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TF.& HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get Results Highest Grade Job Tr in ting VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR CITY APPOINTMENTS CAUSE STRIFE Council Refuses to Confirm E. C. Smith, Mayor Hartwig's Appointee for City At torneyMajority of Old flembers Want Judge Derby and Spring Contract With Him at fleeting Hayor Says He Has No Authority to Sign It Engineer, Marshal and Health Officer Appointed. My refusing to confirm several of Mayor Hartwlg's appointed Mon day night. It Is liclleved that Council men Broslus, Hugglnn, Arnold and Wright, who hold the lialuiu'e of power, have" defined their pottltlon toward the new major's ndinlnls l ration. The hone of contention wan the appointment of a city at torney. Mayor llnrtwlg recommend ing Attorney E. ('. Stultn and the op posing councllmen desiring the np polntnient of Judge iVrby, who In now attending tho session of the leg islature, and who It wan thought did not (lit I re the appointment. When the meeting wan called to order a full attendance wan preseut, Incluillntr Cotincllmen Hall, 1 1 uyulnH, Arnold, liroslus, Wright and Smith, '.reorder Laiigllle, City Engineer Morse, City Marshal Itoht. Lewi and Night Watchman Henry Hlckox. After the reading of the nil nu ten of the previous meeting, a ictHlou from Henry Steed, asking to Ik' al lowed to reiuore a tree In front of his pn'inl'H, wan read and referred to the treet committee. An agree ment with the owners of theSchall property, asking that pIpoH which would traverse their property Is placed underground, wna acted on favorably. The mayor then read his message which I" puliliMhcd In full Isdow. On motion of Councilman Hall the men sage wan accepted and placed on (tie with the further suggestion from Councilman liroslus that It Ik- re ferred to the Judiciary committee for revision and distribution among the varloiiM committees. Mayor llnrtwlg then announced hU appointments an follows: City Marshal, Hobt. T. Iwln; Surrey or, P. M. Monte; Health '"Ulcer, Dr. j Grand Jury Puts Tight Lid On Liquor Selling In Long Report Claims That Conditions Here Were Getting Very Serious and Asks For City Ordinance to Stop Alleged Liquor Traffic The term of circuit court, which wan concluded Wednesday wan the tliont active nlnce the county wan created. The grand Jury remained n session during the entire term and In Maid by Dlntrlct Attorney Wllnon and Deputy Dlntrlct Attorney Hart wlg to have left no stone unturned to get evidence of Infraction of the stnt llten. A. W. Myer, Erlck Nelnon ami A. Wllnon who are Indicted for operat ing nlot machlnen were fined amountn ranging from f'.t) to f:iO. In the cane of the Phlughaupt trial for assault on the 'htmoii of I,. M. Karntetter, Chan. Phhlghnupt wan found guilty and 11 1 $50 t he other defendantM wen- acquitted Phlugh aupt wna defended by Attorney (Jeo. Wllber. A matter of Interest wan the prose riitloii of nevcralcanen for Illegal Ihpior nelllng. F. E. Harrin plea led guilty to the Indictment agalunt him lu thin ri'Mpift and paid a ilin of $1iki. Mr. Harris claims that although Indicted lie In not guilty and paid the line rat bar than tight the case. Morrlnon A Hay ward alno made a plea of guilty and paid a lllne of f 00 In preference to ntiiuding trial on a charge of nelllng ginger brandy, which wnM pronounced intoxicating by the grand Jury. The report of the grand Jury In full In an follow: Hood Hlver. Oregon, .Ian. 11, lull. To Hon. W. 1, llradnhaw, Judge of the above Entitled Court. Dear Sir: Malcolm Iironson; City Attorney, K. ('. Smith, and two night marHhalH In accordance with the recommenda tions of Ids message, one for the hill and one for the downtown section of the city. The latter are K. C. Ma haney and IC.tlit. Stone. Couuclluian Hall moved that the appointment! he confirmed with the exception of the night watchmen, stating that hh (lie tnen named were practically unknown to the council. It ought to lie if I veil an opportunity to Investigate Is-fore the appoint ments were conllrmetl. Mr. Hall's motion wan Heconded hy Councilman Henry Smith and the question being put to a vote wax defeated, Council men Hall and Smith voting for It and ISroHluH, Wright, Arnold and Hug Kins against It. The appointment of titandlug com mittees wan announced by the mayor as ((iIIiiwh; Judiciary