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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1918)
The O regon Statesman I sss rz i;ry 'anetl "CM ,mi,e ,hat 1 tai Issued Daily Except Monday by THB STATESMAN PUBLISHING OOB1PANY 2 IS 8. Commercial SL, Salem, Oregon. MEMBER OP THB ASSOCIATED PRESS ! The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein R. J. Hendricks, . .Manager Stephen A. Stone. ; ... .Managing Editor Ralph Glover Cashier W.i C. 8quier..... .Advertising Manager Frank Jaskoskl... . Manager Job Dept. loved long since and lost awhile. Dear classmates: In the words of the poet, "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be. The last of life for Which the first was made ; Our times are in his hand Who saith, "A whole I planned. Youth shows but half; trust God; see all, nor be afraid." 'Reminiscences Mrs. Ida Pratt Habcock responded to the toast, as follows: Mr. Toastraaster, Alumni, and Friends: The years are far behind us, those years so fraught with pain, yet blest with hope; the years we so proudly remember by the days and deeds that bind us to the DAILY STATESMAN, served by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 cents a - week, 50 cents a month. - DAILY STATESMAN, br mail. 45 a year: S3 for six months: 50 cents a month. For three months or more, paid in advance, at rate of $6 a year, times of long ago, when we forged the links of the golden chain auwDAT statesman. SI a year; 50 cents for aix montha; 26 centa for that holds us in friendship's holv ties. Those days when we built I . ; l ! 1 .t. fTM. 1. ur iniry easiies HKKiug uumuy wuai ui iuc miuir. iuc juuiu nuu rime of those eladsome vears are bent with life's burdens, and the 1 W V aMa w 4aa W M W waavami w as U a . ' months; 25 cents .tor three months. - TELEPHONES: Business Office, 21. Circulation Department, 6 82. Job Department, 6S3. Entered at the Postoifice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter. AFTER FIFFTY YEARS. their grandchildren are making the halls of Old Willamette ring with their merry young Voices. We, however, do not mourn the speed of life s decline, for we are realizing the fruits of our labor in the various walks we have' chosen. Some of us. left these classic halls to continue the work of education in the city or country schools. We have watched with interest the growth of those merry, mis chievous urchins and noted with pride the fruition of those ambitions we awakened in the slumbering genius of youth, and it is with joy and pride your respondent calls to mind two little tow-headed boys whom she reprimanded and ordered about with all the authority of At the banquet of the Alumni Association, of Willamette University, a "school m'ara" who in later years turned the tables and she has on Wednesday evening last, there were responses to toasts by mem- since been under their mandate, for one of them is in congress hclp- bers of the class of 1868-the class that graduated fifty years ago. ,n Iorm ine ;wT!T Ty gove.m n OId Vut tne .. . ,, , . , , . ... JLv. u nation as well, while the other received the highest gift the state A friend of The Statesman has secured two of those responses, by couJd that of goverDOTf anJ Khe b wonderinKg if glfe planted the 6Mjss Ellen J. Chamberlin, now of Berkeley, Cal., and Mrs. Ida seed in that fertile mind that budded and blossomed into a full Babcock of Salem. 1 fledged Democrat. 'Miss Chamberlin was known to all old Salemites. After her The yen are passing and dear old class of '68 still numbers its graduation, she was for years a teacher. Following is the response "?ajo1rity amonf th? Iivin, Some have reached the pinnacle of fame; J,, u ,. the dreams and visions of those fairy castles have been realized, while of -Miss Chamberlin: others are treading the humble paths, not in the least envious of their Mr. Toastmaster, i acuity of the University, Class of 1918, Friends oId comrades who are traveling with eager pace the broad highway of the Alumni, and Classmates: Someone has told me that the up-to- of life To those who have crossed the mystic river we drop the tear date way of responding to a toast is, WASTE no words on appologies, of tender, loving memory. SAVE TIME by adEering to your subject, and CONSERVE your The class of '68 has the honor of being the first to graduate from wit and wisdom. this institution, even before