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HOOD RIVEK, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917
No. 40
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Burpec's;Seeds Grow
. The most complete assort
ment we have ever shown
from this 'world famous
grower, .is now on display
and at Krowers' prices, with
permit to exchange or return
your over purchase. Our
stock of Spencer Sweet Peas
include the latest novelties.
Crockery, China,
Glassware
Broken lines in thousands
of choice pieces at prices be
low factorycost Your china
closet can be restocked at
small outlay by taking ad
vantage of this less than
one-half price.
No Trading Stamps But
All bills subject to 5'7c cash discount or 2 if accounts are paid
at end of the month.
Stewart Hardware
Ingersoll
"Radiolite" shows in the dark. On the figures and
hands this luminous substance glows in the dark more
brilliantly than pure radium, and continues so for from 6
to 8 years, $2.00 and $4.00.
"Waterbury," a substantial watch, smooth, solid
and thin. It slips into the pocket like a silver dollar and
lies snug and flat. A small, accurate 4-jewel watch,
$3.00.
"Reliance," a 7-jevvel very, very thin model watch.
They're interesting to look at. Nickel case. Reliance,
$3.50; -with 10 year gold filled case, $6.00.
"Eclipse," handy for the pocket. A mighty thin, neat
looking watch for men and loys, $2.00.
"Triumph," having unique bow and crown ultra
modern figures on dial. Extremely neat looking, $1,50.
"Midget," the watch for hand bags. It stands the
many bumps and jars received in a day's shopping, $2.75
W. F. LARA WAY,
Optician Jeweler
When In Portland
Stop at the Palace Hotel
One of the best hostelries of the Rose City.
Washington Street at Twelfth
The cleanest rooms in the city, first class service,
fireproof, strictly modern, free phones, large ground
floor lobby, steam heated rooms, with or without bath,
hot and cold water, in shopping and theatre district,
50 cents per day and up, and special weekly rates.
An inspection will convince you.
Route Your Freight by the "Regulator Line "
STEAMER "STATE OF WASHINGTON" up daily
except Monday about 8:30 a. m.; down about 1:30
p. m. daily, except Monday.
STEAMER "DALLES CITY" up Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday about 3:30 j). m. Down Monday,
Wednesday and Friday about 8:30 a. m.
F. S. REED, Agent.
. For Free 'Buf call Fa-vfiion Ijvery Co. Telephone 1201.
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Prices on Garden
Tools & Ranch Tools
And steel goods generally
are high. But our contracts
were in excess of the year's
needs, so we are able to of
fer prices that show a large
saving. A wonderful line
or orchard tools.
Furniture
Is always odd j if desir
able and this department is
.overloaded with goods at
prices we can never hope to
repeat. The best bargains
(we have been able to offer
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in years.
& Furniture Co.
Watches
Special Showing of
Easter Millinery
The Right Thing at
the Right Time
at the Right Place.
Ila Smith-Dean-
KODAK TIME
Always use Autographic Films with Autographic Kodaks
We always carry a complete stock of Speed and Non Auto
graphic Films. If it isn't an Eastman, it isn't a Kodak. V
Bring your films for developing and printing to us as we
do it right and promptly.
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THE REXALL STORE
Come in and hear the latest March Records Eastman Kodaks and
Supplies Victor Victrolas and Records, $15 to $400
First National Bank
. Hood River, Oregon
Deposits, April 2nd $400,000.00
Cash Reserve 32 128,000.00
Member of Federal Reserve System
A. D. Moe, President E. O. Blanciiar, Cashier
Spring
Suits ...
rE have a LARGE
NEWEST FABRICS on the Market. Place
your order now for Early
MEYER, The Tailor
108 Third Street
' HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Groceries of Quality
Prompt service and satisfaciion for our patrons.
These are some of the things that we incorporate in
the principles of our business.
We invite your better acquaintance during the
year, 1917.
ARNOLD GROCERY CO.
The StanleySmith
Lumber Yard
ON CASCADE AVENUE
Is still doing business, and we wish to announce that
we have on hand a fair stock of lumber.
