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OWPCO EAT A PLATE A DAY - ? II I - ' v ' t i . !?..--... ' - - I 11 - ! r V. V nroom band, mop ban die, paper; pings, tent tog cie. all kind of hardwood kMu ' mauuritetared by a Oregon Wood Products Co. West Salem BUY AN : ; AND -Realize the -Difference ' VICKBROS. QUALITY CARS HIGH ST. AT TRA&E i i i i i LEY OVERLAND MM J WELFARE DEPENDS ON THE D im The Cow Is the Hope of thfe Whte Race There Is Threat- ened Disaster to the White Race Through the Massing of People in the Cities Bossy Was the Chief Red Cross Nurse During the World War and After the Peace Was Signed Worlo; Has a ; Grain Shortage and a Milk Surplus . ' ; " ' C'Toa are Interested in the de telopment of the dairy industry in the' Willamette ralley," writes Jesse Huber to the Slogan editor of The Statesman. Continuing, he saya: . "I RaTe5 'Just completed "a report for -publication of the , opening meeting of the World's ' Dairy Congress now ta session in lata city. . Toe addresses by Sec retary, of State Hughes and: Secre tary of Commerce Hoover are IN , UXK WITH YQUJt IDLA.S of de relopment in the Willamette Tat- ley-, I am sending you a - carbon copy. This is in recognition of past faTors.'i etU' Mr.'HabeTi was o.wfornierly va . Jnember .oX -th-news force or The Statesman. Me was also a successful farmer in the ricli section north of Salem. ' He ia now a news and news feature writer t Washington. -D. c: His address is 1014 Tenth street, N. W., Apartment 4. The date of his letter is Oct. 2. and the following is the most interesting report to ahich he refers:) ; V B JESSE ntHER) A new era of possible peace and .P'eaty was, today, inaugurated in v thU city. . . ;- r -;r . ... v : , The eTent was the meeting of 850 delegates who came here from r 47 nations of the world as repre- II. tentatiTea ta 4 ihe. -international congress ' of J dairymen. They (came at the invitation of former President Harding who, during !, .his . term of t office, had enlisted the interest of foreign nations in I , the necessity of an urgent increase I in dairy products for the health I nd welfare of tne human race. ky Format addresses sware made 'y Secretary of State Charles Ev t : Hughes and by Secretary of Com- !nierce Herbert Hoover. j Even of fireater ImpoHaiic I ', Mr. Hughes reminded the dele j gates that in the ball where they were sitting, the naval dlsarma j ment representatives1 held their sessions. However, be regarded ., the present meeting of even great- er international importance as the uirymen were ; the leaders or a great baste industry on -which the health even the; VERY." EXIS TENCE of the human race largely depended. "A - - - - : --;i:tsv f tsi;tj-aai; 0fJra:GaSs- i i ' J'AKTiTIOTi TILE: m. X : i -.-.VJr tfS 4m and Tile Co. Sal cm, Oregon ' ' II 'V. V. I ' ill J I II ... I Will -If ' r i M , II ! I I LM I IV M II ' II 1 1 1 Vw II ;i I I " J M II ' - f . v.. ' I I ' i' t, I Dates of Slogans in Daily Statesman (In Twicc-a-Week Statesman Following Day) Loganberries, Oct. 4. Prunes, Oct. 11; Dairying, Oct. 18. Flax, Oct. 25.' i . : Filberts, Not: 1. Walnuts, Not. s. Strawberries, Nov., 15. Apples, Not. 22, . Raspberries, Not. 29. Mint, December 6. Great cows, etc., Dec. 13. Blackberries, Dec. 20. Cberries, Dec! 27. Pears, Jan. 3, 1924. Gooseberries, Jan. 10. -Cora, Jan. 17. j i Celery, Jan. 24. Spinach, etc. Jan. 81. Onions, etc., Feb. 7. Potatoes, etc., Feb. 14. " Bees, Feb. 21. Poultry and pet stock, Feb. Goats, March 6. v . : Beans, etc., March 13. Paved highways,, March 20. Broccoli, etc.; March 27. Silos, etc.. April 3. . Legumes, April 10.' Asparagus, etc.; April 17. Grapes, etc., April 24. 2S. PACKING CO. I SEI " The secretary deplored, the fact that so much of the time of admin istration officers had to be spent in the adjustment, of matters and differences growing out of Inter national strife. He said that he could not speak j as a practical dairyman, i but, as, a diplomat, he fsured the delegates- that be was doing what he could in distribut ing the milk of human kindness.! ' Approach the Gods ; ; Air.' Hughes stressed ' ihe impor tance of protecting public health.' This, he urged,' Involved also the proper nourishment of children during .their period of-growth. He quoted Cicero as saying that men appncirinost in their efforts to j protect numan health. .The peace for .which we are striving is but an opportunity for the enlargement of social 'and industrial development. In I the. extension of world peace, dairy men will , find an ever widening field of usefulness, as the secre tary views the future.