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CHE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get Hesults Highest Grade Job Vrfntfnd HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910 VOLUME k.,v SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR 'I 5 d i i i i (INNER TELLS Advertising Stunt of Commercial Club He Says Will Result In Great Benefit ValleyCrowds Gaze in Wonder Hood River Apples. PRIZE APPLES SOLD IN CHICAGO .1. C. Skinner, secretary (if t lit I loud Klver Commercial ('lull, who ha been rant on it publicity trip, returned home Thursday evening and an nounce big SllCCeS III advertising the valley iiiul It product. Mr. Skinner's lirst stop on going CMMt W II lit Minneapolis, W llftf lie liml arranged to make n display of apple It ti t lie Donaldson ' 'ompaii.v of that city, t'. Hefner, manager of; thf Donaldson Coin pa ii.v'h food prod- nets, gave tin exhlhlt which were ' present from nil part of the I'nited State, the line of the show window In the entire blcck owned liy the big I department More, and these were tilled with apple from Hood Klver, Wenatclice, Yakima, Zlllah, the Hitter i Knot valley. Medford, Maryland. I IH-Iawnre and ninny other places. The Mood Kiver exhlhlt consisted of i Nl boxes uf Spitz. NewtowtiH, Ai kan-! huh Black and Ortley and although one of the Htnailent In t he display , In Haid to have att racted the greatest J attention For ten days the store wa packed with thousands of visitor who tried to buy the Hood Kiverexhlblr apiM-ln and were very much dlap polnted when told that they were not for Hale. The apple from other sections were left with the company to lie disposed of, and it Hold the en tire exhlhlt, Consisting of thoiiHandM of Iioxch. Mr. Skinner fouml that White salmon wan the best known Pacific count district in MinneapoliM. due to the fact that a niiinlierof peo ple there had made big land pur chase acroHH the river and had ad vertised them extensively, lie wan kept busy tilling the big crowd ahoiit the valley, and nay that thou sand of MlnneHota people have their mind fixed on the went. a n place if reldence. After spending a day or two at hi former home at Hamilton, Ohio, Mr. Skinner went on to ' Philadelphia, w here he expected the arrival of a car of fruit for exhibition purpoHe, I til r found on mi living there that It would not he there until the lirst day of the big laud and apple hIiowh in Chicago, which were considered the iiiiihI important display to lie made ly the valley. After making arrangements In the (Junker City for having tlie fruit displayed In a big department ntore there, Mr. Skinner left for New York, where he Hpent a week anions the commission men and In advertising the valley In the big city. While In New York he vis Ited Stelnhart V Kelly, Kae & llat lleld, l.ooml & Co. ami Hurt Van Horn, and found that the local fruit wim largely lieing held In storage to allow the cheaper apple of the eat to he gotten off the market. He found that the Hood Kiver fruit wan extenwlvely known to the big whole ale trade In New York and alo among the big retail ntore., In com pany with Sloan Cordon, a well known JoiirnallMt. Mr. Skinner made a round of the bin dally paper III New York endeavoring to net a Htory printed ahoiit the National Apple Show and Hood Itiver' hilt prize-winning event, lint there wa nothing doing. While the city edi tor of the paper received Hood Itiver' boosting necrctary cordially, they were not Impressed with the re mit of the Spokane apple naow a a Hewn ntory. From New ork Mr. Skinner went to ( hicngo, where the Laud Show and Its rival, the apple show, the latter under the ailHplce of the National Apple Show, opened In Chit-iiK'1' tlfteen box dlsplty wa placed In the Land Show, while the prl.e winning car of Spit wa put Into the Apple Show and alo part of the rnr of Newtown. Owing to having been properly advertled nnil the poHlllon of the Colleiiiu In which the Laud Show wa held, It drew the crowd, the attendance during the week being placed at imi,imki. The car passed the Coliseum and the Lund Show people ha I a big sign announcing It, a well a having "barker" outside with megaphone calling the attention of everybody in the vicinity toil attraction. At the Land Show Mr. Skinner met C. It. 15. me, who wa there with an ex hibit of apple and also t he big paint lug of the valley. The Cut ler bry. i Y. Edward and Kalph (ltd way also arrived and assisted in placing the exhlhlt. For the lirst three day the attend ance at the Apple Show, which wa held In t he big armory not far from t lie Laud Show, wa a frost. Finally the manager of the Apple Show made arrangement with the Land Show people to l.