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VOL. XXVIII
QOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916
No. 13
Koberi's
NonPireil
Vegetables and
Plants
Try Some of our
Bermuda
' Boiling Onions
The Twentieth Century Truck Farm
J. H. KOBERG, Owner
This store never wab-
bles on the question of greater-value-giving. Our
merchandise is purchased on a quality basis from
such quality clothes makers as
THE HOUSE OF
KUPPENHEIMER
. We believe in the thorough goodness of these
suits. We have judged them by careful comparison
and actual tests and we know that at
$18, $20, $22, $25
we are giving men more for their money in these
clothes, than is possible in any other make at the
same price.
We know also that these suits could stand a
higher .price. We know that on inspection you
would pay three to five dollars more than we ask,
and you would get your money's worth. But this
store never wabbles in its decision to give greater
value. ,
'J. -GOGT
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and adjacent points of scenic Interest and see them right
by traveling in one of the large comfortable cars of the
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pleasure or for business, let us transport you to your
destination. Don't forget to tell your friends that
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gon outside the city of Portland. Tell your out of
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GOOD THINGS TO EAT' '
Rubber Stamp Ink
Farm products are so low now, as far as
the returns to the grower is concerned, that
the grower gets the smallest wages of any
class of laborers as shown by the statistics
of the U. S.; 1-5 of the farmers in the U.S.
receive absolutely nothing for their labor
and on their investments; they simply exist
The reasons for this condition are- many
and vary in every location, but main reason
in our line is indifference of the buyer as to
quality and over products. We saw some
imported California new potatoes in the
stores of Hood River that were justly en
titled to a generous dose of coal oil.
The lesson we keep talking of quality ii that there
ia absolutely no profit in telling and bnying poor
and inferior goods In the vegetable line to the grow
er and comumer and that ii why we grow and
market nothing that ia not absolutely
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or bread
at Glacier Office
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Large Assortment Special Prices
Rresse Drug' Co.
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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.
Tennis and Baseball Shoes.
Wading Boots.
Our Furniture Department was never so full of bargains
5 allowed for cash on lowest market prices. . i
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Repairing
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pressing? If not, try us. We will give you perfect
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Tailors to Men
Fruit Paper for Sale
We ordered a supply of Fruit Wrap, Lining and Layer
last February, when prices were lowest. Since then paper
has advanced 2c per pound. Having a liberal supply on hand
we now offer for sale, all kinds of Fruit Paper at very low
prices, regardless of the various advances. Immediate action
should be taken by all growers who have not yet protected
their requirements, as these low prices will only be main
tained during August
TERMS
17 lb. Coast Wrap, per cwt
12 lb. Sulphite Wrap, per cwt,
News Lining, per cwt '.
Grey Layer, per cwt.
TO NON -
Apple Boxes, 2 off for cash,
Pear Boxes, 2 off for cash,
We Want Bartlett Pears
Fruit Growers' Exchange
Nw Auum Rcod
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 pur
poseask for the right oil
for it is often one-half the
price of a kind not suited
to the need.
& Furniture Co.
Meyer
Street
Tailors to Women
CASH
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.$5.00
6.50
4.50
3.50
MEMBERS
each..
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9c
each.
NEW COMPANY
MUSTERED IN
GEO. R. WILBUR IS NAMED CAPTAIN
Twelfth Company, Coast Artillery, 0. N.
C, is Cirea the Formal Oath
Monday Evening
With Msjor W. W. Wilson. Captain
William G. Williami. Coast Artillery
Corpi, and Lieutenant Willi Shipp
am, U. S. A., here for the occasion,
Twelfth Company, Coaat Artillery. Or
egon National Guard, was formally
mustered In Monday night. The fed
eral oath of allegienca wss administer.
the new recruits - by Lieutenant
Shippam.
Alter the men who had passed tne
physical examinations given by Major
C. Brosius. bsd sinned the official
roster and after the Brit rollcall it was
discovered that but 56 recruita were in
line. To muster in under the Federal
Articleaof War a minimum list of 65 is
necessary. A roll of the absent men
was called.
Three were away at the Green Point
mill of the Stanley-Smith Lumber Co.
