"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall A we."
'From First StatesmanMarch ZS. 1851
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Hie Truth About the Convention
"When An effort vu made U fear progressive republicanism
of Oregon uaasimeusly approve the seleeflon tit Pitt. Metsehan tot
the governorship this afternooaV there wad Witnessed i Wild scene
as a storm Of Xfrot est and derision echoed dawn to the stag in, front
of whkh eat twenty of the thirty-six delegate! who had triumphed
in opposition to the pressure from those who sought to hirte i can
didate In aard with th Joseph principle Toted fa the pr imarr."
The above is from Portland dispatch appearing ift the
Sunday Medford News. It is thoroughly untrue as & picture
of the closing scena of the committee session.
The 'facta were these: When the 14th ballot was an
nounced there was quite enthusiastic cheering from the aud
ience, but no great demonstration, People, including the
members ef the committee, started to get up preparatory to
breaking away. The show was over. It had been long and
rather tedious. Men and women were anxioils to get out. of
the hall. In this respect it was just like any other sort of
: a A.-A A. J1 - ...M.S... t t.
inauur .couiesi, event, or similar axxair. wntu we
result was known the crowd turned its head on breaking
away. The chairman pounded his gavel and quieted the con
fusion. A motion was made and put to make the nomina
tion of Metschan unanimous, which was carried with a rous
ing vote, thosgh with a very few "no" calls from the aud
ience in the rear of the room. The committee then voted an
adjournment.
There was ho "wild scene." There was no "storm of
protest and derision." The applause was temperate and the
crowd promptly started to file out of the hall.
The writer has attended political conventions for a
good many years', and has Some knowledge oi the methods
of convention manipulation. We must confess that the meet
ing of the state committee last week was the most individ
ualistic affair and the feast "machine-ridden" of any he has
observed. The committeemen did not know in advance nor
during the balloting how ether members were voting, save
as a 4evt had expressed themselves openly. There was plenty
of .pressure brought on individual members, but the heavi
est of all was from the Meier faction. There were appeals
for support, there may have been "promises," there may
have been threats; but they were not raw and conspicuous.
As a matter of fact, conditions made "deals" almost impos
sible. No member could deliver more than his single vote.
There were no groups hanging together as a group. Various
proposals were made, for instance to Mr. Kay respecting the
treasurership, but those who made them could not give any
assurance that their overtures would be carried out. Kay
declined to trade; but we do not think that cost him the
nomination because as just stated, all one man could deliver
was his own vote.
A lot of criticism was made against the secret ballot.
Yet if people wilMtop to think, the secret ballot proved a
real preventative against deals and machine control. It gave
each member of the committee the chance to .vote as his
conscience dictated. It made it difficult if not fmpossible for
candidates to go to individuals voting against them and
make offers and promises to get them to switch over. The
candidates were working quite in the dark even through the
noon recess. So while from the standpoint of the newspaper
reporters and the public on the outside, the secret ballot
form was not so interesting, yet the claim that the secret
ballot was vkious hardly holds water.
The Statesman opposed the nomination of Metschan,
and still thinks the committee erred in judgment. But writ
ing objectively in the effort to give an honest report of
what happened, we must repeat that the committee meet
ing was freest from machine domination of any nominating
convention we have observed or participated in. W may
expect the democratic press joined by the extreme pro-Joseph
element to start a coyote chorus about the secret ballot
and ''machine control," but the howling will be solely for po
litical effect, because the voting by the 36 committeemen
was the most independent and individualistic which we have
ever seen. It would not have strung through fourteen ballots
with all the shifts and turns it did if the business of nom
inating had been cut and dried.
Albany's Banks Merge
A LBANY'S bank owners have stolen a march on outsid-
xjL ers who might prod a camel's nose in the Linn county
seat financial tent. Quietly, controlling. Interest in the
stock of the First National bank at Albany, in the First
Savings bank and in the Albany State bank has been Se
cured by the Linn Securities company tthich also controls
the-Valley Building and Loan association,
This means that the major financial institutions of the
city are in the hands of one board of directors through the
operation of the holding company. It also means that any
outside chain organization wishing to invade the Linn cotm
ty territory must deal with a holding company and can not
bid one bank against the other in an effort to enter the
community.
