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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 8
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1911
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$1, 250,0081 U BOOST NORTHWEST
Harriman Lines Appropriate Largest Sum
Ever Given To Tell of Resources of
States On Pacific CoastCampaign
On Collossal Scale Will Be Waged to
Bring Eastern People West to Develop
CountryAll Sections to Benefit
One am a (jnnrtor million dollars
for advertising the resources of 10,000
tulles of railroad In one j far Ih the
answer of the director of the I'nlon
1'iU'ltle and Southern Pacific system
to the eiilanilty howler. Thl re
markable appropriation, the largest
by far In the history of railroad ad
vertising, spell prosperity In i'aittal
letters for the I'nlted State In the
next twelve inont Iim, for thl stand In
favor of aggressive lut judicious ad
vert Islng ha not Is-en taken without
careful and conscientious wclghlugof
of the business, the crop, the emi
gration, the rate decision and all
kindred problem which have direct
bearing upon railroad and. Incident
ally, upon national proHperlty.
The passenger representative of
the I'nlon and Southcsn I'aclllc sys
tem ami the Oregon Short Line met
In Chicago, Feb. and decided upon
the expenditure of Sl.L'aO.OnO In adver
tising the facllitleH offered by these
railroad system and the IndiiHtrial
opportunities offered by the commun
Turn Out En -
To Help Upper Valley
Minstrel Show Greeted By Audience That Crowds
Hall To Limit--Performance Surprises and De
lights Patrons By Its
Saturday wa a red letter day In
the I'pper Valley, and It resident
In-lit the knee to the Merry Monarch
of Thespl a exemplified by it tal
ented son In burnt cork and vaude
ville. The amateur kings or merry
making contributed of their talent
In aid of the I'pper Hood Hlver Val
ley Progressive Association, and
their subject were legion. The thea
tre, otherwise Mclsaac's hall, win
packed from orchestra chair to gal
lery. The "standing room only"
sign wa hung out early, but still
they came. From under the shadow
of Mt. Hood, from Portland, from
Hood Klver, from Udell and from all
section of the I'pper Valley came
merry crowds some In big sleigh
with jingling bells. Home horseback,
on foot. In wagotis. In fact, nobody
who could get out of bed stayed at
home, and a rumor gained credence
that Htatd Mt. Hood himself moved
a little nearer Mrlsaae's hall during
the show ami trembled slightly with
an expression of approval.
The big audience wa a revelation,
for there from almoit every state lu
the union, and some originally from
foreign lands, wa a gathering
whose intelligence, refinement and
progress! venes could be seen In a
glance.
I'.ut the show. Yes. It wa good,
very good, and the audience wa ap
preciative. Of course It opened a
all minstrel shown do, with an over
ture. Klugsley McGuffcy wa at the
piano, anil let It lie said that Mr.
Mctinffey I some piano player.
When t lie chorus died away and t lie
Interlocutor said, "gentlemen, be
seated," the following I'pper Valley
soil tickler were found In tlie circle:
('. C. Walton, Walter Mason, lean
Twelves, Clin. I. Moody, It. K. Bab
sou, L. II. Kose, (1. M. I'ptegrove,
Kdw. Van Nuy, W. ('. Smullln, John
Goldshury, II. !'. (loodlander.
Jokes, songsand skits then came In
profusion. The Joke wen- fresh and
many of them clever local hit that
scored In high favor. One that
Hcemcd to tickle the hearer was In
regard to an ardent admirer of the
I'pper Valley who ha tried In vain
to acquire the gentle art of milking a
cow. It wa said that he had had
three cow to experiment on, and
that after milking on the last one for
three hour he gave up In disgust,
saying that the animal wa gaining
on lil in every minute. Mr. Walton
ities and couutry they serve during
the prewnt year.
No hesitating note, thlH, no croak
ing voice of the pessimist who ha
biH-n so largely In evidence during
the pant few yeurs of railroad Inquiry
and railroad legislation, but the
healthy, stimulating and vigorous
expression of a strong, courageous
management, unafraid and alert.
Too long ha the emigrant hung on
the border of the Atlantic coast, too
long ha the American farmer boy
followed the call of the wild to Cau
ada, and today the farm laud of the
Went and Northwest are to lie faith
fully portrayed, and their opportun
ities hIiowii to compete with any sec
tlou of the world.
