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Site ill '1jf.f)1)l$1r (Ifrr SJffr 1f flir : ' " ' ' " " ' nOOD HIVER, OliEGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922 VOL. XXXIV No. 31 Make 1923 Count NEW YEAR filled with vast oppor tunity lies ahead. Everybody has an equal chance to realize ambitions. cV".. 1 -1 T-.1!! fj..i Y " i" iiTiii 3 Determine now to have a substantial surplus by December 31, 1923. A bank account reg ularly added to will make your dream a reality. 3 You'll find it a pleasure to bank here. Open an account today even if your account is small. The First National Bank HOOD RIVER, OREGON It's Midnight A HAPPY HEWYEA! EMRY LUMBER & FUEL CO. "EVERYTHING TO BUILD ANYTHING" Phone 2181 Fourth and Cascade Right up to the last trick of the old year . . we're talking Value! When are we ever going to stop talking Value ? When every man In the County is so well fixed with the world's goods that he won't look for ward to a new year with the hopeful resolution to lay up a little more money than he saved during the old. Now for these last days of 1922, we are showing VALUES and how to start the New Year right by spending right. J. I'm Thankful ! 24-HOUR SERVICE Shay's SERVICE Shop AT THE . FASHION STABLES Shop 1201 The whistles'are blow ing. The bells are ring ing out the old and in the new year ! What a thrill all experience at the beginning of the new year it is always an in centive to work harder, live better and to strive to accomplish more. "A modern home of your own for the new year" is THE ideal 1923 resolution! G. VOGT Ret. J721 - WE WISH YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR WE HEREBY RESOLVE to be ready through out 1923 to serve you cheerfully, hoping that pleasant reciprocal relation will innure to the benefit ot the people of Hood River and ourselves. mi KRESSE DRUG CO. Come in and hear the latest 1923 New Year's Records. i,mi,i,:in.n.imimin,Muium DESIRES NEW YEAR'S DAY comes to us with a significance all Its own. : There Is In all of us what someone ' 1 . WW has called the cross pull, that Is to say a proneness to do wron& and a desire to do right. With each recurrence of the New Year we repent and are truly sorry for our sins, and with commendable zeal we turn over the new leaf fully committed to a life of better deeds for the coming twelve months. It may be helpful program to know that we will have the "Happy and Prosperous New Year" our friends are Ash ing for us In exactly the ratio In which we curb that PRONENESS to do wrong and follow that DESIRE to do right. BUTLER BANKING COMPANY Member Federal V-"'T is our hope that the New Year will JL deal kindly with the people of Hood River, our neighbors and friends. We wish that all of you may attain your hopes and ambitions, and that your work will be fruitful. May healthful, happy hard work be the lot of all of us THE HOOD RIVER O UR thoughts go friends who have aided us in mak ing our business a success. May the coming year bring to each and every one much happiness and prosperity. HOLMAN & SAMUEL SANITARY MARKET & GROCERY Phone 1811 Wishing You A Happy New Year And announcing a full stock of all kinds cf office supplies to nil your every want when yoa get ready for re stocking your desks next week. THE BOOK AND ART STORE GOOD RIVES, CIEGON i1Tiiiiiiiil.if.1v......uiliiiiiitiifUili;lIln;,.uil1.;pP m 1923 ! MO DISPOSITIONS In keeping to the new Reserve System MACHINE WORKS out In gratitude to our' LAGE MAKES FIRST TRIP NEW GRADE NEGOTIATED BY BUGGY Pioneer Builder Recalls Early Highway ConstructionMr. Lage Super visor 18 Years Newspaper mistaken are not always unfortunate. The Glacier last week carried a report that H. F. J. Siever kropp, pioneer of the East Side orch ard district, who drove in over the road in a bobsled drawn by a farm team,' was the first citizen to travel the entire distance from Pine Grove to the city over the new Valley Trunk of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. It was an error, an error that resulted in good. The first citizen to travel over the Hood Uiver-Odell unit of the new road was no other than Hans Lage, pioneer rancher of Pine Grove. And it was very fitting that Mr. Lage should have this honor. For 18 years he was dis trict road supervisor on the EtfBt Side. It was very fitting that the news re port was published. Otherwise, the public might not have heard of Mr. Lage's drive down the newly cut grade Nor would they have had the benefit of his fund of knowledge on early road building. Mr. Lage called at the Glacier office last week. In his good natured way. which has become proverbial here, he announced that be was going to lick the editor, and then he gave his reas ons for the chastisement another man had been given credit for the first trip in over the highway. The editor didn't fet a licking but instead a fine story, his is the way Mr. Lage told it: "I took my horse and buggy and drove up the old road to the Wilson Fike home about four miles from town and then turned the nag north. This occurred on December 1. The con struction crew still remaining on the grade, clearing up debris, told me i would be the first to make the trip clear through. "As I drove down the magnificent new road, with its wide cuts and deep fills, its graceful curves, 1 was made to think of how magical has been the development in roau construction in the past 35 years. 