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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS . ...... iv.-un,.u . "- Advertisers Get Results Highest Grade Job Trtnltng VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR MAYOR'S MESSAGE IS Report Is Made of City's Condition and Recommenda tions Are Offered As to How Improvements Can Best Be Accomplished Municipality's Debt Is Reduced About $5,900 In 1911 Would Hasten Street Paving and Does Not Favor Underground WiresCharter Revision Urged and Construction of Waterworks Sys tem Is Discussed Would Improve East Side Grade. At the first meeting of the new council Monday evening Mayor Wright submitted his message hh follows: "Taking up the financial depart ment of our work (or the year 1112, 1 II nil an Indebtedness of approxi mately $I7(H). On January 1. 1'Jll, the council hud overdrawn Its debt limit ationt $5KH), making a total In. debtednes of Its road and general L.n.iM -f ..)..... ttuunn u-i,i,.. -iw, w- ! that our city delit ha leen reduced since Jan. 1, last year, aliout f.V.HK). However, vim will please lear In 1 mind that we have only about $"im available f.ir the next three month' expenses. '1 his amouiit will no doulit Ik replenished slightly by money collected from linen, licenses, etc., during the next three monttiH, nt which time we will begin to real ize from our lull tax levy. Having ho little to draw from for these three month. It In necessary that you hold the exH'HHcH down iih dose an possible an we have no authority to Issue warrant against the general and road fund to exceed a $.MX) debt, except fur actual emergencies. "Receipt for the year 11)11 amount ed to about $1.").X"J. Warrant have lieen Issued against these funil to nliout $'.MH). Since Jan. 1, l'.tll, our tax money and other receipt thN year, according to our December levy, will be about $ls,0lMI. During the years P. toll ami 11(10 about ?simhi of general fund money was used for purchase of the Tucker Spring and sites, rights-of-way, etc. This money lll be returned to the general fund an kiiiiii iih the $:(. imhi issue f bonil lii lcen Hold, which will In all prob ability Ih done within the next four or live month. Thl will give iih a total of about SJU.noO available f ir general line thl year. "I would recommend that a sufll clent amount of till money lie ued on the east nidi' grade to make a nafe double track roadway. Thl work I badly needed for the safety and convenience of our citizen In town and In the country. "There ban been a great deal nald recently about changing the cant line of the city limit to the Hood river, leaving the.east Hide grade for the county to Improve. Thl I do not Isdlcve would be good policy. If we are jM'rmltted' to proceed we are amply able to take care of our Im provement, nnd will dolt. "We have a greater work before n thl year than nt any time In the history of the town. If the tire and water committee's work I continued with the name effective diligence nw In the pat year, the city will mum be able to claim It water system clear of litigation and without com petition. We Hhould then Hiirely have no trouble to dlpoe of the $!MI,000 bond lue and proceed at once with the contructlon of the new .waterworks system Thl will open the way for the long-nought and badly-needed Improvement of our Htreet, street light, and a doner co-operation between the citizen of Hood I liver. "Street paving In the (Ire limit ha been provided for by ordinance and nhoiild be taken up In early Hprlng and pushed lgoronly to completion. I would niiggent alno that the follow lug named ntreet be milled by either hard surface paving or macildam: State ntreet from the Clint line of Front ntreet to Ninth; Ninth from Oak to Eugene; Eugene from Ninth to Twelfth; Oak from Ninth to Fifth, all of w hich nhoiild lie provided with concrete sidewalks where not In place. Sherman and Cascade avenue nhoiild In-Improved thl year. Thl will divide the went nlde trntllc, which I now thrown entirely on State ntreet. There are liunieron other ntreet which nhoiild be provided with concrete nldewnlkn, more especially thone leading to the school building. "It I nn embarrassing fact that It I necennary to go Into the country to llnd a road which I In proper eon illtlon for trallle, and if we are not held up too often thl year with In- Junctions, let us Improve this condl tlon, eHpeclally thoMu street leading to the surrounding country. "I Is-lleve we are all agreed that If the price of lights hIioiiM be reduced to a rate within our means we will provide a few lights ulong our street. 1'he proposition of lighting the Htreetn ly power from the city lK " l" """"'- 1,v committee In ehurgeofthat ....(.... .. .!..!. 