PAGU FOUR
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem.. Oregon, Wednesday Morning, May 10, 1933
I
Still on His Feet
oj BEATRICE
By BURTON
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1"MARY FAITH
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.Wo Favor Sways U$; No Fear Shall Aim"
; . Trom First Statesman, March 28, 1881
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Editorial
Comment
From Other Papers
Not on the Road
IN another column on this page we reprint an editorial
from the Klamath Falls Herald which deals with the
problem of the transient youth of our day. The Herald re
fers to them as "strange cargoes of men, the product of our
times". They do make up a large army, and the sight of
them cannot but provoke feeling of sympathy for them.
Thousands of them are not hoboes by Mature, but the unset
tlement of the times, the lack of regular employment sets
them adrift, ey become part of the flotsam and jetsam
of humanity.
But not all those who now lack steady occupation have
taken to the open road. Hundreds of young men and wom
en are staying at home, taking what odd jobs they can turn
up, and keeping their minds alive by taking reading courses.
The state library, under the direction of Miss Harriet C.
Long, with the cooperation of the higher institutions of
learning, has worked out study courses for the benefit of just
such persons whose high school or college training has been
interrupted. Some 360 persons have been enrolled in these
non-credit courses, and their diversified interests is indicated
in the listings of some 116 courses in which they are pursu
ing their readings. Thirty-two out of 36 counties are reach
ed, and the Portland library supplies Multnomah county. Of
the students 95 have had some college or normal school work,
103 have completed four years of high school, and 63 finished
three years of high school.
These reading courses cover most every subject from
accounting to weaving. Electrical engineering, forestry, in
terior deeoratinsr. Dsvcholozy. radio and short story writing
i are the most popular; but many are interested in advertis
ing, aeronautics, home economics, nursing and salesman
ship. The way the plan works is that the applicant writes to
the library asking ior an outline oi reading mawnai ior THE boy on the road
certain line. The library furnisnes the material wnicn it nas, strange cargoes of men, the
or if necessary it gets assistance from some oi the depart- product of our times, find their
menta of the higher schools of learning. It does not pretend way to maij Faiiafrom the
ia be a substitute for a college course. It is just a reading m "mot "f"0"
course, but it gives a great deal of valuable information ana carg and occasionally more by foot
training to those who are diligent enough to plod through along the main highways.
the books without the help of an instructor. om ue nunureu. -
Necessity waysen the mother of invention. -y-j
Sometimes it works out all right for a young fellow to strike character and background ta
out and travel till he finds a job. At other times, and mat make us wonder what were his
Via rlnPA hpttpr tn remain at home origins.
rf rj IV' ' rr rrWu,. One of these youths, overbur-
ana aevote flis spare uaie w wme wuxwiwiuio I dened with sentiment for home
as the library reading course offers. and mother, presented a sonnet
for sale and publication in this
newspaper. It was badly done and
puerile, but the pschology of the
"man on the road" was there.
It was a Mother's Day Terse,
and the author, a youth beating
irn nTfu I his way from New Tork to tne
.ujrsua v .nur '"'7, rriTr -rvtj: coast in 20 days, was traveling to
- - n . .m ri . w.MM.njvi. Tirnra mfiar i ri j i 1 r a ..... aim ill?. i . .
uecuiuita. ilia xiuuiiiKS rf.c aunvow juvhwuiki w w i m ninnni nnme it ki m via
cision is phrased so clearly that even those who regret his was a boy in his 'teens dirty, un-
, i. 1 a. 1 L 1 lom i-n attnwait anil tfraA TTIa nMtlnn
pnnrmsinr rannni tin r. uiiuerauiiiu iuiiv uie iuiiuk urn iu i v
4-1.. and life had been temporarily baa
Hie Case. . . AtnannaA
11 " m a a ai a. r 1 1
m Damcuur tne juaee points out inat tawiiu processes ThAM inHdnt ani mm
must be followed 11 a law is to oe cnangea. rne mere iact tnat be discovered in Klamath Fail:
in a particular popular election the people gave an expres-
" . . e e a m s
sion to their sentiments does not in itseii voia au tne laws
on the statute books. The short-cut to repeal which many
have Advocated thus is broufirht to a halt.
