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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
LONDON VISIONS
NORTH POLE AS
SUMMER RESORT
Scientist Says Fortune AUaits
EnterpriSing Promoter of
Hotel Aurora.

LONDON, Feb. 20.-"Where are you
going for your holiday?
DO you want bracing up?
1.-THE Hotel Aurora is now attracting
the elite of FIVE continents. Special
vacuum rooms for eastern visitors. No
extra charge for hot water bottles"
So does the Evening Standard vision
hotel ads Of the future, all because Prof.
G. n. Bryan, in his presidential address
to the institute of Aeronautical Engi-
neers, said:
''In a few years time we may expect
to see a large hotel at the north pole,
frequented by thousands of trippers by
airplane and airship, and large fortune
awaits the photographer who starts bust
ness up there
Says the Evening Standard:
THE day may come when Boss c. En-
trail Heating will swOop out of the United
States and, with the millions of the Uni
verse Hotel syndicate behind him, on
him, in front of him, and all over him,
will plant hotels on Greenland's icy
mountains and infict an excellent cut
sine upon the north pole.
"Of course, north pole holidays would
become the craze with fashionable so
ciety, and the candid novelist of the fu-
ure would have to convey his heroine
to the extTemities of the world. As fol
lows:
Gertru de, daintily stepping over a
creuchihg penguin, advanced into the
glacier lounge of the Hotel Aurora.
Outside, in the eternal night of the
frosty, sunless solitudes the ptarmigan
were twittering softly in the bergs."
The Standard doubts if all America 8
steam heating would turn the pole into
summer resort. The modern novel;
of which the writer gives imaginative
excerpts, closes with touching scenes
wherein Gertrude, the bride, confesses TO
Ronald that two of her toes dropped off
last night, but she's having a ripping
honeymoon" just the same.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20

that women actually are becoming afraid
to travel alone. the do" and don't" lists
would be amusing. But there is no
amusement in situation, however
strange such warning may sound, iu
which the average woman has come to
fear even the train guard when he steps
into compartment In which she is rid
ing alone.
There is no intention here TO picture
England as crime-swept and a terrorist
district, such as those we've recently read
about IN Russia and central Europe. But
the unpublished, undecided crimes have
become so frequent as TO startie England
and give good reason for the various IRE
cautionary measures which are gettiu {
such free discussion.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
lNDI2SA DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920

the forces that prevent the common sense
of the intelligent public from asserting
itself There are thus two problems TO
consider. The one is the actual status of
the evidence and the views of competent
judges as to It's value, and the other is
the ready credence given to conclusions
that have an emotional appeal. To weigh
the evidence requires attachments not
out of the ordinary so far as the phys
zeal manifestations are concerned. To
present any behavior of matter as evil
dence of supernatural force is merely to
conclude from the ignorance of the OBJ
server that telepathy, spirits or the black
art is responsible for the seeming SUI
l)ernatural occurrences, when as a mat
ter of fact the observer is merely ignor-
ant of the technique of the trickery EN-
ployed or is lacking in knowledge Of
human psychology.
RELIEF IN
BLACK MAGIC.
"Houdin, magician of two genera tons
ago, tells an opposite story of an ex-
hibition ne gave before Arabs in North
Africa He announced that he could
make box light or heavy at will His
principal accessory for the trick was a
powerful. concealed magnet. With the
electric current on the box became
heavy. When the current was switched
off il became light At one moment a
child could lift 1t. The next moment a
strong man couldn't budget it. The next
night he varied the trick by announcing
that he could take away a mans strength
and then restore 1t After the first
demonstration (the magnet being used
again of coursel the Arabs fed from
the tent In fright, exclaiming that the
box trick was merely a trick, hut re
moving a mans strength was black
magic, Here, obviously, was the will TO
believe. The trick is always the same,
but the Interpretation of it makes the
belief.
You know about magnetism and
would know that Houdn's tricks we're
Just tricks The Arab observers, ignorant
OF magnetism ana willing 10 believe In
black magIc, instantly suspected the
dread supernatural Let a savage hear
concealed phonograph aud he would
easily be convinced that It's voice was the
voice Of spirits.
I'm these trying days We need a great
awakening OF nationality. Quite as Lin
colin said, that nation can not live half
slave half free. so 1t is true that a mind
can not live its best life half enslaved by
superstition and pseudo science and half
liberSted by logic and scientific wisdom.
IL is in the interests OF social sanity
that an attempt should he made to re-
store calUs reasonable attitude toward
problems OF this kind. Fer scientist
to use the prestige he acquired in one
calling to spread doctrines without
scientific standing in n different sphere
j. an abuse OF authority"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
Musicians Put Ban
on Suggestive Jazz

