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PAGE FOUR f Tha OltSCON STATESMAN. Saiga, Oregon, Saturday Rlornlny. October 31. 1931 ) - f ilT I J Ml 111 Wo Faror Sitfais 47; From First Statesman. March 23, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING! CO. Charles A. Spracue, Sheldon F. SACtfErr, Publishers CHAELES A. SPRAGCE - - - - - Editor-Manager Shelwn F. Sackett - - - - - Managing Editor Member of tins Associated Press j Th Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for Pi!c tfcwTof .He 0dTches credited to tt or not etlierwfif credited to this paper. - 1 ' ' J r Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: r Inc.. Ban Francisco. Sharon BMs. Eastern Advertising Representatives : " It W. 42nd St.; Chicago 369 N. Michigan Ave. - Entered at the Po.toffic, at Salem, .fje9 Matter. Published every morning except Monday. ISustnese office. SIS S, Commercial Street. 4 . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mail Subscription Rates, Advance. Wlthlr Rundav 1 Mo. SO cents: S Mo. $Lt5; Mo. ." t whri SO cents per Mo., or .0 for 1 year In "Jnce By City Carrier: 45 cents a month ,j 15.00 a rear la advanca. Per Copy 1 cents. On trains and News Stands 6 cents, i . ! Skyline Orchard A S your eye scans "the southern horizon from Salem you A may see the tuft of conifers protruding on the skyline a little to west of south. The tall firs, standing alone, are like a brush in the sky, or like the dark tower , of a distant cathe draL That tuft of trees marks Skyjine orchard, the largest walnut orchard in the state. We were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Noble, owners of . the orchard, m a visit to the jlace and a trip 6ver the grounds. It was late afternoon of 2iat spring-like Wednesday following a week of ram, an deal afternoon for a tramp in the open. SkyHne orchard Has 212 acres of English walnuts which ,re now getting into good production. The crop this year ras an excellent one Jor quantity and quality.? This orchard b a, product of as expert knowledge as was available both m election of site,1 planting and handling of the; orchard land and' the trees and the nuts. Mr, Noble has pioneered lnmany directions, notably in selection of pollenizers. Agreat deal f Experimentation is now going on in the direction of use f fertilizers, value of cover crops, moisture i demand, etc. C. EJ Schuster of Corvallis, scientist with the U. S. depart ment of agriculture assigned to study nut culture, is carry ing on tests of various kinds in the Noble orchard. "Tests to date indicate no increased reproduction from use of fertilizers What does benefit is the seeding of xall cover crop, then plowing it under in the spring. The problem of tillage is chiefly the conservation of moisture, and turn ing under the green crop of vetch, rye or other forage growth helps build up the storage capacity of the soil. Austrian peas, which are said to be a prolif ic grower in the winter are be ing seeded on the high points which dry out first in the spring' and so have to be plowed under first. ... Ingenious devices-have been worked out .at the drying house for handling the nuts expeditiously. This is no easy job, for this year there were 85 tons of nuts which had to be picked washed, and dried. A crew of sixty men were employ ed thrpugh the picking season. SxyUne is the high point between the Coast and Cas cade ranges. It is the summit of .the ridge directly east of Independence. From the high points we could see Mts. Hood and Jefferson, and peeping from behind Snow Peak to the southeast were the Three Sisters demurely clad in white nightiobes. When the visibUityJs better the Washington snow peaks as far as Mt. Rainier are visible. The round yellow moon-rose from behind Mt. Hood before we left; and from all parts of the valley lights of cities and towns began to twinkle in the gathering gloom. ' That was only half the story however, for the Oregon walnut is sent to market witn a real couege degree ana when it comes from the ranch it still has to have a finishing courseiat the packing plant. The nuts from Skyline are haul ed to the Salem plant of the nutgrowers cooperative and are used f6r the night run at its packing plant on North Front street. Here the nuts are washed, bleached, dried, graded, sorted 'and packed. Thus they come out the fine, clean, constant-size nuts ready for the most select markets. Nuts which do not grade well in size and yet are entirely wholesome are cracked and the meats packed and shipped. All of which tails for a lot of hand labor. Over 50 are employed at the packing plant now. The Oregon nut industry is growing; new trees will ome into production soon. Through rigid standards and high quality the Oregon crop is winning its way and prom ises to become a valuable industry for the state. It is not, according to Mr. Noble, one that may be rush ed' into blindly Nor does it promise any extravagant profits.