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Volume 42, Number 52.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 25, 1926
Subscription $2.00 a Year
CITY TO UNDERGO
GROOMING ON
NEW STATE HOME FOR GIRLS WHICH SEEKS LOCAL AID
MOONSHINE STILL
IN SAND DUNES
TMsFeelt
MONDAY, APR. 12
IS BOOTY OF LAW
POMONA GRANGE TO
MEET HERE APRIL 2
5 Local Chapters to Have
Part in Starting Coun
ty Organization.
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
Walter M. Pierce Will Address Open
Meeting at Elks Hall; Other Prom
inent Grangers on Program.
Among the main speakers at the
Grange meeting in Heppner Friday,
April 2, will be Hon. Walter M. Pierce,
governor of Oregon. Governor Pierce
will hold the stage at the Elks tem
ple at 2 o'clock in the afternoon at
an open meeting, to which everybody
is invited. The purpose of the meet
ing of Grangers here is the organi
zation of a Pomona Grange, county
division of the state Grange, and it
is expected a large number of out
side people will be in the citv on that
day.
The organization meeting will con
vene at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at
the Heppner hotel dining room. ' At
noon a basket dinner furnished by
individual members will be served.
For this occasion the Rhea Creek
Grange will provide potatoes, ham,
coffee, sugar and milk. In the eve
ning the Pomona degrees will be given
by a drill team from Boardman and
Irrigon.
Speaker in the afternoon, besides
Governor Pierce, will be A. R. Shum
way of Umatilla county. G. A. Pal
miter, Master of the State Grange,
and W. R. Gekeler, Deputy State Mas
ter of the Oregon Grange will speak
at an open meeting in the morning.
With this array of talent on the pro
gram it is expected that the Morrow
county Pomona Grange will be giv n
a whirlwind start.
The speech-making ability of Gov
ernor Pierce needs no comment, and
it is expected the Elks hall will be
taxed for room at the time of his
address. The governor has long been
an ardent worker in the Grange and
the last few years has visited every
portion of the state in its interest.
His message will hold attraction for
many interested in the order here,
where the Grange has just been in
troduced. At present there are five local
Granges in the county. Boardman,
Irrigon, Willow Creek, Rhea Creek
and Fuirview, having a membership
of 300. The communities having a
chapter of the order find it of great
benefit in the social life of the com
munity as well as a big educational
factor. Women are on an equal foot
ing with men in the Grange and the
age limit is lowered to include many
of the younger members of the fam-
iiy.
Boy Scout Troop Will
Hold Investiture Service
With the impetus of a new leader
and an active cooperation committee
Boy Scout Troop No. 1 of Heppner is
forging right ahead to a conspicuous
place among state troops. Early in
April members of this group plan to
hold an investiture service, when sev
eral applicants will be taken into the
first, or Tenderfoot, degree of Scout
,dom. To pass the examinations for this
a boy must know the scout oaths,
laws and by-laws, and must demon
strate that he has acquired a fund of
knowledge of general use to a scout,
such as tying knots of all sorts and
purposes, and being able to give cer
tain national symbols and traditions.
Later on, by additional work and
study, he may take the higher rank
of Second and FirBt degree scouts.
Some boys are also chosen as patrol
leaders, and in that capacity have
charge of a group of boys within the
troop itself. Harlan Dovin, Clarence
Hayes and Terrel Benge have attained
this honor so far.
The roster of Troop No. 1 has about
22 names just now. Boys between the
ages of 12 and 18 are eligible for
membership. M. W. Bower, pastor of
the Christian church, is the new
scoutmaster, and the Heppner coop
eration committee is made up of
Charles Thomson, Harold Cohn and J.
M. Burgess,
MARY CLARK WITH GLEE CLUB.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or.,
Mar. 24. (Special.) Mary Clark, of
Heppner, who is a member of the wo
men's glee club, will appear in two
concerts spring vacation when the
club tours with the men's glee club.
The glee clubs with the University
orchestra will appear in Salem, March
23, and in Portland the next night,
After the Pcortland concert, the wo
men's club will disband while the
men and the orchestra continue their
trip to other points in the state. Miss
Clark is a sophomore in the school
of music.
