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HOOD' KIVKU, OltKC.OX. TlirKSlAY, Al'iill. 10. ii
Returned Soldiers
iiro gradually ix.iny iiIsorlxi apain Into business
circles.
fo those who are entering uxn new endeav
ors and even to those who will continue in the
old fields this inaiks another hefdnnlnf. a tresh
start.
This is an opportune time to identity yourselt
with this liank. It is a most eltectie means of
building up credit and position in this commun
ity. Our ollicers invite consultation.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIYF.R, ORKiO.N
STATIONERY
At Money -Saving Prices
Symphony lawn linen Pound Paper. 70c per lb.
Lord Baltimore l inen Pound Paper, - 45c per l b.
Cascade Linen Pound Paper. - - - 40c per lb.
Symphony Lawn Bo Paper Tinted
Huff, Blue. Pink. I a ender, '75c jer B
tin elopes at 10c. 15c and 20c a Package
Comic in and hear the Latest April Records.
THE KRESSE DRUG CO.
fit!
WATER HEARING
IS IMMINENT I
TREE PLANTING
IS INCREASED
suiior.s iur t.. ii. Miepara, wr.o wnen
he passed away last year was a mem-
Iier tif the board tit directors of ti e or
ganization. Mr. Mwpard was eharac-.
Tized as one of the best frier, is the
Northwestern fruit industry ev r had.
. i His life was devoted to establishing
... ,n the apple industry on a stat le basis.
LLN&LMCHEhAN LN0RM01S SIM! out of the necessity of .hi: ..f MANY GROWERS UhK (IEK1GS
; the Newtown tonnage on tii-fiies'n-
! niMrkffi follikU in it thp vrr.tr,l in Unt.
All I'ooJ Kim Rights to Be Adjudicated ain, where a New towns w ere formerly
disposed of, the Association has ertat-1
ed home markets for a huge perceriagc
of the crop.
Water Superinttndent Cochran
Will He Here Mav 12
KOBERG'S
Spring Crown Hood River
SPINACH
i.v on the market twzv and it is
The 20th Century Truck Farm
j. h. Konr.Ki;. oivnti
NONPAREIL
AW.'i NO Ml M
THE REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO.
OF PORTLAND
Announces that they have reopened their Branch
.Store in the Jackson Building, opsite the l irst
National Bank, with a complete Line of Pianos. Col
umbia Gralanolas and Brunswick Phonographs and
any other make you may w ish 1o order. W e also
carry a line of stringed instruments ami accessories
as well as all popular and classical sheet music at
popular prices.
We hae Been fortunate enough to secure the
services of Mr. imuel Docksteader, of Portland,
w ho will have charge of the tuning, refinlshiniV all
kinds of repair work, with player - piano actions
especially. Mr. Docksteader is an expeitof many
y ears' experience, who has left Portland on account
of his health.
All tuning and repair work ;'niaranleed.
We hereby solicit your patronapc and will live
up to our old standard of ivin& eveiy one a square
deal.
Liberty Bonds and War Stamps as pait oi in full
payment on any piano or phonograph, taken at face
value today.
kl I I) -1 RL NCI I PIANO MI G. CO..
C. V.. CORSON, Local .V.inaeer.
BUY
HOME PRODUCTS
made by the
Ti !! l l l M
inenignian
WUIMUUi
a Milling to.
Cereals: Shamrock Brands
GRAHAM FLOUR
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
RYE FLOUR
CORIN 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
Ceo.T. Cochran, of I. a Grande, super
inlendelit of ft: vision No. 2 of tile State
Water 1! 'Hid, has set May 12 as the
date w hen he will appear here to begin
an aiijud ration of adverse claims made
to toe waters of Hood river and tribu
tar its.
Because of its magnitude, involving
practically the entire accessed valua
tion of limii River county, an approxi
mate Jlyimt,(i.iO, tV east ii attracting
a s tatewide attention. While numerous
minor water eUims are involved, but
two are important. One lies between
the East Fork Irrigation district and
trie Oregon Lumber Co. and the other
between the I'acilic Power & Light Co.
and all irrigation systems taking water
Irom lloeJ river.
The case has. reached its present
statu:, as a result of suit brought in
!'.U.r by the Oregon Lumber Co. against
' the ha.-t fork irrigation District, the
j iumbi r company seeking to restrain the
j ill.- Ir i. t from further use of waters of
I the Ka.-t Fork. The defendant district
j lays claim to 7,0ii inches of w ater from
I the East Fork. It is at present using
jtiji'i'i inches. The lumber company
il.iiiiH'i that the district, which hc
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New This Week for the Easter Buyers
Walk Over Shoes
The "Avon" a beauti
ful Clioeohito English
mode! every inch a gvi.-
t It man's shoe
and priced at
$10.00
Half Hose
Such a variety wo've
never shown he f o re.
every coloV you could mention.
