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MORNING ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
E. E. Brodle, Editor and Publisher.
"Entered as second-class matter Jan
nary , 1911, at the post office at Oregon
City, Oregon, under the Act of March
I, 1879."
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One Tear, by mall J3.00
Six Months, by mail 1.60
Four Months, by mail 1.00
Fee Week, by oarrier 10
CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
THIS DRY Receipt by the Commer
LAND HERE cial club of an Inquiry
frohi a Chicago investment firm as
to how it is possible for this county
to grow so great a profusion as crops
as it does when "we understand June,
July and August are so dry in ths Wil
lamette valley that farming has to be
abandoned." opens up a considerable
question as to just how much the ef
fete East knows about the Pacific
slope after all. People have been
quite accustomed to having Eastern
ers come out hera prepared for con
tinual "deluges and downpours, and to
have them, take out of their trunks
oilskins, sou-wssters and rubber
boots; but this is about the first time
that inquiry has been made about the
summer drouth in this section.
The paternal government of these
United States, in lina with its many
activities, issues from time to time
maps that show the precipitaton
throughout the length and breadth of
the riation. Precipitation is usually
shown by shading, and the denser the
shading, the more it is supposed to
rain. On such maps the Grays Har
bor country, where they only have ten
feet of rain a year, is usually. shown a
jet black, and the shading is not re
duced a whole lot by the time the
neighborhood of the Willamette valley
is reached. In fact these maps do not
begin to get nice and white until the
crest of the Cascade divide is reached.
Hence it is rather surprising that a
set of financial gentlemen in Chicago
should imagine that the Willamette
valley was an arid desert in the sum
mertime. Mliybe, however, these gentlemen in
the Windy City have been looking at
one of those maps put out by the pro
hibitionists, upon which "wet" terri
tory is shown in black, and "dry" ter
ritory ' gleams white and pure, while
local option territory, which is pretty
apt to he generously supplied with
booze ,is shown in a mottled and sick
ly aspect. Perhaps the Chicago in
vestors have been regarding such a
map of Oregon, and have therefore
come to the conclusion that the Wil
lamette valley isn't very wet. There
are such maps, and they do make Ore
gon look a good deal like a section of
the Sahara with here and there a
black oasis, just to show that the De
mon Rum is not quite dead.
If such was their mistake, and it
seems that the inquiry can be ac
counted for in no other way, it is well
perhaps that it has been made so soon.
There is yet time for the commercial
(dubs of the Willamette valley to get
together and appeal to the prohibition
ists to change the coloring on thsir
maps. In fact it would probably be
more "appropriate if "wet" sections
were shown in red glaring crimson,
as a sign of the perils lurking there
in and the "dry" sections indicatad
with a soft green tint, suggestive of
bucolic peace and happiness that al
ways rules (if the prohis are to be
believed) when the horrid Demon
Rum is ousted. Then there could be
no confusion with the governmental
rain maps, and poor Easterners who
were seaking information would not
be misled.
Man's General HealtEt Depends
Largely on Whether He Shaves or Not
By Dr. F. A. KRAFT. Commissioner of Health of Milwaukee
NATURE GAVE MAN FACIAL HAIR FOR A PURPOSE AND CON
STRUCTED THE NERVES OF HIS FACE ACCORDINGLY, AND
EVERY MAN SHOULD WEAR A BEARD AND MUSTACHE IF HE
CAN RAISE 'EM. A MAN'S GENERAL HEALTH DEPENDS LARGELY
UPON WHETHER HE SHAVES OR NOT. x
Contrary to the idea that whiskers are not sanitary, that is jusst what
they are. And they are splendid for the nerves.
A cloan shaved man cannot have the TRANQUIL NERVOUS SYS
TEM of the bewhiVkered. Moreover. SHAVTNG HURTS THE
EYES. European oculists have found very few eye troubles among those
who sport facial fringe. Shaving is flying "directly in the face of nature.
The fact that whiskers go with placidity should be accepted readily
enough. The very habit of stroking them is soothing and restful.
Choice
Building Lots on 7th Street
These lots are in the best location
in Oregon City and never have been
on the market before. Buy now while
you can for to-morrow they may be
sold. It will pay you to purchase one
of these lots for an investment or to
hold until you are ready to build.
These lots are cheap and can be pur- ,
chased on easy terms.
