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,PAG2 TCUTt : ITC1E TO REVOLT X "7a PiiiUi CtiMiM Tfal -1 yrom sires. races Mian, jaarcn -as, xsai ; Chasjxs A. Swicur,' bix&on F. Saooett, Pi(&2wAr Chauxs A. Spkaoub -. Editor-Manager : SHADOW F. BACKETT ' - - - Uanaging-Bditor !umber of tbo Associated Press The A relate Press I ecctasively entitled to tB.se for publi cation T a Mws dispatches credit to It er Mt otherwise cydHo In this paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur W. Styses, Inc.. Portland, Security BIdg. Eu Francisco, Sharon Bids. Lo Amtlw, w. Pae, Bids. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-FarsoDS-Bteeher. Inc New Tocfc, tTl Madison Ato. Chicago, N. Michigan Ave. Eteredat the PoeUffice at Salem, Oregon, at Socondr&asa Hatter. Published ever morning except Monday. Baevuet office 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION BATES Ma a Subscription Bates, In' Advance. Within Oregon; Bally and Sunday, 1 Mo. 5f cents; t Ma $1.25 i Me. L2; 1 year S4.0. Else where 60 cents per Mo. or $5.00 lor 1 year la advance, : By City Carrier: SO cents a month: S5.60 a year In advance. Per Copy 3 cent. On trutna, and News Stands S cents. , 'Lincoln's Birthday TODAY is Lincoln's birthday. It is 121 years since he was born in a Kentucky cabin. It is nearly sixty-five years since his death.. But Time does not efface his memory. On this anniversary of his birth his name is honored not only in' the country for whose unity he suffered martyrdom, but throughout the civilized world. Springfield has lifted a no ble shaft over his tomb. Chicago has put his features in the crcathless bronze of Saint Gaudens. A nation has reared at Washington a memorial of marble that will honor Lincoln through, the ages. Even more enduring than these is the place which Lincoln occupies in the hearts of his country men. His greatness is respected and his noble character is loved. A man of the people, millions speak his name in rev erence and admiration. I The story-of Lincoln's life has been told and retold. . Children love to hear of his boyhood, of his hardships, his struggle for an education, his ing f latboat, his efforts at law practice, his ventures and success in the field of politics, his wise leadership in a time of grave crisis. Over and over again has the story been told, as perhaps none other has been save that of Jesus. The story is one of the epics of America. Fortunately while there have beeri many myths grown up about Lincoln they are not so absurd as some which clus : tsr about Washington. Fortunately for us, photography has given us many likenesses of Lincoln, and historians wrote his biography who were more honest than Parson Weems and Jared Sparks. We think however that some of Lincoln's id-osyncrasies have been exaggerated, and some of his char acteristics have been overdrawn. ' Thus Lincoln has been regarded by many as a crude, un couth, ungainly fellow, some rustic boor. His political enemies sought to give that report and the effete east was shocked at the news of his nomination. Such a description may have fitted him in his early years, and through his life his great height frequently made him appear awkward and ungainly. But Lincoln possessed also a dignity and a manner that made hira socially quite acceptable. When he rode from New - Salem to Springfield on a borrowed horse, his possessions in a pair of saddle bas, Lincoln was typical of thecpuntry ; lawyer of his day. But in a surprisingly short while he had . stormed the high citadel of Springfield society and captured , in marriage one of its most famous belles. Dr. W. E. Barton writes of his participation in Springfield society thus: "Almost immediately on his arrival in Springfield he was toast- ed at banquets tor his share" in' bringing the capital of the state to hat city. Before Terr long he was invited to parties and balls. He . habitually attended these events. Toung women were always inter ested in him, though they were inclined to resent his habit of with : drawing groups of young men who gathered about him and listened to his stories. He danced rarely and not very gracefully. Still he had a certain dignity of his own. and there was a kind of grace that Inhered in his very awkwardness. In a pleasant social environ ; &nt he responded to the stimnlus of congenial companionship, and : almost forgot his great hands and feet. . . In the early days of his residence in Springfield we find his name prominent among the so ' cial leaders of that city. The local papers mentioned him frequently .'