2 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 15. 1913 Correspond encc i PINE GROVE Mra. J. S. Lester, who has been vis ttlng her father. G. M. Wells, returned to her home on Willow Flat Sunday. Thomas Jenkins of Goldmdale at been ,a recent vls'tjr at ile L. E, Clarke home. F. Clark returned Saturday (fom a visit with his daughter and' son at White Salmon. Mr., and Mrs. Peny Wei's returned Thursday from Beaverton where they had been visiting Warren Weils and family. Mra. Berean has returned from Pu fur where she has spent tni- past month with herdaughter, Mrs. Edward HiU. Martin Hansen of Sherman county has been visiting friends in Pine Grove. Miss Mary Hunt went to Portland last Thursday to.be gone some time. Mr. and Mrs. Z Annala of Oak Grove were week end visitors at tha Mack home. Arthur Hansen spent Sunday vith the home folks pit Willow Flat. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Catdwell are the proud parents of a new baby boy, The psychol jr class will meet $t the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. 12. Lage Friday evening. Sleighing is in order these days ird a royal good :crt it is proving to be. Several new sleighs have been added to those already here. Will Scobee bought a new. one the first of this week. The Pine Grove Branch of the coun ty library Is installed at the Pine Grove hotel, Mr. Hunt having charge of the same. Anyone desiring books can find out the time they can be se cured by phoning Mr. Hunt. Mrs. Willis Van Horn returned from Portland the middle of the week. Walter Vannier has gone to Marsh field on a visit with friends. Can Pine Grove raise hogs? We will let the following answer: Will Scobee butchered two hogs this week, age one year. The larger, a white variety, weighed 400 pounds, while the other, a black one, weighed 216 pounds. Both animals were fed the same amount and kind of feed. Mr. Scobee believes the kind to raise is the white variety. The food consumed was waste craps from the house and three sacks of grain. Hence the hogs are nearly clear profit. ODELL A. A. Walter, who has been visiting his sons. O. L. and Fred Walter at Crytl Springs Farm, returned to his home near The Dalles last week. Rev. J. R. Hargreaves did not fill his appointment last Sunday night ow ing to a delayed train. He preached at Mosier in the morning and his re turn train was one and one-half hours late. He expects to preach at the Union church at 8 o'clock next Sun day evening, January 19, subject, "The Stature of a Full Grown Man." George Chamberlin of Dufur came Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Folts, the Shepards and other friends. He can doubtless tell us how Wasco coun ty looks In the storm. Sure-enough winter Is here and as Easter comes March 23 we hope for an early spring. Meanwhile this Is good weather to renew acquaintance by the fireplace. Just how we move out here is in dicated by the passing of a resolution endorsing the "Mothers' Pension Bill" by the Parents Teachers' Circle which met last Friday night. Other important matters were discussed but are not ready for publication. This meeting is said to have been the best they have yet had. Was it because the men helped? Dr. Dutro's address was greatly enjoyed. The Cutler Brothers have been pack ing out apples last week. They han dle Mr. Allen's crop besides their own. These places are parts of the old Lent homestead and have fine bungalows. Asa Cutler left for Portland Saturday and will probably go to Seattle. Frank Cutler went to Seattle via Portland last week. His marriage was expected to take place In Seattle the 11th, and he will not return to Odell till the middle of February. We wish him and his fair bride all the happiness they hope for, or that falls to human lot. Rev. Mr. Carson preaches at the M. E. Church next Sunday morning at 11, Sunday School at 10. Kpworth League will be held In the evening. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock the mothers of the district are Invited to bring an Ideal lunch for one school child to the home of Mrs. Dutro. (Dr. Dutro and family live In the H. S. Lewis home next to Netherby.) They will also bring thimbles as there are curtains to be made for the school bouse. There will be much discussion as to this same lunch. L. A. E. Clark Is expected home to day. He la an expert pruner and has been at work In orchards near Pendle ton. A most enjoyable meeting of the Christian Endeavor was led by Mrs. Special LADIES' FAST BLACK HOSE, DOU BLE HEEL AND TOE.. .THE PAIR 7 Cents LADIES' FAST BLACK HEAVY WIN TER WEIGHT FLEECE-LINED HOSE WITH GARTER AND RIBBED TOP THE PAIR 15 Cents LADIES' FINE CASH MERE HOSE WITH GREY MERINO HEEL AND TOE. SPLENDID WEARING HOSE. THE PAIR 25 Cents MEN'S CASHMERE HALF HOSE IN BLACK AND NATURAL COLORS. THE PAIR 15 Cents MEN'S EXTRA HEAVY WOOL SOCKS. COLOR DARK GREY AND BLUE. SPLENDID VALUES AND JUST THE KIND- YOU TMEED FOR THIS KIND F WEATHER. THE PAIR 25 Cents Uhe Connoway Sunday night. Storms may prevent crowds but always a good meeting can be held with the right leader. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbons spent the week at Odell. He was plumbing B. T. Young's house. Mrs. Ben Krohn has received a let ter from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Otten, now at. Los Angeles They described sitting by an open win dow and with the heat turned off and everything delightful. Needless to say that was before the "killing frost." Mr. and Mrs. Sherman spent Christ mas at San Diego. Ladies' Aid today at the Methodist church. The wind was unkind to Professor McCoy's house, Indeed treated It dread fullyfully as It was not covered. How Cause of High Cost of Living Goes Straight Back to Soil By Professor CYRIL G. HOPKINS. Chief of Agronomy and Chemistry at University of Illinois CHE CAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF LIVING GOES STRAIGHT BACK TO THE SOIL. THE TARIFF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, NOR THE TRUSTS, NOR THE MIDDLEMAN. THESE ARE MERE INCIDENTS. HIGH COST OF LIVING IS A POLITE PHRASE FOR FAMINE. FAMINE SINCE THE DAYS BEFORE HIS TORY BEGAN HAS HAD ITS ORIGIN IN THE LAND. In 1840 the United States ha J a population of seventeen million. In 1910 it hal grown to ninety-two million. This is an increase of more than five hundred per cent. It has come upon us in seventy-two years, the lifetime of one man. In the last ten years the increase in our population was twenty-one per cent. While oar population has increased twenty-one per cent, our pro duction of the great cereal staples has increased less than one per cent, and a careful comparison shows the season of 1909 was slightly more favorable for crop yields as an average than the season of 1899. During this same ten years we had an increase in improved farm land acreage of 15.4 per cent. Comparing this with a less than one per cent increase in the great farm products, we find the country haa actually been producing LESS VVM ACRE OF THE GREAT CEREALS THAN IT PRODUCED IX THE TEX YEARS BE FORE. The soil has been "PLAYING OUT." A soil that is totally played out 13 a desert, and the desert is the dwelling place of eternal FAMINE. Of course if there had not leen something to offset this tremen dous fallifig off in the productiveness of our soil as compared with the increase in population the hand of famine would now actually be upon us. As it is, we are suffering from a condition which we call "HIGH COST OF LIVING." MEN'S EXTRA FINE CASHMERE HALF HOSE IN NATURAL COLOR, BLACK AND BROWN. THE PAIR 25 Cents MEN'S HEAVY WOOL WORK SOCKS, DARK BLUE COLOR WITH WHITE TOES AND HEELS. SPLEN DID EVERYDAY SOCKS. THE PAIR 18 Cents Boys' Underwear Special HEAVY FLEECE-LINED SHIRTS AND DRAWERS. VALUES UP TO THE GARMENT SOc. SPECIAL YOUR CHOICE 25 Cents Special Ladies' and Misses Heavy Fleeced and Wool Underwear, separate Garments and Union Suits A good run of sizes and BIG VALUES up to 75c a Gar mtnt. THIS SPECIAL YOU SHOULD NOT MISS. Your Choice, the Gar ment, only 25 Cents PARI ever, Professor and Roy Krohn right ed it and have partially covered it. It will be an attractive home by summer time. Mrs. Krohn is expecting a big sleign load at her house this evening. Par ticulars next week. Get-to-Gether meeting tonight at O. L Walter's. The Odell Development League will hold its annual election of officers at a meeting to be held next Monday, Jan uary 20. At the annual meeting