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10 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1912 Railroads Should Work In Harmony With the People. I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1M. MM I I "War" of Factions Is an Economic Waste By BENJAMIN F. YOAKUM Chairman of the Frisco Lines IIEKE is no doubt m the minds of thinking people that the "war1 that is coins on be tween tho different factions is i BENJAMIN F. YOAKUM J an economic waste of time and monej upon both sides. THE SUBJECT OF CAPITAL AND THE PUBLIC IS THE BIGGEST ONE OF THE DAY AND CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFULLY HANDLED THROUGH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING BY THE PEOPLE OF THE RAILROADS AND THEIR METHODS OF DEALING WITH AND CO OPERATING WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. Several years ago the Frisco railroad officials inaugurated a sys tematic organization to find the best ways and means of overcoming USELESS WARFARE between the railroad and its patrons. The officers of our company are directing their attention to bring ing around the most important consideration to the railroads, which is the FRIENDSHIP AXD CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC, In the first place, we must admit as a general principle mankind is selfish and in business there is little sentiment. As a rule, A MAN IS YOUR FRIEND ONLY AS LONG AS YOU CAN HELP HIM. The railroad business offers many opportunities for helping vari ous communities it serves, and our road is trying to find ways to render such assistance wherever practicable. Our management is trying to devise the best method of reaching and convincing the peo ple along our line that the railroad is an important part of their busi ness, tbat it wishes to further the interest of every business and in dividual who is living or doing business on its rails through CO-OPERATION and that through such co-operation BOTH THE RAIL ROAD AND ITS PATRONS PROFIT to the maximum extent ARIZONA BRONCHOS. Lik th Littl Girl With a Curl In th Canter of Hr Forahaad. When tbe Arizoua broncho wishes to De safe for you and for himself he la lie safest thing Id the world, and when he wishes to be unsafe life la a Berry chance. I went np and down trails in ArWa la which were almost perpendicular ind rough and stoue strewn too. But there was little danger, for the broncho laa. not the "ten pound." but the thousand pound" look. Ills nose is to die ground, his eyes fastened on the rail, his footstep tbe most beautifully lareful thing the mind can conceive. One foot placed before the other eases ind preserves tbe balance, adjusts the freight for another, and all this won lerful machinery of equipoise, stabili ty and aafety you feel working under rou like delicate machine. Yet this sage pioneer of the trail, rith bis meticulous care of you and timself, waa Just a wild ranee pony. Hinted down by the range rider, driv iu. coaxed or duped into a corral, broken. Middled, bridled and ridden all a one hour; wrenched out of his wild Bess, having his heart broken and made into slave while you would eat four breakfast He Is not a beauty; be is Just a mongrel. But his legs and his feet are made of Iron and steel, and the work he does over awful trails. In a rough ind ragged country, strewn with atones and flints and bowlders and lava and scrub, week after week, month ifter month and year after year, would sK(ll the legs of a thorough bred In three days. Gilbert I'arker In August Metropolitan. distance away if proH'rly connected to it by electric wires. Thus origi nated one of the most revolutionary applications of electricity." The fact that power can be trans mitted for miles by electric wires is one of the most important factors in modern civil engineering achievements. A FORTUNATE BLUNDER. Tha of Raault of Putting a Coupla Wiraa In Wrong Tarminala. A large number of the world's greatest Invention have been the re sult of aoine accidental union of forces, tbe nature of which tbe person who started them neither understood nor suspected. Tbe working of dy namos at long distances apart when properly connect ed wa discovered by accident A wfentlflc Journal aya: "Soon aft er the oet)lng of the Vienna exposi tion, in 1873. careless workman picked up