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THE OREGON, SUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, " FEBRUARY 28." 1915. 8 Jokn Minto, Many-SicUci Man Late Pioneers Life Reviewed The late John Minjto, from a photograph taken In the later years of his life. I IN r V 1 J "4 l! jjL By C. E. Hoge. Born to the miner's estate, deprived f the childhood learning tliiil was his iue by the penury that forced him into the collieries of Newoast le-on-Tyne, John Minto rose from his humble sta tion to become a man of lnflwence,ot icience, of letters. His death at Salem tas week revives many memories of the old Oregon, of the lonn trail, the turbulent redskin and the primeval wilderness. "When one says that John Minto was 9ne of the strongest characters of Ore gon history, it implies no reflection upon other stronjf characters of his time; It merely asserts anew that de termination to win breaks down nat ural barriers to advancement. It was elzure of opportunity that made John Minto, that transformed him from a prlrny toiler underground to a ruler overground. And this is not all to his credit, at that, because his father was virtually expatriated from England for a principle -the principle of mercy to ward little children. "Children must not work more than 12 hours a aav," ho had asserted, and because mineowners jould use children in their dark tun nels they put this impertinent fellow on the blacklist. That is why the family cams to America In 1840, and America's vast ness and freedom convinced the son that better things than pick-swinging fcwalted bis hand. "When I came to breathe the free air of the United States," he was fond of telling- his friends In the evening of his life, "I began to imbibe the idea that I Good-bye Dyspepsia No More Gurgly Brash. "Lump of , Lead," Bad Digestion, Heartburn or Stomach Troubles. Quick Belief. Costa KotMnf to Try. 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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for ale at alt druggists at 60c a box. Send coupon below today and we will at once send you by mail a sample free. FREE TRIAL COUPON r. A. Stuart Co.. 201 Stuart Bid sr., SCsXsIiaXL. Mich., send me at once by return mail, a free trial package of Btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Street - Citv - '. . ... .State. never would follow the pursuits of the coal miner." Starts Westward in 1843. Hut he did follow those pu-suits. though for barely more than two years. In tale lH4:s, at the aj?e of 21, he for sook his father, who was still toiling in the Pennsylvania mines, and pet his fare westward, with Iowa as his goal Iowa then represented the farthest frontier the average resident of the At lantic etates could conceive. By river he reached St. IjOuis, where he began to hear of lands beyond even Iowa. To Oregon, then! He followed the Missouri to St. Jo seph, until then only vaguely aware of the perils that were in store. It was at the trading settlement that he fell in with the Gilliam company, and con tracted with It. V. Morrison to drive the advance teams in an overland cara van. The story of this trip is the story of hundreds of other trips across the plains and over the Rockies. The same hardships befell him, the same thirst and fear and weary, tedious weeks of plodding. But when it was over and Minto found himself at the Oregon City settlement, it was nearly a month ahead of the train. When he haj light ened his load, he went back over the trail and helped his companions into the promised land. It was on October 1&, 1844, that he found himself at th end of his journey and afterward ac companied the party to Astoria, iMr. Minto, though deprived of school advantage, never let this handicap de ter him from endeavor. The flrst money he had to spare when he reached Pittsburg and found a job was spent for books on the western frontier, as it was then known. Possibly it was the adventures of Braddock, Washington, Boone, Brady, Putnam and Crockett that gave him the Inspiration to seek out like adventures. At any rate, the uncertainties of life in the coal fields did not please him. In a memoir he wrote many years ago he says: "I lit tle dreamed I weuld hunt the wild wolf to his den, dig to him and shoot him in it; climb a fir tree, find a lynx in it and shoot him: hunt the panther to his lair on a few inches of fresh fallen snow, as he passed around a doorless cabin without waking me." Work had become futile at the Pitts burg mine. Immigrants of English and Welsh miners had glutted the labor market. Failure of a freshet to swell the rivers prevented the barging down to market of the season's mining of coal, and so there were many mouths to feed, a- vast supply of unsold coal and no money. At a public meeting of miners, Mr. Minto advised them to