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o She VOL. XXXII HOOD KIVEK, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1921 No. 41 luMrjb APRIL 1st is a day of uncertainties. The ancient plug hat oh the sidewalk probably conceals a brick and ju3t around the corner a mischievous boy is waiting to yell, "April Fool." But these are just pranks which we all expect on that mischievous day. It's the unexpected things in life that may have the most serious consequences and every day has its share of these uncertainties. When unexpected things happen, a good bank ac count conies in mighty handy. And every day our officers are available for consultation and advice. . THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER, OREGON -a BUTLER BANKING I f COMPANY I Member Federal Reserve System CLOSING OUT AT LESS THAN COST Simmons Steel Beds It is seldom this store indulges in such extravagant state ments as the above but we merely state facts. You're not interested in the why. Simmons Beds are probably better known than any other make. We have about 100 various patterns and sizes which we are going to close out at about One Third Less than they can be had for elsewhere. In every instance the price is less than factory cost today. O i Continuous Tube Bed L 111. ler Only 1 1-2 in pos,ryniiiiuous 11 1 Cs. In Post-Continuous 1-1 0 111. Fillers A good time to secure an extra bed for summer guests. See our window display. E. A. FRANZ CO. There is no profit in cull apples Do you realize that your losses in time, materials and labor due to inadequate sprayer equipment would pay for the best sprayer made the spray er that combines with capacity the greatest econ omy and freedom from lost time? P. S. We are now ready to deliver Dormoil l the miseible oil for dormant use and lime sulphur. Use a "Friend" Hood River Spray Company Phone 11 AZ JP1.T Tui,e Bed' $10 75 Tube Bed, in. .95 2421 with 1-in. Fil- Open Season for Trout Will Soon Be Here-April 15th. Let us supply your wants in good Fishing Tackle with Good Fresh Stock. Fly Rods Casting Poles Reels Snelled Hooks Spinners Fly Books Gut Leaders Wire Leaders Creels Silk Lines Cutty Hunk Lines Tyee Brand and Star Salmon Eggs We issue Oregon Fishing Licenses. KRESSE DRUG CO. The t&xaHJL Stone Come in and hear the latest March Victor Records. SWIFT'S RED STEER FERTERL1ZERS Will furnish a balanced ration of Plant Food to your trees and berries. The continued use of Nitrogen only has a tendency to make fruit lose color and keeping qualities. A balanced ration of Nitrogen, Phos phoric Acid and Potash is necessary to obtain the best results. Get our booklet and look over our brands. We have a number of balanced ration formu las for practically every need. SWIFT & CO., Fertilizer Dept. North Portland, Oregon Get in touch with our dealers The Hood River Fruit Co. "FRIEND" SPRAYERS WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE "FRIEND" We have on display in our show room a "Friend" Sprayer. Our salesman will be very glad to tell you all about it. It is not something new, but one that has been on the market for the past twenty-five years and has proven to be one of the best. In fact it is adding ''Friends" to its list every year. Call at our store. Look it over. Ask for a booklet. "FRIEND SPRAY GUN" WE HAVE THEM OUR PRICES KELLY BROS. CO., Inc. Don't Wait until your supply of Coal is entirely exhausted before you order more. It is always wise to leave your order early and we will hold the delivery as long'as you wish. Just now we have on hand some particularly EMRY LUMBER Successors to HOOD RIVER FVFL CO. BRIDAL VEIL LIMBERING CO. FOURTH AND CASCADE PHONE 2181 ARE RIGHT FINE COAL FOR THE KITCHEN RANGE KING COAL NUT SIZE Does not slack in your bin & FUEL CO. STRAWBERRY CROP REVIEW 600 ACRES ARE SET IN HOOD RIVER If Weather Conditions Are Right the 192 Crop Will Reach 100,000 Crates Fertilizers Applied Discovered by Fred Clark in the Mount Tabor district of, what is now part of the city of Portland in the early 80s, the Clark Seedling has be come the most popular strawberry in Oregon and has won an Internationa fame for its keeping qualities. The Clark Seedling, developed from the Wilson, is known in some localities as the Early Idaho or Clark's Early. It is also known in parts of the country a name originating from its exclusive plantings here for many years, as the Hood Kiver. Almost immediately after pronaga tion the new variety of strawberries became a general favorite in the Hood River valley, just then finding itself as a fruit prouucing section. 