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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-17
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II Ii not written blessed IL he thai
tssdth the poor. but be that consid
srsth the poor. A little thought and
little kindness are often worth more
than a great deal OF monsy.-Johs
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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-17

Adversely and Prosperity.
We become wiser by adversely;
prosperity destroys our appreciation
# the ht.-Seneca.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
Club Has Also Aided in Promoting Use Of

courts have in most instances failed,
Umatilla county will be completely
signed by next spring The Eastern
Oregon Auto Club is working out a
complete program and the work will
be done through the county road mas
ters office. Within the towns of this
section where direction is most confus-
ed, through the efforts Of the auto
club proper direction $ sns have been
placed. oregon Trail signs have been
placed the entire length of this high
way.
Good roads projects, where for the
money involved there will he juStifi-
able return. receive the backing of the
auto club and the club itself has a
definite program upon which it works,
Legislative Work
Much can be accomplished in the
state legislatures for the motoriug
public such as the creation of the
Oregon tourist and Information bur
eau for which $4,000 was voted last
spring, This bureau is now serving
the tourists visiting the state and
stimulating this traffic bringing a
large dividend in return. Traffic
laws and ghway legislation, fair and
reaSona BILE, are supported by the CLUB,
and as an example'there is before the
state at the present time the problem
Of providing a fair method Of testing
gasoline The motoring public in
oregon is without gas test law since
the repeal of the gravity test,
While the auto club in any commun-
ity is a public servant working for the
development of that section, it recos-
nizes that its support come from its
membership and that those who sup
port it should have proper considera-
Z ton. CourtesieS extended by one club
are extended by all. A member of the
American Automobile Association and
I any of its affiliated clubs, may present
/ his card any place in the United
/ States and receive all maps and mfor-
I nation free. The member is accord
/ ed the best of service wherever he
. drives. A stranger in a strange town
( or city may violate some traffic law
unwillingly and if he is club member
his case. If his care is stolen. re-
I ward is offered. if he has any COM
plant, it is considered. Every driver
who carries membership care in the
A A. A., as long as he is reasonable
in conduct carries behind him the
weight of the organization.
Cooperation Needed
Cooperation between the motoring
people brings results that the indivi-
dual could not alone attain. A thous-
and automobile owners together have
! more weight than separately. An or
I ganization representing them carries
! power.
( Reliable information about roads is
( 2 scare commodity In many places
/ it is a luxury. But throughout the
I United States the bureaus of the A. A
A. and automobile Clubs have become
/ recognized as accurate sources of in
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
GREAT VEIN Of GOLD
IS FOUND IN CANADA

THE PAS. Man, Sept 22.--Sensa-
tional reports reaching here of the
gold discovery at Elbow Lake have
caused a rush of prospectors to the re-
gion.
From surface showings, mary be-
lieve the largest body of gold ere on
the continent has been tapped. The
conta ming dyke has been stripped Cf
overburden for a length of $50 feet
and width of fifty feet without en-
countering the walls of the VEN. The
outcropplng near the edge of the lake
has developed. it Is said, into a rich
pocket of gold
1 The vein is in a greensboro furmn
tion. and the naturalization is IN 4
zephry, with quartz str ngers. An at
tractive feature is tie evident contin-
I uity of free gold the length and width
! of the dyke. starting from the gold
pocket, from which specimens of so
per cent were taken.
/ Dan Austin. a prospector said he
stood on the shore of the lake AMI
could see the ore body dipping into the
water, showing free gold standing cut
everywhere Going over the exposed
section of the vein, he claims to have
seen free gold N fairly regular quan:i-
ties from eginning to end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
CllY ERNrsT cRocKATT,