For Albany citizens the merger has the advantage of
keeping control of Albana banks in local hands and in
creating an effective barrief to the sudden entry of any
outside banking interests. The
bining all the financial interests of ft community m one
XAUui ui iiauuo w ui uvuuu auuuab uiiiiicav liid lauucaa.
the sound judgment, the balanced conservatism and pro
gress! vis of the management. The Albany development
in banking procedure is by any test interesting, one which
wul De watched by other communities.
"Ma" Ferguson won the Texas primary j a Mi" lead and now
entera the ran-ott primary with good chane of tacceai. "Ms" la
Just the front tor that old heller Jim Kdrtuso Wb !-W8S kicked
ont of office and made Ineligible to hold the roTernorahla a rata.
Primaries are bad, and we can't
ter. Bow much longer hare we
aow, eocT
One of Pastor Rassell's mea
literature and proved by one of
is solas to heU. Of course he
venal serration which he guaranteed would get the world est et
the fit it Is getting la. Be showed as a statue "ef the eeming
grand smash-vp. If anrtWMf
want to be around to corer it.
Ah Astoria editor refers to the practice et "Jerrymandering."
His idea If correct; his spelling erroneous. "Gerrymandering -was
a 'tens first Applied in early Massachusetts history when the Ir
regular and political layout of districts forming a mse resembling
e sAUmander Some, hanorlat said the snap ahsald he called- a
Gerry-ssAadr" After Geremor
Editor-Manager
limrtjfinff-EdiUfr
Portlaad, Eecortty Bid..
lm antetca w. n.
advantages Or Vils of com
see that conrefttlona are en bet
got to ttva on this eld earth an?-
.
was In to sell as some of his
oar own editorials that the world
had the only patent ketavme of tot
that IS : tola XV happen we
It will make a busting good story.
Genj whe-fcad cieatedV ttr
HEALTH
fiy H 9. Copelajui 1L D.
Person wno lead seetaxy
lives are liable Id have health
hasards which must reeeire cart-
"ful Atteatldn.
Especially Is
this th ease
here there is
-lack et exertft
d t rong
diet. It li mere
fcetnmoB ta eer
lala types.,!
eeii e a lion
.which kelp tb
maw nActld
mu ele. It
eOmea, te.
hee there Is a
poor. Working
eohditlon OC
the veridta tlahdi elt eecrsttdnh
Of the body; -
tildttey etdit ani . ttinUlafc
pAinrel ceUe ta one of the heAlti
haAArda la pestles, tt eeetai ti
he 1 very eemtoea eoaittiei,. Id1
day.
Those whft afer rith geel e
e tee ASafidant Amount ot trie
acid the ayfttete, rnty hive It.
Wine drinkers an hearr tari(
Are affected hf kidney atoh had
Witt. ,
Iastead ef reraahifnf ift iola
tion, and ieht oarried Along by
the kidney, enrrent, aometimea
the solid materials Aecumalate ta
one of the kidney eanties. Thli
forms it first sand-like subetanei
a. which later grew to the else of
grarel. Three materials go .to
make bp this tuhrtaiice-phosi
phate snd oxalate et lime and
arte acid.
"Kidney" Colic
Some of these snbBtaftces are
fine end others coarse, gome
Are sandy or erambly, and ethers
hard aa rock. They may be
smooth, or Jagged and do maA
harm. They vAry lit size front
that of a pea r bean to A hefte
egg.
If partleles ef SABd4ik sab
stance appear in the urine as it'
is passed. And if At the same time
there is a dall pain in the loins,
kidney ' stone may be saspttfted.
The diagnosis will be confirmed
if blood also Appears In the trine.
Connecting each kidney with
th bladder is a narrow tebe
about eighteen inches long; This
is the "ureter." When one of
these stones begins its passage
through one of the ureters, the
pain is excessive. This pais is
called "kidney" or "renal" colic.
Sleep, Esercieo and Air
This colic comes on rery sud
denly. One may be awakened!
from sleep with it The pain may
be felt after lifting, or violent ex
ercise.
The pain la first felt in the
loin or groin, and soon extends
to the back and abdomen. The
patient suffers Intensely, there
being nausea, vomiting and eren !
fainting. The patient's face Is
bathed in perspiration, the. pulse
fails and he collapses.