DILLMAN & HOWLAND
Probably the Windy City firm that
wrote to the Commercial club and
that wanted to know how much it was
necessary to irrigate land here in the
hot and stifling summers will be sur
prised at the reply they will get. And
it is to be hoped that they will even
doubt the very conservative answer
that Booster Preytag is sure to write.
For if they doubt it, they may send a
man out here to see how much of the
truth was told; and if such a man
comes seeking light he will be sure to
find it.
It is little things like this that make
life in the West so attractive. The
dense ignorance of the East is always
refreshing, and when it is hurled out
in self-confident inquiry .it is actually
funny. Of course it is also enjoyable
io be able to write back, and add to
the education of those that, do not
know of the joys of this section, and
who are desirous of being enlight
ened. So here's hoping that more in
quiries come but for the sake of
common sense, it is also to be hoped
that nobody e'se will try to guage the
climate of this state by a "wet" and
"dry" map prepared and printed by
ardent and earnest foes of the Inebri
ated Monster.
BEAR IT Some people failed to reg
IN MIND ister in time for the recall
election. If they are qualified voters,
they may yet cast a ballot on August
16. All that they will have to do is
to have six free-holders escort them
to the polling place, and there have
them swear- in the vote.
Requirements for voting in this
state are vary simple. The voter must
be an American citizen, and must have
resided in, the state for the six months
preceding the election. That is all.
Some cities require that for ctiy
elections the voter must have been
a resident of the ward and precinct
for a certain time, but such rules do
not apply in the coming vote. The
state requirement is all that is neces
sary, under the law though in the
line of common sense it is to be un
dersood that the voter must also be
a resident of the county.
"THIS IS MY 80TH BIRTHDAY"
Dr. Laur Larson
Dr. Laur Larson, one of the great
leaders of the Norwegian Lutherans
in America was born in Christiania,
Norway, August 10, 1833, and received
his theological training at the Univer
sity of Qhristiania. He came to Am-
eticiiu 1857. and for two years did
missionary, work among the Norweg
ian setlements in Wisconsin. When
the Norwegian Lutherans in the West
decided to establish a college for the
training of their ministers they se
lected Dr. Larson to carry out the pro
ject. The qollege was established-at
Decorah, Iowa, and for forty-one years
Dr. Larson remained at its head, re
tiring from the presidency last Janu
ary on account of age. During his
long and notable career he has exerted
great influence on the life and thought
of his countryman through his work as
a teacher and editor.
Congratulations to:
Justice Joseph McKenna, of the su
preme court of the Uited ..States, 70
yaars old today.
Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark, U.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST
S. N., retired, 70 years old today.
Rear Admiral George C. Remey, U.
S. N., retired, 72 years old today.
Horace Fletcher, originator . of
"Fletcherism," or the science of the
mastication of food, 64' years old to
day. THE GAME WORTH PLAYING.
All the tales of heroism have not been
told: all the (leds of heroic endeavor
have not been sung. "Though much is
taken, much remains." says Tennyson's
"Ulysses." There are still worlds to
be conquered, heights to be attained,
distinctions to be achieved.
If you haven't yet forgotten Scott
Scott, the antarctic explorer, who. dy
ing, set England's name1 higher among
the nations read this from his diary:
"What extraordinary uncertainties
the work exhibits! Every day some
new fact comes to light, some new ob
stacle which threatens the gmvest ob
struction. I suppose this Is the reason
which makes the ganfe so well worth
playing."
Heroic soul! If the thought be not
irreverent let us say of him:
Like him of Galilee, he died and won.
Amid hardships and privations such
as few men can think of. much less
experience, he wrote:
"This is the reason which makes the
game so well worth playing."
And he played the game fair and
square, and he died observing the rule
of heroism not to flinch, not to falter,
not to despair, but' to "seek, to strive,
to find and not to yield."
Of sneb are the earth's salt!
Are you seeking a pole in your life?
Are you pursuing a goal which you
think will repay you for the finding?
If you are, be of good heart, for you
cannot meet obstacles so great as those
which Scott found and overcame.
He found the pole, but he died on his
way back. The frozen antarctic was
too much for his weakened body, but
couid not overpower his soul.
If you die after finding your pole,
provided your quest is worthy of the
approval of your world, it will honor
you as the great world now honors
Scott. . "
The game of life, as the game of ex
ploration, is worth playing. Play up.
play up. and play the game! Seek the
goal earnestly, unyieldingly, unwilling
to give up. And may you write in
your diary at its close, as Scott did In
his: ;
"I suppose this is the reason which
makes the game worth playing."
