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VOL. XXIX
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917
No. 9
KOBERG
Non Pareil
Vegetables and
Plants
are picking green beans now
Burpee's Stringless Green Pod.
True to our standard we don't grow any
thing but the be3t in quality, and this
bean as grown by us for many years is
certainly Non Pareil.
& Have you tried some of our Cauli
flower? The seed was sown on March 20th, and it ought
to be tender ?
f How are your plants doing that we grow for you?
When we sell plants we want you to get the most out of
them, and if you have any trouble that we can help you
out on, you are welcome and entitled to our advice and
service.
Twentieth Century Truck Farm
J. H. KOBERG, Owner
Travelers'
Cheques
Bankers, Hotel keepers and Transportation
companies do not take kindly to drafts which
unidentified persons seek to cash.
The best insurance against money troubles
when away from home is to carry a book of
American Bankers Association TRAVELERS'
CHEQUES, which are self-identifying, available
anywhere at par, and sold by
THE
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
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The
Parting Gift
A KODAK
This capable and simple-working picture
maker will do much toward livening up the
inevitable hang-heavy moments of camp and
shipboard.
And from purely selfish reasons, too, a
Kodak is the very gift for you to make think
of the pictures he will send you.
Vest Pocket Kodak -It Fits the Uniform, $6.00
Other Kodaks, $9.00 and Up
KRESSE DRUG CO.
Store
BUTLER BANKING
COMPANY
Established 1900
OFFICERS AND D1RFXTORS
"LESLIE BUTLER - - President
F. McKERCHER - - Director
(Secretary Equitable Savings and
Loan Association, Portland)
E. II. FRENCH - . - Director
(President French A Co., Bankers
The Dulles, Oreuon)
TRUMAN BUTLER - - Vice-President
C. II. V AUG HAN - Cashier
THE DEMAND OF THE HOUR
Military Wrist WatcKes
for
U. S. Soldiers
Elgin Military Watches are especially adapted to hard
outdoor use.
Complete in sturdy, compact case of special design.
Strong, mannish looking, silvered dial with luminous
hands and figures. Heavy cow-boy style strap of battle
ship gray.
Other designs, built upon substantial lines, all of
moderate price and time-keeping qualities.
Come in and let us show them to you.
W. F. LARAWAY
JEWELER
TWO THOUSAND
SAYGOODBYE
12TH CO." GETS IMPRESSIVE SEND0FF
NEW SAMPLES
Just arrived. Nifty woolens, latest patterns, correct styles
and right prices. What more do you want? You don't have
to go out of town to get good clothes. Let us make you a
suit. We guarantee our clothes in every detail. Before you
buy that new suit, see what we can do. If we can deliver
the goods at the right prices, why shouldn't we have the
business.
Volunteer Suits
We have about fifteen on hand. Some are almost new,
many of them tailor-made, every one a good bargain. A
little money goes a long way here. From $4.00 to $1 0.00.
Cleaning and Pressing
The only power machine dry cleaning plant in the
county. Send it to us, we'll clean it. Prompt service
assured.
MEYER & WOOD
HOTEL OREGON BUILDING. SECOND STREET
HOOD RIVER
"OUR TAPE LINE IS WAITING FOR YOU"
Meats and Groceries
Delivered at any residence in Hood River
Prompt service and courteous treatment
E. M. HOLMAN, M?,i?H'?.,ree,
Telephone 2134
Summer Camp
Made Possible.
npHROUGH a proposition that I am this week
able to make to the people of the Hood River
Valley, adequate camping grounds in virgin forests
on the headwaters of the West Fork of Hood River
may be preserved for the pleasure of us now resid
ing here and then handed down to posterity.
Briefly this is my proposition :
On the wooded portion of my ICO acre homestead I will plot at
least 100 lots, each 132 by 60 feet, which 1 will sell to Hood River citi
zens, the sum of 10.00 to be paid down and the balance of $30.00 in
one year. I will convey to each purchaser an undivided interest in a
free water right of 40 inches and will also deed to the purchasers as a
whole 20 acres of timber to the west of the park, to be used by the said
purchasers as wind break and for its natural beauty. I agree to brush
and remove fallen logs and tree trunks from the lota.
