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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1913 0 BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar NO ALUM, NO UME PHOSPHATE WIDOWS' PENSIONS IN EFFECT JUNE 3 County Judge Oastner has just re Cfived from Governor West additional information regarding the widow a' pension art, which goes into effect June 3. He also received copies or blanks to be filled out by applicants. The act provides for the assistance and support of women whose hus bands are either dead or are in mates of some Oregon State insti tution or who are physically or men tally unable to work and who have a child or children dependent for sup port wholly or partly upon their labor. The law is as follows: Section 1. Every women, who has one or more children under the age of sixteen yearg and whose husband is either dead or Is an inmate of some Oregon State institution, or by reason of physical or mental disease is wholly unable to work, and whose support and the support of whos child or children is dependent wholly or partly upon her labor, shall be entitled to the assistance as provided for in this act for the support of her self and of her child or children. Section 2. Subject to subsequent provisions of this Act, every woman, as provided in Section 1, who is her self, and all of whose children are wholly dependent upon her labor for support shall receive from the public moneys of the county in which she and her child or children reside the sum of ten dollars per month for one child and if she have more than one residing with her, seven dollars and fifty cents per month for each of such additional children. Section 3. Subject to subsequent provisions of this Act, every woman, as provided by Section 1, who is her self and all of whose children are partly dependent upon her labor for support shall receive from the public moneys of the county in which she and her child or children shall reside, such a sum per month an, added to her other income (other than derived from her labor), shall be equal to the amount which she would receive if she was subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Act. ' Section 4. The provision of this Act shall not apply to any child which has property of its own sufficient for its support, nor to any child which does not reside with itg mother. Section 5. It is the purpose and inteniou of this Act to keep the chil dren, to which it is applicable togeth er under the guidance and control of their mother, and that the mother t-hall make a home for the children; and if, in the judgment of the tribunal which is to administer this law as hereinafter provided, any mother of Use Good Paint A coat of paint good paint saves ten times its cost by protecting against weather and decay. Paint your house, porch and lawn fence with Acme Quality House Paints. They will stand between the wood and the weather and protect and beautify your property better than any other paint. ACHEQUALITY our trade mark on any paint or finish means that it's the best that can possibly be made for the purpose. We have paints and finishes for all surfaces houses, barns, roofs, tloors, carriages. In fact, if it's a surface to b painted, enameled, stained, varnisht-d or finished in any way, we have an Acme Quality Kind to fit the purpose. We will be glad to show you colors whether you buy or not. E. A. FRANZ COMPANY 0 such children is improvident, careless or negligent in the expenditure of the money received pursuant to this Act, such tribunal may direct that suclv money shall be paid to some person, whom it shall designate, to be used for the support of such mother and children. Section 6. The Juvenile Court in each county or whatever tribunal is charged by law with the discharge of the duties of such order, the County exclusive jurisdiction in carrying out and administering the provisions of this Act Section 7. Whenever the tribunal mentioned in Section 6. shall deter mine that an allownce under this Act shall be made, it shall make an ord er to that effect which order, among other things, shall set out in full the name of the mother, her place of resi dence, the names and ages of each of the children, and the amount al lowed to each child, and upon pre sentation of such order, the County Court shall direct monthly warrants to be drawn therefore. Section 