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G THE HOOD RIVER NEWS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14. 1912 JURY DISAGREES IN TRIAL OF AUTOIST Numerous arrest of alleged speed er recently lent unusual Interest tn tin- t rial of m mi liii.val before J us tlce A. '. 1 nt-k mi Friday. The case w mm concluded shortly after imnii mill early In tin' evening tin jury was discharged, 1 1 t lit. vine t'it'11 nlili- tn agree mi a verdict The case III ! reheard, probably thU week. Hepnt.v I'lstrlet Attorney .John ISakcr, who prosecuted Jt he cane In U half of the state, suggested that n Jury composed nf automobile o ners be chosen Innr.liTtliat there might lie no charge unto the jury being prejudiced. The jury , a accepted by lint li partle. Included Mayor K. O Hlanchar. O. M. ltaker, V. .1. Itaker, .lameM lngalls, Harry II. Hallt-y and .1. V. Copt-land. All but one were owner of nutomohlle. Koyiil wan arrested for speeding on . I illy .".1. ThU wn his second al leged offense. Heputles H.irt and Hunt testified for the mate that they took I loyal- speed with anelectrical (lev! e nt a point on the enmity road just south nf l.nlian creek bridge and that he wan traveling lietween ."I."! ami VA miles an hour. In the atito with Koyal were Kd (oz.t.l. John Hutson an M. V. Woodhurn. Ml testllied that they watched the speedometer closely throughout the trip and that It never reentered In excess of I'.'i inileM hu hour. There w an o( her conflict ing teftlmony. Witnesse for the defense testified that thev slowed Cash Grocery Some of Our Prices This Week 15 lbs. best Fruit Sugar for $1.00 2 cans Jersey Queen Milk for 15c 3 cans Carnation and Libby Milk for 25c Diamon, Crown and High Flight Flour, sack .-$1.45 Per Barrel $5. GO Special Prices on Fruit Jars Mason Pts. 55c, Qts. 65c, Half G., S5c Economy Pts. 85c, Qts. $1.10, HalfG. $1.40 Shrams--Pts. 75c, Qts. 85c, HalfG. $1.30 COME TO US FOR BARGAINS L. H. HUGGINS Horses Wintered DON'T send your team to eastern Oregon to winter and get a skeleton back that isn't fit to handle your spring work. Keep it here in the valley where vou can see it at any time and see what good shape it is in. It will not cost you much more. We have just put up some of the finest jrrain; timothy and alfalfa hay in the Upper Valley. We have a Liy stock barn and are prepared to care for a number of teams during" the winter. We are making up our list now. If you want your team well cared for this win ter, you had better write or 'phone for terms at once IVES &, FREY, Ml. Hood, Ore. 'Phone Odell 268 FUN AMUSEMENT INFORMATION INSTRUCTION The Annual Wasco -Hood River County Fair will be held at The Dalles, October i, 2, 3 and 4, 1912 This Exhibition will comprise horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, farm products, fruit, flowers, merchandise, machinery, manufactures, woman's work, art, children's exhibits of art and Kardenintf, speed contests, novel attractions and entertainments that will tickle you very muchly. Come and have the best time of your life and vou will live fiftv years longer. DON'T FORGET THE DATE. JUDD S. FISH, Secretar Tremiums 1500.00 Haces 3000.00 Land for Sale On account of Heirs we must sell thirty-three acres of the Foss estate. Joins city limits. Fine view Iddrcss F. L. II. S. E. BARTMESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer KSTAIiLI.SH ED IS VKAKS C-IOOO RIVER, OREOON i dowu to eight mile an hour In pass j Inn team and that they passed nn ' teaniM at the point w here their p;-ed waM tested. Witnesses f r the pl.iln- tiff, on the other hand, t. sillied that the auto passed t wc point. rigs a t t hat i tiehalf of the defendant, w ho Is a I driver on the Mt. Mood auto state. As this was la tin' nature nf a text case there was considerable Interest Inn the part nf autoinoMle owners and the courtroom was crowded during the progress of the case. The jury stood live to one for ne )iilttal. TRAIN DOORS CLOSED TO PROTECT PASSENGERS Iteferring to the criticism that not all the vestibules of limited trains passing through llnod liiver are opened and that passengers are thereliy Inconvenienced. .1. II. Fred ricy, local agent, states that there Is a reason for this practice