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The Orchardist
in the market for a grader and apple sizing
machine will save money by seeing me at
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HOOD RIVER. OREGON
PLANT WHEAT
Hood River County should plant more wheat. Every
farmer for his own good and for the benefit of the Gov
ernment should raise at least an acre of wheat and as
much more as he can. We will grind his wheat into whole
wheat flour or graham. No restrictions have been made
to date affecting the grinding of one's own flour. Produce
your own flour and you help the rest of the country. In
this connection farmers should plant corn and beans.
Acclimated seed is on hand. This is the time to figure on
planting Spring wheat, shortly it will be too late.
Flour, Feed, Grain, Seeds
KELLY BROS.
SEVENTH AND KMLROAD STREETS
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The Food Administrations Wheat Substitutes
WE ALSO HAVE
Canned Vegetables, Fruits and
Other Products
THK I ST. OF WHICIt- WILL SAVK MF.AT
Remember the chance in delivery system ami order before noon.
FARMERS MAY
RAISE TROUT
FINLEY'S ADVICE WELL RECEIVED
Every Orchardist With Spring Branch on
His Piact Should Have i Fbh
Pond, Says Biologist
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V A R SAVINGS STAMPS
As a result of the great war one of
the natural resources of Oregon may
be developed, and instead of wasteland,
as at present considerer), the swales
and swamps and springy bottoms of
hundreds of Oregon farms may be
come valuable assets and return to
their owners neat annual revenues.
The great European war has threat
ened to bring about a famine of red
meats, and already we have experi
enced meatless days. Already we
have heard the advice and warning of
the food administration, "Eat more
fish."
And it is through the proposed prop
agation of trout that these spring
branches of Oregon farms, and there
ire hundreds on hundreds of them on
both sides of tne Cascades, may assist
in solving the food problems. At
least State Biologist Finley'a serious
suggestions for home fish ponds in lec
tures given in rural communities here
last week will result'in trout propaga
tion by a score of Hood River orchard-
its the coming year.
We are urged by the government io
raise some chickens. Why not also, if
we have places that are adapted to
such purposes, raise more fish?" is the
way Mr. Finley puts it. "And 1 as
sure you that it is "lust as easy, and
the cost, after you have prepared your
pond, is less than that of producing
poultry. I think ever Oregonian.with
a spring branch on his place should
He a trout pond. And he will, when
ho sees how profitable and successful
are those that have been established.
The time should come, and I believe it
will, when the ranch trout pond will
be as ordinary, in those well watered
districts, as the chickeriyard, and of
the two, the trout pond may become
the more profitable."
1 he purchase of stock to start a
poultry farm presents a problem to
many, for the outlay is heavy. When
one has prepared his trout pond he
may secure the fry for stocking it for
nothing. Ihe Oregon Hah and dame
Commission, which operates a hatchery
at; P.onneville, will furnish free of
charge, to any county in the state pen
etrated by a railway, a supply of
young trout, not only for restocking
rtreams, but for raising in private
ponds. Throughout the summer season
the car, "The Rainbow," esjiecially
equipped for the transportation of lit
tlu fishes, is moving like a shuttle,
backward and forward, up and down,
through the state of Oregon. The
lshes will be delivered to convenient
railway stations ot the state, ana all
the farmer, wishing tp develop a trout
pond, has to do is to provide himself
with buckets or milk cans, aboard his
wagon or automobile, and meet the
car. The Rainbow has brought as
many as a dw.en carloads of trout fry
to Hood River for the restocking of
streams, and a fair proportion of the
iUle fishes have been delivered here
to orchardists and ranchers who have
tnblished successful ponds on their
aces.
J. C. Porter, owner of one of the
largest Kast Side orchard places, is an
exponent of the home trout pond. Mr.
Porter utilized a bog on his ranch.
Now he has fresh trout for breakfast
whenever he desires them. Some of
the residents of the city, across whose
home lots flow spring branches, have
irovided themselves with fish ponds,
and despite their limited confines they
report their cflorts successful.