One man, according to responses of
friends, waa away at a wedding. Oth
ers were joyriding. Members or tne
prospective company were Informally
detailed to bring in enough men to fill
the ranks to 65. Automobilea were
pressed into service. A West Side
rsnch lad was summoned from hia bed.
The whirring of a telephone bell inter
rupted the service of a wedidng, but
at 10.30 o'clock 64 eligible men stood in
line. At the time the search of a 65th
artilleryman seemed futile.
If it is necessary, declared Koy V.
Smith, aa he atepped into the ranks,
I'll enlist."
A cheer resounded through the hall.
Mr. Smith is a veteran of the Spanish
American war, having aeen active ser
vice aa a regular in the Fhilippinea.
A younger recruit, however, was
rustled into the room within a few
minutes, and Mr. Smith was released.
Geo. K. Wilbur, eity attorney and
Spanish-American war veteran, was
lected captain of the new company.
The new organization will make a
temporary armory of the ball room of
the Heilbronner building. Aa soon as
equipment ia sent here a Regular array
sargeant will spend au daya nere in
structing the rookies.'
The organization or tne new artillery
company had its origin in the bast
Side orchard district. At the instiga
tion of Ned Van Horn 45 young men
signed an informal roll and petitioned
for the organisation. The additional
men come from the ranks of profes
sional and business men of the city and
ranchera of the Dee and Oak Grove
districts.
Oregoa'a military lawa provide for a
minimum of 75 in a company of coast
artillery, and it will be necessary to
recruit 10 more men in the next 10
days.
AUTOMOBIIiSTS BRING
HOME NEW IDEAS
Just home from long automobile
tours, both Or. H. L. Dumble and
E. W. Birge have aeen on the roads
sbroad principles in road building and
methods of appealing to the touring
automobile party that, according to
their statements, they will work for in
Hood Kiver county.
Dr. Uumble, accompanied by Mrs.
Dumble and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Cool-
idge, toured a total of 1,000 miles
while away. Leaving here he traveled
down to Portland and thence up the
Willamette valley to Eugene. Dr.
Dumble visited automobile parka at
Eugene and the famous Ashland camp
ing place for the motor tourist.
'Hood Kiver must naves an automo
bile park." he declares, "and Monday
ight 1 put a proposition before the
city council. We have adequate sites
west or town, uuy .evaier can De
piped to the wooded spots, and 1 think
the local power com Dan v will be will
ing to install electrie plates. If the
people of Hood River do not feel that
a park can oe proviaea Dy taxation
next sear, then we will take up the
matter and provide it by private sub
crintion."
Ur. DumDie says mat tne Asnaino
automobile park is attracting wide
snread attention to the southern Ore
eon city. Nineteen sues lor nineteen
machines have been supplied. The
different camping placea, well marked
by posts and numbered, are lurnianea
free of charge. In a cook bouse are 19
double plate gas ranges. These have
numbera corresponding to those of the
camn sites. The itinerant motor trav
eler dropa a quarter in a slot and thua
securea gas for cooking purposes,
Properly numbered lockers, containing
cooking utensus nave oeen proviaea.
Mr. Hirire. with his wife, haa re
turned from the Circle tour by wry of
White Salmon. Goldendale. North Yak
ima. Ellensburg, Seattle and thence
back to Portland.
"The trip demonstratea to me," aays
Mr. Birge. who is a member of the
sutomobile committee of the Coraraer
cial club, "that we must build more
roads from gravel. Washington has
far better roads thsn Oregon, ana
where money baa not been available
for hardsurfacing with concrete or
asphslt, gravel haa been aupplied. We
have already experimented with gravel
here, and the best mads we now have
ra those or our west aide orcnara ais
tricts. built by Roy D. Smith with
navel."
ur. uumoie saya tnat in no coumy
In Oreoon haa he found on the whole
better roada than in Hood Kiver
rnnntv.
"Some ol the worst road we atruca
" " - . . . .
on our entire tour," he aays, "waa be
tween thia citv and The Dalles."
Dscussing the wondera or tne iircie
route Mr. Birge says: "One often
does not atop to realise that living In
Hood Kiver we have within a xew
hours' ride by motor the diversified
scenerv that actually surrounds us,
From snow capped mountains ana xer-
tile vellev to the forests, the meadows.
desert and the great wheat belt to the
east The awing around what la known
ss the Cascade Columbia Urcuit ia one
of the most delightful trips in the
Northwest and ia being featured by the
automobile cluba of both Portland and
Seattle.
