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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1919)
Site X VOL. XXX HOOD IUVKU. OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 13, l'.H- -Nl. , i i i i I i 4 I i i i i i i I (OVDtVsll) R I'. PORT OK THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HOOD KlVt'.R, OREGON AT THE M.Ost. Ot Bl SITS MARCH 4. mt 1 eso ii r ros : bians and Discounts $447,88. 79 United States Honds and Certituates 214,700.(H Other Bonds, Securities, etc . 115,132. 06 Bank Buildinjr and Fixtures 52J25.0O Other Real Kstate Ii.il20.7i) Cash 128,120.57 $J4S,8U7.21 LialuliticN : Capital Stock $llH),0tK).(O Surplus ami Undivided Profits y.770.53 Reserved for Taxes 1,205.31 Circulation l(K).(Hi0.0O Deposits 737,831.37 $948,807.21 E. O. BLANCH A R. President C. DKTHMAN, Vice-President S. J. MOORE, Cashier L. M. BALDWIN, Asst. Cashier GOOD ROADS ( initiminl frimi IksI week) Tlin Stat' is now constructing the 5'i lfru.lt thitt will connect 1 1 x I River with Mo sier. It Ii.ih beun suggested that the East Side) can connect with this gi '.ile near the old gravel pit, and make a short ht retch of mad that will connect with the pitsent East sdde "what's left of the macadam," and save expense. This will leave the "thank you man'iiis" at Maxwelton, Sheles, and Purlers still there. A mctnli'-r of the Ntnle H x h way I ommiNnion ri'i'oi teU in lul l I n il i licit, w km hut two Indies ol the original iiuuvailnni leu. All ol' these are more than "; grades. To hard surface the present East Side mad under such a program would he to eliminate for sev eral generations liny opportunity to correct the matter and put the road where it ought to he. Furthermore, the iiumher of loops and curves being constructed in the State Road from button's Corner on, w ill absolutely pro hihit it ever being of any advantage to Hood River as a Trunk Highway (hi these loops wi'li any width, freight trallic would hn daii geious if not impossible. Sav nothing of pas senger trallic as its going to he, at 20 miles an hoflr and more. Ho not take mine or anyone else's word for the above statements. GO and LOOK for yourself. Imagine if each of these curves had ii STOP, LOOK, LISTEN sign, and they ought to have. Heinemher that thousands and thou sands of power driven Vehicles are going to use this road. The present number of such vehicles is a mete drop in the bucket com pared with what's going to be. R. E. SCOTT FOR SALE The lot al the corner of nth and Cascade where the old Armory stood for :t(H) HO 20 acres 5 milts out on West Side, with small house of logj, and a small 2 room cabin besides, 5 acres cleared. I tiller the hitch, and can he handled on terms if.'iHHUiO 5A'., FARM LOANS REAL ESTATE INSURANCE HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY These Properties will be Sold to the highest bidder The WJ of hit lettered "M" in S. Add. to City of Hood Hiver. This was the Mr. stunv old home Large ami roomy house. Centrally located. Street assessments all paid. Flee of incumbrances. Also, 40 acres, the SVVJ of the b', of Sec. 2, Twp. 1 N., tt. lo E V. M. Oood foil. Ahmit 10 miles from Hood liiver. Free of incumbrance. .Not subject to Irrigation District Tax. Said properties lielonp: to the Dr. M. F. Shaw estate iitiil must now be sold. Sale will lie for cash on acceptance ol" hid. Sealed liids will he received up to 1(1 o'clock on April 10th. 1 11. at othre of Krnest f. Smith in the Hall Bldfr,, Hood River, Oregon. Sale will be made subject to confirmation by Court. J. I). McCULLY, Executor. I CORPORATION OFFICIALS If you don't have insurance on the lives of the men at the head of your business you ou,dit to. Must modern and up-to-date concerns do it has saved the (lay for many. It may for you. Make a monthly charge of one twelfth of the annual premium you are paying, or oujrht to pay, and deposit it with a ptod bank or trust