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Volume 44, Number 42.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY,' JAN. 5, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
AT
Chinook and Rain Com
bine to Gradually Melt
Crusted Snow.
While tha weather condition at
Heppner have not been any too pleas
ant for the past two weeks, because
of low temperature and anow and
ice, it has not been severe. At no
time since the cold snap set in has
the thermometer reached zero, though
it crowded that point pretty close
for a night or two. Beginning Sat
urday night there was some snow
fall, and on Sunday this was increas
ed, and fitful spells of snowing was
the order for a day or two. Later
a rain came, and the snow was crust
ed over, sidewalks became glares of
ice, and pedestrians found consider
able difficulty in making their rounds
about the city. This is changing
pretty fast today, as the soft winds
of the chinook and some rain along
with them is melting the ice and
snow crust, and the five or six inches
of the beautiful that blankets the
Heppner hills wil soon pass unless
there should come a sudden shift in
the winds and the chinook freeze out.
The cold weather has frozen the
ground to a depth of about seven
inches. It was a steady freeze, last
ing all last week and up until the
first of the present week. As stated
elsewhere in these columns, there is
some apprehension felt in certain
parts of the county regarding the
effect on crops. There was a fin
growth of wheat, especially in the
north end of the county, and fears
are entertained that some varieties
may have been frozen out. There is
no certainty of this, however, and
when the thaw comes it may appear
that the damage, if any, has been
slight.
Down the Columbia gorge, condi
tions during the week have been bad.
Trains are blocked on the U. P. track,
highway traffic tied up, and it will
be many days yet before the situa
tion is cleared up, according to re
porta reaching here. Hereabouts!
traffic has been able to get about
pretty much as usual and there has
been no great inconvenience suffered.
Stockmen have plenty of feed, nad
could care for their flocks and herds
through many weeks of such winter
weather as we have been having.
KOOD LAND SOLD FRIDAY.
To satisfy a judgment rendered in
the United States district court at
Portland in favor of the California
Joint Stock Land bank, a corporation,
plaintiff, and against Frances Wilbur
Rood and others, a public sale was
held at the court house in Heppner
on Friday, conducted by Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal Davidson, of the
lands of Andrew Rood, Jr., on which
the San Francisco financial institu
tion held a mortgage. The suit was
against Mrs. Rood as administratrix
of the estate, and other parties were
Oregon Live Stock Loan company,
A. C Ruby and Harry Rood. The
amount involved in the judgment was
$29,600, which (included costs and
accruing costs of sale. A. E. Clark,
Portland attorney, represented the
bank and bid, in the land for the
amount of judgment and costs. '
CLARENCE RICE DIES.
Word received here announces the
death of Clarence R. Rice, a native
of Morrow county, but for a number
of years past residing near Monu
ment in Grant county, of pneumonia
and complications on December 25.
His funeral was held the Wednesday
afternoon following and the remains
laid to rest in Monument cemetery.
Clarence R. Rice was born Septem
ber 8, 1891, near Hardman, and at the
time of his death was aged 36 years
8 months and 17 days. He was united
in marriage to Bertha Bellenbrock,
March 28, 1910, and to this union
were born four children, three girls
and one boy. Mr. Rice leaves the
following near relatives to mourn his
death: his widow Mrs. Bertha Rice
and their four children, Edna, Grace,
Clara and Frank; his father, Daniel
Rice of Portland, and three sisters,
Mrs. Maude Craber of The Dalles,
Mrs. Shirley Robinson of Emmett
Idaho and Mrs. Cecil Burgoyne of
Portland.
TRAFFIC IS BLOCKADED.
A heavy snow slide on the railroad
west of Hood River causing the
wreck of train No. 23 of the Unio'n
Pacific early Monday morning, and
heavy drifts on the Columbia high
way has blockaded traffic up the south
side of the Columbia this week, and
delayed trains has been the result.
