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Si I V J. ... mm 1 MP VOL. XXIX HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 19) 7 No. 24 Our Next Directory goes to print the latter part of this month. Will our patrons please notify us immediately of any desired changes, corrections, new installations, or adver tising. Telephone 1001 for our adver tising rates. THE TELEPHONE IS FOR YOUR SERVICE Oregon-Washington Telephone Company In the Race of Competition it is the man who is best equipped who wins. ' A reliable banking affiliation is an essential part of every business man's equipment. Officers of this Institution are always ready to ' discuss financial and credit problems with patrons. Dependable advice is an important adjunct to our varied service which is especially adapted for handling Commercial Accounts. FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER, OREGON I take pleasure in announcing my Hood River County Agency for the and through my connections the people of Hood River will be given the privilege of Motoring at Its Best This is the beginning of a series of Advertisements, placed for the benefit of prospective automobile buyers of Hood River County. "Ever at Your Service" J. W. ANDERSON You Must Either Fight or Farm The world is growing slim around the belt it hasn't been getting enough fat. Uncle Sam has about all the fat there is today and even at that we must raise and feed more hog's if we are to have enough. Seven Keys to Hog' Feeding By Harry R. O'Brien is an answer to the consumer's cry. for more and cheaper porK and to the farm er's question what to feed instead of two dollar corn. The nations that have the fats will last longest this article tells how we are going to get more fats. 9fo COUNTRY GENTLEMAN ' Tk Cmrtlt PuHUAtng Cmmpmmp 5C PhitmtvtpAlm 1 Spr-tlm subscription raprt ntatlvv wtnwd trrwhm. If you amor mnjr. nd you. A.ddr bev. I fl!i i Why Not when getting your Christmas Phonograph get the very best Phonograph possible THE $259 VICTROLA When getting a Victrola you have the choice of hearing the very best and world renowned artists. ' r Gluck, McCormack, Caruso, Williams, Alda, Culp, Braslau, De Gogorza, Elman, Kreisler,Zimbalist, Powell,' Farrar, Galli - Curd, Garrison, Hamlin, Homer, Martinelli, Paderewski; Schumann-Heink, Scotti, Tetrazzinl, Whitehitt, Witherspoon We carry a complete line of Victor Records Victrolas, $20.00 to $300.00 Come in and hear the latest Victor Records and see the new ' improvements of the latest style " Victrolas." KRESSE DRUG CO. Store COME IN AND HEAR THE LATEST NOVEMBER RECORDS L'. Simple Arithmetic If paying a trifle more results in a suit that' looks far ' bettetV-JHsgnuch nicer and wears a great deal longer than that last one have you spent money or saved Ml Meyer & Wood Tailorcd-to-Measure Clothes, ?25 to $60 will give you the answer. They're here today for Fall. A host of beautiful patterns-ready to be tailored to your .taste. Personal service given in cutting, fitting and making. MEYER & WOOD HOTEL OREGON BUILDING, SECOND STREET HOOD RIVER "OUR TAPELINE IS WAITING FOR YOU" I Buy for Cash, F. O. B. cars Apples nd potatoes All Grades and Varieties What Have You to Offer? Tel 2221 E. V. GRAMPS WRITE YOUR Apple Insurance WITH J. M. Culbertson & Co. PAGE & SON Wholesale Fruit Dealers ARE NOW LOCATED AT W. L. CLARK'S WAREHOUSE Telephone 1364 J. E. HALL, Representative APPLES Spitzenburgs, Newtowns, Arkansas Blacks, other standard varieties, standard grade and pack, now ready for shipping. We reach all available export and domestic markets. Arrange your shipping ac count at once. Liberal advances. IfFI I V RDAC Warehouse. 7th (Sk Railroad St. lYCLLI DKUJ.f Phone 1401 BENEFITS OF Y. MXA. TOLD CANADIAN SOLDIER BRINGS MESSAGE Milton" A.' Miller Delivers Stirring Ad- dress at High School Mass Meet . ing Launching Local Drive The direct message of the needs and benefits to the boys in the trenches of those serving under the sign of the Red Triangle was brought to the peo ple of Hood River county Sunday af ternoon by A. E. Erwin, a wounded Canadian soldier of Victoria, B. C, who arrived in Portland Friday to tour the state in the interest of the week's Y. M. C. A. drive. Every chair in the big high school auditorium was filled, hundreds of those present parents of sons already in France or on the way. Members of the Y. M. C. A. soliciting teams, composed of 60 professional and business men and orchardists, were seated on the stage. In bearing ana gesture still showing the effects of German shells, the young Canadian told his personal ex periences. "I shall never forget it, " he said. "We returned from a week of waiting, a week of fighting. Our clothing had been sodden for a week. Some of our comrades had 'gone west,' as we sol diers say : we never refer to death over there. We were a dispirited lot of men, but there at the very entrance of the trenches as we emerged we came upon the headquarters of the Red Tri angle, and we men were served soup and coffee. A company of English en tertainers - gave us a performance. Soon some of our own men were at the piano playing and others were join ing in the chorus of 'The Long Train,' or 'Take Me Back to my Home in Ten