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itorical Society. THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Highest Grade Job Trinling Advertisers Get Hejutts VOLUME 9. NUMBER 19 HOOD RIVER, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1913 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YE AR VJorlt Here Is Begun by the Experiment Station C. C. Starring, of O. A. C, ty Work and Will be from State CoIlege--Farmers pert at Heilbronner Actual work was taken up here by the experiment station the last of the week. Professors Lewis and Jackson were here, also H. V. Allen, superin tendent ot the Umatilla Experiment Station at Hermistou, and C. C. Star ring, the expert horticulturist who will be in active charge of the work here. Mr. Starring will occupy offices In the Heilbronner Building, where he will carry on the research work., He Is a graduate of Dakota State College and took a post-graduate course at the ANIMUS BEHIND - ATTACKS IS SHOWN I Kditor. the News: We noted your article In last week's News regarding the attacks being made through the market page of the Oregon Journal Upon the North Pacific Distributors llyman H. Cohen is editor of the market page of the Journal, also edi tor of the Fruit and Produce Dis tributor, which latter publication we are advised la owned by A. P. Hate bain, vice president of the Northwest Fruil Exchange, and by Mr. Cohen largely and is apparently the official mouthpiece of the Northwest Fruit Exchange. We make this explanation of Mr. Cohen's business relations to the Northwest Fruit Exchange because he has been frantically pawing the air through the columns of the mar ket page of the Journal during the past month apparently assuming that bis relation to the Northwest Fruit Exchange had not leaked out through cue of his business partners. Mr. Cohen hag been setting up straw men and appears to enjoy knocking them down himself. Assuming that there are a number of fruit growers who have not been correctly Informea as to the position of the various fruit organizations 1 want to set them right on the pro position so that when the proper time arrives for reaching conclusions for or Against their own Interests they will be able to decide these matters prudently. When the first general organization meeting was held In Spokane last December the Northwest Fruit Ex change was ably represented by Mr. Crutchfleld of Pittsburg and also by a large number of their field mana gers and officers which they have maintained in different parts of the Northwest for several years. There were also In attendance some 400 growers and shippers from the four Ftates and upon a careful canvas of the situation as to the demand for a co-operative organization It was prac tically unanimous that the services of the exchange were unsatisfactory and that there should be an organiza tion of growers of the four slates. The committee from Hood Kiver and other districts which made a several days' Investigation of the methods of the exchange In the spring of 1912 found their advertise ments and representations so much at variance with their office records that they made a strong adverse re port to alurge meeting of Hood Klver growers and the proposition of turn ing the Hood Klver production to the Northwest Fruit Exchange, which was then being considered, was rejected unanimously. A number of the offic ers and representatives of the Ex change were present at that meet ing and were practically without de fense as against the adverse report of the committee. The operating expenses of the co operative organization seems to wor ry the Journal's editor but It Is fair to assume that the expenses of conduct ing a selling campaign for marketing 10,000 cars under one organization would not be more than to market Hie name quantity of product by fif teen or twenty concerns. In fact the North Pacific Fruit Klstrlbutor Is organized with a view to making an actual reduction In the cost of sell ing and on a basis whereby all of the Distributors' costs can bo paid out of the present charges made by the local organizations and make the locals an actual saving of more than $15 per car by reducing their operat ing expense account. Till I quite a contrast to tho charge of the North Will be in Charge of Coun Assisted by Other Experts May Consult Ex Building. University of Idaho. After working for one year for the Lewiston Laud and Water Company he came to O. A. C where he specialized further in horticultural work. In speaking of the work which the station will undertake. Professor Lew is said: "We hope to be able to con ceufrate much of our attention upon the principal horticultural problems of the valley, inc'uding cover crops, irrigation, core rot, fruit pit, scab winter injury and the like. Of course we will always be ready and willing to help or advise the orchardista to solve their Individual problems, but we believe that our work can be of more value to the valley as a whole If it is confined as fur aa possible to a careful study of the principal troubles. Mr. Allen, who Is here with us now, is an irrigation expert and he will make a study of the irrigation meth ods. I and others from the college will also make visits here and carry on supplementary work. We also ex pect to do work with other fruits such as strawberries with a view to increasing the yield and combatting pests." The