VOL. XXXVIII
HOOD RIVER. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1927
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
RESOURCES .
Cash on Hand and Due from Banka__
Bonds andi Securities^___ _____________
Loans and Discounts*__________________
Bank Building and Fixti ires .. L
...
Other Real Estate____________________
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249,920.54
265,483.40
526,678.08
50,072.50
3,500.00
We invite you
to see and hear
the new
automatic
¿yictrol a
11,095,654.52
LIABILITIES
Deposits __ _______
Capital Stock _ __
Earned Surplus___
Undivided* Profits _
Reserved for Taxes and Interest____
$
t
948,863.16
100,000.00
30,000.00
8,141.36
8,650.00
The Victrola that changes its own
11,095,654.52
Deposits March 23, 1927_
Deposits March 23, 1926...
Gain over one year ago
$
948,863.16
874,066.56
$
74,796.60
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KUthing that only a mirror
can do. When you wear
the suit we’ve dry cleaned for
you, even the mirror can re*
fleet nothing but credit upon
you.
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Statement of the Condition of the
Bader Banking Company, o( Hood River, Ore.
at the close of business, Mar. 23, 1927
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts........................
$760,364.21
Bonds and Warrants.......................
88,192.85
205,151.05
SavingB Department Loans...........
Federal Reserve Bank Stock...........
5,250.00
18,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures.... ...........
86,000.00
Banking Premises...........................
19,300.00
Other Real Estate ...........................
209,231.49
Cash on Hand and in Reserve Banks
Total
$1,391,489.60
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock..........................
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Deposits ....................
Federal Reserve Bank
Foreign Drafts Sold...
Total
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MEYER «L SMITH
CITY TAILORS—SHOE REPAIRERS
WE CALL AND DELIVKB
$125,000.00
65,328.58
1,081,718.25
53,291.32
66,151.45
$1,391,489.60
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Quality Nursery Stock
NO FROZEN OR FROSTED STOCK
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All varieties,of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peaches,
Prunes, Plums, Apricots, Walnuts
Roses and Ornamentals.
F. A. MASSEE
Crushed Rock
Remember the delay in street paving, in Hood
River, on account of delayed shipments of rock
from Portland? Well, it won’t happen again, for
we have opened up a Quarry and erected an up to
date Rock Crushing Plant with rock enough in
sight for many years. Blue Basalt of approved
Quality by the State Highway Department. The
plant is installed so that itcan be normally operated
and it gives a much needed pay-roll to Hood River.
Competition is the life of trade. When you
are in need of Crushed Rock for Concrete or Road
Material remember there is nothing better for this
purpose, and get our figures. One yard or a thous­
and, we can furnish it
We supplied the material for the new Hood
River High School.
LICENSED NURSERYMAN
J. H. KOBERQ
Phone 4533
CUFFS DU-O-LAC AUTO LACQUER
Now located with Bert Head on Cascade
▲venue? Come in and let us show you
the most durable and economical auto­
mobile finish. ▲ wide range of colors.
Brush or gun application.
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Clifford C. Porter
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Hood River, Ore.
GROWTH
This firm started shipping in a small way in 1916,
with Wm. S. Duckwall selling the fruit in the East. Our
growth and the volume of our shipments have been gradual
but steady.
From a few cars sent to one market, we are now
shipping to all parts of the United States, and to a number
of foreign countries. Our brand is known in these mar­
kets, and our Trade Mark registered. This business is
generally done direct, and this system tends each year to
increase volume handled in this way, as the result of sav­
ings effected by buyers in distant markets.
We are buying for cash. Are you interested? We
are prepared to furnish necessary supplies till harvest
buy for cash before picking time.
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DUCKWALL BROS.
E. A.
▲. FRANZ BUILDING
Phone 3531
GROWERS START
SPRING WORK
ACTIVITY NOTED THROUGH VALLEY
Orduu-difita are Applying Early Spriyi
Many Naw Strawberry Trade Being
Planted Tbb Year
theatrical
success of their productions by the
length of their runs on Broadway, he
Intends to measure his production by
its success in a rural city. Hla conten­
tion is that the rural city 1« the back­
bone of America, and Hood River be­
ing the beat known rural city In the
world, he therefore concludes that
llood River la the upper extremity of
that backbone and is In a position to
set the standards ft>r the rest of the
country. The standards of mors la and
ethics of tha rural city to different
from that of Broadway, and Broadway
la only a blemish or bump that la mis­
taken for a head. At any rate he haa
the courage of bto convictions and to
giving hla pre-view in Hood River.
