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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 31
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1912
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Valley Improvements
Continue Unabated
Trin Over Mt. Hood Railroad Reveals Many New
homes and Apple Mouses in Course of Construe
tion---Orchards Being
Loads of Fruit Now Haturing.
A t rip over the Mm of the Mt. Hood
Railroad Friday discloses the fact
that everybody along the line has
siiiircme fulth In the ultimate siicees
of the valley. Thin Ih fully evidenced
by the large niimlxT of hornet und
apple houses that are now lti course
of construction.
A eooperatlve apple house Ih being
erected at l'lne drove that will re
quire over ,ri(HI,(HMI feet of lumber to
complete and It lookn large enough
to hold nil of the applet) In hood
Klver. A large force if workmen are
at work here rushing the building to
completion.
W. It. Sherman Id just putting the
finishing touches )u one of the fluent
prlvute apple houses In Hood Klver
valley. Mr. Sherman has a large
tiearlng orchard and he Ih preparing
to place IiIh fruit In the bent of condi
tion for Hhtpment by rushing It Into
the apple house for precoollng.
All along the line new houses are
lielng erected which Indicated a
healthy condition of the valley. The
growerx are not waiting to Bee
whether they are going to get a crop
or not for thin fact Ih annured nnd
many nre building on futureH.
The Oregon Lumber Company'))
mill at Pee wan running full tilt
with the pond bulging out with logs
and an him hi aH we ntuck our heads
out of the door the 1ohh wanted to
give UH a Job- The Hide track wuh
full of earn from the (ireat Southern
Railroad for which the mill Ih cutting
several million feet of lumlicr for
their extension work.
I'atkdale Ih getting to be one of
Local Grange
Dons His War Paint
A. I. Mason, State Grange
sisted in framing Good Roads Bills Adopted by
the State Grange, Sends Challenge to Champions
of Other Good Roads Measures to Debate.
A. I. Miihoi,, champion good roadn
boonler for the state grange, ami
member of the ntale grange com
mittee that framed the prenent good
roadn bill to be voted on at the cu
nning election. In running over with
enthUHlanm to get a whack at Home
fellow whoenpouHCH the "Harmony"
road bllln or the southern Oregon
measures.
Mr. Mason denlrcH to arrange a de
bate with the 1 tent npcakern In the
ntate on the roadn measures to be
voted on In the November election,
and when It comen to talking about
roadn. we will all have to take off
our rnbliem to A. 1.
The Commercial Club recently np
RETAILERS WILL
BUY DIRECT
Twenty-five retail fruit dealern In
Spokane have organized a nort of
co ojieratlve association for the pur
poHf of buying their nuppllen In the
Wenatchee vulley, nnyn the Wenat
chee Republican. They plan to do
hunlncHH with growern, HHnoclntloiiH
nnd wholenale concernn here and
have the shipments ncnt to one of
their n ber In Spokane, who will
make the dlntrlbutlon there. Thi'lr
Hcheine eliminate)) the Spokane com
iiiIhhIou man or wholenaler, and ns
Hiiren them at moderate cont of high
grade fruit.
The Idea of thin co-operative anno
clallon of Spokane retailer orig
inated with .1. -H. Pool, head of the
J. II. Pool company, In the Inland
Empire capital. Hln llrm retail
large iiiantltlen of fruit. The Spok
ane merchant wan surprised to learn
of what Hfcmcd to him the low
price at which fruit could be con
tracted from grower and nhlppcm
here. I'poil hi return to Spokane
he explained condition to business
men engaged In the retail fruit trade,
with the renult that t wenty flve, In
rliulltig hlniHi'lf, ngreed to get Jointly
through 111 in all their nupiille In thin
valley. He In ipille euthUHliiHtle over
the proportion ami feel confident
of IU success.
Propped to Sustain Heavy
the cltlen of the county and the Htore
here Ih doing a big bunlneHH with a
long llrtt Of pleased CUntoIIICm.
The apple grower along the line
were buny propping the apple treen
and preparing for the final wlndup
of the crop. The Yellow Newtown
appear to be very large for thin seii
hoii of the year which IndlcateH that
the crop will be In the very licst of
condition from the Htandpolut of
size.
