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New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
.PULIAR & NVEN
ORPET, SR., FAILS
 TO ASSIST STATE
Tells Prosecutor He Could Not |. Identify Letters to Girl

Chicago, June 1G.-E. O Orpet took the stand in the Circuit Court at Waukegan yesterday as a witness for the state in it's efforts to send his son to the gallows or the penitentiary. -x As he ascended the stand Frank death Will Orpet is charged, stepped down. The two fathers, one trying in every way to shield his boy and the other endeavoring to avenge his daughter, brushed each other on their , way to and from the witness chair. Mrs. Lambert in mourning, tragic figure sat with her head bowed in her hands, weeping silently, as her hus- band told his dramatic story of find ing his daughter dead in Helms Woods with the new snow drifted over her.
 s If Mrs. Lambert had stretched out her arm she could have touched an- other mother whom this tragedy had plunged into sorrow as profound as her own. Beside her son Mrs. Orpet sat with tWitching, troubled counten-, ance as the heartbroken man on the witness stand told of the series of happenings that had robbed him of his only child.
 Will Orpet was apparently unmoved. His white, finely chiselled face re- mained as cold and still as a cameo. He sat with arms crossed and head on one side with the air of one who listens critically and with impersonal interest. Once he turned and whis- pered to his mother. Again he took a leather notebook from an inner pocket and made a notation with a fountain pen.
 If States Attorney Ralph Dady ex- pected to prove anything vital against the boy by his father he was disap- pointed. MT. Orpet, a black bearded Englishmap of heavy build, his cheeks ruddy with health, told little that hurt his sons chances and nothing that helped the prosecution.
 He surprised MT. Dady by saying he could not identify the handwriting of fortyfour letters as that of his son.
 One after another MT. Dady showed him forty-four letters written by Will Orpet to Marion Lambert and asked him if he could identify the hand writing. The prosecutor expected the Identification would be a mere for mality. To his surprise MT. Orpet said he could not identify the hand writing of any of the letters except two. One of these was signed "Wil- liam and the other "W. H. O. Un- less the State is able to identify the letters through Mrs. Orpet it may have difficulty in identifying them at all. The letters have been regarded as a vital factor in the states case.
 MT. Dady's efforts to show that Will Orpet slept in his fathers garage on the night before the fatal tryst with Marion Lambe failed. An objection entered by James H. Wilkerson senior counsel for the defence, prevented the introduction of the very fact which the state expected to prove by Mrs. Orpet. This untold story concerned the hiding in an ash heap of all the cyanide of potassium kept in the greenhouse at MT. Orpet's home a week after his son had been arrested for the murder of Marion xam bert, whose death was caused by this poi son,
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10

with regard to the chairman of the commission and observe annual rota- tion in the election of it's chairman, Edward N. Hurley was selected by vote as chairman to succeed Joseph E. Davies. The commission did not formally announce it's new procedure. but the fact became known after a conference at the White House be- tween ex-Chairman Davies and Presi- dent Wilson: Edward N. Hurley has been a member of the federal trade commission since its organization
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
SHOOTS UP BANK
Well to Do Business Man Blacks Face and Opens Fire With Two Guns Can't Explain Act.

Clearfield, Pa, June 10.-A man all leged by the authorities to be D. O.. Downing, a well to do farmer and business man of Tyrone, Pa, is being held in jail here following a sensa- tional shooting in the Curwensville National Bank at Curwensville, near here yesterday. With his face and hands blackened in an effort to dis guise himself as a negro and armed with a revolver in each hand, the man entered the bank and after 1evelling a revolver at Cashier Anthony Hall, shot and seriously wounded Harry Hoover, the paying teller in the pres ence of c. s. Russell, the president, and three depositors. The man then ran from the bank but was finally captured.
 No effort to rob the bank was made. it was officially stated. The prisoner refuses to give any motive for the shooting, declaring T do not know why I did it.'
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
ACCEPTS GERARD'S WORD
Count Von Westarp Retracts Criticism on American Policy Based on AL Ieged Interview With Ambassador

Berlin, June g, via London, June 10, 10:02 a. m..-Count Friedrich Won Westarp, conservative leader in the Reichstag, has accepted the statement of the American ambassador, James w. Gerard, that the interview which the ambassador was alleged to have given to a representative of the Na- tiOnal Zeitung, was a fabrication.
 As a consequence Count Westarp today published a statement with drawing criticisms on the American policy which he made in the Reich stag and which were based on the al- 1eged interview
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
NO RAISE, NO WORK

Several months ago the g| employed by the New Haven ro| in a petition to the officials ask a small increase in wages. 4 ing to rumor, it has been ignd the company, and as a result the employees have resigned \ their activities toward earning hood in local factories.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10

the world without his consent an likely to be made a waif."
 When Lyman finishes the terI posed on him by Judge Wolver| will still have to face the
 months to which he was senterI Los Angeles for using the mI the Panama land frauds.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10

