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IIOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 19 U
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Don't wait
for Time
to teach
your boy
to save.
Start him
now."
H Young people who are taught to save be-
come a credit to a community by reason of
- the fact that it makes them ambitious.
H Young people will take pride in looking
upon this institution as their Bank and they
. have the privilege of coming and going just
as much as they please. A Bank acquain
tance is a fine thing for a boy who is near
ing the point of active life. Start him with $1
4 Interest Paid on Savings
"FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
Capital $109,000
Bank Advertisement No. 32
We have secured for distribution a publica
tion entitled "Oregon Laws Made plain." Quot
ing from the preface of this book:
"This abridgment of the Laws of the State
of Oregon is not designed for the use of lawyers,
nor is it the aim of the author to make every man
his own lawyer. The more general provisions of
our statutes should be, and are, of interest to the
great majority, if not all, of the people of the
state, and it is with the idea of assisting them in
gaining such information that this compilation
was prepared.
"It cannot be supposed that in the brief space
permitted in a work like this, all of the provisions
of our laws can be set forth with exact J-ttail, or
that full and complete information can be given,
; yet, in so far as it purports to state the law, it
can be relied upon. It is hoped that the state
ment of statutory rights, duties and obligations
will prove of service to those for whom it is
designed."
We will be pleased to present a copy to any
one calling at our office, or we will mail a copy to
any address on receipt of four cents covering
cost of postage.
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
A Pointer
Some people can see the point more quickly than others.
Here Is a pointer that may help you see the point.
If you haven't reached the point in life where you feel
, the need of a bank account it does not follow that you never
. will. You can't keep from trowing old. You will not always
be young; and care free. As age creeps on, you will see the
point of the saving habit even if you don't see It now. Our
bank will help you to see the point before It Is too late. Start
with us now,
Hood River
COMING
PODGE
"BROTHERiS
MOTOR
Columbia Auto
Surplus $35,000
State Bank
CARS
& Machine Co.
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Reed L Henderson
Incorporated
Real Estate and Insurance-Money to Loan
Arriving at the scene of the fire, the first ques
tion you ask is "have you any insurance?" The usu
al answer is "very little" or "none at all." ; .You owe
it to yourself and family to carry some fire insurance.
The cost is small. It may be your turn today.
Henderson
Netherby
FOR
Hogs for
We have a number of shoats, sows and barrows for
the man who wants to reduce the high cost of living
this Winter by having his own meat. Ready to fatten
for Christmas. Reasonable prices.
We Want Alfalfa or Clover Hay
Telephone Odell 345
T. J. KINN AIRD
Groceries
Fresh Vegetables and Fruit in Season
Flour and Feed
Phone 2121
.Satisfactory Titles
are demanded by tlie wise buyer. Our work is unquestioned
and guarantees protection.
Satisfactory Insurance
is deemed a necessity by the wine property owner. We represent
10 strong companies and have millions of insurance in the Valley
Satisfactory Bonds
may sometime be required of you, contract, court or security.
When in need of such service inquire of us.
Hood River Abstract Company
Pri? j I'll
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Kresse Drug Company
THE HEX ALL STORE
The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son
"Good Things to Eat"
Rubber Stamps for Apple Boxes
& McKay
Udell
8TATjE
SALE
Fattening
Hood River, Oregon
Victrola
and
Graphonola
Talking Machines
CompIeteStocRof Records
Things you'll need for that
Thanksgiving dinner.
Cranberries, Sweet Pota
toes, Celery, Fresh O yster
MinceMeat,Nuts,Raisins
Sweet Cider, Pickles and
Olives, Popcorn, Cur
rants,Figs,Dates,Bananas Oranges, Apples.and Seal
Brand Coffee
Made to Order at the Glacier Office
COUNCIL HAS A
WARM SESSION
TWELFTH STREET WORK VEXES
Payment of Bill Causes Tie Vote-Petition
Calling for Tobacco Ordinance
is Presented
The Monday night meeting of the
city council was one of the most spir
ited of the year. Since it was first
proposed, the Twelfth street improve
ment has been a thorn in the side of
the city fathers. The residents owning
abutting property remonstrated against
the payment of assessments, declaring
that the new surfacing should be paid
for out of the general fund. Their pro
tests, however, were unavailing. The
discussions of Monday night revealed
sn interesting situation among the
members of the council, themselves, as
to payment of a bill of $2,190 to the
Transfer & Livery Co., who were
awarded the contract of surfacing the
street.
