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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1924
VOL. XXXVI
AUTO PARK
IS UP AGAIN
The Kresse Drug Co.—Rexall
TIME TO TAKE STOCK
ONE CENT SALE
Harvesting over, the farmer —if he is a busi­
nesslike farmer—takes stock, as the business
man does, to see what he has on hand and Io
figure what he must buy for the next season’s
needs.
THIS WEEK
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The officers of this Institution are Interested In
all of the farmer’s plans for Improvement
around the farm, and ¿lad to discuss ways and
means with him.
We recommend our Certificates of Deposit as
a reliable investment for surplus funds which
will be needed In the Spring. '
Buy One Artigle at the Regular Price «nd Get the Second One
for One Cent -That’s the Plan of pricing in this Annual Event
which Turns the Thoughts of Thousands of People toward
HUELAT OFFERS LEASE PROPOSAL
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Economy.
This will be the largest Sale of Standard Goods the United
Drug Co. has ever put on, as the sale includes such items as
Klenzo Tooth Paste, Symphony Lawn Stationery, Jonteel
Talcum, Cascade Pound Paper and. Envelopes, Hair Nets,
Liggett’s Chocolates, Aspirin Tablets, Face Powder», face
Creams, Shaving Creams, Hot Water Bottles and hundreds
of other Wonderful Bargains.
KRESSE DRUG COMPANY
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
$16,000
for Mortgage Loans
shikts
We have a customer who Las $16,000
which he desires to Invest In First
Mortgage Bonds on improved Income
- producing property.
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He would prefer three loans of about
$5,000 each, and if the security offered
is orchard property, the owner must be
living on the place
A Very Attractive Fall Showing
New colorings, some with collars to match—and packed
in an individual Christmas box—
*2.00 to *3.00
Shop now for Christmas.
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY.
Member Federal Reserve System
Equip Your Home
STORM WINDOWS
Heating a home with
terted windows ia like storing
water in a leaky pail. The heat
pours ent through the windows
and arcund them like water
through a sieve.
EQUIP YOUR HOME WITH
STORM WINDOWS
They will last as long as the
home itself, and you will save
enough on your fuel bill to pay
for them wveral times over.
EMRY LUMBER AND
FUEL COMPANY
Manufacturer»
Sash, Doom and Mill work
MERRY CHRISTMAS
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D RIVER DRUG CO
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IJAVE received some new novelty Belts, Buckles
• * and Chains and other stock of high merit Turn
in your old gold on new Jewelry.
R. O. SCHE
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WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Now is the time to select
your Christmas cards. You
will find a very fine assort­
ment of Eastern cards now
on display at
nittees
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K. of P. Building
Apple Tariff Not tn
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Throughout the earlier months of
the year the city council carried on
a leugtli.v discussion anent the pur­
chase of the Batchelder property
west of town for auto and city park
purposes. The matter moved along
without opposition for a time, the
Tuesday Lunch club and the Cham­
ber of Commerce supporting the pro­
posed purchase. Finally cit Isens peti­
tioned the council to leave the matter
to a referendum vote of the people,
but the council declared the deal
had proceeded too far for them to
back out of the purchase of the
property.
The property was duly liought, the
city turning over, at a valuatiou of
$3,000, the old auto park and agree­
ing to |>ay a tialance of $9.000. $1,000
annually, with Interest at six per
cent.
The city lias used the old park
throughout the summer, the new
property being improved. To date
the expenditures <>n the
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new , property
have exceeded $8,000, and the city's
funds for this purpose are consider­
ably overdrawn.
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But the park question is still to
the fore. The council is now consid­
ering what to do with the property.
C. O. Huelat, memlter of the council,
who led the movement last year for
the purchase of the new park, haa
offered to take over the property on
ii share lease proposition.
After the purchase of the Batch­
elder property had twen made. Mr
Huelat applied for the position of
developing it. This was granted and
he was paid $1(0 tier month for his
services. By action of the council
two weeks ago nwt services ended
November 15. However, last Monday
night he declared that more work
was needed in development of the
property, and at his appeal, his term
of office was extended to the first of
the year.
