The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 42, Number 32. HEPPNER, OREGON, THUSDAY, AUG. 27, 1925. , Subscripion $2.00 Per Year
Holds Present Building Is
All Right; System
Not So Good.
REPORT NOT PUBLIC
Oregon Should Have One of Saccees
ful Penitentiaries and It Ought
to Be Made Self -Supporting.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 25. Governor
Pierce today received a report from
the special committee investigating
conditions at the atate penitentiary
and contributing causes of the recent
jail break. The governor declined to
comment on the contents of the re
port which was not made public.
Jefferson Meyers, chairman of the
committee, delivered the report to
the governor. Adjutant General
White, the other working member of
the commission, left for the east this
morning, Indicating that the inquiry
is completed at least for the present
Pacta are Ascertained.
Myers stated that the committee
had learned some facta which they
felt should be given to the governor
at once. He declared the committee
wanted to see the penitentiary turned
Into a "successful institution."
"There are only about IS success
ful prisons in the country," he said.
"Why shouldn't we go ahead and make
a sixteenth We don't need a new
prison. The prison's all right as a
prison, but it ought to turn out some
thing other than derelicts. And it
ought to be made self-supporting."
Salem, Aug. 25. Withdrawal of
Colonel C. G. Thomson, manager of
Crater Lake national park, from the
governor's committee to inquire into
conditions at the atate penitentiary
has halted the probe and the other
two members of the committee, Jef
ferson Myers and Brigadier General
George A. White are today marking
time pending the appointment of a
successor to Colonel Thomson.
The committee spent the entire day
yesterday investigatnig conditions
and interviewing employes and con
victs at the prison. No date has been
set for resumption of the inquiry.
Inquiry of Colonel Thomson of the
national park bureau as to whether
he should take time from his duties
to participate in the investigation
him to devote all of his time to the
park.
All Textbooks Will
Be Higher This Year
Word from Salem is to the effect
that all textbooks will be higher this
season. This is confirmed by the lo
cal dealers, who state that the prices
have been very materially increased
over what they were. The old price
was based on war conditions, but it
seems that the textbook "trust" was
not satisfied with this, hence the
raise. The Salem dispatch atates:
But few changes in the texts al
ready used in the public schools of
Oregon were made by the state text
book commission which met for its
final session here yesterday and let
contracts for two thirds of the books
to be used during the coming yenr.
Prices, however, will range from 10
to 70 per cent higher for the same
texts.
Records of the state superintendent
show that most of the books adopted
are already embodied in the state
course of instruction which means
that In thousands of cases pupils of
the public schools will not be required
to buy new text.
Indicative of the high prices of
fered to the commission for new con
tracts was the New World speller,
published hy the World Book com
pany. In 1019 the book was contract
ed at 39 cents while this year the
publishers demanded 62 cents.
Relative of Mrs. Roberts
Dies at Portland Hospital
Travis Lewis, 21 years of age
nephew of Mrs. Stacy Roberts of this
city, died at St. Vincent's hospital in
Portland on August 19th. He had
been ill but a short time, suffering
with appendicitis, complicated with
pneumonia. The body was taken to
his home at Broadus, Montana, for
interment.
The young man, with his mother,
Mrs. Carrie Lewis, a sister of Mrs.
Roberts, visited here for a short time
some two months ago, on their ar
rival from Montana. He was a robust
young fellow, and had been at work
for a time in Portland when taken ill,
Oscar Edwards and his mother mo
tored to Athena on Sunday, where
Mrs. Edwards will visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Dick Thompson, before
returning to her home at Forest
Grove. Mrs. Edwards expects to pack
up some of her things and return to
Heppner early In September. Oscar
returned home on Monday.
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SEED WHEAT AND RYE
We saved you money last spring on seed wheat and be
lieve we can repent this fall. We have samples of aeed, some
certified, some not. Let us hare chance to ahow our samples.
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WORLD'S MOST
FAMOUS RIDER
IS HERE TODAY
Bert J. McCIoud Will Make Ride
of 26,000 Miles on Red Eagle,
Oregon Bred Horse.
