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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

shovel is progressing at the rate OF
400 feet month, working only one
shift. In the spring two shifts will
be added and work will continue day
and night during the summer.
Between twelve and thirteen hun
dred feet of the tunnel bore is COM
pleted and work is proceeding rapid
ly from both ends of the big job.
Next summer and fall the distribu-
tion system on the Teel lands will be
put in and ready for the water by the
time the tunnel is completed.
One outstanding feature of this
distribution system is the fact that
there is not a foot of flume to De
built on the whole $500 acres.
Very few irrigation projects are this
fortunate. The contour of the lands
lends itself to broader system of irri-
cation and tits likely that very little
Of the district land will be irrigated
by the food system that prevails in
the Meadows district.-Echo News
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
STATE NEWS
University Will Erect Tablet
to Honor First President

University of Oregon Eugene, Nov.
"a, 1919.-A bronze tablet in men,
ory of John Wesley Johnson, first
president of the University of Oregon.
is soon to be placed in the corridor of
the administration building, named
johnson Hall in his honor, The
building was named when dedicated
four years ago, but no memorial tab
let has yet been placed. The tablet,
just received from a Portland brass
works, is inscribed as follows:
John Wesley Johnson, the first
president of the University of Oregon,
was born near Kansas City, Missouri,
in the year 1886. In 1876 he was
appointed to the presidency of the
University of Oregon. He served the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
And They Were a Couple o Kids

A scene AT
W q 9 h | n 8
ton when the
Prin 9 Q o I
Wales visited
our capital i'm
pressed aB ed
diplomats with
the truism that
youth" plays
an important
part In world
affairs. Here Ia
shown Douglas
Grannis. a stu
d o n I, W h o
tn ou & h only
1e years old,
s er v o d two
years In the
great war un-
der British col.
ors, as he was
being presented.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

A Grant county grand jury recently
returned an indictment arging
Cedric Scharff with murder as a result
of the death of Martin Leslie in this
city about the middle of September,
The victim was a fourteen year old
boy, and he was shot by Scharff while
in a watermelon patch belonging to
the latter's father near Monument.
After the shooting the boy was rush
ed to the local hospital but his injur-
les we're such that there was no
chance for his recovery.-COndon
Globe-Times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

University in this capacity until 1893
and subsequently as professor of
Latin until his death in 1898. In
commemoration of life nobly lived
and worthily dedicated to the cause
of higher education in the common
wealth of Oregon this building has
been named Johnson Hall"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

Reports from Albee are that very
satisfactory progress is being made
by the Warren Construction Co. on
the Teel project work. At Camas
creek the diversion dam was com
pleted October %. A large amount Of
lumber was cut by the mill, and that
plant has been shut down for the
winter
On the main canal the big steam
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
5 SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION


Irr-W WonssAdt nd Ahns- Or From
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

American women have always
lust loved" the sealskin coat
but 1t has been only within the
last few years that the American
woman has been educated to be-
lieve that the big rank and file
could afford them. Now woman
will tell hubby that It's economy
lin the end" and she has the
sealskin. This is one, It's the pop
ular three-quarter model this year
rich black seal with that gray
collar OF mole
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

officers have been checking up some
of the fur houses and it is reported
that some Grant county people are
credited with shipping beaver fur,
1t is estimated that some Is cases
will be turned over to the state courts
rather than to require the parties to
appear in the federal courts. Recent
ly Joe Carl, who lives below Dayville
was caught in the dragnet and paid a
fine. The other cases will probably
follow in the near future.-Blue
Mountain Eagle.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

Lenny Mason OF England Is
said to be the worlds fattest boy.
He Is l6 and weighs 300 pounds.
In fact, he is so fat-as you see
that the Photographic, couldn't
get him into a single column pic
ture.' He was born at Leicester,
England. His chest measurement
Is Ga l-2 inches,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
Kirk Sells Property.

Z. L. Kirk today completed the
sale to G. w. Swaggart of Heppner,
four lots and house in Hazel addition
Pendleton, for $1,000. Mr. Kirk re-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
Beavers a Nuisance in Grant County.

