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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1912
Should the State Take the I
Lives of Incurable I
Sufferers? I
By Or. ELLWOOD R. KIRBY.
Philadelphia Phyilclin
CASES of sufferers who are incurable an.l know they must die
are very pathetic, but to put into the banJs of one doctor
or a board of doctors the legal right to determine when a
human life should be taken would be CONFERRING
TOO GREAT AN AUTHORITY.
THERE WOULD BE TOO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE AD
VANTAGE OF WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A GOOD AND HU
MANE LAW. OF COURSE THERE ARE MANY CASES WHERE SEV
' ERAL DOCTORS COULD AGREE THAT THE DISEASE WAS INCUR
ABLE. BUT TO ARRIVE AT AN OPINION AS TO THE TIME WHEN
LIFE SHOULD BE TAKEN WOULD BE DIFFICULT.
Advanced leaders in the medical world have adopted the humane
idea of ceasing their efforts to prolong life in cases where they are
morally certain that such efforts only tend to prolong suffering.
The alleviation of pain then becomes the one dominant thought,
and the life of the patient is then permitted to ERR AWAY. This
course is pursued only to the rational extent of humanity and where
there could be no comment or criticism.
A few radicals have suggested a legal death in advanced cases of
cancer and consumption, but it COULD NOT BE DOXE AN H
RE CONSIDERED HUMANE.
QUALITY OF LATE
APPLESEXCELLENT
Picking of Hood River 'h standard
variety. Including the Spltcenhurgg,
Newtown and Baldwins. Is now
under way. Harvesting of the
8p1tinburgs has been started dur
ing tbe past week, while picking of
the Newtown was begun several
days previously. Growers and ship
ping associations report that these
varieties are ot excellent quality.
Tbe rains which enrae too late to
tienedt tbe earlier varieties had a
markedly beneficent effect upon tbe
later apples. Tbe size has been In
creased and tbe weather conditions
have beea favorable for preserving
quality.
Exception Is taken here to dis
patches emanating from Wenatcbee
to tbe effect that that district, along
among tbe larger districts of the
Northwest, Is fight lug for a stronger
market by rejecting i.ffers lielow reg
ular prices and arranging for storage
J The same policy has been adopted
(here and the Increased storage fuel!
jltles place local growers In a nio.t
advantageous position. Whre
Wenatchee has arranged for stornue
In 16 distribution centers of the Knst.
a large proportion of Hood HlverV
crop, or at least such as Is not shi
ped out upon orders already re
ceived, will be stored here In antlcl
patlon of a strengthening market
EASTERN ORCHARDISTS
ARE TO MAKE VINEGAR
Orchardlsts who have hundreds ol
bushels of fruit on the groundnut!
trees In Delaware, and have leen u'l
able to dispose of It at any reason
able prices In New York and Phila
delphia some of the commission
merchants Instructing Delaware
brokers that they could not handle
It at any price havestrnck upon the
plan of converting it Into vinegar,
which theylutend to ship this winter"
RAE REPORTS HOOD I PRES. KERR WILL
RIVER APPLES RESTl ADDRESS TEACHERS
(ieorge Itae of Kae & Hatfield has
returned to New 1'ork after a two
mouth- trip among Northwestern
apple dlstricts.lucludiug Hood Klver.
As quoted In the Tucker lie declares
that the talk about a Ir.nnudous
crop In the Northwest Is bosh and
adds that he never saw finer apples
than he fouud In Hood Klver. He Is
quoted as follows:
"All this talk about apples grow
ing on fence rails In the West this
year Is bosh and there certainly Is
not going to be au enormous crop of
western apples. Along in August It
did look as though there would te
the biggest yield on record, but all
of these reports about a 30,000 car
crop are without foimduton. The
apples have not matured. The cold
weather during the part six weeks
has retarded their growth, uud
while quality of tbe bulk of tbe fruit
is tine, yet the apples arc smaller
than they would have Ix-en had the
weather been warm, and conse
quently they will not have the toil
nage out there. . There will tot be as
many boxes and II they have 15,000
cars all told they will be doing well.
Then, too, there Is a great deal of
fruit that will never le shipped be
cause of Its quality. Taken as a
whole, the quality of the apples this
year Is as hue as It ever was aud I
never saw finer apples than the
HoimI Klver district has."
