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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
TAX INCREASE Is
PLANNED FOR ROADS

Hood River county will go the limit
in road construction and improvement
next year, as result Of action by the
county court and budget committee
Monday. Although it had originally
planned to decrease taxes the coming
year, as result of the ending of the
war they will be increased six per
cent. the maximum unoer the law.
The total Of the increase 81, 500. will be
used for road work The budget con
tains special fund of 81, $50 for open
ing a road to Lost Lake.
The motion for the increase was
made by Commissioner Hawkes.. 1t was
adopted unanimously With the excep-
tion of R. +. Miller no one present at
the meeting opposed the Lost Lake
road
At Mondays meeting Mrs VIM. Mon
roe chairman of the Philanthropic com
mittee of the Woman's club strongly
endorsed the widows pension law.
Mrs. Monroe, who declared that she
thought the law had been wisely ad-
ministered here, says that the relief ii
has afforded has been of inestimable
value IN this county. County Judge
Blowers also recommended the law,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26

improve in health at his home on Oak
street.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
IRRIGATION DISTRICT
ELECTION APPROACHES

The election of treasurer and a
board of directors of the East Fork
Irrigation District will be held January
Ia, 1919. The law governing the elec-
tion of directors of an irrigation dist
rict as amended by the 1917 session of
the legislature provides for the elec-
tion of board of three members who
may be elected respectively from the
three divisions into which the district
may be divided, or who may be elected
at large from the entire district The
present board of directors has decided
to adopt the latter plan.
Candidates for the office of treasurer
or director are nominated by a petition
signed by at least ten owners of lane
in the District. Nominating petitions
can be secured at the office of the sec.
retary, j. II. Hazlett, and should be
returned to him not later than January
4, 1919.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
HOOD RIVER Is
FAILING ON W. s. s.

From present appearances Hood Riv
er county is going to complete the year
without the purchase Of her quota of
War Savings Stamps, While many cit
izens and bankers have been pushing
the sale of the small securities hard
the last two weeks and while there
will be no let up Of their pressure for
the next seven days, indications are
that the quota of Sl40, 600 will be about
$50. 900 lacking.
Hood River county, when War Saw
ing Stamp drive was on last summer,
failed to pledge her full quota. While
other counties OF the state overpledged
and have fallen down on their pledges,
Hood River buyers have bought far
more stamps than were pledged This
phase of the local situation is very
gratifying, says G. II, Vaughan, who
had charge Of the W. S. s. campaign
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
UPPER VALLEY MEN
IMPROVE ROADS

R. J. Mclsaac. here Monday as a
member of the county advisory budget
committee, says the orehardists and
ranchers of the Upper Valley are EN-
ploying the leisure time of the winter
months in road Improvement. The
county court recently accented a pro.
posal of the Upper Valley citizens to
distribute with free labor all crushed
rock furnished The crusher has been
running now for several weeks. from
II to Is men donating their labor in its
operation, and an average of seven
teams daily have been used in hauling
the surfacing material.
Mr. Mclsaac says the entire three
mile distance between Parkdale and
Mount Hood has been hardsurfaced,
and the volunteer crews are now work
ing south in the large orchard area
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
New Grocery Firm in Business

A new grocery firm has begun bust
ness here. A. l.. Vincent and Ear
Shank have purchased the Elite Gro
Gerry from Mrs. j. K. kinsey. Botf
Mr.. Vincent and Mr.. Shank are expert
enced in the grocery business, bott
having been connected with the Stai
Grocery.
The new owners Of the kinsey store
will continue to operate it in the ole
stand in the Mount Hood Annex
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
Ambidexterity, Raylin's Need

c. N. Ravlin, booster for a golf
course here, is endeavoring to become
ambidextrous. Mr.. Raviln received as
a present bag of handsome and fine
golf clubs. He was displaying his
treasured gift to friend when it was
discovered they were all left handed
clubs Mr. Ravlin is decidedly right
handed, and he almost wept
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
Forty Wins Suit

W. T. Forty has been granted YER
dict of $3.50 by jury in his suit against
the Peoples Navigation Co. Mr.. For.
ry in his complaint claimed that the
transportation concern had violated its
contract as d common carrier failing tc
deliver a motor truck in the same con
dition in which it was received. He
claims that his truck had been dam
aged by having been used without oils
while in possession of the boat com.
nQnV
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Judge Castner is Great at-grandfather

