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VOL. XXVII
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915
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to our new friends of the present
and future, we extend thanks and
our good wishes for the approach
ing holiday season and for the
coming year.
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verybody is talking
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Wishing You
All A Happy
and
Prosperous
New Year
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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.
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FIRST
week's papers the
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PRIDE TAKEN
IN LIBRARY
BUILDING IS SHOWN TO VISITORS
Conntj Institution" Was Made Possible bj
Work of the Local Woman's Club
Campaiga Begun in 1908
Wbn local peoplt ar entertaining
relative! or frienda from distant pointa,
they arc prone to apaak with apology
of their court bona, which a decade
ago was the community'a principal
ichoolhouie. While the former aeat of
learning suffices for the local temple of
justice, Hood River citiaena dream of
the day when an imposing structure of
dark gray granite, quarried from local
ledges may grace tbe sitely eminence,
location of the old building.
"As a county," the typical Hood
River man or woman will tell yon,
"we are in our infant days. Hood
River county wai only formed, from a
portion of Wasco, six years ago. But
come. Just take a look at our librarj
building."
The Hood River county library, con
structed of red brick in the spring of
1914 with a fund of $17,600 secured
from the Carnegie library fund, and
stsnding as it does among a grove of
ancient oak trees, is a source of pride
to Hood River people. Even those who
have looked unfavorably on the taxea
levied for the support and maintenance
of tbe institution do not deny the feel
ing of pride that ia theirs when show
ing the town to visitors.
The Hood River county library may
be traced primarily to the work of the
Woman's club. One of the hardest
workers for tbe institution in its early
days was Mrs. fines. H. Castnar, now
president of tbe Oregon Federation of
Women's clubs. The women began the
movement in 1908. ttom that tins
until the day tbe boilidng was first oc
cupied their campaign wai unflagging.
In 1911 the Woman's club applied to
the city council for the establishment
of a city library. Their request was
granted, and with a turn of 1700 appro
priated for the purchase of books the
first library of tha community waa
opened in the boilidng owned by E. L.
Smith. Miss EMIa F. Northey waa ae
cured a librarian.
During tbe early part of 191 J the fol
lowing library board took action toward
securing fundi' from the Girnegla cor
poration for tha construction of a coun
ty institution: L. H. Huggina, J. O.
McLaughlin, Ur. P C. Broaius, J. P.
Luca, Miss Mary McLaren and Mr a.
William Stewart.
With Misa McLaren as president, the
Woman's club aet to work to raise tbe
sum of $2,000, with whicb wai pur
chased a portion of the old home place
of E. L. Smith, Mr. Smith donating
toward tha fund the sum of $800, giv
ing $200 for each of hia four dadghtera,
Mra. William Stewart and Mrs. J. F.
Watt, of this city; Mrs. 0. J. Nelson,
of Seattle, and Mra. Elmer Rand, of
Portland. Tha three members of tbe
county court at that time. Judge Geo.
D. Culbertson and Commissioners 0.
H. Rhoaaes and G. A. McCurdy, were
made members of the library board.
1 he structure waa completed in March,
1914.
The stiff of the library today con
sists of Miss Alice See, librarian; Miss
Ethel Goudy, of Portland, first assist
ant, ard Miss Dorcas" DeWitt, second
assistant. Miss See is a graduate of
the Ntw York Library Training school,
uf Albany, N. Y. She came here from
Des Moines, Is., where she wss en
gaged in tbe library ot Drake Univers
ity. , Brsnch libraries are now maintained
at the following five community centers
throughouut the county: Odell, Park
dale, Cascade Locks, Mount Hood and
Dte. A building is rented to nous
the Cascade Locks branch, and the
people of Parkdale have erected a
small brsnch library boilding. More
thsn 500 copies have been donated the
latter branch institution.
Traveling librariea are sent to each
of the branch stationa at intervals
Tbe books are of a general nature and
may be kept for a period of three
months. Misa See visits' the branch
stationa as often as possible, in order
to keep in touch with the needs of the
different communities. Miss See is also
county school librarian and In conjunc
tion with County Superintendent
Thompson aelecta the hooka for each
school district. Exclusive of public
reference works and documents, the
total number of volumes in the institu
tion row reaches 4,675. Tbe registered
readers of the county number 8,260. and
the circulation haa made a rapid in
crease since 1911, when books taken for
home reading reached the number of
15,883. The figure for tbe past year has
been 26,607.