Bert J. McCIoud of Globe, Arizona,
who claims the world's long distance
riding1 championship, Is in Heppner
today, having with him Red Eagle,
the horse he will ride in the pro
posed Journey of 26,000 miles, cover
ing every state in the Union and vis
iting every capital city, including the
capital of our country at Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. McCIoud states that
the time required to make this jour
ney on horseback is three years and
one hundred and ten days. It ia con
sidered to be the greatest ride ever
attempted on horseback, and he has
every confidence it will be accom
plished under the rules and in the
time allotted.
The horse that Mr. McCIoud will
use on this journey has been but re
cently taken off the range in Crook
county. He was broken under the di
rection of McCIoud. He is an Ore
gon bred range hrose, taken off the
high desert of central Oregon, and
the great and last ride of Mr. Mc
CIoud la to start from Pendleton on
September 19, following the close of
the Round-Up. At the Star theater
in Heppner this evening he will give
a short lecture telling of his trip in
1923 to New York City, covering 4000
miles in 190 days, crossing the Im
perial desert, and using one home the
entire distance.
On all his previous rides McCIoud
has ridden horses of the Arabian
blood, but he believes that the Ameri
can horse is the equal of the Arabian,
and on his last big ride plans to prove
it. He has secured a horse bred on
the high desert ranges of Crook coun
ty, a five-year-old chesnut sorrel with,
silver mane and tail which he has
named Red Eagle. This horse weighs
1100 pounds and for the pant several
weeks McCIoud has been training the
horse at a ranch in Crook county
where he was raised. McCIoud did
not allow the horse to be spurred or
in any manner mistreated, as he be
lieves In making a horse tractible by
kind treatment, and tho the time has
been short, the animal is now a pet
and will soon be following his owner
everywhere.
McCIoud is a native of Arizona, but
gladly admits that htis triumph of
the American bred horse will be a
fitting testimonial to the worth of
Oregon ranges, and he has no fear
that Red Eagle will fail.
McCIoud is accompanied by Art
Ruker, a former Morrow county boy,
who will go along in an automobile
over the route to be traveled by Mc
CIoud and Red Eagle. The lecture
of McCIoud at the Star theater this
evening will be both interesting and
instructive.
School Library Books At
Office of County Supt.
Mrs. Walker, county school super
intendent, wishes to announce that
the consignments of books for the va
rious school libraries have arrived
and are at her office, She wishes to
emphasise the fact that a director,
teacher, or any interested party of a
district may call and receive the
books, thus saving pastage and ex
pense of mailing.
Mrs. Walker also desires at this
time to call attention of parents and
guardians to the compulsory school
law and the child labor law. Under
the compulsory school law children
up to sixteen years of age must be
in school if they have not completed
the first eight grades. Under the
child labor law, children between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen years
must be in school or legally employed.
If they have not finished the eighth
grade they must attend part time
schools. If this cannot be done there
is no alternative but school at the
sacrifice of employment. Anyone
wishing to employ youths between
sixteen and eighteen yenrs of age
may secure blanks for that purpose
from the judge of the juvenile court.
In order to avoid trouble and the
possibility of bringing youths of
these ages into the juvenile court,
parents are urgently requested to see
that all children living in town with
out parents have guardians.
Stock Shipments Leave
Heppner First of Week
Two cars of sheep and three cars
of cattle left the Heppner yards on
Sunday for the Portland market, all
being prime stuff. The shippers were
.1. W. Heymor of Heppner, Chance
Wilson of Monument and Roy Robin
son of Hnnlmnn.
A special train came In on Monday
for a shipment of 18 double deck carB
of sheep. These wero Inmbs going
to the Chicago market, and purchased
recently from our local sheepmen. F.
P. Mackey was the buyer and shipper,
A two-room ' addition to the Pine
City school house is now 'under way.
Henry Crump of Heppner having the
contract. It is expected the addi
tion will be completed in time for the
opening of school, which is set for
Sept. 14th. Echo News.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
R. H. Buldoek, division engineer of
the atate highway department, has
been promoted to the position of
maintenance engineer for the whole
state system, report has it, and will
leave La Grande the first of the com
ing month for his headquarters at Sa
lem. 11. G. Smith, who has been res
ident engineer at Ontario, and who
helped in the building of some of the
roads about Heppner, has been named
for Mr. Baldock'a place in the dis
trict, lie has reported at La Grande
and is going over the roads of the
district with Mr. Baldock.