.at social gatherings. A printed invitation is preserved in the library ; of the Chicago historical society of a cotillion party at the American 'bouse at seven o'clock p. m. on December 17, 1839. The invitation t signed, by sixteen 'managers.' Among them are Ninlan W. Ed it ards, John A. McClernand, Joshua P. Speed, James Shields, Stephen ' A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln." . .." Lincoln's social connections were with the "best peo- pie" of Springfield. Mary Todd, whom he married, lived with jW sister, Mrs. NinianW. Edwards, and the Edwardses were 1t the Springfield aristocracy. Mary Todd was of aristocratic lineage herself, born of the best families of Kentucky. - Among her suitors was Stephen A. Douglas, one of the dand- ies of Springfield. And the social distinctions in Springfield were much sharper then than in our own day. A governor ia3 attended with pomp and ceremony. Coaches and foot men distinguished the elite. Blood counted for much. So -it was something of a triumph for Lincoln to gain entrance into the polite circles of society in the state's capital. - After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln took their . " place in the social circles of 'Springfield. They went out; they if i i ii..' i - - i t : t i. ; j T AT entertained in ineir come, xurs. ijiucuin Kepi maius. in me final years of their residence in Springfield they occasion ally gave very large receptions or levees, with caterers sum r moned from Chicago for the event. So Lincoln was not the some have described him to be, perhaps to increase his pop : ularity with ordinary folk. He was pretty much of the type ' of the prairie man of his time. Hundreds of men had similar personal history then and now in the sense that from hum ' tIe and poor beginnings they emerged to positions of power - and responsibility. The distinguishing thing about Lincoln ? was his intellectual power. His mind penetrated to the core .of the slavery problem; he saw t and laid it bare. And the . , . i .j. : l-r J 1.1- - J J vjyona lOaay as it reviews nis uie ajiu rcaua ua uurcasea and his letters does not cease to marvel that a man of such mentality coupled with such arise from the prairies of the It Is good news to read that -work in the woods last week after ter weather. It means the resumption ef life-girlag payrolls. Ii open weather continues farm .work will start toon, an road work nd ether outdoor construction activity. The weather ii as vital a factor la our life as anything, and It Is great newt when the break-up ! winter permits the resumption of A few weeks ago the university yanked high aehool kids by the arm to come and visit the campus at Eugene. This week the state college it yanking the ether arm to they can tee the wonders at Corvallis. And the frats and sororities will get busy to shaffle the sheep from the goats. Being a' feign acnool senior or a couege Iresh tuan Is a great life while It lasts. , Ed Howe confesses that lie land and can't tee what neenle do thought it too i Illy and foU ot boredom 19 read it too. CorralUi Casette-Times. : 4 . . , - . ' We must cenfess never eetag able to get midway In the book. tut always tupposed the trouble Oregon and Oregon State art In a rev about "discourtesies' at athletic contests, o. S. C. accuse Oregon of boo!at;" se Oregon must accuse O. S. U. of "Juooing." - , We notice that a group ot' farmers have made another assault en the tariff. Where Is that tariff bill now, asywarT The last we MaH was hoir the senate smote lm. X.,.. Clii.tl JanaH labor splitting rails or tend unkempt and uncouth fellow deep human sympathy should middle west. tea thousand logfers returned to an enforced vacation da to win labor on a wide scale. ' never could read Alic in' Wonder it tor. Htrrah for Ed! We always wat -us". Smoot oar inian t : BITS for BREAKFAST -By R. J. HENDRICKS- Governor Gaines: Readers of this column are aware that the governor's man sion of the second appointed chief executive of (the territory of) Oregon still stands as 'ft was In the fifties on 'the farm that now belongs to Ralph Cartwrlght, about six miles south of Salem, a mile or more north of the en trance gate of the Sky Line or chard. The east part of the pres ent dwelling of Mr. Cartwrlght was the governor's mansion; but the part that was the kitchen pre sided over by the slaves, and the quarters ot the slaves east of that are gone. John Pollard Gaines was the governor who had his mansion on his donation land claifii there; governor of the territory of Ore gon from November, 1849, till May, 1853, according to lettering on his tombstone in the Salem Odd Fellows cemetery the tombstone that stands beside his grave and that of his wife; the atter being covered with a large marble slab giving date of birth, marriage, etc. That i3, his first wife. B Through the kindness of Mrs. Sabra Coates, there has fallen in to the hands of the Bits man the following, sent to her by B. G. Mathews of Keystone, Nebraska, who Is a cousin of former Gover nor Gaines. It was written by C. Spencer Chambers of Walton, Kentucky, under the heading. Walton's Great Statesman:" m S m "When Kentucky was but an infant state five years old, there came down the buffalo trail, soon to be named the Lexington pike, covered wagon. This wagon was fUled with a small stock ot merchandise, and a scant amount of household goods. The owner of these possessions was the fath er ot John P. Gaines, the two year old baby nestling In his mother's arms. This baby some day was to-become Boone coun ty's most famous citizen. "As Walton's first merchant pulled up at what is now the Beaver grade and Main street, to consult with the mother, wearied by-her long journey from Augusta