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OREGON CITY
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BROOIE,
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Entered at Oregon City, Oregon.
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THE COST OF OUR SOLDIERS.
It doesn't make an American feel
very nroud to read that It costs us
$14 80 to equip a soldier, where Ger
many can do it tor $1.00. Of course
some consideration enter into these
figures that exaggerate their 8ignifl-
cance. They probably include the cost,
of all the ships we must build to getj
the supplies to the soldiers, also what j
protect those ships from submarines,
It 1 manifestly a great deal more cost-
ly to supply an army SOO0 miles away
than one close at home.
Also they probably Include the cost
bf rehabilitating the railroad systems
oi Tance, u - " "'
deepening channels, etc. We bar. to
build ntonmnU JJ
army in th United States, and more
cantonment abroa to complete their
education. But ;.er these canton
ment are constructed, and after the
railroads and docks and storehouses
The Amerfca solder will be fed of supplies for winter use, but was the
much better than the German. Heefrt 0 peculator to get unfair ,
will have comforts the German never jPricf u do9 ,no 8em. l d I
expects. We would not be satisfied ! PticuUr good to hold these people ,
to do less for him lup t0 public obl(Huy- For a year now I
With all these allowances made, the j vha ben d"D0,1ffed i' !
cost of equipping our men will be too et they keep on hoarding and feel no ,
high. It will be so because we had j 8cruPlM h Pr peop,,t!T!h '
,n . t,nr w. wpr. t PaT w dollar8 tor n rlJcle i
able to foresee the great need for In
stant action. Had we taken more seri
ously the threats Germany -was mak
ing against us. had we begun years
before the work of assuring our safety,
the cost of preparation could have
been cnt In two. But of course hind
sight is better than foresight, and re
grets are vain now.
In Tlew of these costs, labor should
be moderate in Us demands for higher
wages, and capital should limit Itself
to small profits. Every class must
expect to make sacrifice to win this:
war.
ADVERTISING LOCALITIES.
States, cities, and sections are Just
v-aVir.g up to realize how they might
gain by advertising their advantages.
The Southern Commercial Congress
took a far reaching step when it ap-
nninted a committee to raise 11.200.000
to advertise the South. No doubt they
. . . m
will get a lot ot new travel and many
residents therefrom. . I
There Is a good deal In this idea it
it were judiciously carried out Sum
mer and winter resorts are doing a
lot of this thing now and they find it
pays. They distribute booklets and
circulars descriptive of their locality
as a whole. Hotels, railroads, and
other interests combine to get out this
literature, so that no large burden Is
placed on any one interest
The resources ot our state of Ore
gon may be thought to be thoroughly
realized and understood by the sountry
at large. Yet there is much land not
developed as It might be, many admlr-
aute siitfs lor laciury yiuuuuuuu uui
.Xft used, many delightful vacation re-
orU not well known outside of the
small circles ot habitues. A judicious
use of publicity work can bring these
things to the attention of people who;
travel or might locate their business
here.
There should be interesting book-
let available for all Inquirers, and
some organization whose business it
is to see that they are distributed In
hotels and other places of popular re -
Tt
One good way to advertise your lo-
cality is to send away copies of the
Enterprise. Take an issue with ac-
counts of some Important civic or in -
dustrial event and send a dozen copies
around to your friends. You will be,
surprised to see how much interest j
they will express. The Impression will j
circulate around that Oregon City is a !
mighty good place to live in,
GERMAN PROPAGANDA.
The fact must be kept always In '
mtn ,lirf flfli.m jnw mErtfaln, oil ..tra. ! -
the world and particularly in the Unit-1" '' B "a h reasson ,
ed States a system of espionage and ,hal he ha1 worke(1 lon hours fur Iow !
nm,n ,i0tpn0,i in Pmtw,i thiwaKes for 20 years in the United;
whole world for the benefit of German
ends. The emissaries of Germany will
work this winter with peace. Having
captured the swag, they want to quit
before they have to give it up.
The Russians have been paralyzed
by listening to this propaganda. They
are not physical cowards, but they
have got the Idea that you can have
the blessings of freedom without fight
ing for them. Similarly In Italy it
looks as If the insidious influences of
spies had been working in the regi
ments that suddenly gave way, and ad
mitted the Invading hosts to the fertile
plains of Venice.
