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Coming of Admiral Fetchers Atlantic Fleet Shows Great
Advance and Greater Needs of Navy Since Last
Visit of Ships to New York in October
Three Years Ago

" HE present week should prove
memorable occasion. 10 In FOR
New Workers in particular
and the nation in general, wlths
our greatest array of modern battle
craft gathering here for review by the
President OF the United States on the
18th and 18th.
Nearly three years have gone since
We celebrated a kindred ceremony. and
in that time the heavy line Il our sea-
going defence has been measurably
strengthened by the addition Of two
formidable superdreadnoughts. In
deed. to be exact. We might say four.
because the Wyoming and the Ar
kansas were SO new and but so shortly
commissioned when they appeared
here n October of 1912 that their
crews had not whipped those vessels
into anything like battle readiness.
To-day the Wyoming is the prize win
ner + our Atlantic fleet and stands for
cur maximum of fighting efficiency.
Now Admiral Fletcher's fleet boasts
the presence of the New York and the
Texas. commissioned but a little more
than a year ago. These two splend d
armored giants have added TO our ac-
tive navy a matter of 56.T3i tons and
n force Of twenty great II inch guns
f AS calibres.
\ comparison Of these weapons with
those aboard the Wyoming and Ar
kansas will make clear to the man in
the street just what our advance has
been in capacity to deal stunning
blow. While our IL inch guns OF As
calibres throw projectles Of $40
pounds. with a muzzle energy Of as
9si foot tons, our As calibre II inch
weapons hurl 400 pound she'll
starting on its journey OF destruction
with an energy OF 65,6S7 foot tons.
At 10000 yards the II inch shell can
penetrate 1872 inches OF Krupp armor.
while the II inch projectile, at the
same range can pierce 15,9 inches Of
the same sort of protective steel.
To the layman this may not mean
much OF gain In the power to harm
a foe, but the fact is quite to the con-
trary. because the larger shell carries
a very much bigger bursting charge.
and this Is to spread wreck and ruin
inside OF an enemys ship after its
heavier weight has enabled it to break
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TAE"ARH 5AS"
<heho Ceokr.1hf By Nnertesa p~e.y I9,Jee.sIien


WORKED UP 10 iuii speed thahKs 10 the
sP'ehuiu response from the engineer
ING DIVISIONS OF ms shlps, ana grad
uaiIy those Two zo'ooo ton giants the
Lion ana irincess RoyaI ana the
-e'ooo ton llser were uoihs .e'o KNOTS
IN nour as they uasheu through the
'uHionns seas ihui,'ereh'y'
Mas Io"S mast " an noui Oh
.,o'e ueio'e ','e nanins -, ni non vrulSe',
Nv. Wv I''o"' 50. "''l,n -o.VVo s'ius
,"' 49,. mo- '".p, w" -, sa,,
-, az, a.,
hnmr =, ,r,or,r,,,an, ,os,ina =, ,tis
So, ~ Itor soanaa has e., ~. -,
Tho RInochor ond s,nr,,,, at,aru,,rd
Tho T,.er io,ra5 in ,ha .,,aoL ho,h
vessels er,rg fror, n d,s,onca -, 20 ooo
Yards Tben tho roc,ng Lion ava
Tiger bur,ed s,Iv, af,.r s,,vo n, ,ba
shins ahead tho pr,rcess Roval
coming nm and ioining In
Against guns ranging from 50 inch
70 10 inch but mostly II inch in
calibre on tho German shins tho rbre.
heaviest british cruisers throw 135
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of this calibre. So mugn .r -ryei
and big guns.
But the North Sea cru seer oa'e
gives further food for rctlce' The
United States navy has ,'"." Scout
cruisers, the Birmingham Chester ara
Salem, vessels OF $3.50 tons t'-r1l''
ment. and OF 24.33 co a-i -5'
knots trial speeds respective. TT.
British navy has many vessels
this type and size-soW s' lrIe',
and three of those in " N''.''.
Beatty's fleet were able O. 8. H"'"
an hour, while his fint..a - destroy
ers were all boats Of AZ !,ls H' IS
Now see what advantage hn 20 ''."
these unarmored craft.
At $4,000 yards II was atN. 30 III
possible for the men I'm '.' .r- y
spot" accurately the '.. '"'
British she'll Accord,usN - "f.,
cruisers, or scout cruiser "a" 'a'
them, were held midway l'''
ton Of the foe. but or I'D ''''
where their smoke would D. ''',.'
with vision. and there, un '.''F
close to the excellent c. .Ht. ~
men, these unarmOred Ncs.'
ately spotted the IA. ~ ID.
projectiles from he lN" a' .. u
Princess Royal maxim ITO
destruction of the BIN, 10
injury Of two other =. "'''.
battle cruisers. For t..' ~
running fight continued.
Once during that lon-
the German tloti,.a ..
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
FARMING AND KID GLOVES

