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TfoPIGON OTATZCaATlT Calesv Oreys November 15, 1929
"iVa Foror Stray Ifr; AT Fear Shall Awe."
From First Statesman, March 21, 1861
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Saying the Dinosaur Tracks
THE world should know that it is not Oregon where the
governor has sent deputy sheriffs to keep the dinosaur
tracks at home. It is Arizona where we had thought that
progress was being spelled in 48-poirit caps. It, is Arizona
that insists their dinosaur tracks shall not be disturbed. We
are quite at a loss to know why the .Arizona governor is so
alarmed over the prospect of losing a few dinosaur tracks.
Is it because of its veneration for the pioneers and a desire
to set up a new shrine ? Is it to provide a new scenic attrac
tion which will lure the vagrant tourists who cross the con
tinent to see something different? Or is it just sympathy
with the old dinosaurs and opposition to having the tracks
of the old beasts disturbed? .
It seems that a Pennsylvania scientific expedition dis
covered the footprints of the animals last summer and are
now coming back to 'pick them up and take them back to the
museum of natural history in the University of Pennsylvan
ia. TheArizona governor has sent a detachment of Arizona
deputies to head of f the dinosaur track harvest. If the liv
ing deputies are at all like their Hollywood imitators it is
assured that the tracks will stay in Arizona and -the only
tracks made will be by the Pennsylvania.'
By all means Arizona should keep the dinosaur tracks
at home. They would feel quite lost in, Philadelphia; and the
climate surely would not agree with them. What have the
interests of science to do with the profit-chances of the hot
dog stands and desert gas stations on the road to Tuba City?
Who knows but what the dinosaurs might come back and
want to use their tracks again?
Let us repeat, however, that it is NOT Oregon which is
.fighting to preserve its dinosaur tracks. We may be back
ward, but no. quite so far back as the dinosaurs. Will Cali
fornia and Washington papers please copy? ,
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Asides on Pronunciation
DISTRICT Governor Cunningham of Spokane gave a fine
speech at the Salem Rotary club Wednesday. He made a
touching plea for the kid who needs a man's helping hand.
We do not mean to review his speech but to note that he
pronounced "Rotary" with just about the same accent as our
past president Billy McGilchrist, "Rot-'ry," that is with stress
on the first syllable and the "a" almost ellided. Now "Ro
tary" is a very simple word. But justiiow should it be pro
nounced? Is it 4Rot-'ry" as these officers give it, or "Rot-air-ee"
as they sing it; or "Rot-eer-y" as the rank and file
pronounce it?
"Kiwanis" isn't much easier. Some say "Kee-wan-is" ;
others "Ky-wan-is"; or again "Key-wan-is". As this is a
manufactured word, you may take your choice.
While -we are on the subject will some one tell us just
how to pronounce "Oregon?" Some say "Or-e-gun;" others
"Or-y-gone." Some accent the first syllable and slide down
hill on the other two; others stress both the first and last
syllables. Governor Patterson has what we suppose is a
native Oregonian's twang which sounds almost like 'Are-e-gun."
The only way we know to settle it is just the way that
Stoddard King of the Spokesman-Review says Los Angeles
should be pronounced. His column always refers to L. A. as
"Los Angeles (pronounced Los Angeles)." It is the same
way with Oregon, Rotary and Kiwanis you may make your
own choice as your tongue, nose and ear dictate.
THERE is no occasion for excitement over the alleged con
fession of a man who died six years ago that he was guilty
of setting off the bomb in the San Francisco preparedness
day parade in 1916 instead of Tom Mooney. Mooney himself
isn't'aroused over it, nor the Mooney committee, though it
is hard to see how the committee could pass up this chance
to get more publicity in a drive for more funds with which to
pay salaries. The chief case in Mooney's favor lies in the
doubt cast on the Oxman testimony, and in the findings of
the judge who tried the case and now believes Mooney is in
nocent. Gov. Young has the papers in the case but has with
held, declaring whether he will extend clemency to Mooney
and Billings or not. He is taking a long time in deciding.
But then Young isn-t a university professor.
