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Landmarks of
Abound Along Columbia.
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, i regon, Sunday Morning, May 3, 1936 ,
Early
Historic
Events
Dalles Center
fo Early Days
But Doesn't Live in Past
For Boat Traffic Will
Enliven City Again
EDITOR'S NOTE
This Is one of & series-of ar
ticles being prepared for Oregon
readers by the Oregon State Mo
tor association. The articles aeek
to interest Oregoniansi and per
sons from outside the state in
tnaking trips to historic and nat
ural attractions of the state, v To
day's article is by Jndge Fred W.
Wilson ot The DalMft an Philip
II. Parrish of The Qregonian. ,
By JUDGE FRED W. WILSON
and PHILIP H. PARRISH
Oar automobile drew up on the
view point la front of the. state
tuberculosis hospital, where the
city of The Dalles lay at out feet.
In the southern end of the great
bowl formed by a bend in the Co
lumbia.
j Below ns and to the northeast
the Columbia poured down be
tween the rocks of Celilo: below
As and to the northwest, aftr its
bend which forms the bowl, the
Columbia swung out of sight into
the fissure which it has made for
Itself, long-ages ago, through the
Wall, of the Cascades. And the
sides of the bowL which later
ould be browned by wind and
sun, were Anow a delicate thin
green.;'
The city lay directly below us,
and here and there and every
where were, blossoming trees
Viewed from the hill on. which we
stood, these trees were like puff
balls that a John Bunyan might
reach down and play with.
1 City Waa Hub
j- Tne Tlveri Everytnlnfv comes
back to the river among the peo
ple of The Dalles. In the old days
Jhe Dalles was the center for ev
erything. Here the overland wag
on trains from the east broke np
with the women going down the
Columbia by raft and boat and the
men over the Barlow pass with the
Stock. Here the middle river boats
unloaded ; their passengers and
freight, bound for all the interior
points. From here the stage lines
fan out in all directions, except
flue west. :
j With the building of the deep
sea locks at the great' Bonneville
projects, residents of The Dalles
and nearby communities believe
that the river business will come
back this time with sea-going
Vessels coming-in land 190 mile
from the Pacific to The Dalles,
j Having ; enjoyed this splendid
Tiew, our automobile visited sev
eral of the historic spots of The
Dalles. W drove to the site of the
t Id Methodist mission founded by
Jason Lee, Daniel Lee and H. K
Perkins in 1S38.
K Historic Buildings Visited
I No sign of the building remains
tut adjacent is Pulpit rock, from
the pinnacle-of which these-wilderness
ministers preached to the
assemmea rea men. ,
We stopped at the ci t y hall
which stands on thesitg formerly
occupied by the firgt courthouse
between the Cascades and the
Rocky mountains (1859). And in
cidentally it was here that Nor
man Williams was hanged in 1905
j the last hanging in an Oregon
bounty seat. It osed to be that.
ft a county wanted a hanging it
bad to get one for itself. .Now
they are common property of the
state. i i; -
Then we passed through a sab-
tarb which formerly was the par
de ground lor the soldiers of
Fort Dalles, and stopped for a mo
ment beside the post surgeon
uouse, now housing a museum
It
Is the only building left from the
lold fort and barracks. Across the
(street stood the commandant':
knansion. It was said to have cos
$100,000. and there waa nothing
In this part of the country to comf
bare with it.-; . I
I Boat Schedule Given
I Presently we left The Dalles,
bound for Portland and intermedi
ate points. Driving along the riv
er we recalled the fine old days
before the. railroads when the
vessels of the Oregon Steam Navi
gation company plied a busy and
romantic trade en the river. The
routine and schedule of river trav
el went as fallows:
Passenger would; go aboard a
boat at The Dalles at 5 a. m.
aay aboard V the Harvest Queen.
