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w I I < ♦ ***■ Di ■'Si * s ■ U 1 1 I « * —* HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1923 VOL. XXXV COOPERS SPUR ROAD BACKED VALET AUTO STROP RAZOR FREE Having heard for a long time of the wonderful service that men receive from the LEGION COMMITTEE IS UNANIMOUS Valet Auto Strop Razor Spirit of United Cooperative Effort Toward Getting Mount flood Snowline we have decided upon a scheme whereby every man can have one of the razors absolutely FREE. To the first 250 men who sign up in our store, we will give absolutely free, with every 50c package of Auto Strap Razor Blades, an Auto Strop Razor and Strop. ■ Road is Developed •* A purchase here Carries that pleasure of satisfaction Help Save a Life—See the legion Pulmotor Fund Show S ■OF MAKE YOUR SHINGLES LAST LONGER ;* Ft I ' ■'Ct I S'* fi’ -y WS7 By applying Black Cat Roof Paint A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN It is quite all right to buy a home on the M installment plan, provided the terms are fair L jj and the rate of interest reasonable, and there W ■ are, no doubt, conditions which warrant buying Nt Fl an automobile or a piano on the so-called easy t3| [Uy payment plan, although there is much to be said MJ on the negative side of the question. ( We suggest, as a conservative experiment with the install ment plan, that you let us sell you a thousand dollars on a weekly payment basis. HERE IS OUR SCHEDULE OF PRICES $5.86 per week for 3 years buys $1000 1000 2.93 «« “ “ 6 years 1000 “ “ 9 years 1.87 u H • V " . I This paint which is heavier than stain but lighier than oil paints, is especially adapted to shingle roofs. One thoro application will Prevent Decay. Waterproof the Surface. Prevent the Growth of moss. Render Your Roof Fireproof « r * BUTLER BANKING COMPANY Egpecially recommended for shingle roofs by Oregon State Fire Marshall. Member Federal Resetve System I N addition to our domestic business, we are this season prepared to handle for your ac count and make cash offers for export sizes for shipment to N0THARD, LOWE & WILLS, Ltd. with head offices in London, England, as we have been appointed dis trict agents for this firm in this territory. I We have made a number of cash purchases for the account of this firm and would solicit a per cent of your consignment export business. They do a general importing and exporting business in all parts of the world, with fruits and produce as only one of many commodities handled. f < - They make on consignments a commission charge of only five per cent of sales with a maxi- . mum charge at point of destination of dock dues, port dues, cables, etc. of l/6d. Where shippers load their own fruit, this is all the charge that is made, as the shipments go direct from Hood River to New York and port of destination. Give us some of your export business this season. EMRY LUMBER & FUEL CO Fourth and Cascade [IS little talk will close our Season, although our Canteloupes may last a while longer, depending upon the weather; and as we I look back we try to look at the past season as we looked upon the exhibits of our □ooooooooorx >000 School Fair: Proud of our successes and forgeting our failures for a little while. Contrary to the teachings to diversify, we believe the farmer’s salvation lays in specializing in growing crops, and those articles we selected to grow have laid a foundation for the popularity of our Nonpareil Brand. With the improvement contemplated for this winter, the 20th Century Truck Farm will be the most up- to-date farm in our line in Oregon. In the short space of time Koberg’s Beach has brought perhaps more real democratic enjoyment to a wider range of people than any institution in Hood River; such institu tions have a marked influence upon the general feeling of a corpmunity and make it more likable to live in ; it is known far outside the boundaries of the County. Whether you hear about what we are doing or not, we can assure you we are sawing wood and doing our part to help make Hood River the Hub. I ‘ y & CASH BUYERS OF APPLES AND PEARS Phone 4702 Odell 229 THE 20TH CENTURY TRUCK FARM J. H. KOBERG, Proprietor Help Save a Life—See the Mgion Pulmotor Fund Show Help Save a Life—Ser the I .eg ion Pulmoti.r Fund Show K Let me quote you prices on reboring and reflnishing cylinders. All work guaranteed. HECK UNGER GARAGE Successor to TUCKER’S GARAGE Phone 3743 OVER THE TOP with the Legion