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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
OSCAR JAENSON
Dies in DENVER
Former Man of Idaho Springs
Passes Away in Denver after
Loug Illness; Lived Here %
Years; Burial at Crown Hill.

Il will be deeitlv regretted by
friends i'll Idaho Springs TO know
that OScaf Jsenson, formerly Of
this city, passed away a. his home
on Maripo>a street. Denver, this
morning at two e'elosk al ihssag s
of 80 years, af er lingering i'll
ness Of miner's consumption.
After a residence of iwenty-thr ee
ears IN Idaho 5 rings, Mr.. Jaen-
son, with his family, moved TO Den
ver over Year ago, hoping that
the change would be beneficial to
his health, but tire disease had Sc
cured such deep hold on h III
that conditions We're ! OF improved, j,
and finallv re~ul ed in his death.
The deceased was born in Swed-
Ell in 1871, coming to this couni ~
when but II years of age. He
was member of he Methodist
church here, always active in its
departments when health permit
ted, and was also member of the
Woodman lodge.
HIS father died while in Sweden,
and his mother and three of his
children are buried in the Idaho
Springs cemetery. Surviving him
are his widow and two sons Will
bur, aged II, and Roy, aged s, to
geIher with three brothers and vo
sisters, all living in Denver.
Funeral services will be held at
Olinger's mortuary Monday after
noon attwo O'Clock with interment
at Crown Hill cemetery.
The sympathy IT the community
is extended to Mrs. Jaenson and
family in their bereavement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
Poster Prizes Given
Night OF VAUDEVILLE

The prizes for the poster draw
ings done by the students will be
awarded on the night of the vaude-
vile, the judges being Mrs. G. L.
Spessard, James Underhill, and J..
W. B. Smith. The drawings are
now in the windows of the various
business places, and show some
pretty good talent among the stu
dents Of idaho Springs. There
are six prizes to be given.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
J, COLO. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1921
Lead Producers Hopeful

Firm hope that the next congress
will place higher tariff on lead
imports is growing among produce
ers of the metal, says the Tonopoh
(Nev.) Miner. The impression
obtains that the tariff bill to be in
troduced when the sixty-seven
congress meets in March win pro.
tect the metal. Lead operators OF
the United States have asse m bled
an array of facts to show that the
present duty of three quarters of
| per cent on lead in ore and 25
per cent ad valorem, as provided
for under the Underwood tariff,
IS totally inadequate. Under the
Payne Aldrich bill enacted in 1909,
the duty was II cents pound on
LEAD in ore and about q cents per
pound on lead in other forms.
nj ming men who are in close touch
with the feeling in Washing ton
are confident that The new tariff
bill will provide for duty on lead
ores Of al least lM cents per pound
and perhaps as high as 2 cents per
pound. On lead in other forms il
is hoped that the new tariff will
provide duty similar to that OF the
Payne Aldrich act. i is a matter
of common informa ion that the
present price of lead of S4.75 pei
100 pounds is below cost as it i.
estimated that the metal cannot
be produced for less than 6 cents
per pound, In Mexico, the chic
rival OF the United States in thu
production of lead, wages are abou
50 per cent OF the presenl schedull
OF American LABOR. The averag'
of the wages paid the lead miner
of Australia is $2Sl, compared
with wage of 81. so to IS in The
western states. In Spain The wages
of miners vary from 43.4 cents tc
$1.74. At present the output o.
the lead mines of the United States
represent about so per cent OF
he world. For til e pa 81
years the price of lead has averag
ed s4-l9 per 100 pounds. With
production costs fully Is per cent
higher and the price of lead at
ST.. IS the producers of The metal
today is almost forced to discoutin-
ue operations altogether unless
his ore carries high silver con-
tent.-Mining Record.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04

Don't forget the W. o. W.
Valentine dance at the opera house
Monday. Feb. IA Good music.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04

w. A. Keelor and FL. L. John
son motored to Denver today.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
Civil Service Examination

An examination for the position
of bookkeeper will be held at the
post Office in this city on Friday,
March 5, 1921
For application blanks and for
full information relative to the
examination, qualifications, duties.
salaries, etc, address Secretary
Board of Civil Service Examiners,
Post Office. City.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
III. S. Pepper Box