Heppner had no train out Sunday
night because of the storm, and the
local has been going down the line
during the day since and returning
is the evening. Report has it that
nearly 200 motorists are marooned
at Hood River, and it would seem
that there will be no relief for a
number of days yet. The railroad
is ipt cleared of the snow and wreck
age .of train 23, and the Union Paci
fic are routing trains over the North
Bank to Celilo. Merchants of Hepp.
ner, who have received no fast freight
for many days, are reporting a short
age in stocks, but relief should be at
hand soon.
WRONG IMPRESSION CORRECTED.
There has been a general rumor
going the rounds to the effect that
Dr. A. D, McMurdo was contemplating
leaving Heppner right after the first
of the year, to take up practice in
Pendleton. To quiet all such rumors
and correct a false report we are
requested by Dr. McMurdo to say
that there is absolutely nothing in
it.
Birthday Remembered
By Surprise Party
The home' of Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Blahm, below Heppner, was he scene
of a pleasant surprise party 'on Wed
nesday, January 4, in honor of the
49th birthday of Mr. Blahm. Guests
present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Farlinger and son Bobby of Alberta,
Canada;1 Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes,
Mr, and Mrs. Chris Brown and son
Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parker,
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Moeller, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Evans and son Donald, Mr. and Mrs,
Harvey Bauman, Mr. and Mrs. Lee A.
Sprinkel, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Blahm
and Raymond, Anna, Lena, and El
mer Blahm.
Five hundred was played and hon
ors went to Mrs. Chris Brown first,
and John Hughes, consolation. Late
in the evening dainty refreshments
consisting of sandwiches, fruit sal
ad, cake and coffee were served by
Mrs. Sprinkel and Mrs. Blahm.
MRS. GENTRY IMPROVING.
In last issue we reported the ac
cident to the Jbb. Gentry car, when
Mt. and Mrs. Gentry were going down
Franklin hill grade on their return
from Walla Walla. In this accident
Mrs. Gentry received a dislocated
wrist and many severe bruises, from
all of which she is now recovering
quite satisfactorily. In conversation
with Mr. Gentry the first of the week,
he gave us particulars of the acci
dent, and the escape of both himself
and his wife from more serious con
sequences was something short of
miraculous. At a point on the grade
near where it croses the old road, the
car struck some new snow on the
frozen track and skidded sharply off
the grade, headed down hill. It hung
up for an instant on a barbed wire
fence and at this juncture Mr. Gen
try urged his wife to jump out. JuM
as she opened the door and was ready
to step out, the fence gave way and
she was thrown several feet down the
hill and in the way of the car. Mr.
Gentry managed to steer the car so
it missed her, and also brought the
machine about sidewise and checked
its progress toward the bottom of the
hill, and while holding it here he
called to Mrs. Gentry to bring a rock
and chock the wheel. In attempting
to lift a rock with her hand she was
unable to do so, but with the other
hand managed to get hold of a stone
and carried it to the car and placed
it in front of a wheel, holding the
machine until Mr. Gentry got out and
blocked ifJ The fence really saved
the car from catapulting a quarter
of a mile or so to the bottom of the
canyon, and as stated above there is
no telling just what the consequences
would have been. The car did not
turn over, and was not very serious
ly damaged in its passage of about
100 feet down the hill over the rocks.
VISITING HERE FROM ALBERTA.
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Farlinger and
small son are visiting at the John
P. Hughes, home from Bruce, Alberta,
Mr. Farlinger being a brother of Mrs.
Hughes. Mr. Farlinger engages in
mixed farming on his Alberta farm,
raising some wheat, some cattle and
other livestock. Wheat raisers there
market through a pool, that Mr. Far-
linger declares has been quite suc
cessful. The first year of its opera
tion five years ago, 75 per cent of
the wheat raisers joined in the pool.
