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Tit OREGON STATESMAN, Salem Oregon, Sunday Horning Septenber 24, 1939
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Of Old Team
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Douglas : Minto -Is'j. Only
Living 1 Player;' of -Squad
of 1891
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By RON GEMMELL ?
Baseball boss la 1891 and base
ball boss In 1940; that's to be the
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year-oia oaiem. cigar ua cuaiw
tlonery wholesaler, whose recent
GEORGES E. WATERS
acquisition of a Western Interna
tional, class B professional base
ball league franchise for Salem
places him squarely in the Dou
bleday business for the s e c on d
time In almost half a century.
For back In 1891, 48 years ago
as the crow flies, Waters was co
owner of a Salem baseball team
" that played on a location near the
present fairgrounds. He lost 81,
500 in the venture, which even
in those days the boys didn't re
fer to as hay, but, as he says, "1
had a barrel of fun and what the
heck is this life for anyway!"
'91 Brings Memories
Fond memories flicker througn
Waters' still young eyes when he
talks about his team of '91. He
becomes almost as effusive as does
he about his prospective team of
'40, a team he's "giving" Salem
because "Salem is his town and he
likes Salem and Salem people."
Pictures of the mustachioed
members of the club today adorn
the walls and desks of his lower
State street office. Waters can
tell you something about each of
those hearties of yesteryears dia
monds. With the exception of
Centerfielder Douglas Minto, who
today resides at 821 Saginaw
street, all of the boys of that club
have died.
"They were a great lot," recalls
Waters, at the same time remem
bering that Henry Cornoyer, now
prominent local hop merchant,
was the "butcher" boy or "hawk
er" tor the ball park of 1891.
Cornover Peddled Lemonade
"Henry," laughingly remem
bers Waters, "peddled lemonade
la the grandstand and anions the
buggies. We fined him his com
mission if he didn't bring back
the piece of lemon peel served in
each, glass."
The 1891 team, composed of
five Salem boys and four Itiner
ants; .two ot whom were brought
here from San Francisco, traveled
by horse and buggy to play sur
rounding teams, including Silver
ton, MeMinnville, Dallas and
Portland clubs.
Mitts Awkward
That was in the days when only
the first baseman and catcher
made use of anything that in the
least resembled the gloves of to
day, and they were awkward, full-
padded affairs. The catcher,
though, had need for a mitt only
on the third strike, for In those
days he'd take the first two on
the hop, away back from the plate.
After two strikes, the receiver
'would hold the game up while he
nonchalantly donned mask and
protector, and moved up to the
plate to receive the third strike.
; Third Baseman Josh Riley was
the last of the eight boys of the
team to die, according to Waters.
Riley, op to the time of his death
two years ago, was employed la
the San Francisco tax assessor's
office, where Waters visited him
upon two or threo occasions.
Frank Gross Recalled
Among the Salem, members of
the club was Frank Cross, j ancle
of the late Curtis Cross, who prac
ticed dentistry In South America
after leaving Salem. Cross played
an outfield position. Other Salem
boys, besides Outfielder Mint and
Cross, were Outfielder Jay Smith,
whose home was situated where
the state liquor store Is now;
Shortstop Sammy Booth, whose
family owned and operated a liv
ery stable, and Clifford Melon,
first baseman.- - j
Matt Stanley, who later was
with Seattle in the Coast league,
caught for thelers. He was
brought here from San Francisco.
Other out-of-town, players includ
ed Pitcher Joe Levque, Second
Baseman "Pop" Collet and Short
stop Billy Levant i
Sees Profits This Time
While he lost money on that
hard-playing, hard-drinking team
of '91, -Boss Waters, isn't of the
opinion hell have to dig Into
reserve fund for his 1940 Sena
tors, i
'I think Salem and the Salem
territory will support a team ot
the class we are going to pot la
here." he says. "I donl car if I
never make a dime oat ot the
team. I know that Salem has long
wanted a ball park and team. Now
it's going to hare it, with no
strings attached."
