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VOL. XXIX
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917
No. 10
KOBERG
Non Pareil
Vegetables and
Plants
are picking green beans now
Burpee's Stringless Green Pod.
True to our standard we don't grow any
thing but the best in quality, and this
bean as grown by us for many years is
certainly Non Pareil.
Have you tried some of our Cauli
flower? The seed was sown on March 20th, and it ought
to be tender ''
j& How are your plants doing that we grow for ycu?
When we sell plants we want you to get the most out of
them, and if you have any trouble that we can help you
out on, you are welcome and entitled to our advice and
service.
Twentieth Century Truck Farm
J. H. KOBERG, Owner
PRESTIGE
THERE IS NO SAFER or Better way of Paying
Bills than by check. Your check acts as a receipt
and keeps you from carrying around an extra
amount of money. A checking account is a valu
able asset to any business man, and a checking ac
count in our bank will add prestige to you with
other business men.
THE
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
The
Parting Gift
A KODAK
This capable and simple-working picture
maker will do much toward livening up the
inevitable hang-heavy moments of camp and
shipboard.
And from purely selfish reasons, too, a
Kodak is the very gift for you to make think
of the pictures he will send you.
Vest Pocket Kodak -It Fits the Uniform, $6.00
Other Kodaks, $9.00 and Up
KRESSE DRUG CO.
The OKcJlL Store
SCHENCK PAYS
VALLEYTRIBUTE
PROMINENT ENGINEER AT ORCHARD
Here to Run Survey, Mr. Schenck Fell in
Love With Pleasing Climate
34 Years Ago
Here for his annual'vacation on his
East Side orchard place, A. A.
Schenck, a pioneer engineer of Port
land who is now engineer of mainte
nance for the Chicago & Northwestern
R. R. Co. with offices in Omaha,
Nebr.declares that no state of the
Union has a finer summer climate than
Oregon.
"I discovered in 1883," says Mr.
Schenck, who is accompanied by his
wife, "that from the standpoint of
scenic beauty, the fertility of soil and
the climate, the Hood River valley
just suited me. Here in this little
community of the Cascades the happy
medium of weather conditions is
reached. It is not too dry, not too
wet.
"I had just been appointed engineer
in charge of all the lines of the old 0.
R. & N. Co. at that time under opera
tion, and had been sent to Hood River
to make a reconnaissance survey for sides being thankful for losing none of
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build the
equipment, the physical examinations
and the official muster into the federal
service.
It is evident from the strictness of
the physical examinations that Uncle
Sam wants to send into the field noth
ing but the cream of the nation.
Physical strength or "huskiness" is
not so much a factor as the condition
of the organs of a man's body, such as
the heart, lungs, eyes, ears, etc. A
man must be entirely free from disease
of any description and must have the
free use of all of his joints and mus
cles. A lack of these requirements or
any physical weakness win aisquamy
a recruit.
The following men of the Company
will be given their discharge because
of very slight disqualifications : Cor
poral Small and privates. H. C. Ander
son, E. C. Anderson, Elmer W. Creson,
Leo P. Mulkey. of Portland ; Kenneth
L. Hicks, Clarence Turner, Samuel
Glenn, Geo. W. Karstetter and P. W.
Janney.
The members or the Company were
highly complimented on the physical
perfection exhibited and 12th Company
is exuecieu ui ran nuuuv me iniMicai
in physical qualifications of all the 12
companies sent to Fort Stevens.
Besides the Hood Kiver company the
5th Company, from Albany, is the only
other one which has completed its ex
aminations, out of which 19 men were
discharged. Parts or other companies
have been examined and several com
missioned officers have already been
eliminated. The 12th Company, be
NEW. SAMPLES
Just arrived. Nifty woolens, latest patterns, correct styles
and right prices. What more do you want? You don't have
to go out of town to get good clothes. Let us make you a
suit. We guarantee our clothes in every detail. Before you
buy that new suit, see what we can do. If we can deliver
the goods at the right prices, why shouldn't we have the
business.
