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- J.-t jorson Historical SofiMjA' THE HOOD RIVER N"KWS Highest Grade Job Vrinting A d xJc rtts c rs Get 'Result j VOLUME 8, NUMBER 32 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YE Mi Chautauqua Boosters Meet With Success Ilverybody is Planning to Attend the Sessions of the horticultural Chautauqua to Be Meld at the Lava Beds Park--Big Programs Have Been Arranged For Each Day. Everybody's Doln' It, Doln' What?" Thi' Chautauqua Trot. You Just us well get this Into your noodle fast and furious. The committee who Iiiim In charge tin ilitiiH tun) ar rangements for the big horticultural cliftiitaiiijuii meeting that Is to lit Indd at tin' I ,ii vn Iteds park will be around to see you, and you just an widl "trot" that pencil out of your vest pocket and sign up for your lierth and tlien "trot" tlu "where with" out of your blue Jeans pocket us an evidence of your faith lieeause the committee Is composed of "stay ers." Well, from the way that every one h signing up to take a tent, etc., It appears that there will be fully lDOO on the ground to enjoy the sev eral program that have been ar ranged for the occasion. They are coming from the Mouth, east, north and went and what a time everyone will have In sitting round the camp (Ire meeting old frleiidH and forming the acquaintance of your neighbors In the valley. Don't forget that Governor West will he then-on the li rut day of the session and deliver an address, and from the time that the opening ad dress of weleome Ih made by Presl dent l-eslle Ilutler to the close of the session there will not be a dull minute scheduled. Everything ban been arranged for the comfort and convenience of those who may desire both bed and board to be furnished oa the ground. Well, we'll see you later. The evening festivities will take place In a natural amphitheatre hid den away In the cool depths of the forest. A t the niKx of the circle are t wo Immense sugar pine, w hich will form a natural proscenium arch for the stage. The oK'ii air auilitorlum will be canopied with electric lights, while the stage will be madebrllllant with foot lights, border lights and all the other llllmtnatlng feature that go to make up a real stage. The grounds committee, consisting off. K. Marshall, chairman, George I. Sargent, John Mohr and G. D. Wood worth, Man completed all the detail regarding the arrangements of the ground. Tents will be fur nlHhed In two sizes, with two and four cots. ThoMe who dcwlre to use their own tents, can ship them to 1'arkdale where they will be taken charge of by the committee and WEST MAKES PLEA FORJIilSONEnS Defending his policy of trusting prlMouerM on road work tin guarded and declaring that It win not fair to the wives and children of prim mere to hold them responsible for the wrongdoings of the malefactors, (iovernor Oswald Went of Oregon, at a luncheon tendered In his honor by the Itolse Commercial Club made an Impassioned plea for a change In the method of treating convict, and said that by putting the men upon their honor and lining their labor to build permanent minlwnjn, both the Mtate and the convicts were benefit ted. Waxing humorous, (iovernor Went Maid "The best class of laborers on our prlMon built road work Ih that couipoMcd of horse thleven who have been apprehended In Eastern Oregon, an theMe men know how to handle the lealiiH on the work, while the coiivIcIh from the weMtern portions of the Mtate cannot handle one horse let alone two or four or eight. We alMo have a good supply of safe cracker who from their famillartly with exploHlven come In handy an dynamite hnndlcrM on road work." ( iovernor Went also touched upon thciicHtlon of the formation of a highway commlHHlon under whose dliecllon the Hindu of Oregon may be bull! and said that an effort would be made at the next legislative scs h I hi to obtain the cri'allon of such a commission. "During the pant year and n half" Mali) the (iovernor, "11 sum In excess of $ll,0tHI,U00 has been Mpent In road making In ( regon and of till amount not more than one third linn been expended to advant age ami tld'' amount under the sup ervision of a highway engineer." erected nt a small charge, Junt sufll cleiit to cover t he exact font of trans portation and labor. Those who prefer to establish their own camps must apply to the Grounds commit tee for space. The Commissary committee, con sisting of Prof. C. I). Thompson, Frank E. Deem, II. E. Conuawuy, .1. E. Ferguson