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PAGE FOUU THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1924 Capital jUournal Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper Published every evening except Sunday Telepbone 81; news 82 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publlsbor BWLB THOUGHT FOR TODAY Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits who forqiveth all thine iniquities; who heulelh all thy diseases; who redeemclh thy life from destruction. Psalm 10S:?.-i. What Substitute? The first hops in the Pacific northwest were grown in 1864 when one bale was raised in Washington as an experiment!. Its success led to wider cultivation especially in the Puyallup valley and in the Willamette valley in Oregon. The industry had already been established in California, which, having a thirsty population, supplied a home market. It was necessary, however, to find an export market for the northwest product, which eventually materialized in Europe. The production steadily increased and in 1881 California produced 8,500 bales, Washington 6,000 bales and Oregon 2,000 bales with average of $50 or better a bale. By 1890. the Washington crop amounted to 40,000 bales, and the Willamette valley output reached 15,000 bales. The hops in Washington were harvested by Indians, while in Oregon most of the hop-picking was done by Chinese. Hop growing had by this time become one of our most important industries and continued to develop until the world war stopped exports and prohibition destroyed the domestic market. In the meantime as the Oregon production increased, the Washington production diminished. By 1913 Oregon was producing about half of the hops grown in the United States. Prohibition destroyed the domestic market for hops, and since 1917 there is demand for but a fraction of the output then sold, and these are consumed in cereal beverages. This was to some extent of f.set by the brisk foreign demand exist ing during the period of rehabilitating the European hop fields. Increased foreign production anr! embargoes are daily further limiting the export market. The Oregon hop-grower then faces a discouraging outlook. Already prohibition has cut his production down to less than one-third of what it was and the bulk of the present crop is being sold at less than cost of production. Prohibition has cut his domestic market nine-tenths. He still produces twice as many hops as are used in the United States and almost as many as his best foreign market, England, imports, for she is now producing more hops than i:i the pre war period. It is apparent that the chief sufferer from prohibition is the farmer whose hop, grape, berry, fruit, and grain markets have been curtailed, without in material degree lessening intoxica tion or preventing crime. It is also evident that the hop industry faces almost complete destruction, unless the Volstead act is modified to permit the making of light beer which is really not an intoxicating beverage. Yet any effort to preserve to the farmer this valuable industry through reasonable modification of the dry law brings about a torrent of abuse and villification under the inspiration of paid dry propagandists commercialing fanaticism. A serious problem that the community faces is what are we to grow in place of hops that annually brought in millions of outside money into the valley? Having complacently, and even enthusiastically assisted in the annihilation of our biggest industry, one that meant more to the farmer and the country than any several other industries, what are we going to substitute an d what are we doing about it? Develop Our Aerial Navy The swift trip across the Atlantic cf the ZR-3 and the equally successful flight across the continent of the big navy dirigible, the Shenandoah, and the around globe flight of our airplanes, demonstrates that the age of the air has arrived and that in a comparitively short while the dirigible will be utilized commercially both to cross sea and continent as well as the plane. It is now universally admitted that the next war will be fought in the air and this being the case, why waste taxi payers' money in coast defense fortifications and in warships obsolete before they are completed? Why build a huge battle ship when over 50 Zeppelins and double the number of war planes can be built with the money? A fleet of Zopelins or dirigibles could leave Japan or any of the European countries, obliterate any American fort or fleet of battleships by dropping explosives or asphyxiate an entire city with poison gas, and then return to their base uninjured all at slight risk of life or money. The news that the Germans, who are the master builders of aircraft arc building a fleet of giant war planes for Japan in Denmark, ought to convince congress of the necessity of developing our aerial service to its fullest capacity not as a means of aggression, but of defense. An immense aerial navy is better protection to the country than all the defense days on record, for mobilization merely concentrates men for slaughter from the air in (lie next war. KIRBY'S DAILY CARTOON FOR CAPITAL JOURNAL READERS SOUTHWORTH TO Ward Kouthwmdi, a member o! the junior i'Iukk at Willamette uni versity, whs last dvenliiK luljiittinl the winner in the exteniiun'inuvun contmt held lit Wiiller hall, Wil lamette university, ti ml as a resuM will reptuBent Wlllamutto in the Pacific fount eolUKo extern (torn no ons HpoiiklnK mutest which lb t lit' hold nt Hlanfurtl university on ArtniMtlco day, Clvon their subject a half hour before the time ol their scheduled nipc!tvam'0 on Iho singe, nix younn men took part. They were I'nul 1 tuck ley, Dnvo McCllutork, Percy Hammond, l.eltoy Wnlker, On n Taylor niul Smith worth. l)y coincidence, SouthwortU will upon k ngaiimt Kuoert Uttler, tor former Halom resident and Mil dent of Snlem high school and Willamette, who will ropra.ieti! Lei 11 nd Stanford university. Lit tler and Soulhwurth mado up the high school debate team that won the state chnmlponnhtp In 1120, Two yearn ago both