Mias Ix>rralne Keeton, of Seattle, la
the leading lady and will make a per­
nona 1 appearance at the time of the
showing of “Above the Clouds" In
Hood River.
Margaret Kissinger, of the Rainbow
Fruit Farm, who 1a a niece of Mr.
Reece, also appears In the picture and
will greet the audience from the stage
at the Rialto theatre April 13-14.
The busy season for fruitgrower« la
on in the mid-Cotambia. Spring broke
with a suddenness the past week, and
orehardists In all sections are busier
than since last fall, when the harvest
of the record apple crop was on.
Development of leaf buds of apple
trees has lieen decidedly rapid the past
week. In some of the more protected
sections of the valley, the gmvn of the
buds is already appearing.
Applications of sprays are being
made in nearly all sections this week.
Growers are using lime-sulphur to con­
trol San Jose scale and other insects.
In many Instances, growers are making
use of oil Bordeaux sprays.
While it is still too early to make
predictions on the 1927 apple tonnage,
the crop will be far short of last sea­
With J. Fred Adams, formerly of the
son. Two heavy yields do not follow Olympic hotel, Seattle, aa manager, the
in succession. Conservative growers Columbia Gorge hotel will open for
•nd shippers are prone to place the the season next Saturday, If arrange­
1927 apple crop around 3,000 cars. No ments now under way are completed.
damage resulted to apple fruit spurs Such word waa received here Monday
last January, when sub-aero tempera­ from Charles E. Kiefher, ef Los An­
tures were experienced here. Some in­ geles, Calif., who now controls the tour­
jury, however, was suffered by pears ist hostelry.
“Mr. Adams haa been in the hotel
and cherries. It will probably not be
heavy enough, it la thought, to have busineM for about 18 yearn,” Mr. Kief
any effects on the season's yield. The ner write«, "and haa worked at hotels
freese was severe enough to practically such as the Brown Palace, of Denver;
wipe out the peach crop for the season. the Palece, in Ban Francisco, and the
I’each trees are blooming only in pro­ St. Catherine on Catalina Island.
“We have had many Inquiries In re­
tected areas.
Growers of the Upper Valley, in gard to the hotel and at thin time have
Klickitat and Skamania county sec­ many reservations for various occa­
tions, are busy setting a new acreage sion«, tourist parties and conventions.
"I «lnwrely trust that we may again
of strawberries. The keen demand for
this fruit by canners, the profitable re­ thin year enjoy the cooperation of the
turns of the past several years, coupled people of Hood River, as we feel that
with the discovery of the poison bait this property is of direct Interest to
for control of root weevil has stimu­ your prosperity as well aa our own. It
lated berry growing to an extent not 1 h something which is a credit to your
community and brings many people to
observed In 10 years.
Many growers are resetting young Hood River.”
pear orchards, where mortality was
heavy from heavy freeaing, and nu­
merous new small blocks of cherries
are being planted.
COLUMBIA GORGE TO
OPEN NEXT SATURDAY
MdSAAC TO REPORT
AT SATURDAY MEET
R. J. Mclaaac, president of th’e Apple
Growers Association. juat l*ck from a
tour of the British Isles and continent­
al Europe, said he found apples of good
quality in keen demand, at good price«,
tn the foreign markets. Mr. Mctoaae,
who was accompanied by hie wife,
toured the chief foreign distributing
cities, investigating fruit markets for
the <sioperative. He will make a com­
prehensive report Saturday at the an­
nual meeting of the aaaoctotion.
“Hood River fruit, I find,” raid Mr.
Mclaaac, "to well handled abroad.
"Apples, however, thia year, as a result
of the delays in harvest last year and
for various other causes, have not held
up welt Good apples In the European
markets are bringing good money. The
Newtown, becaiiHe all defects, such as
bruising, are immediately apparent,
have suffered worse tiian red apples.
Still the Newtown is the staple apple
of the United Kingdom and Denmark.
It to fast growing in favor in the Ger­
man markets. The Newtown the past
several weeks. In spite of the fact that
it shows every bruise and defect im­
mediately, has been bringing better
prices than any other apple in the
chief export inarketa.”
A. J. Miller, East Side grower, who
ha« been representing the association
in the southern states, ba« juat re­
turned borne. He will make a report
Saturday at the annual meeting.
Directors will be named Saturday
from the following nominees: R. J.
Mcl«aac, J. H. Mohr. Arvo Hukari,
M. O. Downing, D. L. Pierson, C. King
Benton, W. R. Collie, R. A. Collins,
G. B. Marsh, and C. E. Coppie, all
memlH-rs of the old board; and A. J.
