Image provided by: Hood River County Library District; Hood River, OR
About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1910)
10 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1910 IVZi fife ?J This is the I chief PJ OS requisite P $ for making Rj Perfect f I Bake Day HI 4 Foods. jjjj m Sakimg Powder 3 Absolutely Pure I The only Baking from Royal Grape rtti Cream or lartar 3j made from grapes Ao Alum So Lime Phosphate WANTS HURRAHS FOR CARRIER ON ROUTE 2 Ho. m1 Kiver. Ore. I.c. In. l'.iln hear F.ditnr New: Will juii fiiif place in I lie Ne w a 1 1 1 I'M. ii'! c nra t iilatloiiH to the patrons of I'. S m iil mute N.i 1' for the help they h-.ve aiven to keep the carrier g. .In;; " I " 1 1 luivf ilnne ii urand g.m.l w ork an. 1 In route I" III t lie I'fxt condition it i ver wa A we grow I lie liest ap ples ill tlie world, we lire promised t lie bet mall service III the world When vnii nee tin? carrier with li!n new mail iHlifgr, give tnree yo.nl hurrah for Iloute No. 1'. Yours reH-i'tfullv, .1. T. Nk.ii.i .p.m. FIRST SUBMARINE. The American Turtle Was Tried Out at New York In 1776. gave th: British a scare UPPER VALLEY LEAGUE i TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT! Tlie l'iM r Moo.l J'.iver Valley I'ro rtrcusi v e I-aiine w ill an enter tainment t Mm evening at M.Naac's hall at 1'ark'lale. Thin i t he tirt . lltertailllllellt to lie jjlveli by t he I iiieiiiliern of the league ami 111 be an I tijoyelile Mffalr. A feature will I in ihI- by the niali'lolili rl'lli ami ho-I Inn liv iiii'IiiUtk ..f the ii'iin nlat i. .n I Her Attempt to Glow Up the Eng'.th Frigate Atia Didn't Succeed, but the Enemy' SH.pt Fled In Terror Her Second Eicapade Sealed Her Fate. Tlie A iinTk a n Turtle tlesen iil h bet ter fa tf It as tile Hot snl.ni:i;iiie war vesel of III.- l'nite.1 2 t ; : t . s. It was triil out In ITTii iu New York harbor lis Inventor uml builder was Pavid H ilinell of Connecticut, of whom little is known. The man who went muter eUer with It and in New York bay trhtl to blow up the British j frfate Asia, under tienetal Washlnc ; toil's orders, w as Colonel Kra I-ee. The Turtle was built at Say brook. ; Conn After its vicissitude of U'ing i captured, sunk and restiuK for yearn nt j the bottom of the Kast river it was raised and taken back to its birthplace There, after more years. It was takeu to pieces. ! metal went into grand father's cl.K'ks. which are still ticklu In the hallways of New York and New I F'nelnnrl homes Its oaken, nltcb smeared timbers were put to struc tural uses and all tra.e of them lst. I&usbnell did not get even a tardy re ward for his Inventiveness. The coun cil of safety of Connecticut In 1777 di rected that he be paid Ju for his services In "annoying ships." but there Is no record that he ever got the money. Here Is the story of the American Turtle's first exploit as it Is told lu the quaint phraseology of the yellow ing manuscript where It was set dowu long ago: "When the British Beet lay lu the North river, opposite the city of New York, and while General Washington had possession of the city he was very anxious to be rid of such neigh bors. Pavid Rushnell of Saybrook In vented a submarine curiosity called the American Turtle, which received General Washington's approval for that purpose. A brother of the In ventor was to operate the machine, but ou trial he declined to hazard his serv ice. Colonel Lee. distinguished for his courage and patriotism, voluuteered his services, and after practicing w ith the machine to discover its powers a night was fixed upou for the nt tempt. "General Washington and his associ ates In the secret took their stations upon the roof of a house on I'mnd- way, anxiously awaiting the result. Morning came, but uo intelligence of the bold navigator. While the anxious spectators were about to give him up as lost several barges were seeu to start suddenly froi.i Governors Island, then In possession of the British, and move toward some object near the Asia, ship of the line, and as suddauly