company where these premiums may earn interest while accumulat ing. This will avoid over-loading any one account or de partment in any one month and spreads the cost of your insurance over the entire year. i f I i f i See Your Life Insurance Man Today HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT & INVESTMENT CO. ft?? TV ...;tV SrTttff i rii! rift; ; m mm If'IHl i!.' $ I '.I i tiu iit inii : , ; " ij i swim mm iCth VV.fi i 1 1 I 'til.! I I, itfii VICTROLAS We are again in position to deliver VICTROLAS Three Special Records for March "MY IRISH SONG OF SONGS" McCOKMMl W796 "THE GIRL BEHIND THE GIN' "TILL WE MEET AGAIN" 18521 18526 Come in and hear the March Records. THE KRESSE DRUG CO. 7ke ??&xaJ!l Store Statement of the condition of the Butler Banking Company, of Hood River, Ore. at the Close of Business, March 4, 1919 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $520,764.04 U. S. Treasury Certificates 150,000.00 Bonds, Warrants and Stocks 133,427.34 Savings Department Loans 147,139.09 Safes, Furniture and Fixtures 5,036.04 Real Estate 26,162.87 Cash on Hand and in Other Banks 275.294.16 $1,1258,424.14 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $100,000.00 Earned Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,470.66 Deposits 1,132,953.4,8 $1,258,424.14 iiiiii in deposits over correspondum date one year ago, fUl.OiHi 1:1 BUY HOME PRODUCTS made by the The Highland Milling Co. Cereals : Shamrock Brands GRAHAM FLOUR WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR RYE FLOUR CORN MEAL Poultry and Stock Food : SHAMROCK SCRATCH FEED CRACKED, GROUND AND WHOLE CORN BARLEY AND CORN CHOP ROLLED AND WHOLE OATS ROLLED BARLEY MILL RUN BRAN AND SHORTS J. G. VOGT Where the new Spring Suits are seen at their best ( Style ) Quality Character ( Taste By Kuppenheimer W I sell "Makes that everybody knows" CLUB BANQUET grand success GOOD ROADS REVIVAL DEULOPtl) Speakers Demand Mount Hood Loop Riley With 41 is Incomparable Elo quence Wins Hearts of All I J JOB PRINTING AT THE GLACIER OFFICE i I'm now arrived - thanks to the Rod! Thro' pathways rough and muddy, ! A certain sign that mak'n' roads I Is tio this tieople's study. ! Altho' I'm not wi' Scripture erain'd, ! I'm sure the Bible says : That heedless sinners shall he dam'd I Unless they mend their ways. j The above written l:;i years ago is lone of the most obscure of the (xiems j of Robert Burns, but w ith all of its I obscurity it might have been taken for I the text of sermons preached at a good ! roads revival staged Wednesday night of last week by the Commercial club. Ostensibly the event was a banquet tendered by the members of the com mercial body to the Oregon State Highway Commission and other advo cates ol good roads, out scarcely was the sumptuous dinner, of which fried chicken was the piece de resistance, finished when Toastmaster Boddy, him self a minister, set the pace. Whether unconsciously or purposely, at least he shaped the trend of the spontaneous addresses toward the gospel ot good roads. And then the tirst respondent, It. A. Booth, is the son of a minister. He recalled this in his talk, and lie took the cue and eloquently and grace fully preached good roads, their econ omies, their glory, their value aim benefits. While he did not use the words of Burns he predicted that those of this era who fail to make provision for comfortable and economic travel are going to damn themselves most surely. However, calling attention to the action of the li17 legislature, most commendable, as he declared, in that it has moulded the pubile sentiment, resulting in the momentous roads leg islation of the l!iy body of solons, he expressed thanksgiving that Oregon- lans had read the signs of the times. I am amazed, said Mr. Booth, when 1 read in every day's newspapers of the trend toward better highways. The people have awakened every where." He cited the action