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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
A Little Sprout Split This Boulder

THERE is pictorial evidence of how
mighty boulder may be split by
tiny and tender sprout that seeks to
reach the air and light and refreshing
summer rains.
The huge sandstone boulder, of which
only part is shown in the picture, lies on
what is called the Split Rock Road, be-
tween Pelham and Pelham Bay, West
chester, New York.
Within the memory of comparatively
young inhabitants of that region this
rock was one solid piece, of approximate
dimensions of Is feet long by Is feet
wide by 10 feet high.
Thus, its approximate volume is $3.50
cubic feet.
AS sandstone of this grade weighs about
100 pounds to the cubic foot, it is evident
that this gigantic boulder, which had
probably been deposited there by some
passing glacier, say few hundred thou
sand years ago, weighs in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 pounds or 300 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for August Is, 1915
Here IS the end Of
| Married a Rich Wife
Continued from page 10
Continued from page 10

ceeded my salary. quit work with the
comfortable reflection that had turned
capitalist.
A capitalist under forty. Not so bad
for fellow who started with nothing!
was forgetting the boosts had received,
and the prop of the Reed fortune upon
which leaned
passed forty with hair little thin on
top and gray over the ears; my waist-line
bulged; there was too high color in my
face. liked my life. Marian and were
good friends, although she had ceased to
look on me as a vital personality, either
in the world of business or in the scheme
of things social which she handled with
competence. Our children were growing
up under the care of tutors, masters, and
the numerous tribe of sycophants who
for pay remove burdens from socially
weighted shoulders. The boy would soon
be ready for college.
| 1t was while wondering whether or not
Marian would allow Junior to go to the
little college from which had been gradu-
ated that | received the brief letter that
led me to write this confession. 1t was
from man in my class, asking me to
meet certain alumni at dinner in the Uni
versity Club. We were asked to consult
with the newest member of the college
board of trustees, who was also member
of my class.
In another frame of mind l should
have sent regrets and forgotten the letter,
for had lost touch with the old college
crowd. But, in view of the decision be-
fore Junior, | welcomed an opportunity
to find out from Wilkes and Stearns and
the others how the college was prospecting.
l Meet My College Classmates
A CAREFULLY picked crowd were
gathered there that night-sixteen
men out of the many alumni in New York.
l remembered them all-tall, short, thin,
stout, smooth-faced, and mustached. At
dinner l sat beside Wilkes, the newest
trustee of the college. Beyond him sat
DR.. Stearns, who had gathered the crowd.
After the coffee had been brought
Stearns raised his voice and spoke to the
tableful:
IL suppose most of you fellows know
why l asked you here to pow-wow with
Rod Wilkes. To any who don't 1 may
say that Rod is scouting for a new college
president. Prexy Henderson retires in
six months, and every alumnus who
wants to see the glory of the old college
not only sustained but increased has got
to make his voice and influence felt at
this time. Now, Rod, you say some
thing!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
But It's Too Late

I TRAMPED across the Park and up
the Drive, on toward where the fine old
estates overlook the river. My head was
whirl of unspeakable regrets and futile
speeulations.
Why had l sunk so deep in the elder
down? Couldn't pull out of it, beat
back to the old path of plain living and
clean, strenuous, straight thinking? |
hadn't meant to get off the road! just
how and why had lost sight of that high
goal that had seemed so fine?
l ground my teeth together and
tramped on-until my thin shoes began
to hurt my feet.
Damn the things!" growled, realizing
that the pinching shoes were spelling q fit
of fine frenzy. Gradually the physical
torture drove everything else out of my
mind. limped to the subway terminus
at Van Cortlandt Park, found taxi, and
ordered the driver to take me to the
Country Club.
In the dead stiffness of two o'clock in
the morning, l paid the taxicab driver,
reused the club steward, had hot bath,
long drink and tumbled into bed after
leaving orders not to be reused until noon.
h0 o'o"oiu ooloPloHeu W our DuUler IN
town, and when l woke my valet was in
my room with clothes from home
I'm done for. l know that | shall never
get free of the soft shackles of wealth.
This knowledge hurts-I want all of you
young and ambitious fellows to believe
me when | say that it hurts like the very
devil. l want to make this confession, to
tell this story of my married life, while
my hurt is fresh. l want to say again,
with the greatest earnestness can com.
mand:
Don't envy the fellow that marries
rich wife!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

