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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913 After the Doctor-- THE DRUGOIST The doctor's work is only half what has to be done for the pa tient. And if the druggist be lacking in ability and care the prescription might as well have never been written. But we make a special study of each case and our own medical knowledge is thorough enough to be of great use to us in those sometimes oc curring cases when the doctor, in his haste, makes a slight error. CHAS. N. CLARKE THIS DRUGGIST ft Rco the fifth' R. E. OLD'S CROWNING SUCCESS Place your order for one with D. McDonald HOOD RIYLR, OREGON J tt -ri 1 1 r" . " t ngenr Tor 1 uauon ana ixco ar $ I iiaiii im Tiir tiiip -r 1 1 1 r ninnru I NUW 15 IHt MIYIt IU lYIARt OAHUtN 1 We have just received a full line of D. M. FERRY'S SEEDS also have C. C. -MORSE'S SEEDS from California .. "The Seeds That Crow" WQSd's Grocery J. M. WOOD, Proprietor "XShe "Best Things to Eat" PHONE 1221 FREE DELIVERY 4th & State St. Phone 3281 0. P. DABNEY & SONS FURNITURE, FURNITURE, FURNITURE, STOVES f AND RANGES We buy, sell and exchange everything In Mouse Furnishings, Campers Supplies, etc. I Don't forget the placc-Cor. 4th & State 4- 444444&t$444 J. M. SCHMELTZER F. A. BISHOPf HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT COMPANY ABSTRACTS Insurance Conveyancing! Surety Bonds "Accuracy" is Our Motto Office In New Hellbronner Building Phone 1271 Hood River, Oregon 644G4444& For Lime, Cement and House Plaster See STRANAHAN & CLARK WENATCHEE WAITS FOR ACTION HERE "What about the North Pacific Dis tributor' Association T Do you think It should market Wenatchee fruit?" These were the questions which were addressed to W. T. Clark, president of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Assort' atlon, upon his return from the con' ference at North Yakima. Mr. Clark, besides being president of the Growers' Association there, is al so president of the newly formed North Pacific Distributors' Association the purpose of which is to market through its central selling agency fruit of the four states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. "The distributors' association," ans wered Mr. Clark, "Is not yet by any means an effective organization. Its alms are high and praiseworthy, but Its operation as a business is a matter of determination. Just at present It Is in the academic stage open to ar gument. Before it can become opera' tive, it must receive the endorsement and then the support of the assocla tions and growers in the various dis tricts. This District's Position "In this district, of course, its local acceptance or rejection depends alto gether upon the action of the Wenat chee Valley Fruit Growers' Associa tion, the annual meeting of which will be held in May. By that time, the strength of the distributors' organiza Ion Is likely to be determined in a great degree by the judgment of the Hood River, Yakima and other dis tricts. "The representatives of the various districts that met at North Yakima to form In a tentative way the distrib utors' association could not, and did not pretend to, commit their respect ive districts to the scheme. Some of the representatives enthusiastically favored the project; others were less so and raised no objection to it be- worthy of reference to their respect ive districts. In the meantime, of course, Wenatchee must be prepared to market her own fruit in case we do not join." PEPPERMINT FARM PLANNED Portland Man and Michigan Brother to Erect Still Near Albany Albany. A farm to grow pepper mint for the market will be establish' ed near here by O. H. Todd, who came to Albany recently from Michigan, and his brother, Alfred Todd, of Portland They have leased a tract of land about six mil eg east of Albany, near Knox Butte, for the purpose. This is one of the first industries of the kind on the Pacific Coast. The Todd Brothers will not only grow peppermint in big quantities but will construct a still at their pepper mint farm to prepare the product for the market. This will reduce the pep permint to commercial form. A crew of men Is now at work preparing the ground for the setting of the first plants and work will soon begin on the erection of the still. ADVERTISED LETTERS For March 24, 1913; Alice Allen, J F Andrews. Miss Helen Bates, Lee R Black. Mrs Clara N Coffin, Roy Calhoun, Will Cook, John Colnlll, J M Clark. Sol Davis. D E Evans. Mrs Abble Force. Philip Huffman. P A Ireland. John Link. Blance Nordtvedt. F A Nealey. Miss Char'otte Potter, Miss Kath- em Potter. Harry Rood. O L Walker, W W Wells, R L