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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
STEELTON GOES
OVER THE TOP
Telegraphs Results of Christ
mas Campaign to Phila-
delphia Office

According TO the official figures an
nounced at noon to-day the total
number of subscribers to the Rcd
Cross during the Christmas cam-
paign was S,61O. This did not include
all subscribers up to this time, some
reports still to come in. Officers said
the official figures will be announced
Wednesday morning.
Washington asked Steelton to fur
nish $500 and this borough again
displayed it's patriotism by goinS
''over the top"
Members OF the chapter are espe-
cially pleased with the splendid work
of the steel plant superintendents.
With the report of the test depart
ment this morning announcing 100
per cent. canvass, there are now
seven plant departments holding the
perfect record.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
H. Peck. of Oberlin, Il Red Cross SER
vice flag containing twelve, stars IS
being displayed. This is the largest
number of any one family to join
the chapter. Aside from the par
ents there are ten children who are
members. Simon MichlovitZ through
George Cover yesterday donated $40
TO the cause. This is among the
largest individual contributions.
The team captained by Mrs. I. j.
Nelley is leading in the team con-
test with the Highspire committee in
second place. With over 100 mem-
hers TO its credit Oberiin is coming
along nicely.
Fire Chief Malehorn has issued a
warning against Carelessncss with
lighted candles and requests that no
lighted candle be placed near the
Red Cross service flags at windows
unless the candle is placed in a
glass receptacle. which will prevent
it from setting fire to the paper flag.
He suggests that the service flags
be displayed with the illumination
from the house lights only. An
other method suggested is that the
flag be pasted on the outside sur
face of the glass.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
CONVICT LABOR USED

Washington. Dec. 24.-Convict la
Dor is to be used in Virginia to aid
in the fuel administrators plan to
popularize the burning of wood in
place of coal wherever possible. Har-
ry Flood Byrd. Virginia fuel admin
istrator. to-day reported arrange
ments had been completed for each
of the thirty convict camps in the
state to cut one hundred cords of
wood for public consumption at a
cost estimated at 50 a cord.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
NEWS OF STEELTON
WILL TAKE MESSAGES TO
STEELTON BOYS IN CAMP

Charles RoGemacher, a member of
Troop c, 112th United States Cav
airy in camp at Camp Hancock, Ga''
who is spending his Christmas va
cation in the borough, requests all
residents who wish to commounicate
with the boys in camp to turn their
messages over to him. He is now at
792 Mohn street. Rodemacher Is
doing this at the request of the
many Steelton BOYS in camp and will
assure residents of prompt delivery
of all messages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
Children Receive Gifts
From Civic Club Members

Gifts for needy children were pre-
sented to htem by the Civic Club at
the annual Choldren's Christmas tree
exercises in Trinity Parish House.
presented with a gift containing two
pairs of stockings; a box of candy, an
orange, dressed doll for the girls
and game for the boys. The Rev.
w. {. Heilman, pastor of Trinity
Parish House, made the address of the
afternoon. The singing of Mrs. Utley
Abercrombie and Mrs. John Bethel,
was feature OF the program.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
Baskets For Needy
Families of Borough

Five Christmas baskets for needy
families being taken care of by the
Associated Charities were presented
Committee of the civic Club. Miss
Wiseman, visiting nurse of the Char
tiles. delivered the baskets to the
families this morning. Each basket
included toys for every child in the
family
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
ST. JAMES PROGRAM

The following musical program
will be presented at St. James Ro-
man Catholic Church, Steelton, on
Christmas: High mass at midnight
and a. m, Father Thompson Off
ci9ting; before mass, "AdeSte Eide
lis" Novelties arrangement; the
proper: Introit, graduale, offertory
and communion; Kyrie, Gloria. Gre
do, Sanctus, Agnes Del of Rhineber-
gers Festival Mass in A. Organist
Miss Mary Lynch; director, DIR. Gal
lagher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
Municipal Tree Will Be
Illuminated Tonight

