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Tlie OREGON STATESMAN. Saka- -Oregon, Satrcday Bloratog, May 13. 1933
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Sony I'm bigger than you are "
" d BEATRICE
y, BURTON
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MARY
FAITH
: "No Favor Sways Vt; Vo Fear S7a8Avi"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
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The Los Angeles Gas Case
THE United States suprenjs court has upheld the Califor
nia railroad commission V rate case against the gas
. company serving Los Angeie& ordring it to reduce its rates
to consumers. This is not of itself so important to the coun
try at large as is the apparent adherence of the court to the
theory of current value of land and other physical property,
.in other words, reproduction cost
- Under this theory, which the utilities themselves fought
for strenuously when prices were going up fast during war
times, the way is opened for a drastic scaling down of util
ity charges on the ground that prevailing costs are at record
low levels. What is sauce for the goose, may be rightly
sauce also for the gander; and the old law of compensation
seems at work in supplying bitter medicine to utilities now
out of the same bottle they fed the consumers a decade and
more ago.
In reality, as we view it, the decision, whose exact lan
guage has not yet reached this coast, .may upset the whole
program of regulation which has been coming to the prudent
investment theory; or in other words, original cost less de
preciation. This is the basis for valuation which Commis
sioner Thomas has been following, believing it to be fairest
- to the investors in the utility enterprise and to the con
sumers. " ' -
There are two reasons why the prudent investment
method of computation is more reliable: and our own ideas
are based on the articles and book of John Bauer, one of the
leading students of regulation. The two reasons are these:
, first the only practical way that regulation can succeed is by
using the prudent investment means of determining values;
and second that method over the long term of years is more
just .
Under the prudent investment computation, the utility
commission can fix the base valuation for any operating
otility and order rates upon such valuation. Thereafter
rate-making is as simple as the multiplication table. All
that it is necessary to do is to add the amount of new invest
ment deduct retirements and depreciation and the new base
is found on which the company is entitled to earn from 6 to
8. But under the reproduction theory, there must be pro-
longed hearings with resulting court cases every time there
is a change in the price level. The very mechanics of deter
mining valuations under changing price levels defeats reg
ulation. While it may appear now that rate reductions are in
sight Under this court ruling, inflation is working fast,
prices may be sky-rocketed again : and before we get through
with the red tape the utilities can demand and receive higher
rates on the ground that dollar costs of reproduction have
been inflated.
For the second reason, a utility plant is continually re
newing itself and as demands increase, enlarging its property
investment So over a long term of years fluctuations in the
price level are ironed out Railroad building in the low cost
days of the '90's is thus offset by the high cost construction
of war years. The same is true of telephone companies and
electric power properties. Time equalizes highs and lows in
i investment .costs so that prudent investment less normal de
preciation is about as just a rule as can be followed.
In this state the prudent investment base was used by
the old commission in the Pepco case and accepted by that
company, uommissioner '1 nomas is committed to it; and
-.feels quite helpless if valuations are always to be in a state
of fluctuation. In fact unless regulatory bodies can soon ar
rive at definite valuation figures which will stand, the at
tempt at regulation might about as well be given up, with
public ownership the only alternate to private ownership
subject only to the free play of economic forces.
A Great Novelist Lost
"COR the most fertile liar in the country award the decora- glaring lights. Bathe the eyes with
, XV tion, with palm, to Gaston Means. A bounder of sorts is
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Lit ft iviru.
CHAPTER. XL I him fishing, or" explain baseball! She rambled on .and on all eve-
-..? i.f j . w l rimes to aim or eo any of tne i nine She waa far ta nritMl
leaped at her out cf all the other l3. tht T? 14 19 "rthing. and Mary'
th, tw. hA M Sk, I A" lQt J0. tf wanted to mxkt I Farth di moit of her packint Onlr
a man of yxw." . loocc did sh come down to earth.
Kims face flashed a dark anzry land that was whea sb cams into
red. lUary Faith's room to aav wooA
"l sttpposs yoa're teCins me that I aieht.
rm not manly eooagh." Kim said "Doctor's house looks awfully bare
to me." she said. "So I've decM!