-sue a ticket admit ting spectator to both show, and from then on the Apple Show' was attended by thousand of visitor. The prize car of Spitz was placed in a tine position ami photograph taken of it show it to lie about the hand somest ever made by the valley any where. . All around the outside of the IKHI hox exhibit wa run a trimming of blue silk, while blue chiffon wa used between the boxe and fatened wit h bras tack. Over the top In large letter wa placed a sign which rend, "H I Klver Valley Sweep stake Car Spit zeiibtirg. Winning Over All F.ntrle." The cup, banner and big roet te ami ribbon won by the car were placed on it and the resident from the middle west, who II M'ked to the show after the lirst few days, gazed with amazement on a display of apples more perfect than they had ever Imagined could bp grow ii. The combined work of Mr. Skinner and the other Hood Klver people who were present, did a lot for the valley at Chicago, according to an uninter ested Chicago man who attended the laud and apple show. Another Hood Kiver booster w ho wa there wa Chris (irelsen who I said to have had the rest of the valley dele gation beaten ton whisper when It came to talking to visitor, (irelsen' long experience In meeting big crow d made talking apples and ''Better Fruit" In the ten days' gabfest an eay one for him ami nobody went away from him unanswered. After the Chicago shows closed, the display were taken by the (ilbon Fruit Company, who hail previously contracted for them, ami will be wold to the epicure and pork and grain magnate of the Windy City for con- EVcntr of XVorld Wide Interest 'Pictured For nuu muji: - . TrxcmAfLisJiA sdA imnix titer -"tt News Snapshots Of the Week Cnnnon, Is now sitting At the wlndup of Ibis congress the fix ty second, Chnnip Clark aa speaker. OFE AST to at Hiiuiptioii during the holidays, A lot of them will also be taken by the big hotel and swell cafe. Mr. Skinner believe that the din play of apple and distribution of literature will result in great good to S the valley in many ways, and re turned home highly el'ited. Ie ntated that he expect to see many visitor here In the spring, a the re sult of placing the display in (he I several citie. 0, (UN. EARNINGS i BIG DURING YEAR ' Dividend amounting to $.,44.",G49 j were declared during the year by the O K. A N., according to it j report tiled with the Slate Itailroad Commission at Salem. This I the . last ri'port which that road will rile, : iM'cause of It recent reorganization I Into the Oregon-Washington Kall- road & Navigation Company. These j dividend reprenent 1.") is-rcent on the j common stock, or $.'(,." !i'i.'J10, and 17 per cent on the preferred sWk, which amount to fl,MS.74. lletlermetit In Oregon by the road I during the past year amount to $."40.,"kI."i.71, and on the entire line $ l.tLVMLV-'i. Koad and equipment since .In m .'in for the entire line cost Stfct.lM I..ViS.,"4, ami In Oregon cost :ii4,s.'!.'l.74. The net corporate In Iconic was $:i,7:. 177.70. and the oper ating revenue for the whole Hue wa $l.i,i."1.74it. Operating expense were ?s.sm;.4ii;.s4 The ratio of the ! operating expenses to the operating ! revenue i shown by the report to I be.V .V) per cent. The company paid In taxes u total sum of $7it47.t!l In the state of Ore- gon, the gross earnings tax amount ; lug to$:s.:i4!l.2:i. I GLEE CLUB ENTERTAINMENT ' PLEASED LARGE AUDIENCE The entertainment given Monday evening at the Monroe show house by the I'niverslty of Oregon (ilee Club, plcncil a large audience. In fact, the standing room only nign wa hung up early In the evening. When the entertainment opened the tilee club entertainer were greeted by many enthusiastic friend, among whom were many student and alumni of the university. The Hongs, skit and stunt were all given ad mirably and all the numbers were encored. The tilee club I making It annual tour of the state. Mrs. Mnr rtflker F.ddy Is dend The foutuler of I ho Christian Selene cult passed awn? nt her home In Hrookllne, Mum. of pneumonia. Who will mieoeed her ft head of the 1R7 churc'ie Is still n question After mi operation for npi-etidlcitl the Inke ol Mnnchestcr'n condillon Is serious. Amid the iisiuil pomp In tlie Cttv ot dexieo I'reslilent IMar. wa m git In Iiiiiiiku-rnti-1 r.uccel himself ss chief xccutive of Mexh-o. The sectim nessloti of the Slxty-tlrsl congress, presldeil over hy hpesker Hood River Boys In Boy Scout Movement Branch of Organization, With 200,000 flem bers in America aud England, Started at Hood River--Rev. Simpson Finds It Popular. The Boy Scout movement, which has had Hitch a phenomenal growth la the United State, and a branch of which Iihh receutly been eHtahllhed In Hood Itiver, I probably the mot effective organisation ever started to appeal to the bent that I In every boy. It I estimated that at least 200,000 boyn are now enllted In the movement, which ha not only a trong orgunUailon iu America, but hIhii one In England. The Boy Scout Idea han been brought to It prewent great success Id America by Krnest ThotnpHon Seton and In England by the well known Holdier, General Ba-deti-I'owell. In regard to the principle and ob ject of the UNRoclatloii, Mr. Seton X ' I-..'. y. ; : y'-'::: ' . ' - J'-i-'ii I : : -v,.. '-v-. VrtS .,''. 