-Hit OHE G ON STATESMAN, Salvia, Ore-dn,' Wednesday Morning July 13, 1938
PAGE.FOUU
"No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Avs" . .
Frorn rirst Statesman, March It. Ml J '
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Monopolies in
a studv of food trusts and practices in wtt"
lets. The report has been ready for a Ion time, but just re
centiv has its publication been ordered. The contents have not
bn dRdJSi? but oortion, of the fet have revealed
Maybe the material will be useful to the committee now tak
ing uo the investigation of monopolies, Jmnaratively
For food manufacturing has dnintoeMnpgjW
few hands in many.lmes. Six
Dairy Products and Borden a nanoie imu iTMiliT Pills,
rial milk nroduction. Three comDanies. General , M l us, ruis
bury Hour S and Colorado Milling & Elector .bought
about 40 per cent of the wheat crop. Ten bread companies
produce about So'per cent of the SS
panies, American. Reynolds and ue$?X
about half the tobacco crop. Three meat packers. Swift, at
mour and Cudahv buy about 41 per cent of all the cattle and
calves raised in the country. I
The report shows ihat the processors erc.SiSiSSrI
ful In maintaining Jtheir eross income during the fon
than were the farmers. The farmer 's . share of ej"2
ies from 12 cents out of the tobacco dolUrto45 cents out of
the veal dollar. In bread the farmer for "P.frfl
and baker 63 cents, middlemen 24 cents, j?0. .J,"
told yet of what the report says about the .4 f dol
lar, or any method of increasing the farmer s wRs
that too is something to be assigned to the monolyim esti
mators. But'the material shows what a chore the monopoly
committee has ahead of it. I j
- This monopoly problem is both social nd.e55nomcS,;
cially speaking it is far better to have
producers and operators in order to distribute; wealth and
ownership of property widely. Economically, it is often better
for large scale operation which can through mass production
methods lower costs so that more people can consume the
products of industry. Sometimes monopoly comes, however,
not from increased efficiency but from manipulation and un
fair elimination of competition. Such monopolies benefit nei
ther producer nor consumer. I
The periodic campaigns to cut out'the middleman have
not proven verv successful. A fortune awaits the person wno
can make short cuts in distribution of merchandise In spite
of all the effort to curtail the number who take their toll, that
number still seems huge. The only comfort the producer can
get out of the situation 5a that if all these middlemen were
forced to become producers the original producer would have
no market and would have greatly increased competition,
which is just another way of stating the fact that the law of
compensation still operates ; nobody is going to get it all. How
to obtain a wider and iairer aisinouuou ui ?aicu
a problem which has been with us a long time, and promises
to remain for long. Each generation nas 10 vac rue it
m . m a ! A At- I
tempt solution in terms 01 conditions men pieum.
A Wheat
. , The crop estimate for wheat released Monday set 967,
412,000 bu. as the probable yield for the year, which is nearly
a hundred million bushels more than last year. The carryover
is estimated at 200 million bushels, so the 1 available supply
will be well over a billion bushels. As consumption and eroort
are estimated at 750 million bushels the carryover. July 1.
1939 will be about 400 million bushels, or twice the present
amount. Verily the nation will be buried in wheat. Already it
is announced that acreage for 1938-9 will have to be cut from
71 million to 55 million acres. v r . '
Why do farmers keep on raising wheat if it jsn t going to
be consumed except at" give-away prices? They raise wheat
because thev are equipped for it or because they gamble on a
fair price. Continued long enough low prices will -of course
bankrupt the grower and force him out of business. :
However, there is one element in farming 'which is too
often ignored by those who talk parity price ;in terms of
1914. That factor is the power machine. The tractor and the
combined harvester have revolutionized wheat-growing, cut
; ting costs sharply. With power equipment a farmer with one
or two helpers can farm several hundred acres. The per bushel
cost is much lower than pre-war cost, on comparable yields.
