fHE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913 VISCOUNT CHINDA v few r..- 9 I r Viscount Chlnda, Ambassador to th United State from Japan, who pro tested against passage of the Calif or nian Alien land bill. BIG PINE PLANTJJESTROYED Largest of Six Mills Consumed When Arc Spark Flies In Shavings Baker. The plant of the baker White Pine Lumber company waa to tally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at from $200,000 to $200,000, fully covered by Insurance. The fire oriKinated presumably from a spark from an arc In the shavings room, adjoining the boiler room. En gineer King was alone In the engine room, ft was between shifts. He was badly Injured. He stayed la the en gine room to Hound the whistle for the alarm after the fire gained headway. The entire plant. Including sawmill, a new dry kiln, the most modern in eastern Oregon, was burned. The mill was the largest, best equipped and most modern of the six large mills operating here. Schooner Randolph Blown Ashore Gold ileach. The gasoline schooner Randolph, loaded w ith supplies for the Wedderburn cannery, Is fast aground on the south spit of Hogue river. The engine refused to work Just as the ves sel was in the entrance of the river. A sail was hoisted In an attempt to make It through the breakers, but a heavy wind blew her upon the beach. The cargo is safe. Acquitted Upon Charge of Libel Portland. Kvidetitly not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the Portland liaily News was malicious and untruthful when it called County Judge Cleetcm and County Commis sioner Llghtner "plain robbers" last January, the Jury In the libel case against the News, with Cleeton and Light tier as pros ecuting w itnesses, re- BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON turned a verdict of "not guilty." Jury was out about six hours. The INFATUATED MAN KILLS Mrs. Fisher, 22, Meets Untimely End; Husband Unable to Rescue Her. Portland. A bullet fired through her temple by an infatuated lover end ed the life of Mrs. Neo Fisher, pretty and misguided, the tragic climax of an "affair" with the man, who then shot hluisi If and fell dead across her body. The man, K. W. Allen, a plumber, working for the Portland Heating company, had become crazed over her, a married woman. He rushed into the house at ::JS Montgomery street, where she lived with her huBband, dashed up the stairs and into her room. For 20 minutes with the door barri caded, be kept her there holding off with threats of death any who Bhould Interfere with him. He fired three shots at her husband, Jess Fisher, who Is working on the construction of new fire station at Fourth and Mont gomery streets, two blocks away, and had been summoned to Bave his wife. Timber Held Real Estate Hlllsboro. The Injunction suit J Charles J. Cowanlah, an Indian, U stop the operation of the Keen mill, 10 miles north of Hlllsboro, was won by Cowanlah. The mill stands on land sold by Cowanlah, and on whlcn he holds a mortgage for $4200. His com plaint In the case alleges that defend ants will abandon the land after cut ting the timber and that his security Is Impaired. Interest attaches to the case from the Insanity charge brought against plaintiff by one of the opera tors of the mill. At the hearing be was declared sane and discharged. trio. Idii Kennedy did the talking for the She and Lucy tiuelette and Christina Pablo admitted altering money orders which their parents In Montana hail sent them. "vV needed the extra money," she told the Judge. "We knew It wasn't eiactly right, but didu t think It waa M very wrong.'' Tliiwly rains have fallen in Sher man and Gilliam counties and the crop outlook is regarded as very promis ing. A new gold saving machine baa been set up on the sands at Gold Beach It will handle 150 tons in 20 hours Those interested hope they have solved the separation problem. The state engineer baa approved applications of the Harney Valley Re clamation company to irrigate 64,000 acres. Four to six reservoirs will be required for storage purposes. On the request of Senator Lane, the war department has ordered the sea- going dredge Chinook in commission as soon as possible, on account of the high water on the Columbia bar. A full classification of the govern ment land In the Metoliua river valley has been started by the United States government, following the filings of many applications for homesteads in that territory. The department of commerce baa informed Senator Chamberlain that it has requested the treasury department to assign a revenue cutter to patrol the course for the