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VOL. XXVI
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1014
No. 27
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There is no excuse for those who have
reached the years of discretion, to deny v
. themselves a Bank Account.
The adage "Save for a Rainy Day" is no
more forceful than to "Save for a Sunny
Day" and we advise you to save for a Sun-
ny Day. To save and succeed are synony
mous and we should all be thankful that
we have the health to earn and the time to
save that we may better enjoy life. Begin
with $1.
Interest Paid on Savings
FIRST NATIONAL
Capital $100,000 BANK Surplus $35,000
I All H I JT-Z
Reed (Si 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.
Bank Advertisement No. 34
The booklet, "Oregon Laws Made Plain," re-
f erred to in our ad. two weeks ago, has been well
received and many of the people of Hood River
have accepted our invitation to call and get a
copy with our compliments.
This compilation is intended for the use of
those who desire to have at hand some conveni
ent means of reference to the general laws of
Oregon, without being compelled to resort to the
bulky volume of our revised statutes, or to the
numerous acts of the legislature. The work is
not an abridgement of all the laws of the state,
but a compilation of those provisions of the stat
utes believed to be of most concern to the people
in general.
Such topics as arise in the everyday lives of
our citizens are discussed by Hon. I. H. Van
Winkle, attorney, Salem, Oregon, formerly as- v
sistant attorney general for the State of Oregon,
These topics are clothed in plain language, and
can be readily understood by all.
If it is not convenient to call at the Bank,
send four cents in stamps to cover postage and a
copy will be mailed to you.
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
Vktor-Victrola X, $75
Why not put a Victor-Victrola
in your home this Christmas?
The musical instrument that every one
can play; that every one can afford.
Its remarkable variety of music and entertain
ment gives pleasure to every one, and its wonderful
tone is a delight every day in the year.
You surely don't want to be without a Victor
Victrola in your home ; and you don't need to be
for there's a Victor-Victrola to suit every purse
$15, $25, $40, $50, $75, $100, $150, $200. j
Come in today and hear this wonderful instrument and find
Aiif aknnt a-tut aiv f ftnt
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Kresse Drug Company
The ttagi Store
A House on Fire
-Ten chances to one if your house should burn to
- night you would forget to save the money you might
have hidden away, and spend your time trying to drag
out the furniture.
. Money kept about the house is always unsafe. In
surance companies refuse to carry the risk. Why
should vou? Think it over. The place for money, is
in a safe, reliable bank like ours, where it is subject
to your check whenever needed.
Hood River State Bank
Satisfactory Titles
are demanded by the wise buyer. Our work is unquestioned
and guarantees protection.
Satisfactory Insurance
is deemed a necessity by the wiee 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 lis.
Hood River Abstract Company
FORD
and DODGE
BROTHERS
MOTOR CARS
Columbia Auto k Machine Co.
SoffeI
Special Sale on
Golden West Coffee
December 7 to 12, inclusive
1 lb. regular price 40c, for 35c
2J lbs. regular price $1.00, for 85c
5 lbs. regular price $1.90, for $1.50
Now is the time to get good coffee
for one week for about cost, just to ad
vertise the Golden West Brand.
Wood's Grocery
J. M. WOOD, Proprietor
"The Best Things to Eat"
Seasonable Good Tilings to Eat
Candied Cherries, pound 60c
Candied Pineapple, ponud 60c
Shelled Walnuts, pound .) 90c
Shelled Almonds, pound UOe
Salted Pecan Meats, pound 11.25
Crystalized Ginger, box 25c
Dunham's Cocanut 10c, 20c, 85c
Kippered Salmon, pound 2e
Uolden Egg Noodles, package 10c
Fancy Asparagna Tips, 3 rana 50c
i Imported Swiss Cheese, pound 60c
The Star Grocery, Perigo &' Son
"Good Things to Eat"
GIFT APPLES
WILL GO FAR
ASSOCIATION CARS WELL FILLED
Boxes of Fruit Go to Far South, Through
out New England and to England
and Scotland
With orders for Hood River's class
iest fruit bavins ooured in from all
j parts of the state, the Apple Growers
I Association gift cars, til lea to capacity,
, have started on the eastward journey.
Una of the cars goes to New York and
the other to Chicago for distribution.
The Chicago car carriea gifts of fiuit
for hundreds of Middle Western towns.
One box of applea will go as far eouth
as Alabama. Others go to Arkansas
and to Kansas City.
The New York car will bear Christ
mas presents for friends of Oregon
folk whose homes are in New England,
New York state, Pennsylvania and
Washington, D. C A number of the
boxes of apples will be dispatched by
steamer for points in England and
Scotland.
No girt cara have ever been more
popular." aaya Harry Parrel), who has
had charge of the gift care. "How
ever, the most of the orders poured i
the latter part oi last week.