-There is a 'ten-year wait before much return is realized since the trees inature slowly.- In this valley the chief need is for deep soil and an abundance of moisture. Irrigation would help when the trees become fully mature. Walnut and filbert growing gives an important specialized crop for the Willamette valley, which should not be unduly boomed; but which when supported by careful scientific study, ; ample capital, and plenty of hard work will yield good rewards. The Navy League gets its silk shirts mussed up a bit by Pres. Hoover and Sec. Stimson. The Navy League is a close corporation of bluebloods who have a a mania for big navies. No matter how big a navy we have it should be doubled so it can lick all the rest of the world with Mars and Neptune .'thrown in. -r i - Wheat, the poor Cinderella ping up. Prices have been advancing rapidly. While not yet back In fancy slippers and ready towed the rich prince, wheat is becoming respectable again. That gives the farmers a lot of encouragement. " i Gov. Meier must be getting better. He shows some of the old devil juice when he says he will hold the board of control meetings where he pleases, adding: "I hope the governor has some authority left." Well we. do too ; it looked for awhile that Crown Prince Ruf us had it all. - Electricity is running time now. It will not be long till a spring power clock will be as out of date as a watch key. Perhaps men will carry batteries in their vest pockets to run their clocks and generate their cigarette lighters. We understand Kingsley accepted immersion and then took extreme unction. That boy was taking no chances on the hereafter. He got a two-way ticket even if it wasn't round trip. ; When winter busts in Wyoming in October the country M7:M.?rSiin:,w':'sl3rct th Pacific coast which "rolls its own on weather. Just how safe are these cut-rate hulks' transporting people on the public highways? Is there any inspection ser vice for stages as there is for passenger trains ? Edison's jsons get his fortune. But what has become of the boy who was selected to be Edison's successor? Perhans pumping gas at a service station. v y'" "J ' '2 il. ' ' " T" " '. " . - '. - -; 'a ; i i : "J; . . We have reached the usual mid-season stage where the alumni of the Oregon universities do not like to discuss looibslL 17 Wit llie.il reau. wwww iVo Fear Sftafl ?AW Portland. Securuy BWg. : Los Angelta. . Vac. Bile. of the farm family, is step Stuttering By C. C. DAUER, M. D. Marion County Dept. Ot HealtJi : Tna most cerioua form of speech defect and on that if most difficult to overcome Is what we call tatter 1 n. g. Stuttering 1 that form of defect which prevents cer t a 1 n nervona people from beginning to talk. Stammering.- on the other hand, la a. difficulty or incapability of pronounc lag certain, conson ants. Children of ten ' stammer i V- 9 m . - Dr. a O. DR because of defective speech used in their presence, and as a rale this is readily overcome by 'a lit tle patience. Stuttering Is a . defect ot such, serious nature f that it demands instant' care when it appears. Af ter It has become a firmly estab lished habit; only one with con siderable training should be per mitted p be consulted for cor rection. Strange to Bay; thla speech defect occurs less fre quently among girls than boys, la spite of the fact that girls, are more commonly-; shy and self conscious than boys. . The pros pect for, cure In girls, however, is not so good as in boys. ' Occurs During Adolescence . The habit very often occurs during adolescence when rapid growth takes place and coordina tion of muscles and nerves is not good. Over-attention to speech Is said to have more to do with stuttering than any other cause, yet lack of development or over development of certain structures concerned in producing h speech are also important causes. In the treatment of stuttering several things are of importance. Since most children who, are ao afflicted have unstable nervous systems, speelal attention must be given to general hygiene. The child should receive a nutritious diet which will promote v good growth, adequate rest which means avoiding over-exertion as well as plenty of rest, and all the other things that go toward