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PEACE BY ARMS ADVICE
arjk i.ui:nOR Anot: for
riurjiRintris ow w h.
cjie, tIbm I. DUarss.' II aya. aad Is
1. l iter .f Severlaa DIpl.Batte
MelatWaa W ta (ierssaa,.
PASAPLXA. Ca!.. Ac :. 1 ara
for pea'e aad niv state Is for peace,
but t.-.ls emergence Is not a time in
which to disarm. America should be
treasthenlBf her defenses, building
op her Navy, even wht'.e she works for
world peace." declared Governor Ar
thur Ca?Pr. of Kansas, shortly after
ats arrival In Pasadena.
As to Germany. Governor Capper
approves the stand taken by presi
dent Wilson, and asserts ti.al If Ger
many persists in tskinc lives of Amer
irm in e-jbmartn warfare, dlplo-
n.iu- rrtattons s.lou.d t. severed. He
adds thai tMs would not mesn war.
tsid the Governor:
"I don t tMnk we are Justified at
all In entertns- the Kurorean war. I
don't believe we will ever reach that
point.
-v ..k me. "lo you think the
risats of neutrals should be defined
by arbitration, aa Germany sucseets.
ar by a conference of neutral nations,
r should tMey e defined bythel nlted
ltate. alone.
-. .tromlr In favor ef a eon
J sr. ace c seutral aatloaa. The fatted
States should take the lead In this!
movement. North Amerk-a and South I
America should unite in this.
"I think that If Governors of states
other t:ian Kansas were to rail stale
peace conferences such as we had
there It might serve as the start of a
bis; peace movement. We found that
our convention attracted a s;reat deal
of attention. Letters were received
fruSJ prominent persons far and wide.
"Still I fl that we are now In an
emergency and that this emergency
must be met and so met as not to leave
the Cnlted States embarrassed.
-Ye have our homes to protect
yow Is not the time to disarm. Amer
ica must be protected. We should be
strengthening our Navy.. We should
have more battleships, more torpedo
boats, more naval craft of almost
every kind. But at the same time we
should work for and foster peace."
'U-BOAr DISTURBS YACHTS
Pl.lladolphian IVclarcs Submarine
Poked Its No Xp.
rHIlAPEUTHI-V. Auk. 24. A for
eign submarine poked her nose among
the boats st the achorage oq the River
side Yacht Club at Csslngton the other
night, and failing to find the enemy
dived like a scare! duck and was not
seen again. Probably she has gone to
her station In the Irish Sea by this
'"The censors of this dispatch will not
permit the name of tbe submarine to be
published. Nor will he grant the privi
lege ot using tbe Riverside Yacht Club
officer's name, for he was the only wit
ness of the submarine's visit.
Yachtsmen from most of the ctubs on
the IVlam-are had gathered at Esslng
ton to bo prepared fur a race. Of course
fuel for man and boat had to be put
aboard. In several Instances both were
below the load line. Before a sufficiency
for some had been put aboard It was
about midnight
About 1 A. M.. when all was still
along the Delaware, a shrill, piercing;
cry of terror caused some of the sleep
ing yachtsmen to tumble rrom tneir
berths, while those ashore at the hotel
thought a storm had broken. The cries
had come from the afterdeck of ono of
the cruisers In the fleet. There a gentle
man could be seen. He waa bellowing:
-For the love of Mike, take 'em offl
Take "em off. won't you. please? There
he scoots!"
When all the lighters of the fleet,
swarming with men. expecting the
worst, csme to board the cruiser, they
found a woebegone-looking Individual
sheepishly glancing first astern, then
sft. then skyward and bottomward.
then landward and finally seaward. He
was looking for something. "Say. fel
lows." he walled, "did you see It? Did
you see that darn sneaky thing creep
In here like a cat looking for its preyt
I saw It! I swear It!"
None of his would-be rescuers had
seen It. and they were Inconsiderate
enough to yell: "Say. you old rarebit
(lend, go to sleep!" But that Individual
initd that the sea be scoured for the
German submarine which most assured
ly had hove In sight and tnen naa racea
here, there, everywhere among the
Riverside fleet. No sign of a submarine
could be seen.
