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PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Ore-oa, Friday Merging; Jbm6, 1830 mr ' ... v nm 1 1 1 iiiii rn , iiHiDixi "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Atce.n From First Statesman. March 28. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Snuct'E, Sheldon F. Sackett, Publisher Chau.es A. S pracue ... EditorSIaxeaer - Managing-Editor Sheldon F. Sacxett Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the one for pwbM emtlon of at) dwi dispatches credited U it or not otherwise credited In tbls paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: Arthur TV. Stypes. Ine, Portland, Kecurtty Bldg. Ean Francisco. Sharon Bid-.; Los Angeles, W. Pac. Bids. Eastern Advertising RepresentatiTes: Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York, 171 Madison Ave. I Chicago. 2S0 N. Michigan Ave. Entered at lie Postoffiee ef Salem. Oregon, a Second-Class Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Businet office 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Mail Subscription Rate. In Advance. Within Oregon; DaBy and Sunday. 1 Mo. SO cents; 3 Mo. $1.25; 6 Mo. 12.25; 1 year 14.00. Els where SO cents per Mo or (5.00 for 1 year In advance. By City Carrier: 50 cents a aaenfn; $5.50 a year In advanoe. Per Cop 2 cents. On trains, and News Stands i cents. Hiring Valuation Engineers CITY councils sometimes do foolish things but we hope the Salem city council will spare this city the humiliation of having employed Carey & Harlan to serve as engineers for water plant valuation work. Harlan is a self-starter whose sole asset is his ability to sell himself. He is without stand ing in Oregon as a professional engineer ; and was unable to qualify as a witness in the hearings in Washington in the Hoquiam suit. With a pair of leeches like this fastened on the city, the treasury would be bled as they thought up new schemes of mulcting the city. Apparently they justify their exorbitant fees by the ex cess they promise to wring out of the water company. That smacks too much of a dishonest basis of compensation: like dividing the spoil after a rich stranger is waylaid and robbed. We believe the citizens of Salem are willing to pay to the water company a very fair price for their plant here. The nominee for mayor, Mr. Gregory, who based his campaign on municipal ownership of the water plant, told us emphatically that he was in favor of paying the company every dollar they had invested. We are not ready to go that far, because if the company paid an excessive price for the property, then we do not tee that the city is bound to pay such excess. This much is true, Salem expects to pay the company on the basis of a fair and honest valuation. We don't think Carey and Harlan could give that valuation, because we don't believe they are competent for this work. They are publicity engin eers, not hydraulic engineers. They would try their case in the newspapers. Carey himself is an engineer of recognized standing in Washington; but the methods of the firm dis count any professional status Carey may possess. It was brought out at the council hearing Monday, night that Carey and Harlan charged the enormous fee of $12,000 to the city of Hoquiam, while another firm which did the same work, and probably did it better, received a total of $5900. We see no reason why Salem should pay such an ex cess fee just to get the undesirable advertising of having employed these utility hi-jackers. So long as there are plenty of capable, reliable experienced firms engaged in hydraulic engineering who are available we hope the council will let its choice fall in this group. The Banking Invasion THE impending entrance of the Transamerica corporation into Oregon banking has created a big stir in financial and business circles of the state. This great financial and in vestment company founded by A. P. Giannini and embracing the Bank of Italy with its many branches in California and the Bank of America in New York City, is negotiating to purchase the First National Bank of Portland and its affili ated institutions. For years there have been rumors and forecasts of the invasion of the Bank of Italy in the northwestern banking field. Branch' banking has been confined to state lines, and holding companies have been created to operate banks in several states. This move of the Transamerica corporation is probably an initial move in which the financial octupus will seek to gain control of banking institutions in key cities. Bankers predct that Seattle may next be invaded, possibly Tacoma and Spokane. The