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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1919)
HOOD III V Kit fiLAl 1KH. THI KSDAV. A1TIL 24. ran The Tongue ii Test Put a little alum on the end of your tongue and you will have the reason why alum baking powder should not be used in food. England and France forbid the sale of baking powder containing alum. You can tell whether baking powder contains alum by reading the label. owacr Absolutely Pure Royal Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste MARTHA TO ERECT HIGHWAY ISOOTH Martha Alee, leader of the tribal remnant of Indians left along the Highway just eatit of here, will prob ably benefit greatly by the road at her door. Martha, skilled in bead work, at the suggestion of white friends, eon templates the construction of a unique booth along the Highway for display of her wares. Thus, it is expected, she will increase her sales. Martha Alec, whose husband, Joe Alee, before the construction of the North Hank rail line carried the mail between here and White Salmon, per formed an heroic feat 25 years ago, when the waves of a nassing steamer overturned a small boat in which she and two of her children were crossing the Columbia. Grasping a child under each arm she treaded water with them until a boat was lowered and reached her. She has never recovered from the grief she experienced when the learned her little ( ties were drowned. While she held onto their bodies she could not keep their heads out of the water and the children strangled. Repopulation Problem. The reichsiag Is concerned with problems which threaten the German birth rule. It Is reconiineiide.1. to get the workers away from the cities, where they can have sniull detached cottages In which light and country air and milritlous food can be ob tained. This course would tend to In crease the number of births. Ims been learned t lint about half of the muti lated soldiers are Inarrjin;; women old er than themselves, a custom which 1s pernicious for repopulation. To check Infant mortality more children's chu bs will be established. APPLES, PEARS SHOW KEEPING QUALITIES The late keeping varieties of our ap ples have never shown better qualities of keeping than the past season. A large block of Newtown recently sold i to the government tor shipment to thej American Expeditionary forces, aroused tho praise of an inspector, who wrote; the rales agency that the condition of the block of fruit, held in eastern stor-: age, surprised him. He declared it' was the best he had ever seen for the i season. j A few pears kept in local storage as an experiment have demonstrated that1 Winter Nellis and d'Anjous, if growers or shippers choose, may lie kept iut spring consumption. I'erey Laraway ! found d'Anjous placed in storage by him as firm as one might expect to find the fruit at Thanksgiving. The Winter Nellis kept perfectly. Hicks (ills New Fountain H. M. Hicks is preparing for the 1919 thirst of local folk and the scores of motor tourists expected in the val ley. He has just replaced his old fountain with a handsome large new soda fountain. Numerous other im provements at his Oak street place of business are under way. How is Your Complexion? A woman should grow more beauti ful as fhe grows older and she will I with (iue regard to baths, diet and ex I ercise, and by keep n her liver and bowels in good working order. If you are naggaru and yellow, your eyes los ing their lustre and whites becoming yellowish, your tlesh flabby, it may be due to indigestion or to a sluggish liv er. Chamberlain's Tablets correct these disorders. VOTERS ARE URGED TO REGISTER NOW Mr9. F.flie Shoemaker, county clerk, urges all voters not properly registered to do so before the special election June 'A. She savs : "Any qualified elector may register at the county clerk's office up to and iicluding May 24. The registration of those w ho did not vote at either the Ust primary election or at the general election last November were cancelled as provided by law and the party noti fied by mail, "Those who did not vote at either of the last two elections, those who have never registered, and those'who have changed their residence since registering should call at the Clerk's office and register, as this will avoid much cor.fu.-ion on election day." kiddies Man Old Cannon Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Kldon Bradley, parents of Clifford Anderson and Frederick Bradley, each aged 4, were recently much alarmed when they could not find the two little bovs. Neighbors were called on for assistance, and search of large proportions begun, when the youngsters were found nearly a half mile away from home playing with an old cannon on the court house lawn. Pleading that they had left home to fight the Hermans, the young artillery men escaped punishment. r'nrbcs does painting, sign ciib-in inink!. Tel. .'HH P work and mti'l Are You Happy ( To be happy you must he well. If you are frequently troubled with cons tipation and indigestion you cannot he altogether happy. Take Chamberlain's Tablets to correct these disorders. They are prompt and effectual, easy and pleasant to take. Commercial job printing at the din ner ollieo.j r ill L Toppyredbag; tidy red tin. nanJiomi pound ana nair pound tin humidort and thai cofv. practical pound crystal gla humidor with pon motttener top tnat kp$ tht tobacco in $uch ptrtmct condition. ft J r n mm i&a o.i ai ii Af i , v!l;, jSj,,IMi,l!y.;iM!' :l !M l .... !j;;;i:iplil!!i 1 i iitl liiliHImilhliiilihit;' IS ilinii! hi! ! ! llliiiii... ; !'TiiiiMiilll,, rlr?niP,WIWkUUkk ,M W: I ! I I ' I I UT !":Hui! iifW M !!:: Rill M, WMmMmMMNr i .itiiiiiitt. 