While the doctor Is being sust
moned, there are some measures
which may relieve the sufferer.
Get the patient Into A hot bath.
running the water hot as eaa he
borne. Or yoa may Apply hot
water compleses. Hot drinks Are
water compresses. Hot drinks are
For one who is subject to this
trouble, he should lire simply, ret
plenty of sleep, exercise, a Ad
fresh Air. He should eat easily
digested food end avoid rich and
highly seasoned foods. In this.
way his health will be Improved.
Scissored
Squibs
Editorial Bits from the
Press-of the State
Prison, inmates at resorted to
be Attempting to organise a an
ion. They wast to go out oa
Btrlke.AshABd Tidings,
etm. we bar an IdeA that the
motorist who drove eft and forget
hie wife kept lwmarktn at inter
vale All th way to Rates: "Yes,
deer, thatl right.'' Dallas
Chronicle.
We're hecmhlna- to snnmt th
Editor thgalls tt the Corrallls
GasAtte-Tlmes, Who professes to
(iuii urn anyone wae weuia tone
id oa Amoi end Andy is a moron,
is tantst rate the moronic class
himself. We notice that lie Is "re
gusted about something Mora
lsg Astoria.
France, "bled waits'' a few
years ago. has recovered hen ee
omosaie stability, mad is now en
of the moat prosperous ef aro
peaa countries. . Paul Eeyaaed,
Freheh minister et finance, aires
this as the reesoat "The French
work hard end spend little."--
KngeM Beglster.
We Afe aUdlr aarhHasd are
th XM f fltn InMtl
wediiaf , havtag supposed that he
was wedded te the tariff. Baker
Herald.
TJont lorreL af f . Mr Smoot
halls from Salt Lake Cltr. Hob.
Aid Enterprise. 4
WaIIa Waita ministers ere com-
plAlning ot th proximity ef golf
courses te their churches. : They
probably Beard some, golfer ex
press him self After topping his
drive or missing a 9utt,-AstorU
Badges, t-'. v"
The geternor of Michigan hhs
threatened to stake a "cleAn-anT
la Detroit which win "rltal" that
staged In . Chicago foDowins; th
Llngl murder. After looking over
the Chicago sltnatloa since Llngle
was pat ea th "spot- we an te
see Wher th totemor has much
work to do. hfornlng AstorlAsu
ir sir. CtacS, presldeht ' ef the
Bethlehem Steel Co4 testified
that his salary is $12,000 a year
bat that be was glren a bonus
pf fl.C23.7CS last rear. We eaa
imagine thst this new sUr of
Bethlehem caa Aay is all sin
cerity that h isn't At aU inter
eeted t tho-salAry et hie fob.
ASTOrTA-BOdger,
f?3
Z n n iff
mxm -
4KU Smb BOORS ON A .fca-irfSp
1 ipr 3Q cfttessl
"Qie SEA BIRD DE"
By BEN AMES WILLIAMS
CltAPTKR XXTV.
The days held fine snd clear,
the Bights were warm, And the
crescent moon abore them fatten
ed, night by night, till it was no
longer a crescent but half a circle
of silrer radiance that touched
the beach and the trees and the
sea with magic fingers.
That night, with the full tides
still a week away. Roy Kilcup
came from the fo'c's'le Into the
waist and looked aft. There was
no officer In sight At the moment
sate old Tichel, And Roy hailed
hia softly. Tichel went forward
to where the boy stood; they
whispered together. Then Tichel
west with Roy toward the fo'c's'le.
Faith was In her cabin: Dan'l
was in the main cabin; and Wil
lis anf Brander were playing
eribbage near hiss when th out
cry forward roused them. A man
yelled. They Were on the deck in
tumbling haste; and Faith was at
their heels.
Cam Tichel. dr&ggiag Hanger
by the cellar. Hie right bend trip
ped Mauger; his left held a bot
tle. He shook the one-eyed man
till Manger's teeth rattled, and he
brandished the bottle. - .
Caught the pig!" he cried fur-
ously. "Here he 1st With this hid
under his blanket!"
I never put It there," Mauger
protested.
Tichel cuffed him Into silence.
"WhAfs thAt, Mr. Tichel?"
Dan'l asked sharper.
wnisky. Mr. TObey. He took
tt forward and eld ft In bis bank."
