THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1913
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THE LIBRARY DEFEAT
It is true that there Is no good cry
lng over spilt milk but the News can
not refrain from expressing regret
that the library proposition was de
feated Thursday. Those who have
b-n working for many month past
in behalf of a Hood River library
were sorely disappointed. They had
spared no efforts and were hopeful
that the people of the city were In
sympathy with them.
We believe it aa unfortunate that
other issues were injected into the
election which should not have be
longed there. It is natural, for ex
ample, that all should wish to see a
public building of this kind located
in their part of the city, but this con
sideration should not have entered in
to Thursday's election. To inject it
meant that much would be lost and
nothing gained. Many opposed it for
economy's sake, but we are convinced
that it was short-sighted economy and
that the bigger, better and more at
tractive site would have meant more
in dollars and cents during the years
that are to come than the compara
tively small amount saved.
Those who are working for the li
brary are disappointed; they are sor
ry that the matter was not so plainly
understood that all would have voted
in favor of it. But they are ready to
abide cheerfully by the result and to
prosecute plans for the library' and
to make it the very best that can I
be secured under the circumstances.
ELIMINATING POOR DISTRICTS
It is generally conceded that there
must be a process of elimination in
the apple-growing business. The dis
tricts of the Northwest that are best
auapUed to the growing of high grade
fruit will survive while those sections
which cannot produce the quality must
turn their attention to something else.
How to work out this elimination Is
one of the problems which confronts
the Northwest apple grower today.
There are some who declare that the
best way is to adopt the slogan "Ev
ery district for itself and thus force
the smaller and poorer sections to the
wall. Others declare that there is a
better and less expensive way of bring
ing about this elimination. H. F. Dav
idson is one of these.
Mr. Davidson believes that the dis
tricts of the Northwest cannot afford
to cut each others throats in order to
bring about the survival of the fittest.
He believes that co-operation rather
than competition is the key to the sit
uation. According to his way of think
lng no district can lose by joining in a
marketing and grading agreement
with the others. But he would insist
upon the pack from all districts being
fully up to regulations. The result
would be that those districts which
produce fine grade of fruit would
prosper. Those that could grow only
the Inferior stuff would be forced to
the conclusion that it was not a com
mercially profitable industry and turn
their attention to something else. Mr.
Davidson believes that the necessary
elimination can in this way be effect
ed through co-operation just as quick
ly and much more economically to
all concerned than through selfish, cut
throat competition. There is that in
Mr. Davidson's position which will
commend Itself to thoughtful growers
in all section.
PRESIDENT WILSON
It was strange that there were those
last week who undertook to criticize
President Wilson for personally read
lng hi message to Congress. They
thought it unbecoming and contrary
to precedent A a matter of fact
President Wilson gained in popularity
by his action. He wishes to be a real
leader rather than merely the titular
head of the government and of his
course which ha Inspired confidence
and given little opportunity for criti
cism. He Is firm in bis conviction
and unwavering in his intentions. By
hi every action he ha shown that
he wants to work with the people and
conserve their Interest, not with
pomp and ceremony, not in a formal
and pedantic manner, but as one of
the people themselves in a word, as
their servant
Following organisation of the cen
tral shipping organization here, grow
ers are looking forward to the coming
season with Increased optimism. Who
know but what the unfavorable con
dition which brought about this con
solidation were after all a cloud with
a silver lining.
Behold the elevation of the bumble
potato! The Michigan and Wisconsin
growers, following the example of ap
ple raiser of the North west, are wash
ing their tubers, sorting them to uni
form plte and parking (hem In boxes.
ELECTION OF SENATORS
The most important event in the
country for the past week occunvd
j when Connecticut through its le
I islative body veted for direct elec-
tion of United State Senators. This
' completes the required 36 states nec
I essary to an election amendment of
the national constitution, llereaftei
the state legislatures will be relieved
of the trouble Incident to the selec
tion of this officer as conducted iu
the past. No more legislative iirr.e
will be wasted henceforth by rer.ator
lal elections. Oregon was one cf te
states which took the initia'ite In
securing the enactment of this lgis
lation.
