if flHr ML WTtf 1 A FJ i VOL. XXIX HOOP ltlVEI!. DliKliOX, Tlin:SlAY, MAY !i. I'M No. ; CTe Cleveland Tractor -PF.CIFIC.VUONS IN I5i:iKF ! i ill. lmre Protected 0 -Motor: Four cylinder, by 5 imli stroke. overhead valves. Horsepower: 1l' at draw bar: : at belt pulley. Length : in. Width ; 50 in. leight : in. Weight: Less than :i-00 pounds. Turning circle: 12 ft. Track: length eaeh side. "0 in., w lilt h '; in. Traction Hirface: More than M square inches, ('filter to center of tracks: ;IS in. Clearance : L' in. t'.cli pull.'v: I iiiuif tt-r. s in. t in. Susfn iiPiiitl : three-pjint. fac. Price $1600 f . o. b. Portland J. W. ANDERSON AGENT I OR HOOD RIVER AND WASCO (.(H N l IF S .Machine luav In' seen at Helen iiaiaje at The I "alien Water Glass Corosive Sublimate for Eggs for Spuds r r Victrolas I Kodaks and Libb and Records Supplies THE KRESS E DRUG CO. 7w etaM Store t'orao in anil hear the latest May Records HOUSE PLASTER, CEMENT ARSENATE OF LEAD SPRAY BOX SHOOKS (live us your order at once so that you can depend upon your supplies for this season. Kelly Bros. Phone 1401 HIGHLAND MILLING COMPANY Manufacturers and Dealers in All Kinds of High Class Flours and Cereals and in Stock and Poultry Foods has completed the construction of the new plant at the foot of State Street. The institution expects to become a permanent one of the City, and we want the people of the Town and Valley to become better acquainted with us, and we want to know all of you. Come down any time and inspect our new plant. It will be a pleasure for us to show you about. irug me unties. Telephone 1751 J. P. & L. B. APLIN, Proprietors HOOD RIVER H. R. CANNERY DOUBLES SIZE NEW BULDLNG NEAKS COMPLETION Concern Plans for Comfort of Workers Citizens Invited to Visit Cannery And Witness Operation i When their new factory annex, a i concrete building, two stories 72x7:! I feet.i s completed by H. Cramer. E. ' Cloud and 11. H. l.arkin, owners of the Hood Kiver Canning Co., will tie pre ; pared to handle the district's product , of canning tarries ami other fruits, ; and in addition the eanners will ex 1 pand this season and pack a large ! quantity of beans. The new building will enable the I eanners to double their annual output, i The old two story concrete building, ?0 ' xlo feet, will lie used exclusively in the erratum of cappers, steaming vats and other machinery. The new structure will be devoted to the prep aration of berries and vegetables. It will contain no steam apparatus or ma chinery. The women workers will he segregated, a plan that w ill make for their comfort. "We believe mutual benefits to our selves and to our employes will accrue from this plan," says Mr. l.arkin. "Our help will be made more comfort able, and their work will be all the more satisfactory." lioth the canning buildings have roofs of the saw-tooth construction, providing a ventilation that keeps the rooms cool even in dead of summer. In former seasons the canning concern has packed strawberries and cherries mainly, but a large number of cases of pears, apples, prunes, blackberries and loganberries have been put up. Tin' packing of beans will be an in novation. Many orchardists have taken advantage of the fanners' otl'er to se cure bean seed, which is sold at 15 cents per pound, payment for same to he deducted from the first delivery of the green beans, and the valley's string bean acreage thisjseason will he several hundred per cent larger than in any former year. The canners will pack the Burpee' t Stringiest) Greenpod variety exclusively. Mr. l.arkin says that he expects a further interest on the part of growers. The canning concern has adopted a policy that is hoped will produce a feeling among the people of the valley that the cannery is a permanent insti tution. Orchardists and city men and women are extended an invitation to visit the plant at any time. The can ners request that visitors call especial ly when the plant is in operation. "We are here," says Mr. Larkin, "to benefit ourselves and the Hood Kiver valley as a whole. We want the people to think of us in this way. We want to be prepared to take care of all the canning products of the distict, and we want the cooperation of all of the citizens in making this posihle. The cannery, provided the fruit sup ply is as great as may be expected, will employ 200 women this summer, brunt of tli. the surgical local RIG RED CROSS nmun 10 vnn for Northwest Conference Don't be a slacker. Executive Committee, C. N. Kuvlin, Sc. TELEPHONE SERVICE IS UNDER FIRE Lawn Sprinklers Lawn Hose Lawn Mowers Hand Seeders Hand Weeders Wheel Hoes Lawn Rakes Lawn Grass Seed Lawn Edgers Screen Doors Screen Windows Window Screen L E. A. FRANZ CO. -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 Grocery itli a lirst class Meat Market makes (or convt nience for vour shopping. L. H. MUGGINS' SANITARY MARKET 12th STREET. PHONE 2134. RALPH E. WILLIAMS REPUBLICAN Candidate for National Committeeman Kalph E. Williams, of I'ortland, native sun o Oregon and pro sent Republican National