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Oregon Historical Society. THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Highest Grade Job Vrinting Advertisers Get Kcsalts HOOD RIVER, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1913 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 12 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR Burglars Get Valuable Booty from Pooley Home Silverware and Jewelry Secured During Owner's Ab sence Is Recovered When Gang of Boy Burglars Is Captured In PortlandLoot Valued at $5,000 Is Found In Their Possession. Burglars entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pooley on State street during their recent absence In Port land and stole Jewelry and silverware worth about $1,000. The burglary was discovered Friday when Mr. Pooley came from Portland. A peculiar part of the burglary was the act that the first artlchs whose loss was discovered was a large plumed hat belonging to Mrs. Pooley. She had asked her husband to take It to her in Portland. He could not find it, the burglars evidently having taken It along with their other loot. Sheriff Johnson and Marshal Lewis were notified and it was learned that the burglary had "been committed by two young men, 19 and 20 years old. who were captured In Portland Thura- day after having committed a number of similar crimes there. They had with them when taken loot worth $5000. Mr. Pooley returned to Port land Friday In hopes of identifying some of the stolen goods. Entrance was gained to the Pooley house here by means of the kitchen door. The officers declared It to have been the work of amateurs as a quan tity of valuable silverware had been left and what was taken included con siderable that bore the Pooley mono gram. This would have made It diffi cult for rhe burglars to have disposed of It without detection. Marshal Lewis had seen the two young men while they were here and after they had loafed around town for a few days he gave them orders to get out. They then went to Portland where they committed a number of burglaries, assisted by a third mem ber of the gang. Their operations there ara believed to cover score ol recent early evening and afternoon burglaries. They were captured after George II. Lewis of 645 East Oak street, one of their victims, had traced them to their homen. They are David Curtis of 455 East Ankeny street, and William Shadrirk, living at the Bel more Hotel, whose parents reside In University Park. Both are reform school students. One of fhe two made a confession In which he placed blame for the bur glarles of the home of Lewis, the home of C. Fallas, at 400 Clay street, and the Pooley home here, upon him self and companion. Other burglaries he refused to confess, although the operations In the houses burglarized Indicate that others of similar moth- WILL ENTERTAIN OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS At the Woman's Club last Wednes day, March 12, the ladies enjoyed a very pleasant affair, Mrs. Whitehead having charge f the program. The following numbers were given: Mrs. Truman Butler, vocal solo, accompan ied by Miss Maude Carlisle; reading by Mrs. C. II. Jenkins on "Theory of Art; "a piano selection by Mrs. Sin clair; a paper by Mrs. J. W. Laraway entitled "The Sculptor," and read by Mrs. Charles Castner. The plans for raising funds for the State Federation to be held here next October were finally decided on. This will be done by taxing each member two dollars to help defray expenses besides which each member who is so situated is asked to entertain one or more guests In their home during the session which will last three days. At the next meeting, March 26, the Club will have as guests members of the Underwood and White Salmon Clubs. About 50 ladies are expected, weather permitting. It was voted at the last meeting to limit city attend ance to members only In order to ac commodate the large crowd. Each member of the Hood River Club Is asked to wear a badge of the club colors, green and while, with a carl attached bearing her name. ' A Shakespeare program by Mrs. Allen Todd president of the Portland Shakespeare Study Club, and Mrs. E. E. Rend, a prominent member, and two mtislcl numbers will make a delight ful afternoon. Every member of the local club Is urged to be present to assist, as hostesses and to enjoy this unusual program. ods In the past month are also their work. Lewis' home was robbed Saturday afternoon, and one of the two arrested told Lewis, after the capture, how they "hung around" until they saw the last member of the family leave, and then entered the place. They took a suitcase belonging to Lewis, and In It a quantity of-clothes, Jewelry and personal possessions. Lewis picked up a trail of his stolen possessions In a pawnshop, and from It traced the boys. Unbalked by the fact that the de tectives took little stock In his dis coveries, Lewis kept on, and at the address given in the pawnbroker's list came upon one of the young men. Then with Petectives Molony and Hammersley, he stayed In the house five hours until the other young man came in early next morning. Doth were charged with vagrancy, and held in the jail until further trac ing of their operations can be done. Both young men are of good families. Mr. Pooley succeeded in recovering