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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1936
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Salem, Oregon
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Seek Return of Saloons
Disguised as the Home Rule League, Inc., of Oregon, the
whiskey, beer and wine interests have launched their long
anticipated attack upon the state liquor control act with the
filing of two initiative petitions. One would repeal the pres
ent Knox law under which the state operates a monopoly
the sale of hard liquors and substitute a system of licensing
private dealers, and the other would amend the constitution
to permit incorporated cities to license, tax, regulate or pro
hibit the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
, , , The proposals are cleverly drawn to appeal to all ele
ments which for selfish reasons oppose the existing system
of sale and control.
..
There is a sop to the advocates of municipal licensing for
revenue in the constitutional amendment a play for the
support of such organizations and individuals as comprise
the state league of city officials, which has made several
futile efforts in the legislature to secure a portion of the li
quor tax money. The cities now get 30 cents a gallon on all
beer sold.
There is a bid for the assistance of brewers and beer
dealers in the provision which would reduce the tax on malt
beverages from ?1.30 to 62 cents, and an even more attrac
tive invitation to dispensers of beer to join the movement
which would substitute loose and easily manipulated local
control for the stricter state supervision and enforcement
now existing.
To attract the wine dealers and their friends the tax on
this type of beverage would be reduced to 5 cens a gallon
whereas the state now collects 12 cents a gallon on natur
ally fermented wines and 30 cents a gallon on fortified wines,
On bottled wines an ad valorum tax of 10 percent on natural
ly fermented and 15 percent on fortified is imposed.
The boldest deception attempted in the proposal, how
ever, is the obvious effort to lead those prejudiced against
hard liquors to believe that a heavier tax would be imposed
upon whiskey and like drinks by levying an assessment of
60 cents a gallon on distilled liquors. True, the state does
not now collect any direct tax on hard liquors but in its mo
nopoly of sales through state stores and agencies realizes
far greater profit than would accrue the suggested tax rate,
The net profit on the cheapest grade of whiskey handled
, .by.the liquor commission is 30 percent of the retail price, or
about $1.41 cents a gallon nearly two and a half times the
amount ol the suggested tax. ...... .
Resort Is also made to the old nolitical device of stinu
lating that the money collected shall be directly applied to the
reduction of property taxes. The fact that present revenues
from liquor control operations go to relief purposes, which
otherwise would have to be financed through some form of
direct taxation, is conveniently forgotten.
Any such program would result in the return of the
saloon and its attendant evils and eventually prohibition,
Penalizing Industry
. The Doernbecher Manufacturing company, said to have
trie largest industrial payroll in Oregon, which was found
guilty of violating the Portland city smoke density ordinance,
.announces that the company's business will be liquidated and
the furniture factory established in another state as a re
sult of the court's finding. No penalty was imposed so as to
give the company time to modernize the plant so the smoke
density win not be in excess of that allowed by the law.
there are of course two sides to the case. Modern
smoke consumers are not very costly and pay for them
selves in the long run in salvage of fuel as the paper mill at
balem demonstrated when it eliminated its smoke and cin
dor nuisance. And the public health must be placed above
lactory pronts. it is probable that the Doernbecker com
pany is merely utilizing this pretxet in order to escape the
high taxes imposed in Oregon, especially on factories within1
city limits, to take advantage of the tax free proposals and
sue auusiuies oiiereu in wasnington.
At the same time it should he a wiu-nino- mrjiinsl llm C
forts to penalize Oregon industries, for there arc many other
mates wan an Kinds ol inducements, seeking to secure them,
ine etlorts ot the Columbia river fishermen's union to close
Salem industries and others along the river on the pretext
that they are polluting the Willamette and hence destroying
salmon is typical of the treatment accorded Oregon industry.
No salmon spawn in the lower Willamette and the ascent
to tne. spawning beds is made at a time of high water, when
pollution is infinitismal. There is greater pollution from
municipal sewers than all the industries combined. The
annual output ot industries attacked is greater than the
vame oi tne enure Columbia river fish industry, and their
payrolls greater. And there is no proof oi their destruction
oi saimon.
