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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.