1 ...... ..t.t...... 4 I. ... work. "Shall the wire within the tire limit be ordered under ground? Tht I a ijiii-Htlon which nhould be Hettled Immediately, a It would lie a very dlllicult and expensive Job after the hard surface paving I done. I'ernonally, I think the heavy ex pense of making the change I too Mayor J. M. Wright great for the nmall leneflt to be de rived from It. I would recommend, however, the pannage of an ordi nance requiring all electric light wlren to be placed on the name Hue of p'llen, and that the name be done with all telephone linen, but on oppo nlden of the ntreet. "A few month ago a committee win appointed for the purpose of re vising our city charter. Thin com mittee no far ha failed to report. I would niiggent that a new commit tee Ih appointed and that thin work be taken up at once. The charter under which we are working wan approved by the governor of the ntate on February L's, l!ul, when the population of the town wn about VHI people. It I now nearly :HHK, and the condition of the town have undergone a decided change. It I decennary, therefore, that the charter L,.; - ' V mM it Photos of Taft and NukcI by Amerlconn Press Association. News Snapshots Of the Week named ns n possible siicce.tsor to the Inte Justice Harlan of tlie supreme court, nnd Charles Nagel was also conildered children in many American cities uckuowlcdged the new republic of China hy saluting, the ting. OPTIIDilSTICm,TcSL be brought up to date, and to the demand of tne present condition. "The problem of how we are to handle the old water nyntem, as well a the new one, 1 one which should have careful attention To continue the management of the old By stein a ha been arranged by the council of the past yeur should prove satis factory. There ha been considera ble discussion during the past yenr a to the feasibility of constructing the new system according to the plan and specification prepared by the linn of Newell, Cosnettt & Walsh; or should we necure t lie nervlces of an expert waterworks engineer? Having given thl matter considera ble thought, I have reached the con clusion that while the best I none too'good, we may spend a great deal more money for the expert and get no better service In the end than.to tine the plan drawn by Mr. Newell. There has been a warrant drawn In favor of Mr. Newell for "khp for hi services a consulting engineer which w ill lie sacrificed If these plan are not used. A good, practical man employed to superintend the cou st ruction of the system will cost probably $."H), Including such help an he would require. The expert would cost, according to the figure already nnbmltted, more than ink). Thin figure would include new plan and npecltlcatlon and hi nervlce for superintending. "So far the city Iih etijoyed the nervlce .and protection of a voluu tecr tire company w hich han rendered valuable nervlce In many case and 1 would ask Unit the fire and water committee secure If possible a report from tlie tire company of their stock of equipment, enrolled inemlHTslilp financial condition, etc., and If In the judgment of the council and lire com. pany the council can assist them in their woik. It should be done. "There are a few ntreetn In the city where sidewalk have been ordered In uu which owner of property have refused to otiey tlie ordinances. These people, In all fairness to their neighbors, should be forced to com ply with tlie laws. "And while It Is not reasonable to expect tlie approval of all, It Is to be hoped that the city's work will be conducted In such a way thin year an to have the approval of the business like, thinking cltltlzen, and to create a more friendly feeling among the citizens who a re striving for h cleaner, better and more prosperous city. "Kesi ect fully submitted, "J. M. WnioiiT, Mayor." Kev. J. II. Parson will preach and conduct evangelistic nervlce In Hoi man hall next Sunday night at 7:.'il) o'clock. EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS r -.oi. : .. Mnie. Curie, the famous I rencli scientist nnd President Tnft declared that lie was in the fight for tlie presidential nomination "to the death " Congressman IjifTerty of Ore gon Introduced n hill In the house urging nation wide woman's suffrage. Hear Admiral lioblcy I Evan, tlie hero of many engagements nml known the world over n "Fight in ltol" iliisl smlilenlv of indigestion. Judge Swavzo of New Jersey was Jerome li. Mason, father of A. 1. Mason, died Monday morning, death coming from the Infirmities of old age and an attack of pneumonia. In the paslng of Mr. Mason an eventful life was ended. When hurdly more than a boy he enlisted as a memlcr of the Secoud Missouri Cavalry and served with distinction throughout the Civil War. At , the time of his enlistment he was barely old enough to shoulder a musket. At the conclusion of his three-years' enlistment he re-enllsted and saw the bitter struggle end. He was wound ed In a saber tight In the course of the struggle. Afterwards he became a pulnter and later Joined tlie St. Louis police force, serving for forty-one years. He resigned his position there two years ago In or der to spend his declining years with his son here. During the entire peri od of his service as a police officer he was retained by the successive nd mlnlntruttons, who recognized his worth. This, too, although he was at all times a consistent Republican The funeral will be held this after noon at two o'clock from the I'lne Grove church. Kev. C. M. Carson will odielute and the local li. A. II. will have charge of the services. Heavy Masses of Snow Crush Many Buildings Couple at flitchell's Point Are Buried Under Tons of Snow in Big Slide Woman Is Injured In Upper Valley Barns Collapse Captain McCan's Barn Destroyed Farm Animals Have Narrow Escapes. The heavy fall of snow, followed tlie last of the week by rain and warmer weather, resulted In a num ber of burns and packing house In the valley collapsing beneath the weight of the water soaked suow. One of the most serious accidents was reported from Mitchell's Point where Mr. and Mrs. iW'uggeman were awakened Sunday night to find their home burled lieneath an avalanche of snow