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f ?rThe OREGON STATESMAN J Salem; OregOT tarday MoElry 3, 1931 PAGE FOUR t 'Wo Favor Sways Us; From" First Statesman, March 28, 181 1 , J L u ' ; THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. ' - ; Cbakxes A. Snuctx, Sheldon F. Sactcett, Publishers ; CHARtES A. SraAGVE - - Editor-Manager ' Shixdow F. Sackett ----- --" Managing Editor, Member of the Associated IVess 11 Tti Asmciated Pre" fa exrlwMvely entitled to -the om for publica tion of nil news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited la. this paper. . , . s i ' . - ...-: - ' v ' Pacific Coast Advertising Eepresentatives;- j Arthur W. S types. Iik-.. Portland. Security Bldr. " " j . Ban Francisco, Sharon Bids.; Lo Angeiea, W. Pac. Bids.. ' Eastern Advertising Representatives . V ! I"ord-Paroo-Stechr,Iii"., Nw York, - 271 M&Olaoa Ave. ; ' j Cblcaco, I0 K. Michigan -Ar; . Entered at the Poatoffice at Salem, Oregon, om Second-Clot Matter. - Published even morning except Monday.' Business office, XI S S. Commercial Street. . - i ? : SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ! j . j Mall SdlMKThrtiov Rates, In Advance. Within Oregno : Dally and i 8uaay. 1 Mn. 60 cents; Mo. $1.15 Ma $1.35 1 1 year $.00. EUm- wbere ft ceata per Ma. or $5.0 (or 1 year in advance. ; - By City Carrier rM ceata a month: S5.RS a year In advance. ! Per -; Copy 1 cents. On train and News Standa ft cent. Branch Banking rplIE comptroller of the currency in his annual ' report re npwa Ma, rprvmmprrdtinns for legislation to' permit branch banking within trade areas. We believe that senti ment among: bankers themselves is veering: decidedly in that direction purely from the standpoint of what they feel to be security for the depositors. The host of bank failures this year in the mid-west and south have come as a shock p to the business world and the conviction grows that there Is something decidedly wrong with a system which in ten years permits 5600 banks to fail, tying up deposits of two billions of dollars. : , . . Countering this of course is the example of the failure of one New York hank which wen however. all in citv of true that if the branches were scattered more, any rotten ness in the trunk would bringdown the branches in its fall, i What is the trouble? It is simply that investments made by the banks turned out badly, and the losses impair ed .the bank capital. Why have the investments turned out badly? Some say the cause is "poor management". I That may be true, but notthe whole truth. A good deal of "good management," is sheer luck. A great reason for the piling up of losses has been the shifting of values. A loan may be placed at a very reasonable valuation; but by the time it matures the values have melted away, the property is un saleable, the notes cannot be met, the bank loses. This has been true in agricultural districts. Another cause has been the wrong idea back of bank ing methods. Bankers naturally like to see their deposits grow. They are under constant temptation to force this growth. This leads oftentimes to "buying business'" tak ing on a bad line of credit in order to get some checking account with its deposits. In the banks of Canada, chiefly branch banks, the manager is barricaded behind partitions and closed doors and clerks and secretaries. In this country the manager is apt to be at the front d&or shaking j hands with men. women and children like a candidate for political mr. ' Ri1 1 1 1 1J t.l 1.1 onice. mere ougnt io De some goiuen mean ueiween me two extremes. . . I j With this experience of values in flux bankers are forced to extreme conservatism. You will find many bank3 with enough cash and government bonds on hands to Jpay off their demand depositors practically 100. That is safe banking; but it is not American banking, for business in this country must depend upon banking credit; to finance its flow. i i The English have one good when times are good they are . when times are bad or tending purse-strings. The theory is are high and values may slump; while in oad times prices are deflated and loans are safer. - ! Whatever it is, something rtf ufmnmic strafam wrnirn trophe as has prevailed in this country since war times, Chance to branch bankinsr may add some degree of secur ity; but we doubt if that is striking at the real cause, which . .1 . 