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pa on rcun The OREGON STATESMAN, Safest,' OjpgfrcrvTTf gpgHir J. Tort:!" -. rcrrry 11, 1031 V 'v U gr- s "A'o Tcror Sways Us: No Fear Shall Awe? - t Tram First ! Statesman. March S3, 1851 ; THEi STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. j Ceacxxs A. Situcoe, Sheldon F. Sacxett, PuMiAr : Chables A. SrA(h.TB - ' Editor-ianagtr, Sheldon F. Sackett - - . - - Uauagixg Editor : -' Member lot the ' TL Aoc!a.td Prem'ts tlon Of all news dispatches credited trils paper. Pacific Coast; Advertisinz Representatives : Arthur W. Strifes. tn, Ran Frurm. Sharon Bide Eastern .Advertising Representatives: v r trt K. Trw K'. Vnrk 171 atadlaOH Av. X : Chicago St N. Michigan , Aw. Firrcf fX Ptiffict at Serm, retfr. Second-CUu Hatter. Pullitked vary morning xeepi Uondajf. Bustnef If ice, lis s. jommerpfii ovrieu. mi nppt) 7 irrinM DlTCSi Bond, I Mol cents; X Ma. $1 ?S "Jf wherT&ft cetits per Mo. or 5. idt X Vr ta advance. . By City Carrier: 50 cetits month: $S.t . rear t adranea.. PW Copy 1 cent, Ob train and Nawa Stand 6 cent. . . (. Trt Next Stexi J V AYOR Gregory voices zt. m il. gomehow and some time tne peopie 01 r" rr operate their own water : system. If J the teomny a.-.. 4.utv u .rtirvU vav rrtjtrnred their, minas ana would reject such a proposal in a fool's paradise, me vote now wuum .'c" J1C; eisive than in May of 1916 in favor of municipal ownership. For our part we are inclined to doubt the wisdom of going on up to the supreme court on appeal from Judge Hill's decision. The lawyers may decide that is the thing to do. But we can see af delay of about sur months, and a strong possibility that jthe decision of , the lower cout will If the city council! will Resubmit the water proposition, of course there would "possibly be this saving of time, al though the public may be sure that any new proposition would be forced to ruri the gauntlet of sUte and possibly federal courts. Should the question be resubmitted it should permit the city councU to negotiate or to condemn the pres ent plant; also to put in an independent plant if it bo de- We doubt very much the advisability of spending the I txtra million or miuio and a nan oouars 10 go up Bantiam for the water; which the natural course of the rivers brings to Salemj's own door. The water from the mountains would have to be chlorinated and probably fil tered. Corvallis is putting in a filter plant on its water off Mary's peak and ha3 always used1 chlonnation. Modern fil tration and chlorinatioii plants give perfect water for do - mestic uses. The Willamette is a never-failing source of supply, brought througbi nature's own water courses and not through expensive conduits and flumes. , - ! True, there would ibe some advantage in the phrase : 'mountain water", but wnuld it be worth the extra invest ment of a million or a million and a half dollars? Another tiling must be rememNred, existing water rights call for all the waters of the North Santiam. in its period of low tsater, so the citv would either have to acquire a portion of these rights or store enough water to supply its excess de mands. . J "; . ; .""" i - ' I " ; , ; These are questions for the mayor and council to de cide and for the public tfr reflect upon. The one thing .which th&nublie stands united! on is to acquire its own water sys tem at the earliest possiDie What a Compromise I . tttE now learn that President. Hoover and the senate TT leaders have agreed to a" compromise by which the 25,000,000 will be available for drouth relief in the form of loans for human rehabilitation. This impresses us, as one of the ferninst senators said, as a face-saving proposition. It will be recalled that when the first 'senate bill came in calling for $60,000,000, President Hoover denounced it and said $15,000,000 was enough. Finally it was compromised , at $25,000,000; and later the senate added twenty million, aking $45,000,000 available for drouth relief, and this met with Hoover's approval. ! Now another $25,000,000 is to be advanced from the V. S. treasury for drouth relief which will make a total of "$ZQjQ00,000 or ten millions more than the southern senators first demanded and $55)00,000 more than President Hoov er said was needed. In! addition to this amount the Red jCross. is spending $5,000,000 of its own and raising an extra fund of $10,000,000. This will make a total of! $85,- 000,000. This may be a compromise, but it looks to us more like a great victory lor the money-spenders. Calling Off the Court Martial 7TT is a fortunate thing; for ii. department called off the eral Butler,. He was charged with conduct unbecoming an " officer and a gentleman j Under this charge, if found guilty, there Is only one penalty, dismissal from the service. The American public would! have risen in anger against any men penalty against ari officer distinguished-for his! brill iant record of service. There is no love lost for Mussolini in America anyway, and people here would resent the sacrifice of an able officer over diplomatic punctillio raised by Mus solini. . i : ! : : t : i ' No wonder the high officials, including, it ia hinted, the president himself, field a get-together and decided not to go ahead with the court martial. The incident is closed; tAit. due chiefly to the hauteur of the Italian dictator, mil lions of Americans nok know the Cornelius Vanderbilt story where only a few thousands would have known it otherwise. i . ' We-lelt sore the labor unions woula attack th proposal of a tat police. It is true aa the president of t ha Portland -central .labor council has stated, tnat . state- police hare been nsed against tbe irorkers. Tne tendency nas been and order, bat to make the state tag op strikes and dispersing boald not be the case under proper administration. Bat labor has felt too often the blood-raising police system unless labor is sure ment ot terror. lYesterdays Of Old Oregon Town Talks from The 8tatea maw Oar Fathere Bead February 11, 1900 j J Stock books of the Oregon Hop Growers' association were opened at the meeting, yesterday. James IT. Sears Is president A letter from M. IL Durst, the California top grower,, In which he. makes a rigorous plea for tha growers to end a third ot the present, hold ing to London, was read. No ac tion was taken. . j A series of delightful after noon receptions was brought to a close with the eTeni at. the fudge George 21. Burnett; resi dence tor - which Mrs. Burnett, .tin. Edward Weller and Mrs. JZ. U. Lafore entertained.! K-!r-Itr. and JraJX J. FrjiaH Mr, Associated Press f exclusively entitled to the.vw for pabllca- to U or not tnonrwo owuwb Ptv-tlarvd. Btxxtrttr Bldg. 1. : Lo AneHeS. W. Pac BIO. the sentiment of the va$t mar c.tom nrripn he declares tnat if resubmitted, they etliving care. j the government that the; navy court martial of Major Gen r not to stop at maintaining law constabulary an agency tor! break peaceful bands of citizens. That whip of cossacka to welcome a state Instru it wui not be vsed as an : ' - . . I and Mrs. T. V7. Stensloff who ae compaaied the California excur sion and extended their trio Into Mexico, will arrive home i tomor row. Miss Daisy Crelghton 'depart ed tor Tacoma, ; where she will visit reia tires. I Battery Charge Faced by Pair In I Court Here Charged with assaelt and bat tery on the person or ( Marlon Groshoag, Charieton Bass and George Bass will appear! in jus tice court toaay. - junray statesman will I appear to answer to a charge ot disor derly conduct. . Statesman is said to hare made a disturbance at the city hall in Corrals. - ' An error was made in reporting.