The Girl Reserves, who spent eight
days in camp on Willow creek in the
vicinity of the Jas. Thomson camp
site, returned home on Sunday eve
ning. The girls were under the care
of their leader. Miss Elizabeth Phelps
assisted by Miss Ona Gilliam and
Mrs. Jeff Beamer, and they enjoyed
the camp life, even though they were
"rained out" and had to return to
town a little sooner than expected.
Kight girls of the organization were
in camp.
George White, Lexington wheat
raiser, has finished with the thresh
ing of his grain. George was in
Heppner on Tuesday and states that
whiie he did not get as good returns
as in former years, he is not com
plaining and will be ready to go at
the work of putting in the fall grain
on his summerfallow soon, expecting
that another season will serve him
more favorably that have the past
two years.
Frank Monahan thinks that the re
cent big rain was a mighty fine thing
to come at this itme. It will prove
of benelit to the range and helped
clear up the atmosphere as well.
Since the rain Saturday night weath
er conditions hereabouts have been
more tolerable. Mr. Monahan, who
was in town on Tuesday, has just re
cently shipped his wool to Portland,
but it hau not yet been disposed of.
Guests this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Phelps were Rev. Chaa.
E. Baskervilie, wife and daughter, of
Vancouver, Wash., where Mr. Basker
vilie is pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and Rev. J. E. Youel, wife
and son of Dallas, Oregon. Mr. Youel
ia the Presbyterian pastor at Dallas,
and the ladies are sistirs of Mr.
Phelps.
Frank Turner, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. R. W. Turner, spent the
week end at Ritter where both enj
joyed the benefits of the mineral
baths. They went over the Ditch
creek road but were compelled, on
account of the heavy rain on Satur
day, to return by way of Monument
Orve Brown and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Rhea left yesterday af
ternoon in their cars for Ritter, ex
pecting to spend a week or ten days
of vacation at that popular resort.
They tad just finished with the job
of helping Andy Rood get his wheat
in the sack.
E. J. Evans, who farms on Black
horse, was a visitor in the city on
Tuesday. Mr. Evans has done up his
threshing and got a pretty good crop
after all the trouble had in bringing
it to maturity. He was a pleasant
caller at this office.
Andy Rood finished the threshing
of his wheat crop on Heppner Flat
Tuesday and the machinery has been
placed in the shed for the season.
Report has it that Mr. Rood is pretty
well pleased with the way the crop
turned out.
Report has reached this office of
the marriage recently at Walla Walla
of Mrs. K. Frederick, for so many
years a resident of Heppner. We did
not learn, however, to whom Mrs.
Frederick was mnrried.
For Sale at a Bargain Good resi
dence property, including furniture.
Well located on best residence street
of city. See me at once, as I will
be here but a few days. Mrs. Anna
Spencer.
Harry Turner is moving the Clint
Sharp family to town this week and
moving his own family out to the
ranch, where they cxpeet to reside
for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Park Carmichael and
children of Monmouth spent several
days with his sister, Mrs. Harry Tur
ner, In this city during the week.
A, A. McCabe and son Robert were
in the city a short time yesterday and
this office acknowledges a pleasant
call from them.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter LaDusire made
a trip to Pendleton Friday where
they secured a new Chrysler car for
Hob Thompson.
Born, in this city on Sunday, Aug
ust 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Fell,
a son,
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Hopper returned
from a trip to Portland on Tuesday.
Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. MrB. H. S. Taylor, Heppner.
Room and board at reasonable rates.
Mrs. Hessie Kinny.
RETURN FROM YELLOWSTONE.