1 m 1 . i 1 1 .. M is me xoo rapwr snming oi vaiues in me iiuia economics oi the present day. The Menace of Fog FOG is funny stuff. Like the wind, it 'bloweth when, it listeth." ' Here is Weston high up on the flanks of the footbnis of the Blue mountains reporting 171 days of fog with a welcome respite on New Year's Day. We think f og is apt to gather in low places, along the river or ori the coast. Then we knjw how often the mountain j tops ;are shrouded in fog and cloud; and so they are. 1 - Few spots are free from fog at one season or another, and of course any area lying so close to the ocean j with the prevailing winds bearing inland is going to have a great .deal of fog. at certain seasons. Fog belts the "coast; it fills :the valleys; it envelopes the hills and the mountains. Only i . where there is a free current of wind blowing is there greater .freedom from fog. . -Fog is indeed our greatest menace in ihh region. It is the constant dread of the mariner who aails these waters; of the motorist; of-the aviator. Just sow. fog and ice forced down a veteran pilot in the vast wilderness of the Umpqua country. Science has done much to harness or control other of the obstacles imposed by; nature; but fog remains to baffle magi's endeavor. I Fog Is harmless in itself; it is rather fun to be out in it grey fog; but it is better to be afoot. All with any ex perience in navigating or driving or flying treat I fog with supreme respect, for they know its menace to safety. -The radio audience in this neck ot the woods was keenly dis appointed oyer the showing the coudrs made at Pasadena- TJp here we last cta't think of those southern drawling Alabama! "crackers" play lag bang-op football. Why the, very name "con gar ought to cliHl the spine of those 'possum eaters. , Bat the playing showed the westerners were hopelessly outclassed. W. 8. C. couldn't pant, couldnt pass, and rarely could gain; they couldn't eren hold on to the ball in tight pinches. Bat get quite a kick one oi tuu aiunay The riddle ot tax-spending government body with powers of fixing appropriations is up against It every time it is In session. -There la. always the pressure i for economy; and always the pressure for spending more money: and always, always appropriation! mount, taxes go up. people still com plain bat pay np. Oar guess is mount this year. How far Is It from Salem into one Know i remaps tne point meat Camp on Mt. Hood; but We be some place in the ait. Jefferson region, say out from Breiten- bush. Whan the North Santlam viiaia a lew nours oi snow ana Hugh C Wallaee of Tacoma democrat residing in the northwest.' lie was a son-in-law of the late unier justice ruuer, and capital prior to locating ia the as ambassador at Parts under ' -rne ceata or wuuam u. guisnea tor nis punue works, ceainoutea nugnaiy to wort ay causes in Portia ad and Oregon. I His father built up the great Ladd torrun,ba.fthe son earned high V n 1.1. .-111. . ! . i uuuvi tu( jua juciiiot iwus paotra Portland Chinese celebrated year,, same na-whtte folks. ThU iw nti a year, . . v.... No Fear Shall Awe" had over 50 branches. These New York. But it is just as .:.!:.! ' banking practice and that is very chary about loans; then to bejaad, then! loosen the that in prosperous times prices is wrong with our banking nrmls Rlirh A'tiankinc catas ; I eren the crepe-wearers lip here did annonnung. and tax-saving Is not new. Every the appropriations everywhere will winter sports grounds? Does any ot easiest access would be Govern can't help thinking there should road is buUt that ought to put us winter sports, ; was easily the niost distinguished so had connections at the national northwest. He served for two years appointment from President Wilson. '. 1 Ladd removes a, man most distln- serving in maxy capacities Mr. Ladd service. . f new years, on January 1st this two leaves the jews along with t - t HEALTH Today't Talk i By XL S. Copelaad, II. D. . .There is no doubt that man Is a slare to machinery. It It brings leasnre to those who labor, this marks sv bene ficial - 'change. Bat there are certain mechan ical derices in common .use that may fjbe detrimental to health.' j; 'Modern' 1 r Ins makes.