TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND.
TY 23. 1920
Alaskans Deny Assertion
Brown Bear Is Harmless.
Graws of Bra si 'a Victims Shown to
Refute Statement of Jiaturallati
Orprrdatloni Hinder Llveatock
Jaduatry, Aaaertion.
BY THOMAS B. DRAYTON.
SEWARD, Alaska, May 22. (Spe
cial.) By singular coincidence,
the latest pudllcation by Dr. Will
iam T. Hornaday in proof of the
entire harmlessness of . the Alaalcan
brown bear was received in our un
preciative midst last week on the
dentical daythat Clarence Thompson,
an employee of the Falcon Mining
. company was .unexpectedly attacked
and done to death on Chickagoff
island by one of the beasts. By a
further singular coincidence the first
of Dr. Hornauay's writings asserting
the entire harmleseness of the brown
bear to come under the writer's ob
servation was on a day some years
ago when Jack Rowell and Kelly
Olson brought in the report of the
unprovoked and horriWc killing: of
King Thurman by a brown bear over
in the Chickaloon.
In the meantime many Alaskans
have been killed, and many maimed
and mutilated by brewn bears. For
years the people of Alaska frantically
have demanded that congress repeal
the law protecting the brown bear,
and every governor of the territory
has supplemented this petition in his
annual report. There are three main
reasons for the local antipathy to the
Brown bear. The first is that at pres
ent no man dares go unarmed beyond
the confines of the settlements, and
no man dies. And, it is an intoler
able nuisance to carry about a heavy
rifle, especially when one is also
loaded with an axe anr saw and other
needed tools. Moreover, it is unsafe
for even an experienced hunter to
venture out, even when equipped with
a heavy rifle.
Bear Kill ,'I'houi.h Shot.
Clarence Thompson was armed with
a 30-40, the late Mr. Roosevelt's
favorite lion gun, and big enough for
elephants, one would think. Thomp
son, just recently returned from two
years' service in France, was a cool
headed, experienced hunter and a
crack shot. Rounding the bend in a
trail he came face to face with a
brown bear feeding on the carcass of
a deer just killed. Instantly the bear
made for him. Thompson fired two
quick shots from the hip, both taking
effect: but the vitality of these bears
is eo tremendous that they have time
and again been known to run 100
yards or more and attack and. kill
their assailant after being shot clean
through the heart. The bears first
stroke tore Thompson's scalp com
pletely from his head; the second blow
fractured his skull. The bear then
mutilated him, in the process tearing
every shred of clothing from his body,
singularly the man never lost con
sciousness until just before his death
the following day, when he was found
by a searching party to whom - he
related the incidents.
Livestock la Menaced.
Aside from the danger of unex
pectedly stumbling upon these beasts
and being killed, they are a constant
menace to livestock, which is the
second reason of importance for their
unpopularity. In fact, it is risky to
the point of foolhardiness to attempt
to raise stock in a brown bear in
fested region, and most of Alaska
suitable for stock raising is so in
fested. The attempt of the United
estates government to plant the sheep
Industry on Kodiak island was frus
trated by these bears. Thirty head of
fine breeding animals had been
shipped in and placed in a strongly
fenced enclosure. Within a week the
fence was a wreck and all the sheep
but two had. been killed by brown
bears, and the two no; killed were
so badly mutilated that they had to
be shot. The third principal cause of
complaint comes from the miners.
Not a season passes but miners come
in with stories of the robbery of their
caches and the destruction of their
supplies by brown bears.
' The only question open on the sub
ject is whether the interests ,of the
people or the interests of the brown
bears shall be paramount. Dr-Horna-day
favors the brown bears, and to
dat has been able to iniuce congress
to continue their protection. Wealthv
sportsmen in the states second his ef-
lorts. These sportsmen regard the
brown bear as a quarry worthy of the
oiuuiffci ncart ana tne steadiest aim;
and nobody can deny the correctness
of their estimate. Moreover, nobody
any longer doubts that Dr. Hornaday
and his fellow sportsmen will be able
to continue the protection of the
brown bear for their amusement.
V lien a distinguished naturalist can
publish, and get away with it, that
ine orown Dear is a harmless animal
anu a valuable asset to Alaska, in the
race of graves of brown bear victim:
all over this territory, and the fur
thor indisputable fact that the brown
bear is worthless for food and fur.
there is little hope that congress will
heed the prayers of distant, strug
gling pioneers who have nothing to
show in proof but the graves of their
friends and nothing to lose but their
lives.
PAY CHECKS UNCLAIMED
List Published in Hope Some of
Men May Be Readied.