And there is another siue to trout
raising, tlie commercial aspect, fresh
mountain trout are always in demand
hv city restaurateurs. H. C. Elliott,
of Wycth, derives a fair sized income
I mm a private trout ponu. 11 you
happen to be in Portland, dining at a
restaurant or cafe and notice on the
menu, "mountain trout," think of Mr.
Elliott. He probably raised the tush.
And, if you order trout you will pny a
handsome price for them- Mr. Elilott
gets from 75 cents to $1 per pound for
Ins fish, live weight.
Mr. Finley says that any orchardist
can do just what the Weyth man is do
ing. The supply will have to be in
creased by great leaps and bounds be
fore the price is reduced, and even
though it should he cut in halt the in
dustry will continue a profitable one
The propagation of trout is said to
be without great difficulties. If any
one fear to undertake a pond because
of his limited experience or because of
his lack of knowledge of fishes the
United States government will be glad
to assist him. The Bureau of Fisher
ies has published numerous pamphlets
on home fish propagation, and these
books will be supplied to all who write
to that department at Washington ask
ing for them.
"It is to the interest of the State
Game and Fish Commission to stimu
late home trout propagation irom a
selfish motive, if for no other," sajs
Mr. F inley, "for we find oureeives un
able to secure enough eggs tor our
hfftchery each year. It takes millions
of eggs for restocking our streams.
one ofour great assets from the stand
point of drawing tourists. Our avail
able supply of eggs becomes greater
as the home fish ponds increase. We
are willing to give the rancher his
trout fry and then we are further will
ing to pay him a good price for all the
eggs he has to spare. If at anytime
he wishes to give up his pond we will
buy back his adult fish, for breeding
purposes, at a good figure.
Mr. rinley furthermore advances the
argument that private .trout raising
snoum ne aeveiopea to me extent teat
any tourist visiting Oregon would "fan
able to order fresh trout "at any res-
taurant in the state.
"I read just the other day," he said,
"where visitors to Hood River call for
fresh apples and baked apples and
are unable to get them. Perhaps they
have come to your town for just that
purpose. And 1 wonder just what they
think when the restuarant man denies
them and when they visit the grocery
store and are offered cull apple stock.
"But do you know that many tour
ists come to the Northwest because
they have heard of the wonderful fish
ing? Perhaps they come to catch their
Cascades begins to fall in his estima
tion. Over in Colorado thov have btn
quick to realize the value i providing
tneir tourists witn trout. wnv vou
can even go out to toe private ponds of
tourist hotels and catch your own fish
for breakfast. We ought to fcave some
thing like that here. We can."
1 he Hood River tur.Uf dame Pro
tective Asociation, with a membership
of several hundred business and pro
fessional men and ranchers, has under
taken to carry out the program that
Mr. Finley has suggested.
While the Apple drowers Associa
tion has made the Hood Rivt-r apple
famous in all the markets of the
world," says J. H. Fredriey, "it has
failed to make it available to the Hood
River visitor. We are not going to trv
to send Oregun mountain trout to the
outside world, but we are going to
make our part of the Cascade. famed
among tourists. F'irst, we are going
to keep our streams well restocked,
that the visiting fisherman may I
privileged to enjoy the finest of sport.
And then we are going to raibe enough
trout in private ponds to supply res
taurant men with fresh fish."
SPELLING BEE
JUDGE WILSON EXON-
ORATES MR. LEAVITT
In renderings decree for the plaintiff
in the Davis divorce case Judge Wilson
last Friday took occasion to exonerate
Kev. L. U. Leavitt, whose name
had been connected with the case by
the defendant husband, Elmer N. Da
vis, w ho charged his wile with infatu
ation for the minister.
"This case has been given publicity.
not only in local papers, but in Port
land dailies," said Judge Wilson, "and
1 would request that correspondents
give prominence to what 1 have to sav
about Mr. Leavitt. 1 want to give Mr.
Leavitt a clean bill of health. Nothing
has transpired, no testimony has been
produced that reflects in the least on
the character of the young minister as
a man, as a minister or 'as a citizen.
In fact, it has not been shown that he
has been guilty of anything bordering
on misconduct. It is mv sincere hone
that his influence for good will not be
all'ected in this community by this
case.