and John It. Putnam, have made arrangements with the Ladles' Aid Society of Parkdale, who with the aid of a professional caterer will furnish all meals at a straight charge of fifty cents a meal. The menu for breakfast will consist of fruit, cereal, eggs, ham and bacon, hot cakes, toast, coffee, tea and milk. The luncheon menu Includes salads, relishes, three kinds of cold meats, boiled and fried potatoes, dessert, tea, coffee, milk and fresh fruit. For supper, salad, olives, pickles, green onions, two kinds of hot meats, three kinds of fresh vege tables, (grown In the L'pper Valley) dessert, tea, coffee, milk, cake, cheese anil fruit. The musical program for the first night alone Insures the success of the encampment. Those who have con sented to participate Include Mrs. Payton S. Davidson, Mrs. Charles llenney, ( )tto Wedemeyer, .1. Adrian Epplng, Mrs. Frank E. Deem, Miss Kva Iirock, Italph Root, .1. A. Wuest, Clarence Gilbert. Marry chandler, and John Dover, the celebrated cor netlst of Portland. What promises: to be the feature number of the Initial program will be t he trio composed of Mrs. David son, Mrs. Deem and Mrs. llenney, with Mlsslirock at the piano, and four violins. The second night will lie devoted entirely to vaudeville with such well known feature acts as Clarke and (illbert. Carroll and Kelly, A. W Kahles, In his Inimitable Hebrew characterization; Dorthv Fpplng In her Isadora Duncan dance; Con stance Henderson. Illuminated chit. swinging; theShubert trio; the l'p per Valley Quartette; John Golds, berry, monologue. The encampment will go cut In a blaze of hilarity on the last night wit li a program of burlesque vaude ville, concluding with a mliistn show. The latter, from present Indi cations will prove a most lifting-ell max to the whole joyous occasion. On the ends will be Mrs. Ilennev and Mrs. Davidson, Arthur Clarke and i apt. Aid mill, witti v . I. King as Interlocuter. The balance of this black face aggregation will Include Mrs. Deem. Constance I IcinlerMon, J . Ailralu Epplng. Clarence (illbert and Messrs. Osgood and Wilbur, with Albert Crocker as musical director. LOCALPHYSTCIAN FILES ANSWER Throuuh his attorneys, Jesse Stearns of Portland, and Judge A. J. Derby of this city. Dr. F. C. liros lus, who was made defendant In the suit tiled by Percy Adams for neglect of duty, has filed his answer to the complaint alleging that the plain tiff's complaint does not state facts sullliietit to constitute a cause of action. CHUG WAGON FAILS TO TOOT HORN Several complaints have come to the News olllce that auto drivers are not careful enough about tooting their hdriis when coming up behind teams. Especially Is this true with those who drive In covered rigs. II Is stated that when the occupants hear the coming of the machine that they do not know which way to t urn to give t he nut o t he road. Miss Helen Teal Inula narrow escape re cently from becoming a party to a runaway. The nuto coming up be hind her buggy failed to toot the horn, and as she heard the noise of the machine she turned to let tl.e nuto go by, ami In turning came to the same side of (he road that the auto was taking. The horse dashed fast, and furious and It wan only through expert driving that a mix up was averted. DOORS ARE CLOSED; TRAVELERSJOMPLAIN Many complaints have been heard from passengers who travel over the O..W. K. & N. on account of the fact that many of the car doors are closed on the trains when they urrlve nt the station and passengers do not know which way to go to get ou. It has been stated that If the doors were opeu opposite the depot passen gers could get ou and go through the cars to the day coach or to the pullmans. It U a common occurance to see the passengers start for the rear end of the train with the lug gage and when they get to the por ters they ure sent back to the first coach In the front to get on. This has become a great nuisance with the traveling public. It must be stated to the credit of Conductor Ilogan thut he always announces to the passengers which way to go to get aboard the day coach RURAL CONFERENCE JOBE HELD A rural conference that will deal with all phases of farm life will be held at the Oregon Agricultural Col lege this fall. Dates have not been set yet, due to desire to avoid pos sible conflicts with other state gath erings. The farm home will be studied at the coming conference. It Is ex pected to have excursions run from various parts of the state, bringing