These fishermen arc a contentions. mwHv WW .
fit, and when they arc not warring between themselves and
trying to put each other out of business bv legislative and
initiative bills, or trying to ruin their own 'industry by dis
astrous strikes, they are attempting to drive established in-
uusiry out or uregon. .
Scents a Polical Plot
former uovernor Oswald West says that he looks upon
Dr. Laughlin a proposal to chloroform the feeble-minded "as
a i -jniuMcuii political tricK to deprive us of about one-third
oi tne democratic majority we had in the house of rcprc-
uiu hisi session oi tne legislature.
Governor Martin, who approved the Lauirhlin nrnnn..l
..probably figured its effects on the senate, of whose members
m u.i inverse occasions lorcibly expressed his opinions.
Anyway it would effect a purging of both houses irrespec
tive of parties.
; Enforcement of any such program would drastically cut
rinfiS.0' 5".nt. 'tI'1nStnt t,l,e Pannes and eliminate the
.l u b,;"ot '1 ' the self-st' tcr., who don't know
Ztf i ,. "bout ,nnd 'hose on,y qi'nlifieation for public
Ty to be" wished "K " T'8 " ' on devoutly
Evert this however, would not purify politicis thr rml
and potential crooks and demagogues as ll as the bone
; heads would remain in the running and secure niihlie offfce
. on impossible promi8eg and Utopian rainbow chas ng
Life's Big Moments
. i M I 3ALVASIH6 THE TPASH HEAP
THAT WAS AlWAYS LEFT BEHIND
g&s-jqjjjj WHEN JJEIGHBOPS MOVED AWtr.
sr M-lLaSit4 hit N0 flwyuft -MHALW
Livestock Overgrazing
Not Deer Destroying
Ranges Says Piasecki
By EDWARD). PIASECKI
I have read with interest the article in th rVpovminn
entitled, "Rim Rock Ranges Denuded bv Deer: Srnrkmpn
to Ask for Open Season on Does." Quoting from the article,
cattle, unless the state same de-
partment takes Immediate steps to
curb the invasion of deer, may face
starvation on the range," according
to Mr. K,oenier.
I observe that the Information for
this article was secured from one
Casper Koehler, a Grant county
stocaman. whose opinion was verl.
tied by one Ted Hayes, a rancher
from the Bums District. In view of
the fact that the deer from the Rim
Rock ranges are unable to speak for
themselves, I feel that It Is but Just
and fair for some one -to speak in
tneir behalf, and I shall try to con-
nne myself to facts which are self
evident to anyone who has made any
study of the situation.
In the first place, to be concrete.
let me state that I have hunted -in
the Calapooia mountains in the Cas
cade range, packing some twenty
mUes from what is known as Camp
er's Plat, which Is in turn some twen
ty miles south of Oak Ridge, up Uito
what is known as the Staley Ridge
country, which was, up until some
few years ago, a very delightful
country In which to hunt. Were you
to attempt to hunt this country to
day, you would find that not only
the Rim Rock ranges, but that whole
country for miles and miles has been
denuded by sheep and cattle to such
an extent that you rarely ever see
deer In that immediate vicinity.
ine last few years I have hunted
in and about Paisley, in what is
known as the Buck Mountain coun
try, and this territory is about to
meet the same fate as the Staley
Ridge country. For the last tllree
seasons I have paid particular at
tention to this situation, and there
was not a day during the three sea
sons that I did not see range cattle
all over that country, In addition to
he stock ranches on the lower lev
els. Somehow, I am unable to vision
any deer range denuded by the deer
themselves. I did not know that
there was any territory in Oregon so
thickly populated by deer. It occurs
to nie In addition to the excuse giv
en In the article, "The heavy bliz
zards of the desert country have
swept the mule deer out of their ac
customed ranges and driven them to
ranch areas," that If the Rim Rock
range has been denuded so that it
were necessary at this time of the
year, which we know Is unusual, for
deer to come to the lower levels to
feed, then I would venture that
either sheep or cattle, and undoubt
edly cattle in this particular in
stance, have so denuded the range
that the deer were obliged to come
down to starve.