pro ducing good health. Directing Attention Is Core The actual technique of curing this habit varies with different individuals. Attention ; must be given to such things as proper management of the tongue and other structures used in produc ing speech, diverting undue at tention from ' speech, proper breathing and so on. Diverting the attention from speech is us ually enough in simple cases. The proper treatment of stuttering which is of long standing, how ever, demands the attention of one who has. special knowledge of the subject, but care : must b taken that such a- person Is In reality qualified tor such re sponsibilities. I Wfct health Droblemi yottf If the bore rtie! raise ny qaeatioa la your mind, writ that j question oat and ad It either t The Statesman -er the Marion county department of health. The answer will aopear In this column. Name should be aliened, bat wi!l aot be naed la Yesterdays . . . Of Old Salem Town Talks from The States man of Earlier Days October 31, 1900 Thirty-three members of the state legislature yesterday went to Walla Walla, Wash , to inspect the jute 1 mill operated at the state penitentiary there. Horse buvera are In ruin a to Marlon county as oneof the beat horse-producing centers in the siate. since April 3, nearly Z50 horses have been shipped from here to Mexico, British Columbia and other states.- A nixht as well as a dsr craw soon will be put to work on the new North Commercial street bridge across Mill creek la order to gee tne structure completed before the fall rains set in. October 81, 1921 Sentenced to hanr on Vridav January 13. for the murder of ueiiuia itusseu, ur. Kicnard M. Brumfleld ot Roseburg arrived here yesterday and was nlaMl in murderers' row at the state pen itentiary, i i - Between the years of 1917 and 1946 the state of Oregon must pay over 29 and one-halt million dollars in Interest for the use of nearly 27 and one-halt million dollars obtained through bonds for road and highway ; construc tion, according to Sam A. Koser, secretary of state. A lively session of Capital Post No 9. American Legion, is looked for tomorrow night, when members attempt to replace the present system of selecting new officers through a nominating committed, with direct nomina tion. - s . ' New Views Statesman reporters yesterday asked this question: "Who will win: Willamette or College of Ruget Sound at Tacoma Satur day? Why?" Monty Thomson, Sacred Heart student; "Willamette. It's a cinch. I -have seen two of their night practices and one game.! Frank Albrlcb, Sacred Heart etadeat: "Willamette. So have I seen their night practices and on of their games. They're a con fereneo team I'd like to bet. Fred R. Duncan. mii,a and bors department, MUlers:.. "I gave' Willamette 20 points." . Gna Bfoor. mauacrer for Al pha Psl DelU fraternity: "There's only one ray I'd bet. Willamette win win by If points." Bb"nnrflUainst atndent: "WU- HERE'S HOW t ,TYPf CCAJjQJLATtvKSMAf KNS, SOLVES INTCCAT2 'jTODLfWS HAPiDty AND. vACOJRAIIiy. WVO4T0 BVi - - Aw r m m is a y vV IWATtt tt CJtOJLATiO M AU. Wt OCEANS ITSySTEM THAT EXTENDS IMTCtlOt, f AV A GEOIOGBT BITS for BREAKFAST -By It, J. HENDRICKS- Treading histoiie ground: (Continuing from yesterday:) Dr. C. J. Brosnan had the Im pression, from all tha autheri ties ho had examined, that of course "the parsonage" was the Jason Lee honse, at what Is now 919 Broadway. ! That Impression was easily straightened out. Jason Lee was never the pastor or parson. He was the superintendent of aU the mission activities. The Jason Lee house, first residence erected in what became Salem, was general headquarters for the great enter prise. There was pastor at The Falls (Oregon City), one at Was copam (The Dalles) ; on the Clat sop plains below Astoria; at Fort NlsquaUy on Pnget sound, and one at Chemeketa, afterwards called he Mills, then then Insti tute, then Salem and that pas tor served the old mission as long as any families were there; and the pastor at the Falls served Tuality (Tualatin) plains. The parsonage tor Chemeketa, and The Mills, and The Institute, was erected near the Indian manual training school, that be came the Oregon Institute - and by change of name Willamette university. This parsonage was in 1886-7 moved a few rods north, to the present 1S25 Ferry street, when room had to be made for the Pioneer oil mills, on the site of the Kay woolen mill; the building having been where the water tank of the woolen mills now stands. "a The confusion of most writers of early Oregon history as to the place where -the original Oregon Institute building