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Joe Meek Took the Census in 1850 Mountain man and
United States marshal counted 13,294 noses, exclusive of
Indians, in Oregon territory 100 years ago. Oregon then
consisted of the present state, Washington and extended east-. .
ward to the summit of the Rocky mountains.
CENSUS 100 YEARS AGO
Colorful Joe Meek and Curious
DanO'Neil Did Good Job of It
By BEN MAXWELL
Census vear is here again.
In 1850, 100 years ago, colorful,
States marshal, took census for Oregon, ana when ne nnisnea
counting noses for the territory, comprising all of today's Oregon,
Washington and extending eastward to the summit of the Rocky
mountains, he found the popu-
lation to be 13,294 exclusive oi
Indians.
Joseph L. Meek, the mountain
man, was a startling personal
ity even In the 1840s when the
territory appears to have been
abundantly supplied with char
acters. He was a raconteur of
distinction. His personal courage
was never doubted and he was
generous to a fault.
Jo became marshal as a re
ward from President Polk. Im
mediately following the Whit
man massacre it appeared that!
hostile Indians were preparing
to destroy white settlers sparsely
scattered through the vast ter
ritory. Governor George Aber
nethy sent J. Quinn Thorton
round the Horn and. Joe Meek
across the continent to solicit
(id from the federal government.
Joe and two companions left
Oregon City on January 4, 1848,
In the flead of winter. He paused
at the ruined Whitman mission
to reinter massacre victims
whose bodies, first llghtlly cov
ered, had been desecrated by
hungry wolves. Despite a two
weeks delay Joe and his com
panions reached St. Joseph, Mis
souri, through snow drifts and
high water within 60 days after
leaving Oregon City. .
Peter Burnett, Oregon pio
neer of 1843 who later became
first governor of California,
knew Joe well. On one occasion
Meek appeared at Burnett's
home wearing a most splendidly
figured silk vest though other
wise his dress was exceedingly
shabby. Burnett goes on to des
cribe Joe as a sort of a frontier
Beau Brummel who often went
about barefooted.
When Meek arrived in Wash
ington he headed at once to
the White House to see the presi
dent who, after all, was a rela
tive. So was Knox Walker, the
Of Aristocratic Breed Looking every bit the champion,
Dragoon II, aristocratic Highland steer, receives the first
prize at the Smithfield Fat Stock Show in London for his silky
coat, his proud bearing, and well-built bulk. The animal,
owned by W. P. Brown of Easingwold, was chosen cham
pion of its class.
iff
intrepid Joe Meek, the United
president's secretary. Though un
washed, untrimmed and ragged
after his mid-winter dash across
the plains the envoy from
Oregon took precedent over
more sedate politicians In the
waiting room.
"Uncle Joe," exclaimed Knox
and extended both hands in an
effusive greeting.
"Take care, Knox! Don't come
too close," admonished Uncle
Joe. "I'm ragged, dirty and
lousy." After tailors and barbers
slicked Joe up President Polk
bedded him down in the White
House,
When Uncle Joe returned to
the Oregon country after a few
months in Washington he car
ried a commission as federal
marshal for Oregon territory.
Taking the census was part of
his business. Two cents a head
was the usual rate for census
taking. Territorial settlers, how
ever, were so few and widely
scattered that congres Increased
the pay and S. R. Thurston, dele
gate to congress wrote the Spec
tator that congress had provided
$1500 for taking the census In
1849.
In this business Joe, superin
tendent of the census, was ably
assisted by Daniel O'Neil who
appears to have performed the
heavy share of counting noses.
O Neil was then a. merchant at
Oregon City and in 1850 took
command of the Columbia, first
steamboat built in the Oregon
country.
Uncle Dan worked the Wll
lamette valley. On one occasion
he became lost for a couple of
days and had to subsist on the
inner bark of birch trees.
When Uncle Dan arrived by
canoe at Portland he made his
way through the brush to homes
of settlers,, guided mostly by
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POW Payments
Begin in March
Washington, Jan. 2 W The
first payments to former Ameri
can prisoners of war and civilian
internees are expected to be
made in March or April this
year, the war claims commis
sion said today.
Their claims may be filed, be
ginning tomorrow and not lat
er than March 1, 1951.
The commission now has only
$19,000,000 in liquidated enemy
assets with which to pay an es
timated $120,000,000 of claims.
Most of the enemy property
vested by the office of alien
property (OAP) about $500,
000,000 worth is still tied up
in claims brought by former
owners of the property. When
additional funds might become
available is uncertain.
