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null A'tfli tff you want 11 rtil6scri6e for tfie Hews, fjf you want printing, fiauc us clo it. 3fic Hews teads THE HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 16 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR Hoot! River filalres Chester Huggins Wins First Place and Establishes New Record Other Races Captured by Swift Hood River Athletes Theater Huggtns, of Hood Itlver high school. In competition with college men from O. A.C. and IT. o( ()., ah well as other college ami high schools throughout the state, won first place In the one-mile run at the Indoor meet at Portland Saturday. Hugging linn been a wlnnerlnsmaller meet several times, and always a faithful trainer. ireat things have leen predicted for blm'and he bids fair to meet all expectations. In the meet Saturday be established a new state Indoor record, making the mile In the time of 4::tl flat. While Huggins was the only win ner direct from Hood Illver the city CLOSING ADDRESS OPEN FORUM The open forum series of services closed In a most fitting way Sunday evening. Dr. Ford, pastor of Asbury church, gave his Impressions of the nddrsses delivered during the past few weeks. He said that the speak ers bad Impressed him with their sincerity, their preparation of sub jects assigned them and a general desire to state the truth as they saw It, without offense to anyone. He lM'llees In truth and Is not afraid of It nor for It. Perhaps tine of the liest Influences pmlnatlng from the meeting Is a bet ter understanding of the men of Hood ltiver regarding each other, and also regarding the attitude of the church toward those It seeks to help. The "up-to-now" church has ceased to dogmatize nbout nonessen tials and lay more stress on living and great life principles. The Howl Klver Mandolin Club rendered severul excellent numbers and Mrs. A. A. Jayne sang a most pleasing sacred solo. Asbury quar tet and J. ('. Skinner also rendered yocal numbers. A. A. Jayne pre sided and some of the former speak ers of the open forum responded to llr. Ford's excellent address. True American Citizenship Kdltor of the News: The article en titled Woman Suffrage and Temiier mice which has recently npiieared In the Harper's Bnxunr gives much food for thought, even for those who be lieve In women's enfranchisement ami who will always lielleve that IMTiiianent good will result through this channel. It Is true In those states where women have lieen allowed to vote, the prohibition wave has not Iieen felt to any appreciable extent. The women of these states have doubtless lieen lu the minority and evidently have not lieen placed In touch with many Ideas which teud to advancement along the lines of temperance reform. The privilege of yottng was thrust upon them, so to speak, and they sit in to have bad no choice tut to accept the situation. That they were given this privilege as a means to an end under a selfish motive may lie true. This might have lieen a fact In Colorado, more esjieclnlly where In times past the labor troubles have lieen closely as sociated with men who have Influ ence and who were avowed enemies of prohibition, Samuel Gompers, the president of the federation of labor, furnishing the most conspic uous example. Apparently the thought has never occurred to many of these women that they are In possession of an In- Tax Collections During the time of the 3 lT cent rebate on tax collections for Wasco county Sheriff Chrlsmnn collected f142,.mi of the IIICI.OOO duo the county. Since the expiration of the rebate there has been collected $J1, NM (13. leaving a balance of about 2N,(HM) to lie collected. At Hood Klver $120,000 out of JIMH.OOO has been collected. Letters m VIes8ages Sprinter Mew Record was well represented among the college men. Henderson, who won the shot-put, Is a Hood Itlver man, who Is attending the state university and put the shot at 30 feet l Inches. Johnson of Oregon who made first In the 440-yard sprint and second In the high Jump Is a former Hood Itlver blgh school student. Hood Klver blgh school students are taking a lively Interest In ath letics which Is being endorsed by their Instructors, and the near future will see Hood Klver high well re pre sou ted In all meets throughout the state. Reception to New Minister The members and friends of the Valley Christian church tendered a reception to their new pastor and his wife, Kev. and Mrs. Isaac Peart, Wednesday evening of last week. It wus Indeed a most brilliant affair, In fact It took the form of An ova tion. Prof. Murphy was master of ceremonies. Addresses of welcome were delivered by the Kevs. Tate, Wood, Ford, Gllmore, Adams, Dav idson and Cash. Also a most pleas ing address was made by Hon. -lie Butler of the Butler Banking Company. The Barrett