The statements I have lust made.
as these In the article to which I re
fer, arc somewhat general, but, as
Al Smith would say, "To be specific.
lets look at the record." Statistics
show that there are remaining one
Hundred seventy-three million acres
of public domain lands, and It is ad
mitted by all. even the cattle and
sheep men, that tlieso lands have
been over-grazed and denuded, and
mat mey nave contributed more
than their full share toward the de
struction of our good earth. In the
past great herds of sheep and cat
tle have been supported for slight
cost for pasturage. The range has
been so grossly misused lor so many
.years now that there hns been less
and less of it to support ever-in
creasing herds. Until the passage of
the Taylor bill June SO. 1934. certain
cattle and. slicep Interests in Hie
est succeeded In blocking legisla
tion designed to protect them from
tneir own folly, realizing that thov
ere destroying thrir own means of
livelihood In destroying the ranee.
but nevertheless, insisting on the
right to continue to destroy U
rue Taylor Qrnzlng act which
ves the department of the Inter
ior the power to control and regu-
c grazing on eighty million acres
the public domain still leaves
the other ninety-three million acres
be denuded by sheen and cattle
Tills public domain land Is presumed
oa exactly What it Implies, a pub
lic domain for the use and enjoy
ment of all the people, and not par
ticularly for sheep and cattle men.
Should there be more feed than is
necessary for the wild life thereon.
it occurs to me that the fair thing to
do would be to graze thereon Just
such a number of sheep or cattle, or
both as would not disturb the bal
ance of nature. That It has been
dlstured is conceded even by these
men themselves time and time again.
It simply means that the surface re
sources are being exploited unwisely
a.iu excessively, particularly by live
stock which Is destroying the ground
cover and resulting in serious wind
and water erosion. That the caring
capacity for livestock on most of the
public domain has been reduced to
a mere fraction, of its former possl
bilities, is a fact no one will dis
pute, with a very few exceptions,
the public domain has, wherever
used by the stockmen, been subiect-
ed to such abuse through over-graz
ing as to deplete the more palata
ble forage plants, both grass and
brush, unpalatable plants replacing
succulent grasses, rendering it In
creasingly difficult for a cow to
make a living on a hundred acres of
land. Reoccurring droughts accen
tuate the deplorable condition and
speed these vast areas on the road
to utter destruction. Along with
grass and the browse plants has
gone both cover and food for game
birds and animals.
Many of the stockmen in the west
are the best friends of our game
and will not tolerate illegal killing,
but, as -It has been said, "A mini's
friends are of tcntimes his worst ene
mies.' So It is with game and the
stockmen.
When have we legislated in behalf
of our deer, as that Is the subject of
mis argument. I make the point
mat game and the wild life species.
with one or two minor exceptions,
have never had an area hi Oregon
which they may rightfully call their
own. There has been no definite
state policy to set ud areas that he
long to game. When you consider
future impingements, and consider
the rights of other Industries, sheep
and cattle Included, I want game to
do considered as one of Oregon's as
sets. In view of the fact that we
have a good many thousands of
acres of this public domain In the
state of Oregon, game should be giv
en at least an equal opportunity to
live inereon. it Is high time that
the people of this State give wild
me species, socially and econom
Icolly, a place hi the picture of this
s.atc.
News Behind
The News
By Paul Mallon
Washington, March 21 President
Roosevelt, before leaving for Flor
ida, said he had high hopes that his
housing advisers would have a plan
when he returned. This was merely
a polite cover-up lor the fact
which will be evident shortly,- that
the housing plan has blown up.
What Mr. Roosevelt would have
said, if he had spoken his mind
is something like this:-
The inability of any two of his
housing experts to agree on any
thing has convinced him that noth
ing important can be attempted
along that line. Furthermore, he
has wasted so much time on. the
subject that he hopes that no one
will mention it to him soon again
and as for the experts.