"Keep this In mind," he warns,
"It's going to be a good team." -
Come to Take Oitenreider
EUGENE. Sept" r 23-GFV-Two
Des Moines, la., officials arrived
here Friday to return Fred Osten
reider, 21r tor trial on a charge
of murdering Harold Dreher, 48,
last; July: 27. ''.-i.-'"' t:U' i '
' ; Ostenreider confessed compli
city. Sheriff C. W. Swarts said, to
the . slaying of Dreher, ; bat de
clared a '. companion, Francis
Welch, fired the fatal shot
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Branch of PWA
Kept at Portland
Northwest Regional Office
Closed but City Gets
Secondary Office
The regional office of the pub
lic works administration at Port
land officially closed yesterday,
but a branch office will be main
tained in Portland as headquar
ters for PWA traveling engineer
inspectors assigned to the north
west, Kenneth A. Godwin, region
al director, announced.
The branch office, Godwin
stated, will serve as a point of
contact for project owners, con
tractors and public 'officials who
may wish to discuss construction
problems with PWA representa
tives.
The closing of the Portland
regional office is the final step
in the consolidation of region
No. 7. comprising Oregon, Wash
ington. Idaho and Alaska, with
regldn No. 6, which embraces
California, Nevada, Utah and Ari
zona. Godwin, director of region
No. 6, with headquarters in San
Francisco, has assumed jurisdic
tion over the combined regions.
Merger Was Order
The merger of the two regions
was in compliance with instruc
tions from Federal Works Ad
ministrator John M. Carmody,
who recently ordered a SO per
cent reduction in PWA person
nel throughout the country.
"Since congress did not author
ize an appropriation at its last
session to continue PWA con
struction activities, it Is neces
sary to close out the present pro
gram as efficiently as possible
within the budgetary limitations
that already have been set, Di
rector Godwin explained. "Work
on projects nnder construction
will continue until the Job Is fin
ished, but nearly all the projects
in this region will be completed
during the next three months.
"The number of protests
against the closing of the region
al office at Portland indicates
there has been a slight misappre
hension as to the effect of the
regional merger on the PWA pro
gram in the northwest. It is not
anticipated that any delay in the
transaction of business will be
caused by the amalgamation of
the two regions. Matter requiring
immediate attention can be for
warded to San Francisco by air
mail or airmail special delivery,
which usually is delivered on the
same day -as posted."
Consolidation of the two region
al offices, originally announced
for September IS, was delayed a
week to give C. C. Hockley, di
rector of region No. 7, additional
time to wind up the affairs of
the Portland office.
More Mouths to Feed
But Still Haven't Job
PORTLAND, Sept.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Merri
man of Bristol, Conn., arrived
here today on a motorcycle with
their pets two ducks, -two
monkeys, two dogs and a par
rot. ,
Nerriman . said he and his
wife had ridden 24,000 miles
this year looking for a Job.
Their fondness for animals ac
counted (or the sidecar fall of
pets.
Stale Newspapers Favor
Pay and Take It Plan
" PORTLAND. Sept :2S-(P)-Ore-gon
daily newspapers, polled on
the neutrality issue by the Port
land: Oregonlan today, voted 70
per cent tor the "cash and carry"
amendment as advocated by Pre
sident Roosevelt.: i; ,
Twelve favored ths amendment.
five opposed it and four did not
cast votes. .
Portland Blarks 39th
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23-UP)
-Portland recorded Its 29th traf
fic i fatality -of the year Friday
when" an unidentified pedestrian
died after being struck by an au
tomobile driven byGeorre H.
Johnson, Vancouver, Wash., acci
dent Investigator George Phillips
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Coming of WI League Recalls Salem Club of
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George E. Waters first baseball venture was this Salem team of 18D1,
which played on a location near the present state fairgrounds.
Front row Outfielder Jay Smith, Salem; Pitcher Joe Levque, itin
erant; Outfielder Douglas Minto, who today lives at 821 Saginaw;
Catcher Mat Stanley, who went from Salem to Seattle in the Coast
league; and Third Baseman Josh Riley, who died two years ago in
San Francisco. Back row Second Baseman "Pop" Collet, itiner
ant; Shortstop Sammy Booth, Salem; First Baseman Clifford Me
lon, Salem; Shortstop Billy Levan, Itinerant; and Outfielder Frank
Cross, uncle of the late Curtis Cross, Salem.
