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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

there told how he came to begin his
readings of the Carol" 1t seems that
it was pure chance
II was asked by my friend, the Rev.
William Rogers-'Hang Theology Rog-
ers' he was known as-to give a lee
ture at his institute in Bishopsgate
in 1892" said Sir Squire, "and I even
tually decided to give a reading of the
Carol instead.
Il soon found that my reading was
an admirable substitute for lecture,
and so / set out to raise money for
charity by ii. ] thought $4,000 a
strikingly ambitious sum to aim at at
first, and no one was more surprised
than -when this figure was reached
in two years. Since then / have con-
tinued to recite the Carol with the
object of raising another $50,000
Knows Story by Heart
II began by reading the story but
have recited without the aid of the
book on many occasions. The task
is not so easily borne today as it once
was, and this is why ! was reluctantly
compelled to give my farewell reading.
"Of course my reading must have un-
dergone several notifications in the
course of the last II years." the actor
continued. Il. am continually finding
new beauties in the story, and these
scoveries-perhaps in a word or in a
sentence-have sometimes made me
pause as | walked in the streets by
the very richness of the reflections
which they have summoned within ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

the others were sent over to report
loaded with provisions, cots. clothes and
other supplies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

Here are som e
things which you
should look for in a
1913 car. A car with
out them lacks things
you should have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
TRUCKS FREEZE
OUT HORSES

| Lee Whitehead OF the Highland gar
age company, agents for the Alec
truck, never tires of booming trucks.
His latest invention of how far SUI
perior trucks are over horses is a state
ment relating the experiences of an
automobile man of ST. Paul recently
when the ground was covered with
s1eet and snow. Coal was needed and
orders were rushing to the dealers.
Those with trucks succeeded in getting
past with orders while the horses
could not begin to operate over the
sleet covered earth. He says:
'volumes of effective matter has
heen written on the efficiency of the
motor truck and the comparative In
efficiency of the horse, but dry sta
tisticaI facts, theory and deduction,
however sound. do not bring convic-
tion home with anything like the force
of one mans observation on wintry
day. This is exemplified in a report to
the company as follows:
Saturday the weather turned ex-
tremely cold and there was a heavy
sleet which covered the ground so that
horses could get no footing. Along with
this was a slight fall of snow, pos
sibly not to exceed a quarter of an
inch. This practically tied up horse
traffic. especially in the hill district.
But our truck in the service of the
coal company travelled AZ miles. One
load of three tons was hauled from
their yards distance of seven miles
into the hiss district. The coal was
dumped on the curbing on a big tar
paulin and left for the men to carry
in This trip was made under pres
sure and the time consumed was Al
minutes from the time the truck left
the yard. There were number of such
deliveries as this made during the day
and the result was-satisfied custom
ers
"The coal company was awarded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
New Features

The leading cars of this year
have the left side drive. They
have electric dash lights-set-in
lights-not the old projecting
lamps.
They have oversize tires.
Skimpy tires, which double ones
tire bills, are quite out-of-date.
All cars, in such things, follow
the leaders. So don't get features
which the best makers have abon-
doned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
HAS RAISED BIG SUM
READING DICKENS
CHRISTMAS CARO-" !"
Veteran English Actor Has
Read Famous Story Over
$50 Times in Seven
teen Years

London, April 13.-(SpeciaD-f the
shade of Charles Dickens is able to
wander about according to its sweet
will 1t is pretty certain to have been
present Gas the only "deadhead'D at
the st. James theatre on Tuesday last,
when, In the presence of the late nov
elists eldest son, Henry Fielding Dick
ems, Sir Squire Bancroft, the veteran
English actor, gave his last reading OF
'The Christmas Carol" BY reading
this famous Dickens story, Squire Ban
croft has raised for the benefit OF hos
pitals and other charities in the past
|19 years over 100000 and in doing so
he has read the "Carol' over 120 times.
More than that, in fact, for as he re-
marked when seen yesterday, IF you
add the occasions on which / have CIV
en- the Carol at the big public schools,
when money took no part In 1t, and
are, therefore, not included in the char
ity account, the total Will reach 150
readings"
Sir Squire Bancroft, of course. is the
famous eX-actor manager, who with
now Lady Bancroft originally produced
the Robertson comedies and made their
tendencies of the old prince of Wales
and Haymarket theatres ones that new
er Will be forgotten in British stage
annals. The Bancrofts retired in 1886
since which time Sir Squire, who is
now 72. has appeared in public only in
connection with his readings of "A
Christmas Carol"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
Last Before Dickens Son

