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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1911 NOVEL MARKETING PLAN PROPOSED A dispatch from Wenntchee says that V. T. ( lark of tlwtt place Ih now In the Last in vt'HtljfittliiK tlic apple marketing condition In the Intercut of tlic Wenntchee Fruit Growers' Association, which, If i) I turn now uu ilcr coiiMlilcrutloii are carried out to h successful conclusion, will next season establish eahtern sales agen cies for the disposal of Its holdings. I 'ear I 1!. Holconib, ireHlilciit of the HHHoclatlon, anil the director of the organization are heartily In favor of the sales agency plan, and will exert their bent efforts to arrange tliU winter for Uh eHtalillHhineiit. The moHt serious dltllculty In con nection with the Hellenic Is the ob taining of the funds necessary to 11 nance It. To achieve success, the association real I en that, like Inde pendent distributors. It tniiHt lie pre pared to make advanced at tlx- load ing station here on the fruit of at leaHt Home of it members and also tliat it miiHt be In a poHltlon to trniiHport the fruit cant and hold It In morale In the eaHtern market ('eli te th. To finance It for tile next few sea nous, Mr. Clarke and the association officers expect to negotiate loaiiH with banking IntercNtw; but within a few years, by the extabllHliment of an adequate sinking fund, they cal culate the organization will be able to conduct Itx business without the aid of outxlde assistance. The sinking 'mid will lie created by the assessment of HI centx on every box of fruit marketed by tlie nssocl atlou. Thlx money will go Into the treaxury to be uxed in tlie colirxe of buxliiexx, Juxt nx loans from tmnks might be uxed. Careful account will be kept of every grower's coutrlhu tlon to the fund, and, at the end of every live yearx, tlie amount of these nxexKinentrt paid liy him to the sink ing fund will lie returned to him. The fund, however, will always be active, for tlie Joining of new mem ber annually will keep It from ever becoming depleted. To make effective tlie plan, all the tneiuberx will be axked to contract their fruit to the nssuclat ion fori) period of five yearx. OREGON APPLES COMMAND HIGH PRICE IN SCOTLAND Oregon npplcx command the top price In the market of Scotland, ac cording t o t he following ipiotailonx sent by 1'nlted Statex Consul Flem ing of Kdlnhorough: Oregon Newtown. 4 tier $:!.Ciii :l V.i Oregon Newtownx, :itler :i VXn 4 01 Wenntchee Valley apple Winter Itanium :i I" Koine Ken ii tie (Mid i! 1'.' Jonathan (i 1' I'.i Klack Twig 1 2i 1 HI Willow Twig 1 vjid 1 !M California Newtown. 4 Her:? niK. '2 l! California Newtown. I1, " ( 1J MAY BUILD PULP MILL ON THE WHITE SALMON RIVER Machinery Ix being unloaded at the mouth of the White Salmon by the Northwextern Llectrle Company. Ax hiiiiii ax the wagon bridge Ix Htrengthened the maclilnery will be hauled to the dam xlte at thenar rowx. I'art of the power generated ix to be carried to Cam, is. Wash., win re tlie backer of tlie Northwext ern are heavy xtockholdcrx In the paper mill. It Ix now reported that a pulp mill may be built on the White Salmon, which may account for the pnrchaxe by the Northwext ern of all the holding of tlie Wind Klver Lumber Company. When given nx xoon ax thecr.iupy cough appear, Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy will ward off on attack of croup and prevent all danger and anxiety. Thouxnnd of mother ue It Hiiceexxfnllv. Sold by all dealer. Don't Rush Things when yon use Crescent Baking Powder Results are equally tftxxl with Crescent if the dough, is al lowed to stand - hence lest for biscuit and hot cakes. Ill LI POUND 25 ctim Crescent Coffees, Teas, Mapleine, Spices, Flavoring Extracts, Etc., enjoy a well deserved reputation Grocers everywhere sell them. CRESCENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY WRITES OF ROADS AND PUBLIC DOCKS (Je.jrge I). Culliertxon, County J u4ge Hood Klver County. Dear Sir: I have Juxt received one of your circular letter axklng the voter of Hood Klver county to ex prex their opinion upon the ud taxa bility of bonding our