In several portions Of the county
beaver are said to be a nuisance, and
Game Warden Hazeltine has received
a number of complaints But, OF
course, they are protected by the laws
both state and federal. Federal
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27

Gently bought this property from
August Gunderain but will move to a
five acre tract he has purchased in
Riverside +, o.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-27
JOYCE 8. LEWIS

w IL ~. AG1 w ~
Franklin D'Olier OF Philadel-
phia was rewarded for his hard
consistent work at st. Louis when
the American Legion was formed.
For in the first annual convention
OF World War veterans he was
elected commander. And Devil
Dog" was honored, a tribute to
the valor OF the marines. He is
Joyce s. Lewis of Long Prairie,
Mimi, shot in the leg at Chateau
Thierry, losing the use of that leg.
He was elected first vice COM
mander Of the legion 1t was voted
at the Minneapolis convention to
hold the 1920 conclaye at Cleye-
land, O,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
MASS OF W0NDR0US C0LORs
Beauties OF sea-cardens Along the
Massachusetts, Coast Are Almost
Beyond Description.

Along the rocky coast of Nahant,
Mass, the tide, rising and falling
through distance of nine feet, leaves
as II recedes. quiet pools in the holes
and crevices at the base of the cliffs,
where flourish little worlds of marine
plant sand animals. OF these tide
pools of Nahant. the "AgassiZ cave"
contains one of the most beautiful Of
the sea-gardens of the northern shore.
Completely covered ut high tide, at low
water the mysteries of its recesses are
revealed to wondering human eyes.
Many-coored star-fishcs and sea
anemOnes, gorgeous sea weeds, fragile,
pink-hearted hydroids clustered in
n0wed-like masses, delicate pink fronds
Of cOralllne, iridescent, violettipped
Irish moss cleaning like jewels In the
sunlight, and velvety green clusters OF
sea-lettuce-these are some Of the
beauties Of the tide-pool. All have
been exactly reproduced In the Ameri-
can museum, under the direction OF
Roy w. Miner, associate curator Of the
department of invertebrate zoology.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19

body knows-slncc It has been sound.
&C. to n depth Of 1000 feet and no hot
tom found, there bubbles forth abou'
lS0OO,OOO gallons of 135-degrce hot
water possessing untold medicinal
value, every - hours.
This health fomt was discovered
by wandering band of Indians. When
the white man came he named IL big
Horn Hot Spring" because the water
was finally tumbled over n l0foot cliff
IN n beautiful waterfall to the river
below \ city was built by the river.
They called IT Thermopolis Olot CITY,,
because of its nearness to the spring
The government purchased the tract
on which the spring is located In 1887
Washable. chief of the Shoshone
agreed only on condition that por.
tion Of the water he reserved forever
free for public use. Later. when the
government coded the land TO the state
the same clause was inserted In the
patent. Thus this great nnture-made
anti-toXin for many Ills which beset
humanity has been preserved for the
use of everybody for all time. A nat
ural admixture of sulphur, lime, mag
nesia, iron and silica. this water pos
seSscS exceptional restorative proper
ties In the treatment of blood and skin
diseases and rheumatism.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
BOY
Sou s
& ID
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts of America)
TO ASSISTANT SCOUTMASTERS

Chief Scout Executive James ".
West sends this word to the almost
1900 assistant scoutmasters Of hoy
scout troops:
Your rank and opportunity Is one
To excite envy. Your job Is what you
make IL and your troop IL largely up
To YOU. The chance for the hoy scout
movement to he serving n million hoy
members by next birthday rests with
you. II anyone else brings about the
million. that someone will have
stepped in and picked UP your on
portunity.
Does this seem strange? A typo
graphical error, putting in the word
assistant? Then consider the Her
tenant In the great war.
1--WE think Of you ms the man with
youth and physical vitality enough to
AIRY on aud carry through To success
The plans Of your chief.
"To MS YOU are the man, the only
man, who can say, Boys, Mr.. Scout
master would he greatly pleased II we
rolled our packs and put our camp
site in perfect order right after din
ner-he would enjoy our afternoon
tests and games and swim, himself.
IL he didn't have that cloud hanging
over him, of asking you to police this
spot at 8 p. IN, We owe him good
time. That.a.boy. YOull be done In
ten minutes at the rate you're doing
It.
"You are between the boy and the
ultimate authority; and your word OF
encouragement and your sympathy
when scouts are In wrong can be one
of the truly great factors In the
troops success"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
SCOUTS FURNISH GOOD BLOOD.

