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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1915)
MM VOL. XXVI HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1015 No. 39 J w !V' KiT Nation oestows p honor on all 1 mfn whn hVA y-) -mm mm w w m m s m m w a Jmade good use '6-49 1 George Washington will always live in the memory of man as the "Father of Our Country." His gallant efforts are the most glittering pages in our history. He was an honest, prudent man of unquestion able character and his fortitude and determination made our prosperity possible. Saving money, industry and honesty builds men of character and the Nation is proud of her sons who labor and save. 4 Interest Paid on Savings FIRST NATIONAL Capital SIOO.MO B A.K SurP,U8 36,000 Bank Advertisement No. 46 One of our customers, temporarily in a small town in a foreign country, was sur prised to find that we number among our other facilities for serving the public, a for eign exchange department, through which we can send money to any banking town in most any civilized country in the world. Our preference, of course, is to help you keep your money in Hood River; but if you must send it to another town, either in this country or in an alien land, let us send it for you. It is interesting to know just how we can do this, and if you want to learn all about it, let Mr. Hershner or Mr. Acheson explain the system to you when you are in the Bank. BUTLER BANKING COMPANY WHAT would you think of a person who would plant some seed in the ground and then go out and dig the seed up every day to tee if It had sprouted? We know that you would think that he was very light in the head and ought to have a guardian appointed. Yet that is about the way some people do, who start a bank account. They put the money in the bank but the balance never grows because it is checked out as fast as deposited. In order to get ahead and se cure enough funds to make a profitable investment, the deposit should be left alone to grow, like the seed in the ground. Hood River State Bank Ford, Bodg'e Bros., Cadillac -Franklin MOTOR CARS Columbia Auto & Machine Co. Seeds Arriving The final shipment of BURBANKS Seeds in cluding a supply of their real art catalogues has ar rived. Balance of BURPEE'S with leaflets and catalogues is expected daily. You can get lower prices and any seed adapted to local conditions from these; the two finest lines produced. Oliver Typewriters $45.00 Office chairs and desks at one-half price Folding chairs 1-3 to 1-2 off Lace curtains 1-3 off Headquarters for trunks Hand Bags, Baskets Furniture Bargains A Steel Range used 18 months now $18.00 Roofing slightly damaged by fire at prices accord ing to conditions International Stock and Poultry Foods, Remedies Tennis, Fishing and Sporting Goods in endless sup ply at prices others don't make. Your credit is good No trading stamps but we return 5 cents in cash on every dollar paid us. Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co. IT WILL RELIEVE YOUR COUGH OR MONEY BACK You don't risk a cent. You don't take the slightest cl.n. Yon fun try this cough ruinedy which we lirmly believe to be the very licet of the many makes we carry entirely at our risk. If you find that Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup does not relieve you, we will gladly refund your money. We don't want a cent for it or any other of the "Rexall Remedies" that does nut satisfy and please yon. Isn't that fair? Can you afford to overlook a generous offer like this when in need of a cough or other remedy? Very pleasant to the taste. Chi.ldren like it. Prices 25c, 50e and $1. Sold only by the Kresse Drug Co.Jhe Rexall Store 1 i JuL THE HOME OF QUALITY GROCERIES Make known to us in person or by phone your wants in the grocery line, and we will do the rest, which means the best! ELITE GROCERY J. R. KINSEY, Prop. Phone 4451. Bell Bldg. We give frC Stamps r avvw 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 ow ner. We represent 10 strong companies and have millions or 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 Curtis Ripe Olives When you eat olives, why not eat ripe olives. They are matured fruit and have much food value. Curtis ripe olives are graded as to color, size and quality and you can't buy better one3. -:- -:- :-: :-: Small olives 15c pint, Large olives 60c quart Medium olives 35c pint, Medium Olives $1.50 gallon Eat Ripe Olives The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son APPLE GROWERS ARE ORGANIZED TAC0MA MEETING BRINGS RESULTS Growers Council Elects Board of Control, and Executive Committee, Headed by Paulhamus, is Chosen "The baby is bom." These words were uttered by Chair man Paulhamus at the Tacoma meet ing of fruit growers last week, after the plan which had been Anally agreed upon was carried by unanimous vote with yells of enthusiasm. the convention of apple growers last ed three days, the time being taken up largely in discussing details of the plan of organization submitted by a commit tee selected lor that purpose. Oscar Vanderbilt represented Hood Kiver on the committee, and bia intimate knowl edge of marketing conditions, together with hia varied experience as grower and seller of apples, was of valuable assistance in framing the document. It was a convention of big men in the apple business of four states. The 107 delegates represented property of a value of more than two hundred mil lions of dollars, a business of magni tude which is in jeopardy through de moralized marketing conditions. It was with a