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TiiPFflay, farr-W 1. ID?? L7C GT?ATTC mm'fi OrRTCTJV-ETl PACK THREE o AH UNIT IS SET IN AND 1 1 it'll Ill ftaee Dwelling Mountains Kills All Over - -nn,iK mm linger Wll.tho Solunibla river botween Arliit Earth Too Long. (Ey Amoclated Preaa) BOSTON.' .Mass., Mar. 1 Hlgli ln the fastnesses of the Andes mountains of J'ei u there lives n race wlilch sets an me limit and t kills off all of Its litople ,who reach the fateful mark. Tills Is the tttutcment of Dr. Jo - seph Bancroft, British scientist and author, who headed an expedition In opposing this iuvestlration were p, to Peru to Btudy the effect of high ; sheep men. In the complaint they altitudes on n Ire oxygen content ofjsay these lauds'are principally valu the blood. The party spent prac- uble for sheep raising. About 30 tically all Its time at Cerro do I'as-! per cent lof the lauds within the co, a mining town of 10,000 Inhubl-; district ure vacant government tajits 14.200 feet above the Bea lovel. "In each village," said Dr. Uar croft, who is delivering a series of lectures at Lowell Institute, "an of ficial Is appointed to terminate the careers of persona who live too long. "Dlfferent communities, however, seem to have different ideas aH to what limit should 'bo placed on human existence. In some places the only duty of the executioner appears to bo to secure, thd pres-1 ence of a man at his own funeral In the 'title role.' If a person bo come bo ill thut his funeral be comes a certainty in the near fu ture, a date Is fixed for the sunie and If the leading figure shows a disposition to be unpunctuul the vil lage executioner takes tUt mutter ln band. "Not far from a mine that yields a great part of the world's vuuad lum, there is, bo we ard told a set tlement of 'Cholos' (the name by i through the Hopl and Henl river which the natives are designated) country of South America forly who treat this matter on purely eco- two years ngo by Doctor Kdwiu R. romlc and unsentimental grounds, j Heath of this city, famous South When one of the Inhabitants be-1 American explorer, proved of vital comes too old he is eaten by theaHHistanre In taking Frederick L. community nnd cheerfully acquiesces! Hoffman 0f Newark, Nev Jersey, lu the procedure." (widely known botanist, on an ex- Dr. Barcroft Ib a fellow and lec-; uloring trip through the same coun turer at King's College, Cambridge , try several months, ago, according University, fellow of the lloyal So-jto a letter Doctor Heath luis rocelv cioty and the author of widely 0( from j)r- Jioffmun. used text on "The Respiratory Func-i The maps und other geographical tion of tire Mood." data on the dangerous country ob The Audita natives Bturtled by the propured by Doctor Heath and pub party of Investigators are of Intlinu jished in scientific Journals a few descent, possibly from the Qulchua j yearB ago were so accurate as to Indians, according to one of the:exClte the admiration of Mr. Hoff- scientists. They live In adobe nov els and are Bald never to remove their clothing. The household fur nishings ure so meagre thut the housewife puts them Into a sack and carries them with her every time she goes shopping or v!ltlng. ! The natives are veTy shy and ap-' followed as nearly as possible your pear to have no diversions uslde j methods, keeping account of my from chewing cocoa leaves, from journey from hour to hour but which modem scientists extract co- making the trip down the river calne. (Dopi) while your Journey was The extremely high altitudes atimada ln the ' reverse direction. I ; which they live1 seem not. to affect found a number of minor omis-! the natives except to furnish themaons misspelling, etc., but the llt with a barrel like formation of tiieUe map appended to your paper in' cneat. i ney are very strong, om ; move slowly. SILVER TIDE (By Associated Press) DAWSON, Y. T., Mar. 1. Yu kon's great silver tide Is steadily I rising and tho Klondike continues the bannes gold producing camp of j the entire northland, says a thirty- eight page special edition of the i 'B 11 Dawson Daily tNews. Silver mining bus progressed at an astonishing rate In the last two years. Fifteen hundred mlns, a large proportion of which are pro- ... duclng have been staked. The fields RISES have been covered by companies that hold most of the big produc ing claims and are pushing their development. A year ago tho Yu kon Gold company was the only large organization engaged In nuartz mining and exploration at Mayo, but since then two well known America companies have obtained control of many claims which large crew'B are now developing. The most notable Btrlke on Keno Hill was the finding of the lode on the west end, or McQuestion slope. The finding of this rich mine wus accidental as In the case of a great ' many mineral discoveries. A buck fv board carrying two men skidded ' down a slippery embankment and turned up a piece of float which , told the story. The ore assays t from 200 to B0 "ounces t the ton. LANDHOLDERS I fiQf filC SfllTl LUiiL U10 (Jul I " ww . mM n r F n r. 1. Jhp Jl.:. t.fif? mn P.' SmyilH'i r?c land owners have! and otner lar,.'