on the climb at 4:00 o’clock—and back in town, pick ing up a wreck at 10:00. Service when you want it at Shay’. SERVICE Shop AT THF. Sbolliti ♦ FASHION GARAGE Reo. 3721 Tlie climax to an investigation of the past month, tlie general committee of Hood River citizens up|s>iuted by tile Americau Is'gion I’oKt, by unani mous decision Friday night voted a reeonunendiilion of a survey alreuily made by the United Forestry Hervlie for n spur road to connect the Mount Ilisid Ixs»p Highway with the snow line.of Mount Hood at Coopers Hptir. Tin* action caino Immediately at tin* end of a lietiring. Het by tlie committee, which was attended by citizens repre sentative of interests in all parts of tlie valley. ,■ Tlie committee, nt tlie instance of W. A. Langille, who in in charge of forest rond work in this ______ section, ___ de- elded to communicate nt once with all I'ortlaiid civic mid commercial organ izations and launch an immediate cam paign for an early construction of the highway. Since the American Legion Post launched its annual Mount Hood (climliing party In 11*21, there bus been a promise of a road to <*ounect the base camp of the organization with the Lisip Highway. A survey watt mude connecting the road with tlie hikiw line, but it was thought by many that the grade of seven ¡wr cent, over n dls- trict characterized by its light _ «oil, would I m * too heavy, and an apis-al was made for a road of lesser gradient. A second survey was at once made, over very much the saint' character of country as the first, but longer. The length of tile second pro|s>se<l road is alstut 11 miles. It passes close to Homestead Inn and leads also near Cloud Cap Inn. It will take the mo torist up to an elevation of nearly feet, where tourists may be able to hstk into the very crevasses of Eliot Glacier and gain landscape views as Inspiring na may be had on the American continent. The forestry service already has >40,(MM) available for construction of tlie road. . It is estimated tliat $xo.(M*(t will build the grade and give it a light surfacing of rock. The forestry ser vin'; according to T. H. Sherrard, who was present at tlie hearing, is ready to proc<*ed at oucu with construction of tbe roml when an additional fund of >4(*.(MM) Is made available l>y county, state and private or individual sub scription. The Ix'glon I’oat anticipated that the spur road would Iw complete this year, l'lutis of bringing alsmt a crys tallization of Ilood River county aentl- ment, united on some coucrete project, were recently launched by tbe paat a» n monna means of hastening crniatrncfToa n a snowllne road. The commRtee tie- at aoiue time, benefit at Mist su^F gan il» k unpledfied’tb miy location everyone in Hood River county and tur h s^r rondò Ita -^iiembers, as with the expense incurred in the pur iinnv the nit- i/t'KiiMi its rvrry Ix*gion is is v-iuitit-u entitled to every < 'haimitin Hlniemaker sta'ted ai thè « chase it- hearing, undertool entiously. They have visited Hood Hollcited to purchase a ticket l<M)k up Itivr Meadows on the east side of the one of the boya or get tickets at the in<>u111iiin and iiave s|*ent some time theatre the night of the allow, Monday Investigating tlie country in and and Tuesday, Septemlier 24 and 2D. around Eden Park, lieauty sjiot on the northwest base of the mountain. * The first speaker ut the hearing was I^' h II c Butler, a mendier of the Mount Hood Development Association, com- posed of Portland and Hood River men who have given <*onsid<*rable time mid attention tlie jiast year in efforts The county court, in aenalon last looking toward the development of the week, decided to pursue the policy of seenie asset of tile mountain nnd tho former years and secure the advlee of estiiblishnient of, hpCels In the region, n budget commltee in establishing the lie told of a rei-ent trip with Oil. W. taxes for the county next year. The n. GreeTy. elilef of The Hutted States new law, creating county tax anil con Forestry Herviix*. and Geo. W. Cecil, of servation committees, does not require the 1’ortliind office. They journeyed such procedure, but tlie court ex- to Cloud Cai* Lui mid iniqM*cted the pressed the opinion that the tax levy district where the new road will pass. would I m * more representative of all Mr. Butler stilted that Mr. Greeley and elements if such a committee were ap- Mr. Cecil expressed tlie opinion that it pointed. Tlie following men will Herve would lx* difficult to secure appropria on the committee: E. O. Blanchar. tions for another survey. The high C. 11. Vaughan, W. F. Hliannon, U. A. forestry orth-lnls. Mr. Butler declared, Bell and It. J. Melsaac. were of the opinion that the survey Tlie court, with the aid of the should Is* followed if the citizens budget committee, net a tentative of tbe county wlsheil to get Immediate budget for presentation to the new results for a mountain highway. Mr. tax and conservation committee, ywi- Butler <-ited tlie recommendation made terday.