The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current, June 29, 1910, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texttffie newir ltffyou want tfie news, su&scri&e for tfic Hews, you want printing, have us do it THE HOOD RIVER NEWS VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2G Grand Army at Annual Astoria Opens Gates to Survivors of Civil Delegate to National The grand old men, inemliers of the Grand Army of the Republic of the state of Oregon, assembled nt Astoria Tuesday tn the twenty-ninth annual encampment for four days, together with the minimi mooting of the Women's Relief Corp and the Ladles of the 2. A. K. According to the Oregoulan the day ojx'ned propitiously in every way. It wa principally devoted to a general reunion if old friend uh well ns the formal organization of the different branches. In the afternoon the tttate encamp ment convened In Logan hall under the direction of State Commnuder .Jam cm P. Shaw, and the session was principally devoted to the examina tion of the delegate. There were as carefully wanned an those of the grand lodge in a secret society. In hi nnuunl address Commander Shaw said many thing that were uplifting to the old soldier, and IiIh address wan listened to with much Interest. "It Is a pleasure," he tiald, "to state that relation existing between the commander and IiIh official fam ily have been of the utmoHt cordial ity. Efforts have been made to make the work of the department as effective a possible and I desire at till annual reunion to extend my grateful thank. "The department at the preent time 1 composed of 01 poHt. constl tutlng a membership of 2t24. Two new posts have recently been mil tered, one at Montavllla with a imiHter of 22 and the other at Klam ath Fall with 12 member. There ha not lieen a Dingle charter surren- Hood River Genius Wins Airship Prize George Batchelder, Fifteen Year Old Local Boy, Constructs flodel that Wins Against Competition in all Parts of United States George L. Batchelder, the fifteen yen r old son of Mr. and Mr. .1. F. Ilatchclder, who last year won a prize for constructing an aeroplane model In competition with other boys of Oregon ha just teen award ed another prize In competition with several hundred boy from all sec tion of the I' tilted State. A picture of young Ilatchclder appear in the Sunday Oregonlan with a model of hi prize winning airship. The miniature flying machine built by the Hood Itlver lad 1 of a unique model, embodying some new Ideas In aviation. It wa constructed In a short space of time. The trophy won by young Ilatchclder wnsncash prize offered by My, an neronautlcal magazine. In describing hi air craft young Ilatchclder says: "I built the framework In a single afternoon and covered It with cloth In about one hour and a half. The joints are fastened by punching a hole In the wood and tightly fasten ed by running a wire through and binding It with wire, a I find that I stronger and better suited for the Jar received in flying and landing than gluing. The small front plane I 10 inches by 3 Inches, or .'10 square Inche, and the large plane I 24 Inches by 4 Inches, with an open place In tho center 4 inche by 1 Inches, making 120 square Inches In the large plane. Altogether there nro 150 square Inches of lifting sur face In the monoplane. "The propeller I 8 Inches long, nnd It greatest width Is 1 Inches. The aeroplane has traveled 114 feet with 0.1 turns of the propeller. I had the propeller cut out of tin nt a local plumber's shop, although the plan was altogether mine. "Another test of the profiler I to hold the machine perpendicular and with the propeller wound 05 times, with a slight shove, It will push It self to the height of !" feet and then automatically right Itself and My :I0 feet forward on the level. And still another test Is to start It slanting at Veterans Encampment of City to Do Honor War Geo. Crowell Encampment. dered during the term of thin admin ltratlon. During the year Just cloned there have been M death In the Grand Army of Oregon." The annual meeting of the Wo man' Relief Corp organized In Hrowu's hall, but only routine bul new was tranacted during the day and the same was true of the Ladle of the G. A. It , which met In the A O. L W. hall, except that it wan at tended by Delia It. Henry of Kan Ha City, national preldeut of the or ganization, who made a short ad dre on the condition and growth of that organization. At