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MWtt VOL. XX XII I HOOD RIVER, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1921 No. 13 if I f APPLE GROWERS: We congratulate you upon the favorable apple crop and price prospects. Your faith and energy should reap a substantial reward. The resources of The First National Bank are at your service for APPLE HARVEST EXPENSES. Ample funds have been provided to meet your re quirements. USE ALL OF OUR SERVICE THE FIRST NATIONAL RANK j : n Compare them-all ways the calfskin stock the lining the tnsbles the lasting the beautiful designed model Itself. Then you will know why we've sold them for years and your next pair will be Walk Overs J. G. VOGT Nationally Known Merchandise APPLE BOXES We are handling the famous Bridal Veil Boxes again this year. These Boxes have been sold to Hood River Growers for 10 years and are most favorably known for both material and milling. See us for large or small orders. We operate three big trucks for deliveries to any part of the Valley. Emry Lumber & Fuel Co. Successors to BRIDAL VKII. LIMBERING CO. Phone 2181 Fourth and Cascade uii.iiiiiihH'iiim FINANCIAL OUTLOOK Secretary Hoover is quoted by "The Fi nancial Age" to the effect that the country's business has fundamentally turned the corner and that we are once more on the up grade. The same Journal editorially, under date of August 14th, says: " The American people are quietly laying the basis for sustained prosperity in many lines and although there is nothing the situation to indicate that there will be a violent outburst of speculative enthusiasm or sensational improvement in various directions, the fact is that basic conditions are sound and that slowly but surely a foundation is being laid for a revival in many directions." BUTLER BANKING COMPANY Member Federal Reserve System ... ii.ni:iiii.'ii:iiii)iiiii!iniiihK "Antrm i John C. Duckwall Wm. S. Duckwall It matters not so much what you pay as WHAT YOU GET. I do. In my business what I get depends on what BUSINESS IS RUSHING Four Studebaker owners and three Ruick owners added to my growing list of regular cus tomers the last week. SATISFACTORY SERVICE did it. Get your share reserved at Shay's SERVICE Shop AT THF FASHION STABLES Shop 121 Res 2"2 DUCKWALL BROS. Wish to announce that they will be cash buyers of the principal varieties of apples and pears this sea son and load from all points in the Valley. We furnish growers' supplies and materials. Apple and Pear Boxes Spray Materials Paper We will have a small supply of the specially prepared oil paper to prevent scald on the late keeping varieties and recommend a limited use of it this season. DUCKWALL BROS. Phone :2) Odcll Rubber Stamps AT THE GLACIER OFFICE Fine for the Picnic You have drunk our buttermilk at home. Had you ever considered how refreshing a draught ol it 9 1 ndd be on the hike or the camping trip. It would make an excellent beverage for the motor trip. Just fill your thermos bottle with th dHlclous and wholesome drink the next time you start on an outing. HOOD RIVER CREAMERY The New "Eveready" Spotlight with the 300 foot range The Light that says, "There it is!" "EVEREADY" BATTERIES Fit and Improve All Flashlights we have a complete stock. KRESSE DRUG CO. The ffioClC Store Come in and hear the August Victor Records PINE GROVE EVENT SUCCESS HARVEST MOON FIESTA BEAUTIFUL Approximately 1,000 Attend hast Event Billy and Ma Sunday Active Workers Side With an approximate 1.000 folk mo toring from every part of the valley and a sprinkling of out of town parties present, the I'ine Grove Harvest Moon festival, staged last Thursday on the lawns of the church and school house, was voted the most successful and pleasant community entertainment ever held in the Hood River valley. Old fashioned sports and two base ball games characterized the after noon's activities. Kev. and Mrs. Wil liam A. Sunday, were active in the day's events. Mrs. Sunday had charge of an Oriental tea room, where a bevy of young girls sold confections and served the merrymakers with tea. Mr. Sunday was ever the center of an animated, laughing group. He um pired two baseball games, one between the married and single men, with the former winning by a score of 18 to 9. The Odell Boy Scout team defeated the Fine Grove Scout team. A swimming contest was won by Kenneth Malloy, while George Lage won a diving match. The fiesta closed with musical and literary programs. Bathed in the light of one of the most brilliant harvest moons ever beheld here, the scene, amidst laden apple trees, was one of appealing beauty. Other winners of sports events were: William McElroy ; relay race, Henry Forsburg and Max Hanley : wheelbar row race, Geroge Lage and Max Han ley; bilndfold race, Charles I.age. Tony Mohr won the award for the best groomed horse. Chairman of committees in charge of the successful affair were: Mrs. James E. Clark, Russell A. McCully, Mrs. J. E. Andrews, JEdw. W. Van Horn and Mrs. Geo. Axtelle. 