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'Tii OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday 'Moraine; Jxiijhil'
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"No Favor Stray Us; No Fear Shall Awe?'
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
Charles A. Sprague - - Editor and Publisher
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Charles A. Spragae. Pres. - - ? Sheldon F. Sackett, Seer.
Member of the Associate Press
Tha Associated Presa la excliurively entitled ts the as (or publica-
tlon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited la
this paper.
Lumber Workers
- Lumber workers in the Willamette valley who are af
rnfaft with trie AFofL remained away from the convention
in Tacoma, which voted to affiliate with the CIO. Willam
ette vallev workers knew what
so they refused to participate because, they want to retaui
their present affiliation, not become tails to John Lewis's
lahnr-TJolitical kite. In Astoria
against CIO affiliation. Oregon workers are, like the other
citizens of the state, more conservative, In temper than the
radicals in other sections. What
free from strikes, even though the wages might be a little
less because they know they will be ahead in the long run,
besides havine more peace of
The fundamental trouble with CIO is that it adopts the
techniques of "class struggle," borrowing them from Europe
and absorbing them from the intellectuals who have adopted
the labor movement as their passion. This philosophy is that
expressed by Bridges in Seattle: the workers have nothing
in common with the employer
get along without employers. Thus, fundamentally the CIO
drive, as visioned by many of its theorists, is the abolition
of the profit system. So the methods employed are those of
revolution and disturbance. In
struction of the employer is a
loss to the worker, through strikes and commotion merely
one of - the jnisfortunes of the war. The only peaces in the
minds of these strategists, is that which will come when the
power of the employer is broken; and that will be merely
the prelude to the socialist state.
What are the techniques of
circles? They include stoppage
of orders from plant foremen,
adic strikes, tie-ups on grievances of single individuals or
small groups. Mexico is the closest example of countries un
der the spell of labor revolutions sustained by the govern
ment. There the radical philosophies have been at work un
til there is so much unsettlement that business frequently
stalls. Harold Rosebraugh, who
years ago and installed a canning plant for an American-
owned concern, received a recent letter from a man he met
there, which throws light on
under the labor "sindicato oligarchy. Quoting extracts :
"Just now we are not working. The anions or Bindicatos of
workers, that were so troublesome all the time, had complete
control of the local government and carried things with such
a high hand that the state, and federal governments put their
(slndlcato) men out and Installed a government of agrarians
who are opposed to the sindlcatos. They (the agrarians) are the
ones who take over the land the government takes away from
- the individual owners.
"It looks like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, but
for a time it is a relief from the ridiculous management of the
sindicalistos, who shut off light and water, stopped work, threw
the bosses into the ditches (irrigation), etc., and without any
restraint on the part of their own officials.
"A few sindicalistos hare been shot, and we hope the good
work will continue.
"All local merchants and the sugar company have rescinded
their contracts with the sindicalistos and the situation is rather
tense waiting for developments and with all company work at a
standstill. i
"We sold our dairy and after paying out about 2000 pesos
I got free of damage claims." (This was 2000; pesos in addition
to proceeds from" the sale, and went to the workers under the
. Mexican law for compensation. Ed.) f
"You may remember we had 85 acres up near the Mul
keys on what is known aa the Publico. The agrarians took that
and now we have nothing but the place we live in.
"We don't know what developments will bring, but we all
expect that some day soon we will have to leave and go back
to the U.S. and go through the same things there, as Roosevelt
and Lewis are heading down the same road Mexico has traveled.
; "Some of the phases of the CIO developments are exactly
the communistic program which was followed here. And which
even the dumb Mexicans now see the danger in and are trying
to change.
"The only trouble down here is they are going on the theory
that the hair of the dog is good for the bite, and the remedy
for the present situation is to be more radical Instead of going
back to security. For Instance, taking the land away from the
individual owners ha also taken It out of production to a large
extent. It pays no taxes and affords no work for people formerly
hired to farm it. !
