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Ad-Ocrtisers Get 'Results VOLUME 7, NUMBER 24 Postoffice Designated Postal Service Will Be Free to Citizens and Privacy of Ac counts to Be Observed One Dollar Will Open an Account, But No Person to Have Credit Balance of More Than Five Hundred Dollars. Tin' llooil Klver postoliice has been designated an ii (lONtal savings lunik. I'oht inuHtcr W. M. Yates ban been re quested by the department to he pres ent at Astoria on J une l'J iiml ( to receive Instruction in the manner of handling the business. I'.elow we give a general synopsis of the postal savings system which we believe will le noted with IntereHt: Accounts may In1 oN'iieil ami depos it made by any person of the nge of 10 yearn or over In IiIh or her name and liy a married woman In her own name and free from any control of her husband No person ran have more than one account at any one time. No perHon may open a postal saving account at any olllce of which he In not ii patron. All account miiHt ! opened In person liy the depositor or by hi authorized representative. Aftcropculng an account a deportltor may forward subsequent deposit to the postotlice hy mail. Deposit will he accepted only hy Individuals, and no account will he accepted In the name of any corporation, nssoei nllon, Hoclety.flnnorpartnerHhlp, or In the name of two or more persons Jointly. No ficcount will lie opened In the name of one person In trust for Upper Valley ites Face Higher Telephone Rate Manager Winter's Report to President Hall Shows a Net Annual Loss of $100371 in the Operation of Its Lines in the Upper ValIey--Toll Charge of Ten Cents a Call Recommended. The Home Telephhne Company of Hood ICIver, In view of the fact that It Im conducting Its business In the I'pper Valley at a Iohh to the com pany, In nhont to Inaugurate a toll charge of 10 centx for all chIIh to and from the l'pK-r Valley. Thin, the company helievcH, will bring a rea Honahle return on the Invent iiietit. W. N. Winter, manager for the company, In submitting a report to the company, Itemizes the eontn of operating and maintenance In that Bectlott, and from a report made by him to Chart. Hall, the president, we note that the net Iohh per annum In that section atuountrt to $no:i.71. The Ncwh hn procured a copy of the manager' report, nnd hlrt recommen dation, and we publish It below: Hood Klver. Or., May 1.'.. lull Mr. Chart. Hall, President. Dear Sir: I submit herew ith for your considera tion the following statement show ing the condition of our ImslnesH In the I'pper Valley: COST. Much (Initial pout) $.mt..'!4 Kxtenslonsnnd Improvements ItOiMUMI Instruments "MUM) Odell plant itS.'V-W partH of METHODIST MINISTER TENDERSRESIGNATION Anbury Methodist Episcopal church held Its fourth quarterly con ference lit the church Friday evening, Kev. Walton Sklpworth, district su perintendent, presiding. At this meeting the pastor, Kev. E. McOni ber. tendered his resignation, owing to III health, and will, when the year Is up. retire from the ministry for a year or two. Kev. McOmber and family will return to their former Inline In Illinois. The resignation came ns a sail blow to the members, as the church was almost unanimous In sentiment for his rrturn another year. A movement Is on foot to persuade the bishop to return a former pastor of the church, Kev. A. II. l-athrop. of Creston, Iowa, to the charge. Kev. I.athrop, It will be remembered, was the minister three yearn ago, retiring and leaving for the east before his year wasjip, btvnnse, as he stated to hlrt pongrcgntlon at the time, throat trouble made It necessary for him to neck a different climate. Friend of Kev. McOmbrr regret his poor health, nnd would do any thing that he might stity with them. In the meantime they are wondering w ho will be the new minister w hen the appointment, are inatle. HPT ,mtT MM 11- Savings Bank another. The service of the postal n vlngs system In free, and no charge or feels collected or required In connection with the opening of an account or the withdrawal of money deportlted. No perHon connected wll h the post ollice department or the postal-serv-Ice Im permitted to disclose the name of any depositor or give any luforina tlon concerning any account except to the depositor hlniHelf unless di rected to do ho hy the I'oHtiwiHter (ienerul. When a person applies to open an account he must furnlnh the ncces Hary Information for the poHtmaHter or hlrt representative to fill out an application, which he will then he re quired to sign. If the applicant signs hy mark the signature miiHt In- wit neHMed hy a disinterested person. Deposit are evidenced hy postnl su vlngs certlflcatert Issued In fixed denonilnatlonrt of $1, $2, $.", $10, $."0 and $100, each lienring the name of the deportltor, the number of hlrt account ami the date of Issue. No account will lc opened for Ichh than fl.lK), nor will fraction of a dollar tie accepted. No ihthoii will he (Continued on t'us 7) total cost) .K)"...")0 Horse and cart 170 (H) Total 7."VvM On this Investment we should re ceive a net Income of Is per cent, or $l:it!ti.