Astoria Motorboat club regatta. Ten striking linemen accused of en gaging In a riot at Oswego have been bound over to the grand Jury. One of them was shot in the groin and an other hit with a band axe by non-union men. With practically no opposition, bonds have been voted at Klamath Falls to take up the outstanding war rant indebtedness. The city will be on a cash basis so soon as the bonds are sold. A rancher from Illinois river walked out of the third story of the Gold Beach hotel while asleep, falling about 30 feet. He was picked up uncon scious and badly shaken, but appar ently not seriously injured. With a large number of ledgers. Journals and others books in evidence, the grand Jury began an investigation Into the affairs of the Roseburg Na tional bank. The bank suspended bus iness about a year ago. Referendum petitions against the workmens' compensation act, the county attorney bill and the sterlllia tion bill have been presented at the secretary of state's office for tiling, and the names are being checked. Representatives of over 60 publish ing firms have appeared during the past few months before the Oregon text book commission, which will meet at Salem for the purpose of adopting text books for the Bchools of the state. It is announced at Marshfield that the Southern Pacific has issued or-. deM for two more tunnels on the Wil lamette Pacific line between the Slus- law and the I'm puna, thus disproving the rumors that the line was to come in by way of Drain . Senator Chamberlain has written to Secretary Lane Informing him that ac cording to the statements of Engineer Hanson the estimated cost of $100 per acre for the West Umatilla extension will be the outride cost of the project. and that the first unit could be com pleted for $75 an acre. In a natural amphitheater formed by sloping hillsides, with the grass-cover ed hollow at their base as a stage and the blue sky overhead as a celling, the students of the University of Oregon will this year present Henrlk Ibsen's drama, "Peer Oynt," before the visit ors to the commencement exercises The people of Gardiner, Scottshurg ami F.lkton have derided to Incorpor ate the Port of Umpqua, by a majority of 89 votes. A bond issue will be floated for the purpose of building a Jetty at the mouth of the Umpqua. The proposed port will have an as sessed valuation of over $4,000,000 and contains about 6"0 square miles. Officials of Milwaukie have an nounced that the town will proceed at once to sell the water bonds of $20, noo authorized at the recent special election and erect a new plant, refus ing to purchase the two private plants at the prices the owners demand. The bonds run 20 years and bear five per cent Interest. Full negotiations have been conclud ed with an English syndicate through W. J. Wllsey for the sale of part of Major L. I. Kinney's Coos bay prop erty for $1100,1100, and a deal Is pend ing for the purchase of the remainder for $475,000, making a total million dollar sale. The minor portion if the Kinney property which has not been purchased has a questionable title ac cording to the owner, and when this has been settled in the courts, the English people expect to purchase the balance. J. C. La France, accused ef substi tuting a dead body for himself to se cure Insurance money, was held :o the grand Jury in the mualclpal court at Portland. The Modern Woodmen of America are the plaintiffs in this case. June 18, 11' 12, La France disap peared froir Portland, a body being found a few days Inter en the Clacka mas river, which body was claimed by his wife and buried. The Insurance companies took up the case and bad him arrested tour weeks age at Baa don, Coos county. NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL Democrats Plan to Crowd Tar iff Bill by Holding All Day Sessions. Washington. "Make the republi cans work" la the slogan adopted by the democratic leaders of the senate In charge of tariff legislation who pre dict that the senate would vote on the bill by August 1.. Members of the finance committee said that the bill would be out of sub committees by June 9; that the full committee's report should be ready for caucus by the following week and that the revised measures would be reported to the senate on June 23. Then it will be pursued vigorously un til placed on its passage. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, said that the senate should vote on the bill In the latter part of July, "We will keep the republicans who want to discuss the bill working, and we will keep at work ourselves from the very beginning," he said. "We will meet in the senate every day at 10 o'clock in the morning and keep at work until 6 o'clock at night. That will prevent the opposition from delay ing the bill by playing with it We will tire the republicans out of play ing." -Lobby Inquiry Started The senate's investigation of the "Numerous and insidious lobby," which President Wilson charged was threatening the tariff bill, was begun Monday morning by a committee com posed of Senators Overman (chair man), Walsh, Cummins, Reed and Nelson. The investigation waa conducted openly in the public bearing room of the Judiciary committee in the senate office building, and members of the senate were called in alphabetical order. President Wilson was sent a certi fied copy of the resolution authorizing the inquiry. Report Attacks Hitchcock Regime The postoffice department did not attain a condition of self-support dur ing the administration of Postmaster- General Hitchcock, notwithstanding the widely-advertised announcement to that effect, although an apparent sur plus waa attained by unjustifiable methods of bookkeeping. The general morale and efficiency of the postal service were sacrificed to a ruthlessly enforced policy of faJse economy for the sole purpose of presenting a show ing of self maintenance; and after the attainment ef this end, Just before the inauguration of the new adminUtra- i tlon, the policy waa reversed, accord- j ing to a report addressed to Post mas- j ter General Burleeon, and signed by Daniel C. Roper, Joseph Stewart, A. M. Dockery, James I. Blakslee and Merritt O. Chance, respectively first, second, third and fourth assistant postmasters general and chief clerk of the department. Settler Must Pay Operation Costs The recent decision of the United States supreme court In the case of Swigert vs. Baker settles for all time the right of the secretary of the In terior, through the reclamation service to impose and collect annually from settlers on government irrigation pro jects the pro-rata cost of maintenance and operation of projects from the time water Is turned into the canals up to the time the projects are turned over to the settlers completed. On many projects there has been discontent because the government has been requiring the settlers to pay the maintenance and operation charge, which usually ranges from 60 cents to $1 an acre a year. The lower court decided In favor of the government and was reversed by the United States circuit court of appeals at San Fran cisco, but now Is sustained by the su preme court. National Capital Brevities The president Is reported to have agreed with Senators Williams and Simmons that raw materials and their products in the agricultural schedule should be equalized In the tariff bill. The progressives have been allowed representation on all the house com mittees except rivers and harbors and agriculture. They are given a total of 28 assignments. The seventeenth amendment to the constitution of the United States be came effective when Secretary Bryan formally proclaimed that direct elec tion of United States senators is now the law of the land. The appointment of Alexander H. Stephens to be general superintendent of the railway mall service, vlee Theo dore Ingalls, was announced by Post master General Burleson. Secretary Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambassador, signed a renewal for five years of the general arbitration treaty between the Unted States and Great Britain. Secretary Lane announced a recla mation commission, which will direct all work of the reclamation service. F. H. Newell, present director of the reclamallou service, will be the chairman. JUNE WHITE DAYS iQUR Annual White Carnival opened strong, and, as usual, we had t) Jmany happy surprises in store for our many customers, who took adva ntage of the opening days. However, there are enough of the good thrngstoJlpjTiany more to solve the problem of supplying your needs for the smallest outlay of cash . . . . ALL WHITE GOODS PRICED LOWER DURING OUR WHITE CARNIVAL Our Carnival of White opened Saturday, May 31, Closes Saturday, June 14 Sample Waists SIX DOZEN Sample Waists at Wholesale Price and Less We have just received by express 6 -dozen Sample Lin gerie Waists, sizes 34, 36 and 38, in beautiful dainty white Lawns and Voiles, plain and embroidered, high neck, long sleeves, low neck, short sleeves, tucked and embroidered Voile Waists trimmed in Irish Crochet Lace, dainty Lawn Waists, embroidered and lace trimmed; Voiles with real Cluny Lace. A large assortment of the newest ideas in Lingerie Waists and positively no two alike, as these really are samples bought at a liberal discount. These sample waists Q Q in the $ 1 .25 to $2.00 grades will be sold at 70C There will be some as low as 47c; some as high as $3.65. All will be sold at much less than regular prices. There will be no reserve. j w IT y 7247 T 6647 1 M . . . - Ladies, have you seen the pretty crepe and muslin gowns at ... 