This mechanization of farming is what has made possible the
glut of wheat because it has made practical the farming of
marginal lands. ! . ,
Similar improvements have affected other crops. A trac
tor permits one man to cultivate 40 acres of corn in a day. A
cotton-picker may make unnecessary the labor of thousands
of hands in cotton picking. Old figures for cost of production
have become out of date. That is one reason why farm pro
duction holds up as it does; and a rational study of the farm
problem calls for recognition of this effect of power machine
ryj on farm economics. j
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;n; Shooting the Colorado Gorges
n A party of two women and four men have successfully
traversed the Green and Colorado rivers, shooting dangerous
rapids and finally arriving, behind schedule but safe, at Lee s
Ferry, Arizona, there is nothing in the law to prevent people
frbra undertaking dangerous journeys of this character; but
the question arises as to whether there might Inot be good
purpose in such a law. The rest of the world which via news
paper sits over the brink of the canyon waiting anxiously for
boats to come in sight has some rights too. f
The Colorado has been negotiated successfully numerous
tilnes. Major Powell made the first voyage in 1869, for the
gqvernment. Last year Buzz Holmstrom of Coquille made it
alone, a most remarkable achievement. : Now some women
have made the trip. That ought to be enough, j ,
! Alas for such observations. The blood of man is restless
aid adventure forever calls. New thrills are j always most
tempting, but where they are not available then the old will
bj worked over. So we may expect new parties to try the Col
orado gorges by small boat just as we see aviators sailing to
break records or planning trips to span both poles. And some
day Mount Everest will be scaled. When man's blood gets
thick and he covets the chimney corner then his day is near
ing its end, and the earwigs and the grasshoppers and the
streptococcus will claim their conquest by the law of survival.
:.('." Germany and Giina j-'
4 General Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen, German
?eheral in the world war, who has been military adviser to
China since 1934, has been recalled by his own government as
lave 13C other German officers who have been helping China
'.n directing its armies. On leaving General von Falkenhausen
expressed the opinion that China would gain the final victory
and that "Japan will fail in war and peace." i
That may be ; but the withdrawal of the German military
advisers may prove damaging to the Chinese. And if the new
oolicy of Germany in favoring Japan leads to active support
.13 happened in Spain then China will suffer. Japan is nearing
.he end of its rope, and while Germany is straining hard to re
irm itself and has little to export still that country may.be
willling to succor Japan in order to maintain a strong ally in
the far east as foil to Russia if nothing else. The thins to
.-watch in the far east is whether there is a lineup of powers
with the fascists helping Japan openly. "
Food Products
.100.000 in making
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By R. J. HENDRICKS
Ord'a colorful romantic -13-3 S
career, especially that part
ol It In California, Washington
and Oregon during tha '40b, 50a:
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The reader, if any, who may
pursue to the concluding chapter
the series beginning with these
words, under the abore title, will
find many facts not heretofore
widely known concerning the part
of the eventful life of General Ord
which was spent on this coast. :
Eren so, there will necessarily
remain many interesting things
still untold, which are destined to
remain in that state, or be sub
ject to the imaginative specula
tions" of story writers of the fu
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First, let us hare the sketch In
the! "Directory-of American Biog
raphy." the standard work In that
field, and the latest la that class
published. It follows:
"Ord, . Edward Otho Creng
(Oct. IS, 1818-July 22. 1883),
soldier, was born In Cumberland,
Maryland, the third son of James
Ord, an officer in the U. S. nary
for a short time, and afterward a
lieutenant in the army during the
war; of 1812. His mother was a
daughter of Col. Daniel Cress p,
(who had been lieutenant of
Maryland volunteers. His grand
father had commanded one of the
regiments which Washington sent
to Pennsylvania to quell the whis
key I insurrection. In 1819 the
Ords moved to Washington, D. C,
where Edward received his early
schooling, mostly from his father,
a thorough scholar.
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"When but 7 years old he show
ed markd aptitude as a calcu
lator.: At IS he entered the Unit
ed States Military Academy (West
Point), and graduated in 1839,
17th in a class of 31. On July 1,
1839.1 he was appointed second
lieutenant and consigned to the
artillery. His first service was
against the Seminole Indians in
the Florida everglades In 1840.
He was promoted first lieutenant
for gallantry in this expedition.