Paul don't have to-he's the capitalist Of
this crowd.
Then saw why had been asked to the
dinner. | saw tho truth suddenly-and
the vision sickened me! Measured by
these miscellaneously CARRIED men, was
of no Importance except as a parasite Of
money. Wilkes went on:
al imagine, when it comes to raising
that two million, we can lean pretty hard
on Paul, here!"
1t was the cue to other men, who di-
rected questions and comments at me
designed to bring out the attitude of Mr..
Reed, of Marian, of her brother, of vari-
GUS rich friends, toward my college.
No questions about my work, my career.
To them was the soft, overfed, fastid-
iously dressed agent of great fortune
which might be tapped to help the old col
lege. Just that! l saw the truth in the
eagerfaces of those successful, water-drink-
ing fellows, and my sickness began to
blind me. 1t wasn't yet ten when whis-
pered to Stearns that had an imperative
engagement, shook hands with Rod Wilkes,
got my hat and coat, and went out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

1t can be seen quite plainly that the
sapling which grows up in the cleft of
the rock is not more than twenty years
old.
Note in what a clean way the steady
upward push of this plant split the rock
asunder.
Try to Do 1t Yourself
IF you want to get an idea of the force
that must have been expended to accom-
plish this, just take any piece of good,
firm sandstone, a cold-chisel and a ham,
mer, and see how long you will have
to pound on it to split it as this rock
is split.
This is about the most graphic exam
pie we have ever seen of what a little
force, continually applied, can accom-
plish.
Isn't it perhaps lesson to those of us
who feel that we have not been blessed
with tremendous capabilities?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

From his seat beside me, Wilkes swept
the fifteen men with quizzical smile. He
was successful engineer-manager of min
ing properties, one of the rare book-taught
kind that can also win men and see the
economic side of scientific proposition.
Before he spoke of his search, he allowed
himself minute of personal raillery-
sizing up, in word or a sentence, the men
and their careers.
My eyes followed his around the table,
and | saw the clean-cut faces of my col
lege fellows light up as Wilkes paid his
tributes, in half-jesting, affectionate words,
to their achievements. AS Wilkes jollied
through the list, was surprised to learn
that the Frost who sat two seats down
on the right was the same Frost who was
making sanitary history in Porto Rico;
that Elwell, pink-faced mountain of firm
flesh incased in evening clothes of 1899
pattern, was vice-president and chief engi-
neer of a corporation whose stock | knew
to be worth $500 share.
They represented dozen professions
and businesses-and not strutter among
them.
Wilkes interrupted his summary of their
1ame 10 say:
"It's hard to think you fellows amount
to anything-I can't help seeing you all
as college kids! Ireckon that's reciprocal,
too.
He laughed, and in moment his eyes
came to rest on me.
"And Paul, here"
He grinned; was he going to call me
Choate's successor at the bar? Not that.
He finished: could buy the lot of
u.s."
thought there was shade of derision
in his words.
Abruptly Wilkes became serious. Clearly
and swiftly he gave us his impressions of
the men who were being considered for
the college presidency. Questions and
suggestions were fired at him, to be an
swered precisely or disposed of briefly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
l Wake Up

THE men We're smoking and SLIPPING
ice water! No drinks had been served.
| felt logy; but the rest seemed as keen
as if they had just come from the links
and a rundown. Very soon the talk Re-
came confusing to me; l was bored.
you're not in active practice, are you,
Paul."
The question was pumped at me sud-
denly by the man at my left. Rod Wilkes
heard Fletcher's question, and answered
for me:
"Why work at the law when you can
make Wall Street give up it's secrets?
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20

counsel was called to the matter
when complaint was made several
weeks ago that the Gray estate was
building garage over the lot line
at Woodward.ave. and Antoinette-st.
-ff1c city engineer made survey or
the property and found that the own
ers of the property were within the
lot line that was established over
two decades ago.
III we do not want upper Wood
ward-ave TO look like Diamond Lane
I'm Pittsburgh, the city will have to
condem mite entire strip" said Aid.
Lodge. The appearance OF Wood
ward-ave. will be permanently spoil
ed by zig-zag row OF buildings. II
the city does not act forthwith and
push the newer structures back In
line. understand that there are
now five or six buildings that project
about FIVE feet beyond the line or
the other buildings on the avenue"
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
mund Atkinson is preparing AID.
Lodges resolution for Introduction In
the council meeting. next Tuesday
night. Some estimate that II will
cost more than $l.000.o0o for the
city to regain title 10 the strips OF
land
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20
MRS. DEMME
is LAID TO REST
IN WOODMERE