"Thl large amount" nay one of
the high official of the I.'ulon Pacific
will lie divided between the I'nlon
and Southern Pacllk'. the lutter get
ting three-fifth and the former two
tiftlm of the amount. A large share
of It will lie devoted to newspaper
advertising. Most of It, of course,
IWa
Excellence
wa apprehended, amid shout of
laughter, for stealing chickens, and
relieved of a squawking hen which
he had concealed In his clothing, and
a bear trap whlih he had acquired In
making Inroads on the hen roost
was taken from hi foot. The end
men all acquitted themselves credit
ably, Mr. Moody and Mr. Walton
distinguishing themselves especially.
The first part wa concluded when a
note wa handed to Kae Bahson
from the audience, requesting him to
sing "Home Sweet Home." A he
proceeded, the circle, unable to stand
It, one by one sneaked off the stage.
In the second part Mr. Moody gave
a burlesque sleight of hand perform
ance In which he tilled an empty
bottle, which he obtained from a
memltcr of the audience, with elder
by placing a cone over It a minute
anil waving a wand. Raising the
cone too quickly, the hand of hi
confederate, concealed In a dry good
box which he used for a table, was
revealed In the act of substituting
the bottle. Mr. Moody then mysti
Events of XOorld Wide Interest Ticturcd For
News Snapshots
Of (he Week
Ilurmnater, president of the Chicago Antl gambling league. Bled milt against James Pattea for NJ.nnO.Ol'O To work for establishment of universal pence
Count Appony!, HumarlAO atatesaian, la now In thla country. The serious ill les of James WhIUouib Klley. the Uooslcr poet, alarmed Ida many friends.
will be spent In the United State,
but u considerable sum will be used
in showing the people of the other
countries the advantage of living in
the Western part of these I'uited
State."
Land lieckons to the men of the
cltlcM and the more populous com
munities, who long with all their
hearts for a bit of land to call their
own. Difficulties w hlch seem Insuper
able and obstacles apparently Insur
mountable vanish when, under the
direction of a capable advertising
maiiHger, the way to the land and
the way to get the land are plainly
shown to the onmlverous reader of
America.
The advertising foreach of the line
composing the system will Ie hand
led from their respective general of
fice and the railroad will co-operate
with local board of trade and com
mercial clubs, and will cover not only
agriculture, but all line of Industry
which will Ik? helpful to the community.
fied hi audience by producing a num
ber of egg from the mouth of an as
sistaut, until the latter turned to
leave the stage and It wa discovered
that the egg-laying man had a box
strapped on hi shoulder, from
which the magician dexterously pro
duced the hen fruit.
Mr. I'M ward Van Nuy gave a
clever monologue, displaying no
mean ability, and a sketch entitled
"Axln Her Father," with the follow
ing cast, wa highly amusing:
Pendleton Pepperson .S. K. McDonald
Priscllla Anne.. L. H. Hose
Millie Jane G. M. I'ptegrove
Polly Lucretla Edw. Van Nuy
August iim Tyler H. F. Goodlander
Saint Valentine Fete
Unique and Successful
Village Representing Times of Long Ago Attracted
Big Crowds and Gaiety and Good Cheer Prevailed
Affair Nets Neat Sum
Ye St. Valentine Village Fete given
St. Valentine' day under the aus
pice of St. Mark's Church wa all
that wa claimed for It In advance
and more. For several hour the
actor and visitor In the merry scene
forgot the things of more modern
day ami revelled In the simple past
time of long ago. Although those
Trial of Dr. Fantchenko in Kussin Is creating worldwide luterest. Th accused say that Count O Urlen De Lacy, alxo on
trial, brllied him to poison hi brother In law. Count Huturllu. with typhoid gernia. The uprising of Mexican rebel under the
leadership of General Orozco ha mused both Amerlran and Mexican trp to Ih sent to the scene of activities. Jimre. Amer
ican soldlera are stationed acros the Rio Grande at Kl Paso. Tel. In an atteuint to ton excessive stock SDeculnlion Ir lnnl
Mr. Rose had a strenuous and hi
larlou time during the "axiu." but
Anally succeeded In getting Priselllrt
Anne, whoiw anxiety to get him whs
whetted by the fact that he had a
fortune of "foty-fo dollah and three
pair of ole shoe."