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J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston -Salem, N. C RESULTS OF BERRY FERTILIZATION (By Cordon G Brown) (Concluded fr.im last week) ! j During the last two season experi ments have been conducted to deter mine the value of applications made shortlv after tht hrvsfirir BeiiSon SB compared with similar strawbery fer tilizer three applications at blossoming time. Unfortunately, owing to the ravages of the root weevil the two ex periments being conducted with plants still in their prime bad to be discontin ued after only one season' work Con sequently from the meager data at hand we do not feel justified in form i.ig definite conclusions along this line. In one test with plants bearing their lirst crop it was found that yields were consistently increased by applications of barnyard n anure. The plants were quite vigorous having been set on clo ver sod recently turned under. In an other test, eviedence tends to support fall applications as compared with spring applications. The evidence in this respect was not consistent in all case, however. The question has been raised regard ing the probable number of years, barring insects and diseases, during which a patch may be expected to bear profitable crops. 1 wish to present at tnis time some evidence furnished us by a grower who produced his berries between tree rows, as is the custom in the valley. The patch covers six acres approximately, but since wide strips have been left on each side of the tree row the actual acreage in berries is less than this. These plants have borne six crops. They were set on new ground (red shot) which had just been cleared. The use of clover and other leguminous crop as green manure was not made, nor was any commercial fer tilizer employed until after the third crop, when blood meal was used. In the late summer of lttlb a 100-pound application per acre of nitrate was broadcasted when topping was com pleted. The owner was so impressed with results that he made a similar ap plication during the summer of l'.17, hoping thereby to get one more, the Bixth, crop. The yields are reported as follows : First crop, 615 packed crates. Second crop, 637 packed crates; 3,043 pounds of field picks for the can nery. Third crop, 405 packed crates ; 1,512 pounds field pick. Fourth crop, tiOl packed crates ; 7,056 pounds field pick. Fifth crop, 667 packed crates ; 5,557 pounds field pick. Sixth crop, estimated, 350 packed crates. As will be seen the largest crop se cured was the fifth one following an application of nitrate the previous summer. Yields for the last year are estimated. A few more than 300 crates were packed out when, owing to the shortage ot labor, picking was cliscon tiuued with many berries yet to be picked. These yields not only throw light upon the subject of the length of life of the strawberry during which it may produce commercially, but upon the practical value of using clover as a green manure before plants are set. They do not compare favorably with those yields recorded herein. However, that it paid the owner to take a sixth crop before plowing up the patch is found in the fact that, owing to good prices, he realized over i00 there from. In this patch we conducted some experiments in 1918 which show some very encouraging evidence to support summer applications as com pared with those put on in early spring. First of all, the evidence in favor f the use of clover as a green manure crop is very clear in that yields are greatly increased, even on virgin soils such as those on which these tests are secured, cheaply, in that the need of additional fertilizer is relatively less, However, as may be seen, still fur ther increases in yields are possible 1 y the addition of commercial fertilitr such as nitrate, which has given great est gams. On the other hand, while great gains may be secured by the use of commercial fertilizers without the use of clover there is little evidence to support the idea that yields will com pare favorably with those where clo ver, alfalfa, manure, etc., are uied as a basis. This is a recommendation es pecially applicable to growers of ber ries on some of the lighter soils in the Lower Valley where water-holding ca pacity and fertility are often poor on account of the lack of hurnuf. On strong soils the need of additional fer tihzer is iclativcly less than on the lighter soils. Probably on all soils moderate amount of nitrogen ir. a readily available form is desiral le Where plants are inclined to mi.ke tardy growth during the first sea ton before production begins the use of nitrate should be profitable, lhe nm should be to secure a good, big thrifty plant which is capable of bearing a large crop. However, avoid extrerres. In the use of nitrate let me urge moderation. During hot picking sea sons such as the two last, there is grave danger of producing soft beriies unless they are picked very promptly. During a cool picking season the dan ger is relatively less. In this respect it will be interesting to know that the number of picking days in 1915 and 19 16 were 49 and 38, respectively, versus only 23 and 25 for 1917 and 1918; this, as measured by the date of first and last carloads of fruit shipped by the Association. As will be re membered, we did not secure a g od response from the use of potas-h. In all fairness, however, will say that Lhe berries from plants thus treated were somewhat firmer and possessed better shipping quality than those taken from the heavily nitrated plants. 