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nnpro E-innn divfd kti?wc Advertisers Get 'Results Highest Grade Job Tr in ting iVY VOLUME 7, NUMBER 4'. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR TAKE MANY PRIZES AT STATE SHOW Hood River Again to the Front in Capturing Mosl: of the Awards at the State Society's Show-All the Important Prizes Go to Local Exhibitors and MosT: of the Smaller OnesColumbia River Sedtion Also Gets State Officers-A. P. Bateham Eledted Presi dent and E. H. Shepard Vice President. Hood River again swept the deck tu the content for prize at the Or egon apple show held til Portland 1iMt wet-It. In fact the Apple City scooped about everything In sight aud added new laurels to those al ready secured. The (tensions of the noclety were In terentlng, and valuable addresses re biting to the fruit Industry were made by the delegates. Election at the annual meeting of the Oregon State Horticultural So ciety were nil unanimous. The ru mored content In the presidential election evaporated when II. C. At well of Forest irove waived iioiulu atlon In favor of A. I'. Kateham of Monler, saying that he had held the office for four yearn already and that he believed It wax rllit that It should not remain In the hand of one man for a longer time. Other otlleern elected were: Vice president, K. II. Shepard of Hood River; secretary, F. W. Power of Portland. H. C. Atwell of Forest (irove, Henry E. Dosch, of Portland, and A. P. Batchnm of Monler were nominated for appointment to the 'office of truntee. The trunte' will be selected by the governor and will nerve for a term of three yearn. II. II. Miller of Portland wan nominated an an alternate In caw the appoint ment should be Riven by the govern or to the president of the hurtle til GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL ATTRACTSJNTEREST An the date for the departure of the mntlal train which will carry ten wentern governorn on a "get ac quainted" tour of tbe eantcrn .cltlen npproachen, Interent In the under taking Increases In the wentern states that are participating. Daily reportn from the cltlen on the train's Itinerary tell of the entertainment and honor awaiting the wentern executives nnd their party. To the eastern ntaten which will be vetted by the wenternern, the vlnlt of the governor' train anumen greater Interent, an It Incomes patent that the nuccenn of the npeclal'n tour and Itn object, the settlement of the went ern ntaten, meann a greatly Increased market for the product of eatern factories. At thin time practically all of the manufactured products lined In the went are made In the eantern states, and the development of the west naturally meann develop ment of enntern Induntrlen. While on tour particular attention will be paid by the npeclal'n party to Inlluenclug a large attendance at the Panama-Pacific exposition In 1U1.', an It I realized that the enormous amount of advertising by the expo- Newt Snapshot Of (be Week ki W&Sm x3 B 8 A ifesr l associated are nlso under Invest lgntion. The Italian government boenme greatly alarmed over the situation In Tripoli, fearing that (Jenetal Canevn was un able to cok with the situation. Koporta of his cruel treatment of prisoners were denied. Wil Ting Fung, the former ambassador to the Failed States from China, wag appointed minister of foreign affairs In the new relel cabinet. tural noclety. Six ntiidentn from (). A.C. competed In a speaking content In the after noon nennlon. Each contestant wan given five mlnuten In which to dis cuss a horticultural nubject assigned hltn, and the wlnnern were selected by a vote of the audience. V, II. (ilbnon won (lrnt place with an addrenn on "Will a Boom Pay the Fruit Grower," and II. C. Hetzol nee ond, with a talk on "Economy an a Factor In Commercial Fruit (irow Ins." L. K. Hartlll, winner of third place, npoke on the "Future of Kant- em Marketn for Wentern Apples and (i. i. Brown, who discussed the "Pre-Coollng of Fruit," wan a clone fourth. S. H.Boddinghouse discussed the "Influence of the Panama Canal on the Fruit Induntry of the North went, nnd .1. r. Green npoke on "Marketing and Some Marketing Methodn". The speaking consent wan received with enthusiasm by memlters of the noclety, and the young men received high commendation from neveral of the prominent fruit growern present A motion wan carried by unanlmoiin vjte to have all the npeechen printed in the annual