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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1916)
0 VOL. XXVIII HOOD RIVER, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 19 J 6 No. 2 . Kobcr's NonPareil Vegetables ind Plants The Twentieth Century Truck Farm J. H. KOBERG, Owner For Tomorrow We have turned up the whole store to meet the demands of men and young men who insist on get ting the most their money can buy. We're looking for the fellow who is supercriti cal, who knows goods clothes when he sees them and refuses to purchase anything anywhere that isn't guaranteed to satisfy him absolutely. To carry out this program we offer clothing , from a house with a nation-wide reputation for superiority. Superiority of style, fabric, tailoring, fit and finish, second to none. Kuppenheimer Clothes $18 $20 $25 Fine Suits at $15 There are, we know, a host of men and young men who do not care to spend more than $15 for suits. To them we offer the finest suits at $15 ever shown in Hood River. We do not claim them to be $18 to $20 values. We don't sell them on bargain basis. Everyone asks this question many times daily. We are all dependent upon the time. Our lives are regulated by our watches. The lack of a watch is a big handi cap to both men and women. Therefore, why try to get along without one? Let us show you a good watch; one you can depend upon. We can suit both your taste and your pocketbook. W. F. Lara way Jeweler We acknowledge the compliments of the editor in last week's issue, with apologies, but our path is not one continuous road of successes by any means, nor is our farm so spick and span as many readers may infer from the comments of the editor. In farming there are so many conditions that we cannot control, and that even with the best of appliances and knowledge at our command, some seasons show only a small return on the investment Only by speci lizing in certain crops, by using commercial mineral fertilizer, by employing trustworthy intelligent help and paying fair wages and above all, by marketing a product that is Non Pareil (nothing better) have we gained the first round in the ladder, that is, the appreciation of our Non Pareil Vegetables by a just customer. , We just ask you to see 'em with the usual run of t clothes at this price to con vinceyourself that a "Fif teen" is some suit for the - money. J.G. Vogt What lime Is It? Hood River, Ore. Soda Specials Anola Frappe t Chocolate Frappe Chocolate Egg Malted Milk Welch's Grape Juice Ginger Ale R-Porter Alpha Fresh Fruits in Season Fresh" Chocolate and Lemon Syrup! Come in and have a Ming Frappe and see our New Electric Mixer Whiz i - : ti Kresse Drug Co. Ei?Sf 72km OX COME IN AND HEAR THE WE FURNISH Fishing and Hunting Licenses We are showing a full line of the famous hand made Shakespeare Fishing Goods. Don't cost you any more than the other kind. A large assortment of new and second hand rifles offer ed at wholesale cost ' Sporting Goods ' Lawn Tennis, Baseball, Cro quet, Golf the proper goods for any game. i . ... Tennis and Baseball Shoes. Wading Boots. Our Furniture Department was never so full of bargains 5 allowed for cash on Stewart Hardware Cleaning Pressing Repairing Phone 3342 Have you tried Dale & Meyer for cleaning and pressing? If not, try us. We will give you perfect satisfaction in every way. Dale & 108 Third Tailors to Men A. W. Onthtnk Oregon Abstract Company Certified Abstracts of Hood River Land Titlei by experienced abstracter!. Conveyancing, Mortgage Loans and and Health Insurance in the best companies. 305 OaK Street, Hood River, Oregon Telephone 1521' "Good Things to Eaf For That Picnic Lunch Van Camp's Pork and Beans. eeecnnut Jratnut Jiutter.. Pimento and Green Chili' "Cheese.".-. Potted Beef for Sandwiches, 2 for uevneo v,nui Meat.. Sweet Midret PinlrW in hnllr - C VUI ya.a r- in m i in .- - - Large Queen Olives, in bulk, pint..l : 25c Faney Black Ripe Olives 10c, 15c, 25c. 45c, 60c ; Meadowgrove Tillamook. Cheese, pound - 25c ui-jiAT . i The Star Grocery Perigo & Son 1 1 t VICTOR Store .2gT AND RECORDS LATEST J-'NS RECORDS The Franklin air cooled car eliminates nearly 200 parts as useless, except to create repair bills. Easiest riding car made. Most economical in gasoline, 32.8 miles to gallon. 1050 on 1 gallon oil. ; 12,000 miles on set tires. Lubricating Oils We carry 30 kinds of oil. The correct oil for any purpose-ask for the right oil for it is often one-half the price of a kind not suited to the need. . ? lowest market prices. & Furniture Co. Meyer Street Tailors to Women r. A. Biahow Surety Bonds, Fire, Life, Accident .10c, 15c, 25c .20c, 30c . 