and earth. The structure was pnrtlulU crushed and Mrs. BruggcmuQ sustained Injuries from falling timber. Aside from minor bruises Mr. Pruggeman escaped un harmed. Captain McCan's garage on Tip Fop Kanch was one of the buildings which gave in under the strain. The roof was a flat one and carried tons of weight. It collapsed, falling on four automobiles which were ntored there for tlie winter. Captain McCan dug them out Monday and found the machines were not damaged. The large packing house ow ned by the Apple Land and Orchard Com pany and located on their ranch In tlie Willow Flat section wa crushed The building wa about 4iiM) and wa comparatively new. It wa empty at the time. Jasper Wlckhiim wan also one of the victim. Ill ranch barn, con taining four horses nnd two hogs, besides a quantity of hay and farm Implements, wa crushed. Two of the horses extricated themselves be fore morning. The other two were burled under the haymow and were unhurt, while the two hog. although I LAFFERTY juUi ry twa,wj -.. JH r THE IMt ".CHSRlES k . . JKT 1 KOmtY D C VANS! rmoiTL KL recipient of the Nobel prize for chemistry, was stricken with nppeuilieitK. TRAMPS SUSPECTED OF FIRING HOUSE Supposed to have caught from a fire built by vagrant In the base ment, a five-room vacant cottage, the property of Drew Taylor, on Taylor street In the heights portion of this city, burned to the ground at about " o'clock Sunday morning. A number of people of the neighbor hood have found that their henroosts were entered Saturday night, and It Is thought tramps stealing the chick ens built a fire In an old stove In the basement of the building to cook them. The flames were lirst discovered by Frank Smith, whose home Is nearest to the burned cottage. The reflec tion of the Haines as they shot from the basement windows shone upon the wull of hi bedroom and awoke him. The whole structure was a mass of flames before the volunteer fire department could respond, and the firemen used their endeavors In saving adjoining property. Is Mount Hood Moving? Probably not , lint It would be about a easy to move Mt. Hood a It would to move good without ad vertising. Even a little reader like this will ofttlme work wonders. Try one. burled alive for a few hours, were unscathed In the I'pper Valley bulKHug went dow n, wa the Mount Hood belonging to Wm II a number of Among them hall. lSurus . Edlck and Messrs. Wood worth and Helmers weut down, us well as a small pack lug house lielonglng to D. E. Miller. Most of the buildings can be easily replaced, so that the damage was not considerable. A barn on the property belonglug to Mrs. W. (i. Pond, south of the Lutheran church on Davidson hill, wan caved In. Across the river the roof of the barn owned by tlie White Salmon Dressed Meat Company, situated near the slaughter house on the bank of the river, at P.lugen, gave way under the weight of snow. The barn contained several head of stock and some hay In the loft. It wan found that while some boards and consid erable quantity of hay rested on the backs of two of the homes, none of tlie animals were hurt In the leant. This Is remarkable as the roof was :!0x40 feet. Orchardlsts were alarmed for a time Friday morning when condi tions were favorable for a silver thaw. In the nfternoon, however. It grew warmer nnd the Ice on the tree melted. Little damage has been done to the orchards, only a few limbs being stripped from the yearling tree. Mr. nnd Mrs Mondav from land. C. H.Castner returned a short visit to Port- by Taft for the position. Chinese Wenatchee Refuses to Consider Selling Plan Proposition Now Under Consideration Here of Com bining "Big Four" Fruit Districts Meets Little Favor Hood River Men Investigated Northwest Exchange in Portland Last Week Soon to Report At a meeting of Wenatchee fruit growers and business men held the last of the week the plan of uniting the "Dig Four" fruit districts of the Northwest In a co-operative selling agency was rejected:. This I the plan which Is now under considera tion by the local Fruitgrowers' I'nlon, representatives of which were In Portland the latter part of the week Investigating the North west Fruit Exchange which It Is proposed be purchased. The local committee will report Its findings and recommendations to the stock holders of the union at the meeting to be held on the 27th. At the meeting of the Wenatchee growers K. S. Miller, manager of the Itogue Itlver Fruit & Produce Associ ation, explained the plans of the Northwest Fruit Exchange for mar keting the fruit of the four big fruit sections of the Pacific Northwest, the Wenatchee Valley, Yakima Val ley, Hood Hlver and Rogue River Some twenty-five of the most promi nent growers and merchants of We natchee listened to the plan of the Rogue River man, and, one after the other. Informed him that the system would not meet the needs of the We natchee Valley. Judge C. Victor Martin. A. Z. Wells, (ieorge R. Fisher and other speakers found many flaws In Mr. Miller's plan. H. W. Otis, the PehaMtln grower, was the only individual present who favored marketing through the Northwest Fruit Ex change. Mr. Miller declared that the YakI ma Valley growers stood ready to Join with the Hood River and Rogue lilver growers in the purchase of a controlling Interest In the Northwest Fruit Exchange. He asked that a committee from the Wenatchee Val- Uey visit the Portland office of the Northwest Fruit Exchange and sat isfy .Itself