The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current, May 01, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI. IV IV II til THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Highest Grade Job Vrinting Advertisers Get 'Results VOLUME 8, NUMBER 18 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR ii. -i. ALL IS READY FOR For Three Days Friday, Saturday ley's Gates Will dreds Are Expected Valley Is Veritable Wonderland With Orchards Arrangement are complete for the Blossom I'cHtlvul to Ih' held on Fri day, Nutiinliiy anil Sunday nnd everything point to a most success ftil occasion. Hundreds of persons in Portland and other neighboring cities have Indicated their Intention of visiting the valley nt thin ausple lou season and plans have been made for giving nil a hospitable re eeptlou. The dates which haveheen set will bring the festival at a time when the blossoms, according to present Indi cations, will have burnt Into their fullest bloom. It Ih expected that there will be a large number of v11t or In attendance Friday, but Satur day and Sunday will be the big day. The Portland Commercial Club ar rives Saturday morning on a special train and a number of delightful feature have been arranged for their entertainment, which will continue through the day and evening. The feature on Sunday will be the enter tainment of the Portland Pre Club. It Is also expected that there will be a large attendance of visitors on thlH day from Portland and other neigh boring cities. Both the railroad nnd the two boat linen have been, doing extensive ad vertising In lehalf of the carnival. TheO. W. K. & N. Company Ih offer ing a round trip for a fare and one third, while the Open Klver Trans portatlou Company will give a spec lal rate from Portland of $1 for the round trip. The I). P. & A. X. Com pany has also given special raten. The rate given by the Open Klver Company extend from April .tu until May it. l lit will give a great many i people an opportunity to make the! The train will arrive at Mood Klv tx'n nt If ill Columbia Itlver trip and to er about 4 o'clock, from which time Temporary Shortage of Water on Heights Met Council Votes to Permit Irrigation Seepage Water to Flow into Upper System Until The New Filtration Plant Is Installed in Near Future---l)r. Brosius Resigns from the Council. On account of the temporary short age of water existing on the Heights because of the delay In the arrival of the new filters, the city council at Its meeting Monday evening directed that arrangement should be made to turn Into the upper system ten Inches of water w hich shall be filtered through a ten-acre triict as formerly. Dr. Itroslu strongly opposed thl action and when the other live coun cllmcn voted tu favor of the propo sition. In- tendered hi resignation. The water question wa reserved for the last order of business and when It wa brought up there wa nn expression of opinion by several of the counctliucn. Councilman Stn ten wa the most Insistent that something should be done to relieve the temporary shortage of water on the Height. He contended that at thl early eaon possible contami nation of the water In the dltche of the Farmer' Irrigation Company would be negligible. He alo recalled that water from thl name source wa ned for several year and said that here were no 111 effect so far a hi observation hail extended. He said that it wa only a temporary arrangement and that with the in stallation of the new filtration plant all necessity of using I lie Irrigation water would be removed. He said that much of the water which I sup plying the upper system at the pres ent time 1 filtered water from Irri gation. Councilman Robertson of the lire and water committee suggested a possible alternntlve through use of a spring on the Adam property. He lid thl might be pumped to the tipper system, lie suggested that the water might be examined a to it purity before taking any final ac tion fii either proposition. Ir. Itroslu spoke briefly stating that In hi opinion It would be un wise from a sanitary standpoint to use the Irrigation water nnd that he wa unalterable opposed todolngso. He stated that the city water super- Be Thrown Wide Open and Hun in Full Blossom upend ii few day In Hood Itlver dur ing her most beautiful season. Automobile owner of the valley have been generous In contributing the use of their cam and an ample number of machine will be constant ly on hand to take visitor for a two hour Hpln around the valley making the famoiiH loop trip. The nominal fee of $1 per passenger will be charg ed. For special trips the fee w ill be $1 per passenger per hour. The local hoteln have made special arrangementn for accommodating a large number of guest. The Portland Commercial Club will arrive at !l:.'