1'ossilly when potash is again available it HII he advisable to use this in combinat on of fertilizers used. Data appears to bear out the ea that conservative practices will i? ve the best le.mlts. Probably not over 'i20 pounds of nitrate per season lan be considered safe. During some seasons tnis may be ton mu -h. Whether to p rilv in one or two applications will de pend upon the character of the : oil very largley. With porus soils such as that used in this test, the to applica tion plan has proved wise. We wo.ild advive the grower to make suit.i de tests under his own conditions in o- ier that our store of knowledge along t .us line may be increase.). ASK COUNTRY TO TAKE LOAN American Delegates in Paris Sent Victory Message to Nation Four members of the American peace mission In France. Secretary of State Robert Lansing. Col. E. M. House, General Tasker N. Bliss and Henry White, have sent this message to the American people urging support of the Victory Loan: i "TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: j "We have had the opportunity here in France to see and realize the ma- i nltude of the accomplishment of our country in this war and the magnificent spirit with which thU great task has been carried through to a triumphant Issue. "What has been done and what re mains to be done before normal con ditions are restored demand your con-: tinued and united support with the same spirit of self sacrifice and of de. termination as that which was mani fested by the nation while the German armies faced our men at the Mama. and In the Champagne, at St. Mlhlei' and In the Argonne. We must not re lax our efforts until every soldier of the republic is landed on the soil of America. "To finish this mighty task imposes upon the government of the I'nitefl States a great fiuanclal burden. The Victory Liberty Loan must thrire. If it ihould fail it would indicate that the Nation Is willing to leave its task un completed. "To secure the ideals for which Americans fought and died this great demand on national patriotism and united effort should meet a generous and universal respouse. Let us do our duty to the end. "ROBERT LANSING). "HENRY WHITE, "E. M. HOUSE, "T. N. ELISS." SHOT 9 TIMES SOLDIER TAKES HUNTRENCHES Corporal Storms Heights of Ourcq River With Rem nants of His Platoon At the direction of the War Depart mont Ooneral Pershing has forwarded from France accounts of 100 deeds of heroism performed by soldiers of the American 'ones, most typical of the spirit of our army. The story of Cor poral Sidney XfunninB Is one of con spicuous gallantry. Corporal Manning was In charge of an automatic rifle squad when his bat talion assaulted the heights of the Ourcq River. During tho advance on Uio hill Manning's platoon conimandor was killed, and Just as the line reached the crest of the hill tho platoon ser geant fell. Corporal Manning then assumed command of the platoon. Though he himself was severely wounded and was the only survivor of his squad, this sol dier led forward the 3." remaining men of tho platoon against an enemy strong point, wired, entrenched and defended by machine guns, which dom inated the Ourcq valley. He was re peatedly wounded hut with seven men took the position. While his men con solidated the line he held off a consid erable number of the enemy fifty yards away with his rifle. When the posi tion had been consolidated he crawled back to shelter, having received nine wounds. Hacking up such examples of sacri fice as this the government is calling on the people to take the Victory Loan to pay for the expenses of our war time army. Highway Attracts Buses With the roadway in fine condition, the Highway between here and Port land is proving attractive to motor bus operator. The Fashion Stables began an every other day service the first of the month. The schedule will be made daily soon. J. A. Duerftr, a Portland man, was here last week to start a j stage route. The Hotel Oregon will i be made his local station. A FREE LECTURE Christian Science H Y WILLIAM W . PORTER. C. S. B. of New York W It I lit C.l I N A I Till" CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH Ninth and Fugene Streets SUNDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 27 At Three O Clock ALL ARE CORDIALLY WELCOME Floor Pamf ISil Springtime is "clean-up" tim While you are doing your spring cleaning, consider the need of repainting your floors. A painted floor is a clean floor or, at least is easily cleaned. 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