Many friend of Judge Will R. King
here will congratulate him upon his
appointment as appraiser of customs
at New York. Judge King was attor
ney for the East Side Irrigation Com
pany previous to the leasing of the
ditch to the irrigation district recent
ly organized.
With the almost oppressive warm
weather last week spring fever made
its appearance in Hood River. What
a hit some scientist could make with
employers if he would, discover a ser
um that would prevent this annual
ailment.
COLLEGE MEN POOR FARMERS?
Inasmuch as a considerable propor
tion of Hood River's orchardists are
college graduates, interest is taken
here in the Indictment brought by
the New York State Department of
Agriculture that college graduates do
not make desirable farm help because
of their indolence and indifference to
their work. The Baker City Herald
has come to the defense of the college
men and the following paragraphs are
Quoted from that paper.
College men w ho are lazy and In-
different about work on a farm would
be lazy and indifferent about their
work in any vocation. If the New
York Department of Agriculture has
found lazy and incompetent men
among university graduates, it should
be charged against them as individ
uals not against the fact that they
are college raduates.
The employee on a farm who would
play the mandolin or rest in the shade
during the hours he should be at work
would watch the clock and "soldier"
on his job wherever he might be
even though it were in mahogany fur
nished offices. Undoubtedly, such col
lege men "cut" classes when students
and used a "pony" to assist them in
their translations. They are simply
50-cent boys into which hopeful par
ents are trying to cram a $5000 edu
cation. It isn't the fault of the edu
cation if it can't be done.
The number of college men who
are making a success of farming is
larger than the laymen think. In fact
the agricultural districts of the rich
est portions of our country are filled
with college men.
Our neighbor. Hood River, Oregon
distinctly a fruit growing community
has more college men in proportion
to the total number of inhabitants
than any other community in this
country.
It was a university man who discov
ered the fact that Texas could grow
the famous Bermuda onion a fact
that state celebrated within the past
few days.
The greatest stretches of Northwest
Canada are teeming with successful
college men.
If New York farmer prefer foreign
era to college men, something is
wrong with the system of New York
farming. Maybe they want peons in
stead of help.
NEEDN'T SELL WHISKEY
Anyone who Is addicted to the use
of "red liquor" and endeavors to se
cure if from the drug store through
the prescription of a physician may
find his old wiles defeated through an
opinion of Attorney-General Crawford
banded down the last of the week.
The query came from an Amity
druggist as to whether be Is com
pelled to furnish liquor on the strength
of a physician' prescription. The At
torney-General ruled that he is not.
The druggist asserted that frequently
those who are addicted to strong
drink secure prescription of this kind
and have endeavored to force the pur
chase on the strength of the prescrip
tion.
DIED
Julius Hanemann
Julius Hahnemann died Thursdar
at bia home on Davidson Hill near the
German Lutheran Church. He was
69 year a old. His wife, Mary Hahne
mann survive him. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hahne
mann wa a native of Germany. He
came to this country 35 years ago
and they moved to Hood Piver sight
years ago.
"Why didn't you send your
man
to mend my electric boll?'
"He did go, madame; but, as he
rang three time and got no answer,
he concluded there was no one at
home." London Opinion.
LIBRARY MEASURE
DEFEATEHT POLLS
The library measure submitted at
the election Thursday was defeatel.
The proposition involved the amend
ment of two sections of the charter
and both of them lost by a narrow
margin. On the first amendement
there were 250 for and 260 against.
On the second there were 235 for
and 254 against.
The proposition submitted was In
substance whether or not the city
should acquire an additional 50-foot
strip for the site of the $17,500 Car
negie Library and to serve as a city
park.
As shown by the figures, there was
a large vote out, both men and wo -
men taking an active Interest. There
was considerable campaigning going
on all day about the streets.
Defeat! of the measure doe not
mean that Hood River will lose the
library, but it does mean that it will
in all probability be located on the
40-foot strip Instead of having the
more adequate grounds and more
attractive site which would have been
secured had the measure pased.
