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hood RIVER. OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, L920
No. 14
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CAN YOU SWIM.?
or when you take to the water do you sink like
a stone?
Knowing the stroke is not enough; to swim
one must have confidence in the buoyancy of
water. Then it's easy, and practice makes
perfect.
CAN YOU SAVE?
Like swimming it requires practice but, like
swimming too, it is confidence that makes prac
tice effective.
Confidence in this bank makes effective the
savings practices of a great many people.
Be one of them.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
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We are now showing the first advance assortment of
FASHION PARK SUITS
for Fall 1920
Positively the highest grade ready to put on clothing
ever offered, l'lease don't take our word for it, but
step in, slip one on. Note the grace, the artistic
lines, the unusual fabrics, for not since before the
war have we had such Woolens, and best of all, less
in price than six months ago.
$SO to $65
SEE THE WINDOWS
J. G. VOGT
Eversharp Pencils and
Waterman's Fountain Pens
FOR SCHOOL USE
September Records
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Kresse Drug Co.
The G4tCjj2& Store
WHALE OIL SOAP
for your Aphis Spray
SOLID OR LIQUID
Fresh Bordeaux Paste
Bluestone Lime
"Friend" Sprayers and, Spray Guns
Hood River Spray Company
Phone 2421
If its for Spraying we can furnish it
&fe Liberty Q . r n
Monday and Tuesday ijSDL 0" I
"The Law of the
Yukon"
A Super-Special Production
that peer of directors
CHAS. MILLER
who produced the screen's great success
"The Flame of the Yukon"
ALSO
Topics of the Day
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OME people commence to think seriously
about getting their empty jars filled up
and Tomatoes are about the only fruit left
that is at all reasonable. In the higU'i- lo
cations the nights are quite cool now, just
the. thing for coloring apples, but it wojrt ripen Toma
toes. A great many of them have been cracked by the
late rain and are not fit to can. The idea that anything
is good enough to put in the can is all wrong; the price
you pay for Tomatoes and the differaneesbetween junk
and first-class stuff is so small that it is poor economy
and really a waste to not can the best.
We are only picking good stuff, and when you want
to can Tomatoes and have none of your own, you should
try to get some of ours, it will pay you; they are
NONPAREIL
The 20th Century Truck Farm
JOHN KOBERG, Owner.
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Dick Smith Nail Stripper
Saves its cost in a few days' time
$9.00
New Cutler Box Press
$45 and $70
Is a-big improvement over the old style.
Press now on dispjay.
Skookum Picking Bags
With elastic baffle system prevents
bruises and stem punctures
$3.50
PINE GROVE STORE
A. F. BICKFORD, Prop.
REMEMBER LAST WINTER
When coal was parcelled cut by eity officials
in fifty pOOad lots ?
Prospects for next winter are not any brighter.
Stock up now while Cal is available and be
fore new freight rates drive up price.
HOOD RIVER FUEL CO.
Phone 2181 4th and Cascade
VISIT YOUR HOME
BEFORE YOU
BUILD IT
Over 500 designs from which to make your selection.
ATTRACTIVE EXTERIORS
STEP-SAVING INTERIORS
Eliminate Guesswork
Secure complete plans and information
contract.
the
SAVE TIME, MONEY WORRY AND WASTE
BRIDAL VEIL LUMBERING CO.
PlioNK 11 1
M I SON I MKV. Manager-
For urn AND CA-CAM
RxriAsive Rrpmtrntatitcs of
N ATIONAL BCILDF.RS Bl Rr. M
ON HIGH GEAR
ACROSS COUNTY
TRIP IS MADE IN AN HOUR'S TIME
Hrdt Pitotl Nash From Multnomah to
Wasco County Line Mosier
Rowena Road Viewed
A newspaper man, just like other
folks, has a led letter day occasionally.
A recent Thursday was red-inked in the
memory of the writer because of a joy
ous ride over the newly paved Highway
with E. E. Brett in h Nash touring car
The company became a crowd when
George M. McMiillin accepted Mr.
