The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, May 03, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. X.XVIII HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1917 No. 49 KOBERG Non Pareil WITH the opening of the season, we are following up our campaign begun last year because we think it has been a good stunt, as we cannot talk to all of our custo- 1 1 1 . 1 Ml 1 VtoVtahltc anri raers personalty, ana as uiis season wm ue in i cgciauics ana roany respects go radically different from any Plants. otner trat we have had, we owe it to our customers and our own interests to tell them the whys and wherefores of certain condi tions. While we may not agree on all points, still these ads will give you our unbiased views on certain matters pertaining to our special line of gardening as a business. Meanwhile we are cutting and marketing our well-known Non Pareil Asparagus and have had some complaint from outside markets that it is too tender. Our Spring-grown Spinach is also on the market and you should try some of it and notice the differ ence between it and the stuff you have been buying - a product ahipped in from the outside, grown last Summer and Wintered under three inches of horse manure. The Twentieth Century Truck Farm J. H. KOBERG, Owner. Water Glass Fresh and New, Supply at the SAME OLD PRICE Gallons - $1.00 Quarts - 35c Half Gallons 60c Pints -' - 20c Kresse Drug Go. THE REXALL STORE! Come in and hear the latest April Records Eastman Kodaks and Supplies Victor Victroias and Records, $15 to $401 5a- OLD COIN We give $95.60 for 1912 Nickels. We give $18.96 for l896,Pwies. a We give value received for any article we sell. Edison Mazda Lamps, 27c. Apple City Electrical Shop Third Street i E. S. COLBY, Manager Sprin; Suits... rE have a LARGE ASSORTMENT of the NEWEST FABRICS on the Market. Place your order now for Early Delivery. MEYER, The Tailor 108 Third Street HOOD RIVER, OREGON First National Bank Deposits, April 2nd $400,000.00 Cash Reserve 32 128,000.00 Member of Federal Reserve System A. D. Moe, President. E. 0. Blanchar, Cashier 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. ' ' To-Night Girl's High School Chorus Directed by Mrs. C. H. Henny, presents the Spanish Operetta, "&e Lost Necklace' High School Auditorium, 8 P. M. 65 Voices 7 Piece Orchestra Admission, 50c All S.ata JUard Without Extra Chartf at Clark', or Statn'a To-Night 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. Ingersoll Watches "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 watchti 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-jewel 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 boys, $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. LARAWAY, Optician Jeweler Rubber Stamps AT THE GLACIER OFFICE 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 p. m. Down Monday, Wednesday and Friday about 8:30 a. m. F. S. REED, Agent. For Free 'Bui call Fashion Liver; Co. Telephone 1201. i Hood River, Oregon ii' BONHAM WARNS BERRY GROWERS 0 LABOR SHORTAGE IS IMPENDING U.S. Labor inspector Says Hood River Growers Most Prepare Comfort able Quarters for Helpers R. P. Bonhftm. inspector in charge of the United States department of la bor offices in Portland, has warned the ; strawberry growers of the Hood River valley of the necessity of making prep arations to house properly and care for ! the army of transient strawberry pick- H,u u - l i i vi a uv win uo uvcuni ucrv uuriug June. In a letter to A. W. Stone, Mr. Bon ham says : Having in mind the difficulty exper ienced by the apple growers of Hood River valley last fall in harvesting and saving their apple crop, and having also in mind that you requested my opinio before that season as to the wage it would be necssary or advisable to establish as the standard pay for pickers in order to secure sufficient help, it now occurs to me that you might appreciate a suggestion at this time in reference to the conditions the labor market will probably be in when the strawberry harvest opens. xou win recall that l advised mak ing the wage for appple packers (2.25 per day and that you agreed with me, but that the board of directors thought otherwise and fixed the wage at $2.00, I L- . I i 1 A - Til. I wim me result mm. noiwunsianaing the fact that we furnished you with 1,700 pickers and the city of Hood River finally closed its schools and stores for about a week that all hands might help, a valuable part of the crop was lost through failure to har vest same in season. My purpose in mentioning this now is to emphasize the possibility of even a more serious condition this year unless your grow ers face the situation squarely and prepare to meet it. "ihe unemployed and needy this winter were but few in comparison with many previous years and every thing indicates