WHY ONE BUSINESS
MAN ADVERTISES
A prominent busl ness man explain
why he advertise and why he use
newnpnperH for that purpone, an fol
lows "I advertlneln the newnpapern lie
cauHe I am not anhaiuedof my goods
or my work, and to let people know
my3"tock; lieeuuse I cater to the In
telligent clanH aud they read the pa
pern, and believe In Increasing my
buHlneHH becaune I can talk to more
people through the newnpapern at a
greater distance In lens time aud at
a more reanonable price than In any
other way; becaune my newspaper
advertising han brought me greater
returnn for the leant expenditure of
any advertising I have done; becaune
when I write an ad I am not too
stingy to pay for placing It In the
bent possible medluml or to have It
lnerted no It In attractive; liecnuse I
know in v ad In neen and read by ev
ery one In the houne where the paper
goen.
Chieftan
Committeeman, Who As
pointed a committee to Investigate
the neveral good road meanureH Hub
mil ted to the people for vote and re
port hack the bill that Hood Klver
county nhould Htand by. Mr. Manon
ntateil that he Ih anxlonnly awaiting
the report of till committee, and
you can depend upon It, that If a re
port I made counter to the purpone
of the grange bllln that the fur will
tly, and the committee will need to
irlve n mighty good reanon "for the
faith that In In them."
Pollttcn are dead junt now and If
A. I. can ntart something the new
paper reporter would lie mighty
glad.
OSIE'S MAX
GETS IN BAD
Otto Max,
rented at St.
who wa recently or
1'aul, Minn., and who
ayn he I one of Governor Vet'n
"boy" I In Jail In St. Paul charged
with having robbed a dozen homes
In St. Paul and an many In Mlnucnp
olln. Max 1 said to have admitted
that he hail robbed il number of
Minneapolis home.
Max nald he wan one of the prison-
em liberated from Oregon State Pen
itentiary under a plan Inaugurated
by Governor Onwald Went. He In
nald to be one of the few convict
who have broken thi'lr word to the
governor.
Otto Max Hiitd he had been under a
nentence for 20 year, of which he
nerved live.
When Detective Martinson, of
MlnncapollH, went to St. Paul today
to look over loot that M. Paul de
tcctlvcn had found In Max' room
he found two nultcane of stolen
property taken from Mliinenpoll
home.
Mr. and Mr. ,loeph Krazter of
Hood Klver spent the weekend with
their daughter, Mrs. C. I". tialllgan.
They returned home Momloy, being
accompanied by Mis ( ilad.v Porter
of Wasco, who ha been here the
past mouth. Dufur Dispatch.
VISITING PASTORS
FILL LOCAL PULPITS
Dr. A. II. I.athrop, of ('rent) in,
Iowa, who In visiting IiIh hod, Al
bert, and daughter. Mm. K. O. Hall
preached In the Methodlnt church
Sunday morning to a large congre.
gatlon. Dr. I-ntbrop nermoun are
alwayn ncholarly exposition of hln
theme and the Hood ltlver citizen
alwayn crowd the church on the
date that It In announced that the
former pastor will preacli.
Kev. W. G. Eliot, of Portland, who
wan a former Hood Klver boy,
preached to a large congregation at
the I'nttarlnn church Sunday morn
ing, and hln hearers were, delighted
with hln npleudld nermon. The muni
cal program of the L'nltarlan church
wn especially Hue Sunday. Mm. (
II. Sletten In soloist.
GOLD BRICK ARTISTS
UP AGAINST IT
"Fly-by-nlght" real estate broker
operating near Maluge In the Wenat
chee Valley have recently handed
out score of "gold brick" to land
speculators In Oregon and other
North west states, It wan (Uncovered
recently by the Wenatchee Commer
clal Club. Action will be brought at
once. In the Interest of the jrood
name of the Wenatchee Valley
against the alleged fake operator.
Instead of "high class orchard laud
under the ditch, and possible of greut
wealtn production Investors are
awakening to the disheartening real
ity that they have paid hard earned
cash for precipitous and barren
mountain laud. Incapable of produc
lug anything nave quarry rock, pine
squirrels and stunted timber.
DR, M, E, WELCH
RETURNS HOME
Dr. M. E. Welch, who left Hood
Klver about a month ago, returned
the latter part of the week from hln
visit to the middle west where he ha
been visiting relative and old time
friend.
Dr. Welch hn a non residing In
New K I c h m o ii d, Win., who 1 In
charge of the largest and best news
paper la that section of the country.
