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The OREGON STATESMAN, rUfctn, Oregon ThuwMUy Homing, September 26, 1929
"No Far or Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe."
From First Statesman, March 21. IS 51
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Good News for Salem
SALEM folic may take justifiable pride in the record for
industrial progress made in the period 1 925-1527 as dis
closed in the census figures recently announced. In this per
iod Salem's industrial expansion exceeded in ratio that of
any other city in Oregon. The showing is gratifying to
those who have labored streasocsrr over a Jong term of
years to make Salem the "center of diverse industries.
Fruit canning, paper making, timber rranxifactaring, linen
mills, all these are making Salem a city of importance in the
industrial field, as well as the numerous other industries
which operate here.
While perhaps the same rate of progress may not be
sustained indefinitely, the truth stands out that Salem ought
to continue to expand. There is no reason why the fruit
canning and packing industry here for Instance may not
double in volume. The country can produce the fruit. The
plants or new ones here could process the fruits. Marketing
is the chief obstacle, and that will come with persistent ef
fort and intelligent salesmanship. The linen industry holds
great promise. When it once gets going on a firm founda
tion there is no limit to the expansion which may take place
here.
Salem ranks second in the state in value of its produc
tion. It has passed Astoria which in 1925 stood next to
Portland. Over in Washington, Vancouver and Tacoma
made notable expansion, while Hoquiam showed a decrease.
Here are the figures for citie3 in Oregon.
Sa!m in 1527 had 2 plants employing 2021 -workers with A
payroll of $2,220. SS. using raw materials rained at 17.046. 021 and
producing commodities valued at $12,126,928. The- 1925 figures
showed 55 f-Mabiiibmint3 with 1687 worker earning $1,919,216.
sing materials costing $4, 048,464 and producing $6,074,253 worth
of goods.
Portland figures how 76f plants In 1927, 20.31S workers,
$27.213,62s ia payrolls, materials costing $83,104,392 and products
valued at $146,973,636; in 1925, 861 plants. 20.077 workers, pay
rolls or S26.735.879 and materials costing $85.1(2.607 and products
valued at 1150. 521, 363.
Astoria Number of establishments, 1127. 40; 1925, 39; waga
earners 1927..7T0; 1923, 731; wages, 1927, $963,044; 1925. $954.
609; coat of materials. 1927, $5,038,769; 1925. $5,353,854; value of
products. 1927, $7,493,349; 1925. $7,745,511.
Eugene -Number of establishments, 1927, 35; 1925. 42; wage
earners, 1927. 715; 1925, 682; wages, 1927. $920,834; 1925, $794.
668: cost of materials. 1927, fl.90S.Sfl: 1125, $2,142,794; value of
products, 1927. $4,123,314; 1925, $3,906,013.
In this connection the study made lately by the Oregon
Voter of census reports for both Oregon and Washington
shows that Oregon's industrial growth in the period from
1909 to 1927 greatly exceeded that of Washington. Wash
ington's gain in value of production was 20 and Oregon's
269. In the lumber industry Oregon showed a gain of
301 which compares with Washington's 188. In other
industries the Washington gain amounted to 220 while.
Oregon stepped up 253.
These figures are cheering. They are Inspiring. They
prove to the most skeptical that the consistent "boosting"
and promotion work in Salem and in Oregon for industrial
development is accomplishing results. There is no reason
to be satisfied with these results.. Instead Oregon as a
wh ole and this city in particular should pull itself together
for a new forward movement in building up industries and
payrolls.
When the Bulls Give Milk
DR. Jonah B. Wise makes this contribution to the Port
land milk fuss: "Politics mixed with milk has killed
more babies than any disease. Milk bootleggers have sold
niore poison than whisky runners." These two sentences
would qualify for first place as horrid examples in a collec
tion of extravagant and intemperate utterances. There is
no possibility of proving either statement. Every process
of reasoning convinces one of the utter absurdity of the
fabbi's assertions. Even in Portland after all the catalog
of horrors that has been compiled by the avid press not a
single death of a baby has been correctly attributed to "pol
itics mixed with mirk.' In his eagerness to rush to the sup
port of his grocer co-religionist, I. Lang, who has been
trying to operate a dairy with the usual success of the gen
tleman farmer, Dr. Wise unleashes his rhetoric and makes
statements that hold neither water nor milk.
