"No Favor Swam Ve; No Fear Shall Awe"
Frjom First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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-Interference with Trade
INTERFERENCE with, the normal movement of commod
ities to market draws a heavy penalty. Usually the reac
tion wounds those the most who expected to be benefited
j by the attempt artificially to control prices and markets.
; So many times has the story of coffee and sugar and rubber
J been, told that the public should understand fully by this
' time the futility of price-fixing, and the injury that comes
; in thrusting' one's arm between the ceaselessly grinding
S millstones of supply and demand. Yet we find that in their
zeal for office candidates are urging more fantastic inter-
ference with marketing of agricultural commodities. Elton
i Watkins is running for the senate and W. A. Delzell for the
j house, boosting the export debenture plan. Even Senator
McNary, who ought to know better, said down in Oregon
City last week that if his farm relief bill didn't work he
i would reintroduce the equalization fee plan in other words
if the medicine fails double the next dose
The best example of failure of attempts to hold up
j prices is Brazil's experiment with coffee. There of course
the method was monopoly, and Brazil used it ta'advantage
; for some years. Since Brazil produced two-thirds of the
i world's coffee it seemed a simple matter to restrict exports
' and raise prices. The scheme worked for a time. In July,
1927, Brazil had 3,262,000 bags of coffee in storage. "Now
she has 14,000,000 bags on her hands. "The higher prices
stimulated production but sales did not keep pace. Of the
crop in 1927 of 21,250,000 bags, Brazil exported only 15,
117,000 bags. Other countries got to growing coffee, ex-
porting it without restriction, leaving Brazil to "hold the
bags." The inevitable happened, prices broke, and Brazil
is hung up with a lot of high-priced coffee. Now she has
borrowed more money to carry the load and promised her
creditors to liquidate the coffee stocks inside of ten years.
Canada's great wheat pool, long pointed to as a model
for the success of a co-operative on a large scale, is now in
distress, its assets all pledged for bank loans to carry 1929
wheat whose value -depreciated below the amount of the
borrowings. In consequence the pool can advance to its
members only 60c a bushel this year, too little to let the
farmer pay his expenses and meet his bills. The pool f ear3
its members may "bootleg? their wheat to cash buyers. The
difficulty came about in the summer of 1929 when the pool
bulled the Winnipeg market, 'buying heavily in wheat and
sustaining prices way out of line. The market steadily de
clined and the pool was caught with large quantities of
wheat on its hands. . The losses will faH upon the thousands
of farmers all over the great prairie provinces of Canada.
The export debenture and equalization fee plans seek
to create artificially high prices at home by dumping a part
of the crop at lower prices somewhere else. But no one has
been able to answer this question: if the plan works and
gives the farmer a high price, how is overproduction to be
avoided which would wreck the whole plan? A simpler so
lution would be to appropriate money from the treasury
and pay each farmer for not growing wheat or corn or
cotton. Otherwise the laws of supply and demand must
function and eventually they will have their way in spite of
artificial barricades to commerce.
Odds Even in the South
THE south retired one of its spectacular senators in Tues
day's primaries, but advanced another polychrome char
acter to that office in another state. Cole Blease was defeat
ed in South Carolina but Governor Huey P. Long won out
. in Louisiana over Joseph E. Ransdell, senator for many
years, a Southern gentleman of the old school. Long nar
rowly escaped impeachment some months ago. He got into
a row with newspapers and threatened them with gag leg
islation. He met foreign admirals in pajamas. Like "Alfalfa
Bill" Murray who was nominated for governor of Okla
homa, he won out because he put on a show with himself
as the cheap entertainment, -
chscriminating majority.
Sometimes it seems that
is steadily degenerating in the
service. Men of character
little chance against political
personal extravaganzas. One
dices of enough petty groups
through an election wins the
repudiate the man who does not satisfy their every whim.
As Elmer Davis writes on "Founding Fathers and Straddl
ing Sons" in the September
"As the rewards of political cowardice and the penalties of
courage and independence become more and more obvious, we In
creasingly see the effects In the morale of politicians. More and
more our chosen rulers try to turn themselves late rubber stamps
for the majority, or for any group of voters that can make enough
noise to sound like a majority."