report of the meeting. After the close of the nennlon A. C. Itohrnntedt, representing the Iiolnn- stedt. Orchard Company of Crenwell, Ore., pernonally conferred with Pro fennor Gardner of O. A. C, unking to HOOD RIVER APPLES GO TO HONG KONG Seventy-five boxen of fancy Hood Klver apple were sent to Hong Kong, China, by the commission firm of 1-evl & Spiegel of Portland Wed nesday. The shipment wan made via a northern port owing to the lack of suitable transportation at Portland. The applen consisted of theSpltzen bu rg variety aud were among the iM'Ht fruit of that kind tocronsthe Pacific. The order came from Win. Dunbar, formerly a well known com mission merchant of Portland, but for some years a resident of China. nltlon, paid and otherwise, will In duce a great amount of travel through the went, that will lie of great lieneflt tt) the went In Itn set tlement, consequently In the devel opment of Itn manifold renources. In all probability, Governor Tan ker I Oddle, of Nevada, will be add ed to the number of western execu tlven who have already made ar rangemeutn for the trip. No change han been made In the date of the de parture of the "(iovernorn' Special," which will leave St. Paul on the evening of November 27, an originally planned. EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS The general election throughout the United States nroused considerable Interest. The feature of the balloting V!is thp rcmnrknhle growth of the soclnllntlc movement. Threo governors who were reelected were A mm Potliler of Khode island. Kugcne N. Fosn of MnHmichiisetts nnd Janien It. McCrmry of Kentucky. Mm limine Verinllyn of Chicago was nrrested and chnrged with having caused the death of n former admirer by poison. The deaths of eight other persons villi whom she be kept In touch with the six stu dent who had competed. "We have a place for one of them," he nahl, "an noon an he finishen school." The annual addrenn of II. C. At well, the retiring prenldent, offered neveral practical suggestions for fu ture work of the society. Resolutions were passed extending to Mr. Atwell a vote of thank for the four y?nr of service he han given the state noclety an president. The complete lint of award Is an follows: Davhlson & Porter, of Hood Klver, had no competitor for the 100-box prize and received the blue ribbon, with a cash prize of $2.i0 and a gold embossed medal. The awards In the 50 and 25-box contests were: 50 boxes First, Lawrence & Smith (Continued on Page 10) DEBATE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT FRIDAY The debate on commission govern ment which the Men's league of the heights have been arranging for Is scheduled for Friday evening nnd will In held at t he Commercial Club room. The subject of the debate In "Kenolved that commission form of government In practical for Hood River." TIip debaters will be selected from members of the Men's Iengue and the down town part of the city." A good deal of Interest Is being man ifested In the affair owing to the problems now being presented to the city government and It I expected that It will be largely attended. Pear Tree 110 Years Old A pear tree may be at lenstllO years old and still bear a full crop of fruit. In Mtddlchurg, Logan county, Ohio, there In a pear tree that was planted there In 1M1 by Phoebe Sharp. In that year Mm. Sharp, on horseback, traveled to Chllllcothe, Ohio, about 50 miles away, to visit relatives. Soon after starting home she lost her riding whip, and so ntopMd at nn orchard and cut a switch from a pear tree- Mm. Sharp planted the switch In the doorynrd, where It took root and grew to be n large tree. Six generation have eaten the fruit from thin tree and no body known how many more may do so. Medford Takes Prizes at Denver The Medford exhibits of Yellow Newtownn secured firnt ami necond prizes at the Denver apple show, in competition with eight staten. As far nn In known Medford Is the only Oregon district that exhibited at Denver. Heights Push Club Holds Political Mass Meeting City Election Discussed and Vote Taken In Favor of Placing Ticket In Field -Candidates Will File In dividual Petitions Recall Movement Ends in Fizzle As But One Man Voted Favorable. While not much Interest In lelng manifested In the city election In the downtown section of the city, the matter 1 receiving close atten tion on the Heights, and a mass meeting held under the auspices of the Heights Push