-1 it .peslble . for Joa to remain I te deors all win ter. City folks rarely go oat doors. T a 'jo walk to the corner- for necessities ia done Away with and the ordering ia done by-telephone, .with the ad- rent of radio eren- entertainment Is brought into our homes. Erery thjpg favors the Jaxy life. f It is common knowledge that the heaUh ot the -nation - as a whole is lowered dn-rtng the whi ter months.'I do not 'believe that this state xf affairs is due to : the weather. Mom likely it-Is due to our habits daring this period! , Eren though our homes are light and airy, we do not derire the beneficial rays of the sun as we do ' during the enmmer months. Sitting in sunlight that is transmitted through : the win dowpane Is of little value. Ordin ary window glass does not trans mit the invisible rays of sunlight which are so essential to health. There has been an attempt to Lsubstitute-quartj glass panes for the ordinary wlndowpane. Quarts glass transmits- the ultra-violet portion --of the sun's rays a very desirable thing. As yet. for Vari ous reasons, the application! of: this theory has not been entirely practcial. , Let us assume that I am cor rect in laying our poor health during the winter to our mode of living. If it is not due to, 'the weather, bow can we Improve our health? First, let me advise agaiaat overheating your home. The nor mal-tentpcratnre of our bodies is about 98.fi F. The temperature Indoors should not exceed 70 de grees. Regulate the temperature in your home to a constant level. Where possible do this in your office or the place in which you do your work. You will feel bet-. ter for carrying out this pro gram. Such a life will tune up your body to resist colds and in fections. Get as much of the outdoor sunshine as is possible. Too many persons who are fond of the sun shine In the summer time, seem to forsake the rood old sun in the winter. Walk and exercise outdoors as much as possible. Leave the car in the garage at least part of the time. : There is a tendency to overeat in the winter time. It is true that food supplies, the heat which is more in demand In winter. ! But this is no excuse for overeating. Eat a balanced diet, plenty of good food, but not too much.i There is no need of consum ing large Quantities of patent medicines during "the winter. Your supply of lime, iron!! and phosphorous should -be derived from your food stuffs and not from bottles. Eat plenty of green vegetables, fresh fruits and fresh milk. Salads should grace theta ble during the winter months as during the summer. j Above all. do not blame i the weather for your cold or illness. It is usually your own fault. Carelessness is the chief cause of lilness. Answers to Health Queries MRS. O. B. Q. Which isbet ter for a convalescent, sleeping until 10 a. m., or an early morn- ng auto drive? A. Early morning drive, pro vided the patient can get proper sleep at night. M. G. C. Q- What are some of the nerve-building foods? j Z. Is it harmful to smoke two cigarettes daily if one is more or less nervous otherwise? A. Eat of a well-balanced diet and the nervous system will be properly nourished, and taken care of. Eat more fruit and vege tables, avoid eating too much meat, as well as excessive tea and coffee. , 2 Not necessarily so "but might be a good idea to stop the habit enUrely, at least for a time and see whether or not there are any results. MRS. H. .L. Q. What dd you advise for hires? A. First correct your diet. A nervous condition, constipation. and, in some instances, a kidney condition may be responsible for hires. It would be well to have a urinalysis made. ! H. TJ. TJ. Q. What can I do for a red nose? It remains red botn winter and summer. 2 What can I do tor black heads and pimples? A. A red nose is usually due to circulatory condition caused by a run-down state of health. i'ry to build up your - general health and you will probably no tice an improvement. 2 Your diet is important.! Cut down on sugar, starches and! cof fee. Avoid constipation. H MRS. S. E. ; M. Q.