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Tha OREGON STATESaiAN.' Salcn, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 18, 1930
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First Statesman, March 28, 1831
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Copy 1 cent. On tralna aad Newa Stands 5 centa, , ; ,
A Five-Cent Gas Tax?
FJOM Eugene comes the report that a bill may be intro
duced in the legislature for increasing the gas tax one
cent to aid county road-building. We cannot believe such a
proposal will get very far.' We are already taxed four cents
a gallon for gas, which is a twenty per cent tax on the ac
tual cost of the fuel. Gas has been made to carry the
-Joad, but there is a limit even
! In addition we believe
to plan for a reduction in.
crease. The Marion county court has .taken a commendable
sten in this direction when it
ceeds of revenues derived from the state to t pay off road
bonds rather than levy taxes
4 Here are our reasons for
a change in policy, not drastic
; First we have compressed into the period of twenty
years or less more-outlay for
vious history of mankind. We have now completed the
routes Which carry the major portion -of the traffic and a
large part of the secondary roads. Future expenditures will
be in improving highways already built, in widening and
straightening roads, improving roads in the back country.
laying out new roads or super-highways In special places.
Second, the costs of road construction have declined -o
greatly in the last decade that we are now getting for our
money much more mileage and better type of road than
ever before. This reduction in cost is equivalent to an in
crease in taxes;
Third; there is a steady increase in gas taxes and in
motor license receipts which will continue with the normal
growth of population and use of cars. At the same time re
l quirements of debt service on road bonds becomes less,
which leaves larger amounts for new construction. In oth
er words, indirect revenues will continue to increase, so
counties can reduce some o their direct levies.
While there will always be vast sums expended on
highways, we can now settle down and stop building in such
feverish haste, because the principal portion of the vital
roads of the state have been completed. There is now no
great pressure for heavy outlays for roads, certainly not as
compared with ten years ago.
Undoubtedly we shall continue to spend vast sums on
our roads, perhaps the aggregate will not decline; but with
av larger population the burden will be less per capita. If we
atop to figure up the amounts of money expended on roads
in the past twenty years have been enormous. The roads
;have generally been worth all they cost. But surely the
time is close at hand when the burden may be eased some
what. Lane county sings a sour note when it suggests another
cent on the gas tax.
Capitalism on Trial
THOMAS j. Chadbourne, New York lawyer, who num
bers among his clients many of the leading Corpora
tion a rtaa rupn pnHpn vnr-in or tr vn-o an somMimonf smnnor
the sugar producers of the world to control its surplus pro
duction. He met with success in Cuba and with the Dutch
who operate big estates in Java. He failed at Paris and
rJaced . the chief blame on .the
operate..
In the course of his address at the international sugar
conference in' Brussels, Mr. Chadbourne spoke with surpris
ing frankness for one whose whole interests are wrapped
im in tru Ttrpsent. pcfinnm! svstem. Her 4s a rwirtirm nf his
speech: I
"The sugar industry is not aione in suiienng from we seii
ish greed of its constituent parts greed which has so tar over
. reached itself aa to leave Cuba with 1,500.000 tons of excess
sugar, Java with 500,000 and Europe with 1.200,000 tons.
"All industries have transgressed good economic laws and as
, a result there Is enormous overproduction, in practically all of
' the world's commodities. And what has that resulted in? in an
.unemployment situation nnthought of a rear 'ago; unheard of
,r for generations. If ever before.
"What X meant when I said we were trying a bigger case
' than sugar is that the capitalistic system is on trial. If you
think people who are' running the industries of the world can,
by reason of this kind of greed, bring "about sucn. depressions
as this and then not promptly take steps to mend them no
matter what the sacrifice might be to individuals -you are
1 mistaken." .
.Such sentiments are by no means original with Mr.
