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- pare Form. The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Saturday Morning, Aagnst 16, 193t pTrwr 5tettjr UsfN Fear Shalt Aw. -- - Eton rirU Statesman. Marh 28.JHJ1 , THE, STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. ' CatJBuxr A SraAer,. SatLBoK P. SAcxrrrPkAttaJUr EHIXOOBI F. SACKETT - J"? MXgiH(t-Edi OT esttv a ta tbi pper, PacTO Coast AttTenftfag Representatives; arvtus W. Slypes. In&, Pdrtlandv SecurKy Bide 1 i.sWj. Bam ; Los Aa, W. ps. Bids. Eastern Advertising Repreeeatativea; teVBM-SteefMf; Inc., NeW Tors, ST1 If rtlsnw Ave. J . , . Chicago. 1(0 N. Michigan AH . . -' EnUntmi tiU Poctoflic mt Salttn, Oregmut SecotACUu UtUr. PwbUahtd oery.jnrxtx except Monday. Businm 0ffi 21t S.Cmnmereiml Strut , SUBSCRIPTION' RATES UaS SxTMorf atlas Rta. si, Aevaae Within Oregon: Dally and Otmsay. S Kou W JctTu; 1 Mo. tt.ZS : Ite. S2J4; 1 yaa It-OA EUaa ttbera t casta per Xa or . for 1 yr Ja. advance. . Br City Orrierr te cents twith: 15.59 a, yea m advance, fat Cop X sent On) train, and New Stands I rem. Growing Pains in rTIHE flax and linen industries in the valley are passing A through the experiences common to the pioneer stasre. Founded by men and women with a vision, flax-growing and processing have become a reality here in the Willam ette valley. Much has been demonstrated the past few years; and much remains to be done before the complete tr cycle of the industry is firmly grounded. It is a good time for stock-taking and for planning for the future. First, it is plain that fibre flax growing is a success. Th v!W nrvil wMittee fin oualitv tvt flax And tha farm ers are finding the production profitable. Under proper ro tation of croDs the soil is not impaired. Second, mechanical pulling of flax has- proven a suc cess. It has reduced the cost of production here so that flax- growing gives promise of being a term of years Third, the industrial side ing yarn and. weaving cloth are entirely practical for this locality. In these departments too new machinery has re duced costs and enabled American industry to operate on a comDetitive basis. So much for what has been demonstrated; And that is a great deal, so great that sometimes we fail to realize its imnortance because of the problems whlen are otmous. The present point of distress is the local Bnen weaving plant. The first five years of operations 6f the Oregon linen mills which was begun and financed by local capital, have resulted in deficits which, impair the financial structure of the company. It is recognized that the company must be re organized and refinanced. Yet all those who have studied the situation believe there is a great future for the mill under crooer financing and management. The Miles Linen-mill is what may be done to achieve success. This mill had its pio neer struggles and losses bat after fresh money come in and different management the tnQl haa attained an enviable success So far as the Oregon mill is concerned more than senti ment prompts us to express the hope that it may be Saved as a Salem industry. We hope it will not pass into the hands rf eastern interests who might stifle the industry or kill it off, and not for many years would there be a chance to re vive it here. It should be retained as a western owned and controlled spinning and weaving milL The first essential is management. See what the Jant zen people have done, in the highly competitive field of bath ing suits through applying scientific management to their problems. Given good management the capital will flow in rapidly enough. At first, however, there will have to be re financing so that the management would have a chance to show Its hand. To get into the weaving end of the business, additional investment in hew, fast looms is recommended by those best acquainted with the situation, reserving the present second-hand equipment to be made over for specialty lines with wider profit-margin. New capitalization will not come in of course on the present basis. The present capitalization will have to be written down to a point where the mill can carry the bur den. That entails loss, but where it is equitably handled, the loss may be regained if the