Uary Faith looked at him iteadJy. I to mors most of this fa rn! tore into
I think yoa d understand fair play I it whea we coma back tram th
better than yoa do. if jWd been J Sooth. ... It's old stuff, but if s solid
allowed to lead a regular boy's life I walnut and I can hart it done orer
i v .UK, u aw i uu ajo ncTcr cua uke n mucn
coolly. "Yoa're told me. yoartelf, I anyway."
how you were bed to your mother's! Mary Faith did not tell her that
things that he had Just said.. She
heard nothing else. She needed noth
ing else but that name. It told her
Instantly why Kim was sitting be
fore her bow, calmly demanding a
tUi... . -.1, k. Iaaf WM Inft.kl.
aad io different erer since the begin-10"1
naiff of minter.
"Why didn't I know it r she mur
mured. "Know what?"
That Claire afaldoo's at the bot
tom of all this. ... Wouldn't you
think that Td hare guessed that
soma time or other during all these Po-rin. how yoa had to Ue to Kim bad left the fiat and was not
ucr i gci away wiu as ouicr voya. I coming DaClC Mte realized that Mrs.
. . . xes. i do thmk you d be more I Farrell was gloriously happy for the
of a man, if you'd had a father to I first time in years, aad she was not
bring yoa up." I going to do a thing to shadow that
And au at once she was crying I happiness.
wildly, so that she could hardly hear! "IH clean ererything while you're
the angry things he was saying to away." she said, "and it will be all
her. I ready for you whea tou ret hack "
"Kim. let's not quarrel Eke this."! Kim was as rood as hia ward. A
she sobbed. "We can talk this orer I week went by. and Mary Faith heard
in a day or two when we're both I nothing from him. Finally she tele
calmed down a little I phoned him and aiked him .km
"I're said everything I want tolas wanted her to send his trunks.
say," be cut in. "and I're made upT "Athletic CloV he tald her
weeks whea you wouldn't talk to m
or come home to meals or pay any
attention to the baby?"
She be ran to laugh suddenly. A
bitter little .laugh with a break ia it
"When X think of all the nights
rre lain there on that couch wonder
lag what was wrong! Trying to tell
myself that you were worried about
your business, or that you stayed
away from home so much because
yoa were playing cards downtown
with the men. Wouldn't yoa hare
your
BITS for BREAKFAST
: By R, J. HENDRICKS
ftriafttiaTrift A Kavai wrrm.A that tt ofna
because of some woman, as usual? "J mind to what I'm going to shortly.
Some girl in an office or a drug store ao 1 clearing out. and the only I "Hare yoa heard about
soma married woman Lite I J " cl r uwucy oat a me i mower ana ur. inatcberr
nU r,u?- u ro sue lor a oiTorce ana asa tne -yes. 1 know." be said curtly. "I
Kim stared at her in bewilderment I coarT gnre you anmony. I re tnea I had a wire from them. Is there any-
-I hope you're not going to be w 7 r ..uu w i romg eiser
lMsaft aK.Nl IV:. a-. n 1 aaaai az tSU. t I will UUW uu wuu LgU I A tl tTTaf TO nli tAma mAMaw
all S man's fear of a scene ia his P"1 for what 1 rint under-J Kim. Your mother wants her furni-
Toice. "We can settle it Quietly, can't staaar ao snanng witn rage, ne I ture. and III hare to hare some place
re? And sensibly?" I Buns nuascu wax ox m ml iio go wnes sue takes it out ot the
"If tou mean that we can arranae wnr Amaxed by the sudden- flat1
a divorce, my answer is 'No.' " There ne5 ol tne ciniity that bad befallen I There was a click as he rang off
a 'a r tt m . m . . .
was no hesiution in Mary Faith's ncr r"IB Mn oown on " aorupuy. Tne sharp little sound that
rug ociore uc nre, pui ner nanas to
her head and tried to think clearly.
It came to her gradually that more that he was reaHr through with
I think oerhaos I'd let you so. Kim. I the etorm that had Just burst had her. That he was not going to send
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ner any money. That be was going
to force her to sue for dnrorce and
alimony.
She hung the receiver back cpon
its metal hook and turned away from
the telephone quickly, as if tt were
some kind of an infernal machine
that bad just wounded her terribly
and Bad
again.
AU the rest of the day she went
around the Sat doing the little famfl-
rotee. II I knew that you were
honestly in love with her and that
she was honestly in love with you.