an increasing shortage ot people who will of necessity engage in the more or less uncertain, uncom fortable and unprofitable seasonal work of picking berries. As I have said to you before, it seems that it behooves the Hood Kiver growers to prepare now to house properly and care tor their help. If living condi tions are improved, you will find that many women and children will go into your valley and work in the berry fields who do not go because of abso lute necessity but for the change or in the way of an outing. It seems that your growers will have to depend upon this class of workers much more than formerly, and the only way in which to induce such to come is not only to pay a fair wage but to arrange that they may live in that manner insisted upon by self-respecting people. - ' I am writing this early that " they, themselves, may have time to inquire mto and consider the proposition, and, if they bo decide, build cabins or equip themselves otherwse to care adequate ly for their prospective employes. " Last year, both here and at White Salmon, Wash., seven cents per carrier were paid for picking berries, this sum being increased to eight cents for all laborers who remained throughout the season. Packers received 12) cents per crate, or 15 cents for those remaining perma nently with their employers. While the Association board has taken no action on the coming season's prices, the wages will in all probability be materially increased. Because of the delay of maturity of the berry crop, all local schools will have closed for the summer, and pupils will be free to participate in the harvest. Mr. Stone said last week that his board of directors were emphasizing among grgwers the absolute necessity of preparing comforable quarters for harvest hands, and that the prepara tions for the coming season would no doubt be better than ever on any former year. CARLOAD OF APPLES SELLS FOR $2200.79 A sale of a car of Hood River fancy and extra fancy Newtown apples on the English market has just come to notice and it will represent a nice profit for the owners. The total re ceipts for the car amount to 12200.79 and the average for fhe two grades is iZ.bi per box. The sale was made oy W. Dennis & Sons, of London, who are the British export representatives of Kelly Bros. As this firm carries no pools during the season, each orchard ist's fruit, being sold on its merits both as to grade and pack, and subject to market conditions, the owners of this fruit will make a nice profit. For the past four years Kelly Bros, have been building up a substantial annle business, handling as far as pos sible the best varieties and grades of apples and getting them to market promptly. So far this season the best grades and varieties have sold at a fair price, which would have been better if growers had been able to pro duce less C grade and also larger ap ples. The valley generally the past season produced small apples which are hard sale, especially on domestic mar kets. DAVIDSON ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH him a storage warehouse for a term of 10 yean. It is alleged that Mr. Da vidson at the time of the execution of the lease contracted not enter into the fruit business in Hood River valley. However, according to the answer, Mr. D avklson has recently brought about the organiztion of a fruit sales com pany and is making preparation the coming season to enter into the sale of local applet in violation of his con tract. The answer characterizes the incorporation of the new sales concern as a subterfuge on the part of Mr. Davidson. hood mm PEOPLE BUSY ARTILLERYMEN RUSH THEIR WORK Saturday Afternoon Crowd Was Small- Sunday Was a Day of Work for Valley Fruit Growers ASS'N TO HANDLE WASHINGTON BERRIES Following plans inaugurated last year, the Apple Growers Association, of this city, has made arrangements with the White Salmon Valley Fruit Growers Association, the members of which reside in Klickitat and Skamania counties, Washington, to handle the strawberry crops of its growers. The total tonnage of the two districts will reach approximately 150 carloads. . The Washington mid-Columbia berries ma ture about a week earlier than the lo cal product, and will be ready for mar ket around June 1. Canners are already making keen de mands for the field run strawberries. The commercial pack of local fruit is shipped almost exclusively toRocky mountain J and north tmiddle western points. Growers are now expecting excellent yields, and good prices are being anticipated. RED CROSS PLANS A RUMMAGE SALE The Ways and Means Committee of the Red Cross is arranging a rum mage sale for the benefit of the Hood River chapter. The committee asks the support of all residents of the city and the valley to make this sale a suc cess in every way. They can