The last of these, which was for the
benefit of the Middlesex hospital, was
genuinely impressive. The audience In
cluded royalty in the persons of Prince
and Princess Alexander of Teck, and
Henry Fielding Dickens, in his capa-
city of chairman. made feeling speech
in the course of which he said that
"a Christmas Carol" could not have
been put to better use. and that he
was convinced that if his father could
have known of 1t, it would have filled
him with pride and pleasure.
Then the veteran actor whose sight
Is failing rapidly, gave Dickens lit
tie masterpiece for the last time-al-
ternately sitting in an armchair and
standing at a reading desk--and swayed
his audience to tears and laughter at
will-keeping them roaring over Mr.
Topping and the plump sister at one time
and making them moist-eyed over Tiny
Tim at another. At the end, when he
bade, his hearers goodbye. Squire Ban
croft was visibly affected. He con-
sented to see the writer at the Athen-
aeum club on the following day. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13
New Ideals

Then men today are buying
cars for keeps. So the best max
ers now are building cars which
will run for years like new. And
cars which cut down upkeep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

Those lsgions
Of users first
looked at these
tires. They-saw
that the tires
could not rim
cut.
They saw the
oversize. and
they knew that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-13

We could save in our building
about 5000 by using less care and
less costly parts. But it would
cost you in upkeep, in years to
come, several times 5000
So we give you the best we
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
WINANS CITY

Herbert Day, who has been camping
near the Winan's station with family,
met with very serious accident last
week. While working in the timber
Mr.. Day asked a man who was work
ing with him, to toss a file to him.
The man threw the file just as MIR. Day
stepped forward. The file struck him
in the right side, causing very pain
ful wound. MIR. Day suffered greatly
at the time but he is recovering and
will soon be able to be at work again.
Chas. G. Roberts and grandson. of
Tanglewood ranch. will spend part of
this week camping near Lost Lake.
MIR. Roberts has been very successful
in fishing.
G. M. Wilson and daughter, Miss l..
Verna, were among the Hood River
shoppers last Thursday.
A new station will be built at what
is known now as the Holstein siding.
Julian p. Scott, G. M. Wilson, E. Van
derlip and Fred S. Holstein are all in
terested in the station as it will be a
great convenience to the ranchers in
this district. The new station will
probably be called "Holstien Station"
and will be started as soon as possible.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Emry, Mrs. d.
P. Emry, also Mrs. Geo. Emry and
daughters were Hood River visitors
Thursday.
Miss Mary Sheppard, of Willow Flat.
and Miss Ruth Clark, of Odell, were
the week end guests of Miss Doris
lapSnp nf Dec last week
Julian P. Scott, of Castle Mary
Ranch, returned last week from Port
land, where he he'd been visiting
friends.
Rev. B. F. Harper, of Milton, Ore
gon, preached in the school house at
Dee last Sunday afternoon. The Misses
Grace Allen and Cora Smith, of Park
dale, assisted with the special music.
The service was under the auspices of
the United Church of the Upper Val
ley.
Work has begun on the new mill at
Dee. The lumber is all on the ground
ready for use in building. j. w. West,
of Dee. has charge and the overseeing
of the work. 1t is hoped the new mill
will be completed by November.
G. E. Hume, of Detroit. Michigan,
who has been spending several weeks
in Portland, will visit Saturday and
Sunday with friends at the Wilson
ranch.
Julian P. Scott has been very busy
improving the road from his ranch to
the public road, which will be much
better.
Labor will discontinue on the bridge
at Dee, which crosses the river on the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
BELMONT.

