TO SUf d Mil U MU- 4
al or rnimual d of
farming peopls require
mu a medlun ti the col-
uinnt of the Buterprlie. Try
a oUiltl4 ad.
4e
Baca wnH Ue Beteortse
carries a fin retains ot the
nost Important fcsppeakage
throughout the tut eM
nation. It's worth yon u-
scriptloa.
CITY
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flFTY FOURTH YEAR No. 48.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1920.
ESTABLISHED 1M
ENT
KILL CLUB OUT
Fill! RESULTS ON
NEW CITPM
With tho tromlH of a " rl
reduction In Insurance rate,
.. . ... .ti
mercantile swiion or the hill, "bj
( thn flrn appurul dm I hoiwnd X
t tunned, th lllll Improve.
Club lit making nrnuigmmMila to in
the mutter of building tho city ha ,
la MoUniKhlln Turk, n deetdod ou
liy tho votn-M at tho last clue! Ion.
A coiwnltte rompfed of W. U
Little. John Scott, !imn Kly. Carl
(lriw)n, nn Albert Kt. ropreiient
Ing tho Improvement club, and Coun
rllmtMt IlrlilKi'n, Aldrlicht and IVUoM,
representing th city, railed on tho In
auruni'o undnrwrltor bureau In Port
land Momlny, and wtired opinion
conconiliig tlo niiudircontoNtud pro
poHlllcm Under tho condition of
tho Btatmrn-ntB tnw& by tho bureau,
tho 7 per cent reduction would affect
tho business on tho hill, with tho pos
ilhlllty that tho fire lotto might be
extended later to Indudo a greater
portion of tho rsHldentlal ictlon.
provided ih flro hydrant wore pro
perly placed. A reduction of from 5
to fi per rent for the down town auc
tion of tho city would bo granted
alotvt with tho hill reduction If the
city hall l built In tho park, stated
Jainoa N. MeC'uno secretary if tin
OroKtm Insurance Rating Huroau, the
underwriters who reflate the rate.
Tho preference of tho bureau,
stated MrCune. U to have the ap
paratus housed In the down town anc
tlon, and a reduction of 7 por cent
la Virtually aurfd on all buiMnos
p-vporty of tho truck In pui there.
Tho fact that tho rail road track ha
to bo cnwitcl In responding to
down town alarm from the hill and
that Rlnitnr HIM U subject to alldes
which nVlKht Interfere with, traffic,
ha much to do with tho final estab
Ibihment of a rale. tted MeCune
Arco-dlng to Carl Own, member
nf Oia lmnrnvtmnt rluh and on of
tho Wader In tho fight to aocuro the'
now city halt for MiUmghlln Park,
tho hill resident may bo able to an
orb tho bond laaue, If tho bualnesi
district die not respond to the aalo.
It la understood that the club haa had
tho matter up with private purchasers
and have boon given to understand
that the luie can be floated
Tho outoom of tlo comnittteo
?llt to IVrtland will b ahown at tho
next council moetltvB. when atato
monta from tho unilerwriteni will be
atalluhlo for action by the counclt
and the Intfntlon of the hill club I
to bae them P"h the erection of the
hall aa font aa poslblo.
TRAFFIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT
IS TOO DRASTIC
A clanhlng of opinions that promln-
to develop into a revision of a city
ordnlunce catne Into being here Sat
urday when Chief of Police Scott or
dered a mimtMr of mitomobllo driver
to report to tho police Judge for park-1
InR their cara on Seventh street, be
tween Main and the railroad. An
ordinance prohibiting ach parking
baa been on tho city statute for the
pant two months, enacted upon the
1etltlon of a nunMr of bualnosa
houae on tho atreet affected, but It
la undo-Htooil that a "gentlemen's
agreement" was entered Into between
members of tho council and tho peti
tioners that the ordinance would not
bo atrlctly enforced, and that only
when conRootlon became dangerous
to traffic wua the chief to call a halt.