- , , Jost a sun 10 , - ration Odlstri.. according o a de cision made recently by JUdKe in-; me o1 .i my mjIhk-h and built mo ki V Phelps. Tbs decision fol- up into ifegcd healthy, strong co:i ii.'iP.ilon which has beO un-l dition."-0.Vo J Stingley. 2128 (St. which the leKalitf ofhe or"0 tlon of the district as well ashe ! c..stltutlonmy of the Oregon IrrlO Oration luK I g Th" co$r..rt between thfi district j unil John W. Lewis tor nglneilnB 1 ! services was declared U-kuI byline! i decision. I l.lYlft IIHIlieil Willi Bliiuiril- Pp Rlneer of Oregon and in co-iker-, Ligation will) the t'nlU'd Btutusli-e-j cluniution Bervlre. nreniired a jro-j I'll, t Ull U p UJ.HTl t-lllll IH Ulh 1 1120,00 acres of IrrlKublo lunii. the projwi under Investigation witch; ! res"llei1 ln 11118 """ wa8,rj . ton and Umatilla In Gilliam, Mq- ! row und limttlllu counties and j tending 15 to 20 miles back froli 1 the river. It wan proposed to u the entire fiow :of the Johu 1-in ! rivor by direct diversion and li storuse in three reservoirs, two o which are on the upper edse of th ! tract. ! The large laud owners interested with the Northern Pacific railway lands which have been thus grazed for years. SKEK SANDS. (By Asuociatci l't'ess) LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1. A con-1 centiution of police efforts to find hd-I j ward F. Sands, missing furmer butlcr- '.secretary to William Desmond Taylor, was announced Sunday by detectives j jattempting to solve the mystery of the j I murder of the film director here the! night of February 1. i I (By Associated Tress) KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Mar. 1. A chartographical trail blaze! maun, the letter said. "No gebgraphical matter I had with me served a better purpose, no observatiqns were more accur ate, no conclusions more impartiul and no visions no more phophelic than yours." the botanist wrote. "I the Geographical Journal was price- less and literally worn to shreds by the time 1 readied Itlberallu." I The letter mentioned vMls to many' places Doctor Heath recalled having seen on his trips. I Although 83 years old, Doctor i Heath retains Intense lnle. est in j scientific Investigation ot South America. He Is at present consul; ! ln the United Stutes for G':ula Imela, Honduras and Bolivia and Nirurauga. A fellow In the Royal Geographic Society and the recipient of honors from many scientific organization, 'Doctor Heath is perhaps most proud , 1 , : V. . , I T rivers in South America bears his of the fact that one of the groat name. It Is a tributary of the Madre De DoIb. Doctor Heath discovered the Madre De Dolg river on his trip in 1880. The river Heath fnrtnfl nnrt nf tttn limlnHnrv ha- " " " ,,"., ', ,ior Mrs. J. Stingley W i ' - .i. , T- v'v What Men Admire Most in Wonicn is PerfM Health tlw; sign oi Btrsastk fuirinl. Csllf.-i'Dr. Vlme't TsTuriic l'iirriitit us tifcn w.'re'comnC ,"iUonT'ly Tcaltb ;d become siy por,' WA3 8"(' ((,rine; with InlKird likns. v,hh a Lome hou It u nrvniis. rould ot '!. and loft mv Onra lte. d W v.l.'ik and s(- fered Willi bkV-b''il and plns in my side aril imbs ncnud. o i m a !ihyFr;iIWL i k v.hi'n I bepiio taklix nno Tsvonte Pre scription' bui fc comiili'tly (nrcd lo cow toyour nearest urus tinre and obtain tliis wonderful , Praicrintion of Ur. Plero-'s In tabids at lln)l or send Hit for trial i.Ks. to iJr. Pierces Invalids' Hotel, in Bulfulo, N. Y., and V.nt0 lor liec medical advice. TIL PROVED QFHUGHHELP 'Hays Takes First 1 !- 4 y lOVERNOR IS I SCHOOL ATII, Maine, Mnr. 1. Six Morse hi$h school pupils set an example that th4r comrades will find to be harJ to foltw when they recently presented to tieir principal an excuse for tanli nesi signed by Governor Percival P. Baser, State , Superintendent oi j Sclilils AugustuB O. Thomas and Ad- jut:-tt Generul John A. Dudley. Til note, "by order of the State of Mailt," gave to the pupils permis sion I) sleep late," the morning" after they nd assisted in entertaining the wiv-liii4ii'r-jiuMir'yA Sawyer hMmirnttrri t:A liliiiisBsTiiiTiJrr KJ V j ' OREGON HARDWME AND IMPLEMENT CO. . f..' El -I -'- . '-.. iiv.i.fli hit m ..- - vr l.mtn.-.iiS. i IMI .Ulllllrt I , Movie Lesson i i J -toff l lO-'." state officials during the intejim be tween a dinner and;the departure of the 11:'I0 p. m. train' for Augusta. The txcuse was written on the Gov ernor's letterhead. ACT It ESS HETTEK. (Itv AsKoi'luteil Pre LOS ANGELES, Mu,r. l.