Lisle at . . 5(k
Spiral IVecs
Extra line Wool Serpe
taped odires. and the lin
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sible to buv
$5.00
irnK'.i its rilits of appropriation from
;u: riat Fork Irrigating Company, had
lo.-.t its privilege of using the water hy
t..il ,re to make use of it w ithin a rea
sonable tiR.e. The district set up as a
defense trai it had not slept on its
rights), but that it had drawn from the
source as the valley's orchards lying
beneath its diUhts wen hting devel
op d year by jear into increased acre
age With the late Judge VV. L. Urad
h iw on the bench, a decision favorable
to the defendant district was handed
dovn. This was remanded on technical
gr lunds hy the supreme court, and as
ot ier similar litigation over water
rii.liU seemed imminent, trie supreme
coirt instructed that the case go hrst
to the Mate Water JSourd, in order
tint a thorough investigation of the
en. ire wuteished might be made and
te.'tiinony on all claims gathered. The
W.iter lioar-.I, after two years of work,
hHS completed its collection of data,
,n.. I Mr. Cochran, when he arrives here
in May, will review all testimony of
adver.-e claim. Following his adjudi
cations the case w ill go before the cir
cuit com t, and thence, it is expected,
to the supreme court, where hy a final
analysis every claim on waters in the
entire Im.Mn w ill he adjudicated. It is
expected that more than a year will
have elapsed before the case is finally
disposed id. ,
The IViitic Tower and Light Co. is
milking claim to the waters of the
stream on riparian rights. Attorneys
lor irrigation sjstems assert that the
power company's claims, if realized,
would menace the orcharding indus
try, as the concern would have the
power to prohibit any irrigation sys
tem from diveiting water from the
river.
VALLEY'S FRUIT TO
TALS BEACH $3,000,000
The total of returns from all fruits
in the valley for the season of 1'alS
will reach ;S,ei',hOU the highest total
receipts ever received by growers of
the valley. The Apjj-le (jroweis Asso
cintion lends all shipping concerns, re
poiting a gross business in excess of
f.nno.oen. Dmi Wuille & Co., the
bulk of v ho?e stocks of 1T0 cars was
shipped to Kriglaiid, made returns of
an appro:.: mute 500,000. ine liusi-
gl ness of
B I reach a
I handled hy the
Stor igc l o. and
I if in ently, it is
MiKi.hOu in value.
the hood River rruit Co. will
sthiliar figure. The fruit
Hoe I River, Apple &
that shipped Urie
ls ti muted, exceeded
I'irectora elected were I'. S. Iawd-
son, A. J. CratF, W. 1!. I'lekcrson, J.
C. I'orter, J. K. Kunamaker, 1. I;.
Nye, K. W. Ihrge, A. C. Staten and
A. F. Hickford, members of the old
hoard, and Ir. J. I. Gutterv and .1. 11.
Jeffrey.
COUNTY EXPECTED TO
RAISE VICTORY QUOTA
Members of the Victory Loan execu
tive committee say they contemplate
no trouble in raising the county quota,
an estimated $3Hi,MM).
"Our citizens are better prepared
for meeting the duties of the Hppioach
ing loan than they were for any of the
Liberty loans," says K. O. Manchar.
"All of the Liberty loans were over
subscribed here. The liberality of the
government in its installment plan of
payments and the value of the securi
ties from Hn investment standpoint
will go far toward the sale of uur por
tion of the securities."
It is not anticipated that any can
vass will he needed in Hood River
county to sell the quota. Letters w ill
be written to all subscribers of former
loans, and it is expected that these
will bring in sufficient voluntary sub-!
- eri-j it ions to account for the quota. In
case the plan fails, active canvassing
w ill be put into effect.
APRIL 27 NAMED FOR
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
Sunday April '11, has been set as the
date for a joint celehiation of Portland
people and valley residents of the bins
soming of Hood River valley orchards,
('rowers predict that the valley's fruit
districts will be a mass of bloom on
that date, unless the cold rains that
began Saturday continue at great
length.
The blossom festival was suggested
to the Commercial club bv the I'oit
land Ad Club.
WHITE SALMON
AGENCV IS OUT
Local apple shippers were surprised
on receiving u letter from Ira L. Hyde,
who has been manager of the neigh
boring flint growers' cooperative asso
nation, announcing that the White
Salmon Valley Fruit Crower's Associ
ation would go out of business follow
ing the distribution of the l'.ip.t straw
berry crop. Mr. Hyde's letter an
r.ounciB that the shipping agency has
sold its stock of merchandise to K. A.
Manslield, who has been employed by
the concern for a number of years. It
is not known whether Mr. Mansfield
w ill enter the field as an apple shipper
or not.
