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VOL. XXVII
HOOD RIVEIt, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGl'ST 12, 1915
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of from a pint up. It is going
to all parts of the valley and town
and we are also shipping it out
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foot, greases, hard and soft
graphite.
Outing Goods
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ply can't be excelled and
costs no more In tents we
have all sizes at 10'c less.
Camp Stoves, Water Bags,
Dunnage Bags, Camp Chairs
Cots, Bedding, Pillows.
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MANY REACH
HOOD'S TOP
66 REGISTER LN MAZAMA BOOK
ML Hood Railway Co. Praised for Pro
motion of Hood River Day Idea
Fire Causes Thrill
While toe opening of the Columbia
river highway has naturally resulted in
great influx of motoring tourists, it
has also caused local people to take a
greater interest in the scenic points of
the Hood Kiver valley. The lauding
of visitors has caused them to awake
to the grandeur around tbem.
Parties of local people go weekly
now to the snowtields of Mount Hood,
where one may suffer a very painful
sunburn while enjoying the sports of
winter time, skiing, snowshoeing and
cuasting. But no event in the Hood
Kiver valley has ever created so much
enthusiasm among local people as Hood
River day on Mount Hood last Thurs
day, when a party of 93 people, made
up of Hood Kiver county residents and
their guests, participated in an outing
at Cloud Cap Inn. Seventy of the ex
cursionists started Thursday morning
from Cloud Lap Inn on the strenuous
climb, and out of this number 66
reached the summit, where they regis
tered in the Mazama book.
Hood River day was promoted by the
Mount Hood Railway Co. Heretofore
it has cost approximately $25 a person,
if one chose to make an ascent of the
mountain in comfort. To use an ex
pression coined for the occasion, the
railway company, which operates a
line from this city to 1'arkdaie, the
nearest town in Oregon to the bane of
Mount Hood, "Fordized" the trip, and
made a charge of Sf. 50. including
transportation, guide service and a
meal at the Inn.
A special train, bearing the excur
sionists, left Hood River at 5 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon of last week.
The party was met at Parkdale by ve
hicles which transported them to the
entrance of the national forest. From
this point, four miles to the Inn, the
mountaineers walked.
It was midnight before the last
straggler had reached the bough-can
opied ravine, where a huge bontire had
been built and where the earlier arriv
als had already placed their blankets
on improvised mattresses of hemlock
twigs.
soon the last bit of before-bed re
partee was fired, murmured conversa
tion gave way to measured breathing
and an occasional snore and the big
party had gone to the realm of Mor
pheus. ' The flames of "the bontire,
however, continued to leap merrily,
casting a fitful light over the blanketed
forma. A tongue of flame licked a
fallen pine log, which was quickly ig
nited. T he pine log reached to the head of a
couch occupied by some of the young
ladies. Their blankets were ablaze and
their hair had been singed, and still
the girls Blept. Fortunately a more
restless companion discovered the burn
ing bed in time to prevent painful
blisters.
A scream alarrmed the entire party,
and after the fire had been extin
guished, several of the boys came from
their side of the brook that divided the
camp and began an all night serenade,
and the coolness that resulted contin
ues. After the excitement of the fire and
the serenade, many of the girls were
unable .to sleep again, and of course
were in no condition to begin the ascent
at sunup.
No ascent of Mount Hood has ever
been more successful, according to
Mark Weygandt, the guide of the occa
sion. in the hrst line to tie in and
start across the huge snowtield there
were 3b. J he line that followed was
composed of 34. Because fo these large
numbers Mr. Weygandt was somewhat
dubious of making haste, but the rules
he. laid down were observed, and the
amateur climbers moved slowly but
steadily toward the summit, reached by
first line at 10.30 o'clock. This is con
sidered record time, for it usually takes
laige parties until almost noon to top
the crest ot the snow peak.
Lunch was enjoyed on the ragged
edges of Lunch rock, from the sides of
which the tired climbers as they re
freshed themselves could look straight
down a distance of 2,000 feet. To.the
east spread the grain.fields of eastern
Urgon. The bisters and J e tier son lilt
ed themselves to the southeast. In the
blue haze of far away Washington
swam there silver points, which the
guides explained were Adams, Rainier
and St. Helens. Some of the party
claim that they could see Shasta. The
day was almost perfect, the view being
marred only by a slight haze in por
tions of the sky. The blue of the sky
rivaled that of the little lakes shim
mering amidst the sea of green forests.
