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ptaef f4 - X I I I HOOD RIVER, OREGON', THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1913, VOL. XXV No 23 For Reliable 'Bleeding Hearts' Fire Insurance ' Auto Insurance Liability Insurance Health Insurance Accident Insurance LIFE INSURANCE BE SURE- AND SEE ROBERTS & SIMMS Hotel Oregon Bldg. Phone 3111 Jewish freedom under King Casimir of Poland "IMP" FILM M'F'G CO. 3 REELS 3 He Loves to be Amused Eclair Comedy Thursday and Friday. Oct. 30 & 31 Electric Theatre 10c Admission 10c When you buy a shirt bearing the Arrow label you know in advance that the color is fast, the style right, the garment well made, the fit perfect and the pattern exclusive. Arrow SHIRT offer such a wide range of patterns and fabrics that yc can readily satisfy your individual taste. SI SO and S2.00 s J. G. VOGT '1? Kodak and let the T Children ? 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 illustrated a big help to better results. Price: Paper Cover, 25c; Library Edition, $1.00. KRESSE DRUG CO., The RexaU Store THE SQUARE DEAL ST0RE Has a Full Stock of Wagons and Spring Wagons Agent for Bean Power and Hand Spray Pumps Hose, Rods and Nozzles Milestone and Lime Oliver Plows and Extras A Vision of Bred that is always light, white and toothsome, that every one will eat and enjoy is the dream of all good house keepers. You can realize that vision by trying our bread. Once you use it on your ta ble you H'ill never want to be without it. Why bother with baking when we can do better? Six loaves for 25c. Ask for tickets. riODEL BAKERY Fourth and State Hood River, Ore. d. Mcdonald THIRD AND CASCADE STS. HOOD RIYER, OREGON PHOTO 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. DEITZ PHOTO STUDIO Effective May 20, the following will be 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 Dallea CHjr will leave Portland on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, and will kfcve Hood River on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Her arrival at Hood River being about 4:30 P. M., and departure about 8:80 A. M., same depending on the amount of frei'fht we are carrying. Portland Dk. at Foot of Alder Street is 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't Market WEST OREGON APPLES SHIPPED of apple to New York or Chicago. The. ear will be routed out about No vember 12. All member of tbe local association desiring to tend applea in thenar should notify us." Gift care of fruit ba been shipped out oo former years When apples Mfcn thm Ha. t i r.mt i,n if thjk lha. WILLAMETTE DISTRICTS AHTE J araeot the. remainder of the. we'y. by ex press. Dividsoa Tells of Method of fort. Pao Distributor ii HindliBf Yetr'ft Fruit Crop Vinegar Factory Working Overtiae prinri says Mr. Davidson. "We now have III listed agencies at Dallas. Mod mouth. Independence. Eugene, Corval lis. Brownsville, Lebanon ant) Rose burg, that are shipping through. our sub-central office here et Hood. Kiver. "The crop of these districts is light. but the quality is very good tbie year, he growera have been following tbe methods of spraying and care advised bv the exoerta of the Oregon Asricul tural College, and except for worms. which have badly damaged the applet in some districts, tbe fruit la In tbe best of shape. The growers hsve,, rjd their orchards or rungs. 'We will handle between 50 and 75 carloads of apples from those points nd at least oUU carloads or potatoes. Mr. Davidson declares that the gen eral marketing situation is verv favor ble. In aome or. eailcrn districts it a somewhat depressed on account of the sale of tramp cars. However, the local Apple Growera Association and the Distributors sre having no trouble making deliveries of their f, o. b. in sales, The 5f The Scenie Columbia 5) See it at its best from the river steamers of The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company. "With tbe building stored from sttic to cellar with fruit, we are now work ing nigbt and day. save C J. Calkins, manager ox the Hood Kiver Apple Vin egar Co. "We are now. working 20 men. Wagons of growers sre daily deliver. ing too after ton of cull fruit, and tbe grinders, end presses of the factory are trning then into sweet cider. A por tion of tbe eider is prepared .and roar- nnlea. r.hh.M and mtatoea from the "tea aweei. wniie ue grester portion nnciule Willamette valley diatricU." of. tor1 In buga tanks for aging V. - 1 afl.. . S The cooperative movement in the I ndling of fruit is fast growing in the Willamette valley, according to H. Davidson, who has just returned from a tour of the cities In which tbe Distributors have affiliated, or sanita tions. "We sre handling moat of the ELECTION GOES FOR MRECALL OLD