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MORNING ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher.
"Entered as second-class matter Jan
uary 9, 1911. at the post office at Oregon
City, Oregon, under the Act of March
3, 1879."
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One Year, by mail tj.00
Six Months, by mail J.0
Four Months, by mail 1-00
Per Week, by carrier 10
CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
s
. THE MORNING ENTERPRISE $
S is on sale at the following stores $
$ every day:
Huntley Bros. Drugs
8
Main Street.
.1. W. McAnulty. Cigars
Seventh and Main.
E. B. Anderson
Main, near Sixth.
M. E. Dunn Confectionery
Next door to P. O.
City Drug Store
Electric Hotel.
Schoenborn Confectionery
Seventh and J. Q. Adams.
$
$
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Sept. 3 In American History.'
1752 New style calendar adopted in
England and her colonies, which
included the present territory of
the United States; 11 days added,
making Sept. 3 "old style." Sept.
14 "new style."
1R62 General Tope's Federal army,
which met defeat on Aug. 30, re
tired within the fortifications at
Washington.
1907 General Pleasant Porter, chief of
the Creek Indian Nation, .died at
Vinita, I. T.; born 1S40.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 0:28. rises 5:30. Evening
stars: Venus, Mars, Jupiter. Morning
stars: Saturn. Mercury.
A DISCREDITABLE SESSION
"As the hour ofl adjournment ap
proaches the speaker desires to con
gratulated the House on having
reached the end of one of the longest
and most laborious' sessions on rec
ord. Congress has been actually in
session more days since December
than any other Congress that ever
sat." So says Speaker Clark ,and he
is correct. Technically the session of
18S7-S8 extended to October 20 of
the latter years, or more than seven
weeks later than that which has just
closed. The session twenty-four years
ago was, theoreticallly, the longest
which the country had in a presiden
tial year in over a third of a century,
and that which closed on April 28,
1904, was the shortest in such a year.
The president of the last named year
told Congress to go home early, and
it did, iust as it did in 1908, when the
same president ordered it to quit be
fore Summer began, and it closed its
session on Mily 30. But, as the speak
er says, the recent session showed
more days of actual work, or what
was called work, than any other with
in the easy memory of any one now
here.
But what did Congress accomplish
by extending its session to such a late
day? Practically all the work of real
consequence was finished long ago.
The leading reason why Congress was
kept in Washington until the closing
days of August this year was because
one branch of it persisted in tacking
riders on supply bills of the govern
ment, which caused a contest with
the other branch, and which brought
vetoes by the president of the bills
thus loaded which reached him. Tar
iff bills were framed which had no
chance of enactment. The offending
branch in both respects was the Dem
ocratic House. Usually in the ses-
sions in presidential years much of
the talking and the work is for par
tisan purposes to make "points" for
campaign documents. The practice
in 1912 was carried to an abnormal
' length. The really useful work of
: the session could have been done and
the session could have been ended be
fore the Fourth of July had the mem
bers refused to Blay "politics."
Prison -Reform In Manila.
The average man would hardly
think of going to the Philippines to
look for an advanced program of pris
on reform, and yet there is now- in
operation at Bilibid prison, Manila, a
system of promotions that might be
copied with advantage In some of our
own penal Institutions. There six
, teen guards control 3,000 prisoners be
cause, as one of the officials expresses
i i -
it, "there is a moral force at work
stronger than armed guards." This
moral force is evoked by a definite and
rational system, which is thus de
scribed :
There are three divisions of the prison
ers, according to conduct. The newcom
er e-nes into the third or lowest class. If
his first six months he obtains a rank
of SO per cent lie moves to the second
class, and, if in six months more he at
tains DO per cent he goes to the first class,
with special privileges, making him al
most a free man in his little community.
He is marked daily by each one under
whose supervision he comes, and these
marks are turned over to an office ac
countant, who does not know the prisoner.