Secretary Eastern oregon Auto Club
Win more than 10000, 600 motor
farg IN use In the United states alone,
ana with more than half the popula-
ton of the country doing more or less
rioiuf in these self-propelled vehicles
y q not strange that there should be a
uaton-wide sentiment for more and
bcitcr highways. With light delivery
care and giant motor trucks operat-
ing in every section OF the land where
good roads exist, transporting quickly
and economically every human need.
and carrying every type Of freight
from pig iron 20 eggs, blind indeed is
No man who cannot see the value OF
highways. Today however this type is
rare specimen.
ln the state of oregon, for work
ROW completed or under contract,
There has been expended or apprupri-
atcd $I,700.000 covering 626 miles Of
paving S95 miles of macadam and 1890
mites Of grading. The mileage in
volved under present contracts is 200
paving, 4S6 macadam, and 55S grad
iue The work in progress this year
compared with that of 1890 is an ex-
cess Of 80 percent in mileage. These
fglres present the enormous work
controlled by the State Highway Com
mission.
Necessity for Anto Club
Tho figures also impress the neces-
tity mat some organization represen-
tative Of the taxpayers of the people
Tor whom the roads are being built
and who eay for them, some organi-
cation favoring no particular section
and with no axes to grind, undertake
the duty of seeing that the money ex-
pended on our roads be expended to
the hest possible advantage, and work
in cooperation with the official forces
in he state. California saw this ne
cessity and its automobile clubs are
the pride Of the state. Combined they
have $4,000 members, the leading au-
tomohile ownt IS and have a tremen-
cous Influence.
Throughout the United States there
mas been a steady demand for such
oreanization, and the American Auto
mobile Association with nearly 700 af-
filiated clubs is serving as the spokes-
man Of the automobile owner. Head
quarters of the American Automobile
Association are at Washington, D. C.
where the officials are. In close touch
with the political machinery of the
government. An indication of this
anG of the success with which they
represent the automobile fraternity
is found in their recent protest to the
finance committee, AGAINST the federal
$40 excise taXx on all auto vehicles in
The United States regardless of power
tonnage or price. The A. A. A. was
The only organization opposing this
proposed tax and it was reported kill
Cd from the committeeman.
Local Club Strong
In Eastern Oregon the only organi-
2aton representing directly the auto
mobile owners. is the Eastern Oregon
Auto Club IT is affiliated with the
national body. the A. A. A. and rep
resents it in this section. 1t was or
sanized late in 1920 and entered its
first year Of work in the spring OF
1921.
Pioneering in a section where little
has been done to protect the legiti-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
Continued from page ~
British Rule Oregon.

British Rule Oregon.
The British ruled Oregon, if not with
an iron hand, certainly with firmness.
The word of John Mclaughlin, chief
factor of the Hudson Bay Company,
was the law of the land. He was
known as the autocrat of the great
Northwest A mild hammered man and
let it be said. just man. aye more
a great man, yet he ruled under the
auspices of the British Empire and
was all the more dangerous to Amer
ican interests and American rule be-
cause of his business. which disarmed
criticism while holding the country
with a firm grip for the British En-
pire.
Such were the conditions when this
first wagon train of home builders
arrived in Oregon. These men had
built their own wagon road for fun
six hundred miles. They had over
come formidable obstacles in hewing
their way. The widely advertised
Pathfinder" Fremont, had followed
their trail instead of pointing the way,
Whitman had travelled with them and
fencoura eed them as guide cOnselOr
and nbvsician until duty led him to
n sick he'd at his mission If they
failed. starvation confronted them. Go
ahead they must. for retreat was i'm
nossibla They we're not in the posi-
tion Of tba PiIerims landing on Plv-
mouth Rock. who could retreat to
their ships These pcopIe had. figur-
ativeIv sneakine burned their bridges
behind them And vet more form
fdahIe task Law in their nath They
were intensely American in the high
est sense that word implies. Go under
the British rule they would not. and
so, before the roofs were complete on
the cabins of many of them, an Am
erican provisional government was
formed. and what is more remarkable
lin less than two years the British rule
was ended and Oregon became indie
pendent American territory. to be-
come in after years the mother OF
American states instead Of remaining
as these peopIe found it, British
colony.
This story OF the oregon Irall
would not be complete without REFER
ence to Ezra Meeker, early oregon
pnoneer who saved the trail from the
oblivion of later years. Through his
efforts, the trail has been marked
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

