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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 33.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1924.
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
LEXINGTON TAKES
Fire Destroys House
LOCAL HEWS ITEMS
Legion Puts Across
Successful Carnival
With All Contents
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Visitors Make Rush For
Touchdown in Early
Part of Game.
MAY PLAY AGAIN
Game on Tuesday Waa Hotly Con
tested; Heppner Haa Challenged
Lexington Post-Season Game.
Football fans of both Lexington
and Heppner were out in large num
ber! at Gentry field on Armistice Day
to witness the tussle between the
teams of Lexington Hi and Heppner
Hi, and they were treated to one of
the best exhibition! of football wit
nessed here in many a long day. The
teami had each been training hard
for this game, and were determined
to put their best efforts into the play
ing. As is usual with Lexington, they
were right up and coming In the early
part of the game, and hardly before
Heppner realized it, they had put the
'ball across for a touchdown. Iex
ington got the breaks of the game, a
recovered punt, a penalty of fifteen
yards on Heppner, and then a decep
tive play on Lexington's part taking
them ten yards, and to the touchdown.
They failed to convert goal, and the
score was 6 to 0.
All during the game Heppner's
line held like a stone wall, and Lex
ington did not make over four first
downs against them, while Heppner's
backfield played through time after
time making from four to fifteen
yards. Heppner completed three
passes out of four, gaining approxi
mately sixty-five yards,.
Vet the "jinx" of Lexington was
not broken, and the local boys failed
to put the ball across the line, and
they also failed to hold the game to
a 0-0 score. The Heppner fans were
disappointed in the outcome, to be
sure, but are good sports and are
glad that the Lexington high school is
walking away with the pennant this
season and that the trophy is coming
to a Morrow county school.
There is a move on to stage a post
season game between the teams, and
to that end the following challenge
has been mailed to Principal Kelly of
the Lexington schools. This is evi
dence that the Heppner lads are not
humiliated by their defeat and arc
game to go their victors of Tuesday's
contest another round:
Heppner hereby challenges Lexing
ton to another game of football.
Purpose. The game is to be played
for the benefit of the student finances
of both schools. It will have no bear
ing upon the question of state or
Upper Columbia League champion
ship that has hitherto existed be
tween the two schools. Heppner con
cedes that to have been won by Lex
ington already.
Auspices. The game is not to be
played under the Oregon State Asso
ciation, or Upper Columbia League,
but is to be strictly a holiday game
between the two towns, as herein
provided.
Time. The game is to be played
on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th,
at 2:30 p. m. (Provided, that in case
of inclement weather the gui? may,
by mutual agreement of tliu two
coaches, be postponed until a later
date.)
Players. Each team will use the
same list of players as submitted on
the eligibility lists exchanged be
tween the two schools for the game
of November 11th, and in addition,
may add to that Hat one and only
one player, said player to be either
the coach himself or some bonafide
resident of the community whom the
coach may name in his stead. (The
name of this. player to be submitted
to the opposing school at least three
days before the game.)
Place. The game is to be played
either on the Lexington field or on
the Heppner field, as Lexington may
decide and notify Heppner, at least
10 days before the Thanksgiving
date.
Guarantee. Heppner agrees to pay
Lexington $75.00 if the game Is play
ed on the Heppner field, or will ac
cept a $76.00 guarantee and play the
game on the Lexington field, as Lex
ington may elect to do. (Admission
charge to be fixed at 60c.)
Officials. The home team shall
furnish the referee and the visiting
team the umpire. The referee shall
be a totally disinterested man who
is not and has not been a resident
of either town or community, and if
possible, mutually agreeable to both
coaches. The other officials shall be
agreed upon by a conference between
the coaches. (The expenses of the
referee shall be borne by the home
team up to $35.00. Any amount above
that sum to be borne equally by both
schools.)
JAMES STOUT, Manager.
