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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1922)
HOOD ItlVKIt (ILACIHR. THDK8DAI, FEBRUARY ft. 1922 TIME TO START ON 1922 PROFITS WOMEN RAISE $119 MR. DEITZ TELLS FOR GIRLS' FUND OF OIL GUSHERS (By M. r. Armstrong) The time is here when the growers need to give careful attention to com plete the pruning of their orchards. Due to the long period of cold weather the time left to finish this work is not at all too long. Pruning is not only essential to the production of the larg est and most profitable fruit, but it is also very important in the removal of disease from the orchard. There are many benefits derived from careful an nual pruning. I do not care here to try to state all of them or to state how pruning shall be done but to call atten tion to some of the results of this im portant practice of fruit growing the handling of which iB one of the things determining the difference between profit and loss at the end of the year. Good pruning practices produce larger and more uniform fruit, fjeer from mechanical rubbing and tree injuries. This is very important but the ease with which a well pruned tree is kept free from insect and fungus peatB is increased very much and 1 wish to con sider these advantages. Limbs which are seriously infected with anthracnose are a constant source of infection for the best of the orchard and not for one year but for three. Not only are these limbs a source of infection but when badly diseased they are so devitalized that heart rot often enters and further weakens the tree, these limbs produce only a poor quality of fruit. Much winter injured wood and bark provide an excellent harbor ing place for various insects as well as wood rots. The trees are a lot better off without many of these limbs, and many trees are so weak as to never be able to produce a profit. Perhaps the greatest gain from good pruning is the ease and thoroughness with which the spraying can be done. Many orchards in flood Kiver last year produced wormy crops because the spraying was not thorough. In some of these orchards it was impossible to do thorough spraying even with exces sive amounts of spray because of the tangle of brush in the trees. Apples cannot be protected from the worm un less the spray covers the fruit on all sides. Thick, woodv tiees protect the apple too well from the spray nozzle and too little from the worms. This which is true of the codling moth is also true of the other pests. Now it is not too soon to start a profitable year bv careful pruning. The most successful growers as well as the experiment stations have conclus ively proved that pruning pays big in dollars. Now is also a good time to be sure that that sprayer is going to deliver 800 pounds of pressure all the time; that the leaks are stopped ; the hose in shape and the engine and pump eady to stay on the job when it is needed. Many growers are finding that the more powerful rigs are many times paying interest on the investment. The woman's club raised the net Long Beach, Calif., Jai. 30, 1922. o f V tne scholarship Loan Kditor Glacier: Just received last bund of the Oregon Federation of week's Glacier today and reminds us Women s clubs, through proceeds from j that we have not written you as you an amateur theatrical preformance j asked us to. staged last week at the Rialto theatre) We left Poitland Monday morning, here. The Futurist," depicting mci- January 16, and reached Long Beach, dents attending the organization of a 20 miles south of Ixjs Angeles. Satur- wt man s nun in tne early KUs was the day evening, January 21, making the Tvoieie rnoeen uy tne women, who in their preparation for the show were driller! by Mrs. L. B. Aplin. The Jwomen, who displayed meritor ious histrionic ability, won general plaudits for their rendition of the play let. Articles of antiquated furniture were drawn from the garrets of many nomes, and the trunks of numerous families were drawn on for heirlooms in dress. The costuming was entirely in keeping with the early period. The women participating included : Mrs. Mnith, president of the Ladies' Aid. Mrs. J. E. Ferguson; Mrs. Weston Jones, grass widow, Mrs. O. L. Wal ter ; Hone Wright, the Agnostic, Mrs. C. E. Fuller; Flora May Rogers, Miss Mae Davidson; Mrs. Scrubbs, Mrs. D. L. Pierson ; Mrs. Mellimore, the Aes thetic, Mrs. Geo. W. Thomson; Miss Beaten, the singer. Mrs. A. S. Keir; Mrs. White, hostess. Mrs. William Munroe, and the maid, Mrs. R. P. Kobinson. One of the features that drew a lively applause, was the melo dramatic rendition by Mrs. Keir; of "Sweet Violets." Those who saw the show declare that Miss Mae Davidson is liable to receive off ers from metropolitan producres. Her Vendition of Flora May Rogers was declared the work of genius. The members of the cluh'give great credit to Mr. Kolstad for the financial success of the show. They declare that he aided in every way possible. Mr. Kolstad says he has never presented a more interesting show, amateur or professional. Well Known Horseman Visits Here Or. M. E. Welch the past week has been participating in a pleasant re union with his old friend, Dr. Geo. H. Sperry, of Vancouver, Wash. It is likely that no men in the northwest are better posted on the history of the American race horse, especially the trotters and pacers, than are these two men. They recall in their conversa tions days when racing was at its best, and express the hope that the sport of kings may again reach its proper place in the sun ot sports and men s enter tainment. Dr. Sperry says that indi cations of the activities of the east and middle west point toward a great er popularity of racing. Several years ago Dr. Welch pre sented a picture of Ed Geers and The Harvester to The Glacier. The other day he brought his old tillicum around to see the picture. The two veterans of horse racing stood, in mute rever ence, for some minutes, looking at the great race horse and the dean of Amer ican drivers. Make Your House A Home With New Rugs and Draperies Prices are pleasingly low and new Spring stocks are ready for your selection. Our Service Department of interest at this season. We deliver and call for, renting them at nominal rates, Electric Vacuum Cleaners Sewing' Machines E. A. FRANZ CO. trip down in six days. It was our in tention to make the trip down in the six days if possible, as we wished to be with our daughter. Pearl, over Sun day rather than to be on the road that day. We reached Ashland Tuesday evening and crossed over the divide Wednesday, reaching Redding that evening. I see by Mr. Moe's letter in the Gla cier that they waited over one day in Ashland on account of the snow of the day before, so I suppose that is where we passed them. Our smallest day s run was from Portland to Ashland 130 miles and our largest day's run was Saturday when we made S50 miles, from Fresno to Long Beach. As Mr. Moe has given a good de scription of the condition of the roads and weather we will not mention this subject. We have) been here now one week and two days and find the cli mate here is much cooler than we ex pected to find it. Of course, they tell us it is unusual. We are at present with our daugh ter, Pearl Stoner. This is just in the edge ot the newly developed oil dis trict. The first well in this district was started about a year ago, and at present there are abuot 50 wells or more drilling and eight that have been "brought in" and are now producing The Horsch well was brought in sev eral months ago at a depth of 2,730 feet and produced about 260 barrels per dav for about three months when the Shell Company owners, decided to go deeper for a better flow. After drilling about 260 feet deeper, making a total depth of 2,990 feet they now have a production. of about 1,500 bar rels per day. This well is only about 800 feet from Mr. Stoner's property. The Satuiday evening we reached Long Beach it was a little after oark and as we were driving down Willow street to find Mr. Stoner's place, we suddenly heard a great roaring noise which grew louder as we drove along, till finally as we were opposite the point where the terrific roar seemed to come from we saw, about 100 feet off the road to the right, a large gusher which had broken loose that morning and was throwing gas. oil, "sand and stones from 150 to 200 feet in the air. This proved to be only about four blocks from Mr. Stoner's and we could hear the roar all night every time we were awake. The next day about noon it finally choked up and quit flowing. The derrick which was built of heavy timbers swid was about 112 feet high, was completely wrecked by the force of the gusher, lhe wind carried ow for blocks till everything was covered making a nasty mess of roads and buildings for nearly a half mile. As result there are reported to be numer ous damage suits to settle. We hear the drills at night whenever awake. We have made numerous trips out from lb and 20 miles, and surely enjoy them. Have been to the beach severa times and enjoy the ocean. We were down today and as it was stormy the big waves were rolling in and dashing the foam upon the beach. We expect to drive over to Redlanda this week to see Mr. and Mrs. Srhall. We are anxiously looking for warmer weather as these gas heaters do not amount to much to get warm by. Not nearly as comfortable as a good old Oregon wood stove. H. C. 