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PAGE FOUR The 03EG0N STATESMAN, Sakn. Oregon, Tuesday Horning; July 1, 1929 "No Favor Sways Us; So Fear Stafl Awe." Froij Firs-t Statesman, March 28, 1831 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. i Chaslcs A.Sh;acue, SHELbON F. Sackctt, Publisher ClIAKLES A. Spracce Shexdon F. Sackctt Editor-Manager Managing Editor Member of the Associated Pr.si . The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ate for publication of ali news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in thi3 pap-r. " - i Entered at the Postofficj at Salem, Oregon, Second-Class Matter. Pubf.'.iUed every rooming except Monday. Business office 215 S. Commercial Street. Pacific Coast Advertising' Representatives: e ' i ; Arthur y. Siyptr, Inc., Portland, Security Bldg. San Francisco, Sharon Bliig.; Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bldg. Eastern Advertising Representatives : Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York, 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago, SCO Michigan Ave. Waning Interest in Chautauqua THE popularity pi" the big-tent chautauqua has waned and no successful', methods of crowding the vacant benches has been devissd, The jc suit is a merger of all the leading chautauqua .systenjs in the hope of reducing operating ex pense and giving, unified impetus to a last-stand fight to re vive a means ol entertainment and instruction once exceed ingly popular. L ' '' Ciiizens who have tried to promote interest in chautau qua are discouraged and disgusted with the idea of reviving community support for such entertainment. It takes a strong 'arm salesman to-get his contract renewed in a majority of the towns where' chautauquas now play. Why this change in public interest? The radio,. provid ing musical entertainment of infinite variety is one outstand ing reason why city and country folks will not come to a hot tent: and sit on a hard bench for two hours entertainment by talent often inferior to that heard over the air. The talk ing movie which can dramatize great plays with the best talent in the nation available takes the keen edge from the production of the road with a handful of players and paucity of scenery. The business practice of the chautauqua, to, has been partially responsible for its decline. A rigid guarantee of support was required with the result that many business men were called upon to dig down into their pockets to atone for the public's lack of interest and to assure expenses, plus, to the chautauqua management. The sentiment has grown that the chautauqua must follow other commercial enterprises in standing on its' merits rather than on the guarantee of a profit from the community's most easily secured signators on the contract. Moreover, the American public cannot settle down to chautauqua. Twice a day attendance for a week is too regu lar a diet of entertainment. We like our pleasures in smaller but more frequent quantities. Music wanted? How about tuning in our radio in the cottage at the beach ? The family wants a play? All right, we'll drive a score of miles and see one, but go we must and not on a schedule, thank you. The chautauqua served well in its day to provide enter tainment of a high order and in communities, which want them, the chautauqua today still brings vahe received. But where the public by its lack of support indicates that new forms of amusement and entertainment are desired, the chautauqua leaders should accept the verdict and no longer pitch their tents4 Telling the World SEE Naples and die, was the catch-phrase of the middle ages. A visit to that lovely city with its surpassing view of sea and shore and mountain, its clear air and blue, blue skyis the lifetime goal of even the humble Italian. One can well change the old phrase to "See Oregon, and live." ,For life is renewed in the verdant scenery and by the tonic air of our Oregon. JThe appeal of this country is not that, seeing it, one may go back home and die content; but rather, visiting Oregon, he must needs abide here and really live. Beauty that beguiles, roads that entice, mountains that inspire, seascapes that thrill, views that entrance; here they all are in prodigal profusion. .Here we may1 enjoy "just liv ing." One agrees with Wordsworth : " "The world is too much with us, Getting and spending we lay waste our powers. The temptation in Oregon is to forget the world and its cares, to leave off the commercial and to lose one's self in the al Murements of nature. What a paradise this northwestern country is during the summer months. Pastoral valleys flanked by verdant foothills beckoning to high ridges and sharp-snow peaks that rim the horizon. ! Long stretches of sandy beach broken by rocky headland against' which old ocean beats in rhythmic futility. Rivers that leap through forest aisles and over stony riffles. Here there is healing for the heart-wound; here there is firing for the spirit; here there is sustenance for very mood. Men must move; but they