Tuesday, 'August 14, 1Q2
THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER. OREGON
PACE THREE
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Typical Honduranian Family.
XPr.pared by the National Geographic So
clety, Washington, D. C.)
British Honduras, often known as
"Belize," from the name of Its csipitul
city, is one of the least known and
one of the most neglected patches of
the British empire. With its vastly
more Important sister country, Can
ada, It shares the distinction of being
the only British territory on the conti
nent of North America.
British Honduras is a part of Cen
tral America, and Its real bid to fame
haa been that It was 100 per cent
revolutionless. Though In many ways
It is neglected, British law and order
liover over It ; and It has been, to a
certain extent, like the Du.tch West
Indian colony of Curacao, an asylum
for political leaders of neighboring
lands who were more revolutionary
than successful.
The country's 45,000 Inhabitants In
clude probably less than 1,000 whites.
The remainder of the population is
made up of negroes and mulattos and
iSj lanlsti Indians, the latter living
chiefly in the back country. But In
the capital, Belize, throughout the
whole coast country, and wherever
governmental machinery has been set
ip, the atmosphere, whether It ba
mode up of business, government, or
sport, is unmistakably British.
Few concessions have been made to
the climate, which may be described
41 s tropical, tempered by rather steady
seu breezes. The two and three-story
houses that line the main residence
street of Belize are of accepted Brit
ish architecture. Coal-black police
men are clothed much like the London
"Bobby," and bewigged and begowned
judges sit in the courts. In the open
spaces cricket matches will often be
found In progress, and boxing bouts
are preferred by the broad-pronouncing
negroes to the cock-tights and bull
lights of their Latinized neighbors.
Geographic names tell of the sudden
transition from the lands of Spanish
culture to this little patch of the Span
ish Main that has been Anglicized.
One leaves Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
or 1'uerto Barrios, Guatemala, to sail
few miles farther on past the Cox
comb mountains, All Pines, and Stann
creek. Inland are Middlesex and
Orange Walk. Belize is one of the
few exceptions, and even that is said
to be a corruption of the surname of
un early Scotch settler, Wallis. Direct
Kngllsh nomenclature reaches Its apex
in Belize where the ferry is called
"the haul-over."
British Honduras, a trifle larger
thun Massachusetts or New Jersey, Is
wedged in between the Mexican states
tif the Yucatan peninsula on tiie north
and Guatemala ou the west and south,
while Honduras, Nicaragua, Salvador
and Costa Klca are near by. It is
due west of Jamaica, some 000 miles
across the Caribbean, and lias always
been, to a certain extent, under the
wing of that British island.
Mahogany Industry Important
' The mahogany industry is Justly
commemorated on the flag of British
Honduras by the representation there
uf the tools of the trade. Mahogany
lured early settlers to the coast; put
money in their purses; furnished
something for them and their backer,
4ireat Britain, to tight the Spaniards
about; and has always been chiefly
responsible for the land's main Indus
try, lumbering.
The people of the colony even tell
solemnly how the lowest portions of
the city of Belize, once a seemingly
bottomless swamp, have been filled In
aud made usable by the millions of
mahogany chips hacked there from
N logs which must be roughly squared
before they are ready for market. Ab
ating the chips in the work of sta-tiillzatlon-they
tell with equal solem
nitywere the thousands of empty
rum bottles thrown aside by the axe
men. At first the timber Industry was a
very casual affair. Ships anchored off
the coast, the crew cut the trees near
the beach, loaded them and sailed
way Later the timber along the riv
ers was cut and floated down to the
timet. Most of the easily accessible
timber has been cut now and trans
portation is more of a problem. Some
tremendous logs are handled weighing
20 to 30 tons each. A unique scene
Is the "snaking out" of these logs from
the forests by ox-teams in the cool of
the night by the light of torches. After
the logs reach the coast they are
squared and lashed together Into huge
rafts. There Is a great coral barrier
reef about ten miles off the coast of
British Honduras outside which the
largest ships must anchor. The great
rafts are towed out to the ships by
steel cables and winches. They are
then broken up and the separate tim
bers hoisted aboard by cranes.