- V Hoover Cheered Vigorously When Secretary HooTer was In- HERWEKT HOOVKK troduced, ithe delegates : gr?ted him by ri&ing and cheering vig- mmi ttaim "Tmmmrnm , If H3 SIM n rf i 1 1 " " I Drug garden, May 1. Sugar beets; sorghum, etc., May 8. ; . j Water powers, May 15. Irrigation, May 22. . . Mining. May 29. jj Land, Irrigation, etc., June 5. I Dehydration, June 12. ' I Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19. Wholesaling and jobbing June26. Cucumbers, etc., July 3. , Hogs July. 10. ? i '.l.i',; t City beautiful, etc.. July 17. Schools, etc., July 24. ? Sheep, July 31. National advertising, Aug. 7. Seeds, etc., Aug. 14. ' Livestock, Aug. 21; ' ' . Automotive industry, Aug. 2. . Grain and grain products. Sept. 4. ? Manufacturing, Sept. 11. Woodworking, etc., Sept. 18. ; Paper mills; etc., Sept. 25. 'I (Back copies of the' Thursday editions of the Dally Oregon Statesman are on hand. They are for sale at 10 cents each, mailed to any address. Current copies, 5c.) ... , ' f ; . S. Inspected orously. This honor was paid him because pf his beneficent work m sustaining the lives of 12,000,000 children .in Europe since the be ginning of hostilities through the agency , of the American Relief association of which he is direc tor. - '! :-!:! No Substitute for Milk i Mr. - Hoover began by making the sweeping statement that hum an welfare depends on the dairy. He asserted that the growth ; of children to healthy maturity de pended on milk and that science had not found a substitute for this product. - One rather startling assertion made by Mr. Hoover was that the success of the relief work in Eur ope was made largely possible by the efforts of American dairymen in providing a; plentiful supply ot milk which could be purchased in condense'd form'.- He -said that 500,000,000 pounds of condensed milk was shipped to relief work ers' and by them distributed to mbttiers and 'children in need of help. ' -'t . ;-; , Disaster to .White Krtce Mr.'1 Hdover' asserted ' he could not view with complacence the movement. of so many of our rural population to towns and cities. He sees in this a threatened disaster to the white race for the reason t will result in the under nour ishment of many children through the want of a plentiful supply of wholesome milk. He referred to investigations which had been made showing that children in cities were getting on an average not over one-half enough of their needed requirements of milk. I Grain Surplus, Milk Shortage The secretary of commerce, has been making a survey of the grain supply of the world for the pur pose of supplying President Cool idge with needed information to solve the 'present complex prob lems confronting the grain farm ers in the ' west. He announced to the delegates that the grain suddIt is. far in excess of the world's requirements', but that there Is an under supply of dairy products. - . ; Dairymen, he pointed ont, had been 'reaosn'ably prosperous dur ing the period while grain farmers have been in distress. He called attention ta the opportunity to modify tho growing of ( 'cereals and enlarge the dairy branch of farming f as one of the means ol adjusting the present farm diffi culties. " ' Making General .Survey The' department of child health, of which Mr. Hoover is president, is at present making a survey of the dairy industry throughout the United Stales with a view to as certain whether a sufficient sup ply of milk is reaching the chil dren in the homes of each locality. Where the quantity of milk is not sufficient to serve the needs of growing children the aim is to Increase the supply that all chil dren may secure alike the needed nourishment. - Herein. he point ed out, if found the" hope for the survival of the white race. .'. . Jiossy l inn .unw . ,ti r Eull honor was given to the 23,000,000 cows on ' American farms for the important, part they played in the late world ; tragedy. It was pointed out that, in the fin al analysis. Bossy must be given- credit for having been the chief Red Cross .nurse,- She ' received no compensation for her services. All the meek-eyed, contented Ros sy asked was a chance' to graze the green grass on tho hillside, or plenty of hay and chop feed- to munch in the stable. Some Other Matters In the office of President Cool-j expressed himself in favor of a idge,- daily conferences are being I soldiers ; bonus and wanted the held with membrra of the cabinetJmoney taken' from '- "the proli- USEFUL PRUNE SYMPOSIUM There is a most useful prune symposium in the JSlogan pages of The Statesman of this morning. I- j , -v 1 It is an