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M0RN1NGK ENTERPRISE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912.
Before buying visit Levitt's Clear
ance Sale.
High Water Merchandise
at Bedrock Prices
at our Clearance Sale. We have two weeks yet to wind up our
Clearance Sale but in order to clean up in a hurry we are cleaning
up a thousand and one things regardless of cost. Every article re
duced and to appreciate same You must join the money-savers you
find here every day.
Men's Suits and Ladies Here are the
a . d a biggest bargains you
0 coats at Bottom eversaw. Mat one
Prices half price.
$15 Suits and Overcoats 15 Suit or Coat
$9.85 $7.50
$20 Suits and Overcoats $20 Suit or Coat
$13.85 $10.00
$25 Suits and Overcoats $25 Suit or Coat
$16.95 $12.50
One lot of Ladies' Suits, out of style, values from $15 to $25.
Special, to close out $6.88
Every article in the store reduced,
wonderful bargains from every department.
J. LEVITT
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"What kind of a school is that she la
going to?"
"A finishing school."
"So she can see her finish?"
'No; some young man's."
LOCAL BRIEFS
A. Jones, of Cams, was in this city
Thursday..
Gillett Smith, of Shubel, was in this
city Friday.
Fred Lindsley, of Cams, was in this
city Thursday.
Charles Barker, of Hazeldale, was in
this city Friday.
Thomas Davis, of Hazeldale, was in
this city Thursday.
Mesny & Caufield, surveyors & engin
eers. Masonic Bldg. Maps & estimates.
Chris Nuralt, of Clairmont, was in
this city Thursday.
Ely Stark, of Clarkes, was in Ore
gon City Friday.
Mrs. Herman Fisher, of Logan, was
in this city Friday.
Edward Hornschuch, of Shubel, was
in this city Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lake Casto, of Cams,
were in this city Friday.
Bill X. Davis, Jr., of Cams, was in
this city on business Friday.
Chester Will3, of Canby, was in this
city Thursday and Friday.
Free delivery from Harris' grocery
twice every day. Phone in your order
if too busy to call.
George Schmidt, of Shubel, was in
this city Thursday afternoon.
Edward Grace, of Clarkes, was
among Oregon City visitors Thursday.
William Mueller, one of the farm
ers of Cams, was in this city Thurs
day. Bain Howard, of Mulino, was among
the Oregon City business visitors Fri
day. You can get Gluten Flour at Harris'
grocery, Eighth and Main streets.
Kirk Cassaday and two sons, of
Carus were in Oregon City Friday.
Will Johnson, of Union Hall, was
transacting business in Oregon City
Friday.
Peter Bohlender, of Beaver Creek,
was among the Oregon City visitors
Friday.
John Klein, one of the well known
residents of Carus, was in this city
Thursday.
"Hunt's" delicious canned fruits.
My, but they are good. At Harris'
grocery.
Max Holman accompanied by his
father, of Beaver Creek, was in in this
city Friday.
Frank Hankin, of Milwaukie, was in
this city Friday, registering at the
Electric Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howard and
son, Otis, of Carus, were in Oregon
City Thursday.
There's no bread like "Royal
Bread." Fresh every morning at Har
ris' grocery.
Jacob Grossmiller, one of the well
known farmers of Beaver Creek, was
in Oregon City on Friday.
Born, Thursday, January 18, to the
wife of Louis Barry, a daughter. Mrs.
Barry was formerly Miss Veta Kelly.
Ralph Eddy, formerly of this city,
but now of Portland, was in thia city
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Windows -loaded with
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Oregon City, Ore.
on business and visiting relatives Fri
day. C. E. Spence, of Beater Creek, one
of the prominent residents of that
place, was in this city Friday on busi
ness. Guy Boy lan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Winnie Bovlan. of (1a.thla.mnt.. Wash
was brought to Portland Friday and
piacea m St. Vincent's hospital, where
he is verv ill with t.vnhnld fever Mr
Boylan and his family formerly resided
in uregon uity.
The best is the cheapest. Why
not use TT. S. Rroart' liYii- Gale at
George Ely's White Corner store, and
jaun ec Aiungoi s,
Miss Celia Goldsmith and sister,
Miss Bertha Goldsmith, will leave to
day for a six weeks' stay in New York
City, returning by way of California.
Miss Aimee Bollack. of Portland
was in this city Thursday evening,
having come here to attend the meet
ing of the Gypsies, which was held
ai tne nome of Miss Zida Goldsmith.
Otto Friedrichs, one of the owners
and managers of the Molalla rvenm.
ery, wa3 in Oregon City on business
a naay. The creamery is doing a good
business, and it was necessary to
have a larger engine installed, a 12
horse power engine taking the place
of the eight-horse power.