What is the cause? Not just the direct primary as a
means of selecting candidates. The cause is in the break
down of party organization as a vehicle not only for ex
pression but for discipline of its members. Rightly admin
istered party organization is a good thing: it promotes
responsibility; it is continuing, not broken up after an elec
tion; it effects results. The trouble came when party organ
ization was administered chiefly for the loaves and fishes
of politics.
The voice of the people is not always the voice of God.
Often it is mere noise. We have along way to go before
we learn how to vote intelligently.
s
Judge McBride
There will be genuine personal grief all over Oregon at .the
news of the-death of Judge Thomas A. McBride. lodge McBride
was aot only respected as a jurist, he was loved as a man. His
learning in the law was matched, by bis unfailing good nature,,
his ready wit, and bis kindly sympathy.
As the corn whitens for the harvest, so Judge McBride. voner
. able with the years passes In the fullness of his season, his bead
white with the snows of II years. One thing was vouchsafed tor
him. and that was a clear mind to the time of fain fatal illness,
which fortunately was of brief duration. His mind was alert, young
. la spite of Us age; and on the very day t his death, his- final
opinion In the decision of a esse was banded down by bis col
leagues on the supreme bench.
Sad In the extreme waa the unwarranted assault upon his per
f aomml and judicial Integrity, made is Hit. Deeply as ft grieved the
Justice, he wag sustained by the :coaatleas expressions of confidence
in-Urn by members of the bar and by citizens is common walks of
IlCet The one credited with sponsoring the charges has teen called
t big reward; and . now the judge himself 3s taken. Se far as
- Judge McBride is concerned bis memory win Rre long among the
"Veopto Oregon as -a Just and ttprigbt-jatge;
winning the votes of the un-
the vaunted rule of the people
type of men called into public
and attainments seem to have
wash - ups with loud voices and
who can pander to the preju
to bold them in a coalition
office. The voters penalize and
"Harpers":
HEALTH
Today's Talk
By R.8. Copelaad, 1C TX
Most typical of the ailments of
modern life are the nervous dis
eases. In these days we are ex
posed to many factors that con
tribute to nervousness.
These d i s-
trubances are
not confined to
those who lire
in the big cities.
The monotony
of rural life
may bring an
almost Intoler
able condition
of the nervous
system. The
normal body
wlU resist these
ailments, but if
disease weak
ens It, some
form of ner
vous disorder may appear.
To thlg condition the layman
gives the bum "nerrtruaa ess."
The medical profession caU It
"neurasthenia," hysteria,- or
"nervous excitement." The doc
tors admit how very vague and
inexact these names really are.
But the term nervous excitement
expresses it pretty well.
There is no certain care for
the nervousness that accompan
ies disease. It is really a symp
tom and diss pears when the underlying-
disease is cured. Ner
vousness . cannot b prevented ex
cept as yon- prevent its exciting
cause wr causes..
The chief symptoms "of neuras
thenia are inability to sleep; and
fitful sleep. There is a tendency
to lie awake from pure exhaus
tion, just as It is time to get up
in the morning.
The discordant , distracting,
grating noises of a great city are
bad for the nerves. Science and
the law can do much to remove
them. In recent months, in some
of our large cities, a movement
has been started toward the
abatement of these disturbing
noises. For instance, science is at
work .finding a welding process
in steel construction that will do
away with the din of riveting.
These are steps in the right di
rection. The strain on the nerves from
loud speakers" and other noises
of a city are tremendous. They
mean long hours of wakefulness
on the part of a great many peo
ple. Such experiences are sure to
undermine the health.
Worry and fear can make a
man go down hill very fast. The
strain and stress of modern bus
iness bring many a nervous
breakdown. It requires the ex
penditure of too much will .pow
er to keep steady nerves under
these conditions.
