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PAGE FOUR "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Aue." Frcm First Statesman, March 28. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Speagtje, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publisher CHAr.;.Es A. Sprague - - - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackeit - - - Managing -Editor Member of the Associated Press T'.. Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the us for publics t if-ii of ull news dispatches credited to it or not other wise cr dit ;i in this paper. Pacific t'os't Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Stypes, Inc.. Portland, Security Bldg. San Francisco, Sharon Bldg. ; Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bldg. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parions-Stecher, Inc., New York, 271 Madison Ave.; Chicago, 3 60 N. Michigan Ave. Entered at the Postofficc at Salem, Oregon, a.t Second-Clats Mntltr. I'bli?h''d every morning except Monday. Business of fire i S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES j f Mail f? inscription Ra'es, in Advance. Within Oregon; ! Daily and Sunday, 1 Mo. 50 cents; 3 Mo. $1.25; 6 Mo. 2.25: 1 year 5 1 .. Elsewhere 50 cents per Mo. or $5.00 tor 1 year in advance. By City Carrier: 50 cents a month; $5.50 a year in ad ! vancc. Fer Copy 2 cents. On trains, and News Stands 5 cents. Typing in the Rain EDITORS as well as farmers are rejoicing in the return of the rain. For the old themes had been worn threadbare. Not another line could be written about the mellow autumn, , about jrokkn October or languid November. Editors had glowingly tie.- tribed the kist leaf on the tree for many weeks juid finally seen it leave its moorings. Still no rain came to effer change of subject for the oppressed editor seeking to ir.dulge hi.s fancy for poesy. "Then it came on to rain." So it did. The heavens open eI and the floods descended. The parched brains of the edit ors received new inspiration even as the thirsty earth drank p with eagerness the first drops from the long selfish sky. Grass began to grow, creeks to rise, car skids to increase, and editorials on the rain fell in showfers ' I . ' , In- every newspaper office from filaincf b Medford rtim b'e typewriters kept time to the rythmic beat of the rain drops on the paving outside while eager editors paid tribute to the coming of the rain. "Singing in the rain" was the theme,' and with joyous hearts the editors rejoiced that the dearth of moisture was over, that the normal season had - turned. 'Tis well: for do not editors follow with keen interest the cycles of nature? Though they pen themselves up for c:ays without end do not their souls seek release via the type writer to wooded glens, to snowy slopes, to long stretches of beach sand, and to the great outdoors when the rains are falling? And do they not bear on their minds the sorrows and the longings of the multitude pasture to help the dairy men, water to help the hydro plants, sunshine for the hay makers, snow for the irrigationists, cold weather for the fuel dealer, warmth for the poor householder? So they do, these editors, they are veritable burden bearers for the communi ties, and their plaints and their rejoicings, their petitions and their paeans but reflect their impression of how the com mon good shall be served. "Then it came on to rain." And five hundred typewrit ers cleared for action. Grundy Named Senator THE appointment of Joseph Grundy as senator from Penn sylvania is an open affront to the people of the west, an indication of the absolute subservience of the governor of the state to the Mellon machine, and a challenge to public decency not only in Pennsylvania but in the country at large. At the same time Mr. Grundy is entitled to his seat. Just because he represents a vicious influence in politics and be cause he has been the paid lobbyist of predatory interests, he should not be denied his seat in the senate, a fit successor be it said to men of the Penrose and Quay type, though coarser. The naming of Grundy is an illustration of what the con- i ,t . u . :mi i il i e i r icsi uer me tarui nas uecume, ine snan oi greeuy swine xor extra privilege. There is no effort to look on the welfare of the public as a whole. The interest of the consumer is utterly ignored. Concentrated greed converges on the national con gress and by every possible artifice seeks either to raise duties or to lower them. The one influence may be as wicked pad pernicious as the other. Here we see an officer of the Cuba company, seeking a lower rate on sugar, conniving to stir up international discord with the Latin countries over , the question of our sugar tariff. We see other sugar interests hiring the president's personal lawyer as speoial attorney l oping thereby to sway the president himself. To return to Grundy; his appointment may be regarded as retaliation because the senate refused to seat Mr. Vare. Even so, it is ill-advised, a reckless jeopardizing; of even a semblance of unity in the republican party. We shall have something to say about the Vare unseating, having waited for the congressional record with its report of the debate. Meantime, we denounce the propriety of the appointment of (irundy as senator, the While we say that he is fully entitled to a seat. One thing is true, now Bingham will not have to hire a tariff lobbyist as clerk in the tariff committee. Scraps of Paper PORTLAND has been treated to another fuss about some cards used for political purposes. It is odd what a great stir may be kicked up over some small physical thing like a few cards or a yellow ticket. thirds of their time