MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1930
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON .
PAGE SEVEN
WASHINGTON'S
FUNERAL TOLD
IN OLD PAPER
Bryson City, N. C. (IW Accounts
of the death and burial of George
Washington and return of Napoleon
to France from Egypt, are Included
in the Saturday, January 4, 1800,
issue of the Kingston, Ulster coun
ty, N. Y., Gazette, in possession of
Mrs. Anne D. Bryson, of Bryson
City.
The old Gazette contained mes
sages of condolence from the
House and Senate and the state
ment of President John Adams.
As a mark of respect, the Ga
zette, a folded sheet of four pages.
carried a half-inch border of black
around the inside of the publication
with a four-inch line of black be
tween the second and third pages.
Under the caption, "Washington
Entombed, George Town, Dec. 20,"
the Gazette read:
"On Wednesday last, the mortal
part of Washington the Great the
Father of His country and the
Friend of Man, was consigned to
the tomb with solmen honors and
funeral pomp. A multitude of per
sons assembled from many miles
round, at Mount Vernon, the choice
abode and last residence of the il
lustrious chief. There were the
groves the spacious avenues, the
beautiful and sublime scenes, the
noble mansions but alas the au
gust inhabitant was now no more.
The great soul was gone. In the
lofty portico, where oft the Hero
walked in all his glory, lay the
shrouded corpse. , , . On the orna
ment at the head of the coffin was
Inscribed. Surge ad judlcum about
the middle of the coffin, Gloria Deo
and on the silver plate his name
and date of death.
"Between three and four o'clock,
the sound of artillery on the river,
firing minute guns, awoke our sol
emn sorrow the corpse was re
moved a band of music with
mournful melody melted the soul
Into all the tenderness of woe.
"The pall bearers were Cols.
Sims, Ramsey, Payne, Gilpin, Mar
stellar, and Little with mourners.
Masonic brethren and citizens with
the 'cavalry. Infantry, guard, with
arms reversed and clergy and mus
ic, with the General's horse with
his saddle, holsters and pistol, pre
ceding them."
"In his message to both the House
and Senate, President Adams said:
"I feel myself alone, bereaved of
my last brother. His example Is
now complete, and it will teach
wisdom and virtue to magistrates,
citizens and men, not only in the
present age, but in future genera
tions, as long as our History shall
be read."
"Paris, Oct. 14 Bonaparte and
Berth ier are in France at the very
moment when the fame of their
triumphs at Paris, they disembark
ed at Frejus. It appears that he
was afraid of being taken by Eng
lish had he attempted to land at
Toulon. The frigate in which he
came was escorted by two vessels.
On reaching the shore, Bonaparte
and .Berthier and all who were with
him. fell down and kissed the land
of liberty."
STONE MASON FAILS
AS BARBER STUDENT
Rock Springs, Wyo. U After a
fiard day's work In coal mines, Mike
Bugack often used to sit In a bar
ber's chair and reflect upon the
ease of that occupation In compar
ison with his. He decided to be
come a barber. He even put in two
weeks in a barber's college In Den
ver, learning to develop a velvet
touch in 6having. Then, when he
advanced to the haircutting class,
he was balked.
Mike's right thumb had been ab
normally enlarged during his years
of labor'as a stone mason and a
miner. It would not slip Into the
handle of a scissors. He hunted in
vain for a scissors large enough to
hold the thumb, and finally had to
give up thoughts of leading a life
of ease behind a barber's chair.
GUESTS IN WOODBURN
Woodbum Mr. and Mrs. Prank
Settlemier of Prinerille, were week
end guests at the home of Settte
xnier's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Lytle.
MISS SPKCHT ILL
Sllverton Miss Rose Specht, pro
prietor of the eating house on Fisk
street, who underwent a major op
eration at the local hospital Fri
day, is doing nicely. Miss Specht
has been In poor health for several
months. Her sister, Mrs. Ed Lytle,
Is managing Miss Bpecht's place.