Committeeman, is a candidate for renomi nation and election. All Oregon Knows that Mr. Williams was the chief factor in bringing about the reunion of the Republican and Progressive parties in the star, in 1'ilfi, resulting in Oregon belni; the only spate in the West to cast its electoral vote for Hughes. That Mr. Williams' splendid work In harmonizing the various elements of the Republican and Progressive parties is also recognized nation ally, is attested by strong letters of endorsement, written by William U. Wilcox, retiring chairman of I he Republican National Committee, George W. Perkins, chairman of the executive committee of the Pro gressive party, and Will II. Has, recently elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. These letters refer not only to the state and national campaign of 1H16, but also to the recent, meeting of the Republican National Committee at St. Louis, where Mr. Williams' activities materially aided in establishing the spirit of cooperation and harmony which now prevails in the party throughout the I'nited States. A descendant of Oregon pioneer Ftock, his parents having cross ed the plains to Oregon in 18C, Ralph Williams' Americanism has found abundant expression since the outbreak of the war by partici pation in all patriotic war activities. As is generally known, seniority in service gives prestige and in fluence on the Republican National Committee in the same measure as on Congressional committees. At the present time he is ranked as to senority on the National Commlttt'e by two members only. This (nits Mr. Williams in a position of power and distinction such as no new member of the Committee could hope to uttaln. His reelection will insure to the State of Oregon all the ad'led benefits which will naturally accrue from his increased standing. THOS. II. TONGUE, Jr. CLYDE G. HUNTLEY W1LLARD L. MARKS WALTER L. TOOZE, Jr. D. L. POVEY V. H. LEWIS Members of Hughes Campaign Committee (Republican-Progressive). EXPRESSES THANKS The excutive committee of Hood Riv er county desires to express npprecia tion of the manner in which Hood Kiv er county citizens responded to the government's call for purchases of bonds of the Third Liberty Loan. The action of Hood River county citizens has been gratifying am inspiring. Our bond subscriptions have surpassed ex pectations, and, considering the fact that Hood River valleyjhas received no returns from war prosperity, the record is remarkable. The executive committee wishes to thank all the loyal captains of district anvassing teams and their eilicient co workers; to express a sincere appreci ation to the musical talent of the dil' ferent communities and especially t the members of the Liberty Loan dou ble quartet for substantial aid in stim ulating a spirit of patriotism ; to thank the citizens of the city and valley who were so generous in furnishing their automobiles for Liberty campaign er rands. L. O. hlanchar, Chairman Executive Committee. which throws the Red Ccoss work o:i iniTS department. N imperative is the uecessiu for a regular attendance of local women that j the executive committee is send t.i- out , letters and enlistment cards broadcast.' , this week in order that there will be no possible cessation of work durn.g ; CAMPAIGN FOR Fl ND STARTS 20TU the coming busy portion of the year. j These surgical dressings must he' produced at alt hazards and we cannot Nation will Raise $ 100,000,(XH) Local expect a few of the faithful en s to . ., . , do all of the work. I napter Wurke rs Are in Seattle It is up to every woman of Hood! River to do her share of Ked ( ross j work. i With C. Y. McCullagh appointed j manager, the Red Cross Chapter i making extensive preparation for the national Red Cross campaign, to lie waged beginning Saturday, May 2o, fur a $liHi,iioo,noo fund. District unit of the Council of IVfense will be used ! in making the resoective community canvasses for funds. Members of the Red Cross executive committee declare that they expect Hood River county to till her quota w ith as much d'spateh as prevailed at the drive last spring, when Hood River county gave an oversubscription of more than l,fxKi. The quotas of the different counties w ill be assigned soon. Mrs. C. N. Ravlin and Mrs. I.. S. A ins worth will represent Hood Kiver Cuapter at the big Red Cross confer ence in Seattle this week. Every Chapter in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska has been requested by di vision headquarters to send represent atives of the surgical dressings depart ment to this conference to take an intensive course in the new army dressings as designed by our expedi tionary forces in France. National headquarters has sent a corps of instructors out from Washing ton to this conference, many of whom are direct from the Red Cross base hospitals at the front. The chief in terest lies in the new Sphagnum moss dressings. The National Ked Cross has issued oiders for 500,000 of these, which will be made entirely by the Oregon, Washington and Idaho Chap ters. This order will have to