THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1911
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Ben Franklin and Progress.
About two hundred and five
years a.co (January 27th) in the
city of Piston. Ron Franklin was
!rn.
Throughout t h e country,
wherever men honor their coun
try's notable, contributions to
the cause of science, philosophy
ami Iiteratare since the brilliant
and picturesque son of the hum
ble Massachusetts soap maker
coaxed the liphtninp from the
sky. and demonstrated for an
incredulous world the analogy
Itetween it and electricity, his
memory strikes a responsive
chord in millions of human
hearts.
In recalling his wish that he
might be preserved for one hun
dred years in a cask of Madeira
wine and be brought back to life
at the end of that time to see
what his country had wrought in
the meanwhile, his trite remark
'Of what use is a new born
babe?' made to the man who
contemptously quizzed him con
cerning the value of certain ex
p riments then being made in
balooning by Montgolfier. comes
home with new emphasis in the
light of recent achievements.
Assuming that Franklin could
come back, how he would mar
vel at the bewildering array of
wonders that would confront
him at every corner. His coun
try, no longer limited in its scope
to the original 13 states with
their 827,844 square miles of ter
ritory now spreads its starry em
blem of freedom over two con
tinents, embracing 3,026,789
square miles. Its public debt
has grown from less than $75,
000,000 to $1,046,449,185, its re
ceipts from $20,7000.000 to $1,
297.035.933. and its annual ex
penditures from $17,000,000 to
$1,210,000,000. Where there
were 5,000.000 inhabitants,
there are now 92,000.000. The
jKst office system which he
founded with annual receipts of
$200,000 has grown to $203,562,
383. Powerful steamships have
driven the old sailing vessel and
packet ship almost completely
from the face of the sea. The
pony express has given way to
the high powered railroad train,
the electric trolley and the auto
mobile. I
The tallow candle has gone be-!
fore the electric light, some 50,- j
000,000 of which glow nightly in j
the United States. Beneath the j
waters the submarine cavorts j
about with the natives of the !
deep and across the horizon the j
fleet winged aeroplane soars with ;
the skill of the eagle. !
In the field of electricity, in-j
terest in which he did so much i
to stimulate. Franklin would find !
amazing vindication of his pres-1
cient judgment when he asked
his interrogator "Of what use i
was a new born babe?" Since :
he thus sjoke have come Pro
fessor Morse's telegraph. Pro
fessor Alexander Graham Bell's
telephone, Edison's phonograph,
I Many 's 2000 words a minute
telepost automatic telegraph,
W'estinghouse's wonderful me-;
chanical inventions, Elias Howe's j
sewing machine, McCormick's;
reaier, Marconi's wireless and a ;
thousand and one other wonder- j
ful electrical and mechanical de-1
vices that multiply man's use-1
fulness. The high powered cy-1
Under press has displaced the
foot press of "poor Richard's"
time and the linotype the setting
of tye by hand. Since he passed
away the negro and the Russian
wrf have been emancipated. N'a-j
poleonism crushed from the i
earth and the doctrine of repub
licanism widely disseminated.
We have had four wars, but are
greater and more prosjerous
than ever, with a wealth twice
that of Great Britain ami three
times that of either France or
Germany. Truly might he now
say if he could come back "Of
what use is a new born babe?',
Pacific Coast Climate
"If you have never seen Ore
gon. Washington or British Co
lumbia in summer, or California
in winter, you lack important
qualifications for imagining what
the climate of heaven may be
like." So writes Dr. Woods
Hutchinson in his latest volume
on Travel, which has just been
published by Houghton, Mifflin
& Co. Being one of the best
known physician-literators of the
country, this tribute to the
Pacific coast in general and the
Northwest in particular, is bound
to attract a lot of attention.
Speaking further. Dr. Hutchin
son says: "It is the charmed
land of the American continent,
where a temperate sun, a mild
climate and a fertile soil give
man the stimulus of the green
and rain-swept north; with the
luxurious returns for moderate
effort of the teeming tropics.
The most restful and soothing
climate in the world, the land
where 'it is always afternoon.'
the ideal home for the blonde
races upon this American conti
nent, and not half appreciated
yet at its full value."
EASTENERS PLAN TO
BEAT HOOD RIVER
A utory In it rt'iniKvlviiiiia paper
Ht-iit to t lie New na that prepara
tion are lielnn inaile In the Kevtone
Ktiite to outdo lloo'l Hiver in fruit
growing. The rttor.v which folluwM
sa.vn:
That IVnnnvlvaiila-gro wn applet
ami pear lie In ntiantit.r ami ipiality
can Hiirpa ximilar prolucH In any
section of the country, especially the
Hooil Kiver Valley, famon f , .r it
orchard, wan the tilling borne to
day to the Keystone State Hxrlrul
turlsts gathered here for Fa i im-iV
week by M. J. Wilder, of the I'.invaii
of Soil, of the Fulled State hepart
nient of Agriculture.
