VOL XXXVI
HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1925
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HOOD RIVER, OREGON
THE TELEPHONE AND
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are installed for your convenience. When
inclement weather, sickness, or your work
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We are as near to you as your TELE-
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HOOD RIViR DRUG CO
Meals — Fountain Service
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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.
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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."
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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.
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BINGEN PIONEER’S
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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
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Pythian Building
LOCAL LOSS HAO
PrwartiM Wart b Urtely n T [ “
Sayi Depaty State Fin Hanhal
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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.
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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.
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