Judgo R. L. Benge and family and
Mrs. Ellen Buselck and son Reid ar
rived home on Thursday evening last
from their trip to the Yellowstone
National Park. Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Bayless, who accompanied them to
the Park, remained at Nnmpa, Idaho,
for a visit with relatives there and at
Parma, before coming on home. Judge
Benge states thAt tho trip wns one of
much pleasure and the tourists went
through a lot of good country in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho on the
trip. They went the northern route
through Spokane and returned by the
southern route. They enjoyed camp.
ing on the way and It Is a trip thnt
every nuto tourist should mnko. Judge
Bengo thinks that before many years
thcro will be excellent highways lead
ing to the Park either way a irson
dosires to go, as much work is pro
grossing along this lino. Just now,
however, there are strotchoe of very
rought roads.
THE END OF THE JOY
I. I
The Road Bond Issue
The subject uppermost in the minds of the taxpayers
of Morrow county now is the coming election on Sep
tember 1 4th to pass on the proposed road bond issue of
$550,000. While there has not been a great deal of open
discussion that has come to the attention of this paper,
there is much quiet thinking, and the question is being
figured out very largely from the standpoint of what it
is going to do to the taxpayer; just how much are taxes
going to be raised on account of the bonds; will the bene
fits to be dreived from the proposed road program be
enough to offset this tax increase; what is the plan of
the court regarding the issuing of-the bonds, provided
the issue is authorized, etc.
It would seem from some reports coming to this office
that those opposing the bond issue are spreading undue
alarm as to the tax increase. For instance, from one
quarter it is stated that the issuing of the bonds will have
the effect of increasing taxes at least $20 on the thous
and valuation. This is ridiculous, for it could not be
that much if the entire issue were placed on the market
at once." On the basis of the present valuation of Morrow
county property, if the entire issue were sold at once and
began drawing interest, it would require but $2 per thous
and of extra taxation to provide the sinking fund, on the
basis of repayment in 25 years, or thereabouts. How
ever, there is nothing to fear from this situation, as it is
not going to happen. There is no intention to place any
part of the authorized bond issue on the market faster
than the funds are needed for prosecuting the program.
This is the intention of the county court; it is in accord
with the petition calling for the election. We get it from
the court that they will likely place $100,000 of the pro
posed bonds on the market soon after the election, if the
issue carries, this money to be used in the prosecution
of work on certain market roads, and it is not at all likely
that any further bonds will be sold before a year or eigh
teen months following that. The object is to not have
any outstanding bonds drawing interest beyond what is
necessary for the prosecution of such work as can be
handled by the county with its own crews and road work
ing machinery. So, from this it can readily be seen that
the immediate increase in taxation is bound to be light.
Another misapprehension is that all the money will be
spent on just a very few roads, and that other needed
work in the system will suffer. This cannot be, either,
as we understand the matter, for the order calling the
election has set out and apportioned the entire fund, and
the court has no discretion in the placing of the funds
on any road except as authorized by the election.
This paper has no quarrel with any person who is not
in favor of the bond issue. We think that the authoriza
tion of the bonds by the people of Morrow county would
be a splendid thing a progressive move. The building
of permanent roads is not a liability, but an asset. This
part of the question has ceased to be debatable, for ex
perience is proving it to be true. We cannot have these
better things, however, without paying for them, so the
question is simply one of our ability to pay at this time.
If the program can be so carried out as not to make a
material increase in taxes, and it can be, we should not
pass this opportunity up with the mere assertion that we
do not want it because we have enough taxes now. Fig
ure a little while on the benefits that will come to the
whole county by the completion of the road program
and it will be seen that they will far outweigh the matter
of cost in taxes.
There is also involved in this bond issue the question
of further cooperation by the state highway commission.
They desire the completion of the Oregon-Washington
highway and have promised to cooperate on the 60-40
basis the state taking the long end. They have already
passed an order to this effect, and it was figured by them
that the county's portion would be in the neighborhood
of $75,000, hence the setting apart of this amount in the
election order to be spent on the Lena-Vinson gap. It
will not be necessary, however, for the court to sell any
bonds for the prosecution of this piece of work, as the
authorization of the bond issue wilt make other funds
on hand available for this work, and at a later date, say
about four years hence, bonds may be sold to replace
these funds. So there will be no additional taxation here.
