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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 11
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Club Members Hear
Lively Discussions
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS IN CONVENTION
Delegates Present From Lodges in Hood
River and Wasco Counties and Visiting
Knights From Portland and Willamette
Valley Big Interest and Enthusiasm
Shown in Occasion Which Ends in En
joyable Banquet at Hotel Oregon. .
The dintrlct convention of the
Knights ot Pythias, which Includes
Hood Klver and Wasco counties,
mt't here Saturday afternoon and
evening, and wan attended by a
large number of delegates. In addi
tion to Mood Itlver, Dufur, The
Dalles. Mosler and Cascade Locks
were represented, 'and a number of
prominent mcnibrfrs of the order
from Portland and the Willamette
valley were here, ami much enthusl
HMtu prevailed. Arrrlvlng delegates
were met at the train by a reception
committee from the local lodge,
Waiifomn l.'to. accompanied by May
or Hart w ig, ami extended the wel
come hand.
In entertaining the visitors the ex
pcuse was Hhared by the local lodge
with Tigress lodge of Comrade Locks.
The convention wiih under the di
rection W. I,. Bradshaw, of The
Kallen, dlHtrlct deputy grand chan
BIG ELECTRIC POWER
ALONGJOLUMBIA
Manager II. 1'. Bailey of the Pacific
Power Light company, which Is
the holding company owning the
Hood Klver Light & Power Co.. In a
statement at The Dalles lust week
said In regard to the big plant the
company Is completing at White
river:
"When our machines are Installed
(ti r work at White river will not lie
completed, as a big Imki horsepower
machine has Is-cn ordered for dcllv
ery for June 1 and will lie Installed
as soon ufter as possible."
When linked If White river could
furnish enough water to drive these
three ma-hliies Mr. Ilalley said:
"We do not expect to urn' all of the
machines all the year round nt pres
ent. However, the river will give us
enough wnter to drive all of them In
the season when the load Is the heav
iest, from November to March, and
by the first of next year we expect to
have a power line In here from Pasco
so that we can help out the White
river plant with 'Juice' from t he up
per Columbia.
"Plans are now complete and con
struction will soon be started on this
line which will come down the south
bank of the Columbia through The
Dalles ami connect with our plant at
Hood Klver. This will give this city
an absolutely reliable electric service
at nil times and should the White
river plant fall entirely we could still
supply all of our customers from the
Pasco line."
The plans of the I'm Hie. Power &
Light company Include the furnishing
of power to many of the big Irriga
tion projects along the Columbia
river between this city and Pasco.
Arrangements have also been made
for the erection of a special power
line to Chenowlth creek to give pow
er and light service to the ranch
owners of that district. This line
will also supply the light and power
for people who buy tracts and build
homes In Fruiilnud park, which the
Washington Oregon Investment Co.
recently purchased from .1. A. Fleck.
HOOD RIVER MEN BUY
ABSTRACT BUSINESS
A. P. Manning and family left last
week for Salem, when- they will re
side In future. The occasion for t lie
departure of the Manning family Is
due to the fact that Mr. Manning
ami Attorney tleo. .1. Watson have
bought an abstract business In the
capital city, which they are about to
take charge of. Mr. Watson, who Is
now associated with A. A. .layne,
will leave for Salem as soon as the
latter returns, and he Is expected
this week.
The Missionary Circle of the Bap
tist church meets Thursday P- in.
with Mrs. J. M. Wood.
cellor, who addressed the open meet
ing of the. convention, held In the
afternoon, at length, explaining the
benefits and beautiful teachings of
l'ythlanlHm and making a strong
ImpreHHlon ou his hearers. V. C.
Brock also addressed the meeting,
giving an interesting talk.
The evening session, at which there
wan a much larger attendance, wan
devoted to the nee ret work of the
order, three candidates being Initi
ated and a literary and miiHlcal pro
gram rendered. The ceremonies are
said t) have beeu very lmpreslve,
and were under the direction of D. K.