If we were to make peace now, Ger
many has beaten us. She has largely
paid the costs of war by descending
upon unoffending nations, enslaving
their Inhabitants, and confiscatig their
property. By the war as It now stands,
she controls te dastinies of Central
HnroDe as never before.
The autocratic rulers of Germany
would declare that they had made
good, that autocracy had proved Itself
the only eXficlent government, uuu
that democracy is a failure. Our coun
try would have to establish itself on
a militaristic basis to meet future at
tack from the power thus flushed with
"victory- , t
The great lesson of the war Is that
the power that hits first has a tre
mendous advantage. If it can have
but a few weeks start, .it can seize
territory and Intrench Itself so that
It takes years to drive it out. If the
war ends now, we shall have to pre
pare ourselves against the same sud
den "attack that overwhelmed Belgium.
ENTERPRISE
Every Friday.
Editor and Publisher.
Postoffice a eeond-clas matter.
Ion Rate:
$1.5,-)
.75
on application.
That would mean undertaking the
overpowering burden of a great stand-
ling army and navy. It is cheaper in
lives and money to fight now with
powerful allies than to tight alon
later
THE FOOD HOARDERS.
The United State Secret Service
has discovered around New York,
j about $75,000,000 worth of food being
storea away lor nigner prices.
The holding of a certain amount of
food In warehouse la of course legttl-
mate. Supplies must te stocked up
in, n,( th .-niillntf winter It Will HOI I
pay t0 U8e food lavishly now. and then
of
economy was not realised. The stor-
'
equalizing and stabilixing the supply
and regulating the price.
But Judging by the Washington dis
patches, the bulk of the food found
. SIUICU nog uvi v & i viuin w w o i-
should be able to buy tor one. They :
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manttartan. ;
The government will, of course, have i
to deal sharply with these people. It j
will no doubt proceed to selie food ,
needlessly hoarded up, and it 0URnt
not to pay more than a fair price for ,
it. It seem highly probable that the ,
hoarder will get less out of after they .
have dealt with the government, than '
, , n'
If they had been willing to pass on
their goods to the people for a fair
profit.
They need expect little sympathy
from the public. If some of them go
into bankruptcy there will be few
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mourners, it is a mse 1101117 iu
, , . . . j K -.--I'le
a fair price on a product and be con-
r.u . .fit n
tent with a moderate profit. On no
othtr basis can good will be built up.
WHY GARDENS FAILED.
Many people are expressing surprise
tnat polaloe , ana, country are not permitted to know
kP on Belling fairly high, after a now manv men we now have abroad:
on when a gfeat many people who,Dut everyone knows that they number
never before had eardens were raising i fo- ioa- ,,, mininn nfl that we
tnem in tneir tront yarns, uui u
should be remembered that it was a
first attempt with many of the garden-
ers, and the results were frequently
diappointing.
Conditions which an old farmer
would at once recognize as unfavor -
able were ignored, and much futile
work was done that could be avoided
another time.
In the case of the back yard potato j Meantime instead of ships we are get
cro;, the vines were frequently most , ting shakeups in the Shipping Board,
deceptive in their luxuriance. From :
their height and vitality the gardener
expscted a handsome return under
ground. But when they were dug,
either there were scarcely any tubers,
or they were so small as hardly to be j
worth saving.
These failures
are explained by
some farmers in this way. They say i
,that about ha f ot the amateur garden-, single-.tick flag pole in the
en attempted to cultivate land orworWthe one at the gan Franclsc0
yarla which were too heavily shaded j e.,,,,, awkln9 wa9 f0P many
.with trees. Not merely was the nece manager of what Is probably the
sarr sunlight cut off, but a space equal I mo8t up.t0.date i0gglng piant in the
to that occupied by the branches and j worM an(, knowg trees nd ,ogging
jfoliage of the tree above ground. 1 and lumberng frora the ground up.
The!e roots drink up " the mo'8-;The same knowledge and skill that
ture tuat can come either from rain enabed him t0 f,nd tne fag pole tree
0-' watering by the gardener, also the 1 , the mountain forest. of Oregon, fell
soil nutriment. There is little left for ,t wUhout breaking and transport it
jthe vegetable, which is but an intruder , without cuttIngi win enable him to se-
;on ground pre empted by tree growth.
To get a good garden these amateurs
rr"ist get out from near the trees into
pi open and unshaded field, where
th?ir plants will have all the nourish-
r"?r!t the soil can afford.
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BITTERNESS. ;
was arreted on the !
