VOL. XX XII
MOOD RIVER, OREGON; THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
No. 47
PARTNERS OF UNCLE SAM
This NATIONAL bank is a member of tbe
Federal Reserve System and enjoys all the
privileges ot such an association.
A NATIONAL bank must not only be sound
but it must be ot definite assistance to the
community it serves.
This bank is glad to ive its patrons the
advantages of its NATIONAL charter.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
STRAW HAT DYES
Make old hats new -Keep new hats fresh
Colorite, Putnam, Vogue, Elkays
We carry a complete stock of all dye3 and have any
color you desire. Come in and make your choice early.
KRESSE DRUG CO.
The K&KoJiL Store
Come in and hear the latest April Victor Records.
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HIS, the 2Glh year of doinp; husiness in Hood
River, we will he at it again, supplying our
customers with Vegetables and Plants as
the season passes on.
a Looking back over all those long years
our first object has always been to try to
get the good will of our customers by giving conscien
tious service, and we believe we have been fairly suc
cessful in this, and while it is a question whether it has
paid from a financial point of view, it looks to us that
we have laid up a lot of this good will stuff, and it is
valuable.
c As on former years we will use this space again for
what you may call advertising, or not. The fact is,
many of our friends read it regularly and profit by it.
And by the way, we have been cutting ASPARAGUS
for some time and it is
NONPAREIL
Twentieth Century Truck Farm
. J. H. KOBERG, Proprietor
SWIFT'S
RED STEER FERTILIZERS
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.
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-A young man applied to us recently for a loan
of $500. He explained that he was Retting a
salary of $200 per month and wanted to use
the money to apply on the purchase of a
secondhand automobile.
He was twenty-seven years old 'and had been
jrettin- good wages for quite a long time and
yet he had saved practically nothing and was
willing to go into debt for a secondhand car.
We endeavored in a fifteen minute conversa
tion to show this young man that he was on
the wrong track and that the farther he went
in that direction the worse off he would be.
It is our hope that he will act on our sugges
tion and begin saving to get enough money to
start into business for himself and we have
told him we would help him when he had
proven to us that he could save money.
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
Member Federal Reserve System
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Genuine quality is usually 1
the choice of people who
have had experience with j
the just-as-good-kind. j
II aop III
I We Have I
I Genuine Ford Parts II III
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DICKSON-MARSH MOTOR CO.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON j
Tel. 1111
Hose - Lime - Sulphur - Bluestone
Spray Gloves
Whale Oil Soap
Arsenate of Lead
Hydrated Lime
Lime-Sulphur
- Dusting Sprays
Bordeau Mixture
Du Pont Powders
"Friend" Sprayers
"I have used three different makes of Sprayers but
never got Real Satisfaction until I bought a 'FRIEND.' "
A Reliable Hood River Orchardist
Hood River Spray Company
Phone 2421
FLUME LUMBER
We have in stock sound,
rough, Fir Flume Lumber
in all sizes and can make
prompt delivery to your
ranch.
We want your
Business
EMRY LUMBER & FUEL CO.
Successors to
HOOD RIVER NIL CO.
BRIDAL VEIL H MBERING CO.
PHONE 2181
FOI RTH AND CASCADE
CONTEST OF STU
DENTS TONIGHT
COUNTY DELEGATIONS TO ATTEND
Public Speaking Contests, to be Given at
High School Auditorium, Draw
A Wide Attention
"V at . m t -.
ueiegauons from an districts are
expected here tonight to attend the
first annual county school speaking
contest at the high school auditorium
Ihe public speaking activity results
from a collaboration of Superintendent
Gibson and the Woman's Club. The
winners of the contest will be given
awards by the club.
Supt. Gibson announces participants,
chosen through a number of prelimin
ary contests at various county points,
as follows :
Declamatory--Anna Parker, Central
Vale; Cecil Haley, Barrett; Ernest
Jameson. Mt. Hood; Faye Howe, Hood
River; and JamesHenderson, Cascade
Locks.
Original Preparations Marian Wv
att, Mt. Hood ; Viola Colvin, Barrett ;
Earl Ramsey, Odell ; Arthur Florer,
Hood River; and Ernest Mairnuson.
Farkdale.
Students from Odell, Pine Grove,
Barrett, Oak Grove and Frank ton
schools, under supervision of Mrs. C.
H. Henney, will present a program of
songs and drills.
Judges chosen forSthe speaking con
test are: Judge A. J. Derby. Rev. W.
H. Boddy and Mrs. L. L. Murphy.
The two winners will'be honor guests
t a dinner served by the Commercial
Club Monday, May 23. The winning
students will render their speeches at
the regular May meeting of the club on
the evening following the banquet. A
committee composed of E. W. Birge,
J. W. West and J. M. Culbertson is ar
ranging for entertainment of the
school speakers.
