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About The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1911)
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get "Results Highest Grade Job Trinting VOLUME 7, NUMBFP HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR o.U Reciprocity With Officials To Lessen Fire Distress More Strict Enforcement of Pire Laws and Little Len iency to Offenders, According to Forest Officials, Will Bring About a Lessening of Destruction of Life and Property by That Hit' forvxt lire season of lllll approach)- with better laws anil stronger patrol Hum wi re In effect nt thi In-glnnlng of last season, but that the lnt general rain i-unnot bo counted on to pout pone danger be yond J tint', I the substance of a statement Issued recently by the Wes tern Forestry & Conservation Anno elation after u systematic canvass of field condition through It constltu ent fire fighting associations In Mon tana, Idaho, Washington anil Ore gon. Kalnfall wn ationt normal during May and April hut light In March and February, ho the total from New Yearn to date In U'hh than ,111 11(10. While May rain relieved the fear of another abnormally early lire season they iiIho prevented the burning of settler' and loggers' slashing at the safest time. State and annexation fire olliclals emphasize that tie' re moval of these fire-traps now niiiHt be uuder permit with the exercise of every care ti prevent (Ire from escap ing or lingering to spring up later. All the tlmtier owner' nsntH'la tlonn are making their patrol more elllelent than ever before. In Idaho force have been out nlnoe May 1, ex tending trail and telephone system and Home associations already have a man to every 10,000 acres. The Washington iiHHoelatlon ban Itn men looking after t he cleaning up of dan gerous slashings ami right of way and ban purchased much new equip incut Including automobllcH for Well Known Meets Horrible Death While on Return Home Saturday Evening from City, Warren Wells Is Victim of Runaway Was Thrown Over Rail of Bridge, Down to Rock Bank, Striking on Head and The citizen of Mood Klver were nhocked Saturday evening, whru It wa learned that Warren Well had been killed In a runaway within the city llmlH. Mr. Well and family, who had npent Saturday afternoon In the city to do their nhopplng, accompanied by a neighbor, Mm. hover, and her daughter, MIhh ((over, Htarted home at about 10 o'clock, ami when with In about lit feet of the went approach to the Hood river bridge the team began to run and noon became un manageable. The ft agon ntruck the railing on thenollth nlde of the bridge and threw Mr. Well a dltanee of approximately L'O feet to the large boulder below. It appear that he ntruck a large rock and wan hi nt ant ly killed. THREE ROBBERIES STIRJOOD RIVER The Mower Hardware Coiipjiiiny' store at First and Oak wan broken Into Friday night and robbed of a dozen revolver and about fifteen razor. The lonn I cnt limited at $l.KI. Entrance to the building wan gained through a window In the lav atory, opening on an alley. The Maple necurlng the window wnncut by the thieve, who lowered them wlvcr to the floor, about ten feet be low, and after rilling the ntore, made their exit through nvenr oflice door. The company ha nonafe, but anum of money concealed In the oflice wan not, found. The robbery wan con nldered a daring one. In view of the fact that a large electric light Miotic brightly through the window near thenhow cane, from which the good were taken. No clue on which to work ha been found bv the liiarnhal. Thieve nlo broke Into the home of F. F.. .lacknon.on Slate street, from which nllvcrwiirc wa taken from the dining room. A few iduht ago the home of Judge A. .1. Kerby, on Cascade av enue, wa entered, the refrigerator opened and food taken therefrom. Mr. John W. I'al r vlnlted friend In Portland during the week. Fires - - Appropriation Hade. transporting men and supplies. The Montana and Oregon uHHocluttotiH have re-organized ou a much stronger footing n iv reMult of hint year's les moii. The Forest Service has also de- voteil much effort during the winter perfecting It patrol and lire-fight lug arrangement and will work In cIohu co-operation with the states and private owners. Forest olliclals of all the ft a ten are arranging for stricter enforcement of the fire lawn than In previous yearn anil promlHe little leniency to offeu tier. The Washington and Oregon lawn were ninth more Htrlugent by the bint leglHlatlon and appropria tion for executing them were In creased $1."i.(Xi0 a year In WaHhlngton and .k.