What Is the effect of this politico-newspaper crusade In
Portland? Getting pure milk is just part of the hoped-for
result. Getting Commissioner Mann is a large part of the
purpose of the onslaught Playing up to the moron mind is
the biggest objective of the newspapers.
There is this notable effect, It Is discouraging to the
dairy business in and around Portland- Dairy herds are
going on the market because dairymen feel they cannot meet
the exactions of the inspectors. The public has a right to
insist on sanitary conditions around a dairy; but when the
newspapers virtually make out that dairymen and milk dis
tributors are base criminals what encouragement is that for
a man to stay in the business? Paul Adams, editor of our
Pacific Homestead, who is in close touch with the dairy in
industry about Portland, reports many dairymen renting big
farms owned by Portland people are going out of business
because the landlords will not fix up the barns fine enough
to suit the inspectors who now have newspaper bloodhounds
biting at their heels. That may be one way to build up the
Oregon dairy industry that the Portland Journal has labored
so hard for ; but it looks to us more like boosting the meat
packing business.
The trouble with Dr. Wise is that his milk soured on
him. There is such a thing as milk of human kindness even
in a "pure milk campaign."
Stilt Clickin Them Off
Counter Got Stuck
'VVTEW York has four times as many open drinking em
11 poriums as it had before the Volstead blight struck the
country." Corvallis Gazette-Times.
' While we think there is something wrong with the
G-T's counting machine, we interject that there is probably
one-fourth as much drinking.
Changes Time Has Wrought .
"We were glad to see the Statesman reprint an editorial pan
ning the mpdern Chautauqua ... A few years ago when this column
panned the ehautauqua . . . the Statesman stood on its hind legs and
yowled." "Slips" from Capital-Journal.
Oh, but it's a "Noo" Statesman. And a run-down ehautauqua.
A S 00-pound black bear was kUled In the Abiqua canyon last
Saturday. Now we bet that Thomas won't go up there again on
a fishing- trip. .... , , .
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BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R. J. HENDRICKS
Many pioneer memories
". Ir. V
Clnster about the state fair
groands as they appeared in the
days when no permanent sxruc
Tided, and there
was little bestides the beautiful
oak grove that is now the camp
groands
When the nouliry show was held
out of doors in temporary coops;
when the great desideratum was
stable and shed room xor me
horses that brought the people un-
ycir saririleo nr hitched to
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baggies, and carriages and aome
came in wagons arawn oy oxen.
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The problem of shelter for the
visitors was easy they came with
htr tmt and caraned under the
trees or ia the open, and were
nmfnrtihln and hannf. eSDeciallV
la the renewal of associations that
began amid the hardships and per
ils of the plains, mountains and
wilderness. State fair week was In
the pioneer days the great social
mnt nf ttiA Tsar. And in this re
spect the annual reunions of the
Oregon Pioneer association, oegin
nr with Um third meetlne at the
fair grounds in 1875, was of about
equal importance to most resi
dents of the old Oregon Coun
try, and to many of them held In
higher estimation.
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When the "old pavilion" at the
Oregon state fair grounds was
torn down, and some of the ma
terials from It burned, to get it
ont of the way, a few weeks ago,
some "of the newspapers in their
reports of the event asserted that
it was the first pavilion built on
the groands. It was not. It was
the second it was the "new pavil
ion" that took the place of the
then "old paTUIon." which waa the
first one constructed. The first
"old pavnion" was built ot
straight boards and stood east and
west, and later there was an ad
dition built on the east end.
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The "new pavilion" that became
the "old pavilion" and was junk
ed a few weeks ago because It had
outlived Its usefulness and thus
cumbered the ground was in the
heydey of its glory in 1875, on
June 15th of which year the Ore
con Pioneer association held its
third aaaaal reunion, and Its first
one on the state fair grounds, the
initial one being near Batteville
and the second one at Aurora. In
the famous park ot the colony
there, with dances at the two halls
in the evening, with music by the
famous old Aurora colony bands
and orchestras.
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That year (1875). the board of
directors of the Oregon Pioneer
association passed a vote of thanks
to the Oregon Agricultural society
for the use ot the grounds. It was
many years afterwards that the
state fair property was turned
over to the state. Cp to that time
the state fairs were held under the
auspices of the Oregon Agricultur
al society, the property being in
the name of that organization, and
the legislature donating a fund
each year for prizes in the agricul
tural and live stock divisions.