Ten the wbele ef it, Mf. Ti
chel." Faith said. "What happen
ed?" Sh looked from Tichel to
Brander. Brander was standing
stiffly; she thought his face was
white. Mauger hung la Tichel's
grip.
Old Tichel had siren a promise
to Roy; Roy had begged him not
to tell that the boy had spied.
I saw him go forward with
something under his coat," Tichel
said. "Never thought for a min
m a AVA A a A. . A Si
ute; then It eome to me what It
might be. I took after him. Rest
of the men were on deck sleeping.
it's not below, you'll mind. I
dropped down Quietly. Mauger,
here, was In his bunk. I routed
him out and rummaxed. and
there you Are, ma'am."
He shook the bottle triumph
antly.
"Where did you set 1L Mauc-
etz Faith Asked the one-eyed
man.
Netf knowed it was there,"
Manger swore. "Honest f the
Lord, ma'am."
Tichel slADDed his face stunn
ingly.
"No more of thst. Mf. TSchell"
FAlth said. "Danl, what de yoa
think?"
Danl lifted his hand, with 4
glance At, Brander.
"Why nothing! Somebody's
been doing it; him as well as aH
other."
"Willis." Fsith Asked, "waifs
yettr notion?"
. I guess Mauger done it."
"Brander?"
Brander lifted his heed and met
bar eyes.
; "Other men hare tonal whisky
ta their banks without knowing
how It got there," be said. "1 be
Uer Mauger."
"I'm urtnr T uw Yifnt
aft," old Tichel snarled. He drop
ped Mauger And took a fleree ate?
toward Brander. T think rd
lie?" -
1 think you're mistaken."
Brander said evenly.
Tichel leaped At him: BrAhdet
gripped the other's Arm at the
a mm k a a v
eiDows sna neia aim.
"Enough of that!" Faith said
sharply. "Well end this thing to
night, Mr. Tobey, get lanterns end
search the ship till yoa find the
rest ef -this stuff." ette toeirthe
Whlskey-botle, opened It, And
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
poared Its contents over tb rail.
"Search tt oat," ehe said. "Be
about It!"
Save Dan'l Tobey, the officers
stood stockstill, as if not understanding-.
Danl acted as Quickly
as If he had expected the order.
He sent Silva, the harpooner, to
get the foremast bands together
forward and keep them there un
der his eye. He sent Tichel and
Telia Boy into the main hold,
Willis and Long Jim into tbe aft
er 'tween decks., Brander and
Eph Hitch were to search the
cabin and the captain's store
room, and Faith went down with
them to give them tbe keys.
Loum, Kellick and Tinch, tbe
cook, were put to rummaging
about the after deck and amid
shlps There was no need of lights
upon the deck itself; ' the moon
bathed the Sally in its rays, and
one might hare read by them with
out undue effort. Below, the
whale-oil lanterns went to and fro.
Brander and Hitch made short
work of their task, and they came
on deck with Faith. Dan'l sent
Brander to rummage through the
steerage, where the harpooners
slept, and at Faith's suggestion.
Hitch and Loum went aloft to the
mastheads to make sure there was
no secret cache there.
They were an hour or more At
their search of the Sally, and at
tbe end of that time they were nh
wiser than they were before. Faith
stie came on deck as Tichel and
had gone below before tbe end;
Telia Boy reported nothing found
below.
"HAve you found anything?"
she asked Dan'l.
"No."
"Where have you looked?"
"Everywhere aboard here.
Faith. The Staffs well hidden.
Bure!"
"If it's not on the Sally, It's
near her," Faith said quietly.
"Search the boats, Mr. Tobey."
Danl nodded.
"But lt'd not be In them," he
Maid. "That's sure enough."
"It's nowhere else, yoa say.
Try."
Willis Cox and Brander turned
toward where their boats hung by
the rail.
"Willis Mr. Brander," Faith
said quietly, "let Mr. Tobey do
the searching."
Willis stopped readily enough
Brander forewarned, perhaps
by some Instinctive fear heel
tated.
"Mr. Brander," Faith said
agaia.
He stood still Where he was.