must meditate. They musj; mingle; but they must seek solitude in season. Where then may one find such variety in nature to meet the need of the vagrant spirit as in the wonder land of Ore gon and Washington. Proud though we be of the output of our farms and or chards and fields and factories ai.d forests. Prouder may we be of that nurture of fine manhood and womanhood which this charmed land supplies to all whti seek re-creation in its woods and mountains or along its streams and shores. t . ' -" 1 ' " . . ' Still Reigning j SCOTTS MILLS GUIB ENJOYS MEETING SCQTTS MILLS, July 15 The R. N. A. dab met at the home of Mrs. Nellie Robinson, Friday afternoon. After the business meeting and social hoar, refresh meats were served by the host ess, 11 members and one visitor being; present. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Magee of Rickey visited relatives at Crook ed Finger. Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Levi Kellls and family left for Btidge, Ore., Sun day after visiting relatives here for several days. Mr. Kellls'ls em ployed In a saw mUl there. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Woodford of St. Helens. Ore., visited rela tives hare over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Brougher of Salem visited relatives hero over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Dixon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Herig stad and Chris Heristad spent the week-end with Mr. and Airs. Merle Scott at Culp Creek. Ore. W. F. Geren, who has been em ployed in the Silverton cannery, spent the week-end at home. Miss Grace, who is attending normal summer school at Mon mouth was home over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hartman and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hartman spent the week-end at Brleten-bnsh. Mr and Mrs. Roy.Prather of St. Helens, Ore., visited Mrs. Prather's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Woodford over the week-end. SCOTTS MILLS LGDGE HONORS IBS SCOTTS MILLS, July 15 Mar tin Dale and E. S. Lutjen were honored Saturday night when the local Odd Fellows-lodge presented them each with a 25 year jewel. John Ke-llfs received his the week before. . The Jewels were presented by P. G. M. Brother Hobson. of Stayton, who ha been a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge for over 50 year3. P. G. M. Fred Mendl of PortUnd gave the prin cipal address cf the evening, Other vij!ti?Ts were Joseph Schweitzer, grand warden of the encampment, and P. G. M. Bro. Andrew of Portland.. W. A: Wed dle ot Stayton. William Yarnell and A. Burns ot Salem. The following of fleers were also installed after which ice cream and cake were served. W. T. Hogp N. G., Inwal JEdland, V. G.. Eer. Hubbard, sec.-; Clerahee Thoma -. financial secretary; Albert Rich, treasurer; Charles Slau&hEr Warden; Elmer Doolittle, cr ductor; Robert Seamon, inj. guardian; John Gamache. ours: guardian; George Haynes. It. N. G.: Cbas. Swartout. L. S. Nc Albert Groshong. R. S. V. G.; 1 J. Seaman, L. S. V. G.; I. j SmUh, R. S. S.; P. B. Lamb. L S. S.; J. M. Groshong. chapliiu Cashier Taken As Fund Found Much Depleted PORTSMOUTH. Va., July 15 (AP) George -rarkin, cashier of the closed State Bank of. Pop mouth, was arrested here today on a warrant sworn oat by. M. IJ.. Erlstow, state bank examiner, charging defalcation of the bank's funds. Bristow said the books)f the bank showed an apparent short-, age of $120,000. . The bank was closed ; Wednesday on advice of the state bank examiner. Larkiu was released on bond. BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS A: Fitting Appointment ""I OYERNOR Patterson declared he would seek a man for VJI public service commissioner "who will represent the in terests of the people of the entire state and do it fairly." F. J. Miller of Albany, named to the commission and subsequently elected to its chairmanship, fills this high standard. He is well versed in affairs coming before the commission, having served from 1893 to 1910 aaf secretary of the old railroad commission and subsequently he was ap pointed a member of that board. He has had other public ser vice of trust as a member of the state normal school board of recent. Thete are vexing questions constantly referred to the commission. Equity of railroad tariff f and public utility schedules demands keen insight into the facts of amount of money invested and proper expense charges for operation. The public's interest lies in that difficult-to-attain field, where investors are granted a fair return; with the most rea sonable charge possible afforded to the citizens who use these utilities. j " .' Integrity, mental acumen, courageous alliance with the truth are demanded of the public service commissioner. Mr. Miller has a position of major importance to fulfil; his rec ord and his personality have given the public confidence that he can meet the trust. i Speaking of historic markers ' S S "b Will the distinguished Catholic delegates now in Salem take kind ly a suggestion, accompanied