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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

1T IS unfortunate indeed that Toledo,
Ohio, has suffered from a smallpox
epidemic. Many more of our cities
are liable to meet with dire results in
this regard if vaccination is not more
extensively done. An epidemic Of any
contagious disease once started is much
more difficult to control than to es-
tablish the prevention. -
Why did the French fail to construct
the Panama Canal7 Because they en-
deavored to treat disease after it oe-
Cured, rather than attempting to pre-
vent it. IT is much more difficult to
treat any preventable disease than to
administer the prophylaetic and far
more expensive Toledo numbered 139
eases in December Portland had five,
but the latter city did nat escape be-
cause vaccination is so thoroughly done
in fact laxity in this respect is con-
stantly increasing. In Montreal, dur
ing nine months in 1885, 3,l63 persons
succumDeu 10 smallpOX.
Saginaw, Michigan, few years ago,
was quarantined as a whole against the
surrounding country. What terrible
calamity to any city from business
standpoint, if nothing else.
There is no recognized standard text
book on the science Of medicine that
condemns vaccination as q preventive
against smallpox. There is no school of
science medicine in the world that dees
not advise it.
THERE is, Of course, the person who
win contend that the fly isn't half
SO dangerous as advanced sanitary
science contends. But such person is
a rara avis these enlightened days and
his ideas fly in the face of proved facts.
No doubt the same individual would
see no Larger in contaminated source
of water supply and would make light
of the whole scheme Of community and
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

n AFRENCHMAN staying at London
Ahotel, when presented with his bill,
paid it without formal protest, but was
indignant at its amount. ~ wish to
see re proprietaire, he said to the
clerk. In minute the proprietor ap-
peared.
The Frenchman was all smiles,
"Ah," he said, ~ must embrace you. ;"
"But why should you embrace met"
asked the astonished hotel keeper, "I
do not understand
"Look at zee billi"
eyes, your receipted bill. What OF
it,"
"What Of eeti Simply zees, saire. 1t
means Eat I shall nevaire, no, nevaire,
see you again."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

the brush assists in raising the dust
particles, lint, thread and other remov-
able dirt, and the action of the cleaner
is more efficient.
Chinese Method Of Preserving Eggs.
Covering eggs with thin layer Of
sea salt and vegetable ashes, made into
a paste with water, the Chinese succeed
in so preserving them that they do not
spoil quickly, and may be shipped long
distances. The paste is put on about a
quarter Of an incn thick, and the eggs
are then piled up and allowed to dry
When required for use, they are placed
in water, and the paste dissolves readily
1t is found that tbs salt penetrates the
shell and inner membrane, giving de.
cidedly saline taste to the egg, hence
they are used for purposes where the
salty taste is not Objectionable.
Automatic Hone Sharpens Scissors.
A hone with IN automatic guide that
holds the blade of pair OF shears in
the right position by means of clamp
ing and pressure spring, has been plac
ed on the market and appears to be
simple in operation and sure ir results.
The base, upon which the carriage
slides, is so arranged that the car
riage can move only SO far A clamp
ed guide holds the blade of the shear
at the rig't angle upon the surface of
the hone. Once fixed in position, the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

outward, forming guards which keep
the body of the device away from the
surface of its support, while full
sized sheet of sticky fly paper is fold
ed about the center and kept in place
by projecting prongs thrust through
the edges of the paper.
Newspaper Made for Use as Wrapping
Paper.
Two days each week daily paper
published at Eberswalde, Prussian
town near Berlin, is printed on only
one side of the sheet, and on these days
the paper is made twice as large as
usual so that the public loses nothing
in the way of reading matter. The OBJ
ject Of this curious arrangement is to
make tthe paper useful as we'll as in
structive, as it can then be. used for
wrapping up provisions without any
touch Of printers ink.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
Dangers of Fire Season Explained
Western Forestry and Conservation Association Reports Pro-
gress in Preventive Work.

