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VOL. XXXII
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1021
No. 50
HOME TOWN FOLKS
Home folks are always best. The older
we et, the more we appreciate that fact.
Your local merchant knows yon. He
knows your likes and dislikes and strives
to lve you merchandise that will please.
In 'he same way this hank offers you
that spirit of friendliness and helpfulness
characteristic of home folks.
THE FIRST NATI0NAL.BANK
noon RIVERA Oregon
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P.1 7 1 ill, 'MJ'llfcgg
F course you have got your garden seeds all
in the ground and they are growing fine,
but if you did not leave any space for a few
Tomato plants your garden is not complete.
"c From the standpoint of its many uses
and the care with which it is grown, the
Tomato is by far the most profitable plant in the home
garden. As a matter of necessity we have developed a
variety of tomatoes that is adapted to this locality and
as far as quality aid yield concerns- Nonp&riel ; we call
it the Hood River Special. Many gardeners like a dwarf
plant, being more compact and needing not so much
room and for those we grow the Quarter Century.
There is a greater demand for our ASPARAGUS than
ever before. Hood River people are fortunate in getting
it at a saving. It's the cheapest vegefable on the mar
ket today and it's
NONPAREIL
Twentieth Century Truck Farm
J. H. KOBERG, Proprietor
New Prices
The following new prices on Oakland
Six Cylinder Motor Cars were effective
Monday, May 9, 1921 :
Old Price New Price
Oakland Touring Car $1395 $1145
Oakland Roadster 1395 1145
Oakland Coupe 2065 1815
Oakland Sedan 2065 1815
All Prices f. O. 15. Pontine, Mich.
At its new low price the Six Cylinder
Oakland offers a comhination of hl&h
efficiency and low cost not equalled by
any other motor car. Arrange for your
den tnstratlon now.
OAKLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY
Puntiac, Michigan
OAKLAND
HEIGHTS GARAGE
J. F. VOLSTORFF, Prop.
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
TAKE A KODAK WITH YOU
Photography the Kodak
v, ay is less ex pensi ve than
yon tbink-our price cards
demonstrate it. And any
Kodak is simple to work
we can readily show you
how easy it is.
Autographic Kodaks
from $8.00 up
Brownies- $2.00 up
KRESSE DRUG CO.
The fieaJUL Stare
Come in and hear the latest May Victor Records.
Mtr.
Distant Pastures
The following paragraph from a recent Sat
urday Evening Post editorial is timely advice
to investors and it comes with much better
grace from this source than for us to say it
ourselves :
"It is not contended that all investors
should confine their entire purchases
to local securities. The results would
be unfortunate for the country's
growth. But the small investor who
is without complete information as
to distant ventures or is in doubt
about them will be burned much less
if he sticks to near-by opportunities."
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BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
Member Federal Reserve System
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See us before buying
Arsenate of Lead
We handle
"CORONA DRY"
The Universal Insecticide
Orchard Supplies
and
International Harvester Supplies
The Hood River Fruit Co.
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.
Succmon to
HOOD RIVER mt CO.
BRIDAL VEIL LUMBERING CO.
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RATE HEARING
AT YAKIMA
LOCAL MEN ATTEND THE SESSION
Appeal Is Made to Interstate Commerce
Commission to Relieve Situation
Threatening Industry
A delegation of apple growers, ship
pers and bankers left Monday for Yak
ima, where they presented data lues
day and Wednesday at a special Inter
state Commerce Commission hearing
in an effort to secure a modification of
fruit freight rates. The following
local men represented Hood River at
the conference E. O. Blanehar, A.
W. Stone, EL W, Davidson. A. E. Wool
pert, J. C. Porter, and R. W. Kelly
They carried a voluminous lot of data
to show the serious blow sustained by
Hood River this year because of the
high freight rate.
Truman Butler, who with E. O.
Blanehar, was engaged the past week
compiling figures from a bank stand
point, says that startling data was
secured. Mr. Butler, who was pre
vented from attending the conference
because of illness, states Hoed River,
along with other fruit sections, would
have broken even and shown advance
ment if the freight rates prevailing
before last year had been in effect.
The high freights, he declares, have
resulted in growers having to carry
heavy financial loads.
BEAUTY OF BLOOM
PLEASES THOUSANDS JUNIOR HIGH CLASS
EXERCISES APPEAL
I'HONK 2IHI
FOIRTH AND CASCADE
The elements were kind in Howl
River Sunday, brilliant sunshine pre
vailing from early morning until
night, and the apple valley, on dress
parade, with 13,000 acres of apples
trees in gorgeous bloom, entertained
about 6,000 motor visitors here to feast
their eyes on the rare beauty. The
season's largest crowds of motor vis
itors taxed hotels and restaurants to
capacity. Indeed, so great was the
influx of sightseers Saturday night
that hotels were soon rilled and guests
were billeted at city and valley homes.
