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THE HOOD RIVERrNEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911 3 SCOTTISH RITE REUNION ENDS With il Imniiuet lit the KeottlHh Kite Cuthi'drul at I'tii-tUml Tliurtt- (Iny iilKl't, following tie prfHciitii tloii of the li'M (it-give on a cIhhm of 40 iiii'IiiIktn, th wmi imiiuimI reunion of the Scottlnh Hilt" Mhmoik of the Mtate ended. The ceremony f conferring the final decree on the cIiihh iiiem- Ihth wan I'ondiicted by l S. Mal colm, otllrlal head of Scot tlnli Kite MitHonry In thin titate, and wan wlt ncHHed by over .rH) inemlierH of the Ni-ottlnli r.lte hodleH In Oregon. Many of the inemlierH of the cIiihh applied for admittance to the Shrine and were Initiated along with a large iiuinlier of otherH at the meet lng of the Shrine Saturday night. Klgtit candidates went down from Hood Klver. One of the IntcrcHting ami IiiHtruc tlve featureH of the SeottlMh Kite re union thlx year wiih the nddrcHH'on "The 1 1 lliT I'lillonophy of the Scot tish Kite DegreeH," delivered by I'.. J. .loneH, honorary member of thlM year'n cIiihh. at a convention of the NcoUIhIi Kite hodleH. In part, Mr. loneH Hald: "Man a free agent only ho far ax he may he permitted to take advan tage of the pportnn!ticrt offered him In the environment of htx own life. Keyond thin he Im the prey of IiIh emotions and the plaything of what ever temperament nature may have endowed him with. TIicmc forccn of IiIh life may carry him to the height) of accoiiipllHhment and power or they may Head him Into the lowcnt deptliM of mental nnguiHli and de fpalr. The normal man emergen from any condition of life In which he may llnd lilmnelf, with renewed hope for ln-lter tlilngn anil higher accom pllHhmeiitH. "Whether tried openly before a court of JiiHtlce or Judged nilently liy the act of IiIh own lite, every man licforu the time of Iiln final dlHHolu tlon Ik called upon to pay the heavy price of IiIh follli'H, IiIh Ignorance or IiIh w HltillncHH. Society protectH lt Nclflua lueaHiire ngnliiHt the unclean and unworthy member by Hoclal oh tnirlwni, a dictum that carrlen with It the ftainp of un worthlncHH that Ih nlwayn followed by the lowcnt ilepthit of moral and menial degen eracy." , Mr. Joiich referred to the late II. W. Scott'n remark at a MuHonle function that the grentcHt tent of any man'n character, of liU real worth, In found In IiIh personal mciihc of devotion to duty which hound lilm to othern. ''Religion, an 1 undi THtand It, Ih iiiade up of that feeling of reverence am) devotion that I planted In the tireiiHt of every inan,4ut thedeptliH of thtrt Inherent feeling are not Hound ed by exprcHHlve utterance. OurheHt and pureHt thoughts are beyond all power of exprcHHlou." TO HOLD BIG REVIVAL MEETING ON HEIGHTS The Church of Latter I my Salute, which Im contemplating a big revival meeting to lie held on the heights In a large tent will open the Merlex of meetings with an entertainment Fri day evening June 2-'!rd. The tent U located on the block cant of the High School. The seats, It In stated, will m free and there will no collections. Some of the ablest speakers of the church it Is stated will address the meeting to which the public Is cord ially Invited. The program for the meeting Fri day evening Is as follows: Opening Song. Prayer. Anthem Portland Choir, Opening remarks, "The Purpose of Our Sunday School Work In Oregon." Solo Zelln Kalding, Portland, Ore. Kecltatlou Mrs. I,. II. Shlppy, Van couver, u. Paper 4. li. Shlppy, Vancouver, Wn. Kecltatlou Cecil Stover, Vancou ver, Wn. Cornet Solo Prof, tinge, Vancou ver, Wn. Solo Lillian Appleman, Portland, Ore. Paper, "Conformity to Type" Mrs. K. Keeler, Portland, Ore. instrumental Music. Kecltatlou Kuth Chapman, Hood Klver, Ore. Solo Ktta Stover, Vancouver. Wn. Tableau "What Must I do to be Saved?" Paper, "Kellglous Work In Oregon" (ieo. Stover, Vancouver, Wn. Instrumental Music Wand'i Har vey, ancoiiver, n. Kecltatlou, "Coming of the Church Organ" An Old-Timer. Ta bleat K veiling Prayer. Instrumental Music. Ant hem Portland Choir. l or Sale--A fine' lot of hay in the Alt. hood district. Near Mt. Hood Post Office. Phone, Odell 38 or 2002.x. DANGERS FROM THEJOUSE FLY While the fly was considered merely as an annoyunce we tolerated It, to n certain extent. Hut now that the dangers which It brings to health and life are U-glnnlng to be realized, it Is time that we not only drove It from our