MAKES GARAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
Dr. A. H. Johnston, physician in
charge at the Morrow General hos
pital, reports some extensive improve
ments on the hospital garage this
week. Because of congested condi
tions at the hospital it has become
necessary to provide more room, and
the concrete garage is being remod
eled to provide living quarters for
hospital help. The improvements are
permanent and modern in every re
spect. !
FOR SALE Ford touring car, or
will trade for delivery or roadster.
Inquire at Heppner Bakery.
Council Sets Day For Annual
Clean-Up; Mayor Noble Ask!
Cooperation of Citizens.
Monday, April 12, has been set aside
as clean-up day in Heppner. This ac
tion was taken by the city council at
its last meeting and plans made for
its successful observance. In an
nouncing the date for this annual oh
servance of a civic obligation, Mayor
KoDle has issued a proclamation ask
ing the cooperation of all the people
of the city.
In setting the day for Monday the
council had in mind the idea that
those who found it impossible to take
this day off, could do their work on
the Sunday before, and thus no excuse
could be given by anyone for not do
ing his part. All rubbish is to be
put in sacks, boxes, or other contain
ers, and placed at the curb or on the
street, and the city will cooperate by
having it hauled away free of charge
on that day, it is announced.
"It is important that the back yards
and alleys be given as careful atten
tion as the front of property," said
Mayor Noble this week. "The condi
tion of the back yard is a pretty- good
indication of the household in gen
eral, and people should be careful to
see that their back yard gives the
right kind of impression."
During the last few weeks the citv
has been busy putting many of the
side streets in good condition, and it
is believed that by whole-hearted co
operation on thiB day, the old town
will be better groomed htan it has
been for many a day. One point in
particular, however, should be kept in
mind at all times,' said Mayor Noble.
A city ordinance prohibits the throw
ing of ashes, refuse, or trash of anv
description onto the city thorough-
lares, and a closer observance of this
statute may be the means of avoid
ing trouble.
A PROCLAMATION.
TO THE PEOPLE OF HEPPNER:
It has been the custom of the Citv
Council for several years to set aside
a day each spring for the purpose of
making a general clean-up of the
city. A need for such an occasion be
ing felt again this year the council
has designated Monday, April 12, for
this occasion, and it is hereby nro-
claimed as Clean-Up Day in Heppner.
1 hereby urge every citizen of the
city to observe this day by making a
thorough clean-up of his premises
the back yard and alley as well as
the front yard and street to the end
that our city may be made more at
tractive, more livable, and health con
ditions in general be made better.
The earnest cooperation of all will be
necessary for a successful carrying
out of the plans for this day.
E. G. NOBLE, Mayor.
Heppner Luncheon Club
To Sponsor Golf Course
Many of Heppner's prominent citi
zens will be seen outfitted in golf at
tire, with a bag of clubs slung ovct
their shoulders, if the plans of the
Heppner Luncheon club made at their
meeting Monday noon, materialize.
Frank L. Harwood, Earl Gordon
and Spencer Crawford were appointed
on the committee to investigate pros
pects for the placing of a course. Mr.
Harwood and Mr. Gordon made a trip
down Willow creek Tuesday to look
over prospects down that way and
Mr. Harwood also went out over
Heppner flat. Several places have been
located where it may be possible to
locate a course, and the club will prob
ably decide definitely at a later meet
ing.
JOUN KEEGAN PASSES.
At the Heppner Surgical hospital
in this city on Friday morning last.
John Keegan of Lena, who had been
Buffering an attack of pneumonia, the
result of influenza, answered death's
call, after having put up a brave fight
to overcome the ravages of the dis
ease. He was 46 years of age, and left
no near relatives residing here. Fu
neral services were held from St.
Patrick's church in this city Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Father Cantwell of
ficiating. The services were largely
attended by friends of the deceased,
who was well known and highly re
spected in this community. He wns
a member of Heppner Lodge No. 3B8,
B. P. O. E., and this order attonded in
a body and officiated at the grave.
Mr. Keegan was engaged In the stock
business and operated in the Lena
section.
WILMA LEACH HONORED.