seek new districts or new occupations, and he was one of the first to follow his owni-adylce. Efficiency Early Established. When he reached Oregon, he evered for a time his association with the Morrison party to cearch for work. The work he obtained was the work that had to precede any development what ever of the resources of the state clearing land, the hardest of common labor, digging, anything and every thing that met his hand. This took him over the whole jiorthwest. and especially around Astoria and Oregon City. Friends or his later life charac terize his efforts at this time as evi dence of his thorough dependability and efficiency. Later, when he began to employ men, he showed the same traits of speed, thoroughness nnd dis patch on whatever task was to I e done. Of those persons now living, among those who knew him best, are George H. Himes. of the Oregon Historical society, and John Gill, of Portland.. Mr. Himes first met him on the fair grounds at Salem September 24. 1864. Mr. Gill met him first about 10 years ago, though he had known of him be fore for 20 years. Because of his at tainments and influence, Mr. Gill says he had never thought before that the man could find anything in common with him. So intimate became their association during the last decade, however, that Mr. Minto entrusted to Mr. Gill all his papers and documents bearing on his factorship in the history of Oregon, and Mr. Gill is preparing to cull from them material for a biography to be given to posterity. "I have now probably 60 pounds of letters, papers, clippings and notes of various kinds," said Mr. Gill. "Once, while both of us were at the beach, and Mr. Minto was telling me some of the events of the early days, I asked him why he had not compiled them all into a history. 'You have no right to keep these facts from posterity,' I told him. And so a bargain was struck. I was to prepare the biography from hi notes. It ig a mammoth task, for Mr Mintcrts part in the development of Orel gon was so great and appears In such various ways."' Probably tbe first property Mr. Min to acquired in Oregon was the old Mis sion bottom claim, north of Salem where the Methodists established thel mission in 1834. That was after many years of hard work in the woods saw mills and along the rivers. In 1845, the year aXter his arrival In Oregon, he en tered the employ of the first nawmlll concern established below the mouth of the Willamette. That was known as "Hunt's mill," a few miles west of As toria. George H. Himes has a record showing all the men who Joined that enterprise, among them being: Xinlan Everman, William Malse, Henry. H. Hunt, Talmadge B. Wood, William Mc DanieU Samuel W. Gardner, William H. Rees, David Crawford, Joseph Watt, Francis Krmatingen Simon Plomondon, Albert U. Wilson and George Washing ton. All became prominent in the de velopment of the northwest. : Washing ton was a colored man. for whom a special act of the legislature was passed, to allow him to hold property. He aft erward became the founder of Centra lis, Wash. Ruins of that old mill were discov ered by Mr. Gill and Mr. Minto a few years ago, when they stood on a bridge across a small stream between Astoria and Gearhart. "There was once an old mill here!" suddenly exclaimed Mr. Minto, scan ning the banks of this stream. Together they left the bridge and walked along tho banks, at lengtn com ing to some half-burled timbers Old residents of the. locality had no ex planation of the presence of these tim bers:, and Mr. Minto -found other evi dence that the relics really were of that ancient mill- Interested In State's Development. Mr. Minto's chief life interest was In agriculture and the development of the state. Hebeiame a practical farmer. at tne same ticie appreciating that there is a sciencs in agriculture. He il was who first conceived -the idea of budding fruit trees to hasten their pro ductivity. Taking the scions brought in by Llewellyn and Dr. John Mc Iurlilin, who was his warm friend, ho grafted them upon the wild crabapple tries, and soon had fruit long before those who attempted to raise trees from seeds. But it was in sheep that Minto won his greatest reputation. Hia importations of Merino sheep were the first attempted in Oregon, and the re sult is that his sheep became the pa rent stock for most of the sheep now on the ranges of the state. His interest in agriculture showed It self prominently at the state fair. H seldom missed attending this annual display, and he confided to Mr. Gill only a few days before his death that he had contributed $1000 to the state fair fund last year. Learning Appealed to Kim. Soon atfer Mr. Minto came V Ore gon, there was formed at Oregon City the first literary society of the Pacific northwest. This was styled the "Pio neer Lyceum