It is generally understood within
the White House coterie that the
president will play a new game, call
ed "housing-expert", on his Florida
fishing trip. He will name each
sallfish after one of his experts and
club it lustily on the head as it is
hauled into the boat.
suspicions The experts cannot
even agree on why they cannot agree
iney seem to think it Is a matter
of personalities. Each one suspects
an me otners oi working for sub
versive influences. That Is, they
suspect each other of working for
mortgage bankers trying to block
me program, or for certain building
groups with political Influence try
ing to promote certain phases of it
semsniy.
They are probably Just a little bit
right in their suspicions of each
other. But the basic reason for the
futility of the Idea, although they
win aeny it, seems to be this: .
All schemes which have been
analyzed and considered contain
such rank discriminations against
property holders that they are eco
nomically hazardous.
Dangers The formost effect of
any kind of housing, public or pri
vate, is the shifting of real estate
values. These cannot be avoided. If
you build homes, you take tenants
away from localities where they are
now paying rent. You deprive pro
perty owners and mortgage holders
there of their values. By your choice
of a new housing locality, you may
boost the value of property owners
mere.
It is all right for private realtors
to do such things constantly, but
when the government starts doing
It on a national scale, a constitu
tional as well as an economic ques
tion arises.
There Is also some question whe
ther the cheaply constructed -low
cost homes would, last as long as
their mortgages. Likewise. some
doubt whether persons attracted to
such homes would be good long term
risks.
At least these were the whispered
considerations which dominated Mr.
Roosevelt's recent series of ineffec
tive housing conferences. They ex
plain why the new dealers cannot
have a program, although they con
sider one highly desirable as cam
paign ballyhoo.
LANDMARK RECALLS
GAY NINETIES HERE
Pantry
Patter
By R. G. 15.
By E. B. FLETCHER
A Salem landmark worthy of note
is at 340 North Liberty street, Just
norm of the Christian Science
church. It has brick foundation, is
two-story, four triple bay windows
and square cupola on the southwest
corner.
There are four large walnut trees
along the parking, and an outstand
ing feature of the lawn for these 50
years has been the rockery, once
used as a fountain base, but now as
a fish pond. The floor, at the land
ing of the front steps, is laid with
tile of curious patterns.
For many years this was the home
of William England and his wife,
Olive Stanton England. William
England was born in Illinois in 1829.
He crossed the plains to Oregon in
1852 and settled at Salem.
Working as a carpenter, he saved
his money and began a brokerage
business at Salem. In 1890 he formed
a partnership with Oeorge Williams,
and they organized the bank of Wil
liams and England. About five years
alter this, the State Insurance com
pany went broke, and the bank of
Williams and England failed with It,
Olive Stanton was of the Alfred
Stanton family. After finishing Wil-
imueue university sne was Known
as a writer and an artist of ability.
She was Mrs. Olive Enrlght after
Mr. England s death about the year
iduu. ine only child of William and
Olive England was Eugene England.
whoso death was eight or ten years
prior to that of his father.
About the time of the opening- of
me worm war me England proper
ty was on sale at J 11, 000. It was
purchased by the C. P. Bishop fam
ily. They did extensive improving
and . remodeling . during the years
while they resided there.
It is now the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pratt. Mrs. Pratt was a
beneficiary in the estate of Mrs
Stanwick Pratt of Modesto, Calif.
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Above The old England home
at 340 North Liberty street as
it appears today. Below Wil
liam England, pioneer of 1852
and prominent business leader
in Salem before the turn of the
century.
Ten years ago, the Pratts Invested In
this property. . . -. -
The building has eight apartments
and twenty-two rooms. Marble fix
tures, unique fireplaces and num.
erous conveniences give the place an
air of home-like comfort." One of
the occupants has been with Mrs.
Pratt all of the 10 years, and an
other, seven years. - There is nearly
always "a house-full."
A picture of Mrs. Olive England
Enrlght, that has received much
favorable mention, was made by the
artist, Mrs Le Gall, and is. in her.
possession, where she. resides hr the
home of Mrs. Alice Wenger, 1427
Fairmount street. E. J. Roth,' 1113
Cottage street, was coachman for
the Englands several years, about
the time of 1892.
