THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON
- THURSDAY. MORNING, APRIL 1C. 1925
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Entered at the Postorfioo" in Salem. Orafoa, as aeeend-elaaa matter
A DREAM Ol' A GltfANTjC ASPARAGUS INDUSTRY
ous opposition. - The referendum will go on arid the state will
defend its position on the increased tax levy. If the ballot
title is held valid It.is apparently the hope of the auto people
that it will be easier to obtain the.votes necessary to put over
the referendum than it will be should the term-taxes be
changed to licenses in the bDl. Voters abhor additional taxes
and hereby hangs this part of the, tale r, j t X . V I
The railroads, for obvious reasons, take the position thai
the bus lines should ay more taxes than the amount now re
quired from them in competition for passenger; and traffic
business, and the railroad attorneys aparenttyj figure that
with the term licenses or charges for use of highways sub
stituted in! the title that the voters will take more kindly to
the proposition. The whole procedure is a yery skilful attempt
by legal experts to obtain the highly desirable, position in the
"King Row". : : :. . ! j V : x - V-, -,j , :
The public cratches the game with interest born of un
certainty and when the case is ended will proceed to . the bal
lot box to settle the whole matter for themselves.! - i
fAif tKe "letters back in mr pocket,
Dicky' mocked. Tbe thing's gonoj
that's " what It r is probably . yon
threw" it into the fire I -wouldn't
put It past yon. When you're on
a .cleaning rampage you're likely
to do anything. And I'm in a
pretty pickle, all on account of
your blamed carelessness." f c
"Won't you please look in your
pocket to make snre?" I persisted.
"Of all the persistent pests!"
f be wtorjaed. f ' . '
;But he thrust his! hand In.to his
pocket and drew out a' handful
of letters which; ha shuffled rap
Idly over.. , 1 , (
"There!" he said; "You can see
for yourself there's no telegram
there. I hope you're satisfied."
I made no answer because c
tne Tutiuty or doing bo. i was
not' satisfied; but : ithfere f was no
slightest use of saying bo. i
(To Be Continued)
rHINGS; THAT, NEVER; HAPPSri
M . .Copyright, y ;,irK-,." ' VV: rr
produced a finer quality of
V Here is a dream for. the Salem district that can be made
to come true j ' ; . 1 , .
- a dream of a gigantic asparagus industry, snipping a
quality product to wide markets, and canning the surplus for
still wider markets. ,,' t
The Japanese have been deajving the 'asparagus growing
sections of California, especially fthe delta land districts of the
Sacramento valley; going to; the Mississippi valley; in large
numbers. The hegira of the jJapjanese from California is put
ting a crimp in the asparagus' supply for the canneries of Cali
fornia; will probably put an end to a very! cheap supply down
there Vi'V : I IV'jVj VV N y' ". W-V:"
And this will help the asparagus industry of the Salem
district, where we grow a very high quality. This will enable
our growers to compete in price.' It will bring canneries here,'
if the situation persists. ' i 1 1 ; ! 1 1 i J , j .
The Slogan editor of The; Statesman .has been saying for
years that every farmer and gardener injthe Salem district
should grow some asparagus and that there shQuld be devel
oped ah increasing number of commercial growers here, sup
plying the widening markets for fresh asparagus! in the grow
ing cities of the Pacific Northwest, and even in a much wider
field, and raising a large surplus for canning, j -
There is no vegetable that lends itself; so well for canning
purposes; no otner yegetaoie tnat, wr.en not' in prime and
tender condition, is improved iby the nr.odern processes of can
ning made more tender and' appetizing.