(tfi 10 per cent for depreciation and H per cent Interest. It Is posting for operation and maintenance $8J.".t!."i annually, and our gross Income Jrt f 11 .'.."(), giving us a net Income of $:t;2.:iTi. deduct ing this from the Is per cent which we are entitled to on our Investment, we get $loo:t.71 as the net Iosh per an num. In the above I have not charged to thin territory any portion of our general expenses. I recommend that licglnnlng June 15th we make a toll charge of ten cents for all calls to and from the I'pper Valley. This, I think, will se cure for us a reasonable return on our Investment, Very truly yours, W. N. Wintmc, Manager. It Is expected that the new rate will stir up a protest from the users of the telephone In the territory af fected. SPANGLED BANNER UNFURLED IN BREEZE Today Is "Flag Day." and public buildings, schools, churches and homes In Hood Klver and the state are observing the day In a lifting manner. The American Flag Asso ciation, through Its appeal to the president of the 1'nlted Ntutes. the governors thereof, mayors of cities, and newspapers, him heralded the coming of this day by proclamation. Public officers, teachers and the youths of the country, aroused to enthusiasm, have arranged for pub lic exercises, and the day Is being cel ebrated. The stars and stripes have been Hung to the breeze, and will float nil day, and many homes throughout the land, however hum hie, are exhibiting a spirit of patriot ism that makes gladness all around. PARESIS ENDS LIFE OF CARRIE NATION Carrie Nation, the Kansas "smash er," died at 7:0." o'clock Friday night at lcnvcnworth, Kansas. Paresis was the cause of death. Mrs. Nation had been In poor health for months and on January 1'7, hop ing to recover from a nervous break down, she entered the sanitarium In which (the died. HOOD RIVER GROWERS EXPLAIN BAD iPPLE STORY Several weeks ago the News pub lished a clipping from a Portland dally stating that the Portland mar ket was Wing Hooded with Hood Klver apples of a poor quality that In normal season would not be al lowed on sale. It has just been learned how those npples came to be placed on the Portland market. A Mt. Hood rancher Informed the News a few days ago that this spring a number of growers In that vicinity who had cull apples left over, which they had not fed to the pigs, had gathered them up anil dumicd them in sicks and In that manner shipped them to Portland, where they brought twice ns much au'would have been realized last fall, when they would have sold ns culls at so to HO ents a box. There seems to be a de mand for apples along about April, and these growers being aware of It. toak advantage of the conditions to dispone of their cull products by the sack. The paragraph In the Portland dally which apple growers here were asked to acknowledge or deny, Is re published below: Some of the shipments coining from the premier district are of such poor quality that In normal season they would not he allowed on sale. At this time they an1 bringing from $l.:i."i to l.ti."i a box. News Snapshots Of (be Week United PtntcK supreme court d.Tln rrn the Amairan Tobacco company a monopoly. Thouch slowly recovering from a serious Illness, crave feara are still felt for the health of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. Bcerets hitherto unknown to the puMIc concerning the steW trust were revealed by John W. tiU before a cuncrwwional Investbjitlng eomniltteo. A tribute to the ioldk-r dead was paid throughout the country by mini v in g heroes of the civil war. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1911 FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, 1911 With Love and Reverence for the Stars and WATER SCARCITY UNPLEASANT MATTER Scores of Heights citizens are feel ing somewhat put out by the ap pointment of a watchman from Ken tucky to look after the safety and comfort of that section, when they think they should have a man from among them such a one having been petitioned for to fill the place. They are futher sore because a gen eral request was recently made for all the citizens to dean up their prop erty nnd the adjoining premises, when as a matter of fact the scarcity of water up there scarcely permits filling the tub for a bath, and often the toilets are put out of commission owing to no water for flushing. The road In front of the stores, they claim, Is lielng ruined by thesur face blowing away. It Is now be lieved that If more money had been spent a pavement could have been procured which would be lasting, and the post. It Is believed, would have proved cheaper lu a year or two than the repairing that will be required to keep the road In shape. CORPORATION TAXT LARGELY INCREASED According to Washington dis patches, the Federal government ex pects to collect SMO.L'lU.OOO corpora tion tax lu Oregon as against $1.V!, O'.Hi.OOO last year. EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS v J (n cfeg" : i a 'ua vt UHj-,. Mil..-f4-v.?rrr-l f L-ZS-s Dreamland park, part of New York's fnmous report. Coney Isl.md, was wiped out of existence by a Mate estimated at from $.1,000,000 to $5.0n0,000 Two events, which held the sporting public on tiptoes, took place during tlw past week. Ad Wolgast dcifiMted FYankle Burns It) the sevenUoiith round of a twenty round fight at San KYanoisco and Kay Harmon won the &) mile auto rare In Indianapolis, Janw- B. Ihiko and Thoin.is V. Uyan are facing criminal suits following the delist. m of the Stripes OWNERS OF FARMS REGISTER NAMES The farmer, who are selecting names for their farms will derive many benefits from It. In a short time the neighbors will becalling the farm by the name given It instead of re ferring to It as 'Kill Smith's place". Soon others fall Into line, and before tlie owners realize It the farm will be come well known. When butter, eggs, and other products nre taken to town, (the packages bearing the farm name), the people will learn whence the goods came nnd It would soon mean an Improved market for It. In the minds of all well Informed people It Is nn acknowledged fact that advertising pays, and there cer tainly Is no better way by which the average farmer can advertise than by giving his farm a name. Put a sign board up along the road In front of your home with the name of your farm on It. and let people know that you nre alive. The following farm names nre reg istered with the county clerk: "Kami) Alpenheim" J. A. Wuest & Co.; "Alder lirook" and "Hood Klver Poulty Yards" .1. K. Nlckelsen; "Krookslcle" Ii. F. Thomas; "Tan- glewood" ('has. ( Roberts: "Fair-"Wee-I-y-KIt" "Mt. Pleasant acre" A. W. Isbell; ('. I, Hollcnbcck: Kanch" .1. F. Hall 'The Cornuco pia Farm" C. P. Sonnlchsen. NEWS P. I7. Isenberg Suddenly Passes A way in Portland Old Soldier, Politician, honored and Respected Citi zen, Completed a Life of Usefulness Serving Mis Country and Friends, and Enjoyed the Best of Health to the Time of His Demise. P. M. Isenlierg Is dead: This was the startling news that passed from lip to lip throughout our city Mon day afternoon. Mr. Isenberg had been lo Portland for the pat week, In attendance at the rose carnival. He had been In possession of his usual good health, and Sunday, In company with his daughter, Miss Bess, had enjoyed visiting different suburbs of the city, lelng In particu larly good spirits and enthusiastic over the prospect of witnessing the aeroplane flight. Sunday evening he retired at a reasonable hour, at the home of his daughter, 1S West E'ark. Monday morning Miss ISesa looked Into his room and decided not to dis turb his rest, believing him to be asleep, and not until 11 o'clock did she discover that he had passed away some time during the early morning hours. It Is thought that heart failure was the cause of his death. Funeral services will be held from the Bartmess chapel this morn ing at 10 o'clock. The G. A. R. will escort the remains to Idlewild ceme tery, where their beautiful ceremonies will be read. Word was dispatched to bis chil dren In Hood River and Marsh Isen School Meeting Day Occurs Lively Interest Will Center in City Election Where a Large Vote is Expected Country Districts Also Alive to Matters Which Will Better the Schools Laws Governing Qualification of Voters. The annual school meeting In the several