Tire onrcoN statesman : s.Trr.nv;jrxK-i. loco.
0. HENRY AND AL JENNINGS
PhtingTiished Writer Telia of , Powerful Story Which Start on. Son
T - day in The Statesman.
, By Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.
f AI Jennlngs story oL O. Henry
and of himself Is the must verile and
powerful human document I hare
ver come across. It Is a veritable
dynamo, charged to the full with
the most thrilling human Interest.
' From, start' to finish. In every line
and word, it bristles with what we
may well call the basic, aboriginal
facts of the strange Old Humanity
In which we all share.
Lear, banished by his hard-hearted
ungrateful daughters, found conso
lation and Joy in the bitter winds
that beat upon his old gray head
because the elements were at leat
; Trains Service Changes
I, Sunday, June 20th
' Main Line Southbound:
No. 23 leave Salem 10:16 A. M. instead of 10.-05 A. M.
. 2o 53 leave Salem. 3:06 A. M. instead of 3:10 A. II.
No. 15 leave. Salem. 11:28 A. M. instead of 11:26 A. M.
Northbound:
, No.. 16. leave Salem 7-06 A- il- instead of 6 uu A. M.
' No28 leave .Salem 9:11.A. M. instead 'of 9:17 A. M.
-:-18leave.,Saleia.2K)5P. '31.. instead of 1:50 P. M.
t- - - No changea : in schedules other main line trains.
Salem-Dallat-Falls City:
v -Many changes have been made in this service
. ' Complete schedule U shown beioyir :
161 1C3 165 167 169 171 173
Lv. Salem 7 :45A 9 :35A 1 :55P 5 :15P
derlinger 8 :30A 10 :2PA 2 :40P 3 :40E 5 :55P 7 :00P
Dallas : " 6.-50A 8:50A ,10:45A U:00P 4-05P 6-20P 7:20P
. Falls City 7 OA 11:15A 4:35P
Ar. . Black Rock
Ly.( Blaek Roek
'." ' FaUsCity."
Dkyia
Oerlinger
Ar. Salem
No. 171 leaving Salem 5:15 P. M. makes direct connection at
Qerliuger for Independence; also for 3Ic31innville Newberg
. ' and intermediate points
For. exact information coneerning train schedules, call upon
local Agent
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
, ' JOHN M. SCOTT,
General Passenger Agent.
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11:35 A
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168. 170 172
166
1-.25P
7u30A 1:40P 4:55P
8:10A iq-00A 2:20P 3:20P 5:35P 6:40P
8 :30A 1Q-2QA 2:40P 3:35P 5:50P 7:00P
9:10A 11:00A 3:20P. 7:40P
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"eternally hankering for hl old
mother!" And another coavlct
rhffrfd throughout his Llactest so--row
by the thought of his father's
joy when his boy one more stands
np as a real rasa.
And then we learn here how UIy
and unjust is the notion that lb
criminal deliberately makes hlme!f
such at on tell swoop. Oa the W
trary. aa oa of them declare, oar
fate drives onward Ilk a snowball.
Fathering moment am with every art
Some deed that ia bnt a flak drop
aero a oar path, and before we ar
aware of It. the flak baa doubled
and trebled In slie. A thousand kin
dred flakes flatter down to meet Ik
until the tremendous fort gathers
Itself together and rashes us onward
to our deatlnr.
With a vivid humanity, and at the
same time, with a kind of divinity,
thla story of Al Jenaiags and U.
Henry la to be regarded of very blb
and commanding Importance. i
watch It ico upon Its niitaloa with a
hearty godspeed, and much good mar
it do to the thousands who read II.
I Funeral Services for
Financier to be Private
NEW YORK. June IS. Funeral
services for George W. Perkins, fin
ancier, who died today In rtbe Stam
ford Hall sanatorium. Stamford.
Conn., will be held Sunday afternoon
from the Presbyterian cbartb at Hlv
erdale. a suburb. The body arrived
here tonight and was taken to the
Perkins suburban bom where It will
lie In state until Sunday.
