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Or ii Historical "vx'ietf THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Highest Grade Job rr in ting Advertisers Get "Results VOLUME 8, NUMBER 26 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2G, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR No Enthusiasm For New Party to be Found Here Local Business Men Regret Roosevelt's Action and Declare Their Intention of Standing by the Old Republican PartyFailure of Teddy's Effort Is Being Generally Predicted Announcement that Roosevelt liai decided to organize a new party aroused little enthusiasm here and apparently the (J. O. l lit to lone few If any supporters In thin vicinity. A few whom the News representative chanced to Interview on the nulJect expressed themselves a follow: E. L. Smith "I don't think much of thin third party. If there are mls t ilk cm to he red tiled It can lie doue liettcr Inside the party than outside of It. Roosevelt Ik too radical and he I already losing Home of hi strongest Hiipporterri, La Follette. Borah and lladley nmoiiK t he num ber. If the lieinoernts nominate a progressive, Taft' chance will lie greatly Mtrengtbened." Attorney .IdIiii linker "I can't Hee any line for thl third party. If the Democrat nominate n progressive ticket I lielleve the Independent vot er will unite (n It. Roosevelt's en trance then would only Injure the progressive ratine. He Hhould at least wait until after the Demwrntlc nomination are made Isfore getting Into the tight a an lndeendent can didate." Attorney L. A. Heed -" Irgnnlsdng anew party I not the easy tnntter It might at first appear. ltlsnecc ary that there lie Home great princi ple to give It the necessary ImpetiiH. Personally 1 do not anticipate that the new KooMevelt party will proven uccess. I look to m-e It Mutter and flutter nlong for awhile, but when It coiiicm to effecting the organization I can only we fullure for the move ment. Already some of Roosevelt's strongest follower are leaving him." C. II. Stranahan. Htate represeutn tlve "In my opinion It would be very unfortunate If Roosevelt organ ised a new party. The proper course, I lielleve, I to stand by the old par ty and work the reform there. lie Hide, the third part would greatly lessen Republican chauce for success GREAT ACTIVITY AROUND UNDERWOOD Thi fruit grower of I'ndcrwood anil Hood have taken step toward organizing the I'ndcrwood Water District and hivechoscn O. II. Marsh president anil Prof. Pet wilier seere-tary-treaurer. A bonding system similar to Hood River Irrigation District I contem plated. Moss Creek, a tributary of Little White Salmon, will be tapped at nn elevation of about "(HMI feet. From here a gravity system can be built which will easily serve the I'n dcrwood Cook apple belt with an abundance of pure mountain water at a moderate expense. The new grade mid other roads have been put In good order and Packard street has Is-en opened. Along Packard street Ueo. II. Cooper ha platted hi flrt addition of 40 lot directly east of Hamilton' ad dition. The S. P. & S. Ry. Is building more sidetrack at I'ndcrwood ami will soon commence the erection of a standard depot. They will also as sist the fruit grower to put In nn up-to-date dock. The good road organization ha the west stdi! road ami bridge under consideration and this miich-iieedcd feeder will doiilitles le opened again. Porter Bros, nre rushing the sur vey of a railroad from I'ndcrwood to the big dam. A heavy freight business between I'ndcrwood ami the (In in await the railway. Porter llro. will put the road through on the west side of the W hite Salmon with their usual dispatch. Porter Pro, also have extensive holding of tlmtN-r In the Norway dllrlct. not far from the big dam. Here their big mill will b. built and operated, and the Inmlier hauled over their own track to a Junction with the Hill roads nt I'nderwood. The N. W. Flee trie Co' lower dam near I'ndcrwood will be a great re enforced concrete structure about l"l feet, from top to bedrock, RH) feet thick at the bottom tapering to l.'i feet at the top. In their power house on the Illshop place will be Installed the latest and costliest electrical inn chlnery, which will develop an enor mous power to ! conveyed by high thl Fall and would make a Demo cratic victory almost certiln." Lawrence Blower "I am a pro gresslve. but I am not a Roosevelt progressive. I believe that the sober Judgment of the American people will cause them to retain their allegiance to the old Republican party which ha done no much for the country and that the new party will