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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
A BAD HABIT

Some time last fall the Glacier called
10 the attention Of the citizens Of the
city that one Of their very bad habits
was the custom OF never beginning a
meeting on time. The people of the
country are open to the same criticism.
The creamery meeting last Saturday
was announced 10 begin at 10 o'clock.
Ii was nearer noon. Now there may
have been good reasons for the post
ponement of the meeting, and whatever
we say in critical tone, is in good
spirit.
Judging from appearances we OF
Hood River are too prone to procras-
tinate. But few of our meetings are
ever begun on time. In fact. too many
Of our organizations fail to draw full
interest from all members. 1t may be
that the interest is present, but 1t is
not shown by active participation. We
expect the other fellow to display the
initiative. and soon everybody is waiting
for everybody else. Let all of us here
after appoint ourselves committee OF
one to see that any meeting that we
may be interested in is called 'on time
and the business finished with dis
patch that will give it an added zest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
PaulhamuS Writes to Delegates

The local delegates to the Seattle
fruit mems convention have received
the following letter from W. Ii. Paul
hamus, of Puyallup, chairman of the
By-products committee, which called
the meeting:
In behalf of the products commit
tee, | wish to extend to you our sincere
thanks for the good assistance rendered
at the Seattle convention. In my judg-
ment, the success of the meeting was
attributable to the fact that so many
of the apple growers were in attend
ance. which convinced the selling agen-
cies that it was time for their accep-
tance of any reasonable regulation.
If we succeed in establishing a more
modern and better marketing method,
under the supervision of the growers
themselves, it will be necessary to have
practically 80 per cent of the apple
product marketed through the growers
organization. This means in the selec-
tion of the delegates to the growers
convention to be held in Tacoma, Feb
ruary Is, extreme care must be used to
give square deal to all different fac
tions. or shippers. In other words,
each section of the industry should he
fairly represented and given an oppor-
tunity to be heard.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
WORK AT MITCHELL
WILL BEGIN SOON

The State Highway Commission met
at Salem last week for the purpose of
advertising for bids on the portion OF
the Columbia highway around Mitch
ellis Point, just west of here.
The estimated cost of the improve
ment will be $50, 900 and this amount
was made available through the re-
markable generosity of S. Benson, of
Portland, who agreed to let the COM
mission have the amount, without in
terest, until the states money is avail
able in June.
One reason for taking action at this
time is that the commission wishes to
have the highway completed for traffic
as early as possible this year and the
other is that it was to furnish work for
the unemployed. Mtchell's Point is a
bad stretch of the new highway, and a
lot of rock work will be required.
The commission is greatly pleased
over the offer of Nj. Benson, which
makes it possible to get to work
months earlier than would otherwise be
possible. incidentally, the offer shows
conclusively the confidence Mr.. Benson
has in the work of the commission and
highway engineer. Bids will be opened
about March /.
Surveyors began work on the difficult
portions of highway Tuesday. They
are running the lines, said &. W.
Parker, whose home. Little Boy ranch.
is just west Of the point. and who with
Mrs. Parker, was in the city Tuesday.
''and getting ready for the heavier
work as soon as the frost is out of the
earth. This part is going to take
some effort to build, but when it is fin.
ished, it will be as beautiful as any
along the entire route.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Notice of Bond Sale

