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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6. 1912 SCHOOL TOPICS Editad by E. E. Co ad A QUE3TIONA1RE A large pm-i'iUuge of the high 'hool Htudciitrt vim hum wit tlie 1)1 lowing llHt of (iiieHtloiM with credit to thcmmlveM and to the hcIiooI. Hut It Htlll remain a fact that there are too many who cannot do no. If you have a lio.v or jjlrl In hcIiooI, try the ItHt. Why do you ' to hcIiooI? Are you dolnn coiiMclcnlloiiM Hchool work? If not, why uot? Is the tichool ut fault? If no, In hat way? What do you expect the nchool to do for you? What are you kIiik to do for yolirm-lf? An you kIvIdk the teachern a chance to help you? What have you (lone for the good of the nchool? Does yourcouduct hanuoulze with the liettt nchool Ideal? Ih the hcIiooI prom to claim you tin a Htudent? What IntheheHt Ideal for a Htudent? What have you done to give other HtudentH a higher concrete Ideal? Are you a leader or a follower? If you are a leader, what do you lead? If you are a follower, what do you follow? Ih courteny a fundamental part of your character? Ioyou luuh at mid tliun encoiir age inere HtiiartncMH ami Impudence? Are you renpcx-tful to your teach cn? lo you npeak of your teacher with dWewpeet? Do you renetit reproof and nay that Homeone cImc did the name or worm-'.' Do you ever ii'-t like a Hilly. Mpollcd child and then fol angry IxraiiHe the teacher doen nut treat you iim If you were a polite young man or woman? Ih houerit nchool work a part of your Ideal, and do you d'-maml It of your nchool MhihIh an well an of yourself? Doen the nlncere Htudent who act ually doen the very bent work he or nhe can do have time for a lovenlck cotirtHhtp In and out of m hool? If you are doing the lieot nchool work you can do, how can you In creane your clliclency? Are you In harmony with the hcIiooI faculty and do .vim meet their requirement cheerfully? Do you ever ank your teacher'n advice? Do you connlder It a putilnhment when the teacher auk you to remain n few minute after the other are excuned In order that yon may have an oliHcure point explained to you? The character of a ttchool depend upon the character of the Htudent am what they can lie guided, direct ed and encouraged to make It. What are doing to make the Hood Klver high hcIiooI a credit to the community? OBITUARY CH A II I. KM K UK 1)K KICK I.AOK CharlcH Frederick Luge, youngent hod of Han I. age, wa lioro on the Hue Urove homeHtead Murch :!), Ins", and died on hi mother' birth day, February -"J, 1912, aged 24 year and 11 month. HI remain were laid away In Hne drove cemetery on Saturday, March 2, the forty-llrt wedding anniversary of hi father and mother. The demlHe wa cauned by a Merle of complication which Met In after an operation for apendlc1tlM hIx week and three day before hi death. The Immediate cause wa the liurdtlng of a blood vennel Inter nally. HI" education wa received In the local public nchool where he tlnlnhed the tenth grade In HMI.'i. He theu went to Portland ami tlnlshed hi work, graduating from the liehnke Walker HuhIiichh College In liws. Af ter following the profeHrtlon of book kit'plng for Home time lu Portland he returned to Hue (Jrove t'J nnHlst on the home f inn where he remained until the time of bin HlckneH. Charley wa held In high exteeui by all who knew him. At the time of IiIh death he wa recording necretary nf the local lodge of I'nlted ArtlsaiiM, which ollice he ha helil for the pant two yearn. ItcHlde the many friends, he leave a father, three sister; Mrs. Meta ScoU-e of Hue (irove.M r. ICmina Ko Iwrg of Hood IMver, am) Mrs. Laura Henderson of ISIngeu, Wash.; and three bri't hers, Henry, I ten and Ed ward of Hue (irove, to mourn his departure for the better land Into which his mother passed three and one half year ago. HI place can never be filled but he leave us all Iw'tter for having had him with us. I W. It. Lanham. formerly of this place, but now of Clarknton, Wash., was Inspecting his property Interests here Saturday licfore leaving for the Itltter Koot Valley, Mont., where he will assume management of a fruit ranch. Lime and Spray Kelly Bros., phone 2'7-M. LEAGUE ATTEMPTS TOKILL BORERS Oregon Agricultural College The peach and