There is a lawful way to proceed in altering our laws
and constitutions. If the people desire to change prohibitory
laws then they should do so by amending "or repealing the
18th amendment, the state prohibitory amendment, ana tne
city charter provision. Failing to do that the sale of intoxi
cating liquors is merely nullification.
On July 21st the people of Salem have a chance to vote
on the charter amendment repealing prohibition. On the same
day the people of the state have the chance to decide now
Oregon will go! on repeal of the 18th amendment. Theissues
will he tilain: and the decisions will have to be respected.
T . . m e 1 t j
Until the laws are changed they snouia oe ODseryea ana
enforced.
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SKitvra if fA.
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Illegal Beer
FTlHE decision of Judge Lewelling holding the sale of beer
JL in Salem illegal under the charter, is a very lucid an-
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS-
Indiaas 70 years ago:
When they molested Portlaad:
Sam Simpson related to Grant:
m
In the "Other Days" column ot
the Portland Oregoalan'a editor
ial page, last Saturday's Issue,
there appeared this paragraph,
under the heading, "Seventy
Years Ago," sub-heading, "From
the Oregonian ot May 1, 1811:"
e
"Indian Agent 8impsoa gathers
40 of the band ot Indians lately
molesting Portlaad, and has, un
der guard, started with them to
the reservation.
Helpful to the Imagination ot
the present day reader, harking
back to that date: Portland's pop
ulation (ISfiO) was 1174; Astor
ia, 252; Eugene 8C1 according
to U. 8. census records. The offi
cial record for Salem does not go
back to 18C0. But tor 1870 it
was 1110. However, the limits ot
the portion of Salem la the in
have become real misfortunes of
the depression. Youth, eat loose
from its environment, turns into
an acute problem in the rehabili
tation of the nation. Klamath
Falls Herald.
Daily Health Talks
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
j Madame Stalin a Suicide?
TVEEP mysterv attended the public funeral for Madame
U Josef Stalin when it occurred last November. Russia
barely knew of her death, and information as to its cause was
incompletes About an the people knew was tne Dnei aeatn
notice for "Nadejda Halliluieva", which was the maiden
name of Madame Stalin. And they saw the funeral cortege
with Stalin walking behind the coffin.
- Now it is reDorted that Madame Stalin committed su
icide, but the motive is the assumption of the press corres
pondent who reports it, that she died of grief over the
' Dlicrht of the Russian peasants.
Russia has always been the seat of mystery. It was so
under the czars, when intrigue and rumor prevailed. It has
been true under the Soviets, for news has been treated as a
commodity, subject to suppression or alteration at the will
of the rulers. It would be perfectly natural in such an at
mosphere for Madame Stalin's death to be attributed to foul
causes: suicide, assassination, accident.
The present story is the contribution of a special corres
pondent of the North American Newspaper Alliance. None
ot the other news services has published such a report; nor
have the special correspondents of the big dailies, like
Ralph Barnes of the Herald-Tribune or Walter Duranty of
the New York Times. Its acceptance may well await verifi-j
cation.
If the story is true it goes to show that there are still
sparks of human feeling in the Russian heart, though long
crushed by the pressure of doctrmnaire theories.
Portland Is going through the a rout of renumberinc its homes, i
and giving new geographical designations to streets. The result li a
mess, which is unavoidable in. an attempt to substituo a workable
, plan for the archale 1 numbering system or lack ot system which
: Portland had. Spite of the confusion it -will doubtless still bo easy
to una a drink. .