houses but from our premises and from the community. The following verses of Koliert Louis Stevenson are less humorous than they seem. "The fly he light on all around. He light! on you and me. Though reared within the atable foul He's swimming in my tea. His little legs ther wiggle fast. All covered with bacilli. I do not wuh him in my tea. Nor wiU I drink It, will I V The lly has already been proven to lie guilty of transmitting typhoid fever, summer diarrhoea of children, Intestinal worms and various other diseases; and it Is suspected of carry lug smallpox, measles, scarlet fever and other contagious diseases. Phy sicians tell us that Insect borne dis eases form the chief cause of Infant mortality lu the United States, and that It could be decreased at least 50 per cent If the preventable breeding places of the lly were eradicated. A New York City bacteriologist esti mates that the diseases transmitted by the house-fly cut short the aver age duration of human life In the lulled States by at least two years. Out of all cases of typhoid fever one physician estimates that !M) per cent are transmitted by flies. In tne Span ish wnr, out of a totnl of 21'.7 deaths. or more than one-half resulted from typhoid fever communicated by files. In the country districts flics occur In swarms about every group of farm buildings. They worry the live stock and the attendants who care for them. They make journeys to anil fro between stable and kitchen. Thev follow the stock to pasture and annoy them, they carry tilth and dis ease germs to both animal and hu man foods. Yet even those who appreciate the menace of the house-fly only too often consider It an evil which can not be avoided, however, much It is to be deprecated. Hut this Is not true. The common house-fly breeds only In filth. Kllmlnate the exposed filth and waste matter and the fly can be brought under control. The proof of this Is that It has been done. JUNE SALE OF WHITE continues all this week The crowded aisles of our dry goods section during the opening days justifies the assertion that our June White Sale is popular and a suc cessFor this entire week will continue to sell all w hite goods in our stock at SPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE PRICE REDUCTIONS. THIS IS THE TIME THE PLACE AND THE RIGHT GOODS ECONOMICALLY PRICED New Sun Hats This Week A large shipment of Men's, Wo men's, Boys and Girls' Sun Hats in straw, and the Newest Cloth Hats in all styles in large assort- i r mcnt and ranjre in price down to I J" Full Stock Cow Hide Suit Cases $4.50 Also a large assortment of Suit Cases and Bags in all styles and SSinffi S1.25 TO S15.00 OO.VT FAIL TO SLE THEM CANVAS OXFORDS for Misses Mi 1-3 Off In blue and white, regularly priced 75c to $1 .50 $3,00,33,50 Women's Ox- (nrAn a" colors, lOlUSf all leathers Broken Lots $1.95 $1,50 Misses and Children's Pumps, Oxfords & Shoes 95c When you think about Footwear, think about OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT the department with the exclusive Shoe Store features with department store prices BRAGG MERCANTILE CO. Reliable Goods, Reasonably Priced One traveler tells un that, "Speak lng riiHblr, there are no (lien In Kng. luwl; at least there are ho few that the Inhabitant do not think It worth while to screen their dwelling. The reason U the nlmplent; the tight little iHland In kept clean. Fifty yearn ago tiled were a nulHance In Kngland, though not the plague they are here, for no other really civilized country was ever quite no dirty as the I'nlted States of America. Thin nuisance In nearly abated ln-caune In fifty years England has been swept and gam lshed and the flies have starved." Uy attacking the fly problem from three sides we can conquer It and not only save ourselves much annoyance and perhaps serious Ulrica, but force the fly out of existence or at least to other regions. The first and most fundamental of these methods of at tack Is by the way of prevention of breeding by elimination of suitable places; the second Is by preventing their access to the more Important sources of Infection; and the third Is by preventing their access to food supplies, whether in the home or as exposed for sale In stores. Files cannot breed In dry places and do not breed In clean ones Whatever Is damp and dirty con tributes to the conditions favorable to files. By preference they breed In horse manure, often at the rate of 1,200 