The municipal Christmas. tree will
be lighted tonight at O'Clock. For
a week the tree lights Will be turned
on at c o'clock and left burning
until Q o'clock. The reason for the
short period of time allowed for the
lights to burn ;s the shortage OF
coal. 4 program to be presented un-
der the tree tomorrow night is being
arranged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
Funeral Services For
Raymond Gilbert Hagen

Funeral services for Raymond G..
Hagen. aged Ia, a member of the
freshman class of the local High
school and prominent boy scout
were held this afternoon from his
home. 425 Catherine street. The
Rev. G. \. Lauffer. pastor of St
Johns Lutheran Church, ofliciated,
Burial was made in the Baldwin
Cemetery. Many classmates and
boy SCOUTS attended the services.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY

Christmas will be observed ofiici-
ally by all business houses in the
borough tomorrow. With the eX-
ception of n few departments, the
steel plant will be closed down. All
the banks will be closed and holi-
day hours will be observed at the
local post office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
CHRISTMAS SERVICE

4 CHRISTMAS service VIII De held
in the First Methodist Church at t
o'clock tomorrow morning. On We'd
nesday evening the Sunday school
will present the annual Christmas
program. Mrs. Ellenbcrgor, of Har-
risburg, will assist in the prcsenta-
ton of the programS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
VIEWERS APPOINTED

Viewers were appointed to-day to
make a report on the need of new
bridges over Paxton cre-'l at Sha-
nois and Sycamore streets, and in
Fishing Creek Valley, Middle Paxton
township
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
MANY SHOPPERS OUT TO-DAY

Front street to-day took on a
Christmas shopping aspect. The
street in the business section was
full of shoppers during the entire
day. Business houses were rushed
and experienced difficulty in taking
care of the crowd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
CHARTER GRANTED

The charter of the Harrisburg Mo-
tor Dealers Association was present
ed to the court for approval to-day
and was signed by President Judge
George Kunkel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
CHoRIrs 40 SING

a chorus of thirty-fve girls will
sing French Christmas carols at the
early morning Christmas service to-
in the Zion Lutheran Church.
The Rev. S. W. Herman, pastor, will
preach.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
MAYOR EXTENDS GREETINGS

Mayor Daniel i. keister extends
through the Harrisburg Telegraph
his best wishes to all citizens of Har-
risburg for a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
NAIL OUEsTIONNAIREs

The local exemption board this
morning mailed questionnaires TO
registrants of the serial number from
1890 to 1,541. No Questionnaires
will be mailed tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
LETTERS GRANTED

Letters testamentary in the estate
of Caroline Chubb, late of Halifax
township, were issued to-day by
Register Roy c. Danner to Alfred
Roy and Cornelius Bowman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
GIVE EIOOR IAUp

Employees of the New Store of Will
lam Strouse presented Mr.. Strouse
with beautiful mahogany floor lamp
this morning as Christmas gift from
the store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-24
PLAN CHURCH PROGRAM

Pilgrim Commandery No. IL,
Knights Templar. will observe
Christmas In the Masonic Temple to-
morrow morning at 11.25 O'Clock.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

1--WE wish to congratulate the
management of the Wenatchee
Growers Exchange that shipped
this car to the Bigalow Fruit Co.
We never saw such color displayed
in Delicious and the texture was
silky and the pack par-excellent.
Another report form Columbus, Ohio,
says with reference to a car of Brews-
ter Unit SKOOKUM: 1--WE wish to
compliment you on the very fine deliv-
cry you are making on Amicon's or
der" Drake, of Boston, stated that
the quality in car GN5l6S6 (Entiat
League Romes) was perfect. Grow
ers must face the memorable law of
marketing. recognized today as never
before in the history of the world, that
goods must be as represented. That
fact is a SKOOKUM anchor-hold you
cannot bulge. 1t was one of New
York's biggest dailies that devoted
some two columns of its space to tell
ing its readers that SKOOKUM apples
were all they were advertised to be
and this was the disinterested, volun-
teer expression of the food editor of
that paper, for no influence has any
appeal with the Evening Mail, and its
only object was to illustrate modern
principles of marketing. In much the
same way the Western Fruit Jobber in
an important, radical article headed
"The Fruit Industry Through National
Advertising Campaign Being Brought
to the Attention of the Consuming
Public, /" analyzed the SKOOKUM
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
CASTNER WILL GO
WITH NEW COMPANY

