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3fte Hews you voant tfie ncvos, su6scri6e for tfie Hcvos. you want printing, fiav)c us do it I 'HE HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 22 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1910 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR Good Roads Meeting Addressed by Experts M. V. Eldredge and Judge Webster Give Practical Illustrations of the Value and Im portance of Good Roads. How to Get Them Notwithstanding the fact Unit good roads are something that should Intercut every liml y lu t lie val ley, ami have lieen discussed ami brought to the attention of Mood Klver M'ople at every opportunity liy the paperH am) In other ways, an attendance of twenty waH all that the meeting held last Thursday after noon could niUMter. Xo iiicmlxT of the county court, none of the road HtipervlHorH and none of the members ofthecltv council deenied the sub- Ject (f MUlllclent Importance to be present. However, what the meeting lacked la attendance wiih made up by the enthiiHlaHin of those who were pros ent, who listened Intently to the speakers and learned a great deal about road building and a plan to get good roads an kikiii hh possible. The talkH were made by M. W. 101- d red ice. a government expert who gave an Illustrated lecture on all phases of good roadx and an address by Judge Lionel Webster, who ex plained how the people of Hood Klver county, and other conntleH of the Htate, can get them now, and not have to wait, hh he said, until they were traversing either the Htralght and narrow path or the crooked roadx of the future. lu order to show the xlldex with which Mr. Kldredge Illustrated hlx lecture, the meeting wax held at the Oak moving picture establishment. By a xerlex of thexe, accompanied by an Interextlng and valuable talk Mr. Kid red ge llluxtrated good and bad roadx all over the I'nlted Statex, and lu many foreign countrlex. The lllux tratloiiM xhowed that the latter were lu moxt Inxtancex far lu advance of American road building. Ancient and modern methodx of constructing permanent hlghwiyx were xhown from the time of the Kgyptlanx 1h fore the coming of Christ, until the present day. Modern road building lu America commenced with the In troduction of the procexx Invented A REMINDER TO THE HOOD jlVER PEOPLE I, Samuel, general manager Ore gon Life IriMurnncc Company, Port land, Oregon, who wax here last wirk In an Interview with the Sewn xald: "A little more than four yearn ago a number of buxlnexx men, Including Mr. Fred Stanley, president of the First National Hank of Hoof Klver, joined with me In organizing Or egon Life Insurance Company. Ore gon Life wax founded xolely for the purpoxe of giving the people of Ore gon a lirxt claxx home company, and with no poxxlble profit for the Guar antorx above 7 per cent per annum on the money which each put Into the (iuarantee fund. It wax Intend ed ax an unselfish Institution for the general good of the xtate, to keep In Oregon the vast inllllonx heretofore dumped Into the lap ' Wall xtreet bllllonalrex. Oregon Life hax Hour Ixhed and grown beyond our moxt sanguine expectation. Oregonlanx every where are giving It preference, ho that In M) we did a larger busi ness In Oregon than any other life In xurance company, and we are now xurpaxxlng our wonderful record of last year. The life Inxurance business of Hood Klver should come to tlx the same as It docs In every section In ( tregon. "All of our policy holders are Ore gontans. All of our (iiinrnntorx are Oregonlanx, nnd all of our Invest inentx are In Oregon securltlex. In cluding a. large block of Hood Klver school bonds. No other life Inxur ance company Ix xo organized for the betterment and upbuilding of a great er Oregon. Our ratex are no higher. Our policy holderx are more than xatlslleil with the liberal dividend we pay them, which materially re duces their preinlum payments year by year. State pride, If nothing else, gives every Oregontan the very best of reasons for assisting In the up building of Oregon Mfe, the only life Insurance company exclusively Ore gon, (ilve us an export unity to show you our superior policy contractu." by John Macadam which Is-urs hlx name, and made It possible to con struct permanent roadx at a reason able cost. The lecture demonstrated that good roadx had doubled the value of farm property In many sec Hons of the country aud had effected a wonderful saving to the farmer In making It possible to haul heavier loads. One of the greatext econo tnles, Mr. Kldredge said, In having good roadx wax In the fact that they were a great time saver. He stated that Hood Klver possessed the most abundant supply of material for road building of any section of Ore gon he had visited, and Ixdleved that If It wax made possible to take up the proposition here under the pro posed bonding act Hood Klver county could have as fine high ways In a short time ax could be found In the I'nlted States. Contrary to the opinion prevailing here he said that the trap rock found here provided the best kind of material for perma nent road building. He IsOleved, however, that macadam should not lie put down on a grade that wax over tier cent where there wax much heavy hauling. Judge ebster defined the plan by w hich the state and counties could secure good roads turougli an amendment to the state constitution which now provided that