Is there a man in Oregon who is
familiar with the woods and has
hunted during the open season for
me past ten or fifteen years, who
could not say that he has counted
not only forty or fifty head of slicep
or cattle, but has counted them bv
Ihc hundreds, not on what, is com
monly known - as cattle range, but
what was known for years and years
10 oe ueer country and later appro
priated by the sheep and cattle men.
Anyono knows what several thou
sand head of sheep will do In a year
or two in deer country. It is so
self-evident to anyone who has had
any experience and has witnessed
the destruction going on durini the
past fifteen years, that It needs no
argument. And now, the panacea
.ur an inesc evils as suggested by
Mr. Koehler, after tho sheep and
cattle have made It impossible for
the deer to find a range in which to
live, without coming down to the
lower levels. Is to open the season
on docs. What a brilliant solution to
the problem confronting us. It
might in turn be suggested that In
view of the fact that the stockmen
havo contributed more than their
full share toward the destruction of
the range on the open domain, that
they profit by their own Mimutlnn
and in turn kill some of their cat
tla untU they at least havi permit-
Effect What they will probably
do now Is this: continue the exist
ing law with reference to renovations
lor six months with some liberaliza
tion, continue the government
guarantee mortgage system indef
initely without any further liberali
zation.
Some renewed effort may be made
in reference to low cost housing
and slums clearance, but the Jig has
been up, as far as they are concern
ed, since Mr. Morgenthau's real
estate mortgage ally, Peter Orlmm,
tossed his hands in the air and re
turned to New York last week.
TYPHOID FOUGHT
IN FLOOD AREA
Wheeling. W. Va, March 21 (IP)
lnnoculation against typhoid was
started yesterday afternoon among
20.000 refugees as the rampaging
umo river roared to Its crest.
The river, which claimed 16 lives
last night and today, stood at 53 'i
feet.
Several hundred families still were
marooned.
As homeless men. women and chil
dren were herded into the big mar
ket auditorium, schools, churches
and every unfloodcd public building,
ur. R. M. Pedicord, city - county
health commissioner, issued this
warning:
"An epidemic of disease will fol
low the flood."
Working under his direction were
100 nurses, more than a score of Dhv-
sicians and a large number of volun
leers. There was a shortage of
serum.
The food supply was sufficient to
last several days, officials indicated,
but they urged great care in Its prep
aration. Dr. Pedicord called upon
every person able to cook, man or
woman Or child, to report at the
auditorium. '
public donations of money and
food were solicited.
MRS. BLACKERBV HOME
Silvcrton Mrs. A. F. Blackerbv
.ecunuy reiurned trom a three-
months' visit in Washington. She
was at the home of her daughter,
airs. Meva F. stivers at Omak. and
with another daughtei. Mrs. R. H.
Bnice of Enumclaw, during that
time.
ted this same rango to again re
cover. My answer to the suggestion that
the remedy Is to open the season on
does In the words of the song writer
Is, "No, No. A Thousand Times No."
Very truly yours,
EDWARD K. PIASECKI,
The Fireside Pulpit
REV. E. S. HAMMOND
BATH HEM'S CLOTHESLINE
When buying a new clothesline do
not immediately put It into iu.
First Jet it repose In boiling water
for half an hour. Tills will keep it
from stretching and prevent its,
tangling and will give it longer life, ,
HINGES NEED OIL, TOO. n
Do you know that about once a
year you ought to oil your hinges,
knobs and latches? Just a drop of
oil will do and they will work bet
ter and last longer.
GRAPE-NUTS MOUSSE
One-third cup sugar; U cup water; .
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten; 1 cup
cream, whipped; W teaspoon va- ,
nilla; U cup Grape-Nuts.
Bring sugar and water to a boll
and boll until syrup spins a thread
when dropped from tip ol spoon.
(232 P.). Pour slowly over egg
whites, beating constantly. Continue .
beating until mixture is cool (about
3 minutes). Fold in cream and va-.
nilla. Add Grape-Nuts. Place in -freezing
tray of automatic refrig
erator and. let stand 3 to 4 hours,
or until firm, or turn into mold,
filling it to "overflowing; cover with
waxed paper, and pack in equal
parts ice and salt. Let stand 3 to 4 .
hours, or until firm. Makes about '
l'.i pints mousse. .
