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PAGE FOUXl , . ! . I - U. MM Faror Stcais I; Aro Fear Sfcatt lice" From. First Statesman, March 23, 1831 ; THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Snucvr, Shzxdom Fs Sacott, PvWisaev Chajuxs A. SnucrE - - . - Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackltt ;-- - llttnngimg Editor Member of the Associated Frees -.' Th AMoctatrd "Press Is esrinslrrly entitled te the cs for pnbll tton of All mwi dispatches enslited to It or not thrwj credited t thla paper :'.. i -. 1 Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives:. ? Arthur W. Rtype. Inc.. Portland, Secwrtty B5d. . : Can Kram isco. Sharon. Btdg.; lxt ; Angeles, jW Pac Blag. : - . Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Piron-Stfxhr,trie., Nw York, 511 Madisoa Ave.? ClUraco. SSO N. MictlgaB : Aw. Entered at the Pottoffiee at Satetn, Oregon, eScod-Cla Hatter, Published every morning except Monday. Dunnes ffice. XIS S. Commercicrf Street. ! ' SUBSCRMTION RATES: ! ' Matl Subscription Ratefti. Advance. Within Ora: pally ana Sunday. 1 Ma 5ft ccr.tsi; 5 fc. 1.!3 Ma. t.25 r 1 year $4-9?. Else where 60 cent per Mot or ti.OO fer I year la advance. By City Carrier: 19 cents a month: SS.5 a yaar-la adranca. Per lVny x cents. On trains ad News Stand cents. Georce Washington, Farmer GEORGE Washington was a farmer vrho loved his voca tion and worked hard at it. He won his fame as gen eral and president but his chosen occupation was agricui - tm-P. IT vaa not trained in the arts of war or of state- Craft; and the amazing success he attained in those fields In the face of countless difficulties was not due to any .technical knowledge but to his rare good judgment, his ca pacity to handle men, and his mcomparaDie pauence auu . perseverence. ; -. ' , No one who has visited Mount Vernon can wonder at what reluctance he left the lovely spot to endure the hard ships of camp life or the vicissitudes of politics. The man sion house stands on a knoll high above the river i which sweeps in graceful bend below. Across are the wooded low lands of Maryland rising in the distance to gentle heights. The grassy -slopes in front and to the -south and the level land stretching behind are a pleasing setting for the spa :fnj white mansion where Washington lived and died. Impressed as the visitor fie cannot, if he is at all interested in : farming, out De ; critical of the soil he sees. It seems a yellow clay-loam, rather scantily productive ; nothing at all like the deep fertile soils of the Mississippi valley, rich, black loams that yield bountiful crops. The farms on the way. from Alexandria to Mt. Vernon look poor. We saw many covered white with fertilizer. ; It is no wonder then that Washington made no real money out of hi3 farming. ,He was counted a rich man, and he was; but his property was in lands. He was generally borrowing money, and at the same time he was a frequent I money-lender. He was active in business,! buying and sell Ing land, breeding livestock, promoting companies like the Potomac canal company or the one to drain the Dismal . swamp. Sometimes he got pinched for funds and had to sell off his lands to meet his obligations. Washington was an early example of the scientific farmer. He practiced rotation of crops, had maps of his fields and planned the cropping for years ahead. He read farm magazines and books and corresponded rather widely on subjects of soils, grains and stock-breeding. He experi mented with soils and fertilizing. Yet witfi all his work tod study, he could not, according to Tobias Lear, his sec retary, make his farm pay expenses. This shows there was need of farm relief back in Washington's time. The person whorwants an intimate picture of Washing ton should read his diary. What a different man he is from the man of the Washington letters during the war, In those he developed a real literary style, which occasionally j&hone out with surprising clearness and i strength. In his diaries he is Commonplace and practical. Read these ex tracts taken from his diary journals: "Tuesday, 1. Visited my Plantations and received an in stance of Mr. French's great love of Money ia .disappointing me of some Pork, because the price "had risen to 22- after lie had enraged to let me hare It at 20." ! "Sunday. 