night there was a reception to vlultor In Logan hall, given by the member of Cuhlng Pot, and thi wa followed by a dance. Everything favored the second day of the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Kepubllc and It slter bodies, the Woman' Relief Corp and the Ladle of the G. A. It. The Important feature of the day's work wa the election of ofllcer for the G. A. It. for the department of Oregon. Those who will serve dur ing the coming year are: W. J. It. Reach, Post No. 0, Forest Grove, department commander; A D. Craig. Post No. 14, Astoria, senior vice commander; John Huntington, Ix'uts, junior vice commander; Dr. J. E. Hall, Portland, medical director; Rev. C. A. Stockwell. Sllverton, chap- Iain. C. A. William of Portland wa appointed a adjutant and quarter-mter-geueral, which position he ha held for several year. Elected to the council of ad mini' tration were L. P. Tollman, Eugene; W. N. Morse, Portland; It. n. Lin about 4.") degrees and It will fly to a height of over 2.1 feet. "My longest flight wa 114 feet with !. turns of the propeller, mak ing an average of 11 Inches to the turn; while I made with a stronger rubber, which would only stand 13 turns, a flight of UH) feet, which was about 10 Inches to each revolution of the propeller. "My model I a monoplane, unlike any large size monoplane, us the small plane I In front and the pro peller Is In the rear. The Clarke fly ers of England are similar to this machine, but they are not man enr rylng aeroplanes." ESTIMATE CWSTTPPLE CROP AT 13,500 CARS A representative of a Chclugo fruit limine who has made a canvas of the western apple situation give the following estimate of the season's yield, 111 carlots, nccordlng to the Chicago Packer: California, 4.000; Medford and other southern Oregon districts, 400; Hood Itlver, Ore.,. "00: Yakima valley, Wn., 2,(XH; Walla Walla, Wn., 250; Pnlouse country, Wn., 250; Myers Fall coun try, Wn., 70; Wenntchee valley, Wn., 1,500; Idaho 500; Grand vnlley, Colo rado, 2,500, and other part of Colo rado, 1,500; a total of 1.1,470. He ha made no estimates on Mon tana nor I'tah, but he does not think the total output of these two states will, In any event, exceed 7."0 ears. Nor has he figured the yields of western Washington or enstern Oregon. Lnst year's production In all these western states, together with the territory of New Mexico, wa about 14.INI0 cars, this amount Including the yield of western Washington and eastern Oregon anil crediting Colorado with about a t hlrd larger than I accorded her thl season, While the figures on the western crop for thl year do not differ materially from the amount of the total yield last year, they do show, tievertheles an Increase for all fruit districts In enstern Washington. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, Breezy Portland News Portland, Ore., June 2 (Special). The old Dalles military wngon road grant Is about to be placed on the market and thl laud, together with the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain road grant thnt I to be sold In small tracts, will mean a great colonization movement for Oregon during the coming few years, The Dalle grant comprise 4:t0,000 acre anil 1 very largely valuable agricultural laud. Its settlement will mean a great Increase In the state' population and wealth. Lumber manufacturers of the Ore gon & Washington aoclntion are perfecting plan for the logging con- gres to te helil In Cortland late next month. The vlultor will spend three days In the city and local log ger and lumbermen will be hosts. The sawmill men nnd timber cutters of the Northwest will become better acquainted a a result of the gather ing and the benefit following the meeting will be mutual. Portland will be host to thousands of delegates to the national conven tion of the Ancient Order of Hiber nians, which come to thl city July ID to 24. It I predicted that 15,000 visitor will be here at that time, delegates coming from every section of the country, and many tourists will arrive during the same time, at- vllle, Newlierg. George A. Harding, Oregon City, and W. G. Laue, Cor- valllrt. Delegate to the nntlotml encamp ment that will be held at Atlanta City, beginning Septemlier 19. are: E. E. Covey, Portland; A. C. Edmunds, Portland; O. E. Thompson, Wood- burn; It. W. Lundy, Myrtle Point; T. II. McDevItt, Portland; Geo. P. Cro well, Hood Uiver; J. A. Tufts, Ore gon City; J. 