This is an opportunity that pride of Hood River men and women
will not permit to pass unnoticed.
D. I. STONE, DEE, OREGON
C. N. RAVLIN in charge of plans.
Rubber Stamps
AT THE
GLACIER
OFFICE
Rousing Addresses Delivered by Bishop
Paddock and Bill Sundaj-"To Hell
with Kaisers," Says Latter
Stamps for Apple Boxes will soon
be needed. Order now
The events of last Sunday afternoon
will never be forgotten in Hood River.
They will be overshadowed by just one
other event, and that will be when the
boya of Twelfth Company, who were
given a royal send-off as they entrained
Sunday afternoon, come marchingjiack
to the mothers, the wives, the sweet
hearts and the friends, who admire,
respect and love them.
A crowd, estimated at 2,000, was at
the station to see the men'leaving for
Fort Stevens. People began assem-.
bling almost an hour before train time,
automobiles were parked for blocks
round.
No Hood River scene has ever been
more impressive. Amid the cheers of
assembled irienda the men in olive
drab, escorted by the' blue-clad mem
bers of the local post of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic, arrived In march
ing column from the temporary camps
at the station.
As the 77 stalwart, uniformed lads
drew to attention in imposing line in
the 6hadow of the Mount Hood Hotel
Capt. Wilbur announced that Bishop R.
L. Paddock, of the eastern Oregon dio
cese of the Episcopal church, would
deliver a short farewell address. Bish
op Paddock, who has ofTered his own
sei vices to his country and who expects
a cail to serve as chaplain on a foreign
field, was to have delivered the sermon
at special services planned for Sunday
afternoon at the open air theatre.
Since the boys were called to mobilize
before the service could be held, it was
befitting that he should express the
feeling of Hood River in a goodbye
talk.
Bishop Paddock's words were of
pride in the Hood River body of fine
men. The thoughts, as expressed by
him, tended to lift the sadness that
was ever ready to surge in upon the
emotions of the big crowd.
"This is not the time for what news
paper men are wont to call nob stuff,"
said the prominent Episcopal minister,
"but rather for the ruling feeling of
pride in these men, who we feel con
fident will do their full duty in defend
ing the honor of their country, and we
almost envy them the splendid oppor
tunity that is theirs. They have of
fered themselves in a cause that is
greater than patroitism. They have
enlisted for what we may call new in
ternationlism. The United States is in
the war for no selfish motive, but in
behalf of the great brotherhood of na
tions, of humanity and freedom.
"I sometimes think that the Power
Above has permitted this war, in order
that America may be awakened from
her indifference, her seirishness and her
commercialism. A country, like a
man, may gain great possessions and
prosper, but at the same time lose its
soul. These men who are leaving us
today may be making great material
sacrifices-home, business and friends,
but they are saving their souls and
proving their manhood."
In his conclusion Bishop Paddock
sketched the rise of the great banner,
the Stars and Stripes, and he issued a
call to other men, who are in position,
to rally to the noblest of all calls, that
of serving one's country.
Breaking ranks, the men made the
most of the few minutes intervening
until the arrival of the train, receiving
the handshakes of neighbors and the
parting embraces of mothers, wives
and sweethearts, while the local band
Blayed patriotic airs. Then Mayor
lumble introduced the noted evan
gelist. Fired by the words of Billy Sunday,
the ruling emotion of sadness gave way
to one of pride and the Columbia Gorge
echoed with the volume of the thou
sands of cheering voices.
"Such a sieht as this." cried the
noted preacher in voice that reached
the farthest edges of the big crowd
and hushed even the whisper of those
uttering farewells, "makes me glad
that I am an American, and I can well
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say that we are wun you, wooarow
Wilson, and -to hell with the kaiser.
And O ! proud we are of you boys to
ri av. for vou are ready to do your part
in crushing the Prussian autocracy that
threatens the world. You are going to
fie-ht. mv bovs. and if you cross the
sea, for Borne of you this may be your
last glimpse of these fir-clad hills of
Oregon, and old Mount Hood may be
waving her farewell kiss.
