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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1913)
t THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1913 College Students Bores They Don't Know How to Talk "T EARNING DOES MUCH FOR THE COLLEGE GOING YOUNG MAN I AND WOMAN, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE THEM PLEASANTER TO TALK WITH THAN THEIR ELDERS OP MUCH LESS EDUCATION NOT, AT LEAST, UNTIL THEY GET OLDER. ifanv voting people who grow ''like a forest oak by neglect" are as well off conversationally, so far as the sentiment in their dia logue is concerned. Those adults who have to depend at all upon col lego bred youth for their conversational society feel A VOID like that of dairy farm deprived of its cows, with only the calves left. Much of the vociferous talk of college students is directed indis criminately against their instructors, men whose mere acquaintance is a liberal education men who, along with everything else admirable, Lave in them several sorts of superiority besides that of having been college students. Undergraduates are sometimes phrascologists and CATCH WORD FIENDS. Their talk often consists of the pettiest sort of jokelets or pretty speeches, which make very sickly conversation. More often it is college song nonsense, tiresomely reiterated and car ried to the point of buffoonery. TIIEV ARE SPLENDID BAB BLERS AND W AGGERS," BVT CONVERSATIONALISTS NEVER! These youthful conversationalists talk so much without reflection that thev seem to have LOST THE TOWER OF REFLECTION. MANY NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO THE CLUB Rustlers for the Commercial Club have been busy during the past week adding new members to the club, hich has entered upon a year which promises to be one of the most fruit ful in the history of the local boost ers organization. Names which have been added to the club's membership during the past week include the fol lowing: C. A. Bell, F. H. Morlan, F. P. Friday, R. N. Young, S. V. Stark, John D. Fletcher, R. J. Schreuders, J. C. Porter, Chris Dethman, R. B. Per igo, A. C. Lofts, C. A. Cass, H. M. Huxley. L. D. Taft, E. X. Benson, C. jSugar Notice these quotations on i DEL MONTE SOLID PACK TOMATO 2 Cant for 25c Dozen $1.30 Case .' $2.50 Standard Tomatoes, can 10c Fancy Maine Corn, dozen $1.60 Case $3.10 Standard Corn, 3 for 25c Case $1.95 String Beans, 2 for 25c Dozen $1.25 Case $2.40 Canned Peaches, dozen $1.75 Dont' forget our $3.50 Canned Milk. t Remember We Deliver Orders of a Reasonable Size E. E. KAESSER'S CASH STORE mmm urns w what this canister means , you hawtfnhe guesuon 01 ALL VARIETIES Formosa Ooloong .. Ceylon and India .'. CJunpowder Private Urowth Japan, Lnglish Breakfast, Ureen and Black Mixed stSSS The STAR GROCERY pemgo a son "Good Things to Eat" Will Appriciat Your Patronaf 1 DENTIST I X ?r O- ""tyt A Formerly of Hood River, is now i X ' t&toZ&tVb located at 245 -l Washing- X-f Til ton St., Portlanp, Ore By Mrs. MARY GREER CONKLIN. Author ind Authority on Conservation F. Sumner, A. V. Monosmith, James Stranahan, C. O. Huelat, Lawrence N. Blowers and Robert Lewis. There is still room for some more names on the membership roll and those who have not yet been solicited are urged not to wait for an invita tion but to enlist now in the campaign for everything which will make Hood River the best possible community in which to live. True-tc-Name Nursery has opened an office in town on corner opposite from Oregon Hotel and samples of trees can be seen in tree yard adjoin ing office. Mr. Galligan will be at the office Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days. The News for good printing. $6.00 new crop Canned Goods: J00D TEA This seal absolutely excludes air and moisture. CHASE a SANBORN CANISTER TEAS LOST LAKE ROAD HELD IMPORTANT Although work ou the Lobt Lake roud connecting Portland and the Up per Hood Kiver Valley has been bus pended following protests from the Portland water board, the recognized Importance of the highway is such that the department of agriculture intends that the delay shall be only temporary. This information is imparted in a com prehensive letter on the subject writ ten by Acting Secretary Hay of that department to Congressman Lafferty. This letter was made public the last of the week and was iu part as fol lows: Trail Badly Needed "From the enclosed report of the city water board of Portland it is evi dent that the wagon road to which particular reference is made is the partially constructed road, the propos ed route of which within the limits of the former Bull Run reserve, is from approximately the northeast corner of