________________ by Rtepben T. Mather, director of na- tloiml parks, who when here lust year, urged iiguinst mi attempt by local folk to make Mount Hood a national park. Mr. Mather, Mr. Butler said, cited that the pro.-edure of nationalizing the playground would take many years mi<i delay development. In n letter to the Chamber of Com- CoiiMldcrnlile support of a road into merce A. H. Dudley expresses n keen the Wl.veast basin country on the interest in the development of the northwest base of tlie mountain dpvel- campaign In II imm I River and hoped o|s-d lit tlie iiM-etlng. A nunilsT of that tlie financing will be a complete those present favored tills region, success. wltli Its Eden Park and ninny hiiimt - lie also stated Hint “It might I m * In Intively Is-mitIfni flower gardens, and teresting to know that tlie Bend Com expressed the opinion that It would is* mercial club Is now on a similar cam lietter to reconsider the spur road prop paign which will la* to re-sign a >10,- osition mid reneli the snow line and (XXI a year budget. Each of the two ghiciul snouts by the ilorthwcHt base. lumber companies there pays >500 a Chief siaikeaiiian for the Ellen Park year and the stores pay from >lfiO ’to country was C. A. Beil, who recratly >240. In other words, >10 to >20 dot returned from a visit to Mount Rain month. When comparing Bend with ier. He voiced opisisltion to th«» C<sip- Hood River and lM*arlng In mind tlie era Spur road, which he said lacked fact that Hood River Is on the direct Iwmily. as It will approach the hlgli line of tonrist travel ovrt- an excep altitude, through a barren burnt over tionally fine highway tills Chamber region. Mr. Bell said thnt we could would derive a benefit sufficient to jus- not hop«* to compete wltli Rainier Na tify a budget even greater than that tional 1’nrk unless we necure the nujst of Bend." ________________ scenic route for a highway up to tlie snoW line. He cited that over 115,(MM) issiple have been to Rainier tills sum mer. Mr. Bell said that tlie Coopers Hptir road could not mnipnrr in beauty with tin* road up through the national park to Paradise Inn. Coach Keeney lias begun drilling H. G. Ball, who was recently a va cation visitor in the region of tlie Clear prospective candidate for the high creek, near Wlyeast basin, voiced a school fishball team. Tentative plans suiHHirt of a road on the northwest call for the first game October 5 with bns<' of the mountain. Mr. Ball de Hill Military Academy, of Portland. clared that tho bulk of the motorists Mr. Keeney any» he has a good nncleua will come for scenic lieauty and not to for a team in the following former climb the mountain, lie gave statistics players, all of whom made the team sin.wing that only a few more thnn last year: Glenn Green, elected as 5OO of the 115,000 who had lx*en to captain of the 1923 team; Leonard Rainier National Park this year had Thomson. George Corwin. Bunny Ep ping and Bob Wilbur. Rusnell B co I mm - climlied the mountain. It was pointed ont. however, that, the and Paul HuelaL who are expected to nccesslbilfty of Hood nnd the cotnparn- make the team, are expected to return I five ease with which It may Is* climbed soon from an Oriental trip. The boys 1 will I m * one of Its chief drawing cards, spent the snmmer as super cargoes i Attention was called by Hood Guide aboard the steamer West O’Rowa. Weygant that 2.2t*O hail registensl on They Were detained in the Orient when ___ _____ _______ the top of Oregon's snow peak this ,the steamer was detailed to engage in summer—almoat 100 per cent of those [relief work at Yokohama. DUDLEY EXPRESSES INTEREST IN WORK AU REVOIR DUCKWALL BROS PIONEERS HOLD ANNUAL COURT ASKS AID OF BUDGET BOARD Retailers of all materials for building or repairing any hind of roof. Phone 2181 coming here having made the ascent.' Mr. Butler cited that the Canadian Pacific Railway had pioneered in the development of mountain scenery. He called to the attention of those preeeut how the rail line built huge hotel» aa bases, with trails and roads radiating in every direction. 