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Middletown transcript., 1915-04-10
VOTE ON SEWERAGE
The Taxpayers Will Decide This
Question on May Third
WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES

In Way the citizeus of Middletown
will vote upon the important question
of building a sewer system. After long
and careful investigation by experts to
determine the system best adapted to
Middletown's situation and needs, a
plan of sewerage costing $22, 900 has
been chosen, and its adoption will be
decided by the taxpayers of the town.
The question of the hygienic and bust
ness value of a good sewer system is
no more open to argument than the
question whether tallow candles should
replace electric lights or the omnibus
the railroad special.
There can be no discussion save upon
the single point, "Can our community
pay for it without raising the taxi"
Here is the undoubted proof that it
can do so.
A rather too liberal allowance for all
items of expense, makes the towns
yearly budget $500, and its income
$40, $50, Or a surplus of about $45OO.
The towns present liabilities for in
t rest charges on the Light and Water
bonds, is $1450 and upon the sewer bonds
would be further sum of $1250, or
$275O in all, which taken from the
towns present unnual income will
leave a remainder of $4,000.
But the town after this year would
not have this $145O interest charge on
the Light and Water bonds since that
Commission is now earning over and
above all expenses, about $4,000 yearly
and has therefore, very properly prom
ised in future to meet this inter est
charge of $1450, which would add that
amount to the towns surplus, making
it total of $4350.
Thus in no event, can the interest of
$1250 on the sewer system bonds, and a
further yearly sum of $125O set aside
for a sinking fund to meet the bonds at
maturity, amount to this total yearly
surplus of the town of $4,000 as shown
above, but leaves about $1,000 over and
above these two charges.
Again the time is rapidly approach
ing when the State Board of Health
will compel the town to put in a sewer
system.
Every we'll --some IL or 14-which the
local Board of Health have had scienti-
fically examined has shown the pres
ence of disease germs of various kinds
to such an extent as to cause every one
thus examined to be closed by order OF
the Board.
A leading physician here who is spe-
ciaIly posted in the matter, expresses
the opinion that if they were thus ex-
amined every well in town would be
condemned!
One of the first questions a stranger
considering residence or investments
here, is ''Have you a sewer system?'
So that the value of a sewer system tC
the town from a purely business stand.
point will be large, while its value as &
health measure is even greater. Some
day the ever increasing numbers OF
large sink wells in the town and the
large use yet of well water may cause
a destructive epidemic here which will
damage the town, in life and reputation
infinitely more than the cost of sewer
system.
These facts will be cheerfully showr
to any one wishing to examine them by
Mr.. w. S. Letherbury. Then upor
what ground can any one object to this
needed, public improvement?
Middletown transcript., 1915-04-10
Forest Church Notes

Sunday, April 11th, 1915-1O.SO a. m.
Public Worship with sermon.
11.45 a. m.-Sunday School session.
6.45 p. m.-Christian Endeavor SER
vice, TESTS of My Christianity" An
honorary members meeting. Mrs.
Charles Derrickson, leader.
7.3O p. M Evening service.
Wednesday evening, Prayer Meeting.
The impression produced by the
Easter music was very favorable. AL
though the pipe organ was not available
yet the choir triumphed magnificently
over this obstacle.
Middletown transcript., 1915-04-10
Death Of Mrs. HukilI

Mrs. Margaret Williams Hukill died
at her home on Cass Street in this town
at five O'Clock Thursday afternoon,
after an illness of several months. She
was widow of the late Gideon E. HUI
kill, and a daughter of the late Jona-
than X. and Fannie Williams, and
leaves four sons, a mother and four
sisters to mourn her death.
The funeral services will be held at.
her late home on Monday afternoon,
April 18th, at one O'Clock. and the re-
mains will be inferred in Forest Gene,
terry.
Middletown transcript., 1915-04-10

The TRANSCRIPT $1.OO per Year
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-10
! THAT MAYORS CABINET.