This w. W. Liggett who was called to testify before the booze
srentlne erand Jury In Washington is Walter Liggett, who Is known
in the west. Liggett and George Aiken can the- old Pasco Progress
at Pasco, XVasn., in the days when "Keep your eye on Pascot was a
well advertised slogan. Aiken is a capable newspaper man, editor
of the Ontario Argus; mayor of Ontario, and president Of the state
nresa association. Liggett left Pasco and later became" associated
with Townley In North Dakota and Minnesota and burnt up the
prairies with not staff for the non-partisan league, wnen tne league
went on the rocks Liggett went still farther east, doing free lance
Journalistic work. An article on tne liquor situation in Washington
got him his call from the grand Jury room. He seem to have fared
better than the three Hearst reporters who cot a 45-day sentence for
not telling when catted to testify as to facts en which they based
their newspaper articles. - - p -
Verdicts of civil and ecclesiastical authorities that James .J
Riordan. New York banker and friend of Al Smith's, suffered from
temporary insanity when he shot himself, enabled his interment to
take place in consecrated ground. From the few facta divulged It
Is hard to see hew he was insane; he was just a hard loser on the
stock market. : But he was a good citizen and loyal to his church,
and it seems anpreprlate that some formula was found which save
bim burial with church rites and honors. Riordan killed himself
Friday. . On Wednesday he and Al Smith and William T. Kenny
went over to Brooklyn to congratulate Johnny McCooey on the 20th
anniversary of his leadership of Brooklyn democrats who the day
before had rolled up in Kings county a, big plurality for Jimmy
Walker. Nothing- 'crary about that; it was the . perfectly natural
thing for him to. dp. -
v Nelson Johnson, an official In the department; of state, got Sen
ator Hiram Johnson's bid to the Hoover luncheon In honor of Am
. bassador Dawes; and now the same Johnson gets K E. Brodle's up.
nintt tn fhlnn. Kithef Jnhnnv Rellv f th Or.
gonlan or President Hoover will have to do some Jail explaining to
,
' nv TTavtiAv er Washington has annotated a tax investigating
Mmmlsslon and Iowa has a similar body at -work. The Initial hear-
ins In Iowa led off with a plea for an Income tax as a substitute for
the old general property tax, described as a relic from the "ox cart
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BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS
Reaching far:
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The sketches of Oregon history
appearing In the Bits for Break
flit column are reaching tar. They
pring many personal messages
and calls over the phone, and let
ters. These are most helpful, in
leading the way to other historical
facts. The reader will perhaps be
interested to know that, so far
reaching is this source of informa
tion that the Bits man has a large
supply of material on hand, ac
cumulated ' in this helpful and
friendly manner so much that he
is embarrassed to reach it all
quickly. In fact, he has bis "work
cut out for him" for weeks, and
perhaps months and even years
ahead. This note Is. Inserted as a
sort of general message of thanks
to many friends, and an explana
tion of the" delays necessary to
meet promises and engagements.
The Bits man crares a little pa
tience 'on the part of many. If
he lives long enough, he expects
to fulfill all his promises.
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As a sample, J. C. Munkers
writes from Fallon, Nevada, under
date of Not. 3, as follows: I
have been reading your Bits for
Breakfast for some time, and find
them very interesting, especially
your articles on pioneer ills in
Oregon. My grandfather, Benjamin
Munkers, settled on a farm about
two miles east of Salem in 184 s,
after , crossing 'the plains from
Missouri the same year. My fath
er, T. M. Munkers, attended school
in Salem as a boy, and after re
turning from the mines in Calif
ornia, settled near Scio In Linn
eounty. He represented Linn coun
ty in the house and senate on sev
eral occasions. Doubtless there are
many sons of old pioneers who
enjoy your column as I do. I haTe
have been away from Oregon for
several years, but the old home
state holds a warm place in our
hearts. With best wishes to your
self and The Statesman.!' etc. (W.
R. Munkers was also with the im
migration of 1846.)
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The Nevada member of the fam
ily wvuld be interested to see the
Marlon county assessment roll tor
18(1, that is In the temporary pos
session of the'BUs man. It shows
that, under "North Salem." his
grandfather was listed as being
subject to pair taxes oa $5800
worth, of property. 1 3,4 50 being in
personal property and 1350 on KC
1, block 24. In that year, land was
not assessed, only personal prop
erty and town lots being listed.