Chadbourne. Owen D. Young recently made somewhat sim
ilar observations. The unrestrained greed which exploits
Industries for profits, ravages natural resources recklessly
and causes cycles of depression with unemployment . and
starvation cannot continue unchallenged. Those who are
exploited and who 'suffer will, as Mr. Chadbourne says,
challenge the capitalistic system "as inevitably as the earth
goes round the sun." "
This depression will pass as have others in former
years. But the capitalistic economy whose chief claim to
public 'support was that it did feed and clothe the people,
must go through severe purging of greed and-graft if it is
to continue. The system is on trial. : r
. Freedom of Speech T V
mHOSE Britishers have a
JL would , deem rude and indecorous. In our: legislative as
semblies one who speaks in
other member Is promptly squelched by the presiding off 1
cer. But in Britain members
- 1 1 !iL.T.l
minus seemingly wiinuut mucn xcsuxaixiw uauy vstui , wnu
frequently excites the risibilities of her political foes, is
usually quite able to take care
running debate.
Here is a sample of what
the commons without provoking a chorus of protests and a
demand for apologies. - r
" ' Frederick Montague, undersecretary of state for air,
was showing how fantastic were the soviet charges , that
"Lawrence of Arabia" was an English representative in
anti-soviet plots" in Russia in 1928. Mr. Montague related
that Lawrence, now listed as Aircraftsman Shaw, was in
service -in India all that year. Whereupon Lady Astor in
'terroirated: ii -
. -Isnt It true that Aircraftsman Shaw Is leading a perfectly
. eulet, respectable life?" ,
-, ..... . a a . a"" . i 1 -
Ar this the laoor memoer
"That's more than jou are!"
And sometimes they say
e-and impolitel . '
there.
our counties out definitely
road taxes rather than an in
tlans to use Dart of the pro
for the purpose.
saying the time1 has come for
but none the less definite.
highways' than in all the pre
Germans xvhn failed to co
frankness in debate that we
any derogatory manner of an
of parliament may speak their
V. -t - . t T I A J 1
of herself in the gunfire of
J .
may be said in a debate In
inouted:
!
that Americans- ara crude
HEALTH
TcdayVTaDc ? j
By IL S. Copeland, IL D.
Conrulsions fa young- chUdren,
particularly In Infante, are com
monly seen. Unfortunately, many
parents assume
the wrong atti
tude toward
this disorder.
: I onee beard
a mother say.
"I had convul
sions when I
was a child.
There Is noth-
j .eTjr-l tag to get exen-
I t ed about. I fcaa
1 VVA them, the child
I has . them, t
V A erybedy has
m-mm am wnaraeaf . AM
UVMa.
- It is true that
eonrulilo&s bat
rarely kill a child. But, if not
remedied, the thing that actually
causes the conruUlons may prore
rery serious.
Conrulsions la children are due
either to organic or to functional
causes. If "organic," It means that
the child baa. meningitis,, hemor-
rhaae or tumor of the brain, ab
scess of the train or some other
disease within the skull. Surely
snch conditions cannot be treated
HgbUy.
The "functional" type of eon-
rulsioa is the usual type seen. . In
deed, it Is by far the more com
mon.
Certain materiala absorbed
from the dlgestire organs will
cause conrulsions. In such eases.
if seen and recognized as-such, a
good dose of castor oil will bring
speedy-reeorery.
Conrulaiona - may be due . to
some body poison.' This Is true in
diseases of the kidneys or !Tf;
A . rare cause but one to be
warned against. Is lead poisoning.
This poisoning -is usually due to
the child's tubbing and swallow
ing the paint from the crib or fur
niture. -
Children suffering from under
nourishment are particularly
prone to conrulsions. This Is com
monly seen In rickets. There Is
no doubt whatsoever that It all
infanta were properly fed. nine-.
tenths of the cases seen In Infancy
would disappear.
When a child has a con this ton.
call a physician at once. You want
him for his skUl In first-aid. But
also. It is important that he aee
the chili while In the conrulsloa,
so that he may more accurately
determine the real cause.
The patient should be kept per
fectly quiet. All unnecessary nois
es and excitement must be avoid
ed. Cold in the form of ice-packs
should be applied to the head.
Dry heat should be applied to the
body and extremities, or the child
should be placed In a hot tub
bath, which yon hare tested with
your elbow to be sure it is not
too hot,
A mustard foot bath Is a good
measure and may be applied as
the child lies In the crib.
Internal medicine should only
be given under the supervision of
a, physician. As soon as the con
vulsion has ended, the doctor
will seek the cause, which must
be found and treated. This is ab
solutely imperative and must
not be neglected.