Mrs. Lundquist and son. former resi-
dents of Belmont, visited at the homes
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nelson and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W. Isbell, returning to their
home in Portland thursday.
Mrs. A. W. Isbell left Thursday for
several days' vacation. From Port
land she intended going to one of the
beach resorts, where she will enjoy
bathing and seeing old ocean in its diff
ferent moods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Regnell and family
Mrs. Will Metca!f.
Last Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Regnell
entertained his sister and mother. Mrs.
Regnell, Sr., and Mrs. Brunquist and
family, also MIR. and Mrs. Will Metcalf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Upton, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Andrews, of Oak Grove, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Farrell
Sunday.
Mrs. Palette and daughter, Miss
Grace, of Portland, aunt and cousin of
Mrs. Forden, are visiting for few
days at the Forden home.
Miss Grace Regnell is visiting this
week with friends in Portland.
Clarence Piper went to Carson, Wn.,
Wednesday where he will visit with his
cousin and family for several days.
The West Side Musical will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
l.. w. Bishop.
Quite a number of the younger set
spent couple of days camping on the
Oxborrow ranch. Judging by the
sounds that came from there they had
good time.
Friday evening a social invitation
dance was held at Park Grange hall.
An enjoyable time, good music and lots
of fun was had by every one who we're
present.
Mr.. Tomlinson, brother of Mrs. Sam
Epy, who has been visiting his sister
and family, left on Friday afternoon
for Alaska. Miss Lulu Tomlinson will
visit her sister for some time.
We are sorry to hear of Mrs. Kerr's
illness and hope for speedy recovery.
The ice cream social by the ladies of
the Aid and church was a decided sue
cess, a large crowd being in attend
ance. Oak Grove people were very
kind to US. They came and gave
laughable program. Ray Nicholson
sang for US. The ladies wish to thank
every one who so kindly helped US,
thanking all who attended. thereby
helping US out financially.
Next Sunday will be Rev. Anderson's
last Sunday with us for this conference
year. We earnestly ask all friends of
the community to come out to the
morning service as well as in the even
ing.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
WHITE SALMON
tFrom the EnterprIse)

d. II. Sorter returned Tuesday night
from a trip to Malheur and Harvey
counties, Oregon. He and Earl Slack
left White Salmon three weeks ago
and made the trip on horseback. Mr..
Sorter returned by train and Mr.. Slack
will return overland with the horses
within few days.
August l Mr.. Morganson, County
Commissioner, and Mr.. O'Neal, Dep
uty County Engineer, came over from
Lyle and made reconnaissance of the
proposed grade changes on the Husum
road. Using the northern end of the
Underwood road as a point of control,
they found that an almost uniform
grade can be established from that
point to the head of the Bald Mountain
grade with two per cent slope as the
maximum. They also found that the
entire grade can be established within
the limits of the.present right of way.
Simon P. Kreps, of one the pioneer
residents of Camas Prairie, died last
Monday evening, August II, on the old
hometead where he had lived for more
than 30 years. While he had been in
feeble health for two years, his death
was rather sudden although not wholly
unexpected as he had reached the ad-
vanced age of "a years. Mr.. Kreps
came to Camas Prairie from Missouri
when settlers in the Camas section
were few in number. He was an up
right citizen, good neighbor and had
host of friends. He leaves a wife
and five children: Oliver P, of
Laurel: George, of Husum; Richard,
of White Salmon; Mrs. 0rpa johnson,
of Scappoose, Ore, and Mrs. Mollie
Cole, of Husum. The deceased was a
soldier in the Civil War. Funeral SER
vices were conducted at the home
Wednesday of last week, interment
taking place at the Glenwood GEM
eterv
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
CENTRAL VALE

MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Durham and
daughter, accompanied by Sol Wayne
and family, returned from Portland
and the coast. where they have been
visiting the first of the week. :
Mrs. J. M. Smith and son, Howard,
have returned to their home in Port
land after a visit with X. N. johnson
and family.
Miss Palma Hagen is visiting friends
at Cannon Beach.
Miss Bessie johnson and Miss Leola
Davies are visiting in Portland.
Geo. w. Scarlet recently returned
from Seattle, where he had been to
erect house for his brother.
MIR. Hogart, of Regina, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, is here for a visit with
his cousin, W. b. Butchart.
Mrs. Frank A. Massee has been quite
sick for the past few days.
The Priscilla Club meets with Mrs.
Frank A. Massee this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson, of Hood River,
are living on the Hartley place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Arens left yes
terday for fishing trip on West Fork
to be gone several weeks.
Paul Hansen has added an addition
to his barn so as to be able to house
his hay crop.
Mrs. Dunn has returned home after
several weeks stay in The Dalles.
Now is the time of year when the
dry-goods stores do thriving business
in the sale of calicoes, and all small
urchins give up the swimming hole for
the school room. However. there does
not seem to be such tendency to go
swimming in these swiftly running
mountain streams, so we can't get po-
etical about ''the old swmmin' hole. "
School starts here September with
the Misses Elizabeth and Olive Moss as
| teachers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
OAK GROVE