H. K. FINCH, Coach.
OK'd by K. II. HED1UCK.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Once again, death has visited our
order and summoned our beloved
brother, Luther Huston, and the gold
en gateway to the Eternal City has
opened to welcomo him to his home,
and as his reward hns received the
plaudit, "well done" from the Su
preme Ruler; and
Whereas, the all-wise and merciful
Ruler of the Universe hns called our
beloved and respected brother homo,
and he having been a true and faith
ful member of our beloved order,
therefore, bo It
Resolved, that San Souci Rcbckah
Lodge No. HI), I. O. O. F. In testimony
of her loss, drape its charter in
mourning for thirty days, and that
wo tender to the family of our de
ceased brother our sincere condolence
in their deep affliction, and that a
copy of those, resolutions be sent to
the bereaved family, entered upon the
records of the lodge, and published
in The Gazotto-Times.
ELLEN 1UISEICK,
R. L. HENCE,
A. M. PHELPS,
Committee.
Fire at the McCullough place on
Willow creek last Friday morning
completely destroyed the residence
and all the contents, just a few arti
cles only being saved from the flames.
The place was occupied my Mr. and
Mrs. Nela Justus who returned to
the place that morning from Hepp
ner. Upon building a fire in the
sitting room stove to warm up the
house, Mr. and Mrs. Justus left the
house and went out in the field to
look after a cow and calf. They had
not been gone long when they discov
ered the house to be in flames. They
rushed back and attempted to get in
and save some of the furnishings
and other valuables they had, but
found their way blocked from nearly
every side by the rapid spread of the
fire.
There was no one else about the
premises at the time, so Mr. Justus
had to go to a neighbors to get help.
The telephone called help from town,
and many neighbors rushed to their
assistance as rapidly as possible, but
too late to help save the house or any
part of the contents.
All of the household effects were
destroyed and a small trunk and a
rug off the floor was about all that
they were able to get out of the
house. With the house, some fifteen
cords of wood were also burned. The
barns, hay -shed full of hay and a
number of other buildings were in
close proximity to the residence, but
by hard work the fire was kept from
these. It is reported that Mr. and
Mrs. Justus lost a considerable sum
of money in the flames, also. The
loss falls pretty heavy on them in the
destruction of their household ef
fects, and the prpoerty loss falls on
the McCullough brothers. There
was no insurance on the household
goods, and but little an the house.
P.T. A. Has Address On
Events of State Meeting
At the regular meeting of the Pa
tron-Teachers association at the high
school auditorium on Wednesday af
ternoon, the main feature was the
address of Mrs. Carl Gillilan, who
was a delegate from the local asso
ciation and attended the state meet
ing recently held at Corvallis. While
at this meeting. Mrs. Gillilan became
very much enthused with the work,
and she prepared her address from
the notes taken at that time. She
spoke of the work of the state asso
ciation, and especially of that part
pertaining to child welfare, and her
address was such as should have been
heard by every parent in the city.
The Patron-Teacher association is
working along very definite lines of
child welfare, and its influence over
the state is beginning to be realized
as never before. The mcssnge brot
by Mrs. Gillilan was well received.
Other features on the program
were: piano solo by Virginia Dix;
dramatization of Health Play by
Mrs. Finch's room; clarinet solo by
Clarence Erwin and a vocal solo by
Mrs. Ray Taylor.
The program was followed by a
business session, the president, Mrs.
Guy Boyer, presiding.
Judge Campbell Expresses
Appreciation of Support
The election is over and the ver
dict of the people of Morrow county
has been rendered, and while it was
not my good fortune to be re-elected,
yet I am proud of the splendid vote
given me, and I desire to express my
appreciation of this support. It
shows that I have a very large num
ber of loyal friends, who were ap
parently appreciative of my efforts
to serve the public during the past
six years.