of the Union church building trustes held Sunday the following were elected: Mrs. Ida Young, Thomas J. Lacey and Milton D. Odell. Invitations have been received here to the wedding of Miss Helen Sunday, daughter of Rev. and Mrs .William Old Eyes see more brightness in life when they look through lenses that suit their special need. Don't ruin your eyes by wear ing the wrong glasses. We make a specialty of examin ing and letting the Eyet of old and young, and fitting them with. Huitable Glasses. Arthur Clarke Jtwltr and Optician Opp Butler ' Bank Dress We have sorre IN DRESS GOODS In Wool, Cotton and Cotton and Wool mixed that will make up most becomingly Into any Garment that you might wish to make. These were Good Values at the former Prices of 35c, 45c, 50c and 60c and we have bunched this Lot together and you can have YOUR CHOICE FOR . 25 Cents . ' Dress Goods Remnants A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF USE FUL LENGTHS AT JUST ONE-HALF THEIR REGULAR PRICE Muslin Underwear Special We have placed on sale on the Second' Floor one of the Best BARGAINS IN LADIES' WHITE UNDERSKIRTS that you will find anywhere. Made of the finest of Nainsook, Cambric and ' Muslins, nicely trimmed with Em broidery, Lace and Insertions. We have two Tables of these and YOU WILL DO WELL TO LOOK THESE OVER AT YOUR FIRST OPPORTU NITY so that you can get First Choice of this Fine Assortment. Sunday,. The happy event Is to be cel ebrated Monday, January 20, at Win ona Lake, Indiana. Mark P. Haines is the fortunate mau! The ladies Berved an "election din ner" yesterday while the voting on the proposed irrigation district was in pro gress at Odell, which constitutes one of the five districts. BARRETT Mrs. Bishop loft for California last Saturday. She expects to spend the winter there. The annual meeting of the Christian church was held Wednesday. There were services all day and a basket din ner was enjoyed. About 60 persons were present. Little Nellie Nesbit celebrated her birthday with a party given to her little playmates. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stauffer, who spent the holidays at Cooks, Wash., with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, have return ed home. J. E. Boyce was surprised by a visit from his brother and his family last Sunday. Mr. Auhagen is serving on the grand jury this week. The Ladies' Aid is planning a play to be presented in the near future. Dr. Mills Is slightly Improved, al though still very weak. CENTRAL VALE Mrs. Paul Hansen Is speeding the week with friends In The Dalles. Lloyd Moss is In Portland where he may be for some time. Walter Niehans is visiting friends in Hood River. Charles and William Sheppard, Wal ter Niehans and Archie Moss went to Hood River Friday to attend the bas ketball game. Arthur Hansen of Pine Grove spent Sunday at home. Mrs. Sheppard entertained a large dinner party Wednesday, consisting of the Hansens of Center Vale and the CamerotiB of Odell. Some of the young folks of the neighborhood enjoyed a Jolly sleigh ride one night last week. Mr. and Mrs. F. Massee and son are viHiting in Portland. The Card Club met at the home of Charles Fuller Saturday evening. Mrs. M. O. Durham came last Thurs day from Clackamas to visit her son Pineo-Richards Following is taken from the Calgary Daily Times: A quiet wedding took place yester day afternoon when Miss Stella Rich ards, daughter of Mrs. M. Richards, 1524 Thirteenth avenue west, became the bride of Claude J. Pineo of Ed monton, but formerly of Calgary. Rev. J. C. Sycamore was the officiating clergyman. The bride was attired In a smartly tailored navy blue suit and black beaver hat with cerise ostrich bandeau. The bride and groom were unattended. After a wedding lunch eon served at the bride's home, Mr. and Mrs. Pineo took the afternoon train for Edmonton where they will reside In future and where Mr. Pineo Is manager of the Edmonton branch of the Foster shoe store. Pine Grove Notice The Cosmopolitan Four, who were to have appeared at Pine drove, have had to cancel their engagements on ac count of illness. "More factories" Is the Commercial Club's slogan for the coming year. Goods Special SPLENDID VALUES FAIR Cheapest Hams