MOKNLNG ENTERPKlSEy TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1912.
MORNING ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
C E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher.
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CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER.
$ e e
THE MORNING ENTERPRISE
is on sale at the following stores
$ every day:
" Huntley Bros. Drugs
& Main Street.
V J. W. McAnulty Cigar
Seventh and Main.
B. B. Anderson,
Main near Sixth.
M. E. Dunn Confectionery
Next door to P. O.
City Drug Store
V Electric Hotel.
Scaoenborn Confectionery
i Seventh and .T. Q. Adams.
Feb. 27 In American History.
1807 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
poet, born; died 1S82.
1906 Professor Samuel Pierpont LaDg
ley, secretary of the Smithsonian
institution and a scientist of world
wide reputation, died; born 1834.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 5:50, risos 6:35; moon sets
4:16 a. m.
Equal representation fair district
'ng, will be a powerful republican is
sue in Missouri in this year's cam
pagn. , :
Mr. Bryan doe3 not deny that some
Americans grow rich through legiti
mate opportunities. His own case il
lustrates the point.
For a man who served two terms in
the house, Mr. Bryan shows little con
fidence in regular democratic com
mittees in that body.
As China is to be modernized, and
may adopt the English language, it
would be a good time to reform the
spelling "of the word queue.
In the battle of Belfast the booing
was terrific, but no casualities occur
red. Yet the size of the army on hand
to preserve "order had a warlike look.
OOSTER MEETING TO
ECUPSE ALL OTHERS
The booster meeting of the Com
mercial club Thursday night promises
:o be ihe biggest and most interesting
entertainment of the organization ev
er given. Music will be furnished by
-he Philharmonic orchestra under the
direction of R. V. D. Johnston.and
the Commercial club quartette will
give several selections.. B. T. Mc
3ain, president of the club, will speak
on "What Oregon City Needs;" A. D.
Lee will speak on "Every Clackamas
County Man a Booster;"; O. D. Eby
on "Public Work and Results"; Frank
3. Riley on "The Pacific, Highway
Through Clackama3 County? and W.
A. Dimick on "Historical Oregon City,
Us Needs and Prospects." Refresh
ments will be served and everything
will be free.
The full membership of the Phil
harmonic orchestra has been engaged
i'or the big Commercial club ball to
be held in Busch's hall Wednesday,
April .24. R. V. D. Johnston will direct.
It is expected that the ball will be the
most important as well as the best at
tended affair of the season.
MACCABEES TO INITIATE
FIFTEEN THIS EVENING
The Knights of the Maccabees will
'nitiate fifteen applicants for member
ship tonight. A degree team from
Portland, headed by State Commander
"Sherwood, will come to this city in a
special car. Refreshments will be
jerved.
INFANT DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Leo Frances, the five-months old
ihild of Frank Olds of Orchard,
Vash., died Monday of pneumonia, at
he home of Mrs. Old's sister, Mrs.
Tames Shannon of this city. The
aild was brought here for treatment.
The body will be shipped to Grass
alley today for interment.
EUGENE N. FOSS.
Governor of Massachusetts
one of women's tasks, and yet
'be inspiration and the faith which are leading this country ahead to
lay arise very largely from the wives and mothers of America.' It
.lways ha3 been so. Let us believe that it always will be. -'
PUBLIC MEN TO SPEAK IN PULPIT
(Continued from Page 1.)
tor the things they are supposed to
stand for. They have to struggle for
an existence ,and a few 'elect women'
have to 'serve tables' and run ba
zaars' and their ministers must act
the part of a lackey in order to make
a little money with which to meet the
necessary expenses, and carry on
'church work.' They continue to wor
ship in inferior edifices, with inade
quate equipment for a wide-awake
church and large usefulness.
"And ministers what of them?