Brett's invitation and held down the
tonneau with an assortment of refresh
ments. The party started from Hood River
to the Multnomah county line before
the sun was high enough to shorten the
shadows of cliff promontory and lir
t.ipped crags down the Columbia. Al
though the morning was pleasantly
cool, a dead calm, that left the wide
expanses of the Columbia as placid as
a clean mirror, forewarned of an unus
ual mid-day and afternoon heat. Other
motor parties were met out on the long
stretches of pavement only at in f re -queitt
intervals. No hour could have
beer) more charming for pleasant mo
toring. The party was bent on an experi
ment. They were determined to turn
around at the Multnomah county line
and motor as far east as possible in
high gear. In view of the fact that
hundreds of automobiles are now weekly
motoring from the Multnomah to the
Wasco county line, or vice versa, in
high gear, the feat was in no way
startlmg. It is interesting only when
considered in comparison with the for
mer time required in negotiating the
canyon of the Columbia through Hood
River county. As a result of the new
paving on the Highway between here
and the Multnomah county line and the
new grade between Hood River aial
Mosier. the 2H.15 mile distance between
the borders of the two boundary coun
ties wbs made in an hour and four min
utes. 'Eight months ago a mountain
goat would have met with difficulties
in traveling over some of the precipi
tous gorgeside east of Hood River. Six
years ago only a pedestrian or a passen
ger on the lino of the O-.W. K. & N
Co. could travel east and mt across
Hood River county. Even the rider of
a sure-footed mountain pony, unless he
took to the railroad right of way at
numerous point!, would have been
haired. From the early eighties) until
Hood River county citizens in 1!H4 vot
td a 176,000 bond issue, providing fund
for opening impassable lengths of the
gorgeside, the Columbia gorge, one of
the world's most wonderful waterways,
remained remote and unknown. Pass
angers of the rail line caught Heeling
glimpses of waterfalls and indent in us,
where tributary gorges broke through
into the main canyon. Passengers of
river streams, given more leisure for
pondering on the glory of the towering
Cliffs, waterfalls and forests, had hazy
dreams of some far distent day when a
highway would open the fairyland door.
Eventually the vision of far-seeing
Multnomah county and Hood Kiver
county citizens began to draw to a fo
cus. Multnomah county's proposal to
huild with her own funds all of the
road within her holders stimulated In
terest here. Still the skeptical" de
clared that the cost of building and
maintaining a highway around Shell
Rock mountain, Vi miles west of here
and other similar points, would he pro
hibitive. It was then that S. lienson,
who will be a guest of honor at the
Hood River Labor Day celebration, de
termined that he would experiment a
bit at his own expense. He paid
$10,000 for the kev that opened the
door to mid-Clumbia Cascade scenery.
That key was a mile of construction,
.accomplished by the labor of honor men
of the Oregon penitentiary, detailed
from Salem by Oswald West, then gov
ernor. Mr. Benson paid the big price
for the key and then threw it away,
Ills mile of road withstood winter slides
and demonstrated that a highway could
be maintained at the base of Shell Rock
mountain. Hut the new survey of the
State Highway Commission chose a
different grade and the mile of load
built by the convicts had a Worth onl
from the standpoint of an experiment.
This mile of highway whs built in IMS.
When the wagon trains, loaded with
the belongings of men and women seek
i ng new homes in She benign climate of
Oregon, Crept across the plains and
thence down the Columbia gorge in
pioneer times it was possible to negoti
ate the trail along the foot of the south
Columbia gorge, but the river itself
carried most of the early day adventnr
era, who made a portage at Caacedi
Leeks. It was in the 70s that the state
completed the old military road from
The Italles to l'ortland. Its life was
brief, for much of its right of way was
appropriated by the line of the (). K. &
N Co., the tiains of which began oer
ation in the HOa.
