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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1927)
10 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAx UUKmiu,. REEK OBSBIS BIRTHDAY Seventy-five Active Years In West Recalled By Worn-: ' is; - an. At Newberg. By Abb Elder- OREGON NORMAL SCHOOLJ llonmouth. Dee. 8. Special) $lrs. Cornelia Spencer Greer, one of Oregon's most rersatlle and cul-' - tared women and the wife of Her. -- George H. Greer, passed her SSthi birthday last week at her home la Newberg, DnrlnT the 75 years 12n. Greer ha-epeot-on the Pa cific coast her life 'baa been close 7 identified with the derelopment f edocatlonal and religion ac- , tlTltUs. r. -:rv"':: ' With snow white hair. hlgn in tellectual forehead and the. aind-f llest of Drown" eyes,' Mrs. ; Greer r carries herself very erect, walks - with a qnlek step, and in spite -Of! her 86 rears claims she is Just isteretted In life and feels no older than she did half a century ago Cornelia Spencer Greer is a de-, stendant of an Illustrious line of Englishmen whose Jlneage , dates back to persbnesJled ' John Spencer who was librarian of Sion college la England In ICS? daring the protectorate of OIlYer Crom well." according to a book in her library published in 181$ entitled A History of Wesleyan Metho dists." t . From an ancestry .of scholarly vjnen - and women traced back) through "many "generations 'Mrs. alreer Inherited her, literary' tastes tsuid from intimate association with ; Jier belored circuit-rider father -and her talented hueband, each of uuui unvnu mi uts w uiD cause Cf humanity, she reeerred Inspira tion for her public career, her .werse and prose. - The history of the Spencer fam ily is as -fascinating as a' novel, knd a glimpse at the rare- library In Mrs. Greer's eitting room and frblch ' was collected , for genera lions by this family., would delight the heart of any booklorer. : The announcement: of the ' ad vent of little Carnelia : into the family was made by her father in k very quaint manner, and the let ter, now in her possession, which Je wrote ' to his father several Jnonths after her birth is a story in itself. - At this time her father, tne Rev. John Spencer, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Pittsburg Conference, and was stationed at: Wellsrille, Ohio. This letter, which l : Is one of many such, wa written in a fine hand in black ink on two ruled sheets, and being before the days of envelopes, had been folded and sealed with a xed wafer, with the addresi on the outside. Dated -February 8. 1842, It read in part: l t - "i do -not remember to have written to you since we had an In crease In oar family. ; On the 29th of November Julia had a daugh ter. We Ulk of calling her Cor- neiia. , .. -. : . .y v - C - Typical of the religions seal of her father we quote another inter esting paragraph from this) same letter:- , "Religion moves slowly. Since I came here I have received opH ward of 7Hames for membership. We nave soma good xneetlaga. : (fT0eJeTll been playing rather an odd game here lately. The - minister has fallen on Ws, and abused us horribly. He spoke of our . way of doing busi ness "as leading women to' lying, tattling, impudence, ' Immodesty, and sometimes loss of virtue! He said many more dreadful" things. I replied to hint- -Since my reply he wrote to. me.- This has led to a correspondence between ne. We have written several letters. The town Is In a wonderful hubbub." ; The baby whom they '.talked of calling- Cornelia"- was -duly chris tened Cornelia Jane. and at the age of eleven made the long trip across the plains front Ohio to Ore gon with her parents and six brothers and slater. ' The family lived in Portland part of the year 1,852 and them took up a donation land claim in Yamhill county near the present town of Dundee! The farm,- named Otterbrook due sto a family of otters living in the tmall stream,, is now the property of Rev. and llrs. Greer. . Here Cornelia Jane received her education