VOL. X VII
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1915
No. 2G
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The $7J Victrol.
KRESSE
If Time leaves
your family
4anonlAnf
a Bank book -
est safeguard.
We will be pleased to meet those who contemplate making a
banking change or opening a new account. 0
As custodians of public funds we assure safety first and endeavor
to render to our customers every legitimate aid in keeping with rea
sonable banking. You will find efficient and courteous service as a
depositor and we extend our good will and advice to prospective cus
' tomers as well.
4'Interest Paid
FIRST NATIONAL
Capital $i0t,000 B A -
ARROW SHIRTS
NEW shirts look pretty much alike. The stuff
that's in them that means wear or worry
i does not show. There is only one sure guide on
isnirx quality; tne la Dei or tne maker ot the gar ,
merit The ARROW is the O. K. mark of the j
largest manufacturer of shirts in the world.
It's your guide to shirt satisfaction.
Insist on the label because it means that you willj
, get a garment guaranteed in every respect.
$1.30, $2.00, $2.50
J. G. VOGT
Setecf ft now that
You 're going to give for Christmas
Aa a Christmas gift the Vlctrola will be more
popular this year than ever before.
Therefore, why not make your selection
NOW and have it put aside for delivery Christ
mas week? Our stock is now at its best a leis
urely selection now is more pleasant than a hur
ried choice during the Christmas rush come in
this week. Remember, we have Victrolas to suit
every purse-t 15.00, 125.00, $40. 175.00, 8100
and up to 8350.00 and we will gladly arrange
easy terms of payment if desired.
DRUG CO., fesUs
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on Savings
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Surplus $37,000
and Kijher '-
9 9
3A Autographic Kodak, price
Kyanize Wood Finish
is so wonderful that factory
authorizes giving you a can.
If you did not receive a cer
tificate come to us for ar
rangement. Kyanize auto
mobile varnish color is so
perfect that you cannot af
ford not to try it.
Automobiles.
The peculiar adaptability,
great economy in oils, fuel
and tires, makes the Frank
lin a success all its own.
The mechanical construction
is perfect. The finish could
not be excelled. You ride
in a Franklin to rest, gener
ally you rest after a ride.
Let us show you the new
Model 8.
Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co.
Furnitur, Hardware, Oils, Paints
Orchard Supplies
The Only Place to get Accurate Abstracts of
, Land in Hood River County is at
the office of the
Hood River Abstract Company
Insurance, Conveyancing, Surety Bonds
Free to You
We are dividing profits with our customers, giving away
with proportionate purchases fine pieces of aluminum kit
chen ware. You may obtain a whole set of this sanitary ware
free of cost to you. It will not wear or chip, it's guaranteed.
The plan is simply this every cash purchase you make
at this store, amounting to five cents (5c) or more, entitles
you to S coupon you save these until your total purchase
reaches the amount necessary to entitle you to the pieces you
desire, then bring these coupons to us and the Aluminum
Ware is yours-ABSOLUTELY FREE.
J. T. HOLMAN
The Heights
JUST ARRIVED
A Fine Lot Picnic Hams 12k lb.
Very Fine Mild Premium 25c lb.
We are very thankful to our many patrons for the good
business we have been favored with and hope we may merit
a continuar.ee of the same.
QUALITY FIRST
The Star Grocery Perigo & Son
"GOOD THINGS TO EAT"
I Rubber Stamp Ink
Tht package that .
contains a
Kodak
will b first opened
Christinas morn
Wc h complete line of
Kodak from the efficient lit
tle Vest Pocket to its hsnd
tome, cepeble "big brother",
the IA. Tbey are U Auto
graphic of course.they must
be to ba up-to-date.
A visit to our store is sure
to solve tome of your gift
problem. ; i
Kodaks $6.00 up
Brownie Cameras
$1.00 up
$22.5
Victor Victrolas and Records
Come In and hear the latest
November Records.
Oils
are adapteo to special use.
We have it at prices rang
ing from 40c to 95c per
gallon. You get what you
need and pay less for it.
Non-flowing oils, cup grease
graphite grease, gun oils,
solvents.
