El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-03

IRON .Musher" TO Governor. A
1 rolling stone viii occasionally
grab up a bunch Of moss. The Boys
Red Blood club Is an organization
adopting all bylaws and ritual Of the
Boy Scouts with one decided amend
ment which substitutes the gun for
an alpine staff Boys are athe max
ings" Of prospective civilian stand
ing army. A nation Of expert marks
men spells preparedness. which guar
ahtees perpetual peace. materially
discouraging international eutanEle-
ments- Give the Boy Scouts a gun.
Teach them 10 correctly handle and
accurately shoot.
Obviate by education in the use
and handling Of firearms, the menace
10 friends and comrades afield which
arise from ineIperience and ign0r-
ance Of safety first. Our rising gen
Grafton are the bulwark OF our ma
ton, II properly trained. Ben w.
Olcorr now occupying the guberua-
rorial chair IN the state OF Oregon,
plays the outdoor game just as he
did in ye olden days Of boyhood
when the slogan was. Try anything
once. He is now the boys champion
and a living ideal with an red
bloOded kids. His meteoric life ca
reer reads ike the masterpiece Of an
lEllaG1 nary novelist, or the cuimlna-
ton Of a fond moher's dream OF q
LaTcrlte sons career. He is an IN
cenuve TO boys. having decisiTely
demonstrated that a man IN America
can reach the pinnacle Of success
without pull
Located on the grand old AIlszis-
sippi river is the beautiful city Of
Aeithsburg, Ill., where Olcott and the
writer were born and raised. Ada
49, IraHnaH
paradise. Fish and game galore
could be found, and all boys were
correctly trained TO handle a gun or
They lived IN the open and were
taught that outdoor sports were the
sesame or magic password 10
longevity. Dame Nature invited, we
accepted her hospitality, became de-
from 8 health angle all accrued ben
elts. That bell or the old brick
school house turned US from red
blood diversions, commanding that
We master the intricacies Of the
Three RS" Olcotr was especially
studious during school hours, but his
penchaut for life in the open was
ever in evidence. He was recognized
in the kid Kingdom as an all around
athlete an expert shot. pulled a
good oar, successful fisherman and
in sports he accomplished the feat
which placed him in the post grad
uate swimming class He swan the
Mississippi river. Touched and re-
turned without resting.
Graduating from EelthsburE
high school, he acted upon the
Horace Greeley $50 west. young
man. advice. salem. Oregon WIS
hunting fields then attracted.
He devoted about Is months 10
prospecting and hunting with
ont much financial encourage
ment- Gold was then discov-
cred IN Al1ska. The lure Of
the FAR north heckoned and he
sailed for Nome. There he pur-
chased n team of five ahuaEies.n
malcmute or Eskimo dogs, with
necessary harness and packed
sled for n thousand mile aimushD
up the Yukon and Tnnunn rivers
TO Fairbanks, the latest FL Do
rado.
After three years experience he
returned TO Salem following. in the
many varied aTOcatlons-
-rapper, bricklayer, farmland. shoe
salesman, hop picker, bookkeeper
sewer digger paying teller, printers
-eNll bank cashier prospector, home
iLelleE, expert accountant, secretary
~ state, musher" and governor Of
oregon His political bark was
aunched in the interest Of a friend
whose success eventually landed him
IN the position OF Oregon's secretary
"a STATE EI SUCCESSFUL ne AIaAlAAa4
mo -ne governors chair. He is now
urged by newspapers and wise poll
-4cians as available 1929 presidential l
timber. More power 20 him.
Made Trip Over Mountains.
Demonstrating Olcotts courage. he z
recently essayed a 544 mile flight /
over q direct aerial highway from
Portland, Ore. 10 Sacramento, Calf
His trip was made in an eight
y Under Curtiss biplane- He was CUP /
ID the air" nine hours. attafninr a. I
llutude OF 5000 feet as he crossed the !
'isklyou mountains. The ship swayed !
md dipped as they encountered the
-oldt confusing cross-air currents I
engine trouble developed. a descent !
became necessary. Canons. trees ana I
Mountains all seemed to point sky ]
ward with serrated OF rake teeth 4
geography presenting most uninvft- /
us air pump. Gripping along on conc 4
unEs finally arriving At Reddfnr- ]