(MK( In Oregon. Both stntCH are greatly lncreunlng their warden force. The precaution required In burning slashing and operating en glue are much more rlghl. The Wen tern Forestry & Connerva tlon Association I making Hpeclal ef fort to necure public co-operation with all tht'He agencle by distribut ing ImmenHe )uautltle of posters, Htlcker ami folders calling attention to the law, the steps necessary to prevent tire, and the Injury to the community caued by dcMtructlon of resources, life and pnterty. It be lieve that If the public can be mailt' to realize the extraordinary effort being made by (iovernment, State, ami timlicr owner, It will reel pro. cate by avoiding the carelessness which caused ho much dlHtrcN and damage last year. Sustaining Broken Neck. Mr. Well and children wen1 thrown from the rig and alighting on the bridge were not nerlouly hurt. It appearn, from an examination of the rig, that the right hand bolt holding the tongue dropped out let ting the tongue fall to the ground, and at the bridge the li ft nlde of the tongue wan broken off. Mr. Well han been a resident of Hood Klver valley for a numln-r of year and a very highly renpecteil cft Izen. He wa the owner of a line or chard about .'i mile from the city on the eat Mde of the river. He leaven a wife, four daughter, and one nun, beside a brother, Je rome, of Hood Klver, Charles, of Al berta, and a sister, Mm. Thoinan, of Alberta, Canada. COUNTRY CLUB INN DESTROYED BY FIRE Idle to the explosion of a bucket of tar, the Country Club Inn and an ad joining house for servants, were de stroyed Thursday by lire, entail ing a lonn of ffsOOO. J. F. I'.n tchohler and J. Wesley I. add are the owners The lire wat discovered by Mr. 1'. S. Ingraham, who live near the property In a tent, but It. had made nucli headway that It wa Impossible to nave the struct lire. The Inn In lo cated at the west end of the city out side of the corporate limit, and be cause of lack of water the llremen wre unable to prevent the (lame from spreading to the servant' quar ter. The lire spread to the large grove of I) r tree surrounding the building and the Maine reached a great height. BIGGER POLICE FORCE NEEDED THESE NIGHTS In the spring of the year, when the city I thronged with berry picker waiting for the work to liptn.1t would be well If there wa one or two extra police put on duty to safe guard the city. rJUJfJUIJlU ittmarml Day iVPVTTTTTTTTTTTi'ITIT Oration delivered by Farlo M. Spauldlng at the Decoration Kay nervlce rendered at the cemetery by the high school student of Hood Klver, Oregon: In behalf of the student of the Hnod Klver high Hchool, I wlh to express to the veteran of C'anby Font No. lfl our sincere appreciation of the honor conveyed In the Invita tion to take charge of thl nervlce. We esteem It nn honor and a privi lege, and have accepted the reHponnl blllty with a full understanding of the generou and patriotic motive which prompted the Invitation. We young men of the high school are about the Hume age many of you were when you volunteered to sacrl flee your liven, If need be, that this I'nlon might not lie severed. Were nllze to some degree the nacrllice you placed upon the altar of natlounl In tegrity and Individual liberty. We would not forget the acrltice nnd Spartan courage of your mother, nlster and sweetheart when they resolutely forced back the tears from their eye and, with loyalty and pa triotism unexcelled, calmly bade you go forth to the natlon'w-lefene. And while you were In the tield, the loving, cheering, patriotic message which they sent from tne old home must have given you Inspiration, de termination and couruge to do your duty unllluchlngly. Hut we who are standing n yet tin the threshold of life would not forget to pay respect to you who are living. To you we wish to convey the message of appreciation, of hon MODEL NEW BARN FOR FASHION STABLES 1,ant Thursday the new building of the Fashion Stable was moved .in to. Thin commodious structure In located at the foot of Oak street, clowe In, and yetr where It I not In the way of the bunlnesn portion of the city. The new building measure 7fixliKI feet in dimension and connlsts of four floor. The ground tloor will be used for truck wagons and general storage; above that are the horse stalls, fd In number, so ar ranged that they are cany of aecesn, ami are large, light and airy. On thin floor there 1 also a hospital stall. The third or main floor, which comes off the street, I provided with a modern oflice, contains the harness rooms, nnd 1 the place where the