they were seen to put about and steer for the Island with springing oars. In two or three minutes an explosion took place from the surface of the wa ter, resembling a waterspout, which aroused the whole city. The enemy's ships took the alarm, cut their cables and proceeded to the Hook with all possible dispatch, sweeping their bot toms with chains and with difficulty preventing their affrighted crews from leaping overboard. "Colonel Lee. coming to the surface during this scene of consternation, was obliged again to descend to avoid the enemy's shot from the Island. After forcing his machine against a strong current under water he lauded i-afe at the Battery amid a great crowd. General Washington express ing himself as much pleased that the object was effected without the loss of life. "Colonel Lee tj.l beeu under the Asia more than two hours endeavor ing to penetrate her bottom, which, be ing sheathed with copper, resisted all attempts to attach the magazine to the ship." Apparently the American Turtle made one more attempt to "annoy the enemy's shipping'' before she ended her career. Another old diary preserved by a Connecticut family mentions this in cident. It seems that the Turtle, manned by some nameless hero, per haps again by Colonel Lee, though the chronicler does not state, made an at tempt to Mow up u British ship In the East river. By this time the British appear to have discovered what nature of craft It was that had essayed to de stroy the Asia and so were on the lookout for anything suspicious that disturbed the surface of the water. At any rate, the American submarine was discovered before she had made any progress on her second mission of de struction. The British boats gave chase. Con sidering tbut the maximum speed of the Turtle was three miles an hour, the pursuit could not have beeu a very long one. At any rate, an American vessel, probably some small schooner, was waiting for the KUbmarlne, and the Turtle tied thither for protection. Hastily the odd I'mklnic craft was hoisted aboard, sail was set. and the American boat tried to show a clean pair of heels to her pursuer, but It was iu vain. She was sunk by the English guns For a long time the Turtle lay In the submerged vessel's hold Af'er the war was over, however, the ship was raised and the Turtle was recovered and car ried back to Saybrook. If every one elae had forgotten her and her achieve ments by that time the people of her Inventor's native town still held the Turtle In affectionate remembrance. Tbaddeua 8. Dayton Id Boston I'oet "" ' BAJMK CHECKS. The- Part The Play In the Payment ef a Debt. A youug man h:al kept lu his pos session for several day a check from his uncle. His uncle died, aud he hastened to the bunk to cash the chit k. When lie found the bauk would uot pay the check until It had orders from the heirs or from the courts he w as kurprlsej and observed to his fa tlicr that he thought of a check us be ing o much money if the signature was.g.HHl As a matter of fact, however, a check is merely an order from A. to 1!.. vvlio holds some of A.'s money, to pay ii certain amount thereof to 0. It Is uot money, even if the names ou the 'check are good aud well known and .the bauk is solid as the govern ment. Although checks are given iu payment of debt and a receipt usually Is signed on the spot, yet the passing of a check does uot constitute pay ment of Indebtedness until it Is paid by the bauk. Nor will the concurrent receipting of the debt for which it Is given change this. If the check is not paid on pres entation to the bauk the original claim stands against the drawer or giver of the check. But a certified check con stitutes payment ou the part of the person who draws It. Checks may be autedated or post datedthat Is. dated before or after the date of delivery. If postdated checks are paid before the day speci fied the drawer can recover the mon ey, for the bank has acted not lu ac cordance with any order from lilm, but on Its own responsibility. If a blank is left for the date