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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-06-04

II ,OD RIVER LODGE NO. I06, A. +. aud A.
M.-Meets saturday evening on or before
Zach full moon. g. N CLARKE. w. N.
ID. MCDONALD. Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-06-04

HOOD RIVER CHI AFTER NO. "a. II. A. M
Meets first and third Friday nights OF each
month. q. R. CAsrNER II. r.
T. O. BLANCHAR. Secretary
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
Stock Watering and the Price Of Gas: New
YOTk'S Experience.

The courts have held that New York cannot have
cheaper gas Why? Because New York permitted the gas
business to water its stock up to the limit and this
stock must be permitted to reasonable return"
Exactly what will happen in Washington if the Gas
monopoly is allowed to initiate its capital up $15OO0OO0
We have doubt Congress is willing and anxious to
prevent this outrage 1t is really up to the committees
District of Columbia affairs. Chairman Smith of the
House committee to be the only real obstacle
ton in that body His committee wants to act; the chair
man seemingly doesn't want it to act.
In the Senate committee Chairman Gallinger has
made subcommittee to which all public utility matters
referred Senator Long of Kansas is chairman of this
subcommittee. Kansas being a progressive State, and
Senator Long being follower of the Roosevelt theories of
progressive legislation that the Senator will
lose time getting his subcommittee together and in
forming himself about this project in overcapitazaton
If this scheme is successful after the demands which
the District Commissioners have made after the warnings
which have been sounded after the petitions that have
gone up from the people Of the Distrc-then the rpon
ibility will not be hard to locate
What capital imitation means how it operates to rob
the public has been perfectly illustrated in New York
lately. number Of years ago the gas business of New
York inflated just that of Washington is about to
be inflated if Congress does not interfere The result is
told by the Saturday Evening Post thus:
New York cannot have at SO Chicago
be further sliding the
population output given chapy
Court saws that
so Manhattan condscatOry
Because
the trusts realyaqured streets
duplicate pipe plant fold the coDns
actual investment the holds that company pprae
duplication, charge which will Weld
a fair
Twenty-odd lie eight stock
yield return upon the
Investment pay upon this bonus
stock and has continued TO them.
The therefore company possesses franchise
value the which viii its assets now
O
charged much bonus
property right had obtained
would be
The people Of New pay price gas as viii Weld
fair realty they themselves
created by growing and franchise
overcHrge doubt good law
but bad for for gas n
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
ADMIRAL LOGAN
ON DUTY one DAY

Rear Admiral z. c. Logan, command
ant Of the Pensacola navy yard, has the
unique distinction of serving a shorter
ume-one day-as rear admiral on the
active list than any other officer In
many years and perhaps in the history
of the navy. SO far as known there is
No parallel case.
Admiral Logan by operation OF law
was advanced to his present grade upon
retirement yesterday Of Rear Admiral
Robert y. Berry, until recently com
mandant Of the Norfolk navy ward
! imiral Logan VIII be retired for age
tomorrow thus giving him but two
days as a rear admiral on the active
list. but in order that he NAV meet
arrangements for foreign tour he was
detached from duty today making him
a rear admiral on duty for but one day
secretary uetCalf made through r6o
President q special request in the SEN
ate that the nomination be confirmed
promptly. The nomination was sent in
Immediately after y O'Clock yesterday
AZ soon as vacancy was created. and
il was confirmed before the close of
the session
Admiral logan was notified by wire
of his promotion. In reply the Navv
Department received a telegram saving
that he hoisted his flag as rear admiral
and that rear admiraTs salute of tbfr-
teen guns was fired upon its being
hOisted and lowered.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
Smallpox vs.. Consumption.

No little excitement was recently
aroused by the discovery that one
of the employees of the Public Ii
brary had developed smallpox. The
institution was closed to the public,
everybody who had been exposed
hastily vaccinated, and the library
and books fumigated.
Smallpox is a frightfuI disease,
and there is every reason for taking
every precaution against II, yet it is
not the most fearful illness that
could befau a person. In the last
twelve years there have been but
twenty-five deaths in Washington
TO its record, a death rate of never
more than 2S in 100000 In 1907
there was not one death due to
smallpox, and there were fatal
cases in only seven of the last
twelve years.
In the last twelve years there
have been 9,537 deaths due to con
sumption. There were 751 last year.
The average has been about 705.
The death rate of consumption in
Washington has varied from 2,279 in
100000 TO 4,239 in 100000. The
deaths in Washington due to con
sumption for the last twelve years
have averaged more than two for
every day.
But there is no excitement over
consumption. No one is alarmed.
No insanitary Offices or buildings
are closed. There is no great pub
lie monument in Washington against
the disease. One organized effort is
being made, but even that is handi-
capped by the lack of funds. The
Committee on the Prevention Of
Consumption is begging for the pal
try sum of S4,93S with which to
wage war against this disease which
has taken from us nearly 10000
men, women, and children in the
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
THE USUAL THING.