There waa a huge log awash under
the stern of tbe dreamer's vessel.
Affection for Stenographe"
Explained to Applicant.
State Representative Wygant Needs
No Other Asslstaace While Daugh
ter Has Job.
NEWPORT. Or, Aug.' 28. (Spe-;
clal.) A young woman accompa
nied by Frederick Wygant entered the
office of Samuel G. Irvln. State Repre
sentative of Lincoln and Polk Counties.
In Newport a few days ago, and, after
being introduced, asked permission to
use the typewriter in Mr. Irvln's
office.
The request was granted: and after
writing several letters the young
woman said that she liked Newport
and would like to be employed as a
steographer.
Mr. Irvln replied that he could not
give her employment because he had
a good-lookine stenographer with
whom he was In love. "She lets me
kiss her when I want to," he added.
"What better could a man desire?"
"You must, pay her a big salary,"
responded the new applicant for the
position.
"Not any more than any good stenog
raDher would earn." Mr Irvln replied.
"But don't tell the Wygants what I
told you because they know my wife.'
The young woman made a hasty exit
and three minutes later asaea Jir.
Wygant whom Mr. Irvln employed as
stenographer.
His daughter Ina." replied Mr. Wy
gant. Then he wondered wny nis rair
companion looked so surprised.
MINT INDUSTRY IN LINN COUNTY
DEVELOPED ON COMMERCIAL BASIS
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Acreage Near Albany Now 41 From Which Growers Figure Net Profit of $98 to Acre With Ready Demand for
Product and Outlay for Cultivation and Distillation Insignificant.
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ALBANY. Or., Aug. 28. (Special.)
From the end of a condenser of a
still located eight miles east of
Albany mint oil. of a quality unexcelled
In the world, has been dropping the
past few days. It marks the develop
ment of a new Industry in Oregon, an
Industry more profitable than the
growing of any grain or vegetable now
raised in this section of the state.
Three years 3go some farmers resid
ing near the South hantlam River,
eight miles east of this city, began ex
perimenting with commercial mint
growing. These experiments proved
that it would be a success here. Two
years aso they had four acres of mint,
last year the amount planted grew to
12 acres. This Summer 41 M acres are
being harvested. That shows the
rapid progress of the new industry in
Linn County. Next year, they say.
they will have 100 acres of mint.
The oil which Is being distilled near
here now is being collected in 21-pound
cans and will be shipped to Eastern
and foreign markets. It will be used
in the manufacture-of confections and
drugs. From much of It the menthol
will be extracted for various medicines
and some of it will be utilized to flavor
candy and gum. ,
Profit Pat at sss'to Acre.
The mint growers have estimated
after careful figuring that they can
make an average profit of 98 an acre
net each year. This means that mint
growing may be a big thing for Ore
gon. Of course, only river bottom, bea
verdam or second bench land will pro
duce the mint well. It is not a suc
cess on the prairies, but there are
thousands of acres in the valleys of
Oreson which are capable of being
utilized for the purpose.
Mint growing Is a new thing In Ore
gon. Besides that grown In this county
there are only two other patches in the
state. Thert- Is a 15-acre tract at
West Stayton. in Marlon county, ana a
10-aere patch near Eugene. These two
patches Were developed about the same
me u luuao cmioi j .
Ninety per cent of the mint produced
. . J f ...... n Mloht.
tne uniiea ci ln r " " " . -
gan. lnaitni pruuu. .
remainJer. The Oregon oil tests about
15 per cent higher than the Michigan
and Indiana oil and contains 25 per
cent more menthol. In the three years
It has been produced In Oregon it has
established a reputation on this ac
count and la more sought after than
the Eastern oil.
Plant Grows Like Hay.
The mint grows from roots which
look much like a hop root. These
roots are planted In a continuous row,
the rows being about three feet apart.
The ground is prepared as for potatoes
and furrowed out with a shovel plow.
The roots are then planted three to
four Inches deep and covered lightly,
with dirt.
The plant grows up to a height or
from four and one-half to five feet and
a patch of mint looks much like a hay
Held. In the fields on the farm of O.
B. Marshall the highest Btalks meas
ured five feet three inches.