"On August; 1 my wife and I left
Hood Kiver equipped with a complete
camping outflt including a well stocked
eommisssry, but found it quite conven
ient to make a town each night, aa a
good part of the country traversed is
not what could be termed an ideal
camping proposition. Goldendsle waa
the first town visited after leaving
Hood Kiver via the ferry to White
Salmon. The Snowden road via Lyle ia
the aborter route, being 68 miles and a
comfortable four hours' run over a
fairly good country road.
"Norn Yakima waa reached the fol
lowing afternoon, a distance of 79
miles from Goldendsle. over what ia
known aa the Sadia Creek road. One
hss the choice of two roada out of
Goldendale and whichever one he choos
es wiahea he had taken the other. The
road via Bickleton and Mabton, while
reported In somewhat better condition.
Is some 85 milles longer. We chose the
lesser of the two evils (in mileage) and
found the going rough and dusty in
placea and pretty narrow going over
the summit and with many shallow
streama to ford ; a consolation, it might
have been worse. Thia road leads into
tbeJYakima valley at Wapato. some 20
miles from North Yakima. From Yak
ima to Ellensburg ia over the Yellow
stone trail, a distance of 50 miles, and
from Ellensburg on Into Seattle over
the Sunset highway through Snoqual
mis Paas, a distance of 154 miles. The
road conditions between Yakima and
Seattle are ideal and it ia only a mat
ter of power or how fast one wishes to
travel, t think nothing over a nve or
eight per cent grade the entire dis
tance. 'Toe much cannot be said of the
splendid highways of western Washing
ton. In this respect it is regretable
that Oregon ia greatly deficient in com
parison. I believe Washington haa laid
one over on Oregon, and the building
of these high way a ia doing mora lor
the development of that atate than
anything that could have been done
and is figured aa an investment never
an expense.
Why. out of Seattle and Tacoma in
all directions stretch these delightful
highways. The Olympia highway ex
tending out the Olympia peninsula to
the ocean, a distance of 250 miles, is a
graveled boulevard for nearly the en
tire distance. The Sunset highway,
only a aix months' proposition, at the
longest on account of snow in the pass,
is almost perfect in construction and
(listen ye county court and Roy Smith)
all gravel roads. The Pacific highway
to British Columbia to the north of Se
attle, and to Portland on.the south is
nearing completion, g
Many or the email towna we passed
through if not on the direct highway
are building good hard surfaced roada
from the farming districta into town.
In the Puvallup the? have a concrete
highway extending the length of the
valley, a diatsnce of some 20 miles and
connecting with the Seattle, Tacoma
and Sumner concrete and brick paveo
highway.
"It ia to be hoped that when the op
portunity comes to the people of Ore
gon to vota on the road levy that they
ill go into It right, without good
roada we cannot develop our atate aa
our slater states are doing, and not to
go ahead ia to go backward. '
From Seattle to Portland was over
the Pacific highway, a distance of 215
milea. When it comes to the last leg
of the journey, I will put on the soft
pedal and apeak in low tones ; out we
have hopes and our own dear highway,
the most scenic of the whole trip, will
be our pride and joy forever."
B. T. COIT KILLS
SELF WITH RIFLE
A bullet hole through bia head,, the
body of B. T. Coit, an Upper Valley
rancher, waa found Sunday afternoon
by a transient laborer, who had caned
at the dead man's place to seek em
ployment. A rifle lying by young
Coit's side bore mute evidence of sui
cide. Dr. V. R. Abraham, county cor
oner, summoned to the scene, waa given
a sealed letter, in which tne young man
bade farewell to his father. In a few
brief words he announced the intention
of killing himself, but offered no ex
planation for the act.
Young Coit was but 22 years old.
He came to the Upper Valley two years
ago, purchasing an orchard place on
which be had begun development. He
had just completed a handsome log
bungalow, said to be one of the most
pretentious and unique residencea in
the Hood River valley. A rumor pre
vailed to the effect that the-new home
had been built for a prospective bride,
but that the girl had jilted young Coit.
