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The Lure of the Mask," a story of the most alluring character in fiction, is proving popular Ti : HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 5 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR County Officers Object Hood River Colony Gains Fame In Sunny California Normal School Meeting Votes to Locate It Here To Mayor's Criticism it Open Letter to News Intimates That At tempt Is Being Hade to Shift Responsibili ty for Alleged Violations of Liquor Laws In an open letter to tin Nkws, Dis trict Attorney F. W.' Wilson nii'I Sheriff E. K. Morse reply to the charge recently made ly Major Me Outlaid that they had Urn remiss In their duty In enforcing the local op tion law. They state that no formal complaints of violation of the law have been made to them and sn that If the city olllclals know of thews vlolatloim It In their duty to report them and to appear against the of fender. The letter In an follow; To th editor: Our attention has Is-en called to the following extract from the mes sage of Mayor McDonald, which ap peared in the Issue of the (ilacler. of January iTOt h last: "There has been Home complaint on account of the violation of the prohibition and local option law. Now, that Ih a matter that 1m up to the dlHtrlct attorney, the grand jury and the county sheriff, and they are either delinquent in their 1 title or else the complaints are unfounded. The only prosecutlous had during the year have been where the city marshal I haH gathered prisoner and evidence and tumel It to them." We regret that the mayor did not dUcloHe to uh the sources of the in formation which he hail, an we are anxious at all times to receive nny Information or knowledge which will lead to the detection of any vio lation of the local option law In Hood Kiver county. While we can not entirely agree with the state ment made In Mayor McDonald' message that the matter of the en forcement of the local option laws U entirely up to the dlHtrlct attorney, the grand jury and the county slier Iff, yet we are not only willing, but anxious, to do In this regard all that our ollicial obligations call upon um to do. It I our understanding that every peace ollircr, whether of city or county, Nhould lend all the aid in his power to the enforcement of the Hip nor lawn, for every peace olllcer In lu tereHted and Hhould Ih- concerned In seeing to It that the lawn which peo ple have enacted are observed. An far an we are olllclally concerned no complaint linn been madetoeither one of un an to the alleged violation of the local option law in Hood KU er county. It In true that the sheriff han received t wo or three anonymoiiM lettern Haying that the law wan ls--lug violated, but In neither of t hem ic! tern wan there any iiame or any Informallon In the slightest decree which offered any clue whatever to the person violating the name. We will all agree that anonymoun letters do not rise to the dignity of culling for a reply, but an thin in a matter In which we are nil Interested, both of ficially and an citizens who are de sirous of seeing a due and proper ob servance of all la ws, and a we are unable to reply to the writers of these anonymous letters personally, by reason of not knowing their names, we take this opportunity of sa.vlng to the law abiding citizens of this community and county, t hat If nl any time we are given the names of those who can and will testify, or who have facts In their possession re garding any violation of the local option law, subpoenas will be promptly Issued for t heir appearance and an far as In our power Hen a vig orous prosecution will he made. It can readily Is- seen by anyone who will consider the )uestlon for a moment, that a duty lien upon the citizens of a community ns well an upon the ofliclals, and lettern written anonymously, giving no Intimation of what witnesses can be secured, written in words of criticism, but of fering not the slightest suggestion of nnslstnnee, can avail nothing. No ollicial, however eager and earnest he may he In the discharge of his duty, can go on a blind hunt for evi dence over an area covering many square miles. Thin in an utter Im possibility an any fair minded person will speedily recognize. Hut when violations of the local option law do occur and t hose who are In posses sion of the facts and who are desir ous of seeing the law enforced, will make known the facts to the proper ofliclals, the machinery of the law can be placed In motion nnd the de sired results secured. Now, In order to chow our good faith In thin matter and toshow that we are not