he com pleted and shipned by July 1. Mr. McCullagh in discussing the coming drive says : "1 will appoint my team captains from the personnel of district Defense Council units. It is necessary that 1 have these lists of names by Saturday, May 11, by all means. The campaign, it must be remembered, will begin May 20. We of lbxid River are going over the top the first, day. We can do this easily by a little preparation. "I will notify the captains of their appointments not later than Monday. May l.'f.and the following Tuesday night these captains, the members of the executive committee and myself will take dinner at the Mount Hood hotel at tiJii) o'clock, following which we will go over in detail all of the plans for the campaign. It will be necessary for the team captains to have the names of their team members, in order that they may be announced at the i Heyday dinner. "All of us around Hood River are extremely busy. I know that I am, and it was not a matter of preference lor me to take the work of managing the Hood River county drive for the ig fund. We are simply all of us sol liers. I am obeying the orders of su periors. 1 had to accept when appoint- I, and likewise every team captain and team member, is going to be ex- ted to do his duty. In fact, if the appointments are not accepted volun tarily, the draft will be put into ef fect." WOMEN ASKED NOT TO BE SLACKERS (This information furnished ley, and others) by Tluis. Jr. Tongue, Jr., Clyde G. Hunt- If Hood River is to keep pace with the increasing demands of the Ameri can Red Cross, Hood Kiver women will have to give this important work more serious consideration, loo many o them are doing Red Cross work as it suits their convenience, or when there is nothing else to interfere. The country women are doing most of the local work. Seventy-tive pe cent of the workers at the workroom m the Commercial club are from the country, and they are busv women with families and war gardens. The workrooms at Pine Grove, Odell anil I'arkdale are likewise thronged on their respective days. The regular, dependable workers w hi have been bearing the brunt of the local Red Cross work for the past year have never permitted anything but sickness to interfere. They have felt that the Red Cross was their part the war and that if anything was to be sacrificed it would be their own time and alfairs. Some have been devoting from one to three days week in order that the alloted work, might be turned out on time. For several months the Hood Kiver Chapter was ordered by division head quarters to produce three cases of hos pital garments and one case of surgical dressings each month. The garments were apportioned out among the van ous branches, but the surgical dress ings had to be produced in the room at the Commerical club, which was out fittprl snpcificallv for this nurnose. is one of the explicit rules of the Ked Cross that surgical dressings must be made in sanitary rooms underlthe di red supervision of authorised and ex perienced instructors and tnspectors. The monthly allotment has recently been changed by headquarters so that Hood River now has to produce 11 cases of surgical dressings and one case of garments a month. The dressings especially spec i tied for Hood River are most complicated in the entire list, The monthly meeting of the Com mercial club will be held next Monday night at 8 o'clock. Among several is sues that have tieen programmed tor discussion will be the present taxation of Hood River county and the tele- ihone system. President Dabnev in commenting on the latter, made the following state ment : 'The complaint against the present service of the local telephone company is becoming almost universal. Ihe ompany lays the trouble to the close proximity of the high power lines id the Pacific Light it Power Company to the telephone wires. The hitter mipany denies the responsibility. Many have applied to the i'yhlic Ser vice Commission for relief, but stiii the trouble continues unabated. 'Ihe Commercial club is going to endeavor to get at the bottom of this and who ever we tind to be at fault, we are go ing to arouse surlicient sentiment to compel a remedy." II. h. Davidson will lead in the dis cussion of local taxation, which prom ises to be a red hot issue betore the evening is over. PATRIOTIC PAGEANT TO BE HELD FRIDAY A patriotic pageant will be partici pated in tomorrow afternoon in the tir and pine-snaded Ferguson grove in the Belmont district bv the school children from the Barrett. Oak Grove and Frank ton schools. Miss Airline Bart mess, supervisor of music in the Hood River county schools, will direct the hundreds of youngsters. Folk songs, patriotic songs. Maypole dances and folk danc ing will be given by the children. Ihe program follows : 1 he processional. "The Star Spangled Banner," saluta tion of the U.S. Flag, the Marseillaise. Heralds, llower girls, Queen of May, pages. How Do lou Do dance, Oak tnovc and Barrett. Vacation Song ami Queen of May, Hast Barrett. Liberty polka, East Barrett. Song, "Rain," West