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The OREGON STATESMAN. Sato, Oregon, Tuesday Morning. Pece'mbci 10, 1929 PAGE FOUR -.- . MMMO mmi - unn "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe." From Tint Statesman, March 28, 18 SI THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. . Charles A. Spkague, Shpldon F. Sackett, PublUhtn Chabixs A. Sfbacue - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon P. Sackett - - - Managing-Editor Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for , poblieatioa of all news dispatches credited to It or not other wise credited in this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Stypea, Inc., Portland, Security Bids;. San Francisco, Sharon Did.; Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bids;. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York, 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago, SCO N. Michigan Ave. Entered at the Poatoffice at Salem, Ortgon, at Seeand-Clata Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Butines$ office 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 0 Mail Subscription Rates, in Advance. Within Oregon; Daily and Sunday, 1 Mo. SO cents; 3 Mo. $1.25; 6 Mo. 2.2$: 1 year S4.00. Elsewhere 50 cents per Mo. or $5.00 lor 1 year la advance, r By City Carrier: 69 cents a month; $5.50 a year in ad - vance. Per Copy 2 cents. On trains, and News Stands 5 cents. The County Budget THE county budget represents the effort of the budget committee to plan the finances of the county for the en , aing year, and a study of the budget in comparison with the expenditures for previous years shows that the commit tee has endeavored honestly to conserve the public funds. (The budget does not vary, greatly from those of previous years. Some of the allowances for the different offices. are increased but the work to be done grows steadily from year , to year and provision must be made for its cost. The non- high school area will find itself taxed a pretty penny to pay for transportation costs imposed on It by a recent law. The amount to be raised, is $32,300 for Marion cotmty. - The budget committee is to be commended in the desire to hold down expenses and not go to the full limit of the six per cent increase permitted under the constitution, as do many of the levying boards. One of the evils of the six per cent provision is that it is a constant temptation to go the full limit whether the money is really needed or not. The published budget, is honest in this feature also that it gives an estimated balance of $100,000 on hand at the close of the year. Some budgets fail to report this, Conceal ing the cash on hand. Normally one might say that this esti ; mated balance should be deducted from the amount to be raised, but the budget committee extinguishes it by offset ting accounts under the heads of estimated obligations, emer- i gency, and expenses up to May 1. 1930, and delinauent taxes. This is better business than trying to run too close and hav ing to issue warrants. The officers appreciate the fact that no budget is ever entirely raised. A certain percentage of taxes is. lost ; so a fair discount must be made from anticipat ed receipts to avoid running out of cash. In org respect, we must criticise the work of the budget committee and that is their cutting down th'e request of the health unit for $8000 to carry on the health program for Marion county. The extra amount is so small, an amount ' which might easily have been picked up by some savings elsewhere, that we think the committee was too niggardly in this one division. This health work has brought distinc tion to the county, has brought economic gain of great im - portance through reducing mortality and improving health f conditions everywhere In the county. We have been singu i larly benefited for several years through the bounty of east ern philanthropy. Surely the public agencies ought to be able to provide on a continuing basis the funds .which will make ; a reasonable health program a permanent thing for the " county. As to what is the correct sum, we would not say of our selves. But the head of the health unit, Dr. Warner, insists . that the full $8,300 from the county is essential for the prop- er handling of the work. In addition the city and the school - district of Salem, after investigation, are each