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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
NIAGARA FALLS.

IF you can imagine II river three
fourths of mile wide. 20 feet deep
In the middle, and containing thou
sands and thousands of tons of water,
suddenly tumbling over n cliif 100 feet
high and dashing on the rocks below
with deafening roar and throwing
up huge clouds of mist and spray, YOU
have some impression of what Nj
agara Falls, the worlds best.known
and most popular waterfall, is like.
This majestic cataract Is situated in
the Niagara river, between Lake Erie
and Lake Ontario and near the city
of Buffalo, n. Y. Ny-ah-ga-rah is an
Indian word. meaning laundering
Waters. Members of the Seneca tribe,
falls rs the voice of the Great Spirit.
Thinking he inhabited the spray. they
made many and various offerings to
this deity.
The waterfall divides Itself into two
parts, American Falls aud the Horse
Shoe or Canadian Fails Nine-tcnths
of the flow, which Is estimated To be
100000 tons per minute, passes over
the Horseshoe Falls which Is by far
the more impressive of the two.
Below the falls the river Is consider
nbly narrower than ii Is above the
falls, and the water PUSHES, AZ n fright
ful speed, through II Seven-mile-long
gorge In which Is located the famous
Whirlpool Rapids.
The edge of the clirr over which the
water plunges into the canyon below,
wears away ut the rate Of about five
feet II year. biologists declare that
this mighty fall has been in operation
for about 10000 years.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
THE MOST POWERFUL LOCO.
MOTIVES.

AT the time of their completion, the
"A locomotives used for hauling the
long heavy coal and other trains over
the steep railroad grades in the noun
tains of Virginia were the most pow
erful I'm the world.
The enormous size. weight and pow
err of these levlathans of the rail are
positively astounding. Each engine
(and tender) weighs almost 100000
pounds, Is considerably more than 100
feet In length. has 20 driving wheels,
IL fired by machinery, exerts n
stralghtaway pull of 10000 pounds
and, It's said, will haul any load that
the coupling pin will hold.
The boilers of these giants ON wheels
are about 9ia feet in diameter. Each
boiler contains 3S1 two and n quarter
inch tubes, which, placed end TO end
would reach almost two miles; also
seventy 51a inch hues. having total
length of more than a quarter of n
mile. The fire boxes are - feet long
and feet wide.
The shipment of these large locomo-
tlves from the point of construction
10 the point of service presented an
unusually peculiar and difficult prob
lem requiring great care and attention,
for the reason that the tracks and
bridges of the various railroads over
which they had To move were not, in
all cases, built to withstand such tre-
mendous weights. They were shipped
In n partially knocked-down condition
and approximately two weeks were re-
quired to move them from Schenectady.
n. Y. to Princeton, W. Va. Three
cars were necessary to carry the loose
and detached parts belonging to each
locomotive.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
THE OLDEST SCHOOL.

THE Boston Latin school Is the old
i est educational institution in the
United States, having enjoyed II con
linuouS existence since April 1889.
From the start II was u school for
higher education, especially Latin and
Greek. Ii appears To have been the
determination of the founders "TO
beat Satan In each and all OF his
lars;" ther fore. For the common de-
Tense and for the general welfare
should the classical languages be
taught AT the common charge"
one day during the early days OF
the revolution. the master (as the
teachers were called In those dnys).
loyalist, announced rs he dismissed
school. Wars begun and schools
done; deponite llbros," but the school
was soon re-opencd, and when the
British evacuated Boston In March
l776, the master went with them aS
prisoner. IT'S said that in his day,
all that was required for admission
was 10 read Il few verses in the Bible.
School began M seven O'Clock in the
morning In summer (cight O'Clock in
winter) ana ended nj five in the after
noon, with recess from eleven To one.
The present building, completed in
1850, was, at that time. "thc largest
structure In America devoted 10 ed
ucational purposes. aud the largest In
the world used aS II free public school"
II contains 56 school rooms, each ac-
commodating - students.
II is doubtful, indeed, II any other
school boasts of more honorable On
rccr, can show rs hing n list at prOmi-
uent men rs graduates or more per
| slStcntly conformed 10 the aspirations
of It's orlginutnrS.
! Copyright 1919. Western Newspaper Union}
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
SCOUTS IN THE EPIDEMIC.

