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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15

Late News Letters
FIR

Msssrs. Cole. West and Hale spent
Monday in Hood River on business.
Mr.. Barrett and daughters visited
Mr.. Wallis Sunday afternoon.
Misses Erma and lnez Absher spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. Suther.
lin.
Mrs. John Hale visited the Fir
school last Friday.
The Fir school is one Of the most up
TO date schools in Hood River county.
The school board has the yentilstinR
boards at the windows and has pur-
chased new map of Oregon: also Rob-
inson's historical and geographical
chart which is splendid help in the
studies Of history and geography.
Mrs. L. c. Williams is having a de-
liRhtul time in feeding flock of birds
that visit her bounteous feast several
times day.
We regret to hear Of the death of
Capt. Jackson, who has been very
poorly all fall and winter. He was one
Of the pioneers of the valley, and will
be missed by his many friends.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
EASTERN OREGON Or
GAMES FOR 1915

Expecting q vast number Of tourists
and immigrants 70 come to the Pacific
coast BY way Of Oregon during 1915.
the cities Of eastern Oregon are al
ready making preparations to do their
share in taking care of the visitors and
new settlers. Tom Richardson. repre-
senting the Portland Commercial club,
is making a tour of that part Of the
state urging the people in each COM
munity to unite In an effort to take ad-
vantage Of an unusual opportunity to
secure large additions to population
and wealth. He expects to make ad-
dresses, urging organization and CO.
operation. in practically every city and
town in that part of the state.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
FINS, FURs AND FEATHERS

Hood River fishermen are hibernat-
ing. j. II. Fredricy has put away his
pole until the warm sunshine of spring
time shall call him forth 20 angle
along the favorite spots up the Hood
river. Judge Kent is seen ITO more
with his big umbrella and long pole.
The Judge. who is now in southren
Oregon, used to fish every day, snow or
rain. and he caught fine lot of salmon
trout in the winter seasons. Only L.
W. hiddlesvsrt is tempted to the
streams now. Mr.. Niddieswart is a
vsritahls local lzaac Walton.
We imagine that the coek China
pheasant feels that the ordinary barn
yard rooster has a bond of sympathy
For him nov. The Legislators last year
made it permissible for the huntsman
80 shoot the male China pheasant in the
Willamette valley the past fall. and
the beautiful fowls lured many hunters
into the opsn. Now comes the uni.
versity savant and the editorial writer
with weighty words of wisdom and ad-
vice, telling all to swat the rooster.
"Swat not only the ay, but rid the
earth of the pesky rooster. He spoils
the eggs Of the Oregon hen; and he
disturbs the rest of father and the
baby at night with his lusty crows.
Spare not the chesty cockerel! We
would ask the scientists to leave us
few good dominicks to herald the COM
ing Of Christmas and to let US know
that it is time to 20 home from a
dance.
| Eight thousand jackrabbits fell be-
fore the onslaught Of gunners recently
near Madras, where the second of the
series of winter drives called hunters
from far and near. This was not so
many as fell during the first drive sew
eral weeks ago. but is explained by the
fact that the bunnies left are both few
and frightened.
A number of our citizens had great
fun last week executing rat at the
Bon Ton barber shop. Tam Til, the
Japanese bootblack there, is gerat
sportsman. He does not hunt with
rifle nor fish with rod. but Tam knows
how to lure the big gray rats, that in
habit the barber shop basement, into
his traps. The other morning he
caught grandfather--or maybe it was
grandmother; anyhow the rodent
was old and battle worn. Tam failed
to kill the animal in the trap and it
escaped and was demolishing towl
stands and other articles in the shop,
when Bert Stranahan's terrier was
called in. 1t presented the appearance
of young bull fight without the Mat
ador, when the dog made for the rat,
and the side@alk in front of the shop
was crowded with spectators.
A dog, very much annoyed by bees,
ran. quite accidently into an empty
barrel lying on the ground, and, look
ing out at the bunghole, addressed his
tormentors thus:
Had you been temperate, stinging
me one at time, you might have had
good deal of fun out of me. As it is,
you have driven me into a secure re-
treat, for can snap you up as fast as
you come into the bunghole. Learn
from this the folly of incorporate
zeal"
When he concluded he awaited re.
ply. There wasn't any reply, for the
bees had never gone near the bung-
hole; they went in the same way as he
did, and made it very waFm for him.
The lesson Of this fable is, that one
cannot stick to his pure reason while
quarreling with bees.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Hardware StOeeS Will Close at Seven
O'clock Saturday Evenings

