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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS rUMJMKD VIWIUUI MOftNIMOa Y HOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc. Hood Rivu. OmaooM W. B. WALTON C. P. SONNICBSEN- . Korroa ..Man Aon Subscription, $1.50 a Year In Advanc Kntarad u Meond-cka nattar. Feb. 10. 1909. t tb post offlc at Hood RiYr. Oraroo. ute Um Art of Uarck t. 187. Prohibition la view of a campaifii which will no doubt shortly be waged at Ilood River for and against pro hibition the News wishes to place iUelf on record in regard to thia matter. It has been approached to take an active stand on both sides of this question. Prohibition as we see it is a matter of pursly local interest. Also one in which ths personal liberty of mankind plays an important part. In other words, what Portland may see fit to do in regard to the prohibition question should have no bearing on what Hood RiTer does, and vice versa. We should not force a course of living upon our fellow man except with his consent. Should the majority of the citi zens of Hood River see fit to con tinue prohibition let them do so. They should not, however, at tempt to force residents of other sections of the state to refrain from the use of liquor or to allow resi dents of other sections to say what course we shall pursue here. Furthermore, a greater good can be accomplished in eradicating the evil effects of drink through educa tion than can ever result from compulsory legislation. The schools of the country at large are doing a greater work for temperance re form than has ever been done by anti-saloon and other leagues, which in many instances have built up political machines that are not by any means above re proach. The education of the boy or girl in the public schools as to the baneful effects of drink is a long step toward solving the pro hibition question. And we might add that if much of the money and labor that is spent in securing legislation and conducting a belli cose campaign against drink was used in edueating people of adult age against the use of liquor the results, we believe, would be of much greater benefit. In this connection we wish to quote Rev. C. W. Helt, who for twelve years has been identi fied with Anti-Saloon League work in Indiana, and has succeeded in voting most of bis counties "dry," but has resigned from that organ ization, and explains his reasons therefor in the following open let ter to the public: "I am a teetotaler and have been an ardent and sincere advocate of prohibition. I have reached the place, however, where 1 will not al low my desires to bias my Judgment as to the beet method of dealing with eo important a matter as the drink question. To attempt to t'OUCK A LAW OF ANY (HARACTKB UPOn THE PEOPLE AUAI.NRT THEIR PROTEST WILL KAIL IX ITS Fl'BPOHE Laws cannot be successfully enforced without a sustaining public sentl meot. "The closing of saloons will not solve the drink question. The saloon Is a creature of circumstances a mere Incident by the way. The drink habit Is responsible for the saloon, and not the saloon for the drink habit. There was a demand, and In keeplDg with a well known law, the supply was forthcoming. The drink habit Is larger than the saloon traffic and It will not be affected to any marked degree by the destruction of the saloon. Such an act will simply change the channel through which the liquor will flow. "The supply will be furnished as long as the demand continues. The act of abolishing the saloons will not make the millions of drinkers In this eountry teetotalers. The same law win not apply with equal success to country districts and cities, and any movement that does not take this Into consideration will ultimate ly fall. "An unbiased study of the problem has forced on me the conclusion that unconditional prohibition of the liquor traffic In the present genera tion, with our complex citizenship, Is a practical Imposslbllty and that the money expended and effort put forth by the Antl-Kaloon League and kindred organizations, with the pro hibition Idea as the ruling motive, have been unwisely directed. ".Since the formation of the Antl Ha loon league the per capita con-i sumption of distilled liquors has in creased from a gallon to a gallon and a half, and of fermented liquors from fifteen to twenty-two gallons. The only practical and permanent solution of the liquor problem lies In education and the enactment of laws which are reasonable and which will make the successful control of the traffic possible. "Millions of our people are classed among the drinking, with a very small per cent of them classed among the drunkarks. or persons who drink to excess. These millions will resent an act of the people at large to de prive them of what they regard as their Inherent right, and will rebel at laws enacted to that end. "Education as to the value of total abstinence must become the chief work In our temperance reform. Af ter a generation or two of such work for our children and grandchildren, conditions may be such as to make prohibition possible, or that the drink question will no longer be a menace to society." This article is not published to prejudice any one on either sids of this question. The News will, as formerly be glad to receive articles on temperauce reform couched in impersonal language and of suffi cient merit to warrant publica tion. It will not, however, publish any communication in favor of es tablishing saloons. This may eem illogical, but if so let it re main. The saloon needs no ad votate. Men who are supposed to be of mature minds vote for or against the saloon and it is up to them to decide. There are argu ments for and against the saloon. Exaggeration Hood River is at present exper iencing as yet its greatest period of development and prosperity. An epoch of material welfare it may be added that is based on a solid foundation. It is well, how ever, to look a little' into the fu ture. It would seem that there is a tendency to exaggerate a little in regard to some of the district's ad vantages. It will be well to avoid the reaction that must ensue from statements that will not, to use a current phrase, "make good." For several years Hood River baa se cured prices for its fruit never be fore equalled in the markets of the world, and there is every rea son to believe that it will continue to do so. Nevertheless, prices re ceived for fruit here and also in other northwest districts, have un doubtedly reached an abnormal figure. Close observers of market ing conditions have known this, and also know that a substantial drop can occur in prices without affecting the highly profitable business of growing apples. In fact a reduction in abnormally high prices for apples has been looked for before and prices estab lished that will serve as a basis for operations from season to season. With the increase of production, not only at Hood River, but in other districts, this is but a matter of time whether it occurs this year 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 Have buyers for some Improved nnd unimproved frqlt farms. Cull and list j our place with Ueo. I). Cul bertson & Co. J OI.. F . . 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Water available for irrigation. House, small barn, winter cel lar, woodshed, etc. 140 acres good apple land. Price for limited time $15,000. Terms. 10 ACRES 3 1-2 acres 4-year-old Spits and Newts.61-2 acres J year old Spits and Newts, 4 acres strawberries between young trees. Splendid building site overlooking the east sjde and Hood River. 10 shares water stock. Price $9,000. Easy terms. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. The Reliable Dealers DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON But there is no argument for al lowing the indiscriminate use of liquor in the hands of the imma ture or irresponsible. The News will always be found on the side of temperance reform conducted along lines that will bring intslli gent results, whioh it believes can not be obtained by compulsion. We are now equipped with a first class automobile and are In a por tion to show your property. Call and see us. B. E. Duncan & Co. 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