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THE HOODIRIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1912 THIS is the store that gets the new things first. We are now showing many new and stylish STETSON HATS-a Hat for every face for every taste. J. G. VOGT Ubehomeqf "Benjamin Clothes Santa Claus Says: This store is filled with new and up-to-date presents for people of all ages... Parisian Ivory Goods in Hair Brushes, Combs, Mirrors, Toilet Sets, Traveling Sets... Ebony Leather Goods The Genuine in In Many Styles Manicure and Toilet Sets. Xmas Booklets, Postals, Calendars, Ribbons, Seals, Tree Ornaments, Tinsel, Festooning, etc., etc. Keir & Cass Pcltablc Druggists SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER A Complete Line of... FnscK Groceries At Honest Prices Can always be found at this Up-to-date Store " Kinnaird & Larwood Cor. 2nd and Oak Sts. Phone 78 4th & State St. Phone 248K 0. P. DABNEY & SONS FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE, STOVES AND RANGES We buy, sell and exchange everything in House Furnishings, Campers Supplies, etc. Don't forget the place-Cor. -4th & State J. M. SCHMELTZER F. A. BISHOP HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT COMPANY ABSTRACTS Insurance Conveyancing Surety Bonds. "Accuracy" is Our Motto Office in New tlellhronner Building Phone 2J Hood River, Oregon XtOGAL E3PPLE ALK DAVIDSON SECURES JUDGMENT IN FULL A cane of considerable iutereut to local shippers of fruit was decided at Seattle the last of tne week la favor of the Davidson Fruit Company. The company brought Bult against the Pro duce Diatributora' Company of Seat tle to recover 1711.96, balance due for 500 crates of strawberries shipped them at (3 per crate. After the com- pany had sold the berries their re ceipts failed to come up to their ex pectations and they wrote the local company that they had handled the goods on a commission basis. Their remittance was 1711.96 short. The Jury was out only 30 minutes before returning a verdict in favor of the Davidson Fruit Company for the full amount. An interesting feature of the trial was the introduction of testimony showing that a trust existed among the Seattle reailers. Correspondence with the Seattle produce concern ex hibited to Judge Tallman included a signed statement from the Produce Distributors' Company that an orgiui zation had been formed of six firms on Western Avenue to divide equally among them the cars of vegetables and produce coming into the market "and inasmuch as we are able to con trol practically the entire receipts, we thereby maintain a price that is fair to all.. BOX AS A PACKAGE The many fruit raisers who have sought a livelihood in the far West states the past six or eight years, notably in California, Washington, Oregon and later Colorado, have adopted methods others may well imi tate, is the leading statement of P. M Kiehley. a leading fruit merchant of St. Louis, Mo., in Fruitman and Gardener. "Necessity was sure enough the mother of invention in their cases, he says. "They have been the pio neers in securing and devising the best methods, not only In perfect pack ing and grading, but also in the impor tant matter of providing the most per fect packages to meet the environ ments. They have blazed the way to success under trying circumstances. They have put their fruit in all the leading markets of the country against all competition, and through the excellence of their work, secure prices that afford a fair to good profit. They have done so the past several years and will doubtless continue to do so because of the scarcity of fancy fruit put up in the most attractive manner. "Notwithstanding the fact that the big apple states of the far West, not ably Washington, Oregon and Cali fornia, have to pay 50 cents freight per bushel box to all the big Eastern markets ($1.50 per barrel) a sum about equal to the price paid for Den Davis in St. Louis. "It is not necessary to dwell on the packing of the far West apples all in boxes. Their work out there is above criticism. It must be admitted, however, that every growing and ship ping district in the Middle West fur nishes more or less first class fruit properly put up, but the scarcity of such is to be deplored." TOP GRAFTING AND PEACHES "The other day," says Prof. Walden, the well known horticulturist and fruit grower of North Yakima, "I met a friend who told me how his neigh bor had cut back and grafted a Hen Davis orchard, but was so unfortunate as to lose many of his trees in the operation. This surprised me, and 1 told this friend that I had top-grafted 2,5oo apple trees on my farm and had not lost a single tree, so I asked how this neighbor proceeded. He inform ed me that the man cut off the entire top of his lien Davis trees and then grafted only surh limbs as he wished to use In making the new top. The grafts started all right but after they had gained a length of a foot or two, the wind would catch these new twigs and break them off at the joint of grafting. Many of his trees were ruin ed in this way. Then I explained to this friend how we did It. He should not have cut off all the top. He should not have Beleoted from three to five prongs on different sides of the tree so as to have a balanced