Barrett. Seholtische, Frank ton. Santa Lucia and Never Let the Old Flag Fall, Oak Grove school. Hop Moi Anika, I" rankton. Carnival Night, and Marching With the President, Barrett, school. Nixie Polka, Oak Grove. In The Tree Top, Frankton. La Pastoral, Barrett, P.attle Cry of Feed Them, Oak Grove. Seven Jumps, Frankton and Barrett. Fire Flies and New Hail Columbia, Frankton school. May Pole dance, Frankton. Songs, A Dialogue and a Swing Song, Oak Grove, Barrett, Frankton. All are welcome. ENDEAVOR CONVEN TION TOMORROW Union No. 10, compoesed of Hood Kiver, Wasco and Sherman counties, of the Oregon Christian Endeavor, will hold an annual convention at. the As hury Methodist church, Friday, Satur day and Sunday. Two hundred dele gates are expected. The following prominent out of town Endeavor workers will deliver address es: Evert (. Baker, of Portland; Miss Gertrude Aiken, of Salem; Miss Edna Whipple, of Eugene, and Walter (iivens, of Eugene. Saturday evening the delegates will be servcil a dinner in the basement of the big church, fol lowing which all will go to one of the Columbia river beaches, where a pro gram of readings and recitations vv.i 1 1 be listened to around a huge bonfire. Sunday afternoon business men and orchardists will entertain the visiting delegates with an automobile ride through the orchards. 1 I COMPANY IS BUSY The Highland Milling Co., the four story plant of which hasf just been com pleted, has begun rolling barley and oats and the manufacture of poultry feed. The mill, built by J. P. Aplin, pioneer Northwestern miller, with whom is associated his son, L. B. Ap lin, has not vet begun making wheat and substitute flours, because of failure to receive some machinery. The miss ing parts, however, are expected soon. The elder Mr. Aplin resided in Hood Kiver 14 years ago, having built the town's first flouring mill, which was later purchased by M. K. Gessling. This null was destroyed by fire in Bill. Indian Creek Fill Bashed James 0. Fairfowl is rushing work on the lillO foot lill that will carry the main West Side trunk line across the Indian creek gorge. The till is ',12 feet deep at the highest point. Concrete culverts carry the stream of the little creekand a power ditch under the earth fill. Work was delayed last week while the city lowered mains of the munici pal water system. Mas. Bartmcss Picks First Rose To Mrs. S. K. Bartmess goes the honor of the first rose blossom of the season. Mrs. Bartmess Saturday picked three handsome buds. One of them was a large Jacqueminot, and the other two were white climbing varieties. TO SELL DIRECT From the Mosier Bulletin After an affiliation of the past six years, the hoard of directors of tha Moslcr Fruit Growers' Association has cancelled the cooperative selling agen cy's contract w ith the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, of Seattle. "Because of changed conditions," says Manager K. 1). Chatfield, "our board decided that we could best serve our growers in the future by market ing our crop independently. Mosier has won a national reputation for the high rdass of her product. We will en deavor to maintain this reputation by producing quality instead of quantity of fruit. We expect a tonnage of KN cars the coming season." Mr. Chatfield says indications at present point to one of the best crops the district has ever had. Weather conditions have been excellent. Be cause of lack of precipitation at thei blossoming period, growers have found it possible to eliminate one of the lime sulfur sprays. The so-called pink spray has been applied as an insurance against fungus damage. Orchards at present show practically no fungus. CRITES, SINCLAIR BUY ABSTRACT COMPANY J. W. Crites, who resigned his posi tion as principal of the high school last spring to become associated with tho company, and K. W. Sinclair, for a number of years associated with tho First National Bank force, have pur chased from C. H. Caufield and ('apt. L. A. Henderson the entire stock of thu Hood River Abstract & Investment Co. Mn. Caufield, who with his wife came here from Oregon City to reside with Mrs. Henderson and children during ("apt. Henderson's absence, will return to Oregon City to make his home. Mr. and Mrs. Caufield will be accompanied by Mrs. Henderson and children. , Mr. Sinclair will leave the bank in about a month to participate actively with Mr. Crites in conducting the ab stract business. The interest of the purchasers is equal. The date of trans fer of the business was May 1. Bund Campaign Closed The Third Liberty Loan campaign formally closed at midnight last Satur day, and after that time no new appli cations for subscriptions can be re ceived. Chairman Blanchar reports that nu merous prospective subscribers called at the banks Monday, and, if the sub scriptions could have been received Hood River county's total might have reached the $20,INR) mark. Most of tho belated subscribers were stimulated to action because of the Presidents' ap peal to fellow citizens to back him In taking another $50 bond.