party spent Friday and Satur day visiting a number of ranches in the valley where experimental work Is being carried on. WHITE SALMON MAN FLEES Escape from Captors by Diving Through Window to Roof Armed with carbine and revolver, the Hose brothers, engaged at the Swan llamauu mill on the Height at White Salmon were in town last week looking for Jack Acton, whom they charged with an attack on their sis ter. They caught Acton and tied him to a tree while they awaited the com ing of the constable from White Sal' mon. Ackton finally begged to be al lowed to change his clothes. He was released and taken upstairs to his room, guarded by one of the brothers, completing his change, he suddenly dived through the window, landing on the porch roof, slid off Into the dark ness and made his escape., westi Fruit Exchange which proposes to charge 10 cents per box for taking charge of the fruit after being loaded and turning it over no the North American Fruit Exchange (which is its real selling agency) to sell. This calls to mind the great num her of auction reports of cars sold at auctions for the North American Fruit Exchange from the Northwest. The auctions are patronized freely by the North American Fruit Exchange and this practice Is admitted by both dealers In the East and shippers in the Northwest as being one of the main causes of the disappointment of fruit growers in the Northwest In the returns for the 1912 crop. This brings us up to the main rea son why there Is an urgent demand for a strong co-operative organiza tion of growers which Is fully set out In a letter from the Hon. n. T. Galloway acting Secretary of Agricul ture who has apparently made an In vestigation Into the necessities of fruit growers who by virtue of their location must mnrket their product at distant markets. As the writer has been favored with a copy of this letter and has been Informed of In stance where this practice has been followed, not with Hood River fruit, however, but no matter where the fruit Is shipped from the low prices generally advertised by the auction companies to the buyers has a very depressing effect on the market and It has been generally conceded by tho best dealer In the East and Mid dle West where tho auctions operate extensively on Northwest boxed np- ple (not Eastern bnrreled apples) that tho operation of the auctions make unnecessarily low price to the denier, but not to tho consumer, and wholly nt the expense of the grow er. II. F. DAVIDSON, Director North Pacific Distributors. (Ed. Reference to Mr. Calloway's letner will bo found In the editorial columns. Chicago ha a skyscraper with golf course on It twelfth floor. RAILROAD HEADS TO MAKE TRIP HERE Anxious to see the valley In lta garb of apple blossoms, the leading officials of the O.-W. It. & N. Company are planning to spend a day here, probably this we-k while the blos soms are at their best. Arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors are being made by Secretary Scott of the Commercial Club. It 1 expected that there will be about a score of them and they will be taken to the Punch Bowl and other scenic attrac lions of the valley In automobiles. the weather permitting an outdoor lunch will be eaten at some Bpot near the river and if their luck I good a trout dinner will be enjoyed KILLS COUGAR NOT FAR FROM MOSIER Fred Evans of Mosler took to The Dalles last week a large cougar which he killed near his ranch In the vat ley about a mjle from Mosier. The animad measured 6 feet and 6 Inches and weighed 100 pounds. The coug- ar was known to be in the vicinity of Mr. Evans' ranch for several days, feeding on goats and other choice meats it could kill. Mr. Evans set out on the cougar's trail with a pair of hunting dogs and finally treed him The cougar paid little attention to the dogs, keeping Its eyes on Mr. Evans, who brought the animal down with one shot through the head. Mr. Evans received a bounty of $10 from County Clerk L. B. Fox of Wasco county. CAMPAIGN IS MADE AGAINSTJETITIONS In an effort to prevent the signing of petitions invoking the referendum on the U. of O. and O. A. C. appro priations, a public meeting was held at the Commercial Club Thursday ev ening under the auspices of the Ore gon Citizens' Educational League. Local alumni of the university and agricultural college took an active part in arranging the meeting. The speakers included Dr. Wilson, prlncl pal of the Portland Academy, Editor Harris of the Portland Labor Press and Miss Wold, a Portland High School teacher. Many arguments against the move now being attempted were given and those present were strongly urged to give the matter careful consideration before cohsenting to sign the refer endum petitions now being circulated ere. At the conclusion of the speches resolutions were passed expressing the sentiment against the move as being contrary to the best Interests of Oregon's institutions of higher ed ucation. The resolution was as follows: "lie it resolved. That we Inform the people of Hood Klver Valley as to he true nature of the referendum pe titions now being circulated, and cause these resolutions to be sent over the state, indicating to all citi zens that the majority of the people of Hood Kiver Valley are against hese pet il ions and desire to see the two state institutions flourish and be placed upon a Bound and substantial foundation." Hood