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I THE HOOD RIVER NEWS '.vV0 " Advertisers Get "Results Highest Grade Job Tr in ting VOLUME 7, NUMBER 49 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1911 SUBSCRIITION, $1.50 A YE Mi Mayor H. Hartwig Resigns His Position Friction Between Tlayor and Some of Officials Not Cause of Action in Relinquishing Office Decision to Winter in California Made It Necessary Much Speculation As to Successor. Mayor Fdivnrd II. Hartwig re signed IiIh otlice Monday afternoon mid lift on the afternoon train fur Portland on IiIh way to California, where lit' will upend the winter. Wlille it In well known that there ha been much friction lietween the head of the city government anil Home of IiIh fellow olllcialH, Mayor llnrtw Ig's action In relinquishing IiIh otlice came an a decided surprise to everyone. II!h friendrt believe that IiIh move wan not t he result ot his dillieulth's, tint followed IiIh decision to winter in California, which would mean that lie would he absent for neveral inoiitliH. He felt, so IiIh friend nay, that In Justice to the city and to IiIh olllce, he ought to step anlile ho that h uneone could he se lected for the place who would he on t he ground to give the necessary at tention to the ililtleH of the position. Mayor Hartwig took charge of the otlice when t he affairs of the munici pality were in a vexatloun legal tan nic, which han lieen the cause of much of the troulile which uiarled IiIh Incuinliency in the otlice of ARE BUSINESS An Answer Noted English Divine If- 1 Ax 19 1X5ntw By Colonel EDWARD M. GREEN, Son of Hetty Green Rev Dr. F a man isn't honest in busi ness ho CAN'T HE SUC CESSFUL. There aro some business men who can fool the peoplo once in awhile, but thry can't do it for long. They get FOUND OUT. I freelj admit that thero arc BOinc people in business who ought to bo in jail, but they will get thero in time. Just let them go on. They will land whero they belong. STRAIGHT HONEST BUSINESS METHODS MEAN SUCCESS IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I HAVE SEEN THEM WORK OUT THAT WAY WHEN THE CROOKED BUSI NESS METHODS HAVE MEANT FAILURE AND DISGRACE. It is iOOl IIAKP, CON SCIENTIOUS work that tells. That is the thing that makes suc cess. Success doesn't come in any other way than by hard and in telligent work. ii -r-' By the Rev. REGINALD J. CAMPBELL. Entfllsh Minister I INDICT the business system of modern times. I do not uso tho word "DISIIONF.ST." BUT NOWADAYS A MAN HAS TO BE HARD IF HE WANTS TO GET ON AS MOST MEN DO. THE BUSINESS MAN CANNOT GIVE CHANCES TO HIS COMPETITOR. Tho modern business system is the product of conditions that lio far back in history. The men who havo succeeded to this heritage arc not responsible for those conditions. Tn England the feeling is very widespread and I judge it is the saino in this country that business men wish before nil things they might rid themselves of n system that makes every man FIGHT FOR IMS OWN HAND. mayor. While lie han been a con servative and cautloiiH otllclal and Iuih endeavored to conscientiously do what he believed to lie IiIh duty, he han found the place anything hut pleasant, and IiIh frleniU aver that IiIh retirement will lie a great relief to hlui. The resignation wan presented to the council at ltn regular meeting Monday night and was laid on the table for one week. Attorney John Maker linn arranged with Mr. Hartwig to take care of IiIh legal biiMlneHH during IiIh aliHrnce. Mr. Itaker Hiild TiieHday afternoon that he had no Idea how Ion; Mr, Hartwig will be away. Mrn. Hart wig expects to join her hUHbaud Hlmrtly. The resignation of the mayor wan the moHt Important matter to come before the council Monday evening. The completion of the newer dlHtrlct No. , 10, 7l':t. till, wan reported, pay ment of about 4.tMH for the final newer work in districts Nos, l' and 7. wan ordered; the assesHtneiit ordi nance for a storm sewer in Oak street and Cascade avenue was given its first reading and the restraining order forbidding the city from enter ing Into a lighting contract with the Hydro-KliTtrlc company f ir street lighting was read ntid placed on tile. MEN HONEST? to By WILLIAM GUGGENHEIM