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df you want tfie n;;;: .6scri6c for tfic Heus. you want printing, have us flo it. 3 fie Hews (eacls THE HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 9 Rev, Dr. Ford Maizes Sweeping Statement Christianity and the Church, He Says Do Not Receive the Recognition and Support At Hood River They Should and Asks Why Relieving that Christianity aud the church do not receive the recognition urn! support At Hood Hirer they (mould, and that they are looked upon by many n something akin to a necessary evil Rev. T. 11. Ford makes a statement to the public that should be read with lutereHt. The reverend doctor says: After careful study of conditions In Hood River, and consultation with men associated with me In Christian and church work I have decided to turn my pulpit Into an open forum for a series of Sunday evening plat form meetings for the discussion of Christianity, churches aud ministers, and have Invited a number of gentle men other than of my own faith aud profession to do the speaking. I find that Christianity does not receive the recognition and support by laboring, busluess and profes sional men of the community it should It It stands for what we sup nose it stands for. I see that all kinds of bUHlness real estate, hortl culture, building, merchandise, bank ing, fraternallritn and education have larger, but not too great, recogni tion and consideration. It seems to me the churches as the sunuoscd rcuresentatlves of Christi anity, though by no means the ex elusive exponents and expressions of Christian truth, life aud phllan thropy, have not kept pace with the growth of our population, schools. lodges and business enterprises, nor with the material development of the town and vlclulty. They do not have the strong hold on the thought, confidence and life of the men of the community they should have If they stand for what they are alleged to stand for. They have to struggle for an existence, aud a few "elect women" have to "serve tables" and run "bazaars," and their ministers must act the part of a lackey In order to make a little money with which to meet the necessary ex ienses, and "carry ou church work." They continue to worship In luferlor edltlces, with Inadequate equipment for wide awake churches. And ministers what of them? They are looked upon as a sort of well, hardly a necessary evil, a some j'hlng to In? tolerated, n having little or nothing to do with the affairs of men In it world of red blood, activity and progressa kind of third sex, whose business Is one of ene aud luxury, having nothing In common with the men and women who are doing things worth while; with no care for mundane Interests, singing only of their "heavenly home, bright and fair," and regnrded by some as an Intolerable nuisance, a burden upon society whose support Is to lie eharged up to charity. I have therefore made up my mind to try to find out where the trouble lien. Is It In Chrlstlnnlty? Is It In the churches? Is It In the ministers? lo not our men lielleve In Christian ity? Do our churches fall to Justify their claims? Are ministers exclus ive, "buttoned up," and show no In terest the things of the kingdom pf ths world? )o they deal In ab tractions fi have tittle or no con nection at al wth present day prob (cms Witt) which the laboring man, the business man, the professional man and the man of science are grappling? la the preacher "behind the times," and trying to feed the people on "old straw?" Is lie lacking In ability to speak clearly, correctly and entertainingly? He ought to know smomethlng about everything, and everything about something. Or Is It because men are so taken up with their own secular affairs that they have no time to give to the con sMeratlon of the claims of Christian ity, and the work of the churches? Or, because their methods of business cannot lw brought to the light? I am unwilling, with my present light, to express an opinion on these questions. I might "light Into" them and "pass them up" as "backsliders" "renegades," "men of the baser sort" "given to hardness of henrt," and "reprobacy of mind," with "con sciences seared," but I do not feel warranted In doing so, and will not. prefer to hear from others, and Jjave not only requested prominent gentlemen In professional and busi ness circles to speak, but to speak freely and fully, and let the "chips fall where they may." I want to know what the laboring, business and professional men of this com munlty think of Christianity, the churches and ministers. Christianity Is entitled to recognition, or It Is not Churches are worthy of support, an of being put on a plane with other organizations and enterprises, or they are not. Ministers merit re- spect and confidence, or they do not let us see. Let us go to the bottom of this business. Let us have the full truth wherever the reflection may be. Christianity must stand the severest test, or It cannot stand nt all. The churches must stand the severest test, or they must go out of business. The preachers must stand the severest test, or go Into some other pursuit or "take to the woods." Come, let us reason to gether. 