We can grow the best asparagus , -t 1,
No one in any country ever; raised better asparagus than
was formerly produced On the :Miramonte farm of tMtecke
Bros., near Aurora - ; " j; M ;m t: '
And no one in any country ever
asparagus than the supply that is now coming from the Lab
ish beaverdam lands near Salem to our local markets, and go
ing out tp wider markers. j j- v
The new "Washington'' variety, originated by the United
States Department of Agriculture-, has been tried out in the
Salem district.'and it does wonderfullv well here. It makes
a product that the wide world cannot beat, if it can be equalleoT
in another section. , - j ' ;
. There is nq good reason why asparagus growing on an ex
tensive scale should not be developed here in ihe Salem dis
trict. The growers here now who produce It commercially are
doing well. 1 I 1 j ,
It is a safe crop. Using the rust-resisting Washington
variety, there can be no danger of j failure, under proper con
ditions of culture here,' and on the right soil, so abundant in
this district ; and with the asparagus beetle kept put or its
ravages controlled.-: j '; n ! illil : '';:.
What Salem needs is a cannery, manager who will help to
push asparagus growing here. I He can make a name for his
concern, with a quality :product, and he can bring to this sec
tion annually large sums of money from long distances, and
he can put his cannery into operation at a time of the year
when there is little or nothing else in the way
This very thing is now being considered by the managers
of at least one of the largest cannery concerns represented
here. With this concern, tm question is: a sure annual sup-.
-ply and ata price thai will h ave a margin for the expenses
nf rnnninrr' anrl nf marietincf thft cannd nroduct. The QUalitV
is known to the people concernjd to be entirely satisfactory.
lJ Therere others, oo, knowa' tO' be doing some Uiinking
along this line. So the grower need not fear to go into as
paragus, if he has the rght land, the industry, and the vision.
He has first the fresh market ; a wMening market. When this
is supplied, he has the assurance that canneries will take the
surplus, at some price, if assured an annual supply ; and, from
present indications, considering the changed California situa
tion, at a remunerative! price for the! gi owers here. -
" One of the next major developments for the Salem district
should be a gigantic asparagus industry.
Even the Governor responds to the umpire's command,
Play Ball," and urges everybody to attend the opening game.
I
Bit For Breakfast
.1
The new prohi commissioner has bagged the first sighted
game during his regime. Here's
every effort at law enforcement.
MY MARRIAGE
PROBLEMS
Jeie . Cbtrrlsonef ffew? kiMe) of
REVELATION JDFjJl WDJE
Copyrlrht by Kwspper Feature
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CHAPTER 434
BUS AND TRUCK REFERENDUM
The referendum 6fT the proposed law to force the auto bus
and auto truck companies of! the state to pay additional taxes
for the use of the highwayis is lying' in! obey ance just now
awaiting the result of a suit brought in the Marion coanty cir
cuit court before Judge McMahan to nullify the legislative
act on trie basis of defect in the ballot title
It is contended by the auto companies represented by at
torney John F. Logan that the ballot title should remain as it
is and Attorney General Van Winkle presents the same argu
ment upholding the title as prepared by him.'' V
" The county court represented by J. H. McNary and E. M.
rage argue that the title is defective in that it speaks of taxes
on the busses while it should say licenses or charges 'for the
use of the highways.
. And here's a few features which
onlooker. The attorney general seeks to uphold the ballot
title for the state: The auto organizations behind the referen
dum whose ballot title is how complete but petitions for which
are withcld from circulation pending the decision of the court,
are also seeking to uphold the validity of .the ballot title." On
the opposite side of the case is attorneys J. H. McNary arid, E.
II. Page, rcr resenting the county 'court; whose, .view in this
matter is concurred in by. the railroad administrations of the
Great Icnl contest! 1 If the present ballot title issus
t:.irzl tho etats ar.j Iho r.i'.tu ccmipany procedure wifl'be vigor-
are interesting to the
THE REASON DICKY'S STRAIN
ED PATIENCE BROKE
' AT LAST -
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That Dicky ' -had a grievance
against Claire Foster "other than
his annoyance at the almost gro
tesque daring of her gown; I gues
sed as I caught his furtive glance
first at her costume, then at mine,
and last at himself.
AH his clothing except the busi
ness suit he had om and the ar
ticles which could be put in a
small bag, were in trunks some
where along the " Voad between
Caldwin and New York. I had but
a trotteur suit in 'Which I had
traveled to -the mountain resort
when Dicky j 6ent for mo, and a
little afternoon gown which it was
impossible for me to wear toa
restaurant dinner without a wrap.
