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HOOD RIVER, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925 VOL. XXXVII PRE-HARVEST Remember in Hid« and Seak” WEATHER FINE RAIN WAS WORTH MUCH TO VALLEY The Seekers Usually Won! That’s why valuables hidden in homes aren’t safe. Thieves know all the usual places. Besides — think of Fire! !M __ 150.00 . IM....... 180.00__ 1«7.__ .- 300.00__ Ill___ 219___ *15___ 28» ..... 84*...... Ï60 Cooler Trmpcratare Stimulates Siting of mai Apple» -Bartlett Pean Now li o.»o 150.00 „__ 200.00 125.00 150.90 .... Being Rolled Hood River valley ia approaching apple harvest with ideal weather cun- ditions [irnrsiliag White only OU approximate quarter of an inch of rain prevailed last week, this precip itation wat worth thousands of dol lars to fruit meu. It soaked into the earth and stimulated sizing of apple«. ThcacconuMnylng lower temperatures were as valuable as the rain, for they, too, reviewed the growth of. fruit, siz ing of which had liven retarded by the extremely warm weather. Fruit and foliage were wushed clean of the summer's accumulation of duet. The rain ami lower temperatures stimu lated orchards like some tunic in- lluemv. The rain of last week broke a rec ord drouth. The laat previous rain, aet'ording to the record of M <'ot>nera- live Weather Observer Jrifrcy, oc- curred J urn- 10. Orchardists are now ctigagecl In |he harvest of Bartlett iwura and Gravenstein apples. The.Mouut Hood It. IL Co., which has overhauled its line anti ;mt equipment into excellent sha|>e for handling the scason'a ton nage. has moved three carloads of lugbox Bartletts from up-valley points this week. The ja'Hrs are living routed to I.ibhy, McNeill A Libby, of The Dalles. Tlie rnll line will have available two Mikado type locomotives to handle this sea sou'a apple tonnage. The coiu|ainy expects to b, gin hauling apples about September 10. The earli er varieties are lielug assembled In <arlot quantities at local warehouses. The Apple Growers Association ia nothing work on Its new refrigerated warehouse at Odell, which will have a rapacity for too.000 Isixee. But one of our Safe Deposit Boxes will defy any “Seeker.” Let us show you our Vault It’s a part of our complete modern banking service. I œjoeo I FIRST NATIONAL BANK CHEER UP. THE NATIONAL THOU5AND DEBT MILUON IS ALMOST DOLLARS A LESS ELKS PLAN SAVING OLD IRON SIDES THAN IT WAS THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE NET NATIONAL $71.48 PER CAPITA DEBT 15 . NOW Members of the B. P. O. K. through out the nation have launched a cam- taiign to ruler *500,000, which will be used In repairing and restoring "Old Ironside«.* the frigate Constitution, which figured prominently in the -na tion’» early navy. The campaign was authorized by congressional act. 1 Elka . lodges throughout the nation will fur- fur nish field agents for the campaign. Hood IUver lodge of Elka Will have <taarge of the campaign throughout lu jurisdiction. which comprtaae all of Hood River connty, Mosier and parts of Klickitat and Skamania cooatian, Washington. A local committee will arrange* for collection of penny, nickel and dime contributions, and the hold ing of exercise« during the week of Ortolier 19 to 24. C. A. Richards, ex- alted ruler of the local lodge, will ap- polnt committeemen soon, and detaua of the campaign will be arranged. The u.ivy d.partuumt Is printing a luindHome colored reproduction of the famoas frigate suitable for framing which’ the Elks will be naked to pre sent to every school as the keynote of the patriotic exercises. Buttons arc* being manufactured so that each school child who make« a contribution can prouldy wecy the little emblem portmylng the «entente, "1 helped-cove "Oitt Ironsides’I” An essay contest with appropriate awards based upon a 500-word essay on “Old Ironsides" is being perfected, the details to be announced later. Tile governors of all states have ta*en asked to sponsor the campaign by organizing honorary state commit tee«, membership therein involving no active duties and merely constituting an endorsement of the project. COMPARED WITH $81.08 A YEAR AGO, A DECREASE OF 12 PER CENT BUTLER. BANKING COMPANY Member Federal Raaerve System Fine Peaches For Sale Have 80 boxes of No. 1 peaches. While they last, at $1.36 per box. Hurry if you want some of these. 