"tT1H WIZ ] ON = SHbINE . -
note in the papers that Mr. Thomp-
son will appoint an advisory board, or
cabinet, consisting of some of the
biggest men in Chicago, to help make
his administration a success. l hope
he will not make it a partisan cab
met, or a cabinet made up only of
big men in~the employing class. This
class ought to be represented, of
course, but so ought other classes;
and prefer classes in which the divi-
sion is not made on racial or sectar-
ian lines, but on industrial classes in
stead 1t should not consist entirely
of Republicans, because Mr. Thomp-
son was not elected merely because
he happened to be a Republican; nor
was he elected solely by Republican
votes. If he is to be mayor for all
of the people then he will need among
his advisers employees as well as en-
ployers, and small as well as large
taxpayers. l think some honest rep
resentative of the working class
would be valuable on that cabinet.
The mayor and council have to act
together on many things. AS mayor
Mr.. Thompson will have the support,
when he is right, of Democrats and
Socialists as well as Republicans and
Progressives; because the people
elected their representatives that
way. Aldermen won't divide so much
in their support as partisans as they
will divide according to their under
standing of representative govern
1ient. For example, imagine that
when the mayor needs support on
matters Of public policy something
for the benefit of the people, he will
have the active support of Merriam
and GoInicky .theIt Republican,
Progressives; Kennedy and Rodri- |
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has changed since my time, and 4
do not think you are ready to admit
that. AS matter of fact, the church
and myself have run counter many
times in the last few years. They
have attacked my beliefs in many Diff
ferent ways, and with but little honor
in their methodist. J. Ragan, 54o4
Prairie aV. ,~ f=
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-10

EQUALlTY-I quote from Franhs
Smiths last letter: Fright here oIF
earth on which we dwell is where We
should have heaven, and would I'D
man be just to man." 81
l want to ask him how can man bet
just to man unless he declare to ain
mankind that every human being isl
entitled to the equal use of the freet
gifts of the Creator, the air, the wao
ter, the sunlight and the land, an6B
does all in his power to bring about Ia
condition of society in which this
right viii be recognized and granted
to all our brothers? -F. Williams. "
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-10
PRoRLEM on UNEMPLoYMEN,

had been spoken and written
pro and con as to the solution ofra
great question of unemployment. The
reason no remedy has been success
fully applied to this problem is beo
cause no comon sense = the great
truth-had not been resorted to. One
need not be a reformer or political
and intellectual prostitute to see the
way out Of it. tR
The contrast of overproductioR
and poverty-stricken because of uno
employment) people not only sugI
gests the remedy for it, but it siIentlS
begs to reduce the hours of laborS
abolish the labor of minors, do away
with grossly 'underpaid men and
women, gives man a chnaee to earn
a decent living for his family, so that
he won't be compelled to send hiss
wife and children to pile millions foro
our predatory rich by toiling for al
most nothing. In word. let the (,
people manage their economic az
fairs as well as political. 50 Il
why don't they" you win say, "dot
it through poHtics?" My dear brothlI
er, they don't because they are being
chloroformedsWith the Big-Biz pFess,s
which more than successfully moulds
49,
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guez, Socialists; Richert, Kerner,
Block and other Democrats, etc. Why
should he not have a cabinet that
will represent in the same way the
many elements that go to make upl
Chicago?-D. M. c. AZ ia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11
New Facts About Cold Feet

fTot bottles. active massage may warm
their feet for awhile. even vigorous walk
Ing NAV help for a time. Soon or late,
the cold feet return. Civilians and
soldiers both cannot sleep with cold feet.
Their Kidneys are made more active
and thoughts crowd their minds 10 the
point Of Distraction Re has found that
cold feet is a much more serious malaGy
than physicians ever before realized. 1T
has been shocklnFly neglected and
ignored" SAYS the eminent scientists.
The first thing 10 do for cold feet De- 20
get rid OF leather boots or shoes. Then
discard an socks and place the bare feet
directly into boots lined with felt Paper
a. an excellent wrap for cold feet.
The feet must be dry. Moisture pres
ent and unable % evaporate and fade
sway. az ls the trouble when thick socks
and leather shoes are worn, makes most
feet cold.
Drinking beer and other liquors also
helps 20 make cold feet because % Keeps
the skin too choEed with blood and This
makes moisture. which accumulatcs
faster than % can eVaporate.
Evaporation Of the moisture Of the feet
ig necessary. Bot there must never Boz
90 much moisture JET that the evapora-
ton chnis what remains ~ there On
moisture always present. o. Be- necessarily
kept cold By the vapora, and this makes
cold feet
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Dry feet and dry stockings necessarily
prevent cold feet Il f.. therefore. de-
handed that measures be taken 10 have
dry coverings. There must be a means
% cause rapid evaporation Of perspira-
ton with n oresidue left. and also pro
tectlve measures 20 keep outside mois-
ture from entering from within.
Some people have cold feet because
they Ovef-eat. are Over-fati-uCd. 90 or OK
hausted. The cause is different then. u
a. traaccabale tO Impoverished blood.
whic hfans 90 reach such distant points
az the feet iu a vigorous condition.
The reason women have cold feet
oftener than men is twolOld. One i1 due
90 tight shoes. the other to emotional in-
stead OF muscular cxccfscs. ono Of The
most frequent causes of cold feet is. UNI
d0ubtcdly shoes that shut on. squeeze
and trap the ncsh and flow of blood in
the feet Unless there Oh space between
the toes and feet ana the interior of me
shoe there can Do LITTLE warmth There
o. left no space for afr and evaporation.
nor enough room for muscular motion.
which is the real cause OF warmth and
comfort
Plainly. these researches OF Professor
Unna viii be- the means whereby many
victims of cold feet win bo nbIo to ria
themselves of the nuisance. and many
nocturnal quarrel befacen husband and
wife viii be brought to q happy end
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11
Mime. Ratmirova, the
Russian Prima Donna,
Who Has Set a New Pace
for Professional Beauty,
Supplanting All Her
Pulchritudinous Coun