Or. CopdenS
ONliT BECENTLT I wrote on the
subject of measles. But I cannot re
train from writing again about this
common and often neglected ailment
llany mothers
consvier meawea
a nannieaa ua-
eaae and a nor-
mat occurrence
U childhood. Yet
measles Is a seri
ous disease and
frequently re
sults In p n e u
monla and other
serious complica
tions. Measles la
highly contact
ous. It Is quickly
transmitted from
one child to an
other. In moat
Instances the disease Is not recog
nized until long after the child has
transmitted the disease to others.
Know the Symptoms
Some time ago X told yoa how
measles could be recognized In Its
early stages. X warned you that a
child with a cough and a sneeze
should not be allowed to attend
school even though he has no fever.
In the very early stages of this dis
ease the child appears to be suffering
from a mild cold. Within twenty-four
hours the child complains of sore
eyes and a running nose. Measles
should then be suspected.
The characteristic rash ot measles
appears at about the fifth day If Ill
ness. It la nrst seen oemna me ears
and about the neck. It rapidly
spreads over the face and body. The
rash lasts about five days and Is
followed by "desquamation', or peel
ing of the skin.
The child should be kept In bed.
isolated from other children aad
given a nourishing but light diet
Protect the eyes from sunlight and
Mr. Means, and no dilemma appals him. He can spin a plaus
ible yarn without the tremor of an eyelash, and color it with
such acceptable detail that the most skeptical is convinced that
he is the soul of veracity. He was a shadowy character in
the days of the Ohio gang, and moved with confidence in and
out of the little green house on K street. He claimed intim
acies with Harry Daugherty and President Harding; and his!
tales of doings were as richly adorned narratives as those of
the Arabian Nights entertainment.
I Nothing daunted by his term at Atlanta he set his wits
to work-ins' acrain when the opportunity arose with the kid
naping of the Lindbergh baby, and glibly talked Mrs. Evelyn
Walsh McLean out of a hundred thousand dollars. Convict
ed of swindling he is on trial now for conspiracy and in his
defense he offers testimony worthy lof de Maupassant. Char
acters spring up at his bidding, and names, though they be
unknown to the world. He even adds a dash of Harry
Daugherty's old paprika : red baiting, when he says that one
of the kidnapers was "head of the communist third Inter
nationale" in this country. We might have swallowed his
yam had he spared us that. It is indeed the conventional
"red" herring drawn across the trail. :
What a pity Gaston Means did not co in for fiction.
Then he might be enrolled with, the great artists of prose in
stead of the rogue's gallery of clever crooks.
Sirens Again at Work
TJEAL E. Phillips Oppenheim material comes out of Eur
JLv ope these days. In England a highly placed officer of
a famous Scottish regiment is condemned by court martial
for disclosing military secrets ; and it was Marie Ldhise, some
beautiful German woman who is reported as the siren.
In Italy, a warrant officer fell under the volley of a fir
ing squad for. treachery in disclosing naval plans. The sir-
' eni ' xes, mere is a siren, a beautiful Italo-French woman,
borkj acid solution. Bear In mind
that the disease is contagious ntll
after the rash has disappeared.
Measles is a serious disease when
it afflicts children under five years
of age. It la particularly serious
when it afflicts weak and undernour
ished children. Pneumonia la the
most dreaded complication of
measles. This can be traced to neg
ligence and Improper care of the vic
tim of measles.
Don't Expose Child to Measlee
Every effort- should be made te
prevent the spread of measles. When
measles la suspected In a household,
infants and other children should not
be exposed to the danger of this dis
ease. It la criminal deliberately to
expose a child to measles. This waa
a common practice in former years
when measles waa believed to be a
normal and necessary event ot child
hood. Early recognition of the disease
and Immediate medical attention as
sures the child of a rapid and suc
cessful recovery. The danger ot com
plications, such as pneumonia, may
sometimes be averted by the prompt
injection ot a small amount of the
parent's bloodJnto the child. Ask
your doctor about this.
It Is a grave mistake to neglect
measles. We can only remove the
danger of this disease by recognizing
measles aa one of the serious menaces
to the health of our children.
(Copyright. t9SS, K. F. K, Inc.)
Old Ironsides and Oregon:
The Statesman had an editorial
(aa usual, a good one), on Sunday
last on the visit of the frigate
Constitution to Astoria, and its
promised return la August to
Portland, on its great cruise la
Paclfte waters.
"Too bad tha Constitution can
not sail up the rlvsr to Salem.
