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MORNING ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1913, MR. HENRY PECK AND HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS TbotC THE 30Sr OUT Tb& ft ""tfLKL So Pip, M'pefte. pijj H's IN J "CS & Uil STEolu NCCV 0 SN . , ' . ' . 1 ' ' ' """"" : By Gross IHENRY JR. SAYS lUITlDMf Mr1 CMTUDDDTCr OREGON CITY, OREGON E. E. BRODIE - Editor and Publisher Entered as second-class matter January 9. 1911. at the nostoffice at Oregon Gty, under the Act of March 2, 1879. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One year, by mail $3.0'J Six months, by mail . 1.50 Four months, by mail ; 1.00 Per week, by carrier .10 The Morning Enterprise carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on the porch or in the mail box. If the carrier does not do this, misses you, or neglects getting the paper to you on time, kindly phone the office. This is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following instructions. Phone Main 2 or B-10. CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. "T7 EGISLATION THROUGH THE COURTS is becoming more I common every day. It has reached a state far beyond even the wildest drems or speculations of fancy of old John Marshall, the first judicial legislator that the country evr had. In the days when Marshall headed the supreme court of the United States, laws were passed by that court and constitutional provisions explained in such a way that the central govern ment's authority and powers were materially enlarged over those contem plated by the authors of the instrument in that historical constitutional con vention, Since that time, the courts have changed but little. Every statute that is passed through the legislative halls has to be tested through the courts and the meaning of the legislators explained. Even the simplest language and the most concise and perfect sentences in the best planned laws are not clear un til the courts have told the people just what the members of that legislative assembly were thinking about when they passed the statute. Sometimes, it is very hard for the courts to understand the meaning, either of the legislators or of the people when such laws are passed. For instance, the cases at Salem. Twice the people have voted for a dry" town and have each time driven the saloons out of their city by an overwhelming rote. But the courts could not understand that the people wanted their (town dry, prohibition, free from saloons, and the matter has again found its way into the judicial channels. There is sticks for awhile until the courts have listened to the evidence and have discovered just what the pecJple meant when they voted to place the town under the prohibition regime. All of this would be funny were it not such an important, such a vital issue. The courts have too long butted into affairs that do not in the slight est way concern them. They have several times attempted to overthrow the expressed will of the people. Such absurd acts have the courts committed in the past few years that there is little wonder the masses have taken up the cry for the recall of the judiciary anc of judicial decisions. It is perfectly evident that in a government like ours where the people are suppose to rule in all of their own affairs and business matters that vhatever the vote at the polls determines should be taken as final even by the august and all wise judges of courts. It does not seem to us that the courts are necessarily the guardians of the public morals or the arbiters of the policies of the country. They are supposed to interpret the law as it is given to them by the legislative authorities. In the first instance, the people of the country are the supreme legis lative, judicial, and executive authority. From them comes all of the power that the courts and every other branch of our state and national government possess. The decisions against the vote of the people is a decision by the em ployed against the employer," by the hireling against hfs master. The people are the source of all law. Even presuming that election or other opportuni ties for an expression of popular will are not held on the day or dates pro vided by the legislature of the state, the main issue in the election is not the date upon which it was held but the expression of the people when it was held. ' If a city decides to put in municipal improvements by a vote of the people Armed Intervention In Mexico Would Last Ten Years w By Dr. JOHN W. BUTLER of Mexico Gty AR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO IF BEGUN NOW WOULD LAST TEN YEARS. Armed intervention is the last thing to be thought of. It would be the GREATEST CRUELTY. It would be the case of big brother against little brother, who is already wounded and bleeding. But a declaration of war without doubt WOULD BRING ALL FACTIONS Mexico's regular army has been under the drill of German officers for the last few years. The government has been quietly importing war ma terials from Japan and Europe. While the country is said to be on the. verge of bankruptcy, in the face of such a contest considerable money would be forthcoming, and the Mexican army would live od about one fpurth the cost of the American army. - ' The heaviest loss of men to the United States would not be on the battlefield. It would be caused by DISEASE, POISONED WATER, ETC. The coast fevers would lay a heavy hand on-the American army. The greatest battles would be fought on the table land,, which averages e,uuu leet above tne sea level. On account of the extremely rarefied air it would be almost IMPOS SIBLE FOR THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO SLEEP ON THE mvrr"rr u i.. t . i . . 