"But not one of these mothers, not
one of these fathers, not one of these
little children, even though they may
not now be big enough to understand,
hut will be irlad and proud, for they
known that you are fighting for that
Flaz. The Stars and Stripes have been
in many a fix since 1776 but never yet
have they trailed the ground.
"Pour a ray of ( sunshine into a rat
hole, and it is no longer a fit home for
rats. The rats have to move or re
form. Your action, boys, has been the
v of sunshine that makes the Hood
River Valley no longer a fit place for
pro-Germans or Biacwers.
An incomine tram whistled, some
one gave a command, and as Mr. Sun
day stepped down irom nis lmroviaeu
rostrum overlooking the crowds, he
cried, "God speed, boys, and may the
vrA tiless vou."
Entrainimr was but a matter of a
minute, and as the locomotive puffed
and the cars, each window and vesti-
buled door framing from two to three
of the 80 representative Hood River
Valley boys, drew away, with Bishop
Paddock and Maior i. C. Brosius,
Oregon Medical Corps, retired, lead
ing, the big crowd gave three mighty
'rahs and a tiger.
With the men of the company buay
Sunday morning striking camp and
packing equipment, no visitors were
allowed except for relatives of the sol
diers. Shortly after mess, Artillery
nmrc was cleared, and the men were
roadv for the command to march to
th atation.
All of the artillerymen and their
ftfficera declare that the five days of
1 camD experience, made possible by the
i Dride and interest of city authorities
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w,v one heard universally expressions
of appreciation of the privilege of us
ing the camp. Before the men en
camped, one heard the criticism that
th wooded soot would be left covered
with litter. The campsite is now far
clearner than when the soldiers went
there.
The artillerymen feasted throughout
the week. Sere. Foust says that a few
staples and meat comprised practically
all ol his purchases after the soldiers
went into camp, all other, foods having
been donated by city and valley fami-
ies. Pies were the chief item of r ri-
day night's menu. The pies were
baked by members or Twelfth Com
pany's Women's Auxilliary, composed
of the wives, mothers and sweethearts
of the boys. Fifteen different kinds of
pies were served.
I he artillerymen express great pride
in their cooks, Harry Sines and Carl
W. Carlson, both of whom have had
experience in logging camp kitchens,
the former at one time being chief
cook for a camp working 200 men.
Whether it be the ultimate lot of
us Hood River men to go to the for
eign front, to engage in guard duty,
the administration of supply headquar
ters or any of the other thousand and
one duties that soldiers will be called
upon to perform, we are going to
found doing our duty, declared Capt.
George R. Wilbur, the organization's
commanding officer, at a public formal
reception tendered Twelfth Company,
Thursday night.
Cant. Wilbur, whose short speech, in
response to talks by Rev. M. L. Hut
ton, fRev. J. L. Allen, Rev. E. H.
Lonebrake and Mrs. Chas. II. Castner,
ended the evening's program, ex
pressed a pride in his soldier boys.
Uur second day in camp, the first
experience for nearly all of my men."
he said, "was ended tonight, iruly,
was gratified and: surprised to see
how the men took hold. Every moth
ers son ot them is working as though
he was about a task he loved. And
further, 1 cannot express the appreci
ation of myself and my men of the
royal send off you are giving us. We
feel it in the very atmosphere that
surrounds us. It is evidenced in ma
terial manner by the heaps of potato
baers. theldozens of boxes of fruit and
vegetables that have been delivered to
our camp. It is evidenced by the big
crowd here tonight to attend this re
ception, announced at a moment's no
tice this afternoon.
In the course of her talk. Mrs. Cast-
ner told of the work being don'by the
Federated Women's Clubs in raising a
hospital relief fund for Oregon mili
tary organizations. She related how
the first $150 of the fund was turned
over to Col. May, or the ihird Kegi-
ment, and how a portion of it had al
ready been put to good use in brincinc
comfort to injured or ailing enlisted
men. An allotment of the fund to
Twelfth Company brought forth the
cheers of the men and the, thanks of
Capt. Wilbur.