Kiver county has been cited by supporters of the referendum as a county strongly in favor of it. HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WINS Former Defefat by White Salmon Wiped Out by 9 to 0 Score The High School baseball team ev ened things up with White Salmon In a game played here Friday afternoon In which the visitors were defeated by the score of 9-0. Husbands and Blagg as battery for the local boyB allowed not over a half dozen hits, and most of them were In the infield. The High School boys proved strong with the stick and there were only a couple of strike-outs, while Ulagg struck out about 15 of the visitors. The High School fleam Is doing creditable work this season, but Is not receiving the support which it de serve from tho student body, so Its malinger assert The next game will be played at Stevenson on Friday the 16th. Five hundred marriage licenses were issued In one day In Philadel phia recently. On the same day 60 divorces were granted. Schedule K will soon be able to ap pear In a holihlo skirt without look ing ridiculous. PAVING COMPANY ISJEING SUED The llassam Paving Company and the Oregon Hassam Paving Company of Portland have Instituted a suit against the Heliance Construction Company, which Is now paving Hood Kiver streets, for alleged Infringe ment uX paving patents. The com plaining concern askg that the court order the Reliance Company to re frain from further violation of the patents, pay the costs of the court proceedings and give whatever dam age the court may see fit to award. The city of Hod River is amply protected in this matter, the Reliance Construction Company having filed a bond to safeguard the city against any possible litigation. It is stated, however, that In previous litigation involving the alleged patents the Has sam companies have lost out, the courts having decided, it is said, that the process could not be patented, as it has been known and used for centuries. It is simply a concrete surface' on a crushed rock base such as was used on the famous Applan Way of the Romans. ARE IRRIGATING DURINGTHE NIGHT Observations made at the city reser voir during the past week have told the story of many residents using water for irrigation during the night and Water Superintendent Smith has been directed to detect and prosecute any caught violating the ordinance. There is not supposed to be any irrigating done between the hours of eight p. m. and 6. a. m. Although the reservoir should fill during this interim it has been found each morn ing recently almost empty, showing the heavy drain on it during the night. The fine for violating the irrigation ordinance is $8 and no extenu ating circumstances will save those who are caught. The hours for irrigating are the same as last year. Those living on the north side of the street can ir rigate between five a.'d eight p. m. those on the south side of the street from six to nine a. m. City Recorder ilowe is now being kept busy Issu Ing irrigation permits. LOCAL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Dora A. Strang to I. B. C. Fisher, 30 acres at Odell. Adelia A. Stranahan to Inez Ma- theuy, lot 45, block 3, Stranahan's Second Addition, $300. A. H. KUnger to C. A. Cass, lot 3 bloik 5, Wauioma. Sarah E. Klinger to C. A. Cass, lot 18, block 4, Waucoma. M. O. Boe to J. Douglas Gordon tract In the Upper Valley, $2617.50. INDIAN JAKE DIES AT 109 White Salmon Patriarch I Victim of Smallpox Epidemic Jake Hunt, Sr., aped Klickitat In dian, died at his shack on his White Salmon Valley homestead last week of smallpox, having reached the age of 10'J years. He is said to have been the oldest Indian in the Northwest and the only living one who was on he present site of Portland before the white man came, guiding two of he expeditionary parties into the country. His son, Jake, Jr., in town tog et u in (J -r for making a coffin, said: My papa old, old man, say he would lve longer than big tree; now small pox come, papa die, big tree live." The big tree alluded to is known as rhe Monarch of Klickitat county, sit uated 13 miles north of White Salmon on the property of the Mount Adams Orchard Company, which intends to nt two rooms into it and run a email spiral stairway to the top of this mammoth fir 39 feet in circumference. This patriarch of the Kllckitats had three wives in his time, all dead, and eaves six children, the oldest of whom Is 82, the youngest more than 0 and at one time well known as a Tomannwas or medicine man. BRADSHAW JUDGE 22 YEARS Friday wa the 22ml anniversary of he appointment) of Circuit Judge W. L. lirndshaw to this judicial district. He was chosen by the late Governor Pennoyer to succeed Judge J. It. Bird, who died, and since that! time, though Democrat, ba been elected four times In this district which Is Re publican by a large majority. REV. E. A. HARRIS RESIGNS CHARGE Rev. Edward A. Harris offered his resignation as pastor ot Riverside C ngregatfonal church to his con gregation Sunday. The resignation is to take effect December 31. No reason was given by Mr. Harris ex cept that he wished the church to feel at perfect liberty to adopt such a course of procedure as it may deem best for its own interests. Mr. Harris has been most success ful in carrying on the work of the church. He came to Hood River in September, 1910. The culmination of his labors was the construction of