That the system of promotions has jus
tified itself is shown by the fact that since
Us introduction the numbers have changed
from 80 per cent in the third class to over
90 per cent in the first. Charges of infrac
tion of prison rules are investigated by a
special court, and the prisoner has every
opportunity to present his defense.
Two of the strongest moral forces
in the human heart are emulation and
ambition. This system of promotions
simply takes advantage of these nat
ural forces. It makes appeal to man's
sporting instinct to run the race and
fr. to-rnn Tt nnpns tlu floor of hone.
. .-w. ,
TToto its nn rnncrpte result:
Of few prisons can it be said that a dis
charge is a letter of recommendation, but
the man released from Bilibid does not
hesitate, in applying for work, to state
where he learned his trade, and seldom, if
ever, Is he refused a job on that account
"Can any good thing come out of
Nazareth?" Is Manila to teach us
how to treat our prisoners?
JUSTICE NOT FOR SALE
tPortland Oregonian)
It probably did not occur to the
authors of the 160-page spasm of
Clackamas County tax figures that
any man could exist, who, able to pay
his just proportion of county revenues
would prefer to paj it rather than
shift the burden on those less able to
pay. Yet one man has gone on record
to that effect and we doubt not that
there are others in Clackamas County
who will not be tempted by the
sordid bait thrown out by the taxroll
manipulators of the Fels Fund Com
mission. Witness the following let
ter: Hubbard, Or., Aug. 28 To the Ed
itor.) On page 156 of the Fels single
tax pamphlet sent out by Messrs.
Cridge, Eggleston and U'Ren, I see
opposite my name taxes paid in 1910,
$90.34 and in another column that all
would nave been exempt under single
tax.
Again on page 95 opposite! "Albert
G. Yoder's name I find that he paid
in 1910 taxes $17.49. Under single tax
he would have to payi $20.29. On
page 85, A .E. Taylor is shown to
have pair $12.38. Under single tax
he would pay $19.03.
These twoj young men have each
bought forty acres of raw land and
are working twelve to fourteen hours
a day (tying to hew out a home for
themselves an families. ' Knowing
these young men as I do I think if I
were made wholly of brass I would be
ashamed to look them in the face were
I to vote for and afterward take ad
vantage of this most infamous meas
ure. Shifting the burden from the
well-to-do onto those less at)le to bear
it that is "equal taxation" with a ven
geance. JONATHAN S. YODER.
Thus do the figures of the single
taxers themselves, inaccurate though
they are, uphold what The Oregonian
has contended. Single tax would in
crease the hardships of the small
home-builder and retard development
of the country. Indeed would Mr.
Yoder be brass were he, under prom
ise of saving a few dollars in tax mon
ey, to vote to make more difficult the
needed reclaiming of the undeveloped
acres of Clackamas County.
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
Pay In Mills and Courthouse
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 2. (Ed
tor of the Enterprise.) The wage of
the average woolen mill operator is
not more than $1.59 for 10 hours
work. Whether weaving is skilled or
unskilled labor one may decide for
! himself. This is sure: the pay stops
when .the work stops. The common
worker in the papper mills receives
nearly $2.00 per day. They are un
skilled. This stops also when the
work stops. Some of the work is dan
gerous to life and limb.
The salaried employes of the county
receive far more. What they do goes
as skilled work, although every boy
or girl graduate of the school of Ore-Tfor
gon City should be able to perform it
after a short practice. They have on
the average ten holidays and two
weeks vacation in the year without
deduction of pay. If the ideas of right
and justice in the mills and in the
courthouse are identical tile salaried
county employes must admit that they
receive nearly one month's pay -every
year without earning a penny of it.
ANDREW FRANZEN. '
Probabilities of Life.
A man of twenty in good health may
expect to live forty years longer; a man
of forty, twenty-seven.