Thursday morning the fifteenth
edition Of the /, S. FL. S. Pepper
Box was read in the assembly
room Of the high school. Story.
Eliza Jones; locals, Ruth Miller;
editorial, Grace Nelson; comics.
Alice Holds; want ads. Trenholm
Holley.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
Something to Think About

~ 80 - e-'A - - 81 W. - O~> ~ " .-'S--
people had a very interesting
converse tion with celebrated IL
brarian, and we wish that the
i'm portant things he said could
have been heard by larger audi
ence. We cannot give it verbatim,
but he said much to this effect:
The lib AIRY should be as great
factor in the community as the
public schools and should have the
same support from the taxpayers.
In some ways a library is even
more important. and tar reaching
than the schools, insomuch as
people of all ages have access to it.
When visitors of literary renown
or arlistics ability are in town
they should be asked to address
the people in the library, and if
any. in the immunity have re-
marka BILE pictures, sketches, fac
similes of famous letters. etc.
these should be on exhibition from
time to time in the library and the
public notified thereof.
The library should be our pride
and the backbone of our literary
life. The papers should keep in
close touch with the librarian,
notifying the public of the new
books and giving brief reviews OF
occasional ones, to stimulate public
interest.
The library habit should be early
i nc lcated in children. They
should be taught to love and enjoy
good stories. An hours reading
lof \ fascinating book should be the
reward for quickly learned lessons
or exemplary conduot many line.
Children should watch eagerly for
the periodicals and magazines and
quietly gather in the library TO
peruse them.
When we hear of new, much
talked of books, either fiction or
non ction, we should Immediately
go to the. library and ask for said
book. Il may be in the library
already, but if not, by these in
quiries the librarian can feel the
pulse of the people and the worth
while books that are in demand
will be procured, A library belongs
to the people of the community
and is maintained by and for them,
and it is the privilege of these
people TO have the books that are
being read and talked of ia other
cities.
All of these things are easily
done. 1t only means cooperation
and thought. There should never
be any financial lack for anything
SO vital and necessar, as library.
When the money from taxes, etc,
is portioned out, in The various
ways, it must go. The library
should not be considered last. We
all know that in municipal matters
as we'll as in personal financial
affairs. there are many ways for
each dollar to go and thew are all
more or less necessary and i'm por-
tant, but the library should be
recognized as being in the fore
front of the real issues of the
mnnity and superseded by
none, and if there is a shortage of
tax money the library should not
always be the one to be left with
empty Golfers or mere pittance.
We can generally manage to do
what we want to do if we want it
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04

badly enough, and if we really
want to make our lib ary force
for good in the community the
ways and means will be forthcom-
ing.
Milton says: "A good book is
the precious life blood of master
spirit embalmed and treasured up
on purpose to a life beyond life. T"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
Red Gross Survey
Was Completed Today

The Red Cross survey of the
health conditions Of the school
children was completed today.
Quite large number Of the chill
dren have defects of the sight,
hearing or throat. The Red Cross
will notify the parents of these
conditions.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
COUNCIL TO ASK
FOR BIDS ON new
LIGHT SYSTEM
Representative of the General
Electric Company Convinces
Good Sized Audience that
the Single Light Ornamental
System Is the Most Efficient.


The fact that the city council
meeting Thursday night was well
attended by all aldermen, together
with many citizens and taxpayers,
goes to prove that ths people OF
the community are intensely inter
ested in the proposition of the
ornamental lighting system, which
was under discussion, along wi b
other things Of interest which
came up before the meeting, and
which is published in the account
Of the city council meeting in this
Issne.
Power companies we're repre-
sented-M. j. Mccall of the Clear
Greek Power and Development
company and W. E. Robertson, G.
]. Hancock, and Attorney Fred L..
COLON, of the Colorado Power
company.
B. 9 J. Wheatlake. manager Of
the General Electric company of
Denver. was present and presented
the varions modes Of ligh ing that
= affapled thru the electrical ap-
pliances Of today His speech was
wonderful. and in recommending
the lighting system for the white
way" which idaho Springs citizens
are interested in having he told of
the advantages in using the single
unit standard. A committee from
the Bureau of Mines and Com
merce had previously successfully
circulated the petition for the
white way with the cluster lights,
similar to the one in front of the
Colorado Power company, but when
Mr.. Wheatlake had finished his
address even the committee men,
bers were in favor of the single
lighting system.
The action of the single lighting
system was adopted by the coun-
Gil, and it was deemed advisable
to take out the lights between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth ave-
nues, inclusive, and replace them
with fourteen new single lights.
The design of the liz hts is beauti-
full, and when installed Will give
Idaho Springs an attractive white
way that will be credit to any
town many times it's size.
A meeting of the lighting COM
mittee of the aldermen, consisting
of Sylvester Florine and John
McColl, was held this morning, M.
]. Mccall and w. E. Robertson,
representing the power companies,
being present for the pur poses of
amending the can for bids and
talking over the engineering fea-
lures necessary for heinstallment
of the lights. Some temporary
surveying was done onrthe streets
this morning, which made it look
like things were starting off with
a vim.
w. A. Keelor and FL. L. John
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04