Except at Shell Rin k, where dry ma
sonry retaining- wall and a fair grade
perched UO feet above the new grade,
no trace of the old road remains. If it
were possill.le to hoist a motor car to
the old road it might travel comforta
bly for several hundred feet Hlotig the
oldroadbed. Successive winter slides
for the past half-century liHve obliter
ated the old approaches, leaving the
old walls as a monument and relic of
past usefulness, if the passing motor
ist would gain views as pictures-pie as
any along the route of the new high
way, he should climb the Inn feet anil
walk long the old rock roadbed. The
walls are overgrown with bushes and
rodents make their home in the very
center of the former main highway
artt ry. The views, both up and dow n
the ( olumbia, however, are grand, aiai
one. if he is so inclined, may be in
spired to sublime thoughts.
On our way west we could not resist
the temptation to proceed through to
Eagle Creek prk, where we lingered
for a time to watch the ailivity of
scores of camping; pa'ttes, whie li
cense tags indicated homes in a dozen
far distant states. It .wa SM" wiien
we chugged oil fro-n the H'd River
Multnomah county line and the follow
ing is the distances from the oint of
ig inning :
Cascade Ixxks, 2.5 miles; Wveth. 9.
miles; Vicnto, 15.2 miles; Hood River.
23.7 miles, Wasco county !;ne, 2H.6
miles; Mosier, 31.5 miles.
The opening of the Highway has
started a new epoch in the vallev.
Formerly the growing of apples was
considered the only industry worthy of
any great consideration. Today citi
zens are discussing plans for realising
on the great scenic asset. New garage
buildings, at a cost of more than $75,
000, have been built since the road was
ODered. Hotels have improved. A
large resort hotel will soon he con
structed by S. Benson for Henri Thiele,
popular chef of the Henson hotel in
Portland, on the site of the old Wau-Guin-Guin
hotel. Portland folk are
looking wistfully for homesites alone:
the great highway. They are also
seeking summer homes .in the apple
district. The .highway has made Hood
River a suburb of Portland in a sense.
Cascade locks and Mosier have bene
fited proportionately. Formerly the
residents of the riverside towns, separ
ated by unconquerable mountain peaks,
were strangers to each other. Today
they are becoming well acquainted.
When we reached Mosier we were
not satisfied, and our journey was
turned to one of exploiation along the
new grade of the Highway between
the Wasco apple town and its county
seat, The Dalles. While graveling, al
ready begun by the Kern Construction
Co., will soon render this new grade as
convenient of passage as that between
Hood River and Mosier, the new grade
made going difficult. Yet we were
aide to travel in high gear for two
miles more. Mr. Hrett had to slip into
intermediate to overcome a detour
grade at the home of Mark A. Mayer,
where a steamshovel was cutting into
the hillside.
After passing through the irateway
tunnels just east of the Hood Kiver
county line and entering Wasco county,
the motorist suddenly realizes that he
has entered eastern Oregon. The gorge
sides are no longer fir-clad. They are
brown and gray and at noontime the
sunshine simmers on vast expanses of
wasteland. After Mosier is passed tir
trees become rare and ony jack pines
and oaks border the roadside.
The new Mosier-Rowena grade is 9.2
miles. It passe3 through the famed
Hog Canyon, now known as Rowena
Dell where some decidedly scenic points
will be developed. The new stretch,
which will soon be completed by the
Johnson Construction Co., will cost
about $225,000. The graveling will
coat another $45,000. U. R. Grey is
the state highway engineer in'charge.
From Rowena the Columbia Highway
will proceed to The Dalles for most of
the way over an old O -W. R & N.
grade. My n xt year travel from Port
land to The Dalles by automobile will
i.e pleasant. All the old mountain de
tours will he eliminated.
This year Hood River celebrates the
completion of paving. Soon The Dalles
ran do likewise, and it is oi.ly a ques
tion 'of a few years until all eastern
an 1 western Orego.i can join in cele
bratinglhe completion of a highway
paved the entire distance from Astoria
lo the eastern boundary.
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT
FOR LEGION HOME
At a special meeting of the American
Legion Post Monday night, which was
attended hv representatives of all civic
and public or utilizations and represen
tatives of different business interests.
It was unanimously decided that Hood
River county's memorial to the eight
young men of the county who made the
supreme sacrifice during the war should
lie a community center house under
control of the l-eyion. Plans call for
quarters for the Legion, the Grand
Army, Woman's Relief Corps, Woman's
Auxiliary and Hoy Souls, a large
pnbbc auditorium and n swinmming
pool.