Funeral services we're held Satur-
day afternoon. in the home. No. 1871
Jefferson-ave.. for Mrs. Flora Whit.
ney Demme. who died Thursday
morning, Of heart trouble, In the
Hotel Plaza, New York. The Rev.
Joseph A. Vance, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. officiated. The
burial I'm Woo5mere cemetery was
private. Mrs. Demme is survived
Ly her only child. Miss Katherine
Whitney Demme. Mrs. Demme was
a daughter Of the late David Whit
ney Jr, and sister OF David c.
Whitney. and Mrs. Katherine Whit
ney McG-egor, OF Detroit. and Mrs.
Grace Whitney Hoff. Of Paris.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20
Will Condemn Long
Strips of Land on
Woodward
IMPROVEMENT TO
COST MILLION
Work Will Necessitate
Razing of Several
Buildings

Aid. John G. Lodge is having pre-
pared a resolution calling upon the
city TO condemn strip on each
side OF Woodwardaye.. extending
from Hlgh-st. to the railroad, for
the purpose of straightenipR out the
lot lines. several valuable store
buildings that have been recently
erected will De- involved in the plan
OF condemnation.
The city has been IN possession
of the property which ii proposes TO
condemn for over 90 years, but Cor.
poration Counsel Dingeman says
that the right of adverse possession
does not apply and unless the city
re-estahlishes n new lot line there
is nothing 90 prevent property own
ers from taking advantage OF sew.
eral feet OF space by building out to
the old lot line which IS in the mid
die of the sidewalk
The attention OF the corporation
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20
N Y Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-The actual
weekly bank statement, issued to-
Gay, shows the following changes
Surplus, decreased $S,749, 900;
loans. increased s2S.SO1 900; reserve
in our own vaults, increased s4,606.-
coo; reserve In federal reserve
banks, increased s3,596,000; reserve
in other repositories, decreased
100000; net demand deposits, in
creased $40, 297 900: net time de-
posits, decreased S2.2O9,000; aggre-
gate reserve se992S5,OO0; excess re-
serve, s220.373, 900.
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20

An ostrich often lives to be more
than 40 years old and yields market.
able feathers from the time 1t is six
months old until IL is more than 80
The Detroit times., 1915-09-20
SPECIAL FREE OFFER!

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The Detroit times., 1915-09-20


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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
Kennedy Wins Match.

Jack Kennedy, the popular Her
miston mat man, won his handicap
match from Chas. Rentrop, the Euro
pean wrestler, at the Fair pavilion
last Saturday night. According to
the agreement, Rentrop was to dis
pose of his opponent in two falls in
one hour. The best he could appar-
emily do was to put Kennedy on his
back once in that length of time. 1t
took the European thirty-nine min
utes to throw his man, but at the end
of the hour he almost had Kennedy s
shoulders touching the mat for the
second time.
Kennedy was the favorite of the
large crowd and his plucky aggres-
sive work brought forth hearty ap-
plause from the audience many times.
His work of squirming out of difficult
and dangerous positions was the fea-
ture of the meet. The winner took
all the gate receipts, according to
the agreement made before the
match. Both men were nearly equal
in weight, according to l.. K. Harlan
the promoter, since Kennedy weighed
in at $50 and his opponent at 151
Rentrop appeared heavier than Ken
nedy by several pounds. The two
men will meet again in finish match
two best out of three in this city in
about two weeks.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
CIRCUIT COURT N
SPECIAL SESSION
Judge Phelps Disposes of Criminal
and Civil Cases.-Court Will
Convene in Regular Session
November Sth.