contributing ' this amount. As a matter of fact the county ought to carry Dogging His Footsteps Ira MP . - .wsfe 1 1 ma. Kfcn rnuwi tHnkJw Sritaw rigaifc w a- i BITS for BREAKFAST Welcome outside help: V . George H. Himei, secretary ot the Oregon Pioneer association, Portland, writes under date ot De cember 6th: "Ward, Thompson born, Bourbon county, Kentucky, April 6, 1780; married Elizabeth Koontz, date unknown; profession lawyer; captain in war of 1812; general of militia in Kentucky; member of Kentucky legislature 16 years; removed to Missouri in 1842-3; crossed plains 1854; lo cation, Salem; died August 2, 1860. S "John C. Bell, a pioneer of 1850, removed to Missouri a num ber of years before that, lived in Salem a number of years. He knew General Ward, well; knew him in Kentucky and Missouri, and I have the impression that they were connected with each other by marriage , ties, directly and -indirectly. I am writing to Frankfort, Kentucky, hoping to find a little material about Gen eral Ward. It anything is found, I will advise you." a S W This is in answer to the inquiry concerning General Ward; what he was general of, where he was more than a one-third sharp. Wan the nrnnorfv f Rolom 1 buried, etc The donation claim nnv ho itTj tn-r viifnttv oil fha hAi ,,f. j T"ra3 in the name of The pays the city tax, virtually all the school district tax and a very large proportion of the county tax. If one looks at the road allowances one almost shudders : County roads, bridges, ferries. $175,000 Counttf market roads 345,000 General road fund 138.000 i $658,000 While not all of this is raised by direct tax. the most of it is. When we see such mammoth sums coiner into road 3 the sum of $8300 for public health seems utterly" trivial As we view it the county cannot afford to pinch down on the fine service which the health department has render ed, it cannot afford either to affront the foundation whose support has been willingly accepted for some years. We be lieve it would be wise policy, sound business and a gracious deed for the budget committee to revise its allowance for the health unit to a figure equal to. the engagements of the city and the school district. A Good Year for Farming SECRETARY of agriculture, Arthur M. Hyde, has sub mitted his annual report to the president It contains many facts of interest and comments which the public is concerned with. To reduce that report to space which the average citizen will read is difficult. But here are brief ex tracts that .tell the story of the 1929 crop year; It is probable that the total income from agriculture for the 1928-1930 crop year will equal. If it does not exceed, that of the 1928-1929 season. Though this season's wheat crop Is considerably smaller than that of 1928, it may return the growers a larger income . . . The total world supply for 1129-1930 is only about 260,009,000 bushels less than the supply available in 1928-29. Further Improvement was made by the livestock industry in ' 1929. - In general the position of the dairy industry has been favorable this year, though not so markedly go as it was in 1918. Prices have not averaged as high at they did . . . The dairy industry is very sta ble. It is not showing any immediate prospect of a marked expan- aion. . . - . The movement of population from the country to the town de clined, and the rate ot depreciation la farm-land values declined also . . . In the last two seasons the current value of agricultural prop erty has increased.- :-..''.: American farm workers using mechanical power mow produce .from two to five times as much as similar workers a the older coun- - tries of Europe-la 1928 there were approximately 852,000 tractors on American farms. This year more than -half of oar hard winter wheat one-fifth ot our hard spring wheat, and a smaller proportion of our soft winter wheat was harvested hy combines. - J 'Taxes on farm property continued to Increase slightly. Farm population was -estimated at 27,511,000 aa compared with 32,076,960 as estimated by the census for January 1, 1910. A majority of the small farmi are low-Income producing and low value farms. Effective action to raise living standards on our - small farms is necessary - - ,- - Total exports of agricultural products amounted to $1,847,567. 