The Sunday Oregonian., May 21, 1911, SECTION TWO, Page 6, Image 22

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTLAXD, 3IAT 21, 1911.
AMERICANS ASSUME RACIAL FEATURES
LIKE INDIAN, ASSERTS FOREIGN EXPERT
Mijor Gaxoivntki Eu Zaterestina Theory of Typical Development in New World, Assigning Worry and Ambition
u Principal Molding Influence, and Predicting Eeturn to Appearance of Aborigines.
L03 ANGHLKA
What 1 an
Ther are ;
03 ANGHLE-s. Mar i. (Special.
an American, anyhow?
;rman-Arar1-an'. Itl
Un-Aroerlcans. Irish-Amarlcans. Ariglo.
Americana and a host "f other hyphen
a ted American, but mighty few plai
Americana. Ther Is ho pa for th rac.
ho.tvtr. according- to Major Paul oi
P.a-itscbers Oarosynskl. w.l-know
writer on manner and customs of varl
cu countries of th world.
Tha llilor. who haa been spendln
months tudvln tha American India
. h Northwest Coast and t!M6r,
tht th futur "type" of h
American pur and w;t. hardly aim
Dim will bo that of tha r.ow fast dying In
rfian rara. hawklike, with blh chck
hnrM bold brows. aT.ar. s-na cnin
and kn ere. It sounds good all
. or t least as I of our children
rhildrea to b brothers and alstara to
TL'ncas and Minnehaha.
Major H Theory.
rs. Uitor wtflk tha unprooounceahi
touh.e-birre.ed nam, haa evolved
tharrr. Ha assarts that an entirely new
racial tvpa la bin produced ov
ronrtitiens of American Hf. If
hereditary madluma of IscUl reeerob
lanca. tha faces of tha present genera
tion of Americans are oeina en
tered and ara becoming mora and more
,,.i.a into one National casta. Says
. n ha risroAvnskl:
Th fa-ial resemnlanc of raca and
,.r..l!tr will become as H"!hl!l corn-
cared with thai made similar by aim
l.ar and remarkahla social an.l econ
omic condition In a few generations
. x ((..riptn. man and woman, will
v the feature of tha American In-
disn. with poestblT a few subt'a changes
brousl-t about by nigner mram
relopment.
Worry nsrelnpa I'haracterlMlc.
-Th. h.wk:!ke faca of tha first Amer
leans waa developed br constant worry
and anTtety or.r uncartalntlea of
nc The visas wa chararterlied by
a tension rigidity whlcn not on.,
muarlH but molded the
k the fiee.' That hawklike ap
paaranra la onca mora becoming a rhar-a.-terlsttc
of the faces one meets In tha
I n i ted mates. After other raoee came
to America other type and formation
... io km found. Thara waa no racla
tvp dominant. Th formations are
..r,rveeHnST fast Od In their
place
la coming a .anonsi --
distinctive aa
thAt or tna ufrmtn
Once mora tha American lives his
Ufa with tha same half-closed ayes,
constantly scanning tha future: the
rr-r.urkered brows and the
same flrm!v-set Jaw. The Indian looked
Into tha distance literally. The Amer
ican of todar looks Into the distance
figuratively, but with tha same facial
result. ,
-Tha American woman also, who la
conatantly fighting for social recognl
tion wears the mark of her combat.
The" placid faca of the housewife Is
fast disappearing Tha cry of Amer
ica Is attainment, and upon the faca or
the American la found the Imprint of
that err."
Tha Major haa been retired from ac
tive military aervlo In tha Herman
army for many years. Since then he
haa traveled around the world many
times to Bather material for hie books
and msgaxln article. Soma of h e
works have been taken up by histori
cal aocletlea In Germany as valuable
to posterity.
Story or BnrW Trea-mre.
If the uncertainties of existence are
making the American National typa
hawklike In appearance, why have
they not had the same effect on people
af other lands" Always there Is eome
on to pick flaws In the most finely
wrought fabric. t. take exceptions to
tna best of theories, but really when
ona considers that the news of tha
week has contained the story of a well
known tiermsn professor of archeology.