question arises whether this concern will start out to buy up banks in the smaller cities of Oregon. This seems rather doubtful at least until banking law is modified mak ing group banking or branch banking easier. Just how the entrance of the Transamerica corporation into Oregon bank ing will work out remains to be seen. Will it mean that the vast resources of this concern will be more readily available for Oregon development? Or will it mean that Oregon depos its already diverted all too much in Wall Street call loans, outside commercial paper and foreign bonds, will be sucked up all the more into the great financial centers? The situation is full of interest except to the poor devil who is hurrying to scrape up enough money to meet yester day's checks. A Woman on the Schoolboard THQSE who think this is still a man's world will say that the city school board should be composed of all men. Those who think that way are out of date. Even the old Presbyterian church has at last voted to admit women to the position of ruling elder; and that is just about the last line o. defence. This is a woman's world as well as a man's world; and in the1 field of education men have pretty largely deserted and .. v...x.u w uu me wur& ji instruction, women, oo most of the teaching; they serve as heads of departments, as principals, sometimes as superintendents. And the right kind of woman would make a valuable contribution to the school board. The board has more to handle than mere problemsof business and finance. Much of its work is in handling the hu man relations and settling- the human problems which arise. In these the f entfnine viewpoint is well worthy of representa tion. We do not propose a woman for the schoolboard merely to do honor to the sex; but because we feel that an intelli gent, sympathetic woman could render service of great value - in such a position. A Step Ahead OREGON takes a step ahead when the atateHbecomes an independent operating Trnftrftttiie Pacifd Telephone and Telegraph company. Previously t?ariland and the remainder of the state had been just theappigndage of Seattle Now Oregon has full autonomy, nbjeia ohly to the control of the company headquarters in San Francisco. This brings to the state an enlarged, official personnel -together with a comple mentof highly skilled technicians to tdepboojvKot only will this bnnfftoiht state many who. formerly jsided elsewhere, which wul help Oregon business, but from the operating standpoint Oregon will benefited Decause action on ques tions that arise will receive much nmVVer riio.wvn r;k less company red tape than where the matters fcad to be re- UVM tfl Stat-Ha fnf soft Lmum 1 " Sle,n pUiir Joanwl ridicules Hoover for having failed "T 0p dTanc notlce8 "great engineer." The trouble with Hoover U that he la a. exeat engineer; what he ahould have boon was cowboy to ride out taootemBede of tha seaateT - " There U more to acting Gorernor Hamilton's self-control than L4 4t nklng a PlP. He used to pitch in organised basebau. That ought to be good training tor the governorship. HEALTH today's Talk By R. S. Copeland, M. D. -Ye ) A: A 1 " Proper nutrition is tha isaeertaat problem eoafrositag the yoaaa mother. It means constant battle to oarry out a program that shall assure u tritlon for the normal growth and develop ment of her child. Unless a child learns the habit t eating Tiroo- erly very early in life. It may mean that he will be weakly. sickly, flat chested and un ci e r n ourished generally. But this is not all, tor all sorts of troubles are apt to go with them poor teeth, poor eyesight, cat arrh, colds, and a low resistance to disease. This matter of nutrition far the growing child is so important that it should be shouted from .the housetops! People are so busy they do not want to be bothered. Well, there is just one thing to think about, this precious health of your child. Every mother should inform herself about food values and all the simple rules of hygiene which hare to do with the health of a young' child. Study a good book on the care of a child. There are myriad of them. Consult your family doctor about the best com binations of foods for your child and follow his directions. Up to the time for weaning a child, about a year old, the diet will hare been carefully directed. Before the teeth are formed, the child can be given cereals, prop erly cooked and strained. So thai no indigestible hard lumps or erea small particles are left in it. To cook cereals for so young a child they should be steamed fa a double boiler for two or three hours. This should bo done, no matter if your cereal le