My honest effort has been to serve
the people of Morrow county in the
best possible wny, according to the
ability that I possessed. Some mis
takes were made; this is common to
alt mortals, but they were of the
head and not of the heart, and I am
glad if I have so served as to be thus
commended. The people have spoken,
and I as a citizen of our great com
mon country humbly submit, with no
other feeling than that of grateful
ness for the strong support that I
received.
WM. T. CAMPBELL.
II. Padberg Home
Scene of Dinner Party
John H. Padberg of Heppner Flat
is not as young as he used to be tho
he does look the part, for on Tues
day, November 11, 1024, ho passed the
fiftieth milestone of his sojourn here,
and the occasion wqs mnde a hnppy
one at the Padherg home by the serv
ing of a big chicken dinner, prepared
by Mrs. Padberg and hor assistants.
Fried chicken gnloro was prepared,
nlong with all the other good things
thnt go to mako up a proper repast
for an occasion of this sort, and the
invited guests hnd but one regret to
express the lack of proper capacity
to do full justice to the spread.
The annual birthday cake wan a
white angel cake with pink trim
mings. The candles were omitted this
time owing to their number as Mrs.
Padberg thought John would be tired
from his efforts in blowing them
all out, but the ago was properly
marked in the decorations of the
cake.
Guests present at tho dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Padberg and fnm
ily, Mr. and Mrs. W II Padberg nnd
family, Mr and Mrs. Irwin Padberg
and family, Mr, nd Mrs. Oris Pad
berg nnd fnmily, Mr. and Mrs. J. IT.
Bryson and family, Miss Susie All
stott nnd Hazel and Dnrel Podborg,
daughters of Mr, and Mrs, Loo Pad
berg of lone. Mr. and Mrs. Padberg
were prevented from boing present
on account of his very serious illness
at this time. Ho is under the care
of a physicinn at Pendleton and this
circumstance nlone prevented him
from joining with tho othor relatives
on this happy occasion.
W. G. Palm at er was here the last
of the week from his home near Mor
gan to attend to court matters. He
reports some Bplendid rains and the
grain coming along well, Mr. Pal
mateer is putting in a large acreage
this season, 800 acres being already
sown and about 300 yet to be planted.
It is "moke or break" with Wid this
coming year.
A change was made In the person
nel of the proprietorship of the Cen
tral Market this week, when E. L.
Kirk disposed of his interests to his
partner, Harry Seavey, who now be
comes the owner of the Heppner
Packing Co., the name given the bus
iness by the new firm.
Frank Harwood, jeweler, spent a
few days in Portland this week, going
down on Friday and returning Mon
day. He was looking after business
affairs in the citv and renorts much
wet weather prevailing on the other
side of the Cascade mountains.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Christian church are preparing
the comical play "When a Feller
Needs a Friend," which they will
stage at a date to be announced later.
It promises to be one of the main at
tractions of the season.
Jas. Carty, sheep king of the north
end of the county, drove in from Tub
Springs today. He spates' that the
weather is pretty winterish down
Juniper canyon.
Hanson Hughes hit out for Port
land on Friday and has been spend
ing the week in the metropolis on
business and pleasure combined.
Arthur Wheelhouse, newly elected
mayor of Arlington, was among the
Masons in Heppner from that city on
Monday evening.
Billy Swanson, feed store proprie
tor of lone, was doing business here
today.
Pneumonic Plague.
State Board of Health.
From time immemorial the very
mention of plague has struck terror
to the hearts oS mankind in practic
ally every land and nation of the
globe. With the establishment' of
international travel the tragedy of
plague began. No other disease of
man has ever assumed the alarming
proportions of this one dread malady
that could, when enshrouded in me
dieval superstition, decimate one
fourth of the entire population of the
known world.
With the knowledge of the exact
cause and most of the factors under
lying the mode of transmission,
plague has lost its ability to spread
death and destruction broadcast; yet
until the world con be induced to take
certain essential precautions, plague
will continue to exist. It is only on
the actual eve of an outbreak that
the public will demand active meas
ures of prevention.
