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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.
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