POCATELLO IS PAVING
Work Will Progress Rapidly Until
Extreme Cold Weather
t'oinmeiicetnent of paving marks a
new era In the building of a greater
and better Pocatello, says the Poca
tello Tribune.
The work that Is now actively un
der way Is pursuant to the contract
rect ully let by tbe council for the lay
ing of bltulithlc after an exhaustive
Investigation had been made by tbe
people of all the various pavements
In use In the Pacific Northwest, an
investigation which resulted decisive
ly In favor of bltnblhlc from every
point of view. This It seems Is the
Invariable result where the arbiters
make a selection purely upon the
lutsls uf merit, and where they cau
arrive at a decision In a strictly un
prejudiced way.
About 700 tous of bitumen will be
used to complete the present pav
ing contract lu Pocatello, several
hundred barrels of which are already
here and unloaded near tbe crushing
plant.
President Kerr of tbeO. A. C. will
address the teachers at the county In
stitute to Ik held October 21, 22 and
1. Mr. Kerr will speak before tbe In
stitute on the afternoon of Mouday,
the 21st, and thut evening he will
address a public meeting.
State Sniertnrendent Alderman
will be here ami among the Instruct
ors will lie Dr. (ieorge Itebec of the
1'. of()., Professor John H. (ientlecf
the State Normal School at Mon
mouth, and Mrs Mamie L. Fulker
sou of Salem. The latter will give
Instruction In primary work. Miss
Norther, tlw local librarian, will give
a session ihi library work and there
will Ite one two other extras Miss
Milan of tbeO. A. C. who will talk
Is fore the Woman's Club on Wednes
day, the 23rd. on domestic science,
will probably address the teachers
on Tuesday.
The sessions of tbe Institute will he
held at the High School building.
Does your piano need tuning? Mr.
H.J. WUUr. the piano tuner, takes
this means of Informing his regular
patrons and also many others who
may want their plauoa tuned, that
he will be In Hood Klver about Oct.
10th and orders tnav In? left at Writ.
gener's Mnslc House. All work flrsN
class mm 118.
There are some very desirable office
rooms for rent In the Heilbrenner
Building at from $10 to $15 a month.
2ltf
H. C. JOHNSON
Carpenter and Builder
Third and State Sts.
Phone Shop 5 1 ; Res. 87-L
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Sunday. Sept. 8th
1912
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A. WILSON. Agtnt.
Physician's Duty Is to His
Country
By Or. ABRAHAM JACOB1 of New York, President of the
American Medical Association
H PHYSICIAN DOES RIGHT TO PLACE HIS BEST ENERGIES
IN THE DUTIES OF HIS PROFESSION, BUT HIS REAL.
AND FOREMOST DUTY IS TO HIS COUNTRY.
In the strain 8 ml hurry of the modern doctor's life he has
little time left to take an INTEREST IN PUBLIC LIFE. But
the time lias come when we in the profession must express ourselves
and ENTER INTO THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE NATION.
We should uae our influence and knowledge when legislation is needed
in the interest of the publio health.
Legislators lack the knowledge that some physicians hare, and it
is at this time that physicians should step in and offer the benefit of
their knowledge. In this respect physicians should work for every
thing that in the broadest sense will MAKE FOR THE HEALTH
OF TITE NATION.
I am interested and appreciative of the need of the reforesting of
the open lands of the country. Physicians can aid in legislation whieh
will hrinjj fliw about.
Cash Groceries
Libby's or Carnation Milk, 3 cans. 25c
New Crop Brazil Nuts, per lb 15c
Youi last chance to get Old Wheat Flour
at $1.30 per sack or $5.00 per barrel.
Special Prices on Fruit Jars
Mason Pts. 55c, Qts. 65c, Half Gal. 85c
Economy,. Pts. 85c, Qts.$1.00, Half Gal. $1.40
Schrams-.Pts. 75c, Qts. 85c, Half Gal. $1.30
We sell cheaper. We are at no expense of
delivery, bookkeeping or bad accounts.
We figure against Portland prices
E. E. Kaesser
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Blacksmithing
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Plow work a specialty.
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Stables
Hood River. Ore. Phone 22 7-X
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Spray and
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in. (. C. Rhtdt Klant
Intlia RiiiMtr Ouckt
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