making nny ante-election proinlsen, we hereby state that we will pay a reward of f 25 out of our own pockets to anyone furnishing legal evidence which will lend to the conviction of nny person violating the local option law, and we will pay thin amount In each rase By legal evidence, of course. In meant such evidence an will be proH-rly ad mitted In court upon the trial and not hearsay. In many cases private detectives are employed to secure this evidence, because It la well known that whenever an officer appears up on t lie scene, things are Immediately quiet ami the violators keep close watch upon the movements of an otticer. We are desirous of having the local option law enforced ami we take thin means to assist Its enforce ment. We apologize to the editor for tak ing so much space lu thin connection, but we wish to make our position clear. There Is a right way and n wrong way of doing things and the right way, an we view It, lu Instances of this kind. In for the person know ing of any violation of the local op tion law to make complaint to the sheriff the district attorney or his deputy, giving them the evidence re lating to the charge ns much as Is possible, or an Intimation where such evidence can lie secured, then It In up to these officials and the Juries to do the rest. We trust that all who read this letter will understand the spirit In which It Is written, which in entirely fair upon our part nnd simply t hat we may all understand one another a iid that proper results may tie ob tained. We shall not In the future trouble you with any further replies to anonymous letters and thank you for your courtesy In giving room in your columns for this communica tion. Fhkii W. Wii.so.n, E. E. Mount:, Dls't Attorney, Sheriff. Welcomed New Pastor The annual dinner and reception to Kev. II A. MacDoiiald and Mrs. Mac Donald which was given at the 1'nlt arian church Monday evening, was attended by 1.10 niemliers of Un church and both were enjoyable af fairs. The dinner which was provided and served by the Woman's Alliance of the church was Indeed sumptuous. It was followed by an eloquent and hearty address of welcome to the new pastor nnd his wife by Hon. E. I, Smith, supplemented with an ad dress by Mr. Frank Chandler. To these Mr. MacDonald responded In a very pleasant nnd earnest way. Mrs. It, F. Shot-maker welcomed the church's new pastor In behalf of the Woman's Alliance, which was fit tingly responded to by Mrs. Mac Donald, lu honor of the occasion the church wan handsomely decor ated. A Pleasant Time for You The Indies and young people of the Christian church have planned to give the people of Hood Kiver n very pleasant afternoon and evening on Friday of thin week. The ladles will entertain from '.' o'clock to 5 p. m. nt the home of Kev. and Mrs. Adams, corner Eugene nnd Jit ti streets. A program will be rendered and ten will be served cafeteria style. En dies are asked to bring their needlework, tientlemen will lie cordially welcome to tea. The young people will have charge of the evening festivities In the parlors of the church. Beginning at :'M) a program will be given and later In the evening lunch will lie served. Come and enjoy the social feature. All will lie heartily welcome. Attend K. of P. Convention Thirty members of Wnucomn lodge, K. of 1',, attended the conven tion of that order held nt The Dalles recently. drum! Chancellor Frank Menefee wan master of ceremonies nnd toast master at the banquet. Judge W. E. Itrndshaw delivered the address of welcome. Other speaker were Vice Chancellor D. E. Yoran of Eugene, drand Keeper of Keeord nnd Seals J. II. Stlnson of Salem, V. C. Brock of Hood IUver, C. J. llrlght of Was co, Judge drnnt It. Dlmlck of Oregon City, W. II. Taft of Hood Kiver. J. F. Hendrlx of Cascade Lock and K. II. Mo Kenn of Wnsco. Eong Beach, Calif., Jan. I'!, 1910 Dear News: Y'esterday was a red letter day for past and present Hood Klverltes at Eong Bench. Mr. Cast ner and I secured iermIsslon from the city authorities to use the sun parlor at the end of the pier for our birthday party, which proved the pleannntest of the very many pleas events during our sojourn In the sunny south thin winter. Mr. and Mm. d. K. Castner nud Mm. Charles Castner, lu company with Mrs. Stone of Eos Angeles, who In a cousin of Mrn. Castner, joined the party. Mm. Castner and Mrs. Stone had not met for 25 years. Then we were honored with the company of Mrs. Dr. Bar rett, a former pioneer of Hood Kiver Valley. After lunch wan served, which proved a bountifal spread, O. K. Castner was elected toatraaster, and many remlntseencea were told by such history makers of Hood Kiver and White Salmon an Mrn. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Jewett, Oeo. I Crowell, d. K. Castner, deo. T. I'rather, Mm. Konwell Shelley and a brief but fitting scech by Mrs. Stone of Eos Angeles, Interspersed with a little hot air by the writer. During the responses at the call of the toastmaster, nt times we all laughed, while during the recitals of pioneer experiences by Mrs. Barrett nnd others present who well know the difference lietween old friends ind new ones, there were eyes dimmed with tears. The Impromptu pro gram was closed by singing that old, old song, "Should old ncqatntance be forgot," suggested and led by Mrs. Chas. Castner. So euded a happy event which wan suggested and worked out by Mrs. Jewett of White Salmon, aided by the ladles of the party. Mm. Jewett was In structed to write the matter up for the benefit of sotnj absent Hood Kiver pioneers. About February 17. wife and I expect to turn our faces faces homeward. Koswki.l Shei.i.k.v. Heavy Movement Heilbronner Twenty Sells for $30,000.00, George Eaton Orchard Goes at Like Fig ure and Willow Flat Property Sells Well Eand sales during the past week show an unprecedented activity at thin senson of the year. An unusual numlK-r of buyers have been here during the past ten days and several sales Indicate that the demand Is bringing an increase In values. One of the sales that has attracted n large amount of attention was the disposal by J. II. Heilbronner of his fine twenty acre tract ou the west side near town, to ("apt. McCan. who last week purchased the old Fllslnger place. Mr. McCan paid $:t0,000 for the Heilbronner place. On one side LOAN FUND OAY WAS A MARKED SUCCESS Scholarship Eonu Fund Day was observed by the Hood Kiver Woman's Club nt Oild Fellow's Hall on Wednesday afternoon, Jnn. 20. A very entertaining program was rendered under the direction of Mrs. A. E. Page. Eight refreshments were served, Mrs. Truman Butler nnd Mm. W. M. Stewart presiding nt the serv ing tables. About 200 ladles were In attendance and contributed :t0 to ward the Scholarship Loan Fund which will be added to the amount already lu the handsof the State Fed eration of Woman's Clubs to be loaned without Interest to girls seek ing an education. The following program was ren dered: Vocal solos, given by Mrs. Sletten, Miss Vnnnette, Mm. Jayiic nnd Mrs. SehmclUer. IMano solos, Misses Carter and Goff. Kecltntlons, Misn Eva Yates, Minn Orr. Address, "Scholarship Loan Fund," Mr Batchelder. Kcceptlon committee, Mesdames Batchelder, Page, Bailey and Mrs. E. Clark. Kefreshment committee, Mrs. Klnnnlrd, Mrs. Schaffner, Mm. E. J. Young, Mm. T. Bishop, Mm. d. Thompson. The young ladies of the club, dain tily gowned In white, served the waiting guest. Keferrlng to the Hood Kiver col ony at Eong Beach the Telegram of that city says: "That the Hood Kiver valley, In Oregon, not only produces wonderfully good apples, but also In the home of progressive men and bright, vivacious women, all Imbued with a vast amount of patriotism for their town, county and valley, was demonstrated at a picnic held today lu the sun parlor at the end of the pier, where there were brought together not only present day residents of Hood Kiver but several who lived there In early days, one of them, a resident of Eos Angeles, who has not returned to her former home In Oregon for forty years. ''Two birthdays were celebrated at today 'n reunion, that of Mrn. Chan. Chaudler, who, with Mr. Chandler, has purchased a farm , near Fresno which they will develop, and that of Mm. Marie McGuIre, 7S years old, who crossed the plains to Oregon In 1S52. A splendid repast was served at the sun parlor and the luncheon hour wan made merry be reminis cences of life In what they declare In the orlglral darden of Eden or a du plicate thereof. The picnic party took In the sights of the I'ike and otherwise enjoyed themselves during the day, one of the features of their pleanure being an ocean boat ride. The party Included G. K. Castner, the fruit inspector for Hood Kiver county, and Mrn. Castner; Mr. ami Mm. A. H. Jewett. Mr. and Mrs. Kon well Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mc GuIre, Mr. and Mrs. deo. T. I'rather, editor of the first Hood Kiver news paper: Mr. and Mm. deo. I. Crowell, Mm, Charles Castner, Mrs. I. G. Barrett, who came from Eos Angeles to Join tlie party; Mrs. Marie Mc GuIre, Mrs. Charles Chandler, Mrs Eaura Baldwin, Misn deorgin I'ra ther. Miss L-ttla I'rather, Miss Nellie Hva. -lu, Ix-slle Mcdulre, George K. Castner, Jr., Mrs. Stone, Clinton Wood, Mrs. Matilda Wood. Irene