The world may learn of Scott lessons
in antarctic exploration. Ever? man
in the world may read in the story of
his life lessons of worth in playing the
game a
Weary Ruler.
He The hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world Don't forget that.
She Then yon come in and rule the
world awhile. I'm tired. Woman's
Journal.
TRUTH.
Truthfulness is not so much a
branch as a blossom of moral,
manly -Strength. The weak,
whether they will or not. must
lie. As respects children, for
the first five years they . utter
ueither truth nor falsehood they
only speak Their talk is think
ing aloud, and. as one half of
their thought is often an affirma
tive and the other a negative
and. unlike us. both escape from
them. they seem to lie. while
they are only talking with them
selves. Besides, at first they love
to sport with their new art of
sieech and so talk, nonsense
merely to hear themselves Of
ten they do not understand your
e.uestion and give an erroneous
rather than a false reply We
- rua.v ask. besides, whether, when
hildren seem to imagine and
falsify, they are not often relat
ing their remembered dreams,
which necessarily blend in them
'with actual experience. Jean
Paul Richter ...
Heart to Heart
Talks
.Queen Maud of Norway and Son
She Fears May Be Assassinated
0UEEN MAUD of Norway is able to verify the saying, "Uneasy lies tha
head that wears a crown." She is the mother of Crown Prince Olaf,
and recently- there have been stories of plots to assassinate the boy
Queen- Maud is a mother as Well as a queen, and she does not find life
comfortable when the fear of assassination is ever with her. She may leave
Norway because of these tales of assassination. There Is a bill now before the
storthing providing that if the present ruler dies without a male heir the cmiu
try shall become a republic.
OUTLAW LAFITTE.
Old Time Patriot Pirate of the
Gulf of Mexico.
HE WAS COURTLY AND BRAVE
Aha as IVTitd a Mannered Man as Ever
Scuttled Ship or Cut a Throat He
Boldly Faced Andrew Jackson, Won
His Friendship and Fought For Him.
In the brave days of old Jean La
fitte, the patriot pirate of the gulf,
ruled over a little outlaw kingdom of
his own within a few miles of the city
of New Orleans.
A picturesque figure was Jean La
fitte, with a graceful, courtly delivery
about him which made him popular'
with many of the 1 most estimable
dwellers in New Orleans. Handsome,
able, averse to the shedding of blood
and even possessed of loyalty to the
government whose excise laws he
made it his business to break.
Lafitte was French. He drifted to
Louisiana in the early years of the
nineteenth century and set up in pira
cy iu the bay of Barataria, a shelter
ed harbor on the gulf of Mexico, pro
tected by a long island called Grand
Terre, where Jean Lafitte dwelt in a
house of brick, with broad and com
fortable verandas, where one might
loll at ease in a hammock, smoking
and drinking lazily, while pirate chiefs
Cled in to bring reports of plunder
takea and prospects ahead.
No crude or common pfrate was this
Jean Lafitte. He held a privateer's
commission from the republic of .Car
tagena, which had been recently es
tablished in South America and has
long since been forgotten, and . this
commission gave him the right to plun
der Spanish ships. Lafitte's followers
were a motley collection black, white,
yellow and red restless and reckless
rovers of the sea. Lafitte trafficked in
silk and gold and negroes and sold
his goods openly at auction even. in
the city of. New Orleans.
He was popular, too; there is no
doubt of that. Had it been otherwise
he would not have been permitted to
remain five years In Barataria. As
.early as 1S09 we find governors of Lou
isiana thundering against him, but La
fitte 'went calmly about his business.
Occasionally a revenue officer was kill
ed in a. brush with the pirates. Inva
riably Lafitte expressed his sorrow that
bloodshed had become necessary. A
case- was brought against him in the
federal court. The district attorney was
a man named Grvuies. T.nfitto txor-
10, 1913.
I
to wee urynies, ana me result or tE
visit was that'the district attorney re
signed his, office arid undertook Lafitte's
defense. He and the lawyer who as
sisted him were - promised $20,000
apiece for their services and got it
After the case was dismissed. Grymes
went to Barataria to receive his fee
and spent a week feasting with the
pirates, who treated him with princely
hospitality and escorted him back to
the Mississippi in a handsome yawl,
laden with caskets of gold and silver.
Repeated attempts had been made to
organize a military expedition to de
stroy Lafitte's pirate colony, but up to
i the year 1814 they had always come
' to nothing. In September of that year
a British brig anchored six miles from
Barataria pass, and its captain came
ashore and offered Lafitte a captain's
commission in the British navy and
130.000 if he would join the British in
an attack against New Orleans.