of the community was less realized. Be-
sides the danger to the life and prop
erty of settlers, every loss of timber re-
duees the return from forest industry,
which is the greatest source Of COM
munlty revenue in the Northwestern
states and contributes to every other in
dustry. Settlers are beginning to recog-
nize it as the greatest support of a
market for farm products.
Method and expenditure for patrol
and fire-fighting have been carried fur
ther in the Pacific Northwest thai any
where els in America. The chain of
allied timber owners associations ex-
tending from Montana to California
protect nearly 25,0o0,O0O acres, employ
ing several hundred patrolmen, besides
emergency help, and spending large
sums for telephone and trail construc-
tion. These systems dovetail under CO.
operative agreements into those of the
states and the government, making a
triple alliance which covers the entire
field. Preparation for more effective
patrol than ever before is being made
this year and the public is urged to
reciprocate by exercising unusual care
with slashings, camp fires, matches and
tobacco in the woods.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

INDICATIONS of dangerous forest
fire season. unless June brings
heavy rains, are reported by State,
Federal and private forest forces to the
Western Forestry and Conservation As
sociation, which serves as clearing
house for all forest protective agencies
in the Pacific Northwest. The early
season, with little snow in the hills and
inflammable vegetation well advanced,
is considered to cause increased hazard
if hot, dry weather is prolonged
For the next few weeks, before care
less campers and hunters become most
numerous, slashings and uncleared
rights Of way are the greatest source
of danger. Settlers, loggers and road
crews are urged to clean these up as
long as it remains safe to do so, but
reminded to take ever precaution and
that from une to September l burn
iLg withou. permit from a fire warden
is punishable by law, besides carrying
liability for heavy damage if dcstruc-
ton results. Both private and official
agencies report, however, that public
sentiment in these matters has greatly
there being much less care
lessness than in former years when the
injury from forest fires to all members
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
Health and Sanitation

individual cleanliness that is yearly
'robbing the graveyards o. tho country
Of tremendous harvest. Take no heed
of such carper.
AVOID, as far as possible, handling
Aflies with the bare hands. But if
you do touch them, wash the hands
thoroughly and avoid possible danger.
BATHING, as well as other good prac.
Dtiees of our daily life, is largely
Ia matter of habit and convenience.
Bathing is an agreeable thing provided
lit is convenient and comforta Bile, and
the necessity is great If having bath
room that is cheerful and warm SO that
the habit ;:ay become fired one with
the children as well as their elders.
The Modern Sanitarian emphasizes this
point in the following succinct arg1-
ment:
"It is all very well to take a morn
ing tubing when we can slip from a
snug bed into bright warm, inviting
bath room when the morning dip is
luxury, but how many OF us ould in
sist on such scrupulous cleanliness if,
like our less fortunate dwellers of the
slums, we had to carry our water from
a distant hydrant, bathe without priv
acy in cold room and then carry the
water to distant receptacle to be emp
tied. Not many, we enture. Which
goes to show that bathing, like most
PERSONAL habits, is greatly matter of
environment and convenience.
.If the slnm dwellers were suddenly
enriched and changed to the dwellings
|of the wealthy, while The wealthy peo-
pie were impoverished and transferred
to the slums, conditions would soon be-
come entirely reversed; the former slum
jewellers would become esthetics, de-
voted to the daily mo-aing bath, while
esthetics would slip back 20 the level of
the great unwashed."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

m RS. PANKHURST, as the Majestic
l4 sailed from New York, talked to a
reporter about the comparative deceit,
fulness Of men and women.
Women" said tho reporter, care
the more deceitful. -
"No," said Mrs. Pankhurst, "men
are the worse. Look at the way they
deceive their wives"
Mrs. Pankhurst smiled and tossed her
head.
"Oh, no." she said. GLOW could the
average man ever get wife if he didn t
deceive hera"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
Motor Driven Train for Roadless
'jround.


The principal feature of this motor
driven train in hauling heavy loads
across ertain sections of Australia
that have no substantial roads, consists
in the front and rear rail-laying wheels
which enable the vehicle to traverse
long stretches of deep sand and soft
soil without becoming stalled. The
wheels of the engine, as may be seen,
are provided with series of planks
which are automatically laid down and
taken up when the vehicle is il motion.
The train was constructed to carry a
load of thirtyfive tons and weighs
sixty-eight tons compl, te, Of which the
engine accounts for twenty five tons
A firm believer in the influence of
suggestion, an electric light man in
Ohio, turned on his own porch lamp
every night during the month Of De-
cember. He gave no reason to his
neighbors for so doing, nor did he men
ton to them the fact that he was oper-
ating this lamp continuously. However,
by the tenth Of the month ten neighbors
on both sides Of the street were oper-
ating their porch lamps every night.
Tho fact that this was not a coinci-
dence was established when on January
l the electric light man discontinued the
operation of his porch lamp and was
followed in his example by all of his
neighbors.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
Marvels of Everyday Science
s