It
June 15 th was chosen as the
time of the annual meetings of
the Oregon Pioneer association be
cause that was the date on which,
in 1846, the boundary question
was settled.
The "old pavilion" that was
torn down a few weeks ago
which was the "new pavilion" of
1875, originated in the desire of
the members of the Oregon Pio
neer association to hare room for
a large dancing floor. At a meet
ing of the board of directors of
the association held at the state
house (present capitol, in the leg
islative hall occupying the space
now taken up by the accident com
mission), the proceedings of thel
ust hoard meeting at Aurora on
Dec 3, 1874, were read, and this
was the first order of business at
the state house meeting: "Mr. W.
J. Herren, chairman of the com
mittee ot arrangements (for the
1875 reunion) made a verbal re
port of the committee's work; that
they had procured lumber to con
struct a dancing floor, and had
secured vocal and instrumental
music for the occasion of the re
union; and a committee had been
appointed to canvass the city (Sa
lem) for funds for the celebra
tion." Out of the dancing floor
grew the "old pavilion", that was
torn down a short time ago.
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The program committee also
submitted a program for the 187S
reunion. It read, in part: "The
procession will form under the di
rection of the chief marshal, Ool.
John MeCracken. at 10 o'clock, a.
m., June 15. 1875. on the PLANK
WALK extending east from the
railroad track, at the fair groands,
in the following order: Northwest
band, standard bearers, president
and vice president, chaplain and
orator, members of the Pioneer
and Historical societies of Oregon
(embracing also Washington and
Idaho), secretary and treasurer of
the association, invited guests,
male and female, members ot the
society, male and female, who
came into the territory prior to
January, 1841, followed by the
IS DIVISIONS to January. 1852.
each division with appropriate
banner; friends of the association,
male and female." Standards were
provided tor each of the twelve
divisions of rmmlgarnts who came
la the years from 1841 to 1852,
and these were kept and used
every succeeding year, in the pro
cession or review. However, the
following year, another standard
was provided, for the- immigrants
who came in 1853.
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The speaking was from a stand
erected In the grove the present
camp grounds. The annual address
in 1875 was delivered by Judge
M. P. Deady. That was ia the fore
noon. Followed by a great picnic
dinner. Ia the afteraooa there was
aa entertainment la the pavilion
(the one that was torn down re
cently), by the "pioneer young la
dies and gentlemen." Also the fa
mous address by J. W. Xesmlth,
reviewing the 18 43 Immigration
the Applegate train, the first to
come through with wagons. Danc
ing, "in the pavilion." began at 5.
At 8 there was the pioneer love
feast.
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The floor managers for the
dancing in the pavilion were:
Walter S. Moss. Oregon City; M.
L. Savage, Salem; D. Thompson.
Albany; F. C Geer, Butteville; Ex
Governor Geo. L. Carry, Portland;
John Thompson, Eugene City; Ed
ward Taylor. Astoria; Erastas
Holgate, CorTallis; Chris. Taylor,
Dayton, and James Applegate,
Toacalla. (The sale of Intoxicating
liquors and games of chance on
the grounds were "positively pro
hibited.") m "m
"John W. liinto was authorized
te solicit memberships of those
eligible. He was the sob of Hon.
John Mlnto, honored pioneer of
the 1844 immigration. He had
been active in soliciting funds to
pay tor the construction of the
pavilion, and in working on the
bufldlDg itself. The next year he
was one of the floor managers. So
was Hon. J. B. Le of Corvallis,
General M. V.Crown of Albany.
Dave H. Looney of Jefferson, Ben
jamin Strang ot Salem, and the
rest were as of 187S. In 1878. and
thereafter the love reast became a
camp fire.
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Continuing the record of the
dancing In 1875, the minutes show
the following: "At 5 o'clock danc
ing commenced, in the pavilion. In
which many participated who had
not danced a step for years, and
they entered into the enjoyment
ot the hour with a test that was
gratifying to the floor managers,
who spared no pains to make- the
occasion a success, and their labor
was well rewarded."