These words are from the editor
ial, followed by an explanation
that this Is Impossible, for several
reasons, among thorn: her masts
are too tall to go under the
bridges, the Teasel Is too wide to
get through the Oregon City
locks, and she draws It feet of
water, too much for the Willam
ette at Its summer stage.
S
It la really too bad that the
Constitution eannot eome to Sa
lem. She would In such a visit be
paying proper respect to the place)
and section holding the highest
points of historic Importance west
of the Rockies, as related to
events that led to Use extension of
the are of this republic to the
shores of the Pacific ocean.
S
The Portland Journal on Mon
day contained an editorial article
from which these words are ex
cerpts: When the gallant 'Old
Ironsides' docked at Astoria Sat
urday she completed a voyage be-
Yesterdays
... Of Old Salem
i Town Talks from The States
ma of Eariier Days
May 13, 100S.
-The "drys" won yesterday
wbeu County Judge Scott ruled
that local option petitions sub
mitted lrom Jefferson. Marion,
Macleay, Aumsvllla, stayton. Sub
limity and Turner precincts
should hare priority la being
placed oa the ballot, oxer peti
tions fllod by "wets" from Stay-
ton and Sublimity precincts.
The Oregon supreme eourt yes
terday upheld tha right of the
state to collect from the Portland
General Electric company 10 per
cent of the net profits ot the- locks
at Oregon City and established
the state's right to purchase the
canal and locks from the power
company in a manner prescribed
by tha legislature. Congressman
W. C. Hawley Is trying to obtain
an appropriation tor this pur
chase.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Horer ar
rived here last night la aa auto
mobile la which the plan to cir
cle the globe. They believe that
i they will be the first persons own
ing their owa car to cross this
continent la both directions.
While In Douglas county. It took
them a whole day to cover II
miles, with the aid ot a team.
MARY STALKER HIRED
ABIQTJA,- May 12 -Miss Mary
Stalker, a graduate ot the Silver-
ton hlh school and later of Mon-j d next month.
wholurede faithless officer to the betrayal. Pawns .frfE S iZ aTth. DunVSaa "EE
teDigence offices are these women of the world who frequent for the coming year. Miss Lola
foreign capitals. Can't you see them, as Oppenheim and oth- JUI Riches has taught hera tha
or rtnva alrptriA1 Viom? rMv mrA past year but has signed a coa-
i7i 7 . ,' owuuuiJKvwiieu, e tr-et to tea at West Stavto
ukb magneis, noi siumDrous coais expressive or. passion, but thV next year.
w uiaw vicujus &uu iiuiu. vuem xor omer purposes tnan
mere gratification of lust, voices low and musical. .
Europe must be getting ready for fresh wars, women
are once more using their charms for purposes of espionage.
' May 18. 102S
Jess Willard knocked out Jack
Johnson la the 11th round and
Louis rirpo put Jack McAuUf fe II
to sleep la tha third round of
bouts at New Tork city yesterday.
Flrpo aad Willard will be mateb-
TMPROTlvMENT SLOW
SILYERTON. May 12 Mrs.
Thomas Lee who has been 111 for
the past several weeks Is reported
mm liuMmn. mm Am
A Forest Grove Soy Is la the navr and the aver alart Kawa.Timaa I mtrmA sh tin nnrint n. p
i aiakes mention of the fact that he has Just beea transferred to a I bed and ia being eared for by Mrs.
. ..ovi ui-iMH.uM vtmw, - - . "O. ormbrec.
HoUls Huntington has receiv
ed an offer ot S240 a year to ge
to Eugene high. Mr. Huntington,
who has brought Salem high
school to within striking distance
of state championahlpa la foot-
ban, basketball . and baseball.
earn hero a year ago. '
- Nlateea school districts la
northern ? Marlon aad southern
Clackamas county to ted yester
day f 72 to IS2 la faror ot form
ing a union high school district
IcenlerlAgat-Wfiodhur,
gua lit years ago. She waa then
the United State frigate Consti
tution aad had not yet won la bat
tle the title of 'Old Ironsides.' She
was detailed by the nary depart
ment to convoy the ship Tonquln
ot the Astor party through north
Atlantic waters to prevent im
pressment of men and officers by
the British navy. The Tonquln left
New Tork harbor September I.
it 11. uader escort of the frigate.
Tha Tonquln, leaving the frigate
behind, arrived at the mouth of
the Columbia river March 21.