20th. My wagon, after leaving- 2 hogsheads ot Tobo. at Alexandria, arrived here with 3 aides- ot sole leather and 4 of upper Leather, 2 Kegs ef Butter, one of which for Colo. Fairfax and 15 bushels ot salt which she took la at Alexandria." - "11th. Killd hogs." . "Tuesday, 29th. Darcus, daughter to PMllls. died, which !- makes 4 negroes lost this winter. -' "Friday, 15th. A Small tine Rain front No. EL wet the top of my hay that had been landed last night. It was all carted no however to the Barn and the wet and dry separated. "Went to a Ball at Alexandria, where Mustek and Dancing ' was the chief Entertainment. However in a convenient room detached for the purpose abounded great -plenty of Bread and Butter, some Biscuits with Tea, and. Coffee which the Drink ers ot could not Distinguish from Hot water sweetened, j Be it remembered that pocket-handkerchiefs served, the purpose of ' Table Cloths and Napkins and that no Apologies were made ' for either. )'. -.--!- ' "I shall therefore distinguish this Ball by the Stile and Title of the Bread and Butter Ball." His horses, his dogs, his real estate deals, his trades, lis guests, -his trips, his attendance on 3alls and the the atre, the chronicle of these fills his diaries and indicate ; the range and character of his interests at "Mount Vernon. One sees there, too, not just the .daily routine of a prosperous Virginia planter, but a picture of the Virginia society of the days before and. following; the revolution, a society which possessed more of a social grace and less ol I modern standardized tawdriness than we are apt to realize. . We are just now coming to know the -real George Wash ington and to appreciate him. His character -does not suf- vfer from the revelations of recent biographies. On the con trary his great resources of human strength are the more apparent 'when he is stripped of the veneer of false good ness with which, early biographers coated him. . I Not So Bad ' WE are discovering that 1930 was not such a bad year after all in Oregon. Compared with other years there s were some gains, and compared with other portions of the i Country. Oregon stands up well at the top. According to the report of R. G. Dun and i business failures in this state year since 1924; and the total liabilities of the failed con cerns were lower than any previous year since 1924 save 1929. Washington made a pretty good showing, with Cal- it norma not so good. I s Here is the report for Oregon. Read It and go buy a new spring necktie and feel rich again: , i Total number of concerns in Oregon failing in 1920 was only ; 287, a decline of 66 from 453, the total number of failures In t 1929. Number ot failures in this state tor ioi her years was as ,; follows: 1928, 484; 1927, 640; 1926, 505; 1925, 449, and 1924. Total liabilities ot concerns falling In. thLt atat fn loin -w-. lower than for any previous year amounted to 16,762,421, compared with $4,859,230 J In 1929. In 1928 the liabilities amounted to rr.8Sl.S30: lin 1917 8S.122.9S3' In 19ffi. tfi11ttis. it.r t,. ' T ill ' There Is somethter nathitle " f "T-w ik ihuu wao " SMifTi.".,'r2'eW'the3rvart Wltethelpies. and often very bitter. But this Mrs. Linden who 'gave her own fortune of tfnrtMv million to her husband who lost It all and some iu.u.ou. i w oiner ..-v-. vu; ; tounces her continued loyalty . -J7.9 h0V9 thd nate will aot pass the bCJ t chanrt tha name or Malheur county. The name is distinctive. It has a nleasant . sound. It Is tho ontf French name save Deectnrtte In the lot of our Cfotraties; and-w ourht to kaeiv U In token t th-coatrlbutloa of mo is by the beauty of the spo,M Company, there were fewer in 1930 the lowest of any since 1924, except 1929. Llabil- alwtnt mas1. i. i hl people-money too. is worthy of uuiuo iirx 101 cneerxaiiy but an- to her husband.' Evidently true lore HEALTH By P. 8. Ccpelsa IL 1 Scarlet terer Is the most con tagious of all the dtseasea that coma to plague ear children. Like diphtheria, 11 can and should be prevented. Thla can be ae c o m p 1 lshed. many authoxi Mea believe, by the un -or cer tain vaccines. i Searlet fever ta A Im &di a sa Th f p f y appears almost 1 V"--r without warn- i SCV nr. It begin V A i' arltQ r V A I CJ throat fever and a bright red rash. Vom iting- is often an early 'symptom. The tip of the tongue ta very red. Thero mar b a wmto fur ring, with red points here and there. This is