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erf. The Gazette-Times ' " -- - .... . ,- ., MMMMMMI,,IIW,MMM'iiiiiiMiWaMasMMallllllllllllil,l PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Volume 41, Number 39. HEPPNER, OREGON, TH URSDAY, DEC. 25, 1924. Subscription $2.00 Per Year .. . , , FORMER HEPPNER ATTENDANCE AT FARM BUREAU MEETING SMALL WOMAN PERISHES E IN FIRE ON FRIDAY State Organization in Ses sion Three Days at The Dalles. MEET AGAIN IN MAY Faroe Initiatlre Mraiare for New Stttt Income Tai; Old Offleera Reelected; Corrallli Choaem. The Dalles Optimist. The fourteenth annual convention of the Oregon State Farmera' Educa tional and Cooperative union eloaed in The Dallei Thursday eveninf after an eventful three day aeaaion. Among the important featurea of the cloiing session waa the re-election of all offleera of the state union until the nt aeaaion which will be held at Corvallia in May. This, of courae change! the date of the annu al aeaaion from December to May. Until that time Herbert Egbert of The Dallea will continue aa presi dent; W.. P. Laird of Eugene, vice president, and Mrs. B. Jonea of Mon mouth, secretary and treasurer. Membere of the union almost un animously went on record aa favor ing an initiative measure for a new state income tax to be placed on the ballot at the next election. Other ehangea recommended in the eloaing aeasion yesterdsy were; Lower assessed valuationa of farm lands than other landa. That the public service corpora tions be assessed at a fair price. That Oregon Agricultural College cooperate ni finding markets. That county agenta carry on work through farmera union locale aa far aa possible. Opposed any increase in national forest grating fee. That all aliens committing a crime be deported. Change in automobile license law putting automobiles on the tax list according to their value. Change in election lawa ao that all initiative measures would be put on the ballot with the "yea" marking first. Favored a ratification of the child labor law. Favored state regulation of trucks and busses. Opposed the repeal of the state market roads law. Indorsed the principles of the Me-Nary-Haugen bill for farm relief. Favored the principle of cooperat ing marketing. Other legislative matters were taken up before adjournment. Governor Walter M. Pierce was the principal speaker at a banquet riven the membership by the Kiwanis club of this city Wednesday night. Governor Pierce devoted most of his address to unsqual taxation in the state. Ha stated that the burden rested upon the backs of the fanners, more ao now that the atate income tax had been repealed. He advocat ed a tax on eigarettea and motion pictures to succeed the money lost to the atate by the repeal of the atate tax. He stated that the state tax would have been cut $2,600,000 this year and more each auceeeding year had it not been for the repeal of the atate Ux. That Multnomah county waa not standing its fair share of taxation on account of unequal asaessments waa intimated by the governor. In this connection he aaid that he had been reliably informed the growth of Portland in tha past 11 years had been approximately 100,000 and that an Immense amount of building and improvement had gone on. Yet in the face of this he stated that the asaessed valuation waa about $13, 000,000 lesa than eleven yeara ago. That there Is $1,000,000 worth of .privately owned timber in Wasco county alone, was another statement made by Governor Pierce, Frank B. Ingela of Dufur acted as toastmaster of tha evening. A num ber of prominent local speakera re sponded during the banquet. The public waa invited to attend the opening day of the meeting. The remaining two days were for mem bers of tha union only. Committees were appointed Tuesday and an ad dress given by A. R. Shumway, past president in reply to Miss Celia Ga vin who gave the addreaa of welcome in the absence of Mayor P. J. Stadel msn. Mr. Shumway told of the ideala of the organixation and the purpoaea it hopea to achieve. Due to bad weather only about 76 delegatea were in attendance Tuea day. President Herbert Egbert waa the apeaker of the morning aeasion Wed nesday. Ha talked at length aa to tha importance of dairying to the atate and emphasised the fact that the atata union had not given up the fight against oleomargarine. Presi dent Egbert read hie annual report and then discussed measures of na tional farm relief. He went on rec ord aa lamenting the defeat of the McNary-Haugen bill and stated that he