The federal trade commission b,v- ing decided to adopt the practice of the interstate commerce commission
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
ATTENDING GRADUATE

MT. and Mrs. Samuel H. Hi of this city have gone to Troy where they are attending the ton exercises of Renssalaer Pt nic Institute Thomas Hinch son of the couple, is a membei 1916 class.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
NEW BOOK AND BoNDM

New Haven, June 10A--- Connecticut students elected Yale University Society of Bo Bond, it was announced todd Myron c. Reed, Bristol and Scott, Union City.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10

fourth casualty here. Ensign William D. Billingsley lost his life Tn Chesa- peake Bay on June 50, 1913: and Lieut.. James M. Murray ana Lieut. Melvin L. Stolz were killed at Pensa- cola on January 16, 1914, and May $, 1915, respectively.
 Lieut.. Saufey was marrled. lie came from Kentucky.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
CAR KILLS AGED WOMAN

Waits in Shed for Shore Line Trolley
 and Runs in Its Path As It Ap-
 breaches.
 Deep River, June 1o.-Mrs William Frye, aged 70, was killed by a trolley car on the Shore Line Electric rail- way at Stromm's crossing today. She had been waiting for the car in shed beside the track. As it ap- preached she ran out to cross over the tracks to be in readiness to board the car. She failed to get over and the car striking, dragged her a short distance, cutting off both limbs. Death was immediate
 Mrs. Frye was on her way to visit her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Pratt at Mystic.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Butter War is On

Because of a breach between the
Hood River creamery and the grocers
of the city, the latter having ceased
handling the local product, the cream
ery offering its butter at wholesale
prices at its plant. The creamery rep:
resentatives declare that large butter
manufacturers of Portland are waging
a war on country creameries and be-
cause of their efforts to kill off the lat
ter institutions are creating an unnat-
ural market. 1t is stated that local
dealers, when asked to cut their profit
to meet the outside demands, have re-
fused.
The procers declare that the demand
for the local product had become neg
ligible because of an alleged poor
quality.
Creamery men declare that experts
have pronounced the quality of the
local product second to none, and
argue that the local grocer would be
Just as consistent in handling Wenat-
chez apples as he is in selling exclu-
sively butter manufactured out of
town.
The butter fight bids fair to be taken
up by orchardists and ranchers. who
declare that the action of grocers in
not handling the home made butter
will tend to seriously hurt the cream
cry. Orchardists declare that local
grocery stores will be boycotted in
case the boycott of local butter is con-
finued
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Big CHRISTMAS TREE
HAS BEEN RAISED

The community Christmas tree Of
the Hood River valley. cut Sunday by
Kay W. Sinclair. Harold Hershner and
Frank and Emory Davenport in Post
canyon, wss raised Monday at one of
the city's most prominent street inter-
sections, at the corner of Oak and
Third streets. The show windows Of
mercantile establishments have taken
on Yuletide appearance, and when
electricians have completed their work,
the tree and street was be illuminated
by numerous vari-colored electric bulbs.
The big tree will be prepared and
decked with gifts by the Associated
Aids of Hood River. All children in
the county have been invited to psrtici-
pate in the festivity, and gifts of can
dies will be distributed to all Saturday
evening at five o'clock. The Associat-
ed Aids has canvassed the valley and
toys and food will be distributed to
every poor family in the community.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
HOOD RIVER GLACIER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
ACTION OF COURT
MEETS DlSAPPROVAL

The county court is in quandary.
To Offset a recent action on the part
of the residents of the city. who by
voting on a charter amendment, ex-
cluded from the municipal bounds the
steel bridge across Hood River and
stretch Of road expensive of mainten-
ance. the county court provided in years
budget that money to be used in the
maintenance and construction of roads
the coming year should be raised under
the general fund. Thus the city would
be taxed but could not call for an ap-
portionment of the funds unless the
court were willing. When the monies
destined for road appropriations are
raised under a road fund, the law pro-
vides that 70 per cent of the same must
be expended in respective road districts
providing it, while the court can ex-
pend the remainder on any highways in
the county.
The members of the court anticipat.
ed an approval of their action in the
general fund levy from county constitu-
ents, but rural residents are expressing
a sentiment in opposition, since the
court, II the road mUney is raised
through the general fund. may expeDd
the money at whatever point is chosen,
despite protests of respective districts.
At recent special meeting of the
county court. held to consider the prop
osition that the county be divided into
two road districts, instead of the IL
existing, opposing sentiment was 80
strong that the matter was dropped.
Those opposing the move declare that
such action would give the members of
the court too great power in the ap-
portionment of road funds. The rural
element that fought the former plan
will be present at the approaching
budget meeting of the court, to be held
Dec. 2s, and will oppose the county
courts move to get even with the city.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Officials Attend Portland Meetings