Interment will b made In Wood-
lawn cemetery. The services will
be private.
The honorary pallbearers will be
Cleveland II. Dodge. Frank A. Mun
sey. Elbert 11. Gary. J. P. Morgan.
George p. Baker Sr.. Richard V.
Undsbury. Lewis L. Delafield and
Thomas a. Ilackner.
KT-KAlHim SAW TO UK I!.!
TIER LIN. June Th Nunea
Radftcbe lndieitang learns from a
trustworthy sourrw that the former
German emperor Is critically III.
PRICK TO FA 14.
NEW TORKK. Jaa lS-Rereat
declines in the prices of a few root
mud It lea are not to W regarde4 aa
Isolated Instances but are part of a
gradual and general taoveasa I that
baa bees aader war foe a eMiJ.
able tlnj. tbe aauoaal bank of rasa
merce declared la a staieatest l4ay.
I was praJaLsc ay wlf for vr
votloa aad car la aarsiag as
through a entlral Ilia, -U.
Ileary." said she. who waats a wM
ow with tare children Chirac
Trlbsae.
Read iht XhuiTud Adt.
Staylon Firm Asks lor
ncrease in Charges
Gardner A IVenoett who operate
a water power ditch In that district.
have applied to the public service,
commlajilon for aa lacras la power
rates.
AL JENNINGS
ernes
For Canning
Thee first part at next week will be the peak of the strawberry
ieara and we would advise getting your berries at that time.
Tha price cannot be.any less aa the c&nxxers axe tslrtng them at
prevotisly unheard of prices. Our price will be from $35 to
$30 per crate. Por Saturday we will have
Fnlkerion'i Oregons at 20o per box, 2 for S5o
Ohex, varieties 15c per box.
Florida Grape- Fruit, 20c each
California Grape Fruity 10c and 3 for 25o
Sweet naval erangea, 65c per dozen
Bananas, 15c per pound
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Pineapples. 60c and 65c each
Settlemeier's Ajparairui
Fine green stalks, 20c per pound bunch, 2 for 35c
' New potatoes) 15c per pound
Oregon Green Peas, 2 pounds for 25c
w bunch carrots, beets, turnips, cucumbers, tomatoes, Green
onions, radishes, lettuce, Bermuda onions
Home Made Cakes.
Prune, angel, funshjne,. cocoanut, nut, chocolate,, jelly roll
Presh doughnuts, parker. house, rolls cup cakes, sugar, oatmeal
' and raisin cookies
Swift Premium hams, 52c per pound
- Armour's Simon Pure Lard, 5 pound pail, $1.75
' , ''. I Imported Edam Cheese
, Wisconsin Swiss and Brick Cheese
Baker's grated cocoanut in milk
A Special for Saturday
Booth's Oral Tin Sardines
Qcfi&od, Mustard or Tomatoes
8 for $1.25
RrlL and un.vpristicat-l: and the.
same virtue belones to I his remark-'
able story by AI Jennin??. It to
to the bone to the very marrow in
the bone, and from beginning to end
rings absolutely true to the "eternal
contemporary" human nature, with
Its good and its evil; its' burets of
great heart and lips in ensu.il
mire.
' Woven into and all through the
unique documents is the flesh-and-blopd
story of O. Henry, the world's
greatest short story writer, and. in
manyways. one of the tupreme gen
iuses of all time.
A thousand years from now O.
Henry'a name and fame will loom
Infinitely larger than they do today.
a&d one of the chief contributors to
bis universal and permanent fame
will be this same verilq document by j
AI Jennings.
It lets us into O. Henry's soul, t
shows us his inmost lf as he live-l
and moved while he a working
his way through the underbrush nf
obscurity and sorrow to hi "place
In the sun."
But the story of which I am
speaking, ia allitioii to giving us a
close and intimate view of the mar
vellous slory teller, throws a "great
wakening light" upon one f the
most stunning crime of our Mi-
called modern civilization -tw cru
elty and injustice of prison discipline
aa it is frequently practical .-vn -
dy in the old world and the n-v.