Oregon Agricultural Colllege, Cor-
vallis, Mar. 24. Wilma Leach of Lex
ington was elected president of the
Women's Athletic association Thurs
day. She will bo sent as a delegate
to the northwestern section of the
Athletic Conference of American Col
lege Women at Pullman, Wash., in
April. The Women's Athletic associ
ation is one of the largest organiza
tions on the campus, all women in
terested in athletics being members.
McMillan gets award.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Mar. 24. Alva McMillan of
Lexington, night editor of the Bnr
ometer, student daily publication,
was awarded a prize for putting out
the cleanest paper of the term. He
has been active' in journalism since
his entrance to college, and is now
corresponding for the Portlund Ore
gonlan, McMillan is a member of
l'si Chi, social fraternity.
2rfiS3-y ?:
By GERTRUDE P. CORBETT.
To safeguard the health of the com
munity, it is the duty of every citizen
to give wholehearted, generous sup
port to the statewide campaign being
conducted by the Pacific Protective
society in behalf of the new Juvenile
Hospital for Girls in Multnomah
county, at Elwood Station. The drive
it being waged to raise $60,000 to
complete the hospital by June 1, to
take care of the large number of in
fected girls and children awaiting
treatment. These girls are sent to the
hospital from every part of the state,
therefore the drive is a statewide ob
ligation. The nature of the work being con
ducted by the hospital which is an
extension of that carried on for 16
years by the Louise Home, commends
it to every man and woman. It is a
Mrs. C. H. Botts of Gooseberry un
derwent a very serious operation for
the removal of gall stones and relief
of appendicitis at the Heppner Surgi
cal hospital the first of the week.
Mrs. Botts, who is the mother of 12
children, is reported to be doing well
and will soon be able to leave the
hospital. ,
The family of O. C. Stephens of
McKinney creek have been laid up for
the past two weeks, suffering from
flu. Mr. Stephens was able to be in
town for a short time today, and he
reports that Mrs. Stephens and the
children are now on the mend, though
their recovery is slow.
J. F. M. Farrens, a pioneer resident
of Morrow county, is critically ill at
the home of his son in lone, suffering
from the infirmities of old age, com
plicated with an attack of influenza.
His age, being 85, is against him and
there seems to be little hope for his
recovery.
Mrs. Thomas Chapman was called
from her home in Eugene on account
of the serious illness of her sister,
Miss Henryetta Lawrence. Miss Law
rence, a teacher in the local high
school, is recovering from an attack
of pneumonia at the Morrow General
hospital.
Frank Harwood made a trip to
Eightmile and Hardman on Tuesday.
He reports the loss of a spare tire
and rim of his Ford coupe last Sat
urday night somewhere in the Eight
Mile or Hardman section, and would
like to be notified by the party find
ing same. 1
Mrs. Mary Bartholomew, who has
been quite ill at her home in this
city for the past three weeks, is now
able to be up again. Her daughter,
Mrs. Ld baling, who has been with
her, returned to her home at Port
land this week.
L. G. Westfall spent part of last
week with Mrs. Westfall and the chil
dren. Mr. Westfall operates a saw
mill in the forest reserve 30uth of
The Dulles. Mrs. Westfall is graduate
nurse in charge of the Morrow Gen
eral hospital.
Little Joe Farley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Farley, had the misfor
tune of catching his left hand and
arm in an electric wringer the first
of the week. Dr. Johnston answered
a hurry call, and reported no bones
broken.
Miss Nellie Cond, a special nurse
from the Veterans hospital at Walla
Walla, has been helping out at the
Heppner Surgical hospital in this
city for some time. She returned
to her home this morning.
Dr. A. H. Johnston called on Mrs.
John Iler while at Hot Lata Sunday,
and reports her to be doing well. Mrs.
Iler has been undergoing treatment at
the Hot Luke sanitarium for several
weeks.
John Wightmnn is able to sit up
after suffering. a relapse with the flu.
Mrs. Wightman, who has been visiting
in the east and south for the past
two months, returned home Sunday.
Miss Rubins Corrigall, who has
been ill for the past two weeks, suf
fering an attack of flu, is now able
to return to her work in the First
National Hank.
