THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911
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SCHOOL TOPICS
Edited by E. E. Co AO
Property Rights
Not piioiikIi attention U puiil by
fiurt-nt ami tpiirlii'rn to liiMtructloii
rt'KimlliiK roiMTty rlichtH. In ninny
riiHi'M children do not know where
their rlghtM l'j;ln or where they end.
In my opinion any community which
hat one tttnndurd for the Individual
who happen to have Inlluentlal
frtenilH or relative and another for
the fellow who Im ho unfortunate ih
to have neither In making a very Her
loin inUtake. A meruliiK of the two
atandardrt luto one ntuuilunl for all
alike would reHiilt In a (UrrcuMlnir.
utolxT of violation of property
rlhtH.
It Im n Herloim mlHtake, llkewUe, to
allow high Mt'hool and college Htu
den tH to feel that they arc Immune
to do tiling that would entangle
the Individual, HtaudiiiK alone, In the
mcHlicH of the law. Vet that In the
attitude of the average community
toward HtudentH, college Htmh'iitrt In
particular. It la mnall wonder that
many of them later K't Into trouble
for doliitf practically the Hame thlnuH
they have iMt'ti iu'imih touted to dolnn
under the. wlnif and protection of
Home educational liiHtlttttlon anil of
thin Individual and community leth
argy which exciiMeH It an Hitch.
One (Iim'm not realize theHerloiiHiteHH
of thlH (juentlon until he IteltiH to
delve Into It. To the Htudctit of eco
nomic hlHtory the evolution of prop
erty rlxhtri IncludeH nearly all other
ItncM of human endeavor. Nearly all
our common and Htatute lawn have
C. F.SUMNER
Opposite Ibe Post Office
Home Phone 20
09"
Spray and
Garden Hose
Plumbing
Krowtt up around tliU qutHtlon of
property. All our Judicial, leal anil
police machinery are chiefly con
cerned In the adjudication and pro
tection of property rlnlitn. Few of
uh realize that more than two third
of the men In the Oregon Htate pent
tentlary are there lsai)He they did
not renpect property rlht. It Ih
common knowledge that many a
man who Im free today han tieeu
tcutlty of deedM a had or worne than
thoHe committed by Home of tin
younn fellowH there. And many of
them are younic men. More than
forty per cent of the convict nre mi
der L's yearn of njre. And It I till
claH of criminal chlellj that (iover
nor Vet Im worklrtK with a "honor
men" In hi prlnon policy. Much of
the crltlclHin of thin prioii policy I
due to Ignorance of the actual condl
tloitM that exUt, or Im dictated by
narrow political prejudice. Thene
"honor men" will 1h turned Ioohc
anyway one of thee day. The pro-
ceM had bet ter be lrnidiml, develop.
litK nelf rcMtralnt and nelf renpect.
than to herd them with the older
criminal who are Hteeed In vice
and thuM tend, at leant, to fix their
criminal bent. It Ih the Intention of
(iovernor Went to build a branch In-
Htltutlon for thoe younj; men Heat
up for the firt time and thin Im to be
reformatory In nature. Surely no
one can crltlcle Hitch a move a thi.
It ha long lieen needed. P.ut thl
certainly Indicate that there 1
HomethlnK for u to do.
Children should be taught to re-
npect the rljjhtH of otherM. Thee Ich
HottM Hhould Ik taught directly rather
than a Incidental to Home failure on
the part of the child. There area
thoiiHand wayn by which the parent
and the teacher, both working to
ward the name end. may tlx In the
child' mind a riht attitude toward
the property of other. I hen. In the
tilk'h Hchool, I feel there Hhould be an
elementary coure In commercial
law, compulorv for all HtudentH, ho
that no one could iro forth from Hitch
a Hchool pleading Ignorance of the
law retfardlmj; the rlnht they poe
and other poeM In property.