We are given to e. in no uncer
tain way. how in ptin men live un
natural livs. Brutal a--ociiition
are fed upon them. They are fed
as wild animal, are ftd. They are
locked up in stifling cells and denied
all communications with rirht-lir-lng"
people. ihe device delilterately
employed crush out the better in-
KTK.OIKIW FAST IX ICE.
SEATTLE. Jane 17. Tha ateara
era Victoria. Cordova and Ellaa
Thompsoo. pioneers of this season 'a
attempts to reach Bering Sea ports,
arj fast In the Ice CO mil north
west of St. HI chads. Alaska, acrord-
stinrts and are monstrous beyond I !tc to wtreJess reports received here
conception of healthy minded men I Vod4jr- Tb' ar la 10 la BO
and women. uu"
n prison men and women are
treated as though they were but so
much "ref )" nnt lvn hnl
a rule. I ruiiiLAAU, jane is. m. uir-
in nrin th fer nf the- future, hey. sheriff of San Mateo coaatf.
KI1KIUFK TAKES CILUICE.
Grocery
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Phone 18854-7
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SALEM
ALBANY
Retailers at Wholesale Price
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Uke a poisonous serpent, colls itself I Calif, arrlTe here, today to Uk
in the convict s heart. He feels that ar waoneio. wnie
all hoi. f htir i- cnarge oi saving aioien jeweiry aaa
, w t s nan arw. . . m I
And well may he feet this is so; wu s.vw. wm w ...
for din's he not know that there il, lcw -
nn nljre for htm In tbe rreat nnt.
prison is up he will he thrown I UD11UA1V1 I
against a social, and eeunomia ooy-1 s-
cott" that. no com rase r.aersisteaee 1 The funeral services of lira. Aaals
can break? I Brown, who died last Saturday all
Is mankind rational, after all? Or I the home of her daaghter. Mrs. John
is it spinning around in the whirl-1 Reissbeck. In thla city, were held at
pool of Insanity and madness? I the Court Street Christian church oo
There is much to nupport the lat-l v ednesday at 3 p. sn. II. V. Kom-I
er conclusion. If society waa sane linger of Underwood, wash, a fort-1
and logical ould it plaee its moral I mer pastor or the deceased, assisted
delinquents in the keeping of men (the local pastor with tha service. I
who are. in many cas. absolutely I The following obltaary waa read by I
unable to draw even tbi most rudi-llhe local minister:
mentary morar distinctions, or If I 3lisa Aania McLean waa bora at
they are. are unwilling Op put thet 1 1 Wheelerabarg. Ohio. Harra SC. 1S44.
into practice In their dealings with I Here It waa that she speat all her
th.- unfortunates who are tmder I girlhood days and was married. On I
th ir control? I January 20. 1IS4. she was united In I
Weil may the queitiun te asked. I marriage to John L. Brown of Proc-1
iii the light of wn-it taken place in I tervllle. W. Va. For a time they
some prisons. W ho ar the real I lived at Wbeelersburgl then moved
criminal, tbe rr.ntict or the keep-(to Catlettsbarg. Ky.. where they -
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?r; caaea ia tne noiei business ror abont
Hut across the dark cloud that this! 20 years. Dae to very great loss
wnruteriul tory thrown against the I from the Hood which swept the town
S In.ne for the humanity of the fulurl there with hla famllr to Clencoe.
generations. I Minn. Later they moved to iHckla-
In thU light we re- that humanity I sotn. N. D.. where they engaged la
Is never all had. There is ever a I the mercantile- business. Ovlaa to
rtftdue of goud. a remnant of the I the death of her husband. March 7.
eternal manhood that the worst fatel is. Mrs. Brownt attempted to
cannot quite destroy. "Dicky is I carry on the business, bat on account
of tailing health, sold the business
and came to Oregon In 111 to live
with her daughter. Mrs. Johta Relsa-
beck of this city. Fhe has continued
her residence here since. Her health
has been gradually failing her and
a recent attack of paralysis finally
resulted In her demise last Satur
day. June 12.
