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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.