Dflw DDoes Yaoir
dpssirdleim Ojnw?
By LILLIE L. MADSEN
Durinr the week I had the
Dleasure of aeain risitin? Dr. H.
J. Clements' gardens at Salem. Dr.
Clements tells me that he was
a botanist before he was a medic
al man, and
judging from the
ease with which
he recalls the
long botanical
names of his
great variety of
plants, I am In
clined to believe
that when he is
away from his
offices he Is
still very much
the botanist.
Dr. Clements
is carrying on
some Interesting Hits UUmd
experiments which eventually
snoma iurmsn interesting results.
mucn ot nis experimentation is
beyond the stage of iincertalntT
There is, for instance, the Japa
nese rersunmon tree full of fruit.
ror 15 years it has grown in
his garden and it is loaded with
large fruit. This woud certainly
indicates mat Persimmons can
withstand Oregon winters. We
have had rainy winters, compara
tively cold ones, and Just com
mon ones all during the past IS
years and yet the tree grows on.
Another tree I found of great
Interest in Dr. Clements' garden
was the pawpaw (asimina) which
he had Prnn frnm aaA Tho
pawpaws are native in Michigan
ana lnai&na and neighboring
states. But' Judging from those
I saw at Salem, thev 6a vor-r
well here; also. The tree grows
small and one thinks of it almost
as a shrub. The foliage is hand
some and the flowers in snrinr
rather attractive. I find the fruit
delicious, but whether that is be
cause it carries childhood mem
ories of my native Michigan or
whether It is really good I am
no judge to say. There are a num
ber of people, I know, who do
not care for its peculiar flavor.
Its seeds are large, but, I am
told, grow readily. They germi
nate rapidly, and under proper
conditions come into bearing be
fore very old. The pawpaws grow
best in rich and moist soil where
drainage is perfect.
Gtows Camelias
Another experiment which Dr.
Clements was making and which
I found particularly interesting
was that of growing camelias by
seed. Very few camelias produce
seeds in this community,-! find.
Dr. 'Clements himself said he
knew ofonly one at Calem. He
has obtained seeds from this and
some of the seedlings are about
ia incnes high. What type of
bloom they will have Is yet to be
found out The bushes look strong
and healthy.
But there were other camella
seedlings in the doctor's experi
mental beds. I was surprised to
learn that we have an agent in
Oregon from whom one can ob
tain seeds from the Kobe, Japan,
house, "The Chugai Nursery."
From seeds thus obtained. Dr.
Clements had scores ot little ca
melias, rhododendrons and aza
leas. In the camella , bed were
three 'varieties. There were the
broad-leaved more - common - va
rieties such as the japonlcas. Then
there was a smaller-leaved varie
ty, sasanqua. I had never seen
any , of these in bloom, ' and Dr.
Clements admitted he knew of
none around here. .
Seed ot camelias will germinate
in about two months. It is best
to start them in flats and pick
them out later when they have
acquired their "first change of
leaves. Camelias. as most of on
know, are very slow growers it
not careruuy taaen care or. a
mulch of - old row-man nr- nnw
and then a little commercial fer
tilizer, and , thorough , watevlng
I 'Boss' Is
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t
during the dry season keep the
bushes vigorous. They should
have a mulch around them. Peat
moss is best for this. Half-shade
is essential for good flowers. Tha
seeds of camelias are almost the
size of hazel nuts.
Others From Seeds
Dr. Clements also proved how
very readily azaleas and rhodo
dendrons grow from seed.
It is all very well to buy shrubs
and plants "ready-made" to set
about the home grounds, but if
that is your only pretense at gar
dening you miss half the fun.
In every garden there should be
a space for experiments. I was
surprised at the great variety of
shrub and tree seeds one can
get. It is only through experi
mentation that new varieties are
produced.
Answers to inquiries:
Peonies should be planted now.
Move your old ones (Mrs. G. B.