of Nevada, Idaho, Arizona and other western states in voting huge bond issues and then, paying a graceful tribute to his own commonwealth, her resources, her tortile fields and scenic grandeur, he praised the action of her lawmakers, whose acts he declared will make possible a fund of $ 10, 000, l too tor good roads in the next rive years. I want to give my idea of relig ion, said Mr. Hooth. formerly the ministers voicing their belief in the iower of prayer, were prone to ask aid from some outside, mysterious foice. We are. leaving that iirecelit now. day we are realizing the power of the force within us; that what benefits we get must come from within. That's my religion and that's the re ligion ot good roads. Let s begin at home to build these highways. 1 he act will make our people more religious." An apparent reticence on the part of Mr. Booth to dwell upon plans of the State High why Commission was ex plained Thursday when it was first learned heie ot his decision to leave the Highway Commission. The news was received with many and sincere regrets. Mr. hooth gave unstinted praise to the work of In. Benson and W. 1,. Thompson, the latter present. He repeatedly warned the citizens of OieRon against a proneness that might arise, as he said, to criticize the High way Commission. "You must remember," he said that the Commission is being called upon to rush a gigantic work at a time that is perhaps not as favorable as we we have had. If an Oregoman likes anything it is to get a dollar and littl mure ot value for every dollar he spends. The accoinlishnients of vour Highway Commission in the past hat made its members worthy of your every trust. Wliile loatmaster ihkkiv r v implica tion, at least, indicated that the sul iect of the proposed Loop Highway around Mount Hood, conncetmg the old Barlow trail with the Columbia High way, was a forbidden topic and while Mr. Booth sidestepped any definite suggestion of plans of early construe tion of the mountain road, the session finally developed into an appeal for im mediate construction of the way Eventually, as has been made public the road will be constructed through the national forests by the fedora government. Funds, however, are not available this year. It was suggested, however, that work can proceed im mediately bv cooperation of the Stale Highway Commission, count .es affected and the lederal authorities. While Dr. L. It. Hewes, in charge of the Northwestern district of the Bu reau of Roads for the Department of Agriculture, made no definite sugges tion of plans, he expressed the hope that the road might be constructed at once. Geo. W. Joseph, who has charge of the estate of the late E. Henrv Wemme, who was eulogized for his philanhropv in making available the wilds of the mountain, has offered the state the road built by Mr. Wemme up to Loverninent camp. "We have grasped and brought to view our Columbia river," he said, "why nut also our Mount Hood'.' It will be a utility road, too. The people ot central Oregon counties will soon be coining in to I'ortland by way of Mount Hood, not only on pleasure trips but with trucks loaded with their products of their land. When Kufus C. Holman took the floor he "spilled the beans." "Iam for the Mount Hood loop tirst, last and always. The time for advocating this roads is past. We have reached the point now where we should, begin definite plans of immediate construe tion." Mr. Holman said the appeal of cit izens the state over, and especially m the eastern and central Oregon coun ties justified such a .demnnd. The Multnomah county commissioner paid a tribute to the legislature and to the State Highway Commission. "And," said he, "now ia an oppor tune time to hang a wreath around the head of your fellow citizen, Leslie Butler, and of J. H. Albert, .f Salem, who as membtrs of the Oregon advis ory highway board did service f i!.t?