considered It one of the most vitally important measurea of farm relief ever presented to congress. He aaid that it waa the hope of all farmera that tha next meeting of the atate leglalatura would probably re sult in aeveral measurea being passed favoring the farmera. Committee reporta ware heard dur ing tha morning aeasion. Mrs, Ethel M. Jonea, secretary and treasurer of the atata union, showed in her report that tha organlialon had a balance of $586.17 in the treasury. Several pres idents of county organiiationa apoke during tha afternoon. The evening waa more or lesa devoted to aocial aetivitiea. Before adjourning the union gave a unanimous vota of thanka to the Kiwanis club for the banquet and the county for the use of the circuit eourt rooma, Pat Ward, Slxprong, Wash. wrok; good home and salary. Addreaa Pa tWard, Sixprong, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Will Church Loose Lives When Home at La Grande Is Destroyed. FAULTY FLUE CAUSE OF FIRE Trapped on Sleeping Porch and Were I Unable to Escape Before Being Overcome By the Flamea. In a fire that partially destroyed their home in La Grande early last Friday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Will Church, prominent residents of that city, perished. Their home waa lo cated in the western part of the city and the cause of the fire waa said to be a faulty flue. Mr. and Mrs. Church, who were sleeping in the upper story, were evi dently trapped and unable to get out or make any alarm. When found, Mr. Church waa lying in a Bleeping porch with one arm outstretched, aa if he had opened the door from the hall way to the aleeping porch in an at tempt to escape. Mrs. Church was found near her husband. The house waa only partially burned. The bodies were burned almoat beyond recogni tion. From the East Oregonian of Friday we have the following concerning Mrs. Church, who waa formerly Mra. C. E. Redfield of thia city: Mra. Church (Nell Cameron) waa 42 yeara of age, being born in 1882 in Burlington, Iowa. She was the daugh ter of Mr. and Mra. C. A. Cameron and came with them to Pendleton when ahe waa nine yeara old. Mr. Cameron died 11 yeara ago but Mrs. Comeron, who later moved to Port land, is living and now residea in Denver, Colorado, with her daughter. Mrs. Edward Mulcahey (Minalena Cameron). The deceased attended grade and high school here and In 1906 was married to C. E. Redfield. They made their home in Heppner where Mr. Kedfield died in 1910. On November 20, 1914, ahe became the bride of Will Church of La Grande. They had ra ided there atnee that date. Besides her mother and Mrs. Mul cahey, Mrs. Church is survived by the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. R. W. Fletcher of Pendleton; Mrs. Nancy Dean of Chicago; Mrs. Josephine Mallory, Mra. Mable Mar shall and William S. Cameron of Portland. Mrs. Church had a large number of friends here and had been beloved by them aince her childhood. Much regret ia expressed in Pendleton at the tragedy. Funeral services will probably be held Sunday. They will be in La Grande under the auspices of the Elks and Masons. John Hughes Funeral Held Here on Tuesday John Hughes of this city passed away at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland on Saturday, December 20. following a major operation which he underwent a few days before for the removal of cancer. The body was brought to Heppner on Sunday and the funeral held from the family res idence at 1 :30 Tuesday afternoon. Rev. C. F. Trimble, pastor of the Christian church officiated, and bur ial waa in Masonic cemetery under the auspices of that order, of which Mr. Hughes waa a member. Mr. Hughea waa aged 74 yeara, 11 months and 8 days, and ia survived by his widow, Mary Hughea, and the following children: Matt T. and Will J. of Pendleton, T. A. of Portland, Mra. Mary Healey, Mrs. Dennis Mc- Namee, Nora, J. P. and J. J. Hughes of Heppner. He waa a native of Ireland and settled in this section when a young man, following ranching and stock raising for many yeara and accumu lating a competency. Some twenty years ago he retired from active work on the ranch and moved to Heppner, where he has aince resided. He was a respected pioneer and resident of this community and departs this life leaving behind a host of friends. Stormy, Cold Weather Bad For Game Birds The snow storm and severe cold weather of the present time is prov ing serious for the game birds of the county, and ahould this type of weath er continue for a few weeks there will no