AH valley resorts were tilled. A num
ber of blossom day visitors were here
in bodies, among them members of
Washington Commandcry, K. T., of
Portland, and the Old Colony Club,
of Portland. A large portion of the
visitors came equipped with picnic
lunches, and practically every available
nook of the countryside had its coterie
of merrymakers during midday. The
sightseers did not merely tour the val-
lev s more freuuented trunk roads but
gcores of cars penetrated the lanes and
byways, exploring nooks of appealing
scenic beautv. The valley s orchard
ists, in jubilant mood over prospects
for the greatest apple crop ever har
vested, in many instances entertained
guests from neighboring points. An
eagerness of hospitality and a readi
ness to direct the visitors to points of
best vantage for witnessing panoramas
of blooming tracts pervaded the dist
rict. The apple blosssoms will continue to
draw visitors here throughout the rest
of the week, it is said. While it is not
expected that the crowd will equal last
Sunday, hotels and restaurant loik
anticipate a large number of motor
parties next Sunday, when the blooms
of the Upper Valley and higher alti
tudes will be at their best.
The Highway has never been so
crowded with automobiles as last Sun
day. Ed Hunt, returning from Port
land, met ;tiiii cars in 50 minutes be
tween Bonneville and Hood River. It
is estimated that 1,000 motor cars from
Portland penetrated the valley.
WOODRUFF SIGNED
UP BY WENATCHEE
News received here last week to the
effect that Dwight L Woodruff, who
has been New York City and export
sales manager of the Apple Growers
Association, had accepted general man
agership of the Wenatchee district co
operative association, caused no sur
prise to the Association directorate.
with whom Mr. Woodruff had conferred
before leaving for Wenatchee. I he
local fruit interests, however, did not
look for announcement of Mr. Wood
ruff's new affiliation until his return
to New York City, where he will wind
up this season s business ol the IochI
cooperative agency.
The Association is now without a
sales manager, C. W. McCullagh hav--ing
recently resigned this position, as
well as a New York branch mana it.
The directorate, it is announced, has
made no decision in appointing suc
cessors to the retiring sales heads.
SIX MILE FOREST
LINK IS SLASHED
Stanley Walters, ranger in charge of
Hood River county national forests, on
returning last week from an inspection
of operations on the Loop Highway
within the forest bounds on the north
eastern slope of Mount Hood, state
that four of six miles, for which (he
government will let a contract for
grading immediately. have been slashed
and are all ready for contractors.
Most of the debris has been burned and
heavy logs have been piled ready for
firing. Mr. Walters aays that the
snow in the district is fairly gone and J
that work could be commenced on the
project immediately.
The forestry service has already re
ceived bids on the six miles of forest
road, the same having been forwarded
to Washington last week.
COMMENCEMENT AC
TIVITIES BEGIN SOON
given. Sunday, May 22, Rev. Guy
Emery will deiiver 'the baccalaureate
sermon. The class picnic is seheduleu
for May 21 and Wednesday evening,
May 25, commencement exercises w ill
be held. The annual address will be
delivered bv President Sholz, of Re
College, Portions.
B. H. Conkle, principal of the high
school, declares the class is an ex
tremely strong one. He predicts that
the 21 girls and 20 boys will bring
credit to Hood River. About 50 per
cent of the class members expect to
attend different northwestern college-"
and universities. Officers of the class
are: Ray Slavens, president; Arthur
Florer, vice president; Bernice Fisher,
secretary ; Paul Reed, treasurer.
All members of the faculty and stu
dents in general express regret that
the high school will be without Ray
Slavens next year. He is known as
a worker In all activities and his en
thusiasm, it is said, is contagious.
The class president will be missed in
athletics. He was a bulwark of the
foot ball and basket ball teams, having
been captain of the teamr. Hew..s
leading man in the recent glee club
operetta, exeruting his work meritori
ously. Mr. Slavens will probably at
tend the University of Oregon.
Arthur Florer, Mr. Conkle says, is
one ot the strongest graduates ttie
school has ever turned out. lie is
known for his knack at organization
He was keen in athletics and retire
sen ted the high schools with credit in
the recent oratorical contest. He plans
on studying medicine.
Mits Fisher is secetary of the stu
dent body and a leader in various ac
tivities. She plans on attending U.
of O.
The class treasurer has shone in ath
letics He is athletic manager for the
student body He plans on attending
O. A. C.
COURT TO CALL
ROAD ELECTION
Fill DAY DATE FOR OFFICIAL ACTION
Class exercises of the juinor high
school at the high school auditorium
last Saturday evening were very ap
pealing. Musical selections a id dances,
from the operetta, " The Feast of the
Red Corn," were directed by Mrs. C.