Miss See say that the reference and
reading room attendance shows a
marked increase for the past few
months. It has doubted that of tbe
same period for laat year.
The people have learned the value of
the library a an educational and refer
ence intaitution. Citiaena have begun
to make frequent use of the books on
Its shelves to settle questions that beta
arisen in their miods overtbe European
wan national issues and problem- that
pertain to state and codnty affair.
A feature of tbe library that never
faila to make an appeal to tbe man or
woman who love children Is tbe large
space that haa been devoted to a' read
ing corner for the little folks. Round
tables for little tots that are not able
to read, but who love to look at picture
books, have been provided. The pic
ture which these little boys and girla
make aa they ait in their little chairs.
whispering to each other over some col
ored illustrations Of a nursery rhyme or
fairy story Justifies the existence of
the Hood Rivet eounty library.
WASHOUT CAUSED
INCONVENIENCE
Much Inconvenience was caused for
tha Eaat Sid orefaardlata residents be
cauae of the waaboot of a span of taw
wagon bridge on Tuesday night of last
week.
While some families Journeyed to tbe
city by way of Tueker'a bridge; others
drove down to points wnere u waa eon
Ivenlent to leave their vehicles and
.'walked the remainder ol the disUnce,
crossing Hood river by way of tbe O.
W. R. A N. bridge. A number of Eaat
Side famillesfjourneyed by tbe latter
route Sunday, while coming end going
from char eh.
Because of tbe Inconvenience, and
tbe possible waabouta of the future.
tbe proposition of constructing a perm
anent approach to the ateel bridge,
either of concrete or steel, baa been
talked of. While one heara oracticallv
a onanimoua ei press ion of aeotiment in
favor of such action, no one advance
any feasible plan for bringing about a
materialisation of aocb plana. The
feeling ia universal that the eounty
ahoold bear a portion of the cxpenae of
any aucb construction work. It will be
necessary to build permanent ap
proach by tbe sale of a bond issue, and
members of tbe eity council declare
that under the eircumstancea It would
be impossible to get tbe electors of the
city to vol aucb bond Issue.
In view of repair end a possible re
construction of the old wooden ap-
E roach, tha city aeveral montha ago
ad plana of ateel or concrete ap
proaches drawn np. The estimated coat
of aucb work will reach a figure of ap
proximately $6,000
1 be repairs on the approach were
made by a crew of men under the su
pervision of City Engineer Morse.
Matt Wright bad charge of tbe bridge
crew. Tbe bridge wee opened to traffic
Monday afternoon.
Engineer Morse statea that the work
waa delayed beeauae of the impossibil
ity to secure timbers. But one mill in
the vslley waa operating. A pile driv
er also bad to be constructed.
SCHOOL THRIFT LES
SONS ARE PROPOSED
' Carlton A. Crier, f Couer d'Alene,
Ida., former auperintendent of acboola
at Spokane, wb ia now working in the
interest or Inaugurating ay stem of
inculcating thrift among tbe popila of
the pablie school of. the country,
stopped here Friday naming to confer
wits Prof. McLaughlin, auperintendent
of city acboola, while en route home
from Salem, where he bad been attend
ing a meeting of county school auperln
Undents of Uregen,
"Forty three states have adopted our
method of teaching thrift," aaid Mr.
Grier. "Twenty five eitiee of Washing
ton have taken it up, and the people of
Idaho have given it a wide recommend
ation." An outline of the proposed plan la
given below :
Aaauming that board of education
haa approved of tbe plan and that one
or more local banks have taken 4he
necessary steps to co-operate the child
first become interested in savin by a
few minute' talk' on thrift given by
tba teacher at leaat once a week. When
the pupils' interest ii so arouaed and ao
keen that they ar really anxioua to
begin to save, tba teacher explains the
general idea of the ayatematic savings
plan and urges' them to talk over tbe
plan at bom with their parent. At
tbia time the teacher givea them the
card of introduction, which In due time
ia preantd to the bank which the
child, advised by bis parents, may se
lect. Tbe child'a earnestness most alwayi
receives tbe encouragement of tbe par
ent, who goes with the child to any one
of the regular banka that have adopted
the "system bank" plan, and there the
card is presented, together with 10
cents, to the bank teller. In exchange
the teller givea the child an envelope
bank. He cxplaina that when the child
returns the bank with one dollar in it,
be will be given a regular depositor's
bank book and that the initial pay
ment of 10 cents will be credited to bim
when his first dollar is deposited.