Judge Wilson administered a serious
rebuke to the defendant. He asserted
that the cross bill, in which the wife
was charged with being an improper
person, because of alleged free love
ideas and lack of respect for the sanc
titv of thp mHrriHirp vnw to twk pnst-
torly of the couple's small son, should
never have been filed. In testimony it
was shown that the husband hadtold
that he had conceived the idea of draw-
ng in the name of the young minister
ifter a visit to his boy, stating that he
could not stand to give up the chid and
he knew of nothing else whereby he
might secure custody of the child.
Judge Wilson in delivering his decree
declared that he could not conceive
why such charges should have been
made against Mrs. Davis or why the
minister should have been implicated
except for some such reason.
Judge Wilson stated that he would in
all probability, if only a denial had
heen interposed by the defendant fol-
owing the full testimony of the plain
tiff, have granted a decree to neither
party. But, as he stated, since the
letendant in his crossbill charged his
wife with faithlessness in thought, if
not in action, charges, which if sub
stantiated, would have ruined her char
acter in the community, his actions
had so established a cruel and inhuman
treatment as to warrant a decree for
the plaintiff.
The defendant alleged that he had
liseovered a note which had evidenced
Mrs. Davis' infatuation for Mr. Leav
itt. Judge Wilson accepted the denial
of the plaintiff that she had ever writ
ten any such note. The court went
further and read letters, which had
been introduced as evidence, which, he
declared, established the wife's inno-
ence in his mind. Judge Wilson said
that, no evidence had been produced to
show that Mrs. Davis had ever been
guilty of any misconduct.
While the court granted the custody
of the child to Mrs. Davis, the hus
band is granted the privilege of seeinir
the baby at seasonable and convenient
times. Judge Wilson recalled testi
mony to the effect that the plaintiff's
lather, S. A. Veach, was guilty of
swearing on frequent occasions.
Mr. Veach may go out behind the
woodpile and relieve himself of all the
cursing he pleases, "said Judge Wilson,
"but he must cease such a practice in
the presence of this child."
COUNCIL DISCUSSES
AUTOMOBILE PARK
The city council contemplates co
operation with the Commercial club in
the purchase of a three acre tract,
owned by A. A. Sehenck, of Omaha,
Neb., in the Heights residence district
for a park for motoring tourists. The
council members and a committee will
investigate the property Sunday after
noon. Mr. Schenck, provided the property
be put to no other use, offers the three
acres for $1,000, payable at, any time
within 20 years, interest at six per
cent.
The council has authorized Water
Superintendent Price to remove the old
W. C. T. U. fountain, recently broken
when struck by a runaway team, to
the city park. A new watering foun
tain will be placed on the streets.
City authorities have declared an old
house on June street, owned by the
county and occasionally occupied by
county charges, as a nuisance. It was
reported to the city council Monday
night that the premises were in a very
unsanitary.condition, and county au
thorities were asked tr engage in a
dean up.
RED CROSS PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT
Following Basket Supper at Hood River
High School Judge Wilson Will
Appoint Captains
Preparation is being made for a
ifood old fashioned time for the resi
dents of the valley, and reports indi
cate that delegations will be present
from every community for the spelling
bee at tht auditorium of the high
school Saturday night.
The program will begin with an old
fashioned basket luncheon, old fash
ioned except that it will be properly
Hooverized, and every woman is re
quested to prepare luncheon for two,
placing her name in the basket. Each
basket will be sold for 50 cents, and
the purchaser will take supper with
the owner of the basket. All are
asked to assemble at the high school
by H.'M o'clock. Each basket, accord
ing to instructions, must contain two
s)oons and cups. The committee will
serve coffee.
Immediately following the supper,
the meeting will be called to order by
Judge Wilson, of The Dalles. He will
appoint two captains, and these will
choose their teams of good spellers.
No one will be asked to spell against
his or her wishes. The spelling match
alone will be worth the 25 cents ad
mission to be charged. But in addition
to this, the committee has promised
some surprise stunts, which, it is de
clared, will eclipse anything ever seen
in Hood River. In a word, the citizen
w ho misses the Red Cross spelling bee
is going to be very regretful.