Pursuant to the order of the Common Coun.
Gil and the provisions of Ordinances Number
52O and 52l of the City of Hood River, no
ttce is hereby given that sealed proposals will
be received by the undersigned City Recorder
up 10 1880 p. m. March list, 1915, for the purch-
ase Of twenty'four (2D improvement bonds in
two issues, aggregating the sum of ll,77S,60
as follows:
General Sewer Dist. No 2, Ordinance $50
date OF bonds Sept p, 1914 10 bonds at $500
each and bond SI60.66.
Twelfth Street Macadam, Ordinance 52l
date of bonds December 3D. 1914, ~ bonds at
$500 each and bond S3I79i.
said bids Will be considered at the next regs
ular meeting OF the Council, to-wit: March
lst 1915, at O'Clock p. m.
The above bonds are issued by authority of
statutes of the State Of Oregon under the Ban.
croft Bonding Act, due ten years after date,
or at any semiannual interest paying period
at or after ! year from date, upon giving due
notice as required by law. Said bonds will
draw interest at rate of per cent per annum
from date of bond, interest payable Semi-an.
nuaily at the Office of the Treasurer of the
City of Hood River, and viii be sold to the
highest responsible bidder therefor for cash
and no bid will be considered for less than par
and accrued interest, the Council reserving
tho right TO reject any and all bids. All bids
received subject to the right of the bidder to
examine into the regularity of the issue of
said bonds. Separate bids should be made
for each of the above series.
This notice is published IN the Hood River
Glacier for two consecutive issues thereof the
date of the first publication being February
4th 1915,
H-fll II. L. HOWE,
City Recorder
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
HOGS AND COWS

Saturdays dairy meeting was a prof
table one. The small apple grower
has come to realize that TO get full re-
turns from his tract of land he must
become in way general farmer.
During the good years of apple market
ing, the returns from his fruit will add
good sums to his bank account, but to
prevent diminishing of his surplus on
Off years. he needs a COW and hogs to
fall back on.
But a note of warning should be
given those who propose to enter stock
raising. The orchardist must remem-
Der that his orchard is his predominant
business. lie must not allow his en-
thusasm to lead him to plunge too
heavily and buy cows or hogs that he
cannot take care of proftably. As G.
NJ. McAllister said at Saturdays meet
ing, don't swim into deep water. Keep
close to the shore. Buy one or two
sows, don't get a score, unless you
know how you are going to handle
them,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Wednesday and Thursday

"ThesThief. A production extra
ordinary featuring Dorothy Donnelly.
''The Thief" William Fox's Box Office
Attraction Co. s production of Henri
Bernstein's strong drama, introduces
for the first time upon the screen Miss
Dorothy Donnelly, the famous star of
Madame X', and one of America s
greatest emotional actresses. Miss
Donnelly, when she began her work,
was rather painstaking and nervous
about getting across" on the film and
trivial incidents made her afraid of
spelling scene and causing a re-take.
An amusing instance of her ultra con-
scientiousness in this respect occurred
in the B. o. A. company's New Jersey
studio during the taking of an interior
scene. Miss Donnelly suddenly stopped
acting and gazed in an alarmed way at
Director Edgar Lewis. whats the
trouble, Miss Donnelly," inquired the
producer who had checked the clicking
of the camera. 'There-there' nail
on the carpet, breathlessly explained
Miss Donnelly, ''it's in the foreground.
I'm afraid it will show in the SCREEN"
Mr.. Lewis reassured the actress, the
offending nail was picked up and the
business of the scene went on.
This exceptional photo play will be
given next Wednesday and Thursday.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
TUESDAY WAS IDEAL
GROUND HOG DAY

