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Eatarod at taa Pt Oltica aataw. Ort)a. aa M-att-Ua matter. ' '
' " ' . December 8, 1927 I , " rV V;--.';-'V -
Bat Jesus answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. ' Are
ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptised
wittf the baptism that I am baptised with? They say unto Him we
are able. And He saJth unto them. Ye shall drink Indeed of my cup.
and be baptised with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit
on my right band, and on my left, is not mine to give, but It shall be
Siren to them for whom It Is prepared of my father. Matthew 20:22
and 23. . - :....,(!
A DREAM BEING REALIZED
The dream of a peppermint oil refinery for Salem is being
realized; the refinery, is alreadyhere, though for the present
scattered under three roofs; and the present capacity of 25
pounds an hour is to be increased to 225 pounds an hour, by
machinery already purchased ; and the plant will in good
time be assembled under one roof H
It will be an up to date refinery, manned by competent
help. -: - ' " r :
This is a great advance
It is a far greater advance, or the beginning of it, than
appears on the surface. It means the beginnings of
gigantic drug industry for this district, for this valley.
There are some 59 vegetable drug plants which are treated
like peppermint oil in distilling and refining; all the es
sential oils, that are or may be grown to perfection under
our soli and climatic conditions ;
And. there are all the perfumes ; even attar of roses.
Do you get the vision now? : i
We have here the edge on the other mint . districts of
this country by about 50. per cent; perhaps more. We have
it in lower priced lands,, cheaper overhead ; in the larger
quantity of "oil to the acre; in the greater, menthol content,
and ester content; in superior flavor
All these; and the same thing holds true of all our crude
.drags, or nearly all of them. In some of them, to a higher
of the grower from transportation facilities does not have
to be considered; 1- -
Because the oil commands a good price, taking one year
with another, which affords the grower a good margin
where the land is properly adapted to mint.
Our mint industry will persist, because of the higher pro
duction and quality of the Oregon article.
The Salem banks, have" taken a strong hand in assisting
in the development of the mint industry in Salem. All of
them. Conspicuous among the banks of this city that have
taken a leading part in this field are the Ladd & Bush bank
and the United States National. They are still giving more
than good advice in the fostering of this coming great in
dustry, and in pointing the way to a gigantic drug industry
that is coming to this section, for peppermint oil is only the
senior member of the family. More lusty youngsters are
on the way. Under such auspices, we may see the drug
garden crop one of our major money crops,. as it is bound
finally .to be one of the greatest, within a shorter time than
such a consummation would otherwise be possible.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
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(From Columns of the Statesman,
. Dec 9, 1002)
The cost of committing Insane
convicts in the Oregon peniten
tiary to the asylum for insane is
now borne by j Marion county.
There is ar move on to relieve the
county of this burden.
Marshfield "Doc" S a g 1 e, a
gambler, shot "Tom" Barker, an
other gambler during a card game
at the Clay Moore saloon. Engle
Jiad been drinking heavily.
A bowling contest : was held at
the Illahee club last night between
the Minto team and the Hatch
team. Dr. Cartwright made the
highest score with 177.
Organized labor in this state has
taken up the question of free
school books. !,
; The nut growers are talking, rather timidly, of a big
chestnut industry. 1 They j need not be timid. There are
great possibilities here. The people of the island of Corsica,
where Napoleon' was born, almost live on chestnuts; they
have chestnut flower, confections, puddings, etc; many
dishes. 1 They, fatten their hogs on chestnuts. These nuts
are good for many ! things besides garnishing Thanksgiving
and Christmas turkeys, with.
degree,- This is the testimony of experts. It is not mere
opinion. - M - .