spoken of as a "strawberry tongue." , Peelinr of Che skin begins soon after tho appearance ot tho rash. Mild as the symptoms may be, this is a pretty sure' sign of scarlet fever. . t: Durinr the past tew years most cases of scarlet fever have been of mild form. However, the dangers are not so much from the disease Itself. They He in the complica tions that may appear during or after the acute symptoms nave appeared. . Because of these dangers tne best medical and nursing care are necessary in all cases of scarlet fever. Infections of the ears, en largements of, the glands of the neck, pneumonia and kidney dis eases, may result' even in tnt lightest attacks of scarlet fever. The disease is highly contagi ons and an cases must be isolated. Quite frequently mild forms are overlooked entirely, or carelessly handled by thj family. Such cases are a menace to a commun ity, because of the spreading of the disease.' They cause much discomfort and illness that could have been prevented. Due to the marvellous work of the Drs. Dick and other research workers, we now have at our dis posal a means ot determining whether children are susceptible to this disease. By means of the Dick Test," we can determine definitely whether a child should be injected with scarlet fever vac cine. This procedure Is similar to the "Schick" test for diphthe ria. Tests Greatly Beneficial . Every child should receive ' a Dick test as well as a Schick test. The procedure is indeed simple and the benefits great. If all In dividuals cooperated with their physicians and local health bu reaus with reference to these sim ple tests, the percentage of diph theria and scarlet ; fever would soon be greatly decreased. I In deed we might look forward to eradication of these dread ail ments. :.i ... i If I there are young children in your home, please talk with your physician about these ailments. He will advise you about the mod ern methods of preventing them. It Is only by voluntary coopera tion that the public can be spared many of its afflictions. If one had only himself to con sider it would be easy to travel through life. But we must con sider the common welfare. That Is why It is certainly the unselfish thing; to accept vaccination against the diseases which are be lieved to be prevented by such treatment. - , Answers to Health Queries O. IL Q. What would yon ad vise for terrible noises in the ears? Thla haa been goinr on for some time. I am 67 rears of ace. A. The noises are orobablv due to a catarrhal condition which nas penetrated to the middle ear. Clear up the underlying causes first of all. The Safety Valve - - Letters front Statesman Roadatri ' ' To the Editor: It was most amusing -to read In Tuesday's issue of the Capital Journal that the Soviet govern ment was to blame for the ex tremely low world flax prices. Approximately one year ago Mr. Bowman,; U, S. Consul General at Belfast, Ireland stated la a speech made - before the chamber of commerce of this. city, that iBel fast spinners Informed him that flax prices were being; kept at a, high artificial level .by the So viet, which high prices were the chief impediment to the revival of the linen trade. ' At that time low medium Irish flax and fair quality Soytetiwere quoted arouna zv cents i per Pound and Oregon 2X was then 21 cents per pound. At the pres ent time the same qualities of Irish and Soviet are quoted at around 10 cents per bound. whereas Oregon 2X is behrg sold to the Miles Linen company at 15 cents. Our local flax "experts" should consider the fall In other fibres which are quite In line with the faU in flax. We all know that cotton Is under 10 cents per pound, and raw jute which was quoted a year ago around eight cents per pound - has dropped to the phenomenally low figure: of Tour cents. All other soft and hard fibres are In line. Having blamed the Soviet for the high ices. suui we no4 them re sponsible tor the low? No, our flax "experts" win have to put their gigantic brains to work and find aome other excuse. ' . . The Ettrick Tow , mrM bought from Czecko Slovakia at a cost of, it Is said, over 115.000 has produced a large quantity of so called "spinning tow." This tow, said by certain "experts"-to oe worth 10 - cents per . nettnd was oucrea to 1 large eastern anaan. factnrer at rive cents per pound J wag not soia. It Would . b !ntAratln in, know