LEWISTON, Idaho. May 22. (Spe
cial.) The Commercial club has re
ceived from Burton L. French, repre
sentative in congress, a list of serv
ice men from this section who have
not yet obtained their pay ihecks or
discharge papers. These have been
sent to the addresses given by the
men, but have been returned by the
posloffice department as unclaimed.
The club is asked to publish the list
in the hope of reaching some of the
men.
They are the following: John Bagby.
Kdwin Benson, Ocortc I,. , Birch.
Charles Baum. Albert L Carlson. Le
JJoy Clifford. George Coburn. David
Oibbs Devine. Martin Knzargaret,
"William K. Evans. Sidney Gore. John
IT. Howard. Charles P. Hughes, Ura
Kirtley. Walter Lei-Tarts. LpRoy Mc
cracken. Ira K. Mowery, Martin G.
Mustoe, Gales T. Nelson, James B.
I'earee. Edward K. Roulton. Charles
terrier. Leo H. Simmons. William C.
Smith. Thomas Smith. Nels G. Strom.
Dwight C. Thomas, Charles W.
Thompson, Fred H. Vogt, Calvin G.
Wagoner. John AVheaton. Ed Wilson,
Kverett Wilson. Robert L. McCardle,
Harmon P. Wright.
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"MILLIONAIRES FOR A DAY"
THINK HIGH LIFE ALL BUNC
Chicago Newies Do New York in Style tut Are Glad to Start Back for
the Loop and a Beef Stew.
WIFE DECEIVES HUSBAND
Twin Sister Takes Place or Bride
of California Doughboy.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 His
English bride. 18 years old, toid him
the was not his wife at all but was
the twin sister of the woman he had
married while with the American ex
peditionary forces abroad, Arthur J.
li.l!er set forth in a suit for divorce
filed here.
Kller's complaint stated that he
married Nellie Lenehan, a hospital
worker whom he met in Fiance, in
Liverpool, April 10. 1919. He returned
to the United States with his con
tingent and his supposed bride fol
lowed. Soon after joining him here
Fhe told him her twiisister was his
real wife, according to the complaint,
a,nd left with another man for Ktw
Orleana.
KANSAS CITY. The millionaire
business has gone flooey. Thers
is nothing to It. Absolutely.
Here's the real dope about it by a
couple of guys who know all there is
to know on the subject
"There's a lot o" bunc about this
here millionaire stuff. Millionaires
don't live the life o' Riley. There
ain't uothin' to it a-tall. No brains,
no brains. All these birds do is to
show off their soup an' nuts frocks
an pose like movie guya. No brains
in that." Thus spake one Maurice
Berkson after 24 hours of millionaire
stuff. And that after life had done
its best for him and his pal. Max
fewiren.
In real life the two are newsies in
Chicago. Maurice is 17. his companion
two years younger. They belong to
the Boys' Brotherhood Republic of
Chicago. Even more than that Mau
rice bears the title of state senator.
and Max that of prosecuting attor
ney in the brotherhood. Their chanca
to see how the upper half lives came
when they were sent east on a mis
sion of education for their organi
zation. Marshall Field III and other
grownups in Chicago interested in
the republic financed the trip of
Berkson and Swiren.
The two arrived in New Tork and
engaged a cubbyhole in Henry street.
where they lived a week. Returning
one day from a lecture they had given
at the Ie Witt Clinton high school.
the dinginess of their domicils palled
on them.
Aallorf Provra Attractive.
"Shucks, what's f use. Max, us livin
likes this? Let's see how the mil
lionaires do it," exclaimed Maurice.
"You're on." returned the younger
lecturer. 'We've got 300 iron men
saved up between us, w'y not blow
ourselves at the Waldorf? They tell
me that's the swell joint in this
bur?."
That is jut what the two newsies
did. When they walked up to the
desk in that hostelry and the clerk
learned their identity and the reasop
for their presence in New York-they I
were given the ".swellest" su'te in the
hotel and urged to sign their names
to the menu and consider themselves
guests of the house. They accepted
and went in for things on a big
scale. It was late in the afternoon
when they were established in their
room. .The evening was close at
hand, so they dined at Delmonico's.
This was not according to schedule.
for a press agent had taken the boys
under his wing and fixed it so every-
thing'was free.
-What's the use of bein' a million
aire if you can't spend the jack?" ob
jected Max when ho was alone with
Maurice. In telling about it later to
the reporters Max said: "We told the
press agent we'd go where he told us,
but we didn't- He had it fixed so's
we couldn't spend our roll. - So we
dropped into Delmonico s for dinner
at 7:45. They didn't want to let us
In at first. We told them we had
the Jack to pay. so the head waiter
laughed and we took off our jackets
and caps and walked in with our
sweaters on. Everybody Kept lookm
at us an' thinkin' we was nuts of
some kind."
Breakfaat Takem in Bed.