1 he .ascent and descent were botn
without thrills, except for some minor
incidents met with by those coasting
down the snowtields. Not skilled in
the manipulations of an alpinestock.
some of the party were not able to
check themselves on approaching points
where 'the snow had been swept Irom
the uneven ice, and when this happened
the unexpected friction nsually caused
the coaster to lose his or her equilib
rium and go plunging head over heels
to the bottom of the field.
Ashely Wilson, superintendent of the
Mount Hood line, accompanied the ex
cursionists. Reymund B. Early, the
company's genreal passenger and
freight agent, says thatt the success of
the venture surpassed every expecta
tion. "It was such a success," he says,
"that we will begin now to n:aker
rangementa for several such parties
each year."
Those who reached the summit of
the mountain were: Geo. K. Wilbur,
W. F. Shannon, Etheljane McDonald,
W. F. Forrey, Walter W. Forry, B. B.
Powell, F. B. Snyder, Dorothy A. But
tey, Ashley Wilson, Aldine Bartmess,
John Mellon, Harriet Allen, Archie C.
Moss, J. W. Crites, Harry A. Hackett,
Helen M. Cox, W. H. McClain, E. E.
Kaesser, Ella McDonald, Rebecca
Thompson (Cascade Locks), Clara M.
Thompson, Rev. Morris Goodrich, Hans
A. Hanson (Neenah, Wis.). Harvey J.
School, Algie L. Weinheimer, Gladyse
Vogel, Florence Carson, Rev. John
Samuels, Dr. David Robinson (Mosier),
A. K. Nickels, M. C. Cropper (Pendle
ton). A. W. Peters, Will Shepard.
Henry Blagg, Kev. Anthony S. Donat,
W. T. Price. S. W. Walburg, Will Mc
Guire, Louise Forry, C. A. Kling
(Portland), Arno Locffler. S. P. Car
nine, F. H. Blagg, C. J. Bailer. U. B.
Marsh. Jesse Duckwall, T. D. Wylde,
G. E. Bowerman, C. A. Ensminger, N.
E. Fertig, F. G. Coe, J. Eleanor Coe,
Blanche Champlin, Susie Vaughn, Har
ry A. Clapp. Harold Blackman, Gladys
Claik John R. Edgar and Magdalene
Mitchell.
Percy Morse spent the day reclining
and pining. Mr. Morse, aboard a
wagon that had taken the wrong road
the night before, jumped from the ve
hicle and twisted one of his legs.
Angus McDonald and Leonard Miller
were so aroused by the fire in the girls'
camp that they began to pound tin
pans. First words then chunks began
to fly towards the boys. Bill Sheppard
finally, .threatening more than moral
suasion, prevailed on the bubbling
youths to desist in their sleep-chasing
noise.
Like parched throats in purgatory,
the palates of the returned hikers were
cooled with gallon after gallon of the
fure mountain water at the Cloud Cap
nn dinner. Tha tirerl hikora riirl n.)
care so much for food, but the wait
resses were kept busy bringing water.
Mount Hood lilies, with their rich
perfume, have a soothing effect, and a
score or more of the party went to sleep
at the dinner table at Cloud Cap Inn
after the climb. An enormous bouquet
of the lilies had been placed on the ta
ble in honor of the guests.
"I got a few hundred feet on the
snow, ' says Miss Edna Clapp, "when
my breathing just stopped. I wanted
to go ahead, but I had to return. Any
how, one may see as much of the world
as she cares to from Cooper'a Spur."
Harry Clapp secured the story for
the Glacier. "Everybody had a good
time," says Mr. Clapp." but a lot of
uswill not care for so strenuous a trip
again in many days. We all want to
express our appreciation of the service
given us by the Mt. Hood Railway Co."
Six of the climbers to reach the sum
mit failed to register in the Mazama
oook.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hull, whn api-vsrl
coffee to the party, won everlasting
gratitude.