with which the armies Of Won linden
burg have pursued those OF the Grand
Duke Nicholas has deferred that enter
prise intimately.
Therefore Nine. Ratmirova has at
tracted all to herself the attentions Of
members OF British aristocracy who are
too old to serve in the trenches. and
along with those influential personages
has won also the still more influential
peeresses. In this fortunate situation
she establishes a new professional
beauty record. In fact. Nine. Ratmirova
may be called the reigning beauty OF all
the countries OF the great war alliance
OF the quadruple entente, for Paris and
Rome had already excepted her in that
role.
In Paris, shortly before the war be
gan. Nine. Ratmiroya quite turned the
heads Of the boulevardiers-while put
ting out OF joint all and sundry noses OF
French lOvliness. The latter had had
some success In holding their own
against the Russian dancers. even the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11

The arrival Of Nine Ratmirova. how
ever, spelled disaster for the whole pre-
fious field Of professional beauty. The
homegrown fascinators were Al their
wits end. To be sure. they were de-
voices Of the art OF Bernhard. Raians
and other queens Of the more or les
legitimate drama. but this fresh inter
loper was a grand opera prima donnai
Their handicap was too heavy. what
could they do?
The answer proved them 70 be strate.
gists equal 20 any that we're about 10
emerge from among the Generals In the
French army. They presented them
selves early-to avoid the rush which
they foresaw-and themseives az me
new Russian beauty's FIRST and most az
cent Paris adorers. managed 10 retain
rejected glory almost equal to what they
bad been accustomed % enjoy on their
own account
To the professional boaux OF Paris
Vine Ratmirova anrpaied after nueh
che same fashion as ine choicest cavi4ra
OF her own country she vas in % beauty
class By herself She vas no nero
reicning queen OF beauty: she was im.
perial mistress OF Bcnuty's Realm 10
enc bad been dancer. even prima bal.
lerina OF the Imperial Russian Opera.
they would have insisted that she 20
ahead End dance But as prima donna
Of the imperial Russian Opera they
couldn't dare ask her to 0ren her be-.
wilderinely lovely lips. of which the up
per one was hailed Az the most perfect
Bow Of Eros that ever Eraccd the face
Of U0man
For once these parisi1n fadykiucrs
were able 20 enjoy heart ihroba from
respectful distance where 20 seemed Co
BE- the new beauty'a pleasure to keep
them. Think OF Offering 1000 franc
French poodle TO such q divinitFt They
didn't Neither did they offer open &C.
count at thc lingerie shops That ln
fact would have been "caffyihf coal8
10 Newcastle" Tor D. vas easily apparent
go. n--l-L- rL..l. n.-...-.
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London. Sept. 3.


