THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12, 1913
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Favors Confining the
Special Session to Tariff
Legislation
NO OFFICES FOR RELATIVES
Washington. President Wilson has
settled deep enough In office to indi
cate pretty clearly some of the thlnga
that may be expected of him in the
ueur future. He baa made no public
announcements of policy, but there
were a few developments that seem
ed to show the trend of the first days
of his administration.
The president told visitors that he
was inclined to favor the plan of
house leaders to confine the special
tension of congress to tariff revision.
H indicated that while he did not
look forward to the passage of a cur
rency reform measure at the special
session, such a bill might be whipped
Into shape in the house while the sen
ate was wrestling with the tariff and
could be brought up immediately af
ter congress convened in regular ses
sion In December.
Office Not For Wilson Relations.
President Wilson has passed the
word along (he line that it is his wish
that no member of the Wilson family
and no relutive have a position in the
present administration.
Ills wishes lcamo known in rather
startling fashion to Captain A. M. Wil
son, a cousin who lives In Portland,
Or. Captain Wilson aspired to be a
member of the Philippine commission.
He went to see Mr. Garrison, secre
tary of war, to talk tie subject over
with him. Secretary Garrison shock
ed him by naylng thai President Wil
son had sent out word that no relative
of the president should have a position
in the new administration.
Civil Service Bars Up.
President Wilson has let it be
known there was no Immediate pros
pect of letting down the civil service
bars to the thousands of Democratic
office-seekers. The president told Sen
ator Pomerene that so far he and the
cabinet had formulated no policy as
to appointments for minor positions
In the government service.
There had been a report that Presi
dent Wilson might revoke the recent
order of Mr. Taft, which put 36,000
fourth-class postmasters under the
civil service.
18 States Favor Direct Elections.
The secretary of state has received
notice of the action of the legislatures
of 18 states upon the proposed consti
tutional amendment providing for the
direct election of senators by the peo
ple. So far not a single state bas
acted adversely. The amendment has
been approved by Massachusetts, Min
nesota, New York, Arizona, North Car
olina, Oregen, Mississippi, Colorado,
Wyoming, Idaho, Texas, Montana, Illi
nois, Maine, Nevadn, New Hampshire,
Wisconsin and Vermont.
Cabinet Is Msrely Sieve.
Though office-seekers have been re
quested to address themselves to the
beads of the various departments, the
members of the cabinet will act mere
ly as sifters of the mass of applicants
and their decisions will not be final.
This was made clear at the white
house.
Published statements that the an
nouncement of the administration
policy about office-seekers might re
sult In a situation whereby the attor
ney general, for Instance, made ap
pointments of federal Judges before
whom the government's case might
be tried, brought forth the explanation
that such an Impression was errone
ous. National Capital Brcvltlss.
Several congressional leaders are
prepared to Introduce bills for the re
peal of the Canadian reciprocity act
at the coming extra session of con
gress. Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced that In future a large part of
the coal supply needed for the Ameri
can war vessels will come from Alas
ka. Postmnster-Oeneral Burleson stated
that no appointments of postmasters
probably would be made before April
1 except possibly In capes of emergen
cy. President Wilson Is. reported to have
offered to Richard Olney, of Boston,
secrttary of state In President Cleve
land's cabinet, the post of ambassador
to Great Ilr'taln.
J. M. Baker, of South Carolina, as
sistant librarian of the senate, was
nominated by the Democratic caucus
for fcecretary. It Is equivalent to an
election. He received 25 votes to 23
which were scattered among Joseph
L. Wilson, the president's brother,
former Senator Gardner of Maine.
Speaker ("lark was renominated.
Representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, again chosen chairman of the
ways and means committee, the en
tire Democratic personnel of that tar
iff making body named and all the
house officers renominated at a har
monious six hour caucus of the Demo
crats or the house of ths Blity-ftnlrd
congress.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
While working on a- farm at Tigard
Lloyd Peterson, a deuf mute, lost his
left hand when dynamite exploded pre
maturely. Much Interest 1b being manifested In
the loganberry Industry around Jef
ferson. About 100 acres, adjoining
town, are being cleared preparatory
to planting.
Almost without an exception farm
ers In Umatilla county are compelled,
by reason of a recent heavy breeze, to
reseed their barley crop, which
amounts to more than CO, 000 bushels
each year.
The Charles K. Spuuldlng Logging
company has leased the plant and
property of the Newberg Brick & Tile
company from the receiver In whose
hands they were placed several
months ago.
When the county court recently at
Pendleton made a call for bids for
burying paupers, John S. Baker, of
that city, offered to enter Into a con
tract to bury the county's dead at 1
cent per head.
Governor West, Game Warden Fin
ley and Game Commissioner Kelly
will hunt cougars and wildcats east
of Eugene, to learn the extent of dam
age done by the animals. They will
be gone three weeks.
Dr. L. Victoria Hampton la the first
woman to file a declaration of inten
tion to become a candidate for city
office in Portland. She will make the
race for the Republican nomination
for counctlman-at large.
The city treasury of The Dalles was
swelled $1000 by the failure of the
Hydro-Electric company to comply
with Its agreement with that munici
pality, and the concern likewise loses
Its franchise to furnish electric light
and power there.
Announcement to the effect that a
railroad will be built from Albany into
the timber on the west slope of the
Cascade mountains Is construed to
mean construction of the first link
of an east and west line across ths
state by the Hill system.
The Hood River Apple Growers un
ion has taken it in hand to supply its
mombers with all kinds of material
used on the farm at a wholesale price.
Spray material, spraying machines,
hay, grain, and like things will be fur
nished the growers and the retailer's
profit will be saved to the consumer.
The coroner's Jury, investigating the
death of John Van Slyke, who was
killed at Weston in a saloon fight,
brought in a verdict stating that S. B.
Couch, with whom Van Slyke had the
fight, was responsible for the killing,
but did not charge him with murder,
and he bas been held to the circuit
court In JL'OUO bail.
Forty thousand dollars In gold,
greenbacks, silver and checks (cer
tified), were turned over to County
Treasurer Dlmmick at Coqullle by
Sheriff Gage. This amount rei resent
ed taxes collected in the last week,
and It was by far the largest amount
received since the recent rush to pay
taxes has begun.
With the coming of the railroad
Myrtle Ponlt has developed an unus
ual thirst and now desires to possess
saloons of Its own so that the dry
ones can be accommodated right at
home. At least so a petition filed with
the county court states and the court
has set apart April 7 as ths day on
which to vote on the question.
The greatest fruit crop the Rofne
river valley has yet experienced Is
predicted by all orchard men in that
locality. There remains but one ele
ment to darken the prospect, frost,
but probably by continuous smudging
the growers will vanquish even that
foe. Some fruit men say they would
like to have a few buds nipped as that
would do away with part of the enor
mous summer thinning.
The DuUois Lumber company, which
owns large bodies of fine timber In
the Nehnlem country, is making tenta
tive plans for an outlet for ths Umber
by the construction of a railroad to
the Columbia river. The road will be
built from the heart of the Nehalem
country to a point In the vicinity of
St. Helens. It Is understood that it
will be a standard road and thus made
available for general traffic.
As the result of a fight in which a
large and ugly knife and an ax were
freely used, Frank Day occupies a cell
In the county Jail at Salem, and Fred
Corbln lies at his home. The fight
occurred in a rooming house, and ths
men tell different stories. Day re
ceived a bad scalp wound from ths
ax wielded by Corbln, and Corbln a
deep, ugly gash from a knife used
by Day, as well as other wounds.