AN enormous biplane made by the
~ Russian builder, Sikorssky, has
succeeded in making a flight of IS
minutes duration with 16 passengers
on board, the weight G. the passengers
and crew carried in this remarkable
flight being 2,640 pounds. Even more
sensational was country flight
made by the same machine when it had
the pilot end eight passengers on board
and maintained an average height Of
5000 TT. for a period of hr. + min.
This establishes record both for dur
alton and altitude for an aeroplane car
rying nine persons. T..is machine is OF
peculiar construction and y similar to
the first one of its type. The span
OF the upper plane is ia feet,
while the fore -and-aft length Of
the aeroplane is 62 feet. The wings
are spaced 8 feet apart and have
a total supporting surface of 1920 So.
it. The weight of the aeroplane when
empty is $3.50 lb. 1t is fitted with
four motors OF 100 hp. each, and pro-
vision is made for installing a fifth mo,
tor if desired.
Vacuum Cleaner Nczzl. Has Brush In
side.
Their has been recently patented a
nozzle, for use with va uum cleaners,
which has /. revolving brush so arrang-
ed just within it that as the nozzle is
swept back and forth over the floo..,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
New Holder for Fly Paper.

A novel contrivance for holding
sticky fly paper securely, and keeping
it in such position that tablccloths,
centerpieces and polished surfaces do
not come in contact with the paper has
recently been patented. 1t consists of
q hollow box shaped affair of thin
metal, The outer ends of which extend
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11
Cash Register Bargains

Our prices about half other dealers. We
pay highest price for secondhand regis.
ters. We do expert repairing and guar.
antee our work. Will exchange to suit
our requirements. sUNDWALL CO., SO5
End avenue, Seattle. Phone Main 1850.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

A California firm is selling eucalyptus
charcoal at $24 a ton, as against $40 a ton
for oak charcoal. Since most of the Cali
fornia- grown eucalypts do not make good
lumber, uses for other products Of f,e tsss
are being sought
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

shear is moved back and fo.th until
properly sharpened, as the spring give
the requisite pressure and hold the
blade rigidly while honing.
Motorcycle Saves Explorers.
When the rear axle Of their automo-
bile was damaged, party Of English
men who are exploring the dark con-
tinent from the Cape to Cairo were
saved from disaster through the posses
sion of a motorcycle. One of tho party
mounting the singletracker," started
backward over the jungle paths for an
outpost Of civilization, where repairs
could be obtained, eventually returning
In triumph with the necessary parts
The party is equipped, in addition to
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-11

usual supplies, with motion-picture
machine with which to record events
of special interest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

King was attracted when he
frat saw the Allen boy perform
Finally KiinK took him on and
gave him a pretty good trimming
nennio then hung around tho kling
place just to watch Johnny clean
up the local sharks. whose main
ambition was To DO able 60 say
they had beaten King.
Bonnie picked up many point
era. After q while. when he
began TO rice. he mad . feeling
In his Internal regions that
nothing would be moro satisfy.
Ira than 20 beat Johnny. They
met q second time and again
King triumphed.
But after that II was q az.
ferent story. The third, fourth.
mn. and goodness knows how
many succeeding meetings,
saw King defeated.
Allen won tho championship from
u. Orc. the Cuban, when he beai
the latter in New York last DC
tober.
Since that he has mot COWBOY
Weston. whom he beat GOO TO All
Mature. whom he plays here The
present week at Brown a. Hulen'l
rooms for the worlds title Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday nights
IL the second challenger
Edward Ralph. New Jerse,
crack. viii meet tho winner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
PITTSBURC man
QUITS OUTLAWS;
SUED FOR DEBT