APPLE BLOOMS GIVE
BIG CROP PROMISE
HIGHWAY MASS
MEETING FRIDAY
County's Participation in Construction of
Trunk Highway Through Orchard
Districts to be Discussed
Present indications point to the' full
bursting of apple blossoms here about
the middle of next week. Sunday
May 1, will probably be one of the
best days for viewing the sea of pink
and white orchards of the district.
fair sprinkling of trees of early varie
ties, such as Gravenateins, will be
sights of beauty by next Sunday, but
the viBitor here on that date will not
be permitted the rare joy of motoring
through acre after acre of blooms
oading the atmosphere with their rare
perfume.
The apple trees of this district were
never more loaded with buds, the deli
cate pink of which is now showing
H. r. Davidson, who made a clo-ie in
spection of places owned by himself
and allied companies, say their orch
ards will have a bloom indicating 2(1
per cent more apples than in 1919
when the valley harvested its record
yield in excess of 2,000,000 boxes
Other orchard sections may not show
indications for so heavy a yield, but
the prospects justify the estimate of a
yield in excess of the 191 y crop.
The warm slow rain that prevailed
Sunday night was of inestimable value-
to orchards and berry acreage, accord
ing to growerB. The rain prevailed at
an opportune time for strawberries
and, according to Ferny Childs, super
intendent of the experiment station
was of great value to newly set tracts
of cane berries. More than a half inch
of percipitation prevailed.
BOX APPLES SHOW
WIDE DISTRIBUTION
Apples shipped from the Pacific
Northwest have a wii r distribution
than any other commodity shipped
from one section. Reports to th
United States department of agricul
ture from public carriers for the last
five years show that 2567 cities were
used as primary destinations.
Telegraphic reports from railroads
during the season of 1919-20 showed
that about 1400 cities received carlut
shipments from the Pacific Northwest
It is safe to assume that complete di
version information would show a very
much larger number of cities to which
shipments were made. New carlot
markets are being developed, particu
larly in the central plains, middle
western, southwestern and southeast
ern states.
Apples grown in the Pacfic North
west have been exported to many
countries of Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, South America, and to the
Dominion of Canada and Cuba.
Orchards throughout the Pacfiic
Northwest have been kept in a state of
high cultivation. Every known means
is employed to grow and develop trees
that will produce the largest possible
crop of highly colored fruit. The trees
are pruned to a shape that facilitates
spraying and picking. Rigid grading
rules, strictly enforced, result in an
excellent pack.
This and other information of value
and interest to growers are described
in bulletin 935. the distribution of
Northwestern boxed apples, recently
issued from the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The bulletin
may be had upon application to the su
perintendent of documents, govern
ment printing office, at 15 cents a copy.
lowing the cruelties of war. "Mother!
Earth" called the seasons to sing and !
dance and to cast into oblivion the !
wreckage of wartime. The spirit of i
famine appeared, haunting war-swept
nations, and "Columbia," the voung
est child of the old Earth Mother.
came to the rescue, her children plant-
ing and harvesting bountiful crops f.,, BIG ATTENDANCE IS ANTICIPATED
. ! ui ' 1m i '. ii wi iccn luiLUiialt'
lands.
The high school auditorium was over
crowded and spectators Were turned
away. The stage waH banked with
native wild (lowers and Oregon grape.
The children, dressed as fairies and
sprites, in representation of I on beams,
clouds and vegetables, participated in
intricate drills and dances. All seats
of the auditorium grouped around the
stage were occupied by the youngsters,
who participated as a chorus in numer
ous songs. The pageant won universal
plaudits.
A special number of songs was given
by a group of children of the Frankton
School district, their rendition bring
ing them an ovation.
Leonard Slocom, as the butterfly,
brought rounds of applause as be danced
among the flowers and fairies. In the
winter scenes, the singing of little
Carroll I.akin was an interesting fea
ture of the pageant. This little DO
has a stHge gift that many seasoned
actors might envy.
In her talk of explanation. Miss
Goyette expressed thanks of the facul
ty of Park Street school to parents for
their cooperation in preparing for the
pageant. She also declared that the
untiring effort! of Mrs. Henney had
made the show possible.