Since !!:! Mr. Wilder ha been car
rying on coll luvcxtlcatioii in thia
otate. Thi year he va attached by
the government to the experiment
Htatlon of State t'ollege and ha co
operated with It expert 111 ain
pling hoII of il.fferetit part of the
Mate, and compiling data a to what
particular orchard, they were bet
adapted. Mr. Wilder ald there were
many good orchardage location In
Southeastern IVnnyl vanla and con
tinued: Till region, the hilly section along
the border of Dauphin, Lebanon,
lierk an 1 Iyehluh, with the tier of
counties Including Southern Lan
caster, Western Montgumery. North
ern Chester ami ISuek. Fxcellent
fruit soil may be purchaed near
Philadelphia and New York market
at lower prices than they can le pur
chased In Pacific coast fruit region.
Not only can apple and peache nf
perfect exteilorappearatice n- grown,
but fruit so high In quality that
there need Ik- no fear of comH'titloii
with any of the Pacific coast regions,
notably the Hood Klver Valley, can
be produced In this district. The
possibility of growing high quality
as well a good iip-ariiig fruit, !
when the proper location are select-1
ed for orchard planting and modern j
method are practiced In the care of j
such orchard. how extra irdinary i
prospects. j
Few people realize that Pennsyl- j
vutila I rapidly coming to the front;
as tine of t lie must Important fruit-!
producing states In the Fnloii. Mere- i
t of ore New York has led all the other ;
Northeastern states; but the exten
sive plantings In Pennsylvania dur-j
Ing t he recent years will soon makej
New York look to her laurels. The i
Increase In orchard planting In Penu
sj I vanla Is amazing. The fortunate
part of It 1 t hat gr iwers are using
much more cndeavi.r to select the
Itest possible lis'atloiis for their or
chards Indiana Penetrated
Charles Tom. of Oregon, the great
wheat man, who formerly lived near'
Milford, anda brother of Fremont!
Tom, sent u two very fine apples'
last week as a sample ol the fruit'
they grow III the west. They were
fine and fully matured. There are'
great orchard In Oregon, hswifed In
the valleys. The apples referred to
were grown In the Hood Kiver valley
nml packed by the Apple Growers'
Fnlon. Karh appl" I wrapped and
packed separately, t he same as or
anges, and sell In our retail markets
for live cents apiece. Indiana Kx-1
change.
HOBO SETS DUFUR JAIL
ON FIRE TO WARM UP
On Monday afternoon Marshal
Menefce arrested and lodged In Jail a
hobo who gave his name a John
Keed. The fellow had come In on
the Wnpinltht stage and had evi
dently partaken of a lllieral supply
of "uom pal ut" or some other equally
Invigorating liquid refreshments for
w hen he reached town he was In
that condition where he thought the
side walks, streets anil In fact the
whole town was here for his especial
U'li.ttit. After being confined In the
city bastile for a short time, he evi
dently thought the place was not
warmed enough to suit his fastidious
taste ami finding a match which the
marshal has overlooked in searching
him. he proceeded to start a fire on
the floor of the cell. The tire had got
to burning at a good rate when
Prof. Frazier. who was In the city
hall, studied the tire and smoke and
upon making a search, discovered
smoke Issuing from the cell window
and turned in a tire alarm. The tire
department and marshal arrived
about the same time, the drunken
occupant was dragged from t lie cell
and the chemical engine turned loose
on the flame which soon ex
tinguished them. Later when Keed
regained consciousness he disclaimed
any knowledge of the tire, but had It
not have been for the timely discovery
of the blaze he would have lieeii past
all knowledge of anything. As it
was, about the only damage ('one
was a city hall window which was
broken ami the bedding lu the cell
wtiicii wa biirueii up. imrur li-i
patch. 1
FARMERS WEEK AT !
0.A.C, FEBRUARY 13-18
The annual Farmers' Week Course
at the Oregon Agricultural College
has been set for February 1:1 to Is,
anil the plans for the work are lielng
rapidly brought to completion. In
ad ll'ioii to the regular lecture and
demonstration work lu fruit grow
ing, orchard work, marketing, soils. !
drainage, farm management, stock .
raising, home management. Insect
and disease pests, butter and cheese,
making ami kindred subjects, twoi
special features in the farm of (lis- i
cusslons and demonstration on the I
subject of good road for the state!
and irrigation In the Willamette Val
ley will be added to the program.
