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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

By the capsizing of an excursion
steamer in Chicago river last Satur-
day morning, more than 1900 men,
women and children lost their lives,
and each day the papers report the
recovery of additional bodies from
the river. The overlooking of the
steamer is the evident cause of the
capsizing, and rigid investigation
of the accident in order to fix the
blame is to be made by both state
and federal authorities. The vessel
had long been used as an excursion
steamer, and was known to be un-
safe, but what are few human lives
when they are put up against the
dollar. This seems to be a case of
this sort-getting the dollars regard
less of the risk to human life.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Actually, folks, we saw four bare
foot "kiddies" scampering on the
court house lawn one day the past
week; and yet some fellow said, not
long ago. that there was not bare
footed youngster to be seen in the
town. Yes, friend, there are some
primitive" people living in this pro-
gressive place, and if you will get
your eyes down to earth you may be
able to see dozens Of barefooted boys
and girls scampering about in this
old burg almost any day of the week
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Pendleton's sixth annual Roundup
will be held this year on Sept. %, "a
and 25. This will be just week
later than the Third Anual Morrow
County Fair. Last year, Pendleton
sent over a train load of special
boosters for the Roundup, who spent
a day with us visiting our fair We
hope they may be able to do this
again, for Heppner is always glad to
have visit from the live-wire bunch
of the Roundup city. Come along,
friends, and We shall try to have a
better day for you than on the oc.
casion of your first visit here.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29
BUT ONE THOUSAND DEAD.
Telegram.

Over the tragedy at Chicago the
country fairly gasps. The story is
not yet fully told and the list of dead
not yet known. According to all esti-
mates, however, over 1000 people
have been drowned. The most of
these, as we gather from reports,
we're women and children. 1t was a
terrible catastrophe. The news of it
is appalling to the entire nation. The
recountal of its various tragic de-
tails is spread over pages of printed
matter, and by the average person it
is read with avidity.
Yet it might serve some purpose If
we should stop to consider that in
vindication of the glories of war they
are killing men across seas at rate
which makes thousand deaths ap-
pear but as drop in the bucket. The
European death list, in the year of
its frightful war activities, would
probably run into the millions
counting those who have fallen in
actual battle and those whose lives
have been given as innocent sacrifices
to the god of war
There have been women and chill
dren among these-tens of thousands
of them-perhaps hundreds of thous-
ands. We have grown accustomed to
the sad recital of war and hardened
to the curse of it. We would scarce
ly give two lines of black type to the
announcement of the killing of a
thousand; and we would certainly
not accord the detail more than an
inch of type. We can read review
and summary of war events that
chronicles the destruction of armies
and the violent death of hundreds of
thousands without emotion.
We do not stop to think that there
is horror and misery and black, inhu-
man cruelty mixed up with it all. We
tell ourselves that it is fate, and the
inevitable clashing of national am
bitions that cannot be settled or ad-
justed in any other way. We lie to
ourselves that this drowning of the
thousand at Chicago was inevitable
and not to be avoided.
We have among us champions of
war who generate in their own minds
a demoniacal enthusiasm for the glo-
ries Of it! who believe that we are
not brave and that we are without
honor unless we are ever ready and
willing to launch into the business OF
killing-not a thousand, but hundreds
of thousands.
We shudder at this single tragedy
because it is near to us; because It Is
singled out and stands by itself as
regards the greater tragedies of war
to which our senses have become cal
loused. But the horror multiplied OF
those greater tragedies are none the
less real and awful The shatterine
and gashing and crushing Of men
goes on. The destruction of millions
of homes and the starvation Of other
millions of women and children pro.
ceed as the business of the hour
which commands the best that the
brains, energy and wealth and all the
dynamic forces of civilization can
bring to the bloody and miserable
task.
In such cataclysm thousand
deaths will not command the waste
of single breath in telling. And
yet, to kill thousand people is a
most terrible thing. We realize that
as we read of the horror in Chicago
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