This paper would be glad, indeed, to give space to the
discussion of this question from either those favoring or
opposed, and we hold our columns open for this purpose.
The time is short, so if you have anything to offer, come
ahead, hut in the meantime, be prepared to get out to the
polls on Sept. 14 and vote your convictions on this issue.
RIDE
By A. B. CHAPIN I
TRUCK PUSHED
OFF HIGHWAY;
DRIVER INJURED
Vernon Jones of Irrigon Receives
Broken Leg in Accident Near
Morgan Saturday Morning.
As a result of being crowded from
the highway on a curve below Mor
gan Saturday, Vernon Jones of Irri
gon was very seriously injured and
will be laid oft" from work for the
next six weeks.
Mr. Jones was on the way to Hepp
ner with a load of melons for the
Irrigon melon producers' association.
He was followed by Walt Bray of the
same place, who was bringing a lead
of household goods to Lexington.
Bray was driving a Reo speed wagon
and Jones a Ford truck, which is a
much lighter machine. Desiring to
pass, Bray gave the signal and Jones
moved over as far as he could to the
edge of the highway, according to
the report reaching this office, and
as Bray came along side another car
appeared just over the rise, coming
from the opposite direction. Bray
realizing that it was too late to drop
back and that his truck and the on
coming car would be sure to 'collide,
evidently tried to crowd past the
Jones truck, when the latter was
caught by the guard rail on the Reo I
and tipped over off the bank. Jones
was caught under the front end of
his truck, suffered a frcature of the
left leg above the knee and was ap
parently otherwise pretty badly in
jured. Bray and the man in the other car
succeeded in lifting and pulling Jones
from under the truck and he was
taken to lone, where Dr. Walker at
tended to him. Later he was taken
to Pendleton for further examination
under the x-ray.
A warrant for the arrest of Bray!
was sworn to by Jones before Justice
Robinson at lone and Sheriff McDuf -
fee, being in the vicinity, served the
paper on Bray and he was brought
before the justice, waiving examina
tion. It is reported that suit has been
filed against him by the melon grow
ers association for the loss of the
produce, which was not large, as but
small portion of the load was
thrown out, and Mr. Jones will also
bring suit, it is stated.
Will Hold the Last
Conference of Year
The last local conference of the
Methodist Community church for the
conference year will be held on Wed
nesday evening. September 2. The
business session will be held in the
parlors of the church at 7 o'clock.
At 8 o'clock Dr. A. S. Hisey, district
superintendent, will preach in the
auditorium, to which service the pub
lic )s cordially invited.
Following this service there will be
a social hour, and to this all are in
vited to remain, and participate in.
Light refreshments will be served by
the Ladies Aid. The Sam Hughes
family, who have long been residents
of the city, will be guests of honor
on this occasion, on the eve of their
departure from the city. This fam
ily has for years been affiliated with
the work of the church. Boys have
grown to manhood through the class
which Mr, Hughes has conducted in
the Sunday School. We urge that
everyone of these be present at this
opportunity to express their appre
ciation for the one who hsa held up
to them the high ideals of life.
SISTER PIES AT OMAHA.
District Attorney S. E. Notson re
ceived word on Tuesday of the death
parly that morning of his sister, Miss
Ruth Notson, in a hospital at Omaha,
Nebraska, where she had been taken
for treatment. Miss Notson had been
an invalid for several years. Her'
home was at Hamburg, Iowa. She was
was 46 years of age. I
U. OF 0. BUILDING
TO BE DEDICATED
TOP.LCAMBPELL
Proposed Fine Arts Building Will
. Be Memorial to Life Spent
In Service to the State.
University of Oregon, Eugene. As
a tribute to a great life spent in ser
vice to the state, the proponed Fine
Arts building at the University of
Oregon will be dedicated to Prince L.
Campbell, late president of the uni
versity, it was announced today by
Mrs. George T. Gerlinger, member of
the board of regents.
It is hoped to bring the structure.
which Is to be erected in the name of
art and beauty, to reality soon; and
for the procurement of funds the
All-Oregon 1925 Exposition will be
given October 6-10 at the civic Audi
torium in Portland.