8. For the purpose of carry ing out the provisions of this Act, the tribunal, mentioned in Section 6, shall have power to summon witnesses and compel their attendance and pay them the same ag witnesses in criminal cas g are paid. Section 9. Whenever any woman on whose account any allowance shall have been made under the provisions of this Act, shall marry, such allow ance shall cease. No allowance for any child shall continue after such child shall have reached the age o sixteen years. Section 10. This Act shall apply only to women who are residents of this state at the time this Act is passed or who were residents of the State at the time of the occurrence of the events which entitle them to the benefits of this Act as provided by Section 1. Unitarian Church The 11 o'c'ock service at the Uni tarian church will be in keeping with the spirit of Memorial Sunday. At the 6:30 p. m. service an attractive program is offered as follows: Ad dress by Prof. L. B. Gibson on the theme "Eyes Are Made for Seeing." vocal solo by L. H. Stone, instrument al duet, cornet, Ed Wetmore, piano, Mrs. Huxley. All are invited. Next Sunday morning Rev. H. A. MacPonald will preach at White Sal mon, while the Unitarian pulpit will be filled by Rev. H. V. Rominger of Underwood. Many will remember that Mr. Rominger was minister of a Congregational church in Portland for many years, and is a strong man. It's how little we want instead of how much we want that measures our degree of contentment. NEWS NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE 1'ort land's Annual Hose Festival this year w ill be bigger than ever and preparations are now in full swiug to entertain the thousands of visitor to the city at that time. The dates are June 9 to 14 and during that per iod Hex Oregouus, the merry monarch who owes allegiance to but one super ior, the Oregou rose, will rule the city and its people. Itig delegations are coming from other Coast cities. Special trains have beeu routed here for the week from a number of points and the hospitality of the city will be extended to all visitors. Revels, gor geous parades, beautiful pageants. races, concerts, electric displays and special entertainments will occupy the week. The best festival in the history of Portland is promised. Professor Thomas Shaw, agricultur ist for the Great Northern Railway has been engaged by the Hill lines in Oregon to give a series of lectures in the cities and towns along these roads. He will talk to farmers at the different points along the Hill line up the Deschutes River, ending his trip in that section the last of this week. Cow and Hog Day will be celebrated at S.antield May 24. Under the aus pices of the Commercial Club of that play an enthusiastic rally will be held and dairying and hog raising will be boosted. Mnny visitors will attend m outside points. That Oregon should make a strong exhibit not only at the Panama-Pac ific Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 but at the San Diego exposition of the same year is the belief of peo ple who are studying the benefits to be gained from these two big events A representative of the San Diego Fair says it will be visited by lo.OOO,' iHiO people. It will be open the entire year of 1915. The Pacific International Livestock Exposition, scheduled for Portland next Fall, promises to be one of the best stock shows ever held in the West. Great preparations are being made alreauy to secure the entry of a very large number of blooded cattle, sheep and hogs. This Is the third annual show and premiums amounting to $10,000 have been arranged. School children of the state are busy gardening, intent on securing prizes offered at the State Fair next Fall. The schools of Portland are teaching gardening Just as religiously as they do arithmetic, and 2,700 boys and girls are tilling individual plots and plant ing vegetables. The same activity is going on throughout the whole state and this year's contest will more gen erally represent all Oregon than the last. The American and Pacific Coast As sociations of nurserymen will meet In Portland June 17-21. A good attend ance fop both conventions is indicated. Many delega:es are coming from the East to the national gathering and the Pacific Coast states will be well represented at the other. Several joint sessions will be held. NOT A