Danl WAS looking through his
OwA boat At the moment. He
Wed to old Ttehera; to thAt of
Willis Cox. Crander's boat came
last Danl Tobey flashed his
lanterA ta tt aa be had In th
others, studied It . from bow to
stern.: opened: the stern locker be
aesth the eeddy beards.
Tber wae a jas there a Jag
that ta tbe other boats had con-
ItaiBSd water. Bf balled the stop
per aa4 eeaelleA,
'Br Jupiter, FAlth, it's here!"
be'erled.
The closer the bead between
man And shah, er between man
And wofnaa, tbe easier it is to em
broil them, one with the other.
It is hard tor Aa outsider to pro
voke A tf&Arrel between strangers,
et betwst casaat fteanaintances:
bat It la not hard for a crafty
hTAs, te mate dissension between
meads; end aitaeet Ahy one may,
If be chooses, bring about discord
between lovers. This is e strange
And eeatrAdietery thing.,
' When DAirT found the whiskey
ia'Brander's boat and came to
ward Faith, with tbe open jag In
his hands. Faith stood with a
white face, looking steadily at
Brander, and not at Deal at aIL
Brander had "-mads & ohw move
when Denl lifted the Jag: bo bAd
THE ROMANCE
OF AN
EVENTFUL
WHALING
CRUISE
stepped quickly toward the boat,
but Faith spoke' quietly to him.
He stopped and looked at her.
Dan'l was watching th two of
them. Manger saw e. chance, and
as the mte passed where the
one-eyed man crouehed, Manger
leaped at him to snatch the whis
key away. Tichel eaught Mauger
from behind, And held him.
The little man bad bad the beet
intentions In the world; but this
movement on his part completed
the evidence of Brander's guilt;
far Mauger was Brander's man,
loyal as a dog. and Faith knew it
gh thought quiekly, remember
ing the past days: rememberlne
Manger's furtive air end Bran
der's Aloofness, sad his support
ot Mauger against Tichel. She
was sere, before Dan'l reached
her with th Jag. tht Manger
and Brander were guilty as Ju
das Brander especially. She
scarce considered Meager at all.
Deal handed her the. Jag, end
sh smelted At It. Whisky, be
yond a denbt. She took tt te the
rail and poured It overside at she
had poured the contents of the
bottle; then came slowly -back
and handed the -empty Jag to
Brander.
"This Is yours." she said. "Ton
had beat tins it and rlU it With
water and pnt It fn your boat
again."
The moon was bright upon
them as they stood un th deck.
He could see her face, be could
se her eyes; and be law that she
thought him guilty. His soul
sickened with the bitterness of it;
and his lips twisted in a smile.
"Very wen," be said.
She looked at him a little wist
fully. "You're not denying it's
yours?"
He shook bis bead.
"No."
if she believed, let ber believe.
He was furious with her.
"Why did yon do it?" she
asked.
He said nothing; Ahd ah
looked np at him a moment store,
nad then tamed te Meager.
"Why did yhd de It?" she
asked the little men.
Mauger squinted etdewise At
Brander. Mauger was Brander's
mea: and all bis loyalty vu to
Brander. Breeder chore not to
speAk, aot to deny the Charge she
laid against him. All tight J If
Blander Could keep silent, so
could be. If Brander would sot
deny, neither would be. He
grinned at Fafth, And the dosed
lids that covered his empty eye
socket seemed te wink; bat he
said nothing at all.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
Free
ALL THIS WEEK
July 2Sth to August 2nd
Demonatratinr the exquisite Beattty-BaHdinf qualities' of the '
Thet deltehtfd preparations ard Bade with Almond OH, Aldofifr Ileil
and other Kattrral Beaaty BnHdera. They: are not only the ideal Eiafce-trp
for daily tse tut actually refine this pores, remove blemishes and add s
Cuiiita Loreliness to the complsrlaa that is a pcmxrtnt leitty. This is be
causa thu tnarvelo&s Almond OH refines the) inner tissues! Yoa should
tooVinoreabOTitthe rare and ranaaual .
' This Is yotrr epporttihity. 2faks aa appointment NOW for A delightful
. FUEE FACIAL '
Capita
1
BITS for BKEiAlvr AD l
-By R. J. HENDRICKS -
Jasoa Lee's trip east:
. v-v .
