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New-York tribune., 1917-05-05
Miss Rankin $ Vote

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you let me know through your
paper whether Miss Rankin. the Congress.
woman from Montana, voted for or sgsins'
the conscription or seectiye draft bill
| know she voted for the Dent volun'",,
scheme, but wish to find out if she stterSn'
changed. II. J. w.
Brooklyn, May 8, 1917.
Miss Rankin voted against the ksah
conscription amendment to the bill as re-
ported by the House Committee on MIL
tary Affairs. She was for volunteerns.'
She voted for the amended bill on hnsl
passage.-Ed.l
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05
Our All-Wise General Staff

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In all the discussions, editorials and
interviews have seen in reference 20 Al
American expeditionary force 10 France there
has been no mention as to the probable sS'
IRENE command of such a force Is 1t 70 %
intrusted TO the experienced generals OF ths
French and British stats, or does our national
vanity demand that a section OF the West
ern front be turned over to us TO 90 with
our fancy pleases? Is the direction OF our
sons and brothers 10 be in the hands OF e1'
rerienced meE or not?
OF course, it is necessary for the commana
of the expedition to be given to some Ameriesa
general, but after il arrives on the field
should be absolutely at the disposal OF the
Franco British staff that is conducting the op-
erations on the Western front. Few Of our
officers above the grade of brigade commsne'
ers have had actual experience m commsno
of their units, even in man9uvres, ana u
would be folly to have the tactics Of gres'
army determined by such men merely to save
our national pride. Expert military olreeuoH
is available on the firing line for any namOe'
of additional men, and il should be used 70
the full
Already our General staff shows tendene!
TO resent being told what TO do" even ~neh
their adviser is probably the greatest Hvlhs
authority on modern warfare and msa
whose loyalty to the best interests oi tns
United States cannot be impugned. hoS
many battles arc going to be lost by similar
attitude in the trenches themselves on ioe
part of some American general obsessed !"
his own great consequence
ANDREW J. ZANE.
New York. May /, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05
The Magic Of a Name
Let 1t Muster in 100000 Men to Go
to the Rescue
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Success to your efforts to speed up
our war machine. We are facing in the
right direction; we have made up our minds
to strike with all our might. But we must
not only strike as hard as we can; we must
strike as soon as we can. Why not strike
with all the power we have now, not only
with all our money power and all our COM
modify power, but with all our man power
and with all our moral power-now, when
regiments may be of more help to our allies
than divisions might be later?
II We have a battalion fit for service it
ought to be on its way to the front; we
ought to hurl our gathering forces into the
fight as fast as they can be forged into the
thunderbots of battle And to that end our
headquarters and our drill grounds ought to
be just behind the firing line in France.
Shall we keep half million men on this
side of the Atlantic, marking time, three
thousand miles from the scene of action,
until they are all equipped Ito the last but
ton," until they are all drilled to the utmost
parade ground efficiency, and until we have
developed transport service that can carry
them all through the U-boat perils at once
Or shall we begin to send them now with
what transports We have, send all we can
and as fast as we can, to grow into an army
inspired by the music of guns directed by
veterans and in touch with the latest devel-
opments of this most amazing war?
We do well in adopting the principle of
universal service and enacting law of "se-
lective conscription'; but We have host of
men who, for one reason or another, would
be fit for the front almost as soon as their
equipment was ready. "Selective conscrip-
ton" cannot bring them together, but we
have a man the magic of whose name can
rally these near-soldiers from the four corners
of the country. He has sounded a tentative
trumpet call already, and a hundred thousand
have sprung TO attention. Tomorrow they
might be on their way toward the shores of
France, an earnest of our own high resolve, a
pillar of fire to our friends, and cloud Of
despair to our foes. Why not muster them in ?
j. 7. VAN BURKALOW.
Chester, n. Y, May /, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05
Encouraging Short-Weight Thievery