BOSTON, Feb. 20.-Jazz music is to be
toned down So as not to offend City Cen
gor John NJ. Casey
The official guardian Of the clty's NOR
ais heamed with delight when he re
ceived this communication today from
the Boston Musicians union:
Suggestive movements or exaggerated
jazz playing for dancing will not be
tolerated by the Boston Musicians
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
$50 Refugees Saved
by Brooches Buoy

LONDON, Feb. 20.-The former Ger
man steamer Gregor. with 200 British
refugees from Odessa, broke adrift from
a vessel having her In tow and grounded
near Talyios. according TO a Lloyds dis
patch from Constantinople One hundred
and fifty persons were rescued by THE
breaches buoy.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20

Here IS an excellent chance for
thoughtful women to anticipate next
season needs for plush coats.
PLUSH COATS like these will be
in good style" for several seasons.
And every indication points to con-
siderably higher prices next season.
This sale, therefore, becomes tre-
mendously important.
Women are invited to avail them
selves of our layaway plan.
Sale prices 1915, 1915, $26.75
and $24.75.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20
Boys ALL w DOL
Mackinaws, $7.95

Odd sizes, 6 to II and 16 to Is
years, of Atwood plaid material,
double breasted, with belt all
around. An excellent opportunity
for the boys who wear the above
named sizes. Special ...$7.95'
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-20

WILLING DUPES,
SAYS JASTROW
Minds Break Down After Long
Brooding, Recruits Dazzled,
He Ayers.
REBUKE TO SIR OLIVER

NEW YORK, Feb. 20-People who be-
! lleve In spiritualism believe because they
want to believe, because they have what
the late Prof. William James of Harvard
called "the will to believe" This con-
clusion is strongly stressed by Prof.
Joseph Jastrow, a noted psychologist OF
the University of wisconsin, who deliv-
cred a series of lectures in New York on
''The Revival of the Belief in Spirits"
Addressing large audience in
Genealogical hall, Prof. Jastrow followed
up his attack on credulity with an
answer to the arguments and deductions
of Sir Oliver Lodge, a noted example OF
"the will to believe" as DR.. Jastrow sees
it. He rebuked Sir Oliver in downright
| fashion, charging him with abuse of au-
thority as q scientist.
at is far less the facts than the
| tendency to find in facts proof of beliefs
cherished for their emotional value that
spreads belief in spirits" he said MANY
! persons believe not by virtue of the evil
dence, but in spite of the absence of it..
Many a sincere believer in spirits tells
| you that he has studied the matter for
/ years and years. was at first a skeptic.
and then was Won over by the wealth of
| experiences not otherwise to be explained
as facts. What happens is that the
| strong resistance to such beliefs which
all disciplined minds have because such
| beliefs contradict the system of science
upon which rests modern civilization,
/ breaks down.
DAzZLED BY
/ GREAT NAMES
quite as commonly believers are re-
cruited by the binding effect of pres
tige A few great names are found in
/ Endorsement Of spirituallsm, and al
though the overwhelming majority Of
| equally eminent men Of the same call
/ ing strongly deny spiritualism and OPP
pose its vain pretensiops. nevertheless the
crowd is apt to follow the few. These
secure the public ear because their mes
| sage appeals 10 the will to believe. and
the sober and for the most part silent
| custodians OF science are ignored.
The will to believe, the SENSATIONAL
| discovery that science indorses spirits.
/ the prestige Of eminent names-such are
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
APPLE DISTRIBUTIONS
AXE COMMENCED

