! 1'f ! ni n 1 1 in i iniirTTrm r ULU WILLAiyitlltol RFAIITIF.S Tfll n IN MlnlMT r A CUIflM UUMI11 1 I nOIIIUIl Mrs. Wilkinson's Book of Mem ories, "The Dingbat of Ar : - cady," Is Charming Volume. i ri . . THE 1 i OREGON sunday; journal, POET WHO, FOUOWED WILLAMETTE'S FLOW Singing river and blue bays the world around 'yield their beauties and their adventures In pleasure to the poetic Word painting: that has been bound Into "The- Dingbat of A ready." a book of memories that constitute "a most personal record," by Marguerite Wilkinson,' vagabond and versifier. To Oregon folk- who hav found in the Willamette river only a channel at prosaic commerce, Mrs. Wilkinson's narrative of quaint travels -Xhe Mac- MHIMn svkmramv. Ww Ybrlr 1 will rvrtfiv Krtojall-v intftrestlnflr. Fnr tHia noted woman, ranked as one of the best known poets among American Women, author of. New Voices" 'and "Bluestone," launched the little . flat bottomed Dingbat of Arcady on ,the Willamette and on its current floated e through sunshine and shadow around the world. "Th Dine-har nf A rmdv" nrnv. Kirs. Wilkinson's claim to a review of. small, but sprightly adventures. dqne in an intimate end personal way among fine people and in fanciful places. Mrs. Wilkinson had prepared her self for the cruise of the Dingbat Jtty spending the winter in Oregon, where, in one of the schools or colleges, her husband had been teaching. In the sprftig, 'with text books closed, this couple, who seem to know every line of nature's lore, went to Albany and there in the shadow 'of a sawmill on the river's bank, where "a noble old Titan" held away with a family of stalwart -sons, the Dingbat of Arcady, flat-bottomed and slow, came into be ing under the ministrations of ham mer and nail applied by the voyagreurs. Finally launched Into the' current, the . Dingbat was guided into that colorful, whimsical voyage around the world. MAP IS INADEQUATE , '"Anybody who looks on the map can find the Willamette river," Mrs. Wilkinson saye, "a short stream flow ing through Oregon into the Columbia. But though I shock the geographers, I must tell them that for me no map can fix It in place. For me it is a . mystic stream flowing past a certain sawmill at Albany, past the place ! where it slides into the Columbia, down the coast and into San Diego bay, thence under the continent, emerg ing in the St. John river. In Canada, flowing through Lake Cham plain, ..across the Hudson, under the Atlantic, mingling with the rivulets of Devon and joining the Esk in Scotland. Mere than that, if I live. I shall fancy that I find it flowing under the next river an which we travel. It has cut a channel In the deep places of my spirit. "Our trip down the Willamette lasted seven weeks by the clock, but by the tick of our feelings it has-never ended. Sometimes when I . am at rest and i v". ": i . . ' :-. :. ' ':";. . . - 1' i 4 .-rtJ": 4- -v I 'i'-iSW j , Mi.. -L- - . '. 1 Astoria Kxwanis to Get Fish, All Eight, On Washington Side Astoria. Osr Sent. 2, TBoughthe Oregon fishing laws Win -not permit fish caught during the tloaed season to be brought into the city or state, it appears that Washington state -fishing laws are not at strict. . I 'At least. Erneitj Seaborg, Washing ton state suoerviaor of fieheries, fhas advised members pf the Knvranls jel of .Astoria, which is sponsoring a three-day sport salmon fishing tour nament, that their plans Ineed I not necessarily be abandoned because of the Oregon law, as those who deslr to participate in the itournaroenti can do their fishing. Without a license, in salt water over iwhieh the state of Washington has Jurisdiction! and! can ship the fish so caught to their homes. provided the fish! Is shown : to be for the use of an individual or hjs fsCmily. Seaborg also advised the Astoria Kiwanians that ,fish caught outside the three-mile limit are not (subject to the orders of the Washington fisheries board and can . be brought into . the state of Washington. ' Tke local club is sending invitations to sport"fish ermen in all parts of the state to at tend the local tournament, September 7. 