008 la tat fiscal year 1328-21, la Increase of about 2 over tae pre vidua year. Gains were made la tho exports of cotton, tobacco, - pork products, fruit, teed grains. Shipments of wheat declined. Agri cultural exports 2a tho past year, made up only 32 per cent of our total exports of aU-(commodities the, smallest percentage, with the -exception of that for 1917-18 on record. . , , . - - The remedy for- ever-extended grieuUare is to curtail produe-e- tion, and the place to eurtall is where returns are lowest,. Thompson Ward. It was next to that ot Or. A. M Belt, who married Nancy Ward, daughter of General Ward. Note the difference in the spell ing of Thomson, or Thompson. The donation claims of Belt and Ward joined, and next was that of Moore, and next that of Governor John P. Gaines; they were in the southwest part of tho liberty dis trict, near the present Skyline or chard. Both Ward and Gaines brought slaves, and had slave cab ins on their farms. A Salem man remembers that the bodies of two of the Ward slaves burned on the Ward farm were taken, up, by a colored relative who came to Ore gon later; and that they were bur ied la the Odd Fellows cemetery here. J. W. Harritt, 60S Union street, remembers this, m V This Is from Capt. Frank 3. Smith." 4 2 12th street, Portland: "In the issue ot December I, I note that you refer to Waeonda as the settlement that once occupied tho spot near where the Duck In inn now holds forth on tho Pacif ic highway, and that it was plat, ted September 3, 1366. Waeonda on the first, that has been instru mental la forming a aeries of what could be termed a migratory village, was 12 miles north of Sa lem and was the first stage sta tion on the route between Salem to Portland. In the days ot Its youth it could not boast of having a post office ot its own, and the one at Beipassi at that time was not much more than a wide place in the road, and although this read was at some seasons of the year nearly impossible, as well as impassible, tho citizens of the budding municipality, christened Waeonda, swallowed their discom fiture la having their mail deliv ered at tho towa ot their rival. ' . V w -i -On November 28, 1SCJ. It was given out ia tho weekly press that Waeonda had already secured within her confines oao physician, one store keeper, oao surveyor, one lawyer, one blacksmith shop. one wagon maker, - oao plow maker, one brick maker, one meat market; three carpenters, aad that tho Baptists " were ? ban ding a church. It was claimed that the name ot their Tillage was ot In dian origin and that they were lo cated at the crossing or the valley stage road and tho one that con nected Parkemille with St, Louis. "Late In 1871 the promising village now known as Brooks was kaowa as Brookville, . and from there to Ash Mills, bow known as Asniaao, taero nave been many caaages ana many additions since By R. J. HENDRICKS : the advent ot the railroad. a W "You mention also that the bat teau or sail scow, Callapoolah made a trln to Astoria in August, 1844. This was her initial or trial trip under a crew composed of Aaron Cook, master, J. W. Nes mith and M. B. and E. W. Otis, deck hands. Tour informant, in giving the list of passengers, over looked one of them, the daughter of W. H. and Mary A. Gray. This passenger was at that time known as Caroline A. Gray and later be came the wife ot Jacob Kamm. Mrs. Kamm of Portland is the only living survivor of that trip, and although a mere child at that time recollects the occurrence and in the years following made num erous Journeys on her father's sailing boats. Salt River Packet and Phoenix, from Skipanon Landing (War ronton) to Cuhuto (Indian name for Oregon City.) "In the compilation of the bi ography of her father and her hus band she hai painstakingly caused to be gathered much data from 1836, the arrival of her father in Oregon, and from 1850, the date of the arrival ot her husband, and on up to the last few years, -material hitherto unpublished. This feat could not have been accom plished had not the compiler, who served many years ia the employ ot Mr. Kamm, been aided by pri vate papers, letters and well kept diaries. Mrs. Kamm was the daughter of a historian and one of the leading factori in the provi sional government, and the wife of a man who came to Oregon to erect and operate tho machinery in the Lot Whitcomb, built tho first stem wheel boat la Oregon, fi nanced aad held tho major stock ot