"In 1847 he was sent on the
Lexington from New York around
Cape Horn to California. Shortly
after his arrival he was dispatch
ed with two men to capture three
murderers. He caught up with
them at Santa Barbara, shot one
who attempted to escape, brought
the other two to jury trial before
an alcalde court, secured their
conviction, and promptly executed
them. Ord had to take matters
in his own hands, for the alcalde
would neither assume responsibil
ity nor take any action without
Ord's direction. (An alcalde is an
administrative official in Spain or
Spanish colonies or countries, cor
responding with a Judge or jus
tice of the peace in the United
States. Alcaldes were in author
ity in Spanish and Mexican Cali
fornia, and in some cases held
over after early American-settle
ment and occupation.) ,
- Ord received -his captaincy on
September 7, 1850. At San Fran
cisco, October'14, 1854. he mar
ried Mary Mercer Thompson;
they had two sons and a daugh
ter. ;
"During 1856. In Oregon, he
campaigned successfully against
the Rogue River Indians and later
against the Spokane Indians in
Washington. In 1859 he was In
the artillery school at Fort Mon
roe; Va., and served In the expe
dition that suppressed John
Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry.
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"At the outbreak of the Civil
war, he was stationed at the Pre
sidio. San Francisco, where he
was appointed brigadier general
of volunteers on September 14,
18C1. He was ordered east, and,
from November, 1861. to May,
1862, commanded a brigade in
the army defending Washington,
D. C.
"During this period, at Dranes
vllle. Virginia, December 20,
1861. he led the attack against
the Confederate forces under
J. E. B. Stuart The morale of his
men was low, but, through his
brilliant leadership, success was
attained and the drooping spirits !
or the men revived. For his con
duet in this action he was brev
etted lieutenant colonel.
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He was appointed major gen-
eral of volunteers May 2. 1862. In
the Army of. the Tennessee he Paulus studied dramatics in 'Bos
commanded the left wing from , ten.
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Whn the New Deal proceeds-wlth housing projects 1 - Italian working men and their families at low
on a vast scale, similar advances art being made I rentals. Each home comprises a four-room apart'
In distant Tripoli in northern Africa where solid I ment plus toed kitchen and bath with ample garden
14-inch thick cement houses are being built for space reclaimed and Irrigated from the desert."
August to September, 1862, and
on September 19 was brevetted
colonel for gallantry and meritor
ious service during the advance
upon Iuka, Miss.
"After the battle of Corinth, in
October, he joined the federal
army in pursuit of the retiring
Confederates at Hatchie, assumed
command, and drove back the
head of the Confederate column.
After this engagement, in which
he was severely wounded. He was?
brevetted brigadier general. From
June IS to October 26. 1863, he
commanded the Thirteenth army i
corps in the Army of the Tennes
see in the Vicksburg campaign.
During the siege of Vicksburg he
served on Grant's staff and later,
July 16, 1863, took part in the
capture of Jackson, Miss. From
August to October, 1863, he
served with the Army of Western
Louisiana.
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"In March. 1864, he joined
General Frans Sigel at Cumber
land, and, with General George
Crook, directed hte campaign
against Staunton, Va.
"On July 9. 1864, he was giv
en command of the Eighth and
later of the Eighteenth Army
Corps in the operations before
Richmond. In the assault and
capture of Fort Harrison, Septem
ber 29, he was severely wounded.
(Continued tomorrow.)
Ten Years Ago
July 13, 1028
Seven Nobile Arctic explorers
were rescued after six weeks
hunt. They are Vlglieri group of
refugees from Nobile s airship.
The Italia.
George F. Vlck of Tick Bros.
Motor Co. and president of Cham
ber of Commerce was elected
member of board of directors at
first annual stockholders meet-
Ln of Reversible Win-
dow company.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto K. Paulus
are in Salem again after a year
in east where Mr. Paulns took
law work at Harvard and Mrs.
Model Homes in Midst of Sahara
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Girl of the Golden West
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Deer Get in, not
Out, as Fence Is
Put About Field
SLIVERTON HILLS Before It
all got straightened out In the
strawberry patches, the deer had
eaten the tops of the young
plants on the Bartell acreage.
When deer were discovered ef
forts were made to fence them
out. The dcLsion rquired an elec
tric ; fence. The morning after
the fence was set up it was dis
covered that the deer were fenced
in instead of out.-
Eleven deer, were grazing In
the strawberry bed. The - deer
were chased out, the necessary
adjustments made and now the
animals are looking for- new
strawberry beds upon which to
graze.
The , deer seem particularly
fond of the tender new leaves
on the young strawberry ' plants.
Sags
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of Salem
eculates
By D. H.' TALMADGE
It does no good to fate bewail.
Gives no relief to fte deplore.