1 MACRUM IS HEAD OF POULTRY BODY C. A HOLMES SERVICE STATION ON THE HIGHWAY AT MOSIER. ORE. FOR SALE Nice Home Ranch 20 Acres Good buildings. Small orchard, alfalfa, stock and tools. Bargain, must sell. For particulars, write Box 212, Hood River, Ore. EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY ' Rate $1.27 per $100 of payroll, with a deposit pre mium of $25.00, the latter paying for $2000 of payroll, covers Fruit Growers against all the questions of Liability and pays compensation to injured employee, if any. If you carry a policy in the Hartford, you report your payroll at end of policy year. The Hartford does not care for names of workmen or how much you paid to each or for reports once a month. If you want protection of due kind, simply phone to me at 2804 and a policy will be issued. R. E. SCOTT, A ocnt For Fruit From now on we will have prices for Pears and Apples. If you are shipping from Hood River valley points, we can take carloads from any point, or less than carloads at Odell or Hood River. At other points we will be in the market for carload lots and would like to have you list your crops with us for sale on a cash basis. > We are now in the market with orders for AN JOU, BOSC and WINTER NELLIS PEARS at GOOD prices. We have ordera for EXPORT sizes of apples in all varieties, and are buying in a limited way aomestic sizes. W« have opened an office in Hood River in the FRANZ BLOCK. Drop in and list your crop with us. We have customers who will be in the market for supplies all through the season. DUCKWALL BROS CASH BUYERS APPLES AND PEARS Allen Macruin, of Dee, wan elected president Saturday of the Ilood River t'-ounty Poultry ansociation. Other oflicera were named «a follow«: J. Wickman, vice preaident; Mrs. Geo. Chamberlin, secretary, and A. J. Mil ler. Fay DInomon* and B. li. Atkin- non, board of directora. The new organization will act in the collective pnrehaae of feed and lntereat Itaelf in a general movement looking town rd the Improvement of flock* of thia county. Hood River orehardiata during the I>aat year have been making unprece dented atrldi* In the improvement of flocks of hens. It ia estimated that 10 to IS growers have added flocks ranging from 3tMI to 500 birds. The egg production, of the county. It was anticipated, will be more than 50 per «•ent heavier than laat year. The association will hold its neat meeting at the Chamlier of Commerce committee room Saturday, August 29. BIG LIVESTOCK PRE MIUM LIST ISSUED The premium list of the 15th annual Pacflic International Livestock Expos ition, which will lie held at Portland. October 31 to November 7, inclusive, baa Just I hmh received at this office and carries a total premium from all sources of nearly 1100,000. This great livestock classic of west ern America promises to be still bet ter than any year before and already entries of various •aorta of livestock are promised from every part of the United states and Canada. Thia splendid prise list is divided among the various departments about as follows: Dairy breeds,' 913,500; beef breeds, *15,000; sheep and goats. >0,000: hogs. *3,750; poultry, *2.500: heavy draft horaea and night home show. *15.000 by the exposition prop er and *15,000 by sponsors of stakes and from entry fees In these stake Haeses, a total of *30,000, making of this show the largest horse show in AaasHca, which distinction It held also in 1934. Fat stock ctaaaau. boy and girl club work, $SjM ufacturere and laud prodm grata show. *3.500; *750; judging tea with groupings of which will bring the amount Up to ap proximately *100,000. There «rill be two specia turee this year in connection with tow; one the campaign to show th la Meat” and the other one a . as table ton which «hall feature teni a work. The •Truth of ca m- gu will bring l>eforc the | the country very cleariy in importance of knowing meat, prime, medium and common, being that the farmer shall . lietter price for bis higher gq whera.t the cheaper types wtl •all for less money. The consumer, wui will re ceive the tieueflt of thia proposition. In the dairy cow teattag work a string of average farm cow* will be seen giving aliout 4000 pounds of milk a year; another string of pure bred» will probably give an average of say 8,000 to 12,000 pound*. a very small average for a good string of well bred cattle. The cattle will all ia* picked from the various five breeds so that people can. have a good opportunity to see results from good average herd of pure brads. Thia wondecfUl building «use*« over 10 acr«*s of ground and i MH A* filled to overflowing thia yah*' * With breed- „ Ing animals from all parts, of the country and those who expect to cotue should send in their entries early.r Boys’ and glrla’ club work is enn- »ddfred ,,ne of the leading activities of our exposition apd. WiU he more highly emphasised than ever thia year. Premium list may be obtained by. addressing O. M. Plummer, General Manager. 