"When you were down here corn sold at air to eight centavos -a
kilo, now IX and going to 15; beans 14 to 18 centavos, now 30
going to 35; lard 12 to 15 pesos per 17 kilo can, now 23 going
to 30. Everything else in proportion, especially dry goods, due
' to higher wages and leas work per tlay.
"I don't know where the answer is, but the world Is going
to bare an awful haadache before It la aU over."
- The author of the letter has lived 27 years in Mexico.
He went down on a colony venture something like Aurora
colony Which later broke up; and has remained in private
business and employment on the tract. So his opportunities
for observation have been good.
Even Governor Earle of Pennsylvania called on the CIO
workers to purge their ranks of communistic leaders. The
communists themselves admit they have entered into CIO
strikes to support them, with hope of course of directing the
workers; toward their own conceptions of social organization.
The masses of American workers are not radicals, but
conservatives who want good wages and fair security. On
them rests the primary responsibility for self-discipline un
der the igreat grant of powers conveyed inj friendly legisla
tion like the Wagner act. Unless they provide controls for
their own groups and set limits to their demands government
will intervene and if not government, then some counter
vailing non-government force, like the vigilantes. '
The fact that the Willamette valley lumber workers re
fused to go CIO is pretty good proof that Oregon workers
are not attracted to striking just for political hell-raising
but want unions for self-protection and mutual benefit, with
no desire to turn this country into a Mexico, a Spain, or a
Russia. CIO members and leaders themselves will probably
temper their zeal as they get public reaction against radical
ideas and radical methods that have been rampant.
Marconi died Tuesday. Remember how the "profe'sor" would
come to the- small town and demonstrate "wireless and liquid air
and other phenomena of science, while the people young and old
gaped and marveled at the winders of science? Marconi invented
wireless telegraphy,- out of which has grown radio, wireless telephony.
Youngsters are more familiar with the word radio; but their dads
and mothers remember the news of Marconi's discoveries of wire
less. 1 ' , -
Astoria has been going through one of the vice exposes which
occur from time to time even in civilized communities. It's the old
story of sex perversion with oldsters cavorting around with young
people in orgiastic .practices. It Is surprising naturally to find the
margin between respectability and Indecency so thin; but the ex
posure, regrettable as it is, will probably result In a clean-up that
will last for years. .
The name of.- Miss Cella Gavin la mentioned for federal dis
trict: judge. Since the democrats can't get together on a man tor
the office; why can't they get back of Miss Gavin and let her have
the position. She is intelligent and 'experienced as .an attorney. It
will be Interesting to see it malcontents start to "do her dirt."
. Out of 478 manufacturing concerns -which left Ne York Cttr
140 gave as the reason desire to
.not know where tney all went,
Deck's town.
The Medford Mail-Tribune says the strongest" sentiment In this
eouatry is to keep out of war AT ANY COST. That's the sentiment. 1
Ml riht: but the purpose la to keep out AT ALL PROFIT to the USA.
tatesmari
and the CIO
the set-up at lacoma was,
the longshore group votea
they prefer is steady worK,
mind.
class; and eventually they can
such a controversy the de
happy achievement, and the
the radicals in foreign labor
of 'work, sabotage, disregard
slowdown on the job, spor
went to Sinaloa, Mexico, two
the conditions which prevail
escape from the racketeer. We do
but are sure none came to Dava
Bits for
Breakfast
By R. J. HENDRICKS
One of the most 7-21-37
important news flashes
ever released in Salem: It
brought one hundred dollars:
It was the forenoon of Tues
day, October 2, 1860. The Ore
gon legislature was in session in
the Holman block, still standing,
across the street north ' from the
present Statesman building.
House on third, senate second
floor.
That had been a stormy session.
full of excitement" There had
been a "hold-up. when six sena
tors bid - out and eould not be
found, though warrants were is
sued for them.
The air was tense with the
slavery question. Secession was
threatened. The outbreak of the
Civil war was in the offing. The
legislature was in the throes of
the election of two United States
senators. Ballot after ballot had
been taken without result -
The combined atrene-th f th
Douglas democrats and thm r.
publicans was enough to defeat
the forces of the' Lane faction,
sympathetic with the slave states,
but a fusion of them, which was
being attempted, was a difficult
undertaking.