venture later proves profit able. It is important not to lose faith in the Industry. These are its "growing pains." Out of these present difficulties a much sronger industry will emerge which will add vastly to Oregon's wealth. Without mdulzing in day-dreams. The Statesman expresses the firm conviction that, the linen and -flax industries along with fruit growing and processing Of fers the greatest hope for the future growth and develop ment of the Willamette Valley. ? ing the, boat, nor .a time for shutting one's eyes to the plain . facs. By the exercise of careful judgment backed with faith and money Oregon people can and make it the great success becoming. It'a the -7'0U just wanted to drink - X Fresh from three thousand miles of ocean, it tasted to the lungs like cold spring water to a parched throat. Not that the preceding; hot days had been unduly oppressive, : but they had been prolonged sufficiently for people to long again for the sea breeze ; The little sldft of rain washed out the air and cooled things off, but we may not look for fall Tains until Sep tember. That is one thing, we may count on in the valley. Spring rains are apt' to continue until July 4th. Then it Is - surej to be dry until Labor Day. The dry period Is hard on Dastures. drying them out until the hills and meadows are sereBut they revive quickly with the first fall rains and give an abundance of fall pasture. " . For a miW clinute that still regards the four seasons, you cannot beat the climate of . the Willamette valley. i '7 :,-ZzzZy:: " . .. . - - Oak trees ara suffering eer!y frost tas tnraslon of the teat caterpillar. Some trees bare their leares aU killed. The worst lnra ' sln seems to be across tha rlTer la Polk and TambUl counties, though it mar ha elsewhere thatAra. bats a heard at. It is possible te fight tha caterpillars la orchards, hat thart is practically aethhtg iitai vug cu hu w im ma ut& sr,c wr hi s wut osvss nt tbb - taut caterpillar la becoming qalte a Italsance not only locally bat - ewer the northwest. The anick way to get rid of it in a tree- is to tie - a kerosene-soaked rag at tha and of a tlsbrpole. light it, and then touch tha flaaa ta the "tanC" SUtaar that er cat oat the Umh and tern It. . , ? ' - Statistics published In the Oregonian Thursday from the new kensus reports show that Oregon's population increase ranked eighth fa percentages among the states ef the nnfenv The eeagun tvreaa mnst have made some mistake, for hart la Oregon we aU know that the state hat made no progress because the state hal been domln ' ated by the "old gnard," the power trust, high electric rates, heavy - farm taxes and all the other drawbacks that the asptraau for of fice and circulation can think of. And then along come the census bureau and says that there are 49 states that aaaee a amnBer per centage of Increase than Oregon did. Their power rater must be ewful and their "old guard" most be worse. Corvaliis Gaxette- - Times. - 'i'-K. -?..y:. ,s The Dallas cut-off toward the coast ia a very popular route for ' Salem people to travel. It Is IT. milea long however, narfaced with rather coarse, loose crushed rock, and somewhat hlUy; If one is willing to go about eight milea farther, he will find e much better road going by Amity, turning left at the Amity State eaak aad following a good, well-packed gravel road to BeUerue, Just east of Sheridan. This eut-of la only f K miles, the rest ot the way being voa good, paving. There it very tCSe traffit en the tut-off, to tke road. tat4uarx, ;.;r.;-r;-l,.M;.,y ef th Associated Press to rtastraJy entitled t the cm fftt fabrt- Cspatcbc veiUd ta ft er not eiifwje rdM4 the Flax Industry a very profitable crop over - " of preparing fibre and spinn pointed to as an example of This is not a time for rock- nut this linen business over it srives abundant nromise of i Climate the air yesterday morning. f.--.,. HEALTH By R, 8. Copeland, EL D. Bettex Judgment at work and greater care ' after mjarr wQ benefit fh Industrial -worker. XX these warn ex ercised. more man and wom an in indnatry weald' b a saved .tram offering and pwnaps death. It la .an an eoaraging sign, that fatal acci dents iav factor ies ere - being kept down to a lew average. 