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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1910)
-...-' .vonu nrrluDIi ItlO. EIOHT MCE ... Independence Enterprise HENRY C. BROWNE EutrrtHi at lud.pondonc. Or., h offlc stH-ond cla wattwr. Subscription, 11.50 Pr Yaf SHOULD RESPECT THEM If all th exist ng Instrumental. Idea of wealth In the Nrthw..i should be abolished, tho (frttloxt suf ferlng would come to thon of u who ar the poorest- at present. Ana . . . .. ...rtll.kltflV ti tur 1 1 ' yil wuai A cry nw uui ni1" upon the young wind of this coun-i . . -p,., on tn ,,art of cor- porauons. u aoei noi uu nj -(any good, and It will do mom of us harm, to take mens which will cho the progress of any corporation. W WHERE IS THE WRONGT The. writer waa considerably Inter ested In an .editorial which appeared not long since In the Evening Tele gram relative to the Immoral etfi'ct of the ao-cal.ii n.ovtig picture snow trv The article untamed consider able truth and ' was commendable In some respects, but we were reminded' of the old adage. ' People who live In glass houses should not throw stonea." When one takes Into con sideration the apparent bad effect the painted picture sections of the Telegram and other city papers have udoo the young and old. the article would seem a little misplaced. If ttiere are essential qualities In the funny paper ther are also essential qualities In the moving picture shows. There are moral lessons taught In the moving pictures, often times, but who can say they ever saw a moral In the "Newlywed" and 'Katienjam iner" literature? The city papers afe read more to day and with greater Interest than in the early history of newspapers, but the Interest doea not seem to be attended with the right kind of spirit to promote the moral sentiment of th communities in which they are promls cuously distributed. The effect Is not alone bad upon the young' mind, but it aoolles to older people as well, and we believe that the average reader of the Telegram and of the Journal reads the funny sheet before he looks for the current topics of the day. We are not offering criticism. The public has a right to read such and the papers have a right to pub lish them, but to look at the com parison between the moving picture show and the funny sections of daily papers, who cannot say one has as much right to exist as the other? This world Is growing exceedingly full of people, of projects, of needs, of opportunities and of obligations. In the minds of parents whose chil dren are to be educated, of teachers upon whom a large share of the re sponsibility of this work depends, of all who, whether speaking from the pulpit, on the platform or through the press, are nevertheless interest ed in the advancement of the present generation. But under our competi tive system of government we some times let our all-absorbing desire for money retard the success of moral sentiment. Perhaps the daily paper of today does not retain the funny section With this in mind, but it is a fact that the circulation has been in creased since the comic pictures be- Miould keep constantly In mind the fact that besides the tangible prop ertr In each corporation there lies behind It the spirt which brings It snccrrs. The wage-worker Is well off only when the rest of the country Is well off; and he can best contribute to this gvneral well-being by showing sanity and a firm purpose to do Jus tloe to others. The captains of Industry, who have d'iven the railroads across this con tlnent. who have built up our com merce. who have developed our man ufactures.tave done great good to our people and the laborer should respect them for It. SOMETHING TO EAT One of the important subjects of discussion at the present time Is something to eat. This Is the case In all sections. Everybody complains that food stuffs are exorbitantly high and when the grocery bill and the meat bill Is "presented each month we are fala. to believe the current statements about the conditions. This has been so every year and there seems to b no apparent relief. When the suffering public consents to arise In arms against the growing trust evil we may expect some good re suits, and probably not until. Recently a Juryman in Illinois ad mitted that he could not dispense Justice with fairness to contestants at law because hla personal Interests must necessarily be neglected by mm while serving as a Juror. It is to be wondered if the Judge in Portland, In whose court several murder cases have been disposed of, during the past tew weeks, ever becomes simi larly disaualifled. and If so. If he is as ready to admit the fact. From the manner in which the apparent guilty goes unpunished It would seem that something is wrong in that lo cality. . It doesn't add to a man's intelli eence. Integrity or learning to elect creasea since we comic pictures De- " ' , , . . . . . him to Congress, or to any other or- jfcame common, and it seems to be mm lu ' . . . h - . A, ' . fice for that matter, and If able, non- continued for money regardless of Us 1 c lwl 1 .,aa in nf. .. . , est and capable men arewanted in or- e . !fice In the future the voter should see to it that the candidate possess BONDS WHICH CANNOT SEVER p3 these reauisltes. If he doesn't the office will not. In some respects the conditions have not been improved by , Tho npnnle of this universe are - UUllUillUliD UOIC IIUL knit together by bonds which we thg recent election ' .- i 1 tnv nmo 1 our fates are inextricably intermin gled. All of us im bur present civili zation are dependent upon one anoth er to a degree never Known in If we are to have the proper stand ard of public life it is absolutely es sential that promise shall be square the history of mankind, and in our with performance. pursuits for happiness and ousiness we are going up or down together. Then why not in our efforts endeav or to further the cause of brother UUOQ in IU(J numau iouiuj . vwiui. ly, we hear you say! Each man must( work for himself, and unless he doesi no outside help can avail him; but each man should, remember that he is his brother's keeper. This is not an object lesson ex pressly for the people of this city and vicinity. It is presumed that such is not necessary, but in our civilization we are comparatively all alike and possibly the conditions are little, if any, different from one town to another. The campaign of 1910 has possibly left some sore spots which may seem difficult to heal, but if we txpect to make our conditions better we. must work as a body and go up or down together. Good citizenship consists in doing the many small duties, private and public, which in the aggregate make The worth of any sermon lies in the manner in which it can be and is put in practice. If a man will submit to being car ried physically, morally or financial ly, that is evidence that he is not (worth carrying very far. A remedy that is intended to cure both asthma and a broken leg is not good for either. When it is made evident that all men great and small have to obey the law, the safeguard is placed around all men. I. O. O.-F. Notice There will be work Thursday ev ening. December 15, in the initiatory degree, also other business. All Odd Fellows are requested to be present. SAMUEL H. McELMURRY, N. G. No need to take the statement of someone living far away as evidence. Here's a case right in this' locality. E. Woods, 22 North Eth St., Salem, Ore., says: "It gives me pleasure to recommend Doan's Kidney. Pills. Al though I iave never used this reme dy myself, if. has been taken by mem bers of my family for kidney and bladder trouble with good results." For saje by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. PREPARE For Bumper Fruit and Hop Crop 4 FRUIT DRYING STOVES & STEEL HOP STOVES a Specialty These stoves are made of heavy boiler plate lined with fire brick - they re quire no masonry to be installed every inch of these stoves is heating surface they are made in all sizes We also have Dryer Pipes ANDERSON FURNACE CO. MANUFACTURER OF The Furnace That Has Made Salem Famous 558 TRADE STREET, 8AL EM, ORE COM, PHONE 886 HEADQUARTERS FOR JCtf B 'T. ".'"'' v.':.:'"..". 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