During the months of January and
February the hardware stores of the
city will close at Z o'clock on Saturday
evenings. Franz Hardware Co.,
Stewart Hardware Co.,
Blowers Hardware Co.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15


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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
BEAUTIFUL OREGON BUILDING AT THE PANAMA-PA
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO. 1915.

RECON the first select dedicate
Pacific international Exposition
building This
nghbor to New foks building
chaste spirit Of the golden architecture
250 feet and designed the classic line of Ihnu Parthenon The
which herself modelled marble
ancient architecture will
Of timber brought from OregOns They will
diameter in height will
will within the products
palace
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15

Get GUARANTEED Eastern BIse
stone at McDonald's,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
World Noted ScuIptors Produce
Marvels In the Plastic Art
Superb Decorative Statuary Fast Assuming
Form at the Panama Pacific In
ternational Exposition szg

FoDGIouS works of scuptre being tho sv
warehouses
many OF them have already long been finished
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15
Delinquent List, Hood River Irrigation District

% be9y ety that the m0wing assessments for
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-01-15

Eight thousand jackrabbits fell be.
fore the onslaught Of gunners recently
near Madras. where the second of the
series of winter drives called hunters
from far and near. This was not SO
many as fell during the first drive sew
eral weeks ago. but is explained by the
fact that the bunnies left are both few
and frightened.
The river press., 1914-12-09
eeiaians In Pitiful Plioht.

London, Dec. 5.-Herbert c. Hoover,
chairman of the American commission
for relief in Belgium, returned to Lon.
don today after a weeks trip of in.
spection in Belgium. Mr.. Hoover re.
ported that the distribution of food.
stuffs sent in care of American com.
mission is we'll under way, but stated
that the condition of famine which
threatened the population is still des.
perate and that, on account Of the at
titude of the belligerents, the Belgians
still must appeal to the people of the
United States for relief.
1T is difficult to state the position
of the civil population of Belgium with.
out appearing hysterical," Mr.. Hoover
said in his statement. II do not know
that history presents any parallel of
population of 100000 surrounded by
a ring of steel and utterly unable, by
any conceivable effort of their own, to
save themselves.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Indiana Officials Indicted,

Indianapolis, Dec. 5.-Large sums
of money were unlawfully drawn out
of the treasury of Indiana during the
session of the 1913 legislature, accord
ing to report of the Marion county
grand jury on record today, which in
dicted Lieut.. Gov. William P. O'Neill,
Homer L. Cook, secretary of state, and
II others connected with the legisla-
turs in 1913 for the alleged signing or
presentation of false claims which
were paid out of the legislature funds.
The report continues:
"The total amount due the $50 men,
bers of the legislature for their per
diem and mileage was $6O,903.60 The
total money drawn from the treasury
as expenses Of the legislature was
100000, making 100000 of expense
outside of the pay of members Of both
bodies for their services"
The river press., 1914-12-09
Steel Firm Must Explain.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Formal in.
quiry was made today by the United
States government of the Bethlehem
Steel company to learn whether the
firm intended to construct submarines
for use by any of the belligerent pow
ers of Europe.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
company, and other officials of the
concern, in response to an invitation
from the state department, explained
orally their position and agreed to
submit it in writing in few days. In
the meantime, neither they nor the
state department officials would dis
close the extent of the company's &C.
tivities.
Mr.. Schwab recently returned from
Europe, where he visited Germany and
England. On his return it was said
be brought contracts for many million
dollars worth of war supplies for the
British government. 1t was suggested
today that he might also have dis.
cussed that feature with Secretary
Bryan.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Irish Are ooinH Their Share.