Rodent plague has been slumbering
along the Pacific Coast for a number
of years. The present outbreak of
pneumonic plague in Los Angeles
emphasizes the fact that plague still
exists in this country. The relation
between bubonic plague and pneu
monic plague presumably dependent
on the variation in the characteristics
of the race of bacilli concerned in
a given outbreak. The black death of
the Middle Ages is to be regarded
as plague pneumonia. It is highly
contagious. The specific cause is the
bacillus pestis. Infection is produced
by inoculation, inhalation, ingestion
or slight mechanical abrasion. Ro
dents are the natural reservoirs of
plague. Infection spreads from rat
to nit by means of the flea. The in
fection is caused by the flea bite.
Plague always occurs first as an epi
zootic among ruts or other rodents
and it is usually only as the rat pop
ulation is decimated by the ravages
of the disease that the rat flea is
forced to bite man to obtain food. The
ground squirrel acts as a reservoir
for the rural spread of infection
which may then be tronsmitted to the
more domestic rats.
Sanitary control of plague, like
that of most other communicable dis
eases, is concerned first with infect
ed human beings and animals. The
plague bacillus does not exist long
outside of the body and the disease is
spread by the discharges. The pre
vention of plague consists of a cam
paign for the extermination of rats
and vermin, and the proper isolation
of human cases. Long range preven
tive meosures are necessary. All
seaport towns having communication
with plague countries should exam
ine rats caught about wharves and
other places, for plague. Plague may
slumber in rats, ground squirrels and
other rodents for yenrs before human
cases occur. Plague can be controlled
effectively by measures directed
against the rat.
Important to Ex-Service
Men and Women
It is important that all ex-service
men and women, who feel that '.hey
may bo entitled to compensation un
der tho Reed Johnson Bill (World
War Veterans Act of PJ24) mako im
mediate contact with the locul Chap
ter of the American Red Cross.
If claim for compensation on ac
count of any one of five particular
ailments is filed before January 1,
lfl2fit the law presumes that the dis
ease was contracted during service,
carrying with it attendant advantages
of compensation allowance. If filed
nftcr that dato, service origin will
have to be proven.
The fivo specilh: ailments men
tioned in the law are: a Neuropsychi
atry disease, Paralysis Agitans, En
coptholltis Lethnrgica (Sleeping Sick
ness), Amoebic Dysentery and Tu
berculosis, tho latter alone not sub
ject to rebuttal.
The genernl public is urged to ad
viso Morrow County Chapter of the
American Red Cross of any ex-norv-
iee man or woman, who might bo ell-
giblo to the so benefits, so that the
services of the organization may bo
ufforded thorn.
0 LOADS THAT ARE LIGHT
.IPWslfif. Htfc ship.' vj4 JU
Local Masonic Lodge
Entertains Visitors
At Masonic hall on Monday evening
the local lodge entertained a large
number of visitors from Arlington
and lone lodges, at which time a can
didate was given the third degree.
The work was put on by Arlington's
crack team and exemplified in a man
ner that was practically faultless.
The team is fully costumed for their
work and the candidate and members
were fully impressed will the great
teachings of the order. The Arling
ton lodge takes great pride in their
work and they have developed a de
gree team that is not excelled in the
state.
Between twenty and twenty-five
members of the Arlington lodge, and
some twelve or fifteen from lone
were present. Following the degree
work, the visitors and members of
Heppner lodge No. 69 were given a
good feed in the banquet hall, and the
entire meeting was filled with fra
ternal spirit and good fellowship. The
Heppner Masons expect to visit Ar
lington in a body in the near future,
and will return the compliment by
putting on the degree work.
Duck Hunters Charged
With Law Violation
Three of Heppner's nimrods, who
recently went on a duck hunting ex
pedition down Arlington way, were
accused by the deputy game warden
of having violated the law pertain
ing to the shooting of wild geese.