section 24, township 2 south, range 7 east, Washington meridian, northeast erly along Clear Fork to Lolo Pass, and dow n Elk Creek, w hich is a tribu tary of Hood river, to the north bound ary of township 2 south, rauge 8 east. The proposed route would also re-enter the Bull Run reserve in section 22, township 1 south, range 8 east, for a short distance. "I am informed by the district for ester at Portland that a trail on a wagon road grade has been construct ed this entire distance and for about 4a miles the trail has been widened to make a wagon road. The piece of road constructed within the Bull Run reserve is along Clear "Fork of the Sandy River. A trail was badly need ed in that portion of the national for est for administrative and protective purposes, and in view of the agitation for a good wagon road across the mountains to connect Portland with the Hood River Valley and The Dalles, it was considered advisable to go to considerable expense in constructing the trail at a wagon road grade bo that in the future it might be widened out to be made into a good wagon road if desired. "Consequently $10,000 was allotted tor the building of this trail and it appears that with that sum it was pos sible to widen a portion of the trail so it could be used aa a wagon road, with the expectation that eventually the en tire trail would be widened and it would then be possible to drive across the tmountains by this route." Secretary Hay's letter then makes reference to a proposed bill in con gress for the construction of a $250,000 road across the mountains. He says bill is still in committee and may never be reported out. "As you know ," continues the letter, "there is no method of communication between Portland and the Hood River Valley and The Dalles, except by boat or railroad, or by the old Barlow road, south of Mount Hood, which is an ex tremely long, rough and roundabout route over a road generally in poor condition and with very steep grades in many places. There seems to be a great demand for a good road between these sections of Oregon, and the for est service was eager to do whatever was posible with the limited funds available in constructing such a road, as the mountain portion would be within the national forest. "Such a road would also facilitate national forest administration, and it was planned to continue the wagon road from its present terminus into the Hood River Valley when funds would permit it. It was considered that if the road were built, the In creased fire danger from autoists and other travelers would be reduced to a minimum by a constant patrol by a fire guard who would be furnished with a motorcycle. Aid Forest Patrols "It was considered that the present fire danger would be lessened through such a patrol for the reason that when fires should occur from lightning they might be quickly discovered by the motorcycle patrolman, and, if neces sary, men and equipment could be hur ried to the scene of the fire by the use of automobiles from the nearest set lements." ICE INTERFERES WITH FERRIES Captain Treiber of Underwood Ferry Only One to Maintain Traffic The laBt of the week the river was practically closed to navigation on ac count of the large quantities of Ice which were floating down the current. Ferries at The Dalles, White Salmon and Stevenson were forced to suspend service. Captain Treiber of the Un derwood ferry was able to maintain his service, however, as his craft is a staunch little boat, with reinforced bottom and especially equipped to ply through rough water. Traffic between here and Underwood continues heavy on account of the work on the dam. Captain Treiber Is planning to fur ther Improve his service when spring opens up by constructing a new ferry for teams and automobiles. Read the News. It tellf It all. RAND NO BOOSTER FOR CALIFORNIA Robert Rand, who is spending the winter In Southern California, writes the News an interesting letter In which he mentions that he success fully survived the recent cold snap. He Is pining for Hood River, however, and In prefacing his letter says: "I am not a booster for this part of God's footstool. As H. C. t oe said to mo, this is God's country, but when he finished it he left it and never looked on it again." He w riies as follows: "So far as I have observed Cali fornia is a fraud and a 'frost,' one of the greatest in the L'nlted States, al though it is advertised to the four corners of the earth. Take for In stance the papers of Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco and, in fact, all the papers in the state. Almost every column is devoted to boosting for the state, but the