tbe ends of a couple of wire which he found trailing along tbe ground. He fastened t lie in in the terminals of dynamo, to which he thought they lelonged. while they were really attached to another dynamo tbat was running In another part of tha groundn. Tb dynamo to which he fastened tha wires was not running, but as aoou as tbe wires were placed In Its terminal It revolved as If a steam angina waa driving It The workman waa a mated. Tbe engineers and lectrlclana wera astonished by the discovery that dynamo electric ma rblua (turned by steam powen would rurt another similar machine long Foiled. The lovers whispered together before tbe doors of her father's bangar. planning the last details of their elope ment. "Hurry, dearest," he urged. "We will wheel out your runatiout mono plane and together we'll fly away on the wings of tbe night, nevermore to be separated:" "Walt" she exclaimed. "1 have a better plan. We will run it out and hide in the old stable; then we will walk to tbe trolley and papa will nev er suspect us." They were hardly half a mile on their way down the road wheu from overhead came the roar of the triple propellers of the racing monoplane as papa dashed out Into the darkness in hot pursuit Puck. Solid Gold. For many years the term "solid gold" has been a commercial misno mer. Some of the ancient Itoman Jew elry as well as that of the renaissance period was Indeed made of pure gold, worked up by hand with the crudest of tools, but since the old day there has been a constantly increasing em ployment of alloys, for the reason that Jewelers found that the harder the gold was rendered by good alloys the greater its wearing qualities and the more secure, therefore, was the set ting of the gems It contained. Argonaut. Tha Hard Part First. "I hear you've s;ot a government Job low," one nnin said to another. The other answered gayly: "Thnfs what." The firt man gave an envious sigh ind asked : "Is It hard work?' "Not after you get It." was the reply. Her Pottetion. "I have two lovely little puppies." said Mrs. Tawkley. "I have met your husband." replied the man. "Who Is the other one?" Exchange. Is Final Decision. "1 we that Counselor Itedliroke rourting a rich old widow." "He seems to be up against a court of lust resort." Boston Itecord. Accept an obligation without being a slave to the giver or insensible to his kindness. Is Ha Got Har. "Oh." shp said, "your conduct enough to make nn angel weep " "I don't see yoti shedding a tear," he retorted, and his ready wit saved the dav. EULOGY IS PAID BISHOP PADDOCK In Sunday' .loiirmil u Nplendi eulogy was jxiltl Bishop Robert I'mblock, who milked hl home Hood Biver and who Is In charge the dlocewe of Kastern Oregon. The Hpprecliitlou comes In a Hpttinl ills patch (rom l.akevlew. a city which in Included lu the lilsh ip'o dloccxe. The bifchop'M militant rhristl'iiiit hich reaches out into tbe bywa.t Keliloiii traveled by the average mill istt r of the gospel. Is ilcscrlU'ii In d. tall. The huge territory to whom scattered inhabitants Bishop I'm dock ministers Is outlined ami hi life with tie cow punchers and among the lowly cabins of the pioneer home steailcrs forms a part of the Interest lug story. The extreme hardships winter travel with long ilistances t be traversed by stage or horsebac gives some idea of the privations which the bishop encounters. How Bislx p l'aildock inlnglt among all classes of folk In that frontier country, preaching, marry ing, burying ami leading men to higher life as be goes is an Inspiring story and the article Is a lilting trlli tile to a man with whom many In Hood River are proud to claim at1 iualutauce. OBITUARY MIIS. Jt'l.U III llll Mrs. Julia Bubb died at her home on Hie Heights .Saturday evening She had been In failing health sine sustaining a shock live years ago. . couple of years ago she had a second Illness ami the third shock came few days ago, Mrs. Bubb was born In Cooper County, Mo., lu ls."0. The funeral was held Sunday from the Baptist church, Kev. .lohu R. ilargreaves olliclating. Interment as in Idiewllde cemetery. IliN CI.AI1K Dan Clark, an eccentric homestead t who has made his home at Wvetl most of I he time for the past ".