Again the proposal to destroy the den-
tity of the State Department of Weights
and Measures has bobbed up at Albany,
this time by making it a bureau in the new
Department of Agriculture to be created
by the Wicks bill. In the opinion Of
weights and measures experts who have
studied the text of the bill, it would limit
the activities Of the states supervisors of
weights and measures to foodstuffs only
But whether or not that is intended by the
BILL it would only too likely be the prac-
tical effect Of the working out of the meas
ure if it became law
There is no good reason for subordinat-
ing the Department of Weights and Meas
ures TO the Department Of Agriculture or
any other department. There are crooks
and weighters in other businesses
than that of selling foods This city has
had a crop Of them in the coal trade, for
instance, and has caught and convicted
some Of them. Short-measure gasolene
dealers flourish, as every driver of an au-
tomobile knows. Short-weight hardware
sellers, short-measure druggists, short
measure drygoods merchants are not un-
known.
The record OF the Department or
Weights and Measures is a long and hon
orable one. The total of its savings for
consumers through the conviction OF
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05
Jofre S Message
The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Would that every man and woman in
these United States might read every word
OF your forceful and incisivc editorial pub
lshed in Wednesdays Tribune entitled
"JofTre's Message" IL truthfully represents
the convictions Of every sensible person. and
we have reason to be thankful that the press
fearlessly opposes propositions set forth by
incompetent men on a subject Of which they
are in absolute ignorance, superciiously
casting aside the opinions Of those whose alb
solute knowledge Of every working detail is
beyond dispute.
Gust the General STAFF at once and replace
them by men who have a mans capacity for
thinking, men who can lose their identity il
necessary that the cause for which We and
our splendid allies are fighting may be at
tanned AN AMERICAN
New York, May 2. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05

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This ley Spring

To the Editor of The Tribune. =.
Sir II the New York Railways CompAu'
management insists on running open esis
these mornings, at least, it should fGr1HS
ear tabs to the passenger riders.
FpAppr NAY
New-York tribune., 1917-05-05

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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
NEW COUNCILMEN
ARE INSTALLED
S. A. MITCHELL GETS APPOINTMENT
Reed is New City Attorney Mayor Dum-
bic Makes:Appointments Of
Committees for Year

Three new members of the city coun-
ell. C. e. Cuddeford, Walter Walters,
and Kay W. Sinclair we're installed
Monday night.
S. A. Mitchell was appointed to fill
out the unexpired term of J. F.Carnes.
who resigned.
Mayor H. l.. Dumble, who was elect
ed, made the following appointments
to city offices: A. P. Reed, city attor-
ney; W. T. Price, water superintend-
ent: A. Samuel. street commissioner !;
DR.. Jesse Edgington. health officer; j.
X. Carson. city marshal; A. W. On
thank member of the library board.
All were reappointments except In the
case OF Mr.. Reed, who succeeds Sena-
tor Wilbur.
Mayor Dumble's committees for the
year are as follows: Street, Strsna.
han. Scobee and Cuddeford; Fire and
Water, Scobee, Sinclair and Walters !:
Finance, Mitchell, Sinclair and Scobee !;
Health, Cuddeford, Walters and Stran.
ahan: Judiciary. Sinclair. Mitchell and
Cuddeford; Police. Walters, Mitchell
and Stranahan.
Councilmen Cuddeford. Walters and
Sinclair. we're regularly named as city
fathers at the municipal election in
December. MIR. Mitchell, who takes
the seat of Mr. Carnes, has been res.
ident Of the city since 1918, when he
moved here from Rock Rapids, Ia,
with his family. MIR. Mitchell, who
was formerly in the banking business
In Iowa, is now vice president and
manager of the Hood River State
Bank.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
POWER CO. MANAGE
MENTS ARE SHIFTED