in the public schools and under the tutoring of her father. who was a man of broad educa tion, deeply - interested ; in science and theology and who spoke- four languages with fluency. Later Mrs.. Greer taught school in both Oregon and Washington, six years In the Tacom a schools, a nd also served "as county school superin tendent -of Pierce county. Wash ing ton. - , " - ;-- The Spencer library was left in Ohio when the family pioneered by covered 1 wagon to Oregon, but shortly after becoming located at "Otterbrook", farm, Rev. Spencer had his cherished books sent by rail to New York. City and thence shipped via the sailing vessel the "Bark Columns' t around :. Cape Horn to the Pacific coast. The trip took more than a year daring which the children's anil ety for the safety of the books be came intense, but the delight of the family when the library final ly arrived marks one of the hap piest events in Mrs. Greer's mem ory. Part of this library Is now !n Mrs. Greer's possession, bnt in her collection are also several hun dred old leatherbound volumee, OREGON E9 In making up your list of gifts for friends and relatives in the eastern and mid-western states what would be more appro- -piiate than some item that is distinctive of the Willamette . Valley. For this purpose we have local packers put up the ' very best In our dried fruits and nuts in convenient pack ages for expressing and mailing. Fifty-five cents will pay the express charges to any part of the United States.. Just . leave the name and address with us-and we will take care of the sending and on any date you desire. . 9 lb. Boxes Italian Prunes, Large nlll-f-.-. .J$1J2Q 9 lb. Boxes Italian Prunes, Extra Large Li -.10 9 lb. Boxes French Prunes, Large I.. .15 9 lb. Boxes French Prunes; Extra Large - - -.1.65 - Also 5 and 25 lb. boxes, v i ! , COMBINATION PACKAGES 5 lbs. Extra Large Italian Prunes and 5 lbs. Fancy.. . Franquette Walnuts or Filberts 3.10 . 5 lbs. Fancy Franquette Walnut sand 5 lbs. Fancy Filberts . - 3.35 5 lb. Sack Fancy Franquette Walnuts 1,85 10 lb. Sack Fancy Franquette Wahauta L...... 30 SWEET TART- A Fancy Confection of Oregon Candied Fruits and Nuts, in a dainty package packed at Dundee, Oregon, i " $1.75 Package. ; ; CALIFORNIA FANCY FRUITS. 1 A 4arge assortment of Lyons and Cook's fancy pack . fruits and nuts in'red-wood baxes, cartons and fancy . painted tins. -These goods all coma packed in ready-to- ship packing cartons, ; - ' ; $1.00 to $60 FOR THE HOME CANDY-MAKERS We have all the makings for home-made candy Glu cose, Karo Syrups, Dipping Chocolates, Color Pastes and Liquids Gelatines, Flavorings, Powdered Sugar. Shelled and Blanched Almonds, Shelled Walnuts. many of them dating back to the eighteenth centaryi - - t i ' i The oldest book is - a 'brown leather bound 'copy of "Letters of Lord Chesterfield to his Son Phil ip Sanfield-dated IT 74. Another treasure is beautiful bound hymn book with two metal clasps car ried by her grandmother, Susanna Spencer, in 1816 . . ";- A first edition copy "of "The American War of 1812 published in Philadf Iphia in 1 8 1 belonged to her grandfather and bears 'the year 1817. According to her fath er's practice of filing all useful in formation, the Rev. Spencer had kept and bound many copies of the old publication "The Methodist Al manac", beginning with the year 1845.f - ' . . ... - ... ; To an outsider perhaps the most fascinating volume In ' the entire collection is a hand bound, unruled diary; kept by her father through the IS yean he was a circuit rider tn 'the western Pennsylvania con ference. - The first entry; dated September 8. 