Dr. Copeland
Now why cant someone) advocate a daylight losina time, ma
we can sleep an hour later of morninrsf vt nnM
tlons have to be so disagreeable as to make nanni n. v I merely sounds. Instead off
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States senator from New York
Former Commissioner of Health.
New Tork City
8TUTTKRINQ, BTAMMEKINQ
and abnormal voice conditions are
rather common speech defects. It Is
surprising how little the general pub-
Bo know about
these e e a -dittoes,
their
causes and the
measures which
may be employed
for their relief
or cure.
Stuttering Is a
defeet usually
eaased by a
spasm of the
muscles used la
the production of
speech. The. vo
cal organs of the
stutterer do not
actually shew
any abnormality.
The fault lies in the lack of nervous
and emotional control by the sufferer.
The difficulty in speaking i rises from
fear, and not infrequently develop
In a alow thinking person who tries
to keep pace with his rapid think'
tag companions.
A Question ef Fees
It happens often that stutterers suf
fer from an inferiority complex.
Their Inability to express themselves
easily confines their activities to a
very limited field. They become in
creasingly sell -centered, nenreoo.
depressed, and often Irritable.
It Is a curious fact that stutterers
usually speak without any impedi
ment when alone. They can read
aloud or stag as well as any normal
person. This is because the speaker
forgets himself, and loses his fears.
The process of speech is compli
cated. I First there Is the mental part.
the pausing for thought then comes
the breathing, next Is the making of
sound: and lastly the articulation. By
this process are produced the eombl-
nauona ef vowels and consonants
which form words.
When the words do not
uralty, the speech Is labored. Then
the muscles ef the neck become tense
and rigid, the vocal cords grow tens
and breathing 1 a unnatural that
normal
fa .
t'- m U Just 1 ottering ny n.
Factor
la child.
and the imi
tation ef another who stutters, are
among the most common causes.
Sometimes there l no definite cause
that can be discovered. But ta all
cases a nervous system, unstable
emotionally and nervously. Is asso
ciated with it.
Stuttering Is difficult to cure, but
not necessarily Impossible. XI the
patlenfa confidence and eo-eperatioa
caa be gained, great benefit will re
sult The lose of courage Is the first
factor to be overcome. Te Insure
success a strong desire to be oured
must be developed, it It doee not
already exist Maladjustment la home
life must be corrected and a strict
adherence t health rules insisted
upon, . Te eliminate fear, te teach
the afflicted person te speak slowly,
to help him la the fight for control
of the nervous system, are sssentlsl
to cure.
Stammering may property be called
the -mutilation of speech. It Is caused
by the Inability ef the patient te pro
duce correctly any or el ef the
speech sounds. This lack of ahUity
to enunciate properly le commonly
due to some imperfection tn the or
gan of speech, A careful examina
tion ef the mouth and throat win
usually locate the site ef the defect
It may be la the teeth, lip or threat
Corvee Defect
AH anatomical defects must be cor
rected If this is possible. Then the
various exercises must be practiced
ever and ever to enable the patient
to enunciate eorreotly. Patience
should be Included fat the essentials
to the cure ot speech defects.
lisping Is produced by imperfect
formation ef sounds, such as sub
stituting -th" for V. Lisping to
embarrassing, but with proper exer.
else and patienc ft caa eftea be
overcome.
If your child ha any speech de
fect do not wait until it to fixed
habit .Try to eorrect the trouble at
once.
Answers to Health Qaerie
Dally Reader. Q. What wta make
the hair thicker T ti la oUve ell In
jurious to the halrf
. ABrush the hair daCy and use a
good - tonle, Bend eelf-addreaeed,
stamped envelope for further par.
tleulan and repeat your Question. St
V
R. H. B. Q. What cause shari
pain ta neck, head and shoulders T
A-aome Infection la the system
may be responsible. Hare a eareM
examination. -
.YCoewrtofct JIM.
eorporated portion then ran only
to North Mill creek oa the north
and east, and to Mission street
on the eouth. Salem was incorpor-1
ated la 13 CO. and the first elec
tion was held the first Monday in
December of that year, when La
den Heath was chosen mayor.