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B Hood River. Sedan. $1,091. Touring. $757. Roadster. $757 Coupe. $1,025. Library Notes Through the generosity of the state librarian. Miss Marvin, the Hood Kiver j county library is the richer by some 100 volumes, which have been loaned ' to us for a period of three months These books were placed on our shelves j Saturday and many of our readers have already found them out. Among , the volumes may be mentioned several : very attractive ones of travel, a few : biographies, some beautifully ilk , t rated books on the fine arts together with a few which will appeal to the nature lovers and a few for the reader of essays, ot poetry, and of the drama I The librarian feels certain that the readers or Hood Kiver county wil much appreciate this loan. We have also added several new vol umes to the library by purchase, but most of these no sooner touch the shelves than they disappear. It has : been impossible to keep up with the ; demand this cold winter. 1-ack of space will nut permit our giving a list of these new hooka this week, but it will be forthcoming later. Anne C. Haxby. Librarian. Every Farmer May Own Tractor Judging from the new price of the tractor, Henry Ford ii going to make it possible for every farmer to own a Fordeon. The Dickson Motor Co., lo cal Ford and Fordson dealers announce that orders are being received at the rate of more than one a day. It is stated that many who heretofore have not seriously considered the purchase of a tractor have already given their orders, which should go a long ways in convincing Hood River valley rancher of the feasibility and economy of the right kind of tractor equipment. Along with the price drop of the trac tor have come several cut in tractor equipment, tuch as tractor plows and discs. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Adopt Boy The Upper Valley now has three very happy people- One of them is a six-year old boy, whom Mr. and Mrs. Pan W. Jordan, who reside on a hand some orchard place there, have just adopted from a Portland borne. The other two are Mr. and Mrs. Jordan themselves. Indeed, the foster father, according to his friends, found that the posses sion ot one little boy nil lor his very own gave him such great happiness that he wsnted to go right back tn Portland and adopt a colony. His wife, however, advised, for the pres ent at least that he displav more tem perance in his desires for an adopted lar?e family of boys. MARK TWAIN said : "F E B is one R of R Y most U A the dangerous months in which to speculate" "The others are April, July, June September, November, August, May March, January, October, December" ANY month is a safe one in which to buy our Preferred Stock because you won't be speculating you will be INVESTING PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO. PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Investment Dept., Gmo Blda.. Portland. Oregon Please Mod me complete information about your Stock N sine Add i. CHURCHES ENDORSE ACTION OF OFFICERS Wilson Fund Lags The Woodrow Wilson Foundation Memorial Fund campaign has been lagging in this county, no committee having accepted appointment to head the canvass for funds. It is expected that the state headquarters will soon stimulate action by appointment of leaders for gathering in the fund. The mere publication of notices of the beginning of the nationwide drive, it is said, has resulted in voluntary head- The county's at $100. quota has been set WOMAN'S CLUB NEWS At the next mo ling of the Woman's cluti Wednesday evening, the members will be hostesses to their husbands. A dinner will be nerved, and a program f varied entertainment will be provid ed. Mrs. J. E. Ferguson is chsirman of the committee making preparations for the event. A short busmen session will be held at the meeting. L. C BAl.im is J. W. SWOP! BALDWIN & SWOPE CONSTRUCTION CO. Piant and Sketches for all Classes of Buildings Furnished. Con "tract inn Work and Alterations. No Job Too Big or Too Small Oar Work i Our Recommendation. brosii s bitldinc. HOOD RIVF.R. OREGON' Phone mi Walgren kfi Market is Good John Walgren, Portland apple buyer, who is here this week, says that the blockade of the Highway and the in terruption of (Vlurnbia river steamers have resulted in the availability of more good apples here in the hands ot growers thsn he has ever seen before at this season. Mr. Walgren