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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1913)
i mitoef fteiei UOOD MVEU, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1913 No 21 VOL. XXV TO EXCHANGE: 913 acres in Sherman County, price $27,500 mortgage $00 running four years at 6 interest This year the land had 300 acres wheat, 100 acres kaffir corn, 300 acres summer fal low, balance pasture, and for a grain and stock farm is well located, as it adjoins a big tract of Government land that can be had at a small rent for stock range. Will exchange for a bearing orchard in Hood River Valley. 160 acres 7 miles Northeast of Condon, Gilliam county, 135 acres in wheat land, balance pasture, 3 room frame house, wood shed, barn, price $3200 mortgage $950 at 6'c interest, can run as long as interest .a paid. Will exchange for house hrjl lot in Hood River. o Let us write some Fire Insurance on your apples, boxes, paper, and packing machinery now that you have them all in the apple house, as the cost is small, and your pay is sure should you have a loss by fire. Phone us today. . ROBERTS & SIMMS Hotel Oregon Bldg. Phone 3111 I Uncle Tom's Cabin 3 REELS 3 Harriet Bucher Stowe's Classic Presented in a stupendous way by the IMP" FILM M'F'G CO. A feature film which! everyone ought to see. t : f 0 Electric Theatire Thursday and Friday, Oct. 23 & 24 10c Admission 10c Kodak and let the Children KODAK Kodaks and Supplies for little folks or big at our store How to Make Good Pictures The best book for the amateur ever written. Clear, concise, profusely illustrateda big help to better results. Price: Paper Cover, 25c; Library Edition, $1.00. KRESSE DRUG CO., The Rcxall Store Wben yon. by a shirt bearing the Arrow label you know in adtwic that the color is fast, the style right, garment well rmde, the fit perfect and the pattern fScfa-t?. c such a wid range of patterns and fabrics that you can mdUlyuisfy your individual taste. $1 .50 an J $2.00 J. G. VOGT "HERE YOU get the most for vour monevJ Not on special occasions but all of th time. Our method is small profit and quick sale. :-: j E. E. KAESSER HOOD RIVER. - - OREGON Bluestone Oliver Plows and Extras THIRD AND CASCADE STS. PHOTO O.I It is IMPORTANT that you come now for your Xmas Photos. New Styles. Come NOW while line is complete. Also the BEST Cameras, Films and Papers. DE1TZ PHOTO STUDIO The Scenic Columbia See it at its best from the river steamers of lhe Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company. CITIZENS BACK COUNTY COURT false impression, and to define our position and correct this false impres sion, we hereby, in mass meeting as sembled, declare ourselves in' favor of the following resolution: Be it Resolved, That we who are voters of Hood Kiver county in this meeting assembled, hereby declare that TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED e fuv.or ,ny r!",ble m,ovent for wic ueiiernicm ui me uuunc niKDwaya in said county, not only the Columbia Active Campaign is Begun by Board of "v rodf but for all roads in the county, and we advocate the expendi- ture oi any reasonable amount of money for the betterment thereof, but Independent Meat Co. Phone 1011 307 Oak Street Honest weights and fair prices guaranteed. No cut prices, all served alike. When in the market for a square deal, courteous and prompt service come to us; we are always pleased to see you. Country orders given careful attention. Give us a trial order. HEIGHTS GARAGE J. L. VOLSTROFF, Prop. General Repairing Autos and Gasoline Engines, Plumbing and Plumbing Sup plies, Tile and Pipes Fisk and Goodyear Tires and Tubes in Stock 1216 C STREET, THE HEIGHTS Near Holman's Market Commissioners to Defeat the Aim of the Recallers I THE SQUARE DEAL SI 0 RE.tt Has a Full Stockof Wagons and Spring Wagons Agent for I Bean Power and Hand Spray Pumps 0 I Hose. Rods and Nozzles d. Mcdonald I i ons ay 0 LD HOOD RIVER, OREGON The citizens of this city and county, who have met and organized the Tax payers' League to support the county court in its campaign against those ag itating the recall of that body of offici als, express a surprise that it has been possible for the recall exponents to secure the required number of signa tures to their petition to place toe re call on the ballot at the November special election. At the meeting of organization, at which a great por jyn of the taxpaying interests of the county was represented, the following ctens were present: Truman Butler, (J. W. Hooker, John R. Norton, S. A. Mitchell. A. W. Peters, E. R. Pooley, V. B. Kimball, H. Morton Hojrook, W. L. Clark, 0. A. Molden, R. B. Ben nett, A. 0. AdamB. E. N. Benson, J. P. Lucas, Frank Chandler, Chris Deth- man, C. A. Bell, Chas. T. Early, W. E. King, Hans Lage, D. McDonald, Wal ter Kimball, Ralph Root. Dr. E. ii. Kanaga, Robert Walstrom, Albert Sutton, E. 0. Hall, Edward E. Lage, P. S. Davidson. K. E. Scott, Geo. R. Castner, F. E. Newby. L. F. Hender son, E. 0. Blanchar, A. D. Moe, J. E. Robertson, C. N. Ravlin, W. N. Win ter. J. A. Epping. J. H. Heilbronner, W. E. Hanson, C. D. Thompson and C. R. Bone. All parts of the county were re pre sented. A. (). Adams, of Cascade Locks, says: "Every man, woman and child in our section of the county sgain8t the recall. We don't think the law was passed to hamper progress. but to oust thieves and grafters. No one has yet shown any malfeasance