The opinion that seems to have prevailed in the
Valley that the yard was closed is altogether erroneous
Give us a call or phone us your wants. '
Yard Phone 2171 OfficePhone4121
Abstracts aecarately made. Our re
cords are complete and to date daily.
7 per cent loan. All kinds of inuraure.
IIckhI Hivr Abstract fc luv. Co. iiiStl
ASSORTMENT of the
Delivery.
Please your wife. Mr. Citizen, by lug
gesting Sunday dinner at the Oregon,
tor Sue, tliat yon may avoid ttie worries
of Sunday cooking.
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FOOD MEETINGS .
DRAWjNTEREST
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN IS BEGIN
Students of City Schools Attend Lectures
' In Body All Eastern Oregon
To Be Covered
Men and women of Hood River were
in a receptive mood for the information
given by the coterie of trained lectur
ers who appeared here Monday after
noon and evening in the initial meet
ings of the two weeks food prepared
ness campaign that will be waged in
communities of eastern Oregon by the
Oregon-Washington Railway Co. under
the auspices the extension department
of the Oregon Agricultural College.
Hood River business men, lawyers,
physicians, ministers and bankers had
already begun a campaign for the cul
tivation of vacant city lots, and during
the past several weeks, these plots of
soil, most of them of virgin fertility,
have been spaded up and ploughed bv
the scores. The joint railway and col
lege campaign has stimulated the
?iovement, and not a vacant lot in the
ity will lie idle the coming season. In
instances the sides of streets on which
traffic is light, will be planted to pota
toes and onions.
Although the plans of the demonstra
tion train and lecturers were received
by local people last week too late for
publication in the papers, through the
cooperation ' of the Commercial club,
fraternal organizations, Woman's club
and the churches, the message was
carried throughout the county. Hand
bills distributed Saturday when the
apple growers of the outlying commun
ities were in J.own by the hundreds cre
ated a great interest. The food cam
paign was reported to the members of
the Japanese Farmers' Association,
who, when the purposes of the move
ment were explained to them, gave an
assurance of their cooperation, and
several J apanese were present at the
sessions.
The demonstration train, consisting
of a baggage car and coach filled with
exhibits in representation of vegetable
gardens and little poultry farms and
showing the most economical use of
roods, arrived at 10.30 Monday morn
ing as a part of the Pendleton Express.
The train was accompanied by William
McMurray, general passenger agent of
the O.-W. R. & N. Co., Traffic Mana
ger t. W. Kobinson and traveling
Passenger Agent J. H. O'Neil.
The private car of Mr. McMurray,
who expresses an unlimited enthusiasm
over the success of the plans that are
being set in motion, also iorms a part
of the special demonstation train.
ror the local lectures the manage
ment of the food conservation cam
paign were fortunate in securing the
rooms cf the big building .of the Hood
River Garage, a structure located con
veniently both for the interested visit
ors and the lecturers. The demonstra
tion cars were narked not over 100 feet
away from the garage structure.
Members ot the uregon Agricultural
faculty with the demonstration train
are : R. D. Hetzel, director of exten
sion ; A. (j. . Moquet, professor ot
vegetable gardening ; Miss Grace John
son, professor of home economics; Miss'
Helen Cowgul, assistant club leader;
C. . Lamb, extension poultry man ;
11. A. Vickers, extension secretary.
lhe sincerity of Hood Kiver people
in their expression of willingness to
cooperate fully in the joint food pre
paredness campaign being waged by
the O.-W. R. & N. Co. and the O. A.
C. even surpassed the expectations of
the enthuisastic officials back of it.
The climax of the sessions was
reached Monday afternoon at the
rooms of the Commercial club, when
with about 30 of the representatives of
the business men of the city, of school
boards, the Woman s club, churches
and civic organizations present the
following central committee was ap-
jomted to carry the preparedness cam
paign to every section of the county :
Mrs. W. L. Clark, of the Woman's
club ; Dr J. W. Sifton of the Commer
cial elub, C. C. Cuddeford, of the city
council: J. O. McLaughiln, superinten
dent This steering committee has al
ready begun its work, and its members
have pledged themselves to carry the
message to the five county granges,
every Parent-Teacher Association and
all rural organization.