!0 o'clock Saturday morn ing. They will Immediately transfer to tl special train on the Mt. Hood Kallway and be taken through the blossom clad valley to Parkdale. There lunch will be nerved In the hall. Keturnlng, the train will stop at the B.meboro Orchard, where an exhibition of land-clearing will be given, showing a donkey engine lu action, pulling tree and stump. Blasting of stump will also be nhown. The next ntop will probably be made at the Punch Bowl, a famous Hcenlc attraction of the valley nt the conllueiice of the two fork of the Hood Itlver. From there the train will proceed to Van Horn Station, where a ntop will be made of sutlic leut length to allow the Portlanders to make the ascent over the winding road which lends to tin crest of Van Horn liutte, from which an Incom parable view of the entire valley can be obtained extending from the bane of Mt. Hood to the Columbia Klver gorge Inteiident wa of the opinion tliHt the present supply of water. If strict ly conserved. would supply the Heights for at least thirty day. Councilman Stateu made the mo Hon that the fire and water com mil tee be Instructed to arrange for the use of the Irrigation water for temporary purposes. Thl wa duly seconded. Councilman P.roslu t hell moved that the motion be amended to provide for an Investigation of the spring on the Adam property before taking any action. This motion wa seconded. Councllmeii Brosius and Robertson voted In favor of It. but the other four councllmeii voted "Xo,"the motion therefore belnglost. Itefore the original motion of Mr. Staten's wa submitted for n vote, V 3&-jS. :&h'J LywLKirttJ IIIANICi Lirt DUAI J. mixC i r nu I I'll. VHitrKi News Snapshots Of (he Week went down with hi ship. Bruce Iniiiiij- head of the Intertintlotinl FESTIVAL and Sunday Val Success Is Assured. until i:"0 the Commercial Club wll' keep open house. At the latter hour the member of both club will a Hembleat Hellbronner's Hall for din ner and an evening' entertain incut, the program for which ha been prepared by a committee which Include E. C. Smith, chairman, E. (). Illauchar, S. E. Montgomery and V. L. Clark. The program will In elude a number of II ve-minute talk Interspersed with musical selections Mer. S. Benson, K. K. Coovert, E. Henry Wemme ami polbly Gov ernor Went will be the guests of the Hood Klver Commercial Club during the day and evening. Mr. Benson's gene rou don at ion to wan t he build lug of the Portland Hood Klver road will be fittingly acknowledged at thl time. The Portlander will leave on their peclal train about ID o'clock. 1 lie Cortland Cre ( lub will ar rive on a special train Sunday morn lug an. I will be taken In auto out tin? East Side to Mason' apple houe, which they will vl1t, thence to Van Horn liutte, where a view of the val ley will be secured, and from there to the new steel bridge over Xell Creek. The trip will terminate at "Egger mont." the haudrtoine country home ofCliarle Hall, where a picnic lunch will be erved. They will return late In the afternoon by the Went Side route. About PHI are expected from Portland for thl occasion. The olluial color which have been adopted for decoration are pink and green. It I expected that all of the merchant will have their business place decorated. Headquarters for the auto will be established 111 a booth at the sta tlon. (ieneral headquarter during the carnival will be at the ( omuier dalclub. Dr. Krosius submitted a communi cation from lr. Calvin S. White of the State Hoard of Health, who ad vised strongly ngalnst the use of the Irrigation water. Ilrlef remarks were made by Couucllmen Staten, Kobcrtsoti and Mayes, all of whom expresseil themselves in favor of securing the filtered water from the Irrigation ditch a a temporary sup ply of water. "The motion wns put to a vote and all voted "Aye," with the exception of Councilman Krosius. The latter then presented hi resig nation and withdrew to answer a professional call. following r. Profit!' departure, Councilman Stranalian moved that hi resignation be accepted. This .vas seconded by Councilman Staten. Expression of regret at the doctor', resignation were then made by Messrs. Kobertson and Mayes. The lattir then proponed that action upon hi resignation be postponed