That boat would reach the npper
Cascades at 10:30 or so, where
the passengers would debark and
proceed, down the north bank on
the portage railroad to another
boat waiting to depart for Port
land. Meanwhile, .. the Harvest
Queen would lay at npper Cas
itades all "that day ahd night,
while the heavy freight, was being
discharged.-
j Passengers at Portland also
would go-aboard at S o'clock in
the morning perhaps on the Si
meon G. Reed. , Arriving at the
lower Cascades sometime after
noon, they would proceed around
the portage to tal ship for The
Dalles. y-:- c-i
: Railroads Halted Boats
The Harvest Queen, having Tain
at' the npper Cascades one after
noon and night and the following
morning while the heavy freight
waa being taken off, was ready to
receive the passengers from down
river and return to The Dalles in
the afternoon of the second day.
Thus two i big - passenger - freight
Wats were kept plying the middle
Columbia, and another two were
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to that city. Below, Jndge Wilson. left, and Philip 1H. Parrish at
Pulpit Rock, The Dalles, scene of
sionary to Orfgon Indians.
busy on the Pojtland-lower Cas
cades run. T h ej r e were freight
boat3 in additloi. I
In 1883, wheuj the railroad was
completed, the river business nat
urally collapsed.) That was when
the up-river steamers were taken
over the Cascades in flood. Cap
tain Ainsworth tailed the Oneon
ta; Captain McjXulty ) took the
Thompson ; Captain Troup han
dled the Harvest Queen, Hassalo,
Idaho and Mountain Queen.
It was not nnjtil 1893 that the
Indian captain, J Martineau, took
the ri S. Bakerjover. j
Portage Site Obserred
Wft stopped Jn Hood; River long
enough to see; Cpe's spring up on
the hill, where Nathaniel Coe set
tled and 'raised; a distinguished
group of sons. Mr. Hallj took a pic
ture of ! school children playing
around the historic spot.
At Cascade Locks we saw a few
of the piling on the old portage
railroad, and; then we came to
Bonneville data.! which will do so
much to change the appearance of
the river, but this will have to be
left to other motorologists.
we ooserved tnat tne lake, up-
river from Bonneville, will pro
vide very pleasant sailing; hut
we talked mostly of other times.
when the loud whoo-whoo of the
river boats resounded from the
canyon walls iand huge - muscled
deckhands threw sacks of train.
in perfect orderj on piles ten- feet
high. They were powerful days.
and lusty ones. I ;
on First
Aid Car
Plan Due
Solicitors in
the Floyd B. Mc-
Mullen first aid
car t drive yea-
terday were lea!
led to meet at
10 o'clock this
Union ' hall at
morning to
report their week's
collections and
o plan the com-
ing week's
Trades and
efforts.
The Salem
council has
Labor
taken over the
drive voluntarily
to raise. $2000)
emergency car ft
to obtain the
r the Salem fire
department, j I j
A report on donations by Sa
lem high schoo) students is ex
pected early this week. Collec
tions have been in charge of the
student finance committee which
consists of Shirley Cronemiller,
Byran Randall ind James Sehon.
Contributions I by ' Salem school
teachers, by buildings, have been
as follows: Senior high. $13.08:
Grant, $1.80; McKinley, $1; Lin-
eoln, $1.15; j Highland. $2.05;
sasa!
Coal and Briqu
and High
OU Burners
Reports
Historic Spot in Hood River
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which brought the first settlement
early sermons by Jason Lee, mis
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Martin Ready to
Transf en Convict
Will Sign . Extradition of
McManus as Soon as
j Papers Appear
Governor Martin yesterday of
fered the help of his office in
speeding William! L. McManus,!
25, confessed slayer of Elies De
Rass, Modesto farmer and ski
champion, on his way back to Cal
ifornia. j
"ive don't want these, guests a
minute longer than! necessary," he
said. "My office will sign extradl
tionj papers the minute they are
received." j
McManus late Friday admitted
the I slaying .after he had been
quizzed for an ' hour by Sheriff
Frank Hogan and District Attor
ney Leslie A. Cleaty, both of Mo
desto. He had begun a ten-year
term in the state prison here for
assault and battery in Malheur
county only last Sunday.