Commlttce.r-Hall, Ar nold, Wright. Finance Commit tee Muggins, II all, liroslus. Streets ami I'ubllc Property llro hIum, Smith, Wright. Fire ami "Water rnold, Smith, Hall. Health Proslus, Hugglus, Arnold, Police and Printing HuggliiM, LlrouhiH, Arnold. On motion of Councilman liroslus, .1. M. Wright wnn elected president of i the council for the eiiHutng yenr. j Councilman liroslus then called j upon the recorder to read a contract which had Is-en drawn up ttetween I A. J.' Derby and members of the old 1 council neveral day previous to the ' meeting In which he ngreed to servo ! t lit city for f:K) mt annum. After being read, a motion which wan put by Councilman liroslus, van carried We, the (irand Jury empaneled In the Circuit Court of the State of Ore gon for Hood Hlver County, at the January, l'Jll, Win thereof, Iwg leave to report an follown: We have been In nennlon three days ami have returned live true bllln, and no not true bllln. The greater part of our time ban been devoted to an Investigation of the ipientlon of the nnle and dlnponal of Intoxicating llipiornln thin county, and In that connection we havesub pocnaed before un a large nuinlier of wltnossca, and ha ve nummoiied every pernoii whom we thought could give any Information, mid have lined every meaun In our power to give thin sub ject a most rigid and exhaustive scrutiny. Some of the Indict iiientM returned are for violation of the local option law-, but lu thin connect Ion we find a most deplorable state of affalm existing among certain of the boys of t hi community w ho lack neveral yearn of lielng of age. From the evidence liefore un we find that the ciintou) In prevailing among cer tain of thene lulnorn of bringing In from placcN outnlde of thin County whlnkey and other Intoxicating liquor, and drinking the Maine In necn-t places to an extent which In positively alarming. In certain places In Hood KiverClty the minors make n practice of gathering and Indulging In the Intoxicants, which according to their own testimony, they pur chase In Portland, The Dalles, and other places, ami storing the same In barns, boarding houses and other providing for Its acceptance and In Htructing the mayor and recorder to sign Name. Ah there wan an apparent tendency to bold up the rent of the appoint mentH, Mayor Hart wig read a Hectlon of the charter which states that the m.iyor shall appoint the city inarHhal and limy appoint the otht r officers. . A motion wan therefore made by Councilman Hall uud seconded by Councilmau Wright to confirm all the appointments but those of city attorney and night watchmen. The motion carried. The action of the council In refus Ing to confirm Mr. Smith was some what of a surprise, an It has !een the custom In former administrations for the mayor to name the city at torney and hint lieen coiiHldered one of the prerogatives of bin olllce. The city's officers an t lie appointment now ntand are: City Engineer. P. M. Morse; Health Olllcer, Dr. Malcolm Iironson; Marshal, Hobt. ICWln. Xo action wan takeu on the recommen dation fhr a street commissioner, Iu regard to the contract Hpproved uy the council to employ a city at torney, Mayor Hartwlg ft 'i ten t hut the charter given him no authority to sign hucIi a contract and that he will not, therefore, approre it with his signature. The members of the council, he nayn, may nlgn It and em ploy Mr. Derby, If they wish. A lib eral Interpretation of the charter, he says, given him the right to appoint the city 'm attorney, alno to remove appointed olllcem which a contract would preveut. I'nlenn a compro mine In effected. It look an If the city will lie without city counnel except an It may be employed from time to time. The mayor'n message In an follown: further, thene minors, or some of them, w ill go wit h bottles of liquor In their pocketn to the skating rink and other public places, and while there drink t he liquor to such uu ex tent that the City eace otlicern hare lieen called to such public places of amusement In order to ntop the rowdyism resulting from the Intoxi cants. A large number of these minors were examined before t lie (irand J ury and they told this body of the extent to which they had lieen Indulging In this practice, but Invariably claimed buildings, until such time on they could gather and consume It. And (Continued on l'w lu) Events of "World Wide Interest Ticturcd