Spain Tried to Take It.
British Honduras came under the
British flag largely through the well
known "squatters' rights," grown to
international stature. Spain claimed
the entire "Main," or mainland, from
the time of the earliest explorers. But
she was interested chiefly In gold and
silver ; mere trees seemed beneath no
tice. So British and other adventur
ers who cut timber on the eastern
coast of Yucatan, the present British
Honduras, and the Mosquito country,
farther south, were not molested at
first.
When the settlers were seen to be
making a good thing of their mahog
any trade, the Spanish changed their
policy and began harassing them. A
series of wars and treaties between
Spain and Great Britain followed. In
17!)S the Spanish made a supreme ef
fort to drive what they considered the
"squatters" out of Belize. But the
settlers, with cannon mounted on rafts
and flat-boats, had the best of the stra
tegic situation and won a signal vic
tory. From that time the British claim
to the territory rested on conquest as
well as settlement. In 1802 the "set
tlement" was declared a "colony" and
was given a lieutenant governor act
ing under the governor of Jamaica. In
1884 it was made a separate crown
colony.
Belize, like the other countries
along the east side of Central Amer
ica, has n low-lying region along the
coast with highlands farther Inland.
Its dense tropical forests have dis
couraged ngrlculture. Growth Is so
rapid that It is a task of the utmost
difficulty to keep trails open. Most
travel is along rivers, and little Is
known of the interior away from the
streams. There are rumors, however,
of the existence near the western
boundary of extensive Maya ruins like
those of Yucatan and Guatemala. The
one Important exception in the matter
of Inland development is the southern
region tapped by the only railroad,
along which thousands of acres of
banana plantations have been estab
lished to supply a part of the market
in the United States.
There Is much tropical scenic
beauty in Belize. Its const region Is
a maze of intensely blue lagoons and
channels of calm water a paradise
for the yachtsman and pleasure-boatman.
Kverywhere are gem-like coral
Islands covered with coconut trees
which in many cases grow to their
very edges and hang mirrored in the
surrounding waters.
Down the rivers of British Honduras
millions of dollars' worth of mahogany
and log-wood have been floated during
the life of the colony. In late years
tens of thousands of bales of chicle,
the raw material of chewing-gum.
have Joined the stream, to be shipped
north to keep busy the restless Jaws
of America.
For this outflow to America there Is
an Inflow not wholly confined to money
and goods. Some British leaders com
plain that the colony is becoming
"Americanized." Newspapers and mag
azines from the United States far out
number those from Kngland. American
agents gain much business In competi
tion with the more leisurely methods
of the British ; and a number of repre
sentatives of the younger generation,
going to America for their higher
education, tend on their return to loos
to America for their intellectual lead
ership. The official money unit of the
colony Is the American gold dollar.
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County
R. L. Benge Plaintiff
vs.
The unknown heirs at law of Henry
I. Schaeffer, deceased, Louis J.
Schewrich and Mrs. Louis J.
Schewrich, his wife, the unknown
heirs at law of Louis J. Schewrich,
and also all other persons claim
ing any interest in the real pro
perty hereinafter described
Defendants.
To tho unknown heirs at law of
Henry I. Schaeffer, deceased, Louis
J. Schewrich and Mrs. Louis J.
Schewrich, his wife, the unknown
heirs at law of Louis J. Schewrich,
and also all other persons claiming
any interest in the real property
hereinafter described, defendants.
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON: You are hereby sum
moned and required to appear and
answer the plaintiff's complaint filed
against you herein, on or before six
weeks from the date of first publica
tion of this summons, to-wit: on
or before the 22nd day of Septem
ber, 1923, and you are hereby noti
fied that if you fail to so appear and
answer for want thereof, the plain
tiff will apply to the court for the
relief prayed for in his complaint,
to-wit: For a decree of the court
that the plaintiff is the owner in fee
simple of the following described
real property, to-wit:
The Southwest quarter of
Section 28, and the Northwest
quarter of Section 32 in Town
ship 2 South, Range 2 5 E. Wr.M.