Then, as now, a good deal of
what belonged in the city limits
was on the outside north, east
and south. North Salem was plat
ted before Salem; the Salem that
embraced Boon's Island, a few
months later. Because of the ae
tiTlties surroundlne th pioneer
Willamette woolen mill first on
this coast located la the Salem
of the Boon's Island platting, that
portion, and the part reaching out
to the state fair grounds, was well
settled. So was the pert from that
section oa around east and south
especially south, where mills
and shop were along the Wil
lamette slough, and residences In
what was known as "sleepy hol
low," beyond Mission street and
its extension west; the extension
then known as Jackson street
So. la 1810. and in 18SS. Port
land was only slightly larger la
population than Salem, counting
all th people who really belonged
in Salem. As most readers know.
saiem was a Tillage before any
settlers at all were on the site of
Portland.
"Indian Agent Simpson" of the
Oregonian' 70 year old para
graph was Ben Simpson. He came
to Oregon in the 1841 covered
wagon trala immigration. HI son,
Sam L. Simpson, Oregon poet lau
reate, author ot the Imperishable
llnee in "The Beautiful Willam
ette," was born in Missouri Nor.
10,. 1848, and was therefore a
babe when the family was cross
ing the plains.
S
Ben Simpson was a member of
the 111 0-51 territorial lerisla-
ture. ia the lower house from
Clackamas eounty. That was the
session at which. Jan. 12. 1881.
the bill was passed that made Sa
lem the capital city of Oregon. He
was in th same branch ot the
'82-4 territorial legislature from
Marlon county the one that met,
one honso in the Rector building
and the other In the Nesmith-WU-
son bulldlag, the former next
' CHAPTER XXXYII ;
It was a day or two after Christ
mas that Kim said to Uary Faith: .
"Did Gairt say earthing to yon
about a party on New Year's Ere?
Jack tells me they're pUaniag a
party for that night Would you like
to go?"
Uary Faith knew what a New
Year's Ere party at the ICaldoo
home woold be Eke. Th tea-wagon
would be loaded with glasses and
bottles and cracked ice. There would
be more cracked ice in the. kitchen.
The bridge tables would be set op,
end there would be frozen fruit salad
and toasted cheese aad aachory
paste sandwiches. There would be
drinking aad dancing and a great
deal of noise. Kim would disappear
mto the kitchen to help Claire make
punch, and his gray eyes would be
come glazed and bloodshot as the
eight wore on.
"No, I dont want to go," Uary
Faith said. "For one thing, I don't
Eke to leave the baby. Well be arooe
most of the night aad your mother
sleeps so soundly. Suppose be kicked
off his covers and caught cold '
"Oh, piffle I Mother win take care
of him," Kim broke in. "Send my
dinner jacket to be pressed, will
yoti
Then it turned out that Mother
Farrell wouldn't be able to Ukecare
of the baby. She told Mary Faith
that Dr. Thatcher had invited her to
go to the theater with him that night
"And afterward we're going to the
Hoibrau for supper." she said.
don't know what I'm going to wear.
I haven t a thing."
She spent half the day poking
among her bandboxes snd trunks. At
one o'clock on the day before New
Year's she decided to go downtown
snd get a new dress with th money
that Kim and Aunt Ella had given
to her for Christmas. She did not
return until six o'clock, and she
found Mary Faith waiting for her in
the sitting room, hatted and cloaked
lor the street
"Oh. I'm so glad you're hereP
Mary Faith greeted her. "The mar'
ket closes at half past six, and I want
to go down and pick out my chickens
for tomorrow's dinner. IU be right
back. Go ahead and get dressed,
When Kim comes, tell him we aren't
going to the party. Hell be a-lad
to hear it I imagine, He wasn't par
ticularly enthusiastic about sroinx.