For News Snapshots Of (he Week Mate In the Union. With the retirement of William E. Corey from the presidency of the 1'nlted States Steel corporation on J.tn .To Judge Elbert II ilary. the chnlrnmn of the honrd of director, will have full nwny In the mannKcment of the giant Industry. The senior senator from West Virginia, Stephen II. Elklns, died In Washington from an nnknown malady for which ho had been treated unsucceasfulli- for tome time. Mayor Harltvig's Jo Message Jo In accordance with the direction of the charter and the custom of the past, I have prepared a brief state ment to gentlemen of the , council, though there In less need of that when the greatest iiumlier of you hold over from former service In that capacity and and are more familiar with the conditions of our city's needs than the new niemlien of this governing body. From what actual data I have been able to gather, the -ace and henlth of the city Is in as good or better condition than the average. It In my opinion, however, that the city has not advanced with the sur rounding country, and It nhould, I Is'llere, Im our greatest enilearor to remedy thin delect with ad expedi ency. To do thin I Iieg leait to offer a few MUggestlons. The increase of Diimliers and the extenslre and Intenslre development of cities make the problems Incident to urban life more difficult nd more necessary to solve. One of the methods of th-solution In the study of municipal problems and arousing the Interest of all clti xens, whether voters or not, to study these problems and to learn to do the lient for the greatest number. Another method Is the extension of the sphere of municipal activity. The governing power of a city Is, and should Is, free to act when Im proved methods are offered which will provide better facilities In the way of travel, water, lluhf, etc. Thin power In, however, discretion ary only, and not mandatory. It In the duty of the city to provide a pure and plentiful supply of water for domestic purpose and for pro tection against fire, also reasonably safe walks and street for pedestri ans. Notwithstanding many decis ions to the contrary, courts favor the Increas.; of the sphere of munici pal activity. ' ' roi.irK In thin department I suggest strict sobriety at all times and the careful. Judicious and humane treatment of prisoners. The use of unnecessary force In handling prlnonern, especially when under arrest, without warrant. In not only cruel, unnecessary and un lawful, but In liable to subject the city to damage suits. A peace ollicer'n duties should be discharged Judiciously, yet firmly. He should not permit the violation of nny laws; on the contrary, should Inform against ami prosecute all vio lators of the laws, both local ami state. This should not prevent an olllcer working toward an Ideal en forcement of the law, which should work out satisfactorily. I think that an otlicers duties are well ex pressed by the chief of police of I'e trolt, who says: "Police should learn that the wo ple they have to deal w ith are hu man lielngn. not machines; likely to make mistakes and failures, but therefore not lost souls. And I be lleve that the patrolman should W the friend und patrol olllcer of these laggards. I believe that the best policeman in he who manages all offendern against the law with the leant show of authority and with the greatest sense of human Justice," u - fi.sfri i : i Arch Hoxney nnd John H. Mnlsnnt. two fninonn nviatort, both met their denth on the snme dny- Mois.int near New tlrlennt nnd Iloxsry near Ia Angeles while they were performing some of their remarkable feats. In naming a man to fill the place of Eugene Hale In the Cnlted State netmte the IienuM-mtn, now In power In Maine, have selected Charles F. Johiiton. Postal snvlnfffl bunks are now Is' I nit tried out hy the postottlce department n an Initial demonstration. One hn been opened In each ,5 I recommend that at the earliest expediency you provide for the appointment and confirmation of two night marshals, one for the Hill district and one for the lower por tion of the city. It Is a physical Im possibility for one man to properly patrol all the city during the night time. Among suggestions to the health committee, I would recommend that a plan be provided for the systemat ic gathering up of garbage and other waste, such as tin cans, etc. And for the further pence, health