Volunteer Suits
We have about fifteen on hand. Some are almost new,
many of them tailor-made, every one a good bargain. A
little money goes a long way here. From $4,00 to $ 1 0.00.
Cleaning and Pressing
The only power machine dry cleaning plant in the
county. Send it to us, we'll clean it. Prompt service
assured.
MEYER & WOOD
HOTEL OREGON BUILDING. SECOND STREET
HOOD RIVER
"OUR TAPE LINE IS WAITING FOR YOU"
Summer Camp
Made Possible.
npHROUGH a proposition that I anvthis week
able to make to the people of the Hood River
Valley, adequate camping grounds in virgin forests
on the headwaters of the West Fork of Hood River
may be preserved for the pleasure of us now resid
ing here and then handed down to posterity.
Briefly this is my proposition :
On the wooded portion of my liiO acre homestead I will plot at
least 100 lots, each 132 by 6(5 feet, which 1 will sell to Hood River citi
zens, the sum of $10.00 to be paid down and the balance of $30.00 in
one year. I will convey to each purchaser an undivided interest in a
free water right of 40 inches and will also deed to the purchasers as a
whole 20 acres of .timber to the west of the park, to be used by the eaid
purchasers aa wind break and for its natural beauty. I agree to brush
and remove fallen logs and tree trunks from the lots.
This is an opportunity that pride of Hood River men and women
will not permit to pass unnoticed.
D. I. STONE, DEE, OREGON
C. N. RAVLIN in charge of plans.
BUTLER BANKING
COMPANY
Established 1900
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
LESLIE BUTLER - - President
F. McKERCHER - - Director
(Secretary F.quilahlp Saving and
Loan Association. I'ortUndl
E. H. FRENCH - - - Director
I President French & Co.. Bankers
The Dalles, Oregon)
TRUMAN BUTLER - Vice-President
C. H. VAUGHAN - - Cashier
When Iii Portland
Stop at the Palace Hotel
One of the best hostelries of the Rose City.
Washington Street at Twelfth
The cleanest rooms in the city, first class service,
fireproof, strictly modern, free phones, large ground
floor lobby, steam heated rooms, with or without bath,
hot and cold water, in shopping and theatre district,
50 cents per day . and up, and special weekly rates.
An inspection will convince you.
a branch line up the valley.
uany never attempted to
road, which, however, was later con
structed by the Mount Hood Railroad
Co., to tap the rich timberjbelts of the
Oregon Lumber Co.
"In my party of men was Newton
Clark, for whom one of the glaciers of
Mount Hood is named, a man rich in
personal experiences in the new coun
try and whose knowledge was invalu
able to me. One of my duties consisted
of running a?line for a new grade and
right of way between Portland and
Ihe Dalles. Since the work was done
much of the old road, verv cruoked.
has been abandoned and the line placed
on the survey made by my crew of
Mr. Clark, who had much ex
perience in establishing section lines
for the government, brought down all
of the land lines to my survey, thus
making it more comprehensive.
Mr. Schenck, according to Lr. T. L.
Eliot, pastor emeritus of the First
Unitarian church of Portland, was one
of the greatest crankB on the conser
ation ot native trees who ever hit
Hood River. Today, Mr. Schenckjsays
he knows of one other man who ex
ceeds him as an exponent of conserva
tion. "That is Dr. Eliot," he says.
Through the interest and initiative
of Mr. Schenck, the gorge of Indian
creek lying just south ot the city, ;was
secured as a park for the people of
Hood River. According to a document
recorded in 1887, Mr. bchneck. Dr.
Eliot and Murray Kay hold the beauti
ful gorge in'trust forjthe residents of
the valley. Mr. Schenck planted one
of the earliest commercial- orchards
ofthe community in 1884. His first
local ranch was bought from E. L
Smith a 75 acrejtract.in the Belmont
district. He paid $3,000 for the tract.
After a term ot service with tne u.
R. & N. Co.. Mr. Schenck, betore re
turning to the middle west, was with
Henry Villard, an early terminal pro
moter. Mr. Schenck brought a num
ber of voung men out from the east
to be associated with him, among
them Franklin I. Fuller, who is now
engineer for the Portland Railway,
Licht & rower u.