WOMEN SCORE AS
PUBUCSPEAKERS
That Hood River's club women are
abundantly qualified to express them
selves 'In public In an emphatic and
convincing manner was demonstrated
at the massmeeting preceding the
election last week when half a dozen
women drove home some sound argu
ments in behalf of the library propo
sition. Some of them had not been
warned that they were to be called
upon, but they rose to the emergency
and one and all acquitted themselves
like old-time stump speakers. Includ
ed among the number were Mrs. R. D.
Gould, Mrs. W. W. Remington, Mrs.
W. H. Lawrence and Mrs. J. E. Fergu
son. Several "mere men" were also
called upon but they were frank in
confessing that the women had stolen
their ammunition and hit the bullseye
in the bargain. Among the men were
J. O. McLaughlin, Rev. B. E. Warren
of The Dalles, Rev. E. A. Harris and
Truman Butler.
HARRIShWAGGENER WEDDING
In the presence of a few friends,
H. G. Harris of Vancouver, Wash.,
was married here Wednesday after
noon to Miss Corine Waggener, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Waggener,
Jr., who recently moved here from
Vancouver. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Harris left for Portland and
Vancouver, where they will visit be
fore proceeding to Yacolt, Wash.,thelr
new home.
It is expected that the second third
of the construction of Wasco county's
new $150,000 courthouse will be com
pleted before winter set in. Next
year will be devoted to Inside and fin
ishing work.
In 1910 there were 100,969 children
born In Ohio.
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HOOD RIVER, ... OREGON.
RECENTLY MARRIED
HERE; IS MISSING
H. A. Ilolllngshead of Portland, who
was married In this city about five
months ago, la reported missing and
his wife and friends are apprehensive,
The following item reported from a
Portland paper tells the fact:
Friends and relatives of II. A. Hoi
llnshead of 108 East 35th street, who
left Portland for Southern Oregon five
weeks ago, are murh concerned about
his probable whereabouts, as he has
not been heard from bince.
Mr. Hollinshead was employed while
in Portland as an advertising solicitor
ud Intended, when he left here, t
seek a location In the southern part
'of the state In which to start a bank.
He promised bis wife that be would
write from the first town In which he
stopped, but she has not had a line
from him.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollinshead were mar
ried at Hood River just five months
ago. Both formerly lived in North Da
kota. He left her amply supplied with
funds. They were on good terms and
she knows of no reason for his failure
to write.
Mr. Hollinshead is about 30 years
of age. His habits v. ere good. He Is
a Mason, and members of that organ
ization, as well as the police, are as
sisting his wife In the endeavor to lo
cate him.
GROYERS AT WALLA
WALLA JOIN UNION
Fruit grower of Walla Walla dis
trict on Wednesday voted to unite
with the North Pacific Fruit Distrlbu
ors' Association, and a temporary or
ganization wa formed. By-laws were
adopted, and these will be referred to
the unions in that district for action,
the delegate declaring they would
not absolutely pledge that their or
ganizations would join, though they
were reasonably sure they would.
H. C. Sampson of Spokane was prin
cipal speaker. The association, he
said, planned to handle 10,000 cars of
apples this year. The cost would
amount to less than 24 cents a box,
plus a cent a box for advertising. The
local growers said they wished to have
other farm products included with
those to be handled, and Mr. Sampson
said this would be taken up immediate
ly. SINNOTT PLANS FIRST BILL
Congressman Sinnott has decided
that the first bill he will introduce will
be one for the relief of the Sherman
county settlers. Almost everyone
from Oregon has tried to do some
thing in this line, and last session
Senator Bourne got a bill passed by
the Senate, but not any farther.
Congressman Sinnott has been study
ing this bill and baa decided that it
will meet the case very well. Accord
ingly he has drawn up a bill closely
modeled on it.
The president seems to believe that
platform pledges should be kept
something new under the sun.
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ear, eye, nose and throat
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Phone S671 Roome 9-10, Smith Block
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City Engineer and Surveyor
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Bond Rivar. Oregon
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Telephone 5648
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