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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1916)
9 iHl. Phone us your news Items—they are al ways welcome Subscription, $1.00 a Year BRINGING THE SEA TO THE SAHARA French and English are Considering Plans to Flood the Vast Sahara Desert, Once Bed of Mighty Ocean. If •!><• u III ch win tbu wnr frunce and Eliminili togetlu-r will uwn nearly tliv whole of Africa. They lire aliead.v dinking i >I miim tu co operine In the rapid development of (but cuurtuoua terri lory, uml otic <>f tliv projects niiiiviu pinte I In the flooding of u greet part uf the Si'lmr.i deaeri Till», fii'tii mu engineering vlewpoiut will n«t l>e « very difficult uffiiir in the ur-terii Mnlinrii títere I» u vn»< de |>re»Ki. ii or "sink'’ feet below th • level of the ocean mid covering nu men of about , if.(H»l «quill ' Utile». All that I» ink ry la tu cut a rana! »ix mile» luna In iirder to let lite m - m Into It. The ilepi v*alim I» called by tile Arab» KI Juf. -i the Gie.it lloifow. It I« it level philo extending fruui the vl levity of vaia* J i by ion the northwest •-,ia»i directly opposite the tiitiat*) island,>» southeast to within Ito) mile» of Tim bukt il ita greatest breadth. KW mile* la toward the south To the north WMI It gradually iiuirowa, terminât iug In the dry channel which repre aenta Ita former connection with the Atiantk. , Once an Inland 8»a. Not uiucb.iuore than l.toXI years ago El Juf waa an inland sea—lu fact, au arm of the Atlantic ocean. But the entrance channel (thirty tnllea north of Cape Juby) was at about that time btbdied by sand, the waters of the golf that ooeupled thè great hollow were dried up by evaporation, and the — This is a good]time to re« new your subscription to the Herald. Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, Nov., 23, 1916. 4 • LONt WOMAN LEADS SAV AGES AGAINST BRIIISH There Im» »I .»-¡i.i-.l In the KHItnuii Ja ru rrgldii h <i< rii mi norusn uurrloi wb<> 11 h-uding a fot' ■ >>f native troop* without tin- is»i«uiu<e uf uu> other Europviin. * a ó *| ali li frolli l'ape Town. Hout li Afri a Ne.ir the Mouuhiius of ibu Moon thl* dcKpetme wuiiuin I* wnclng a guerrilla warfure »gainst the allied force», and thrilling Mtm en »re i- Id of ike «tniiiuc wild life which »I h * und her black fei (öwer» lead. The native «tory I« that »he I» tile widow of » German cuoinisndant wbu waa killed In the fight which tiaik place ui l.muriilo <>u Refit 23. 1911 Hile w»» »o grief »trlckeii over the death of l;cr liualuilid thill »he iqienlj declared her d'-c i- to la- revenged. The native«, who «poke of her «» a mail woimiti. »aid that her auger ws« particularly comentiuted again«! the King'» Afrlcnn rille*, In M »klrtulxli with which force her tiiiMi.it ii <1 had ta-'-ii »light Iv wonitded. and tliv Kahl African niountei! rifle* In the e ri il i » o' the East African catnpnlgn. liefere and even after the »rival of the tndlin troo|:s In Novem ber, 1974. there was a great deal of guerrilla fighting, and on both »Ide« tli -re were retirement» tiefore superior force«. The woinuu wa» »ecu on sev ernl om-aaioiis. her forte varying from ItXi to ‘Jixi native». Through gla««es many officer» of tbo I’.rltlah forco» have (con thia white woman com mender in her kraal, surrounded by black*. Nover since the Longldo fight ha» »he been «eco lu the compauy of a ■uropMB. Rhe I» described •• • Mg woman with flaxen hair. Bhe ride» astride anti 1» armsd to ths tseth. Rhs seems W bars « womdarfuf eootrol over bur taittvu gsltoweru. * -»-til FALLS 3,000 ft ET AND im LANDS ON LONDON ROOF Obanksgívmg Proclamation By QJooâimvCflilton .Wi.e.»*«*.......,.....«..... ..... . .lign».«,.I*.*-...«««««»»».««!*.«««*. Obe season i$ at hand in which it h& been cur long respected custom as apeepk to him in praise and Ckanks^ivmg to ShnighfyGod for Kis manifold mercies and bless mg* to was aT2alion.TlowTbe»eten. I.QJoodiwCH’l$on,Pnmdenl of the Gnited Side* ci Hmerica^do hereby deeignak ihelasiOnirsday of Hoverober next as a day of dunks and prayer, and invite the people throughout the land to cease from fbeh* wonted occupations and in thdr sewn] bonMs assd j^cgsef w onrbip ro iid — ftu id u to flhtngWy V tM Moonshine distilling of aonrtnash whiskey is a new industry on Coos Bay. One industry helps another. Mining prosperity helps the lumlier trade. Cop per sales at 30 cents makes firmer prices for lumber. “1 CbMk Cbee, Cord” I Thank thee, Lord, for every moment dropped Into my life that had some sweetness in it; For all the golden hours when friendship met And gave up heart for heart and thought for thought; For all the love that faithful hearts let fall To drop into mine own; for every look From loving, eyes; for every smile or word That gladdeoed me; for subtle TiaTtaL mo stront tear Lord,! thank thee. I thank time. Lor« I thank thee for the hours When flowed my tears; When fell