1 ' If LM INDIAN GEORGE Hood River's Oldest Resident Whose Picturesque Appearance Is Being Used by Perigo & Son as a Souvenir of the Holidays says: "In my organization plans I recog nized nine leading principles: The object wa recreation not wage earning; camp life was the Ideal to be kept In mind; a measure of self gov ernment wa needed; the magic of the camp-fire must lie recognized; woodcraft pursuit were to be the Ideal exercises; honor wer" to be awarded by standard of merit, not by com pet it ion; personal decorations would be presented for personal achievement; an heroic Ideal would be followed; pleturesipuene In every thing would lie sought and encour- SAC.t writ?, jww with a Democratic tuajortt;, will he lu aged. "The actual pursuit were llfe savlug aud rescue, camping, scout ing, Htarcraft, gang tramping, boat building, canoeing, signaling, knot making, fishing, riding, shooting, archery, mountain-climbing, all out door athletic especially walking, running, swimming, skating, nature study, Including photography, and many kindred pursuits. "For all of these pursuits stand ard of excellence were fixed and honorary badge awarded to the de serving. The law forbade relielllon, wild tire, killing of song birds, pol lution of wood, abuse of fire arms, breaking of game laws and use of to bacco or alcohol, and enjoined fair mm .1-.. -' i-.fr -it-.-j f r; play and absolute reverence for one's word of honor." The movement wn taken up by Mr. Seton to help In the problem of training the modern boy, and he say In this connection: "Not one boy in a thousand I born bad. Boys have their badness thrust upon them They are made bad by evil surround ing during the formative period be t ween school and manhood, lietw-n 12 and 50 years of age'" Therefore he adopted a plan which lie thought would appeal most trongly to boys, and In which he embodied most thing that tend to "Busy Headers JX - ' twill aftWv,-A'?crri?yxzvf force and will pomltilr te hexded by East Side Residents Want River Grade Road Talk of Forming Association to Espouse Cause of New Highway That Will Do Away With Heavy HaulingWould Connect West Side. I have recently been approached by several prominent property own ers of the east side on the subject of a proposed river grade roud Into town, and asked If the owners of jlaxwelton Orchard would grant any necessary right of way for the building of sncb a road. I wish to go on record as heartily In favor of such a proposition, not only for the good It might do me persouall, but for the good of the entire east side district. The crying need for a low grade road has been more forci bly demonstrated this season than ever before, wheu the unusually heavy apple crop had to be slowly aud laboriously trundled down the steep grade of the present road. wearing out horses and wagons alike aud consuming much valuable time at the.turnouts. The road Is In splendid ceudltlon, that Is, the part cared for by the county, and I pic turesque, but neither of these facts make the grade any easier, either going up or coming down, aud the question of the up grade haul Is one that has hampered every resident of the east side. Iast year and the year before the proposition of building a river grade road was brought before the public by a uumber of property owners who live up Nell creek, but sufficient Interest could not be aroused to ac complish any good results. In fact a number of land owners, who dh? not study the proposition cl'"s' enough to realize Its great r-xu-io. Interposed with decided ";.; -lit.n on the ground of heavv x i i.-.e, t ut perhaps after this -.i.-' imo; ng, these parties rr iy ip;. Ui different light. As a start t tb- ;r i. . ,:.t. i develop an nonctM-. audi', .mis aud useful raau. There are eleven a of scout law, as the articles of t io constitu tion of the organization are called, several of which are as follows: "1. A scout's honor Is to Ik? trust ed. If a scout says, 'On my honor It is so,' that means It I so, just as If he had taken a most solemn oath. Similarly, If a scout officer says to a scout: "I trust you on your honor to do this,' the scout I bound to carry out the order to the very best of his ability and let nothing Inter fere with his doing so. If a scout were to break his honor by telling a lie, or by not carrying out an order exactly, when trusted on his honor to do so, he may le directed to hand over his scout badge, never to wear It again. He may also be directed to cease to lie a scout. "2. A scout Is loyal to the presi dent, to his officer, to his parents, to hi country, and to hi employers. He must stick to them through thick and thin against any one who Is their enemy or who even talks badly of them: "3. A scout's duty Is to lie useful and to help others. He Is to do his duty Itefore anything else, even though he gives up uls own pleasure or comfort, or sacrifices hi safety to do It. Wheu In difficulty to know which of two thing to do, he must ask himself: 'Which I