It 11, with the party that founded
Astoria. The protection the Con
stitution gave the Toaaula . . .
ant enabled the merchantman to
reach Astoria makes a bond be
tween the frigate and the city
by the sea. . . . The ill-fated Ton
quln- . . . quickly disappeared
from the picture. . . . She waa
blown up (la Nootka souad) to
save her from falling Into the
handa ot attacking Indians. 'Old
Ironsides' has another close tie
with the Oregon country. The
pennies and nickels of Oregon
school children helped reconstruct
her. And her spars, hewn in ac
cordance with the original plans.
are Oregon fir, a contribution of
Oregon's lumber industry."
There la another close tie with
the Oregon country, coming near
to saiem, and to Portland, too,
meshing in with their very begin
nings. Captain Charles Wilkes. In
command of the United 8tateg Ex
ploring Expedition ot the U. 8.
nary, 1838-1842. in his Tolumln
oas official report to his govern
ment, wrote under date of Juno
S. 1841:
It was raining hard when we
passed Campment d u Sauble
(Sand Encampment), a eandv
point just at the opening out of
the Willamette ralley, which was
one of the points originally occu
pies wnen the river was first ex
plored by the whites. Abo it two
miies further up the river Is
Champooing (Champoeg), it
miies aoove the falls, which we
reached about 4 p. m. Here we
found a few lor houses, on of
which belonged to a Mr. Johnson.
who gave us a hearty welcome.
Mr. Johnson was formerly a trap
per la the Hudson's But com
pany's service.
He Invited ua to Uke no oar
quarters with him, and, although
iuey were not very pleasant la ap
pearance, wo thought it better to
accept the invitatioa than to pitch
our tents on the wet ground in the
rain.
To reach the dwellinr. we
passed through water over our
shoes. The house had little the
appearance of belonging to a
white man, but the welcome made
ameaas for many things.
"We were soon Installed in ht
bedroom, where, la looking
around, my eye was arrested by a
pnai or tne capture of the frigate
Guerrlero . by tha Constitution,
which led mo to speak concerning
n. wnen x round HB HAD BEEN
IN THAT ACTION.
Thla at once made na old
friends, tor I found him familiar
with the character of all our aar
at men, aad I had much pleasure
In listening to his anecdotes, aad
nearing aim speak in high terms
of many of those officers to whom
I feel personally attached.
Tt waa delightful to hear his
unrarnlshed aeoouat of Commo
dore Hull's coolness and conduct
la the action.
"Johnson asked many questions
about tha young officers he had
kaowa. . I was squatty '.dlterted
by his owa adventures.
of the war was oTer, ha could no$!
bo content to lead a quiet life, he
determined to adopt the business
ot trapping. Ia this ha waa en
gaged until the last tew years.
But I don't know either of those
things. The only thing I'm certain
of is that Claire never will care very
much for anybody but "herself. And
if you"
1 don't see why Claire has to be
dragged into this," Kim broke in
violently. T havent said that I'm
in love with her."
But a dull red flush crept under
his blond skin, and he threw back
his bead defiantly, like a wayward
boy who has been found out in some
stupid deception.
"It ist happens that I do think
a lot of Claire, though," he added
awkwardly, as if he were half
ashamed of what he was saying. "I
wasn't going to tell you this but
you're asked for it, so here goes. I've
beea crazy about her ever since I've
known her "
"But that's not true, KimH Mary
Faith cried. "You were in love with
whea you asked me to marry
me
been gathering for a long time. AU
the hut weeks the clouds had been
gathering. . . . Weeks ago she ought
to have seen what waa happening
and tried to stop it somehow. She
ought to hare gone to Claire and
appealed to her. Reminded her that
Kim had a little baby, as wen as s 1
wife and mother to support.
'But it probably wouldn't have
done any good," she decided. Claire i
was Just as selfish and spoiled as
Kim was. She couldn't see Claire liar things and trying to decide just
giving up anybody or anything that I what to da Of course she could get
sne wantea I m nosirjoa as a etenomnhr at twm.
At half past six Mrs. Farrell came I tv-five dollars a week erso.... But
home, carrying an empty shopping I could she par for a nurse ffirl for
bag aad wearing upon her massive I the baby out of that aad have enough
a e a a a I .
oosom a large onoca Ot avenuer lett lor their room ar Ur PitrlrMf.?
sweet peas. Mary Faith saw at once I She knew that she couldn't and she
knew that Kim knew it. too. That
what he was counting on, of
course.