newpsapers here and in Los Angeles give little news of the happenings outside the state. You have to buy a Portland or East ern paper to get news of the world. "You have probably had the account of damage done by frost. Well, as near as I can learn from the old citi zens, the damage done is far greater than reported. Not only was the fruit damaged but the trees also are frozen and nearly or quite all the young orch ards are ruined. I believe that when the sap makes its return in the spring that it will tell the tale. "During the cold spell tu side walks were at one time so covered with ice that I walked on the grass for fear of falling. "The frost made the famous tropical plants here look sick and many were frozen to the ground. They are now pruning and cutting them back. The beautiful roses and other flowers have taken their departure for a warmer clime and the only thing left Is the bloom on the postal cards. "I have been informed that 90 car loads of oil were shipped to the orange orchards from Los Angeles to smudge in an effort to save the fruit. "The population of Long Beach is said to be 20,000, many of them trans ients, but there are few substantial business buildings. Almost one-half the houses seem to be rooming places. the other half real estate offices. Back towards the suburbs are located th? bungalows or what I should call dry goods boxes and you occasionally see such a sign as 'Two-room bungalow, furnished, $20 a month.' "The tourists are a conglomeration from everywhere, mostly aged and j good many old soldiers. The latter promenade back and forth and when a couple meet they ask 'What regiment did you belong to?' then sit down and fight the battles over again. Fishing Is All Show "Now as to fishing you would smile and so would my friend, D. Turner, to see the motley crowd seated on the piers with dangling poles, waiting for a nibble. Yes, I did see one man pull out what I would call a sucker about four inches long. However, a man yesterday captured a grey whale after an exciting chase of 12 miles. They fired two bombs and 60 cart ridges at the fish and then harpooned and towed him to Long Beach. Its estimated weight is 200 tons and it Is 35 feet long. "They have the whale here that was stranded at Los Angeles' in May, 1897. Its length is 63 feet and It weighed 48 tons. A man from Hood River M. A. Cook helped to capture it. Palm Trees Sorry Looking Now as to the palm trees with their frost-bitten leaves, I would not give any fir that I have growing at home for all the palms in California. The firs pines, oaks and even the poison oaks in Hood River county look better to me and a person is certainly foolish to come down here to drink sulphur wat er and eat frozen oranges when they can stay at Hood River and get pure water and the best apples in th. world. I only wish I had brought some down so that I could smell then and be reminded of home. You have to get away all right, to really appre ciate home and there Is no other plac-i where all the good things are so plen tlful and the water so pure and pood as In Hood River. "It may be putting it a little strong, but It is like going from the sublime to the ridiculous to go from Hood T.r er to Long Beach." HOOD RIVER DRUGGIST DESERVES irV.SE Charles N.Clarke, druggist, deserve pralBe from Hood River people fo: in troducing here the simple burKthorn bark and glycerine mixture known i s Adler-l-ka. This simple German rem edy first became famous by curing ap pendicitis and It has now been dis covered that A SINGLE DOSE relieves Bour stomach, gas on the stomach and constipation INSTANTLY. Wanted Men and women to learn watchmaking and eiiKravlnjf, few months only lenrnltiK- Practical work from start. Portion secured for graduates. Practical trnrin not overdone. Write for particular Watchmaking School, 210 (ilolm Itulldlritf. Portland, Ore. 4.'!tfo What is a house without some kind of music in it? What will a Music Try the Made from Oregon's Finest Wheat by Oregon's Finest Mill "ffiaftes Better, igfiter Bread" Jow at your Grocero Our Rates For Light and Power Get Our And Be Hood River Gas & Electric Co. ylcmc of SERVICE at LOWEST COST" PHONE 55 Third and Ca5cade Ave. IB I House be '11 Hood River without your patronage? Waggener's Music House IE New WHITE RIVER FLOUR In compliance witb tbc pure food Laws Hbcrcfore not bleacbed for color, but made To Suit the Taste Allows you to have all the Electrical En ergy you want at the lowest possible price. Service Happy A phone call will bring one of our men to care for your needs immediately. Our lines cover both City and Valley. has the goods, and Waggener wants your trade." n