At the present time 80 per cent are
estimated to be pooling their wheat,
showing a gain in the faith of the
farmers in this method of market
ing. Wheut there is handled almost
entirely in bulk. After it is deliv
ered to the warehouse it is taken care
of entirely by the pool management
at 2 cents a bushel. Alberta farmers
are strong for cooperation, Mr. Far-
linger states, pools similar to the
wheat pool now being formed for
nearly every kind of farm produce.
Thirty-five to forty bushels of wheat
to the acre is an average crop on new
land In Alberta which has jumped in
price the laBt few years from $40 to
$60 na dbefctcr an acre. Barley and
oats rank high as cereal crops there
as well.
REVIVAL MEETING BEGINS.
A revival meetine beeins at the
Church of Christ on Sunday and the
preaching at both services will be by
Brother H. J. Perry who to be the
evangelist. The services will contin
ue through the week.
We hope to see full attendance at
the Bible school to mark the begin
ning of the meeting.
Sundav evening also marlra the
close of the Christian Endeavor con
test. Wo nope it has a happy climax
The public is cordially welcome to
all of the services of the church.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
LOST Bunch of keys on ring.
Will finder please leave at this office.
Photo taken shortly before they
flight attempt shows, left to right,
Grayson and Lieut. Oskar Omdal
Crew of the "Dawn"
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SCHOOL OPENED THIS A. M.
After a delay of two days owing to
the inability of several instructors
to get back to Heppner from their
holiday vacation school opened this
morning with the full corps of teach
ers on hand. Because of the block
ade of the railroad between The
Dalles and Portland, and heavy slides
on the Columbia highway as well, the
train schedules were upset, and those
depending on car and motor service
were also unable to travel. Word
from Superintendent Burgess at
Portland, received here on Monday,
announced that a number were ma
rooned on that side of the mountains,
and it would be Wednesday before
they could reach Heppner. Those
getting in on Wednesday night's
train were Supeintendent Burgess,
H. R. Johnson Dan Beighle and Miss
Harriet Case. Other instructors were
home and ready for work Tuesday
morning.
Big Rabbit Drive Will
Start at Alpine Sunday
A big rabbit drive is scheduled for
the Alpine section on Sunday, to
which the public in general is in
vited. The drive is to start at 10
o'clock in the morning at the lower
Sand Hollow ranch of John Kilkenny.
The people of the community will
arrange a lunch with hot coffee, and
conditions seem to be just right for
a successful drive.
This paper is requested' to state,
by those having the drive in charge,
that there is to be neither guns nor
dogs allowed in the drive, and it is
to be conducted according to the
usual rules governnig such events,
the object being to rid that section
of all the rabbits possible in the
time given over to the work.
First Basketball Game
In New Gym Saturday
The first- basketball game of the
season, as well as the initial' contest
on the new gym floor, is scheduled
for Saturday evening between the
Arlington and Heppner high school
quintets.
The public of Heppner is assured
that they can witness this game in
comfort, and there is every promise
that it will be hotly contested, if the
right dope is in hand regarding the
ability of the visitors, as the local
team is strong. The game starts at
7:30.
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JOINS CHEVROLET COMPANY.
Al Bergstrom, who has been en
gaged for sometime with the Fergu
son Motor company, and seeling Oak
land and Pontiac cars, this week be
came identified with the Ferguson
Chevrolet company of this city as a
part owner, the deal being closed on
Wednesday. It is understood that
Mr. Ferguson, senior will join his
son Gene at Pendleton, where they
will continue the Oakland-Pontiac
agency which they assumed some
monlhB ago.
At the Chevrolet show rooms here
during the past ten days, the new
1928 models have been the center of
attraction. While the company were
not able to get more than two cars,
a coach and a coupe, besides two
trucks, they are expecting a full
shipment immediately which will in
clude the full line. Needless tto
mention that the new Chevrolets are
meeting with great favor here, and
the cars are moving out just as fast
as they are received at the com
pany's display rooms.