And very few town lots. There
was also a poR tax, but Benjamin
Munkers was not listed for this,
probably being beyond the age for
that tax. (Further report will lat
er be made on the tax praetice3
of that day, in this column.) One
of the largest taxpayers of Marion
county for that year was Hamil
ton 'Campbell, who was assessed
on $15,500 worth of personal
property, no lots. He was the mas
who bought the cattle belonging
to the Methodist mission when it
was dissolved. (There are many
stories concerning this transac
tion.) Dan Waldo was assessed
$11,655 on personal property, no
lots. He had bought the largest
drove of cattle with the 1843 (Ap
plegate) wagon train.
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The assessment roU for Marlon
county for 1851 was made by Neb
tuaradan Coffey. He came with
the second ''big immigration,"
that of 1847. He was born In
North Carolina In 1790; moved to
Kentucky, where in 1810 he mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Easley, 14
days older than himself. He re
moved to Illinois in 1831, and
came to Oregon as stated with one
of the 1847 covered wagon trains.
He died at his home in the Aums-
ville section on Jan. SO, IS 67, leav
ing his wife, who with him had
borne the vicissitudes of 57 years
on the frontier.
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Nebuaaradan Coffey was the
grandfather of Henry C. Porter,
one of the oldest residents of the
Aumaville section, and also one
of the youngest and most up to
date and enterprising in spirit and
good works.
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The MU1 Creek church of Christ
was organized a mile southeast
from the present town of Aums
villt in 1855, In a school house
that is still standing, though in
poor repair. It Is 16 by 20. There
was no Aumsville then; H. L.
Turner (afterwards the founder of
the town of Turner) built the
flouring mill that started Aums
ville. His son-in-law Amos Davis
was of German descent, and Amos
in German sounds like Aums.
Thus Aumsville. Mrs. Amos Davis
Is still the leading citizen of Tur
ner, for which town she has done
much.
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The names of Nebuzardan (or
Nebuzaradan) and Elizabeth Cof
fey, his wife, headed the Hit of
members of the Mill Creek church
of-Christ (Christian church), or
ganized as .above stated In 1855.
(Mrs. Victor jrritlng for Ban
croft speUed it Nebuzardan. Bible
writers spell It Nebuzaradan,
meaning "Nebo has given proge
ny.") This Oregon pioneer was
converted under the preaclfag of
and baptised into, the Christian
church in Illinois try CoL B. If.
Baker, who sacrificed his lit en
his country's altar at the battle
of Balls Bluff early la the Civil
war. He was twice elected to con
gress from Illinois and after
wards came to Oregon by way of
California, where he was chosen
by the Oregon legislature with
J. W. Nesmith in the famous com
promise of 1860, Baker being a
republican and Nesmith a demo
crat, but a war democrat, General
Joe Lane being In sympathy with
the south, which attitude was the
cause of the ending or his long
and useful political career in
Oregon, he having been the first
territorial govenror, first United
States senator (with Dealzon
Smith), and foreight years terri
torial delegate in congress: the
only one excepting Samuel R.
Thurston, who died affer his first
term.
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On the Fourth of July, 1860,
Cel. S. D. Baker was the orator
in Salem, the celebration being
held In the grove that stood where
the Steusloff market now is, cor
ner of Liberty and Court b trees.
That was one of the greatest ora
tions ever delivered since written
language has been used in the
world. Baker fell at Balls Bluff.
1811, with his body pierced by six
bullets. He had made a sort of a
farewell speech In the senate. In
the full uniform of a colonel, up
on his departure for the field of
battle.
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Another strange incident. When
the question of immigrants going
to the Oregon country was being
heatedly agitated in Illinois, the
then Rev. E. D. Baker took his
stand against the movement and
made a speech in a notable meet
ing against it. But he was after
wards converted to the importance
and necessity of having the arc
of the Republic extended to the
shores of the Pacific, and so went
to Californta'and came on to Ore
gon, where he had scarcely estab
lished his residence when he was
chosen to the highest place in the
choice of his state in the councils
o fthe nation.