Capitalist Campbell c OMTLETE competition ii DKSTKUCTIVE, CHA OTIC AND ABIIOK- KF.NT to the first principles on which life itself builds. It breeds CUNNING, AVARICE, DIS HONESTY AND UNFAIR NESS. Well regulated and well direct ed co-operHtion may not prove a panacea for all evils, but that a gnat IiKTTKRMKNT OF MAN KIND'S CONDITIONS will bo brought about through it no one can deny. INDIVIDUALS ARE HONEST THE WORLD OVER. IT IS CHIEFLY CONDITIONS THAT MAKE FOR DISHONESTY. GIVE THE INDI VIDUAL ANY FAIR CHANCE AT ALL AND HE WILL BE A MODEL CITIZEN. Our business men and public of ficios should be HONEST TO TIIK l'Um.IC by clearly stat ing the great issue as it is. NEW PHONE CIRCUITS BOTH EASTAND WEST Hood Liver will be connected with Portland by five telephone circuit In two weekn, when work Wing done nowliy the 1'acltic States Tele phone Company will be completed. Tlilnclty will also be connected with the territory east of here, us far us Arlington, by four circuits. A crew of nearly twenty men, un der Foreman Lert Crawford, has been working out of Hood Itlverfor the past week, putting in the new circuits. Monday the headquarters of the crew wus moved to Ylento, and at the same time Mr. Crawford turned over the work here to Fore man J. It. Dennett, wlille Mr. Cruw ford went to Arlington to start the work of putting In the new circuits between that point and this city. There will be three new circuits between Arlington and Biggs, two between liiggs and Hood Diver, and three between Hood Diver and Port land. Dy "phnntomlng" these new circuits, it gives five circuits to Port land and four to Arlington. The work has been finished east of here as far as Mitchell Point. "The increrse In business made the change necessary," said Mr. Craw ford yesterday, In speaking of the work. "The line up the Columbia river is one of the busiest lines we have." VARSITY CLUB "HOP" BIG SOCIAL SUCCESS From every point of view the Fourth Annual "hop" of the Hood Diver Fiiiversity Club last Friday evening was one of the most success ful social affairs recently given in the city. There were about 10(1 couples In llellbrotiner hall, Including quite a list of out-of-town guests from vari ous points. The hall was tastefully decorated with evergreens and Ore gon grape, while the walls and cell ing were bright with the gay colors of over lift y college banners. From behind an elaborate screen of foliage Stllen' Orchestra of Port land rendered excellent music, and as the sweet strains of the waltz and the two-step swept through the hall, dancers entered Into the spirit of the occasion so heartily that the hours slipped by unnoteil, and It was with universal regret that they finally heard the notes of "Home. Sweet Home," giving the signal for the party to break up. Punch was served from a canopy of evergreen reaching to the celling, the punch bowl being hidden tn the heart of the foliage and reached through nn arched opening. At the opposite end of the hall afiotlier ar bor almost as elaborate sheltered the booth for coffee and sand wlches. The following Is a partial list of the out-of-town guests: The Misses lienilillne Conrsen, Dorothy New hall. I.uclle Smith, Kemna kloster iii it ii. Marjories Forties and Frances OberteufftT, of Portland; Frances Nelson, Albany; Kelly, Oregon City; WlnHred Wilson and Mabel Smith, The I l.llles: the Misses Holmes, I'll dcrwood: Mrs. Dent rice McCI lire, Se attle. Messrs..). II. Suthoff. Seattle; O. .1. Tlllesou, Portland; .lames II. Polheliius. Celilo. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. lingers. Portland. ELOPEMLrNTENDS IN WEDDING BELLS The sei uel to the seusa 1 1 mini elope ment of Mark .1. Pagt, aged '27, with Carrie F. Ostergnrd, !.". several w eeks ago, can le last Sat un lay when thecoiiple appeared at the olllce of County Clerk I lanson, accompanied by the gills father, and obtained a marriage license. It will be remembered that P.lgt and his sweetheart, both of whom reside west of the city, boarded a freight train mid readied Hood Diver in that slightly iinconvent ional man ner. One of the neighbors of t he Os t a.ririi nlu h.'i tilit'lici 1 I o see I he colltile cllnib into a frciuht ca r a ml nol Hied the .voting I ! 