1,600,000 BOXES IS APPLE ESTIMATE A. W. Stone says that estimates of the season's apple crop for the valley, based on observations of inspectors of the Apple Growers Association who are familiar with conditions in all parts of the district, now place the tonnage at an approximate 1,600,000 boxes. "Certain weather conditions, su -h aa a prolonged period of drouth," says Manager Stone, "might result in the cutting of this tonnage to something less than 1,600,000 boxeB. While on the other hand ideal growing weather may result in the continued rapid siz ing of the fruit and bring us more than the present estimate. If anything think indications point to a swelling of the estimate. Weather conditions now are excellent. We have begun to have extremely cool nights with hot days. Heavy dews form at night. I his cool ing moisture is fine for the apples. " Growers have begun the harvesting of Hartlett pears, and daily Quantities of the fruit are delivered to cold stor age Quarters of the Association. A crew of pickers is at work on the pears. While carlot quantities have been assembled, the Association wi make no shipments until the eastern markets are relieved of the congestion of pears of other districts, where the fruit ripens and is shipped earlier than from local orchards. The Hartlett and d'Aniou pear crop of the valley will approximate 120 carloads. HOSIER HAS FINE CROP OF APPLES An investigation throughout the Northwest, where eooiierative fruit sales agencies have been developed to a point exceeding that of moHt sections of the countrv, will not reveal any or ganization of spple growers working along lines of more thorough coopera tion than the Mosier Fruitgrowers' Association. This cooperative institu tion handles 100 per cent of the fruit produced in the Mosier vallev orchards, Wasco county's banner fruit section. On September 20, according to an nouncement of K. D. ChathVId, a grower himself and veteran manager of the Mosier Association, the INHVI of the district will begin their third season of harvesting their crop ami parking them , thriMigh a large com munity packing house. Except for a few growers, who are able to pack out their small crops with help furnished by their own families, the entire Mo sier valley apple crop passes through this community packing hou--, equipped with three big Gutter grading ma chines. H. H. Kretz, skilled both in apple and orange packing, who for the past two year has had charge of put ting the Moaier crop in boxes, has again taken the contract for the task this year. He will import about 2" professional packers from California. His crews spend the falls here in apple harvest. They leave immediately for the south to re-enter citrus packing houses. This system of handling prac tically the entire crop of the district through a single standardized packing house, results in a marked uniformity of grade, and, according to Mr. Chat held, the trade has come to recognise as standard a Mosier box of apples. The big plant of the Mo-itr associa tion, the second story of which is equipped for the i a g crews, also includes storage spare for a large por tion of the crop. The building is so located on the flop of the (Columbia gorge that wagons deliver the freshly picked fruit on a level with the second story. As the apples are packed out they are sent by gravity to the storage chamber below. They can then be loaded out to cars by use of roller con veyors, thus eliminating much labor. The Moaier apple crop this year is showing up in fine shape. The fruit is well sized, clean from disease and al ready is taking on the characteristic colors of varieties in a marked degree. The estimates rsnge fr lm 125,000 to 150.000 boxes. One of the best looking tracts of the district belongs to Dr. C. A. Mac rum, who is president of the Moaier cooperative association. Dr. Mar rum mas formerly horticultural commissioner of the Fourth district of Oregon. He is constantly engaged in experimental work for the control diseases and insect pests. LfT. Macrum several years ago determined by tests on his place that the application of a combination of Bordeaux mixture and rniseible oil would control many fruit pests. He is now engaged on other sprays, which, it is said, will be of great benefit not only to the growers of his own district but to orchardists of all parts of the state. Mosier has developed a nation-wide reputation for the excellency of its Italian prunes, shipped green to nu merous metropolitan marKeis. While the crop of prunes this season will reach only about five carloads, the size and quality are better than normal, due