That the defendants be decreed
to have no right, title or interest in
or to said real property and that the
plaintiff's title be forever quieted
against said defendants and each of
them and that tho defendants and
all persons claiming by, through or
under them or any of them, be for
ever enjoined from asserting any
right, title or interest in or to said
real property or any part thereof.
This summons is served upon you
by publication in the Heppner Her
ald, a weekly newspaper published
at Heppner, Oregon, once a week for
six consecutive weeks, by order of
tho Hon. William T. Campbell,
County Judge of Morrow County,
State of Oregon, Made and entered
on the 6th day of August, 1923, ana
th,e date of first publication of this
summoift Is August 7, 1923.
WOODSON & SWEEK,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Postofrice address:
Heppner, Oregon. 15-21
SUMMONS
In the County Court of tho Stato of
Oregon, for Morrow County
The First National Bank of Heppner,
Oregon, a Corporation
Plaintiff.
vs.
Ida Thompson Catlin, Seth Catlin,
Harriot Thompson Burke, Edward
Burke, Edna Thompson Nelson,
Clark Nelson, Sadie Weller Routh,
Albert Routh, Eva Weller Flynn,
P. C. Cressweil, Mary M. Cress
well, James L. Cressweil, Martha
J. Cressweil, Mary E. Cressweil
Ellis, M. Bell Thompson, Ralph
Thompson and Helen Thompson
Defendants.
To P. C. Cressweil, Mary M. Cress
well, Sadie Weller Routh and Albert
Routh, of the above named defend
ants: IX THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, you, and each of you,
are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff,
filed against you in the above enti
tled cause and court, on or before
six weeks from the date of the first
publication of this summons, to-wit,
on or before Wednesday, the 12t
day of September, A. D. 1923, and if
you fail so to appear and an
swer the complaint of the plain
tiff herein, for want thereof, the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief prayed for in Bp.id com
plaint, to-wit, that you, and each of
you, be decreed to have no estate,
right, title or interest in or to the
following described real property,
to-wit:
Lots numbered Seven (7) and
Eight (g) and all of that por
tion of Lot numbered One (1)
lying on the west side of Willow
Creek in Block numbered Eight
(8) in Standsbury's Addition to
the Town of Heppner, in Mor
row County, State of Oregon,
or any part thereof, and that it be
decreed that the plaintiff is the
owner in fee of all of said described
real property, and that you, and each
of you, be forever enjoined and bar
red from asserting any claim in or
to said premises, or any part thereof,
adverse to the plaintiff herein, and
for such other and further relief as
may be equitable and just.
This Summons is served upon you
by publication thereof in the Hepp
ner Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation in Morrow Coun
ty. Oregon, once each week for six
successive weeks, under and by vir
tue of an order duly made and en
tered in the above entitled Court and
cause on the 27th day of July.
1923, by the Honorable W .L. Camp
bell, County Judge of Morrow Coun
ty, Oregon, and the date of tho first
publication of this Summons is the
31st day of July, 1923, and the date
of the last publication hereof will be
on the 11th day of September, 1923.
Done and dated and first pub
lished this the 31st day of July, A.
D. 1923.
VAN VACTOR & BUTLER.
Attorneys for riaintiff.
Post office and residence address:
Tho Dalles, Wasco County, Ore.
11-20
NOTICH l'OIS VI BUCATIOX
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
at LaGrande, Oregon,
August 4, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that Michael
Kenny, one of the heirs and for the
heirs of James T. Kenny, deceased,
of Heppner, Oregon, who, on Decem
ber 23, 1919, made Homestead En
try (Act 12-29-16 and 9-5-14), No.
017086, for N Vz NE4, SE NE,
NEVi SE, Section 34, SV, S Vi
SE14, NE Vi SE, Section 35, Town
ship 1 South, Range 2 7 East, Wil
lamette Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make three-year Troof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before United States Com
missioner, at Heppner, Oregon, on
the 21st day of September, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
O. A. Devin, J. F. Kenny, James
Farley, M. J. Devin, all of Heppner,
Oregon. "
CARL G. HELM,
15-21 Register.