1 invite t lie general public, and la boring, business and professional men in particular, to bear the gentle men who have kindly consented to speak. We ought not to be afraid for the truth nor of the truth. The particular topics and the names of the speaker will be an nounced In sieclal bulletin and through the local press from week to OREGON LUMBER CO. CHARGED WITH FRAUD A story In the Oregonlan states that the Oregon Lumber company Is to be Investigated by the federal grand Jury for alleged timber frauds 1 he grand jury met yesterday In Portland. It Is stated that there are seventy witnesses In the case. "These wltnesses,"says the Oregon- Inn, "are from the employes of the Sumpter Valley Hallway company and tlie Oregon Lumiier company, oiHTattng out of Hood Iilver and and Baker City, and from the evi dence he has. United States District Attorney McCourt expects he will is? able to penetrate the mystery which ror many years uas surrounded cer tain of the tlmlier entries of which the defendant companies and their oflicers have acquired possession, Much of this evidence has lieen gathered through the efforts of Spec ial Agent flood, of the Interior De partment, after months of labor In the field. The I x-cli-s family Is said to le leading spirits In an alleged conspir acy, w hich It Is asserted followed the lines of proeeedure Introduced Into Oregon with the advent of Michigan nnd Minnesota expert In the art of using "dummies." These, It Is claimed, were paid stipulated sums of money for the entry nnd patenting of tlmlier claims and were under con tract to turn these claims over to the men behind the scenes.. In the case now under Investigation It is alleged by the government officers that the 'dummy" entrymen were brought from I'tah and Idaho In carload lots, given employment by the railway and lumtier companies and were as sured by David C. Eccles, W. II. Ec cles and David Eccles that the luves- tlgatlou of timber frauds n this state was only a passing fever which would soop blow over. "Many of the filings thought to lie fraudulent have liccome outlawed so ar as criminal prosecutions will lie. They may. It Is stated by District Attorney McCourt, become the basis of suits to cancel title, however, many of which are expected to fol low the disposal of the present case. The grand Jury was brought togeth er when knowledge of one overt act waa obtained, and the Indictment will have to le returned within ten days In order to keep that alive. Since the Jury was drawn Informa tion Is said to have come to the land Inspectors upon which the prosecu tion can base other overt acts, nnd It Is exected that others will devel op as the case progresses." Irrigating Company Meeting The East Fork Irrlgatlngcompnny will hold Its annual meeting of stock holders nt the Commercial club rooms Saturday evening, March 12, at 2 p. in. It. II. Waugb, aeeretnry. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, Impressions of In Bacon - A paper read by It. I. Harbison at a meeting of the Neighbor Trust re cently Is of Interest In comparing the early days with those of the present. Mr. Harbison says: "The fact that I have been a rest dent of this valley since the autumn of lWtfl gave occasion to our hostess to ask me to tell you something con cerning past events In Hood River valley. "Free scope was given roe In the choice of a subject excepting that I waa enjoined to not bore the guests with dry statistics or Munchausen tales. This injunction limited the field more than might tie Imagined at first thought, and I can think of little else to tell about except the weather. and other matters which are easily attributable to the Influences of the weather. "Now the weather in Hood Klver continues 3(15 days In the year and no two days are alike, and of the 24 years of my life which 1 have spent here no two years have been alike. So, to compile a true history of the weather during that time several large volumes would be required. "It might be Inferred that such vi cissitudes In matters climatic might have some unusual Influence over the Inhabitants and, to tell the truth, I am Inclined to the belief that the weather deserves far more credit for the remarkable developments which have taken place In the valley than have usually been given It. 