were members of I lie team thut represented Wil lamette on tho eastern tour. IS IN PENNSYLVA IVnvfs Special K11 It mi to to Philadelphia, Oct. IM Heading gcneiMl euxt w:ird movement prosiUmtiftl ntul vice-presidential candid.i tea, Charles O. Itawes traveled to.tny to Philadelphia and only speaking- lour east of the AiieKncniOH. eniulidato will begin his seven day MH-eeu ma King swing inrougli Hie five eastern states of Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Delaware. New Jor- tv ami new 1 one wtm i discus sion nf Ilia hnilifet lln 111 on the busts of his experience n the fil'rst director nf tliA (mUml budget bureau Tho budget, however, will not bo his main theme, for he will stress in tho east an ho tun on his middle U-PMlPi-n eumtKil.'ii i.i.ir. it.. publican wwatiU on the La Pollette Independent ran.ti.1aev nnt rmlv having raised the dominant Issue ul middle west, but also In the pas', and other sections of the country. Mrs. Diiwe la neeminiiiivt,,.. ki, husband on his eastern lour "I WANTS TO MAKE THEIR FLESH CREEP." The flower of the family A Thrilling Love : Story bj J .iah'I'VS DISTfltllKB NIGHT "Maria thought someone was trying to get In the house, mo tn ... -na,i u'hpn her moth er' asked how tho girls happened to let her in that late nour. you nee the child's room Is over he library and hearing you ho was a little frightened and can to my room. I was almost asleep and I do not think I would have heard you, but the momcn. I was conscious at what ohe was saying, I knew Immediately It was you and that you had forgotten your key." "Well, go to bod now, lioth ot you, and come to me in the morn ins about 10. There are many ex planations you will have to make, .Marta. I don't like you coming home unexpectedly from school. "Cocdnight, dears." "r.,rtn lnn'l vmi want to come and spend the rest of the night in my room?" again a-sKeu i.enu'c. "I think I'll try It along again, Norrle. I don't expect to bo both ered any more, ani I really am sleepy." Though sho had only Just fallen asleep when she was again awak- . .. ... v. ..... tilt U'hnn hp. eneu i.'y a u...j collected her wits sho realized she had been asleep qulto a wane, i' the light was filtering through her curtains. Someone had fallen heavily jusi outside her door. She listened attentively. Some man was swearing softly under his breath, and evidently trying iu gei up. M iking up her mind that no one l.t I,..-, h. In Ilin ,l:ivllc)lt nf the early morning, she opened the door a little. A man iuuuu uvvi and spoke In surprise. "Hello, Malta! "Whero'd you come from? I thought you were at school." .. ii.i nor mother ha Alarm '"tl- - , greeted her In almost the self-same words. , T, .... . ti.-t vnn nra home. I m - 1M.W It.u. J ---- glad you came to my rescue, her lather conlinueu. "j'vo sprained my ankle, 1 ...... .i mi this damn vug .,.i roll. Como out her. That s a good girl, and eo If you can't help your dad up." Marta again snatched her klmo lia and pattoied out to her fath er in her bare feet. When sho got near ciioush to help, sho was . , ,i. n, nf lhiuor. In voluntarily she turned away her head. Her father saw nnd understood. Tie apologized. "I expect I have been drinkink a little more than I ought tonight, but I'm all right except for this confounded ankle. Do you think vou can lend a hand, daughter?" Tile girl came forward and he placed his arm heavily around her shoulders. "Had you not belter get up one c ihn o,-v.'inis?" ho asked us he looked at her slight, form. "I'm sure I canao it, aau. luih not wako anyone It we can help It." Marta did not want anyone to see her father Just now. She i .1 x'nunr lin.lv tO bear most of tho man's weight as he pulled lilmscir up. "You're a brick, child," ho ex claimed, a3 by dint of dragging his ,n,nln nnklp after him. Harold Ralston managed to get to his bed. Marta bent down quickly and ,A. ..if tiin inn. Blum frnm his fast swelling foot. With a groan, Italston managed to uikb uil ma coat and waistcoat and stretch himself on his bed. "I think I hear some of the serv- ints up, Marta. Ring the bell ana sou If you can get aomoonoTr' You're looking a little pale, eh Hi Now that her father w,3 on his bod, Marta had begun feel a little biddy, and she . bell without furthnr . " .. ...; " J ... "."""'rone.. ii. wiu uiwtveiou immediately h tho house man, ' D? "You go to bed, now, child B con will malro ine comfortable ?,' call a doctor to fl m "Don't you think father, 'tm i. . ter call r.iother? Surely ir , foot is bad enough to call a j.U' tor, mother should know It " "I would not disturb her f0'r n, world, child. Bacon will d0 for me that Is ncessary, i from experience that your moth dislikes to be In sight of phy,c,I pain." Martn looked at her father quick !y. Sho had never heard him sumf in quite that tone of volco befori "Aroy ou In great pain, dad'"' "Yes, It aches liko the jevM What tlmo ia it, Bacon?" ' "Half past seven, sir." Mr. Xtalston reached for the iee, phone that was on tho table be! side his bed. "Oo on and got somo sleep dear," he said to his daughter, "im bo all right now. Don't worry about me." As Maria turned to go sho heard her father call a number and then say: "Is this you, Veda?" Marta opened her bedroom Joot wondering; why her father harl n scruples about disturbing a woman caiiea veun at mis nour and whj ho apoko to nor in such a caroifc Ing tone; a voice, very different from that in which ho had said that he did not wish to disturb his wifo. Tomorrow Marto's Crowded Hour War Declared on Fish Uiimlltg Ketchikan, Alaska In on effort to stop the systematic robbery of fish traps In this district, salmon packers Here nave agreed not to purchase fish believed to havo been stolen. More than 30 vessels sus. peeled of piratical tactics hav, been black-listed. BRINGING UP FATHER : - By George McMnnus f OH! DID I EVER S II A I Bit i DUCMS WILL I flf WHW ,M 1 I fTO III TO MNETHft SMOKIN'BET r NEMEft KNOW THE I WORLD A.E rJ U $ BEV I.-r WITH OUON- I'M CITT1N- Z'A DIFFERENCE IP I 1 OU DOIN6 ('m LOOKIN BED' THERE. 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