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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
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John Leland Henderson
(Incorporated)
Law, Real Estate, Loans
Conveyancing
Surveying
Conveyancing and Surveying a Specialty
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
The President of the Company is prepared to do Surveying
and Civil Engineering Vork of all kinds
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Abstracts, Insurance, Coivcymclog md Surety Boids
He'JiaveZthe only complete set of Abstract Looks in. Hood
River County and are in position, to execute all irork with
jirorn ptness and accuracy.
ll'e represent some of the best old line Fire Insurance Com
panies doing business in, Oregon, and can give the pre insurance
obtainable for the money.
Our reputation as conveyancers is known to all. .Ill of our
work is guaranteed.
Come to us when you want Surety JSonds of any description.
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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
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All kinds of Electrical
Supplies at Moderate Prices
Office and Display Room at 117 Slate Street
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