'A hotel in the region of Cloud Cap Inn, he cited, CONSTITUTION DAY WAS would be able to develop the entire north base of the peak by trails. Mr. Butler Hald he had an assurance tint funds fur a magnificent tourist hos telry on Mount Hood would be forth coming as soon as the road la built. Rev. R. A. Hutchinson, pastor of the Upper Valley United church, who said With more than 100 pfoueera and lie had reevntly learned much of the Mount Hood country from the deck the members of their families present of one of Gilbert Edgington's pack one of tbe most inspiring reunions of the Hood River Pioneer Association (Continued on page 12) ever held occurred at Library hall Monday. Chief speakers of the occa sion were Judge Fred W. WHson, president of the Wasco county asso ciation. and Geo. IL Himes, of Port land. curator of the Oregon Historical Society. Both men turned the reunion toward a celebration Of Constitution Tho American legion and the Rialto Day. theatre art* to present a big special Judge Wilson declared it a need of program Monday and Tuesday, Bep- tember 24 and 25. The money de tlie time« for citizens to deliberate over economic and i*olltical problems rived from the »bowing of tills pro public gmtn wilt Is* used in the purchase of with more of the calmness that a pulmotor for tlie use of the city. marked the actions of pioneers. “I, too, declared Mr. Himes, “want Year'after year Hood River has Jiad more than its share of fatalities in to leave that thought with the pio drowning«. Without adequate equip neers.” Mr. Illmes then asked for all pres ment our local doctors have at time» lalstred like Trojans to save the peo ent who were horn within the bounds ple who were pulled from the water. of tlie original Oregon territory to Owing to the infrequent call for a stand. Duly 18 arose. He then con- machine of this kind none of the local tinued, “To you there Is an especial duty of physicians felt they could keep equip ment likt* a pulmotor.. Many of the seeing that the constitntion la main deaths that havq taken 'place in the tained and adhered to In all of Its waters of the Columbia and tbc slough purity. For I would have you remem- near the etty could have been averted l»er that you were born and reared In with the prompt assistance of men the only ¡Motion of the United State« over which the Htars and Stripes first trained iu the us<* of a pulmotor. Realizing the need of equipment of floated and have ever since floated. tills kind to be used aa a common Every otiier section of our nation waa projierty by the entire city and county, acquired either by conqueat or pur the American Ix*gion has made ar chase.” Mr. Himes ended his address* by rangements with the Rialto theatre to present a program which will pro reading a poem of the late John H. vide funds for tbe purchase of a high Cradieluiiigh, first editor of the Gla grade pulmotor, which will tie pre cier and one of Oregon's moat gifted sensed to the city and will be kept at poet«. A suntptnous banquet was served the fire station. In case of a drown ing, severe electrical ahia-k or any at noon at Asbury Methodist chwrch thing of that nature, the equipment l*arlon*. Other number« on the pro Song«. Rev. Troy will la* rushed to the scene of the acci gram included: dent and first aid rendered, In maay Shelley, 83-year old pioneer minister; cases the equipment has saved persons readings of original poems, Mrs. J. E. Ferguson; songs, Mrs. Frank Gilbert. so affected. A pulmotor is a mechanical device The society sent a message of greeting by tlie aid of which artificial respira to Dr. T. L. Eliot, of Portland, a pio tion is started which In many cases neer paator of the local Unitarian bring» a person back to normal. The church, who is seriously HI in Port machine has already been ordered and land. J. H. Mohr, Jr., also sang a is lielng rushed to Hood River by ex group of songs. Officers elected were: M. D. Odell, press in time for a public demonstra tion to I m * given on tbe stage of the oldest man born in Hood River coun Rialto both nights of the showing, ty, president, and H. L. Howe, re “Only A Hliop Girl,” the attraction elected, secretary, the county’s first which will be presented to raise the clerk in a store. A large delegation of Wasco county necessary funds. Through the cour tesy of the Kresse Drug Company, the pioneers were present. • role having <*quipment la being purchased at ac been inaugurated on completion of the tual wholesale cost. An active com paving between here and Tbe Deltas mittee of Legionnaires will soon be in in 1U21 that the annual reunions of ¡My pioneer organisations of tbe pro “g r* ' "„T! Help Save a Life—See the legion Pulmotor Fund Show I ............................. .......ii f imiJ !.. •> .ito i.