London. Dec. 6.-Speaking at great
demonstration at Tuam, Ireland, TO-
day, John E. Redmond, leader of the
Irish nationalist party, replied to the
statements that Ireland was not do.
ing her duty in the present crisis.
He quoted official statistics, show.
ing that despite the fact that emigra.
tion had drawn from Ireland the flow.
er of her population, there were serv-
ing with the military forces of the
crown on November 80, $4,000 Irish
men.
If to that were added the tens of
thousands of Irish recruits who were
joining the colors in Great Britain, or
already now in the ranks of the Ca
madam, Australian or New Zealand
continents, he said, it was safe to say
that from 100000 to 100000 Irishmen
were with the colors.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Canal Takes Freight Business.

San Francisco, Dec. 5.-Competition
between the transcontinental railroads
and the steamship companies using
the Panama canal has become so keen
and it's results are making themselves
felt in such far-reaching fashion that
President William Sproule of the
Southern Pacific company, in an auth
orized interview here tonight, said:
"The commerce of the Pacific coast
is in the throes of a transportation
crisis
1t was assumed in advance that the
steamship lines would reach out sue
cessfully for bulk cargoes and imper-
ishable foodstuffs such as grain, on
ions, potatoes and unrefned sugar, but
within the week one of the biggest
companies has announced that it is
in the market for fruit and vegetables,
hitherto shipped by rail in refrigerator
cars. This commerce has been one
of the most valuable revenue produc-
ers the railways have had.
The river press., 1914-12-09
A Profitable SWindie.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-In spite Of the $4O0
monthly payment for police protection
Frank Ryan. alleged head of a "clair.
voyant ring" that operated in Chicago
until recently. received from $4,000 to
$4,000 month as his share of the
swindling operations, he told Maclay
Hoyne. states attorney, in a written
confession made public tonight.
In addition to the regular monthly
police payments, Ryan said he paid an
average Of $25 to 500 weekly to help
buy flowers for some patrolman who
had lost member of his family. He
also said 1t took a neat sum to enter.
tain properly the out-of-town police.
men who frequently came with war
rants for members of the clairvoyants.
Ryan paid his protection money, he
said, through Barney Bertsche, ward
politician. recently shot in a down.
town revolver fight with two detec.
tives. when first came to Chicago.
in 1911, paid $500 month for police
protection" he said. "For my end l
usually got from $4,000 to $4,000
monthly. Once l cleaned up $4,000 in
three months.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Last Session Of SD Congress.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Congress got
back to work again today after six
weeks rest, to what promises to be
a billion dollar session. With crowd
ed calendars confronting both houses
senators and representatives settled
down to passing the administration
program which President Wilson will
outline in his annual address in the
hope that special session may not
be necessary after March 4.
In the house a few bills were drop
ned in the hopper, some new mem
bers were sworn in to fill vacancies
and large number of members de-
parted to attend the funeral of the
late E. A. Merritt of New York. The
house chaplain, Rev. Harry N. Cowden
in his invocation prayed that I'VE may
be at peace among ourselves and with
all other nations"
The river press., 1914-12-09
Suffering From Cold.

Petrograd, Dec. 2-The condition Of
the German prisoners captured in the
vicinity of Lodz is said to resemble
that of the French troops during Ma
poleon's retreat from Moscow. Many
of them have frozen hands and feet.
They were wrapped in blankets and
shawls taken from the peasants.
One private wore woman's fur
wrap. The prisoners say that before
their courage was kept up by state
ments that the Quartermaster was
bringing warm clothing which would
be distributed in a few days.
The reported use by, the Germans
of monasteries, chapels and other pub
lie buildings for barracks and stables
is explained by the prisoners as due to
the belief that the public buildings had
been mined.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Embargo Affects Copper