The following Hood River officials
attended the annual convention in Port
land last week of the county clerks and
county commissioners of the state:
Judge Stanton, Commissioners Hawkes.
and Hannum and Clerk Shoemaker.
The visiting officials were rendered a
banquet and were taken on visit to
the county poor farm and the new in
terstate bridge.
A resolution recommending that the
legislature pass bill providing that
automobiles be not taxed by county
assessors. but that they be taxed by
heavy license fee, the funds to be
used exclusively for highway construc.
tion, was voted down. The assembled
commissioners opposed this movement.
arguing that no property should be ex-
empted from assessment. But the
county officials went even further and
voiced protest against raising funds
for exclusive road construction by the
levy of heavy fee on automobiles.
Leslie Butler was also present at the
meetings of the officials.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21

dows and shelves display numerous ar
ticles of fancy work, dressed dolls and
painted china, such as one will find in
the high~class fine art shop of larger
cities.
On Oak street between Third and
Fourth one approaches first the tobacco
and confectionery store of Pat Lindsey.
Mr.. Lindsey this year is making spe-
ciaI appeal to women who are seeking
gifts for men friends who enjoy the
solace of the weed. A good cigar or
fine pipe pleases tobacco using man
perhaps more than anything that can
be gipen min, and MIR. Lindsey has lit.
eraliy loaded his store with such arti-
Giles. The old Joke of Christmas cigars
dose not apply in this case. Mr.. Lind
sey offers the hest smokes.
The confectionery department of
Pats place will interest the boys, for
he has an excellent assortment of fine
box candy.
Headed west one next approaches the
Star Grocery of Perigo & Son, where
the usual good things of an up to date
grocery store may be found, and Hood
River people all agree that no more up
to date grocery can be found anywhere
than the Star Grocery. Perigo & Son
this year have something out of the
ordinary to offer Hood River people
a barrel of real, farm-made. Indiana
sorghum molasses. There is nothing
better than good sorghum, and we pre-.
oict that this supply will last but a
short time. The molssses was shipped
to Hood River by J. w. Perigo, senior
member of the firm. who is visiting in
Indiana.
For the most part people eat their
Christmas dinners at home, with
friends or relatives. L. v. Driscoll.
the restauranteur, however, has offered
TO help prepare the Christmas dinner.
Mr.. Driscoll is ready to supply pastries
and cakes of all kinds. He has also
equipped a delicatessen department at
his restaurant.
One of the most important thing of
Christmas time is the meat for Christ
mas dinner. Some people prefer a
goose, others a turkey. some a duck,
but the time honored custom OF old
England is TO serve roast beef.
Whatever your choice. you will find It,
and the best of 1t. at Filz' meat mar
ket.
The shopper has finished bis circuit
~ hen he reaches the store of the Con-
solidated Mercantile Co. The windows
of this store have been attracting q
great deal Of attention. "Briek" Lsf-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
PREVADES CITY

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21

ferty some of these days is liable to be
snapped up by some big city depart.
ment store and impressed AS window
decorator. Brick: has Lmade from
cranberries. rice ands.sugar one of the
neatest semblances of a Christmas seen
in Hood River. The Consolidated in
Hood River and at@is OdeIls store, offers
it's customers an unlimited variety of
the best groceries.
Yasui Bros, whose main place Of
business is at the corner of Oak and
First tstreets. have opened their Third
street store. and here the Christmas
shopper will find scores sof articles
made. by skilled craftsmen of the Flow
cry Kingdom. Yasui'Bro handle the
iurable wooden toys of the land of the
Mikado, uniquely painted wares, china
ware, silk shirtwaist patterns, brass
ware, carved woodenware. Little ORR
entail dollies peep at the visitor from
hooks and inches. : At Yasui Bros.
store one finds those bamboo baskets of
quaint pattern, and the shopper will be
able to obtain at the most reasonable
figure many curios of the far East,
gifts that are very 4. attractive and
pleasing to the western world recipient.
Down on Third street, between Oak
and Cascade will be found the tailor
shop o.. j. C.ssMeyer, formerly Dale &
Meyer. ...Mr. Meyer tailors clothes for
both men and women, and no gift, be
the donee man Or.woman, is more &C.
ceptable than finely tailored suit.
Mr.. Meyer is master of his trade.
The man or woman who wants clothes
of distinction should give Mr.. Meyer a
call. MIR. Meyer makes suits, over
coats and cloaks. And even though you
do not need new suit for the begin
ming of the new year. you will want
your old suits cleaned. This work is
done at MIR. Meyers establishment.
To add to the attractiveness of your
home on Christmas day. of course you
will want pretty, Frightening bou-
quet. You can obtain the same here in
Hood River. Just as shoppers in met
ropolitan centers are able, when they
have made their purchases, to step into
a florists, provided with tempting dis
plays, so can he or she do here in Hood
River, for Geo. Haslinger, the Heights
Greenhouse man, has opened Christ
mas flower store in the First National
Bank building. Mr.. Haslinger will
offer all species of potted plants, and
he will have as we'll cut flowers, vic.
let's, carnations, etc., all ready for the
hurried shopper.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21