"It was love at first sight for me, "
savs Mr. scnencK, out me love i
have for Orecon and liood iKiver has
been an enduring one. My pleasant-
est weeks of all the year are those
when mv wife and I can slip away and
come here for the brilliant sunshine of
the summer days and the cool, starry
nights. My hopes of making my per
manent home here have always been
thwarted. Ibut when 1 come to die I
want to be in Oregon.'
its commissioned officers and only one
non-commissioned officer, fairly re
joiced when they heard that Chief Cook
SineB, one ot the best in the country,
had passed,
The first event or any importance
since the Company has been encamped
that will be staged, will be a celebra
tion of their first anniversary as a
company on August 21. Nothing defin
ite has yet been arranged, but u is
quite probable that a big "feed will
be on the program, provided the neces
sarv staples and luxuries can be pro
cured. However, Chief Cook Sines
wants to keep the mess fund intact
until we get to France or some other
place, when we may be "up against
it."
Several sage remarks and incidents
which have been heard around camp
follow :
The other day when the Company
was ordered to move from the barracks
to tents, First Sergeant Baker gave
the command in the morning: "Pack
up all your belongings and be ready to
move by 1 o clock. A large number
of the Company immediately grabbed
their stationery and wrote home to
their wives, mothers or sweethearts
that they would probably be on their
way to France when the letter was re
ceived.
Bugler Carnine was seen cleaning
up to go to headquarters to act as or
derly bugler the other day, when Ser
geant Hodges, catching him in the act
of powdering his face with a chamois
skin, said : "Syd, you are hired in the
army to face the powder, not to pow
der the face."
Friday morning Sergeant Clark was
partially awakened by the sound of a
tog horn and he was heard to remam,
"I hear the old cow bawling; where's
my milk pail?"
When the tents were being pitched
recently, an axe handle loosened and
the private who was wielding it said :
Look out, 1-orporal. you will get hit.
The remark was soon followed up with
"If you must hit anyone, get a ser
geant so there'll be a promotion."
scotty ulenn passed along the
mess line on day when most or tne
men had finished eating and said :
"Does anyone want another piece of
pie; A chorus rose up, isure, give
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it to me. acoiiy men tirawieu uui,
So do I."
EXPORT OUTLOOK
VERY GLOOMY
BUT FEW APPLES WILL GO ABROAD
Davidson, Leaving for New York, Declares
Local Crop of Excellent Quality,
Fruit Free From Fungus
H. F. Davidson left Monday for
New York City to devote his time the
coming season to the eastern distribu
tion and export fruit business. Mr.
Davidson, while he thinks a small
quantity of apples will be shipped to
England the coming season, declares
that he does not see how any material
business will be done.
"It is all a matter of shipping facil
ities," says Mr. Davidson. "At
present it appears that rates will be
prohibitory. Something may happen
to alter the situation, but I cannot Bee
now what it will be. Still we thought
this last year at this time, and as the
season advanced we were able to get
a considerable tonnage of apples to
England. But as far as the export
business is concerned, we can only
hope."
The curtailing of apple exports will
bring about the necessity of distribut
ing the Yellow Newtown crop in
markets. While the red
the American favorite, the
being educated to the green
domestic
apple is
trade is
variety.
My connections have out a
small quantity of Newtowns," says
Mr. Davidson, "and I am not in the
least worrieed over what I am going
to do with them."
Mr. Davidson, who will arrive in
New York in time to attend the annual
convention of the International Apple
Shippers' Association and the Amer
ican Fruit and Vegetable Shippers'
Association, says he does not antici
pate any difficulty from a shortage of
cars this season. Mr. Davidson is a
strong exponent of a larger minimum
load for refrigerator cars. He says
that the "freezers" will accommodate
from 860 to 914 boxes of fruit, except
for the earlier varieties that have to
be shipped under refrigeration.
Commenting on the local apple crop,
Mr. Davidson declares that he has
never seen Hood River apples cleaner.
