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VOLUME 7, NUMBER W
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1911
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Spo franc Show Managers
Hood River Valley Has
Record Breaker Rainfall
Afraid of Oregon Fruit
WATER SUIT VERDICT $32,441.00
Jury Comes to Decision After Trial Last
ing Three Days During Which All Main
Features of Case are Presented Verdict
Satisfactory to Citizens, But Company
Is Considering Appeal Hayor Hartwig
Refuses to Sign Warrants to Take Over
Plant of Water Company.
After a three days' trial, during
wliU'h every Mlile of the rime wan pre
sented to the jury, the Hiilt to deter
mine t tit value of the city water
plant wan concluded, when the Jury
brought In a verdict awarding the
company $::.', 111. touch speculation
wan Indulged In an to the verdict
and figures both high and low were
given In advance of the finding of the
Jury. Many, however, made guosncn j
that were pretty clone to the figure
arrived at ly the jury.
The verdict In In the main highly
satisfactory to citizens and it In be
lieved that It will lie no to the com
pany. In arriving at the npprainal
of the value of the plant the report
made liy II. ('. I lenney, an engineer
of world wide reputation who wan
drought here 4y tin- company to
make an estimate on It, wan largely
lined li.v tile Jury an It wan figured
out liy t he jury mm that a man with
Mr. Ileiiney'n reputation could have
no motive la making any thing hut a
correct report.
The trial, which wan t he inont lia-
portant ever heard at Hood Itlver, i
wan attended throughout by many
luterented citizen and the testimony
taken wan enoruioiin. It In estimated
that fu cane the suit In appealed that i
It wlllcost from $mmi tn SI.immi tohave
It ty pew rll ten and placed In shape
to be presented I o t he Oregon st at1
supreme court, which It wan agreed I
by the parties to the suit would be 1
t he court of lant resort. j
Much of t he time of the court was
taken up with tin- testimony of ex- ,
pcrts for both shies. The company 'rf
witnesses estimated the value of the
plant at fT'.l.lMHl anil the experts for
the city at $1I.im). The latter estl
mate was outside of tin1 value of the
real estate necessary In the opera
tion of tin1 plant. The quantity ami
quality of the water wan gone Into
In detail. In hln charge to the jury,
however, Judge Pradnhaw, after
listening to the evidence closely,
warned them to disregard thin feat
ure as It did not conn1 within the
strictly legal features of the cane In
determining the value of the plant.
Thin left the value of the plant to 1m1
placed on ltn operating banln and
eliminated a disagreeable feature for
tin1 jurymen to consider. The jury
wan also Instructed not to consider
that the fire protection wan Inade
quate, as this was a matter that
could have been remedied by the city
council. Tin1 shortage of water, he
also charged them, they must not
consider as this wan a matter that
might be ilue to waste or the im
proper management of tin1 plant.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
roof which was blown two miles by the Rale. I'pton Slnclnlr, the author, has
upomlent. It Is resirtel that Captain C A. Clove of the battleship Delaware will
by the flying iliells of the Delaware when the battleship was at practice.
The value of the plant was therefore
considered on ltn physical structures,
water rights and earning capacity.
For the water company the case
wan tried !y Attorneys Harrison
Allen and .1. F. Lang of Portland,
the latter the company's general
counsel, and A. A. Jay lit1 of Hood
Itlver. In addition the company
had the assistance of several extierts,
among them II. (', Adams of San
Francisco, considered one of the
greatest authorities on hydraulics
on the l'acltic coast. The city was
represented liy Attorneys Jesse
Stearns of Portland and A. J. Ierli
of tills city ami several expert wit
nenscH. Two of the latter were J. C.
Kelnay, who has application liefore
the council for the position of con
sulting engineer In the const ruction
of the new water plant, and K. C.
Taylor, assistant engineer of the
Portland city water works.
Mr. Andrew ('. Smith, lr. Yctiney
and lr. Calvin S. White, members of
the state hoard of health, were also
on the stand. Albert S. Hall. II. F.
Pavhlson
Hr. Shaw, W.
S. Nlchol.
W. S. linker and a number of others
were among the local citizens.
Couunel for both shh'n tented out
the facts thoroughly and It wan
unanimously agreed at the conclu
sion of the evidence that every detail
had been considered.
