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? ■ HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923 Cascade Lucks, three grade teachers, $3.375, $3,240. $135. Hood River, transportation, $1.000, $800, $200. Parkdale, principal, $2,100, 12,000, $100. Pine Grove, transportation, $1.500, $400. Dee, two teachers, $2,700, $2,520, |180. Wyeth, new school house, $2,300 cut. $2,300. East Fork superintendent, $1,500, $780. East Fork secretary, $1MN $420. BEAUTIFUL TOILET SETS VICTROLA A Christmas Gift for Every Member of the Family A Christmas Victrola will make the World’s most famous Artists live for you Anywhere—Anytime GIVE VICTOR RECORDS FOR CHRISTMAS Woodworth— Karess and Fiancee Hudnuts -Three Flower Jonteel—Bouquet Ram’ee—Colgates Cara Nome—Juneve Unique and original in the artistic touches which give to them a positive air of distinction, these sets are particularly appropriate for gift purposes. KRESSE DRUG COMPANY n» BUY IN HOOD RIVER NEW MONEY FOR OLD THE TOWN WILL Grow Faster. Make More Improvements. Tax You Less. OUR PEOPLE WILL Be Happier. • Have More Good Things. Enjoy Greater Prosperity PATRONIZE HOOD RIVER MERCHANTS By a fortunate circumstance, which Is not an Important part of this ad, we hove received a supply of the new 1923 series of One Dollar Bitts. ...... .............-..... We also have accumulated during the year several small gold coins. Including some $2.50 pieces. We are, therefore, In better position than usual to meet an Increasing demand for desirable coins and bills for Christmas presents. HOOD RIVER, OREGON MEASLES PREVENTS KIDDIES’ PJ of Needy Litigation (o test the validity of the Because of an epidemic of measles legislative a.i establishing the county la parts of the valley and the preva tax and cons«*rvation commissions was lence In the city, Hood River vnlley predicted here Monday, following the tiling of the annual county budget by Elka, who had planned a community the local commission, which slashed Christmas tree at the H«,od River high utuuervus appropriations. While Howard Blackman, aged 20, son of County Judge Hasbrouck stated that Connty Commissioner and Mrs. F. H. School auditorium, have cancelled the lie had no statement to make, heta- Blackman, was killed instantly Sun arrangements. The Elka Club, how dicated tliat the county courts of Ore day when a radio aerial he was string ever, is proceeding with plans to dis gon, which will soon bold their aunual ing struck a high voltage power line tribute baskets of toys, candies and convention, intend Joining in test liti at the Pine Grove grange hall. The turkeys and other geodies to the gation. | The heaviest salary cut made by the young man, known for his mechanical homes of the valley’s needy. Oownty I commission, compos«*«] of A. I. Mason. genius, and a neighboring friend, Health Nurse Campbell is cooperating I Edw. Hawkes and M. D. Odell, all Claire Bickford, had strung the an with the Elks, and representatives of tennae of their radio outfit and had | members of county granges, was that tiegun to connect it with the building various fraternal organisations are Jj| of roadmaster, reducing $2,200 to preparatory to give an exhibition for aiding in preparing for Christmas $1,500. The present incumbent, W. L. residents of the neightiorhood. eh«*er in the homes of the pour. == Nichols, announced the* preparation of tlie his resignation. Tlie deputy in the Young Mr. Bickford and Roger Black Tim community Christmas tree cus couuty clerk's office was reduced from man, brother of the victim of the tom wan instituted in 1021, when Dis tragic incident, remained on tlie roof trict Attorney Baker prevailed on I $125 to $90 tier mouth. tlie structure while Howard grasped Henry Thiele to open the doors of the The commission reduced the appro of the end of a loose wire on the wet Columbia Gorge hotel to the children. priation of the circuit court from earth. walking backward to Five hundred were there that year, $1,200 to $1,000, Courthouse officials ward the He epd was of the wire, laughing and and u glorious time was had by all, declared the court would lie without Joking wirh his As he including Santa Claus Fredricy. Last funds for operation tlie coining year. tigiitened the wire coiupauioiis. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell opened it came in .contact Nine hundred dollars was cut from with the heavily charged power line. year their for the event, nnd a larger the salary and expenses of the county His brother utsrt friend first thought crowd hotel was present than the year be fruit inspector. The only city item that lie lmd merely stumbled and fore. Manager Tremblay, of the Co molested by the commission wus that fallen on his back. On comprehending lumbia Gorge, had the hotel for the cxiunty library supported, by tlie situation ltoger Black man grasped for this year's party. offered It was decided. —- a eon tract entered into between the the liigli voltage wire In an effort to however, to nse the high school be county and city governments, Jointly lift it from the radio connection. lie cause it was mor«' centrally located