one Of many revolutionary scientific
advances demonstrated at the EXPOSE
tion. The invention has made possible
the transcontinental telephone, and the
principle which Is applied has not been
developed to its fullest extent. 1t Is
said that with the probable develop
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Apparently Germany is not much
in favor of Americas last note, and
seems to be assuming a defiant at
titude at the present with regard to
1t. A few days of calm reflection,
and she may look at the matter a
little differently.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Several new concrete crossings are
being put in by the city. A new con-
crete bridge is to be built across Will
low creek at the north end of Gale
street. The city fathers are getting
down to the proposition of doing
some real permanent work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Miss Elizabeth Ware, county evan
gelist, will preach both morning and
evening at Liberty schoolhouse,
Eight Mile, on Sunday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

This giant telephone Is shown in the
Palace of Liberal Arts. Panama Pacific
International Exposition. San Francisco.
ment Of the long distance wireless tele-
phone this new invention will make It
possible to project the human voice
halfway around the globe without the
use of telephone wire. Contrast the
era sixty-ive years ago. when the pio-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

Morrow County Fair dates: Sep
tember 16, II and IS.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-29

TNROM every part Of the world
visitors are thronging to the
great Exposition at San Fran
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
EIGHTH GRADE
ENTERTAINMENT

The pupils Of the Eighth Grade
entertained their friends at the aui-
dtorium OF the High School last Fri
day evening in very pleasing way.
The room was crowded and many had
to stand. There was one disappoint.
ment for the audience and that was
the orcTetsra did not play, as had
been expected.
The program consisted of two short
plays and paut5mine by the pupils
of this grade and song and reading
by Mrs j. NJ. Stevens, OF Pocatello.
Mrs r. W. White accompanied Mrs.
Stevens on the piano.
The first number was entitled
Little Women" those taking part
being the Misses Mabel Melvyn, Myr-
tie Mogg, Margaret Shoup, Esther
Diggels, Esther Rose, Gertrude Ed
wards and Lawrence Greene and Wal.
ter Kane.
The characters Of the play we're
very we'll carried out and was heart
lily encored Ey the audience.
The people OF Salmon have so little
opportunity to hear trained voices
that the song by Mrs. Stevens vas
highly enjoyed She has pleasing,
well trained voice and sings as
though she really enjoyed the song
herself.-- She was loudly applauded.
The reading by the same lady was
very Vo0d and very true. 1t was en-
titled, Laugh, and the world laughs
With you
The pantomine vas a very tragic
love story acted out by the Misses
Esther Rose Ola Smout, and Fred
Mackey and James Reese.
THE liner shades Of honor was
very we'll carried out 10y the Misses
Ruth MantuIl, Eudora Chaffee, Kath-
ereine Williams, Ola Smout, Margar.
ct Shoup, Esther DiRgles and James
Reese, Fred Crandall, Kenneth Ward,
Geo. l.. Shoup, Lloyd Shaw, Richard
Shoup, Henry Nesl and Fred Mae
key. The lessons learned from this
little play could we'll .he carried out
in everyday life and cannot help but
uaye Its influence upon those taking
part In it. The entertainment was
yery much enjoyed by the large
crowd and tie young people deserved
ereidE for their Efforts
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
Was Flying American Flag When Ha.