California officers said last
night they would have McManus
on his way to Modesto by noon
Monday. Whether j the state will
seek the death penalty for McMan
us remains to be determined, the
officials declared., He had appar
ently killed -DeRass after the lat
ter had taken him ; for several
mile in his car. ;
McManus has only one arm. He
wears extremely small shoes.
Through a footprint found on De
Rass car officers' were able to
trace the suspected murderer, i
Engtewood.- $2.05; Washington,
$1.31; Park, $1.25; Garfield, 70
cents; Leslie Junior high. $3.20;
Richmond. $1.85i Parrish, not
yet reported. j
Donations totaling $58.30 have
been! volunteered by employes of
the secretary of state's office
$15.50 by the state printing of
fice force, and $21.25 by the de
partment of agriculture staff. . j
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1500 Road Signs
To Be Installed
WPA-County Project Here
For Marking Highways
Will Be Extensive
Fifteeen hundred roadside signs
indicating distances to communi
ties in. Marion county, will have
been installed when the WPA
county project for marking Mar
ion cpunty roads is completed, Le
Roy Hewlett, commissioner, re
ported this week.
Hewlett said 500 to 600 of the
new signs had already been plac
ed. They will be very useful in as
sisting travelers find desired
routes to the scores of communi
ties in the county.
Hewlett yesterday addressed a
letter to all school districts in the
county, asking their cooperation
In installing "slow" signs on
county roads running by school
houses. The commissioner said the
placing of such signs would be of
material help in reducing traffic
accidents at schools.
WPA has furnished the labor in
making the signs, painting them
and installing them alonf the
highways. The county court at
small expense has furnished the
iron pipe on which the signs are
placed and has furnished some o
the material for the cement blocks
In which the signs are set.
Rotarians Going
To Silverton For
Charter Program
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A large delegation of Rotarians
and their wivesplan to attend the
dinner in the Silverton armory
Monday evening when the formal
presentation of the charter to the
new Silverton club will be made.
Dr. Bruce R. Baxter, president of
Willamette university will be the
principal tpeaker. District Gover
nor Stanley Long of Seattle will
present the charter.
William McGilchrist, Jr., of Sa
lem, past district governor, as the
governor's representative, conduc
ted the work of forming the Sil-
rerton club. The Salem committee
to help in the meeting tomorrow
night a r e W. L. Phillips, P. C-
MacDonald and George Arbuckle.
Principals Will
Meet Wednesday
, .
The last meeting of the Marlon
county principals association will
bej held at a picnic at the home
of Agnes Booth, on Summit hill
near Turner. Wednesday, May C,
at; t:30 o'clock. -Each principal
is urged to attend and bring wife
or husband or friend.
To aid those who do not know
the way two caravans will form
one at the courthouse in Salem
and the other at the Turner high
school, each assembling at six o'
clock and driving to the Booth
home.' Mrs. Booth requests those
who are coming to notify her by
mail or phone at Turner by Mon
day.
Stewart Heads Medics
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Ore.,
May Z.-PJ-The Southern Oregon
Medical society named Dr. A. B.
Stewart, Roseburg, president to
day. Roaebnrg was chosen as the
1937 convention city. .
a rsss smmm
Can Cause: lurank casje dilution. 2-Premature
breakdown of spark plugs 3-Excessive gum forma
tion around valves. 4 -Carbon formation. 5-Loss of
power. 6-Burnt valves. 7-Poor all-around perform
ance. 8-And Gasoline waste; and yet all the rest of
the engine parts may be perfectly synchronized.