Years ago in a discussion of plans
for the new quadrangle on the uni
versity campus, it was mentioned to
President Campbell that the regents
wanted to dedicate one of the new
buildings to him some day because it
was he more than nayone else who
made possible the great development
of the university, Mrs. Gerlinger ex
plained. With his usual modesty.
President Campbell said that if the
university ever cared to honor him
thus, he hoped it would select the
Fine Arts building.
President Campbell had a great
love for beauty, Mrs. Gerlinger said,
and it is regarded as fitting that this
building, which it is hoped will en
hance the cause of art aid things
beautiful in Oregon,, should be dedi
cated to him.
Among Dr. Campbell's last words,
which demonstrate his inherent ap
preciation of color, line and form,
were: "There are times in a man s
life when Beauty is the most import
ant thing." Again he said: "Beauty
is just another expression of good
ness."
President Campbell was strongly
influenced by the Greek school of
phliosophy which exalts form and
beauty and proportion in all things.
Mrs. Gerlinger said. "In his youth
at Harvard College he came under the
sway of those who stressed the val
ues of sweetness and light and who
brought him a cosmic consciousness.
He came from a long line of preach
ers and teachers, whose noble Puri
tan ism .was ingrained, and it was i
token of the richness of his nature
that he added to all his love of the
good and the true in religion a deep
appreciation of the beautiful and dis
criminating enjoyment of the ameni
ties of life." '
"President Campbell was remark
able, too," Mrs. Gerlinger said, uh
that though he had been engaged all
the years of his manhood in the ad
ministration of higher education in
state-supported institutions, he never
became a politician. He went to the
state house occasionally to give an
account of his stewardship, to state
in a dignified way the needs of the
university. His high integrity of
character commanded the respect of
everyone for himself and the institu
tion he so ably represented. He was
always the gentleman and the schol
ar; the man appreciative of the new
est currents of thought, seeing the
whole pattern or plan of the uni
verse, and believing that through
more light in religion and education
the works of the Creator would be
exalted."
To such a man this enduring monu
ment will be erected. It is really be
ing built from money donated directly
by the people of the state, to which
Dr. Campbell gave such long and dis
tinguished service. Like the Wom
an's building, it will be constructed
from funds raised by the citizens
themselves and not appropriated by
the legislature. The exposition,
which has for its purpose presenta
tion of the best that Oregon produces
in every creative endeavor, will start
the building fund.
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' i clCltlC INOrthWeSt IS
Especially Featured
The Pacific Northwest is specially
featured in the August Number of Pa
cific Coast Travel, there being ar
ticles on Rainier National Park, Co
lumbia River Highway, and the Pu-
get Sound region, with many pictures
of the beautiful scenery, including
views of Portland and Seattle. The
entire contents of the magazine are
devoted to the great Pacific Highway,
the longest and best paved touring
scenic route in the world, beginning
at Vancouver in British Columbia
and running continuously south thru
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San
ta Barbara, Los Angeles, and San
Diego to the Mexican line at Tia
juana. Besides stories of this northern
section, the number deals with places
on that portion of the route known
as the Coast Highway, running down
the ocean shore from San Francisco
to San Diego, a route where beauty of
scenery and cool ocean breezes com
bine to give pleasure to the motorist
There Is also a special story about
the Diamond Jubilee of California, to
be celebrated in San Francisco Sep
tember 6-12, being the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the admission of the
state into the Union. The purpose of
the magazine is to stimulate travel
into and through the whole Pacific
Coast, which its high quality of con
tents and print are well calculated
to do.
BOY BREAKS ARM.
Albert Lawson, 13-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Lawson, suffered
a fracture of a bone and also had
some fingers badly jammed by a fall
on Saturday. Playing with other
children, he fell while running and
landed on the hand with sufficient
force to cause the injury, which was
adjusted by Dr. Johnston. Albert has
been quite a help about home, his
chore being the milking of eight cows
morning and evening. He will lay
off this job now for a while.
By Arthur Brisbane
The Greatest Crops.
Dancing.
Fitting the Crime.
When You Get It, Keep It.