They are looked upon as a sort of
well, hardly a necessary evil, some
thing to be tolerated, as having little
or nothing to do within the affairs of
men of red blood, activity and pro
gress, a kind of third sex, whose
business is one of ease and luxury,
having nothing in common with the
men and women who- are doing
things, with no care for mundane in
terests .singing only of their heaven
ly home, 'bright and fair,' and re
garded by some as an intolerable nui
sance, a burden upon society whose
support is to be charged up to char
ity. Seeks Cause of Trouble.
"I have therefore made up my mind
to try to find out where the trouble
lies. Is it in Christianity? Is it in
the churches? Is it in the ministers?
Do not our men believe in Christian
ity? . Do pur churches fail to justify
their claims? Are ministers exclu
sive buttoned up, narrow, selfish, and
show no interest in things of the king
dom of this world? Do they deal in
abstractions that have little or no
connection at all with present day
problems with which laboring men,
business men, professional men, and
the men of science are grappling? Is
the preacher 'behind the times,' and
trying to feed people on 'old straw?'
Is he lacking in ability to think ac
curately, and to speak clearly, cor
rectly and entertainingly? He ought
to know something about everything,
and everything about something. Or
ia it because men are so taken up with
their own secular affairs that they
have no time to give to the considera
tion of the claims of Christianity and
the work of the churches? Or because
their methods of business can not be
brought to light?
T am unwilling, with my present
light, to express, without reservation,
an opinion on these questions. I
might 'light into' these men who stand
aloof, and 'pass them up' as 'backslid
ers,' 'renegades,' 'men of the baser
sort,' given to 'hardness of heart, and
'reprobacy of mind,' with 'conscience
seared,' but I do not feel warranted to
do so, and will not.
Wants to Hear Others.
"I prefer to hear others who have a
different viewpoint, and the gentlemen
who respond to my request will not
be asked any questions as to their
political affiliations, views of sociol
ogy, or religious creed, but to speak
freely and fully, let the 'chips fall
where may,' and there will be no re
ply to anything they say. I want to
know what the laboring, business and
professional men of this community
think of Christianity, the churches and
ministers. Christianity is entitled to
recogntion, or it is not. Churches are
worthy of support, and of being put
on a plane with other organizations
and enterprises, or they are not. Min
isters merit respect, confidence, and
cooperation, or they do not. Let us
see. Let us go to the bottom of this
business. Let us have the full truth
spoken in an open forum wherever
the reffection may be. Christianity
must stand the severest test, or it
cannot stand at all. Churches must
stand the most searching inquiries, or
they must go out of business. The
preachers must stand the closest
! scrutiny, and the highest test, or go
into some other pursuit, or 'take to
the woods.' Come, let us reason to
gether. I believe in an open bible,
in the divine right of private interpre
tation; in an open book of prayer and
hymns; in an open altar; in an open
gate to the throne, and in an open
vision. I do not believe that the pulpit
is any more sacred than the pew.
Believes in Equality.
"I do not believe that the minister
has any greater halo about his head
and performances than gathers about
the head and performances of those
who listen to him. I do not believe
that churchmen have any right or
cause, to shut themselves off from the
great throbbing currents of everyday
life as being too holy to mingle with
common folks. We are all very much
alike, and the distinctions we seek to
enforce are largely artificial. We are
coming to a solidarity that comes
through the forces and processes of
the law of equality which knows no
man after the flesh, or superficial
rank, or creed. -
"Beginning with Sunday evening,
March 3, 1912, the pulpit will be
thrown open and the general public
will be invited to attend, and listen
to men from the various walks of life.
We ought not to be afraid of the
truth, nor for the truth.
"This plan is not new. I have tried
it elsewhere. I have not stolen any
body's thunder, nor will be ploughing
with another's heifer.
"Special music will be provided, and
ample accomodations. Topics and the
names of speakers will be announced
from week to week through the press
and by special bulletins.
Watch the automobile contest.