counties could not go Into debt to an amount exceeding $."iKHI. The proposed amendment would provide for counties to bond In whatever sum they saw fit to construct roads. The act would not be compulsory but permissive, lty this plan per manent roads would Is secured In the near fut lire ami would be paid for by the succeeding generation. Wherever he hail been, he said he pointed out to the people of the state the enterprise of the Hood Klver people In making a start toward good roads and used them as a model to work from. He didn't believe It was necessary to attempt to convince the Hood Kiver people of the necessity for good roads. He was satisfied from what he had seen that they were already convinced of their benellt, but he wanted them to keep It up and help themselves and the rest of the state In getting legislation that would make It pos sible to bullil twenty tulles of road where they were now building one. and make It easier for them to do It. The campaign he had started, which was U'lng conducted by some of the public spirited citizens of Portland who were bearing the expense would be continued all over the state; he Intended to keep at It until the good roads proposition wax a success. I'o do this he was organizing good roads associations In every county so that when the time came a concerted ffort would lie made to secure the adoption of the amendment allow ing counties to bond and also the necessary cooperation of the legis lature. At the conclusion of Mr. Webster's talk, A. I. Mason, who was one of the members of the state good roads ommlt tee to frame a bill last year to go before the legislature spoke strongly In favor of active Interest being taken In good roads here, but said he thought that any bill that wax framed should make provision for the people of the counties to say where the money for the roads would be expended. He didn't be- Ueve, he said. In placing too much power In the hands of the county courts. Accompanying Mr. Kldredge nnd Mr. Webster was Philip S. Hilton. president of the Oregon Thresher men's Association, who Is taking an active Interest In the good roads campaign. The parly wax taken for several rldex over the valley lcfore they left for Portland. Church Anniversary The second annlvorxary of the Christian and Missionary Allanco of this city will bo held at the Alliance Chapel at the corner of Mil and May Street, beginning Tuesday May Illst and closing Sunday, June .Ml), ser vices fitch evening at :Hl o'clock. Kev. C. II. Chrlsuiun, district super intendent of Portland will 1-e with us. Come out and bring your friends. STATE'S TOTULATIOJV Iff CUE A JE D 200,000 The census enumeration of the xtate of Oregon, xo fur an It can be confirmed by otilcerx of the Census Bureau, according to the Oregonlan, will show a population of 67j,97 The net gala to the Htate will be While official figures are not ob tainable, a comparison of the totals for each county, ux gathered during the progress of the work, with the total school population, the votes east for Judges of the Supreme Court Mince the census of 1900, and the vote on congrexsmen. warrants the belief that The Orcgonlan's figures are ap proximately correct. An Interextlng feature of the result pertains to the total number of con gressmen which will be awarded to the xtate, and the possibility that Multnomah county will be declared a xeparate congrexsloual district, Kepresentatlon In the present con gress Is on a basis of oue member for each 1!M,000. Congresx Ix likely to be lncreaxed by the addition of 20 mem berx on a total population of 90.000, ouo in the I'nlted States. On that ratio representation would be on a basis of one for each Ula.OOO people. Prof. O'Gara, Fruit Ejcpert, Jays Jo HUghi Here Kumorx that flrebllght had made Itc appearance In Hood Klver valley last week caused many orchardlsts a good deal of uneasiness until ex pert authority made an investiga tion and gave out the statement that the rumors were unfoundtd. The examination was made by I'rof. P. J. O'Gara assistant pathol ogist of the U. S. Department of Ag riculture. Mr. O'Gara came here last Thursday and In company with K. H. Shepard of Better Fruit went over both sides of the valley. After a minute examination he stated that there was no evidence of this dread tree disease at Hood Klver and asked the News to so state in order to quiet the fears of growers. In speaking of blight Prof. O'Gara said: "You enn say for me that there Is no flrebllght at Hood Klver and I am satisfied that there Is not any here. After a thorough examination I found the trees for the most part In an exceedingly healthy condition. 