Chas. H. Castner, who since 1912,
when the Association was organized,
has been in charge of the storage
plants of the Apple Growers Associa-
tion, has rendered his resignation to
the board of directors. Mr.. Cashier,
it is announced, as soon as the Associ-
alton appoints his successor, will be-
come associated as resident manager
with the newly organized Hood River
Fruit Co., which, with H. F. David
son, who has been export representa-
tive of the Association. at its head,
will participate in the local apple deal
next season.
Mr.. Castner, before the Apple
Growers Association was organized
and when the Davidson Fruit Co.,
which formerly handled a large ton
mage of local fruit and of which H. F..
Davidson was president, was in charge
of the shipping department of the
latter company.
Mr.. Davidson, it is announced, will
divide his time between Hood River
and New York City. The fruit to be
handled by the new company will bear
the old established brands of the Dav-
idson Fruit Co.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

campaign and commended it. Again,
and this is noteworthy incident, the
Virginia State Horticultural Society
was addressed by one of the best fruit
experts of the South, and his theme
was strictly confined to the SKO0-
KUN campaign, which he lauded in
detail as an example which our rivals
of Virginia would have to follow. The
QUALITY QUESTION was specially
emphasizes in this speech.
Just as | write there has been deliv-
cred to my desk copy of the Michi-
gan Tradesman, published at Grand
Rapids, and devoted to the industrial
interests in the state of Michigan.
This issue of Dec. 13, 1916, contains a
paper read at the Michigan State
Horticultural Society by Leon J. Bak.
er, industrial agent of the Traverse
City State Bank. At great length this
paper goes on to analyze the fruit in
dustry of Michigan and compares the
methods employed in its development
and exploitation very unfavorably with
those in the Northwest. The writer
says:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
MT. HOOD LINE
LAUDED BY SHIPPER

The Fruit Growers Exchange plans
on a material expansion the coming
season. The Exchange has made ar
rangements for the construction of
commodious new warehouse at the
Odell station of the Mount Hood road,
and tentative plans for similar plant
at the Van Horn station have been
made.
Kenneth Mckay pays the highest
tribute to the Mount Hood Railroad
Company because of its willingness to
cooperate with growers and to give
them better service and work toward
constructive improvements for the 10
cal fruit business.
"The Mount Hood Company" says
Mr.. Mckay, deserves unstinted praise
for what it has done the past several
yeas. We would be better off in this
valley if we had few more such men
as Chas. 7. Early. Mr.. Early, as
have observed, is always ready to meet
the Hood River apple growers more
than half way"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

products nationally. They don't
leave it to purchaser of the goods
alone. 1t will behoove the pro-
ducers of Michigan fruit to get be-
hind and provide means for ma
tional advertising campaign. Right
now Sunkist Oranges are attracting
attention all over the United States,
and the SKOOKUM Apple is gain
ing prominence by leaps and
bounds
1t is noteworthy that on all sides of
us we hear SK0OKUM referred to in
matter-of-course way as national
brand, we'll known to everybody-as
though it were a foregone conclusion
that everybody everywhere knows
about SKO0KUM apples. 1t is also
significant and pleasing that SKOO-
KUN is being held up as shining ex-
ample before the membership of vari-
Gus eastern horticultural societies.
could keep on indefinitely citing IL
lustrations of the success of SKOO
KUN, but7space is costly and | must
pass on to other matters. In my next
leIter i Slldli telI you VI lie OpcIdItoI
of very little-talked-of but MIGHTY
IMPORTANT phase of the EX-
CHANGES SERVICE-the TRANS
PORTATION DEPARTMENT.
Faithfully yours,
W. F. GWIN,
Vice President and General Manager,
Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

What do the people of this
great country know about our fruit?
Absolutely nothing! And why not?
Simply because we have been giving
all of our attention to the produc-
ing end of the business and none to
the distributing end. = - Take
any one of the big manufacturing
concerns: They all advertise their
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