The boys were hunting ducks on the
island out in the river from Arling
ton, and the charge is that they also
killed geese on the water. This, the
boys do not admit, however, but they
were requested to return to Arling
ton Wednesday, bringing with them
their guns, and have a chance at dis- j
proving the claims of the game war
den. Friends of the parties in Heppner
tope that the boys will not have their
guns taken away from them,, and we
trust they will be able to put up the
prcper alibi.
THE GOOD NEWS
M iffi jvf : v
I ff ST25 shv
President Coolidge, In the Presidential clmir hy his own election
rights, reading the first election
his victory at the polls, Most certainly he was happy.
Circuit Court Holds
. An Adjourned Session
Judge Gilbert W. Phelps and Court
Reporter Beckwith came over from
Pendleton on Thursday afternoon to
attend a short session of the circuit
court for Morrow county. Court was
held Friday and Saturday, and a num
ber of civil and criminal cases dis
posed of and the docket cleaned up
for the regular term which convenes
next month. Cases disposed of at
this sitting were as follows:
John Keegan vs. Marsh Courtney,
settled and dismissed.
A. B. Fletcher vs. O'Meara & Gate
ly, settled and dismissed.
Bristow & Johnson vs. Roy A. Ball,
settled and dismissed.
L. E. Shelley vs. T. H. Williams;
judgment for plaintiff.
S. P. Wilson vs Ray, Colvin and
Halvorsen; judgment for plaintiff.
Oscar Wakefield vs. Mrs. L. G. Her
ren, settled and dismissed.
Lillian Cochran vs. Emmet Coch
ran; decree of divorce granted; plain
tiff given judgment for $4000 in gold,
residence property in Heppner and
?;(50 additional attorney's fees.
M. S. Corrigall vs. E. G. Haverstick,
settled and dismissed.
State of Oregon vs. Alex Allenbeck
and T. R. Ritz; given jail sentence
of 1 year and paroled.
State of Oregon vs. Guy Hall, pos
session of liquor; sentenced to 30
days in county jail.
BIG Tl'RKEY SHOOT.
A big turkey shoot has been ar
ranged to take place at the Fred Ray
mond place, 4 miles south of Jordan
Siding on Sunday, November 16, 1924.
Plenty of big turkeys and geese, all
in fine shape, having been fattened
on grain. Come and get your turkey
for the Thanksgiving dinner. The
big shoot of the season.
The Christian Endevorers of the
Christian church will hold a candy
and cooky sale on Saturday, Nov. 15,
at the Humphreys Drug Co. store,
beginning at 10:30 a. m.
Mrs. Jeff Jones departed on Wed
nesday of last week for San Leandro,
California, where she will visit for
a month at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ellis Hendrickson.
day rfewspnpcr extra which told of
AtTOCTTt
Wells Barber Shop
Is Robbed of Cash
At some time between the closing
hour on Saturday night and the open
ing for business again on Monday
mornnig, the Wells barber shop in
the Heppner hotel building was vis
ited by some party who helped him
self to the money in the cash register.
Mr. Wells states that the sum taken
was between fifty and sixty dollars.
A few checks were in the till, along
witn some currency and a quantity
of silver. The checks were not taken
as the party evidently had no use
for anything that might lead to iden
tification. The job was so neatly
done that Mr. Wells is quite con
vinced it was the work of an ex
perienced hand.
Two doors, only, lead into the shop
the one at the front and another
at the back leading through into the
lobby of the hotel. This latter door
was found to be unlocked and it is
through this that the thief entered.
Xo attempt had been made to force
locks on either door, and it is proba
ble that the person doing the job
might have been in the shop at a late
hour Saturday night and saw to it
that the door was left unlocked. At
any rate, Mr. Wells is out some $50
in cash, and the prospects of locating
the thief are quite remote.
