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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get 'Results Highest Grade Job Tr in ting VOLUME 7, NUMBER 42 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR City Candidates Must Be Nominated By Petition Failure to Comply With New Law Makes It Necessary to Adopt Old flethods Coming Election Attracts Much Attention Heights Recommends Candi dates For That Section of City. Enable to comply with the law In giving h thirty days' notli'i' of the primary election, nominations for city offices lu thin way will have to Ik dispensed with. Mood Klver wan not the only city In the ntate to lie caught napping ou thin law which provlden for cltlt-H having over 2,000 population nominating candidate for city oflleers In thl manner. Me Mlnnvllle In In the Hame boat with Hood Klver. However, aw the new law doe not In any way repeal or abrogate the provisions of the city charter allow. Ing candldateH to tie nominated liy petition up until five day of election, candldateH can thin year Ik chosen that way an formerly. It wan not believed that much In terest would be taken lu the city election thin year, but It now devel op that It Ih attracting more atten tion than for Hcvcral yearn, particu larly ho In the hill Meet Ion of the city, where a meeting wan held Friday night to recommend suitable caudl nateH to represent that district and toexpreMHltH preference for the rent of the ticket. The choice, a shown by a ballot taken at the meeting, named I". M, Slavln, A. ('. Staten, W. L. ( lark and J. M. Wood for councllmen, II. 15. Lnugllle for re corder, ami E. . lilanchar for city treiHiirer. A committee which wan appointed to watt on these gentle men and uncertain If they would ac cept the nomination, will report at auother meeting to be held tonight. It In explained by the hill renldcntn that their action In IMng taken Hlmply for the purpone of obtaining nn expresnlon of the voters a to whom they denlred an candidate. Ah both Howe and Wright will re tire the heights will be entitled to HYDRO-ELECTRIC GO. COMMENCES PLANT The Hydro-Electric Company hint week began the conntrnrtlon of It power plant near Tucker'n bridge. A crew of men began the excavating work in the 1 soil-foot Hume way, which will be eight lift deep and 12 feet wide. Additional laborer will Ik added an fant an they can be pro cured, and the work of completing the Hume way and electric plant will be hanteued. Mr. Thompnon, the general man ager of the company, who in now a renldent of Portland, will move here with hln family, conduct the ciiii ntructlon aud anniime the manage ment of the plant after ltn comple tion. The lirnt unit to Ik- conntructed by the new company will develop 7.10 hornepower, and the work will be no arranged that 7."i0 more can be devel oped at but nllght expenne. The new company expect to enter Into competition with the Pacific Tower & Light Company, both hert and at The liallen, where franchise have been necured. i-LNAIUH News Snapshots Of the Week f W; . m rf wSBSdS 'hT " '- '""T , 'Mrr:6TS : 1 3 7" kx ' ' Ihnt L'nllel Htaten Senator Ikiiiic Stephenson of Wisconsin obtained his seat In that liody by the lniproHr use of money. the command of the Duke of the Alirux.l. wan netlve In the taking of Tripoli. Ailinlrat Boren d'Olnm wan made governor Jr., wus elected prenideul of ( Mexico, and there were rumors thai General Iteycs would start nn Insurrection. two ncatn In the council nt the com ing t'lectlou, which (Hcurn on Decem ber 4th. The other councllmen whone term expire are Kobertnou and Karly. It In not believed that Mr. Early can be prevailed upon to again nerve an he han stated that hln muuy bunlnenn Interestn would not allow of hln devoting no much time to the olllee an he han done an chairman of the tire and water committee, In which ponltlon he han labored dllll gently to bring the controverny over the city water plant and the luntallo of the new one to a natlnfactory clone. Since entering the council Mr. Kobertnou han become one of ltn mont devoted aud etllclent inemlierH. An chairman of the ntreet committee he han devoted uu Imuieune amount of time to the ntreet Improvementn being carried on by the city, and It In believed may be Induced to become a candidate thin year for the full two year term. Interested In the perma nent ntreet work and the entahllsb ment of the new water plant he ban uot yet refuned to ugaln nerve. Coun cllmen Howe and Wright have not yet decided whether they will become candidates. Mr. Wright ban been a member of the council two termn and han frequently denlred to retire but han not been allowed to do no by hln collcngucn. Mr. Howe han