The war claims act stipulates
that all POW and internee claims
must be paid with proceeds of
this vested enemy property.
Claims forms for the 140,000
former POW's and internees (in
ternees of the Japanese only)
have been sent to all veterans
administration regional offices.
State governors have also desig
nated special places where the
forms have been sent, such as
veterans organizations, the Red
Cross and others.
Fire Destroys Barn
On Carl Hess Farm
Silverton, Jan. 2 A large
barn on the Carl Hess place near
here was destroyed by an early
Sunday morning fire. The blaze
was visible for many miles.
Livestock was removed with
the exception of a brood sow
and her litter. The fire occurred
during a snow storm. Hess has
not definitely determined the
cause of the fire but believes
defective wiring to have been
the cause.
Famed Scientist Released
Paris. Jan. 2 W Georges
Claude, 77, famed .Trench scient
ist, generally credited with be
ing the Inventor of neon lights
has been released from jail
where he was serving a term for
nazi collaboration.
Claude is also well known for
his work in liquifying air.
When the Pacific homed liz
ard is frightened, it squirts
blood out of its eyes.
the sound of their axes. All in
all he gathered 800 names here
at so much per head.
At one house lived a widow.
well dressed and of elderly ap
pearance.
"How many in your family?
Uncle Dan inquired.
"Six including myself," the
widow replied.
"And your age, madam?" the
enumerator wanted to know.
"None of your business," the
dignified and Indignant house
holder sharply answered.
"The law compels me to ask,"
explained Uncle Dan.
"Well, if it Is a matter of law,
I'm between 80 and. 40."
"I presume that means 85?H
"No sir," challenged the of
fended dame, "I'm only S3 years
of age."
"Now for the ages of your
children," suggested Uucle Dan
who was hopeful that the worst
was over.
Josephine, the youngest, was
10. And the widow continued
through the list of her family of
daughters. And in conclusion:
"My eldest daughter, Matilda
Jane, is a little over 25."
"Twenty-five, did you say?"
inquired the dubious enumera
tor. "Yes, 25," declared the em
phatic widow. "Is there any
thing remarkable about her be
ing of that age?"
"No," fumbled Uncle Dan, "I
can't say that there is but ah
excuse me but didn't you tell
me you were only 33?"
A slamming door fanned Uncle
Dan's countenance as the moth
er withdrew.
Yhen noon came and the hun
gry census taker was looking
for lunch he did not pull the
widow's latch string in his quest
for food.
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Man's Oldest Dream, Elixir
For Longer Life Is Revived
By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
- (Associated Press Science Reporter!
New York, Jan. 2 VP) Man's oldest dream, an elixer for long
er life, was revived at the closing sessions of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science.
The new hope came from studies of cortisone made at the
University. of Utah.
Cortisone is a new hormone
that stops the pain of rheuma
toid arthritis, and helps a half
dozen other diseases.
The report that it might be
key to keeping certain body
tissues younger and lengthen
ing the life span was made by
Dr. Thomas F. Dougherty.
He is an histologist, the spe
cialty of minute structure of
tissues. His work is supported
by the American Cancer society.
One of the very few known
facts about growing old is a
change in those parts of your
body knpwn as connective tis
sues. These tissues are fibers
and sheaths, which are in effect
the walls and girders of all the
body's organs. They premeate
the skin, vital organs, bones and
form the covering of blood ves
sels. Leather is a good example
of connective tissue.
In aging, these tissues become
more fibrous, a process called
fibrosis. This fibrosis process.
Five Children
Perish in Fire
Hightstown, N. J., Jan. 2 VF)
A New Year s fire in a two-room
frame bungalow killed five
young children in nearby Mana
lapan township and brought the
New Jersey toll of week-end fire
deaths to eight.
The mother of three of the
children, Mrs. Orabelle Davis,
28, was critically burned in the
Manalapan tragedy.
She ran from the house, her
clothes blazing. Her husband,
John, who was visiting nearby,
was unable to enter the flaming
house to save his own three chil
dren and a neice and nephew
trapped inside.
Two other Davis children es
caped unharmed, as did Mrs.
30,887 Persons Pay to See
Radio City Show in One Day
New York, Jan 2 W) The Radio City Music Hall claims a new
world record attendance mark.
A total of 30,887 persons
Hall's annual Christmas pageant, "The Nativity," always a big
attraction, and a Frank Sinatra-Gene Kelly film, "On the Town."