The full program follows:
Entrance of Seasons. Spring. Sum
mer, Autumn, Winter; Mother Faith's
Kntrance; Song, All : "Welcome, Sweet
Springtime"; Dance, Wild Flowers
Enter Butterfly. Enter South Wind
Songs, 2-part : "Spring," 0th grade
Solo Dance, Spring, Leona Van Allen
Enter Summer, Rosea and Butterfly
Song, All, "Flowers"; Enter, Autumn
fairies. Enter West Wind; Song, All
Autumn Leaves ; winter unildren
skip in, Enter, Winter Fairies, Solo
Dance, Doris Davenport ; Earth Moth
er, verse; renter, v amine and children,
Enter, Columbia, Song, All: "Colum
bia, the Gem of the Ocean"; Enter
Spirit of Bunhine and Cloud Suirit;
Enter, Cloud Spirits, Dance, run off.
and reenter us Spirits of vegetation
Enter, Hand Organ Man, Balloon Man
and Children; Vineyard Dance, Enter
Farmers and Sunbonnet Girls, Song
Patches; Enter, Vegetable Spirits and
Spirit ot Plenty; Enter, Ihe Nations
Scotch Folk Dance; Finale, All
"America."
ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS
MAY BE CHANGED
To overcome difficulties of election
rules the Apple Growers Association
may change its by-laws, according t
expression of members, who though
they have been balloting for two-
weeks, still have one of the board of
11 unnamed. April 2, formally desig
nated as election day, the cooperative
agency named E. W. Birge, R. J. Mc
Isaac, J. C. Porter, J. R. Nunaniker,
J. H. Mohr, E. C. Brownlee an I Glenn
B. Marsh. Five other candidates re
ceived a majority of membership and
tonnage votes, a double system being
used, but the ballots so overlapped
that no elimination could be made.
The ballot was held over until Satur
day night, when it was found that
delinitejelection of O. K. Benton, J.
U. Gutterv and ,1. M. .lellrey had been
secured. The 11th member of the
board for the ensuing year.it is stated,
will be appointed by the directorate.
In the election of directors on the
second ballot, the total number of
votes cast was Membership votes
and 7,000 income votes.
Under the Association by-laws a
candidate for director must have a ma
jority of both Membership votes and
Income votes, counted separately.
Phis means that each candidate in or
der to be elected must have at least
165 Membership and at least 3501 In
come votes.
The following is a list of candidates
with the number of votes received by
each, viz :
Membership Votes Income Votes
C. K. Benton 195 4344
A. J. Graff 158 2950
J. D. Gutterv 22H 4088
J. II. Jeffrey 200 4057
O. B. Nye 142 2952
A. C. Staten 168 32155
D. L. Pierson 67 1238
Chris Dethman 163 3917
From the expression of sentiment of
ranchers of all sections and business
men here the mass meeting called for
tomorrow night, when the State High
way Commission and the Hood River
county court will present definite plana
for collaboration on the proposed trunk
highway up through the Hood River
valley, connecting the Columbia River
Highway and the Loop Highway at
the national forest, will be well at
tended. While Hood River folk for
the main are wihtholding decision until
they learn what the State Highway
Commission's definite proposition is,
sentiment apparently is in favor of the
county's participation. The Commis
sion has assured the county that it will
stand half the expense of grading the
proposed 21 mile trunk line. If it is
necessary that Hood River county par
ticipate by an immediate voting of her
half of the bond issue, a sum of $265,
000, it is believed by some that the
bond election might fail. If the mat
ter can be deferred, however, for an
other "year, those who have observed
sentiment of all parts of the county
claim, Hor-d River enunti, will enter
the participation with fairly unani
mous enthusiasm.
The meeting, to be held at the Pvth
ian building, will be attended by Com
missioners Booth and Yeon and State
Highway Engineer Nunn. Definite fig
ures on costs will be presented.
At present roads are available for
the full length of the distance between
the city and the forest bounds except
for 1.5 miles between the end of the
present county road and the national
forest boundary. According to a mes
sage received yesterday from Highway
Engineer Nunn by the Glacier, the esti
mated cost of constructing the grade
of this link, with a Hi-foot roadway and
five per cent grades is $55,000. " Mr.
Nunn'a .message states that the com
mission is considering six per cent
grades on the latter consruction. It is
considered likely that Hood River coun
ty and the State Highway Commission
may effect an agreement on the 60-50
basis, which, however, will require
onlv the immediate construction of the
new mile and a half grade.
It is considered bv some that the
State Highway Commission may re
quire an early construction of a new
4.2 miles grade over Booth hill on a
five per cent grade and with a roadway
20 feet wide. The estimated coat of
thia new grade is $120,000. It will
cost 18.000 per mile to place 12-foot
rock surfacing on the road, according
to Mr. Nunn'a mesage.
Mr. Nunn s telegram and a blue
print map of the trunk road are avail
able at the Glacier office and may be
seen by anyone calling for them.
