The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-01-14
PrOteStOr Heard From

HOOD river, Ofe., Jan. y, 1910.
To the editor: 1t is with consider
able surprise that ! note in the GLACIER
of Jan. Z, an intimation of the recall
being put in operation in connection
with the discussion of the annual tax
budget. most of all to find it almost, If
not quite, the subject of your leading
editorial.
ANY citizen of Hood River county
who has sane idea of the meaning OF
the recall would never think Of apply
ing at present this threat on the
county court.
What are the facts regarding the
agitation over the proposed appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the exhibit at San
Francisco as given to Us through your
columns and of your contemporaries!
This-Mr. Ravlin and Mr.. Butler asked
the county court to put the 81, 600 in
the budget. They did SO. They also
proceeded to ask somebody else-the
people of the county-if they o. k.d
the two gentlemen's desire. A lot of
them said No. A lot of them paid no
attention, believing the county court
were wise enough to do the square
thing. A lot Of them said yes, and
also howled mossback. tightwad, ct
cetera, at not only the "No crowd, " but
even the county court and added insult
to injury by intimating they would
start the recall, and all over paltry
difference of $500, because as they
claim, the county court is run by a
small bunch of knockers.
If everybody will think a moment
they will see the easiest thing for the
court TO do would be to follow the EN-
peror Wilhelm style of exercising its
official functions, instead of giving
their constituents a chance at realizing
the Jeifersonian ideal Ia local sell
government.
Further, if some of the "Yes crowd
will take the pains to cultivate the
acquaintance of the members Of the
court, they will suddenly realize thai
there are no other three citizens of the
county further removed from the boss
ism of any clique, social prestige or
political influence than they. Further,
that no court has wished to follow the
wishes of the greatest number of THEN
constituents more than they, as evi'
denced by their constant effort to in.
form the people of what they are doing
and are intending to do.
This is written with no intention OF
discussing the merits pro and con re-
garding the publicity fund, nor any
memory.
The officers of the Post, and the del.
egates named to attend the Me MINI
vile eneampment next June are
respectfully as follows:
7. u. Tweedy. Com. !. Williams.
| 5. V. C., ;. Cuppie. }, Y. {. .; John A.
Wilson, q. Nj. 5. +. Blythe. Adj
lhos. Goss. Surg. Sanford Smith,
Chap. Newton CLARK. .. OF d. , Jos.
Frazier. Sr.. o. of g.: delegate. J..
Williams: aternates, Jas. A. King,
Sanford Smith. Newton Clark was
installing officer.
The Corps officers, delegates and
alternates are respectively as follows:
Jennie c. Bentley, Pres. Lizzie An.
derson, s. v; Adah Laraway, J. V.
Gertrude Stark. Treas. Mary J. Rig
by, Chap. : Alberta Stead, Cond A Ida
Shoemaker. Asst COnd. Kathryn Gill,
Guard; Nancy Wilson, Asst Guard
Correan Stranahan, Sec. Jennie Whit
comb, Pat. ms. Susie Lynn, Press
Cor. LYDIA Sumner. lst Col. 3. : Ger
trude Stranahan, 2nd c. B.; Carmen
Powell, ed C. B.: Anna StaufIer, 4th
c. b. D.; Myrtle Littlefeld Mus. dele
gates, Jennie Whitcomb, Correan
Strsnahan. Anna Nichols. Myrtle Lit.
tlefeld, Adah Laraway, Alberta Stead
alternates, Carmen Powell, Susan
Dean, Nettie May. Mary j. Rigby,
Lizzie Anderson, Gertrude Stranahan.
Mrs. Aida Shoemaker was installing
| officer