lie short lived." Truman Ilutler "'I can ny that am Htill a Republican and do not an tlctpnte that many will deert the !.. P. for the o called Koonevelt Party. Reform, If they are needed should lie worked out 1nlde th party." MIKE INR1GHT GETS IN BAD FOR SURE Friend af Mike Inrlght, who fell fifteen feet through a skylight In the ItroHlu Building Sunday uftemoon, are advising a typographical change in hi name, to the end that It may read Mr. Inbnd Instead of Mr. In- right. Mike's present name I a nits- nomer they declare, following LI experience Sunday. According to the story of thecata- trophe a told by Inrlght, he under took to get Into Dr. Iiroslu' oflice In order to get a pillow for a woman who wn overcome by the heat. To do so he got out on the roof and at tempted to clamber Into a window III hold sllpjied and he plunged through a skylight and dropped Into Carl A. Plath's prescription depart ment. Hinashlng bottle en route and cutting himself badly about the bice and body. The floor of the drug store was covered with blood and drug, from which Mike dragged hliiiHelf and cllmlied back through the broken Hkyllght to the top of the root, where lie wa rescued bv frl"iids. power transmission lines to Camas and Portland. The Portland Railway Light & Power Company has made a com plete subdivision survey of Its 2t!00 ncre on the Little White Salmon, and are now throwing the same on the market In small tracts. Pro spective purchasers are sent to Hood River and then transported by auto across the river hihI I hroiigh I inlcr wood to the tract. The opening of t his large acreage means big things for the I'ndcrwood district. With railroad building, public Im provements, logging, milling, etc., In addition to It specialty of fruit growing, with Improved means of transportation by river and rail nnd the colonization of large tracts of fruit land. I'ndcrwood expects to take her place In the front rank. WILL RAISE DEER AND OTHER GAME What I considered an Innovation for a White Salmon Volley ranch has been ndoptei by Captain F. W. Spencer, on Spring crc k, A high wire fence will enclose nn acreage for 10 native deer. They will have turk eys for company. In u small lake a large iiuiiiImt of rainbow trout has Ix en planted, and not to be outdone tu supplying delectable edible, Cap tain S;M'iicer has Just received a con signment of 1.11 bullfrogs from Boise. A hothouse ItOxliO will supply vege tables the year round. A turbine will supply power for nn IS kilowatt electric dynamo for light ing two res I Jencc, a garage and stable. Heating and cooking with electricity will lie afeatureof the fill, 000 log bungalow erected on the ranch. Unitarian Church Next Sunday the place of meeting of the I'nltarlan congregation Is changed. The morning service with sermon will be held nt the home of Mr. .Icannle Miller, two miles due west of the city. Transportation will be furnished those who cannot 11 ml their own menu of going. Thl I to be nn all day picnic for Sunday School and church. A cordial Invi tation 1 extended to nil the congre gation nnd their friend. Those wishing transportation are request ed to meet nt the church at 10 a, m. HEIGHTS TEAM CAPTURES THE PENNANT WITH CONCLUSION OF LEAGUE SEASON With the victory of the Height over The Dalles Sunday the local team took the championship of the league. This was the lust gameof the league season this year and leaves the Heights with a strong lead over the other team. The or der la which they finish is us follows; Height. White Salmon, Hood River, The Dalles. The Height team will be awarded the handsome trophy cup donated by the F. A. Franz Company. The Height won Sunday' game by the score of 3 2. Batteries, Hart and Hall for the Height. Mclilnnl brother for The Dalle. Not a Dalle man reached first for six Innings. In the seventh A. Hunt ington singled to right and went to Catcher Hall has been one of the main stays of the Heights through out the season. second on a hit by Fagan. S. Hunt ington hit to Hart, who forced A. Huntington out at third, t'ullln then hit to the left field fence, scoring S. Huntington and Fagan. For the Height (iessllng got two safe hits and K. Samuels got two hit and two runs. Hart brought In Hall for the winning run with a hit to right. The two local teams will meet for WHOLE WORLD WANTS HOODJIVER FRUIT Complimentary mention of the Hood River Valley Is contained In the first i.f the pamphlets Issued by the Division of information of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The Issuance of these pamphlets Is the latest plan developed by the de partment for