Practically all tho cars parked on
tho atroet Saturday wore labeled with
taprs by Chief Scott, citing the drivers
to npixmr and be flnod. Scott has
come out with the declaration that
the ordinance Is to lo enforced, and
It la understood that he has the back
In of Police Judge Ixxlor. who elthei
wants tho ordinance to be onforocod
to the letter or repealed from the
books.
Tho Pacific lHnhway Garage, re
cently opened on the atroet, has been
cited as the instigators of tho peti
tion, but they, In company with a
number of other business houses
which signed the document, declare
that the enforcement of the ordinance
Is not in keeping with the original In
tentlons.
That some legislation Is necessary
to keep the traffic congestion from bo
coming dangerous is agreed, but they
maintain that tho drastic action of the
chlof of police is unnecessary.
What the outcome of the squabble
may be cannot be foretold. Judge
lodor has taken the cases under ad
vlaemont and bag as yet assessed no
fine. In event he does flno those
arrested there will probably be In
junctions filed to prevent the further
enforcement of the measure, as sen
tlment over the mattor is aroused to
a high point.
MRS. PETZOLD PAYS $1
Mrs. R. Tetzold wag lined 1 in
Judge Loder'a court Friday for park
ing her machine too near the flra
BRIDGE HOURS
FOIl CLOSING
ARE CHANGED
Tho county court hero ha chaniM
the hour for tho cloalnir of the u
penalon brliKi to vehicle traffic a
follow; 8:00 to 0:00 o'clock In the
monilnif and from 4 00 to 5:00 o'clock
In tho a'twnoon, Thl will be In of
fnt until further notice, n the au
miim1oii brlilgo I In t wukiiied con
!li Ion. The court aleo ruled that not
more than 2 12 ton will be allowed
upon the brldRO at any one tlmo-
rUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHER FACES
AlVIn tiht;rn, phyelcai dlroctor of
the Corvalll pahllc athool, waa ar
nwted lftjt Saturday by Deputy I'nlt
ed Stuti-a Marshall E. T. Ma charg
ed with aendtiiK oltcen Jllralurt,
through the mall. Shanrun wa
li run K tit lo hhni.iie, where ho put up
r00 cneh ball for hi liberty await
Inn the action of tho federal grana
Jury.
Tho letlor 8haeen 1 nccuaed of
londlnK won addreed to a promln
ent woman high In aoclety clrlce In
Portland, and federal official are
keeping hnr niimo from the public
Poalofflco Inspector, B. C. Clement.
alKtu'd tho complaint for Shacron'
arnt, and tho letter Is aald to
contain a dlxciuiRlon of family rel
atlona between her and her huslmnd.
The warrant wa Usued by United
Stat Commlealoncr Kenneth Fraxcr.
Ioputy Maea arrival In Oregon City
from KuKene Monday evening.
WHEAT GROWERS
TO PROFIT BY
PRICE INCREASE
Wheat farmers of tho Pacific north
west, with half of their crop still un
sold, Mand a good chance to realize
much more on their grain than seem
ed likely a week or two ago. Price
have advanced 25 cents a bunhol In
the last week and with the attention
of buyers In the east and in Europe
turned this way, It I entirely possible
that price will go still higher.
Pnsatlsfuctory crop prospects in
the southern hemisphere aeem to be
responsible for the present flurry In
the wheat market. So evenly balanc
ed have supplies and demand been in
the United State and Canada that
grain exports months ago declared
that If anything went wrong south of
tho equator, wheat prices would start
climbing again. The buyera for the
Huropean ovrnmon,t particularly
Great Itrltaln evidently feared that
such a thing might happen and they
overlooked no opportunity to bear
down American p-lces and buy a
cheaply as they could. Now, when
there Is evidence that the southern
wheat yHd will not be as large aa
anticipated, there Is a great scramble
to get possession of the grain.
