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VOL XXXVI HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1925 SAN FRANCISCO APPLE MARK Sound Securities MR. DICKERSON REVIEWS'TRADE Don’t Need Wild Promises The security that’s sound doesn’t need a gllb-tongued salesman or a fiery circu lar to sell It. Every Investment requires some Inves tigation, but those presented In "Rosy Dream’’ terms need tert times more. This Bank Will Help You Investigate L-4- ' > The First National Bank HOOD RIVER, OREGON THE TELEPHONE AND MAIL SERVICE are installed for your convenience. When inclement weather, sickness, or your work / keeps you at home, phone us your wants or drop us a card. We are as near to you as your TELE- PHONE and as fast as the MAILMAN. HOOD RIViR DRUG CO Meals — Fountain Service Squibb Quality You can get it! The manager of our Savings Department doesn’t think that Owen Merideth was think ing aliout a Savings Account when he penned the following lines, but he does think that when one gets ready to go after anything with the determination to get it, a Savings Account is very helpful. <He who seeks one thing in this life and but one, May hope to achieve it before life be done, But he who seeks all things wherever he goes, Only reaps from the hopes which around him he sows, A harvest of barren regrets. BUTLER BANKING COMPANY J. G. VOGT -We are now showing what is to be worn by the well dressed men thia Season in Spring Suits FINE WOOLENS BEAUTIFULLY TAILORED ECONOMICALLY PRICED New Hosiery The Largest Jewelry Sale The largest’ jewelry sale ever held in Ore gon, east of Portland, was concluded at or store Saturday night As a result, scores oft Hood River-families now possess jewelry of quality, which they procured at satisfactory prices. It is jewelry that will last throughout generations, and will be a reminder of the big sale at the Hood River store. We wish to express otir appreciation of the response of the people of the city and Valley to our sale. We want them to feel assured that their purchases were of goods of character. * We wish to announce the early showing of new stock. Special attention given, as always, to our optical department Fine Watch Repairing W. F. LARAWAY Gifts That Last (By A. D. Moe) San Francisco, Jan. 19, 1925. Had a nice visit with W. M. Dick erson, representative of the Apple Growers Association here, and he says the apple market hi a little top heavy just now. It made quite a bulge earlier In the season, and as a result the market is receiving a surplus of fruit and buyers are holding off. Mr. Dickerson says that then*“ are not many apples in storage here, but Watsonville is holding back a good many in cold storage there and ready to shoot them in to take advantage of the good prices. They bad a good crop this year, but they are small in size. Other California districts have a abort crop, mostly small, in some localities worms getting as high as 90% of the crop. "San Francisco was tbe best apple market in tbe world thia season,” said Mr. Dlckersou. "It is a good Newtown market and sales have been good. Brokers and wholesalers are making good money, as is generally the case when prices are high. Home« dealers made a good buy early and put the fruit in storage. They are now real izing big profits. The growers natur ally think that in times like last year, when the retailer got good prices and the grower very little, that the mid dle man got tiie balance. As a mat ter of fact, brokers were fighting to make sales at a nickle a box margin, which would not. make expenses. The apple« were dumped in here In great The annual meeting and election of quantities far beyond tbe demand, and they hud to be moved at some officers and directors of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held price. “8an Franciaco fruit stands want the evening of Monday, February 9. large apples which they can sell for The meeting will be in tbe form of a (X) tents a dosen. They do not sell dinner and will be held at one of the by tbe pound here as in most other hotels. Irving E. Vining, president of the places. That Is the standard price in the first-class Btsnds, and does not Oregon Slate Chamber of Commerce, vary much regardless of tbe whole will be the speaker of the evening, sale price. Yet these dealers do not and all who attend are assured an make much if any money on account entertaining and profitable evening. of the small volume of buslnesa and Mr. Vining has recently returned the high rents. The big markets and from a trip through tbe east, where outlying