An acrobatic act, under the title
"The Contortlonlt and the Clown,"
by Chester Walton and Lou Bald
win, gave the audience a genuine
surprise, a both these performers
proved themelves to almost be In a
class with the bet professional. A
Dutch Comedian sketch pulled off by
Dean Twelves and (.'ha. Moody had
the real twang of Oerman comedy,
with dialect, topical songs and horse,
play that left no room for a dull
momeut.
An original act l.y Walter Mason
In a monologue song and dance
stunt, with harmless, witty digs In a
Scotch burr that wouldn't come off,
pleased the audience so well that he
wa forced to respond to an encore.
Mr. Moody, wbotM versatility wa
cause for wonder, wound up the pro
gram with the lnviersonatlon of a
chappie, who wa rubbed "Clarice."
Clad In a silk hat, dress clothe and
side whisker of the pattern known
a plccadllly weejRrs, he discoursed
on varlou experience In a lisping,
feminine voice that mused the vigor
ou manhood of the I'pper Valley to
roar with mirth.
At the conclusion of the perforin
a nee an Impromptu dance took
place, which was e ijoyed by the au
dience and the "art.sts," music lielng
furnished by the Parkdale orchestra,
a notable feature of which wa the
cornetlst, who, al hough a white
haired veteran, pi.iyed hi intstru
ment with the xet ; of Ievy In his
palmy day.
The program v n carried out
smoothly and promptly, the stage
direction lielng und:T the supervision
of J. D. Gordon, J. S. L. Pelronnet
and H. H. Hann. Jesse M. Puddy
and Geo. L. Meyers were usher.
John Goldsbury, In addition to es
saying a looking part In the perform
ance, wa advertising manager and
advance man, and It 1 due to his
effort that the attractive program
wa a big financial success. Over
three hundred were In attendance
and a neat uiu w"l lie realised for
the funds of the association.
Those present from the Lower Val
ley were Mr. and Mr. W. N. Winters.
Miss Dorsey and F. I). Currier, who
were guests at the home of the Halt
bous. Mis Zena Seasbrooke, C. A.
Mosely and W. H. Walton, who were
entertained by Mr. ami Mr. IVIron
net, and K. D. Gould and Tho Stack.
Kil. London wa present, having
come up Irom Cortland, and there
were also several other from the
latter city.
who took part In the entertainment
represented In real life the latter day
spirit of enterprise, they put aside
for the time their personalities and
became being of real flesh nnd blood.
Pretty damsels coquetted outrage,
ously, village swain were Importu
nate, old ladles (nave the word ) In
dulged In gossip, and dignified gentle
men In wig and silk stocking lent
their approval and patronage. Above
the din wa the hell and voice of the
town crier, while page boy ran to
and fro delivering tender missive.
Entering, on the left wa the post
office, not far away the bank In
which L'ncleSam' money waschang
ed Into the legal tender of the village.
Nearby the sweetie shop did a
thriving business while the fortune
teller across the way Imparted ecret
of the future to the curious. The
Inn where refreshment In abundance
were provided wa thronged and al
though nobody thumped on the table
and demanded of the hoste pot of
ale or flagon of wine, gftod cheer was
not lacking. The village lout wa In
evidence and a wandering minstrel
strayed about tinkling a mandolin
In melancholy fashion. A real Eng
lish Johnnie, clad In the scarlet coat
and pill box hat so dear to the Eng
lish maiden, wa perhaps a little In
advance of hi time, but nobody
minded the Incongruity, and few knew
that thecoat had an honrable history
having covered the back of the father
of a well known Hood Klver man In
the Crimean war and that It bad
borne many medal for brave service
In Her Majesty' army.
And then, young ladle. In powder
ed coiffures, asutued them with the
grace and readiness t hat a duck take
to water, and curl long since taboo
ed seemed not half bad when woru
each side of a charming head. Au
tereand comely dames, with kerchief
neatly folded across ample fjusorus,
went from shop to shop In search of
bargains, sedately avoiding the de
partment store scramble of degener
ate days. About the whole was
gaiety, color and the rattling of coin.
