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A D V E R T IS IN G R A TE S
ROC.EK W. MOE
SI'BS l RIPTION RATES
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*fx Months
ThrM Month*
Entered za second-class matter March 12. 1909 at
the poet office at Moeier, Oregon, under the Act o f ,
MarchS. 1879.
MOSIER BULLETIN
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Is cheaper because it makes
m ore loaves of bread. Don’t
be fooled into buying the low
priced flour thinking you are
getting something cheaper than
W h ite R iv e r F lou r
Every Sack Guaranteed.
FOR SA LE BY
Nichol and Company
Mosier, Oregon
All Shoes in Stock
for less than
wholesale factory prices
Quality in most cases better
than the new stock.
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Supplies for all Gas Engines.
First Class W o rk G uaranteed.
Gasoline, Oils and A ccessories
L. (Q. N. G A R A G E
M O S IE R , W A S C O C O P N T Y , O R E G O N . F R I D A Y , J E N E
Portland!
June 13,14 and 15 «
Brilliant « Instructive
Patriotic
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Excursion Fares via
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
OMGOW WASHINGTON «A JU H M D S NAVIGATION COMPANY
Tickets on Sale June IJ. IS. 14 and 15; return limited to June I»
W M M r M l * K R A I . Oenetal fa w en gsr Agent. P O R T L A N D
No
to the party orderinr them, at lecal rates, and
paid for before affidavit* are furnished.
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CHINAMAN PURCHASES 38 REGISTER ON
ROSE FESTIVAL TO
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
WAR CENSUS DAY
RE VERY PATRIOTIC
Fred Chan, a Chinaman in the em
Thirty eight natural born citizens,
Innumerable Flags, thousands of
ploy o f Mark A. Mayer at Vlayerdale three aliens and one alien enemy be yards o f hunting and myriad electric
orchards, has subscribed through the tween the ages o f 21 and »1 registered globes in red. w hite and blue are lieing
Moaier Valley Bank for $1,000 worth in Mosier for the selective draft on collected fo r the decoration o f Port
o f U. S. war bonds.
Tuesday. June 5, the day appointed by land's principal thoroughfares during
Chan, although o f a quiet demeanor, proclamation by President Wilson.
the 191 1 Rose Festival. June 13. 14 and
\ is very intelligent and keeps well
No trouble whatever was caused to 15. In addition a number o f electric
posted on all current events.
He the registration officials and no one in ally
illuminated
American
Flags,
points with pride to the fact that the district to their knowledge failed which cost half a thousand dollars each
; China, the home o f his birth, leans to register. Few o f the l v * l citizens are lieing shipped from the east for
strongly in sentiment to the allies as a receiving
their
green
certificates erection at the principal street inter
whole and the United States in par- claimed exemption and those who did sections.
) ticular.
exercise this right based their stand
The festival directors are bending
“ I landed in the United States with either on the fact that they had de- every effort toward making the 1917
.15 cents,” said Chan, ‘ ‘and since my (»endent relatives to support or that Festival one o f the biggest patriotic
arrival by fru gality and hard work I they were farmers and were o f more demonstrations in the Northwest's
have been able to support my fam ily benefit to their country on account o f history, and thousands o f dollars will
in China and save a few hundred dol their occupation than they would be he spent in carrying through the
lars besides. I appreciate the protec- in the army.
patriotic idea in street decorations.
, tion and the opportunity given me by
In a few instances exceptions were
A large force o f men is now em
; the United States to earn a livlihood taken to the claims made and notations ployed in casting the 50 foot statue o f
and in return w illin gly loan to them made on the cards sent in to the Liberty, which w ill he erected in the
every dollar 1 possess.”
sheriff.
These few
were deemed Court o f Patriotism at Festival center.