representative farmers lu large num bers. Experts on rural problems will talk and teachers and clergy men will give suggestions as to how country life may be made more pleas ant nnd profitable. The gathering Is being arranged by Prof. Kalph D. Hetzel, director of ex tension at the college and he hopes to make It comprehensive lu scope and expects the results will be help ful. SUNDAY PREACHES TOJIG CROWD Hilly Sunday, the baseball evange list, preached at the Methodist church last Sunday morning to a large crowd. Me took for his text t he same words that had been used by preachers lu this pulpit on the two Sundays previous. There was not hitig of sameness In the sermon, however. Pulpit etiquette, aesthetic phraseology and clerical nicety are thrown to the winds ly 'Hilly" and he wades Into the "bunch" with sword unsheathed and after his cli matic peroration one can usually count a half dozen bleeding scalps hanging from his girdle. Ifany one would squeal when he gets landed on by the pulpiteer the next volley would be doubly charged with steel pointed, acrimonious, adamantine alliterations. OREGON FLAG P0LE LARGEST IN WORLD Oregon has contributed the tallest Mag pole In the world to the Pana-nia-Pacific Exposition. The stick measures L'l'.'i feet In height nnd was sent to the Astoria Centennial last summer. The pole was stowed in a log raft and taken to San Francisco. Portland people have promised a flag ."idxluo feet In size, to fly from this big staff. 1 v s u QnintKnft Floods In the cosl district of Pennsylvania sail West Milium cost sity ..r mere Inos. ureal ihinuige U-liu.- done nt I uiontnwn. PieWS OnapSIlOIS ,.a jftmM v. Wadsworth. Jr., announced his cuulldacy for the Keptibllcnn n.miin.iti. n for Kinern..r of New ork KuqsTor flf lhl Wfpl MubMihlto of Japsn was said to be dying and Crown Prince "shitilt. n iilso 111. Justice Kooch. nt White Plains. N Y.. Ul IIIC " CC decided that Harry Thaw is Inenne and must remnln In the M.ittenwnn asxlntn. Deputy Police i omu.isstoner Ioiilisrty of New York declnrtii Mint he helleved pollre were concerned In the murder of Herman liosentlinl, the gambler. He also asked ivliee everywhere to look for and arrest five men for the murder, hidi'dlng (1) I -on In Marks, f2i Harry IKxvwIti nnd Qi) Krauk Muller. HEIGHTS TEAM LOSES AGAIN Ky every rule of the game Hood Klver Heights should have won the ball game Sunday with the Meier & Frank team of Portland. GUI for Hood Klver pitched class A ball, and It It was for lack of sup port In the Infield that the locals lost the game. The, Heights' t wirier had 12 strikeouts to his credit as against seven for Harlow of Portland, and GUI had the visitors beat at every angle. The fifth Inning was both the lucky and unlucky one for the locals, as It was lu this Inning that Hood Klver made Its only score and nt the same time tore off three fatal errors hund Tunntng that gave Portland another one spot. Hood Klver should have had three scores In the fifth If Davis could have seen the pill Id time to slam out for Just a single. With the bases full It Is beart-reudlng to see a fellow fan out and retire the side. Portland scored In the first and fifth and Hood IMver scored one In the fifth, winding the game up by a score of 2 to 1. Well, boys, here's hoping that you may get even with the Weonus next Sunday. Hut take It from the sport ing editor, you will need to quit striking at those high ones. Apple Buyers Place Large Orders Early Davidson Pruit Company Books Orders for Five Cars for Early Shipment to Alaska--South America Will Eat Hood River Spitz and Newtowns for First Time. The market for the standard va rieties of apples will be very active at the opening of the season from the present outlook. It Is safe to state that local ship pers are reclevlng more Inquiries from buyers In the eastern states and abroad concerning apple prices and delivery dates this year than In any previous season. The Davidson Fruit Company now has orders on file for the shipment of live cars of early fruit to Alaska points. The Alaska market Is first In the field for Its annual quota of AUTO DRIVERS CAUGHTJPEEDING That Hood Klver county Is surely apprehending Its proportion of nuto speeders is apparent from a review of the court records. County Speed Officer Hart brought in seven addi tional names last week to be placed on the list for exceeding the 2."