8 and 9. Local troll boat Owners are cooperating and will provide! boats for the fisher folks. Prizes will be awarded for the beat catches, : - i Three Crossings in GrantOounty Asked 1 ' 1 i I Salem, Sept. 2.-i-Applicatlpn for per- rfission to construct three jcros&inga -two. overhead and one' grade over the tracks of. the Sunipter Valley railroad In Grant county, was filed with the public ;,ervice commission ihere, today by the United States department of agriculture, department j of public roads. One overhead would be located near Dlxia and the other gear Prairie City, while the ! grade crossing is to be located near! Austin. An applica tion, for permission o construct two industry tracks iacroas a county road near Knudscm .In Tillamook county, has been filed with the commission by th. Hoedet Logging company. J " ! MRS. MAKTHA SIMPSOS" Dallas, Or., Sept. 2. Mrs. Martha Simnson. 80. who died in Euwne week ago, was buried ia the old Eng lish cemetery near Airile,. Polk county Tuesday. , She Was the widow of Hen derson Simpson land a pioneer of Polk county. She came to thlaeounty when a year old. j ; dei-taking establishment : has gone out of business. Et B. .Hughes jof Astoria has closed his branch at No. 34 Sev enth street, I : fORTLANP, SUNDAY, WORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 192: .1 T 1 Two Ships Added To Grays 4arbor Monthly Sailings Aberdeen. Wash., Sep 12. Follow ing the announcement thait WlHams line steamers will make regular calls here and will use ; the po-t terminal for unloading and taking jcargoes, an j agent of the North Atlantic 4 Western Steamship company which operates m the intercoastal trade, stated ! today that this line will send two ships a month to Grays Harbor. Thse ships will carry freight to the harbor as well as take lumber and other cargoes from tne port. j One of the Nawsco line steamers, the Gold Harbor, brought in a big T Dubois and Npyes Organize $5U0,00U ; Logging Coinpany Salem, Bept 2. Capltalited iat 50H-! 000, '"the Bridal Veil Timber ooinpanr. wltn headquarter : la Portland, i filed articles of incorporation with the stae corporation department here- today. Thej incorporators are W. B. j DuBois. Robert H4 Noyes and Robert Tret pit. - I r r , I Other corporations filing j articles Saturday were : j- I ! - III A. Babb Powder cqmpny, E6 genk $10,000; R. Aj Babb.!H.B. p.uth. C. A. Ruia and I. Fj Babb. Watts Community club. Watts fViAnl .rtietrlff iwar ForftSt Grove. Washington county ; S capitjal nil ; Rob ert j Warrens, Harry !Farr Mrs.N. A Frost and Richard Holscher. : ' i PHapk PTodnctn eomDanv. Portland, $30,000: Earie A. Pack, B4 A- McCour- ry and J. C. Mcuourry. s XI rrHfif.ntA filed hv the iLumMr- iwns Clearine House company iof turbine and condenser f ol the Grays ; Potftland shows an i increase : in t capi- Harbor Railway i LighlS company's t taliization from $25,000 td $1,000,0004 auxiliary plant in Hoquiam this week. Prosser Celebrates . 'State'sDayfGayly Prosser. Wash., Sept. 2. The States day celebration held he-e Tuesday brought to Prosser the largest, crowd in the history of the town, more than 3000 attending. Minnesota led with 169, with Missouri and Io-a following close with 163 and 168 j respectively. Washington registered 57 d. The high school lawn and c-ity parklwere crowd ed. Senator iiiles ; Poiindexter and Congressman J. W. Summers spoke. Prizes were awarded as follows Old est woman registered, Mrs. Caroline E. Smith, born in Pennsylvania. Old est man roistered. Elder! J. B. Fitch, born tn Nsw York. Oldest native of thn s.ve. E. E. Plummer, born In 18w3. BIO CAICITERT LEASED Nehalem. Sept. 2. The large fish cannery and property of; the Elmore Packing company, located at Nehalem, has been leased to William Penter of Cloverdale and will be put in shape for canning this season's catch. The re pairs necessary will probably consume two weeks. . ! SF.iSIDF TTVDERlKER OTITS Seaside, Sept g. Seaside's only un- ( getting material ready fo- the mixer. ROAD WORK PROGRESSES Jefferson, Or., Sept. 2. Work on the Pacific highway is progressing slowly, being confined- to scarifying the road bed and getting ready for concrete. A