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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 11
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Picks Convict Camp Site;
Road Wo tit to Start Soon
Governor West, Accompanied by Portland Party and
Local County Court, Inspects Shell Rock and Ad
joining Territory. - Ex -
Work on Rock in the
Governor West, accompanied by a
parly of Portland men. imt the Hood
Itlver eiMint.v court at Shell Itock
Sunday morning and made a person
al Inspection of the work which will
lie done in building the proposed
road around that point. He also
located a Hlte fur the convict lamp
and announced that work on thin
Important undertaking will lie start
ed at once.
The Governor's party came up from
1'ortland on a Hpeclnl and wan taken
directly to Shell Itock. It Included
K. K. Convert, representing S. S.
Benson, donor of the $1U,IMH. .1. K.
HalloiiH, division Hiiperlntciidclit of
HieO. W. K. Ai N., and Heveral other
prominent Portland men Interested
In the project.
The Hood Itlver party left here on
the early morning train. In the
party were County J udgeCul tier t son.
County Commissioners i. A. Mc
Curdy anil (. II. KhoadeH, County
Surveyor Murray Kay and V. L.
Clark, the latter representing the
Hood Itlver Commercial Chili, W. II
Walton. .1. I". Hendricks of Cascade
Locks and W. S. Curran, road super
visor of Vlento.
The governor selected a site for the
convict camp In a ravine Just east of
Shell Itock. A creek will HUpply
ater and a dock will lie hullt on
which to unload luiulier and supplies
brought from Portland by lioat. The
governor said that the convictH
would le put to work just as mood art
HUpplieH can lie Hhlpped In and the
necessary quarters count meted. After
going over the ground, the party
were enthusiastic over the propor
tion and the governor expressed him
self iih lieing much pleased at the way
In which all are cooperating In the
work. He promlwd to do all In his
power to put the work through at
an early date.
It wan decided to line the old rail
road grade wherever possible lie
tween Wyeth and Lindsay Creek.
Pour ml lew will have to lie rebuilt,
however, ami Instead of lining the
LESLIE BUTLER IS
HONORED IN HAWAII!
A recent dispatch from Hawaii re
porting a big banquet participated
In by the ( Iregonialis there contains
especial mention of I,eslle Butler,
president oft he ltutler ll'iuking Co.
It says,
"Toward the close of the banquet,
when theclnli had been fully organ
i.ed, 1CmIIc Butler of Hood Itlver,
was called upon for an address and
delivered one of the prettiest little
speeches of the entire evening. Mr.
ltutler said that while he agreed wit h
all that had been said regarding the
beauties of Ha wall, and that while
as he looked about him lie could see
many Oregoulans, w ho had "made
good" tu this wonderful mhlseas ter
ritory, he was sure that t he old state
was where he wanted to llveand die.
Mr. ltutler then became the prov
erbial booster. He told of the great
forests of the North west and declar
ed that the day was not far distant
when every stick of good building
material used In these Islands would
be brought from Portland. Then he
told of Oregon hops, Oregon pota
toes, Oregon apples and fruits and
Oregon ranches. He wound up his
address with a toast to the ladles of
the state. The banquet, which start
ed In as an Around-the-Pacltic affair,
became almost an Oregon dinner be
fore midnight was reached."
EAST SIDE GRADE
WORKJS FINISHED
Improvement of the east side grade
was finished the last of the week and
the road was thrown open to trallle.
A splendid Improvement has been
made with the outlay of $:'imm. For
a distance of about liHH) feet t he road
has been widened to a double track
and the grade has lx'en raised to a
continuous pitch. The llrst rock
point has been lowered ten feet and
between thai ami the second point a
six foot fill hits been made. The sec
ond point was blown off and widen
ed twenty feet.
We print our paper MONDAYS and
TUliSDAYS. Copy required Monday
Safe Crackers Will Start
Near Future.
' old grade along the hillside, It wtll
be lowered to a point lie tween the
railroad and Shell Hock. The rock
point east of Shell Itock will be blown
off to iertult the road being built
around It at a low grade. A ("foot
cut will be made through the second
point to the ertMt of Shell Itock and
thin will give the road a much lower
grade than would otherwise lie pos
Hlble. About two miles pant of Wyeth
the new road will strike the grade of
the old military road, which lit lu tine
from Vlento to Hood Itlver.
EXPERT ADVISES
FERTILIZING SOIL
Prof. W. S. Thornber, horticultur
ist at the WaHhlngton State College
at Pullman, says, "You can keep up
the moII fertility and consequently the
general activity of the orchard by
thd regular tine of cover crops.