It'n a cinch the doctor Isn't stuck on
the climate of that section. Lighten
lug, thunder, w ind storms, etc., such
as would break a hole In the sky had
no charm for the Oregon acclimated
veterinary, and It took Doc. several
days to get the fumes of brimstone
out of hln hair after coming back to
Hood Klver.
PICNICKERS KILL
LARGE RATTLER
A number of young ladle from the
city, who went on n picnic trip Sun
day to the summit of Bald Itutte, en
countered a large rattler while me
andering around. Some of the ladle
had almost ntepped on the reptile lie-
fore he sounded the warning for them
to mind their own business. Kobert
Husbands wan delegated by the pic
nickers to deal death to the fiery ser
pent and acci.rdlngl.v administered a
shower of sticks and stones that
caused the specimen of crotalus hurl-
dus to give up the irliost. "ISob"
wan awarded the eight rattle and
button a a trophy for hi bravery.
rxr -ra m y
YMyw UmWv, lip
NfW SflAnhfttS ne Dn,t,0Hn,P New Hampshire went Into drydoi k In New York for repairs after belnn rammed by steamboat. Curini Thomp
JllApsilUI mm g,irt.,,MlH t'hnrles D. llltle ns secretary to the president. Illinois Authorities Investigated Chi no and Alton wreck near
Of the Wc6k t'hlengo, In which thirteen were killed. I. leu tenant Becker of the New York police was accused of being partner of Herman
Ibwnthnl, the gambler who wa assassinated. Arbitration hoard beRiin hearings on demand of railroad engineers for more
pay. Member of the hoard are: 1, Daniel Willard; 2. O. M. Eldllti; 3, Dr. AllsTt Shnw; 4. P. II. MorrWy; R, C. It. Van Hlse; . Oscar 8. 8trnu. chair
man; 7, Frederick N. Jinlnnn The lsard I meeting at Manhattan Beach. New York. Many engineers have been called witnesses and hav told of Ion
hour of duty at pay they consider Inadequate conslderit.x the risk and responsibility.
MAIL FLIRTATIONS
MUSTJOON END
"The uropoied order bv Post
master General Hitchcock regulating
tlie use of the general delivery win
dow of poHtottlce U one of the I test
move made In the service for yearn,"
declared Postmaster Merrick of Port
land. "Clandestine correHpondence
carried on by the use of thene win
dow In very large and I will wel
come the order to put a stop to a
great deal of It. Many men and
women make use of thin window
who have no cause to do It except
for the sake of receiving letter they
ure ashamed to receive at their
hoiuen or place of business. I think
it a splendid provision to make all
who winh to avail themselves of the
window tell their reason. I will
eertalnly enforce the law here."
HOOD RIVER STUDENT
BECOMES EDITOR
In a conference at the University of
Oregon recently, Carl Outhank of
Hood Klver aud Andrew Collier of
Kugene laid plan for the publishing
of the Oregon Emerald, the student
newspaper of which thpy are editor
and manager respectively. When
college open In September they will
Increase the uumber of issues each
week from two to three. Several
hundred dollars wa turned Into the
treasury as net earning ot the puper
during the lat school year under the
efllclent management of Wendell Bar
bour, and It Is hoped by the new of
ficers that they will be able to suc
cessfully finance a trl-weekly paper.
Carl Outhank was the editor aud
Andrew Collier, the manager of the
Oregana, the Junior annual, this last
year. Their year oook wa me larg
est that ha ever been put out by
the students of the University, being
nearly two Inches thick. Although
live hundred expensive cuts were used
which brought the expense of the
publication to nearly $:l,OX), a small
dividend was returned to the class
from the advertising and sales of the
book. Their succes was o murkeil
with the year book that they were
selected to handle he Emerald for
the coming year In the student elec
tions last .May despite the opposition
from the meinlierH of the staff of the
Emerald who were In line for first
honors on the paper.
The Oregon Emerald has a circula
tlon of nearly a thousand. It In eut
to the alumni of the University
throughout the state and In all part
of the world. On the evenings of
publication. It Is carried to the door
step of the student. It wa charged
by the ilumnl In the last annual
meeting during commencement that
the student editors and reporter lie-
cameso engrossed In their own- little
world that they neglected to give
Hiitliclent space to new which was
of Interest to the alumni nubncrlbem.
I udge Slater of Salem, who In presi
dent of the University of Oregon
Alumni Association, was authorized
to appoint a committee of three to
advlne the editor an to the policy of
the paper and to look out for the In
terentn of the alumni. The alumni
stated that thpy desired to have
more news printed concerning the
serious w ork of the University and
lens space In the paper devoted to
athletic.