and Literary Club." Or ganized In the winter of 1844-6, it played a considerable part in the cul tural life of that early day. Among Its 38 members were: J. W. Nesmith, grandfather of Representative-elect McArthur; F. W. Pettygrove and A. L. Lovejoy, founders of Portland; Jesse Applegate, who became one of the ablest letterwriters of the west; Daniel Waldo, first settler in Marion county, whose name is rerpetuated in Waldo Hills; Medorem Crawford, a leading citizen, whose first-born son retired as a , brigadier-general of the United States army; Henry A. G. Lee, hero of the Cayuse war of 1847-8; John P. Brooks, who taught the first school in Clackamas county. Mr. Minto also served in the Cayuse war with distinc tion. Mr. Minto was one of the founders of the Oregon Pioneer association in 1873, and was its president for several terms. F. X. Matthleu was the first president, and after his death last year Mr. Minto was left as the oldest ex-president. Mr. Minto was enthusiastic in politics. A Republican in principle, and of rather stubborn opinions along this line, he was willing that others might have their opinions also. He served in the legislature for four terms, being elect ed first in 1862, after a notable cam paign. He was elected subsequently in 1868, 1880 and 1890. In 1892 he was commissioned by the secretary of agri culture to investigate and report on the sheep industry of the northwest, and this report is one of the valued recorda of the department at Washington. In 1895 he was appointed by Governor Lord as a member of the state board of horticulture, and for three and one half years he served as Its secretary. For two years he served as seoretary of the State Agricultural society, and was chosen to edit its official publica tion, "The Willamette Farmer." In 1873 Mr. Minto was commissioned by the Marion county commissioners to investigate reports that hunters had found a natural pass through the Cas cades into eastern Oregon, where the Santlam cuts through the range. After 12 days of investigation, he found the report true, and the old trail mentioned in Indian traditions was reopened. This break in the mountain barrier still bears the name of Minto Pass. That Minto was a many-sided man Is indicated by a hasty survey of his long and active life. Scholar, politician, farmer, roadbullder, fruit expert, lum berman, livestock enthusiast historian and poet. Though of Scotch-English birth his lifelong boast as tnat he was an American. "But he was not such an American as he thought he was," commented a friend yesterday. "His speech, his point of view, retained a touch of the Knglish, fight it as he would. Yet he was in all respects one of Oregon's best loved and most loyal citizens." The romance of Minto's life devel oped on the long Journey across the plains. In the party was Miss Martha Morrison, the demure daughter of his employer. Three years after crossing the plains in her company Minto mar ried her, and they lived together as happily as any story-book pair through out their long lives. Mrs. Minto's death occurred about a decade ago. A considerable family survives. One of the characteristics of the family 6ince the old days in Scotland has been that the oldest son is named John. This custom began with Mr. Minto's great-grandfather, named John, who named his first-born after him self, and the custom holds to the pres ent day. Saved From Gibbet But Shot Escaping Canadian Murderer Killed on Day Set for Sis Execution After Arrival of Commutation of Sentence. Ottawa, Ont.. Feb. 27. News of an unusual tragedy in northwest Canada has reached the dominion government. Romolo Caesarl, under sentence to be hanged at White Horse. Y. T..' for murder, attempted to escape and was shot by Constable Hayes of the north west mounted police, who was guard Jng him. Two bullets took effect and the man died. A few minutes before this occurred a telegram from the Canadian minister of Justice had reached White Horse di recting the authorities not to proceed with the execution, as the government had decided that Caesarl was insane and had commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. .The sheriff wag on the way i to convey the news when Caesarl made his fatal dash for liberty. Old Scenes to Be Reproduced : e . f. : . se .. at - . t e . - , Gelilo Canal Dedication Event Tom Beall of Lewiston Idaho, pioneer river man f o -I ''''" 111 - ,'''., ,,'- x 1 1 n A - 'Wi'' V , ll r t A 'v 1 &t382t III S&'V'& &WWt k l i , - nil ' 1 ' y rx-.'S is. 