"The yield, too," he says, "is going
to be much heavier than we had antic
ipated. I have spent the past several
days going through our orchards.
hile we produced 40,000 boxes last
year, the yield will be far heavier this
season. The fruit is clean and free
from diseases."
STREET IMPROVEMENT
IS TO BE RUSHED
LIVE NEWS FROM
Having accepted a dedicatory plat
ting of extension of Railroad street,
the local tactory tnorougniare, tne
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mntni rvmt Slxmtrt 1 H7 city council win nusieii uie opening ui
TWELFTH COMPANY the street. The right of way for the
Batchelder, who owns a large acreage
lust west of the city and along the
O.-W. R. & N. tracks.
The city council will hold an ad
journed meeting next Monday night,
when ordinances, providing tor the
proposed street improvement, will be
A 1 1
lniruuuceu.
A proposed city ordinance, providing
heavy bonds by all drivers of automo
biles for hire, which has been consid
ered for the past several weeks by the
council to the consternation of auto
mobile liverv concerns, was disposed
of Monday, when it was tabled. Mem
bers of the council considered the ordi
nance too drastic, since its rulings
would have cost the owner of each
car involved $125 annually in addition
to license fees. If the ordmace had
been adopted, it is stated, the auto
mobile livery business would have
been prohibited in Hood River.
Meats and Groceries
Delivered at any residence in Hood River
Prompt service and courteous treatment
E. M. HOLMAN, TAS'.l.'
Telephone 2134
All of our deliveries in all parts of the city are
made by our exclusive automobile service. Your
purchases of Meats, highest class fresh and cured,
Butter and Eggs and Fish, will be taken to your
home promptly.
We believe that we work for our own best inter
ests, when we give our customers the best service
that we can possibly render and supply their wants
with the best product at the best value9. This is
our aim. -
W. J. FILZ MEAT MARKET
We give Green Trading Stamps .
(By Forrest L. Moe)
During an encampment of 13 days,
Twelfth Company, O. C. A., has had
quite a sufficient taste of army life to
know what it feels like to be a real
soldier of the U. S. A. The local boys
spent five davs in Hood River and
camped in two different places at Fort
Stevens following the whims of the
army officers. Yesterday they were to
have moved to Fort Canby, Wash., al
most inmmediately across the Colum
bia river from their former post. The
comnanv was officially mustered into
the regular army after having com
pleted the federal physical examination
on Monday oi mis wees.
The few davs spent at the Chautau
qua park will never be forgotten by
the local soldier boys. Not only were
thev grateful for the many good things
to eat which were donated to them, but
also the interest which was generally
shown in their welfare and the sensa
tional send-off at the train just before
departing, will never be forgotten
The members of the entire company
are and always will be enoymg the
"housewives, comfort bags, and
sleeping socks which have been made
and donated by local organizations of
women.
One of the scarcest things around
camp during the past and probably in
the future has been accurate and relia
ble information. Every move that is
made denends entirely upon develop
ments and circumstancs. Upon arrival
at Fort Stevens Monday, the lith Com
pany was put into barracks, where
thev staved until Wednesday. They
were ordered to move into tents for
the purpose of renovating the barracks.
Yesterday, however, tne oraere were
to move to Fort Canby. This has had
the effect of making the enlisted men
quite proficient and speedy in making
and breaking camp.
Outside of getting accustomed to ar
my camo life the men have had very
little real military practice, due to the
uncertainty of future assignments. The
first orders were that the company
would be assigned to six-inch coast
artillerv guns. Upon arrival at Fort
Stevens the plans were to become in
fantry supports to the batteries, but at
nreaent the 12th Company is assigned
to Battery Allen at Fort Canby, which
consists ot 8-inch guns, i ne otn uom
panv from Albany, has also been de
tailed to Fort Canby to man the 6-inch
BILLY SUNDAY WILL
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Billy Sunday will deliver his annual
sermon to his Hood reiver menus and
neighbors next Sunday morning at the
Asburv Methodist church or this city,
It is expected that the attendance at
the service will be the largest for the
vear in Hood River county, for in ad
dition to local people, motor parties
from neighboring towns or the mid-
Columbia and eastern Oregon are ex
pected to be present. Several Port
land parties, it is stated, have awaited
the announcement ot the local sermon
of the noted evangelist and will jour
ney to Hood River over the Highway
iust to hear Mr. Sunday. All other
Kiver cnurcnes win oe ciosea ror tne
event.