-' the ease of Frank: Fikes. charged. with using ..obscene l&n- HEALTH ; V Today's Tdk Ey n. G. Cczlzz, IU D. pj you practise breathing deeply, or are you habitually given to shaUow oreathlngt i . - . Tnere aro. too many people in this world who . do . not know how to breathe. GOOd lOBf action a ' os aentlal to hestlthC To breathe prop erly is a guar antee of good health. Of eoorie y o a k no w b r e a thing Is i . . ' - automatic 1 1 goes on regularly, day and night. Just lite the ticking ot a clock. ! The blood circulates through the lungs and . around the body about three times a minute. As It passes through the right side ot the heart into tho rungs it la dark purple in color. It is satur ated with waste- products gath ered up by the blood: in its cir cuit around the body. Aa you ex hale, or breathe out, these prod ucts escape in watery rapor. ' when the Inarn InhAla n, tiVri in air, the : wonderful chemical laboratory of the body separates tho Mf e-grring oxygen from 1 the air. This ; oxygen is . absorbod through the thin walls of the tiny blood-resaels ofTho lungs. In this way It gets into tho general cir culation ot tha blood. At once, there is a change In the blood. It turns, from the purple color to bright red; it goes rrom the longs to tho heart, clean and. pure, as the air breathed. -; : 7 ; The purer the blood becomes by flowing through the lungs. the more vitality will a person hare. For this reason everyone needs rigorous exercise- to In crease the lung capacity. Many cases of lung disease and nose and throat troubles might be averted if more persons would learn the -habit of deep breath ing. A great deal can be done to improve the health by aettiajc aside a few minutes- every day ta tne practice t ot slow and deep Dreaming. , One of the heat t,nliii in the world is walking. Bverybodyi wao is auie-oeaied : eaa . take a. rigorous walk ererr dn-r Thl the time tp practice deep breath. 'If ran lira In thm . t im into the narks in walk whn m. can. Eren at best, dty, air is run or oust ana smoke so It is important as often as possible to get into tho nrven snaeea. nut In. to tho country. This IS good both, for a change in aoene and for one's health. Breathe - the pure air of the hilltops-or too Invig orating sea air aa often aa yea can. i . .. Civilization is snrh thur mnltl. tudes of people are herded to- getnerut dose proximity. That is all the more reason why er err room, niaht and dar. ihiuiM bo well- rentLated. Let , in the fresh air. There Is an Inexhaust ible reserroir of air for all to breathe. St is only by man's Ig norance of how he Is made and how he should lire, or by utter neglect, that ha 1mm fmm.it,. ing aa near as possible to Na ture, as . Nature Intended " he should. - : ; - 'Answers to Health Qaeries ANXIOUS.: O .What .n K. some simple treatment which can done for anak hit? t tv... soma simple treatment which can bo nseo, at sieast until medical aid may bo had? A. Bite rtf TiatlvA naVu aM seldom, if erer faUl, but it is al- wmy wise io treat the bite as SOOn as ooaslble. Tha notann mnat be eradicated b'ore It has a cnance to get into the i general Dooa supply. For full parUcu lars'send a aelfddraBi admn. ed enrelopoi and renoa. ta question. PERE. O. What ran Ka Ann for hot. neranfrlnr blisters on tho toes? My shoes feel comfortable, although I am on my feet a rood nart n h. day. . t What would you adrise for child whose aoDatita,. has - h come 1adMir Ttm old, and seems. well and normal in au other respects. IS What causes sour stomach In. a four-months-old Infant? A. These are more nr ta common symptoms ..t this time oi me year, pnanglng the- shoes and socks as frequently as pos sible WiU brine ahnnl comfort. Foot baths should prove wuuai unaer tho circum stances. - , - 2 The trotihla na k. t . . UH VU Intestinal worms, or It Is pos sible that" the child is not get Unr enough rarlety In his diet. For further particulars send a self-addressed enrelopo and 1 re- IMMt nn. j -A condition of this kind Is indicatire of sorae fault n tf diet tho milk may be too rich, nd, therefore. Indigestible, caus ing an acid condition. M SMI P. T. J. spinous helm 1WEST feALEM. Feb. 10. The benefit committee ot the Parent Teachers. ; association announces a "goo" and bridge part.