his Investment.
CRUDE OIL 80AR3
PITTSBURG, Aug. 20,Ponnsylva
nla crude oil advacned 25 cents today
to $3.50, the highest price In a quarter
of a century. Other new priceB post
ed were: Corning, $2.60; Cabell, $2.57,
and Somerset, $2.40, each price repre
senting an advance of 10 cents.
PpTviipjon- Firt 10 m'lec streteh
row Ht-'itn, ''o'ld lining .lniill f-om
here to Knst)nnd.
REAL ESTATt TRANSFERS
Tho following real estate transfers
were filed with County Ileoordor
Boyles, Thursday, August 16, 1917.
M. Shlllmnn to J. 10. Pimps et ux, 10
acre In suction 34, township 1 south,
range 2 east, $5000.
Percy M. Collier, executor of estate
of F. P. McCornuek to Klwln A. Mo
Cornnek, lots 1 lo 16, bloc!: 82; lots 13
to 30, block 83; undivided one half In
terest In lots 43 to -4 ft. block 73; lots
1 to 15, block 78; lots 22 to 27, block
7S; lots 50 to 46; block 78, I'll In Mln
thorn Addition to the City el Port
land, $1070. ,
Henry I.otiey et iu lo V. A. Dltnlck
and W. L. Mulvtty, lots 1 and 2, block
4, West Gladstone, $10.
T, C. Ackerson Jo Mabel M. Watson,
10 acres section 8, township 5 south,
range 1 east, $800,
T. 0. Ackerson to Walter Watson, 10
acres section 8, township 5 south,
range t east, $1000.
(', A. Gleason to Henry Loney et ux,
123.52 acres, section 15, township 2
south, range 3 east. $10.
thus. Fischer et ux to Sarah E,
James, 40 acres Harrison Wright 1. L.
C, section 29, township 4 south, range
2 east, $1,200.82.
Hannah Nordlof to 8. I). Peterson,
lots 59 mid 60, Jennings !.odgM, $10.
Grant E. Harney et ux to Henry
Kerbs and Kltxa Kerbs, 20 acres sec
tion It, township 3 south, range 3 east,
also 200 acres section 2, township 3
south, range 2 east, $10,
Tho following real estate transfer
were Hied In the office of County Re
corder Hoyles Wednesday:
Dunne and Addle Fly to M. S. and J.
A. Cobb; easterly half of lots 1 and 2,
all of lots 7 and 8, block 34, County ad
dition to Oregon City; $10.00.
Ralph C. Adams to It. J. McGulre.
northwest comer lot 05, Oak Grove;
$10.00.
Edwin G. and Alice I.. Baker to V.
H. and Caroline Mattoon, 40 acres of
northwest 'i, unction 19. township 3
south range 5 east; $10.00.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of the
Diocese of Oregon to tho Archdiocese
of Oregon City, lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, block
8, Oregon City; nil of lots 1, 2, 3. 4,
block 12, Oregon Iron and Steel com.
Pjny, First addition to Oswego; also
4 03 acres In William Holmes, I). L. C ,
section 5, township 3 south range 3
east; also acre In William Holmes
D. L. C, township 3 south rnnge 2 east,
nil of lots 3, 4, block 37. Mllwankle; a
fractional part of I-ot Whttcomb, I). L.
C. township Hi. range 1 east., one
acre; also lot 1, block 12. Oregon Iron
and Steel company's first addition to
Oswego; lots 2 and 3, block 12, O. I.
and S. company, addition to Oswego;
2 acres section 16, township 2 south,
range 1 east, Bullock D. L. C; 3 acres
In Tarrott, D. L. C, section 23, town
ship 3 south, range 1 east; all of block
17. Canby; all of lot 12. O. I. and S.
company's first addition to Oswego; ft.
The following real estate transfers
wore filed In the office of County Re
corder Boylns. Thursday, August 17.
0. A. fiearles et ux to Bernlce Appell
Wendllng et vlr, 3.18 acres Ixt Whit
comh D, L. C township 1 south, range
1 east; $10.
K. K. Dart to Virgil Dart, 40 acres
section 19, township 5 south, range 2
east; $10.
Eunice G. Sargent to A. J. Wslther,
lots 29 and 30, block 7, White City
Park, $10.
The following real estate transfers
were filed with County Recorder
Boyles on August 18:
Chnrlos I). Wright et ux to Robert
Schubert et ux, NE 4 of 8E , sec
tion 31, W H of SW soctlon 32,
township 1 south, range 4 cost, 160
acres, $10.
Marlon Johnson et ux to R. L. Con
ner and Mary It. U'Rcn, 25 ucres. town
ship 2 south, range 2 east. $1.00.
Henry O. Krl et ux to Fred I,. Proo
tor lot 11, Hood View Acres, $10.
Fred L.vJ'roctor et ux, to Henry O.
Krl, et ux lot 11, Hood View Acres $10.
Chester 0. Stryker to Rex Invest
ment company, lots 4, 5, (i, 7, 8, 9, 10,
II, 12, 13, I t, J5, 16, 17, nnd 18, block
.1; lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 block 4, E
tacadn Heights; lots 1 and 3, block 6,
Elmo Heights, $10.
U M. Hochstetler to Simon M.
Hoehstetler 20 ncres, section 30, town
ship 4 south rnnge 1 east $12(10.
Simon M. HochHtetler to L. M.
Evans, 40 acres section 3G, township
4 south range 1 eimt $2213.75.
The following real estate transfers
wore filed In the office of County Re
corder Boyles, Monday, August 20.
C. Taylor et ux to Mark Nlckorson,
SE 14 of NW M of section 31, town
ship 1 south, range three east; $3250.
Mark Nlckorson et ux to K. L. Jack
son, SE y4 of NW y4 of nec.tlon 34,
township 1 south, range 3 oast; $:137G.
W. J. Wilson, sheriff of Clackamas
county, to Title and Trust company,
administrator of ontate of Wni, C. Bul
litt, deceiwod, NE of Boction 22,
township 5 south, range 3 east; anil
allot section 16, township 5 south,
range 3 oast; $11,778.18.
Blanche A. Honnnsfly to W. H. Ross
and George E. Walker (quit-claim) lots
82, 87, 88, 89, 90, Ross & Walker's ad
dition to Sollwood Gardens; $10,
Mt, Hood Railway Development com
pany, to Mrs. M. E. Crabtreo, lots 9
and 10, block 3, Mabery; $650,
Charles B. Moores and Sarah MooroB
to Joseph Hess, lot 32, Sellwood Gar
dens; $650.
G. R. and Willie Richards to Fred
and Helen Clark, lot 2 of block 4,
Oreenpolnt; $10.
William G. and Florence Fowlor Hol
ford to Donald W. Green, lot In Oolf
Park; $10 -
Sheridan: 18,000 acres above the
Grande Rondo reservation sold. To
colonize mnn Belgians. Stoma, schools
and churches will be built on land.
Will Involve over $2,000,000,