1 recalled in 1885, when I had charge of cutting the first grade from the east bank of Hood river just opposite the village of Hood River, up over the hill, that the work of making the entire mile and a half passable to our heavy wagons, was only $192.50. Practically all of the work was volunteered by ranchers. About 15 years later the orchard sec tion had become more thickly settled. Orcharding had been launched as a mid-Columbia industry, and citizens felt the need of a better grade to and from the city. A survey was made up the east side gorgejof Hood river, and the new grade was cut, by contract, for jaou." ...... It is interesting to compare the cost of the present grade with those of earlier road building. The unit of the Loop Highway, which intersects the Columbia Kiver Highway near where the original East Side grade began and extends to the Udell district, a dis tance of 6.04 mile, was built by the E. A. Webster Co., at a contract cost of $114.392 .50. It is a confirmed fact that the contracting concern lost money. I he old rast bidn grade was considered at the time it was built the first word in highway construction. 'I well remember when the woik was completed, says judge mowers. "My father, the late Capt. A. S. Blowerr, was a member of the Wasco county board of commissioners, Hood River county not having been formed. The citizens rejoiced generally, and never did they dream then that it would be necessary to build another grade up the east side of the Hood river canyon. Mr. Lage had chaste of constructing early roads all the way from Mosier to the Hood river canyon and as far south in the Hood River Valley as the Odell district. With the exception of the new Loop Highway he built practically all of the early roads of the now popu lous district. He recalls how in early days, when he was supervising the construction of a bridge over Rock ereek at Mosier, he had to arise at 6 o'clock, in order to be at the work by 8 o'clock and take charge of the crews. He invariably arrived home after dark. '1 received a wage of $2 50 per day," says Mr. Lage, "and in tho?e days that was considered a princely sum." Mr. Lage has resided in the valley for 47 years. He arrived here on the morning of March 4, 1876. Six hours later the late E. L. Smith, one of the builders of Hood River, and his familv disembarked from a river boat west of town. The new Valley Trunk of the Mount Hood Loop Highway will not only elmiinate the old East Side grade. It will relegate pioneer highways all the way into the Upper Valley and pas into the bounds of the Oregon National Forest, where the Bureau of Public Roads has already cut about 20 miles of new grade, five of which have been surfaced. The old Booth Hill grade, a bugaboo to travelers in the winter months even when traffic was by horse- drawn vehicles exclusively. Ihe new grade, which is now under i blanket of snow, was entirely com peted this summer, except for a few hundred feet on the East Side, where construction would have torn up exist ing county roads during the season of apple traffic, and about 2.500 feet in the Upper Valley at the forest bounder- j OREGON EDITORS GET GREETING FROM HERE Accompanied by a full page of sto riifi otrthe Mount Hood Climb of (lie lifgion Post Hiil signed l.y all mcmN-r cf the at!Ts of the two Hood Kiver papers, tfie following let ter was sent last wk to all editors of Oregon : in tendering our good wihf to our (Vilowq of Oregon's NewspHiH-r Fra ternity, we wih to express something of the pleasant 8M i i'!it iiis that arc frtir at wo contemplate your visit here nest July fur the Annual Convent hu of the Oregon State Editorial Associa t ion. We wish to inform yon that we are joined in our good wiclics to you and iu our invitation to the convention next year by all Hooa Kiver citizens, individually and collectively. The Chamber of Commerce, the Woman's Club, the Business and Professional Women's Club, the Grange, instruct us to say that they are sincerely glad you arc coming; that the members of all of them will outer whole-heartedly into a welcome to yoa. Let us introduce our greeters: Miss May Davidson, of the Hotel Oregon ; Charles A. and. Mrs. Bell, of the Mt. Hood Hotel; and Mr, Amos S. Benson, of the Columbia (Jorge Hotel. They all say: "Tell the newspaper folk for us