Tho resder left Jasoa Lee
serosa the Greea river, at the
Junction ef the PawpawahxA, on
July 18, im,,ThU was opposite
the place where the;reAdervous
was held that year, and bta pwv
ty bed been Witnessing, the wUd
seene of that mushroom city of
camp la the wilderness forfour
days. H hid tnet there the fart
of missionaries coming west . to
reinforce the stations, of Dr.
Whitmaa at Watilitptt and Hev4
Spalding At Lapwal; five men
ind four women. Only. two. white
women had theretofore come to
OregOn.lcotihtTy by lnnd. They
wbre Mrs. Whitman and Mrs,
Spalding, who traveled th same
route two yeh before. JASon
Lee wrote in bis diary:
v. . ..
"July 1$. Mended my frank;
which Was shattered very much
by my bore .running away and
throwing tt off. Wished tb b on
ottr way.
. . - -
. "Jniy., 14. Much talk bt SUrOng
but Anally (as I had anticipated)
deferred te Sunday.
"15th; Sunday.. Left Ahd made
one match; Like sailors, they
(the mountain men) prefer
Btartihg 6h Sunday. The better
day, the better luck. How unde
sirable a situation for a Chris
tian, v to be Obliged to follow a
company that has no respect to
the Sabbath.
"1. Ate A piece of gray bear.
Very fat and better tban any of
the kind that have tasted before.
"Camped on a small stream;
was obliged to guard for the first
time on the journey. Must take
my tarns or hire some one to do
It, for no one is excused in this
camp. Intend to stand my own
guard, for I will not pay mission
money, and I have but little.
tHe meant he had but little)
of his own money.)
"17. Crossed the dividing
ridge between the waters of the
Yellowstone and tho Platte.
Dined, and slept, on the Sweet
water , river."
That ends the Jason Lee diary
on that Joufney. Accompanied by
P. L. Edwards, who wss return
ing east, having given up his
Oregon mission work, the two In
dian boys from the mission, Wm.
Brooks (a Chinook) and Thomas
Adams, Mr. Ewlng, who was go
ing back to Missouri, and the
three half breed sons of Capt.
Thomas McKay, of th Hudson's
Bay company, to be placed by
him in school, he hurried on, with
"the company thAt was going to
Missouri" from th rendezvous,
taking back for the markets the
year's supplies of furs, pelts And
skins. He arrived At th mission
at the point that became Kansas
City on September 1, 1883, and
was there overtakes by the In
dian messenger with the news of
the death of his wife, . sent
through the help of Dr. John Mc
Loughlin. He .was too busy and
too much distracted and weighed
down with grief to write. He had
been too busy on his way to the
Missouri mission.
.
Be did not turn back. His
hand was to the plow. He plun
ged into the memorable soeakinK
J tour, informing the peopl f th
states east of the Missouri of the
needs end the resources ef the
Oregon country; starting tb
movement that led te tho covered
Wagon days, th greatest trek of
the kind la history. He went to
New York and convinced the of
ficiate of the Methodist mission
board. And to Washington snd led
the government heads there te
the conclusion that brought the
LAHsana, starting la 183,
freighted with the "greet rein
forcement," to Oregon. ThAt was
the Mayflower of the Pacific.
.
Who wae the "Mr. Walker,"
whose "squaw" gave birth to a
son At 8 o'clock in the morning
of June SS, and was only aa hoar
late after "a long march to the
little lake", beyond Fort Hall the
into day? Jasoa Le wrote fs
taittarly f,hievAAd he was most
likely Courtney M. WAlker, the
young man engaged At Indepen
dence, Missouri, in 1124, to ao
company the Lee party west, in
tho capacity of a helper. Hows
a bright yeeag fellow, bat not a
missioAAry, His engAgement be
ing finished, he left the old mls
Sioa About the time Cyras Sbep.
Ard caate from his teaching At
Fbrt VAncourer, in March, 1125.
H (WAlker) then engaged as a
dark with Nathaniel J. Wyeth At
Fort William, on Mavis's or
Wapate IslaneV near Fort Van
couver, Whea the Hudson's Bay
company had bought tho stations
And: business of Capt. Wyeth, C.
M, Walker was employed by that
greet tar trading .monopoly. He
Was a clerk t Fort HaU, And it
is evident that ho aad bis
"squaw" were oa tho way te tho
re&desvous, , oa business for ale
eompAay, as was Fsctor ErmAt
lnger. The Bits bias vestures the
Facials
- i .