First through tralu service over ths
Salem, Falls City & Western sines it
was taken over by the Southern Paci
fic wss Inaugurated out of ths stats
capital. Ths service Is made possible
through the completion of the bridge
across the Willamette between Balem
a.nJ West Salem, which has Just been
turned over to the operating depart
ment. The through trains will bs op
erated from Salem to Dallas, Falls
City and Black nock, and also be
tween Salem and Indepsndsnoe, Mon
mouth and Alrllo.
Read the Newt. It tells It all.
OREGON HEWS NOTES
OF GENEBALjfiTEF;EST
Events Occurring Thrcu'jl.O'jl
the Stale During the Past
Week.
$4,000,000 TIMBER DEAL
Porter Brothers Buy 1C 2.000 Acres of
Land in Linn County.
Portland. Porter Brothers, railroad
contractors, agreed to pay 14,000,000
to the Oregon & Western Colonization
company for 102,000 acres of land In
eastern Linn county, containing 4,000,
000,000 feet of the best yellow fir tim
ber ever grown, and will begin Imme
diate development of the property by
building a railroad to It from Albany,
26 miles away, and by erecting two
sawmills on the south fork of the
Santiam river, which suns through it.
They propose to cut the timber on
their newly acquired land as fast as
It can be hauled away.
Tho property Is located entirely be
tween the Willamette meridian, which
forms the western border and the
crest' of the Cascade range, which
forms the eastern border. It la 12
miles wide, but Includes only every
alternate section.
Good Roads Association Organized.
Roseburg. Believing that passable
highways are Important In the devel
opment of a community and that they
can only be brought about through
the co-operation of the common peo
ple, delegations from various locali
ties of Douglas county met and or
ganized what will be known as ths
Douglas County Good Roads Associa
tion. The object of the local asso
ciation Is to get as many auxiliary
organizations launched in various
parts of the county as possible. In
Interesting the people living In the
rural districts, it is believed that ths
membership of the association can
soon be increased to 1500 or 8000.
May Solve Mystery of 5 Years.
Hood River. The body of a man
found three miles east of Hood River
Is thought to solve a mystery of five
years ago. Gold cuff buttons bearing
the initial "H" point to Identification
of Mr. Hammon, of the Swann-Ham-mon
Lumber company of White Salm
on, who suddenly disappeared from
Hood River, leaving his wife in the
parlor of the Hotel Oregon here. He
left just before the luncheon hour, giv
ing her his purse upon leaving.
NEW FARMS MADE POSSIBLE
Reckunation of Hundreds of Thou
sands of Acres May Follow Survey
Salem. With $100,000 available, the
work of making a detailed survey of
the resources of the Deschutes river
can be commenced Just as soon as
John H. Lewis, state engineer, and the
chief of the reclamation service agree
on the provisions of the contract be
tween the state and the government
for the expenditure of this fund. At
present, the contract is being held up
because the state engineer wants to
have its provisions broad enough to
cover other streams besides the Des
chutes, and the chief of the reclama
tion service has drawn the contract
so aa to confine the work to that one
river.
ThiB fund of $100,000 Is made up by
an appropriation of $50,000 from the
state and $30,000 from the govern
ment. This Is said to be the first time
tho government has agreed to co-op-eraie
with a state on such a large
seal-- in a nintter of this kind. Its im
portance Is much greater than is gsn
erally understood.
Success of Apple Sale Astounding.
Portland. Portland's first general
apple sale, the biggest In the history
of the United States for the same
spao of time, ended with a reoord of
between 20,000 and 25,000 boxes of
appols sold, an average of about eight
apples for each man, woman and child
In the city.
Compared with the famous apple
sale at Chicago, last month, when J4,
000 boxes of apples were moved, and
considering the difference in popula
tion, Portland families purchased near
ly three times the quantity of fruit.
Oldtlme Malheur Camp Is Revived.