The fate of the automobile park
now rests ini the hands of the Judi­
ciary and finance committees, the
matter having been referred to these
bodies Monday night. Mr. Huelat'«
Iiropositlon ia as follows:
He proposes a five-year lease. An­
nually th«- first $1500 in receipts are
go to Mr. Hnelat. the next $1.500
the city. The next $600 shall go
Mr. Huelat, and the balance will
split 50-50. Mr. Hnelat ia to be
eranted all concessionary righta. He
ia to pay the cost of operations, ex­
cept for light and water, which must
be furnished by the city. The city
Is to proceed with further improve­
ment of the park, placing an en­
trance. but total expenditures shall
not exceed $2.000. The park will be
operated under the name, "City Ante
Park ” No payments are to be made
by Mr. Hnelat to the city until the
last of each year.
The 1925 bndget contains an
Item of $3.790 for pack pnrposes.
Of thia It Is proposed to ntiliae $1000
on the Batchelder principal; taxes.
$250; Interest. $540, and the tialance
on improvements.
The council Mundsv night received
a petition from Twelfth street mer­
chants on the Heights, who asked
that provisions for draining the street
be mnde. It was referred to the
street committee. The council, actlnr
on a report of the Are snd water
committed, authorised the placing of
a new light nt the corner of IRth
and Columbia afreets.
City Engiiw>er Clark reported thst
the recent storm had canned severe
damage to the west end of Oak
street snd Cascade avenue, lie pro
nosod that the council make some
further arrangements towards aecur
’ng a supnlv of flne gravel for emer­
gency street work. He suggested that
««ch supply he secured from the
Sutherland pit near Taylor street.
It was declared that the proposal
of ollfne roads was found to la* Im-
nractlcal. The oil on Railroad street
It was cited, has turned the street
Into a ouarmlre since the ralnr
weather stnrt«>d. and stretch--« of the
Columbia River highway east of The
Dalles were said to lie In poor condi­
tion.
LUNCH CLUB VISITS
THE HIGH SCHOOL
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Just telephone 2181 and we
will call and measure your win­
dows for their winter overcoat.
Do you know if will soon
be here ?
Jndiciary ud Fiugce
*> November 20, 21 and 22
The First National Bank
A rrow
Matter At Present in Hand« of Cooncil’s
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Third Street
mors of a proponed apple tariff are
Apple shippers here express no merely based on suppoaltioua and
alarm over any intermediate applica­ communions drawn from what the
(Conservative power proposed several
tion of an English tariff on applea. years ago.
, While the Conservative government,
when formerly in power, discussed Thanksgiving Program at Rockford
, tariff for fruit Imports, the local
Rockford Grsnge at ita regular
. shippers say that they have received monthly social, will present a pro­
I no word from their English connec- gram appropriate to the season which
{tlons that might Indicate any im­ will be followed by refreshments and
mediate adoption of a tariff law.
an appropriate and social time. You
Shippers here state that the ru- are invited.
Memlx-rs of the Tuesday Lunch
club, to the numtier of BO, were
guests at the high achool Tuesday,
listening to an interesting program,
following a luncheon . served by the
domestic science department. During
the course of the lunch, City School
Superintendent Cannon, chairman of
the day, told of the magnitude of the
schools of the city, considered from
an economic standpoint. The main­
tenance of the city schools cost an
approximate $90,000, of which $45,-
ooo is spent for teachers' salaries.
The cost reaches $500 per day. Fortv
children on an average are absent
from the schools. The coat per child
at the various schools was given as
follows: Coe and Park Street, $51}
per year: Junior high, $75, and high
school, $100.
In 1917 the high school had 150
pupils. Today there are 150 students
who pay tuition, the total number
reaching 300.
The grades, which
reached a maximum in 1922-23, while
the Pacific Power A Light Co. dam
was under construction, had 600 in
191«. Today they have 794. In 1908
Hood River school district voted $43,-
000 in bonds for the high school and
to jmy off $8,000 of Indebtedness on
the old Park Street school. In 1910
another Issue of $45.000 was voted
for the high school and Coe. In 1921
another $21.000 was voted for Park
Street.
The district also voted a
a, >ecl a I tax of $20,000. Since then a
definite economic policy has been In­
stituted by Superintendent Cannon
and the achool board, and the bonded
indebtedness has been reduced to
$86,000. Despite all this the school
tax levy has shown a steady de­
crease. The valuation of the prop-
erty tn the district has Increased
from $2.000,000 in IMS to $3,125,000
in 1924.