No more Wen swear, no more Wen
drink,
No more our money squander;
No more well lie like al sit-Out-
OF church Wen be much fonder-
No more well cuff the children's ears
No more wei lick tEeir mother.
No more Wen kick our dog about
OF borrow from our brother.
Wen steal no more, though oppJrtune-
Wen tap no tillF this season;
And highway robbery give UP
For most sufficient reason.
Wen wart TO murder, but we won t.
We'll want 10 play 1T arson;
Wen want TO steal the peWs from
church.
And rob the good old parson.
Wen thirst TO kill a COP or two
Wen itch TO make abductIOns;
Wen want to burn the POcrhOuse down
And make some big reductions.
But IT'S the Day when all resolve
The day of resolutions,
The day when all awake to feel
The need Of eycluuons.
So put it down in black and white,
And say il all together;
wen angels De the coming year,
10 matter what tie weather"
Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29

pressed with the lack of fairness
and consideration extended to the
people Of Washington; with the in
different aud Ignorant recklessness
with which it is proposed to over
throw what we have and know, and
substitute something unknown, I'M
demonstrated, and unProven.
In striking contrast with the
committees handling of this most
important proposition is that of the
committee OF the Chamber of Com
merce, to which was referred the
condition of the schools. That com
mittee Investigated for itself, it
heard the testimony of the superin-
tendents, principals, teachers, and
parents. 1t heard both sides and
looked under and over the question,
and then it declared in favor of re-
tanning the present system.
But whether Mr. Deliver is right
he doesn't know-or the Chamber
of Commerce committee is right-it
Observation-Disclosures is one thing
clear: Washington should not have
a new system forced upon it in
place of the old, without having a
word to say in the matter.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
Bryan Holds Conference;
Policies Are Discussed

Fourteen Democratic Senators accept
ed Senator Newlands' invitation and
went TO h.s home last night 10 take
dinner ana meet William Jennings
BRYAN IN a political conference As on
the previous night policies were dis
cussed To the exclusion of everything
else and candidates were left out in the
cold.
The Senators who attended the con-
ference were: NeEnery, McLaurin,
NJ rtin. Mon y, Overman, owen, Payn-
rel. Ravner, Simmons, Stone. TaHa-
ferro Taylor, TilImau. and Nhyte
Senator Teller was rot present
1Ir. Bryan will so TO Roanoke, Va,
today 10 visit his daughter, who is at
tending school there. He viii return
10 Washington tomorrow
Tuesday and Wednesday. Of next
week. Mr.. Bryan VIII deliver addresses
in New York. Tuesday night he VIII
appear at Carnegie Hall under the
auspices Of the Civic Forum and his
subject viii be ''Thou Shalt Not Steal
EVeCnesda he will attend the dinner
of the Econ. mic Club and VIII speak
on Finance
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
Commissioner NOrrOw
Receives Promotion
With Rank of Major
Change IS the Result Of
Advancement of Col
Onel Davis.

Engineer Commissioner Morrow today
received notification o. his promotion 10
the rank of major. Corps of Engineers.
United States army The Commission
or advance in rank is the result of the
promotion of Col. C.. +. J.. b. Davis, Of
me Corps Of Engineers. u. S. A. 10
oilgadlet general. thus creating a va
Caucy iu the line.
Colonel Davis succeeds Brig Gen. NJ
crawford, retired. Lieut. Col William
II. BINDy is promoted to colonel. vice
Davis, promoted; Maj. Lansing f..
Beach, former Engineer Commissioner
Of the District, is promoted TO Heuten-
ant colonel, vice BiXbY promoted, and
captain Morrow is promoted TO major.
vice Beach, promoted
Major Morrow entered the service OF
the District four years ago as an As
slstant Engineer Commissioner The
record BE- mace in that position and his
thorough familiarity with the affairs OF
The District led 20 his appointment as
Engineer Commissioner upon the retire
nent of Col John Biddle I'm May. 1907.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
HOSPITAL SHIP
AFFAIR RENEWED
BY REVOCATION