One scout in Morristown. n. j.,
served as an inferno at local hos
pital for two weeks. He did all the
work which Is usually performed by
u grown man. Another spent the bet
ter part of IA week at children's home
where the majority of sixty inmates
We're suffering from influenza. Water
had to be carried up four flights of
stairs, meals prepared and served and
many other duties performed.
Still another volunteered for work
with the Red Cross and drove supply
truck three times week between HO-
boken and soldiers cOnvalescent hos
pital at Mendham.
-Four other scouts were on duty at
II diet kitchen established during the
epidemic in the high school building.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN,
THE DIVINE.

THE corner stone of this great Epls-
1 copal house of worship, which
crowns Mornngsdc Heights in New
York city. was laid on December ~,
1892. This church was designed To
be the largest and most costly church
edliice In America aud the fourth larg-
est in the world, 81. Peters at Rome
and the cathedrals M Seville. Spain
and Milan, Italy. only being larger.
II will be over 600 feet long and its
greatest width 800 feet. The total
cost will exceed Si0,00O,000. and Ill
though IL has been under construction
for more than twenty-slX years. no
one can now say when II will be com
plpted.
The architecture Is of the French
gothic style. The plans for the great
organ call for 1000 pipes and II chime.
The crypt will seat 500 and the altar
is to contain 10000 pieces of mosaic
glass. II will contain seven chapels
OF tongues: st. Martin of Tours or
Huguenot chapel. representing the
French rite; st. James or Spanish
chapel, representing the Mozarabic
rite: St. Ambrose, representing the
Italian rite; st. Saviour, representing
the Oriental rite st. COLUMBIA or Scots
chapel, representing the British rite;
ST. Bonlfnce or Holland chapel. repre-
senting the German rite and st. Aus
garius or Swedish chapel, representing
the Scandinavian rite. There is TO be
also IN open-alr pulpit with iO-foot-
high spire and Communications In
gothic structures.
Donations. large and small, have
come from every conceivable source
and direction. To assist In the erection
of that which is To he Americas great
est Cathedral cathedral for the peo-
pie In Americas greatest city.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
start OF SCOUTS EDUCATION

Scouting is an educational PROPOSE
ton. It's intent Is both to help the
scout do the thing he likes to do and
to do it better and to lead him out into
fields of thought and action that Its
many divisions offer.
Every applicant for membership
must pass the following requirements
before he can attain the rank of
tenderfOOt scout:
I. Know the scout law. sign, salute
and significance Of the badge.
2. Know the composition and his
tory of the national flag and the Gus
tomary forms of respect to it.
3. Tie the following knots: Square
or reef sheet-bend. bowline. fisher
mans. sheepshank, halter. Glove hitch,
timber hitch, or two half-hitches.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03

Of America and II continuous rail line
up aud down the Atlantic coast from
Key West to Halifax II also calls
10 mind the fact that the insurmouut-
able obstacle which had heretofore
blocked the way had been overcome
and the supposedly impossible accom-
plished
Before this route could be opened
II was necessary to get trains across
that terror to navlgators, the rocky.
bottOmed tidal channel. known ~
"lGcll Gate" between Long Island
shore and Wards Island in the East
river opposite Manhattan Island on
which New York city proper stands.
II was not possible to sink piers into
the channel, and the stretch was con
sidercd too great to be covered by
one archcd span. An engineer with
vision came to the rescue and trains
now cross on II wonderful foui-trackpd
steel bridge 4 peerless, steel arch L.
OF feet long, said to be the longest
across amy waterway Of equal width
now bridges the gap. The entire
weight Is carried by gigantic 2o0-foot
high towers on either shore. The
bridge is 81 feet wide. designed to car
ry 10000 pounds per linear foot. The
extreme height Of the arch IL more
than 300 feet above the water.
About 10000 tons of steel were used.
The towers are bcdded in solid rock
and 1t * estimated that they contain
3,000,000 cubic feet Of masonry. The
bridge cost Si2.OO,O00.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
The Wonders
of America
THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GAR
DEN.
By T. T. MAXEY