on the part of the county court "And the people of Cascade Locks want the Columbia river road, which will open a way for them to their county seat. We are gratified at the action of the county court has taken toward securing this for us, Among the allegations of the recall supporters is the item that funds were improperly used in oiling the roans oi the county. Hsks Lage, a prominent orchardist of the East Side and an old road supervisor says that the job of oiling is the best ever done in the county C. W. Hooker, a member of the board of directors of the Apple Grow lers Association, says: "We absolutely I must defeat this recall in order to show the sentiment of the valley against the misuse of the law. The allegations that the bills of the county court have never been Itemized are uu I true. Under the present administration the county for the first time is out of debt and has sufficient funds to pay all expenses until next year. It is thought that many who have sinned the recall petition have done so resting under misapprehensions. Those who circulated the recall petition had photographs made of a bridge across the Hood river at Winans station. "These photographs are deceiving, says W. E. King, a West Side orchard ist. who assert that he has made thorough examination of the bridge, "The photograph would make it appear that the structure was unsafe, says Mr. King, "when in fact it has been used since its completion by teamsters hauling heavy four horse loads of pil ing to the new Oregon Lumber Com pany mill, we must carry on a cam paign to rightly Inform the citizens of the county. 'We cannot afford to allow a small percentage of the voters of the county to work the same trick that was turned Clackamas county," says Truman Butler, "and the county court is going to begin active work to defeat the re call." The members of the court, some of the members of which have assumed a rather indifferent attitude during re cent agitations of those opposing them, at the urgent request or those citizens who have organized in their behalf, will open headuuartera here next week. An anti-recall office will be maintain In the city, and committees will cam paign the ounty DISTRIBUTORS ARE 0PT0MIST1C 1800 CARS OF FRUIT DISTRIBUTED we are in favor of more than that, we are in favor of building said road with the greatest economy consistent with the building of good, substantial and permanent roads, but we shall insist on receiving in return for said expendi tures a dollar a worth of road and a dollar's worth of bridge for every dol lar's worth of the people's money ex pended, and that said roads and bridges be permanently built under the super vision or a good, competent road build er, and that not a dollar be expended to pay salaries of wages to any useless appointees of employes, and that not a dollar; be expended except for good of all of the people of Hood River county, J .1 . -II l.!n m jr. uiiu mm an uuia ior saio expenditures shall be itemized and open to the in spection of and criticism of anyone in terested." SUNDAY CLOSING COUNCIL'S PROBLEM Expectations Have Been Surpassed, Ac cording to Davidson, Who Sees Possible Portland Office One of the main tasks for the city council Monday night wrv that of wrestling with the petition signed by 75 of the citizens of the city, who want the ordinance requiring pool rooms to remain closed on Sundays repealed. Although a counter petition, asking that the law be allowed to remain in force was presented with 134 signa tures attached, the council voted four to two, to have the repealing ordinance drawn. Councilmen Bell, Stranahan, Taft and Staten voted for the repeal, while Stark and Franz voted to have the pool halls closed on Sundays. Those citizens living in the southwest portion of the city in the Stranahan additoii have asked for a new sewer system. Their petition was referred to the health committee. J. S. Booth, in a cornmuniation to the council asked that Cascade avenue be improved between the end of the oilbound macadam and the city limits, in order that the people living on the State road might nave an unbroken good road into the city. The matter was referred to the street committee ith power to act. J. it. Hunt asKea 10 pe permiuea to build an extension on his woodshed. The permission was granted. City Engineer Morse reported that the water running into the reservoir had been measured. The guages Show that it is running in at the rate of 977,000 gallons per day, according to Mr. Morse. When all the threads of the spring have been gathered in at the feeadworks, more than a million earaeins per dav will be received. A petition signed by about 2t sigrs tures asked ror a light to pe eitaD- lished at the corner of Sitxh street and Sherman avtmue. The petition was leferred to the Are and water commit tee with power to act. The petition of Kincaid end others, which called for more lights in the Winans addition and which had&een referred to the fire and water commit tee, was reported favorably upon. The ordinance providing lor the Joint use of polos by electric ligbt companies and telephone companies in tne dusi ness district of the city, was passed at nrst reauing Monuay nigm. RI10ADES' STATEMENT ABOUT WINANS BRIDGE To the Citizens of Hood River County The Winans bridce is one of the big bue-a-boos witd the recallers in the present campaign to recall the county court, and