a revocation Of the orders assiEuir :
Assistant Faymaster s. H. Williams ID
duty as "a pay officer Of The hos
pital ship Relief. issued at the Navy
Department today, has developed "a re-
newed outbreak Of the cou--oversy over
the command OF that vessel which re-
suited in Admiral ProWnsgn's resIzua-
ton
The original composition of the Blu
ICau Of Medicine and Surgery was for
the placing of the Relief under the alb
solute command Of a naval surgeon
with @ naval pay officer on the ship
subject 10 his orders IL was at thar
time that Paymaster Williams orders
were issued
Since the development OF tho C0ntro-
ycrsity the pay corps has protested
against the orders of Paymaster VIII
hams placing him under command OF
a surgeon. in view of the fact that tie
naval regulations had already been CON
strued as prohibiting naval surgeons
from having command over any officer.
either line or STAFF. not in the medical
corps. This was defended by Admiral
L5rOWusOn.
There has been no explanation of the
revocation OF PaymasJer Williams or
ders, issued several days ago.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
DOlliVeT vs.. Washington.

If 1T weren't so amusing it would
be wholly outrageous-this plan Of
Iowa's Senator to overturn cur
school system again. Washington
is interested to the extent of hav-
ing $4,000 school children directly
affected, but not one of the parents
was asked for an expression OF
views on the measure.
Senator Deliver admits he knows
little about the provisions and wis
dom of the plan of which he is the
putative father; that he knows little
about the condition of the schools
and little about the existing system.
He has the word of one man, it is
true, a former member of the School
Board, who has made some general
statements derogatory to the pres
ent condition of affairs. These two.
then, the author of the bill and this
former member of the board. are to
dictate to Washington how we shall
conduct our schools. Not a member
OF the board was permitted TO ap-
pear before the subcommittee
which railroaded the bin through
with a favorable report.
Without going into the merits of
the Deliver bin or the merits of
the present system, one is still i'm
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
COrteIyOU Scored
On Senate Floor
For His Report

When Secretary Cortelyou's report on
the financial relief measures of the
Treasury was presented to the Senate
this morning, Senator CuIberson of
Texas and Senator TiIlman of south
Carolina at once preceded to md fault
with it. They objected. for one thing.
to the fact that the Secretary's letter
OF tTansmittal was in printed form.
looking something like Presidential
message, while his statistical tables
We're not printed and in shape for the
easy examination of the Senate.
Senator Culberson inquired il the
document included all there was to the
report, and if it did not. why was this
the case? Nobody gave him the infor-
nation, and after a brief delay, in
which other business was taken I'D.
he raised the question again, directing
81 to the President OF the Senate.
Vice President Fairbanks replied
somewhat sharply that he had not ex-
amined the report which had come IN
under seal and it was not his province
to examine it. Senator A.drich informed
Senator CuIbersCn that in addition to
the printed letter of trausmittal there
were eighteen voIuminous statistical
tables. He said these tables would be
printed as quickly as possible. and had
been sent to the Government Printer
for that purpose.
Senator Tillman assailed Secretary
CortelyOu for putting on Presidential
airs in sending in q printed message
He wanted to- know why the tables
themselves mad not been printed and de
claTed he did not care three straws fol.
the vindication which the Secretary was
trying to give in his letter of trans
initial.
Senator Carter came to the defense of
Secretary Cortelyou and characterized
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
eTO-WOrShiper
Discovered In
Mann Of Chicago

Representative James r Mann of
Chicago, the pre-emineut home Of COM
merciaIlsm and the everyday humdrum
of hard business. stepped forward and
RECALLED himself today on the SUBMITS
of herO-woTship.
Having introduced in the House
resolution 10 locate the Grant Memo
rial on the White Lot instead of I'm
the Botanic Garden. he fixed his eyes
on the high peaks Of herolsm. and s.id.
'Graut is the hero Of the Poop. Of
Illinois. We do not want TO see the
memorial 10 him set down in the Bg-
tame Garden merely for the establish
ment and formulation of a plan for
city Identification. Let that be tried
with other heroes. With our hero i
want it to be different
Il want the Grant Memorial on the
elipticaI plat between the White House
grounds and the Washington Monu-
merit
Mr. Mana said. however. he had had
no assurances that his resolution would
be passed.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
FORAKER FOLLOWERS LOSE;
TRIED TO STOP ELECTION