and that It Is done to protect the passengers. Were this tint done, says Mr. Fred rlcy, many passengers going to way points betweeu Hood Kiver and Portland might board one of these trains and In greatly Incoiivenieiiced when they learned that no stops were made, lly Interviewing each passenger this possibility is removed. It Is also necessary, he ex plains. In order to prevent day coach passeii gerM from hoarding the Pullmans and causing confusion. The practice I similar to that in the larger sta tions where each passenger has to show his ticket lief i ire lieing passed on to the platform. Care 11. H. JVeUfs MASON EXPLAINS GRANGE ROAD BILLS IMitur. Hood Klver New: Vuii have nuked me to write an nr tick' telling why the voter of Ore- 1111 should support theState Orange initiative road bill. Though our state 1m now 3:1 yearn old ami stand iiiiiMiualli'd by an.v other Mate In the union In many linen of Industry, and especially political reforms, yet she In far lieliind In giving to her citizen lawn that will enalile them to luilld U'lt-T rural highway. To right this wrong llu state ( run ge of Ore ;cn I now Initiating two read 1I1Im which we Itelleve are worthy of the careful tftndy and earnet mipport of every voter In Oregon. At our last sc-mrul election the votem of Oregon aid by a majority of over 1VMM that they were willing to let each county vote It own bonds for the building of permanent roa.U. Jacknon county voted f.KK), (ihi bond last year, but the bond would not xell ItecHiixe the court de elded the election was Illegal; there wan no legal power for calling a Hperlal election. Hut the court' de cImIoii hIwo Maid that had the bond been voted at a general election they would have lieeti legal, hence we ti 11 1 ourMelveM In u perplexed con dition audit U a cane of Mcif prcMer vation for the taxpayer. We Mhould nij'l iniiwt have nn enabling act that will give to the people the power to control their own bond Immiic and the expenditure of the money derived therefrom. Our two grunge road bllUarethe outgrowth of a long and compli cated battle, covering a period of mIx j earn, to Mecure better road for the fanner of Oregon. At the laMt three Mtate leglxlutureti we have failed to Mecure any good road legislation once by failure to paM the senate and twice by thereto of two gov ernors. The battle from the start to the present Is not whether we need better road in Oregon, but rather to secure a law or Met of law that will give them to ua without placing the whole road problem Into a polit ical machine. If we are to build good road for the farmer of Oregon and at the same time ak them to help pay for them, we believe that they Mhould have a voice In some of the esMen tlals, especially a to those pertain ing to the Melectlng of road to be Improved, the material to be used and how their cost fhall Ik met. Oregon! purely democratic In her administration of all legislation, and why make an exception of road leg islation? The grange road bill place the whole power in the hands of the peo- ' pie. They at, ply t,ie Initiative and referendum to the whole road prob lem. If the majority of the people In any county desire to bond and build road the bill give them the right to select th'ise road nnd name the con ditions relative to the issue and pay ment of those bond, and, most Im portant of all, they throw around! both the money and construction j I safeguards which prevent either the I j county court or the Htate high wiy I I engineer from overriding the wishe j of the voter. I ! My dear reader, don't believe all I i 'am telling you without Investlga- ; tlon, but study our grange road bill carefully and If there I anything in J i them you cannot understand or to which you are opposed, write me j personally and 1 will endeavor to answer and remove all obstacles. Our road bill were framed by and ! fort lie farmer. We (farmer do not desire to dictate to tiie city taxpay ers what material shall be used on their street or what street are to be Improved with their money, I neither do we aU such dictation! from anyone. How many voter In ! our cities would want a law giving! the city the power to Issue street1 bond, place the money Into the hand of three street commissioner