advertised as a quickly cooked variety. It is only after long cooking that the cereals grains. are made soft and nutritious. After weaning, a child should still have plenty of milk to drink, but the amount will be reduced somewhat to afford an appetite for some of the solid foods. Cere als with whole mUk, several varie ties of strained vegetables and fruits may be given. Cream soups and strained vege table soups are excellent. Lamb, beef and chicken broths with rice or tapioca are excellent for the child's luncheon. Introduce all the "hew food grad uaUy and in very smalt amounts. Follow your doctor's orders as to what these foods shall be. Most children from the time they are a few weeks old are given orang and tomato juice. The chUd up to two years should fol low this rule. Toungsters cannot have strong bones, pure blood and healthy tis sues without painstaking care by the parents in their proper feed ing. Regular hours for food, plen ty of food, and tho fMih .t. anJt sunshine make for their perfect neattn. Let the emphasise the necessity of sunshine for every chUd. That radiant energy comes not from the visible rays of the sua but the ultra-violet rays of short ware length. These rays are most In tense from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. and in the summer months are more intense than in the winter. Now is the tkne of year for the children to be out In the sun to get its ben eficial effects. , There ean be no danger from rickets or other degenerative dis eases when your child has the pro per food and sunshine and fresh air. A proper study of this nutri tion business and strict adherence to it, covers the whole problem of health for the young child. CORNERED Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The States man. Our Fathers Bead June 6, 1005 - The Oregon Library commis sion has elected its permanent sec retary in the person of Miss Cor nelia Marwia.tof Madison, Win. in accepting. Miss Marvin declared the Oregon position to offer tho best opportunities in library work of which she konws. The. resignation of Miss Grace Miller wfcs received and accepted at the regular school board meet ing last, nirht: RMa w nvtv a vvll uS I for supplies tor the coming year. The city board of health has re newed its efforts to secure a nonse of detention or pesthouse. It pro poses to have the Salem hospital erect a separate building and de dicate It to pest house purposes and take charge of ail infectious cases, A small party of pleasure seek ers s. O. Barkhart, Mr. and Mrs. O. Keelaad. Mr. and Mrs. Wflltam Parker aad MJsa Ada 8wmrts drove to Silver creek falls Sunday morn ing. ' - A Problemv For You For Today Smith can unload a load of coal la 2 hoars. Smith anal Jones working together can unload It In 1 1-5 hours. I .How long wlU It taka Jones, alone? Answer t l'tater-dayl Problcxn Boat It miles per hour, streaitf 8 miles per hour. Explanation Divide 21 by 7; divide SO by 4; remit am. p. k. aownstaaaa. HuKIpJy 1 by 10; subtract S; divide by 7; result IS minutes per mile or $ miles per hour, speed upstream. Subtract S from J5, firing speed ol-boat. . Tt BITS for BREAKFAST kssiffsar' -lr.:.-.flrl:ti;::aS!!Ji, 4 . It :?r. I VV by CAROLYN WELLS -By B. J. HENDRICKS- CHAPTER XLVU. And so. when Flamfti w fitnn. came into the room, ho saw a pret ty girl with a sweet bat troubled face sitting up against the pillows waltiac tor him. Lot fat do the talking." he suggested. , 5Wo want to cover all the ground'we can with the least possible exertion on your part. I'll tell you what I know and what I think, and you can set me right if go astray." 'And so expeditious was the de tective's procedure, and so true his deductions and conclusions, that Emily had little to do but ac quiesce and ten him taw points that ho -had no other way of learning. Now, he said, as they fin ished their confab. "I wonder It you would be willing to pot this all out of your mind tor twoavty four hours. Forget it utterly and leave it all to me. In the mean time, you ret thoroughly rested. give poor Mr. Sayro a sight of you, and your aunt, too, if you feel equal to it, and then, tomor row. If you're p to it tell the story to us an." That would lust suit me," Em ily simled at him. "This talk with you is about all I can stand for one day, but tomorrow I'lL bo ready to face the whole world." I believe you will be," and Stone realized that, severe though the shock had been this young, healthy constitution was going to throw off the effects with aston ishing rapidity. At the nurse's orders, Emily had a long rest, and after lunch eon Rodney was allowed to visit her. Warned not