Friends of A. S. Hall, district mana
ger of the Pacific Power & Light Co.
at Hood River are congratulating him
on bis promotion to the district man.
agership at Pasco. MIR. Hall will leave
Saturday to take up bis new duties.
He has been in Hood River for seven
years, and has weathsred the storms of
various competitive fights that have oc.
Cured in that time. He has been
greatly interested in the problems OF
extending service into the rural dis
tricts. This is q big feature of the
Pasco- Kennewick district where the
company serves several thousand horse.
power in irrigation motors.
John v. Strang. former district man.
ager at Prosser, will be the new mana.
ger at Hood River. MIR. Strange is an
old Oregonian, and was a football play.
er at the University of Oregon num-
ber of years ago. He has been al
Prosser about three years as district
manager and for some time prior to
that was the company's general store.
keeper at Kennewick. MIR. Strange
arrived in Hood River Monday. BE
has been very active in organization
amtters at Prosser. and has had charge
of the Piosser hog and corn show for
several years.
Rov F. Dean, meter man and solic.
itor of the Hood River branch Office,
has been appointed manager at Pom.
cry. Mr.. Dean Is we'll known In Hood
River, where he has been a resident
for many years. He expects to leave
for Pomeroy about February /.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
COUNTY COURT WILL
BUILD SURFACED ROAD

The county court has announced their
intention of building half mile of hard
surface road on the East Side this sum-
mer. The exact location Of the half
mile has not been decided upon, but
will be inside the mile from the Pine
Grove store north past the warehouses
along the Mount Hood railroad and east
past A. !. Mason's. ending with the
East Side what-used-t o-be macadam.
Probably no piece of road in the val
ley carries heavier travel than this, and
no better location could have been &C.
lected for piece Of permanent road.
The court will go over the route little
later and decide upon the exact part to
cover, at which time they will confer
with the neighboring property owners.
and find out how much labor, il any,
and team work will be donated. A con-
siderable I'LL will have to be made at
one point. and dirt must be secured
from cut further east.
1t is estimated that between 225, 900
and $50. 900 boxes..of apples passed over
this road last fall to the warehouses.
The road for quarter of mile east of
the railroad track has been impassbale
for the better part of the last two
months.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
Women Entertain Husbands

The following report of the meeting
was handed in by the press committee
of the Woman's club:
alphabetically and theoretically, club
women are shirkers and dreamers and
neglect practical things, home duties.
cooking, etc., but after the evidence is
all in, this hypothesis and theory are
found to be incompatible with the truth
as was convincingly demonstrated on
the evening of the tenth, when the To-
cal Woman's club entertained their
husbands. 1t was an annual event and
everything was done to entertain them
and to place the clubs work in the
proper light before them.
The affair took place In Library hall
which was most beautifully decorated
with ivy and potted palms and set with
numerous small tables around which
the large number Of members and
guests grouped themselves and listened
to an excellent program.
The entertainment of the evening was
In charge of Mrs. Arthur Lewis, who
proved charming hostess and an excl
lent presider and presented the fol-
lowing program. which was keenly sp-
preciated and enjoyed in every detail:
Address Of welcome, Mrs. W. F. Lar
away; music, trio, Mrs. Kanaga.
Messrs. Wuest and Warner: address.
Mrs. Chas. II. Castner; music, duet.
Mesdames Henderson and Kanaga: /:
New Years resolutions, Mrs. Wm.
Monroe: music, solo, Mrs, c. II. Slet-
ton reading, Mrs. j. w. Sifton; i'm
personation. Truman Butler.
Mrs. d. G. Jackson and a committee
of ladies then served delicious refresh
ments. Iyoung girls assisting with the
serving. Although the company num-
bered about 200 the serving was affect
ed without the slightest irreguIarity or
hesitation.
The decorating committee, with Mrs.
c. o. Huelat as chairman, accomplished
wonder, beautiful decorations in mid
winter without money expenditure.
Considered az a whole or in parts.
the evening was extraordinarily sue
cessful.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
More Money for Inspection Desired

A strong and concerted effort will be
made on the part Of fruit growers at
the next regular session of The county
court to secure increased appropria-
tions for the work Of horticultural in.
spection in the county. Statistics are
now being gathered by the apple inter-
ests of Hood River from other North
western fruit districts. IL is stated
that Hood River Is paying far less
than any other fruit community for
such work.
The budget Of county expenses for
the year contains an item Of $500 for
fruit inspector. Prof. l.. r. Hem
derson, the incumbent. who has tend
cred bis resignation, says that an
amount so small for The. task is mere
waste.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
SIEG DENIES
| RECENT RUMOR
SALES MANAGER RETURNS MONDAY
Nothing to Earle Managership, He De.
clares, but Admits Receipt Of
Plattering Offers