1m. m iitsoa &G)P&2 hnow that vu fatal aeetda&x da to tails are fewer thas tueaj. " Many f these eeeidente ere da t f alia troan aaaffolds, lad ders, stairs, wtedaw and other neWita ia the constractlon of baildinga. Great eare must be ta ercfaed t avoid these. We read from a recent report by MUs Frances Perkins "oa state wide accidents that falflnr ob jects cause a very large number of deaths. Perhaps these are un avoidable hat that there Is a lax ity ta the law covering these ac cidents there- ia no doubt. 'Every precaution should be taken by the indrvidaal worker and tha in dividual eonstrnetkm eosnpanr that the safety of all -be assured so far as It ia humanly possible. actice Safety Compensatron mitigates many of the financial anxieties due to accidents. Bat it never mitigates tha suffering and incapacity et tha victim ot an accident. Every worker sheald be In structed to obtain at one proper treatment and dressings for even a slight cut or abrasion of tha skin. Toe often they are neglect- ea, inrectwn takes place ana Mood, poisoning sets ta sometimes temUnating. fatally. Prompt ear la rack eases saves mack tatter ing and human life. . Industrial workers, both mi and women, are under constant strain and stress. Sometimes the strata results in hernia. We era told by Miss Parnina In her re port that strains violent enough t cause hernia are likely to nave erloaa after effect. She says that month after month cases ot pneumonia are reported after hernia operation, and many are fatal, It U not always tha fault ef tha employers, who, I betters, are humane and eonsclentJons about tha welfare of their workmen. They are more and mora earrring on educational campaigns among workcrs for accident prevention, AlBMmt every nrecnutlon tmnft fnablo may be taken, but acci dents happen anyhow. There aro hazards to overcome and a worker must Over be on guard te tee within tha safety son. Scissored Squibs fidltorial Bits f rem the PrtSB ef the State SCtSSOnSO 6QUIBS ,. m It, Straw rates don't moan a thins, but w an like to take them, read them and consider them. With this ta rnhiif the writer task e statu straw rate ea First street in tha two blocks around the post office baa morn ing recently and found among If veters interviewed that It were for Jtnra Meier, Independent. 11 ware for Edward Bailey, dent 9- rat, an three were for Phil lfetsc&a, republican. Twelve had not made up their mind yet al though several of these stated that it would not ha Metschan. vv a offer no suggestion at te pen. We classed eerserree among those who were undecided.- Xw- berg Graphic. A IS year eld -boy was rtntag his father tha ether night hew in tha year SOttt A. D. an ahrplane Pilot ouia be travelling 20M seiiet an hear through seaee. K looks as though. .Captain RaWfcs la working toward that geal Aioany oemocrat-Herald. Yesterdays ... Of OU Oregon Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read Aagnst 16, 1903 The city -eeuaeU bridge eota- mittee hat been instructed to r pair wooden bridges before tak ing any action toward building a concrete bridge on any street. Im provement et South Commercial street has been ordered. What Is believed to be the death blow to hrorseraclng in Oregon was atrnck by Jidge Iraier in Fort land yesterday, when a temporary injunction ; was continued until September 7, - restraining poo! selling at Irrtsftea race track. While Installing the new tele phones at the state house the tele phone company is putting in a pri vate exchange to that the state tracers nave a taaatt tyatea f their own. Private exchange sys tems are la use in the larger houses in Portland. Work ef redeeklnt . the steel frridge iptaatax etas jnoaauUf river wat commenced. fflTKiH IS EXIBI1 XtAXaXatJ Aegv IS. The Portland Power company. It bow staring its Uae, for they are ex tending them ' about . tour miles around the ? Bfadeay rlclnity. They extend at far aa tha H. O. JXayier eaxneah. ; V C .-. '.; '- . r ' The OTHER BULLET By Nancy Barr Mavity "That's all right, but don't you forget those bullets and shells. Then you come up and meet me at the lodge. It's barely possible there may be something else for yea there. TeeH have to walk unless yah can, catch a lift I'm taking Bossy. 