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1 SECOND SECTION PAGES 1T0 4 Bid V.- - Society, General News and Classified ''1 ENTY-FmST YEAR SALKM. OREtONFRlDAY MORNING. JUNK 17. 1921 T- PRICE : FIVE CENTS OREGON PIONEERS ADDRESSED BY JUDGE CHARLES A. JOHNS OF SUPREME COURT Justice Charles A. Johns of the Oregou supreme court was orator of the day at the reunion of tne Oregon Pioneer association In Portland yesterday. Justice Johns spoke as follows: . n was my good fortune to have - been born about four miles from Oak Grove and 12 miles from In dependence, in Jackson county, Missouri, and near Saint Joseph, ' where the immigrants assembled r gn(i outfitted for their trip across the plains to the "Oregon Coun try." It Is needless to say that 1 Man infant in my mother's arms ir ben my parents left there and vent to New York, and after a six month's dreary voyage, they land a at Salem. Oregon, on mv moth er's birthday, December 25, 185S. 7, Barely Tot Acrotw. i 4n not know anvthine of the incidents of that trip but she told " me that at the last, I was very tick and if we had been out 24 fcottrB longer, it would have been fataL Ther first settled on the old fruier place, at the mouth of parish. Gap In Marlon county, where my father, James M. Johns, taufht school and the following year moved, to Sclo, In Una coun ty, where be was a miller and then became, a merchant and was ad mitted to the bar in May, 1892 when 68 years ot age. 1 am proud to be a pioneer and to have been continuous resident , of Oregon "ever since, and to be with you on this occasion, so important in the affairs and history of the north west. From necessity I cannot deal in reminiscences, and yet I have seen this state grow and de velop, from what it was then to jwbat it is now and I know some thing of the many and wondrous changes which have been made. My life has been more or lest de voted to a study of the origin and fundamental, principles which un derlie the provisional and consti tutional form of government of the state and I had an acquain tance and personal contact with many ot Its founders and upon all tuch Questions I save strong and .firm convictions. We are living la a commercial age and some, limes I fear that we are drifting away from the teachings and prin ciples of our fathers, upon which this ttate and nation were found ed, the building of homes, to hon or thy father and thy. mother, me loving wife, the devoted husband and tweet innocent children, which are the ties that bind and make the happy, home. " Principles Are Enduing Every true American has read or should have read the Declarer tlort of Independence and the Fed eral Constitution. It is there that we learn the principles for whlcn ' our forefathers fought and the true meaning of liberty and free dom and of a republican form ot government! It Is there that for the first time in the history of na tion we are taught the eternaa principles of right and wrong and that al men are created equal and ihould have equal rights and op portunities, whUh overthrew the teachings and traditions for a .thousand years of monarchies and empires. Those principles were rae then and the history of this nation teaches us they are true bow. This nation has ' produced tome of the greatest men in the world's history and yet many of them were born in a lowly cabin .and have struggled with poverty snd felt the pangs of hunger and had bo assets but youth, energy, skill and ambition. They were and are the products of the Declara tion of .Independence and the fed eral constitution and no higher encomium than this can be paid to our form of government. Those immortal documents mean some thing, stand for somethlnr and 9 THOR Electric Vacuum Cleaner WAR PRICES $45 PRESENT PRICE ?35 Our Introductory Price $29.50 ; Only a few to be fold at the abore price I C. S. HAMILTON represent something. Tbey were written in the blood of our fath ers on the field of battle and it is in them that the world was first taught the true meaning of lib erty and freedom, and It was those principles that gave us the im pulsive victory at Champoeg and brought the Oregon country under the dominion of the American flag. I know not what mav have been the personal motive which induced the pioneer to sever the loving ties which bound father and mother, sister and brother. and make the long, dangerous and tedious journey to this country, but I do know that it was founded upon the God-given right of lib erty and freedom and that thos eternal principles were brought here by the pioneers and were planted in American roll and are embodied in our state constitu tion. It is true that its history was not written, upon the field of battle but when I study and read it. and see the names of the men by whom it was signed. I can hear the voice and see and feel the si lent Influence of those Jmmortal principles which were sealed by the blood of our fathers at Valley Forge and Hunker Hill. Oregtm Convention Ilcrallrd A i constitutional convention of 60 members met at Salem. August 17. 