Judge Geo. R. Castner has received
Christmas present that he cherishes
very much photograph of his four
months old great t-grandson, Master
Malcolm Mckinnon, of Vernon, B. c.
Judge Castner, although 72 years old,
holds his age well, and his friends de-
clare they have never seen younger
great-grandfather.
The mother of the representative of
the fourth generation, is Mrs. Ralph
McKinnon, daughter of John B. Cast
Dpr
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
EXPORT OF APPLES
FURTHER HAMPERED

Withdrawal of the privilege that
permits the lighterage of apples to
ships in New York harbor forms an
additional worry for shipping concerns
that are endeavoring to export heavy
tonnage to England c. W. McCullagh
has received news Of the lighterage
withdrawal from his New York repre-.
sentative, c. W. Woodruff. Hereafter
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
War Relics Shown

Relics Of the war front sent to his
friend, W. l.. Marshall, by Ned Craw-
ford, have been exhibited this week in
the window Of the Vogt store. The
relics include German helmet and a
German field telephone instrument.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-12-26
Bishop Matt Hughes Here SUNDAY

Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes
will be the speaker Sunday morning at
II o clock at Asbury Methodist church.
Bishop Hughes is a great preacher and
Christian statesman. He is considered
one Of the greatest preachers in the
college Of bishops. He is thoroughly
alive to the new conditions which con,
front the Christian people of today.
Come out and hear him
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
NOuU is the Time to Test Your Loyalty

Your country needs every car ford to invest.
Swarh las becom the engus work O the ewOnd.
There PATRIOTISM America and
YOU for the
and hIyreuIed from
cad that the Allies not united
We n hve opportunity to dspoveth lie
be weaking& the al
a@intt the aggression the
Our OnaH strike a To- a enemies
b for HyourSM han
ocanaHu ud orOw-Sa invest is Syourbh.
AH@ can little You simply lend and glad
o
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

lCosyyigkfed 1913, I. r. POysons. Chicago
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

American olHeTa Shin / France.
America a1Orar nsOn the
American WOme tOEns in the nned States
theyS Striving he'll
will by
yBondso the TadSECO
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-09
FIFTY TRAINMEN
ENROUTE TO FRANCE

Fairfield. April GA special train
bearing hundreds Of. soldiers from the
state Of Washington to the Atlantic
coast stopped in Fairfield almost an
hour Friday afternoon, arriving soon
after 4 O'clock and leaving about s..
Practically all of the soldiers were
given leave to 60 about the city for
exercise and these were soon the CEN
ters Of Interested groups of Fairfield
people on the streets.
From some Of them It was learned
that one company Of fifty-four men
was composed Of expert trainmen and
were to sail at once for France where
they were to take charge of a stretch
of railroad for the government. The
remainder Of the men expected to en-.
ter camp at Hoboken, N. J., near Long
Island. Every one Ct the men appeared
eager and anxious to 60 across and
have hand in the big battles that
are now raging.
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HAMPTON SCHOLARS
INSIST ON LOYALTY

Hampton, April 6.-The flrst demon
stration here to remind any wavering
ones that this Is the time to be loyal
to Uncle Sam occurred Monday after
noon when q company of high school
boys armed with supply Of flags,
drums and hfes, marched about the
streets with eyes keen for those places
where suspicion IL not acts led them
to believe that none too much loyalty
to the U. s. A. abided.
Three places Of business conducted
by Germans were visited and United
States flags placed on the fronts of
tho stores. It is said also that flag
reminder was left at one Of the Ger
man churches, and workman who
became 20 provoked at the work Of the
boys as to make himself obnoxious,
20 the report goes, was compelled to
make obeisance to the red, white and
blue.
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LOCAL GUN CLUB
TO HOLD TOURNEY

The Ottumwa Gun club will hold its
third annual tournament Friday, May
10. The program calls for $50 birds
with an entrance of $5.25. Seifkin
system Of division. Ten events Of Is
birds each, Two traps, Standard loads
for sale on the grounds. II time per.
mits after finishing the program, there
will be extra events.
The club will try to have one event
that will worry some Of the experts
to make q straight score. Already
four of the prominent profession
ais have written that Ottumwa is on
their route for May.
The Des Moines club will have the
first registered tournament this year
in Iowa, April II. The Bedford club
will hold it's shoot May 9, the day be-
fore the Ottumwa shoot.
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AMES STUDENT SELLS
PATEN TFOR $4,000

Ames, April 6.-sslling simple
patent for $4,000 is the
record, of D. A. Davis senior alumni
student who has been spec
in Photographic work here.
The patent has to do with the plac-
ing Of the masking on a film to
whiten the BORDER Of the print. This
method does away with the loose
in common use. and is quite
The patent was sold to q
Chicago firm.
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LOCAL WOMAN
GIVEN OFFICE
EMMA Fielder ELECTED sEcRE.
TARY OF S. e. I. r. A.;
COOLEY Is HEARD.