NOTICE OK TAKING ir AND SAI.K
OK HOUSES
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, under tho laws of tho
State of Oregon, having taken up the
animal hereinafter described while
inning at large on my premises In
Morrow county, Oregon, about two
miles from Irrigon, Oregon, to-wit:
One sorrel mare, about 9 years
old, weight about 1300 pounds, star
on forehead, branded 77P on left
stifle.
That I will, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1923,
at 10:00 o'clock In the forenoon of
said day, unless the same shall have
been redeemed, at my ranch near Ir
rigon, Oregon, sell said animal for
cash in hand to tiie highest bidder,
for the purpose of paying charges in
cident to taking up, holding and sell
ing such animal together with reas
onable damages for the injury
caused by said animal running at
largo on said premises.
OSCAR R. OTTO.
Dated and first published tills 7th
day of August, 1923.
Lovely Garden but Uflly Home.
The most beautiful garden In Ameri
ca, according to one of the most fa
mous living art critics, Is the master
piece of John I). Rockefeller in the
Pocontlco hills near Tarrytown, N. Y.
He calls It "Kijhuit," the old Dutch
name. It contains some beautiful statu
ary, Including the famous chocolate
colored Venus, believed to be the work
of Praxiteles. It used to be the custom
to paint statuary in Greece. In boiling
the marble to remove the paint, the
wrong chemicals were used and the
statue nssumed a dark brown hue. The
oil king has published a beautiful book
let describing this garden. Ten years
ago he published his "Random Remi
niscences of Men and Events." The
same critic who praises his garden
calls Mr. Rockefeller's house one of
the most atrocious examples of modern
architecture.
Long and Full Skirt
Not Liked in Paris
The moderately short skirt for the
street has taken firm hold of feminine
affections, observes a fashion corre
spondent In the Boston Globe. It has
been found Impossible to dethrone It.
Many of the smartest and most dis
tinguished Parlslennes have steadily
refused to accept long and full skirts
for the street They reserve models
of this order for garden parties, dance
teas, and of course, for the evening.
Very determined efforts have been
made In Paris to bring In full skirts
which passed the ankles and this
for walking. A good many foreign
buyers snapped up these models be
cause they were "something new," but
the really well-dressed women In I'arU,
and on the Riviera, refused to wear
them.
And now, it the opening of the rum
mer season, one prominent designer
Is showing walking skirts which free
ly display the ankles and which are
notably tight, gome of the latest
models are cut with straight tide
earns, the hem measuring about one
yard and a half, even lees, and the
fullness at the walat gathered Into tiny
folds. Some of the smartest of these
models are cleverly slit up at one side,
the material running under the "silt"
little way. AH the street models
were worn by very yonng and slender
girls, who wore no corset of any kind,
and who, I suspect, were clad in tricot
combinations. Certainly there was no
sign of a petticoat.
Thomson Bros.
NEW SUMMER SHIRTS
of silky, serviceable Soiesette,
Poplin, Silk and Cotton Pongee.
Broadcloth with collar attached.
Sizes 14 to 18. Prices range
$1.25 to $5.00
Work Shirts in sizes 14 to 20
Priced at
$1-$1.25 -$1.50
Milk Delivered at 10c a Quart
Anyone wishing to engage milk to
be delivered at their home in Hepp
ner at 10c a quart, service to be
gin August 1 , are requested to leave
orders at the Herald office.
POULTRY
Supplies
Wc arc fully slocked with all Kinds of
chicken feed from baby chicks to laying- hens
Don't overlook (he fact that your poultry
needs shell and grit as well as food.
Supply Your Poultry
at Our Store
Peoples Hdw. Co,
Heppner, Oregon
Ice Cream Season
NORMAN'S ICE CREAM
Place advance orders for Brick
Ice Cream for Sunday
McAtee & Aiken
FORD REPAIR PRICES
Transmission and motor overhauled $22.50
Transmission (Starter type) 5.00
Transmission (Crank type) . .. 3.75
Other repair work in proportion. We give our
Customers the benefit
M. R. FELL
Heppner Herald $2.00 per Year