Wil liams. APPLE TREE HOLDS RECORD An apple tree growing In the Walla Walla Valley, Washington, holds the fruit-yield record. It produced nearly 200 bushels of apples last season, thus breaking Its own record of 1264 boxes in 1907, the highest production, we are assured, from a single tree known any where In the world. This tree bore 70 boxes in 1906, 42 boxes In 19Q8 and 45 boxes In 1909. More than BOO bar rels of fruit have been picked from It since it came Into bearing in the spring of 1871. The tree was grown without Irriga tion from a seedling planted In 18f6. It is 42 feet In height and Its branches spread 67 feet from tip to tip. The trunk is seven feet In circumference at the base and measures six feet six Inches Just below the first limb, which Is four feet seven Inches. The tree Is sound and healthy despite the fact that It has produced fruit every season for nearly forty years. New York Press. STATE SPENDS MUCH ON SOIL BAGTERIA Thousands of dollars were added to the wealth of Oregon farmers last year by the bacteriology department of the experiment station at the Ore gon Agricultural College which fur nished Inoculation cultures so that al falfa, red clover, alslke, peas, beans, vetch and other leguminous crops could beg rown where before it had been impossible. ThS cultures were furnished free, ex cept where large amounts were asked for, and then the farmers paid the postage or express charges. Hundreds of farmers were enabled thus, by proper seed treatment according to directions sent from the college, to grow crops where they had not been able before. The experiment station will again furnish the cultures this season, and any farmer in the state who wishes them can get them by writing to the bacteriological depart ment, O. A. C, Corvallls. He should state what crop the culture Is to be us ed on, and should write at least ten days or two weeks before he must plant, so that the department will have time to prepare the cultures. The probable time of planting should be stated and if more than two acres are to be planted, $0.15 should be sent for parcel post stamp. Inoculation of the seed before plant ing, It was found, made It possible to grow leguminous successfully and to Increase the amount approximately 75 per cent in the hundreds of trials giv en in the season of 1912. But seed Inoculation will not recti fy poor soil conditions caused by lack of lime, such as are found in many parts of Oregon. Moreover, If nodules or small bunches are found on the roots of a crop already grown in a field, it is not at all certain that seed or soil Inoculation will Increase a suc ceeding planting. These cultures sent free to farmers by the bacteriology department at the college are the same as those sold by dealers under different trade names. This is one of the directions in which the college is working to increase the profits of the Oregon farms and the productivity of the soil. MORE APPLES LEFT THAN LAST YEAR Reports from various sources show that about 1,000,000 barrels went for export and into consumption In the United States during February and 1,500,000 boxes. Of the barrel goods there are now practically 2,500,000 bar rels or 600,000 more than last year at this time. There are around 4,000,000 boxes held or 2,000,000 more than last March. Fully 60 per cent of the box goods Is held In storage in the West Counting three boxes to the barrel there is all told less than 4,000,000 bar rels of fruit held today, yet this stor age is practically 1,500,000 barrels more than that of March, 1912. There are about 1,000,000 barrels In storage yet in New York state, 250,000 barrels in Missouri and the same in Illinois, with probably 100,000 each In Pennsylvania and Virginia. When It comes to box fruit Illinois warehouses have probably 250,000 barrels. Kan sas has the same quantity, so has also Missouri, while New York has fully 600,000 boxes. The great bulk of box ed apples are found in the Western states, California with 1,000,000 boxes and Washington with 250,000 boxes. CLEARANCE OF 1912 APPLE CROP GOOD When the size of the 1912 apple crop of the United States is taken Into con ulceration, the clearance of stocks at the present time must be regarded as very satisfactory. There are still plenty of apples at all points; enough to keep the market in a weakened condition, but the situation would be much worse but for the aggressive selling tactics of Jobbers and ex changes everywhere. The campaign conducted in the Eastern states by the International Apple Shippers' Associ ation has produced favorable result according to apple experts here. While the great