nessee.' Before, we left that Y. M. C. A. room every man of us felt that be himself could lick the German army." The young Canadian told of the bap tism of fire of him and his fellows. He briefly sketched some of the details of history of the fighting of 1915. "The British government considers the Y. M. C. A. work so important," said Mr. Erwin, "that . all sports and entertainment are left in absolute charge of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries, 35 of whom are with the Canadian forces. Nor are the Y. M. C. A. men out of danger. Nearly always they are up at the very front in the range of shell fire. Very often they are working in conjunction with the infan try. I could tell you of numerous fa talities among men whose work it is to make it easier for us boys over there. The Y. M. C. A. is doing a great work in keeping up the spirit and morale of the soldiers." -Mr. Erwin was followed by Milton A. Miller, collector of customs, of Portland, who delivered a stirring ap peal to the people of v Hood River to contribute readily and cheerfully to the fund. Mr. Miller sketched the early history of the Republic. He told of the patriotism and heroism of Na than Hale, who regretted, as he was sent to an ignoble death by red coat hangmen, that he had but a single life to give for his country. He recalled the sacrifice of George Washington, who paid from his own pocket the sum of $65,000 to members of his Continen tal army. "In their weakness," declared Mr. Miller, "our fathers established this republic. In the strength of our 100, 000 000 men and our $220,000,000,000 of wealth we must preserve it. How in the face of the sacrifices of Nathan Hale and George Washington can we fail to respond to the calls that are now being made upon us? How, when we have boys by the millions today displaying the spirit of Nathan Hale, can we deny our comfort and support by failing to contribute to the Y. M. C. A. fund that will be raised this week?" Mr. Miller praised the women of America and Oregon for their sacri fices and their participation in the pa triotie activivies of the nation.- "If the women of the world had the vote, as they have here in Oregon," he declared, "we would never have had this war." Frequently Mr. Miller was greeted with bursts of applause, but one of the most lasting outbursts of hand clap ping followed this statement : "Let us take some of these German sympathizers here and tell them we are going to send them back to Ger many. We Avould hear from them a howl like that from some'. trapped wild animals on your hillsides.' They would have to be bound hand and foot, if we ever got them back. "Recently I was talking with Geo, H.- Himes, secretary and curator of the Oregon Historical Society. He told me of a German family down in Washington county. They came to Anerica to better their lot. They prospered and purchased a farm, and finally one day the father aeclared his intention of returning to Germany to visit his old mother. One day while in his old home city he was standing on a street corner discussing some topic of the day. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder and an officer told him that he must cease Buch criticisms, 'I know you,' the officer told him, 'and I will not arrest you, but I will warn you that such utterances must not be made again.' "That old man returned to the home of his relatives, he bade them goodbye and returned to his American home, 'I do not want to remain longer,' he said, 'in such a land. I want to get back to where I can breathe the air of freedom.' And thus I say to you peo- Dle here today, to those 01 foreign na tions who have come among us and can only find fault with our affairs now at this time of crisis, to them let us say if you are not pleased go back to that country from which you came." ; Mr. Miller told of the plans of the German government when they began the war in 1914. He declared that he had heard recently in Portland from the lips of W. T. Foster, president of Reed College, who had just returned from a tour of Europe bringing back with him incontestable proofs, of the plans of the Hun. "Why. do you know," said Mr. Mil ler, "the Germans had planned on tak ing their army across Belgium and reaching Paris? There they would have mowed down a section of that wonderful city, and then thev would have called for the submission of France. If it had been refused, they would have mowed down another sec tion, and then another and another. Thenaccording to those plans, which we now know, they wouia nave a one the same thing to London and then the aaine thing to New York. ""'"tV "The kaiser gave an eight hour no tice to the people of Belgium to an swer their request of passage across their territory. Well did the Belgians know what their reply meant, but it was a question of honor. How awful has been their sacrifice that their hon or might live and shine resplendent through the ages. But me army 01 Belgium, that little country not as large as two of the counties of Ore gon, was the'grain of sand that clogged the machinery of the imperial German army and gave France time to get her second breath and England time to prepare. I tell you, when one knows of all these facta and then will not