districts, this year, occurs on Monday, June 19. The departments of education are planning to make the meeting day a great day by having as many of the people as possible attend the meet ings and learn conditions of their school plants. It is hoped that ev eryone Interested In any district school will be present and help the school officers In making this event a success. For the lienefit of those who want to vote we publish the qualifications of voters: "Any citizen of this state, male or female, who Is twenty-one years of age and has resided In the district thirty days Immediately preceding the meeting or electlou, and has property In the district, as shown by the last county assessment, and not assessed by the sheriff, on which he or she Is liable or subject to pay a PRESIDENT DECLINES ASTORIA'S INVITATION The president has Informed Con gressman I.nfferty that It will be Im possible for hliu to visit Astoria during the August celebration, as he will remain at Beverly that month. Highest Grade Job Trinting SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR berg went to Portland on the after noon train, returning home with the remains Monday evening. Peter Miles Isenberg was born In Huntington county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1st, 1M2. Here he Joined the 5th Pennsylvania regulars and served three years and ten months In the Civil war. Many and Inter esting were his reminiscences of events which transpired during that trying period, and no one could relate them with greater originality and expres sion than "I'ncle Pete," us he was familiarly called. At Alexander, Pa.. In 1VJ6, he married Miss Tllla A. Jones, his surviving wife, and to gether they moved to Iowa In Wfi, the next year migrating to Kansas, where Mr. Isenberg served two terms as sheriff In the county of Rooks. Upon receiving the appointment by the president as land and timber In spector of this district, Mr. Isenberg moved to Hood River In lvji, and the next year bought land In the Bel mont district, where he has lived and prospered for the past 19 years. As school clerk of this district, his sound business Judgment and proficiency In all his undertakings have been made (Continued on Face 10) on June 19th I tax. shall be entitled to vote at any school meeting or election In said district; provided, that, for the pur pose of this section, any man who has declared his Intention to become a citizen of the 1'nlted States, and has resided In the state for six months Immediately preceding the meeting or election where he pro poses to vote, shall be considered a citizen of this state; provided further, that any person shall be deemed to have complied with the property qualifications Imposed by this sec tion who presents to the directors or Judges of election satisfactory evi dence that he or she has stock, shares or ownership In any corporation, firm or co-partnership which has property In the district, as shown by the last county assessment, and not assessed by the sheriff, on which such corporation, firm or co-partnership pays a tax, even though his or her Individual name does not appear upon the tax roll; provided further, that In districts of the third class any bead of a family who Is other wise a qualified elector, and having children of school age. may vote at such election without property qual ifications." I'nusual Interest will center In the city election. $250,000 COMPANY WILL SUPPLY POWER Articles of Incorporation of the Hy dro Electric Company of Hood Klver have been recorded at the County Clerk's oltlee. The business of the new enterprise will ! to acquire, de velop, generate, accumulate and dis tribute power by use of water, eli-c-trlclty, gas, steam or any other means whatsoever; to supply, sill, lease t otherwise depose of power or energy In any form for lighting, heating and motive purposes, for public and general use and for pri vate and domestic use; to carry on the business of lighting and heating streets, towns, villages, titles and public and private buildings, etiv In fact the company is so constituted that Its business promises to be far reaching In scope. The company owns power sites on Hood Klver and there 1s a good field for development of It s business. It Is hoped an electric line may be one of the benefits to be derived from Its formation. The amount for which the com pany has Incorporated Is $':)oi. W. c. Evans, .1. V. Watt an I II. .1. .lark si hi are the Incorporator.