MORNING ENTERPRISE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1912
You Can't Kill Anything With Blank
New York's Wonderful and
Ever Changing Sky Line
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KEW years have made remarkable changes In the sky line, of lower
New York -The accompanying photograph shows ouurugs wntcn
would be entirety unknown to a New Yorker who. bad 6eu abroad
live years and fail3 to show others skyscra ping landmarks tn tneir
day simply because they are hidden by more recent structures, unmis
takable, in the center. ywers the Woolwortb building, the tallest in the
world. The second to the right, with two towers, is the Park Row building,
once the tallest office building in New York. The huge new municipal build
ing. with its cupola. Is seen at the extreme left. In this general neighborhood,
if the observer were in an aeroplane, might be seen two other buildings, each
in its time the loftiest in the city those of the Tribune and the World. Now,
from most points ou the-North river water front, whicb forms the foreground
of the picture, they are invisible by reason of their giant neighbors-
CORRESPONDENCE
MAPLE LANE
Maple Lane is almost depopulated.
During the last few days Harvey Heat
er and family, Frank Schmidt and
children, Mrs. Derrick and daughter,
Emma, and Mrs. A. F. Lewis have
gone to Silverton hoppicking.- Others
will go to the nearby yards.
Nathan Tracy, of Missouri, has
been a visitor at Mr. Nathan Horton's.
He says he is very much impressed
with Oregon.
MOLALLA
Mr .and Mrs. J. H. Vernon have re
turned from. their summer vacation.
Judge Dungan has taken charge of
the drug store during Mr. Vernon's
absence.
Wednesday was a busy day in Mo
lalla, the juvenile fair bringing many
persons to town. The exhibits were
certainly a credit to the children and
it is to be hoped that the older people
will be as loyal to the county fair.
Some of the autoists from Oregon
City certainly are not very enthusias
tic over the condition of the roads,
as we are informed they required the
aid of a good team to continue their
journey at one point.
Mr. Bert Palmer has gone to Alas
ka for a two. months' trip.
Molalla residents were awakened
Wednesday night by a runaway. Two
men hired a team from W. J. Wil
son's barn at Oregon City to go to a
ranch some distance beyond town.
When returning the king bolt broke
throwing both men from the rig and
the horses bolted. One of the men
was severely cut about the head and
face. Fortunately the accident accur
ed near Dr. Todd's office and he soon
attended to the injuries.
J. J. Tobin, of Oregon City was in
town Wednesday looking after busi
ness interests.
Threshing is still going forward be
tween showers. Everyone is doing
everything possible to save the grain
from damage. .
Miss Louise Seiler, the "hello girl"
of the Molalla Mutual has gone on a
vacation. .
The Molalla hank will be ready
for business in a few days.
R. Grove, who has been working
Mr. Johnson, the blacksmith,
has
returned to Oregon City.
Ferman, tine merchant, is having an
addition built to his store. "
Work is still going on on the Clack
amas Southern. It is to be hoped the
people in this vicinity will aid a pro
yect in which their own people have
bought stock.
The Canby Irrigator of the 22nd
says the P. E. & K may change its
route. To go from Liberal to Molal
la ,thence to Scotts Mills, thence to
Marquam, if the right of way can be
obtained.
Mrs. Smith and little daughter, who
have been keeping house for Mr. Per
ry have returned to Portland. ,
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20 DROWNED; SCORES
MISSING IN FLOOD
PITTSBURG, Sept. 2. Twenty per- J
sons are known to have been drown-
ed and many others are missing after j
a series of storms that vswept over j
Western Pennsylvania and the "pan-1
handle" of West Virginia early today.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and
the Panhandle Railroad were badly
crippled, and it is said that days will i
pass before traffic can be resumed, j
Many manufacturing plants are under ;
water and the property damage will '
be heavy. The known dead are: 1
Cook White, farmer, Burgettstown,1
Po.; George Gillespie, his wife and
four children, Cherry; Valley, Pa.;
Mrs. Thorley and her daughter, Col
liers, W. Va.; unidentified family of
-man, woman and three children, Col
liers, W. Va.; W. Eli Hancock, Can
onsburg, W. Va.; unidentified farmer;
10-year-old boy, unidentified; three
children of John Crow, Avella, Pa.