SOCIAL
TLe nian who
iuiga ol placing a bomb in the Chl-
a,M portoffice, and he felt Incensed j ot Information come reports that the
yt:3!pst rif h 1Ple. claimed tojCoskack have asked the Grand Duke
n:ivo p;aceu tne oomo to intimidate ;
ve&lthy people. !
liven if this man was not connected j
with the pro-German plot system, and ,
is merely crack brained, he represents
a class that must cause concern. The
number of actual bomb throwers is of
course small. Even a half witted man
Bhould be able to see that such an act,
while aimed for the rich, would be apt
to hurt people as struggling as himself.
But even if these abnormal people are
not violent, their discontent is hurtful
to the community.
Such people see the rich having ap
parently a lovely time and they envy
them. A man of norm-l philosophy
will reflect that riches do not bring
content. They are frequently attained
at (he cost of great sacrifices. The
man who has ruined his health in a
mad struggle for dollars is more mis
erable than the poor mechanic.
But people of less common sense
Vood over these things, they neglect
the little pleasures within their own
reach, and live in an atmosphere of
black thoughts.
It is the indifference and arrogance
of wealth that creates hatred. The em
ployer who feels under obligation,
when he has made a lot of money, to
let his workpeople share in the pros
perity, never arouses harsh feeling.
But in so far r.s wealthy people ig
nore the welfare of their employes
and the community In general, these
black thoughts are going to grow, and
idiotic acts of abnormal people will be
perpetrated like the one referred to.
OREGON
GERMANY'S LOW WAGE SCALE.
There Is a Umd call tor girts of tele
scopes and binocular to the navy.
The reason for the shortage in these
necessary Instrument ts that our
source of supply for them, s In dye
stuffs, has been in Germany, where, as
the New York Evening Tost points out,
the German nation, "with her concen
trated population, lew wage scale and
more limited resources, found herself
early forced to develop a great vari
ety of small Industrie showing a mod
est profit." The low wage acale,
though, is the crux of the business.
Without It, Germany could never have
attained command of jso many lines In
many of the world's markets; and
,t hs not ben nf,, to the milU
Industries. It has dominated the en
tire structure of German manufactur
ing; It has been a larger factor In
German commercial success than her
high efficiency. That wage scale will
remain in Germany after the war Is
over; and though we may pride our-
selves that we are now making our
own dyes and that we are beginning to
make lenses for our telescopes and
binoculars, we cannot maintain our
selves even in our own markets when
the war is over it we are forced to go
aln into competition with Germany'
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PUT 'EM TO WORK.
The President's order affecting en
emy aliens Is at best only a half way
measure. It compels German male
subjects, upwards of fifteen years, to
register and It forbid their presence
in certain tones. It leaves, however.
M women t0 where
they w t0 g0 they please t0 ieo
w -hat they can and to report whatever
,hey gee or near , addltlon ,t8
terms are such that it may be Impoa-
"IW t0 enforce " fuUy- ManT "n
enemy aUe traTeIln(f about ,egiti-
mately' mRy be br0Ught wlth,B lb
limits of a barred ion. In that his
, . 0 hlm wlthin the pro-
.
CTheA 1,m,ts .f appr0ach 10 W8ier-
front, to a canal, or to some omer ior-
jji,jrten gp0t. if enemy aliens are to j
be deaU wlth effectively and If the)
ia to prevent snvlnK and sab-!
Dotagei tne proper procedure is Intern-
ment preferably In sections of the t
country wnere their labor may be used i
Droftablv and without danger. I
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eu.t,lo, lu.TCln wid i
SHAKEUPS INSTEAD OF SHIPS.
Last spring Lloyd George, speaking
immediately after the United States
had become a partner in the war, said
that the crying need of the Allies was
Ships, shipsand then more ships.
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has now told the niemDers ot tne
.,. ,,,, ,K v. ta .r.Ti.ta ,
! American Mission that he is anxious
to know how soon the first million of
; American soldiers will be in Flanders.
:The two things go together. To get
the first million Americans to France
reqUire9 ships
The people of this
have been gix months In sending them
tnere. This is due In part to the lack
:( tne men themselves, in part to the
, 1 0 equipment for them, in part to
; the lack of training for them, and In
part to the lack of ships for men can
he trained in France as well as in
' America and they can be equipped
: there as well as here if we had the
' mean3 of getting equipment to them.
A BIG TIMBER SELECTION.