Mrs. Eva Lnne of Lexington spent
Monday and Tuesday in Heppner. She
was an overnight visitor at the Mor
row General hospital with her friend,
Mrs. Westfall.
John Olden has returned to his
home on Rhea creek Bfter spending
a week in Heppner at the Morrow
General hospital,
Mrs. Dean T. Goodmnn, who has
been receiving treatment at the Mor
row General hospital, is reported by
Dr. Johnston to be improving.
A meeting of the O, E. S. socinl
club is called for Saturduy afternoon
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vital, necessary work, and means sav
ing the lives of hundreds of babies
and girls.
Venereal diseases are so quickly
spread and have such tragic results
when not treated and segregated that
this hospital is one of the most nec
essary institutions in the state. Girls
come from every county; they are
educated in Bchool work and eare for
themselves, and in the event the girl
is to become a mother, she is given
pre-natal care, her baby is watched
for infection and treated, and the
young mothers, many of them un
der 16 years of age, are helped to
take their places again in the social
world and become respected citizens.
It is for this purpose that the Pa
cific Protective society asks aid of
every resident of Oregon. "Help
Save the Race" is its slogan. Mrs.
R. E. Bondurant for many years an
with Mrs. O. T. Ferguson and Mrs.
Karl Farnsworth, hostesses.
Ross Langdon, of Latourell Auto
company, motored to Pendleton to
day where he is attending a meeting
of Ford sales people. .
Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter has re
turned home from the Morrow Gen
eral hospital where she was a patient
for several days.
Born March 22nd, 1926, to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kuns of Lexington, a 9-lb.
daughter. Dr. McMurdo reports all
doing well.
F. A. McMenamin, an attorney of
Portland, called on his old friends in
Heppner one day last week.
Miss Ona Gilliam, graduate nurse,
was assisting thiB welk at the Mor
row General hospital.
Percy Jarmon, Butter creek ranch
man, was a business visitor in this
city Monday.
Wool Men Joining
. Pacific Association
Sheep men are continuing to join
the Pacific Woolgrowers association.
Signed contracts from forty wool
glowers who own 12)000 sheep were
recently received at the Portland of
ice from Coos and Curry counties.
The association's wool has been mov
ing fairly well in recent weeks. A
million pounds a month were sold
during January and February. This
brought the eastern Oregon and Ida
ho farm flock pools near to the clos
ing point. Likewise the Humboldt
pool. R. A. Ward, manager of the
a.-sociation, has been in Boston al
most continuously since November 7,
and in spite of the dragging market
has been able to dispose of the clips
fairly satisfactorily.
C. L. Beckley, of Dixonville, Ore
gon, was recently re-elected president
of the association. Dr. E. E. Brow
nell of Son Francisco was elected
vice-president and E. A. McCornack
of Eugene secretary-treasurer. The
directors were in addition to the of
fices named, W. E. Hunt, Maupin, Or
egon; W. B. Barratt, Portland, for
merly a leading woolgrower of Mor
row county; S. D. Dorman, Ontario,
Oregon; C. V. Bales, Kimberly, Ore
gon; F. S. Gedney, Mountain Home,
Idaho; James M. Davis, Pullman,
Washington; D. H. Prior, Blocksburg,
California; H. E. Bigelow, O'Neale,
California; J. D. Yenper, Simpson,
Nevada; J. A. McBride, Elko, Nevada;
H. F. Dangberg, Minder, Nevada.
SERVICES AT ALPINE.
Special all-day services will be held
at Alpine schoolhouse Sunday, April
4. The Lexington Bible school will
co-operate with them in this service.
We expect two hundred present. The
day will begin with the ten o'clock
Bible school and close with the Eas
ter program at 3 p. m. Bring your
lunch and join in this service.
WALLACE JONES, Pastor.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for nomination for office of
Justice of the Peace, 6th district of
Morrow county, at the May primaries,
1926, subject to the will of the Dem
ocratic voters.
(Paid Adv.) W. M. AYERS.
. TO ASSIST IN MEETINGS.
F. A. Danforth, conference evan
gelist, will assist Rev. E. C. Alford,
pastor, in special meetings beginning
at the Methodist Community church
next Sunday.