and de. cency of the city, I earnestly recom mend the passing and stringent en forcement of hn ordinance relative to the use and possession by minors of tobacco and Intoxicating liquors. This suggestion Is ininl.i lu conformi ty with that portion of the report of the grand jury for Hood IMver coun ty, which reads as follows: "In this connection, inasmuch as there is no state law making it a punishable offense for a minor to j drink Intoxicants, we earn-stlv rcc ommend to the city council of Hood Kiver that an ordinance lie passed making It a misdemeanor for a mi nor either to drink Intoxicating liquor or to have It in Ids possession, an I we believe that with such an or d I nance the practice such as has lieen referred to a lining these minors can be speedily broken up and these boys protected from themselves. We make this recommendation earnestly, be cause we have been la a position where we could see the need of It. We are informed that such ordi nances exist In neighboring cities, and that the result has been satis factory." I find that when the city police work In conjunction with the county and sne officials, law enforcement lieconies easier, and places of amuse meat and resort iiecoine more decent and respectable, so that our bovs and girls may enjoy fein safely. I suggest for your consideration that the city should provide more hitching racks for the convenience of people from the country t i hitch their horses. Itlowers Hardware Co. have offered to penult such posts and racks to be placed around their places of business on First street. FIN ASCIIS. The financial condition of the city is possibly lu a better condition than the general public believes, but 1 have not lieen aide to get. a record or satisfactory report to make a con cise statement In this regard. I recommend that the books and accounts of the city be audited and experted, and a full and complete re port of the nrelpts ami expenditures of the different funds for the past three or four years be made and pub lished for the Is'tielit of all taxpayers. SflTH AGAINST CITV. There has gone out a general Im- I prcsslou among t lie cit Izens, resuit- tug, perhaps, from newspaper re I ports, that the city Is Involved in 'serious law suits. The only suit I j find pending. In which the city of j ilood Hlver Is a party, Is the equity suit against J. F. Katclieldcr et al I over a small street right of way near ; Paradise Farm, and t lit city has no 'great expenditures in that. The icase wan refeired for the taking Good Roads Boosters Have Active Meeting Portland Men Explain Provisions of Good Roads Bills, Precipitating Lively Discussion--fleeting Asks for Amendment of Bonding Act Oood roads received a big boost Friday when a Joint meeting wan held to consider the good roads bills which will be Introduced at thin ses sion of the legislature. The meeting wan well attended and although there wan nome diversity of opinion in regard to the provision of the bills, there was no dissension or lack of enthusiasm for the main purpose getting KTinanent highways and getting them an noon an possible. To assist In getting the full Import of the bills licfore the meeting Marshall X. Dana and Walter K. Priest, connected with the State Good Roads Association, were pres ent and at the Invitation of E. C. Smith, chairman, made addresses. I'.otli of the visitors stated t hat the state organization looked upon Hood Hlver county irs one of the most active In the state In furthering the good road cause and expected to nee it be the first to take adrantageof the proposed legislation In case It was enacted. To push the bllln ls fore the legislature It was stated by Mr. Priest that two delegates had been appointed from each county who would lie expected to go to Salem and work with the executive commit tee of the state association. A. I. Mason and A. J. Derby hare been selected as the delegates from Hood Light, Power and Water Sold to Big Company Purchased by Pacific Coast Power and Light Corporation, Who Took Possession Friday Expected That New Owners Will Develop An Important transaction In the affairs of the Hood Hlver Light & Power Company took place Friday, when the property wan bought by the Pacific Coast Ught & Power Co. The plant wan purchased from the Oregon & Washington Corporation, who secured It from the local com pany and Is said to have really passed Into