1857. Wasco county then em braced the whole of Eastern Ore gon and was represented by Charles It. Meigs. It may be of interest to note that four of its members were natives of Connee. ticut, one of Germany, four of Illi nois,; two of Maryland, four of Massachusetts, four of Missouri, seven of New Vork, two of North Carolina, two of Ohio, five of Pennsylvania, one ot New Hamp shire, five of Tennessee, one or Vermont, and five of Virginia. By occupation there was ene editor. 30 farmers, 19 lawyers, three me chanics, three miners, two physi cians, one printer, and one sur veyor. Its oldest member was Na thaniel Robbins, who was born In 1793 and represented Clackamas county. One of the youngest and the last survivor was William H. Packwood who was born in Illinois in 1832 and represented Curry county and was by occupation a miner. It was a distinguished body of men, and who were firm and fearless in their convictions. They had .independent thoughts and Ideas and each of them was proud of his ancestry and the fact that he was an American citizen. They loved their liberty and free dom i but they knew that to have and enjoy them, there must be law and order. j Packwood Remembrrcd . What a world ot meaning there is in the preamble which tbey adopted, "We, the people ot the State: of Oregon, to the end that justice is established, order main tained, liberty perpetuated, do or dain this constitution." In the very first section, it is said, "We declare that all men when they form a social compact, are equal in right, and that all power Is in herent in the people and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness." Y 11 liam H. Packwood. the last sur viving members of that convention died 1 in Baker. September 21. 1917, at the ripe old age or 84 years and 11 months. It was my fortune to have served two terms as mayor of Baker while he was city auditor and we were Intimate personal friends. In 1861 gold was discovered in Griffins Gulch at Auburn, by Henry Griffin, Dave Littlefield and another who were a portion of a party that started from Portland in search of what Is known as the Blue Bucket Dig gings. The following year. Pack wood went to Auburn and for mtn- ing purposes assisted in organiz ing the Auburn Canal company which constructed a ditch or canal about 30 miles in length, along the mouontain side from Pine Creek to Auburn, which tapped the in tervening streams, the waters ot which were sold to the miners. It is claimed that in 1866, there were 6000 people at Auburn. The only evidence now left of them are the old placer diggings, and the portions of one building which was constructed of placer stone. It may be of interest to note that in Griffin Gulch near where j:oId was first discovered, that as a boy miner in a sluice box and with pick and shovel. Justice McBride. in 1862 earned the money with which he afterwards obtained his education. A large portion ot the bed of the old Auburn canal is now used to supply Maker with itsj gravity water system. In 1865, Packwood organized a company and commenced the con struction of the Eldorado ditch the main line of which was 103 miles in length. This was com pleted some time in 1870. and was used to divert the head waters of Burnt river and its tributaries to Malheur City for mining pur poses. The main stream flows in to Snake river and was crossed by many of the pioneers. The grad" of this ditch was established by Mr. Packwood by the use of a triangle made out of lumber. This is yet the longest ditch In the state and is even now considered a fine piece of engineering work. inner imrhe Ituilt This was followed bv the con struction of the Sparta Ditch In 170. tn which Mr. Packwood played an important part. It is 90 miles in length and was built for mining purposes, lie had what was then considered a good edu cation, was a useful and energetic citizen, and in his prime was a leader among men. and possessed far more than ordinary ability. As the last surviving member of the constitution convention. lie lived to a ripe old age and died loved and honored by his numer ous