tout we will save the best for them." AH of us are going to take an especial pride in having you see the Columbia Gorge Hotel, the Northwest's finest tourist hostelry, built by that father of the Columbia Kiver High' way, Mr. S. Benson, as a pioneer ven ture in the development of Oregon's scenic asset. It is now owned and managed by his son. Muyor rerigo ana county judge Ilasbrouck will extend to you the keys or the city and county. District At torney Baker says tell you he will have the jail locked and the key lost while you are here. The most enticing feature of enter tainment to lie provided for you next summer will be complimentary particl pation in the Annual Mount Hood Climb of the Hood Kiver Post of the American Legion. The loglonnires want yon. They inspired the invita Hon. The enclosed circular wil give you an idea of what they have In store for you. We expect to sec you in July. May your Christmas be merry and the New Year marked by good health, remuner ative, appreciated and purposeful haid work, and a deluge of advertising and job work. 550 CHILDREN AT BIG XMAS PARTY The lower floor of the Mt. Hood Ho tel was crowded to capacity last Sat urday afternoon when public hearted men and women of the city and valley made available a community Christ mas tree. More tunn sou youngsters were there to greet Santa Claus Fred ricy to revel with path other and in spire their ciders with their implicit faith of Christmastime. Sincere were the thanks extended to old Santa Claus from childish lips, and requests were made from him that the children were absolutely Confident would be fulfilled. Indeed, they were. The community Christmas tree idea was initiated a year ago ry John Ba ker, and then Henri Thiele joined in Ihe party, erecting a huge tree at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. This year Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell made the Mr. Hood available. Members of the Welfare committee, Mrs. I M. Bent- ey, Mrs. F. C. Wittenberg, Mrs. W. B. Tweksbury, Mrs. E. L. Seoboe, Miss May Davidson, joined, with Mr. Ba ker, and J. II. Fredriey took the lead among the V alley MtR ana a very tidy sum poured into the big Jhank nsh bag he passed around. Miss Ellstaheth Campbell, City School Sit lerlutendent Cunnon, County Superin tendent Gibson, Miss Helen Frease, Mrs. E. L. Seobee and Leslie Butler all joined in working for the success of the party. The big tree was given by F. K. Ab sten. It was transKrted from, the A I ml en place by Gilbert Islington and Frank Cleminous. Various merchant a donated toys and dainties for the gift packages. The illumination of the tree was made possible by the public spirit of Max L. Moore. Mr. Moore loaned the committee all the strings of small Christmas lights needed. The in numerable vnri-colored lights in the green foliage of the fir made a beauti ful picture. E. 10. Goodrich and Clint Mooney tniisporled country children to and from the tree without charge. J. O. Ilnnnum, who Was here en route to his Upper Valley resort, did valiant service iu aiding with the decorations of the free.- CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S PARTY WAS SUCCESS A record large crowd was present Monday night at the Christmas Ked Cross ball given by Hood Kiver Cbnp lxnellt of the crippled children of Hood Kiver. An approximate $300 was netted, and two children of the valley wilL as a result lie sent to hos pitals for treatment that ia exacted to make them Into strong men and women. Mrs. F. A. Cram was general chair man of the dance committee. She worked indefatigably for its sue-ess. Scores of meu and women entered wholeheartedly with her Into the plans, and support for the big party was slwwn from every part of the valley. It Is said flint the county now lias but three other children who will come under operation of the Oregon law, providing for care of crippled children. Fraternal orders of the city will. It is declared, interest themselves in these youngsters with the result that all will Ik? cared for. The Knights of Pythins lod?e do nated the use of its ball for the oc casion, anl l-orus orcnesira uonaicu music for the bop. KIDDIES ENJOY XMAS MOVIES AT RIALTO Hundreds of children of the city Christmas niominir enjoyed a special matinee at the Rialto theatre. The show was given complimentary by lit tle Mls-s Norma and Vera Jean. sin.il daughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kolstad. The program included a Mary Pick ford numlier and a Mack Senni t t comedy. Aso utin Claim Secured The onlv brf-nl creditor of Louis Xaub. New York apple operator, tm reeently failed for an approximate $.Vi.