county to build permanent road anil a public dock. A thlx Ix a matter that need care ful conxtderatlon before making u declxlon, and a full und free public discussion will do no harm, hence 1 write thlx open letter. Had we a law to control and guide the expenulture of our money derived from bond, no a to guar antee to the taxpayer that every dollar would be judlclouxly expend ed, then we would Ix perfectly wil ling to urge the cnlllng of thlx elec tion juxt a xoon ax the courtx give you the pjwer to do no. Personally I can see no argument ngalnxt the xyxtein of bondltig for building roadx, If we cun get some law to protect both the public and the county ollielalx who handle the money. The four road bill paed by the laxt leglxlntnre and vetoed by the (Jovernor gave thlx, but as you well know we now have no law giving thlx protection, even If the Jackson county text case Is won by the county. In proof of thlx, permit me to relate a little Incident. While attending tlie State Convention of County Commlxxloner held In Port land a few day ago, one of the High way Hoard of five buxlnexx men ap pointed by the Jnckxon county court to spend their one and one-half mil lion dollar of bond on permanent road work, called me to one xlde. In troduced hlmxclf and began some thing like thlx: "I only wlxh we had a law like the one you fellow are In itiating or one xlinllar to It. We have no way to protect the public from graft nor to prevent cenxure upon our nctx-" Thlx man realizes that the expenditure of f 1,500,000 on roadx curried with It a great respon sibility , and ho doex the handling of thlx xlnklng fund. Their bond are for twenty yearx. The xlnklng fund will have to begin about the end of the fifth year. Then to ralxe f 1,'xH). OtM) in fifteen year menus that $100. Oon muxt be depoxited annually In thi? hand of the county treaxurer. Tlie use of $100,000 fifteen yearx, $100.000 for fourteen ears, :ioo,UO0 for thirteen yearx, and xo on down the line, mean xoniethlng. My dear voter, do you realize that till offer an opportunity for g'aft? Our illwtlngulxhed Jurist, Judge Llnd xey, tellx ux "Ax long ax you dangle privilege liefore greedy eyex you may expect political corruption, for privi lege Ix tlie beaxt." Hut, you xay, the county court can protect the xlnklng fund. True, It may try to. but you may have sev ernl county court before tlie xlnk lng fund Ix uxed to pay off these bonds, and then sometime sinking fund are loaned to political friend who run small bank, and then sometime we find public money de poxited a private account. For an Illustration of thlx, look at the recent expoxure of some of Multnomah county's otlicialx, who nre now on the gridiron for grafting Interest on public deposits. I sincerely hope Uie Jackson coun ty bond Issue will be declared Illegal, If the calling of our election depends upon Itx legality. 1 1 will only be one year until we will have some laws to guide and protect the uxe tf money derived by bond for perma nent roadx. The state grange of Or egon Ix Initiating two road bills one creating a state highway engi neering department, and the other providing for counties to bond for permanent road Improvement ami there will lie no opportunity for a governor to veto either of them. So In the face of all thtx danger In spending our money Injudiciously and permitting our sinking funds to be uxed for personal emoluments, I think It advisable to wait until after our next annnnl election. For, whether thlx county bond (ir not, the grange Initiative bonding act will become a law immediately after the ballots are counted next No vein her. The people of ( iregon are not going to be fooled any longer by a few Will o'-t he-wisp road politician of Portland. In regard to building n f 10,000 pub lic dock, I would say wait about live years, or until we can get some decent roads from our apple houses to tlie Columbia river. We may then need a public din k. Don't worry about losing thend vantages of the Panama Canal. We have some railroad liilluences at Washington, P. C, to reckon with before we are going to g"t those cheap rates; but thl Ix Irrelevant to