IN 1910 Henry Shaw, u citizen Of
1 ST. Louis. lover of nature and Of
flowers in particular, built n large
country residence near the city limits.
He surrounded II with flowers and
plants of every known variety. When
he died in 1899 his will provided for
II board of trustees To manage the
garden and left sufficient funds to
support ii. This wonderful floral
park, said to be the largest In the
world was thus preserved for the
education, admiration and enjoyment
Of all.
II contains n collection embracing
100 species Of pnlms; Il varied collec-
ton Of tropical and subtrOplcnl
plants; collection of the - known
species Of cycads n wonderful assert
ment of plants which grow best under
desert conditions; numerous species
of ferns and allied plants; n great
array of plants of great economic
value and displays Of plants that feed
on insects; species of the pineapple
and It's relatives numerous SNOWY,
Towering plants, while In the private
orchid house II representative of each
of the 800 species of this beautiful
flower is to be found.
The outdoor collection includes n
water garden. several hundred vari-
cites of roses, numerous species "
herblike plants, II rare pansy display,
variety of economic plants and trees
and shrubs, native To North America
and grouped In families All told,
about eleven thousand species OF
plants are growing In this garden.
The body of Mr.. Shaw reposes In u
handsome mausoleum within the
grounds
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
BOY SCOUTS AND BOMBS

A circular printed in red and
threatening him with determination"
for his part In the hoy scout MEM
bership drive was received by Gavin
McNab. a prominent attorney Of San
Francisco.
Others were said to have been re-
ceived by Associate Justice w. w.
Morrow of the United States circuit
court and Frank Sumers. an attor-
ney, who also were identified with the
campaign.
The circular accused McNab of re-
cruiting the boys as future soldiers
"to protect the fiag-haunting finan-
ciers."
One of the most effective ways To
fight bolshevism and anarchism in
this country Is the suggestion: Boost
the boy scout movement" Everybody
knows the wholesome Ameiicanism
taught the boys of this olganization.
along with a general system of physi-
cal, mental and moral development.
one seldom hears of n boy scout going
wrong and getting into trouble with
the law 1t may also be said no one
ever hears of scout who is not a
patriot.
Boys who belong to the scouts do
not grow up to naunt red flags and
plant bombs. And If they have any
influence at home. their fathers and
big brothers imbibe something of their
spirit of loyalty and understanding.
Clearly enough II all American boys
few adult reds to make trouble.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
CHINESE BOY SCOUTS ACTIVE

The wave of progressivism thar has
swept over south China has given EN-
phatic impetus to the boy scout move
ment, which has taken root in other
parts of the orient.
Quite recently Pang Niue Chang,
well-to-do merchant, formerly of Homo.
lulu, set aside large part of his coun-
try residence near Canton, as IA train
Ing school for scOutmasterS, who ara
needed badly in view Of the enthusl-
astic approval the movement has been
,tvan there
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
Asleep on the Car.

had been up late the night before
and the next morning In the street
car, on my way 10 work, | fell asleep
when To my ears came the sound OF
"Hush-u.Bye My Baby" softly wills
tied. opened my eyes and there op.
poste me sat "A young man whlstllng
the tune while the eyes of the pco-
pie around were on me, smiling.
did not close my eyes again for the
remainder of the Exchange.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
3D. SCOUT FARM WORKERS.

over the field and down the road
The days toll done;
A song upon the lips OF us
To speed the setting sun:
And peace within our laughing hearts
And pride to know that we
Still carry on like true scouts
eve did our share in wartime.
Our share and more In wartme).
In time of Victory.
Liberty bond and Victory bond.
We did not fail
And love of country In our hearts
Shall never die nor pale,
And never call but that we heed
For what the gain II we
Should mar the record that we hold
I'VE did our share In wartime
Our share and more in wartlme)
And fail the Victory?
Edmund Leamy in Boys Life
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
LIsbon,s Gambling Clubs.