Judge not, that ye be not judged
I once knew a gentleman who was
subject to ungovernable outbursts of
temper. He would fly into a raging
passion upon very slight provoca
tion, and seem entirely beside him
self. After one of these outbreaks he
would take to his bed, and his indis
position was no make-believe either.
He was genuinely sick. Before very
long he died of heart trouble. All
the time he was having these tor
rential outbursts his heart was fail
ing to do its work. His blood was not
purified as it should have been, and
this unpurifled blood was carrying
poison through his whole system.
When a man's brain is filled with
poisoned blood, he cannot be patient
nor reasonable. Some people blamed
this good man severely, and some
laughed at him. But he was as much
to be pitied as a fever patient who
Is out of his head.
I think we are slow to learn the
great truth that it takes more knowl
edge than we possess to Judge our
neighbors rightly. '
One evening a religious worker
was talking to a crowd in the slum
district of one of our cities, when a ,
man stepped up to him and said.
Say, Mister, If you had been born
and lived all your life down here
where we are, would you be talking
to us the way you are now?" The
speaker had no answer to that ques
tion.
I once heard Saukey sing:
"When the mists have rolled In
splendor
From the valleys and the hills,
And the sunshine, warm and tender,
Falls in kisses on the rills.
We shall read love's shining letter
in the rainbow of the spray;
We shall know each other better
When the mists have rolled away.'
Matt. 7:1.
DR. CURTIS EGBERT
DIES AT OLYMPIA
Olympla. March 21 UP Pneumon
It caused the death here Thursday
of Dr. Curtis Egbert, 60, Olympla
enlist.
Born In Port Collins. Colo. Dr. Eg
bert came west in an immigrant
train with his parents when he was
only three years old. The family
semen in tne orand Ronde valley tn
eastern Oregon and young Egbert
was a member of the first graduating
class of The Dalles high school.
Alter graduation from the Port
land Dental college in 19M. Dr. Eg
bert came to Olympla and has prac
ticed his profession here since then.
Surviving are his widow, a son and
daughter.
LORE ENRICHED
ON WASHINGTON
Penn Yan, N. Y., Varch 21 (tP)
George Washington, It develops, had
difficulty In obtaining proper fitting
trousers, according to a letter owned
by Harry Bennett, of Dundee, Yates
county.
The letter, written by Washington,
on Ncv. 5, 1782, was addressed sim
ply and was sent from Newburgh. It
speaKS ior itself:
"Dear sir: By Doctor Oreeg
send you $6.92, which appears to be
the ballance due you for your lands.
I pray you get me made, my measure
enclosed, a pair of the nicest and
best leather, breeches.
.."I know not at this time who Is
esteemed the most celebrated maker
or I would not trouble you with so
small a matter. Formerly there was
b person railed (I think) the Cara-
bous. by which very neat breeches
were made. ,
"Whether they are yet to be had
I know not, neither do I know the
price of leather breeches at this day
oui ii me money sent not sufficient.
the deficiency sliajl be paid on demand.
"I should beg to have them sent
as soon as possible. I shall thank
you for reiterating my request that
they be made roomy in the seat.
They generally make them so tight
in tne tnign that It is with difficulty
they can be drawn on. - :
VThe measure enclosed is the size
I would have, not what they could
e orougnt to by stretching. -.
"Yours, . .
(Signed) "O. Washington.'
Bennett came into possession of
ine letter through finding an old
Bible history book in a home he
was cleaning of rubbish. Knowing
that his wife would prize the Bible
oook ne took It home.
That was In 1918. For years the
book remained In the Bennett home
Only recently he picked it up and
iiie icier oroppca out.
