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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY- MORNING, JUNE 1. 1319. V HALE SURVIVOR OF INDIAN MASSACRE RECALLS HISTORY When 10 Years of Age She Was Spared and Held lor Ransom, '.i Although Many Others Killed. EARLY TRAVELS RECOUNTED "Grandma" Warren, Daughter of - MlssionaryK Roamed Over Ore : - gon Wfe It Was Yet Untamed "By Everett Earte Stassrd The famous Whitman mission Indian massacre took place at Walilatpu, in . Washing-ton territory, on October 29, 1M7, near the present iltk of Walla Walla, Wash. The Cayuae Indians, re sentful af the whitee, butchered practi- . cally all the inhabi.Upta of the pioneer mission. Dr Marcus Whitman and his . jWJfe fell under the tomahawk. But wins to the aeltanee of friendly Nes r rrco Indiana a number escaped the slaughter, includinr several children. Among them was Miss Eliza Spald ing-, the 10-year-old daughter of, nr. xpaiainpr and wife, Presbyterian missionaries to the Indians, who crossed the plains in company with Marcus Whitman in 1136. Little Sfiss SpakUnrr. now known as "Grandma Warren, is still living. She is hale and hearty and enjoys life in . her eightieth year. She discusses keen- : ly all questions 'of the day, takes a great interest in. pontics and Uie world ,wsr. What is more important, she talks freely a-nd well of those early days when the Oregon, country was a vast wilder ness filled with roving, bloodthirsty sav ages. -Three Portland residents also are survivors of this massacre. They are Mrs. O. N. Denney, Mrs. N. A. Jacobs and Mrs. Elizabeth 'Helm. first FBiirTnro press -.- Mr. and Mrs.' Harmon Spalding eame .to the fast in 1138 in company with J. Marcus Whitman and wife. These cou pies were both newly-weds and the long nae across the plains were In the na ture f a honeymoon trip. Dr. Whitman established his mission in Washinrton. but the Spaldlngs went to the banks of : xtne Clearwater, Idaho, and there found-,- ed the Lapwal misalon. It was at the latter place that the Sntldlnn 'Mt un "the first printing press to arrive in the 1 Northwest. " This pioneer press was donated by r nonoiuiu missionaries to the work of preadlng the gospel imong the Indians. It .was at Lapwal that Miss Ellsa Spald inr was born, she being the first white child born in' the wilds west of the , Rocky mountains. The data of her birth wa Kovember 15, 1837. .. TX ATM ATE 8 I3TDIA3T CHItDKEK , Today the familiar scenes and common events of her early childhood Mrs. War ren well remembers. Her playmates, of course, 'ware Indian children. Her peo plempoa settling- In Idaho, had imme diately made friends . with the Nes , Perees, and that friendship was never . broken. Mrs. Warren recalls that her -Jiurso mnd euardian during' the, play-time "was mn old Indian sauaw, faithful and beloved, by- the name of Martha, Kx : cpt tor the oivvages. the eat expanses : .f wilderness were uninhabited. But as the Jittle girl grew older, more and more missions were established and several forts and trading posts. Misa Spalding' .became a great traveler. . In company with her father she haloed explore the Northwest when sh was not yet-10 years of age. She must on this account be regarded ae one of the younr. est explorer known in history. When scarcely large enough ' to cling1 to the saddle, Eliza accompanied her- father on joijsj journeys. GIRLHOOD TRAtEI.S RECAI.I-ED .For example ehei.made a trip to the whitman mission, about one hundred and twenty miles away. In the region where roved the Cayuees. Again, when only an 8-year t)ld girl, Misa Spalding . crossed the Cascade mountains with her father, rode along;, the gorge of the majestlo Columbia, descended into the fertile Willamette valley and at length made her way to the ocean. Mrs. War ren says that the roughness and wtld .ness of the country, especially of the Cascade mountains, in that early time, is beyond telling;. An Indian led the way through - the deepest part of the -mountains. Ar The Dalles, father and daughter found only two white men, missionaries. These were living- there In their log houses, endeavoring- to spread the gospel among- the rude tribes of redskins surrounding- them. For a long time there were no other while men to be seen and In fact, there was no mign of habitation alone the route .until Oregon City was reached. There, on the Willamette river where the paper-mills now are, a few houses stood. Mrs. Warren thinks that perhaps there were a dozen of them possibly riot so many. ' POBTIAJTD'S SITE TJIf CLEARED 4VWhn the pioneer travelers cum to the site or the nrtunt nr.n s. Foreland, uncleared country greetef ' SURVIVOR 0F FAM0US ' WHITMAN MASSAC P '. X ....,.,...;! Mrs. Eliza Warren them. One ltttlo log building stood In the place where Uncle Sam's shipbuild ing is now being; rushed, - Mrs. Warren