- What causes nervousness? X have been nervous for seven years. i A. -Nervousness is caused by a run-nowa state of health. Try to build up your general health and you will probably benefit generauy. , ' ' ... - Radio Hime contributed free td the department et agriculture ia worth commercially about 1,- vo.u go annually. . . Farmers in -the-United States spend- about S2SO,000,000 an anally tor fsrtillxer. .: i" ' iiiiinminiili mi insii i ,1 i iii'iiw ill i I'll' 1 1 "1 's's i ii i an ii' ii isj 1 1 am laili ill inM,t- A - r- -- r - - v - - 30 "FOREST LOVE" Becoming cynical at her moth ers wish to nave ner marry ior wealth, Nancy Hollenbeck, young and beautiful, accepts the ardent attentions of Jack Beamer,. who is married to a wealthy invalid. On a mountain trip. Nancy, after a brief courtship, marries Roger De catur, a ranger. Sickening of the loneliness, with Roger away, sue returns home to resume her old life, still keeping her marriage a secret. When Roger, deeply in love with Nancy, comes to take her back, she tells him unless he makes his home In the city, she will divorce him. although she re alizes her own lore for him. She confides In ! her grandmother who gives her financial aid. After Rog er leaves,; i Nancy continues her clandestine i affair with Beamer; whose wife; refuses to free him! Louise. Nancy's sister, always sec ond with, men, now has a rich, though elderly, suitor. Beamer takes Nancy to his farm on a jaunt. Mrs.' Beamer unexpectedly arrives and Nancy is bundled in to the kitchen. CHAPTER XL But she wouldn't sit down. She insisted upon going to her room the room Nancy had left a few short moments ago to freshen herself before dinner. Well, he couldn't stop her.; He lit a cigarette and waited. There would be a scene. He grinned a little, thinking of that. Harder on her than him. Her own fault if she got all worked, up; the doctor had warned her often enough . . . If she'd only thing it was some other woman ... if he could only keep Nancy out of it . . . Nancy heard her screaming through the thick walls of the sturdy little cottage. She couldn't distinguish the words, but she knew what had happened. Mrs. Beamer had found out. i The Chinaman came in and ont of the kitchen with trays. His ex pression never changed. When he opened the door into ' the hall Nancy could hear the voices quite distinctly. The woman was weep- ng hysterically. Jack was cursing. "Dinner leady!" The Chin iman put a tray for Nancy on the edge of the kitchen table. "Thank you," she smiled, but she could not -eat. "You want something else?" the cook inquired solicitously af ter a while. She shook her head. She didn't want anything . . . anything she could have. She doubted If h would ever want anything again. Not even Jack ... or his .money If she could only talk to Roger . . explain . , if she only had it. to do over a-galn! But she'd had her chance and she'd muffed it. Twice! You couln't expect more than that from life ... two chances . . . It was dark now. black outside the windows. I But warm Inside, warm and hot The wood range roared, the electric lights burned bright in the i white-painted kit chen. Nancy's head ; went on aching. If she could only snug gle into Roger's arms ... Just once ... It would be so comfort able ... now . . . in all her trou ble ..-,-; i . The kitchen door opened and a young man In riding boots and a slouch hat stuck his ? head la. Mr. Beamer says not to worry. and I II drive you home as soon as they're gone, lady.". . Worry! Naney almost smiled. Worry! About what? i What was there left to worry about? - She had no fear of losing Jack. Yon never lost what yen don't Want. He could find, some way of protecting- her, of -placating his wife. They'd be married. Shetd be mistress. here . . i8he would ride 'Moon Maid whenever she wanted to . . Drive Jack's cars .She'd lost love. .Very welL sfcea have 'the ether things, the things the world wants. She'd have em.