.
But California claimed him, and
built a tall monument to his mem
ory. This is another case, among
many, of California stealing the
thunder of her neighbor. The Ba
ker monument belongs in Ore
gon. 'm
This incident is cited as giving
an idea of the caliber of many of
the old time preachers. The Bish
op Simpsons, Dwight L. Mtfodys,
Col. E. D. Bakers and men of that
stamp of the old days compared
very favorably with the greatest
preachers of or before their time,
or since, or of the present.
Keizer School
Census Shows
Slight Increase
KEIZER, November 14. The
report of the Keizer school cen
sus shows an Increase of 8 over
last year. Last year there were
245, Including all children, 131
boys and 114 girls. Twenty
eight of this number are of Jap
anese parentage.
This year's total Is 253, with
137 boys and 116 girls, 31 of
which are Japanese.
There are 140 children In the
Keizer school. It has four rooms
with two grades in each room,
and a corps of efficient teachers.
We print letter heads, business
cards, posters, signs, booklets, al
most anything in our job Bhop.
Call 500 for prices.
Old Oregon's
Yesterdays
Town Talks from The States
man Our Fathers Read
November 15, 1004
J. L. Skipton announced last ev
ening that he would come out as
an independent candidate for
marshal and contest for honors
with the regular republican nominee.
The Oratorio society is. making
another effort to reimburse them
selves from the losses sustained
at the last May festival by giving
the sacred opera Belshazzar on
November 29 and 30.
Willamette football team is get.
ting ready to face her old rival
from Forest Grove. Last year
these teams pla-ed a tie game and
great interest is being displayed In
the forthcoming contest.
Sergeants Shelton and Ralph
White and Privates Rider and
Bailey, who represented Company
M at the annual Oregon national
guard trophy shoot at Portland,
wefe banqueted in Mae Smith's
cafe last night. Covers were laid
for 40 men.
PUI IS USED 1
PURSUIT OF BANDIT
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 14 (AP)
Captain Howard Brooks of the
Sheriff's robbery detail, said to
night an airplane carrying two
deputies and two cowboys took
off for Plronenix, Ariz., where it
was believed that cowboy suspect
ed of wrecking and robbing a
Southern Pacific passenger train
In Soledad Canon Sunday night
would be found.
Captain Brooks said the cow
boys accompanying the deputies
knew the suspect and lndentified
him as a "relay rider," a rodeo
performer who jumps from horse
to horse while traveling at a gal
lop. He said these men ''can put
their fingers" on the suspect, and
both declared the cowboy left
Hollywood Monday night for
Phoenix, and was seen there to
day. Hoot Gibson, film cowboy, was
contacted and offered his four
passenger plane for use In the
search. Captain Brooks said he
thought Gibson might have been
acquainted with the suspect dur
ing the days he rode in rodeos.
Another group of deputies left
for Tla Juana upon Information
that one of the suspects in the
wrecking and robbery of the
train had been seen on a ranch
near Ensenada, Mexico.
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FlflST
DEGREE C16ED
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Nov.
14. (AP) Police tonight an
nounced they would file a charge
of first degree murder against
Jack E. "Wright, prominent
plumber of this city, for the fatal
shooting of Sydney E. Darling,
owner of the Anchor hotel here,
in the hotel dining room last
Lnight. Wright surrendered nim-
self to authorities immediately
after the shooting, police de
clared. Investigators today wre told
by guests of the hotel that trou
ble between Darling and Wright
started Monday, wbsa Wright
struck the hotel owner snd kicked
him from the lobby into the
street. Police said they were in
formed that Darling had declared
there was a shortage in the ac
counts of the hotel, of which
Wright's wife was manager
Police records revealed that
Wright, who rented the hotel
from Darling and paid him a per
centage of the. profits, was arrest
ed on Darling's complaint on a
charge of assault with a danger
ous weapon following the alleged
fight in the lobby. Wright was
released on 1250 bond yesterday.
Police declared he then re
turned to the hotel, obtained a
shotgun, found Darling in the din
ing room and opened fire.