If the reader wants to get a glimpse of the possibilities,
be is invited to read the Slogan article under the heading
beginning with the. words, "Salem Now Has." If you have
any "sort of interest in Salem or this section, you will get a
thrill from the facts recited in that article. The dream out
lined tnere is coming true. H
OUR GREAT SUNT INDUSTRY
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The acreage in mint in Oregon ran up to around 2500 for
.last year, from not much more than 600 acres in 1925, and
to about 3500 acres this year. ;
Salem district peppermint oil4 was quoted in 1925 in New
York at ?27 to $30 a pound. Three years ago the quotation
was $6 to $8 a pound. It is $2.50 to $2.75 a pound here
now. There is a profit in producing peppermint oil in this
district even at that price. Some of our growers say it is
better than $1.25 wheat, at $2 a pound.
But peppermint growing is likely to be overdone here, and
go through a period of medium or small profits, or even
losses; but it will persist, and the industry become stabil
ized ':- r, " " . o . , ;
Because the finest and richest peppermint oil in the world
is produced in the Salem district
' " An oil with 51 per cent of menthol content, against the
36 per cent of the oil produced in Michigan Indiana and New
"York, our competitors in this country
' And an oil that ranks at the top for purity of flavor
So that dealers pay more for our oil than for the eastern
And the eastern oil must be mixed with the Oregon oil in
orderSto give it the proper flavor, j j .
Besides, our growers get more pounds of oil to the acre.
All these are .tremendous advantages :
They give our growers what amounts to a franchise in
the profitable production of peppermint oil for which there
is a rapidly growing demand, especially in Jthe candy and
gum traaes or ine umiea. otatea. ; i
So wo can produce peppermint. oil here at lower cost than
It can be turned out elsewhere in this (country; because we
get more to the acre; because we get a higher quality worth
more per pound; because our overhead is smaller, our land
being cheaper for the principal thing.
J Our people can make their mint industry persist and be
come stabilized. Natural conditions ; favor them enough to
make this a certainty. i !
, Salem now has a peppermint refinery, ?
' ' rfU .1ritifiMa will Turn vnanv Tri fVia -flT-flf rk1aP Vl o 'full
profits will be brought here. In the second place, the prod
uct will be standardized, and higher prices realized.
The following are some outstanding things concerning the
franchise' of the Salem district " on mint growing ; and the
came things will hold good for spearmint growing: ,
Mint was used in medicine 400 years before the birth of
Christ; and perhaps a great deal longer.
But it is only of late years that the demand has grown to
enormous and ever Increasing proportions.,
That the fanners of the Willamette valley are destined
to supply the increased demand there is little doubtbe
cause they can do this at a good profit. '
Peppermint is" a profitable crept : ! .
Because it Is of hard growth and has fewer "natural en
cmies thaa almost any other farm crop; . .
Becauca it produces a good crop the first year that it is
planted; ; -; Vr-" ; 'X V:i X '7: : yX Pi
Becacse it produces a good crop for several years after
th3 first year with very Kith liber some growers 'say ten
years cr longer; - : : -H' :- t-Xk's''V
Eecasse it does not have to be marketed Immediately but
c i b .bc!J without deterioration imtil market prices are
The nut growers who are meeting in Salem are a "differ
ent', bunch in several respects. They are leaders. They
are men with vision, who were and are willing to take a
chance. They are the pioneers of 'one of our coming great
Mf mnripv crona. I Our 1000 tons of walnuts and 30 to 50
tons of filberts will one'day be 50,000 tons (and much more)
of walnuts, and 18,000,000 pounds of filberts, and much
more. i " I
If The Statesman smells of mint this morning, do not be
alarmed. There is peppermint oil m the ink. it is a pleas
ant and penetrating smelL It is good for you.
I Bits For Breakfast
Watch it grow great
Our mint industry,' with an np
to date refinery.
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Oregon peppermint oil is the
best; it will now be the standard
the wide world over, i -
, The Statesman Is k proud, this
morning, to smell of. peppermint
oU. It is mixed with the ink. It
is a. pleasant smell, and it smells
of prosperity for the Salem' dis
trict.