Close friends of the young man, bow
ever, deny that there ia any truth in
the rumor. The young man was or a
reticent nature.and resided at his place
alone.
The dead man is said to come from a
wealthy New Jersey fsmily. His fa
ther, John T. Coit, recently retired
from New York business affairs, re
sides in Orange, N. J.
The bods of young Coit waa brought
to Anderson's undertaking establish
ment Monday afternoon.
The remains were shipped to the
esstern home for interment last night.
Journal Publisher Extols Highway
C. S. Jaekson. publisher of the Port
lend Journal, accopanied by Mrs. Jack
son and their son, P. L. Jsckson,
passed through Hood River Saturday
afternoon en route to Trout Lake.
Thev were met here by Roy Tborring-
ton, son of Dr. Thorrington, a noted
occulist of Philadelphia, who had been
itonnins at Cloud Can Inn.
bia River highway," aaid Mr. Jackson,
I am convinced that ror scenery mooo
River county sarpaasea Multnomah
county."
Cold Wa?e Bits the Valley
With a light frost on high points and
a keen nip in the atmoaphere even in
the lower valley, a record cold night
for August prevailed hero rriaay
niehl At daybreak Saturday morning
thermometera registered 40 degrees
shove aero in the city.
The cold westber will cause no dam
age to vegetation, and it ia welcomed
bv aunle e row era. who ssv thst a little
frost will put .a high color in the val
ley a crop of Jonathan apples.
Frosts in northern California and
eastern and central Oregon killed veg
etation.
VA Waller of Salem, aceomnanied bv
hia two sisters. Mrs. M. Pstton, of
Portlsnd, and Mra. R. W. Chamberlain
and inn Weller. of Salem, was bare
lest week visiting the ismily of bia
brotner-in-iaw, m. u. uueiat.
CLUB YEAR
IS SUCCESSFUL
ORGANIZATION HAS 174 MEMBERS
Hood Riser Woman's (M Issues New
Year Book and Calendar for
Coming Season Activities
According to the 1916-1917 year book.
now being iBsued. the Hood River
Woman'a club participated in one of
the organization a most successful
yesr'a work during 1915 and 1916. The
club, organized in 1908, today haa a
membership of 174. Two auxiliary or
ganizations, the musicl department.
composed of the musics! tslent of city
ano rural sections, and the evening de
partment, are closely allied with the
parent club, and frequent programa of
the different departmenta are planned
for the coming fall and winter months.
The evening depsrtment. the mem
bers of which are 30 young business
snd professional women, wss formerly
known aa the Business Women's club.
The musical department has 75 active
women members and 25 men, associate
members.
The club near the first of this year
began a atudy department, which met
every week to atudy public apeaking.
word analysis and uregon lawa ana
constitution. This line of work proved
unusually interesting and attracted
keen attention of the women of the
community until the busy season of
summer interrupted.
Committees and officers or the club
for the coming year, aa shown by the
year book are ss follows:
executive board Mrs. J. f. Lucas,
pres. ; Mrs. W. F. Laraway, first vice
pers. ; Mrs. a. U. Kamsey, second vice
pres. ; Mrs. U. K. Marshall, treaa. ;
Mrs. W. H. McClain, rec. sec. : Mrs.
C. D. Hoyt, fin. sec.
Calendar committee Mrs. J. w. In-
galls, Mrs. William Munroe, Mrs. Geo.
stranaban, Mrs. u. u. Hoyt and miss -Ella
Mae Davidson.
Social committee Mrs. C. A. Cass,
Mrs. D. G. Jackson.Mrs. W. F. Cooper
and Mra. B. F. Shoemaker.
Philanthropic committee Mrs. T. J.
Kinnsird, Mrs. C. A. Bell, Mrs. Tru
man Butler, Mra. W. A. Scbaffner,
Miss Madge Otis.
Entertainment committee Mrs. A,
L. Page, Mrs. H. M. Huxley, Mrs.
Harry Bailey. Mra. J. E. Robertson.
Educational committee Mrs. A. U.
Lewis, Mrs. Thos. Flagler, Miss Mary
McLaren, Mrs. S. G. Campbell, Mra.