SHOWER; A STORM Not since the flood at Dayton, O., has there been such a storm as took place last Saturday night near and at the home of Nelson Emery, when ahout forty invited friends of Miss Jilatu he Howe gathered to shower lir witii gifts and good wishes. The shower equalled or surpassed the downpour at Dayton and the roar of i' ii n far exceeded the roar of water down the Miami River at that time. Departing time came. While Blanche, is much loved by her friends, they leit her that evening with long faces and sad countenances because she is going from us. It nt take courage, very rosebud plucked from one com munity and planted in another will I. loom and shed its fragrance to bless and brighten the lives of others. Such is the life of our esteemed friend and surely yilanche will not disap point ns. She will go but not be for gotten. ONE PRESENT TO MY PATRONS Having dissolved partnership with Mr. Sinex, I wish to take this oppor tunity to thank our customers for their patronage, which, has biien greatly appreciated by me. I shall continue to follow the trade in Hood River and will be associated with the other plumbing establishments of the city. THOMAS FISHER. NOTICE We have a client who desires to secure a loan of $2100.00 on first mort gage on 40 acres of land about three miles south of Hood River. Will pay 8 per cent Interest. Phone 318.1. V.lfc STARK & HAZLETT. Real the Newt. It tells It all. PRINCESS LOUISE " . . - '; . . -. -.:'. V , v . ,', Princess Louise, daughter of the German Kaiser, who will wed Prince Ernest of Cumberland May 24. Brief News of the Week The bill Incorporating the Rocke feller Foundation to promote the well- being of mankind throughout the world has been signed at Albany, N. Y, by Governor Sulzer. A fierce tornado swept through district one block wide and 16 blocks long in Seward, Neb., killing 10 per sons and Injuring 40 more. Harper'a Weekly has been sold at New York to "Norman Hapgood and associates," according to a statement given out by Colonel George Harvey, Its editor. The first meeting of the executive committee of the Republican national committee since the November elec tion will be held In Washington Sat urday. Fairbanks, Alaska, is on an enforced vegetable diet, its entire supply of meat having been exhausted. No meat will be available until the arrival of a cattle shipment June 10. Governor Johnson's final answer to the request of the federal government that he withhold his signature from the Webb alien land bill in substance amounts to a courteous but unequivo cal "no." The Canadian government demands about $500,000 from the United States for lumber used In 1900 to construct the military barracks at Eagle City, Kan. Canada claims that the United States bought this lumber from a man named Howard Page, who cut it from her domains without a permit In what is said to be the first decis ion of Its kind, the Wisconsin Rail way commission ordered a physical connection made between the local lines of the La Crosse Telephone com pany, an independent concern, and the toll lines of the Wisconsin Telephone company, and the American Telephone & Telegraph company. It was developed at Chicago at the hearing conducted by a legislative committee to investigate charitable nstitutions that only 47.3 per cent of the money received was actually paid out to relieve distress by the Unlte-1 Charities. A number of Important conventions are scheduled for this week, among them the anniversary meetings of the Unitarians, in Boston; the Northwest Baptist convention, In Detroit; the National Association of Railway Mail Clerks, In Cincinnati; the Brotheri hood of Railway Trainmen, In San Francisco; the National Association of Retail Grocers, In St. Louis. People in the News Gen. Mario Menocal, a comparative ly young man, who was educated at Cornell university, was inaugurated president of Cuba on Tuesday. The big event of the week abroad will be the marriage of Princess Vic toria Louise, daughter of the German emperor, and Prince Ernst August, son of the Duke of Cumberland. H. E. Maglll, recently appointed city clerk of Oakland, Cal., committed aul clde by Jumping from the fourteentn story of the new city hall. Ex-Prex !ent Taft has delivered an other poli'ical lecture at Yale. He said that s'ate-wlde primaries are "ex treme m iuiures of political reform," and that a