A special entertainment Injected
Into the village bustle wa given by
one Clark and one Gilbert who did a
German dialect sketch In costume;
said Gllliert essaying the part of the
Dutch girl to a T, while Clark wa a
characteristic stage Dutchman. To
wash down their Jokes the town
Elbert Hubbard Talks
To Large Audience
Imparts Words of Cheer and Wisdom To Flock and
Gains Converts to Joy of Living--PIeased With
Hood River and Its People
Elbert Hubbard, philosopher, ora
tor, author, humorist, apostle of the
simple life and many other things,
lectured at Hood Kiver Monday
night to a large and appreciative
audience. Mr. Hubbard arrived at
Hood Klver Monday noon, after
completing a week's engagement at
the Orpheum In Portland. He wa
accompanied by George Highland, a
well known Portland business man
and an ardent advocate of the teach
ing of the East Aurora sage.
According to Mr. Hubbard the first
dollar he received a a subscription
to hi magazine. The Philistine, the
publication of which wa commenced
In a bnrn, wa sent to him by Mr.
Highland. The latter was about
with Mr. Hubbard during the day
and occupied a seat on the platform
during hi lecture.
While some of his disciple have
criticised Hubbard for g.ilng Into
vaudeville, saying It take the digni
ty away from hi work of stimulat
ing thought, the latter says he has
no apologies to make and 1 glad
TZusy Headers
Light and Power Co.
To Push Development
Electric Power to Be Brought to Highest State of
Efficiency as Fast as Possible-Company to Help
Develop Country-Line to The Dalles
W. S. Grenler, vice president of the
Hood Hlver Light & Power Co., was
at Hood Klver Wedneday looking
over the affair of the company
which I Inaugurating a system here
for conducting the business end of the
light and power Industry that It ha
In operation elsewhere. In company
with local manager A. S. Hall, Mr.
Grenler met a number of the city's
buslnes men and city official and
expressed himself a well pleased with
the Hood Klver people and the
prospect here for a much greater de
Telopement. In a short Interview with the
New, Mr. Orenler states that the
company will at all time conduct
Its affair with an eye to the develop
ment of the city and valley and that
It hope to work with the community
to tbl end.
The primary business of the com
pany he stated was to develop the
electric power It now owne or ac
quires later to the highest state of
efficiency, both In point of service to
the public and In utility to the com
pany. The company he said expect-
pump furnished cider. A soap vender
hawked hi ware successfully .attract
ing a large crowd by hi homily on
cleanliness.
When other amusement palled, the
village green wa cleared and the
lad and lassies danced to the strain
of tuneful music.
It I rumored that the fete added
to the village treasury the neat sum
of f '.'00.
that he did It, as he ha found that
he can reach a class of people from
the vaudeville stage that 1t would lie
Impossible to come In contact with
otherwise. He remark that there
are two kluds of vaudeville, one pro
nounced vaud-de-vllle and the other
vodevllle. In vaud-de-vllle you get
less than $.00 per week and In vode
vllle you get more, but you appear
ou the same stage In both classes.
Shortly after his arrival he wa
given an Informal luncheon by C. A.
Moseley at the Mt. Hood hotel at
which were present Mr. Highland. W.
H. Walton, J. E. Montgomery, J. K.
Thomlson nnd C. L Wheeler. Later
he wa taken for a drive In an auto
mobile with Capt. McCan a pilot,
although he said that he would much
rather walk. Physical exercise Is one
of Hubbard's hobbles. This he re
ligiously adhere to and no day
passe without several hours devoted
to it either in or out of floors. He
carries with him what I known
among athlete as a medicine ball
which Is brought Into play whenever
there Is need of extending his muscle.
Active a a boy he tosse this around
until he I bright eyed and flushed
with coursing blood.
Hubbard was pleased with Hood
Klver and also It people and made
no ecret In saying so. Ill belief in
that Hood Klver will develop Into a
highly prosperous and highly In
tellectual community. Its charms for
hint tielng In the natural work of
gaining a living by tilling t he soli In
telllgetitly. And he add getting a
perfect productsuch he declares Is
the Hood Klver apple. In this sub
jci't he was deeply Interested an I
asked for and received much In-
, f rmatlon.