FOR SALE Baby Holt, Jr., Com
bine harvester. 12 foot cut. Ground
power, Good shape. Phone 3F21.
Fall .terms. 61-4.
RHEA CREEK GRANGE.
Rhea Creek Grange meets the first
Sunday of each month at 10 a. m
and the third Friday night of each
month at 8 p. m. Visiting members
welcome.
active worker in the Louise Home,
is giving her time to manage the cam
paign, and will receive contributions
or furnish any information requested.
Field workers are now going thru
the county, and as a humanitarian
project no one can afford not to help
complete this hospital. The present
one, a frame cottage, accomodates
but 16 girls. The new one will care
for 50, and in addition there is an
obstetrical wing, operating rooms,
nursery, school rooms, gymnasium,
commercial and domestic science
classes, in fact, everything that will
restore the girl to a good, clean citi
zen. Mrs. Lillian Cochran and A. A.
Berry are in charge of the drive in
Morrow and Umatilla counties, and
they will be in Heppner this week-end
in its interest. Morrow county's
quota is $500.
Ill SCHOOL II1S
Despite the prevalence of winter
and spring colds and attendant dis
orders the average of high school at
tendance for the school month just
closed was 96.4 percent. This was
better than the grade average which
was 92 percent. This week the at
tendance has been much more regular
than last.
Monday, March 29 Morrow county
teachers from rural districts will pay
a visit to the Heppner school, since
it is the largest in the county, to see
how it is run. This visit will be made
in accordance with an annual custom
began a year or two ago and found to
be very helpful to teachers in small
er schools.
A hard-fought baseball game was
played between the freshman and
sub-freshman teams last Saturday on
the baseball diamond. Although the
sub-freshman team was made up
largely of grade school pupils who
substituted for "regulars" who were
ill, they were victorious by a score of
15 to 14.
Many of the high school boys have
been turning out for baseball practice
during the past week. The first con
test will take place with Arlington
on April 3rd at that city. Prospects
for the first team are: battery, Earle
and Kenneth Merritt; shortstop, Paul
Hisler; 2nd base, Crocket Sprouls;
3rd base, Bill Bucknum. The remain
ing positions are undecided as yet.
Among the freshmen turning out are
M. Howard, M. Edmundson and J. Cas
teel. Superintendents Burgess of Hepp
ner and Skeen of lone have been
working together on plans for a de
clamatory contest which will include
all the schools in Morrow county.
The grade schools will be divided in
to three classes, the lower, interme
diate and upper sections. Any sub
ject, humorous or otherwise, may be
chosen, and it does not have to be
original. This plan has been fash
ioned after that in use in the declam
atory leagues existing in Umatilla
and Crook counties. If the responce
in this county is sufficiently enthus
iastic, the contest will no doubt be
held about May 1.
An enlarged edition of the "Hepp
nerian," official organ of the Hepp
nerian Literary society, will be pub
lished Friday, March 26. The latest
mws, jokes and gossip will be pur
veyed and exchanged for nickels.
On Friday, April 2, members of the
society will be hosts at a banquet to
he tendered the basketball players in
the basement of the schoolhouse.
J. H. Gemmell Dies
' Early This Afternoon
Word received just before going to
press announced the death early this
afternoon of J. H. Gemmell, aged
resident of this city, at the Morrow
General hospital, caused by a stroke
of apoplexy. Mr. Gemmell was take
to the hospital the fore part of the
week, where he underwent a minor
operation, and though very much
weakened by an illness of several
week's duration, he was apparently
resting ensicr, until the stroke this
afternoon struck him.
Joseph H. Gemmell was for many
years a farmer near Heppner, retiring
several years ago with Mrs. Gemmell
to make his home in this city. He
leaves a large circle of relatives and
friends in this county to mourn his
departure. We hope to be able to
give a full obituary account next
week.
FOR SALE Or will trade for Port
land property, 402 acres in Blue
mountains, known as South Jones
Praric. Margaret Jones, 777 Sandy
Blvd., Portland, Ore.
One, two or three furnished and
heated rooms for rent. See C. A.
Minor.
Large Outfit Found Near Irrigon
Brought to Heppner Tuesday,
With Alleged Operator.