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. 29.-By YER
dict Of the Ohio supreme court, one OF
the six Judges dissenting, the attempt
Of followers Of Senator Foraker to block
the testing of Presidential sentiment. In
the Republican party OF Ohio through
Statewide primaries. February II. ug-
der the plan of the pro-Taft Republican
State committee was thwlrted unless
she Supreme Court of the United States
shall interfere,
Following the announcement of the
decision. Benjamin r. WcIly. urOSecu-
ting attorney Of Allen county, who's.
suit asking for an injunction Of the
primaries was the second 10 be brOuEbL
to the supreme court the first being f.
Taft inspired suit IN Franklin county.
declared he would carry the case 10 the
United States Suprt me Court lI-
Welly's petition asserted that the Bror-
son primary law denied equal protec-
ton to all voters.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29

cate today measures which were called
radica. when the advocacy or them was
begun by the Democratic party. AT this
point ( may be well 10 observe that Mr.
Bryan never lets tie opportunity to
pass when he finds a chance 10 accuse
the Republicans Of stealing some Of his
homemade thunder
AIr- Bryan stated that mis- observa-
lions led him 90 believe that the Re
publican party today finds itself i'm the
same disastrous throes of fsctl0naI
fighting that has too often marked the
career OF the Democratic party Some
of its leaders. ne said. desired reform
with biz y. and others still pcrched
themselves Ou the same old stauc-pat
platte" IA Speaker Cannon s. name was
not mentioned IN this connection. This
break In the Republican ranks, WING
L-V1 heretofore presented a solid front.
would. Mr Bryan, said. cost them iunu-
Inerabls votes. Happily. he felt assured
that MS own ranks were as adamant.
People Realize Conditions.
Continuing along the lines Of financial
difficulties. the s0-called rOJLcnness Of
Wall Street, and the general and wide
spread abuse of public funds, Mr.. Bryan
said that these conditions. especially
during the last six months, have come
home 10 roOst in so many homes that
the people are at last awakened to q
realization thac the radicaIism OF twelve
years ago spells another word today
reform.
MI Bryan then explained at length
Why tho Democratic party win be la q
position Ia go before the country AZ
large and ask for the right to correct
these conditions, ne expressed his con-
hfeuce that his party would be granted
that authority and. finally, he predicted
success for hIE party, and a new deal
Tor tie ueorle with a new deck Of
cards.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
NEWSPAPERS FIGHT
NEH POSTAL RULE
Editorial Association Says
Change of Credit System
Works Hardship.

Members Of the executive committee
or the National Editorial Association,
VINO nave been here this week, agree that
tnefe IS strong opposition among owners
OF newspapers the country over against
the recent ruling OF the PostOfnCe De-
p4Ilinent on credit subscriptions. The
eiecI or this ruling is 10 limit the
'eHsth or time q newspaper can give a
subscriber credit, disregard Of the Post
once department regulations on the
SUBJECT resulting in enforcement OF a
postage rate on papers that Is prohibi-
tive.
From all over the country protests
are coming in from owners Of news
bapers against the ruling. Threats arC
made that a test suit VIII be brought
The subject Of bringing "a test case has
Teen discussed at the meeting Of the
executive committee Of the NatiOn.-
Editorial Association here This week. IL
mas rot resulted. however, 10 any agree
ment being reached
Ihlrd Assistant Postmaster General
l-d"sle is the man on whom the bur
zen or the protests is falling. The rui-
ing was sent out through him
AR. l-SWshe has refused 10 rescind
the order, which he maintains is aimed
at publications that have no bona dle
subscription lists. But he has assured
n WspaDer owners who have called on
nm Ilat Six months or a year VIII pass
yetoie the order IS Tigidly enforced. anC
lhat when il is the Ieeitmate news
paper VIII have nothing TO fear.
some Of the members OF the executive
committee of the National Editorial
ASSOCIATION who are here insist the
la" IS amply broad 10 permit the de-
ptruncut 10 exclude from the mails
Sueh papers as merely send out long
llsts of publications free for the Dur
i'oSe OF getting advertising, and that the
RUINS or the department limiting the
tieait that can be extended by news
papers IN general is not necessary.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
'KINLEYS BIRTH
TO Be CELEBRATED
Historical Society Will Hold
Exercises at Metropolitan
Church.