Yoran, of lingerie, grand chancellor
of the Oregon domain, whose ad
dress to the Knights was eloquent
and Interesting.
At 11:110 the delegates were enter
tained at a sumptuous banquet at
the Hotel Oregon, over 100 U-Ing
seated lit the tables, which were
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ELECTSJFFICERS
The annual meeting of the Hood
Klver Volunteer Fire I epnrtment
was held Monday evening and much
Interest manifested In the work of
forming and maintaining a strong
organization.
This branch of Hood Kiver's pub
lic Institutions is one that citizens
seldom think of until they have a
fire, and then forget immediately
afterward. The small contingent of
men who have kept this organiza
tion together deserve much credit
and It Is not too much to say that
the entire community ought to get
behind them and give the organiza
tion and the fire-fighting facilities of
the towu a wholesale boost. As a
matter of fact, there should be an
annual appropriation from the city's
funds for maintaining the fire de
partment. At the meeting Monday night the
matter of Increasing the effectiveness
of the organization was discussed
with the possibility of forming an
other hose company.
The election of oflicers which was
held resulted as follows: President,
Wm. Onager; vice president. It. H.
Perlgo; secretary, W. K. Dabney;
treasurer, K. Husbands; chief, Wm.
(ianger;asslstant chief, Arthur Clarke;
foreman hose company, W. B. Me
(iulre; ass't foreman, K. Perlgo; fore
man hook and ladder company, C. S.
Jones; ass't foreman, Wilbur Coulter;
chief engineer, chemical engine, K.
Husbands; first ass't, Harry Bailey;
Events of XOorld Wide Interest Pictured For
Mofcj ::: UsEtf - .
CHINESE
FAMINE
, q . Carter II. Hnrrlson, DemiHTiit, and Charles K. Mcrrlnni, Ki'pulilieiin, were noniliinted by their respective parties as candidate
IlCWS on&pSnOlS for ninyor of Chicago. By vole of forty-six to forty In the I'nlted States senate William I.oriiner of Illinois was declared
r jL Wlt legnll entitled to his sent In that Imdy. The question has arisen In the appointment of Henry S. Boutell us minister to
Jl lllC nCC Portugnl whether the United States government has given formal recognition to the new provisional government. America
nd other countries nrc hurrying food and medicine to the thousands of plague and famine stricken sufferers In northeastern China. Wide interest Is being
New York's Slf).HH breach of promise suit brought by Miss Anna Berthe Uruiispan against William English WalHutf, the well known Socialist.
Is-autlfully decorated for the occa
sion. After partaking of the appe
tizing menu, V. C. Brock, who was
toastmaster, introduced the speak
ers, and the assemblage, which In
cluded a few guests not members of
the order, listened to words of cheer,
wit and wisdom until 2::H). Those
who spoke were: I). E. Yoran, of
Kugeue, J. F. Hendricks, of Cascade
Locks, L. M. Curl, of Albany, O. Man
gold, of Portland, Wells Beddle. of
The Dalles, Frank vVrlghtmnn, of
Salem, Wm. Isenbcrg, of Hood Klver,
B. Taylor, of The Dalles. Frank Da
vidson and Kd Mayes, of Hood Klver,
1 . f l . 1 Xt ... ..i 1 -.
uiuifge lioui. j. morrow, oi i or in
land, and Judge W. L. Brudshaw, of
The Dalles. The speeches showed
that the order was prospering In the
state and rapidly gaining In mem
bership, and It was predicted that It
would have IO.ihki members before
the close of the year.
STARTS LOCAL FUND
FOR FAMINE VICTIMS
At the suggestion nnd through the
ge.ieroslty of Mr. Edgar Locke, a
fund has lieen started nt Hood Klver
for the relief of t he fuintne suffereYs
In China. Mr. Locke has headed the
fund, which Is In the hands of the
Butler Banking Company, with a
subscription for $:.'.', and the amount
subscribed will be forwarded to Ladd
& Tllton. In Portland, who will scud
the money to their Hong Kongeorre
spondent for distribution. The first
money will 1m- remitted by the Butler
Banking Co. to Ladd & Tllton Sat
urday, March 1Mb. Any one who Is
Interested and wishes to subscribe
can do so nt the bank.