To give despair the right of way
But sinks discouraged spirits
--"'"B lower; ,- " - - ' - " : "
Tls better far to laugh at fate,
Good hqmoredly to shake a
A ; fist, ' ' :;f :
Fall many times a threat'ning
clond . ' :
Sunshine' has changed to . raln
bo wed mist. - t .' -
iI call my sox golf ox," said
inot very funny comedian In the
varieties at the State theatre Fri
day, "18 holes y'know.
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: Kature Story
jOver In the Wilson river coon
try, where the Moore family spent
three or four, .days last week,
Lloyd (Brick) Moore caught a
half-grown mink with- his bare
hands. The animal was evidently
out for a stroll on the highway,
and was picked up without much
difficulty. MBrick' planned to
bring the mink home . and raise
a fur coat or something, but the
plan failed. The uiink died.
j A certain writer of a certain
class .of stories purporting to be
"true pictures of western life,"
is mentioned by the "lit'ry edit
or of midwest paper as -being a
"good waiter.' Thus is shown
how truth crushed to earth may
rise again , through the humble
efforts of an erring linotype op
erator. -
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1 Which suggests the (thought
that, this being a political, cam
paign year, . truth is at : the be
ginning of a busy season. And
something tells me that it will
be crushed to earth less frequent
ly : than has ' been the j case in
some former years. j
j I reckon a heap of our troubles
result simply from our refusal,
for one reason or another, usual
ly a not very good one, refuse
to believe in that which is ob
vious. Somewhat like the gentle
man, who, according to an old
story, saw a kangaroo I for the
first time.: He, said,! "Shucks!
there ain't no uch animal."
Of course, any person may
change the animal In the story
to suit his or her taste.! Person
ally. 1 have always preferred the
kangaroo. There is little use in
trying to account for tastes.
Individual Influence .
! "There are more r things In
heaven and earth, Horatio, than
are dreamt of in your philoso
phy." Yes, .Horatio, and there are
morethings on a bedroom floor
and on the floors of adjoining
apartments than are dreamt of.
?t is a" good deal aa Len Hollo-
vaw amma cati ttila 1tfj la t rf
highly potentlallzed. I presume
Len knew what he meant, but
the -several of us who were lis-1
Brush Fire Burns
! 45 Cords of Wood
Breaks out Second Time
but Volunteers Keep It
From Spreading
AIRLIE A fire burning in the
brush where Glen Davis had been
cutting wood broke out Friday
but by hard fighting ; was soon
under control. Saturday a hard
wind came up again and the fire
broke out a second : time. A
double force of men went to
work and soon, got the best of
the second fire. Between 40 and
45 cords - of wod were burned,
j Mr. and Mrs. Lyle-Hadley of
Seattle arrived Saturday after
noon at the Glen Hadley home
low a visit.
L Mrs. Ploub Hostess
j !' Mrs. Jacob - Ploub was
guest at a birthday party
honor
given
by Mrs. Wade Williams Satur
day night. The evening was giv
en over to playing 500. Guests
were: Mr. and Mrs. William
Toedtemeier, Mr. and Mrs. John
Wiener, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Wells, Mr. and Mrs. George Wil
liamson, . Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cooper, Mrs. Etta Welch, Mrs.
Etta Simpson, Mr. and Mrs.
Ploub and Mr. and Mrw Wil
liams. -1
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Abercrom
tie with their daughter, CaroI
Elizabeth have moved to Corbett
where h. In mnlAre1 In ttia
Pwoods.
Steinberger Gets
Court Ear Today
SILVERTON The ! hearing of
John Steinberger will be htM in
justice court here Wednesday at
t v ciock. jonn teinoerger Is
charged with threatening to com
mit a felony involving alleged
injury to his wife and children.
U, The case of drunken driving
against Clyde Jozat will be heard
Wednesday mornine. '
I Elmer Rautenberg, apprehend
ed on a forgery charge to which
he pleaded not guilty, will have
a hearing August 25 In the local
justice court.
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Valley Patrons, Matrons
! ; Association Plans Picnic
' SILVERTON HILLS The Wil
lamette Valley Patrons and Ma
trons association . plans to hold
its annual picnic at Silver Creek
Falls state park July 17. On the
committee are Miss Elaine Clower
iot : Silverton, Mr and Mrs. Phil
Schweizer of Monmouth, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Robinson of Indepen
dence and Mr. and Mrs. w. P.
Scarth of Silverton.
tening at . the time didn't, al
though Henry Rasset shook his
head In a confirmatory way and
spat, which was a sign he agreed
with Len. Anyway, whether he
knew what Len meant or not, it
was plain -he was disposed to
give the assertion moral support.