A spokesman for the theater,
Fred Lynch, said the one-day
attendance exceeded by more
than 1,000 the previous record
set by the music hall last Easter.
At one time yesterday, a wan
ing line four abreast wound
around Rockfeller Center sky
scrapers for seven blocks lead
ing to the entrance.
Officials estimated that there
were 10,000 persons standing
in line outside, 2,000 lined-up
inside, while every one of the
theater's 6,200 -ats was oc
cupied.
It required about six hours
to pass around the line and in
to a seat to watch a show about
three hours long.
Columbia University dispatch
ed fifteen sociology students to
the scene to try to find why peo
ple would stand so long to see
a show. They reported about
as many answers as people in
line.
One woman was asked to
guess the number of persons
ahead of her. "Oh, I suppose
there are hundreds," she said.
Told there were over 8,000, she
exclaimed:
"Good heavens, that s more
than the entire population of my
hometown!"
Stepfather Killed in
Row Over Movie Show
Memphis, Tenn.. Jan. 2 fP) A
stepfather was killed last night
at the climax of a squabble be
tween he and his wife over whe
ther the children could go to
the movies.
Sheriff Jimmy Thompson
s a i d a stepson, Joseph Patrick
Murphy, 15, shot and killed Paul
Reed, 32-year-old gravel truck
operator, with a .22 caliber rifle.
The sheriff quoted Murphy, a
high school student, as saying
that Reed, with an automatic
Dr. Dougherty said, appears to
oe slowed down by cortisone.
Connective tissues are by no
means all that must be kept
youthful if we are to live longer.
But they are apparently one of
the key structures in long life.
These tissues also have a spe
cial use in preserving good
health. They are the seat of
trouble in a number of the
chronic diseases. The latter are
the principal killers today of
older men and women. While
arthritis does not often kill, it
is an example of connective tis
sues gone wrong.
The Utah experiments on mice
show clearly, Dr. Dougherty
said, ane way in which cortisone
benefits the framework tissues.
It is really an antihistamine.
It does not work by the same
mechanism as the now popular
antihistamine for common colds,
and for allergies. They counter
act the histamine which the hu
man body naturally manufac
tures. This histamine is a prod-
'Most Powerful' This plane, the CF-100, is reputed to be
the "most powerful" fighter plane In the world and the
first long-range, all-weather fighter of its type. It was built
by AVRO for the Royal Canadian air force and is the first
front line fighter to be designed in Canada. The plane is
shown at Ottowa. (Acme Telephoto)
Urges Birth Control for Japan
To Cut Financial Tie With U. S.
Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2 (U.R) A Chicago university professor
said today that unless Japan checks its population by birth con
trol measures, the nation will be forever dependent on U, S.
aid or face a future of "bare subsistence."
In an exhaustive two-volume survey titled "Japanese Natural
Ann Ruth Tatum, Mrs. Davis'
sister and mother of the other
two children. The youngest of
the five children who died was
five months and the oldest was
six years.
The day before, three other
children were burned to death at
Oldman's township near Woods
town. Thursday paid to see the music
shotgun in his hand, had threat
ened to shoot his mother at the
count of five. He had reached
four" when Murphy fired,
Thompson said.
Three other children were
present
Murphy was taken into custo
dy, but no charge was filed
against him.
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Wonderland of Ice Working in a wonderland of Ice, crew
man aboard the fishing trawler Wisconsin chips ice from rail
around the pilot house after unusually mild winter weather
at Boston, Mass., gave way to sub-freczirtg temperatures. (Ac
ms Telephoto)
Debutante Cotillion This is a general view of the grand
ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel when 120
debutantes made their debut at the Cotillion and Christmas
ball. All the debutantes are dressed in white or silver.
uct of broken down proteins.
Cortisone gets at the source of
histamine troubles by slowing
down the production of this
powerful chemical.
'resources,
which was prepared
in Gen. MacArthur's headquar
ters, Prof, Edward Ackerman
predicted a dark future for Jap
an without birth control on an
unprecedented scale.
The survey was published by
the natural resources section of
allied headquarters, but Chief
of Section Lt Col. Hubert
Schenck emphasized "The au
thor Is responsible for all con
elusion s." MacArthur's head
quarters was not expressing of
ficial endorsement of birth con-i
trol, he said.
The conclusions raised doubts
about the future success of the
American-financed drive to put
Japan on a self-supporting basis
by 1953 to end U. S. aid.