Mrs. l.. r. Gano spent several days
of the past week visiting friends on
the East Side.
j. |. Miller returned Saturday from
visit in Portland and vicinity.
Guy S. Ellis and parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Ellis, of Caney, Kansas, are
home from visit to Portland and the
seaside.
Miss Mary L. Irwin, stenographer
for the Department of Entomology, O.
A. c., is home for a vacation visit of
ten days.
Mrs. Jennie Vanausdel went on Mon
day to Mosier. where she will be en-
gagged in pIune packing for the next
two weeks.
Robert j. Snow was up from Port
land during the past week to join his
wife, who. with her little daughter, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
G. Lennon.
Joe Hall added new Ford runabout
to his travelling outfit, saving time for
himself and wear and tear for his
horses.
Most of the strawberry growers here
have received settlements for the sea-
son and regard the returns as very sat
isfactory. The seasons marketing was
ably managed on the part of the Apple
Growers Association.
The pear crop of this part of the
valley is looking large and fine--a good
thing, as the pear growers are going
to have successful inning this year.
The ranchers out this way are tony
enough dressers, when occasion re-
quires, although very few cases of
X-ray gowning have developed among
the ladies. Some Indians, however, on
their way up to the annual huckleberry
function, are reported to be wearing
slit trouser legs.
Misses Hazel Stanton, Dorcas De-
Witt and Gertrude Irwin were over to
the Belmont church entertainment Fri
day evening and by request put on their
musical stunt, the song of the three
young maids and the trio of ancient
maidens of Lee.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
UNDERWOOD.

W. M. Kollock is having another four
acres slashed ready for clearing in the
near future.
J. W. Shipley will climb Mt. St.
Helens with the Mazamas of Portland
this week.
H. W. Hamlin was in Hood River on
business Monday.
Miss Ruth Vinton visited Mrs. H. Nj.
Griener last week.
Mr.. Vance has recently disposed of
his tract of 20 acres at 5000 per acre.
Mrs. H. W. Hamlin returned home
Saturday, after spending few days in
Portland.
Mrs. P. |. Packard had as her guest
last week, Mrs. L. w. Chambers, of
Portland.
Mrs. q. A. Cooper entertained the
members of the Woman's Club We'd
nesday.
Miss Bess Albright. of Hood River,
spent Saturday and Sunday of last
week with Miss Ruth Vinton.
Val Sandell suffered a broken leg
Wednesday while working with a stump
puller. He was taken to the hospital
in Hood River for treatment.
Miss Emma Eyeritt. of Hillsboro,
Oregon, is here on her ranch for q
short time.
After being here for about two
months, Mrs. j. W. Horton returned tC
Portland the middle of the week.
John Collins is a Portland visitor
this week.
The members of the Utilize Dulce
Club met at the residence of Mrs. E.
M. Cummlns Friday of last week.
Mrs. Very and Miss Mary Hedrick
will spend the coming week in Port.
land.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21

Get GUARANTEED Eastern Blae
stone at McDonald's.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21

road. which extends three miles along
the Middle Fork to the logging camp
where the new logging operations will
be next summer. The piling of the
bridge has been placed but il will not
be finished until after the mill has
been completed. About mile farther
along this road to the logging camp
and on the other side of the river, is
another bridge which is completed. II
is 600 feet long and 35 feet high. MIR.
West has the engineering Of the bridge
at Dee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Chapman, Of
Odell, spent Sunday with friends on the
Wilson ranch.
Rain was very welcome in this dis.
trict Sunday. Laid the dust, which
was very annoying and will do the
crops great deal of good.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
PINE GROVE