Nervousness comes to all ages
and to both sexes, but it is more I
common- In women and children
than among men. It is most like
ly to occur among those who are
brought up in idleness and lux
ury. Persons "who earn their daily
bread and have whole-some work
to do are the better off when it
comes to this test. It is a good
thing to lire a simple, useful and
profitable life. w
The victims of neurasthenia
should hare a change of scene in
a restful place. Congenial 'com
panions, agreeable diversions,
new sights and thoughts pave the
way for better mental anjl physi
cal health.
Normal, sensible living for ev
ery man, woman and child means
sound nerves and healthy bodies.
Let us avoid neurasthenia by sen
sible regulation of habits, restric
tion of hours of labor and the
taking of proper relaxation and
rest.
Answer to Health. Queries
G. D. Q. My little boy has
been having tonsilitls for two
years, should the tonsils be re
moved? A. Probably. Consult your
doctor about a suitable time.
A. S. T. Q. What causes the
legs to be stiff and cold?
A. This may be due to poor
circulation.
Yesterdays
Of Old Oregon
Town Talks from The States
man Oar Fathers Bead
September 12, 1905 -Charged
with striking J. W.
Edwards over the head with a
aeckyoke, a Gervals man was ar
rested and brought to jaU here.
Charges Werner, prominent
hop grower of this city, will un
dergo a course of treatment at
the Samaritan hospital.
Two new cases of smallpox are
reported in the Turner district.
People there are considerably ex1
cited over the cases.
B. B. Herrlck, Sr., is here from
hie farm near Silver Creek Falls
for a visit with bis son Byron
Herrlck, eonnty surveyor.
Marshal Cornelius and Day Of
ficer Lewis are devoting attention
to clean-up of back yard and al
leys. A Problem
For You For Today
. If a grass-cutting machine eaa
mow. 2 1-1 1 square rods of grass
per minute, la what time could
it mow f plots, each 15s 1-1
square rods?
Answer to Yeetscday's Problem .
44 gallons. Explanation Di
vide 1414 into till; divide thr!
divisor by the remainder, and
continue to divide-the last divisor
by the last remainder until noth
ing remains. Them take the last
divisor and divide It -into 4J5S.
and: repeat the former process.
The last divisor will be the ant-
frar required.
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The OTHER BULLET
The defense had been unable
to break this chain of circum
stantial evidence. The best they
could do was to -plead temporary
lnsantiyt based upon Lynn's
"ghost story," to which he sluckJ
through all the ridicule heaped
upon it in cross-examination. For
obviously no other reason than
the non-legal mind's distrust of
circumstantial evidence, the jury
let him off with lite imprison
ment. "And that," Peter mused, re
folding the clippings and restor
ing them to their manila envel
ope, "is that. 1 Only there are
lumps In it. Two lumps. One Is
that note to the police, which
they accepted as manna from
hAven and let it go at that. The
other is Lynn's story of the
ghost. Nobody would tell a story
unbelievable unless he believed
it. He was probably half asleep
and didn't see anything or at
least not what he thought he
saw. But whatever it was he act-J
ually did think be saw It."
A single clipping remained,
which Peter had laid aside. It
was pasted on a slip of a differ
ent color from that of the oth
ers, and the date stamped at the
top was three years later. It an
nounced the probating of the will
of Mrs. de la Montanya.
"Mrs. de hi Montanya baa been
a recluse since the tragic death
three years ago of her son, Je
rome," Peter read. "A strange
provision of the will Is the be
quest of the de la Montanya man
sion in Piedmont,1 together with
a life income, to 'my faithful
friend and cousin, Maria de la
Montanya, on condition that she
li ve there continuously and keep
the house at an times open for
the reception of my beloved son,
David de la Montanya, in case
he staeuld return. '
"Miss de la Montanya, sole
surviving member of the de la
Montanya family, when interview
ed today, said that she would not
contest the terms of the will, de
spite Indications that grief over
the murder of her son Jerome
may have affected the deceased's.
mind. David de la Montanya, the
other son mentioned in the will,
has been dead several years.