the. value put os this 1 X I 1 lviuraer ai The body of Baroness von Wlese is found In the garden of Eagle's Nest, Emily Hardy'a pal atial country home, wrapped In Mary; Frost's ahawL Preceding her murder, the .Baroness had given a note to the butler. This he denies. She had also quarreled with her maid. Mary Frost, returning- for her shawl, at mid night, saw It on Laura Allan. Laura, however, claims Mary en tered the garden 'wearing-, the shawl. "BIm" Martin, young newspaper reporter, fiancee of Assistant Police ' Chief Walter Vance, learns Laura was respon sible for the broken engagement of her own sister and Ted Frost. Mary's husband. Ted bad also flirted with the Baroness. "Bim" observing- tho butler dancing; wonders about him. She learns from Carl Carey, New York re porter, that the Baroness was M argot Beller famous dancer. The supposed stolen Jewels of the Baroness are found in the Bar on's care. Vance thinks Ted Frost may hare committed the crime, mistaking- the Baroness for his wife of whom he is jealous. Al though Ted and Mary Frost left Eagle's Nest separately before-j midnight, they arrived home to gether at 4 a. m. Vance finds a pair of dusty slippers on the roof. CHAPTER XXLX The room was exactly as It had been when the police entered It Tuesday morning excepting; that the door Into the dressing room was open. With a little shiver ot distaste, Blm entered this room and Immediately afterward was sorting over a dozen pairs of shoes walking shoes, evening! pumps, slippers made of satin, or f leather, ot brocade all stretched over shoe trees and placed neat ly in a row on a shelf beneath the lonr, wide mirrors. These shoes, like those Walter had found In the tank on the roof, were custom made, as the markings showed; but whereas those had born a French label, these were turned out In Lon don. Furthermore they were nar rower nd longer than the ruin ed silver slippers; those, without question, had sot belonged to the Baroness Ton Wiese. . - Behind tb.M&k ' BIm was , replacing the shoes, bending over the shelf, when she was .assailed by the curious sen sation of being watched. There ; had been no sound other than , the rustling she, herself, made In the apartment and it was with a' slight crawling; along- her spine that she raised her eyes to the: mirror and there met the intent, reflected gate of the maid, Jane, j The girl stood In the doorway. straight and still, and in the In stant that their glances clashed BIm saw .something atrangely like anger, in the pale face -somethinr which vanished at once, leaving more police inquiry in its place. - ''I heard you come In," Jane explained as BIm turned. "1 thought , perhaps I might be of service, madamolseUe." She waited, politely patient, though with the air. it seemed to Blm, of one who meant: to guard pos sessions for which She might be held responsible. ' BIm said nothing- for a mo ment but her look went to the maid's feet and she felt a shock of surprise. Although Jane was tall taller by two or three in ches, perhaps, than -Blm herself, thero was about her a slim cr ace fulness one which gave her an appearance of delicacy. In spite of .this, however, her feet were almost grotesquely awkward;: "spinning tow machine and Its product in the inventory. Thankinr yoa : for the -space at-! forded me In your esteemed pai per, i Tears truly, VERITAS. THIS WAY OUT! -fa : ? murr voo A T-W feSP YFF THIS TIME , C 1 . TV T s i-agie s Lycsi $k raised her' my e to the mirrer mnd therm mtmt the intent, reflected f asm of Jane, they were Ions; and wide and she were shoes which were prac tically shapeless, with low, slat term heels and elastic bands at the sides. ' 8truck as she was by the dis crepancy between Jane and her feet, Bim could only stare in as tonishment and finally the maid moved slightly and Blm, raising her eyes.; saw what she thought was embarrassment' la her ex pression, and smiled in- order- to cover her own guacherie. Looking Aromnd I was looking around a little" she- said kindly. "You're going to stay on here a while?" "It is the order of the "police, MadamolseUe. Later I shall try tor another position. Perhaps I shall' remain with Mrs. Hardy; she has spoken to me of this." "Oh? Better not let Imogene hear that, Blm stated with a laugh; Once again that Inscrutable look passed over the ifls face and she half raised 1 her hand.1 