And then, consider what the fund is
going to be used for. The Red Cross
Chapter is in need of much money for
the purchase of supplies. Unless a
sullicient amount is rained at the en
tertainment of Saturday night a can
vass for subscriptions will be in order.
To accommodate residents of way
stations, the Mount Hood R. R. Co.
will operate special rail autos Satur
day night.
An informal dance will follow the
spelling bee.
SCOUTS AND HEN
IN SERVICE HONORED
The morning service of the River
side Congregational church Sunday
was devoted to a dedication of the roll
of the young men of the church now in
their country's service and to the pre
sentation of honor medals to 13 mem
bers of the Boy Scouts for signal ser
vice rendered in sales of Liberty Bonds
last October.
Short Iwt stirring addresses were
delivered by the following: A. C.
Staten, who has a son in the service ;
Dr. V. R. Abraham home on a furlough
from Fort Riley, Kas. ; Mrs. A. G.
Lewis, president of the Woman's club;
Rev. M. L. Hutton, pastor of the
church, and Mayor Dumble. The lat
ter presented the medals to the Boy
Scouts, whose names follow: Floyd
Lender, Maurice Kinsey, Kenneth
Deitz, Myron and Wilbur Hoyt, Boyd
Jenkins. Steven Roberts, Paul Sletton,
Kent Marshall, Kenneth McCTain, Ru
fus Sumner, Paul Huelat and Clarence
Harnett.
mortonToses IN
SUPREME COURT
A message from Salem to District
Attorney Derby announcing a supreme
court decision, confirming that of cir
cuit court, in the Morton Columbia
River Highway right of way case,
brought general rejoicing here Tues
day. J. W. Morton, owner of prop
erty over which the Ruthton hill sec
tion of the Highway passes, alleging
errors in posting of formal notices of
the opening of the road, lost the suit
he brought in circuit court.
Great blasts on the Ruthton hill sec
tion of the road have blocked traffic
between here and Cascade Ixck8, and
it was feared the blockade might be
drawn out at length if Mr. Morton's
case gained a favorable decision in
supreme court.
HIGHWAY WORK IN
EMERGENCY CLASS
All work on the Columbia Highway
in Hood River county, including the
Cascade Ixcks, Viento and Ruthton hill
sections, has been declared by the
State Highway Commission as coming
under emergency work and A.D. Kern,
in charge of the improvement, is auth
orized to extend the ten-hour working
provision to the men employed and pay
them double time for the two extra
hours of work each day.
That places the standard of pay at
$4.50 a day on those jobs, the extra
pay as double time about covering the
cost of board, which it is believed will
hold the men to the work.
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WAR STAMP CAM
PAIGN NOW ON
PIG, SHEEP CLUBS
ARE CONSIDERED
Every county section was represented !
at a meeting of w district ehairme
and committeemen, who are waging a
W ar Savings Stamp drive this week.
The enthusiastic war workers were
addressed by A. G. Clark, of Portland.
"While our campaign may not result
in large net sales," saysr C. II.
Vauehan, "our canvasser will visit
R. A. Blanchard, agriculturist for
the North Portland Livestock Bask,
was here Monday conferring with offi
cials of the First National Bank rela
tive to a campaign for pig or ahfcep
clubs. In addition to the incentive
such clubs .will give the schoolchildren
of the valley, the proposed plans are
appealing because they stimulate di
versification of farming and produc
tion of foods necessary to win the war.
No definite moves will be made by
the bank, however, until the matter
has been discussed by orchardist. The
situation here, it is stated, is different
ujrjrom mat in general ngi ii-unui m iuiu
rtiiunities, and it is feared that pigs or
sheep might ne piacea on oniy a limn
ed number of orchard places. The
bank will ask an expression from fruit
growers, and its ultimate decision will
be in accordance with their opinions.
own fish. Others, njt having the time
for the snort, would like a taste of
i Oregon mountain trout. He is uuable every home in the county on an educa
t to get them. As a fishing country the j tional campaign,"
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