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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS BIG FRUIT FAIR NOV. 23-24-25-26 FOOT BALL GAME NEXT THURSDAY mill VOLUME 6, NUMBER 48 mm High Scorings Indicate Excellency Fruit Displayed at Local Fair TO BE EXHIBITED AT PORTLAND Fine Display of Fruit Requires Closest Scrutiny Order to Make Awards-Local Citizens and Visitors Delighted With Big Display From ninny point of view the greatest apple dhow ever held at Mood Klver whh brought to a suc cessful close Saturday night. Approximately soo boxes of apples of such excellence that they won the prizes over one another ty only one point, were on display. The far famed Spltzenbergs, Newtowns, Ort leys, Arkansas Blacks and other varletlen, hIiowii to perfection nt Hood Klver, were on parade. Although the show thin year wan extended one day longer than usual It was not until a late hour Friday night that the judged reached their verdict. Many of the features that have made former shown somewhat objectionable were lacking this year. The exhibitors have had so much ex perience that they know Just what to exhibit and what not to display. Altogether there were more than MM I boxes of apples which were sali by I he judges and unbiased specta tors to lie the llnest collection of fruit ever placed on display at any apple show mi) where. A feature at the show was part of a box of Newtowns which were ex hibited by J. K. Ilelllironner at Inst year's show, over a year ago, and yet today they are In perfect condi tion. In attendance at tin show were many prominent Portland people. Other cities and other fruit-growing districts of the Northwest as well as far distant points were well repre sented. The show was thought to Is such an execellent one that a meeting was held to provide ways anil meaus to send It back to New York City In Its entirety sor exhibi tion purposes. In expressing his opinion of the Mood Klver exhibition Professor Van Denial), who Judged the big show at Spokane, and who Is considered the foremost apple expert in the world, said that In point of quality and pack the Mood Klver show was t he finest he has ever known to be put on display on the American conti nent. One of tho largest exhibits at the show was tilMioxes of I'pper Valley fruit, grown at an altitude of HH0 to JtHKI feet. This lias shown conclusive ly that the I'pper Valley can grow as line fruit and as extensively as any region in the Hood Klver coun try. The fair this year was con ducted under adverse circumstance, as the went her was not the best and the big Spokane show called for an outlay of money and time by the men who have taken the greatest In terest In the smaller show at home. The success of the Hood Klver show, however, Is unquestioned. It sets at rest all doubt among experts, not only here, but in all the surrounding district, as to the supremacy of the Hood .Klver apple. Mere are the prize winners: Best ten b-x display, any variety, not more than three boxes of one va riety, cu J. I. Carter. first; Home, On-hard Company, second. test five-box display, one or more varieties, cup A. Hukarl. first; H. O Nleverkropp, second. I tent box f Spltzenbiirgs, IM! to 111) - I.. E. Clark, first; Mohr Itros., second. 1, Itest box of Spltz-nburgs, ss and larger W. Flke, first; Lawrence & Smith, second. Best box Newtowns, 90 to 110 V. Fike, first; A. 1. Mason, second. I lest box Newtowns, KM nnd larger M. M. Hill, first: Home Orchard Company, secoud. Ilest box Ortleys William Ehrck, first; Mohr liros., second. Ilest box Baldwins C. K. Ilenton, first; W. E. Clark, second. Ilest box Arkansas Blacks Law rence A Smith, first; M. M. Hill, sec ond. Ilest box Jonathans W. Flke, first; N. W. Hone, second. M Kit A I. I'KIZK.S Itest box Hen Davis-W. Flke. Ilest box Delicious V. E. Sher man. Ilest box liravenstetn London & Powers. Bent box llydts King Home Or chard Company. Best box King of TornpklnsCounty V. Flke. Best box Northern Spy Epplng & Kahles. Ilest box Black Twig II. O. Slever kropp. Best box Koxbury Kiisset Mas welton ( (rchard. Best box of Khode Island Green- Ings V. E. Clark. Ilest box Swaar L. E. Clark. .Best box Wagner Maxweltou Or- chard. Best box Winter Banana-D. E. Miller. Best box Ked Clun ks Hood Klver Laud A: Apple Company. Best box Vandevere I". Shelley Morgan. Ilest box Genet on E. K. Pooley. SI-KC'IAI. I'KIZKS Best packed five boxes, prize gold watch offered by J. Pearson & Com pany, Walter Weber, Hood Klver; second prize, $1.", won by H. C. Kramer. Ilest getieral plate display .1. L. Carter. The