Russell Hawkins, of Portland, Ore-
! ffnn a'hn Viua Tanantlv hffn aplpptAfl
by ;he government t0 take charge of
the big task of getting a supply of
spruce timber for aeroplane purposes,
. ,. mon . fnrIlUh(1,1 fh(,
cure the spruce whose strength and
jj, . absolutely essential In
aeroplane construction. Because he
knows his business, he will have the
confidence and co-operation of loggers
and millmen. Incidentally, it may be
remarked that he is a Iepublicn, as
are most men who are engaged in
large Productive enterprise.
RUSSIA'S STRONG MAN.
From two or three European sources
.Nicnoian iiitnouatiicu iu lean mcui
against the Bolshevikl, promising him
the Regency of the nation in case of
success. This plan, if carried out.
would unite the most skilful strategist
and the most inspiring commander in
Russia with the bravest and most
trustworthy of Russian troops. Such
a combination can restore order in
Russia, and if the restoration of order
should entail also the restoration of
this best of the Romanoffs to rolay
authority, no great harm will be done
to the ultimate triumph of republican
ism. Far better a Russia united under
the strong hand of a limited monarchy
with Nicholas Nicholaevitch at its
head than a Russia torn with internal
dissension and paying a divided alleg
iance to Kerensky, Lenlne and Trot
zky. Such a Russia is a menace to it
self and to every cause which it es
pouses. WOMAN'S PLACE
Political managers in New York are
already taking the new woman voters
into the account The Republican
state committee is proceeding to form
organizations in all the districts look
ing toward the enrollment of women
in the party registry, to allotting to
them their share of campaign work,
and to giving them their share of
party responsibility. The "party of
great moral Ideas," as Congressman
Boutelle of Maine once styled Repub
licanism, is the natural political dwell
Ing-place of the sincere suffragist.
CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1917,
Ready for Wisconsin Fight.
Joseph E. Davie
Joseph K. DavloTi, member of the
Federal Trade commission, is going
into the Wisconsin senatorial fight
to win the seat of the late Senator
Paul Husting, Inasmuch as Senator
La Follette has announced he would
take part in the contest it is likely
to be one of the most bitter known
for years.
WHEN THE PENDULUM SWINGS.
Lloyd George, in Englnnd and In of
fice, take the ground that It does no
harm to one's country and gives no
aid and comfort to the enemy If one
tells the truth about pant error of
Judgment and procedure on the part
of the government. Theodore Roose
velt, in America and out of office,
takes the same view. There are those
who think that the result will be that
j Lloyd George will go out of office In
uruiso mil pv ill Ulliro III
England and that Theodore Roosevelt
wl R0 nt(J ofr,ce ,n An)PrU.a
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The figures which Senator Thomas
Staling of South Dakota presented to
the Senate Just before the adjourn-j
mnt of the last sosslon should go far
toward quieting the sensational lm-
presslons one gets from reading some I
of the vivid and ghastly stories of the I
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authoritative source Senator Sterling i -. - mu...... ,
showed that during the year 1916 the!1 h,,Bky n wou dbe "Sammies."
entire French army suffered less than!lhe mcn "" W
three per cent of casualties, and of
the casualties only one In seven was
Kiueu or uieu ui wounus. 1 uo jiur- .,, . .-.
,v(ot Macksburg. Robert Rosenau of Sun.
centage Is growing smaller all the, , , , . ,
...,, , nys 1 e and Max Ado ph Ho man of
killed or died of wounds. The per-
time, due to improved methods of pro-!
tection. and if the present rate should 1
nr0vn in mis mn" win h !
killed in this country by intentional
and careless use of firearms than In
Europe
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"After the war," says George Creel,
in h nrri,.i..i ti..iii
worKins people uae 10 oe empioyeu.
How about our own homo market.
George? Still In favar of free trade?
How are our people to be employed
If the German, and the Englishman,
and the Japanese put goods on our
shelves at a price lower than the wage
paid to the American laborer?
Budget Callin" for
$14,310.87 Approved
The annual school meeting was
held "st the high school building- The
school budget as presented by the
school board was appreved. The board
asked for $14,310.87 for the next fiscal
year. The meeting requested the Parent-Teacher
Circle to look Into the ad
visability of putting in hot lunch at
least during the winter month, charg
ing enough for the lunch to pay for
the food and the board to pay for the
labor of cooking the lunches,
French Priest, Decorated
for Bravery, to Speak Here
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Father Souris, who has been given
every decoration the French govern
ment can give for bravery has come
to the United States to tell the Ameri
can people about the war. He said
he would talk to Americans from the
religious point of view about the war.