Lafitte pretended to consider the of
fer, sending word meantime to a mem
ber of the legislature of the British
captain's offer and .declaring that he
would never accept it. . He sent anoth
er letter to Governor Chaiborne, who
had offered $3,000 for Lafitte's head
and for whose head Lafitte in return,
in a spirit of gay bravado, had offered
a' reward of $50,000. Lafitte suggested
that the governor extend clemency to
hi-j pirates, who in return would aid in
tli defense- of the state against the
Btitish. The offer was rejected," and
an expedition under Commodore Pat
terson of the United States navy
swooped down on Barataria .unexpect
edly, tore down the brick house, con
fiscated much plunder and drove but
the pirates.
Jean Lafitte and his brother Pierre
escaped and established themselves on
the lower Mississippi. Meanwhile An
drew Jackson had arrived to under
take the defense of New Orleans. Jean
Lafitte went boldly into New Orleans
to see him, although the fiery general
had declared he would Jiave nothing to
do with "these pirates and hellish ban
ditti." There must have been a pe
culiar charm and persuasiveness about
Jean Lafitte. for after the interview
Jackson changed his mind, accepted
the aid of the pirates and showed the
utmost trust in them. And throughout
the siege of New Orleans the followers
of Lafitte showed themselves worthy
of confidence. They were excellent
gunners, and two of Lafitte's captains,
Dominique You and a man named Be
Iuche, were -wput in charge of ships.
When the British had been driven
away Jackson recommended that La
fitte and his men be granted pardon
for all previous misdemeanors, and the
thing was done. "
Nolwdj seems to know exactly what
became of Jean Lafitte and his brother.
In 1S1R we find Jean in Galveston.
By Gross
ELECTRICAL WORK
-
Contracts, Wiring and Fixtures
WE DO IT
Miller-OParlcer Co.
Tex., whence lie was cnasea Dy iue
Spanish government in 1820. Later
there , came stories of cruises in the
Caribbean. The call of the sea was
too strong for the one time Baratarian
Kansas City Star.
AMONG THE -CHURCHES
Mountain View Union on Molalla Av
nu e (Congregational.) Sunday
School at 3:00 P. M., Mrs. A.
S. Martin, superintendent Bible
study Thursday afternoon at
2:30. Prayer meeting Friday even
ings at 7:30. Preaching, morning
service at 11: evening service at 8.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Ninth and Center streets. Services
Sunday 10:45, Sunday school immed
iately after.
St. John's Catholic Church, cornar of
Water and Tenth streets, Rev.
Father A. Hillebrand, residence 912
Water street High mass at 10:30
a. m., with sermon; vespers and
benediction at 7:30 p. m.; low mass
Sunday 8:00 a. m., week days mass
at 8:15 'a. m. . "
St. Paul's Church Holy communijn
8 A. M., Sunday school 10 A. M
Holy Communion 11 A. M. Even
ing prayer and sermon 7:30.
First Presbyterian Church Rev. J. R.
Landsborough, minister. Sabbath
school at 10 o'clock, Mrs. W. C.
Greeti superintendent. Morning
worship at 11 o'clock; Y. P. S. C.
E. at 7:00 p. m.; evening worship
at 7:45; union services with Metho
dist church.
Parkplace Congregational Rer. C. L.
Jones pastor, -residence Clackamau:
Christan endeavor Thursday even
ing '7: 30. Sunday school 10, Emery
French superintendent; preaching
. . services . each Sunday, alternating
between 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Willamette M. E. Church Regular
preaching at 2 p. m., Sunday school
3:15 p. m., Mrs. Fromong superin
tendent Zion Lutheran Church Rev.' W. R.
Kraxberger, pastor.
United Brethern S. S. 10:A. J..,
preaching 11 A. M., C. E. 6:30 P.
M., preaching 7:30 P. M. Welcome
to all. T. J. Cocking, pastor.
Evang. Lutheran Church, corner Jef
ferson and 8th St., Rev. W. It
Kraxberger, pastor Sunday school,
10 o'clock a. m.; divine service, 10
a. m. No service today.
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
The church of the cordial welcome,
T. B. Ford, pastor, residence 702
11th and John Adams Sts. Sunday
services: 9:45 Sunday school, Prof.