- even if sbe Jia ted' them. and' Jack. Beamer, too! THE GROWTH OF A NOVEL IDEA" A Itit.Kac rnim Srmi Im. Sim ?nu ntn Mvre4 Ou in the' yard a motor was starting. Jack's probably . . i Jack was taking his wife home e The young man of the slouch hat came back. "We can go now, lady." Under lowered, lids he watch ed her furtively while she pulled on her coat. Jack Beamer, never a cautious driver, drove like a demon to night. Once the car akldded on a curve and Anita screamed. i "111 let you know when te yell!" he said brutally, but hs slackened the cpeed, neverthe less.! If anything did happen it would be just his luck to get bumped off, and Anita, of course, would escape with one cut and two bruises. ' ' Tough. You couldn't kill her! She-1 had had the worst ease of hysterics he had ever seen in his life, ; and look at her now! Alive and worrying about skidding. Afraid she wouldn't . lire to be eighty ... ' T Eighty . . . God! Suppose she did i . .'suppose that weak heart of hers went right on beating . . ; And: he was tied to her . . . stuck with her ... If he got the divorce he'd be penniless . . . Penniless! He still remembered what that was like; no more of thank you ... THAT, In the light of the Jackson street drawing room, where he deposited her .at last, he thought she looked rather gray and hag gard. His heart warmed to her Maybe she'd die after all. I A glass of sherry for Ma dame." he told Maxwell kindly. She smiled at him wanly, and he had a glass or two with her and felt better himself. "Jack, dear." She took his warm hand In her cold, Ufeless one. "Jack, -'dear, I'm sorry I made a scene." : He kicked at the rug, "I hate scenes. I've told you that' I know I know, dear. I promise I swear I'll never do It again-" . s Until the next time!" , 'No never. Not if you prom ise not to leave me, to shame me before people," "Pm.not leaving; you, am I?" "Jack. Pm, so unhappy . . L couldn't we take a trip somewhere . together, dear?" s If she'd only learn not to cry all the time! She looked such a mesa with her mouth . twitohing like a rabbit's and her eyes all red. And now she wanted to go on a trip . , . God! ,A trip . . ;. after all these years. ... jj Something of. what he was thinking must have showed in his face, for she burled her head in her arms and cried loudly, unre strainedly, like a child. J Why didn't she step that blub bering? Didnt she know he hated tears? To think that now, after planning : his 1 freedom, counting on it . ... that he should be stuck like this .. . 1 i "I know you think I'm "too old . . . you'll be glad when .I'm dead " - ... v i Dead . . . There she went again. Reminding him. . : He-went to the window, open it. letting in a rush ot cold, air, "What makes you think thatt" he asked hoarsely.'. : .4- avu uhm u puua ruuugu . . . the . . . the way yon treat me!T But she stopped crying. Her . eyes were devouring him, hungrily, beseechingly; v '. ' ' J. Tbu're oft year chop. From a 8 purely selfish viewpoint .. . since yon choose to consider me a "for tune hunter 1' j No, no I never Bald I nev er thought " ' x W " ; . Ok yes. you do. You've, made it. plain eneugn mat if, we sep arate ten a pauper .; . "Oh.. . . It we separate. -. bat r -well, thenrm I likely to hwant yon to bump oft and . He stopped To-nour andamln other, glass of sherry, his throat X By HAZEL IilVINGSTON was se dry . . "and lose my meal ticket . I . since pm not credited with any human : feeling in the matter?" "Oh. but you didn't think I'd cut yon off without without "I'm not thinking." "But. dear . . ; I want you to knowU . . If anything should hap pen te me . . . why I . . . it s all yours! dear? Who else . . . who else would I . . .' She. was weeping again, sob bing jlectdly. Picturing her own funeral, i no doubt, seeing the mourners, the banks ot lilies . Poor I Anita . . poor old girl! Jack's eyes filmed, too. He said. huskily . . .. "Don't talk about It. Why you . . . you're strong as I am . . . why I ... I . . , can't talk about It." She: lifted red eyes. Saw tears in, his . . . tears for her ... "Jack, dear you do care . , you do still!" He put his arms around her then, ; patted her awkwardly. What else could he do? He had to make it up to. her some way . good old Anita, leaving everything to him. . H did appreciate it ... he couldn't help thinking . . . planning . . . she couldn't last long, not it she . "And we will go on a trip?" fshe - creoned, clinging close, sick ening him again ... A trip ... what was that Nan cy said about the High Sierras ; steep trails ... accidents. You wouldn't go where I want to go," he said roughly, pushing her away. Mustn't think those thoughts ? . mustn't think . . . - ' Dear. I'd go anywhere . ; . I'm so much stronger now than I was. I can do anything truly "Yosemite " Jack, I'd love it! I'd adore it. Try me. : See If I " A Tiding- trip, I mean. You