was erected was dissipated as soon as the spot where It stood on Wallace prairie was reached. When William' Wallace and .J. C. Halsey. clerks, selected that site for the Aator fort or trading post in the tall of 1S12. they made no filings. This was no man's land. Foreign territory. They Just erected their fort and opened the business of their post and sent ont their 14 trappers and hunters, and in the spring ot 1813 loaded onto boats at a near Willamette river landing place, 32 bales of dried venison and 17 packs of beaver, that is, 1360 beaver skins, which arrived at Fort Astoria May 35 the first fruits of trade tor the Astor en terprise, t The original Oregon Institute lamette. Because It Is the better team. I think. IVes Johns, salesman ask me riddles. Dont I i - i Tied t the mooring mast at the Naval Air Station dusk one evening and arrived at its permanent nome at Lakehnnt, N. the world's largest dirigible, the J early the next morning. By crowding the Loj fj. S. S. Akron, is shown close by the giant hanrar 1 Angeles to one side of ue hangar, room was made which will house the new eyes of the Navy. The I to Rouse the two monster airships side by side. Per Akron left U13 cjy where it was built; Akron, O at feet, weather weiceneed the Akren "hoaae."' . Br EDSON . J - r , TO HUNT CAUSE Of STATIC fWr- Of STATIC rT wu" awrt-rw"6 axwTtx buililng was in 1M2-3 erected on toe spot where the Astor fort had been. There Is i where the first militia company was drilled. There was held the gathering called the "wolf1 meeting", which fixed the time and place ot the Champeeff meeting that voted for the provisional government. In the Oregon Instltnte building on Wallace prairie Nareissa Whit man was entertained by the Grays In 1S43. What memories! John Force eoming with - the Applegate covered wagon train ot 1843. bought the Oregon Insti tute claim on Wallace prairie, for $3,000, The donation claim patent ran to Force aad wife. The next owner was Asahel Bush, and 665 acres. ot the 649 still stand In the Bush name. No other deed has been made to any of it, excepting right-of-way grants to the Ore gon Central Railway (now South ern Pacific), and the Oregon Electric railroad, and one right-of-way grant for a highway, to John C. Bell. Horace H olden ac quired 90 acres next to Bush land by detd recorded December ' 9, 1857. froia John Force, part of it being from the Oregon Insti tute claim. The deed to Asahel Bush was recorded September 7, 1SS9. '". V -1 When ' Dr. Brosnan arrived at I the Lee Mission cemetery he found that ' on the marble slab marking the resting place ot Anna Maria Lee and son, first white mother and child for whom ground was opened in all the old Oregon country, her family name was spelled correctly, Pittman. He knew why. In his researches around the old Pittman home on Long Island, New York, he found that the branch of the family to which she belonged had added a t, because there were . so many other families In that part ot New York bearing, the Pitnam name. All present histories spell her family name Pitnam; even Bashford so spelled it. V t Jason Lee had that marble slab fashioned and lettered In New York in 1839, and brought it with him on the Lausanne.1 Lat er, other such slabs were 'sent hither by water around the horn. One was sent for the grave of Cyrus Shepard. The Shephard slab, with another, was lost from a boat bringing the two up the Willamette river lost in the Clackamas : rapids. , The second one was never found. The Shep hard slab was recovered, but it had been broken Into two pieces. It rests at the head ot his grave In that condition. It should be re paired and, its' lettering restored. Who will attend to this? After the . visit ot the party. PL J THE AKRON REACHES ITS i ! "-rL .i ne czarina s rvuuies Warwick CHAPTER LVHT. At Beggar's Court Martin heard the same clock, strike, as he stele through the gathering dusk to wards the.boathouse,. plainly the prey of nervous, uneasy, fears though he tried to assure himselt that Martell and. San t could not possibly dream that he was plan ning to betray them. . Yet onee or twice that day he had thought he saw suspicion in their eyes,, to make him feel It would be a relief to be safely away from Beggar's Court. The mere thought of facing Martell. it Mar tell had an inkling of his inten tion, made Martin shiver. 