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0 15 z HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917 No. 29 VOL. XXIX ill Johnston's Chocolates The Appreciated Chocolates we carry a complete Stock. Christmas Suggestions FROM The Rexall Store Christmas Goods of Quality Cigars In Christmas boxes of 25. $1.25.. $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 $2.50 ' $2.75 $3.(x) fit EASTMAN KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Just the thing for our boy3 at the front. ' Vest Pocket Kodak, with Vest Pocket Belt Carrying Case Complete, - - $7.76 pi i VICTOR VICTROLAS and RECORDS Come in and select your Christmas Victrola now. Our stock of Records is very complete to choose from. - Books by Anthony Euwer: u Rhymes of Our Valley," Limeratomy ' EVERY MAN AND WOMAN MUST JOIN THE RED CROSS THIS WEEK. Stationery We carry the largest assort ment of Christmas Stationery in the city many new styles s and designs 35c -$3.50. KRESSE DRUG CO. The &xalt Store' KODAKS VICTROLAS Come and hear the latest Decemher Victrola liecords Pyralin Ivory Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Mirrors, Hair Brushes, Powder Puffs, Hair Receivers, Picture Frames, Combs, Nail Files. Cuticle Knives. We carry a complete line of the Genuine Pyralin Ivory. JOIN THE RED CROSS TODAY Remember the boys who are fighting for you We Have Recently Changed - the time of intervals between rings of our Hood River Ex change. This arrangement will put a atop to considerable instrument trouble caused by the rineing current passing through the receiver of the telephone when the called parties would attempt to answer during the ringing period. If a subscriber wishes a party on his own line, when the operator instructs him to hang up while she rings, instead of return ing the receiver to the hook, if he holds Uie hook down with the other hand and still holds the receiver to his ear, he will hear a tone in the receiver at the time of ringing on the line. This is a much surer test than to listen for his own bell to pick up a slight hum. THE TELEPHONE IS FOR YOUR SERVICE Oregon-Washington Telephone Company Join the ked Cross todaysend a Dollar on a Mission of Mercy Conservation and Economy go hand in hand here " We" will help you do your bit toward conserving the wool supply of the country and to economize on the clothes question at the same time. Almost everybody is paying particular attention to their old clothes now in place of buying new. Let us show you what can be done with your clothes. How you can get more satisfactory service out of that old suit or coat than you ever dreamed was possible. Don't throw good clothes away just because they need cleaning and pressing, or perhaps a little repairing. We are experts at cleaning, repairing and altering garments for men and women. You will be better dressed and save money on your clothes if you will let us keep them in shape for you. Work called for and delivered anywhere in the city. Telephone 1124 MEYER & WOOD HOTEL OREGON BUILDING. SECOND STREET HOOD RIVER Sets Ce Pace 20th Year pATHERS, Sons and Grandsons, each within their time, have found Olds mobile durability, endurance and com fort inseparably woven among their fondest family traditions. DEMONSTRATION OR FURTHER INFORMATION BY J. W. ANDERSON I Ladies' and Men's Bath Robes $2.98 to $4.68 f Ladies' and Men's Auto Driving Gloves 98 to $2.15 1 Ladies' and Men's Umbrellas $1.19 to $4.69 Ladies' and Men's Dress Shoes $3.45 to $8.45 Bragg Mercantile Co. I Buy for Cash, F. O. B. cars Apples Potatoes All Grades and Varieties What Have You to Offer? Tel 2221 E. V. GRAMPS The modern Jireside ' '"M l, IllSfc ' n;iiiiiiiiiiyiffr i 4 iraiit 'liiwily heat v A Ready atthe touch of a match out just as quickly. Fuel consumed only when heat is needed no waste. No smoke or odor. Portable. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (caufohmia) TEAMS WORK DESPITE RAIN SCOn REPORTS 500 NEW MEMBERS Official Can Loaded with Solicitors Speed Through the Mod Major Dwn ' ble Issues Proclamation ; PERFECTION OIL HEATERL FOR SALE BY A. Fran Company. Blowers Hardware Co Stewart Hardware ZX Furniture Co. D. McDonald. ' A. JC. Staten. The unprecedented rainstorm that has swent the Hood River vallev all the week, although it has retarded the work of securing new members for the Red Cross, has failed in the least to dampen the ardor of the Christmas membership campaign teams, and yes terday Manager Scott reported 500 new members. Through mud and with driv ing rainstorms beating against their wind shields, official cars have been plowing through the valley, and Ked Cross service flags are hanging in the homes of many. These flags will be substituted this year for the Christmas candle. This Is the week of the big Christ mas drive for niembers of the Red Cross. As to the purposes of the Red Cross, enough has been publish ed so that there is no doubt as to the need there is for the money derived from memberships. Several classes of membershio can be subscribed for. but at this time the plain, ordinary' St membership Is what is wanted. The memberships run through the calendar year of 1918. Those having taken memberships at any time dur ing 1917 have the right to consider them as good until one year from the date of application, but It is hoped that most of these will waive the un expired portion and put themselves on record as 1918 memters. As to the division of funds received In the campaign, the distribution is as lot lows: i Local Nat'l fl Membership .. S .60 S .60 it Membership .. .75 - 1.25 S5 Membership ... 