fight, there ia a streak of yellow some where. The high school meeting was pre sided over by Leslie Butler, chairman of the Y. M. C. A. drive committee. An invocation was pronounced by Rev. E. C Newham, of Pine Grove. Ac companied by Mrs. LeRoy Taft and with Prof. Gibson "leading, the meet ing was opended by the singing of America. TIEMAN NIGHT IS ONE OF PATRIOTISM Sunday night, when the big hall was crowded, members having journeyed in from far points of the valley, the Ma sonic lodge paid its annual tribute to he late Andrew H. Tieman. who be- queated his entire fortune to the lodge to be used for the construction or the building, and simultaneously partici pated in a patriotic celebration. . Following a dinner, one of the fea tures of the annual Tieman night, with C. D. Nickelseil accompanying on the cornet, America was rendered. An invocation was pronounced by Kev. M. L. Hutton. Accompanied by Mrs. Nickelsen. J. R. Nickelsen rendered popular melodies. Introduced" by A. J. Derby, Master of the lodge, a patriotic address was delivered by Mr. Hutton, who was followed by E. L. Smith, the lodge's first Master, who has been a Mason for 59 years. Capt. Geo. R. Wilbur, commanding officer of 12th Co., O. 'C. A., was here from Frt Canby to be the honor guest of the evening. "The Unification of Our Lives," was 4-Minute Men-4 "Maintaining Morale and Morals" J. W. CRITES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT ELECTRIC THEATRES the subject chosen by Mr. Hutton, whose able ,. address was inspiring. Rev. Hutton urged that men live broader, ; fuller lives, v - -. - r ! "The church and religion," he said, "should not be placed off in one corner apart in a niche. I do not see why a man cannot go to a horse race, an hon est race, today and then go to hear a good sermon tomorrow. I do not see why one cannot go to a dance tonight and be thrilled by the music and go to church on the morrow. "Away back yonder in the dark ages men thought they had to starve their bodies iiT order to gain spiritual feast, and it was considered that the soul must be shriveled in order to enjoy the pleasures of the "body. But we are past those conceptions today, and yet we have not reached the goal of com plete unification. " Mr. Hutton declared that ootn the people and the ministers were to blame tor the conditions that exist. The elo quent minister closed his address by pointing out that the great war is bringing about such a unification in the lives of men. "We are being made to see," he de clared, "that nations as well as men cannot live unto themselves alone. And in the past few months we have seen new relationships between the government and individuals shaping themselves. The government and its individual units are becoming part ners." Mr. Smith is known throughout Ore gon for his eloquence. He was never better than Sunday evening when he related hia reminiscences of his old friend, . Andrew Harry Tieman, the benefactor of the lodge. Andrew Harry Tieman, as Mr. Smith told his fraternal brethren, was born about 1830 in Denmark. He came of a family of sailors, and at the age of eight or nine he persuaded an uncle to take him aboard his vessel as cabin boy. "Mr. Tieman," said Mr. Smith, "during the course of his career, trav eled broadly. He visited Jerusalem. Later he was with Commodore Perry on his visit to Japan. I have listened to his interesting account of that visit. Commodore Perry carried a fully equipped little railway line, a circular affair, that was set up on the sands of a beach. He had a telegraph line. When the railroad was up the whistle cord waa pulled and at the screech the little Japanese were almost frightened to death. They were invited to take a ride, but no one volunteered. Finally one of Commodore Perry's brawny sailors picked up a little brown man and held him on a car. After that there were more passengers than could be accommodated. Two years ago the 300 Japanese of the Hood River valley celebrated the birthday of their em peror, and nothing would do them but that I come and make them a speech. I got some books and read up on Japan, and I waa astonished at the progress that had been made in that country. No other nation has ever so advanced in so short a time, and it all had its beginnings in that visit of Commodore Perry. "Later we find Mr. Tieman here on the Columbia river a mate of one of those early day steamships that plied on the upper river. A tremendous traffic was being done on the river then, for gold had just been discovered in Idaho. Mr. Tieman, himself, got the gold fever, and went up on a pros pecting tour. He found more dirt, however, than gold, and he returned to become engaged in the transportation business himself, operating a barge. "Shortly afterward Mr. Tieman and the late Mason Baldwin formed a part nership to enter .stockraf sing in the Mount Hood section. But for two years before they began their ranch operations they lived at a little house near where the road to Mosier now leaves the valley highways and living HOOD RIVER RE SPONDS NOBLY VALLEY'S Y. M. C. A. QUOTA ASSURED Soliciting Teams Declare that Dozens Art Willing to Make Sacrifices in Contributing The biggest thing throughout the nation this week is the campaign