SEAL CAMPAIGN
ENCOURAGED BY
ALL IN COUNTY
The sale of Christmas seals this
aeaaon Is now on In Clncknmas coun
ty and the school children are making
rapid hendway In getting rid of the
quota for this vicinity. Several
awards are up for the student making
the greatest number of sales, and in
terest Is keen all alonig the line.
About 50,000 seals were turned ovoi
to City Supt. Kirk, who gave to each
scholar In the Oregon City schools
the proper allotment to dispose of.
Twenty-five per cent of the groaa re
ceipts from tho sales will be turned
over to Clackamas county.
Mrs. A. McDonald, president of the
Clackamas County Health assocla
tlon, has chargo of tho sales In Ore
gon City; Mrs. J. n. Iewthwnite has
charge of West Linn, rtolton and Wil
lamette district ; and Mrs. David
Cauflcld has charge of the balance
of tho county.
RACE SUICIDE TO
STOP IF BONUS
- BILL CARRIES
NEW YOKK, Dec. 2. The passage
of tho American legion's fourfold
bonus bill would be a big step toward
removing the menace of race suicide
Is tho assertion made by an ex-ser
vice man In a letter to the American
Ixglon Weekly.
"Without financial backing or pull
the veteran is lucky If ho can care for
hlmiNdf and wife." the letter reads.
"Consequently children are not to be
thought of until normal times are
reachedi and fvw can guess when
that will be. There are a good many
young couples that are looking for
ward to compensation as a means of
making it possible for them to be
come fathers and mothers of future
FEDERAL CHARGE
HOLMAN URGES
CLACKAMAS TO
SAVE ON FARM
POIOXAM), Ore., Doc. 6. (Kditot
of tho EntorprlK).)--"Carryliig a total
of 547,lbO tor road and bridgu anu
$10,000 a the nucleus of a fuud tor
tho purchas of a county poor farm,
tho annual budget (or county expenl
ltur- hu ben passed by the Cluck
uniu County court, and will be dlscu
sod at a taxpayers' meeting called foi
DecvintK-r 28 at the courthouse." So
run a new Item In the Sunday
Journal.
I wlnu to moat respectfully suggest
that Clackamas County make arrange
mimts with Multnomah County fur tha
board and lodging ot 1U Indigent poor,
at the Multnomah County Farm,
rather than make tho expenditure pro
poed. I believe that Multnomah
County can give Clackamas County
this service at a cost to Clackamaa
County possibly lena than Clackama
County cun ilself supply the service,
for the rxason Unit Multnomah County
U already established In -this work
and In caring for about 300 Inmates a
day now. I believe that the
larger the number the less the per in
male day cost. Moreover, by such an
urrangoment Clackamas County will
be saved the entire cost of the invest
ment for land, buildings and equip
ment. Multnomah County already ha
given similar service to several other
counties In the state, and with the
good road available between Oregon
City and the Multnomah County Farm,
I sou no obstacle In the way of my
euggestlon, providing it la receive!
with approval by Clackamas County.
Moreover, I wish to advise you that a
report ha Just been prepared by a
committee apinilnted by the Governor,
of which I am a member, recommend
ing that rather than each of the thirty
sli counties of the state operating It
own Individual County poor farm, that
there be three or four Institution ot
this nature located at those place In
the state which are moat convenient
for the purpoee.
lU'Ft'S C. HOLMAN,
County Commisiaoner,
BUDGET FAILS TO
PROVIDE FOR A
COUNTY AGENT
No appropriations have been mnde
in the county budget for (he coming
year for a club leader or county agent,
although last year these two ot
flees were provided for. Members ot
the county court, in explaining the
elimination ot those two items, al
lege that no funds are available to
carry on the work and that the county
Is hard up for money. If the county
agent and county club leader hold
their positions here for the next year,
It will be up to the taxpayers to re
tain them by voting ot the budget
meeting to be held In the courthoume
on the 2Sth of this month.