211 North westeM Bank Building, Portland. Oregon. , Entries must be In before October jW on 1 ’ the *" tiria-dlug stock and b^pre October - M <>n the fat stock. CREAMERY With It ta. AM- C«K)|>eratlve butter of as high f luncheon meeting- Johnaon and Mr. Mrly bawt with th» pr« YEGGS BREAK OPEN VAULT AT CREAMERY — ,1 Gaining entrance a jim- ruled frout window, night hammered op Hood River Cree •■«tlmatecl »50 In checks were left took savings cer_ Savings fl Loan Co. W, M. Black, wife and hla brother, K, Hammer» used ta smaahtag off the combination of the outer door, was unlocked, and forcing the door, were atoteq from the tool of Zoll Bra., who are engaged ta work at the new warehouse of Kelly Broa, . A chisel Was atotan. The hamn hammers were left the creamery office. Officers had Ctae afl to the the North dial at and but The records ___ ____ aca tiered through the vault, and Mr. and Mrs. Black were kept busy Monday morn ing getting things in order kgain. HOOD RIVER ENTERS HUNT FOR CONVICTS * ------ , Hood River waa thrown into excite ment Tuesday mornjng when Sheriff Eclick was advised by Portland police that the convicts who »«caped from the Salem penitentiary last Wednes day night were headed here over the G«d«wnbta River highway. Convict Murray, the message stated, bad been recognised as one of the passengers In a small automobile traveling east on Sandy boulevard. •Cascade Ixxtc and all pointe be tween there and Portland were noti fied. Ixs-al officers, commandeering rifles, • hastily organised posse« and hastened by automobile toward the Multnomah county line. At noon, however, all officers were withdrawn except patrols at gateway points along the highway. The local officers early yesterday morning were Informed by California motorists that men answering a de scription of the convicts were seen in a camp Just east of town on the high way. The officers hurried there to find two startled Ixtya rolling up their bedding and making ready to resume thetr journey. At a late hour yesterday the con- vlct» bad not been captured. NOTE ON Circling Mount Hoog 8« noon Schuyler D. Prteatie, of the U. 8. forest aervfck Spokane, observed Chariea Godfrey Blohm and Jack Bdi Portland, Just reachtag the top of the mountain. £ ; Ro be swung around, passed over theta heads and dropped at theta fast LOCAL OPTIMISM PLEASES TRAVELERS Mr. and Mrs. Chan. H. Castner and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stetton, who have Just returned from a motor trip through the Puget Bound country and to Victoria and Vanpmver. B. Ó, de clared that they taw no place where the population waa more optimistic or evidenced a greater prosperity than In Hood River valley. "We made It a point to talk with merchant» and the farming popula tion.” Mid Mr. Castner. "and It was cheering to us to get back home sud find evidenced a spirit of opti'mlntle progress that waa not noted else where. The rural region around Mt. Vernon. Wash., to us seemed the most prosperous that we saw. Of all the places we visited no city offers ths vacationist any more than Victoria. It has an atmosphere of quiet and culm that i« appealing to one who wants a restful vacation." APPLE FULK AT 1G. A. PICNIC 1— ! » J . > -■ • Í An Mtimated 2.000 orchardlata, memtieni of the Apple Growers Asso ciation. and thetr rami I lea assembled at Koberg beach Wednesday of last week to participate in their annual pre-harvest picnic. Growers were present from every part of the valley. It wax the largest picnic of rural folk ever held in the orchard district. The fruitgrowers spread basket lunchcM st noon. The afternoon waa spent tn a water carnival, and in the evening the recreation ista held k The Dallas Finds Wi As a raault of testa with lrrigatioa near The Dalles pear gaowers at that section bid fair to revointtoaise theta methode of growing Bartlett paar*. The exjcerlment was conducted, bp The Delles-Wasco county chamber at commerce, the Padflc Power A Light Co. on the place of Raymond Church. The Irrigated fruit showed a M0 per cent increase over tracts but a short distance away that received no water. Pears are in keen dwaaad by The Dalles cennera, who now ship In large quantities each season. The possibility of Irrigating stapes and »Idehllla, which many had thought Impossible, was auccessfuHy *Whi‘ strated by W. 8. Nelson, executive manager of the chamber, who used the contour system as practiced la California. The third annual Hood Biver tennis tournament will ba