been fre quently mentioned an u ilenlrable candidate for recorder, with the uu derntanding that It would carry with It nn extra compeunatlon for acting an head of the clerical depart ment of the city water workn alno, aud It In hoped by many that he will allow himself to Ik announced on a caudldate for that ponltlon. An to the otllce of city treaurer It In not believed that tliere will 1k much of a content over that otllce. PECK AND DOUGLAS GETJUT LITTLE Matt lionglan and David 1'eck, re cently awarded a verdict by a Hood Klver jury for Injurle received by a falling tree, will profit little from their litigation. The Jury, which In mild to have been largely Influenced by nympathy In giving them a ver dict, will no doubt feel that their generonlty wan wanted. Dougln wan given f 1000 and 1'eck $1000, and here Ih the way the money In nald to have been divided, according to a dlnpatcli to the Journal: Lawyer for plaintiff $1:100 Doctor who attended them MO lionglan, a pro rata 400 1'eck, an pro rata 'JO Total $2000 While the outcome of the nultdld not benefit the litigant to any ex tent, It may prove beneficial In cau lug a vigilance that will make nuch accident avoidable a far a polble in future. On the oth.ir hand, It may nlo. It In claimed, net a prec dent whereby the county will be EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS Tl liiiwtlng of the Iiiikc ilum of the Itaylesn paper mill at Aiisiln. I'a.. wiped out the towns of Austin nnd Cosiello A number of porsim were killed, nnd many more nre still missing. The re k lias ilevnntatel the towns to hiicIi nn extent lliat It I not thought prolinlile that any attempt to rebuild tlieni will Ih made Hear Admiral Wlntlold Scott S hley. retlrisl. Hie hero of tlie hntile of Hniittngn of the Siaiilsh-Ameilcnn war. (lroppel (lend In n New York street. Investigation was Ihkuii Into the charge WHITE SALMON TRIMS HOOD RIVER NICELY Two the hint game of the neanon And each hunky lout Had forgot bow to run, to catch or to clout. The exhibition h as hum, Indeed It wan shocking, And although It palnn un, it de serves a good knocking. With an Ideal day and a good at attendance the Hood Klver baseball team took on White Salmon Sunday for the hint game of the neanon, but gave npectatorn anything but an Ideal exhibition of bow the national game should be played. The content wus won by White Salmon by a ncore of C to 4. due to the ragged fielding of the borne team who seemed to have lont their prowess. The home team was componed of both the down town and hill teams and honors In the error Hue between the former rlvuln of the two sections of the city were about even. The Hood Klver players were Kent at 1st b, Samuel and Chandler 2nd b., (ienllng, sn., Tate, ttrd b., Coontz, If., Moore, cf., Carnon and Grey, rf., Meyern and Hart, p., Large, c. Stockton pitched for White Salmon allowing Hood Klver 10 hits while the vlnltom got but seven off Hart and Meyern. The run getting was ntarteil In the third inning by the vlnltom, nnd from then on the com edy of errorn was complete. Kent on the Initial Hack wan a star per ormer lu helping along the victory of the vlwltor, while Carnon had a nuddeu attack of frozen foot In right garden. It took two men to play second, Samueln and Chandler both ennuylng the Job, while neither Mey ers nor Hart were effective on the Hlab, The result wan evidently due to a lack of Interest or no practice since the local boys stopped regular play. The font game they had put up during the helghth of the season wan nowhere evident In the variety of content put up Sunday. Notwith standing thin the game was not without Interest. John Kauffman Disappears With hln wife mourning an Infant son, Johnnie Albert, who died here Monday, John I. Knuffman, a renl dent of the heights, han dlnappeared. Kauffman has not been seen In the city for more than two weeks. He left here In the company of L. A. lirant, a profennlonal wrestler, who formerly conducted a gymnasium hen1, and no word han been received from him by hln wife ntnee bin de parture. It In thought that he Is In Portland. In a communication to the News lirant says that he only accompanied K off man, who with himself, wan n pasenger on the steamer Teal, as far as Cape Horn where Grant left the boat and has not seen Koffman since. Engineer Has Feet Cut Off While attempting to board train No. 17 at Pendleton Thursday John H. Wright of Starbuck, Wn., slipped and fell under the wheels nnd both feet were cut off at the ankles. Wright, who In one of the oldent and most popular locomotive engineers In the nervlce of the O.