In reviewing the work done through
the county agent's office during the
past two years. County Ajjent Scott
has submitted the following report
Mole campaign In 2 years handled
4.r!6 molesklaes thro county agent's
office, with a value of $1030.47
Damage saved by destruction ot the
mole at least $1000.
Squirrel campnlgn In 2 yeas poi
son has been distributed over 1500
acres, at a saving of at least 7500 bu.
grain worth $15000. Some sections
still badly infested.
Canndtv Thistle Vo-k Lost year
407 farmers signed petitions to have
Canada Thistles controlled In 19 com
munittea. There are Canada Thistles
In nearly every school district. The
County Agent devoted 21 days to
this work in 1920 at no expense to
the county for snlnry or travel. Out
of an appropriation of $600 for the
work only $110 was used, this going
to the deputy weed officers.
Dairy Improvtement Clackamms
County Guernseys and Jerseys get
their share of the ribbons wherever
shown, largely due to the County
Ajwnt, the Clackamas County Jer
sey herd won first place at the Pac
ific International Livestock Show.
There is a much greater interest in
better dairying than there, was two
years ago.
Poultry Work In 1920 there were
hold 9 culling demonstrations, at
which 2650 hens were examined and
858 culled out as nonlayers, with a
saving of feed of over $826, and the
aame production of eggs. Probably
fou- times this many hens were cull
ed out by those who attended the
meetings.
Soed Improvement $2 acres of
grain certified, with increased value
of $700.
Soil Improvement Over 6 carloads
of fertilizer used as a result of fertil
izer denlonstrations, covering about
1200 acres, with an average Increase
of 10 per cent In crops.
490 peaonal calls on Agent at his
office In 1920.
183 farm visits made by Agent.
106 Meetings held, with a total at
tendance of 4084. '
688 personal letters written in re
gard to farm problems.
County Agent worked an average
The Wronged Farmer
Of all economic classes, the farmers are hit hardest
in the readjustment of values. They, are thoroughly
justified in kicking, if anybody is.
Consider the fact that within a few months, wheat,
corn, oats, cotton, hogs and some other leading staples
have dropped to less than 50 per cent of the price they,
had been commanding. The farmer's income for the
year has been cut in half. No wage-earners, hardly any
salary-workers and few merchants or manufacturers are
so badly off as that.
Consider also that so far, there is little on the other
side of the ledger to make up for the loss. While the
farmer has half, or less than half, as much for his pro
duct as he got last year and expected to get this year,
and in numberless cases less than it cost him to produce
the stuff, he is obliged to pay nearly as much as ever for
the things he has to buy.
As producer, he is first to be hit by the readjust
ment of prices; as consumer, he will be about the last to
enjoy the benefit by that readjustment. ' He is doubly
oppressed. He has to sell at the ruinously low prices
offered him, and he has to buy at the ruinously high
prices still demanded. Standing at both ends of the
economic trinity, he is preyed on doubly by middlemen
they take their toll of what he sells and what he buys.
All this will be straightened out in the long run.
Things always are. But doat blame the farmers for
getting "het up" in the meantime. They usually have
reason for complaint, and just now they have far more
than usual.
All the conscientious objectors are now at liberty.
They were given their freedom by Mr. Baker as a
Thanksgiving testimonial of his regard for them and
reverence for their convictions. They will soon be
merged with the rest of the public, and will not be dis
tinguished from returned heroes who risked their lives
that those cowards might not be exposed to danger.
Why not let the League .of Nations take that
Mesopotamian oil that statesmen are making such a
row about, and keep it to pour on the troubled waters?
There may yet be a constitutional amendment re
quiring everybody to go to church on Sunday. Better
start now, and get used to it.
Might almost think Armenia was a load of coal,
it's so hard to get anyone to agree to deliver her prompt-
ly.
