The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-16
HOOD RIVER
APPLES Won IT
SENATOR BOURNE DOES THE STUNT
In Looking for Reason for the Junior
Senator Landing Appointment, Cred.
II Given to Hood River Apples.

Senator Jonathan Bourne scored a
victory at Washington last week when
be secured the app. intment of Chris
Schuebel for district attorney over
the heads OF the senior senator and
congressman. Ever siroe Mr.. Bourne
has been at Washington, 1t has teen
noticeable that be ~ been close to
the president. Ii plli also be remem.
bered thts senate Bourne recently
pure hased severa. boxes of choice
Hood River apples (which, by the
way, most of the city press called
simply Oregon apples which he gave
to his friends at Washington, and
President Roosevelt got liberal
share. The Portland Telegram thinks
the influence OF those apples helped
the junior senator to land the ap-
pointment for his man. and discourses
on the fact as follows:
Hood River apples have taken on
political as well as a commercial val.
ue. When man IL sinking his teeth,
especially II they are as large as pres
idential teeth, into a juicy, fiIm and
delicious product Of Hood River, he
feels 30 happy and oontented that he
can refuse no boon to the man who
gave him the hereinbefore mentioned
apple. More than anything else we're
Hood River apples responsible for
Chris Schuebel being appointed Unit
cd States district attorney for Ore
gon.
The lemon has long played an i'm.
portant part In politics. The plum
has been known since the days of
Washington, and pie has q most
agreeable taste to those who have
bite, but the apple never achieved
prominence after Adam tried one and
the core stuck In his hIoat, until the
Hood River variety was introduced at
the White House.
Senator Jonathan Bourne has been
feeding Roosevelt on Hood Rivers for
several months, 30 when 1t came to
test between Bourne on one side and
Senator Fulton and Representatives
Ellis and Hawlsy on the other, Bourne
had a walkover. lie had reached the
presidential good will through the
--er apple.
Incidentally, Of course, BouIne's
second. elective term phrase had
to do with Schuebel's ap-
pointment and the senator's pull, and
also the reward of $1,000 offered for an
essay on why people should vote once
more for Roosevelt, but any horticul-
turist in the Hood River district is
ready to make an affidavit that Ii was
the glorius apple that did the trick.
There is no record Of Senator Full
ton presenting royal chinook SAL
mon to Roosevelt during his six years
In the senate, or the matter OF the ap
pointment may have had different
ending. And, speaking Of apples, the
only variety w. @. Bristol appears to
have had we're green.
The one question heard in political
circles today is, "Will Fulton make
fght against the confirmation OF
Schnebel's appointment" Opinion
is divided, since the senator himself
has given no ciew % to his intentions.
Fulton will do nothing until he ar
rives at Washington other than, pos
sibly, sending . few private kilograms
to fellow senators. Since the presi-
dent deliberately turned down the
senior senator and the members OF the
House In favor of the junior senator,
friends Of Fulton declare that the
only thing for him to do is to put up
a fight, and, by winning, avenge the
slight put upon him by Roosevelt.
Senator Fulton, however, is not OF
an aggressive nor pugnacious disposi-
ti0n, and may not exercise the power
at his command to give Bourne and
Roosevelt few eye openers. Old
time republican lawyers are especially
hostile over the appointment of
Schuebel through the influence OF the
Oregon apple. They are asking what's
the use OF bearing the burden and the
neat OF the day to see the reward for
a good boy 60 where few IL any of
them wanted 1t. Ii Roosevelt weIe to
be candidate before the people to.
for president there would be
q noticeable falling off In his vote In
consequence of the Schuebel appoint
ment.
Whether there will be an open break
between Fulton and Bourne is prob
lem. Bourne is not over-anxious to
see Fulton In the senate, as he wants
to be the senior senator himself, there
teing especial advantages accruing to
that distinction. From the time
Bourne went to Washington he adopt
ed the policy of standing In with the
administration, and is probably clos
or to Roosevelt today than any other
of the senate. How did he
accomplish thisy "Hood River ap-
pies" is the answer.