the Carrie Ladd. the nucleus of tho Oregon Steam Navigation company ot which he was a Urge holder of stock, managing own er of the Onward Rival and Sur prise on the Willamette, and was the first Portlander to buy and op erate an ocean ateamer out of an Oregoa port, in 1868. "His Bte ot 42 years la marine ventures on Oregon waters was daily . recorded In his well kept diary. The Gray and Kamm rec ords of daUy happenings will at some time not far distant be of historical value to the state of Oregon." W Long live the Bits,." adds Capt. Smith, with the following adden da, being an advertisement dating back to the early SO's: "New Stage Line by Daylight from Champoeg to Salem. E. Dupius Line of Stages. The above line just established from Champoeg to Salem is stocked with superior American horses. This being' the daily line the stages will leave Champoeg on the arrival of the Washington aad other steamers. Also one ' steamer leaves- Salem every morning. Soliciting a .share of the patronage, tho proprietor pledges himself to employ none bat experienced drivers aad gen tlemanly agents. . Samuel Clark. W. H. Roes, Champoeg, Aug. 28, 1882 ti nt 1s L L. MeAdams, local astron omer, 248 D street, has a small gavel aada of - what resembles walnut or air wood on tho head I . i. . . . . i ui wiuca utcrw is engravoa plain ly the Initials, J. P.. 0. Mr. Me Adams, about 20 years . ago, bought an old fashioned ambrolls rack from John M. Payne, father ot Mr. gad Mrs. John M. Payat, then old time residents of Salem, but since that time living la Port land. Hanging on a nail on the back of the ancient piece ot furni ture, Mr. MeAdams found this ra vel, wrapped la tho title page of a book oa tho life and sayings of Benjamin Franklin, which. . he tftratty of the gavel. Mr MeAdams vel must have belonged to John P. Gaines, second appointed gov ernor of the territory of Oregon. Mrs. George Dunsford of Salem, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Payne does not remember having heard ot the Indent gavel before. It may have been hanging unnoticed in its place oa the baak of the ball rack whUe tho ownership was with her parents. The piece of fur niture, if it' belonged to Governor Gaines, was probably brought "around the horn" fn 1849-50. af ter he was appointed governor of Oregon territory by President Zachary Taylor. He might have had uses for the gavel when serv ing in the Kentucky legislature from Boone county, or in congress from that state, or in several posi tions that went with the office ot chief executive ia Oregon, where he served on commissions dealing with the Indians for their lands, etc., etc. Further Inquiry Is being made concerning the Identity of the old gavel. Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read DEO. 10, 1004 F. L. Beatty, William Good rich. Charles Clagett, George Mudge, Thomas Ross, Mr. Joseph, Charles Henderson and Frank Hall, farmers of the Chemawa district, have subscribed to a new telephone company which propos es to connect with the Yamhill lines at Wheatland. It is not known yet if it will meet with the Pacific States switches here in Salem, although this is likely. The wires were strung and the lamp hung which will light the east approach to the bridge across the Willamette here. It is up to tho citizens ot West Salem to se cure an appropriation to light the west approach. Several Incidental questions have come to the front, following decision to construct a high school building here. Many have express ed tho opinion that they do not believe the present building Is near the future center of popula tion, and for that reason the lo cation of tho Central school should not be used for the new building. Dr.J.L.Shorey Critically 111 WOODBURN, Dec 9 Dr. W. B. Morse, of 8alem. physician, who has been prescribing for Drr J. I Shorey. who has been HI for the past month, pronounced Dr. Shor eys condition as critical. Dr. Shorey is perhaps as wan known a physiclaa as there Is In this section, having practiced for 27 years in Woodbarn. Fire years sgo he suffered a stroke of paralysis as tho result of a tamer, front which ho did aot tally recov er. Bo did, however, contuse part of, his practice aad was sar geea aad physician la this district for tho Soathera Pad fie company. aatH last February whea ho suf fered aa attack of the Qa aad has beea gradually declining- In