prune tree borer I the ob ject of much Interest In experiments now iH'Ing conducted by member of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment league, of which W. It. Dlckeron of Hood Klver I president. Method of control other than that ( f digging out the borer are being tried. For the experiment flvebhx'k of tree are marked out. The flrnt Ih sprayed with lime-sulphur and uri nate of lead combined In the usual manner, but care I taken to spray the trunks thoroughly. ' On the ecotid block a special ap plication of the spray I made to the trunk and bases of the tree, using two pound of pari green to fifty gallon of the lime sulphur diluted to one part lime-sulphur to thirty of water. Thl application I made during J uly. On block three the same application 1 made, using nrseuate of lead lu the proportion of five pound to fifty gallon of the spray. The fourth block of tree receive a thorough application of stiff white wnsh to the trunk and base of each tree, with about three pound of pari green added to each barrel i t the whitewash. The dirt should be removed from the base of the tree lie fore the whitewash 1 applied, and when a puddle of the wash has form-! ed around the tree the dirt should be 1 well mounded about the tree. The whitewashing should liedone In July. The fifth block of tree Is left as a check and the following season all sprayed and unnprayed trees should be examined to find the comparative result of the treatment. . For County Commissioner 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for County Commissioner of Hood Klver county, subject to the will of the Republican voter of said county to be expressed at the pri mary election on April I'J, r.H2. If nominated and elected I shall en deavor to look after the affatrn of the county a carefully a I lock after uiy own affairs. F. I'. Fhiiuy.1 Card of Thanks To those who so faithfully and tenderly administered during the last Illness of our Hon and brother, and to the friend and neighbors who ex tended sympathy and helpfulness during the Illness and death we de sire to express our sincere thanks and appreciation. Hans Laok ami Famii.v. Irs Fbot Insurance wiaiins oca SILK ELASTIC HOSIERY Tba coaataat ymt gentle prewar r ll ml aniw all tiaralaa and Aakla Wcakacas. Item lueaa. urrtui-ot biaiil uu rnquaai. Woodard, Clarke & Co. lorUaad, Orozua ?J!t!f?D SWEET PEAS Our "Home" collection of fine "SFEXCERS" 6 large pkts., SOc 6 1-oz. pkts., $1.00 Will plant a 100-foot tow If yon want the finest Sweet Peat in the most brilliant and pleasing col ors, order this collection. For complete lift of Xewett and Bttt Sweet Pes, Roaet, Dahlia, Gladioli. Akor our 191t Catalog B.a lt'pagu. li t i rt. Portland Seed Co. KEHA"" TV Jft rWI " "W ill m f zm I have a client w ho wants a loan of flWUO on orchard land. Will pat eight per cent. I'hone ."His-M S. V, Stark. We Are Always at the Forge j every time we are wanted: and , ready to give you perfectly sat isfactory work at a moderate ' cost. Bring your horses that! need SHOEING to us. and we will shoe them scientifical- j ly. Your horse should be care- fully shod if you expect him to do good work for you. That is the reason our shoeing gives such general satisfaction. Try us once. SHIVELY '& DRISCOLL Phone 62-X Number of Light Consumers Largely Increased This week we are able to state that a still greater num ber of light consumers have taken advantage of the LOW FLAT RATES we are offering, and that we now have three-fourths of all the light consumers in the valley. Naturally those requiring electric energy are looking at the matter from a simple business point of view and want to remain with the company which is in the field PERMANENTL Y. The contract we are now offering you at the Lowest Possible Rates is the one for you to take advantage of. It is Up To You. Sign with us now. Figure it out for yourself and stick with the company that is here to stay, and is giving you rates almost on your own terms. I " I HOOD RIVER GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Acme of SERVICE at LOWEST COST" ALVA L DAY BUYS OUT j ELECTRIC SUPPLY COV Alva L. fny. formerly employed 1 ly the Mood Klver Kleetrlc Light,! Power &l Wuter Company, now J known iih the Hood Klver