PHYSICIANS ARE
AT LOGGERHEADS
INDEFORDCASE
The doctors of Oregon City are like
ly to don gas masks and steel helmets
if the controversy over the death of
Alexander DeFord U prolonged- De
ford was shot on the night of Sunday,
November 21, by D. E. Frost, steward
at the Moose Club, while resisting ar
rest, and was taken to the Oregon
City Hospital by Dr. 0. A. Welsh,
county health officer, who attended
DeFord until hla death on the follow
ing Tuesday morning. Dr. Welsh
maintains that DeFord's death was
caused by confluent pneumonia, simil
ar to that of the type found In pneu
monia following flu.
When Dr. Hush S. Mount was call
ed by the DeFord family to perform
an autopsy, the Pattle of the Physi
cians was on In earnest, and is pMH
waging.
v' body of DeFord was taken to
an undertaking establishment In Sell
wood, and upon request of the family
of the deceased, Dr. Mount and his
associate. Dr. Edward H. McLean,
went to Sellwood Tuesday night and
held a post-mortem. There the mat
ter rested until Friday, when Coroner
E. L. Johnson ordered an inquest.
On the day ot DeFord's death, the
coroner and District Attorney Gilbert
U Hedges had a conference and
agreed than an inquest was an un-
necesanry expense, but Mr. Johnson;
says that a number of people came to
him and advised that an inquest be
held, and that he finally took up the
matter with County Judge Anderson,
who sanctioned the holding ot an in
quest. On Friday morning Ivan Rlt
tenhouse and hla wife, the latter a
sister of DeFord, carme to the coroner
end urged that an inquest be held,
but told Johnson that if Dr. Mount's
testlmoney concerning the reeailt of
the autopsy was desired, that the
county would have to pay the ex
pense of the post mortem, amounting
to $25. The arrangement between
Dr. Mount and the DeFord family
was, according to Coroner Johnson,
that the family would pay the bill,
and that they had expected all along
to pay it, but if the county should get
the benefit of the information deriv
ed, it was no more than right that
the county should pay the cost of the
post-mortQra examination.
On Friday, the day of the inquest.
Coroner Johnson telephoned to Dr.
Mount and asked him if be would
testify at the inquest and Dr. Mount
agreed to give his evidence, but con
firmed Rittenhouse in his statement
to Johnson that the county must pay
for the autopsy in the event they ob
tained the benefit of his testimony.
Jury with extremd care because of the
growing Importance of the case, and
took the Jury to the Brady-DeMos
undertaking establishment, where the
body had been brought from Portland,
but that Mr. Brady had requested
them to wait a few minutes before
viewing the remains as Dr. Welsh
was in the basement "with the body
and had had it removed from the
casket Soon after the casket, with
the body, was brought up and after
the jury viewed the remains, the in
quest was held, and after Dr. Welsh
had testified. Dr. Mount was called
from hia office, but Coroner Johnson
states that not until Deputy District
Atto-ney Dean Butler, who repre
sented the state at the Inquest, had
said that all of the testimony avail
able should be forth-coming. Dr.
Mount's testimony of the ease of De
Ford's death was a flat contradiction
of that of Dr. Welsh, who, after he
learned that the county had been
presented with Dr. Mount's" claim of
$25, headed a list of seven physicians
in signing the following statement,
which is on the file in the county
clerk's office:
Oregon City, O-egon, Dec. 2, 1920.
To the Honorable County Court of
Clackamas county, Oregon:
We, the undersigned taxpayers of
your county and licensed physicians
and surgeons of Oregon City, Oregon,
do hereby potest against the paying
of an autopsy fee to Dr. H. S. Mount
for an autopsy on Alexander DeFord
for the following reasons:
Presumably, as stated" by him, the
autopsy was perfomred at the in
stance of his relatives, and informa
tion was confidential.
Upon request by the coroner for
hlg testimony, he Insisted upon all in
formation being confidential until
promised by the coroner that he
would O. K. his autopsy fee into the
county court. Then he willingly
testified that the death ot DeFord
was due to Septic Pe-itonitis.