BOARD WILL RETIRE TODAY Calm Follows Ekctioa State and County Will Uphold Measures Placed on Referendura Ballot alter it passes through the generators. deliveries by tbe y growers, to wsrehouses bsve fallen off this. week. the growers having taken advantage of the good weather to get their crops under cover. The grower's estimates have all been low. Nevertheless, it is difficult to get enough standard, van ties and sizes to till the orders that sre. coming in, s crest many of which, be cause of the lack of standard varieties and grades, nave w be refused. "We are going to get out tbe first or Mr. Dsvidson, FRUIT MEN TO TALK ON IMPORTANT TOPICS Among the.' papers to be presented end discussed at the 2SU annual meet ing of tbe Oregon State Horticultural Society Jat Portland, December 10-12. and during the aame week as tbe Live stock Show sre the following : "Foreign Markets For. Our Fruit," Hon. H. B. Miller. Being tbe results obteined by Mr. Miller as chairman of tbe committee oo foreign markets in writing to United States consuls. "Uses, of Fruits From aOomeatie Science Standpoint: Cooking -V slues in Various Months, Miss Avs B. Milam. domestic science department Oregon Agricultural College. ' Cooperative C anneries Experiences Dunne the fast tear.' George Tinker. manages Corvalli esnnery; J. U. Holt, manager,. Eugene, cannery ; H. C At- well, manager horeat Grove cannery. Drying Prunes end Loganberries. V, K. Brown, uregon Agricultural Col lege. "Fertilisers; Recent Experiments in Orcbsrd Fertilization," FY C. Brad- . - f . ' V i , . 1 1 ' lora, uregon sirgicuiesrai iicge. Transportation by Steamer! Special Reference to Panama Canal." "Drying Appfce, end. By-Products," "Brown Rot,' Prof. H. S. Jsckson, Oregon Agricultural college. As s cslra sfter a storm, so has the political pot in Hood River county ceased to bubble. The recall earried, and yesterday tbe old board of county commissioners sttended to their Isst duties, passing on bills for the pest month snd settling up other couoty business. E. E. Stanton, candidate on tbe re call ticket, who was elected judge, wss in ids city vesieraay morning and waa being congratulated by many of those who had strongly opposed the recall. Those who abhorred the recall end op posed it on principle, express the sen timent tnat the new court.' provided their platform policies sre carried out. will be supported. Commissioner J.K. Putnam received the highest number of votes of sny of the defeated candi dates. The complete unotlicisl returns by precipcts.wss as follows: next week, says Mr. usvidson. a boxoTtbe a lKUwlf.Or.wTArJcQltur.1 College J!A .iVi,',i..iy2..1JtXi "Metbode of Handling snd Process- iiavo uceii jiu i.u Kiuni iu wu ... i . ... p.,,,,- j- t tt...mR.M H a , v at vtwiuuviu wins n. T. Jenks. "Variety Adaptation of Fruits." C. A. Mslboeuft chairman, of committee, essiated by Prof. C. 1. Lewis snd Al bert Brownell. Various other pspers on drying snd handling the prune by growera W. S. Allen. Dundee : Robert Johnson. Cor' vsllis! George Msrsh, Roteburg; Z. L, Chamberlain. Newberg, and others. "Coves Crops," Bruce Cunningham, Salem. "Use of Manure In Building Un the orchard,' A. U. W eat, Salem. "Care or Orchard Cover Crops," air, Skinner. Rosebur. "Heading Back Trees. " S.;D. fcvans. Umpqoa. COUNTY WILL LEVY MlLLAGE LIBRARY TAX number that have been received. The grower, of course, knows the number of boxes of fruit be baa, delivered, and he can tell lust exactly how much be has received on accont, We shall make out these statements monthly. Mr. Davtdaon spends a great desl of his time st the central office of the Distributors st Spokane. "W ben one has the privilege of reading the im mense number of telergams coming in to thst ofliee from all parts, of the world," he says, "asking for prices on BDoles snd makina otters, it is verv alarming to consider the possibilities of getting back to the basis or bapbq ard fruit marketing. Freuuent v buvers will telegraph in tor quotations snd they sre made, uey will come back offering from five to ten cents a box less, sfl tbe cane may be, and will insist for several tele erams in succession, thst it is impos sible for them to use the fruit st the Drices we ouote. snd when they finally learn that during the period of the controversy the very fruit they, have been figuring on has been so'd to some other buyer, snd thst it is then off the market it is very interesting to read their final telegram of disappointment, They make urgent requests, for the Distributors to give them st least s part of the fruit and if unable, to do so to suggest a substitute, a gooa msoy doalers bsve not yet learned wbst s quotation means. Tbcy seem to con sider it ss a mere starting price, sod alwava Insist on cuts. This icuson ta the first one in too history cf the box spple industry, or st least since the industry has ssaumed any large proportions, when tbe sellers have been able to name s price and stick to it. In the fsce of tbe bearish attitude assumed by a great many buy era, the market men have been able to advance the price from time to time, snd to make this sdvsnced price stand without s wsver. This aeason the North Fscinc Fruit Distributors bsve marketed quite s lot of fruit which nets back to the growers between 12 and S3 per box. Heretofore Wben such prices nsve been received , K 3 to B 31 M a. Dm t It I H S SS lUWwln TO iai 134 71 70 South Hood River.... 