The meal Tuesday was a very ap­
petising and bountiful one. Girls of
the
domestic science department
served it.
The program tn the main auditor­
ium. the guests oocupylng the bal­
cony, was as follows: Selections by
high school orchestra. j Mrs. C. H.
Henney, directing.
Kflsay Blocom
was introduced by Prof. Gibson and
lead the student body in a yell and
the salute to the Flag. The Boys’
and Freshman Girls* glee clubs gave
numbers. Miss Shepard, accompanied
by Mias Georgiana Blocom, gave a
vocal solo, and a group of girls sang
"Where the Four-leaf Clovers Grow,"
with Mias Geraldine Boeey accom­
panying on the piano.
The program was ended with a
unique one-act play presented by
Mias Hettinger, of the English de­
partment.
K. P. BAND PLANS
A CONCERT SERIES
FIREMEN DANCE
ANNUAL MP WILL H
Fred H. Beil, Vera Horae and M
B. Colby, the committee in chap
arrangement« for the flat ai
dance of the Hood River Vote
Fire Department, expert • r
crowd at Pythian hall, where
event will be staged next ~
Thankagivtng, evening, TH
ity of the fire laddies, wta
her 33, alwaya attract* a ,,
tendance to the annual hope,
have been Thanksgiving eve«
more than two decades. Ths Mg MM
will be beautifully decorated, and the
beet orchestra music available will
be provided.
OScera of the fire department are:
Chief, J. F. Volatorff; aseletant chMf.
R. H. Johneou; Oapt. Company No. X
Earl Frans; captain of Cknapany Na.
2, Eldon Bradley; captain of Com­
pany No. 3, E. B. Goodrich; L. Q.
Morgan, dr* mratal; '
electrician; Joe Wendl
Rodgers, drivers, aad
mascot.
Other memliers of the orgaaisatUà
are : Ed Vohrtorff, Jota Schiller, Pidd
Bell. Geo. Mellon, J. W. Critaa, pratt-
dent; Leonard Freygang, aeerstary:
Earl Weber, W. B. Coulter, Waiter
Shay, Edgar Frans, D.
Fred Donnerberg, L. J.
O. Eresse, J. C. Meyer, Osrtl
Orrie Lee, Corbett Alenando
Horne, V. D. LUI, Art Lotta, R. R.
Binns, R. C. Thomas aad W. R.
The K. of P. baud will give the
first of a series of concerts, plays
and minstrels in connection with the
movies December 8 and 4 at the
Rialto theatre. The band boys art
deserving. The band has been on
ganised over five years and never
during that U m have they solicited
the public for one cent, nor do they
purpose to do so In the future. They
will give full value for every cent
they receive.
The band has visited many parts
of the state and as an organisation
has done much to advertise Hood
River. Last-year at Portland during
the national convention of D. O. K.
K., where many bands were in at­
tendance, they were an outstanding
feature, receiving rounds of applause
on every appearance. This year they
went to Vancouver, B. d, to the Riley.
Northwest convention of D. O. K. K.,
and were an outstanding feature
there, receiving mors attention and
publicity than any organisation pres­
ent. They secured second prise in
competition with the other organisa­
tions in attendance.
The band has Just received a letter
from the music committee of the Pro­
vincial Fair Association to be held at
Westminister, B. d, In September,
192S, asking this band to arrange to
come and play. More than 800.000
visitors are expected. Westminister
is eight miles from Vancouver, B. C.
The band is practicing twice ■
week and will surprise and entertain
you. Arrange to spend a pleasant
evening with your family or friends
December 3 and 4 and at the same
time assist the band boys.
Remember, there will be no ad­
vance in prices. A street parade will
lie held Wednesday, December 4, rain,
snow or shine.
FRANI BAIREITB
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
HOOD RIVER CLUB
CHOSEN AS NAME
The Hood River club is the name
that has been given to the new organ­
isation effected by business and pro­
fessional men and which will take
over the quarters formerly occupied
by the Chamber of Commerce in the
First National Bank building. The
club anticipates a membership of 100
and blda fair to become one of the
lustiest organisations of the city, ac­
cording to members.