Ihe meeting, arranged for by Mayor
H. L. Dumble, who, however, was
called away to Dee on an accident
case, and was thus unable to preside,
held in darkness and with a strong
west wind tossing madly overhead the!
maple boughs that occupy the open air
theatre where the formal goodbye
was said, was the most unique public
gathering ever held in Hood River.
Dr. E. L. Scobee, of the city council,
presided.
1 he open air auditorium is not per
manently wired. Temporary installa
tion is made each time the structure
is demanded for night use. In the
hurried preparations no one had
thought of lights, and the oversight
was not realized until the crowd as
sembled. The darkness was intensified
by a clouded sky. The wind blew such
a gale at intervals that it was neces
sary for speakers to halt, and rain
constantly threatened. Out of the
darkness came the noise made by
sentries pacing guard around the park.
A bugle sound of tattoo was heard.
The only light was the Vradiolote
glow of the dial of some artilleryman's
wrist watch. It was a solemn meet
ing, made up in a large degree by
families of the artillerymen ready to
depart, men and women whose emo
tions were a combination oi nnue in
the valor of their boys and sadness on
the eve of their leaving, and in the
deep shadows a muffled sob might have
been heard at intervals as some mother
brushd away the welling tear.
CANNERY HELPS
CONSERVE FOOD
When Twelfth Company was ready
to Btrike camp Sunday, it was found
that a great surplus of string beans
and cherries were on hand, ihe dona
tions of fruit and vegetables resulted
from a personal canvass of solicitation
by Mrs. L. M. Bentley, chairman of a
committee of the Artillery Auxilliary,
composed of the wivs, sweethearts and
friends of the soldiers, and the ener
getic woman, whose 'only son, Leon
Bentley, is a member of the company,
declared that she could not stand to
see the food go to waste. Mrs. Bent
ley immeiately got in touch with J. R.
Newton, of the.Newtonia Canning Co.,
ho expressed himselt as being glad
that he could can the product.
The cherries and beans were pre
pared bv the cooks and their helpers,
rushed to the cannery, and by the time
the train, bearing the artillerymen to
Portland was ready to leave.'the fruit
and vegetables, a total of 11 dozen
cans, were . reaoy to be piaceo in me
baggage car, due to the generosity of
the cannery.
The Auxilliary women prepar
lunches for the artillerymen 'for Sun
day night, and big boxes, laden with
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tasty sanuwicnes, iritu cmi-neii aim
other foods that boys delight m, were
taken aboard the special cars.
People Are Thanked
I wish thus to tender the sincere
thanks of all the women of the Artil
lery Auxiliary Corps to the many
families of both the city and valley
who were liberal in their donations of
fruits, vegetables and delicacies for
the men of Twelfth Company. It was
a generosity that the boys and we
Auxiliary women will never forget.
Mrs. L. M. Bentley,
Chariman of Committee.
LARGE APPLE
ORDERLANDED
CALIFORNIA TO GET 25 CARLOADS
Exchange Affiliations Report Initial Sale
Conditions Evidence Fine Prices for
All Grades of Apples
The market opening with an order of
25 carloads of "C" grade SpiUenburgs
and Newtowns placed by California
distributing concerns with the Fruit
Growers Exchange and the Hood River
Apple & Storage Co., the two local
affiliations of the Northwesternh Fruit
Exchange, at a price of $1.25 per box,
f. o. b. Hood River, growers are opti
mistic over the 1917 apple deal. The
season's initial order was reported
Saturday by Kenneth McKay, manager
of the former cooperative shipping
agency, who is just back from Seattle
and other coast points and who pre
dicts as excellent price for the extra
fancy and fancy grades of commercial
varieties.
"The situation in the banana and
orange business is most encouraging to
the apple grower," says Mr. McKay.
"With bottoms needed to bring the
bananas from Central America Deing
commandeered for the trans-Atlantic
business, the importation of bananas is
going to drop off materially. It is re
ported that the orange crop is going
to be short this seaon."