'More than once he looked fur tively round, listening. Intently. But the grounds: seemed, utterly deserted. He slipped into the dim shadow of the boathouse. And then Martin gave a sud den stifled scream. In the dark ness two waiting hands had' grip ped him from behind. His captors, as he struggled vainly, was invis ible, but he knew that voice of deadly silky intensity that whis pered: I "Just off to keep the appoint ment you made by telephone, are you, Martin? Six, o'clock, wasn't it and you werei to go by water, because it would! be safer, to tell everything; to the other side, eh, Martin? You damned traitor! I'm afraid you may be late for your appointment." . t , Martin's desperate convulsive struggles weakened, ceased. Some thing had been pressed over . his mouth and nostrUs while his arms were pinned, something with a sickly suffocating odor . . Half-past 6. Still no sign of Mar tin, as the three men waited ,by tne estuary at the foot of the gar den at Manorways. . v The tide was j running swiftly out to sea, deep in shadow between its wide banks, with the light ot a young moon breaking only occas ionally out of ani overcast sky of ragged drifting clouds, to gleam on the turbid eddying waters. "Half past f. I wonder if he's coming?" said Haste Impatiently. Then suddenly, a minute later "My God! What's that? Did you see:U7" . 'v: . . 7 - . - Out la the stream a dark object was being carried down by the tide that a momentary gleam of moonlight had picked oat from the shadows. For a startled in stant Haste could almost have per suaded himself that it was a white with Dr. Brosnan, to the old mission site a mile above the Wheatland ferryf the afternoon had been taken up. and there was no time to go to the spot, two miles north, where the historic Joseph Gervais house stood where Jason Lee preached his first sermons in what Is now Ore gon, where . the f'wolf meeting was held, and where transpired many early events that have I places on the pages of history It was a rainy day. and the party had to walk from the road in front ot the late State Senator A. M. LaFollett house to the old mission sue tnougn their way led over a dedicated Marion coun ty public road. The plans ot the county court call! for the gravel ing of this road and it is expect ed that this wUl j be done during the working season of 1932, so that the site, which has belonged to the public for over a year, will be accessible by auto travel the year through. The stone bearing the marker Is in place has been for several weeks. Visitors may see the hal lowed spot but they would bet ter go prepared to "mush it through deep mud during or after heavy rains. The members of the Brosnan party were bespattered with historic wet Mission Bot tom soil.' But no one complained; least ot all Dr. Bosnan. who called it the red letter day of his life The other members ot the party were Rev.. H. B; Fouke. Prof. George W. 'Hug, aad the writer. W. T. RIgdon, i Between the mission site and that of the Joseph Gervais house was the original) little mission grist miU first in the Willam ette valley. It is planned to mark those sites, and others of his toric significance in that section. wnere -so much transpired affect ing the course of .history. "HOME D..L! .JK 1 'Si- f And then Martin gave a sudden j stifled scream. In the darkness tww : waiting hands had gripped him from behind. drowned face . . . then almost with his cry. the moonlight faded out and the shadows closed in again; as the drifting indistin guishable object was swept) past. "Just a trick of the moonlight. of course. Queer how one can im agine things!" said Haste with laugh-that was half i a shiver. "Hang Martin! I wish he'd come, if he'a coming." But already Martin had come -come by water, as he had said he would come and passed on into the darkness, with cold lips sealed forever, as they waited all un knowingly ... It was a little more than two houfs later that one of the plain clothes men who had been keep ing watch on the grounds of Beg gar's Court came hurrying up with the news. At Beggar's Court a start had been made to clear away stealth ily, under cover of the dark, to that underground door. A big : touring car, looking as forlorn as a broken-down car can look, was standing by the roadside n t far from the gates of Beggar's Court. Of its two late occupants, one was feverishly busy with" a spanner under the lifted bonnet. whilst the other -offered Impractic able y suggestions in a ' tone of gloomy exasperation. A church clock chimed half past 9. Action At Beggar's Court strenuous ac tivities were in progress. Shortly alter 9 a lorry bringing a wind lass with steel cables and other tackle had turned in at the gates: and workmen were now busy by tne light of flares clearing: awav the heavy fragments of fallen ma sonry