health since then. Mrs. Shorey, who is a trained nurse, aad friends of tho doctor have done all ia their power to make him comfortable aad Mrs. Shore ys sister. Miss Cornelia Ga braith, is expected to arrive toon from Reno, Nevada. NORTH CABOLDfA WDT3. DURHAM, N. O. Dec 9. t AP) The University of North Car olina Tarheels passed and ran their way to a 48 to T win over Duke university's Blue Devils eleven here Saturday afternoon to cinch tho North Carolina cham- nionshlD. The ramo was the last thinks, serves to establish the aad of the year for both eleven aad MnmI aa. m . . wa a. - . A m thinks this hall rack aad the ga- persons. was witnessed by about 18,00 0 POLK GIIGE5 ft State Master George Palmi- ter Installing Officer For Groups MONMOUTH, December 9 A Joint installation was held in Mon mouth's grange hall Saturday for newly elected officer of . poik county Pomona grange and for of ficers of all subordinate granges ot the county. State Grangemaster George A. Palmlter acted as in stalling officer assisted by Mrs. Ernest Letteken. Buell. marshau: Miss Adeline Rhodes. Buell, re galia bearer; and Mrs. Charles McCarter, Brush College, emblem bearer. ' P. Q. Powell, Monmouth, was Installed as Polk Pomona master; and tho masters of subordinate granges installed were: Mrs. E. G. Harris. Surer; W. J. Stock holm, Monmouth; 8. L. 6tewart, McCoy; S. H. Robinson, Oak Grove; Glenn Hogg. Rickresll; Herman Andreas, Brush College. During the morning session master Palmlter addressed the grangers on the history of the na tional grange, and Mrs. Marie Flint McCalL Brush College; Charles Taylor, Salem; Mrs. T. J. Edwards, and Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Burssll, Monmouth, gave impres sions of the National grange con vention at Seattle. Other speakers were Mr. and Mrs, Lambert of Stayton. A chicken dinner was served at noon to the assemblage of 250 persona High School Clarion Is 25 Years Old Tho high school Clarion; bi weekly paper ot tho Salem high school is 28 years old. It ranks as the second oldest high school pa per In the country. It was flrat put out in 1904. To celebrate this an niversary the Clarion, will publish a 25th anniversary number on December 25th. It will be a spe cial edition reviewing the history ot the high school and the history of the Clarlon.'The roster of edit ors and managers will be nnh- llshed. Dave Eyre is editor and Robert Anthony Is business ninmr nf the Clarion this year and they are punning Mg things for their an niversary number. Thav will sol icit special advertising from mer chants and hope to make the edi tion well worth while both as a news-hlstonr of the 2S rears and as aa advertising vehicle. xne advertisement of The Statesman Publishing company appeared la tho first issne and baa appeared regularly ever since. i no psper nas grown rrom a small 6x9 page to a standard 7 eotamn newspaper size page. Maay gener ations oi high school students have gotten training on the Clar ion Which has been nrintnA tnr many years at 'The Statesman of- nce. On the nirht nt HMmih. ntK the Clarion staff will hold a ban quet honorinr oast editors and managers of tho Clarion aad heads of the hlrh school mMiuM. witH its publication. Seek Hay Fever Relief During Off Season Prepare Now to Guard Against Next Year's Attacks, Advises Authority By R. S. COPELAND, M. D. U. S. Senator from New York Former Commissioner of Health, New York City TO many people the flowers ot Summer and Fall offer nothing short of torture. I speak of the sufferers from hay fever. At this time ot year there may be no trouble, but with the return ot Spring will come the uncomfortable symptoms A person who otherwise enjoyi perfect health may be made completely miserable for months because of this annoying disease. Its effects may last all Winter. .To be euro, many of tho sufferers from both hay fever and asthma have other symptoms ot ill health. . If you are one of these unfortunates, set about it immediately to determine the condition of your nose. There may.te tome Irritable point or some normal nasal obstruction. This in itself is sure to aggravate the hay fever. Go to your doctor and have him examine the nasal passages thoroughly with this idea in view. When the underlying condition has been de termined, it is quite possible that a few treat ments will add much to your comfort and lessen the