The purpose of the new club, it
was stated, ia purely social, organised
with the idea of providing an aeylum
for those of Its members who may
have some spare momenta outside of
business hours which they desire to
devote to some ■ form of recrestion
provided by the club. , ’
The rest room and reading room
will be open to the ladies of the val-
lev as heretofore when the Chamber
of Commerce occupied the quarters
The other features of the club are
exclusively for members.
The charter membership of the
clnb will be limited to a abort time
nnd when the roll haa been closed,
new members may be admitted only
upon a majority vote of the club.
Temporary officers of the organisa­
tion are: E. W. Birge, president,
and W. A. Hchaffner, secretary-treas­
urer.
ECONOMIC SESSION
TO BE HELD SOON
At a meeting of fruit and dairy­
men with Wallace Cadderly, of the
O. A. C. extension department Tues­
day .afternoon. December 4 and S
were set as dates for a Hood River
county economic conference as pro­
vided at the statewide conference
held at O. A. C. last winter. The
program for the conference was an­
nounced as follows:
Thursday morning. December 4—
10 o’clock, general meeting opened by
general chairman; 10.30, "Economic
Conferences—Their Purposes.” Paul
V. Marls, director of agricultural ex­
tension. Corvallis: 11.15, organisation
of commodity groups.
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Thursday afternoon — 1.30. Com­
modity groups meet separately as fol­
lower 1. Apples and Pears; 2, Cher­
ries: 3. Berries: 4. Potatoes; 5.
Dairying, and fl. Ponltry.
Friday morning. Decern tier fl — 10
o'clock, continuation of commodity
group meetings; 1.30, general session
to receive reports of the commodity
groups
As the meeting progresses the vari­
ous groups will be assisted by spe­
cialists from the Oregon Agricultural
College. Including Dr. Hector McPher­
son. Professors C. L. Long. Henry
Hartman. C. J. Hurd. E. R. Jackson,
M. C. Jamlnson and II. C. Cosby.
Ix>ml Roses Wanted
Ted Baker, secretary of the Cham­
ber of Commerce. will endeavor to
secure exhibits of rosea from local
gardens for the Thanksgiving Rose
show to be held at the Multnomah
hotel. In Portland. November 24.
Rosea are still blooming here In many
gardens.
Silver cone wlll.be awarded in two
classes. Those wishing to compete
should get In touch with Mr. Baker
for particulars. Only three rosea are
needed for an Individual display.
CHAMBER ANNOUNCES
PROGRAM FOR 1925
The Chamber of Commerce at -a
meeting Tuesifcy night announced an
elaborate program for the coming
year. Activities will Include the pre-
motion of completion of the Oospats
Spur lateral ef the Mount Hood Leap
highway, fostering the paving st the
Ixmp road, establishing a credit ta-
resu and giving support to industrial
establishments.
The program committee suggested
that an allied liooetera’ orgaataatlsa
t>e formed foe attracting attention to
the community. Such an organisa­
tion. might be formed, it eras stated,
among members of the chamber aad
Hood River Legion Poet, the body tn
he called “The Mt. Hood Climbent’’
or similar name. It was suggest 14
that the members dress in mountain­
eering cost u me.
Gordon G. Brown, of the Hood
River Experiment Station, who urged
the support of the chamber far the
coming economic conference, was as-
»ured that the body would get solidly
behind the sessions.
Victor FoUenius, in charge of rec­
reation in the eity schools, stated
that plans had been made with the
city lire department for flooding Gib­
son field, the high school atMetle
grounds, during cold weather and
thus providing a safe place for chil­
dren to skate. He said that a part
of State street .during times of heavy
snowfall, would be closed for eesst-
lng.
With C. H. Caatner presiding, the
meeting was held at the eity hall.
BRIDGE OPENING IS
SET TOR DECEMBER 6
E. M. Chandler, of Olympia. Wash-
preaident of the Oregon-Washington
Bridge Co., whkh io completing the
Hood River-White Balmoa intentata
»pan across the Columbia, announced
while here yesterday that the bridge
will be officially open to tratte De­
cember fl A local celebratine, wM
mld-Columbta folk participating, WlU
be held.
The formal dedication of the «pan
will be withheld until next Mnff,
when a celebration will be held abm
commemorating Apple Blossom
here and the completion of the
Hood Loop highway.
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