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About Enterprise news-record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1911)
THE NEWS RECORD (Twice-a-WeeM AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. Formerly the Wallowa News, estab lished March 3. 1899. Published Wednesdays and Satur days at Enterprise. Oregon, by THE ENTERPRISE PRESS Office East side Court House Square Entered as Recond-f'lass matter January 2, 1909, at the postoffice at Enterprise. Oregon, tinder the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rales: One year $2, lz months $1, three mouths 00c, one month 20c. On yearly cash in adrance subscriptions a discount of !5 i given. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1911. PARTS OF ONE EVIL. Socrutes is credited with saving: "There aro two things which 'Jie mag istrates of Alliens will .tie careful to keep out of our city opulence ami poverty. Opulence bc-causo it engen ders weakness ami cffemliiftiicy: pover ty because it broods baseness and crime; both because they lead to revolution. One cannot exist with out the other. Th are the two ex tremes of one evil." Worth thinking over, lan't it? The United States Is filling rapidly with the two extremes. Any party, any church, any citizen who does not place the abatement of those twin evils first among the dangers beset ting our country is short sighted or an patriotic for the truth as expres sed by Socrates is writ in tho down fall of all nations that have ceased to be. It la as ancient as historic experience; not the rant of modern radicalism, as the rich would like to think. There Is no question of tho danger to society, nay of the immorality of great riches. " But even if excessive wealth was innocuous of itself, it can not exist without Its attendant sprite, poverty. That is a divine law. The very best bill Introduced into .he almost deceased but unmourned legislature was one requiring all bills bat are to bo considered at a sessioi the legislature shall be filed with the secretary of state 30 or CO days In-fore the convening of the legisla ture. This would prevent snap Judg ment, give time for Intelligent consid eration of the measures and enable the legislator to find out the wish es of his constituency before he left (or Salem. We hope this bill will be taken up by initiative petition. Just suppose all lawsuits that would ordinarily be carried up to th Supreme court, be tried first and fi nally by a member or members of that court on circuit. Wouldn't that be a big saving to the taxpayers? And wouldn't it give the poor litigant an evener show against a rich opponent? The legislature is at Its last gasp. It expires today. Anyone who 'would give it hypodermic injections of ox ygen deserves to be hanged. RACE CENSUS OF OREGON. Of the total population of Oregon. C72,7G.r, there aie C55.610 whites, 152 negroes, 0001 Indians, 7317 Chinese 3236 Japanese, 18 Hawaiian; 4 Fili pino: and 3 Koreans. In Wallowa county at the time of taking the census, April 15,1910, there were 1 negro, no Indians, 2 Chinese, 10 Japanese, and all 'the remainder, 3,331, -whiles. Advertisers want your trade. Enterprise Hotel f " Monday and Tuesday February 20th and 21st O. M. HEACOCK l'J!i r THE Exclusive Sight Specialist of La Grande I dcvo(tc my entire time and attention to one thing-OPTICS. Some people declare that they would not be blind for all of John D. Rockefeller's money. Yet when they need glasses, they go where they can pick them tip from some tray for a few cents, or else trust their eyesight to some t one making the fitting of glasses a side line. I have trained ability, equipment and facilities. I am registered by the Oregon State Board of Optometry, by examination. Will Be in Enterprise Soon I have the only lens grinding machinery in Eastern Oregon, and conduct a permanent optical office in La Grande, next door to the post office. All leading physicians of La Grande recom mend my optical work. I do not travel, but am going to make llu's one x trip, at the request of several persons who live iu Enterprise. See me while 1 aro here and save an expensive trip to La Grande. All worK guaranteed, the same as' If you were fitted at my office in La Grande. m3 Stowaway By LOUIS TRACY. Author oi the "Pillar of Light," "The Wings of the Morning" and "The Captain of the Kansas." Copyright. 