county, Virginia, a decision, was made that this corner had a fu ture, although t here was no cab in In sight. The buffalo herds crossing the Ohio river near what Is now' Hamilton, stopping at Big Bene springs for salt, instinctive ly pushed their way over the trail coming through Bearer, joining the much , used trail leading to the blue grass section of central Kentucky. A. business man would naturally make the deduction that settlers would follow these hoot beaten roads, as they were against . th Itne of least reals tance. The elder Gaines, his wife and baby boy camped here, sleeping in- ineir covered wacon. until their large three room house was erected, by the assistance of John WaUoa, a pioneer living about a mile out on what is now High street in Campbell county, as Kenton had not become a county at this time, (tms cabin was the rear part ot the Moxly residence in the ws where Justice Hud son's home now stands.) j The Gaines family lived In two rooms, nstny; the third as i store. Soon settlers were com ing over the trail and making their-claims ly patents, ceasing the Gaines store to hi aproRUble venture The thrifty merchant named the meeting of the trails after the. mead who helped .him erect hi 'castle in the woods so the Tillage Walton had its be ginning. -Mrs. Gaines had but one ob ject in life, a commendable one tor a pioneer mother,. and that was to rear her son to make name for himself, it was a. moth- eft hope that grew into reality. though at times deemed blasted. The success of the husband re lieved the wife of much work and worry, so common to the wives and mothers of the Kentucky pi oneers, making it possible to give the son the necessary time and attention to develop In him the qualities ot greatness, then in the embryo state. Sallie Walton was a domestic In the Gaines home, and remained as such until her marriage to James Litteral, setuer rartner down the. trail.' "Little John received his edu cation at his mother's knee. When he was old enough to help in his father's store, he did his part as a clerk, and learned much about human nature, which aided him on the way to fame. Business was never so rushing bnt what he could devote a part of the day to reading. His father, secured his merchandise in Covington and Lasantaville (Cincinnati), which necessitated remaining away from Dome many days at a time. Upon the elder Gaines' return from these journeys, he would bring his son books and papers for the purpose of mental devel opment, rather than for enter tainment, as John had determined to become a lawyer. The lad, while reading a paper one day, saw a notice asking for volun teers. The war clouds of 1812 were gathering on the horizon. The hopes of the father were shattered, a mother's heart was filled with sorrow, as the first born decided he would do his bit. The 17 year old son could not be dissuaded, and became the only volunteer in Boone county. John P. Gaines showed extra ordinary bravery at the battle of the Thames, and in several pther engagements. When the war was over, he returned to Wal ton, and read law. In 1816 he was admitted to the bar, and prac ticed in Walton, doing a large business examining and adjusting titles, as many grants overlapped. In a short time young Gaines was elected to represent Boone coun ty in the state legislature, re maining as such for several years. When General Thomas Marshall called tor volunteers for his Ken tucky cavalry, John P. Gaines an swered. He was Major,, and at the battle of Ehearnatlda, fight ing under Gen. John E. Wool, was taken prisoner. 'In this battle were 70 Mexi cans to one American. It was ru mored that he made his escape, bnt official records show he was one of a group of exchanged pris oners. Major Gaines then became aidde-camp on the staff of Gen. Winfield Scott, and at the battle ot Melino del Key, displayed so much bravery that the Kentucky legislature passed a resolution, named him as one of the three most fearless soldiers of the state. But this was not all the honor that was to come to this Walton boy. While a prisoner of war, be was elected to the 30th congress as a whig, serving from December, IS 47, to March 3rd, 1S49. -ho proved to be as good a fighter in congress as on the battlefield gaining the admira tion ot President Fillmore, who appointed him governor of Ore gon in is so. At the ace or 24 John P. Gaines married at Ver sailles, Kentucky. His wife was the. daughter of . Nicholas and PrUcDla (HcBride) Kincald. She bore him; several children, one of which married Homer Greene, the antbor Jaite Itttc Its. O the JourneyMe hie new appointment. two ot Governor Gaines daugh ters died of yellow fever, aad his wife was accidentally killed soon after. This seemed to embitter hint against the world. Upon arriving in Oregon on August 5th. 18f0,.the jaddened governor found the territory la an unsettled . condition. There was a bitter conflict being waged; between Salem and Oregon City, for the location of the capital. SrHaia ngMi nrnmi. When the legislature passed the act, establishing the location. Governor Gaines interfered by a special message, reminding the members that they could