the holder Is authorized to Insert the true date of delivery, but no other date. The iusertiou of any other date or changing the date without the consent of the drawer makes the check void. New York Herald. BIBLICAL TROUBLES. Knotty Language Problem Translators Have to Solve. Some of the riddles that have to be solved before the Bible can be trans lated into remote and barbaric tongues are cited lu that annual wonder book, the popular Illustrated report of the British and Foreign Bible society. How, for example, can you fiud a name for "lamb" among the inhabit ants of some Island where the only quadrupeds are pigs and rats? How can you render "whiter than snow" in the dialects of West Africa, where snow is utterly unknown? Occasionally the difficulty Is one of sheer space. Lengua, the speech of an Indian tribe In Paraguay, which has been furnished with the gospel according to St. Mark, is so unwieldy that the word eighteen can only be rep resented thus: "Sohogemek-wakthla-mok eminlk - antanthlama." Literally translated, that means "finished my bands, pass to my other foot three," for fingers and toes serve as units. The word for butter In Lengua Is "waitky - anamankukingnlnk ikpith tnuk." which means literally "the grease of the Juice of the udder of the cow." In New Guinea the translator want ed the proper Idiom for "far be it from me to do this thing." so he con sulted an intelligent catechumen. "Y'es," replied the catechumen. "I un derstand exactly. We have the pre cise Idiom. We say. 'May 1 speak to my mother-in-law before I will do this thing?'" for In that land of strange taboos one of the unpardonable sins Is for a man to open his lips to his wife's mother. St. Louis Globe-Pemocrat. A "iSM OPfk Ii ill iRiit iillA Ay m:M4 R. W, FRAZER, MANAGER FRAZER STOCK CO. WOMAN'S NEWSPAPER BOOSTS MOD RIVER The following letter written by Mrs. KIk'i.v to K. (i. Lewis, Informing him of a box of apple sent hltn for Thanksgiving, was published in the Woman o Daily of Nov. Since that time Mrs. Kltfliy lias received three letters of Inquiry in regard to llood Klvernsa place for a home one from Massachusetts, one from Aztec, New Mexico, and one from Seattle. So the American Woman'H League Iiiim become a booster. The National Dally lias a circulation of a million copies. "Hood Kiver, Ore., Nov. 17, U10. "Mr. K. i. I?vv!s, University City, "Mo. '"My Dear Mr Iwlx: Hood Kiver Chapter of the American Womah'n I'ngue extends to you Thanksgiving greeetlmr from the Garden Spot of the World, where we K'w the largest anil mont luscious straw berries and the in.mt noted and most beautiful apples la the world. In or per to pro'e the correct nen of this statement, we semi you bv express a box of apples as a mnall token of our love and iippnclatloii. ! "We have claimed that 'we have hitched our wagon to a star,' and this star K. !. Iewls Is lea. ling us j to a higher plane of living and think- I In VT- One of our members, Mrs. ije Roy Armstrong, has donated a lot for our Chapter House and we are working hard to help vour beautiful vision become a reality In the near future. Ma.v long life ami happiness j supreme be your reward, anil j heaven's choicest blessings rest upon j you and yours "Mum Mahtha W. liioav. I "For Hood Blver Chapter, Amerl can Woman's Dengue." ! Chris (irelsen. of Better Fruit, re turned Saturday from the apple ! show nt Chicago, where lie spent ten days lu the Interests of Hood Klver's , fruit magazine. Hotel Oregon. Dinner Friday Evening, December 16, 1910 SOUP Mulligatawney Lemon Consomme RELISH ES Dressed Celery Lettuce a la Mayonnaise Tickled Beets Lobster Salad FISH Eastern Oysters Boiled Salmon, Maitre D'Hotel Steamed Little-neck Clams, Drawn Butter ENTREES Fricassee of Veal with Noodles Boiled Sugar-cured Ham, VVestphalienne Macaroni a la Nopatilaine Small Tenderloin Steak en Casserole Cream Fritters, Custard Sauce ROAST Prime Ribs of Beef Au Jus Saddle of Veal with Dressing Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce VEGETABLES Mashed or Steamed Potatoes