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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1918)
g "I , ' , J' T1IB ORECOy STATESMAN: THTRSDAr, MAr S3. 101S , r . t . rt Tf - t .fl a. fMfi - A r,'"'''tM''gsss!!SS!!!!SSSISMS UIGDONKNEW: , H1L0KG1G0 Alex La Foilett Is Touched up in Letter Written by'Pio- . 7 neecr Friend ' ." - (The following piotKr1 sketch vaa written during the recent campaign, but, through an oversight, was not f handed In until after the election was over. It will furnish Interest ing reading to old timers, and to oev comers, too. Ed.) : .Editor Statesman: . . Alexander LaFollette has handed me his 'card, r.nnoun(-ing hia candi dacy for re-election to the state sen ate. .How well 1 remember the first , time I ever saw this cow distinguish ed gentleman. '' It was during that awful ard. long Extra! A z -Tr t t ST&t txMit l Berlin- ES COMING Direct lO; LIBERTY THEATER May 30-31 June 1 to be remembered, hard winter of J 86 1-62. f , i The terrible flood of December. 1SC1. nlayed havoc and destruction on all the 'VViiiameUe bottoms from Eugene to Portland. Soo after this terrible flood h? J subsided. David La Follette f Alex's father) purchased the Douglas Jones donation land claim from one Steenroe. This plaeo had been swept clean of all Improve ments except the house and barn. It lies almost if not entirely on the low bottom land, and directly on the public road runniag from TarkeM ville to Matheny's ferry (Vheatlani and about one and one-half miles west from the present Orison Elec tric station,. Waconda. This road had not at thai time been clear i out on the right:of way for the'dis lanre of ebout two miles east from the Chanipoeg and Salem road. Only a portion of this two miles was fenced. Hence the travel meandered through the brush rnd across the sloughs, hunting the lines of leat resistance. At this time oar family owned the McXary place (now the Evens place, Waconda station). Remember now that everything on the bottom provender for stock, food for man and other requirements for civilized life, had been almost en tirely destroyed. ; So. as the owners of the farms returned to their land, everything for the sustenance of life, seed for crops, construction of bnlld Inss, etc., had to- be hauled in from the higher ground. Just after the flood receded a ter rible snowstorm wet in and continued until the snow lay from twelve to sixteen inches throughout the whole Willamette valley. Then the mercury played an al most unheard of trick, and one that was not welcqmed even by those who were well housed and prepared for an ordinary Oregon winter. It went down and renewed its acquaintance with zero; if, however, it had ever associated with such low and disa greeable company In these parts be fore. ' The snow .as old settlers will remember, laid on the ground for eight weeks. For at least six week. hardly a wheel rolled in the North west anywhere. The triffic In Port land crossed the river on the Ice. The river was closed at Salem, but X do not remember, for sure, that any teams crossed on' the ico this far south of Portland. Every man In this valley who possessed a team eitbe'r constructed a good substan tial sled or improvised some kind a makeshift. During I'.his frozen spell large quantities of feed and seed were hauled through our place to the bottom lands. Tremendous loads were hauled through the field and directly past our house and barn. Several t-ams were generally in coui piny, as It often became necessary to pry up the sleds after stopping ti open gates or let down bars. (Of course, as -to be expected. It was many times thought unnecessary to run the risk of stalling in the snow by stopping to shut gates or replace bars).. A long, lank, green boy about lu or 18 "years old, was the noisiest. tno?t picturesque, and interesting fellow that accompanied these cara vans. We soon learned that Alex ander LaFollette was the name of this youth, a son of the man who had recently purchased the Steepro place. As the LaFollettes were to be our neighbors, we cultivated tbe acquaintance of Alexander and wns soon familiar with his appearance. hi3 manner, and especially his voice. The temperature finally rose above the freezing point along in March and the snow and ice disappeared long before the. heavy freighting was concluded; and, oh. horrors! the sleds had to be replaced with heavy wagons. -i Now. if yon can. please imagica the condition ft the roads; meander ing through j brush, across swales through fields Just after a big 4haw. Then nut frtm ten to twenty 1U wagons per day on such a road and you mHj . u pyntnuic, . on- -- what the condition would be be about the second or jthlrd day. Dut the transportation had to go on, either over the ground or plow throueh it. Oh, my! I-ong beforcr'fur ?lac was reached, we could hear youns Alex's clear, shrill yolco as he urged his weary horses. In his own inimic able way, to "go over the top" and struggle-through "no man's land." trees, "busted" doubletrees, bent TO DARKEN HAIR' APPLYSAGE TEA Look Young! Bring Back Its Natural Color, Gloss and Attractiveness. . Common garden sage brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark r-nd luxuriant. Just a few applications will prove a rev elation if your hair is fading, streak ed or gray. Mixing the Sag? Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way Is to get a bottle of Wyeth'aage and Sul phur Compound at any drug store all read v for use. This Is the old time recipe Improved by the addition of other Ingredients. While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful, we. all 'desire to retain our youthful appearance and attract iveness. Py darkening your hair with Wyeth'a Sage and Sulphur Com pound, no! one can tell, because it does It so naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or toft brush with It and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, and, after .another ap plication or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant. This preparation Is a delightful toilet requisite and Is not Intended for the cure, mitigation or preven tion of disease. ly improved. HU mind U fresh and vigorous, his eye bright, bis spirit alert, his character untarnished, and whether or not be shall again be called to public , service, there is no question but he will remain a useful and pleasant citizen; ever contrlhr uting his talfnt and energies to the upbuilding of our common country. Hon. A. M. LaFollette has been a material asset to Marlon county, and should he never again compete in the field of productive endeavor, his name will go down In the history of Oregon, and especially Marion coun ty, as one of her honorable and mort efficient and industrious sons of htr early struggles for worth statehood. W. T. Rigdon. i - ' THIS WIIK3W WAS IIF.MEJ. Mrs. A. "Walden, 460 r.Ienn Ave,. Fresno. CaU writes: , "I had a fever and it left me with a coush every winter. Foley's Honey and Tar helps me every time. I am a widow 5S years old." Nothing b-ilter for bronchial, .grip and similar coughs "and colds that hang on. Just fin for croup and whooping-cough. J. C. Terry. ' I , r J NORMA TALMABGE, LAW C COMPENSATION STARTS TODAY NORMA TALMADGE - In a gripping Drama of Modern American Life ' "THLAW OF COMPENSATION" History repeats itself in a story of Passion and Happiness Also New 2-Eeel ' . . LONESOME LUKE COMEDY " LIBERTY THEATRE and twisted handspikes could be found through the neighboring brush for years afterwards. Mud. mud and little else hut mud. Harnesses looked like they were made of mud. Wagons were thor oughly painted with mud: men be smeared with mud until they looked as though they were all dressed allk and about the same size. However, not the size In girth that 13 now en joyed by the hero of . this pioneer story. ' Heavy transportation, under such circumstances, was a tremendous job for a boy of bis age to undertake, and vras very trying on his nerves as well as his voice. Ill, lack, cf a Websteiian vorabu- lary ;:iat!c !t pbscl';tely necessary for T3i K Alex tr often repeat some very Inelegant, t'acgh very cxprersiva rroris. rx"t f Jrtn.! in any of th stand. rJ Kx'x.-n'-- Jilz cxprcIoas ; w'3 onjr;aUi' forceful. catUy ander Uaod aud plainly heard at almost ray reasonable distance. ' But our hero stood the strain well and now after a hard "and strenuous career of nearly sixty years since, his faculty of expression Is not Im paired, and his voice has many times resounded through Oregon's legisla tive halls In the Interest of the com monwealth' as clear and expressive as when he was' struggling through the mud In the spring of '62; but I am hatpy to say that his vocabulary has been iprjaJy Increased and great- ABSENT ONES TO REGISTER . " V , - No Excuse Allowed by Draft Board if Subjects Are Away From Home PORTLAXP. Or.. May 22. Men who have reached the age, of 21 years since registration day ,a year ago will not be excused from regis tering on the coming, registration day, June C. merely because they are absent Jroni their home dis tricts, even though this abstrce Is unavoidable. The burden of seeing that regis tration is correctly, made undet the local draft 'board having jurisdiction Is on the man himself. Failrre to register Is punishable by Imprison ment of up to one year. For the convenience of men un avoidably absent from their Lome jurisdictions, however, the govern ment has provided the following method of registering: "The chief clerk of any drart board or any member of board., has been authorized to record the answers of a man unavoidably absent from bis home jurisdiction, and to etttify to his registration card. -Aftej this registration card has been made out and certified, lwill be given Jo the man applying, find It will thn be op to him to goetat it Is received by his own local draft board In time to be recorded o& reg istration day. June 5. - ., , '"Therefore, to Jnsure that the card reaches thelocal board In time. If yon are subject to registration on June & and every man who has attained the age of 21 since registra tion day a year ago is subject to reg istration go at once to the nearest l j Ladies' and Children's Hato The Biggest and Best Assortment of Millinery at ?czlzr Prices: LADIES' HATS $1-25 to JL75 CHILDREN'S HATS . 