the exploitation of the agricultural resources of the various states, and Western opportunities are to be Urst described. The depart ment na designed these bulletins to meet a continually Increasing de mand from those who seek reliable Information regarding agricultural opportunities. The booklet nre each to contain 'V2 pages of Informa tion furnished by state olliclals, sup plemented by statistical and other Information from various Govern- mental source, and to be furnished free to all who apply. Among the subject to bo covered are climate, surface, soil, irrigation, principal crops, stock raising, land prices, In ducement to settlers and other In formation desired by the honieseeker. Ot Hood River the pamphlet says: "Along the northern border of the state, the Hood River Valley 1 the first of any consequence after leaving Photo of coliseum and News Snapshots Of the Week '-qr.l.,x7 7 iPfUSIDENT TAFT ?: :' V? JU-&t TAUrNm p cummin 1 ggif l't:4SaS;" J ?1 k' Ji ROBIRT M LA FOUtnt. I endoff by thousands of admirers who expect It to duplicate the vktorle of polnta In the track, field and water event. ( the last time this eaon In the game to lie played on the afternoon of the Fourth. A the downtown team ha been greatly strengthened by the acquisition of GUI u pitcher, u fast game Is exected. In the last game between the local teams the wore was tl-2 In favor of the Heights. BUSTED BRONCHOS; BIKE'S TOO MUCH James Oliver, a recent arrlvnl In the valley from the wilds of Canada, say he ha ridden the lldest bron cho to be found on the range, but a bicycle proved hi undoing one day the last of the week when he attempt ed to const down Booth Hill on a wheel that was equipped with one of these new-fangled coaster brakes. As a result of hi encounter with the machine Oliver was brought to the hospital to have a badly fractured shoulder patched up. Oliver had never ridden a wheel, but as a inemlier of the Canadian mounted police he had ridden most every kind of a brute without once "pulling leather," so he told the doc tor. He had some little trouble In learning the trick of the wheel, but thought he had It thoroughly broken to ride until hi experience on Booth Hill, which I one of the longest and most precipitous la the county. Oliver undertook to coast down the hill. He had hardly started, how ever, when the brake refused to work ami the wheel sped down the decllue like a whirlwind. Oliver stuck to the saddle, while the wheel hit only the high place. A sharp turn In the road at the bottom of the hill how ever, proved hi undoing. He at tempted to negotiate It but failed. The machine struck a bank and threw Oliver about 40 feet. He per sonally vouches for the distance. His shoulder was badly crushed. Friends hurried him to the Parkdale station, from which place he was brought to the local hospital to be fixed up. Portland. The v.uft-j Is small, but It has made a great name for Itself In fruitgrowing. Its npples and strawberries are known In the mar ket of the world for their excellence. New York and Furope bid against each other for the apples raised here. Land Is naturally high In price, but the fruit specialist thinks It a favor able Investment. Of course, no Gov ernment land of any value remains." INTERIOR OF MOUNT HOOD HOTEL BEING REMODELED Carpenters have been nt work the past week or two remodeling and renovating the Interior of the Mouut Hood hotel. A large staircase ha lieen built opposite the entrance and connecting directly with the nnnex. The old staircase will be removed and the desk will lie moved from the cast to the west side of the ollice. A system of Invisible lights Is to lie In stalled. The partition between the ollice and writing room has lieen re moved, which greatly enlarge the available space. A complete renova tion of thl room I to lie made along the mission stvle and complete new ollice furnishings are to lie Installed. Tin-Intention 1 to make thl room correspond In style to the recently, finished annex. athlete by American Pros laaocUtlon. The Republican nntlonnl convention nnH In the coliseum. In Chlcnjro, for tho purpose of choosing n nominee for the presidency. lreldent Tft, ex-President Koonevelt nd Henntors I-n Kollette and Cummins were the rival en ml Mutes. The reU'lllon In Cutm assumed the aspect of a rnce war. Many of the captured rebel negroes were executed for attacking lute women The athletes who are to represent America In the sixth Olympiad at Stockholm tailed from New York. Ihe team ws given an enthusiastic LESLIE BUTLER IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT Ille Butler, president of the But ler Banking Company In this city, wa chosen president of the Oregon Stat? Bankers' Association at the meeting held nt (iearhart last week. F. (). Blanchar, cashier of the First national Bank, was also honored In flection a a member of the executive committee. Other oflicer elected were ns follows; A lee president, W. L. Thompson of Pendleton; secretary, J. L. Hnrtman of Portland; treasurer, M. . Pope of Vale; executive committee, A. (.'