judges were Professor II K. Van Deman of the I'nlted States Ag ricultural Department; Claude I. Iewls, of the Horticultural depart ment of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege and. I. L. Koberts of the horti cultural department of the Oregon Agricultural College. The show thls.year, as In former year's, was under Hie direction of O. It. Cnstner, president, and C. D. Thompson, secretary of. the Apple Fair Association, and was held for tlie first time on Its own premises re cently acquired. The assis'lation plans to construct a brick building on the site. Announcement In Portland that the entire Hood Klver apple show, consisting of soo boxes of the llnest apples grown In the district this sea sou, would be shipped to Portland for exhibition there was made by Frank W. Power, secretary of the Portland Apple Show, Saturday night. Mr. Power telephoned from Hood Klver, where he went as an emissary from the Portland show to try and secure the Hood Klver ex hibit Mr. Power says this Is the best exhibition of apples he ever saw. From Portland t lie exhibit is to go direct to New York city, where h HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1910 of ANB NEW YORK ! space has been secured for its exhibl Hon In Madison square Gardens dur ing the automobile show of the Asso ciation of Licensed Automobile Man ufacturers. The securlug of this exhibit assures Portland of having an apple show second to none. Part of the exhibit to be shown will be the exhibit of J. L. Carter of Hood Klver, the winner of the Hood Klver sweepstakes for the finest ex hibit of apples grown in this section, with a score of 99 N It has Is-en suggested that good Would result from publishing the scores of the judges on the leading varieties of apples at the Hood River apple show. The general plan of the judge was to score t wo or three of the most promising of each class and then eliminate others which would not come up to the standard of those already scored, even If they were per fect underneath the top layer, conse quently only a portion of each class was scored entire. In the 10 box clans three boxes of each were second to the bottom and an average of the three made the score of the exhibit. In many cases the apples were all taken from the boxes and closely ex amined for defects, the competition being so keen that the microscope was called Into service In making close examinations. The box scoring the highest percentage was one be longing to .1. L. Carter and was given over 99 percent. Id mix ihhi'i.av Spltl Newt W. Flke 'Hi.:' 117 Home Orchd Co. 9S.0 ;s 5 M. M. Hill ;.: Us 7 .1. L. Carter !s.2 OS 4 Bald 9S 2 its 2 97.1 99 s Ort 11.0 117.1 Avr 1)7.3 9S.4 97 9s. X Peter Mohr Maxweltou Or HS.ti !)s 1 !Mi S 97.2 97.3 97.5 .(-BOX IHSI'I.AV 99 0 its 9 A. Hukarl T. . Smith Eentr of XVorld Wide Interest Victurcd For (Off "vT'V -1 J6. . COUNTESS OF ROSLYN O j. schloss News Snapshots Wheeling Of the Week successful trip In aeroplane to land. As the football season near Its close the number of casualties steadily ln reaie despite this sea-.ii-s Mi...llfle1 rules Washington society will be extensively entertained by recently divorced Countess of Itoslyn. sister of (JlfTord Plnchot, former chief of the f.. re-try Luieuu BUSINESS MEN HAVE GOOD TICKET IN FIELD .The city election is near at hand and, In many respects. Is one of the most Important that has ever leen held In this city. Hood Klver is no longer a village, and that Its future growth and progress will make of It a city of twelve or fifteen thousand inhabitants seems evident. We are now passing through the foundation building period of the city and It Is highly Important that the sub struc ture be safely and permanently laid, so that the superstructure's perma nency may be fully guaranteed, and to this end a business like adminis tration of the affairs of the city Is most Important. ' The Glacier urges the re election of the city councllmen, mayor, recorder and city treasurer, whose terms of office now expire, and this on the plea that It Is for the best Interests Win. Ehrck 97 8 H. O. Sleverkropp 99 5 F. C. Broslus 97.S A. I. Mason 99.0 'hpittenim-ko 96-120 F. C. Broslus 94.0' Lawrence & Smith 95.2 L. E. Clark 99.4 Peter Mohr 90 1 Mohr Bros. P8.4 N. W. Bone 97.1 Maxweltou Orchard 94 8 A. I. Mason 95 4 SPITZ, 8M LABUKR W. Flke 99 8 Lawrence & Smith 99 3 L. E. Clark 98.4 Peter Motir . . W 2 Mohr tiros. " 95.1 Maxwelton 9S 1 NEWTOWN 90120 W. Flke 99 0 E. K. Pooley s.K Lawrence Smith 9S 5 L. E. Clark 9s.9 Peter Mohr 9s 2 A. I. Mason 