Late that night she was awakened
by the ringing of the doorbell. When
tnat sne was ta boring under some
kind of powerful excitement. There
was color in her usually pallid face.
and she actually wheezed with ex
citement. What on earth could have
you two years ago, and you knew I happened to her. to whom nothing of I she answered k. Jean Bartlett was
her then. And you knew her two l "f uappcnws ia aoi standing ia tne uttie halfway.
years ago when you were so infatu-1 many, soaay years r i i cant come in I canr stop
a tea witn janet Mciune ana tnisi ruui ww iqwi i more man a mm orer jean was
fall whea you bad some sort of af-I""l Benroaj Ettle laugh, breathless, and she laughed as she
-Mary raitn. yoa u never believe me talked. "I lust came to sav e-ood-bve.
rm going to be married r Where do you think Tm going 1 Out
She turned and glanced toward the to Phoenix, to be married I Tm kav-
dining-room. "Is Kimberley here? ing tomorrow night! My was
I suppose I ought to let him know coming east to be married here, but
"" he cant get sway, and tonight he
He was here, but he's gone." I called me up and asked me to come
"Hmm " She gave Mary Faith out there. So I'm going and. Mary
a snarp iook. ne s on ine cararam-1 Faith, Ira so happy r
pus again?" I They kissed each other aad cried
"Something like that," Mary Faith j a little. And then, as Jean was leav-
answerea. tag. Mary Faith called her back.
"Wen, I'm sorry be s not here. Id I "Just a minute, Jean" she said.
nave lucea nun to nave my news nrst
of all r Triumph and pride gleamed
ia her eye. "Yes. Dr Thatcher and
I are going to be married in the
fair with that girl in the drug store.
You got over those affairs, anS
youH get over this one, Kim. You're
like that I doa't say one woman is
just the same as another to you, but
almost. If there's anybody you're
faithful to, you're faithful to me
in a way. You always do come back
to ma Don't you?"
He wouldn't answer her. He stood
looking at her for a minute or two
longer, swinging his hesd from side
to side.
"But even if you are ia love with
Claire," she weat on. "you can't
think entirely of yourself now. You
have a son and youre got to stick
to btaa. Ia a few years be u be grow
ing up, aad I won't be able to do
the things for him that a boy's
father ought to do. I won't be able
to tell him how to take a punch on
the Jaw ia the schoolyard, or take
"Who's slated for your job st Nee
bit's r
Other people might marry and go
a m
to r lorioa or Arizona, your owa
making a
lnorniog at has sister's house. And I heart might break, but still tou had
we re going to r ionaa tor our noney-1 to face the problem of
mooal My, I never dreamed of such thring.
a thing happening to me when 1 1 (Te Be CmtimrO
walked out of this flat this mom-1 errikt. im. ay atrk aart
- I Dtatrikt4 fcr
lnr I Kls Ftatans Sradicaia. la.
here, aad taken an Indian girl for
his wife, by whom he had several
children.
"To the latter he said he was
desirous of giving a good educa
tion, and for this purpose he had
engaged old Mr. Moore, from Illi
nois, to pass several months with
him.
"Johnson had all the easy and
Independent character of a trap
per; yet X could still perceive that
he had hanging about htm some-
that ho had acquired In the serv-4 fnl ,R?ur
ice (navy.)
"His Indian wife Is extremely!
useful in making ererything, be
sides taking care of the household
concerns, and is rather pretty.
Johnson's estimate ot her was
that she was 'worth halt a dosen
civilized wives.' There Is little
cleanliness, however, about his
house, and many of the duties are
lett to two young male slaves, ot
Indian blood, but of what tribe I
did not learn.
"Johnson's farm consists ot
ah siit 40 acres under cultivation;
his wheat and potatoes were
flourishing, and he had a toler
able kitch"i rarJen. He lad some
little stock." (Here CapL Wilkes
told . cf the destructive cougars,
and the abundance of elk, deer
and bears, and the geese and
aaeks in spring ana lau "cover-
log the rivers, lakes and ponds."
COOK AT Hit
Resuming the text: "There are
four houses, and three lodges, in
sight ot Johnson's farm, whence
all the neighbors e ailed to sea us.