The Portuguese are born gamblers
and the most brilliant side of their
night life Is found in the exclusive
clubs of the city Of Lisbon, Wonder.
fully appointed, with added attractions
of excellent dining rooms, music, dan
cling, reading rooms and libraries, thel
are kept alive by one thing the Por
tuguese love OF play.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
SCOUTS AVOID olL.sKIN BAGS

About the worst kind of sleeping
bag scout can choose, especially in
cold weather, is one made of rubber or
Oil-skins.
Major David A. AbercrOmbie tells OF
trip through the North in which one
of Stefansson's companions used bags
made of oil-skin material. When he
awoke in the morning 10 fouad that
the moisture from his body had ac-
cumulated on the inside of the oil-Skin
and had frozen stiff.
And what is more, they couldn't get
the frost out of the thing for the rest
of the journey! An extreme case, to
be sure, but one that points warning.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
Where He Got the Name.

The first hul!.log appears 10 have
been bred from the English mustltl
and by process of systematic selection
in breeding smaller and more active
dog than the mastilI was evolved. The
smaller dog was found To be better
suited for sport than the heavier and
slower mastiff. The bull-baiting dog.
without n doubt, required an inordlnate
amount of gnmeneSs.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
Fixing II.

Mrs. Gaddy is always complaining
that her nose Is kept TO the grind.
stone"
THAT is why II is so sharp It is al.
ways sticking in other peoples DusI.
ness"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
Dininu Room Stunt.

"Why did you discontinue your foun.
tain I'm the main dining roomT"
"Exhlarated guests kept Halloween
sports going all the time"
what dye mean, Halloween
sports?"
"Bobbng for goldfish. "-Louisvlll
'ourier-J journal.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
Justwed Gets a Jolt.

Justwed-IIudnt We better burn all
these old love letters sent you?
Mrs. Justwed-Oh, no, Jack. May
be after we've been married while
we'll get bored some evening and want
something funny To rend.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-03
HE'LL GATE BRIDGE.

THE completion of the New York
Connecting railroad gave us our
first all-rall through route from New
England, via New York. To the rest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-03
Our. accessories de-

Our. dCceSSOfIeS ue-
partmegnt has only
been in operation a
few months but dur
ing that time it has
grown so rapidly that
now it is easily one
half our business.
Our stock is very
complete and 1--we cater
to the automobile
owner who wants the
best. of supplies and
accessories for his car.
And the list Of
satisfied customers is
growing bigger and
bigger every day. The
next time your car
needs something, give
us a trial and be. con-
WINGED that this is
The daily banner., 1919-07-14
SIX FIREMEN KILLED
BY FALLING WALL
CO|Iapses While Men Are
Fighting Fierce Blaze,

Philadelphia, July 14.-SiX firemen
were killed and dozens, including a
few civilians, were injured when the
front wall Of the five story burlap
warehouse of Potash Brothers, at 613
and 615 North American street, sud-
denly collapsed while the firemen were
fighting a blaze in the building.
At least two score firemen were
hanging on to ladders leaning against
the front of the building, pouring water
into the blazing structure, when the
wall buckled and crashed outward into
the street. Hundreds of spectators
were standing in the narrow street at
the time, and many Of them were
struck by flying bricks and beams.
The wall fell in great heap, car
rying with it practically all the men
on the ladders. Some were fortunate
in falling on top of the pile; others
were buried beneath tons of debris.
The hook and ladder truck of company
No. 2, which was standing close to the
building, was buried under the pile
and it's driver killed.
It was several hours before the dead
and injured were dug out of the tangl-
ed mass. Sailors, soldiers and police
men assisted the firemen in the frantic
rescue work, while priests went about
administering the last rites of the
Catholic church to the dying and in
jured. Crowds of agonized relatives
nf I1nI IN
of spectators screaming for informa-
ton about their loved ones and trying
20 burst through the ropes.
The daily banner., 1919-07-14
This Man Did Not
Exploit His Government