serious mind that each one present attended the meeting, with the feeling that something must be done, and done at once, to put this immense industry on a paying bssis. It was with the hope that something could be accomplished, and a disposition among all delegationa that they were willing to "give and take," that a compromise plan was unanimously adopted, after three days of discussion. The executive board, upon whom will fall the task of bringing order out of chaois, is: W. H. Paulhamua, of Puy allup; Truman Butler, of Hood Kiver, and C. T. Haskell, of Wenatchee. Sen ator Paulhamus, however, will be the active executive head of the organiza tion, with the office force under his direction, and before the convention was half over, it was the unanimous opinion that he was the logical man for the place. The board of control of 10 members elected by the convention is as follows: No. 1, Wenatchee, Clifford Chase. No. 2, Yakima, Harry Jones. No. 3, Northwestern Oregon, vacant, unrepresented. No. 4, Hood River, A. D. Moe. No. 5, Southern Idaho, E. C. S. Brainerd. No. 6, Lewiston-Clarkston, vacant, unrepresented. No. 7, Montana. W. M. Sackett. No. 8, Walla Walla, A. W. Simmons. No. 9, Spokane, John F. Uavies. No. 10, Rogue River, J. A. Wester lund. It is proposed to organize the grow ers in each dislrltt along the same lines, and a plan will be submitted very soon cy tne executive board so that all districts may work to the same end. While the movement is a growers' organization, it had the hearty support of all the shipping concerns present, when they found that the plan of or ganization did not contemplate tearing down any shipping concern or building up another, except that it would re quire each shipping concern to conform to certain protective measures, to which no one intending to honestly serve its patrons can object. In addition to the Hood River dele-gates-E. 11. Shepard, W. W. Kodwell, A. D. Moe, Oscar Vanderbilt, C. H. Sproat, E. E. Stanton, J. C. Porter and O. B. Nye H. F. Davidson, Ken neth McKay and E. W. Sweeney were present at the Tacoma meeting. The plan of the growers council as adopted follows: For the purpose of securing, so far as possible, proper and legitimate co operation which will lead to the obtain ing for the benefit of the fruit growers of the Pacific northwest the full amount to which they are entitled for their fruits in the markets of the world: and for the purpose of preventing unfair business methods by the various ship pers and handlers of fruits, which will adversely affect the interests of the growers of such fruit, and fur the pur pose of further advancing the welfare of the fruit growers of the northwest; Be it hereby Ketolved: 1. That the Growers Cuuncil, now in session, be made a permanent organis ation; that the members elected there to seive for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected. Subse quent representation in said Council to be determined at each annual meeting of the Council upon the tonnage of each district for the preceding year, provided, that representation in the Growers Council to be held in January, 1916, shall be on the same basis as the representation in the council now 'Good Things to Eat" session, the annual meeting or the growers' council shall be held on the third Monday in January of each year, and the membera thereof shall be elect ed by the fruit growers of their re apective districts on the first Saturday after January 1 of each year. Special meetings of the growers' council shall be called by the president and secretary thereof on the written demand of the membera of the growers' council of any one or more districts and as other wise provided herein. 2. That a board of control shall be formed consisting of one member from each of the fruit growing districts des ignated and described below, and for any additional district that may here after be formed. Membera of this board shall be elected at the annua meeting of the growers' council upon the nomination and recommendation of their respective districts. Members of the board of control shall serve for one year or until their successors are elect ed. Vacancies in the membership of the board of control shall be filled by the board of control upon nomination by a majority of the members of the groweri council from the district un represented by reason of such vacancy The qualifications for membership in the growers council or the board of control shall be as follows: Such member shall be a bona fide fruit grower in and from the district that he represents, and no member of the board of control shall be a salaried official of any fruit aalea agency or one whose principal business consists in buying, ! assembling, or selling, for his ow 1 profit, fruit that isnot grown by him' self. Members of the board of control ' shall receive $5 per day,and shall be ' paid their necessary traveling expenses while attending to duties of their otBce. 