'Ill P -xv. - WIaX III - i-Xfth" ill In '.hIl & wtM'f' 1 1 LJtr ,v . - - ' - The week long Celilo canal celebra tion In May will Include reproduction of nearly a score of the historic fea tures that gave the Columbia valley its. fame. The fleet of steamboats that will travel from Lewiston on the Snake to the Celilo canal in time to arrive for the chief program events. May 5, will probably encounter at one of the cit ies en route the Lewis and Clark ex pedition, as realistic in exterior ap pearance as when the white men made their long Journey across the moun tainous wilderness under the leadership of the Indian squaw, Sakajawea. An ancient engine will haul an ante dated car over the historic strap-iron railroad built by Dr. D. S. Baker at Walla Walla, as a preliminary to the Walla Walla-Pasco allegorical cere monial entitled the "Wedding of the Columbia and Snake Rivers." Most of the pioneers whose work made the early history of the Colum bia basin and whose names have been given to landmarks, have passed on and their memories are cherished and honored. One man, however, who participated In the "first event" still lives. He Is Tom Beall who, more than half a cen tury ago, landed the first batteau at Lewiston. Beall has been more enduring than his boat. It went to pieces and de cayed long ago. He is still hale and, with his long beard, looks like one of the patriarchs. Batteaux are not dif ficult to rebuild. Tom Beall will be presented with a craft so like his ancient one that he will scarcely be able to tell the difference. During the festivities at Lewiston, the 3d of May, he will again pole his way along the Snake and again . he will land at Lewiston, except that' this time he will be welcomed by the enthusiastic crowd of a thriving city where before was only silence and vacancy. The steamboat fleet of the Celilo canal celebration will be notable. His toric river craft, still staunch and good for service, are being arranged lor by Walace K. Struble, secretary of the celebration committee. Un doubtedly the "J. N. Teal." flagship of the Open River line, will be flag ship of the fleet and will lead the way as the first vessel formally to pass through the Celilo canal. Mr. Stru ble says that a vessel will come to join tlie fleet from each of the rivers that flows into the Snake near Lewis ton the Clearwater, the Snake, the Salmon, the Grand Ronde. Recently returned from a visit to the upper river, Mr. Struble says that all the communities are enthusiastically preparing for the celebration of the Celilo canal opening. They have keen appreciation of the importance of the event. They look forward to the com mercial benefits and the development that should result from extending un interrupted water navigation from the sea to Lewiston on the S'hake and Priest Rapjds on the Columbia. Each community is preparing Its own pro gram, as a unit in the general celebra tion plan. As the .fleet of vessels sails down river it will stop at each of the points where program features are to be given. Each will furnish its delegation as the fleet proceeds downstream, passing through the Cel ilo canal and thence down river to As toria. Official opening of the Willamette river locks at Oregon City, to free navigation may occur during the week. May 3-8, and thus take place as one of the units in the celebration in con nection with the opening of the Celilo celebration. , Highway Celebrations Simultaneous. Arrangements have been made with Samuel Hill, president of the Pa cific Highway association and Julius L. Meier, president of the Columbia Highway association to Include formal recognition of the importance of the Pacific and Columbia highways in connection with the celebration pro gram at Celilo. May 5. Two features will be automobile rides from Mary hlU on the Washington side to Golden dale, and from Biggs on the Oregon side to Wasco. Emphasis will be placed on 'the Important relation between river and roads in a general transpor tation plan. - Official participation in the celebra tion by the" states of Oregon, Washing ton. Idaho and Montana has been as sured through resolutions passed by the legislatures of the respective states. Similar resolutions are be ing considered by the legislatures of Wyoming, Nevada and Utah. Lieutenant Governor T. W. Patter son, of British Columbia, has been formally invited to participate, the ex pectation being that In the near fu- conomlcal outlet down the Columbia river. : . .. : The Portland Motor Boat club, at Us meeting this week, will consider the proposal of official participation. Most of the city's business organi zations have already voted to co operate in the celebration plan. No city of the Columbia basin Is making more extensive plans for the celebration than Lewiston, Idaho. A committee of 100 business men has been appointed with K. A. Cox as chairman. The cadets of the Univer sity of Idaho have been Invited to hold their annual encampment at Lew iston the week of May 3. The Lewis ton program will be spectacular. An effort will be made to have a single cargo consisting of 