The recent article written by Fred
Lockley for the Oregon Journal and
pointing out the fact that growing ap-
Piles was no business for kid gloves has
created no small interest among the
ranehers of the Hood River valley. Kid
gloves are all right in their place.
Even rancher may wear this article
Of toilet with cireumspect on occasion.
But he must not try to conduct his
ranch on a kid glove basis. This is
what Mr.. Lockley meant by saying
Hood River was no place for kid
gloves.
1t is as necessary to work on an ap-
pie ranch or an orange ranch as it is on
a wheat ranch or hog ranch. To be a
successful rancher, initiative and en-
ergy are required. The man not en-
dowed with these attributes. and who
has come from a city life expecting to
make an apple orchard going success
by simply donning a pair of puttees and
a khaki suit had best return to less
strenuous work Of an office clerkship.
But why discuss such a matter fur
ther? Everybody has learned this les
son. The Hood River valley is now
made up of workers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. 81. X. A. M
Meets first and third Friday nights of each
month v &. RROCK II p
W. A. SCHAFFNER Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

Our wide general Information, In this
day OF the Sunday newspaper. tells us
that the real danger of the time is the
quiet microbe We could even wish
that microbes clanked chains, and then
we would know they were about and
speed for the prophylactic. The in
Vulnerable devils of the middle ages.
invisible but always somewhere In the
neighborhood, have been neatly re-
placed by the discoveries of bacteri-
ology and If we hadn't got used to
them, living would be an almost i'm.
possible anxious performance. The
Vacatonist, reading the warning is
sued by his government against the
bacterial dangers of simple country
living, would stay hopelessly in the
eity-and then, learning of the bacterial
dangers of summer life In town, would
eventually be driven to suicide by
drowning as the coolest way out of his
troubles.
Microbes. microbes everywhere
In the water, in the air!
Kicking up a deadly row,
In the product of the COW.
You can almost hear them mutte-
In the milk and In the butter.
Atlantic Monthly,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
THE Spring FLOWERS

To 90 hunting for wild flowers is al
most as wonderful manner of Willing
away childhood's hours as awaiting the
visit of old Santa Claus. AS you re,
member the visit of old Saint Nick, SC
do you remember the early spring days
when you journeyed to that little pro.
tected glen to search for the first dog
tooth violet or blue bell.
During the past two Sundays, in the
rays of the springtime sun, Hood River
Children have enjoyed this unforgettabIe
pleasure, while their parents accom-
panied, daddy. no doubt with that long.
ing that seizes on a man about this
time of the year. dreaming and wonder
ing if it would not be the finest thing
in the world If he could just have
farm somewhere. and a garden to dig
IN at will. "Ah, that would be para.
iise enou'."
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
Gazetteer and Business Directory

r. l.. Polk Co. have just issued the
1886 edition of the Oregon and
Washington Gazetteer and BUSINESS d.
rectory, which is the only work of the
kind published. 1t contains an accu-
rate business directory of every city,
town and village in Oregon and Wash
ington, and the names and addresses of
country merchants and professional
men, lumbermen, ETC., who are located
adjacent to villages also lists of gov
renment and county officers, state
board, statutory provisions, terms of
court, names of courts, names Of post
offices, express. telephone and tele-
graph Offices, justices of the peace, ho-
tells, daily and weekly newspapers, be-
sides much other information useful
to all classes of business and profess
sl0nal men. A descriptive sketch of
each place is given, embracing various
items of interest, such as location,
population, distance to different points,
the most convenient shipping stations,
the products that are marketed, stage
communications, trade statistics and
churches.
An important feature is the classified
directory giving every business ar
ranged under its special heading, thus
subscribers to obtain at a
glance list of all houses manufsctur-
ing or dealng'in any particular line of
goods.
The work generally is compiled to
meet the wants of the business com
nunity, and is so thorough as to de-
serve its liberal patronage.
Price So. Offices, Seattle, Portland,
Spokane and Tacoma.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
CATHOLICS WILL
PRAY FOR PEACE