Reports from Colliers, in the "pan
handle" of West Virginia, are that 9
persons have been drowned there and
many more are missing, but the exact
loss of life cannotyet be ascertained.
Cherry Valley, a mimg town on the
creek, was flooded within half an hour
after the rain began to fall. Founda
tions of houses were undermined and
they toppled over, into the flooded
streets.
George Gillespie, his wife and chil
dren were drowned in the house ai.d
the bodies of the children were found
on a mattress floating in four or five
feet of water.
Canonsburg, Pa., also suffered from
the storm, hardly having recovered
from a like experience last week.
Chartier Creek overflowed its hanks
and swept through the town, flooding
thj railroad tracks and the streets.
A number of houses were filled with
water, but the residents had received
ample warning and hastened to plac
es of safety. One jpan who went back
to recover some valuable papers was
crushed in the collapse of his house,
and a boy fell into the flood, when a
porch on which he had taken refuge
went down.
A number of children m the com -
munity are among the missing, and ! j Mechanical Engineering, Mining
several men, women and children who Engineering, Domestic Science, Do
had taken refuge on the roof of a ; megtic An CommerCe, Forestry, Phar-
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and disappeared in the flood.
At Avella, Washington County, Hen
ry Crow's house was undermined by
an ordinary little stream. Mrs. Crow
was badly injured. -
punishment. "
The disadvantage of being hard to Registrar, Oregon Agricultural Col
please lies in the possibility that other lege, Corvallis, Oregon,
people may stop trying. Puck. School Year Opens September 20th.
Cartridges, Scoop
GRAIN IS BADLY
DAMAGED BY RAIN
The latest rains have wrought a de
cided change for the worse in the
grain crop situation in the Pacific
Northwest. A week ago, when the
weather cleared for a time, it was-believed
that the grain that had been
drenched could be fiaved without ser
ious loss. But the sunshind did not
last and before the wheat, oats and
barley were given anything like a fair
chance to dry out they were soaked
a jam, and kept soaked.
That the losses to the grain grow-1
ers in the Willamette Valley and east
of the Cascades, will be serious in
consequence of the unusuallly wet
weather of the last two weeks, now
is counted a certainty. The only
question, say: the Telegram, is re
garding the extent of the damage, and
nobody can more than wildly guess
at the percentages of the crop the
iarmers may be able tx save.
On hundreds of farms in the Wil
lamette Valley and in Eastern Oregon
wheat, oats and barley are standing
I in the shock in the fields, and in ad
' dition there is said to be an immense
I acreage still uncut, most of the grain
j fully ripened and much of it over-ripe
! and falling! in masses to the water-
soaked ground. Where this situation
: has developed it is reported the chan
j ces are that the farmers will be able
i to save only a part of their crops. t
I A little more wet weather will
start the grain to sprouting in the
; shock. In that event the crop prohab
j ly will have to be abandoned. At the
! same time, should clear weather come,
much of the grain still uncut and ov
i er-ripe will be lost in harvesting. .
In the hayfields on both sides of the
Cascades where late cutting opera
tions were under way, serious damage
is a certainty, and ij is altogether
likely that great quantites of hay will
be left to rot in the fields, the rains
already having practically ruined it.
Fori the hopgrowers of the Valley
the unprecedented rains of the past
two weeks have not as yet developed
anything seriously adversed. The crop
generally is said still to be in good
condition, reasonably free of " mold,
and the growers say there is little
danger of mold developing as long as
the weather continues cool. A very
warm spell following the rain, they
admit, might do some harm, but for
the time they are not at all apprehen
sive. The weather has of course been
rather discouraging to the pickers
now in the fields, but otherwise it ap
pears to have had little effect so far
as hops are concerned.
FAME.