C.) it they need it and set out
new ones. There are some very
fine new varieties which will give
you what you are after," I be
lieve. There are some that are
almost yellow. There are some
that are really fragrant, there are
double ones and single ones. Don't
crowd your peonies. Be sure they
are in . the sua and give them
plenty of room. Don't plant them
too deeply (two or three inches
below the surface of the soil is
enough) and Insure good drain
age. Do not fertilize the first
year of planting. Peonies which
have been in one place for two
or three years may be given some
bonemeal or some potassium sul
phate. E. E. D. Don't crowd your
young shrubs. In setting out new
plantings, select young, strong,
medium small specimens of good
shape. Depend upon annuals and
perennials to fill in the gaps un
til the shrubs are large enough'
to take care ot them.
Aster Trouble
h. W. I. Asters "yellows" Is
likely the cause of your aster
trouble. This disease distorts the
plants and the flowers do not
develop. It is said this disease is
not in the ground but is trans
mitted from weeds by leaf hop
pers. Destroy the diseased plants
at once. Keep all weeds cut down
and burned in the vicinity of the
asters. In preparing the bed for
next year put some ground lime
stone into the soil and give it r
good dose of bonemeal. Spade
this well in early in the spring.
Spray with a poison spray.
Dr. D. R. Brown rot is a dis
ease common to flowering al
monds. The dying ot leaves and
branches in late spring is one of
the indications. Now cat oat all
dead ! branches and burn. Spray
with bordeaux. In early February
spray with lime sulphur and when
the bashes have flowered repeat
the bordeaux spray. I
: C.'R. W. Your maple tree Is
likely suffering from anthracnose
which shows in irregular dead
areas beginning in the margin of
the leaves. It does somewhat re
semble sun scald. Cat out the
dead branches and spray with
bordeaux. You should spray the
tree. again early in spring, and
yon may have to repeat during
the summer season, t -
D. j H. Bordeaux will control
the geranium disease to which
yen refer. Are yon sure that your
soil is well drained and sweet T
Geraniums are much mors sub
ject to disease in a damp, sour
soil Liming the 'soil also helps
control this " trouble.
Chech Broxcn Spot
To 1 those who have been ask
ing about ; BROWN !' SPOT : in
lawns: ; rv- -
I have before me a US Farm
er's - bulletin which reports that
this disease can bo checked with
the use ottwo ounces of calomel
old Omeof "91
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Challenge to Be
Handed Portland
Salem Delegation to Take
Invitation October 5
for Football Here
Plans are underway here for
the Salem junior chamber of com
merc,e to arrive in Portland at
noon, uctoDer 5, to challenge
Portlanders to come to th ranitni
city to see Willamette university
ana . Portland university play
lootoaii.
Tommy Hoxie. general rhalr
man of the caravan, said mote
tnan zoo Salem folk would ride
in the caravan. Sheriff A. C.
Burk will lead the
which will include a bus carrying
toe wiaamette university band.
Many special entertainment fea
tures are being planned, including
a mncneon meeting of the Port
land Lions club and Junior cham
ber of commerce, tentatively
scheduled for the Multnomah ho
tel. Last year the Portland Lions
came to Salem and challenged the
local citizens. This year's is a
return engagement of an event
which probably will become an
nual. The trek to Portland will serve
notice on the citizens there that
Salem is 100 per cent behind the
university football team.
A parade through the city and
special street corner stunts will
round out the plans of the com
mittee in charge.
DMts for
Breakfast
(Continued from page 4)
Lee mission, at a meeting which
adjourned from one invoked by
Jason Lee.
All this brought settlers. Soon
the ox wagons were heading the
greatest trek of history, along ttfe
Old Oregon Trail. American gov
ernment was on the march. '
s
But California slept on. Captain
Sutter, who was to establish a
headquarters which became the
rendezvous of American advance
ment, came over the Old Oregon
Trail; he rode up to the "old"
mission, on his way to the begin
nings which realized his dreams
of empire.
Oregon settlers furnished, from
the Salem district, the three dis
coverers of gold in California on
January 24, 1848.
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And Oregon furnished the first
gold rushers. She sent the men
who broke California as a state
into the Union, without under
going a territorial form.