personal friends. Very few. If any. of the numerous expensive ditches which were constructed In an early day for mining purposes are now used by the miners but manay of the most valuable water rights in Oregon are founded upon those old mining ditches, the beds of which have never been changed They were constructed along the mountain sides and around the heads of gulches and canyons and are livlmg monuments to pioneer skill, yonth and energy. The mem bers of that convention gave to the people of Or?nn a ..!... tion which long stood the test. Its lunaameniai principles have not and never will he rh. there are many good people who wim an or Its changes it never has been i teachings, spirit and influence of the pioneer is now seen and felt lurvugnom me northwest in every home town. city, echool. church and line of business, in the court room and in the affairs of state. MrLtnighlin First Governor By commoon courtesy. Dr. John McLoughlin as director of the Hudson Bay company, from 1824 to 18 4. before there was any pro visional form of government, Ir known as the first governor of Oregon. From 1843 to 1844. by a vote of the people of the Walla met valley, the first executive committee was elected, consisting of David Hill. Alanson Beers, and Joseph Gale. The first governor elected by the nennln n provisional form of govern met s ueorge Abernethy, who serv ed from June 3, 18 45 to March 3. 1849. Joseph Lane w iho rir. territorial governor and served irom Aiarch 3. 1849 to June 18. 180. The remaining 0 0,r r , n down to and Including S. F. Chad- wick. were ail pioneers. The chain was broken bv th W. Thayer. The next two. Z. y aiooay and Slyveter Pennoyer. were both pioneers and T. T. Ger was the last one of them to Iw.ih that office. Commencing with fj. W. Ias Breton. February 18. 1841 and ending with II. It. KlncaiH January 9. 1899. the first 14 sec retaries or state were all pioneers. Twelve pioneers have been United States senators. The first two were Delazon Smith and Joseph Lane, and the last. Harrv Lane who was the son of X. H. Lane, a brother of Joe Lane. Commencing with Samuel It. Thurston. Janu ary 6. 1819 and endlntr with James W. Nesmlth. rMarch s 1875. the first 12 congressmen of the state were niortew Kn that timo there were Islx others, the last of whom was Majcolm A. Moody, whose term exnired March 3. 1903. FionrorN On Bench The fir.st eight chief justices of ihe supreme court were l.o pio neers commencing with William P. Bryant, from 1848 to 1850 and ending with P. P. Prim, from 1870 to 1872. Since that time 14 other pioneers have held that position including ex-Chief Justice Mc Bride arid the present Chief Jus tice Burnett. It Is worthy of not that a modi larger percentage of pioneers have been members pt the supreme court than In any other official position. Many dis tinguished men have -held that position. B. P. Pols was born in Massachusetts In 1819 and v there admitted to the bar. That slate was then in Its legal prime and its courts were revered and respected for their ability and Ju dicial learning, and as a student, young Boise there became well rounded in the rnmnmn Iumt mil learned liis profession. He came to OregdJi in 1S.50 and was a mem- ( !er of -Llie constitutional corjven- ! tion from Polk county. Through , him much of the common lawj ami j Judicial learning of the state or j Massachusetts was grafted! into the judicial history of Oregon, j Many able men have been on our! iupreme court, but in my Judg-! ment. as a member of the coinstl-1 tutional convention and as a nisi prius and supreme judge, no rraan i has left a more indelible rcjcOrd j on the pioneer judicial historjy of the state for clear analytical tea-! oning. sound legal principles, pter- 1 ling Integrity and learning in) the common law, than R. V. Holse. ; Oregon should sttyle him as; the : Blackstone" and 'Kent" of; its i early judiciary. i 1 I MrBride N Oregimian It may be of interest to note thi at ex-Chief Justice Thomas A.! M ciiride was born in Yamhill co 'unty. November 15. 1847. and th at he was recently re-elected: to otner six-year term; that Chief stice Burnett, was aUo hnrh' In lu th at county on May 9. 