Otto Von Hours by name, on Just haa
to ak questions. 'ne can't help if.
With the arrtTal In Los Angeles of
Otto yon Pours, explorer and arrheolo-a-lst.
Mr and Mrs. J. F. Cutler. 1130
West Seventh street, will outfit a 1000
ton chartered steamer and will sail
with Von Bourg for Cocos Islands to
renew their arrh for three, great
treasure burled there. The trip I to
be made almost Immediately. Un
Hour has he. n delayed In Hump by
lesral complications arising out of his
darina- ex.avatloos beneath tha Mos.rie
of Omar. In Jerusalem. Treasures wl.w-rt
h has removed from the Holy Land so
scandalised Turkev that International
romMlratlona are threatened If the an
cient jewels are not returned ln
Hours Is credited by some with har
ms; unearthed both tlie crown and Ms
net rime of Solomon. anJ the avarl.
and envy of the Turks has been fiercely
aroused bv reports of the discovery.
The association of Von pours: and the
In the Cocos Islan.ls emcrrr.si
was effected several months
l at
t..,...em where tne t utl
watched
T.tth admiration the audacious excava
tmns conducted bv the representative
of a London and fhlraso syndicate.
Cutler Owns Trrasur Chart.
Cutler Is the owner of a consider
able Interest In a document purport
Ins to (Ivr a complete description of
the island p:ace in which th sreat
feruvtan treasure Is burled and n
has made one unsuccessful attempt to
unearth the pose- Von Pours was
much interested In an account of th
aearch made, and was slad to make
an ensssrmcnt with Cutler for a re
turn visit to Cocos Islands. They ar
tacsed to so as soon as th- excava
tion beneath the M.1" of 0r",r
could be completed This work? hss
been accomplished and Cutler expects
that Von FU-urs will be at liberty to
make the trip wnnin m -- i
t....... three burled treasures on
tha island. One of them was placed
thin vears ao by a west coast ty
rant named Honlta. n. pan. ......
than SJ.O.0. in sold, .liver and Jew- (
l. on the island, but hi. ""t"1'"": '
r wTt too lrnrrant to prorur an-l
lr,n7rV an adequate description of
rant named Honlta. He planted mora
th cache Mexican p..imc4 ."""- I
,e r wrsth of Santa Ana .
fusee.
In l". plante.l a revol utionary fund j
of tnor than Sl.o0.o under a i
stone arch on tha Island, but there Is I
no such arch In existence touay,
this treee-jre seema lost forever.
and
Cabin Boy Only Honest Parson.
The greatest treaaure. estimated at
fs5.ooo.009. waa burled
eity-tive
vsare as when th Chilians were
hot upon th heels of th Peruvians,
and It looked as though th capltol
at Lima wou'.d be looted by Peru's
enemies. The government funds
wer removed to Callao and latr
placed aboard tha Mary LWer. a char
tered American ahlp. The captain
had died or had been poisoned, and
the crew of eleven put -to sea with
th treasure. They wer pursued and i
escaped to Cocos Islands. Here the
treasure was buried and the pirates
wer soon afterwarda captured by a
Peruvian warship. The cabin boy
waa the only honest one la the group,
aad he waa released, with two others.
who promised to reTeal tha treasure's
, hiding place. Thca two lied and wer
executed, and for aorae reason tha
cabin boy died without ever conduct
ing a party to tha rich cache. Ha left
a map and notes describing the loca
tion, and It Is confidently asserted
that at least two set, of these papers
ar in exlstenr. Cutler possesses
what b beilevea are reliable docu
ments. Including an accurate chart.
And of course everybody would Ilk
to see that expedition coma back horn
with Professor etto wearing a coat of
twentr dollar gold plecsa. his pants
spangled with golden eagles and
plsro.s. dubloons. pieces of eight and
all tha rest of the well recognised
piratical freaaura trove ao much In
evidence on the deck that tha report
ers would have a hard time climbing
over tha mess to Interview th success
ful seekers after somebody s burled
treasure. You agree, of courea.
