The OREGON STATESMAN Sakci.: Oregon; Sdnday-Morning; May 12. 1935
PAGE THREE
HROLICKA RELATES
iiinTnrtv nr mmiiR
ur HiUiHii
nioiuni
Brought Real. Culture From
Asia but Lost It Due to
' Struggle in New Land
Dr." Alec Hrdlicka, curator of
the museum of natural history of
the Smithsonian institute, en
. route to Kodiac island oft the
coast of Alaska where he will
continue his investigations into
the origin of the American In
dian, was guest speaker at chap
pel period to students of Willam
ette university Friday.
This year's journey to the north
narks Dr. Hrdlicka's eighth trip
In behalf of the institute, and
will be his third summer on Ko
diac island.
During his talk, the anthropol
ogist told of different conceptions
of the origin of the American
Indian; but dwelt largely on the
present accented theory, which is
that many thousands of years
ago, over a period of many years,
peoples from the northeast of
Asia came across the Bering
strait, not in a large group but
in dribbles. After landing on the
shares of Alaska, they, in time,
by skirting the coastline, man
aged toget foothold on present
dav Ore eon and California. From
here they worked overland, fi
nally peopling the entire conti
nnt. havln? at the time of the
coming of Columbus between 12
and 20 million people.:
Migration Recalled
To back up this statement, he
told of the difference of culture
between the eastern continental
Indians and those on the west
coast. In the east they still retain
fa. their folk lore the story of
their migration across the conti
nent, whereas In this section they
have lost their historical back
ground. XT a tst14 if V I va,V In AlaeVa
where under great difficulties
due to the continual frozen con
dition of the 'ground, he and as-
I A A 1 Ml 11
piece by piece, the history of the
red-men. In coming to the new
world from the old, they brought
with them a real culture, fine
artistry, mannerisms, which left
its mark on the remnants of the
lost civilization. Through the
ages, as they got farther and far
ther from the old things and
through the pressure to main
tain themselves in a different and
. hard climate, they lost these sym
bols of an earlier civilization. All
this Is shown in the different
stratas of soil into which the
searchers have delved during
their search on Kodiac island.
Dr. Hrdlicka -was well received
by the students; he typified the
scientist, having massive head
with straight grayish hair, not
over-large in stature, and talked
with a decided accent. This was
his second and last talk to stu
dents before he again heads
north. He spoke to the students
of Stanford university earlier in
W. U.Glee Club to Give Home Concert Tonight
" "'" """"" 1 " 'ii.iimi.i,i-UiiiJiiii! i i in iMi.imiiii.il ii iim I,, . , j j.i. .. Viwi-H "
r ' ' - " ... '
r " v. - ""
r,r r .-if ' v ...
tot -
" 1 1 : '"
Willamette university men's glee dab which has jmt finislied a ten days tour through Washington and
will appear in its borne .concert tonight at the First Methodist church.' The group was complimented
by press and public on its tour which took it to Olympla, Everett, Seattle, Monroe, Centralia, Kelso,
St. Helens and- other cities. In Seattle last Monday the club sang before an audience of over 4000 high
school stude:J Soloists for tonight's concert are Miss Helen Benner, contralto, and Hume Downs,
violinist. Miss Clara Wright is accompanist. The pibllc is invited to the concert which will be at 8
o'clock. , . .
WRITES OF SHARE IN
,
Construction in 1873; Myers Had a Part in
BUILDiNG OF CAPITOL
US
TO
MAY
24
The first person to be heard i
from who worked on the old state
capitol during its construction is
Luther Myers, formerly engaged
in the sheet metal and plumbing
business in Salem, who now re
sides In Maumee, O. lie has writ
ten to Gideon Stolz, an old friend,
on receipt of papers describing
the fire. Mr. Stolz came to Sa
lem in 1873. At that time the
foundation walls were just ap
pearing above the ground. Mr.
Myers came two or three years
earlier. Both men are now past
90 in age.
Here is the letter from Mr.
Myers:
"The Journal came to me May
2, I having received the States
man the day before so I am well
informed, but I believe there is
lots of the building not damaged
and can be repaired much easier
than making new entirely. The
first story was laid up with Rose
burg lime and it was found out
it did not expand in slacking bo
they got other; but when they
tried to cut some holes In It they
found that it was the strongest
kind of cement. You know when
they were building it was de
layed several years and the south
walls were run up two stories
and the walls were 12 inches
thick at the top. I made copper
conductors six inches in diameter
and they were masoned into the
walls, six of them, and they stuck
up past the brickwork about six
inches, and they wanted to cover
the walls. They got me to cut off
the pipes even with the brick
walls and to do the work I walk
ed on the walls all the way
around. There was nothine- to
keep me from falling to the
ground on the outside and the
joists on the first story on the
inside. Now when I think about
it, it took some nerve.