She sent her provisional gov
ernment supreme Judge, Peer H
Burnett, to be California's first
governor, and he took with him
Oregon's enacted laws, which be
came in turn some of the first
statutes of California.,
So. Salem la the 1ivhae nil.t .
history on the Pacific Mo nr
Americas, as related to American
government; as related to Protes-
wni uunsttan civilization.
Salem has a franrhloa fn. . v -
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celebrations of 1940 and 1942.
Ana we should be on our way, and
well on our way, right now.
and one ounce of corrosive sub
limate mixed with and anHT
spruce over 1000 square teet of
iawn. me same bulletin also says
that blue grass lawns are not as
subject to the disease as are the
bent lawns. After the "cure" ap
plication, the lawn should be well
watered.
Mrs. A. K. C Very likely your
soil is too add for your climatla.
Dig in some lime and bonemeal.
Cut out the majority ot the
growth. Crowded growth tends to
cause mildew. There Is little use
of spraying now as your blooms
come on new shoots next-year.
R. D. Don't destroy the prim
roses until von are snre the win
not revive. Primroses can look
pretty dead and still have lite
in them, you. know. I would begin
irrigating them and try to bring
them out of it before winter sets
in. If yon find they are gone re
place them in spring.
Committee to .
Boost Sports
State Group Is Named
to Fan Interest in
'Athletic Events
Governor Charles A. Sprague
has announced appointment, of
members ot a statewide commit
mlttee to cooperate and assist in
the stimulation ot interest in in
tercollegiate football and other
DOUGLAS McKAY
athletic events in Oregon. Aaron
M. Frank, Portland, is chairman.
Othei members are:
Roland Davis, E. ' C. Emmons,
Tom Stoddard, Allan Rinehart, R.
Earl Riley, P. L. Jackson, E. P.
Hoyt, Paul B. McKee, Ross Mc
Intyre, Robert Eaton, A. B. Gra
ham. all ot Portland: William
Tugman, Eugene; C. E. Ingalls,
Corvallis; J. A. Murray, Pendle
ton; Charles .Reynolds, LeGrande;
Dr. Ed Durno, Medford; Theodore
Cramer, Jr., Grants Pass; Henry
Fowler, Bend; Frank Holmes,
Klamath Falls; Merle Chessman,
Astoria; Ben Chandler, Marsh
field; Douglas McKay, Salem;
George Wernmark, The Dalles;
George Scott, Baker, and Lars
Bladine, MeMinnville.
More Games Wanted
The function ot the committee
is to devise ways and means of
assisting the athletic representa
tives of the various schools in se
curing the . maximum number of
games for Portland, Salem, Cor
vallis, Eugene and other centers,
Governor Sprague said.
Suggesting ways and means of
stimulating interest looking to
ward maximum attendance at all
athletic events held ia Oregon,
also is a function of the commit
tee. "It Is felt that appointment of
this committee will go a long way
toward promoting state-wide in
terest in major athletic competi
tion," Governor Sprague said.
Woodbum High
Elects Officers
WOODBURN Class meetings
were held this week at the high
school and the following officers
were elected:
Seniors: Patty Smith, presi
dent; Paul Halter, vice president;
Edith, Pelto, secretary; Ray Gillls,
treasurer; Ada Claire Renn, inter
class rivalry chairman.
Juniors: Jack Beck, president;
Grace Lindeken, vice president;
Betty Jo Otterstrom, secretary
treasurer; and Doris Jones, inter
class rivalry chairman.
Freshmen: William Bentley "and
Grace Warwick were elected inter
class rivalry chairmen. Other
freshman officers will be elected
in the near future. At a student
body meeting this week, Jack and
Frank Beck (twins) were elected
yell kings and Helen Yoder and
Maxlne Richmond were elected
song queens for the coming year
About Siamps
Hello, Fellow Collectors:
After a rather topsy-turvy Bum
mer, I hope that this column will
be a regular feature this winter
if you readers enjoy and wish it.