The Chicago gift car contained 893
boxea of fruit, while the number of
gilt boxes in the New York car reached
200. The cars were not fully loaded
and ready until Tuesday, when they
were routed out to their destinations.
The Association continues to ship
capacity number of cara of fruit daily
On Monday 14 cara were ahipped from
the local warehouses.
According to statements of the olfi
cials of the Association a greater por
tion of the Spitzenlurg crop has been
disposed of. Manager Stone says that
it is the policy fof the organization to
work off the fruit that shows poorer
keeping Qualities as fast aa possible,
However, the Newtowns for the most
part will be held in atorage as long as
possible.
A bulletin from the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange says:
"The crop of the northwest was han
died mainly through three channela,
the two central selling agencies and
the independenta whose stock is now
largely in the hands of eastern commis
sion firms. Officials of the North Pa
cific Fruit Distributors are quoted as
holding over hall their tonnage In stor
age. preferring the risk, delay and ex
pense to the low prices reigning from
the beginning of this season. The
Northwestern Fruit Exchange has sold
for cash, its oflicials aay, about three-
fourths of its tonnsge. and is still tak
ing the spot market. So far it is said
to have put only 10 or 15 per cent Into
storage.
"From these facts It ia evident that
the two central selling sgencies are ad
hering closely to radically different pol
iciet this season, while the independ
ents, both individual growers and local
organizations and firms, are more or
less of an unknown quantity. Some of
them are putting practically their en
tire holdings in to storage, while the
names of others are seen frequently in
the auction catalogues.
new buildings and beautiful homes have
been erected. The Congregational
church edifice, the high school and the
library buildings would be a credit to
any city of ten times the size of this.
Tourists traveling throueh the la
citiea of the world would pauae to be-
noia me Mamies ot such a homa aa
that of Mra. W. P. McLaren.
"The wonderful nictureanue h-nt
of Hood River valley can not be de
er i bed; but with its beautiful homes.
many of which have all the conven
iences of a modern city home dotting it
thickly, it must be seen to be appreci
ated. For natural beauty and grandeur
one need but raiae their bead and view
the rolling ranges, the rugged moun
tains and the lofty snow capped peaks,
or dip into the Hood river or Columbia
gorge.
"The raising of fruit is not the only
industry. The brick and tile put out
by the brick and tile factory is of a
high grade and the Hood River Cream
ery ia another valuable asset, and many
hogs are raised with pro lit. The peo
ple here do not have to depend wholly
upon the market value of their applea
which have a lower market value this
year on account of the general Euro
pean war. Many car loads are usually
shipped to foreign markets, especially
to Germany, and Hood River feela the
erred or the war more than most sec
tions by reason of having ita foreign
manteis ciosea.
IIEIZER BELIEVER IN
DIVERSIFIED FARMING
L. C. Heizer, who has made a repu
tation as a corn raiser, having been a
pioneer In planting corn crops on a
arge scale, is a thorough believer in
diversified farming, which he is put
ting to the test on his Udell farm.
1 was born and raised back in
Iowa," says Mr. Heizer, "and from an
early age have had it drilled into me
that a farmer should raise as much of
the necessities of life, not only for
himsell but for his farm animals, as
possible. And at the present time I
grow ail of the products "that I need.
have carrots for my cows and horses.
and I grow my hay myself. Every or
charclist in Hood River should make an
effort to farm in thia manner. He
would be more prosperous."
Mr. Heizer last year had a crop of
10 acrea of corn. He harvested about
375 bushels of excellently matured
corn grain.
"I have enough grain for all my
stock. 1 have 18 head of hogs," he
says. "The seed was secured two
years ago from the same people from
whom the O.-W. K. & N. Co. got
theirs. However, the crop ot the past
year, from seed that had been accli
mated, was much better. Every ear
matured. I pick my seed corn as my
wagon drives through the Meld at har
vest time.
"The main thing about a Corn crop
ia the prepart tion or the soil. It must
be in good condition and thoroughly
pulverized in order that the moisture
may be conserved. I find that it takes
ust five months for the corn to ma
ture."
The variety of corn planted bv Mr.
Heizer is Minnesota 13. A display of
the Heizer corn was recently made at
the store of the Franz Hardware Co.
A number of eara of Mr. Heizer's
corn, not especially picked but taken
at random from his corn crib, were
sent by the O-.W. K. & N. Co. to the
Walla Walla corn show, where they
took prizes.
OLK COUNTY MAN
PRAISES THE VALLEY
Arthur D. Allen, formerly of Polk
county, who spent last week here vis
iting local friends, haa returned to
Portland, where he now resides. Mr.