4. The boari of control ahall b authorized and empowered to elect an executive committee of three, provided, that the board of control is hereby in structed to elect as such executive committee the three men nominated by the growers council, who shall be ac ceptable to a majority of the delega tion from the respective district from which such delegate comes. Each member of said executive committee shall receive such compensation for his services and shall be fixed by the grow ers counci. The powers conferred by the growers council upon the executive committee subject to the general supervision and direction of the board' of control are hereby declared and defined as follows: It shall be the duly of the executive committee to enter into negotiations with the Shippers' League.or other duly authorised representatives of the ship pers of northwestern fruits, or any considersble numbers of them, for tie following purposes : (a) To obtain for fruit growers the maximum amount of service in return for the compensation paid the ahipper by the grower. (b) To secure the adoption of such uniform methods for the trsnsaction of businesa between shipper and grower as will furnish a fair basis of compari son. (c) To establish such practices with regard to the selling and marketing of fruit aa will tend to eliminate consign ment and auction aales, prevent unwise and unfair competition, and in every possible manner stabilize the market and secure for the grower the grestest possible net return for his product. (d) In conjunction and cooperation with the shippers, to proceed, aa occa sion offers, by conservative and well considered measures to improve the conditions affecting the production and marketing of fruit, and especially to promote the interests of the boxed ap ple industry of the northwest. (e) To arrange for the collection through the shippers of a tax, to be paid by the grower, not to exceed one fourth cent per box on apples and pears, one-fourth cent per crate on strawbemea and one-sixth cent per package upon other small fruits ship ped, to provide for the cost and expense of this organization, all such funds to be subject to disbursement by the ex ecutive committee, who shall make periodic reports to the board of control. (f) To make agreements with the shippers for the carrying out of the purposes herein outlined, and for other purposes aa the same may appear to be mutually advantageous, and to enforce the same; and to that end they are authorized to establish headquarters and engage such employes and assist ance aa may be necessary. The executive committee shall have charge of all the details of carrying in to execution the purpose of this organ ization. Any member of the executive committee may be removed on a three fourths vote of the membership of the board ot control, but surb member of the executive committee may appeal such removal to the grewera council, whose majority vote shall be the final decision. The board of control shall have power to make and adopt such by-lawa, rules nd regulations for its own government ss it shall deem necessary, not to con flict with the provisions hereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the executive com mittee to give to the board of control or any member thereof confidential in formation given to them by any. sales or assembling agency of fruits unless an investigation has been made or is in progress by the said board of control of unfair business methods, upon written complaint, made in good faith, or upon the initiative of the executive committee. 6. Whenever the executive commit tee and the board of control herein pro- ided for ahall be unable to agree upon ny matter which they or either of them, 'deem of vital importance, they or either of them may direct the presi dent and secretary of the growers coun- into convene said council, and it shall be the duty of those ollicers to immtd stely issue a call for the council to convene at such time and place as those officers may designate In the call ; pro vided, however, that each member of the council shall have five days' notice of the time and place of the meetirg. 7. the rruit growing sections or the our northwest states, for the purpose f representation, shall be divided into the following districts: Wenatchee district, comprising the counties of Chelan, Okanogan, Douglsp and Grant in the state cf Washington. Western Oregon district, comprisirg all the counties of Oregon west of the Cascade mountains, north of Josephine county. Hood Kiver district, comprising the counties of Hood Kiver and Wasco in the state of Oregon, Klickitat and Ska mania countiea in the state of Wash ington. Southern Idaho district, comprising the counties of southern Idaho and Mal heur county in the state of Oregon. Lewiston-Clarkston district, compris ing the counties of Asotin snd Garfield and the Snake river points in Whitman nniintti in IK at a t m n Wanrilnnrnn v.uu 1 1 1 j iii jii ova is ui it Boiitiisivii counties of Net Perce, Idaho, and Lewis, with portions of Lstah county south of Americsnridge in the state of Idaho. Spokane district, comprising the re mauling territory In eastern Washing ton and northern Idaho. Montana district, comprising the state of Montana. Walla Walla district, comprising the counties of Walla Walla and Columbia n the state of Washington: Umatilla, Union, Baker and Wallowa in the state of Oregon. P.ogue Kiver district, comprising the counties of Josephine snd Jackson in the state of Oregon. In unorganized districts a petition signed by not less than 25 fruit growers will be sufficient to call a meeting for the election of members of the growers council. HIGHWAY WILL NOTSUFFER BENSON WILL CONTINUE HIS AID Local Men Spend Monday Afternoon View ing Work that Has Been Done on Co lumbia Highway West of City When the State Highway Commission called for the resignation of Major Bow I by, highway engineer, an impres sion became current to the effect that S. Benson would withdraw hia efforts in behalf of good roads. This Impres sion wss corrected Monday by E. E. Coovert, Mr. Benson's attorney in Pert land, lhe newa is cheering to Hood River people; for the work at