Mrs. de la Montanya has recently
been deeply Interested in spirit
ualism, her cousin declared."
the later clippings, which he had
discarded at the beginning of his
search. ,
"Well, it looks as if Maria
etill remains in the land of the
living." he commented. "I think
I'll hare to call on her. There's
got tobe a point where these two
yarns meet. If the old lady can
throw any light on it, I certainly
will give her my blessing."
Peter returned the clippings to
their box In the files, and then,
balancing on one foot from the
top of a small step-ladder reach
ed sldewlss- to a -box marked
"Lu-Ly" and shuffled through its
contents.
"He'd be eligible for parole
after ten years," be muttered.
"Let's see what happened to him.
Here we are!"
The' clipping was brief, and
Peter sat on the top t the step
ladder while he read it through.'
The Board of Prison- Direct
ors, yesterday granted the appli
cation for parole of Joseph Lynn.'
convicted of first degree muxder.i
Lynn was sentenced te life ha
prisonment in It 19 for murder
of Jerome de la Montanya, by
whom he was employed as chauf
feur. Lynn has steadfastly main
tained his innocence of the crime
ot which, he was convicted. He
baa been a model-prisoner, and
bis good behavior and excellent
record .previous to the Montanya
slaying were taken into account
by tip prison board in granting
bis -parole."
"New I wonder if he's been
seeing any more ghosts. He might
be worth looking up. I'd sure
like to-anew a. little more about
friend Jerome's souL It does
REAL FARM RELIEF
By Nancy Barr Mavity
seem to have such a way of mov
ing about. When it comes to this
maybe Cousin Maria can be a
help."
As Peter climbed down from
the stepladder the big clock on
the Herald tower struck ten.
"Maybe I'd better get a bite to
eat," ha said as he turned out
the lights. Not until that mom
ent had it occurred to him that
he had skipped lunch and forgot
ten dinner. "I might as well." he
decided. "I can't barge In on
Cousin Maria until morning, any
way." CHAPTER as
The de la Mentanya house was
set in the middle of grounds so
extensive that only the titled line
of its roof was visible from the
street. The district was on the
route of the sight seeing busses,
whose barkers pointed K out as an
"exclusive residential section"
and referred in tones of vicarious
satisfaction to the "palatial
homes' of millionaires which
lined the wide curving streets. A
curved street was somehow more
"exclusive" than a straight one.
But though the de la Montanya
place bad an acreage which ante
dated the rise in property values
and was larger than any of the
others, it had nothing in common
with the terraces, the open Land
scaped gardens, the gleaming
white correctness of the Spanish
architecture of its fellows.
With the Instinct for the right
word which popular language
sometimes exhibits, it had been
known for decades, not as a
house nor a "palatial home" but
as a "mansion." The antiquated
formality of the word suited it to
perfection.
Yet as Peter walked up the
quarter mile of winding driveway
in which the house was lost from
sight, he looked In vain for any
Hslgng of the decay and disrepair
which he had unconsciously as
sociated with the house where an
old woman lived alone with her
memories of death.
The gardens belonged to an era
when no spot of ground was left
uncovered by plans and shrub
bery, but they were scrupulously
ended. The thick hedge which
rose to a height of six feet bor
dering the road was clipped to the
sides
el as a floor.
Peter blessed the impulse
which had led him to leave Bessy
outside the grounds, in order to
approach the house slewly and on
foot. He paused at the last wide
curve from which the driveway
swept to a triumphant climax
under an old fashioned porte
cochere, wondering whimsically
why the uncompromising square
pQe of red brick had an impres
siveness which Peter's cynical de
mocracy failed to find ia the per
fect Spanish or "period creations
of' modern American architects."
The gardens were huddled, and
pompous and Victorian why, he
had even caught sight of a sum
mer house with a cupola! The
house was plumed down In the
middle with the smug assurance
of a fat old queen in an armchair.
But the place had character
a personality of its own, oblivious
of fashions in art, oblivious ot
time. Peter remembered vaguely
that the dark red painted bricks
bad been "brought around the
Horn, There Sr as something Is
that. Bricks from around the
Horn.