Washington, Dec. 5.-A conference
of governors of copper-producing states
probably will be held in Washington
early in January to impress upon the
state department and upon congress
the necessity of allowing American
shippers to land copper cargoes in
neutral ports of Europe. Such con-
ference has been proposed by Cover.
nor Spry of Utah, and his suggestion
has been approved by Governor Stew.
art of Montana.
The governors OF Colorado, Arizo.
ma, Nevada, Michigan and other states
have been asked to attend. 1t is
Governor Spry's idea that if the gov.
ernors will call in body on Secre-
tary Bryan and urge the state depart
ment to press it's negotiations with
Great Britain more vigorously that
the British government may be in
duced to to take copper from its list
of contraband articles.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Millions For Army and Navy.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The need of
240 additional officers and about 4,6OO
men to fully equip all American war
ships of actual military value was ex-
planned today to the house naval af-
fairs committee by Rear Admiral Blue,
chief of the navigation bureau of the
navy department. The estimates of
the navy exceed last years total of
$145,000,000 by almost 100000.
Appropriations aggregating $1O4,124.-
512, to carry the army through the
coming year, are proposed in estimates
which the war department has just
completed for submission to congress.
This is an increase Of $3,105,300 over
the total carried by the army bill for
the current year, although reductions
are made in the allowances for many
branches of the service. - T
A new item Of $15O,OOO for purchase
Of automatic machine rides Is asked.
Although $2,900,000 is sought for
ammunition compared with $4,000, 900
carried in the current law.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Proqressives Will Not Quit.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-Progressives from
"a states in a conference session of
the executive committee of the party
today expressed their confidence in
the progressive party principles and
their determination to continue the
party in action.
Reports were heard from the vari-
Gus states and later statement was
issued by the executive committee
through it's chairman, George w. Per-
kins, of New York, declaring that the
progressive organization and cam
paign of education should continue
and that the national committee of
the party should be asked to fix the
time and place for holding the ma
tional convention of the party in 1916
and to transact business incidental
to the presidential campaign two
years from now.
Not a speaker made any sugges-
tion of abandoning the party and the
subject of amalgamation with either
of the older parties was not brought
IN
The river press., 1914-12-09
Saved From Starvation.

Rotterdam, Dec. 6.-"For the last
fortnight we all have been relying on
American food and it saved us from
starvation" was the statement made
today by a Belgian committeeman,
distributing American relief shipments
In Liege province. "All our grain was
exhausted" he continued, because all
of it was requisitioned for the use of
the German army. With the exception
of small supply of meat and meagre
quantity of field crops, we had moth
ing.
"The Americans have saved us from
starvation" was the cry on every lip.
Every American seen in Liege was
hailed as a benefactor. Whenever an
automobile carrying an American flag
passes in the streets, the people take
of their hats.
Seventeen thousand tons of wheat
has been received at Liege," the COM
mitteeman said, "and $4,000 people are
being supplied with nearly a half
pound each day. It is not a great
quantity for a grown man when he
has little else, but it is saving US from
starvation.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Crowds Wanted Revenue Stamps.

New York, Dec. 1.-Police reserves
were needed this afternoon to restrain
the crowds which besieged the United
States internal revenue offices here in
attempts to buy the new war tax
stamps. A solid line of would-be
purchasers at the Sixteenth street of.
fees extended for blocks, growing in
creasingly restive as the hours passed.
At the offices in the custom house
similar crowd struggled, although not
SO boisterously, to obtain stamps. AS
the result of oan appeal to the treas
ury department at Washington for
quick relief, branch offices were open
ed in two nearby federal repositories
and these were Immediately swamped
by rush of hundreds who had been
waiting at the custom house. AS
further measure of relief Collector
Charles w. Anderson announced that
penalties would not be strictly enforc-
ed if the law were not absolutely obey
ed the first day.
The river press., 1914-12-09
President Opposes Investigation.

Washington, Dec. 7.-President Will
son announced today he was opposed
to Representative Gardner's plan for
investigating the preparedness of the
United States for national defense be-
cause he thought it was an unwise way
of handling "a question which might
create very unfavorable international
impressions"
The nations military and naval ex
penses during the next fiscal year, not
including certain fixed expenses, would
amount to $256,421 1857 compared with
$251 ,2S4,167 during the current year
under plans of the administration EN-
bodied in estimates submitted to con
gress today.
This amount provides for the re
gular army, the military academy, the
militia so far as it's cost to the fed
eral government is concerned, forti
fications, arsenals, military posts, the
naval and the proposed naval build
ing program and the increase in the
navy heretofore authorized.
The river press., 1914-12-09
SURPRISING WAR NEWS
Officiai Statements Fail To Give Re-
liable Information.