by an appeal? The Bits man is sure they will, and act upon it sooner or later. S . m Fathers F. N. Blanchet and Mo desto Demers arrived in the old Oregon country In 1838; the first workers in that church in the sj icq) ssanjapifA. s2babs nan? now the empire of the Pacific northwest, from the crest of the Rockies to Alaska and down to the California (the Spanish) line, and reaching to the Pacific ocean. These two forerunners of civiliza. tion a"hd pioneers of their great church were cultured gentlemen. S S Father Blanchet rose to the high command of the activities of his church In this region. He was a writer of distinction; accurate, conscientious, kindly, and faithful to the precepts of his Master. He built the first church in Oregon the Catholic church at St. Paul, back of the historic cemetery there; still standing and in an apparently fair state of repair. The Bits man saw it Sunday, sur rounded by the graves of the ear ly and late pioneers. S S Father Blanchet is buried there, tn the central part of the God's acre- which he as a young priest dedicated, near the church he built. His grave Is appropri. ately marked and has had loving attention. But the steps leading to the entrance of the old church are rotted away, and the building itself Is not in -use. It Is lock ed; appropriately eo, in the ab sence of a caretaker In this age of the vandalism of the auto and other tourists. Now for the appeal. The Bits man asks that the great Catholic church renair that first church building in the Oregon Country. and nrovide a care taker. There must be some in all that vast or ganization who would lovingly and carefully perform the duties of such a task gratefully and willingly, without a large annual charge for his appreciated ser vices. Shifts might be suggest ed for asking the visiting public to help in bearing the charges. S There Is a movement for the marking of "historic spots in the old Oregon Country. In New York there is an association founded by Ezra Meeker, which proposes to mark all the historic spots along the Old Oregon Trail. It proposes to restore the Whit man mission. It would mark the graves ot the 20,000 pioneers who lost their lives on the old trail. on their way to the promised land, if even one of the 20,000 could be definitely located and identified. Only one, so far, has ever been; that of a Mormon wo man. (But that is another and a later story.) m n Listen to this Idyllic excerpt from "A Gallop Through the WIL lamette,'! written in 1841, by The pope probably realises by this timer that he Is ruler of a state. It Is reported that there are hundreds ot appUcations for every job which the new papal state will have. Osservate Romano announces that au the positions nave neea niieo. una tning. tnougn, nis nou acss need not fear the lossof any votes from the disappointed office- seekers. . , The fate of th Chicago Tribune's Untl Bowler means well not send our ! plane ever to Japan for added circulation for a few days, at least. ? v Kevada had decidedly mora divorces than marriages last year, We term this an nfavorabla "balance ot trade. ! . - Geo. T. Allan, one of the chief employees of The Hudson's Bay company! who was afterwards In charge of the operations of that great organisation la Hawaii much abbreviated, for lack of space: VAt 2 o'clock (Nov. 20 1841), we entered upon a beauti ful and -extensive plain. In which the Catholic church is the most conspicuous object. Here we paid a short visit to the Rev. Mr. Blanehet, and then continued onr route through woods and plains, studded . with stately oaks. About 4 o'clock p.m. we- reached the mansion of the Rev. Jason Lee, head of the Methodist' mis sion. situated In a very beautiful spot, where he has lately erected a sawmill this gentleman'! short stay, we commenced our re turn, and had ridden about an hour and a half, when night ov ertook us, a circumstance that ap peared to be as unlooked for as it was unexpected by our guide, who therefore soon lost the road and got completely bewildered. We kept riding about In the dark for about four hours, with the hope of discovering a light in some of the houses, which we ex pected surrounded us. In this dilemma, our horses began to fag, and left us the uncomfortable an ticipation of passing the night In the woods. At this moment. when we had almost given up all other thoughts, we heard the welcome bark of a dog, and steer ing our course in that direction. soon perceived a light, which led us to a small house, the inmates of which we took by surprise. The good man had that day kill ed a largei pig, which, added to himself and family and their un expected guests, so filled his do micile that there was scarcely room to stir .... We now made fresh start, and at half-past 10 reached the house of Joseph Gervais, one of the principal set. tiers, where we found our tents pitched and a good supper awak ing us. to which we all did Justice. . Gervais did not fall to con tribute his share of good things to our supper, which repaid us for all troubles. . . . After break fast (Sunday. Nov. 21, 1834). we again set out, though the weather was disagreeably wet, and arrlv- ed at the Catholic church at 10 a.m., where we found all the Can adians assembled, with a display of horses that would have done credit to a much more ancient colony. After service, the Rev. Mr. Blanchard regaled ns with an excellent dinner. In the mean: time, some, of the most respecta ble of the settlers waited upon Sir George, tendering him their respects.