INSTALLS X-RAY MACHINE. !
Dr. Johnston has recently added
to his x-ray equipment at his office
what is known as the Quarts Mercury
arc or Alpine Sun machine, one of
the latest appliances for the success
ful treatment of germicidal diseases.
While the machine is not a "cure all"
It has been fully demonstrated that
it is very beneficial In the treatment
of a very large number of ailments.
A recent experiment with violet
rays from a quarts mercury arc lamp
it was found that it will kill "tri
chomonas buccalis," one of the two
varieties of animal parasites found
in 80 per cent of the mouths of per
sons suffering with advanced pyor
rhea. The list of skin diseases, mouth
disease, lung afflictions or other ger
micidal diseases is quite a long one,
but they all yield very satisfactorily
to this "sun treatment" states Di.
Johnston, and sufferers from high
blood pressure have been very 'great
lyv relieved it is found, after pro
longed experimentation. "
Harriet, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. Hager, underwent an
operation at the office of Dr. Mc
Murdo this morning for the removal
of tonsils and adenoids
hopped off for their trans-Atlantic
Bric Coldborough, Mrt.Francea
Booster Edition
Success; All Co-operating
Big Issue of Heppner Gazette Times
Will Be Fine Advertisement
For Morrow County.
That the coming special illustrated booster edition of the Gazette
Times will be a big success in every sense of the word is already a
foregone conclusion if we are to judge by the universal interest dis
played and support readily promised following our initial announce
ment of last week. This is the right spirit and the spirit that wilL put
Heppner and Morrow county over the top and keep this district in its
rightful place among the leaders.
Publicity will sell your groceries and publicity will sell a pair of
shoes. Publicity will sell Morrow county to the world. Well directed
publicity sold California and Florida to the world. Publicity has been
responsible to the largest extent for the development of our country
today. All that we need is publicity and there is no publicity so effect
ive as well directed newspaper publicity.
Will Represent Morrow County In Detail
Let this edition go down in the annals of our history as the great
est publicity venture ever brought to a successful conclusion here.
No expense will be spared to make it by word and picture truly rep
resentative of this entire section.' A copy of this edition coming
from a friend to a friend or relative will do more good by far than a
thousand real estate Circulars sent at random. These copies will be
furnished to certain quarters without cost. This will be our contri
bution to progress.
This newspaper will be but the medium through which the work
will be accomplished. The message proper will be made possible
through the public spirited cooperation of Heppner and Morrow
county people.
In the matter of publicity (blowing our own horn) we have been
much too negligent. Other cities are getting ahead, they are getting
the trade, they are growing. Why?' Again the answer we find in
in their continued and everlastingpubliciry which is calling people's
attention to the advantages offered in glowing colors.
County-Wide Interest Assured
That this issue will in the county alone be well looked for and
that every home will trseaure such a copy for always is well evidenced
by the requests for hundreds of extra 'copies that we have already
received and the ujiiijersal interest displayed. Thus it affords the
business house an excellent advertising medium and from this source
from a conservative business basis will come our only revenue. Such
an undertaking needs, of course, considerable financing and this is the
most logical way as the firm supporting the idea has the double sat
isfaction of helping to put over a worthwhile project and is availing
itself of an excellent advertising medium.
Let Us Send Out 5000
-We trust 1ur people will make it possible to send out no less
than 5000 copies of at least a fifty-page issue. Such a one will be
duly impressive. All church, fraternal, educational, and civic organi
zations are invited to contribute articles pertaining to their several
works which will be published without cost. We want farm scenes
and farm production stories. True stories relating to this county.
BOOST YOUR TOWN AND YOUR COUNTY'S INTERESTS
BY BOOSTING FOR THE BOOSTER EDITION. THE INTER
ESTS OF ONE ARE THE INTERESTS OF ALL. COOPERATION
MEANS SUCCESS.