Fisher, Ephralm and Eynn Wlnaiis. Miss Winannaud Henry Bushklrk. In Orchard Lands It adjoins the tract he had previously bought, giving lit in altogether 33 aires In what Is practically one tract. Another Important sale was the purchase by J. II. Day of Portland of the deorge and Wymau Eaton or i hard on the east side, consisting of :'l acres w hich was sold for $:t0.000. The place Is planted to young trees, two-thirds of which are In liearlng and are seven years old. The or chard whs planted by B. E. Duncan, under whose care It was brought Into liearlng. The sale was made through the agency of Devlin & Flre liaugh. d. Y. Edwards & Co. report still another sale of interest at a good fig ure consisting of lii1) acres In Willow Flat district tielonglng to D. E. Dav idson. Thin was bought by W. A. Melville, a native of Edinburg, Scot land. It In partly set to orchard, the balance being uncleared which will be Improved ns soon an possible. Mr. Melville Is now attending the winter horticultural course at the Oregon Agricultural College. Several other sales of Interest are reported as Wing closed up the de tails of which It Is expected to an nounce next week. WILL DEBATE SATURDAY EV'NG The Hood Kiver high school debat ing team will engage In what Is ex pected to be nil Interesting debate Saturday evening with the team from Park Place high school. The question Is "Kesolved that life Im prisonment with unrestricted power of pardon should lie substituted for capital punishment in Oregon." The debate will be held In the opera house. The admission will be 2.1 cents and It Is exH-ctcd that a large audience will le present to encourage the home team which meets one of the strongest high school teams In i the state. Resolution Instructs Club To Endeavor To Secure School If There Is to Be But One In OregonPaper Mill Project Discussed By a decisive vote the meeting which wan held last Friday evening nt the opera house to consider the Normal school question decided In favor of securing the Institution for Hood Kiver. The meeting was not an largely attended an wan expected but those who were there took an active Interest and many spoke on the subject. Opinion was shown through these talks to lie largely In favor of locating the school here. A few presented Home arguments against the Idea and one or two were disposed to lie against It. The preponderance of the argument, however, caused the adoption of a resolution introduced by E. O. Blan char, to tne effect that the state should have but one Normal school, and that It should be located at Hood Kiver. The adoption of the resolution carried with It Instruction to the Commercial Club, under whose auspices the meeting was held, to place the matter In-fore the voters of the state through the initiative and referendum. Previous to the opening of the meeting the Hood Kiver band played several selections. The gathering was called to order by President Chas. Hall of the Commercial Club, who called upon Attorney E. C. Smith to outline the work of the committee nnd to state the object of the meeting. At the conclusion of Mr. Smith's talk the matter was opened for discussion nnd a numlier gave their views, among them Prof. E. E. Coad. C. D. Nickelsen. E. II. Hartwlg. J. L. Carter, E. H.Shepanl, Prof. L. B. Gllmon, Trumau Butler, F. A. Cram, Chas. T. Early, A. I. Mason, V. C. Brock. Kev. T. B. Ford, Kev. W. C. dilmore. Kev. Mr. liar greaves and I). J, Trlelier. After the Normal school question wns disposed of the meeting listened to the proposition to establish a paper mill nt Hood River, ndvocated by W. J. Goodnougli. Mr. Good nough, who has had some experi ence in the manufacture of paper In Minnesota, stated that a company known as the Mount Hood Paper; Company hail been organized with a capital stock of $.VX).tMK. half of the stock of which had been subscribed. The mill which It was proposed to erect at Hood Kiver would employ lu the neighborhood of 1.10 people at the start with a substantial payroll WOODMEN HAVE BIG TIME ATTHE DALLES A big delegation from the local lodge. W. O. W.'s, visited The Dalles last Tuesday night to be present at the Installation of a new ramp In that city. The Chronicle says that almost every camp within a rmllus of l.K) miles wan represented nt the demonstration. There were 91 can didates Initiated, 30 of whom were residents of that city, which makes the local lodge 21.1 strong. Judge A. E Eake was the master of ceremonies and presided at the meeting. The following iersons spoke to the memls-m of the order: Head Banker P. E. Snodgrass. of Eugene, General Organizer F. B. Tlchenor, T. Clinton