Yesterdays
Of Old Oregon
Town 'Talks -from The States-
m Ou Fatliers Read
Dec IS, 1903
Attorney - Kaiser and August
Huckestein went to Portland to
spend several days. While there
they will attend the reception
for Archbishop Christie.
The eollege of oratory of Wil
lamette university will produce
a two-act farce at the Grand
taonday night In connection with
the football benefit. Taking part
will be: Bertha Hewitt. Mary Sa
loman, Olive Randall, Olive Rig
by, Ralph Rader, Ronald Glover,
Ralph Matthews, Wallace Trill.
Edgar F. Averill, Roy Hewitt.
Elmo White. Jonas Jorstead and
Gussle Booth.
Total expenses of Marion
county for the month of Decem
ber, including salaries, were $7,
552.(7. Taxpayers of school district
No; 24. Salem, have fixed an
eight mill levy for the new year.
This Is the same figure as last
yea
George H. Burnett was elected
thrice Illustrious master of Hod-
son Council No. 1, Royal and Se
lect Masters; Lot L. Pearce Is
deputy Illustrious master.
The Safety
Valve - -
Letters from
Statesman Readers
To the Editor: -
We, the members of the Zonta
club of Salem, an organisation
of business and professional
women executives, believing In
the destructive power of the
wrong as opposed to the con
structive power of the : right
thought, hereby petition the
newspapers of Salem and other
publicity agencies of the city to
devote December 25th-31tt of
1930 to the advancement "of for
ward thinking: and to refrain on
those days so far as lies ln their
power . from publishing on the
front page any news of crime,
scandal, sorrow or depression. -And
we further petition that
they, begin the year for
themselves and for their reading
pubUc with the expression of ev
ery possible sane concept of hope
and prosperity, ignoring the
troubles of the' past and facing
the future with a confidents
which inevitably drawa success
In Its wake. .
SALEM ZONTA CLTJB.
j- NEVER TOUCHED HIM
" Wm'm9a w Baaaaaa .
ii- ZS -''''. r
"FOREST LOVE" gjgfe
He sucked on bis pipe In sil
ence for a long moment. "Then
700 won't care If I take her when
I'm gone for two or three days
with McKimmons?"
So he was going. He hadn't
given up the idea after all.
"I don't care what you take if
you don't take me!"
"I can't do that Nancy."
"Ton could if you wanted to.
There's no rule against it, Is
there?"
"Now, look here, honey, don't
be babyish. I've put this thing
off as long as I can. We've got to
go now. In a day or so."
"I'm not babyish. I'm Just tell
ing you I won't stay here without
rou "
"Now, now Nancy " He tried
to touch her, to take her In his
arms, but she slid through his
fingers and evaded his grasp.
"Don't make it hard for me,
girl!"
"Don't make it hard for ME
oh, Roger, don't leave me don't
please don't!"
She wept then, and he confront
ed her as he would a frightened
child. "Don't cry, honey ... It
will be all right don't cryi"
She waited, rigid, for his, prom
ise. Roger made no promise. He did
not speak again of the trip with
McKimmons.
"He won't really go,? Nancy
thought, watching, him nervously
all that night, and the next. She
wanted to ask him again to re
assure herself, but that would be
too much like nagging. She
wouldn't do that.
Sometimes she caught him
looking at her furtively, a faint
pucker between his brows.
' And at last it came. They had
Just finished dinner, he was just
lighting his pipe. "IU have to
leave pretty early In the morn
ing," he said, puffing and scowl
ing at the match. "That trip I
told you about. Lord, I hate to
go."
All the blood in her body seem
ed to rush to her head in a crim
son wave, then it rushed away
again, leaving her white and cold.
"Then ! why do you got" she
asked very . low.
"Oh, Nancy! You know I have
to. It's my Job!"
