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XME HOOD RIVER NEWS Adtfertfjers Get Hesutts Highest Grade Job VHntlng HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1910 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 50 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR 100 RIVER' FINE IU1 10 APPLES p rajpr WENS EMS Attracted by Broadway Will Wed Hood River Men Only Big, red checked apples In (in t lit orchards of the Hood Klver, Oregon, country, which they saw In the whi tlow of fruit store as they passed liy to work, have made eight young Brooklyn maids determine to wetl some ( tregon or Washington farmer for a hiiHliantl, says a New York dis patch. The eoniitry that run grow Hiifli applfH, they lielleve. must of necessity raise big men. I'mlt'terred ly the fact that Oregon In almost us famous for the beauty of Its daugh ters iih for the high totality of It) famous apples, the girls from Sout h Brooklyn liollove that their New York dash will alii them In outrunn ing their sisters on the grountl. There are He vet) of the girl who wUli to mingle apiile blossoms with orange blossoms: Marjory, Koby ami Ella Booker, 440 Nineteenth Htreet: Bertha Nc helper, 1!1 Wood bine Htreet; Lucy Stenger, I;l4S Put iiam avenue: May iff. i Houseman Htreet. ami Julia am) Minnie Palls greff. l."4 Newton street. All of the Hfveu possess charms which are mire to cause envious glances from the daughters of the Northwent. Any orchanllHt who feeln the fill f love across the con th.eiit can write Hti.l get a photo graph of the girls. If he prefers n .Millet who In tiill ami slender or one who Ih well, pleasingly plump all he will have to tlo Ih to lhdlcate Ids choice, ami he will get a nice letter from one of the Matrimony Club. It wan not entirely because the Smith Itrooklvu beaux lo not show MAKES APPEAL FOR DOMESTIC SCIENCE Professor Coad has recently Issued a circular letter to school patrons In regard to the Domestic Science course which Is lielng conducted at the High School. Apparently the course is meeting with strong ap proval, and Mr. Coad appeals to patrons for aiMIt loiial funds to con tinue It. He says: "Wherever the courses in Iiomestlc Science and Manual Training have been Introduced in a school under skilled and experienced teachers they have met the Instant approval of hot h parents and students. I tlo not think It is necessary for me to enter Into a discussion of the material ami pedagogical value of such courses. It Is sulllt leiit to say that a school system Is not considered first class these days until, hi addition to doing all foundation work thoroughly, It has provided for t hese courses. "Hood Klver leads the w ay In hor tlculture. Hood Klver stands for progress She cannot afford to neg lect any community Interest, and school work Is one of the most vital. One of the llrst questions asked by the right sort of hoineseeker Is, 'How do your set Is rank?" And many times In the last two years I have had to answer the question, 'Ho you have a Manual Training course In the schools'.'' I'cople some way Hcein to expect It. when they come to Hood Klver. Since I have Is-en here It has been my earnest en deavor to assist hi raising the stand ard oft lie schools and of the school work. That we are making head way Is shown hi the fact that our students are credited for their work wherever tin y go, anil that our high school graduates are admitted as freshmen without condition or ex amination by any western college or university. But If H I Klver Is to keep up with the van .if progress In education, there yet remains much to he done. "We have introduced the kitchen work of I lie Domestic Science course tills year. This course Is optional. ,el all hut two ol the high school girls are taking the course. So far as I know, the students are unani mous In their approval, ami I have Display of Valley Fruit on Eastern Girls Say They as much "cIiihh" hh they hIiouIi) that the Matrimony Chili has chosen "io wt'Nt, young woman," for Iih motto, The young men are famous Mara thon tlancerH, airl when they go out walking wear "lookllke-a-college-Mtiiilent-fur-llJ. :!'