Chan figures the purchase o f U. S. slackers by the local officials because The head o f the statue, which is as
war bonds as fin excellent investment. they either were not farmers or else high as an ordinary man, has already
N o tax and “ maybe by and by pay 4J diil not have relatives solely dependent been completed. The entire statue
per cent.” “ I f the war is soon over,” for sup|>ort upon the individual regis w ill be completed within the next two
he says, “ the Liberty Loan bonds are tering. Some o f the claims for e x weeks.
| sure to sell at a premium. Three per emption had merit. In the majority
cent U. S. bonds have only recently | o f cases o f married men, no exemption
How to Treat Winter kill
: been selling at above par, then why was claimed.
— By Leroy Childs —
I w ill not the present issue in the very ; It is not known just when the first
Dle-back, or so-called "w iu ter k ill"
1 near future sell at $110 for every $100 I call under the conscription w ill he
j invested?”
made, although it has been announced of apple and pear trees is a common
Full o f patriotism and loyalty to the that the drawing w ill occur in the disorder in many orchards or the val
United States and though past the age near future, hut it seems probalde ley this Spring. The term "die-back"
o f enlistment Chan woud w illingly d o , that none w ill be calledLintil Septem- has been adopted in mauy sections of
the country for this trouble and It
hia bit in the cause o f "P erpetu
rpe ating her.
the
old
Peace on Karth. ” He holds that China
Edgar A. Race was appointed regis is more appropriate than
joining the entente allies would be an trar by Sheriff Chrisman, and took an name of
winter kill.” W inter con
| asset o f worth far beyond measure. oath to support the Constitution o f the ditions have nothing to do with fully
Millions o f his countrymen could be United States and President Wilson in 90 per cent of the trees that have
called to arms and with the present every respect. R. W. Moe, assisted as failed to throw out normal foliage,
day equipment and up-to-date m ilitary deputy registrar. Services were given ana for this reason the term
was
training under the tutorhips o f United to the cause gratuitously. The polls very confusing,
especially so us It
States officers would soon assemble an were open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
sound» much like tin * term "w inter
\ army invincible as to numbers and
Following is the list o f those regis injury." W inter injury is a term us
| surpassed by none as to valor.
tering, which is also posted on the ed for mechanical disorder of the
When interviewed regarding the building o f the polling place, the pub tree brought about by freezing and
[ existing Exclusion Act, Chan stated lic library:
thawing. Our commonest form
of
that he thinks it should he modified.
Roger W. Moe, Clyde A R<ot, Har winter injury is manifested in the
; “ A ll branches o f trade and the farm- I old Stoltz, Clyde H. Bailey, Clare S. form of a severe splitting of
the
I ing community in particular are clani- Bailey, Kobt. K. Shinn, Ira E. Hus trunk, usually on the southwest
side
I oring for labor, ” he declared. "W h y | key, (ius Johnson, John W. Huskey, of the tree.
not let in 500,000 o f my countrymen? i Archie 1>. Huskey, Quinton P. Arm , Dle-ba-ki for the most part, is the
j This would relieve the situation for strong, Philip Templemire,
! result o f mis-treatment of the tree
{ unskilled labor, allow the farmers to ] Bahlcke, Martin L. Clement. William
during Summer and can be prevented !
harvest their crops, would fill many L. Vensel, Gail B. Brown, N. Parke
positions o f a menial nature and would j Sturgess, Maurice C. Woods, Helmer by proper irrigation only. By irriga
W alter F. Clay, Leonard tion Is meant the maintaining o f a i
i in no manner affect the present status Olstrom,
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I o f white labor. This modification at Zackman, Henry It. l>unsm<>re, Donald uniform moisture condition of the
of the
j the present crisis would be a two fold C. Little-page, August Danton, John soil during (he growing season
must deter-1
I blessing. First, it is for the best in- Herr, Ray Baliey, Gus. \, Godbersen, tree. Each orchardist
j terests and most essential for the Ben L. Yates, Ernest Etvans, W illie mine the condition o f the soi’. at ui-;
j U. S. to obtain our labor that w ill T. McClure, Charlie A. Yales, Ora H. tervals during the Summer; different
n R. Wilcox, Roy A tier- I ®0'l* 1<lt' mRn'1 different
treatment
; come at the call. Second, it w ill in a Hodge, John
degree somewhat relieve the conges- nathy, Lee A Evans la-slie O Root 1 " * determination ran he made on-
-!
w M
h
a n ly by digging to a depth of three or |
Moe.
i tion o f an over populated country and Roy L. Duvall, and ' Thomas
four feet with a shovel or by using
| g ive a sober, industrious hard working 1
the soil augur at rather close Inter-i
I people a chance to earn an honest
vsls (not to exceed three weeks dur
liv in g .”
ing the growing season.)