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Is there a descendant ef those
ptoneer men and women who
would not highly value a moving
picture (a sound picture) of the
dancing scene in the old pavnion
that was torn down a few weeks
ago, when their fathers and moth
ers, and grandfathers and grand
mothers and .great grandfathers
and treat grandmothers tripped
the light fantastic till the 'wee
am' hoars," In honor of their
hardships and' trials when they
"came the plains across," and
many ot whom "had not danced a
step for years?" What with mak
ing new homes In the wilderness
and fighting Indians, many of
them had had little time so woo
the spirit of Terpskhore.
Old Oregon's
Yesterday
Town Talks from The States
man Our Fathers Read
September SO, 1004
Dr. J. F. Cook has on display
aome choice Italian prunes, which
run around 17 ounces tor each 10
prunes.
Every seat in the Grand Opera
house was sold for Pixley and
Lders "Burgomaster," and many
persons were turned away.
One hundred twenty-one pupils
entered the Salem high school the
first day of school. With this large
enrollment, any doubt about the
popularity of a high school here
was forever set at rest. School
directors will probably have to
add to the teachers in this depart,
ment The East and North
schools are badly crowded at present.
The women of the Episcopal
church are holding a rummage
sale ia the Turner block.
SITE MS OVER
DMWMIN
WASHINGTON'. Sept. 25.
(AP) Another lively prohibition
debate swept over the senate today
as a sequel to the demand of Pres
ident Hoover for proof that the
prohibition law was being flouted
ia Washington.
Senator Howell of Nebraska, a
republican who supported the
president's prohibition views dur
ing the campaign, retorted it was
"unfair" to expect a senator to
furnish "names and dates" of li
quor law violations as the presi
dent had asked. He read from pro
hibition aeents' reports which he
said illustrated that prohibition
was disregarded in some of the
capital's exclusive hotels.
Senator Brookhart of Iowa, an
other republican dry, recalled the
senate with a story of 'a prom
inent Wall street gentleman" who
served liquor at a dinner he gave
for senators here in the Willard
hotel.
The revelation by the Iowa sen
ator was caused by a remark of
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah,
who protested at this Interruption
of the discussions on the tariff bill
and said he believed little bootleg
ging took place in the capital.
"I should like to ask the sen
ator from Utah." Brookhart said,
"if he ever saw any signs of boot
leggers around any Wall street
conventions at any of the hotels In
Washington?"
"Wall street conventions," the
astonished Senator Smoot lnter
roagted. "What does the senator
mean? I know nothing of such
conventions; I never attended one,
and would not know a bootlegger
if I saw one."
CONTROL OF P
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TAKEN Br N
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 25.
(AP) Control of a majority of
the Portland Electric Power torn
pany's stock today passed to the
Public Utilities Holding corpora
tion of America, and efforts are
being made by the purchasers to
acquire all of the stock, much of
which is held In Oregon.
Franklin T. Griffith, president
of the power company, in eon
firming the sale of the stock held
in the Portland utility by the E.
W. Clark Interests of Philadelphia,
said he did not know of aay
changes contemplated by the
group that has obtained control.
The Publie Utility Holding- cor
poration was formed recently by
the American Founders, United
Founders and the Harrison-Forbes
corporation.
QUAKE SHAKES HAWAII
HONOLULU, Sept. IS. (AP)
Earthquakes rocked the Island
ot Hawaii throughout last night.
STATE Fair Visitors as well as the -people of Salem
are invited to visit our store. Our Annual Fall Sale
is in full swing and real savings can be made by
buying now.
The Sale is throughout the store and only contract goods
are exempted.
.We also call your attention to our display at the Fair
grounds, featuring Electro-Kold refrigeration, Atwater
Kent Radio, Monarch Wood, Gas, and Electric Ranges,
and a new toy that will appeal to the children.
Salem
G OCCURS AT
HI
MEXIC1 ElECTII
MEXICD CITY. Sept. 25 (AP)
Press disDatehes today from the
state of Vera Cruz, where the first
prions fighting ot the rebellion
last cnrlnsr broke out. tola oi sen
ous clashes in connection with
the municipal elections of last
Sunday.
The correspondent of La Pres-
na at Jalapa. the capital, piacea
the casualties at 130 dead and
several hundred wounded. Other
newsDaners told of violent en
counters ia Orizaba. Cordoba, and
th citv of Vera Ccuz but maae
no attempt to estimate the casual
ties.