electioneering and playing politics. They may pull all the deals they can think of and nothing will be said about it so long as there is no physical thing to hold up for the gaze of the multitude. But a "yellow ticket," that is something concrete, something real. It is physical evidence; so were the cards which employes in the county clerk's office toyed with. Politics is politics and to game to be played; but rules and in doing so uses some physical substance, a card, a piece of paper, a ticket. For it snaps back with a bitter sting. Charity Begins at Home Poor Tacoma and Seattle will now be able o turn on their street lights, and save their candles for another dry period. Industries which have been partially shut down In the Paget Sound country will now be able to start up again. We trust that before another dry spell comes on our friends to the North will be able to store np enough water to retain their reputation as "wet" districts. Oregon City . Enterprise. What about starting up the pulp mills at Oregon City, too? mine TO HO IRK SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. It. (AP) More than 600 miners, members of the United Mine Workers of America, late today resolved to march In a body to work tomorrow at the Auburn mine of the Panther Creek Coal company, taking "any steps neces sary to get through the picket line' which was formed there by ' members of the National Miners Office holders may spend two- the astute it will always be a tfull-witted is he who violates the anion. Their action was taken at a meeting held here. Meanwhile state and county of ficials said they were taking steps to prevent serious trouble. Offi cials of the state highway depart ment issued orders for motorcy cle patrolmen: and their outriders to clear the roads of all ears In the Tieinlty of the mine mouth, and to prevent as far as possible the gatherings of large groups about the entrance. The situation resulted from a strike called by the national min ers union in an effort ro obtain a $35 a week minimum wage, and changed working conditions. It was also aimed at the officials of the United Mine Workers, who opposed the strikX The & T. j BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- The Davenport story r. -. 'm On the beginnings of the repub lican party in Oregon and perhaps In the whole of the old Oregon country, concludes "Upon getting the news of Fremont's defeat, a few of thearnest friends of free dom held an impromptu meeting at the doctor's house to recruit their blasted hopes by an inter change of views. Besides the doc tor there were present the Iter. Thomas II. Small from east Ten nessee, Jones "Wilbur, a Quaker from central New York, Paul Crandall from Wisconsin, O. Ja cobs from Michigan, Rice Dunbar, and T. W. Davenport. V "As usual after a defeat, pessi mism was in the ascendant, and the future of the territory seemed dark to those members who had braved the terrors and the trials of the overland journey to estab lish a free commonwealth upon the Pacific coast. All of them had be,en whigs, and they had feared that as the democratic politicians here had tried to suppress any dis cussion of the slavery question. for fear of making trouble in their own ranks, the recent republican defeat might increase the pro- slavery vote to a majority. And such a result was to be dreaded, for there was no resource left to the pioneers but to remain and endure what they could not cure. One gentleman, the youngest of the company, predicted the adop tion of slavery in Oregon and de clared the defeat of Fremont was the Waterloo of the republican party. The elder persons, if not more hopeful, were more resolute, and upon the strength of their convictions of the righteousness of their cause had faitii that Oregon would be froe, and the republican party would ultimately triumph. ". "The doctor had been for six months polling the immigrants from Missouri jajid the other slave states, and had ascertained that "5 per cent of them would vote against slavery. Even some of them who had owned slaves east were opposed to introducing the system in Oregon. He felt no fears of the vote to be taken, and none as to the future of the republican party, and predicted that the next news from the states would be of an increased determination to wage a relentless war against the spread of slavery. The doctor waa intuitional or farseeing; his pre dictions became facts, but he did not live to see either, for he dd at his home on the 10th day of February, 1857." (Thus ends the Davenport story.) The reader who has followed this reliable story of the founding of the republican party in Oregon, from the pen of one of the actors in the epochal drama of which it was a part, will perhaps need to refresh his memory of the setting. lit he has not recently studied that period of American history. The following will give at least a cue to this memory refreshment, or lead him to a perusal of that rec ord in any standard history. Tim othy W. Davenport, the, writer, called the "sage of the Waldo hills," was a clear thinker and an able writer, and in his time con tributed a number of articles that were highly commended by snch excellent judges as Harvey W. Scott as furnishing important his torical tacts that would have es caped but for bis telling of them, b W John C. Fremont, first candi date of the republican part for president, had a strange and var ied career. He was nominated at the first national convention of that party at Philadelphia on the first ballot. June 17, 185C. The national American party conven tion at New York also nominated him. Fremont's letter of accept ance of July 8, 1856, denounced slavery and declared for free la