the building was finished, and special I could not, if I would, be either witty or wise, and I shall cer- efforts were made to prepare the chapel for the graduating exercises, tainly have to offer apologies for deviating at time from my subject. That .we were first has been our pride and boast and in epic verse Half a century 1 i or classic prose the legend will be told of the class of '68 as the Fifty golden years! "Pioneer of Old Willamette." : .Fiftv short, busv years, niacin? four of us tonight in the class you Choose to honor. The tow-headed boys referred to by Mrs. Babcock are now United States It was a beautiful October morning in 1867 that the teachers and Sentor C- McNary and ex-Governor Oswald West Ed.) students of the old Institute assembled on the front steps, formed in line and marched across the campus to take possession of the new building now known as Waller IlalL" At the head of the procession, and in all of the arrangements, we followed the guidance of our beloved preceptress, Lucy Lee Grubbs. IIow fitting it was that the daughter of Jason Lee should be the ooe to lead us from that weather-worn building with its memories, even of dusky faces consecrated as it had been by the fervept MILESTONES ALONG THE PATH OF OLD GLORY I 1777- war by the famous John Paul Jones, of the "Ranger." First carried into battle, on . the, banks of the Brandywine. 1777 First hoisted over a foreign stronghold, when Captain Kathbone of the sloop of war Provi dence captured Fort Nassau, in the Bahamas. 1783 First displayed In aa English port by the schooner Bedford of Massachusetts. 1790 First carried around the world by the American shtp Columbia. 1824 First carried througn the Straits of Magellan by tho merchant ship Endeavor, of I . Salem, Mass. Captain James P. Arther, a seafarer from Plymouth. Mass. 1839 First carried far beyond the Antarctic Circle by the pilot boat Flying .Fish, of the Wilkes expedition. world by an American steam ship. 1777 First displayed over a mili tary post at Fort Schuyler, on the site of the present city of Rome. N. T. prayers and heroic efforts of those early missionaries to the new 1777 First displayed on a vessel of brick structure ready for dedication. Awaiting us on the platform were the trustees, ministers from near-by and distantfields of labor, and friends of .the University. After an impressive service of prayer and thanksgiving, the rights and privileges of that beautiful building were bestowed upon Acting President L. T. Woodward and his small but stout-hearted faculty. As in a mirror, the faces of that group upon the platform I can again see. '"l Among the most prominent were Father Waller, joyously happy that his years of unceasing toil as financial agent .should be thus crowned with success. Revs. David Leslie, J. L. Parrish. Gustavus and Harvey Hines, Joseph Ilolman, Fabritus Smith, J. II. Moores and a number of others without whose co-operation this work of completion could not have been possible. In the midst of that group, his silvercrowned head leaning upon his cane, sat one of Old Wil lamette's staunchest friends. In fact, a friend to everybody he seemed, for everybody called him ' uncle' Uncle Joe Waldo. A welcome guest into every home, bringing good cheer by his sunny presence, he trod the highways and by-ways of life performing many a deed of kindness, sneakine? words of encouragement to those of .niiT1a1 Vioat-ta Tn niw etmeeiallv wn This wise eotinsel of untold 1829 First raised in California by IIVUUIVVI va aw -- ..ww - -" ' I value, and now, after fifty long years, to the beautiful memory of Joe Waldo, without whose assistance this class, in all probability, would have numbered fourteen instead of fifteen, do I, his grateful beneficiary, bring this tribute of loving appreciation and true affec tion. J . t "All to quickly passed our last school year, and then the boys and girls of the class of 1868proud and happy with graduating honors, lg44rr8t carried around the ready to storm any doubting castie that migni taanu in men- paiuway, sang their parting song Along the River of Time We Glide" and became real voyagers of life. One by one seven of that number have answered the "one clear call," and revenently do we speak their names while the bells of memory chime on: . John Arnold, with mind keenly alert as his large and successful business affairs of