Washington, May 8. Preliminary
reports received by the state depart.
men, today stating tdat the steamer
Guldight WAS torpedoed withou,
warning while dying the American
Gag, left officials in doubt only rs to
tie nationality OF the submarine
which committed the attack.
Ambassador Page at London re-
ported that he had set in motiJn 4
detailed investigation. Hs sent a
naval attache and naval construct
or 20 uaEe a technical exam Ia. tion
Of the vessel. Consul General skin.
Uer and his subordinate agents have
been instructed by the ambassador to
take dep1sitious and statemsats from
officers aud members Of the crew OF
9s Gulfight. 10 the meantime AM
bIssad8r Girsrd has asked the GER
man government for such iniorma-
yi0n IS 1t may have on the subject.
The facts pruha, ly NilI not be
available for several days sud until
then no decision ~iil be reached 10y
uge United states government as TO
tIe nature Of the repressutati es it
will make.
1t is thought ia German quarters
tuat IL the German government
lear s tbat one ~ ils submarines by
mistake, did attack the Guliiighl re-
gret all be promptly expressed for
TIE occurrence.
Officials here are inclined to the
belief that Whatever facts are dis
closed by the Investigation SilI lead
not oniy TO an amicaIle le adjustment
Of the GuIfIight Incident, but the ex.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
Yalss Of Optimism.

An optimist has been described ss
a man who can make lemonade out
OF the "lemons" which are handed
him. He is a man Who remain,
cheerful, hopeful and courageous In
the midst OF many setbacks which
fate mas bring to him.
The spirit Of optimism is very
valuable asset TO anyone The pes
simist is discouraged when he en
counters difi1cultiss or setbacks: he
quits and tries something else. The
optimist looks back over the hlstor,
OF his previous actions 10 the hope Of
inding out wherein he was at fault.
where he himself was to blame IN
such way as to at least help bring
these troubles on himself
Thereby be strengthens himself for
meeting similar difficulties 10 the
future. His failures and difficulties
are the very material out uf which
he builds up his future success. lie
snatches difficulty out OF defeat He
is an asset TO his community snd 10
his country.
Right now IL the time for the op-
timIst among livestock breedes- to
make lemonade out OF the lemons
which have been handed them by th-
foot and mouth plague. The pess.-
mist viii quit raising livestock
But the optimlst Will 90 ahead with
greater care and precaution than be
e. er used before He will continue
his breeding, but With greater care.
The dropping out Of the business #
the pess.mists, c1upled with the IN
creased demand for our livestock, all
give hin greater market than he has
ever had before Tor bis animals; 90
that be should make greater money
from his activities In future years
than lac has In the past.
Grit your teeth and DC ,ome an op.
tinist. Farm and Hone.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13

pared for use, aud everywhere In
Cbina the reyolutionists are pSepar-
ing TO fight. Wong Is close to DR..
sun, now In Toxic, where he Is re.
ported to he directing the plans in
Chiua for the rebellion against Yuan
Wong Is accompanied by Lin Sun,
who VAS speaker Of the Chinese sen
ate under the Sun administration.
lie vas also an adviser OF Yuan, but
quit to Join the revolutionisls. 1t is
said lhat the American Cinnamon
who sill meet here on July 9th Hill
support nusnoia!ly the revolu ionisl
partly. Wong claims that-had China
resisted Japan's claims, the Ameri-
can Chiuamen would have backed the
present administration IN China.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13

realized their condition il vas loo
late for many to get life preserrers
and get into the boats.
The nauseating fumes from the
high explosives which caused the dis
asteT rendered many unconscious.
and caused the death Of many who
might have been saved. A dispatch
from Munich, Bavaria. says the Ger
man submarine U-39 sunk tile Lusi.
tanIa.
The Germans give the following
reasons for the sinking of the big
liner:
"The Lusitania not only was
armed. - said the statement, "but IL
carried large quantities OF munitions.
The owners therefore knew the dan
gers. They alone bear the response
bility. Germany left nothing und0ne
TO protect passengers. Strong warn.
ings we're repeatedly published and
put out but the English press
sneered, relying upon the protection
OF the British ieet. "
President Wilson has made known
the fact that he regards tie matter
seriously but does not wish TO act
hastily in this matter Secretary
Tumulty quotes President Wilson as
saying that he "feels the distress and
the gravity Of the situation 10 the
utmost and is considering very earn
estly and very calmly tie right
course to pursue. He knows that tile
people OF the country wish and ex.
pect him to act With deliheration, as
well as with firmness.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
COUNCIL. MEETING.