Graham Talks,
Dealers' Meet
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One of Noted Brothers in
. Auto Firm Tells Views
at Spring Session
Robert Graham, one of the Gra
ham brothers, manufacturers of
Gragam cars, was the principal
speaker at the Graham spring
sweepstakes meeting held in Port
bind Friday for dealers of the
Portland district. '
Mr. Graham is much interested
in farming. He owns a 4500 acre
farm at Washington, Indiana. He
has 225 registered Jerseys on the
farm, the foundation stock which
icame direct from the ; Island oi
Jersey. - : .....,
. Mr. Graham told a representa
tive1 of The Statesman -of his in
terest : in farming and ' also how
;they were encouraging better
breeding stock, in their district
He said that they had two cheese
factories on their farm; a milk
drying plant, and that they bought
milk from 450 farmers la thai
community. He told of the pro-.
cessing of the grains Into the va
rious feeds which work was all
done on the farm. He said, "I
believe that science will figure
ways ana means to use tarm pro
ducts. "I believe that the same
Japplies to your western country,
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ne by-products or wooa. There
should be less tearing down and
wasting of our national resour
ces."
Mr. Graham was accompanied
by Mrs. Graham. He said that they
had been married 25 years and
had made almost that many trips
to Oregon.
Cars Are Too Fast
When asked what he thought of
the speed and safety of the pre
sent automobile, Mr. Graham
said: "The present day cars are
built so that they will go much
faster than they should be driven
That extra or reserve power gives
the car belter life and better per
formance: Selfishness Is the cause
of many accidents. Many people
forget about the other fellow
when they drive an automobile. In
anything else they may not be that
way but when they get into a car
they fail to appreciate the rights
of others. There should be strict
regulations as to lights, brakes
and the highways should be pa
trolled by courteous officers."
Asked about the drunken driv
er, Mr. Graham said: ."The rail
roads ' solved the problem of
drinking when they made strict
regulations to t h e 1 r employes.
Some such strict regulations
should be made about automo
bile drivers.!'
Jim Loder, of Loder Brothers,
Salem Grahem dealers, attended
the meeting. Other factory men
present included J. P. Cory, "Can-
nonball" Baker, "W. V DeGalan,
L..W. Thorns and C. E, Brlggs.
'Cannonbair Here
On Economy Drive
"Cannonball'' Baker passed
through Salem Friday afternoon
on his economy drive from van
couver, B. C, to the Mexico bor
der. He is driving a Graham car
and is making a fine mileage rec
ord so far on his trip. From Van
couver, B. C., to Portland he av
eraged 31.37 miles to the gallon
of Gasoline.
Mr. Baker is accompanied on
his trip by a member of JheWash
ington Automobile association
who is checking the mileage and
gas used. . While in Salem, Mr.
Baker tcjld of the accuracy of the
Graham speedometer. He said that
between Seattle' and Tacoma the
Washington Automobile associa
tion have a ten-mile distance
marked off to test speedometers.
"The Graham cheeked to the tenth
of a mile over this distance," he
said. h
"Cannonball" Baker first came
to the limelight when he raced
with an Indian motorcycle in
1908. I'He was given; the name
"Cannonball" by a press repre
sentative Of a New.York paper.
While in Salem, Mr. Baker
stopped at the Loder ; Bros. Gra
ham sales room, 44$ Center
street.
Silver Fleet Is
At ; Akron 1 Again
The Silver Fleet of The B. F.
Goodrich company has Just re
turned to Akron, Ohio, after
spending the winter months in
Florida- testing tires, according
to word received by W. H. ZoseL
manager of the Goodrich Silver
town store at 198 South Commer
cial street. ' j
Consisting of a crew of 30, the
Silver Fleet1 traveled 485,681
miles on Florida roads during the
winter, or a distance almost equal
to 20 trips around the world.
Birthday Cake Is
Topic of Recipes
For Coming Week
Does your youngster have a
birthday coming np in the next
few! weeks? If so, yon are already
planning his or her birthday cake.
Send in your favorite Tecipe for
birthday cake, including the dee
oration, to the Round Table this
week.- v;H-'- - 'iX-'-lvio
The Statesman Round Table of
fers three cash prizes for the best
recipes submitted on the current
topic The contest lasts . nntil
Thursday noon. j-..-'
Permit Girls . to
Leave, Suggested
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 2.-rV
NO
Money
Down
..'"Your Credit
NO tiA !!! All
That's Right I You can bay
everything you need and
pay on your own terms.