“ Have you anything further to say,
The cause which produces a dl- ]
CCMTC DATE V IK llA
t w W T h l - ’ ’ bStiif ■h’mscrrrrrf
.
] halted in his speech.
an experimental standpoint.
sew8paper Man, I think
“ No, Mr. Newspaix
From the Hood Hiver (SlacierJ
vat ions o f
all
w orkers,
however,
1 have already talked too much.''
seem to indicate that it Is the burn-j
H C. O liver, traveling freigh t and
passenger agent o f the O.-W. R. A- N. ing off of the root hairs or root feed-1
Co., who has just returned from a trip ers. Root hairs are the tender wat
east, was here Tuesday interviewing ery rootlets— soft and extrem ely de
local representative business men anil licate— by whose aid the plant draws |
explaining the reasons for the.railway food and water from the soil. These
companeis, the country over, asking root hairs are very sensitive to heat I
for a 15 per cent increase on all and drought ami if the soil—even |
freight. Mr. O liver explainer! the ad though it be for a few days only—
Owing no doubt to the busy season
vances in cost o f materials,hail been in is permitted to become thoroughly j
when the farmers are either spraying instances as high as 90 per cent. The dried out, tlieBe small rootlets are
or attending to other orchard work,
salaries and wages have been in killed, resulting in a tree suffering |
the vote at the special election for the
from die-back the following Spring j
state held here, resulted in a vote o f creased.
Increasing soil fertility
and
ne
“ It is not,” said the railroad man,
only 50 per cent o f those registered. "th a t we want to increase our earn glecting the proper irrigation o f the
Out o f a total registration o f approxi ings to the disadvantage o f our cus trees will work havoc in our or-
mately 300, only 147 ballots were cast. tomers and patrons. It is a necessity
hards unless more attention is giv
As indicated by the count the para-
with us. W e must earn more money en to the proper use of water. By
I mount issue, and the one for which the
or we w ill he railing on the govern- increasing fertility the number of
root feeders is Increased. The tree
* i & ° S o o T « d ^ n d ‘ issue’ meav o k ^ \hl ment or somebody for help
responds to this stimulus, form ing a
vigorous top which requires
much
ing by a m ^ n t y o f 126 to 19^ The
the ( ) ,w r . & N. Co. has aways moisture to maintain in a normal
m ajority in th e c o u n ty was -U i in ^
^ ^
o f frjends t„ Hood River
condition. If this supply o f root
m sto ritv l i f over *20 000 w as returned «" the com pany is go in g to continue so. feeders is all wiped out at one time,
ro a jo n fy o f o
,
¡ n as|<ing f or a 15 per (.e nt increane we the tree
undergoes a tremendous
f °Jru ilnVntHe.ri.inir nnrtw
create do not wish to appear antagonistic. We shock and the transpiration, which j
•
to Vi
are making preparations to equip more occurs in the portion of the tree I
indebtedness c a rrie d i , HV *.
H refrigerator rara and give a better all above ground quickly druius the tree I
Lim itin g numbe >
, . around service, but we cannot do thin i of available moisture and food. Most |
by
“ 2 £ B,n*
with our present earnings. The rate of trees suffering from die-back make a |
pay, lost heavily, 22 t J • •
, $1 per hundred pounds on apples from
This j
I)ec 1 aration against mp 1 led r e p e hel!e to w t e r n seaboard, i f you will slight grow th in the Spring.
amendment o f Constitution, lost 44 to gto|> tQ congider it> i9 mjKhty small, feeble start consumes all of the stor j
ed up food and moisture and as there j
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Another thing the fruit shipper should
Providing for uniform taxation car- C()nsj(|er , iH f he risk that the railway are no more root feeders to supply
more food and moisture, growth
company takes when handling such a
stops. The result Is that tile tree
" t i f f i n g for holding city and state
elections
actions at the same time, carried 8, ' ^
“ .mrimn with the rest o f the poo dies hack until It can reorganize Its |
to 41.
pie,
the managers o f the railroad line feeding system.
le.