crop of 1912 is not the largest ever produced, the move ment from it Into consumption through market channels has broken all rec ords. Current estimates, based on re liable reports, indicate that the com mercial supply of both cold storage and common storage stocks at all points In the United States on March 15 amounted to about 2,000,000 barrels and 3,380,000 boxes, the total being equivalent to 3,125,000 barrels. The estimated holdings for the same time in 1912 were 1,525,000 barrels. President Loomls of the Apple Ship pers' Association asserts that pros pects for barrel apples are good, and Joseph H. Stelnhardt of Steinhardt & Kelly says there has been a decided improvement In the box trade recent ly and that it promises to continue. It Is recognized, however, that apples will soon meet competition with var ious Southern small fruits. The publicity bureau of the associa tion has a plan for raising an annual promotion and advertising fund. It provides that every shipper shall at tach 'a one cent association stamp" to each box and a two-cent stamp to each barrel, the stamps to be supplied by the association and the proceeds to be devoted exclusively to advertis ing the apple. It Is estimated that on a crop of last year's size this would provide over $900,000 for advertising purposes. Oregonian. Dame Fashion decrees that woman's entire dress shall consist of only eight pieces. WILL HAVE STRAWBERRY FETE Roseburg has settled on May 20-24 for Its annual Strawberry Fete. The outlook Is excellent for a record crop of the luscious fruit that has added so much to the fame of Roseburg and, as always, the Southern Oregon city will keep open house and entertain thous ands of visitors from all parts of the state. This year's event will be a citizens' affair from si art to finish and Roseburg expects to spend three times as much money for its celebration as last year. Dust In Farnum, the actor. Is to quit the stage and go Into business for himself. BETTER THAN SPANKING Spanking will not i-ure children of wetting the bed, bemuse It is not a habit but a dangerous disease. The C. II. Kowan Drug Co.. Dept. 1473, Chi cago, 111., have discovered a strictly harmless remedy for this distressing disease and to make known its merits they will send a 60c package securely wrapped and prepaid Absolutely Free to any reader of the Hood River News. This remedy also cures frequent de sire to urinate and Inability to control uclne during the nUht or day In old or young. The C. H. Uowan Drug Co. Is and Old Reliable House, write to them today for the free medicine. Cure the atflirted members of your family and then tell your neighbors and friends about this remedy. Ties of wedlock the kind a man's wife buys for him at the bargain counter. GARDEN PLANTING SEASON IS NOW HERE I have a fine stock of Hol land and Oregon ROSES ready for delivery. Place your orders early with me for EASTER LILIES. GEORGE HASLINGER THE. HEIGHT'S GREENHOUSE Phone 3393 $ 4 ! Z We have a complete stock of j Pruning Tools Including Rhodes' Double Cut and Fresno with 30 inch handles Also Pruning Shears and Tree Pruners. Regular price on 8-foottree pruners, 55c We also have our new stock of SPRAY HOSE in and we know by expressions from satisfied customers on this line that we have the goods that make good. Blowers Hardware Co. The Firm that "Makes Good" Phone 1691 Cor. First and Oak 2 Butler Banking Co Established Nineteen Hundred Capital One Hundred Thousand Dollars Safe Deposit Boxes Savings Department Leslie Butler, President Truman Butler, Vice President C. H. Vaughan, Cashier For Sale 60-DAY BARGAIN 15 acres four-year-old mer chantable orchard 2i miles south-west of city. Any reasonable offer will be con sidered. J. V. Anderson, 626 E. 19th North, Portland, Ore. Phone East 4006. I Pine Grove Box Co. f BEST GRADE OF o appi r Rnvrc ANin I I t WJ I Mill BUILDING MATERIAL LUMBER YARDS AT ODELL FACTORY S ALSO AT MT. HOOD P.O. FOR BABY'S COUGH Relief is quick when yotTuse K.-C. Mentholated White Pine and Tar I Other Cough Remedies are Camphorated Oil, Aro matic Cascara, Red Cross Cough Plasters, K.-C. Cold Tablets. Listerine, Peroxide, Gargles, etc. You Can Buy Safely Anything We Recommend We give GREEN TRADING STAMPS Keir & Cass Peltabte Druggists SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER I An Appeal to Common Sense Cor. Will prove that honest values are much more satisfactory than exaggerated val ue claims. You will be wise and do well to come here, where honest prices are quoted and common sense price asked T. J. KINNAIRD 2nd and Oak 5t5. 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