The cane went to the jury Friday
nf'crnoon at 2 o'clock and the ver-
diet wan rend at 10 o'clock, counsi
for bot h part les being present,
an t hi- lant word of the verdict
J list
was
lead the lights In tie- court house
went out, caused by a break In the
wires. The Incident caused some
levity In the court room, one specta
tor remarking us the crowd moved
around In total darkness endeavor
ing to find Its way out of the build
ing, that the company must have
heard the verdict. The jury was as
follows:
F. K. Hatt, J. P. Hanson, Martin
Dragncth, Itudolph Vettcr. O. I..
Walter, J. O. F.antman. F. K. Stout,
It. It. Lindsay. T. Plnhop, C. W.
Itm-d, Joe Frazler, Jr., Clint Wood.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening a resolution was
passed directing the city recorder to
draw warrants aggregating $:!J,4ll
to ln tendered the company In pay
ment for the plant. The fact that
the company may appeal.lt Is stated
by Attorney A. J. IVrby, counsel for
tin1 city, will not affect the transfer
of the property an the maximum
price the company can get him al
ready Iwi'ii provided for In case the
higher court gives It a division for a
EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS
Dnmnglng testimony wbs given by Pnul Itenttlo on Inking the stand us the stnte's chief witness In the trl.il of Henry C.
Pent tie, Jr., his cousin, licensed of killing his wife nenr Klchinonil. Va. Viscount Uchlda. Jnpnneso nnihnss.-idur to the I'nlted
Btntes, has been nppolntod minister of foreign nfTnlrs. Chnrleston, 8. C. nnd vicinity were the scene of n terrific hurricane,
which caused tho death of seventeen persons and n property less of more thnn $I.OOO.OHO. The photocmph sti.w imrt of n tin
larger amount. Mayor Hart wig Is
opposed to thin procedure and has
refused to sign the warrants. The
mayor states his objection on the
grounds that the wnrrants will 1e
coine commercial paper and will
draw eight per cent Interest, until the
bonds can he sold, which In case of
appeal may be six months. He
states also that In signing them he
lecomes personally liable.
On the other hand members of the
council who are anxious to have the
city acquire the plant as soon as
ponnlble state that If the company
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HOOD RIVER MINERAL
retains the plant for several months,
continuing to get Its Income. It will
obtain even more than $42,."(X1, the
maximum amount agreed on for the
purchase of the property. It Is said
that the company's attorneys have
advised It to appeal the case, but
that the latter has not yet come to
a decision In the matter.
At the Fnltarlan church this month
Mr. MacMonald Is speaking on' differ
ent phases of the church and Its
spirit. Next Sunday he will speak
on "Steadfastness In facing the diffi
culties." A cordial Invitation Is ex
tended to all.
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brought suit for divorce, naming Harry Kemp, the Kaie-is ptiet. as core
have to explalu why MX) men on the repair ship Panther were endangered
Leery of Quality of State's Apples They Will Decide
This Year on Pack AloneDecision Looked On as
Effort to Favor Washington ExhibitsOregon
flay Not Compete.
An article by Hymen V. Cohen In
the Portland Journal will be highly
Interesting to local apple men, par -
tlcularly those who may be contem
plating placing an exhibit at the
Spokane apple show. Mr. Cohen
says: "A frank admission has been
made by the management of the Spo
kane Apple Show that Oregon ap
ples lead tha world ami there In not
the slightest use for Washington
growers to compete with the product
of this state ho far as quality Is con
cerned. "Heretofore Oregon has captured
all the leading prizes ut the show
and for that reason Washing
ton growers have felt very wroth.
Now It la Intended to make the pack
the basis of awarding the prizes and
no matter how poor the quality, the
pnek will capture the honors.
"This Is taken by Oregon growers
to mean that the Spokane officials
no longer will tolerate the capturing
of the apple prizes by Oregon grow
ers. "In the following Interview K. F.
SPRINGS HOTEL AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEN COMPLETED j
HOOD RIVER FAIR
NOV. 9, 10 AND 11
The dates now fixed for the Hood
Kiver Fruit Fair are Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, Nov. nth, loth
nndllth. The Hood Itlver fair will
precede the show In Portland by a
week, giving those who desire to
make a display In the big city an op
portunity to make one exhibit do
for both show n.
The directors of the Apple Fair As
sociation have divided to build one
story of the apple fair building on
the Pnvtdson lot on the corner of
I ( artier Van IMssel, who has been
Identified with the Spokane Apple
. Show since Its Inception, haslet the
"cat out of the bug" and It In there
fore likely that the leading tllntrlctn
of Oregon will refuse to compete for
prizes which are supposed to be for
Washington growers:
'"We think the greatest problem
has been solved by abolishing the
quality ratings at the 11)11 show, and
we believe the growers In all parts of
the country will be glad to learn of
the action of the management of the
show. We always felt that some
western apples had been handicapped
In the pnst, but we were not In posi
tion to make any changes until thin
year. Now that this question has
been settled, I look for entries from
all parts of the I'nlted States and
Canada, particularly the western
country.'