doubt be many of the Chi nese pheasanta and Hungarian part ridges die of hunger and cold. This paper in Informed by Deputy Game Warden Albee that the State Game Commission 1b much concerned over the situation, and they desire to say to the aportsmen of thia sec tion that they will gladly cooperate n overy way possible to prevent th destruction of the game birds by the cold weather. They are asking that thone Interested get in touch with Mr. Albee at Heppner, who ia read to lend what assistance he can in planning for the proper feeding of the birds. Hardman Boy Registered In School of Commerce Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallia, Ore., Dec, 23. Registered from Hardman thia year ia Adrain Mochdolt, freshman In commerce. Bechdolt Is a member of the Wastlna club and of the 0. A. C. chamber of commerce. The school of commerce la the sec ond largest school In the college. The school aims to train students in bus iness efficiency and leadership. The course for all underclassmen la much the same but upporclaasmcn have their choice of majoring in general business, banking and finance, adver tising and selling, secretarial train Ing, economics and sociology, or mar kets and marketing. Refunding Bonds Are Sold to Portland House At the special meeting of the board of directors of School District No. 1 of Heppner held on Friday evening last for the purpose of opening bids on the sale fo the $40400 refunding bonds of the district, the bid of the Commerce Mortgage Securities Com pany of Portland was accepted by the board the price offered being $102.10, or a premium of $40. Their bid was the best offered, and was con sidered a good sale by the board. Other bond houses presenting bids were Lumbermens Trust Co., $100.81; Hugh McGuire, $100.41; Western Bond 4 Mortgage Co., $101.25; Geo. H. Bmnn, Conrad & Broom, $100.39. The proceedings were handled thru the bond depsrtment of the Commerce Mortgage Securities Company. Some Fear That Wheat Is Damaged By Cold Because of the heavy freeze com ing before the snow fell, many farm ers of the county are apprehensive lest the wheat may be pretty badly damaged, and much reseeding may prove necessary. Just to what ex tent, however, the grain may be hurt cannot be ascertained at this time, nd there is still hope thBt the grain was, in most parts of the county, far enough along to save it from aerious injury from the cold. A heavy fall of snow before the cold snap set in would have proved a blessing in at least two ways a protection from the freezing weather and a help in storing needed mois ture. Reports from Umatilla county state that similar conditions prevail thoro, and the fanning community protty much worried over the prospects as they stand at present. HARDMAN NEWS ITEMS. The next meeting of the literary society will be held next Friday, De cember 26th. The program for this meeting will consist of negro play, etc. This promises to be a very good entertainment. The Knlghtcns were delightfully surprised Sunday evening when a number of frienda dropped in to spend the evening. Everyone had a very enjoyable time. An oyster sup per was served about midnight. Sev eral sleighs went out from Hnnlman. Everyone In Hardman is looking forward to the big Christmas dance to be given December 24. For the past several days the ther mometer stayed near the xero mark. School was dismissed for several days because it was impossible to make the school house comfortable. It was reported to be 20 below xero hero nt one time. Vacation will begin in the tlnrdmnn schools next Thursday and will last until January 5th. The teachers and pupils who live out of town will go to their respective homes. Pedigreed pups for sale; German police, from prizo winning stock. Ad dreaa D. B. Boone, Roseburg, Oregon. W. E. Pruyn returned on Tuesday from Portland where he waa called on business the first of the week. Mrs. A, D, McMurdo returned on Sunday from Portland where she apent a fow days the past week. LOCAL H I JEMS Heppner ia getting her share of the xero weather. It warmed up a bit on Sunday, Monday the sun was bright and beautiful, but it keeps colder and the mercury is dropping all the while and hovering around r.ix and eight degrees below during the nights. Stockmen are feeding, but with plenty of hay there will be no suffering of the flocks and herds. The ice man is reaping his harvest and an abundance of good clear ice is being stored away for the worm days of summer. Really nothing much to complain about so long as the fuel man will take a standoff. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Finch, teachers in the Heppner schools, departed by car on Tuesday afternoon, their des tination being Ashland, where they will spend the holidays with the par ents of Mr. Finch. Other teachers of the school accompanying them were Chas. Smith, going to Portland, Miss Elizabeth Carlton to Corvallis, Miss Josephine Kirtley to Eugene and Miss Annabel Denn to Roseburg, all to be absent from Heppner during the hol iday season. Ben Boone was in the city for a short time Wednesday, being on his way to Milton to join his father, C. C. Boone, who has been visiting there for some weeks and attending a bro ther who is quit seriously ill. Ben was going through by car and has ex perienced some pretty tough weather on the trip. Bob Wightman received some eevere injuries at the farm Tuesday morn ing. He waa slopping the hoga when they made a rush at him and tripped him up. It was thought that his shoulder was dislocated by the im pact with the frozen ground and he will be laid up for some time. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Crawford ar rived last evening from Portland to spend Christmas with relativea here. Mr. Crawford will return to the city after a day or so, but Mrs. Crawford nnd daughter, Miss Nan, will remain for a more extended visit, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Darland of Homestead. Oregon, are vsiiting with relatives and friends In this city. Mrs. Darland was formerly Mise Ai lene Sprouls of Heppner. They ex pect to return home after the holi days. Garnet Barratt left yesterday morning for Portland to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barratt. Mrs. Barratt and Billy went below last week and Mr. Barratt is joining them in the city. Mercury around 11 degrees and more below xero ,and hanging on day oftor day ia freezing the Columbia river at The Dalles. It is reported that the Deschuttes Is also frozen over in that vicinity. Anson Wright wos down from his home near Hardman on Monday. There ia no less winter out his way than about Heppner, and if anything the weather is somewhat colder up toward the foothills. Mrs. John Wightman and daughter. Miss Anna, went to l'ortlnnd on Sat urday and will spend the Christmas holidays with Miss Hess lluddleston who Is making her home In that city for tho winter. Mr. and Mra. Will J. Hughes of Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hughes of Portland were here over Tuesday to attend the funeral of the late John Hughes, their father. W. H. Pailbcrg waa shopping around town yesterday from his home in Clnrks canyon. Plenty of cold weather out in hit locality. f Mrs. Frank Farnsworth Is Burned to Death Coming as a shock to friends and relatives in Morrow county was the news of the death of Mrs. Frank Farnsworth of Riverside, Wash., on Tuesday night. The report stated that Mrs. Farnsworth was burned to death in a fire that consumed the res idence and most of the personal ef fects of the family. Complete de tails of the catastrophe have not been received at this time. Mrs. Farnsworth was a former Morrow county girl, having been born on Rhea creek. Her maiden name was Miss Ethel Stewart. Mr. Farnsworth is the eldest son of Mrs. Kahterine Farnsworth of this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beymer, brother-in-law and sister of Mr. Farnsworth, left for Riverside Wednesday afternoon to assist their brother in his distress. The body will probably be brought to Heppner for burial. NOTES FROM HEPPNER HL All the class basketball games have been played and practice for the school team will begin as soon as school opens again. The junior class gave a dance last Friday evening at the home of Wil liam Bucknum. A larre crowd at tended and an enjoyable evening was spent. A Christmas tree and muscial pro gram was held at the high school Tuesday afternoon. Immediately af ter the program candy and presents were distributed. After the program all the teaehers except Mr. Hedrick left on their vacation. School will reopen Monday, Jan. 6. STEREOPTICON ENTERTAINMENT. "Children of Many Lands," an en tertainment full of interest to both young and old, will be given at the Methodist Community church on Christmas night. Over sixty beauti fully colored slides portraying the life of the lands of the whole world will be shown. The presenting of the views will be interspersed with Ihristmas music under direction of Mrs. Bessie Gibb. The entertainment will be entirely