"nut he continues, "where an
orchard linn been permitted to run
down and Dan not received proper
cultivation for a period of ten or
twelve yearn, 1 would give It a rath,
er medium application of potash dur
ing the month of March, and a email
application of lime almost at the
Hume time; then early tu the spring,
a light application of nitrate of soda.
I would tine from :tOO to 400 pounds
of lime per acre, lnO to 200 pounds of
muriate of potash, and from 7.1 to 100
pounds of nitrate of soda. The trees
need potash at once, the lime Is to
make other plant food available, aud
the nitrogen to produce growth.
You can get dried blood or hone
meal In place of nitrate of soda, and
In the case of dried blood we would
Increase the application a little. I
am of the opinion that It would pay
to do this If the trees have been la a
rather dormant and poor condition
In connection with the same work.
prune heavily In order to get plenty
of wood growth:"
THOUSANDS FLOCK
TO SEE THE RODEO
The rodeo, or duplication of the
Pendleton Hound-up, o;iened at Los
Angeles on Saturday under most
auspicious circumstances, Consider
able local interest Is felt In this event
for the reason that several Hood
Itlver men are Interested In the pro
ject and ('has. Hall Is now at Los
Angeles as manager of theenterprtse.
A dispatch from Los Angeles on Fri
day said:
"With the opening tomorrow of
the first annual celebration of the
"Itodeo," Southern California Is to
I t the scene of an unequalled outdoor
Western extravaganza. Cow punch
ers and cowgirls from every section
j of the ranch country between the
Canadian border and the Itlo (irande
jure already camped on the "Lucky"
Baldwin ranch, Santa Anita, to coin-
; pete In this great southwestern Inter
state cowboys' contest.
I "A special excursion of 40 visitors
j from Portland and Pendleton, Ore..
arrived over the Southern Pacltlc to
day to attend the Itodeo.
"Beginning tomorrow afternoon
the competitions will lie held dally on
the Paid win ranch until the close of
the contests, Sunday afternoon,
March 17."
Mr. ami Mrs. P, S. Davidson were
among those who went from here to
see the rodeo.
FLAMES DESTROY
THEJOGEL HOME
Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Vogel, corner of 14th and
Columbia streets, about H o'clock
Monday evening.
The fire was discovered by a neigh
bor, Mr. and Mrs. Vogel having gone
out about half an hour before. The
alarm was sent out and the depart
ment responded promptly, but the
Humes had already enveloped the
building.
The house was partially Insured,
but Mr. and Mrs. Vogel lost all their
furniture as well as clothing and
other belongings. It Is not known
how the fire originated.
LOCAL TRANSFERS
OF JREAL ESTATE
The following salt s of real estate
are reported for the past week:
Connaway Mercantile Company to
Mark Cameron, tract lu Odell, con
sideration f 100.
George M. Howard and wife to M.
0. Shelburne, five acres east' of Wln
aus, consideration f 100.
Lay ton Wisdom aud wife to Aage
Anderson, 25 acres southeast of Park
dale. A ('. Puck and wife to L. F. Mor
ris, "K acres south of Itockford store.
0. I). Itoburts to Anna Krotsch,
20 acres on the east side.
Nettle B. Spear to James A. Spear,
(SO acres south of Purkdale.
V. K. Cochrane and wife to W. F.
Helm aud wife, lots 2 and It, block 2,
Cascade Locks.
C. Asher to Abe V. Frayer, seven
lots In Watson's First Addition.
Hubert S. Calllgau and wife to
Manning L. Howard, one-fourth acr.e
south of Vanderbllt place on the east
side, consideration $200,
$10,000 IS RAISED
FOR NU, CHURCH
At the morning services held Sun
day at the Methodist church a sub
scription totaling $10,000 wus taken
for the building of the new church
and work will be started at once.
During the week mem'iers of the
church worked on the matter and
aroused much Interest. An oppor
tunity was then given ou Sunday to
make pledges for the work and a
splendid response was made, all mem
bers of the church giving lllierally. A
large thermometer, arranged for the
occasion, marked the accumulation
of the donation and the mercury rose
steadily until It reached the $10,000
mark.
The church will be built according
to the original plans, practically the
only change lieing that cement and
red brick will be used Instead of stone.
NEIGHBORING CLUBS
TO BE ENTERTAINED
The Woman's Club was favored by
an address by Mrs. Millie Trumbull
on Wednesday last. The large au
dience listened attentively to the
speaker, who handled her subject,
"Our Hoys and Girl." In u most
earnest and forceful manner.