Tie city council held an adjourned
meeting Monday evening to take up
The matter OF tile sew "a the bar
aud While In session tney transacted
the follo~ing business
Ths city vas authorized to give
Nr'. Langsdorf 4 grade-upon a lot on
tie bar ON which she wishes to make
ne improvements.
Judge Padgham appeared before
the board asking that be be allowed
10 pile building material and gravel
In the street in fIont Of his residence
shile mixing some Improvements,
sEich was granted.
The electric light company pre-
saute contract TO the board for
lighting the city for the ensuing
year, wht.i vas referred to the light
committee and the city attorney.
Motion was uade that the city en-
gineeer be autho lzed 10 re-eheck the
old grade on Fulton street ard II
necessary to establish new grade tC
meet the requirement. Of side salk
TO be put In from the c9d ni the
present side Salk at ii sch. ul house
aud TO run to the property OF Horace
Pope.
TIE question OF IL suring the city
hall vas taken up and referred to the
building committee.
There we're no protests entered
against the sewer district No. 3, and
the council approved the sanis. This
sewer is TO begin at the corner ad-
iacent TO the property of Arthur
Greene and run vest by that OF W.
q. Smith and TO he property Of A.
c. Cherry. WoIk is expected TO be.
gin on il as soon as the necessary al
yertising for bids and other require
ments can be arranged
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
cEn.,. in Arnshc. to aid Revelation.

san Francisco, May 6. That thIs
summer sill witness a Dig revolution
In China against President Yuan 3.
the prediction OF Wing Buck You,
secretary Of the Chinese Nationalist
League o. America, vino ass called 4
convention Of American Cainameu
for next July in this citg Accord.
ing 10 WoHg great stores Of amuuni-
tion, which TIE revolutionary partg
used 10 the hrst rebellion t1 over.
thr0s the Manchus, are being pre-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
Butte & San Francisco Road.

The World bas inside information,
direct aud rsliahle, tuat one hundred
and twenty million dollars has
been subScribed for the Butte & san
Francisco raiilr4od, ~hich Is being
promoted by mao named Leonard.
II will 20 through Boise. The road
will run west of Winemucca and this
all make e l7O miles shorter than
by wsy Of trat town. Leonard has
no connection with the proposed
Boise 4 WinHaH ucca road. Whether
this road wilt 20 UP Grimes Geek or
up Moore creek and by way Of Idaho
city will be determined by the sur
yeys. Surveyors wiIl be sent into
the 6eld on Nay Is to permanently
locate the route OF the road. Idaho
World.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
SALMON TO HAVE
RURAL ROUTE

Postmaster Herndon received OH.
cial notice Monday that the proposed
route for the 4. +. D., wtich was
inspected several months ago by the
government, mad been accepted and
would be put in operation early 10
June.
Tie route Is about twenty -four
miles long snd will serve about 95
families. II goss up tile Lsnshr iver
on the other side a. far as Haker and
then crosses and returns TO Salmon
N this side oi The river The salary
Tor the route viii be $6l6 per an ium,
and the patrons will receive their
mail three times a week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
DONE BY DISTRICT COURT