1 believe though that the orchardlsts here did the right thing lu seeking advice as soon as It was eveu Hood Pi)er XOins and Loses The two games lift ween Hood Klver anil The Dalles Sunday and Monday resulted in an even break, the home team winning the first game and the I 'a I lex the seconif. I'lio keenest Interest was manifested that hax been shown In any of the games tins year and there was a good attendance both days. The score Sunday wax s to ."i and Monday 7 to '2. In the former game Hood Kiver won by siqicrlor batting and good pitching by Lake, Will Lmerltk Pulling Them Over Baker failed to show up and Chand ler who replaced Bragg on first, played a good game. There was considerable jangling over the de cisions of Murray nnd Grant, the umpires, but It looked to the specta tors as If neither side got the worst of It. Pickett, of The Dalles, w ho was called out nt llrst was inclined to bo a little pugnacious but was forced to retire. In the game Monday Kldell re placed Fagan as the slab artist aud with Kmerlch to conch him succeed ed In landing the game. Lake who again handled the sphere for I (nod Klver, pitched a line game against Oregon would then gain at least one member. In both congressional districts the work of the Held enumerators Is still In progress and will probably not lie concluded prior to June 1. At that time all the remutnlng records will lie boxed and shipped to Washington for tabulation. Kstlmates furnished from Director Durand, of the Census Bureau, Indicate that official figures as to the result of the count will not be available Is'fore ctober. Immigration to Oregon appears to have held close to the lines of rail ways and water routes, as It did prior to K0. During the ten years preceding that date, 'X,.','2 people came to make their homes In Oregon, and of the total population l.vi.Mi' lived In the 114 Incorporated towns. Census supervisors have found their large work In the cities and towns during the present enumeration. Widely scattered settlements In the Interior counties of central, eastern and southern Oregon have consumed much time In efforts to reach each homesteader, but the net results to the total population have been rela tively small. thought that the blight had hit the valley, as an ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure with this disease. So far 1 have been unable to find any traces of blight north of Rosoburg or east of Milton and Free water. Iu the former cuse It has come up Into Oregon from California and In the latter has, 1 think, gotten over Into the Mllton-Freewater dis trict from Colorado. This tree di sease is peculiar In Its action as It attacks the jear trees first, and then exteuds to some varieties of apples. The Spltaenburg Is particularly sus ceptible to It, while other varieties do not seem to lie affected. The hardy varieties of pears also resist It for some time. The Bartlett and Cornice varieties fall easy victims, while the Winter Nellls and D'Anjoti do not become Infected so easily. There are a number of varieties of apples that It affects easily, not many of which, however, are grown In the Hood Itlver valley. "I Isdleve the Isolation of Hood Klver Ix of considerable Importance in protecting It against this disease as well ax the excellent care that Is taken here of the orchards." to XShc Dalles the big fellows from The Dalles but ; Hood Klver was unable to hit at the right time. Owing to a kick on part of The Dalles, the umpires were I changed nnd The Dalles man who took his position back of the catch er allowed Kmerlch to umpire a good part of the game to suit him self. Johnny Grey was the parti cular star In hitting the ball for Hood Klver in the second game. Trying to Bunco the I'mpirc Gosxllng also found It for two sacks White Salmon who played Gold cndulc nt the latter place was de feated In both games; Druhot, who pitched for Goldendale shutting out the boys across the river both days. The scores w ere to 0 and 1 1 to 0. Merry Race for Spokane Traffic Geo, ,s. Taylor, district passenger agent of the Soo-Spoknno Portland lino, whose headquarters are In Port land, was here Monday on it business visit. Mr. Taylor says the race be tween the O. K. A N. and tin- North Bank for t he Spokane t rattle w ill be a merry one. Canby Post Honors Dead Soldier Comrades Gather at Cemetery on Memorial Day and Keep Alive Memories of f1en Who Helped Save Nation. Ceremonies Were Impressive The memorial services held by Can by Post nnd the Woman's Kellef Corps at Idlewllde cemetery Monday brought out a large attendance of memtierx of the post and corps. The exercises were also attended by a good many outside of these organiz ations. The exercises were commenced at 1:!W with the special services of the Grand Army of the Kepubllc for Me morial day, participated In by both organizations after which a delega tion of veterans decorated the graves of their comrades. The old soldiers anil their frleuds then assembled In one corner of the cemetery to participate lntheexer clses of the duj. The first number on the program wax the reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address which was given by Miss Blanche Ford. Mrs. A. A. Jayne, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. N". Clarke, rendered sVveral vocal selections very pleas ingly, among them "Tenting on the old Camp Grouud." M. P. Iseuberg contributed some Interesting remin iscences of soldier days that awoke BLEW OPEN SAFE BUT GOT NOTHING Safe crackers who are thought to have been new at the work, blew the safe of Klnuulrd & Klusey, the Heights grtx-erymen, to pieces early Sunday morning but failed to se cure any booty. It ix thought that the big charge which they must have used to cause so much destruc tion frightened the burglars away. The door of the safe was completely blown from the hinges, the bottom blown out nnd the sides also wreck ed, but the charge failed to open the cash drawer which contained a con siderable sum of money. A desk, table and other furniture near the safe were wrecked and the pieces scattered all around the office. The burglars obtained entrance by taking out one of the rear side win dows which led into the otlice and it Is believed that the Job wax done between two and three o'clock In the morning as several of the neigh bors say they heard the report of an explosion about that time. Pieces of soap and a bottle con taining an ounce of nltro glycerine were found just outside the window, when an Investigation of the prem ises was made. The work of the safe crackers w as not noticed until Sunday morning when a passerby noticed the open window and noti fied Mr. Klnnalrd and Mr. Klnsoy, It Is believed the men are part of a gang who have been operating In the country towns of the state and last week blew open the safe of the White Salmon postotllce and secured ? too in cash. MARSHALBROOK FARM SELLS FOR $50,000 One of the biggest and most Im portant real estate sales of the sea son took place la.