Knougb to Go Arrnind.
Alas that wa can not all go gold
hunting over blue seas. In a bounding
yacht and with plenty of tha bast of
canned grub. It aeems a shame that
with all tha money that every ona
knows la burled hera and there over
tha faca of the earth, w can not all
of us get bold of enough to buy a pair
or cotton sock now and then when
tha hole appear at tha heels of our
old ones.
But then riches but you have heard
th old saw. Here Is an Illustration of
Its eternal fitness. William 11. ale
Kowen. 81 years old. footaor and sick
t heart, arrived hera tha other day on
the way to th I'oorhouse. He waa
forced to beg a night's lodging and
aom food at tha city Jail. His story,
aad aa It Is. affords another lesson to
th mor thoughtless of us. He waa
b-ared by Mexican "Insurrectos.-
Of course, you might say that th
moral It "keep away from Insurrertna.
Mexican or otherwtae. but you can't
pass the yarn by that way.
urKowen la a native of the llttl
city of f'arkersburg. TV. Vs.. and waa
s farmer and a mechanic. Of a roving
disposition, the wanderlust carried
him off when be lost his wife and two
Children, many years ago. He farmed
for awhile In Oklahoma and In sectloaa
of the Northwest, notably In th vicin
ity or Albr.ny. Or. At last, having ac
quire.! a half doxen fine mules, h
struck a partnership with a young man
named WiiMam Clark, and they mad
talr way to Gomes. Mex.. about
seventy-five miles northeast of Mon
terey. Insurrmo Tako Wis All.
Ther tha Americana acquired a
piece of land and settled down. They
obtained a contract to haul ora from
mine in th neighborhood to th
railway station and wera making a
comfortable living at It. The Insur
rection swept over the country and
Clark, reading th algna of the times,
sold out to his partner and left th
country. McKowen chose to remain.
H owned twelve head of mules, two
wagons, two trunks full of clothlns
PORTLAND MAN SUCCEEDS
AS AVIATQR IN ST. LOUIS
Harry Park. Famong for Feat of Climbing Pikes' Peak on One Wheel,
Bids Fair to Shine as Air Navigator. .
OXrCOlXC
AT a Portland man
I naft AmonK th. forfm
of th I nlted State. I.
fn.nda et Harry Park, wl
soon will
raost aviator
believed by
rho left this
ciu
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enter an aviation sihooL Word was
received recently by Mrs. Park that
her husband had signed up a year's
agr,ement with Nick Sparling, which
meana that Mr. Park has been more
successful than the average pupil at
the school of aviation.
No doubt Mr. Park a success can b
li.tf.lv attributed to his naat career.
Ie Wll, at on tim known aa the fa
mous plke'e Peak one-wheel rider, hav
ing ascended the peak tn last on ona
wheel. He waa also an expert auto
performer, and in 1I)S performed tha
feat of leaping the gap at th Oaks.
Mr. and Mrs. Park followed this line
of work for years until tore years
ago. when they located In Portland.
Thev established a printing office,
which haa been In charge of Mrs. Park
since the time her husband went to
St. Loula to enter tha school.
It was Mr. Park's Intention to re
turn to Portland after taking a course
In th aviation line. However, sine
Mrs. Tark received th naa of her
husband's negotiation with Mr. Spar
ling sh haa leased their business and
II Join the aviator May . There la
some probability that Mrs, Park will
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and f.Ht In cash. American money.
MrKnwen. pleasant-faced. bright-
eyed and white-bearded, laughed aa
he took lesv of his young partner
and expreased the opinion that tha
Mexican boya would know how to treat
an old man.
About four weeks ago. McKowen
gained an Insight into the new Mexi
can way OX doing business A band of
Insurrectos under the leadership of a
whit man. swooped down upon hi
llule place. They took all he had
mules, money and provisions for a year.
They told him they would kill him If
they ever saw him In the country
again.