do so and everyone should help. Remember, this is not asking anyone to contribute hard earned dollars to make the success we are looking for. We are asking you to contribute to the sale anything you may have in the home, such as worn or outgrown cloth ing hats, shoes, etc., that will yet be worth the price of somebody's money, even though it is very little. You may j have in the attic, some piece of furni ture not in use a piece of bric-a-brac, an ornament of some kind that will be useable by somebody ; magazines, old papers, and in fact anything you may send that anybody can use, even if the price we put on it is small, will do its share toward swelling a fund we are trying to raise. Anything that may be used on the ranch, from a spray nozzle to a plough or sprayer will be acceptable, so do not overlook anything that will bring five cents or more. Alter reading this article Will you please look about the house at once and see what it is you will send for the rummage sale, so that you may feel you are doing your part, which is part nrst. Now as to part second. Due notice will be given in the papers of the date of the sale, and where same will be held. Then we shall be pleased if you will all call and look over the various articles that have been collected and if you find anything you can use at the small prices asked we shall be pleased to accept your money and you may be sure you will be helping yourself to bargains, and many of them, as all article will be very reasonable. Now let us all pull together to make this sale a big success. Our object is to begin to prepare a fund for any nec essary work in connection with the Red Cross that it may be called upon to do so we are out for preparedness and safety nrst. Ihose who will have any packages ready when next they come to town may leave them at the Hood River garage on Cascade avenue, marked for the ways and Means (committee or the Ked cross, which is with thanks ror your cooperation, Walter Kimball, Mrs. L. F. Henderson, Mrs. C. E. Coffin, Mrs. H. T. DeWitt, Otto Wedemeyer, J. W. Crites. Kenneth McKay. In an answer to the complaint filed Tuesday, in a lawsuit bought against the isles organization several days ago by the Hood Kiver Orchard lx., red W. Wilson, of The Dalles, and A. E. Clark, of Portland, the Apple Growers Association's attorneys aver that the plaintiff concern is owned and con trohed by H. F. Davidson, who is bringing the suit in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the cooperative agency and getting control of valley storaire Dlants for his own ends. The answer,26 typewritten pages and one of the longest legal documents ever field in a local case, gives the history of the oraramzation of the Apple Grow ers Association. Mr. Davidson, it is shown, was on of the incoporators and subscribers to the Association by-laws , which on it organization leased from MONGOLIA'S CAPTAIN KNOWN BY COMPTON "It was certainly befitting," said C B. Compton. former Manila newsnaner man who left his Dee ranch Monday to report to military headquarters in Portland, "that Capt Emery Rice, master of the Mongolia, was privileged to fire the first shot for America at a German submarine. I know that Capt Rice must have enjoyed ithe proceed ings hugely. "I have known Capt Rice since 1908. when I crossed the Pacific from Seat tle aboard the Tremont of which he was then first officer. He was a short time later advanced to the mastership, making him the youngest master on the Pacific. For a number of years I covered shipping in Manila and Capt Rice'alwavs had a good story. He was a great hulk of a man, robust and jolly. He was well liked by members of his crew and was always a favorite of passengers. ' "(Japt. Kice was a great reader ox sea stories. Mis cabin library was made up chiefly of such stories. Gty Hay Boy New Spring The city of Hood River may purchase the Hakel spring to supplement the supply of a million gallons of water daily now received for distribution in the municipal water system from the Tucker spring. No work, according to pesent plans, will be undertaken until next year. If the Hakel spring is not secured. it is likely that additional work will be done at the headworks reservoir at the Tucker spring, where a large volume of water is going to waste. In order to save this wastage it will be neces sary to construct a second reservoir beneath the old one, and lift the water from the former by means of a pump. The Hakel spring, it is stated, may be purchased for $1,200. and it is thought that the new spring can be bought and developed for a lesser sum than it will cost to save the waste water from the old soring. Accompanying City Water Superin tendent trice, uounciimen uiodeioru, Scobee and Walters visited the head works of the water system Sunday. Engrossed