later years testified. Benjamin F. Bond, endowed with high ideals, devoted to historical studies, s james iv. uu, ecceninc anu iuu-iovHiK. tion of more than one battleship? James Chambers, excelling in Mathematics, fond of controversy and I He would be sadly out of place now debate.. , James Dennison, broad-browel, melitative, scholarly. t Italy has now been in the war Gifted George Strong with his golden tenor voice. three years fighting valiantly by the Edmond J. Waller, delighting in the classics. side of the allies. The German pro- , Of the eight who still remain, some have not clasped hands for paganda. so successful in Russia, was many years, but we know that.whcther here or elsewhere 44 the hearts tried there, but it was a failure. The of old are still the hearts of gold." Italians have made great sacrifices Deenlv to be reeretted is the enforced absence from this reunion !for liberty... They have spurned re- a of three of our classmates : Most lovable Aneie Grubhe. now Mrs. Pate1 offers of a separate peace. and Engle of Ashland; with decided literary taste was Dora Lamson. ih are improving In strength and now Mr F.vrrptt ' nt Tucnmii. Vli iii.l ttinllfiii uopt.Sfo.i Fmm I spirits. They are in the war until Frreland Dashicll of Berkeley, CaL ; Josie DeVore Johnson, inclinetl Tlctorjr for civilisation shall crown ' to metaphysics. its sacrifices. In the day of the great Ask in c nar.lnn nf tlins. n.Pixlru ftf il,. 1M nrM.n( T r511 reckoning they will be gratefully re- Babcock) with low, sweet alto voice; great, true-hearted Joseph, worthy of the name (Mr. Carter); William (Judge Galloway), who oft was heard to exclaim: "Some day you will see my name written high on the. arch of fame." To the honored President of this University, called now to the noble service of cheering the bearts of our brave fmys on distant battle fields, to President Doney and his worthy eo-laborers, I would say; Yours is a precious heritage, rich in historic traditions, and we of the class of '68, who have come back again, are rejoiced to know that you still sustain and cherish the! trust bequeathed to you bv imc oiu.uj, i.iiummiu piuiii-rre. ... Ja IS. Thrdy. nehlon of Or- IIow the heart thrills with emotion whencrpr (lm ITtiip;tw r ua. rorUand. . i: i . ---------- ...... ......o. Jun 51. FrM.y Annual inetlna- of ommrrrui ciub. !2. Saturday Waldo Mill'a rion- picnlc Jun 23. Sunday War stamp rally at armory. July ( to II Ananal convention of violets used to grow; nowhere ejse, in all my wanderings, have I a" ." Vd jsw..trn w.v n .1 . . i t n A T"l m. 1 A - . " - m I ttti Im.ari' AKMw.lAtAM . . . A uiics. i ucu, iuu, wuav memories Dcauiiiui mem-1 ' "ii ' iww " IS 48 First displayed upon the 8ea of Galilee, by the expedition . of Lieut. Lynch. 1853 First displayed in Japan at the landing of Perrya party in the bay of Jeddo. 18C1 First raised and kept flying on a public school by the high school of New Bedford. Mass. 18C7 rirst raised In Alaska, on the! transfer of that territory from Russian to the United States. 1868 Raised over the Midway Is lands. In the Pacific ocean, the first acquisition ever made by our government In this manner. I860 Planted on the slummlt of ML Baker. 10,618 feet above sea level, on the occasion of I the first ascent of the peak by man. 1871 Carried Into the Interior of Africa by the Henry L. Stan ley expedition. 1873 First raised on the summit of the Andes, by a party of American engineers engaged In railway surveying. 1877 Unfurled for the first time In the far Interior of China. 1917 Displayed on a European bat tle field for the first time by the American expeditionary force in France. Of course it Is all right for Presi dent Wilson to say that we will stand by Russia but where in the deuce is Russia standing? Exchange. What has become of the old-fash ioned congressman who kicked on any bill that provided for the cree- Berlin. May the skies of God be made a firmament of wrath for the murderous Hun! Los Angeles Times. SAVING THE IMECES. Tremendous Bargains at the BIG CLOSING OUT SALE Grand Closing Out Sale of Ribbons 50c plain ribbons 30c 45c and 50c plain ribbons 20c 35c and 30c plain ribbons 25c 23c plain ribbons 17c 15c iplain ribbons 11 l-2c Embroideries $6.00 Emb'd's $2.00 $5.00 44 $1.77 $4.00 44 $1.66 $3.50 44 $1.00 $1.00 44 -50 One large assort ment now 10c yd. A Large Assort ment cf Last