J. R. Bowland, Supt.; 10:00 a. m.
public service, sermon by the pas
tor; class meeting following the
services, M. Yoder, leader; 3 p. m.,
preaching at Willamette by T. B.
Ford ; 4 p. m., preaching- at Ely-
. ville, following the Sunday. school;
6:45, Epworth devotional meeting,
Chester .Tozier, leader; no evening
service owing to union ssrvice at
Baptist church.
German Lutheran Church, Ohio Synod
Rev. H. Mau, pastor Sunday July
20th Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.;
service at 10:30 a. m. Everybody
is cordially ; invited. Cor. J. Q.
Adamas and 8th Sts. .
Christian Church, Gladstone Bible
school, 10 a. m.; preaching at 11 a.
m.;; Junior Endaaver, 6:'30; song
service and sermon, 7:30; baptism
at the close of services.
Congregational Church, Geo. Nelson
Edwards, pastor, residence 716 Cen
ter street, phone Main 395 Morn
ing worship at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m.; Christian En
deavor meeting at 6:45 p. m.; no
evening service.
First Baptist Church, William T. Milli
ken, D. D., pastor Morning worship
at 11:00 and. evening wqrship at
7:45; Bible school at 10, H?EJ. Cross
Schuebel Lutheran church, Rev. H.
Mau, pastor Sunday July 20th,
English service at 8 p. m. All are
invited.
This bank acts as its depositor's book
keeper, legal advisor and financial
. physician.
The Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
D. C. LATOURETTE, President.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF OREGON CITY, OREGON
CAPJTAL $50,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Business. Open from 9 a. M. to P. M
HENRY JR. SAYS
OH'vieuu
A-fcXup HEAP
Wants, For Sale, Etc
Notices under these classified heading
will be inserted at one cent a word, fiffct
tions. One inch card, $2 per montn; 1-aK
Inch card. ( t lines), SI ner month.
(Jasn must accompany oraer unless one
insertion, half a eent additional inser
has an open account with the paper. No
financial responsibility for errors; where
errors occur rree corrected notice will be
printed for patron. Minimum charge 15c.
Anyone that is r-t. of employment
and feels he cannot afford to ad
vertise for work, can have the use
of our want columns free of charge.
This places o obligation of any
sort on you, simply wish to be
of assistance to any worthy person.
HOW would you like to talk with
1400 people about that bargain you
have in real estate. Use the -En
terprise.
HELP WANTED FEMALE
WANTED Experienced housekeeper,-'
good wages. Mrs. Frank Busch,
City.
MISCELLANEOUS
CAPAELE woman would like plain
sewing and dress-making in country
home by the week. Address "X"
care Enterprise.
LADY can gat good board and room
for ?15.00 per month at Willamette.
' Address H. B. W., care this office.
WANTED Middle agsd woman would
like work as housekeeper between
Oregon City and Portland. Ad
dress "C" care Enterprise.
WANTED To trade lots in first-class
city in Kansas for rooming house or
Oregon City real estate. What
have you to offer? Inquire 311 J.
Adams Cc. '
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT Four clean rooms. 114
18th St. Come and see thess.
NICELY furnished housekeeping
rooms for rent, new building. Pa
cific phone 1292 or. inquire Seventh
Street Hotel on ths hill.
FOR RENT Furnished downstairs
room for rent. Close in, 1007 Main
St.
FOR SALE.
GLADSTONE PROPERTY, For Rent
One ' and one-half acres, ' good
barn, other outbuildings, house
partly furnished throughout, piano
included, fruit trees, garden in,
shade traas; will rent for one year,
six months in advance $14 per
month. This property is located on
one of the most beautiful soots on
the Clackamas river. I also1 have a
5-room new bungalow with modern
conveniencss, including basement;
this wpuld make an ideal home, for
f 12 per month. Come and see these
places. Gladstone Real Esiate as
sociation. Percy A. Cross, head
quarters at Gladstone.
FOR SALE House and corner lot.
724 ' Eighth and Jackson StreetST
City.
WOOD AND COAL
COAL COAL
The famous (King) coal from Utah,
free delivery. Telephone your or
der to A5b or Main 14, Oregon Ciiy
Ice Works, 12th and Main Streets.
OREGON CITY WOOD & FUEL CO. j
wood and coal, 4-foot and 16-inch
lengths, delivered to all parts of
city; - sawing especialty. Phone
your orders Pacific 1371, Home
- A120. F. M. BLUHM.
. F. J. MEYER, Cashier.