attacks of hay fever you may have next year 'CJCpEtANp, and thereafter. Begia now to get rid of the irouoie. Just what is tho cause of this affliction is a much discussed Question. The exciting cause in many Instances appears to be pol len. Its chemical and mechanical characteristics are such that it may Irritate the mucous mem brane ot the nose and eyes. Sensi tive persons may be affected by more than one variety of pollen. Tho hay fever of late summer and early fall Is excited by the pollen front weeds. It is said that 85 per cent of cases are due to ragweed. The wind carries the pol len ot small flowers and weeds. It is also carried by insects. Local treatments are usually given by tho specialist, and the removal ot any growth la tho nose with a good antiseptic solution helps much. Special treatments with serum have a markedly good effect in many cases. For patients who can change their places of residence, even for a part of the seasoa, it is often most advantageous to do so. In the East, the Adirondacks and the White Mountains are highly bene ficial. There are healthful sections la many parts of North America. To get into a bracing climate and away from the. pollen of vegeta tion is tho urset cure for this ag gravating trouble. I am not satisfied to leave the subject here. As a matter of fact, a lot of helpful research Is being done. As in the case of asthma and hives, studies are being made to see if some form of food poison ing may be aa element in promot ing hay fever. Tho "foreign protein" that Is the particular poison in the food or In the pollen is being sought for and will surely bo found. We have much to leara in this field. I have purposely discussed hay fever ia aa "oft seasoa, to set you thinking about It. Talk with your doctor about -your uncom fortable aliment. He will advise you to have the various tests made in order that the. thing ..Which marks a point of low resistance la your body, may be discovered and removed.1 Don't wait until the attack cornea Attend to the preliminaries now. O O ) Answers to Health Queries O O I. D. M. Q. What wiU im prove the circulation. A. Build up the general health and your circulation will Improve. B. T. A. Q. What causes a black spot to appear before the right, eye? A. May be. due to a number of causes. Hare a thorough examination. D'SMISED raraun INDEPENDENCE, Deo. t. (Special) The Girls' Learns carnival was a great success. It was given at the high school gym Friday, Dec. 8. There were over 300- people there and the girls are delighted over the success of their carnival. Tho carnival was started with the idea ot raising 250 towards the scholarship fund and Instead over 2100 was clear ed. This will cover all nt th fund. Each year the Independence Girls' League gives 8100 to a worthy girl to further her educa tion. A carnival aoirlt nrerallad In the gym, confetti, serpentine, an artificial celling or crepe paper, aad barkers all added to the at mosphere of a real carnival. Among tho many attractions there was a gypsy camp where you could get your fortune told . by any means, a Japanese tea dog show, nail hammering, bal loon throw, baseball throw, art gallery, country store, grab bag, hot dogs.hamburger , cider, candy and souvenirs. A program was given at 8:30 to cover the admission fee of IS cents. It consisted of a clogging etunt, two songs by the "Hicks." two acrobatic dances and two songs again. The latter part ot the evening was spent n dancing. GERVAIS, December t Ger rals chapter No. 118 O.E.S., elect-v ed tho following officers at the regular meeting held at the Ma sonic hall Friday night: Worthy Matroa, Kate 6turgls; Associate Matron, Amy Harding; Conduct ress, Dorothy Aspinwall; Associ ate Conductress. Clara Fuller; Worthy Patron, R. E. Sturgis; As sociate Patron, Pierre Aspinwall: secretary. Ell Harper; treasurer, Verna Kepplnger IL Are You Just or Acting Thinking iFfcre' thonht iVnecessaiy for aouAd trfton. Bat onij action sett results. '5?Lfl7ri,n tha? yonr UmSlft future, yos should .act now for your protection. ' A Hiort tlmt with your lawyer a consideration of tha sum!.!. tod estate taowledp Mrtfch w. gladly offer yodyowa An tastitation acting ia ail trust capacities .. .r - .nanaaaaaaBBOaaesBBsess. II Ell B E B PUDEBAL BESEBVE STSTEU " it l ' ' i " ' mmmmmmmmmmmmmam - I -.- l ------- - - 7m'mmmmmmmamummmamaommmmmumaJL