Judge G. w. Phelps came over
from Pendleton last night and re-
ceived the report of the grand jury
and dismissed that body from further
duty. In short session, Paul Mar
tin, of lone, pleaded guilty to a
charge of attempted rape. He was
sentenced to term in the state pen
itentiary of from one to five years.
Several young men were held on
charge of gambling. They pleaded
guilty and this morning were fined
$50 apiece. Those held on the charge
were George Cook, Alfred Matteson,
Bird Crisman and Fred league.
Henry Scott and George H. Meade,
who were charged with the larceny
OF calf last summer from Mrs. Mary
Palmer, pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced to serve term of from one
to ten years in the state penitentiary.
Meade is just boy, q years old and
Scott has wife and five children.
Chas. Hams, charged with simple
assault on his brother near Hardman
last Summer, entered plea of guilty.
Inasmuch as the district attorney
stated that first reports of this shoot
ing had been greatly exaggerated and
that there was no evidence to prove
that Hams intended to harm his
brother, other than to scare him, the
Judge was inclined to be lenient He
gave the young man fine of $50 and
costs and sentenced him to the coun-
ty Jail for one year. Hams admitted
he was drunk at the time of the
trouble, so the Judge paroled him
from the Jail sentence on the condi-
tion that he let whiskey alone for a
year
Among other cases that will come
up today are those of the State of
Oregon VS.. Brooks Davis and the
State of Oregon VS. Victor Groshen.
The case of the State of Oregon VS..
P. j. Quinn will be taken up at the
regular term of court when it con-
venes on the Sth day of November.
Several divorce cases were disposed
of today.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
HIGH SCHOOL PARAGRAPHS
Loren Mikesell,

The Freshman class have scored a
hit in the history of the old H. S..
They are the first class to adopt a
constitution and bylaws.
The girls basketball team of the
grades began practice last night.
They have secured Miss Oma Bennett
as coach.
1t is dangerous to be safe around
the Chemistry laboratory this year.
Hydrogen seems to be their mortal
enemy.
What do you know about the ral-
ly? Who said the Rocks couldn't
build a fire? l guess those present
can testify that some combustion was
taking place. The gigantic pile of
miscellaneous articles of every dis
cription was lighted by the president
of the student body. The pile was
we'll saturated with oil so in a few
seconds the surrounding territory
was as light as day Lively, en-
thusiastic speeches were made by the
faculty and several members of the
student body. Following this every
body serpentined around the fire
Bingo and other games were played
until late hour when all dispersed
to their various homes. saying that
the first rally of 1915 was the best
ever.
Our first attempt at publishing a
high school Annual was made last
year. The Hehisch of last year was
thing the student body was proud
of, but it is our intentions to make
it larger and better this year. The
staff will consist of, editor-in-chief,
David Wilson; assistant editor, Vaw-
ter Crawford; business manager, Nor
ton Winnard; advertising manager,
Thomas Hughes; sporting editor,
Stephen Irwin; assistant business
manager, Earl Gordon, society editor
Isabel Wilson; literary editor, Pearl
Letrace.
The school board has ordered a
row of new seats. These will have
to be installed to accommodate the
large number of high school students
this year.
The male quartec has elected Chas.
Barlow to fill the position of first
tenor. He fills the vacancy caused
by the graduation of Harley Adkins.
Heppner's first game of the sea-
son resulted is a score of 8 to 8. 1t
was as evenly matched, we'll fought
game from start to finish. When the
whistle blew, ending the first half
the score was to in favor of Lex
ington. The visitors managed to
score a drop kick. During the last
half Heppner whipped up and got
place kick to their credit, thereby
evening up the score. More inter
est is being taken in athletics this
year and large crowd attended the
game.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
WRITER SEES bENE.
FITS FROM WELL
Says Echo People Should BE Interest
ed in New District Which is Soon
to be Formed West of That City.
(From the Echo News