wouldn't go. You couldn't stand it. Altitude. Dangerous. Liable to break your neck!" There, he'd said it. He'd warned her ... Horses! Her law dronoed. She was afraid ot horses. When she did not answer he knew how much he had counted on . . . on something happening to her . . . -There what did I tell you? : I wouldn't go with you anyway. A. lot of fun ; I'd have with you blubbering, wanting to turn back, afraid ot your own shadow. . . " ; He went and stood by the win dow again, so that the cool air touched his feverish head. After a long , time she said. "Take me. X won't bother you. I promise." ' i , She meant lti There was more than promise In her faded dog gish eyes . ,' . courage . . . Sb intended to go through with it. he aaw that. , It .was his turn to hesitate. "Ob hell! What's the use?" t "But, Jack, I mean It please let me please please "It's too early, now. anyway." "But later later in the spring.' - . f... -j "Oh, an RIGHT!" he wiped his damp forehead - with a purple crested handkerchief. He couldn't help it if she instated, j : Her arras closed . round him again. He found he could stand It by shutting his eyes and think ing of Nancy. - r . .., j;:, ; f j ; ' ' V. ' He telephoned Monday morn ing. - A long, nerrewraeking con-, versstloa. with Nancy balding the telephone wearily, whispering In to it. "Yes, I know . no. It wasn't your fault . I not home all right, i, . iWo I'm not angry. r Ana . sae - wasn't angry, that was -the -tunny part. ... . Just' tired and -skkr'and humiliated: In bis own 'way Jack -Beamer' loved' her she knew. that. There was nereal malice or. trickery in, ills lytnp about the Garfielda, neilrjly anew that sue, would have re fused -to- come without Mrs.- Gar field or someoae else'ttrerey nndJ ne -lied' to remeve- the- tVbjecuon His wife coming upon them was BITS f or By IL J. JIENDMCKS Thai nam of Oregoaj. . ' ' V . ' ' Continuing ; from. ' yesterday. and j ouotlng . Bancroft: "A pop ular theory and oae frequently advanced as new, concerning the origin ot the word, is that the first European discoverers called the Columbia river, and country adjacent, Oregon, from the abun dance of origanum, or wua ma- Joram. a plant possessing some medicinal virtues. The conjec ture is open! to several objections, the first thar the plant mention ed grows a long distance from the coast, the only portion of the country vfsited by the early nav lgators; nor is; the presence ot it very! conspicuous anywhere. "Mengarini. I a writer' la- the New York' Ethnological Journal, i.,,l71. advances the Idea that the i word comes from nuracan. the Spanish for hurricane, found ed on the fact; that at some sea sons of the- year strong winds prevail on! the Columbia river. Thei i Spaniards derived their word huracan' from a native American word found among the people of i the -central ' parts; hurakan' Is the name of a Qninehe . god. meaning the tem pest. The English hurricane and the i French iouragan are. forms ot the same ! word: but as the French had! little to do with the earliest history of the northwest coast, the origin of the name has never been ascribed to tffem. ; "Of all the conjectures hazard ed by writers from time to time, the;-one that suggests a Spanish origin zrem orejon, meaning : a pull of the ear but for this pur pose is- often Interpreted 'long ear! or 'lop ear.' seems to have been most ! popular, -though not supported by facts or probabll- Hles. It has been often repeated. with, not so much as a qualify ing doubt, that the SpanUrds traveling- up the northern coast met a tribe of Indians with ears of extreme length, weighed down by heavy ornaments, and from this circumstance the Spaniards called .them 'Long-eara.' and the country La Tierra de los Orejons, which became corrupted into Oregon by Englishmen and Amer icans. Others assert that while the: derivation Is correct it was not properly applied by the first oamed writers, but that it sign! ties the country of lop-eared rab bits, this animal abounding there as; well as In California. srfSo popular became this the ory in. the mining times of 1848- that the; Oregonians went by the name of 'Lap-ears' among the cauiornia miners, indeed, I sus pect this oportunlty to ridicule their obtruding neighbors, prov ing too good to be lost, - really