important time in the prune in - dustry -:' ' ". ; , . . , . Important that wider markets be devel oped , And they can be developed, on account of the j fact that pur district produces the large sizes; the wanted kinds; the prunes that command top prices. It is; important also that we produce more of the sweet prunes of large sizes, and this will be done, more and more. The great future of our prune industry lies in quality fruit, and the intelligent mer chandising of this quality fruit. CASCADE BRAND HAJVlS, and representatives of ; farm : or ganizations In the hope of, arriv ing at some plan that will bring the much needed relief to west ern farmers because of their ina bility to market their grai crop3 at a profitable price! -" ; Many kinds! of plans have been outlined, but no proposition, so far called to the attention of the pres ident, would bring the desired re sults were they put into action, in the estimation of those vitally in terested, i It is quite! conclusively deter mined that a! special session of congress will not be called, as nothing of a workable nature has yet been found that would bring the desired results to the agricul tural sections. This View-Is 'also held 1 by' Gray SilTer, who is the Washington fepresehtatiTe of the American :Farm Bureau Federa tion. - ; ' -Mr. Silver, following, his con fere nee. with! the president, took the .view that what the farmer needs noV'is jlower operating eosts and better nd wider marketing facilities. He said the America I farmers" have, during ! 'the last three 'years,! taken ' on an addi-J tional burden of 3,000,0T)0,000 in the shape of debts. ; To give the farmer merely a price that would make" ends jmeet without aiding him to pay j off his debt! would not help him very1 much, is a point of view ' which ' be would have legislators consider. 1 : ' Mr. Silver pointed out with con siderable emphasis the need of the farmer in a reduction of the cost of production, including ma chinery, fertilizer, freight rates and labor. Will Be Big Fight point to the fact that ; All things! a strenuous effort will be made by the arm bloc in the approaching congress to jenact a law that will bring about! a reduction of trans portation charges : on farm pro ducts. A vigorous effort will be launched against ; the " guaranty clause in the Esch-Cummins act. Railway managers, anticipating that a western cyclone is likely to Strike Washington about , the time congress convenes , next December and cause some troublesome lawmaking- twisters to swirl In - the senate chamber, have been speak ing their viws of the tallway sit uation into ithe presidential ear in the effort to maintain a balance of power in tho executive mansion. Howard Elliott, of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road, was said tb jhave expressed the viewpoint that there are but two ways to handle transportation in this country. One is for; the gov ernment toi own and operate the railroads, to which as a citizen he was' opposed. The other is for the people! to pay the railroads, privately operated, enough money to manage! them efficiently and make needed extensions and im provements so they may render the desired! service. Mptcnna" Johnson on Scene 11 Magnus Johnson, the Minnesota farmer recently elected to the United. States senate, has come to Whthlngton to pay his respects thjihe pr;ostdent. ; When seen 'at the'botel 'Jie was calm but regis tered a cojmplaint against Phila delphia. : MTbey lie about' me so much, he said. "I want it clear ly understpod that' I never said I'd show thos birds down at the capitol something. ' . y Mr. Johpson would not com ment on the Kn KIuxKlan' or on prohibitions, but he let it be' known that, if neither the Democrats nor Republicans should nominate a progressive ; candidate for , the presidency! a 'farmer-labor party would' probably ; be 'formed. He BACON AND LARD r SALEM, OREGON teers" to ;meet these claims. t The picturesque senator said that he proposes to, devote prac tically all of - his Ime; to the study of the" farmer's problems and try to .frame legislation that will .bring relief to the farming sections. "They are now in awful shape with no - improvement in sight," is the' rather gloomy view of the farming situation express ed by the ruddy-faced senator elect 'from Minnesota. Mr. Johnson has rented his farm to his two oldest sons. With his wife and younger children he expects to' locate'' in Washington before December, when ' he in tends that bis deck shall be clear ed ready for the broad-side firing to be directed by the progressive cohorts from the west aainst the intrenehments of standpatters in the east. - , .