Official Statements Fail To Give Re-
liable Information.
London. Dec. 5.-With hundreds of
thousands of fighting men along the
battle fronts in the eastern and west
ern arenas Of Europe the official state.
ments give little information regard
ing actual operations.
| In Poland, upon which all eyes are
fixed, the Germans, having extricated
themselves from difficult and menac-
Ing position, are now directing their
Efforts against the Russian army
which failed few days ago to encom.
pass the invaders.
The Petrograd view of the situation
is that the Warsaw campaign of the
Germans appears to have resolved it's
elf into persistent and dogged grind
ing against the Russian center with the
aid of the recently arrived heavy rein
forcements.' In dispatch from Pc
trograd, the correspondent Of the Gen.
trail News says:
"The battle of Lodz has ended in
success for the Russian troops, ac-
cording to the Bourse Gazette, which
adds that great numbers of German
prisoners, cannon and machine guns
are being brought into Lodz."
The almost complete stoppage of
news OF the war today from official
or other sources raised the question
whether censorship of unusual Sc
verify had been put in force. The
cables brought practically no informa-
tion, Notwithstanding the fact that
surely in the east and possibly in the
west there are now in progress bat
ties of the highest importance. On
several occasions earlier in the war,
there were similar Interruptions of
news dispatches which proved later to
have been due to rigid censorship dur.
ing the progress of vital events.
The river press., 1914-12-09
War Boosts Wool Prices.

Pendleton, Dec. Sin his annual ad-
dress before the Oregon Woolgrow-
ers- association, which met in conven-
tion here today, President Robert N.
Stanfeld said that the European war
and the world shortage of wool had
advanced prices to an extent that had
made the year prosperous. He pre-
dicted that next season would bring
equally large returns to wool growers.
President Stanfield declared that the
upkeep of focks was of more impor-
tance to the association than the tar
riff problem, as the Northwest looked
to Oregon for the foundation of its
fiocks because of the purity of Ore
gon breeds. He urged the mainten-
ance of well-organized association
in order to meet foreign competition.
The river press., 1914-12-09
Big Shipments of Wheat.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 4.-During the
first five days of December 465, 1000 tons
of grain will have been set afloat from
Portland for ports across the seas
This is almost third of last month s
total exports which set a record for
the year. Shippers expect an unusual
record will be set for December, the
only question being a sufficiency of
bottoms to permit filling of orders. The
British steamer Cardiagn will leave to.
night with 100000 bushels of wheat
for European ports and the Norwegian
bark Cortez will complete loading g.
900 tons of wheat and barley tonight,
The river press., 1914-12-09
ANOTHER BIG BATTLE
Half Million eeIIigerents Form Front
OF Fifty Miles

Half Million eeIIioerents Form Front
OF Fifty Miles
London, Dec. 5.-Germans and Rus.
SLAMS are engaged in a mighty battle
to the south of Lodz in Russian Po-
land and along a line northeast of
Lodz, to the Vistula river.
The front extends for some 40 or so
miles and probably close to a half mil
limo men are taking part in the des-
perate encounters, which at some
places are at the point of the bayonet.
The Siberian troops are showing
tireless aggression, charging batteries
and moving swiftly up to hand-to-
hand fighting. Villages have been
burned and the countryside is report
ed to be strewn with the bodies of the
dead and wounded. On both sides the
losses have been great.
The new line which the Germans
are forming, after their attempt
against the Russian center, stretches
from Kutno on the north to Cracow
on the south. Here another series of
operations is impending.
There are indications that owing to
the exhaustion of troops composing
the German center, most of those regi-
ments which lost large percentage of
their fighting strength have been with
drawn or are resting on their arms,
and that fresher troops are holding
the line during temporary cessation
in the battle.