the hands of the Ameri can Light Sc Cower Company. In which the big (Jeneral Electric com pany of New York is Interested. The Pacific Coast Company, which is said to be a branch of t he Ameri can Light & Power Company tin the coast, recentlv secured the plants at Pendleton, Walla Wnll.i and The Dalles, and It Is expected that the of testimony some eight months ago. The bond injunction nult, so fre quently mentioned lu the papers. Is not against the city of Hood Hlver, and the city, not tieing a party thereto, can t lie case. have no expendituren In SKW KliS. While a large portion of the city h.m been sewered, there remains much to lie done, and all the remain ing portion of t he city should be sewered without delay, especially the hill portion, from'w hlch sewage "Busy Headers Kiver county. In addition It wan suggested that a delegation from each county go to Salem, If It wan found necessarj to bring pressure on legislators when the bllln are at Insue. Mr. Dana outlined the position of the men who have voluntarily given of their time and money to provide highways that would mean gn'ater development ami progress for both state anil county. He had, Mr. Dana said, heard a great deal about the fear of graft In connection with the good roads movement and the matter had been one which had lieen taken up at the executive meetings of the association, but he said he didn't look on this feature an a very Impor tant Issue. The greatest Issue was to put the people of the state In a position to Mecure the ls-nefitn of per manent highways. The bllln that had lieen prepared he thought were the bent thut could lie drawn with a view to getting them enacted. By their provisions Portland would pay one-third of the tax for state aid. The measure provides for each county to receive $10,000 from the state for two years or J0.0OO In all contingent upon the county raising $20,000 each year or 140.000 In all. Under the bonding act thin does not prevent any county from bonding for an large (Continued on Vtgm 121 I purchase of the plant here will mean 1 a much greater development of it and possibly an electric railroad. W. S. (irelnerand D. F. Mcliee, representing the new purchasers, were here Satur day looking orer the property, but at present have nothing to say In re gard to the company's future plans. It In exjiected tint an auditor will be sent here to compile a statement of the financial affairs of the retiring corporation and to takean Inventory of the plant. The Pacific Coast Company In nald to have taken over the entire prop erty of the Light & Power Cainpany, including the water plant. W in. F. Chipping, who has lieen superintend ent of tlie water svstem for several j years, has retired from the position filters to the lower part of the city and In a menace to the health of all Its citizens In doing thin work I urge the Im portance of engaging a thoroughly competent Inspector to see that all sewers are properly laid. STKKKTS. The dire and immediate necessity for street Improvements needs no urging with this council. The health and business welfare of the com tn u nlty demands Immediate action la I the way of grading and hard stirfac I Ing the main drive-ways of thecity. The Ht. Hon. John Hurk. one of ; the presiding officers at the Interna j tlonal Town Planning Congress held j In London not long ago, said: " The mean street prmiuces the mean man." Put It means to Hood Hlver a direct financial loss for every day of delay lu this Improvement. "The city N-antiftll Is the city prosperous " You can point to no feat ure of a city so quickly noticed by Incoming strangers and local people as the fond I (Ion of Its high wa s, a ml a city With beautiful streets tie pre- ferred to all others as a home. In my earnest Investigation s i fur I have found no paving that mluht not lie too ullppery on most of t he grades we have to contend 'th In this city. Ho.ids lending from railway "la tlotis, warehouses, I n-.cn le nvenue, Oak t reel, Stalest reef, Fr int. I lrl . Second, Third and Fourth streets, and t he Serpent Ine Koad and Fn-t Side grade need Immediate ,,t tentlon, ainl prol-loti should Is- made at once to improve them. V competent street eomml-slotier and Inspector should otcrsce all such work, w ri. u An already mentioned, ttie cllv should furnish a ph-h I If nl "Uppl v of pure 'Iter f'r domestic use und It oritiniivij un I w I'll