35c to JU3 Our Prices Always the Lowest - Gale & Company Phone 1072 -Commercial and Court Streets. Pormerjy Chicago Etcrt local draft board, present the facts to them, and be registered. "Then as soon aa tae iegiirsuu card has been turned over to you, mall it without fail to yocr own lo cal board. ' "If you Jo not know the desig nation or address of your local board, then address the caTd to the mayor, if yon live la a city of 30.000 population or over; If yon live in a smaller town, or In the country, mall it to the clerk of yonnr county, par ish, township or similar unit, as the case may be. "Fill in, also', on the envelope ao addressed, the following informa tion: "Registration card of (Chins yobr name) ..' "Street- and number of U. F. D. No. "City. Town or I. O "And farther. Jn ordr to obtain by return mall your registration cer tificate. Inclose In your letter a stamped self-ad dressed envelcpe. It is most Important to do this, as fall ore to be 'able to produce yorr regis tration rectlflcate on dsinand will make yon liable to arrest on sus picion of bavins; evaded registration for the draft. "Do not delay in appearing before T- the nearest local draft board to 2i your registration card made est. ! as already emphaslxed. It li t; you to see that the card Is la t hands of yoorown local draft Ua by Jane 5, and yon should ai: plenty of time for the card to m the board by mail. Astoria Lodge- Firtt to Bid on White Honse 7c The first bid to be received at I office 'of Gorernor Wltbycomt tw o pounds of wool from the -: shire flock at the White llosse. t which is to be auctioned la this t for the benefit' of the Red C:. comes from Climsx'camp, No. J Woodmen of the Worti. at Astc The bid is 1100 and was m T yesterday In a message signed ly W.-T. Muellhaipt, representatirt the cams. Governor (Withycombe has I Informed In a message from IL Davidson, director of the Red Cr thai the successful bidder la state will receive a letter direct fr the White House signed by Fr dent and Mrs. Wilson. - - : ' ' ' I I .,1... .Mil " 1 1 ' i " r I, I, s ' ' M i i i i ; ' ' ' ' " ' 11."-. . -i ,- . t . GoMg ofr :es; .Reduced Prices oe Ever S5x4Ajax, non-skid, regular $4Jl.lt SaleJ32 j S4x4Ajax, non skid, regular $39.54, Sale g j gjj 3ts4Lee, non-skid, regular $33.43 Sale "jj 34x4 PireEtone, noa-sMd, tegular $37.95, On 3R Sale Price............:...... -OU.OU 34x4 Goodrich, non-skid; regular $33.71, OC 07 Sale Price. ;. 0.0 34x4 Goodrich Plain Tread, regular $32.0C "or nr Sale, Price. w0 ythlng 34x4 Fisk, non-skid, regular $33.71, SalefOC nf Price yO.p 33x4 United SUtes, Chain Tread, regular oi tn $39.49, Sale Price. ...... ........ . V P?0SJ 33x4 United States, Ugco Tread, regular 07 f i , $33.88, Sale Price !.. I. 33x4 Goodrich, Non Skid, regular $32.83, OC 07 Sale Price.. ....... ZO.Z 32x4 Firestone, non-skid, regular $35.25, OD Ofl Sale Price. ..... ... . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . U.ZO 32x4 United States Kobhy Tread, regular or nj $44.88, Sale Price 00.31 32x4 United States Chain Tread, regular on ni $371, Sale Price. 7. ...... . $0 D.Ul 32x4 Bepublic Non Skid, regular $39.49, oi no Sale Price... ..T..... 01.53 31x4 Fisk, Non Skid, regular $3O0, Sale g4 31x4 Goodrich. Non Skid, regular $30.80, OA QM Sale Price.;.................. ... $36.85, Sale Price 22x3 Vi United States, Chain Tread, reru-f 01 CfY lar $27.00, Sale Price...".. Z2xZys United States. Usco Titad, regtx lar $2L03,SaU Price.... 31x4 United States Chain Tread, regular on in' CV.tU 19.23 32x3, Goodrich, Non Odd, regular $23 M 1QOO Sale Price...... .......... 10.00 19.80 20.77 C2x3Vi Diamond Non Skid, regular $21.75, Sale Price.. ; 22xZVt Firtstone, Non Skid, regular $50 Sale Price AL. We hare a few Lancajtcr Wire-Grip Tires in stock and as a special inducement will offer them at AO per cent off 30X3V4, regular $34.43, Salt on C7 Price 520.6 30x3, regular $270, Sale Price . 16.50 34x4 Weed Chains, regular $7.00, Sale Price. . . 33x4 Weod Chains, regular $6.50, Sale Price. .. 32x4 Weed Chains, regular $6.00, Sale Price. . 31x4 Weed Chains,' regular $6.00, Sale Price. . 32x3y2 Weed Chains, regulajr $5.50, Sale Price... $2.00 Cross Chains, regular 10c each, Sale Price. $5.60 ...5.20 .....4.80 4.80 .... 4.40 ....5cea. 20 per cent off on ail Inner Tubes KIM! D n SEDAN 1918 Model Absolutely New Regular $1430 Sale Price. $1200 Bumpers (Halliday & Badger) regular $10.50, Sale Price. ., Warner Lens, regular $3.75, Sale-price Osgood Lens, regular $3.75, Sale Price-. . Stewart Lens, regular $2.00, Sale Price Havoline Oil (5 gallon can), regular $4.75, Sale Price Valvoline Oil (5 gallon can), regular $4.75, SaJe Price. ...... ... $7.50 .... 2.00 .... 2.00 .... 1.00 ..... 3.25 .... 3.25 V i 1 . ?hnzit 959 HAL VOIR Innumerable Accessories 20 per cent off LU Salem, Oregon BU RN 233 S. Commercial Street I " . . ' . . : -