- .-. ..'; t-, i ' ' - . ' iBiniiOTDV'p mrrnD ;isiuu.uui ii.(u ILLUU More Advertising, Less Prof tit to Middle Man,.Reason k able Consumer Prices Editor Statesman: . Prune growers of the Willam ette . valley are getting a pretty hard wallop this year, and prune drying will soon be over, with but 40 to 50 per cent ot the crop saved, 1 . , ' This has been a most peculiar season for prunes. At iirst, they could not ripen, and, what few were put through the dryers were a Tery interior grade of finished product. Then the whole crop fell atonce and the dryers were unable to dry so many before' they, spoiled, so they are now rotting under the trees. ' . ' ' But we believe there is a great future for the prune industry If growers and consumers can get a square deal. In January of 1921 I made a trip as. far east aa the Missouri river and found prunes selling at from 30 to 45 Cents al pound all throughMontana, Colo rado, Nebraska and Kansas, while the growers on this coast were be ing offered as low as 2 cents for them. And the people of those states never had seen What we would call a good prune? all they had on 'sale. were from 70s on up. Some put up the excuse that they had bo'ught fruit dried by the high priced labor pf 1918 and 1919, but the same conditions pre vail at the present time on lower priced labor. Only a few weeks, ago a former l.inn county family living now in Oakland. Calif., wrote of 'buying two pounds of undried prunes in the Oakland market that cost them 25c, and they were of inferior quality, and California is a great prune grow ing state. If people throughout the middle west could get prunes at 15 or 20 cents they would buy large quantities of them, and the grower could easily sell them at a price to warrant this If. the mar keting conditions were right. The majorrty of the residents of the ; middle west have , prunes on their tables w'a sort of luxury, not a regular article of food, and if they could buy them right, there are enough people In those states to consume all the" prunes that OregoaVand Washington can pro duce. V , . ;;;; .- :; What we need is more advertis ing of our quality of fruit, less profit to the middle man and "a reasonable price to the consumer; for there Is hardly a. fruit 'in exist ence that has more actual food Valley MotorG 260 North Hifh Strccf 1 Boost This Community by Adrertisins on the Slosu :Pes DTD VOU KNOW That Salem is the largest primary prune market in the world fpr Oregon ("Italian") prunes, the tart-sweet prunes of quality; that this long lead is being increased constantly by our packing, canning, dehydrating and other concerns, and by improvements in the growing ' of the fine, large sizes; that new and more profitable yarie ties are coming in; that prunes for the grower ought to be . "as good as wheat," as reliable, and much more. profitable; and that there is plenty of cheap land yet to be had in this district for the growing of prunes, and. new growers who will produce quality fruit will be made welcome? ' ; value than a' good, well-cooked dried, prune. Yours respesctfally, .J. Q. BLACKLAW. Lebanon, Ore., Oct. 81923, All Winter Program EcH Tuesday Nignt; ' Also a Program for the Women An all "winter educational agri cultural program will be given Crom the Oregonian radio station each Tuesday, night at eight o'clock by members of the college extension service staff. Four lec tures on "An Agricultural Pro pram ' for Oregon" by Paul V. Maris, director of extension, form the opening series. The first was broadcast from the Oregonian sta tion October 2. It was original announced that ' theee lectures would be glven'on Thureday-eve nt BR0ADEASTIN9 TO i ( .' .. . ii ' ; i -, ngs. Each of the several PfC"t,Jnfjilibearjng,:. ialists of the 'extettsldhferriee, will give at leastufp Jtal tvi course of tbeljjinibjUbii'U" Running along -with the agricul tural program the extension spec ialist in home economics .will put on a program for women each Fri day afternoon at three I o'clock. Theifirst of these' lectures will, be a series of four given 1 by Miss Margery M. Smith; beginning Oc tober 12 and dealing with the nu trition of the school' child. . SEE HIS WAY OUT Dixon Says, With Advertis ing, Clean Harvest, No . More Orchards Set Out Editor Statesman: The present crop ot prunes, the harvesting' of which is generally over, was done as economically as possible and with a fair price should show a .little profit, a For future years I do say that with a fair amount spent for advertising, a clean painstaking harvest each years and no more orchards set out, the prune grower will be able to see his way out all right. , J. O. DIXON. Scotts Mills, Ore., Oct. 9, 1923. F S. H, Van Trump Gives Some Pointers in Talk to Statesman Reporter The party who grows the fruit and the one who markets it are the two essential factors in the prune industry, according to S. If.