NEW YORK. Jan. ss.-The Fed
oral league will be kept busy plug
ging the leak that has sprung In tt-
ship at pittsburg.
With President Barbour OF the
Pittsburg club having withdrawn
and the affairs now In the hands Of
contractor for debt, a rcorganixa,
ton IL to be worked out
Three major league players were
signed yesterday, according 10 an
announcement made In Chicago
The big league magnates still de
clare the claims OF tho Federals ara
preposterous. but Mt the same time
fehets OF Brooklyn has just return
ed from = trip covering u big section
OF the country. and other managers
or owners are scurrying about, car
rying contracts with them for their
players 10 sign.
Another indication OF the big mon
cy tho Federals are offering comes
from Greenville. =. C.. through Toe
jackson, the Cleveland Maps sluw
gins outfielder. Jackson said he
WAS offered $4,000 for three year,
but hardly considered H."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
BENNIE ALLEN, WHO MEETS CHALLENGER HERE, Is
CHAMPION POOL PLAYER OF WORLD At AGE OF %

When q man becomes cham
pion OF anything. invariably thers
comes from every section Of the
globe talk from those who claim TO
have been responsible for his sue
cess
It's nothing moro than human ma
turc TO become . bragEar'. when
somebody you started climbs Tn tho
topmost elevation. But in these
days when a man pulls himself up
to the foremost runs. there arc us-
ualiy enough persons responsible
for hts achievement to form several
auxiliaries to the Ananias club.
But we argue exception TO the
rule.
when Bonnie Allen. the 23.year-
old wizard OF the pool tables. trim
med DE Orc for the worlds pocket
billiard championship last October.
did Johnny King. tho noted ball
player. tear loose with a biz whoop
and announce TO the world that II
was he who started Bonnie out TO
fame7 No street
Jawn kept all his enthusiasm to
himself
To say a ball player gave n pool
champion his first boost up the lad
der, which later led to the cham.
piouship. may sound rather absurd
at first.
But lawns bear himself with
the worries. He conducts a pool
parlor In Kansas City. And once
he was the worlds pool champion.
IL was eight years ago that King
first Interested himself In young
Benjamin Allen.
Had II not been for Bennie's OBJ
stlnancy. King might never have
been favored with chance
to watch the youngster pop the
globes into the netted pockets.
King and Bennie's father were
rival pool paFlor proprletors. King
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

PRCKEY BALKS;
WANTS MIKE TO
POST A FORFEIT
BY Hal Sheridan
Written for the United Pres,

tWFiNtcn 'of tVt oHltNo F'SssV
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Whether
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Obj
bons will como together In n ten
round fight here does not appear TO
be such a certainty ms tho promoters
led fight fans 10 believe. according
to reports circulated today.
Packey Is wise old bird and In
not going 20 poke his head into a
mess Of trouble unless there In plon.
ty OF money IN H.
A tentative date OF February IL
was set for the fight. the men agree.
Ing 10 weigh I'm at i4b pounds at 4
y. m. but packcy has demanded n
guarantee OF $4,000. according To
latest reports Mcfarland IL also
said 20 have demanded 81 800 forfeit
from Mike TO guarantee weight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

when little old man Harlem
Tommy Murphy signed articles
with Willie Richie. the worlds
lightweight champion. calling for
a meeting on January 20 last, he
was the most juhllant gloveman In
the world. For fourteen years Tom
my Murphy had sought a chance
al n champion. without success.
lilo had seen three champions
come and 20. and nary n one would
agree 10 take him on. And then
entered young William Richie. IL
was more public sentiment than
any Kindness on the champions
part 10 consent TO meet the New
Yorker.
But Murphy was due for more
disappointment An abscess In
Ritohis's nose caused postpone
ment. and the date OF tho battle
was moved ahead 70 Jan. 30. Next,
Richie developed n sore heel An
other postponement,
Thomas was distracted. He had
visions OF his hopes TO become n
champion going gllmmering. Then
Richie agreed TO battle on April J.
Now Murphy 10 uneasy again.
The last articles signed did not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
ORDINANCE FOR
BRIDGES PASSED

The ordinance proposing bond
issue of 81 1880. 900 10 provide bridges
over the Lake Washington canal.
the West waterway and the Duwam.
ish river. was passed by the city
council Saturday. TO be submitted TO
the citizens in the March election.
The proposition of Councilman
Peircc TO build 100000 fire and
police substation In the Denny hill
rcgrnde district was killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
SOCCER NOTES

