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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1914
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DEEPEST MYSTERY
SURROUNDS SINKING
Of THE AUDACIOUS
With Other Warships Big
Dreadnaught Was Ordered
to Sea for Practice
DrriTIIAD TATTlfC
CAUSE UNEASINESS
With Enemy's Fleet a Constant
Menace Action of Depart
ment Is Inexplicable
(By J. W. T. Mason, former London
correspondent 'or the United Press.)
New York, Nov. 10. Tho reported
sinking of the British droadna'igut
Audacious is the-deepest mvsterv of
the Kuropcnn war thus far. This is not
because of the London admiralty's at
tempt to conceal the disaster it is be
cause tlie enstastrophe occurred off the
Irish const vl)0 miles from the British
navnl center in the North sea.
Eye witnesses who tell of the ves
sel's destruction assert that a large i
fleet of warships vas in its immediate
vicinity, the suggestion being made the
squadron included four super-ilTead-naughts
and five dreadnaught cruisers.
It is upon such craft that tho British
must rely for victory if the (lermans
should risk a sen buttle. It would re
quire 30 hours of fast steaming, how
ever, to take a war vessel from the
northern I rinh coast to the Dogger
lunik in the event of a sudden clash in
the latter area, where presumably the
two fleets would engage one another.
And the battle unquestionably would be
over in less thnn A day.
Germans Missed Chance. ' -
The idea that the Germans woul 1 ever,
be able to catch the llritish with their
North sea fleet divided had, until news
leaked out of the fate of the Audacious,
been deemed too fanciful for practical
consideration. Vet this very un
believable thing, appears to have been
ordered by -the British admiralty for
target, practice.
Had the (lermnns seized tin oppor
tunity, tlrev might have attacked the
llritish with a sufficient preponderance
of strength in their own favor to have
won a victory.
With your enemy lying in wait at
your front door on the lookout to aniii-
hilinte you, it is curious strategy to
order a detachment of your most pow
erful defenders to stroll to the rear to
shoot at targets. The Audacious, too,
wns one of the British fleet's gunnery
record holders, and for that reason
would have been required to lead In
fighting the Oormnns.
No Time for Play.
This inexplicable order for target
practice off the Irish coast probably
accounts for the admiralty's anxiety to
conceal the fact thnt the Audacious
had met disaster, since announcement ot
it would have constituted an admission
thnt Biiporilrondnnughts were being do
Inched from the North sea base at one
of the most criticnl times there in
Grout Britain's history.
Certainly nothing could create great
er uneasiness on the British public's
part thnn the knowledge that such
luetics were being authorized.
On the surface, the Incident suggests
a eontoniiuious disregard by the nil
mlriilly of the possibility that the Cler
Minns mny challenge the British to a
stand up sen fight, If tho loss of the
Atrocious were officially announced
iu lOnglnnd, however, public opinion
miiiuestlmiiibly would demand that no
Hiicli risks be taken In future.
REGIONAL BANKS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Washington, Nov. Id. Advices re
reived today by the treasury depart
ment from federal reserve bunk cities.
whro bunks were opened today, Indi
rated that every preparation fur bnl
ness had been completed. Through
these regional lmks. Secretary of the
Tr'Misury McAdno mid the members n!
federal reserve bank board expect to
be able to adjust, hil't and mobilize
the finances of the country so tint a
penie heieefter will be Impossible.
Treasury department officials say tint
powers of the reserve banks ill be re
markable. The banks, they suy, will
be able to manipulate finances so that
there will always be a stream of cur
renry flowing Into the country, and s"
that hereafter Wall street banks can
not corner the supply and force nntl
hr-nks to pay the high premium for
cash.
BUZZARD IN MICHIGAN.
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov Id, The first
blUznrd of the winter held southwest
ern Michigan in its grip this afternoon.
It followed HI hours of continuous rain.
ENOW AT PENDLETON.
IViidhMnn, (Ire., Nov. Id. Snow to I
depth of one Inch fell here early today,
the first of the winter.
STATE LOSES SUIT TO
EECOVEE TIDELANDS
Washington, Nov. 16. The
Corvnllia & Eastern railroad
was finally victorious today in
the suit brought against it in
the United States supreme court
by the state of Oregon. The
highest eourt in the land refused
to review the decision banded
down by the Oregon supreme
court in favor of the railroad.
As a result of the ruling, the
railroad retains title to valuable
tidelnnds which the state claim
ed it had a right to sell among
its school lands.
The federal supreme court
held that it had no jurisdiction
in the case.
jf) (Jf GOLD
Claude Gatch, a Salem Man, Is
Director and Vice Chair
man of Board
San Francisco, Nov. 10. With Arch
ibald Kains in chnreo, the twelfth fed
oral bunk opened for business today in
the Merchants Wutionnl Bank building
here. In conformity with the other 11
reserve district banks the doors of the
local institution swung- open at exact
ly V a. m.
Behind tho couoters lay a stnek of
gold U5",wm the capital with
which the local bank began business
and which represents one per cent of.
the tot u capital una surplus of the
member bunks in the twelfth district.