GERMANS PRAY FOR WIL80N.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 30. Several
thousand native born" Germans and
their descendants gathered here yes
terday in St. James' Catholic church
and prayed for President Wilson and
the men who have fallen so far In the
war. One hundred and twenty mem
bers of the congregation are In the
I United States service, j
.,, luo . UH.-H... II1U3, j anij back, and with the patience of
maintain our forelg, market If ourJob- WM wUlln tQ g0 howeT4ri
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I'LL PACK MY WORRIES AWAY.
(liy Mary Newton Huilgor.)
I'n above tne rtourts tne sun Is shining,
Hlght steadily, dny by day,
So I'll censo my sighing, and keep on
trying
To pack my worries away.
Oh, my worries I'm throwing in the
old suitcase,
And carrying them away;
For I can't help knowing, when they're
'round me blowing.
They get In other folks' way,
CUORUS-
Thon Whoop-la, Whoop, Hurra a,
I've packed my worries away!
I am no beauty, but I'll do my duty
To my government ever day,
Then Whoop lu, Whoop, Hurra a,
I've packed my worries away,
Oh, Whoop-la. Whoop, llurra-a,
I've packed my worries away!
Sure the light Inside me, whnte'er be
tide me.
Must break Into smiles, this way;
So your hand l it take for a hearty
aJtake,
And I'll puck my worries away,
Our Country is culling In hor hour of
need,
For loyal service and true.
'Tin a time for Old Self to be laid on
the shelf,
So I'll pack my worries, won't you?
There is something strange, whon
you've packed your worries,
You feel sort of light and gay;
Your heart grow mellow, toward the
other poor follow
Whose troubles have come to stay.
Since my worries I've tossed in the old
suitcase,
And carried oft one and all,
My face la brighter and my step are
lighter
To answer my Country's call.
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Clackamaa county last call on the
1, .1.. r. I , I.... t
, Thomas of Canemah, Gilbert Henry
i Hanson, of Clackamas, Orrl Ervln le-
Vaul of Milwaukle, Russell Scramlln
Heaver Creek.
The drat four will depart for Allied-
can Lat morning. In
hl"e of fc0,,brt Uan"n- KVm,nf
"""man, who was reported to be suf-
ferlng with a bad case of pimples,
bravely- answered the call with a
bunch of full grown bolls on his neck
and will report with the rest.
Hi
CAMAS, Wash.. Dec. 3. A pitched
battle was fought here In the streets
this morning between worker In the
local paper mills and a party ot al
leged strikers and according to re
ports, two of the men from the mill
were pretty badly beaten before help
reached them from the mill. The
men from the mill, it Is said, went to
a nearby store to buy tobacco when
they were set upon by a party of men
said to be strikers and in the melee
the mill workers were worsted until
reinforcements reached them. The
injured men were taken Into the mill
but there Is no statement available as
to the extent of their Injuries.
BADGER WINNER
OF HIGH AWARDS
AT STOCK SHOW
R. L. Badger, of Beaver Creek, one
of the well-known dairymen and breed
ers of Clackamas county, was in this
city Saturday. Mr. Badger was among
those stockmen who exhibited at the
show at the Union Stock Yards last
week. He entered sixteen head of
Choster White swine, winning first
place on "Lilly of Badger Farm," a
full sister of "Wood row of Badgor
Farm," that was sold by Mr. Badger
a year ago, and winner of the cham
pion and gramichampion prize In his
class at this year's show. Ho also re
ceived first on "Lilly's Beauty," a six
months' old animal, which was sold at
the show for $75 to T. Brown, residing
on the Lower Columbia river. Mr.
Badger won on other swine three sec
ond, two third, two fourth and one
fifth prizes.
War Stamp Tax
Makes Big Rush
At Court House
The county recorder's office did a
record business Friday, owing to the
fact that war stamp Is to go pn all
deeds and mortgages which come up
for filing on and after December 1.
RUSSIAN PAPERS SUPPRESSED.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 3 Election re
turns for the conHtltuent assembly re
ceived from the provinces today show
ed the Maximalists (Bolshevik!) In
the minority, it was announced.
The Bolshviltl government today
suppressed all newspapers publishing
the provisional government's anti- Bol
fhevlkl mnnifRHto. It was stated they
i may reappear later.