11. Johnson, Wasco; V . II. Manchnrd, Drowsville. Iu the afternoon the encampment held It annual parade. The parade started promptly at 1:!W and wa headed by Grand Marshal Evans and hi chief aide, Commander Snow. A platoon of police, headed by Chief Oberg, had the right of line and then came the LMH) soldier from I ort Ste vens, and 100 sailors from the gun boat Yorktown. These were followed by First Company Const Artillery, O. N. G. The real feature of the pa rade then made It appearance, and represented 500 of the old battle- scarred veterans of the Civil war. They were cheered continuously luring the entire line of march. Iyeadliig the old soldiers on horse back were National and Department Color Hearer A. C. Edmund and De partment Inspector Mrs. Ilertha Drew Gllmnn of the Woman's Kellef Corps. The Ladles of the G. A. It. and the Woman's Kellef Corps followed the old veterans. Next In line came a crowd of school children, proceeding an nutomobile display. The convention of the Woman's Kellef Corps elected the following of ficers: President, Mrs. Lizzie Smith. of Salem; senior vice president, Mrs. Charlotte Ekstrom, Astoria; junior Ice president, Mrs. Josephine Crock er, Ashland; treasurer, Hattle I-. ameron, Salem; chaplain, Mrs. Sa rah Kemp, St. John; executive board, Mrs. Emma Ilye, Salem; Mr. Emily Henkle, Corvalll; Mr. Pauline 7-legler, Astoria; Mrs. Ellle Wright, Salem; Mr. Eunice llonney, Wood burn; delegate to national encamp ment to be at Atlantic City next Sep tember, Mr. Martha Zolk, Ilandon; Mrs. Kate Neale, Portland; Mr. Sa rah A. Fust attend, Astoria. The convention Indorsed Mrs. Cora M. Davis of Futon, for candidate a national president. Ashland was do- Ided upon as the place for the 1011 encampment. Tho Hood Klver delegation In at tendance were a follow: George P. Crowell and wife, Fred Dletz and wife, John Wilson and wife, O. H. linker and wife, M. V. Kami and wife G. K. Cast tier and wlfe.Newton Chirk and wife, T. J. Cunning nnd wife, M. 1. Johnson nnd wife, L. Sllllmnn and wife, S. F. My tho, M. P. Isenberg, T. D. Tweedy. Frank Noble. Mrs. K. E. Harbison, Mrs. Henry Howe, Mr. 1. II. GUI. Mrs. A. L. Carmlchael. Mrs. C. E. Coons, Mrs. M. E. Savage, Mrs. L. M. Rent ley, Mrs. Lydla Sum ner, Mrs. Nettle May, Mrs. Gertrude Ingall, Mrs. M. Parkin. Mrs. Dean, Mr. Isaac Ford, Mr. N. Monroe, Mrs. May ltaldwln, Mrs. Adellu Stranahnu, Mr. Wilbur, Mis Clara Mythe and Ml Virginia Johnson. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1910 of State- Wide Events ' traded by the special rute. Entire train have been arranged for from many Eastern cities. Local nieni bers of the order are arranging a great reception for their guest. Fncle Sam Is counting hi timber wealth on the slopes of the Cncade Mountain. Expert timber cruiser In the employ of the government are at work making the estimate and It Is expec ted It will take all thl sum .mer and next to complete the cruise uf the watershed of the Willamette River and It tributaries In the Cas cade reserve. The land will be clas sified and the timber segregated into logging unit. Thl I the first at tempt, so far a known, of the gov ernment to take an Inventory of Its timber resources. The Pacific Power & Light com- pnny, organized by Eastern capital Ists w 1th a capitalization of $7,500,- 000, plan to develop a great electri cal generating and distributing sys tem throughout the Yakima, Colum bia and Walla Walla valley. Other concerns nave been taken over oy the big corporation, which will give special attention to furnishing power for Irrigation work throughout the territory covered. It 1 promised that by concentrating the water power development In the North west, a more satisfactory service will be develoiK-d than can be ren dered by private companies. A state convention of Esperautlst ha been called for J uly 10 In the con vention hull of the Portland Com mercial Club, when student of the new world language, educators, teachers and others Interested are asked to meet to consider the organ ization of a state Esperanto associa tion. Other matter vital to the widespread adoption of the new language will come up. Among these will be the election of delegate Ui ti.i Ioteni"Monil Esperanto Con gress, to be held a t aslilngton, D. C August 14-20, and the proposal to Introduce Esperanto In the public school, a It I iM-ing done In Mary. laud and elsewhere. Further fnfor. matlou about the conilngcon ventlon