not ap propriate funds tor public build ings without his concurrence. The legislature refused to print the message, and appealed to the at torney general of the United States, who rendered an opinion affirming the action ot the legis lature as to the location, but ov erruling it as to the expenditure. "Kven then Governor Gaines refused to recognize the opinion. which caused a period ot unrest. In 1852 the United States govern ment approved the act establish ing the capital at Salem. "When the battle was lost. Governor Gaines wrote, 'I am re tiring but not retreating; I intend to. die on Oregon soil.' "In 1852 he married Margaret B. Wands, one of the first school teachers sent to the territory. He retired to his farm in Marion county, where he died In 1858. "There is but little doubt that at times, in the last few years ot the governor's life, he grew re miniscent, and Mrs. Gaines, the former school teacher, heard many, many stories of the boy hood days of her illustrious hus band, spent at the joining of the burralo trails in Walton, Ken tucky, "Would It not be fitting for the citizens of the town, to which he brought so much fame and honor, to erect a monument to his memory?" Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read Feb. 12, 1905 That Salem will experience this sprirg the greatest building era in its history is the candid predic tion of nearly every contractor and builder. Dozens ot residences are now under construction and many more are being contempla ted. Salem Is certain, in addition to other structures to have the new high school building which will cost between 635,000 and 140,000. Portland The 'climax to the land fraud cases were reached to day when Judge Albert H. Tan ner, law partner ot United States Senator Mitchell, indicated Feb ruary 8 for the crime of perjury in regard to the agreement ot co partnership between himself and Mitchell, went to the witness stand and entered a plea of guil ty. The scene was a dramatic one. Judge Tanner entered. the eourt room haggard and worn and bow ed as if by the weight of years. Congressman John R. Williamson and TJ. 8. Land; Commissioner Marlon R. Biggs were named in true bins yesterday, revealing the greatest sensation of the land fraud investigations. The faculty of Willamette uni versity: is. seriously considering puttinf a atop to permitting gins of the institution to play basket ball. The Safety Valve - Letters from Statesman Readers Aumsville, Oregon Feb. 6, 110. Editor Statesman: '- ? : la years of 3rd fast, note your talk on wells tor Irrigation. I am interested. That irrigation Is ear onlyneed here. We have an the rest in this vauey. Hart bad some experience in irrigation, and, I believe individ ual wells will be the way. Then it will be possible . to control tbt water. ' " " , The way it Is now, Jones may not want to Irrigate but to get the water to- Smith. Jone la Jike- 1 Dr. Copeland's Health Topic: Today Too Utaty PopU Forego Benefit ef the Great Out-Docrt in Cold Weather, Soya Authority. , By ROYALS. CX1PELAND, 1L D, United -Statee Senator from New York. T armor Commiuioner of Eealta, Vew York CUy. WINTER sports are becoming snore and mora popular each season. Fashions favor them, society favors them, and ee do the doctors. U yew are tired out after the whirl of the city, of bushiest aad It may be that kindred sows nave log or two, a good supper, some bed I ieep is gooo. mayoe is never was so gooui Skating is a wonderful exercise. without rotng tar tor it. in tne cities, new, are the eutot-doors skat lns rinks where, tor n email sum. the populao go, chmtoe In hand, any day er venina. This has always been a fascinating sport, and in arAdmothers tfane it was considered jo much ef an accomplishment to ikate wen as to dance well. Never before, perhaps, have the outdoor sports been more In ert deoce than this season. At St Morlta. Lake Placid, In Canada, or In some of the eeltese and schools with thetr Winter caralvais, people flock tor healthful sports. AH this slvee an added taaoetua ta snorts everywhere. -Don't spend aQ your recreation- TO CLEAN BO CHICAGO, Fob. 11 (AP) Police cells tonight housed 60 persons ot doubtful character of the 917 arrested by police over the week end in answer to public demand to'curb crime. Of the total 869 were released because of no criminal record. 1-288 wero Arraigned in 12 munic ipal courts and released or taxed small fines on minof charges, 22 were held on continuances for ac tion of the grand" Jury on charges of carrying concealed weapons, and the 60 still In the cells were being held without charges for further investigation. No gang leaders were arrested The police plan to arrest and ly to have at least part of his land flooded. Would it be possible to get one of those wells in our locality? Very truly, L. L. TTJRNEY. FOLIC IKE MOVE the Pleasures end HeeltkfJXnMwm to Itealth QaeHeeJ social cares, why not try a change ef scene? And Winter sports? Nothing is more health giving than a change of scene and some form ef recreation which combines with it pleasure and the benefits of health, What is more wonderful than a Winter's, day on the mountain