that choked the door of the vault. As the clock chimed the. bait- hour Inspector Haste came up the roaa witn Jim and Bill Grayson. H had been in no great hurry to follow the. workmen upon the scene, since it was quite certain that not until they were through w-tl. their job and had gone would Martell and Sant betake them. selves through that underground door. Time enough then for the inspector to put in an appearance. Nothing like catching your rogue red-handed. No sign of recognition nassed between tHaste and the two aoDar- ently stranded motorists though the former was entirely responsi ble for their presence there. Haste was workine In contnnc- tlon with the Trayne police, and these two plain-clothes men were posted there, with an apparently disabled car to watch the rates of Beggar's Court. An attemnted dash for escape by car on the nart of the wanted, men was a possi bility to be guarded against. The only other fimre In the dark quiet road was that of a woman, whom the nnfeVA' ?! of the three men were overtaking as iner approached the gates of Beggar's Court. As they drew near thev ennM hear that the dimly outlined fir. ore in front was sobbing uncon trollably. And almost In the same moment Jim Wynter recognized her. . Martin's wife!" he whfsinr1 in naste. Haste paused abruntlv. with gesture to the others. The last thing, he desired was that Mrs. Martin should eonver th infor mation at Beggar's Court that she had seen them at the gates. But Just then the woman glanced back to recognize Jim. She came quick ly towards him with a white, des perate face, crying out his name. And Haste swore beneath his brath at this advertisement of their presence to any possible watchers In the grounds. Mr. Wynter! They lust found my poor husband drowned! she broke out wildly; "He was taken from the water lust beromi th village and the doctor thinks it was not accidental, his death! Oh, he was murdered I know ho was murdered! - u--' i Martin dead aad his death nor accidental! startling enough news zor ine inree men. So thatwas why he had failed to torn up at Manorways tonight. I am terribly sorry ta hear if Jim said with pity la his voice. Almost across his words cat a swift question: I know my husband was to see yon at s, Mr. Wynter did he tome . --..., '' I - Jim shook his head. No." . "They murdered him io that he should not come,' the half-demented woman cried fiercely. 'Martell and. Sant they murder " By SIDNEY ed him. I know it. On the other side of the high wall that Inclosed the grounds ot Beggar's Court a figure iwas mov ing very stealthily; the ears ot that unseen listener had beard the raised, excited voice, the cry of Wynter's jiame. For a second a face hidden by the shadow peeped out furtively from the gates in the direction of the voices in the road. - - ' (To be Continued Tomorrow) fou hew mii FAIRVIEW, Oct. 80-The wom en ot the community met -at the B. L. Hamilton home Wednesday afternoon and , surprised Mrs. Hamilton with a shower for the new baby girl. Mrs. J. H. Crawford has return ed Sunday from a month's visit with her brothers in Los Angeles. Mrs. Crawford was accompanied on her trip by her daughters, Mrs. Earl Wood of Salem and Mrs. Charles Ruggles of Liberty.1 . Mr. and Mrs. Jack Phillipsonj and family o Rosedale were call- ers at the F. L. Morse home Tues day. ! " The Harvey Rose family has moved from ' the Johnston farm to the farm adjoining , the; Del Needham farm. ; , f 1 Mrs. E. "E. Dent accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dent made a business trip to Roseburg Wed nesday. --!- I'.; v ; The children of Falrriew school gave a Hallowe'en party at the school house Friday night. The time was spent In games and sing ing. ' ; .! Men Lose Second Deer to Robbers Who Like Venison SPRING VALLEY. Oct. 30 Miss Sadie Schubert of North Howell is a house Kuest at the home of Miss Irene Windsor. F. B.Windsor has returned iome from a hunting trin near Arlington. Two deer were bagged oy tne party but one was all they brought home because while they were hunting the last one the first and largest one was stolen from their car. Instead of Dr fair ing the glass the thieves opened the doors with screw drivers and bars and nearly rained the doors of their isedan as well as stealing the deer. Nothing else was taken In the line of guns or food. Mrs. Catherine Haren is spend ing this; week with her 1 son, Adolph and family at Rickey. by FAITH BALDWIN A new story of young love that originates . through It's a Story You'll like Beginning Friday, November 0 THE OREGON STATESMAN SURPRISE SHOWER 1 &