There are a good many orchards In j
Bill to create fund for new peniten have
ave had to meet advanced prices.
tiary defeated 49 to 87.
Railroad rates, being fixed by federal ti.e valley which are Just on the edge
Road bonds carried 126 to 19.
and state commissions, the manage of a dle-back condition. A close ob
The day election board consisted of ment cannot change these without au-1 server can detect tills condition by a I
1 G. R. Wood, chairman, and J. N. Mos thorlty. He cannot, like the merchant, few simple warnings given out by
ier, judges ; G. L. Carroll, J. T. Dav- or the manufacturer, add to the selling th trees before a serious condition
j enport and W. H. Cook, clerks. On price o f his commodity without the has been reached. The writer has
| the night board the follow ing were ap- sanction o f the commission. He must, observed three which have proven
i pointed to count the ballots :
Indicators
and
which are
however, pay the current price for good
W. A. Husbands, chairman, C. J. L it what he buys. The purchasing power worthy o f consideration. (1 )
T rees,
tlepage, judges; C. T. Bennett, Jas. o f the railroad dollar is reduced. Ev which have burned badly in the d e-!
j Cole, and P. L. Arthur, clerks. Sub- ery article which enters into railroad iayed dormant spray. (2) Dying and
stitutions were made. B. A. Berry- maintenance and operation, labor, tax dropping of the fruit buds (before
taking the place o f Mr. Bennatt and es, etc., has increased in price_ from (he pink stage is reached) on trees
E. A. Race for Mr. Arthur.
1 5*to 90 jier cent,while railroad fr e ig h t, that
appear
fairly
vigorous
(3)
Several local citizens who had failed rates remain the same. The railroads 1‘remature yellowing and dropping of
j to register or who had recently moved operating
foliage
In
early
Fall.
All
of
these
in Oregon, Washington and
here, had to be sworn in.
Idaho are asking to increase their Indicators could be due to some
charges in these states 16 (>er cent. other disorder than drought, but as a
The people o f this and every other com general rule drought condition could
munity in the states named should be suspected
rally to the support o f the roads, and
W e are now more than 10 Inches
urge, through the press and the com behind in normal rainfall and for this
mercial liodies the granting o f the in reason Irrigation should be started
crease asked for. The railroads are at once, especially In the orchards
Plans for an effective reciprocity be biggest factors in development o f the that are in cover crops
tween the orchardlsta o f the White country, and we do not believe that
This article has been written
in
Salmon valley and the wheat and any stumbling blocks should tie put in the hope that it might bring to the
grain farmers of that portion o f K lick the way o f tho~e who seek to advance grower the serious results that will
itat county around ana east o f Golden- th w elfare o f others.”
«-ontlnue if irrigation
is neglected.
dale are lieing worked out, according
While here Mr. Oliver was accom During the past two years this ne
panied by Mrs. Oliver, who was mak glect has cost
to C. C. Hutchins.
Hood
R iver
many
"County Horticulturiat S. H. Bod- ing her first trip over the line«.
trees and many thousands of dol
dinghouse.” says Mr. Hutchins, " w ill
Mr. O liver urged local men to agi lars
Unlike some of our plant di
next week begin a survey of the orch- tate a movemeni to have Upper Valley seases and insect pests, remedial
ardista who w ill subscribe to plans o f and Mount Hood ranchers engage in measures lie In the bands of the or
assisting wheat men in their harvest cutting wood when cultivation o f their hardtst and of hitn alone. This re
o f their crops. The county agricultur crops it completed.
medy Is the proper use o f water.
ist is working with Mr. Boddinghouse
‘ ‘The transportation o f coal is going
In the near future the writer will
and is finding ouLfrom the grain men to be n e g lig ib le ." says Mr. Oliver,
submit a few suggestions
for
the
just how many helpers they w ill reed. “ and unless wood is cut for their con
In turn the fruit growers w ill ask the sumption. some o f the interior com handling of trees that have become
wheat growers for help in apple har- munities. where fuel has to be im so diseased
f e lin i
Ra<Uaal(jatl
Thrtt that
EVERYTHING
EL E C T R I C A L
Pacific Power and Light Co.