considerable force is working at the sand and "gravel pit across the river Articles of incorporation j for the Bridal Veil Timber company, capital ized at $500,000. -were filled Saturday. Incorporators are W. B. PuBols; Rqr ertl H. Noyes and , Roberts Treat Piatt According to Piatt, the Company has acquired ownership ', 4n approximately 160,000,000 feet of standing timber ton Gordon creek, back of j Bridal Veil falls, and would begin logging opera tions immediately. The logs would ibe sold to various mills qn the river, Piatt stated. ill Churchill, executive - officer of the board, announced today. The i board does expect, however, to eater Into considerable expansion of its progra. ha explained; Plans for- the special "asses and courses offered under the vocational educational program are be ing worked out and willbe announced soon. :(i I. i -n . u . ;i- i State Will Amend Interest Complaint Salem, j Sept. f 2.-f An amended com plaint is to be filed in the suit insti tuted in the ; Marlon county circuit court to eniotn Secretary of State Koxfcr from placlngj the Interest rate raeasureJ on tne .Novemwr pauot. it was learnea here today. I The amended complaint. its is understood. Will charge that none of the notaries ptibllc who certified jto petitions filed with the initiated bill were personalty acquainted with t ay of the alleged electors to Whose Rigna tures they certified fas those of quali fied voters, j It will also set out that Secretary Qf Statf Koxer had means of knowing. Whether the; certifi cates filed with bim were true or fajfc The validity of 839 names on the In itiative petition M attacked in the sdtt. filed by S. S. Johnson, Portland attor ney. . : i i Astoria Given Two; i Chances to Save I . i ; s . i i . ! Astoria, Sept. 2. Mtixens of Astoria are anticipating With enthusiasm jtbe coming of unlimited $1 a week street car passes and a reduction tn E8 rates, both effective Monday and both put into effect by the pacific Power & jLight company. ' The streetcar1 passes are without restrictions except that but one person may rides on each ait a time. The gas rate bas been Jcut M cents a thousand to ipatrons using ini excess of 200 foot monthly minimum ujf to 3000 feet a month j Vocational Program To Be Finished Soon j 1 ! : : Salem, Sept. 2. Becatise of the lim ited funds at the command of j the state board for vocational education it will be impossible to meet ; all! re quests for the part time and evening classes which have been filed schools ' throughout thej state, J.I by A. Marguerite Wilkinson The thrill of it all ia revealed by this poetic woman when she says : "And so we pass mankind in review j oir the open "oad and are reviewed our selves. Each newcomer is a sentry who cries put to us to hold that he 1 may learn jour untold braverie, our hidden renunciations, our latent gra- ciousne&s frdm a Dersonal radianae evv retrospect ive' I can close my eyes and I dent to himi unsusoected by ourselves. see the sinuous, curving of that little That he can) find these things in us is river, the mossy sides of tne great lira and maples near it, the strips of sing ing shingle that . made tunes for us under our boat as we slipped dowrt the. stream over the shallow ripples, the banks of clean sand where we made our fires at night and sat watching . tile thin strands of gray smoke un- fc- winding themselves upward. cause fof great good cheer. 1 That we can flndjthem also in him is a rea son for thej glad laughter that; rises out of faith." And the reward of it all, Mrs. 