18r.3.!an th at at one time, those two, with -Justice Kamsev. as hovs. lS-eil ex w ithin the area of one towniship i Yamhill countv Me re Attain in old Yamhill is true to its tradi tions, mese three boys also at the same time, attended school at icMinnville college. The teachers ere President J. W. JohnisDn, ho afterwards became the first president of the Oregon unlver- ly. John II. Mall, and Mrs. Nan ;. Morse, now Mrs. Nan E. Dal ian, a sister of Justice Mrlirtfle W. T. Newby was the founder of McMinnville and had dedicated a tract of ground for the purpose of a county fair and the (and was enclosed by a board fence. In those days there were no side walks and the streets were yery muddy. Inspired by the civic pride land the energy of youth, one night 18 students of the college including Justice McBride, tore down the fence and with the aid of itwo wagons which they appropriated to their own use und by their dwii strength, hauled the lumber ' to different portions of the town, out of which they made a nuinber of board walks leading to the col lege. As a reward for their youthful indiscretions, they were indicted by the grand Jury. I Al though Justice McBride has! al ways been proud of his desirf to instill civic pride in the people of McMinnville. there is a doubt in his mind as to whether it was worth the 120 fine which he had to pay to obtain his freedom. As Justice Ramsey has since befcn a model man, he was then a model boy and of course would not do anything like that. Those who know the dynamic energy of Chief Justice Burnett, claim that It in one of the regrets of his life that on account of his youth he 'did not have the honor of being party to the scheme, but the peo ple then living at McMinnville did claim that there were times wjhen they were short on both eggs and watermelons. Notwithstanding the fact that these men were boysi to gether in that county, there are many good people in old YamjhIU and it is one of the best in the state. At the ripe old age of 84 years. Mrs. Dolman, the only sur viving teacher, is now living) n Salem, where she enjoys the com panionship of her brother jiirid former pupils. j KtaU Foundation Well Ialdj ; I have spoken of trie character and class of men who drafted and submitted the state constitution auad the large number of pioneers who have filled the legislative, executive and judicial offices! r the state for the purpose of shew ing the nature and extent or fe influence which they wielded j in Its history and development. Jhc foundation which they laid was broad and deen. Althmih I in some respects, other citizens niay nave oeen more modern and pjrV gressive. there never wan a hetiter typo, and In fundamentals vtu have been of a superior class. ! It is true that the Donation Land Claim Act mav have hnon the prime incentive which Induned many of you to come hern I'nder conditions then existing, it trftk courage and physical strength j to make that long and arduous jojir- ney and many fell by the waysido and those who did mm o strong men and women who d energy, ambition. mental ;ul moral COUraec. You came hei-eltn live, to build homes, to raise falm- llies and be ft said to vmir ever lasting credit that among the vry nrst things which von did was to erect churches and school housjfs. You did not live in ease nr liiitx. ury hut from necesity had to wrrk and you taught your children how to work and with vou. the lalieh string was out. the rifle In the rack, and the powder In the horn. Vou were friendly and social., knew and assisted one another. Although your food was plain and vou did not have a variety, ln per son was ever refused somethllnc to eat. The mother tancht the dauehter how to cook and kep house and the home was the cen tral thought. Inspired by ynsr mental and moral courage, you had independence and elf-rjii-ance and you loved liberty ad freedom. There wa hnf litile crime and you had a high regard for primitive law and orrler. In the earlv davs vou never-knew ier heard of anarchists, bolsheviks. mr I. . V . s and there were pr tramps. All of such ideas wfw foreign to your principles, tearfh ins and traditions. Although Mu loved liberty and freedom, you Re lieved in law and order. With ypu it - . m all., .nn 1 l.nn nA ot conviction, and you know that you could not havo and enjriy either ot them without law and order. When your suns and daugh ters were niarired their first thought was a home and a piece of land and they wire willing to work and knew how to work in the house, timber and the field. Tribute Pai.l Pioneer, Mother Much has Deen said and written about the - Oregon Trail," and the naif has jiever been told, but it was the pioneer mothers who were tne bravest of the brave." I have" feelinx. honor and respect for the! men. hut it was the pioneer moth- j era who bore the heaviest burden , anad suffered hardships which ' only a mother ran endurp. On j that long six months voyage. I ' nursed at my mother's breast. I , did not know what it meant to j her then and have little concep-1 tion (r what it meant now but I do know that it was a mother s love and that is divine. The beau-! liful tribute of Joaquin Miller in! his classic poem. "To the Mothers! of Men." applies with especial and i peculiar force to the pioneer i mothers. At one time he lived at Canyon City and it may have been your lives that gave him the inspi ration. With you marriage was looked upon as a sacred contract. It was seldom entered into without ma- j ture thought and careful consider ation and when once made, was never annulled without a grievous offense, a serious or just cause, and with you a suit for divorce was the exception. You were de voted to your household and do mestic duties, the scrubbing of rioors, milking the cows, churning the butter, knitting, sewini;. and the old . spinning wheel, and at least doing your part to make a home. At the family fireside you taught your children obedience, how to live, what they should do and how they should act. and the sacred duties of home life, and you had their confidence and re spect and they had yours. Your joy rides were in dead axe wagons with your children and your own husband, and you then had never heard cf wrist watches, manicures or, beauty parlors. Yet with all of Its skill, deceptive art has not and never will improve on the primitive beauty of the pioneer maiden. Your wants were few and simple, yet you were happy and content and had many of the real genuine pleasures of life. Fundamentals in Jeopardy Although this is an age of prog ress, it Is also a commercial age and sometimes I fear that in our mad pursuit for the pleasures of life, our desire for money and to have something new, we overlook those fundamentals which you brought here as pioneers. You gave to the state an economical form of government, had a high regard for law and order and .loved the country and its flag. Al though your administration or af fairs may have been crude, plain, and simple, it was prudent, wise, efficient and economical and the official records show that with modern progressive thoughts and ideas, taxes have increased by leaps and bounds. The plain, fru gal pioneer mode of'living is fast becoming a thing of the past; apartment houses are supplanting the heme and too often there are no sweet. Innocent children at the fireside". We now have Bolsheviks, anarchists and I. W. W.'s, and there are many who do not honor or respect the flag or know what it means. Everyone believes in develop ment and modern progress and that it should he the privilege of every person to have and enjoy the real pleasures of life. It is such rights that make life worth living. This should not he at the expense or sacrifice of substance or fundamental principles. There is a law both human and divine that home life should be honored and respected. When you weaken or destroy the love and influence of the home and those sacred ties which bind, you tear down and destroy the fundamental princi ples upon which this slate and na tion are founded, you are not good citizens and you have struck a severe, blow at your own happi ness, American Institutions and a Republican form of government. Therein the pioneers have been and now are a tower of strength. You were home builders and you loved and respected your home. You were independent, self-reliant, enjoyed your liberty and free dom, stood for law and order and were loyal to the flag, the state and nation and their institutions. Influence Permanent I know that sometimes you have been styled ''fossils" and "moss backs" and some of you In some respects, may have deserved the name, yet in your home life and citizensiiip. yu have set an ex ample which never has been and never will be improved and which it would be well for many of your critics to follow. Many of them have never enjoyed and do not know the genuine pleasures of home life or the meaning of do mestic happiness or the duties which they owe to their neighbors, the public and the flag which pro tects them. With all of its modern ideas, growth and development, what this country needs more than over in its history is more pioneer mothers, more of the home life and patriotism of the pioneers, more of the spirit, teach ings and traditions of the history of this state and nation and the fundamental principles upon which they are founded. We want more of American and lesf of Eu ropean thoushts and ideas. The I'.ol-dieviks and I. W. W.'s were never generic to this country and are not the product of its pioneers. That