to be too emotion al, he just took her into a strong. silent embrace, and then, laying her back on the pillows, he said: "Not much talky-talky. my lady. You're just to b still and look at mo and let mo look at you for the space of twenty min utes, and then It's good-by until tomorrow" We'll have our twenty min utes," Emily assured htm, "and something, tells me we won't wait Oil tomorrow tor another trea ty. If I wheedle tfce nurse, I'm sure she'll let yon come In and say good night to me, and on. noddy. darling, in a day or two. I'll be absolutely all right again. Won't that be finer Sayra fully agreed with this, and then the twenty minutes flew by as ii on wings. Aunt Judy was - allowed a short Interview and Betty and Gibby a peep, and then Emilr was ordered to rest up for the rater view of the morrow. , It was an important affair. Emily. irirtL la aor right mind, and fairly strong an4 wall. sat on tha sofa to the lounge. jrtta Redaey aoaida Iter, 6b was about ta too her at or to tioss most eonceraad to mtar It. and her -aadieae Included: Chief Jennings -'.and Detective Lawlor, as well as Fie Sting Stone aad-the Knollwoo household. -I shall tell this lust aa it han- poaod. Emily began, la a low, clear toiee. 1 shin maks-tt as short as I. eta. ana t ess tm tt sfetan later. Tor t ioas want ta giro out before I finish. "An you" an knew. I left hare about Ova clock the day at the tea. tub 00 to tha aaaatut to kiss Mrs. Laurence's pew baby, A ioonsn notion, perhaps, oat that doesn't matter, that's whatf start ed out to do. I had on my diamond neckiaca aad I caught ap my stblo fir aad put It 6a. vita i Tagua.fhought of covering np the necklaee. Not that I feared rob bery, but it seemed -a sensible tMagT. av i ',:-: . : "I went straight down our path, and along tho road toward the cross-lots cut to the .hospital. The Penningtons had left here about t crossed the big ravine I thought 1 saw Mr. and Mrs. Pennington on the bridge over the little ra vine. They did not see mo, and they wore quarreling, or it seem ed so to me. Anyway. I didn't think much of it, for they often ana turn, but as I got nearer, I saw I saw Jim Pennington throw his wifo over the bridge rail. There is no doubt about this. I saw It, and I heard her faint cry. "I went on and came to the bridge where Jim Pennington stood alone. " 'You've killed Polly, I cried. You threw her over into tho ra vine!' ' 'Nonsense.' ha sold, 'you're dreaming; I did nothing of tho sort. Come along with mo ap to the bouse and I'll show yoa Polly there, alire and well.' "I felt dazed, I didn't know what to do, and urged on. In fact ho half carried me, I found my self ta the Pennington house. " Where'e PoUyr I demanded, for I saw only Rosa, the maid. "Without a wprd, Jim picked mo op and carried mo upstairs. Ho opened the door of the nur sery and put me inside, and came la himself. '"Now Emily ho said speak ing with perfect calm, "you aaw me. I did push PoUy over. Never mind why or how. Are you going to tell?" " Tenr X cried. 'Of course Tm going to teU! I can't wait to get to some place where I can tell.' 'Then you must never reach such a place." he said, so coldly and cruelly I thought he was go ing to kill me then and there. "Well, you know the nursery at the Pennington house. It's a lovely big room, all white enamel paint and exquisite furnishings, aud a bathroom all white and silver. Polly had it done up for"! the poor little baby who died. Aad It is sound proof; act a bit of noise can get through its walls. Polly had that dene to keep the child quiet and to prevent it dis turbing the house if it cried. Also, tho windows are strongly barred. Can you imagine a better prisea? Jim locked mo is there and said I could think the matter over. If I would promise not to tell on him until after be "had time to settle things up and get away from Hilldala, I could go free at once. He was perfectly willing to trust my word." : "What a great story!