Socially he Is unconventional, as
free to take a Joke ou himself as
: another and much more Interested In
the toller seeking light than In the
aristocrat or pedagogue. When told
! that he ought to get his hair cut.
! lie laughingly say he hasn't the
price and goes smilingly on his way
I believing as he says lu t he right to do
1 a he please a long a no one but
' himself I concerned, and allowing
I other the same privilege.
! Truth. Intelligent toll to accotn-
pllsh souict hlng good something f r
: t lie m any In-tend of t he few. Is n pp.ir
ieiitlv Id Idea. Ills maiiv l !iMne.
lis Mil interesting sllld.V. Pills he ex
plain by, salug that he Is only
human with an Insatiable thirst to
ed eventually to be able to supply
pijwer for any project that might
need It, und Inferred that although It
wa not In the buslne of construct
ing or operating electric railways It
would supply power for one If It was
built as It bad already done In several
other cities.
The first matter Mr. Grenler said
that was being taken up wa that of
connecting the power plant at Hood
Klver and The Dalles, and on which a
reconnoltering party I now employ
ed between the two place. Thl will
lie done to give both Hood Klver and
The Dalles the benefit of auxllary
power In cawe of an emergency. The
company's plant at The Dalles has
recently been completed and 1 alarge
one. When the line Is connected op
Mosler will be furnished with light
and power.
In regard to the proportion of dis
posing of the water system to the
city, Mr. Grenler stated that the com
pany wa willing to meet the wishes
of the citizen on an equable basis
and If they wanted tq buy the plant
the conpany would da what was
fair to all concerned.
It I understood that the company
will send a comptent engineer here
shortly to go over the plant for the
purpose ol making a detailed report
on It condition.
DECIDE TO TAKE
BROSIUSPROPERTY
The congregation of members and
friend of the Riverside Congrega
tional church tested the capacity of
the building last Sunday morning,
and, after an Inspiring sermon by
the pastor, listened to the report of
the trustee on the new building
pr iject.
The trustees presented the merits
of four site for the proposed build
ing: The Chandler property on !)th
street, the McDonald property on
Sherman aud State, the Frani and
Klancher properties at the corner of
7th and Oak, and the Broslu place
lietween State and Oak, on 9th.
After due discussion it was unani
mously voted to accept the recom
mendation of the trust"es that the
church take over the Broslus place,
and the trustees were Instructed to
get plau and proceed at once with a
financial campaign, and. If possible,
to consummate the trade with Dr.
Broslu and build thl summer.
It I the Intention to build a large,
thoroughly -equipped, modem church
building, ami the question Is now up
to the people whether they will
make possible this commendable un
dertaking. Great enthusiasm pre
vails among the member, and with
the proper support of the people gen
erally, the new building I practically
assured.
The deal Include the home of Dr.
Broslu. which would tie used a a
parsonage. The church building
would face on State street, with the
building running back on 9th, giving
adequate room for a basement. In
the trade Dr. Broslu offer to take
the present church property and
$1'Hmi In cash.
know things that are worth know
ing, and to do t hem.
In hi lecture ' The M irch of the
Cent urles," given In Helllironuer hull
he was at his best. After a brief In
trodiictlon by Attorney George Wil
bur, he commenced at the earliest
history of educational enlightenment
when I'gypt was the center of
philosophy, art and power and going
down through the cycle of change
to show that In t lie march of thf
t ime not hlng t hat Is huintri is fixed
or absolute, and that only change Is
permanent From the beginning
world power had waxed an I waned
from one people t another, made
possible by force of arm and money
until a mighty educational progress
has made H lmposil!e for one mi 1 1 on
to control the worlds a 'fairs. '1 lie
new things In thought lie claimed
were oh I t hlug shining with r'leet-d
light; the human side of life w as wry
nun h tin same now as always, with
Its best conioen-atlons In i toll that
le elojx-I si n-ng I li t i e in 1 are and an
lllfelllg.-lice to grapple wit h If.
k'imi I win Siter at "the Oak"
ti-nl,ht anj Ihursjjy Lvcninf.
Bowling al!e.s no is o n I'
Klchard A