- timaPle value several ears ago. The session was drought to a close Frank Branch Kilev. best posted man in America on Northwestern scenery. As Mr. Kiley talked his views of grand and majestic points in Oregon, Washington and British Co lumbia were dashed on a screen. Mr. Kiley's address, however, was a very great disappointment to all n armd men. Every man left the budding expressing sincere regret that his wife could not have seen the pictures. The beaux present were too discreet to talk, but likely their thoughts ran in similar vein. The meeting has strengthened Hood River county's determination to return as nearly as possible a unanimous vote on the bill to lie referred from the legislature'June :i for an increase in the limit of bonded indebtedness from two to live per cent. Following the adoption of this constitutional meas ure. Hood River county will prepare at once to vote the limit of bonds, an approximate $."O0,nK with which to finance a road building campaign on a scale proportionate to that being con- iucted throghout the state. Cuests of honor, in addition to those named, included T. H. Sherrard and Bin! A. Dater, of the United States forestry servh-e, Resident Highway Engineer K. H. .Nott and the mem bers of his stalf of engineers, E. F. Riley, father of the eloquent sj iaker and 1'. L. Widmore, district highway engineer. Ihe honor guest:- were seated at a table on which appeared in miniature replica portions of the High way. The appealing little highway was made by I'. L. Manser. J. W. Forbes and Earl Franz. A pleasing feature of the hamr.iet was the music of Kolstad's orcheslia, liberally donated for the entertainment of the guests. In addition to Arthur Kolstad, other members of the orches tra were C. F. Cilhert, Miss Orva Wright, William Wood, W. It. Creen and E. A. Kincaid. TRIBUTES PAID TO GOV. WITI1YC0MBE Attesting to his popularitv in the different fruit districts, main tele phone calls came to the C, lacier Tues day morning of last week asking for confirmation of the report that Cuiv erncr Withvcombe had died Monday night. The serious condition of Cover nor Withycombe was not known gen rally, and the news, spreading l. rural telephone lines, carried a severe shock to almost every home. In no county of the slate, perhaps, was liovernor Withycomhe more popu lar or better known than here. While he was director of the Oregon experi merit station he visited here frequent ly, and was known personally to near ly every valley orchardist and rancher. Because of his untiring efforts at in teresting the orchardisls in milch ows, he has been al'-'d by i, my the father ot diversified farming in the vallev. Without exception ciiizens of all ditical parties express -regret and pay tributes to Me late chief executive. "Oregon has lost one of the best governors and the people of the state one or their Pest lnends. said Jui!i;e Blowers. "While 1 knew that Covernor Withy combe whs seriously ill," said Circuit Judge Wilson, here holding a session of court, "news of his death neverthe less came as a severe shock. 1 was always a sincere admirer of Covernor Withycombe, who presented to me one of the finest type of our old fashioned, sturdy citizensihp. lie always acted with a calmness and a dignity that was an inspiration, lie never played to the galleries bv hiiv act that savored of sensation. " "1 have known Governor Withycombe for Ui years," said Leslie Butler, "and I feel a personal loss in his passing. He was my good friend. Oregon has lost one of tier foremost citizens and the best governor she ever had." Mr. Butler attended Governor Withy combe's funeral services Thursday. Both the county court and the circuit court adjourned Ihursdav afternoon, and in joint meeting, with members of the bar and many citizens present, observed the funeral hour of Governor Withycombe. Tributes were paid Gov ernor Withycombe by Judge Wilson, Captain Wilbur, a member of