practically all of the stolen goods. FIND MOUNT HOOD ONCE HAD RIVAL An intensely interesting announce ment from the geological point of view was made public for the ' first time yesterday by the U. S. Geological Survey In the following bulletin: The highest mountain in Oregon is Mount Hood, 11.225 feet above sea level. Compared with Mount Whitney to the south in California and Mount Rainier, to the north in Washington, each rising well above 14,000 feet, Mt. Hood does not appear as a skyscraper. However, according to the geologists of the United States Geological Sur vey and other authorities, Oregon had at one time probably before the dawn of life upon the earth, a great volcano which towered as far above Mt. Hood as does Mt. Rainier, possibly even several thousand feet higher. This was the great Mt. Mazama. Rut thous ands of years ago this mountain dis appeared Into the bowls of the earth and all that Is left today is the huge rim around Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the caldera of this extinct and collapsed volcano and is nearly six miles In diameter. The In side walls of the rim of the ancient mountain are in places nearly 4,000 feet high and almost perpendicular. The lake Itself is In places 2,000 feet deep and parts of the wall rise above Its waters another 2,000 feet. A res toration of the mountain In fancy, using as a basis the angles of the low er slopes, which still remain, shows that the apex could not have been far from 15,000 feet In height, so that Mount Mazama was one of the most lofty and majestic peaks In the United States. The director of. the Geological Sur vey at Washington has a fine topo graphic map of Crater Lake nd vicin ity for sale at the nominal price of 10 eents.Thls map has on the back an Illustrated description of Crater Lake and an account of Its formation from the ancient mountain. EASTER SERVICES AT RIVERSIDE CHURCH Especially attractive services are offered for next Sunday at Riverside Church. The Knights Templars wm worship with us In the morning. The choir numbers will be Harrington's "They Have Taken Away My Lord;" The Festival Te Deum In E Flat by Dudley Ruck, and "Ye Easter Bells of Easter Day by Iouls R. Dryssler. Mrs. P. S. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Henney and Mr. Geqrge R. Wilbur will compose the quartet. The ser mon will be on 'The Great Achieve ment" the closing number of the ser ies of Lenten sermons. In the evening the morning quartet together with the chorus choir will sing Schneeker's cantata "The Story of Calvary" and Mr. Hoerleln will render several selections upon the or gan. The public Is cordially Invited. Edward A. Harris, pastor. Hood River wants co-operation. WM. C. REDFIELD William C. Redfield, of New York, who is Secretary of Commerce in President Wilton's Cabinet. Brief News of the week A seat on the New York stock ex change was sold recently for $45,000 the lowest price recorded since 1900. Immense orders for new cars indi cate that many railways touching Chi cago are experiencing bumper times. China has ordered 12 biplanes from France as n starter for an aerial fleet, which eventually is to comprise 1000 machines. Accoring to a report of the senate white slave commission, more than 50,000 women In Chicago are receiv ing a salary of less than $5 a week. The Greek war office officially an nounced that Janina, the great west ern Turkif-h fortress, has surrendered. The Greeks have taken 32,000 prison ers. March 3 4 wos selected as Salmon day, because It is the fiftieth anniver sary of the establishment of the salm on packing industry on the Pacific coast. Governor Ralston of Indiana has signed the Joint resolution which rati fies the amendment to the federal constitution providing for the direct election of United States senators. By a vote of 89 to 53 the Maine houBe killed the bill providing for a referendum vote of the people on a woman suffrage amendment to the constitution. The bill had passed the senate. The Missouri senate adopted the Joint resolution, already adopted by .the house, ratifying the amendment to the federal constitution providing for the popular election of United States senators. Wcman suffrage won a notable vic tory at Budapest, when the lower hoiiFe of the Hungarian parliament adopted the government's suffrage re form bill, by which a large number of women are enfranchised. Emphatic opposition to the proposed recall of Police Judge Charles Weller is voiced by trs San Francisco Build ing trades council, which adopted reso lutions advising the union men to think twice before the vote for the recall. People in the News- Ex-Attorney General Wlckersham will go to San Francisco to sail on a world-girdling trip March 15. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Wlckersham. Mrs. Levi Z. Leltor, widow of the ex-Chlcngo merchant and for years prominent In Washington society, died at her home In Washington of apo plexy. James II. McNicholas, of Portland, Or., held In the county Jail at Cleve land, O., In default of $20,000 bond, under Indictment for using the mails to defraud, broke Jail and escaped. Dr. Frederick F. Frledmann, discov erer of an alleged tuberculosis cure, gave his first treatment In the United States In New York, when he Inoculat ed a woman and two men with his culture. Announcement was made by the family that Levi P. Morton, vice presi dent In the Harrison administration and ex-governor of New York, Is seri ously ill at his home In New York. He is 89 years old. John Gross and Rupert Markl, in ventors of "water shoes" with which they have walked on fresh water lakes in Europe and America, walked across San Francisco bay, traversing all miles in two hours and 15 minutes. - Frank M. Ryan of Chicugo, one of the labor leaders convicted in the "dynamite conspiracy" trials, was re elected president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Worker a '... - DAM GATES TO BE GLOSEDNEXT MONTH About the first of next month the diversion channel now Taking the White Salmon River around the dam of the Northwestern Electric Com pany will be closed and the water al lowed to rise to the required height. By that time the flume will have been completed, and it may be possible to turn the turbines at the power house at the same time. The concrete work has been finish ed and a large part of the crew laid off. As a consequence there is not the hustle of the teams hauling sup plies. The finishing' work Is now be ing done, principally on the head gates at the east end of the dam. Five gates to the 13-foot pipeline have been put in and will be electrically operat ed. The big pipeline has crept along to within a short distance of the surge tank, a rservolr 42 feet in diameter which looms up on the height over looking the power house. From this metallic reservoir the water takes its fall through twin pipes to the turbines at the bottom. The tank is to prevent "water knocking" which results from suddenly turning off water as Is often done with a water faucet, and for safety in case of emergency. At the dam end of the pipeline is a high steel air vent, which serves a most useful purpose. When, water is shut off at the gates and begins to flow out of the big pipe it creates vacuum where there is no vent and the In evitable result would be collapse of the pipe. The power house of concrete is fin ished, but on the interior the electri cians are busy installing the machin ery and hooking up connections. LOCAL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Clarence H. Glebert and wife to Security Savings & Trust Co., 160 acres in Upper Valley. Abraham Ziddell to Bessie Schotz, 5 acres on East Side. E. J. Banham to Sidney Hooke, un divided half of 10 acres in Barrett dis trict, $fiu00. E. C. Mahany to Elinor M. Chase, 5 acres at Odell. Melvin B. Woodburn to C. T. Early 40 acres in Upper Valley. U. S. to William Moody, patent to M0 acres in Upper Valley. A. W. Culp to E. W. Dark, lot 25x 150 feet In Block 9. Hull's subdivision $800. E. W. Dark to Clifton E. Glaze, same property as above, $1000. E. W. Dark to Clifton E. Glaze, lot 8, Woodman's subdivision, $1600. Julian L. Paul to J. J. Tobin, 160 acres south of Blouchers. EDITOR IS FOUND DEAD E. H. Overman, editor and publis her of the Shaniko Star and Maupin Monitor, was found dead in h:s room at the Hotel Dalles last week. He had arrived there by auto from Shan iko the previous day and went to his room about 11 o'clock, apparently In good health. His body was found the next morning. He had not undressed, having evidently died soon after being shown to his room Mr. Overman was about 40 years of nge and hod a wife and two children residing In Shaniko. He had made occasional visits to Hood River and was known by quite a number here. DAIRYING ADVANTAGES MANY Prof. F. L. Kent of the dairy hus bandry department of the Oregon Ag ricultural College thus states the ad vantages of dairy farming In the March Oregon Countryman, a monthly magazine published by the students at O. A. C: "Briefly stared, the advantages of dairy farming are: Increasing produc tivity of the soil, a regular monthly Income putting the business on a cash basis, a better distribution of the la bor of the farm than is possible un der a single crop system, supplying a product for the market all of which should be of the highest grade and for which there is always a ready sale." The Boston Transcript remarks fa cetiously that "you are taking chances when you compliment a bald headed man on his cool lieadedness." "The ladder of life is full of splint ers, but they always prick the hardest when we're sliding down," truthfully says William L. Hrownell. UPPER VALLEY ACTOJSMAKE HIT Parkdale Thespian Show Fine Ability Before the Footlights Other Upper Valley Newt In the presence of a delighted audi ence the Parkdale Dramatic Club pre sented the comedy "A Case of Sus pension" at Mclsaac's Opera House on Friday evening. It was a fine achievement for this local product as it was their first presentation. The fun from the be ginning of the play acquired such mo mentum that it did not stop until the curtain fell. Mrs. C. E. Craven in the role of Miss Judkins acted delightfully and brought to the part a happy combina tion of qualities. Miss Alda Puddy acted her part with a dash of chic that captivated the audience. Mrs. Ed Clark and the Misses Edena Clarke and Zelma Myers enacted their sev eral roles with such ability and grace that it would have turned profession als green with envy. Ned Van Nuys as Professor Edgerton and H. F. Good lander as Jonas were not only amus ing but displayed real art. Orville