free, and the public ia cordially invited to attend. W. J. Spillman of the United States Department of Agriculture, one of best posted men in the United States on agricultural economics, will ad dress a meeting of farmers at The Dalles Friday, January 2. This meet ing will be held at the Wasco county court house, and will start at 1:80 p. m. It Is understood that Mr. Spill man's subject will be "Forecasting Price Levels of Agricultural Prod ucts." Mr. Spillman is a keen student of agricultural conditions and is well informed on agriculture in the Pa cific Northwest. In 1899, by crossing Jones Fife and Little Club he devel oped the hybrid wheata that are now so widely grown. He was for a num ber of years on the staff of tha Wash ington State college experiment sta tion. Miss Kathleen Monahan, a student this winter at Mt. Angel, Oregon, ar rived home Saturday and is spending the Christmas vacation season with her parents, Mr. and Mra. Frank Mon ahan, Chas. Latourell made a trip to lloardman Sunday, returning Mon day. He found the traveling a little chilly. By C. E. SPENCE, Market Agent. Inaccurate scales, bad order sacks, foul dockage and smut lay heavy toll on the grain growers of Oregon and elaewhere and they are the causes of many differences and misunderstand ings between growers and buyers. There is absolutely no excuse for unreliable and inaccurate scales. The state provides experts who will test all acales used for weighing grain or other products that are bought and sold. There is no charge for the testing and therefore no excuse for the large variations which too often occur between the country and the terminals. Many assume that scales are accu rate that have not been tested or checked for months, or possibly years, against standard weights for accu racy. In country elevators and ware houses they should be tested and checked at least twice a year, and preferably more often. When out weighta are accurate it is compara tively easy to establish a check upon weighta received at the terminal market, and in case of discrepancy to afford a basis on which to file claims for losses. Terminal acales receive particular attention as re gards accuracy, being tested several times during the year by and aganist standard weights, which have been tested and certified by the U. S. Bu reau of Standards. Because of the unreliability of many country scales many buyers prefer to make pur ehasea from the terminal market scales at slightly additional cost. Scale experts in testing and check ing at local elevators and warehouses have found those showing variations aggregating several hundred pounds to the craload. Often scales are checked by warehousemen with the weights that are used with the acales, which very often results in apparent ly correct scales giving an incorrect weight. One case showed an error of three pounds to the draft, which on the car of 750 sacks amounted to 450 pounds the amount of grain billed out that was not put onto the car. In many places scales have been found that were balanced by tying nuts, washers and other articles on the counterpoise; thumb screws on poises lost or broken; levers broken by overloading; platform blocked; beam box locked and scales not prop erly boxed, etc. It costs nothing to have accurate scales, and much trouble and misun derstanding can be avoided in having tnem reliable. Lvery warehouse and elevator should know their scales are right. Leaking From the Hole. A staggering loss in the aggregate is the amount of grain that is lost and wasted because of holes in the grain aacks, and leaking cars. The wagon or auto truck starts the stream from the grain field. Nails, bolts or broken siding dig into the sacks end many of the box cars help along the loss with all kinds of projections. It is the custom to "plug" these holes ith paper, burlap, grass, etc., instead of sewing up the holes or resacking. nen these leaking sacks are trucked to and from the scales many of the "plugs" fall out, and then there is a stream of grain to the acales and from the scales to the pile. This is repeated in moving grain from .he pile to the cars, and often the leak age is increased by loading the bot tom sacks in the car oa edge, result ing in seam splitting. Ihis big waste and loss could be very largely eliminated by a little ex tra work and attention that would well pay for itself. Few farmers would tolerate a like waste on anv other product. When a sack is torn repair it permanently, and before loading in a car see that the