formation The man ON the street
does not generally know road condi-
tons or how 10 inform people. The
business OF giving correct Information
is a business in itself, Maps of de-
tailed correctness are furnished and
ccntraay effectively with the advertis-
ing map OF questionable origin.
Eastern oregon is land Of business
opportunity of scenic beauty and of
historical interest. When 1t becomes
known it will be a popular section for
tourists The northwest has yet to
realize its return from its wonderful
scenery. With the efforts of the auto
mobile clubs and all tourists bureaus
thousands and thousands of eastern
people will come to the west and the
section that is organized to care for
this traffic is the section which will
benefit by It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
MANY MOTOR CARS sTOLEV

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.-(K n, 81
TWENTY-FIVE business men have or
ganized here to start an offensive on
motor-car thieves. So many automo-
bile thefts have been reported in re-
cent weeks that only one-third of the
Insurance companies operating in this
city will insure motor cars. The mem
bers of the new organization are
pledged to answer an alarm at any
time. day or night, and will be depu-
ltized to make arrests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
ASEMO@GON AUTO CLUB SEEKS BETTER HIGHWAY AND ACCOMMODATION Of THE TOURIST
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mate interests OF automobile owners,
this club has rapidly grown. and sup
rort is raiiyng as its benefits are
seen. Through the courtesy OF the
Pendleton Comm rcial Association
which has heartily endorsed the work
OF the eluo' headquarters nave heeh
located IN the Commerclal Assoela-
tion oftlces with nttle overhead eN-
pense wee preslaen'S are iocated IN
the towns OF tmatllla county ana next
year the territory OF the eiuh VIII work
ont further. Present ott'cerS are;
baVid H. NeIsoh' president; RopeI'
simpson Fehdietoh' haiph Slahtlelu'
hcho' r. IS CaS1ee'' Ilot ho'A' r o'
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purposes oil thin
The purposes of the Eastern oregon
Auto club are as Follows:
To promote the Improvement OF
highways
To encourage proper highway main
tenance,
To secure the proper marking of all
roads
To further a so ID roads program.
To urge just and reasonable highway
legislation and protect the legitimate
interests of members.
To promote association and consul
tation among automobile ow aers.
To maintain a completely equipped
and efficient touring information bur
eau.
Work of the Club
On the dangerous stretches Of roar
in this section rho cluh has heen Yer,
/ active in securing auard rail fencin.
/ and danger signs and tba evidence q
/ this activity are to he seen Enforce
ment of the laws governing the erec
/ tion of signs along ighwavs whic,
detract from the natural beauty ar,
( looked after h, the club The deveIop
/ meut Of sprinss where water is scarce
I and 1ba nrotection of shade grove
/ wbera they are in danger of helm,
DESTROYED = 70 work of the club
Highway maintenance is merriam,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
OLD OREGON TRAIL WAS FAMOUS ROUTE

home His Journey and his work
ended. Not so the interest in the old
trail, especially as it follows the mark
ing of another old trail, the Santa Fe,
through Kansas.
One of the monuments erected on
the Old Oregon Trail was placed in
1906 near lower Webb street in West
Pendleton. Mr. Meeker visited PEN
dleton for the ceremony. and was
again a visitor few months ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22


Thousands of Roundup visitors will feel as much at
home in this Penney store they do in the in their
own home tOwn-and they are just as welcome
To those who do not know us so well extend cor
dial invitation to come in and get acquainted. You'll
find red booded Americans-every one with an inter-
est in better buying for you that will mage you perma
nent friend
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22
Books for Your Entertainment
Roundup Souvenir

Pennants from the Roundup toy
Leis with bucking horse, to wear &
Silk Scarfs, with bucking horse.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-22

THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTMENT.
sSTORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD =
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
MISTAKES OF TEXAS PEOPLE