She hurried out into the street
There had been a high wind and a
snowstorm that afternoon, but now
everything was dear and bright It
would be pleasant to stay at home
wkh Kim far pleasanter than
spending the evening in the chaos of
the Maldon flat
"I want two -nice tender hens,"
she told Joe, the smiling, red-faced
butcher.
"Three dollars and eighty cents.'
eaid Joe, after weighing the hens.
"How did you like that goose liver
aausage yesterday?"
Yesterday? Why, yesterday she
hadn't even been in the meat market
Kim had telephoned early ia the
afternoon that he would not be home
for dinner, and she and Mrs. Farrell
had had a pick-up supper.
"I wondered if you wanted to pay
for it now, Joe was saying. "Mr.
Farrell forgot to." He slammed open
the metal drawer of his cash reg
ister and laid a slip of paper before
her. On it was written in blue pen
cil: "Farrett. Two pounds goose-lfrer
sausage $1.20."
She knew that there was no mis
take. But why had Kim bought two
pounds of goose-hver sausage?
He was at home when she got
there. She could hear him singing as
she entered the flat The bathroom
door stood open, and from the hall
she watched him for a moment as
he stood before the mirror, shaving.
"Kim," she said, "did you boy two
pounds of goose-liver sausage at
Joe s yesterday?
"I did. What of itr
"Nothing, I suppose. Bat I had
to pay for it just now, and, Kim, two
pounds of goose-Ever sausage is such
e funny thing to buy. No one person
could eat two pounds of that rich
stuff."
"WaK a minuter He let out
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"I wondered if yon wanted to par foe h now," Joe was saying. "Mr. FarreO
lorgot to.
short angry laugh. "IU explain the
great mystery to you. and then you
get out and let me finish shaving in
peace, will you?"
He flung his towel over the rack
aad went on: "Yesterday I drove
Jack Maldon out from town, and he
asked me to go up to his place to
have a drink. After we d bad a
couple of highballs, h was time for
dinner. I told Claire Fd go out and
buy some kind of cooked meat so
she wouldn't have to fuss around the
kitchen. She and Jack suggested that
I call yon up, but I knew you'd have
a fit if you saw me taking a drink,
and besides I knew we'd both be
there tonight "
"We aren't going." Mary Faith
cut in. "Your mother's going out
with Dr. Thatcher, and we'll hare
to stay home with the baby."
All her anticipation of happiness
for the evening was dead. The warm
lovely feeling that had lain around
her heart all day was gone. Kim
bed aot only lied to her the night
before, but just now he had admitted
to her that he hadn't wanted her on
the party the night before. He had
told her at good as told her that
she spoiled his fun.
"I think one of us ought to go
over there tonight" his voice cut
across her thoughts sharply. They'll
be butt, if one of us doesn't show
p. . . . Did you have my dinner
jacket pressed?"
"I pressed it myself last night"
she said dully.
Forever after, that New Year's
Eve lired in Msry Faith's memory
as a nightmare that went on and oa
and on through endless hours. At
half past seven Dr. Thatcher called
ior Mrs. Farrett. At nine o'clock
Kim left for the Maldons party. He
went without kissing Mary Faith
good-bye, but he did tell her that he
would be home early. "Long before
twelve o'clock," he promised.
Left alone, Mary Faith busied her
self for a half hour putting away the
things that be and Mrs. Farrell had
left lying about Both were as care
less as children when it came to tak
ing care of their belongings.
On her way back to the sitting
room she stopped to see if the baby
was warm and snug, snd to marvel.
for the thousandth time, at his like
ness to his father. She bent over
him and kissed his tiny cheek. The
touch, light and swift as it was, gave
her a feeling of peace. Here was her
love for Kim and his love for her.
Herself and Kim, forever and ever.