buggien are kept. The grain room aud hay lost I above. The floors are art- all double planked with two layer of paper between. The build ing I electric lighted, all the wires being enclosed In safety conduit. Ample hose In provided on each tloor and a powerful water system assure ample "protection In cane of . lire. Chemical are stationed on the sev eral (loom, and In addition there In a water pipe extending to the top or the building which may be lined for Hooding the roof If necessary. The barn In considered a model In every respect. The neighbor were called out to tight a tire around the Mt. Hood church Wednesday, and had to keep at It all night. kzju i t ..... C I a Minister NtlVS nAntinl Minister of War Berteriux of France wn killed and Trender Moid dnnerously Injured by n falling aeroplane nt Issy len ' OnapsnOI Moullnenux, whore they hml crnie to see the start of the air rnce from l'nrl to Madrid. Senator Iirliner of Illliud must nc:iiii Of ()l6 Week flo'end himself In congress apnlnnt charges that hi election wna acquired by bribery. It I reported that a revolution I iibotit to lie started against President Itrnga of Portugal, which has for Its purpose the overthrowing of the republic and the reestab lishing of a monarchy, with ex King Manuel u Its bead. President Tnft refused serving lyrlsou terms. The New York rattan by Earl or, of patriotic homage, of love, which too often Is left unsaid. You were faithful to your trust. From your hand to our thin great mat ter will pa, with Integrity unchal lenged, with luster unilimmed. You fought your battle and won; we have our battles yet before u. The renpontdblllty of thl great trust we accept. (Jreat nnd courageou men the world over see In arbitration the end of International war und bloodshed. In spite of thl fact, the call of pa triotism I as strong a ever. The nation needs men a never before. Every hamlet, each village, our great cities, our states and the nation Itself In raising a Macedonian cry fur pa triotic manhood, for unc lflh service, for self sacrlficlng volunteers. Hut we munt win our battle with the pen, the voice, the ballot, and by un selfish civic service. The mighty forces of right and wrong ure ar rayed for mortal combat. The young man who volunteer today to tight In the nation's army for right, for equal Justice, for elimination of npeclul privileges, for unswerving' trnst, ha u fight on hi hand for : life. He also will have battle which : will test hi courage and hi man hood to the utmost, lint "simple duty hath no place for fear." I We have met with you here today to do homage to those who have gone lH-fore us to the great beyond, i especially to those who died on the field of battle; to those who fell a prey to tllneane and privation; to thoe who died In the pri n hell of OLD FOLKS GATHER IN METHODIST CHURCH Old Folks service In the Methodist church Sunday was attended by nearly fifty white haired men and women, who had passed the fiftieth year, the limit set to gain entrance to the middle pew. As the honored gui'Hts entered the door they were cordially greeted, and had pinned on theina freshly cut Hood Kiver rose, provided for the oc casion by the committee on decora tion. The pastor, Kev. K. McOm ber, had prepared a sermon befitting the occasion, the singing was appro priate and the decorations were beautiful. Kev. J. W. KIgby and Kev. (t. W. Kennedy assisted the pan tor In the special services. A notable fact brought out on this occasion wan that only four personn were then present, who took part when the old church was dedicated many yearn ago. NEWTOWNS SELL WELLjNGERMANY The Hood Kiver Apple Growers I'nlon has received a report from Stelnhardt & Kelly, of New York, of the sale of a carload of fancy Yellow Newtown that brought Hood Klver f. o. b. $'2X) per box. The sale was made In Hamburg, (iermnny. A re port of several week ago stated that a sale had been made at the same place for a f. o, b. Hood Klver price of &2.: per box. EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS 2.wrwr of War Bertesu: Public library, the birvost In the world, gattliiutg nf the South and fill unknown graven today; to those who lived through the terrors of war and since then have panned away; to those brave women who sacrificed even as much a you. We would not forget the south; they ulno suffered. They had their graves and no laurel. They returned home from their years of war with nothing to greet them but devas tated field and broken homes. And It was too early to catch the gleam of coming sunlight or to read the prophecy of better