-tn11e per hour speed limit on the county roads. The following names were reported und the accused plead guil ty In each case and wi re assessed the minimum fine by Judge liuck: Ned Van Horn, Win. Clark, l!oy Hrock, Chas. Hall. Osmond Koynl, Kay Evans and N. W. Hone. I.uciau Car son was apprehended for speeding his motorcycle. The rport of the timekeeper In the Koval case shows that he was going faster than ;!2 miles per hour In pas-'ng teams. i nt i Ik 6 3. -'3 r I 1 1 ' rKV- I iff I .3Kcik r mv-w- isuabzu. i . WIFE'S PLEA FOR Margaret E. Henderson was tin. sHccessful In her effort to force her husband, John E. Henderson, a law yer of Tillamook, formerly of Hood Klver and Portland, whom she Is suing for divorce, to pay her money as temporary alimony and for at torney's fees. Circuit Judge Ganten beln ruled that the matter should lie decided by the trial judge. In her complaint Mrs. Henderson charges that her husband's affec tions have again centered upon Marian E. Henderson, a wife who divorced him about three years ago. She further charges that the defend ant wrote an ardent love letter to a school teacher und sent with It a valuable gift, and that he has been guilty of other misconduct. Anoth er allegation Is that he has trans ferred his property for the purpose of placing It beyond her reach. Henderson's attorneys made a showing that he had given his wife a house and lot worth between f .'tOtiO and f iKJOO and personal proper ty worth about a similar sum. At torney C. M. Idleman, representing Mrs. Henderson, admitted this to be a fact, but said that at present she Is unable to raise anything on the property to defruy living expenses. Oregonlan. Hood Klver apples. It will be nec essary to pick the fruit quite green for the northern shipment. When the Davidson Fruit Company shipped the first apples to the frozen north It was as an experiment, but the prop er boxing of the fruit with Iron bands securely fastened at either end of the box, has Insured safe delivery and the market has become permanent. Manager Wllmer Sleg of the Hood Klver Apple Grower's I'nlon reports from the east that he has found a good market In South America for the Hood Klver product and accord ingly has taken au order for shipment to this foreign port. It Is evident that the market will be commensurate with the quality of the goods, and it behooves every grower to guard with vigilance the quality of every apple that goes Into the box If he will serve his liest Inter est. OREGON APPLES ARE IN DEMAND So great has the demand become In foreign markets for choice Oregon apples that William Crossley came all the way from Liverpool to this city to try to arrange for the pur chase of part of the II'IJ crop In this section of the state. He was here jesterday for that purpose. Cross ley Is president of the firm of D. Cross ley & Sons, wholesale dealers In New York, London, Liverpool and Glas gow says an Albany dispatch. !i r4ltr'.TW" -ssi--ft-?W. JL .. iooo at unKjmuwn r a i. Murder Suggested by Body of Man Discovered in Mills Near City-Laundry Mark on Shirt Collar Leads to IdentityDeceased Remained for Night in City.-Registers Prom Washington, D. C- The body of W. G. Dunwoode was found a few hundred feet back from Hood river near the Pacific Power & Light company's dam, Sunday with a bullet hole In his skull. If It Is a case of suicide the pistol with which he did the work was found by his side w hich Is a 32 caliber and had three empty chamlsrs. The hole In the head, however, Is much larger and It Is thought by some that the man might have been lured to this place and killed nnd then the smaller revolver laid by his side. Kuy Ovlatt discovered the body while lu company with Ed Carter and others making u roundup of coyotes that had been causing trouble In the neighborhood. Ovlatt was scared conMlderable when he came suddenly upon the body. The body appeared to have been drawn back under a large rock and In a sort of cave. Coyotes had eaten all the flesh from the body. Hair remaining on the head indicates that he had brown hair. A blue serge suit cov ered the body which had ls?en con siderably torn by the wild beasts. A black derby hat, purchased at the store of Huffum & Pendleton of Port land, was lying close by and he wore a pair of good shoes. It was not until Monday after noon that the body was Identified. A laundry mark, 44!tl, found on the shirt collar of the deceased, was the means of his Identification. The hotel register at the Oregon hotel lnlcates that on September 11, lull, W. G. Dunwoode registered there from Washington, I). C, and