The display of a geheral community
enthusiasm, was indicative that, the
plain will be pushed U an early suc
cessful materialization. Fun Iswill be
raised through eit v and county appro
priation anil public subscriptions. A
nucleus of more than $1,000 has al
ready been raised by patriotic women
and through other sources. Following
a general discussion the following gen
eral committee was appointed: E. W.
Van Horn, commander of the Legion
I'o.st; Glenn M. Hunt, secretary of the
Most ; Reuben Frasier, commander of
the Grand Army : Mrs. G. W. Pilfer,
president of the Relief Corps; Mrs. V
R. Abraham, president of the Woman's
Auxiliary; Frank Davenport, repre
senting Boy Scouts; Walter Kimball,
Red Cross; J. H. Kredricy, Commercial
Club: Mrs. ('. O. Huelat, Woman's
club; C. O Huelat. Merchant's Associ
ation; I.. B. Gibson, A. M. Cannon,
lodge Blowers, Mayor Beoboo, Truman
Butler, E. O. Ulanehar. Rev. W. H.
Roddy. II. G. Ball, Joe I). Thomison,
Dr. J. F. Watt, J. H. Mohr, represent
ing county granges; A. W. Meyer,
Cascade Locks: R. J. lielsaae, I'ark-
dale, and Mrs. ("has. Fuller, Odoll.
Most of the members of committees
appointed v. re present and following
an outline of the general plan that was
suggested hv Ceo. R. Wilbur, ex
pressed hearty support of the proposal.
It was cited that a law of Oregon gives
the county eoart power to apoeopriate
$10,000 to such a memorial fund. A
luncheon was served by members of
the Auxiliary.
In City Sunt. Cannon, who was en
gaged in community war work and
who has lieen actively associated with
the organization of two such commun
ity houses, the committee has a decided
net
Arthur l,ewis. member of a San
Francisco Poet, U II how the Standard
oil (V had donated a tenth of Post
home funds in all California cities.
THE MULTITUDE
IS TO BE FEB
VAN HORN GETS AN ARMY OUTFIT
Stage All Set for Ovation to S. Benson
and the Columbia River High
way Celebration
HcHUUJN HEADS EX
ECUTYE COMMITTEE
At a meeting at the Commercial club
Thursday night, G. M. McMuilin was
elected chairman of an executive com
mittee wh ch will wage a campaign of
education in every precinct of the
comity io combat the Non-Partisan
Leecne and the five tier cent interest
bill, which will come before elector in
How mber. J. H. Haslett was elected
secretary. Other memlcrs of the com
n iRtee are J. R Nunamaker, A. J.
Graff and N. H. MacMillan. later
the general r remittee will appoint
t . m nut tees and addresses will
vt red at valley centers.
precinci n,wm
be deliv.red at
A survy
failed to find a
sentiment here has
sppatt of the inter
est measure. Members of the com
mittee in sounding out sentiment have
failed to find a citiien who says he will
note for the measure. Sympathy with
the N n-l'ai tisan League, however,
tea free n expre.-sed by several orchard -its.
It is hoped that the celebration
will draw the largest a teidance
ever held in Hood River county.
It is in commemorat'on of the act
Hint opened the door to Hood River
and the surrounding scenic treasure
chest of the Oregon Cascades.
It is planned as an ovation for
the man who furnished the key that
opened the door S. Benson.
Every man, woman and child in
Hood River county out of a respect
and to express the appreciation that
all of them ought to feel, owe to
Mr. Henson their presence Monday
All men, women and children of
the county owe it to themsevlea to
be present. They should become
belter acquainted with one another
and with their neighbors, residents
of Mosier and Cacsade Locks.
Glance at the program and you
will at once realize that a feast of
wit and felicitations, such as may
never be your privilege to hear
again on a Hood River stage, will
be provided Monday afternoon.
Bring your own family and per
suade your neighbor to join you.
The picnic will be a great demo
cratic gathering. Lunches are not
to be pooled, but participants are
to spread their own cloths, making a
great expanse of a feasting crowd.
