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its made by these people all go to Japan.
They point to the birth rate of the past
few years to illustrate the results to be
expected in the near future. While the
married Japanese population was about
1 per cent of the total fox Hood River
county, the birth rate was from 10 to 20
per cent. Following la the birth record
tor the past four years:
Tear Whites, Japanese.
174 17
111 7 142 27
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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1920
10,500 Acres Controlled by
Islanders, Says Report.
HOLDINGS ARE $860,000
Statement to Government May Be
Submitted to Xext Legislature
W'HU Some Recommendations.
PAL EM. Or.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
The Japanese population of Oregon
totals about 4600, the acreage con
trolled by these orientals aggregates
about 10,500, and their investment in
various lines of business Is estimated
at $sti0.000, according to a statement
attached to a report filed with Gov
ernor Olcott today by Frak Davey,
who was appointed by the executive
to make an investigation of the Jap
anese situation in this etate in con
nection with the congressional probe
now being directed from Washington.
The report also may be used by the
governor at the next session of the
legislature, when. It is predicted, he
will make some recommendations re
garding the safeguarding of Ameri
can interests.
The population statistics show a ff
total of 2631 men, S62 women, 48?
boys under 16 years of age and 524
girls under 16 years of age. Farms'
controlled by the Japanese total 230,
of which 2185 acres are owned by
the orientals, while 711 acres are
under lease. Total gross receipts of
the Japanese in Oregon during the
year 1319 were estimated at $900,000.
Clatsop Has 4.10.
I am attaching to this report some
documents 1 have found in circula
tion that will prove interesting,
namely: 'Japan's Peaceful Penetra
tion" and A Japanese Province,' leaf
lets compiled from the Sacramento
Bee and written by its editor, V. S.
McClatchy, in June and July, 1919,
showing the menace of the Japanese
to the United States; also 'Disapprov
ing Anti-Japanese Agitation, by
"William D. Wheelwright of Portland,
which was published in the Oregon
Voter last February," says Mr. Davey
In his report.
Another document attached gives the
total Japanese population or Oregon
other facts relative to It, compiled and
vouched for by the Japanese Association
of Oregon and indorsed by the Japanese
consul. . . ...
In ClatBop county there are about 4oQ
Japanese altogether. These are engaged
mostly as laborers. Between 60 and 70
are employed at the Hammond Lumber
company's mills; about the same number
at the Westport mills and the large part
of the remainder at the canneries in As
toria and Flavel. There are about 40
Japanese women and the same number of
children. There are no Japanese in the
farming, fruit or berry industries.
Aside from the laborers, there are other
Japanese in Astoria operating some soft
crink places, cheap eating houses and
lodgings. The Japanese are unobtrusive
and little noticed la Astoria, The laborers
in the sawmills live to ome extent in
boarding houses kept bjl their fellow
countrymen, some, however, being married
and maintaining homes. During the past
IK months several picture brides have
been brought to Astoria. They have been
secured through Seattle. A perfect sys
tem of communication is maintained from
Seattle, at which port word is received
by wireless announcing the time of ar
rival of tho ships bearing the picture
brides, and the fellows who are expecting
icrme of those prize packages proceed to
Seattle, get married there and return to
Oregon.
Every Move Known.
In Portland, 1 visited Tsunezo Sugimura,
his imperial Japanese majesty's consul,
who is a very courteous gentleman and
upon learning my mission showed not the
least hesitation in furnishing me all the
information desired. I found that he is
In intimate touch with all the Japanese
residents of the state, with their several
lines of industry, their general condition
and all things relating to them. It soon
becomes apparent to one in conversation
with Consul Sugimura that Japan knows
all the time where its subjects are, what
they are doing and how they are prosper
Ing, and there follows the thought which
is probably the real basis of opposition to
those people among American citizens.
that their thoughts, their ambitions, their
interests tneir efforts are and will con
tinue to be for Japan, and that America
to them is but an agency, an opportunity
xor me promotion oi Japanese aspirations.
This may be a mistaken thought in the
American mind, but I find it everywhere
and by referring to it here, it will be
Herearter understood without further re
pea ting.
Air. Sigimura gives the Japanese popu
la t ion of Portland at about 1800, com
prising merchants, lodging houses, hotels
ana eating nouses, tailors, shoemakers,
dyers, cteanera, factory and farm bands.
in trie county, he said the Jaoanese nnnu
lation comprises 1004 men, 486 women and
children. He says no more picture
brides can be brought in. ,No passports
for them have been issued since March
and all passports must be used within six
months from date of issue or they are
null and void.