remained over night. The following day It was noticed that he had not returned to his room anil his room wan left unmolested by the proprie tors for several days thinking that the stranger would return. How ever, later the personal effects of the roomer were gathered up and placed Into his suit case and stored away. In searching for clues that would lead to the Identity of the deceased. HEIGHTS TO TRY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP The Hood Klver Heights baseball ttam has played a good article of ball this seasou and the fans are per fectly satisfied with the record made by the locals during the season. There has not been a single team that has played with the Hill boys that has had a walk away. They have all been aw are of the fact that they had been in a game of ball when they got through. Next Sunday will lie the big day for the boys. All of the regulars will be back into line ahd they will meet the Portland Weonas at ! o'clock In the afternoon to try f r the ama teur championship of the state. The W eonas are the fastest aggregation In Portland. Every fan should be on hand to toot for the home team and help the liovs to win. J. I f!l. A V 4 ' V I the effects In the suit case were ex 'amlnednnd It was discovered that the laundry mark on the shirt collar found on the body tallied with the ; laundry mark ou the effects In hU suitcase. Among other things he had a set of military hair brushes that had a monogram, W. G. I)., en ! graven on them. A pair of white : knee trousers and a blue waist, such , as are used by foot racers were found among his effects. Nothing, however, to Indicate the address of ' friends or relatives could be found. LIGHT COMPANY FILES SUIT The Pacific Power & Light com pany, through Its attorneys, John A. Lalng and H. W. strong of Port land, has filed suit against the Gl bralter Development company, John H. Kolierg and Emma Kot?rg of Hood Klver, to condemn a 40-foot strip of land across a ten-acre tract owned by the latter company for the purpose of erecting a light and power line to connect with the large cable that will cross the Columbia, river and connect the Hood Klver plant with the plant at Husum. The com pany expects to bring the cable across and anchor near the Stanley rock. RANCHER INSTALLS WIRELESS STATION Willard Day, of White Salmon, a son of W. II. Day. state organizer of the Y. M. ('. A., with headquarters In Portland, who owns a ranch on Purdoin Heights, has installed a wireless receiving station on the mountain. Part of his apparatus was made by himself. He also owns an amateur station In Portland nnd expects to be able to communicate between the two stations In the future. The new law governing wireless grants amateurs the privi lege of installing sending apparatus of certain wave lengths after they have taken out a regular license Which Is free to applicants If they are within the law. MRS. BEN1LEY ENTERTAINS CORPS On Wednesday of last week many members of the Woman's Kcllef Corps met at the' home of Mrs. Kent, ley for one of their enjoyable socials. A picnic dinner, to which all pres ent did justl.'e. was served on the lawn under the big oaks. Afterward, fancy work, the ques tion of the new library and other tiling of lnter't came up for discus sion. We i;re sorry to lose Mrs. Stelnhoff, who has been an active member In t lie i 'orps f' -r cars. Mrs. I'eiitlev is a delight fill hostess and those who were absent surely regret missing tie- octasloti. A. K. TROUBLES AND TRIALS OF MUNICIPALITIES W li. il V'U I rg lir-t put ill a water system the one mistake made was In building a reservoir of Inadequate capacity. uihI the same grievous mls t ikelias l.een made over .ni l over i,'i: a, wh.-n gn. 1 money has been spent la attempts to Increas ir water supply In tie w eel "liy n ml by " w e sh.i 11 le 'pe that e w lierg will I w l-e to the .'tu nlon an, dull I ti reer,.!r f ! - it wl'l -Lire up water w bile w e ;, , (, Ih" city lias riser V, ill's ell ..II.: ' ( I he 1-htUll Cllplle. Ill .'l!l'',l !l I r I p h i I e. i'.V I "te .f I la lo SJ I h" people ,,f l.'lk"l ! W 'ef "I I I the '','" t4f it leue! ..-ue li Inst all a sanitary u t -1 1 . o.li.f li iiiliing the t, mil's ,.,., Many . f the m,,it ardent frli-mU of i sewer -ostein vote.l against tl. in. "i-ni'" be.- a use , ,f 1 1 faulty wa.ri big i 1 1 1 the 1 1 1 h r hand there v. , r iii iiiv iilescat ag tins! the meaM ii re at the suggestion of some of tl,.. arg.-r property owners