." suits. Instead of theretl Hwenters which are tlerlgueur In Helect Erie Basin clrclt'M. But few of them have a houI be yond the hiiHcliall scores. Not one tif them can quote three consecutive linen from Browning, and the glrln want to go where Intellect and ap plet) alioiind. They are mire that gazing tin the houuteoui) orchardH, billowy with white ami pink In the Spring and rich ami warm with the IuhcIouh reilH ami greeriH of the rlpen Ing frul' In the Fall, tniiHt make the orchardlHtH the mimt poetical of Ihj IngH. In South Brooklyn when they look at an apple the appeal It) Holely to the Htomach and not to the houI. "There areu't any real men In Brooklyn, ".Minnie Pnlsgraff declared, "and, besides, they )ont make any money." She ami petite, tilack-halred Mar guerite Koby declared with empha hIh that they did not want any hus band who earned less than $.'10 a week. Anyone with inly $lS..ri(l In the weekly envelope need not apply. They are all equally decided on Just what other attribute their hus handrt must have. What they want an three fat men, two tall, nlender, distinguished looking ouch; two me dium sized, broad shouldered ones, and a poet. heard no objection from any patron. I But before going further with this j Hue of work, the school has felt that I It would like some tletintte expres- j sioii from the patrons, giving their Ideas relative to the courses suggest- ' ed. In order to get this Information, ! I am Inclosing paper with questions which I hope you will frankly an swer nnd reiirn to ine by the pujills tomorrow. If you have any relative question that you would like to have answered liefore you write your answers, tlo not hesitate to tel ephone to me "I should have said something In regard to the cost of this added work. Last year the special school tax was 111 mills; this year It Is 12 mill". I'lider the organization Mr. McLaughlin ant) I have In mind for next year, we can equip and carry these two courses ami yet the entire special school tax need not exceed S mills. Once equipped, the cost of maintenance Is slight In comparison with the resultant bench ts derived." Of the 1(H) or more letters sent out l.y Mr. Coad only four unfavorable answers were received. BAILEY &. COLBY MOVE TO MORE CENTRAL LOCATION Bailey St Colby, the electricians, have taken part of the store of S. E. Bartmess, which they have fitted up as an electrical supply house. The apartment occupied by the firm Is the one next to the 1'arU Fair and Includes one of the large show w in dows. This has been lit tetl up with a number of handsome electric fix tures. The other Moor space will be devoted to show rooms and a work shop. The new quarters of the firm gives t hem a central location and an op portunlty for the public to seethe line fixtures for which they are agents. The Bailey Colby Com pany Is also the Hood Klver county agent for Westlnghouse motors. Franz Springs New Idea E. A. Franz, the hardware man, sprung a new Idea on the Hood Klver public this year by Issuing the llrst catalogue that has ever leen sent tint by a local business house seeking trade. The catalogue con tains a list of novelties ami toys, with their prices, and In all then an" I'.'S cuts In It. The catalogue was printed by the News plant and Is being mulled to patrons hi the valley by the Franx Company. Their yearnings for husbands and poetry ami apples led Beven of the girls to write toa newspaper, asking the editor to find eligible apple grow ers for them to wetl as quickly as possible. Editors, of course, can tlo anything even, according to Eugene Field, give their children diamond marbles to play with so their wish Is likely to be gratllled In a day or so. Just what the girls want Is thus explained In the letter: "Some time ago we read In a New York paper that there were not enough women ami girls in the 'In land Empire.' There are eight of us, anil we would marry If we could find men to suit. Please print this letter In your paper, as we are In earnest aboiiut this matter. We can give satisfactory references and would lie glad to exchange photographs with any one who can furnish recommen dations as to character and pros pects. We hae heard of the big red apples ami tine crops, anil we are ready to help In the work." All the girls had many callers after the publication of the letter, the young men of South Brooklyn Hock ing to their homes to plead with them not to desert the city. One or two, after a special plea from a special young man, are reported as wavering In their desire to emigrate, but the others so far have held them selves to their determination to live up to the motto of the