1 he bane of our nation at tin time
I Hpeclal privilege. It Ih a direct re
Hitlt from our local two standard
way of looking at tlilnc nud people.
It affect everv community, Itut If
anv leniency I nhown to the Individ
ual, why not how It to the 'fellow
who ha no friend, who ha no
chance, who ha been made to feel
that the hand of noclety I turned
aaliiNt him. Surely we oiitfht to
expect more from the one who ha
had every opportunity and every ad
vantage? Itut too often they have
concrete example of unpunlHhed
wrotiKdolntr before them to follow,
and thin affect 8 the other fellow an
well.
(QrocHy
Bargains
Best Fruit Sugar, per Sack $7.25
Runkels Cocoa, regular 30c for 20c
Fountain Oysters, reg. 25c and 15c for 20c, 10c
Violet Pancake Flour, reg. 15c pkg. for 10c
8 lb. Box Kingsford Silver Gloss Starch, reg. 70c. 60c
50 lbs. II. G. Salt for 35c
100 lbs. II. G. Salt for 65c
Jelly Glasses, per doz 25c
Glass Washboards, reg. GOc 40c
II. & G. Catsup, reg. 25c, for 20c
Arm & Hammer Soda, reg. 10c, for 5c
Golden Gate Baking Powder, 5 lbs. for $1.75
Good Laundry Soap, 7 bars for 25c
The Dalles Diamond Flour (iv sack.... $1,35
The Highest Patent Flour ) rcr Barrel ..$i530
Columbia River Jewell per sack $1.25; barrel, -$490
Correspondingly low prices on all the Grocery
Stock. We carry the very best of everything in the
grocery line in stock and make prices that can't be
duplicated in Hood River. You can save money by
buying of us.
FR VI T JAUlS
MASON Tint .r.rc Quart $ .Ki Half Gallon $ .85
SCHUAM Tint 75c Quart . Half Gallon 1.30
ECONOMY ...Pint 85c Quart 1.10 Half Gallon 1.10
L. H. Huggins
ALLEGED MURDERER
HILL FAMILY TAKEN
According to the confelon of hi
two boy companion, who were vlrt
nally hi prlHoniTH, Itlchard Holm
bern, who wa arrented at The Dalle
Thnrday by OllleerJame AtiderHon
iMthe murderer of the Hill family
the perpetrator of the atrocloun
crime that stirred Portland and vl
elnlty on June it, when Mr. and
Mr. William Hill and two little chll
dren were horribly murdered at A r
den wald, a nuburb of the I tone City
The boy, Harry Howard aud
.lame HawkliiM, aged 17 and Ki
year, renpectl vely, told a straight
Htory of their compauloitHhlp with
HolinlK-rg, Haying they had been try
lug to get away from htm ever nluce
the Hill crime wa committed. The
ntory of the nrrent of Holm berg and
hi Implication In the crime Ih told
by the Chronicle a follow:
"The lad were found Inn potato
patch Wednenday. near Rowenn
Hteallng tuberH at the order of Holm
lierg. When the owner (Uncovered
the men lit the patch, he and a friend
who wa hunting In the vicinity
started for the boy with a nhot gun
when Holmberg jumped tip and ald
'Stop right where you are. He then
called the boy and made for the
bruh, followed by the men with the
gun. I he hoy dropped Into a ditch
and called to the owner of the ranch
that they wlhed to get away from
Holmberg. At thl the chant- ceased
and the boys were taken to the
houe atul given something to eat
W. Kllndt brought the lad to thin
city hint night and turned them over
to the local olllcern. On being (juch
tloned, the boyn told of their expert
ence with Holmberg and their four
and one-half month of hardship en
dured while the three beat their way
around the country, stealing what
they could find to eat and sleeping
wherever night overtook them.