the senate military affairs committee of the legislature in 117 when diplomatic relations with Germany were severed. "Governor Withycombe was in spirit and in fact a war governor," declared Capt. Wilbur, "and to him must go much cred't of the state in patriotic activities. Oregon has not only lost a chief executive, but one of her best citizens, w ho whether he was rearing a calf as a farmer or signing some great appropriation bill as governor, was always faithful to his trusts." TOTAL BUSINESS OVER $2,000,000 STONE GIVES BEST Nl l. Kl iUr Apple Growers Ax-iMat'im Mc'olvr-. ii Of Prosperous Coruoti-ins periment Station l'r.i.se.1 KeiMirti'ig a gross l-i-; f $2.1o--V.'i0.yT f.r l',il. ExeetitAe Me ager Stone, father of the , ir.,ie sales agency and its .tciit.v. ,.d since it w :i eslabbshel i.: !-;, r. id the hen statement S-rtfi'd-.v .'.er issued by the Apple Giswcr- A - r.i tion. Although tile Aorinti. t: n cd 1, ! 1J,im.i packages of tcu-t i:; ::'. as compared w ith i'U.:!:;o last y .ir, ih gross business fur l.tl, the next h-'h-est year of the agency, readied lo.it ll,t'.li;i,.i."i..Vi. In percentage of quality a:'.d s e the L'l crop of apples exceeded tint of any former years. The qua I : ty of ' he fruit, Mr. Stone declared n; hi - re; rt, is due to the cooperation of the organi zation and its members w.ti, the 1! ' d Liver experiment statu-;. "Whi'e weather coi-d'ti.") i re favorable last year for a good crop," said Mr. Stone, "the great dil.gv ce of our growers in thoroughly '-p'iUihg at the pr 'per time, contributed largely to the better pi lees le.'tise i tins year." At this point Mr, St i.c iligres-ed from Ins formal report t commend .he legislature for making perm-mo:.: Uie Hood Riv t-r experiment station. '"1 he experiment station," said Mr. Stoic, "is the valley'; most valuable institution. This report slum s it to l ave returned the oli-lau -.:.t of t ois valley thousands of dollars la.-t u ir. Its permanency will lticiea-e its value, and for their recent legislation v.e owe the legislature a debt of gratitude. 1 urge on all of you growers to in, ike t he fullest use of this n: I it ill i-, n. " I'm cs on all fruit products i. ta.-ned glowers handsome profits. The re spective gro-s returns on nil product of the Association for tia' seaaii, of L'ls;, commencing with June 1 aad ending with May H'lO te- tuni'ed from Marcti 1 to Mav Ml ace us fid lows: Stores, $itll.tHl; apple-;, SIcM," HI; strawberries, $PJn ,:i"s. l2 ; pears, SMS,. ranherrie- ra.-p ,-i pin: ,er- j 2 : rj.l: us, , crab , "I ; ice, EAST SIDE WAS BLOCKED YESTERDAY Crews of rock men are completing the drilling of many holes in the rocky gorgeside of the Hood river just east of the city, and beginning yesterday a series of blasts are being discharged that will loosen stone for excatation of about 800 feet of the route of the new Highway between here and Mo sier. The blasts w ill block a stretch of the East Side grade. Steam shov els, however, will be used in clearing the debris, and traffic will be restored as quickly as possible. Crews have begun work on the Mosier end of the six mile stretch, which, it is stated, is the most difficult road work of a like distance ever undertaken by the State Highway Commission. While the road is blocked light traffic will be detoured over the boat road and through the Button place. Beauregard to Get $2,500 Awards of damages to property crossqjl by the Highway between here and Mosier have been made public. The board of viewers, Gust, Miller, A . Whitehead and County Engineer Cruik shank, allowed damages as follows V. T. Beauregard. $2, .lot); H. L. Dumble, 75; F. H. Bntton, $25; Katy Coon, $150; Joe Alec, $150. The Highway will make three horse shop turns on the farm of Mr. Beaure gard, thus turning almost the entire tract into road purposes. 