trod the site of Portland before the ear liest beginnings of town building. The travelers Journeyed on down the Colum bia. touched at "Fort Vancouver, then merely a post, visited another post at tne moutn or, tno Columbia which is now known as Astoria, and at length came within sight of the rolling Pacific The return trip was not so satisfactory to tho l-year old explorer, for she was taken slightly 111 and was carried in the arms of her sturdy parent part of the way home. At 10 years of age, Miss Spalding was sent 4o the Whitman mission to attend school. Old Martha, tho Indian woman. guided her on the lone Journey. It was about one hundred and twenty miles from Lapwal to tha Dr. Whitman eet- tlement In Washington. In the year 1847,. while Eliza was . there at school, the massacre of the whites ba the Cay- uses occurred. , Ji HELD FOR RAJT80M Elisa, who was only 10 years of age. was spared and held for ransom. Some Nes Perce Indians, whom Mr. Spalding had befriended, took word of this to a fort on the Columbia, and after some weeks of captivity Miss Spalding's lib erty was bought. After these stirring; events the Soald ing family left Lapwai and oame into tne wuiamette valley to dwell. They arrived at Oregon -City as early as the year 1848. One year later they moved upstream until they struck the Calapoola. a tributary of the Willamette, and thence Journeyed up It about 20 miles. Here, on the site of the present town of Brownsville, in the heart of the valley famed for Its fortuity. Mr. Scaldlne ereciea a log nous and took up land. For many years in this very early day he preached in that vicinity and taught school. Little Miss Spalding- was Just 13 years of age when her mother died. and she herself became mother to the family of pioneers. Ntt until the year 1859 did Miss Strid ing meet the man Of her choice. -He was Andrew Warren. The couple was mar ried in Brownsville. They resided at different points in the Northwest UtUu. 1888, when Mr. Warren died. Of late years hi widow has made her home ia xaano ana sne ts at present at Kellog. in that state- She Is the mother of four children, grandmother of 12 and great granamotner or 15. in spite Of her 80 years and the strenuous experiences she has been through, Mrs. Warren is re markably well preserved. However, since uio puDucauon or ner book. "Memoirs of the West," in the year 1J16, she has felt that her lifework Is accomplished. But the love of life la still strong- in her," and she likes nothing: better than to recount for the benefit of listeners her adventures of 70 years ago. .Salmon Snagging Charged to Trio. By Medford Jury Medford, May 31. The grand Jury has returned true- bills against Walter C Schmidt and .Charles James of Medford, and Don C. Hoffman, night operator of the' Calif ornta-Orejron Power company at the latter's power plant at the Gold Ray dam. charging- snagging- of salmon from the fish way of the dam. - They were caught 'in tho act and arrested by Warden Dally and Deputy Warden walker. BRANCH OF VAR CAMP: COMMUNITY ERlflC E OUTLINES ITS WORK Sports Programs on Holidays Are to Be Arranged f Community Sing to Be Held; June 11 Centralis, ' May 31- Tho ; executive i local branch of the War Camp Commu I nity Service met Thursday night ' and "partially outllnsd its future iwork. The following; committee chairmen were ap pointed : Albert Smith, vocational train ing- for ox-service men ; Mrs. G. R. Dud ley, community sing-: Mrs. Thad Steph ens, publicity ; Huber Grimm, sports ; Mrs.vKtna Bower, Welcome Homo day. The 'sports committee will arrange pro grams I or all holidays, paying- particu lar attention to July 4. The first com munity sing- will be held on the evening- of June 11. - K Red Cross Ends Activities Centralis, May 31. The. Dryad Jbranch of the-"Centralia Red Cross chapter has suspended activities, subject to future call. Plana are being made for a semi annual reunion. During- the 21 months the branch service was active a total of 1223 garments were completed and shipped. ... i Vader Expects Big Crowd Centralla,, May 31.- Visitors from all parts of BouthernLwis county are ex peoted to attend an agricultural meeting; In Vader Monday evening; under tho aus pices of tho Vader Community club, Mrs. Shoup, poultry expert at the Puy- allup experiment station, and A. -B. Ny strom, Lewis county agent, win be the speakers. Paving Project Planned Centralla, May SL It la reported that petitions are to bo presented to the Lewis county commissioners for the pav ing; o the -road between Vader and- the Cougar flat district under -the Donahoe road law. Tenino Cleans Up Central',, May 31. Following- a proc lamation by Mayor S- W. Fehton, clean up day was observed by Tenino citizens Tuesday, The Tenino park was placed In grood condition for the celebration to be staged next