2.00 3.00 $10 Membership .. 3.00 7.00 50 Life ........ None All 1100 Patron .. None All The portion reserved by the local Chapter is used for home relief work, of which there vlll be plenty as the boys leave "homo, many of them leaving behind them others v.lio have depended more or less on their support. Very shortly a civi lians renei committee win do orga nlzed to look after this work. There has been a terrific shortage of supplies for the campaign, receipt books being unavailable, also but tons. It was the intention to give every applicant a button, but the buton factories have been absolutely unable to furnish them, owing to a shortage of celluloid. Just what steps will be taken to supply them later cannot bo said now. The workers haw a limited sup ply of service flags, but it is under stood that these will bo forthcoming during the week. Those approached should appre ciate the difficulties of conducting the campaign without the proper sup plies and give their support anyway. I he workers will all be well known to most of those approached, and the forms upon which the subscribers will be asked to write their names are all turned into central headquar ters. Team Are Appointed. The valley has been districted as follows under the captains as desig nated: Pine Grove: George Wuest. Cap tain, with C. King Benton, W. E Sherman, F. H. Blatkman and Al Reid as lieutenants. Odell: E. T. Hull, Captain, with O. L. Walter, Mrs. Harold Cutler, Miss Alice Clark and Mrs., C. E. Full er as lieutenants. Mount Hood: G. M. Uptegrove, Captain, with J. B. DogEett, Paul Au- bert, James Steele, William Edick as lieutenants. West Side: Leroy Childs. Cap tain, with H. M. Holbrooke, D. L. Pierson, George Gallaway, J. H. Jeff rey and Trafrcrd Smith as lieuten ants. Dee: Mrs. Kinnaird, Cantain Names of lieutenants not received. Parkdale: Rev. W. H. Boddv. Captain. Names of lieutenants not received. Hood River: J. K. Carson, Cap tain, with Mrs. Bartmess and Mrs. Cr.andler as first lieutenants. Mr. Carson has appointed Miss Mae Dav ldson, Miss Amy Walton, Mrs. A. L. rage, Mrs. J. R. Kinsey and Mrs. Bishop as second lieutenants. Mrs, Bartmess has Mrs. Walter Walters, Mrs. Dr. Jenkins, Mrs. A, D. Moe and Mrs. W. h. Nichols as second lieu tenants. Mrs. Chandler has Mrs. J K. Carson, Mrs. Dr. Scobee. Mrs. J W. Ingalls, Mrs. Charles N. Clarke and Mrs. C. A. Cass. If it happens that service flags are not available when the workers call, they can be secured later at cam paign headquarters at the office of R. E. Scott in the basement of the First National Bank Buildin. Mr. Scott being campaign manager for the county. Reports have it that many do not answer the bell when they see work ers coming, ihis can mean only that they are not familiar with the campaign and the purpose of the American Red Cross. On Christmas Eve the churches have been asked to chimo their bells every 15 minutes from 7:30 to 9 estimated population, and Whereas to fulfill its quota it is necessary for every man and woman in Oregon to Join the American Red Cross, Therefore, I H. L Dumble, Mayor of Hood River do hereby proclaim to all citizens of the City of Hood River that it is a patriotic duty Incumbent upon each and all of them to affiliate 1th the American Red Cross during the aforesaid week of December 17- 24, to the end that the City of Hood River and the State of Oregon may sustain our beloved nation and the American Red Cross to the full ex tent required. Every man and wo man in Hood River must become a member of the American Red Cross during the woek named to fulfill this patriotic obligation. This proclamation by me issued on December 17, 1917. H. L. DUMBLE, Mayor. WHAT THE SAVINGS CERTIFICATES ARE What better Christmas presents mav one buy than the United States War Savings Certificates? And the people of Hood River are realizing this. Post master Keavis to date has sold certifi cates aggregating . The government s war savings plan s a plan by wmcn you can lend small savings to your government at four per cent interest, compounded quarter- . You lend to your government by e'purehase of war savings certificates and thrift stamps. A war savings certificate costs $4.12, if purchased this month or next, the cost to advance one cent each succeed ing month during 