until next week In the hope that he might be prevailed upon to recon sider hi action. Mr. Mayes pro posed an amendment to Councilman Stranalian' motion to thl effect. The motion, a amended, wa car ried. Xent and natty job printing quick executed nt the New otlice. LA1 A wf!''iiKV-j li inn;-.. . ifc,i The Whit Star liner Titanic, th largest, fastest and mont luxuriously appointed boat In the world, struck nn U eUrg when (WO miles off Ope Snblo whllo on her maiden trip and sunk In less t tin n two hours and a half. Of th 2.1S1 passenger and mem ber of the crew only 700 were saved, having been picked up by the Cunard liner Carpnthln nfter drifting nlovt in oen Ismts for honr. John Jacob Astor and Major A. W. rttitt the president' aid, were among the notables who perished. Captain Smith A senate committee met the Cnrpathla on her arrival In New York and iK'gnn an Investigation Into the cause of the wreck. J Mercantile Marine, who wns a passenger on the Titanic and was dircctlni; lur STRANGE ACCIDENT MAY PROVE FATAL Paul Sheln, who bun leen engaged with a crew of men In clearing land on the V. H. Marshall ranch near Dee, wa brought to the city Satur day afternoon In a critical condition, which was brought about by an un uual accident. Shelu wa Injured while Betting off a number of dynam ite charge and It wa at first re ported that he had been terribly mangled by a premature explosion. A a matter of fact nn examination showed that there wa not a mark upon hi body, hi lnjurle being en tirely Internal. Sheln had set a numlicr of charge and bad touched off the fuse. I'pou Igniting the last one he started to run. In hi hurry he stumbled over a clump of roots and fell heavily, a small stump striking him violently In the pit of the stomach. The ex ploHlon Inflicted do Injury whatever, It I said, but the severe blow ren dered him violently 111. Ir. Kronson wns summoned and Sheln wa hur ried to the hospital here, where efforts are being made to save hi life. He 1 a man of family. HEIGHTS AND W. S. TIE FOR THE LEAD The Height and White Salmon are now tied for the lend of the base ball league and these two team will meet on the hx-al diamond Sunday In a game that prom1e to be Inter esting. The Height defeated The Dalles Sunday at Columbia Park, score 4 3. The downtown team met defeat at White Salmon by the score of 'J 2. The to wn teata will play nt The Dalle next Sunday. Hart and Hall were the battery for the Height Sunday and did ef fective work, Hart pitching a strong game and using good head work. Kaker and Mclnerny were The Dalles' batter-. Hall's stick work, as well a hi cleverness with the mlt, was a feature, llutterfleld did some fast base-running. Captain Tate at cen tertleld was In the game for the first time thl season. .aiuucl' fielding at second wn worthy of note, while (iessllng showed up well at short. The umpire wa John Castner. The town team's defeat at White Salmon wa due to numerous costly error In fielding. Myers nnd Large lid their usual good work as battery, White Salmon getting only two earned runs during t he game. It Is understood that there will be two or three changes on the local team lie- fore It game next Suud iy at The Dalle. s tanihm; oi TIIK TF.AM Won Lost . 2 1 . 2 1 . 1 2 . 1 2 Per. fii 6ii : II. K. Height... White Salmon.. Hood Klver I lie Dalle Kt. Kev. Kobert L. Paddock, Bish op ot i-.nstern Oregon, continued n das of eight at St. Mark' Fplscopal church Sunday morning. The class Included the following: Ml Flor ence Gould, Miss Kntherlne linker, Mlsse Helen and Alice McCurdy, De- Forest (iould, Lawrence Schetky, Kodger Simpson nnd W.Scott Altken. The bishop visited Cascade Lock In the evening. It I expected that there will be another confirmation class here In the Fall. Mr. ami Mr. W. G. Olwrteuffer of Portland, accompanied by their son, Pelbcrt, arrived Saturday to visit their daughter, Mr. Llmer K. Moller, ... JSr. 1 i- " ' ' I WOULD END LIFE WITHCHLOROFORM Despondent tecause her husband had left her after getting Into trouble with the local authorities, Mrs. C, II. Allen, who lives on Wilson street, attempted to end her life last week by Inhaling chloroform. If a neigh bor had not called and found ber, she would have accomplished her purpose. Mrs. Wilson 1 only Zi and ber bus band 1 more than twice her age. He left her a week ago Sunday and after worrying over his departure for sev eral days Mrs. Allen secured a quantity of chloroform, saturated a towel with the drug and wrapped It about ber face. She lapsed Into un consctousnes and It was not until about three hour later that she was found In that condition. Help was at once summoned and she was hur ried to the hospital for treatment. Because the chloroform was not of full strength, efforts In her behalf proved successful and she recovered from the effects of the poison. Allen wns located at Arlington, Ore., and was brought back to the city iFrlday. He has been engaged In the Insurance business here. LOCAL TRANSFERS 0FJ1EAL ESTATE The following sale of real estate are reported for the past week: C. D. Kobert to J. E. Hunt, 40 acres on Fast Side. M. Sue Adam to llenj. 