(m. was the Apple Growers As sociation. wLii li has a claim or ip against Mr. Taub. The Ansociation.ls secured by railroad claims that have been assigned by Mr. Taub. MONDAY Mi IT I""' MUSICAL ORGANIZATION PC- LAR Citizens of Town aud Valley Dia'i r aa Interest in Social Event La! 2 ; I-" i Crowd Expected . i s : The annual New Year's ball of the Knights of Pythias band, one of the city's most popular organizations, will be held at Pythian Temple next Mon day evening. The musicians are mak ing elaborate plans. The big hall will he decorated witli native greenery and a color scheme of streamers in keeping with the season. Since its organization the K. P. hand has enlivened every public gath ering with concerts. Citizens of town and valley hold tho band in high esteem, and it is anticipated that the big dance hull wilt lie crowded to overflowing next Monday evening. STATE TAX THIS YEAR MUCH LESS. The taxes of Howl Kiver county, will show no more than neglible in crease the coming year. In case of any material application of the prun ing shears today: when tho animal - unnuul budget w ill be definitely fixed, the taxes may iw lowered. City taxes will be about four mills lower in any event than the 75 mills of last year. The city budget shows a two mill de crease, and a similar Hum will be clipped from the levy iu School Dis trict No. 3, comprised of the city and aurrounding rural area. In . the tentative budget Ihe state tax was set at Sfl.r,0OO. County Clerk, Shoemaker Inst week received a mes sage from the State Tux Commission, announcing that the state tax would -le $80,3-17.34. It was $1)3,875.40 last . year. SEASON'S LUMBER CUT SHOWS DECEASE Because of the ravages of the heavy sleet storm of November, 3121 , the annual hunlxT cut of Hood Kiver dropjied off materially the lmst year. The valley's total cut will reach ap proximate 18,000,000 feet. The Ore gon Lumber Company, the mill of which Is located at Dee, led with 1.1,-' 000,000 feet. The Mt. Hood and Park-- dale plants of the Mt. Hood Milling! Company cut about .,r00,000 feet and Horn Bros. Standard MiiiiUt Com pany, of Oak Grove, turned out about 5O0.(O0 feet. The heaviest falling oft enme from a decrease In the cut of the Oregon Lumber Company, the normal output of which reaches 21.0O0,(MO feet. Sev eral mouths time, however, were re quired the past spring, after the heuvy accumulation of lee had thawed off, in replacing bridges, Trestles and a general reconstruction of a logging road from Doe to the upier West Fork of HMid river. The company, is now iu the finest body of timber it bus ever manufactured, and the cut of the coming summer is expected to Iks up to normal or greater. The most' of the time of the district is Douglas , tlr. A great deal of cedar and hem-, lock, however, are cut from the sec tion. LUNCH CLUB HEARS MUSICAL NUMBERS An interesting feature of the weekly, meeting of tho Tuesday Lunch Club at the Pheasant was violin numltcrs ren dered by Miss Adalania Jackson, who' was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Albert L. Jacksou. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson arrived last week from 11am--inolitou, N. J. While Miss Jacksou . will return to a young women's semi nary at Willinmsport, Pa., this week, her mother will remain here for a time. Both are skilled musicians.' Their program Tuesday was highly appreciated. They will be a decided acipilsltlon to HimmI Kiver, K. E. Seolfwas chairman of the Tuesday meeting. He had endeavored' to secure from Hood Kiver business enterprises and individual figures that would show the volume of money made in Hood Kiver, expended here and sent abroad. Guests at the dub this week were George Stranahan and Donald Ben nett. Secretary Sylvester announced that A. T. Case had Ixhti elected to membership. Commandery Installs Following the annual Christmas ob- scrvanoe at aiasomc nan Christmas morning, officers of the Hood Kiver Commandery KnSchts Templar, were installed as follows; A. G. IewU, eminent commander; Dr. E. L. ocSfx'e, generalissimo; O. B. Nye. captain gen eral; E. O. Bianchsr, treasurer; Frank K. Howard, secretary; J. K. Carson, senior warden; C. II. JenVsin, junior warden; W. Nack, standard bearer; W. K. Collie, sword bearer; Dr. 11. D. W. Pineo, warden; Thomas Fisher, fcntinel. and A. F. Howes, prelate. The Knights participated in a break fast in the fraternal lanUet room. Ilojal Neighbors Elert Offivrs of ihe liK-al camp of Koytl week Mrs. ; Mrs. Vcriie Neiclilsirs of America last fhs-ted of flier as follows : FlizaN-tb Kodgcrs, past oracle Fmmil Wolira mot L oracle : Crump, vice oracle; Emma Jones, fleeted recorder; Janes Carm-s. fhHted receiver: Mildred Ilartl re-re- olrt- al; mew, chancellor; Veda lVane. marshal Karoune Krois, re-elected, inner sen- tinel; Cara IVmeroy, outer dentin el: Drs. J. W. Sifton and H. L. I nimble. physicians, and Mrs. Louise VoUtroff, musician. The election was attended by Mrs. Ida Hamblin, of Pendleton. saf per vis bug deputy, who rnve an su- al- dress. A lu:.-l.xn followed the meet ing. it