Malheur. Following the example of
Its sister town of Brogan, 18 miles
south, this old mining camp, in the
extreme northern end of Malheur
county, held a mass meeting and rais
ed n large cash bonus for the estab
lishment here of the Malheur Mining
News, a new weekly newspaper. The
publisher receiving the bonus will put
in a plant here, as well as at Brogan,
and the Malheur Mining News and
the Brogan Herald will make their
Initial sppearanoe about April 1, ons
on Tuesday and one on Friday.
Salem Csntar of Big Game Preserve.
Salem. When senate bill 0i foea
Into effect the olty of falsa Will bs
the center of a new gams preserve
to b- railed th Capital Ossae re
Read the News It tells It all.
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NEW
SPRING COATS
AND SUITS
Twelve-Fifty
Sample Coats in Navy Serge, and Tan and
Gray Mixtures the new 34 lengths, one of a
kind, size 1 6 only. Choice designs of the New
Season's Models, at only - - $1 2.50
Tailored Suits, Navy Serge, size 1 6 to 44, Tan
Serge, Grey and Tan hair line stripes, good sizes,
the new model Round Corner Jackets, Skirts
have panels and pleats, Jackets full satin lined,
shields in sleeves, inside pockets. Good looking,
well finished Suits for only - $1 2s50
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See window display-try them on-they stand Close Inspection
Elite Petticoats
Adjustable Top
The Original Glove Fitting
Petticoat no strings )
$1.00 TO S6.50 EACH
Beautiful soft Messaline Petti
coats, in the new Green, Nell
Rose, Navy, Brown, Grey and
Black
S3, 54 AND S6
Soft, fast black cotton Petti
coats in the Elite make, plain
and pleated ruffles
SI. S1.35, S1.50, S1.85
PHOENIX
Guaranteed Silk Hose
For Ladies, box of four pair
$3,00
Tan, Black, Light and Medium
weight
For men box of four pair
S2.00
black and tan medium weight
We have secured the Hood River
agency for these well known goods
and can now sell you a good reliable
Silk Hose at a MODERATE PRICE
NOW, MR. MAN!
GIVE YOURSELF A ROYAL TREAT
LEADERSHIP AND ROYAL TAILOR
ING go hand in hand.
THE NEW ROYAL SAMPLES
are in, and they certainly are winners.
500 Samples of the Choicest of the
New Season's Goods and everyone
WARRANTED ALL WOOL.
SUITS MADE TO MEASUPE
S16.00 UP TO S45.00
SATISFACTION AND
ANTEED
FIT GUAR-
A Written Contract, not Hot Air
Bragg Mercantile Co.
Hood River, OREGON
FRANKLIN K. LANE
Ask the Owner of a Bean Power Sprayer
Get hold of a grower who is using a Bean--a man who knows the Bean through actual experience with it
in the fielJ--ask him what he thinks of it--let him tell you the results of his own experience. If you do,
He'll Say, "Get a BEAN"
Ilt'n learned that the owner of n Ilean Power
Sprayer Ret maximum etlioieney at minimum cost.
He known that the owner of a lfean can cover a
surprising number of tree In a tdiort time and do
t he work as It oujiht to lie done. And he knows
that the Itean comes as near to operating Itself as
a sprayer can. requiring praetleally no attention
except to start and to stop.
Franklin K. Lane, of California, who
is Secretary of the Intfrior In Presi
dent Wilson's Cabinet.
RECALL MOVEMENT BEGUN
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If you ask him to prove what he says he'll
doubtless tell v on of the Bean Pressure Regulator,
Bean Threadless Ball Valves, Bean Porcelain-Lined
Cylinders, Bean Underneath Suction, The Bean Pat
enied Cut-off, and the various other liean Features.
He'll take time to tell you about these things, lie
cause every Bean owner Is a Hean enthusiast. So
we say, "Ask the owner of n Beau."