bor. James Buchanan was elected with 174 electoral votes, with 114 OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 13, 1923 Doesn't Scare a Bit for Fremont. Maryland gave her eight electoral rotes to Millard Fillmore. The six New England states and New York, Ohio, Mich igan, Iowa and Wisconsin went for Fremont. The popular vote for Fremont was 1,341,000, for Buchanan 1,838,00, and for Fill more 874,000. ". Fremont was a son-in-law of Senator Thomas II. Benton of Missouri. In the beginning of the career of the young explorer (Fre mont), while In Washington on business connected with one of his first expeditions, he fell in love with Jesse Benton, which was reciprocated, and they planned a wedding. But Jessie was only 15, and the parents objected, and soon thereafter the young man was given a government commis sion to explore beyond the Miss issippi manifestly at the instiga tion of Senator Benton. He was back within a year, and there was a secret marriage. Jessie Benton Fremont became a leading writer of historical articles and books. She wrote the prefix to the mon umental Memoirs of her father, in 17 volumes. Fremont explored the south pass of the Rockies in 1842, and came back and explored further west in 1843. He followed the Applegate train, came to Oregon and went to California. His name is spread all over the pages of the early history of that state. He was the first American governor there, elected after having saved the American settlers from assassin ation by the Mexican governor. He had charge of the affairs of the government there for a time during the Mexican war. He was elected one of the United States senators from that state when it "broke into" the union, and took his seat in Washington, September 10, 1850, the day after the gold en state was admitted to the un ion. He drew the short term, however, and in 1851, when the California legislature came to elect his successor, there was op position on the part of the faction in favor of slavery, and he was defeated after 142 ballots. ". He went to Europe and was ac claimed by the elite of the cul tured world there as the Pathfind er, on account of his discoveries n his various exploring expedi tions In the United States, espe cially west of the Mississippi. At the breaking out of the Civil war he took charge of the affairs of the state of Missouri, under mar tial law, and he proclaimed among other things, the freedom of the . laves In that state. President Lin coln upheld most of his official t, but revoked the emancipa tion proclamation of Fremont for Missouri. A strange freak of for tune. Lincoln was not yet ready. fa had not come to believe that, under the constitution of the United States, it was lawful to in terfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it was established. The whole story of the life of John C. Fremont, a pathfinder la politics as well as in marking the new traUs of unexplored districts of this country, reads like a ro mance; it adds authority to the trulm that often truth Is stran ger than fiction. Stayton Church Has Devotional STAYTON, Dec. 12. Iter. T. Scherbring, assisted by his broth er. Iter. Jos. Scherbring or Sliver ton, has been holding fo-hour de votion at the Catholic church here. The church was crowded at both morning and evening services to listen to the inspiring sermons and to meditate in prayer at the holy Christmas time. Sweets Have a Place in Diet of Children In Moderate Amounts They Art Valuable, Says Authority, Warning Against Excess. By R. S. COPELAND, M. D. U. S. Senator from New York. Former Commissioner of Health, yew York City. CHILDREN should be taught to form good food habits. The time to undertake such teaching; is when they are very young. They should be given the com binations ef food that will provide the best nutri t i o n possible for their grow ing years. What we might call the many sided foods foods are breads tuffs, meat, milk, V fruits and Tesr- e tables. These contain the life - giving 1 food elements, l combined &COPiND properly, they form the ideal diet for the child, a? well as for the adult One-sided foods, such as sweets, hav? their place in the diet, but they must be kept in their proper place, and supplied in proper quantity. Then they will not de tract from the good effect derived from other and, perhaps, more nourishing foods Most children crave sweets. Thij is a natural craving, and hould be considered'in the diet of S child However the sweets must be taken in moderation. If eaten to excesj, candy and any other con centratea sweet is exceedingly harmfiv. Then- a. several lood .run stances which must be included in thr diet in proper combination if we are tc maintain good health. The are the proteins, carbohy drates, including sugar and starches, the important mineral element, and the vitamins. In breadstuff's we find our chief source of calories. But such food lacL two othet needed elements the minerals and vitamins. Meats are just about as deli eieni. in the two elements, mineral and vrtamina For this reason, breadstnf fs and meat are not well combined for nutrition's sake, un less they art added to by using fruits and vegetables, thereby making; up this deficiency. Fruits and vegetables do con tain much of the important min erals and vitamins which mae them ideally suited to combine with either meat or breadstufis. Dr. McCoUum, the eminent nn'-.i-tionist, has given fruits and vege tables the name of "protective foods.' They serve to protect us from the deficiencies in the staple foods, such as bread and meats. . Milk is probably the saost efff deat food. It is also the most economical. It is ideal for the trowing child. We might say the perfect diet