club. All work in the same novelty factory and their foreman fears that he Is going to lose eight of his prettlent and most skillful workers. NEW PLAYHOUSE F0RJ00D RIVER A new theatie will be ready for playgis-rs this week when "The Mon roe" a show house that Is being con structed hi the new Ferguson block over the amusement parlor of C. A. Klchanls & Co., Is opened. The new amusement resort will seat 4(H) pa trons comfortably and will be equip ped with a stage with an opening l lx.'L' feet. Three dressing rooms will lie pro vided at the right of the stage which will be equipped with scenery and prtqicrtles necessary for the ordinary dramatic production. It will he provided with seats, arranged so that all of them will give a full view of the stage, and dressing and coat rooms will he arranged at the hack. The tlrst play at the new theatre will occupy the hoards Thursday night, when a traveling company will give "Lost hi the Hills," Events of World Wide Interest Ticiurcd For I Ei'. -.1 . ' I ir LA Q -AC afty. Newt Snapshots Of the Week tion of the ran a ma canal, to gain control of the aurglng waters of the Chagres river President William C. Hrown lbs New York Central lines and to take np tht raising of horses. William K Vaudert.llt, Jr, Is favorably uieutloned Chicago Apple Shows Add Fame to Valley Thousands of Spectators View Fruit and Re ceive Information About Hood River and Ore-gon--VVm. flcHurray Gives Glowing Account "Oregon has received more adver tising from the United States Land and Irrigation Fxposltlon just closed In Chicago than from any other method that baa lieen attempted up to this time," said William Mc.Mur ray, general passenger agent for the O. K. & N. Co. and the Southern Pa cific lines In Oregon, upon his return from Chicago to Portland Wednes day morning. "It was the greatest land show ever held," declared Mr. McMurray to an OregoDlan man, "and was at tended by more people than ever be fore visited a similar exposition. It is estimated that In the two weeks that the show was In progress I'.'iO. (XX) persons paid admissions to t lie Coliseum, where the exhibits were arranged. Of these, I am sure that at Wast 7.1.000 heard the lectures on Oregon and Washington given by the agents of our road. We distrib uted thousand upou thousands of pieces of literature to is-ople who were Interested In the Northwest from a standpoint of probable future Investments. "That people did not take our ad vertising matter for the mere pur pose of looking at the pictures and reading the descriptive portions for the entertainment they nttr '-. j Idenc d by Vf lt n: . !;?! vi one v !r ;i w : t t ' eager ., sc i -.g t .. ;.-. v the ::: tri ". '. ..J !...! ; hi qulrle- "The good etf"cts of the show will continue to be felt In this state for many years. We have already re ceived many Inquiries and expect to hear from Interested Kastern people every day. j "Arrangements already are under I way for another and even more ex tensive exposition next ear. A! committee of Chicago citizens will take It In charge. The shows last ' year and this were handled by the Chicago Tribune, but the affair has; outgrown the resources of the paper ' to handle It, so they have consented, since thev have Inaugurated it as a . permanent successful feature, to al low the public committee to manage i It." Oregon this year wns represented by four booths. One was the South ern Pacific and O. K. & N. Co. exhibit, I the second wnstheOreat Northern exhibit, the thin) the banner exhibit j of the Kogue Klver Valley, and the fourth the prize-winning display of i the Hood Klver apple-producing tils-1 floltlendale vs. Hood River I The (ioldendale high school has-! ketball team arrived In Hood Kiver1 Friday and played a gane; with the Hood Klver high school team. The score was ih to l.s in favor it llooi Klver. A reception wus given to the (iolilendale hoys at the high school In the evening. ! ana t, vi. avert vjalcj irw'. 