SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER Gee TO W & A 1 " -' 7: j- BRAZE. FOR. A FRIEND - MORNING ENTERPRISE OREGON CITY, OREGON E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher. "Entered as second-class matter Jan uary 9, .1911, at the post offlee at Oregon City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.". ..TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, -' One Tear, by mail $3.00 Six Months by mail 1.60 Four Months, by mail i.00 Per Week, by carrier 10 CITY OFFICIAL" NEWSPAPER , THE MORNING ENTERPRISE ; 8atthefollowinsBtore8l $ every day Huntley Bros. Drugs $ - Main Street 3 J. 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. I Nov. 25 In American History. 172G Oliver Wolcott. one of the "sign ers" for Connecticut of the Dec laration of Independence, born; died 1797. 18C1 News of the seizure on the 8th of the Confederate foreijrn commis sioners, Mason and Slklell. while under protection of the British flag, by United States officers created Intense excitement in Europe. War between the United States and Great Britain seemed unavoidable. 1905 The 250th anniversary of the set tlement of the .lews in America ob served throughout the eftuutry. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. .. (From noon today to noon tomorrow.) Sun sets 4:30. rises 7:01. Evening stars: Mercury. Vehus. Jupiter. Saturn. Morning star: Mars. FOOD PRODUCER FOR WORLD In his sixteenth annual report, and which is probably the last which he will ever write, Secretary Wilson, of the Department of .Agriculture, treats us to a new symphony in crop report ing Tho department just tells us that cotton will very closely approach the unprecedented yield of 16,000,000 bales harvested in 1911, and may pos sibly, pass that great total, while corn will reach 3,169,000,000 bushels, a quantity which leaves all past figures far behind. The report for wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, the principle fruits and other fqor products is likewiss nattering, the record inNsome of them "being broken. To all of us this will be a pleasing tale, particularly as it may te to re lieve a scare which has been created in Europe because of the danger of a general war on that continent. Of many of our articles of food we will have a surplus which could reach large figures in our exports if a de mand abroad should arise for them. Accustomed as we have been in the past few years to seeing- the aggre gate products of our farms reaching high figures, the altitude which they promise to reach this time will he calculated to make us dizzy. That we are far ahead of any other coun try in our production of most of those articles of food is a twice-toldtale. Thus Thanksgiving for 19i$.:, will, when it. reaches us, have no difficulty in telling what is here for. Seldom since the holiday was invented nearly three centuries ago, has it had - so many reasons for existance as it can cite at Vs approaching appearance. What would Gov. Bradford of the Massachusetts Colony, when he set apart a day for thanksgiving for the bounties of the earth which the year ha furnished, have thought could he have glanced, phophetically, at the great harvest which 1912 would bring to the country whose foundations he was assisting in planting. The corn which the Wampaaoags had taught him how to cultivate, and which was a native here, has since then traveled round the earth, but eveh today, we produce three times as much of it as all the rest of the globe yields. To our remote ancestors the red man dealt out more kindness perhaps than some of them deserved. He saved them from starvation in the trouble some days which they encountered in establishing a great state, and inci dentally they gave to the world one of the most valuable of all its articles of tooa . The vast yield which it brings us this year stirs the imagina tion. The evolution of Indian corn is one of the romances of American his ts great HAVE. A TKtMTER. PROTECTING LOOK! 15 acres. 2 1-2 miles from Court House oil good road, 1-2 mile from school. 8 acres cleared, balance in fir and Cedar. 3 room house, woodshed and barn. 36 bear ing fruit trees and some small fruit. . Fine well of water. Owner - must sell. For price and terms see Dillman&Howland Room 1 Weinhard Building Phone Main 3771 - . FORUM Or Hit FtUFLL HARRIS PLEADS FOR LIFT. OREGON CITY, Nov. 25. (Editor of the Enterprise). I hae read Mr. Hackett's article of November 22, but I still think the taxpayeers would get benefit from attending the council j meetings. Mr. Hackett says "it can t ue necessary lor us to waicn me coun cil to see that they do our business properly". I should say not in the way Mr. Hackett implies, but I would like to ask him what result he would ex pect if he engaged men to do certain private work and then never show up to direct or advise them what he want ed done. I think we should all vote for the elevator as I regard every dol lar the taxpayers put judiciously into public improvements is a good invest ment as it will induce outsiders to come and invest in our property. I will cheerfully pay my share of the cost. I believe our finance committee, with the encouragement and assist ance of the taxpayers, is capable of taking care of Oregon City's indebted ness in a reasonable time. V. HARRIS. MRS. NORRIS URGES CAUTION. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 25. (Edi tor of the Enterprise). A word of cau tion to the lately enfranchised citi zens: - Let us make haste slowly and trav el in double harness carefully. Now that we are workers with our brothers and just liberated from our crupers, wouldn't it be wiser to not undertake to run before we can walk Compel Those Having the Vote to Make Use of It U if"'" " -4 rr "A Punish Those Who Don't By GjEORGE W. -W1CKERSHAM, Photo by American 1 0 long as the greater number of the people concern them sofres only with the selection of men to make laws and ad minister them, turning them out- of office if they do ill and t re-electing them if they do well, it is not of such vital impor tance that every qualified citizen shall actively participate in elec tions. But if our frames of government are to be so altered that con stitutions and laws are to be made or unmade by MKRE MAJORI TIES OF THOSE VOTING and the acts and derisions of admin istrative officers are to be subjected to like-.control and their tenure of office to hang upon the momentary fickleness of such popular de cision then every citizen has a right to require of everv other the affirmative exercise of his right to viiiciiiimi everv sueh question. There can be no power without responsibility. If our institu tions be so modified that a mere majority :!' those voting mav alter or piake a constitution, or a law, or a deeii..n. -r choose or remove an officer, or control his official conduct, it Ix-i-onies . l"I'V WHICI'' EVERT CITIZEN 0ES TO EVKRV OTIIKK THAT UK EX ERCISE THISPOWER and do not lenve the :1vs and institu tions of his state or his country and the rights of individuals to the mercy of mere minority rule. ' THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS DUTY SHOULD BE COMPELLED BY LAW AND ITS FAILURE PUNISHED BY ADEQUATE PENALTY AND IF PERSISTED. IN BY LOSS OF THE FRANCHISE. THE PR1N CIPLE UNDERLYING THE RELATION OF THE EARLY QUAKERS TO THE MEETING SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THE RELATION BE TWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL VOTER AND THE COMMONWEALTH. MOANING ENTERPRISE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1912. The Reinforcements Forgot i THE&S A NUT ACROSS "THE STR tET THAT GrAVE ME A Black ene-tm . CnaiHtrT-o HAH5) it (K TO l-UM NOW AND VOU STICK GROUND HELT steadily? I read in the Morning En terprise of Saturday, Dec. 23, of the meeting of expectant voters held in the Presbyterian Church anf of their refusal to endorse any man for mayor who would not pledge against saloons. As our laws are now, the best we can do is to elect a: mayor who will ap point good and efficient subodihates officers and then see that they enforce the laws regulating saloons. As the situation now stands we have good material for our choice as to mayor and for councilmen from those several wards. Let us not commit the follies of a Don Quixote. There are measures to be voted upon to which we may well give our thoughtful at tention, i. e., the elevator, the bond ingof the city's indebtedness, an amendment to the city charter provid ing ways to meet the city obligations as they fall due. These are measures that we should and can investigate in order that we know what we are vot ing and why the need, especially the bonding act. There is no doubt if ve procede with this enlarged responsibil ity wisely now, that as time passes, we will be not only permitted but urged to take our places as actual workers, not merely as sounding boards in all work, not municipal only, but of the state at large. Let us lay aside petty personalities and party, make our choice from opposing candi dates wisely, ihen on December 2 go to the polls and cast our votes with dignity. . MRS. J. W. NORRIS. An Arabian "Legend. The Arabians b;-il a tradition that when the devil started forth from bis own place to the garden of Eden he was too lazy to walk and begged all the animals, one after another, to car ry him. All refused except the ser pent, which was then a quadruped and the most beautiful of all beasts. Yield ing to the entreaties of Satan, the ser pent took up the devil on its back and carried Mm the rest of the way. no one knows how far. and after the con sequences of the devil's entry into the garden became apparent the -angels were commanded to look up the ser pent and punish it. so Michael cut off its legs, and it was doomed henceforth to travel about flat on the ground. If it happened it Is In the Enter prise. Take Away Their Right Attorney General of the United States Press Association. i OS$ VF EJ HUNK I'.'