to the small numbers on each tree. The prune orchards are still showing the effects of the damaging freeze of 1919, The prune harvest of the district is now under way. Before the war prunes were packed neatly and with much effort. During the period of hostilities, while labor was scarce, a system of "suitcasing" prunes was de veloped. Peach boxes, set in doubled rows, edgewise and with one side knocked off, were filled directly from the lug-boxes of .the pickers. The sides were nailed on the end and the boxes were ready for shipment. The system has had the approval of the trade and this economical method of handling the district's prune harvest continues. Mr. Chatlield says he hasn't in many years seen as many prospective or chard laborers available as this season. Numbers of families apply at the asso ciation offices weekly, he says. The harvest of this year, according to indi cations, will be about a week earlier than normally. It will take about 60 days to pack out the district's apple crop. ADAMS HAS NO VOLCANIC ACTION ; SCHOOLS BEGIN NEXT MONDAY ONE TEACHING VACANCY REPORTED A party of University of Chicago geology students, who returned to White Salmon Sunday after a week spent In studying rock formations around the base of Mount Adams and on the peak, report that no evidence of any volcanic action was discovered in connection with the huge slides occur ing on the mountain late last winter. "We spent two davs on the moun tain," writes Richard Foster Flint, one of tho students, "and the party has come to the following conclusions: That the 'slide' in question is not a mud How, as stated In recent reports, nor is it an eruption of any sort. That the slide is merely an avalanche of larger proportions than usual, consist ing mainly of snow and ice, with a good deal of mud and rock debris. The avalanche originated in the roi k at the bead of White Salmon glacier, going through a notch in the narrow divide between that glacier and Ava lanche glacier, and down the path of Avalanche glacier to a point well be low the timber line. The glacier is muddied and dirtied, and the trees at the lower end are snapped short by fulling debris. The total length of the avalanche is perhaps live miles. "The disturbances occurred, accord ing to foresters, some time in Febru ary and was apparently caused by slip ping at the head of the glacier, over loading and consequent breaking off at the cirque. " MASONIC PICNIC AT LOCKS ON SUNDAY Families of Maons of all valle points and mid-Columbia points at tended the seco.id annual picnic of the Hood River Masonic Lodge at Cascade Locks Sunday. AH of the 250 present motored to the government grounds, where about 1,90 lunch was spread in a grove within sound of the roaring Cas cades. Gallons of steaming coffee were prepared by Geo. I Slocom. Ice cream was served by Walter Walter.". Before lunch the members of the party participated In sports, the climax of which was a tug of war between rural and city teams. The latter, cap taind by F. H. Hlackman, was victor of the city team, headed by C. C. An derson. After lunch a baseball team, OMBpOiM of single men, defeated the umarried men by a score of to 5. Herman Kresse was raptain of the benedicts and Vern Home headed the single men. The game was one of the best seen around this section this year. LOCAL HUNTERS' SEA SON NOT VET OPEN Receiving reports that the forests around Mount Defiance in this countv fairly swarmed with hunters. Sheriff Johnson Tuesday summoned aid from Deputy Game Warden Hadley, of 1 he Dalles. The local hunters, Mr. John son thinks, have been confused because of presM reports announcing the open- ing of hunting season west of the Cas cades. The loral season does not open until September 1. It be may, too, says .Sherilf John son, that hunters starting n on the other side -f the mountain have pene trated this county without knowing they have crossed the border. Any how, according to reorts, there was a fair funilade in the woods up around Green Point.' City and Three Valley Points to Begin Work Other Schools to Open Labor Day With the exception of the principal ship of the junior high in the city, the faculties of all Hood River valley schools have been supplied for .the coming year, according to County Su perintendent Gibson. The schools of the city, Fine Grove and Central Vale and the union high school at Odell will begin next Monday. All other schools will start one week later, Labor Day. City School Superintendent Cannon says that a record registration is ex pected in tho city schools this year. The attendance at the high school is expected to reach 300. Indications are that the freshman class will reach 150. Prospective high school students are registering this week with Principal Cookie, who is maintaining office hours at