those grief wrung drops On lips that murmured, “Lord, thou knowest best" For all the love born sorrow, hidden pain; For all the cares and burdens of my life (For, glad or sad, thou givest for the best); For all the strength thou gav- est me to bear, Dear Lord, 1 thank thee. - Rose Pastor. purpose in destroying germ lifo. This formula, whieh we are reproducing, should be saved for reference and used often. One-half bushel unslaked lime, 1 peck of »alt well dissolved in warm water, 3 pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin paste, stirred into the mixture when boiling hot; half pound of powdered Spanish whiting, 1 pound glue previous ly dissolved over a slow lire. Five gal- Ions of hot water complete the mixture, Stir well and let it stand for a few day» before using. Protect it from dirt and extraneous matter. It should be put on while hot. One pint of the mixture will cover a square yard if pro|»>rly ap plied. This can be used with brushes or with a machine. The salt and tlie lime both poMseas disinfecting qualities and the glue gives a lasting finish and pre vents the whitewash from rubbing off. Anyone who has used the ordinary Bo lution without glue will lie Hurpriwd at the great improvement this makes. WED 1HIRIEEN YEARS ' NOW ON A HONEYMOON j Comanche. Okla.—When R. L. De Lung, publisher of the Reilex here, was married thirteen years ago he prom hied to take his bride ou a tour such as other brides take. “To Niagara Falls aud all that?” she asked. "Well," said young Mr. De Lung, “not right away. Yeu'll have to give ■e time, my dear," Mrsi De Lung gave him time-thir teen yean of it-« nd had nearly for gotten «about his prenuptial promise. In the warly years of their married Kfe she need to inquire now and then about that promised honeymoon Jour ney, but De Long always said bo was too busy. “Some other Umo.” be would say. Recently the newspaper man's con science went to work on him and gave him the drubbing of his life. I "You ornery cues,” bis conscience said to him. “you have been promising that good woman a honeymoon trip thirteen years. She believed for a time that you meunt It, too, but now she knows better. Rhe must think you have a soul about as big as a mustard seed, you tlghtwnd, and that yoijr word Is worth about aa much as a Mex ican peso." " Editor De Lung sllpiied out and bought an automobile. Then he learn ed to engineer It without lettinif his wife know almut it. When nil wns ready he Invited her to take the honey moon trip They are now tquring Texas and New Mexico and having the time of their Ilves. No. 47. BIGTOURIST ASSO CIATION FORMED A young Liverpool member of the Oregon’s Beauty and Scenic Won royal flying eon«, who Is now hi ders to be Published World Wide. training somewhere In England, came on scat lied. except for a bruise or two, Financial Harvest Will Repay from a thrilling exiieriemv when his Effort. machine fell from a height of 3.000 feet on a house In a i«<i»uloun part of The best estimates of the value of ail London. He tells of bls feelings dur Oregon crops of grain, iruit, fish, vege ing the descent at the rate of 1,000 tables, live stock aud dairy products for feet a minute as follows: “I was leading a reconnolssance 1916—at war prices — is placed at flight and had to ge up to 3.000 feet, *130,000,000. Iu the grain districts and when I signaled to the others follow the livestock renters the farmers are ing by tiring a pistol. The pisto| ex mighty prosperous. But if some man ploded and bit me on the bead and came along and showed these farmers broke my propeller, and the back of where tliey could get »neither *100,000, the engine caught Are. Both controls 000 added to the circulating medium in were cut away, so I only bad the ele Foolish vator control left and could not guide this state, would they take it? question number one. Yet. that is her ‘ The broken propeller tore a large exactly what is proposed by the North hole in the plane. It was very windy Pacific Co.vat Tourist Association. They and damp, and the wind carried me up intend to bring a crop of tourists to toward London, dropping me about a Oregon, Washington and British 1,000 feet every minute. 