0b, tar, and lug all this staff! XTt darned heavy." An ew aaid ggrievBdlr. "Why don't you wait for mer" ''Because you're working on a daily paper," Peter responded, With heartless disregard ot An drews woebegone expression. "Anyway, the exercise will be good tor you maybe you'll lose few pounds." with a telnt or dodging Andrews' upraised cam era, he made a grinning exit. Andrews, however, was not the only one to take some exercise that morning, and there was no grin on Peter's face as he crawled laboriously on hands and knees through the close-set thickets back to the lodge. The sharp ends of stones prod ded his knees, thorny twigs reach ed out to scratch his face as he bent close to the ground, and the low shrubs, swinging back as he pushed them aside, caught his glasses and knocked them off with what teemed a living dia bolical Ingenuity. His hands were rrimy. his face streaked with dirt from the dust which had gathered on the underbrush, and his black hair, in which broken .twigs and leaves had lodged, resembled an unfinished and poorly construct ed bird's nest. An hour wore on, and then an other, while Peter grew progres sively hotter and more dishevel ed. The remarks which he made with increasing frequency -under his breath were uncomplimentary to nature in general and to hor ticulture in particular, but it did. not occur to him to abandon his search untU he found what he was looking for, or demonstrated that it was not to be found. "What are you doing playing hide and seek?" Peter eeraaahled te els knees at the sowed el Andrews' voice behind hka. . Don't be funny, he said se verely. "Whoepaj- te added with sudden trxetovanee aad plunged forward o hie etomach. When ha emerged, his face beneath its layer, et dirt, was aDgJht with victory. - --Got. it!" he announced tri umphantly, holclng out a amaU object la the paint at kit hand. ."Mr God! Andrews looked at the object with eitiesao disguit. "Another bullet!" "Ton bet it'a another bullet but you won't have te photograph tats one- peter taic eneeruy. Heat and fatigue alike forgot ten, he arose to his feet brush ing the leaf mold and dry earth from hit knees. "On with the dance!" He drew the pistol from his coat pocket and flourished it Catty. . Andrews backed away, survey- lag Peter erUk half-serious alarm , See karf,' he said, 1f yon think you're going te ea erasy. or anything like that, I wish jou'g' give me time to get out or the way before yea begin" Tor answer, Peter began to whistle. - , Andrews had heard that whit tle before- dismal fragment of raggea tune, repeaiea over ana over. It was breathy and unmus ical, but reassuring as to Peter's continued sanity. Still whistling, Peter turned his back on Andrews and dashed into the house. When he reappeared a moment later he carried a blank et, which he proceeded to roU tieftly Into a compact cylinder. ; "What are you." doing aow going Boy Scouting?" Andrews asked. : "I Jutt remembered something that Xurtaer told ma eeee ebwet JUSTIFIABLE test ballets," Peter explained. "They have to be fired into some thing soft ae as not to mess up their features any, It't too bad to ruin the blanket, but that's better than ruining the bullet." "Oh. yeah," Andrew retorted. "Especially when it'a not your blanket." "Well, tf you're te particular. I might use you instead. Teu're eneugk of a wet blanket tor any body," Peter responded with lofty contempt, aa h eelecfted. the largest available tree and propped the relied blanket upright against ita trunk. "iVe got ta hit the turned thing. be declared. "I don't dare use up more than one of the sheriff's precious buUeta aad I'll be hanged if I spend the rest at the day crawling around on the ground hunting tor it. Toe stand cloee to the tree and teli me where it strikes." "Like fun I wiHJ" I'll photo graph your darn bullets if you say so, but 1 stop snort ox stand- lag around waiting to receive 'em, r going te stand right be hind you, ana' the way you're waving that gun around, I'm not sure that any too safe. Planting hie feet wide apart, as if afraid that Peter would drag him from the comparative safety sone against his will, Andrews took Up his station directly in the rear as Peter raised the pistol and fired. "Got it!" he