SECTION TWO EDITORIAL TOWN TOPICS TWELVE PAGES IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS MARKETS, FINANCE 1' PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1920. SOULD I HAVE BEEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN : v. , csrrr t : cfrrrrr ' 1. TnV.r Mi GOVERNOR Great - Emancipator Was Ten dered Executiveship of Terri tory but Mrs. Lincoln Objected f. (This to the twenty-fourth of pvrlea of rtl Wes on One on n4 tu history, written for Tb Bundiy imimil by J. B. Horner, profeaor of history. Oreeon Acricultunl college, nod autaoi mt "Oreni." . , ,. . ! 1 .,- By JJ. B. Horner In connection with John P. Gaines' fcppointment as governor of Oregon, two other men should be considered. One is i Abraham Lincoln, the greatest American of hia time. The ether is Klntfcingf Pritchett,, the least .known governor of Oregon. -In fact -not one in a hundred Oregoni ans now liyirlg ever heard of Kintz lng Pritchett; and very few know that the appointment of governor 'bad been offered to Abraham Lin- coin. ( -I-"' .'. -:' ' '-- '")- " To Klntzlng jpritchett belongs the dis tinction of belig governor, of Oregotvfor 0 day. He was appointed secretary of the territory by President Polk, upon Its creation by congress, and served iii that capacity until:, the resignaUon of Gov ernor Joseph Lane on June 18, 185a John P. Gaines bad been appointed gov. emor, but did not arrive in Oregron until August, taking the oath of office on the 18th of jthat rnbnth. During this interim Mr. Pritchett served as governor. In connectiofi with the appointment of Governor Gaines it will be recalled that the office wast first offered to Abraham Lincoln, whose, term In congress had Just expired, Mr. Lincoln had taken an ac tive, part In the campaign which resulted in Taylor's , election to the presidency, and made a special trip to Washington city to support his application for the 'appointment as commissioner of the gen eral land office; but that position had already been promised to-another. Pres ident Taylor, however, offered to appoint him governor f of Oregon territory, but Mrs. Lincoln objected to going to a sec tion so distant, and the offer waa de clined, Jt is interesting to surmise what the effect would have been on the his tory of the i United States if Lincoln had become g-overnor of Oregon territory. ;. APPOINTED BY TAYLOR 1 q . John P. Gaines received his appoint ment fromi President Zachary Taylor, and assumed i the duties of his office . August 18, 1850. He served as governor Of Oregon until May 16, 1853. In 1855 he , was the Whig nominee for congress, but was defeated by Joseph Lane. He died at his home in Marion county, in : 1857, aged 58 years." i John' P. Gaines, was born in Augusta. Va.. In ' September, 1795. removing to ; Boone county,; Kentucky, in early youth. He volunteered in the War of 1812, being In the battle of the. Thames and several other engagements.- He was ; subse quently sent .o congress from 1847 . to 1849. He was . elected major of the Ken-, tucky cavalry,; and served in the Mexican war until taken prisoner at Encarnacion. After some months of captivity he es caped, and,; Joining the army, served to the end of the war. On his return from Mexico Taylor appointed him governor of' Oregon.-,: When his term expired he retired upon a farm in Marlon county, where he resided till his death in De- :.. cember, 1857. i COilTEST OVEE CAPITA1, A bitter contest was waged against the proposed removal of the territorial Capi tal from Oregon City to some point far ther south.! Governor Lane had by proc lamation declared Oregon City to be the capital, but the session of 1850 passed an act locating' the seat of government at Balenf. Governor Gaines refused to rec ognize the .constitutionality of the act, and was sustained by two of the supreme - Judges, and while the judges remained at Oregon City the legislature met in Salem. On May- 14, 1S52, congress settled ' the matter by confirming the act of the leg islature. ; f , With the settlement of Southern Ore gon came the demand for wagon road a Being: at the head of tidewater naviga- tion on the Umpqua river, Scottsburg was, in 185J, he starting point for com mercial operations with the interior, and especially with the gold mines of North ern California.' The originals Indian trails were widened, temporary ferries were established at crossings over the Umpqua river and abrupt declivities avoided, so .that a pack horse could carry a load from the ship's side at Scottsburg Into the northern edge of California. ; But public spirited promoters soon saw;, the necessity ef a suitable wagon way. Through their influence, therefore, the Oregon territorial