districts sell some by the he addressed numerous commercial box at a Htnall profit and la«t year bodies, telling the Story of Oregon. moved much of the surplus fruit at He was the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania low prices." • Sunday we were taken for a ride , State Chamber of Commerce. As an orator, Mr. Vining has few around tbe city by Mr. and Mrs. John B. Plnney In tbeir. Franklin sedan, peers on the Pacific elope. All who Mrs. Finney proving to be an expert have had the privilege of driver, guiding the car through the . him Mi>eak are loud in hie traffic with much skill. Starting on , the annual meatiiMi ef Market street we took the boulevard Mate Ch Aber ef Oommsr which skirts the bay from the Ferry . isw wtth.Mh Marrin, sf building through the Presidio and . National Park Oo-. were t following around nearly to the Golden at tbe banquet, which was Gate, where we stopped to view the by over 250 delegatee to the state new Is*gion of Honor building given «■hamber meeting. Tbe program of the evening will to the city by Mr. Hpreckles and which Is filled with fine arts, many of include Mr. Vining’s address, election them donated by Mrs. Spreckles, who of officers and directors for the year is a French woman. It would require 1025, the president's report, the re several days’ time to make a study of port of the budget committee, pro the beautiful paintings, statuary, tap- gram for 1925, and other interesting eotrlcs and other works of art. We items. F. 8. Kelly, C. H. Costner and H. could only give it a little time, how ever. Continuing tbe drive we went O. Kreeae will retire from the board past the Cliff House and along tbe of directors of the chamber, by vir beach, where a sea wall is being tue of completion of tbeir term of built for five mile« to make room and office. The board of directors has improve the beech for surf bathing nominated tbe following for election for the thousands who flock there in to the board: Col. Wm. 8. Dowd. tbe slimmer months. Even In winter R. E. Scott, H. L. Shoemaker, Geo. then- arc many who indulge in this W. Thomson, E A. Frans, Jr., F. R. favorite recreation. This is the “Co Kelly, C. H. Caatner, and H. O. ney Inland” of Ban Francisco and the Krcsse. The remaining four directors, traffic was so heavy, with masses of Gw. R. Wilbur, F. A, Olmsted, A. F. parked cars, that we soon turned off 8. Steele and Leroy Childs, will re Into Golden Gate park, that wonder main on tbe board for another year. ful product of Mr. MacLaren, who planned it .35 years ago and built up a marvel of green shrubbery, trees, flowers and lakes from a thousand acre« of sand dunes. Mr. MacLaren lives in tbe park and la still Its super intendent and one of the most popular men in Ban Francisco. As a public The interesting series of dances testimonial a barrel was placed on a down town street for public contri launched by Park grange will con butions, tbe limit of any one person tinue throughout February and March. being a dime. No soliciting was done. Tbe grange is giving two kinds of When tbe barrel was full it was parties. With Howard's Aces of Mel opened and found to contain 010,000. ody rendering the mnslc, dance« will The driveway in the park skirts a be held every first and third Wednes chain of lakes, connected by channels, day during February and March. where rowboat« can be rented by the Friday evening, February 0, and Fri public, nnd it was a pleasing sight day evening. February 20, the grange to see the lakes and channels dotted hall at Rockford will be the scene with happy families leisurely rowing again of interesting oldtime parties. about among the hundreds of water The Home Economics club of the fowl which make their home there. grange has charge of tbe latter par Playgrounds are sot apart for chil ties, at which music will be made by dren. a now swimming pool being now the Musical Cloee. Tbe old fashioned parties have been under construction for the youngsters. A large herd of buffalo, a few elk, a creating a great deal of interest as flock of sheep and wild animals also well as Howard's Aces of Melody have places set apart for them in parties. They have been successful financially. The Park Grange dances the park. Tx*aving the park We drove toward have been characterised by the ab wooded heights that rise to an eleva sence of all disorderly conduct. At tion of 2000 feet.' On top of one of the old fashioned parties many gray the high points has been .erected a and bald beads have been seen on huge wooden cross, where non-secteri tbe dance