the school building. Mr. Cannon announces the faculties of the city schools as follows : High School B. H. Conkle, princi pal, history and economics; E. E. Fleichman, languages, physical train ing and athletics ; Malcolm I). Brode, history and science: E. E. Forsythe. science ; A. L. McCauley, commercial ; R. C. Goodman, manual training; Miss Bertha Hunter, languages; Miss May belle Phillips, mathematics; Miss Ethel Hickford, English and algebra; Miss Frances Baker, girls' physical train ing; Miss Grace E. Smith, home eco nomics; Mrs. Belle Henney, music. Junior High Mrs. Harriet Blash held, assistant principal ; Miss Lottie Kinnaird and Miss Mane Andersen. Park Street Grammar MiHs Bessie M. Goyette. principal; Miss Velma Wilkinson, Miss Lulu Piather, Mrs. Tina L. Cramer. Miss Beatrice Pogue. Miss Sarah Nealeigh, Miss Edna David, Miss Emma Schiemedeskamp and Miss Ethel Kellehar. Coe Primary Mrs. Henrietta (xir nelius, principal; Mrs. Margaiet ('amp bell, Iiirs. reari Gladden, Miss Marion Howe, Mrs. J. H. Chappell. Janitors have been appointed as fol lows: Chas. S.Jones, high school ; C. A. Puddv, junior high; Isaac Ford, Park Street, and Walter Waddell, Coe primary. DAVIDSON BACK SINN0TT CALLS FOR LEGION PHOTOS H. F. Davidson, first Hood River ap pie shipper to return from the east af ter attending the International Apple Shippers' Association convention at Cincinnati, says that the session, from the standpoint of attendance has been one of the most interesting ever held. On the first day, Mr. Davidson says, the delegates seemed very enthusias tic, and it seemed that they were go ing to start apple sales rolling at a rapid rate. "On the second day, however," Mr. Davidson says, "the delegates seemed less enthusiastic. When the third day came around, the activity had all burned out and it was apparent that dealers were not in any way eager to begin a speculation on this season's apple crop." Mr. Davidson says that with few ex ceptions dealers have lost money in ap ple speculations the past two years. None of them, he declares, have any desire, if funds were available for the purpose, to buy heavy blocks of fruit before the harvest. He predicts, how ever, that sales will begin freely about harvest time and that apples will roll to consumption in a steady stream, lie declares that growers at present in most instances are holding their ap ples at figures higher than market con ditions will justify. PVTHIANS TO HOLD BONNEVILLE PICNIC With Waueoma I .odce of this city as hosts. Knights of Pythias of Portland and all' Columbia River Basin points will participate in a picnic at Bonne ville on Labor Day next Monday. "We are expecting 1,500 people at the celebration," says Harry Wood, chairman of the Waueoma Lodge com mittee in charge of preparations for the event. Most of those attending the picnic will motor down. Manv will leave home on Sunday and will camp at r.agle Creek park. We will enliven the day by sports of all kinds and a baseball game between the Hood River and The Dalles Lodges has been scheduled. The Hood River D. O. O. K. band will attend the Labor Day fraternal picnic and will render con certs and play for open air dancing." Numerous concessions will be pro vided. Dancing will be featured both afternoon and evening. The general public has been invited to participate in the big picnic. No admission charg es will be made for entrance to the ground". While all are asked to bring their lunches, the knights will furnish coffee. Other members of the committee are: N. Y. Tistevin, A. G. Thompson and J. CaldwelL CREAMERY INTERESTS WASHINGTON FOLK Photographs of the American Ltg on cent of Mount H the walls of i , of picture, charact per men M one of i try, already graced declared, however, mous mountain, II be properly repre nott's suggest carried out by local members of the their recent f nay lie placed on f the congree lblic lands. Re mott, reading of ed W. Donner- Truman Btler, ' mmercial Club o be displayed in action a pa-coun-L He i s fa -boo Id be -ented. Mr. it is said, i boosters. Planning the participation of ranch er of Klickitat county, Wash., in an expansion of the of the plant here. Manager W. M. Black and members of the directorate of the Hood Rirer Creamery have iited ranchers of the neighboring Washington section the past week. The Washington growers, who for more than a year have been shipping increasing quantities of cream here each week, express friendliness toward the creamery and msny of them are signing for blocks of stock. The Hood River Creamery has made a steady growth for the past four years. With a monthly output of 20. 000 pounds of butter, the creamery has outgrown the plant now occupied. The creamery is now making twice as much butter as for the sane period a year ago. "2 CO 5 ... u 2 .2 ac