Our liberal credit plan fits
every pocket book. Just ask
for the Budget Dept.
;NO RED TAPE
l no delays ;
GOODRICH
SEAT COVERS
Dress up your car
and protect uphols
tery ana
clothes from
summer dirt.
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Protect ' your eyes
from bright sun and
road glare.
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clock sec in mirror.
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A recommendation that Ruth and
Mary Cameron be allowed to leate
the United States voluntarily will
be made by the. immigration of
fice here, Roy Norene, ! district
immigration officer, said today.
The girls are the daughters of
Duncan Cameron, former Cottage
Grove minister, who waa deport
ed. A hearing was held at Eugene
recently, relative to disposition of
the . girla. . - The government eon
tended they were brought to the
United States Illegally.
Immigration officers were told
two families plan to adopt the
girls. Norene said today the ques
tion aa to whether they could, re
turn to the United Statea for ad
option would be determined when
It arose.
Union Label Demanded
On All Goods, Program
Demand on
anion ' groups
the part of labor
for purchase only
F O R SU
GOODniClI
Thousands
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every year
rich Safety
that give)
Diow-oat protection! j
ELECTRO-PAK
BATTERIES
With patented
top cover.
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$ Ou
UP
CLOCKS
!Pt(nyiX
WaBttesr M SoseB
MANAGER
SUPERCH
Theras ONLY ONE SWEEP-
siasxs WUVSfcK tm aay es
lest Jnst ae. tkat eaa BEAT
THEM ALL. ; .
yTkm tlte Graham Sapcrclurfer
at-dlstaaeed tka field f 29
W cam of ALL classes ia tka
historic Cilmor-Yosemite 352
mile Economy Ran, setting 'm new
high record of 26.66 miles per
gallon, it dearly proved beyond ,
any possible doabt th sapreia
acy of Grakaai EnginecriBg. Aad
ia- eataansaiaf; a new i Boston
Las Aageles traascoatiaeatal
econonty record of 273 miles !
per gallon, Um Crahaaa Crusader . I
GRAHAM PRICES IEGIN
Uk pmymmmmm tarn m$mt
Phone 6133 I '
- For Seven Years . ! '
Sales & Service for Marion and Polk Coun
ASSOCIATE DEALERS '
i ! J f 5 ' -of
good bearing the onion label
is the aim of a new label com
mittee organization being form
ed at iaborj headquarters here. -A
representative from .. each of
the labor ; nnions is ; on ' the or
ganlzatioh - committee; according'
to Herbert !A. - B4rker," who is
serving faa ehainnan of the 'spe
cial label committef. ; s , , .
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GUARANTEED
REPAIRING
ONlAIX jCARS
Modern Equipment Used
HERBERT OTLIND
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348 Chens. Fhone 4093
GET RfeDYl
MMER JDRI VING
SILVERTOWn TIRES
of people are killed or injured
! LI ' a. . L . 1 .
in uiuw-oui acciaents. uooa
Silvertowins ae the Only tires
you Life-Saver Golden Ply
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MOTOROLA
AUTO RADIOS
Matched Da.h
poatrols
o NO MONEY DOWN o
on Tires BatUrias Auto Radios
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S B RiVIC E3
again proved tts
acy. Tke ast
peatedly asado by Grakam cars
ara all tka resmh af (Eaginaerod
Craham Eagiiieermg
p is ircfognited tkroaai-
al tka iaMlauKry.
Besides tke sarprisiig economy
of tke Crakam Sapet4karger( yon
win find tattkis ear also, tka
smoothest and most brilliant per
formance yonVa ever known.
If yoa will drive a Crakam a skort
distancs) before yon buy, yon wCI
not be satisfied witkakyotker ear.
Drive Tka Car TkatiBeat Tkem
AH tke real ceoaoant ckamaiont
and Up
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