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4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS rVBLUHCD WEDNESDAY MOKNINU BY MOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc Hood Rives. Obioon W. H. WALTON Editob C. P. SONNICH3EN Manage Subscription, $1.50 a Year In Advance BnUrad u (ncond-cltM matter. Feb. 10. 1909. at the paat offlca at Hood Rirer. Oraron. under tha Act of March t, 187. The Labor Problem We are asked to say something editorially about the labor prob leni. Or in other words, to use our efforts to keep Hood River, as one of our enterprising residents with whom we often disagree, put it, "A white man's country." To the latter we say "Amen" with all sincerity. The mooted question according to this gentleman, and there are others, is the employ ment in the valley of Japanese labor. In short, they want Japanese labor eliminated and no more employed. This sounds good, but as the Englishman re marked, "You cawn't do it, you know," without retarding develop ment and causing loss and damage to crops. It is true that when it can be obtained native labor is preferable to foreign, whether it be Japanese or others, for many rea sons. Still the Japanese are not an undesirable laboring class nor undesirable citizens. Compared to the turbulent hordes of south ern Europe who are swarming into the east and middle west they are far superior. What is more to the point, they are necessary and are performing a work in this great northwest that would go undone if they were not obtainable. The News has had applications from a dozen fruit growers in the past two days for help that it could sot supply. Let the native workman come first, but until the labor problem can be solved it will be well to stick to the little brown men and say thank you for getting them. We would suggest an employment office for white help. Our knowl edge of the situation leads as to believe that it has become a ne cessity that ihould prove mutually profitable to employer and em ploye. The Oregonian Tht Oregonian U a great news paper. We have never said so publicly before, but we have often thought it, and believe that after an experience of twenty-five years in the newspaper business, with an opportunity to judg the merits of tht leading papers of this and foreign countries we ought to know something about newspapers. Per haps we don't, but then to repeat, we ought to. Also.to reiterate again, the Oregonian is a great newspa Ier. Not from the standpoint of a padded circulation, the number of editions it issues or the ques tionable sensations it springs on its readeri, but because it is one of the few newspapers whose policies are not controlled through com mercialism, and whose news and editorial columns combine the spirit of modern journalism with progressive conservatism. The Oregonian is one of a few, yes, one of two or three newspapers in the United States whose editor still dominates the editorial page yet the Oregonian is not always right. Seldom is anybody elee or any thing for that matter, or if they are, they are very disagreeable. This brings us to what we want to say in regard to an editorial in Sunday's Orpgonian anent Hood River's curfew in which this es teemed journal is fearful that be eause the curfew ordinance has been repealed the children here will go to the eternal bow wows. It gravely remarks that since the night policeman is bo busy dis patching hobos he has no time to attend to errant children. "Hence' it Homberly concludes, "the little ones will hereafter parade the streets until midnight, if they are s disposed, and eleep in the apple houses or even in the orchards." To be candid, it was some time before it dawned on us that these ndly prophetic words were writ ten neriously. But being convinced w are moved to a lachrymose con dition and to exclaim, My, oh my! and likewise, Oh, slush 1 It is clear that the writer of this liitle editorial essay on "Hood River's Curfew" knows not his or her subject and knows not Hood River, and therein lies the excuse for its appearance. A curfew at Hood River is as unnecessary as the obsolete vermiform appendix Its inauguration was prompted by the same spirit that forced men to restrain from kissing their wives on Sunday in puritanical days. The appearance of a child or other human being on the streets here after 9 o'clock at night would in deed bea welcomesight. Your apple grower, friend Oregonian, retires early, as do also his children, to dream of big crops and high prices for land. It is only the hobos, the policeman and the benighted newspaperman who are out o' nights. by (t-Ktlvnl otluiuU that no lex than HMt,uou,(KH people will nee the attrac tion of Oretron roxeu tu thin way. C. PORTLAND GOSSIP , C, Portland, Ore., April 12, (.Special) The extraordinary Importance of the modern Young Men's (.'urlstlan Asho clatlon In the twentieth century city U emphasized by Htatlstlos obtain able at the Portland Institution. The great S story building at Sixth and Taylor streets was opened six months ago and considered ample for twenty years. Within (50 finya from the opening every available Inch of room was being utilized. To day It Is the permanent residence of 2 men and "00 take their meals there dally. An average of "5 classes, meetings and gatherings are held lu the building every night, .Sunday ex cepted. Three physical directors are regularly employed and more than H I NORTHWEST MOTES C. Seattle, April 12 Will travel to the Pacific Northwest from eastern states during the coming summer break the record made during the exposition year, l'JUil, Is the question which railroad men and commercial organizations are asklug this spring? The railroads are preparing to spend more money In advertising this year than last, and lelleve they will get a bigger t rattle. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce, by adopting the report of Judge Thomas liurke, chairman of Its com mittee on national affairs, has gone on record as strongly recommending the passage by Congress of the bill providing for a thirty million dollar bond issue to complete the Reclama tion projects now under way in the West. Madame Schumnnu-Helnk, the oieratlc star who receutly came west on a concert tour, has written to the Northern Pacific Railway ask ing for some of the fancy potatoes served on the dining cars of the company, for use as seed on her farm at Little Falls, New Jersey. A bar rel of the big Washington grown spuds were sent to the New Jersej farm, but the railroad company de clined to guarantee that potatoes of such size and flavor could ie pro duced in New Jersey. An effort to make the I'niversity of Washington such a repository for material works on the history of the Pacific Northwest as Wisconsin is for books, documents aud other sources of Mississippi Valley history, was Inaugurated last week In a gift from Judge C. K. Remsberg and his wife to Librarian Henry of the state university. Judge Kemsberg gave $2."0 cash and promised f 100 for each year of the coming decade, the money to be applied iu purchasing source books and rare volumes on North west history. Choice lots lu Rlvervlew Park Ad dition, lluy your lots ts-fore the prices advance. J. F. Ratchelder, 21.") Cascade avenue. EARLY ROSE Seed Potatoes Blue Stone by the pound or barrel. Lime by the pound, barrel or carload. Lime and Sulphur solution by the gallon or in any quantity. Land Plaster, the stuff that makes your hay crop, and now is the time to use it. A car load of Utah now in. A complete line of Poultry Supplies always on hand. AT WHITEHEAD'S FEED STORE SUCCESS from Your Orchard DEPENDS Largely upon Getting Good Land to Start Wi t THAT IS THE KIND WE SELL yhe Crapper Estate in the Oak Grove District will be ready for sale this week. This 85 acres of choice apple land will be cut into 15 and 20 acre tracts and sold on reasonable terms. Beautiful sites, surrounded by large oak and fir trees, have been reserved for building purposes. Nothing but selected Spit zenberg and Newtown trees were used in planting the new or chard. Such land as this does not stay on the market long. See us today tomorrow may be too late. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. The Rot ia bio Dealers DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON We have a number of Bearing Orchard propositions that are Bargains 1500 men and boys take part In phys ical -work. Tliere are 2! members on the rolls and In excess of ;i,000men visit the building dally. Probably the most striking statement Is the fact that the Portland Young Men's Chris tian Association has more students than any other single educational in stitution In Oregon !) having reg istered thfs season. There are classes in carpentry, plumbing, brick laying, trades, chemistry, mining and assay ing, autoinobillug, gas engines, elec tricity, telegraphy, bookkeeping, typewriting, show card writing, salesmanship, architectural, mechan ical, sheet metal and drafting, apple culture, jioultry raising, and other subjects. Wooded cattle and horses will be put on sale April 2') at Portland. Keglstered Shorthorns go on sale Tuesday, April 2i, and the two fol lowing days will 1 taken up by sales of harness and draft horses from the northwest and a few from the east. There will be one carload of registered Shetlands. On Friday, April lilt, th! Holsteln herd of the Oearhetrt Park Farm will Is; sold. There will te Tt head of these cattle. lilds have leen asked for grading on the Oregon Trunk south from Madras to th north line of the Kla math. Fails Lndlan Reservation, a distance of 111 miles. It Is expected to iiave the work started May 1 and to have the grading completed by next January. The line will cross Opal Prairie, Juniper P.utte, the Ued- mcmil and KosIajju Irrigated districts a.nd will probabfj soon Is; extended to Klamath Falls as the indicated terminus is not a desirable one. Ofliclals of the Portfand Kose Fes tival have been ndvlsel that the moving picture trust will send ten ooerators. with Ave moving picture cameras, from the headrpiarters of the trust in Lnroiw to Portland to take complete pictures of the coming festival parade and exerciser These films, when in.tnufactured, will le distributed very widely and shown all over the world. It Is estimated Leslie Butler, President F. McKercher, Vice President Truman Butler, Cashier STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Butler Banking Company, of Hood River, Ore. At the Close of Business, March 29, 1910. RESOURCES : Loans and Discounts $449,949.09 Bonds and Warrants 17,713.57 Office Fixtures and Furniture 5,000.00 Cash on Hand and in Other Banks 181,445.33 $654,107.99 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock $ 50,000.00 Earned Surplus and Undivided Profits 40,800.97 Deposits 503,307.02 $654,107.99 FRUIT GROAVERS If you want your young fruit trees todo well and make a good growth, use some Dried Blood and Bone when you plant them Analysis, from State Experiment Station, Corvallis, Ore. Nitrogen 6.65 per cent Phosphoric Acid 7.85 percent Made and for sale by f YQUNG, Hood River, Oregon I0HN LEIAN0 HENDERSON. Pr.ild.nt: Hornt tt Lew an. Notiry Public . T. ALLEN, Vic PfMld.nl EDITH M. 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Third Slr.it Home Phono HOOD RIVER, OREGON Capital. $100,000.00 Surplus, $20,000.00 Get the Banking: Habit It Pays The more bank depositors there are In a commu nity the more prosperous that community will be, both as far as the individual citizens are concerned, and also as regards the community as a whole. Large bank balances mean much prosperity. Take the advice of men who are respected on account of their success ask them the best way of keeping money and they will tell you to deposit it in fhe 3-irst national Bank HOOD RIVKR. OREGON F. S. STANLEY. Preiid.nt E. O. BLANCHAR, Cahir J. W. H1NRICHS. Vice PrMd.nt V. C. BROCK. Ami. Chicr SMITH BROS. Successors to JACKSON & JACKSON We have just put on our shelves complete new stocks of Canned and Bottled Goods, Teas and Coffees and are prepared to give prompt attention to orders. PHONE 47 FREE DELIVERY Stanley Smith Lumber Company Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley H. H. Baii.et W. E. Coi.r w m SBf BAI EY & COLBY Electric Wiring and Fixtures All kinds of Electrical Supplies at Moderate Prices Office and Display Room at 117 Slate Street Shop Phone J73-K RciidciKe Phone 26S-L