The mint is harvested and cured just
like hay. being cut with a mower and
raked up. It is then hauled to the
still, where the straw is placed in a
large vat, through which steam is
forced from the bottom to the top. The
steam comes out of the vat through a
series of condensing pipes on which
cold water Is flowing, and with the
water from the condensed steam the
oil flows out and is skimmed oft.
At the still near the city there are
two vats, each six and one-half feet
deep, five feet in diameter across the
bottom and Ave and one-half feet in
diameter across the top. It requires
about 50 minutes to extract all the oil
from a vat of mint straw. . While one
In
vat is closed and being steamed the
other is filled, so that no time is lost.
After the oil Is extracted the straw
is taken out and dried and stored
away in the barns for use as feed. It
takes the place of ordinary hay. mak-
ing an excellent feed for horses and
young stock. It is not given to milch
cows, but all other stock eats it with
apparent relish.
Four years crops are harvested from
the same roots. Then it is necessary
to replant. But there Is no expense
to the grower for roots after the initial
planting, for in their first year the
young root plants will produce enough
roots on one acre to plant about seven
acres. . It requires about 20 grain sacks
full of roots to plant an- acre.
This year the old mint, that which
was planted more than a year ago, is
averaging 40 pounds of oil to the acre
and the young mint, planted last year,
is running 45 pounds to the acre. The
young mint always yields a little
heavier than the old. ' In other words,
the plants produce more oil their first
year.
The price for mint oil runs from
about 2 to $5 a pound. It Is low now,
because the best market for it is in
Germany.
"The average price which we have
received for the oil thus far," said E.
B. Wallace, who was one of the pio
neers in the industry in this county, "is
2.75 a pound. Taking 40 pounds as
the average yield to the acre, this gives
us a gross profit of $110 an acre. The
cost of growing young mint is an
acre and old mint XI an acre. Using
the former figure and adding the cost
of harvesting and distilling, which is
J10 an acre, the cost of production is
fig an acre. This would leave a net
profit of $92 an acre from the oil. But
the hay is worth $3 a ton for feeding
purposes and averages two tons to the
acre. This gives us a net income of
$98 an acre."
"How much does that beat wheat or
potatoes?" he was asked.
"Wheat will average say 20 bushels
to the acre and the average price is 80
cents. That gives $16 an acre and the
expense of growing it practically takes
it
it all. Potatoes will yield about 120
bushels to the acre and the average
yield Is about 45 cents. That yields
$54 an acre. The expense of cultivat
ing and harvesting the crop is almost
exactly the same as mint, so the net
profit would be $36.
Danger of Loss Eliminated.
"But in the case o- potatoes there is
much more expense of marketing. A
roan can take $500 worth of mint oil
to town in a little hack. Then there
is no danger in holding the crop over.
The oil doesn't spoil and the grower
can hold his crop as long as he likes in
the hope of a better market.
"I cannot see why mint growing
won't be a success," Mr. Wallace con
tinued. "So far as we have been able
to learn there are no pests to attack
it and spoil our crop. A wet season
won't hurt It like it would hay. For the
mint straw can He in the fields through
rain without the oil in it being hurt.
All we would have to do would be to
turn it over occasionally to Keep
from rotting
"And we can depend on close to 40
pounds of oil an acre. Last Summer
was as dry a year as we have ever had
In this country and the tmlnt yielded
37 pounds on an average."
Of the mint which .is growing in
Linn County and is being distilled at
the plant east of Albany E. B. Wallace
has six and one-half acres. O. B. Mar
shall six acres. I. H. Copeland eight
acres, Grover Wallace two acres. E. J.
Wilds two acres and Lloyd Furnish and
J Newman one acre each. All of
these men reside in the vicinity in
which the still Is located. On a place
about one and one-half miles distant
W. J. Turnidge. of Crabtree, has a
patch of seven acres. A. W. Black
burn, of Lebanon, has five acres near
that city and D. D. Follett has three
acres north of Lebanon.
A party of Albany men recently vis
ited the still when it was in operation
and also went through the mnt fields
and were amazed at the possibilities of
the industry. . Even local people did
not realize the progress already made
In -the new- field - of endeavor.