The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-07-09

Anarchys red flag floated above
the Stars and Stripes for few min
utes at Tillamook on the Fourth.
William Wolfe, painter. insisted
that the flag should float In the
breeze this Independence day, but
Marshal Zimmerman wasn't to be
bluffed. Blows followed and in the
melee the officer was forced to use
his club to beat the anarchist into
submission. Wolfe narrowly escaped
mob violence.
To be chosen two years in success
sion as delegate to the National Jew
elers' Association by the members of
the Oregon Retail jewelers. Associa-
ton, is the distinction which has
fallen to Charles H. Williams of Con-
don. Last year Mr.. Williams was first
vice-president of the Oregon Jewel
ers' Association and went as a dele
gate to the National convention in
Chicago, at which time he was elect
ed vice-president of the National Or
ganization.
The Oregon Railway Commission
is proving an effective agency in the
adjustment of claims by shippers
against railroad companies for over
charges. In a large number of in
stances shippers have complained of
overcharges and the Commission has
taken the matter up with the COM
pany, made Investigations and Sc
cured settlements. The claims range
all the way from few dollars up to
$50 or $50
DR.. w. G. Cole, city physician and
state senator, declares that in his
opinion from 10 to 80 per cent of
the dairy cows from which Pendleton
secures It's milk supply are affected
with tuberculosis. DR.. Cole Is also
believer in the theory that cow tu-
berculosis is transmittable to the hui
man and asserts that large percent
age of the tuberculosis cases are d.
rectly attributable to the use of milk
from diseased cows.
After pointing loaded revolver at
her two sisters and young man In
turn. Stella Mccoy, aged Is, Grand
Ronde Indian girl, turned the weapon
toward herself and tried to take the
cartridges out. She was struck In
the right eye. The bullet went
through to the brain and the Indian
maid died almost instmtly. Three
sisters survive her; she was an or
phan The tragedy happened on the
Grand Ronde.
Charles w. Walton, the young mu-
sician, who held up streetcar In
Portland, in September, 1904, was
sentenced to serve three years In the
State Penitentiary last week. The
crime of which young Walton was
convicted at his last trial was thai
of shooting Policeman CLAUS Nelson
On this charge he was sentenced tt
serve five years. Deducting his al
lowance for good behavior. he had
only three months of that time to
serve when he was brought to Port
land for the new trial.
The Lane County Court was pre-
sented with petitions freely signed
from different sections of the county
asking them to purchase portable
sawmill, to be used by the county as
an aid to the building of plank roads
and bridges for the outlying dis
tricts. In Lane county there are
many miles of plank roads and as
the need Is generally in the timbered
districts there would be great saw
ing to the county by having a port
able sawmill which could be taken
wherever planks were required and
the material worked up.
Congressman Hawley has been no
tilted by the Commandant Of the
United States Marine Corps that
there are 81 vacancies In the grade OF
Second Lieutenant and that candi'
dates for these positions are desired
Mr.. Hawley will be pleased to COM
municate with any young men of his
congressional district who desire tc
apply. The position pays salary OF
$17O0 a year. Candidates must be
not less than feet inches tall and
weigh not less than 1872 pounds. They
must also pass a.required mental and
physical examination. The menta
examination includes English, alge
bra, logarithms. geometry plane trig
Onometry and surveying. The candi
date must be from 21 to 27 years oi
age.