by tlie two Is id les on a 50-50 liaSis. almost knocked from the roof. and would accommodate the crowd The institution is deprived of funds was During the attempt to release the with greater convenience. for th«* purchase of fuel aud lighting young Mr. Fr«*driey. Mr. Bell and Mr. man, the radio wire came In nud Janitor service. Librarian sal- Baker are pruci^dtag with their plans I aries «were reduced to a minimum. contact with toe power wire several I The chairman of the tax commission -ftmec--------------------- —~ ------------ than 100 brother Elks who are going Surgical aid was called and a pub for several years has advocated that motor purchased tor the city to lmlp them, and other fraternal or the city government should pay the by the recently American ta*gion Post was util ganizations are going to Join in the entire library expense. a vain attempt at resuscita happy work. The county court proposed the ex ised in Physicians All who wish to contribute to the expressed the belief penditure of $2,000, to is* match«*d by tion good fellows' fund should call and ate. ml death had iieen Instantaneous. an e«|tial amount of federal money, on 1 Young Mr. Blackman had won a any one of the Hood Biter Banta the Lost Lake Highway; the commis statewide reputation for Ills ability in Clauses. • slon reduced this to $1,000. A second brother, No prun«*d Item has aroused greater cabinet II. making. J. Blackman, head of Com- comment than the salary of Geo. R. ('apt. IMIth Regiment, Oregon Na Wilbur as secretary of the East Fork |tany C, Guard, survives Irrigation district, He formerly re tional The Auderstm undertaking parlor ceived $1»»0. The «minmlsslon cut him was overcrowded Tuesday afternoon, to $480. Mr. Wilbur was appointed to when funeral services were held. The s«*rve on the commission but tendered funerni sermon was given by Iter. W. hla resignation almost immediately. The total tax last year for the gen II. Boddy, interment following at eral road and county fund reached Idlewild«- cemetery. $95,170.47. The total for this year reaches $82.481.85. The lai connnis- sion's total pruning from the tentative appreprlationa reached $22,31«. Talk <rf dosing tw ilhrary w a w Vta- 58 cussed Tnesday. Mrs. W. H. McClain, president of the Woman’s Club, which sought Carn«*gie funds for construction A. B. rtennett, spray manufacturer, of the building 12 years ago. cited' is mentioned as a successor to Frank ^popularity that, might take him into tliat the «infract with the Carnegie Davenport, Jr., president of the city the White House, but not so with the association would cause tlie building council, wtio last week tendered his public utility man," said Mr. Strange, to revert to the donors in such case. resignation. Mr. Davenport, who Is “tin the other hand we aha other men While the tax commission |iro|s*sed now ksated with the Wind Hirer who gain official position by their at library appropriation to tlie extent of Timber Co., at Cascade Ixaks, declared tacks on public utilities. They go office pledged to legislation that more tluin $2,000, .the chairman of tlie Hutt lie did not have time to devote into will hamper them.” tsidy, A. I. Mason, nniioiiiiced Tuesday to city business. Mr. Strange cited that press dis night that tlie items on fuel and light Harold Hersh ner, member of the patches Just atiuonnced in flaring were omitted unintentionally. Harold Hersliner la next to Mr. Dav- headlines liad that the atate tax reduction The tentative appropriations, as enport In seniority and it is antiri- for the coming year would reaab made liy tlie county court, the sums IMited that he will lie elected president $1,000,000. allowed and th«* cuts of the commis of the body. "■lit It was not told you that $750,- sion on various items were respective ooo af this reduction had iieen arrived ly as follows: at by an increase in the valuation of pnbitc utilities," he said, “it is not County commissioners' expegne* $550, $450, $100. a real reduction at all. It may pre- ve»it the lowering of [tower and light Circuit court exiienses, $1,200, $t,00o. $200. rates. It may bring about the neces sity ot asking for increases." Justice $50. Mr. Strange said that the fact that The Itallowelfs, who won uni' ■1 County clerk deputy, $1,500, $1,080. plaudits on their visit here last ydar. public utilities were non-competitive $420. wiU pay II. mm I River a vtait again to- «nd in the nature of corporations gave County treasury l office expcns«, $100, inutniw evening. when they will ap- them their lack of popularity. An $50. $50 [war at the Pythian Temple under other reason he assigned was the tact I" County i auspices of the American Ix^ion Post, that the bill had to lie delivered in a $150, $100. Tlie concert, aonga and instrumental lieculiar way. He also declared the Inability of any contorations to staaw Fruit Inspector's salary, $2;000, numbers. Is of exceedingly high clai $1.380, $020. Following tlie rcCttal the Hallowell individuality of ownership worked to Fruit inspector, traveling, $400, orchestra will' play for a dance at the ward raising Inherent difficulties. $200, $200. Mr. Strang«* stnted