GRAND MASTKK VISITS
8cotts Mills Butte lodiw No ix
I. O. O. P., received m official visit
from the grand master, F. M. Sex
ton of The Dalles at the last meet
ing, other visitors were Orand Mar
shal Joe Eckley ot Portland, Special
Deputy Orand Master George Bush
of Sllverton, also Jack Riches and
L. Davenport of Sllverton. and Prim.
eroy of Monitor. Following lodtre
and the social hour, refreshment., rZ V-V" J.V
were served. ' .. f 8"u"
SHIPMENTS TO
CANADA GROW
Washington, March 21 (IP) Aner-'
lean exports to Canada rose 18 per .
cent In January, the first month af
ter enforcement of the new recip
rocal trade treaty with the Domin- .
ion neighbor, according to commerce;
department figures published today.
Shipments to Canada for tho
month were valued at $26,090,000.-
compared with $22,808,000 for the
comparable month of 1935, accord
ing to the department.
At the same time, United States
purchases from Canada rose ap
proximately 20 per cent over tho.
previous January, or from $19,004,--000
to $22,934,000. The United States
thus enjoyed a favorable visible
trade balance with Canada of $4,-
056,000 In January this year com
pared to $3,904,000 the previous Jan -
uary, ,:.
MALHEUR IS
, WETTEST SPOT
Malheur county is the wettest. ltt
Oregon llquorally speaking. ,; ;'
Every person In the county sun-
posedly drank $17.20 worth of II-.
quor last year, according to statis-.
tics compiled by the Oregon liquor
control commission.
For the state at large the 'per
capita consumption was $6,334 when
the population as given by the 1030
census was divided Into $6,041.11,
total liquor sales In 24 stores and
130 agencies.
Clatsop was the second wettest
county, with a per capita consump
tion of $10.43. Hood River was right
behind with $10.34. Arid, according
to the records, was Benton county
where no state stores or agencies
are located. Washington county- was
officially the driest at $1.78. : : ,
Other counties showea this
amount of liquor for every resl.
dent: Clackamas, $2.95: Coos, $7.34;
Deschutes, $7.64; Douglas, $4.70;
Harney, $7.71; Jackson, :-4.8l);
Klamath. $8.25; Lane, $4.53: LUm, .
$4.30; Marion. $4.34: Multnomah.- V
$7.89; Wasco, $7.32. . .
Most of Oregon's liquor imbibers
drank whisky, 665.546 gallons of it,
to account for 74.66 per cent of the
total liquor consumption Inst, venr.
89M57 gallons. - -,
While running high In quantity,
whisky drinkers were not so partic
ular about quality, but watched, the
pocket book. By far the best seller
was bottled out of bond bourbon,
with 422,643 gallons. -Only 167 gal
lons of bottled In rye were sold, and
other high-priced classifications
were relatively low. .
Oin was a poor second, with 94.
822 gallons consumed duringthe
year. Following in the orderof sales
were wines, cognac-and hrnnriv: al
cohol and miscellaneous liquors.' ;;
2 LITTLE WHALES?
CAVORT IN RIVER
Astoria, Ore., Marcn 21 (IP) Tivn
small , whales cavorted within the
mouth of the Columbia river yes
terday, feasting on naDlnw snimon
and flirting with fame
to become famous. the :ie.-Tnnt.
sea creatures would need onlyto:
PollOW the examnlp nt :mB!H,,1
bert," tiny whale thai swam up the
Columbia and Willamette rivers- to
Portland and was harpooned by a
would-be exhibitor;
uo still farther un the Wlllnmen.
to the Oregon Cltv nn an t.
tempt to climb over as did "Mrs
Plnnegan," a half ton sea-lion-who
later was hauled back to the ocean.
or, .
Have someone haul them n.
land to the Metollus river of Cen
tral Oregon and later h "Hi ti
ered" by some fisherman at was a
small octopus from California recently.
' MRS. BERNING ILL '.
Mt. Angel Sister M Alexandria,
. S. B of the Christie tnrtlan
school at Kakawis, B c. Is visiting
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Berning. who l jteriniilv lit
at her home here. Sister M. Irene.
a., returned rn Oretrnn mt.v
ftcr snendti u a foot Huv l
at tht home of her mother. ' "