Lack df cooperation is said, by those
who are conversant with the affairs of
the organization, to be the cause of
the blow up. It is likely that the fruit
of the district will be largely handled
in the fut are by independent agencies.
Han Wuille it Co., who have ware
house facilities in the district, will
ship many of the apples.
EXPOSITION BUILD
ING TO RISE SOON
Provided Labor Conditions Become Mure
I'ropilious, Heavy I'lantinjjs Ex
pected in a Eew rears
fine
Fine
pure Silk at
$1.00 an.
$1.50
Silk Soft Collars
Ileautifu! heavy silk
lit jtifs. in jrray, cream
and white. The popular
point CO?
Genuine
Gray, Tan
Prieeil at ...
Split Leather
Calf Celts
and
niack.
$1.25
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'Nationally Known Merchandise"
J. G. VOGT
-New Ties
Cutter
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! Hood Riei valley acreage, which in
the past three or four years has de
creased as the result of old orchards
and tracts riot adaptable to fruit leing
grulhed out. will tie increased in the
: aggregate nearly 2h acres this yiar
by dozens HI glowers clearing up and
phn. ting small tracts on their places.
No new tracts of large area will be
planted.
j Indeed, according to F. A. Massee.
i even though growers desired to plant
I heavily, the lack of nursery stock
would prevent it for the coming two
j years. Local nursery stock w ill just
I about meet the demands made this
'year. Pear supplies especially are
gio.ving short. As a result of the war,
sas Mr. Massee, nurserymen the coun
try over allowed their sto ks to r'ach
negligible quantities. It will take two
or three years to grow the seedlings
and produce the grafts.
New orchard plantings here will run
largely to pears because of the large
prulits made by pear growers the past
ear. However, as the result uf large
priifits of apples and the excellent out
look the coming year, many local grow
ers say they would consider it a wise
investment to plant apples, provided
cheaper labor were available and the
nursery stock could be secured. In
deed, it is predicted that a heavy new
acreage will be set here within the
next few years, provided labor condi
tions become normal again.
New plantings, however, will have
to be made largely in the districts
around lee and in the Tpper Valley.
It is estimated that less than 500 acres
of land adapted to tree culture remain
in the entire lower valley.
The heaviest future plantings will
undoubtedly be made on a ii,000-acre
logged off tract south of 1 lee now be
ing placed on the marktt in 10 acre lots
by the Oregon Lumber Co.
This soil, known as red shot ami es
pecially adapted to fruit, is identical
with that of the Ike Flat section,
where banner strawberry and pear
tracts have been developed in the past
til yeais. 1 lie new tract is already at
tracting attention and several purchas
ers plan trie development 01 tracts this
year.
Indications point to a heavy increase
f straw berrii s in the Upper Valley.
During the past sevt ral years. a9 a re
sult of labor shortage at harvest time.
I'ppt r Valley growers have pulled out
their berries. With the war ended la
bor conditions are becoming better and
trawberries are becoming more prolit-
tible each year.
HOC RAISING IS
VERY PROFITABLE
vahing hogs is profitable for orch-
anlisls, according to Frank J, Fox,
owrer of a large orchard place near
Ilu-um, w ho was here Monday on busi
ness, pn vnled they grew a part ot
their teedstull.
"1 had heard a great deal about it,"
he said, "and I was determined to try
it out last ear. 1 have been very suc
cessful witn niv hog sales.
Mr. Fox raised the Fnglish bacon
hog, the Tarnworth. He pastured the
animals on alfalfa, following this with
crops of small grain, which were
"hogged off." He finished his swine
with ground barley. Mr. Fox warns
growers not to allow their hogs to feed
on alfalfa following the application of
arsenate of lead sprays to the fruit
trees. Several f his hogs were poi
soned in this ma;. 1 ( r.
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HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT & INVESTMENT CO.
APPLE GROWERS PUT
BAN ON DISLOYALTY
' iVe are a little republic unto our
selves, " declared A. W. Stone Satur
day in tin appeal to ij: err, be is of the
Apple Growers' Association, gathered
at their annual meeting, to adopt
an amendment to b laws that will
permit the cooperative agency's board
of directors to expel members found
guilty or disloyalty. We have a rem
edy at law, when a member violates
his c ontract, hut we believe the worst
punishment we can mete out will be to
dr. 'p him from the list ot' those who
hem 111 from our urganizat on."
Two oilier by-law nmoin nients were
ad pted. One of them provides for a
system of elimination of candidates
following, the first vole for directors.
Tie other provides that no amendment
to the by-laws in future can he adopted
without at least 7"i per cent of the vote
of a quorum piesent.
A Pule discussion preceded the vote
on the ..u.ii-lioii of the loyalty amend
ment. While some growers opposed
the measure, other s vul.ers urged its
adontion, anion,; them Hoy D. Smith
and F. M. Cox.