It Is Woman's
: Influence
: That Rules
j Our Country
HESE are days of popu
lar unrestj a whole
some unrest.
, It signifies that both
men and women are not satis
fied to remain stationary, but
are resolved to reach out to lar
ger opportunities and to better
conditions.
The enfranchisemect of wo
men is not yet accomplished,
but it is coming. Political lead
ership is not yet established as
Wants, For Sale, Etc
Mottoes msSct ibmh ciaaatflea:
will be IMsariM at ene cut a ward, ttoot
twrtM. half a peat additional kMer
tioaa. Ufee biota csjd. tt per month, bail
taofe ear. 14 Haasj at yer wmtmtk.
Cash muat aeevoapaay snlsr unless ant
has an open aocount with the t&psr.
ftaaatrial responsibility for errors; whart
errors oeaur free ourreoted BoUae will b4
printed for patron. Miuun'.m etmrse lie
WANTED.
WANTED Everybody to know that
I carry the largest stock of second
hand furniture in town. Tourists or
local people looking for curios In
dian arrow heads, old stamps or
Indian trinkets should see me. Will
buy anything of value. Georgw
Young, Main street, near Fifth.
WANTED Lady wants employment,
can do most anything. Address C
cars Enterprise.
FURNISHED HOUSE OR HOUSE
KEEPING. ROOMS Married cou
ple, no children, permanent. X, En
terprise. WANTED To care for infants, a first-lass
home, for $10 per month. Ad
dress H. C, care Enterprise.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE Thoroughbred Barred
Rock eggs for setting. Inquire P.
G. Wamblad, Meldrum. -
LOST.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
.IMPROVED and unimproved building
lots for sale. LiOts in uregon jiiy
$150 to $200. Lots in city of Glad
stone $225 and upward, half cash,
balance monthly installments, 100
ft. square, (2 lots), in Sellwood,
(Portland), $3,000, half cash, terms
on balance. Also have several de
sirable residences for sale on easy
terms. William Beard, owner, 1002
Molalla avenue, Oregon City.
WOOD AND COAL.
OREGON CITY WOOD AND FUEL
CO., F. M. Bluhm. Wood and coal
delivered to all parts of the city.
SAWING A SPECIALTY. Phone
your orders. Pacific 3502, Home
B 110. ,
FARM LOANS.
FARM LOANS Dimick & Dimick,
Lawyers, Oregon City, Or.
ATTORNEYS.
U'REN & SCHUEBEL, Attorneys-at-Law,
Deutscher AdvOkat, will prac
tice in all courts, make collections
and settlements. Office in Enter
prise Bldg., Oregon City, Oregon.
INSURANCE.
E. H. COOPER, For Fire Insurance
and Real Estate. Let us handle
your properties we buy, sell and
exchange. Office in Enterprise
Bldg., Oregon City, Oregsn.
PIANO TUNING.
PIANO TUNING If you want your
piano thoroughly and accurately
tunea, at moderate cost, notify
Piano-Tuner at Electric Hotel.
Strongly endorsed by the director
of the Philharmonic, who will per
sonally vouch for his work.
SPRAYING.
TREE SPRAYING We are nrenareH
to spray fruit trees witn best of
spray, guaranteed satisfaction
John Gleason. phone 1611.
DYEING AND STEAM CLEANING.
OREGON CITY DYE WORKS 319
Main street, French dry and steam
cleaning. Repairing, alterations
and relining. Ladies' and gent s
clothing of. all kind cleaned, pressed
and dyed. Curtains carpets, blan
kets, furs and auto covers. All work
called for and delivered, phone
Main 389. Mrs. J. Tamblyn and
Mrs. Frank Silvey.
PROPOSAL INVITED.