If your bricks had come around
the HOrn in a sailing vessel, you
might weU Ignore" the brilliant
white stucco, the varicolored tiles
of the "period" architecture.
Maybe it wasn't beautiful. Bat
tt didst have to imitate a per
iod. It was s period. Ton didn't
have-to like it, but yon had to
respect it.
Peter had once been assigned
to expose the pretentions of an
alleged 'Russian grand duchess.
- "Ktush'ei sA rlisMMVsll l . .s
1
but you'd spit in the eye of God!"
Jimmy had said In giving him
the Job.
Yet Peter's hat was in his
hand as he stepped under the
L shadow of the porte-cochere and
jerked the white enameled knob
at the side of the front door. It
was the kind of doorbell which
Peter expected to be broken, butj
his pull called forth a prompt
and distant tinkle, deep within
the house.
His hand had hardly dropped
when he heard the patter of hur
rying foot-steps within, and a
moment later the door opened,
disclosing a wisptsh little figure
with thin white hair drawn to &
knot scarcely large enough to
embed a pair of bone hairpins.
Peter looked down upon a pair
of dark eyes which had once been
beautiful, a face which had once
been smoothly olive, but was now
the color of wet sand, patterned
with Innumerable wrinkles left
by the ebbing tide ot the years.
"Miss Maria de la Montanya?
I wonder if you would be so kind
as to let me trespass on your
time for a few minutes." This
was a transformed Peter an ex
tremely respectful, well-brought-up
young man, whose deep bow
v
During one week of every,
year Salem holdi ''open
house." The occasion Is that
of the Oregon State Fair, 69th
annual of which will be held
September 22-29.
Through consistent growth
and improvement the Oregon
State Fair has been steadily
approaching national import
nce. Next year will actually
see the event qualify for sucK
recognition.
United
HEME
ER
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By B. J. HENDRICKS'
The pioneer Shaw family:
s
Continuing the story from
yesterday's issue: "When gold
was discovered ia CaUfomia and
all the able bodied men left the
Willamette .valley, in 1B4. tne
Shaw brotheVs were no exception
and went with the grand rush.
The father and mother, who
were affectionately called Uncle
Billie and Aunt Sallie. were left
alone on the farm. Some grain
had been put In by the boys be
fore they left and they expected
ed to set back by harvest time.
but the lure of the precious
metal was too strong sad they
did not get back in time,
b-
"Uncle Blllle was past CO at
this time and had aot been well
all summer, se naturally they
wondered how they were to get
their grain cut and harvested.
There were only eld men and
young boys left in the country
to do tne wort
a k "a
"One morning, very early,
4 Aunt Sallie heard a rap at the
door and looking out saw a lot
of young boys gathered at the
door. The leader astea u ane
would give them their breakfast.
She said. 'Certainly, boys, but
are vou not out pretty earryl'
He motioned toward their grain
field, and she was astonished to
see all their grain cut. bound
and in the shock. The- lads had
done the harvesting In the small
hours of the morning, so as to
de their own work later In the
day. This abows the affection in
which the family was held in tne
neighborhood in which they
lived.
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"To WilHam Shaw and his
wife Sarah, as before stated,
nine children were born. They
were: Judge T. C. Shaw of Sa
lem. G. W. Shaw of Howell
prairie, B. F. Shaw of Vancou
ver, Wash., Mary Sackett of
Jackson county, Oregon. Five
sons, whose names are not avail
able, died early in life. T. C.
Shaw married Josephine Head
rick, Geo. W. married Jane Cox,
F. . B. married, first, Cynthia
Nye: second, Agnes Baker. Mary
married David Sackett.
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"Thomas Clemens Shaw was
the son of William Shaw, also a
pioneer of 1844. Thomas was
about 20 years of age at the
time he came west with his fath
er's family, in Col. Cornelius
Gilliam's train, and helped with
the ox teams and the loose stock
during the hard journey . . .
