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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get 'Rcsutts Highest Grade Job Tr in ting VOLUME 7, NUMBER 27 ivA X HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR SAFE-SANE FOURTH BECOMES FACT Select Newton Clark For State G.A.R. Commander No Ear Splitting: Noises Break Quiet in Honoring Nation's Birthday Residents Celebrate by Taking Outings, Attending Ball Game and Other Quiet Forms of AmusementBig Crowds Hood and Event at Hood River. Hood River HM-nt the quietest Fourth In Its history thin year. The enr-splittlng noise which has at tend ed former celebrations win absent. With the exception of a few pistol shots Into Monday night the stillness wan unbroken by things that explode and displays of fireworks were like wlse conspicuous I y tlielr atiHeiiee. Many residents stayed at home quietly spending the day with their fanillleH, whlk' thoH( who wanted a more ncllvecclebrntlon went to Mt. Mood or took the. lioat to l.yle. Sev crnl small picnic parties went to the country and a few people went to Cortland. A iiuiiiIht of the people who stayed In town turned out In the afternoon ami witnessed the hall A ttorncy Geo. W. Barnes Meets With Tragic Death In Quarrel on Streets of Eastern Oregon Lawyer Receives Fatal Bullet- Barnes Was Father This City and Well Known Mere. George W. Rtirncs, father of Mrs. ('. I. Nlcklesoit of this city, one of the Itcst known lawyers In the state and pioneer resident of Fnslern Oregon, wns shot t death Iti the streets of i'nnyofi City In (Irant county, this state WeducMday by Geo. W. Ander son wit h w horn t he former had hail a quarrel. A coroner's Inquest w-as held by lr. lien. W. Chilton and the Jury found that Anderson shot ami killed Barnes, using it .:I2 automatic Colt's revolver. Three shots were fired, one entering the right side Just above the collar bone, the second about two Inches below, and the third In the left arm, passing through the body and coming out at the right arm. All of the shots were fatal. At a hearing later a charge of man slaughter was made against Ander son ntid he was placed under $2,."H bonds to apcar for trial. The story of the shooting as told Ina disnatch to the Journal Is as follows: "There were probably a dozen wit nesses to the killing of George W. Ilarnes. He and Anderson had lcen quarreling during the day, ami about 20 minutes Itcfore the shooting, had been separated by Sheriff Collier. An derson had moved down the street anil was talking with W. C. Thomp son and Volny Olllecr. Harnett, Mrs. Ilarnes, (ieorge Itowsmau and Chas. Carpenter passed In an automobile. About ."id yards down the street the machine stopped and Ilarnes got out. He was followed by Mrs. Ilarnes and Rowsmnn, who Is a stepson. Ue approached Anderson and asked him If he had called for him to stop. An derson answered "no," and Ilarnes replied that he was a "liar," and struck him In the face. The blow knocked Anderson off the sidewalk, and ns he retreated Ilarnes struck at III lit again. Anderson backed off about 211 feet and warned him not to approach, but Ilarnes kept advancing with menacing altitude, when Anderson, pulling a gun from his hip pocket, fired the fatal shots. Ilarnes dropHd dead In his tracks. Immediately after the shooting Sheriff Collier appeared and with the assistance of W. C. Thompson and Volney Olllecr, disarmed Anderson nnd ph I him under arrest. He Is now ronllned In J ill and Is In a very nervous condition. The shooting Is the outcome of a Lvle No Accidents Mar game, between the Rankers and Doc tors. Three coaches filled with celcbra tors were taken to I'ttrkdalo by the Mt. Hood Itallroail. Many drove from point In the valley and a large party went up In HerHhey'H auto truck. At the picnic ground at the old toll bridge Heveral hundred peo ple were assembled nnd'the festivities continued until a late hour at night. The program wns opened with a pa triotic spceek delivered by Rev. K. A. Harris. After lunch an exciting hall game watt played between the Mt. Hood and I'arkilale teams, the for mer w inning by a score of 4 to H. A bowery dance was given In the after noon and evening and I lie large gat tiering had a general good time. The Tahoma, which had been Canyon City Prominent of Hrs. C. I). Nickelsen of series of legal proceeding!) which have run all of the way from the justice courts to the supreme court. A