Club Friday night to discuss the situation was largely attended. K. T. Holnian wan chair man of the meeting, and N. C. Evans necretary. The club had Invited citizens gen erally to be prenent, and a number from all nectlons were In attendance, as well as many Heights residents. The city admlutnhratlon was repre nented by Councllmen Itroslus, Early nnd Wright. In the dIculon the matter of the legality of nominating candidates was brought up and It was finally decided that there might le a ques tion In regard to the election If the candidates were all nominated by one petition. This led to opinions on the matter, and several of the councllmen suggested that It might lie better not to hold an election on thl account. A vote wa taken on the question and the meeting decid FRUITGROWERS HONOR SMITH ANDCARDWELL Dr. J. It. Cardwell. of Portland, and E. L. Smith, of Hood Klver, pioneer Oregon horticulturists, were honor guests at n complimentary dinner tendered them by the Oregon State Horticultural Society at the I'nlverslty Club Thursday night in Portland. According to the Orego nlan, ninety enthusiastic fruitgrow ers surrounded the banquet board nnd united In testifying their appre ciation of the two veterans who had done so much to place horticulture on an organized and systematic basin and to make It one of the lend ing Industries of the state. In It no count of the affair the Oregonlan says: "In a remlnlscint vein. Dr. Card well, who wan presented by H. E. Dosch, told of how In crossing the plains from Illinois to Oregon In 102, with a wagon load of fruit trees, with t lie fixed determination of en gaging 1n the nursery business, he met with nn accident In crossing the Snnke river, with the result that his precious cargo was entirely carried away by the swift waters of that stream. "The speaker was not dismayed altogether and as early nn INK) pur chased land In Benton county, where he planted an orchard to which he gave his attention when not practic ing dentistry. Later lie transferred bin Interests to Multnomah county. where he still owns an orchard south of this city. Dr. Cardwell was for 2:1 yearn president of the Oregon State Horticultural Society. " 'I presume nobody ever heard of Hood Klver without nt the same time hearing something of P.. I. (Continue.! on l'ajre 101 ed, by a large majority, In favor of an election It wan then suggested that candidates get out individual petitions Instead of having the names all on one petition, so as not to have possible conflict with the election lavs, although the attorney general had given a decision that the method us already pursued would be legal. The matter of Invoking the recall on the mayor was also discussed. Councilman Karly tulked ngalnst thl procedure, saying that he was not in favor of It; that while there were differences of opinion at times be tween the mayor ami the council, the proceedings of the officer of the city government were probably as har moulous as those In most cities. A motion wa put by Hubbard Tay lor to get the sentiment of the meet ing, and, being properly seconded, was put by the chair. The ayes were called for first, but as only one man, in a weak voice, away down In the corner voted yes, the contrary motion wa not put and the recall movement died. It 1 stated that Individual peti tions will be placed in the field. RESTOCKING STATE'S TROUT STREAMS Six hundred nnd twenty-five thou sand black spotted trout are being held at the Itonnevllle hatchery, all of which will be released In the vari ous waters of the state as soon as the special tanks that are being con structed are completed and the little fish are old enotgh to take care of themselves. These trout egg were secured from the Yellowstone coun try, where they were taken by the government. This release of trout I especially designated to assist In the re-stock- log of several of the stream of the state. I'nder authority of the state tish and game comnilsslou. Warden Flnley has b'-en Instructed to desig nate the waters Into which the trout will be liberated. I'nder the state law, any stream maj be closed for a period, for the purpose of re-stocking or protecting tish. To entail a little hardship a pos sible upon the anglers of t lie state, the state game warden believes that some of the uppvr small tributaries if the rivers of the state would lie the best grounds for the trout. These tributaries will then be closed for