Graff, Geo. T. Galligan. M. A. Udellua,
George Hhepfiard, and Hprvey E. Jones.
The association will also vote on re­
ducing its directorate from 11 to 7.
YAKIMA FOLK TAKE
OVER THE WAUKOMA
Mr. and Mrs Guy Painter, of Yak­
ima, have leased the Hotel Waucoma
property here and will aaaume charge
tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are
experienced in the hotel business. They
built the Commercial hotel, of Grand­
view, Wash., which they operated for
10 years.
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Mr. Painter announced that he will
continue the present staff of the hotel.
K. D. Peterson will remain as day
clerk, and O. J. Johnson will continue
to greet guests at night.
“Mrs. Painter and I want to get
acquainted with the Hood River folk
just as fast as we can,” said Mr.
Painter yesterday. “We want to be­
come active citisena of your commu­
nity. We wish to assure you that the
Waukoma hotel will be made a place
where you and your friends are always
welcome, and we will try to maintain
a scrvlf* that you will like. We hope
soon to be greeting motor tourists, who
we believe will be passing through
over the Columbia river and Mount
Hood loop highways in unprecedented
numbers.”
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Russell, who have
been operating the hotel for a number
of years, have not announced their
future plans.
HOOD RIVER MAY
SET MOVY STANDARD
“Above the Cloud«,” a motion picture
coming to the Rialto, will have Its first
apprarsnce In Hood River. Walter
Reece, the producer-director, haa novel.
Individual and revolutionary Ideas
about motion picture exploitation.
He states thgt as It la a custom with
CASCADE AVENUE
FOLK PAINTING UP
The garages and service stations of
Cascade avenue between Fourth and
Fifth streets have won comidlmenta
the past week by their work of Im­
provement Buildings have been paint­
ed by the Cascade garage, M. L. Beck,
proprietor, and the Bert Head Motor
Co.
Mr. Head has constructed an attra»
five fence around hto used car depafb-
m« nt. ami plana are now uuder-----
a new fence around th» auto t wnfiking
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department.
Clint . Mooney, formerly of th»
Heights, haa joined Mr. Head and to hl
charge of the «hop of the motor com-
pany. Clifford Porter, too, baa second
quarter« in the Head building and to
operating a jmintiug aervice there.
MR. CASE’S RECITAL
WINS APPROBATION
The recital given at Riverside
church last Hat unlay night by Albert
T. Cane, known throughout ths mid-
Columbla for hla deep, rich baas voice,
won the plaudits of folk from every
section. A presentation of a part of
the opera “Faust" was a feature of the
recital. George W. Smith, the city’s
sweet ten<»r, rang Faust with Mr. .Case.
The continued development of his
musical talent is a bobby with Mr.
Cane, who is a West Bide orchardlst.
He baa been lilieral in giving of his
talent for the stimulation of public and
civic meetings.
Ml«« Sarah Abbey Howes was the
acconipaniHt at the recital of last Sat­
urday night.
GALLIGAN HEADS
NURSERYMAN’S CLUB
H. 8. Galligan, pioneer East Side
nurseryman, was elected president last
week of the newly organixed Hood
River County Nurseryman’s club. Other
officers are: August Guignsrd, vice-
president, and F. A. Mas**, secretary.
The new club proposes to standardise
the grades of nursery stock. Leroy
Childs and Gordon G. Brown, respec­
tively director snd horticulturist of the
Hood River experiment station, were
named honorary members
“We plan on keeping in close touch
with experimental station authorities
and others who are In position to aid
us,” said Mr. Galligan. “In order that
we may be better posted on what varie­
ties to propagate."
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The baseball season will open with a
bang here Sunday afternoon, when the
Hood River team will play the first
mid Columbia league game with Gold-
endale, Wash. Mayor James Strana­
han will pitch the first ball.
Fans are showing a greater Interest
than lor many yean. Bualneaa folk
are backing the team, which will be
strictly amateur. Not a cent, accord­
ing to David Hall, secretary of the
dub, will be paid a player this season.
On Sunday the Knights of Pythias
band will be present at the diamond
for a concert.
The ball club is seeking the support
of churches. Season tickets have been
forwarded all mlnisten of the city,
who have been asked to lend their sup­
port in freeing all games from rowdy­
ism
Richard Garber, coach of Hood River
high school athletic teams, will catch
for the locals this year. He was an
Oregon Agricultural College star.
Thomas Scott, former University of
Washington vanity pitcher, will oc­
cupy the box for the locals.