Year Quality Silk Gloves 60c, 75c, 85c, $1.00 $125, $1.50 a pair Granite Ware . Aluminum Porcelain Disbes in our 5c, 10c, 15c Basement, --Vv One Assortment of Waists Values to $3.00, now 50 cents Another Assortment Values to $6.00 Now 98 cents Black Petticoat! of Sateen or Heatherbloom . $3.50 values .. $2.89 $3.00 values . . $2.39 $1.75 values .. $1.49 $125 value . . $ J3S Tablets Much larger and better tban sold else where at these prices 5c and 10c Wbite Laundry Soap 5c per Cake Large Boxes of Hummer Matches 5c per Box . One Assortment of Parses $2.75 values, now ... $ .75 $4.00 values, now ... $125 $G.OO values, now ... $1.50 $8.00 values, now ... $2.00 $9.50 values, now ... $2.50 CORNER COURT AND , COMX STREET, SAT. KIT. Mil a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon A Wonderful Romance of Harried Life Wonderfully Told by ADELE GARRISON The Germans will lose the com mand or the air. The allies, with the arrival of sufficient material, ought to bomb Essen and the Krupps, Cologne. Coblentz. Dusseidorf. the cities on the Rhine, Hanover. Stutt gart. Frankfort. Munich. Hamburg. Madgeburg. Lclpsle, Dresden and rvnriiic ditci campus is visited; there stands the maple tree we planted on onr f class day ( Those baby trees along the outside walk that Father r?c valler used to dig and hedge alout have now assumed mammoth proportions. Down by the race the wild forget-me-nota and spotted vioieis used to gi found such, sweet When the war is really 'and truly over, we will see quite a rush to get into the salvage corps. The energy and ingenuity of man will then be directed toward raking and scraping Neptune's bed and combing the deep for the store of missing ships. Even now salvage efforts follow every loss, but where time and, opportunity can not aid tne retriever mere is a mighty work left for the future. It is astonishing what, science and in vention can accomplish when they combine in a program of salvage and conservation. 1 A kk;iitixj imksox. The Rev. E. C. Palmer, a Metho dist Epiccopal preacher of Norwood Park. Chicago, has resigned his pas torate, waived all exemptions, and Is on his way to a training camp to serve in the army as a private sol dier. "The best wsy t can serve the Lord.- he said, "is to help beat the llun. Which is the declaration of a re ligious principle worthy the prayer ful consideration of the "church mil itant everywhere. It's a good time to sing the old Methodist hymn: Shall I he carried to the skies On flowerv bedm of mm While others fight to win the prixe. Ana sail tnrongh Moody peas? Kansas City Times. : A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. The chiming of the clock warned merTnat Jacks dinner wss due in hair an hour. Hastily laying Jack's letter on the table. I hurried into the kitchen, lighted the gas stove and put the tea kettle on. I had pre pared the dessert early In the after noon, so I had not much to do. While waiting for the water to boll I laid the table. When the water was boiling I put the potatoes on the stove and prepared a - simple salad of sliced pineapple, creamed cheese and chopped stuffed olives. with a French dressing. My electric coffee machine, the pride of my heart, stood on its stand near my chair with coffee already for the addition of boiling water and the switching on of the current. As I lighted the gas broiler for the steak I was pleasantly conscious that I had prepared a most attractive meal for my lord and master. The door bell again startled me. As I opened the door I was confront ed by a tall, middle-aged woman in rather nondescript clothing, and a most unpleasant face, upon which as she saw me, there appeared a twisted leer which she evidently thought to be most ingratiating. 