days. Who can listen to Jthe heart-breaking cry of Father Kyan's Ode to the Confeder ate Flag anil yet not bare his head? Furl that banner, for 'tis weary, 'Round iU staff 'tia drooping, dreary. Furl it, furl it, it ii beat) For there's not a man to wave it. And there'a not a sword to aave it. And there's not one to lave it In the blood which heroes gave it. Furl it, hide it, let it rest. Furl it; for the hands that grasped It, Cold and dead are lving low: And the banner, it ia trailing. While around it sounds the wailing Of its people in their woe; For the conquered, they adore it. Love the cold, dead hands that bore it. Weep for those that fell before it; And, oht wildly they deplore Now to furl and fold it ao. Furl that banner, softly, slowly. Treat it gently, it is holy. For it droops above their dead. Touch it not, unfurl it neverl Let it droop there furled forever. For its people's hopes are dead. The Intervening year have burned out our anger, and now we keep Memorial Pay. Kvery year, a the beautiful month of May hastens to a BOY SCOUTS WILL CAMP IN JULY Scoutmaster K. T. Simpson 1 plan ning for an outing of the Boy Scouts in July. Full equipment for tenting and cooking will be provided for the boys, who will by that time be ex pected to be proficient In pitching the canvas and adept In the culllnary art. For unless they are so trained, life away from home may mean to them hard places In the sleeping, blanket and burned biscuit. If the mother of the Scout should notice a peculiar willingness on the part of their boy along about cooking time It can lie ald they are fitting them selves, not alone to be useful mem ber of the household, but to become capable of task of cannifire lift?. The Scouts are looking forward with great eagerness to the approach of this event. WANTS ALL-NIGHT SERVICEJESTOREO Hood Klver han been temporarily deprived of nll-nlght telegraph ner vlce, while the new depot Is being built. The telegraph company ha moved its oflice up town, but It 1 believed by shipping Interest affected by the change, that the all-night service will soon be nrranged for. Hood Kiver's liitcrentn require a nervlce that can be received at night, for attention early In the morning. June Hth I Flag Kay. to pardon Charles W. Morse and John was opened. President 1'lui resigned and iitijlt grltmil close, we gather our garland, and far away from the scene of strife. In our graveyard that never heard the roar of hostile cannon, we lay our flowers on the grave of those who fought In the struggle that gave u a united people and a united nation. The number of comrade with u are fewer, the numlier of graves larger each year. I5ut let u never forget how thl custom of decorating the grave of the soldiers of the Civil war commenced. It wa the South that opened the conflict and (ired the first gun on Fort Sumpter. It was In the South that the larger number of graves were dug, and It wa the Sonth that suffered most keenly the ravage of the war. But It wa the southern women who first went out over the battlefield and with Impar tial hand decorated the grave of both the gray and the blue. So we, most of un the descendant of north ern homes, with northern blood flowing In our veins, owe to the South the lieautlful and fitting cus tom celebrated on Memorial Kay. Fittingly has one of our poets sung; Bythe flow of the inland river. Whence the fleets of iron have fled. Where the blades of the graveyards auiver. Asleep are the ranks of our dead. Under the sod and the dew: Waiting the Judgment Day, Under the laurels the Blue. Under the willows the Gray. No more shall our war cry sever. Or our winding rivers be red: They banish our anger iforever When they laurel the graves of our dead. Under the sod and the dew. Watching the Judgment Day, Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray. PUTNAM SELLS PARTOF TRACT J. K. I'utnam sold f0 acres of hi l-ncre trnct near Mt. Hood to C. F. Ives and K. K. Falrbalrn, the latter from Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Ives who I a brother-in-law of Mr. Put nam, come from Chnmbersburg, l'a. The .K) acres sold Includes the handsome residence at present occu pled by Mr. Putnam and Into which Mr. Falrbalrn and his family will move. The purchasers will take over Mr. Putnam's chicken yards, which are perhaps the largest In the Hood Kiver valley, having UiM) hens and 1000 chick. Ten acre of the prop erty bought by Messrs. Ives and 1' alrbatrn In set In trees. Of the l;tO acres retained by Mr. Putnam ISO are set In orchard. HORSE RUNS AND DRIVER IS HURT Horace