r. Ell. Bernard returned Thurs
day evening from visit since
Sunday with his daughter in Den
yer. Mrs. Bernard went some
time ago and is still there. Mr..
Bernard was looking at property
while in the big city
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
WAGES FOR BERRY
HARVEST REDUCED

The schedule of berry harvest wages,
showing a material decrease over last
year, has been established by the APP
pie Growers Association as follows
For picking. nine cents per carrier of
six hallocks, with a bonus of two cents
per carrier for all who complete the
season with a grower; packing, II
cents per crate with bonus of three
cents. The respective wage for last
year were IL and 20 cents with the
same bonuses provided. The Associa.
tion has established free employment
agency with Mrs. J. w. Ingalls, in
charge.
While no changes will be made in
this seasons grading rules, the ship
ping agency annnouces that a more
rigid inspection will be maintained.
The receipts of berries are growing
daily now. A total of lis crates was
shipped Monday. Shipment of a car
lot, however, is not expected before
Monday, June 6. The demand for
transient harvest hands will not be
very keen until next week, when en-
ployment will be available for at least
so girls and women.
Tuesday +. X. Jones, who follows
the harvest seasons of fruit areas up
and down the Pacific Coast, and his
family arrived here by wagon from
Sacramento to participate in the berry
harvest. The family will pick for
Ridgewood Farm, where last season
they were employed IN the cultivation
of the 25 acre tract, one Of the largest
in the district. Many Indians are ar
irving from nearby reservations to
pick berries.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
APPROVAL OF
BONDS SURE
FAVORABLE SENTIMENT GROWING
Former Opposition Swings in Line When
PraCtiCabiIity of Location for
Trunk is Shown

While a week ago the expression of
opposition to the $3.50. 600 valley trunk
road which will enable this county to
participate in the state program for
constructing the Mount Hood f.oop
Highway was rather alarming to citi-
zens who view the plans as the most
important ever before taxpayers, a
trend favorable to the issue has set In
strongly in the past few days, and now
many citizens who formerly expressed
disapproval or who were in doubt have
become strong adherents of the bond
campaign.
Those who view the bond campaign
from every angle and from close
canvass of all parts of the county now
consider a favorable vote assured.
The activities of S. Benson in the mat
ter and the Pine Grove meeting last
Friday night made many votes for the
bond issue. Many have opposed the
bond issue or have remained lukeWarm
on the proposition because they consid-
cred the location wrong. Since they
have been shown that the state could
scarcely participate in the construction
of trunk line on any other routing
and that the location as made by En-
gineer Scott is the best for all practi-
cal purposes over an indefinite period
they have confessed the errors of their
layman's s viewpoint and are now work.
ing for the bond issue. Even in cases
where men are still not satisfied with
the existing location, they are still for
the bond issue. declaring that the gen.
eral program of the trunk route and
the Loop Highway is too important for
them to take the responsibility of de-
feating it.
An element of voters has found it
to warm up on the bond
issue because of the existing burden of
high taxes. Indeed. some citizens of
this class are so firmly opposed to any
increase of taxes that they still declare
an opposition to the bonds. Others,
however, are analyzing the issue from
a business standpoint and declare they
will vote for the bonds as an invest
ment that the valley cannot afford not
to make.
voice of cheer was brought from
Cascade Locks Tuesday by A. o.
Adams.
81 understand" he said, that you
folks are coming down Wednesday
night to convert US on the road bonds.
We do not need any teaching. So far
as | can gather everybody in the Locks
grateful as to oppose the issue. The
Highway has been our making. We
realize the worth of roads, and Cascade
Locks is going to turn out and do her
part for the trunk road bond issue.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
POLLING PLACES
NAMED BY COURT