As in all other Catholic churches in
America, Peace Sunday will be oh.
served next Sunday at the local Cath
1llc church. Peace prayers will be
offered up IN accordance with instruc-
tons from a decree Of Pope Benedict
AV. A portion of the Pope's decree is
as follows:
Ills Holiness, our Sovereign Lord.
Pope Benedict XIV, in deep atflction at
the sight of war which DESTROYS thou
sands OF young lives, brings misery to
families and cities, and rushes flourish
ing nations to the brink of ruin. vet
bearing in mind that Almighty God,
whose prerogative it is to heal by chas-
tisement and through pardon to pre-.
serve, is moved by the prayers which
spring from contrite and humble hearts
desires ardently that above the clang
OF arms may be head the voice of
Faith, Hope and Charity, alone capable
of welding together the hearts of men
IN one mind and one spirit.
For this purpose it is hereby de.
creed that in every METROPOLITAN. ca.
thedral, parochal and conventual
church in all European countries, ON
the 7th day of February next (beinp
the Sunday called Sexagesima) and in
all dloceses situated outside of Furone
on the 2lst day of March (hejng Pas.
sion Sunday there shall be celebrated
special religious functions in the follow.
sion Sunday there shall be celebrated
special religious functions in the fol-
lowing order:
In the morning, immediately after
the conventual or parochial mass, the
Most Blessed Sacrament shall be ex-
posed with all sOlemnity and dulv in. |
after which the Psalm, Mis-. |
arere Mel, Deus shall be sung with
the Antipon: 'Da pacem, Domino, in |
ielbus nostris, qua non est alius oui |
nugnet pro nobis nisi tu, Deus, noster
followed by the verse Fiat pax in yir. |
ute tua, 1T abundanta in turribus
luis and the Collect, Deus. a quo |
'ancta desideria. etc.
Services at st. Mary" church Sunday
lie as follows:
At a. m. will be highmass and
remon. On this occasion all the mem.
)ers of the parish will receive holv
om munlon and offer it up for said
purpose. After this mass the Blessed
'act ament will be exposed and remain
o during the day. AT 7.S0 p. m. will
e solemn conclusion, consisting of
osaty and sermon. The sermon will
e on Christ the Prince of Peace. -
Buttpr Wranners OrintoJ ot .I;,a
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

AS student at Harvard Ralph Wal
do Emerson did not give much prom
lSe Of his future greatness. His dis
sertation was spoken of as "a very
good one, but too long to give much
pleasure to the hearers" He was class
poet but only after seven others had
been successfully elected and had sue
ceSsiyely declined the honor story
told by Arthur Stanwood Pier In "The
Story Of Harvard goes to show that
Emersons musical efforts were even
less appreciated.
Singing in the yard was a popular
diversion, and early in his freshman
year Emerson, wishing to have a share
In the fun, went to the singing master.
who said to him, Chord"
80 | made some kind of a noise"
said Emerson, land the singing master
said: That will do, sir. You need nor
come again"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
VICTIMS OF THE COLUMBIA

1t will be several more months be-
fore Hood River boys begin TO think of
the cool depths of the swimming pools
of the Columbia. We suppose it must
be the recent warm spring days that
has brought it to our minds. Yet these
months are going to pass pretty swift
ly, and If we are not careful we will be
shocked some warm summer afternoon
by news of the tragic death of some
body's boy in one Of the deep sIoughs.
According to an Indian legend the
gods have willed that a certain river in
eastern Canada shall claim each season
one victim, and every year boy or a
man is drowned in the treacherous
waters of that stream. Though so far
as We know the legends of the Red
Skins are silent, the great Manitou may
have willed the same thing about the
Columbia at Hood River for for many
years never summer has passed that
some boy has not been drowned.
Whose son will be the victim this
year? Is it not time that some action
should be taken toward preparing
swimming pool for the youth of the
city?
A number of Hood River men agi-
tated the construction of such a place
of recreation last summer. The plans
were undertaken, however, rather late
in the season, and nothing concrete was
accomplished. Now is a good time to
take up the matter where they left off
and work toward the end of securing
some inexpensive swimming pool.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