The annual convention of Ore
gon state agents of insurance
companies will be) held in Salem
May 24 and 25. Merrill D. Ohling
of Salem is president. Conference
sessions will be held at the cham
ber of commerce and luncheon
and banquet sessions at the Ma
rlon hotel. Hugh H. Earle, insur
ance commissioner, will give an
address: also Secretary of State
Earl W. Snell and John Beakey,
safety engineer of the state high
way commission. Others scheduled
for talks are George L. Dutton,
president of the special agents'
association; A. V. Holraan; Paul
,0. ' Landry, national councillor,
,v Klamath Falls ; Clifford Conley,
chairman Oregon conference com
- mittee. Mayor V. E. Kuhn will
. give an address of welcome.
: ; Much of the time will be de
: voted to discussion of technical
problems in the insurance agency
field.
Harvey Wells of Portland, for
mer legislator, will be toastmas-
ter at the banquet the night of
May 24.
The local committee consists of
August Huekesteln, chairman.
Homer Smith, Jr., and Melrln
Johnson, and Mrs. Winifred Pet-.
tyjohn, ladies entertainment. Ron
' - aid M; Hubbs is president of the
local association and Clarence M
Byrd secretary-treasurer.
Decoration Day
Planning Begun
Plans are going forward for th3
annual observance of Memorial
'Day, May 30, by the veterans' or
ganizatioAS of the city. Th com
plete program will be announced
early this wee?:,
All the schools will commemor
ate the occa: 'on and there will be
a parade and services at the ar--ory.
Stopping Rural
Relief Reduces
County Payroll
Clearing Marlon county's relief
rolls April. 30 of all rural cases
showed up more noticeably than
ever in the payroll far last week's
SERA project operations. This
payroll contains checks for 685
workers valued together at
$6431.93. " The previous week's
payroll of 899 checks amounted
to $7957:60.
As provided for In the. state re
lief committee order discontinuing
the rural cases, local relief bo
ciai woraers are granting re-
interviews to rural persons on re
lief who . seek reinstatement. A
considerable number are being
placed back on the rolls, relief of
ficiala say.
Rooms Wanted
For Delegates
The convention committee for
the Grand Lodge ot Odd Fellows
sessions here next week still is in
a quandary as to where all of the
delegates will be housed, mem
bers said last night Anticipating
3500 visitors here for the occa
sion, the committee to date has
signed up for accommodations for
bnt 1500. Rooms in private homes
are urgently desired.
CHAIN LETTER
Forms for Prosperity Clubs
5 for 10c Including Envelopes
R. D. WOODROW
425 Chemeketa St. - Salem, Ore.
GEAGON END SALE OF
NURSERY STOCK
Our Season Closes This Week Look Over Our Bargains t
Evergreen Shrubs
25c and op -
Shade Trees
(with dirt balls to make
safe planting)
Hawthorne Mt, Ash
Flowering Cherry
and Many Others
50c up
Fig Trees
$1.00 each
Grafted Rhododendrons
as low as $1.00
Gladiolus Bulbs
20c Dozen
PEARCY BROS. NURSERY
North Commercial Street Between Court and State
Open Sunday 10 Till J8 ,
"When the roof blew off I re
placed it, also the lead and cop
per valleys. We found good cross
tin stood the heat and cold and
would not buckle. When I think
about what I did at Salem put
the roof on the asylum; put up
wards of 20 miles of plumbing,
piping In and lots ot other jobs;
the roof on E. J. Cooke's house;
the roof on part of the shops at
the pen; and have everybody to
forget one so soon shows that an
honest man Is soon forgotten
while a rogue Is remembered.
"How I would like to get a
letter from some old Salemite who
knows me away back. Most all
the old merchants and doctors
and mechanics are all gone: Gro
ver, Chadwick, Moody, Bush, Al
bert, Levi, Breyman, Walte, Dal-
rymple, Farrar, Dearborn, Hoi
bert, Hughes, Stelner and my old
hunter Bill Amderson and Zim
merman; all gone, and I still
here. Why I am thankful that I
am so active and mind, sight.
hearing, tasting all o. k.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers removed
to Maumee about 1920.
UJ. HER DIES
a
in
E
IS DUE TO QUALITY
PORTLAND, May ll.-(ff)-The
late cut in the price on turkeys
here which carried the dressed
hen price down to 19e lb. gener
ally to retailers, suggested lack
ol quality. - - . ' -
There was good - demand for
quality turkeys but. practically
nothing has been available recent
ly that would -come into that
grade. Most of the stock received
has been breeders and this show
ed poor to fair grade. Tnrkeys
at the moment are far cheaper
than chickens.
There continued a lack of price
change for butter on theproduce
exchange even though there re
mained a premium generally for
quality on the open market. Stor
age operations were general.
Recent advance in the price on
eggs here was forced by the fact
that outside markets were draw
ing supplies which usually come
to Portland. No change in price
for the day.