our subject. Just Connect together your public dock and the Columbia river nuto niobllu road. They will keep. "Koad to Market Fruit," I our slogan, and then we will speculate on other good thing. I might add that It I very doubt ful If there I any law by which you can bond a county for a $10,000 pub I lie dock Section 10. Article 11, of our state constitution a amended at our last general election reads, "No county shall create any debt or liabilities which shall singly or In the aggre gate exceed the sum of .",000, except to suppress Insurrection or repel In vasion, or to build permanent roads within the county, but debts for per manent roads shall be Incurred only on approval of a majority of those voting on the question." Of course you may call a dock a road or a cow a horse, but proof of the assertion might lie demanded. if you called a dock a road, you could not make It out of piling or lumber; It must l permanent. Of course you could uxe dirt, rock and cement and call It a road, but that will cost about a much as a small Panama Canal. I mlgnt also state that our county treaxurer Informs me that our coun ty, at the end of the year 1911, was in debt about $17.000, with $2,000 cash on baud and about $2,000 taxes unpaid. This leaves our county In debt about $2:1,000, which Is about 1S,000 more than the legal limit, without Ix'lng authorised by an election. In conclusion I want to ask our Honorable County Judge a few question 4. If Jackson county wins and this county I axked to go Into thl un certain bonding election, will you, In your call for an election, make your bond Ixxue a serlul one, stating the maximum rate of Interest, the amount of and when each serial will begin an end? ( We do not want any sinking fund.) Will you dexcrlte the beginning and ending of each road to lie Im proved, nuinlng the kind of material, maximum grade and estimated cost of same? If these questions nre answered In the allirmative, It will add greatly to the popularity of a bond Issue. Yours sincerely, A. 1. Mason. SMITH TO RETAIN CHARGE OF SYSTEM At the meeting of the council held Tuesday evening Superintendent Smith of the water deparment ten dered Ids resignation, through Mr. Koliertxon of the fire and water com mittee. Mr. Smith has an opportun Ity to take a desirable position lu another city nud, as he had no as surance a to how long he could re tain hi place here, he wax making plan to accept the other place. It wa also stated that during the cold snap he had been working from twelve to tifteen hours a day and that no adequate provision wax made for his hiring help lu case of emergency. The matter wa discussed by the couneir and the advisability of re taining Mr. Smith's services was em phasized. Mr. Smith Is practically tlie only man In town who knows all the Intricacies of the present sys tem and t tie councllmen stated that his services have always lieeu satis factory. Councilman Kobertson made tlie motion that assurance be given Mr. Smith that he would be retuined during the coming year If ill services continue to be as satisfactory as they have lieen In the past. This motion was unanimously carried. It was moved and carried that an emergency fund of $100 lie set aside from the Income of the water system and that It be placed at Mr. Smith' dlxpoxal to be used In case of emergencies. Koutlne business was transacted, nfter which adjournment was taken until thl week, when the old council wound up Its business, APPLE GrlO WERSWiLL TRY NITRATESOR FERTILIZER In view of recommendations re cently made by Prof. K. W. Thatcher of the state's agricultural experiment xtntton, recommending the use of fer tilizers, the fruit-growers of Cash mere, In the Wenatchee district, have appointed a committee to con duct test Nitrate of soda ha been furnished for till purpose by a Se attle firm and the tests are to be made at once. Itt contended that no matter how rich the soil, plant growth can be facilitated by the use of nitrates. Farmers everywhere will watch the result of these ex periments with a great deal of Interest. Fare JO Cents To Portland and Way Landings on the STEAMER TAHOMA