- In the vacant building" between the bar ber ShOD and tha Wont ctAm shop' on Edgawater street, the erening or rrid ay, February 13. Tho proceeds .will . be applied on. iuw new eaeexnc oeu to be pur chased for thA m.KI, reserrations are to be phoned to Mrs. Charles Adams or to tin JU .A..; Goseer, not Uter than Thursday. ; . : A small admission fee will be coargea. j ... . guage on a nubllo hirhwar. vrr was sentenced to pay a Una- of ana nemr nnabi t, a- u f- mm .... - I O i ' ' ' " " ' ' - : '-c V : y TVJ i- I iVAUTUCf at 'Bim" Martin, young newspa per reporter and her fiance, Wal ter Vance, assistant police chief, are baffled by tho murder ot Bar oness von Wlese at Eagle's Nest and the theft ot her jewels. The butstandin a suspects are tho but ler, who denies receiring a note from the Baroness, her maid with whom she quarreled, and Mary Frost, whoso shawl was wrapped around the body. Mary left tho party with her husband, Ted, re turning alone, later, tor tho shawL According- to the maid, Laura . Allen had borrowed It. Laura claims she saw Marry enter the garden wearing the shawL BIm feels that Mary is shielding Ted who flirted with the Baron ess. A stone from a man's ring is found l v The' nd in tho garden. f CHAPTER XIX young man placed a slan der, temperamental-looking hand. badly stained with nicotine, upon either side of Btm's typewriter, and continued to grin down at her In tho friendliest, most comradely way imaginable. He was almost too handsome, she decided in that instant ot confused surprise. His features wore regular and clear-cut, end there was a suggestion of side burns to point np his proline. He had tossed down his hat and his hair was sleek and shining, like Ted Frost's, but there would, she saw, bo a ware in It it he were Inclined to allow It, 1 8t01 there was nothing really of the morie idol about him; a certain careless unself-consclousness and a singu larly alert intelligence sared him' from this. I rWell!" BIm brought out after a rather long moment of staring. He laughter and offered to shako hands. JTm Carey," he announced. : "Greetings, sob-eis- rNot not Carl Carey?" Her hand went limp in his as she con sidered this possibility, and he laughed again. I : Diplomacy Plavs "The same Carl Carey New York: Planet at your serrice.' Ho made a low bow and winked la a manner that made her laugh as she suddenly lost her awe of this metropolitan press star. "All of which," ho continued, "Goes to show that it's an HI wind and o oiuu For, says I to myself when I drew this ron Wlese mess for as rignment, woo Is me. But now that I re seen tne town ana its ci tizens . some of them I don't care If I nerer get back to Park ROW. '-" . ' BIm did not pretend to misun derstand him. There raa an easy good-fellowship about young Carey which delighted her and his gayety was Infectious. (She tound her spirits soaring. Thanks," she murmured. Nice of you to call oa Dad and L We're the Banner, you know." . - fUm." He offered her a cigarette- which she refused to his ert- Th younj rum continued to no to.ie foii shat.i i n attle3 TT K T i. JLagic si nci dent astonishment, audi took oho himself. " You're Mias Martin? I'ro seen your stuff , j'. ; BIm knew this tor si U but U was such a small, such a diplo matic lie that she didn't mind ta the least. Well, I know' yours. Mr. Carey. It's wonderful. j- Thlnfc so? . Well-fl leten: Can't we step out for a! pot of tea somewhere? Sort of get acquaint ed and talk things over as one Journalist to another, so to speak?" j ' ' As one Journalist to another she replied, smiling back at him, -This sheet goes to press s soon as Dad gets back and re got to finish my copy. I don't suppose you'd wait?' she 'added a, shade wistfully. .. . r.': j. - "You ; don't? ; Wrong, haby. Where do I park myself?' i She motioned htm to) old Tom's creaky awlrel chair and turned back to her typewriter. It was not so easy to write now, howeror, with his, amused eyesi watching and she was glad when old Tom returned and insisted upon show ing Carey the presses, droning all tho while about the beauty and wonders of KlngcllXfe and tho calamity which had befallen the town. .