Arrangements for the celebration Of
the anniversary OF the birth of Presi-
dent William Mckinley were completed
last night By the officers Of the Uuiied
states Historical Society The cere-
monies viii be held at o'clock tlis
evening in the metropolitan NJ r..
Church, Four-aud-a-haIf and C. streets
northwest, and the public has been in
yiJed An effort viii be made by the
Historical Society 20 supply the audi
tors with carnations, President 1lcKtn-
ley's 1avorite flower, ia commemOrad0n
Of CarnauiOn Day.
President Harry A. CoIman, Of the
United States Historical Society. viii
preside and make the address Of vel
come. The invocation viii be by the
Rev. W T. Brown. Of Plttsburg. 4
section Of the United States Marine
Band will play.
A ceremony by the WOmau's Relief
Corps, .. A. r, headed by Mrs. Isabel
Worrell BaII, department president, viii
begin the program. Miss Josephine
Cldroyd IiefethaLer VIII carry The flag
with which President Mckinley cas-
ket was Craped- Miss TiefeuJHaIeT.
Mrs IueZ Seymour Mcconnell W j..
Andrews, Mrs Annie Grant Fugitt- and
former United States Senator John ST.
Lhurston viii take PAR in the exercises
number or members GA Congress.
some OF whom are members Of the His
,Orical Society have promised To- Ba
present. also Justice Day. OF the S1-
preme Court; Prof Willis l. Moore,
Public Printer Charles a. StiluuEs
Rear Admiral Eugene H. c. LeutZe. and
JIdge De Lacy.
The committee Of arrangements is
headed by Col George s. Benson. the
reception committee by Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell, and the flower committee by
Captain Van ReUth.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29

the attack Of Senator Cuiberson and
Senator Tillman as extraordinary. He
said they had been finding fault be
cause the report had been delayed, and
that now when the Secretary had not
delayed long enough TO get all the re
port printed they were OSleCtnS to
that. How IN the WcTld could the Sec
retarv please The Senator's from Texas
and South Carolina, asked Senator
Carter.
Senator TiIlnan said that all he was
asking was taat the Secretary of the
Treasury. should comply with Senate
resolutions in the same orderly manner
as his predecessors. Never in the his
tory of the Senate, he declared had there
beeu such inexcusable delay in the first
nIaca. and then failure TO send the eX-
nIaDation asked in the proper manner.
what the Secretary of the Treasury
has done was q perfectly natural
thing to do said Senator Lodge Of
Massachusetts. 81 am surprised at the
attitude of the Senator from South
Carolina. I know of no one in the SEN
ate who is so anXiOUsly pleading for
LIGHT as he. and vet when there begins
ia shed on the darllened mind the light
divine he objects because there has
heeu hut q partial Illumination
Does the Senator assert that there
IS any light in this pamphlet" asked
Senator Tillman
yes answered Senator Lodge,
there is abundance OF light, but
whether the Senator from South Caro-
line VIII be able 20 see it 1 do not
know
Senator CulbersoE sid the Secretary
OF the treasury almost at the outset
% his report admitted that he had not
answered some Of the specific inquiries
of the Ser.ate-such, for instance. as
tie daily balance of each bank in which
public deposits were made.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29

last twelve years. and which is this
very day taking its average of two
deaths. What would two lives be
worth to Washington "a day? What
would Isl lives be worth in a year?
Is an attempt TO save some of them
worth $4,000? Would a $1,000 build
ing be torn down to save a babe
that might be in the claws of some
monster intrenched behind its
Wallsf
The best and most sincere answer
would be your contribution to this
committee.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
FIees From "Deathbed''
Frightened by Tornado;
On Road to Recovery

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. ga tor
nado swept through the northeastern
portion of EtoWah county Tuesday
morning. While no lives were lost,
much damage was done TO property. At
Goats Bends several dwellings, were de-
stroyed. The lone OF Bud McCurdy
was struck and crumbIed like an egg
shell.
a brother Of McCurdy, seventy-fiya
years old. was on what was thought I'D
be his deathbed. In fear, the sick man
iumDed up and fed from the house and
got out Of the way of harm. He is ug
and on the way 90 recovery
The Washington times., 1908-01-29
PLAN WORLD WIDE LEAGUE
OF TEMPERANCE WORKERS

LONDON. Jan. 29-Witu a view 10
forming a worlds prohibition coufed-
Grafton, an important conference was
held here at the instance Of Edward
Page CASTOR. Of Chicago
Several influential leaders Of the Brit
lsa Temperance movement were pres
emit The first regular convention Of
the confederation is damned To- rr l7lTT
IN London next June.
The Washington times., 1908-01-29

It is with great satisfaction Washing
ton can contemplate the effective and
prompt manner in which the snow was
cleared from our streets. It's inexpen-
.siveuess waa also gratifying. Our snow
cleaning br. cade can always be depend
ed upon for fue work If Old Sol viii
only do his duty.