'When I landed here from the hur ricane deck of a glass eyed cayuse, after two shears' sojourn on the dry plalus of eastern Washington, I was greatly charmed by the weather. Particularly so because of the attrac tiveness which It had given to a cer tain damsel whom I met under the towering pines and with whom I aoon afterward entered Into a part nership which exists unto this day. 'At that early date Hood River fruits had a reputation more than local. Hood River peaches grown along the Columbia benches had been sold to passing steamers and their high quality waa known In ONE OF WIFE DESERTING TRIO AT HOOD RIVER Unknown to Hood l(iver people Allicrt E. Young, one of a trio of brothers who are all said to be guilty of bigamy, w as a resldeut here for a few days, leaving February 12th. The story of the Young brothers' misdeeds as told by the Oregoulan Is aa follows: "When Albert E. Young deserted his young wife and twin babies last Thursday afternoon he completed a series of misdeeds In which three brothers played the leading roles. Within six weeks three wives have been left to provide for themselves. while the three husbnnds have fled. accompanied, It is believed, by affini ties. District Attorney Cameron Is now preparing papers for the arrest of the three men on a variety of charges, running from that of ob taining money under false pretenses to wife desertion. 'The three men concerned are Al bert E. Young, Rolla R. Young and Peter !, Young, all natives of Iowa and all doing business in Portland under the name of Young Brothers, at 512 Gerllnger building. Here they maintained a real estate and pub licity ofllce.also managed circulation contests for various out of town newspaders. "Peter I Young, the youngest of the three, deserted his wife, to whom he hnd lieen married three years, on Iecember ill of Inst year, leaving her apartments at the Wheeldon, on 'ark street, and going to San Fran cisco, with a young woman from nncouver, Wash. He left a note saying his "spiritual afllnlty" hnd called him "to do God's work" nnd that he was bound for Salt Lake City. Mrs. Young, however, had her usplctons aroused some time In-fore this, and soon discovered the true status of affairs. Two days later Rolla R. Young, who had lieen mnrrled six years, Bent his wife back to her home In Missouri on a visit and also left sud- enly for the south, leaving the office In charge of the oldest brother, Al liert. Rolla Young Is also lielleved to have had the company on hla trip of a young lady from a southern Oregon town, "The third desertion In the family WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, Hood River Flapjack Days many parts of the big Inland Km pi re. "He predicted at that time that land would some day sell as high aa flOO per acre. It was selling then at from $." to $2." per acre and for several years there was but little advance. It Is safe to say that If we could have foreseen such an advance aa has taken place In recent years It would have been strange if a few of us hnd not tried to corral the entire valley. "For many years this exhlliratlng climate gave everyone wonderful powers of endurance and the amount of hard work that we accomplished In the way of land clearing, road making and tilling of the soil was hard to duplicate. "It Is plain that the climate has much to do with the beauty and high quality of our famous apples, because the returns which we got la those days from grain and corn growing spoke very little for the high quullty of the soil for general farming purposes. Wheat would produce about 20 bushels per acre and corn would hardly give back the seed. "We lived simple lives and one dol lar would yield aa much fun as ten will give now. Electric lights, dally mall, telephones, new hats four times a year and many other present day nuisances were unknown. 'The snow flakes which are now tumbling about our ears are not the. first that have fallen !a t5;!a favored valley, and unless Halley's comet's tall knocks us all Into kingdom come they will probably not lie the last. 