Morrow County Couple
Married at Portland
One of the most beautiful weddings
of the fall season was solemn icd
Saturday evening, Novembr 1, 1924,
when Miss Leola Akers became the
bride of Carl Alfred Barlow. The
ceremony was performed among many
mends and relatives at the home of
the bride's sister, Mrs. Ernest E. Yes
ka, 2723 S.E. 62nd St., Portland. The
Rev. F. R. Sibley of the M. E church
officiating The room was tastefully
decorated with palms, autumn leaves
and many other colorful blossoms.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father, B. F. Akers, to the strains
of Lohengren. Hhe was beautiful in
her gown of white crepe meteor and
lace, her veil was of silk tulle, caught
with bands of orange blossoms. She
carried a shower boquet of carna
tions, chrysanthemums and lillios of
the valley. The bride's sister, Mrs.
Howard E. Rohlf, was maid of honor.
She wore a gown of shell pink geor
gette with French embroidery and
carried a boquet of French roses and
esypia. Little Dorothy Yeska and
Ernestine Rohlf were the flower girls
each carrying a basket of pink roses.
Floyd Barlow, brother of the groom,
acted as best man and Mrs. Floyd
Barlow played the wedding march.
After the wedding a reception was
held and refreshments served.
Mr. and Mrs. Burlow are .both for
merly of eastern Oregon, and expect
to make their home in Portland in
the near future.
Accidental Marketing
Means Poor Marketing
The farmer
Plows in hope,
Plants in faith,
Harvests In prayer.
And markets by accubnt.
Of no successful business could
this be said. Manufacturers fix defi
nite selling prices before they start
converting the raw materials. Mer
chants follow a definite pli-.n of cost
plus profit. Builders know their
prices before a dollar is invested.
A few framers moreSthnn a mil
lion of them, in factore taking the
accident out of marketing. Tobacco
growers, cotton growers, and western
fruit growers nre included in tho mil
lion. Members of the Arizona Pima
cotton Growers nro selling their crops
on a definite plan with a largo part of
tho accident removed. These million
farmers know before they plow that
they ill receive the season's average
price. The Associated Arizona Pro
ducer. For Sale Cheap 1(1 disc Kentucky
drill. Young's Second-hand Kxr np.nge.
Heppner Post So. 87, American
Legion are grateful for the measure
of success meted out to them in the
merchandise carnival held Tuesday
evening at the fair pavilion. Good
crowds attended both the carnival
and dance features, and in the dis
posal of the merchandise at the va
rious raffles there was keen interest.
Six cakes were entered in the cake
baking contest, and these were auc
tioned off to the highest bidders. Mrs.
Jennie Lowe of Cecil was winner of
the ten dollar prize, her big Christ
mas fruit cake going for the highest
sum.
The financial returns to the Post,
after the payment of all bills, will be
around $175. All the merchandise
disposed of had been purchased from
the Heppner merchants at the retail
prices, and the gross receipts of the
carnival and dance amounted to over
$380. The money raised will assist
the Legion boys in caring for some
pressing obligations incurred in the
construction of the swimming tank.
They are duly appreciative of the
splendid patronage given the Post on
this occasion.
Heppner Girl Becomes
Bride of Coquille Man
A quiet wedding took place Novem
ber 1 at Coquille, Oregon, when Miss
Marguerite Hisler of this city became
the bride of Mr. Ambrose Chapin, Jr.
Miss Hisler, who left Heppner at
the beginning of the school year and
went to Coquille, was a member of
the senior class of the high school
there and took a very prominent part
in student body affairs. Mr. Chapin
is the junior member of the firm of
A. W. Chapin & Son, one of Co
quille's most flourishing business
houses. Before coming to Coquille,
Mr. Chapin resided at Klamath Falls,
Oregon, and Scobey, Montana where
he and his father were engaged in
the dry goods and grocery business.
Mrs, Chapin is formerly of Hepp
ner and the only daughter of the late
Paul Hisler, respected pioneer of
Morrow county. It was while visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. E. L. Vinton of
Coquille, that the young people met.
