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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910
VOLUME k.,v
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
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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
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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
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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
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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 - ,
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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
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