'Wil kinson's "Ringing river" recitation says, is thief: 'I have feUt the sun putting the1 scent of sunburn! uijon my bodv. and the But no adventure more thrilling coior cf life into my mind. My shoul- than a rain storm or an experience ders have been thrust aealnst the wind -with the cows In their pasture camp- 1 with a hardy and joyful will to over- ing place overwhelmed the travelers. who. before their round-the-world cruise was done, had deserted the Dingbat for another and more Sturdy craft, and that in turn had given way to such vehicles as the Xong Canoe. Frankie Ford and Rover Chug"Chug, a villainously unreliable motorcycle. VISITED E5CHA5TXB REALM On this conveyance -and that Mr. and come it; my skin has tingled with it my lungs have been greatened with breexes. I have learned to strive . for that conquest of nature In inyself which begins with realization and ends with the sublimation of all the .forces of life for ends most wise and serene." Again the poet sings: "The groiund, the underlying reality for our bodies it is the bed of heroes Mrs. Wilkinson paddled or steered" into before theyj die in battle and are bried enchanted realms at home and abroad. finding here an adventure to their lik ing in a chance meeting with a flower and there a bit of spice in the race of rough weather on t the roadways. Nights in abandoned' barns, days in sweet clover flefds, happy hours in the .bosom of a kindly Scotch household JVhere the songs of Bobble Burns amazed And delighted them, are the memoirs Mrs. Wilkinson offers in a book so filled with" beauty, refreshing Insight and fragile thought ' that ijt must be regarded as the work of a big heart and a keen mind. Mrs. Wilkinson's adventures have been those that attend every man and -. woman every day, yet pass unnoticed since they are so delicate and fine. In It forevtrt it is the bed of hermits who keep Vigils for the soul's sake; it is the bed of the quaintr company of poets who wander up and down the highways bf the world forever, seeking the tunes that will echo longest j in the minds of (men and the images that nien's tears will never wish away." i . : ; Now Is When You Can Use Our Services The Child Starts School Their eyes may need at tention! Having: lots of patience. Dr. A. E. Roy ( has had remarkable sue- cess (fitting: children. We . have the necessary instru ments to do it with. -"W guarantee satisfaction., our special dark shell fimt , small size frames . for ' children looks nice, the price being from . $5.50 complete to possibly ; a little higher, depending on the nature of the case. Callafternoons, pleas. Phone Mais 7513 for Saturday Appointment Crossing Danger Is ' To Be Investigated Salem. Sept. 2. The Oregon Elec tric crossing - near Livesley station, south of Salem, at which Frank Red dlng and Edward Arrance were killed Wednesday afternoon, will be investi gated by the public service commission "at a hearing here Tuesday. The rail road company and the county court have been made parties to the investi gation. The crossing, although rated as private'is said to have been largely Used by the public for several years. ! j ; ; i -j Kve Attorneys Ask : I Permits in j Oregon i i i Salem. $ept. . Five attorneys from other states have applications i on file with Artbjur S. Benson, clerk j of the supreme curtt or permission io prac uce law m Oregon. They are C. E. Rusk, Grants Pass, onla i Washington certilicatet : George P. Jones; Rose burg, from Montana; Myer C; Rubin, Portland, from 1 California ; Ernest K. Baker of St. Louis, Mo., i formerly of California, and Horace Lev of Yreka. , pal., who; seeks the right to cross the! siate une and practice , his profession la Oregon. ; ; r & Sons enry Jennirig Washington Street at Fifth Announce Arrival find Display of I ! I New Furniture I for Fall and Winter Selection I l r i - I SHOWING UNDER ONE ROOF ON ININE GREAT FLOORS THE NEWEST AND BEST PRODUCTS OF FURNITURE-MAKING CRAFTSMANSHIP, EAST AND "WEST. LEISURELY INSPECTION AND SELECTION ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. Furniture for Living Rooms, Halls, Libraries, Dining Rooms, Sleeping Chambers, - Boudoirs, Nurseries, Kitchens ! . New Rugs, Carpets, Drapes ahd Curtains Maintaining our long-established principle iof lowest prices consistent with superior quality, with a credit noted for its Vernonia Prepares For Big, Celebration Vernonia, Sept; 2. Success appears assured for i Vernonia's big celebration next Saturday of 'the completion of the Portland, Astoria & Pacific rail road into the Nehalem valley and en trance in the Oreffon lumber field he Centrali Coal A Coke company Kansas City. This company is build ing at Vernonia one of the largest sawmills of the Korthwest. A tree falling