99.2 NEWTOWN NSs A I.AIIIIKII Home Orchard Co. Us 9 M. M. Hill 90.5 Peter Mohr US 0 OHTLKV Wm. Ehrck 9s 5 II. O. Sleverkropp 97.4 Lawrence & smith 90.9 Mohr Bros. 9S.4 AKKA.NSAB BLACKS E. K. Pooley 98.6 H. O. Sleverkropp 90.3 Lawrence & Smith- 99.4 II. K. Land & Apple Co. 90.6 . M. M. Hill US 7 JONATHAN W. Fike 9S.7 F. C. Broslus 95.9 N. W. Bone 97.8 Max welton On-hard 97.5 BALDWIN A. Hukarl W. E. Clark F. C. Broslus M. M. Hill C. K. Benton U5.1 90.6 U0.4 96 2 97 5 : Ifugene (W. V.) ollce are trying to solve the filial 8m ml I ! It I Si millionaire husband. When the horse show opened In New York It attracted Walter Wlnnns or l.nglaml. an Amer n win im.i never tefore been In this country. The wandering of Count Tolstoy, famous Itussiau Arlter. ami the rc rt that lie lm. mlisl llvlno ll.o . rx1na. mniriaaH tha or 1.1 tnvllur tll C S. S III rill IllctlU 111 flflV llllle oft Nerfulk. V .1 . KlU'flU- 12 1 V III;U- l of the city, and cites the past record of the council as an evidence of the splendid progress that the city has made during Its administration. Of course, the Interest of the Glacier Is apparent to all. Mr. Moe Is city printer and his pocket book grows fat as the result of the large legal business that he Is doing on account of the water fight between the water company and the city council. Sure, Moe wants the present city council reelected. His job as city printer may depend upon the success of the ticket, but how about the taxpayer who must pay the bills for all this advertising growing out of the water fight, of which everyone Is sick and tired? The federul court has decided that the present city councllmen, who voted to sell the city's bonds in the sum of $90,000 'to Keeler Bros, at private sale, have lieeu guilty of a grossly, illegal act, and that in so attempting to dispose of the city's bon is Is without warrant of law. Now, we are free to confess that we do not believe that this was done In Ignorance of the law, us the city at torney was ever ready to .advise In I ail matters that pertain to the legal interests of the city. On the other hand It seems apparent that to sell the bonds In "auy old way" so as to get the money with which to cancel a large part of the Indebtedness In curred by the city above the amount allowed by the charter anil to force a competition water system upon the citizens, seemed to have leen the over-mastering ambition of the coun cllmen who voted for this Illegal sale and the citizens of Hood Klver may congratulate themselves that In junction proceedings were Instituted and the council checked In their tin lawful attempts to sell the bonds. Had the council succeeded In making the deal as per their contract with Keeler Bros, the whole matter would have been a Illegal after the pro ! posed water system had lieen p!ed j Into the city ns It Is today, and It I would have been a sweet mess If the ; matter had Is-en brought to the at i tentiou of the courts. The injunction j that will In all probability lie made permanent In the near future by the federal court, has resulted In the ! saving to the taxpayers of thousands of dollars. That someone was get j ting u good "windfall" In the sale of Hood Klver bonds nt U per cent in terest with a discount of over f 10IK) Is easily figured out. We desire to state plainly and above board that If the councllmen who voted to sell the bonds Illegally were aware of what they were doing they should not ask for the suf frage of the citizens to reinstall them lu the same offices, and if It was committed Ignorantly, without lie Ing Informed, then the city's Interests are not safe In their hands. Mrs. I). N. Bverlee of St. Johns aud her daughter, Mrs. W. E. McLane of Portland, cume up on the boat Fri day and spent the week end at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. G. II. Lynn. ft 1 WALTER MNANS Ischenk mystery surrounding the nlli-ed sitenipt of iLai MiUlUM 11 Boosters Celebrate Big Victory With a Smolter Large Crowd Gathers at Commercial Club to Hake flerry and Present Two Beautiful Gifts One of the pleasant features of the apple show last week was a smoker given at the Commercial Clnb rooms Wednesday evening, which was largely attended and was made the occasion of celebrating Hood Klver's victory at Spokane and also to pre sent Cha. Hall and E. H. Shepard, who did much to make the victory possible, with substantial tokens of esteem. The presentation of a handsome Howard gold watch to Mr. Hall and a diamond stick pin to Mr. Shepard was a complete surprise to them and was kept a close secret