Furthermore, he either through
gross misrepresentation or igross
ignorance stated that the man died
from Septic Peritonitis (blood poison
ing) when his temperature was norm
alnever going above 99 degrees
Fahr. and then only the first two
times taken after admission to the
hospital. No pe-son ever succumbs
to a septic condition as soon as 31
hours after the Infection and then
only after a more or less prolonged
abnormal rise In temperature or fev
er. We do not believe that the county's
money should be paid for such mis
leading testimony or that It should
be spent paying for services already
contracted or paid for by other part-iesi,
In othv words, we dor'0t.ipvp
DRY LAW SAID
EFFECTIVE FOR
HOLIDAY PIES
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. The queatlon
of the legality of flavoring Christmas
mince pie and other holiday dellca
cle with brandy, wine and other
liquors wa characterized by K. B.
Hagen, federal prohibition enforce
ment officer her today, as "foolish
question No. 23,012."
"The law la supreme and the law
I plain," he declared. "Use of brandy
In holiday mince pies and use of wine
in Christmas sauces are Illegal. The
law say nothing about Christmas."
CAPTURED SPY
SENT TO U. S. BV
GERMAN STAFF
NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Sensationa.
disclosures of his mission to thl
country as a spy for the German gov
ernment were given in aa alleged
confession by John Willers, formerly
captain in Company I, 48th United
States infantry, alleged thief and de
serter, after his arrest here tonight,
charged with absconding with $5000
of his company funds on December
19, 1918. His regiment was then sta
tioned at Camfp Sevier. Greenville,
S. C.
Hia capture was accidental. He was
crossing Fifth avenue at Forty-second
street, when Hugh J. Hannlgan,
formerly a lieutenant in Winer's com
pany, recognized him, and called
a policeman and Willers was arrested.
At a police station the prisoner
was further identified by two other
ex-lieutenants in company I, Sidney
P. Howell and Francis Hatch. Willers
was then taken to Governors island
and placed in conflnemment at Fort
Jay.
Willers, the police said, recited in
a brazen fashion how' he was sent to
the United States as one of 300 cadets
trained in acts of espionage to enlist
In the American army.
' On his arrival in the United States,
Willers went to Albany where he en
listed, he said, as a private. His mil
itary aptitude won him rapid pro
motion and his knowledge of Eng
lish and his ability to "speak liko
an American" enabled him to obtain
a commission.
ASSESS1VIENT ON
PUBLIC UTILITIES
LOWERED HERE
Assessed valuation of public utili
ties in Clackamas county haa been re
duced by the state tax board, accord
ing to W. B. Cook, county assessor.
The 1920 valuation has been set a
$5,369,623.11 which is $120,278.44 less
than for the year 1919. Of this
amount, the holdings ot the P. R. L.
& P., company have been assessed by
the commission $68,233 lowqr than
last year-
This will mean that Clackamas
county will lose a revenue in taxes
for the coming year of several thou
sand dollars.
The figures which Assessor Cooke
will make assessment on public utili
ties for 1920 have been approved by
the state tax commission, and tht
amounts have been sent in to Cooke
for reference in marking up his roll
for the coming year.
YEGGS FAIL TO
DYNAMITE VAULT
AT IMBLER, ORE.
LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 3. Robbers
early today broke into the State
bank of Imbler, Or., 16 miles from
this city, and made an Ineffectual at
tempt to dynamite the safe, and es
caped after breaking into a barber
shop and jewelry store and stealing
valuable articles.
The yeggmen rode away in a seven
passenger automobile which they had
stolen from a garage operated b
"Roots" Squi-es. Part of the loot and
the automobile were recovered In the
outskirts of La Grande this morning,
and Sheriff Warnick tried to trace the
robbffs with bloodhounds, but ,the
dogs lost the scent.
The authorities believe the robbers
first broke into the garage, wher&
they stole the automobile and tools
used on the bank safe. The lock on
the safe withstood the dynamite
chartre and the oggmen evidently
abandoned the attempt.
should be countenanced as it reflects
upon the medical profession when al
lowed to continue unchecked.