- mar mured Stone, as Emily paused a taoment, and was riven a re fresh ing draught by the nurse. Abel Collins had arrived snd ike Everett Craven, but Emily seemed not to care what addi tions were made to her smdience She went ahead with her taia aa if she had but one Idea, to get It told. "S he went away. Jim did. and alsoat aalf pasfcalx, he looked ta sgiua to tea If I aai ehaarti aw mini. . :v. , ., "i Ml ua no, rd alt there tm doomsday before rd io one thrag to help him escape Banishment tor I kta awful crime. Ho took It light- uws eisrjuusK, asm sreat aft, locking the door behind elm. ' . T was atad mere thaa frightened,- and I aaatg4 est the door aai I yelled, had I did all 1 could to make s racket. Thee. -about eerea, Roea came ta with a tray of dinner. Perfectly good food, bat 1 cotl&Vt eat, of course. I tried to get around , Rosa, but aha la bound heart aad soul to Jim Pennington. She adores him, and either ho took her away with him, or she thought he would. I dont know which. Well, she left the tray, and came back tor It at eight or so. Ae T aadat touched It, she Just shrugged her should ers and went off and left It there. "That was Thursday, you know. wen, arter that Jim Pennington ten minutes before I did, and as -came to the nursery .twice every day and all he said was to aek me if I had reconsidered and if I would promise not to tell on him until he had time to make his getaway. I refused to do this, naturally, and he went away every time. Rosa brought me meals three times a4ay and I just stayed there. I didn't know what to do, but I did know that I was not going to promise to shield mat murdererl Of that I was positive, no matter what else happened. "You obstinate little piece!" Abel Collins murmured beneath nis breath. So the days went by. Of course. I waa perfectly comfort able, physically. The nursery has a lovely nurre's bed and all the bathoom appointments are per fect, and there were books about aud magazine. And Rosa brought me loveiy things to eat." "Rosa knew all about It, then? asked Lawlor, who waa eagerly listening. "Oh, yes. Whatever Jim did wag -perfect In her eyes. Then came the funeral. I knew, be cause Jim told me. He was tnest straight-forward and casual about if all. "'I'm sorry, Emily he would say, 'that you're so obstinate. Ton could just as well be at home, and have you wedding as planned and all that ' but I cut him off every time and told him the moment I got out of that place, I should go straight to the police with the whole story. " 'And you can' keep me here forever I said. "And he said, oh, I dont know in a meaning way that gave me my first feeling of fright. Sup pose he should go off he said he was going away and leave me there to die! I couldn't make any body hear. T had tried and tried. I had yelled out of the windows, but they face jthe mountains, you know, and the room is between two extensions, so my voice couldn't carry far." (To be concluded tomorrow) J9 Beck Speaker At "Colleze This Friday BRUSH COLLEGE, June B. County Agent J. Ralph Beck will give an addresseon "Home Sani tation" at the Brash College eehoolhouse Friday night. The usual 6:30 supper win be omit ted and a' Bght lunch served at tho close of ths program and business meeting. Log Rolls on Foot of Youth MILL CITY, June t Word has beea received here by Mr. aud Mrs. Joe Mombert of the serloua tajnry of their son Verio erne, he beea employed at a logguf camp near . WUlamina during tho past several moo tha. The uccl4nt. oc curred last week, when young' Mombert caught his foot beneath a log and tho log rolled, knocking ana sown and pinning his leg be neath it. Several bones of the foot and leg were broken. It Is under stood that It will take at least five months for the bonee to knit. Mombert Is married and haa one child.' BIRS. SARGENT LEAVES - MARION, June I Mrs, Alice Sargent who has beea visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bouck the past week returned to her home at Orinoco, Oregon, Tuesday, Uncle Charley Benson: S There la a biographical sketch ta the "Book ef Remembrance of Marlon County, Oregon. Pio neers." by Sarah Hunt Steeves, the facts tor which were fur nished by Mrs. Otto G. (Dora) Schellberg, 647 South Commer cial street, Salem, that makes in teresting reading and also it shows a good piece of writing, so it will be inserted feet as writ ten, beginning: S "Charles Benson was born May 10. 1816, In Greenbrier county, Virginia. In 1824 he went to Il linois with his parents, where they resided until 1848, when his hardy, adventurous spirit felt the urge to tryhis luck in the far west Oregon country. With the families of a Mr. Rudolph and others he set out on this long Journey. Without any but the or dinary hardships of all immigrant trains, they arrived in the fall of that year. . "Mr. Rudolph, mentioned above as a member of this train, haC a charming daughter, Caroline, so Mr. Benson thought. She was a delicate, lovely girl and soon aft er their arrival in the valley of the Willamette, Charley and Caroline were married, on No vember 1, 1849, and immediately took up their donation land claim not far from Sublimity, Marlon county, Oregon. Caroline's health did not improve, and after a two years' fight with tuberculosis she died, stronger In her Presbyter ian faith, as was her