Mr, and Mrs. Chapin, after a short
honeymoon trip, will be at home to
their many friends at Coquille. The
Heppner friends and schoolmates of
Mrs. Chapin extend to them their
wishes of a happy and prosperous
future. .
Hardman News Items.
The students of the Hrdman high
school cast their votes November
4th, with the following results for
president: Coolidge 20, Davis 5, La
Follette 3, Johns 1. For the county
ticket: Judge, R. L. Benge 11, Wm. T.
Campbell 18; commissioner, 4-year
term, h. F. Davidson 22, Chs. Dillon
5, commissioner to fill vacancy, G. A.
Bleakman 26, T. J. Jones 3; sheriff,
W. Y. Ball 12, Geo. McDuffee 17:
clerk, Gay M. Anderson 21, W. A.
Richardson 7; superintendent of
schools, Opal E. Clark 9, Lena Snell
Shurte 0, Helen M. Walker 20; cor
oner, M. L. Case 24. Earl W. Gordon 5.
A dance will be given by the Odd
Fellows November 26th.
A Thanksgiving program will be
given by the grade school.
A happening of local interest wci
the marriage of Miss Bertha Hayes
to Mr. James McDaniel of this city.
Miss Hayes is a teacher in the high
school. The wedding was a surprise
to Hardman folks, as the young
couple slipped away quietly and were
married at Heppner on November 7th.
A community dinner was given in
honor of the Hardman candidates,
Mrs. Helen M. Walker and George
Bleakman. The people of Hardman
and vicinity, Rood Canyon and Eight
Mile all took part in the affair. A
very enjoyable time was had by all
and a bountiful dinner was served.
A large crowd came together regard
less of the inclement weather.
Hardman people believe winter has
set in. Present weather conditions
are such as we should have in Jan
uary. The ground is covered with
snow and brings to mind thoughts
of Christmas and all its joys.
The football team journeyed to
Boardman for a game on Armistice
day with the high school team of
that ploce.
A LESSON FROM THE ELEC1ION.
The Manufacturer.
The election of President Coolidgo
is the greatest evidence yet offered
to prove that the American peopl?
think straight on basic questions.
The vote for Coolidge was not a vote
for the man so much as a vote for
sound principles of government.
The present vote shows that the
American people cannot be stamped
ed by professional political practices
which seek to cloud the main issue.
The election year has also shewn
that questions like the tarif and dis
cussion of changes in the Constitu
tion no longer seriously disturb busi
ness and industries as they have done
in the past. From the day of the na
tional conventions our country has
enjoyed confidence and the stimula
tion of rising markets.
Candidates Davis, Coolidge and La
Follette were all highly respected by
the people for their ability and sin
cerity as political leaders, but all
departures from fundamental politic
al traditions were bitterly opposed
nnd all inclinations to try experi
ments at public expense lost the pro
ponents public confidence.
AM political parties would do well
to learn a lesson from tliia election,
namely, the voters are able to differ
ent into between men and measures
and ctm no longor be so easily fooled
as some persons think.
We will continue to advance along
the path wny to success under one
flair, governed by n constitution the
equal of which has not yet been writ
ten, if we forget not the words of
j the Great Emancipator, "With Malice
By Arthur Brisbane
Consider Joe, Chimpanzee
Educate the Educator
The Sins of the Children
Meat Eaters Rule
Joe, aged chimpanzee, alleged mem
ber of a tribe whence sprang the
Caucasian race, has known a mo
ment of exaltation. His keeper, as
usual, entered th rmr tn :t
Joe, just for a change, swung his
Knotty DiacK nana round and knocked
the keener ipthpIpm with
out the open door and walked in the
parit. ne stopped to exchange cour
tesies with hi frionH Jnhn nn.i
eighty-three-year-old park employe.
soon ne was on nis way back to the
cage. -
Learn that when you admire a
prizefighter, yoo admire only a poor
imitation of a chimpanzee, and a
worse imitation of a gorilla, that
could beat any twenty prizefighters
in forty seconds.