Get a Bean Catalog
It tells all about the Bean Line, lllus
tratlni; and describing all Beau Hand and
Power Outfits and Pump Accessories. A
copy of this book outfit to be In the hands
of every Sprayer uer. and In the hand of
every grower who Intends now or event
ually to i;et aa out tit.
Voll owe It to yourself to Investigate
carefully before von buv TIIK KKAN
LINK WILL I'.KAK Till: 'l.ol.ST
Sl'IU'TINV. The more you etudy It the
more thoroughly convinced you'll become
that " The Bean Is the best."
d. Mcdonald
AGENT
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Fredericks Opposed for Asking Sec
ond Trial of Darrow
Los Angeles. Plans of labor unions
to start a movement for ths recall of
District Attorney John D. Fredericks
because of his attitude toward labor
and townrd Clarence S. Darrow, the
attorney whose second trial on a Jury
bribery charge ended Saturday In a
disagreement, were announced by A.
J. Mooney. secretary of the Los An
geles County Building Trades Council.
Mooney sold the movement was
backed not only by the organization
of which he is secretary, but also by
the Los Angelej County Central Labor
Council. He declared that Fredericks,
before his last election, had promised
a "square deal to the worklngman,"
but that since election he had "double
crossed" them.
South Dakota Sets Saloon Limit.
Pierre, S. !. The South Dakota
legli lature, lust before adjournment of
the session, passed a hill providing
that only one saloon license may be
Issued to e.ich Gi'O Inhabitants with
the exception ' tluu two saloons are
permitted In each town regardless of
size.
GOMEZ WILL VETO BILL
President Changes Mind Regarding
Amnesty Measure.
Havana. After a long conference
with members of his cabinet, congress
men and lan vers. President domes
decided to veto the amnesty bill, to
the passage of which the American
government has declared Its strong
opposition.
President domez had previously
signed the bill In spiie of the protest
of the American minister, but he now
hohhi that his signature Is ineffective
until the publication of the bill In the
official gazette, and that therefore he
still retains the right to use the power
of veto.
The general amnesty bill provides
for the liberation of more than 30oi
convicts. Including negroes who took
part In the rebellion last year.
HILL SCORES DEPARTMENT
Railway Man Says Management of
Irrigation Work Stupid.
Charleston, S. C. Discussing advlsl
btlity of applying for government aid
In drainage work on the south Atlan
tic coast, James J. Hill, railroad mag
nate, criticised what he termed the
"stupid management" of the depart
ment of the interior In federal Irriga
tion work. Mr. Hill's remarks were
made in an address before members of
a local advertising club.
The speaker declared that govern
mi's; irrigation work cost twice as
much as it should have cost and twice
as much as the same work would have
cost In Canada. Mr. Hill declared
as Franklin K. Lane, the new secre
tary of the interior, is a Canadian by
birth, he probably would Inaugurate a
mere conoiuic.il programme.
Unitarian Church
At the morning service next Sun
day the subject of the sermon will bn
"Sin and Salvation." Directly or in
directly some of the following ipies
tions will be answered. What Is sin?
Are there any sinners? Who are sav
ed? Where is Ktrnity? This s.t
mon will deal with the core of 111"
scheme of Salvation. Special u.usic
FARMERS. ATTENTION I
Fifteen head of good farm mare
and geldings, weighing from Unit to
l.j"il lbs. Suitable for ranch. Sonm
well matched, blocky built. All horse-i
guaranteed. C. V. ToDI), Fashion
Stables.
SNAP!
Bargain pair of good ranch hor'
Weigh IM.'iu. Sound nnd lni.
Call at Fashion Studies.
Eoth Z'io.
Crawford 'lo do n thing well, you
know, you must di It yourself. Crub-shiiw-But
you mis the fun of seeing
the other fellow wrk Judge.
Whin It Comes.
"IWs your wife raise a rumpus when
you stay awiv from home at night?"
"No, but she doe when 1 get home."
Houston Post.
Hood Uivcr Spray Mfg. Co., Phon.t
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