ranch was Invi Ived and auderson Seeureil the legal right to possession, w hich was disputed by force and arms by Mrs. Ilarnes. It was not until the last few weeks that Anderson moved on the plait1. The men met hen today and re newed their dlllicultles. Ilarnes claimed that Anderson was hounding him. They continued this during the afternoon until about four o'clock, when witnesses say Ilarnes became the aggressor. .Serious trouble has been predicted by those familiar with the feeling that existed, nnd although friends of bot h parties were shocked at the tragedy, they expressed no surprise. Ilarnes bore the reputation of being ii lighting man, and his nerve In walking up to Anderson, who had him covered with a gun, showed that he had no fear. He had been a resi dent of I'rlnevllle since lxls nnd had been practicing la w there since 17S. A little more than a year ago he (Continued on Vmtte 10) News Snapshots 0! (he Week brated their silver wedding annlversnry nt the White House. The steamship Olympic of the Whlt Star line, the larfc-cst voyage when It arrived In New York harbor from Southutnpton, Go to Mount chartered by the Keasey, Humnson & Jeffery Co., to take people from Hood Hlver to Lyle was loaded with people from here and also took a large crowd to Lyle from The Dalles. The Lyle visitors were entertained with seeches, music aud other forms of amusement, returning at X o'clock In the evening. The ball game Itet ween the Hankers nnd Hitctors resulted In a victory for the check handlers by a score of 5 to .1. Six Innings were played and the game provided not a little amuse ment for the spectators. In the evening the town took on a more lively appearance with the re turn fir t lie crowils who nail gone out of town and the moving picture shows and Ice cream dispensaries did a nourishing business. A quartet of young rounders sang various melo dies with more or less harmony at tlie corner of Third and Oak, and the toot of the smoke wagons were again In evidence after having been hushed during the day. No accidents are reported and Hood River's nn nouueement oi irs nrst safe anil sane Fourth became a reality. PRODUCE REPORTER MAN PREDICTS PROFITABLE YEAR I. II. ,1'icksou, president of the Produce Reporter Company, who lives at Los Angeles, arrived Wednes day for a buslnesft visit with the Ia vldson Fruit Company and th.t Apple Growers I'nlon. The Produce Re porter Company keeps these apple selling organizations posted as to the credits of commission men and has a subscription list nineteen times larger than I'unn or Ilradstreets among produce men. Mr. Jackson who has Iteen touring the west believes that potatoes will be a money maker this year on ac count of w eti t her condl t Ions In manv of the western states Hint will cause an extraordinary short crop. lie also believes one of the best markets for apples outside of the big (it li s in the east Is Texas, where but few apples are raised except a limited crop of early varieties, the only ones that thrive In the Lone Star state. The Produce Reporter Company has Its headquarters In Chicago nnd In addition to maintaining Its big credit Informal Ion system keeps posted on crop conditions all over the country. Relying on these re ports Mr. Jackson predicts good year for western produce and fruit men1 EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS Chid In gorceous rultes nnd other trapping which cost months of time and million of money. Kin George V. nnd yuovn Mtiry were formally crowned ns rulers of the Itrltlsh empire, the throne room In Westminster ithley Is-lug thronged with the nobility nd itcrsotiH of nink representing nil nations. Troops from every pnrt of the gluts' whcrt the Itritlsh ting flouts were In tts processions nnd pnrndes Incident to the roronntloa. In the presence of B.