Monday s sessions were inspiring.
All of the citv schools were closed in
order that the children might attend in
a body. Another side to the patriotism
of Oregon people was shown. Listen
ing to an address by Mr. Lamb, the
college extension poultry man, the
hundreds of children of the city offered
to do their bit toward waging what
may be the nation's most critical
struggle by engaging in raising poul
try. The little boys and girls eagerly
crowded around the extension man and
with wrapt attention listened to his
words of poultry instruction.
The meeting of climax, held at the
Commercial club was the more remark
able in that it was. assembled at the
suggestion of Mr. Hetzel on less than
an hours notice.
"We have called the meeting, de
clared Mr. Hetzel. in order that there
will be no lagging in the follow up
work that we oy our demonstrations
have begun today.
"not merely on railway work and col
lege work, but on the worK or ine
nation.
When E. L. Smith, Hood River's
en and old man. called on for a talk
arose and nominated Mrs. C. H. Cast-
ner as chairman of the local central
committee he was greeted by cheers.
Ouicklv Mr. McMurray and others sec
onded Mr. Smith's nomination. Mrs.
Castner declined the honor, saying
that she would be away from Hood
River considerably during the next 30
days. " However, the woman leader ex
pressed the heartiest endorsement of
the state women s ciuds, ana pieogea
their active support.
"We started the campaign at Hood
River." said Mr. McMurray, 'because
we felt that vou would benefit from
the spirit of the movement and that
the campaign would gain momentum
because of your enthusiasm. You have
learned already tne oenenis oi diversi
fied farming. You have had the repu
tation of grcwing apples exclusively.
Why, the news that you had exported
a carload or hay tne oiner aay was tel
egraphed all over the United States.
But you have learned that diversifying
pays, and you have sensed correctly
the importance ot this campaign.
The. food preparedness campaign will
bring about radical changes in the
orchards of the valley. The spar be
tween hundreds of acres of young trees
will be planted this season to such
crops as potatoes and beans, according
to E. F. Batten, a representative
rancher of the Pine Grove district.
The plans inaugurated bv the O.-W.
R. & N. Co.. according to Mr. Hetzel.
who was forced to leave the demon
stration train Tuesday because of a
call from the United States Depart
ment or Agriculture to attend a con
ference of all extension department di
rectors of states west of the Rocky
mountains at Berkeley, Calif., will in
all probability be adopted nation wide
within the next lew days or weeks.
Mr. Hetzel left to join Dr. Kerr for
the trip to Berkeley.
"We are called, sava the Oregon
extension work director, "to formulate
definite plans for taking an agricultur
al survey or our respective states and
to work out plans for proper distribut
ion and thelcorrelation of productions
of food supplies. I anticipate that our
work will be put on a recognized mili
tary basis, and that it will be extend
ed to county agents."
ranleyIxprkses
LOYALTY TO FLAG
He is - of German parentage and his
use of the English language would
make envious any German comedian
who might overhear some of his vio
lent bits of conversational outburst,but
Chris Ranley, pioneer shoemaker of
this city is a native born American and
no man of Oregon is prouder of it.
The old man, who crossed the plains in
1867, used to take a pride in telling of
his highborn German ancestors, but to
day Chris Ranley expresses a shame
tor the ratheriand or his parents.
When the great European war first
began the old shoemaker was a pro
nounced pro-German. He made daily
pilgrimages to the postoffice and the
drugstore across the street from his
shop to engage in conversation. and de
termine the course of the war for the
day. Mr. Ranley ia very serious
minded and has often been the brunt
of practical jokers. One day one of
the boys at the drugstore told the old
man that the Germans had taken Pe
runa. He declared it a new town to
him, but stated that he would return
and look it up in his atlas. When
someone explained the joke, th aged
shoemaker felt hurt, declaring in his
broken talk that his pretended friends
were taking too much levity with him.