A large corps of special lecturers
many of whom are representative
men of this state, have been secured
to assist the college experts in carry
ing on the work. This ha made it
possible to fill every hour of the day
from eight In the morning until ten
at night with special feature.
An Easterner's View
The following, clipped from an
eastern exchange. Is probably writ
ten through a spirit of jealousy and
I Intended to stop the tide of emi
gration which I steadily flowing
west ward.
"Many of those who for t he past
few years have been emigrating to
the 'promised land' of the west, are
coming to their senses anil are re
turning to the old home, the east.
The westerner promise much but do
little They do not have more than
one good crop In five years. The
land is covered with sage trush and
jack rabbits. Most of the Inhabi
tants are people who have found the
east too uncomfortable a place In
which to live, and have taken refuge
in tills Jod forsaken' country and
are seeking out a miserable existence
on the arid plateaus and rough
mountain sides."
Adopts New Plan For News
In a small town like this local
Items are always scarce, an 1 when a
storm ties us up as the late one has
done Items are scarcer than ever.
K very one I kept confined to the
house and there 1 nothing doing In
society life. The mall routes are
blocked so our country correspond
ence fails to reach us, so that taking
It altogether our local news Is mighty
si'arce. We are going to adopt a
new plan for the balance of the win
ter. Hereafter anyone dropping Into
our office to absorb some of the heat
from our coal tire must Is1 prepared
to give us at least one local Item
I'.lugeii berver.
Factory for Bingen
At the stockholders' meeting of the
iitngen Manufacturing company held
last Saturday, Philip, Theo. and I'M
Snksdorf, O. F. Downs and John
Thams were elected board of direc
tors for the ensuing year. It wan
decided to Increase the capital stock
to $.'i,ii. The factory will probably
start oieratlons about the middle of
February or not later than March 1.
getting ready for the Is-rry season.
( Miser ver.
Revival at Christian Church
The revival at the First Christian
church Is-gan last Sunday with ex
cellent Interest. Tliere was one con
version at the evening service.
The large chorus directed liy A. II.
Cash Is proving an Inspiring feature
of the meetings. Miss Lulu M. Tldd,
who always pleases with her singing
will sing a nolo each evening.
DR. F C. BROSIUS
Physician and Surgeon
Raaklanra. Oak and Park. Offira. Oak and Second
Ofllea hours. 10 to 11 a. m.. ! to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Rooms 1. 4 and &. Brasilia Block. Hood Rivar. Ora.
H. L. DUMBLE
Physician and Surgeon
Calls promptly answarad in town or country, day
or nisht.
Teiaphonsa-RaaidoncaBll.' Offlca (SIS.
Olflca in ths Brasilia Building.
DR. E. O. DUTRO
Physician and Surgeon
Office orer First National Bank
Horn phona.Raa.TlB:!Ornca phona 71
Hood Rivar. Orasoa
SHAW & BRONSON
Physicians and Surgeons
Eliot Block Phone 34
Hood River, Oreiron
J. F. WATT. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office. Home phon 30. Residence, SOB
Hood River, Oregon
Dr. M. H. Sharp Ir. Kdna b. Sharp
DRS. SHARP
Osteopathic Physicians
Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy.
Ktrkftville, Mo.
Office in Eliot BuiUlin
Phone-Offica lit Resilience 102- B.
Hood River. Oregon
C. H. JENKINS. D. M. D.
Dentist
Office. Hall Building, over Butler Ranking Co.
Office phone 28. Residence phone 2S-B
Hood River, Oregon
H. Dudley W. Pineo, D. D. S.
Dentist
Office over First National Bank
Office-Home phona 131. Residence-Home 131-B
Hood River. Oregon
DR. E. L. SCOBEE
Dentist
Open evenings by appointment
Rooms 6and 7, Broaius Buildinx. Phone 300
Hood River, Oregon
M. E. WELCH
Licensed Veterinarian
Hood River. Oregon
DERBY & WILBUR
Lawyers
Rooms 3 and 4. First National Bank Building
Hood Rivar, Oregon
E. H. HARTWIG
Attorney at Law
Smith Block, over First National Bank
Phona 163 Hood River. Oregon
John Leland Henderson
Attorney at Law
Hood River, Oregon
JAYNE & WATSON
Lawyers
Hall Building
Hood River, Oregon
J. W. MORTON
Lawyer
Room 8. Eliot Building
Hood River, Oregon
ERNEST C. SMITH
LAWYER
Rooms 14 and IS. Hall Building
Hood River. Oregon
SAMUEL W. STARK
Attorney at Law
Eliot Building. Phona 30HM
Hand River, Oregon
MURRAY KAY
CIVIL KMHNLER AND SURVEYOR
Phoni 32
Bsosies Bim.DiNO Hood Rive
P. M. MORSE
Zity Engineer and Surveyor
Nswsi.u Gombtt A WiUl
Davidson Building Hood Riter, Oregon
Try the laaalfled Column.