.,'B"U. 0F VAM BUERj ' Latest Views of Parts of u . . . ,,y-0 nrt" NOLE SAM is putting the finishing touches to the Panama, canai It has been a gigantic work- Take the construction of the upper gates to the Gatun locks alone. They are great ponderous masses of steel whose comparative size with a man may be seen in the upper pic- ture. The gates, which are so nicely by machinery, are shown slightly ajar Again, the double Miraflores locks, seen in the lower picture, are mighty monuments to the constructors' skill Heart to Heart By EDWIN A.. NYE LET TKEM BE! It is after supper Little Walter and his baby sister. Muriel, are playing on the Boor. You are trying to read the evening news paper. They, carried away in the joy of their play, fSrget all else. They are unusually boisterous. Mother asks them to be quiet. They -can't be quiet. That is. not for long. In a few min utes the childish laughter and screams of delight till the house. The noise gets on your nerves. You voice your grouch. Nevertheless let" them be! By and by they will be sleepy and rvill be sent to bed. Anvwav . Those precious kids of yours are in the full enjoyment of that which in its fullest measure will never come "to them again -perfect freedom from all care and responsibility. By and by Walter will be a big boy. and before you know it' a man's labors and struggles and temptations and sac rifices will be demanded of him. Let him enjoy to the full his heritage of childhood. Give him his chance. You had yours, and the memory of it is the sweetest thing of your life. ' And Muriel? Sooner than you and mother dream of it ber dresses will be lengthened. Soon the lessons of school lifeJ-and.the lessons of life's school must worry the girl - . And- Some day sad day for you and moth eryou must hold a cheerful face and give your little girl away to some other man! What will that future hold for her? Will she be a happy wife or no? New tasks and worries, sorrows and be reavements maybe, will come. You shrink from the contemplation Let them be. " Life Is thickly strewn with thorns as well as roses you know full well. And no telling where the footstep of your babies some day may lead. -Let tbem play. Later on the noises of joyful play will have censed and the silences yill come the silences of sufferingf of hardship, of disappointment, of be reavement ' They are happy now. Let them be! To Arrive 9 v Important the Panama Canal adjusted as to move quickly and easily 1"H"I"M"H"I- FREAK FOOTBALL SCORES. - . - - ' - y Say. did you note , the freak football scores recently liie baseball store by which Virginia Military institute beat Kentucky State. 3 to 2? Of course that was a field goal'for Virginia and also a safety which gave Kentucky the two piiliits. Another tvas the Oklnhoma Katinas score, t! t 5 a touch down for Oklahoma and a failure to kick the goal. A field goal and the two points obtained from a safety gave Kansas lier tive points. And this under the l'.M'J rules, where scoring was going to be so very easy! LED0UX SEEKS TROUBLE. French Bantamweight Champion Anx ious to Fight America's Best. Another .foreigu champion pugilist has arrived in America for the pur pose of trying to capture the world's championship in his class by defeating the American title holder. This tighter is Charles Ledoux. the bantamweight champion of . France, who has been fighting for three years, during which time be has engaged in fiff-five bat tles, fifty-four of which he won by a knockout. t Among the victims were Digger Stan ley, -the English bantamweight cham pion, whom he stopped in seven rounds, and Joe Bowker. another good English bantam, whom he knocked out in eight rounds. Stanley got a decision over Ledoux, in . a twenty round bout "iu England before the Frenchman put him away in the second battle. This is the only time that Ledoux has ever been defeated. Ledoux was taught boxing by Frank Erne, the re tired ex-lightweight champion of America. The little Frenchman says he came to America to fight Johnny Coulon for the bantamweight title and that he could make 116 pounds at the ringside without any effort. 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, 4 lines), $1. per month. Cash must accompany order unless one has ax. open account with the paper. No financial responsibility for errors; where errors occur free corrected notice will be printed for patron. Minimum charge 16c HELP WANTED MALE SOME PAPERS ASK Where will the Turks go? Like everyone else, to V the Oak Grove Pharmacy, Oak Grove, Oregon, for fair treatment LOST LOST At W. E. Mumpower's at Clear Creek, large black Cocker Spaniel dog, long curly hair and ears, an swers to the name of "Sport", has barb cut across front boulder. Re turn to Dr. C. A. Stuart and receive reward. , WANTED LIVESTOCK WANTED Cows fresh or . coming -fresh soon, W. C." Berreth, 1480, Ma cadam Street, Portland, Oregon. RECEIVED Just received shipment Trojan Pow der, for sale by C. Rr Livesay, Ore gon City, Route No. 6. FOR SALE WHY PAY RENT When you can buy land on these terms? 