"In that case, there's nothing
to say, Is there?" She kept her
head turned ao that he could not
see her face. -v
"Nancy Nancy, girl, you know
how I hate to go!" he said re
proachfully, and strode over 'to
where she was standing In the
doorway, watching the- red sunset
sky, fade to pink and an ashy
gray. He put both arms around
her, tilting her head back, so that
he could see her face. She "smiled
faintly, and submitted limply to
his kiss. -
"Come now, old lady, no sulk
ing!" He roughed her hair, and
shook her playfully, but In his
heart he was afraid. She was so
poised, so delicately beautiful . . .
so strangely, achingly far away.
His arms dropped to bis side. He
turned away embarrassed. He re
alised with sickening certainty
that this great-lady' manner ao
new to him was probably familiar
enough to her friends, to her own
people, . to this fellow she had
been engaged to.
The pipe went out. He lit an
other match and stared at it un
til it burnt his fingers.
Nancy was watching htm out of
Inimical brown eyes.
" She got. up before dawn to get
his breakfast. Feeling like one of
the younger and more beautiful
Christian, martyrs St. Barbara,
for lastaace, sh washed- in cold
water, pal on tha, green linen with
the box pleats that took two hours
to iron, and went in to the kit
chea. '
Bacon' and eggs and hot cakes.
She would have made biscuits, too
If she could have found a cook
book, or remembered how. But
she couldn't recall whether Louise
used two cups of floor or two cups
of milk, bo toast had to do.
When.lt was aU ready she call
ed him.
i "Say, this Is something like!
NEVER TOUCHED HIM
"Roger, dont leave mm
But gee, Nancy, you shouldn't
have gone to all this trouble "
"No trouble," she murmured,
refilling his coffee Cap. The per
fect hostess, being charming to a
bothersome guest.
The hot cakes stuck In his
throat. He could hardly swallow.
"Maybe I can be back day after
tomorrow," he Bald after a long
silence, when the crunching of
toast sounded loud as cannon and
the very ticking of - the clock on
the shelf was maddening. "I'll
try awfuly hard, and If I can't It
will be only one day more. Ton
aren't afraid?"
She was staring at her untest
ed coffee. "I don't know. I have
never been left alone before."
And then with a bubbling of the
old fun: "This is my first hon
eymoon, you know I'm only an
amateur bride."
She lifted her eyes and laugh
ed shakily.
"Oh, Nancy, Naney I CANT
leave you!" He was crushing her
so tightly that she half whimp
ered with the pain, even while
she drew long exultant breaths
of victory.
But he did leave her. He put
her aside gently. "Well, I must
go, 'dear. McKimmons will be
waiting - for me at ihe summit.
You will be all right, sweetheart.
Nothing to harm, you, and you
can go over to -Helen's for the
night If you feel lonesome. I'm
riding Maggie, but you could go
around by the road In the car, or
hike ap the trail for that mat
ter, it's Just a step-r-you'li be all
right."
"Yes, I'll be all right.'- she
forced herself to repeat after
him. She waved untU horse and
rider were only a puff of, dust
in he smoky distance. Her lips
were still parted in a frozen un
natural smile.
When she could no longer see
or hear him she went back into
the house and stood looking at
It, as If she were seeing it for
the first time. Roger's house
his books his chairs his brown
army blankets.
A window slammed. The boards
began to creak. Wave after wave
of homesickness swept over her,
and loneliness, bitter and cold. .
Two days two days and two
nights
"It's no use. I can't stand It!"
ahe whispered. She began to walk
around aimlessly, moving from
room to room, wringing her
hands. "It's no use,-1 can't stand
it. I wasn't meant for this kind
ot a life!" .
TODAY'S
PROBLEM . . .
; Stock was bought at II 1-8,
and aold at 1st 7-S. What w
the profit on 130 shares.' Today!
answer tomorrow. Yesterday's
answer: 12 mi, per nr. ...
. pleoom don'tl?
CHAPTER XXIV.
The storekeeper's wife met her
on the road two hours later driv
ing Roger's battered roadster
with reckless speed. There were
bags and suitcases piled on the
seat beside her.
She thought of mentioning it
to Mr. Decatur when he and Mr.
McKimmons, back a little early,
dropped in for a sandwich and
cup of coffee Friday noon. But
pshaw, she decided, like as not
he'd -think It was none of her
business!
So she said nothing, and Rog
er, on his tired horse. Jogged on
home. He whistled as he came
up the trail, and he called "Nan
cy yip, yooo!"