(From the Memphis Commercial
Appeal.)
A gentleman from Detroit. writing
about Henry Ford, said this: 'The
government gave the Ford organiza-
ton the contract for making cylin-
ders for Liberty motors; the esti-
mated cost was S19 each. The Ford
organization made them so fast and
so good that the whole job was han
ded over to them and when the work
was completed they were billed to
the government at 1926 each, saw
ing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars
This statement is so different from
business transactions that most men
and firms had with the United States
government that the editor of the
Commercial Appeal wrote 20 ask if
it was really true. Here are the
facts:
The Ford people were approached
early in the Liberty engine campaign
and asked to contract for cylinders.
At that time contract had been
placed with concern in the east for
these cylinder sat s19 each. The ex-
perimental cylinders which were
originally made were drilled from
solid blocks of steel and cost about
$40. The Ford people took con-
tract for 100000 cylinders at 1925
each. The company proceeded to de-
sign jigs and dies and the cylinders
were forged. When this contract
was completed the Ford people re-
ceived another contract at 1925. The
firm returned the contract and stated
that the price should be SIS, which
would let the company out, in spite
of the fact that labor and material
had rapidly risen. The cost of the
changes and extra equipment was
charged off in the first contract.
At the time cf the armistice Ford
had manufactured $1,000 cylinders
The daily banner., 1919-07-14
BUSINESS BARRIER
TO GERMANY DOWN
France Authorizes Resumption
of Relations.

Paris, July 1.-THE French official
note authorizing the resumption of
commercial relations between France
and Germany was issued here, effect
i've at once.
The note prescribes regulations pro-
viding for the issuance of permits on
certain classes of merchandise.
These regulations require that per-
mits be obtained for the expectation
to Germany of any merchandise on
the prohibited list No merchandise
originating in or coming, from Ger
many may be imported into France
without a special permit from the min
lister of finance and the minister of
that department of the government
particularly interested in the product
The German delegation at Versailles
was Informed in a letter from the
peace conference that the ratification
Of the peace treaty by Germany had
been accepted and that the raising of
the blockade was about to occur. De-
cision to raise the blockade was taken
by the council of five Friday.
The commissions on ranarn tinnS and
The daily banner., 1919-07-14

There is more Catarrn In this Sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years 1t
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly falling to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Catarrh is local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney C Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a
constitutional remedy, is taken in
ternally and acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
One Hundred Dollars reward is off
cred for any case that Halls Catarrh
Medicine fails 10 cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion,-Adv.
The daily banner., 1919-07-14

at cost Of So each. Thus the Ford
firm was able TO save the govern
ment $11 cylinder. or $4,000
on the contract.
The government usually paid ST.
200 for caissons. The Ford firm took
contract for $500 and billed them
to the government at less than Sc
each.
The Ford firm sold to the govern
ment $4,000 Ford motor cars of diff
ferent styles and types at discount
of Is per cent. oc the regular price.
We presume The Ford Company
made a fair profit on all of these un-
dertakings, but in these two instan
ces the government saved $4,000
600 on it's contract.
If other firms in the country and
other individuals had dealt with I'm
Gle Sam as did the Ford Motor Com
pany, our supplies for the war would
have cost us about so per cent. of
the actual amount paid out.
Henry Ford, or the controlling
spirit of his organization, in his at
titude toward his government, is a
fine model for other men TO follow,
but many in business who obey in
every thought the Injunction, PUT
money in my purse" will look upon
Ford as either crazy to all the rules
of business or an arch enemy to the
order of men whose gospel is 'busi-
ness is business.
We hope when the next war comes
on that men OF Henry Ford's ideas
of integrity will he scattered all ovef
this country.
The daily banner., 1919-07-14
Catarrh is Real Enemy
and Requires Vigorous Treatment

Throw these makeshift remedies
to the winds, and get on the right
treatment. Get bottle of S. S. S.
today, and commence a treatmens
that has been praised by sufferers
for nearly half a century.
S. S. S. gets right at the source
of Catarrh, and forces from the
blood the germs which cause the
disease. For special medical ad-
vice free regarding your own case,
address Medical Director, 81 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The daily banner., 1919-07-14
BLAMES LIBERTY BONDS

High Prices to Continue Until They
Are Paid, Osborne Says.
Washington, July 14.-Continuation
Of high prices may be expected at
least until the Liberty bonds are paid
off, Representative Osborne, Republi.
can, of California, predicted, in a state
ment inserted in the Congressional
Record.
"There is every reason to believe
the purchasing power Of mony will
continue relatively low and the cost of
things necessary to existence will con.
tinue, as measured by money, relative
V high" he said.