Thompson as "Jack" is sure to bios som out as a matinee idol., while Perl Perkins as Harold was a gem and Ed Clark as Tom was a typical "rah"; rah! boy. The program included singing by Mrs. Charles I Moody, who beautifully rendered a solo, also Ray Babson sang "The Vagabond" from Anhauser. A feature of the evening's entertainment was the singing and Indian Club swinging by the pupils of the Parkdale school. Among fhose who displayed their skill were the Misses Florence Craven, Helen Van Nuys; Mildred Van Nuys, Millicent Goodlander, Edith Meyers, Halite Puddy, Alyuna Candee and Lucille Blanchard. Stage carpenters and scene painters are busy preparing Mclsaac's Opera House for the final number in the entertainment course which will be held oo Saturday evening, March 29. The farce "A Box of Monkeys" and a high class vaudeville will be present ed under the dual management of Chas. I. Moody and C. C. Walter. STARRS TO APPEAR THURSDAYTHE 27TH (Parkdale Correspondence) On Thursday evening, March 27, the "Starrs" will be the attraction as the next number on the entertainment course. Dancing will follow the enter tainment and a most enjoyab'o even ing is promised. For seven years Mr. and Mrs. Wi'- bur Starr have filled lyceuni engage. ments and no matter who the othtr artists were in the various Starr or ganizations, the reports received wero always the same: "Mr. and Mrs. Starr are almost the entire entertain ment." Their repertoire include old songs, violin cello solos, Impersona tions In make-up before the audience, mandolin numbers, chalk songs and stories and also readings with musical accompaniment. The press comment on the Starrs speaks highly of their versatility and the superior excellence which marks all of their numbers. LIRRARY OPENING MOST AUSPIGIOUS Notwithstanding the fact that two important events occurred the night before, a large number assembled at the opening of rhe Parkdale branch library on Saturday morning. Miss Northey. the county librarian, In structed the ladies who have volun teered to act as librarians for the en suing year In library management and advised them not to receive any literature that would lower the tone of the community. A great many books were received as a nucleus for a permanent library and a number loaned with promises of many more from people who could not attend the opening meeting. The community Is Indebted to Miss Mary Allen. M. O. Boe and C. E. Craven for their untiring efforts In securing this needed Institution and also to the ladies who have kindly consented to net as librarians during the year. During the day the library was well patronized and a great many took ad vantage of the writing desks, with whlfh the room Is numerously pro vided, to write letter while they sip ped their tea. Growers' Conference today. Interest Centers in Big Mass-Meeting Today Proposition to Consolidate Shipping Interests Creates Much Discussion and Big Crowd Is Expected--Opposition Springs Up to Amalgamation and Spirited fleeting Is Expected. Interest is now centered in the massmeeting of the- growers of the valley which will be held today to take up the matter of effecting a con solidation of local shipping interests. Since the announcement was made last week the proposed consolidation has been the main topic of conversa tion and an interest has been aroused which, It is expected, will pack Heil bronner's Hall to its limit at the meeting which is set for this morn ing at 10 o'clock. It is the concensus of opinion that some sort of co-operation is necessary and indications now are that a large majority of the growers are In' favor of the proposition as made by direct ors of the four shipping associations. There are some,however,who,although (hey say that the movement is in the right direction, are disposed to antag onize it in its present form. This makes it certain that there will be RRIEF NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE Deputy Sheriff Kills Indian Outlaw. Sutherlin. Bud Engle. a half-breed Indian, was shot and instantly killed, and Deputy Sheriff F. L. Eddy was seriously wounded in the back In an affray which occurred two miles east of town. Eddy went to Engle's home to serve a subpena on him for his ap pearance before the grand Jury at Roseburg. Engle, who has a bad reputation, saw Eddy coming and met him with a shotgun. Eddy ordered Engle to put the gun down, but Instead of doing so cocked it and pointed it at Eddy, who turned partially around and re ceived the contents in his right shoulder and side. Eddy immediate ly pulled an automatic gun and shot Engle five times, killing him instantly. Booth-Kelly Extends Logging Road. Eugene. Construction of six more miles of logging road will be begun on Mill and Deer creeks, beyond Wendling, by the Booth-Kelly lumber company before the end of this month, accoidlng to A. C. Dixon, manager of the company. This will double the trackage of the company, and will cost more than $50,000. The prelim inary surveying has already been vir tually completed. Not only does the construction of this road mean the expenditure ot from $7000 to $10,000 a month for the greater part of the summer, but It also marks increased logging activi ties of the company, and consequent activity in the sawmills of the com pany at Wendling and Coburg. A