Fourteen unsucceasf nl ballots
had been taken by the 50 men
composing the legislature. More
balloting was scheduled for that
day, beginning in Joint session at
10 o'clock in the hall of the house
on the third floor still mnrh
It was then, minus the desks of
tne legislators.
The candidate desired hr the
republicans and people every-
wnere wno were opposed to slav
ery, and of its extension, was CoL
E. D. Baker, a foremost orator nf
the nation.
.
In the winter of 1859.SA. t.
had come with his family from
uamornia, and they were living
In the rambling bouse that bad
been the residence of Dr. W. H.
Willson, who platted the main
townsite of Salem. That house
stood at the northeast corner of
Court and Capitol streets, where
the service station is now.
The state house fclrak
was vacant, the territorial capltol
having burned the night of De
cember 29, 55. and the first state
capltol not authorized for a dozen
years; tne one burned on the
night of April 25, 1935.
Col. E. D. Baker bail nn m
ward D., Jr., aged about 20. He
and Jos. A. Baker wern nhnnt th&
same age, and chums; played In
tuw aaiem Drass band together
and were called tha nv
. rf mo
Jos. A., before he died, Dec It
1931, Was the old put lf.tnv
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tinuous resident of Salem, com
ing in 1S4S.
Young E. D. Baker's tnAtfca.
had told him that In case his fa
ther was elected an. 1a t.n..rr1.
- . mvutui
her the first news of the victory.
ue wouia get 1U0.
V .
The 17th ballot, the first one
taken on that Tuesday, Oct. 2,
I860, had left Rater r
short of the necessary 25.
me ism oanot was called for.
Before the tally was announced
by the chief clerk of the senate,
young Baker had! nhuna
changes to his distinguished sire.
That meant victory.
e did not wait for the final
announcement. h linn
"viW1i UUWU
the stairways the same two
stairways mat now lead to the up
per floors and was off up Com
mercial street toward State.
As he passed the harness and
saddle shon on th ' -m .
Commercial street where him
twin Joe Baker was working-
PUliea Oil nin nnA .r.t
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threw it to Joe, rushing on to and
uy aiaie street m his marthon.
Little was In hi
' " mmj l
reaching High street and State,
.or omy me old Wooden court
house, built In lftsi- .. ... ..
brick Jail, erected In that period,
stood between that point and the
rambling Willson hnn th ..1
led "the bee hive " biranu
Salem's first
apartment house. Later it was
Willamette nniTeralrv'a wmAn.
college, where each occupant fur
nished her own coal oil lamp and
wood for her stove and was sup
posed to have the lamp out at an
cBi ij eTeumg nour.
U
So. vonnr R. r Tt v ...i,.j
his mother in record time with the
welcome news, and earned the
$100 messenger fee.'
Why did he not phone? Be
cause there was "no such anl
mile." That contraption had not
been invented.
There was no telenhnn lin. l
Salem until about 25 years after
mat nme, ano not 50 members of
the telephone exchange untU af
ter 3 u years had nassed hevnnd
that date.
Young Baker, who made the
dash with the Imnortant nm
Joined the U. S. arnvr. and ni f
wwara located at Fort Vancou
ver, where he died many years
ago.;
: a. a. '
The news' was not lonr ftr
that quick dash In reaching the
people generally, and much was
made over it. In rallies and cele-
orauons.
It was comnaratiYelr snoed in
reaching the whole nation. Great
work had been done in the Hol
man building In Salem that day,
Whose were the fira
ed on that forenoon, to release
mat great news? i , ;
: Continued, tomorrow).
. Booth Funeral Friday
LEBANON, .July 20 rFuneral
services for Mrs. I. a. nnt
which have awaited the arrival of
reiauves, win be held from the
Methodist Church Friday mt 9 r,
nw in charge of the N, C. Lowe
.mortuary. Rev. Lynn A. Wood
of Salem wUl deliver the sermon.
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Silverton Legion's
Auxiliary Meets
SILVERTON, July 20 Plans
for the state convention to be held
In August were discussed at the
American Legion Auxiliary meet
ing Monday night over which Mrs.