1 1 V h parents, who tele phoned to Marshal IVwIh. asking that they be intercepted hen-. Although a watch was kept for them here by the ollicers. they eluded flu, r..t iri.Mcti 1 ii 1 1 Vi'S of I hi' law flint maiuigcil to get across the river tutu t he state nl asiungion. Vo.j... tlloll f llt'V IlilVtl V t.lt'II f I V niaile their peace with the parents of the girl, and Mr. Ostergnrd yester day gave his consent to the niarrl nire .vhlch was necessarv before a license could be issued. The bride, who Is a buxom, rosv- eheeked lassie who looks nearer l th in l.'i. was clad In short skirls when she uppeared In the county clerk's olllce, and the employe, of the clerk's ollico aver that she was the least embarrassed of the trio. APPLES SUPREME SPOKANE WAS GAY "The Fourth National Apple Show which closed last week earned for Spokane the right to the title of "Home of the National Apple Show," said A. J. Drunijulst, who was at Spokane with H. (.'. DItz, represent ing the apple journal, " Better Fruit." "On the tick of 10 a. m. on the morning of the 23d of November, the pent-up voices of hundreds of steam whistles, electric cur whistles und auto horns joined with the ringing of bells to announce to the Inland Km pi re that everything wan In read luess for the public to Inspect. The Fair management has established the reputation of having every ex hibit in place and finished, even If It is Jnecessary to work ull night and the duy before, and this year was no exception. The city was gully deco rated with Hags and hunting, and at night nearly one million red, white and blue lucandeht'ent electric bulbs, hanging In festoons and outlining the sky-scrapers, helped to turn night into day. "In conjunction with the show was held the K-NaV-Ops Jubilee. The K-Nak-Op are the live wires of Spo kane, working to boost the city, to foster the spirit of optimism and to spread good cheer and fun. The crowning event of the jubilee was the Ma nil (irau parade on the -!tth. Scores of floats of nil descriptions, Interspersed with bands and sijuads of men andjboys In grotesque cos tumes, paraded through the streets, which were lined with thousands of spectators, all filled with a rollicking carnival spirit. Confetti literally covered the streets and sidewalks. Inches deep In places. "The Firnt National Country Life Congress was In session at the same time, with speakers of national prominence meeting dally to discuss and Lrlng out the best thoughts and results achieved for farm betterment thronghout the nation. "The Apple Show itself, although not so large as, nor quite up to the standard of, last year, was attract ively arranged and wus a great suc cess. With Knstern cities striving to secure the show and at the last min ute falling down when It came to raising thenecessaay funds, Spokane, with a population of only 104. imm) to provide the sum of $."0,niMi for enter tainment, reflected great credit to the city. '.That the apple Is king of fruits was more fully demonstrated than ever b"fore. As one gem differs In glory from anotner, the red apples and yellow apples, the sweet and sour, the big and little apples, some almost as large as n pumpkin, some as tiny as a walnut, the ruddy Jona than and golden Newtowns, all re vealed the varied splendors of the royal fruit. "As someone said, 'If F.ve ever could have foreseen this and similar results of her handing the apple to Adam, she would have b-en proud of her job.' " Ther" was education and enter t 'lil.Tiicnt for everybody at the Spo kane National Apple Show. To the serious-minded. It offered Instruction In planting, pruning, spraying, pack ing and cooking i f apples. To those seeking entertainment. It offered the pleasure of comparing the exhibits from the different districts, the art of arranging and ilivoratlng. and to all, a greater realization of the Im portance and grcitness of the luiltis- (Continuo! n Paire 1(0 News Snapshots Of (he Week h.iv., iimL...i A vv , iSfcT -1 ,v ; .