That, was Henry Rasset's way.
He said he knew the folks! he
knew pretty well, and . to those
tn whom he had confidence he
gave his moral support. Saved
a heap of finding out things
about things, he said, which meb
by when he found 'em out was
n't correct. Anyway, he always
had an alibi for himself for use
on these occasions when, having
taken a flight with the great con
versers, he found one or more
of his assertions in controversy.
A Dash Into Science
One ' learns in the course of
days and by means of desultory
nosing about, with no special pur
pose in view beyond getting to
some place from somewhere, that
certain customs mentioned by
ancient writers still prevail. We
of today gather in chosen spots,
which . may pass for forums If
we are not too particular In the
observance of old ferms. There
are ' spots - in Salem, and pre
sumably in all cities, great and
small from which the passer-by
hears fragments of talk Town
sendism, religionism, New Deal
ism, and the isms of general po
litical economy in their varied
forms. Personally, I do not us-,
ually stop at these signals be-
cause, they have come during the
past several years to have a
flavor of .! monotony, a sameness.
But Saturday lw heard a mention
of the origin of species, which I
gathered had been given its in
spiration by a duo of monkeys
in ; a cage " before the Grand
theatre to call attention to a
Caribbean sea-Central American
film then being exhibited. "We
have been in a process of evolu
tion for millions of years," an
nounced the chief orator of the
assemblage. 'Some f us part
ed as' fish," the speaker continu
ed, and some as mere gobs of
protoplasm, devoid of form or
sensibility. ' And we pass from
one form to another, higher types
ever succeeding lower, until at
last we become human beings.
"But," he added significantly,
"we bring with us through the
ages the Impulsed which are na
tural to our origin, whatever it
chances to have been." Thus It
is perhaps permissable to infer
that an ardent fisherman of this
enlightened age was at one time
a fish, or even possibly a mere
tadpole, I don't believo It. Even
if it is true I don't believe it.
. However, I reckon such talk;
I'j for the most part harmless. The
world has much of It. But the
world goes on pretty much as
usual.
Stephenson Talks
For Garden Group
Lyle MooresjAre Called to
Independence Due to
. Mother's Illness
INDEPENDENCE Tttie Inde
pendence Garden club met in the
Jones garden with Dr. R. E.
Stephenson of OSC as the speaker
on "Preparation! of Garden Soils."
The meeting was well attended.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Homer Brown and small
son were at the Dole Pomeroj
home this week. The two families
were neighbors iin Triangle Lake.
Mrs. Brown came to the reunion
of the Chase clan which was
held la Dallas, j
Mrs. Lloyd Boreline Is report
ed quite ill at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Moore of
Portland were called to the home
of Mr. Moore as his mother is
IlL Mr. Moore is connected with
the gas and coke company.
Mr. , and Mrs. E. Wunder are
on a vacation. Mr. Picken is tak
ing the mail for a few days.
The Camp , Fire Girls under
the leadership of Mrs. Joe Rod
ger s, Jr.. are meeting in the
Scout hall on Tuesday nights.
Liberty CE'ers
Hold Swim Party
LIBERTY The Christian En
deavor society had an enjoyable ;
affair Friday night' with swim
ming In the Olinger pool. followed
by a wiener roast and singing
around ".the campfire.
Bobby Stacey of Glendale,
Calif., arrived a few days ago to
spend the summer with -his aunt
and uncle, Mr. I and Mrs. C. W.
Stacey. . .
The Leek home was the scene
of a jolly , time Thursday night
when the young people of the
Christian Endeavor gathered to
surprise Hazel Leek on her birth- j
day. . , j 4
Mr. C. C. Sargent is spending
some time In eastern Oregon witbf
her husband who is engaged in f
me gram harvest..
Funeral Services for
Aged Veteran Are Todav
WOODBURN-i-Funeral servic
es for Wealev
Lonev. 99. oM
Woodburn, will
1 1 J TT n .1 .... ci " -
day afternoon
cnapei with Uev. Ralph G. leen i
officiating. Interment will be in
the Miller cemetery with full mil
itary honors given the Civil -war
veteran who", only Saturday night
returned from the GAR reunion
at Gettysburg. Mr. Loney died
Sunday nizht at tv. i.Am r hia
stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarence G-
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