The capital is only the first payment
of the actual reserve of this bunk,
amounting, to K,000,000. In 3d days
another amount equal to the first fl,
'150,000 will be duo and paid in, and
other payments will follow by the
member banks until half of the total is
paid in, The other half is held in re
serve by the member banks until need
ed. '
The business at the outset at least
will consist chiefly in handling the pu
per of the member banks, re-discounting
trade paper, etc.
The directors of the local reserve
bank arc:
Class A C. K. Mcintosh, Bank or
California, Han Francisco) James IC
Lynch, First National Bank, San Fran
cisco, and Alden Anderson, .Sacra
mento. Class B A. B. Dohriniiun and ,T. A
Mctlregor, Hun Francisco; Elmer II
Cox. Madera.
Class John Pcrrin, federal re
serve agent and chairman of the
board; Claude (latch, deputy agent nnl
vice-chairman, and Churles K. Pen
bodv. ANOTHER TONG WAR
STARTED IN PORTLAND
Porllnnd, Or., Nov. in.-Wlth five
Chinese under arrest on charges or
participating in the fusillade, the police
are, maintaining a careful watch today
to prevent another outbreak such us
occurred Saturday night when gunmen
representing the Hop Sing and Huey
Bing tongs exchanged 15 or 20 revolver
phots in the oriental quarter resulting
in the injury of Jung Slug, who claims
to hnve been an Innocent bystander.
The Identity of the Chinese Injured
wns a mystery until dung Slug, with a
flesh wound on his left thigh, appeared
at a local hospital for treatment.
The five men under nrrest. aro Julian
Alulicru, n half caste Filipino nml
Chinese, a confessed Huey Sing, cap
tured shortly after the outbreak with
a revolver, still wnrm, In his posses
sion', Chan Wing, King High, l,ue Vook
nml Moy Hum, alleged Hop Slug
gunmen.
Diim dum bullets were found on the
persons of some of the alleged high
binders arrested.
Hop King and Huey Hing tong lenders
are said to be en route from Han Fran
cisco to settle the dispute by arbitra
tion, The shooting wns the outcome of the
stabbing recently of Jim Wong, a llop
Hing member, by Mm Tong, a Huey
Hing, who wns Inter enptured at Vari
corner, Wash.
RESCUE WORKER IS
IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
I.os Angeles, Cl Nov. HI. Herbert
W, Lewis, fi.l, superintendent of the
Children's Home Society, and widely
knnwn ts B chnrtlv mill rcamiM vnrlnr
Is miller arrest here todav on a serious;
charge preferred against him in San
raneiscn by Ida Mies. 13, who onco wns
cured for by his society.
At the city Jail Uwis declared that
his arrest was the result of his refusal
to submit to blackmail. Many friends,
Including the directors of his society,
called at. the jail to offer aid.
The arrest followed the receipt by the
police of a telegram from the ' Han
Francisco authorities stating that
liewls took the
girl to Han Francisco
rrom los Angeles July X and occupied
a room with her at a hotel.
Two persons were said to be under
arrest. In Hnn Francisco In connection!
with the case.
HEATHER CAUSES
GREAT SUFFERING
IN ALL THE ARIES
Epidemic Is Feared Among
Troops by Allies Due to
Constant Exposure
SUPPLY WAGONS AND
GUNS MIRED DOWN
Unable to Move On Account
of Mud Are Constantly Ex
posed to Rain of Shells
(By Ed Ii. Keen.)
London, Nov. 10. Climatic condi
tions huva reduced the allies' forces in
Belgium to such a state that the British
and French war offices were seriously
worried todo.y concerning them.
(lull's, chilling rains and snow flurries
have been almost constant for days,
It has been nbsolutelv impossible to
keep the men dry. The troops' suffor
mgs have been terrible, und it was
realized that there was grave danger of
aa epidemic among tlieiu.
Winter supplies and wnrm clothing
were being rushed to the front, but in
spite of everything that fan be done, It
was conceded that the situation was
serious.
The Hermans were said to bo export
oncing even greater hardships. The
roads throughout the area iu which they
are operating have become practically
linpnssuble. Their gnus and supply
wagons were reported nnrcd every
where. Many of their detachments were
described as practically marooned by
the floods.
At the snme time- it; was declared
they were being shelU-d mercilessly and
incessantly, so that, it is only by the
greutest bravery that they have been
uble to maintain their positions.
No official confirmation had ' yet
been received today of reports that the
allies recaptured lMxmude last week.
A dispatch was received from Borgcn
saying submarines had been sighted
off the southern const of Norway. An
aeroplane was also said to have been
seen south of Bergen. This informa
tion wulis taken as indicating that the
German have established submarine
stations in that vicinity.
ONE WOMAN MAKES
SENSIBLE SUGGESTION
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10. Delegates
here to the annual convention of tho
National Woman Buffrngo associatioo
were divided today on tho question of
state rights and the methods to be used
iu punishing recalcitrant congressmen.