Bim noted the white slenderness of the palm, tho pink ovals of the nails. A well-kept, hand, an aris tocratic hand an odd hand for a maid to ham "No doubt Imogene will be better suited elsewhere;' Jane re marked with a hint of -dryness. "Perhaps X may close the dress-: Ing room now, MadamolseUe? Madam's, things are left ia my care, you see. ; Certainly, Jane," Bhn watch ed while tho girl locked the floor and placed tho key on the low boy. Then she. herself, ' secured the door to ; the apartment and stood looking after , the f irure disappearing . flatfootedly down : the corridor. P- : vY Yesterdays ... Of Old Oregoa Town Talks fnjra The ''States man Our Father Bead . Febraary 23. 10D6 l' It is reported that therels a movement on foot, to finance the 1906 Pacific coast hop crop. R..DV Allen lias announced candidacy for nomination as coun ty clerk. - About 40 road supervisors of Marios .county met' in two day session Jiero to go over matters of interest to road betterment in the ooanty. , ; The boys' club of the T. M. C. A. bold a big indoor meet athe association -gymnaetrmx, with a gooa crowa on hand. Aside from tho athletic feature. Kiss Dnr ett sang a solo, MUs Ostrander rave a .reading and Mr. Catlow Played a piano solo. By WINIFRED van duzer "It Is the first time." she told herself, "In all my life that I re seen a pretty woman with home ly feet but then," her thought ran on, "I've never been espe cially interested In feet before. Ive a feeling, though, that I'm dne to know quite a lot moreJ about feet than I do this mln ute." .. '-. J:-;-.-. . . After returning Em's key to the rase, Blm made a devious way to tho basement under the west wing and there found Walter-poking la a dust and rust covered little old laundry stove with a half grin of triumph on his face. : "Tour friend Em was wrong." he burst out the moment Bim came into sight. "This place has been closed np aril right but not as long as she said. There -was an old fashioned padlock on the door and It's been pried off. And look what I found." , . He poked among a half doien blackened objects spread on the top of tho stove. In the faint light which - managed to filter through boarded up windows, BIm saw that - tho objects were buttons - partially broken and stained by smoke. - "Know what they ' are?" the young man Inquired as lie polish ed one on his handkerchief. He held 1 this np for her inspection and It -proved to be flat in shape made . of imitation mother-of-pearl. , ' v.; ; , ""They're used on nousedress es." BIm mused. "And and; on Hniforms. " Walter! - Somebody came here and burned the white linen dress 1" "Not aU of it. Look again." From beneath the store he drew a bundle which turned out to be a skirt; it wat a - length. 1 of starched linen which once had b-en white, torn and jagged: at the top as . if ripped away in haste from a stltched-on belt.' A Matter of Honrs ; i "We're getting somewhere, BImi It's only," he cried, "a matter ot hours before well solve the mystery! 1 Bim Lad a feeling, however, that the mystery surrounding the murder ot the . Baroness von Wieso was not so near solution as the young Assistant Chief of Police optimistically supposed, and in the subsequent events proved her to be right. Nevertheless the finding of the shoes' which Toad bc.n warn into the garden on the night ot the killing perhaps on tho very feet of the kuler and of a norMon of tho dress which likewise had played a -part la that night's af- iair, meant such progress that both she and Walter felt reason for elation. (To be continued) - Bob' . Martin, former heavy weight champion of the A.E.T.. la now a auto trooper in West Virginia. BITS for BREAKFAST By IL J. Salsm's first store: V V. -' Reverting : to this interesting subject, and It does make a most thrilling story as readers who have followed it will agreed-net the telling ot It; the story itself. "w . . Thomas Cox. tho first Salem merchant, as the- reader will re call, found it impossible, after aelling his other property at Wilmington, ins., ot which town he was the founder, to dispose of the stock of his general merchan dise store without great sacrifice. So he brought It across tho plains with the immigration ot 1847. in 13 covered wagons, each drawn by four yoke of oxen. His own part of the train, of which he was captain, would have stretch ed the distance bt three or