The Holiday
demand will be met by a
wonderful display of useful
presents in Cutlery, China
ware, Tools, Furniture and
Rugs, Smokers' Sets hun
dreds of desirable gifts in
all departments. e
at Our Store
Hood River, Oregon
at Glacier Office
LOCAL MEN ,
VISIT SPOKANE
VALUABLE DATA 'GIVEN, SHEPARD
Sieg Announces that Shippers' League
Will Effect Co-operation and Al
low Extended Membership
While narked ppo-'.tion waa ap
parent among the apple growera and
market men of Spokane, opinion aa ex
pressed by fruit growera from all parta
of the northwest pressage an adoption
next January of the proposed plana of
the urowera Council aa recently out
lined, according to E. H. Shepard, who
returned Saturday from conferencea of
apple men at the Spokane National ap
ple show last week.
It is proposed to levy an assessment
of one cent per box on all fruit for the
purpose of raising a fund to be used in
opening up new applo markets, widen
ing distribution and increasing con
sumption. It ia estimated that such a
levy will collect a fund of more than
$75,000 with which to wage an apple
publicity campaign. No one district
will be featured but all northwestern
bnx apples will be given the benefit of
the fund impartially.
"The Spokane fruit men," aaya Mr.
Shepard, "are appaiently opposed to
the proposition, since they think it will
be better for all districts to conduct
their forward campaigns individually."
No definite action was taken at the
Spokane conference, which was in a
measure informal. The tentative plana
were discussed by groweri present, and
it was left with the exponents of the
movement to work out more complete
details to be aubmitted at the second
annual meeting of the Council to be
held in January.
"While the Spokane apple show did no
have aa much exhibit fruit as on some
former years," says Mr. Shepard, "and
while the crowd present waa not so
large aa usual, air northwestern fruit
districts were represented, and the in
formation derived from the different
meetings of growera waa invaluable to
fruit men."
Mr. Shepard went to Spokane pri
marily to deliver an address before the
meeting of the Washington Horticul
tural Society. "This meeting waa not
as large aa former conventions held in
the fruit districts, when the attendance
ranged between 800 and 700, but I have
never heard a more excellent program.
Papers containing valuable information
on ail phases of orchard problema were
read, he aaya. ' borne of the most
interesting were those on the codling
moth by S. W. roster of the beneral
Chemical Co., and Dr. A. L. Melander.
This pest caused damage ranging from
1U to ou per cent, ana even higher in
cases, in northwestern orchards. Dr.
Melander stated that weather condi
tions were more favorable thia year
than in any former year for the breed
ing of moths, and that mortban ever
before the insects had survived the
winter of last year."
Other local men who were present at
the Spokane conferencea were Truman
Butler. A. W. Stone, Wilmer Sieg,
Walter Kimball, J. C. Porter, E. W.
Birge, W. W. Rodwell and S. G. Camp
bell. The Shippers League, an organiza
tion launched contemporaneously with
the Northwestern Fruit Growera Coun
cil the first of the year, will be incor
porated, according to Wilmer Siea
"It is the purpose also," aaya Mr.
Sieg, "to create a passive membership
of the League, composed of managers
or trustees of affiliated organizations
of central distributing agencies. In
thia manner we will be able to include
in our lists of members the organize
tiona affiliated with the North Pacific
Fruit Distributors and the Norhtwest
ern Ftuit Exchange."
Mr. Siec savs that the great problem
of the League in the future will be the
work of keeping down the cry of
"wolf," big crop reports, at the first
of the marketing season.
"We should confine our talk to our
selves," he says, for the swelled esti
mates that go forth from the different
districts each fall do us inestimable
damage."
MEETINGS CALLED TO
CONSIDER STATION
Beginning rxt Friday, when the first
meeting will be held in tne afternoon
at the ValleyChriBtian church, a aeries
of four meetings will be conducted by
the exDonenta of the local branch of
the Oregon experiment atation. A
strong opposition to the proposed ap
propriation of $2000, by the county
next vear for the maintenance of the
station ia expected to materialize at
the annual budget meeting of the coun
ty court in December. The meetings
will be held for the purpose of inform
ing the ranchers aa to the work of the
experimental staff and its value to the
community. The legislature last win
ter appropriated $3,000 annually for the
next two years, but the appropriation
wilt automatically become void, in case
the countv faila to raise the aum of
S2 000 annually.