SPECIAL LEGION MEET
ING MONDAY NIGHT
PAGEANT OF PARK
STREET ELABORATE
The auditorium of the Hood River
Higt. School Friday night was turned
into a veritable fairyland. In charge
of Mn. C. H. Henney, supervisor of
music in the county schools, the entire
student body of the Park Street Grade
School, more than 300 little hoys and
girls, participated in an elaborate
pageant, 'The Victory of the Gar
dena. ' '
Thia pageant, aa waa explained by
Miea Henrietta Goyette, principal of
the achd. immediately preceding the
performance, waa written for tbe De
partment of tbe Interior. With little
girls representing "Mother Earth and
tbe Pour Seasons," tbe a ketch aym
bulizd tbe devaatation and aadfltss fol-
On this ballot there were four direc-
tora to be elected.
It will appear bv the foregoing that
Messre. Benton, Gutterv and Jeffrey
received a majority of all votea cast,
on thia ballot, both Membership and
Income votes, and were therefore elect
ed, as no other candidate received a
higher number of either Membership
or income votea than these three can
didates.
Of the other five candid a eM none of
them received a maturity of both
Membership votes and Income votea.
.Mr. Dethman received a sufficient
number of Income votes, but lacked
two memlership votea of having
nough to be elected.
Under the Association by-lawa, if
another election i hi Id there will be
two candidates, Chlia Dethman and A.
Staten. thev being the two candi
dates who received the highest num
ber of votea.
It will be noted that A. J. Graff and
, C. Staten both reeeiwd 16) Mem
bership votes, but Mi. Staten received
279 mere Income votes than Mr. Graff;
therefore under the Association by
laws he would be a candidate over Mr.
Graff.
In analysing the vote of the last
election which waa I igoroualv con
tested, there la one very satisfactory
conclusion to be drawn from thia elec
tion, tbe fact that oi. all ballots the
relation of the Men.U relup vote to the
Tonnage vote was aubstantially main
tained, thua showing that the contest
waa not in any way a contest between
the large and the small growers.
Dee Mill to Roume Soon
Here Monday fnn
T. Early, general mai
gon Lumber Co., staU
mill and logging cam
on tbe herd waters of
Hood river would
about May 15. The
camps require about 'J
of tbe camps, from
tr ana ported to the De
line, ia retarded bpcai
anowa of tbe aection.
egin
lal
i men.
d. Chas.
the Ore-
mill and
'iening
loga are
ver a rail
the deep
The American Legion Post held a
special meeting at the Commercial
Club Monday night, when Edward J.
Fivers, department adjutant of Ore
gon, delivered an address explaining
fully details of the bonus bill, which
will be voted on at the June election.
Plans of participation of the local Post
members were outlined. Applications
for Victory medals and all claims of
ex service men were received at the
meeting.
Immediately following an address of
Adjutant Eivers hats were passed to
the audience of ex-service men and
more than $50 received in contributions.
A committee, composed of Harold
Hershner, S. B. ('amine, R. G. Mc-
Nary and Edw. W. Van Horn, was ap
pointed to prepare for an intensive
campaign tor mlluencing local senti
ment. Other members will be added
to the campaign.
Frank Eivers, brother of the state
adjutant and himself a service officer.
was present at the meeting to receive
claims of local ex-soldiers against the
government. About 60 Victory medals
and buttons were distributed by Field
Clerk Breese. Cliff Wood, represent
ing the War Risk Insurance Bureau,
addressed the Legion men on points of
their policies.
The Post now has in excesa of 225
members, and is the third largest, out
side of Portland, in the state.
POSTOFFICE SITE
DEFINITELY LOCATED
After dallying over the choice of a
new location for the past two yeara,
the postolfiVe department hae decided
to maintain the office in old quarters in
the Masonic : all, the location of the
paat 15 yeara. The Masonic lodge.
I'o.-tn a-ti r R avis an louno i, has let
a contract to the Baldwin & Swope
Construction Co. for remodelling the
lower story of the hall. The office
will occupy the room in which it ia
now housed and a portion of an adjoin
ing room.
At one time during the departments
negotiations for other quarters a ccn-
tract for a new bunding in another
part of t..wii was awarded to C. A.
Case.
GORGE HOTEL HAS
OWN WATER SYSTEM
Hea.iworka at a .nge spring at an
elevation higher up the gorgeside and
a short distance from the new Colum-
I have been completed,
ire now finishing a pipe
ire tank in the basement
The spring will sup-
?2.ia gallons of
The initial unit
i rushed to com-
bia I
and
pIv the hotel with
water every 24 hour
re any ror
about June
hatha. The
third floor:
of
I only a
day.
will be
guests
and 44
ond and
the ho-
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