band boys played a number of selections to the delight of all. Mrs. Kcavls, the choir leader, and her daughter.Mlsstjladys sang a duet that was most pleasing. The master of ceremonies then an nounced that It was high time to give Kev. Peart a chance to defend himself, which he (lid In a most elo quent and Impressive manner. Of the .VK) iersoiis who were present, not one would attempt to suy that Kev. Peart Is not competent to fill any pulpit In our large cities of to day. Will Manage Mosier Union At the annual meeting of the Moslcr Fruitgrowers' Association the following directors were elected: A. P. liutelmm, Amos Knot, C. A. McCnrger, J. M. Carroll and D. P. Harvey. These directors, have chosen II. M. Huxley, of Hood Klver, as manager of theassx'latlon. strument that to use It wisely would transform things to such an extent that their Influence for good would lie felt all over the world. g. Men who hnve'voted foryeqrs have had, to leu rn, ma nyjl in port ant lessons I "TpoH I lea economy and areolae from graduating yet. Until the ma jority of voters arrive at the point where an intelligent conception of their duties lead them to regard the growing boys and girls with more favor and of greater value to the world than the rum trnflic with all of Its wretchedness and wastefulness they will never lie jierfected In what constitutes true American citizen ship. ' Sunday Desecration Without Excuse Kdltor of the News: Pastor Dav. Idson deserves the support of all the law-abiding people of the valley In his protest against the prevalent Sabbath desecration here. Some of the older residents say that a few years ago Sunday was well observed. If so, the valley has certainly degen erated of late. The amount of blasting, ordinary field work and heavy teaming on the roads for the last few Sundays particularly has been utterly without excuse. For the good name of Hood Klver valley, If for no higher motive, public senti ment ought to be roused against this sort of moral laxity. There Is far less danger of our becoming too Puritanical In this regard than there Is of our being entirely heat henish. II. J. Woon. Pastor Belmont Church. Telephone to the Humane Society Kdltor of the News: For the benefit of those who have not the moral courage to defend helpless, dumb creatures that are lielng cruelly treated, lie It known that the Hood Klver Valley Humane (Continued on fin 10) Reminiscences Messenger By Capt. OOI.II MKT STOLEN. On one trip I fell under suspicion. A buckskin sack containing dust for the O. H. N. Co. bad fallen short II hud passed through my bauds and I, a new man, wus the one suspected. All the other messengers were old hands and above and beyond such things, which was undoubtedly true. But to complicate matters, the very next trip Messenger Cann brought a sack for the company that had also fallen short, and It was discovered that a stitch had been cut In the corner, a small quantity of dust ab stracted, the edges pushed buck so it would not show, and several sacks were so treated before It was discov ered how the gold was taken out. There was but one man who had the handling of ull the sacks and he wus an old and trusted negro porter who had served as messenger for the Nav igation company for many years, and hud never been suspected of dis honesty, but when charged with the theft he broke down and confessed all, returned the stolen dust and was discharged without prosecution. MINK HOSTS OF TUB TJIATILLA HOl'SR. My headquarters, while In The Dalles, was at the Umatilla House, the best known and most popular hostelry In the state. The proprie tors, Major Dennis Handly and Col onel N. B. Slnnott, were as well kuown as their hotel. The major, a son of Erlu and a relic of the famous GOO of Ualaklava, was the business head of the Institution, while the ; : v -r ':r:'.-- .r-f'V.- .ZS-.? : '. .'" v BLOOMING APPLE TREES THE Jo WHEN TO SEE Speaking of the comet Prof. Camp- bell of the Mount Hamilton Observ atory says: i "Until May IS I (alley's comet will lie a morning objet-t.liecomlng visible j before the lirst rays of dawn, and j after that time will lie an evening j object nnd fairly conspicuous during the Inst halt of May. "It Is unsafe to predict the bright-; ness of a comet and for that reason! I do not cure to say Just when It w ill I liecome visible to the naked eye, but I ls lleve It will he possible for us at I the observatory to sie It without j the aid of telescopes nnd a week or j two later before It will lie apparent to those In the valley. The people! w ill have greater difficulty In seeing It on account of the glare of the elec tric lights of the city, nnd there Is a possibility for that reason that It will not lie visible from San Fran cisco nt nil. All depends upon Its brightness, nnd that, ns I said. Is un safe to predict. "Wo will pass through the tail of the comet on the night of May 1 and will take several hours lu so do ing. 1 innj say that no danger may lie feared. There may be a glow In the sky and perhaps u meteoric dis 1. - . ' . 