Pennlles and hungry. McKowen
started out on foot. In about two
weeks he reached El Paao and man
aged ta cross the line, his white beard
and ahouldera bent with age, hla only
passport. From El Paso he made his
way to Los Angeles, walking most of
the distance. He arrived with ?5
cents.
"Soma of the railroad men would
make algna at m to Jump their trains,
but. boy, I couldn't hop a box car
If It were atandlng at III let alon when
It s moving." he said laughingly.
Everybody waa kind to him along
the way. and at the Police Station, al
though It Is a rule to give no man a
bed who haa the price of a night's
lodging, tha rule waa forgotten after
th old man told hla story. He ex
plained that ho hoped to be sent to
tha County Poor Farm to pan hla
remaining days..
Yachting &eaon Looks Good.
Leaving that dismal storv of hsrd lurk
and man's Inhumanity to man. let's go
soma place where tha wind of heaven
can atrlka us yachting for choice. Tha
earner la grand, with a light off shore
braexe. whipping past Point Firman and
really there Is no excuse for staying
moping ashore. And then everybody a
fellow know la already out there or
getting ready to go. so come along.
me couth coast and Sunset Yacht
clubs, together with tha San Diego and
oanta Ha mar a organisations of motor
boat and yachting enthusiasts, arc plan
nine one of th greatest seasons In
tha history of tha Southern California
yachting. With tha Intenae rivalry now
existing between the two local clubs th
intercl ub races will contain an added seat
and the regattas of the two clubs will be
elaborately planned In order to outpace
the rival organixatton. Th race between
the Nixie and Winsome is still a pos
sibility, although neither Hays nor Ed
aards will admit that they ar getting
ready for auch an affair.
Tha Edward craft and the Hays boat
are both fast ones and will probably be
contendere in tha next race to Honolulu.
Th Sunset boat Is csnvased about right
for these waters, while the N'lxle Is more
adapted to tha Jockeying through the
tradea found on the way to Hawaii. A
raca to 8an Franclaco. It Is generally be
lieved, would give the South Coast boat
tha victory, while a abort contest would
undoubtedly result In the apposite.
The South Coast Yacht Club will hold
Ita first series of races on May 21. The
3d
1 hP-zsrsr
w . . w
accompany her husband on his flights.
'1 am overjoyed at Mr. Park's suc
cess. said Mrs. Park. "My husband
and I have been very much Interested
In aviation, but I did not expect that
b would make such rapid atrldes In
that line. I am very anxious to fly
and am anticipating the tlm when I
can Join him In his flights."
Mr. Park has made several flights at
Washington lark. St. Louis, one of
which la pictured In the Aero for May.
accompanied by an article commending
his skill and aptness
w
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will b a raca. In which all tha boats
entered, from the breakwater to Vincent
point- A motor boat rac around Oata
lifia will probably be the feature of th
morning's programm.
Whole Fleet Joins Excursion.
Th annual cruise to Avslon will be
held this year May 27 to SO. Nearly the
entire South Coast fleet will join In the
excursion and a general jollification will
be held with the Hotel Metropolis aa
headquarters. Th cruise will end on
the evening of Decoration day with a
dance at th hotel.
Th establishment of th Los Angeles
Motor Boat club's nw houseboat off
the Kerckoff-Cusner wharf has made it
plain that tha motor boat baa come into
these waters to stay.
Within tha last few months this club
haa coma Into existence, and within that
time It haa mad rapid strides.
Tha new house Is temporary, but at
th same tlm It Is a oomplete argument
of the possibilities of the club.
At the meeting of the Los Angeles
Motor Boat Club In the offices of the
Commodore. E. J. Louis. In the L TV.
Hellman building, the other night, the
Motor Beat Club decided that as Indi
viduals they would do all in their pow
er to encourage and make interesting;
the June meet, but as a motor boat club
still young at th gam and to a larg
xtent composed of cruisers and not
racers, tbev would not officially enterf
That action clears the racing horixon
considerably, if yon own a sail or
motor boat and want to com into th
biggest regatta that haa aver been held
in these -waters, why enter your boat
in your own name. She will be aasignea
to her nroner class by a committee.
composed of members of all of the club
snd th handicap, tr mere la a nanui
can. will be annlled at scratch, so ther
will be none of th last boat winning
th race a week or two sfter th boats
have crossed the finish line, as tnera
was at the Eastern rac last year. Th
Sunset Yacht club will receive entries.