Ernest Starr presided. Delegates
to go from Silverton are Mrs. A.
Lerfald, Mrs. Tom Hewitt and
Mrs. C. E. Jaqua.
Visitors Monday night were
Margaret Miller of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Edward Ekman.
Announcement was made that
Blanche Jones, departmental
president, will be with the auxil
iary ht its August 1 meeting.
The Monday night host com
mittee included Miss Ina Harold,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Higlnbotham
and Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Heiden
strom. Mrs. J. J. Lewis reported her
husband ill at the veterans' hos
pital at Portland.
Silverton vs. David
Ball Date Changed
'
SILVERTON. July 20 The
baseball game with the House of
David will be played on Mediants
field i at Silverton Tuesday, July
27, instead of July 28 as first an
nounced. The game has been
called for 8:10.
A Ipicnie party at Silver Creek
Fallal state park included Mr. and
Mrs. W. SUrber, Dorothy Stirber.
Verna Stirber, Charles Stirber,
Marie Selfer of Mt. Angel; Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Schneider, Jim
mi Schneider, Walter and Tiny
Shall, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrsnoe
Scharbach, Marietta and Bernard
Scharbach, W. Fays and Maurice
Feys of Portland.
Fred Stirber has gone to Flor
ence ; where he win be busy for
some! weeks assisting in the build
ing of cabins on the- lota purchas
ed by Al DeRyke, also of Silver-
ton. .
President Lays Cornerstone
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Csing. the same trowel wielded by George Washington when he laid
the cornerstone of the capltol ia 1793, Presldet Frankli. D.
Roeewelt Laid the eorerstoBe of the new federal trade commisaioa
bailding mm William A. Ayres, left, commissJosi chJtirmam, looked oa.
Financial Sandwich
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Radio Programs
K8LM WEDKESDAT-r-1170 Sc.
7:15 United ?riu Km.
T: Suarif Sermonetta.
:0 IVsriatiaa.'
8 :5 United Press Nsws.
9:00 ThaPsator's Call.
0:15 jSrmphanie Osmi.
0:45 Culinary Carlicnea.
10:00 Orzsnalities.
10:20 Naiehbor Jim.
10:45 Coral Strands.
11 :00 United , Press Kews.
11:15 Value Parade'.
11:15 United Preia News:
12:80 Farmer's Direst.
11:45 Popular Salute.
1:00 HiUbUlf Serenade.
8 :00 Tango .Time. v '
1:15 Monitor News.
2:30 Hollywood BrcTitiee.
2:45 Vacal Varieties.
3:00 Salon Melodies.
3:30 Rainbow Tria.
1:45 -Hits of Yesteryear.
4:15 Petite Masicale.
4:45 SpLce of Life. '
5:45 The Frifcndly Circle.
8:15 Stringed Harmony.
8:25 Oat door Reporter.
S:30 Erentide Echoes.
6:45 United PrAs News.
7:00 The Mystery Parson.
7:30 Henry King's Orchestra.
7:45 Hal Grayson's Orebestre.
8:00 Harmony Hall.
8:15 Today's Tones.
8:45 United Presa News.
0:05 News ia Reriew.
0:15 Softball Games.
10:80 Crystal, Gardens Ballroom. ,
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7:00 Morning melodies OT).
7:10 Petite ennsioala . (PT).'
1:00 i'ewi. f -8:15
Story a Mary Merlin, drama.
8:80 Three Huahalte.
9:15 Mrs. Win Cabbage Fatah, ,
drasaa.
9:80 John's Other Wife, aerial.
10:30 How te be abansJaf.
10:45 Maeie f the aarmesrt.
11:00 Pepper Toaag e Famirf, draaaa.
11:15 -Ma Parkins, atrUL
11:80 Vie and Bade, comedy.
11:45 The O'Kailla. aerial. 1
12:0 Olngia' Bin (IT).
18:15 Gospel singer. U:80 News.
12:45 Oaidiat Ligiit.
1:00 iRajr Tewer. troakadoar,
1:15 Hollywood newe.