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Read the article on the Slogan
pages, the heading . of i which be
gin with the words, "Salem Now
Has. There is the beginning of
the realization of a dream one of
the. fairest jdreama ever dreamed
for the wealth and greatness of
this section. The possibilities are
so big that they stager you. And
the whole dream is coining true,
soon or late. 1 Perhaps while many
people now living are still young.
: "W !w" 'Z'v
The nut growers are very wel
come in Saiem. They are the pio
neers of industries that will ere
long be bringing many. millions of
dollars annually to this valley. Do
ing fairly well already; but i only
8 tar fed; just on the way.
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Our mint Industry is bringing
to Oregon about a half million dol
lars this year; half of it to Mar
lon county. A fair eized baby. But
wateh it grow; and the other 68
members of the family of essential
oils.
0 Most of the fellows who are ad-
I. 0. 0. F. LODGE HERE
HONORED AS PIONEER
(Con.tinn.ad from paga 1)
vocating a reduction of the tariff
to aid the farmers don't want to
help the farmers nearly so much
as they ao tne importers.
Washington had its warmest
Thanksgiving Day In many years
and the rise in temperature may
have been due to the approach
of Congress.
CONVICT SHOW soon
EXTERTAINMEXT MSLATED
PRISON NEXT WEEK
AT
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1 lul!s that thsi cost cf
Convicts at the state peniten
tiary will .put' on' Jthelr annual
show December 16,1 1 and 17.
"The Private i Secretary'! is the
name of the three-act comedy. The
first night the inmates of the pri
son wilt, be permitted to see the
show. ' The public is invited to at
tend on all three nights. .Tickets
are now on sale at Yarney's Sweet
land, 355 N. Commercial street.
. Vaudeville acts will feature the
Intermissions between acts. : The
prison symphony orchestra ' will
provide the music f These shows
at the prison are always high class
and many people in Salem' look
forward to the event each year.
The prison gate will be open from
7 to 7:45 each evening to admit
the crowds who attend. No one
will be admitted after 7:45.
Check
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the Cbldjry- ASyMi
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(S.EdED
O Stop the cold. (2) Check the f even
(3) Open the bowels. (4) Tone the tys-
tem. HILL'S Cascara-Bramide-Quintne
does all four at one time. That
means the end of the cold and safety
tot you I Get the rnuine HILL'S in
red box, S3c at drct everywhere.
Where Has My
Youth Gone?
Face haggard and worn. Bodyalwayt
area too area even to rest, mat u
he plight of many men and women
oday aging long before their time be
amse of a poisoned condition. The ab-
lormal habits of modern life put toe
treat a strain upon our vital organs,
specially the liver. The liver becominf
limp" or sluggish, fails to cleanse the
ilooa of the poisons lormed in fooc
vaste. Then a toxic or poisoned condi
ion of the whole system that affect
leart, blood pressure and blood vessels
rhe liver occasionally needs a littk
lelp and there's nothing better for this,
is doctors agree, than ox gall. Ox gall
s a remarkable natural stimulant for
the human liver, promoting its normal
active functioning. Dioxol tablets are
genuine ex gall in dainty and tasteless
form, each tablet representing 10 drops
of pure oxgall. To be sure of getting
the genuine ox galL be sure of getting
Dioxol. They cost less than 2c each at
good druggists, and a few make a won.
derful difference. - ?
officer granted permission to five
men who wished' to leave Boston
for Oregon to found a lodge. But
the next year, these men decided
to go to the Sandwich Islands in
stead. ?!
Founding Significant
Consequently, the first lodge on
the Pacific slope was founded In
California at San Francisco in
1849. Many of the early records
were lost in the great fire there:
"The founding of Chemeketa
lodge was not only a fact of great
Import for the fraternity, but for
the entire northwestV declared
Deputy Grand Sire Martin, in his
address before a crowded house at
the Grand theater.