1000 tons of freight delivered at Lewiston, the cargo to have come through the Pan ama canal and from the mouth of the Columbia river without transfer. The communities of the Palouse country in Washington and Central Idaho will Join with .Lewiston. Distinguished guests, including United States offi cials will assemble at Lewiston, May At Pasco a program 'feature may be a reproduction of the "Bridge of the Gods," as a one-night entertainment for the crowd of UDDer Columbia and It Yakima valley people who have not witnessed the spectacle. Injured Aviator Real War Hero Man Who Seemed Drunk Xs. in Tact, Victim of Accident, and Will IT ever Itecover Sis Health. By William G. Shepherd, United Press Staff Correspondent. London, Feb. 13. (By Mail to New York.) "I want that man moved from here. He is spoiling my dinner." . The waiter paid no attention to the demand. Its maker a pompous per son was referring to a man at a nearby table who seemed to be drunk. Finally, when the man who seemed in toxicated clumsily tipped over a glass of water, the pompou3 per-.on left. The man who "eemed drunk" could not control his hands. His fork could not find its way readily to his mouth. His head twitched and his face twitched. He coughed and his com plexion turned purple. The waiter followed me when I left, "I am sorry you were sitting, so close to that man," he said. "But If you knew him as I do, ou wouldn't care." Then I .heard the story. The man was one of England's best known avia tors. His work Is part of the history of the war. Three months ago, while flying near Dixmude, he was shot down. The Germans did not take him prisoner. Something had happened to his backbone and i:is brain was twisted. The .doctors patched him up. He came back to London, discharged from the war, because, like an old horse, his usefulness was over. The doctors say that he will never be any different. He likes to frequent the restaurants where he used to be so welcome when he was the pampered dandy of all Brit ish airmen. And the proprietor of the place where he was tonight declares that he will come there whenever and as often as he likes, even if It costs him his last customer. 'tin illllllllillli Gill's Sale of Lipman-Wolfe & Co.Y Book Stock Continues Interesting Just a Few of the Exceptional Offerings Listed Below The Concise Atlas and Gaz- Modern Dancing, by the Ver- etteer of the World. 25c non Castles. $1.25 edition, edition, cloth 10c for 49c The Book of Familiar Quo- Illustrated AVt Gift Books, tations. 25c edition, cloth. sold regularly up to $3. .50c for 10c Great English Poets, Mu- r.. , : , ... , cr, r, t sicians, etc., $1 50c .Dickens Works 50c romjlar Xhe Americans in Panama, edition, per volume . . .25c $l o0 edition. cloth 50c Art Books, masterpieces in My Ladies I'oint of View, a color. 60c editions 25c $2.50 record book 49c Cooper's Works, $3.00 edition. Mst fc the European Cone-volume set ..... . $1.50 ,v ctM25 Cfd r'n ' ' ?V -' C War Map of Europe, 25c edi- Shakespcare's Works, extra tion .10c large print, good notes. $15 Pictures of Polly, by Cotirt-cloth-bound set $7.50 ney, $1.00 edition 50c . ill's The J. K. Gill Co., Booksellers, Stationers and Complete Office Outfitters TO -THE WWIIY ture Canadian wheat will find Its most ment. Will Study Our Schools. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Feb. 27. One hundred women school teachers have seen selected to go to the United States to study educational methods In that country. The expenses of the teachers will be paid by the Carranza govern. Men and Women (Over Sixteen Years) of the State of Oregon: I will keep open all day Sunday, February 28, especially to administer to your dental needs. I have been prompted to do this owing to the many penniless people who have come to my offices suffering from lack of care of the teeth and not a cent to their names. Remember, Sunday Will Be a Day of FREE DENTAL WORK PAIEE SS PARKER hours jo to 4 SIXTH AND WASHINGTON Means savings of vast importance in Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum and Drapery and Upholstery Materials of unquestioned good quality. 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P J-eJU A $37.50 mahogany Dresser, Sheraton pattern, l?OQ CA now tPOetlU A $35 Chiffonier to match now.. : $22.50 A $45 Napoleon Bed in ma hogany, 3A size, QOa KH now only JUUU Three patterns in Cowan-made Colonial poster Beds of solid Cuban mahogany, all three quarter size, reg- CO 7 EA ular price $76.50 tlU $20 Velvet Rugs in the 9xl2-ft. size and in several excellent patterns, extra JM J. special wear value V-" 9 tl Closing out an opportune pur chase cf a traveling salesmen's samples of fine Wilton Rugs in sizes 72 inches by 27 inches; worth $7 each; one of the best values ever offered at the spe cialeach sample, of 2