There was no answer, and on
the kitchen table, laid with the
fresh checked cloth, he found her
note.
She had got to worrying about
her mother and thought she had
better go home for a visit, ahe
wrote. She would try to break
the news to the family, and in
the meantime If he wrote he was
to be sure to address her as
Nancy Hollenbeck, and not to
wire or phone long distance be
cause anything like that gave
the old-fashioned family such a
scare. She would leave the car
at the hotel near the station, it
was signed. "Lore, Nancy."
-' Roger Decatur looked around
the neat, bare kitchen. She had
left everything in order. Even
washed the frying pan . , . and
she hated cold bacon grease so.
He thought of! another note- in
a neat kitehen the one his
mother, the ex-dance hall girl,
left for bis father when the lone
liness got her, and she went
away, never to come back any
more. , .
He walked heavily "Into the
bed-room. The silver toilet things
were gone from the pine dresser.
The spilled powder, the cigar
ette stubs, all the dear untidi
ness of Nancy gone. Her dress
es even the scuffed brown boots
she used to keep under her bed
Roger Decatur covered his
face with his hands.
- Maggie, the horse, whinnied
impatiently. She pawed at the
dust and whinnied again.
Roger did not hear her. He
just sat there on the army cot
that had been Nancy's, with his
head in his hands. r
Nancy had been home 4. day !
8he was lying on the davenport
In the living room, listening to
Lou strumming on the old square
piano and mama retailing the
latest gossip.
"You did perfectly right to
leave them, mama was eaylng
for the tenth time, "and I for
one never want to see or hear of
those Porters again. If -they erer
call here, I'm not home, do yosa
hear me, Louise?" . i
Nancy smiled faintly and clos
ed her eyes. The thick, dark
BITS for BREAKFAST
By R- J.
The Gilliam saga:
. e
Continuing from yesterday con
cluding this series, and still quot
ing Mrs. Frank Collins. General
Cornelius Gllllam'a daughter: "In
184S Dave Lewia was. elected
sheriff of Polk county. In the
fall of that year, 1842, he resign
ed to go to the California gold
mines. My brother. W. S. GH
llam.or Smith Gilliam, as he was
usually called, was appointed In
his place. ,
. "In February. 1852, William
Everman killed Seranas C. Hook
er, a Polk county farmer. Hooker-
accused Everman of stealing
big; watch. My brother had the
unpleasant duty or hanging jsrer
men. Hfs . brother Hiram was
tried for bets an accomplice. He
bad helped his brother get away.
Hiram was generally considered a
good man. r believe that William
Everman. who killed Hooker,
was mentally deranged. Enoch
Smith was sentenced, to be hung
for behrg accessory to the crime,
but was pardoned and Dare Coe,
who was also tried for being an
accomplice, secured a change of
venue and was acquitted. Hiram
Everman.' the brother ot the mur
derer, was sentenced to three
years In the penitentiary; but as
there was no penitentiary and
they didn't want to build ore for
the exclusive beoent or Hiram
Everman. they decided to sell him
at auction. Dave Grant, who was
a brother-in-law ot Sheriff Smith
Gilliam, was the auctioneer. They
put him up for sale here in Dai
las. Hiram was sold the day his
brother was hung. Theodore
Prather bought him. When he had
worked out his three years Prath
er gave him a horse and saddle
and $20. He went to Douglas
county and raised a family and
was a good' cttisen.
ws a.
"Frank Nichols, who married
my sister, Sarah, . was the next
sheriff. One ot his first Jobs was
hanging Adam E. Wimple. Wim
pie had stayed for a while at our
house In 1845. He married a 13-year-old
girl in 1850 and within a
year kiUed her. They lived in
Cooper. Hollow,, four or five
rnUee from Dallas. My brother-in-
law, Alex Gage, and his wife stop
ped at Wimple s house the morn
lag he killed her. Mrs. Wimple's
face was all swollen and her eyes
were red from crying. Wimple
saw they noticed It, so he Bald
Mary isn't feeling very well this
morning. . My brother-in-law and
his wife had not gone over a mile
and a half when they saw smoke
rising from where the Wimple
house was. They hurried back
and found the house in flames. It
was too late to save anything in
the house. When the fire bad
burned out they found Mrs. Wim
ple under the floor partially
burned. Wimple had disappeared.