1 1 urixKjvnu, n wouiu ue so necessary, wrcuoui contracting nearx trouDie. This would be especially true from November to February, and it is quite likely that two-thirds of the PNEUMONIA CASES would prove f ataJ. at an election and it should be discovered that the bond issue would place the city in debt for a number of years and financially cripple it for that time, the disappointed minority in the fight could appeal to the courts and the will of the people at the election might very easily be set aside. Such interference on the part of the courts all through the country has justified the people in their demand for the recall of the courts. The judicial ermine ought to be above the place where unfavorable decisions could impeach it but there is such a thing as driving even a gobd theory too far into the ground and allowing the courts so much power that the people shall lose all control or influence over them. It is never good policy to allow the employed such freedom that the employer can have no influence over his acts though he is bound by the results of those acts. The courts are the agents of the people. They have acted, recently, all over the country and in almost every state as though the conditions were reversed. o REAL PARTNERS in die world's greatest business enterprise are the farmeBS of the country and the government hereafter. This prin ciple was one of the vital theories of the message that Woodrow Wil son, as president, sent to the congress of the United States a few days ago after his first year of administration of the country's affairs. The establishment of a better system of credits for the farmer, the work ing out of some plan that will enable him to raise money readily and easily upon his farm and give his security for the funds at a rate in keeping with the value" of the mortgage. There is no better security in the marts tsf trade than the land back of the mortgage. The farm, anyway, is the basis of all real wealth. The farmer is the mainsprng of all prosperous governments. The city and the factory, the mill or the business office is but a convenience for the man out on the land whose products feed the people of the cities and whose concentrated wealth is greater than all of the glittering dollars of the Rockefellers and the Rothchilds. Without the farmer, the busy hives of in dustry in the cities would be dead, the roar of the machinery at the mills would be silenced, and the towns and cities would stagnate and die. President Wilson outlines his policy along this line and tells what he proposes to do to redeem the credit of the' farmer and to enable him to more easily enter the markets and get ready money with which to move the heavy crops on his land. He says : "It has, singularly enough, come to pass that we have allowed the -industry of our farms to lag behind the other activities of the country in its devel opment. I need not stop to tell you how fundamental to the life of the Na tion is the production of its food. Our thoughts may ordinarily be concen trated upon the cities anduhe hives of industry, upon the cries of the crowded market place and the clangor of the factory, but it is from the quiet inter spaces of the open valleys and the free hillsides that we draw the sources of life and of prosperity, from the farm and the ranch, from the forest and the mine. Without these every street would Be silent, every office deserted, every factory fallen into disrepair. "And yet the farmer does not starid upon the same footing with the for ester and the miner in the market of credit. He is the servant of the season. Nature determines how long he must wait for his crops, and will not be hur ried in her processes. He may give his note, but the season of its maturity depends upon thOeason when his crop matures, lies at the gates of the mar ket where his products are sold. And the security he gives is of a character not known in the broker's office or as familiarly as it might be on the counter of the banker. "The Agricultural Department of the Government is seeking to assist as never before to make farming an efficient business, of wide co-operative ef fort, in quick touch with the markets for foodstuffs. THE FARMERS AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL HENCEFORTH WORK TO GETHER AS REAL PARTNERS in this field, where we now begin to see our way very clearly and where many intelligent plans are already being put into execution. The Treasury of the United States has, by a timely and vvell-considered distribution of its deposits, facilitated the moving of the crops in the present season and prevented the scarcity of available funds too often experienced at such times. But we must not allow ourselves to depend upon extraordinary expedients. "We must add the means by which the farmer may make his credit con stantly and easily available and command when he will .the capital by which to support and expand his business. We lag behind many other great coun tries of the modern world in attempting to do this. Systems of rural credit have been studied and developed on the other side of the water while we. left our farmers to shift for themselves in the ordinary money market. You have but to look about you in any rural districts to see the result, the handicap and embarrassment which have been put upon those who produce our food. Confidence in your banker is like con- '. fidence in your physician. We invite your confidence; with the assurance you will benefit by consulting us. . "C The Bank of Oregon City OLDEST BANK VN CLACKAMAS COUNTY ATTENTION List your property with the realty men who do things. We lead and others follow. DILLMAN & HOWLAND lln The Social Whirl REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Real estate transfers filed with the county recorder Saturday are asfol lows: if- Almon M. Shibley to James E. Shibley, 29 acres in N. E. S. E. township 4 south, range 4 east; $1. W. A. Proctor to Maggie PJroctor, 10 acres in section 27, township south range 4 east; $1. Irving L. Clark and wife to Warren E. McCord, 144 acres W. S. W. V N. W. S. E.,Yt and & S. W. sec tion 24, township 4 south, range 2 east; $1. " - - - United States "to Lafayette Marrs, 144 acres being part of lots 1 and t and E. N. W. Y section 6, township 4 south, range 4 east. William P. Schamble to Theresa Shamble, tract of land in James Athey D. L. C. No. 59, section 28, township 2 south, range 1 east; $1. Carus Methodist Episcopal church to Welsh Congregational church of Veaver Crek all of Carus cemetery; $1. Cornelia McCown to George H. Web ster, lot 14, block 18, Gladstone; $225. DIES AT CENTRAL POINT . 1 J. Sykes died Saturday at his home in Central Point. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon in the First Methodist church of this city, Rev. T. 3. Ford officating. Interment will be made in Mt. View cemetery. Current Happenings of Interest in and About Oregon City . . 3, wHB Ladies' Guild of St. Paul's IL Episcopal tjhurch and the King's Daughters gave their annual bazaar and chicken dinner Saturday in the Woodmen of the World hall. The Guild had charge of the dinner un der the direction of Mrs. Geo. A. Hard ing. The booths for the bazaar were represented as follows: Fancy arti cles, Mrs. James Carey, Mrs. E. "A. Chapman and Mrs. A. C. Warner: apron table, Mrs. A. L. Beatie, Mrs. H. S. Mount;, candy table, Mrs. William Logus; market table, Mi. T. P. Randall, Mrs. Clyde Mount and Mrs. J. J. Tobin, and the auxiliary booth was under the management of Miss Marion Lewthwaite, who had as her assistants Misses Rhoda Dawson, Nor man Wills, Helen Lovett and . Edith Hazell, aside from this there was in cluded a booth where Red Cross seals were sold with Mrs. T. P. Randall in charge. The hall was prettily decor ated with pink roses and green ferns and the different tables were well filled with fancy- articles all hand made. The ladies deserve credit for making this one of. the most success ful affairs that the church has ever given. Those responsible for the success of the bazaar were: Mesdames, J. R. Goodfellow, Thomas Warner, C. E. Burns, C. W. Evans, W. B. Stafford, Eva Williams, Gardner, Josia Martin, J. R. Humphry, A. Warner and Miss Mollie Homes. Commercial Club Dance. The Mount Pleasant Commercial club are furthering arrangements for their second dance to be given in the club house December 13. Ralph Niles as chairman of the committee is using every effort to make this one more successful than the first. This club was organized about two years ago and has been gaming new mem ber ever since and they have now tak en up active work again after several months vacation and since the com pletion of their new hall. One of the pleasing features of this club is the free dancing lessons given to begin ners every Thursday. The drectors are W. -B. Lawton, P, W. Meredith, Ralph Niles, E. F. Por- touw and Mr. McLam. Mrs. Hammond Entertains. Mr. and Mrs. William Hammond of Gladstone, asked a few friends in Sat urday to spend the evening in cards, Music also furnished a part of the evening's entertainment. Mr. and Mrs Hammond's guests included Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Hempstead, John N. Seiv ers, Miss Adah Hulburt, Phillip L, Hammond and Miss Alice Larsen. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. The rooms of the Ham mond bungalow were artistically dec orated with Oregon grape, cut flowers and ferns. Aid Society Meets. The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres byterian church met in the parlors of the church Wednesday afternoon. The ladies attending brought their needle work and after the business session the afternoon was spent in sewing. Later in the evening and old fashion ed warm Dutch supper was served. Blan Bazaar. The ladies of the Zion Lutheran church are making arrangements for their annual bazaar to be given in Knapp's hall, December 13. The ladies have all been busy working and this promises to "be one of the most successful affairs that they have ever given. - Retort Courteous. Every one has . heard authentic sto ries of the man' wjio asked another, "Who is that old frump over yonder?" and got the reply, "She Is my wife." But the story doesn't go far enough. Jones observed an -old lady sitting across the room. "For heaven's sake!", he remarked to Robinson. "Who is that extraordinari ly ugly woman there?" "That," answered Robinson, "is my wife." - Jones was taken aback, but moved up front again. "Well," he said persuasively, "you just ought to. see mine!" New York Post Our Cornfields. The combined area, of the cornfields of the United States is nearly equal to the area of France or Germany. WE REPAIR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING MILLER-PARKER COMPANY Next Door to Bonk of Oregon City CUT FLOWERS AND POTTED PLANTS Also all kinds of Fruit Trees, Roses and Shrubbery for sale at the new green houses at Third and Center Streets. Funeral work dona at lowest possible prices. Orders received over phone Main 2511. - H. J. BIGGER FORUM 0FJHE PEOPLE BOURNE'S FEDERAL AID TO GOOD ROADS OREGON CITY, Ore., Dec. 6. (Ed itor of the Enterprise) It may be of some interest to your many readers to know that at a meeting of Abernethy Grange, No. 346, of Park Place, Ore gon, November 29, the following mo tion, after some discussion, was pass ed without a dissenting vote. "That Abernethy; Grange, No. 346, wishes to be placed on record as be ing opposed