' I here Is a strong movement on
foot to hold a show of npples where
Oregon fruit may receive proper
credit. Since the Spokane officials
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Second street and Cascade u venue
and subscribers to the building fund
are being notified.
It Is thought that by building the
basement of the structure thin year,
a good start will lie made toward a
permanent building and that It can
be completed as soon an there In a
demand for the additional room fur
other purposes.
The fruit fair will be along the
same lines thin yenr an formerly, ami
It In expected that there will be many
fine exhibits. Petalls of the collec
tion and placing of exhibits will be
given later, but the fair managers
are desirous that growers make ar
rangements to select their best fruit
for the fair and have It packed an
far In advance an ponnlble.
Heard Boundary Dispute Case
Testimony wan heard Wednesday
before Court Stenographer I!. A.
Pu tier ns referee. In a boundary dN
putt cane between the heirs of the
eter lllnrlrlm estate and ieo. .
Prow n and Mary '.. ti.'illtg.Mi. The
oast1 grew nut of the fact that
the exact boundary between the
! t ir. in.rl Ltd li -i d ii.' v,r !iiiti i i!1-.tit'i 1
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and an effort In now being made to
permanently establish the name.
The lllnrli hn helm rre reprenent
ed by Attorney W. II. Wilson, of The
Dalles, and Mr Prown and Mrs iJal
llgan by Attorney lieo. Wilbur, of
th's city.
A Factory Opportunity
The people of tin1 Far Fast are cul
tivating a taste for Vmerlcnn can
dles, according to a report sent back
by Lovett M. Wood, a spivlal Inves
tigator for the I'nlted States, now
in the Orient. Pelng well Informed
on trade conditions In the Pacific
Northwest, Mr. Wood s.ivn that
there In no reason why the makers of
sweets here cannot build up a big
buslitvss with China and Japan, If
they will go after It. The same op
portunity exists with regard to
crackers ami other baked wares.
Four and One-Half Inches Drenches Soil and Vegeta
tion In First Ten Days of Month May Damaged
But Fruit BenefittedPrecipitation Heaviest on
Record for September.
Italns during the past ten days
have been the heaviest In the history
of weather records at Hood Itlver
for September and the average rain
fall, which was about 11 Inches
short, has been reduced considerably.
No lens than four Inches nnd a half of
rain has fallen no far this month.
The precipitation for the tlrst rain,
which started on Labor Day, Mon
day, Sept.4, and continued for nearly
L'4 hours, was two Inches and eighty
one-hundredths. On Friday night,
Sept. h, one Inch and seventy one
huudredths of an inch fell, making
the fall four and one-half Inches.
While the rainfall during September
has lieen the heaviest In Oregon
weather records the season just past
has also been the dry est In the his
tory of weather records In the state.
Springs and creeks never before
known to fall have dried up and the
drouth In eastern Oregon, and some
other parts of the state, has entailed
great loss to crops. Hood Itlver has
been more forfuuate and little, If
any, damage has lieen done here by
the drouth, although It has lieen ad
mitted that more moisture would
have iRim beneficial. ,
The heavy rain In the valley has
damaged about 200 tous of hay
which had been cut and which will
be of little use except as feed for
cattle.
Weatherwlne farmers now say
that sufficient rain has fallen until
crops are harvested and that liny
more at this time will be damaging.
Potatoes, they say, will be hurt by
additional moisture, as well as other
agricultural products. The rain has
been beneficial to fruit, and except
Hood River's Evangelist
Orchardist Picks Winner
Billy Sunday Prophesies New York Will Take Bunt
ing Before Going East Soul Saver Still Takes
Big Interest In Base Ball and Will Write Haga
zine Story on National Game.
Itev. William fllllly") Sunday, ex
major league baseball star, who for
sook the sward to In1 an evangelist
In lxil, but who still retains his rank
an one of the greatent baseball au
thorities of the day. In an Interview
with the Oregonlan picks the New
York Giants to win the National
league pennant and the world's
championship this fall.