four down town Salem city blocks. V U . The reader will recall that the 2000 mile journey was made without loss of any of the goods to Summit or Mt. Hood prairie, in the Cascades south of ML Hood, on the Barlow route; and that at the point named, on ac count of snow and rain. It was necessary to hurry the families on, with three wagons, leaving tho wagons with the goods in charge of one man, a member of the Cox family. Also that, after tne famines had thus been put on the way to Foster's, in tho valley at the western end of the Barlow toll road, Thomas Cox himself hurried forward, on horseback, to find two brothers who-had come tho previous year, and who did not know he was on the plains. else they would bare met him. That he found them on the claims they had taken near where Silverton now stands, and that, with their help, Indian packers with 60 ponies were quickly gathered and the -vhole stock of goods was packed out. The most remarkable part of the whole gripping story is tho incredibly short time required for this last great task. .' The party arrived at the east end of the Barlow route; at the -Jiariow gate." October 1. The start from that point was made October 2. It was October 4 to .6 before Thomas Cox left the f am Hies and the goods on his way to find his brothers And the goods were at what became Salem in time to open business, at what is . now the northeast corner of Commercial and Ferry streets (the corner north of the Marion hotel) on Oc tober 17, 1847! How do we know this? By ev idence ; concerning which there can be no doubt; by the date of the opening of the "William Cox Day Book." Under the heading these words are written:' -"The first day book opened In Salem; first entry 17 October, 1847" The date lino gives "Salem, Ore gon Territory, A. D. 1847," though Oregon was not yet a territory (though the boundary question had been settled the year before), and Salem was not named until the third year there- alter; in I860. . 1 This old day book, and the Thomas Cox, great grandson of Thomas Cox, one of tho assistant cashiers. If you have any doubts, you will probably bo welcome to examine tho aneient day book and its companion ledger. The first entry, October 17, 1847. Is a charge of f 13 for beef, to T. W. Martin. On . the same day James L. Burgess bought and was ' charged with broadcloth, drilling and flax thread, to the total amount of 14.62. Tho next Mem on the day book is a charge to Rev. David Leslie of eight and a half yards, of calico and "one hawl. total. 89.87: no doubt for Mrs. Leslie tho second Mrs. Leslie: who had -been Mrs. Oiler and was originally a Judson. J. b. Mcciano was the fourth pur chaser with a charge account: 32 worth of "hickory cotton." What Salem school child does not know who Rev. David Leslie was, and j. b. Mcciftner Especially jun ior high students in the south section. - . i .. 1 LAY SERMON CHILD TRAETLXQ Trala e ekud ia ta wy lis tfcoald c. sal wha ba It aid h will depart tram it." Pravarb. Parents are always concerned about child training. They seek to rear their children properly. They teach them moral princi ples, train them In. habits ot A3 ing what is rlxht. and dlscinllne them strictly for wrong-doing. They do not stop, there. Parents rear their children in their own mental -habits, in theL own be ll, and if yon please li their own prejudices. Ask person, "Why are yon a republican?" the vast majority will say, "Because my father was one." Republicans rear re publicans, -democrats rear demo crats. Baptists rear Baptists, Mormons rear Mormcns. Parents feel a special duty to brina- no their : children in their own faith,. and often feel their child ren have sinned against the fam ily if they deviate from the fam ily creed.' .. 