"After getting the confession from
the youngsters: Thursday morning
Ollicer Anderson laid a trap for
Holmberg. He sent the boys out to
roam ttie streets, believing that the
fiend had followed them here and
was on the .look-out for them. The
policeman sent Thomas Allen with
them, so that they could not get
away. line walking along the )-
W. It. & X. railroad track a short
time later, Holmlierg met them, and
undei the gule of wanting to buy
Holmberg a drink, Allen led the
bunch Into the hands of Anderson
wno immediately covered the man
with a revolver and placed him un
der arrest. Holmberg refUHed to
talk."
Holmberg and tils boy companions
were taken to Portland Friday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Archie
Leonard.
)n being closely examined, how
ever, by Portland police otlieers the
boys admitted that they had faked
the story and were trying to obtain
the j?.-,imm reward offered.
Kills Moths by Electricity
The owner of un apple orchard In
Spokane has constructed an appara
tus with which he hopes to rid his
orchard of the codling moth. He
ueH electric Incandescent lamps, sur
rounded with a metal netting which
Is charged with electricity. The
moths, attracted by the light, strike
the wire and are Instantly killed.
The cost of the storage battery nnd
lamps I comparatively small Scl-
entltic American
Tumors removed. Dr. Sowerhv.
A Basket of Goodness
Well I .
G-VESS!
is a basket of our Fine Groceries.
We guarantee the perfect purity
of every article we sell, and
pride ourselves upon the rep
utation we have made for fair
and honest dealing. We keep
; only the freshest and finest of
Tea, CofTee, Cocoa, Hutter,
Kggs, Flour, etc., and challenge
comparison of qualities at equal
prices. If you are not already
dealing here, you are robbing
yourself of many sources of sat
isfaction. Free delivery
J. M. Wood
Dr. Edmunds Exonerated
Hood Itlver resident will be Inter
ested In knowing that Dr. C. W. F.d-
munds, against whom ult had lcen
commenced for alleged Injury to the
person of u patient at Kiigeue, has
been exonerated by a board of phys
Iclans.who make the following state
ment In the F.ugene Guard.
"To whom It may concern:
"We, the undersigned licensed and
practicing physicians of the city of
Kugene, Lane county, Ore., having
made a complete and thorough post
mortem examination of the body of
Mr. Samuel M. Dougla find that the
cause of death was "acute cardiac
imitation.' An examination of the
various organs of the body revealed
the following condition:
"The bralii and Its mcmlicri were
In a normal condition. The apices
of both lungs showed limited tuber
cular deposits. The left kidney and
left supra-renal capsule were also tu
lerculous. The stomach was dilated.
The sigmoid and descending colon
were very much reduced In size, prob
ably congenltally.
"All the other organs were normal.
(Signed!
"F. M. Dav, M. I).
F. F. Scalefe, M. D.
(ieorire O. II. DeHar. M. D.
P. .1. Hartle. M. I).
Wm. Kuykendall, M. D.
"The eyeball, the optic nerve and
Its vessels being free from disease,
demonstrates that no harm could
have come to them from nny treat
ment administered.
"In fact the disease was not of the
eyeball, but of the 'tear duct,' and
no Instrument touched or went In
the direction of the eyeball."
WILL GIVE CONCERT AT
VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Music will be In the air at Hood
IMver this week. In addition to the
musical entertainment to be given
by the ladles of the Congregational
church Friday evening, a concert will
be given tonight at the Valley Chris
tian church. The Symphony Trio is
the attraction announced, composed
of Mr. Louis des Volgnes, pianist,
Mr. Ernest Fltzslmntons, violinist,
aud Miss Catherine Trevette, vocal
ist. The musicians, who are from
Chicago, are touriug the country,
and are said by the press, where they
have performed, to be a superior attraction.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REVIVAL MEETINGS
The revival at the Christian church,
conducted by the pastor and C. L
Organ nnd wife, has assumed such
proportion that it has Is-en decided
to continue longer than at first
planned. When the meeting began
two weeks ago It was expected that
It would close on Tuesday night,
Oct. I7th. At a meeting of the con
gregation Sunday morning it was
unanimously voted to continue at
least another week.