The famous wle'.der ol biblical epi
grams was a Portland visitor Satur
day, en route to Chicago from Hood i
Itlver, when1 he has been superin
tending work on 40 acres of apple
orchard purchased with the fruits of!
evangelical exhortation. Mr. Sun-
lay has been assigned by Collier's to ,
hoofe an All-American baseball
team and dropped In the Oregonlan
iillce for a chat over Vein Creg's
sensational heaving for Cleveland
this season. I
,-I have great faith In "MuggsV
Mclira w. and w hile Connie .M ick In j
iindoubtcd'iv a great tactician and
ider, tin1 lilants. I must confess,
ok the best to me." o s.;ld Kx
'iiteriieldcr Moid. iv. thro.ving off
for a moment nil spiritual thermos
COUNCIL VOTES TO
CLOSE SKATING RINK
At the meeting of the rona-U Mon- !
day n'ght. the vneatli-n of the K.w.'r
end of I i't'i str-et was a for by
the Apple lirouers" l uloa for the
purpose of ciitt'ng a stret through
forth)1 convenient of apple haulers
and the maniif.ictu'lng district. la
rase the street Is vacated, the union
will give i wvnty feet of Its property
for this purpose. The matter was
referred to the tnvt committee,
w It ll pow rr to act. i
A protect from residents on the
state road was tiled on accohnf of
the bad condition of the portion of
tin' ro.nl In the city limits, with a
request that It be repaired. A Coin-,
iiiunlcatliin from . I. P. Hunt and I.. !
N Plowers, protesting against the
ll'.ntinul on Pan -I
that It might Interfere with Its lietng
picked no damage would result to It
from additional moisture.
According to C. It. Pone the heavy
rain was a creat benefit to Hood
Itlver orchards. Mr. Pone says:
"The heavy rain of lost week, will
go far toward Insuring a good crop
of apples for the Hood Itlver valley
nest year. It was the heaviest early
rainfall that I have ever seen for this
section of the state or eastern Ore
gon. In l'M we had a similar rain,
but the precipitation then was not
so great.
"At that time the grain farmers of
eastern Oregon handled their crops
rather lazily and when the heavy
downpour came they were all
caught. Except what was threshed
the whole crop was entirely ruined,
and with few exceptions every mer
chant from Portland to Spokane
went broke. The rain taught the
wheat farmers a lesson, and since
then they have hastened the harvest
of the crop.
"For the past decade the fall sea
son has grown more erratic. I think
that the clearing of the timber of the
Hood Itlver valley has bad an effect
toward decreasing thesummer rains.
Over In central Oregon, however, the
cultivation of the soil has Increased
the summer precipitation.
"The soaking showers of last week
will strengthen the fruit spurs. It
will take the place of the September
Irrigation and will be far more val
uable. With a few more showers
and sunshine and Intermingling
fronts to color the fruit the present
year's crop should mature In excel
lent condition."
tatic Incumbrances, as he gazed long
and fondly over the baseball col
umns of a morning newspaper.
"Frank Chance's Chicago Cubs will
probably give New York a hard bat
tie for the National Ieagne bunting,
but Chance hasn't the team of former
years. He Is keeping the bunch ut
the top solely through tiersonal dint1
tlou. Chance's team lacks pitchers,
and If he had a bunch of boozers you
wouldn't le able to see them with a
spyglass.
"An between MeOraw, of the til
ants, and Connie Mack, of the Phila
delphia Americans, I believe Me-
'raw In more resourceful, and while
he lacks Individual stars like Fddle
Collins and linker, both of whom
r.iag ahead of all others at second
and third, he has better pitchers,
with Mathi wson and Marpuard as a
backbone, and I dope out New York
to In."
The Hood Itlver apple baron evan-g'-l.sf
advocates the abolition f the
pr-nei;t foul strike rules, on the
grounds that the pitcher has too
mind of an advantage. Striken
'l.'or.tin ji on '11
MINERAL SPRINGS CO,
COMMENCES HOTEL
W'.th t he oil'., vm and board of di-
n eti .rs present groin d wan for in 't I Iv
broken Mon lay for the new hotel
bn1; I'ng of the Hood Itlver .Mineral
Mrings Company, which now has
an o'lice In I'ortl u.l The bulldlm;
". h '!l titl.'iu.V completed will be. '.HI
feet long-by ' feet wide. Hint- stories
ail I basement. It In eis ted to
li.ui' t he struct arc completed In tlm
for guests iet summer. A large
gang of men are m.-w 'it work on the
e ea vat loti and tin1 work wll' be
pushed along an rapidly an pol!,;.
The ar' hltis tn for the building an
itoodrlch ,V iioiidrleh of Portland,
who also plumed tin- new 1 -.11
blllMlllg
In breaking ground for thentrie
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