1 Now X inquire, what right has tho parent to absolutely dictate tho thinking of the child? Should the parent pick out the -child's husband or wife?. Should he se lect his profession tor him? Should tho parent make the de cisions as to political faith or religions belief for tho child to espouse through life? It comes back to this: what is tho "way the child "should go"? Those who are positive that their belief is the only true be lief naturally feel . that their first duty Is to rear their child- ' NO OPERATION V NO TJME LOST '--D XL LB WIS v 4ca Oregon Building UENDIUCKS Theso sales must have been made under temporary tents, or perhaps some of them from cov ered wagons, for there; had been no time to even commence tho construction of the two story store building that was speedily erected; a frame building, with the store on the first floor and the family residence On tho sec ond. V s The store was finished in time however, not more than two or three ; months thereafter, so that powder and bullets, and perhaps some guns, were furnished to the citizen soldiers rushing away to punish the Cayuse Indian murderers of the Whitmans. The Bits man believes Mr. Cox made no charge for the powder. He had manufactured powder in Ohio, and nerhan aTn tn Tttlnnf ' I " : Some one has suggested to the writer that tho" freight charges for the goods ot this first store must hare been frightfully high. Not so. Probably not higher than they would be now, by rail from Illinois. The ox drivers came, for their . board; like Walter and Thomas Montelth, founder! of the, city of Albany. The board was made up largely of buffalo meat and that of other game killed on the plains. The pay ot the Indiana who helped pack the goods from Summit prairie to what became Salem was probably a few shirts. They knew nothing about the value of money; and there was scarcely any money in the country. Oxen and wagons were worth much more in Oregon than Illinois. So the freight cost to Salem's first merchant on his goods brought across th eplalns was likely negligible; he prob ably more than made it up on the higher worth iiere of stock and wagons. V George E. Waters now owns the building that stands on the site of Salem's first store. He is willing to have a - bronze tablet put there, telling of the fact, and the renters are pleased to have this done. . . I - 1. So, under, the auspices of the Salem chamber of commerce, this is to be done soon, the descend ants of William Cox, including Butt Brown Barker and Chester Cox, to bear the expense. In some appropriate manner, too, an en larged picture of William Cox is to be preserved. All this Is highly proper, and some kind of appropriate cere mony should attend- the consum mation.3 The Cox store was prob ably the fifth building in what became Salem. There were four before it; the Jason Lee house still standing at 960 Broadway, ine mission mills opposite, tho Rev, Olley (then probably Les lie) residence ,near by, and the Oregon Institute. 1 There mar hare been, another one or two or three. there could not have been more, or many more. (There will be something to add Tuesday mornins- about earlr. customers of Salem's first store.). PROBE OF LEASES MALTED FOR WE WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 fAPV f-The senate committee Investi gating postoff ice leases dronned its Inquiry temporarily Friday af ter former Postmaster General New had flatly refused to discuss what .took place st a cabinet meeting during the Coo lid re ad ministration. Tho session was marked br savage exchanges between New and Chairman Blaine with two other committee members sun- porting the former postal offi cial. Blaine was assailed for hia method ot question. raew once accused him of ask ng "insulting questions." The Inquiry was ordered sus pended by Blaine until after congress adjourns. ren in that belief. The results are sometimes tragic. Children may revolt. They may not find the intellectual or spiritual sat isfactions their parents did. And when they do decide and act for themselves it often means a gen uine emotional upheaval tor 1 The fundamentals of sound morals are .common to all our creeds, and children should be steeped in . such discipline and self-control that their paths may go straight la life. How far be yond that ehjuld the parent go In fixing tho belief-patterns- for their children? Certainly it should not go to ingrain par ental prejudces and animosities in their children's minds. Nowadays there may not be much danger in this, our polit ical and religious credos are such tenuous chains. But it is a question-parents should reflect upon; and decide tor themselves) whether they will try to do their children's thinking for them, or while teaching them the Ideals and belets which they cherish and the reasons they holt them precious, will yet grant their children final freedom ot deci sion in the great intellectual choices of their lives. 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