She settled herself on the sit tin
room couch to read and wait Ten,
eleven, and then twelve o'clock crept
slowly by, and Kim had not kept his
promise to come back early. Some
time alter the sound of the midnight
bells had died awav. she fell into a
doze. She was awakened by voices.
Then a key turned in the lock, and
Mrs. rarreu came in. holding a pink
paper parasol and dangling a cow
bell from one wrist
"Just look at these things I They;
were arivine? them awav at the ml
taurant where we had supper," she
cried, as Mary Faith started up front
the couch. "I never saw such crowds
in my life I We had to go to three
places eetore we could get a thing
to eat I I haven't had such a ranA
time in thirty years," she went on.
"JUmberley's father never took mo
out anywhere after we were married.
But be was a great one for running;
out himself every night in the week
and I'd ait tin aad wait Inr him e
com home, just as you're doing
uary ruta, this very minute. ...
And I caa see now. after all these
rears, that it's th wrans iMn tm
da A wife's place to at her husband's
side, after all. Isn't it? II she doesn't
take that place, some other woman
will. Don't you think that's so?"
ah went right on talking whir
Marv Faith sat turnmv hr mmrAm
over and over in her mind. Perhap
airs, farrell was tight Perhaps thaff
was the war to hold Kim. To m
wherever he west instead of stay
ing at borne, watching the clock and
waiting tor turn.
"I think IU go over to Maldons
if yon don't mind," she said sud
denly. "I won't be gone more than
aa hour. If I don't go,' Kim will
probably stay there until daybreak.
She telephoned for a taxi cab and
while she was waiting for it sh
slipped into aa old sapphire-blue
party dress that made her eyes look
theatrically large and dark, and
hunted up a pair of silver brocade
Uppers that she had bought long
before her wedding day. . . . How
many miles she had danced in then
with Kim, and how jolly and inno
cent and decent their amusements
had been in the long-ago days before
he joined the Maldon crowd.
(Te Be CoaUnaea')
Ceerrlskt. ISM. tty Beatrice Berte
Diatrieate y
Bis Feateree Sjaalcate. lac
Editor Statesman:
Most everything has deprecia
tion In value, why shouldn't the
dollar depreciate? All the people
wsat 1 a chance to work aad it
they get a 1 0d dollar it will buy
as much as n 101 cent dollar
would tn normal time. It Inflated
currency will bring 80 million
dollars to Oregon for labor I say
let it come. The man out of a
job will take a chaaeo on "get
ting his" with any kind of mon
ey deflated, lariated or what
have yon.
Inflated eurrency wtll bring
prosperity back with a baag, cre
ate a buying power, and demand
tor everything that wo maaaXao
ture and produce. It will raise
price so that producers aad man
ufacturers can make a profit, hire
mora people, and cay better
wages. I wouldat like to see mon
ey so cheap that yon eould paper
a room with it, hut it look like
a controlled Inflation la the only
way out.
Respectfully,
HOWARD O. DAMON,.
--.; w til Jf Commercial - at.
south of the present Statesmnai
building and the latter where the
Fry warehouse now stands. Front
and Trade streets.
He was also In the same branch
of the state legislature of 1862,
that had Its sessions on the third
floor of th Holman building, stIU
standing, on the corner across the
street south of the present States
man building. Ben Simpson was
surveyor general ot the state for
a term beginning In 18 SI. And he
was Indian agent at Grand
Roade. That is the office he held
when he was rounding up the In
diana "molesting Portland." ac
cording to the old copy of the
Oregonian.
".
Ben Simpson was a relative of
General U. 8. Grant The great
-commander's mother was a Simp
son of which connection more
later on In this series. When
Graat'Waa presldeat ho made Ben
Simpson superintendent of Indian
affairs for Oregoa, and he was fa
vored la other ways by the man
in the white house, whom his
Oregon relative visited daring his
incumbency as chief executive of
the nation.
.