~ IGHT in the midst Of war and
wars alarms London has gallantry
= - enough to forget momentarily the
dreadful carnage and the problems Of
the national exchequer and enjoy the
agreeable recreation Of falling at the
feet Of a new Russian beauty.
But IN doing 80 the British metropolis
Il combining Alteration with charity. for
this latest feminine divinity as hostess
al souvenir luncheons and charming ten
der OF stalls at various bazaars has
drawn a surprising number OF pounds
sterling from trousers pockets to be
applied 10 benevolent uses.
This present reignlng beauty in Lon
don IL Nine. RatmirOya. She II not
merely a beauty Of the semfOrientai and
wholly mysterious and seductive Slav
type; she is also a singer OF more than
ordinary attainments and power 70 at
tract admiration with her voice alone.
She came TO London az a professional
singer in Russian opera, but the ferocity
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11
~ Dr.. Leonard Heene Hirshberg,
a. B., N. a. N. D (Johns Hopkins
University. }

University.
1T might not be supposed that cold
feet" we're very prevalent On the brave
- armies batting ~ each Others throats
n Europe FIeuratlvely. IN the sense Of
fear or hack Of bravery. there IS no such
thing over there.
/ Actually. however. real true-biue "cold
feet" IN ire sense Of pedal eHtremitios
being "eoId" ana hipped even on cool
Summer nights with disarrceabie sensa-
ions. a. relatively common. especially
among the beer drinking Germans.
Professor unna. the Wcllknown Ger
nan specialist. Uag recently induced By
his Government 10 make an investigation
Of the causes. prevention and treatment
% "cold feet" This has led 10 the dis
covery OF a number OF important 1ev
facts.
u has been found that most German
s0idiera. especially those who like beer.
ElIer with cold feet in vet. cool summer
or AUTUMN weather. az well az when the
arounf O. frozen and covered with snow
ara Zee only id ne most moderate
weather DO they escape "Cold feet" aDd
many o. them suffer from This trouble an
the time. accof6ins 20 Professor Unna.
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that Nine Ratmirova had a taste IL
lingerie. with bewildering Oriental varia-
lions. that might easily bankrupt them
an.
That. It appeared. was The Ratmi-
rova" In her own glorious person she
combined all the characteristic and Sc
duetive paraphernalia OF the rank and
hie Of charming femininity. with a sort
OF goddess-lfke aloofness that brought
the most hardened boulevardiers humbiy
TO their knees and held them there.
Partisan beaux and other beauty con-
noisseurs OF the French capital have
always been peculiarly susceptible TO the
aiiurements OF the anest Slav type. which
Nine. Ratmirova represents. They know
that all women are more or less mys-
terious; but IN the case Of Frenchwomen
4 Is rather a veneer than the solid sub
stance OF mystery. which Is easily cracked
By ardent wooing and apt to peel on
The Russian article. however. Is genuine
through and through-mystery that was
born ages ago in the Orient and per-
fected and refined through centuries Of
development IN the Slavic race.
Even when Nine. Ratmirova condo
scended 90 show herself acc0utcred Ike
any fashionable Parisienne. or when she
had her photograph taken in the sim
plesi robe, with her hair falling natur-
ally on each side Of her graceful head.
she vas still INTENTIONALLY mysterious.
SIN WITH that vague touch OF the orr.
enfsl end the unknowable Nobody could
be perfectly certain I'M what spirit TO aD-
proach her. whether he would be re-
wardod with a smile or crushed with an
Indifferent glance of the sort that makes
the male person feel that ho has been
Transformed into sheet OF thin window
glass
And en- her ceremonial Russian Court
dress as she presented herself 90 aris-
t0cratic social functions. wearing the
rich and barbarousiy ornamenicd. crown
Ike "EokochuIh- male person short
of ROYALTY. not even q plrisborn French
man. had The hardwood to % more than
cast a glance in her renefal direction
except uron mmisiatahie Invitation
% De- ne poFsessian Of these quai.tioa
which gained f0f VINE Rafmifota her
DISTINGUISHED welcome in london society.
Tier entire willingness to serve as
hostess or in any other appropriate ca
paclfy. Tor purposes OF charity. rendered
haf position aa ahs0ufa r1asfff 0f
bealtys realm en- the more secure ne
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of Her Country.

fascinating Karsavina. Most OF them
being actresses, not merely dancers. they
could claim some distinction as well as
chic. And so, even In the presence Of
Karsavina, they continued TO hold their
heads high. refusing 10 take any dust
from a Russian dancers chariot wheels.
In the minds OF gay and volatile Par
isians this attitude added piquancy to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-11