aides, or in the woods? Ton may sUi there, or snow-shoe, for miles at a time, through unbroken paths. With the snow, pure White and deeper, perhaps, than your head, yon ee nature irem a viewpoint uai you cannot see in any other way. Such exercise plays upon every nerve and miib.I. tit 4-1a Kjfcjtw XT Ana ba. 1r..n. fV. blood is stimulated into new life, and with it new vigor omea. I often wonder that so many of us neglect these rare sports ot the Winter time. And after you return from the day's outlrur. gotten there before you. A biasing urowiy Dantenng, ana you are v ti very body can have this sport time in the close atmosphere of pub- K places. Be out-or-ooors xsr much time as you possibly on. Muscular exercise la important be cause it stirs up the chemical and Biological changes of the body. If you wish muscular strength, you must exercise the muscise. ix you want to have an active, virile mind, rou must exercise that Nobody can have good health with out proper exercise, freeh air and sunlight. Nutrition ox Importance, i too, but real bodily vigor depends I upon an these things, combined. I Healthful recreation Is of vital lm- portance to this end. release hoodlums until they de cide Chicago police are too pest iferous to make residence here desirable and tonight the "re arrests" were awaited. "Unless the drive is continued day by day, week by week, and month by month, it will do Chica go no permanent good," said Col. Robert Isham Randolph, presi dent of the Chicago association of commerce. Colonel Randolph Is the head of a new secret vigilante committee which is expected to voice the public wrath against the criminal enemy. STEAMER TO BE RAISED PORTLAND, Ore-, Feb. 11 (AP) A. D. Moody has been awarded a contract to raise the sternwheel steamer N. R. Lang, which sank near 'Ryan's Point on the Columbia river above Vancou ver, Wash. EATON WINS AGAI.V BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 11 (AP) Control of the $25, 000,000 Gulf States Steel com pany, second largest steel produ cer in the south, has been ac quired by the Cyrus Eaton Inter ests of Cleveland. "1Tniffl alp wannttedl YOU ARE PROMPT to respond to the ring of your phone. The very idea that some one has a personal message for you intrigues your interest. Has it ever occurred to you that back of every advertise merit In this paper there Is some one with a personal mes sage for you? More often than not these advertisements were written with yon in mind. It is impossible for most merchants and manufacturers to give you a phone call about their goods, their wares, or their services. So they pay us for the privilege of calling these things to your at tention in our advertising columns. Give an advertisement the same attention yea give to a phone ealL Many of them are jest ss Important to yon and just at interesting. They wQ help you to economize and keep posted on news ef vital interest to yori and your pucketbook. - . x Don't Jay this paper aside, today, without reading the advertisements. They are persosal calls for yen . a. i seour a What aver A-nis eoadmoB wrtafiy cue to poor intestinal elimination. Sand aetf-adiltiiBSud stamped envelope for further parUoulare and reseex your question. B. N, Q What Joints?. erackine .Aw This is usually due to lack ot synovial fluid. Sf sees so the parts with warm cod aver eU before rear ing This will probably help you. B. K. Q. Wm clsftastd tonsils and teeth attest the stomach T Aw Tea. The cool off Infection should be removed before the entire system is poisoned. B. K. What Is the eauae of e warUike projection on the face? A. Consult treatment. a skin specialist fee e e It B. Q. What causes pleurisy? S What la the normal pulse for e tubercular patient? S What should a girl of nineteen, five feet two inches tan, weigh? A. Due to a run-down condition as a severe cold. 1 It varies in each individual S She should weigh about US pounds. e 1L D. E Q. How can I put on flesh around the ankles? Aw It Is difficult to gain weight in any part of the body without rain ins welsht la soneral. J. B. Q. What should a girt weigh who Is 14 yrs. old and S ft Sins. tall? 1. What should a bey welsh who la 14 yrs. o1 and t ft. tt tea. tall? I. What should a girl welsh whs Is 14 yrs. eld aad S ft 2ft Ins. tall? A. -They should weigh respectively 120. 11S. and 11 pounds. ASTORIA, Ore., Feb.- 11 . (AP) George F. Adams, Sea side, a member of the present cir cuit court grand jury for Clatsop county, was lodged in the county jail here tonight following a raid by the sheriffs office on his resi dence at Surf Beach cottages, Sea side. The raid revealed 60 gal lons of liquor, parts of a still and other distilling paraphernalia, de puties said. The raid on Adams' place re sulted from a trip to his home today by a deputy sheriff bearing an order for the grand Jury to convene on February 14. The of ficer noticed the odor ot mash about the place and the raid fol lowed. When the officers arriv ed they found, they said, Adams with Fred Chadwick and Ed Col lins, joading the liquor and equip ment on a truck operated by .A. F. Kerr of Seaside. JUflYMfln TAKEN ON BUM lie COUNT ft' I