The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-08-08
ANGUS MAY LOSE
FRUIT INSPECTORSHIP

FRUIT INSPECT0RSHIP
Seven orehariists. t.. r. bore +. T.
Benson. Albert Meier. 81. H. Ctin
: ping. q. \. EayIu. Aus raasch aaI
j. f. Mclean. who recently at the m
stigaJi,u Of County Fruit irsaectal
Angus were Indicted by the grand p
for failure IL observe d statute fegHiat
ing the burning If apple tree pruniags
yesterday fled complaint with THE
county court against Mr.. Angus
whose dlSn 9sal IS asked
The complaint, which Is also al
dressed o. Dr. t. A. Macrum, horticut
ural comm SSl9ner for the eastern or
eson district. declares that Mr.. Augu,
was impeIiej IN his action against fom
of the oTchardists by personal auimus.
Mr. Meier, according 90 the document
fled with the county court. formerly
employed Mr.. Angus to care for his
orchard tract, but that the fruit iu-
spector Was dismissed because of Ger.
tain deinqueHties IN his work.
Mr.. Benson, t Is stated, is a com
petitor of Mr. Angus ID caring for the
tracts If nonresident orchard owners.
Recently owners have transferred the
care Of their property from Mr., Augu,
20 Mr. Benson.
Mr.. Chipping, it is stated, was Z
number of years ago engaged in the
electrical supply business in Hooc
River. tie wired a residence for the
fruit inspector, who has consistently
failed To pay the bill. despite numerous
efforts on the part Of Mr.. Chipping tC
enforce collection
The complaint furthermore cites an
Instance in the care Of an orchard il
which. it is stated. Mr.. Angus fla
grantly violated the statute under
which the seven orchardists We're in.
dicted and fined
A portion of the petition for Mr. An.
gus removal follows:
we, the undersigned taxpayers Of
Hood River county, DO herewith petit
tion your honorable body for the i'm.
mediate removal from office of one, F.
". Angus, now officiating as county
fruit inspector.
We charge that Angus has not the
disposition, the p0lse nor the proper
Judgment to make him a fit person I'd
act as fruit Inspector Of this county.
inasmuch as ne makes use of his office
to maliciously perseCute anyone who
has incurred his illwll and that he
does not administer his duties in the
fair and impartial spirit which we are
entitled to expect from am employe OF
the county.
"We specifically charge that this said
Angus did on July lst cause to be In.
dicted by the county grand jury sever
citizens OF this county and that he
sWOre to four of these seven lndict.
ments with premedltated, malicious
intent to pay ofl old grudges that he
deliberately ignored far more fragrant
cases in order that he might pick out
those certain persons against whom he
desired to vent his spite.
"Of the four indictments above re.
ferred to We Will first take the case Of
Albert Meier Mr. Meier was indicted,
with the others, for not having burned
his prunings within thirty days of cut
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Heon l aa,,.ftaJ u An b"st antbor;ties ti,
~ he an ir,nossihla Lw and ,ybicI
borotaf"ro had nnyor haoo enforcad
M Ma,ar bad oarofrJi,. hmrrod ali
10 rr,ni,as eveent tba larger lin,bs
Tbase he bsd trin,n,sd ~ and niieG
alnnoSi idp his Wondshpd urpparatOrV IN
'3i,1 ,mtti1,r tban ma for frawond IN tho
oTos ~ fba frnit insnertor tb;. fire..
aood ,,ias'.t;,r ,'nrnn;ngs', and he bsl
Meier indicted bg he gracd inrv
I'm r-ew y, tbs fact tbat bnndreds If
other Growers tbrongbont the y9ller