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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.
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