exclaimed, run ning to the tree and pointing tri umphantly to a small round hole In the blanket. "Sure-fire Petet With enough practice, you may be able to hit even a barn door in time!" An drews Jeered goo1 naturedly. But Peter's Interest was infectious, and the camera man followed him te the tree, where he was engaged ia cutting through the woolen pad with his pen knife, taking care not to scratch the bullet, at he gouged it out, "Just pick up the shell and bring it over, wiU you?" he call ed over his shoulder. He wrapped shell and bullet In his handker chief, and turned back towards the house. "Now, we've got to find the other shell, that dropped some where near the front door. That oughtn't be hard," be observed. "Come along and help me look." "Oh, no, not hard at aU, Judg ing from the way you look after Hunting for that bullet" Andrews demurred sarcastically. Neverthe less, he obediently leaned his tri pod against the wall of the house and followed Peter, who had al ready hurried around' tke corner. On hands and knees the two mea parted the grass at the tide of the path. The grass was fresh ly mown, and there was no shrub bery to Impede their search. Al most immediately Andrews pose eed upon the small metal eyUn- tter. - "You know," Peter mused. St be explored his .pockets for aove- uing in wnica to wrap the sneu, separately from the shell and bul let which he had himself fire& "that body was stiffer than it had any business to be. X don't know much about It, but that keeps bothering me, Maybe tt doesn't mean a thing, but if It dees, yea can bet Kurtneg will know, rat getting no end keen te talk ta Kurtner. Hello!" " : Having searched ta vale for aa envelope, Peter had thrust kit hand Into the ale pocket ef his dingy corduroy trousers, aad brought - eut e neeond handker- ebief. Hut this eat was crumpled and stiff, antf dyed, except for chance patches ox white, a duu, earg reeV?-v-.:; 'w- 'v::-; "Great Scott!" Andrews ex claimed. What did you ever do to yourself te get all that blood?" "I didat de anything to my self," Peter- said slewlyr That a j blood Is Mortison and the quick er we get it to Knrtner the bet ter. Something tell me " He left the sentence uhfrnlsh. ec.'. Having knotted the shell in a corner of the bloed stained handkerchief, he stepped forward briskly, unlocked the dor. and ad vanced Into the room where Mor tison had met his death. CHAPTER 12 "I wonder what he was really like." Peter' gaze wandered thoughtfully aroand the living room em which the door directly opened. "It must have taken an unusual ranch manager to bowl Mrs. Everett over. I dont see her falling for mere brawn and great open, spaces ttuff ; yet he. teems te have known his bnsinese, Fun ny, isn't it, this trying to recon struct a men's character from the inanimate things be bat left be hind him? Andrews dropped into the chair nearest the door still cling ing faithfully to his camera. -Reconstruct aU yoa want to. I'm tired," He stretched hla leg wearily before hhn, and relapsed In his pose of inexhaustible pa tience. Ail we knew a boat his dt- recUy," Peter continued, unper turbed by Andrews' lack of inter est, "is thathe was subject to violent shifts of meed and be seems te have bad a troublesome temperament where the ladlee are concerned. 1 reel rather sorry for mm on mat score. He didn't seem to have been able to keep away from them, and they on their nart cuuian i say no te him. That's often the way with a man of his type. There was Mrs. Everett her self, and her sister, and Mrs. Coak's daughter that we know of. Rather embarrassingly num erous for Mr. Mortisoh. And he couiani hem 1L anv more than a drptemanJee can help taking a uiulk. n was me vtetim ef his ductless glands, ea the Johnniea say nowaday." Peter delivered ais aoauiy with a eideri tentleusness which consorted odd- iy wren ais youthful counten ance. "CaH it ductless a-l-nd if . want to looks to me as if he was jua piain chaser,-and got humped off In the mlx-nn a. draws commented. "Ifs the game thing Just a dWereaoa ef diction." Pete said amiably. He waa wandering-about the room as he spoke, stoopiax to examine the title of the books In . tat uapsinted board bookcase which eerered one wall of the room, slaking