month for returned sol diers and sailors. Elks Plan Big Initiation Medford. May 81. The Elks lodge of Medford will hold a . big- all day cele bration June 20. when from 150 to 200 candidates, obtained in. the membership drive, will he initiated.' A special dis pensation will be obtained from the grand exalted ruler. When the drive was started it was intended to ret 100 members, but already 150 applications are in and 50 more are expected before Thursday night, when the drive closes. Boistfort Schools. Close -Centraiia, .May 3L The schools In the Boistfort consolidated district have closed. Tha high school graduates are ; Irm Johnson, Paul Hill, Anna Roach, Otto HllU Helen Roundtree, George Tay lor, Bernlce Sweany, Emil Schimosky and Zilpha Duncan. Vader Scholar Highest Centraiia May 31. In the recent eighth grade examinations Gladys Pumphrey of Vader school made the best record in the county, winning; 854 credits. Margaret Clancy, district No. 6, near Winlock, was second with 851 credits. " I , ! I Allen P. Hughes Is . Home After Months : In Constantinople Astoria, May Si: Ensign Allen P. Hughes of this city has returned for a brief visit with his parents, after having ppent five months in Constantinople. In speaking- of conditions In the Far East he said: "Things ares in a state of revolution in Armenia and Turkey, but it is no more than could be expected. Every thing ia disorganised and there are four or five heads to every movement. I was on the Armenian relief ship, U. S. S. Western Belle. She was sent from New York with a cargo of flour, milk, shoes and clothing for the Armenians. They certainly needed it. The people are starving and they have-no clothing. Any amount of provisions and clothes that we can possibly, send them is only a drop in the bucket. "There is so much misery and starva tion there that a few shiploads cannot supply more than a small proportion of the needy population." Hugrhes has made eight trips across' the Atlantic- He left Turkey January 8. Grazing Land 'for Yellowstone Elk May Be Acquired . Spokane, May 8L- B. W. Clarke of Missoula. Mont, executive assistant for ester In the office of gracing-., and Meyer Wolffs of Coeur d'Alene. super visor of the -: Coeur d'Alene forest re serve are In Spokane to Interest the Elks lodge in taking-, steps toward ac quiring a strip of ground In the "Yellow stone valley for winter gTaglng- for the herd of elks in Yellowstone "National Dark. . They plan to Interest the 'Elks of the country either In having- legislation passed or in raising funds to acquire this strip of land. They -will later visit coast Elks dodges. CONNORS BELIEVED SPOKANE AD CLUB TO SEND NEARLY 100 TO PORTLAND GATHERIN Greater Number Will Travel by Machine, Parade v From Troutdafe Pfanned. A8TOT&IA HOLD8 MAMMOTH MEMORIAL BAY CEREMOMES Astoria. May .11. The largest Memo- F rial day parade ever witnessed in this city paid tribute ito the' departed sailors and soldiers of Clatsop county. Participating- were city officials, police, O. A. R. and Women's Relief - Corps, Spanish v War Veterans Marine Iron Works band, World war veterans, sol diers and sailors. Bed Cross,' children of Astoria public schools. Boy Scouts, fra ternal organizations and other cjviq bodies and organizations. The speaker of the day .was Major W. S, Gilbert, former chaplain of the First army corps. An Auto Lunch Kit m is jusfas niuch a part of your car as oil to the en ginemakes the "wheels turn easier." There's no comfort in a mixed cargo of eatables and utensils rattling about the ton neau. ' 7 li u cr J v I .... ..v33 , Our Iapch Kits Are Complete in Every Detail . - J-ignt strong llandsome Durable The pleasure of an outing is multiplied by pne of these essential parts of a day, . " v .. week qr month awheel, i j .- f Twenty Styles Adapted for Parties of Two to Seven People Let Us Show You, ok Write You If More Convenient Woodard, Clarke ; Co. Alder Street at West Park Spokane, "May 31. The convention committee of the Spokane Ad club has made final arrangements for attending the Pacific coast ad men's convention at Portland, June S-ll. promised to attend. Most of them , will travel with the automobile- caravan, which will leave the Ad club office at 6 :3 a. m.. Friday, June 6. and which Is expected to Include 20 Snofaane TYl Jy chines. . Those rolne bv rail wilt take th O-W. Ft. A N. train leaving- at 8 :40 p. m., June 7. At Troutdale the entire Inland ' EmnlrB dlritinn nr-lniini ti,. automobile- caravan, will be assembled and, escorted by the Portland men, will parade infcj Portland. Following-, is a partial list of the Spo kane delegation : Mr. and Mrs. R. E3. Bigelow. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Keane. Mrs. and Mrs. S. JC. Gradwohl, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Llovd Mr. nnH tmm u B...n Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Couper, Mr. and Mrs. vteorge t-nuaps. . Mr. -and Mrs. w. J. Kommers, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hopkins, Mr. and Mr. T sit n,i.. j Mrs. W. H. Ude, Mr. ahd Mrs. C. E Hickman, Mr. and Mrs. H. Goets, Mr, and Mrs. Clarke Walker. H. A. Foster A. J. HOVCe. A . V Vana A r l Gobs Roche,- Mrs. Burg-en, A. Hooker. ii ji0j n, v, -uaiioway. c. Art, Joe Bailey, 3. Grant Jr.. W. L. Ten- nant. Harold Franlrlin T l nTi T. Hebert, r. Belden, E. Z. Smith and r". m. xjunmore. ROBBER OF BANK Youth Weld on Forgery Charge Is Suspected of Being Haines -Bandit Who Took $3p. Baker, May 3L Charles Connors, S3 years old. formerly of Baker, who recently broke Jail In Pendleton, where he was being- held on a forgery charge", Is beiieved to be the man . who robbed the Bank of Haines ' Wednesday morning- of $3250 in currency. Ed York, taxi driver who drove the bandit to and from the hank without knowledge of th robbery until some time after -It had occurred, has identified picture of Connors as that of the bandit. Connors obtained a room . at the underwood hotel, in Baker Tuesday night under the alias; of Pat Murphy and was missing Thanha call ordered by him was made at 4 o ciock. .. . Connors, according- ta the sheriff- of Baker county, bragged- a year .ago that he would some day rob the Haines bank, Connors was recently discharged from the army. Sharp runners ham hn - A'ww.akvu KV be clamped to the wheels of a baby coach to enable a parent to take an in- iani sKaung- with. him. Nine Win Diplomas At Sutherlin School Sutherjln. May! SI, Class day exer cises of the trrajcluatlng class of the Sutherlin high sfchool were held this evening. The following- program was rendered : Warchi Mrs. A. P. Slack ; "Fairyland' Walts,? Gils, Glee club; In vocation, Rev, A. 3. Adams ; cornet solo, Theodore H. Olson; commencement ad dress. Dean J. A. 'Bexell, school of com merce, Oregon Agricultural college ; 'The Swing- Song, girls chorus ; remarks. Superintendent II. Omer Bennett; pre sentation of ' diplomas, M. C. Bond, chairman of the school board ; benedic tion. Rev. R. A. Hutchanson. The trad uatea were Charles H. Parker. Marea- ret Orleman, Nellie Gleason, Allen F. Tuthill, Velma Goff. -Ralph A. Tudor, eo Holgate. Elsie Henderson and Mau rice Vogelpohl. . 1 Livestock Moved As Water Covers Pasture by River. Rldg-efleld, Wash., May Jl. The water has reached a high stage In Lake river and the bottom lands used- for pasture are all under water.- All livestock has been moved from Bachelors island. No damage Is anticipated. To Observe Children's Day Rldgefleld. Wash- May II. -Children's day will be observed at the Nasarene church Sunday evening- with a mission-, ary fn-ografn. The young; people w4ri Install their newly elected officers In the evening-. . ' 1 Methodists to Meet Ridgefleld. WashvMay SI The Quar terly conference of the Felida district Methodists will hold an all day meeting at 'the Bara Methodise Splsoopal church June 12. Dr. Thompson and Dr Elliott of 'Vancouver. Wash., will be the speakers. I. 0. O. T. Lodges Gather Ridgefield, Wash.. May 31. The semi annual district convention of the Li O. O. F. lodge was held' here this evening. All lodges in Clarke county. also Woodland and Kalama, were' rep resented. Wartime Dry Law Change Is Opposed Moscow, Idaho, May 31. That he is unalterably opposed to President . Wil son's suggestion for repeal of wartime prohibition. In so far as It affects beer and Wine, and that the bills for the repeal' will not be favorably reported in either branch of congress by the committee. Is the reply of Addison T. Smith, congressman for. the second dis trict of Idaho, to the Ministerial as sociation of Moscow. The ministers hsd wired .hjm that they and their congre gations opposefl the president's recom- mendauon. Rich Copper Ldge Uncovered in Mine In Heath District ; I Baker, "May 81. News was wired to Baker by John Willson. superintendent of the IXL mine in the Heath district, that a. streak of native copper ore has been developed In a large ledge. The big! strike makes the mine one of . the best producers In the state. ' Bandit Reported Seen Baker, May It Charles Connors, al leged bandit who robbed the bank at Haines of S3I50 in currency Wednesday, has not yet been found, although several Baker citizens report having seen him in Baker. Trie city is being searched. Disappointed Man Ends Life Baker. May SI. Lee Peterson, aged 36. committed suicide by shooting- him self through the head with a revolver Friday, after trying to effect a recon. niiiatinn with hfa divorced wife. Peter son formerly lived at Sparta, Or., but had been in tJaicer ior several vki. CURED HER FITS Uts. Pan! Gramm. residing at 816 Fourth atreet. Milwaukee. 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