I Drug Stote
fa
oitonuontm
assertion that the "Mr. Walter?
of the Loa diary was Courtney
M. Walker. ; Ue , was In . .tS4
elected by the.prst. territorial
legislature prosecuting attorney
ot toe first Judicial, district just
established; .comprising Marion,
Line pnd Clackamas, couhties.
He Went to Tillamook county,
was long more or less prominent
there, and. died fhere, . He. fur
nished to Bancroft's thief writer
some valuable historic informa
tion, including ,f nets fcbout th
chAr Acter; i t ; Dr. acLoughlin,
whom he Admired.
WUUAtn Brooks-, the Chinook
Ihdiap. boy Jason. tee took with
him on his Journey, fell aick , at
Peoria DIsM sad was left there.
He bed tuberculosis. It .was
through t bis Influence, partly-,
that the Peori party . CAme jtQ.tbe
Oregon country. lAelsdlAg Joseph,
Holman, grandfather, of, Joseph
H. Albert of Salem Jfrr Ho.lmA
arrived tho -day the...Lausnn
docked, at, FQrjJfrneoaTer .1
1811. He. first work.! for the old
mission. At th. origlnAl tte, end
at what became !em, ..Ho b
camo .one fit Salem s..weal thy. Ahd
leading cHliens. BrookSwah
taken to New York; kept Id. An
elegant borne there,. And died
there. The other Indian boy,
Thomas . Adams; . was brought
home. with the Lausanne party.
The Brooks boy WAS blessed with
native wit And eloquence. He told
great snd Wild stories about fife
In Oregon.
.
A fine lay m da eastern audi
ence Asked him why the Indiana
followed the foolish custom ot
flattening th head. He answer
ed: "All custom; Chinese make
small the foot, Indian make flat
the heed. You looking at her
and putting his hands en his
waist, "make small here; cus
toms differ: all custom." At a
great meeting -In New York
Brooks said: "Indians must have
agreement in writing that white
man do notsell whiskey to In
dians; white men make tt, and
white man must drink It," la
both cases, the young fellow
was greeted with roars of laugh
ter. -.-.
Why did Jasoa Lee pea the
lines on his 35th birthday? Why
did he forsee that be would not
live long. He dally encountered
dangers., and he had suffered
much from sickness. Perhaps he
already knew that his body car
ried the germs of tuberculosis.
They likely cam from his Indian
wards at the old mission, where
ther was much crowding, and
Where eAnitary laws were not
much observed: Indeed they were
not well known, compared with
th enlightenment of th present
day. Bat Jason Lee did a great
work after that. He died March
H, 1845.
W
His plaint on the plains on his
natal day Is apt to remind one of
that of Cecil. Rhodes, conqueror
of the better pert of a continent,'
in the last hour Ot his short life:
"So much to do
So little done."
Both bad done great t blags.
But the epochal Wrk of neither
raaa was In his life time more
than fairly started.
Yesterdays
... Of Old Oregon
Town. Talks from The States
man Oar fathers Bead
July 29, 1905
Strangers Attempted yesterday
to pas raised bills At th Whit
House restaurant her. Folic had
mad no Arrests late that night.
The Marion and Lina county
courts Are busy figuring on eon
structiea ef a bridge Across tho
Saatlam at Mill Cltr. th. oM
oa bridge hAVlAg collapsed.
Mrs. D. J. Fry, president of
th Salem park board, has reeal.
ed a letter treat Eeraa Snow of
tho firm of Saow end MeCAmmaat
in Portland, la which Snow eoa
gratnlated her on her coarago
shown In instituting; prosecaUoa
AgAlnst tb foreman of tho Pac
ific states Telephone and Tele
graph company far cutting a shade
tree In front ot her rests en e In
this city.
The fence surrounding a ree
tanguiAr lot cost 115.10 At TSe
a rod. it the lot was St. rods
wide, whet was its valae at fill
en -acre?:' -
Answer to Yesterday's Probsostt
1C3 miles. ExplAnAtlea--Mul
Uply ISO ad ISA each by T Aad
Add the square roots ef tbe re
sults. Tske squsre root of this
sum. .
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