It is an indiscreet and trouble
some ambition that cares so much
sibout fame, about whaf the world
says of us; to be always looking
tn the faces of others for approval;
to be always anxious about the
effect of what we do or say; to be
alwaysL.shouting to hear the echoes
of our own voices. Longfellow.
Too Much For Him.
A middle aged failure once got a
summer job in a Vermont general store.
A boy came in one morning and asked
him for a half-pound of melted maple
sugar, the famous Vermont dainty, at
the same time ,laying a pot on the
counter. The inefficient-failure, with
out weighing the pot first, ladled a lot
of the sticky sirup into it, then, of
course, when he set the pot on the
scales, it went down with a bang.
Finally he ladled out all he could but,
again, bang went the scales. Then the
man returned the boy his pot and said:
"Go back home and tell your ma,
sonny. ve can't make a half-pound of
melted Jaaple sugar."
A Continuous Performance.
One trouble about giviug the devil his
due is that it has to be done so fre
quently. Chicago Record-Herald.
Oregon Agricultural
College
This great institution opens its doors
for the fall semester on , September
20th. Courses of instruction include:
General Agriculture, Agronomy, Ani
mal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry,
Bacteriology, Botany anf Plant Path
ology, Poultry Husbandry, Horticul
ture, Entomology, Veterinary Science,
; wir,oori7iP- TTilfictrir.al Rneineer-
macy Zoology, Chemistry, Physics,
I Mathematics, English Language, and
Literature, Public Speaking, Modern
Language, History, Art, Architecture,
Industrial Pedagogy, Phyiscal Educa
tion, Military Science and Tactics,
and Music. ,
Catalogue and illustrated literature
mailed free on annlication. Address:
CARRIERWO MEEFB
HERE NEXT YEAR
(Continued from page 1)
tended greetings from the Postal De-.
partment of the Government. He
spoke briefly on good roads and ex
pressed himself as being desirous of
aiding in any way he could the Car
riers' Association 3f Oregon. He en
couraged the delegates in their fight
for higher salaries, better roads and-
ior Detter vacation arrangements.
Dr. Harry Lane of Portland, was
not present as planned.
A number of resolutions were passed
by the association including resolu-
tions on good roads, on higher salar
ies and the establishment ofroads by
the Government. The association
went on record as favoring of Federal
and State aid for public roads.
A resolution was also adopted thank
ing the newspapers of the state for
the publicity and favorable mention
given the association, also one thank
ing -the Dallas Commercial Club and
the City of Dallas for the entertain
ment accorded them. One replution
provides that hereafter at all conven
tions no work will be done on Sunday
except the appointment of committees
and that the day be .taken up by a
social meeting. It was also urged
that a law be enacted providing that
substitutes on rural routes be accord
ed the first) privilege of taking the
route in case the principal cafrier
withdraws.
DE BOS PKTS
VICTORY AT FAIR
Continued from page 1)
The gates at the grounds swung
open to the public promptly at p r
o'clock. Early in the forenoon crowds i
began to fill the streets and then the !
announcement was made by the man
agement that the program would he
carried out as scheduled. ,
With agriculture, livestock and oth
er exhibits surpassing in quality as
well as in numbers those of all prev
ious fairs, a racing program with al
luring purses and plenty of fine hor
ses to participate in the contests,
amusements and attractions galore
and of a high grade, and new and dis
tinct features in the school children's
industrial fair, the eugenic show and
the trap shooting tournament, - the
fair this Fall is drawing a larger
crowd than ever before and drawing
from that crowd more expressions of
praise and admiration.
As today was Labor day the opening
of the fair was dedicated to the toil
ers of the state, and the labor unions
of the city celebrated the event with
a monster parade and with a program
of music and speechmaking in har
mony with the occasion. Fourteen la
bor unions appeared in the parade,
which was also participated in by city
officials, and business men, and after
winding its way through the principal
street of the city it came to a halt
at Marion Square where addresses
were made' by Mayor Louis Lach
mund, Labor Commissioner Hoff and
Attorney1 Charles L. McNary. Upon
the conclusion of the program the la
bor unions entering into the proces
sion wound their way in a body to the
fair grounds. They spent the remain
der of the day in viewing the exhibits
and races.