EXSLEY8 ENTERTAIN
Turener Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Ensley recently had as their dinner
guests. Mr. and Mrs. George Morrell
and daughter. Bessie of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lynch and daugh
ls field man for the Portland Da
ty Lynch of Oak OOrove. Morrell
ten, Anna Nell, Lula Belie, and Bet
mascus creamery company and was
In Turner in interests of the com
pany. RETTRN TO IDAHO
West Salem Mrs. Sullivan and
two sons have returned to their
home in Twin Falls, Idaho, after a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Theo
dore Greene, and other relatives.
Mrs. Greene, who rceently suffered
a slight stroke, is convalescing and
hope Is entertained for her com
plete recovery. 6he is Mayor
Greene's mother.
Y ERG EN KEPT BUSY
llncoln Arthur Yergen. formerly
of Irrigon. who has been here help
ing C. C. Orimm with some carpent
ering during the past three weeks.
s now at the home of W. F. Craw
lord at Zena where he is doing some ,
mork on a rockery being placed in,
the gardens there. Rock for the 1
rockery was secured from 6ublimlty. ;
Yergen is n old-time neighbor of
the Grimms who also lived at Irrl- !
Bon. I
MAYOR GREENE MOVES
Wen Salem R. C. oreene and
for which Uiey recently made a deal
with the W. R. Petersons who are
Bow located on Edgewaier street.
Fox-Elsinore
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A scene from "The Vagabond King." a Paramount Picture starring Dennis King.
With Jeanette MacDonald, Wamer.Oland. CLPHeggie, Lillian Roth
EX-RULERS AND
DOGS SENT TO
EXILE ISLAND
London, (U.P.) From the days of
the Byzantine Empire down to the
present time the Island of Prlnkip3,
only a few miles from Constan
tinople, In the sea of Marmora, has
been an exile-home for the banished
leaders of lost causes, for persons
whose great power had dwindled to
a life of helplessness.
At present Leon Trotzky, who
only a few years ago was the mas
ter of the greatest army of post-war
Europe and who shared with Lenin
the rule over the Russians, Is ill In
his exile home on Prinkipo Island,
which also has become the home
of exiled dogs.
For in spite of the fact that at
least three empresses of great
Byzantine were banished to this is
land, today it serves as a home for
unwanted dogs, which the Turkish
government decided to send there
when they cleared out the droves
which infested ten. streets of Con-
stantipole.
One of the celebrated exiles on
the island was the Byzantine Em
press Zoe, who never married until
she was 40 years of age and then
made up for lost time by marrying
three husbands in a few years.
Then she adopted a young man as
her heir. This was her undoing, for
as soon as the young man got the
power he sent the acting empress
to the Island in- banishment.
The Empress Euphrosyne also
spent considerable time on Prinlcipo,
but the most interesting and im
portant of the exiles on the Island
i the Empress Irene, wife of Leo
IV.
It was this lady who had the eyes
of her son, Constantino VI, stabbed
out because he tried to regain the
imperial power to which he was
entitled by the laws of the Empire.
It was this Irene who tried to neg
otiate a marriage between herself
and Charlemagne in an effort to
rsetore the Roman Empire. On the
island she was even deprived of the
bare necessities of life and the
would-be bride of the Emperor of
the West was forced to earn her
scanty living by spinning.
MRS. BURCH ILL
Sllverton Mrs. Lettie Burch of
West Hill, aunt of Mrs, George W.
Hubbs, Is 111 at her home and has
had several sinkln gspells. She is in
her 84th year and her sister, who re
sides with her, in 76 years old.
DIVORCE IS WANTED
Albany Zelma C Prettyman has
filed a divorce action in circuit
court here against Fred C. Pretty
man on the ground of cruel and In
human treatment. The Prettymans
were married in Vancouver, Wash.,
February 20, 1929. The plaintiff asks
the restoration of her maiden name,
Zelma Case beer.