top when he had finished the job. The other limbs should have been left on the tree until the next spring, and fre quently for two years. The limbs left protect the young grafts from the wind to some extent, but that is not the chief benefit. If all leaves are taken from a tree and kept off, the tree will starve to death as certainly as a cow staked on bare ground and out of reach of any food will starve to death. et this lesson be remembered and ver kept in mind." Regular Sunday excursion to Park dale. Pleasant trip for yourself and friends. UNFIT ORCHARD SITES CONDEMNED That the promotion of alleged apple districts in sections totally unadapted to the successful culture of this fruit is a crime which should not be toler ated in Oregon, is the stand taken by the Portland Journal in a recent ed itorial which says in part: The Journal has many times pro tested against the sale unfit lands as orchard sites. It has many times pre dicted that the practise would bring loss and failure. It renews that protest. Mistakes are being made. No district in the world is better fdr apple production, but all lands in Oregon are not fit sites for successful apple orchards. A particular kind of soil is neces sary. It must be deep. It must be air drained as well as water drained. Altitudes and climate also figure. There are promotors who defy every requirement. These buy up tracts, mark up the prices, give the lands the apple label, and men, mad with hallucinations about swollen for tunes to be made in apple growing, lndiscrimately purchase. An enormous acreage is already planted to apples. Five years hence, the output will be enormously in creased. Millions of young trees are yet to come into bearing. There are signs that the feverish apple boom of the past few years is beginning to af fect the market. This year's crop is enormous. The condition may not mean that fancy fruit on standard sites will suffer. It does mean that orchards on half-fit or unfit sites will be disap pointing. To over-capitalize and sell unfit sites in the present frenzy for apple growing to men who must wait eight or ten years for a crop is noth ing short of a crime. WENATCHEE GROWERS GET FIRST RETURNS Two-thirds of a million dollars have been received and disbursed already this season by the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers' Association Ship ments so far total 1,400 carloads. Freight charges advanced amount to $450,000; cost of boxes and material furnished to growers, $100,000; cash distributed among growers this week, $100,000. Of this $650,000 all but the last $100,000 has gone for expenses. Receipts for the remainder of the sea son will represent profit. An enor mous amount of fruit is stored in the Fast, and Manager Coburn is now in Chicago directing the sale of it. Two payments of $50,000 each have been made to growers of the associa tion during the last twelve days. The management distributes in that amount because $50,000 represents 5 cents per box, and it is expected that several payments of $25,000, or 2 cents per box, will be made during the winter as sales are completed. About 300 carloads are yet to be shipped by the association, making f total of 1,700 for the pool. COAST APPLE CROP The Pacific coast apple crop roughly estimated this season is about 27,000 carloads, equal to about 17,000,000 boxes or about 7,0n,ooo barrels. This is a rapid increase over former years but the facilities for distribution have also developed admirably. This year shipments of apples from the Pacific coast are reaching different European countries, South America, Australia, Asia and New Zealand. The distribut ing system in the Tinted States Is al so much improved over former years. More refrigerator cats were provided, the average time in transit has been shortened, and the distribution is wid er, reaching into more of the small towns. Thus the markets and mar keting provisions are increasing with production. "Do you believe any man really lis his wife all about his past?" "Oh, yes. See how many divorces there are." Heights Garage Automobile Supplies General Repairing of All Kinds of Gasoline Engines Diamond Tires Plumbing.... J, F. Volstorff - Sss PUT FRUIT UP IN ATTRACTIVE FORM Putting the finest, qualiy of Hood River apples up in small quantities calculated to appeal to the retail trade is the business which has been under taken by several local growers who have organized the "Luscious Fruit Company." This company has adopt ed for its pack the name "L'l Like Em." It puts fruit of the extra fancy grade into cardboard boxes or cartons which contain half a dozen apples apiece. Twelve of the cartons make a case and each apple is pack ed in paper in such a manner that bruises are impossible and an attract ive display is afforded when the box is opened. The Idea has been warmly received by retailers and shipments have al ready been made to Europe, New York and other of the principal mar kets. The cartons retail for 25 cents and the varieties packed include most ly extra fancy Newtowns, Ortleys and Spitzenbergs. A Perfect Defense. "Sam dear," asked Mrs Prouty, who had been away from home the greater part of July and August, "what la the matter with the garden?" "I don't know," answered Sam hum bly,"! haven't