husband at that time. S "Mr. Benson was a man of more than ordinary endurance. Through all sorts of wind and weather, he never wore a coat. He ; was a great man to walk long distances, doing it with much de- i light, and to show just what this ! hardiness consisted of. he per formed one feat of walking that was the marvel of all the country. "During Caroline s last illness. when hope for her recovery had almost fled and all available rem edies had failed, Mr. Benson felt he must de something more. The only doctor was at Oregon City, about Be miles away, but he thought possibly he could get some medicine they had not yet tried that would help her. It was la late winter, about Febru ary, with all streams badly swol len. Nothing daunted. Charley set out on foot for this place early in the morning and by breakfast time he had reached the Molalla river, where he stopped long enough at tha home of Uncle Sammle Allen to drink a cup of coffee, without sitting down, and to take in his hands the hot bis cuits and Jerked venison they of fered him, when he was on his way again. He always traveled. In a dog trot, and by bedtime he had made his way across the country, wading the streams as he came to them, arrived at Ore gon City, got the medicine that even the doctor knew would do no good to the poor dying girl. and had gotten back to his home la 8ublimlty, covering ths dis tance of about 100 miles in about ta hours. This seems to have been an impossible thing for a man to do, but the trip was so widely talked about and vouched for by the settlers on the way that even- Charley's word, that was never questioned, was not needed as a guarantee. S U After Caroline's death, Mr. Benson married Marilda Green- strest, on October 10. 1SS2. Ma rilda was the daughter of Absa lom Greenetreet, who Immigrated to Oregon in 1851, They were married in the Condit church, still standing at this date of 1926, about four miles southwest of Aumsville, Oregon. It was told to the writer, by a daughter of this sturdy pair, that Mr. Ben son first noticed Marilda as she passed by his claim on her way. to the timber, where she was mak ing ralla, and hauling them out with an ox team, to fence hex! father's new donation land claim; and this daughter related tho fol lowing tale of their courtship's beginning: By this time. Mr. Benson had learned that the wife of an Oregon pioneer needed brawn as well ae brain. Pioneer ing was no job for delicate wom en. The more he saw of this tall, slender, sinewy built girl, the more he thought she would make a good wife. "As has been recorded in the notes on the Greenstreet family, Marilda had already endured more than her share of hardships. Taken prisoner by Indians on the plains, 'taking her turn as guard of the immigrant traia through the long night vigils, tending their stock along tho way, fight ing with starvation, etc., then the hard man's work that await ed her la her Oregon home (aa relate! ta tan Bits column ome weeks agot- had brushed away some ot the culture aad refine ment that are usually attributed to the southern girl In their stead she had developed some of the sterner qualities. "It has been the history of all great wart of modern times that following In their wake Is a great ware ot profanity. "The winning ot the west'- was not so much one great battle ot arms as it was a long drawn out battle with the etemeata, with enough real fighting thrown ta to make It real warfare. Profanity, according to all the pioneers, was very prevalent on the plains dur ing this 'winning. MarlMa's father was considered quite a champion along this line and It was easy tor gtrU who had to work with and do tho work of men to drift late the vernacular ot the plains. 'Tho first Urns Mr. Benson went to ealt at the Grntrei cabin. Marilda was not at home; So had intuired tor her and there waa no doubt left La the minds or too ramiiy- whom he had called to see,-tor all there were other marriageable girls la the house hold. Just-thea an ef aer aie. ter saw ker coming toward tho house, with an ox team and her load ot ralla. Some one hurried out to tell her Charley Benson was waiting In the. cabin to tee her and to hurry. Marilda was tired from her day's work; tho ride ot many miles over the poor est of mountain roada, and sit ting on the load of rails, had not added to ber good disposition, so she answered back, 'What in does Charley. Benson want to see me for? I'm in no hurry; just tell him to wait until I unload these rails and put away my oxen which she leisurely did be fore she went to the cabin to meet her fate. For aU she had become inured to all sorts ot