BUTLER AND BLANCHAR
GO OVER NEW ROAD
Beneath a clear sky and with the
rays of a warm sunshine beating down
on their backs, the party of Portland
men bound for Government camp over
the proposed route of the loop highway
that will connect the" Upper Valley
with the Barlow road, left Homer A.
Rogers' Mount Hood Lodge early yes
terday afternoon after a luncheon
given in their honor at the Lodge by
Upper Valley citizens. Mr. Rogers ac
companied the party as guide. With
Judge M. C. George, mounted pictur
esquely on a big bay horse leading af
ter Mr. Rogers, the mountain junket
ers filed away into the virgin forest,
some of them leading their mounts.
The party encamped at a ranger's
headquarters in Elk Meadow on the
east side of Mount Hood last night.
Ibey will be met today by a party of
government engineers, who will begin
immediately on a survey of the pro
posed loop highway, and the return
journey will be made by automobiles
down the Sandy river to Portland.
The Portland members of the party
were: Jacob Kanzler, representing
the Chamber of Commerce ; Forest Su
pervisor T. H. Sherrsrd: Judge M. C.
George; T. W. Allen, chief of National
Parks and Forests Roads department;
Congressman C. N. McArthur, Geo. H.
Cecil, B. J. Finch, T. J. Schuyler, of
the United Stales Forestry depart
ment; Marshall N. Dana, and C. S.
Crego, the Chamber of Commerce ofli
cial photograher.
The party was joined 'here by Tru
man Butler and E. O. Blanchar. They
were taken to Mount Hood Lodge in
automobiles furnished by Chris Deth
man, J. 11. lieilbronner, Chas. Stein
hauser and Truman Butler.
BENSON TESTIMON
IAL DAY POSTPONED
Hood River County Benson Day cel
ebration has been postponed. It was
not thought advisable to hold the cele
bration simultaneously with that of
San Francisco, because of the fact that
so many of the prominent Portland peo
ple who would like to particpate would
be at the Panama-Pacific International
exposition.
It is probable that Benson Day will
be celebrated here on Labor Day. The
program or the event will be made out
by a committee composed of the fol
lowing citizens: E. O. Blanchar, Tru
man Butler. O. 1. Wedemeyer. A. C.
Staten and C. W. Hooker.
HIGHWAY (MISSION
FAVORS NEW NAME
Despite the objection of ranchers
who own the point, it is probable that
the State Highway Commission will
change the name of Mitchell's Point,
the basalt barrier through which passes
the Columbia river highway tunnel, to
Storm Cliff. Judge Stanton, who pro
posed to the members of the commit
tee the change in name, Las received
letters from each of them, and it is
stated that the new name is considered
favorably.
It is declared by those objecting to
the new name that a sign, on which
will appear, according to them, the
true name, will be placed on the side
of the highway.
Columbia Beach Popular
There is now no more popular place
in the bounds of Hood River county
than the beach east of the city on the
Columbia. Hundreds go daily to the
place, and on Sundays it is estimated
that as many as 500 people visit the
sandy beach. Little tots, a few years
old, sport in the shallow water and
grown-ups swim and dive in the clear,
warm pools.
Frank Dayton has taken advantage
of the situation and has erected a re
freshment booth near the swimming
hole.
INDIVIDUALITY
IS A. G. A.
BRANDS WILL DESIGNATE GRADES
Pears and Early Apples Begin to Roll -Sieg,
at Chicago Apple Convention,
Has Birthday
Beginning with this season, the Ap
ple Growers Association will endeavor
to make Hood River apples an individ
ual product, and the terms so long used
by local orchardists, extra fancy, fancy
and C grade, will go the discard. Here
after these grades will be respectively
known as Blue Diamond, Red Diamond
and Mountain brands. For a special
pack a separate brand, to be known aa
Defiance, will be used.
Local market men are hopeful of fair
returns, and it is expected thst atl
grades of fruit will find a ready mar
ket. The Hood River pear crop began to
move last week. The Association has
laid down very strict rules as to tha
handling of pears this year. Because
slight punctures of the skin cause hasty
decay pickers are made to wear cotton
gloves. Even the moisture from tha
hand is said to have a destructive etTect
on U'Anjoua. The pears will be hsuled
immediately to cold storage warehous
es, where they will be packed under
refrigeration.