The county court has designated the
following places as polling places for
the special election June q:
Baldwin, Wyatt's hall Barrett. Bar
rett school house; Center, Taylor s
hall; Dee, Dee school house Falls, /.
o. o. F. hall; Heightc. high school /:
North. Library hall; Odell. Grange
hall; Oak Grove. Oak Grove school
house; Park, Baptist church; Park
dale. McIssac's hall; Pine Grove.
Grange hall: Waucoma, court house /;
West, FranktOn school house.
Precinct boundaries within the city
are: North, north Of State street
within the citv; WaUcoma, between
State and Montello streets; Heights,
between Montello and Pine streets /:
Park, south Of Pine and Taylor within
the CITY.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
TWO HURT in sun
DAY AUTO WRECK

Mrs. Ida Doyle and H. A. Orleman,
both of Portland, were injured. the
former seriously, in an automobile
wreck at 5 O'Clock Sunday morning at
Wyeth.
The crash of the overturning car
aroused the family of A. Fin, Wyeth
merchant. Both victims were found
unconscious, the body of Mrs. Doyle
under the car. Mr.. Orleman had been
throwniclear of the wreck. Liquor was
found in the car.
Physicians of this city were called
and the man and woman were removed
to the Cottage Hospital. Both soon
recovered consciousness, but Mrs.
Doyle suffered a fractured pelvis and
serious bruises. Mr.. Orleman's body
was covered with painful but not seri-
Gus bruises. The road is straight in
the vicinity of Wyeth, but tracks show
thatsthe car, badly wrecked, swerved
to the left of the pavement and then
quickly back to the right, leaving the
hard surface.
The victims are unable to account
for the wreck. They state that they
had been engrossed at the time in
watching the sun rise.
Traffic Officer Murray, who investig-
ated the wreck, says the crash was
witnessed by resident of Cascade
Locks, who was motoring home from
here and met the ill-fated machine
just before the accident happened
The Locks citizen, whose name Mr..
Murray did not Obtain, reports that the
machine was going at a high rate of
speed and was swaying from one side
of the road to the other. Alarmed he
hurried his own machine to the road
side. Although the ditch at the point
is shallow the turned over three times,
a wheel being removed by a telephone
pole in one revolution.
The wrecked car was on the High
way and caused such jam of curious
automobilists that Mr.. Murray had it
removed by j. +. Volstorff as early
as possible to this city. The top was "a
mass of wreckage and it is miraculous
that Mrs. Doyle was not killed.
The wrecked machine was owned by
Ben c. Wing, 1921 East Yamhill ST.,
Portland, who rented il to Olerman,
who. it was stated, had rented cars on
former occasions.
Authorities state that Mr.. Olerman,
as soon as he is able to leave the hos
pital, will face a charge of reckless
driving.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02

bond issue of $3.50. 900, to provide
funds for connecting the Columbia
River and Mount Hood Loop High
ways, will be passed on. He states
that financial interests have already
selected site in the forested area in
the southeastern part of the county,
where an inn every bit as large as the
Columbia Gorge Hotel will be erected
if the Loop Highway is assured.
The new hostelry, increasing the
taxable property of Hood River county
by nearly $500, 900, is being cited as an
appealing argument for the road bond
issue. The tax collected on the hotel
already built, it is declared, will more
than pay interest on the county's bond
issue of SIS, 600 voted to aid in opening
the Columbia River Highway. The
increase in assessed valuation from
hotel property in the mountainous area
citizens favoring the bonds declare,
will eventually finance the issue.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
STATE WILL PAVE
THE TRUNK ROAD

