VOL. X.NIX
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, TIU'IISIY, MAY l 1'JlS
No.
Brick
Ice Cream
QUARTS
60c
,f
'if
Brick
Ice Cream
PINTS
30c
. AohWI
Kii Drug Co.'s Modern W a 1 r u Soda fountain
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opening of our
Sanitary Walrus Soda Fountain, Saturday, May 4th
We Serve the Famous
Bulk and Brick Ice Cream of Assorted Flavors.
Sodas and Sundaes served in a most Modern Sanitary Way.
We use the Vortex Sanitary Soda and Sundae Cups at our Fountain.
SPECIAL ICE CREAM SUNDAES AND SODAS ON SATURDAY.
FREE! For the Children, with every Ice Cream cone, Baloons and Panama Hats.
KRESSE DRUG CO.
The Seto store
Come in and hear John McCormack's latest: "There's a Long, Long Trail."
valve-in-head
motor
The Chevrolet valve-in-head motor is the di-rect-application-of
-power type. Gasoline vapor is
introduced directly into the cylinder head and is
exploded flatly against the piston head, just like a
hammer striking a nail squarely on the head.
Every hit of power from the explosion is uti
lized to turn the fly wheel -there is absolutely no
waste.
In all 'other types of motors the gasoline is
introduced into a side-chamber, where it is ex
ploded. The force travels "around the corner" to
the piston head and a loss in power results.
And every Chevrolet is valve-in-head powered.
The "Four Ninety" Roadster at $7(51.85, Touring
at ,$787.50. And also the "F-A" model Baby
Grand Touring and Royal Mail Roadster at $1140.
Every Chevrolet is completely equipped. Prices
f. o. b. Hood River, Ore., war tax included.
Write or call for a copy of the booklet :
"Squarely on the head." It tells all about the
valve-in-head motor and its use in motor cars,
aeroplar.es and submarines.
The Orchardist
in the market for a grader and apple sizing
machine will save money by seeing me at
the earliest opportunity.
My machine is no experiment.
After severest tests with competing ma
chines, my sizer has won the approval of all
fruit districts.
Just yesterday I had an order for four
graders from Idaho.
Ideal Fruit and Nursery Co.
Grader
will make you money because of the low
cost of original investment as compared with
other machines, and another item its cheap
ness of operation.
Hood River Garage
Second and Cascade Streets
HOOD RIVER, ORE.
Phone 4444
CALL
AUGUST GUIGNARD
IDEAL FRUIT & NURSERY CO.
Tel. 5832
I!
Have you experienced the Season's call for
green stuff? We will be glad to supply you.
ASPARAGUS, SPINACH
and all other fresh vegetables. .
The combination of our (irocery with a first class Meat Market nmkeH
or conv nience for your shopping.
L. H. HUGGINS' SANITARY MARKET
12th STREET. PHONE 2134.
String Beans
Now is the time to plant. We have the seed at 15c
per pound as long as it lasts, seed paid for out of first
lot of beans delivered. We contract only for one
variety beans.
$60 Ton Cash
with .each delivery.
This is a good price and a profitable crop to raise.
HOOD RIVER CANNING CO.
! IS TO BE TOLD
DR. II. I1.R1GGS SPEAKS TONIGHT
j ,
; Educator, Fresh from Turkey, Will Tell
of Personal Observations at
the High School
Dr. Henry H. Riggs, recently from
Euphrates College, Harpoot, Turkev.
j will deliver an address tonight under
! the auspices of the county council of
j defense. Or. Riggs will tell of the
I outrages and massacres he has wit
j nessed w ith his own eyes, according to
J. J. Handsaker, who was here Satur
i day arranging for the meeting. The
j educator is touring America under the
j auspices of the American Society for
the Relief of the Armenians and Syri
ans. "Dr. Kiggs will only spend four days
in Oregon," said Mr. Handsaker. "He
will speak at Hood River, Astoria and
lillaniook, points where the stones of
Armenian and Syrian suffering have
not yet been told."
Dr. Kiggs will be accompanied here
by Pen Selling, of Portland. The two
will be guests at a luncheon given by
members of the Defense Council this
evening.
The lecture will begin at 8 o'clock
at the high school auditorium. Dr.
Kiggs in other talks has declared that
today no one needs guide iMjsts in trav
eling over the stricken countries. Syria
and Amenia. The traveler can go from
town to town guided by the line of
bleaching human skeletons, the remains
of victims of atrocities and starvation.