For some time Boy Scouts Alex Ho-
gan, Douglas Peck. Frank Hampshire,
Arthur Bohn and Frank Smith, men,
bers of the boy scout organization in
Salt Lake city, have been going TO
the hospital twice week to give
their blood TO reJuvenate an injured
man.
In an effort 10 save the life Of
Frank Adkin, who was taken TO the
hospital after receiving serious in
juries when piano fell on him dur
Ing "A fire. the Salt Lake City boy
scouts council was asked to furnish
boys 10 have their blood transfused
into the veins Of the injured man.
DIR. Clarence Snow Of the hospital
In an effort TO obtain non-smokcrs and
nOn-alcOhOl users for this purpose
turned TO the scouts for cooperation
Although Mr., Adkin Is In q serious con
dItion. he has been improving rap
idly and is expected 10 fully recover
The blood was furnished AT the rate
NJ pint every other day for several
lays.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
OUR NATIONAL CAPITOL.

TT rs but fitting that America
greatest nation In all the world
should have the finest capitol building
on earth. The architectural beauty of
our national capitol building nj Wash
ington Is most impressive and, for capi.
tol purposes. II is said TO surpass
every other building in the world.
The base of this immense, sym.
metricully shaped and imposing edifice
tests on level plateau, nj an. cleva.
tion of % feet above the historic Pc.
tomac river. The building faces the
east and Is about one mile distant
from the White House. The corne.
stone of the original structure. which
comprises the central portion of the
present building and Is of Virginia
sandstone, was laid by President Wash.
ington on September IS, l793-l2j
necessary to enlarge the building, two
additions or wings. of Massachusetts
marble. were added President FIJI.
more laid the corner stone; Daniel
Webster was the orator. These wings
were burned by the British In 1914. but
were restored. The original building
was completed In 1927.
The present structure Is 751 feet
long and $50 wide. II covers three
and one-half acres. The central por.
,ion is surmounted by one of the most
graceful, pleasingly shaped and mas
sive domes in the world. This dome Is
2ST feet high. II was completed in
1868. II weighs more than 5000. O0C
pounds and is topped by statue OF
Freedom almost 20 feet high.
The total value of the building and
grounds is estimated M S25, 100000.
Copyright. 1919, Western Newspaper unionl
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
st. Cross, Winchester.

Kings LambOurn Alexander Pope, n
boy from fair Twyford village. musing
already upon the nature of man; John
keblc of the christian Year." from
his vicarage M Hursley; John Keats,
from over Iazeley Down. with the
code TO Autumn" fashionng itself In
his mind:
Where are the songs OF spring-aye
where are theyY
Think not of them. thou hast thy mu-
sic, too.
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying
day,
And touch the stubble- plains with rosy
hue
and--mntching the hest Of these In
genius and in charm--thc gentle au.
thor of Emma" and "Nurthnnger Alb
hey" from her modest home by the
cathedral close. Truly goodly five /!
Hereabouts the path mounts awhile
from the river bed. beside hedges.
that are vocal with the soft fiutter Of
wings. the fluting of hidden birds. and
the sudden stir and rustic of small
hedgerow life. Drawn by patient
brown ponies, slowly mounting the
hill, come two gypsy-carts. green
painted. from whose rlckety chimneys
long wreaths Of blue smoke curl up
ward and vanish. The weather-tanned
nOmads, each at n horses head. the
cheeky, eager-eyed. tangled boys be
hind them, the momentary glimpses Of
'home." caught through half-Open
doors, leave somehow. sense Of al
Turing vagabOndage.
A moment later ] am down in the
valley meadows again. where going is
not easy over those winter sOdden
ways. But what matter mud and
water. when every ~cObse Is bursting
into leaf. and the young spring carols
In your ears? Even the pink pigs cease
From their nosing on the bank. to gaze
and grunt acquiescence. Two gray
mares cock their ears. and stare; u
Speckled trout splashes from under my
very feet, ankle-deep In the flood that
pours joyously through every water
gate. Across bridge after bridge,
wading rather than walking, reach
terra firna again. and soon am resting
beneath the big yew tree that stands
beside Twyford church.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
The Wonders
of America
THE "sEA.GolNe" RAILROAD.
By T. T. MAXEY