(Hi() invK.il itersotm the president nnd Mrs. Tuft cele Hood River Veteran Chosen at State Encampment at Ashland Honorable Service to Nation and Wide Popularity Gives Local Man Walkover for Posi-tion-Canby Post Pleased With Result. Memlters of Canity Post and the many friends of New ton Clark nt Hood River and In other portions of the State are pleaded over the fact that he has been elected department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the State of Oregon. It In believed Mr. Clark will make an admirable executive and will dis charge the duties of the oflice with honor to himself and the organiza tion he will have command of. The following Is a brief but Inter esting history of Mr. Clark's career -3 0- Llected Department Commander of Oregon G. A. Ii. This picture shows Mr. Clark as he appeared several years ago, when he was Grand Recorder of the A. In the army and ns a citizen of Ore gon, as given In the Oregonlnn: Newton Clark, chosen department commander of the Grand Armv of the Republic for Oregon, enlisted in the Fourteenth Wisconsin Infantry, Company K, nt the beginning of the war, as a private. He served in the Army of the Tennessee, his regiment taking part In all the battles of the West under General Grant. After the battle of Corinth, In 1x52. New- ton Clark was commissioned Lieu tenant for meritorious conduct, for many of the gallant men l.elonglng to this division of Grant's Army of the Tennessee never returned after the Ylcksburg campaign. The Fourteenth Wisconsin then re turned north In time to take part In the battle of Nashville under General Thomas. In all the hard marches and severe fighting ( lark was a par ticipant. In civil life Mr. Clark Is a man who has the confidence nnd esteem of his . t 2 V "'?,.;' '.' '"."..'"V.." . -rf',1. 0. U. W. fellow-cltlzens. Coming to Oregon In 1S7S, he located nt Hood River, He Is a charter member of Canity Post G. A. R., Hood River, nnd vas Its first commander. For 20 years he wns grand recorder of the A. O. t W . lodge for Oregon, resigning three years ngo to retire to his home at Hood River. The full list of officers for the G. A it. cnosen ur me ensuing year is as (Continued on Faae 10) vessel nilont, completed Its maiden Mound Dwellers Win Twelve Inning Game Pitcher Battle Between Lake and Hart Results in Hardest Fought Local Contest Leaguers Have Chance to Win in Early Part of Game But Fall Down Score One to None. The Heights and Hood River league teams, who again contested for supremacy on the diamond Sun day gave spectators another superior exhibition of baseball and it was not until 12 innings had been played that the contest was decided. It was then won by the Hill boys by a score of 1 toO. The contest was another pitchers' battle In which Lake bad the best of It allowing the Heights but four hits while the Leaguers got 7 from Hart. In the early part of the game the downtown bunch had several op portunities to score, but failed to make good. The League team was at somewhat of a disadvantage on account of Uessllng being sick mak lt necessary to shift several of the Infield players out of position; Morse going to short. Chandler to second and Myers to 1st. The latter how ever held down the Initial sack In good shape. In the hope of strength ening the battling, Gessllng went In In the sixth Inning supplanting Ross In right field. The change however failed to accomplish the desired re sult. The game was the hardest fought contest seen on the diamond In many a day. The line-up was as follows: Heights Hall, c; Coontx, ss.; Car son, 3d b.; Smith, rf ; Rucklln, cf.; R. Samuels, 2d b.; Mooney, lb.; B. Sam- RAILROAD MAGNATE VISITSHOOD RIVER A prominent railroad roan visited Hood River Sunday, when Samuel Rae, first president of the big Penn sylvania system, came here accom panied by J. D. Stack and M. J. Buckley, assistant general managers of the Harrlni'in lines In Oregon, and A. S. Fields, general superintendent of the Southern Pacific In California. The party also Included Mr. Rae's private secretary, O. V. Moyer, Mrs. Rae, Miss Rne, Miss Ingham and Miss Craig, the latter two ladles guests of the Raes, and Mrs. Stack, Mrs. Buckley and Mrs. Buckley's sis ter. The visitors came here from Port land In a special train of two private cars arriving about t! p. m. After a visit to the Havldson cold storage plant where they were presented with a box of fine BIng cherries, which, by the way, they claimed were the finest they had ever eaten, the party was taken on a twenty mile automobile ride through the valley, as guests of C. T. Early, I). C. Kccles, and C. R. Bone. W. H. Wnl- ton wns also one of the party. The autos were driven by Mr. Kc cles, Mr. Bone. Howard Havls and Paul Hubbard. The visitors were delighted with the valley, which they saw In the cool of the evening, nnd stated that In a long tour of sight seeing they had seen nothing finer. Some of the party visited Van Horn Butte where they were entertained by Mr, nnd Mrs. VnnHorn nnd were given a