two or three years, and at the expi ration of that time opened again, when the tishing In the main streams will be unexcelled. It Is believed that In that time the trout will 1h able to propagate and mature sufli clently to amply re-stock the main rivers. It will be the policy of the warden to make the distribution as wide a possible, dosing small tributaries In all part of the state. A year hence, the same plan will be followed, so that after three years many new stream will be opened for fishermen every year. About 7.",ihH steelhead trout are now being released In the upper trib utaries of the Clackamas river. These have been fed by the state for some time, but have been held at the government station at Cazadero. The commission I now getting ready to gather a large number of trout eggs at the coast stations and up the Mackenzie. Thl work will be done In t he spring. Odd Fellows tiad .Many isitors Over two hundred visitors were here recently to attend the district con vent I on of t he Oi Id fellows of Sher man. Wasco and Hood Klver coun ties. At the business meeting the following i.Hicer for the coming year were elected: A Wilson, president; T. Kobertson, secretary, and O. D. Doane. treasurer. After the busi ness meeting a banquet was held, the principal speakers at which were: A. W. I'.owersov. of Albany, grand master; Kev. K. A, Harris and L. S. Mays. Ninety. three of the visitor came from The Dalles by a special train. The next annual meeting will be held In Sherman county. Hood Rivers Show I heir Breeding of the Hood Kivcr apple exhibit In Portland the t iregoiilan s.is: " The Hood Klcrs, like all thing artsto cratlc.sliow good breeding." Commercial Club Has Start Something Meeting At "Get Together" Affair-Saturday Night Candi dates for Directors Are Nominated and Live Sug gestions Made for Development Campaign for Coming Year Big Mass Meeting Scheduled. That Interent In the work of the Commercial Club and progress lu the city and valley are not dead was conclusively shown Saturday night when a large nnd enthusiastic meet ing was held to nominate cndldates for the board of directors and out line a development campaign for the coming year. Good, live talks and valuable suggestions marked the meeting, and It Is evident that the coming year will nee an effective. pub licity and get together campaign. The meeting was called to order by President E. C. Smith, and the first matter taken up was the nomi nation of directors to be elected at the club's annual meeting, which oc curs this year on the secoud Monday in December, the date being the 11th. According to the new by-laws of the club, four of the old directors re main In office and three retire. The retiring directors are E. O. IJlanchar, E. H. Hartwlg and E. C. Smith. Those who remain In office are R. J. McIsanc.'W. L. Clark, Chas. X. Clarke and Albert Suton. The by-laws make It necessary to place In nomi nation twice as many candidates as the number to be elected, and a ballot resulted In the following se lection: Dr. J. F. Watt. J. E. Rob ertson, F. A. Cram, C. P. Ross, James E. Montgomery, R. W. Pratt. The question was then brought up of holding a big meeting for the pur pose of getting the full support of the members of the club and citizens liehlnd the directors for the new year and of devising plans for securing the greatest benefits. The point brought out more strongly than any Propose White Salmon Hood River Auto Line Local Company Promoted to Run Auto Truck Lines Through Both Valleys to Be Connected By New Ferry Line Open River Company to Assist With Docks Warm Controversy Promised. According to the Journal, Guy Datson, nn engineer of Hood Klver, and believed to be connected with Captain McCnn, has been In White Salmon trying to Interest the town to the extent of Improving Its wagon road from the dock tip the bluff side so that a five-ton auto t-uck may lie run, his plan being a new ferry line across the Columbia and an auto truck right Into White Salmon, which plan, he tiellcves, would make unnecessary ttie proposed railroad up the bluff, for which the money la now raised. "A wharf boat will le built at the point where the Dean ferry now lands on the other side of the river, which wharf will also be placed at the dis posal of the Open Klver Transports Hon Company, operating the Teal steamboat, and freight will K con signed dear through from Portland to White Salmon, at the top of