After dinner they journeyed to the
Hudson theater, where they had the
unique experience of quarreling with
a box office man because he would
not take their money. After the
nhnw ttnev- visited a cabaret and
then took a taxicab arounb town for
several hours.
"We didn't get to bed till 3 o'clock
this morning," said Maurice jwhen the
reporters routed -the two out the fol
lowing day. "We wanted to sleep
and have breakfast in bed, but you
guys have woke us up." But they
had breakfast in bed, nevertheless,
and then after scing another flock
of reporters they took a tail down
to the postoffice to get a postal card
from Maurice's sister. "It cost us
$2. SO to get to the postoffice," he
said, "and another taxi man comin"
back wouldn't take us unless we paid
In advance. We gave .him a 5 bill
and told htm to keep the change. 1.
cost us $7.50 to get that postal card."
They had trouble in getting into
the elevator in the Waldorf when
they returned to the hotel. A new I
starter was on and be afronted the
"senator" - and the "prosecuting at
torney" by telling them to deliver the
goods around the corner.
We slipped that bird a dollar,
said Max. "and took the elevator." I
Later the two were found sitting
in the tearoom of the Waldorf, dressea
in their purple and white sweaters
and perfectly oblivious to the beauty
and fashion and money about tnem.
They had finished tiro large dishes
of sliced bananas and cream and were
valiantly striving to wear down the
facade of two giant wedges of straw
berry sshortcake."
How do we like it by this timer-
echoed Maurice when questioned.
Tell him. Max."
"The millionaires can have all of
this stuff they want, said Max.
We've had one day of it and we re
right here to say. 'Never again.' "
Both Kewales Satisfied.
A waiter sauntered up and pre
sented to the "senator" a bill for $11.
It was the score for lobster and
water cresa and sweet rolls and
bananas and cream and strawberry
shortcake. .There were other items
on the bill.' The "senator" gravely
scanned the check and said he be
lieved the waiter had forgotten the
asparagus tips.
The waiter got a dollar tip.
A page encountered Max and Mau
rice on their way out of the tea room
and said a man had phoned to them,
but had left no name. They thanked
the page and bestowed 5f) cents upon.
him.
'I wouldn't live these 24 hours over
again for nuthin' in the world," eaid
Maurice when the end of their mil
lionaire day was in sight. Max felt
the same way about it. They said
they wanted to get back to Chi
and climb on a stool at the Greasy
gpoon and get a beef stew. Neithex
newsie knew just how much of their
original roll was left; they hadn't
counted it, but thought they might
have $?0 remaining. "What's left is
sola- to the " -
of it went in tips," Max explained.
"We never gave a bellhop less than
four-bite."
At 4:30 their 24 hours as "mil
lionaires" ended. They asked their
way to the Liberty street ferry and
a taxi was suggested.
"Where do you get that stuff
taxi?" demanded Max. "We ain't
millionaires no more. It's street cars
for us from now on." Outside the
Waldorf they stopped and Max
dropped hie suitcase.
"I knew there was somethin" we
forgot," he said.
"What?" said' Maurice.
"We never had our nails mani
cured." "Well." said Maurice, "that's some
thing to be proud of. Come on. Here i
comes our car. And- the two mil
lionaires departed, leaving the metro
polis flat on its back.
JASON LEE IS HONORED
, (Continued From Page 2 )
salvation in the ears of these red
men. . I trust I shall see many of them
rejoicing in hope of the glory of
God. Lord, hasten the hour, and thou
Shalt have all the glory!"
Kreauently he is like one of the
mountains through which they passed.
a tall peak in a vast range of moral
and spiritual elevation. One year
after his departure from home, to
embark on his long and perilous jour
ney. Jason Lee saw a vision pass be
fore his eyes. Five brothers stood
before him, four sisters, their hus
bands and their wives, his nephews,
nieces, friends and companions of his
youth, never expecting to see his face
again. He saw eyes filled with tears.
and faces flushed with anguish, but
he turned his back upon the group
and hurried away, and he asked, "For
what?" Then he adds:
"For riches? Honor? Power? Fame?
O, thou searcher of hearts. thou
knowest! O, how long to erect the
standard of my Master in these re
gions, which Satan has so long
claimed for his own!"
It was the call of duty, which for
him was the call of God, and it must
not be denied.
Later, Jason Lee stood - forth like
the hill of the Lord, a brave disciple
of duty, and his, gifted wife showed
that courage and truth were the pil
lars of her being. Speaking of the
feelings of that hour. Jason - Lee
.'Lo: rue blaster cauea, ana duty
required me to leave home and wife
and friends, and retrace my steps
to the land of civilization." Driven
by duty he became, once more, a pil
grim of the long trail, and, just be
fore his departure, his wife put 'into'
his hand the following words:
Must my dear companion leave me, ' '
Sad and lonely here to dwell?