floor throughout tbe even nn sunrise Easter service« are held. ing.' The grange committee has ex Mr. Plnney waa one of the active mem tended a cordial invitation to all citi bers of the committee which started zens to attend the parties with their this movement, and said cross was families. erected by an Irish contractor who Imasted that he never went to church. He entered into tbe work with a wholeheartcdnesn that may yet cause him to change hie ways. Last Easter 25,000 persons attended the services. These higher wooded eminences are Funeral services will be held at tbe being laid out in exclusive residence Bingen church today at 9 a. m. for districts, where homes of beautiful August F. Wilken, a pioneer of architecture join with the small artis Klickitat county, Washington, who tic, modern bungalow to dot the hill settled in Bingen in 1877. Mr. Wil- side and line tbe winding drives. wcn. who wan 74 years old and a Many of these suburban home addi native of Holstein, Germany, died tions are less than five years old, and Tuesday morning at the Hood River have been converted from a barren or hospital. wooded hillside or a pile of sand to Mr. Wilken, who came tv New York lovely homes. Among the most at state in 1871, is survived by a sister, tractive of these communities is the Mrs. John Bchmldt, of Bingen, and a residence of our hoots. Mr. Pinney brother, who resides near Spokane. is Ren Franciaco manager of the The body will be taken to Glenwood, American Type Founders Co., and for Wash., for interment. many years owned, tbe 20-acre place Many of the Hood River pioneers adjoining O. E. Goppl^on the north. will attend the funeral service, which Ran Francisco is not a tourist towp will be directed by C. C. Anderson. In the sense of tbe southern Califor Recently when the new interstate nia cities. While many tourists step: bridge was formally opened, Mr. Wll- a day or two going through, yet the'ken stood in the front ranks of the city doea not cater much to the tour- Klickitat county folk, as they gre^d iat bualneos because it is only sn Ind- Oregon shore residents. He led with CHAMBER ELECTION SET FOR FEBRUARY 9 PARK GRANGE DANCE SERIES CONTINUED $35.00 New Oxfords San Francisco is the great financial and commercial center of the Pacific coast. Its big banks are so thick in some parts as to almost prevent the suu from from reaching the sidewalks between them. Tbe wholesale district comprises many blocks of huge build ings. The wholesale fruit district occupies a great deal of space and tbe shipping Industry overshadows anything else on the Pacific coast. Tbe state owns the entire waterfront of the bay np to tbe limits of the Presidio, which la government prop erty to the outer edge of the Golden Gate. Before Volsteud’s time this was known as the wettest town in the country bnt. It has apparently dried up some. I have seen but one "souse” and be stepped out of the elevator st the hotel on unsteady legs as I was trying to locate my bearings In the corridors the first morning. Evidently thinking I was trying to locate a bootlegger, be hailed me: "Captain, jush follow me.” “Thanks, old top," I excused my self, "but my wife is along.” The tariff problem bore is nqt near ly as serious as in Los Angeles. In net, I have seen but little congestion, except on tbe beach near the Cliff House Bunday. Market street is tbe busy thoroughfare here, with four ,car line«, but the street is wide and autos are forblddefi left hand turns, so that traffic moves along without much hitch. There are many side streets available for traffle, which helps greatly to relieve congestion. Also there are not so many pleasure cars using tbe business streets as In the southern metropolis. Everyone here is apparently on business, every one is in a hurry, and traffic moves fast and smoothly. Only the busiest corners have traffic cope directing traffic. __________ • BINGEN PIONEER’S - FUNERAL IS TODAY RING in to us your watches, clocks, jewelry, etc. and,we will gladly give you an esti mate on the cost of repairing it. R.