When the Cayuse Indian war
broke out, Thomas, with his
father and two brothers, George
and Benjamin, volunteered their
services, the father being. elected
captain and Benjamin receiving
the rank of colonel, giving much
service in early Indian wars. To
Thomas Shaw we are indebted
for a splendid account of the ex
pedition in 1847-48 against the
Cayuse Indians in eastern Ore
gon and what is now eastern
Washington, and also a descrip
tion of the dreadful spectacle of
the Whitman mission presented
after the massacre. (To appear
in this column at a later date.)
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"Josephine Headrick, his wife,
was s daughter of Isaac Head
rick, a pioneer of 1847. The
marriage ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Glenn O. Bur
nett, a noted pioneer preacher.
Mrs. Shaw, In telling of ber pio-
lndicated a proper reverence for
his elders.
(To be continued)
Salem invites
all Oregon-.
In 1M1 the great Western
States Exhibit will be shown
here representing 11 state
and requiring erection of
new 300 feet long building.
Hera at the United States Na
tional we heartfJy eongrato
lit the directors and offi
cers of the Fair Board on thia
splendid achievement and be
peak for this yeara event
the wholehearted fupport o
everyone in this district
TKe
States National Bank
Salem, Orerr0n C ?
UNITED STATES NATIONAL
neer experiences, said that a
great many single men and
bachelors came to the Oregon
country and were all anxious to
get wires and "settle down. The
marriageable girls were so scarce
that young woman almost had to
run from these bachelors lo
ward oft proposals of marriage.
It any encouragement were giv
en, a girl was sure of a chance
to get married. None needed to
remain an old maid.
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"Mr. Shaw was a farmer for
many years oa his place near
Salem, until affairs ot a publie
nature took bis attention. He
was a staunch' republican and
was honored by -bis party by be
ing elected as representative in
the legislature, sheriff, county
assessor, and county judge tor
eight years. All this time he
served his ceastltueney ss best
be could. He was an active
worker in the Christian chares
and" he and his good wife were
faithful la their attendance, ss
well as in the example they set
others.
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"Judge Shaw was s ready
writer and intensely Interested
ia the questions of his time. He
compiled scrap books of lectures
on religion, temperance, court
reports, items of public ' interest,
and to these old books the
writer owes much data she oth
erwise could net have obtained.
Mr. Shaw wrote of his Indian
war experiences and other equal
ly interesting episodes ot his
life. All through his writings
one -can see the spiritual nature
of the mas and his faith and
confidence in God. Like St.
Paul, 'he was true to the hea
venly vision.'
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"Five children came la time
to bless this home. They were:
"Mary J., who married Dr. &.
C. Stone of Salem.
"Blixabeth Elleb, who married
Jesse C. Lewis.
"Dr. Thurston T., who mar
ried, first, Lulu Lowe; second,
Marie Marion.
"Grandison B. died as a child.
"Minnie If., who married,
first, Leon Smith; second. Dr.
H. C. Epley."
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The Bits man has good rea
sons to remember intimately and
krndly T. C. Shaw. He was
county judge when the Bits man
arrived in Salem, almost a
stranger,- with the idea of at
tempting to buy The Statesman
newspaper. The negotiations for
the purchase were satisfactory to
all concerned, but the Bits 'man
was 8800 short of the necessary
amount to close the deal, on his
part. Judge Shaw had not
known the Bits man up to that
time, but he did know his par
ents, in the early days In the
fifties and sixties. Nor did Judge
Shaw have the ready money.
"a S
But M. N. ("Mem") Chapman
was county clerk, and he had
the money. He readily loaned
it, on the endorsement of Judge
Shaw, and the transaction was ,
completed. The date was Au
gust 18, 1884; s little more than
48 years ago. Judge Shaw had
no security for his endorsement.
But he did not worry about that.
The money was paid before due.
The Bits man had reasons to be
thankful to both Judge 8haw
and M. N. Chapman, the latter
as well as the former one of
God's noblemen. Mrs. M. N.
Chapman lives In Salem yet, as
most old timers know; one of
the finest women in this city of
good women.
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