The Apple Growers Association TO
date according to bulletin just is
sued, has made total distributions Of
ST. 10 per box on all varieties and grades
of apples not affected by frost A total
of 80 cents per box has been distributed
on frosted fruit Net returns to the
Association on the principal pools that
have been closed up to the present time
are as follows:
Winter Banana, large sizes, respec-
lively as follows for the three grades
s. 80 81 As and $2.l5; medium sizes,
81 So, 1920 and $l95; small sizes.
$2.04, 81. "a and $l.54.
Fall varieties of apples and pears
were packed in only two grades. Re-
turns are given on this fruit, on which
pools have been closed, as follows
Kings, large sizes, $l.84 and 81. So /.
medium sizes, $l.64 and Sl.39, and
small sizes. 81 % and Sl.04 Craven
stems, large sizes. S269 and S2.l9:
medium sizes, $2.49 and sl.99. and
small sizes. So ! ] and ST. Ga
Pear prices follow Large sizes.
d'Anjous, 1929 and $2.78;; medium
sizes $284 and 81 80, and small sizes.
81 90 and $l.74. Half boxes, ST. 50 and
$l.40. Bose. large sizes. $4.27 and
SO 04, medium sizes, 81 55 and 81 205 !;
half boxes, 81. 32. Winter Nells, large
sizes, 81 So and 81. 90, and medium sizes,
81 90 and Sl.69 Comice, large sizes
only. 81 "a and $254
The Association announces that re-
turns are coming in rapidly at present
and that another distribution will be
made before taxpaying time.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
REPORT OF CLOSED
ROAD RAISES PROTEST

Announcement by contractors that
the Columbia Highway would be closed
throughout the "a hours of the day be
tween here and Wyeth when two shifts
of paving crews are put to work the
latter part Of April, has aroused "A vol
ume of protest, and local citizens are
considering an appeal to the State
Highway Commission. Portland tray
cling statesmen, who make their fire
quent calls on patrons by automobile,
are Joining the local folk in a protes
against totally closing the road
". }. White, Portland salesman,
points out that the highway between
Portland and Astoria. although in pro
cess of pavement last summer, was
never closed. In view Of the fact that
no detour is possible between Wyeth
and Cascade Locks, MIR. White further
charges that the contractors are dila
tory in their paving work. He, as well
as local citizens, asserts that the short
stretch of paving between Hood River
aud Cascade Locks should have been
completed last summer.
l.. +. Pomeroy, chief accountant for
the kibbe Construction Co, engaged in
the work, declares that the road will
be opened every Sunday until the
double shift is set to work. He state
that the double shift will probably be
put to work the latter part of April.
Then, he says, the road will be closed
tlph
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
REAVIS REAPPOINTED
AS POSTMASTER

T. a. Reavis. who has held the ofhce
for the past four years. has Just r.
celved word of his reappointment t.
the Hood River postotiice.
MIR. Reavis, who for many years has
figured prominently as q Democrat e
party man here and at Enterprise.
where he and his family resided before
coming here. is native of Missouri
He came to Oregon in 1877. He has
been resident of the West Side orch
ard district, where he owns an orchard.
for the past II years.
According to plans of the postofIice
department announced last fall, Mr.
Reavis should have been able to celt =
brate his reappointment bv removal to
"A new home for the local postoffce
Postffice inspectors last fall called for
bids on pew quarters, and an offer
from c. x. Cass, who proposed to con
sttuct a new building, was accepted.
Mr. Cass now states that he cannot
erect the structure on account of the
great increase Of cost Of materials ard
labor. The postoffice's stay in its old
home. the Masonic building, seems in
DEFINITE.
A movement is on foot to make al.
plicaton for a federal approprlatior
for postotfice building here. 1t is
declared. however. that about seve,
years usually elapse, following the ap.
plication, before such a structure
arises. In the meantime. citizens art
endeavoring to secure suitable temper
AIRY quarters.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
BERRY PROSPECTS
SEEM PROMISING

Local fruit shippers are predicting
high prices for strawberries the coming
season. Canning berries especially, It
is said, are going to be in strong de
mand. Some Gamers have already
made tentative offers of minimum Of
IA cents per pound for field pick ber-
ries. 1t is likely, however, that only
Gull stocks will be sold to Gamers here
Hood River has worked up strong
commercial trade in Clark Seeding
berries in the Rocky Mountain and
Dakota cities, and even though Gamers
were to offer better figures for the
field run product. shippers would hes-
tate to sacrifice their commercial pat
rons for the canning interests, the de
mand of which might be temporary.
1t appears that the Apple Growers
Association will be the only resident
concern shipping berries this year. The
organization through its affiliated mem
hers controls nearly the entire output,
and other shipping concerns. it is an
nounced, will discontinue participation
in the berry deal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
MISSION MEETS
WITH SUCCESS
OREGON MEN BACH FROM CAPITOL
Butler Gets Credit For Effectiveness of
Work Of Delegation Before Con-
greSS on Post Reads