'Severe winters, too, are nothing unusual. I think It was In the win ter of 1VC1KS8 that Ice over a foot thick waa taken out of Hood river tinder the wngon bridge In the east part of town, and another time it was so cold that the gables were frozen oTf the roof of a man's house over on the east side. Rut I am get ting on dangerous ground and as a rebuke from our hostess Is In order 1 will yield the floor to the next on the program." eniue last Thursday when Albert went away, presumably accompanied by a young woman from Sllverton, Ore. Alliert Is believed to have gone from Portland to Vancouver, Wash., on the street car and then to have taken a train for Seattle, where it is supposed he took a boat for either Victoria or Vancouver. B. C. His two brothers at present are In Los Angeles, according to the authorities who are keeping track of their move' tnenta." CROSS-EXAMINED CHRISTIANITY An audience that Oiled the Method lt church to overflowing was pres' cut Sunday evening to hear Christ! anlty discussed from the standpoint of the lawyer. The subject was ably hindled by Deputy District Attorney liartwlg and County Judge Derby who gave their Ideas on the question from different points of view. Mr. Hnrtwlg dwelt on the tempta tions of the members of the bar nnd good Influence that Christianity ex erted lu overcoming them, nnd on Its uplifting Influence on all mankind. Judge Derby spoke of the great men of the legal fraternity who had Itellcved In and espoused the cause of Christianity. A belief In Christianity and the generic love of God, he lie lleved, waa Inherent In every civilized person, dependent largely upon the direction of its development. Tne truest form of Christianity he thought found Ita expression In "Iove thy neighbor as thyself." In addition to the speakers .1. C. Skinner sang a solo that very much pleased his hearers. The addresses are attracting a great deal of attention nnd the next subject scheduled is "Chrlstlnnlty nnd Civic Improvement," which will be discussed by He v. W. C. (ill more, ( lias. Hall, J. C. Skinner and T. B. Ford. Upper Valley Salea 11, K. MeGuffey has bought the A, O. Johnson piece of twentj-flve acres, paying for the same t"000. The sale was made through W. H. Marshall. 1910 Valley Electric Railway Seems Close at Hand Deeds Filed for Right of Way and Workers Pushing AheadCapitalists in Portland Also Busy With Plans for Electric Line Information secured at Hood Riv er and ia Portland shows that the promoters of the electric railway up the valley are busy and that consld erable progress Is being made. Ten deeds for right of way were tiled with the county clerk last week call ing ior a, i loot strip tnrougn sec tions 28 and 21, township 1 and also part of of section M township 2 both In range 10 east. It Is understood that secretary Langlle and other active workers In the Valley Electric Railway Company are pushing this matter as fast as possible, and are meeting with con siderable encouragement. The board of directors of the company state BUILDING BOOM STRIKESJARKDALE Plana have been approved by R. J. Mc Isaac for a new store building at Parkdale the terminus of the Mt. Hood railroad, that will be one of the largest In the valley. The struc ture will be 3ixM) feet two stories high. The ground floor will be 'oc cupied by the store and the upper floor made Into a hall for meetings and other purposes. The contract for the new building has already been let to Uassman & Klein, the material ordered and work will be commenced on It Just as soon as the weather permits. Mr. Mclsaac Is associated in the enterprise by his brother-in-law Walter Gregory. A large stock of grneral merchandise and hardware will be kept and It Is expected that Parkdale will become the center of a big trade whin the railroad opens for business. It Is stated that application for a postofllce has been made to be es tnblished at that point and several persons have been looking over the ground from out of town with a view to erectlug a hotel and livery stable there. It Is said that several are likewise expecting to open real estate offices at Parkdale and that a church Is one of the things in the near future. Believing thnt there is an opening for a blacksmith, a Wll lamette valley man waa at Parkdale last week looking over the country with the idea of purchasing land and starting n shop. A project that has Interested others In that vicinity Is a summer board ing house. The projectors of this Institution think that if It could lie established on one of the numerous sightly points along the rivers that many who prefer the mountains to the sea air would take advantage of the fact and spend the summer amid the scenic beauties and salubrious climate of the upper valley. The extension of the Mt. Hood Railroad, which was completed to Parkdale last fall is being gotten In to shape for business and Just as soon as the weather allows It Is ex pected to ballast the track and put n train schedule Into effect. HOOD RIVER ENTERS BASEBALL LEAGUE At a meeting of representatives of several nearby towns