or more to a pound of manure but, falling this, they will breed In almost any waste or decaying sub stance. Fly extermination Is thus seen to be based upon getting rid of all waste materials in which tiles may breed. And this Is not only the only sure method of getting rid of files, but Is In every way the sanitary procedure, besides being In many cases good practice from other view points. For example, exposed man ure must not be allowed to accumu late where flies can get at It If their breeding Is to be prevented. But not only are their opportunities for breeding lessened by hauling off and spreading manure on the land every day or at least every week, but bet ter fertilizing value Is obtained from the manure. It Is good farm prac tice, besides removing one of the chief breeding places of file". Where the dally removal of manure Is not possible the manure should be treated at frequent Intervals with common lime, chloride of lime, or crude oil, or the manure pit should le screened. Hie practice Is being more and more adopted of throwing the man ure each morning Into a small screened room, sprinkling upon It a small amount of chloride of lime as a precautionary measure. This room should of course, have an outside door from which the manure can be shoveled when It is to be carted away and used for manuring pur poses. Various modifications of this plan to suit the size of the stable would certainly be feasible any w here, as for example, a tightly closed can or box for the accumulations of a small table. This would of course require that the manure be taken out and carted away every few days lustead of being allo.wed to accumu late for weeks and months, as Is often the case. When spread out on the field there will be no danger of the manure forming a breeding place for flies; for It will dry out and the development of the larvae be pre vented. Decaying organic material of any kind should not be allowed to ac cumulate on the premises. All waste material not Intended for fertilizing uses should be treated with kero sene and keroseue should be poured Into drains at Intervals. Kitchen waste Intended as food for hogs, should Imj removed and used dally in stead of being allowed to accumu late. All garbage not to be used as food for hog or other stock should be burned. F.ven where a family has a covered can which In emptied frequently only ton often the cover Is not a close fit or Is not In place. The gar bage can of the small family In town or In the country where the garbage Is not used for food for stock. Is usu ally emptied about once a week. So much of the contents as does not fall out with a hasty dumping of the can's contents may be full of half grown lnrve of the fly a hundred or more In a cupful of waste. Before the next emptying of garbage they may be full grown. It In therefore best to have two garbage palls and to thoroughly clean and air the one while the other Is being used; but In case only one Is used It should at least receive a thorough cleaning af ter each emptying. But not only does the fly breed In tilth. It Wing estimated that two out of every three of the files that preen themselves on our plates or above our food have been hatched In a stable, but It also passes much of Its time In filth. And then, ns soon as an entrance to the house Is affected, the fly goes to any exposed food or to the warm human body. Its germ laden feet and mouth parts may carry such germs as those of typhoid fever for as long ns three weeks, and then Infect human food upon which they light. The Importance of care ful screening of houses and of keeping all food protected from lite Is only PUBLIC DRINKING CUP TO BE ABOLISHED In view of the fact that the com mon drinking cup Is responsible for the spread of many Infectious and contagious diseases, particularly consumption, syphilis, diphtheria ami others, the State Board of Health has resolved to prohibit the use of It In railroad stations, on rail road trains. In public and private schools, and lu all the educational Institutions In Oregon from anil af ter Sept. 1, 1911. "The Hood Blver L'ounty Board of Health Is in sympa thy with this resolution and will see to It that Its terms are executed In Hood Klver County," says Dr. M. F. Shaw, Secretary of the County board of health. too unpleasantly obvious. Where there are no sewers, as in the country and small towns, the ut most caution should lie observed in order that the