Allen, who two yeara ago was prom
inent in Polk eounty politics, waa bare
ly defeated at that time for county as
sessor. Speaking of Hood River and the Hood
River country, Mr. Allen said: "Thia
ia my first trip to Hood River in six
yeara' time. Although we hear a lot
about Hood River aa being famoua for
strawberriea and vpples, and in the
state at large are justly proud of Hood
River aa a part of us, the people who
live here may well be proud because of
the spirit of progress and thrift every
where evident. The city ia to be com
plimented on its progressive up-tn-date
appearance; the business streets have
CITY COUNCIL HAS
SPECIAL MEETING
At a special . meeting of the city
council Monday night the matter of
chief discussion waa the remonstrance
against the acceptance of the Twelfth
street improvement work done by the
iransrer a Livery uo. A resolution,
upholding the remonstrance, waa adopt
ed. The reaolution atated that it was
found that the surface of the atreet
waa not properly finished, and the sum
of l.im, which, according to the esti
mate of the city engineer will finish
me oiung ana street surfacing, was
withheld from the amount due the con
tractors, who were also placed under a
bond of $,10O0 to complete the work in
the spring as soon .as the weather in
suitable. Under the contract the Trans
fer & Livery Co. ia due the sum of
i7,30b.7b. The resolution calls for the
payment of $7,006.76.
ROAD SUPERVISION
LAW 0BLIGIT0RY
Ralph Root, secretary of the commit
tee of Hood River citizena who have
been collecting data aa to popular sen
timent toward the aunointment of a
road supervisor, has received the fol
lowing letter from the atate a attorney
general relative to the appointment by
me county court oi someone to aupor
vise me construction or county nigh
ways:
"Dear Sir: Reulvinir to vous letter
or November zisL would state that
under section 7. chapter 142, Laws of
1913, it is obligatory unon the county
couri io piuca in charge or the road
work either a roadmaster or the county
aurveyor. A roadmaster appointed by
the county court is more or less subiect
to me uireuiion or me county court.
Mr. Root statea that the opinion of
the attorney gereral harmonizes with
the sentiment of the people. So far
answers to postals recently sent the
voters show an overwhelming msioritv
of more than 12 to one that the court
appoint someone to conduct a system
atic plan in the construction of the
county roads.
HOOD RIVER
CHANCE CITED
PUBLICITY NECESSITY SAYS WRITER
LeRoy Armstrong Calls Attention to Op
portunity Offered Valley by Taking
Advantage of Expositions
all been paved as have some othert.and I be youn.
CITY ELECTION
"NEXT MONDAY
Political interest is now centered in
the municipal election which will be
held next Tueaday. The warmest con
test bids fair to be ahown in the vote
for the mayorality. While Dr. H. L.
Dumble had a small lead at the No
vember 6 primary over A. P. Reed, the
present incumbent, on the Republican
and uemocatic tickets, both having en
tered the race as Republicans, the lat
ter received eight of the 11 Progressive
votes, and will allow his name to be
placed on the ballot Tuesday on the
Progressive ticket.
H. L. Howe and Louis A. Henderson
are the nomineea of all three tickets.
Candidates for council are aa fnlows :
finmihlinnn nnmin.a. TwaimaM Unll.
IbIUUMtIM IIUI1IIIIVLD. . 1 UIDQIl UUL CI.
C. H. Caatner and James Stranahan :
Democratic, j. r . usrnes and M. H.
Nickelsen; Progressive, ' Nickelsen.
Huler and Carnea. John Otten. who
waa nominated for council on the Dem
ocralic ticket, haa withdrawn his name,
Mr. Otten and hia wife will leave soon
to spend the winter in southern Califor
nia. ,
ST MARK'S BAZAAR
FEATURES ATTRACT
The members of the St. Mark's
Guild, who will hold their annual ba
zaar at the . Heilbronner hall Friday
evening, have a number of features
that will be attractive and tend to
draw those looking for pleasure and an
evening of diversion. The presenta
tion ot 1 rial by Jury , one of Gilbert
& Sullivan's most pleasing productions,
alone will be worth the price of admis-
lon. Forty of Hood River a talented
people are taking part.
but in addition to this the ladies of
the church are planning on aumsing
features for their bazaar. A beautiful
doll, aaid to be one of the prettiest
ever seen in the city, will be disposed
f. A grab bag will be prepared, and
one of the bags, all of which will be
filled wih useful articlea and worth the
money paid by them, will contain an
order for the handsome doll.
Articles, all the way from tinware
for use in the kitchen, to doll clothes,
will be for sale at the bazaar.
Will Chandler'a orchestra, composed
of George Wuest, P. 1. Packard and N.
E. Burton, will render a concert pre
ceding the rise of the curtain for
' 1 rial by Jury."
If you wish to be careful and eco
nomical in your purchases and at the
same time select from a well chosen
line of the newest and best in holiday
goods, you have only to start for W. r.