Harriet Blashfield.
Music -Miss Msude Carlisle, Mrs. C.
O. Huelat, Mrs. Geo. R. Wilbur, Mrs.
L. E. Tift.
Civie committee-Mrs. F. E. Newby,
Mrs. G. A. Molden, Mrs. W. H. Chip
ping, Mrs.. K. U. uouid, Mrs. A. u
Ststen, uiss Meta carter.
Current Topics and . rarlimentary
Drill committee Mrs. Ella Wilbur,
Mrs. A. H. Berry. Mrs. W. G. Snow.
Mrs. W. W. Kodwsll, Mrs. C. D. Hoyt.
Guests committee Mrs. IS. U.
Blanchar, Mrs. Frank Davenport, Jr.,
Mrs. M. E. McCarty.
Legislature committee Miss Mary
Frazier, Mrs. C C. Paddock, Mra. J.
D. Fletcher, Mrs. V. C. Brock, Miss
Alta Poole.
Literary and Library committee-
Mrs. C. K. Marshall, Mrs. Ella Wil
bur, Mrs. J. H. Jerfry, Miss Alice See.
Political Science committee Mrs.
L. M. Bentley, Mrs. William Munroe,
Mrs. w. L. Nichols. Mrs. u. A. MC-
Curdy.
Art committee Mrs. N. a. rertig.
Mrs. J. E. Ferguson, Mrs. A. Canfield,
Mrs. J. D. Guttery, Miss Annette Al
len. Auditing committee Mrs. Geo. P.
Crowell and Mrs. C. F. Sumner.
Courtesv committee Mrs. G. A.
Molden, Mrs. S. A. Mitchell and Mrs.
Frances Otten.
Property chairman, Mrs. M. E. Mc
Carty.
The calendar for the coming year is
as follows:
September 27. business meeting, bi
ennial report, Mrs. C. H. Castner; Oc
tober 11, Federation reports ; October
25 civics meeting in chsrge of Mrs. F.
E. Newby : November 8. rational dress
in charge of Mrs. Wm. Stewart; No
vember 22, evening meeting and recep
tion ; December 6, Christmas in many
lands, in charge of Mrs. U. Hoyt;
December 20, report of Philsnthrnpie
committee in charge of Mrs. T. J. Kin
naird; January 3, reception for bus-
bands of club members, in chsrge oi
Mrs. Thomas Flagler: January 17. op
timistic afternoon in charge of Mrs. J.
D. Guttery January 31, scholarship
loan fund day, in charge of Mrs. Wm.
Munroe ; February 14, Oregon day, in
charge of Mrs. V. C. Brock; February
28, lecture; March 14, valley guest
dsy. in chsrge of Mrs. W. F. Laraway;
March 28, educational committee, Ori
ental or Japanese exhibit, Mrs. A. G.
Lewis in charge; April u, reception
for Underwood, White Salmon and
Trout Lake club members, Mrs. N. E.
Fertig in charge. .
Benson Delay Explained
Refuting recent rumora to the effect
that S. Benson had delayed in starting
on the construction of a Columbia Riv
er highway paving between the Mult
nomah county line and lascsae locks
becauae the Hood River county court
bad refused a promise to maintain the
road, C. N. Ravlin, who waa recently
present aa a Hood River county rep
resentative at a meeting of the State
Highway Commission, says that it waa
then agreed that Mr. Benson should
postpone his donation mile of road.
"Mr. Benson agreed to delay the
construction work, in order that the
funds he will appropriate may be used
in mstcbing the $78,000 available for
Oregon under the Sheldrske bill," saya
Mr. Ravlin.
Apple Freights Reduced
Railway systems, according to an
announcement of the Fruit Growera'
Exchange, have voluntarily reduced tha
freight rate on apples between Hood
River, Mosier and The Dalles and Ari
zona points. The ratea from Hood
Kiver, Moaier ana ine uaues to bib Dee
and Douglas, respectively of $1.15 and
$1.17 per hundred weight, have been
reduced to si.iw ror tiooo Kiver ana
$1.10 for Moaier and The Dal lea.
The new rata will bring a saving of
about three cents per box, or about $20
per car. The reduction was made at
the Instigstion of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange.
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