Ackerman strongly recom
mended "population control,"
asserting that only if Japan's
popluation remains In the neigh
borhood of its present 80,000.000
can the Japanese hope for a bal
anced economy and a decent
standard of living.
The butterfly fish often
swims backwards, Us tail ap
pearing to be its head.
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Capital Journal, Salem, Ore.,
DEATHS
Jeiie Gtortte
Jesa Qeorne. In Tacoraa. wash.. De
cember 29, at the tie of 86 years. Sur
viving are four children, Darwin M.
George, GranU Pau: Mn. Willis . Vin
cent, Anchoratte, Alaska; Mra, R. W.
Lindsay. Tacoma, Wn.sii,; and Mrs. R.
Towner Fleming, Albuquerque, N. M.; alx
grandchildren and two are at grandchil
dren. Services will he hold Tuesday, Jan
uary 3, at 1:30 p,m. at the W. T. Rlgdon
chapel with concluding services at City
View cemetery.
Ma it Cflenda Stryker
Mary Celenda Stryker. late resident of
Steveiuvllle, Mont., at Prineville, Decem
ber SI at the age of 77 years. Sunrlved by
daughters, Mrs, Ada Woelke. Oervals. Mrs.
Mary j-Ticuey, rrinevme, Mrs. Louise
uouoe, Toppenlati. Wash.. Mrs. Iva Moad.
Newberg; sons, John Burden, Joe Burden,
Merland Stryker, all of Steveasvllle, Har
vey Stryker, Otis, Walter Stryker, Salem.
and Milton Stryker. Toppentsh; slater
Mra. Elisabeth Morris, Florence. Mont.;
brothers, Fred Frazrr, White Salmon,
Wash., Lee Fraier, Florence. Mont., and
Jeff Praser. Anaconda. Mont. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday, January
i it 3 p.m. in the W. T. Rlgdon chapel
with interment in City View cemetery.
Damon Fleener
In Portland December SO, Damon Flee
ner, lata resident of 710 North 15th
street. Salem. Survived by wife. LUlyan
Fleener of Salem; a daughter, Mrs. Wild a
Dollman of Dallas: two slaters. Mrs.
Oeorge P. Clark of Portland and Mrs.
Hazel Benns of Bremerton, Wash.; a
brother, Archie C. Fleener of Salem and
two RTantlsona. Services will be held
Tucsdny. January 3, at S p.m. at the W.
T. Rlgdon chapel with concluding serv
ices In the City View cemetery. Rev.
Chester W. Hamblln wilt officiate.
Mra. Ollv U. Beardaler
Mrs. Olive M. Bearaley, late resident
of Salem, December IB, in Honolulu. T.
H. Surviving art three sons. Orvllle D.
Beardsler. Hick am Field, Honolulu. T.
H.: Riifwell A. Beardsley. San Lorenzo.
Calif.; and Charles H. Beardsley, North
western university, Chicago, 111.; and
four grandchildren. James R. and Janet ft.
Beardsley. both of San Lorenzo, and Ron
nie and Dickie Beardsley, both or Hawaii.
Services will be held Tuesday. January
3. at 10:30 a.m. at the Clough-Barrlck
chapel with the Rev. O. Wesley Turner of
ficiating. Interment In Belcrest Memorial
parte.
Iialah Elbert
Isaiah Elbert, at local hospital De
cember 31, at the age of 63 years. Sur
viving are two sons, Harold Elbert or Sa
lem and Oeorge Elbert of Portland; i
sister, Mrs. Mnry Lachcllc of Salem
a granddaughter. Sharon Elbert. Salem
also several nieces and nephews. Funeral
services will be he d Tuesday. January
at 1:10 p.m. In the Clous h-Barrlck chapel
wiwi interment tn Belcrest Memorial park,
The Rev. Wtlmer N. Brown will officiate.
Miss Naomi llorntchaoh
Miss Naomi Hornschuch, late resident
or Salem, at a local hospital, January 3.
Survived by a sister. Mrs. Erma Ruther
ford of Portland and a brother. Wlllard
Hornsohtieh of Salem. Announcement of
services later by Clouih-Barrick company.
J. H. Nfekcrion
J. H. Nlckerson. at a local hospital. Jan
uary 1, at the aga of 07 years. Survived
by four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Snyder of
Canby, Thelma, Winona and Sarah Nlck
erson, all of Portland; and a sister, M b
R. C. Williamson of Mlllblll. N. J. An
nouncement of services later by the How
ell-Edwards cnapei.