national primary for the election of a president and other na tional officers Is "almost beyond thought." Bishop William Cresswell Doane, of the Albany diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church, is dead at the Hotel Manhattan In New York. He was 81 years old. Countess Ladlslnus Szechenyl, for merly Gl.'nlya Vanderbllt, Is expected to return to America with her hus band, wiio, according to advices re ceived from Budapest, leaves that city because lie has lost more than $4,000, 000 of the Vanderbllt fortune In disas trous speculations. Charles p. Nelll has accepted a sal ary of $2,000 per year to supervise labor conditions for the American Smelting & Refining company tht smelter trust. He has tendered his resignation at Washington as United States commissioner of labor. Christian Church Regular services ut the Christian church next Sunday as follows: S. S at 9:45 and communion and preach ing at 11. Young People's Meeting at 7 p. in., evangelistic services fol lowing at 8. The sermon for morning will be of special to the younger peo ple, but all are Invited and a full at tendance of members is requested. R. PEELER DIES News has been received of the death at the Old Soldiers' Home at Roseburg of R. Peeler of this place. The remains will be brought here to day. Mr. Peeler had been an Inmate of the Old Soldiers Home for the past several years. He was one of the first settlers in this vallev. hav lug come here with one of the first parties of colonists. He leaves a grandson. Howard W. Peeler, in the valley, but not being able to get Into communication with any of his rela tives or close friends the News can not give a more extended obituary this week. James R. Heat on and Miss Viva Lee Clapp were united in marriage Saturday and left on a short wedding trip the following day. rji disc, Kimnaii, spring- tooth harrow. 3'i Inch Mitchell wag on and light road cart, also windmill Henderson & McKay, R. D. 2, Phone Odell-345. 21-22p People in the News Attorney General Hognn, of Ohio, has decided that the red flag of the Socialist organization may fly at East Liverpool. The Storthing at Christiana has vot ed a life annuity to Captain Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, of $1620. Lieutenant J. D. Park, military avia tor, was killed by a fall of less than 15 feet while flying from San Diego to Los Angeles. Law yer John N. Anhut will be placed on trial In New York Monday on an Indictment charging him with bribery in connection with an attempt to lib erate Harry K. Thaw from Matteawan asylum. Secretary of State Bryan accepted an invitation to speak at the second annual banquet of the Pan-American Society of the United States, held In New York Thursday. William Deary, general manager of the Potlatch Lumber company, ne of the best-known men In the western lumber country, died at Poflatch, Ida, Replying to Colonel George Harvey's statement that his recent public speeches were meant to Incite the "predatory poor," Vice-President Mar shall said at Washington: "If anybody will produce a public utterance of mine advocating the curtailment of distribution of honest wealth except by a fair inheritance tax, I will go to Wall street and apologize." Brief News of the Week Two thousand of the 2500 laborers on the Kettle River railroad, a subsi diary of the Canadian Pacific In the Okanogan district, have struck. London bankers representing the makers of the five power loan of $125, 000.1.00 to China have been officially notified of China's final acceptance of the loan, and have made the first advance of funds. Of the 30,000 children enrolled In the Hawaiian public schools, nearly 10,000 of them are Japanese, according to information received by the United States bureau of education. Congregations in Ohio and Indiana which suffered from the recent floods have appealed to the general commit tee of home missions of the United Presbyterian church, In session Ot Washington, for aid to the amount of $126,000. The Illinois senate passed a suf frage bill, which gives women the right to vote on all statutory offices. It is doubtful whether the measure reaches a rollcall In the house at the present session. The attention of Presbyterians throughout the country will be cen tered on Atlanta, where the general assemblies of the Presbyterian church, north, south and united, will meet at