Already Rev. E. H. Longbrake.
making preparations for Sunday's talk,
'We will begin our bunday school at
9.30. a halt hour early," says Mr,
Longbrake, and the introductory part
of the service, which will begin at
10.30 o'clock, instead of 11 as usual
will be very short."
Rev. Longbrake will till the
at the Methodist church as usual Sun
day evening.
guns.
Operations have been
slowness of the arrival
hampered by
of complete
A meeting of the woman's auxiliary
of Twelfth Company will be held at
3 o'clock Sa urday afternoon at Li
brary ball. All members are urged to
be present.
ORCHARDS CASE IS
BEFORE CIRCUIT COURT
With Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson.
of The Dalles, on the bench, the regu
lar monthly session of the court, which
convened Monday for the consideration
of equity matters, will probably be
one of the longest of the year, all the
first of this week having been con
sumed in hearing the case of Emma
Houston vs. W. rJ. King and wife,
Harriet B. King.
The suit involves an orchard deal of
1910, when Mrs. Anna M. Sawyer pur-
hased from E. P. Morlan a 10 acre
tract in the Belmont district. The
purchaser at the time was, according
to allegations, living separate from
her huRband, and when final negotia
tions were reached, Mr. Morlan de
clined to close the deal without the
signature of the husband to a mort
gage and note of $3750, balance on the
$ff,750 purchase price. Mr. King,
cousin of Mrs. Sawyer, was induced
to participate in the deal, that it
might be consummated, and the agree
ment of him. and Mis. King to sign a
note for the balance, the place was
deeded to him in trust and he made
the grant to Mrs. Sawyer. Mr. Mor
lan has since removed to Colorado and
has sold the note to Mrs. Houston,
plaintiff in the action.
A cross bill has been tiled by the
defendants in the case, who set up
that a first mortgage existed against
the 10 acre tract in the sum of $6,250,
which was given by W. J. Baker in
favor of A. O. Lindas. Coming due,
this mortgage, according to the allega
tions of the cross bill, was foreclosed
and time of redemption has . passed
without appearance having been made
by Mr. Morlan. The cross bill further
alleges that throughout all the negoti
ations, Mr. and Mrs. King were given
to understand that no personal liabil
ity would attach to them, and a fur
ther allegation of fraudulent represen
tations as to the character or the land
involved is made.
Mr. King, one of the parties to the
suit, recently passed away in Port
land, and the case is being prosecuted
by his widow.
Farrell Gets Association Appointment
Harry Farrell, formerly Bhipping
clerk of the sales organization, who for
the past two years has ben engaged in
mecantile business part of the time in
South Dakota and part of the time at
Camas, Wash;, has been appointed su
perintendent of the storage plants and
warehouses oi the Apple urowers As
sociation. Mr. Farrell succeeds Chas.
H. Castner, who recently resigned to
become the resident manager of the
Hood River Fruit Co., which has be
come a factor in the distribution or
local fruit.
Shoemaker Determined to Serre
Although he failed to receive a com
mission ronowing nis attendance at
the Officers' Training School at the
Presidio, Kent Shoemaker, who has
returned home from San Francisco,
declares he is determined to enter
some branch of service in the army.
Mr. Shoemaker, who was one of the
most enthusiastic members of Twelfth
Company having been first sergeant of
the organization, may return to the
artillery company. His old place has
been held open for him and a telegram
urging that he again join the organ
ization, was received luesday rrom
Capt, Geo. R. Wilbur. Mr. Shoemaker,
who is only 26 years old. the youngest
county clerk in the state, was very
popular with the artillerymen.
M. Gilmore, formerly a neighbor of
the local family in eastern Oregon,
while en route to his present home at
Glen wood, Wash., from Portland, with
a new automobile stopped by last week
for a visit with W. G. Weber and
family.
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