New Victory Dodge Six
Car Here Saturday
Radio fans of the city listened in
on the hour of entertainment furn
ished and broadcast all over !the
country from east to west and north
to south Wednesday evennig under
arrangement of the Dodge Motor Car
company, of Detroit, and they wore
well repaid for the time spent. The
object of this entertainment was to
announce the arrival on the market
of the new Victory Dodge Six, which
the manufacturers feel is one of the
finest cars in this class ever offered
the public
Cohn Auto company local Dodge
dealers were unable to have a car
here as per the radio announcement,
but we a-e authorized to state that
they will be only a day late, and the
Victory Six will be on display at
their show rooms in this city on Sat
urday, January 7, at which time they
will be glad to make detailed show
ing and give demonstrations of the
latest sensation in the motor wor'd.
TO DOG OW NERS.
Under provisions of the city stat
utes, all persons, owning and har
boring dogs within the city must have
them registered and must pay the
necessary fee or license therefor. As
the time is at hand for the perform
ance of this duty, I call attention to
the following section of Ordinance
No. 95 governing this matter, this be
ing the Bection referring to the pen
alty for violation of the ordinance.
The full text of the ordinance can
be seen at the office of the city re
corder in the council chambers.
Ord. No. 96, Sec. 8. Any person
owning, keeping, or harboring any
dog in the City of Heppner, in vio
lation of any of the provisions of
this ordinance, shall, upon conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor, and shall be punished by
a fine of not more than Fifty Dol
lars, or by imprisonment not ex
ceeding twenty-five days in the city
jail, or by both such fine and im
prisonment. v
Avoid trouble by registering your
dog now.
S. P. DEV1N, City Marshal.
The BIG PARADE at Star Theater
for four days, January 15-16-17-18.
Don't miss it.
To Be Big
P. T. A. Meets Next
Tuesday Afternoon
The regular monthly meeting of
the Patron-Teacher association is
scheduled at the high school build
ing on next Tuesday afternoon, at
which time there is to be an inter
esting program as follows:
Piano solo, Mrs. M. W. Bower.
"Thrift," Mrs. Julia Clark.
Entertainment direction of Miss
Bennehoff, by pupils of the sixth
grade.
Vocal duet, Mary and Patricia Mon-
ahan.
"Home Education," Mrs. Lucille
McAtee,
In addition to the above, Mr. G.
A. Bleakman will give a talk on
"Experiences of School Conductor."
Thia being the first meeting of the
new year, it is desired that there
be a full attendance of the mem
bership and patrons and friends of
ihe school.
The BIG PARADE at Star Theater
for four days, January 15-16-17-18.
Don't miss it.
Mothers Attention
The mothers of Heppner and Morrow county are cordially
invited to bring or send pictures of their babies up to the ages
of between seven and eight years to this office. These will be
published without cost in our coming 45th Anniversary Special
Illustrated Booster Edition.
Let us show the outside world something about our healthy,
happy younger generation. Let us show the outside world that
this is a place to raise their children.
All that is required is a picture with the name, and age writ
ten on the back. No extra charge to you. No axe to grind. And
extra copies of this issue for you to send away to friends and
for you to keep as a souvenir for always will also be furnished
to you. Bost the idea. Boost for the Booster Edition. We need
your cooperation. Cooperation means success. Greater Mor
row county straight ahead.
Council Meets Tuesday
And Attends to Business
Monday being a holiday, the regu
lar monthly meeting of the city coun-
cil was held on Tuesday evening with
Mayor Noble presiding and Council-
men Sweek, Bisbee and Cox present;
absent, Cooncilmen Jones, Thomson
and Clark.