The work of applying the funds
that are Is-lng suhscrllsd In America
Is being done In China by the Ked
Cross Society, nnd widespread Inter
est Is lielng taken In giving to this
cause throughout the I'nlted States.
It Is claimed that China was one oj
the first to respond with a generous
contribution for the San Francisco
earthquake sufferers, and many be
lieve that Americans should help this
sorely stricken people on this ac
count, it no otlier. Details In con
nection with the famine and plague
.continue to show frightful suffering
among the Chinese, which can only
lie relieved by generous contributions
throughout the world.
second assistant, Arthur Dabney;
finance committee. If. B. IVrlgo. C. S.
Jones, Wilbur Coulter.
New By-Laws, High School horticultural Course and
Chinese Relief Fund Engage Attention of Honth
ly Meeting--Interest Increasing in Growth of
Membership of the Organization.
The monthly meeting and smoker
of the Commercial Club Monday
olght was well attended and several
live discussions took place. Interest
In the meetings of the club Is Increas
ing and the organization is showing
marked progress.
In order to provide more up-to-date
laws for governing the conduct
of the club, a motion was carried to
draft a new set of by-laws and the
president was authorized so appoint
a committee for this purpose. The
committee appointed is Truman
Butler, W. L. Clark. Albert Sutton.
J. H. Hellbronner nnd F. M. Howell.
E. E. Coad presented for the con
sideration of the meeting the propo
sition of taklug up horticulture as a
study In the last two years of the
High School course, and asked for
an expression in regard to it. He
explulned that A. B. Cordley and
Professor Jackson, of the (). A C. ex
periment station, would be here in
the near future.' and had kindly con
sented to dellyer a lecture to the
students If It was desired. A num
ber spoke on the subject favoring
the Idea but no formal action was
taken.
Despondent Arizonian
Takes Life In Hotci
Phil 5. Boyd, Well to Do Druggist, After Trying to
Buy Store Here, Takes Morphine--Letter Found
Showing Act Was Premeditated.
Phil S. Boyd, a well-to-do druggist
formerly a resident of Jerome, Ariz.,
who had tieen stopping at Hood
Klver for several days, was fjund
dead In his bed at a local hotel Fri
day evening, presumably fsnn the
eneeis oi poison.
Bovd secured a room at t he hotel J
Thursday night and as he did not
appear the next day the proprietors
of the hotel became uneasy and en
tered his room. On investigation It
was found that he had been dead
some time, and after the body had
been examined by the coroner and a
physician It was removed to an un
dertaking establishment.
A letter which pointed to suicide
nnd which read as follows was found
In the room:
"To my good big-hearted friend:
Old boy, I hate to have to leave you,
but I have suffered for nearly four
years, and now, alter making you
lots of troll I ile, I must end it all.
Phil S. Boyd."
A coroner's Inquest was held Sat
urday aud after hearing the testi
mony a verdict which stated that
Boyd had taken his life by his own
hand was reached.
It Is learned that Boyd went Into
Plath's drug store Thursday and
wanted to buy the tore, offering
Mr. Plath a good price and a bonus
if he would sell to htm at once. Mr.
Plath, while not wishing to sell, told
The matter of raising a local fund
for the famine sufferers In China was
brought up and received strong sup
port, aud also some opposition. The
latter was along the line of "charity
begins at home," reference being
made to several local cases In which
It was declared there was necessity
for relief. Further discussion, how
ever, seemed to indicate that the ma
jority were in favor of a good sized
contribution from Hood Klver and
also local relief whenever It was nec
essa ry.
J. O. Tate addressed the meeting
In a general talk for the benefit of
the organization and Leslie Butler,
who has just returned from an ex
tended eastern trip, had a few en
couraging words in regard to busi
ness prospects during the year.