legislature in 1852-3 waa ! induced j to memorialize congress,' with the result that $120,000 was appro priated from the national treasury for a . military wagon road from Scottsburg to Stewart Creefcs in, the Uogue River valley. The route : for the road was surveyed first by Lieutenant 'Withers, U. S. A., October, 1S54, and after a further appro priation . the survey was completed by Major Atwoodi U. S. A,", assisted by Jesse Applegate. j The survey practically fol lowed the old Southern Oregon trail. The construction 4f the road was superin tended by Crlonel Joseph Hooker, de tailed by the' war department for that purpose. The road was completed in 1858. The Southern Oregon military road answered the 1 purposes of the people of the Umpqua Valley until, the completion of the railroad to Roseburg. WHITES PARTLY TO BLAME The Roeue River Indian war was the second Indiaii war In Oregon, . it having been preceded by the Cay use war, which has already been mentioned. The causes that led up to? wars with Indians may be eummartzed is follows: First, the nat ural objectio to. the invasion of the whites and their conquest of the Indian domains, and I trespass upon their hunt ing and fishing rights. To the mission ary and the trader, who laid no claim to the country, the Indian never seriously objected. (Second, the disregard of the whites as to Indian rights and privileges. The Indians were too often regarded as Intruders, were forced from their .fa vorite camping grounds and driver far ther and farther back to the bleak, bar ren and inferior places. Third, the In ju.. a,rri that they would never be lilll 1 HI Mm Ml Wm Swwx IB mm compensated by the government for re-j llnoulshed ianas. b " " firmed by the delays of the government i the execution of treaty agreement. ; "3 for 1" : Week : Hundreds of Thousands of Trading Stamps Given Away ! This Jubilee event, will be . of wide spread interest to stamp , savers not only in Portland, but throughout the entire .Northwest. Hundreds of thousands of S. & H. Trading Stamps will be given '! away this week, in addition to the regular stamps which go 'with 'purchases. ' With4 living costs at their present level no thrifty person should fail to take advantage of this great opportunity to aid to: his;-or-her income. . Beginning Monday morning and continuing throughout the week we t will give T.R I P 3 for 1 Trading Stamps Represent a Direct Cash Saving on the money you spend, and they cost you absolutely nothing. We give them .cheerfully, in appreciation of your continued patron it age. Thousands of dollars are distributed by us every year through . S. & H. Stamps. This means a substantial reduction t in the cost of I eyery. article you buy here. . Save S. & H. Stamps, and save xhoneyf Do All Your Shopping At This Store and you will be surprised what a short time it 'takes to "fill a stamp book. Our spring and summer .stocks are now at their best and you may rest as , sured our prices are as low as the lowest. Now is the time to buy Wearing Apparel and home needs. Triple Trading Stamps-with all cash purchases. Special Bargain Offerings In All Departments All departments of j the; store will have something special to offer for Jubilee Week. Be sure to visit the store every day and walk through the various sections you will find ' many unadvertised bargains in sea sonable and wanted merchandise of all kinds for personal and home .use. Single Stamps Given to Charge Customers Who Pay Up Their Accounts In Full (No Matter How Long Standing) by May 22d .. .. . ; ' . : 1 . " . Olds, Wortmami & liimg iMay 17tl: to' 22d 'inclWe I A , LE TRADING STAMPS ON ALL. SEE SPECIAL ATTRACTION IN ONE OF. ,OUR MORRISON ST. : WINDOWS GASH PURCHASES Filled Stamp Books Redeemed On the Third Floor As soon as your Stamp Book is filled, bring' it to the S. & H. office on the 3d Floor, Morrison street side and we will redeem it in cash. Or, if, you wish, " you may. keep ' them until you have several. There is no time limit: on Stamp Book redemp tions, as S. & H. Stamps are backed by a $1,000,000 corporation. Out-of-Town Customers Ordering By Mail People living' out of town should avail themselves of this special stamp offer and supply' -spring and summer needs at once. Triple Trading Stamps (3 instead of 1 ) with all cash purchases this week. 10 Days Allowed on All CUO. D. Purchases Customers are allowed 10 days in which to return C. O. D. sales checks and get their Trading Stamps, but other cash sales checks must be presented at the Stamp booth the day purchase is made in order to get the stamps. Save your sales checks they're valuable! P ffji-a I "3 for 1" Week 3 for 1 -'2 . '0 n if i ten 4 fr' -'-V 1 ' ': I