The meetings will be attended by the
following Oregon Agricultural College
staff members: ' rrof. A. o. coraiey,
director of the atation; Prof. C. 1
Lewie. R. W. Allen and LeRoy Child.
The other meetings will be held as
follows: Hood River Commercial club,
Friday night at 8 o'clock ; Parkdale,
Saturday. 2d. m.: Pine Grove, under
the auspices of the grange, Saturday
night at 8 o clock.
COL TUCKER BEGINS
ARMY EXAMINATIONS
On Monday Col. Tucker began at
Vancouver. Wash., physical examina
tions, which will be followed; by men
tal testa. If the testa are successful
Col. Tucker, who baa been ranching In
the Upper Valley lor the paat aeveral
years, will oe reinstated in ine army,
Col. Tucker waa retired because of ser
ioua illness in 1909.
CoL Tucker waa born in Massachu
setta March 1, 1854, and waa appointed
navmaater with the rank of major on
February 21. 1882. and accepted the
position two dava later. He never at
tended the military academy at West
Point He held the majorship until
February 19, 1903, whan M was P
pointed to the rank of lieutenant col
onel in the department of the paymas
ter general.
It waa in April, 1907, that Col. Tuck
er waa appointed aa assistant to the
paymaster general with the rank of
colonel, which position be retained un
til ha waa retired on March 4, 1909.
Tbe aalary in the United Statea army
for major ia 13000. for a lieutenant col
onel, $3500, and for colonel, $4000.
II reinstated Col. Tucker will receive
his former aalary of $4000 a year and
may be atationed at one of tbe Dosts in
thia country.
P.-PJ. E. News
(From Oregon Commission Bulletin)
Though Oregon ia certain to capture
many gold medals on fresh fruit en
tries, tbe grand aweepstakea on applea
baa gotten away from us. Just be
cause a measly little worm, probably
not in tbe apple when it started from
the Oregon orchard, abowed up iCbout a
quarter of an inch in the calyx end of
a Newvtown Pippin when tbe jury cut
it open, Washington, that atate made
famous by Seattle rather than acples.
captured the aweepstakea on Wlnesaps.
in other words, Okanogan, think of it,
Okanogan county, had on display tbe
best five box exhibit St the big show.
everything waa sailing along glori
ously for the Oregon fruit, and up to
the time that dinky little wormlet rut
in ita dastardly appearance, Oregon ap
plea bad aeored 99 points. Uregon ap
plea looked better than the beBt they
had the proper color, the size waa uni
form, there waa no blemish apparent,
the bulge was exactly so, and the pack
from all view pointa waa nothing less
than championship calibre but just
before the jury had entirely finished its
work one of the experta decifled that
be wanted to taste an apple from that
wonderful display of Newtowna from
Oregon.
They all looked alike and all were
beautiea. Even as he gazed with a
magnifying glass there waa no evi
dence that the apple of bia choice was
anything but perfect, but neither did
fcve have any suspicion of the result
when she selected an apple and gave
to Adam. In both cases tbe worm was
there and fatal waa the aftermath.
When the jury man alashed into the
Oregon apple with hia cutlery he gave
a Jyell of dismay and Director Raviin,
In charge of the Uregon showing, got
just one glance, had a fit and fell over
in it. When he came to, he swam out
of the room in hia tears, a,nd left the
scene to the worm and Okanogan. Af
ter thia 40 applea were cut open, but
nary another worm. ' However, one
waa enough; in fact, too many. A
worm before an horticultural iiiry tt
even more out of place than a woman
at an exposition ball with clothing
above the waist line or below the
knees, and in thia instance it proved to
be the straw that broke the camera
back ; that, so to speak, relegated us
to "innocuous dessuetude" so fat as
aweepstakea are concerned.