-. : ii ) $ fi'i iM?rc:eiAim JK ;. f; A - i vi' 'i f i :ii In the West Indies William J I'.rynn wit among the passenger, nil if whom were rescued. Jacob S hiiT le-ciised President Tnft In regnrd to the Jewish passport relation with Itusshi. Thl was denied by Mr Hammond The An.i ball gnuie lu rtiilmlelphla. Cuptalu Dultou of Annapolis w pitted aeuliwt tly att of West 1'oiut INCREASED BUSINESS FELT AT jPOSTOFFICE The approach of the Christmas season Is already beginning to make Itself felt at the local postollice, ac cording to Postmaster J. P. Lucas, ulthough It Is not the Christmas business proper, he says, that Is com ing In now. "Most of the Increase of business now," said Mr. Lucas, "Is due to the fact that many people are sending away to purchase their Christmas presents. The big mall order houses of the Last and Middle West are re ceiving many orders from this point, and this explains most of the Increase now. "However, those who have friends In foreign lands to whom they wish to send Christmas reminders are al ready beginning to start the gifts on their way, so that they will be cer tain to reach the recipients by Yule tide." "Some of these gifts go to Kuro pean countries, while some are des tined for the Philippines. While most of the Christmas mail for the latter region Is In the nature of gifts, quite a large portion of the 'gifts' sent to Kuropean countries Is In cash." Mr. Lucas added that the Increase thus far was not sulliclent to cause embarrassment, and that the actual Christmrs rush would not begin for at least a week or ten days yet. MINNESOTANS TO FORM SOCIETY HERE Immediate steps are to be taken to form a Hood Diver branch of the Minnesota-Oregon society which was recently organized In Portland. Tho society, which is composed of former residents of Minnesota, al ready has a membership of mki and those back of the organization say that there are at least 7 000 residents of Oregon eligible to metnliersiilp. A communication from the secre tary of tlie HiM-lety to the Hood Diver Commercial Club was referred by the club to Louis A. Deed, and Mr. Deed will undertake to secure the names of former Mlunesotans who reside In this section. The only qualification for member ship is that the applicant must have resided In Minnesota at least three years. The residence of the husband In Minnesota makes the wife also eligible to membership In the society. All former residents of Minnesota In this section are requested to for ward their name and post otlice ad dress to Louis A. Deed, Hood Diver, ore., and he w ill forward same to the headquarters of the society In Portland. BATCHELDER ENJOINS HOOD RIVER COUNCIL County Judge George I). Culbertson Saturday Issued a temporary Injunc tion against the Mayor and City Council denvlng them the power to let the contract for city lighting here to the Hydro-F.lectrte Company, a, rival concern of the Pacitic Power iV j Light Company, though the latter! company had put In a bid below that of Its rival. I This Is another move in a fight j which has been lu progress here fori some time. The Injunction Is Issued I against F. II. Hartwlg. Mayor, and t he Councilmen, J. F. Itatchelder be- j the plaintiff In the case. EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS .lames l iird.'iliian. seii.itei cUv t and further governor ol M ;nii ;m. :i si. ! , : . fund during hi ndmiiilstrat inn. I uplnuiatlc relation W'twcvii Kiismh and I'ersia were KiiL-liiiul fur heln. tlenrv Cluv ltenttie. Jr . naid tlie death ivnaltv In (lie .it Ms i.iinii? wife The steamship I'rlnz Joachim Choice Apples Left In Hands of Growers Few Demand Has Been Good and Prices Satisfactory, Net ting Growers From 25 to 50 Cents a Box More This Season Than Was Realized a Year Ago Present Lull Will Liven Up Lnd of Month. This week will close the active ap ple shipping season for a short time, according to H. F. Havldson, of the Davidson Fruit Company, and al though there will Is some shipping after that, there will be a dull period of several weeks. The Davidson company has been shipping about two ears a day for some time, supplying the holiday demand, but this Is about over. It takes about seventeen days for ship ments to reach New York and Bos ton markets, so that shipments leav ing after this week would not get on the market In time for the holiday trade. The demand has been good and prices very satisfactory, according to Mr. Havldson. For Spitz, extra