Tha worst of the newspaper gam is
that nobody , can keep out of trouni
long enough to let's man forget that
this weary old world Is not composed of
worry and disappointment.- There 1s
that Timers Girl." There . was no
earthly reason why sh should not have
been good and minded her ps and q.
especially cues, since sh Is to go on
th stage. But her life story by the
way her real r.ame Is Mabel T. Johnson
came out the other day in court,
where ah appeared to answer a charge
of having stolen about $500 worth of
baby clothes from hr employer.
Lawyer Tells Glrl't Story.
Earl Rogers, her attorney, told the
court his client's story, he said:
"Reared In the mountains of Ken
tucky, sh was the heroine of a feud
which still exists. A typical mountain
girl, her mind was tilled with the ro
mantic ldas which her surroundings
created. When less than 17 years of
age she fell In love with a man named
Raueh. a member of another mountain
family: Her parents objected to her
marrying him snd refused to sllow her
even to see him. Th result was nat
ural. -The high-strung Southern girl de
cided to have her own way. One night
she and Rauch disappeared. Immedi
ately the members of her family as
sembled and war was declared on the
Rauch family, while certain of the girl's
relatives started on the trail'of the fu
gitives. "In the fights that followed Mrs.
Johnson's father killed one man. but
despite all the effort of her friends
and relatives, tha girl eluded pursuit
and escaped.
"Afterward she separated from Rauch
and met Johnson, the man she married.
She later left him. hut when she became
Involved In this trouble he hastened to
her side and is now standing with her.
"In addition, kind-hearted people
have come forward and agreed to act
as parents and guardians for this girl:
Mr. and Mra. M. A. Powell, of 1192 East
Vernon avenue are here In court and are
ready to welcome the girl to their
home."
Mrs. Powell then took the stand and
Informed Judge McCormlck that she
was willing to act as special probation
ary officer for the girl, and would look
out for her In the future.
In view of her promises. Judge 5tc
Cormlck agreed to release the girl, but
Instructed her that she must remain
within the county during; th entire
three years.
PORTLAND DRESSES WELL
KepreMMitafir of Big Company Vis.
, its Trade in Portland.
Representing a clothing company
with a capital of 120.000.000 Is the re
sponsibility that devolves upon Charles
Paul, of Los Angeles, who, with Mrs.
Paul, is at the Portland, and is her to
visit the trade. Mr. Paul is well ac
quainted on th Coast, having made the
trip often snd having called on all the
leading merchants. Tha company he
represents Is the largest concern of its
kind In the world. The fact that a
clothing concern has capitalized its
business at so great a figure and that
the capital Is backed by value is evi
dence to business men of the magnitude
of Its business.
The business of Hart. Scharner &
Marx has been operated as a firm since
18S7. when It succeeded Nthe firm of
Hart. Abt A Marx. The firm In 1909
moved Into its handsome 11-story build
ing at Monroe and Franklin streets, in
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul expressed great
pleasure at being In Portland, and are
delighted with the country.
"Somehow Portland has a wonderful .
charqt for me." said Mr. Paul. "It is a j
growing place. Portland Is one of the
most fashionable cities in the country,
so far as the dress of Its people Is con
cerned." Lorens Operation Is Success.
A Lorenx operation was performed at
the Good Samaritan Hospital Friday
by Dr. Otis Akin, osteopath, assisted
by Drs. H. F. Leonard and Harry
Bhoot. on Darrell Coffey. 0-year-old
son of O. M. Coffey, of Kalama, Wash.
Dr. Akin saya the operation was en
tirely successful and that when tha
boy's leg Is released from the cast
several scnonths hence he will be abls
to walk. Dr. Akin says Dr. Lorenz,
th discoverer of th system of reduc
ing congenital hip dislocation, rarely
ever took a case when the patient was
over five or six yeara of age.