He' was more than double her age.
She was 14 and he was about 35.
A posse captured him and brought
him to Dallas. I knew Wimple
well, so X asked him why he had
killed Mary. He said, 'Well. I
killed her. I don't really know
why.' (It may interest some read
er to know that the Bits man was
born In Cooper Hollow; but a
long time after that: how long, he
is not going to tell here.)
a H
"There was no Jail so Frank
Nichols swore In four guards, but
Wimple got away and was gone
four days before they found him
and brought him back. They
tracked him to the house where
he had killed his wife. I went
over to stay with my sister, Mrs.
Nichols, while he was boarding
there waiting to be hung and I
helped her cook for him. Frank
hung him early In October, 1852.
Wimple sat on his coffin In .the
Wimple sat on his coffin
in ' the wagon when they
drove to the gallows where he
lashes sweeping her cheek -made
her look oddly pale. "I knew the
altitude wouldn't Agree with
her," mama thought, thrilling to
her beauty even while she wor
ried about her health. "This Is
the last time I let her go visit
ing any strange girls! Tbe very
Idea!"
Fondly she reached for her
shawl to cover Nancy who seem
ed to have dosed off, poor child.
Tenderly she spread It over the
sleeping' girl.
"There!" she said aloud.
Nancy's hand lay on the nil-
low. Mrs. Hollenbeck stared at
It, her eyes bulging.
"Louise Nancy's hand she
-she's " mama faltered, nnlnt-
lng. T -
Louise Jumped up from the pi
ano t the very moment that
Naney with a little err aat hnlt
upright and stared at them In
horror. "What what " she began.-almost
afraM tn Innb
COULDN'T she -couldn't have
left on her wedding ring ahe
took It off long before she got
home. But what else could make
mama
At last her erea tnmvt iinwn.
ward. She saw her hand. Inno
cent of rinca. "Weill What Tfi
the matter?" ahe cried. .
Mama sniffed, but continued
to point. "Tour hands, Nancy
they're terrible. All charm t.a
your finger nails broken ... I
aeciare, if you have . to come
home from a trip looking like
that
NanCV Tint hnth tianfa k.VI.J
her. "I thought It was a taran
tula at the very leastl You
you frightened me!"
"You frightened ME!" mama
quavered. "It gave me a turn.
Seeing one of my girls with
hands like that. T.ik . ...v...
woman. What did you do to ruin
our preuy naiisT
"I went to theJ High- Sierras
On What waa nrajtaltw m
tag trip." l rode horseback with
out gloves . .
v "But, dear, yon had glorea
those nice doeskin -
"I KNOW, rin't
good time without thinking of
mr fingernails for five minutes?
We made rfra Tr:
broiled baeon and oh, you don't
understand! U9a
"No. vrhaa "t . 1' .
dida'trhavt to ruin my nails and
OS PiX , i?"1 5otheVnt0
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mother who gave them to mi
HENDRICKS
waa to be hung. They passed the
sheriff's father,. Uncle Ben Nich
ols, while they were on the way
to the gallows. Wimple was .raid
Uncle Ben would be late and miss
the hanging, so he called out. 'Un
cle Ben, aint you going to the
hanging? Ain't you coming down
to see mo hung?' Uncle Bea-said,
'I have seen enough ot you, Ad
am. No, I ain't going. Uncle Ben
was the only man in Polk county
to receive a personal Invitation
and he was about the only one
who didn't take a day oft to see
the hanging.
"Churches are plenty nowadaya
and folks dont seem to set much
store by them; but when X waa a
girt we drove 25 miles to church
and were mighty glad to go. The
church I attended was held In a
school bouse and the preacher
was old Dr. R. C. H1U, a Baptist
minister. I met my future hus
band there. I was 14 and Frank
was 19 when we first met. The
name he was christened by is
Francis Marion Collins, but I al
ways call him Frank. He went
to the California mines In the fall
of '54. He mined near Yreka. In
1853 he took a drove of cattle
down to the minea and the follow
ing year we were married. We
were married on August 29, 1859.
by Justice of the Peace Isaac
Staats.