RAVE CHK XESPOX
North Sprinjr Valley Two new
victims of the chicken pox which has
been going the rounds In this neigh
borhood recently are Gladys Craw
ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8.
D. Crawford, and Marjorte Mat
thews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
F. Matthews. Both of them are get
ting along nicely.
BRIDGE CRKW BUSY
Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Wall have been occupying one of
the Stucco Camp cabins for the past
week while the S. P. bridge crew,
where Wall is employed, is working
In this vicinity.
that
sluggish
feeling
Pat yourself right with nature by
chewing Fee - a sslnl. Works mildly
but effectively la small desea. Mod era
safe scientific. For the family.
Feenamint
Feenamint
tilt Chtwinq Gum
LAXATIVE
H, Tilt of Iht Mint
Chew It
LtktCum
FOR CONSTIPATION
Offers Musical
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CO-EDS LIKED SILK,
BUT SILK SOX WON
Salt Lake City, (LP) Coeds at
Utah university, deciding against
the use of silk stockings In gym
nasium work, went back to the cot
ton variety, but to overcome un
sigh Illness, they wear half sox, and
roll 'em down.
The reason for discarding silk was
not economic; it was psychological.
Trichopyton, a skin disease well
known to athletes. Invaded the wo
men's shower room. Silk stockings
are an animal product friendly to
the trichopyton; cotton sox are said
to be quite repulsive to the animal.
LAW'S RELATION TO
SOCIAL LIFE TOPIC
Santa Barbara, Cat. (LP) Social
workers, attorneys and government
al officials will discuss the rela
tionship of law to social progress, at
the California conference of social
workers, to be held In Santa Bar
bara, May 13 to 17.
Justin Miller, dean of the law
school at the University of South
ern California and president of the
conference, in announcing the gen
eral topic for discussion, pointed
out that with the current national
emphasis being given law enforce
ment problems, the discussion was
exceedingly timely.
Better understanding of the prob
lems confronting lawyers, officials
and social workers would be fost
ered, and a better cooperation be
tween them, would result. Miller
stated.
Various subjects will be discussed
by the conference, all from the
point of view of social progress and
the law. Among the topics will be:
Family and child welfare; Indus
try, delinquency, public health, ra
cial and citizenship problems; rec
reation, education and problems of
relief administration.
More than 2000 persons are ex
pected to attend the conference, the
sessions of which will be open not
only to members but also to any
interested persons.
POMEROY&KEENE'S
Mammoth 35th Anniversary
SALE
OF HIGH-GRADE JEWELRY,
SAVE 25 to 65
Special for Tuesday Only
April 22nd
bstoria
GLASSWARE
J
$1.25 VALUES FOR 89c
Another Piece of Equal Value for Only
3Sc
35 pieces of "Fostoria" colored Glassware con
sisting of Sandwich Plates, Salad or Fruit
Bowls, new popular shades, our regular $1.25
value, buy one at the low Sale Price of 89 cents,
then you may select, one more of equal valuw
from this special group for only 85 cents.
Special for Tuesday Only
April 22nd
Pome oy
379 Slate
Sound Classic
FREAK FARMING
MAKE POSSIBLE
SIDE SHOW ACTS
Seattle, (LP) The nature study:
class will now convene.
First the calf of two heads with
but a single neck will be considered. ;
Then the Rotarian chicken that!
spells service with a Capital S, and ,
the hen that lays them two-in-one
will be discussed.
They are all freaks that have been ;
reported by western Washington
farmers. ,
"Moo-dusa," Is the name bestowed
on a heifer calf owned by E. Sal
vadalena, Snohomish county farm
er, that was getting fat after a
week's life with two heads. The
calf has four eyes, the inner two
of which are sightless.
Whai the calf eats, a disappoint
ed mouth worked Just as hard as
the other, so the owner had made a
special bottle to feed both at once.
That Rotarian hen gives prompt
delivery of eggs, strictly fresh and
no extra charge.