The most frequent cause of head
aches occurring during or after the
theater is eye strain. People who use
the full energy Of the delicate eye
muscles to obtain perfect vision are
often unconscious of this strain. In
the theater the continuous effort to
keep everything constantly focused ex-
hausts the nerve centers and headache
results. The practice of seating the
audience in total darkness while they
are staring into an intensely lighted
stage Is another serious factor. The
pupils, being widely dilated in the
dark, admit the excess of light from
the stage, often producing irritation of
the eyes which lasts sometimes for
days.
Those subject to headaches should
never sit where ii is necessary to raise
the eyes to watch the stage. This un
natural position of the eyes is very
tiresOme even to those who never have
trouble at other times.-Journal Amer
lean Medical Association.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
CLEAN UP THE LITTER

From April 5 to 10, the residents Of
Hood River will be supposed to be hard
at work cleaning up the trash and ac-
cumulated litter of the past winter.
1t really should not be necessary for
the city to make suggestion of this
sort, and yet we may be safe in pre-
dieting that it will be necessary for the
city to take care of number of wards
and charging the costs to the property
owners.
And while talking of clean ups. why
not have a general spring house clean.
ing over the entire valley. In her pub
licity campaigns of the year at the San
Francisco fair Hood River valley is ex-
tending an invitation to the general
public to come here and see the beauty
spot of the Pacific coast If the pretty
little canyons are going to be filled
with bean cans and weed piles and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18


School life at Shrewsbury in the six
teenth century was strenuous affair.
Mr.. Percy Addleshaw in his life of
Sir Philip Sidney" has an interesting
account Of the school at that time.
THE school year." he writes, twas d.
vided into halves From Lady day to
All Saints day the hours of attend
ance were from 6 o'clock In the morn
ing till II, the dinner hour. In the
afternoon the boys studied from 12:45
TIL . O'Clock. Prayers were recited at
the beginning and close Of the dav.
lf holy day occurred in the week il
was play day, but usually the weekly
DAY for games was Thursday, One
custom then begun is still observed.
!" At the earnest request and great
entreaty Of some man of honor of
great worship, credit or authority an
extra holiday was granted to the bows
lhe judges of assize, when visiting
shrewsbury, are still accustomed TO
ask for and obtain this boon. n."-West-
minister Gazette.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

There is one highly civilized country
in which not one person In four could
give their rulers name. That country
is Switzerland. One reason why the
president is almost unknown either by
name or by sight is that be is not a
public figure at all. He has no privi-
leges as president and no official uni
form-not even of the army. Switzer.
land has fresh president every year
He has no personal authority as presi
dent and is practically only the speak
er of Switzerand's unassuming little
parliament 1t is recorded that at a
meeting of Swiss business men no one
could recall the name of the president
The waiter was asked. He happened
to know because the president was
his uncle Philadelphia Times.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
First Beet Extract Factory.


something over hundred years ago
the hacendados (ranchmenl of Uruguay
complained to the government that
over 100000 head of cattle were being
killed annually for their hides alone.
The carcasses were thrown to the dogs
or left on the rolling pampas for the
vultures to devour. Beef in Uruguay
was so plentiful that it was something
of nuisance evidently. OF course
that day has passed, but they still have
cattle enough down there to convert
some 100000 head into 113,0OO,OOO
pounds of jerked beef in one year,
most of which is sold to Brazil, Cuba,
Porto Rico and other tropical countries.
Perhaps but few people know that the
first great factory for the production of
beef extract was established at Fray
Bentos, little city on the Uruguay
river about hundred miles above
Buenos Aires, the cosmopolitan capital
of Argentina, and that it is still oper.
ating. Fray Bentos has been called
the greatest kitchen in the world. On
some days $500 head of cattle are
slaughtered. .-Argonaut
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
Electricity and the Human Body.