- and offering their ser vices and assistance for the con tinuance of our tour." S "The mansion of the Rev. Ja son Lee" was the first dwelling house built In what is now Sa lem, still standing, at 960 Broad way. The visitor was Sir George Simpson, governor of the Hud son's Bay company, on his fam ous trip around the world. The guide who got his party lost af ter dark in the vicinity of where the Wheatland ferry now is, was La framboise, the famous guide of old. Oregon in the days before the covered wagons' came. Allan went on to write that Father Blanchard took Governor Simp son in his light cart from the St. Paul church to the "sand en campment," near old Champoeg, where the party arrived Monday morning at 4, and, as Allan said: "We now resumed our seats once more in the boat, with the addi tion of Mr. -Blanchet. At 8 o'clock we reached the falls (Ore gon City), and while the men were making the portage, we breakfasted, and afterwards paid a visit to the American (Metho dist) missionaries, whom we found very comfortably situated." S Their boat had tC paddles. Sir George ordered the men to pad dle close to the falls, where the party gratified themselvs with the glorious sight, then turned faces homeward-at such a rapid rate "and a cheerful song, as ' quite electrified our missionary friends." At e o'clock in the er. enlng they arrived at old Fort Vanconver. There was then on ly one log house at the falls, and nothing but forest where Port land now stands. DO THREATENED Of NEBRASKA MO NORTH PLATTE, Neb., July 15. (AP) Special police guard ed the negro district of this city tonight while regular forces con tinued their vigilance against mob formations as the result of the slaying of a policeman today by a negro, whom officers sought to arrest. All negroes were ordered to leave town. They began their exit this afternoon, on foot, by horse and buggy, automobile and train. A mob, formed at ther house of Lonis Seelman,-35, negro slayer of slayer of Policeman Ed Green, re tained its formation despite ef forts of police to break it up. Threats of violence were heard as members of the mob shouted or ders to the negroes to leave town at once. , The shooting grew out of an at tempt by Green to arrest Seelman who had previously been ordered to leave town in lieu of paying a $100 fine for beating Ada MUler, went toDgallala but returned this a negrees, with whom he lived. He morning. ' The woman notified police and Green and another of ficer went to arrest him. Green was shot with a sawed off shotgun as he entered S eel man's room. Lindbergh Lauds : Two Endurance Flyers For Act SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. (AP) Full of praise for the ability of the pilots of the record breaking bi-plane, Angeleno, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. resting with his bride at the Hillsborough home of Thomas B. Eastland, hailed their performance as prom ising great significance to the de velopment of aviation. "Their performance Is of great value to commercial aviation." lie said, "not only was their work remarkable from the standpoint of human endurance, but it also demonstrated the extraordinary reliability of present day airplane motors." Claims totaling S1HJ.U have been paid to Statesman readers by the North American Accident In surance Co., in less than one year. These claims were paid on the house being the most remote in f 1.00 policy Issued to Statesman the settlement. After a very readers. Woman's Corpse Found in River Near Portland PORTLAND, Ore.. July 15. fAP) The hody of a woman, es timated by coroner's deputies to hare been in the water tor seven months, was found in the Willam ette river here Saturday night. They said the woman when alive probably weighed ,. about 125 pounds and was about five feet four inches tall. Nothing which would lead to discovery ,of her identity was found. A gold crown on a right hand. tooth in the lower jaw was noted. Search of missingi persons records here shed no light on the possible ' Identity ot the river victim. Swedish, Aviator Plans Trip Soon OTTAWA. Ont., July 1 j. (AP) The department ot marine and fisheries today received a message saying Captain Alb in Ahrenbergj Swedish airman attempting' a flight -from Stockhol mto New York, would "probably"-take off "this afternoon or tonight" from Ivigtut, Greenland, on the last leg ot his journey. All Statesman carriers pay: tor all the papers delivered by them. If j-oa are leaving or changing address be sure to notify the office. . X i . 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