The only fear of shippers at the
present time is that of a car shortage
at and following the period of harvest
this fall. All fruit shipping concerns
and the Fruit Growers Agency are co
operating to secure a full transports-'
tion of fruit.
The Agency, in order to aid the
situation, has agreed to an increase in
the minimum loads of refrigerator
cars. The minimum of apples has
been increased from 630 to 714 boxes,
while the pear minimum will be 511
boxes. In a report of the Agency pro
ceedings, it as stated that many cars
will carry all the apples that can be
safely packed in them. Last year,
according to the report, it was found
by shipments from Wenatchee that
1,008 boxes of apples could be conveni
ently shipped in a car.
C. W. McCullagh, too, is optimistic
over the sales outlook for the coming
fall. Mr. McCullagh, who is a keen
observer of all conditions pertaining to
the apple trade, says that conditions of
all competitive fruit markets are such
as to leave a feeling of encouragement
among northwstern apple men.
13 KNIGHTS DUBBED
AT COMMANDERY 13
Thirteen is the lucky number of The
Dalles Commandery of KriRiu Tem
plar, t No. 13. The Commandery was
originally instituted with a member
ship of 13. The charter was granted
on the 13th day of the month, ana pro
ceedings of institution took place on
the 23d day of the month. -
The numerical order of things for
The Dalles Commandery, the members
of which were hosts at the organiza
tion of the Bend Commandery, U. D.,
held last Saturday night at The Dalles
bv special dispensation, was carried
out, for 13 candidates were presented
to be dubbed Sir Knights by W. .
Laraway, of this city, Grand Com
mander lor Uregon.
Other Sir Knights who attended from
this city were Dr. H. L. Dumble and
, K. Marshall.
The Dalles Commandery entertained
the visiting Knights Templar with a
chicken banquet at the Hotel Dalles.
Mazamas Ilelp Red Cross
The dinner served on Saturday, July
14. bv the Upper Valley women of the
Hood River Red Cross Society, netted
S57.89. a check for that amount having
been received last week by Walter
Kimball, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee of the society. By
the same mail Mr. Kimball received a
check for $23.50 from the Parkdale
Granire. the fund representing the
accumulation of the proceeds of recent
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dances ana oiner social events.
BOYS MAY STAY
LONG AT FORT
According to a telegram received
Tuesday morning from Sergeant For
rest L. Moe, Twelfth company, tne
local guardsmen will be stationed for a
considerable length of time at fort
Stevens. Sergeant Moe stated in his
messatre that the local company was
the only one provided with barracks.
The telegram in full from sergeant
Moe, who will be the Glacier's Twelfth
Company corespondent and who will
send special articles for home folks
each week, is as follows :
"Company arrived at f ort btevens
Monday morning at six o"clock.
Equipment now complete except for a
few uniforms. The 77 Hood River men
were joined by 30 from Portland. The
complete company now encamped in
barracks. As we are tne oniy one oi
the twelve provided with barracks, the
indications are that our boys will re
main at fort a long time. Three of the
national guard companies will soon go
to Fort Columbia and two to Fort Can
by. Besides the 12 guard companies
here three regular army coast artillery
companies are located here permanent
ly-"
LUCIAN CARSON IS
WINNING PROMOTIONS
Due to the several years of experi
ence as an electrician and his indom
itable energy, Lucian Carson, son of
City Marshal Carson, has made a rapid
rise in his two months' service in the
Aviation Corps of the army. Young
Carson writes that he has just been
promoted to the rank of sergeant and
that his chances for a commission are
bright.
The voune man was sent from fort-
alnd to Camp Kelly, Tex. He is now
at Fairfield, near Dayton, u., wnere
he is learning the actual problems of
air scouting.
Sewage Odors Offend
Their nostrils assailed by a bouquet
of unsavory smells when the wind
blows from the east over the lowland
jungles of the Columbia, residents of
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tne nortnwesi section oi me city arc
urging city authorities to clear away
debris lodged at the mouth of the out
fall sewer by thejhigh water of the
Columbia river. The odors from the
sewage, it is stated, are also offensive
to the numerous residents of Under
wood, who make frequent shopping
trips to the city across the sand Hats.
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