10c 25c 15c 15c nint 15e NEW ROADS AREPR0P0SED WAYS PENETRATE SCENIC REGIONS Forestry Service Will Aid in Bufldiof Highways to Moist Hood and Lost Lake Cooperating with official! of the gov eminent forestry service, citizens of Hood River county are endeavoring to secure the construction of two roads to "points declared by those who have vis- . A J 1L L- .U- - k 1 i Leu tuem io ne tua roust appealing from a scenic standpoint in the coun try. One of the proposed highways will pierce the foreste on the head waters of the West Fork of Hood river and, when constructed, will carry the automobile or wsgon to the shores of Lost Lake, while the other, connecting with county thoroughfares in the Up per Hood River valley, will pass through the national forest on the northwest base of Mount Hood ana end at the very snowline of the peak near Cooper's spur. - The proposed highways will not only make accessible the mountain grand cur, but they are actually necessities to the forestry service in the preven tion of devastating fires in the national forest. : As early as 25 years ago the people of Hood River county realised the scenic asset of Lost Lake, and follow ing agitation of several years a rosd wis constructed to the point by funds secured through subscription. No means of maintenance, however, was provided, and the roadway is now washed full of deep ditches and over grown with underbrush. One msy ride to Lost Lake on horseback and it is possibiewto reach the region with a wagon. But huge boulders and fallen logs bar automobiles. Even with a wagon the trip at present is such as to try the strength and patience of the hardiest frontiersman. Yet despite the barriers scores of the ranchers of the valley travel to Lost Lake each year. Especially is this true of the families of the pioneer class. Lost Lake is a mecca that is thought oi and talked ot from one year's end to the other. Early autumn ia the favorite time for the trip, the recreation of the rancher following the harvest oi nay crops ana preceding the apple harvest The forest abounds in wild game and huck leberries grow there in hundred acre tracts. On the return home the pack- horses may be loaded with the skin of a bear or the carcass of a buck. Cans of the luscious fruit from the wild ber ry bushes are destined to nil shelves of the ranch housewife. Lost Lake is a veritable fisherman's paradise. Indigenous to the Iske's waters is large, red meated.Mhick trout, similar to the Lochleven. The native fish, however, are very wily and will bite only under certain weather condition. The Hood River Game Pro tective Association three years ago be gan to stock the lake with rainbow trout and steelhead salmon. Since the work was undertaken 100.000 fry have been transported into the lake by the organisation. Some of the young flsb were transported to tne lane in cans thrown across the backa of pack horses. Lost Lake huckleberries are rivaled. perhaps, by but one other section of the northwest,, that around the Indian race track near Trout Lake. The Lost Lake berries are said to be larger than those of Trout Lake, but they are leas known because of the inaccessibility of the former community. Until four years ago scores of Indiana came annu ally from the Warm Springs reserva tion to pick the fruit on the shores of Lost Lake. Some of the Redmen, with commercial tendencies, brought the berries to Hood River in big woven baskets slung across the backs of pack ponies. - They were rewarded by a price of from 75 cents to $1 per gallon. In the fall of 1912 an early storm prevailed on Lost 1 ake. Accompany ing a heavy dow. pur of rain the wind blew ten ideally, punctuated by thun der and flashes of lightning. An old squaw was struck by a thunderbolt. A pitiful cortege wended its way out of the forests the following day, bearing to the reservation burial place the dead body of the woman. The tragedy was taken aa a sign from the Great Spirit, and until this day the Indians of the Warm Springs reservation have sought their winter supply of huckleberries in nthnr apptinna. The huckleberries grow meet abun dantly on Zigsag mountain, the aides and top of which were burned over some half century ago. The great area is comparativey free ot other under brush, and one can fill a gallon pail with the big berries of Zigzag moun tain in a very few minutes. On the esat side of the lake on the aides of Butcherknife