my duty?' that Is, 'which Is liest for other peo ple?' aud act accordingly. He must be prepared at any time to save life or help Injured persoua. He must try his let to do a good turn to somebody every day. "4. A scout I a friend to all, ami a brother to every other scout, no matter to what social class the other belongs. Thus, if a scout meets an other scout, even though he be a stranger to Mm, he must speak to htm and help him In any way that he can, either to carry out the duty he Is then engaged upon, or by giv ing him food, or, a far a possible, anything that he may be in want of. A scout must never Ik- a snob. A snub I one w ho look down upon another Ixrause he I poorer, or who I poor nnd feel resentment toward another because he 1 rich. A scout accept the other man as he rind him, and makes the best of him." The Influence of the movement has been most wonderful In many re spects on even the most hardened youngsters. Although organized but a short time, the local organisation Is already accomplishing good re sults, and. If properly fostered, may help to divide the problem of what to do with the boys, which has of late been receiving so much attention hara. water level road could be built oat the west side of flood Klver as far aa the present Nell Evans foot bridge, where It could cross to the east side of the stream and reach the present main county road through the gully or shallow ravine of the small creek which skirts the south lines of the Maxwelton aud Slade properties. This connection could lie built with out taking any tillable orchard land off either place, and It would enable every resident beyond that point to do his heavy hauling with compara tive ease and with the saving of much time. Such a road would also enable the residents of that district to get across to the west side with out coming around by town or by way of Tucker's bridge either route lielng many miles out of the direct line. The attendance of several of oar progressive road commissioners- and other prominent citizens at the re cent good road convention to Port land Is noted wita Interest, and It Is suggested that they join with the many who would lneflt by the building of such an easy grade out of town, to get some (favorable action In the matter. The cost may be con siderable, but In comparison with the beuefi .vblch would acrrtw to this tU k:y settled section of the valh t wicM be nornlaal. An Pa-'-ili iiitTi wi,1 Is ne ;f ri,i? he.tv'' t I'jve-'c -t ' . id t-ide of I t,:e vu't1 j I'l.'HH r. ! nrceeiit 1 'V, utot V " pf.resslVB fidi iev r!i. ':iiiii,H!it.te :.t ) t' .i:tr-, '.irts iggest- rd tlif.t MM - , ; :.t p"r;' o. rn;id, nuii .i ! ivoidhig u i '.it! '" (. formed for pi oHi'itla st'rh a . : i 1 teoeti, by i d '. tLe present stevp grade, - - . ;! ,ut theiee who favor developm . f it' the conse quent Increase In fn ;erty values, are urged to take Interest In the matter. Marion Mac Rah. OSBORNE SIDESTEPS EXPLODINGPOTATOES White Salmon, according to the Oregonlan, ha devised a new way of making It heard of In the world at large by growlngexplodlng potatoes. The way the noly tubers act Is told about as follows: "Three explosions a few momenta apart, the last of which blew the oven door of the range off. frightened the family of the editor of the White Salmon Enterprise. "Baked potatoes were to be a part of the noon-day repast, and the heat hardened the skins to such an extent that the pent-up steam broke loose with terrifying results. "Potatoes are so large In this see tlon that these explosions occur frequently, but may lie prevented by first puncturing the skins with a fork." Three of these huge potato bomba were given to .1. H. Osborne by a White Salmon man several days ago and after exhibiting them at the bank for several days, he took them home and wa expecting to have a baked potato feast Monday night. On receiving the Oregonlan Monday he telephoned home Immediately and requested that the potatoes be served a la shoestring. UNIVERSITY CLUBDANCE WAS BRILLIANT AFFAIR The third annual dance of the Uni versity t lub wa held Friday eveulnu and wa the most pretentious social affair ever given at Hood Klver. The dance was held In the spacious hall of the new 1 lellbronner building which wa decorated with bunting, evergreen ami electric lights In the center of the hall from which stream er were festooned to all parts of the i celling a inooil shone from the re- j llccted light of a big arc lamp. Port land music enlivened the occasion I which wa largely attended. ! The patronesses were Mrs. P. H. Jlaldon. Mr J. I". WHtt, Mrs It, I II. Wallace and Mr. E. H. Shepard. ' hurlng the evening punch and re freshinent were served. Many ' lieiiutlful costume were worn by the ' ladle 1 Among the our of town visitors were Mr. and Mr. J. E. Slade ami i MN Miller, of Hiisr.m, Mr. A. P, Catchall! an 1 daughter, Maud, of ' Mosler. Mi- Adele i..ff. Ml Mar J.irle l-'oiit and a numt-r of other young Indira from Portland r