handsome bunch of roses. On their return a crate of Hood River strawlterrles was placed aboard their train, which later re turned to Portland. Mr. Rae, It Is understood. Is on the coast making a study of railroad conditions In the west. He said that he knew of Hood River apples, but that the strawlterrles nnd cherries grown here were a revelation to him In the fancy j small fruit line. i ENGLISH NOBLEMAN BUYS ATHOOD RIVER Through the agency of G. Y. IM- wards & Co., Win. Fernyliough and W. .1. Gower of Victoria, 15. C, last week purchased twenty acres of The Central Orchard Co.'s tract In Willow 'Int. Mr. Gower has until recently lovn prominent boot and shoe manu facturer In Victoria, and Mr. Ferny hough It Is understood Is the second son of one of the prominent noble families of P.ngland. i Messrs. Fernyliough and (tower 111 take Immediate possession of the property and will proceed to clear and plant the whole tract at once. nels, If.; Hart, p. League Castner, If.: Morse, ss.; Meyers, If.; Alvln, cf.; 3d b.; Chandler, 2d b. ; Iarge, c; Tate, ; Rofcs, rf.; Iike, p.; Gessllng, rf. Several times during the contest It seemed that one side or the other would surely get a man across the plate, but sharp fielding and good luck helped both sides to prevent thU until the last half of the 12th, when Coontzjhlt a hot one over third base. Carson struck out, but Coontz stole second. Smith hit one at Lake too hot for him to handle and Coontx scored. A feature of the game was the field ing of Alvln, who gathered In several difficult files. Hart bad ten strike outs and Lake seven. The league team s tole four bases and t he H eights six. JOINT GOOD ROADS MEETING MONDAY A Joint meeting of the Commer cial and Automobile Clubs and the Grange has Iteen called for next Mon day, and everybody Interested In the good roads proposition Is asked to attend. The meeting besides I Ring In the Interest of good roads In the valley. Is for the purpose of selecting a delegation to represent tha county at a state good roads meeting to be held at Salem, called by Gov. West. CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS LIGHT Circuit court convened Monday,.! udge W. L. Bradshaw presiding, and Dis trict Attorney Wilson present to rep resent the state. But few cases were ready for trial and It is expected that ' the business of the court at the July term will be light. Monday the court listened to the argument on demurrers In several civil cases and later was adjourned to Wednesday. The grand jury which organized Monday did little business. Rensha w, who was arrested for passing a bad check on the Bragg Mercantile com pany, was released, the court be lieving that he had Iteen sufficiently punished after serving five months In jail for getting an amount that did not exceed f 5. The Cascade Locks gambling charge was also dismissed, the evidence not being strong enough In the oplulon of the Jury to return an Indictment. It Is also understood that the grand jury Is Investigating alleged violations of the local option law, but as yet no Indictments have been returned. LOCAL POSTAL BANK RECEIVES NO DEPOSITS l'p to Saturday Postmaster Yates announced that he had not had a single depositor. Mr. Yates does not think the deposits here will ever reach a large amount because of the char acter of the population of the valley. He also assorts how ever, that he now has deposited with him, for postoilice money orders Is sued to the owners, about $.V0. This sum will be turned Into the postal bank as soon as those who make ue of the monev order svstetn learn that they may draw an Interest of $2 per year on each $1'X) deposited. Instead of paying "i cents for the privilege. Rny Imbler came up from Portland ami was the guest of 1 F. Smith on the nation's birthday. lADVENTISTS MEETING TO BE AT PARKDALE The North Paclile Fiilon Confer ence of Seventh I'ay Adventlsts has divi led to hold Its teachers Institute in the I'pper 'alley and will locale their camp mar Parkd.tln. The I'pper Hood River Valley Progress ive Association Is co-operating with the organization and A. T. Allen u also assisting In bringing t he tnsi ! tute to the valley. The meeting will be held from July H to August, :"t Several members of t he assi h bit Ion however will ls on tlie ground a Week In-fore t he Instil life IlieetS get ting tlie camp In sliaM-. Mumt lifiy people will partlilp.ile In thcliixlb tute.