-Van Trump, Marion county fruit Inspector. The marketing problem is so far the most diffi cult , of solution. 'There is no good reason," Mr. Van ?Tru nip says, "why all of , the fruit5 from orchards now In bear ing ran not be consumed, as well as all which will be in bearing for years to come. "While i an unusually large prune orchard acreage ' has, been set out during the last few years, a-large amount of the old and mature bearing orchards were so severely damaged by the severe PRUNE GROWERS TO inwi IT INSPECTOR Fhont 1995 freeze In 1919 that their bearing time was J materially reducedj1 ; v "The ' principal, .factors In the successful culture of prunes are suitable soil, . fertilization, culti vation, prning and spraying.' - A suitable sofl is of first Im- portance. , Flat ground, with a heavy soil, is best. I know some; growers v will not ; agree with ' me but: that is my belief.' . 4 "There " are!:: certain .' sections which will not prove . profitable under the . most , favorable ' condi tions. The question of elevation and air drainage Is Important. . "The best prune lands are the bottom lands,: as on the Kaiser bottom, ' followed Y by the bench lands with deep, rich, welt drain ed i soil which ' is easily worked. The hill lands are all good so long as the soil is fertile. r r "Artificial -fertilization is a problem which should ; be glyen much consideration. . Nitrate of soda with Tetch as. a coTer crop every' other year." ;i;r ':':''' ';.:'T1' "A ' well balanced system' of fer tilization is one' of the most 'im portant f factors to suefcess In 1 a bearing prune orchard,- since' a , full 'bearing orchard needs : more nliriygen than "that which is not. . 4iMt.k . - t - iii a i a a. i jwfil! jniUHIiafcemjin, the suc-( )i i noroaKB a cmuraiioD -is me eessror;gT0Wng of, .prunes. Thes tillage, should - be lleep ; down - so that tlje soil "mplsture. jaay: be re-, tafhed, and jthe Jweeds kept down.' "Pruhing '6mea;; next and should be .done first to form the tree and with the bearing trees to keep the, bearing wood . within bounds, i. a Told; over-bearing and keep up the size of the fruit. An annual pruning of all- dead wood and 'undergrowth should : be . re moved. " This will leave the more vigorous wood.i 1 . , "Spraying is the fifth of the important factors governing the I successful growing of prunes. A dormant lime sulphur spray; should be given in" February and "March.-. Leaf spot diseases should be treated with , Bordeaux during June . and , July. Brown rot should be taken, care of with liquid or dusted Bordeaux later in the season." - Next Week's Slogan SUBJECT IS"'-'- 'ii Dine irjousTRY U 'v Licensed Lady Embalmer to care for women and children la necessity in all funeral, homes. We are ! - the only -ones furnishing such service. j: Terwilliger Funeral Home 77 Chemeketa 8. Phone' 724. . Salem, Oregon The great thing in the prune industry is to expand the markets, and this can be done. Manuals, School Helps and Supplies . ' Your order will be given ; PROMPT attention i f , The,.J. J. Kraps Company j Kent S. Kraps, Mgr. .! , liox OS '.: Halem. " Oregon f 4s SOLD EVKllV: WUEKEL Buttercup Ice Cream Co. P. BI. GREGORY; Mgr. 240 Sonthi Commercial SU ' ji': "r SALESI .s Dodge Drotiiers: Sedan '-. L r . : .'1 ;- S Bcssstcsl Lister Cc. 184 8. Coml St. Phone 423 Anto Electric Work !' B,DlBAIlT62r j 171 8. Commercial St. Willametto Grocery Go. . WHOLESALE Groceries, Fruits, Candies, Cigars and Tobaccos 424, rl o. ii Phone Box 379 f Cor. Trade and nigh y SALEAt, OREGON HARIOll ft i: m- - r j N - i: : W -mm-mm-m W. , ; The Largest and Licit Complete Hostelry ia Oregon Out of Portland DRAGM FRUIT S rnriPATiv " ; i - - - I iaicu llUi 1 SCrS I! 221 8. High St, Salem, Or. , Always in the market fcr dried fnrita of all kinii NOW IS THE TIME!! ... t , ..To .look after your heat-, Ing plants add see that It Is In good order, or If "you are) going to need a new one. . Thi la tbo apsroprlate' time to buy It! i t THEO 11 BARR J ;..'. 154.S. Com'I Bt. OUR TREES; Carefully Cirown - Carefully Selected Caref ally Packed; ... . : - - . Will Give Satisfaction to the ' , riantcr j SALEM lOJIlSERY ; C0MPAIJY 42S f rrgon' nulldlng . PHOAK 1703 Additional Bailsmen Wanted Wea;ther'y; Ice Cream i