up and laying dowa various objects which adorned Ite bare top. tS?.'".1 rared. "Here's a ntki trem New Zealand, end this hom and leather thing is a Japanese wajaag. tome of this Cbin carved ivory ttuff looks fairly valuable. Our too tueeept. Ibie ranch manager seems to bare traveled a bit. What's more, he's hens; onto Ula stuff. In all bis later wandering. Now what do r make et thatr He held up a riding crop with a braided leather loop foe a handle. ; I tuppoae he rode hone," Andrews offeree' brilliantly. "Ten needn't .be so Wataan. itk, Peter snapped with some ir ritation. "Of eourss he did! But no tniwetpectinr horseman ta mi part of the country would earry a thing Ilk that. It goes with vanished boots end a groom and that sort et finery." De yon think he's been a groom?" Despite his indifference nnd fatigue, Andrews waa becom- ng uwesiao. ; -? .;' .;.-,. "No. I dofft Peter naM am. phatieally. "Mrs. Everett vwasat losing aer head over a groom nor yet aa ee-gyoora. f Besides, look at these. One after another. he pulled out at raatfosa an ann ua of books from the shelves. .1 continued on pagt .lt BITS for : ' ' Vr R. J. HENDRICKS The end of the trail; S The Lewis and Clark Journal hat Just described' thb coast In dians to the south of the Colum bia, beginning with the Claisops. and. running tliregJiaUthe tribe speaking the3ffimoa language of the Killamuck TTU lamookaj Than ame ether tribe te tke south, ta the order nanted: - ' v ,., 1 : V-V;v -p.'-- The Cookoooos ; 'probably afterwarda thortened to the Ceo. a large nation ef 1800 souls. Inhabiting the shore of the Pacific aad - the neighboring mountains. We have seen several of this nation who were taken prisoners by tke Clatsopt and Kniamucks. Their complexion was muck fafter than that of the Indians near the mouth of the Columbia, aad their head were not flattened. "Next to these are the Shala- laas. of whom we knew nothing, except their numbers, which are competed at 109 souls. "Thee follow the Luckasos, of about the same number, and the Hannahalals, whom we estimate at (90 touts. "That 1 the extent el the In dian information, and Judging; at we can do with considerable ac curacy from the number of sleeps, or days Journey, the distance which these tribes occupy along the coast, may be estimated at SCO miles. " "On the north of the Columbia, we have already seen the Chi nook, of 409 souls, along the shore or Haley's (Baker's) Bay and. the low ground of Chinook river. - Their nearest neighbor te the north are the KlUaxthokle, a small nation on the Toast, of not more than eight houses, and 100 souls. "The Chills, who reside above Paint Lewis (the first high head land north f Cape Disappoint ment, who are estimated at 700 souls, and 38 houses. Of this na tion we saw. transiently, a. tew among the Chinook, from whom tney dia not appear to differ. Be yond the Chllts we hare seen none of the northwest Indhtne, and aU that we learned consisted of an enumeration ot their names and numbers. "The nations next to the Chilts are the Clamoitomlsh, 12' houses and 200 souls. "The Potoahees, 10 houses, 200 souls, - "The Patlsk, 10 houses, 200 souls. "The Quinults, 60 houses, 1000 souls. "The Calasthorte, 10 houses, 200 souls. "The Quianechant. 2000 souls." S V H Lewis and Clark were confused about the rivers of the present Tillamook county south of the Nehalem. They threw into one main river the Miami. KUchts. Wilson, Tinamoek and Trashy tf not also the- Nestueea. The In dian evidently told them that they carried their beats from the upper waters ef one ot these rivers "over fo the Colambiaa valley" that is made a portage (.per tags is from a word which meana to carry) ever the Coast range. Teat meant that they went up one of the Tillamook county rivers as far as they could ge with their boats, and then earned their boats over to the headwaters ef the Yam MIL or some other river. Probably they did. The Indian of the lower and upper Columbia and the Multno mah (Willamette) valley were great boatmen. Lewis and Clark noted that they used mainly four xinas or ooats. First, a small one. about IS feet long and carrying one or two persons. Second, 20 to 25 feet long, carrying several persons. Third, 30 to 36 feet Ion, ear. frying 