I desire to state at this time that the county court is in no Instance responsible for any faulty coruction that has entered into nunoimr oi me bridge, if any such faulty construction exists. I desire to state the reason for the crook in the bridge. In the original survey, if followed, the northwest pier of the 90-foot span would nave stood in the river, where it would have been While the county court this year has subject to wash of the stream and sub ia M I Effective May 20, the following will It the Schedule of the Boats: Steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave Portland Monday, Wednesday and . Saturday for up river points at 7:00 A. M. Returning will leave Hood River Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The Dalles City will leave Portland on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, and will leave Hood River on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Her arrival at Hood KQkt being about 4:30 P.M., and doparture about 8:30 A. M., same depending on the amount of freight we are carrying. Portland Dock at Foot of Alder Street ''O'l THe Danes, Poillanil & Astoria Nayigato Go. jgjj expended the sum of $130,000, the recall petition in Its allegations oi extrava gance and the unwise use of money. cites only the building of the Uinos bridge, the salary of C. K. Marshall as road master and the oiling of the roads. "Any reference on the part of the recallers to the court having been ex travagant in the payment of Mr. Mar snail's salarv is farcical." says Mr, Butler, "to the man who has studied the items the expenses are absolutely legitimate, and no reasonable citizen of .L .... RA ...! mitk than. " WHO CUUIIkjr unit IIIIU inuiv vfli.il tiivm RECAE SUPPORTERS MAKE NOMINATIONS Citizens of the county in three differ ent narls of the valley supporting the recall of the local county court, Judge Ceo. R. Castner and Commissioners d A. McCurdy and John R. Putnam, held meetings Monday night and nominated a ticket to put in the field at the recall election, November 4. The meetings of the citizens of the respective dist ricts resulted in the following nomina tions: Oak Grove, E. E. Stanton, for county judge; Pine Grove, Ed Hawkes, commissioner: upper vaney. J. u Hannum. commie 'oner. Mr. Stanton, who was one of the firBt to agitate the recall, is an attor ney, who came here year before last fom Chicago. He recently opened an office in the city. Mr. Hawkes it prominent East Side orchardist, owning one of the largest tacts in the distict. Mr. Hannum, the choice of the Upper Valley citzens for commissioner is a homesteader, who has not yet proved up on bis tract in that distrct. At the Barrett meeting the follow ing resolution was passed : "Whereas, from certain statements which have been made by design, the impression seems to have gained some foothold among some oi me voters oi Hood River county that the people who favor the recall of the present county court and commissioners are opposed to iect to the same fate that undermined the piers of the bridge at Hood River a few years ago and resulted in me loss of the entire structure. By throwing the west end 16 feet south the north west pier would come out of the river and behind a large beQlder for protec tion. In tho nrlolnnl mirvpv the south east pier would also have stood in the river nnri nv I'lfl lu-iooc SiJUiMii ine weni end of the bridge, thiM jpier would bIso come out of the river, and the hazard of undermining be avoided. No additonal expense was made to the countv as the result of this change, The'extra cost fell upon iWB contjpwtor, In reference to the contour ex tne ground upon which the bridge is iy catedj 1 beg to state that the ground steep than natural pitch, and conse quently more susceptable to wash than a lesser incline, inis peing me suua- tion here, we deemed it advisauie to excavate as little as possible excavat ing just enough for a solid looting ior the base of the piers and thus leaving all natural growth and roots for the protection of the hillside to prevent wBuhinit and anciine. Had the piers or this structure oeen sunk to bed rock the cost would have been so great that no bridge could hae been built at this time. I desire to state further that I have ifiven the bridge a test with a four horse team on block and tackle as to H. F. Davidson, who returned Satur day morning from Spokane, where ha has Knent the past week conferring with his associates and attending to business of the organization, expresses unbounded optimism in the marketing prospects of northwestern fruits. 1 never dreamed that we would reach this point so soon,'.' said Mr. Mavidson Saturday afternoon. "By this evening we will have distributed 1800 carloads of apples." '. Mr. Davidson complimented the Ore gonian and Mark Woodruff on the work of gathering for the people of the northwest facts on cooperative market ing. "I spent a portion of Friday Diking with Mr. Woodruff," he said, and he has made a thorough investi gation of the workings of the Distrib- tors. rrom his comprehensively and telligently arranged stories much benefit will result for the cooperative movement in the . northwest, his es pecial interest being to aid the farmers t the Willamette valley, lhe people Oregon and Washington are under obligation to the Oregonian for gather- up this information and making it available to them in practical form. "If