The nomination committee of the
Southeastern Iowa Teachers associa
ton reported the following nomina.
tions to the convention this morning:
Observation-Disclosures o. p.
Flower, Oskaloosa.
Vice president-Superin A.
w. Crane, Fairfield.
Secretary-Principal Emma Fielder,
Ottumwa.
Treasurer-Principal Minnie Con-
nor, Washington.
Chairman executive committee
Principal George A. Brown, Burling-
ton.
Committee chairmen - Resolutions,
Principal w. e. Beck, Iowa City;
legislation, Superintendent William
Aldrich, Keokuk; appropriations,
superintendent H. NJ. Haylor, Center
Vile.
Delegates to state convention
County Superintendent E. G. Linn, Leo
county; Superintendent H. D. Kies,
Abba; Superintendent Emma Nye. Ed
dyville; Principal Edith Helting, Oska-
loosa; Principal H. C. tombstone. Of
tumwa; County Superintendent Caro-
line Campbell, Henry county; Super
intendent George A. Hilyard, Sig
Quincy. Four other members Of this
delegation will be named by the
executive committee.
Committee on teachers annuity law
Superintendent H. II. Blackmar, Of
tumwa; Superintendent William AID
rich, Keokuk, and Grade Superinten-
dent r. X. Corlett, Burlington.
COOLEY URGES Patriotism
What the public schools can do in
arousing patriotism in the pupils and
through them in the homes" was the
keynote of last nights meeting Of the
teachers association. held in the audi
torium Of the First Methodist church.
TELLS OF JUNIOR RED CROSS
e. q. Cooley Of Chicago. former sup
erintendent Of the public schools
there, and at present superintendent
of the Junior Red Cross for the Cen
trail division, delivered a splendid ad-
dress. He presented the work of the
Junior Red Cross and explained how
1t makes for patriotism and also for
character building through the train
ing in service received. He urged
especially the Introduction of auxiliary
cahpters in all public schools.
Following Mr.. Cooley, H. e. Black
mar, superintendent of the local
schools. spoke for few moments on
the need for we'll formulated plan
for character building in the public
schools. It was Mr.. Blackmar's re.
quest that any teachers who have
worked out particular system of their
own, send their suggestions In to him,
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DEMANDS STRINGENT LAWS

Washington, D. c., April 6.-Enact.
ment Of more stringent sedition laws
and their vigorous enforcement was
urged In a telegram read in the SEN
ate by Senator Overman from Mayor
Siegel, of Collinsville, Ill.
"The lynching was the direct result
Of widespread feeling in this com.
munity that the government will not
punish disloyalty and although dep
recate the existence of this feeling it
is nevertheless not without some foun-
dation," the telegram said. 1--WE have
repeatedly reported to federal authori-
ties cases Of disloyalty where no &C
ton has been taken and probably
could not be taken by reason OF the
inadeQuacy Of the law
Mayor Siegel said this spirit Is not
confined to Collinsville but lis univer-
sal in this section"
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START LIBER TY
.LOANCAMPAICN1
NORTH ENGLISH HAS EFFgoTNEI
AND UNIQUE PATRIOTIC \
CELEBRATION. VI,