which leaves Teal "tipper" Dock Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a. m. We have recently in stalled a covered wharf boat which Insures dry and clean handling ol freight. For further information I'HONU 226 S. F AO E, Agnnt P.! IOE OE 30EZIOE OE IOE IMPORTANT Franz's First Annual Clearance No brass band, fire works or red flag no "Slaughtered prices," just a quiet little Bargain-fest to stimulate January business, keep everybody busy and inci dentally to clear our floors and shelves preparatory to putting in the new spring P goods. We promise a substantial saving in every department; exceptional values in many. And Franz's promises are kept! Twill be well worth your time to spend a few minutes just looking through. O n SPECIAL VALUES IN CHINA AND GLASSWARE, in many instances a saving of ONE-THIRD. HOOD RIVER NEVER BOUGHT FUR NITURE OF QUALITY at the prices we now offer at this important sale. RUGS 9x12 Wilton Velvet $17.95 to $59 FOR 9x12 Brussels Rugs $9.65 to $19.75 LESS 9x12 Wool Rugs - - $7.85 up 0: E A IE IOE XO) IO OE IOE IO EPIPHANY PARTY GREATLYJNJOYED Following an old church custom, an Epiphany party was held under the auspices of the guild of St. Mark s Episcopal church Friday evening. A feature of the occasion was the cutting of the big, Kplphauy cake which contained the ring. Tlie per son finding the rlug was privileged to wear It during the coming year Mrs. Crltes was the lucky one. Mrs. F. S. Smith had worn the ring dur Ing 1911. . The party was given at tlie rec tory, Hev. and Mrs. Simpson open ing their house for the occasion. During the first part of the evening a guessing contest was held. An ad vertisement was pinned on every guest's bnck and each tried to guess what It was from the questions which others asked him. This re sulted in much fun and gave every one an opportunity to get acquaint ed. The winner were Mrs. Hen dricks and Mrs. Stone. The advertisement feature was continued In ft number of charades which were then given. The actors, who appeared singly or In cotqles, represented some much-advertised article. Those who pnrtlclpted in cluded Mrs. Charles X. Clarke, Mrs. F. S. Smkli. Mrs. L. A. Heed. l'.rooks llaworth. Mr. Alnsley ami D. K Hand. Mr. Clarke an.l Mrs. liand In a touching scene dramatized the par ody "Silver Suds Among the Hold," words being written especially for the occasion by Mrs. Simpson. An enjoyable musical program was rendered by the following: Miss Carlisle, Mrs. Kanaga. Mrs. Crltes, Mrs. Ilindrlcks, Mrs. L. Armstrong. Mrs. Schweitzer and Mrs. Kelr. The latter two made a hit as a lovelorn gipsy and his ladylove. They were appropriately costumed and ren- tiered a duet, which was heartily encored. The committee In charge of the affair Included Mrs. W. H. Lawrence and Mrs. Marry DeWltt. who fur-1 nlshed the entertainment, and Mrs. Crltes and Mrs. Xora Hone, who fur- j nlshed the tasty refreshments. ; Hard to MovVln Ruim. An American wished to move from j the principal hotel in St. Petersburg to j a smaller hotel around the corner. He came down with his bng packed ready j to go. "Sorry," snld the mnmiger, "but you cannot leave this hotel or renter t another hotel until we net jour pnss- fiort from the police, and that will take a day anil a iilj;ht. You must go , through exactly the same procedure a j If you were leaving the country." Medicines that aid nature arc al-j ways .n ost effectual. Cliainl erlaln's Cough Kemedy net on tills plan It ! allays t he cough, relieves the lungs.: opens the secretions and aids nature j In restoring tlie system to a healthy j condition. Thousands have testltleil to Its superior excelleil.V. Sold by j all dealers. j Drawing tha Lina. "I upH)se." said the timid young man. "when you recall what a hand some man your flrat husband was yon wouldn't consider me for a minute?" i "Oh. yes. I would," replied the widow Instantly, "hut I wouldn't con- ; slder vou for a second." When you feel i. vou. tired, worried or despondent it i a mire in mui need MOTT'S NERVERINE PILLS. Thev renew the normal-vigor and make life worth living P tur nd ask tot Molt' Ncrverine Pill l, WILL A MS MFG. CO.. Prop., CUt.UoJ. Ohio l or Sale by Carl A. Plath. Druggist i O.