Mime. Karsavina, the Beautiful
Russian Dancer, Whose
Professional Beauty Mantle
Has Fallen Upon the Shout
ders Of Her Opera Singer
Countrywoman.
sides, I'M her Russian Court coetu-,-
which admirably suits the pure lines OF
her face and figure. che nfe in With the
subdued social war atmosphere like a
hgure On q stained glass cathedral win
dow
10 o. not too much 20 be said that Lon
don smart society fuu rat.lcs the action
OF the Russian Academy of Arts in three
times awarding Del prize for beauty 10
Vine H1fmirofa For The present. al
least no more fancers. nor even act
rosses. need Apply.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-21
HEIGHTS NEWS

Mr.. Sutton. the father of Mrs. VIM.
Rodgers passed away last Thursday
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Rodgers accom-
panied the remains to Salem for burial.
Mrs. Rogers mother is buried there.
Mrs. Tredway, after canvassing Hood
River in the interests of kindergarten
work, left for The Dalles the last of
the week.
Rev. Stannard, of Portland, preached
at the Baptist church Sunday. He is a
candidate for the pastorate here.
Let all the members of the Eastern
Star remember the chicken pie dinner
at the next regular meeting.
W. H. Taft returned from Vancouver,
Wash, Sunday, where he has been with
his brother and wife the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. J. Ward reported
they had reached Mrs. Wards broth
er's at Moderate without any mishap
except a small nail puncture. They
had fine trip that far. After a few
days rest will go on to the fair at San
Francisco, then on to Long Beach.
Mrs. Marybeth Crowell started for
San Francisco Saturday to visit her son
and take in the Panama exposition.
Miss Vernon Shoemaker visited her
cousin, Mrs. Ella Wilbur, Sunday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-21
BARRETT.

A merry motor party left here early
Sunday morning in the big touring car
of Ed Foust for Trout Lake and the ice
caves. The weather was perfect, the
roads good, and all report delightful
time. Those of the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. n. d. Steele, Miss Elizabeth
Bailer, of Cleveland, Ohio, sister of
Mrs. Steele, who has been spending the
summer here, Carl Bailer and Mr.
Blueit, of Portland, Miss Ezma Jones,
Miss Lempi Hukari, Miss Frazier and
the driver.
Vern Boynton, of Pendleton, spent a
few days at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
J. II. Shoemaker, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Gibbons had as
their week end guests Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Stockdale, of Whittier, Calf.
Mrs. Walter ColVin and small daugh-
ter are in Portland spending this month
with Mrs. Colvin's parents.
Carleton Armitage, who has been
spending the last two weeks with Glenn
Shoemaker, left Saturday for o. A. Q.
10 take up his work as a Junior this
year.
Mrs. r. L. Williams and two children
came from San Francisco last week tC
join Mr.. Williams, who for some time
has had charge of DR.. Wright's apple
ranch. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will
make their home this winter with Mrs.
Williams sister, Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Mary Pferdner left for Portland
Tuesday, where she will remain fol
the winter with her daughter, Miss
May Pferdner.
j. II. Shoemaker visited with friends
and relatives in Seattle last week
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-21
FRANKTON.

Mrs. G. F. Gray has been on the sick
list for the last week, but with good
care the doctor says she will soon be
up and around again.
Miss Meta Fortune was a week end
visitor at Portland, this being her first
visit with the home folks since school
began.
The Hood River News has a new cor
respondent fOr Frankton. The retiring
scribe was good one. We wish the
new one success and all the glory"
that goes with II.
John Phillips is finishing up the addi-
tion to his mill and will install the ma
chinery and burrs at once. and just as
soon as he has water sufficient, he will
be ready for your corn,
Report has it that a double chime of
wedding bells will ring ont in FranktOn
on or about thanksgiving.
The school board held meeting at
the schoolhouse last Monday evening to
take some action about the erection of
a play shed or recreation rooms, but as
there was no petition on file, after
transacting some little routine business
they adjourned. But petitions don't
amount to much they are like treaties
in Europe, just scraps of paper. .
In our weekly rounds collecting items
for this column, we often use our
neighbors' names without permission.
We find some who object to this, and
when ever we do we will not let it hap
pen any more unless it is in an obitu-
arY.
Mrs. Dan Malaer, who has been on
the sick list for some time, is not i'm
proving very fast
Mtchels Point is Frankton's scenic
center. Sunday was another record
breaker for sight seeing.
We have it from good authority that
lbert Garrabrant has discarded his
bicycle, ditched his motor aud has or
dered a flying machine of the latest
make, at least he is all up in the air.
And all over girl a little one that
came to their home last week, and de-
manded bed and board. Mother and
babe are doing well, but Albert, we'll