Wants, For Sale, Etc
Notices under these classified headings
will be inserted at one cent a word, first
Insertion, half a cent additional inser
tions. One inch card, $2 per month; half
inch card, H lines), $1 per month.
Cash must accompany order unless one
has an open account with the paper. No
financial responsibility for errors; where
errors occur free corrected notice will be
printed for patron. Minimum charge 15c.
WANTED
WANTED: A chance to show you
how quick a For Rent ad will fill
that vacant house or room.
WANTED Female Help.
WANTED: Competent woman for
general house work. Apply 610
Seventh Street.
Opportunity
often knocks at a closed door. A bank account is the key
to most situations. Be prepared for the next Knock. We
pay three per cent interest on savings accounts compound
ed semi-annually. ' .
THE BANK OF OREGON CITY
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY '
D. C. LATOURETTE, President. , F. J. MYER, Cashier.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF OREGON CITY, OREGON
CAPITAL
Transacts a General Banking Business.
WANTED AGENTS
WANTED: Men and women agents,
big commission. Next to Electric
Hotel.
VIOLIN TAUGHT
H. B. WEEKS, Teacher
Grand Theatre.
of Violin.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT: One 5-room cottage,
modern, close in. Apply to George
Randall, 801, Fifth and Jefferson
streets. r -
FOUND
FOUND: On June 11th, Lady's tan
purse, lost from automobile. Ad
dress L. J. Hylton, Oregon City,
Route No. 6.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE,
HOMESEEKERS TAKE NOTICE
Here is your Opportunity
A red hot bargain, one acre square, all
fenced, and every inch under culti
vation. ' Small house, ' woodshed,
several cords wood, light house
keeping outfit, and only 15 minutes
walk from Oregon City, must sell or
trade. Phone Farmers 19x1.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DRESSMAKING and all kinds of sew
ing, Mrs. C. A. Davenport, 1311
Main Street, between 13th and 14th
streets.
HOW would you like to talk with
1400 people about that bargain you
have in Real Estate. Use the Enter
prise. FOR SALE
I FOR SALE: The cheapest lines of
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I iduuea ituu licsa ill mo . iuum..
Shoe repairing while you wait at G.
A. Dreblow, Seventh street, opposite
Wells Fargo.
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FOR SALE: Beautiful fast driving
horse. Standard Bred, over three
years old. Apply to Mr. Mouton,
1618, 17th street and Harrison, city.
FOR SALE OR TRADE: 38-55 Rifle
Address George Himler, Parkplace,
Oregon.
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 3R02, Home
PATENTS
Peter Haberlin, Patent Attorney.
Counselor in Patent and Trade Mark
Causes. Inventors assisted and pat
ents obtained in all countries. Man
ufacturers advised and infringment
litigation conducted. Expert re
ports. Briefs for counsel, Validity
searches. Trade marks designed and
protected. Labels, designs and
copyrights registered. Prelimin
ary consultations without charge.
32& Worcester Bldg., Portland, Ore
Send for free booklets.
INSURANCE
FOR THE BEST INSURANCE
always get
Oregon Fire Relief Association
of McMinnville
GEO. W. H. MILLER, Local Agent.
Tel. Pacific 1771. Home A64
NOTICES
Notice of Appointment of Executors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned have by order of the
county court of Clackamas County,
Oregon, been duly- appointed exe
cutors of the estate of Ole Benson
deceased. All persons are hereby
notified to present their claims
against said estate, duly verified, to
us, at Boring, Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notica
A, G. HORBERG,
H. LEVEEN,
Executors
Dated August- 20, 1912.
$50,000.00
Open from S A. M. to 3 P. M.