car is free from spikes and slivers that will tear the sacks. $1.53 Top Price For Wheat At Pendleton During the past week a price of $1.53 a bushel has been paid for western white wheat in Umatilla county, according to statement of H. w. Collins in the East Oregonian. He estimated that 200,000 bushels have been sold during that period. Most of the sales have been made on a ba sis of $1.60 "as Is," with some higher grading lots bringing $1.52 and $1.63. Mr. Lollins expresses the further opinion that the wheat is 95 per cent sold in Umatilla county, only a few scattering lots are still held by far mers. "I never saw such an early cleanup of wheat during the 20 years i nave Deen in this business," he said. CHURCH OF CHRIST. C. F. TRIMBLE, Minister, Phone 694 Bible School 9:45. A short pro gram will be given by the school, the offering to be sent for benevolent work. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Thia is Membership Day, all members are invited and urged to be present. Friends of the church also invited. Basket dinner will be served at noon. Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m. Sermon, 7:30 p. m. SHEEP OWNERS ATTENTION. Several hundred tons of hay for sale, including good block late fall, winter and spring range. Address Box 383, Hermiston, Oregon, For Sale Bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissi, Freesias, Calla Lil lies and Chinese Llllies also take or ders for cut flowers. Box 72, Arling ton, Ore. Miss Mary Clark arrived home on Saturday from Eugene, where she is a student at the University. She will remnin with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark during the holiday period. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pevine were shopping in the city on Monday. They report pretty severe cold weather in the country north of Lexington. Cold Weather Keeps Many Away From County Meeting Here Last Saturday. OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED Reporta Made by President Wilcox and County Agent Horse; Paul V. Maris Principal Speakei By R. W. MORSE, County Agent. The annual meeting of the Morrow County Farm Bureau was held in the Odd Fellows Hall at Heppner, Satur day, December 20. Due to the storm the attendance was small. The morn ing program was postponed until af ter dinner, which was served by the Bethel Chapel in the I.O.O.F. dining room. Immediately after dinner, a Bhort report on the work of the Farm Bureau for the year was given by President R. B. Wilcox. County Ag ent Morse made a short report on the main points of the activiies of his office during the year. Paul V. Maris, Director of Exten sion Service. Oregon Agricultural College, talked on the history of co operation in Oregon. He reviewed cooperative activities for the past nine years, discussing the success and failures of the organization that had come into being, during his time. The lesson learned in his time, ac cording to Mr. Maris is that coop erative efforts must be founded main ly on business lines. They must have enough volume to make it worth while to handle the commodities. They must be founded along com modity lines and built from the bot tom up rather than from the top down. There is much difference be tween the romance and actuality of cooperation. Due to lack of attendance, the com mittees on labor and resolutions did not report, and these matters were left to the executive committee to handle. The nominations committee recommended the re-election of the president, vice-president and secre tary and moved that the executive committee be selected, one member from each community, by the var ious communities. R. W. Turner gave a brief report from the State Farmers' Union meeting held last week at The Dalles. Two Masonic Bodies. Hold Joint Installation At Masonic temple Saturday eve ning, Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M., held their annual election of officers. The installation followed immediately of both the Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter and' the of ficers for hte ensuing Masonic year were inducted into office. Spencer Crawford, as installing of ficer for the Blue Lodge, presided over the ceremonies and John Wight- man was installed Worshipful Mas ter; C. J, D. Bauman, Senior Warden; F. E. Farrior, Junior Warden; Frank Gilliam, Treasurer; L.W. Briggs, Sec retary; R. C. Wightman, Senior Dea con; Harvey Launtz, Junior Dea A. L. Ayers, Tyler. The Chapter officers were installed by Frank Gilliam as follows: Tnos. Brennan, High