For both Dicky and ne the tail
ored suits were our only sartorial
resource. Claire Fostet- knew
this,; and she .must also have
known that under the circumstan
ces her, own elaborate evening
costume was 'the acme of bad
taato an lit K.nnil ( m
There is! nothing fastidious
Dicky hates so much as to be con
spicuous in finy way, and I could
see him visualizing the amused
and curious glances which in any
restaurant would " follow the en
trance of our party- he and I in
sober street attire, and Claire
Foster in hey flamboyant'costume.
But he allowed no hint of irrita
tion to escape bim,and 'wrapped
Claire in her. handsome I evening
coat with so much Impressment
that again the torturing question
returned to me: k-
Was he so deeply infatuated
with her that nothing she did mat
tered? j ;
The ineviiable companion ques
tion followed close on its heels.
Was Claire's knowledge of his
feeling the reason fo her out
rageous actions' since she had
come to the j Bliss apartment? One
thing I knew. A woman must
either be vefysure ; bf a man's
abiding affection' for her, or total
ly indifferetft7,to s his . opinion, to
stage the j performances Claire
Foster had put on in the last 36
hours.
Dicky's Spirits Drop.
I had no time for further spec
ulation, however, as a rjlng at the
bell heralded the arrival of the
taxi for which impatient Dicky
had telephoned before Claire ap
peared.' And from that: moment
until we had finished dinner at a
restaurant which I knew Dicky
must have Selected for its easy
mannered, easily-pleased,1 careless
clientele. I was,kept busy 1arrylng
the nonsensical gibes of Both
Claire and DickyI- j
They were both In the wildest
, spirits, land
to kim continued success in
wasn t near the mantel, so
you must' have done something
with' it. .1 rememher you were
fussing around there while we
were, waiting for . Claire, dusting,
or some fool stunt like thati'
It was true. When Dicky had
read the telegramj he had search
ed in. his : pocket 'for his address
book. Man-like, lie first had
brought -out a bunch of letters
and cards' which h4 had left on the
mantel while i bej consulted the
address book and had not return
ed to hi3 pocket 4t least as far as
I" had seen.' Wiih my dislike,
amounting almost to an obession,
for dust or disorder, I had noted
dust on 'the. mantelpiece, . and
while wiping it off had arranged
the scattered' envelopes in a neat
pile. But I distinctly remembered
that I had left the telegram up
right against the wall in its orig-,
inal position.
"Are You Sure?"
"Are you sure you didn't take
ihe telegram down when you put
your letters back in your pocket?"
I asked. - j i -
"Yes. I'm Very, sure I didn't
take the -telegram down when I
the
f
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It's the linen mill .
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That 'Is the thing before
house now I '; i 'i
"And 'nothing- else should be
thought of, till that, job is done -
: V , -But
after that th& development
of a gigantic asparagus 'industry
ought to be among the? projects
for Salem 1 -' -1
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, And that Is among the possibili
ties, just as a beet i sugar factory
is, and a potato starch factory, and
a long list of otherjindustrial en
terprises, based on Iraw materials
we have or can produce.
,.f '.?" S ' f "i ,
. Those are the kinds of indus
tries that niake a country great
and prosperous.. T$ey bring new
money all the time,! It is Jike get
ting wealth from tfie air. It 'is
getting. wealth '.fron the sunshine
and soil and showers, plus the in
dustry and, ingenuity of men. ,
We can grow the
gus In the wide,wqrld, We can
perhaps ; grow . it in quantities at
prices to compete, with any other
asparagus growing section. When
the quantity production is assured,
and the competitive
the canneries will cojne.
quality will bring, thim.
Do the linen mill
hustlers real
ize that the estimates they have
t-
t f
finest aspara-
price certain.