1828. written in a tine eligible hand, reads i -With hundred of .thoughts re-i volving in my mind nd heart melted with sympathy, I started to go to my circuit. I feel like traat-l Ing in David's Lord." t i 1 j I Mrs. Greer, however, claims as her highest prized book a small green-gold leather bound Greek bi ble, : a "Novum Testamentum, pnbllshed In 184f and-which her; gifted father carried in his saddle bags during; the many, year he was an Itinerant preacher In the Pittsburg conference. . a J i The saddle bags used by Rev. Spencer are now in the keeping of thiT Oregon Pioneer P society at Portland, in care of Geo. H; Hlmes, with many.other articles belonging to this pioneer family. ' . Copies of Oregon publications to which, the : Spencer family - sub scribed and of which ehe t owns; some old Issues include a ' copy of the Oregon Statesman dated Sa- lem, Monday; December 19, 1&4; also a Pacific Christian Advocate issued at Portland, Thursday, No vember 8, 1877, when Rev." J. H.l Acton was editor., Mrs. Greer re members reading the Oregoniah as early as 1856, but her father was a subscriber even before that date. Of the two sons born to Rev J and Mrs. Greer, the elder, Elwln, has been dead many years,, and the younger, Medorem, is now located In Chicago. Mrs. Greer has one brother, Theodore Spencer.- living on Blakley Island. Washington, al-: so several ; nieces and nephews. One : nlefe, Cornelia J. Spencer, has been associated with the Port- of years.- There being no grand-I children' is one of the ad featuree of Mrs.: Greer's long land' active life. Since the death of their daughter-in-law last summer, MrsJ Greer and her Tenerable husband left Otterbrook. farm and are now making their home at Honeysuckle1 Lodge with, two nieces, who . are! the capable managers and adminla-i tratora of the Greer farm at Dun dee. A. L. Christopher and R. J. Young, Inc., fa the firm name un der which title they formerly were successful business women of Port land, but who "few- years ago bought a farm and are nowequal ly successful as walnut and fruit growers. - The home these two ad mlrable women give Rev. and MnJ Greer la an ideal haven for two elderly people needing loving care! rather than material aid. , GO T BAFFLES HS BREAKFAST FOR MASCOT - KAI8KS - ? ICK QUESTION .. LAID OUT. OIL CASE Trial of Harry F. Sinclair and William J. Burns(iets rjnder Way WASHINGTON, Dec. 8w-(AP) Ground work for the testimony by whlen the crovernment hopes to convict Harry. V. Sinclair, wealthy oil operator, William J. Burns, famous detectlye, and their asso ciates of criminal ! contempt of court, has been laid- befort Jus- tice Frederick I 3iddona. in the supreme court, of the District of Columbia. " - . , ' 1 . .T Calling Charles! G. Ruddy. Burns Philadelphia manager, who had charge of the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy Jury surveillance, as his first witness. District Attor ney Gordon Introduced . reports made by the detectives to Henry Mason . Day- vice " president of the Sinclair Exploration company and one of the defendants in the con tempt "action. These - reports showed the jurors had been sub jected to intensive shadowing, ' 'Before 'the reports were Intro duced Ruddy was questioned by Gordon. Through :- him - It was shown that the , detectives had been'.: hired by" Day ' and that Day instructed Ruddy to Investigate the financial standing of -John P. Kern, a . member of the "toll trial Jury. Day, r the witnesses said, asked him to learn whether there were mortgages on ' the juror's home, and if any of the mort gages had recently been paid. Ruddy said efforts were made to -follow these orders,' but that bis operatives had been unable to discover any facts with rr to such mortgages. Ruddy ev lined his instructions in detail, proving a willing witness thought the gov ernment had expected he would testify reluctantly. Ruddy, in detailing his instruc tions when ordered to Washing- chance, mo the executive commit-l ton to lake' charge of the Jury : PORTLAND, Dec. 8. (AP) Does a goat need his-rolled, .oats tor breakfast, and - if so. - how much? .! . . . , " A lone goat, the mascot of the drum corps of the American Le-J gion Post No. 1, nearly upset a meeting here of the executive com- mlttee of the post when the bills. came in for his feeding. The bill! amounted to about 819, and the secretary wanted to : know why.; The