98c Men, you are overlooking a good thing if you pass our Sample Shirts at . . 75c Z3L Bragg Mercantile Co. Tg MAIKE TO ENFORCE ANTI-LIQUOR LAWS Tortland. Me. What promises tc be the most effective enforcement of the liiinor law in all Maine's 60 years of prohibition is now well under way after many years of political football witk the prohibitory laws. The people of Maine are demanding state-wide enforcement. With the administration of Governor Haines the situation has taken a new turn. Violations of the law in the cities of Maine has become flagrant. Illicit lienor sellers had fit ted up steel-ceillnged, tiled-floor em poriums with as complete stocks as could be found in license cities. The slogan now of the law abiding is: Governor Haines has caused to be removed several sheriffs in whose communities the liquor traffic has long been openly conducted, and he has issued his ultimatum, which, In effect. Is that he will have removed from office promptly, even though it becomes necessary to call a special session of the legislature, any sheriff who permits liquor selling. 1 .. RIVER HIGHEST IN SEVERAL SEASONS The river is now higher than it has been since five years ago and nearlj as hisli as in ISI'4. It has been rising rapidly and steadily during the past week and now registers about 36 feet. The river steamers transferred their dock to the position opposite the sta tion Thursday and have since been dot king there. It is said that there is still much snow in the mountains and that the river may rise still further on account of the several days of hot weather. The temperature has varied between S'1 and S3. Sunday was the warmest day of the year so far. Unitarian Church Services at the Unitarian church Sunday will be as follows. At 11 o'clock the subject will be "Authority in Religion the Reason." At the ev ening service at 8 o'clock (notice change of hour) Mrs. Huxley will read a story by Annie Hamilton Donnell. Or. Sharp and Mr. Newman will plav a violin duet. The rest of the music al program will be announced later. Christian Science The News prints strawbery tickets. Christian Science services are held in the Reading Room, Room 2, David son Building. Sunday at 11 a. m. Subject. "God. the Only Cause and Creator." Sunday School at 10 a. m. Wednesday meeting at 8 p. m. The reading romm is open daily from 2 to 5 p. m. Coal or Wood delivered on short no tice. Taft Transfer Company, "tfc I wish the public to know that I have reopened my office in the Rros ius lildg., and will resume my prac tice in Hood River. Pr. F. C. Rros ius, riione 1SS1. IStfc STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE! Friday evening at 6:30 p. m, tho ladies of the Unitarian church will give a supper with strawberry short- ike attachment and entertainment. The program will consist of a reading by Kdward Hill, instrumental quartet. Mrs. W. It. Met; u ire. Or. Sharp. Joe .lohnsen and Mr. Wetmore; a cornet solo by Mr. Wetmore: dialogue by Ti'ssie New by and liul Slot ton. Ad mission .1,'iC. I We will have paved streets soon. 1 See the Late 1913 Model I t Stranahan Clarke have moved in to their new warehouse west of the Union on Railroad street, where they are now filling all order. Trueto-Namo Nursery has opened an office In town on corner opposite from Oregon Hotel and samples of trees can be seen In tree yard adjoin ing ollice. Mr. Galligan will be nt the olllce TucMlas, Thursdays and Satur t MONEY BUCK Lawn Mower Self Sharpening Patent Self Adjusting Kail Pearinirs. Patent Draw-cut Wiper Plades always adjusted. Every blade absoluloly perfect, liny a Money back anil save annoyance and ad ditional expense. GUARANTEED HIGH QUALITY A RIOT OF BLOOM SKVL.NTH ANNUAL ROSE FESTIVAL Portland, Oregon, June 9 to 14, Inc. LOW ROUND TRIP Fares from all 0-V.R.cSc N. stations to PORTLAND and RETURN MA TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 8-9-11 AND 13 Final Limit June 16 11 A, FRANZ GO, lAilusive Agents 4. ii i sv ....... iiih'u rvivti, viij;uii ,;, A Carnival of Eun, Beauty and Wholesome Enjoyment Urinj; the folks and witness the Rorjcetnis eent. Full particulars cheerfully furn ished upon application. DON'T MISS IT. J. M. I RIIDRICY, Aent.