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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 31, 1925
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Pioneer Day Execution Is Declared
To Be Holiday and, Schools Closed
Trial of lleale and Baker Provides Entertainment for All Settlers
Within Salem District;
' The article in The Statesman
" of Sunday; j May 17, by "Old
Timer." relative to the trial and
execution of Beale and Baker, was
interesting fad quite accurate. A
few more details . concerning this
remarkable trial and matters cor
. relating thereto might prove , of
interest.
: What became of all the gold old
man . Delaney was known to pos
sess at his farm home remains
till a mystery. N. T. Caton. the
principal lawyer for. the defense,
suffered so much obloquy for his
connection with the case that he
subsequently moved to Walla Wal
la, and died there at the age of
over 90 years. , .
David : Logan, however, one of
' the lawyers - for the defense, re
. oeired the republican nomination)
for congress three years after, but
was unsuccessful, being defeated
by Jos. S. Smith, democratic nomi
nee y 1200. W. U Adams, a
leader, in the pioneer days of rep-
ubllcanism for .Oregon, bitterly
assailed the candidacy of Logan
In 1868; Logan refused to sup
port the republican ticket in 1870
and was characterized by H. W.
Scott of the Oregonian as , the
"prince of ingrates." Logan had
been' the candidate at three dif
ferent times j on the Republican
ticket and was unsuccessful . in
every instance.
- The old wooden court house was
. entirely too small to accomodate
the throng that clamored for ad
mission to the trial of Beale and
Baker, and the court was adjourn
ed to meet in Griswold's theatre
j in GrUwold'fl blocks now known as
the 'Murphy building or Capitol
hotel.- During the proceedings a
,' small size panie took place in the
i theatre owing to the false cry
that the building was collapsing,
and subsequent proceedings were
' held in the legislative hall in what
then was known ; as the Holm an
building, i The criminals, however,
were sentenced to the (gallows by
Judge Boise in the .court house
i building. Beale and his companion
were convicted on purely circum
stantial evidence, not a link, how
ever, was missing In the chain ol
evidence. No appeal was taken
from the verdict and the prisoners-were
executed on May 17,
1865. The crime was committed
'January 9 previously. ' :
An enormous crowd was present
in Salem on the day- of the ex
ecution. I was then a pupil in
the Salem district" school, and th
principal, D. C. Pearson, declared
-a holiday for the occasion. Dr.
J. W. Meredith, then a drayman
and truckman, drove the "death
bus" containing the condemned
men to the place of execution
When all hope was gone. Beale
and IBaker both . confessed -. that
they were guilty of the crime, of
' murder, and their printed confes
sions in pamphlet form were sold
on the streets of Salem on the
morning of the execution by Fred
erick Schwatka and MileB M. Mil
ler, two youths announcing that
the proceedings would go to the
widows, although Mrs. Beale and
Mrs. Baker did not become widows
until later in the day. Theodore
Geer, afterwards governor of Ore
gon, was living with; the Beale
family at the time of the murder,
-working for his, board while at
tending Willamette . university.
.This incident, of course,- ended
Geer's school days at Willamette.
MOTOR TRIPS ABROAD
; In the Famous City of Nancy
ONE OF A SERIES OF TRAVEL TALKS
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fkei Cntrttsy iltswtU nd Chrysler II at of Corporaiiots ; - . -...
'A Famous Triumphal Arth ,;
IN thtf City of .Nancy 219 miles the famous group of Palaces .built
. east of Paris, American motor- - by the King of Poland in the year
ists are always attracted to the 1,000. It was there that 'Marie
; famous triumphal arch erected by ;' Antoinette lived Ja 1791:n(i'. Marie
- Stanislas in honor of . Ixixvt XV. J-otuse' in-1S10. . . , -
r This arch " leads from the Place - Nancy attracts many motorists. IfC
Stanislas to the Place Carriere.' ;!s a city encircled by .vineyards and
- It is in Nancy that one may see - entered by -seven gates. . - . j
Hanging on May 17, 18C5
I do not think that the old noli
ticians entirely agreed with the
statement that the result of the
trial was altogether the cause of
sending the prosecuting attorney,
ituius juaiiory to congress. It is
true that Mallory received quite
a reputation forvhia skUl in hand
ling the case, but there was some
thing else iwhich lead to his poli
tical distinction in 186C. The
republican 'convention met .in Cbr
vallla in the spring of the. latter
year. The majority of the dele
gates really intended to confer the
nomination for congress upon Dr.
Wilson Bowlby of . Forest Grove
and to nominate I. It. Moores of
Salem for governor, but some of
Mai lory's friends earnestly plead
ed for a complimentary; vote for
their man, with the result that so
many."compHmentaries", were cast
for Mallory that he obtained a
majority vote. . This surprising
result automatically removed
Moores from consideration for
the gubernatorial office,- and " his
name was not brought before the
convention, although the majority
of the delegates were - favorable
to him. !