-?:-. I j . '. In the Maple Leaf Tea Room with a softly shaded - jllght be tween herself and Carey, Blm told him about the murder, relating, howeror, only that part of the story which would appear in tho Banner. Bur this appeared to be enough to set him speculating. He took from his pocket a .roll of copy paper and a pencil and wrote out a list of names headed "suspects." which ho "BuV Bim objected. JYou're got ererybody down jererybody that was at the dinner las, night excepting myself and that's sil ly." v ' . .. !Wrong again, baby, t You're too close to it to get tho correct slant. I don't know any of these people and so I can suspect them alL" " -. " j " . "Still it's terrible to go on the theory that ereryone Is jgullty ant til prored Innocent, ,: j j "Why terrible Let'4 seo now here's the Hardys and he Baron they're- pretty wIl but j of It; for tho moment anyway. 1 We'll cross them off the list. 1 Well, then, there's Frost. Used, to bang around Broadway a lot: a fast stepper. Who's: ho running with now?" i, ; ICo Other Woman " ;; "Of all the - outrageous . ues4 tlons! . Mr. Frost doeanl run wlta anyone, Mr. Carey. He nas a per fectly wonderful wife.1fivf. i "What's that got to do with It?, We'll put an X down here after hla name; that means a gal Yon say he's on good terms wish his wife?", Carey asked suggestively; "Are you implying for one In stant, Mr. Carl Carey,) that Ted wante'd to get Mary Frost out of tho way? BIm flung this across the tea cups, hot with angejr. - j gri mtClm i thm frUndZett i ' ' By WINIFRED VAN DUZER "Why all the shouting. Some body; took a shot at Mary Frost's shawl, seems aa though. , Why tho commotion? What do yon knowr ' Better ten or papa spank." , , i i She said, fI don't know any thing," in a dejected, quiet way. The possibility ho had suggested was. of course, utterly wild; yet one unacquainted with Tod and Mary Frost one like Carey or eren i Reynolds perhaps might think ot it. Might eren think and think until something like a case was baUt up. After au, Ted had refused to bo questioned and Mary had not told the' truth. Poor aiary was her lore for Ted about to plunge her into trouble and disgrace? What an Injustice what an Incredblie thing v. that would, be I v.-1. ! Carey's laughing, intelligent eyes wero watching Bim and aho manageaa smile. "You mar as well iget on," she told him, "be cause you naren't got very far yet,"j - ; . j . "Says you. How about Uo Al lan ladyl" , ! . ; Ast Outsider- Nothinr about her.) She's not one of the crowd really; she Just pau i around with them some. uougn x don't think ' she likes them much." - i . "Hah, woman of mystery. We'll do a little snoopln' through her nrlvatA Ufa nn Mr 7 "But she hasn't any prlrate me. Mr. Carey. Laura Allan la the most conserratiro person. Why, she's almost too proper." "Learn to say Carl baby. It has a nice sound.! He grinned engagingly and Blm found her self blushing. "And don't be too sure about prirato lives. You'd bo surprised. This artist Balrd I suppose he's Rossiter Balrd? Saw some of his stuff In Paris a year dr two back. - As X recall yes no yes. she was. Your friend the Baron ess was making whoopee np and down j the Riviera about that lime. I wonder, did Balrd cross her" trail? In other words, had they met before last night?" j;Why why. I hadn't thought "Course ron riarin't n.i. what friendship does to 'you. All right ! We'll let Balrd'a oamA stand, And Trent and his wife I suppose neither ot them would nare- pouea tne beauteous Bar oness?" ,v,.:.r. iv C.U,y n0L yWOUld they?? But BIm waa rm!.. too confused to be as rigorous In defense of her friends as she had been. 