H. Henney. Leading soloists were
Florence Ghering, Irene Rower aid
Virginia Vaugfian. Choruses and dancer
were rendered by the following:
Ardis Jones, Irene Bower, Gladys
Rath, Arvesta Redman, Faye Howe,
ldell Taylor, Virginia Vaughan. Esther
Hart, Athla Fleck, Bunny McKinny,
Norma Younir, Kathleen Hlakely, Ger
aldine Sosey, Kathleen Hnflinger, Nina
Wilden, Beryl BlHgg; Indian chiefs,
Thomas Walters, Clair Cue, Geo. Cast
ner, Geo. Hnflinger.
Thomas 'Clarke in special solos won
applause and senior class girls won
ovations with their choruses.
"The Ring," the class play, was
directed bv Miss Charlotte Kinnaiid.
Clifton Enimel and Luis Jean Sinclair
took the part of leading man and wom
an, and leading roles were executed by
Harriet Fuller and Lynn Douglas.
Other participants' were Viola Nea
leigh. Jesse Ilatthorne, Thomas Clarke,
Mayhew Carson, Frank Pierson and
Kenneth Mitchell. The evening's per
formance won the youngsters much
approbate n.
JUNIOR HIGH WINS
COUNTY TRACK MEET
The Hood River junior high school
won the annua! county intCTScbolsstit
grade track me et here Saturday with
61 points. Odell was second with 50'
points, fill of which were made by
Glenn Berry, the star of the meet.
Young Btrry bids fair to develop into
a star in high school and college track
events. He is also keen at base ball.
Johnny Rand, of Hood River, won 19
points. The Oak Grove school won the
tennis tournament. Schools of all
parts of the county were represented
in the meet.
Other participants in the meet were
Glenn Mendenhall, Johnny Colvin. Wil
lis Miller, Jews Hatthorne, Ed Cram,
Roy Smith, Robert Phillips, Thomas
Walters, l. lie Kent, Jefferson Pyles,
Ralph Green. Frieda Tomlinson, Nellie
Fosberg. Rosetta Travis, Maud Hatch,
Juliet Forden, Ellen Dohson, Dorothy
Davis, Lucy Thompson, V. Oxford,
Doris Dreske, Annie Lybarger, Myrtle
Jacobson, Aileen Halen, Ellen North,
Ellen (oper. Fern Reed, Anne Wuest
and Florence Oxford.
MASONIC BODY OF
FICERS VISIT HERE
Activities in high Masonic circles
have been features of Apple Blossom
week end. Friday night Grand High
Priest F. W. Seltlemier. of Woodburn.
paid an official visit to the Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons. William Irwin.
High Priest of the organization, ami
the members greeted Mr. Settlem' ier
and Grand Kir.g Patterson, the latter
now l.iciitt 1 ,.' M -n r us an official of
the Kern Construction (x. engaged in
paving a link of the Highway, st a
luncheon. Saturday the Chapter had
laced on Tiemun hall, the Masonic
temple, a
luminated
Hems of a
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Saturdns
W. G. Sh
Commande
coterie of
b rs of V
Portland, pt
local (MM
local Knigt
attended s
Saturday ni
tours of t r
grai
ifhir
leaded plate glaf-s il
back carries the em
ic orders, from Blue
ng Grand Commander
rt r. of the Oregon
T , accompanied by a
'' -rs and 25 mem
Ion Commandcry, of
official visit to the
y. The visitors and
re taken
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Sufficient Signatures Secured ou IVitions
Asking For Vote on fBSfcOM
Trunk Hoad i. i
The county cour will tomorrow, at
a special session u' the body, take up
the matter of 'ailing a special road
bond election June 7, simultaneously
with the special election on mea-:ures
referred from the legislature. Peti
tions, calling for the sentiment of elec
tors on the proposed $:!50,000 bonded
indebtedness, which will permit Hood
River county to join the State High
way Commission on a 50-50 basis in the
construction of the valley trunk, have
been circulated in the city, Pine
(rove, Odell. Mt. Hood, Parkdale, Oak
Grove, Cascade Locks and other sec
tions. Far more than enough signa
tures have been secured. E. S. din
ger, who circulated the petitions local
ly, secured 812 names.
The law only requires 25 per cent of
the highest vote cast for supreme
judge at the last preceding election.