A. C. Gibbs, then governor, was
not seeking a renomination, as
he was at that time an avowed
candidate for the 'United States
senatorship. ; i , : ,
Samuel E. May and E. N. Cooke.
both from Salem, were candidates
f or ' the renomination, respectively
for secretary of state and state
treasurer, and it was conceded. to
them unanimously. To have given
the nomination for governor to a
Salem man, thus ' placing on the
ticket four, nominees for the prin
cipal offices from. Marion county,
would have proven bad politics
and was entirely out of the ques
tion. We surely would have then
heard" the cry of "The Salem Hog.'.'
George L. Woods came -as delegate
to the convention from The Dalles
with no thought of becoming a
candidate for any office, but the
nomination for governor was un
expectedly bestowed upon him and
he was elected by a narrow mar
gin, although some of the leading
democrats of the state contended
that the candidate, James jK. Kel
ly, was counted out, and at the
session of the legislature of 1868,
when they controlled both branch
es, they endeavored to have the
matter reopened and a recount
made, but the republican members
thwarted this movement by re
signing in a body and leaving no
quorum to transact business. Dr.
Bowlby and H. W. Scott in after
years had ' bitter newspaper con
troversy, the inception of which
quarrel was a failure for Dr. Bowl
by to receive the nomination for
congress in I860. Governor Woods
was importuned to call a session
of legislature to pass the urgent
appropriation' bills, but resolutely
refused to do so. The taxes from
the different counties, in the
meantime, j kept rolling into the
state treasury and an enormous
surplus was accumulated by E. N.
Cooke, the. state treasurer. The
situation was not, relieved until
the legislature met in 1870, when
the democratic party assmed full
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NATIVE OREGONIAN.
The classified ad section of The
Statesman is the market place of
Salem.
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TELEGRAPH OFFICE IS
USING MANY STICKERS
EACH FORM- HAS SPECIAIi
'KIND 'FOR -ITS OW'N CBE.';i-
SI ore Are Added Every I Few
Months; Attention Is Called !
to Fine Service
The local office of the West
ern Union Telegraph office has
over 50 different kinds of stick
ers, which are used on different
instrument pf. communication. So
successful have the stickers ' been
that special mention was made In
a recent number of the "Malioag.
. Eoery few months the -Western
Union -introduces new stickers to
the number : although at Christ
mas time four colors were consid
ered, necessary, j
- The .stickers are used primarily
to tell a galea story, which they
usually do with force. One stick
er calls attention-to the speed of
transmission btthat particular tel
egram, another suggests the send
ing or collecting of money by tel
egraph; another urges the record
ing of supplies by wire between
the salesman's calls; whatever the
message, it is a repetition of the
i Ye towne crier t
THE picturesque town crier in knickerbockers,
three-cornered hat and with insistent bell has
passed into history. The daily newspaper has
taken his place. Multiplied him. Amplified
him. ! It is the great broadcaster of news today
- vital, irreplaceable.
Where the town crier told dozens, the mod
ern newspaper tells thousands. Tells them
more. Tells them in the quiet of their homes,
offices and shops. Not only news of current
.events, but news of merchandise to be had at
the stores.' . ; '
Get that enlarged meaning of the word
"news." ; Advertisements are news. They
keep you abreast of. the newest developments
in science and manufacture. They are trail
blazers of progress. They are confidential
secretaries to the family exchequer.
Read the advertisements. Read them regu
larly. Because they are interesting. Because
they are true. Because they point the way to
better merchandise, backed by : responsible
dealers and manufacturers. Because they
save time, money and shoe-leather.
The reader of newspaper advertisements is
better informed. He or she knows who sells
the finest rugs; who serves the best little lunch
eon in town ; who has the newest styles in hats,
shoes, coats ; where the best shows are play
: ing; who's starring in that film at the Pal
' ace." You too, can be well informed.
Advertisements are torch-bearers
' progress They show you who,
. when and where V 1
By DWiO
basic, thought that time is money
and the .way to save time is to
telegraph. The stickers are now
a permanent part of modern business-getting
plans. I' ,
CONCLUDE HEARINGS
WASHINGTON, May 27 (By
The Associated Press The spe
cial senate committee which has
been investigating the internal re
venue bureau with particular at
tention to its administration of in
come' tax matters and prohibition
enforcement plans o conclude its
Hearings rnaay. i .
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McKINLEY BRIEFS
BERTIIA BABCOCK
The Latin club picknicked in
Bush's pasture Monday evening.