the hill, at a saving of cents per tou over present rate. The Open Klver Company ha just had Its monthly rent raised from 17 to $2." by the White Salmon Wharf Company and now seeks another landing. "In establishing the wharf boat nt the ferry landing trouble may be ex-j pected, for O. I . Dean, operator of the Hood Klver-Whlte Salmon ferrv i boat, claims a right to the shore line, j C. D. Moore, a local rancher working! INDIAN WANTED THE KNOT TIED RIGHT Kapel Dave, a Yakima Indian who own a small farm near Hood Kivcr, obtained a license Friday and wa married according to the Oregon lawn by County Judge Culbertsou, to Nancy Jim, daughter of Slim Jim, an Indian living on the hills between here and Monler. The Indian were married several years ago In accordance with the rites of their tribe. The wife left last fall for a visit with relative In Central Oregon, where she Is nahl to have met a soul mate. The llt was prolonged until last week when kapel Dave went to Central Oregon and forced her to return. other was the belief that coopera tion could accomplish more than anything else In getting the desired result. That If Individuals would In terent themselves In getting eastern people here by writing letters, send ing them home papers and such other literature as would tell of the resources and opportunities of the country the Influence thus brought to lear would Is? tbe widest and most effective. Many talked on the subject, among them Dr. J. F. Watt, U. 15. Datnon, James Montgomery, Truman Butler, C. L. Wheeler, J. R. Shelton, J. M. Schmeltzer, C. II. Vaughan, P. S. Davidson, E. O. Hall, E. O. Blanchar, V. C. Brock and H. (. Hauffmnn, secretary of tbe club. On motion of E. O. Blanchar the matter of fixing a date for a big meeting to thoroughly discuss all phases of tbe subject was placed In the hands of the board of directors. The meeting will Include a social evening with a light lunch and will le scheduled for the first part of De cember. A date will be selected that will not conflict with other public or private gatherings and It was the consensus of opinion that members of the club, when they receive notices of the date set for the meeting, should plan their nffalrs so as to lay everything else aside and attend. It was the opinion of the many repre sentative business men who were present that it Is more necessary thl year to make a stronger organ ized effort In behalf of the valley's welfare than ever before and that citizen here should become fully awake to the fact. with Mr. Datson, also claims this land, saying he bought It from the state and sold It to theS. V. &. S which got a deed for It from the state and afterward resold It to Mr. Moore. "With threats and by a cane In court. Mr. Dean has so far leen able to keep us off the land and ban Inul a practical monopoly of the ferry business, but the wharf boat Is now going to be built and we will eventually have a bill for damages for six years' rent," says Mr. Moore. "Mr. Datson expects a pile driver down from The Dalles to begin Im mediate construction of a wharf boat at the county road on the Hood Klver side. "The fight to establish nuother ferry line on the river, with Its auto truck connections, promises to lie a warm controversy." It Is understood that a regular line of auto truck for hauling freight and passenger wlil be put In opera tion In all section of the valley next spring. The Idea Is to make regular trips each day, charging a graduated fare, according to the distance trav eled, and to have one truck fitted up 'for passengers, that will make the loop. Thl bit ter plan It Is believed will be a popular one with visitor who wlil be able to s,-, the country nt it noMim.'il sum. I he nl.iri I to have the passenger truck make the trip morning and afternoon. ELOPES WITH 15 YEAR OLD HOOD RIVER GIRL A tall and 1 ink m in, wearing a black suit and derli.v hat, named Mark Pagh, 2 year old. Is sahl by the Journal to have left Hood Klver with I arrle iMragard, short mid heavy set, 1" years old, nnd wearing a dark suit an 1 red sweater The couple Is claimed to have crossed the Columbia at Hood Klver and bought ticket to 'in iver. The conduct or of the train, when It reached Van e liver, stated that t he couple got off at i 'am is i r ste enm n. ccordlng to the Journal, the po lice at Vancouver had order to ar rest Pagh on I lie charge i,t a In lint lug a minor with tin- Intention of mar. rlage.