1t was with no little surprise and
satisfaction that | saw a real stream
of pure, clear water spouting out of
the new artesian we'll about twenty
eight miles southeast of Echo last
Sunday. | started out Sunday morn
ing skeptical and the nearer | ap-
preached Mr.. Rice's ranch the more
felt that it surely must have been
all mistake. A big flow of pure
water on that old fiat seemed impos-
sible to me after seeing it go through
so many dry dusty months. But it
is there and every resident there has
good cause for rejoicing.
Some may be dreaming dreams too
large for realization, but nevertheless
a new day has dawned for the north
end of Morrow county. The we'll at
the present time is flowing about
what is known as ten miners inches
of water. 1t is estimated that such
a stream of water will irrigate ten
acres of land running ten hours a
day three days week, so by proper
ly storing the flow in reservoir
forty or fifty acres could easily be
handled at the present time.
The well, however, is only cased
a few feet at the present time and
much water is being lost through
the upper strata of rock. Mr.. New
Ion promises to double the flow be-
fore he quits, and if staying with it
has anything to do in producing re-
suits, results are sure to come.
And now let credit be given to Mr..
and Mrs. Newton for the way they
have stuck to the job through thick
and thin. In spite of tossing tools,
indifference, and often opposition,
they have succeeded in their great
purpose. Not only that but they
have gotten great reward.
People of Echo should be inter
ested and give their support to the
new irrigation district soon to be
formed west of Echo, for plans are
already laid for several more wells.
EARL H.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
HIGH SH0OLS PLAY
A 3 TO 8 GAME
Heppner and Lexington Clash in Even
COntest.-Scores by Goals From
Field Feature OF Game.

1t was an interesting contest, that
football game last Saturday afternoon
on the local gridiron when Heppner
and Lexington high school football
teams met in the first game of the
year. The overconhdence of the To-
cal team soon gave way to uncertain
ty, and before the last quarter came,
Heppner was found fighting desper-
ately to keep the enemy out of their
territory.
Lexington made the first score in
the first quarter, when Campbell
succeeded in dropping the ball over
the bar from within the 30-yard
zone. 1t was beautiful kick, but a
freak at that, since the ball passed
between the legs of an opposing play
er as it rose from the ground. The
| first half of the game was character
lied by the aggressive playing of the
visitors, with Miller, Campbell and
Munkers carrying the ball for good
yardage. The home team didn't come
to until the last quarter, when they
startled their opponents and thrilled
the crowd by pulling some forward
passes for good gains. Smith, of
/ Heppner tied the score in this quarter
when he booted the ball over for
three points.
Hayes, at quarter, was taken out
early in the game as a result of in
juries. Smith, Judd, Ingram, Slo-
cum, Hughes and Wattenburger
showed up best for Heppner and
PAINLESS Parker also performed
stellar work. For Lexington, Camp
bell, Miller, Munkers and Aubrey
did effective playing.
One of the largest crowds that has
attended a football game in Heppner
since the big championship days,
fifteen years ago, witnessed the con-
test
Arthur Crawford as referee, NJ. E.
Rood as umpire and 10y Turner as
head linesman, We're the officials. In
speaking of the scoring after the
game, umpire Rood said; both
scores might be termed as fukes, in
asmuch as the first score was freak
and the last one should have been
blocked beyond question. 1t was a
good game though and both teams
displayed excellent sportsmanship
throughout"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21
DR.. Isabel Sedgwick, the |. O. o. F..
Building.
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

The Morrow County childrens ex-
hibit at the State Fair was accorded
third place. If we could have known
a little earlier on the closing day of
the county. fair that the exhibit might
be sent, we could have sent the com
plete exhibit. There is very little
doubt that we would have taken sec
ond place in the Eastern Oregon di-
vision.
State Supt Churchill has prepared
"a Suggested Course in Bible Study"
for the use of pupils outside of
school. However, pupils Of the high
schools, who complete the course and
take the examinations prepared by
the State superintendent, will receive
credit toward graduation. The
amount of credit which may be so
earned has not been announced In
the introduction, MIR. Churchill says;
"a knowledge of the Bible is an
essential element in good education
and though one may not be interested
in it as manual of devotion, he
should be familiar with it as a liter
ature and a history"
The course is wholly elective.
Copies of the outline may be obtained
upon application to the State Super
intendent.
Prof. Sykes, of the Agricultural
College has been in the county few
days, consulting with the county
court in regard to the destruction of
the rabbits which have been destroy
ing so much grain, alfalfa, garden
produce, and range. He suggests
that the problem be attacked by the
classes in biology in our high schools.
DR.. Hodge, of the State University,
last year made a similar suggestion.
Here is an opportunity for our high
school students to solve a vital prob
lem at first hand.