this spirit is taken up in western Oregon as it should be, it will be nec essary for the North Pacific Fruit Dis tributors to establish an office in fort land. The Distributors are now main taining an office in Hood River, where from $1,000,000 to $1,600,000 will be distributed this year.while at the main office at Spokane more than $5,000,000 worth of fruit will be handled. The office is busy now distirbuting to the growers money received from the sale the early fruits, which have in the past frequently been sold for but little Dove the ireignt charges, dui tnia year the ofiice has already distributed $000,000 to the growers of the northwest. The policy of the Distributors to put the fruit business of the northwest a strictly I. o. b. basia has worked out to the entire satisfaction of the or ganization's officers, and after a two weeks struggle with consignment so licitors, who had the field their own way last year, commisson men were turned into buyers, and the fruit busi ness of the northwest was put on a table basis. One very important matter before the fruit growers of the northwest, in all districts outside of Hood River, where ample buildings have already been erected, la that of providing more warehouse space for receiving and loading the fruit. In .erder te-work out the policy of filling i: ot b. orders, - is necessary to have ar&ple ware houses at loading stations, in order that carload lota of certain varieties nd gradea can be accumulated in suf ficient quantitiea to fill specified orders. "Uwing to lack of warehouse facili ties many districts load cars partly with stock that should be used in till ing specified orders, but failing to have enough of the proper grides and .vari eties to complete the cars, fill them partly instead witn appies tnat uo not suit the buyers, and as a result the ap ples have to be sold en route, and are known to the trade as tramp cars. Shippers of the northwest, who do not secure sufllcienst orders to take care of their output have many of these cars rolling unsold, and when they do not find satisfactory purchasers by the ime the fruit arrives at its destina tion, it is either sold at forced private sale or at auction. And while the sea son is yet young, the trade is already being affected by these saMit at auction prices netting back to tne nortnwest ern growers 60 cents to a dollar less than prices obtained on f. o. b. sales. The shipments of the uistributora on apples began less than 60 days ago, and out of the first 500 cars sold, set tlements have been made on all but three cars, and out of the first 1000. settlements have been made on all but 37. Of the 1800 carloads that we hava distributed but 34 that are rolling have not been sold. Most of the green and golden vari eties of apples were picked by the lat ter part of last week. However, tne red fruit, Arkansas Blacks and Spitz enburgs, were allowed, to rem Sv on the trees as long as possible to get well colored, and pickemore busy thia week cleaning up the trees. By the end of the week the work of picking will be pretty well done. However, the pecking at many places will con tinue for a month yet. the Kniffhta of the movement for good roadi,.whichpsl lowed to place their handa on it, end strain, and pressure strain in placing 96-foot stringers across the span, and 1 consider the bridge perfectly safe for all ordinary traffic. (paid adv.) u. n. nnoaaes. Hood River Representative Honored Mrs. Bert Stranahan, who was the representative of the local temple of Pthyian Sisters at the Grand Lodge in Portland last week, is one of the only three women of Oregon who were al lowed to see the noted Pythian tsiDie that was brought from the east and exibited at the Grand Lodge. The threa Pvthian sisters who were so tion ored were allowed to take the Bible and read from Its pages a verse, whila Pythias were only ai DISTRIBUTORS GET , GOOD PEAR PRICES Figures on the 1913 pear season through the North Pacific Fruit distrib utors, recently announced by H. C. Sampson, secretary, show an average price to tne growers - on an cartieu ?ears shipped, lumping extra fancy, ancy and C grade, of $1.29 a box, f. o. b. shipping point. Fifty carloads o straight Bartletts were sold during tiQ season, according to the Spokane Spokesman-Review. Final remittances have been made the growers on 47 of the 50 cars. The price on 15 cars of the entire shipments was $1.75 a box, a record price for the northwest. The bulk of the cars, it ia explained, were of fancy and C grade, which accounts for the' average of $1.29. Even that price is better than some independent shippers paid for the extra fancy. A cutting of prices by them on Uartletts handicapped tne Distributors, but, in spite of the price war, exceptionally good prices were reslized by the latter. Total die or semen ts on fruit of all kinds are piling up rapidly at the head office, settlement having been made on 330 cars since Saturday afternoon. To date 1630 cars of all kinds nave been shipped, and the total number paid for is 1155, as against 825 on Sat urday. Mr. Sampson says : "Of the first 500 cars shipped pay ments on four are still due. Of the first 100) cars, payments on 48 are still to be made. Of the first 1300 settle ments are yet to be made on 175. Out of a total of 1630 shipped 1155 have been paid for, 435 are rolling or in the hands cf our agents unsold,' s f ) (01 ri 5Ti I 4"