1t rained and then it showed, and the
sun was so heavily blanketed by cloud
banks that a search light would have
been required to make a shadow for
any venturesome ground hog that
might have been bold enough to cast
his weather eye about in Hood River
Tuesday. 1t was an ideal day for the
prophetic marmot, and he no doubt re-
turned to his warm winter den for
short snooze and to make ready for the
opening of early spring days.
The tradition of the weather prophet
abilities of the ground no, like so
many other products, was made in
Germany. Only in the land of the
upon to look for his shadow February 2
and make predictions accordingly. In
the United States the badger is but lit
tie known east of the Mississippi and
the responsibility has been placed on
the shoulders of the ground hog, wood
chuck or marmot.
The German pr0verb on this subject
is: 1.-The shepherd would rather see
the wolf enter his stable on Candlemas
day than the sun"
They have two other sayings that tell
ofsthe badgers nose emerging from
his hole in the ground and his inquiring
look for his shadow on Candlemas
morning. In the old English rhymes
the following is found:
If Candlemas day be fair and bright,
Winter will have another flight:
But if it be dark, with clouds and rain,
Winter is gone and will not come again.
As a matter of fact, weather bureau
scientists, official forecasters. metero-
logical experts, statisticians aud others
toethe contrary Notwithstanding, Can
dlemas day. CollOquially known in
America as grounding day. always has
been great day for weather
Their representations like dreams,
appear to 90 to scontraries, for fine
weather is believed to promise bad
weather later, while dull and threat
ening day always has been regarded as
a sure sign of early spring, with good
weather and bouUtitul crops.
Warrant for placing such faith in
weather predictions made at this sea-
son runs away back to the days of
Greek mythology. Pluto is accused of
having stolen away'Prosperine, daugh-
ter of Ceres, agOddess of harvests. to
the underworld and for six months
Ceres left the earth and went about
with lighted candles seeking her daugh.
ter. Candlemas day first was a pagan
observance in honor of Ceres, intended
to propitiate her and bring plentiful
yields to the husbandman. This be.
came closely associated with the
weather and when the early Christians
sought to combat the pagan influences
they adopted the candles borne in the
procession, but burned them in honor
of the Virgin
To the pagans the month of February
was filed with omens. and the ground
hog tradition appears to be direct
descendant of these earliest auguries.
But any regular weather man will
tell you there is nothing to it, that the
ground hog is not weather wise and is
toe sleepy at this season to risk coming
out of the ground to have a look at the
weather.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

time been making a deep study rof the
whole Panama canal proposition as it
affects northwetern fruit, and we we're
the first to avail ourselves of the op-
portunities afforded. almost to the ex-
cluson of other shippers. When the
Santa Cecilia is on her wayEwe will
have shipped 81 carloads altogether by
the water route.
"The objections which have been
raised by other shippers to the use of
the Panama canal are well founded, and
for concerns without adequate, organ
ized facilities for properly handling
shipments both at the loading point
and at destination the water route is
certainly not an advantage: nor can it
be employed satisfactorily by shippers
sending only carload or very few
carloads at a time; but an institution
shipping from so to 100 carloads per
week to New York, as we have been
doing for several monhs, can make a
substantial saving for the growers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
THE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE

Some fruit grower has said: Il have
to take my summer vacation in the
winter time; for am too busy in the
sumer months to ever think of anything
but work" Maybe the Pine Grove
citizens had this in mind when they
inaugurated their community confer
ences last year. For the most part all
of the ranchers can find leisure mo-
monts during the latter days of Janu-
airy and the Pine Grove meeting was
we'll attended.
Those who have attended the Pine
Grove meetings declare that they ac-
eomplished the purposes for which they
we're called. They brought the resi-
dents in closer touch with each other
and caused an exchange of serious
thought.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
VANDERBILT GIVES
MARKET EXPERIENCE

During four months Of the past ap-
Pile marketing season Oscar Vanderbilt
travelled through the middle west in the
interest of the Apple Growers Associa-
tion. The experiences that he tells of
point conclusiyely to the fact that at
tempts by individual growers to sell
their apples lead to disaster, not only
for themselves, but for the established
selling machines in those markets de-
moraI2ed by flooding of the iudepend-
eut shipper.
In the following interview Mr.. Van.
derbIIt gives an account Of his expert
ences
THE first four weeks was out
found the towns of the middle west,
where box fruit had never been uesd,
ready to take good quantities of our
fruit at prices asked by the associa-
tionS. We sold from three to 10 car
loads of fruit in many places Dealers
were putting the fruit into consumption
on small margin, and business was
moving.
But just as soon as rates were cut
the box apple business ceased. We had
more trouble in selling one carload Of
fruit than we formerly had in disGus-
ing of 10 cars. The reason for this was
that each dealer was afraid that his
competitor would buy at lower price
and undersell him in the local market.
They Immediately began to press their
barrel stuff which had been laid aside
for future business.
"lu a number of places | found grow
ers who had shipped their own crops of
from one to three carloads and VINO had
followed them up TO sell them. They
have no doubt by this time learned the
error of their ways and will never try
the venture again. In no case did find
one of these independent shippers get
ting more than from 65 to 40 cents per
box on the track at destination for
their fruit. The highest returns ! heard
of were received by grower who sold
two carloads, composed of Jonathans,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