the end of the week. It will be the first time In their history that the three general Assemblies have met In the name city at the same time. Official estimates issued by the au thorities of Scotland Ynrd, say that the damages to property In the British Isles, caused by the militant suffrag ettes during the last three months amounts to more than $5,000,000. Tak ing into consideration the Increased cost of detective service, they estimate that suffragette activity Is costing England $25,000,000 a year. Australia May Retaliate London. There are rumors In Lon don of an Impending meat war be tween America and Australia, arising out or tne American meat minis in vasion of Ni rth Australia through the settlement of hundreds of Texas cat tle breeders, for whom l.OOO.OoO square miles o teiT.iory ha been acquired, The News for fine printing. 3D K. U G HERMANN 0. KRESSE, Pharmacist The Kodak Man Successor to CARL A. PLATH TAe cdL Store HASTMAN KODAKS HUYLliR'5 Squibb's Sugar Milk, 50c per lb. I:envay Dutch Cola, 75c per lb. (Made in Holland) Luther iturhank's laurels are in dan ger of being wrested from his deserv ing brow, for now comes an alleged botanist who is experimenting in the propagation of the Painless Cucumber. This will put appendicitis on the shelf. and should be strenuously opposed by all medcal associations. Read the News It tells It all. Clifford Pictures Mr. GifTord expects to spend several weeks at Hood River in the near future. Why not have your work done by the most famous photog rapher in the North west. Leave your order at PIKER'S BOOK STORE where you can see samples of his work. Automobile I Ii 1 KJ 1 4 CI 1 1, Fully-equipped Cadillac f 30, 5-passenger touring car for sale. Three ex- I tra tires and four extra inner tubes. Extra springs. Can be seen at Garage of Columbia Auto & Machine Company C. C. LEMMOfl Phone 555i n LOB H1RCLIB' Cnnby Pout. C A K,-Mwtn ut the K. of P. hall thf stTfiml hik! fourth Sit unlays of th month at 2 p. m. L. II. Nu holn, rnmmamltr; S, K. Illy the, adjutant. Canny W. K. C. No. lfl-Mitn necond ami fourth Saturday of earn month in K. of P. h.tll hi J n. m. Mr. ;rtnidt Stark, pn'MiHent ; Mrs, Jennir (I. Mi'Titlfy, acr"triry. C1ourt H oH River. No. 42. K. of A mwtn wennd 'and fourth Monday in K. nf P, hall. Visttir if Kortr always wrlrome. Arlo Itradlry. C H.; W. YV. Cotton. K. S.. Ir. Karaica, Court Doctor: Tond River fx lir No. Ktfi. A. F. A A. M. Meet Saturday evntntr on or Iwfor each full moon. Geo. Slocom, W. M.; i. McIonald, sec re try. Ho.l River Tamp. No. 7702. M. W. A.- Meets in K ut P hm tir-t and th.nl Wednfttdnv ntvht- K. Crump. V. C; C U. Dak in. clerk. T loot! River Valley ll.mmne Society Phone 2. K. If. Hartwitf, president; Harold Hcrshner, secretary; Icshe li utter, tieasurer. Tdlewilde Ixwlire. No. 107. I. O. O. K.-Meeta in Fraternal hall every Thursday evening at 7:'", at the cor 1 if r of Fourth and Oak street. Vieit inir hrothera welcomed. A. ii. Frohn. N. (.; G. W. Thomson, secretary. Kemp UnIit. No. 11. I. O. O. F.-Moots In the Odd Fellows hall at ) ell every Saturday mjrht, Vmitmir hrot hers cordially welcome!. ! Mark A. Camron, N. (.; A. J. Lnrey. secretary. Laurel Keheka I-odKe No. M7, I. O. O. F.-Meets timt and third Mondays in each month. Lulu Corey. N. G.; Nettie WaUh, secretary. Hood River Camp. No. 770, W. O. W.- Meela at K. of P. hall the irn and third Mondnv veninirs of each month. A. C. Slavcns. C C; Kent Shoemaker, clerk. Mountain Home Camp. No, MM. R. N. A. j Metn at k i.t P hall on the second and , Mirth Fridays nf each month. Mra. Canute! rump, Oracle; Mrs. Klla Dak in, recorder Oleta Asaenihly, No. lufi. IJ. A. -Meets in their hall the first and third Wednesdays, work; scond and fourth Wednesdays, nocial. C. I. fennchs. M. A.; W. If. Austin, secretary. I Riverside Widpe, No. W, A. O. If. W.-Meeta In "K. ut P. hall the first and third Wednesday! iirhtaof the month. Visitm brothers cordially welromed. Newton Clark. M. W.; Chester . Shute, recorder. 1 Waiieoma I .ml ire. No. 3D. K. of P.-Meets in j " their Castle Hall arery Tuesday night, when visiting hrot hers are fraternally welcomed. S. W. .Stark, C. C.i Iu. H. Im-nlierg. K. of K. ' ft H. j I A. M. Chapter N. 27-Meets first and third iv Friday of each month. V. ti. lirock, Sec.; J. , K. Carson, II. P. 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