He ceased his calls for war conversa
tions.
When 'President Wilson severed
diplomatic relations with Germany
thris Kan ley was changed from a pro
German to an out and out American.
He heard of the Harry Lane repudia
tion petition, and signed the document
which called on Lane for his resigna
tion.
"1 haf no luf for a man what so acts
hjmself," said Mr. Ranley as he ap
pended his signature.
A mention in the presence of Mr.
Ranley of the intrigues of disloyal
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German-American citizens works the
old shoemaker into a state of frenzy.
Words fail him When he calls down up
on them his denunciations.
Mr. Ranley was born at Dayton, O.,
where he learned this trade. He was
working for a shoe company at Den
ver, Uio., when massacres ot Indians
caused General Hancock to call on ci
vilians to suppress them. As a citizen
soldier Mr. Ranley participated in
the raids against the Indians. Follow
ing this experience Mr. Ranley joined
a crew of men in the construction of
the Union Pacific line to Cheyenne.
He tells thrilling tales of attacks on
the construction crews by red men.
"One day, he says, I witnessed
an attack by the Indians on the crew
of a train. The conductor, Jimmie
Calhoun, was seriously wounded by a
shot. One of the bolder Indians rode
up to the fallen man and severed his
scalp with a bowie knife. But Jimmie
Calhoun recovered, and for many years
was a tamiiiar figure on the line, lhe
scalp marks were covered with a
wig. .
Mr. Kanley has lived in Hood Kiver
for the past eight years. For 27 years
he was a resident of Pendleton. He
resided for eight years at Green River,
Wyo., where he was engaged in the
mercantile business.
Mr. Ranley ended his interview with
the Glacier man by making the em
phatic declaration that there would be
no more Kaiserdom it he had his way.
"In less than 24 hours." he declared,
"the Hohenzollerns would go the way
of the Czar." .
0. A. C. DEMONSTRA-
' TION TRAIN HERE
A demonstration train, which was in
fact a school of instruction in vegeta
ble gardening, poultry keeping and the
most economical use of foods, will be
operated through eastern Oregon dur
ing the next two weens Dy tne u.-w.
R. & N. Co. under tha auspices of the
Oregon Agricultural College. The
tram arrived here Monday and leit
Tuesday.
The company originates this move in
the belief that there will be unusual
need for care and economy in the pro
duction and use of food products dur
ing the coming year, and it proposes
to do everything possible to encourage
more general and skillful use of unoc
cupied land.
Vegetable gardening lectures are
being given during the first week by
A. G. b. Bouquet, professor of vege
table gardening O. A. C, and during
the second week by R. E. Allen, su
perintendent of the Hermiston experi
ment station. One car of the train is
eouiDDed with an exhibit in vegetable
gardening, showing definite plans for
planting lots oi ainerem. sizes ana
suggesting the various kinds of vege
tables to be included in the scheme.
methods of tillage and means of pre
serving the products. The lectures
covering "this subject are reinforced
witlt detailed plans ana instructions.
The poultry lectures are given by C.
C. Lamb, of the poultry department of
the college.
ASSOCIATION
VOTESJWHASE
UNION MEMBERS'DECISION DELAYED
Concerns at Annual Meetings Propose
Transfer of Storage Property Ass'a
Elects Three New Directors
With an almost unanimous vote the
members of the Apple Growers Associ
ation Saturday authorized their board
of directors to purchase the (entire
properties of the old Hood River Apple
Growers Unton, which ceased active
distribution and sale of fruit in 1913,
when the Association was organized
from an amalgamation of all Hood
River shipping concerns. Under the
terms of the purchase of the proper
ties, consisting of storage plants, ware
houses, city Tots and a water power
system, the latter valued at $40,000 the
minimum sum of $10,000 will be paid
annually on principal, and stockholders
of the Union will receive par and ac
crued seven per cent interest since
June 1, 1913, on the 4700 shares of
stock, of $10 a share, outstanding.
The total value of all the organiza
tion's property is placed at approxi
mately $140,000.