1:20 Marlowe and Lyon, staaoa.
1:45 Gloria Gala, aerial.
t:lS Women's magasiaa.
8:15 Couneil of eharckaa.
8:80 Brenner and Seketer, piaatos.
4:00 On Hss'i ramity. drama.
4:30 Baek Seat Drirer, drama.
4:45 Portraits ia Melody (IT).
4:50 Mnrleai Iaterlsd7 (ITl,
5:00 Baaajr Arts trie.
S:0O Tear Hit Parade.
i45 Magaslae Taried.
T:00 Aaaos 'a Andy.:,
T:15 Uaele Xsra, comedy.r
7:80 Olam. and Jehnaoa. -
8:00 Town Hall Toaight, Tariety.
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9 5 Fernanda ran.
9:15 Swrnmer symphony (ET).
0:80 Alias Jimmy Valentine.
0:45 Hollander arch.
10:00 Newa.
10:15 Harlbnrt's musts.
10:80 Biltmore erca.
11:00 Ambassador ores..
11:30 Enlisted men's balL.
Te 12 Weather reports.
KZX WZmTESOAT 1180 Xc
8:80 Musical eloct (ET).
7:00 Family altar hour.
7:30 Pair of pianos.
7:45 Hollywood Hi Hatters.
8:00 Financial.
8:15 Grace and Scotty.
8:30 Dr. Brock, Bible broadcast.
0:00 Home institute.
0:15 Neighbor Nell.
0:80 Cal. Fed. 'Women's Clubs, Taried.
10 :02 Crosscuts. 4-sing. 10 :80 News.
10:49 Women in tha headlines.
10:50 Did Yon lake That I
11 :00 Southernaires, 4-sing.
11:15 Show window.
11:30 Western farm and home, variety.
12:80 Market report.
12:85 Fleet week reception.
1:15 Quiet hour.
1:45 Meet the orchestra.
2:00 Your Nary. Lieat. Goodwin.
2 :05 Kogea orca.
2i25 Financial, grain.
3:80 News.
2:35 Jade Baker, tenor.
2:45 Ranch Boys.
8:15 Nolo Day, eing.
8 :S0 Memory Lane, drama.
8:45 Coiri sad Johnson, vocal.
4:00 Midweek mnsicale.
4:80 Mealda'a xaoale. 8 Newa.
-5:15 Goldman band.
:00 Speaking ( sports.
ill Carol Weynvan. sing.
: 80 Benson concert.
7:00 Fleet Week flashes.
1:1 Last and Abasr, comedy.
1:80 Rainbow Grill area.
8:00 News. 8:15 Congraas arek.
0:0 Baseball, Pert load-Sacramento.
10:18 Wrestling.
10:30 College lna erek.
11:00 News.
Te 18 Weather aad police reports.
STOUT WXDsTXaDAT 049 Mm.
: Kloca. 0 News.
8:05 Sons of Pioneers.
10:18 Neighbor Jim.
8:8 U. ft. Nary band.
9:D0 Btitr and Bob.
9:10 Arnold Orias'i Dsughter, seriaL
: noiiywooa ta pertea.
10:15 Ann t Jenay'a atories.
10r80 4wi O. Hill, comments.
11:00 Maaasiaa. 12 News
12:1 Preuy kUtty KeUy, drims.
1:90 Ilsia Tkompsea, organ.
1:80 News tkrongk woman's eyes.
1 :4S News. 2 ;8C -Newtyweda.
3 :00 Western kerne kour.
:00 OaTsleads of America.
4:39 Variety. -8 Koere leasts area.
8:30 Beauty Box tkeatar.
:00 Gaagbuatera.
0:45 Farm CroditCnioa talk.
1:00 ScaUsrgood Baines, drstaa.
1:15 Around tko World, Boaka Carter.
1:80 Laugh wttk Ken. Murray, Taried.
8:00 Hollywood spotligbt.
8:1 -DrewsT
8 JO Hamilton erck.
9:80 Chios ta arch.
10:00 Phantom Tiolin.
10:15 Tour Witness.