Oldest Woman Gives Advice.
BROCKTON'. Mass., May 20. "A set
of rules for long life," compiled by Mrs.
Mary Scrlgglns. famed as the oldest
woman in Massachusetts, Includes the
following:
Do lets of hard work; IS hours a
day Is not too much.
Abstain from Idle gossip.
Never flirt, for It Is a useless wast
of energy.
Do not read novels.
Banish th vanity of dress.
Keep away from dances and shows.
Employes' Party Is Success.
The second social event of the mem
bers of th Co-operative Association
of th employes of the Meier Frank
stores, which took the form of a dance
and party, waa held in Chrlstensen'a
hsll Friday night. There were about
;oo couple on the floor. The affair
was a complete success, and this fact
has caused a general demand that so
cial gatherings be held oftener than
heretofore. Th members of th firm
wer present.
feature event of the day a programm
I
LIFE OF LANE'S FIRST SETTLER WAS
ONE -OF RESOURCE AND DECISION
Elijah Bristow, Father of 15 Children, Camo to County in J846, Took TTp Claim, Governed Growing Settlement,
Fought Hostile Indians, Founded First Christian Church, and Named Neighboring Localities.
BY ALFRED POWERS.
ELIJAH I
In Lane
th proj
LIJAH BRISTOW, th first settler
e County, was named after
prophet of Biblical history. It
sometimes happens that namesakes
eclipse those they ara named after.
George Washington thus embarrassed
King George. So also Elijah Brlatow
might compete for honors with hla
namesake. Ravens brought food to th
Biblical Elijah; Elijah Bristow drove
an ox team to Oregon City after his.
Tha Biblical Elijah had no children;
Elijah Bristow had 15. When captains
and aoldiers came out after the Bibli
cal Elijah, fire came down from heaven
and consumed them; when Indians came
after Elijah Bristow, he gave them fire
from another source. It Is true, the
Biblical Elijah beat him at aerial
flights; which was QX no particular ad
vantage, since nobody doubts that
Elijah Brlatow went to heaven also,
though in a less sensational manner.
Not that Elijah Bristow was Inca
pable of a little melodrama upon oc
casion. History relates that one June
morning in 1S4S. in company with Eu
gene Skinner. Felix Scott and William
Dodson, he cam up the west aid of the
Willamette, looking for a claim. They
crossed the Coast Fork and aacended
along the back of a low rolling ridge
between the two valleys. Presently,
they reached a knolL Elijah stopped
hla horse. He had seen hundreds of
knolls and hundreds of valleys, but no
valley or- knoll like this. Far off In
every direction were hills and moun
tains. Then he rose In' his stirrups and
exclaimed;
"This Is my Claim. It shall be called
Pleasant Hill. Here will I live, and
when I die. her I shall be burled." He
kept his word.
Cabin Is Erected.
Th four camped long enough to put
up a claim cabin, and then rode away.
In July. Elijah cam back, accompanied
by v illlara Dodson. It must be remem
bered that at this time he was 5S years
old and the father of 15 children. At
the time of life when most men are pre
paring to die, he was preparing to start
a county. He staked off 640 acres, and
William Dodson another 640 acres.
Dodson suspended Improvements on
his own claim to h'ilp Elijah build his
cabin and start hia crops. In 1S4S,
Elijah'a family a.-rived, and with them
several other families. In 1850, he do
nated land and helped build a school
house. In the same year, he superin
tended the organisation of the first
Christian Church In Oregon. There were
23 members and he was the first elder.
New immigrants arrived and settled
at Pleasant Hill, and Bristow was their
leader. When doubt and trouble arose,
they came to him. Still more immi
grants arrived, and the Indians began
to grow Jealous.
No real Indian wars occurred in this
vicinity. Elijah, never let them get
beyond their Inclplency. A band of
Klamaths made their appearance on the
borders of the settlement. One -Indian
came to Elijah's place and made a few
threats. The pioneer took down his
long-barreled rifle and fired. The In
dian tumbled, but got away. A few
days later a friendly Molalla came to
th settlement and said the wounded
Klamath had died the following day.
