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Suing the Radio Trust
THE suit brought by the Grigsby-Gnmow company against
the Radio Corporation of America and allied electrical
manufacturing concerns, for $30,000,000 is not a -mere ges
ture like a libel suit against a newspaper with no expectation
of recovery. It is a genuine attempt, we take it, to bring to
the light of day some of the facts surrounding the patent
rjghts held by the radio trust. The Radio corporation, the
General Electric and Westinghouse are cited as having set
up a vast illegal pool of radio patents.
We hope the suit goes into the way the Radio corporation
acquired the patents from the navy department at the close
of the war. Some of the most important underlying patents
were turned over to this corporation without charge when
the war ended. If they were to be transferred out of the own
ership of the government, they should by all means have
been made available to every American manufacturer. There
could be no justification of giving the radio trust a monopoly
based-on patents held by the government , and developed by
naval radio engineers.
Besides having been forced to pay tribute to R.C.A., the
other radio makers are" deeply resentful of the trade practice
of that corporation when last spring it dumped great quan
tities of radio sets on the market, broke the prices and de
moralized business for the other companies. That however is
a matter in the realm of free competition and any manufact
urer might do the same thing.
This suit, whfch is backed by the maker- of one of the
leading radio receiving seta, will be pressed by Senator James
A. Reed of Kansas City. That means that a nation-wide
audience will hear the proceedings, for Jim Reed will give the
court action life. It was Reed who in 'giving an address as
sailing the radio trust a few weeks ago, using a broadcast
to reach the people of the country, had his broadcast broken
off by some sudden and unexplained "S.O.S." call which und
er the rules of the air, calls for the immediate silencing of
radio broadcasts. Charges were made that it was done in an
effort to suppress the Reed speech, though that seems doubt
ful. At any rate, the fat is in the fire, and Reed will see that
the grease is fried out of it in court.
Orderly Marketing Reaches Turkeys
IT is surprising how fast a phrase spreads. Here is "orderly
marketing" which has become a slogan for marketing of
farm products. It means to erase the peaks and valleys of
selling. It is sort nf straight line-production, like automo
biles. The endless conveyor belt moves along carrying wheat
and corn and cotton and meat and cranberries to market in
an even, orderly manner. And now this slogan is carrying
over into the turkey business..
Turkeys have been a Thanksgiving product, with a lesser
call at Christmas time. They were grown for a date and sold
for consumption on a date. Thanksgiving was the original of
the special days which later spread from this Turkey Day
to Apple Week, Rice Day and Codfish Week.
Orderly turkey marketing is in the air now, however.
The set-up was made at a recent conference in Salt Lake
city, attended by government agents and representatives of
turkey co-operatives. A central sales agency is to be set up
for 10 western states. The news reports do not say whether
in support of orderly marketing of turkeys the government I
a e ft ewn l t 1 1 1 ,
win Duy an tne unsold stock aiier lnanKsgmng aay ana noia
It off the market or not.
To have straightJme consumption of turkeys there
should be an advertising campaign, and promotion" work
through the spring and summer. Neat booklets telling 43
ways to serve turkey should be printed and newspapers sup
plied with reams of publicity material about the merit of
turkey meat. While the turkey trade is being made orderly,
what would happen to beef and mutton and salmon?
i But under the sway of the slogan of orderly marketing,
so long as the government money holds out, we will have our
turkeys and relish them on the Fourth of July as on Thanks
giving day. Every day will be Thanksgiving Day, by and by.
Today's Newspaper
MEN idling at typewriters have long been, telling what
would happen to the newspaper of tomorrow. The feat
6 f transmitting an edition of the San Francisco Call-Bulletin
to Schnectady by radio and reprinting it there for distribu
tion is pointed to as a prophecy of national editions of great
papers which would, be published simultaneously over the
United States. Others point to radio and television and ex
press wonder over how they may affect the transmission of
news. - ,
v There is no discounting the fact that mechanical changes
iiay have profound effects on newspapers the same as cotton
mills, dynamos and street flusters. But'there is always going
to be a field for local newspapers. The country weekly is more
prosperous today than ever in spite of the inroads of the daily
papers with full news and circulation coverage. Mechanical
improvement! may result in economies which will benefit
the small city dailies as well as the large city dailies.
