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nOQD RlVMt GLACIER, TIlUltSDAV, MARCH 22, 1917 . rr-t if nr JV ' WU STRONG ROOMi rNcaaao jag The Modern Method of $ Sprtying Fruit Treei i with Soluble Sulphur (Compound) A dry powder, easily dissolved in cold or hot water. Makes a perfect solution. Use in the same way as lime-sulphur. No sediment; no grit to wear out pumps and clog nozzles. No freezing no crystallization no leakage no loss. Economical and put up in 1-lb. cans, 10-lb. cans and 100-lb. drums. Send for Soluble Sulphur Bulletin. It tells you how to spray. Write. fWQ Seattle. Portlind, Elltntlmrf i Wipita SOUILE mm COMPOyN0 One of the J. C. Penny Co. Inc. Golden Rule Stores will open with a complete line of Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes in Stewart Building at 3rd & State streets about the 1st of April Now Operating 125 Busy Stores Opening from 40 to 50 this Spring Watch for the Opening-April 1st Golden Rule Store THE COLUMBIA MILL E. V. SCHILLER All Kinds Building Material, Dimensions Shiplap, Timbers and Boards Mill at Fir, Oregon. Telephone Odell 302 Addres Hood River, Oregon, R. F. D. Number 1 Oregon Lumber Co. Dee, Oregon ALL KINDS OF LUMBER, SHINGLES SLAB WOOD, ETC. CAN FURNISH CEDAR SHIP LAP, ANY QUANT iTY Both Phones Estimates Furnished ACES Shadows have come falling on the ages for the soldier of fortune who would have sold his prospec tive chances in Heaven for four aces. The stock of accessories, apparatus and supplies kept on hand by the Apple City Electrical Supply Co. have a value to the Hood River buying public relatively as high as those four cards would have had to a participant in a poker game. The goods we carry are time-tested, are nationally advertised and bear the guarantee of known labels. They are Ace high. Let us supply your needs and do your electrical wiring. E.S. COLBY. VALLEY WOMEN ARE CLUB GUESTS With 185 members and guests pres ent, the members of the Hood River Woman's Club were hostesses Wednes day afternoon of last week at their annual reception to the women of the rural communities of the Valley. The visitors were welcomed by Mrs. Chaa. H. Castner, president of the Oregon State Federation, who is a member of the local club. Mrs. J. F. McLean responded. The following program was rendered : Piano solo. Mrs. C. E. Coffin; vocal solo, Otto T. Wedemeyer ; piano solo, Miss Ada Laraway ; piano solo, Miss Jean Sinclair; readings, Mrs. J. W. Sifton, Mrs. J. E. Ferguson and Miss Dorothy Battey. A feature of the meeting was an address by Senator Geo. R. Wilbur, who explained to the women the chief points of the $6,000,000 road bonding act on which the Oregon citizens will vote on June 4. The Woman's Club has endorsed the act and to aid in the local campaign for the measure, Mrs. W. F. Laraway, president of the or ganization, has appointed Mrs. William Munroe and Mrs. C. A. Bell as a com mittee to work with the executive committee of the Hood River County Good Roads Association. Mrs. Harry H. Bailey was in charge of the club women's program, while the dainty refreshments that were served were prepared by a committee headed by Mrs. W. F. Cooper. A St Patrick's Day color scheme was used in the decorations of the assembly hall of the county library, where the meet ing was held. C. B. COMPTON WINS A SKOOKUM PRIZE When the apole season of 1916-1917 was well under way, and apple lovers America over began to bite into the crisp and palate awakening Northwest apple, there appeared in the Literary Digest a full page advertisement in brilliant colors representing a Skookum apple party. The guests of this apple party were me mosi noiaoie inumu uals in the world, the most advertised personages, the most costly person ages. The money spent on Mary Pick ford is a mere nothing compared with the lavish amounts spent on these princes and princesses who formed the Skookum apple party crowd. There were present the Gold Dust Twins- enormous millions have been spent on them. Also present Mr. Cream of Wheat, that Colored Gentleman who has cost his employers fabulous sums, Miss Boh Ami, the Chicken that-has-not-scratched-yet was also there. Then there was Miss Dutch Cleanser, Mr. Dutch Boy Painter, and numerous others who have reached the pinnacle of fame. So here was the Northwest apple the leader in advertising society at one bound. This advertisement was repeated in car cards and in other magazines and newspapers, and its unique character made it highly suc cessful. Also, it was announced that the best title for the picture would re ceive a prize of $50, and the next best $2u, the next ten best a box oi skoo- kum apples each. "They left their pages and their places To join in singing Skookum's praises." The above won the first prize, sub mitted by Georgiana Young, La Crosse, Wisconsin. The sixth prize was awarded to C. B. Compton, of Dee, whose reply was as follows : "Secure in fame this happy band Unite in Praise of Skookum brand." SPRAY PLANT IS A BUSY PLACE With spring weather just opening and orchardists beginning preparations for first aplications of spray material, the