by J. H. Hell bronner, who had the matter In charge. The spacious rooms of the club were Allied with joyous Hood Klverltes discussing the prize-winning apples when Mr. Hall, unsuspect ingly, called them to order to hear a few remarks from distinguished townsmen and visitors. The first to speak was Kev. Harris, who said he was always, ready to talk for Hood Klver. Mr. Hrrris was followed by Attorney E. C. Smith, who made an eloquent speech In regard to Hood Klver's famous products and Its fine citizenship, and ended up by present lng Mr. Hall and Mr. Shepard wltb the gifts selected for them with the money contributed by their fellow busbieks associates. Both the recip ients of the gifts made neat talks thanking the donors for their appre ciation, Mr. Shepard going into an Interesting series of remlnlsences In regard to the development of the fruit business here, and of Hood Klver's success. He was followed br University Club "Frat" Enjoy Annual Banquet Oregon Hotel Scene of Large Merry Crowd of College Students Who Hold Gay Festivities " The banquet given by the Hood Klver Cnlversity Club at the Hotel Oregon Saturday night eclipsed all former efforts In this line and was re markable for both Its large attend- j ance and the general enjoyment of Its ; guests. 1 As usual one of the most pleasing , feature of the affair were the decora 1 Hons, which were put in place by a committee of the member. Pen nants from universities and colleges from nearly every part of the world covered the walls which were ulso festooned with evergreens and l) re- 'Busy 'Readers C0UNT TQLSTOn Mrs fjuir. V. S tieuk to pol"ii tier SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR others. Including A. A. Jayne, C. H. Sproat, Prof. H. E. VanDeman, C. I. Iewis, Henry and Thos. Avery and G. It. Castner. Mr. Sproat said that Hood River would have a million box crop next year and that It would be necessary to greatly enlarge the shipping facilities before that time, and that It was a matter of the greatest Importance that It be done. A poem written by O. P. Dabney and read by E. H. Hartwlg as the representative of the Business Men's Association, received a warm re sponse from the assemblage. The poem Is as follows: IT'S MONEY IN TUB BANK. Oh 1 It's now the test Is over, And Hood Klver has won the day They are the peers of appledom From the gulf to Hudson Bay. The packers here have to lean to grapple, And lay In file and rank So wht n the color Is on the apple. It Is money In the bank. The car of bright red Spltsenburgs, Exhibited at Spokane, They are the best of all the earth. And good enough for man. Then comes the Yellow Newtown Pips All lined In file and rank And wltb the color on the tips It Is money In the bank. Go now and send the message flying Across the stormy deep. That all good people have been trying TJie Hood Klverltes to beat. - ' Oh I It makes a "feller" feel so good vt 1th his apples In highest rank. It puts bis mind and purse in mood For It's money In the bank. O. P. Dabney. Later refreshments were served and the rest of the evening given over to sK'lal enjoj ment. gon grape. The large pillars In tha dining room were draped In yellow cheese cloth studded with bunches of Oregon grnre, while electric lights were profusely used In making tns scene a most brilliant one. The music for the occasion was furnished by Nt-wman's orchestra, augmented by several Instruments. The follow lng program was rendered: 1 March. Stars and Stripes For ever Soiisa. 2. Amaranthus Novelette. .'V Chanticleer Bag A. Gumbls. 4. Dollar Princess Walti. .". Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? 0. Garden of Dreams Serenade. 7. Vision of Salome. s. Zalhth An Egyptian Inter mezzo. , 9. Cnb.inola Glide Kag Novelty.1 10. Aintnla. 11. Campus Ditties Medley ((f College Songs. U'. Put a Your Old Gray Bonnet.' I I. The I line. The Place and The Girl. 14 That M. -nierlzlng Mendels sohn Tune l.Y Heidelberg Stein Song. As tin- b.mq i t progressed the en t li ' i t inn of t l.e guest, which num. l ered many fruui Portland aud other neighboring cities, rose to a high pitch an I many ( the banqueters Joined in t he choruses. The menu w us particularly well ored and well sels-ted and received many i'otnjllineiits. It was ns follows. ( nib Meat ( .s ktall ' Cream of Tomato Soup ijueen ( 'lives Celery Hranrhes Baked Sa'nioil with Fgg Sance I 'hlckeii a la Maryland .rilled Sweet Putatis-a i anlMtowiT en Crrnm Wal b.rf Salad I e ( on and I aks Bent Water i rarkers American lie-s tloo.l ;ler Nj ii lents-rgs Cafe Nolr