THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1909
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS
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The Weather
Weather rvport fur week ending
Devfiubtr Id. furnlKlsed by H. L.
HHlrouck, liK'al observer:
Data
Tamparatura
Hih- Low.
aat ! Mt
Rainfall
Dec.
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14 Ss 2 V .00
15 32 25 .00
18 82 25 .00
17 Su 25 .00
1 30 2s .00
1, 30 28 .00
Averaea Total
xy 25 6 .00
PATRIOTISM AND THE FLAO
In another column is printed
an article headed "Neglect of the
Flap,' calling attention to the
lack of respect and to the general
ignorance prevailing among Amer
icans in regard to the nation'? em
blem. It must le said that the criti
cism in part or in whole is justly
made. There is probably no more
patriotic people on the face of the
globe than those who elect to live,
under the protection of the Stars
and Stripes. But in the outward
respect and veneration which they
accord it, however, they are un
doubtedly lacking, not intention
ally, but thoughtlessly.
The people of no nation will
respond more patriotically to a
call to arms than the American
people nor will any struggle more
heroically and die faster to retain
their colors in battle. But in
everyday life in which military
pomp and demonstration is infre
quent, while the flag is more com
monly to be seen than in other
countries, it fails to inspire that
fervid acknowledgement by the
busy American that is so preva
lent in countries where its appear
ance is accompanied by formality
military trappings and martial
music.
The suggestion of the Grand
Army that a short exercise or cer
emony take place each day in the
schools in connection with the
raising and lowering of the na
tional flag and that some study be
devoted to the history of it, is
worthy of consideration.
meeting, assembly or convention
in which the various districts of
the state will be represented, to
agree on the recommending of can
didates to the nominating primary
whose qualifications should secure
to the state the greatest possible
benefit?
In many resjvets it must also
be acknowledged that the state
legislature was a mixture of ele
ments that are admitted by the
warmest supporters of the direct
primary to have accomplished
anything but satisfactory results,
and that it failed signally to pro
vide legislation on many impor
tant matters. Government, there
fore, under the most favorable
form of the dire?t primary is no
better than formerly, and in some
respects more inadequate.
In passing it can be said that if
the element which is opposing the
assemblies had taken the same in
terest in the old system of nomin
ating candidates that they now
apparently take, many of the
abuses they decry would have been
eliminated. But this they would
not do. They were too indifferent
to take an active part in the pre
liminary caucuses and primaries.
When, as naturally followed, they
were controlled by the bosses an
outcry followed.
Returning to the charges made
against the editor of the News in
the communication from the
Grange, they are without founda-
ALL OREGON NEWS
C. I NORTH WEST NOTES
The Stale railroad com in Union In
It tlilril annual report Juxt Ixxueil
shown :j." mile of the IWchuteM rail
road ha Iwen trradeil and that It U
exjiected to have t(0 mile of the new
line in oeratlon by nest July.
J nine J. Hill, wo ha Ihii In Port
land (luring the pant week, give
a s n ranee that the Oregon Trunk
will lie In nH-ratiii by nest fall so
that the coining year will see two
railway line Into the luterlor of
the state.
An Hdvertlclnt; campaign that
will reach uo lew than 27.428.750 read
era of liewNaera throughout the
country haa been planned by the
Portland Commercial Club and will
tw opened up In January and run for
three month. The advertising will
call attention to vacant land In thl
state ncd the chance here for the
newcomer. There la no Question
that thl advertising will result In
hrliiKlnK many people to Oregon ami
the whole state, not any section, will
la? la-nefitted. The keynote of the
advertising will le"Orej;cn I the
place for you; 1910 the time; railroad
development the reason.