Ridge, as the range is called, is a younger growth of huckle berries of large area. Butcherknife Ridge waa burned over about 25 years aso. The name originated from the diaeoverv bv a pioneer hunter of butcherknife i.T.beded in rotting log near the top of the ridge. Count? roads are already completed to the remote headwaters of the West Fork of Hood river, and while but few familiea of the eitv Denetrate the for ests aa far as Lost Lake, many of them have summer camps on some hranch of the stream in the virgin wilds. The women of a number of lo cal families spend the entire summer months at these camps, the men, kept at home by business affairs, motoring out for the week end. Those who hsve tried outings at both plaeea declare that they prefer that of the Lost Lske country to a vacation on me aeaanore The road leading to the Upper Weat Fork of Hood river, which will eventu ally be traveled in reaching Lost Lake, baa ita points of scenic attraction.cbief of which ia the Devil's Punch Bowl, ahera at the foot of a small falls the swirling watera of the West Fork hsve scoured from basalt eolumna a gigantic nrnnrf haain. The Heat columns rise a sheer 100 feet on one side of the seething bowl. At thia season of the year steelhead and chinook salmon, in ihair endeavors to iumr the 10 foot falls, furnish an interesting spectacle for the sightseer. Many of the great flab succeed in negotiating the cascade and hurrv awav to the headwaters of the river to spawn. Automobilists at the present time reach the snowline of Mount Hood by the toll road leading to Cloud Cap Inn The route, however, eicept for power ful maehinea, ia impaaaable because o the exceedingly heavy grade, loo to of f 5 for each automoblle'alao makes it objectionable and has probably pre vented a large number or local automo bile owners from making the journey. Funds collected; inltolfs. it ia aaid bv the management of the Inn, are not sufficient to maintain the road, and those in charge of the faoatelry will gladly foster the better road, which will follow an easy grade. The road over the new route has found a booster in CountyXommiaaion- er Hannunv a resident of the Upper Valley, through 1 whose instigation a aurvey of the proposed road waa made last fall by Harry furrow, who was at that time county engineer. MOOMAW OPTIMISTIC OVER FOREIGN DEAL Fresh from London and the thrills of Zeppelin raids, S. B. Moomaw, general European agent of the Apple Urowers Association and other prominent apples sales agenciea throughout the north west, arrived here last week for his snnual conference with local shippers. Mr. Moomaw is the largest distributor of American boxed apples in Europe, snd despite the chaotic conditions at tendant on the European war has by his close study of the workings of the foreign market succeded in the past year in placing at handsome prices 200,000 boxes of the Northwest's fruit abroad. Seventy five per cent of the apples handled by the foreign agent were shipped by the local Association. The total tonnage sent abroad last year from the Northwest reached 428, 655 boxes. "More than 60 per eent of this," ssys Mr. Moomaw, "was con sumed in the British Isles." Mr. Moomaw ia optimistic over the prospects of next year and states that so far as be can judge by present Indi cations the consumption of fruit abroad ill be limited not by any embargo that may be laid by the British govern ment, but more because of the limita tions of shipping facilities. 'And 1 expect more space will be available next fall than during the shipping season of last year," he says. 'British shipbuilding yards are busily engaged turning out new bottoms to take the place of those destroyed by mines or submarines. With large num bers of troops already taken to the continent, many of the transports will be turned back into mercantile service, and I know that many ships that have been doing hopsital service will be put into the Atlantic trade, the wounded having been transferred to hospitals in England." The British government, according to Mr. Moomaw did establish a fruit embargo, but it affected only dried, preserved or canned goods and not fresh apples. We had some of our hipments, routed to Copenhagen, de layed last spring by the British gov ernment, but thia was caused, merely that autboritiea might make proper search of the abipment in order to as certain that something other than fruit waa not being shipped in the cargo of applea. By the aid of Embassador Page and Consul General Skinner, the applea were released