'J ,- i-1 ,fc 1 "Who shall say?" Crary drawl ed. "Murders, mr ehlia. an, tlTated br euniditr. tear and this 'one m Ium sprunjr from anr of thna ttiAn.f. at first glance it looks like cu pidity.! seeing the Jools are miss-' lug, in which case tho mystery wuu 1 1 09 a mystery long. How ever, comma. waTl .Mtn Just la ease." (To; be continued tomorrow.) WAS FORMER RESIDENT ' ! NORT SANTIAM, Feb. lft. Word has reached hero of tho death t of Mrs. VWm. fiA A Grants Pass. Death was caused by burns she received when the gaso line tank -of the sUge on which she was a passenger exploded, af ter the stage had slid Into a ditch off the highway. Mrs. Colo was en route to San Diego to visit her brother Gerald and her aunt. Mrs. U, .G.I Clark. She was a former resident of this district and will bo remembered as Yelma B. Er ertoo. ; She had many friends hero who wiU bo saddened by news ot her death. . TOIISIL REUSED WITHOUT OPERATTOjr OR ,1 UOSS OF TQUI N Dr. Lewis: ; 403 Ore -on BaILIlr - HTTC r . DUL A f' U Dl 1 O IOr DlL-Oii r.u By IL J. IIENDniCI3 Ealea'a first atorei m m Thero Is" la tho Bancroft li brary at tho Unlrerslty of Cali fornia at Berkeley in manuscript form the autobiography ot J. Henry Brown, Oregon hlatorlan, who was a grandson ot Thomas Cox, tho first merchant of what became Ealem. In that library thero are no less than 0.0 00 volumes, and 600, original man uscripts; sources of Bancroft's historical works. Some quota tions from tho Brown manuscript follow: V "I was born at Wilmington. Will county, Illinois August 4th, 1JI7. My father had mored to that state in an early day, and became acquainted . with my mother. Miss Ludnda Cox, whose father, Thomas Cox, had been a resident for sereral years (since 1824), and who was in fjet a pioneer in tho portion of Illinois In which he resided. Father mar ried in 1S3I, and soon became in terested la a woolen mill and a flouring mill which my grand father had ooected at . Wilming ton, a town which ho had laid out, and which is now a th tiring little city. (It was. first named Winchester.) - v-v "My grandfathers on both sides passed through tho rations vicissitudes that befell all early settlers la a new country and. In . fact, I sprang from a pioneer atock-both ot my great-grandfathers taring been pioneers and participants in the war of 1812 and tho Indian wars of the new country In which they had set tled. :- : v ' ' - " "The continued reports that were promulgated through the publications ot tho day In regard to the then mysterious country Oregon; their natural disposition to remoro to new countries to better their condition; continual sickness in their, family caused b the und rained swamps which abounded in that portion of Illi nois; these things determined my grandfather and parents to emi grate to Oregon. They were un able to dispose of their property for two years, but finally, a gen tleman from New York state in the -fall of 1S4C purchased the property at a great sacrifice. " "li S "Preparations wero immediate ly begun for the long, dangerous trip.. In the transfer of property my grandfather could not dispose of a store that ho owned, conse quently he determined to pur chase wagons and take It with him,' thereby completely clrcum renting a combination against him . of compelling a disposal of tho- goods for a nominal price. Teams of ton yoke of oxen each, wagons, necessary tiro arms with ample supply of amunitlon and tho Innumerable articles actually necessary for tho trip were pur chased, and tho day for depar ture sev. i Tho 'Oregon ferer as It was termed, raged fearfully, and tho applicants as amors for our teams were numerous, so there was no difficulty In .miking choice, with the understanding that they wero to driro teams, stand guard, and assist in camp duties, for their board and trans portation ot their clothing and tools, .as most of them were tradesmen of different kinds., it was found necessary to ship a portion to our rendezvous at St, Joseph, Missouri, as we wero compelled to haul feed for our (earns a greater portion, of tho way, tho ; winter having Just broken up and the roads being al most impassable. - r i "I remember only part of the young men who started with us, but will remark that the follow ing came to Salem, Oregon where our Journey ended: Walter and Thomas Montelth (brothers). Samuel Althouse. WiUlam Bosey and Mr. Van Vourco. (The Mon- leitna wero tne founders of Al bany, Oregon.) Some others who started garo up tho trip on arriv- A SAVINGS A ACCOUNT at the First National Banl gives you Advantage ! 