Bids will be received for the erection
of an addition to the Willamette
school building until 5 P. M.. Mon
day, March 4th. Work to. start June
1, to be finished September 1, 1912.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids. A certified
check for $100:00 must accompany
all bids as a guarantee of good
faith. Plan3 and specifications can
be had of G. S. Rogers at Runyon
jewelry store, Masonic building,
Main street, Oregon City, Or.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will be received un
til March 8th, 5 p. m., for the con
struction of an Elks' home at Ore
gon City, Ore. 5 per cent certified
check bond to the amount of con
tract required. Rights to reject any
and all bids reserved. Plans and
specifications furnished upon de
posit of $5.00 refunded upon re
turn of same. -Address
or call on Ted Osmund,
Oregon City, Ore.
CITY TREASURER'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that there are
sufficient funds on hand in the Gen
eral Fund of Oregon City to pay all
outstanding General Fund Warrants
endorsed prior to January 6th, 1911,
excepting warrant No. 4822.
Interest ceases with the date of this
notice.
Dated at 'Oregon City, Oregon,' Feb
ruary 27th, 1912.
M. D. LATOURETTE,
Treasurer.
SEEDS LAND PLASTER
HAY GRAIN FEED
POULTRY" FOOD
FLOUR
HOUSE PLASTER
LIME BRICK
COAL CEMENT
HAMS BACON
Oregon
Commission Co
ELEVENTH AND MAIN ST.
Oregon City, Ore.
A Hunt For a
: will
By JOEL R. WITHERS "
Hearing that there would be an auo.
tion sale of furniture in a dwelling
house the owner of which had recently
died and that among the lot were some
rare old pieces, I determined to attend
the sale. This was because of a fancy
I had for such things and not because
I could afford to possess them, for 1
was poor. I went to the sale to see the
articles, not to buy any of them.
Among those present was a girl who
watched the proceedings with an inter
est very different from the rest. She
attracted me so far that I forgot the
rarities in her.' It seemed to methat
6he was waiting and watching for
some particular thing to be put up
for sale. It came at last A desk per
haps a hundred years old made of
rosewood and handsomely inlaid was
pulled forward where all could see it,
and the bidding commenced.
Some one made a beginning by offer
ing $20. The girl I have mentioned
bid twenty two. Another bid of twenty-five
followed. A number of persons
seemed to want the desk, and it was
run up to a hundred dollars, when the
girl ceased to bid. I cannot forget the
look of disappointment, almost of de
spair, with which she gave up her ef
fort to possess it. Why it was so de
sirable to her I could only conjecture.
She did not appear to be a person who
could afford luxuries, so I concluded
that between' her and the desk there
must be some association. Perhaps it
had belonged to one near and dear to
her.
I had been saving in a small way ,
and had $300 in bank. -, I determined
to bid as high as what"! thought the
desk would bring in case I wished to
sell it again and offered $110. My bids
were raised till I finally offered $200,
when the others dropped out and I se
cured the desk.
Turning to the girl who had been so
Interested in it, I told her that I didn't
need it and if at any time she wished
to possess it and had the means to pay
for it I would be happy to sell it to her
for what I had paid. In reply to this
she asked me if I would permit her to
make a thorough examination of the
desk for something she thought might
be concealed In it. I gave heivthe ad
dress to which it would be taken and
told her that she might call the next
afternoon. "
As soon as I got tne desk 1 opened
every drawer, searched every pigeon
hole, rammed my hand in every recep
tacle it possessed. It had evidently
been thoroughly cleaned out. for 1
could not find a scrap of paper. The
same afternoon the girl came, and as
soon as I showed her the desk she be
gan to press her fingers ou every part
of it.
"Oh," I said, "you are looking for 3
-secret drawer."
"I am."