15. Powell, lot 21, Paradise A'Tenge, containing S acre, $2000. Oregon Lumber Co, to W. C. Avers, lot .".7, First Addition to Klverslde. Louis' I). ISoyd to W. S. Xlchol, lots 1 and 2, block 21, Hood Klver proper; alo North ."0 feet of lot 2D, block 10, Hull's Subdivision. W. S. Xlchol to Lout D. Iloyd, 40 acres near Dee. Howard V. Thomas et al to Upper Valley Orchard Co., Individual half Interest In 120 acres In I'pper Valley, $1000. Joseph W. (Joldburg nnd wife to I'pper Valley Orchard Co., undivided Interest In same proerty, $1200. Pearl Neale mid husband to Wm. Gilbrnlth and George Sold, tract east of Dee, rtt0. J. K. Nunnmnker and wife to M. O. Downing, 12.7.1 acres South of town, f 11.0011. C. D. Kobert to Jennie W. Donnell, 10 acre on Fast Side. Lee A. Copeland to E. E. Stanton and wife, 10 acres In Barrett district. SUIT TO ENFORCE WIRING ORDINANCE IS CONTINUED Several ollieer of the Pacific Power & Light Company were In the city Monday. The party Included Johu A. Lalng, general attorney; D. F. McCee, chief engineer; J. M. Dolan, construction foremau, II. F. Lamb, J. C. Martin and K. A. Ielter. They were present at the hearing of the case brought by the city against the Hood Klver (ins & Klectrlc Company on complaint of T. K. Vercol, a line man, to enforce the wiring ordinance recently passed. The Hood Klver tins & Klectrlc Company made a showing that It I preparing to make the changes as soon a possible nnd upon this showing Kecorder Howe continued the case until May !.". The New for good printing. I.MlKViVlKA I t MV 1 J TMf CUNASD DOCKS fM - io nr iin.criim j; lii ildeii trip, mm the ehie' iU)cs. 15V 1 Brilliant Decorations to Be Feature of Carnival Electric Light Companies Will Festoon Principle Streets with Colored Lights; Stores and Business Blocks Will Be Decorated in Festival Colors of Pink and Green---AII Enthusiastic. Brilliant decorations throughout the business portion of the city will be one of the features of the Blossom Festival to be held the last of thl week. Business men have entered Into the spirit of the occasion with great enthusiasm and no efforts are to lie spared to make the city look her very finest when the carnival guest arrive. The carnival colors pink and green were decided upon when the happy thought cnnie to one of the committeemen that these would lie In harmony with the pink and green blossoms with which the valley will be carpeted during the carnival. Unclaimed Letters Thee colors will be used In all the , T,u following letter remain un decorations and local drygood called for at the Hood Klver post stores have supplied themselves with postoflice: green and pink ribbons from which C. W. Adam. Geo. Anderson, Mr. rosettes for the buttonholes and for , Andrews, K. M. Armstrong, C. W. badge can be made. Large quantl-; Ayers, W. H. Bishop, Wm. Brooks, ties of bunting of the proper shades Annie Beaver, Mr. Cbaa. D. Clapp, have also been secured by all of the' Frank E. Cummlngs, Hance Doll, drygood stores In town for sale. All ' f. M. DHim. Mis Ida Ellner. Cha. the business houe will be profusely decorated In the carnival colors and with American Hags. .V special feature of the decorations has been secured through the gen- Fruit Conditions Here Never IVIore Favorable Professor Lawrence Reports That Weather Conditions Have Been Exceptionally Favorable So Far This Season All Varieties Are in Heavy Bloom and Pests Are Under Control. That weather conditions so far thl season have been exceptionally favorable for the fruit trees, that pest nre all under control and that the bloom on all varieties promise a bumper fruit crop thl year, 1 the report made by Professor Lawrence, the county fruit expert. Professor Lawrence has been en gaged lu his otliclal work In all sec tions of the county and I therefore more closely in touch with condi tions than atiy other person. He say that prospect were never