Every morning E. C. Hardlson
hears a scratching and pecking at
his door. He opens it and in walks
Biddy, his pet Rhode Islend Red
hen. Biddy goes over by the stove
and lays her egg, saving Hardison
the trouble of going out to the barn
yard to collect it for his ham. She
does it six days a week and rests
the seventh.
When Biddy became famous, J. A.
Billings told of a hen on his farm
that layed a big egg. When he broke
It he found within another of nor
mal size with a hard shell' and all
the other parts.
Sllverton Mrs. Robert Gourlie of
the north side who has been visiting
her daughter, Lucy at Indio, Calif,
since the first of February, returned
home Saturday. Mrs. Gourlie spent
two weeks in Los Angeles and while
there accidently met Mrs. White,
who had a millinery store here some
years ago.
& Kcenc
Street
GOGGLES WITH
POWDER ODOR
SOLVE KILLING
Reykjavik. Iceland. Oft A pair of
goggles and a box of fact powder
are not among the tilings that
usually come to ones mind wnen
thinking of Iceland.
Neither Is murder, cold blooded
brutal murder, the hammering of a
man to death with a heavy pipe.
Yet tke third murder In Iceland
in 60 years was solved largely
through the (act that he murderer
dropped a pair of goggles at the
scene of the crime and bought a
new pair, and both ameued of the
same face powder.
Murder In Iceland, the land or
fjords, frost and fire. The land
from which Letfur, son of Elrikur
the Red. discovered "Wlnelsnd the
Good, or America. The history
of Iceland is crowded with battles
and- bloodshed, but the present
peaceful population could hardly
believe the report that travelled
over the Island one bright morning.
tnat a respectable citizen of Reyk
javik had been attacked during the
night, robbed, brutally beaten and
murdered. It was the third killing
in over half a century.
Jon Egllsson, bachelor. 41. con
ducted with his brother a motorcar
agency and repair shop, situated on
the outskirts of the town but
facing the main thoroughfare. On
the night of the murder Egllsson
went to bed as he was accustomed
to. sleeping alone In the building.
At 10 o'clock the next morning he
was found dead In his bedroom,
barefooted and almost naked, his
head horribly battered. About $500
In cash was missing from the com
pany's safe. The weapon with which
Egilsson was murdered was a bar of
brass.
Detectives who first examined the
room noticed one very unusual
thing; the killer had left his gog
gles and the brass bar behind, but
he had taken time to wash his
hands before leaving the scene of
tne crime.
The Chief of Police of Reykjavik.
V
Hermann Jonasson, took, charge of
the case personally and worked It
out according to hi own ideas, for
there are no real specialists on
criminology in a community with
so few criminals. All the employes
of Egllsson firm were questioned,
but appartently they all had per
fect alibis. Finally a chauffeur.
Eglll HJalmarsson, attracted the
particular attention of the detec
tives because he had a rw pair of
goggles. He claimed that he had
been out late the night before driv
ing a party Into the country, and
that when he got home at about
two o'clock in the morning he
went direct to bed.
This part of the story waa true.
He did go straight to bed. but got
straight out again, and was away
from his room for a long time.
Hjalmarsson could not explain how
he got several scratches on his face.
And then a detective examined the
new gogglea. Goggles are not usually
perfumed, but these had the same
scent as the pair found beside
Egilsson's body. The new goggles
were found In a drawer, next to a
box of face powder.
Little more than 12 hours after
Egllsson died, the police had suffi
cient evedence to arrest HJalmars
son. He was taken Into custody the
same evening and charged by the
Chief of Police the following day.
HJalmarsson confessed and thus the
crime was solved In little more than
a day and a night.
The murderer is now awaiting
sentence and Is liable to sentence
to prison for life, capital punish
ment was abolished in Iceland some
time ago. Reports on the sanity of
the prisoner may Influence the
sentence.
BARB TAKES JOB
8llverton Robert Barr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Barr who has been
employed at the Sliver Palls camps,
has accepted a position tr'th the lo
cal Standard Oil company as clerk
and started work in this capacity
Tuesday.