Me took the same summary action In
regard to the "Klickitat War." In fact,
he started the '.'Klickitat War, fought
it and ended it. Five of this tribe came
one day and kifled one of his fattest
oxen. He and his son pursued the In
dians, but did not catch them. A few
weeks later another band of Klickt
tats came along. He caught one brave
and whipped him. The next day IS
mounted and painted Kllckitats sur
rounded his cabin and demanded satis
faction. Money would do. He parleyed
with them a little while, then suddenly
grabbed a handspike and aimed a blow
at the nearest.
The Indian dodged, but
CHINESE BOY AMBITIOUS
TO BECOME CARTOONIST
Paul Fung, Aged 13, Attends Couch School, Working to Support Himself.
He Has Exceptional Artistic Talent.
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'Although handicapped by poverty and
practically alon in this country, Paul
Funs;, a talented Chinese boy, who la a
pupil In the fifth grade of the Couch
school, hopes some day to become a
noted artist and cartoonist. Although
he Is only 13 years' old, and has never
received instruction along the line of
art, Paul exhibits a rare gift for draw
ing, painting and cartooning, and his
aptness has aroused the interest of the
teachers and principals of the achool.
Paul Fung was born In Seattle, and
when about five years old. accompa
nied his parents to China, where the
latter were missionaries. He remained
in China about five years, returning to
Portland about three years ago. Two
yeara ago the parenta returned to
China, leaving the two small boya here.
The father is at present pastor of a
Baptist church at Shanghai, while the
mother does missionary work. The
young; artist and his brother stay with
a. Chines family, at 43 North Third
street- '
Every evening" and on Saturdays Paul
works in the store of Herbert Low &
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the blow knocked his pony down. The
Kllckitats fled, and Elijah pursued with
threatening handspike. An Indian
stopped and raised his gun to Are. but
Just then Elijah's son appeared with a
gun, and he hastened on with the rest.
Localities Are Xanied.
During this time and subsequently,
he established the geographical names
of the locality. Nobody doubted that
he was the proper one to enjoy Adam's
ancient prerogative. Certainly he had
had considerable practice, having given
15 children two names apiece. Rattle
snake Creek is significant of the form
er habitancy of that kind of snake. The
early settlers used to kill them on Sun
day afternoons as a "pious pastime."
There are two or three stories as to
how he came to name Butte Disappoint
ment. One story say's that he and t
neighbor had an argument concerning
what side of the river it was on. Elijah
said it was on the Pleasant Hill side,
while Dodson was just as sure that it
was on the other side.. They would walk
Co., 1n order to help make a living for
himself and his brother.
In appearance, the boy Is attractive
and unusual He Is small of stature,
has a well-developed head and small
features. His hands are those of an
artist.
Though he draws cartoons by pref
erence, yet he Is adept at sketching, and
has also done some meritorious work in
watercolors. The lad has exceptional
creative talent, as well as Initiative.
In his imitation of the Mutt and Jeff
series, he weaves in much that is orig
inal. When there Is a visitor to his room in
.school, Paul will go to the blackboard
and draw anything which the teacher
suggests.. He loves bis work and takes
great pleasure in telling of the new
pieces he has started, always mention
ing the subject and the Ideas he is en
deavoring to carry out.
Asked if he desired to be an artist, he
promptly answered: "I want to be a
cartoonist." In answer to Inquiries, he
said: "No. I am not going to my pa
rents In China. I want to stay her
and work my way through schooland
take lessons in drawing."
At th recent art exhibit, practically
all of the work from the Couch school
was from the pen of Paul Fung.
How Paul is going to realize hla cov
eted desire and advance, in his work,
acquiring Instruction in art as well as
obtaining a good general education is a
hard problem. He is poor; therefore,
his struggle must needs be a hard one.