7t IMS ITS 78 178 7S Caarad Locks ... 67 S3 31 (o SS 67 Kaal Huod Hivtr US 7 70 SS S3 W HilM GrOV . . . . '. 77 89 78 7 ! St Hood Him Cmtvr ... 12 DMI m M 2 lttt Wort Hood Kivtr STS m m IH 131 I'M Qdott..... m k m st as se Total. 1 868 SS 9M 852 M 870 Tbe old court wss eontrscting busi ness ss usual yesterday morning, and today, as soon ss the county cleric csn finish the official count of the bal lots, tbey will step aside snd the new members will be sworn in. Wo election in the county wss ever more exciting then Tuesday's snd the largest vote ever polled in tbe county was east. The vote at the last general election for chief justice of the su preme court wss 1,746. The total num ber east Tuesday for judge waa 1.804. Still many citizens did not vote. The list wss swelled by the msny women voting. About a third, of the voters in the city were women. Women sat on the election boards in slmost every precinct. Every referendum messure wsa up held in Hood River county by s heavy vote, from indications from over the state, tbe entire number of referen dum! against bills will be hesvili de tested. The vote in Hood Kiver county wsa ss follows: Stsle University Building Repair Fund: Yes, 1184, No, 316; University New Building Appropriation: Yea, 1139, No, 351 1 Sterilisation Act: Yea, 693, No, 633; County Attorney Act: Yes, 994, No. 420; Workmen's Com pensstion Act : Yes, 106. No, 175. The most . importsnt action of the city council st its Mondsy night meet ing wss that ol deciding to pisce uie sppropristions for the meintensnce 'of the county library on s mXlsge bssis. A one mill levy wss ordered made. Miss Dell) Northey, librarian, and J. P. Lucas snd J. E. Robertson, of the library board, were present and ex plained to tbe council why the rhillnge bs&is were preferable to s general ap propriation. E. A. Frans, the council's member on tbe library board, stated tnst ne bed gdns over tbe budget and thst the sppropristioa desired by the library bosrd wss ss smsll ss could be consis tently.' ssked for. The visiting mem bers of the board and Miss Northey ex pressed their hearty thanks to the, council, sfter their actfAn, Tbe Home and SSachera Association ssked ' that the council take action to improve tbe sidewslk along Ninth street at the foot of the steps, nd o see a cross wslk st the bead of Uie steps snd on Msy street. The matter wss referred to tbe street committee. D. McMonald waa allowed a permit . . . i . i i i hv the shinning organisation the faet cuI'".Bf .J v" l" lha flintrihutara do not boait ol Buch I """""'' 'ROIARY ELECTION A DECIDED FARCE With only 83 votes csst the primary election wss a decided farce. A. C. Ststen kd the ticket for mayor, hav ing received 25 votes. Truman Butler received 10, as did the present mayor, E. O. Blanchsr, who has snnounced his intention of retiring from the office at the end of the yesr, ss soon ss his suc cessor, is sworn in. Mr. Blanchar's term continues for another year. lhe only candidates who had regu larly filed intentions, with the excep tion, of H. L. Howe, were L. A. Hen derson, up for re-election snd L. E. Taft, botb on tbe Republican ticket. Mr. Hencgiraon received 66 votes, while Mr. Taft's count wss 23. Thirteen names were proposed for the council, while 60 were witten in for the four places that will be vacant on the council. The following four citizens received the largest number of votes for the council: E. A. Franz. 