'o Banks Operated.
He says that there are no new working
Japanese coming into Oregon, consequent
ly the only increase now is by birth of
children and that is ' offset largely by
those leaving the country. There being
no commerce between Japan and Port
land there is no immigration direct to
Portland.
The Japanese' have no commercial cor
porations in Portland and their financial
transactions are conducted with and
through the banks of Portland. Thev
have one large benevolent society in
Portland, through which its relief work,
care of the sick and other philanthropic
works are carried on, and through which
statistical information la gathered and
intercourse is maintained.
The consul says that Japan does not
encourage tne migration of Its citizens
to this country and is anxious to have
them obey strictly the regulations agreed
vyuu wiwi uie unitea states.
Ores hum Interests Large.
I spent some time at G res ham, which
ir ,me local commercial.-center of a sec
tion or country in the eastern part of
Multnomah county, in which the soil is
auapiea to Derry culture and truck garden
ing, ana in which the Japanese have
already secured a strong foothold. I have
" n um reuaute autnonty that 50 per
cent of the acreage of raspberries, 00 per
v.. me Biiawoerries, to 40 per cent
i tne logauoerries and 60 per cent of
the vegetable gardening, including early
potatoes, are handled by Japanese and
mm. . ii u Miner or tnera are now branch
jng uui into dairying. Some JO per cent
oi me vegeiaoie garaening and early
b'"'"s is uune oy Italians, who
are cuiiHiuereu oy many to be prefer
able to the Japanese in a material way,
because they fertilize the ground heavily!
xnus leaving it in good condition, while
the Jap crops the ground intensively and
roos it ot its iertiuty by the time his
lease expires.
in me section or -Multnomah county
lying east or the Portland city limits
mere are saiu to ne nearly 300 Japanese,
a. 'gouu iiitvu Having la mines, the crop
tn uuiiuieii ucuig numerous ana regular.
Tnere is an association among them
Known as me iresnam- rroutdaie Farmers'
association ana tnere is a similar J a pa
nese associat Ion at Russellvllle. Through
xnese agencies tney ouy and sell col
leetively. Their secretary handles the
ousiness. Tinas buyers for the products,
also purchases boxes, packing cases and
other supplies ror them.
The Japanese question Is more acute in
Hood Kiver than in any other place in
Oregon. There- is a society here known
as tne Anti-Asiatic association with prom
inent citizens or town and surrounding
country as officers.
Statistics obtained from the Anti-Asiatic
association show an estimated Japanese
population oi puu in mo vaney; show th
acres are ownea ana &uo acres are
under lase by them, there being some 68
owners listed. The taxable improvements
listed amount to only $2800. showing that
there is no home building such as is found
en American holdings. They eay tho prof
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In 11)18 there -were several deaths from i
the influenza, which was pretty bad among
the Japanese and accounts for the low
record of that year.
Whites Hart at The Dalles.
The Japanese question has not assumed
serious proportions in Wasco county, as
there are few of them engaged in any of
the lines of industry that cause irritation.
In the vicinity of The Dalles, tomatoes
form the principal item of garden prod
uct and the Japanese seem to be mak
ing an effort this year to drive the white
producers out of business. They have
been furnishing tomatoes to local ' mer
chants so that the merchants can sell
them at $1.25 a box, while the Portland
tuiiiiiiioaiun nouses nave oeen paying 1.11
v w a. iur i u e 111. j. uuiiKcr ui i
The Dalles gave me this information and I
thought the aim of the orientals In that
procedure must be to eliminate white
competition in growing the tomatoes.
Baker county has nearly 200 Japanese
within its borders, but they have at
tracted no unfavorable attention, because
the majority of them are engaged only
In laboring work that has been long since
IirnnreH hv mnxt whit nrtnl Thpv ir
t be found principally on the railroad j
tections.
The Japanese are becoming a noticeable
factor in the business life of Portland,
being interested in various lines, from card
rooms to some of the heaviest of legiti
mate business enterprises. From reliable
sources 1 learned that 90 per cent of the
smaller hotels- and lodging houses are now
in their hands and they are gradually, ex
tending their operations in various
branches of trade. One man advanced
the theory to me that the Japanese have
entered the hotel and lodging house busi
ness in order tj give them an opportunity
tor bootlegging, which he intimated they
are now doing, but I received no authen
tic information to bear out that charge.
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WOMAX AVEKS PRESENT 51 ATE
XOT JUSCCLIXE EXOUGH.