brighter. The average cool temper ature has brought out the leaves ami blossoms under the most favor able condition aud Indications are that these conditions will continue. The heavy bloom on nil varieties of fruit trees. Including apples, pears and cherries. Is temarkable. Even theyoui.ger trees, Including some of the three-year-olds, have put forth heavy blooms. "With pests under control as they are lu the Hood Klver Valley," says Professor Iewrence, "we need expect no appreciable loss from Insects or fungi. I do not know of a single WEST WILL SPEAK IN UPPER VALLEY Governor Oswald West will be the guest of the I'pper Valley Progres sive Association next Friday and will deliver a public address at Mc Isaac' ball. Parkdale. that evening at eight o'clock, to which all are In vited. The governor will arrive In Hood Klver on t lie noon train. He will be met at the station and will be taken In an automobile to the I'pper Val lev, being shown the country en route. After being shown that at tractive section. Governor West will deliver the address In the evening. Following this there will be a recep tion, at which time all will 1h given an opportunity to meet the distin guished guest. Governor West will leave on the lit 20 train Saturday morning. He regrets very mu.h that he will be un able to remain In Hood Klver for the evening meeting here, when the Port laud Commercial Club, s. Penon and l;. P.. Coovert, who are Inter ested In the construction of the Port laud Hood Klver road, wlil be guests at a banquet. Mrs. B. A. Strong of Aberdeen, Wash , arrived Saturday to visit her parent, Mr. and Mrs. I.. I . Header son. eroslty of the two electric com panies, which will string festoon of pink and green lights back and forth across the principal business streets. The Hood Klver (ins and Electric Company has donated $100 for this purpose In material and labor and will wire Oak street between Second and Firth street. They will also do nate the necesary current. The committee on decoration, which I composed of Frank A. Cram, chairman, A. J. Graham and E. A. Franz, report that they have met with a splendid response on the part of all the business men of the city. i Foster. W. E. Gorman. A. P. Good- man, A. W. Goodman, Chas. Hill, L. K. King, W. B. Perry, H. (1. Smith, Charley Tlmmerman, John Vincent, Chas. E. Ward. (2) case of Are blight In tbe valley at the present time. Only three cankers have been found within the pnt even month aud these proved to be holdovers from two years ago. Thl Is very encouraging, a It shows that no new cankers were started last spring." Among the experiments which Pro fessor Lawrence Is trying nt the present time Is one which It 1 ex pected will demonstrate the best method of fighting the red spider aud the red mite. He Is trying vari ous Insecticides In order to find out which spray will give the best results against these pest. REBEKAHS ENJOY A MASQUERADE PARTY Garbed In a variety of costumes and masked for the occasion, the Ke bekahs and their friend enjoyed a delightful evening last week, a series of amusing and entertaining stunt making the eutertalnmeut i lively one throughout. About thirty couples arrived at the I. O. O. F. hall, after having startled some of the residents whom they passed on the streets nnd who had never suspected that Hood Klver hail so many grotesque-looking citi zens. Early In the evening a board of judges composed of Mr. F. L. Breed. W. II. Taft and J. J. Ward was selected. Mis Meila Carter, cos tumed a a Spanish dancer, wa named a the prettiest of the women, and I'.. T. Donaldson, a bandmaster, a having the best costume among the men. M!s Fried :i Johnson a a Western girl was voted the In-st u talned character among t he girl and I'd Maves as an Irishman acted that part to the complete satisfaction of the judges. Mrs. Frank Howard was elected t tie most popular wom an present, wit Ii Ml-s Net tie Allen a close second. William .oils, who was becomingly attired In a N'wltch Ing feminine creation, pushed th-se two popular young women a bard race In thl event and ended a strong third An "animal race" was run, t he contestant speeding up the hall balamlngan animal cracker upon a knife. Mrs. G. W, Thompson carried i ff t he honor In t his event. The ladles selected their partner by number and shared It h t he in t he content of their lunch basket I he affair wa a great success, cine to the efforts of tl tniiilt tee tu charge, which wa composed of Mr P.O. Dutro, Mrs. S. W. rtiold and Mrs. N. E. b arty.