Veale, Chief of Police A. N. Cox, City Organizer J. O. Wilson, all of Portland; Consul Com mander A. H. Whelr, of Condon; Con sul Commander W. E. Walbrldge, of lleppner; Consul Commander B. E. Barrett, of Hood Kiver; Consul Com mander d. E. McClelland, of Wnsco; Past Consul Commander W. L. Yuu tlerpool, of Dufur and District Organ izer A. E. Williams. The Dufur camp wan the one that made the record attendance, that lodge having a membership of iWl, 77 of whom were present, together whh 2)1 candidates for Initiation. The excellent rank work wns done by the uniform rank company of 24 men under the leadership of Captain J. C. Jones of the Multnomah camp, number 77, of Portland. The drills and maneuver executed by this com pany were the l-st ever seen by the local people. Candidate for Initiation were pres ent from Dufur, Hood Klvt-r. While Salmon, Wnsco, Arlington. Condon aud Heppuer. and It In claimed by Mr. doodnough that once In operation It success would be unquestioned ns it would have no competition on the coast In the manufacture of the quality of pa per It In expected to produce. He be lieved, he said, that the project offered the best opportunity for a manufacturing plant that would re sult In a big success for Hood Kiver, and told about a plant that waa established in the same way In Min nesota It wan now sought to estab lish the one here and which was now capitalized at 15,000,000. One of the essential things for the plant said Mr. doodnough. wan etliclent and cheap power, which lie thought wan a strong card In favor of the propo sition here. The result of Mr. Goodnough's talk wan the appointment of a com mittee to Investigate and report to the club. NEGRO PRISONER - JSJARDONEQ K. E. Brooks, the colored Pullman porter, who shot the Illinois Central railroad ofliclaln at Shanlko several months ago, has lieen pardoned by Governor Benson. The negro was Indicted by the grand jury at t lie November term of circuit court on the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and plead ed guilty before Judge W, E. Brad shaw, being sentenced to pay a fine of $.100. Brooks was unable to pay the amount so was remanded to the county Jail for 250 days. The ietltlon asking for the pardon of Brooks which was sent to the governor was signed by Judge Brad shawand District Attorney Fred W". Wilson. Brooks was given hln free dom by Sheriff Levi Chrlsman. The Dalles Chronicle. Neighbor Club Meets Again The "Get Aciuaitited with Y'our Neighbor Trust" had a happy meet ing last Friday Dlght at the residence of K. E. Harbison, which was a mar vel In good fellowship. The hearty welcome of the family warmed the hearts of the neighbors even the face of Hobble, Jr.. beamed a welcome. He In the boss, but his reign will lie happy, as the sceptre of love will rule. Miss Blanch quietly pulled the strings for the program, after her father started the proceedings, 'and her performance at the piano revealed high class proficiency with delicate but surenesn of touch. Her first se lection wns the "Shepherd Boy's Echo Song" that was excellent, aud being recalled, played something that made me think of Chlckamauga or Look out Mountain have since learned It was the "Battle of Manila Bay." Mr. Cunning then outlined the object of the met ting, stating that the Neighbor society also contained the ability to give a good entertainment every night In the year, composed, as It Is, of professors, doctor, lawyer, ministers, teachers aud all young. He closed with a short seh-ctiou from Oliver Wendal Holmes ode to t he 40th anniversary to his Harvard class. Little Miss Campbell recited a couple of pieces with such distinct ness of utterance and spirit that showed cultivation and perhaps In-herlt-d faculty. Beth and Grace Kdglngtoti sang a couple of sjiikS that were loudly applauded. M'ss Helen Howe played a couple of selec tions on the guitar that showed good talent for the short time she has practiced. Mrs. Campls-ll, who must lie a professional, g ive two tine reci tations. Miss Blanch Harbison, by request, sang "Happy Songs" and then followed a medley of songs In which many Joined, Including Dr. Eilglngtou and Prof. Gibson. An abundant lunch was served that tilled up the 4i guests, and at a very late hour they left with hearty expressions of pleasure. The next meeting will be with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bailey. Kev. A. .1 Adams, pastor of the Christian church, announces a series of evangelistic services which will l given at the I hrlstlan church com mencing Sunday evening. February til h, to v tile It he extends a cordial In flation to all to attend