The Women's Chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. Henney, sang two
pleasing selections. Two new mem-ls-rs
were added to the club, ami at
the close (if the program dainty re
freshments added to the sociability
of the occasion.
At the next meeting, March 21, the
Woman's Clubs of White Salmon
and I'liderwood will be the guests of
the Lk'bI club.
The entertainment committee Is
planning a unique program and the
social committee will serve refresh-
ments.
Club member are entitled to lulng
friends for the usual guest fee.
PEDIGREED TREES
LATEST WRINKLE
Pedigree trees! Selected strain!
Trees of selected pedigree! Your lit
erary critic would say that the terms
are not synonymous. Your orchard-
1st, with keen commercial Instincts.
would sny a distinction without a
difference says an exchange. Kit her
criticism might lu the abstract be
correct. Hut there Is a difference, not
alone literally but actually. The now
generally accepted term ''pedigree
trees" Is distinctly descriptive as tip
piled to fruit trees. Any fruit tree
of proven strain which licnrs fruit of
a high quality and color should lie
eligible to the iedtgrce class, provid
ed It Is healthy, hardy and free from
diseases at the time that the scions
or buds are cut from It and certllled.
To Illustrate, we will say: Mr. A
owns an orchard. He picks apples
from the orchard and puts them on
exhibition at the National Apple
Show. The variety Is the Spltzen
berg. He compiles with the rules
governing the contest and the high
quality of his fruit wins for him llrst
or second prle for the variety. The
trees from which Mr. A has picked
this fruit are trees of pedigree, and
the scions and buds cut from these
particular parent tree should be en
titled to lie put In the pedigreed class,
provided that on the respective dates
of cutting they are reliably certllled
and a record of them and the orchard
from which they are taken entered In
a tree book or register the certlllca-
tlon being done under allldavlf.
DOG TAKES STRANGE
FANCY TO HORSE!
A strange friendship which has
made Inseparable companions of a
fine collie dog and a horse owned Icy
Dr. Bronson has attracted much at
tention from those who frequent the
Fashion Stables In this city and who
have witnessed this unusual attach
ment. The dog Is a thoroughbred collie
which has bee n a member of Oscar
Vanderbllt's family for several years.
Something over a month ago he
came to town with Mr. Vanderbllt
and while at the stable conceived an
Immediate liking for the doctor's
horse, which Is stabled there. He re
fused to accompany his master home
and could not lie separated from the
horse. When the latter Is taken out
the dog Insists upon accompanying
him, and upon returning continues
to be the horse's constant compan
ion In the stall. Dr. Itronson has
not fed the dog nor encouraged It to
remain at the stables. Several times
Mr. Vanderbllt has taken the dog
back to the ranch, but each time it
has taken Its first opportunity to
return to town and to Its strange
friend.
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WILLIAM HWAM TAFT
WHOSE FRIENDS ARE PREDICTING HIS NOMINATION ON THE
FIRST BALLOT AT THE
SULZER APPLE BOX
BILL I ABANDONED
The House committee on coinage,
weights and measures, after hearing
the arguments on the Sulzer appl"
box bill, will abandon the original
measure and report a substitute bill
which undertakes merely to regulate
the size of apple barrels and tix
standards fur apples packed In bar
rels. This is In conformity w ith an
agreement reached last week be
tween western growers and eastern
commission men.
The bill to be reported does not In
any way apply to western apples
packed lu boxes. There Is one clause
of the bill, however, w hich l iter on
may be extended to western apples.
This clause Imposes a fine of 1 for
each package of apples misbranded
and provides for confiscation of each
barrel that Is short. The commit tee
decided that heavy tines ami jail
sentences for failure to meet required
standards was unduly harsh ami
Sulzer agreed to modify this pro Is
lon of the bill.
It Is mutually understood that at
the next session a bill w 111 be brounlit
forward regulating the sUc of an ap
ple box and at that time an effort
will lie made to have the Oregon box
adopted as a standard.
HELP GIVEN BY U. S,
WEATHER BUREAU
That the I'tiltes States weather
service will aSMlst hsal observers In
determining If possible the cause of
the so called winter Injury of fruit
trees heie, was Indicated ,y the visit
here last week of Kdward A. Heals,
the otliclal forecaster In Portland.
Mr. Heals came here on the suggestion
of Professor W. A. Lawrence, county
fruit 1 ii-i-c t ( i r. His mission was to
supervise the establishment of eight
observation stations at different
points throughout the valley.