((years lied while undergoing medical treat men t liere last week. Almost noth ing is known of Clark as he has lived as a hermit. It is known that iie has a brother and a daughter 1" years old, but they cannot be found Mr. Clark's remains were burled Sat unlay. Notice r or tne protection 01 the growers f this valley notice Is given that iiloti printed paper must not be used except on fruit of the highest grade and only on such fruit as has eeii Inspected and shipped bv the I'nluii. This notice Is made necessary ow ing to the fact that vicious prac tices of the past season are being re peated and fruit of under grade lias 'ten found lu the markets tributary Hood River, wrapped In the I'nlon printed paper and that was not In peeled or shipped by the I'nloii. Thin practice must cease ar.d an example will be made of liny viola tion of the rules. Hoou Rivi:k AlM-l.K riiiowKiis' I'mo.n September, VM2. Congregational Church "The Vision of the Wheels" w 111 be the pastor's theme next Sunday morning. It will ileal with the grow ing complexity of personal, church mil social life. Is this a menace to ornn opportunity for the spiritual life? The quartette will slmr. Chll. Iren's sermon. "Snlderwelis." In the evening at 7:.'!U the sermon will be on "The Man on the Stret t:" Who Is he? What dM-s he amount What shall we do with him? Solo by Mrs. C. H.Sletton. The pub lie Is cordially Invited to these wr ier". United Brethren Church Communion service will lie held Sunday morning. 1'. O. Bomdirake will conduct the quarterly service Moi day evening. Christian Science Services Christian Science services nre held In the Commercial Club rooms Sundays at 11 a. tit. Subject, "Sub- stance. Sunday school at same hour In Room -, flavldson Bldg. Wednes- lay meetings In same room H p.m. Reading room open dally,? too p. in Millinery Opening On Friday and Saturday, Septem- b'-r l'lth and 11th, we will display our most complete and up to date line of ladies' and misses' trimmed hats for Fall and Winter. Wecordl My Invite everyone to be present at this opening. Thanking our many ustomem for past patronage and soliciting a continuance of same, we are yours to serve. (iihHo.v Sihtkkm, Hart mess Bldg., Between .'!rd and 4th on Oak St. The Hood River Apple Vinegar Co, Is receiving cider and vinegar apples. onslstlng of early varieties and windfalls of later varieties. W ire Wound Continuous Stave WOOD STAVI; PI PI; KLLLY BKOS., Agents 4th St. Net. Uak and State I'hona 227-M Hood River, Ore. SAYS MOUNT HOOD LINEJS ASSURED F.arly extension of the Mount Hood division of the Portland Rail way, Light Jc l'ower Company Hue from Cottrell, which Is near the pres ent terminus, to Sandy, Is virtually assured, according to Kilward F. Itruus, secretary of the Sandy Land Company. With the exception of only two tracts, the right of way of about hix miles has been obtained and the money, amounting to ,$l!7, covering the right of- way cost. Is lu the bank; more than one-half of the right of way was donated. The peo pie of Sandy and the territory through which the extension will pass raised about $.iH0 lu cash for a right-of-way subsidy mid theSaudv Laud Company gave property al ued at ."000, embracing three blocks In the town of Sandy, for depot grounds and yards. Mr. Bruns, as well as other Sandy citizens, has been working for a rail road for his district for many months He has recently been over the pro posed route, accompanied by Walter Inch, an engineer of the railway company which has secured the right of way through Sandy. The town is the natural pass for a railroad to Mount Hood and the only way to get through on a reasonable grade. "IK Millinery Opening On Friday and Sat unlay, Septem tier l '.tli and 1 4 1 li. we will display our most complete ami up-to-date line of ladies' and mlss"s' trimmed hats for Fall and Winter. We cordi ally Invite everyone to v present at this opening. Thanking our many iirttomers for past patronage and soliciting a continuance of same, we are yours to serve, (illisoN Sihtk lis, Bartmess Bldg. Between 3rd and 4th on Oak St The News tells It all. NEW SCHEDULE mount Hood Railroad . ft No. 3 A. H. 8 00. 8 OS 8 15 8 30 8 35 8 50 00 8 05 15 9 35 40 55 '1 Ho. I A.ii. 8 00. i 8 06.! 8 15 8 35 . 8 40 .! 9 06 j 9 16 9 20 .!. 9 45 . 1. 1U 10 10 15 10 40 Effective 12:01 A. M. Sunday. Sept. 8th 1912 I if 7? 