Seven crops of alfalfa in a year,
tons of potatoes to an acre, great are
the wonder crops of this rich land.
But the greatest crop is the human
crop. Without that, others would
amount to nothing.
Mr. Jones's Star, of Rigby, Idaho,
tells of a family gathering of the Call
famliy. It included Anson V. Call, 70
years old, of A f tort, Wyoming, father
of 20 sons and 10 daughters, all alive,
healthy and strong. Mr. Call is the
grandfather of 90 children, and they
are all well. Tell that to your friend
who thinks birth control will solve
our problems.
Where ignorance, disease, poverty
and drink, in the slums, combine to
force large families upon weak wo
men that cannot take care of them,
birth control may be all that its ad
vocates say.
They don't need it in Idaho or Wy
oming. What they need there ia
CHILDREN.
Dancing and religion have long
been united. Samuel tells you "Da
vid danced before the Lord." He well
might, for his rise was rapid from
lightweight champion, conqueror of
Goliath, to rule over Israel.
Dancing has its proper place, see
Ecclesiastes, th ird chapter, fourth
verse, "time to weep, and a time to
laugh, a time to mourn, and a time
to dance."
The next verse says there ia also
"a time to embrace, and a time to re
frain from embracing." That should
be remembered in these wild dancing
days.
When you get a piece of this earth,
KEEP it It cannot be stolen, does
n't rust; you are your own board of
directors ; unlike watered stocks,
there is only just SO- MUCH of it,
and it goes up in price.
The Indians sold Manhattan Island
for $24. The land in Central Park
alone is now worth a thousand mil
lions. Mr. Hatch got 900 acres at Far
Rockaway, New York, under foreclos
ure, for $40,000, tried to get rid of it
but couldn't on account of litigation.
When he did sell he got $3,000,000. At
today's boom prices, if his son had it,
it would be worth $762,000,000. KEEP
YOUR REAL ESTATE.
In Indianapolis, punishment is to
fit the crime, when one man with his
automobile kills another.
The killer is to spend one hour
locked in a room with the corpse of
the person killed. The theory is that
it will make the killer think, although
it won't bring the dead back t life.
Voltaire had the idea reversed. In
"Zadig" a traveling philosopher
causes the young widows of India to
discontinue burning themselves alive
with the corpses of their own hus
bands. He didn't forbid it, only made
a law that before being burned alive
the young widow should pass a couple
of hours with the handsomest young
man in the village.
After that for some strange reason,
the widow usually lost interest in be
ing burned up with her aged spouse.
Often she disappeared before the fu
neral What a nuisance the human BODY
is. Through life it worries us with
aches and pains and needs. The spirit
is so easily taken care of. It has no
rheumatism, no teeth to ache, no hair
to fall out, no gout, needs no cloth
ing, eats nothing, supplies what little
eal happiness we have. And we soon
learn to suppress that part of it call
ed "conscience."
Even when you are dead, the spirit
takes care of itself, goes off some
where and the body remains a nui
sance. The simplest thing is to burn
it up. instead of leaving the work of
destruction to slow worms, but many
do not like that creamatton idea.
Death and what we call its "horror"
ought to be most useful. Every t'me
a man thinks of denth he should say
to himself, "merciful Heavent I had
better stop thinking and get out and
DO SOMETHING worth while, for I
shall soon be gone, and they will be
asking, 'what shall we do with the
remains?' and 'what did he amount
to?'M
Little Daughter Taken
To Portland Hospital
Mr. J. G. Thomson and two little
daughters, Mary Helen and Winifred
have been spending the punt wet-k in
Portland, Shortly after arriving In
the city. Mary Helen was takt-n with
a very acute attack of appendicitis
and had to go to the hospital for an
operation. Her case became so alarm
ing that Mr, Thomson was called to
Portland on Friday and for several
days it was thought the child could
not live.
Word received here on Tuday
from M r. Thomson is to the ffct
thnt his little daughter in Improving
and her physician now think that he
will recover. Mary Hoi en has not
been a very robu.it child for a long
while and this may have ht-t-n the
cause of her trouble. FrinU of the
family are hoping for her curly recovery.