A worm, any sort of a worm, long,
short, slim, wriggly, quiescent, or
otherwise, counts just five points
againat the possessor thereof, and the
lose ox those five pointa waa just
chough to let the. Washington fruit
nsse out. The worst part of it la that
it makes no difference to whom the
worm originally belonged. If the (.ex
act fact be told there is atrnng sus
picion among Oregoniana here that
that dinky little worm was not born
and bred in Oregon, but instead that
it spent ita early days in Washington
and waa brought to the expoistion for
the purpose to which it lent itself so
effectively.
The Washington pavilion in the Pal
ace of Horticulture ia just across the
aisle from the Oregon showing, and it
is believed that that worm had been
kept in biding for aeveral weeka and at
night had been tiained to find its way
to the Oregon fruit. At the psycho
logical moment hffi wormship was
started on bis way and told to do his
dastardly work, and he did it. That
this waa no Oreeon worm needs no
other evidence than that he had entereO
the apple scarcely more than a quarter
of an inch. An Oregon worm in an
Oregon apple would have eaten from
calyx to stem and back again 40 times
in the 30 days since the fruit left the
Oregon orchards. There ia one thing
pabout Oregon worms they are real
worms, full of life and are of the get-
up-and-go variety ; that'a the spirit of
the country. There is nothing aenemic
about an Oregon worm, while this par
ticular specimen waa, aa said before,
dinky, weak, completely devoid of vir
ility and wholly lacking in anything
that would give it' the appearance of
health. Still, it did a healthy service
for Washington and Washington ex
perta here have asked for him that he.
or she,' may befittingly be honored ad
the Btate a greatest friend.
Speaking of the matter today, Direc
tor Raviin, of Hood River, said: "Its
useless to cry over spilled milk. We
wanted that aweekatakes award, but
fata and a worm had decreed other
wise. I went over the matter carefully
with the jury, found that body thor
oughly competent in all phases of its
judging and we have no kick coming.
ihe lury aaya mat it never saw a finer
exhibit of apples than waa submitted
for competition, and that Oregon fruit
should measure so perfectly until that
worm showed up simply proves our
class. Of course, thia is but one award
and we are counting on winning several
of the gold medals. Other states
Idaho, Montana, Missouri, Utah, Ar
kansas, etc. will get all swelled op if
they win any of these, ao there ia no
reason why we should not be ao."
Touching upon pointa learned during
the year'a experience here, and during
the judging now geing on, Mr. Raviin
saya:
"Packers should realize the import
ance of making the outside of their
boxes aa attractive aa the pack of tbe
fruit itself. A spliced box ia not a box
to go before a jury, nor ia one that haa
the label or lettering on at an argle
wholly acceptable. The outside should
be as neat aa the inside. 1 note also
that thia jury ia inclined to discount
the bulge in tbe pack. They say per
fect fruit ia damaged by bulge and
careless handling, and that they be
lieve it will not be long until we shall
pack applea aa we do peaches. My
experience here ia that the greatest
damage haa been done through the
bulge and tight pack. If fruit haulers
would alwaya handle it juat right that
might not be ao, but tbey won't and
never will.
Owens Loses Property by Fire
The barn and residence of J. C.
Owena, of tbe Mount Hood district,
were destroyed by fire Saturday, total
loss reaching $3,000. The damage waa
partly covered by Insurance carried in
companies of J, M, Culbertaon,
FINE BUILDING
LATEST CONVENIENCES AT PLANT
Fruit Growers' Exchange Now Housed in
Hollow-Tile Receiving Warehouse
Expenses Kept at Minimum.
One of the most modernly equipped
and most scientifically constructed
atorage houses in the northwest, ac '
cording to experts who have visited
the place, is the three story, hollow
tile building just completed by the
Fruit Growers' Exchange, the Hood
River affiliation of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange. Built on the Mount
Hood Railway tracks with ita top story
fronting on State street, cut out of the
foot of the rangeside on which the
town of Hood River ia located, the
buxea of applea received are conveyed
to points in Ihe storage rooms or to
cara for shipment oy gravity, thus
eliminating hetfty labor cost. The cost
of constructing the new warehouse and
storage plant was $10,000.