When the street work came up, the
council faced one of two alternatives
either to hire a substitute for City En
gineer Morse, who was busy at that
time with work in the water depart
ment, and let the substitute take over
the water system work temporarily, or
to emlpoy an engineer to supervise the
street work. 'J he latter course was
chosen, and Murray Kay was employed
to supervise the building or the street,
However, when Mr. Kay took hold of
the street work, he stated that he
would not continue in charge of the
task according to the specifications as
given. The specifications ss drawn
provided for a surfacing in the center
of the street of two inches in thickness.
the dressing tapering away to a feather
edge at the curbs. It was advised that
the dressing would be of no benefit.
and the street was improved with the
material being of a thickness of four
nches at the curbs, the centerZremain-
ing the same.
A delegation of Heights people were
ai ins mununj mgiii meeting oi ins
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council to protest against acceptance
or the street. J. H. Gill addressed the
body stating thst the surface was peel
ing up in places.
it was then that the council decided
to visit the street Friday morning and
inspect. Murray Kay addressed the
city fathers and stated that the street
had been accepted, but that it bud been
provided that suflicient funds be held
back to pay for the completion and to
care lor delects that had been re
ported.
Councilman Bell suggested that
Councilman Stranahan, a liveryman.
be made to furnish the city fathers
with an automobile to take them to the
scene of the inspection.
the street then rested until toward
the final part of the session, when bills
were being allowed. The bill for $2,190
was among the statements rendered
the city. It lacked the o. k. of mem
bers of the finance committee.
Councilman Bell favored the immedi
ate payment of the bill. He stated
that the ordinance calling for the
street provided tnat the specifications
could be changed it the city engineer
saw fit. He pointed out that the work
was needed ; that the specifications as
drawn up by Engineer Morse would
have given but little real benefit.
Councilman rranz, ending his re
marks by the unqualified statement
that he would not !o. k. the bill, de-
claied that the bill had been run up
without authority of the council.
Councilman Stranahan took the floor
and stated that the change had been
made by authority. He said that City
Enigneer Morsethad turned . the work
over entirely to Engineer Kay and that
the council had given the street com
mittee power to act in the matter.
During the informal discussion, Prof.
J. O. McLaughlin, who was present
at the meeting, addressed the mayor
and asked if the council conducted all
of its business in such a manner. His
query drew the united fire of the body
on himself. "I assure ou," he said,
"that the school board does not do bus
iness that way." "They are always
fighting," was the remark of a council
man.
The councilmen had taken Prof. Mc
Laughlin's remark to mean that ha was
criticising the informal mode of pro
cedure. He, however, explained that
his criticism was directed against the
method of incurring the Twelfh street
extra expense. "I make my criticism
as a taxpayer," he said, "but 1 appre
ciate Twelfth street since its improve
ment; I travel it."
The matter of payment of the bill.
deducting $300 to be held back until
the delects were mended, finally came
to a vote. Franz, Castner and Scobee
voted against payment, while Bell,
Stranahan and Culbertson favored it.
The buck was passed to Mayor Reed,
who questioned City Attorney Wilbur
as to the legal status. Mr. Wilbur,
who stated that he had not before
heard of the matter and would not ren
der an opinion until he was fully con
versant with all facts, suggested that
the matter be tabled until it could be
fully investigated. As he stated, there
might be some possibility of the con
tractor having overstepped his author
ity. "While I believe the Jcity is liable
and will have to pay the bill at some
time or other." said Mavor Reed, "af
ter hearing Mr. Wilbur's remarks I
will vote no."
Dr. C. H. Jenkins, of the city school
board, and Prof. J. O. McLaughlin
presented the council with petitions,
signed by many citizens, asking that
the council draw an ordinance, supple
mentine the state laws governing the
use of tobacco by minora and school
children. The petitions were referred
to the judiciary committee, who were
instructed to bring in the desired ordi
nance.
The fire and water committee recom
mended that C. F. Sumner be allowed
to build a corrugated iron automobile
shed on his property at the corner of
State and Third streeta. The recom'
mendation was adopted.
The Are and water committee, through
Councilman Culbertson, announced that
the city was investigating the purchase
of an electric siren to be used in giving
fire alarms. This was announced after
the discussion of a bill of $43.50, the
expenses of last Sunday a hre on the
Heights. Councilamn Bell thought the
bill was too heavy, but was satisfied by
the statement of Fire Chief Mcuuire,
who stated that all of the firemen were
present, although they were unable to
render any effectual service. Chief
McUuire atated that he thought it ad
visable that some system be worked out
whereby the lower city branch of the
Volunteer fire department would not be
called to the Heights except when the
business district or some thickly popu
lated residence section was threatened.
The pressure is such." he said, "that
but one line of hose ean be used effect
ually." However, the matter was
dropped without action.
Street Commissioner Chamber an
nounced that a plank walk had been
laid at the east end of the steel bridge
for the convenience of a number of
school children traveling over the East
aide grade to the city schools.
At the rriday evening meeting or the
council, the budget for the coming year
will be made out and the tax levy es
tablished. IIOOD RIVER FOLK
ENJOY LAND SHOW
On last Thursday morning 112 Hood
River citizens were at the local O.-W.