Heart to Heart
Talks,
By EDWIN A.NYE.
NJNISHING LAZINESS.
In California laziness is a crime.
Last month Edward Westlake of
Sacramento was sentenced to two
years' imprisonment for refusing to
work and provide for his family, and
Admirable justice!
He is now employed on the public
highways at a wage of $1.50 per day.
And-
What ia Still better, the county pays
every cent of Westlake's wages to his
family.
Laziness is a vice.
It is more than a weakness. The
man who is able to work and has the
opportunity and will not work is vi
cious. Everywhere such men are to be
found, who refuse to work when the
chance is given them, who throw the
burden of the support of the family on
the wife and children or upon the com
munity. And
Under the laws of most states the
family and the community are help
less. The men may be arrested as
vagrants or for loitering and thrown
into jail. But that helps nothing.
In fact, that hinders, because
The man is not cured of his idleness,
but is confirmed in it. The state feeds
and cares for him comfortably and
after a certain period turns him loose
again. In the meantime his wife and
children suffer and in many cases
would starve but for the state.
How society blunders!
When the future historian comes to
write of our treatment of derelicts he
will blister that page.
Sacramento has the sane idea.
It is taken for granted there that the
man who is able to work and will not
Is h vicious member of the communi
ty. The state punishes the crime of
which he is guilty poetic justice by
his commitment to hard labor.
And-
Whlle It punishes, the state provides
for the rest of the family. It steps in
In loco parentis et husbandis takes
the place of the husband and father.
Isn't that a simple way?
And effective? And Just? And mer
ciful? What She Resented.
Suffragette A man in the audience
told our speaker that she properly be
longed to tbe woman's auxiliary of the
Ananias club. It made her furious.
Friend Naturally, to be called a liar.
The idea!
Suffragette The Idea. Indeed! As if
there couldn't be a Sappbira club I
Boston Transcript
Masks In Battle.
Only thirty years ago Japanese sol
diers wore in .battle grotesque iron
masks to terrify the enemy. v -
Our Art Schools.
Over $11,500,000 Is spent annually
In the Unite States for education In
art.
roisons in roods.
In nearly all our condiments we eat
poison. The oils of nutmeg, cloves,
black pepper, cinnamon, peppermint,
carraay, horseradish, thyme, etc., are
all poisonous in ' large doses. Black
pepper contains a fiery volatile oil.
capable of burning a hole ;n your
stomach if it was not moved on, while
its pipeline is a sure poison. Cayenne
pepper is still more irritant
A Guilty
Conscience
It Needs No
Accuser
By RODMAN BIRCH
M-I-M-M-I-M-H- II' I 1 HM"I"MM-
On my return trip from London my
hand baggage was carried to my state
room by a steward. Unrolling my rugs,
what was my astonishment to find
within its folds a large quantity of the
finest grade of lace and within the folds
of the lace a chamois bag full of jew
els. I examined the rug carefully and dis
covered that though the same color as
mine a dark blue it was not so much
worn. A close inspection of tbe shawl
strap showed tbat it was not mine. It
was plain that in the transition from
the station to my stateroom my rug
had been exchanged for this one. The
only details of this theory I could sup
ply . were that tbe rugs had been
dumped together on the steamer deck
and later carried to their supposed re
spective staterooms. The one that had
come to me had no tag on it, which,
considering its valuable contents,
amazed me. Indeed, I was surprised
that the owner should have permitted
It to go out of his possession.
I rolled up the bundle as I bad found
it, strapped it and instead of going on
deck went to the smoking room to
think out the problem of its owner
ship. I proceeded methodically and
after the fashion of detectives. The
fact that the package was not tagged
Indicated that the owner did not care
to have his name on it that is, he In
tended to keep It In his own possession.
Evidently the goods were to be smug
gled, and the smuggler on boarding the
ship, finding himself suspected, had
desired to temporarily get rid of it.
Doubtless he had seen heaps of hand
I FELT SURB THAT HE WAS MT QUABRY.
baggage on the deck and when unob
served had tossed it on one of these
heaps. Then his attention had been
distracted, and either he was unable
to locate the pile on which he had
thrown it or it was picked up and car
ried away before he could again get
possession of it
It remained for me to account ou
this theory for my not having both my
own and this other rug in my posses
sion. I theorized in this way: The
smuggler having dropped his nig on
my pile of hand baggage, finding an
opportunity to take it up without being
observed, had picked up mine instead
of his own.