'Your'e the lady that telephoned to the agency for a cook, ma'am?" she asked, and at my murmured as sent, marched past me into the room and seated herself. I am not familiar with intoxicants or the people who use them, but I v vr asanas , my little mothe from the ter rible fainting spells she had dur ing her last illness, and this woman's breath reeked 'of it. This looks like a nice little place," she said patronizingly. "The woman at the agency said there were only two in the family, no children. I won't go where there are children. nnly little brats, always under foot. and I won t do no washing, you un derstand that of course. I have a terrible weak place In my side, so I can't do real heavy work, but of rourse you nave a laundress and a dar for heavy cleaning, most ladies do." "Will you tell me jnst what you expect to do for your wages?" I ked her. I had no intention of treeping her, but her assurance posi tively fascinated me. Was this the average spcimn of maid? w ny, cook, or . course. I m a a first-class fancy cook and keep my kitchen and dining room nice. I do the ironing, too. if there ain't to many fancy pieces, and dust and Ftraighten up the flat each day. but I don't make no beds. "What vases do you expect?" "Thirty dollars a month, and ev ery other Sunday and every other Thursday out." She rose and before I could pre vent her had walked through the dining room into the kitchen. "I always like to see the place where I've got to do the cooking." h said. "This ain't half bad. You're broiling steak, I ace. -Well I'm fine at that. I might jusf as well stay right now and get dinner for you." She started to remove her hat but stopped abruptly as I spoke. "I'm sorry, but 1 could not possi bly use your services.' -What's the matter with me? Her tone was rough and Insolent, and she glared at me aa ne spoke. "I do not wish to engage yon. that la all. . You may go now. If yon will please. I am very busy.' 1 strove to speak quietly, but the words only appeared to enrage .her. "Oh! 1 know what's the matter with you. you don't want to pay for a rirst class maid. What you want to do is to go down to Ellis Island and get a greeny from the other aide that you can give about $3 a week and. boss around as von please. I know your kind. Give me the car fare that I've wasted coming up here and I'll get." Her speech was so thick and her eyes so wild that I felt almost afraid or her. realizing as I did that she was more than halt drunk. But I have always rather prided myself up on my composure In emergencies, and I did not wish her to know that she was frightening me. "I will give yon nothing. I re turned firmly, hut my voice was much calmer than I. for she waa be tween me and either the telephone or the door. "Dot if you do not Jeave this apartment at once I shall have you put out. and shall tele phone the employment office an ae count of your conduct. . "If you try any of that dodge your face will be changed so that your man won't know you when he gets home. She fairly screamed the words at me, and then coming up close to me she shook her fist in my face. 'Give me that car fare, you cheaP- kite.yoa. or 111 m She never finished her sentence. IMcky, who had entered unobserved. grabbed .her uplifted arm and rushed her to the door as if she were a bun dle of old clothes. "If yon are la sight two inlautrt from now aa officer will take care of your case. he! said trimly. I saw him thrust a coin in her band as she spoke, and ahe scurried down the hall like a frightened rabbit. , . (To be continued) ' Anniversary of Ordination ' Celebrated by Clergyman MT. ANGEL; Or.. June It Father Derchtold Durrer, O. & D. as sistant pastor of St. Mary's church of. this place celebrated solemn high mass here yesterday tn honor of his twenty-fifth anniversary or his ordi nation to the holy priesthood, athers Philip O. S. B. and Hlldebrand. O. S. B. acting as deacon and sub-deacon respectively. Father Anthony Fisher of 8L Mary 'a church. Seattle, and a former student of Father Berchtold's giving a very appropriate sermon on the occasion. Closing exercises of the St Mary'a Parish school . took place yesterday afternoon, there being seventen pu pils who graduated from the eighth grade, twelve girls and five boys. After listening to a program by the pupils some very timely advice was given both pupils and parents by the Hev. Father Dounlnle and Berch told of this place Father Fisher of Seattle. Sub-Prior Father Bernard O. S. B. of Mt. Anrel college. Father Bernard presented the diplomas. Lift Off Corns! "Freezone" is Magic! Lift any Corn or Callus right off with fingers7-No pain!. ' Drep a little Frx"ne tn an arking corn, instantly that cora stora hurting, tbea you lift it rigfct oat. It dorn't fcurt rate bit. Tea. BiajW-! Why wait! Ytir dmgUt aU a tuy bettl cf Tretzont for a ltw 1 ceata, mfVif,l l r4 jmr f-l ef every kari corn. aft om. er era ''' the toea, and callus. . limit cees or Irritatto. Ttrrum i Ika HM-h tailed ef rtLcr Jiiooer f a Clnet&ajti gvatas. ' tl. v- 1 r