#ä ■•V« t- 1 « LEGION TO GIVE PULMOTOR SHOW KRESSE DRUG COMPANY • No, lfl *—*■■■ r. ■’ FOOTBALL PROSPECTS SEEM VERY \ 1 ■¿«S ■¿i ... ■Í » « ■ J ' -1 4^' .TMir« ago the Heers sat September IT as the date for tbeir annual reunion . because ■ bn . that . Ä . . Jggg their birthday anniversary. They were K. L. Hmltb. Mrs. Wm. Boorman. Mrs. Thomas McKay «nd L. F. Henderson. Two of the number have since passed on—Mr. Smith and Mrs. Boorman. Annually beloved members of the pioneer organisation are dropping out. Monday hearts were saddened v^ben a memorial tribute was paid to the late Rev. 3. L. Herahtier, whose ministra tions tonriied nearly every family in the mld-Columbia. A resolutions com mittee, comp<Hu*d of Judge Fred w. Wilson, Tjeslle Butler and M. D. Odell, announced that a fitting tribute would I m * incorporated in the report which the committee will prepare for the next annual meeting of the organisa tion. Miss Gall Young, member of an Odell pioneer family, gave songs. Geo. Howe, a gifted artist, drew a picture of Lost Ijike, which was used on the attractive badges distributed among the pioneers. Those present at the reunion were: Mr. and Mra. W. L. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. IL L. Howe. Fred. H. Bell, J. G. Wendling. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Rherrieb, Mrs. Elisa Hinrichs. E. O. Miller. A. B. BIllingH, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Larson, Mr. and Mrs. IL F. J. Hieverkropp, Mrs. H. O. Hieverkropp, Mr. and Mrs. A. L Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ixige, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mohr. Susie Mohr. Mr. and Mrs. F. II. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raad. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Odell, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Miller. Frank Stone, Leslie Butler. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. THmmlck, Pete Txrns, M. H. Nlckhlsen. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Rand. Mr. arirt'Mrs. Alien Macrum, Rev. and Mrs. Troy Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ehrek. John Kroe ger, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bartmcaa. New ton Clark. Glenn Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howe. Mrs. Jennie B. Hunt, Mias Vernon Hhoemaker. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stranahan. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Koberg, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Frasier, Jr., Mr. and Mn. C. A. Bell, Mm Meta A. Scobee, Mrs. Jos. Frailer, Hr., Mrs. Mary Fra sier Cofwin. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Wick ham. Edna Wickham. J. H. Gerdes. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Knspp. Mrs. J. H. Shoe maker, P. H. Mohr, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Castner, MI hh Frances Castenr, Mrs. Anna Leus, Mrs. Anna C. Clark, F. R. Ahnten, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Kingdom Mm. Nancy A. Wilson. Mm. May B. Jones, Mm. Mav N. Billings, R. H. Husbands. Mr. and Mrs. N. Y. Tostevin, Miss Gracs Wilson. Edith L. Reed. Chas. W. Reed. Mm. Anna Hawkes, Mm. Amanda Hus bands and Mrs. W.T.McClure, af Howl Rtver; Ralp Savage. Mr. and Mm. J. II. Frarv. J. R. Rand. Elizabeth Rand, Mrs. W. Preggc. Mm. J. Learning, Mr. and Mm. J. W. Baker, Geo. H. Himes and Nancy J. Fletcher, all of Port land: Mm. Henrietta McKay. Thomas H. McKay, Thomas P. McKay and Le ona McKay< all of Seaside; Mm. K. C. Price. Mrs. Lulu D. Crandall, Judge Fred W. Wilson, of The Dalles; Mr, and Mm. A. H. Jewett, of White Sal mon: Lnlu Rand Horning and Elisa beth Horning of Gresham; Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Blythe, Mr. and Mm. Ray Leslie. Mm. Ole Olsen and Alfred Roorman. of Portland; Mr. and Mm. H. F. Blythe. Mm. B. F. Hhoemaker and Mm. Phoebe Morse, of Hood River. i I ~T i r 4' Orchsrd trucks, built stout and mada to turn »hort, at Bennett Brotbom. 4A •» M l k ' V“-. ’ . &