contest at Beaver mill, ywo miles east ; of j Vernonia, baseball, wrestling, band concerts aad taiksj by Mayor. Baker of! Portland, Judge Cor nelius. Senator i W. G. t Hare, Judge Carey and Omar C- Spencer will frm the program here. A special train will .come from Portland. ' Marion Dfecide Poultrymenj: to Stand by! Cooperatioii Plans s4lmj 3 Sepl: 2v4-AjmeeUn pf:jthe Marlon (county tteal; of the Pitc Cooperative Poult-r ; Producers, 4 held hertj this; afternoon : to consider fcfceps fpr dissolution of he association, close eid y adopting a lesolatlin ; assuring tne i board i directors- ana imanage- rnent of the lassociatioa Of the readt nej of the membtra to lekud their; full est cooperation irt makiug the organi sation a ! success, i - M ; -'' ,-!! ; iThis about face of - the local mem bership was due ,'o the assurance of members of! the! board of ?i directors orPolk'wnty. but le,ft here 40 years ago, residue for several1 years at Al bany where be operated an Iron touti' dry. vv;f lW0 ).K. I j tgy t-i iELfeor, yfrixbt Kelson Wilcox; IT, struck jdown 2Co vernber '2l isltsy by sua automobile ' in Portland, f iedj Tuesd at ibjs home In Cornelius as kj reaultj 'of ta injuries ved sit that :tlme which had left hiin an inTalld i'He wa farmer. Two sons.- George lAj fWUcbx of ( Cornelius, and Scott M. IV ilcox of V. Ulamina, sur- -vivfc, i In that conditions Which have made! for dissatisfaction among the egg produc er members; In the past have : been remedied,., with the, farther assurance that members-of the association would eooa be on an even if not' a better foot ing than their non-member competitors. Among f those addressing ; thji meeting twete P.C Schroeder Hof Portland. president of jthe association ; E. J. pix n.j newly appointed manager of the association; iMrsKlrant Brown of Bea- Verton, i member iof, the Tectors f R. W. Ryan of pdl Snow; of Monroe.'-... board i of -: QU Portland: an ! SHOTS HAliT FrOITITE Aberdeenr, Wash., Sept. 2. "Wiile trying to escape In an automobile from 6 f fleers whef . held federal War rants for his arrest on charges of transporting i liquor, George Wikstrom was captured this morning ; after a hair-raising- chaee, during which Sev eral shots, were fired at him. (His wife was ' tit the;; automobile. Wik- strom was; bound'over to the Uriited States , district court at Tacoma, A person can whisper into telephone transmitter and be heard as plainly as ;if using Bis full voice. Kerrigan Files His ; Nomination Papers Salem, Sept. 3.The j cerflflcate ; of nomination granted to T. M. Kerri gan as a candidate for ; public service commiesionsr by an ; assembly hpld in Portland August 17- was; fllNi wiLb the secretary o state's office here today. The certificate. Ig signed by 33L 1 E. Brackney and Amy Harbour, chair man and secretary of j the ; assembly. Kerrigan, who was elected to the- com mission on the recall ticket, is a can didate ; to succeed himself, his" present term expiring January 1. His nlDgan reads:; 'Kerrlgaa enforces contracts." BIG LABOR DAY DANCE ' THE SWAN "I MONDAY jNIGHT, Sepi 4, 1922 Bob Gordon', Orcfiestra A HORSE f SCHOOIi COSTS BrISE Cathlamet, W&ah.. Sept i 2. i- The school: board of consolidated district 100 baa completed; its budget for next year, j with estimated expenses ; of J16.208 and estimated receipts of $7309. The formed is much greater than last year, due to added expense of : trans portation and school 'busses,': as well as additional coBt of instnictlona , JAMES O. CHEEBT ! I Dallas, Or., Sept. 2. James G.; Cher ry, 67, died suddenly August zs, just five days after1 he had moved ; to :thls city from yancouver. Wash., wherehe had resides! several yearsi He i was a pioneer I of the luckiamute j section vancouveri Yvasn. j September 2 J 3, 41 T . J AUSPICES - ; Vancouver. Shriners of ' lAfifiTtmpl MTJSIC BT! WTH IKFl-STBT SKASOIT I TICKET tlt Single AdraUslon ( CELllBRATti-f" Labor Bay OUNCIL CREST PARIC i 1 PICKJC Alii 1AT ALI. RUJES IS! OPEBATIOTf '. ; - iit I Dancing Afternoon aha Etening i -1 i i . EAWT CC CAB. Nehalem-Wheer Job Is L6t Nehalem. t Sept. S. 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