-O. SCHE, THE JEWELER * Pythian Building LOCAL LOSS HAO PrwartiM Wart b Urtely n T [ “ Sayi Depaty State Fin Hanhal atMiCM — ffi. The Hood River fire department re ceived praise In pleasant and consid erable measure at the Tuesday Lunch t dub meeting at the Hotel Waukoma . Tuesday, when the- program waa in charge of the department. “Oregon's annual fire loos reaches around 09,000,h00," said Deputy State Fire Marshal Geo. VT. Btokro, hero from Portland to attend the iuestiag. "Hood‘River county’s loro la among the lowest of the state, and this Is due to the'effective prevention work conducted by your department and the fact that you have an efficient fire marshal, who devotes consider- able time to Inspection." J. W. Crites, president of the fire department, who was chain»»»», de clared that tbe department wished to make public Acknowledgment of tbe appreciation of the response of the pubMc recently to a call for funds utilized in equipping the organisation. Mr. Crites, too, elaborated on tbe theme of prevention, citing hew tbe office of the state fire marshal is constantly busy instilling into school children and adults the necessity for preventing fires. He urged that dtiaens give thought to the proposal that city fire appara tus be permitted to respond to calls from rural communities. Thia is a subject, he said, that has been dis* cussed at length lately. An extra pumper, he stated, has been suggested in order that such apparatus would be available for rural use without leaving th« city inadequately pro tected. Interesting 1924 statistics of ths city fire department were presented 1 ' as follows: Inspections, 785; alarms, 26; drills, » »; 700 feet of new hoes purchased; 140 days elapsed first of the year . without an alarm. The Tuesday masting waa made ' pleasant by the appearance of Jane Burns Albert, gifted soprano, and - Margaret Notz, a pianist of note, who appeared Tuesday evening tn concert at the high school. They gave tbe following numbers: “The Answer,",, ly Terry;-”What Will I Do?" Berlin; "A Kias in the Dark." Herbert, and •Xte Me He Shall Ne'er Put a Ring." Dent Mowrey. . , The meeting next week wifi be held Co., had been voted to membership. Fire Marsha] Morgan said: “It looked for a while last year that Hood River might not have any great Are lorn for 1924. yet we had one of the heaviest loose« that we., have bad In many years, which will amount to over 030,000. Most of the fires were traced to some carelessness and to being in too much of a harry to keep the places cleaned up. Wo think one cause is that people put too much trust in the fire deuartment and d«i*md too much on their work. The length of time it takes a fire to gat beyond control of a fire department varies; it depends upon circumstances and construction of the bvBdtng. “The K. of P. hall, we think, had aliout eight minutes the start of us. What is needed is for everybody to talk fire prevention. Look over your basements and attics. Do not leave piles of oily rags In your garages, and If you R»e anyone violating tbe lire laws report them, or call tbeir at tention to the violation. If people would be more careful to keep their places cleaned up they would get lower insurance rates, as tbe rates de pend on the risk. It does not make any difference how much equipment the fire department has unless you have competent men to man the ap paratus. I feel that we have one of the best fire depart meats In the state. “You may have noticed since we started the Inspections of basements in tbe business sections that we have had no basement fires. I am In hopes that in another year we have it ar ranged ao that we can Inspect all res idence« and any kind of a building In t^e city of Hood River.” BAND MINSTRELS WIN MUCH PRAISE Capacity audiences greeted the memlten« of the Hood River Pythian band at a minstrel show last We dn ss day and Thursday night at the Ri alto theatre. The performance was greeted as one of tbe beet amateur «hows ever staged in Hood River. The *28-piece band, which has won a north west wide reputation the past several years for the unique Indian costumes of its members, appeared on the stage, each memlier garbed as a negro. The musical organisation, which la directed by Fred Bimpsoq, won the highest praise for its concert num bers. Especially was “Mprning, Nooo and Night” executed amidst a most appealing light effect, well received by the audience. Hood River folk, since the show sre expressing new pride in their band. The minstrels were augmented by L. 8. Isenberg and Edw. Thornton. The other Mack faced fun makers were Paul and Fred Reed. Mr. Isen berg reached his climax in giving, “A Colored Gentleman’s Version of the Raven.” He was followed by Mr. Thornton In an old favorite negro crap shooting song. The minstrel quartet made a hit with several numbers. The appeal e< these singers. Dove Albright, E. M. Rpauldlng, Frank Terry and Robert Gillis, It Is predicted, will result in their being called to entertain Hoad River andlencse again. Mr. Gillie de ll gh led the audience with an appeal* ing solo. . -