Meantime the newspaper of -today in cities great and
mall is a remarkable product Papers have lost something
In individuality that is true; bmVthey have more than made
op in the breadth and variety and fairer treatment of the
material they offer. A writer in a current magazine in dis
cussing Tomorrow's Newspaper," after pointing out the
standardization of papers through use of identic sews ser
vices, syndicate material and style of make-un. savs:
,.; "Nevertheless, the newspaper el today, standardise or not. Is a
good newspaper. Factor for factor in its content, newspaper quality
was never so high a it is today. The ratherinr at news Kan Wn
brought to a magical perfection of scene and detail. Aataaritv- tn
ent&tfon and Interpretation is at the highest point that has eve
been reached. The syndicate, the news serrice, as they function now
adays, can tarnish for a hnndred newspapers material that in excel
lence ant importance would be beyond the reach of any one news
paper, except, perhaps, a few of the greatest ot them all. In erery
ease wi me worn, newspaper or toaay the best bargain any
taan eaa buy. Regarded as a manufactured product alone, it sells for
less than half the cost of taming it out. The value of the lnf ormatlea
It garners from a thousand semreea and lays at your doorstep er on
your a ear. u uueny oeyona calculation. . .-.-
HEALTH
Today's Talk
By B. S. Copeknd, It p,
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Ancient peonies had moat of
the same disease we meet today.
"Arthritis- is of ancient origin,
and t appears to bare been, the
enrse el ancient days.
'ifle .jsgyp
tiAns ot three
thousand ex
more years ago
were afflicted
with it. We
hare had re
ports from Ger
man scientists
who examined
30,009 Egyp
tian mummies
It was found
that Egyptian
slaves, who
worked and
sweated under
the hot suns of
the Nile, bad
almost perfect
teeth. But persons of royal birth,
those who ate soft food and ban
queted sumptuously - daily, had
badly decayed teeth. - Harked
changes were found in the bones
and joints of the mummies.
There are many types of arth
ritis. The word "aritis" means
"inflamatJon of the joints.' In
one type the tissues of the Joint
are involred. The ligaments and
lining membrane become Inflam
ed, in another type there are fev
er, an accumulation ot fluids in
the Joints and changes in the
bones and cartilages.
- One kind of arthritis, which la
particularly painful and serious
enough, is ''arthritis deformans."
I It is well-named, because the
joints become Quite deformed. In
acute attacks there is high fever
and a rapid pulse. The Joints art
tender, swollen and feel, hot to
the touch. Erery motion seems to
create pain.
Infection of some, sort is us
ually at the bottom ot this
trouble. Infected tonsils, or teeth
and diseased gums, constipation
and digestiTe disturbances set up
poisons in the system which Na
ture has to fight in the battle for
supremacy.
Constipation leads to degenera
tion of the whole alimentary can
al and the poisoning of the sys
tem through putrefying and pois
onous "matter. Arthritis may re
sult. It has been said "Nature is the
curer of disease." Here Is a case
in point. In arthritis, rheumatism
and gout a ferer and swelling ot
the joints mean something. They
do not represent a disease but the
reaction of the organism against
ft.
Nowadays everybody realises
we must aid Nature in her cure
all we can. To do this effectively
may demand the unusual. For In
stance, in arthritis, Instead of
plunging the aching joints in Jce
water, bandage it and Increase the
heat and swelling of the part. In
this way Nature, in her system of
riding the body of the invading
bacteria, forms around the germs
a defense ring to keep them from
going further with the blood
stream Into the heart and kid
neys, those vital Bpots which are
to be guarded carefully. In help
ing Nature we use the same meth
ods she does.
Every effort should be made to
locate the source of Infection.
Nothing should be taken for
granted, but your physician
should be called in early and with
the right treatment much can be
done.
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ANOTHER PLAYBOY TAKES WS THRONE
J,
l The news of . the merger of Pacific coaait firms, engaging In fur
niture manufacture brings to light the Information that the Pacific
- Coast now ranks as one of the greatest furniture manufactnrlnar sec
tions of the United States. A few years ago a furniture dealer made
' a trip to Chicago and Grand Rapids once or twice a year and ordered
his furniture there. -It came in cariota and he had to carry bis- stocks.
,t Now ho buys from western factories, going oast only tor certain spe-
v..ai nnes. T&e merger may result in even greater expansion of this
- important una ef iadnstrr oa this coast. - . , : . ,,
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters from
Statesman Readers
To the Editor:
The writer is anxious to see
Thomas B. Kay, now state treas
urer, placed upon the republican
ticket for goYermor, Ties George
W. Joseph, deceased. The asser
tion that Mr. Kay is the best
equipped man in the state for the
position is everywhere accepted.