Six receiving doors have been pro
vided on the State atreet entrance, and
in the platforma on which the wagons
ol tbe growers are backed for unload
ing are cut three emergency chutes, to
be used in case of rush deliveries.
The storage rooms have a capacity of
100,000 boxea of fruit.
J be hollow stole construction of stor
age bouses, because of ventilation given
through the rooms in which the applea
are kept, ia today considered the best
method of storage hotype construction.
Henvy losses have resulted from de
cayed applea caused by devitalized air.
Vents in the floors and the walls of
hollow tile produce constant air cur
rents in tte new Exchange house, and
the atmosphere is always practically
as fresh as that out bf doors.
No trucks are used at the new build
ing. Chutes from the receiving room a
to the floors of lower level- are in
stalled, and a spiral elevator will be
installed. From the storage rooms to
the cars the fruit is moved noiselessly
but awtflly on gravity roller conveyors.
Boxes are made to turnharp corners
on these gravity conveyors. One man
is placed at the pile of boxes in the '
storage house and another in the car,
when a shipment is being prepared.
The boxes wind around the building
and finally are delivered to the car.
The warehouse is so constructed that
two more stories may be added as they
are needed. The present plant haa
three doors for loading. It has a ca
pacity for ehipping eight carloada
daily. s
When the apples are received they
are ao segregated in pilesthat the first
apples to be placed in the warehouse
are the first shipped, thus loss is avoid
ed from decay caused by too long peri
ods of storage.
The Exchange has made every provi
ison for the elimination of handling ex
penses. One man, Brent t Cramps, has
received, inspected and checked the
apples received this season. In case
fruit is turned down, the grower is
notified, and if he desires it is repacked
at his expense. Leon Noble has been
in charge of all repacked fruit thia
season.
The office force consists- of H. M.
Huxley and his daughter, Mies Mildred
Huxley. Kenneth McKay ia manager
of the Exchange. "
LOCAL RANCHERS
RAISE TURKEYS
For the first time since Hood River
became an apple producing center local
ranchers have raised more than enough
turkeya to supply the Thanksgiving
demand. Butchers and meat market
men report that not a single fowl haa
been shipped from outside points,
whereas on former years 90 per cent of
the fowls have been imported.
Enough turkeys are left in the valley
for the supply of Hood River people at
Christmastime. Another novelty of
fered by local butchers thia year ia
suckling roasting pigs, secured from
valley ranchers.
All meat market men hae had on
display thia week tempting fowls and
cuts of meat. A roasting pig, an apple
in its mouth, has been the center of at
traction at the Filz market window,
which has been garnished with Oregon
grape. E. M. Holman has a hand
somely dressed window at his Sanitary
Market on the Heights, and W. B. Mc
Guire, of the Hood River Market, has
had hanging in his metropolitan shop
aa fine 6 lot "of turkeys, - chickens,
ducks, geese and cuts of meat as one
could find in any city.
INSTITUTE HAS
BEEN VERY GOOD
Hood River county has never had a
better teachers' institute, according to
County School Superintendent Thomp
son. Every teacher in the county was
present at the annual assembly, the
program of which begun Monday and
closed yesterday.
1 wo of the most interesting numcers
of the program were the address of
Mrs. E. ii. Frazelle, of Multnomah
county, and Prof. F. L. Griffin, of the
Oregon Agricultural College industrial
club department. The former delivered
an address on the importance of Par
ent-Teacher Associations, and Prof.
Griffin gave an illustrated lecture on
the work done during the past year by
industrial clubs. .
A feature of Tuesday a program waa
tbe singing of a class of younger chil
dren In charge of Miss Francea Bragg,
of tbe city schools. Miss Bragg gave a
recitation Tuesday afternoon, and yes
terday morning a recitation waa given
oy iuibi uorcaa jjemui, hsbibisiji coun
ty librarian.
UNION SERVICES AT
UNITARIAN GHURCH
Union Thanksgiving services will be
conducted next Thursday morning at
the Unitarian church. The sermon of
the day will.be preached by Rev. II A.
MacDonald. Special music will be ren
dered, and a large attendance from all
denominations of the valley ia expected
to be present.
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