for a child is bread and milk, built around by fruits and vegetables. Sugar, that is, white sugar, must be classed as a onesided food. It is deficient in proteins, mineral and vitamin content, so that when used b concentrated form and to excess, it becomes an unwhole onto feed. But children will continue to crave sweets, and this need can be met by combining some sweet audi as jam or sweet desserts, in the meaL The serving of suea sweets as jam and desserts will make a meal attractive for the ehild who will not usually eat the necessary feeds without tome sweet. In moderate amounts sweets can serve a useful purpose, but taken to excess they are distinctly harm ful for the growing child, who needs all the nourishment he can get at this time ef til life. HUH PLAY TO BE MratPir Tiistol shot?, murder. ghosts, a crated old hermit they ; are all just an inkling of tne packed action that runs through the three-act mystery play. ' Seven Keys to Baldpate" which 13 members of the Snikpoh dramatic club are putting on tonight, Fri day, December 13, at the high school auditorium. Bill Dyer, lu the lead as Will iam Mage the; author, who but that can't De given away; Llston Parrish, as the small-town police man: and Norman Winslow as Peters, the Hermit, all showed up exceptionally well in the rehearsal last night, and with a few rough spots ironed out between now and Friday night, the play ought to go over bij. Eleanor Wright has the leading feminine roie, out in j this play it's mostly the boys who j get to "strut their stuff." Five members of the cast are new to high school dramatics: Howard Cross Bill Dyer, Norman Winslow, Carl Collins and Rich ard Devers. i Miss Leila Johnson, advisor to j the Snikpohs, is coach of the play. The characters in the order in which they appear in the play and the parts they take ane: Elijah Quimby, Howard Cross; Mrs. Quimby,' Jean Eastridge; William Magee, Bill Dyer; John Bland, Victor Williams; Mary Norton, Eleanor Wright; Mrs. Rhodes, Evelyne Cummlngs; Peters, Nor man Winslow; Myra Thornhill, Yvonne Smith; Lou Mas, Law rence Brown; Jim Cargan, Carl Collins; Thomas Hayden, Darlow Johnson; Jiggs Kennedy, Llston Parrish; and owner of Baldpate, Richard Devers. Vare Plans to , Enter Campaign Against Grundy ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 12. (AP) Appointment of Jo seph R. Grundy as Junior senator from Pennsylvania, and the an nouncement that he would seek the republican nomination for the office at the May primaries will not alter the plans of William 9. Vare, to "fight to the finish." Mr, Vare, who was denied the seat by the senate, so stated to night when informed that Mr. Grundy had been named by Gov ernor Fisher. He declined to com ment on the appointment. "Will you oppose Mr. Grundy in the spring primaries?" the Philadelphia leader was asked. "Why, unquestionably." Mr. Vare said with emphasis. HUGE MARKET FORMED MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Dec. 12. (AP) Approval for establish ment Of the largest cooperative marketing organization in the world waa received today by the Federal Farm board from 150 representatives of cotton. cooper atives and leaders of the cotton business. PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti, Dec. 12. (AP) Conditions through out Haiti were unchanged today with no report of any conflict anywhere in the interior. That Model said she would pose in a semi-nude drape for $25.00! Veil, how much vill she tako off for cash! BIG VALUES! All prices reduced Each day will find throngs of pleased buyers, sharing the unusual val ues in new and used "Automobiles of Merit" that Capital Motors Co. alone can offer to buyers in Marion, Polk, Lane, Linn and Benton Counties. ALL USED CARS WILL BE SOLD completed for 1929. 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Plymale and Armstrong have opened up a new blacksmith shop at the old Grover and Pugh stand on State street, between Commer cial and Front. Plymale recently moved to Independence. S1SS0H PMITS WITH G1ISW CIGARS Anxiety of one tiny youngster, who said he was four years old and that his name was Raymond Cheese, to "see Santa Claus," caused considerable excitement, culminating in a visit by the en tire force and equipment of the city fire department, at Miller's store Wednesday forenoon. The little fellow had been mak ing himself at home in the store for several hours when the at tention of Manager B. E. Sisson was called to the lad, who was not accompanied by any older person. Failing to elicit from the child any useful information as to his home address, Mr. Sisson called the police, and as they were slow in responding, attempted to put through a second call. But he called the fire depart ment number, which is similar to that of tho police, and the fire men, immediately upon learning the call came from Miller's store and without asking any questions, responded in a hurry with all available men and apparatus. "It cost me my entire stock of Christmas cigars, but we got the little fellow home," Mr. Sisson ob served later in the day. Murder Charge Dropped Against Rich Sportsman L03 ANGELES, Dec. 12. (AP) Murder charges against Major Owen R. Bird, accused of shooting Percival G. Watson, his friend, were dismissed in munic ipal court today, and Bird, wealthy Los Angeles sports pa tron, was bound over to superior court for trial on a charge of manslaughter, Watson was shot by Bird in the Bird home on November 26, when he attempted to interfere in an altercation between Mrand Mrs. waiting for you. It's the best car on the market for the money, or no sale. We live by selling good cars- not bad ones. 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