itemized statement "of expense. Included gl.SO for rolled 'oats "What are they i feeding that! goat?" demanded . the secretary. "Here tbey want 819 for 44 days and I could feed myself for less money than that for that time. We must tell the drum' corps that this goat la not going to get any fancy menus Just because he happens to be the drum urps . mascot, and they will have to figure out some, way for him to have plain living like the rest of us. How's the chances to get the $1.80 for rolled oats knocked off for cash?" There dldn t seem to be any tee ordered the bill paid.', i" Prohibition Off leer Sonny d'ya wants make $5? Mountaineer Boy Sure. How? - Officer IH give you five Inspection of Lower -; i Columbia River. Slated ? PORTLAND, ; Dec B.-r-(AP), An inspection Of dredging opera tions and other activities having to do with channel maintenance on the lower Columbia, river, was made here today by Lieutenant Colonel Gustave R. Lukesh, corps of engineers, United States army, district engineer of 'Portland and "division engineer of the northern Pacific division. -a Captain Levy and R, E. Hick son, assistant engineer, also will make the trip, which is to.be car ried ; out : aboard the government tug George H. Mendel,. It ! ex pected the tour will take the party to Astoria, but if time is limited the .men will 'at least proceed as far as Brookfield. - COSIIDW f.l VOTE DOCKS HEIGII -UK SCHOOL WINDOWS" SUFFER; WATCH TO BE KEPT i eve NO LONGER RELATIVE OF TJ B. HAT, RULING surveillance, said that W. Sher man Burns had told him that the .operatives must use the utmost care not to come into contact with or annoy any of the Jurors. If i any man disobeyed these orders, take me up this creek to the. whis key still. . - Mountaineer All right. GIvel me the five. ; Officer Oh, m pay you when land school system for a, number we come back, . to send that man home. In this connection- the govern ment brought out that all except six of the, Burns men were sent home after the trial had been Under way for a short time. f Jnatlc O. P. Coshow of the state supreme court -will partici pate in writing an opinion in the suit brought by the Eastern and Western Lumber company to re strain the state board of control from borrowing; 8400.009 from the state Industrial , accident -commls-J sion for the erection of a state of fice building in Salem, despite a protest on-the part of the plahiUf f corporation. -; i The Eastern and Western Lum ber company, complained that J us- tiee Ooshow was a jlatlve to Thomas B. Kay, a member of the board of control and one of the defendants in the suit, and should not be allowed to have a part in writing the opinion. Chief-Justice Rand ruled that while Mrs. Coshow was a sister of Mr. Kay. she - had died several months previous to the time the action was filed. As a result of Mrs.. Coshow's 'death Chief Justice Rand held there was no relation ship' between Justice Coshow and State Treasurer Kay at the present time. - - ' . ' . "r The suit which pseviously was decided in favor of the plaintiff corporation .was reargued in the supreme eenrt yesterday. At the time of the previous hearing Jus tice Coshow " wTote a dissenting opinion, in which he held that the board of control had authority to borrow the money necessary for the construction of the office building from. the industrial accl dent commission. . Unpamed windows make cold buildings and glass costs money. With these indisputable tacts in mind, the caretaker at the Leslie Junior high school has employed a neighbor to watch the building in an attempt to discover who is tossing rocks through the win dows. Seven window panes were brok en sometime over the week-end. and in each case a big rock was found right Inside. v : Recreant pupils are believed to be responsible for the damage. Voodmen of World Plan Entertainment Tonight An entertainment for men, in cluding both members of the lodge and guests, is to be held by the local branch of Woodmen of the World at Fraternal Temple at 