-W. It. & N., Intended to come to The Dalles In order to prove up on a homestead. mnde a party to damage suit on the slightest opportunity. It would no doubt have Ik-cii lietter for the In jured men to have effected a settle ment outside of court. OPENS LECTURES AT CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Anthony' Chapel car honored Hood Klver with Its first visit Satur day, when It was cut off here with its traveling pantor, lie v. Thos. J. Brady, dlocenlan mlnslonary. The visit of the car Is due to a series of mission lectures which the reverend father will deliver at Hood Klver, and which have already commenced. The services In connection with the ralnnlon are being held at the locul Catholic church and are being well attended, with every assurance of good results. Kev. Father Thos. J. Brady Is touring Eastern Oregon, conducting missions. Htn sermons and lectures are of a high order, and absolutely free from offensive allus ions. The reverend lecturer concerns himself with Catholics, and makes no nensatlonal statements, which In flame rather than pacify human hearts. A very wholesome feature of the mission Is the Question Box, in which all people. Catholics and non Catholics, are invited to deponlt questions, which will be answered In a kindly way. Another novel feature Is congregational singing, under the leadership of George C. Hennessey, superintendent of the Chapel car, St. Anthony. Non-Catholics are cordial ly Invited to attend all the services, aud they may rest assured that noth lng will be said to offend them. On Wednesday night, at 7:30. the Kev. Father Thomas J. Brady will deliver a special lecture on the "Lost Confessional." This lecture bus been warmly received every where, and It will no doubt be received with satis faction here. On next Sunday night he will deliver bis farewell lecture on "The Home or Harem, Which'.'" The missionary urges all Catholics and non-Catholics to attend both of these. Kev. Father Thos. J. Brady Is a Southerner, a native of Mlnnln sippl, and for twenty years a resi dent of New Orleans. He Is a speak er of rare power and earnestness. Visitors may see the Chapel car at the depot between the bourn of 2 p. in. and 5 p. in. each day. Twenty new pews were recently Installed In the Catholic church. The pews are made of elm and are a handsome addition to the aeeommO' datlons of the church at which the Increasing congregation Is much pleased. OLD RAILROAD DEPOT WILL BE WRECKED The old O.-W. K. & N. depot will be deiuollnhed and the timbers ued In the construction of coal houses In thin city and at other points along the line. Since the ofllces of the rail road company were removed to the new building the old station hits been unoccupied except for the main tenance of the otllce of the American Express Company, which will soon move to Its new quarters on First street. In the building formerly occu pied by the Boneboro Orchard Co. The old station was erected In 11'. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wood, Mrs. Hugglns and Ml McGuIre are lu attendance at the Baptist state con vention In McMlnnvllle this week. Attorney A. P. was a week end Klver. Tift of visitor Portland at Hood The Italian torpeiln ll.nilla. nnili-r of the town Krain Im I Madero. SATURDAY GREAT DAY FOR BARRETT Saturday will be a gala day In the Barrett district when the fine new brick school bouse recently completed there will be formerly dedicated and a local teachers' meeting alno held. The teachern' meeting will of courne attract Interest, but It 1nn't every day that a $20,000 brick school bouse In dedicated In a country school dis trict and therefore Barrettltes are preparing to have doings. In fact, since the school has been completed residents of that neigh borhood are a little more chesty than formerly and believe they have the little red school bouse tied to the post so fast that they are willing to make a formal prouunclamento that they have the best rural peda gogue factory In the state. Therefore, at 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. there will be music and other diver sions. Dean A. B. Cordley, high tyee at the Oregon Agricultural College experiment station, will orate on what be knows about public schools and agriculture, while Miss Alabama Trenton, head of the art department of the Oregon State Normal school will let fall a few artlets. The proper dignity of the occasion will not be forgotten as Kev. E. A. Harris will wind up, or down, as the spirit moves him, with a talk along educational lines. You are Invited. That Is, It Is supposed you are, as we are In re ceipt of a spread eagle communica tion saying as usual, "Everybody cordially Invited to attend," with no signature. RATCHELDER BOND SUIT APPEALED Notwithstanding the fact that Judge Bradshaw has rendered a de cision refusing to grant an Injunc tion to J. F. Batchelder and others, restraining the city from selling Its water bonds, the case will not rest, but will now be appealed to the Ore gon State Supreme Court. In a com munication to the News, Mr. Batch- elder states the position of the par ties to the suit, who believe the bonds are being sold at an unnecessarily high rateof Interest. The communl cation Is as follows: Hood Klver, Ore., Oct. 17. 