Mr. Heals, while here, supervised
the Installation of the apparatus
which will be used at these stations
ami showed much Interest to the
work which has been undertaken by
Professor Lawrence to determine the
minimum and maximum temper
atures throughout the valley as well
as other atmospheric conditions
which affect fruit trees.
Following the Installation of the
eight stations. Hood Itlver Is said to
be the best-equipped section In the
1 lilted States so far as the observa
tion of meteorological conditions Is
concerned.
CHICAGO CONVENTION
STORAGE QUARTERS
GREATLY ENLARGED
Preparations for handling the
bumper crop expected this fall are
now going on apace. The old wood
en .structure at the east end of the
present brick storage house of the
Davidson Fruit Company has btvn
demolished and excavation is being
made for tin' new three-story brick
structure. No change will be made
In the refrigerating machinery of the
Davidson Fruit Company, for last
year, when additional equipment
was added. It was made sutliclent to
care for the new building The
union, too. has refrigerating ma
chinery for an enormously Itu reused
storage
The Hood Itlver Apple Storage
Company, composed of eight of the
largest orchard growers on the cast
side, has begun excavation for its
new storage warehouse, which will
be two stirlt s high. Its dimensions
will ls v".xl"'i f-.-et. The company
will have a storage capacity of 1."hI,iIni
boxes of apples.
l'ecause of the Increased shipments
of fruit that the big crop will make
for river trallic. The Dalles, Portl ind
x- Astoria Nalgat1on Company Is
planning the building of a large
storag" warehouse at the wharf
here.
Society Folk in Burnt
Cork IVIake a Big Hit
Minstrel Show Is "Sho Muff" Winner and Clever
Stunts Staged by Local Talent Delight Large Au-dience--Coontovn
Turns Out In Force for Benefit
of Local Church, Which Nets Neat Sum.
That the minstrel show was the
big event of last week was proven by
the crowded hall that greeted the
members of Hood Klver's Four Hun
dred who appeared In burnt cork on
that occasion. The show was a
great success and the "stunts" that
were staged kept the audience amus
ed all the time. It was given for the
benefit of the Unitarian Church and a
substantial sum was realized.
The first number the minstrels
proper was given under the direc
tion of Arthur Clarke. Itev. MacDon
ald acted as Interlocutor, usslsted by
Herbert Phillips, Walter Ford. Karl
Franz and Carl Kent as end men.
Some good local jokes were cracked
and these were Interspersed with
solos by Karl Spauldlng and ('. K.
Osgood. Others who contributed to
the success of this part of the pro
gram were Merrill (jessllng, Harry
Coshow, Clyde Arnold and Max
Moore. This wa followed by selec
tions by a quartet composed of
Messrs. Haker, Coshow, Arnold and
Moore. Tbey were given a hearty
reception.
The second part of the program
was effectively Introduced by the ap
pearance at the rear of the hall of a
chorus of dusky beauties led by J. A.
Kpplng. The chorus "girls" were
dressed In van-colored gowns and
executed a dancing step as they tra
versed the aisles. All that marred
the realism of this scene was the fact
that Mr. Kpplng had neglected to In
clude his bahl spot In the application
of the burnt cork. I'pon reaching
the stage Mrs. Henney, assisted by
the chorus, sang, 'Mammy's Song"
very effectively. Tills was followed
by a comic recitation given by Mrs.
Louise Hoyden, the popular elocu
tionist, who cleverly Imitated a negro
preacher In earnest exhortation of
his flock. One of the most enjoyable
numbers was the solo, "The Harbor
of Love," rendered by Mrs. Sletton.
who was recalled for an encore,
Among the hits of the evening was
the colored sketch put on by Messrs.
Power Lines Extended
To Many New Sections
Ht. Hood Di5trict Gets Electric Service and Parkdale
May Also Be Included in Extensions--Five-Mile
Line Is Being Constructed in Barrett and Oak
Districts--Other Branch Lines.
Kxtenslons made this spring by
the Hood HI ver lias & Klectrle Com
pany and others planned will soon
make It possible for residents In al
most anv sect I. in of the valley to ob
tain the convenience and benefits of
electric light and power. General
Manager Albert S. Hall of the Hood
Itlver Has & Klectrle states that
wherever rural residents show a dis
position to give the company sutli-
lent suppjrt construction will be
extended to any section of the valley.
The latest section to be given elec
tric service Is the Mt. Hood district.