8:15 tonight' . Announcement to this effect was made last night by those In charge of arrangements. A num ber of lodge officials from places outside Salem will be present at the meeting, including Frank B. Pichenor, deputy head council, who will make the principal speech.. He comes here from Boi se, 'Idaho, where he attended an affair staged by the Woodmen. His home Is in Portland. Christian church Saturday nlng. ; There will be no admission; charge,J5Bt a silver offering wli. i be taken the proceeds to be divld . ed among t he Christian Endeavo societies of the respective churcb es the county C. E. union and th. entertainers. - The group will remain In Salei over the week-end and assist wlti the Sunday services at the Fin Christian church. The director i T. Clark Aydelott, Portland -Woman Dies As-liv Result of Auto Acciden: PORTLAND. Dee. Mrs. Elva J. Roberts, 65, wife c ; Captain John" Roberts, died at : boepitah Wednesday from injurl received last night when she ws - s struck by an automobile driven b,-. Charles IL Smith, a neighbor 11t Ing in the same block. , Smith . was backing hta car ou of his garage when the machine struck Mrs. Roberts. He was no. held by police, who . declared hh was not at fault. .- Mrs. Robert, died from a fractured skull. Read the Classified Ms Ayd-A-Lot Musicians Come Here Under C.E. Auspices The "Ayd-A-Lot EnterUIners" of Eugene, Will be. presented In a program of old folk songs, negro readings and songs, quartet num bers and Instrumental music, at the First United Brethern church this evening and at the First Fruit Trees We have a complete stock of fruit and nut trees.' Cherry City Nursery Office and sales yard opposite Vlck Bros. Garage on High at Trade. Nursery on Silverton Highway. Thomsen's Chocolates In Light and Dark Coated hand dipped Soft centers, assorted flavors Regular Price anywhere 60c a lb. Week end special at 36c a lb. or Two lbs. for 70c " , .. . Only at Schaef er's DRUG 8TOBB 135 North Commercial St. V Phone 197 ;. Original Yellow Front Penslar Agency ! r 4 I I 1 w i i . DELICATESSEN DEPT. New shipment of largo fat Norway Mackerel 30c If erring,. 10 lb. keg . -..$1.75 Boneless Codfish. .. .- package 35 Eastern BoneUss Codfish, box J: .50 9 FRESH MEAT DEPT.'. As sanitation Is of ut most v . importance ; to health we boligve xi9 market cywhero cr par:;j ctrr narkst In th!i. Your meat Cia bs'dcllT crtd vrith ycur trrcccry crdr tzi chzrcod on th szzzi tsciinl. - - IZi Ji. UV;rty C SI . BAKERY LEPT. With' the best materials . such aa fresh eggs, fresh ; ' whole milk, pastry floar :tnd the best fruits and ipicsa it is no weadsx that our cakes are like mother used to mJu.: Sunshine and Angal ' Cakes SSe and 60c Lady Baltimore ,75c Mocha. ChocoLat. Prase. 'Cbcssnut: ; 2 Layer Oblong 50o : 8 Lcycr Round ... ,..,.6Sc Roth's Real Fniik Cak9r par pound 75c. ; GTOCII-riGn " The tjjsi we hart even :"-r2ga.; lb. T.V ".238 J Ws xtH ha var prepared 1 Ista-fLh the weak tcf era Chrixttpai. TJ.7-Z-7 tzzzirA c:rvice t 1 i im s n " w w i l .. ... , - - . 't ? - - - ' . TTrV'r til ' 'Announcing Vassar- Ladies Hosiery In introducing "Vassar" Quality hose ta the ladles cf Salem, we believe that ice are performing a service of real importance. We have been given the exclusive agency for these exquisite hose in connection with our agency for. "ydssar" men's underwear. Colors: Pearl Blush Crcirt Gun JSetaJt i' . ,- r . . . .- if Vosemite Opal Maure Ifanon . Every pair of Vassar Hose is distinctive, the soft colorings lasting quality, perfect fitting, and shapliness reflect master craf tmanship. ) fining at the .holiday time this announce- ment will he joyously received by the men of Salem for now they can buy the gift of gifts at their own store. To give her happiness on Christmas mom ing select a box of these fine quality hose, here in delicate tints at 150 to 2.50 CrrOUXL p:a the ex.; ; , XL Quisitev. sheerness ' ef the. chiffpn and the - ' even . textured of service , . Ucsa. f - : . : 1 . . . T . . v I l If