1918. On July 1, 1923. the certificate will mature and the government will pay you $5 for it. A thrift stamp is a stamp costing 25 cents to be applied in payment for a war savings certificate. It does not earn interest, its purpose being to help purchasers to accumulate in 25 cent pieces the amount necessary to pay for a war savings certificate. War savings certificate and thrift stamps can be purchased at your post- office, from your city or. rural mail carrier, at your city banks and from At the request of the American Red Csoss, Mayor H. L. Dumble has Issued a proclamation designating the present week as the period for an citizens to affiliate with the Red Cross as members. The Proclama tion follows: Proclamation: Whereas the American Red Cross, through its President, Honorable Woodrow Wilson, Its Chairman, Hon orable William H. Taft, and the Chairman of Its War Council, Hon orable H. P.. Davidson, has called up on all loyal and patriotic citizens of the United States to affilta with saia organization by taking member ship therein, and ' WTiereas the week , of December 17-24 has been designated by the aforesaid as the time for member ship affiliation, and Whereas the State of Oregon has been assigned the quota of 240,000 members, being 80 per cent of its FIRE BOYS PLAN BALL NEW YEARS EYE DANCE DATE SET Volunteer Department Appoints Committee to Arrange for Occasion and Dec orate Heilbronner Hall 4-Minute Men-4 "THE AMERICAN RED CROSS' E. O. BLANCH A R SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT ELECTRIC THEATRES The annual ball of the Volunteer fire departmnt, in former years given on Thanksgiving night, will be held this year on New Year eve, thus giving the merry makers a opportunity to watch the new year in. The firemen had arranged to hold their dance on Thanksgiving as usual this year, but, imbued with patriotism, they gave up their old date to the Red Cross Chapter, in order that the big party wmcn proved so successful might be held. Heilbronner hall will be artistically decorated for the occasion. Kolstad a orchestra will make the music for the event. In former years the people of tne city ana vaiiey have given the nre men a great support. The organization won many new friends last fall when they visited neighboring country sec tions to assist in fighting forest fires. . The department is.entitled to 11 stars on its service flag. Members of the organization are in the following respective branches of their country a service : sgt. w. j. a. Baker, Sgt Water Ford, Sgt. Leon Foust, Cpl. William Bailey JMechanic Rudyard Im- holz and Pvt. Walter Shay. 12th Co.. O. C. A., Fort Canby; Will McGuire, musician, U. S. Marine Corps; Edgar Franz and Willard Young, aero ma chinists, Camp Kelly, Tex. : and Ivan Uakin, hospital corps, ban f rancisco. Because of losses by enlistments the department found it necessary last Friday night to recruit the following members : Harry Connaway, Earl Web er, I. D. Parkins, Kenneth Hicks, Robert Binns, Ray Samuels, P. G. Schreuders and J. W. Crites. Ihe decoration committee making arrangements to prepare Heilbronner hall'for the big.dance is composed Jof the following members : Earl Franz, Cecil Lafferty, T. D. Waldie, I. D. Parkins and r. U. Kipper. Messrs. Lafferty, Waldie and Parkins assisted recently in decorating the hall for the Red Cross ball. your merchant and other authorized agent. Though money with which to carry on the war to victory is the immediate consideration in the government s war saving certificate and thrift stamp ap peal, real and lasting benefits to the nation are going to accrue by virtue of the more general practice of national thrift which the campaign is expected to develop. The government hopes to make us a more thrifty people, not merely for the duration of the war but for all the time. Uncle Sam feels that f he can make us a nation of savers he will have made us a nation of serv en to all mankind. COMMERCIAL CLUB DIRECTORS NAMED The following new 'directors of the Commercial club were elected Monday night: O. P. Dabney, S. J. Moore and J. R. Norton. They succeeded William Stewart, Harry Connaway and Dr. J D. uutterv. At the meeting the members of the club dopted a resolution to rescind an amendment passed last year whicn provided for an assessment of 10 per cent on membership aues, wnen tne funds of the treasury are exhausted. The amendment, that certain by laws be complied with, must have a con firmation vote at the next regular meeting to be valid. The club has sue- ceededjin liquidating the larger part of an old indebtedness during the past year. - CHRISTMAS MATINEE FOR THE KIDDIES Arthur Kolstad, proprietor of the Electric theatre, invites all the chil dren under 12 years of age to be his Christmas guests next luesday at 11 m. Mr. Kolstad had arranged to have "Snow White." with an entire children's cast, for the attraction, but it developed that the Seattle house had already booked the play at the time their agent sold it to Mr. Kolstad. However, the kiddies are not to be disappointed. Mr. Kolstad has rustled around and secured a program lor their amusement. The doors will open at 10.30 and the show start promptly at 11 o'clock in order that the children mav be home in time for dinner. A good comedy has.been secured, and the children are sure to enjoy the matinee. All youngsters under 12 years of age will be admitted free of charge. 