1 he district now known through world mart for i annual crop of extra fancy apples, won its first general fame from the Clark Seedling strawberry. It has been supposed here that the Clark Seedling berry derived it name from the late Newton Clark, father of W. L. Clark, at present a local grower This is an error. Mr. Clark did, how ever, interest himself in early and sue cessful experiments with the fruit here. The acreage of Clark Seedling strawberries in the Hood Kiver valley this year will approximate 600 acres. About 25 per cent of the bearing tract will be new plantings, planted last vear. this percentage replacing an equal acreage of old vines that were plowed under. The Apple Growers As sociation, which handled practically all of the packed berries from the district last eeason, shipped 04,4b3 crates Probably not more than 5,000 crates were handled by other concerns, al though the high price of canning ber ries last year caused many independent growers to ship their berries unpacked The Association in addition to the reg ular cull berries, shipped an unprece dented tonnage of field run berries to canneries last year. The total cannery berry shipments reached 355,000 pounds. the price ranging from 10 to 17 cents per pound. Weather conditions last year cut the crop short by more than 20 per cent. FroBts nipped green truit and resulted in undersized berries. With seasonal weather the coming spring the Hood River valley strawberry crop should exceed 100,000 crateB, for which a keen demand is expected in the Dako tas and Rocky Mountain districts, where the crop iB largely all consumed annually. The canning demand, too, t is expected will be as keen as in former years for all local canning con cerns declare that no variety of straw berry equals the Clark Seedling either for mere canning or in preserve mak- ng. The Hood River Canning Co. has developed a considerable market on processed ( lark Seedling strawberries, now used as centers for chocolates in stead of maraschino cherries. By experiments with fertilizers ex tending over a series of years the Ex periment Station has developed a formula that will, it is expected, greatly increase berry yields and yet not produce soft berries and thus ham per shipments to far distant points. Growers here, says Uoruon U. lirown. "have increased the yield by application of nitrate of soda, but they have found their berries growing soft a t a . . f l i a on them during not seasons, i ne sta tion has been testing mixed fertilizers, making fall or spring applications or h combination of both. By our nitrate of soda tests we found the best results from 440 pounds to the acre, applied a half early in the spring and the other half at blossom time. Virgin soils on which clover has been sown have re sponded liberally to applications of this kind. The station is at present recom mending a mixed fertilizer containing six percent nitrogen, seven to eight per cent phosphoric acid and six to (even per cent potash. This is made up as follows: 800 Kunds of nitrate of soda, 800 pounds of superphosphate and 4(H) pounds of sulphate of, potash or beet char. Nitrate of soda runs from 15 to 16 per cent nitrogen ; beet char, 35 per cent potash ; analysis of potash varies greatly according to method of refining and source. Generally it runs from 30 to 40 cent, but some brands test as high as 90 per cent. In order ing potash the brands that test high should le purchased, in order that tranportation charges can be lowered. The quantities of ingredients in the mixed fertilizer, of course, will vary according to thwr test." Mr. Brown recommends that the fer tilizer be applied at the rate of 500, pounds per acre, a half to be placed on the soil from March 1 to 20 and the other half just after the plants are topped in August. While this applica tion may be heavy for Pacific roast regions, Mr. Brown states that it is light in comparison with eastern com mercial berry districts where from one to two tons of fertilizer in addition to liberal quantities of barnyard manure, are often used. Due to the graduated elevation if the berry tracts in the Hood River val ley the average harvest extends over four weeks. In 1916 the' harvest lasted over a period of 45 days. Transient harvest hands start in on patches of lower elevation and gradually work back toward the tracts of the Upper Valley, where carlot shipments are still moving usually on July 4. While the quality of Clark Seedling trawberries is unexcelled, their yield ia not near as prolific as other com mercial varieties. Experiments have been conducted for a number of years in an effort to find a heavy bearer that would combine the firmness and keep ing qualities of the local favorite. The Oregon Agricultural College gave up teats after trying 190 varieties. The Experiment Station ia now testing the qualities of 50 different varieties. Plants have been gathered from all porta of the country, but chiefly from New York. Ohio and California. ("lark Seedling are grown exclusive ly in the Underwood and White Salmon district. These two districts have a combined acreage of about 2iO acre. Heavy setting have been made in both sections the post two years be cause of the high prices realized by growers. The Kennewick, Wash., dis trict, in eastern Washington, crows the variety heavily. Tba Kennewick berries mature much earlier than those of Hood River and the harvest season is much shorter. They are usually off the market before the Hood River fruit ripens and form no competition for the local berries. Clark Seedlings strawberries, packed in crates of 24 standaid pint hallocks, have brought record prices the past two seasons. The average price re ceived by the Association last year was $4.38. In addition to shipments to Rocky Mountain and Dakota distru ts, ome fruit has been shipped into Can adian wheat sections. PHONE CASE DOES NOT AFFECT COUNTY Hood River county is almost alone among Oregon