hardships and had adopted some ot the sterner traits of character, typical ot many pioneers, she lived to see a large family of sons and daughters grow up around her hearthstone, who dearly loved their devoted mother and who loyally cherish her memory. "The children of this union were: George I., John R., William E., Melger A., Mary E., Ferman E. Katie M., Charles H., and Dora B. Of these children Ferman E. died April 21, 1892. Katie M., Jan. 3, 1884, and William E. March 21, 1890. They were all burled In the Whitney-Hobsoa cemetery. Sublimity, Oregon. Mary E. married James Clark and moved to Moscow, Idaho, where she died en May 28, 1901. Dora B. married Herman Schellberg of Salem, Oregon, and owns part ot the old home place. Her brother, Charles H, owns the other part, none "of it having passed into the hands of strangers at this date." (Thts sketch wUI be finished in tomorrow's Issue.) The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers Editor The Statesman : Not long ago some one protest ed the use of the river road as a dumping ground. He was a resi dent ot tho community and was offended that others would dump their garbage In or near his door yard. Now he is safe in such a protest, for many will agree with him, and there are no financial interests involved only a few careless persons with no definite purpose in mind. Now I, and no doubt many oth ers less able to see the danger are being offended in a more far reaching manner. In this morning's mail I receiv ed a free pack of cigarettes with the suggestion that if you smoke them you'll like them. Now, for the sake of others who are unde cided what to do with the free gift, take your pencil and figure what it will cost you to use it. Suppose you do smoke it, like it, and become a smoker, thereby removing the only barrier between your four boys and the habit. You five should influence at least five others to form the habit. From the free pack of smokes we have ten habitual smokers, if the Influence could be stopped at that. Let us limit them to two packs a week and limit their lives to twenty-five years. Counting the price at 10 cents a paekage, what can be expected from my freo package of "Old Gold"? You may run out tho totals or make your own estimates, I am only review ing the-possibilities ot thts one little package in my possession. I habitually refrain from being a crank on any thing that con cerns the liberty of ethers, and when church people generally were signing a petition to keep this business out of our state, I re fused, on the ground that the Devil be aUowed to have his 'able set for those who cared to dine with him. Now I draw the line and refuse to let him set it in my home for "Christ is the head of this house." No doubt, thousands of homes will be face to face with the tre mendous responsibility of the dis position of similar gift to mine in the next few weeks. No doubt this day thousands ot these gifts will be carelessly laid away by parents and become the first smoke ot their boys or their neighbor's boy. Or at home when tho f.Iks are away the girls may learn to smoke. As my suggestion for the dis position ef these, I would appoint a receiving station, with proper publicity, that those thus offend ed might make their contribution to a public honfiro to be conduct ed with proper ceremonies. Let those be there who axe bound by its habits, also doctors and teach ers who know its effects. Then let's hare a few of Salem's clean, clear eyed, steady nerved, brilliant minded men, both young and old, who have never been contaminated in this way. While we are careful to keep unsightly cans and garbage from offending the eye, lets keep, our homes free from the thing that wrecks the body and damns the soul Respectfully. Owen Leonard. Fall From Horse Injures jChild aWMMBBBBjSBSSB MEHAMA. June 4 Margery, the little S year old daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. "Albert Weller ot rora Ridge te from horse Mon day afternBoa: and broke her arm. She was T Maaed to a Staytoa physician and had theHbOne set It is badly-swollen in another place and had to have several x-ray pic tures taken. 1 school mjconox planked GKRVAJ3, Jane 4 The high school .boards District No. 1, met Monday- evening and appointed thy yedgoa and elerkS for the an nual school election, which will be bald Jnae tl.-Mrs. Ullle Wads worth - aad- Jeha dene are to be Judges and Mrs. Maymo Cnts forth and Mrs. Viola Eenning, clerks. Mies Morrison was elected to teach the domestic science de partment for next year, and this makes the teaching staff complete. Miss Morrison has been teaching at Bay CUy-' Y . 4