The bond election, it is expected,
will attract a heavv Hood River county
vote to the June 7 election.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEETING SUCCESSFUL
Characterized as the most successful
event of its kind ever held here, the
annual convention of the County Sun
day School Association closed a 2-day
session at the Valley Christian church
Sunday. More than 500 were present
at the day's session. At noon the par
ticipants lunched from tables spread
beneath the blooming apple trees of
orchards surrounding the West Side
church.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are: G. A. Weber, pres.; A. B. Cash,
1st vice pres.; Mrs. R. J. Mclsaac,
2nd vice pres. ; Miss Eula McCully,
sec.-treas. ; chairman of the executive
committee, Mrs. J. E. Ferguson; su
perintendent of young people's divi
sion, Mrs. J. W. Sifton ; superinten
dent of children's division, Mrs. G. A.
Weber. Addresses were delivered by
local ministers and Sunday school
workers and Mis Georgia Parker, of
Portland, associate director of the state
organiiat on. Rev. ana Mrs. D. M.
Carpenter, gave a musical selection.
The association reported material
progress in extending Sunday schools
the past year. A program, contem
plating that every child of the county
will be reached in another year, was
outlined.
Others who participated in musical
numbers were Miss Faye Jones, Miss
Marybeth Blagg, R. O. C oper and
Mrs. T. A. Reavis. Four Sunday
schools have been reorganized the past
year. Mrs. Ferguson reported that
divisional conferences had been exceed
ingly Interesting. The new work
committee is composed of Mrs. Fergu
son, Mrs. A. J. Grow and C. H.
Clymer. The nominating committee
of the convention consisted of Rev.
Gov Emry, Miss Eula McCully, Mrs.
B. 8 Murphy and Miss Merrill.
Others participating in the programs
of the two days were Rev. Benthin,
Dr. Hayden, Rev. Gleiser, B. L. Mur
phy, Rev. Emry, Rev. Sykes, Rev.
Kave. E. M. Holman, W. C. Keck. E.R.
Bradley, A. B. Cash. Mrs. W. E.
Cauller, and Prof. L. B. Gibson.
COUNTY PROTECTS
EX-SERVICE MEN
Any employment, by contractors en
gaged in Hood River county work, of
any but Ameriran citizens, will, ac
cording to a resolution just adopted by
the county court, render the contract
void. The resuolution states that ex
service men are finding it difficult to
secure work and that many jobs for
merly held by them are now being
held by non-citizens. The county offi
cials request that ex-service men be
given the preference in all county
work.
The county court has appointed a
committee to inspect valley roads at
frequent intervals and prevent the
dumping of unsightly heaps of debris
or any other activity that will mar the
pastoral beauty of the valley. The
members of the committee are: Wal
ter Kimball. W. B. Dickerson, R. J.
Mclsaac, H. A. Rogers and G. A. Mc
GAR AGE FIRE LOSS
IN EXCESS OF $25,000
The old manual (raining building of
the high school, occupied as storage
quarters by E. U. Cate & Co., automo
bile dealers, burned at 4 o'clock Friday
morning, entailing loss in excess of
$iI."..iNKi. Cause of the fire is unknown.
Eail Cate, son of one of the owners,
had been accustomed to sleep 'in the
building, because of recent losses from
petty thieves, and the report spread
that -he was burned in the structure.
I . v U'g i sn. h we vi r I. a J spent
the nieht at home.
Six new and two used automobiles
were totally destroyed. Six machines
LEGION TO PRESENT
OFFICIAL WAR FILMS
The American Legion Post, with a
rosasnittc r composed of Walter Ford.
Fred Btll and Kmmett Forsvthe im
stored in an adio
ter tally damaged,
zero hour the fire
troyed the budding
called the city fire
Cate. manager of
,-
acre Ril
t at the
Lslly des
he alarm
t. Lt U.
ness. was
ily
only fr protection of creditors.
Activities centering around
mencement at the high school will
begin next Thursday morning when
Senior Class day exercises will be
held. The activity will take the form
ot a play written for the occasion by
Miss Berrvce Fisher. In the evening
of May 20, the senior clas play will be
charge, will prr-ert sn official war pic
ture of five films, entitled, "Flash-
I of Action," st the Liberty theatre
Wednesday and Thursday night of next
week. The picture, it is announced.
; show soldier i f the 1st, Jrd, 3d, 4th.
2nd and yin u
actual French hi
from the foltowh
Chateau li
St. Mibiel and Meuse-Arsjonne.
UVserter Sinndf r to Sheriff
Expresirg penitence. Chas. J. Cane-
do. who aays ha deserted from the
srmv st Vancouver Barracks 10 days
ago. surrendered Tuesday to flsMrfsT
Johnson, who returned him to th; post
yesterday. Ccnedo say that be and
another bo v. Keltic Shannon, left the
barracks together. He traded bis urn
fronts. Scenes
ttles are shown :
ss Aisne-Msms.
M want
medicine i
who sss
Calif.
St hack a- t take mr
I a" riirht." said Cancdav
satiated fr at Sa Dtagu.
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