Improved trade conditions in
the market. for country killed
calves and the late improvement
in the price has placed all offer
ings on a firm basis.
There was a real shortage of
asparagus here and sales were
made at a further advance in
price for the weekend. Cool
weather in growing sections was
assigned as the reason.
INDEPENDENCE, May 11.
Henry Madison Mercer passed
away today at the home ot his
son, Dwlght Mercer, who lives
south of Independence. .
He was born in Monro county,
Iowa, December 25, 1858. He
was united In marriage to Retta
Adams at Albia, Iowa, on Octo
ber 16, 1885. To this union two
children were born. They came
to Oregon in 1911 and settled at
Lyons, east of Albany. His wife
died at Lyons October 15, 1924.
From there he moved to Cottage
Grove in 1925, where he lived un
til he came to Independence in
1932. .He was a member of the
Methodist church. He is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Florence
Cannon of Albany, and a son,
Dwlght, of Independence; two
brothers, Dr. Lincoln Mercer of
Salem and John C. Mercer of Al
bia, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs.
Ines Hiwatt, Mrs. Ida Newell,
Miss Emma Mercer, all of Albia,
Iowa, and two grandchildren. Ar
rangements will be announced
later at the Keeney funeral home
at Independence.
Arts League to
View Dr. Hill's
Movies Tuesday
Dr. David Bennett Hill, whosa
motion pictures of travels and the
health film "The Life of a Heal
thy Child," have proven of wide
interest, will give the program of
the Salem Arts league next Tues
day night in the auditorium ot
the Salem public library. To this
program, the last of the current
year, the general public is cor
dially Invited. Dr. Hill's pictures
record impressions on the Colum
bia river highway. Black Hills of
South Dakota. Century of Pro
cress exposition, and afford an
JmiWM- CONTRACTS HANDLED
V il
I A PER
La7 dyQ) WEEK
m nisia mm in
mtMn
Mm?
I r .... " ' '
4 "
hour , and a -half of Interesting
scenes. . . ; f' - '
As this program closet the year
for the arts league, a business
meeting will precede the showing
of the pictures. The annual elec
tion of-officers will be held at
this time. : Mrs. W. P. Targo. Mrs.
Clifton Mudd and Dr. F Q. Frank
lin compose a nominating com
mittee to suggest officers for the
coming year.. ; - ,
STORE
DEC0M1N
UT RULES TOLD
Rules for the store front dec
oration1 contest the local conven
tion committee will conduct look
ing to the convening here May
19 to 23 of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows, and affiliated orders
were Issued . last - night by . the
committee as follows: .
1. Outside front must be dec
orated by the official convention
decorators. ,
2. Window displays consisting
of ritualistic scenes will be con
sidered. They may be made up
of figures, merchandise or flow
ers, and will be Judged on the
basis of artistic display and ap
propriateness. 3. Judging will take place Mon
day, May 20. The Judges will be
chosen among out-of-town visi
tors. Firms desiring to enter the
contest may leave word at The
Statesman office or telephone J.
C. Formlck at 5603 or 5866.
First prize will be $10 and sec
ond $6.
Strike Delaying
CCC Camp Task
The northwest lumber strike is
delaying construction of build
ings on the slto of the new CCC
camp in Silver Falls park, the
national reemployment agency
here has been advised. Scarcity of
shingles is holding up the work.
Twenty-seven local carpenters
were hired early this month to
put up the various structures
needed.
-:, Vw
GOODYEAR
Liteiimm Guarantied
SPEEDWAY
Tough. Thick Tread with
Safety Grip. Super twist
Body, Get Our Low
Prices.
Station,-
North Commercial at Center
i
univ:
EE! alls c3 JLi
SE
RVICE
linn
THE SIGN OF GOOD SERVICE
THE SIGN OF GOOD SERVICE
Center at Liberty Streets . Phone 9144
Moving - Storing - Grating
x Larmer Transfer & Storage
PHONE 33
We Also iandle Foe! Oil, Coal and Briquets and High
Grade Diesel Oil for Tractor Engines and OU Burners
In the very beginning the Ford Motor
Company realized the importance oi
good service. It was first to standardize
tools and equipment and establish low
flat charges for parts and repairs.
Today in any community you can see
how lax Ford has progressed toward the
goal of providing service as good as
the car.
The thousands of modern Ford dealer
ships are within reach of most of the mil
lions of Ford owners. Other thousands of
dependable garages and service stations
identified by the Ford sign provide
supplementary service and Genuine Ford
Parts.
When you buy a Ford you can get the
kind of service a good car deserves. One
of the features is precision workmanship.
You can exchange a used Ford engine,
carburetor, distributor and other assemblies
for "Factoet Exchange" units at much less
than the usual replacement or repair cost.
This is "Universal Service" in every re
spect broadening constantly through the
addition of Ford Neighborhood Service
Stations, where you can get extra-quick
service gasoline, oil, lubrication, repairs.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
i'
Phone 4164