Messrs. S. 1'. Horn, and C. T. llen-
nett were transacting business In
Hood Klver lietween t rains. vesterday
afternoon. Bulletin.
RAILROADS TO
AIDJMPLOYES
The Harrliuuu railroad have
authorized the appointment of a
General Safety Committee, which
will consider ways aud means to
protect all employes against hazards
and accidents. Thl system ha an
absolutely clean record a to the
safety of It passenger during the
pant two yearn, having had no fatal
ity over It 20,000 miles of trackage.
Now, attention I to be given to the
thousands of men working for the
railroad In shops, yard and on train
crews. The men will be encouraged
to cull attention to Improvement
that might be made for their own
protection. Thin work has already
been started on the Oregon-Wash
ington Kallroad & Navigation Com
pany, and good result are looked
for Immediately.
MAZAMAS BREAK
CAMP AT HOOD
The camp tiren of the Mazamas
have been put out for this year and
the campers have returned to their
home. Thirty camper came down
from Mount Hood Monday and took
the local for Portland. The Mazam
as have been In charge of Mr. Francis
Benefiel of Portland, who has man
aged thin year' trip In a most suc
cessful manner. Some of the climb
ers stated that the hardest portion
of the mountain was at the upper
end of Cooper' Spur where the
mountain Is steep and the rocks lay
very loose. .o acciileut nave oc
cured thl year that have been fatal.
The registration books show that
101 registered at camp this year. It
Is thought that the Mazamas will
climb Mt. Kanier next year.
Horticultural Chatauqua
Fines Definite Date
Governor West Will Deliver Address--Lava Beds to
Be Scene of ActivitiesImportant Horticultural
Subjects Discussed
Be Among the Entertaining Features.
The Hood Klver Horticultural
Chautauqua 1 a sure go. In fact It
could not be otherwise with the
character of the personnel back of
the movement und on the several
committees.
The committee on ground ha se
lected the Lava Beit In the Upper
Valley us the site for holding the
first session of the meeting, and there
Is no spot more beautiful lying out of
door than thl ground.
The first meeting will be called to
order on August 22nd, at 2 o'clock
p. m. by Presldeut Ieslle Butler who
will deliver the addren of welcome
and to which Governor Oswald
West will make a response.
President Kerr of the O. A. C. will
deliver an addren lu the afternoon
on the subject "The Kelatlon of
Agricultural Colleges to Farmers."
The first evening program will lie
devoted entirely to music.
Dr. Wlthycotube will lecture on
the afternoon of August 2Mrd on the
subject "Diversified Farming an Ap
plicable to Hood Klver Orchurdlnts."
State Superintendent of School Al
derman will speak on the subject
"What Can Our Country School Do
Old Church
Now Being Dismantled
Riverside Congregational Church Congregation Hold
Last Service in Pioneer EdificeLocal History
ReviewedNew Stone Edifice to Be Dedicated
the First Sunday in September.
A large congregation gathered at
Klverstde church last Sunday morn
ing for the last service In the old
church. The Phllathea Class of young
ladles under the direction of Mrs.
W. H. McClulnof the Decoration com
mittee, had the building very appro
priately adorned In asparagus and
roses. The choir wa assisted by
Mis Bonnet who rendered a violin
solo. Itev. J. H. Hershner occupied
the pulpit with pastor Harris. The
pastor prefaced his sermon with the
following historical statement:
"Klverslde church was organized
April 29, lvjO In Blowers' Hall with
four members Geo. P. Crowell. who
was elected secretary, Mr. Anna
Mlddleton, and Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Heald.
The lot upon which the church
stand was deeded to the church by
the Townslte Company and was the
gift of E. L. Smith. The old building
wa dedicated July 12, 191. Its cost
was approximately 12100, f500 of
which was furnished by the Church
Building Society and a like sum given
by friends throughout the state.
Itev. F. M. Aunks served the church
a pastor together with the church
out In the valley until April 1S92. Itev.
H. F. Gilt began his pastorate In
July, 1892, was ordained and Install
ed on Sept. 20 and served until In
May. 1S94, for the munificent salary
of $ .TOO a year. Bev. J. L. Hersbner
Music and Vaudeville to
For Our Farmer." The evening will
be devoted to pulling off some high
class vaudeville stunt.