R. & N. elation to board the early
morning Dalles local for Portland,
where the day was spent in participat
ing in the pleasant events attendant on
Hood River day at the great Land and
Manufacturers' ahow. The railway
officials and those in charge of the trip
bad only planned on about 75, and it
was necessary to hold the ttain for
about 15 minutes while the amiable
crowd secured tickets. The crowd was
supplemented by local folk already in
Portland, and Portland people who are
interested in the Hood Kiver valley
Two hundred sat down at the luncheon
at the Hotel Benson.
W. L. Clark was toastmaster at the
luncheon and responses were made by
the following guests or honor:
S. Benson, good roads philanthropist;
L. W. Buckley, manager of the Land
and Manufacturers' show ; O. L. Clark
and Ceo. M. Hyland, of the Oreggon
World rair Commission, and Robert u
Dieck, members of the Portland Board
of Commissioners. Mr. Dieck is lo
cal orchard owner.
Thursday evening Mr. Buckley was
host at a dinner at the Portland Hotel.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Root. Mr. and Mrs. C. H
Henney, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Ravlin,
Mrs. E. D. Kanaga and A. r. Bate
ham, the latter, who was formerly a
Hood River resident, being a member
of the board of the land show.
At the regular weekly luncheon of
the Progressive Businessmen's Associ
ation at the Hotel Multnomah, Hood
River was represented by J. H. Heil
bronner, president of the Commercial
elub, Truman Butler, J. A. Epping and
Otto Wedemeyer. Mr. Epping and Mr.
Wedemeyer captivated the Portland
business men by their songs, and Tru
man Sutler delivered a rousing Hood
River apeech.
At the Armory Theatre Thursday
evening Hood Kiver musicians, Mrs
Ralph Root. Mra. C. H. Henney, J. A
Epping and Otto Wedemeyer, rendered
one of the best programs during the
show. Mrs. Root, Mrs. Henney ;and
Messrs. Hoose, Emerson, Whipp and
Bowman, the latter benig the mem
bera of the Portland Ad Club Quartet.
rendered the Sextette from "Luccia,"
which has always won so much praise
t Hood River a musical fetes during
the past two years.
Many of the local people remained In
Portland till Friday, a number stopping
at the Hotel Benson.
N.W.F. EXCHANGE HAS
NEW REPRESENTATIVE
O. M. Furry, the Yakima valley rep
resentative of the Nortwestern Fruit
Exchange, and L. E. Schmitten. from
the offices of the Exchange at Portland,
are here looking over the Hood River
valley and attending to some business
pertaining to the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange.
Mr. Schmitten will remain in the
valley and will look after the North
western Fruit Exchange, taking the
place of J. C. Skinner, who has severed
his connection with the Exchange. Mr.
Furry was sent here by the head offices
of the Exchange at Portland to look
after the transfer and to get Mr.
Schmitten started in his work here.
Mr. Schmitten has for the past sev
eral years been engaged In the growing
and packing or fruit in the Wenatchee
valley, and is still interested there,
having an Interest in a bearing orch
ard. For the past several months he
has been connected with the Exchange
in their general ofhcea at Portland.
Neither of the fruit men had ever
visited the Hood River community.
We are well pleased, said ' Mr.
Schmitten. "Your disrict has. always
been a leader in pack, and our other
districts have been kept on the dig to
keep up. 1 was surprised to see Mood
River so hilly. I was always under the
impression that it was a flat, rolling
country."
ODELL EVAPORATING
PLANT IS BURNED
Tho new evaporating plant recently
installed by Taylor Bros, st Odell was
destroyed by tire Thursday night of
lasi ween, me names, Deing discov
ered shortly before midnight. Odell
citizens living near the two story build
ing in which the evaporator plant was
operated, rallied to the scene and saved
c i i : T" i l : l 1 :
a part oi me macmnery. me uuiiumg
was a total loss. One end of the atone
store building recently vacated by the
Consolidated Mercantile Co., was badly
damaged. But for the efforts of the
citizen firemen, who were aided by
heavy downpour of rain, the latter
building would in all 'probability have
been a total loss also.
The fire started between the walls of
the building, caused, as is thought
from a BDontaneous combustion of dust
The structure was formerly used as a
grain warehouse, and much of the
wheat stored tnre coniainea smut, tne
verv inflammable dust that has caused
so many fires of harvest equipment in
northwestern grain districts the past
summer.
The evaporator may be rebuilt.
mass meeting will be held Saturday
evening at the Odell schoolhouse. If it
is found that the growers have a suffi
cient qusntity of apples to justify the
expense, the reconstruction work will
begin at once.
Winter's wood in?
livered in town $3
Phone 2171.