first gave currency to the Ideal From Jest It grew to earnest; so ber minded people then began to look for a more distant origin. On-investigation it does not ap pear that' any tribe upon the Ore gon coast was ever more addicted toil ear ornamentation than is common to all savage nations, or that they I wore heavier orna ments Neither Is Oregon lnhab- Just a bad break to him. He had no conception of her shame at being bundled oft into a kit chen, forced to hide. His feelings weren't fine enough for that . . weU, you can't have everything . , . She sat there holding the tel ephone, lost in 1 bitter thought. ;t(To be continued tomorrow) Franklin's words of wisdom i were accompanied by acts j that left an , example j worthy of Emulation. i . ! ' ' I : Wt serve ' those lit moderate cir cumstances With personal attention. expe r I e n c e through long years of Service together with f aultles si equipment assures Beautiful Service under competent direction. ! TOft T OiQOOM - J. SSS"Jtet;.wa1tc ' YEARS . Our! BREAKFAST ited by lop-eared rahUa in a de gree to i distinguish u irom som other countries. ; I v "Dates 1 must not be disregard ed as we! look' for proof or dis proof of the current theories concerning the word. That it was not of early Spanish origin is es tablished by the fact that it does not occar in the spanisn voyage, or on tho Spanish maps. The Spaniards never had a name for the Columbia river, umess it -w San Roque, which they applied la 1775 oa one (of their maps, without! being sure that any river flowed .there.,; . 41 i . rv . their subsequent maps in after the, river had been it was put down as Rio "On X791-2. visited. do la Columbia. It la clear, then, that the name Oregon had not been" applied to the country by any navigator up to that time, nor for a long time afterward. The word does net occur in Lew is and Clark's Journal, though it is found la Jefferson's instruc tions to Lewis, but not with ref erence to the river. , ;--!. m W "It Is not in aay work publish ed in the United 8tates or Eng land previous to the year 1S1U the first year of American settle ment, with one exception; that exception Is the hook of travels by Carver first meatioued. ! and which was published in Lonaon In 177S. It comes In thus: 'From the Intelligence X gained from the Nandowessie Indians., among whom I arrived on the 7th et De cember, and whose language I perfectly acquired during a res idence of seven' months; and also from accounts X afterward ob tained from the Asslaipons, who apeak the came tongue; being a revolted band of the Naudowesa ies; and from the; Kllllstinoea, neighbors of tho Assinipoils, who speak .j the Chipaway language, and inhabit the heads of the riv er Bourbon;! , say, from these nations, together from my own observations, X have learned that the four most capital rivers oh the continent of North America, viz., the St. ' Lawrence, the Mis sissippi, - the River Bourbon.' and the Oregon, or the River ot the West, have their sources la the same neighborhood. - The waters of the three former are within 30 miles of each other; the latter, however,-Is rather farther west..; - ' )-J: "m m " "There is a happy audacity in Carver's statements, . whether or not he intended to deceive, com mon to discoverers and geograph ers of j that day. On his map he has the 'Heads of the Origin' put down in latitude 47 degrees, lon gitude 07, and In the immediate vicinity of the headwarters,of the upper Mississippi. Meantime, and doubtless while his map was be ing engraved,, he received reports 6f the .dlscverles and movements of the! Russians In the Pacific, who had been active during the years Intervening between 1766 and 1772. the latter being the date of publication . of 'Carver's book tn London. On a map of 1768 by Jefferys the name River ot fhe West -'according to the Russian maps' is shown. In the very year; of the publication of Carver's narrative Cook was mak ing his famous voyage along the northwest i coast, and a general Interest was felt among the mar atlme powers as to tho results of any expedition ot discovery. Enough had . come to Carver's ears to make him place la the text of his book, though It was (Continued on page J) AMERICAN BIOGRAPIIIES . 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