Regular Old Sherlock. "Poor girl.'" said the geueral manager as the young woman wbo had Just ap plied for a position as stenographer walked out of his otiice. What's her trouble?" asked his sec retary. it's too had that a girl who Is so pretty one who might be living In lux uryIs compelled to go out looking for work because she refused to listen to her parents You heard ber say she was married, didn't you?" "Yes, but I didn't bear ber mention i lier parents." "Evidently you have not developed i much ability In the way of making de ductions. Why would a girl with such eyes, such hair, such a complexion, such teeth, such a beautiful face and i such n figure as hers have to go out j looking for work If she hadn't married I ngainst ber parents' wishes?" Chicago Uecord-IIerald. Population In United States. The United States at present Is in no! danger of overpopulation. The Japa nese empire has about W.OOO.OOO peo ple, and the Japanese empire is of the same area as the single state of Call-1 fornla. The (ienniiu empire ban 04.-1 OOO.OtHi, and the German empire is 00, 000 square miles less than the state of: Texas. The United States of America could furnish room and support for ati least a billion human beings. It will 1 tie a long time before the danger lino Is reached In this nation and the popula-, tlon begin to encroach upon the menus of subsistence. There Is no cause Cor Immediate worry. Exchange. "Hoys who smoke cigare'tes an- like wormy apples they drop long before harvest, time," remarks Paud S'arr Jordan. 'TIs nn apt comparison. some lively debating at the meeting today. So far as can be determined, there are three different views entertained. Some would make the proposed organ ization representative ot the shipping associations as an amalgamation rath er than a consolidation of Interests. They believe that these associations might continue to maintain their Iden tities but would have them market their fruit through the central selling agency. A few of the old timers In the valley are supporting this plan and have declared their intention of opposing the plan for consolidation which will be submitted at the meet ing today by representatives of the four associations. At the other extreme are those who have espoused the cause presented by A. I. Mason. They are probably not so numerous, but they have been ac tive In expressing their views. They would sweep aside all of the present shipping organizations in order, they declare, to remove all factions, and would organize a single organization. This organization they would have buy all of the existing corporations and issue bonds in payment. They would have it a stock organization with all growers eligible to member ship and to a voice in the conduct oi the organization. These views are ex pressed by Mr. Mason in a letoer which appears in another column. There appears to be no doubt that the great majority of growers are heartily in favor of some form of co operation or consolidation. ' Most of them are in favor, it is believed, of the plan as presented by the four organ izations as being the most practical and at the same time the most effi cient at the present time. These plans have been carefully drawn up and will be submitted today in de tail. Those by whom they have been prepared declare that it is an urgent matter that some such co-operative plan be executed as soon as possible in order to be put into operation be fore the coming marketing season. It is their belief that the great majori ty of growers will come to the meet ing today w illing and anxious to unite upon some such plan and they hope that, in view of the urgent need of taking some positive steps, a spirit of compromise will prevail rather than one of strong factionalism which might, they declare, indefinitely post pone action towards the desired end. FAMOUS LECTURER ON BIROS COMING William Rogers Lord of New York, author of Bird Book, is coming tc Oregon next month to lecture at var ious schools in the state on bird and animal life and will speak hero Wed nesday. April 30. State Game Warden Williarn Holey is to pay the expenses of- brining him here, so the lectures wb.l be given free, at the following places: HilH boro. April 7; Forest Grove, April 8 McMinnville, April 9: Dallas. April 10; Monmouth, and Independence, April 11; Oregon Agricultural College, Ap ril 14; Albany. April '13; University of Oregon. April 16; Cottage Grove, April 17; Roseburg, April 18; Grants Pass. April l!; Medford. April 21; Ashland. April 22; Central Point, April 2;!; Brownsville, April 24: Lebanon, April 2": Woodhurn, April 26; Salem, April 2S; Oregon City, Apr't 29; Hood River, April 30. JACKSON COUNTY WOULD BOND Jackson county Is the first In the state to siart a campaign for good roads under the enmity bonding art passed by the Legislature. The Com mercial Club has appointed a commit tee to confer with other commercial bodies In the county. A mass meet ing w ill he held and a campaign start ed for permanent highways over th Siskiyous into California and to Crater Lake. Over a year ago the people of tin county voted for a ll.5ao.oui) bond Is sue for good roads, but it. was thrown out by the Supreme Court. Under the present law, restricting ih amount to 2 per cent of the assessed valuation $7j"')oo would be available.