to raise the Y. M. C. A. war fund. It ' ia the biggest thing in Hood River, and scores of business men and orchardists -are giving much of their time to as semble the $1,500 quota set for the county. That word assemble is used purpose ly," for indeed the teams are finding that solicitations are not necessary. In almost all instances the teams are finding the citizens of town and valley all ready with their contributions. They have made up their minds in ad vance. They have considered their financial condition and have given what they consider they are able. Indeed, members of teams say that dozens of those who have made con tributions are ready to undergo sacri fices that in justice to themselves they ought not to make, and in many in stances, at the possible expense of offending the donors, contributors were anked to cut their appropriations in half. It was announced yesterday morning that Hood River county had already . passed the $650 mark and that indica tions pointed conclusively to the real ization of the goal set by Saturday night. H. R. VINEGAR CO. COMMANDEERED To supply the quartermaster's de partment with several thousand gal lons of vinegar, the total output of the plant of the Hood Rivet Apple Vinegar Co. has been commandeered and for. the next 30 days the concern will work exclusively generating product for army use. "It was our desire to coperate to the fullest extent with the government,", says C. J. Calkins, "but as we hap pened to have outstanding contracts for all of our production, we requested the government, if they desired the product, to'commandeer it. This they have done. We will not be prohibited, however, from shipping sweet cider." The government, it is stated, will use apple vinegar exclusively in its soldiers' diet bec ause of the malic acid it contains. Ellis Morse on Way to Front In a letter to home folks, Ellis Morse, son ot Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Morse, writes that he is en route to Flanders. "I hope," writes the young man, "that I will soon be able to meet up with some of the other Hood River boys in the service." Young Morse, a member of an aero squadron, was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant. 1 Crites is Four Minute Man The four minute speeches will be resumed this week. The next speaker will be J. W. Crites, who next Satur day and Sunday will talk at the Elec tric and Gem theatres on "Maintaining Morale and Morals." there engaged in cutting wood for ship ment to The Dalles. They constructed a rough road down to the Columbia. I remember discovering this road later and was told for what it had been used by my lamented friend, David A. Tur ner. "With my family my wife and four little girls I came to the valley in 1876. In those early days, especially on the lowlands, ague prevailed. On of my little girls, Jessie, now Mrs. J. F. Watt, happened to be suffering from the ague when Mr. Tieman was paying us a visit. " 'Mrs. Smith,' he said, 'you come and bring the little girl and spend a week with me at my home and then when the week is over Mr. Smith can come and get you. It will cure the little girl of her trouble.' Mrs. Smith made the trip and in a week's time I went for them. I remember well that home. Fat cattle and horses were eating from great stacks of hay. Heaps of eggs were in the pantry and great mounds of butter. The trip had the desired effedt for Mrs. Watt '"Having been a sailor Mr. Tieman could both cook and sew, and he made the clothing for himself and Mr. Bald win, both shirts and trousers out of a heavy striped cheviot. I once asked him how he could tell them apart and he told me that he hemmed Mr. Bald win's clothes but not his own. ."Once a Unitarian minister from Portland, a Mr. Galligan, decided that he would like to climb Mount Hood. There were no roads then, and the bushes and brambles had soon com pletely ruined his light trousers. He borrowed a pair from Mr. Tieman, and 1 assure you that he created some amusement when he appeared in the pulpit here the next day. Mr. Smith related an incident in Mr. Tieman 's life that caused him to re vise hisj views of the hereafter and profess a belief in a hell. Formerly the pioneer had declare that he did not believe in the existence of a hell, and had remonstrated with Mr. Turner for teaching such to a Sunday school class. But one night while riding homeward he was crossing a burned area when a snag struck him on the head and knocked him from his horse. "Awakening from his state of co ma," said Mr. Smith, "Mr. Tieman seemed to perceive a sulphurous odor in the atmosphere. He returned to the home of Jesse NeaL where he had been visiting, and the next day called on Mr. Turner to tell him that a bell ex isted, for, as he said, '1 have seen, felt and smelled it since I last saw you.' " Mr. Smith related how Mr. Tieman was the third applicant to the local Masonic lodge after it was organized. Without kith or kin, the brotherhood and fratemalism of the order meant much to the retired sailor and pioneer in his eveningtime of life. In his talk Capt Wilbur expressed his pride in. 12th Co. He declared that all of the men were in better condition ohvsically and mentally than when they I left Hood River last July.