11:00 Toung'i area.
11:80-12 MeZlroy orek.
IiU Qty Lodges
On Sunday Outing
MILL CITT, July 20 - The
Knights and Ladles ot Security
enjoyed a picnic In Moore's
grove Sunday. ;
Mrs. Neva Booth Constantino
returned Saturday from Omaha,
Neb., where she has spent the
summer. :.
John Davis Is suffering with
blood poison In his arm, caused
from a small scratch.
f; Miss Georgia Shane entertained
at her home. "Dorwood Lodze."
Saturday, in honor ot her house
rneata. Mrs. Lanra Morrow. MIu
Essie Roy, and Mrs. L. E. Fowler,
an oi Loa Angeles. The evening
was spent playing "SOO with
bixh honors rolnsr to Mr. Ed.
Haynes and Mrs. Cecil Lake, and
consolation to Miss Essie Ray and
W. B. Shuey. , A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. c, M. citne, Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Shuer. Mr. and Mra. Kit
Haynes, Mr. and Mra. Robert
senroeder. Mr. and Mrs. C. .
Brnder, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lake,
Miss Marlorie Schroeder. Dorothw
Shuey, Miss Daisy Henderson, the
noetess Miss Schane, and honor
guests, Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. Fowler
ana miss nay. .
Sage of Salem
Speculates
By D. H.
AND THAT8. THAT
Buried cities of long ago.
Exhumed to made a modern show.
Nations that Jived and passed
away '-' - " r . !'' - . -;
Tell a tale of another dy.
Are we to go as they have gone?
There's but one answer;, clear as
dawn . v- " ,
Perhaps we are, perhaps we're
not.
It doesn't matter such a lot
Whether we accept or doubt it,'
Nothing can we do about it.
SU11. it is a relief to turn our
thoughts away from present day
wars and taxes, hot to mention
the neighbor's axes, and ponder
for a time one or more of f those
possible questions' to which there
are no possible answers.
Beverly Hills, who tells Liberty
readers each week what he thinks
of the new pictures! and some
ti mes agrees with . other expert
Judges and sometimes does not,
accords the "extraordinary" rat
ing to A Star is Born, the Janet
Gaynor-Frederic March film,
which has Just come to Salem.
Thus far I have found no dissent
here as to Liberty's rating of the
film. It is a Joy to the Jaded and
the nn jaded alike.
Slaye Shin (Baxter. Beery. Al
lan and Rooney) bids fair at this
writing to make a record of n
days continuous showing at the
theatre in Salem. Good
material for a P. S. to any letter
to movie minded friends.
Mntort tn nasalna alone:. A gen
tleman who had Just: completed
natp.hfnar a cement walk observed
another gentleman to be headed
for the anil sort repairea bpoi.
He called "Whoa!" and the sec
ond gentleman stopped and? stood
stock still for several minutes. At
last he turned to the first gentle
man, seemingly annoyed. "For
goodness' sake," he said, "cluck
or say get up or something, win
you? I've got to be getting
along." "All right," grinned the
first gentleman, -gee and get up
and be darned to you." . .Which
is a correct report of the Incident
with the exception of the word
darned. And it really happened
in Salem. And, further, it Just
goes to prove that evidence of a
sense of humor are likely to spurt
out at almost any moment any
where. '
I visited around somewhat Sun
day, happening to feel that way
for some reason or other. Chanced
to encounter several of the musi
cal colony folk, and without ex
ception these had a word of praise
for Mr. Sprague's George Gersh
win editorial in. that morning's
Statesman. They agreed that the
tribute was at once timely, inter
esting and fully deserved. , . -
I have known a number of wo
men and a few ' men of the so
called nervous invalid type. These
individuals gave no evidence , in
their appearance that they were
otherwise than normally healthy.
and the sympathy they were giv
en in their sufferings was prac
tically none. So for the most part
they suffered in- silence, having
learned by experience that to
complain was to Invite ridicule.