-,Mahel Normnnd, film actress, who has been ill from influenza and nervous break down, was said by her physiciun to day to be well on the way to com plete lecovery. COOKVl) I IM)1) SALE. Tlie W'estmXistijr Guild will hold a Cooked Foc Sale) at Puttison's Grocery, Saturday March 4th. 2-28-4t RAGS Wanted at The Observer. The Most Economical Coal Sold in the Northwest. Is Its Name m H'S BEST Government Test. - Holmes Merc. Co. Phone Main 17 YOUNG COUPLES i will ind thii an ideal place to make there selections of j household need. You frould ! mf lii&e of Kitohea siipn-eat. Ever- c I thiM fr&m 2Uug to a FnciV Turner. i ' 0t Ous Prices. m ! l tt eur 'a.?-Ever,,49c Special fpom March 3 to j . March 11 , l I Edison Invented a i Snow Brick Making Machine Years Ago 'NEW YORK. Mar, 1. JA briquet timr nun hine. invented 40 years ant by ThomuB A. Edison, to solve the problem of snow removal from city streets has been turned over to the American Society of Mechanical En- gineeis for furthtjr development, and soon muy be seen on New lorkJ; streets, it is dcclarde by members of the society. The Invention calls for an nutnme-1 tive hriquetting machine to run alone;: snow-covered streets, scoop up snowj ,and turn it out in compressed blocks, which could he slocked on the side i of the street for removal or unlil warm weather came. 1 ,Mr. Kdison tried out his invention yenis ngo, and found that it worked oooacuiillv flwinir to hi niunv nthci lactivitU'S, however, he never found jtime todevelop his scheme, and for this reasyn has turned nis invention over to tw Engineers' Society. Tun lutll n; ol lard SIjUI at PoodIo's f Market. PhoVe) Main 747. .- - -U - THRIFT SHOP 01' EN. ! ! ;X The Red Cross Thrift Shop Is . open daily now in the New Foley :K Building, off the Chestnut street entrance. Thursday will contin- ;K ue to be Thrift Day and on this Hi day all who have donations for tho shop are asked to have it H( ready to be delivered, that be- M ing the day collections are made. 12-16-tfp M 1 '"'T " ''fa l,AMIUG-KASON-ONi 1'ENDLETON, War. 1 Lambs at the rate of approximately 000 head a j day are being- born now in the dif ferent ciimns of the Ounniirtihnm Sheep Co., according to the records in possession of Mac Hoke, secretary of the company. . " Three camps are now welcoming the young woolies for this company. At Stanfield ewes to the number of 12,000 head are beinur win1 nd and are now lambing:. The Pi'"i. Roc!; hands total (I.AOO head, and 7.u00 head Ten shun! Ex -Service Men Wliy not hnve tliaft houso' lniilt by your eom-i-atlcsf AVe will l ph-Vsed to fip;iire with yr-u. La Grande cVsttuction & Supply Co.' Or. Greenwood nndvjAidwon St. riionc 42SJ Hoe Neilson or Harris Where Yout Credit Is Good COMPLtTEVwOME FURNISHER ES8IA Mar 'cli r5 .A Y Mcirch 6 2:30 P. M. SUNDAY " " 8:15 P. M. MONDAY 75 PICKED SINGERS OF BAKER With MRS. C. C. FISHER, Baker's Charming " Lyric Soprano.. MRS. A. L. DENNEY, Dramatic Contralto of Baker C. MILO. GODFREY, Oratorio Tenor of Fortlandi JOHN CLAIRE MONTEITH, ; Portland's Noted Concert Baritoiie. MISS COLLfiEN HOTEB' Accompanist of Baker ; MISS FLORENCE FRENCH, Accompanist of Baker TSi S BAKi Admission 50c, 75c, $l.G0--Nci Tax Write to L. Levinrjer'e Rexall Store, Baker, Oregon, For Reservations f 1 . . i We are Tailors In Oregon to Hell a 3-picnc dland Tailored Suit for $15.C 20 men of -a Ornndoi tool 20 of our Virgin Wool Nuita .Monday We AVi'll $10.00 On any suit ii our lino, winch includes Genuine Wool ro;ilciotlis Prices $3ffii0 and $41.00 With each mat we willgive you a certificate that pays fir cJeafcinp; and iressing Z hiutM I'Jtr.h. IliiH S)ccial ffer Clses Saturday Night, 9 P. M. Mc "Nifty Back of. tho; Foley Hotel Phone 167 W Open Each Evening This Week 'A ;rospeivms, Avell managed and lawfully regulated utility is an asset to any municipality, tlie iiidjstriiand Inisiness life therein and cit i.enif tJieref. One able to eke out a bare ex istence oyfy is a source mf diswurugement and wtury t it's owners and a constant iiritatiou to the pat rons of its inferior service nnd the muni ripul officials, as well as a deterrent to industrial aiid iMwinrns development of the connnunity lif MUouri labile Bcnko itouaiDissipJJ. , , 0 being wintered inv Wallowa county have just started to lumb. At Ontario there are 3,000 additional ewes, but lambing operations in that camp have not yet stiw'ted. throat and chest fcerwivihot flannel clotiu . V VVM" o M u a Poet 17 .fyiihn jan Uitd Yearly ORCHESTRA HEATRE j , the First find TueKtlay Save. You tb $25.00 COMPANY Mac" Ham?; InJspnd!d Telephone Co. Ji. Ksr