Play in tho Mcmillan cup soccer
series began Sunday. Carbonate.
Franklin and Fort Lswton today
divide first place honors. Car.
bonado defeated the Seattle Celtic
, 10 o. Franklin beat Tacoma 5 10
o. and the Fort bunch won by for
felt from the United.
Tho local Cel,s' showing against
the strong Carbonate eleven was a
surprise. The Celtics showed their
best form OF tho year. The United
forfeited 10 Fort Lawton by reason
OF non-appearancc.
Black Diamond and the Tacoma
Nationals played TO a i-ail tie.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
By Cilmour Dobie

The play: Center tips off TO No,
: In rlght.forwari position and
draps back to guard No. Is forward
opponent.
No. 4 dashes up the floor 10
basket in left-forward position.
No. | crosses TO basket In right.
forward position and awaits pass.
No. 2 secures tip-off In rightfor.
ward position aud Immediately
passes to No. l In right.forward po-
sitlon. or 20 No. In lef'forward
position. After passing he follows
up and secures position at center OF
basket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
MEET IN FINAL

The third and final game OF a
series between the University Of
and Oregon Agile
basketball fives will be- played In
tho varsity gym tonight Washing
ton was the winner OF the first two
games.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

and old man Allen. as usual among
competitors. were as friendly AZ a
couple OF untamed wildcats
so when tho elder Allen learned
for the first time that his offspring
was a frcquenter OF Kings place
he got sore.
Bennie managed to restore peace,
however II was Ben. too. who
eventually got HIS dad and Kling
to take q drag Mt the pipe OF peace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
SOME LEAGUE!

BALTIMORE. Jan 26.-Accord.
Ing 70 reliable authority. the Inter.
national league In To be increased
TO a i2-club circuit. for the purpose
OF locating teams IN Cleveland.
Washington. Brooklyn and Pitts.
burg to keep out the invading Fed.
eral league
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

bind either man to inactivity until
tho time OF their battle. In the
meantime Richie Is privileged 10
meet any man he sees III. VOL
casts recent success against jos
Rivers may bring about meeting
between the ex-champ and the
champion before the date OF
Ritchie's scheduled bout with Muir
ply. And Just sposin' Richie II
beaten by Wolgast. or whoever he
should meet before April 2.
Pity poor Tommy Murphy and
his championship aspirations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
ENOUGH OF 'EM

EUGENE. Ore. Jan. 2s.-The
board or regents OF tho University
OF oregon has approved tho plan
Tor an athletic field covering 81
acres. providing for two football
fields aud three baseball diamonds
A stadium will likely be included.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
DOBIE GIVES HIS
FOURTH LESSON

Coach Doble 10 Giving tho fourth
askctball lesson TO Soattle's expo.
nents OF tho great winter game to-
day. While each play outlined by
poble requires patient and persist
ent practice, the teams will find. on
perfeoting them, that they have
been we'll rewarded for their trou.
BILE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

NEW YORK. Jan. .s-Aboi
kiviat. OF the Irish-American club.
and Hans koiehmalnen. the Fin.
lander. ran dead hea, in their two
mile match race In tho 18th regi.
ment games In Brooklyn Sunday
night. Neither appeared in condi.
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
MEIKLE SIGNS

President DuEdaie. OF the Seattle
club. has received news from Bos-
ton 20 the effect that Pitcher VIII
lard Meikle. with Seattle last year.
has come 10 terms with the Boston
Nationals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26
LAKE pAuaERr Is ANOTHER


JAKE DAUBERT is ANOTHER
star athlete who will come in for n
neat reward for turning down the
outlaws. Tho Brooklyn club has n
way OF reimburslng players for such
stunts as Jake's In declining an Of
fer to manage Federal league club.
BIG LEAGUE AND MINOR
league ball players who have signed
Federal league contracts are at lib
erty to return TO organized base
ball without being pennllzed and
without being required TO apply to
the National commission for rein
statement, ACCORDING to August
Hermann, chairman OF the commits
sion.
Players who have signed FEEDER
nj league contracts have not broken
any of the rules OF tho National
agreement and are still In good
standing" says Hermann. "A play
er does not break "A rule until he
fails to report 30 days before the
season opens In the league where he
belongA-"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-26

The II. +. Day school athletes
were first place winners in the
grammar school indoor track meet
held in the Broadway high school
gym Saturday afternoon. The Day
boys scored 40 points. Green Lake
was second, with 80. followed by
Lowell, 32.