Probably the young Chinese lad will be
"discovered" by some philanthropic per
son, and given the means to realize his
ambition.
to It and see, certainly a very fair way
to settle the argument. It was on the
other side. Elijah was disappointed,
and so called It Butte Disappointment.
Mt. Pisgah he named, because he went
up there one day and fancied himself
Moses on ancient Pisgah; Scuffle Moun
tain, because they had a scuffle with
the Indians there; and Lost Creek, bo
cause some immigrants got lost there.
The slightest provocation produced a
name.
Bristow's weakness was guns. In
one of his pictures he is tosrged out in
his Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes, yet
he has a gun on his shoulder a sort of
Puritan-going-to-church pose, still
there were no Indians on his way to
church. His emotions never became
calloused to guns, and to the end a new-
gun set up a lot of sensations inside
of him like a boy's first 22. He was a
gunsmith. Certainly he could use them
as well as the next one and better, as
Is indicated by the following story
which he used to tell:
Marksmanship Is Accurate.
He served in the Creek Indian War
(though offered the command of a com
pany of volunteers) as a private under
Jackson. His "accurate marksmanship
attracted the notice of the General, who
often assigned him to special duties.
On day, being- ordered to shoot some
beeves, he took his rifle and started
toward the cattle pens, but a sentinel
refused to let him pass without tho
countersign. Going to Jackson's tent,"
he asked for this. But "Old Hickory"
was in a bad and picturesquely loqua
cious humor.
"Away with you: I didn't send you
out to get countersigns, but to kill
beeves."
The resourceful Elijah walked back
to the line of the sentinel's beat,
stopped, aimed the protracted barrel
of his rifle at the pens on a hill be
yond, and, to the sentinel's amazement,
began to shoot down the cattle. This
soon secured a satisfactory countersign.
He died September 19. 1S72, at the
age of 84. He was buried In the Pleas
ant Hill Cemetery. His grave Is near
the gate and passersby may read all
that Is written on his tombstone:
E. Bristow.
Born April 28, 1788. Died Sept 19. 1872.
A pioneer.
The first settler in Lane County. 1S4G.
A man's life is his monument.
His deeds are the inscription.
As his personality loomed large In
life, so does it in death: and it is wit
wholly a sentimental thought that the
other graves seem to derive compan
ionship from his presence there.
CADETS WILL GIVE HOP
Hill Military, Academy Seniors to
Entertain Friday.
The annual officers' hop and senior
promenade of the cadets of the Hill
Military Academy will be given at the
Academy Armory, Friday night. The
patronesses will be Mrs. K. J. Chip
man, Mrs. A. RHill, Mrs. J. W. Hill,
Mrs. J. E- Laldlaw. Mrs. McDonough.
Mrs. S. B. Pague. Mrs. A. C. Panton,
Mrs. G. F. Sanburn. Mrs. W. C. Slattery
and Mrs. Winningstad.
Tha following are the members 01 tne
senior class: Cadets R. E. Wiley. I. M.
Lupton, M. S. Thompson. A. C. Murray,
R. E. Gorman. L. V. Hatbrook, G. M.
Perham and W. C. Munly.
The officers of the Cadet Corps are:
Cadet Major R. E. Wiley. Cadet Cap
tains W. K. Phillips, R. E- Gorman, D.
M. Clark and J. F. Hutton, and Cadet
Lieutenants L. H. Brown, W. St. Mar
tin, A. C. Murray, V. Brown, Jr., D. M.
Pague and A. H. Bell.
The second public exhibition drill was
given by the Academy cadets Friday
night, and proved fully as successful
as the one held a few weeks ago. A
large number of the parents and
friends of the cadets were In attend
ance and applauded the well executed
evolutions of the gray-clad battalions.
The individual competitive drill for
members of A and B companies for a
bronze medal was closely contested and
finally won by Cadet Corporal Aldrach
Robinson, A Company, of New York
City This competition was followed
by a similar drill for cadets of C Com
pany, which was won by Cadet Cor
poral Paul Jones of Portland. On the
conclusion of the military programme
the cadets entertained their guests with
sn Informal hop. t
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