Everyone In Portland seem to be
planting rose and to a greater or
less extent the same I probably true
of other cltle of the state where t tie
rose attain perfection. Never liefore
ha there beeu such a prevalent Idea
of Iteautifylng cltle a now and the
support lent the movement by the
people in all walk of life show that
this feeling I widespread. Nursery
men estimate Portland people will
have planted 100.000 rose by the!
end of the l!MrJ-ll10 season. This In-1
elude the Fall and Spring planting.
This stunt I believed to be unparal
From our Srattla curraapunilant.
Seattle, Wu . Decemlier 21 The
Seattle conference of Jame J. Hill
and Howard Elliott, the respective
head of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacltlc Kail way, concerned
Itself with transportation matter of
Importance to the entire northwest.
The Northern Paclfe I Interested In
getting a franchise for a l'lt line
around Lake I'nlon, which I In the
heart of Seattle. A It I one of the
Important link In the Lake Wait
ing ton canal now under construction,
It I understood that thl little body
of water m 111 he made an Important
factor In future transportation con
sideration, transcontinental a well
a trait-Pad flu. The Harrlruan line
which are to reach Puget Sound over
N. P. track, are arranging their
schedule for the new service. In ad
dition to this, the Milwaukee Kail
way will handle Australian freight
through Seattle and Tacoma, which
heretofore ha always gone by the
way of Canada. These activities In
dicate the growing Importance of
transportation In the nort Invest and
rapid development are promised for
the nest year.
While a Jury In Olympla found Or
tU Hamilton guilty of eiutH'zzlliig
from the state during hi term a ad
jutant general, another jury In King
county freed John Plplinger, former
city comptroller of Seattle, from a
similar charge of wrong doing. Both
men will have to face trial again, as
there are other count tot-explained
In each case. At the same time a
grand jury In Seattle I investigating
all sort of charge ami the air seem
to lie thick with criminal report.
Spokane, too, ha her share of aunty
rumor. And top of it all, come the
THE ORANGE AND THE ASSEMBLY
. Taking exception to the editor's
views in regard to the right
political parties in the state
hold assemblies Pine Grove grange.
according to an article published
in another column, voted unani
mously at a recent meetingto hare
a committee reply. To those who
will peruse the communication
there will be no question as to the
committee having performed its
duty; in plain English.
The grange assumes that the
News is opposed to the direct pri
mary. In its assumption it is cor
rect insofar as past operations of
the direct primary are concerned.
In theory the direct primary is
good, in us application and re
sults it is a failure.
In justification of this state
ment can be pointed out the
anomalous position Oregon now
occupies in the United States sen
ate where it is represented by a
Democratic, and what is known in
eastern politics as a Mugwump
senator, either of whom has a little
influence singly and none jointly.
One of them put in office by the
opposite party and the othpr
through his wealth and the igno
rance of the voter as to the work
ings of the primary law A com
bination representing Oregon in
the higher branch of the nation's
legislature that is unable to obtain
for it its proportion of legislation
needed to aid the state's progress.
Furthermore, fust as much cor
ruption, just as much wire pulling,
just as much misrepresentation
was employed in obtaining this
disastrous result as there ever was
under the convention system, with
the exception that it was carried
on in a milder form and kept from
public view. Why then not a
Here is the Bargain that you
have been looking for :
85 Acres 6 miles from town, 5 acres bearing orch
ard, 35 acres cleared and ready for trees, balance of
land in light timber. Sightly building places overlook
ing the whole valley. On two main roads, near school
and stores and in one of the best neighborhoods.
You can make $10,000 by subdividing this property
within a year. Price $25,000. Terms most reasonable.
J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO.
The Reliable Dealers
DAVIDSON BUILDING
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
tion. He is not under the domi
nance of the bosses or the liquor
element or corporations. He be
lieves that it is the right and title
of those who are disposed to do so
to hold assemblies or any other
kind of meetings fer the purpose
outlined. He is not opposed to
the primary law if it meets the
best requirements of the people,
which has not as yet been demon
strated.