1911. Editor Hood Klver News: The Dalles city sells jflO.DIiD.oO G per ceutewer bonds, Oct. 10, 1911, due In 1.1 yearn, optional In 10 years, at a premium of 4 per cent, and blank bonds furnished by the buyer, while the city of Hood Klver, through Its common council, Is trying to sell ;h). 000 fi per cent water bonds, due lu ;!0 yearn, optional In 10 and '20 years, at a premium of $C"i0, or about two third of one per cent. The Dalle city han a large bonded Indebted nenn, while the city of Hood Klver ha noue. If the Hood Klver water bond were properly handled they could be Issued at a rate of Interest not to ex ceed "i per cent, probably on a ; per cent basin, and sold at a good premium. I bronght the Injunction suit against the city of Hood Klver to re strain the sale of the water bond on the above basis, In the Interest of other large tax payers and myself for the reason that we did not be lleve the proposed bond Untie had beeu properly handled. We are not nattntied with the decUlon of the Circuit Court, and for that reason will appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Oregon. Yours truly, J. F. Hatvhki.hkh. HANDS DOWN DECISION IN PECULIAR CASE A decision of Interest wa handed down by Judge Bradshaw Saturdav la a case which wa argued before hlin during the late term of court, and In which E. M. Bently and E D. Flrebnugh were the principal. The ult wa brought by Flrebnugh to compel Bent ley to take back o piece of bind purchased by the former, ou account of alleged misrepresentation. Devlin & ITrebaugh were the agent lu the transaction for both pnrtle. The Judge decided that thin being the cane there wan no caue for action. Bent ley wa represented by Attorney Geo. Wilbur and Flrebnugh by At torney E. C. Smith, Will Wrestle With Woman Suffrage The recent action of California again center the thought on the live question of woman's suffrage. The program committee of the Men's league (f the height ha announced thl a the subject for next Friday night and invite the ladle to In' present and tn ke part In t he lleti slott. .Meeting lu the social room of the Baptist church at 7::0. Woman's Club Strives For Better Hood River Under Auspices of Club Noted Landscape Architect Tells Large fleeting Mow to Have Lietter and More Beautiful City Shows before and After Effects While Delivering Address. Always Interested In public Im provements at Hood River, the Woman's Club invited Howard Ev arts Weed, a noted landncape archi tect, formerly of Chicago but now living In Portland, to deliver a lec ture here. Accepting the Invitation the lecture wa given at the Commer cial Club rooms Wednenday after noon, the speaker being Introduced by Mrs. Chas. Castner. A large audi ence was present to hear Mr. Weed, who Illustrated his talk with sterl optlcon views. As the slides were thrown upon the screen Mr. Weed skipped rapidly from subject to subject, dlncunslng railway gardening, public parks, children's playgrounds, modern park cemeteries, children's flower aDd veg etable gardens, the work ol Improve ment associations, billboards, Im provements to city and country homes, and In many cases showed the "before and after" effects. At the close of the lecture the local applica tion of these subjects wm mentioned bringing out the particular needs of this locality. In opening Mr. Weed spoke of the American Civic Association, which be said was composed of American men and women who bad adopted as their moto "A Better and More Beautiful America," and be was In terested, be said, In the efforts the local Woman's Club was making to have a more beautiful Hood Klver. Hood Klver, stated the speaker, bad many natural beauties and still greater natural possibilities. Apart from public projects, to which the lecturer devoted considerable time in showing what should lie done and what should not be done In Improv ing on nature's handiwork', he en Oregon State Apple Show Will Be Mammoth Affair Preparations Being Hade to House Large Exhibit Show Transferred From Hultnomah Hotel to Yeon Building and Extended Day Longer Exhibit Will Be on Ground Floor, Heetings on Second. It has now tieen decided to hold the Annual Oregon Apple Show In the Yeon