-t week when the Marshalbrook ranch, belonging to K. W. Stebblux whs sold to Mrs. Marlon MacKae and a party of Port land capitalist for S.s.ihmi. The sale Includes all the Imple ments, household goods, stock and everything In connection with the place, l'he property consists of 41 acres, "u of which Is In bearing or chard and It Is expected that the place will this year produce lii.noo boxes of apples. The M a rshallbrook ranch is one of the most beautifully situated in the valley and was sold t wo years ago by C. K. Marshall to Mr. Stebblux for $:!1.uni. Mrs Mac Kae will have the management of It and expects to spend part of her time there. Mr. stobbins sold the property on account of a tine busl ness opcrt unity offered him by his brother, who Is located In Seattle, and Is engaged In the building mater ial ami construction business on an . extensive scale. He left for that city this week. While hero ho has i made many friends who regret to see hi in leave Hood Kher. many memories In the hearts aud minds of the nation's defenders, and caused them to 11 ve over their life of struggle and comradeship on the field of battle. The address of the day was made by Kev. J. G. Tute who waseloqueut and sympathetic in his appreciation of the sacrifices and devotion of the men of the Grand Army whose thin ning ranks are each year becoming more noticeable and to whom his tory accords honor and esteem. AMERICAN WOMAN'S LEAGUE CONVENTION Mrs. J. W. Kigby, one of the dele gates to the first convention of the American Woman's league at St. Louis June 9th to 11th, says the party Is preparing for the trip. "It will be an event," says Mrs. Kigby, "which will remain one of the most treasured In the memory of ; every one who is fortunate enough to be present. "Xo organization has ever gone to greater pains and expense In order to make a convention a success and to provide for the comfort and pleas ure of the delegates and guest. "It will also present an opportun ity for many of the members to see. personally whether this nation-wide organization of American women has bullded wisely nnd well. Thous ands of Its members will go through the buildings of the Art Academy, see its magnificent equipment, meet the famous members of tta faculty and examine the beautiful works of art being executed. "The delegates from Hood Klver chapter are President Mrs. Martha W. Kigby, Secretary Mrs. Annette Kutrlcau, Treasurer Mrs. A. A. Jayne, Orgaulzer L. F. Urlmm, Mrs. S. K. Bartuiess and Mrs. V. K. Markham. "The delegates have lieen provided by Mr. Lewis, who has made good as we expected, Instructing our ticket agent here to furnish us first class Pullman tickets, coach and berth, with stop off privileges on return trip. All are delighted and expect the 'time of our life' on this trip and are more enthusiastic than ever lu praises of K. G. M'wls, founder of the American Woman's League." Among those who will address the convention are K. U. Lewis. Mayor Krelsmaun, Gov. Hadley, Hon. Na than Frank, J. Berg Ksenweln (Llp plncott's Magazine), Gov. Joseph II. Folk and Gov. Lon V. Stephens. The dedication of the Academy of Fine Arts will be bv Gov. David K. I'raiK'lrt. GREEK WANTED COMPANION PUTJN COURT HOUSE In a quarrel between a bunch of Greeks at Dee Sunday one of them was snot through the hand. It was tirst stated that he had l'eu killed. Investigation, however, proved this report to Ik- untrue. When the train came In from Dee Sunday the wounded man and a companion whom the former stated had done the shooting, arrived and an Infor mal hearing was held before Judge Buck. The Greek who was hurt said he wanted h's companion put In the court house because he had killed him through the hand. After en deavoring to get at the facts Sheriff Morse released the men on tlietr own recognizances to appear Mouda.v morning. When the time arrived for the hearing however, they failed to sh'w up, much to the relief of the court. Closed Lvanellstic Service!) The evangelistic services at the Methodist auditorium, which have been In progress for several weeks, were concluded Sunday evening when Prof. Stout sang to one of the largest audiences during his visit. A memorial service was held In the morning for t lie G. A. K. nnd W. 111', addressed by Dr. Parker. The ad dress was appropriate to the o-i (i slon and I'rof. stout pleased t lie old soldiers, as well as the large audi ence, by singing special songs of u patriotic nature, xn afternoon ser vice was also held which was well attended. Mr. Stout went over to hlte Salmon Monday, w here he la gan a work's serv Ice In the evening.