class of people have not felt the true spirit of our institutions and do not know the history and traditions of this country. They do not know the meaning of and have not read the Declaration of Independence or the federal con- ui JiAuui r.Ki THE mothers of members ot tne American legion, or those who were eligible for the American legion are eligible to membership in the Women's Aux- Hiary oi the American leg'ion. ac cording to the membership com mittee which is working this week. The war mothers are es pecially invued to the tea which is being given at the home of Mrs. (Jeorge A. White, Saturday afternoon. The committee in charg" in clude Mrs. M ilia McC.ilchrist, Mr.;. Dan .1. Fry, Miss Ruth o.lhns, 51 rs. lohn J. Roberts, ...rs (ieorge . White. Mrs. Walter Spa Hiding, and Mrs. Walter Kirk. ir -sf- Mrs. Lawrence T. Harris and Dr. W. C:'.rltcn Smith, both mem bers of the clpss of ''Jfi of the di versity of Oregon, will attend the alumni meeting which will be hld during commencement week. The 2i members of the class of '!i; are endeavoring to he hack for commencement week and a dinner for the class will be held in the Hotel Osburt: in the evening. The alumni banquet will be held at noon Saturday. Mrs. Harris went to Kugene yesterday to attend a meeting of the state alumnae association of which she Is secretary. She was a judge at the Failing-rWkman oratorical contest which was held last night. The F. K. O.'s met yestedray with Mrs. C. It. McCullough at her new home on Church street. Mrs. McCullough served dainty refresh ments following the regular meet ing. Mrs. R. W. Walton of Boston. Mass., who is sepnding the sum mer with h" parents was a guest of honor. She was a former mem ber of the local chapter. Mr?.. Walton is secretary of chapter A of th P. E. O. in Boston. Plans wer-- made at the meeting Tor the P. K. O. picnic to be held Friday. June 24, at the fair grounds. Mrs. O. E. Lewis was hostes? at a charming dinner party Wed nesday evening at her home, 1910 Trade street. Her guests includ ed Miss Bernlce Wolfe, Miss Es tella Hatliner, Miss Pearl Ryse. Miss Laura Bernard, Miss Lucille Lewis and Miss Marjory. Lewis. A. E. McGilllvery and family are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Iewls. They are from Vale, Oregon. Mrs. Ashley White on North Cottage street has as her guests her son. C. A. Whito. of Palo Alto, and her grandson, Ralton White. They came' by auto and will re main for several dsys Mrs. Frank Snedecor has just returned from a trip east which included a visit to Birmingham. stitution. This country must not become Europeaniied under the falso pretense of liberty and free dom. It must and will remain true to the traditions of its pio neers and the rounders or the na tion, the people who come here from foreign soil must honor and respect the American flag. Our constitution, both stato and fed eral, Is founded upon the Declare tion of Independeace, Is broad, lib eral and elastic, but for the safety and protection of American thoughts and ideas and those fun damental principles upon which our government Is founded and our own liberty and freedom, the time has obme when any foreigner who will not stand for and who does not believe in law and order or respect the flag of this nation, is not fit to be an American citi zen and ought not to be permitted to land upon American soil. It Is not for that class of people to say what laws we shall havo or how they should 'be enforced or con strued or to teach us the meaning of the constitution, or to .defeat or impair the underlying fundamen tal principles of our form of gov ernment. Pioneers True to History An t ininent writer has said: "If the melting pot is allowed to boil without control and we continue to follow our national motto and doliberatelv blind ourselvts to all 'distinctions or race, creed, or color' the type of native American of colonial descent will become as extinct as the Athenian of the age of Pericles and the Viking of the days or Rollo." The same thought applies to the pioneer, but may God grant that the time will never come when the beauty, strength and purity oi your hom life and love of country will ever be ror gotten. So long as it sh.ill last, this n;ition i: tounded upon a rock. It is those ties which bind us to our colonial fathers and the Declaration of Independence and is an honor to which you can point with pride. You have been true to the teachings and history of this nation and your life has been 0 per cent American and you have performed well your part. Your step U now feeble, your form