I was well satisfied with my explana
tion and, having settled the cause of
the episode in my mind, began to think
about the outcome. It struck me at
once that there was enough in it to
keep me Interested all the way across.
The smuggler having lost his property,
would take measures to recover it.
What measures? I confess that were
I in his place I would consider a search
for my valuaNes like looking for a
needle in a haystack. I, too, would be
on the watch for him. Indeed, this
phase of the question promised to be
very Interesting. If I found him and
he was a good fellow I would return
his property without asking an ques
tions. If he acted disagreeably well.
I could be disagreeable too. I knew
some of the customs men in New York,
and what I might do I could determine
before meeting them.
I made a number of acquaintances
on the steamer, and with one party a
gentleman named Stoneman, his wife
and two daughters I became quite in
timate. They were wealthy and had
ibeen seeing Europe expensively. Aft
er pledging them to secrecy I told them
that there was a matter I would con
fide to them which might interest them
a problem that I would like their as
sistance in solving. I then told them
about the error which had thrown a
valuable property into my possession
and Invited them to observe our fellow
passengers with a view to determining
the rightful possessor.
Mr. Stoneman didn't take to the mat
ter at all. cautioning me that it might
get me into trouble. His wife coincid
ed with him in this opinion, and their
daughter, though interested, did not
show any disposition to take an active
part In my investigations after her
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parents' disapprobation of such
course.
However, the oldest Miss Stoneman.
being of an age to be attracted by such
a curious circumstance, the uext day
pointed out to me u man pacing tbe
deck whom she said she thought might
be tbe smuggler. She had been watch
ing him. and he looked very uneasy.
She was sure be had something on his
mind. Tbe moment I looked at him 1
was of tbe same opinion. Moreover, he
Vared at me as 1 passed him. 1 won
gered if he could know that I was in
possession of tbe valuables.
After that Miss Stoueman and I. hav
ing a secret together, spent consider
able time in each other's company, sit
ting on deck together. The man she
had pointed out walked tbe deck much
of the time, and whenever he passed
us would look at us uneasily. I felt
sure that he was my quarry. I asked
Miss Stoneman how she came to light
upon the man so quickly, and she said
she didn't know herself. I told her it
was that unaccountable power of in
tuition which women possess in lieu of
the reasoning power of men.
But if the fellow knew that I had his
property he took no steps, so far as I
could see, to possess himself of it
Every time he passed me he looked at
me harder than before, and I seemed to
have a very disturbing effect upon him.
One evening I approached the stern of
the ship. Some one was looking over
the taffrail, but I did not notice who
he was. Suddenly he looked up at me.
He was the smuggler.
"I can stand this no longer," he said.
"I know you are from Scotland Yard,
and I may as well give myself up first
as last."
"How do you know that?" I asked,
not wishing to commit myself.
"It was that young lady who put you
on to me. It's wonderful how these
women can know things."
"Well, are you ready to confess?"
"Will I gain anything by confession?"
"Certainly. I'll see to that"
"Well, I lost the money on the stock
exchange."
This was a surprise, but I kept my
countenance.
"Then it is all gone?"
"Every cent. I can't gain anything
by restoration."
The plot was thickening. In look
ing for the owner of the property I
held, I had stumbled on a criminal. I
did not propose to mix myself up in
this second affair, one was enough, so
I said:
"My friend, you have made a mis
take. I'm no Scotland Yard man, and
I have no interest in your crime. Why
have you been staring at me?"
"Why have you been staring at me?"
he asked, with great apparent relief. .
1 did not satisfy him. He had a
guilty conscience, which Miss Stone
man had observed, so the moment we
looked at him curiously he took it
for granted he had been spotted. I
told him I would not give him away,
for which he thanked me. I didn't
think it prudent to intrust Miss Stone
man with his secret, so I told her that
I had discovered that he was the
wrong man.
Our last day of the voyage came,
and I was at a loss to know what to
do with the laces and the diamonds. I
spoke to my confidante about my prop
erty, and she suggested that so long
as I had nothing to fear from the
customs officers I might carry the
nackage about as it was. After doing
so the rightful owner might claim it,
and then it would be time enough to
decide what action to take. I replied
that the rug would probably be un
rolled and examined by the customs
officers, whereupon she offered to take
the lace and diamonds ashore herself.
Since she seemed inclined to this
plan I reluctantly consented to it, yet
fearing that if she got into trouble I
would be blamed. Her object seemed
to be to serve me, though I fancied
she supposed in case the property re
mained with me she would fall heir
to a part of it for getting it through
free of duty. I handed it over to her,
and she must have concealed It well,
for she took it through without being
discovered.