No matters of grave importance
were brought up, and the main order
of business was the payment of the
monthly bills. The final settlement
was made with the contractors for
the crushed rock placed on the
streets. There was also some discus
sion of the claims of Ed Berry and
John Hottman for placing the signs
at Heppner Junction, this matter of
business having not yet been cleared
up to the satisfaction of the claim
ants; no definite , conclusion was
reached at this tinre. As to the co
operation with the county in road
work, using the funds due the city
from the state, there seemed to be
some question as to whether or not
proper action had been taken hereto
fore regarding this matter; at any
rate the final disposition of the funds
in the hands of the county belonging
to the city on account of highways is
a piece' of business that will receive
further consideration.
Reports of City Recorder. City
Treasurer and City Marshal were
read and upon motion accepted and
ordered to be filed. The annual re
port of the treasurer is of interest
to the people of Heppner and we give
it herewith:
W. O. Dix. city treasurer of the Citv of
Heppner, makes annual report for the rear
ending December 81st, 1927 :
Balance on hand January 1st, 1927
General Fund $ 7.081.97
water (una 2,360.29
$ 9.442.28 f 9,442.26
RECEIVED
From Water Master -..$13,380.09
From Taxes .. 14.439.21
From General Licenses 272.50
From Dog Tax 158.00
From Fines , 422.00
From Bridge Timbers
Sold 5.00
From Impounding Fee- 2.00
From Mrs. Lieuallen on
street 15.00
$28,698.80 $28,698.80
Grand Total $38,141.06
DISBURSEMENTS
General Fund warrants
paw I 9,884.85
General Fund, Mayor's
orders 2,238.42
Water Fund warrants
Interest on water
bonds 5,226.00
Interest on Funding
bonds 900.00
Exchange 6.36
Water Bonds No. 6, 7,
S, 9 and 10 5,000.00
$29,636.78 $29,536.78
Balance on hand Dec.
SI, 1M7 . ,. -,. $ M04JS
SAVINGS
Total savings .account, Jan. 1,
1927 $21,047.82
Interest received Water savings
-account 688.70
Interest received General fund
savings account 175.19
Total savings, Jan. 1, 1828 $21,911.21
Bills against the city were audited
and ordered paid as follows:
S. P. Devin, salary $ 126.00
W. O. Dix, salary 20.00
J. J. Nys, salary r. 25.00
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, health officer 10.00
E. R. Hliatnn. ..I.,, OR Ai,
State Industrial Accident Commis
sion 8.31
Heppner Transfer Co. ,. Z'Z..Z 200
Bern Kuseick, labor 8.50
Geo. McDuftee, Sheriff, board of
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.i materials 4s!oO
reopies Hardware Co., materials 1.60
Howrd-Cooper Corproation, sup-
plies Are department . 102.12
Carl T. Habcost, balance on gravel
contract 1,098.58
NEW PASTOR APPOINTED.
Rev. Thomas J. Brady, who has
been administrator in charge of SL
Patrick's parish here most of the
time since the departure of Rev. Fa
ther Cantwell, received his appoint
ment to the pastorate of St. Pat
rick's church from Bishop McGrath
of the Baker diocese the first of the
week. During the time Rev. Father
Brady has been officiating as pastor
of the Catholic church here, he has
very favorably impressed the Hepp
ner people, as well as the members
of his congregation, and we are sure
the appointment will meet with gen
eral satisfaction.
Marjorie Clark daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Clark, departed on Fri
day for Portland on her return to
Eugene to resume her studies at the
U. of O., where she is taking a course
in journalism. Miss Mary Clark, al
so a student at the university, was
not able to return because of illness,
but she is reported to be rapidly im
proving and she hopes to get back
to school for the spring term.
Jack Terry and family departed
this week for Stockton, Calif., trav
eling by auto. Mr. Terry will have
employment with a harvester com
pany in the California city.
Arthur Brisbane
Worst of All Crimes.
The Microscope.
Pagan Religions.
The King's Prayer Book.
California and the whole country
are shocked by a dreadful kidnaping
and murder in Los Angeles. The un
happy father, obeying the orders of
the kidnaper, handed him $1,500 in
gold certificates, and in return re
ceived part of the body of hia twelve-
year-old daughter, dreadfully muti
lated.