says the weather conditions will prove beneficial to growers, as they will now realize considerably higher prices for the low grade apple stocks tban would have IM the case if they could have sold earlier. The California freeze and re sultant high price of oranges, he says, will stimulate the apple market cons id - akl Mr Kyl.irun n tl box for cookers, f. . b. Hood River. Mr. Walgren also ships apples to eastern markets, and Monday hefwas seeking six carloads of extra fancy Newtowns for immediate shipment to New York City. Kirby Sells Apples in Kast W. I. Kirby, just back with his fam ily from Middletown, III., where they spent the winter with relatives, re ports the satisfactory sale of three carloads of ('-grade and cooking stock apples. Despite the high freight rate. The following resolution was pre sented by the pastor of Asbury M. K. church to his congregation Sunday morning, and was adopted without a dissenting vote : Whereas, The laws relating to the prohibition of the liquor traflic are a i contribution of some $35 to state great blessing to the people of the quarters united Matec, ana yet, iiecause or long established custom, the adminis tration of them is surrounded with difficulties and sometimes serious dan ger; Therefore, He It Resolved, That we take pleasure in expressing our appre ciation of the loyalty tn the duties of their respective offices displayed by the sheriff of Hood River county, his deputies and the city marshals of our town in a recent flagrant case of boot legging ; by the county attorney in his zealous attention to the case, and by Judge Onthank in his perfect fairnesa and evident desire to do justice to all concerned. At its regular business meeting Feb ruary 1, the Baptist church voted unanimously to endorse very heartily the resolution paissd by the Commer cial club Monday, January 23. The church feels that the action of the Commercial club, in strongly en dorsing the splendid work done by our officers in enforcing the prohibition law, and pledging its support to them, is a timely action, to which the Baptist church is glad to associate itself. It was strongly felt by all the members present tr-at it is time a strong public sentiment for law enforcement should be fostered in the community, and that resolutions, such as passed by the Commercial club, are of great value in fostering such a sentiment. Mr. Kirbv says he sold considerably better figures than he would have received in the local mar kets. "The people of that section are used to getting their apples in bulk rarlots from the New York fruit sections, " shvs Mr. Kirby, "and they were prone to consider our lowest grade fruit as very fine stock." M. II. S. Booth etereita A little curtained-ofF ana of the office of the M. H. S. Co. hsl nttiscted attention the past week. Animated conversation usually floats from the; canopied quarters. Customers want to know if it is a fortune-telling booth. The curtained off room, howrver, was designed by young lutly clerks, who desired a place of privacy for eating their lunches. As long as the girl clerks ate in plain view of patrons of the store they were often called on to thus the lunch the fruit at ! serve customers, and hour whs interrupted. "Now," sas C O. Huelat, "when the girls are behind the curtains, it means that they are 'not in.' Christian Church The Bible School Bulletin is proving helpful to the work and hai items of interest for each department. It will be in your hands each Sunday. The church is planning an evangelistic campaign next September with Mr. and Mrs W. C. Cole, of l)es Moines, la., in charge. Regular services next Sunday, Bible school at 9.15 a. m.. A. H. Cash. Supt. Preaching at 11 a. m. , topic "Tde Four-ply Cord of Service " Christian Endeavor at 6.30 p. m., Bthfl Samuels, leader Preach ing at 7.30 p. m., topic, "Study in Heroes." J. C. Hanna, Pa.itor. lh i Appeal to Oar Sjsstslr The bilious and dyspeptic sre con stant sufferer snd appeal to oar sym pathies. Many such, however, have been completely restored to health by the use of Chamberlain's Tablet. These tablet strengthen Hie stomach, invigorate the liver and improve the digestion. They also cause a get tie l movement of the bowels. When you have any troutil with give them a trial. j jlP lT mm CAN7 Southland NEVADA i Y . AVl f - - -k fS-A S C3X H c" W " "" st uiZ. ..- f THE above picture a photographK reprrducton of jfwr rff Lc ' UNION j. and typical of numberless Pacific System npirte about rnev of J. H. FREDRICY. Acnt, UIRF Hood River, Oregon U. L Hasbroock. Optometrist. W.M. McML RKAl , General P Agent, Portland, On gun