and say to them: "Here I the money, i select your street, name the ma-! terlal to be used ami we will pay the! bills." Vet thl I exactly what the1 I'orth.nd Harmony'?) and the Med-1 ford Home Unlet?) road hill propose , to do for the farmer of Oregon I All they ask ns to d ) Is to pay the bills and pray for what we want. Willamette Valley Farms ! i In l.ane County, Oregon. I Fruit and Borry Farms Truck Farm Dairy Farm Stock Farm Ganor at Farming Writ for It4Hriptive Lint and l.itratur IfMing th won'tfrful rwoiirrin of Ine County, Oniron J. E. THOMAS I CO. Cottage Grovt, Ore. r. i. i WKi nv Mutual lnurnr at 0 Vrr Ont nf OUI I. In Kate h'irm Inmiranra on Kuildinica In Omitm of OmatrurtKm, Kr. N'rTARY prHl.ir l,M TM NFt'lHTI. The people of Oregon are not In that mood at present. If they are to pay the bill they will demand a voice In the expenditure of the money. The grange road bill give them this power. Hut our opponent tell u our bill, especially our bonding act, are too cumberMome; that they are lnopera tlve and will never give uany lietter road. Again let me appeal to you to study them. I might add that they have leeu carefully tttudled by their framers and mime of the let legal talent In the state ha assisted In perfecting them. If they are weak In any single point we are ready to be shown; the fact I, they are a little too strong on point of Interest to those who are doing the most squirming. It dm examine the bonding act and see If It I very cumbersome and complicated. Fifty registered voters sign it petition asking the county court to notify each road supervisor to call a mas meeting In their re spective road district. At till meeting the voter discus the pro poed plan and representative cltl ren are elected a delegate to go to a county road meeting which I nothing else than a county legisla ture with certain dellued power g We Show a beautiful and full line of Buggies and Spring Wagons. We have several Studebaker vehicles on hand and a big line of John Deere goods. If a large and varied line of goods meets your approval, then we merit your patronage. 3 It is no trouble for us to show our goods, and we are always delighted to have you call. I Our prices are consistent with the goods we offer, showing us only a fair margin of profit. A great many Orchard ists have use for a CIDER IVfl D L L which will convert their waste into profit. A Cider Mill does not require much of a cash outlay, and will save its price to you in short order. We have three sizes in stock. Call and inspect them, or send for descriptive circular. IMPLEMENT COMPANY glvu It upon which to legislate. These representative must delttier ate carefully, for their act must go before the people twice before they liecou.it effective; Ifrst they must be endorsed by live per cent of the reg istered voter liefore the county court I compelled to call a special election, and second, their act must be ratllied by a majority of the voter of the county before they be come H law. The only difference be tween the act of thi county road meeting anil of our state legislature I that the act of the former must be referred to the people, while the act of the latter may or may not. You Davenport Wagons The Wagons with the Roller Hearings - have been in use in Hood River Valley for several years, and have not shown a single defect. They are the lightest running wagon that is made. All steel even the wheels. A wagon that will last you a lifetime. Space will not permit a detailed description of them, but if you will call or send us a postal card, we will mail you a catalogue which will be of great interest to you. SEND will observe that our bill provide for voting bond only nt special election. We do not Itelleve It wle to have a bond lne at a general election, where all Mud of political log rolling may lie used either to de feat or carry a bonding proportion. There I nothing complicated In our proposed road bills; thy are simple, fair and Just, and If they ever become a law will give the farmer of Oregon a chance to get road from their farm to their market center without having to cater to the w lhe of any set of road politician. A. I. Mason. To be concluded In next lstie. NOW Tilt New tell It nil.