The worst of crimes is kidnaping,
since 'it inflicts upon fathers and
mothers torments most horrible. That
crime should be punished with ut
most severity, and when guilt is cer
tain, with no delay. ,
Dr. William J. Mayo, one of the
famous brothers, says science learns
more about disease from the micro
scope than in any other way. Man's
brain is a "visual organ," and must
see, to know. The introduction of
the microscope by the Jansses, late
in the ftixtppnth (.pnfilrv. baa Hntia
more to advance learning than any
other agent, says Dr. Mayo .
Real learning owes more to Gali
leo's introduction of the telescope, at
the beginning of the seventeenth
century, than to the microscope. See
ing the germs that cause disease is
important, but less so than teeing
distant suns and nebulae. Perhaps,
as the great German scientist Haesk
el suggested, men of the future will
train one eye for telescopic, the eith
er for microscopic work, the two eyes
combined dealing with the real world
about us.
Earthquake in Bunnah frightened
inhabitants. A loud roar, lasting ten
secuuua, accumpaniea bne sna&ing.
Gautamas, finest temple at Rangoon,
was badly damaged, but that will not
shake faith in Buddhism.
, That is the convenient thing about
pagan religions. When anything goes
wrong the pagan priests tell the
faithful, "It's your fault. Your do
nations have been inadequate." Noth
ing is ever wrong with the pagan
god, supposed to control earthquakes,
or at least protect his own temples.
Even fundamentalist Christian
churches put lightning rods on their
steeples, which seems strange.
Judge Hardy of the Superior Court
in San Francisco saya crime could
be abolished if mothers would teach
their children, in pre-school days,
obedience, truthfulness, honesty and
the Golden Rule. That is just what
mothers have been teaching their
children for 500,000 years, according
to the light of their period, and they
have achieved wonders already.
Intelligent Mr. Tex Rickard says
Jack Dempsey will fight Mr. Tunney
again next summer. Certainly, and
each of many following summers un
til death do them part, if the crop
of $40 a seat simpletons lasts.
A cruel government plans to tax
each $10 seat $10, but that can be
made up by speculators' pricea. Mr.
Kickard's good fortune is due partly
to the fact that men dull enough to
enjoy prize fights are too dull to
know when they are being "faked."
It is believed, in the West, that
the Tri-State Colorado River Com
mission, representing California, Ari-
sona and Nevada, will reach an agree
ment to start work on the Boulder
Dam project. Whatever helpa one
State helps the whole country. Ari
zona will gain by allowing California
to use water and power now going to
waste.
The British House of Lords has
approved the new and changed read
ings in the Church of England pray
er book, but it has been disapproved
by the House of Commons. King
George is interested because hia oath
requires him to stick to that book.
Some low church Britishers com
plain that the new book is not as
strictly "Protestant" as the last. The
opinion of the only authoriy that
really counts can unforunately not
be obtained.
Diplomatic circles in Pekin are
shocked by a shipment from Turkey
to Pekin's "Anti-Opium Monopoly
Bureau." The shipment was 62,000
pounds of Turkish opium. That re
minds you of our own alcohol prop
osition, in spots. One New York cab
aret keeper, asked if prohibition
agents bothered him, replied, "Yes, I
had to give one of them $1100 just an
hour ago."
COUNTY AGENT HELPS.
Chas. W. Smith, county agent, has
kindly consented to assist in every
way possible in preparing data and
photos relative to the agricultural
development of Morrow county for
publication in the coming special il
lustrated edition of the Gazette
Times. His office can be of invalu
able help in this respect. It is our
agricultural advantages thnt we will
want to play up in particular and set
before the outside world In glowing
colors. This office can and will also
assist decidedly in the distribution.
Mr. Smith's office will be furnished
extra copies wthout charge.
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