Frank O. Berry
R u s Home
SILVERTON, November 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Berry, who
recently came here from Hood
River and who are partners in the
Silverton electric store, have pur
chased the S. S. Hunter home on
Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter will move
to their farm in the Waldo Hills
and make their home with their
son. The deal was made through
the Homeseeker's Agency at Silverton.
MAYBE YOU ARE
MISS MAJESTIC!
Won't that trip to Hollywood
on the Cascade Limited be
Wonderfull
You Can be Miss Majestic!
' Evidently there was no "musf on the routing of the play of
newspaper Uf o 'The " Front Page- which had to disband when tt
reached Spokane. That probably wont "prevent the high-school am
ateurs from continuing to write plays with "newspaper atmosphere.
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Another Big Feature Added to Our
A BIG SHOE STOCK
Sale
Ptirabsd from Assi
AT BANKRUPT PRICES
iWe have purchased from the assignee of The Bootery, of Eugene, Oregon their large
stock of shoes at a fraction on the dollar and were placing them on sale
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ON SALE IN OUR BASEMENT STORE
Ladies' Vici Kid Shoes in black and brown,
hand turn solee. SKJ.OO aq
valaee. All sizes end widths. , $flUf
From 10 to 12 only we will sell boys' and
girls' Beer Brand heavy cotton i a
rib hose. Reg. 40c pr. Bargain list. 1UC
$3.50 Boys and girts
hip boots. Bay now at . . . .
00 pair of ladies' oxfords, pumps,
end straps going at only pr. , . .
Help yourself and save as these are not
7e shoes. They formerly sold wp to f450.
One lot f-chUdren! slippers and oxfords,
f 1.98 value. Now at i &l AA
Bargain Bat. , le&3
DRY GOODS DEPT.
Men's pure thread silk and rayon fancy
hose. Beg. 60c, now.
Men's Dept.
$1.79
73c
Leather coots for boys,
Now ...
Cigarettes all brands, pkg.
Men's Dept
Men's cotton work sox, 12 pr.
Bargain Bet . . .
.. 29c
$7.95
..He
98c
10c
LodW tee rubbers,
one dime pr. Bargain Bat. ....,
Jet OH deans, dyes, end shines. Reg. lfte
bottle, now one bottle i
Bargain Bat. .................. 1UC
72x90 100 pare, no seconds, cottoi
betts, quilted. Res S1.00
end brown, valaea to fftjso. ...
69 c
400 pair of Indies. shoes, props, straps.
and oxfords. Reg. to S5.50,
Basement Shoe Dept, .....
$2.69
NOW COMES MEN'S SHOES
One lof of Men's work shoes such as Wey.
$4.97
75 pair Indies' all rubber galoshes, right
mp to date, high and Q
medium heels. Now
enberg?s and original Chippewa
doable eolo. Tames f 7JSO
69c
Prufo Shoo Grease
25c can '. . . . . . . .
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Boys schooj and wqrk shoes.
Boles, 94.50 valne,.'
Sixes wp to 0 . . . . . . ..... , rl
,.19c
No Mark
$2.79
To the first 109 customers entering store
at A. we wia sell 100 'pair of ladles
rayon, hose sloxfcvr j a
mm qanUti liT-Vpr. ......... 1 U C
One lot of men's and boys shoes
nod oxfords. Broken lota, pair . .
One lot of certified shoes made by the
famous Stonefleld Evans. Qf
Keg. fO.OO to 912.00, now ...... . VDeID
One lot of men's oxfords,
black and brown, values to 96.50
One lot o boys' shoes, odd lots,
sixes to 0 values to 94.QO ....
$'3.47
$2.29
DHLEi.QOno
to Children -
accompanied by
parents
mlmMM-
Y Comer Court end Coinmercial
We reserve right to limit owantfttee'
One lot of Mea'j Goodjear
Welt Scotch Grain oxfords
"with, Iron taps, QQ
RetT. $6.95, now wV)ee70
300 pair of ladies' high grade
shoes, broken lines, ) nc
values to $7.50
Ladles felt slippers.
Iks. 79 new r ; , , ,
49c