Had he entered the primary elec
tion as a candidate there is little
doubt that he would hare been
easily triumphant at the polls. It
nominated by the state commit
tee new his election is already as
sured. In this section of the state
he has notable strength among
democrats, who realize that th
commonwealth at this juncture
needs his experience and his clear
conception of the requiremento of
tne gubernatorial office. Ho will
take pride in directing such an ad
ministration of public .affairs as
will be- a model for future executives.
It. is- a rare thing indeed that
any state has the opportunity to
secure for four rears the leader
ship of a man of the type of Mr.
Kay. He possesses courage, inde
pendence, vision, and la entitled
to the honor. Every member ot
the legislature will delight la fol
lowing his lead. The citizens of
the state -of all Dartiea will feel
that their Interests are in safe
handt. Under him we shall know
what real business administra
tion is. Polities win not blur, fav
oritism win not blight, ambition
wm not color nil occupancy of
the executive chair. This letter
intended as an appeal to thought
ful men and women throughout
the state to urge their respective
committeemen to vote for Mr.
Kay.
STEPHEN A. LOWELL.
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By BEN AMES WILLIAMS ,
THE ROMANCE
OF AN
EVENTFUL
WHALING
CRUISE
A man owing 85-81 ot a 'vessel
sold -! of his share for S1.5C2
Vs. At mat rate, what was the val
ue or the vessel r . . ;
Answer to Xseterdays Problem
: 175. .Explanation:. 1 per-cent
equals .11. The number Increased
by .12 ot Itself eaualal.lz of it.
If 1st .i. 1.11 ot a number, that
vnmoer is us euvided by lax.
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j There have been no bank fail
ures or hold-ups tor 59 years in
wuoraoo springs, Colo. -
CHAPTER XVTH.
"Pass over your tubs," Mr. Ham
ordered.
Dan'l's men obeyed and-- Mr.
Ham took the fresh line to Willis.
He was no more than just in time.
"The black devil's still going,"
Willis said. "Second tub's all but
gone!"
"Bound for hell, more'n like,"
Mr. Ham agreed. "Hold him!"
Danl's line was running out try
this time, for Willis had worked
Quickly, and still the whale went
down. Mr. Ham stood by, wait
ing. The line ran on steadily;
the whale showed no signs of ris
ing. The bow of Willis boat was
held down within inches of the
water by the strain he kept upon
the line. Another tub was emp
tied: he began to look anxious:
and the whale kept going down
"There, pass over your line,
Mr. Ham said abrutply. "Hell be
gone on you, first you know!"
Willis looked at the smoking
line and reluctantly he surren
dered. With no more than sec
onds to spare, the end of his line
was made fast to the cut end of
Mr. Ham's. The whale continued
to go down, held now by the mate.
He had taken all the line of two
boats and wanted more.
"He's hungry,- Mr. Ham grin
ned, watching the running rope.
Gone down tor supper, likely.
There! M he went on, moment
later, his eyes lighting. "Getting
tired or struck bottom, maybe."
They could all see that the line
bad slackened. The bow of Mr.
Ham's boat rode at a normal level,
the line hung loose. The mate
turned around and bellowed to his
men:
"Haul In!"
They began to take in the line.
hand over hand; It fell In a wide
coll amidships, overlapping the
sides, spreading a coil that grew
and grew. They worked like mad.
The only way to kill a whale is to
pull up on him until your boat
rides against his very flank. All
the line this creature had stolen
must be recovered before he could
be slain. They toiled with racing
hands. '
Mr. Ham began to look anxious-?
ly over the bow. down into the
blue water from which the line
came up. -
"He's near due. Tie ssid.
It is one ot the carious and fa
tal habits of the sounding whale
to rise near the spot where it went
down... It is as it the creatures
followed a weu-kaowm path into
the depths and up again. This Is
not always true, (or sometimes a
whale. that has sounded wui take
it into his mind to ran, will set oft
at a double pace; bat in most
cases the while comes -up near
where he disappeared.
The men knew this. DanT To-
bey, in' his sinking, boat, worked
away from the neighborhood to
give the mate room. Set did Wa
lls. . And Mr. Ham, leaning one
knee on the bowr peering down
into the water, his lance ready in
his hand, waited for the whale to
rise.
The lino came In. The nerves
of each man tautened. Mr. Ham
aid, over his sheulder:
"SUva, yoa coil the line. Rest
of you, get in your oars. Hold
ready!" -
He heard the men obey, knew
they wero waiting to maneuver
at his command. - The whale wan
coming up slowly; the lino was
still alack but tk creature should
have breached long- before. -
' The mate thought he detected a
light puU oa the line. It seemed
to draw 'backward underneath
the boat. .