There are physicians, a few, who
understand such cases. While I
was living In an eastern city the
wife of the pastor of one of the
leading churches died. The phy
sician who attended her chanced
to be one of my acquaintances,
and answering an inquiry from
me as to the cause of the wom
an's death ha gate me a. reply
that was in the nature of what
the boys term' a sockdolager. "She
was murdered," he said, "mostly
by her huAand, but partially by
well meaning and ignorant
friends. Certainly, the husband
was Innocent of murder, but nev
ertheless he killed his wife as
surely as if he had put poison in
her tea. I suppose he was sincere
in his belief that his wife suffer
ings were due to Imaginary, nil
ments. All the murder doesn't
get Into tho criminal court, an
nals. Perhaps we're not to blame
for our lock of understanding and
for ourrlaek of understanding and
suffering which we cannot corn-
ON THE NOSE .
, fty dat beefsteak what's in de ice boV
TALMADGB
prebend. But a bit of sympathy
scattered here and there, whether
we consider it' called for or not,
can do no harm and may be a gen
uine blessing." i
I reckon that writers, taken as
a class, are little understood by
that minority in ' the population
who do not write. X recall the
growls ot Eugene Field and Mark
Twain and Gen. Lew Wallace, as
recorded in their biographiea. be
cause their work was interfered
with, frequently stopped entirely,
by seemingly (-to others) trivial
things. Mr. Clemens tells of a
short story which was almost fin
ished. But an hour or two more
of labor was required, when
br-r-r, the telephone bell rang (a
message of little moment) and
the story was not finished, for a
week. General Wallace builded
a retreat in his back yard, an
nounced that he would cheerfully
shoot anyone who told him that
Aunt Jane was coming out to sup
per, or anything ot greater or les
ser Importance, and managed
pretty well. Eugene Field gave
over doing his daily column for
the Chicago Record, after repeat
ed attempts to school himself to
noises in adjoining rooms, until
the middle of the night. Well,
writers, as well as workers in oth
er lines, must do the best ' they
can.
Nature makes an effort to help
all her children to adapt them
selves to conditions. Ed Klitt,
who was accustomed to sleeping
next door to a lively railway yard,
was transferred to a quiet station
in the country. He almost died
from insomnia before he liecame
accustomed to the change.
Odd. The books that years ago
Harry Castlemon, Oliver Optic
and the others kept me awake
far into the night (or as far into
the night as father would permit)
now put me to sleep within 1
minutes. You that way?
"Time moveth not! our being 'tis
that moves;
And we, swift gliding down life's
rapid stream.
Dream of swift ages and revolv
ing years"
Travelers told ns SO years ago,
in the sketchy way usual with
travelers, of the beauties of the
Willamette country. It was an
alluring tale, even as much of it
aa we believed. We had not moved
for quite a while. I had known
the Hofer brothers, Ernst and
Andy, at McGregor, Iowa, and be
cause they were in Salem we elect
ed to come to Salem.
Travelers' reports as to Salem
were not reassuring. The state
capital of Oregon? Yes, but lit
tle more than a moss covered, half
asleep little town for the greater
part of each biennium. However,
we came to Salem.
There is little in the present as
pect of the town to remind one of
the Salem of 30 years ago. Hard
surface has replaced the alternat
ing mud and dust of the streets,
old Chinatown has given way to
modern business buildings, office
buildings tower on spots where
rickety frame structures or squat
ty buildings of brick once stood.
To ail Intents and purposes, the
entire aspect ot the place has
changed. -
. In short, Salem has become a
busy city, and a decidedly hand
some one aa well, although it la to
be said that It did not lack charm
in the former days. This hastily
written and utterly inadequate)
reference to the town prior to lta
awakening camo abent through a
query addressed to me on State
street one day last week. A stran
ger wished to know where he
could find tho Tioga building. It
waa eaay to tell him. A twitch of
a thumb ia tho direction ot the
11-story First National Bank
building did the trick. j
He could not have asked me tor
Information regarding any other
building: la Salem that would have
been of more Interest to me.
Frank Holmes law office was on
the second floor ot the Tioga, and
I wasted a good deal of time there.
1 dont qalte know why. Frank
waa a democrat and I wasn't, so
eouian't have been pontics.
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