On the afternoon of the 24th, Frof,
Cordley of the O. A. C. will discuss
the sul ject of spraying and Samuel
Hill of good roads fame, will speak
on the subject of "Good Boads.
The evening will lie given over to
burlesquing regular vaudeville and
the committee promises the biggest
fun budget that has ever lieen open
ed In Hood Klver.
Arrangements have been made for
tent lu which to sleep and can lie
secured at a nominal cost. Board
ha also been provided for those who
do not care to do their own cooking.
Write to C. K. Marshall or Secretary
Scott of the Commercial club and
they will put you next to the whole
show.
C. N. Kavlln, P. S. Davidson, Ies-
lle Butler, V. C. Brock, A. I. Mason
J. II. Hellbronuer, W. N. Winter, G
E. Ferguson, Arthur Clarke and W.
E King constitute the program com
mittee. The Misses Nellie, Gertie and Kuby
Proctor were visitor In Hood Klver
last Monday from M osier.
pr7puck"
nerved the church for ten years be
ginning In Sept. 1x94. During hi
pastorate the church bad a large
growth. Beginning with a member
ship of 24 he left the pastorate with
a membership ot 99, not withstanding
the fact that 60 member were re
moved by death, letters and revision.
Itev. W. C. Gilmore came to the pas
torate In 1904 and served until Sept.
1910 when pastor Harris tegan his
work. The present membership Is
221. The 21 years will see the church
going Into ten times as good a build
ing with twenty times the member
ship." Mrs. Rose McCoy-Shelley of Carson,
Wash., was In Hood Klver over Sun
day to attend the closing service la
the church of which, she with ber
husband, the lamented Deacon Mc
Coy, were pioneer members. He
turned the first spadeful of eartb for
the building of the old church. Dea
con McCoy died In 1898. Mrs. Mc-Coy-Shelley
may well be denominat
ed the mother of Riverside church,
for, although not a charter member,
she was one of the earliest members
and as faithful and Influential as any
the church has bad.
The pastor's sermon was on the
power of man to create aod to give
to things a monumental value and
spoke of the new church as. a stone
taken from the hillside and erected
to witness the life and faltb of the
congregation, even as did the Eben
ezer of Old Testament fame.
The new building Is practically
complete. The dedication services
will be held Sunday morning Sept. 1.
There will be no services until then.
The pastor's vacation plans have
been upset by bis recent accident but
be will rest near by, as bis Injured limb
will permit.
At a meeting ot the committee ap
pointed by the trustees last Sunday,
Hans Hoerllne - will preside at the
pipe organ for the ensuing year.
The dismantling of the old church
was begun early Monday morning.
By vote of the church and trustees
the old bell was tendered to be used
for public purposes, Inasmuch as It
was provided by a popular subscrip
tion some years ago, provided the
city has use there for.
BULGARIAN CITIZEN
GOESJO SALEM
M. Topobsky, a native ot Bulgaria,
was examined by the county health
commission Saturday and the con
dition of the gentleman warranted
the commission to have htm cared
for by the state for a term. The man
ha been working as a section baud
at VIento and It Is stated that be en
tertained constant fears that some
one was on bis trail to take bis life.
He reported that he had relatives In
Illinois, but It was with difficulty
that Information could be secured.
Feast for Valley People.
The fine stock of general mercban
dlse, consisting of dry goods, hard
ware, paints, shoes, drugs, groceries.
etc.. now iH'lng unpacked In the Mt.
Hood Hotel Anex Building at First
& Oak 1 the W. S. Grlbble stwk from
Mt. Hood Oregon. It I In the hand
of Special Appralsor C. F. William
son of Portland, and will be put on
sale commencing Saturday, Augunt
3. Mr. Harry Simon, also of Port
land, acting n sales manager. It
will be well to look over the big ad
on page for an Idea of the bargain
offered under the circumstance. It
Is hardly likely that Hood Klver val
ley people will have another such
opportunity very soon for buying
staple good at such big reductions.
TWO HONOR MEN
MAKE ESCAPE
Hood Klver county I shy two
more cltuens tu the is-rsoim of John
Miller and Henry Hoffman, who
were helping to build the utoiini-
blle road from Portland to Hood
Klver. The men left camp Tuesdnv
evening and left their honor behind
tlietu. Thl make three men who
have chc a tied from the Hhellrork
amp thl season. It I perauiueil
that the escMs- are headed townrd
Hood Klver. The train are heln
watched ami the nvenues ut mt nim
are closely guarded.