Ingalln, a driver of C. A. Klchard & Co." delivery wagon, had a narrow escape In a rutin way near the Davidson building, Monday. It In reported that when the horse fell the young man wan hurled to the grouud, and the horse, driver and wagon were heaped in a pile. The home In-gan to kick and barely missed the young man's head several time. He was rescued and taken to U. K. J ray's tailor shop, where It was discovered he had received In juries, but It wa not believed of a serious nature. The horse wa not hurt but the wagon was smashed. K. Walsh, bunk wrecker, who ar left the City of Mexico for Spulo. HOOD RIVER MAKES ROAD IMPROVEMENTS The most vital problem to Ins solved by a municipality Is Its prob lem of sanitation, and the next ques tion of Importance Is Its street con ditions. The matter of establishing grades and Improving the streets In Hood Klver ha been delayed altogether too long, and the present council I to be commended for the stand that It has taken to Insist that this mat ter be no longer deferred, and the Im provements that are now In progress are most commendable. An attempt to work out a uniform system, of grades at this late date Is proving a most difficult task, In view of the fact that In years gone by some of the street grades were estab lished and brick buildings bare been built to conform thereto. It appears that each city surveyor had Just a little different plan than his predeces sor aud now some of the walks and streets will be unequal as a result of this variance In surveys. It also appears that private par ties, who built according to former surveys and grades given by city en gineers, now find that they are far from grade us established by the present city engineer and the News believes that In ennes where the party ha acted In good faith and built up on grade as given bythe city engineer, should lie protected In making any alterations to buildings or walks In order to conform to present surveys. Whether or not It Is the best plan to so sacrifice the grade ol a block In order to establish level Intersections, we are not able to say. However, we do liellve that the council should pan an air tight ordinance that would prohibit any and all survey ors who may serve the city In the fu ture from deviating from a uniform system of grades as may now be established. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS INTERESTING SESSION A vast amount ot business was transacted at Monday night's ses sion of the council. Several ordinances were passed dealing: with sewer system and street Improvements, Involving the expenditure of several thousand dol lar. The city treasurer asked for an ex presslon of the council as to whut should be done relative to placing the $'.(0,000 to le received for the water bonds, with the banks, nud the matter was carried over to the next meeting. Kr. Kroslus stnted that an Inspec tion of the city bad been made, rela tive to sanitary conditions, and he wns pleased to state that, with few exceptions, the city was kept very clean. Especially was thl true lu the residence portion of the city. The recorder's report showed a deficit In the general fund account of nearly $"(, without the claim agalnnt the city for the month of May. An ordinance wa panned dealing wfth the modus operandi nnd rules governing the duties of the city offi cer and council committee, and It will now be possible to add amend ment or resolution to the minute of the council before they are dually adopted and approved. portlaITmaFbuys EASTSIDE RANCH One of the largest land deals of last week wan made by J. Y. F.dward & Co., when Frank Menefee of Portland purchased the south 10 acres of C. T. Kobert line ranch. mile outh of Van Horn station, f. r $.'."i,ihmi. Mr. Menefi-e 1 a native of thin part of t (regon, and I the owner of sever al other tine tracts of Hood Klver land. It 1 his Intention to plant all of the land on the Kobert tract. which 1 not now lu orchard, to pear next spring Mr. Kobert will still retain the ii'irtli i acre, mostly all ia bearing orchard. Thl I the second lu acre tr.n t din posed of within the past ten d ly by the above firm. THE NEW DEPOT FINEST ON LINE The depot being enrti-d by the ( W. K. N. I being rushed to comple tion. It 1 ee lcd IN.it til.- brick work will tie Mulshed by tomorrow, and I lien the carpenter will take charge. The exterior w III lie Mulshed with a stile 'i itnpi islth hi and the furnishing lu the Interior will In complete In every detail. Hood Klver will haw one of the tiliest passenger depot oil the line of the road w hen completed.