The system bank 4a an envelope. It
ia of tough durable paper, protected by
a back and front cover, which carries
the authority of the achool and the ad
vertisement of the bank. The coins
are inserted in thia envelope bank
through a alot so formed that they can
not be taken out. At the back of the
envelope ia a hopper slot closed by tbe
bank's sesl. To remove the coins the
teller breaka tbia seal, reseating or re
placing it with a new o..e.
The pupil having secured hia system
bank' from the bank teller, returna to
the teacher1 and ii given a card which
ia thereafter his property. On this the
pupil records his savings as copied from
tbe face Of his system bank envelope
and onci a month takea the card to his
teacher that bli report of savings and
deposits may be copied from his card to
the record card of tha school. The pu
pil's bank book preaented to the teach'
er at the same time certifies the cor
rect report of deposits. Tnis assures
tbe school having an authentic record.
Thus the plan ia put into practice -the
child is encouraged in hia eaving bj
the teacher. He deposits hia pennies,
nickel, dime or1 qdartera-in hia en
velope bank-mark the amount on the
face of tbe bank ' by weeka takes it to
the local bank; a often a on dollar ia
accumulated. Sums thua deposited are
entered in the depositor's savinga bank
book which the child showrhis teacber
each month, to verify tbem.
Tbe above ia aimply a bare outline
explaining tbe rudimentary atepa of the
system.
MARKET EXPERT
VISITS LOCAL MEN
Clsrence WV Moomaw, of Washing
ton, D. C,a represenative of the Office
of Market of tbe United Ststee De
partment of Agriculture and also ef
tbe Federal' Trade Commission, after
having spent th past day her inter
viewing, fruit growers, market men,
merchants and bankers, left Tuesday
evening for Portland.
"My fellow workers and L',' aaid Mr.
LMoobhiw,' who ia .accompanied by on
bis mission . to rrait diatrtcta ol tne
northweet by W. H. Kerr and Co as. E.
Basse tt, who have been busy this week
in other fruit districts, "will carry our
investigation into all fruit districts.
W ; are endeavoring . to get to view
point of . all buaineea men who ar in
any way connected with tbe growing or
marketing of boxed apples. ,T
Mr. Moomaw and hia associates came
to thd Pacific northwest a tbe result of
practically a universal demand from the
growers and marketing concerne scat
tered throughout the five atatea, Ore
gon, Washington, Utah', Idaho and
Montana. In a report that will be
mad later In the winter to the Fed
eral Trades Commission and tbe De
partment of Agriculture will be embod
ied recommendations on future market
inn. The Shippers' League, formed
last spring, will defer proposed ineor
portion unil after tbe report ia mad
; public
HOOD RIVER
XMAJUOYFUL
WELL FILLED BASKETS DISTRIBUTED
Hundreds Throng Arocnd tie Municipal
Tree afldrea See Wilmer Sief
as Santa Clans
As earlv aa laat Thursday Santa Claua
begsn to leave joy in tbe wake of hia
viaita in Hood River. Working aa ser
vant of tbe good old aaint of the Yule
tide season, Mrs. T. J. Kinnaird, Mra.
Truman Butler, Mra. Chaa. H. Castner,
Mrs. W. A. Schaffner'and Mrs. Willism
Monro were busy tbe livelong morn
ing last Thursdsy packing boxea with
toya, candies, nuta and foods. Thurs
day afternoon tba presents were dis
tributed to needy fsmilies, every baa
ket containing a fat chicken.
Th community Chriatmas tree. erect
ed at tbe corner of Third and Oak
streets waa wired on Friday by Erneat
Colby, and prom ply at fall of darkness
the myrisd of colored electric bulbs
twinkled like fairy lighta among the
branches of the 40 foot fir.
Scores of families from the country
remained in town tbat the children
might have a glimpse of an actual
Santa Claus. Oak and Third streets
were roped off and it waa estimated
that over 1,000 people waited, while
tbe band played and the choruses sang,
for tn coming of Wilmer Sieg, who,
riding in tbe automobile of Judge
Stanton, brought with him basketfuks
and tubfula of candy and nuta. At tha
appointed signs! Judge Stanton's Stud
ebaker rolled down the street and'ther
waa a ahout of joy from the children.