-W. R. & N. EMPLOYES j WORK OVERTIME, CHARGED j Suit has been brought by the I'nl-1 ted States to recover (lo,.VMi in pen alties from the ).-V. i, a X. Co. for alleged lnfructloir of the li hour law concerning the employment of train crews. Tlie alleged violations took place between Portland, Hood Iliver, The Dalles und Wyeth In April, July nnd Augiist. The federal law Hxes a penalty of .." M for each offense. Twenty-one separate Infractions are charged in the government's com plaint. Several months ago the I'ulted States brought similar soits for al leged Infractions against tlie South ern Pacific company. In these cases tlie employment of each member of a train crew for a period longer than li hours Is is made punishable bv a tine of $.MMI $5,000 To Loan $."i,("k) to loan on first class secur ity. Must be Improved orchard land. Iteed & Henderson, Inc. tf Piles! Piles! Piles! Williams Indian Pile ointment will cure Blind, Bleedim? and itching 1'iKs. It ab sorbs the tumors, allays itchimr at once, arts as a poultice. pis fnst.int relief. Williams Indian I'iK ointment is pre pared for Tiles and itchimr cf the private Prts. Prnircists, mnfl fy rind fl (.'. WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio For Sale by Carl A. Plath. Druggist MISS EDNA LYMAN TO TELL STORIES I'nder the auspices of the Woman's Club, Miss Kiina Lymau of Oak Park, 111., Is to lie here on tlie 17th of this month and Is to give readings, two In the afternoon for school chil dren am) one in the evening on the telling of P.ible stories. Miss Lymau is both a professional story teller am) lecturer on children's literature and the art of fetory telliug. She has given courses of lectures be fore library schools, teachers' insti tutes and normal schools, women's clubs and mothers' study classes, I and bus conducted siory hours for ; children in many of the most tiupor- tant libraries and public schools of i the country. Her experience lu pub I lie library work with children has given her unusual opportunities for : observation and study of books or children. ; The lecture In the evening at the 'Congregational church will Is' es pecially for Sunday sch ol workers, , teuchers and parents. It will be iiieii to the public, however, nnd a small adml"sion fee will lie charged. Miss Lym. m's stories are drawn largely from classic sources with the distinct purpose of presenting these stories, all too unfamiliar, which have stood the test of yt irs and have charm and fascination fr all ages. They Include fairy nloriL-s from Anderson, Grimm and other less known authors, miscellaneous selections from folklore, legends and history; nnd groups of stories from the tales of King Arthur. Kobin Hood, Sigurd and other famous heroes. The readings for the school chil dren are given under the auspices of the library committee of the Wom an's Club. They will tie held at the Commercial Club rooms. At 2:4.") a reading will be given for children of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades. Xo guests except club mem liers are expected at this time. From four to five o'clock she will speak for the pupils of the eighth grade and the high school students on "Hooks, The Friends of the Children," with a plea for good literature. For this hour the Woman's Club extends an urgent Invitation to everyoue Inter ested In developing a higher stan dard of reading for the young. As Miss Lyman receives $.'." an hour for her services, the club has not engaged her lu hopes of being aide to secure that amojnt, but In order to lighten tlie expense then will lie a charge of ten cents In the afternoon. Silver Suds for sale at Clarke's drug store. Our immense stock of.... Holiday Goods is nearly gone. To clean up odds and ends we will sell what is left, This Week On ly. . . At Cost Also Sweaters, Woolen Shirts and Underwear Broken lots of articles in every department go at cost. We want to clean up our stockJefore invoicing January 1 st. If you are looking for a bargain call at the Parkdale Store this week. R. J. IVIclSAAC & CO. Parkdale Oregon