XEY WEST Is nearer .he eastern
IN terminus of the Panama canal. by
almost 300 miles. than any other of our
gulf ports II Is separated from the
main land by the Florida keys--a more
or less disconnected string Of islands.
composed largely of coral and lime
stone.
To reap the benefit of IFS strategic
position, however, direct and quick
transportation with the main land was
necessary. A railroad was the an.
swor It's construction was considered
iinpiTcticable and impossible. But
There are men who will undertake any
thing. The late Henry NJ. Flagler fur
nished the funds and the work was he
gun in 1905. Men from many cllmes.
material of many kinds and new meth.
OBS of construction were called into
service. The winds, waves. torrid
sun, many known and unknown fac
Tors had To be grappled with and
solved. Even nature had To be over.
come. The construction must be storm.
proof.
From Homestead. where the exten.
sion begins. to Key West, II is lbs
miles. Jumping from island to island
are il miles of concrete arch viaducts
and six miles Of steel bridges-one OF
which contains 243 spans. The con
struction of the line on the islands
proper was comparatively simple
Joining the island by raii was tn,
ticklish job.
Thanks to the genius. grit and un
firing efforts of the engineers. one mas
now enjoy the heretofore unthinkablo
and unique experience of riding from
Key West to Miami in about five hour.
on train running. for the most part
over water instead of on land.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.

GLACIER is one of the newer Of our
VI great "outdoor museums" or ma
tionnl parks. Scattered throughout its
Loo square miles Is n tumble of noun.
tains, glaciers, rivers, lakes and water.
falls which looks like "the Great
Builder had left the odds and ends OF
his world making here In one disor.
dered heap"
A newspaper man toilcd hard TO
reach the top of one of the skyland
trails. Resting on boulder and look.
ing far out over the forests. across n
flower-carpeted valley to superbly
beautiful mountain lake. he declared
he had discovered "Where God sat
when he made America"
The dominating feature OF Glacier
Is It's magniiccntly carved mountains.
II contains some of the most tremen.
dous panornmns I'm the world. Some
of its peaks remind one Of cnthedrals,
others of forts and castles. The suna
and winds of hundreds of years have
tinted their SUBMITS with varying
hues. Often their sides are covered
with great. slow-moving glaciers--ice
fields, some Of which travel fully five
inches in year. Between or below
them are splendid forests of pine. The
meadows between these wooded
patches are n riot of wild flowers.
But the supreme beauty Of this park
Is It's mountain-hemmed, mirrorlike
lakes, fed by glacial streams which
tumble down the mountain sides often
! In tall. ribbOnlike falls of great beauty
Add to this IN occasional glimpse of
n Swiss chalet (fOr the accommoda.
tion Of visitors) and you have an I'm.
beatable combination for the true lover
of the wild and the beautiful.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
THE AMERICAN DEAD SEA.

IF YOU can imagine n lake 100 miles
/ long, % miles wide, with an average
depth of 20 feet--60 feet is the great.
est depth observation-disclosures 900 miles
inland and $3.50 feet above sea level.
you can form some conception OF this
world marvel-Great Salt lake.
Its waters are six times as salty MS
tank, let II evapOrate and one bucket
full Of pure salt will be left. A bath
In its buoyant waters is both delight
full and exhilarating. Saltair-an i'm
mense crescent-shaped, domed and
lowered bathing pavilion-has been
built out into the lake 1000 feet from
shore.
The lake contains eight islands Four
rivers empty fresh water into II, but
It's surface neither rises nor falls. Hav-
ing no outlet, il gets rid of the excess
water by evaporation.
Scientists figure that the lake CON
,aIns more than S000,OOO,OOO tons OF
salt and almost sO0,O0OOO0 tons Of sui.
phate Of soda. Allowing 60 tons to a
carload, that would he 1873. 1873, 1893 cars
~ salt and 13,333333 cars of soda.
Assuming 40 feet as the average length
OF freight car and you have train
of salt 1.0l0,l0l miles long and a train
Of soda 101,0I0 miles long. The aver
age speed of a freight train Is about 20
miles an hour. Running at this speed,
day and night, II would take the two
trains over six years TO pass given
point. The value of these cargoes
would be probably $l0WO,OOO,OOO.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
MARY Still Lives.