JEFFERSON VISITOKo
Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Knight of Roseburg, were guests
last week at the homes of their sons
and families, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Knight and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Knight.
Portland Visit s Salem
Caravan of Twenty -Five Autos
Arrived today
To make a .whirlwind educational campaign in Salem
and acquaint the people with the outstanding advantages
of GAS THE MODERN FUEL, the entire Field Sales
Division of the Portland Gas & Coke Company, left Port
land nd will live in Salem for one entire week.
This group of experienced gasmen were met Monday,
morning at the city limits by Leif Bergsvik and Lewis
Calhoun and escorted to the company's exquisite store on
High near State Street,
They will not try to sell appliances but will tell all our
people of the
ADVANTAGES OF GAS
for
COOKING
HEATING WATER OR HOMES
and
REFRIGERATION
The Opening Gun Is Fired Tonita
at the Grand Theatre
With a
high class musical and vaudeville show, all Free. Noth
ing will be offered for cale or demonstrated. Everybody;
invited but all cannot get in, so better come early.
The local dealers in Gas Ranges who have been so pro
gressive since the Portland Gas service was made avail
able here, Messrs. II. K Stiff, C. S. Hamilton, A. C. Eoff
and The Imperial Furniture Co., have been invited as
guests of honor and tendered the four boxes at the theater.
BIG REDUCTION
TRAFFIC DEATHS
CONVENTION AIM
Oakland M Undertaking the
ambitious task of reducing 'Cali
fornia's tragic toll of traffic fatal
ities and accidents, more than 500
delegates will gather here April 24
for the opening of the stated-wide
public safety convention.
Oovemor C. O. Young, who has
officially sanctioned the work of
the California Committee on Public
Saftey, under whose auspices the
conference will be held, will head
the list of speakers.
To reduce the unnecessarily large
toll of human Uvea and the eco
nomic waste attendant on traffic
disruption, is the aim of the con
ference. The need of co-ope raUve
effort Is illustrated by a study of
traffic etatlstlcs:
There waa one death for every
thousand motor vehicles registered
in California last year. The ratio of
deaths to registration In the entire
country was only slightly larger
than California's ratio.
In California a total of 1,343 were
Ulled by automobiles in 1829, as
compared with 1,869 in 1028, an in
crease of 30 per cent.
In 1928 there were 1,71 deaths
in accidents Involving automobiles
Mr. Home Builder, Look
Kingwood Height
Over
Before You Build
Salem's Beauty Spot
And Scenic Drive
Pare Water Pure Air Ceanty Taxes
only, while In 1929 there were J58,
an increase of 139.
A like Increase occurred in acci
dents tavorrlnf automobiles and
train, .129 sneh death ha Tiny oc
curred in 192, a compared with
56 in 1028.
The Increase la accident Involv
ing automobile and street ears waa
not so conspicuous, so such deaths
having; occurred in 1929, as against
55 In 1938.
In 1929 17 children under 15
years of age were killed In automo
bile accidents. In 1928 224 children
were killed.
About 12 per cent of all death
occurring In automobile accidents
both in 1928 and 1929 were of chil
dren under 15 year old.
MURRAY FAMILY ARRIVES
Sllverton Mr. and Mrs. Cornell
Murray and four children arrived
from California Sunday, where they
have been living for several years,
and are now at the home of his mo
ther, Mrs. A. O. Murrey. Murray has
been In the garage business with hi
brother. Mrs. Murray will be re
membered a Miss Mary Hostetler.
MRS. BURNETT BETTER
Jefferson Mrs. D. M. Burnett,
who has been quite 111 with the
flu during the past week, 1 Improv
ing. CRABS ARE ENJOYED
Liberty Chester Beeger and Ice
land Scott made a trip to the coast
during the week, bringing home a
number of crab. Later the Liberty
young folk were guest at the
Seeger home for a crab supper.
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