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CHEAPNESS OF Almost daily wrecks on the limited trains and horri
HUMAN LIFE ble accidents in the factories of great industries have
made the average American rather callous to the value of human life. Press
dispatches that tell of the calamities that break up homes and fill the orphan
asylums of the country are read through hurriedly as part of the day's
events. .
Few of us, nowadays, stop to consider the terrible import of these jdisas-
, ters nor the suffering that they bring in their train to thousands. Hundreds
of lives are lost annually on the great roads of the United States and millions
of dollars of property is destroyed year by year and we think nothing of it
, as the story of these catastrophes are presented through the columns of the
daily press.
We have grown accustomed to the story of suffering, to the tales of su
perintendents of orphan hbmes. We have heard so often of the wrecks that
took their toll of property and of lives that we are not surprised to read in
the morning papers of another disaster that has fallen on some road or in
some factory or industry.
In this respect, the countries of Europe are far ahead of the United States.
Lives and property are valued there. The men who are responsible for the
disasters of which we daily read would, in any other land, be held strictly
accountable under the criminal statutes and would be punished to the limit of
the law for any negligence or carelessness of which they may be guilty.
To u,s, an accident has become a matter of course. We expect them as
part of the day's events. We presume that the factories of the country must
necessarily be responsible for accidents, that the railroads must annually take
their toll of life and property. We have grown hardened to the tales that
daily come to us and callous to the sufferings of others.
. So used to accidents have we become that we even buy insurance policies
at the depots before we leave on extended trips, believing that the chances
are great that something will happen to the road before we return. In fac
tories, the employes who carry insurance are given the highest rates because
it is assumed that their risk 'is greater than that of any other workingman.
,There is absolutely no reason for an assumption of this kind any more
than there is a reason for a large percentage of the accidents of which we
read. Most of them are caused by carelessness on the part of some one. A
great number of them could be avoided were the proper precautions ob
served. Stringent laws are necessary in this state and in the other states of the
Union to preserve the lives and property that are risked daily by the roads
and industries of the nation. Severe punishment that would stand as a warn
ing to offenders should be enacted into the penal clause of every statute deal
ing with public corporations and the men who are guilty of negligence or
carelessness in the discharge of their duty should be made to suffer the same
Prisoners No Longer
Lose Property, but
Their Labor Is Still
Confiscated
By FRANCIS B. SAYRE. Chief
City, Fiance of
EVERY man who marries should weigh all of its responsibilities care
fully, and personally I do not feel that any man has the right to
ask a woman to become his wife unless he HAS THE ABILITY
AND FULLY INTENDS TO DO ALL HE CAN TO SUPPPORT
HER. We ought to have stringent marriage laws, stringent divorce laws
and stringent abandonment laws, and those who break them Should PAY
THE LEGAL PENALTY. .
I recognize fully the difficulty of doing anything like complete justice
in an abandonment case. In such cases the real aim is not so much the
punishment of the offender as it is to BRING THE CARELESS HUS
BAND BACK TO A REALIZATION OF HIS DUTIES in the sup--port
of his family. Therefore, when the deserting husband is arrested,
what does the state do under the law? It locks him up and thereby com
pels him to do the very thing for which he is arrested namely, FAIL
TO SUPPORT HIS CHILDREN. ' .
But there is a way by which the imprisoned husband may contribute
toward the support of his family, and that is by RECEIVING SUCH
WAGES AS ARE PROPER FROM THE STATE during the term
of his imprisonment. This is not revolutionary; it is the law in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and its wisdom, I am glad to see, has been recognized
by the commissioners on uniform state laws. In the uniform desertion
act, which they drew up three or four years ago to submit- to the legisla
tures of the various states, that provision was included.
WE HAVE GOT AWAY FROM THE OLD ENGLISH LAW OF CON
, FISCATING MAN'S PROPERTY WHEN HE IS IMPRISONED, BUT WE
. STILL CONFISCATE HIS LABOR. ; -
ENTERPRISE
Editor and Publisher
January 9, 1911, at the postoffice at
1879.
1913, by American
Press Association.
of Abandonment Bureau In New York
Miss Jessie Wilson
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OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1913.
penalty that criminals of other classes would be served for like crimes. -
Negligence that causes a death is nothing less than murder . It is the un
lawful taking of a human life. Carelessness that results in the maiming for
life of an individual is mayhem and should be punished in exactly the same
way that other crimes of that class are punished.