113 STATIONS Lv. Houd River Ar. Poweniale Switchback Van Horn Mohr Odell Summit Hloucher Winana at . No. 2 No. 4 V.rlJiP.r1. . 2 55 . 5 00 . 2 50 4 55 . 2 30 4 30 . 2 l't 4 10 2 06 4 05 . 2 00 . 4 00 . 1 SO 3 50 . 1 4.1 . 3 45 . 1 33 . 3 33 1 30 . 3 30 A Plain Statement of I H C Wagon Value SOME farmer saves money every time an I II C wagon is told. Not because it costs less money to begin with, but because of the length of service it gives, an I II C wagon is the cheapest wagon you can buy. The longer a wagon lasts the cheaper it is. That is why it is economy to buy the best wagon one that will outlast any ordinary wagon. When you buy an I II C wagon Weber New Bettendorf Steel King you invest in a wagon built of the highest grade material which experience and care can select or money can buy; built in the most thorough, painstaking manner, by skilled workmen, in factories which have modern appliances for doing work of the highest standard at the lowest possible cost. The conditions under which I II C wagons are built are nearly ideal.. All lumber used is air-dried in sheds with concrete floors. This insures toughness and resiliency. All metal parts are made of especi ally prepared steel, guaranteeing the longest service. Each wagon undergoes four inspec tions before being shipped so that it reaches the purchaser in first clas3 condition, ready to be put to work at once and able to carry any reasonable load over any road where a wagou should go. Weber wagons have wood gears. New Betten dorf and Steel King have steel gears. The I H C local dealer knows which wagon is best suited to your work, will tell you why, and will sell you that one. When you see him have him show you all the good points of I II C wagons. You can get literature from him, or, write International Harvester Company of America Portland (Incorporated) Ore. 10 00 J 10 45 T aV." I I Trout Creek . 1 15 Woodworth .. 1 05 Parkdale Lv. 11 00 A. U'lLSON, Agent. I H C Service Bureaa The purpose of this Bureau it to furnish, free of charge- to all. the best information obtainable v., u,., M,ii,K. i, y,m nave any wuroiv quel lions concerninn toils, crops, land drainage. Irrl- and send them to I H G service Bureau. Harvester liullding, Chicago, USA If it's a surface to be painted, enameled, 6taincd, varnished or fin ished in any way, there's an Acme Quality Kind to fit the purpose. A. Mm Strong Reasons for Fall Painting 1. The wood is thoroughlyclry. Summer's sun has remrved all moisture. 2. Paint penetrates deeper 3 into dry wood. the deeper it goes the better it holds. 3. Fall weather is warm, dry and dependable. Little danger of cold, damp, rainy days, which endanger the durability of the (paint. 4. Wet weather decays and de stroys unprotected surfaces. hack of paint means unsightly and list valuable property. 5. Fall painting keeps out winter' moisture. The greatest enemy to the life and beauty of all structures. Ask us about ACME QV f ALITYUIOUSE PAINT. It insures the greatest protccti n and beauty, at the least cost per year L of 1 service Questions cheerfully answered. P wm J. C. Johnsen Home of GOOD SHOES Where .the Best Values Come From THE BANNER CROCKERY la Here In the Banner Store We don't let our energies "flajt," either, to keep up our reputation for selling the best Crockery of all kind at the lowest prices. We have full Dinner, Tea, and Breakfast Sets, or odd Matters, dates. Cups, Saucers, Bowls, Pitchers, Tumblers, Basins. &c, and all are of the finest appearance and most durable quality, hut we do not exact fancy prices. Here every day is a veritable bargain day. Noth ing over 1 5 cents. THE 5, 10 and 15 CENT STORE heilbronner Hldg., 3rd and Cascade EC. P.SUMNER Opposite the Post Office Home I'honeJW ft VP. Spray and Garden Hose Plumbing ..J.S.A.A.S,. Blacksmithing and Wagon Work Farm Implements and Logging tools repaired. Plow work a specialty. Howell Bros. JTwo doors cast of Fashion Stables I lood River, Ore. Hione 22 7-X II. E. JOHNSON Carpenter and Builder Third and State Sts. I'hone Shop 5 1 j Kes. 87-1. mm '15 2.i HOOD RIVER POULTRY YARDS J. R. NIUtlStN, PrnprlHtnr liretdtr of S. C W. Ltqhornt. W. f. Rock I and S. C. Rhoda Kland Rdi. India Hunntf Ducal RffftHpra and younff at'irk for nal. r rlcra NmiIcimI now. Poultry yanla I1? milra weat of city at KrankUin. 1'hoiia 82M2-X.