"Rivuleta of fraternallsm Vent
westward, across the plains, and
over the mountains until now
there is alodge in almost every
community in i six states of I this
territory. "
"So in telling the story of Odd
Fellowism and its greatness, we
may well tell the story of Che
meketa lodge No. 1.
"The Odd Fellows was founded
109 years ago by five men:; who
wished to form a great fraternity
for a practical application of the
principles stressed by the founder!
of Christianity, to which the
church gives a spiritual, application.
"The parable of the Good Sa
maritan is the basis of the Odd
Fellows code: "visit the sick; re
lieve the distressed: bury . the
dead; and! educate the orphans.
A .banqnet and special lodge
meeting preceded the open meet-
i-nflr At- th, flmn,! Hah t.v A mnftl.
cal program provided entertain
ment throughout the evening.
Among the prominent lodge of
ficials who occupied places on the
platform were: Jesse T. Jones
Portland, grand patriarch; Dr.
Doane, of Dallas, grand treasurer;
James Shannon. Oregon City,
grand high priest; E. E. Sharon,
Portland, grand scribe; A. H.
Knight. Canby. grand treasurer;
Q. H. Haw. Portland, grand senior
warden; E. J. Pratt, McMlnnvflle
grand junior warden; J. E. Pick
ens, Roseburg, grand , marshal;
Soren Sorenson, Amity, grand sen
tinel; E. H. Shank. Hood River,
grand outside sentinel; R. G. Hen
derson. Chemawa, and H. E.
Walker. Eugene, grand representa
tives; L. D. Porter, Corvallls,
grand master; Fred K. Miendl
Portland,' deputy grand master;
Emit Peterson, Astoria, grand
warden; T. V. Jackson, Roseburg,
and Henry Young, Hood River,
grand representative; J. G. Den
nis, crawiorasvllle, grand mar
shal; George E. Sullivan, Port
land, grand conductor; R. M. Du
kek, Mayville, grand guardian; A.
C. Braumbeck, Sandy, grand her
ald; S. A. Barnes, Weston, grand
chaplain; Forest L. Hubbard, W.
A. Carter and William A. Morand.
grand trustees.
Prominent members of ' Re
bekah lodge present were: Mrs.
Etta Sanderson, president of the
state assembly, and Mrs. R. E.
Bean, both of Free water, Oregon,
and connected with the Freewater
Times of which Mrs. Sanderson is
editor; Mrs. Henry Thiel'of Ash
toria,.marshal of the state assem
bly; Mrs. J. L. Hutchlns of Port-'
land, chaplain of the assembly;
and Mrs. Daisy Ott of Baker, past
president of the department coun
cil, ladles auxiliary, patriarchs
mUltant, I. O. O. F.
sentative of the Netherlands on
the council of the league of na
tions was 'appointed by that body
tonight as "special reporter" on
the dispute after several hoars of
caustic oral attack and counter at
tack by Premier Waldemaraa of
Lithuania and Foreign Minister
Zaleski of Poland.
Marshal Pilaudski. the Polish
dictator. Is expected Friday and
Mynheer van Blockland expects
to have his report ready before
the end of the present, session of
the council.
Veteran Officer Passes
Engineers Group Mourns
CLEVELAND, Dec. 7. (AP)
William B. Prenter, 72. for more
than 48 years an officer in, the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers and f,or a number of years
head of the,i organization ana its
varied financial institutions, aiea
at his home here today from nerv
ous exhauston and pneumonia. -
Mr. Prenter had. been In poor
health since the triennial conven
tion of the brotherhood bare last
July, when he broke down after
making a strenuous fight on the
convention floor to vindicate his
administration.
HE DID HIS BIT
.'"Were you ever in the army,
Joe' one war vet facetiously in
quired of a hungry looking colored
gentleman who was loaimg ntj
by. . :"
"Yes, sah, cap'n, I shuah was.
I was in the shiny fo two weeks."
He fished in his? overalls pocket,
and drew out a card. "This heah
card will prove it" he finished
proudly.
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