done anything to it." TUBERCULOSIS CONQUERED By DR. W. H. BAKER'S Tubercular Remedy the greatest Tonic, Alternative, Ex pectorant and Tissue Builder In the world. The result of 21 years' earnest study and research of a prominent ethical physician. If you have friends suffering or even threatened with tuberculosis be sure to tell them to send for free booklet on "Interesting Facts Concerning Tu berculosis," and "How to Live." It may be the means of saving their lives. We will send you Case Report to fill out for our regular Consulting Physi cian to examine and he will forward you his suggestions free. Examination free Write for our testimonials of promi nent people. Agents wanted in every locality. Special inducements to traveling men. THE DR. W. H. BAKER CO. 510 Hippodrome Building Cleveland, Ohio NEW SCHEDULE Tlount Hood Railroad A.M. 8 00. 8 05 8 15. 8 35.. 8 40 . 9 05. 9 15. 9 20.. 9 45.. 10 10 10 15. 10 40 . 10 45 . Effective 12:01 A. M. Sunday. Sept. nth 11)12 STATIONS Lv. Hood River Ar. Powerdale Switchback V an Horn.. 7 7 No. 2 7t I 55 .. 1 50 .. 2 30 .. 2 10 .. .Mohr I.. 2 06 . . 2 00 . .. 1 60 1 43 . . 1 33 . 1 SO . 1 15. . Odell . Summit BIoucher.. Winana Dee Trout Creek . Wood worth : 1 05. Ar. Parkdale Lv. ..100. A. WILSON, Agent. UN MRCLIB. fanny Post, G. A. R -Meets at the K. of P. hall the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at 2 p. m. Geo. P. CrowelU commander; S. F. Blythe, adjutant. ranhy W. R. C. No. 16-Meet second and fourth Saturdays of each month in K. of P. hall at 2 p. m. Mrs. Ahbie Baker, president; Mrs. Kath ryn Gill, secretary. f"ourt Hood River. No. 42. F. of A., meets every Thursday evening in K. of P. hall. Visiting Foresters always welcome. Wm Flemmins, C.R.; F. C. Brosius, F. S. flood River Lode No. 105. A. F. A A. M. iA Meets Saturday swninir on or before each full moon. Geo. Slocom. W. M.; D. McDonald, secre tary. If nod River Camp. No. 7702. M. W. A. -Meets in K. of P. hall first and third Wednesday nixhts. C. S. Jones. V. C.; C. U. Dakin. clerk. TJond River Tamp. No. 770. W. O. W-Meets at 11 K. of P. hall the second and fourth Wednesday ninhta of each month. A. C. Staton. C C: Kent Shoemaker, clerk. 1 Tond River Valley Humane Society Phone 2. AK. H. Hartwur. president: Harold Herahner. secretary; Leslie Butler, treasurer. Tdlewilde Lodire. No. 107. I. O. O. F.-Mees in Fraternal hall every Thursday even ins-at 7 Ml. at the corner of Fourth and Oak streets. Visiting brothers welcomed. A. G. Frohn. N. G.: G. W. Thomson, secretary. tTemp Iriire. No. 181. I. O. O. F.-Meeta In xvthe Old Fellows hall at Odell every Saturday niarht. Visiting- brothers cordially welcomed. O. 11. Roadea, N. G.; F. L. Kelso, secretary. T aurel Rrheka Iiire No. 87. I. O. O. F.-Moeta iJni-st and third Mondays in each month. Lulu Corey, N. G.; Nettie Walsh, secretary. TV fountain Home Camp. No. SS9, R, N. A. Meets at K. of P. hall on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. Mrs. Lulu Cary, O.; Mrs. L'lla Dakin, recorder. Qleta Assembly. rJo. 105. IT. A. -Meets in their v-hall the first and third Wednesdays, work; second and fourth Wednesdays, social. C. D. Henrietta. M. A.; W. H. Austin, secretary. Riverside I .or! ire. No. fW. A. O. P. W.-Moeta in K. of P. hall the first and thin) Wednesday niirhta of the month. Visiting brothers cordially welcomed. Newton Clark. M. W.; Chester Shute. recorder. Vraucoma Ilire. Na SO. K. of P. -Meets in " their Castle Hall every Tuesday night, when visiting brothers are fraternally welcomed. 8. W. Stark. C. C; Lou. 8. Isenbenr. K. of K, ft S. Valine Temple Pythian Sisters, Na t-Meets the ' ' third and fifth Tuesday of each month at K. of P. hall. Kate Frederick. M. K. C; Itertrude Stark. M. of R. ft C. T A. M. Chapter No. 27 Meets first and thidr lv Friday of each month. V. B. Hrock. Sec.; J. K. Carson. II. P. Any Land Clearing to Do? We make Grubbing Hooks, Chocker Hooks, Stump Shovels, Etc. We place a guarantee behind our Sledges and Wedges. Special Tools and Forgings are right in our line; also Woodwork and 'parts on Wagons. Wagons and General Blacksmithing W. G. SNOW (Successor to SNOW ft UPSON) Phone 62-K Fourth Street Columbia Auto fi Machine Company Auto Supplies Automobile Storage and Repairs efirst Class ITlacnine Sficp in Connection Phone 109 : Sixth and Columbia Sts. THEY WILL LOOK LIKE NEW WHEN WE GET THROUGH Don't throw away your soiled clothes or hang them up to be moth-eaten and for gotten. Bring themjto us. We make a specialty of cleaning and pressing clothes F. T. ANDERSON 1219 12th Street On the Heights Phone 225-L Investment not Speculation You take no chances when you buy your real estate through us except to win. Our intimate knowledge of almost every foot of land in the valley places us in a po sition to advise you where to find the REAL BARGAINS !! W. S. NICHOL I Butler Banking Co Established Nineteen Hundred CapitalOne Hundred Thousand Dollars Safe Deposit Boxes Savings Department Leslie Butler, President Truman Butler, Vice President C. H. Vaughan, Cashier Buy a Useful Xmas Present A token of Utility that will outlast the season We have them here. Little Remembrances. Articles of everyday usefulness for old and young. Make your selections early. R. J. Mclsaac 6: Co. Parkdale, Oregon 0