" A lw a y s
STRONG SUPPORT
GIVEN ROAD BONDS
at Y o u r S e r v ic e "
KODAKS AND SUPPLIES
DEVELOPING
A N D PRINTING
The A r t h u r P h a r m a c y
HAILKOAD MAN PRE-
KLICKITAT RANCHERS
PLAN RECIPROCITY
F lo w e r-g o w n e d .
F o r e s t- b o u n d ,
R o se -c ro w n ed ,
H, 191 7 .
Spring
Suits...
LE have a L a k v i T j n c j c j s j t v t l i t I f t n - si«■ — i—
NEW EST FABRICS on the Market. Place
your order now for E a rl y Delivery.
W
MEYER, T he Tailor
HOTEL OREGON, SECOND STREET
(Room formerly occupied by R. E. Scott)
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
LA ST CHANCE.
Applications for the first Liberty Loan subscrip
tion must be received before June 15. Let us show
that Mosier is patriotic at this time. The boys who
enlist risk their lives. We should be willing to heh)
shorten the war Dy investing our money in this safe
investment.
MOSIER VALLEY BANK
______________________ M o s i e r , O r e g o n
Don’t Neglect the Children’s Eyes
Give attention to your child's eyes in time ami you may save him or her
from the r, - . ssity " f wearing gla--"s later on.
More You Prevent Permanent Defect
We give special attention to the examination of children’s eyes. We are
thoroughly experienced in this work and will tell you frankly whether
glasses are required or not, and we will turnlah them, properly fitted.
W . F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician
HOOD RIVER
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OREGON
You Needn’t Care
A Continental
how wearisome the day has bee». Come
home tired in mind and body as you
can lx-, a 6abor ora cigar will set you right
As you taste the fine flavor and inhale
its soothing fragrance yon become at
peace w ith the world aod yourself. Try
a Snhoroea tonight and at last you'll
really know the comfort of a tine cigar.
“THE OAKS ’
H W . W a tch , Prop., Moaier. O regon
STEAMER TAHOMA
ported, are going to face a severe
vest.
P o M k Sal«
"F o llo w in g the harvest o f strawber famine this winter. We guarantee a
At Jesse Simonson Dairy Ranch, ti
ries comes a long period w hen fru it market and profitable returns on all
CHARLES NELSON, Mgr.
wood that is cut in the Hood River miles west of The Dalles on Columbia PF.OPLK’S NAVIGATION CO.
growers have but little work.”
River Highway on Monday, June II,
valley this summer and f a l l , "
leaves
Hit*
Dalle*
7:00
A.
M.,
Sundays,
Tuesdays and
1917, o f Pure Bred and graile Jerseys,
At Hood River Electric Theater
Thursdays. Arrives at Mosier at 8;15. A. M.
35
rows
in
milk
and
In
head
Bpring
ompanied
by
hia
Frank Ginger. «<■
calves to two years old. Some to
Leaves Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Friday and Saturday
son, Edwin, and < T Bennett, mo
from Oak Street Dock.
Passengers and freight.
Owen Moore and Irene Fenwick w ill Lored to The Dalles Wednesday where freshen soon. One of the best herd*
in
the
county.
Cash
or
Terms.
be seen in s tale of the world's great they were present at a part of the ses
Mosier Dock in charge of W . F. Baker, who will meet all
J.
C.
Thrall,
Auctioneer,
est amusement center, “ Coney Island, sion o f the June term o f the county
boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191.
Jesse Simonson, Owner.
court on the opening day.
in ‘‘ A Coney Island Prii-------’