. Shute, chairman, of Hlllsboro; . I. M. Poorman, Woodburn; F. U. Craw ford, Portland; W.T. Wright, I'nlon; F. O. Blanchar, hood River. State vice president American bankers' As sociation,.. II. Albert, Salem. A powerful address at the session wa delivered by President W. J. Kerr, of O. A. C, on the subject of country life and the problem of get ting more people back to the farm. Professor Kerr ald In part; "The problem here Is to bo distrib ute the population of a state a to render both the people in the country and In the city prosperous aud hap. py. N hat we want Is not more people to come to Oregon, but a more Intelligent handling of those who do come. I believe that we must further college extension ngen cles and demonstration work ns a means of handling the situation" Superintendent L. R. Alderman ad dressed the banker on Industrial education In the public schools, As the banker Inaugurated and aided this work. Superintendent Alder man's address was of marked Inter est. He showed that there nre now Industrial fairs lu every county of Oregon and that T.l.ooo children are making gardens and taking part In these demonstrations. According to Superintendent Alderman, the re sults In five years' time from the poultry alone raised by the state children will pay amply fur the In dustrial education campaign. F. Shelley Morgan nnd family of Portland speot the week end on their ranch here. YAKIMA GROWERS SELLJNTIRE CROP " The Yakima Valley Fruitgrowers' association, through Its general man ager. I. H. Bobbins, has just closed a contract with the Atlantic I rult Pis- trlbutors, nn organization of which (ieorge A. ( barters, formerly eastern representative of the California Fruit growers' Exchange, Is vice-president and general manager, to handle the entire tonnage of Its crop this year In the territory outside of the Pacific Northwest. This Pacific Northwest territory will be covered by representatives of the association. The Atlantic Fruit Distributors Is an incorporated concern, wnlcii among other things handle practi cally all the banana business of this countrv for the Atlantic Fruit fc Steamship company, which owns Hues of steamships sailing between New York and Central American ports nnd across the Atlantic to Furope. "The Ideal method of co-operative fruit selling Is for an association to place Its own salaried agents In the field and sell direct to the trade," snld General Manager Bobbins of the new arrangement, "but this method former year. It la probable that America wlil capture tUreo-fourtli ut the Children in Autos Are to be Feature of Parade Hundreds of Gayly-dressed Youngsters Will Ride in Decorated MachinesSeven Tine Cups Offered for Most Attractive Cars--AII Auto Owners are Urged to Help Make the Event a Success Children will play nn Important part in the automobile parade to be hehl nt 10 o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. Thl will be the first event of the day and It also promises to be one of the most attractive. The machine will line uji at nine o'clock on Cascade Avenue just west of It Junction with State street. They will be bended east and will Is? drawn up on the north side of the street. The children of the city, dressed In white, are requested to assemble at the same place lift ween nine aud ten o'ch.ck. They will then betaken Into the autos for the pa rade. The machines will lie decorated with tlowers, flag and bunting for the occasion and ns many of the chil dren a possible will carry flags. The parade will pass through the principal street and will end at the library park, corner of Oak and Fifth streets, where the exercises of the day will be held at 11 o'clock. The committee In charge of the au tomobile parade Is composed of J. H. Hellbronner. Captain C. P. McCan and P. S. Davidson. They are hav ing good success In enlisting autos for the parade and It Is believed that close to one hundred cars will be In line. Seven handsome cups are offered u first and second prizes for the handsomest touring curs, runabouts Is possible only when nn association I has sufficiently largo membership, tonnage and resources to warrant the lurge outlay necessary. It Is hoped that the Yakima association will be In a position to do this with in a year or two, but in the mean time the present arrangement with the Atlantic distributors, which places at our disposal the services of their entire corps of salesmen, and which provide that the association shall In nil cases name the price nt which the fruit shall be sold, Is the best possible available." Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ames of North Yakima. Wush., spent last week as the guests of Mrs. J. H. Sutt hoff. On Saturday they left to make the return trip by automobile. EXHIBIT OF HISTORIC RELICS BEING PLANNED The Library Committee Woman's Club are planning of the to give articles for the a loan exhibit of historical and curios in the early Fall purpose of purchasing books for the new public library which Is to be opened September 1. The commit tee would greatly appreciate It If any one having relics or curios would loan them for this purpose. Methodist Church Sunday school at 10;iHia. m. Prench ng services at 11:(0 a. in Themes: morning. "The Perils of the Re public;" evening. "The Critic's (Question." Ep worth League at ":"0 p. tu. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at voo o'clock. All are cordially Invited to attend these services, strangers made wel come. W. B. Young, Pastor. i 1 111-4:-- o3 I and comic cars. There Is also a cup for the most atractlve visiting car In the parade. LOCAL TRANSFERS OFjlEAL ESTATE The following sales of real estate are reported for the past week: F. C. Jurgand wife to Marian I. Henderson, lots ! and "1, blin k .'!. Hood River Projier, $.".oo. P. D. Atwnter to Frank Menefee, trustee, small tract In lot .1, Rols-rts Subdivision on Willow Flat, $ 'JHNI, C. A. Dane nnd wife to Ralph A. Early, lot 1 nnd 2. block 2, Idlewllde, tlouO. G. E. Bowerman to L. C. Welnhlm er and wife, 10 acres north of Summit. A. W. Boormnn and wife to It. A. Klser, west J0 feet of lot 2, block !, Parkhnrst, 1.W. Frederick S. Stanley, executor of the will of L. C. Harley, to Stanley , Smith Lumber Co., land In western part of county, $22,420. Howard Hartley and heirs at law of (J. B. Hartley to Flora E. Hartley, 40 acres near Wlnan. Ellen C. Hansbury to city of Hood River, east half rq lot .'1 and all ol lot 4 and 5, block 10, Hull's subdivision. MEETING OF AUTO OWNERSJS CALLED Following the rigid enforcement of the ordinance forbidding auto to lie driven at a speed tn excess of ten miles an hour Inside the city limits, local automobile owners have de cided to take some action through the Automobile Association and a meeting of nil automobile owners has been called for this evening at the Commercial Club. The purpose of the meeting, ns expressed In no tices sent out to memliersof the club. Is to consider certain ordinances that are now operative or that may lie In troduced lu the city, which nffivt automobile owuers, and to take such action as the meeting may set fit. Also to hear complaints or re ports from any member of this asso ciation. All automobile owners are urged to attend. HOOD RIVER MAN BUYS ABIG FARM D. E. Witt has sold his UilTi-ncre Trout Lake farm to B. R. Rlchter of Hood River. Consideration about $4.-i.wm. Mr. Witt took as part pay ment Mr. Rlchter's i'l-ncre Hood Riv er apple and stock ranch, at a valua tion of Sl.-i.otio. Mr. Rlchter will move at once to his Trout Lake farm and Mr. Witt will move to Hood River, where he will probably make his new ranch huadiiuartiTs for a fine string of blooded race horses, as Captain Mc I'an of that place has done. The deal was made through the Homer ii. Day land ollice of this place. Tlii- W It t ranch Is one of the best at Trout Lake, having been lately Improved down to such small details as electricity for all f irm buildings White Salmon Enterprise. ENTIRE NEW WIRING SYSTEM INSTALLED In order to comply Itl f the recently enacted t he rules illy ordl nance. Rler tills :U i-lruic alo I t he el. t Ire v st( in las and LI. . t rl ace Is bi'lng n of the old pole d and etellKi' iuc made III tin of the Hood I i mi pa n v In ci illst nieteil s are lieltig i lia iit;e are ' lor.lt . ill I.f I he vt In hni i and iTi iss a rnis. the work Is coinpl ted the svstelll III inform almost, abso Illtelv to the stand ird nsl nn t Ion Ued III ot 111 r i ll les. The Hood River ordlnnn.'i bodied ail i.f the rules I.f thl pal la w governing 1 1 "ie lias . in ni'ii.l'l eoli. t rir I h .n I he Home also making of Miring In Portland I'eleptu me oi'i pan v Is i ha tig' s In t he tri.etloil "f Hs lilies t nance. 1 conform w II h I he I .r II