Whether the sale will be consummat
ed rests with the results of a vote
taken by stockholders of the Union,
the annual meeting of which organiza
tion followed the Association meeting.
The Union ballot will be left open
for two weeks, in order to give as many
shareholders as possible an opportunity
to vote on the proposition. While it is
conceded that the majority of the stock
will be voted for the sale, a strong op
position was evidenced at Saturday af
ternoon's meeting for the most part by
a small minority that railed to affiliate
with the Apple Growers Association,
following the withdrawal of the Union
as a marketing concern.
Sensations were not lacking at the
Union meeting. R. D. Smith accused
A. I. Mason, one of the most outspoken
of those opposing the sale on the terms
proposed, of taking his stand for the
Purpose of creating an embarrassment
or the Association.
The Association voted to establish for
five years a fund, for the purchase of
supplies and otherwise financing mem
bers, through an assessment of one
cent per box on apples, pears and
strawberries, on which an annual han
dling charge of ten cents is made, and
a proportionate charge for all other
packages of fruit carrying a less han
dling charge. Such a fund raised last
year for the one season amounted to
$11,300. The organization's by-laws
were also changed so that membership
can be transferred with the land. The
rules of the Association, prohibiting
one year members from participating
in dividends were made more stringent
by the meeting.
Directors were named as follows :
E. W. Birge P. S. Davidson, W. B.
Dickerson, A. G. Lewis J. R. Nuna
maker, O. B. Nye, J. C. Porter, E. H.
Shepard, all reelected ; and A. F. Bick
ford, C. Dethman and W. F. Shannon.
EXCHANGE URGES
FOOD CONSERVATION
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The Fcod Preparedness campaign
that has been inaugurated by the O-W.
R. & N. Co. under the auspices of the
extension service of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, has aroused the co
operative efforts of local fruit sales
agencies.
"steps bv the government are already
being taken to collect data as to stor
age capacity and quantity of crops to
be raised, says Kenneth McKay,
manager of the Fruit Growers' Ex
change in a letter addressed to each
of the 212 members of the organiza
tion. This is in view of war and the
taking over by the government of all
warehouses and supplies.
"We earnestly believe that every
farmer will do his country a service
by planting every available acre to
something to eat. You will make no
mistake in raising your full capacity
of food, not only enough that you may
have something to sell but enough to
supply your own family and your im
mediate vicinity, rian to conserve
and can any surplus foods that you
may have. In a word prepare."
The Exchange has instructed its
growers to make extensive changes in
the production of the coming season's
apple crop. Mr. McKay declares that
in addition to the British embargo on
fruitsf remaining absolute, reliable in
formation has been received that no
shipments will be allowed to Australia
ana New Zealand. Growers are urged
to do a greater amount of spring prun
ing and to thin their crops to a greater
extent than on former seasons, thus
raising fewer but larger apples of
sizes that are demanded by the Amer
ican public.
HOOD RIVER MEN
ARE READY TO GO
Roy D. Smith, a veteran of the
Spanish-American war, who partici
pated in numerous battles in the Phil
ippine Islands, Saturday declared him
self ready to answer the call of his
country. Mr.Smith, before the Spanish
American war. served a term as an
enlisted man in the 23rd Infantry Reg
iment of the regular army. When the
war broke out he re-enlisted with his
old regiment.
Dr. V. R. Abraham, county coroner
and rountv nhvsician who holds the
commission of first lieutenant in the
Medical Reserve Corps, says that he
will be ready to leave on a 24 hour
notice.
E. S. 'dinger, despite the fact that
he will soon have reached the age of
three score and 10, Saturday expressed
the wish that he might be accepted for
active military sevrice. Mr. Olinger,
a native of the Waldo Hills near Sa
lem, was a member of the Salem Vol
unteer fire department when a young
man. Atfer coming to Hood River
over 25 years ago, he was an officer of
the old Company D., Third Regiment.
Jack Anderson, formerly a student of
the local high school, who is now a
member of Troop A, Oregon Cavalry,
was here Tver the week end visiting
Hood River friends.
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