SO to Law, The Cleaner,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
J. B. CASTNER TELLS
OF WAR INTEREST

Until one has lived in Canada, !"
says John B. Castner, inspector for
the Okanogan United Fruit Growers,
of Vernon, B. c., who was called here
to attend the funeral of his mother,
the late Mrs. Geo. R. Castner, che
has no conception of the sacrifices pro-
vincial residents have made to aid in
waging the great overseas war. While
Vernon is no larger than Hood River,
1000 of the able bodied men of that
place have joined the Canadian army
ito do their bit. Just before came
here | saw the honor roll of Kelowna
men. Although Kelowna is small
community this list contained 1,100
names. Some of those who answered
the first call have returned to their
homes hopeless invalids.
Mr.. Castner, who was formerly a
local fruit man, says that he has been
busy the past summer teaching girls
and women how to pack apples and
other fruits. The work, he declares,
will have to be done this season almost
entirely by women. The packing
schools are operated by the govern
ment, and the demonstration fruit is
purchased with provincial funds.
"Yet with all these men gone, says
MIR, Castner, 81 am told that larger
force will be gathered this year. A
large mobilization camp has been main
tanned at Vernon. We had $500 men
there in training last year. 1t is ex-
pected that the number will be larger
this year. At the Vernon interment
camp $50 citizens of the countries with
which the Allies are at war are held in
dentention. Still large population of
these aliens are allowed to proceed
with their business affairs unmolested.
They are simply forced to make re-
ports at frequent intervals. The pro-
yincial authorities do not molest them
unless they show by their actions or
their talk to be possible menace.
ut is pitiful to hear the talk of some
of the boys who have returned home,
hopeless invalids, perhaps, from the
effects of suffocating gas fumes or
suffering from terrible wounds. These
men are imbued with but one thought,
that of getting in such physical shape
that they may return.
Mr.. Castner says that the Okonogan
United Growers is an organization SIM
liar to the North Pacific Fruit Distrib-
utors. The concern is the selling and
purchasing agent for nine community
associations. Last season the tonnage
in apples, apricots, vegetables and
small fruits reached 1850 carloads.
Planting, according to the inspector,
has about stopped except for apricots,
which are grown very successfully in
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
Talks
TO
Fruit Growers
BY
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
No. %
"SkOOkum'' in 1916
CONTINUED
CONTINUED
TO FRUIT GROWERS:

10 FRUIT GROWERS:
The SKOOKUM ADVERTISING fund, |
have previously told you, was augment
ed by thous ands of dollars as a conse-
quence of volunteer cooperation by
wholesalers and retailers. This is one
of the most gratifying things about
the SkOOKUM campaign. Newspa-
per ads, billboards, contests, food
show booth displays special store dis
plays, circulars to customers, banners,
all these mediums of advertising
SKOOKUM were undertaken by retail
ers and wholesalers at their own cost,
not dollar coming out of the growers
pockets. At Springfield, Mass, the
SKOOKUM distributors, the Henry j.
Perkins Company. together with three
retailers, took an entire page in Sum-
day edition of the Springfield Union,
which was principally devoted to
SKOOKUM. The Boston local cam
paign with Wilson, the longest legged
man." already briefly mentioned, was
largely the expense of John b. Drake
& Co., wholesale distributors, who
wrote US that this live wire advertis-
ing accessory to the national campaign
resulted in a marked stimulation of
SKOOKUM sales.
One of the most striking cooperative
efforts was that of the Jos. Chalona
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