Wilmer Sieg, who since 1912 has been
sales manager of the Apple Growers
Association here. makes a fiat denial
of reports to the effect that he has &C.
cepted position at a salary of $40. .00C
per year as Northwestern manager Of
the Earle Fruit Co.
There Is absolutely nothing to the
report" says MIR. Sieg. who returned
Monday from business trip of several
weeks to bis old home in Milwaukee,
Wis.,, and other eastern points.
Mr.. Sieg's contract with the Apple
Growers Association. from whom be
has received an annual salary Of Sc. 900,
will end May !. When asked il he was
considering severance of his c0nnec.
tions with the organization between
now and then, he was non-committal.
He admitted that he had received fiat.
tering offers from other fruit concerns.
Mr.. Sieg Travelled as far east as New
York city. He reports that the fruit
market in the eastern metropolis 10 in
one of the worst conditions he has ever
witnessed, because of the enoromus
receipts Of frozen fruit.
"Never in history" says Mr.. Sieg.
"has the northwest been SO badly dam.
aged as this past year. The glut OF
the market with injured fruit and the
annual dullness following the holidays,
when all buyers are taking an inven.
tory and are purchasing small stocks
makes the situation doubly bad Still
the consumption of apples is very
heavy. and with this condition in evi.
dence, ! have no doubt that the way
will be paved for fair sales of apples in
the future. But it will take at least
another 80 days for an edge to be put
on the market"
Out of the approximate 1000 car.
loads of apples produced in the Hood
River Valley last season, a yield al
most twice the tonnage of any former
year, but about $50 carloads remain
nnshipped. The Fruit Growers Ex-
change has practically cleaned out its
holdings, having shipped a.totsl of l50
carloads. A. E. Woolpert. of White
Salmon, mid Columbia representative
of the Dan Wuille Co., an English i'm.
porting company, who was here last
week, reported that he had purchased
total of approximately l75 cars in
the mid. Columbia the past season, all
but two of which had rolled to eastern
seaports.
The Apple Growers Association yes.
terday reported that an approximate
$50 carloads remained in its storage
plants. While some Of this fruit is
made up Ut extra fancy and fancy
Spitzenburgs, the larger portion of il
is ofthe first grades of Newtowns.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
AN OPEN LETTER

Dame rumor with intent of filling in dull period has
msrepresened facts Itdue you and to future
that these be correctly stated and briefly true version
will permit.
In 1908 completed and occupied buildings through
Second to Third streets This enabled immense
stock that had be bought far ahead carload lots Then
came two important changes
We sold out stock of heavy building material such
DOORS windows and moudngs and many large factories
opened distributing warehouses coast thus mixing
load buying Improbable except in heavy stuff like nails and
roofing This left surplus floor spacenot earning full
For insurance economy store divided by fire
walls the first wall 100 feet from Second street. the
next wall $50 feet Beyond this 80 feet extending to Bird
street. making short notice three two, all distinct
and separate buildings
This last section have leased for long of years
to j. c. Penny Co., Inc We will give possession March l.
1917 and make the fire wall solid We have sold them
any any part of business merchandise. We
still have to double stock and will be in shape to
you efficiently under much reduced expense
While receiving nice income rental from very
highly recommended 10 cities where made inquiry we
have interest in their business beyond that of landlord
but was glad to learn that the here also partner
This is all there is of the many tales in circulation
Respectfully Submitted,
STEWART HARDWARE & FURNITURE CO.,
By w. NJ. Stewart Owner
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
SENATOR WILBUR
INTRODUCES BILLS

Senator Geo. r. Wilbur, who has
introduced a number of bills since the
legislature convened. has created great
interest with that containing provisions
that will exclude any alien, not eligible
to naturalization, from holding land in
Oregon. Senator Wilbur's bill is simi-
lar to that adopted by California and
which created international discussion.
The bill will prevent further holdings
of land by Japanese, who are rapidly
acquiring large acreages of orchard
land In Hood River county.
Sentor Wilbur has also introduced
bills pertaining to the manner of filing
for record certain alien mortgage pa
pers and another changing the age and
time Of enlistment in the naval militia.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18
Creamery Grocery Peace Declared