1 shut my Colombia and to have those tourist drop eyes and dro|>ped and landed half on *KC,000,000 every year in the laps of a bouse and haif iu a little alley. I was covered with petrol and got an Oregon farmer», laborers and merchants. If the Association should get only awful knock on the head and was dazed when 1 hit the ground. My *50,000,000 a year from tourisu it would right wing went through a wtndow. lie more money than is brought Wito the and the whole machine was »mashed. state by wheat and cattle ; it would "When I crawled out with my head about double the value of the combined In my bands, the first thing the lady fruit crops; it would be more money of the bouse said was. ‘What on earth than Oregon gets for her potatoes, corn, are you doing here? So I said, ‘I've come for tea.' She said. ‘You've killed barley, rye, oats and hay. The Tourist Association has adopted one of my chickens.' The machine was the same plan, with improvements, that a wreck. “It was a nasty feeling, as 1 had no haa been successful in getting the control, and it was just luck that I did tourist to California and to Switzerland. not land on a church steeple." They will combine the big scenic at tractions ol the Northwest and adver tise them as one tour. It is intended to feature the summer climate o*. ths How the turkey canoe by Ito name Nasthwest sad to-induc« toortrta tosto* has been a moot question lor a length»« The Thanteagiriarfowt laha Americaa bird which waa iMrodbaat -te Barepa from the new worM and had nothiag «Maroa M dkwWh Tnabaff *r Twits, Wto Ifante »e Trtay? -aulì a: .ÿi— tottM. a water grip «T XSQS altea will bring the traveler witbin a abort die tance of Ttmbnktn. tbs “mysterious city“ that wad never eve« soon hy a white man until teas than a century ego. El Juf I» today a hopeleae region destitute of vegetable and animal life. With the exi vptlon of one small vil lage on It» eastern border. not a single human habitation exists throughout the Irnsln. This village. Tnudeny, I» on an nneleut i nni van route, and salt mln<"< are worked there to supply the Budini inn r« et«. the stuff being qunc ried out 111 bir »lab* Vol. 14. Tuesday. Jauitary g, 1*1».. Pslk eouaty’s yteM of apples this fall to believed to bo the largest ta the county's history. Building operations to the valufi of *24.243 were begun In Eugene during the month of October. The second annual corn and land products show waa held at the armory in Woodburn last week. The annual meeting of the Oregon state hotel association will be held in Portl. nd December 1 and 2. Hood River's apple loss from the early ccld weather is placed at be tween 10 and 15 per cent of the total crop. A farmers’ co-operative cheese as sociation has been organized by dairy men in South Silverton and the Waldo Hille. Postal records In the Albany pont- offlce show that postoffice receipts there have more than doubled in the past 14 years. The planing mill of the Stoddard Bros. Lumber company at Baker was almost destroyed by fire, with a loss of about *15.000. None of the 275 accidents reported to the state industrial accident com- mission during the week ending No- veniber 16 were fatal. Work on the 125.000 sawmill to be erected by the recently incorporated Applegate Lumber company at Med ford. has been started. Eight thousand dollars la appropri ated in the Clackamas county budget for 1917 for the construction of an armory In Oregon City. Charles E. tlughes carried Oregon for president by a plurality of 6965. accordlag to the- official returns from «very eouety in -the atete. « .. Thu adoption hy the people of Ore- •on of the "bona-dry" prebtblUon tow haa stimulated to. a marked degree receipts of liquor in the state. Over 1400.090 la to be spent during 1917 by C om county for good roads. Of thia sum **«2.000 comes from sale of bond» and *240,000 from general taxation. The Pendleton normal school com mittee spent *14.302 5« in the recent campaign, according to an expense statement filed with Secretary of State Olcott. The city of Bandon has completed the reconstruction of ita water aya- tem and has an upto-date distribution and a pressure said to be entirely satisfactory. The state fair board in its estimate for 1917-1918 asks the legislature to appropriate *225.800, as compared with *35,195 appropriated for the 1915- 1918 biennium. As the result of a freight car short age on the O W. R. A N.. the Baker MTEREST terse« ta etoee dowu its planer, threar- Ing M men out of work. Oregon's estimated population for 1914. based upon the school popula tion. ta 884.515, aa compared with a population of «72.765 shown by the federal census of 1910. Plana for the holding of the first southern Oregon corn show in Grants Pass are now under way. It is pro posed to hold the show during the early part of November, 1917. Fully 20 conventions and confer ences will be held during the annual farmers' and home makers' week at the Oregon Agricultural college dur ing the week of January 2 to 6. The president has commissioned Calvin U. Gantenbein, of Portland, as colonel of infantry in the officers’ re- serve corps, United States army, or- ganized under the new army law. Glen O. Dassett. manager of the Spaulding Logging company of New berg, was killed when a log slipped from a car. near which he was stand ing, struck him and broke his back. Simply to give liquor away without subterfuge in the giving to obtain recompense some other way is not violating the prohibition law. Circuit Judge Knowles has held at La Grande. Two women narrowly escaped death and damage estimated at *25,000 was done when fire swept