10 or It persons, but very iigm ana convenient, it was car ried (portaged) with great ease Dy four. Fourth, a boat upwards of BO feet long, capable of carrying 8000 to 10,000 pounds weight, or irom zo to so persons. The Tills mooKt were among the experts wuu UK boat. lAWis and Clark aid "they ride with nortec! safe ty the highest waves, and ven- xure without the least concern in wnere otner boats or tea men could not live an Instant." a fa a 1 w . a meat maun boats were Is Your Estate Worth Par? Or-will your axecutor bo compelled to sac rifioe at forced tale assets of your estate to obtain ready cash to pay inheritance and dataU tawa and costs of administration t A Life Ingixrarjce trust wiU insure .your es tate being worth Tar. ASK US TO EXPLAIN Ladd & Bush Trust G)mpany . Directon v.- 'Cv VTm. S. Walton C P. Aldrieh ' ; ' - Jo; H. Albert saannBnnWnnnnnSSnnnnsnnem ..j. imm tinria logs: generally white cedar. With very poor tools, the Indrata were expert tor aa Ing them, and ia adding touches V of art to them. v -.- JZbere jrexs ..several Indian trail over the. ..Coast wage notably those over' the present Salmon, river eat-off. the en that followed th Tillamook highway as we have It PQw and the old North, Yamhill atage route, , Lewis aad Clark wrote a great deal about the habits ot the coast Indians. of ethers they met on their lonr Journey. The coast Indian were expert weav er or rugs, basket and hat. They -made large and small bas kets, or bear kress, eedar bark and ether materials, that" were water proof. " . v At one Point ' Captain Clark wrote: "Among- an the tribes, a man will lead his wife or daugh ter for a fishhook Or a strand of beads. To decline an offer of inw sort is rnaeeu ' to uwpsmsn the charms ot the lady, aad there fore gives suce offence that. i- thoagh we had occasionally to treat the India aa with rigour, nothing seemed to irritate both sexes more than our refusal to accept the favours ef the fe males." He gave some pathetle instances. On this head. Captain Clark made some general remarks, a follows: "The treatment of women is often Considered as the standard try which the moral Qual ities of savages are to be estim ated. Our own observations, how ever, induces us to think that th importance of the female la sav age life has no hecefisary rela tion to the Virtues of the men, but Is regulated wholly by their capacity to be useful The In dians whose treatment of the fe males is mildest, and who pay most deference to their opinions. are by ho means the most dis tinguished for their virtues: nor is this deference attended by an Increase of attachment, since they are equally wmiag with the most brutal husband to prosti tute inerr wire to auraagers. on the other hand, the tribes among whom the women are Terr much debased possets . the loftiest sense of honor, the greatest liber ality, and all the good qualities of which their situation demand the exercise. Where th women can aid in procuring subsistence for the tribe they are- treated with more equality, and their im portance it proportioned, to the share which they take In that la bour; . while- la: countries- where subsistence 1 chiefly procured by women are considered and treat ed a harden. . -; ; "Thas, smoug the Ctatsops aad ChinookB.-whe live upon fish aad roots, which the . women are equally expert with, the men in procuring, the former have rank and Influence very rarely found among; Indian, Captain Clark remarked the equal expert nes of th women with the mem of the tribes ta haadllna their boat. (There 1 Something to add ln this aeries te the discovery, of the Willamette river, beginning o Tuesdayh , A Problem Fcr You For toriaf A aoltd trick fewer It tf ft square at the bate, 1 ft. squire at the tep and It height Is lit ft Estimated 20 brick to the Sublet foot, how much did they cost at $11.25 per thousand Answer to Ye4rdy Problem subtracted from the last result ana we eqsau e, tsen that re sult mutt h Sit. Multiply 240 oy s.tttr subtract z.iz front this; divide 14.8 into this. Rider Hurt as 'China' Flies Ud AMITY, Aug. IS. Irt. Rog er, while Mains hem from work en kla motorcycle, eiruck Chtnea pheasant. As It flew' at ah f aee he struck it, and received-a sprained wrjat,