The survey for the 11 ti
Grlbble's store l"i miles
from Hood j
Hhcr will be completed In a day or
two. The new extension which will j
start from the vicinity of Sherman 1
and Friday's will be something over
seven miles long and will follow the I
east side road t.i Odell. From there "'" f-icctric i.ompany win nave in
It will rim down to the new Kix fac j ;,,! tullow of llne.not Including that
torvofMark Cameron and over to1'" the city of Hood Itlver or Its
the' rock crusher to be operated by j leased high tension line running to
I'hos. Lacey. Leaving t dell the line
will pass through Willow 1 bit over I
the main Mt. Hood road by the.
laces of I-rank Massee and N. W.
Hone, over Hoot Hill and through;
the Middle Valley. A line will be run ,
to the mill of the Folts Lumber Co. I
situated on til" holdings of the Apple I
.and V Orchard Company with the
liialtl line continued to Mt. Hood
post otllee. If sutliclent supp irt Is
tvelved construction wtll be extend-..Mr.
d to the Parkdale district. The con-;
structlon will Is' of the latest 1m-1
roved high tension f.ii volt three
base type. Contracts have been se- !
,m d from many residents along the
lluef r both light ami power and
onstructlon work will U'commetict d
as soon as material an. I men can be
ltteti on the ground.
A live mill' extension has also been
Gilbert and Clarke, who were right
on hand with snappy jokes and
dance steps, after having made their
entrance by velocopede. The en
trance was hardly less effective lie-
cause of Cillliert s machine giving
way beneath the strain. They were
repeatedly encored and made their
final appearance prostrated by their
exertions and carried onto the stage
by other niemliera of the company.
Some of the latest dances. Includ
ing the Grlzzley Bear, Mississippi Dip
and Louisiana Squirrel were theu
demonstrated by J. A. Kpplng and
Mrs. McCan, whose terpslcorean feats
were roundly applauded. They
sang "Oh You Heautlful Doll," as
sisted by the chorus.
In the next numts?r Miss Constance
Henderson appeared In the song and
sketch "Please Don't Mention My
Name." In this she was assisted by
Count Henri de Redding and made a
hit with the audience.
Mr. and Mrs. McCan put on one of
the most effective stunts of the even
ing, entitled "You're Going to Get
Something You Don't Kxpect." Mrs.
Henney and Mrs. Sletton, assisted by
the chorus, then rendered "Kiss Me,"
after which the entire company sang
the "Suwanee Hirer" ns a grand
finale.
The sucess of the latter half of the
program was due lu large measure
to the efforts of Mrs. Henney, who
had charge of the music, and to Cap
tain McCan, who superintended the
staging and taught the dances.
Some attractive lighting effects were
used. These were arranged by
Bailey and Colby.
The accompanists were Miss Bry
ant and A. L. Crocker.
Members of the chorus were as fol
lows: Mrs. Arthur Clark. Mrs. Chas.
Clarke, Mrs. J. M. Culbertson, Mrs.
H. B. Langllle, Mrs. J. M. Schrneltzer.
Mrs. H. M. Huxlev, Mrs. O. H. Stein
hoff, Mrs. C. P. McCan, Mrs. K. O.
Dutro and the Misses Kva Brock,
Marlon Sproat, Adrian Kpplng, Iella
Hershner. Ann Vannet, Ida Bryant
and Aldeen Bartniess.
J surveyed and partially constructed
In the Barrett and Oak Grove dls.
trlcts. Commencing at the Itockford
store the line runs south to the old
Markham coruer, east to the Angus
place and west to the Oak Grove
store. From there three lines branch
out- tll,,ul following the Given
Point road past the Crapper place to
the ranch of .1. 1. Miller. A second
line runs due south to the foot of the
"'" n,'ar
hn Jakku's place and a
third north and east to the Copeland
ranch. Work on the latter lines Is
being slightly delayed by failure to
as far as'rtVt''v, poles, but wtll be pushed as
""" they arrive.
tne extension or ui-se lines
the Hood Itlver district will be more
completely serven wun electric en-
''ri-r.v than any rtir il community In
ln' -ortnwcst ami the il io.i t.iver
Dulles.
PREFERS GRAVEL
ROADS TO MACADAM
John It. Putnam of the l'p r al
ley, candidate for county eommls-
sloner, was In the city yestcrda v.
IMscusnliig the subject or good roads.
Putnam said that 1f chosen
county commissioner he would do
his bet to h ive Me- county roads
ditched and properly graded an I
t hat he woall have gravel u-ed
wherever possible, thus saving the
cost of macadam. Mr. I'm mint ds-s
not be
money
gravel
pose
lleve In the expenditure of
for in icad mi w here a good
road Would serve til'- pur
ii