Learn also from Joe, the chimpan
zee, that freedom depends not on how
hard you can IT, but how well you
can THINK. Jn tho hmnana
rose, knocked down his keeper, and
waiaea out oi tne cage, but he did
n't know what to DO next "ThT'
the rub.
An "educator" of Minnesota is ac
cused of punishing boys in a high
school by causing them to sit in an
"electric chair," causing severe burns.
In New York state another "educa
tor" of the same gorilla type con
fessed that he had beaten a little ne
gro girl with a rubber hose.
It might cure the man with the
rubber hose to let him spend half an
hour in a closed room with Wills,
the negro fighter, the latter also
equipped with a piece of rubber hose.
Ihe Minnesota educator could be
enlightened by a brief stay in a real
electric chair, but that would be too
drastic, even for that kind of stupid
Drutamy.
The Government, which found so
many billions for the wars of other
people in Europe, ought to find a few
dollars for building the canals that
this country needs. One canal would
unite the Lakes and the Mississippi
Valley with the Gulf and the Pacific
via Panama. Another canal for ships
unite the Lake country with the At
lantic. "Every big American city a
seaport" should be our motto.
Within twenty-four hours, a girl of
fourteen, scolded by her father, shot
herself to death. An eighteen -year-old
boy, beaten by his father, killed
himself by turning on the gas.
Strange that man, said to descend
from the "higher apes" or some ani
mal like them, should treat his own
children with a brutality of which no
gorilla, orange-outang or chimpanzee
was ever guilty.
A man that would .not allow any
body to beat his young horse or dog
for fear of "breaking its spirit" will
break the sensitive spirit of his own
child.
Modern crime turns an ancient
test upside down. In Exodus, 20th
chapter, 5th verse, you are told that
the iniquity of the fathers is visited
upon the children "unto the third
and fourth generation."
Now the crime of the child Is visit
ed upon the father. Albert Loeb,
whose son killed the Franks boy, is
dead, killed by sorrow and disgrace.
That should satisfy the bloodthirsty
that demanded "somebody hanged."
That unfortunate father died a
thousand deaths to atone for his
son's hideous crime.
Have you noticed how little men
seem to think about their souls while
they are alive, and how much they
think about what will happen to their
bodies after they are dead? A corpse
left behind is no more important
than a pair of wornout shoes thrown
aside. Vet men of power, from the
Pharaoh that built the first pyramid
to millionaire Cone with his concrete
grave, have worried about their
bodies.
The question interesting to one
do I go from here?" not "Who is go
thinking of death should be, "Where
ing to steal my body?"
George Bernard Shaw, self-appointed
Vice-Regent of Omnipotence,
thinks little of moat eaters. He's
wrong. He says: "Amite fed on
barley have conquered half the
world." Perhaps so, but men thnt
rat meat RULE THE ENTIRR
WORLD. Don't forgt that.
Toward None, With Charity for All."
Let the public officials in power
remember that they are on'y the ser
vants of the people and that no polit
ical party can sunrive except as it
gives a better Rovei nmetit to citi
zens who are daily becoming more
enlightened on public questions.
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN!
The Willing Worker of Christian
church wlil hold bazaar, ctukt'd f"d
and candy sa!e, Wednesday, DerembtT
10th, from two till nine, in churrh
basement. They will serve lunch
aUo during afternoon and eveniitK.
consisting of naiad, sandwiches, cuke
and cotlVe. You will find some of the
foreign markets then'. Iun't over
look this in your Chrntiiias shopping.
K. A. Btildock, state engineer, with
headquarters at Lu rande, was hare
cn ollieiul business for a ahort tim
Thursday.
Karl L. Bench was a bminea vict
or in the city from Loxirigtun today.