O. A WELSH
M. C. STRICKLAND
A. H. HUYCKE
C. H. MEISSNER
W. ROSS EATON
C. A STUART
GEO. E. STUART, M. D.
The county court paid the bill, af-
iirmi'lH"1ii.g--;ltaron"f': in f""MiPM
LIVE WIRES WILL
PROTEST RISE III
PHONE CHARGES
The matter of increased telephone
rates was given the "once over" at
the Live Wires meeting Tuesday noou
and a committee has been appointed
to Investigate the matter and present
resolutions for action at the next
meeting; The endorsement of the
club will be given the committee's
report, and they will be authorized
to represent the commercial club at
the hearing on the company's ap
plication, to be held ia Portland on
December 21st. On the committee,
appointed by President L. A. Morrla
of the commercial club, and endorsed
by Main Trunk Parker of the Live
Wires, are Will T. Wright, Grant B.
Dimlck, E. E. Brodie, M- D. Latouret
te, and J. R. Humphrys.
An idea of what the rate increase
mean to Oregon City and the state
in general was gained by the Wires
when a member's computation show
ed that his increase on phones at his
office and home would amount to $30
annually. This ia for a single phone
at each place, and other business men
would be similarly affected, some of
them paying much more, according
to the class of service and the mat
ter ef extension phones manltalned.
T. B. Hayhurst. local manager of
the Pacific Telephone company, ex
plained in some measure the needs
for Increased revenue. A motion to
invite representatives from the tele
phone company to explain the situ
ation from their angle at the next
meeting was voted down, on the
argument that the action of the Wires
should be based on the strict matter
ot economy and the increase as it
would affect local business.
. An Informal report from the nn
loading-platform committee showed
progress. The state public service
commission has taken the matter up
with the railroad company and re
lief is in skgjit, according to the re
port. The trouble encountered in un
loading stock and automobiles here
has been of long standing and the
committee has worked hard to se
cure some action from the company.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Dec. 3. (Special to the Enter
prise.) That the fruit Industry in
Oregon and the northwest has made
g-eat strides was Indicated by W. S.
Brown, chief In horticultural at the
college, who spoke before prominent
scientists at the conference of the
northwest section of the Western So
ciety of Naturalists. Many leading
scientists from Oregon, Washington
and Idaho institutions were present.
The next meeting will be held at the
University of Washington, Seattle.
From 1850 to 1870, said Professor
brown, fabulous prices were received
for fruit, one box ot apples having
been sold for as high as $75, while in
1855, 600 bushels of apples sold for
prices ranging from $20 to $30 a
bushel. In 1909 there were 4,000,423
bushels of fruit in the state vauled
at $3,340,000, while in 1919 there was
produced, according to the best in
formation obtainagle some 9,000,000
bushels of orchard fruit with a valu
ation of approximately $16,000,000.
The total fruit crop of the state for
1920 will run not far from $25,000,
000 to $30,000,000
MERCHANT SEES
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR COMING YEAR
"The Christmas trade this year
will be equal, if not greater than the
year before the war," said a promin
ent merchant of Oregon City Friday.
"Although large business interests
have been caught with high priced
goods In their stores during the last
six months, and were practically forc
ed to sell at a loss, nevertheless, the
outlook for the coming year Is the
brightest from all angles since before
the war period," he said.
"Times are rapidly approaching
normal again, and although prices wil
not go down as, low as they wee this
time five years ago, a basis has al
ready been reached which is proving
satisfactory to the merchant as well
as to the buyer, and people now show
greater confidence in buying good
than they have shown' during any
time the past five years."
$100,000 FOR
LIQUOR SENT
TO CANADA
SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 3.-One
hundred thousand dollars for Chrlt
mas liquor has arrived In Vancouver,
B. C, from buyers In Seattle and
Portland, It was reported in tbe Cm.
FRUIT INDUSTRY OF
OREGON HAS MADE
GREAT MM