Stringent enforcement of laws of this character would tend to stop a great
many of the accidents that are avoidable and would reduce the list of fatali
ties to those cases where no one is to blame and which are due to the unfor
seen happenings of the industry. .
A CHANCE Three weeks from today the Clackamas fair opens at Canby',
TO SEE US and will afford people who visit it a first class opportunity
to get acquainted with the marvelous resources of this section, and to see with
theirown eyes the things that are grown' and raised in the county; Of course
all residents of Clackamas county know that they live in the midst of a land
of plenty, where corn grows 14 feet feet high and where wh'eat yields 84
bushels to the acre, and where hogs can raise mortgages; and all that sort
of thing. But they only know it by hearsay, and the fair will give them an
opportunity to learn these things at first hand, and also to become acquainted
with other marvels of the. county and incidentally to have a good time.
It is revealing no secret to say that all county fairs are designed to provide
fun for those who visit them, so that everybody will be good-xiatu'red, and
will he more inclined to buy the things that are offered for sale . The edu
cational aspect of a fair is always a secondary, though none the less important,
side. And because people are usually at fairs and go to see what they can
see, their minds are in an open and receptive state, so that they really obtain
considerable information. This being the case, it behooves every true boos
ter of Clackamas county to go to the fair, to be amused and made happy,
and to learn, of what the county has to offer them and the rest of the world.
Year after yea the Clackamas fair has been improved, and plans for this
year's exhibition include more original features than are to be found in any
similar display in the northwest. The exhibit of what is grown in the coun
ty will alone be worth the modest price of admission, for it will be a better
display even than that which attracted so much attention at the Chicago and
St. Paul land shows last year. Aside from this exhibit, prepared by the Ore
gon City Commercial club, there will be wonderful displays of grain, fruit,
vegetables, livestock, and of people. And perhaps the people will be the
most interesting, for there is no place that so reveals types as a county fair.
City folk will there find the prosperous rancher, the farmer and the youths
and maids to whom the fair is the one big event of the year ; and will find
all these people interesting. And the rural folk will also have a chance to
see city people, sheath gowns, slit skirts and diaphonous dresses, which be
fore the fair' they have only read about. The fair will be a great clearing
place for ideas and for the interchange
is that everyone will be good natured
enjoying everything and seeing everything. Everyone should be enthusastic
over the fair, should make it a point
should also invite friends to go and visit
organized as this one will be, is worthy
be seen, and that should be seen more
for four days, and each day will have its special features. The man or wo
man who does not visit it upon at least two of the four days cannot be classed
as a good, loyal booster for the county ; and the man or woman who fails to
visit it at all will have missed an opportunity to learn things that will prove
valuable and most of all will have missed an enjoyable outing.
The moral of all of which is this; plan now to visit the Clackamas county
fair at Canby on September 24, 25, 26 and 27.
One's never rich until he commences
to keep ahead of his expenses.
The Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
J Heart to Heart
Talks
IF YOU CAN SLEEP WELL.
"I'm In wrong and I'm willing to
take the consequences. I guess there
must be honesty in me. for I can't
sleep."
So spoke, not long ago. a man of
twenty-four who had confessed the
embezzlement of a large sum of money.
He thought the taking of the money
would ease him of his troubles. In
stead, it multiplied them. For of what
avail is It to a man to have money,
gained honestly or tn devious ways. If
he cannot rest nights?
"The first restful sleep be has bad in
many months was enjoyed today by
William Jones" (the name is fictitious),
says the newspaper story., "after he
had owned up to the theft"
When the day is done, and the sun
light fades, man sits himself down to
review tie actions ' of the day. - He
knows, better than any one else can
tell him. whether they have been
worthy. He knows whether he Is en
titled to seek his rest.- He knows
whether be may honestly apply to him
seir toe -saying or the ttooa Book:
"He glvetb His beloved sleep."
There is no boon, no blessing greater
than this that a man may go to his
rest knowing that he has earned It.
To the tired body, wearied with bard
tolL sleeo comes as an anndvna. Tn
of thought and the best part of it"
and happy, and will be intent upon
to support it with attendance, and
the displays. A county far, properly
of support, is something that should
than once.. The fair will be open
tne wounded spirit, bruised by the
buffeting of the world. It soothes and
heals as no other physlcial, mental or
spiritual medicament can.
. Blessed sleep!
Shakespeare the great knew this
when he wrote of: L
The Innocent sleep, sleep that knits up the
raveled sleeve of care.