Interested lu baseball, held nt White Salmon Sat urday, It was divided to form a local amateur base ball league for the pur pose of promoting Interest in the game aud giving residents un oppor tunity to enjoy regular contests of the national game. The tow ns that w 111 In- represented art Hood River, White Salmon, The Dall nnd O.ildendnle, and the open ing game will lie played here Sunday, April 10th. between Hood River and The Dalles. The oflicers of the or ganlzatlon are Attorney Brooks of Goldendale, president; W. H. Meyers of Hood River, vice president; Milton VanVorst of White Salmon, secre tary; Paul McCoy of The Dalles, treasurer. great deal of Interest has already developed in the announcement of the coming season of base ball and It Is expected thnt the local manage ment will lie loyally supported In providing Hood River with Interest ing contests during the season. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR that their main object Is to secure the road for the benefit It will give to the whole valley and are not In clined to hold up any legitament effort that will lie made to capitalize and complete It and are wllllog to co-operate In every way with a com pany formed for such purpose. In Portland It Is stated by those who have seen the maps made for the use of the party of capitalists who are pushing It there that a com plete system of transportation la planned for the west side district apart from the main line to the Up per Valley and that If a consolida tion of interests that are contemplat ed can lie brought about there will t no question as to the building of the electric line. It Is also claimed that the O. R. & N. Is favorable. to the project and would give It any reasonable assist ance such as a traffic agreement, terminal point, and yardage room for Its freight service. EAST SIDE TWENTY BRINGSSJ2,500.00 Edwin Pllson, who has been here some time looking over the valley. Mouday purchased the 20 acre place of Wm. Stewart on the East Side for f 12..VK). The sale waa made through Gee. D. Culbertson & Co. Mr. Pllson whose wife la here with him la from Washington, D. C, and they are friends of the Peters family who also bought on the East Hide. Another sale reported by the Culbertson com pany Is a lot on the Heights to J. H Shields. Trust Still Flourishing The Get Acquainted with Your Neighbor Trust continues with una bated Interest. Neither rain, mud, snow or Ice prevents the friendly meetings aud each evening Is a round up of sociability and goodfellowshlp. The meeting Friday night at F. A. Bishop's was a series of surprises. The first waa a contest In reading twenty-five picture advertisements, which waa won by Mrs. Scblosser for which she received a useful prize. Next came several trips to Jericho In which but few could travel at first, but at last all succeeded In catching on. Then came a memory test of forty-one articles. In which Mrs. G. A. Llttletield led by scoring thirty- eight, for which she was given a looking glass. A guitar solo by Miss Helen Howe; recitation by Margie Campbell and Helen Hershuer and a Bubble song by Miss Mary Harbison. Mrs. Campliell waa ringmaster and kept things going lively. The prep arations Involved considerable effort ou the part of the host aud hostess. In w hich they were ably assisted by the father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, and by the sister, Mrs. Campbell, who Is a "Johuny on the spot." It Is a family that will bear acquaintance. The lunch was not the least part of the eutertalnment. The next meeting will be on Wed nesday, the 2d day of March, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Wilbur on Prospect nvenue, once the Galll gau strawlierry ranch, now a nice residence section with a grand view of the Columbia nnd Mt. Adams In the distance. Missionary Convention The third annual convention of the christian and Missionary Alliance tie gluulng Wednesday, the 23d, closed . Sunday evonlng with a missionary address by Miss Emma Krater of Khamgaon, India. Rev. C. H. Chris- man, district superintendent, was present and gave able and instruc tive messages. Rev. ('. E. Perry, res ldeut pastor, gave a tulsHtouary ad dress on Sunday morning anil dis cussed the duties of the church as re gards to taking the go pel to the million In heathen lauds. Miss Krater spoke at 2: "0 p. m. on the women and girls of iudlaaud told of the orphanage of over 200 girls, also the home for w Id. lows. The offering received at the conven tion amounted to f 'i-M ."", Including the support of six orphans for one year. St. Mark's Lpi-icopal Service every Sunday at 11 a. tu. Suuday school nt in a. in. I