OBITUARY
Jee Oeorg
Hubbard Jesse Oeorge. resident of Hub
bard for more than 11 years, died In
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 30, at the age of
80 years after being 111 for about three
wreks. He was born March 18, 1803, His
wife preceded him In death In April
1948. Surviving are four children, Dar
win M. George, GranU Pass; Mrs. Willis
E. Vincent, Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. H.
W. Londsny, Tacoma, Wash.; and Mm.
E. R. Towner Fleming, Albuquerque, N.
M six grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Services will he held Tues
day, January 3. at 1:30 p.m., at the W.
T. RWdon chapel, Salem, with conclud
ing services at City View cemetery, Salem.
Raymond E. Derby
Monmouth Funeral services were held
Saturday for Raymond E. Derby, 63, from
tho W. L. Smith funeral home In Mon
mouth with burial in Fir Crest cemetery.
Rv. John Hash officiated. Derby grad
uated from McMlnnvllle high school In
1005 and attended Llntield college, be
coming an Instructor In engineering.
Mrs. Derby passed away In February
1948. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Lacey, Portland and one grand
daughter.
Benjamin B. Outh
Woodburn Hen lam In F. Guth. 73. died
Prldnr. December 30. at hli home. 600
Young street, Woodburn. He was born
Taiwell county. Illinois. March 29.
1878 and came to Oregon from Kansas
In 1931 and to Woodburn In 1933. Sur
vivors Include his wife, Mary Guth of
Woodburn; son, Herman Guth and daugh
ter Sarah Guth, both of Woodburn; broth-
Henry Clulh of Detroit. Michigan:
and three sisters. Lena Oyer and Sophia
Krenzin or Hutchinson. Kansas ana
Phebla Beit of SWllng. Kansas. Funeral
services wer held Monday, at 3 p m. at
the Rlngo chapel with the Rev. Mrs. Ho-
sella Douglas of the Free Methodist
church officiating. Burial In Belle Pass!
cemetery.
Mrs. Isgdla Martin Andrews
Dallas Funeral services for Mrs.
Lydia Ann Martin Andrews, 78, who died
at her home Friday, will be held at
10:30 o clock Tuesday from the Henkle
and Bollman chapel under the direc
tion of the Church of Latter Day Saints
and burial In the fOOF cemetery. She
was born In Buckeye county, Missouri,
Dec. 31, 1873. Surviving are two daugh
ters, Mrs. Esther Sanders and Mrs. Alice
Dentoni two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Hub-
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bard end Mrs. Lucy Rice: live brothers,
Dave. James, Harry. Charles and WUllam
Hasklnsi ten grandchildren and three
reat-srandchlldren.
Mrs. Geneva Golden Jeivlk
Dallas Funeral services for Mrs.
Oeneva Golden Jclvik, 34. were held
from the Henkle and Bollman chapel
Monday afternoon. Rev. James Krats,
Sstacada, officiating, and burial In
the IOOF cemetery at Falls City.
She died at a local hospital Thurs
day after an Illness of three years. Mrs.
Jelvlk was born at Hampton, Tenn., Apr.
193a. daughter of Elbert Montgomery
and Mrs. Vernlo Lacey Montgomery Wor-
den. She had lived In Oregon since 1930
at Estacada, Fnlls City and Dallas. Bur
vlvlng are her step-father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wordcn, Dallas; son,
Jack Oolden and daughter. Cynthia a old
en, both of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs, Ot
to Jelvlk, Or unite Falls, Wash., and Mrs.
Q. D. Dean, Everett, Wash.; and her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W,
Lacey, Falls City.
Mrs. Ollva Anna Smith
Woodburn Mrs. Olive Anna Smith, 80,
late resident of 468 Garfield street, at
the Woodburn hospital December 31. Born
In Washington county, Iowa, May 4, 1869.
Came to Oregon from the state of Wash
ington In 1930 and to Woodburn In 1933.
Member of the Presbyterian church and
an elder of the church for many years.
Member of the Ladles Aid, Missionary so
ciety and Sunday school of the Presby
terian church. Surviving are two sons.
John Wlllard Smith of Portland and Rob
ert Balrd Smith of Woodburn; two grand
children and two great grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday, January 3,
I P.m. with Rev. George R. Cromley.
former pastor of the church here offici
ating, assisted by Rev. E. K. Penton. In
terment will be In the Mountain View em
etery at Centralia, Wash., Wednesday,
January 4. at 1 p.m. beside her husband.
James William Smith, who died In 1934.
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