busiest place in Hood River at the present time is the spray manufactur ing plant of J. C. Butcher. The local concern not only supplies all ' local spray dealers but has this season man ufactured product for shipment to other districts. A carload of micisble oil was shipped Thursday to the We natchee district. The local plant also manufactures arsenate of lead and lime-sulphur solu tion. Mr. Butcher has made many improve ments at his plant since last season. Fills have been made around the plant that make it much easier to load material on the wagons of growers. Oak Grove School Play The annual play of the Oak Grove school will be given in the school audi torium at 8 p. m., Friday evening, March 23. The play, a three act comedy, en titled, "The Parson's Perversity." portrays the troubles of a very serious parson, Mr. Mason, whose wife is de ceased. He is much distressed over the way in which his daughters. Julia. Agnes, and Ella, look after his social duties and his home. In his perplex ity, upon receipt of a" telegram from New York, he decides to leave home. From certain suspicious circumstances ensuing, the daughters infer that he has gone in search of a wife. Many complications result; all decide to leave home when the parson returns, and clears up the situation. Cast of characters : Reverend Mason. Chauncev Anmis. Julia Mason and Agnes Mason, his daughters, Muriel Beadell and Dorothy layior. Charlie Mason, a married son, Kinelm Cox. Mrs. Ella Mason, Charlie's wife, Beatrice Angus. Norah McPhinn. a maid. Evi Annals. Harry Hilburn, Agnes' friend, Roy Davis. Tom Dickson, Julia's friend, Walter need. Miss Briggs, a "busybody," Fanny nananan. Sammy Quick, a messenger boy, Joshua Pierson. Jimmy Hogan, a hired man, Charles r orsDerg. Rank Foolishness You occasionally see it stated that colds d not result from cold weather. mat is rank foolishness. Were it true colds would be as prevalent in midaum- mer as in midwinter. The microbe that causes colds flourishes in damp, cold weather. To get rid of a cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is effectual and is highly recommended by people who have used it for many years value. Obtainable everywhere. An inspection will convioce you that the service of the Palace Hotel Pnrtlaiwl Oregon, Washington and Twelfth streets, is second 10 none, convenient to shop ping and theatre districts.cleanest rooms in city for 50 cents and up. fltf Honey; Talks - -TO- Fruit Growers BY Northwestern Fruit Exchange No. 26 Transportation Department CONTINUED TO FRUIT GROWERS: In my last talk 1 told you some very important constructive phases of this department's work. Now, I shall tell you something of its operating phases. The department is run on the theory that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and it is mocn bel ter for all concerned to prevent claims than to collect them. To this end, it works in the closest possible coopera tion with shipping associations and railroad companies. The EXCHANGE believes that it is entirely possible so to organize this fruit and vegetable in dustry that the transportation risks can be reduced to a pig-iron basis, in stead of the present basis which in volves both growers and railroads in very heavy annual losses. The speed ing up of the harvest of the products, as soon as they are mature ; the speed ing up of the packing and shipping op erations; the rejection at shipping point of fruit or vegetables unfit for shipmentf etc., all will operate toward the desired end. And, incidentally, there is very little use in shipping in terests going to the railroads for rate redctions until they are able to show that they have so improved their own methods as to save the railroads a large proportion of the sums paid out on damage claims. However, the railroads, like any other human institution, are not infal lible ; hence, it becomes necessary to place a close check on their service. To this end, the EXCHANGE has de veloped a comprehensive system of transportation records. As soon as the shipping documents are received in this office, a card is made up for each and every carload lot. These cards show the'ear number, the date of shipment, the pointof shipment, whether iced or vent, to what point billed, to whom billed, and via what route moving. Then, a full list of principal junction points, by which the car will move, is written kin, and opposite each point, the date and khour at which the car SHOULD pass that point. This data is obtained from train schedules on file in this office. Then, as the car proceeds, its progress is noted on the card in parallel columns, the informa tion being furnished to the &a CHANGE bv the participating carri ers, from day to day. Thus, if the car should lose time between any two junctions, the EXCHANGE calls the attention or the railroad company to the delay and cautions them. Under this system it is practically impossible for a car to become sidetracked indefin itely. If a car is delayed at junction points a full record is kept of the amount of ice placed in the bunkers of each refrigerator car in