Laraway's Jewelry atore at once and
both of these desirable advantages will
(By LeRoy Armstrong)
Hood River county baa thia in com
mon with the warring nationa of
Europe : Both must do some things in
aeif defenee. Over there, no matter
how much a nation may want peace, it
must protect itself. Its present life
and ita future existence demanda big
measure of aacrifice one that laya ita
strong demand on every person equal
ly. Here, especialy in thia year of
Pacific expositions, Hood River county
people must arrest the attention of the
tourist thousands or be counted
back number, a has-been, the stick of
a once very briliant rocket, the form
erly spectacular exploiter who baa ahot
hia wad.
It ia a matter of aelf defense for us
this year. The California carnivala,
partly because they are worthy, partly
because there ia nowhere else to go,
will call a mighty boat of well to do
people from the country east of us,
from every city and county of every
state. They are going to California,
and are going to aee whatever inter
ests tham on the way. ;Tbey are com
ing in comfortable atyle, for they have
the money. They are the prosperoua
people who know a good thing when
they see it, but they have to be ahown.
Ihey are good enough to be added to
our own population, for they sure of
the most desirable citizenship the na
tion knows.
Some yeara ago they heard about
Hood River. The fame of thia valley
waa known to all informed, , discrimi
nating Americana. In these past two
seasons, while our people have been
adjusting themselves to new condi
tions, while Great Nature haa .been
etablishing bearing orchards , where
forest and rock had been, the discrim
inating Americana have heard less of
Hood River, but have not forgotten.
Remind them anew, preaa our invita
tion upon them, and they would as soon
mis Hood River as the Golden Gate.
But we have to tell them. . We must
reach their attention. We must cause
them to make Hood River a aura nort
of call. We must impress them that
here exists the sort of condition which
invitee their kind-the btst place beck
oning the best people. And, aa in
burope. it la the boundan duty, the
just obligation of every citizen, ao it
too closely affects the future prosper
ity of all our people for any one to de
cline hia proporionate share.
There ia a development adage to the
effect that a town belter be on the line
of a live railroad that at the end of a
dead one. But ao long aa the Columbia
river flowa "unvexed to the aee,"
Hood River will never be on a dead
"line." Much of the transcontinental
auto travel will be by way of Seattle
and Portland to San Francisco; , but
thousanda of those partiea will come
up the Colubmia river highway to aee
Hood River. It should be our task to
increase that number te the greateat
possible limit. There ia no danger of
deceiving them. In all this round
world they will find no scenery more
splendid. At the end of no road, dead
or alive, will tbey find ao desirable
region aa the Hood River valley.
They will gain a memory,, enriching
ther livea. Some of them will make
Investments here, and improvement
here, and good homea here.
A great many other auto partiea will
come down the whole of the Columbia
valley, preferring that to the longer
northern route. We ahould enlist aa
many recruita as possible to that wel
come army of invaaion. They will
form a probable element of the sea
son's commerce in the valley. Out of
their number we will keep some aa cit
izens, to their lasting benefit aa well
as our own.
But the very much greater number
of touriBts-to-the-coast will come ; by
rail. It will be a good business for
Hood River people to tell them before
they buy their tickets the wisdom of
stopping over here. Put the matter
before them in much printed matter.
Tell the truth attractively through
such mediums aa reach the eyes and
appeal to tha reason of the best , citi
zenship in the east. Assure them .that
Hood River county property ia a better
investment now than ever before; that
the valley ia vastly more beautiful and
residence here immeasurably more de
sirable. For Hood River standa ready
to make good every one of those prop
ositions.
In plain terms, the people of. the
esst, likely to visit California's expo
sitions in the summer of 1915, should
be urged by all the solicitation that
advertising can summon, to visit Hood
Kiver valley. Make it a definite part
of their plan. Impress it aa one thing
they must not forego. They will come
if we ask them. And their coming will
be mighty profitable tor all of us.
And let every citizen, in pronoriton to
his ability, share in the cost of that
publicity. It ia the community'a affair.
And the members of our community
are far too just to desire escape .from
their equitable shsre of a duty which,
when discharged, brings universal ben
efits.
No county ever had auch an oppor-
tunty to reap a harvest. And the cost
of the reaping as ita ultimate profile
should be shared by all.
STANLEY-SMITH MILL
BUILDING IS UP
The new mill building of the Stanley-
Smith Lumber Co. at Green Point ia
now complete and under cover. The
work of reconstructing the plant de
stroyed by fire thia aummer ia now
fairly finished, except for the placing
of the machinery. The lumber com
pany haa had a crew of 32 men engaged
up to last weea, wnen ju were dis
missed, their work done for the winter.
Twenty -two men are still engaged In
placing the machinery.
'We have more than nine inches oi
snow at Green Point now," saya A, A.
Lausman, who has charge of the Oreen
Point property. "One of our main
difficulties is in getting in supplies for
our workmen."
Rubber Stamp Ink at this office? "