Airs. Brown had ever been a be
liever In the Lord Jesus Christ. Sh
was formerly a member of the Con
gregational church, but during a re
vival meeting held ia this church
about two year ago by &. M. Martin.
he united with the Court Street
Christian church, tier's was a sim
ple, child-like faith In her Saviour,
and she could not understand how
anyrne could disbelieve In God. I:
Irritated her to have anyone berate
her faith in lUra. Iler'a was a tri
umphant faith, an overcoming faith.
a victorious faith, and everlasting I
faith. Death for ber Is but an en-1
I trance into the better rtalm of cter-l
laal happiu
ippiness and Joy.
"Let faith eshalt her Joyful voice.
And now in triumph sing:
O Grate, where is thy victory?
And where. O Death, thy stiag?"
She leaves one living daughter.
Mrs. John Keissbeck of this city I her
only other daughter. Luclnda. passed
this life June 20. USa). a half sis
ter. Mrs. Nan E. Baker of San Diego.
Cal.. four grandchildren, twot great
grandchildren and a host of friends.
VICE IMIEMIDEXT STAICTH KWPI
DEL MONTE. Cal.. June 1 S.
Thomas B. Marshall, vice president
of the I'nlted States officiated as
starter In the opening race of the
third annual Del Monte girls swim
ming carnival In tha Roman pluaye
here today. Miss Rowena Crowley.
San Francisco, with a handicap of
10 seconds, won the 220-yard In
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5-lbe tin per lb. 52c
3 -lb. tin per Ib.-53c
Single Pound Tin 5 5 C
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2 KeUojf't Corn Fiikei ..27c
2 Slxredded WEeit :. 31c
2 Pickifci JeU 0f L ile
2 Jiffy JeU .
GHndelirs CLocoUte, 1 poond..'.J...
H enter Cocoa, pooad
Seeded Ralims, Son M&Id
2 Pounds Sago
Tapioca, Pound.
Rice, IV pounds, for
Fancy WHte Re-Cleaned Niry Beins
Luge Citrus Powder.. ....
Old Dutch Cleanser, 2 cans.....
6 Boxc SeixcMi&ht Matches
4sW 9 C
23c
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29c
19c
37c
$1.50 Royal Purple Brooia. $1.27
OtLer brooms JI.10, 90c, 8Sc, 75c
Market Baskets. . 15c
Nnt Mix g aria e, pound . 34c
Peanut Butter, 5 pounds- 83c
2 Cans Tomatoes 25c.
2 Cans Fancy Corn. .3Sc
5 lbs. MarsbmaDow Syrup ??c
10 pounds Manbmallow Syrup..... .;$1.6S
5 pounds Amber Karo Syrup 63c
10 pounds Amber Karo Syrup $1.23
5 pounds Crystal White Syrup .68c
10 pounds Crystal White Karo $U0
Diamond C $2.80
tacific Hardnheat Flour .2.93
Olympic Floux. 53.4 0
Crown Flour $3.55
10 pounds Cream Rolled Oats .. .... 69c
Cream of Whe.t ...30c
5 Pure Lari $1.19
No. 10 Pure LaxA $2J5
Cooking OU, galloa. J1.87
Kellogg's Krumbled Bran, 18c
3 pounds Fancy Bulk Coffee 93c
Fresh crisp Graham Crackers, pound 22c
Soda Crackers, pound w...20c
3 Pounds Crisco 97c
6 Pounds Crisco ..$1.93
10 Pounds Sugar... $2.55
100 Pounds Sugar ....$25.50
14 Royal White Soap 99c
10 .Tory Soap 87c
10 Palm On-re Soap 90c
10 Imperial Proxide Soap 83c
10 Fairy Soap m ...7 8c
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