Mitchell Point, where improvements will be made with $30,000 advanced by Mr. Benson to the state, will be carried out according to program. "Some ot Mr. Benton's gifts were made with the understanding that the funds would be expended under the su pervision of the State Highway Com mission," said Mr. Coovert, "but he did not specify that Mr. Bowlby must be retained as the stste highway en gineer. While Mr. Benson expresses regret in recent letters thst Mr. Bowl by has been ousted, he baa not even hinted that changes might have an in fluence, and 1 am aure be intends to go shead with good road building with the same vigor that has long characterised hia work." Mr. Benson is now in southern Cali fornia. S. A. Mitchell, J. B. Anderson and John Bsker comprised the first party of Hood Kiver men to make a recent visit to the scene of Columbia highway con struction work in this county. The party journeyed down to Shell Rock mountain Monday afternoon, returning Monday night on the 9 o'clock east bound passenger train. "The work looks fine," asys Mr. Mitchell, "Wo must have walked sii or seven miles with H. R. Newport, of the Newport Land & Construction Co. I have traveled through many of the scenic pieces of this eountry, and 1 must ssy that I have never seen any views thst can excel aome to be ob tained from the Columbia highway." However, all of the men are of the opinion that additional work must be done on the highway after the present contract is finished before the road ia passable for automobiles. At points such ss those around Shell Rock moun tain after the road is graded the sur face will be composed ot aharp pointed lock thst will ruin the tires of an auto mobile driven over it. These atones must be covered with gravel, sand or screenings. Mr. Baker aays: "The force of workmen on the road has been rut sbout 60 per cent. Mr. Newport told us Chat, however, he expected to have the contract work finished on schedule tine cy June 1, unavoidable accidents xcepled. All of us, ss we surveyed the routtv cams to the conclusion that Hood Kiver county will draw large div idends from the investments, and that citizens will realize that they made no mistake when they voted the $75,000 bond issue. "At Shell liock'the crews of men are finishing up the big dry masonry walls. heie wslls, about 15 feet thick at the bottom and from 16 to Is inches thick at the top, will withstand any minor tide that may happen there, but the eavy slides may be expected to sweep them away. The men are also finishing up a deep cut just east of Camp Ben- ' son. mis cut is ou ieei oeep, ana through solid rock. It extends for over 200 feet, snd is said to be the heaviest work between Portland and Hood River. 1 do not think, however, that it will a possible to travel over the road until work additional is done after the con tract is finished. The work so far has progressed in Hood River county without a single serious accident." Mr. Newport is eager to have Hood Kiver people visit the scene of the work, snd states that in the near fu ture he will invite a party of them to see the work. "1 will promise them a good Jtime and a good feed at the camp," he ssys. WAUCOMA LODGE OB SERVES ANNIVERSARY Members of Waucoma Lodge, K. of , observed the 25th anniversary of the orgsnizstion of the lodge here and the 51st snniverssry of the founding of the original lodge of Pythlans at the lodge hall Tuesday evening, when a de lightful program waa rendered. No meeting of the Knighta and their friends has ever been more enjoyable. Twenty-five year membership jewels were presented to Msrtin Nickelsen, Geo. T. Prather and Frank H. Stanton. lhe.program rendered waa as follows: f.W. Kiagdon, opening address; Mrs. T. D. Wsldie and Mrs Arthur Howell, piano duet; Mrs. K. H. Morlan, read ing : Jasper Wickham, paper on "Pyth- itnism;" Oliver Wall, vocal solo; Mrs. Susie Lynn, reading; W. A. Isenberg, biographical sketch of esrly members of Waucoma lodge and presentation of jewels; Mrs. T. D. Waldie, piano solo; Mrs. H. uarrabrant, reading, u. a. Isenberg, reading. At intervals during the rendition of the program delightful numbers were given by an orchestra composed of Fred Vogel, Mrs. Oliver Wail, Nelson Emry and E. A. Kincaid. The pleasant occasion waa concluded with a luncheon and social hour. Big Wheat Crop Promised It is ststed that in the Willamette valley many farmers are plowing up clover fields, snd even clearing up brush lands, for the purpose of incress ing their wheat acreage,indicatingthat the coming season will see the biggest grain crop ever turned out in Western Oregon. Little Guy Merrill Dead Little Guy Merrill, the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Merrill, died at the home of his parents Monday nieht. funeral services were conduct' ed yesterdsy afternoon at the Bartmess chspei by Kev. w. a. Young, inter ment following st Idlewilde cemetery. OVERLAND CARS TO BE HANDLED HERE C. F. Gilbert and Harry T. DeWitt have taken the local agency for the Overland automobiles, lbey will soon have one of the handsome machines here for demonstration purposes. Overland cars are owned by tne loi- lowing Hood Kiver people at the pres ent time: Geo. W. Thomson, J. J. KnaDD. A. C. Ststen. Dr. J. F. Watt. Judge Stanton and E. T. Foils. Exchange Will Distribute $6,000 Kenneth McKay, manager of the Fruit Growers Exchange, ia busy work ing on his books prepsratory to cloaing up the selling agency's pools as soon aa possible, 'lhe Exchange will distribute among its affiliated growers in the near future about 16,000.