the $22,000 edifice which wa8 com pleted last fall. During his pastor ate the church has also enjoyed a strong growth, its membership having Increased from 148 to 238. "I have nothing special to say," Mr. Harris responded when asked about his resignation. "I have had a pleas ant and fruitful ministry here. A resoluton of confidence and esteem was almost unanimously voted me a week ago by a large and representa tive congregation, but Aere are a few who honestly differ as to the social program of the future and, wishing to eliminate all personal fac tors in the consideration of the mat ter, I have tendered my resignation." A Kansas judge has decided that a man is the owner of his wife's clothes. If her new bonnet costs too much to suit hfm be can wear it himself. FRUIT GROWERS OF STATE WILL MEET A skeleton program for the annual meeting of the State Horticultural So ciety, which is to meet at Eugene and Corvallis the first week in June, has been given out State fruitgrow ers will be at the State Agricultural College June 4 and 6 and will hold joint sessions with the Lane County Horticultural Society on June 6 and 7. Some of the program numbers are: "Community Support and Some Oth er Requisites to Maintain a Cannery,'" J. O. Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruitgrowers' Association, and W. S, Brown of Corvallis. "The Canning Industry," W. H. Paulhamus, Puyallup, Wash. "Operation of the Horticultural Law's of Oregon," discussed by mem' bers of the State Board of Horticul ture. "Pollenization of Pears and Cher ries," also "Diversifying of Horticul tural Products," by Professor C. I, Lewis, of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege. "Domestic Use of Berries," Miss Milan, domestic science department of Oregon Agricultural College. "Apple Marketing Problems," A. P. Bateham. APPLE BLOSSOMS NOW AT THEIR BEST With the more springlike weather of the past few days, the apple trees have burst Into bloom and the valley is now garbed in its beautiful dress of pale pink blossoms. The earlier varieties have been out for several days and the later kinds are now com ing to their best. The O. W. R. & N. i8 advertising excursion rates to this place and run ning advertisements in the Portland papers. Indeed, their adv. man no sootier undertook a description of Hood Kiver during blossom time than he lapsed into the following poetic strain: "If you have any doubt as to the ar rival of spring, It is because you have not been to the Hood Kiver Valley since the forerunners of luscious fruit have burst Into prolific bloom. The air Is laden with the breath of a myr iad blossoms; tho songs of merry birds float on the gentle breezes; pretty homes with happy faces peep from behind long row of flower lad en trees; streams, bright, sparkling, carry In their transparent waters an abundance of the finny beauties." Many have taken advantage of the rates and enjoyed automobile trips around the famous loop, covering the lower valley. The greatest ocean'depth yet meas ured, a point 40 miles north of the Philippine Islands was found to be 12,088 feet deep. A French mnti has succeeded in fly- tig with an aeroplane driven by flap ping wings instead of a propeller. Success Is Insured by Many Contracts Signed Hearty Response Follows Meetings Held in Different Sections of the Valley Officers of New Associa tion Explain Plans to GrowersThose who Have Not Signed Urged to Do So. Success of the Apple Growers' As sociation, the new concern which will handle the fruit crop of the valley, was practically insured last week when contracts were signed by a large proportion of the growers at the five massmeetings held at differ ent points throughout the valley. All of the meetings were largely attended. P. S. Davidson, president of the association, presided and talks were given by Messrs. Davidson and Sieg and by other officers of the new association. There were many who sought information and this was glad ly given and to the satisfaction of all. Of those who attended the meetings there were few who did not sign the contracts, and these were mostly those who desired more time. It is the desire of the association o hold a meeting of directors Satur day and complete the organization. It Is therefore being urged upon all who have not already signed a contract to do so before that date. "We cannot complete the organiza tion," said Mr. Sieg, "until we know definitely how much fruit we will handle. There are some of the small er growers who have not yet signed. Probably they feel that their crop is not large and that it Is not so neces sary for them to give us the desired information. However, we want to get all of this information at hand just as soon as possible. The more nearly unanimous the growers of the valley are in expressing themselves and giving us the needed Information the more successful will the organi zation be. "The conduct of the new organiza tion requires that we assume some large financial obligations and it is APPLE PRICES SAID TO BE MISLEADING Apple prices quoted from other dis tricts should be taken with not one but several grains of salt, according to local shippers in referring to paid advertisements which have appeared in fruit publications recently. These statements are In most instances from small districts where the quan tity of fruit handled Is too small to count, so they declare. It