Frank H. McCune Alleged to Insist
. on Doing Housework and Dis
cussing Salad Dressing.
Frank H. McCune would insist upon
doing the housework and kitchen du
ties and would discuss with women
callers "the momentous questions of
better ways of preparing: salad dress
ing: or making- biscuits" and other
problems of culinary art and housekeeping-,
much to the shame and hu
miliation of his wife, asserts Mrs.
Nellie McCune, who married him in
1897 and now seeks a divorce in the
circuit court.
Coupled with allegations of non-
support, Mrs. McCune's chief objec
tion to continued married life with
her husband Is her allegation that his
conduct is such as to stamp him as
weak and effeminate, rather than
strong and masculine, as she says
she would prefer the head of the
household. At a recent outing- at Os
wego lake be objected to eating- on
the ground and the rigors of camp
ing; she asserts, and spent most of his
time picking berries.
Mrs. McCune has paid household
expenses from her income as Chris
tian Science practitioner and esti
mates that she has contributed at
least $1500 which should be returned
to her by decree of the court.
A "corporal in the United States
army and a sailor in the navy" ap
pear as co-respondents in the divorce
action of Howard against Thelma'
Cecil Cook, whom he married in 1916.
The husband declares that his wife
would permit young- men to call on
her in the evening, as long as they
left before his return from work
shortly before midnig-ht. He asserts
that she told an acquaintance that
"when she went to the west side of
Portland she nearly always succeed
ed in picking up some sort of man to
buy her meals for her."
Other divorce suits filed yesterday
were: Josephine against Henry Horace
Le Brun, Minnie against John Rus
sell, Susan E. against Harvey Raines,
and Jessie Ruth against Frank 1.
Stevens.
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K. X. Stanfield and C. X. McArthur
to Speak at Central Library.
Robert N. Stanfield, candidate for
United States senator. aTid C. N. Mc
Arthun. representative in congress
and candidate for re-election, will
address an open meeting- of the Mult
nomah county republican central com
mittee at the Central library assm
bly hall Tuesday evening on the cam
paign issues. Mr. Stanfield yester
day notified the committee he would
arrange his itinerary plans in order
to be here for the meeting.
Permanent organization of the
Eastern Multnomah County Republl
can club will be perfected at a meet
ing to be held at Gresham Monday
night. Permanent officers will be
elected. It is planned to elect a
vice-president from each city and
town in the eastern part of the
county and to have these vice-presidents
preside as chairmen of all cam
paign meetings in their districts.
PI.EA OF GUILTY TO KILLING
SHERIFF TAYLOR ENTERED.
Four Others Deny Complicity . In
Slaying and Change of Venue
Will Be Asked.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) "Guilty." answered Emmett
Bancroft, alias Neil Hart, when ar
raigned to plead before Circuit Judge
Phelps here this afternoon for the
killing of Sheriff Til Taylor follow
ing the sensational jallbreak here
July 23. Hart refused legal aid and
seemed unconcerned over the ordeal
which is likely to land, him upon the
gallows. The courtroom was almost
filled with many women and children
sprinkled through the large crowd.
The five prisoners appeared in court
wearing "Oregon boots" and wore
new blue overalls and jumpers.
Hart's four companions pleaded not
guilty. Joseph D. Lanvin, Spokane
lawyer; represented Ervin Stoop, alias
Lewis Anderson, and Floyd Hender
son, alias Dick Patterson. It was
through the efforts of Henderson's
parents that Lanvin came to Pendle
ton for the trial.
Edward J. Clarke and Percy M. Col
lier, Pendleton attorneys, appeared
for Rathie and Owens. Lanvin in
formed the, court that he would ask
for a change of venue from Umatilla
county and for a separate trial for
his clients.
body will supplant military training
at Pendleton high school this year.
Superintendent H. E. Inlow, who made
the announcement, states that mili
tary training has not proved success
ful, either in Pendleton or in other
towns of the state, and that the ven
tur is no longer feasible.
Securing of Dick Hanly, Washing
ton State club, gridiron and diamond
star, as athletic director of Pendleton
high school doubtless helped Superin
tendent Inlow in his decision.
RADIO SITE IS BOUGHT
Branch. Xear Hillsboro to Be Taken,
Probably for Federal Plant.
HILLSBORO, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe-
ial.) Purchase by the government
of 332 acres near Hillsboro "for $37,000
cash as a site for a huge radio sta-
on is indicated in negotiations
which have been pending for some
ime with the owners of the 'Fred
Rood farm.