re-icing at such junction, and if, through inadver tence, one or more icings are omitted, with consequent damage and loss, the facts are known and enter into the for tification of attending claim. Likewise, if the ventilation or heating instruc tions are not observed, resulting in damage and loss claim i filed, and if carriers' records show they did not comply with instructions on bill of la ding, they make settlement accordingly lor their negligence. Then, when the car finally arrives at destination, it un dergoes inspection both by the pur chaser and ALSO by the EX CHANGE'S own resident representa tive, and should there be any damage or loss, due to apparent negligence by the railroads, the local representative of the EXCHANGE is trained in the matter of fortifying claims. First, he gets the local agent of the railroad to inspect the car and note the damage on the expense bill ; then, he serves that agent with written notice of claim ; if necessary, he calls in other witnesses, and takes affidavits covering the exact facts. All these document he prompt ly forwards to the TRANSPORTA TION DEPARTMENT at Seattle, where the evidence is assembled and eventually presented to the railway company with claim for loss. How ever, the EXCHANGE has always had a very definite policy in dealing with the railroads. It does not go on the theory thathey are thieves and rob bers, but rather on the theory that they are a high class of business organiza tion, desiring to deal fairly with the public and only desiring to be accorded like treatment. The EXCHANGE never files a claim with a railroad com pany when the evidence shows that the shipper, the grower or somebody else is at fault and the railroad not at fault In other words, it so conducts its rela tions as to assure the railroads of a scrupulously square deal. This policy has been appreciated by all roads and they have responded in kind. The re sult is that an overwhelming propor tion of all claims filed by the EX CHANGE are collected. 853,159.12 IN RAILWAY CLAIMS In less than (.even complete seasons that the EXCHANGE has served the growers, it has collected from the rail roads and returned to the local organ izations, the impressive sum of $53, 152.12 NET CASH. This is the record up to the close of business December 31, 1916. This sum includes loss and damage and also overcharge claims. Very little of this money shows in the published averages of the EXCHANGE (by which its service is judged by the public) for the simple reason that it takes weeks, and usually months, to prepare and collect railway claims, and they usually come in after the averages are compiled. The money, however, goes back to the growers, as those of you who are patrons or the la CHANGE well know by experience. It is an interesting and important fact that the majority of the freight bills audited by the EXCHANGE are found to be INCORRECT. Either there are overcharges or undercharges ; sometimes both an overcharge ana an undercharge in the same bill. No freight bill is passed by this office until it has been audited, which, in view of the tremendous percentage of error, is a very necessary precaution for the protection of your interests. The fed eral laws are very strict in these mat ters ; it is a criminal offense for either shipper or railroad to pass an incorrect charge. Undercharges are never out lawed; they are collectible ten years from now as fully as at the time. It would be very embarrassing, would it not, if you were presented with a bill for a hundred dollars, more or less, for undercharge on some car you had shipped and sold a long time ago? Hence, the EXCHANGE undertakes as part of its service, to audit and cor rect, in strict accordance with the tar- 0 0 0 o Break Up That Cold A box of K-C Cold Tablets will get rid of that "grippy cold" that makes you chill and ache. For your cough a bottle of K-C White Pine and Tar, Mentholated is "the best ever". Make our store your place to come for remedies for such ailments and you'll never be sorry. Yours to serve, A. S. KEIR, Reliable Druggist. - Agent for famous "New Edison Phonograph" DC DOC DC DC iff, all freight billsTthat come into its possession, as in the case of all cars sold on a delivered basis. I believe that you will agree with me that the service of a thoroughly equipped and professionaly managed TKANSl UKTATIUN DEPARTMENT is a vitally necessary adjunct to any really . complete marketing organiza tion. In my next talk I shall tell you about the ACCOUNTING DEPART MENT. Faithfully yours, W. F. GW1N, Vice President and General Manager, Northwestern Fruit Exchange. NEWTON AND FORDEN PLAN NEW CANNERY A new canning plant will be con structed here at once, according to an nouncements last week by John R. Newton and J. R. Forden. The new plant, to be 60x40 feet in dimensions and two stories in height, will be erected on a lot adjoining the storage plant and warehouse of the Fruit Growers' Exchange. Receiving plat forms will be built on State street and a spur of the Mount Hood Railroad Co. will pass the rear of the building. The new plant will be connected