can be had from the Portland Com mercial Club. WANTS OREGON INSURANCE MONEY KEPT AT HOME Hood Klver Apple are produced by a combination of Hood Klver soli and Hood River climate. The rea son thnt these apples are In demand and command top price over all other fruit 1 not beenuse they come from Hood Klver, but because they are superior apples, ami not one box of them would be bought by New York or London dealers If they were not compelled to buy them In order to supply the demand for high grade apple. Hood River Is lu Oregon nnd owes allegiance to the state of Oregon, aud like the inhabitants of all other parts of Oregon, Hood Klver people take pride lu Oregon, but all the rest of Oregon also takes a pardonable pride In the fact thnt Hood Klver Is In Oregon. If when the money comes here for Hood Klver apple It Is Im mediately sent out of the state for articles that can be produced In Ore gon, then the state Is worse off than before. The money produced by Ore gon's matchless climate and match less soli should be used as far ns pos sible lu the upbuilding of n greater Oregon. In other words, keep Ore gon tnouey In Oregon. Life Insurance premiums drain Ore gon of a little more than $2,0u0,0O0 each year, and that 1 why five years ago some of Oregon' most enter prising citizens organized Oregon Life Insurance Company. The sole purpose In the organization wa to give the people of Oregon a first class home company, where all the guar antors live In Oregon, where all the policy holder live In Oregon, where all the Investment are In Oregon securities, and where nil the people of Oregon reap the benefit from the prosperity of the company. In every section of the state Oregon receive preference nnd It I now receiving this same preference from the most discriminating buyers of life Insur ance In Hood Klver. Tom Lacey, formerly night opera tor here and later one of the cour teous brakeinen on the O. K. & N., has boon promoted to tho position of train auditor. Mr. Lncey made hi first t rip In this capacity last work. Committee Issues Call for Republican Primaries Meetings to Take Place July 9th in All Precincts County Assembly July 36th Counties of Entire State Join in flovement At a meeting of the Republican County Central Committee held Sat urday the plan to hold county and state assemblies wa unanimously endorsed and the chairman and sec retary Instructed to Issue call tor the purpose of selecting delegates. All the precincts of the county were represented and the proceed ing of the committee were harmo nious throughout. P. S. Davidson wa elected temporary chairman and C. T. Early secretary. The first meeting will be held July Dth when the voter of the several precincts will assemble and select delegates to the county assembly which will be held In thl city at 2:30 o'clock July 10th. The precinct meet ing are called for 7 o'clock In the evening. The representation at the county assembly will be apportion ed according to the vote for Taft and on the basl of one delegate for each ten vote. The delegate to the state assembly which will be selected at the county assembly nud will be similarly apportioned with the ex ception that one delegate will be al lowed for each 25 vote for Taft. The primaries will be open to all re publican and It 1 urged by the com mittee that each product be a fully represented a possible. C. Dethmnn wa elected permanent chairman of the committee and W, L. Carne wa chosen to fill a vacan cy in the committee irom tne uueii district. The committee I n follows: C. Dethman, east precinct; L, N. Mowers, center; P. S. Davidson, west; C, D. Thompson, south; W. L. Comes, Odell; M. Kelley, 'laid win, Growers Fellowship Perfects Organization Trustees Elect Officers and Pass Resolu tions to Reduce Assessment to Fifty Cents Per Acre Expect Larger Hembership. The trustees of the Hood Klver Apple Growers Fellowship met Sat urday afternoon and organized by electing the following officers: Pres ident, C. D. Thompson; vice presi dent, O. K. Cnstnor; secretary and treasurer, A. W. Peter. After discussing the matter the fol lowing resolution was submitted to the trustees nnd passed: Resolved, that when the work done by all the preliminary commit tees has established the fact that we will not need $1 per acre for the work a outlined, we request the president to cull a special meeting to lie held at a recent date to amend tho by-law reducing the maximum assessment to 