Ever Sold. Sometimes an error creeps Into the published announcement of a bit; store, due to the negligence of the proofreader or to the comimsltor in the printing of fice of the mt It is rarely funny In Its results, although it may make hu morous reading when first issued. One day a department store In New York advertised "Sugar-Cured Hams at 4c a lb" Rather chen p, you say T Well, 130 odd persona thought so too, for that was the number that asked for the bam at this ridiculously low price the mora ine the ad' appeared. It transpired ilint the printed proof O. K.'d by the grocery buyer and sent down to the newspaper oflice for Insertion In the day's Issue rend "14c a lb." The first numeral had simply dropped out of sight; !'-'.- sales were made at a loss of 10 cents per pound. Woman's Home Companion. Poetry and the Child. Rend poetry to the child Read easy, simple verse, rend nonsense verse, read real pnemn. rend sometimes such poems as "Thanatopsls" and bits of "Paradise I-ost" Of course the child will not understand the thought, but he will enjoy the sound, and he will unconsciously lenrn the words Poetry was never men tit to be read to oneself, but always to be reod aloud or recited. It Is harder than prose. The order of i he words Is often like our everyday speech, and the words themselves are frequently different. Here especially rhildren need help. If they find It they leuru to love poetry, and there are few thine that so sweeten life as a genuine love for poetry for Its beau-. ties and for the helpful lines that come to one's mind In hard places. Home Progress Magazine. A Good Stove Lining. A good stove lining, one that will :nst two years or more, can be made from blue rlny Rrlck clay or one that dot not contain much sand. Is good nls Clny found In salt water marshes is one of the best for stove linings. The clay must le reduced to a paste about like putty The bed for lining should le brushed clean and moistened before the tiny Is applied. Put on with tin rids, smooth with a trowel or thin ple-e of lard - National Magazine, Won by His Blarney. Irish Magistrate- Haven't you been before me before? Astute Prisoner s'., yer honor; I never saw but one face that looked like yours, nn' that was a photograph or nn Irish king. Magistrate- Discharged! Call the next case! - I.undon Answers. The Way It Goes. "1 wnnl h nice lsok for nn Invalid." "Something religious, mndam?" "Er-no he's convalescent" Boston Tr.inscript. Truth Is nn honest man's statement of a fact. Followed Instructions. Mudge This wotcb bos been stopped for two or three days. Jeweler Lem me see IL There Is nothing the matter with It except that It ban not been tvotitid. Mudge I thought maybe that was It. I remember you told me to wind It up Just before I went to bed, ami I haven't been to bed for three nights. A Chatty Old Lady. The following advertisement nppears In h fashionable English newspnper: "lonuly Ind.v wishes to exchange scan dal wliti n not her Replies required only from Hume In the best 'society.'" Comfort Is hut ft homely name for happiness - North Another storm Is predicted for the end of the week. The News for good printing. Special Prices on Men's Suits Including HART, SCHAFFNER A MARX and CLOTHCRAFT Makes. Now is the Time to SELECT ONE OF THESE FINE SUITS AT AN EX TREMELY LOW PRICE. Come In and let us show you. Hood River's Largest and Best Store CLASSIFIED, ADS, EVERYBODY READS THE NEWS "WANT" ADS. 9 New Rates for Classified Advertis ing: One cent per word, first insertion; 2 cent per word for each Insertion thereafter; 30 words or leas 50 cents per month. No advertisement insert ed for less than 25 cents. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE For Rent Two furnished rooms with bath, steam heat. Pleasant location. Phone 273-K. 53tfc Fine 7-room cottage on Cascade Ave, west of 7th street, for sale cheap. 3 chambers and a sleeping porch ,bath, pantry, attic and basement. Inquire at office of A. W. Onthank. 