According to the Grange we are
to carry on an elective government
without parties or division. The
conducting of the state's and na
tion's affairs is to be left to a
scramble of ballots in which the
man with the most money, who
can get his name into the hands
of the voter oftenest, who can use
most sophistry, who can present
the most plausible arguments will
be elected, no matter what his
qualifications may be, his previous
exis rience or his general fitness
for the office.
The fact that the highly respec
table grange lines up with Senator
Bourne on a political issue is as
incongruous as the legendary
friendship of the lion and the
lamb. Truly politics makes
strange bedfellows. With that
worthy matron, the Orange, on
one side, the sophisticated Jona
than in the middle and virtuous
Miss Labor on the other, we would
advise the organized fx-cupants of
the direct primary bed to sleep
with one eye open.
leled In the history of American cltle.
Estimating that each rosebush will
bear ten liloom during the coming
season. It mean that Portland will
have added l".WM).ono rose to It
wealth of bloom during the coming
summer. People of the city are de
termined to make Portland the
"Kose City" In fact a well a In
name and to show Festival visitor
next June that this city ha no eiial
In rese culture.
Oregon hank showed a remark
aide healthy condition, according to
the report of Mate Hank Esaininer
Steel. Asset ami liabilities of the
private and national hank of tlx
state at the close of business on No
vemher 10 are compared with the
same statistic on Novemlier 2", IfiiM,
much to the disadvantage of tin
earlier date. An Increase of ill per
cent In loan and discount and Indi
vidual deposit I shown for I lie cur
rent year. Individual dcpoNlt in
banks have Increased f lO.MH.OTs over
last year, certainly a utrong evidence
of the prosperity of the state. A
gain of more than $ Jl ,000,000 In ri
sources of the bank In a single year
I a striking proof of the advance
Oregon ha made during the past
twelve months. Thl I partly due
to the marketing of n large lumber
cut but the high price at which the
agricultural staple were maketed
had an even strong'-r effect on the
lignres. There ha also been a
great amount of money brought
Into Oregcti during the past year by
new set t Iitk This has gone In to farm
lands, timber and city procrt.v.
Itailrond activity now going for
ward In the state will undoubtedly
have it strong effrct In bringing the
coming year' showing up toau even
higher level than that disclosed In
the latest report.
Information from Washington, I. ('.,
that government Investigator have
found I'uget Sound the second larg
est port of entry for the white slave
traffic In the United States, It would
seem that Home heroic fumigation
process I neceHsary to clear the at
mosphere. Practical education In forest ry Is
to be given at the 1'nlverslty of
Washington, Is'glnnlng January 4
The course I designed to meet the
needs of the ranger, cruiser, logging
foreman, tlmls-r foreman and others
desiring some knowledge of sclent I lie
forestry, without taking time to
complete a, full university course.
Another Innovation I theexpcrlmcn.
tal depart mrnt In mine rescue work.
The operator of the state, cooper
ating with the federal government
have Inaugurated thl feature.
An early personal primary election
to determine King county choice
for lnlted States senator I lielng
wrlously discussed. The most opti
mistic friend of the three candidates
here conede the danger of the present
situation and endorse the Idea of a
friendly tryout which shall eliminate
all but one candidate In Seattle.
Judge Thomas ISurke I strongly In
favor of such preliminary contest;
Judge K. Humphries, thouuh claim
ing to be the people's camlldii te, Im
Hgalnst It; Ex-Senator John L. Wil
son I abroad and his local malingers
hesitate to sH-ak for him In such a
matter. Senator llson, however,
ha always been t he champion of the
primary principle, and Id friend
privately expres the Is-llef that lie
would gladly enter such a contest.
Judge Iturke I frank and earnest In
hi advis'acy of a peaceful settlement
of King county difficulties; he say
he will willingly submit to such n
primary and falling of succesa will
heartily support the victor.
JOHN LELAN0 HENDERSON, Prttldtnt; Attorn! at law in Notify Publlo
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