If the county votes the $3.50, 900 bond
issue and joins the state in the con-
struction of the valley trunk line of
the Mount Hood Loop, the state will
take over the POS miles of road and
maintain it. This is assured local vot-
ers by official announcement of the
Highway Commission.
Hood River county voters. who hesi-
tate on voting the bonds because the
program as now outlined does not call
for ultimate paving, may rest assured
that the state will hardsurface it as
soon as the grades have settled suffici-
emily. They cannot afford to do other
wise. The members of the State High
way Commission will make just such
a statement to you, although at pres
ent they do not feel justified in making
such an official announcement.
When the Columbia River Highway
grade was cut, nobody had any official
assurance that it would be paved by
this time, but today it is haTdsurfaced
to the Pacific BY 1925 the trunk line
Of the Loop Highway up and down the
Hood River valley will be paved.
Can any one vote against the $3.50, 600
and thus defeat all chances for this
paved highway?
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
BENSON TO Address
BARRETTITES TONIGHT

A rally for stimulating interest in
the $3.50, 900 bond issue. proposed for
raising funds for Hood River county's
participation in the Mount Hood Loop
Highway program, will be held to-
night. Thursday, at Park Grange on
the West Side. The chief speaker of
the event will be S. Benson, ex-chair-
man Of the State Highway Commits
sion, who is now making his home here
and who is taking a keen interest in
the success of the bonds. The meeting
was arranged by County Judge H. L.
Hasbrouck.
Last night j. H. Fredricy and
party of citizens from all parts of the
valley motored to Cascade Locks for
a meeting.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
Week End Traffic OFenses Many

Traffic offenses over the week end
were many. Officers apprehended the
following: F. Perkins, but one head
light: II. f. Clayton. no tail light
John r. Robb Of Vancouver. Wash,
and W. r. Robb. Of kinona, Wash.
parking on Highway pavement; NJ c..
Isaacs. improper parking; A. r. Wat
zek. Of Portland. tail light out; A. C..
Bert, no tail light. r. Z. Wright,
Portland, no tail light; and Harry
Hayden. Bend, speeding.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
PETERS AND REED
SUPPORT BONDS

A. w. Peters and c. A. Reed. East
Side ranchers, who were members of
the Pomona Grange Loop Highway
Committee, which has been waglnP the
only organized opposition to the $780,
600 bond issue, have resigned from the
committee and have announced that
they will support the bonds. These
men were originally opposed to the
bonds because the location coniiicted
with their views as to selection Of a
route. They both declare that they
have never opposed the general plan OF
a valley trunk and the Mount Hood
Innn road.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
Man Is Hurt at Logging Camp

A. II. Garfield, aged 80 years, was
brought to the Cottage Hospital Satur-
day night. suffering a broken ankle
and disioeated foot. His injuries were
sustained when the leg was caught be-
tween rolling logs at the Mt h0od
camp Of the WaucOma Lumber Co. de
had beeP working for the company tut
p hours when the accident occurred.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02

ment. ME-. Calsvsn, who had spent
most Of bis life at Willamette valley
points, came here three years ago for
his health, buying West Side orchard.
In addition to his widow, be is survived
By seven grown children.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-02
Native 0regOnian Passes Here

The body Of W. H. Calavan, aged SO
years and native of Scio, who died at
bis West Side home on Friday, was
shipped to Carlton by c. c. Anderson
Sunday for funeral services and inter-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-24
VIRGIN WOOL CLOTHING


Much will be said in the near
future about virgin wool cloth
ing.
The Woolen Mill store in Sa-
lem was begun thirty one years
ago to promote the sale of Ore
gon wool clothing, and during
that time has labored in Season
and out in its endeavors to get
the people of the Willamette val
ley interested in woolens made
by our North West mills.
Therefore in conformity with
the policy of the store to be al
ways in the lead in whatever field
of endeavor it might be engaged
Soon after the war our Mr.. c.
P. Bishop was quick to see that
the reconstruction period con-
fronting that the time was ripe
to again lead out in the way Of
putting on the market in the
northwest a new fabric to be
made of absolutely virgin new
wool.
To be known as Bishops Vir-
gin Wool fabrics and to promote
and build up an interest and a
market in virgin wool fabrics.
And it will be the policy OF
the store as in the past to carry
a large line of regular Oregon
woolens and in addition to spe-
cially feature his virgin wool
lines and to have them better
trimmed, better tailored, and
more becomingly fitted, in mems,
youths and boys ready made
clothing.
The public is cordially invited
to the store and requested to
ask to be shown these goods that
you may get a full understanding
of the guarantee that goes with
their sale.-WoOlen Mill store,
lca1ou 124'