If 'tis duty thus that calls tbee.
hall I keep thee? No: farewell!
Go. then. loved one, God go with the
To protect and save from harm:
. Though thou dost remove far from me
Thcu art safe within his arm.
The forest, which Jason Lee knew
so well, standing forth in the twi
light, with bowed heads and branches
crossed, and the wind sighing among
the trees, was more than once a fit
symbol of his soul. In fact, a wound
ed human spirit turns on its bed of
pain. Sorrow smote him blow on
blow: but when he looked death ward,
he looked over death and upward.
In one shining momeitt he wrote:
1 sometimes contemplate myself
occupying an enviable position; the
spirits of two beloved companions
awaiting my arrival, ready to wel
come me to that bright abode, where
those hearts which always beat in
unison, and those hands which never
touch a discordant string on earth,
will unite and engage with celestial
ecstacy in the glorious employments
of those around the throne."
Career Haa Vartea Aapaeta.
In his career in Oregon Jason Lee
appears in a variety of aspects. He
is teamster, farmer, carpenter, tailor.
cook, as well as minister of the gos
pel. For they had to produce their
own food, build their own house, make
and mend their own clothes. It brings
to mind the -fine saying of Carlyle,
-Buonmer in this world know I noth
ing than a peasant saint. . . . Such
a one will take thee back to Nazareth
itself."
It is the fate, of genius to be mis
understood. Stoning the prophets is
one of the pastimes of the world.
What else are they for? To this rule
Jason Lee was no exception. Some
charged him with seeking to acquire
property, and thus secularizing the
mission; and some charged him with
dabbling In current politics. One, bow
ever, indicated his far-sighted seal
for the kingdom of God. and the
other his vital patriotism.
Jason Lee was a man of clear
vision. He had no illusions about the
red man, or his right to possess a
country which he did not know how
to use. Hesaw the full significance
of the westward march of civilization,
which had been likened to a deluge of
men rising unabatedly, and dally
driven onward by the hand of God.
By faith he saw a tide of men pour
ing over the mountains and rushing
down into the valleys of the west, and
his plans were made accordingly. His
supreme objective was a social order
controlled and directed by the United
States. He did not live to see this
objective fully won; but he initiated
the movement among the pioneers.
and he was its central figure.
In his official relation Jason Lee
moved In a large orbit. His plans were
those of a forward-looking man. He
planned mission stations at Salera.
Oregon City, Astoria. The Dalles, Pu
get sound, and southern Oregon, part
of which he successfully planted. Ag
riculture was developed, manual train
ing of Indian youth was encouraged,
attle were imported from California.
a arove ox uu hi one iimo, 111 urucr iw ,
overcome the monopoly of the Hud-
son's Bay company, and he stood in
the forefront of every movement for
social and civil betterment. And, when
the transition period arrived, he seized
the opportunity by organising a
church in Salem, first on the Pacific
coast, and by establishing a school,
which grew into Willamette univer
sity. Emerson called institutions the
lengthening shadows of great men.
And. if such they are, it must be said
the shadow of Jaeon Lee is forever
lengthening in all the territory of old
Oregon.
On the western slope of the Rocky
mountains Cyrus Shepard wrote in his
diary: "We have passed the divide
between the waters of the Atlantic
and those of the Pacific." At this point
their feet rested on the headwaters
of a river which flowed on and on.
its size and volume increased by trib
utary streams, and which found Hs
home at last in the Pacific ocean.
Siich, Indeed, was the mission part
itself. It waa the beginning of a na
tional stream, which flowed onward,
with ever-increasing volume and
force, overcoming every obstruction,
and In a few years the flag of the
republic was securely planted on the
shores of the western sea.
enough in his head to fill a thimble."
"Oh, well. I dare say your mother
said the same thing about me when
came couiing you!" replied the girTs
father, indulgently.
But he suddenly lost bis complacent
smile when his wife retorted:
"She certainly did, and I was just
as big a fool as Mildred is now.
wouldn't listen to the advice of raj
elders."
VTIte Recalls Mother's Advira.
"I can't imagine what Mildred sees
Ifi thMt Smith bov." remarked Mi 1-
fdred's mother. "He hasn't tot brains
EGGS BY STOVE HATCH
Woman Plans to Keep Food Until
Price Rises. .
RIO VISTA, Cal.. May 22 A woman
living near here recently set a box of
eggs in a corner of her room, beneath
which was a water pipe constantly
warmed by a fire in the qookstove. -
She planned to keep the eggs until
the price would go up. Instead she
beard the chirping of chicks, , and on
investigation, found that 42 of 48 eggs
had hatched.
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