0 I ZI 11 The success of the conference of the house of governors it t the Kentucky stHte capltol promises to nmke this nnniiHl iceetlnit of chief executives of our ntntes a continuous event. The accouchement of Queen Helena of Italy is expected shortly Suit of government to dissolve the sugar trust for "restraint of trade" mentions Joseph I". Smith. pre lent of the M 'rinon church nil ftiih sutrar romnanr. as a defendant. Engineers claim that It will Ik linpos-lhle fT Colonel Ooelhals. chief of construc trlcts. J. II. O'Neill, assistant general pas senger agent for the Southern Pacific and O. It. & N lines, was the ad vance guard for the Oregou display. He was followed closely by John M. Scott, who holds a similar position with the company. The first daj demonstrated to them that the show was due to eclipse that of U0i. So they wrote to Mr. McMurray and Mr. McMurray went Fast. He saw at a glance the situation. The Ore gon booths were located In one of the most frequented portions of the big Coliseum. They brought Into display thousands of Oregon apples and other products. Surmounting the booths were four panoramic pictures, the first showing Portland and the surrounding country, the second showing the I'mpqua Valley, the third a section of the Willamette Valley ami the fourth the Hood Klver Valley. The whole made a pretty picture that attracted wide atten tion. Among others from this section who attended the exposition were: W. L Benton, of Portland; C. C. Ed wards and J. C. Skinner, of Hood Kiver; K. T. Bolton and K. C. Klggs. oftirants Pass; Harry C. Hunter, of Portland; J. M. MeKand, of Attalla; Thomas Bovd and L. M. Brown, of Walla Walla; B. F. Laughlln, of The Palles; C. M. Stackland and C. (i Stackland, of Cove; L M. HI rues and O. t. Merrifield, of Koselierg. Mr. McMurray says tiiat all the Oregonlans did great missionary work among the prospective settlers attending the show. "I am perfectly delighted," said M r. McM urray. "The show was an educational institution. Oregon will hem-tit from the splendid showing it made. Next year we shall try to have other interests and other dis tricts represented " DEPARTMENT STORE IN NEAR FUTURE The tirst execution of plans that will result in a department store for Hood Kiver were made Saturday when ('. II Sproat bought the lot next to the I. Hot building on Oak street. O'.i the lot a building will he erected adjoining the Lilot block, of the same architecture, three i stories in height The building will lie erected by a company, of which K. A. Franz Is the head, nnd will be Incorporated. Offers for $s.(HKl worth of stock, unsolicited, have already been received, and there Is no ques tion about the building Ining a go. The entire building will be taken by Mr. Franz, and an archway cut between the two buildings The first line to be added will be furni ture and carpets, an 1 other lines will be put In as fast as there Is a de mand for them. ' Ml - , it. si r Commercial Club Elects New Board of Directors Departs from Old Custom and Selects Rep resentatives From All Sections of Valley Annual Banquet Next HonthOther Matters At the annual meeting of the Hood Kiver Commercial Club which was held Monday night a departure was made in choosing a hoard of direc tors for the ensuing year and the club now has representatives from all parts of the valley on Its govern ing board. Owing to the absence of President Hall and Secretary Skinner no finan cial report was rendered. E. H. Hartwlg, vice president of the club presided and A. J. Derby acted as secretary. In electing a new hoard of direc tors Truman Butler suggested that the plan put In operation last year be followed, of allowlug the three new members of the board to remain In office and electing four to take the places of those who had held over for two years. The suggestion was adopted and E. O. Blanchar, E. U. Smith and E. H. Hartwlg declared the holdover memlers. To complete the board of seven ('apt C. B. McCan was nominated to represent the west side, C. H. Sproat the east side, R. J. Mclsaac the I'pper Valley and C'uas. N. Clarke as the additional member to represent the city. On motion of Chits. T. Early the secretary cast a ballot declaring the members nomin ated the unanimous choice of the meeting. II. T. Delano was elected a member of the club and J. K. Nunnamaker, Capt. McCan and C. O. Uols'rts se lected as delegates to a convention of national woolmeu to be held In Portland In the early part of Jauu ary. Portland Apple Show It made every citizen of The Dalles who was present at t he late apple show feel good when he saw the ex hibits of our growers and the Board of Trade, and better still when the judges gave the awards. And then with what pride we looked upon the picture In the Oregonian on Friday, last, showing t lie exhibit, "tlruwn without Irrigation." Our youngest child, Hood Klver, took the tirst prize, which was al right. They fairly earned It and we take about as much pride In It as they did. And Mosler, too, fared well, showing tiiat the territory of Wasco county as It stood before the formation of Hood Klver county Is the finest apple land In the world. The Dalles, Hood Kiver, Mosler. There should ever he a keen rivalry between us, for in that way we can best succeed by Improvement In growing, packing and marketing hut let there le no Jealousy. 