building, Instead of the new Multnomah Hotel, as was at first announced. It was found that the elevators could not tie placed In working order by November l.", when the exposition is scheduled to open. "It would be difficult tor us to In stall the exhibits on the second Hoor," says Mr. Powers, secretary of the Oregon Horticultural Society, "If we are obliged to carry them all up the stairways, and for this reason we have decided upon the Yeon build ing nn a more favorable location." The show, says theOregonlnn, will occupy the entire basement nnd the two main rooms on the first floor, while the second Hoor will be avail able for the convention and commit tee meetings that will lie held In con junction with the show. The 2.000 square feet of space now assured af ford ample room for all the exhibit. Due to evidence of growing Interest 1n the apple show, the Horticultural Society ha decided to extend the time of the exhibition one day and BAPTIST ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 24 The benefit entertainment of the Ladles' Aid of the Baptist church will take place on Tuesday evening, OctoU'r 24, at the church, when the following program will be rendered: Piano solo Selected Prof. Mor dant (ioodenough of Portland. Dramatic reading from "The Sign of The Cross" Wilson Barrett Mm. Louise Boy den. Vocal nolo Selected Ml Ida J. Bryant. Humorous reading from "Joslah Allen's Wife" Mr. A. L. Carmlchnel. Kecttatton, "Twickenham Ferry," Mr. Louise Bovdeu. Piano nolo. "The l!oarv." I'.thel- l'rt Nevln Ml Alberta Staten, deavored to Impress upon his hearer the desirability of Improvement In Individual homes, by the proper planting of a few trees and shrubs, a well cared for lawn, a vine, a little whitewash or paint. ."Only a few people are Interested In the country homes of the rich," he suld, "but all are Interested la mak ing the small city lot appear to the best advantage." He discouraged the use of monu ments In cemeteries, showing how by doing away with fences, foot stones and copings, and the placing of headstones even with the ground, we make a most delightful and rest ful burial spot. Such a cemetery, he said, was easily cared for and makes a place of great beauty compared with the old style graveyard with Its Innumerable unsightly stones. In fact Mr. Weed covered about everything In his lecture that makes for a more beautiful and better city, and prophesied that with proper co operation Hood Klver could become as famous for ltn beautiful homes, drives and parks as It now la for Its wonderful apples. Editor Queen Marries T. C. Queen, editor of the Dufur Dispatch, well known about the state, was married at the Catholic church at The Dalles Thursday morn ing at 7 o'clock, to Miss Edltb Klggn, of Portland. The ceremony wan witnessed by the Misses Maud Smith and Julia Manlon and L. B. Thomas, of Dufur. Mr. and Mrs. Queen are spending their honeymoon In Port land. Mr. Queen's many friends were greatly surprised when they learned of the marriage, the newspaper man having kept the Important matter a secret. let It continue until Saturday, No vember IS. The official premium lints were mailed throughout the Northwest on Monday, but Mr. Powers expects several supplementary prlies to be offered by local firms of Portland before the opening of the show. The latest addition to the prize list was from the California Nursery Compa ny, offering an a prize for the best ex hibit of Wluter Banana apples, 100 trees of that variety from their own nurseries. J. W. Jeffrey, Commissioner of Horticulture for California, will tie the chief judge of the show. He will lie assisted by a corps of judges from Oregon nnd Washington, sufficiently large to Insure completion of the judging by the end of the second day. Heretofore the Judging han dragged throughout the entire week and ha resulted In more or lesn confusion, detracting somewhat from the enjoy ment of the exhibition. Mr. Jeffrey will also lie one of several prominent horticultural expert to ml! reus the convention that will Ik held during the show. Monologue,"!. Ittie Joe' Flower," Ml (ireti hen Calkin. Piano solo, "Ilexentang,"! Wttchen Dance) - E. A. Mi Do well Ml Bert hi I lend rick. Monologue, "The Soldier and The Pard," Bayard Taylor Mr. Loulw Boy Jen. Kecltatlon, "The Wooden I-eg," -Max Adler Adrlenne I'.pplng. Whistling solo by C. L. Shlrreff. with piano accompaniment by Al berta Staten. "The Creed of The Bell" Bungay Mr. LotiW Hoyden, Piano olo. "Kuntle of Sprlug" Christ Inn Stmllng - Mis Sunt Emery Mr. Anuette Entrtcan, who ha been pend!ug the summer here with her children. left Sunday for Southern California where she will inak her winter home