communities at the present time not agitated over the re cent increase in phone rates awarded the Pacific Telephone Co. by the Ore gon Public Service Commission. This county iB served, except for long dis tance calls, exclusively by the Oregon Washington Telephone Co., a local con cern, which also serves Klickitat and a part of Skamania county, Washing ton. About 18 months ago, when the Public Service Commission granted the local company a compartativly moder ate increase in rates, complaints, for a time were fairly general here The company took the patrons in full con fidence, however, and, although for a time an organization effected for es tablishing a farmers' line was active, soon persuaded them that the rate al lowed was necessary if the company granted the service demanded by the district. The talk, of an independent line has ceased entirely, and today Hood River phone users are generally satisfied. This satisfaction has been emphasized by a comparison of their own increased rates with those now de manded by the large company in other parts of the state. Manager J. E. Smithson states that Inert ases were granted here as follows : Individual business line, from $3.25 to $3.75; 2-party business $2.50 to $3.25 ; suburban business, $2.60 to $3.00 ; in dividual residence, $2.50, no change ; 4-party residence, $1.50 to $1.75 ; sub urban residence party lines, $1.50 to $2.25. A five cent toll charge was al lowed on all calls between the Hood River and Odell exchanges. Mr. Smithson says that The Dalles in creased rates show the following re spective comparisons with those, of Hood River: Business individual $4.50 and Hood River $3.75; residence party lines $2.25 and $1.75. While the local company formerly showed a loss, the increased rates last year enabled it to show an earning of 5.2 per BOrat on the investment. LOCAL MEN CONFER WITH COMMISSION A breakfast conference between State Highway Commissioners Booth and Yeon and Highway Engineer Kellv yesterday resulted in definite plans for an early meeting here, when the mem bers of the commission will Dreaenl the county court with estimates of the cost of work that must be apportioned the county in connecting the Columbia Highway with the Loop road around the east baae of Mount Hood. The county court, too, will get busy im mediately on lncal data pertaining to what funds may be raised by a bond issue. Citizens from all sections of the county will be asked to meet the officials when the session is called. The visitors were on the way to The Dalles inspecting the Highway. In the informal discussion Mr. Booth stated that funds are now available for work on the local end of the Loop Highway. In case Hood Kiver is unable to loin in the work, he stated, the money would necessarily have to be applied to some other road project. Mr. Booth de- lared that Hood River county, as far as securing funds from a bond issue. was in much better condition than most other counties of the state, where the limit has already been voted. Hood Kiver men present at the breakfast, served at the Mt. Hood ho tel, included: County Judge Has hrouck, Commissioners Blackman and Shepnard, Leslie Butler, E. O. Blanch ar, w. L. Clark, Truman Butler, E. W. Birge, Chas. Steinhauser, R. J. Mclsaac and J. H. Kredricy. BOY SCOUTS TO HELP IN CLEAN-UP The Boy Scouts of the city have al ied themselves with the members of the Woman's Club in w aging a clean up campaign next week. Mayor Sco bee and the citv council are cooperat ing with the women, anil the city health and police forces have been instructed to aid in cleaning up the town and making all sections present able for the early motor tourist traffic expected over the Columbia Highway. The club women have arranged with transfer companies of the city to haul bris and refuse. Motor trucks and wagons will visit tlx Heights section of the city Thursday, April 7, and Fri day, April 8, they will call at all down town sections hauling the debris at the rate of 25 cents er barrel or equivalent. A committee of the Woman a Club will scatter broadcast -ver the citv ofriorrow handbills, calling attention of the public to Clean-Up Week The 1 women have asutd that residents burn inflammable trash, hut it is stated that a permit must first be secured from the city fin marshal. The members of the Woman s ( Tub committee cms - - of M .-- h U Ma; Davidson, Mrs. Geo. W. Thomson, Mrs. W. L. Nichols and Mrs. Mark Cam eron, the council ssneaitn eommituee a comnosed of A. S. Keir, Mark Cam eron, rrank t'awnpori ana ur. j. Edging ton. Hipha peder Apprendcd Rav Brother", who. according to traveled the Tral r Officer Murrav. 