The long arm of the law reached
out to the sand country near Irrigon
the first of the week and its tentacli -a
clasped onto one of the largest moon
shine stills ever placed on exhibition
at the county bastile. Out in the
sand dunes in a low swail, was a dug
out, camouflaged quite completely by
piles of sage brush, and in it was the
anti-volstead machinery, apparently
quite immune from inquisitive strang
ers but, its usefulnes, or mUuseful-
ness, has been blasted.
Wm. Hoskins, government agent.
and Walter Matteson and Hugh Grim,
deputies, got the outfit last Monday
evening, and it was brought to Hepp
ner Tuesday morning, as was also
Ken Lhisholm of Hcrmiston, charged
with operating the still. Chisholm
was arraigned before C. E. Glasgow
judge of the justice court at Irrigon,
and on the plea of not guilty was
placed under $2500 bond to await
hearing before the grand jury. As
yet no bail has been given.
when the still was found a large
batch of mash, just ready for a "run",
was uncovered. There was no one at
the dug-out at the time, about 6
o'clock Monday afternoon, but it is
presumed the operatora were going
to make the "run" that night. Chis
holm, taken into custody on suspicion,
was found at an old pumping station
on the river some three miles from
the outfit. The officers found he had
apparently established somewhat tem
porary living quarters in the little
shack.
Heppner Putting In Shape
An All Local Ball Team
The fine spring weather of the nast
few weeks has got under the skin of
local lovers of the national sport, and
the ball diamond at Rodeo field has
been the scene of rnnrh nHivitw tbo
past week. Rumor has it that some
gooa material is showing up and that
neppner win place an all-local talent
team npainst enmnnfilinn rtf nnirrl.-
boring towns in the near futuie. .
Among those who have been toss
ing the ball around and are showing
likely ability are Paul Aiken at short
stop, McArthur, new meat cutter at
the Central market, catcher; Carl Ca
son, third base; B. R. Finch, Jimmie
Burns and Opnn Fprcnmnn nntfioM-
ers; "Ole" Eisenberg, Francis Doher
ty, Earl Merritt, and others who will
probably fill some of tho remaining
positions, une ot the brakies on
the local O. W. R. K. hrnnch lonlr.
good on the "pitcher's mound.
no games have yet been scheduled,
but arrangements are now being made
for a number of games and lone, Irri
gon, Boardman, Condon and other
towns which have teams will probably
be met belore the season ends.
Spring Clean-Up.
(From State Board of Health.)
With Spring comes house cleaning.
Clean-Up" campaigns are now in or
der. It is an excellent plan to have
the streets, alleys and yards cleaned
especially in the Spring, but the ben
efit of the clean-up will depend en
tirely upon the efforts of the indiv
iduals to keep up the work for the en
tire year. To maintain healthy, san
itary conditions either for the indiv
idual or the community does not re
quire a great effort, but it does re
quire a more or less continuous ef
fort. Cleanliness of person and premises
is to a certain extent a protection
against disease. A clean, healthy en
vironment has a wholesome effect,
while a dirty, unsanitary environ
ment is degenerative in its effect
physically, mentally and morally-
producing poor citizens. Anything
which raises the standards of clean
and healthy living will pay finan
cially. There is nothing more expen
sive to the community than filth and
disease.
A favorable sentiment toward bet
ter living and health has grown in
this state until now there is in al
most every community a clean-up
spirit. An annual clean-up does not
suffice any more for a clean city than
a yearly bath would for a clean in
dividual. Regular inspection of the
milk and meat supplies, restaurants
and soda fountains is necessary to
insure safe and clean foods. The
streets, alleys and backyards should
be kept clean by continuous effort and
vigilance. In this way you will raise
the standard of living in your com
munity. Desirable citizens are at
tracted to live where the conditions
are favorable to health and content
ment. All manure piles whether around
houses, barns, hog pens or chicken
yards should be removed at least
twice a week, as they are the princi
pal breeding places of the fly. Lime
is one of the cheapest disinfectants
for general use, and should be liberal
ly used in the disinfection of manure
grounds, garbage cans and the like.