. . One was an old man by the
name or cannon, who had been
one of the party with Lewis and
Clark, and was from hia owa ac
count the only remaining one In
the country. He likes the coun
try, and says he thinks there Is no
necessity for Dr. McLoujhlln's
authority ot laws to govern it,"
Is m
la tha above, Capt. Wilkes waa
describing William Johnson. Some
historians have said ha came la
lttt: one putting tha probable
data as early, as lttt. Trout the
above, . tha careful reader must
agruo'that he must bar come
much earlier, or that Cast. Wilkes
waa mistaken in saying "Tie had
settled himself down HERS, aad
tsken an Indlaa girl tor his wife.'
Either he had come much earlier.
or aa had brought tha Iadiaa gtrl
from some distant tribe and ehfl
drea had beea bora to these be-
fora arriving at Champoeg.
nJJhajLaeUledLlmeJtJlcrw
MONMOUTH, May 12 Evart
Snyder, a Monmouth boy, son ot
Mrs. Eugenia Snyder, has Just re
ceived notice ot his appointment
as head cook at the soldier's home
Ho has been work
ing in San Francisco, but will Uke
over his new duties at once.
Mrs. Ingeborg Skogset, about
75. ot 1722 N. E. Saratoga street.
Portland, died suddenly Tuesday
night at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Esther Riekards ia Mon
mouth. Mrs. Skogset came to
Monmouth two weeks ago to visit
her daughter who is a student at
the Oregon Normal school. The
remains were taken to Portland
where funeral services and inter
ment will occur.
Considerable sickness Is preval
ent among Monmouth residents.
particularly school children, with
measles, chicken-pox, and a mUd
flu la evidence.
Mea members of the Evangeli
cal charch complimented the wo
men members with a Mother and
Daughter banquet Friday night at
the church. The men provided
the banquet, attended to decora
tions, and acted as waiters.
family were pleasantly surprised
when her cousin Charles Dow ot
southern Oregon Tislted them.
They had not seea him for 22
years.
Mrs. Lora Hurd received word
late Tuesday afternoon that hex
son Frank ot Lebanon had died
suddenly.
HEALTH
Mrs. March Signs
For Eighth Term,
Valsetz Teacher
VALSETZ, May 12 Mrs
George March, teaeher of the Val
seta school, has signed her con
tract tor another year. She has
tanrht hare seven rears.
Pat March and Raymond Dod-
soa. third graders, are the only
third graders erer to make all the
fourth standard drill cards la
arithmetic.
Frank Hard Passes
At Lebanon; Club
: Group Has Session
BUYER. May 11 The Ivy club
met Wednesday afternoon at the
Woodman aau. Teta May . Lama
aad Mrs, Jack Countryman, enter-
talaed. Mrs. Ralph K ester wui
L eatertala next month.
Mr.-AnA.Mrs. .Henry Lamb audita. JtA,
AWARDS ARE 6111
WEST STAYTON. May 12
Heralds of Health pins were
awarded this year to Theodore
Lacy, Gladys Thomas, Virginia
Darley, Fern Lewis, Elda John
son. Josephine Snoddy. Carvel
Gibson. Agnes Snoddy, Irna Dar
ley, Jack Parker, Robert Irish.
Richard Comstock, Melvla Asche,
Robert Comstock, Keith Crane,
and Mark Lewis.
The annual school picnte will
be held on tha school grounds
Tuesday, May It. A baseball
game Is scheduled.
The local teachers will spend
their vacations as. follows: Miss
Eunice Lewis in Aumsrllle; Miss
Ellen Bstcher at Hlllsboro, snd
W. C. Jensen at Eugene.
GIRL BREAKS ARM
JEFFERSON,. May 12 Grace
Wordley, lo-year.-old daughter ot
Mrs. Graca .Wordley. while at
school, fell Into the basement of
the building, and an X-ray showed
that her ana waa broken at the
elbow. Mr. and Mrs. George Gonr
ley and daughter Frances ot Los
Angeles were guests last week at
the home ot Mr. aad Mrs. James
Gourley. George and James are
brothers.
MAUPIN GOING EAST
WOODBURN. May 12 8. W.
Kaupla who was chosea by the
Prasbyterlaa church aa a delegate
to the general asserably'at Colum-
east May It, Ha will make tha
mg uj armui wj wmy aw asa rn-
etseo aad Lot Angeles, Ho will
spend a day or two at Chleaga
visiting tha world's fair, aad will
visit St. Joseph, Missouri. South
Dakota. Montana, and fa 8pekaae
Ha experts to return some tlm