North English, April ga n3aab.
moth service nag bearing fogEy-GdehE
stars, was raised here yesterday a3tos
noon and swung from m elevated Wbo
running directly across Main stsoot
from top to top Of the two tanaet
buildings in town. Hundreds Of poo.'
pie lined the streets an hour be6oeol
the time scheduled for the program.
At 1880 p. m. 300 school childrsn 3,
parade formation left the school bud
ing and began the march to town. fhol
parade was headed by the North 1no.
lish band. Next came several autos;
Of honor guests, holding aloft unique,
Liberty Loan banners. The dr1t "a
these contained three little girls whose
fathers are at the front. The banner
they carried was inscribed. I'VE gavo
our daddies. Will you give your DOH
lars?' In the next auto wero the
wives of three soldiers, whose banner
read, I'VE gave our husbands. VIM
you give your dollArs7" Other autos
contained the mothers and sisters o.
the North English soldier lads. The
mothers banner bore tho words: I'VE.
sent our sons. VIII you send your
money!" These automobiles were
drawn up at the right Of tho speakers
stand which had been erected IN the
middle OF the street. On the left were
the masses Of school children ana
back of them the crowd.
b. B. Brown was chairman OF tie
meeting and conducted the following
program:
nvocation-Father O'sunivan.
Presentation Of the flag supt. Z II!
Davis.
Response, Mayor Win J. Thomas.
Star spangled Banner School
children.
Address, Rev. R. B. Hyten.
Music-Band. "a
NAddress-Rev., J. n. Krenmyre.
The latter at the close Of his ~
dress read poem entitled: "The Boys
Did Lot; What Did Your" Printed
copies Of this poem had been prepared
and were distributed to tho entire
crowd at the close of the exercasGe,
Rev. Krenmyre requested that thh
poem be given prominent place On
the walls OF every North EngIa1
home.
This service flag is 12x20 feet, Il
hand sewed with double stars. n
was presented to the town BY thu
young people of the Methodist and
Christian churches. Committees II
charge were: The Misses May Huste(
and Mary Mahannah. representing tn
and H. Harrington, Russell
Smith and Russell Ferris, representa-
The town.
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YOUNG WIDOW STABBED

Dubuque, April 6.-Catherine Totem
% years old, a widow with three chill.
dren all under six years Of age, was
stabbed Monday evening by Steve
Mariana, a police character. The
<stabbing occurred in the woman's fiat,
but the cause is unknown. Mrs. Totem
condition is not serious, and her as
sailant is being held to await the re-
suit of her injuries. Her husband was
killed in q railway accident on the
Great Western a year ago.
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oTTUl1WA sEMWEEKLY COURIER, TUESDAY, APRIL g. 1918

loyal persons. Mayor Hotz of Ed
wardsville, the county seat Of Madison
county, declared he knew personally
that an organization in his city intend
ed to tar and feather alleged pro-Ger
mans during Liberty Loan celebra-
tion today but asserted he had sworn
in fifty deputies to maintain order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-09
WANTS GRANDMOTHER
GUARDIAN OF CHILD

Keokuk, April civilian A. stice
wants . divorce from Pansy stice. He
asks that inasmuch AZ he is soldier
In the United States army and is about
to 60 to France, and may never return.
that the custody of their minor child
be given to his mother and himself He
claims defendant is not proper per-
son to have custody of the child.
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RUSSELL At CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids. April 6.-The closing
sessions Of the convention Of the
Northwestern Iowa Teachers associa-
ton IL being held today. Round table
discussions will occupy most Of the
day. William #. Russell. dean of edu-
cation at the state university, was the
speaker at the morning SEES
sion. His topic was Courses Of
Study"
The following officers have been
elected:
President, F. T. vasey. superinten-
dent at Charles City; vice president,
Fred d. Gran, Mason City; secretary,
Lillian Lambert, Cedar Falls; treas
urer, T. M. Clavenger, superintendent
at Anamosa.
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SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST MEN

Sioux City, April GIL. X. Hanson
and G. J. Enider Of the American
Brokerage Co.. operating drug store
in the Trtmble block, have been ar
rested by Milton Perry Smith, deputy
United States marshal, for violation
of the drug act. The information
charges that the drug store sold
opium and morphine without proper
order filled out on the blanks required
by the internal revenue collector. The
druggists are held on 3700 bonds.
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since he Is an Iowa member Of the
national committee to formulate such
sEERLEY GlVEa TALK.