At this I joined my efforts to hers,
but without avail. I not only pressed
with my thumb, but with a little ham
mer, tapping continuously for half an
hour. Nothing came of it Then 1 in
vited the girl to tell me what she was
looking for. She said tbat the house
and furniture belonged to her mother's
brother, who had died childless. He
had always liked her and bad once said
to her. "I'll fix you some day." He
had died without a will. There were a
great many heirs-at-law to the estate,
and she, not being a blood relative,
would get nothing. She was not strong
and could not very well earn a living
by wor'king like other girls. In fact,
she had tried to do so, but had been
obliged to give it up. Her uncle bad
once showed her this desk and told ber
that he kept in it his most important
papers. It had not occurred to 'her
that he meant her to take note of what
he said till after bis death, when no
will was found. -
I would have' knocked the desk to
pieces, but could not afford to lose the
money I had put into it. and the girl
had no means of her own to pay for it.
She went away very tnuch disappoint
ed. I took ber name and address and
told her that I would do some more
hunting and if anything was discov
ered would let her know of it- But
this was simply to break her disap
pointment, for we had made a thorough
search.
A month passed, during which I
thought a good deal of the matter and
tried to locate a space capable of hold
ing a secret drawer,, but I could not
tell with certainty without taking the
desk apart. My taste for old furniture
led me to read any book Tcould find
on the subject, and in one of them I
saw it stated that some secret draw
ers in desks made during the eight
eenth century had been of metal in
stead of wood. :
Then an idea occurred to me.
Among my odds and ends was . a
pocket compass. I took it to the desk
nd held it near where a drawer would
tkely be if at all. I had not gone very
far before I got a defiectiou of the
needle. Moving it about near this
point, I at last came to a place where
there was the greatest deflection. With
my knife I ripped off a strip of veneer
ing and uncovered a. round button the
size of the tip of my finger.' Out pop
ped a steel drawer about ten inches
long, but not over an inch square.
There was a rolled paper in it, which
I removed and found to be a will.
Scanning it. I saw that the entire es
tate bequeathed by it was to be given to
the girl whose name and address I had
There is a sequel to this story, but
the subject matter of that is a love af
fair. ;
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
Always. '
"You're a pretty old man to ba beg
ging," eald the lady at the back door.
"Yes, ma'am," said the wanderer. .
"How long have you been begging?"
."I dunno, ma'am."
"You don't know how long you've
been begging?"
"No, ma'am. You see, I don't just
know how old I really am, ma'am."
Yonkers Statesman, i
- The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
L TO BE
IN COLUMBIA MEET
At a meeting, of the board of con
trol of -athletics of the Oregon City
High school Monday afternoon, it was
decided to accept the invitation of
olumbia university to participate in
its annual indoor track meet on Ap
ril 13. A full team will represent the
High school at this meet.
High schools and colleges from ev
ery part of the state will compete in
this meet and last year Oregon City
High school took third place in - the
academic showing. A better showing
is predicted for this year.
The High school track will be com.
pleted in a few days and will be up-to-date
in every detail. It will be. cov
ered with cinders. The work is under
the supervision of Mr. Pfingsten and
Manager Bushch.
How strong are jou going in the
support of your candidate in. the En
terprise automobile contest?
CHARLES E. MYERS DEAD.
Charles E. Myers, son at William
E. Myers, died of tuberculosis in the
Troutdale hospital Friday. He had
been ill several months. Mr. Myers
was bom July 6, 1881. The interment
was in the cemetery at Springwater.
MILL WORKER IMPROVES.
R. J. Hodgson, who wa3 seriously
injured Saturday while working in the
Hawley Pulp anl Paper company, is
improving. His left arm was crushed.
Mr. Hodgson's son, Carl Hodgsoh,is
ill of malarial fever. '
The Enterprise automobile, contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
oft in the Willamette Valley.
This Number Forty In the Bible.