The death of each day's life, sore labor's
bath.
Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second
course.
Chief nourlsber in life's feast
When the youg man reached Into his
employers' cash box. he knew that he
was doing wrong. But he thought of
the fine times he would have with the
money. The time of retribution did
not come then before his mind.
" It was only in the still watches of the
night, when the gambling and revelry
were baited that he realized his sin.
Besides his bedside stood the specter
of bis c-rime, and . waved away the
blessed wings of sleep which fan In
nocent men and women to rest
"Backr said the Vision of Wrong to
the Blessed "Angel of Sleep, "this man
Is mine You have no part In him.
. No wonder that worn out with the
fever f his days and the restlessness
of his nights, the young man confessed,
willing ."hI eager to gain rest by mak
ing restitution. .
Before you embark on a course yon
knmv to lie wrong, think "Shall I be
sole to sleep after this Is done?"
Don't step naru on n ittruinig -tal
because his grandfather once rob
bed a stagecoach.. None of us can go
too far back In the family record wlth-
I out a shiver of apprehension. Man-
cheater Union-
GUNS IN A CRATER
Diamond Head, Uncle Sam's Lava
Fortress In Hawaii.
GIBRALTAR OF THE PACIFIC.
The Mighty Defenses of Oahu Make
That Lovely Island a Veritable Fire
Lined Wall of Steel, Behind Which
Crouches "the Lion of Hawaii."
Diamond Head, that monumental ele
vation of lava which stands out so
prominently ou the Honolulu side of
the lovely island of Qahu. Hawaii, is
the one and only original crater in the
world which is being devoted to the
use of the army of a great power.
, The island of Oahu is the key to the
Pacific, and Cucle Sam carries that
key ou a chain in his capacious pocket.
At any time war breaks out Pucle
Sam's hand, which has not lost its
cunning, will go to that pocket with
the swiftness "of a' western sheriff, and
the result will he a roar of guns which
will be heard around the World. The
roar will be contributed to by the guns
of Fort Ruger. which are at the base
of Diamond Head on the landward
side. ,
From Diamond Head, called by poets
"the Lion of Hawaii." to Pearl Harbor,
named by newspaper writes "the Gib
raltar of the Pacific." there Is a chain
of forts which makes Oahu one of the
greatest fortresses in the world. When
in Honolulu the writer had the pleas
ure of , working with Albert Pierce
Taylor, who . has been spoken of as
"'the recognized literary authority on
things pertaining to Pearl Harbor and
the defenses of Hawaii." He said on
one occasion:
"Uncle Sam has declared to the
world that he is on guard In the Pa
cific. At Pearl Harbor is Fort Kame
hameha. with its battery of twelve
inch guns; at the mouth of Honolulu
harbor will be a battery of small guns;
at Fort De Russy. Walklkl. a battery
of fourteen Inch guns, while at Dia
mond Head a battery of eight mortars
has been manned for some few years.
Within the extinct crater of Diamond
Head Gibraltar-like galleries have
been constructed, and in one of them
an observatory has been established.
The tire control for all the Oahu coast
batteries has been located in this gal
lery. FroJi this station the fire of the
guns of all the forts can be directed by
the electric telegraph. The guns of
Pearl Harbor cross those of Diamond
Head and with the batteries between
make a veritable wall of steel."
After inspecting the guns at Fort
Ruger two of us, with n soldier guide,
walked to the entrance of the gallery
which has been bored through the lava
and sandstone - which compose the
steep sides of the crater of Diamond
Head. A sentry barred the way. The
permit was produced and proved the
open sesame.
The heavy iron door at the entrance
to the volcanic passage was swung
back. and. with a soldier In front and
another in the rear, the visitors started
down the gallery. A single narrow
gauge track ran the entire length of
the passage. Ou this steel small trucks
had beeu pushed by the soldiers, who
loaded and unloaded the debris which
army comrades had dug from the walls
of the crater. The ties were broken In
places, and the guide issued a warning
to step carefully.
On first stepping into the gallery the
darkness, after the tropical sunlight
was of the kind that Milton described
as visible. Only a few steps had been
taken before the light at thefar end
of'the gallery was easily seen.
Instead of the barren lava bowl,
"bard as flint and as smooth as glass,"
as the picture man so picturesquely
puts it the Inside of the crater was
found to be grass covered, with trees
and bushes standing here and there,
which drew their moisture from the
"liquid sunshine." as the Honolulu peo
ple charmingly describe the rain.