Mr. Sieg tossed hia bundlea into the
crowda of children, and the youngstera
went home, happy in their faith of
Christmastime.
Hood River's Christmas haa been a
good one. Although on Friday nigbt
there waa a bite to the atmosphere and
tbe banka of cloud indicated anow, the
weather Saturday afternoon waa excel
lent. A feature of Chriatmaa decoration
tbat will astonish residents of the esst
and middle west were roses picked
from local gardens. It waa probably
possible that any family in town could
bav picked fine rosebuds on Chriatmas
morning.
All churches observed Chriatmaa by
aervlca on either Saturday or Sunday.
Th program planned for the Chriat
maa tree waa as follows:
Hood River Band.
Mayor's address.
Community singing, "America" and
Marching Through Georgia."
School children, "Holy Nigbt" and
"Anvil Chorus."
Double quartet, "O, Little Town of
Bethlehem."
Community singing, "Joy to tbe
World" and "Com All Y Faithful"
Hood River Band.
Doxology.
Rathbone-Shelley
One of the most beautiful of recent
weldings in Hood River county waa
tbat of Thomas Rathbone.of Salt Lake,
Utah, and Miss Hope Shelley, the nup
tial ceremony occurring at the home of
the bride's parents, Hev. and Mrs. Troy
Shelley, oi the Udell district, at 1
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Rev. An
thony S. Donat, pastor of the Riveraide
Congregational church, was the officiat
ing minister. The closing prsyer wsa
said by the bride's father, who ia a
pioneer minister of the mid-Columbia
district.
Ralph Shelley, of Portland, brother
of the bride, wss groomsman, and Miss
Nell Shelley, her sister, wss maid of
honor. Miss Rosalie Talmsge, of Poit
land, was bridesmaid. Cadman's Love
Song wss rendered on the piano by
Mrs. Berths Young, of Rupert, Ida.
Little Miss Hope Shelley, of Portland,
a niece of the bride, waa ring bearer,
the double ring ceremony having been
used.
Accompanied to the altar by her
father, who gave her away, the bride
wore a gown of chiffon and old lace
over crepe meteor. Tbe gown waa
trimmed in ailver lace, and bad a long
court train. The bride carried a bou
quet of violeta and lilies of the valley.
She wore a veil of white tulle and
orange blossoms.
Miss Shelley snd Miss Talmage both
carried bouquets of yellow rosebuds.
Mrs. Shelley, tbe mother of the bride,
wore a gown of yellow chiffon over
gray messaline. She carried a bouquet
of white narcissus. Little Miss Snelley,
the ring bearer, wore a beautiful little
white French frock.
Tbe impressive ceremony wsa per
formed benesth a huge bower of green
fir boughs, and the living room of th
pioneer home waa decorated with fir
boughs and Oregon grape.
Following tbe ceremony a wedding
luncheon was served the guests. Dur
ing tbe reception Miss Shelley sang
"Until," and several piano selections
were rendered by Mrs. Young.
Mr. and Mrs Katbbone left Thursday
afternoon for Portland. They returned
to the valley to spend Christines day.
Tbey left Sunday on a honeymoon trip
in Virginia, Washington and New York
eity. After aeveral weeka they will
return to make their borne at Salt Lake,
where Mr. Rathbone ia a civil engineer
in tbe employ of tbe government.
Th wedding of Mr. and Mra. Rath
bone ia th culmination of romance
begun when tbey were students at th
University of Michigan.
Th bride wore a la valllere. a pres
ent from Mr. Rsthbone. The band
some pieo of jewelry waa aet with
diamonds and pearla. She also wore a
pin that belonged to ber g rest-grandmother.
Mra Maria Seymour Lewia,
of Massachusetts. This pin haa been
worn by each girl member ol th fami
ly on ber wedding day for tbe past
three generationa.
Mra. Lewie waa a cousin of General
Jo Hooker, of Civil war fame.
Carl Sand Radly Bart
Carl, the young son of Mr. and Mra.
Fred Rand, austained a broken leg laat
Friday afternoon while watching men
at work on the reconstruction ot th
span of tbe Hood River bridge washed
out by laat'week'a flood. An ax slip
ped from tbe band of a workman and
struck tbe boy on the leg. Bones wer
broken and a bad eut waa inmciea.
I Tbe boy, who waa taken Immediately
to the Cottage Hospital, baa recovered
sufficiently to be taken bom.
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