Tun her around.-, he aald
softly. . . y
..-The oars; dipped: the boat
swung slowly on a pivot. The line
now ran' straight down. . ' -
Abruptly Mr. , Ham bending
abov the water,- thought he saw
a black bulk far down and down
a bulk that seemed to rise. He
watched.
It was ahead of the boat; it
became more plainly visible. The
mate waved his hand, pointing.
"There!" he said. "There!"
Deep in the water that black
bulk swiftly moved; it darted to
one side, circling, rising. Mr. Ham
saw the flash of white, a huge
black head, a swordlike, saw
toothed jaw. The big man tow
ered; he flung his left hand op
and back in a tremendous gesture.
'Starn! Oh, starn all!" he
cried.
The oars bent like bows under
the fierce thrust of the men as
they backed water. The boat slid
back; but not in time.
Willis Cox and the men In his
boat saw the long, narrow under
jaw of the cachalot a dozen feet
long, with the curving teeth of a
tiger set along it slide up from
the Water, above the bow of the
boat. The bow lifted aa the
whale's upper Jaw, toothless, rose
under it. The creature was on Its
back, biting. The boat rolled
side wise, the men were tumbling
out.
But that narrow jaw sheared
down resistlessly through the
stoat sides ot the boat, crumpling
and splintering ribs and. planking
through the boat and clamped
shut across the thick body of the
mate. They saw the mate's body
swell as a toy balloon swells un
der a child's foot. Then, horribly
it relaxed and fell away, and was
lost in a smother of bloody foam.
Loum. Wulis' boat steerer,
swung them alongside the rolling
whale. It was Brander who
caught a loop of the loose line;
and while the creature lay quietly.
apparently content with what it
had done, they hauled close, and
Willis the boy's face was white,
but his hand was steady, drove
home his lance, and drew it forth,
and plunged it in, again and yet
again.
The whale seemed to have ex
hausted its strength. Having
killed. It died easily enough. It
spout crimsoned, its flukes beat
in a last flurry, then the great
black bulk, was still.
They picked, up the men who
had,, been- spiUed from the mate's
boat. Net a man was hurt, of
them all, pave only Mr. Ham. Him
they aeter found no part of him.
The sea took him. No doubt, Faith
tnooght that night, he would have
wished his life to come to some
sueh end. '
Mr. Ham was dead and gone.
Faith was surprised t find, in the
next few days, how much she miss
ed him. The mate had been harsh,'
brutal to jtha men,ready with his
fist: yet somehow she found in
her heart a deep affection for the
man. Ho was se amiably stupid.
so stupidly good of heart. .
His philosophy of life had been
the philosophy of blows. He-believed
that men, like children,
were best ruled for their own good
by the heavy hand of a master;
and ho acted oa that belief,-with
the best win In the world. But
there had never been any malice
in his blows; he frowned and glar
ed and struck from principle; he
was at heart a simple man and a
gentle one. Not the stuff of a lead-
tti never the man to take com-
manr ot a masterless ship. Never
theless, a man of certain rude and
simple strength ,f soul. ;
, Faith' was sorry he-was gone.
She felt they eonld have better
spared another man abnost any
other, save Noll wins.
She did not at ones understand
the true nature of the change
which Mr. Ham's death must
bring; about aboard the Sally, in
the balancing of man and man
which had aude for a precarious
stability there, Mr. Ham had tak
en a- passive but nevertheless im
portant part. Now he was gone;
the balance was disturbed. But
neither Faith nor the others per
"ceived this; none of them saw
that Dan'l Tobey as second mate,
ajid Dan'l Tobey as first mate,
with only a step between him and
the command, were very different
matters. Not even Dan'l saw it, in
the beginning.
They were all too busy, for one
thing. There were the whales to
be cut in for James Tichel had
killed and towed Ills btaoty back to
the Sally an hour after Mr. Ham
died. TkheUs whale, and the one
that had killed Mr. Ham, would
give the whole ship work for days
feverish work, hard and en
grossing. Cap'n Wing, who had leaned
upon Mr. Ham in the past, per
force took charga of this work,
and the strain of it wearied him.
He no longer had the abounding
vitality which it demanded. What
with the death of the mate, and
the rush of work, ind his own
weariness, he altogether forgot his
threat to have the man Brander
whipped in the rigging. He for
got Brander, tried to drive the
men at their tasks, and eventually
gave up in a stormy outbreak of
impatience, leaving the work In
the hands of Dan'l Tobey.