Pitched battles were said to
have develooed around election
booths In Vera Cruz and some of
them changed hands several
times at the poiat of revolvers.
Cordoba dispatches said rival poli
tical grtfups used stones, clubs,
pistols and knives to settle their
dispute. Several fights of minor
proportions occurred in other
cities and towns.
Cordoba dispatches to EI Uni
versal Grafico said the series of
clashes there caused numerous
death and that the elections
could not be carried out because
all polling places were held by
one party or the other and their
opponents did not dare to appear.
Women participated In the
fighting, several of them being
killed and wounded. Jose Soils,
fnrmepsecretarv of the workers
federation of Cordoba was grave
ly wounaeo.
in imns
LAUDED BY 6EHI
LOUISVTLLE, Ky.. -Sept. 25.
(AP) Mothers of America are
"the sources ef effective defense
of our nation as well as of Its ma
terial and spiritual development in
time ot peace." General Charles
P. Suramerall, chief of staff, U. S.
A., said In an address tonight be
fore the seventh national conven
tion on American War Mothers.
"Victory In the Meuse-Agonne "
General Sammerall told the moth
ers of men who helped win that
famous battle, "was assured in the
homes and by the firesides of
America 29 fears befora the
Discipline, "that shatters ths
bonds ot tear and enables men to
carry on in war, is a complex ot
organic enlty, the speaker rontir.u
ed. and it development is a pro
cess Mt growth. The discipi,:.
learned in the homes made p-
sible the American army, he de
clared in paying tribute to t he
mother of soldiers.
Ia addition to General Summer
all, speakers at tonight's sefsioa
included Governor Flem D. Samp
fc'on of Kentucky, and Alayor Will,
iam B. Harrison of Louisville.
Opening ceremonies of the con
vention were held this morning,
and reports of national officers
were heard during the day.
LEAGUE SESSION 10
SSODN
Ef
BUSNES
GEXEVA. Sept. 25. (AP)
With all eyes set on adjournment
tomorrow, the tenth assembly of
the league of nations today elim
inated aa ominous question con
nected with China's proposal re
garding outworn treaties and pat
its stamp of approval on a num
ber ef measures aimed against
warfare.
The resolution of C. C. Wa,
Chinese minister to Washington,
which asked that the assembly
make a study of Article XIX of
the covenant with a view to ad
vising revision of "inapplicable
treaties." has been looming up as
a possible cause of trouble for
several days.
The committee on constitution
al questions, however, adopted a
sub-committee resolution today
which appeared to satisfy all par
ties. The compromise declaration
recognized the right of any na
tion which thinks itself suffering
from an unequal international
agreement, to ask the league's
advise about seeking revision.
This Is what Article XIX stipu
lates and leaves China free to
adopt such procedure in seeking
modification of her treaties with
western powers. It seems certain
that the question would not be
presented to the assembly before
next year.
FAKE TIC KETS SOLD
CHICAGO. Sept. 2 5. (AP)
Counterfeit tickets tor world ser
ies games to be played at Wrig'y
field, home of the Cabs, were re
ported selling at scalpers prices
in Chicago today.
DON'T MISS
THE
Lang Range
Display
State Fairgrounds
New Grandstand
SPECIAL:
Ob - Any - Stove - Bought or Ordered Dtrring the Fair
OVER 300,000 LANG'S IX USE
THE WEST'S BEST STOVE
Sold Also On Easy Terms
H. F. Woodry & Son,
Auctioneers
Rfte Down Town Agents Phone 75
340 Court St.
DEL
See the Fastest Motor on
Land, on Water, in Air,
the V Type Engine
The world's fastest motor car "Golden Arrow,"
12 cylinder double V type racer, was driven by
Major Segrare at a speed of 231 miles per hour.
The world's fastest boat -Miami- owned by Major
Se-ave, is enipped with a double V Type en-
Miss America VII owned by Gar Wood has type
12 cylinder engines.
lieutenant Grieg traveled 319 miles per hour in
the English 5-S double V type Motor plane.
Colonel Lindbergh on his wonder trip to Paris,
used a Wright whirlwind motor, really a contin
uous V type motor.
The Graf Zeppelin is propelled by 5 German 12
cylinder V type motors.
On display all week at the Fair
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