At a meeting last Friday. when J. D.
Mickle. dairy and food commissioner.
was present, peace was declared be-
teen the Hood River creamery inter-
ests and the grocers of the city. The
breach that several weeks ago had re-
suited In boycott Of the butter by the
merchants and the retail Of the product
made by the creamery at wholesale
prices at the plant, was entirely healed.
Il is stated that the hatchet will be
buried. and the grocers will again begin
handling the product Of the local con.
cern.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-01-18

Roy F. Dean. who has been appointed
manager Of the Pomeroy. WASH, plant
of the Pacific Light & Power Co., after
two-day visit in the city. left yester-
day for Goldendale, where he is tenn
porarily in charge Of the company's
business while Manager Nsyior Ia
away on honeymoon trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS THREE MORE VICTIMS AT CAMP WHEELER
Extra Precautions Are Be ing Taken to Protect Men Fron, Extreme Cold
 Prevailing

Macon, Ga, December s.-Thrce more deaths today from pneumonia among soldiers at Camp Wheeler were announced tonight at base hospital. The dead are Privates Ava Mex. Brewer, 1o6th supply train; William c. Futile, 124th infantry, and Albert Sphinx, 106th engineers.
 Extra precautions have been taken in the camp and at the base hospital to protect the men from the cold weather that has prevailed here dur ing the last 24 hours. Many addition- al blankets were issued.
 Gov. Sidney J. Catts of Florida in spected the camp again today. The governor was quoted as saying that he would make Ia recommendation to the war department that Florida troops i'll at the hospital be placed n recuperative hospital near Tampa until they are entirely we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
.KORN|LOFF AND kALED|NES MAY
 YET SAVE RUSSIA Bolsheviki Issue Statement Saying These Two Men Are Leading Revolt
 Against Their Rule

London. December 9.-A proclama- tion to the Russian nation has been is- sued by the Russian government, an- nOuncinE that ssKaledines and KOrni- Ioff. assisted by the imperialists and constitutional democrats, have raised revolt and declared war i'm the Don Cossack region against the people and the revolution."
 The proclamation adds that ssthe con- stituttonal democrats ald bourgeoIse are supplying the revoIting generals with scores of millions"
 < ssrhe wOrkmcn's and sOldiers' deIe- gates have ordered the necessary movement of troops against the coun- terrevoluti0n and issued decrees au- thorixing the local revolutionary gar- risons to attack the enemies of the people without awaiting orders from the supreme authorities and forbid- ding my attempts at mediation."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10
GENERAL PERSHING REPORTS DEATH OF
 FOUR ENLISTED MEN
Three of These Died From Natural Causes and One Was Victim
 of Accident

Washington, December 9.--Ihe natural causes and one through ac- cident, was reported by General Per- shing today to the war department They were:
 Private John A. MalladyS headquar- ters and supply company coast ar tillery corps, December 6. tubercu- losis meningitis; brother. Edward Nal lady, Jersey City. N. J. Private George A. Barnett, engineers. December 5, measles and pneumonia: friend, Dave F. Peddycarty, Bain. Minn. Private Al hert R. Bennett, coast artillery, De- cenlber 6. motorcycle accident; moth CT. Mrs. F W. Hughes, Tuscalo, Ind. Private Roy A. smith. engineers, De- cember 6, pneumonia; mother, Mrs. Anna Smith, Golda. Ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-10

Of equal interest in the world war IS
 the brilliant stand the Italians have made in keeping back the rush of the
 Austro- German forces from the, Asiago
 plateau region to the plains of north.
 ern Italy.
 Although the enemy had bent back the line of defenders to point where it seemed that it must give way under the press of overwhelming numbers of men and guns, the Italians, reinforced by the full strength of the French and British troops rushed to the front have stemmed the tide of onslaughts and for the moment, at least, brought the fight ing to a pause.
 Their infantry and shock troops baked the Austrian and German guns are still heavily bombarding various points along the front between the Piave and Brenta rivers, but they arc being answered almost shot for shot by the cannon of the allies. From the sides of the passes which they are |