Mr. t'ox, here from Chirago on a
visit, de l ired that he c:.r,side. ed the
Apple Grower Association the valley's
inn t neci ssa; y institution. He stated
(h.ii lie bad implicit connder.ie in the
01 ionization's marmot nient and toud
of oirei t-ns.
C. W. ,ic(.'ullngh and A. F. Biek-
(Vrri, just ieti.n i.i from a tour of
eastern market-, whole he was sent to
g: trier personal information for his
fellows, exiire.-sed glowing optimism
for future business. Mr. Mcl'ullagh,
in iiis reports of tales, cited handsome
profits from late exports to Fngland.
lb' ; eported the government a liberal
purchaser of fruit, the Association hav
ing sold US, lion boxes, destined to be
eaten by soldiers, recently at a price of
ifli net to the agency.
Aristocrats of .Huston ar.d colored
folks of Texas have been alike in that
both have had a fixed prejudice for big
re i apples. Mr. Hick ford stated, how
ever, that recent judicious samp'es of
New towns in cur lets of Spitzenburgs is
creating a demand for the former fruit
in the Hub City.
The members adopted memorial reso-
The building for the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Exposition will begin
to rise soon. In a letter O. M. I'hiin
nier, general manager of the exposi
iton organization, says :
"The citizens of your county have
been loyal in their support of this
proposition and the publicity given the
different counties, through our big city
dallies, has assuredly been oustanding
and has caused much comment all over
the northwest.
"Ae expect the building operations
to begin within ,;) days, a strong build
ing committee having been appointed,
as follows: Frank Robertson, chair
man, Portland; J. C. Ainsworth, Pert
land; Natt Mcllougall, Portland; F. S.
Stimson, Seattle; C. C. Berkeley, Hay
(reek, Ore.; Leslie Butler, Hood
River; Frank Brown, president Pacific
International l ive Stock Exposition,
Carlton,, Ore. You will recognize in
these names some of the strongest men
in our northwest country- men who
have been mixed up in all good civic
things for many years. Iheir appoint
ment insures a wise consideration of all
building matters."
COUNTY TEACHERS
TO MEET TOMORROW
The annual institute of Hood River
county teachers, postponed from last
fall because of the influenza epidemic,
will be held at Odell Union High
School tomorrow. Dr. Brumbaugh, ef
the Oregon Agricultural College, will
deliver two addresses to the teachers,
one pertaining to a league of nations.
An address will also be given by Mrs.
Chas. II. Castner.
The teachers will discuss plans for
stimulating an interest among school
children in thrift stamp sales and the
annual industrial school fair.
GET READY FOR
CLEAN-UP WEEK
The city government will cooperate
with residents in giving the town a
thorough cleaning this year. Mayor
Seobee has set the last week of April
as clean up week. Householders are
urged to remove all rubbish and un
sightly litter from their back yards.
This debris and prunings from orna
mental and fruit trees will be hauled
away by wagons if made available in
heaps at the street sides.
JEWISH FAMILIES
PLAN FOR PASSOVER
The families of II. Cross and A.
Boxer, numbering 11, and Miss Ida
Finer, the only Jewish residents of
Hood River, w ill celebrate their Easter
beginning next Monday. The Jewish
Easter will occur next Tuesday. The
Feast of the Passover will follow on
Tuesday, April 2'i, For a period of
eight days orthodox Jews can eat none
but unleavened bread. The local fami
lies have secured their supply from
New York city.
At high noon next Monday, as a
symbol that the entire supply of bread
on hand is consumed, a piece of bread
will he burned at the Jewish homes.
From that time on the families will
discontinue the use of dishes used
throughout the past year. Mr. Cross,
who follows the customs of his re
ligion as closely as possible, says:
"While it will be impossible for me
to close my place of business, I will
make no deliveries. As there is no
rahni here, I will read the Bible on
Monday and Tuesday nights to my wife
and children about the flight of the
Israelites from Egypt. While we can
eat no leavened bread, we will eat
many chickens during the week. The
fowls have to be killed by a rabbi.''
EASTERN OREGON
WANTS TO TRAVEL
Spring weather has brought to resi
dents of eastern Oregon the call of the
open road, according to F. W. Chind
lund. Mr. Chindlund says he'hiiH been
receiving telegrams the past week
from fellow bonifaces of the eastern
part of the state asking for a report
of condition on the Highway.
"They tell me," savs Mr. Chindlund,
"that numerous motorists of their re
spective communities are eager to be
traveling. In my replies I have told
thern that the Cojumhia Highway is
better now than ever before. Scores of
visitors registering here all report that
the scenic highway for its entire
length is in excellent shape."
T. A. licay is ha.' sold to L. II. Beau
drie, of Hoiiuiam, Wash., a six acre
ranch a mile and a half from the city
on the West Side. Mr. Beaudiie
also open a plumbing shop here.
eity
will
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