36tfc For Sale One and two-year-old apple trees including Delicious, Winter Ba nanas, Ortleys, Newtowns, Spttzen bergs, and other leading varieties. Al so Burbank potatoes. Write or phone J. T. Nealelgh, Hood River. Phone 218K. 48tfc For Rent Two and throe-room suites for light housekeeping. Modern con veniences. Apply Mrs. H. O. Frederick 1215 Sherman, or phone 69-L. 49tfc For Sale Seasoned wood. Oak or fir... Phone J. J. Knapp, 3232-X.. .50tfc For Rent After January 1, new home at 409 Pine street. Modern plumbing, $16 a month. Phone 266 M. 52tfc For Sale An 18-inch Charter Oak wood heater, with 8 feet of stove pipe and elbow, all in good condition. A bargain. Phone 266-X. 2-3c For Rent New store room 26x62. Good location on main street. Phone or call 283-L. 2tfc Apples For Sale SecondB. Good size and sound. In sacks. At my ranch on the West Side on Barrett road. Price per box: Spitzenbergs, 60c; Newtown Pippins, 60c; Black Twigs, 50c; Ben Davis, 25c and 30c. Or de livered in Hood River, if desired, at 10c additional per box. E. E. Stan ton. Phone 2162-L. 3 4c EMM1ENTJM1 Wanted Girl for general housework. R. W. Pratt, Phone 337-L. 63tfc Wanted Neat girl for Dlckerson House. 63tfc. Wanted To take contracts this fall, to work apple orchards next vear West Side orchards preferred. My prices cheaper than what It will cost you to do the work yourself. W. T. rorry, Phone 323-K. 51 63n LOST AND FOUND ADS Notice If party who took lady's urn brelia from 912 Sherman Ave., Dec. 15, will return same there will be no ques tions BHked as they are known. Found In front of News office three volumes of Centennial History of Ore gon. Owner can have same by calling at this office and paying for this adver tisement. 63tfc Lost-Pair of new, heavy German socks. Please return to Brngg Mer cantile Company. it0 , Shoes for Men SAMPLE SHOES FOR MEN. A fine Lot of Sixes In 6, t'3, 7, 7a and 8 In this Lot. Also Dress 8hoes and Work Shoes that are worth up to $3.50 a Pair. SPECIAL THE PAIR $2.50 Women's Underskirts On one table you will find $5. UNDERSKIRTS $2.50 $4.50 " $2.25 $3.00 $Tlb $2.00 " $1.00 $1.80 " 190 $1.75 " $ii $Tol Til $1.40 " $.70 $1.23 " $.62 $1.00 " $!io 50c " 45c 23c LIVE STOCK AND FOWLS For Sale One light bay horse, 8 yrs. old, weight about 1300 pounds. Also light spring farm wagon. Single col lar, harness, halter and blanket. En tire outfit 125. Inquire at office of Hood River Gas & Electric Company of Fashion Livery Company. 3tfc For Sale A few thorough bred White Orpington pullets and cockerels. Tel ephone 135-K. 3-4p For Sale One well-matched farm team, weight 2200. Perfectly true, aged 7 and 8. Both broke to drive single and also to ride. Phone 2172 X. 36c For Sale Team matched grays. Phone 192-L, or Inquire at Tucker s Bridge. 3 4p S. C. Rhode Island Reds A few very fine cockerels. Prizes Portland Show: 1st and 5th cockerels; 2nd, 4th and 5th pullets; lht on best pen of Reds; $50 Bilver cup for best pen of Reds and sweepstakes for best pen In show, all varieties competing. Eggs for hatch ing after January 1. E. F. Batten, Phone 2012-M. Bltfc For Sale Three first-class Jersey cows, $45 and $75; One Sharpless sep arator used three months, cheap. C. C. Walton, Parkdale, Phone Odell 18X3. 2-4c For Sale One well-matched team, bay mares, weight 2800. Sound and gentl- also wagon and harness. P. S. Wilk inson, 1110 9th street, south of Pine street. 2 3p. Wanted Good Cows, also sound young horse. Telephone 213-X 3 6p BUSINESS ADVERTISING For Sale Good lot on Prospect Ave. on Installment plan. Inquire of Har old Hershner. 3tfc ..For Rent House of 6 rooms, good condition, within 5 minutes of post olTlce, $10 per month. See John Baker Smith Block. 3tfc Oakdala Greenhoueea Geraniums, sal via, verbena and other bedding plants. See the roses in bloom this summer and have stock reserved for Fall or next spring. Plants and cut flowers at Franz's. Fletcher ft Fletcher, Hood River. 19tfc Immanuel Church Vesper service at 4:30 each Sunday during January and February. At the yearly business meeting of Immanuel church it was decided to hold the Sun day preaching service at the hour of 4:30 p.m. during the winter months. This move will permit Mr. Hargreaves to conduct the service In person each Sunday and also meet his other en gagements. Sleighing Is now a popular pas time. The News for fine printing. A man who does things makes many mistakes but he never made the big gest mistake of all doing nothing.