The educator himself has been through
two frightful massacres.
BOND BUYERS PAY
ACCRUED INTEREST
had been informed that hcwas much
improved. I'. S. Pawdn, president
of the Apple Growers Ass-viation di
rectorate, of which Mr. Shepard had
been a member for the past !';, r years,
visited Portland Monday eieetii -g to
call on Mr. Shepard.
At a meeting of the Association di
rectorate Monday resolutions id res
pect w ere adopted. Mr. Shepaid was
the first manager of the Hood River
Apple I'nion. Hood River's pioneer co
operative sales organization. His life
was devoted to organizing Nortnwest-
ern fruit interests on a cooperative,
stable basis.
"K. H. Shepard was always a leader
among Northwestern fruit men," de
dared H. F. Davidson, when he heard
of Mr. Shepard's death. "He was al
ways ahead of the other man, thinking
out the solution of some problem of
cultivation or marketing. 1 have known
Mr. Shepard for many years. 1 have
never known a fairer, nmre upright
man than he. He will be missed by
North western fruit growers."
Mr. Shepard, who was born at
Marysville, Calif., where his father
was a pioneer fruit man, was tin years
of age. He is survived by his widow
and five daughters.
liishop K. ,. Paddock conducted the
funeral services in Portland Tuesday
afternoon. Many local friends were
present to pay their last tribute and
respect to Mr. Shepard.
DEFENSE COUNCIL
IS ORGANIZING
DISTRICT l.MTS ARE BEING FORMED
FLOUR SAVING
Purchasers of Liberty bonds who do
not pay in full for their subscriptions
before or on May 9, the date of the
Third Liberty Loan issue, must pay
accrued interest. Thus, if you wait
for three months to make full payment
for the bond, you must pay the bank
carrying you the amount of the accrued
interest. This really costs the pur
chser of the bond nothing, for he will
be reimbursed by the coupon, when it
is clipped at date of maturity.
No rebate of interest will be allowed,
either on account of full payment in
advance of May !), WIN, or on account
of the first installment of five per cent.
Upon completion of payment for the
bonds on May 28, July 18 or August 15,
VJ18, the subscriber will be required to
pay accrued interest from May 9, 1H18,
on the deferred installment or install
ments at the rate of 4 per cent per
annum.
Some misapprehension regarding the
word "convertibility", used in connec
tion with Third Liberty Loan bonds,
seems to have arisen in the minds of
the public.
Edward Cookingham, state executive
chairman, gave out the following state
ment Saturday, regarding the meaning
of the words :
'T would like to make it plain to all
purchasers of bonds at the third Lib
erty Loan bonds are both negotiahlt
and transferable and in that respect do
not differ at all from the First and
Second issues of Liberty Ponds.
"The word 'convertibility' has n
reference whatever to the negotiability
of the bonds. This particular issue is
I not 'convertible' into any other bonds
which may be issued later in the war,
but that does not mean that the bnnds
are not negotiable or transferable or
deliverable in the freest possible man
ner at any time and to any person who
may purchase the bonds or to whom the
holder may desire to transfer them."
I LIBERTY BOND SALES
NOW $189,000
Hood River's $120,000 quota to the
Third Liberty Loan has been over-subscribed
by $(19,000. The subscriptions
are being increased daily by receipt of
bond purchases lrom non-resident land
owners. A number of subscribers, who
reside at Canadian points, have ad
vanced the total by several thousand
dollars in the past few days.
Although canvassing teams ceased
solicitation more than a week ago,
members of the Liberty bond commit
tee expect that the total may reach
$200,000. The county is being gleaned
by troop of Hoy Scouts, 13 of whom
wear medals won in the Second Pond
campaign, and these lads win report
several thousand in additional subscrip
tion, it is said.
UPPER VALLEY TO
HAVE MUCH GRAIN
According to Timothy Newell, Upper
Valley rancher, here last Friday on
business, at least 1,000 acres of grain
will be planted this season in the Up
per and Middle Valleys. Mr. Newell
himself will plant IT, acres in grain.
He will also have 20 acres in potatoes.
The Newell place, formerly owned
by A. Millard, Omaha, Nebr., capital
ist, when first cleared, was set to young
anule trees. Except for a few trees
along irrigation Hume, the trees have
all been pulled out, the owners prefer
ring to realize immediate profits from
grain and hay crops to waiting for the
orchard to come into bearing.