29: E. L. Scobee. SO; C. D. Hinricb, 26; snd C. A. Bell, 32. Mr. Howe polled a vote of 69. The following election bosrd served : Mrs. George Hianahan. Mrs. R. D. Gould, J. H. Gill, John A. Wilson and H. A. Macuonaia. returns nor do they edvert se them. The reason is thst these figures re misnomers snd alwaya nave been, and the advertising of extreme ssles by shipping organizations working for private gam has been the cause oi more dissstisfsction among fruit grow ers than perhaps sli other forces cam med. When such prices have been ad vertised it has been done in a wey On motion of Councilman Staten, it was decided to take no sction on uie petition ss to the closing of pool rooms on aunusy, uniu anur inn council i ceived aome assurance that the Com' mercial club pool room would be closed'. "We did not tske any cogni zance of the petition of protest sgsinst Sunday opening of pool rooms, ssid Mr. Htsten, " because it was msiniy signed by members of Commercial ..J 1 a- a. a 4 i lEHEfEt.k th P00' room is open on H'f.L" frfIp..b.T.i Sundsy." Mr. Stiten took a few hot shots at adverse criticism or me coun stitution doing tbe sdvertising bet been sold at these orices. The result was thst when the gr er received s dollar, more or less, for bis crop, he was filled with disappointment. "Last season ws were sble to sell a bunch oi anolea to foreign deslera sv ersging net here at Hood River, say $1.60 per box. in round figures. cil relative to this matter, declaring thst the criticisers bsd felled to fully inform themselves. Miss Nortbey, before leaving the council meeting told the councilmen thst the library would receive volumes Si. I especially adapted to tbe needs of those ... ih vu.. Mflwiw. I ..,.,, . V. , i. nn.nm.n. an1 haua hoan adviand that these SDDleS sold st prices that did not ahow a Us to the purchasers. These same people solicited consignments also, and we know of a good msny thousand boxes of applea which went to their market and sold for the amount of tbe grow era and netted back more than a dollar per box less thsn the purcbsse price ol the sppies wnicn we soio loem. "This is positive snd complete dem onstrstion. and should be an absolute guide to shippers who bsve no means of Drotectins- themselves on the mat ket in determining whether it is sd vis able to make consignments or sell f. a. b. W sre not predicting the aoe cess of this season s business slong this line, but we do know wbet bsp oened lsst vear. and it is only nstursl that a burned child dreads the fire, and the North Pscific Fruit Distributors being rather sn infant, is adhering strictly to the f. o. b, connected with city government and offered ber cooperation in securing any information iuy acsiru. LOCAL POTATOES GOTO CALIFORNIA Potatoes from the Hood River valley where a crop as large as any harvested has been grown this year, are being sold ta California buxers. "We shipped sample bags of the potatoes to our Cslifornis representative," says Wil HIV u.vg, 1 iv, .... viiviv. ..' . w buyers in Ssn Francisco, Oakland land otber Bay towns, with the result thst they bought resdily st tl.0b.per bsg, Immediately afterwsra some or tne buvers came north snd hsve been n.Lln. iha tTnnar Vallxv Thru hav lolling method off.rwj n to the growers there, snd we snd has certsinly msde some wonder- .dvised tbem to sell at thst fig ful strides in the right direction in ore The buyers sre taking the pota- msrueiing mis season s appie crop. oes sfter sn inspection here and can not turn them down, while we might stsnd chance of such difficulties were we to ship them without inspection If the demand warrants it." ssys I here. We consider this worth five Wilmer Sieg. "We will send a gift eer cents a bsg at Usst. Distributor! Will Send Gift Car COUNTY TEACHERS ATTEND INSTITUTE Youn America in Hood River is en joying s protracted vacation this week. Since Monday school has not kept. Tuesday tbe public sch. .Is were dis missed for elections, sno since men the teschers hsve been convened st their snnusl institute. "We sre going to hsve tbe best institute in the his tory of tbe county," ssys Prof, u U. Thompson, superintendent of county schools. "1 especislly call th ctten- tion of the people to the address that will be delivered by Dr. HcHe, one of the foremost biologists of .e country, who will spesk to a meeting of tne Parent -Teacher organization at tbe Congregational church Friday after noon. The speakers for tl. s morning are : L. F. Griffin, Miss Ruby Shearer, M iss Agnes Jones, M. S. Pitman. The speakers st the remainder of the program are as follows : Miss Agnes Jones, Miss Cbas. H. Jdnes, Supt, J. A. Churchill. Speakers at yesterday monnng s con ference were : M. S. Pittman. Dr. Justin Wsugh, J. 0. McLsughlin. In the afternoon: M. S. Pittman, Miss Delia Northey, Miss Fenton, stereopticon lecture on good roads at Commercial club in connection with Woman's club. The senior girls of the Domestic Sci ence classes of the high school hsve been serving luncheon to the visiting teschers during the sessions. Death of Infant 2 Keil, the 22 months old son of Mr. snd Mrs. J. E. Malloy, died at the home of his ps rents on the East Side, yesterday. The funeral services will be conducted this sfternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence by Rev. Hein ick. Burial at Pine Grove cemetery. 0 J--