I BEAUMONT
j The Addition Select
"Every Lot a Lawn"
The Portland Heights of the
East Side. East of IrvinRton,
North of Laurelhurst. 2 1-2
miles from the Burnside Bridge
KVKHV modi-rn utrert Improve
ment, Ini'ludini; t'liixter direct lltihtti;
10,0110 rtwe liiiHlifH nrt to lie net out.
TIIK O.N I A' Sill DIVISION north
of I.im A UKelt'H where nil lotM tire
graded nt the ( oinpiiiiy'H exehe,
and nil vuennt lot lire kept In order,
Hold or uiiMold. A limited numlierof
lotn nre offered nt
$720 and Up
Terms. 10 Per Cent Cash
For further particulars and plat, apply
Beaumont Land Company
Board of Trade Bldg. &4 Fourth St.
Portland, Oregon
or their I,oeitl AentH nt lintel
Oregon, Hood Kiver
A. C. BUCK
Notary Public and Insurance
Agent
Room 12, Broaius BUvk
Hood River. Oregon
HOCKUNBliRRY & BARTLIHT
ARCHITECTS
Davidson Building
HOOD KIVER. OREGON
Phone 61
AT.RF.RT STTTTHM i
Hrcbitcct
Hall Bl-ii.dinu
Hood River. Orkc.on
HENRY N. HACKETT !
Surveyor I
Draughtsman !
All Kinds of Subdividing
ticcuran (rufirririfecl j
Phone 41. Residence, 245-K
M. NIGUMA
Japanese JVoveltks
Kutane and Tokyo Dishes.
Bamboo Furniture.
EMPLOYMENT .
OFFICE
Oak Street, Turner 1st
Phone 160
VV. J. BAKER
Real Estate
Loans
Insurance
APPLE AND STRAWBERRY
LAND A SPECIALTY
Correspondence Solicited
A. VV. ONTHANK
NOTARY PUBLIC
Dealer in CITY PROPERTY
Legal Papers carefully drawn.
Money loaned on f irst Mortgages
Fire Insurance in best Companies.
Surety Bonds of all kinds.
Stenography and Typewriting.
Business promptly attended to.
306 Oak Street Hood River
Kent & Garrabrant
Confectionery, Cigars
Fishing Tackle
Spaulding's Sporting Goods
All Kinds of Soft Drinks
Oak Street, opposita Smith Block. Hood River.
1
Spray and
F Garden nose
Plumbing
C. P.SUMNER B
Opposlfi tot Post Oft lei
Hnme Phone 20
Leslie Butler, President
Truman
Butler Banking &
Capital 50,000.00
Surplns$50,000.00
Savings Department
Hood River, Oregon
First Class Livery
Transfer and Livery company
Freight and Baggage Transfer
(lli.NERAL STORAUU
We are always pleased to extend courteous as
sistance to new residents of Hood River and the
Hood River Valley by advising them regarding any
local conditions within our knowledge, and we afford
every convenience for the transaction of their finan
cial matters. New accounts are respectfully and
cordially invited and we guarantee satisfaction. Sav
ings department in connection.
HOOD RIVER BANKING & TRUST CO., hoo0rdEgon"
Stanley
Smith Lumber
Company
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Capital and Surplus
SI 22.000.oo
Savings Department
Safety Boxes and Storage Vaults
omcKRs
F. S. STANLLY, President -. O. lil.ANCMAR. Cashier
J. W. HINRICHS, V-President V. C. KROCK. Ass't. Cashier
DIRECTORS
P. S. Stanley J. V. Minrichs I). McDonald
C. Dethman A. I). Aloe
3ncre is Danger
in the old style way of taking medicine. There are hardly
two teaspoons of the same size. When a doctor prescrilws a
teasioonful he means "fitif f)rcp."
To each customer that has his prescriptions filled here,
we tfive
Free
an absolutely accurately ki duated Medicine tflass, jn which
to take your medicine. They are highly recommended by
your physician.
We want to give you one.
Keir & Cass
& RELIABLE DRUGGISTS &
Smith Rlock, Hood River, Oregon
F. McKercber, Vloe President
Butler, Cashier
Sale Deposit Boxes
Phone S
MOOD RIVKR, OklXlON.
Wholesale and
Retail Lumber,
Lath, Shingles
Etc. Lumber
delivered to
any part of the
Valley