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"There Is one thing I have al
ways been glad about and that la
that Gilliam county was named
after my father.
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"Gilliam county was set off In
1835 with Alkali, now Arlington,
for Its county seat. Two of my
cousins, William Lewis and J. C.
Nelson, were in the legislature
that session. They were. taking
dinner with me one day and they
began talking about cutting off a
new county from Wasco county.
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"W. W. Stelwer and Thomas)
Cartwright were lobbying to have
the new county created. Cy said
the new county was to be named
after the man- who had surveyed
it I spoke up tad said, 'Why not
call It after my father? He was
killed up in that country while
fighting for Oregon.' Lewis said,
'Your father was killed at Wells
Springs, which is In Umatilla
county;, but I think it would be a
good plan to name the new county
after him.' Cy Nelson said. 'I'll In
troduce a motion to have the new
county named Gilliam county.' He
did so and so the new county was
called after father."
That is the end of the Gilliam
saga series, commenced la this
column last Saturday, being an
Interview of Fred Lockley with
Mrs. Frank Collins of Dallas in
1916. 8he was a daughter of
General Cornelius Gilliam, tbe
commander of the citizen soldiers
and outstanding figure of the
Cayuse war following the Whit
man massacre.
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Mrs. Collins died at her home
In Dallas some four years ago.
aged about 87. She had a won
derful memory, going back to ,
near the beginning days of Ore
gon's settlement. She spoke ot
some Interesting relics. If they
have not been they should be pre
served. They should be la the
museum of Willamette univer
sity; and this should be (and in
time will be) a monumental
building.
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There are numerous living de
scendants of the Gilliam family.
In Oregon and outside of this
state; people of standing. It is to
be presumed that some of them
are taking care of these relics.
Before very long, such arrange
ments will be made temporary
arrangements as to safely house
all relics entrusted to Willamette
university. '
Nancy sprang to her feet,
quivering, "Mama, if you start
that again I'll scream. I can't
stand It. I tell you! I'll go away
again, nirn"
She broke down and cried
then, and - Lou put comforting
arms around her, coaxing, "Go
upstairs and He down. "You're
all tired out still. Dont be silly!
Mama doesn't mean anything."
.. Ud In herold room again with
tbe big windows open and the
scent of honeysuckle and ver
bena coming up from the garden.
Nancy relaxed a little. The wind
was cool, and the old down-filled
comforter with the faded blue
and pink sllkollne roses filled
her with a pleasant warmth. Af
ter all, this was home. She be
longed here. Why ahould ahe let
mm.,-Iuraln? uPset her? Lou
was right. It was perfectly mean
ingless. No doubt about their be
ing overjoyed to have her back.
They had almost smothered her
when she got In last night ...
Te.n P. who tried to be dig
nified, bad furtively wiped his
VLV' ."vV 00d t0 b borne,
uSL JFhed.Mn1 "OMled deeper
eight hours Nancy was asleep.
dJSi .K ltltW mama
til fut neTer agreei "h
me either. I remember that aum-
mer I went south when I was a
telnet W , C"In moun
tains X fainted dead away. Dead
t wr,'.It we" before I was
JiSri v Wln- Dotor McGIIly
BhtI.WVv THB '"hlonable
ahlrt thos dT- ordered
sherry nd egg or was it sul
phur and molasses? Nancy, you
woo't Just take a little!"7
"No. thanks! Nor any raw
eggs either. Of course. If we had
some sherry"
Mama's utti. ... .
i... v "v vw puczerea
into a thonaanf 4t.i.- ....
Z mm k"0W8 Wiw Joking.
tk.V if . " n 5 "r things like
onds common. I won't
ri ld another
cigarette. She had been home a
w.e'1.v?ow' nd hr nerves were
rtt-iVnf h WM no longer ir-
J1 lnc"ned to tears.
TT.TfTBdIU CraI an Helen
"JfliPf:. lnK la Helen'a
tm.Jl I1"1 cou',e' Nancy's
head at a window and came in
for a moment's- gossip.
(To be continued)
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The crop ralue per farm work
er la North Carolina Is $1,053.