Mary was the star Junior Red Cross
pupil In her school In a mld-western
city. She held the record for Junior
Red Cross work, and asplred To hold
the record as Banneret Knight In
the health crusade. one morning re-
Gently Mary saw her teacher on the
street and, running up TO her, said:
"GOOd morning, teacher" and In n
great hurry, as II fearing she might
forget, added; "Oh Miss Bow. I've
taken my ten breaths aud I'm stin
breathing"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

NTiE mountain that was God" wrote
John II. Williams. Mount Big
Snow" said the Indian. At any rate,
the most wonderful mountain in the
United States-its hoary.headed peak
piercing the blue sky TO height of
almost three miles, while its base COW
ers hundred square miles of territory.
Its isolation, standing alone as 1t does
instead Of in range. makes It's might
ness all the more impressive.
Uncle Sam created n national park
around Ii and thus preserved II as one
of our greatest sights. so we can all go
and see II and wonder for ourselves.
Like all volcanoes. Rainier built up
its cone from the material thrown out
from It's interior. But terrific explo-
sion destroyed its conelike top and
greatly reduced it's height. II has not
been In eruption for nearly 30 years,
though steam Jets sometimes melt the
snow at its summit and hot springs
flow from Its base.
Twenty-eight glaciers, horn from the
snow which covers the mountain, ra-
date from its peak and form one of
the largest known glacial systems.
From these great ice fields there nntur-
ally lead off numerous streams and
rivers which ind their way. through
Leautiful canyons, 10 the lower alti-
tudes. Below the glaciers. In an open
space which circles the mountain, grow
millions of gorgeous wild flowers. pre-
senting beautiful spectacle as well as
n marvellous contrast to the snow
above. Below the flowers are dense
and immense forests of fir, spruce and
cedar.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
Ended in Smoke.

was member Of the summer col
Ony in small New England town. We
were ever in search Of novelty, and
toward the end Of the season decided
to have play and give the natives n
treat.
The whole town came out, and 1--WE
thought) were duly impressed, A, the
climax the hero Stalked In. brnndish-
ing document, and, in n dramatic
voice, cried, II have the papers, Then
voice from the back row beloved,
II have the makn'sm That, OF course,
ruined our play.
Needless to say, we attempted no
more dramatics.-Chlcago Tribune.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
SCOUT DoiNGs.

The scouts OF a troop In Colony,
Kan, did their good turn by delivering
papers on account OF accident TO or
sickness OF newsboys.
Cleveland IN. " scouts put out
three fires, cleaned the village pond
and helped get an automobile out Of
the lake.
Wisconsin Boy Scouts are hunting
fresh-wnter pearls. They will go into
camp aud hunt for pearl muSsels while
wading barefoot In the shoGl waters or
~ill drag for them from boats
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
ROY SCOUTS o. AMERICA.
Service!
A good turn every day!

Service!
A good turn every day!
That's scouting's heart and soul.
Its brain and Drawn.
A good turn every day
Not for pay,
Not by rule,
But from love
Boyhood's boyish. manly love,
Boyhood's deathless love.
Selfish love
OF Good for Goods sake.
Rich boy. poor boy,
Boy OF city, boy OF town.
Boys OF every real boy land
This hemisphere. and that
Scouting binds them all
In service. service, service,
Day after day, day after day.
Work service. play service.
Growing, growing,
Manler every hour
Soon to be full men.
Full heart. full mind.
Fun body. full soul.
To the Rooseveltian utmost
Men to the last drop OF red blood,
To the last nerve twinkle,
To the last heart fiutter.
Men. yet forever-boys;
Men with viriIe boyishness
OF boy scouts.
Prepared
Prepared for life!
For the merry seriousness OF II.
The fun play tight OF IT,
The thrilling carrying on OF "
Boy life, man life.
Welded.
Prepared,
Prepared for death
The smiling calm 81 a.
The certain crown ~ u.
The onward, upward, living faith OF II
Stanchness'
Stanch, hand In hand,
Shoulder to shoulder,
Heart with heart.
Living and helping to live,
Living close to natures heart.
Helping bird helping beast,
All Gods creatures
Every man, every woman,
Boy scouts. big and little.
Boy-men. yet Just boys,
Edward Branch Lyman, In New Yor
Sun.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19

The treatment for nervous disorders
H. diversion. Attention transferred
and directed into new channels. new
friends, new faces. new scenes. new
habits, changed sleeping rooms. new
rations, everything radically altered
md wholly different will in time re-
lieve almost all such conditions.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
A "GentIeman."

And the scholar said: "Oriclnally
the term gentleman Latin: gentilis)
signified well born. A man of gentle
birth usually was refined In manners
and conduct, and so popular usage has
extended the term to all men Of chiv
alrous character; gentleman lives
right, rights wrongs, fears God and
honors the king. '"-ExGbspge.