"It Is doubtful," says Pastor Hand
saker," If any single church In Hood
Hlver has ever conducted a revival
that has created such widespread in
terest throughout the town. At
almost every service there are con
versions.
"F.vangellst Organ, who has made
good In difficult field of the east, is
also winning his wny In Hood
Iliver."
The following subjects will !e dls-
cued during the closing days of the
meeting:
Wednesday. "What Some Folks
Live For."
Thursday, "Answered and I'nan-
swered Prayers."
Friday, "The Things Kssentlal."
Saturday, "Tin Immortality of
the Soul."
Sunday morning, "The Lord's Sup
per. (A Jiomecomlug service)
Sunday evening, "Life lieyond the
Grave."
Monday, "Heaven! Where Is It
and What Is It?"
Tuesday, "Farewell and Fellow
ship Meeting."
BIG LAND ACREAGE TO BE
OPENED IN CROOK COUNTY
The secretary of the Interior has
issued an ordered that 32,!tU0 acres of
unappropriated lands, which were
excluded from the Deschutes national
forest by proclamation July 1, will
become subject to settlement under
the homestead laws and to selection
by the state under certain conditions
on and after Jan 1, 1112, at the land
ofiice in The Dalles, Ore.
The lands are located In Crook
county, near Prlnevllle, and ure sur
veyed. The Xevs says It a day sooner.
An East Side Twenty
For $10,000
GOOD TERMS
Five Acres, 4 to 8 year apples
Twelve Acres, yearling apples
Half Acre, 3 year pears
Near Church, School, Station and Store
The Hood River District Land Co.
THE SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER, OREGON
POUND OF
Fenway Candy
M J
Pure, Fresh and Wholesome, w3 give mora rej latuf action than
five pound of cheap tuff made with ingredienU ol questionable quality.
We do Dot offer adulterated caadie of any description. All the
candies we leQ are up to a standard set Ly us as they are manufactured
especially for us by the Fenway Candy Co. of Boston, under the most
sanitary conditions by skilled help.
Ifeudea thU w ar in a portion to tka Tery ba.t
of your candy bmJi at ail tinaa of tha yaar owing to our
im mania boainaaa and the Tory Urg lina that wa carry.
Wa planuk our stock daily, tharoby buurinr, jroa strictly
fraab goods always.
CARL A. PLATH, Druggist
Store
JOHNSON BROS. & HALE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Groceries, Shoes, Gents' Furnishings
Hardware
Pine Grove Grange
Building
VAN HORN
Phone 2032-M
LEADS ON THE HEIGHTS
Bakery, Coilcclloncrg, Fruit, Ice Cream, Soil Drinks, Etc.
AUTO DELIVERY OF LARGE ORDERS
Come In, try our Piano, and feel at ho mm
F. B. SNYDER
B. B. POWELL
nood River Plumbing Company
Sanitary Plumbing and Heating.
Tinning and Sheet Metal Work.
Repairing Promptly . Attended.
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
CASCADE AVENUE
4
D RAYING ExPRESS ANP Baggage jj
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S. E. BARTMESS
Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer
ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS
MOOD RIVER, OREGON
DR. J. SOWERBY
Nerve Specialist and Chiropractor
A Relief lor All Diseases
Ferguson building Telephone 222
IIADLOCK & McCONMIL
Real Estate And Insurance
Next to Mt. Hood Hotel
Unimproved Farms a Specialty
Otlice phone 45-L, Resilience 3 13-K
Furniture and Vianos Mo-Ved
All Kinds of Light and Heavy Work
Woad Yard and Feed Store in Connection
Office Phone 29 J
Residence 2J8K J
W I Ar I IHAINbhLH OU. 4
First Class Livery
Phone 5
Transfer and Livery Company
Freight and Baggage Transfer
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