The secretary announced that bis
financial statement for the past year
was In the hands of the printer and
would be mailed to members In the
near future,
At the conclusion of the meeting a
i Dutch lunch was served, followed by
cigars, and several kegs of Hood
Kivcr elder were opened for Irrlga-
I tlon.
Boyd that lie would consider the
matter.
Geo W, Cheesbroiigh, who knew
Boyd well, came down from The
Dalles Sat unlay morning ami took
charge of the body temporarily. He
saidth.it Boyd had been worrying
a good deal lately because he could
not get into a business again that
suited him The unfortunate man is
stated to have had no financial
trouble and to have had money In a
bank in Arizona ami also In Spo
kane. The body was prepared for burial
aud taken to hi fui mer home in Ari
zona by his brother who came here
for that purpose.
The letter above referred to was
sent to Mr. Cheesbroiigh at The
Dalles and the Chronicle of that city
says that It contained Mr. Boyd's
will and instructions that should
anything happen to him, his sister
at San Diego be notified. The Chron
icle farther says, "He enclosed a
check for ."U to be used by Mr. Chees
broiigh In carr tug out the instruc
tions in tl.e letter. One of the pecul
iar features of the case is the bequest
of $."',( to Victor Harwell, who Is em
ployed on the government work at
Big Eddy, with which Harwell Is to
help pay for the completion of a cor
respondence course.
"Mr. Boyd has been associated In
lousiness matters with K. A. Smith of
Btisy Headers
State Street Litigation
Stops Other Street Worlr
Another Restraining Order Causes Council to Halt
and Await Action of Court--May Be Necessary
to Amend Charter to Legalize Further Improve
ments on City Thoroughfares.
It was expected that the city coun
cil would take up the matter of street
paving at its meeting Monday night,
but the recent suit against the city
In regard to a supplemental assess
ment on State street and further
action brought by property owners
on that street through Attorney S.
W. Stark restraining the city from
selling the bonds for the improve
ment, checked action. It was stated
by Councilman Broslus that licfore
any more was done in street im
provement the city should determine
the legality of the provisions of the
charter under which street Improve
ments are lielng made. If It is found
that such provisions are not author
itative the charter will probably be
amended.
Another matter discussed in con
nection with the proposed street
paving Is that of the assessment of
street Intersections. L'nder the pres
ent charter a heavy payment for this
falls ou the corner property owners
which in later years has not ls?en
considered equltnble. Since the Hood
Klver charter was adopted a new
method of assessing for this cost has
beeu generally adopted aud it Is be
lieved that this provision of the
charter should be amended liefore
contracts for street paving nre let.
Of the minor matters considered a
lietltlon for an arc light at the cor
ner of Cascade avenue and First
street was granted and also the re
quest of Councilman Wright for two
lights on 12th street on the hill. The
order was accompanied by the In
structions of the council to grant
lights at other points where they
are as badly needed as In the places
mentioned.
Councilman Broslus was granted
permission to lie absent from the
meetings of the council owing to a
contemplated absence from the city.
A request from A. Whitehead for the
removal of the city scales from Cas
cade avenue to the east side of Third
street near the street to the freight
depot was granted and a petition
for the erection of a temporary sheet
Iron covered shed at the corner of
State and Third streets was referred
to the fire aud water committee with
GOOD WORK MAY
GET PUBLIC LIBRARY
At the meeting of the Public Li
brary committee two weeks ago, a
sub committee was apotuted to con
sult with the county court relative
to nn appropriation.
The committee was cordially re
ceived and encouraged. A law has
l"cn passed recently allowing grants
from counties to help maintain libra
ries, and In May, when that law goes
Into effect, the county court will
gladly consider the committee's
appeal.
However, the attitude of the coun
ty court depends a great deal on the
disposition of the people. The peo
ple of Hood Klver must show that
they wish a library. In the near
future nn appeal for money will be
made, w ith which to buy books. An
enthusiastic answer to that appeal
will lie an Important factor In secur
ing the appropriation. This seems
to ! a good time to strike, while
the Iron Is hot.
this city and owns lots here on
which he Intended to build a home.