amicably. "I have learned, however, aince my return to Northweatern fruit growing centers that certain agents of three or four English importing firms are giving out the impression thst fruit importers will be subject to a license the coming shipping season and that their concerns alone will be permitted to handle the product. I anticipate the licenses, but my dealera will immediately take ad vantage of the regulationa and we will continue to handle Northwestern ap ples just as former years. "The eoverntnent took op the ques tion of a fresh fruit embargo last year. When it waa mentioned that American apples might be affected, protest from thousands of small fruit merchants at once poured in to the central Board of trade, and in the face oi sucn puonc sentiment the government waa heard to say no more of an embargo on ap ples. 'American boxed apples seem to meet the needs of the English trade. t hey are the stock In trsde ot hundreds of small grocers and fruit dealers, and must say that the Northwest boxed ap ple is the chief favorite. So accustomed have the English people become to the Yellow Newtown, ss grown at Hood River, that during the past year I sold my supply of this variety at a prem- um oi two atiillings above Itne ruling quotati a cf other varieties. 'There are so many things, however. to be taken into consideration In the face of the war situation that it would be foolish to make any definite predic tions." Mr. Moomaw says- that he experi enced two very thrilling moments last fall when Uerman Zeppelins were raid ing London. "Last September a bomb wsa drop ped from one of the big air craft with in about 40 yards from where I was standing, and some 150 people were killed," he says. A few weeks later in October, one of the bombs dropped from a Zeppelin exploded within a stone's throw from my offices. "Never in my life nave I ever en countered such nerve as the British people are displaying at the present time. They have deterimned to puraue the war to the very end and they are determined to win. British patriotism waa given a new turn by the Zeppelin attacks. These have aided in recruit ing, and but for those air raids I do not believe the English people would ever have tolerated a conscription act. "Despite the war. most of the cor porate buaineasea of the British Isles are booming, ahowing a stimulus over times of peace. The British laborer waa never making more money, and he spends freely. For this reason, if we get the fruit to him, apple aales will be made easily and at profitable re turns to growers. "I he Scandinavian countries, too, are in a prosperous condition, and we are expectins their business to continue good, if we had been able to ship the product, I really believe that we could have handled at the aame pricea twice the tonnage of Northwestern boxed applea shipped during the past season." After a visit at the important fruit eenters of the Northwest Mr. Moomaw will go tor a etay at his .homo in Vir ginia, were he is from a pioneer fruit family. Ha will return to London in August Miss Newby Recited "Recessional' Instead of Miss Louise Jenkins, "The Recessional," e part of the Memorial Day program, waa given by mas wini fred Newby. Miss Newby won ap plause for bet excellent rendition. Glacier 'Stamps always print and are durable aa welt aa attractive. DEDICATION KJIAGNET MANY CO TO MULTNOMAH FALLS Autoists en Route to Rose Festival Hake Record Traffic Over Columbia River Highway AH roads lead to Portland thia weak and the Columbia river highway, with streams of cara pouring down the scenic gorge from Idaho and eastern Oregon and Washington, has never been ao ' popular since it waa opened for traffic aat summer. As early as Sunday scores of machines, one following the other, psssed through Hood River, the occupants headed for the City of Roses. Between 6 and 7.30 o clock Monday morning 15 automobile loada passed through Hood River en route west. The unending atream did not cease for moment tbrouhgout the day. For a week ending yesterday, after the auto mobiles from The Dalles and a large number from thia city, the motorists from both eitiea participating in a junketing trip, it is estimsted that close to luuu automobiles win nave trav eled westward over the highway for the rose festival. The junketers par ticipated in the formal dedication of the Columbia river.highway.at Multno mah Falls. A large number of local people jour neyed by O.