Fir slab wood de
per cord, cash
BANKERS WILL
MEET HERE
GROUP 1 CONVENTION SCHEDULED
Local Men of Financial Circles Will Enter
tain Visitors at Club Industries
To Be Visited
The banker of Hood River are mak
ng preparations for the entertainment
next Saturday of about 60 members of
Croup No. 1 of the State Bankers' As
sociation, who will bold their annual
group convention here on that day.
Every effort will be made to make the
stay of the bankers a profitable and
pleasant one. Group No. 1 of the State
Association ta composed of Tillamook.
Columbia, Clatsop, Yamhill, Washing
ton, Clackamas, Multnomah and Hood
River countiea. Addresses will be de
livered by prominent bankera of Port
land. The visiting bankers will be the
guests of honor at a luncheon to be held
at the rooms of the Commercial club.
Leslie Butler is chairman of the lo
cal committee arranging for the con
vention. The most of the visitors will
arrive on the O.-W. R.& N. noon train.
The session will occupy the afternoon,
and a numVier of the visitors will re
turn to their homes on the O.-W. R. &
N. train No. 17.
As much time as possible will be de
voted to showing the visiting bankers
the plants of local industries.the Apple
Growers Association warehouses, the
plant of the Hood River Apple Vinegar
Co. and other places.
The principal addresses of the con
vention will be as follows: H. W.
Hawkins, of the Portland Trust & Sav
ings Co., a paper on the Central Re
serve Act; Superintendent of State
Banks Sargent, a paper on legislation
pertaining to state matters; and Mr.
Miles, clerk in the International Rev
enue offices in Portland, an address on
the new war tax and the income tax.
BOYS' CONFERENCE
WILL BE SUCCESS
From the interest already being
shown, the ninth annual State Older
Boys' conference to be held at McMinn
ville, Nov. 27-29, promises to be one of
the largest and most profitable confer
ences ever held. .Numerous inquiries
and requests for programa and creden
tial cards have already been received
at headquarters.
Some 700 programs and credential
cards were sent out Nov. 6 to last
year's delegates, club and class leaders,
Sunday school superintendents and high
school principals. Anyone who should
have received cards and programa and
did not may obtain same by writing to
Guy E. Needhem, 305 Y. M. a A.
building, Portland, Ore.
The program this year Is to t be a
trong one. Every effort has been
made to form a program suited to the
needs of all classes of delegatea. Dur-
ng me comerenca mere win vm aepar-
ate and distinct discussion periods for
high school delegates, for Y. M. C. A.
delegatea and for Sunday school dele
gates each under the leadership or
trained specialists in that line of boys'
work.
A new feature of the program thia
year is a men's meeting to be held at
tho same time as the mass meeting tor
boys on Sunday afternoqir at 3 o'clock.
This men's meeting will be held tn
local motion picture hall and will be
addressed by C. C. Michener, of the
Food Products Co., Hillsboro. i Mr.
Michener as at one time a student sec
retary on the International Committee
of the Young Men s Christian Asocla-
tion and was a great force In the col
lege work of his territory.
ENGLISH WEEKLY
GIVES WAR NEWS
Mrs. J. M. Schmeltxer left at the
Glacier office last week a copy of "The
People," a weekly London newspaper.
Naturally, the greater portion of the
English paper was taken up with news
of the war. The usual, daily bulletins
of the war were not very different from
those appearing In the American news
papers. The interesting columns of the
paper dealt with items of local inter
est to the London readers. One page
was devoted to a call for smoking to
bacco, eigarets and "plug: chewing"
for the boys at the front. "The Peo
ple" has been devoting a publicity cam
paign for donations oi toDacco lor me
soldiers.
Some of tb advertisements of Amer
ican product are interesting to Ameri
can readers. Copy is diaplayed calling
attention to the merits of an American
made cereal, and there is "no increase
in price" states the advertisement.
U. OF 0.-0. A. C.
GAME SATURDAY
College spirit will have full vent
next Saturday afternoon, when the an
nual football struggle between the Un
iversity of Oregon and the Uregon- Ag
ricultural College is to take place on
the field of the Aggies at Corvallia. A
new gridiron, tilled in, arched, and
turfed this year, is being fenced and
having bleachers erected arouno it lor
this game. The University of Oregon
will go almost en masse on special
trains, and the entire student body of
the agricultural college will be pres
ent; the gathering of students will
probably be the greatest the state bss
yet beheld, since the attendance at
both institutions is this year at its
largest. Victory in the past has usu
ally gone to Oregon, but last year' the
Aggies succeeded in noiaing me uni
versity to a tie.
A large number oi tne nooo Kiver
alumni of both institutions will be
present at the game.
Firemen Thank Club
The fire boys of the Heights, mem
bers of Hose Company No. 3, wiah to
express their thanks to the Commercial
club for the prize money won at tho
water fight on Cascade avenue on July
4. The money was received from 'tho
club by the boys Monday.