He was formerly a business man of
Jerome. Arizona, from which city
Mr. Smith also came to The Dalles
about a year ago.
"The dead man was about 4o years
old and unmarried He Is survived
by two sisters and a brother, one
sister In San Diego, the other In Se
attle and the brother In Oklahoma.
Boyd was a druggist and It 1s sup
posed that his mind became deranged
through his Inability to get a I'li-1-ness
location that suited him. Ills
business affairs are In g 1 cutidl-
tlon. In his will he dispose nf con
siderable cah in addition to real
estate."
A crowd of E wort lilans and their
friends spent a most enjoyable ri u
ing at the home of Miss H.i,1 Smith
Monday, liiines. music and social
hour were followed by dainty re
freshments, each guest carrtlng
aw ay pleasant memories of an even
lug well spent.
power to act.
Proceedings In regard to the re
moval of the oak tree on State street
In the rear of J. H. Hellbronner's res
idence were renewed and on the
statement of Councilman Wright
that he had examined the premises
and found that the building the tree
was obstructing could not lie moved
Mr. Hellbronner was granted per
mission to remove the tree.
An orde'r of the circuit court iu arf
swer to a complaint of M. H. Sharp
and others restraining the sale of the
State street bonds was read and re
ferred to the judiciary committee.
The city's answer to the complaint
will lie heard before Judge Bradshaw
at The Dalles March Bith. The con
tract with A. L. Douglas for the im
provement of Oak street was re
scinded owing to the failure of the
contractor to comply with the terms
of the contract. Compensation for
the city health officer was discussed
and referred to a committee for re
port. A proposition to buy a coupl
of lots to obtain a road to a garbage
Incinerator which the city council
has under consideration was also re
ferred to committee. Councilman
Howe, who was present for his first
meeting, was assigned to the vari
ous committees by the mayor.
On motion of Councilman Wright
the ordinance relating to raising the
salary of the recorder was reconsid
ered and passed. By Its provisions
the recorder will receive $-"i0 per
month from April 1st and have his
otlice In the city half.
In connection with the ordinance
raising the recorder's salary. Mayor
Hartwlg stated that It was his opin
ion that the ordinance should specify
some definite time each day when
the recorder could be found at his
office for the transaction of city busi
ness, or if not each day some particu
lar days of the week.
Mayor Hartwlg stated that he had
beeu asked by various organizations
In the city to appoint a member of
the council to act with a committee
In regard to a fund being raised for
the relief of famine sufferers and an
nounced as his appointee Council
man Wright.
BARACAS WILL GIVE
HICKSAT COLLEGE
"Hicks at College" Is the title of a
play which will be given by the Ba
raca aud Plillathca classes ou Tues
day evening, March L'lst.
It Is one of those New York all
season ruin especially adapted for
presentation by young people. Hicks
the originator of a new kind of
breakfast food, goes to one of the
eastern colleges to secure an nd
writer.
Tom Horton, the college favorite
aud yell leader, Is the very man he
needs. Horton, although In dire fi
nancial straits, refuses to leave col '
lege just at this time but finally Is
forced to consent Ills lady friend
and other students prevail upon him
to remain until the big basket ball
game of he season Is played and
also until he graduates in .lime.
Hicks Is desperately in need of
Horton and the means he uses to si
cure his dismissal and make him mi
ccpt his offer are both laiuh able nil I
serious and admit of tin tim st nd
Ing. The 'Jl characters are all elmsen
from the two classes and are lielriw.
coached by Mrs. C,-iiuph'.
The bet w cell-acts w ill consist
club drill by the I'liila t Ilea-, 'ini-1.
by the orchestra .-1 1 1 I eei.tl qiinriet
music by the 'ongregatiottnl ti I r
The play Is on a par w I1 li. If not s i
peril ir In m i uy wa s t .
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