The tentative line-up for the wet of
the team is: Jeff Bell, first base; Don
Tameon, second base; Bud Cooper,
shortstop; Stub Anderson, third base;
Jake Bcnsel, left field; Charles De­
Hart, center field, and Art Oyler, right
field.
The teem has been strengthened by
coaching of F. R. Adams, former Kan­
sas City league player, who will direct
the playing of the aggregation through-
oat the season.
GARDEN CLUR SEEKS
HARDY LOCAL SHRUBS
In an effort to determine for the
benefit of its members what shrubs
hfive proven hardy in Hood River, the
local garden club will submit the ques­
tion at the next meetiug, which will be
held Monday, April 11. Many shrubs
which survive the milder winters of
Portland have been unable to with­
stand Hood River’s climate and «x-
penalve looses have, in some cases, re­
sulted. All club memtiers will be asked
to write down and submit the names of
shrubs Which have proven hardy or
la place of havipg an invited speak­
er, a round table dtocoadkn will be
at tee next
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ddwer fans who
esssM. The dot
win be announced next
_ week, it la
abo hoped to have a display showing
the leading varieties of narMaaua or
daffodils, which will be in bloom at
that time.
Growers who have encountered dif-
Acuities or who, on the other hand.
have been particularly successful will
he asked to submit their experience
for the benefit of the meeting. Details
will be announced next week.
MR. AND MRS. STATEN
BACK FROM SOUTH
A. C. Staten, West Side orchardlst,
who returned last week with Mrs.
Staten and their daughters. Mrs. I* H.
Kltson and Mias Betty Gene Staten,
from San Francisco, where the family
spent the winter, reported that six
Inches of snow was encountered on the
summit of the Siskiyous.
“The California and Oregon high­
way«. however," «aid Mr. Staten, “were
in excellent condition, considering the
heavy rain« of the past month. I am
mighty glad to get back to Hood River
and greet my old friends again.”
Mr. Staten said that Hood River ap­
ples on the San Francisco market held
up far better than he had anticipated.
The local fruit was of far better qual­
ity than any other offered the San
Franctoco trade, he said. Mr. Staten
declared that he saw Spltsenburga in
excellent condition as late as February.
Mrs. Kltson and Ml«« Staten will re­
main here for a few weeks before re­
turning to Ban Franctoco.
DEALER CARAVAN
PAYS VALLEY VISIT
A caravan, representing the Ford
company, of Portland, and various
dealers in truck accessories and sup­
plemental equipment, paid the valley a
visit last week, making the Coulter
Motor Co. local headquarters.
Demonstrations were made at the
local plant, and the caravan visited
prospects In various parts of the val­
ley. Those participating in the event
were; Francis Motor Co., Mitchell,
Lewis A Htaver, and the Woodward
Sales Co. The caravan left here for
The Twin Peaks Auto Co. will hold eastern Oregon points.
an automobile «how next Wednesday,
when the new Vibratlonlesa Star and
Rockford Grange to Give I’toy
the new Six will be presented to the
Hood River public at the company’s
Another play is to be given by Rock­
show rooms, corner of Fifth and Oak ford Grange under the auspices of the
streets.
Home Economics club. These plays in
“W’e want everyone to visit our place the past have always proved very pop­
of busineM next Monday and see these ular and this year the talent will in­
new cars,” said James Fenemore. clude some of the old favorites and a
“They are worth the attention of all few new faces.
who are Interested In motor car con­
Rehearsals are now going on for
struction.”
"Mrs. Temple’s Telegram,” a farce in
tw will. be AftTYwL three sets, to be- given the lest of*
P. 8. Rife, of the office of the Twin April, s definite dste to he announced
Peaks Co. at The Dalles, will be hare later.
for the show.
The plot concerns a young husband
who tells his wife a big “whopper” and,
Riverside Haa Musical Evening
haa a bard time squaring himself. -
A musical program featured the
There will be a Free Lectors on
meeting of the Sunday forum of River­
side church. Lowell and Galt Patton, Christian Science at the local church
well known Portland singers, accom­ on the corner of 9th and Eugens Sun­
panied by a friend, were here from day afternoon, April 10th, it I p m.
Portland. Local folk who participated by John J. Flinn, O. 8. B., of Bvanrton.
in the program were Geo. W. Smith Ill., a member of the Board sf Lecture­
ship of the Mother Church, the First
and MI m Prudence Splght.
The choir gave a number that was Church of Christ, Scientist. In Boston.
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much appreciated.
TWIN PEAKS WILL
HOLD AUTO SHOW