1909. by Edward J. Clod (Continued from First page.) When Coke was pronounced Ct "for comfortable travel David Verity and DieUey Buhner conveyed him home. They took with them drafts ou a Lon don bank for amounts that satisfied every sort of claim for the sinking of the Andromeda. Judged by the com pensation given to the vessel's sur vivors, there could be no doubt that the dependents of the men who lost their lives would be well provided for. At odd moments David and Dickey Buhner discussed the partnership. The young people would be home In two months, and then Philip was to come Into the business. "We're growing old, David," said Dickey. ''I've got plenty of money, on' you'll 'ave a tidy- bit upw, but there's one thing neether of us can buy, an' that's youth." "I don't want to be young again," said David, "but I'd like to go back Just a year or so no more." "Why?" "Well, there's bin times w'en w'en I'd 'ave acted diCTerent. Wot do you say, Jim rule?" Coke, thus appealed to, glowered at his employer. "Say!" he growled. "1 say nothlnk. I know you, David." Philip und Iris attended Carmeln's wedding during their honeymoon. The cathedral at liio tie Janeiro was pack ed, and Iris was quite inconspicuous among the many richly attired ladies who graced the ceremony by their presence. Nevertheless Colonel Salva dor San Bcnavides favored her with a peculiar smile as be led his bride down the central aisle. She laughed, blushed and looked at her husbuud. "Yes, 1 saw him," he whispered. "But I never feared jilm. It was you that made me sit up. By the way, old girl, let us cut out the reception. I want to call at the bank and at a shop in the Bua Grande. I'ou will be Inter ested." Well, being a good and loving wife, she was interested deeply. Ten thou sand pounds was Dom Corrln's finan cial estimate of the services rendered by Philip, and Iris was absolutely dumfounded by the total in milreis. But ber voice came back when Philip took ber to a., Jeweler's and the man produced & gold cross on wblch blazed four glorious diamonds. Dom Corrla had given her a necklace many times more valuable, but this "For remembrance!" said Philip." "Oh, my dear, my dear!" she mur mured, and her eyes grew moist. THE END. OREGON A3 A LEADER. (Washington Correspondence of . Louisville Courier Journal.) The Far West will blaze tho way for the rest of the country la the fight for the control of the Republi can and Democratic National conven tions. Two ni on His .before either of (-he convontlons Is held, Oregon ,will vote under its recently adopted! sys tem for the choice of delegates- to. ihe conventions, These delegates are Instructed for both Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates. The Oregon primary will take place early in April, 1912. While it ia over a year oft it de veloped here today that in both the Wg parties tho contest la already on and that no stone will bo loft unturn ed to carry the state for the Influ ence It may have upon others dn the selection of delegates. Western, politicians generally be lieve that La Follette or some other progressive will carry the state by thousands of votes over Taft and -hut delegates will be sent to the convention instructed for a progres sive candidate, it is stated to be ihe Intention of tho Adniiilstratiou to contest and tinder tlio direction of Postmaster-General Hitchcock, Ore gon will assume an Important posi tion on Jie political map. More Interesting, perhaps, than the Republican situation, ia that among Democrats, it was asserted u,v several Democratic congressmen favorable to the nomination of hamp Clark for tlte Presidency that friends of Wood row Wilson and dson Harmon are preparing to take up the Oregon situaiUlow t an early date. One of Mr. Clark's friends received a letter from Portland, Or., 'hat the Mtssourtan is the strong est man among the Democrats of that state, but that unless his campaign was put tin the hands of competent men and an s organization effected, ;he New Jersey man or the Ohionn may walk off with tio prize. But, he added, as matters now stand, Clark is the undoubted leader, and If the primary .wero Jteld today he would easily secure the Oregon dele gates to the Demooraiis National convention. Ad readers aro money savers. OUTSIDE i MM V All agree there will be a Mining Boom this spring and summer. Have ou figured what that means? Every . town in the valley will be benefited. Scores and scores of mining men will bring their families. Many of them will locate here IN -ENTERPRISE- Residence lots are now at rock bot torn. 'Buyers now are absolutely sure of increase in value. I am going to sell some town lots in the next few weeks at BARGAIN PRICES Whether the mining boom comes or not. Watch this space next Saturday for PROOF OF THE PUDDING. DANIEL BOYD LAWYER West Main Street Enterprise