The district court. which had been
in session for the past two weeks was
adjourned last Friday, all the caes
over which Judge Cowen had author
ity to preside having been disposed If
and no more cases could be tried un-
til another Judge could come in to
preside. Since the last issue Of the
paper the following cases have been
disposed Of:
Loran Stotler vs.. P. j. Dempsey ct
al 1t was ordered that plaintiff have
judgment against defendants as
prayed for in the complaint and de-
PENDANTS have 60 days to file hill Of
exceptions or notice for new trial.
Jos. Pruksch VS.. James c. Koen
and wife and Geo. Fl. Monk & Co. 1t
was ordered that plaintiff have judR-
ment against defendant and the in
teryenoI Geo. II. Monk & Co. have
judgment as prayed for in the COM
plaint OF Intervention.
John ". Whitemeyer vs. Edward
Brown ct al was continued for the
term.
". A. WilIoughley and Geo. Oechli
VS.. G. S. Perrine ct al continued for
term.
Wm. R. Baker VS.. Horace ". Soule
ct al court held matter In allowance
in order to givs counsel an opportun-
ity to look up and submit authorities,
Emma Eby VS.. William Eby decree
Of divorce granted.
d. L. Nichols VS.. Wm. E. Nc.
Cracken, executor OF estate OF John
j, McCracken. On motion OF A. G.
Cherry, ESQ it was ordered that the
above entitled action be and the same
Is hereby dismissed as settled.
Nels 0. Marsing VS.. W. ". Smith
came on for hearing before the court
O'Brien & Glennon counsel for plain.
til and f. W. Whitcomh counsel fer
de'endant, and after argument by
counsel for respective parties, matter
was taken under advisement by
court.
John McCadde7 ct al vs.. Junction
Mines Co. proof was submitted, judg-
ment 10 be entered upon the spplica
tion Of claimants W. Fl O'Brien
counsel for plaintiff ana JOHN II.
Padgham represented the defendant.
In the matter Of an adjourned
term. it appearing to tl- conrt taat
no further cases are ready for trial,
and IL further appearing to the Court
that some Of the cases on the calen-
dar cannot be heard by the presiding
judge NJ this district, therefore il is
ordered that Court do adjourn until
June -, 1915 al 10 o'clock a. m. at
which time Court will re-conyene
with Hon. James Boutwell, Presiding
AMI eases be set for trials a. follows:
June Is, State vs. GRADY. June T..
Dan Balm vs. Junction NJ. 60 June
Is, Matt LaRouche vs r. T. King.
June 70, Lore Falls vs. G. ].
Staudaher. June p, Chris Coo anoug.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
LUSITANIA SUNK By
GERMANS, 300 LOST

Saturday telegram was received
from E. j. Hammer of the Butte
Daily Post announcing the sinking OF
the big Cunard passenger ship, the
LusitanIa. The Monday mail was
eagerly awaited. Briefly the story
Is as follows:
The Cunard liner Lusitania, from
New York May lst, with l,253 pas
senRers on board, was torpedoed
about ? o'clock Friday afternoon,
May 7th, at point 10 miles OF Old
Head, Kinsale, Ireland, and ina few
minutes went down. Later repUrts
estimate that at least 1900 persons
lost thler lives In this great disaster.
Sundays papers report that there
we're 1917 persons aboard the Lusi-
tania aud it is thought 703 have been
saved. However, official notice had
been received OF the names OF 3l6
persons who had been saved, includ-
ing 50 members OF the crew.
There were 80 Americans aboard
this ship and only 30 OF them are ac-
counted for. A nong the missing
ones are the names of Alfred G.. Van
derbilt, Charles Frohmau, Ebert
Hubbard, .Justus Miles Forman, the
author and Charles Klein, the play
wright, who we're booked on this Ill
fated ship.
Two torpedoes struck the ship,
blowing the bottom out Of her,
manning her engines and leaving her
to sink. At first passengers and crew
we're hopeful that the ship would be
able to float to shore, but when they
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
SHEEP
To Business Men Of Salmon.

In view of the day appointed by
the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners for the purpose OF the i'm
provement of our County roads, / re-
spectfully request the closing OF all
business houses in this City, Let us
all join in the good work OF Count =
road improvement.
VerV respectfully,
L. j ATKINS,
Mayor
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13

her vs. Joseph Wagner. June 81,
Jackson Grubb vs. Joseph Wagner.
June y, II. NJ Hudson IS f T..
NAgel. June %, A. NJ. ColweH IS
Nilt Merritt. June "a, ". ". Lot.
fridge VS. A, W. Smith. adm. June
%, First Nat. Is. vs. W. G.. Rees ct al.
Other cases on the cafe ldar to in
tervene or follow as set by the pre-
siding Judge.