Priest; John Her, King; H. A. Duncan, Scnbr; C. J. D. Bauman, C. of H.; F. fi. Farrior, R. A. C; B. B. Kelley. G. C. Aiken and J. J. Wightman, Masters of Vails; Harvey Launtz, P. S.; Frank Gilliam Treasurer; Hanson Hughes, Secre tary; A. L. Ayers, Sentinel. STILL IS SECURED. A still and 12 barrels of mash were recently seized near Echo by W. F. Hoskins, state officer. He said today that the outfit was one of the best seized in the county and that Walter Thompson, alias Red Parker, has been missing from the Echo country since the still was seized. One of the bar rels of mash contained a dead jack rabbit when the mash was emptied, the officer said. East Oregonian. SELFISHNESS By EDGAR A. GUEST Think of yourself from first to last: Guard yourself from the wintry blast; Feed your stomach and quench your thirst; Feather your nest and feather it first; Fly to your pleasures and dance them through There is nobody else in the world but you. Think of yourself and right or wrong, Give no thought to the passing throng. What if your conduct should bring to shame Those who honor and share your name? What if they're hurt by the things you do? Why should their suffering trouble you? Live for yourself, but don't complain When you have come to the world's disdain. Don't return when the night comes on And wonder where all of your friends have gone. Carry no burden except your own, But always be ready to weep alone. But if you wish for the happy years And the love of a friend who sees your tears, And the world's respect and an honored name, And all the joys which the gentle claim, You must think of others in all you do You must think of them first, and last of you. By Arthur Brisbane Queer Dangerous Days. Above the Bandits. Cheaper Sugar, Please. Worth Ten Million. We live in queer, dangerous days. In Seattle the Government wants to dismantle an innocent looking broad casting station. Every evening a lady, the wife of the proprietor, sent through the air a beautiful bed-time story. What could be purer, more innocent? The Government says MANY things could be more innocent, for the bed time story sent out contained code information for bootleggers. That'i queer. . Every week a firm on Long Island sends a $5,000 payroll to Ney Jersey by flying machine. The idea it to keep above the bandits. In due time bandits also will get flying machines just as they got high-powered auto mobiles. President Coolidge is considering the tariff on sugar. That tariff, to high, it a hardship on our friends in Cuba. Cuba complains that it is higher than it 'need be to give profit to sugar growers in the United States, Sugar is necessary to the health and growth of children, necessary, also, by the way, to those who obey the Constitution and do their dis tilling inside of their own bodies. The President undoubtedly will set tle the sugar question having in mind the needs of millions of American mothers. This story comes from Ann Arbor concerning the magnificent Univer sity of Michigan. Twenty yeara ago a mining property at Li go ma, On tario, was deeded to the university. The giving of the mine was then looked upon as a joke; it hadn't any value. But the Board of Regents of the university will soon give detailt of thfr- discovery that the mine it worth ten million dollars. That will do two things. It will put the ten million dollars, through the university, into the building of better brains. A good use for tha money. It will give sharks that live on fools a text to use in the selling of woxtbJess mining stock. " Edison has his mind on flying. May it be many years before he starts hit great flight. The helicopter will let men rise straight up from the earth. Eaglet can't do that. We shall fly at speed undreamed of now and the flying machine wilt revolutionize civilization. 4t All that he says is true and much more. But the revolution in civiliza tion will come in men's brains, and come slowly. It won't come through machinery, although that will help. Men invented machines that ought to have freed the slaves. But they fastened wage slaves to the machines. They invented flying machines, and their first real use was dropping T. N. T. and poison gas on other white men and on savages. Science moves swiftly, the brain moves slowly, and civilization moves slowly with it. . Dr. D. E. Gerin, f France, on his way to America, should have as warm a ylcome as we usually reserve for princes and others that never did a day's work. Dr. Gerin comes to demonstrate a (Continued on Page Six.)