The first big experiment in the use of
the Panama canal for shipping north
western fruit to New York has just
been completed by the North Pacific
Fruit Distributors. Two important
facts have been determined, according
to President Davidson, who recently
returned from New York. Une is that
only three districts and part Of fourth
of the 10 principal districts in the
northwest can ship their apples to the
Atlantic coast ports that way and make
substantial saving in transportation
charges The other is that'small ship
pers are practically debarred, owing to
handling charges and to certain estab-
lished trade conditions which are en-
countered upon arrival. Only large
organization with its own salaried en-
ployes at the receiving end to consul
mate private sales and to arrange for
the immediate disposition of the fruit
upon arrival can avoid losses which
would more than offset any advantages
that might be gained from transport
ing via the canal.
Hood River and few nearby points
in Oregon and Yakima and WenatChee
in Washington are the only northwest
ern districts that can make substan-
tial saving" declares Mr.. Davidson
Even then someone who has direct
personal interest in the cargoes must
be on hand to meet them and take care
of them at once. The other northwest
ern districts are practically eliminated
because of the exper % of getting their
apples to the Pacific coast ports where
they would be loaded
1T costs 66 cents per hundred
pounds, or about 33 cents per box, to
send apples by steamship from Seattle
or Portland to New York, we have
ascertained. That includes merely
switching, dOckage and unloading at
Seattle or Portland, freight and refrig-
Grafton to and lighterage at New York
and insurance. To this must be added
freight from the fruit district in ques.
tion to the Pacific coast ports which
varies from 4 2-3 cents per box in the
case Of Hood River to as much as 33b
cents from some sections in southern
Idaho. making the total cost run from
S74 to 66t cents.
These ocean shipments, of course,
must be made under refrigeration,
passing as they do through the intense
heat of thestorrid zone. On the other
hand overland shipments, which are al
most uniformly made in ventilated in
stead of refrigerated cars cost 80 cents
per box from all northwestern districts
to New York. There are a few weeks
during the early part of the season
when railroad shipments are made un-
der refrigeration, and the expense of
sending apples overland under those
circumstances ranges from 50 cents to
81 cents per box, the cost from most of
the districts being 81 cents. At that
time practically all of the districts eX-
cept eastern Montana and the more dis
tant points in southern Idaho could
make substantial savings by using the
Panama canal.
However, if the steamship compan-
les expect to do any great amount of
business in transporting applesIthrough-
out the shipping season they will have
to put their rates down lower than
they are at the present time to secure
the support of the districts that cannot
now use the water route to advantage.
THE Distributors have for a long
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Latest on the Ford

There was an old snoozer and he had a
wooden leg,
He had no money and he would not beg I;
But he had piece of pipe and l2-
inch board,
And he said, "By Heck: I'll build a
Ford !"
So he got some gas and a quart of oil,
And piece of wire to make a COIL
And four big spools and tin oil can,
And he hammered them together and
the darned thing ran.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
DELEGATES WILL
ORGANIZE TODAY

The Hood River valley delegates who
attended the meeting called at Seattle
by the Northwestern By-products com
mittee will meet today at o'clock at
the Commercial club and elect an or
ganization committee, the duties of
which will be to call a meeting of
growers who shall select delegates to
attend the meeting to be held in Ia
coma, February Is.
The delegates who attended the Sc
attic meeting are as follows: A. F.
Bickford, O. B. Nye, E. II. Shepard,
Oscar Vanderbilt, A. |. Mason. Judge
Stanton and D. H. Thorn, Kenneth
Mckay and A. D. Moe.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
Il. l.. HOW f,
City Recorder

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surface. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine II
was prescribed by one Of the best phy-
sicians in this country for years and is
regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best toniCs known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
uon OF the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free
I. j, CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo, 0,
Sold by Druggists, price T5c.
Take Hslls Family Pills for constipation.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
MAZAMAS MAY COME
ON FOURTH OF JULY