Is well known that districts hav ing a small crop but a large percen tage of young orchards produce a re latively larger proportion of large and fancy fruit. Where this is small in quantity, as is generally the case, the returns are deceptive when com pared with a district shipping a large tonnage and from older orchards. Returns from Mosler, as quoted by a Portland exchange, may in some instances nppear better than those of Hood River, but analysis of the re turns shows that In some instances the prices for extra fancy fruit of one variety was b;ised on so small a ship ment of the size marketed as to mean little or nothing. The Underwood district during the past season shipped through the Northwest Fruit Exchange. It Is authoritatively stated that the net re turns on fancy and extra fancy fruit for that district the past season were about 70 cents, while the balance of other varieties brought around 40 cents. 'Statements made by tho North west Fruit Exchange about prices ob tained for Mosier fruit should not be taken too literally," said Mr. Sieg the Apple Growers' Assocla'ion,"for in many instances they were based on a small amount of fruit marketed. For example. Underwood obtained $1.73 for one lot of extra fancy New- towns, but, it was shown that there were only nine boxes In tho lot and these of extra large size. On the other hand there was at least a por tion that only brought back about half the freight, the balance coming out of the orchardist's own pocket." To Telephone Patron The Home Telephone Company is preparing to issue a new directory and all pa'rons who desire changes I are requested to inform the company at once In order that they may be In-' eluded. Read the New It tell If all. therefore necessary to have as many sign the contracts as possible before these obligations are assumed. "From our experiences so far, and especially last week at these meet ings, there is nothing but what spells success for the new organization." H. F. Davidson concurred with Mr. Sieg in his expression of optimism and seconded bis request that all growers who have not already done so sign up this week. At the meet ings held last week over 250 contracts were secured. Contracts have been mailed to out-of-town growers and the response has been gratifying, showing that non resident as well as local growers are fully alive to the necessity of co-operation in the marketing of Hood Riv er's fruit. This week a circular letter is being Bent out to all those in the valley who have not already signed urging them not to delay later than Friday, May 9. ADVISES PORTLAND TOIBUY RESERVE A new and more encouraging phase of the proposition involving the Bull Run Reserve now pending before Con gress was made public the ' last of the week when Senator Lane wrote the Portland Water Board advising them to take steps toward the out right purchase of the entire reserve. Hood River hag been fighting a bill framed by the Portland Water Board and, now in Senator Lane's committee which would extend the reserve so far into Hood River county as to prevent a road being built from Hood River Upper Valley to Multnomah county. Concessions were asked by Hood Riv er which would permit the construc tion of such a road, but they were not granted by Portland. Judging from the tenor of Senator Lane's letter, the bill is not likely to be passed without opposition, es pecially so in view of Senator Lane's recommendation. Members of the Portland Water Board differ from Senator Lane, say ing that so long as the reserve re mains under Federal control the pub lic can absolutely be barred from the watershed, in addition to having gov ernment aid in the protection of fires. On the other hand. Commissioner T. B. Wilcox said if the city purchased the property, any railroad or other corporation then would have the right to condemn rights-of-way through the reserve, and nothing could be done to prevent such encroachment. The board determined, however, to look into the situation more thorough ly, and instructed the City Auditor to communicate with Senator Lane, ask ing him to make a thorough investi gation in an effort to determine what sum the city would have to pay the government for the land in the re serve which is still Government prop erty. In the reserve which the city would have to purchase if It undertook to secured deeds to the property are 222 square miles of territory, or 142,000 acres. Of this only about 100,000 acres are still government property, the remainder being owned by private individuals, of which the Water De partment controls about 4000 acres. It is said the purchase of the portion owued by the government would be a comparatively easy matter, but the city would In many instances be forc ed to acquire by condemnation pro ceedings in the court an amount of the privately owned land for which large turns would have to bo paid. Senator Lat.o notified tho board, how ever, that he had introduced In Con gress the bill which prohibits any encroachments on the reserve for the const riictou of waxou roads, flumes or ditches, which was drafted by City At torney Grant ami Superintendent Dodge of the ater Department, sumo time ago, and that he would make every effort within hi power to have the bill passed. What appears to be needed mot i a downward revision of the mlddltv man. This country employ 800,000 wo men Iti I'm Industries.