is bent and your hair is grey. Many have passed on; your ranks are dally growing thinner anc sooner or later, the time will cOmo to the last servivor of the old "Oregon Trail." May your remain ing days be peacefully spent in that beautiful home life of which you are living examples and when your time does come, may you "wrap the drapery of your couch about you and lie down to pleas anad dreams." t t: u-L.r.r.su i Ala . and Washington. D. C. She will be with her eister, Mrs -14 P. Boise, for the sumimr. . . Mrs. X. T. Bennett of Portland in visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Bennett. The Silver Tea of the Women's Auxiliary of St. Paul's church Will be held this afternoon at the; home of Mrs. P. C. Ship1e be tween ;; and r.oVlock. v: Mrs. R. M. Mills has been vis iting in Albany thi: week, attend ing th commencement exercises at St. Mary'- academy. .: . Miss Cene Belle is going to C$.r vallis this morning to b- the gueist of Prof, and Mis. II. L. Heal a over the week end. The progra,m for the Iowa plr nic which is to be held at the fair groundi today is as rollowj; America. Invocation. Roll call. Talk by Mr. W. T. Rlirdoh,. Heading. "Kate Shelley." Mrs. fji. McAdams. ' Talk by Mr. L. fl. Roberts. "The Am-rican Boy Mr. Thompson. Son "Iowa," Au dience. Reading. Mrs. A. Gr Fttfr. Music. Audrey Jeffrey. Reminii cences of Iowa, Mrs. Thompson. Election of officers. Song, "(Slbr- ious Oregon." audience. .-ins. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bcnnfett sp'jnt yesterday in Portland, re turning last night. ?y Mrs. Jcanetc Merrit of Dibin. Cal., is visiting at the home .f her sister. Mrs. Harry L. Ben son, ; 4 r North Summer street. . Mrs. Claude S. Barr of Pendlf ton visited ths week with litr mother, Mrs. J. S. Harris on Uafr den Road. A pleasant diversion during the closing week tf Oraut junior high school 'was a program given by Mrs. Oscar B. Gingrich and MIW Ruth Bedford. Mrs. Gingrich' A Big Special On ' Granite Biggest Values:Ever Afforded $1.25 and $1.50 Dish Pans and Water Pails Going Now for- S9c Kettles, stew pans, large size milk pans, etc., 50c and $1.00 value 39c This wonderf ui bargain event begins today Big Cut ofcMHHriery! . A last opportunity to buy pretty summer mil linery at -a sacrifice We must close out our hats at once SALEM VARIETY STORE 152 N. Commercial St. ROSTEIN & Millinery department Now cleaning up for the season Reduced prices on Ladies 'and Children's Hats and Flowers, nice assortment,' up to date, good quality . . OutingShoes Tennis Shoes. Workshus, Spbrtshus. Oxfords, Pumps, Emma Lous, Athletic Shoes and Sport Oxfords Women's Hiking Shoes, exceptionally good quality Washington Guaranteed Shoes for men and boys Mayer Guaranteed Shoes fpr women and children Martha Washington House and Street Shoes Ladies' and Children's Summer Underwear I-idies' .Vests from 19e Up. Union Suits 48c up We have a big variety of CSriion Suits, various styles, and extra large Hizes. up to 50 Athena Union Suits $1.00 to $2.00 Bathing Suits Hcautiful colors, best quality. Bathing Shoes and Caps, small suits, medium sizes and large sizes for girls and boys, ladies New lots of Percales, Ginghams. Voiles, Organdies, Item rews Devonshire and Romper Cloth 240 and 246 North Commercial St vvork consists of Indian song and pantomime, which has been care tully prepared, and is rendered most rkllfully. Her departure from the usual line of entertain ment, together with a pleasing personality, held the student body through the etnire hour. Miss Bedford's work as accom panist Is of exceptional merit when one considers the difficul ties of time and rhythm encoun tered in the rendition of Indian music. The hearty applause gave ex- presslon to the appreciation of ev- nry listener. - i All-Night Theaters Are Given New Lease of Life PORTLAND, Ore.. June 16. Moving picture houses that run ' shows after midnight have a new lease of life, although it appeared possible for a while at today's city council session that they would be required to close at the stroke or. ; The Council, after further hear ing oriiihe ordinance proposing to prohibit women entering theaters afte,' midnight, voted to give it no fuither consideration; ana while two members expressed themselves as being in favor of KMnlirhi ilailncr It aoi flnattv Mill ii'ihiii ."rc,.p,, .v hieolded to lay that question on 3 he table. Special Six Week Summer Term June 20 July 29 Salem School of Expression 147 N, Commercial Bt. Phone 092 W. GAHLSD0RF 125 N. liberty St. Ware Salem, Ore. ; GREENBAUM and gentlemen Mi r