Miss May Hale head of the depart
ment chaperoned this most enjoy
able affair.. The next meeting,
which will be the last one for this
year will be held next Monday.
A high percentage of the pupils
responded to the privilege of ex
aminations offered by the! Marion
County Health Demonstration.
The following pupils at McKin
ley have been neither absent nor
tardy for two years: Ina Adams,
Roy Lafkey, Austin Gardner, Rus
sell Gardner, Frederick Edmund
son; and Esther Heckarti They
will receive the school monogram.
Others who have been neither tar
dy nor absent during thel present
year will receive the school letter.
Pupils showing a weakness in a
subject may be transferred to the
study coach class at any time and
so in nearly all cases avoid non
promotion at the close of the term.
Mr. James Smart, j the Harry
Lauder of the Apollo club, has
promised to apear soon before the
joint nie-A classes in connection
with the study of Scott's Lady of
the "Lake. ,...!.
Burnett Bros., Jewelers "Pay Us As
Nine Stores on the Pacific Coast
i The Burnett Budget Plan will enable fathers and mothers to
give Gifts that are really worth while to the bride and groom. Arid
the wedding day will not be followed by a flood of bills-h the cost
of the gifts will be distributed over the whole twelve months and
will be paid in small weekly or m on thy sums sums so small as to
be negligible. You may give the best and never miss the money.
Sterling Silver Pieces $5 to $50 ; payments $ 1 weekly.
Sterling Silver Sets 26 Pieces, $75; payments $1.50 week.
Holmes and Edwards Plate, 26 Pieces for $32.10; delivered
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Cdmmiinity Silver Plate 26 Piece Sets for $30.50 ; pay. 51
down and 51 week.
. Mantel Clocks with Candlesticks featured at $12.45; pay
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Vcstrninsler Chime Clocks featured at
yown,1 $1 week. H
Elecfcricj Percolators featured at $22.50;
The foregoing are mere suggestions there are hundreds of
gifts that will endure and en-dear for you to see. Pay a dollar (or
whatever may 'be convenient for you to pay) pay the balance with
in the next twelve months. No extras no interest, no tax.
- Money Back Guarantee.
j We guarantee all we sell. Money; back
within thirty days if you find that you
can do better for cash. 1
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The nine-A-elasses will : give
"His Waterloo," a short one act
play, for one- number 'and i their
closing program Tuesday evening.
June 9. - : - j; : ' '-;-:! ! ;-.
The girls gym classes are learn
ing several new dances for the
annual Field Day The boys are
practicing pole vaulting, the broad
jump and many other athletic
stunts that look .quite wonderful
to the girls. - ! (
The nine-A shop boys, accom
panied by Mr. Foster, visited the
shops at the Oregon Agricultural
coleg Wednesday, and report a
most wonderful f and 1 enjoyable
time. They were invited to lunch
at the school cafeteria, and had a
fine swim in the tank, i
A fine frame steel engraving of
the Horse Fair by Rosa Bonherd
was presented to the school this
week by Mrs. Dan Fay, Sr.
- A paper weight containing the
picture of , President Mclnley and
an uornoitated picture of our
martyr president was presented Axy
Mrs. Laughenridge, whose j hus
band served with McKinley In the
Civil War. ;
Salem residential property is
in one of the greatest booms" ever
known in the district. Prosperity
Is rapidly becoming evidenced.
Boost for Salem. i T
WE SHALL FINANCE
ALL ALONiS THE COAST
Send for the Gift Bulletin
Write for' the list: of Nationally adver
tised Watches at the Nationally advert! - 1
prices but H)n characteristic Burnett ter: .
Any watch .delivered for a dollar. Paid I.r
X weekly, i .
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Salem ;OREGbri
Idaho Votes fcr Bible
j , : Reading in Its SchccI
Boise, Idaho. -Daily reading cT
passages from the Bible in u-J
public schools of Idaho Is provided
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the Idaho legislature and wa3
signed' by the governor. The itiw.
requires the teacher to read daily
from twelve. to twenty verses from
the; standard American version of
the Bible, such verses to be select
ed from a list of passages design
ated from time to time by tna
state board of education. No com
ment by the teacher is allowed.
If children ask question on the
verses they must be referred ta
their parents. A bill providing for
the' release of pupils from school
to? receive Teligious Instruction
was defeated5.
i Idaho thus follows closely oa
the: heels of Florida, who recently
enacted a similar law. The more-
mPBf fnil1 in Ohtri Iina-pvpr.
when Governor Bonahey vetoed
tbo bill.
Our advertisers are cooperating
to make Salem the moat prosper
ous ity,In Oregon. Patronize tha
advertisers, and tell, them you ap
preciate their efforts. Salem owes
a j great debt to her progressive
business men.
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