The Association has fixed its charges
for handling the apple crop for the
coming (season as follows: A sum of
not to exceed two cents per box an all
fruit of Mountain brand, or better, for
advertising; a maximum handling and
sales charge of 10 cents, and a maxi
mum cold storage charge of 10 cents,
the length of time fruit is in storage
to govern amount.
"Arrangements have been perfected
for an advance of 25 cents per box for
harvesting apples," says A. W. Stone.
The first carload of local pears was
shipped out by the Association Monday.
The pear crop is of excellent quality
this season, and the marketing concern
is looking fur good returns.
The first carload of King apples will
go forwsrd next week. The fruit will
go to South America.
Wilmer Sieg, who has been attending
the International Apple Shippers' As
sociation convention at Chicago, will
return home tonight. Mr. Sieg had a
birthday party while away.
Speaking of this event Saturday's
Packer said:
"The convention this week 'was al
most overshadowed by another impor
tant event which threatened to nose
the meeting out of the limelight. The
occasion was Wilmer Sieg's birthday,
which fortunately occurred Tuesday and
whs celebrated before the real buBinesa
of the convention began. Most every
body knows Mr. Sieg, but for those
who may not be familiar with him it
may be said that he is from Hood Riv
er, Ore., and is sales manager of the
Apple Growers' Association there. It
is claimed that Mr. Sieg has more
friends in the United States than any
other man in the trade, and is better
known even than Henry Ford. Mr.
Sieg also has the prize cat of Oregon,
valued at no less than $10,000. (This
is not a Ford joke.)
"However, returning to the story,
Mr. Sieg had a birthday on Tuesday,
and everything to go with it except the
cake and candles. He refused to say
how old he was, but his activity, ambi
tions and enthusiasm when talking
Hood River apples -placed Mr. Sieg at
not a day over 40c. He threatened to
drag out the birth records of 1859 and
settle the matter, but his friends here
laid absolutely no faith in his claims.
So the matter will have to remain a
mooted question until the regular auth
orities can be consulted."
GROWERS' COUNCIL
MEMBERS OPTIMISTIC
Truman Butler, member of the exec
utive committee of the Noithwestern
Fruitgrowers' Council, who returned
Saturday from a hearing given the
Council by the Federal Trades Commis
sion at Spukane Friday, declares that
apple growers may now have every as
surance that the Council as originally
organized will execute plans that have
been inaugurated for the proper distri
bution of the norhwestern apple crop.
"While of course we have received
no definite decision from the commis
sion," says Mr. Butler, "the intima
tions from its members, aa soon aa
evidence brought out at Friday's hear
ing showed that our organization was
not a federation of previously existing
units, but a primary institution of
growers, plainly pointed to the fact
that we will get what we want. The
Northwest Shippers' League, however,
being a federation of different shipping
interests may have some trouble."
Mr. Butler states that the members
of the Federal Commission stated that
the so called trust busting of past days
was at an end.
"These men assured us," said Mr.
Butler, "that no legitimate business
was going to be tampered with or ham
pered by threatened regulation."
O. B. Nye also attended the Spukane
meeting, representing Apple Growers
Association.
'"Ihe meeting could not have turned
out better for the purposes of the
Growers Council, says Mr. Nje. "The
testimony presented to the Federal
Trades Commission showed that the
organization is composed of growers,
and comes under the Clayton amend
ment of the Sherman Anti-Trust act.
We were recently pretty badly discour
aged, when an announcement was made
that the Council's activities would be
practically nullified by the Sherman
law.
Mr. Nye. who returned home Sunday
morning, went from Spokane to North
Yakima, where the hearing of the
Council was continued on Saturday.
"We tiled a brier at Yakima,' he
eaye, "and a brief in detail "will be
given the Commission by J. P. Hart-
man, a Seattle attorney, who is repre
senting the Council."
County Will Prepare Macadam
The county court wilt repair a por
tion of the waterbound macadam lead
ing on both sides of the river into the
orchard districts with a preparation
containing gravel and clay soil. This
determination has been reached after
an experiment tried just west of the
city by Road Supervisor Roy D. Smith,