Dan'l went about the business
of cutting in and boiling the blub
ber in a deep abstraction. He was
considering the problem raised by
the death of Mr. Ham, which none
of the others save perhaps Faith
had yet perceived.
This problem was simple; yet it
had possibilities of trouble. As Mr.
Ham was gone. Danl automatical
ly became first officer. Old James
Tichel ranked as second, Willis
Oox as third; but the place of
fourth mate was left empty. It
would have to be filled. The Sally
could not go on about her busi
ness with one boat's crew forever
idle. There would have to be a
new officer.
Dan'l was troubled by the prob
lem, for the reason that Brander
was the only man Aboard with an
officer's training; that Brander
was the obvious choice. Danl did
not want Brander fa the cabin;
he had seen too much a Faith's
eyes that night when she heard
Brander sing by the capstan. He.
had eyes to see, and he And- seen.
There was boiling la Dan'l a
storm of hatred for Brander. He
was Wled with a rancor unspeak
able. (To be continued)
Scissored
Squibs
Gdltorial Bits from the
Press of the State
We torseo that-the "nlaifnmi"
left by the late George Joseph.
wiu nave 10 oe strong enougn to
carry a crowd. Morninc Aster-
Mr. Hoover can caU ceagress In"
extra session, bat can he make it
behave after hm ta it thvv
Albany Democrat-Herald.
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Gosh, we wish we were IS years
old again, and eonld take off onr
shoes and stockings and go bare
foot Medford News,
e e .
Nobodies have another advan
tage; They can have baby with
out any advance publicity. Med
f ord HaO-Trlbsme. ' " -
Officials of the Philippine Is
lands are trying to introduce a
poultry industry to avoid Import
ing chickens from China.- - I
BITS
BREAKFAST
or
By R. J. HENDRICKS
The oldest jchurch building
..
On this coast and belonging to
people of the Protestant faith,
and yet standing and still in use,
with its original pulpit and furni
ture. Where Is it? It is probably in
Marlon county; the Pleasant
Grove (or Condit) Presbyterian
church, which is to have its an
nual home coming tomorrow, and
of which more in this column for
tomorrow's issue.
Getting her information from
Mary Condit of Turner, Sarah
Hunt Steeves printed in her
"Book of Remembrance of Mar
ion County, Oregon, Pioneers" the
following:
"In each succeeding generation
God, in His mercy, has raised up
men to meet the challenge of their
day. literally fulfilling that old
promise, 'As thy day is, so shall
thy strength be.' The American
people have always been a restless
sort. They descended from other
restless men and women, else our
American continent . would not
have had its settlements at James
town. Plymouth, New Amsterdam,
etc. This restless spirit prevailed
among the early preachers as well
as among the laymen. Let us hope
the spirit of adventure, the pio
neering inclinations of these early
preachers were Incited by mission
ary eeal and a desire to be at the
frontier to serve as best they
could, as well as to satisfy their
own desires.
"Up until the time when the
greatest of American enterprises
was launched, that of the winning
of the west,' by the pioneers,
there was a dearth "of well train
ed, well educated ministers. Men
of more than ordinary mental en
dowment usually, and gifted with
the ability to express themselves
verbally, would feel they had a
'caU' and would at once proceed in
the work of the ministry with
their stock-in-trade, consisting
principaUy of their Bible, their
faith and an abundant amount of
seal. The folk ro whom they
preached were for the most part
uneducated. God-fearing men and
women, not the worldly wise, crit
ical, duty-shirking folk to which
the ministers of today have to
give an account. After all, the
'golden rule is a very simple
thing. The good btfok savs, 'he
who runs may read, 'and the min
isters of that day filled the re
quirements of their times. As pop
ulation increased and learning be
came more common, the demand
arose for the educated, salaried
preacher of today, who gives of
his time sto freely and Is serving
the day in which he lives. In the
future the need will be met in the
same way as had been In the past,
we feel assured.
"To the settlements of the mid
dle west, then considered the
frontier, from which Oregon drew
her greatest immigration, a sal
aried preacher was very unusual.
The men of that profession usually
toiled through the week upon
their farms or in the shoos, sup
porting their families by their
own labors, so as not to be a bur
den to their pioneering neighbors.
Their 'quarterage was so small
and so uncertain that most of the
early ministers had to take the
example of St. Paul and be
makers of tents.