The latest first-day cover no
tice of a US stamp announces that
a special three-cent stamp com
memorating the 300th anniver
sary ot the first printing In co
lonial America will be on sale
beginning September 25. The de
sign is of the first printing press
used at that time and is of spe
cial delivery size, purple in color.
New York city received the honor
of being first-day city for the new
stamp's issuance.
At long last the Union of South
Africa is honoring the arrival of
some particularly brave and ad
venturbus Husenot vhn oaf
there in 1688 after the Edict
of Nantes' appearance in 1888.
ine stamps say 1688-1938 but
are appearing ; on the scene in
Bugauy aeiatnea manner.
The designs are as follows:
KdxH shows the Old Vicarage
at jraan, tne neadquarters of the
vugiuai seiuement. -y
ldxld representing the Refor
mation and Hugenot sacrifices
maae; symbolized on the stamp
in the form of a cross ahnvA th
rising run.
1 V dzl H d shovinar a imn. In
Drakenstein mountain riiuv
original home ot the refugees.
norway naa ushered in the ap
pearance Of their lot a On nan
Maud, who died last November
i ana wno was tne aaugbter oC
Edward VII. on a now nhsHf
series of stamps.. Like all Nor
way s stamps, the new series is
Plain with onlv thS) nnn'a hna
and the name of the country and
tuu oeiow.
RenoTta are that war covers
passed by censors, etc., are now
coming Into evidence in this coun
try. So far, X have not seen any.
Too. prices on Polish stamps are
rising and there is a growing de
mand for them on the part ot collectors.
Long Wagoii Trip, to Gold Country
Rewarded Pioneer Brooks Farmer
With Fabulous Price for Apples
(Editor's note: Tbia stoir sf Bloaaar
traotportatioa vi writtea by Carey f.
mania, a aoa ai wm ptooeen. a. r.
Rama, wha wit bora Jalr 23. 1850. ad
a daughter, Emma Ramp Starr. ar Uta
oalr living member! ot taa original family-)
Fruit trees ot many kinds and
especially apple trees were planted
in the Willamette valley at a very
early date. Soon the young apple
trees were heavily bearing many
varieties of perfectly sound ap
ples, there being no pests In Ore
gon at that time to injure fruit.
Samuel Ramp and family had
settled at Brooks, rented land and
engaged in wheat farming. They
had harvested their grain one au
tumn and stored 3000 bushels ot
wheat in their barn, waiting for
the wheat buyer who rode Horse
back through . the valley each
fall, from farm to farm, buying
wheat. But there was no sale for
apples. There was no way to ship
them to market. Farmers were
giving them awty by the wagon-v
load.
A Way Out
Mr. Ramn had an Idea. He had
a good wagon and a strong yoke
of oxen. He built an extra high
bed on his wagon, gathered un
quantities of straw from his wheat
field, and carefully picked apples
trom nis own and other orchards
and carefully packed every apple
m straw so t n a t It would not
bruise In hauling OVAr rnnrh
roads, until he had accumulated a
great wagonload of apples. With
a frying pan, a side of bacon and
some flour he yoked his oxen for
Bachelor Tax
Aids Bambinos
Celibates - Are Forced by
State to Take Role
of Godfather
By LLOYD LEHRBAS .
ROME (Correspondent of the
Associated Press) Italian bache
lors are financial godfathers to
thousands of the "bambinos"
Italy is begetting in its unceasing
demand for a higher birthrate.
Since the bachelors are not con
tributing children to fascist Italy,
they are especially taxed to pay
for the births, care and upbring
ing of babies ot needy families
which provide future citizens and
soldiers for expanding Italy.
Number Marrying Declines
Official statistics issued today,
however, show only 17,683 back
stepped the bachelor tax by mar
rying during July, as against 20,
446 In June.
About 1,800,000 "bachelor fa
thers" now pay approximately
$10,000,000 annually for the
privilege of remaining unmarried.
The special bachelors tax is ear
marked for maintenance ot "the
national institution for the pro
tection of motherhood and infan
cy," national organization found
ed to assist women in childbirth
and Infants and children who
would otherwise do without spe
cial, scientific care.
In addition to the special bache
lor tax, the unmarried males ot
the country pay a supplementary
tax over and above the normal In
come tax paid by all males.