Not saying anything about the mistakes in
many other lines here few OF the blunders
that Texas folks make in lines OF production:
Texas annually imports many millions OF
pounds OF pork products while $4,000 Texas
farms haye no hogs. Texas annually imports
4 900, 600 pounds of canned beans, when they
could easily be produced here. Texas annually
imports So 900 900 worth OF tomatoes. Texas an
nuay imports 20 600 600 pounds of butter Tex
as annually imports So 900 900 worth of mo-
lasses Texas annually imports millions of eggs
while 100000 Texas farms raise no chickens
Il is estimated that 5000 Texas farms have no
gardens Such conditions as above can easily be
eliminated, and every farmer and business man
in the state should lend a hand in the work No
state in the Union is better adapted to living at
home than is Texas, and that such conditions as
above noted exist is sorry commentary our
thrift
The above is quite a reflection on the business
interests OF Texas. The farmers not only
making il hard on themselves but every other class
OF people in the state, by not producing enough
Of the things mentioned in the statement above.
We recognize the fact that they are handicapped
in many ways and the blame is not all ohargable
to them. The organized efforts OF the Chamber
of Commerce. from the State organization down.
should take this matter in hand and see If il can
not be corrected. Texas farmers and stock rails
ers might be OF wealth where poverty pre-
walls If the maximum production of these items
could be reached and a market created for them.
and with the shortage that TO exist we see
no why they could not dispose of every
bit that they have to sell and supply themselves
with plenty too.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
LAW ABIDING CITIZENS SHOULD BACK
THE OFFICERS

Not necessarily referring TO the trouble that
arose in the city the past week between one OF the
officers and another party the Avalanche is sure
that the law abiding citizens must stand by the
peace officers in the enforcement OF the laws OF
the town county and State il they expect the
laws to be enforced An officer who does not
deIve into the reports Of violations Of laws is not
the officer that he should be and when com
plants are filed and arrests made he has only
performed his duty. for which he is entrusted the
duty Of office. The people Of the community
can have the laws enforced il they want 10. and If
not. they will not in many
Officers are either chosen by the people or
they are appointed by men elected by the people.
and usually the majority of the people who elect
the officers are either for the enforcement Of the
law or else they prefer that much axness be prae-
tced by the officials. We believe that the ma
jority of the people OF Lubbock county want the
officers to enforce the laws and this being the
case they should stand firm for the enforcement of
il We help the officers By reporting violations
to them. An officer is nothing more than a hui
being. and cannot everything that is go
ing on and citizens OF the community often fail to
report things that should be looked after We
not advocating violence in any case but Fl
the officers do not have the moral support Of the
tant element of that the people who be
lieve in law enforcement, is with them. II the
people encourage the officers IN the enforcement Of
law in the proper way, are sure that they viii
feel much like stepping out boldly and
bringing to justice those who violate the law in
any way.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
LAX MORALS HURTFuL

Mo,sls and ethics are among the new studies
On he added TO the currcula of Chicagos public
rhooIs. Superintendent Mortenson made the an
,ouncement and said he had been in conference
-vcraJ weeks with his staff, deciding new sub
;ects We do not intend to go deeply into phiio
.,pbv in our course of ethics. Mortenson said
Teachers will take the most admirable characters
from the schoolblocks and hold them up as ex-
arnples for the pupils. Teaching morals by exam
he is as far as we care to 60 No course IN morals
Or conduct as such. will be offered. but special
emphasis will be placed on right living
There are no two ways about IT. Laxity
IN moral teaching is plungng the world into the
depth of the coarsest kind OF conduct, among
the people in this day and time Many people
have come to not consider their conversation OF
,nv importance in matters of refinement he
average man and today uses wonderful
amount of slang in fact so much is this being
done that by common usage the language OF TINS
country has lost its former refinement, and we
talk in sentences and phrases composed largely
of slang. and coarse words. his is often heard
from the lecture platform. and we dare say from
some of the pups The mother in the home is
not careful about the use of words before their
children that are not refining as they might be,
and the husband and father uses language before
his family that would shock the proverbal sailor
The school ma am many of them, in the use OF
such language on the school grounds and IN the
school room lacks the refnemnt that tends to build
character and stimulate morality, to such extent
that many pupils lose respect Tor them, they are
not respected and treated with courtesy that the
teachers of yore were. Whyp Because they. them
selves conduct themselves in a way that the pupils
feel that they are not entitled to rspect his is true
throughout the land We believe the school teach
ers to be above the average, the average
morally and in matters of refinement but there is
tendency to drift into the paths of the world and
the example set before the pupils is not one that
is calculated to elevate the minds of the pupils
The strictest morals should be taught in the home
in the schools, and a great improvement might be
noticed in the way the younger folks conduct them
selves one toward the other If the Chicago school
succeeds in improving the morals of the children
they certainly should be commended for their ct
forts and be backed up by the parents in all things
that tend to the betterment of the atmosphere
surrounding the school children of the land.
The time for a halt is certainly at hand II
matters of recovering the lost refinement OF the
land The home we believe is the place the
schools next and general society must follow i
the old world is put through the general process o.
refining that is necessary, If continue oprospe
and retain our standing as the leader of Christian
Nations
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST BE2