1 1-2 acres good land, 20 minutes walk of Oregon City Post Office, $50 down, $10 monthly. Many of these tracts are owned by Prominent Oregon City business men. Inquire of E. P. Elliott & Son. FOR SALE Fresh cow, stock hogs, Rhode Island Red chickens, two ' good wide tire wagons. Address ! Mayfiejd Bros., Springwater, R. F. i D., 1, Phone Beaver Creek. j FOR SALE or will trade for a "cow, j a White sewing machine. Epquire i King's store, Mount Pleasant. I FOR SALE Milk cows, fresh and coming fresh. W. H. Timmons, - Gladstone. FOR SALE OR TRADE An Esty Or gan, inquire of E. P. Elliott FOR RENT FOR RENT A 7-room house, all mod ern conveniences on 10th and Rail road Avenue. Inquire at 10th and Main Streets. EXCURSION RATES EXCURSION RATES Monogram, ' Guckenheimer, and Penn. Rye Whiskey, $1.00 per Full Quart. Port Wine 25c per Qt. Buy your wines and liquors from us and Save Mon ey. Kentucky Liquor Co. Cor. 5th and Main St. VIOLIN TAUGHT H. B. WEEKS, Teacher of Violin. Grand Theatre. MUSICAL DANCING LESSONS Prof. V. L. Heathman Instructor Call Main 2324 at six o'clock for ar rangements to become members of the class. VIOLIN LESSONS Mr. Gustav Flechtner, from Liepzig, Germany, is prepared to accept a limited num ber of pupils. Mr. Flechtner may also be engaged for solo work or ensemble work.' Address for terms, etc"., Gustave Flechtner, Oregon City Oregon. MISCELLANEOUS. VIOLINS Regraduatedand Adjusted. -Fine repairing of old violins a specialty. Bows refilled. FRANK H. BUSCH llth and Main Streets 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 SPECIAL SERVICE The officers of this bank consider it part of their duty to give' deposi tors the benefit of their experience in financial affairs. We are especially , glad to be of service to women and others " inexperienced in money mat- ters. THE BANK OF OL1EST BANK IN ' , LATOURETTE, President. F. J. MYER, Cashier. THE -FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON CITY, OREGON CAPITAL $50,000.00 Transact a General Banking Business. - Open from 9 A. M. to 9 P. M, f X NEVE.e UT TV4EVRETHAT SMALL, 50!, your orders. B 1J.0. Pacific 1371, Home NOTICES Bids wanted for grubbing and clearing streets in Willamette Pulp & Paper - Company's townsite. For specifica tions call at company's office prior to November 25th.- t Summons. In the circuit court of the state of Oregon for Clackamas County. Effa M. Shields, plaintiff, vs. T. Edward Shields, defendant. T. Edward To the above named" To the abovfe -named defendant, T. Edward Shields: - In the name of the state of Ore gon you are hereby summoned to appear in the above entitled cause in the above entitled Court on or before the 3rd day of December, 1912. the last day of the publication . of this summons, there to answer the complaint filed in the said cause against you, in default whereof the plaintiff will take a decree against you dissolving the bonds of matri mony now existing between you and the plaintiff, and for the relief demanded and on the grounds stat ed in the said complaint This summons published by order of, the Honorable R. B. Beatie, County Judge of Clackamas County, Oregon, Hon. J. U. Campbell andJ. A. Eakin, Judges of the above en titled court being absent from Clack amas County, Oregon, made, Signed and filed on the 22nd day of October 1912, which order fixed the said 3rd day of December, 1912, as the day . within which you are to answer the said complaint. MARTIN L. PIPES, Attorney for Plaintiff. Summons. , In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multno- mah. Jeremiah Butler, Plaintiff, -vs. ' Ada Butler, Defendant. To the Defendant, Ada Butler, in the name of the State of Oregon: You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause and court on or before the , 31st day of December, 1912, that being the time fixed by the court for you to appear and answer herein, and more than six weeks from the first publication of this summons, and if you fail to appear and answer, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the com plaint, towit: That the court de cree that the bonds of matrimony now existing between you and the plaintiff be forever disolved. This summons is published once a week for six successive weeks by order of the Honorable R. B. Beatie, County Judge, in the absence of the Honorable J. U. Campbell, judge" of the said court, "dated 18th day of November, 1912, directing the first publication to be made on the 19th day of November, 1912, and the last on the 31st day of December, 1912. First publication 19th day of Nov ember, A. D. 1912. -J. F. SEDGWICK, Atty. for Plaintiff, 212-14 Fenton Bldg., Portland, Oregon. Notice of Assessment of Monroe Street Improvement. Notice is hereby given that an assess ment for the improvement of Mon roe Street, Oregon City, Oregon, from the South side of Third Street to the South side of Fourteenth has been levied and declared accord ing by ordinance No. 603, of Oregon City. The whole cost of the improve ment is $25,842.45 and the assess ments are now due and payable and will bear interest from .and after the 29th day of November, 1912, at the legal rate, after which time the property against which this tssess ment is levied may be sold for said assessment and a further penalty of fifteen per centum added. The property assessed for the said improvement lies on both sides of Monroe Street proposed to be im proved and the line of lots abutting upon- said part of Monroe Street fartherest from said part of said Monroe Street and said part of Mon roe Street. L. STIPP, Recorder. OREGON CITY CLACKAMAS COUNTY 1 i' lOU V4ELP p)';F HI I II I . .. ... i, I v