Lunch will start at 12.30 p. m.
All picnickers are requested to
be sure and supply their own spoons
and cups. Committee will serve
coffee, cream and sugar.
Hood River county citizens who will
be joined next Monday by residents of
Mosier in celebrating completion of the
Higwhay from l'ortland to the two ap
ple centers of the mid-Colubmia, are
determined that the multitude shall be
fed. Ned Van Horn left Tuesday for
Vancouver, where he secured a rolling
kitchen to be utilized Labor Day for
making coffee.
Providing the weather is good, and
all indications point to an ideal Sep
tember day, a record breaking crowd is
expected. While all Hood River and
Mosier participants are expected to
bring their own well-tilled lunch bas
kets, the committee will be prepared
for the emergency of a possible few
coming unprepared, and the members
of the Woman's Club are cooperating
with the canteen committee and wiH
provide a bountiful supply of sand
wichca: A large number of prominent
citizens of Multnomah county and other
parts of the Northwest who have been
prominently identified with activities
lending up to and attendant on con
struction of the Highway will be guests
of the day. These will be billeted
among Hood Kiver families and feasted
on the fat of the land. The canteen
committee will dispense steaming cof
fee, Jersey cream and sugar. Apples
will be passed thiough the crowd of
picnickers.
S. Henson. to whom Hood River peo
pie fei I a deep appreciation fnr the
aid be gave this county in performing
its necessary part in constructing the
great highway, having donated $10,000
for putting an exjierimental mile of
road around Shell Rock and for much
other financial assistance, will be
guest of honor Monday.
The order of exercises, to be held at
I he open air theatre in Chautauqua
park, where the picnic will he held,
immediately following lunch, has been
announced as follows :
Invocation, Bishop Paddock; A Com
munity's Gratitude, Rev. Boddy; Our
Scenic Asset, Hon. Nick Sinnott; High
ways of the World, Samuel Hill; The
Mosier Link, Ju ige Wilson ; Poetry in
Concrete, Samuel C. Lancaster- The
Erasure of Distance, Edgar H. Piper ;
The Builders of Highways, Anthony
Bowel ; The Loop Road, Rufus C. Hot
man; Federal Aid, Dr. L. I. Hewe ;
Highways and I'ublic Progress, Hon. C
N. Mc Arthur; Citizen Benson, Hon.
Geo. L. Baker; Labor Day. Rev. Billy
Sunday.
All committees are working faithful
ly in preparations for the fete. The
theatre will be decorated by the Wo
man's Club and American Legion mem
bers. Boy Scouts of the city and val
ley will assist the canteen committee
in distribution of food and Will act as
mes -engers and ushers.
The Hood River business interests
have subscribed liberally to the fund to
care for expenses of the celebration.
C. H. Vaughan, chairman of the 11 lance
committee reports a fund of $515.
The Knights of Pythias band will
give a concert while the cfowd is con
gregating for luncheon.
SEN. CHAMBERLAIN
IS COMING MONDAY
Senator Chamberlain, just back from
his motor tour of the interior, hss writ
ten to Truman Butler that he will be
present Monday to participate In the
Benson Day picnic. Senator Chamber
lain w ill deliver a short talk.
MERCHANTS WILL
AID WITH f AIR
Merchants will ccterate heartily in
Mivitioa if lh ho: r r-hif L' COUI'W
! fair. The Merchants Ast ocietion bas
anp doled the following committee to
' solid displavs from '! merchants of
the city: 1. L). Parkins, Joe ML John
sen and A. L. Vincent.
I i.e Woman's club, ton, wiil stage an
etensive exhibit. Mr. Traffortf K.
Smith. Mrs. Hugh G. Ball and Mrs. .
W. It. galls have been appoined on a
committee tr stimulate interest among
women.
Mr. Sunday at Vallev Oiurcfc
Rev. Billy Sunday will deliver hie
farvwell sermon for this year at the
Vallev ChristHUi church Sunday, r.d
and Ma SAnday planning to leave so n
for a visit at their home at Wirwna
Lake. Ind.. where they wil! spend a
short time before resuming
tic work.