The criminal who had mistaken me
for a Scotland Yard man did not fare
so well. Officers who had been cabled
that he was on the steamer took him
in charge as he left the vessel.
When I parted from the Stonemans
the mother gave me a pressing invita
tion to call upon them iu New York
before they departed for home, which
they expected to do in a few days aft
er landing. I called ou them at their
hotel and was graciously received.
Since my attentions to Miss Stone
man on the steamer had been noticed,
presently the others one by one ex
cused themselves and left us alone to
gether. "Well." said the young lady, "have
you discovered the owner of the prop
erty?"
"No one has applied for it."
"Probably not, since it is mine."
"Yours?"
"Yes."
I looked at her aghast. "You have
no need to smuggle."
"It's the fascination of it. I was
bound to get those things through free
f duty. When we went aboard the
ship I got a fright I saw the man I
pointed out to you looking at me while
I was carrying my rag. I dropped it
and failed to find it again. That's all
I knew about it till yon told us it had
found its way into your stateroom."
"There were two of you." I said,
laughing, "with a guilty conscience,
though one was a thief, tbe other only
a smuggler, which seems to be quite
fashionable among tbe upper classes
just now."
"So It seems." .
There Is nothing more to the story
except that in time I married the girl
who bad fooled me. She has been
fooling me ever since.
Bombay Pearls.
London's yearly importation of
pearls, most of which come from Bom
bay, averages f 1.000.000 in value.
Necessarily Took Tim.
"Run out and buy me fifty post
cards," said a Newark business man,
handing his office boy a dollar bill.
In an hour the boy returned.
"It has taken you a dickens of a
long time," said the employer.
"Well, you see, I had to pick "em
out.'" the boy Hiisvered. "I wanted to
get the prer lest unes. didn't I?" New
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HOW SMALL STORES CAM
DRAW TRADE
By Electric Light
Using MAZDA lamps in show windows
and electric signs outside willfdraw trade from
larger stores not so well equipped. We will be
glad to tell you now this can be done with these
lamps which give more light for less money than
any other illuminant.
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT
& POWER CO.
MA I N OFFICE 7th and Alder Streets
The Woman Who Owned Niagara.
Dr. Farquharsou, ex-M. P., in his
"Recollections" refers amusingly to
his once having said in the house of
commons that he owned a mountain.
Claudius Clear in the British Weekly
caps that story. His friend George
Forbes. F. It. S.. who had tbe chief
part in harnessing Niagara, tells that
once a Miss Porter was traveling in
Europe, and at the table d'hote her
neighbor said. "Oh, if you are an
American I suppose you bave seen Ni
agara falls." She turned to her In
quirer, and. fixing him with her eyes,
she said, "I own' them!" That was
an answer indeed. The Porter family
long owned most of the property about
Niagara. Westminster Gazette.
The Easiest Way.
"Yes: we quarreled because she
wanted a twenty-five dollar bat."
"'But you seeui to bave made up
with her."
"Yes: 1 bought her a fifty dollar
dress." Houston Post
Don't Mutilate Your Coins.
It Is a crime to mutilate or deface
gold or silver coins, and if yon were
to ask a jeweler even to punch a hole
in a $5 gold piece so that you could
carry it on your watch chain you prob
ably would be told to go about your
business. Yet strangely enough if you
were to mutilate a gold piece until it
had lost all resemblance to a coin you
probably would not be punished. What
the government aims at is to prevent
the Impairment of the value of its gold
and silver tokens by plugging, drilling,
"sweating" and other processes. It is
unlawful to cut even a monogram on
either a gold or silver coin. New York
Mail.
Wealtii of France.
France, in proportion to its popula
tion, has more money in circulation
than any other country.
The First Printed Bible.
The first edition of the printed Bible
was sold at 60 crowns per volume to
various universities and people of
wealth by Dr. John Fanst In Paris.
The purchasers supposed the books
were copied by hand. The last of the
edition he sold at 20 crowns. With this
publication originated the myth of the
"printer's devil." When the people,
amazed at the rapidity with which the
books were produced, searched his of
fice and found threat quantity of red
ink which Faust was using liberally,
they concluded that the devil was help
ing the publisher; hence the cry was
raised. "The devil and Dr. FaustI"
Chicago Journal.
A Dangerous Juror.
"I don't like the looks of that juror
with the big ears and the long, pointed
chin," the defendant In the case whis
pered to his lawyer.
"He has an ugly mug," said the law
yer, "that's a fact"
"It isn't altogether his looks though,"
confided the client; "he's paying too
blamed close attention to the testi
mony." Chicago Tribune.