-W. R. & N. train to Mult nomah Falls. From early dawn till nightfall yes terday, automobiles were streaming westward through Hood River. The most of yesterday's machines bore The Dalles and Wasco county banners. Many Idaho cara were aeen. Motor travelers from eastern Washington and Oregon points stopped en route for a brief chat wiin local menus A large number of local motorists ourneyed to Multnomsh Falls to see the spirit of Chief Multnomah greet Queen Muriel and to participate in the great highway's scenic dedication. The Columbia river highway was given to the world yesterday. Follow ing the ceremonies at Multnomah Falls the cortege of automobilea returned to Crown Point, . where at 'the Vista House site at 6 o clock an American flag was unfurled by President Wilson, who pressed an electric button at Washington, releasing the folds of silk. The first spadeful of earth in the Vista House construction was turned by H. L. Pittock, president of the Vista House Association. W. J. fie- penbrink, cousin of F. H. Blackman, and who has made numeroua visits to the valley, is secretary of the Vista House Association. ; Cars from Hood River, The Dallea and other eastern Oregon points head ed the parade on the return to Port land. J LITTLE JOURNEYS IN - THE MID-COLUMBIA To the local motorist who desires half day's run, every moment of which is chockful of pleasure and sightseeing, the trip to White Salmon and Under wood may be suggested, it you want to make it a full day you may do so by proceeding from Underwood Heights into the Little White Salmon valley and thence up to Chenowith and Okala- home. At the present time it is necessary to take the Hood River-White Salmon ferry to reach Underwood. From the ferry landing on the Washington shore take the road leading to the east up the side of the goreside to the town of White Salmon. From this road you will enjoy the view of the symmetri cally laid out farms cf the Columbia lowlands. After passing torougn wniie Salmon, keep on the main traveled roads and swing through the orchard and berry district back to the gorge oi the White Salmon river. First on this road you will strike a point where the route is intersected by the road leading down to Underwood. Do not take this road, but proceed about a mile and a half and you will see a little aide road leading through orchards. Take thia and you will atrike the White Salmon at the lake formed by the 100 foot dam of the Northweatern Electric Co., built across the narrow chasm here. Then awing to the west and you will get a glimpse of the dam itself and later the big power bouse, where electricity used in heating a portion of Portland'a busi ness district ia generated. The roads along the lake and leading by the dam and power bouse are privately main tained by the power concern. They are thrown open tn the public, however. After crossing ue wniie ssimon river and climbing out of the canyon you will strike the nisin road of the Underwood district, ine turn to tne right at this point Ss a shsrp one, and you may have some aimcuity u your car is a long one. By following this main, well traveled road you will reach on '.an easy grade the rim of the Columbia gorge at un derwood Heights. A new section of the North Bank highwaythrough Ska mania county has been constructed here, and from it the motorist is given a grand view of the Hood River valley. Numerous little side roada penetrate the Underwood orchard communities, and the traveler can spend hours profit ably taking them and learning some thing of the progress snd development of the neighboring fruit community. On the return trip take the grade leadmer down to the ferry landing from C. W. J. Reckor'e "Eyrie." Conmunity Pack Appeals to Growers Following plana adopted by other fruit sections of the Northwest, local apple growera may adopt the commun ity system of packing fruit on a large scale. A meeting waa held last Thurs day in the Pine Grove district for the discussion or central packing meinooa, which it is claimed will not only insure a more standard pack of apples, but will eliminate unnecessary expense and enable growera to place their applea in storage In a minimum of time. Approximately iuu.uuu ooxea ox ap plea on the Eaat Side have been pledged to a community packing aystem for the Aople Growera Association members. At a meeting held Saturday night C E. Coffin and Dr. Stanton Allen were) appointed a committee to secure ton- -nsge for the proposed new community to secure packing plant, which in all probability will be erected in the Pine Grove district before the harvesting season begins this fall. v