fancy, four-tier, the prices have net ted the growers from J to $'2.M, while growers have been netting $l.7." to I'.' L'5 for Newtowns, extra fancy, four-tier. This Is from 2." to .lO cents a box better than was being realized a year ago this time. "Now that the holiday trade Is about supplied," said Mr. Davidson, "there will be a lull In shipping until the last of December or the fust of January. We will ship a car every few days meanwhile, but active ship ping will not te resumed until about the tirst of the year." When Mr. Davidson was asked concerning published reports that Hood Diver apples at some of the apple shows had suffered ls?cause For IVJonpoly in Water Power and Regulation Secretary Fishner Says Combinations Should Not Be Discouraged, But Regulated To Induce Capital to Go Into Water Power Development Protection of Public Rights Should Be Policy. Monopoly and combination must be recognized as cssentt'il factors In the future development of the water powers of the Fnlted States, said Walter L. Fisher, secretary of the In terior, liefore the national water ways commission In Washington, D. C, November "J:!. Secretary Fisher advised the com mission to support nothing to hinder or prevent the combination of power companies or the consolidation of the several water powers under one system of operation. Instead, lie said, government activity should be centered on the regulation of power and electricity production companies and the national and state govern ments should be speedily agreed on a general policy that would encourage development while protecting the rights of the public. " The net public loss through the non-use of these natural resources Is as much loss as t heir misu-e." the secretary said. "Combination and monopoly are the natural en Is In of the Hamburg iueri -:oi line went some of the exhibition fruit had lieen square packed, he said: "I remember hearing or reading something to that effect, tut I paid little attention to it and know nothing about it, more than I read. However, the tendency today Is to ward the diagonal pack, and most of the fruit Is being packed that way now. " The reason Is well known to prac- tlcally all growern and shipper and I Is easily explained to the novice. lu j the case of a square pack, the apple rests on one spot, where the pressure I Is direct, and this spot Is squarely on i the face of the apple, which Is dis played when the fruit Is placed on sale. ' "With the diagonal pack the npple rests on four points, none of which is on the display face, while the pres. sure Is not direct, so that In case of rough handling the apples give slightly Instead of bruising." The Apple Growers' Fnlon Is not, shipping actively now, according to Manager ('. H. Sproat. prices not lielng quite satisfactory. "We have quite a large quantity of fruit on hand," said Mr. Sproat Monday, "but until the demand stiffens the prices up, we will hold for better figures. "We are about through receiving apples," said Mr. Sproat, "as there are few apples left In the hands of the growers shipping through the union." water power development. There ought not to be any provision In the law against combinations, but there should be a provision against the as signment of water power sites with out the sanction of the executive officials of the department." Such federal regulation of assign ments, coupled with a regulation i;f price of the power and a limitation upon the leases given, would allay public misapprehension as to the ac tion of water power companies, said Secretary Fisher. To Induce capital to go Into water power development w as a part of a proper federal policy, said Mr. Fisher. The ret urns to the Investors should be made large enough to bring about the speedy use of a II valuable water sites. I'o protect tlie rights of the state and nation and develop the country's power possibilities, he said, he sug gested the f.. How ing as he basis for a federal water power pidi.-y, which u' .r.'-n-.n,-! on !' lki' I 'I is r. i" n.;i : 1 , ;.. -.e , I or r r 1 1. .-:i the t ss ..( v , loh hi II. .S II I'l I.. - , t Hi" I Vl ) III. t III I'l if II Ull ll foot .... I llt.il n-i,eil I'e .' ,', 1.4 - I"'! ' . ! I 111 mler 1 I - eel.