4 A'..; j 'v Kv . - : L ....... fiy:n-Z Ur i A of Express In Early Days II. C. Coe urbane and smiling Colonel Slnnott "welcomed the coming ami s(ed the parting guest," and In a most tact ful manner distributed out the rooms with proper number of "bugs" to the entire satisfaction of each and every one. They were whole souled, generous men, kindly hearted and no deserving unfortunate was ever turned :;wuy hungry or shelterless. HANK VAIOIIN. About this time, a boy by the name of Vaughn begun to show symptoms of the bad man type. 1 bad known Hank some years pre vious. He wart a hanger-on around stables, rhling races, and doing little Jobs around t lie burns nt The Dalles. His first public appearance was, If I remember rightly, In conjunction with others In a horse steuling sera pe in Umatilla county, and a break was made to reach that "Hole In the Wall," Boise City. At Burnt Klver In Baker county lie was overtaken by Sheriff Frank Maddux, of Umatilla county. A pistol duel ensued In which Hank succeeded In shooting Muddox through the mouth and making his escape. He was after wards arrested arid sent to the peni tentiary for a term of years. After serving something over a year he was pardoned on account of his youth, and his career us a bud man went on. He was engaged In nu merous shooting sernjies and made himsel! a general nuisance to nil law abiding people by his drunken (Continued on Pag 10) ; - -;'-i .1 u?; ' v. '-1 J-7 yri--y - ' 5ifi vv-"' J- 4 DELIGHT OF MANY VISITORS HALLEY'S COMET Jo play, but apart from this harmless and beautiful phenomenon nothing will occur to affect human I'ves on earth. "Until May IS the comet will be visible Just before dawn, and those who Intend to watch for It would do well to remember that the sun Is rising earlier dally. After May 1 It will lie west of the sun nnd will be visible after sunset." Chickens Mothered by Oil Stove Twelve hundred fluffy little chicks one day old enclosed In a circular space twelve feet lu diameter and mothered by a single oil stove, repre sents one of the peculiar features of an experiment which Is now llng carried on by Professor James Dry den of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. The chicks which are being used In this experiment were hatched In In cubators. Twelve machines wore used, the machines producing an average of bK) chicks each. This number of chickens were hatched from a total of U5.V) eggs. Jos. Wilson went down to Port land to attend the opening of the ball seasou nt that (dace Tuesday. Hood River May Have $10,000 Chapter House Reception Given by American Woman's League a Success One Hundred Guests Present and Many Apply for flembership Mrs. T. J. Cunning ojiened her beautiful residence for the Crst recep tion given by the Hood Klver Chap ter American Woman's league which was quite a success lu every way. One hundred guests were present which gave great satisfaction to those who are especially Interested In Increasing the membership nnd lie lng able to qualify for a ten thousand dollar Chapter House. New members were secured nnd grent enthuslusm prevails lu regard to the coming national convention to be held In May at University City, St. Louis, Mo. Our Chapter is entit led to one delegate whose expenses are paid railroad fare, sleeper, meals and the best of care during the convention of three days. Each metnlier who secures ten new applications accompanied by five Woman's Club Meeting The Woman's Club held a very In teresting meeting at Odd Fellows hall last Wednesday afternoon. The topic was "Conservation of Our Natural Kesources,"and the program which was au excellent one, was In charge of Mrs. S. E. Bartmess. The program was begun with a solo, "The Bird and The Rose," by Mrs. II. C. Sletten, Mrs. C. K. Marshall, accompanist. She was followed by an Interesting uddress on "Forest Conservation," by S. E. Bartmess. After a piano solo, "Butterfly," by Miss Gladys Reavis, Kev. Parker ad dressed the club on "Birds." His talk was Instructive as well as very Interesting, as Indeed the entire pro gram proved to be. Committee reports and other mat ters of business were attended to, and several things pertaining to civic Improvement and lienntlfylng the city were discussed. After a social hour the members departed express ing their enjoyment. At the next meeting nominations will be made for officers of the club for the next term. (J. D. Woodworth wus a passenger for Portland Monday. Live Local Copies Mlchavl Prendergust, who bought the Churchward place, arrived here last week, accompanied by his family