er Of local SK00KUM advertising
through the progressive and enthusiast
tic work of the Haley-Heeley Co. In
all these ads, by the way, the striking
trade mark loomed up, and made the
consumer take notice." 1t was for
tunate thing that the EXCHANGE
persisted in having sketch after sketch
submitted, until the right idea was
found. for unquetsionably this striking
trade mark has done great things in
calling the attention of the public to
SK00KUM apples. The Greenhut
Department Store of New York city,
made special displays of SK0OKUM
apples, and devoted special panels in
its metropolitan press advertising to
SK0OKUM, listing the varieties and
pricing them.
These examples, which could be
multiplied many times over, give you
growers clean-cut picture of the way
in which wholesalers and dealers have
been handling the American consum-
ing public for you. This augmentation
of the EXCHANGES direct effort
demonstrates that an endless chain of
activity has been set to work, in which
there has been plenty of enthusiasm
and the maximum of practical sales
strategy and doing. 1t was demon
strated beyond any question, also that
nationally advertisedsbrand of apples
could be marketed at u price sufficient
ly higher than unadvertised brands to
more than equalize the cost of the ad-
vertising up to date. SKOOKUM ad-
vertising has not cost the growers
ONE CENT! On the other hand, they
cashed in on their investment every
season plus cash profit and plus big
accumulation of "brand value" which
will count big in future years.
There is another feature that must
be brought out, and this refers back to
quality" have said that the SKOO-
KUN PACKERS ASSOCIATION rules
cover the necessity of SKOOKUM be.
ing up to grade. More and more the
1916 campaign proved conelusively the
need for scrupulous regard for quality
of the pack. From Cleveland, Ohio,
we received a fine testimonial. 1t was
report on car GN52295
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
Little Girl Had Group

Every mother knows and fears Group.
Mrs. R. NJ. Raney, K. F. D. 2, Stanford,
KY, writes: "My little girl had been
having Group every few nights. / began
to give her a few drops of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound every two or three
hours, and that night she slept well,
never c'ughed any, and the next day her
cold was gone. To all of my friends !
am saying, Get bottle Of Foley's Hon.
ev and Tar for lagrippe, coughs, colds
and croup. A genuine cure +" Sold
everywhere,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

Company, of New ORLEANS. This con-
cern did an amount of local advertising
work, and in one Sunday edition of
the New Orleans Item SKOOKUM
was given a very witty send-off in con-
nection with ticket contest for the
comedy Every Good Eddie" the
SKOOKUM adv, which occupied a
full column, containing a jingle well
worth quoting:
.sIf SKOOKUM is Indian
For bully you know.
And VERY GOOD EDDIE
Is Broadway for great,
Will the peaches they'll show
In the chorus front row,
Be as rosy and sweet
As the apples they ate?"
The Chalona Company also addressed
exceptionally clever letters to the
trade. "For health's sake eat SK00-
KUN says the letter, and il winds
up: ''For the sake of humanity, we
remain, Yours truly, etc. "
Another booster for SKOOKUM is
the Omaha distributor, Trimble Bros.
They have spent considerable sums in
local advertising and put forth a spe-
cial effort at the recent Omaha food
show, with a fine booth and SK0O-
KUN float in the parade, manned by
Omaha braves in full war paint. This
exhibit was all supported by billboard
and newspaper advertising and Trim
Bile Bros. were highly pleased with the
sales. Dealers were constantly asked
by consumers for SK00KUM and they
would take no other.
1t is an exceptional. peculiar fact
about SKO0KUM, that when the ap-
pie lover has heard of SKOOKUM you
cannot switch him or her. SKOOKUM
they want, and SK00KUM they'll
have. No substitutes for them! They
want to taste those SKOOKUMS.
They want to take them home and
say ''These are the SK00KUM ap-
Piles advertised" They want to tell
their friends they bought those
SKOOKUM" apples.
Sioux City, Iowa, received its show
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22
Tax Payments Five Per Cent

Although the sheriff's Office here has
been receiving payments on this years
tax levy for only two weeks, Sheriff
Johnson announces that approximately
SIS. 600 has already been paid by Hood
River county property owners. The
total taxes for the year reach $240, 600,
and the sum paid is five per cent of
the total.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-22

the provincial fruit districts.
Mr.. Castner says that times for
merchants are fairly good in British
Columbia because of the funds distrib.
uted by the government among the
families the heads of which have en-
listed.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-26

We should worry where ours has gone to! It's cinch we didn't get the worst of the bargain.
 The ice pack is now having lots Of fun cavorting around in the most grotesque shapes imagtnable This morning some of the larger sections sportily inclined came and carried off a section of the piling at the Light craze dock. This is now at the back of the Board of Trade saoon and Will be carried back by the pack later.