It waa often remarked by hi
Oregon intimate that Bea Simp
son resembled General Grant, aad
a. Salem resident recalls that he
wort) a tall beard trimmed la the
same fashion aa the general was
accustomed to wear his. This was
mentioned by General Phil Sher
idan ia a visit that great cavalry
leader made to Oregoa after the
war oi ll-8.
Second Lieutenant PhO, fhert-
daa, when ho was In charge at
Fort Sheridan, protecting the In
diana on th Grand Bond and
Slleta reservations or rather mu
tually protecting them and whites
against each other was brought
into familiar - relationship with
Agent Ben Simpson, aad they be
came last mends.
w
PhJL Sheridan took up a doaa-
tloa land claim near the Graad
Reader ladsen - reservatlea. He
owned the land until after the
close of th war. He visited Ore
gon in that period, or a little la
ter, and Ben Simpson, notified of
his coming, met him with his bug
gy and took him to the land
claim.
The Oregon had an editorial In
its Issue ot Nov. 28. 1868. discuss
ing the possibility of connection
by rail with the Union Pacific. It
was commenting on the prospects
of a connection at Salt Lake. City.
The Portland paper, .In that arti
cle, quoted the Oregoa Statesman
as saying that such an extension.
if built, would not stop at Port
laad, but would go on to Puget
Sound, and thus hamper the Port
laad metropolis, or at leaat do
that eity more harm than good.
The Oregon History ot Harvey
Scott compiled by his son Leslie
M. Scott, quoting that editorial,
made note of the fact that at the
date it was printed Ben Simpson
and his sons Samuel L. and Syl
vester C. were owners and editors
of The Statesman. The Bits man
believes J. W. P. Huntington, son--ln-law
of Jesse Applegate. and
Oregon superintendent of Indian
affairs, was a joint owner. He re
calls hearing Geo. P. Litchfield,
long one of Salem's oldest resi
dents, telling that he (Litchfield)
brought the money (In gold) to
make th purchase for the Simp
sons aad Huntington.
(Co a tinned tomorrow.)
Yesterdays
. , . Of Old Salem
Town Talks froea The States
man of Earlier Days
May 10, ltOft
Wild rumors of hurled: robbers'
gold treasure) blow about Salem
yesterday after a mysterious man
started to dig np the yard in
front ot the house at 106 Center
street For years the story has
I beejkassedV about that aa outlaw
who murdered a man ia San
Francisco had fled to Ralam and
here burled his 810,000 treasure
before being arrested and sent to
San Quentin prison. Years ago the)
river front near Center street was
inhabited by many notorious characters.
A. M. and A. T. Whit af
firm ofMoffatt White, finan
cial backers of th Orero Kl.
trie, are la Portland to make aa
examination or the company's
properties. Their nraaane rim
additional assurance that the Ore
gon Electric people will rush th
projects they have planned.
NEWPORT, Ore. Hotels are
rushed preparing to accommodate
thousands of people who are ex
pected here May 20 to 22 to view
the United States battle fleet It Is
expected the fleet will anchor for
a day or more about a mile and a
half oft shore.
May 10, IPCS
The 282nd infantry, organized
reserves, has ooened rasrlmantal
headquarters la the postoffleo
building here with Col. Carlo Ah
rams la command. Headquarter!
formerly were at Medford.
Contending that the Oregon '
Growers Cooperative association
has illegally attempted to restrain
trade and regulate the price of lo
ganberries, August Lenta' aad
Benjamin Lents, defendants la a
suit brought by the Oregon Grow
ers in eircuit court, yesterday
Gled a motion for dissolution of
an injunction which re trains
them from delivering berries to
anyone bnt the plaintiff.
NSW YORK Federal Judge
Kaox yesterday declared un con
stitutional as restricting , the right
of a physician to prescribe for hfa
patients, the pro vision ef the
Yolstead act aad Its amendments,
prohibiting th prescribing oi
more than a pint ot spirituous li
quor every tea days. .
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