"The sons of these pioneer min
isters needed land, as well as
those of the laymen, upon which
tu settle and rear their own fam
ilies, and it was many a wise
preacher-farmer who loaded his
family ot sons and daughters in
the covered wagon and started out
toward the setting sun with a'
threefold mission, to preach the
gospel in the new country, to find
homes for his' large family and to
take unto himself a donation land
claim upon which he could make
for himself and good wife a home
in their old age.
"Among those of the Presbyter
Ian faith coming to Oregon In the
early days was the Rev. Phillip
Condit, of Ohio. 8yh anns,a son of
Rev. Phillip Condit, had come to
Oregon in 1851, driving an ox
team across the plains for Hiram
Smith. Among this party of 1851
were also Thomas McF. Patton.
Joseph Oook and the Bucking-
hams. During this journey he bad
learned many things about the
camping places, how to mum
for fuel and knew somethln?
about how to treat the Indiana to
get best results.
"Sylvanus Condit took the
western journey in search of
health. Fever and ague, so prev
alent in Ohio at that time, had
afflicted him so seriously that a
change ot climate seemed the only
cure in sight. An uncle, Alva Con
dit, Sr., had already gone out Jo
Oregon and had settled on the
Clatsop plains. This location is
now about midway between War
renton and Seaside, in Clatsop
?ounty, on the main highway. This
uncle had sent word back that
they were free of this scourge in
Oregon.
"Sylvanus said that the very
day their caravan arrived at the
village of Portland, or where
Portland is today, he had one of
the worst chills he had ever ex
perienced and was so discouraged
over this that had he been pos
sessed with sufficient funds tor
the return trip, he would have
started back1 to Ohio right away,
he was so homesick and disap
pointed. However, he went down
the Columbia river to visit his
uncle Alva and in a short time he
felt much better and again went
to Portland, where be worked as
a carpenter for two years, and in
1853 returned to Ohio, a well
man. By this time he was so en
thusiastic over the beauties of the
Willamette valley and its health
giving climate, that he really in
duced his father and brothers to
join the western exodus. His
mother's health was very poor and
it was in hopes of her complete
recovery that the decision was
made.
"In the spring of 1854 we find
Rev. Phillip Condit,-his wife, with,
their two eldest sons, already mar
ried, four minor children and an
adopted daughter, ' Nancy, and
three young, unmarried hired men
to attend'their stock, headed for
the Oregon country.
"This small company was com
prised of only 14 souls, and must
have set out with great faith, in
the face Of experiences suffered
by others. Sabbath observance
was one of the cardinal tenets of
the Presbyterian church, and as
the three Condit families were all
of one 'persuasion,' they made it
a rule not to travel on Sunday
but would rest by the way and lis
ten to the Rev. Phillip expound
the scriptures best suited to their
needs.
"Always before starting out in
the early morning, these faithful
men and women had family wor
ship. The record says that only a
very few Sundays did they break
this rule and that was to find food
and water for themselves and
their animals. In their case, 'vir
tue seemed to have its reward,
for they had no trouble with the
Indians whatever. Many came to
their camp, but these good folk
had laid in a goodly supply - ot
trinkets, and a present of a little
tobacco or a few beads seemed to
satisfy the redskins and they
were not molested. The only ill
that befell the party was the
death of the adopted daughter.
Nancy, of camp fever and the loss
of some of the stock as they wore
out along the way.
"Because of his previous exper
ience, Sylvanus was chosen cap
tain of this little company, and
they finally arrived in Marion
county and made a settlement
near Aumsville, where the father
and his two sons took up adjoin
ing land.
"Just as they crossed over the
Cascade mountains, provision
ran low, so one of the younger
boys was sent on ahead for food
supplies. The only think he coulll
get was a sack of potatoes and s
little salt. For 6ome time the
stock of potatoes they had laid in
before starting west had been
consumed, and they said these po
tatoes tasted the best of anything
they had eaten for a long time.
"So many of their oxen had
died along the way that by the
time they arrived at Aumsville
the only team Sylvanus had was
one horse and a cow, but these
were industrious, sturdy folk and
it was but a short time until a
home was built for each family
and stock was accumulated. Their
farms yielded well and in time
these families were considered
aomng the most prosperous in
Marion county. When houses were
built for the three families, and
shelter for the stock, and the
farms had been put in shape to
produce crops, these good folk be
gan to consider a house of wor
ship, where. those of the Presby
terian faith eonld meet together.
W w
(This story will be concluded
tomorrow.)
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