A series or experiments on the varia-
uon OF skin resistance to the passage
of electric currents through the human
body has been carried out by Professor
Won Pfungen of Vienna. The expert.
ments proved that habits of strict So
brlety appreciably lessened the danger
of fatal injury from an electric shock.
Nervous excitement of any kind low.
cred the protective power of the skin
to remarkable extent The measure
ments were made by means of a sensi-
tive galvanometer, the current passing
through the body Of the subject from
one hand to the other,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

DR.. Hindle of London finds that
housetiies tend to travel either against
or across the wind. This direction
may be directly determined by the ac-
tion of the wind. or indirectly, owing to
the flies being attracted by odors
borne by the wind. Fine weather and
warmth favor dispersal, and flies
travel further in the open country than
in towns-probably because the houses
offer food and shelter. In thickly
housed localities the usual maximum
flight is about a quarter of mile, but
in one case single fly was recovered
at a distance of no yards-partly over
open fenland When set free in the
afternoon flies do not scatter so well
as in the morning. Liberated flies of.
ten mount almost vertically to a height
of forty-five feet or more
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
Valuable Hair,

In Bokhara, where the finest and
most costly camelshair shawls are
made, the camels are watched while
the fine hair on the underpart of their
bodies is growing. 1t is so carefully
cut that not hair is lost. and 1t is
stored until enough has been accumu.
lated to spin. The yarn made from the
hair is of surprising softness and is
dyed all sorts Of lovely colors.-London
Answers
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
THE NEW ASSIMILATION

Cooperation has ever been an import
ant factor in the development of the
Hood River valley. The success of the
apple industry has been builded on this
foundation. The cooperative efforts of
the local apple growers has been point
ed out as an object lesson to all other
districts. The basic principles of the
Hood River Apple Growers Union. the
successful organization of early days,
have been Incorporated by the selling
agencies of many other districts.
Today close cooperation, not in theo-
ry but put into practice in good faith. is
more necessary than ever among the
northwestern fruit men. The realiza-
tion Of this has been productive of the
Growers Council and has caused an
alignment of all apple raisers along
lines:that bids fair to produce effective
results.
The action of the board of directors
of the Apple Growers Association in
expressing the sentiment that the or
ganization was warranted in severing
connections with the North Pacific
Fruit Distributors may be said to be de-
cisive. The action was by no means
final, and yet, judging from the under
current of sentiment among the actual |
growers whose tonnage may make or
break a selling association, we think |
the action will be received favorably |
by nearly all growers. For the best
interests of the northwesternsapple in
dustry, it is true that shippers of fruit
should be limited, that there should be
a concentration of shipping interests.
BY withdrawing from the Distributors
this result will be brought about in the
Hood River valley, at least indications
point that way. While the affiliation
of the Association with the North Pa
ciic Fruit Distributors might have
strengthened that central agency, it {
would have severely weakened the To-
cal agency. The Hood River valley
would not go before the markets the {
coming season with a solid front. We |
base our assertions on the sentiment e
expressed by representative growers. {
Indications now point to a district e
with the great majority of its growers 2
ready to get together for the common Il
interest. 1t is conceded that before the p
of all northwestern dis +
.ricts can successfully be brought about e
t will be necessary for individual dis. Ii
ricts to cause harmony to prevail e.
among the intefests represented in
hem. This seems to be the process
low under way in Hood River. &C
This trend seems to.be manifested in nj
he other principal districts. Yakima re
nd Wenatchee have had more shipping m
interests than at Hood River and ca
therefore, more factions. They have of
egun with the difficult tasks of bring tn
ng about harmony, and their efforts tn
ave been successful, it is said er
1t really seems that the Hood River az
district is taking'a step towards ends sh
hat have long been desired.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18

Flavel is a name that bids fair to
grow more prominent. The Great
Northern, the gigantic passenger steam
er of the Hill interests, arrived at the
Columbia port Tuesday and was greet
ed by many hundreds of Portland citi-
zens. The steamer and her sister boat.
the Northern Pacific, will make swift
passages between Flavel and San
Francisco. Boat trains will be operat-
ed between Portland and Flavel. The
latter may become northwestern Liv-
erpool.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-03-18
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. ].
Stheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, o.
acting directly upon the blood and mil-
cous surfaces of the system Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
rake Halls Family Pills for constipation,