by door ways with the fruit shipping plant, in which the canned product will be stored. Mr. Newton is an experienced can ner. With E. B. Cloud he established the big plant of the Hood River Can ning Co. several years ago. For the past year he has been operating with his son, Leslie Newton, a small can ning plant in the Belmont district. The new concern will handle all local fruits and vegetables. Messrs. New ton &Forden have already contracted for all field pick strawberries of the Fruit Growers Exchange for the com ing season, a minimum price of 41 cens to be paid growers, who will also receive back their crates. Much Extra Work in March It's between seasons now, when few persons perspire as much as health de mands. The result is double work for the kidneys, for the kidneys must throw out waste matter from the system that is eliminated through the pores when persons perspire. Overworked, weak or disordered kidneys need help now. B. II. Stone, Reading, Pa., writes: "When ever I need a kidney remedy I rely on Foley Kidney Pills. They have been worth their weight in gold to me." Sold everywhere. . Embargo Prevents Exports While the Apple Growers Associa tion, of this city, had an approximate 25 carloads of apples held in cold stor age at eastern terminals with the ex pectation that the stock could be ex ported to England despite the recently announced embargo, wires received Frirlnv hv Aaanpintinn nffipinla inriioata that the ban on the fruit will be so strictly enforced that the fruit cannot be shipped abroad. "We had been anticipating that ap ples would be allowed to be exported on the same terms applied to oranges and bananas," says Sales Manager Wilmer Siec. "but annnrent.lv th em. bargo will be strictly enforced as first announced. Cut This Out -It Is Worth Money Don't miss this. Cut out this slip and enclose with 6c and mail it to Foley & o., zoao enemeiu ave., Chicago, ill., writing your name and address clearly. You'll receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound for bronchial coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides and back, rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder; and Foley Carthar tic Tablets a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, especially comfort ing to stout persons. Sold everywhere. Help The Kidneys Hood River People Are Learning the Way It's the little kidney ills The lame, weak or aching back The unnoticed urinary riianriUra That may lead to dropsy and Uright's When the kidneva are weak. Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills, A remedy especially for kidneva. Doan's have been used in kidney tron- uies lor ou years. Endorsed by 40,000 people-endorsed t nome. Froof in a Hood River citizen's statement. Mr. E. Eggleston, 1202 Thirteenth St., Hood River, says: "Whenever any one of my family is in need of a kidney medicine, we ure Doan's Kidney Pills. I have taken them when I noticed my kidneys have not been acting as they should, causing a dull ache acroee the small of my back and thev have always done me good." " Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Eeale- Buffalo, N. Y. ' Go to Law, The Cleaner, ' ii m i n i n m m n m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n i m m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i! For Goodness Sake eat Blue Ribbon BREAD I Made from Unbleached Flour f H.,M.,M..i..M.,;r.HH,.M..M, M-I-M '1 1 ill! 4-ll H-H-HI- H -M-M-H-Hi COAL AND WOOD Rock Springs and Utah Coal Best .Grades Only. Wood of all kinds special quotations on carload lots. Crushed Rock add Sand and Gravel. STORAGE Remember we are always at your service for any of the above items or for the transfer of your trunk or any other hauling. Transfer & Livery Co. TELEPHONE 41 11 riT. HOOD RAILROAD COMPANY Time Table No. 29 Effective 12:01 A. M. Sunday, March 11, 1917. HI SOUTH BOUND Ns.S Dillv tail Autol P. M. 5.00 6.03 5.10 5.20 5.23 5.2S 5.33 5.36 5.41 5.45 5.50 5.65 6.05 6.10 P. M. NORTnnoc.vn No. 3 Daily Bail Autol A. U. 10.45 10.48 10.65 11.05 11.08 11.13 11.18 11.21 11.26 11.30 11.35 11.40 a, 11.50 11.55 A. M. No. I Daily Stum A. H. 8.00 8.03 8.12 8.25 8.30 8.40 8.45 8.60 9.00 9. M 9.20 9.25 9.35 10.00 A. M. Station .Lv. Hood River Ar. . .. . Powerdale... ....Switchback... . ... Van Horn... Mohr..... Odell . . . . . Summit . ... Bloucher.... Holstein .... Winans .... Dee .... ...Tront Creek ....Wood worth .. .Ar. Parkdalc Lv. P.M. No. 2 Daily Stum Daily Daily Rail Auto Rail Auto P. M. 3. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2 2, 2. 2. u. 00 65 4H "5 5 22 a 25 n 2i a 15 10 as 0 5 ca K) " 15 OS 00 No. 4 No. 6 A. U. 8.50 8.47 8.4U 8.30 8.25 oi 1 8.20 8. IK j 8. 0 tti 8.01 g 7.58 g ? re A i . ou 7.50 7.40 7.35 A. M. 1 P. M. k.Jn?in t?.lirajted BPtt(re on Aoto all trunks and heavy basgage will he nandied on the steam trains, either in advance of or following the passengers. Whenever possible we buy home products in preference to all others, f As a Hood River business man who buys at home, I solicit the patronage of Hood River people. W. J. Filz Meat Market Wm Giro a Green Stamps