that the Piicific lilg Pythian ball. Power A Ligiit Co. is endeavoring to meet these difficulties by seeking the copartnership of their imtrons through Fruit inspector, office expenses, $200, sales of preferred stock. Except tor $100, $100. the Apple Growers Association, more Surveyor's office expenses, $1,000, people ar« interested financially in the $800, $200. Pacific Power A Light Company than Janitor, court house, $720, $400, any ottier buatness institution. Mr. |200. With the members of the Volunteer Strang«* said that 71 lo«-al folk own Printing, $800, $000. $200. Fire Department in charge of prepa stock in the power concern. Malvqtion Army, $90; cut, $90. a dance will be held at Pyth It. H. Snow, who introduced Mr. County librarian, $1,500, $1,200, rations. ian Temple Christmas night to raise Strange, declared that it wns tills link ■300. money for the Red Cross Crippled ' Count? librarian, assistants, $1.350, Children's fund and tlie Hood River in the chain of employes of the big power concern tliat made them appear i$1,080, $270. Welfare Association, the latter an as one big family. > Connty library Janitor, $W0, $500, amalgamated charitable organlxation $100. functions similarly to the com library, binding, new hooka. County library, $150, $100. that munity chest In Portland. ,$50. Last year the annual ball was di County rectly in charge of tlie Red Cross. $100, $400. Tlie funds „raised were utilized by the County library, periodicals, $125, County Health Association in sending $75. $50. children to Portland for County library, siippMas, $300, $irto, crippled An uninterrupted downpour of rain treatment. $150. for 2(1 hours ending Thursday night Widows' pensions, $2,000, $1,800, at « o'clock, tlie precipitation cou- $200. t Inning unabated, damaged-power and Oil and gas. road fund, $3.000, telephone companies, rail lines and $3,400, $200. highways. Slides at Shell R«ak moun - Road HUHUR*. ‘$$300, $FRW>. $700 tain cut the city off from telephone Road foreman, $2,500. $1.000, $1.500. eoniniiiiiication with Portland ,Tor over Hchcail fair, $300; cut. $300. Hood Hiver folk displayed a credit two days. County nurse, $1.<12O. $1,500, $420. max I mum Hood River reached able interest in home products last .County nurse, telephone, $40 Thursday night when a large audience stage of 8 3-4 feet at 2 p. m Thurs.iay. $400. greeted “Punch” Isenberg and "Curly" Tlie action of a warm ehinook eu high ““ County none, supplies, $140 Thornton, entertaining advertising altitudes throughout Wednesday night, IC9 $40. bridge fund, $2,000, $l.<loo specialists, in their show at th«* Rialto it is said, caused the heavy rise in the — County nurse, theatre. Those who participated in river. Tlie wind melted the snow, lA $140. tlie gala and profitable event declared snow and Thursday's maximum, it in Culverts, tliat It was one of the beet shows of liclleved. will lie thee rest of the D ied. $1,000. Oregon Lumber Co.. Deo plant, Control« culvert, Phelps creek its kind ever presented here. Mee The cut, $1,00». chants ure showing a keener interest feared loss of its dam. taiga were cor $500. In Uli* activities of Mr. Thornton and ralled with a laioin and the gates Concrete Mr. lsetilsTg tltnn ever shown in any opened, saving the structure. $1,000................ A record stage of the river here last of the visiting advershow men. West Fork repairs, $1.500. $1,01 pxpwwo, The second of the series of adver- winter, two feet higher than <he water $500. ■liows will be given tonight. Despite of Thursday, caused the Pacific Power Misrellaneous, $1,500; cut, $1,500. $2,000, a hard rain many attended the theatre A Light Co. and Mt. Hood Haiiroad Co. District attorn«*y. last week who hud not been to a show to engage in work that prevented dam $40. $20, $20. Thursday. Is mt lake road in a year. Tim advertising entertain- age Telephone and power fines to the er« show a spontaneity that earrles $1,000. Upper Valley were put out of commis * Tax commbsdon, real humor. sion by wind felled trees. A sudden $1,500. gust of wind at «.30 Thursday wks Weed fund. $1,000 ■aid by old time restdents to have beau Scarifier, $0,500; < County Clerk Shoemaker Monday th-- strongest ever noted here. It received an announcement from Sec shook frame bonne» and felled branch retary of Htate Koser that the state es from numerous trees. emergency horse Numerous small rock slides aldkg tax for the connty will reaoh $72.- gttR 205.55 for 1924. The atate tax for Inst the Columbia River highway rendered Locks, principal, travel hazardous. year was $»0,347.85, LEMS OF UTILITIES BENNETT MENTIONED THE STORE WITH THAT CHRISTMAS SPIRIT The Gift That She Really Wants CHRISTMAS h Fiddle Candy Just From The Factory have honest fuel in any form you wish and we deliver promptly. Phone 2181 for SLABWOOD BODY FIR OAK FOUNTAIN AND LUNCHEON SERVICE BRIQUETS HOOD RIVER DRUG CO Phone 1551 WOMEN’S PHŒNIX HOSIERY SILK HOSE RANGE EMRY LUMBER & FUEL CO. Everything to Build Anything Communion Service Riverside Church, Next Sunday A Short Communion Address by Dr. Boddy HALLOWELLS HERE TOMORROW EVENING » ■» i