The high
'P. -'.;
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1 i I : -MAMMA WAS LEFT . :
f CACK IN SCHOOL
, i. JWAS THC MOST STUFIO I - J
I BOOb IKt THE Cl-ASi J,
S-; 4 N AND I THINK. THE S !
i . TCACrifK USED ' 6000 I -
! VUPfl- HtN-T , J j
A . , i I f
members and- for a special 'guest,
are on an-eight Hour day? Add
two more shifts "fb"' the spinning
part of the mill.nd. you add 12,
200 acres of flax for the raw pro
duct, and nearlytreble the prof-
its on that par'f'Vjf the Operations,
with practically ' the same over
head. And you. might add 3000
to 4000 more laborers, in the spe
cialty mills being supplied with
the varns spun, here. The. Salem and four sons of Corvallis
paper ..mill runs most of its de
partments 24 hours a day; three
shifts. Why not the, proposed
spinning mill?
Mrs. F. G. 'Hopkins. Derontcum,
iris, and honeysuckle gave an ar
tistic floral note in the rooms, i
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Easter guests' at the home ot
Mr. and Mrs J. M. Clifford over
the past .week-end were Professor
and Mrs. D. C, Livingston and; son
and Professor and Mrs. Batchellei
Yoit tvish to clear J
Skin with pimples, blotchrs,
redness,- roughness 'or eczeniit.
Countless people have found u
way to end such troubles quickly. i
Sulphur is still the best wav (
modern science knows. It ki!u
,the parasites. But - decades f f
study have developed ways to im
prove it. - j
The , new-day method 13 calH ri
Mentho-Sulphur.' it brings multi
plied effects. Its relier is instant,
its healing starts at once. With
amazing quickness the skin in
comes clear and smooth.
There 13 now no excuse for most
troubles of this kind. Countless'
people have' proved that. Simply
use this .modern method, efficiect
and complete."
Ask your druggist for a jar
st Howies .Mentho-Sulphur. Thonv
Watch how quickly all discomfort )
ends, and- how' soon the whole
trouble goes. . You M ill bo ama-
a. " i':y. . ' -vv
For Frfe Sample Address
WnrTEIIALL PIIAIUIACAL CO.,
Inc., '
598 Madison Ave. New York', N. Y. ,
The Leisure Hour club met for
a aeugntiui aiiernoon yesteraay
at the home of Mrs. John H. Scott
when Mrs. Scott and Mrs. John H.
Albert entertained jointly for the
WfcVLK Bfc WITHOUT IT for it
immediately eases sudden, severe,
colicky pains and cramp in stomach
and boweU, jjeadly nausea and weak
ening diarrhoea. For children and
grown-up uie ' j - r
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COLIC and DIARRHOEA
REMEDY
, A very necessary home remedy.
Robust Mother of Five Healthy,
Happy Children Keeps Fit
with Beecham's PUb
- whcn I feel dray headache
I cake one ot two Beacham't Pill.
I aa 33 healthy, robtnc mother with fiv
KappvehiUran. thank to Beecham'. Idoiil
bit own housework, beaklea rwirvf. waihioc
booioc and carinc foe the children."
Mra. Albert Ormerod. Fall River. Mm.
' Foe FREE SAMPLE Write
B. F. AHca Co 4 1 9 Canal Sowe. New York
Buy frooa your druf gut is IS sad M boxea
For consttpazio, billioumess. tick kaLLictui, mid
ocher dtttmvt admenu cake ;
Dcccliamfs Pills
DniHOMPnnRvs
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insisted
.upon
sweepiag. me along with them.
But when we were safely tn the
Bliss apatment again, the ther
mometer of pick's spirits dropped
to far below, the freezing point as
he walked to the mantel of the
living-room and let his eyes run
searchingly over it from one end
to the other. Wondering at ?the
frown on his face, my eyes follow
ed " his, and saw. ; the : important
telegram addressed to Robert
Bliss whose sender Dicky wished
to - trace - without delay, was '." no
longer in view. . : . i -
".Where's that telegram?" tcky
demanded truculently, turning to
me. ; i p-; ; : .
.'"the telegram," I stammered,
trying to think when I last had
seen it.. ' ' r i - : J -
The ' amazement" on my 4 face
seemed to infuriate him.
., ",Yes, the telegram," he snarled.
"Don't pull any injured-Innocence
stunts on me. That telegram was
there. before , we' wcM..to -dinfteeVf
nobody has; been here. Claire
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