Plans are now under way to have a
party of l50 or 200 Mazamas come to
the Hood River Valley by special train
over the O-W. R. & N. and Mt. Hood
lines for Fourth of July celebration
at Cloud Cap Inn. The train will
be operated directly from Portland
to Parkdale, where the excursionlsts
will hike to the Inn. Independence
day comes on Sunday, and the follow
ing Monday will therefore be a holiday.
1t is planned to have vehicles trans
port the mountain climbers from the
Inn on Monday, so that they can catch
their special train and return TO Port.
land the evening of the fifth.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

Not only are northwestern apple
growers seeking effective methods of
cooperation, The growers of Colorado
are working on the same problem. The
northwest is better off than Colorado
for the growers here with many cooper
ative units already developed have a
better basis on which to build.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
She Thinks She Does.

Miss Fluff-Mr. Deepthought. do you
think marriage is failure? Mr.. Deep
thOught-W Well, the bride never gets the
best man.-Judge.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Subscription. s1.5O Per Year.

When subScrib bers desire aCuauge ~ address
fn.s Office should be notified promptly, ana a
,geak before if possible Always give OLD ad.
dress a. well a. the new. Also, Hood klNer
subscribers should notify iHis Otilce az once
when changing their address nom one rufal
route 20 another or from city delivery 70
country delivery, or vice versa. II you 10 not
get your paper promptly, notify rs by mail OF
telephone and the matter viii be investigated
Except it pertain to live news matter. CON.
muulca:iaus, or articles Of general nature
should De IN the Office by Monday 70 insure
ibeira auprariug In the issue OF the current week
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

soldiers he drops down cliff side and
escapes; Dore and Wilkerson send down
sea divers to recover the sunken treas
ure chest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

Hatching eggs from bellevue straIn) M B.
Turkeys, large type =. c. White LeghornS and
Slcilan Butter Cups Write for price or phone
i774. IL. F. J Severkropp. apr29
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

Jupiter PIugius passed the weather
situation sQuaTely up to the ground hog
Tuesday. Bring ON your fair weather,
Mr.. Woodchuck
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
ELECTRIC THEATRE
Today

lUudS
The Walls of Jericho" a special
feature photo play, is being shown at
the Electric today.
Friday and Saturday
"Foundlings of Father Time" A
page from life in two parts featuring
Murdock McQuarrie and Mother Ben
son. l0l Bison.
"A Girl of the Pines" Powers,
with Edna Maison. She dresses as a
fay to win her fortune in the world of
men.
when His Lordship Proposed. 4"
Nestor comedy with Lee Moran, Jack
Dillon and Billie Rhodes.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
Friday and Saturday
Monday and Tuesday

The tenth episode of "The Master
Key" In this episode the cavalry
quells riots: Wilkerson steals the secret
of ''The Master Key" which Ruth Gal
Ion wears around her neck; pursued by
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
SOCIETIES.

GOOD RIVER LODGE NO. los, A. +. and A.
M.-Meets Saturday evening on or before
each full moon. IL. HERsHNER, w, M
d. MCDONALD, Secretary.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

81 Hood River COmmandery No. IL, X, T
>N,GS Meets every first Tuesday evening
VIA each month. II l.. DUMBLE, LEG
A. ID. MOE, Recorder.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
FOR RENT
WANTED

For Service Registered thoroughbred Jer.
Sey Sy ouil and registered Duroc-Jersey boar.
Fhone 39b Odell. j. P. Thomson rs
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

Wanted-Tenant on small fruit ranch at
| Underwood, Washington. Must have team
oil horses. Address Hood Rvei Glacier. m25
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

HOOD RIVER CHAPTER NO. q. X. A. M
Meets first and third Friday nights of each
month " &, BROCK. II p.
W. A. SCHAFFNER, Secretary
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS

Wanted-A position on ranch by married
Williams, White salmon, Wash fls
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

Found-An automobile chain. owner may
paying charges. "a
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

phone 5SS7. "a
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-02-04

HOOD RIVER CAMP, NO. 77np NJ w
Meets In k.of 7. hall every Isl and Ard va
oi each month. James Hawthorn, V q ~