with the work of planting a greater acreage of potatoes, beans and other staple food product than has ever been attempted locally before and behind several weeks with the applica tion of spray materials, Hood River orchard is ts spent Sunday, from early dawn until twilight just as hard as though it were a week day. Mem bers of Twelfth Company, who had planned to hold field maneuvers, gave up such a schedule. About a half of the artillery company is made up of young orchard workers and orchard managers. Ihe men believed thev could best perform a duty to their country by flighting insects that may cause a serious injury to the apple crop, and so instead of learning how to manipulate guns of war the soldier boys attended power spray machines and directed the nozzles of leads of hose at apple tree targets. It is customary for orchardists to transact their weekly business in Hood River on Saturday afternoon, but with the warmest sunshiny day of the year prevailing the crowds of last Saturday were decidedly small. Hood River orchardiBts were killing bugs and planting potatoes, while the sun shone. MRS. HAWTHORNE HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Members of Canby Corps. W. R. C. Saturday afternoon participated in a birthday party, following their busi ness session, in honor of Mrs. Martha L. Hawthorne, aged 82, whose father was a veteran of the Uvil war. A luncheon was served and before Mrs. Hawthorne's place were'two handsome cakes.on which were lighted 82 candles which were blown out by the guest of honor. Mrs. Hawthorne's daughter, Mrs. J. E. Ferguson, and daughter-in- law, Mrs. M. Hawthorne, furnished the birthday cakes and assisted in the cut ting and serving. Mrs. Hawthorne contribtued 82 pennies to the Corps enny fund in commemoration of her irthday. Mrs. Hawthorne. who for many years was a resident of.Astoria, now.resides with her daughter and family in the Udell district. A feature of the after noon's entertainment was a reading rendered by the granddaughter of the guest of honor, Miss Martha Ferguson. Solo selections were rendered by Miss Georgia Lynn. The Corps presented Mrs. Hawthorne with a buoquet ox red. and white carnations as a token of their love for their oldest member. Despite her extreme age Mrs. Haw thorne takes an intense interest in . Corps work. The Glacier joins with her many friends in wishing for her many happy returns of Saturday's pleasant event. REV. G. W. KENNEDY ISSUES CHALLANGE G. W. Kennedy, pioneer Methodist minister and early circuit rider of the northwest who will be 70 years old next September, claims that ne is the oldest man in the Hood River valley who came as an immigrant to the Ore gon country by ox wagon. ' nom our log cabin nome in Illi nois, from the very door, to our log cabin home in Oregon, near CorvaU lis," says Mr. Kennedy, "our family came all the way in wagons drawn by huge, kind, patient oxen. My family arrived in Oregon in 1853. "I heard the roar of the cannon that announced statehood. I have walked around the portage at Cascade Locks before a mile of railroad was built on this coast I saw the firetlsteamboat that ever navigated the Columbia. I walked to and from the Idaho mines in 1863. I have seen and met every gov ernor of the.great state of Oregon. "I know that Hood River valley has a number of older men than I am, but I am sure that I am the oldest to have crossed the plains at so early a date. If another immigrant is here in the mid-Columbia whose joumey dates further back than mine will report, I will go to his place and do a day's ploughing for him." Mr. Kennedy, father of Dr. W. S. Kennedv, member of the faculty at the Portland Dental College, has retired to his Columbia River Highway ranch just West of Hood River. WATER SURVEY WILL BE RESUMED HERE Rhea Cupper, engineer of the State Land Board, has arrived here with a crew of men and work will be resumed at once on a survey of the entire water shed of the Hood river and all tribu taries. The work was discontinued last fall because of lack of funds. The survey resulting from a decision of the supreme court in the case of the Oregon Lumber Co. vs. the East Fork Irrigation District will be completed this fall when additional testimony will be taken and all the water rights of the watershed will be adjudicated. BROSIUS-BLOWERS GET CHAIRMANSHIPS Chairmanships of two of the most important committees, the Civilian'! Relief committee and the Military Re lief committee, have been supplied re spectively as follows by the executive board of the Hood River Red Cross Chapter: County Judge Blowers and Dr. F. C Brosius. Both men have served as mayor of the city. ' Dr. Brosius, who saw active service in the Philippines during the Spanish American war mow holds the rank of major in the Oregon Medical Reserve Corps.