A delegation of Oregon men who
have been In the east for month has
returned after successfully presenting
to congress pleas of national forest
states for aid in the construction of
post roads The delegation of promi-
nent Oregon citizens was appointed by
Coy. Oh oft at the instance Of the Ore
gon Chamber of Commerce. State
Senator Bean was elected chairman of
the commission and Truman Butler
temporary secretary. Mr.. Butler was
/ also chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee. In discussing the sessions on
+ his return to Portland julius Meier. a
member of the.delegatlon. credited Mr.
T Butler with much of the success of the
+ sessions.
AS chairman of the resolutions
committee. said Mr. Meier, MIR.
Butler shaped the course of the entire
proceedings.
Other members of the Oregon dele
agtion were William Hanley, State
! Bridge Engineer Mccullough and J. W.
! hedin. Nine western states and the
territories Of Hawaii and Alaska were
represented at the meeting. The men
spent strenuous week Oregon +
congressional delegation aided the men
in every way. The results accom-.
, pllshed are considered very ksatisfac-
| tory. The set of resolutions, favorable
to the entire west, WAS adopted unani
mously.
Federal aid for post road building
was endorsed and a sliding scale basis
,f t, 4.
which viii require less than 80 81
match of government money by the
states in the public land area. Forest
roads appropriations aggregating 500,
GOO 600 were urged upon congress at I
meeting held February II before the
senate postotiice and post roads CON
mlttee, and the formation of bill was
left in the hands of Mr.. Mcdonald
chief of the bureau of public roads, anC
Col. Graves, Of the forest service. Il
was voted to favor extension of pos
roads to Hawaii and Alaska.
The members of the Oregon delega
tion de lare that they find the North
west, and especially Oregon, making
Judlc0us expenditure of funds on road
that compares favorably with such ac
tlvlties IN other parts of the country.
Future support in congress of th'
propo ed Legislation will be assured b,
action of the delegates in forming
permanent organization. Ii will b.
| known as the Public Land State High
! way Association. Senator Bean vii
be chairman and Jas. H. Hawley. 0
| Idaho, will be secretary
Il was indeed glad to get back T.
| Hood River" says Mr.. Butler g
| thought that | was immune to any in
| convenience from winter weather afte
| our unprecedented cold of last Decem
Der. but after month of unpleasan
| storms in different parts Of the East,
4 found that | was a novice in winter
time experience.
| In addition to Washington. Mr.. But
l Ter visited Chicago and New York. H
/ called at Muskegon, Mich, to see hi
sister. Mrs. f. L. kniskern, and fam
| ilv. Mr.. Butler has the highest prais
for the work that Representative N. j
| Sinnott is doing in the house of repre-
| sentatives.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
JURIST COMMENDS
HOOD RlVERITES

Judge Wilson, when he learned Mon
day that the regular session of court
could be completed in less than two
days and that it would not be necessary
to call the trial jury. commended citi.
Zens of the county on the absence of
crime and litlgious tendencies. Judge
Wilson dismissed all trial Jurors who
reside more than five miles from the
city. He stated that those living closer
might be called on March Is on a case
involving condemnation of the head
waters of Herman creek, which the
State Fish Hatchery is seeking for use
in an extension of the Bonneville plant.
The grand jury. in session ollv few
hours, returned a single true bill
against Reuben Wells, aged l9, who
was charged with forgery of check.
On recommendation of the Jury,
Judge Wilson paroled the boy after
sentence to five years in the penitenti
ary Lorenzo Bonaduce, native Italian
and overseas veteran, and William Al
fred Kelley, aged 80, and born on the
Isle Of Man, were given their final cltl-
zenship papers. Members of the grand
Jury were: w. l.. Clark, foreman Geo.
Sheppard, c. d. Hnrichs W. H. Chip
ping, A. F. Howes, H. 7. Allen and J.
b. Doggett.
Judge Wilson Tuesday heard the first
Indian divorce case ever filed in Hood
River county. Alice Dave was grant
ed decree from Caples Dave. She
alleged desertion and infdelity. Judge
Wilson granted the young Indian won.
ans petition for resumption of her
maiden name, Alice jim. Men, WON.
en- and papooses from the Indian col
ony east of the city attended the hear
ing.
A decree was also granted Mrs. Ma
bel Ethel Ford, who claimed that her
husband, Gregory Ford, deserted her
in Portland in September, 1917, within
month after their wedding in Van.
couyer, Wash Mrs. Ford was given
the custody of a baby son.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04