Negotiations have been carried on
by the Title & Trust company of
Portland and an abstract is now in
course of preparation. Agents who
have been considering the site have
eclared that the towers for the sta
tion would have to be 650 feet and
that a clear radius of 1300 feet would
be needed for the guy cables.
It was also pointed out that the
MERCURY CLIMBS TO 92
Today's
Prediction Is
Warmer."
'Fair and
Portland was' treated with another
hot day yesterday when the mercury
climbed to 92 degrees between 2 and
3 o'clock. This was the hottest day
since the recent cool spell.
The temperature ranged from 60
degrees at 6 o'clock in the morning
to 92, the maximum for the day.
The prediction for today is "fair
and warmer."
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
The hot wave struck Astoria again
today and for a few hours the mer
cury registered. 86 degrees. This
afternoon a cool breeze blew from
the ocean.
MILITARY DRILL DROPPED
All Pendleton High School Stu
dents to Take Training.
PENDLETON, Or.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Intensive physical education
nd development of the entire student
Saturday
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CITY L0SING TEACHERS
Tutors Can't Find Board and Room
at Pendleton.
PENDLETON. Or., Aug.
clal.) Pendleton schools may
teachers because of the shortage of
houses. Superintendent H. W. Inlow
indicated today. A man with a family
who has virtually promised to take
the principalship of one of the BChools
says that he cannot come unless a
house is obtained for him. This prob
lem is a difficult one, Mr. Inlow says.
Requests for rooms and board for
women teachers have brought in few
offers. Teachers who would like to
keep house are confronted with a
shortage of apartments.
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Lewis County Grange Picnics.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Several hundred members of
the Lewis county Pomona grange and
their families yesterday held a picnic
at Forest. An address by William
Houck, master of the state grange,
was a feature of tha day's programme.
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In addition to unusually entertaining and instructive articles treating the Polish-Bolshevik
War -and the new Russian policy of the United States, this week's number of THE
LITERARY DIGEST, dated August 21st, will have a full-page colored Map of the new
Republic of Poland.
This map shows the old, the new, and the provisional boundary lines; also railroads,
canals, cities and towns. It has a timely interest and value and is even worth preserving
because of the fierce struggle that is taking place over the territory shown between the
forces of Soviet Russia and Poland. With the aid of this Map one can follow more intelli
gently the shifting battle-front which, as present writing, menaces Warsaw.
Striking news-articles in this fine number of THE DIGEST are:
America's New Russian Policy
Is the League Issue Paramount?
The Biggest Thing in Profit-Sharing
Doubtful Benefits of Higher Passenger
Fares
Prohibition Raids in "Bad States"
Alaska's Plea for Home Rule
The Allied Policy Toward Poland
The Pope's Move Toward Peace With Italy
High Costs in Hungary
The Frenchman's Burden in Alsace
Helmets for Peace Wear
The World's Diamond Crop
Platinum Pirates Trapped by Chemistry
William Marion Reedy
"After War" Reading, Courses
The Greatest of American Olympic Teams
How Japan Goes to the Movies
Must Novelists Forget the War?
How the Church Is Solving Spain's Labor
Troubles
A Protest Against "Cities of the Dead" in
France
In Defense of Preaching
World Wide Trade Facts
Mr. Ponzi and His "Ponzied Finance"
Grief in the Ozarks Over Harold Bell
Wright's Divorce
Young Mr. Huerta, Something New in
Mexican Presidents
The 4iWets" Defeated Volstead, but Religion
May Save Him
Paris Doesn't Like Americans This Summer
Why?
Topics of the Day
Best of the Current Poetry
Many Good Illustrations, Including Maps and Humorous Cartoons
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local electrical disturbances and yet
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Prince Leaves Australia.
MELBOURNE". Australia. Aug.19.
The prince of Wales sailed aboard
the cruiser Renown today for Samoa,
en route to England by way of the
Panama canal.
Centralia Hears Roosevelt Today.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 20. (Spe-
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TODAY AND ALL NEXT WEEK
cial.) All arrangements have been
completed for an address here to
morrow afternoon by Franklin D.
Roosevelt, democratic "vice-presidential
candidate. The latter's special
will arrive here at 2:55 P. M. and will
remain 40 minutes. Mr. Roosevelt will
speak in the city park. Mrs. Albert
Smith will preside as chairman and
music will be furnished by the state
training school band. John Galvin of
this city and A. E. Judd of Chehalis
are with Mr. Roosevelt on his trip
through the state.
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