There will be preaching services as
usual at the church next Sunday morn.
ing.
Rev. House gave an excellent ser
mon last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Morgan, of Portland, was re.
cent guest of Mrs. d. II. Thorn. She
was one of the number who Joined
Governor Vests party at Lost Lake.
Will Warren, who has served the
Western Union Telegraph Co. for two
years, has been transferred to New
York and will occupy an important po,
sition connected with the company.
John Mohr and family returned from
the East last Saturday, having beer
absent about a month. They left Mrs
Mohr's father much better.
Esther Mitchell came up from Port
land last week for few days visit
with friends in the vicinity.
j. &. Jarvis spent two days at Wash
ougal last week.
miss Allene Clark, from White Salm
on, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Homer
Slade, for few days. and attended
the ice cream social last Friday even
ing.
Ralph and Rufus 0rdway were alsC
attendants at the social Friday even
ing.
The Amcus club meets with Mrs. A.
|. Mason this week.
MIR. and Mrs. D. H. Thorn are duly
installed in their new mercantile quar-
ters and will continue to deliver good.
to their customers.
A large gathering were at the churct
Friday evening at the social held by
the energetic Sunflowers. Owing t
circumstances which seemed unavoida
Bile the exercises and serving were helC
entirely on the lawn. Miss Leila Rad
ford gave fine violin solo, with Mrs
Keck at the organ. The church plat
form was used, as repairs were beinl
made within the church. The net pro
ceeds amounted to about 500
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21
''Tales of Honey aud Tar" from West
and East

VIM. Lee, Paskenta, Calf, says "It
gives universal satisfaction and l use
only Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for my children" f c. Rhodes, Mid
dleton, Ga, writes, 81 had racking la.
grippe cough and fnanally got RELIEF
taking Foley's Honey and Tar Com.
pound" Use no other in your family
and refuse substitutes. Chas. n. Clarke
Druggist.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21

The Stanley-Snith Lumber Co. will
have a carload of apple box shocks at
Van Horn siding on Wednesday. Aug.
ust 27. Any one desiring boxes in the
shipment notify 56ll.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-21

C. R. Bone spent the first part of
the week in Portland on business and
to join Mrs. Bone there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-18
GOOD YEAR
NOW FACES
The FARMER
INDICATIONS FOR SUCCESS
Economy is the Keynote Of
Season

For more ehan twenty years
have been riding up and down the
Seaboard, but never before have
seen the farmers and people generally
as busy at this early season of the
year as they are now" said Mr. Henry
NJ Stokes, the veteran conductor, yes
terday, while discussing conditions
generally. MY run is from Helena
to Columbus, nearly 100 miles, and all
along the line there are scenes of geA-
eral activity. The farmers are break
ing up the fields and taking in more
land; new houses are going up, and
everywhere along the line are scenes
of more than usual activity A busy
year this"
What Mr.. Stokes says of conditions
along the Seaboard as he observes
them from the car window, is true cf
other localities as well This good
year 1913 is going to be a busy one,
as he forecasts. Here in Sumter coun-
ty the farmers were seldom so busy in
January. Already many thousands Of
acres of land have been broken up AMI
prepared for planting. More land IS
being taken in for cultivation. houses
are being built and the farms other
wise greatly improved
1t is the consensus of opinion among
bankers and merchants in Americus
that the farmers are going to put
forth greater effort this year in the
way of crop production, and at less
expense, than they have done hereto
fore. Economy will be the watch
word, and there will be little expen-
diture of money. The past years ex-
perience has taught a lesson, and the
live-at-home policy is going to be
adopted upon many farms this year,
with excellent results.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-18
WEATHER HERE
MAKES MANY
BUDS SWELL
GARDENING is NOW POPULAR
Damage to Fruit Not Yet
Very Likely

The continuation here of the unus-
ually mild weather continues to excite
wonder, as it is indeed extraordinary
for such weather to continue so long
and practically so uninterruptedly as
has been true recently.
Trees of a number of species are
already budding, while spring gardens
are putting forth in all their promise
of vegetables and produce later on
In addition to the many vegetables
that were planted earlier in the sea-
son the watchful gardeners are seiz-
ing every opportunity to plant more.
The effect of the weather upon the
fruit trees here is viewed with some
concern by the fruit growers. Unless
it continues a great deal longer at an
unreasonable temperature, howeve~.
no serious injury is likely to result.