50 cents per acre. The resolution wn ndopted In order to secure the co-operation of all the grower In the valley many of whom thought that It wa unfair to tax those who had orchard that were just planted or which would not produce anything for several year the same as owners of bearing orchard. R.y the change It 1 ex pected that every growe lu the valley will join the association and the organization bo a unit In Its effort to secure nn expert and follow out a line tf cultivation that will bring the best results. A meeting of the entire association has boon called for Saturday. July 10, for the purpose of voting on the pro posed amendment nud as soon a action I taken on It, President Thompson and Secretary Peter will make a canvas of the entire valley soliciting subscription. A the adoption of the amendment will de crease the proposed revenue one-half Carson Church Dedicated Kev. T. It. Ford, F. C. Shorrleb and Mr. J. W. Rlgby wont to Carson. Wash., Sunday and assisted In dedi cating tho now Methodist church. The church Is the only one nt Carson and I receiving the hearty support of the community. Tho dedication exorcises wore largely attended and $."K was raised to liquidate the In debtedness and provide a bell. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR and A. V. Meyers, Falls. To provide meeting places for the precinct meeting arrangements are lielng made to secure the use of the school houses In the various districts In the county. In addition to the call which 1 published committee men are requested to notify voters tn their respective precincts to help In securing a full representation. With the call lsued by the Hood Klver county committee every county In the state has decided to bold a Re publican assembly, except Wasco. It 1 believed, however, that It will send delegates to the state assembly. Bought Land From Sears & Porter G. H. Stanton for eighteen years connected with the Rock Island rail road and a resident of the middle west, lust week bought twelve acres of unimproved frultland belonging to the Sears and Porter property and will move here and set It to trees. The price paid by Mr. Stan ton for the property was $500 an acre. It is situated In one of the best districts in the valley and when Im proved will give Mr. Stanton a fine ranch. Fourth of July Excursions To accommodate those who want to attend the 4th of July celebration at The Dalles the members of the Hood River Band have chartered the steamer Dalles City which will make the round trip, leaving here In the morning and returning In the even ing. In order to make the affair s success, it will be necessary to sell a considerable number of tickets. Tick ets now on sale at Arthur Clarke's Jewelry ittore. It 1 hoped they will be met with unanimous response on the part of growers. Several application for the posi tion have already been received by the association and are now under consideration and a soon as fund are available action will be taken to establish the station. CHIEF JOE STAYHI MAKES ANNUAL VISIT Joseph Stayhl, the veteran Indian chief who ha until thl year been Hood River's standby In providing members of his trlle ns Iterry picker was here for a few day's vllt lat week. Stayhl for several years was field foreman and right hand man for Dos Shepnrd of Ketter Fruit Thl year, however, he passed up berry picking, stating that the lands he was cultivating required so much of his time that he was unable to make his annual pilgrimage to the berry fields. While one of the most Intelligent of Indian thing that glitter have all the fascination for Joe that they have for other dusky scions of the native American. Some year ago he requested Mr. Shepnrd to give him an expensive cedar chest, full of bright bras headed nails. When asked what he would do with it ho replied that he wanted It for a cotlln to bury hi wife In. Later Mr. Shepnrd procured one of the chest and presented It to Joe. When his wife discovered what It was eventually to lie used for there wa a hot time In the Stayhl family. A year or two ago the writer at tempted to take a picture of Joe nnd several squaws In n Is-rry Held. The aged chief raised such a row, accom panied by the squall of hi compan ions, that there wa nothing doing. Afterward he said that the "devil machine," a ho designated the cam era, caused bad luck and that Indi an believed they would die a prema ture death If they had their picture taken.