Mrs. Newell and Miss Grace accom
panied Mr. Newell on the motor jour
ney to the city.
E II. SHEPARD
DIES IN PORTLAND
To the people of Hood River County :
The United States government is
now making the strongest, deepest!
appeal to us to do more- to do our ut- j
most in saving wheat. 1 he appeal is
made that we take the total abstain
er s pledge. 1 he government defines a
total abstainer as one who uses less
than one-half pound of wheat Hour
products in a week. Should 1 not,
should you not, take such a pledge? If
not why not: I se other toods, hut
save wheat. Humanity calls, save,
SAVE wheat.
A stirring, soulful call is being made
to any family having more than f0
pounds of Hour to return the excess.
These returns are reported to the fed
eral government from all over the
country and an equal amount is re
leased at the Atlantic seaboard for
shipment to the allies and our own sol
dier boys in France. If you or I have
more than 50 pounds of wheat Hour, on
bended knees let us hold a conference
with our conscience and our (iod ; then
do the right thiiij'. Several barrels of
llour have already tieen returned in
Hood River. The men and women who
have returned this Hour have never
acted more nobly. Let us act and act
now. In the name of God, for our own
good and for the good of humanity, let
us act now. Let us return our excess
Hour. Vital, deep issues are at stake.
Sincerely, L. P. Gibson.
NO MAN'S LAND
SHOWN IN WINDOW
One of the most striking show win
dows recently seen here was dressed by
Cecil Lalfei-ty for the Kaesser grocery.
Walls are hung with some of the most
impressive pictures of scenes from
"The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin,"
showing Unlay at the Liberty theatre.
On another side of the window is shown
the American Flag and patriotic post
ers, in one corner is a replica of the
Statue of Liberty, in front of which
are shown toys in representation of the
nation s lighting forces drawn up to
protect democratic treidnn and the
wolrd's civilization.
The fighting forces are ready to
launch into an attack out across No
Man's Land at minions of the kaiser.
The wreckage of toy guns, tattered
dolls and an upheaval of sand gives the
spectator a fair picture of the real No
Man's Land.
CLEAN-UP WEEK
COMES ON MAY 6
Hood River was shocked and deeply
greived Monday on hearing of the
death in Portland last Sunday night
nieht of E. H. Shepard, pioneer fruit
man and founder of Better Fruit. His
health seriously impaired by overwork
and wcrrv over business attairs, Mr.
Shepard was recently taken to Port
and. and his horticultural journal was
to have been continued from that city.
IjocbI friends and business associates
In compliance with the request of
the good tallies of the Woman's club,
who for years have taken so active an
interest in the welfare of our city, 1
am designating the week beginning
May 0 as cleanup week. I would es
pecially urge all our citizens to gather
up and remove or destroy all of the
winter's accumulations of ashes, veg
etable matter and all forms of dirt that
are so undesirable both from an aes
thetic and sanitary standpoint. A little
work in our yards will not only add to
the beauty of our city, but will very
decidedly add to its healthfulness.
11. L. Dumble, Mayor.
0.-W. R. & N. PUTS
ON AUTO SERVICE
With but, a single river steamer, the
People's Navigation Company's steam
er 1 ahoma, plying in the mia l-olum
bia, the O.W-. R. & N. Co. found it
necessary to put on a daily service for
the transportation ot automohiles
around the blockaded portion of the
Highway between Hood River and
Cascade Locks.
Dozens of motorists, some from
points in the middle west, are arriving
weekly. Until the dailv rail service
was inaugurated they often had to
wait for more than !!C hours for a
ljat.
S. S. Delegates Get Banners
Hood River county delegates to the
Oregon State Sunday School conven
tion at Salem returned home with two
banners, one designating that the
county attained first rank the past
year in Sunday school work, and a sec
ond, awarded as an Over the top
banner, showing that Hood River
county Sunday school workers did more
than was expetecd of them. The local
delegation consisted of W. T. Wyatt,
of Mount Hood; Mrs. H. M. Hosick,
of Pine Grove, and Mrs. J. E. Fergu
son and daughter, Miss Martha, of
Odell.
The Hood River County Sunday
school convention will be held at Pine
f 5 rove May 18 and 19. Officers and
citizens of the Pine Grove community
are already making preparations Jfor
the program, which, it is declared,
will be one of the best ever held here.
Organization Will rornt a Nucleus for
the District and lountv Organization
fur All Patriotic Activities
At a meet ing of the executive com.
mittee of the Hood River Council of
Defense held at Library hall Thursday,
steps were taken for the organization
of council units in all school districts.