The breaking of the law results finally in pun
ishment We may get by with it for a while. but
there comes time when the law breaker is caught.
No matter how daring the highwayman, there has
never lived one yet that not finally brought to
Justice by his own hands the hands Of the law
the hands of justice. The is true of the moral
laws the laws given to Moses and the commands
Of the God Of Heaven There will come time
when Justice will be melted out and there will be
weeping and waing and crashing of teeth. Sin is
rampant in the land The wholesale discretion of
the Sabbath and disregard for the sanctuary are
two Of the leading sins of the land closely followed
upon this is the divorce evil adultry Icing swind-
ling, gambling publicly and in the homes The
people Of America are pleasure wild. and let moth
ing stand in the way of pleasure. not to the ex
tent of sacrificing virtue and decency.
Verify. verify, harvest time is coming and
there will be reaping of the seed that is be
ing sown What shall the harvest be
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11

Congress at Washington and the legislators at
Austin having a time devsing ways and means
whereby they can keep down expenses of the gov
eminent but they are having just good luck
the average business man. Some things
sary in conducting ones business and items Of ex-
pense bound to come regardless Of whether the
revenues of whether the is coming or not.
and this is true regarding the Government IL the
wheels are kept gong the money be forth
coming. The expense OF running the Government
is tremendous. and would presume to know
what to say in suggesting a plan for raising the
dough. The Republicans made many campaign
promises along this line. but we have not noticed
that they have made much progress They have
looked hopelessly about for place to cut the
expense. and reduce the tax. which one of their
campaign cries. but they found after all, that the
Democrats doing just about good job as
could be done under the circumstances.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11

Miss Alice Johnson, Miss Electra
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Ander-
son, Jr., and Mrs. ]. e. Anderson, ST.,
motored 10 Rails Sunday. Miss John
son has been the guest Of Miss An
derson for the past two weeks. Miss
Anderson will spend this week IN
Rails. going from there 10 Lubbock,
where She will visit for several days.
-Plainview Herald.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11

Speaking OF drouths and hot weather and the
many other things that people want to use to dis
credit West Texas. Just read the letter in this
weeks paper from Arkansas. written by a man
who a citizen of the Plains country for num-
Der of years. He to have found a hotter
place and a dryer place than the South Plains of
Texas. That is not hard to do however. Fact OF
the business the South Plains of Texas is the gar
den spot of the State. Come to Lubbock. the
Hub of the Plains
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11

II. 8. Milton and ]. Milton Forbes
Of the Southwest Poultry and Swine
Breeder. spent Monday In Lubbock
attending a DurocJersey bred sew
and gilt sale held By Fred W. Boern-
er on his farm near Lubbock. Mr..
Hilburn and Forbes will attend sew
eral registered hog sales TO be held
at various points In the panhandle
during the next two weeks.--fiam-
view Herald.