Rubber Stamp Ink at Glacier office.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Old Man Works Fraud

During the past week an old man,
whose name has not been learned, ap.
peared in the city aad posing as the
father of A. l. Mason, has secured &C.
commodations at hotels and restaurants
and has endeavored to borrow money
from MIR. Mason's friends. As soon as
he learned that his frauds had been
revealed the old man disappeared.
Mr.. Msson's father, a Civil war vet.
eran. passed away several years ago.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
TROUT LAKE.

James Mooney left last Saturday
morning for the east where he will
make his home.
b. C. Hamilton has returned from a
business trip outside. A. S. Page, who
has conducted restaurant here for
some time, expects to leave the first
of the year and 60 to the coast, where
he will 60 into business of similar
character.
HE. C. Duncan, who sold his place
lately to c. II. Pearson, has moved his
family into the Filloon house.
IA baby girl arrived at the John
Schmid home last week Thursday.
Very little sleighing in the valley at
the present time.
Josua Aerni. the first man in the
valley to put up silo, reports that
results are very satisfactory. Several
farmers expect to follow his example
in the near future.
The committee from the grange ap.
pointed to look after the question of
farm loans report that about $40. 900
has been subscribed for. 1t has been
the intention of this committee to give
everybody an opportunity to come into
the association, if any have been omit
ted they are invited to come in and
help give strength to local organiza.
tion. All interested are invited to b.
present. at Pearson's store at IL o'clock
Saturday.
Mrs. Depue, of Husum, spent the
week end with her daughter. Mrs.
Stalder.
Men and teams are busy telling trees
and huling logs to the saw mill. While
last years business was exceptionally
good, it is anticipated that next year q
will be even better.
o. j. Smith and family have moved
into their new house on what is known
as the Powers place. J. R. Hunter and
family have moved into the house va.
Gated by them.
S. n. Thomas brought in a fine team
of horses from Portland last week.
DO not forget grange Saturday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
WEDDINGS
Cutler-Hyndman

News has just been received here OF
the wedding at Cincinnati. o., of Asa
B. Cutler and Miss Ruth Hyndman.
The wedding is the elimination of a
romance of college days, when MIR. and
Mrs. Cutler were students at the Uni
versIty of Illinois. Mr.. Cutler was a
member of the Phi Delta Theta frater-
nifty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler will spend two
months On honeymoon trip, visiting
relatives of the groom at Rockford,
ILL.,, his old home. and travelling
through southern California. They will
visit MIR. Cutters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Cutler, at Pasadena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler will be at home
on their East Side ranch about Febru.
ary
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
brewery Now With Jackson Co.

D. H. brewery. formerly superin.
tendent of the Oregon-W ashington Tel
phone Co., who recently sold out bis
interest in the Columbia Auto & Ma.
chine Co. and the Gilbert & Dewitt
Co.. has purch ased an interest in the
D. G. Jackson Co., of Underwood,
Wash. Mr.. brewery has become sec.
retary of the Skamania county mercan.
tile company.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Royal Arch MaSons Elect

At the annual election Friday night
the local chapter of Royal Arch Masons
named the following officers for 1917:
DR.. H. L. Dumble. H. p; A. D. Moe.
X: j. X. Carson, S.: E. o. Blanchar,
treas. Frank Chandler. sec.
The Royal Arch officers and those Of
the A. F. & A. M. will be installed at
joint ceremony to be held here on the
evening of December 27, st. Johns
night.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Nervous Women

When the nervousness ls caused by
constipation, as is often the case, you
will get quick relief by taking Cham.
berlain's Tablets. These tables also i'm
prove the DIGESTION. Obtainable every
where.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21

Hyacinth, Tulip, Daffodil and all
kinds of bulbs for sale at the E. A
Franz store.-Fletcher & Fletcher. n2-tf
Walter Shay wishes to announce that
he has removed his Buick auto livery
stand to the Hotel Oregon Barber Shop.
Phone S31l. dl4-tf
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
Club Endorses Auto Tax

Members Of the Commercial club
unanimously endorse proposed tax of
81 per horsepower on automobiles. The
club further recommends that the fund
80 raised be used toward matching fed
eral appropriations for state road work
under the Shakleford road bill.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-11-08
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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-11-08

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