1 Usual prices Iwill iprevail for older folk who may wish !to attend, and a George Beban special will be shown at the regular hours. KNITTING CLUB WILL GIVE A DANCE The Hood River Knitting club, just organized by girls and young matrons of the city, who have pledged them selves to forego the season s society peasures and devote their time in knit ting for the soldiers and to raising funds for the support or t rench or phans, will give a dance at Heilbronner hall Christmas night, the proceeds to be used in support of an orphan. The club is already supporting two French orphans. The sum of $36.50 will keep a child for a year. The mothers of the young women will be patronesess at the approaching dance. . Hood River-Odell jitney, 50 cents each way for adults, half fare for chil dren. Leave Hood River daily at 7.30 a. m. and 1.30 p. m. Returning leave Odell at 8 a. m. and Z.30 p. m. Chaa, Foster. Start from Mount Hood Hotel. FRESHET TAKES OUT HOOD RIVER BRIDGE History repeats itself. Almost to the day two years after it was washed out in 1915 the Hood river,.on ajboom caused by 50 hours of continued rain fall, carried away a portion of the west approach of the steel bridge across the river at the foot of State street The washout occurred about nine o clock Monday night, Jack Bag ley, agent for the People's Navigation Co., having just crossed the structure before the trestlework was undermined. Jt is now necessary for one wishing to take freight from the ctiy to a river boat landing to make a 12 mile trip around the loop by way of Tuckers bridge. East Side Christmas shoppers visiting the city will have to come by way of the Odell district. The high water caused the lower river plant of the Pacific Power & Light Co. to (shut down at seven o'clock Monday evening. The pipeline has been badly damaged bythe flood. With the old Hydro-Electric plant Sat Tuckers Bridge unable to carry any load, Hood "Kiver, during the high water, has ueen receiving electrical energy from the White river plant in Wasco county. The lights were out for nearly anlhour Monday night, caus ing considerable inconvenience at the Commercial club and Electric theatre. Since the storm began last Thursday more than seven inches of precipitation have prevailed here, and it is said that the rainstorm. has been heavier back in the mountains. The Hood river, at a record , high mark, began yesterday to undermine the south pier of the Mount Hood railroad t ridge just this side of Powerdale. renderfnsr the structure un safe for passage of locomotives. Crews of men were busy throughout yesterday removing drift from the west pier holding the end of the wagon bridge across Hood river. As soon as the water subsides the county will be gin immediate work to replace the trestle spans swept away Monday night The O.-W. R. & N. Co. is permitting pedestrians wishing to take the White Salmon ferry or river boats to cross their bridge. RED CROSS SEALS ARE SELLING FAST First returns in the Red Cross Christ mas campaign show that Oregon is rallying to the work of defending sol diers and the state at large against tuberculosis witn tne same loyai gen erosity that responed to the Liberty Bond and Ked Cross appeals. Volunteer spent s of the Ore iron As sociation for the Prevention of Tuber culosis in 155 Oregon towns are busy disposing of the cheery seals which are called "bullets ror the kaiser a ally tuberculosis." School children in the schools of 26 counties are valiantly do ing their bit. Women s clubs, Ked Cross Chapters, auxiliaries and branch es, business men's organizations. Boy Scouts. Honor Guard Girls, camp f ire Girls, W. C. T. U. organizations, pas tors of churches, grange members and many others are on the anti-tuberculosis roll of honor. One million five hundred thousand seals to be sold at a. penny or more each have been distributed by Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar, secretary and cam paign manager of the Oregon Associa tion for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. The proportion for the state outside of Portland of the $10,000 fund needed to carry on the work of the association and to give special care both to men rejected for military service and those sent back from the front because ot, tuberculosis, will be well over sub scribed, it is now believed. S. E. Bartmess was called to Lyle Monday to prepare for burial MM. Clarissa Pierson, a pioneer of the dis trict Mrs. Pierson was 79 years of age.