to bonding the nation, state, or county for good roads or any other purpose." It was pointed out. during .the dis cussion, that in the future our chil dren would have troubles of their own to settle, and we should be brave enough to face ours; and" any bonding scheme should . be carefully scrutin ized and examined into before we bite. The lecture given by Prof. Lunn, of the O. A. C. on the "Poultry Industry from the Farmers Standpoint," was replete with practical information, and farmers or any interested missed a treat in not attending. Further lectures are to be given at our grange hall on the last Saturday of each month. These lectures are to be given at 2 o'clock p. m. and the lecturers will be secured from the University of Oregon and the agricul tural college. The lectures are free and everybody is invited and we hope to furnish the public with something useful and in structive. You will miss it if you don't attend. E. C. HACKETT, Secretary. CITY STATISTICS A. L. ARMINE supplies wood at $5.00 per cord, green or dry. Addres3 1403 Seventh street, city, or tele phone Main 124. L. AUSTIN, the tailor, for men and women. , Suits made to your meas ure, alterations and refitting. Prices reasonable, Room 9, Barclay build- ing. . CHURCHILL -Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde M. Churchill, Oswego, a boy. WHEELER-WAUGHTAL William U Wheeler of Portland, and Emma El len Waughtal, were granted a mar riage license by Will L. Mulvey, county clerk, Saturday. MOORE-THURMAN Jas. H. Moore and May Thurman, were given a marriage license by the county clerk on Saturday. Get the news read the Enterprise. Wants, For Sale, Etc MISCELLANEOUS WANTED Position as housekeeper! Have a three-year-old baby girl. Would have no objections to going in the country or working in a home in which there are children. Mrs. Anna Bryan, Canby. WANTED Housekeeping work by . young lady. Enquire Gorbett and Woodward, Postoffice building. WANTED To rent thre or four room house for three grown people; not too far from street. Inquire . Rev. A. Hillebrand. HELP WANTED FEMALE WANTED Girl for work. Main 2471. general house- LOST AND FOUND Notice of Acceptance of Street, Im " provement Notice is hereby given that the city engineer of Oregon City, Oregon, has filed his certificate of the com pletion and approval of the work done by the Oregon Engineering & Construction company, contractors, for the improvement of Jackson street, Oregon City, Oregon, from the north side of Twelfth street to the south side of Sixteenth street, and the city council will consider the acceptance thereof and all the objections to the acceptance of the said improvement, at the council chamber, of said Oregon City, on the 19th day of December, 1913, at . 7:30 o'clock p. m. Any owner of any property with in the assessment district of said improvement or any agent of such owner, may at such time or - any time prior thereto, appear and file objections to the acceptance of said improvement and such objections will be considered and the merits thereof determined by the council at the above named times and place. This notice is published ill the Morning Enterprise and the time and place were fixed by the city council of Oregon City, Oregon. L. STIPP, Recorder. NOTICE FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals for the furnishing of all labor and material for the construc tion of the sewer to continue from the manhole on Seventh and Center streets down the bluff to the culvert at the bottom of the bluff at the east side of Southern Pacific R. R. will be received by the recorder of Ore gon City, until 4 o'clock, p. m. of Wednesday the 10th day of Decem ber, 1913. Plans and specifications ... ; 1 1 i.n ; ,1 i ; : to the city engineer, of Oregon City. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check equal to five per cent of the total amount of the bid, which sum shall be subject to for feiture to Oregon City in case if the failure of the. successful bidder to enter into a contract with Oregon City and to furnish the required"' bonds for said work, if called upon so to do, with the specified time for same. - Proposals must be made upon blanSs furnished by Oregon City. The right to reject any and all bids is hereby reserved to Oregon City or to accept any bid consider ed most favorable. Each bid must state the time re- tire work of said construction which - must be done according to the or- dinances of Oregon City and the charter thereof and the plans and . specifications governing such work. This notice is published pursuant" to an order of the city council bV Oregon City made and entered at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of December, 1913. L. STIPP, Recorder. WOOD AND COAL LOST Brown fo5c fur collar with two tails between Eleventh and Center and postoffice. Return to Miss Marie E. Libkur, care Dr. Ice," 1101 Center street. FOR RENT. FOR RENT Nice new furnished housekeeping rooms. Inquire 7th Street Hotel on the hill. F&R SALE. FOR SALE Three acres of ground, small two-room house, about half in cultivation; 25 chickens. Price, $325. Enquire F. B. Madison and company, over Bank of Oregon City. OREGON CITY WOOD A FUEL CO. Wood and eoaL 4-foot and 16-incb lengths, delivered to all parts of city; saving specialty. Phone your orders Pacific 1371, Htfme ' A129. F. M. BLUHM 33?SJifcS.$.S,3i $ L. G. ICE. DENTIST Beaver Bui'ding Phones: Main 1221 or A-193 S Pabst's Okay Specific Does the worn. You all tbty n know- It by reputation. Uv" Price YU FOR SALE BY JONES DRUG COMPANY D. C. LATOURKTTE, President, F. J. MEYER, Cashier. THE FIRST INATIONAL BANK OF OREGON CITY, OREGON CAPITAL $5000.00 Transact General Banking Bus). Open from A. M. to t P. M I