SF
OF
Julius Wilbur, proprietor of Clare
intuit tuverti, on l.lnnton rond, and
ihreo of his employes, 11. Ono, K.
Ntshloka ami Jake Jones, were con
victed by a jury In District Judge
Bell's courtroom Wednosduy ot main
(bluing a nulHance In violation ot the
prohibition lnw, after a trial that bor
dered on the nensatlotial at all (line,
Leniency wuk recommended for the
employe by the Jury, Wilbur was
not given such coiiHlderntlon.
Police Cnptulit Jenkins, one ot the
raiding officer, testified that Wilbur
Informed hint that a man nnmnd Heed
had said Clnreinont tavern could run
unmolested, a everything had been
fixed with the police department.
"What Heed do you refer to?" asked
Deputy District Attorney Charle L.
lllndmnn.
"Ferdinand K. lleod," replied the
witness.
"Wilbur w Ihe first person we
av after we had broken down hi
door," continued Captain Jenkins,
"He looked surprised when I faced
him. 'What are you doing out here?
I thought everything had been fixed
with you,'" Captain Jenkln ald
Wilbur exclaimed.
"Did Reed ever see you at any time
before this raid and try to fix things
with you?" queried lllndman.
"He did not,"
"Did ho ee you after the raid?"
"He called mo to hi office after the
raid and ."
Before Captain Jenkln could repeat
the conservation which took place be
tween him and Heed, Judge Bell ruled
that such evidence wa Inadmissible
OIES IN PORILAND
John F, Carroll, publisher of the Kv
eiilug TeleKmm, died at his rutildence,
570 K. Fifteenth stret-t Portland, Mon
day iilKht, follow Ins a lingering III
iuimh. Mr. Cai-mll had buun suffering
tor many month mil underwent un
operation some time ago. HI death,
while not unexpected, came suddenly,
and his punning U keenly feelt by a
largo cln-la of friend In private and
public life,
Mr. Cnrroll had alwuy taken a
prominent purl In civic affairs and was
known a an earnest, ciiuscleiitloUH
worker for the public welfare. A a
newspaper man Mr. Carroll had ox
eted a wide Influence and hi stnnd
on matters affecting the people's
cause was always freely expressed edi
torially and In public Hpeech.
Ho was one of the founder of the
orlginul Hose Festival. Ho wa so
xealous In the promotion ot public
market for Portland that the market
on Yamhill street established by the
city wa named "Carroll market',' In
hLs honor. Probably now It will prove
to be an enduring monument to his
memory.
He was a frequent speaker before
the business and civic organization,
though not a member of many. He
had a keen wit and had a turn for II
i.ttratlve anecdote that was highly
diverting.
CONDEMNATION SUIT
A condemnation null wa started In
the circuit court Saturday by the
State Highway commission ngnlnst
Kate and Barney O'Neill, and Alvln
T. and Anna Erlckson, seeking to ob
tain a right-of-way across Innds of tho
defendants in tho Fish donation land
claim In township 3 south, range 1
cast of tho Willamette Meridian.
Tho lands are out In tho Canby-Now
era country nnd are embraced in tho
new Pacific highway lino which the
commission has been working on this
fall. Thin Is tho second suit brought
by the commission, tho first being tho
condemnation suit tho Ganong estate
above Canemah.
REBEKAH LODGE AT
SANDY HAS DINNER
SANDY, Or., Nov. 30. Sandy Re
bekah lodge, No. 193, gave a Thanks
giving dinner to Its mombora and
their families In the I. O. O. F. hall
at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. A large
crowd was in attendance. This is the
third year that the Reboknhs have
met In tho hall for their Thanksgiv
ing dinner.
The I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges
have elected their officers tor the
ensuing year. They are: The I. O. O.
F. It. S. Smith, noblo grand; Her
man Brims, vice-grand; A. C. BauYn
back, secretary; Otto Melnlg, treas
urer. The Rebekahs Marguerite Dll
lent, noblo grand; Mabol Boers, vice
grand; Ella Baumback, secretary;
Alice Scales, treasurer. Installation
will take place the first part ot Janu
ary. DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED.
Divorces were issued Friday by
Judge Campbell to Minnie Tracey, who
asked matrimonial freedom from hor
husband, Isaac Tracey, and to M. Sand
berg, who sought a decree from hor
husband, Alfred Sandborg.