over Rock Is land In the Willamette, near Milwau kie. and destroyed the big clubhouse on the Island. Put out of buaineaa as jitneys by action of the city council, Portland owners of the automobiles arranged to operate as taxicabs and “for hire” oars, aad attempt to operate ever their old routes 8lnee the removal of the |> bounty on coyote« nearly a year ago, thia post to again becoming very nuaaoroua near John Day. Reports of damage among ahaep in ths Bear valley and lass regions are frequent The biennial budget will ba ready for distribution to all the members of tbo legislature early In December. The law provide» that the budget shall be fn the hand» of each legislator SO days before the session ¿pena. Pomona grange ot Lane county nas adopted resolutions inviting the fed eral government to assist the farmers in exterminating gophers, moles and squirrels, believing that they cause a loss tn lane county annually equal to the total school tax. In the two years ending September 30. 1916. the state of Oregon has re ceived from all sources a total of *1S.- 219,513.95, according to figures com piled by State Treasurer Kay. In this period *11,473,452.43 In warrants have been redeemed bv the state. nalli applied toJbe Jowl which, is^non HiKaswy OisMta«d.of Pwttand, to B. 4* UMa. .si knoWdaa Uw guinea fowl, aad etHd* jmsidant for O n ««- fiatlron in the aixteontb aad aevuataeadh Medford, R. E. Scott, of Hood River, centwriM eoubmaded the Oso apMWt. XH.Kofc.of Eng«*, Tilfort TafHfc. ofPendfoton, W. J. Hoftnaon ot the and better known, to quote the En Oregonian, Phil Metachan, Jr., repre cyclopedia Britannica, “tbs distinction senting the hotel men of the state, C. was gradually perceived, and the name C. Overmire for the automobile mtn, turkey became restricted to that from and Mark Woodruff for the Portland the new world, possibly because of its Chamber of Commerce are the men be repeated call note, to be syllabled ‘turk, hind the scheme. With such a roster of directors for turk, turk,’ whereby it may be almost said to have named itself. The turkey, Oregon the plan escapes being branded so far as we know, was first described by as a “Portland scheme.” It is an all Oviedo in his ‘Sumario de la natnral Oregon move. With all Oregon inter historia de las Indies,’ said to have been ested the legislature will be asked to finance the North Pacific Coast Tourist published in 1527.” Association for *25.000 a year for two years. Washington and British Death of Mrs. Ewing Columbia will do tbeir part. If the legislature refuses to make the After an illness of over two years, appropriation the plan will be dropped. Mrs. Nora J. Ewing pass»*.! away Nov. 20, 1916, aged 73 years, 10 months It would be impossible to raise the And it is and 12 days. Death was caused by the money by subscription. hardening of the arteries of the brain. doubtful if it should be. Every citizen Mr. and Mrs. Ewing came to make is benefltted by the new money brought their home at Mayger, Ore., until the here by the tourist, and why should not death of Mr. Ewing May 16, 1904. Here every citizen pay the few cents that this Mrs. Ewing was laid to rest Tuesday, sum means to each taxpayer in the Nov. 21, beaide her husband and only state? sou, N. C. Ewing, who passed away Lakeview votes *20 (MM) bonds to buy a The funeral services Dec. 25, 1908. were conducted by Rev. D. Johnson of railroad right of way. Clatskanie at the M. E. church of Mayger. Mrs. Ewing was a noble Christian woman and loved by every one. The living children are, Mary A. Ewing of Boyd, Mrs. Rose E. Watts of 8cappoose, Mrs. Lily McLane of Arleta, Wisely and well in earlier Mrs. Daisy L. Hazen of Lents, all of times Or-yon, and twelve grandchildren and This happy day was chosen two great grandchildren. That, thouch the earth crow The relatives are grateful for the many acts of kindness shown by friends stiff and hare, and acquaintances. The many floral Our hearts mitht not be offerings from iriends of the family were frozen; highly appreciated. JI Glad CbaRksgioIng TtattaU by fall and year by Tear < f• > » *• To the members of Pleasant Valley Grange, we your committee appointed to draft a resolution of condolence, do hereby recommend that, whereas the Almighty Father has seen fit to remove from our midst Brother Q. H. Bateman, who was a consistent member of Pleas ant Valley Grange No. 348, be it re solved by said Grange that a copy ot this resolution of condolence be sent to the bereaved 8ister, and relative«, that a copy be spread on the minutes of this Grange, that one be sent to the Grange Bulletin, one each to the Mount Scott Herald and Gresham Outlook, that our charter he draped for 30 days and that members wear badges reversed same length of time. Signed G. N. Sager J. W. Frost E. L. Anderson. •• . «««- < 4 Roseburg will improve three street» with 20«M) yard» of crushed rock. know no teclin-