22 miles from ascade Lock to Hood River in 2 n mutes, Saturday after Monday to answer a ing. The young man, was traveling in a high noon appeared charge of speet Portlands. powered machine, witn tne omcer trail ing him Mr. Murray says he took curves end passed through Mitchells Point tunnel at an illegal speed. Ja tourn rt h rom a Dodge POTENTATE IS HONOR GUEST PORTLAND SHRINE HEAD COMING Divan and Chanters of Al Kader Among Guests of Hood River Noble's Elaborate Reception Committees of the Hood RfvsY Shrine Club, which will entertain Illus trious Potentate Frank S. Grant, of Al Kader Temple, the Divan and Chanters of the Portland Temple, at a recep tion, dinner and dance Saturday night, are extremely busy making elaborate preparations for the social affair, which will be one of the most gorgeous ever staged here. Commit teemen are in Portland each day this week, seeking suggestions for stunts and decorations. The Shrine Club has chartered the entire lower floor of the Mt. Hood ho tel and the adjoining 100-foot square Lotus Grille, where the dance will be staged. At six o'clock the visiting guests and their hosts, accompanied by their wives will participate at a banquet in the hotel dining room. C. W. McCullagh, past president of the local club, will be toastmaster. An address of welcome will be delivered by Truman Butler. Responses by the visitors will be made by Potentate Grant and Mayor Geo. L. Baker. At 9 o'clock a reception will be held at which Mr. Grant will be formally presented to all mid-Columbia mem bers of the local Masonic lodge, who have been invited to join in the event and participate in the dance that will follow. Geo. H. McMullin, president of the Shrine Club, will address the Masons. Beginning at 11 o'clock, a buffet supper will he served the merrymak ers. The "Noble" Chanters, of Port land, will give songs throughout the evening. Following the banquet, the hotel dining room will be turned into a smok ing and card room. Cloak rooms, with attendants, will be provided for both women anil men guests. President McMullin has arrived in the class of liteiateurs by presentation of the following proclamation on the big Saturday evening reception : To you who have kept the faith Peace be unto you, and to all children of the Faith come peace and plenty. Forget your troubles stop your howling and let not the weariness of your camels, the squeaking of your tin Lizzie or the wailing of the women in your tents, withhold your obeying my summons. We have all winter rested from la bor; now refreshing rains and sunshine have covered our fertile oasis with verdure and our fruitful valley is about to give forth bloom again. Give Ye Heed Therefore: Gird thy loins with proper raiment get under your F-E-Z and properly ac companied by the choicest damsel of thy harem, attend the dinner and dance given in honor of the Illustrious Poten tate Frank S. Grant and the Divan ac companying him on his pilgrimage to Hood River which will be on the two hundred and third day before the birth day of Shiek Yawaral. corresponding to Saturday, the second day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-one. The dinner is for Nobles and their ladies only and is to begin at 6.30 p. m., at the Lotus Grille, in the Oasis of Hood River. There are many unbelievers among ua and these infidels we have invited and sent unto them separate invitations, advising them to reach the outer walls at nine o'clock promptly when they will be admitted to participate in the festivities, listen to the words of wis dom of our Potentate and his retinue and to the sweet music of the Chanters. Immediately thereafter will be dancing in which you and these unbelivers may join and you can smoke or play cards in the hotel dining room and during all of this merriment you can dip your cup in the Zem Zem bucket at will. At eleven p. m. a buffet luncheon will be opened in the hotel dining room and served continuously to both follow ers of the faith and infidel and to the lady whom they escort. Wake Up! Shake the moth balls from your brain and give heed to my command. 10 VEAR OLD BOY DROWNS IN SLOUGH Funeral services for Weldon Richard, young son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc Kennon, of the Heights, who was drowned Saturday afternoon, were held at the First Baptist church Mon day afternoon. Dr. E. H. Hayden offi ciating. Interment followed at Idle wilde cemetery. The little boy, who would have cele brated his 10th birthday April 8. with a playmate. Mac Caiandra, was on a wild (lower hunt when they happened on a large pool just east of the city, near an old O.-W. R. & N. trestle where drainage water had collected in a depression. The fmys began playing on an old raft from whiich the McKin non child slipped. Thinking the pond shallow the playmate was not alarmed until his companion sank. Although only nine the Caiandra bov made he- roie . ttorts. diving several limes, 10 .... - I I save his playmate, me ooy s ooay was in the pool, which was found to be 12 feet deep, ' minutes before it we recovered by Glenrt Slost. Mr. McKennon . in Portland, hav ing gone there with a tr.otor truck, when the accident MSaYfdd, The child's aaothef was prostrated by the shock, and the accident threw a Dall of gr.ef for Easter Sunday over the neightiorhuu ular and br rected by C. Mem tiers 1. The little boy was pop ght. The funeral was di- C. Anderson. of the Bov Scout Troop :.h tribute to their comrade, ring boys sited as an escort : tUtome, Ed Cram. Thomas Ieonsrd Thomson, Harold men Dakn, Frank Bsrger. Coovert and George Castne. Walter. ' Flint, V Kenneth 'Jack Cm 'Cs'andra Cram. Hal W illttenberg. Carl Ira and Charles Taft, members troop, were pell bearers. 'of t In addition to his pa-ents, the victim of the sad accident is survived by two little brothers. Frank Fox, Husum orchardisi, was here last Saturday on O I