4 2 National Bank Safety !i . . while Sarings Bank Interest Rates. . 9 100 Par Value on any banking M A Cash Reserve A Cash Reser interest rates. It gives you e ja ' C, It gives yon command of complete -bank faclltles as yon ! Open your . savings account -l here now. SALEM'S COMMUNITY OWNED BANK lng at St. Joseph, as thera vrera rumors rife at that r'.acs con cerning tho Tawneo Indlms, well calculated to discourage the at tempts to cross the plains, b Our train consisted of THIR TEEN WAOONS, and oa tho morning of March Iff, IS 47, tho teams were hitched, and, every thing being In readiness, leave takings were exchanged la the1 : streets of WHmiugton. Although 1 was quite young the scene was indelibly fixed upon my mind. -Tears were shed by mothers and daughters as they embraced each other! tor the last time on earth, and the parting kiss was given as tho last token ot love from tho , hearts that knew the parting was forever. It was aa solemn as a funeral; only the actors were in health. The withdrawal from sight was as irretrievable as tho clods upon tho coffin. One por tion remained to develop a pros perous state, while those who left went to found a glorious state i in our union on the far away Pacific 'and' plant the stars of glory there, on the sundown side of our continent; to fulfill a destiny, tho same as tho Pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock. But the final hour had come, the word; was given.! and , the train started on its long, weary six months of travel! and toll. After going a few miles wo camped; but tho start had been made, and nearly all for tho first time" in their lives experienced the novel ty Of camping. , i :' I : w y v "Nothing ot great interest hap- . pened until wo arrived at Skunk river In lows, a district sparsely settled but abundantly supplied with wild honey and turkeys. A family consisting of man, wife and three daughters had lived there or several years, and sub sisted, mostly a what little corn and vegetables wero required for their! modest wants. The old gen tleman came to our camp and no ticed a cooking stove that had beea taken out of one of the wag ons to prepare the evening meal. He went to his cabin imme diately and brought his family, who with great interest made a minute examination of tho 'new cooking contrivance,' my grand father taking great pains to show them the construction of tho store and explain to them how It cooked and baked. When we. sat down to supper they were in vited to partake, which they ac cepted. We had biscuits made ot wheat flour, which waa to them a great treat, and their admira tion knew no bounds. I "Wo continued our Journey! without any further incidents and arrived in duo tlmo at St, Jo seph,! where we remained for sev eral days arranging our loads for ' the. final start. Our company was augmented by Joseph Cox, (mar ried) son ot Thomas Cox, and Pe ter Polley, son-in-law of Thomas Cox, and Louis Pettyjohn, and -about the first of May made a final! start. (Pettyjohn was the well known Oregon pioneer, with numerous members of the large ' family still living in and around Salem, apd Joseph Cox was a member of tho constitutional convention giving this state its fundamental lawa.) Having only a short tlmo since come into pos session ot a journal kept by one of the company, I will draw upon it for incidents along the trip." . I w (Continued tomorrow.) ' Aurora Has Wealth Clinic AURORA. Feb. 10 At a rl!n. ic held in the health center Mon day, February f, 21 persons were examined and health records show- that Jl were given the toxin, anti-toxin innoculation, and tiro rural Tiz-rlnifaiT I Dr. C. C. Dauer. Miss Johns-' w -.v.. ton. Mm Jamaa n,U ! vr n Strickland were ! in attendance. these Interest compounded twice annually. i you ears . .1 'which will be paid to you day. j for you . . that earns good need them. Your passbook lis waiting for you. 11 TV I 4- --. 4