1 1- ha I ' HI - of .loll ing '.ale Ihe n ..er r.iaS- .,l..ie has i oer at iad on" all I, -all rage of Ui of ! cA - '.'MS. is ; cherries. ries, 151.70; lo gooseberries, ,:! ; pruius f.i.75; blackberries, $7." apples, $2)S.;:s; quince.;, 5 hi. Mr. Stone's repoit showed that the Association, since it- organization on a cooperative basis, bad a--c -mniLled assets to the approximate value of $225,000. Of this amount ,i..u,oou is iti ii permanent form that eaonoi fie disbursed in dividends. T,a , ; ;,t V.a tion expended S"!-l.:' m ha, I i-ncs and other improvements la: 1 year. It now I;:-..- hiiiul a surplus tin -. n c..est) of $l'),00(i. I'nder a s .te:ii of I,.-, ,es, graduated fiom two to si accordance with the ranee the apples per box, the has set about he raise of a fund of $oti,oiiii. This fi has reached $27,:os, II is i purchase of supplies and P members over periods . son! I Mr. Stone declared that the ing fund was of great w-ia i.i in inaintaming the credit' f ;i izatiuii. All of the fund, he earned as high as seven per annum, and a huge purlieu hi., as high as 21 per cent. In his annua! statement, M r, was able to report, that pool varii ties of ap le., exn pt Nov to iiitd Peen Hol ed. Itetui ns on ah v lies, except Newtowns, show J- for 117, 110 boxes, making an a vi per box, for all grades and size ,jl.S7, Ihe best since l'.dl. 1 he ,-u $oV2nii has been returned on i towns. A though appioxiinatelv 22 pi r cent of the Ni lo-.-n cr-p has not been ttle-.l for, li e final reluia.s 1. tve been estimated, respectively as fol lows: Maximum nice for Extra fan cy, $2.oo; minimum for smal U-- I size C Grade, $1.20; and average, The respective total tun;, age and maximum, minimum and aver..gu prices per box on other varu I a s are as follows : Spitzenbiirgs, 212,1510 Uxe.-, $2.15, $1.25 and $l.s'..i ; Arkansas Blacks, 22, 755 boxes, $2.21, $1.: nod SJ.07; Oltievs, 51, M5 boxes, $2.25, and $2.07 ; Red Cheeks, 1,520 mixes, i:2. 12, $1.37 and I.S5 ; Junalhans. 2'v!27 boxes, jd.'J'.', $1.12 and $i.ot. ; Deli cious, 5,S,!0 boxes, $2.5-!, $l.5ll and $2.50, Winter Bananas, 'J, 7!'.' boxes, $2.50, $1.25 and '2.M; ihegon Rods, 1,023 boxes, $l.Mi, $1.50 and H.Z; miscellaneous varieties, s,t.5ti boxes, at an average of $1.70 per box. Mr. Stone paid a tribute to the labor of the Association. Despite t he h igh cost of labor and materials the past year, as a result of the efficiency of labor departments and then' intcicsls in their wotk, according to the mana ger, the gross expenses of the organi zation have not I ten incua.-ied over anv past year. In making returns to growers the Association makes dedin ! ions for handling, storage, advel I lidng r.nd par chasing fund assessments of a maxi mum sum of 25 cents per box. Following the nomination for candi dates for a board of direr-tors. v. ho will be elected Saturday, April 12, the hall was opened to all growers of the valley, who attendid a disc.i -sua, of methods of spray ii.g and tc".!;; ion lead bv I'rof. A. L. L'.vett, of O. A. ind ( 'ion ol the on G. Hood direo l"'i;on V. S. . Nye, Nana-5at'.-n. l-i ard. Two vacancies, however, cMsf, L. II. Shepard died lart fall and A. G. L v i recently resigned. New norr.ur.it .tn were : 'Dr. .1. D. Guttery, p. I.. T a.,p kins, Henry Steinhaiiser, ( '. . li.ivt, II. M. Van'mer and J. Jl. Ji ller.v. At least five, but not more than run-, of the old directors rrust be ic leettd. ('., and l.eroy ( h lib Brown, representative River experiment station. Ail incumbents of the pre-nit torate were nominated for let as follows ; W. B. Dicker-on, Davidson, A. F. Bickford. O. I E. W. Bilge, A. .1. Grail, .1. L. maker, .1. C. I'orter and A. '. Eleven members comprise tie 1 II. 0. Kresse is overhaul;! ;' l is store. The soda fountain, with new equipment, will be tno , front of the store. In tia sound proof Victrola (b in roopis are deiry ''' '" Kresse anticipates one of years in the history of tug t ire to the ir two ' return '. 1 Mr. f the best ju-ir.e-s. o