The guide pointed out the observa
tory high up on the Ewa side of the
crater from which officers direct the
shooting by the men who man the big
guns at the fort outside the crater.
Those men never see the target at
which they aim far out at sea. The
projectiles from the high powered guns
pass over the crater, and by telephone
from the observatory the. men learn
whether they have made a bit or miss.
They generally score a hit
: In the event of e war Involving the
United States on the Pacific the crater
of Diamond Head may indeed prove
"the Lion of Hawaii," as Frances
Bent Dillingham, a Honolulu poet has
described It. and "if once stirred his
paw could sweep a navy to Its death.
If once aroused his roar would soon
be beard across the sea and echoed
from the sky." Harold Sands in Los
Angeles Times. -
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limits of Willamette; cleared;
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NOTICES
Margaret Ellen Holland, Defendant.
To Margaret Ellen Holland, the
Summons.
In the' Circuit Court of the State of
D. C. LATOURETTE, President
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF OREGON CITY, OREGON
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HENRY JR. SAYS
Oregon, for the County of Clacka
mas. Harry Frederick Holland, Plaintiff,
above named defendant:
In the name of the State of Ore
gon you are hereby required to ap
pear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled
court on or before Wednesday, the
loth day of October, 1913, said date
being the expiration of six weeks
from the first publication of sum
mons; and if you fail to appear and
answer said complaint, for want
thereof the plaintiff will apply to"
the court for the relief prayed for
in the complaint, to-wit: for a de
cree forever dissolving the bonds of
matrimony now existing between the
plaintiff and the defendant.
This summons is published once
a week for six successive weeks by
order of Hon. J. U. Campbell, Judge
of the above entitled court, dated
September 2d, 1913, directing the
first publication to be made on the
3d day of September, 1913, and the
last on the 15th day of October, 1913.
HUME & McDEVITT,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
432-433 Mohawk Bldg., Portland, Or.
Summons.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas. Anna Stoffle, Paintiff,
vs. -
J. B. Stoffle, Defendant.
To J. B. Stoffle, Defendant:
In the name of the State of Ore
gon, you are hereby required to ap
pear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled
suit, on or before the 17th day of
October, 1913, and if you fail to
move, demur or answer, plaintiff
will take a decree against you, for
ever dissolving the bonds of matri
mony heretofore and now existing
between the plaintiff and yourself
and for such other and further relief
demanded in the complaint ag to the
Court may seem just and equitable.
Service of this summons is made
upon you by publication in pursu
ance of an order of the Honorable
J. U. Campbell, Circuit Judge of
Clackamas County, Oregon, made
on the 2nd day of September, 1913,
ordering such publication in the
Mbrning Enterprise, once a week,
for six consecutive weeks, the first
publication being September 3rd,
1913. and the last publication be
ing October loth, 1913.
C. J. MICHELET,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been regularly appointed
administrator of the estate of Geo.
Thomas Hoffman, deceased, by the
County court of Clackamas county,
Oregon. Any and all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are
requested to present the same, duly
verified to me at room 1, Beaver
Building, Oregon City, Oregon, with
in 6 months from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
Date of first publication, August
27, 1913.
EMELINE JANE HOFFMAN,
Administratrix of the Estate of
George Thomas Hoffman.
CHAS. T. SIEVERS.
Attorney for Administratrix.
SUMMONS
In the Circuit court of the State of
Oregon, for the county of Clack
amas. Emma Cowley, Plaintiff, jA
vs. r
Jay P. Cowley, Defendant.
To Jay P. Cowley, above named de
fendant: In the name of the state of Ore
gon you are hereby required to ap
pear and answer te complaint filed
against you In the above named suit
on or before the 9th day of Septem
ber, 1913, said date being after the
expiration of six week from the
first publication of this summons,
and if you fail to appear and answer
said complaint for want thereof the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded In the com
plaint, to-wlt:
For a decree dissolving the bonds
of matrimony now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant and "for
such other and further relief as to
the court may seem meet. This
summons Is published by order ot
Hon. R. B. Beatie, judge of the
County court. In the absence of J.
.. U. Campbell, Circuit judge, which
ord,er was made and entered on the
28th day of July, 1913, and the time
prescribed for publication thereof is
six weeks, beginning with the issue
of July 29, 1913, and continuing
each week thereafter to and includ
ing the issue of September 9, 1913.
J AS. E. CRAIB,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
P. J. MEYER, Cashier.