Roads In Franoe.
France has four classes of public
roads. They are fifty, forty, thirty -three
and twenty-five feet wide.
GYPSIES GUESTS
OF MISS GOLDSMITH
Miss Zida Goldsmith was a most de
lightful hostess Thursday evening at
her home on Fourteenth and Main
streets, her guests being the Gypsies.
The evening was devoted to Five Hun
dred. Each member was presented
with a pretty little neck bow, the one
making the highest scores having her
choice. During the evening a chafing
luncheon was served. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Miss
Aimee Bollack in Portland Saturday
evening, February 3, the young wo
men leaving here on an afternoon car.
Those attending the meeting at the
home of Miss Goldsmith were Mis3
Helen Daulton, Miss Cis Pratt Miss
Bess Daulton, Miss Amiee Bollack, of
Portland, Miss Marjory Caufield, Mrs.
M. D. Latourette, Mrs. L. A. Morris.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters at the Oregon City postoffice
for the week ending January 19, 1912:
Woman's Last Cox, Marie; Cross,
Mrs. Mary; Frost, Helen; Dadd, M.
M.; Lang, Mrs. F. C; Lehman,
Christina; Yatter, Retta (2).
Men's List Brown, George W.; Da
vis, Jack; Druell.
Hotel Arrivals,
The following are registered at the
Electric Hotel:
H. L. Garvin, Portland; George
Smith, Portland; John Coleman, Port
land; W. P. Slmore, Brownsville; W.
H. Mattoon, Nick Blair, George D.
Gove, Portland; Frank" Hankin, Mil
waukie; Fred Price, W. W. Haskin3,
city; G. E. Graves, Ashland; C. E.
Spence, city; G. Goutz, J .P. Keppner.
Stone Cannon Ball.
In the river Tweed, near Norham
castle, England, has been discovered a
stone cannon ball eighteen inches in
diameter and weighing five hundred
weight It is conjectured that the shot
was fired from Mons Meg In the reign
of James IV. of Scotland. Mons Meg.
which was at one time located at Nor
ham, is now in Edinburgh castle.
NOT EXPENSIVE
Treatment at Hot Lake, including medical attention, board and
baths, costs no more than you would pay to live at any first class
hotel. Rooms can be had from 75 cents to $2.50 per day. Meats
in the cafeteria are served from 20 cents up and In the grill at the
usual grill prices. Baths range from 50 cents to $1.00.
We Do Cure Rheumatism
Hot Lake Mineral Baths
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HOT LAKE SANATORIUM
HOT LAKE, OREGON.
WALTER M. PIERCE. Pres.-Mgr.
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STREET ORDINANCE VETOED BY MAYOR
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and was anchored by ropes and chains
in order to keep said wall from fall
ing upon its side and thereby destroy
ing a large part of said improvement,
and therefore no assessment should
be levied creating a lien upon private
property, nor should property owners
be called upon to pay for work exe
cuted under improper plans and SDeci
fications. The contractor in charge
of said work has performed the same
according to the plans and specifica
tions given him and to the satisfac
tion of the City Council, or his work
would not have been accepted, but the
defect is solely in the plans and speci
fication and I therefore return said
ordinance to you without my ap
proval .
GRANT B. DIMICK,
Mayor.
DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
GIVEN BV FORESTERS
Court Robin Hood, No. 9, Foresters
of America and Oregon City Circle,
No. 1041, Companions of the Forest,
gave a joint musical and literary en
tertainment Thursday evening at
Knapp's Hall, which was largely at
tended. The following program was excel
lently rendered: Opening address,
Chairman Sanden; piano solo, Oscar
Woodfln; vocal solo, William Ken
nedy; club swinging, Robert Warner;
recitation, Mrs. F. A. Hammerle;
vocal solo, Mrs. William Harvey; reci
tation, Master Sammy McLarty; vo
cal solo, H. D. Kennedy; violin solo,
Leon DesLarzes; vocal solo, Arch
Long.
At the close of the exercises a fine
supper was served. The committee of
arrangements consisting of Messrs. R.
Bittner, W. T. Forward, H. D. Ken
nedy, F. A. Hammerle worked earn
estly to make the affair a decided suc
cess and their labors were well re
warded. duDscribe for the Dally Enterprise.
and mud given under scien
tific direction have cured
thousands. Write for illus
trated booklet descriptive of
Hot Lake Sanatorium and
the methods employed. Hot
Lake Sanatorium is acces
sible as it Is located direct
ly on the main line of the
O.-W. R. & N. railway, and
special excursion rates are
to be had at all times. Ask
agents.
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