by Inspection of the ex change's books that It wus doing business and could market the crop. To this request the Wenatchee Val ley growers practically turned a deaf ear. In the opinion of several speakers, an Inspection of the ex- Referendum Is Invoked On Electric Ordinance Petitioners Seek to Have Law Compelling Extensive Changes In Wires Referred to the People Council Will Hasten Election Eight Bids Received On Waterworks Bonds Other Business Transacted. The new council met and organized Monday evening. Counellmen Strati nlian and Staten took their seat an 1 Mr. Howe assumed the duties of recorder. Mayor Wright submitted his message and announced hi ap pointment of committees a given In another column. A feature of the meeting wa the receipt by the coun cil of a referendum petition asking that the ordinance recently passed and ordering changes made In the stringing of electric and telephone wires lie referred to the people at the next city election to If held Decern ler .1. The companies affected by the or dinancethe Pacific Power nnd Eight Company nnd Home Telephone Company would otherwise have been liable for tlie payment of a large tine by non-compliance with tlie or dinance. Thirty day were allowed by the council In which the change could be made. Thl period will ex pire tomorrow. The referendum having been Invoked, however will hold up the ordinance until the vote has been taken. Sixty names appeared on the pe tition, this number constituting considerably more than the ten per cent of the legal voters re- inlred. Hy request, all the name were read. .Several or the council men discussed the matter, some de claring that In their opinion thirty davs wa too short a time in w hlch to demand the change, while other stated that the companies should have shown some Intention of com plying by starting w irk Council man Proslus moved that the in itter lie referred to the judiciary commit tee with Instruction to bring it t' fore the people a soon as possible, change's books would leave them no wiser than at present. To the request that Wenatchee Val ley should put up some $H,iNX) as Its share In the purchase money for a controlling Interest In the exchange, more vigorous objections were made. The meeting seemed to leave the Wenatchee orchardlsts convinced, as they have leen for some time, that organization for the purpose of mar keting frutt was an Imperative meas ure awaiting action very soon, but that this section would fare Iietter by perfecting Its own organization and doing Its own marketing than It could fare by Joining with any organ ization seeking to embrace four fruit sections widely separated both geo graphically and In Interests. Those who were In Portland last week representing the local union were C. H. Sproat, P. S. Davidson, A. I. Mason and W. 1$. Dlckerson of Corvallls. DEATH OF MRS. E. J.YOUNG COMES AS SHOCK TO MANY The sudden death of Mrs. E. J. Young, which occurred at an early hour Wednesday morning, came as a shock to a large circle of friends. Since coming to this city about five years ago, Mrs. Y'oung had endeared herself to many, and especially among the younger set had she gained many warm friends and ad mirers. L'p to the time when Ill health prevented, she had taken an active part In the social life of the community. Her death, although not entirely unexpected, came more quickly than had been anticipated, as she bad been planning to take a trip, with Mr. Y'oung, to her former home In Erie, Penn., as soon as the recent storm passed. A short funeral service was held nt the residence Thursday morntng. conducted by Rev. Edmund T. Simp son of St. Mark's Episcopal church. Mr. Young left with the remain on the noon train for Erie, where Inter ment will be made. Mr. Young was 4t years old. She Is survived, liesldes her husband, by two sons and a daughter, Lynn and Wlllard Young and Mrs. A. J. Ierby, not waiting until the IK'cember electlou. Eight bids on the flir.'J'it) water im provement bonds were received and opened. Par. accrued Interest and substantial premiums were offered by several of the bidders. These bids were referred to the fire and water committee with . Instructions that they be tabulated and submitted at a special meeting to be held this week Councilman Robertson, In behalf of the retiring tire and water commit tee, read a concise and comprehen sive report showing the receipt an 1 expenditures In the water depart ment during the three months preced ing January 1. The committee rec ommended that the system tie placed under the direction of a water com mission. The report showed that the profits accruing from the system during the three months averaged $M:i per month. After the mayor had announced Lis appointments, the council reelected Councilman i'.roslus president of the body. The mayor's message wis distributed among the vrrbui com. mtttees with Instruction that tln-v bring In report on the recommend. i tlons referring to their departments at the next meeting Arthur Clarke appeared In behalf of .the firemen. II-stated that the membership had dwindled for the reason that tiny Mi l iioi havemiv room In hlcli to uitvt. lie reported that the equipment ,f the ) . nth let le ass. u ! 1 1 Ion had l--a purehased and asked that the eoiin, provide a room In which memlicrs can ni'. i l ids matter was referred to the lire and water committee with In-tr'e tloll to Use their best i l., ill ors to comply wllli the request. 1