from Fort Worth, Texas. A new bicycle wheel racing curt ar rived and was taken out Monday to Capt. McCan's nice track, which he is building In the valley. Laurel Kcliekah Lodge held nn In teresting meeting last Monday night, followed by nn Ice cream social. Au enjoyable time is reported. While returning from town Mon day morning Mrs. C. A. Hall became frightened and Jumped from the buggy, breaking her ankle bone. Next Sunday evening nt the ." o'clock service In the Unitarian church Charles Davidson will speak on "The Necessity for Unttnrluntstu nnd Other Religious. Associations." All are cordially Invited. Alliert S. Hull, an expert electrician has taken the position of manager with the Hood Klver Electric Light, Power nnd Wnter Company. Mr. Hall arrived here Thursday nnd as sumed charge of the company's busi ness. A large crowd witnessed the ball game between Hood Klver and White Salmon Sunday afternoon at Columbia park. The game was n close one, being a tie on the ninth Inning However, the Klickitat city carried off the honors, the score be ing 4 to 6 in their favor. The National Life Insurance Com pany U. S A., of Chicago, has Just paid Mrs. T. W. DeBussey f ',(XK). the amount of a policy written for Mr, DeBussey, but a few weeks before his death. The company paid the amount of the claim although the first premium had not yet Invn paid. Mr. DeBnssey's death occurred March STMi and the money was paid April 4th. dollars on each will also secure this delightful trip free of cost to her. A round table was conducted on the Is-uefits and privileges conferred by the League by Mr. Grimm which was very Interesting nnd profitable. Those present were delightfully en tertained by the sweet music of the Mandolin Club and Orchestra, also solos by Misses Bryant and Vannett. Dainty refreshments were served by the Leugue and the reception closed with an informal social hour. Meetings every Tuesday p. m. from 2:30 to 5 o'clock. All welcome. LAFEAN BILL PUTJ0 SLEEP A dispatch to the Oregonlan says that satisfied from testimony recent ly submitted that the Lafean apple box und grading bill Is both vlsclous and unwarranted, the House com mittee on agriculture, on motion of Representative Hawley, last week tabled that measure, thus rendering Impossible Its further consideration during this or the next session. The committee discussed the bill for half an hour, reviewing the main features of the evidence on both sides and when the vote was taken the bill was defeated, 9 to 6. Of three absent members two were opposed to the bill, so that In reality the committee stood 11 to 7 against the bill. The members who voted to table tli bill were Chairman Scott and Messrs. Hawley, Haugen, Cole, Howell, Kucker, Ilanna, Plumley and Lee. A majority of the committee held that there was no occasion for adopting a standard box, especially such a box as the bill proposed, but they particularly objected to the un fairness of that section which under took to establish grades. The showing made by Representa tive Hawley and the Oregon and Washington growers who appeared before the committee were largely responsible for the action. The ladles of St. Mark's Guild will meet Friday afternoon of this week with Mrs. E. C. Young. Miss Lucille Potter won the Wer ner piano offered the most popular young lady In Hood Klver. Kev. Mr. Warren of The Dalles will bold services at St. Mark's church next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A cordial Invitation extended to all. Mr. and Mrs. Horton and son ar rived from Omaha, Nebr., Monday, and will make their home on their property In Paradise acreage. Mrs. Horton Is a daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. M. Parkins. Tuesday evening of last week ft sur prise party wus given nt the home of Judge J. L. Henderson, by the Misses Wllma Thompson and Mary Dabney, About twenty-five of the younger set were present nnd thoroughly en Joyed the occasion. The rooms and tables were prettily decorated and light refreshment served after an evening of games. E. L. Scobee, the well known den tlst. who has been lix"ated In Port land and has rooms In the Oregonlan building, has rented the rooms for merly occupied by Arnold & Kupp and will commence practicing here May 1st. Mr. Scols-e Is said to rank high In all branches of his profession. Having become tired of the grind of city life he will make his home here. The Thursday Musical Club held n meeting last Thursday at the home of Mrs. C. 11. Sletten, which was well attended and much Interest shown, Mrs. Dumble, the club president, was present for the first time since her re turn from California. The uext meeting will lie held w ith Mrs. A. A. Jayne, when preparations will ls made for a program for the open meeting to If given soon. All are Invited to attend.