council instructed the contractor I
complete the work before the cit
would accept il.
City Health Officer Edgington who
recently signifed his intention of turr
ing over the office to County Health
Officer Abraham on March /. has with
drawn his resignation. and his action
was sustained by the city council. Dr.
Edgington. in addressing the council,
stated that he understood that citizens
had petitioned that the work Of cit
and county health Offices be placed
under single head and that the joint
appointee would work in cooperation
with a community nurse. He said.
however. that he had discovered NJ
general petition and that he w0ulu
hold action on his part in sbeysnce.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
GIBSON MOVEMENT
PROVES POPULAR

Representatives of the various Par
ent-Teacher Associations of the county
have begun the circulation Of petitions
for initiation of bill that will increase
the salary of Supt. Gibson to 81, 800 per
year More than 100 petitions will be
circulated throughout the county. Those
behind the movement to increase Mr.
Gibson's salary. enabling him to devote
his time exclusively to school work. ss '
the petition is meeting with fair y
unanimous support.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04

Plans are under way here for a reor
ganized Merchants Association c. O
Huelat, who was present at the recent
Astoria meeting of Oregon retail mer
chants, says that President A. c. Mars
tens, of Roseburg. and Secretary E. A
Mclean. of Portland, officers of tn,
new state organization. will visit Hooc
River about the middle of March.
For several years the Hood Rivel
Merchants Association has been mac
tive. 1t is the purpose of number oi
local business men, with the coopera
tion of the visiting state officials, t
launch strong ASSOCIATION for the val
Low
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
BIRGE PROPOSED
FOR JUDCESHIP

While no announcement has been
made by Mr. Birge, citizens are en-.
deavoring to persuade him to be a can.
didate for Republican nomination for
county Judge, to succeed Judge Blow.
ers, who has rendered his resignation.
Mr.. Birge, member of the directorate
of the Apple Growers Association and
director of the Commercial club, is
owner Of Barrett orchard. He has
always been a strong booster for the
Columbia Highway and for conserva.
tive but permanent road improvement
throughout the valley.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-04
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
COMMITTEE NAMED

The city council Monday night took the
first step toward the construction of a
combined city nall and home for the
Volunteer Fire Department by appoint
ing the following committee to investi-
gate cost of construction Of the pro.
posed municipal building. Mark Cam.
eron, Kay W. Sinclair, Frank Daven
port and W. T. Price. When the coun.
cimen have secured figures. it is like.
ly that bond issue for the structure
will be submitted to voters.
At the meeting remonstrance by
John Gerdes, who claimed that the
contractor had not properly completed
the grading Of a stretch of Second
street between Cascade avenue and
Railroad street, was sustained. The
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-01-31
TAX FRAUD CovvICTs
PAY U. 8. 81, 500, 900

Boston. January 2s.--wHliam A.
English and John II. O'Brien, who as
members OF the wool firm OF English
d O'Brien Of Boston were sentenced
last July TO eighteen months i'm
prisonment for conspiracy to defraud
the Government in connection with
The payment of income taxes, have
paid the Government 1900, 900 in
settlement. it was announced tonight
by United States District Attorney
Boynton. B oynton added that a civil
suit which was brought against the
two men for $4,000. 900 in connection
with their delinquency soon after
they we're sent to prison, wa to be
Withdrawn. Both have made appli-
cation for parole. to which they will
be eligible in another week, when
they will have served one-third of
their sentences.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-01-31

II. c. Mulcahy. acting postmaster
at Sparks since December, 1918, has
been appointed postmaster. Mulcahy
has been a prominent resident OF
Sparks for many years.