The rain that produced the flood fell
for forty days and forty nights, and
after It ceased it was forty days be
fore Noah opened, the ark. Moses was
forty days on the mountain fasting,
and the spies spent' forty days Inves
tigating matters In Canaan before
making their report Elijah fasted
forty days In the wilderness, and Jo
nab gave the people of Nineveh forty
days Id which to repent The forty
days' fast of Jesus Is' known to all
readers of the Nw Testament
A Slight Mistake, ,
Irish pronunciation has been respon
sibie for many mistakes. Here is one
of them. An English regiment on its
way to India stopped at Aden; but,
noting how dull and arid the place
looked, very few went ashore. An offl
cer observed an Irish sergeant of bis
company leaning over the ship's side
gazing intently at the town. "Well,
Pat, and what do you thiuk of Aden?"
the officer inquired. "Well, yer hon
or," was the startling answer. "I'm
hanged if I can see what Adam and
Eve saw in it!" London Tatler.
Nothing Dull About It.
"It's funny the way poets speak of
'dull care, Isn't it?".
"Why. what's funny about that?"
"Well, every care I ever had was
most awfully sharp." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Watch the automobile contest.
Ford C. A. Elliott Ford
$685-FORD-$685
Fully Equipped, F. 0. B., Oregon City
o
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fa
Main Street, near Fourth.
Phone A 72 OREGON CITY.
A Few Hundred Dollars
is often the making of one's success. Systematic saving will
soon result in the accumulation of the few hundred dollars. The
best way to save is to open an account with us and add to it
weekly or monthly, as you can.
.The Bank of Oregon City
The Oldest Bank
D. C LATOURJBTTI Preatteat
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of OREGON CITY, OREGON
CAPITAL, $50,000.00
Transacts a viwal Banking Bwslnas.
rliiv
COLONIST FARES
TO ALL POINTS IN OREGON, DAILY
MARCH 1TO APRIL 15, 1912
over The
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
FARE8 FROM
CHICAGO - - $33. OO
8T. LOUIS - - - 32.00
OMAHA - 26.00
KANSAS CITY - - 2S.00
ST. PAUL - - - - 2S.00 -FROM
OTHER CITIES CORRESPONDINGLY LOW
Colonist Fares are WEST-BOUND onlv, bnt
they can be prepaid from any point, it vou
have friends or relatives in the Bast who'do.
aire to "Get Back to the Farm," yon can
deposit the fare with your local agent and a
ticket will be telegraphed to any address de
sired. HOall on the undersigned for good in
structive literature to send East.
ft. SCOTT, Snui Passeaicr Agcot, FORTLWD,
Then Me went.
Father (at head of stairs Ethel,
what time is it? Ethel (in drawing
roonn it's a quarter past 10. father
Father All right. Don't forget to
start the clock again after the young
man goes out to get his breakfast.
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Clarence V. and Cosby Atterbury to
IT
Gfc?
Some auto agents have hinted that the Ford car
cannot compete with heavier and higher-priced cars.
But we will lead or follow over any road, or up any
hill or enter into any feats of fancy or daring driv
ing, against any car ever exhibited in Oregon City,
and will guarantee that the cost of the test will be
less to the Ford and that our car will be in better
condition, regardless of accidents or for any other
cause, than our competitors. If not we will give
$50.00 in gold to any charitable institution in Clack
amas, providing our compepetitor does likewise, if
they lose. ,
Call us any time at C. A. Elliott's Garage, the
place where they take all the cars when the other
man can't fix them.
C. A. ELLIOTT
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Oben from 9 A. M. to S I
BACKTOTHE
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MKOK
W. W. Parett, 60 acres of section 18,
township 3 north, range 1 west; $750.
Harrison E. and Edna M. Thompson
to J. D. Morris, 4.29 acres of lot "A"
First Addition to Jennings lodge,
$4,000.
Mary Jane and John S. Blair to
Daniel D. and Mollie Kauffman, 20 1-2
acres ri section 6, township 5 south,
range 1 east; $1500.
Sellwood Land and Improvement
Company to Patrick Skelly, land in
Oak Grove; $1.
William M. and Christopher to John
Haze, 9.3 acres of section 6, township
2 south, range 3 east; $2,000.
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