LIQUOR
JOHN I CARROLL
PUBLISHER IELEGRAM
Fifty Years Ago
Tkn From Ortgon City Enterprli
November 30. 1807.
Build Work or Dfn Tin Pun-
tltlclnl troop aro actively engaged In
fortifying (he approaches to Homo,
and building aubHtuntlal work ot de
fense.
Grant' Report Grant' report on
tho estimate ot tho expense of tho
war department for next year I$!I0,.
000,000, the atrength of tho regular
army will bo 64,000, The report it
silent regarding tho continuance ot
th Freednmn'a Bureau, but Indorse
all tho military commundurt In enforc
ing reconstruction. It say "Hherman
I ot opinion that peace with tho In
dian Is firmly entnlillnliod.
August Brook Injur. -On Tues
day last AtigUNt Brook, an employe
at tho Woolen Mill ot tho Oregon
City company, whtlo feeding ono ot
tho m'rnp picker, carelessly lot hi
right hand Into tho machine whore it
wn mangled so that an operation wa
decennary which wa performoil that
livening by Dr. Harctay and Safran.
Store Clot All place ot bualnes
In Oregon City wore closed on Thurs
day at lo'clock. In consequence of
pressing order at tho factory that
tabllithmnnt was kept running a tow
hour later In tho day,
"II IS
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IN LEHER 10 HOME
Mr. I,. J. Rwalt, who formerly re
Hided at KHtncnda, but now ot Hunt
ley, on tho Willamette Valley South
ern railway, wa Iu thl city on Friday
accompanied by her on, Lloyd. Mr.
Kwalt I In charge ot tho Whalley
dairy at Huntley. Thl farm consist
ot 150 acre, and I Blocked with tome
of the bet dairy cattle in th sttao,
Ono of th Guernsey bull Jut Im
ported by tho Clackama County
(lueriiMey aotiatlon went to thl
farm. Mr. Kwalt son, Hubert, well
known In tho district of Kstacada, 1
now a member of the aviation corps,
and I now tatloned at New York.
Ho diluted Inst February and wait
stationed at Mare Island until June,
when ho wa transferred to Bremer
ton, Wash., luler being transferred to
Philadelphia, where ho remained for
six week, until being sent to New
York. In writing to hi mother, Rob
ert states, "It I grand going up, but
It certainly makes a tlrkllng and lik
ening sensation when flying down
ward." The lad I but IS year ot age, and
ha been an adapt pupil In tho avia
tion service.
Tho first principle In money making
U money saving, says the United
States thrift enrd. "Money placed at
Interest work day and night, in wet
weather as well as dry," I another
slogan of the card.
It was proven Monday, If such proof
wns needed, that the public i back of
tho government near and soul In the
winning of the war. The letter car
rier at the Portland poHtoftlce were
given $15 each In thrift ntamp and
certificates. Cnrrlor Donnlaon, whose
route Is throughout the wholesale dis
trict, sold during th eday more than
MO worth of certificates and stamps.
Many of tho carrier sold their stock
and hud to take out more, on the sec-,
ond trip. ThlH forenoon one carrier
sold JH2.40 worth und others are re
ported selling nil thnw havo taken
out.
DEPUTY CLERK QUITS
BECAUSE OF HEALTH
Edward Raugh of Oladstono, for the
past few months a deputy under Coun
ty Clerk Harrington, has resigned his
position, on account of 111 health, Mr.
Unugh has boon a sufferer from inflam
matory rheumatism for almost a year,
and his condition has not been Improv
ing as rapidly a was expocted. In his
short term In the clerk's office Mr.
Raugh has proven himself a popular
and competent official.
Miss Lorena Majr, formerly em
ployed by the Oregon City Abstract
company, will take Mr. Raugh's place.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
Tho following Is a list of unclaimed
letters at the Oregon City postofflce
for the week ending Novombor 30.
Women's list Mrs. Cllno Anderson,
Miss Ilonretta Blxton, Mrs. Hose
Campbell, Mrs. Otto Forgeyor, Miss
Beatrice Klrkup, MIHs Margaret Lane,
Mrs. M. 0. Sanders.
Mon's list F. K.-Baxter, O. II. Bid
good, J. h. Clark, Virgil Oroor (2),
Neal Hall, Harry Hamlin, W. Hossel
din, Ray Iiosoy, Penrl MoCloary, C.
Mtrcnh, Ooorgo Smith.
Grants Pass sugar factory dis.
mantled. Will move to North Yaki
ma, Wash.