files may not lecon? contaminated and carry Infection. A good earth closet or private sewage system should lie substituted for the old fashioned privy, and its contents cared for regularly in a sanitary way. Every precaution should Is? taken In case of typhoid fever and other diseases which may be carried by files, that flies have no access to the patient or to the excretla of the patient. Moreover the excretla should, perhaps it is needless to say, always be properly disinfected. Lastly, the work of destroying the existing adult flies should be carried on In the usual way. Of these the dropping of 20 drops of carbolic acid on a heated shovel In a room Is said to be very effective the vapor killing the flies. A spoonful of formalin or' formaldehyde In one-half cup of water exposed In a room Is also recommended. Patience and persistence Is needed to get rid of files but It can be done. In a thickly settled country It would be necessary for preventive measures to be generally adopted In order to be perfectly effective, but In an Iso lated farm house the number of files may be greatly reduced by individual efforts. If the methods advised are adopted, house files will have almost no chance to breed, and their num bers will be so greatly reduced that they will hardly lie noticeable. W. G. Hummel In Fresno Republican. Oil meal at Whitehead's. Letter From Mexico A communication was received from Chan. K. Thompson, a former J Hood Klver resident, who Is now lo-1 cated at Guadalajara, Mexico, lu i which he presents conditions In that country. I arrived la (iuadaljara, Mexico, May 14, lull, after an uneventful trip. Although when we arrived we found the American population leaving, and I had many compliments j thrown at me, like "You are a fool to go to Mexico now they will kill I you and "you are not safe , I find no one Is molested here unless he has forfeited his right to live. "I came here for the money there Is In It, and I find better Inducements than can m found anywhere else In the world. Mexico defies the world lu cheap land. Grapes shipped lrom California sell for 4)c per pound, and tomatoes sell from 1.00 to $.00 per Mexican pound. Alfalfa pays about a dollar a day per year, or .ji. per acre. Corn sells at 2 to 10c per pound and corn cobs f 10 per ton. Still one can live at a reasonable figure as this Is the most unreasonable place you ever heard of. "Wake up, a new Kepubltc Is born, new conditions far superior to the 1'aclfic Northwest, In which every day Is a spring day, and crops are planted almost when you like, and every day Is a growing day. I have electric power to harness to factor ies. I have mahogany, ebony, many hard woods, oak and Mexican cedar, and slab wood Is worth S.OO per ton and little tlmlier and stumps are worth fOc to $2..j0 per sack by the carload, and your hands do not touch the work, 1 have towns to build and four thousand laborers looking for you brains and money to make a living on." ASTORIA FAIR TO GET COAST TORPEDO FLEET The torpedo fleet of the Pacific coast is to be assigned to the As toria centennial, according to an announcement made by the bureau of lleet operations of the navy de partment Friday morning. HOOD RIVER MINERAL SPRINGS COMPANY! Has opened its subscription books for stock in the company. A home company. A rare opportunity. An assured success. Temporary office with the Hood River Realty Co. C. D.MCKELSEN, Sec'y (Grocery Bargains Best Sugar, 17 Pounds $1,00; Sack $5.50 BLUE MOUNTAIN CREAMERY BUTTER, F C p per roll d Ju COLUMBINE MILK, PC per case uOiUJ COLUMBINE. PIONEER. HOLLY and COUNTRY OCn CLUB MILK, 3 cans for Z0U QUAKER CORN FLAKES. OCp 3 packages for Zuu DAPHNE SEEDLESS RAISINS, Cp per package Ou H. & G. SEEDED RAISINS, 1 f n per package lUu GOLD DUST, nrin per package ZUu CITRUS WASHING POWDER. nnp per package -.-ZUu HUGGINS' LEADER SOAP, ftrp 7 bars for ZOu BOB WHITE SOAP, Qrp 6 bars for -.Z0u 2 1-2 Pounds DEPENDABLE BAKING TOWDER. 7Pp per can Uu Our Terms Are Cash to ail Buy of Us and Lower Your Cost of Living L. H. Huggins OUR STOCK OF SHOES IS NOW COMPLETE We have spared neither time nor trouble to get the shoes best adapted to this locality Ladies' Shoes in button, tan and Oxfords; high top for mountain climbing Children's Shoes The kind that wear FLORSHEIM Shoes for Men EVERY KIND AND SHAPE FROM INFANTS' SLIPPERS TO WATER PROOF LOGGERS Honest Goods at Honest Prices R J MSAAC & CO. PARKDALE, OREGON