Each district council will be com
posed of a minimum of 10 members.
Following a suggestion of Food Admin
istrator Gibson, it was decided that a
miumum of at least one-third of those
in charge of the new district councils
should be women.
The organization of the district units
will be hastened, in order that the re
spective units may be prepared to as
sist in the Red Cross fund campaign to
be launched May 20.
The Hood River county executive
committee is composed of the follow
ing: W. A. Isenberg, chairman; Mrs.
t'has. Fuller, representing the Wom
an's Committee; Leroy Childs, county
agriculturist. ; Roy D.Smith.eounty fuel
administrator; L. B. Gibson, county
food administrator; E. C. Smith, chair
man of the Four Minute Men ; C.N.
Ravlin, representing the Red Cross; E.
o. Hlanchar, representing the Liberty
l,oan organization; C. 11. Vaughan,
chairman of the War Savings commit
tee ; I '. C. Anderson, secretary, and
Joe D. Thomison, in charge of public-
BROWN TELLS HOW
TO GET BIG APPLES
By Gordon G. Brown.
All indications thus far point out
('early the feasibility of prompt ir
rigation in our orchards with plenty
ot .supplementary cultivation. ThiH
is especially so in older orchards for
obvious reasons. It is likewise true
with younrj bearing trees, but rela
tively less so.
The ;;rower this year of all jears
must keep in mind constantly the
pleasing demand for large fruit con
sistent with good color and keeping
q.iality. itli this idea In mind, he
should properly correlate all the fac
tors contributing to this end.
Many have made a good start in
tin's direction, by fertilizing theirv
tices, either artificially or by cover
c ops. Many have approuched the
solution ill that heavier pruning has
been done. Many, on the other hand,
are expecting to overcome whatever
handicaps they may have in attain
in.: lar;;er fruit by irrigation aDd
thinning.
All of these influences have their
pioper sphere. It is scarcely reason
able to expect that the one practice
nay entirely overcome the handl
ers incurred In a failure to proper
ly perforin the other. The grower
wauls to get all the fruit he can.
Naturally he hesitates in cutting out
i .in h fruit ins wood in his pruning
and likewise! many will heBitute to
remove many fruits in thinning, hop
ing that all will attain good size ami
maturity.
This is a year which promises well.
We have had a good deal of grow
ing weather already. Should th
glowing season be a long one as are
the chances now the prospect of
growing to maturity a larger number
of fruits than during a short season
should be taken Into account. "Get
the jump on the season" probably
expresses the Idea in mind as well
my other way. This year there
growing appreciation
Many
as in
seems to be a
of the value of tillage. Many have
cut up their soddy orchards in a
thorough manner and made new ir
rigation rills. But there are many
v ho have not done so. There are
many orchards in the valley which
have been in alfalfa or clover for a
m-mber of years. Many have not.
beer) cultivated for a long time. Re
sult: the alfalfa has largely "run
cut" and is replaced by Quack grass
or natural grasses which exert little
beneficial Influence. On the other
hand they exert harmful influences
In preventing proper soil aeration
and in utilizing much moisture
which should be available for the
trees. The grower should keep in
mind what a tremendlous drain is
being put upon his land. True, the
soil has a large total supply of plant
food chiefly potpsh and phosphoric
acid. Nitrogen has been our limit
ing factor. This has been largely
supplemented by nitrate of soda
and shade crops. Most plant food
h however, as yet, unavailable and
will not become so unless soil prac
flies are hastened consistent with
the demand. The aim in his paper
h not to state new principles but to
urge the immediate importance of
old ones which it Is evident many
hr.ve forgotten or consider of minor
importance.
Cultivate or irrigate or both is
necessary now. When the soil easi
ly falls apart after having been
pressed together firmly in the hand
irrigation should start at once.
Where cultivation has. conserved
this moisture the demand Is neces
sarily less. No one should lose- flight
(iZ the fact that moisture Is now be
ing dissipated rapidly from our soils
and that If a good percentage of our
blossoms are to carry tholr fruits to
maturity an ample supply must b
uniformly maintained.
Willamette (lice Club Coming Tonight
The Willamette University Glee Club
will give a concert this evening at the
Pine drove grange hall. The concert
will be given under the auspices of the
Pine Grove grange.
Marguerite Clark will soon appear at
the Liberty in the first of a series of
stories entitled, "liab'a Diary."
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