- pan.
sEERLEY GIVES TALK.
H. H. Sesrley. president Of the Iowa
State Teachers college at Cedar Falls.
who was next on the program, gave
. most worthwhile talk on 1.-THE New
School for the New Time" He empha.
sized the fact that the problem be.
fore all educators now IL to make true
American citizens out Of the hetero-
genous collection of foreigners who arc
so prevalent in the schools, and he
laid the responsibility for their pa
triotism and that of their families very
largely on the schools
Before the speeches of the evening,
an excellent musical program was
given by the Eighth grade chorus, and
by the Boys and Girls High School
Glee clubs.
RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS
After the round tables yesterday
afternoon, most enjoyable reception
was given in the ball room Of the
Hotel Ottumwa IN honor of the visit
ing teachers by the members Of the
Ottumwa Teachers club. The program,
which was In charge Of Miss Mary
Stoddard McNett and Mrs. Frank Hof-
mann, began with several selections
by the High school orchestra. Delight
full solos were given by Miss Esther
Pearson and BY Miss Olive Wheat. A
Group Of little girls from the Lincoln
school charmingly presented folk
dance, and six dancing numbers by
Miss McNett's pupils we're greatly ap-
preciated by the guests, who attended
in such numbers that the room was
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the coroner's jury possesses the right
to hold suspects for grand jury action.
QUIZ is UNDER WAY

Collinsville, ILL.,, April civilian
E. Trautmann, first assistant to At
torney General Brundage of Illinois,
| and Col. Claud E. Ryman, represent
| ing the adjutanI generals office, began
an investigation here today OF the
events leading up to the hanging by a
mob Thursday night of Hobert P.
Prayer, charged with making disloyal
utterances. This followed a declara-
ton by Governor Lowden that men,
bers Of the mob must be prosecuted.
Inquest over the body of Prayer will
be held next Monday, a jury for that
purpose having been secured yester-
day At that time report on all in
vestigations now under way by feder-
al, state and county authorities will
be made and warrants for the arrest Of
the participants in the demonstration
are expected to be issued. 1t was ru-
mored early today that six arrests had
been made already, but this could not
be verified.
Concrete instances of Prayers al
legged disloyalty still are lacking, al
though Moses Johnson, district board
member of the United Mine Workers
of America, has promised that at the
proper" moment he will issue state
ment to show members Of the mob
were in possession Of certain informa-
ton that caused them to take their
drastic action. Prayer came to this
district about year ago and went to
work in the mines at Maryville. A
month ago his pronounced socialistic
views are said to have bordered on the
disloyal and for that reason he was
threatened with violence at that time
by the miners there.
SUSPECTED AS SPY
Continued advocacy of radical so.
cialistic doctrines is said to have led to
his arrest Thursday night which was
followed by his being dragged from
the city hall here and hanged on a.
public highway.
Since his death rumors have spread
of Prayers attempt to hoard powder
in one Of the mines with the idea OF
destroying It; of numerous incriminat-
ing maps; Of his humble little home
furnished in the luxuries that only
wealth can buy; Of mysterious visits
to his house of a stylishly-dressed
woman All these rumors were intend.
ed to show that Prayers real occupa-
ton while in Collinsville was not that
Of miner but that Of a German spy.
Meanwhile certain members of the
crowd that took Prayer from the city
hall are not attempting to conceal
their identify and the local police have
declared that they know personally
many of these men.
MARTIAL AW FEARED
Governor Lowden has issued warn
ing to officials in this district in which
he states that recurrence Of the
present situation would probably re-
sult in a nrnclamation of martial law
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HELD FOR CONTEMPLATING

Cedar Rapids, April Crank Ray
mond, who is wanted at Fort Worth,
Tex, on a charge of counterfeiting,
was brought into the federal district
court here and ordered held pending
the arrival OF Fort Worth authorities.
the Texas City, was arrested in Sioux
City.
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STATE ACTION THREATENED

Springfield, Ill.,. April 6.-When in.
formed that four justices Of the peace
ct Collinsville had refused to issue
warrants for men supposed to have
been members Of the mob that lynched
Robert Prayer Thursday night, Attor-
ney General Edward ]. Brundage to-
day declared state authorities. would
take charge Of the prosecution If local
officials did not do their duty.
There will be no passing the buck
ut Collinsville." Mr.. Brundage said.
Governor Lowden is determined that
the guilty shall he brought to Justice.
II local officials don't do their duty
tie state will interfere.
FOR MERclLEsS INQUIRY
III 1t is found necessary to establish
military rule, inquiries will be carried
on by court martial. At any rate the
Investigation will be relentless"
Attorney General Brundage said it
was not necessary for the coroner to
have warrants issued by justices of the
peace in order to make arrests. The
coroner. he said, is clothed with
authority to detain any person either
- witness or as a suspect and later
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