Creamed June Peas Sweet Potatoes Southern Cauliflower en Creme DESSERT 10c Wi h Meat Order 5c Apple Pie Orange Meringue Pie Hot Mince Pie English Plum Pudding, Wine Sauce Nuts and Raisens Fresh Newtown Cider Grape Juice Milk Music See Glacier for Saturday Dinner UNIVERSITY CLUB MEN HOLD ANNUAL MEETING At the annual election of olllcers of the University Club held here Satur day Dr. .1. F. Watt was elected prel tlent and Judge A. J. Derby, vice president. Truman Butler was elect ed secretary-treasurer. Members of the board of governors elected are as follows: It. H. Wallace, Alliert Sut ton, F.. H. Shepard. Da ve Currier and I'. H. Carroll. New members were elected to the club, which Is In a nourishing condition. President Watt appointed a committee to look Into the proposition of securing a residence as a home for the club. a Justifiable Deception. The talk had gone back, and fro and tho youthful Socialist had been J announcing that no man ought to get his living by cheating, and we all lis tened to him and agreed that it was dreadful when men and women did ' not tell the truth, but tried to make their living by deceiving people. Mil lionaires, landowners, financiers, we scarified all of them who cheat the public. "No one should make a living by de ception," said the young man. Thou a quiet voice from a woman came from the corner of the sofa. "What about the conjurer?" Eating Four Hundred Year Age. Four hundred years ago eating was practically confined to two meals a day, but In mauy parts the second or evening meal was of such a protracted character that laws were passed lim iting Its duration. Thus at Berne there was a law against sitting at table more than five hours. At Bale, from 10 o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock In the evening was the maximum permit ted, but the town council was unable to practice Its own counsels of perfec tion and on great occasions finished In private. In Saxony the Innkeeper was forbidden to serve more than four dishes at one meal. Welcome Joy. Kf you ain't got manners ter tell Joy food mawnln' when you meets him, how does you expect him ter call roun' by de place you live at? You better be mighty keerful. fer whilst he Is alius In a good humor he sho' do ex pect you ter meet him half way. At lanta Constitution. A Rare Treat. A distinguished society leader of New Y'ork. lately returned from a motor trip through France, said that her most de lightful experience was hearing the French pheasants singing the tnnyon Calse. Every body's. a a u u u u u a Wool Blankets Cotton Blankets Down Quilts Linens Fray Clothes Plain Hem Stitched and Drawn Work from 50c up Doilies, Drawn Work, Dresser Scarfs from S1.00 up Cushion Tops, Stamped and Embroidered, from 35c up Handkerchief Linens 45c up Table Linens in Poppy and Polkadot designs 85c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.65 per Yard Bragg Merc. Co. Men's and Boys' Hats and Caps SHOES .unkidori Trad Mara a Hanan's Dress Shoes for Men and Women. Heavy winter Shoes for Men and Boys that you can rely on, are the Kunkidori and R. K. & L. Goods both in high and low top. Dressy-Shoe Silks When oar hatred Is too bitter It placet as below those whom we bate. Rochefoociuld. We are making Special Prices on Silks. This includes Ta rn fatas and Meselens. All fancy patterns and plaids. These are marked down very low Ladies' Patent Vamp $3,50 and Cloth top Children's High-top in Button and Lace, all Douglass $3.50 Shoes Special, $2.85 Ladies Neckwear New lot just in. It includes Ladies' Coat Collars 35c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 Rooshing and Neck Cords 20c to 35c Dutch Collars and Stock Collars In Numerous Styles Men's Goods Clothing Suits Overcoats Extra Trousers Rain Goods . Corduroy Suits Fx tra long Imported Corduroy for winter wool shirts Brown, Blue, Black and Tan for $1, $1.25, $2.00 $2.50 and $3.25 Winter medium in Union and Two-pie e life 'jva-stCv dm j Neodles), Shuttles and flobblna for use In All Makes of Sewing Machine n u n u e