Precautions taken against flies now
will save endless work and worry
later on.
Take pride in the general appear
ance of your community, and keep
your own place continually cleaned
up. Remember general cleanliness is
an outward indication of sanitation.
It is the best and cheapest advertise
ment your community can have.
By Arthur Brisbane
Only Work Counts.
It All Conies Back.
Conspicuous Good News.
Eat Soup... Minerall Salts.
Bishop Manning, head of the Prot
ectant Episcopal Church in New York,
denouncing divorce in high society,
says it means "practical polygamy."
In one year there were only 67 di
vorces in Canada, against 112,036 in
the United States.
Some questions:
How does the Bishop expect high
society to amusi itself if it can't get
an occasional divorce?
Would the overage of high social
morality be ny better if men and
women, disliking each other, were
compelled to remain married?
Is not man naturally a polygamous
animal, reverting to polygamy when
economic pressure is removed, as in
high society?
Reuben Hoffman, aged twenty-eight,
shot himself to death, leaving word
that he chose to die because he was
a failure. He mentioned also the fact
that he had "never worked much, for
fear of making a slave of himself."
If he had been a little more of a
slave, he might have been less of a
failure.
Men need to realize that work is
the only thing worth while.
Richard Padgett, scientist, shown
an instrument that talks. It says
Hello. London, are von home?" RTirl
"Lila, I love you." Science lets us
talk across the continent or ltfino. in
bed, hear the President making his
speech in Washington. Now appears
a machine that may save us the trou
ble of talking.
Man's easiest work is done by push
ing a button, which button Btarts the
steam shovel or steamship.
Gangwell wrote long ago. "The Na
poleon of the future will be an epil
eptic chess player, carried about the
field of battle on an air cushion."
Let's hope that will never come, but
inventors are doing what they can to
bring it about.
On Hundred Thousand New York
building trades workers will get what
they ask, $1 to $2 a day increase. This
will add $75,000,000 a year to the
$525,000,000 already paid those wage
earners. Conservative capital will weep for
a little while, saying, "The nation is
going to the dogs." Later, conserva
tive capital will find all the money
coming back into its coffers. ,
Masons, plasterers, bricklayers, cer-
penters, spend what they get. Some
day big men will learn that all the
money they can ever get, is money
spent by little men.
Bad news is conspicuous, good news
not. For instance, the navy perfects
a torch used under water, despite the
intense pressure of great depths.
It s an interesting torch, with three
sheaves meeting at a point. From
the three sheaves acetylene gas, hy
drogen gas and compressed air burst
forth. An air bubble protects the fire
under pressure, and the torch, de
veloping under water a temperature
of 5,000 degrees, will burn holes in
the steel sides of sunken submarines
and other ships, making it possible to
pump in air and raise them to the
surface.
Lady Fletcher, having lived on fruit
juices and vegetable extracts for
forty-two days, breaks her "fast" and
takes milk. The diet, is not a fast,
has done her good, improving her
complexion, preserving her strength.
From vegetables boiled to a liquid.
she got the mineral salts absolutely
essential to health. Give one rat
nothing but water, give another rat
water and unlimited quantities of
food from which all mineral salts
have been extracted; the rat eating
food will die before the rat taking
only water.
Food without mineral salts is food
without nourishment.
That is why good soup that includes
boiled vegetables is so important. The
best part of vegetables is boiled out
it. many households and thrown away.
In soup it is preserved.
WHAT MUST I DO TO BE SAVED?
The evangelistic services that are
being conducted at the Church of
Christ by the pastor have begun with
good interest. Tonight the subject
will be "The Good Confession," and
Friday night, "Christian Baptism."
Sunday morning the subject will be
"The Hands of Jesus," and tho eve
ning subject will be, "What Must I
Do to Be Saved?" The latter will
present a summary of the cases of
conversion recorded in the New Tes
tament. We will not try to improve
on the conditions of salvation as set
forth by the divinely taught and spirit
tilled apostles of our Lord.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
Now is the time to buy your Easter
Ensemble. Mrlvin & Kidgeway will
be at the Curran Hat Shop Friday and
Saturday, March 26 and 27, with a
complete line of suits, coat and
dresses.