The tax is levied on all unmar
ried males at the rate of 15.75
for those between 25 and 30;
$7-75, between . 30 and 55; and
$4.25. between 65 and 65.
Foreigners Excepted
Exempted are all foreigners.
Catholic priests, wax veterans,
military persons whose marriage
Is subject to certain conditions,
incompetents whose marriage Is
forbidden by law. nermanentlT
disabled, or those confined to
poor houses or hospitals provided
they do not have an- Income ex
ceeding $7.50 a year. '
Also exempted are men who al
though not having contracted
regular marriage have one or
more children recognized as legi
timate by royal decree.
Employers are obliged to with
hold the tax from laborers' pay.
Fathers must pay the tax for
sons who have no income of their
own. "
Collector Posts Bond
The collector must collect -from
each bachelor In his jurisdiction
or lose money since he pots a
bond binding him to pay the-state
themounts of taxes turned over
to him for. collecting even though
in reality, he may not have been
able to collect from the taxpayer
lp WThoit Sis -f
ThelRractice
of Medicine
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his long journey to Jacksonville
me great; mining town in south
ern Oregon. Upon bidding good
bye to his wife and family he
said: "Mother, when the price of
wheat comes up to $1.20 Der hn.
shel, sell all the wheat."
As it was necessary each da?
to drive to a place where the oxen
would have good Dasture. th
journey was very slow besides
tne roans were not much more
than mere trails and he had tn
drive carefully to protect the ap
ples, lr, -alter 10 or 12 miles, he
came to a place with good water
and good open grazing for In
oxen, he camped for the night
Gold Dust for Apples
After a very long time he
reached Jacksonville at the very
height of its great mining boom.
Thousands upon thousands of
people were simply "milling" in
the streets and when they discov
ered this great wagonload of nire
fresh apples, theytalmost mobbed
our Brooks farmer. Each man had
a leather or buckskin sack of gold
dust and gold nuggets. They
were so anxious to get the apples
that they; would not wait to weigh
out the gold dust. Frequently a
man would offer a good sized gold
nugget for two or three nice ap
ples. The apples went so fast that
Mr. Ramp was unable to even esti
mate the price per bushel as they
were sold a few at a time. He
had struck a gold mine without
turning a spade full of dirt.
With a great leather bag full of
gold dust and nuggets as his only
load he slowly and happily made
his way home. So far as careful
inquiry goes it Is believed that
neither he nor his family ever re
vealed the value of. that leather
bag of gold. It is safe to say that
those apples brought fabulous
prices.
Wheat Brings High Price
His first question upon reach
ing home was to ask if "Mother"
had sold the wheat. Her answer
was that she had sold it, but
without saying at what price.
"Well, did you get $1.20?" he
asked. Her answer, was her usual
answer, "I did better than that, I
got $1.25 per bushel." She was
always" able to drive a bargain at
a little higher price in making a
sale than her husband, a fact that
she was proud of and one that
her good husband enjoyed.
Some people were unkind
enough to say that "Uncle Sam
my" was "hen-pecked" by his en
ergetic wife, but the real trutu
is that he greatly loved and ad
mired her for her wit and clev
erness ia business dealings.
By their own joint efforts they
amassed in their lifetime a con
siderable fortune, .without a sin
gle dollar of capital upon their
arrival in Oregon. Their original
ox team and wagon were gone by
the time they reached The Dalles
on their Journey to Oregon and
they walked the remainder of the
journey to the Willamette valley,
the energetic wife and mother
carrying her baby on her back as
she walked. She was a pioneer
fighter for woman suffrage and
prohibition in Oregon. Her name
was Mary A. Ramp.
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( ) A Careful study of Patient to
determine the cause of that
' Patient's discomfort, whether
' mental or physical.
12) The application of whatever
seems best, based on the train
ing and experience of tha
Doctor, to relieve the cause
whet her it be med icine, surge ry,
counsel or other treatment.
These two descriptive paragraphs
sound simple enough, but if you will
stop and think them over carefully,
and analyze their full meaning, you
will realize they cover a tremen
dous amount of territory ia human