fin & ! Klectrli; Company, him hought the hiiHlm-HM of the Ien & Shaw Com pany, tleetrlclitiiH. HI reHlgnutlon with the power company took effect ! rebruary int. Since that (late he ban been In the electric wiring ami Mipply buHlnertu ami reports that biiHlnt-HH Ik doing well. ' Mr. KayV experience In the work Ih enabling him to take advantage of good contractu and he will be able to give g ioiI prices on wiring and HiippllcH. He Ih at prenent turning much of bin attention to lampH uml lighting. All klmU of fruit and ornamental treed, Hlirubn and ronen at the tree yard. All kinds of printing at News office. INTEREST IN ROADS AROUSED BY TRIP i A dUpatrh from the O. A. f. tateH that. I'i ofemr Ayren. who recently addrcHned a meeting here on good road, ban junt returned to the jcampiiM after a trip In which he ; Hpoke ill m-veral fit leu beHldcH llooi) i Klver, and that an eiiger Intercut In good roadn throughout the Htate wan Indicated by the attendance at the IriHtltutcH At Stautield and HernilHtou, each, there were 7." In attendance at the tiiHtltuteH held under the aiiHplcen of the Commercial Clnbn and the Farm era' I'lilon. So much lnterent vim arouxed that a HUbncrlptlon wan started to mine fund for the con struction of an oiled land road to be built thin Hummer under the direc tion of I'rof. Ay re. Dr. Jamex U Ithycombe, who ac companied I'rof. Ay res to Stan field, Hpoke there on "The Cow" ami w followed by addreH' given by It. W.Allen on "Pruning" and "Plant ing and Spraying;" I rof. F. L. j Kent o'i "hairy lug;" Prof. J amen Lryd. n on "Poultry;" I'rof. A. (I. It. P.ouipnt on "Vegetable," and i igitieral iIImcumhIoii of dairying and dairy nxMoctn tloim. At the HeriutH- ton biMtltute Mr Allen xpoke on 'Young Orchard' aud "Preparing i the Land for Irrigation." Mr. Itou I ipiet gave two talk on vegetable and email fruit culture, and the other member of the party repeated their lecture of the Stanfield program. Sample road may lie built later In the year at Ialla a a renult of etithiiHlani generated at a riven t i meeting nddrtei by Prof Ay re ! and by Judge K. F. Coad of Polk i county. The Woman' Club of Hood Klver 1 planning another one of It plea ant card partle to be given at Hell bronner' hall ou the evening ol April 10th. Kemember date ami renerve table. BURPEE'S SEED (Direct from PhiladeIphiaJust Arrived) Thru a misunderstanding our big order of seed was shipped from the Burpee farms by freight instead of express. But they're here now absolutely fresh. EVERYTHING from peas to pumpkins; from asparagus to spinnach. "The Kind That Grotv" Garden Seed Flower Seed -Seed Potatoes Alfalfa Barley Red Clover White Clover Vetch Oats T W O BIG SPECIALS WIIII,K TIIISY LAST $7.25 Genuine UNCLESAM WASHING MACHINE Bought 25 from bankrupt stock of Portland. Have always sold for $10.00. More in use than all others. They'll be snapped quick at this saving. 9cP 18-Inch SHEARS Good grade, fine dressmakers' trim mers; straight or bent handles. Compare these with any 50c to 75c shears and you'll want a pair for every room in the house. Only about 100 to sell at this price. SPORTING GOODS HEADQUARTERS Spaulding and Reach Base Ball Goods. Amateur and Professional Bats Balls Mitts Masks Gloves Shoes Score Books 1912 Guides r 7 STEEL FISHING VsS ir-r 'i v i 'i i STEEL FISHING RODS A n r aii niinrnnnp t .S- nnLnLL nnUUIMU nUUj A;v .c" ... . . . . , UiLU ALL AHUUNU I tit: WUMLU -: ' -A ' FDR A! I AROIIMn rk- FISH I NT. y-SA1 a I 1 V r Wright and Ditson Tennis Goods Nets, Balls Rackets Tapes Markers Shoes New' 19 12 GuideBooks And Rules of (.v j-'tj i- if '( w;n New Furniture Arrivals Spring stock coming in. Bright, fresh. 1912 Pat terns from eastern fac tories. Carload buying and shipping account for uniformly lower prices than you've been paying. Oil You, "Ike Walton!" We are loaded for you. Never had such a tempt ing layout of Fishing Tackle as now. Better be prepared to protect your self should those tine salmon trout attack you unexpectedly. Immense New Stock RUGS & LINOLEUM We welcome a compari son with any Portland stock for selection, ijiial ity and price. F.arly sokvtion would be advantageous. PHONE 55 Office 214 Cascade Ave. tV. FRANZ COMPANY co.MiM.irn: iiomi: tri rrrri:is