1 here Is none, we feel sure, on the part of our citizens, nor do we believe there Is any In the other sections, which augurs well for our territory taklnif everv thing In sight In the way of prizes at the future shows. Dilles ( iptlmlst. J3usy Headers mi ejpeets to rcUn soon as prosMunt ft as tils successor. The matter of allowing th billiard room In the club to remain open on Sunday was then brought up, and caused a lively discussion. It M claimed by a number of member that Inasmuch as the pool and bil liard rooms about town were forced to remain closed on Sunday by a city ordlaance, It was unfair to the owners of the pool rooms to allow play In the club. Several votes were taken, with the result that the bil liard room In the club was ordered closed on Sunday, and It was voted to be the sentiment of the club that It stay closed. Capt. McCan, who haa Just been east, stated that he bad found wide Interest In regard to Hood River In the many districts that he bad vis ited, and that, In fact, be bad been actually annoyed by the frequency with which he had been buttonholed and asked to tell about the wonder ful apples of the valley. At the suggestion of C. A. Bell, a motion was passed Instructing the directors to set a date for the annual banquet of the club as soon after the first of the year as possible. A feature that Interested the meet ing a great deal was that of provid ing the young men of the city who are approaching manhood wltb a proper place of amusement, and It was Anally left In the bands of a committee consisting of C. A. Bell, Henry Howe and Capt. McCan. An addition to the furnishings of the club that pleased th members are two handsome lace curtains that have been placed on the entrance doors of the club, with the letters "H. R. C. C." embroidered on them. The curtains are the gift of the mem bers of the Woman's Club. HALL AND SMITH AT WATSONVILLE From a copy of the Watsonvllle Keglster of Friday, Dec., 9, published at Watsonvllle. Calif., we learn that Mr. and Mrs. ("has Hall and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Srultb, who are on their way to Los Angeles, recently visited California's great apple growing district. In regard to the visit of the Hood Kiverltes the Register says: "( has. Hall, president of the Com mercial t'lnb of Hood River, Oregon, and E. C. Smith, accompanied by their wives, were hi this city yester pay for a short stop on their way to Los Angeles, where they expect to remain several weeks. Tbey are making the trip In Mr. Hall's auto and were accompanied around tbs loop bv Secretary C. (1. Redman of the Com menial league. "Both Mr. Hall and Mr. Smith were delightfully surprised with the Pajaro valley, and especially Inter ested In the apples, ns the Hood Klver valley has lately luen forging to the front as an apple producing region and Is taking a high rank In eastern markets. "'You have one of the nicest and best little cities we have seen,' said Mr. Smith, 'and your vast acreage of apples reminds me of our homecoiin- i try. t f course, as you people here I ship nejirlv seven times the amount iofapp!-s th in do the Hood River J people, we cannot compare with you In sUe.' "Both gentlemen wore on the latsl 'of their coats the neat and appro priate pin designating a member of their eommercl'il club. On the pin are two colon d apples, one a New , town Pippin and the other a Spits enburg, d signathig the two varie ties the nor1 lieru eopli' specialise hi ral"lnn. "They wen- full of praise regarding their ns .elation plan of handling the fruit and stated that through their method t he value of their frul t In the eastern market has been made at an average of from -' to t2 !W (sr hoi "The party left last evening for Santa Cm but will return today and resume th- Journey south.'' Copy In the ' f.r tllce ad w-rt l-.en.ents must bv Moil I i V noon