A lively debate was expected,
Mrs. George Bass Introduced a reso
lution providing thnt the suffragists
"are absolutely opposed to holding any
political party responsible for the opin
ions and acts of Individual members or
holding any Individual responsible for
majority action of his party oa suf
frage. " n
Early Morning Fire Develops
Into Big Blaze Doing
$300,000 Damage
Phoenix Ari. Nov. 1(1. Fire, start
ing in the kitchen of the (Jnss cafe,
destruved several buildings in the busl
ncss district of l'hoenlx early today
causing a loss of tMOOOOO. The flumes
were controlled by firemen trad citlcui
nft'T they had threatened to consume
a large portion of the business section
of the city.
The (lass cafe, the Baptist Publish
ing and Huok compun), the Biichinct
pliarmurv, the Burnett Clothing com
pnuy, tiie Hieionweig Jewelry com
puny, Ci.nnolly saloon and the Casino
saloon were iiniung the pi li es destroy
cd.
The fire was halted on the edge of
the district ill which are located the
city's largest retail stores. All the
burned buildings, It wus said,
will be
fpl'" otouce.
MILLIONS POUR IN,
Chicago, Nov, Id. Millions of dol
lars in gold nnd silver were transfer
red to the new federal reserve bstik
which opened for business hers this
morning. It wus estimated thnt tH,
OOP, mil) was on deposit there at 2:0(1
o'clock and money was Ixiuring In on
I everv train. F.xurcsa wnuuns. guarded
, br armed men, unloaded the money :
the bank' doors,
i i i
A wise physician sometimes flatters
la man by telling him he bus brain fng
VILLA IS TRITE PATRIOT
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16.
. General Francisco Villa has
agreed to sacrifice everything
for the peace of Mexico and
will leave the republic soon.
A telegram containing this
information was received here
today by Enrique Llorente, Gen
eral Gutierrez's diplomatic
agent, from Gutierrez himself.
Gutierres said he' personally
submitted to Villa Provisional
Prosident Carranza's offer to
transfer authority to Gutierrez
and expatriate himself if Villa
would resign from the army and
leave Mexico. , '
"Villa agreed, saying he was
- willing to do anything to bring
peace to Mexico," the telegram
read. . .
Gutierrez and all the dele
gates to the Aguas Calientes
peace convention were prepared,
the message saiil'to go to Mex
ico City today and arrange the
transfer of authority.
It was not announced when
General V-illa will leave Mexico
or where he will go.
American Diplomat With Car
ranza Wires Bryan Peace
Is At Hand
The Factions Agree.
Washington, Nov. 1(1. " All tho dif
ferences between the two factions in
Mexico hnvo been arranged satisluc
torily, " American Consul Caaova, at
Aguas Culicntcs, Mexico, wired the
state department this afternoon.
Dispatches received this afternoon
at tho state department confirmed ad
vices to the United l'ress at F.1 Taso
that General Venustiano Carrann ha I
agreed to r.tire frn the provisional
presiaoncy or Alexioiv -
The official messages said Cnrritnzii
had agreed to leave Mexico. Heerctory
of Stute Bryan said ho believed this
meant restoration of pence in the
southern republic, '
By John Edwin Nevin.
Washington, Nov. 16. Whether the
Mexican factions will agree pcaccabl
probably will be decided within, the
next two days.
Advices received at the state depart
ment today indicated that conferences
between representatives of Generals
Outierrev. and Carrnnsa, the rival pro
visional presidents, were, Hearing a
close. John K, Sillimun, American dip
lomatic agent, who is with Cuirunza,
notitied Socrcary Bryan that an ngiou
moat was near,
Looks Like Peace.
General Gutierrez sent a positive
guarnuteo to l'rcsideiit Wilson that the
lives and property of all foreigners
would no protcctiMi. lie declared die
tutorships ill Mexico would' be ended
forevor as the military factions realize
that only a government the pcopl
themselves commission cun reorganize
and slublize the government.
If the report that Villa and Carranza
have agreed to elimliiute themselves is
true, government officials here nay it
will result In the ending of bloodshed In
Mexico.
Gutierrez askd the United Htntos to
approve of the action of the Aguas
Culicntcs convent lun und to withdraw
American troops from Vera Cruz.
"Tho republic of Mexico," said
Gutierrez In his letter, "has during the
lust few years niidergono a terrible
crisis Iu which democratic. Ideas of
government, mid the yearning of the
people for justice mid economic Im
provement tlimlly have been vindi
cated. Civil strife finally has ended
with the overthrow of the lluerta dic
tatorship." The loiter recited the history of the
police convention saving that a ma
jority of the. military chiefs had
selected Gutierrez as provisional presi
dent to succeed (Icnerul ( nrranza,
"No government," it added, "enn
exist iu our republic unless it represents
the will of the Mexican people, The
day of the dictator has passed for
ever. The reforms to which the con
stitutionalists are pledged will be
carried out.
"Later the convention will arrange
an election, whereby the will of tho
people will be recorded.
"I idcdge myself that the govern
ment I represent will guarantee the
lives and the rights of nil foreigners
who cast (heir lot with us."
General Gutierrez closed his letter bv
praising President Wilson's disin
terested friendship."
The Weather
Oregon! Tonlgat
and Tuesday
cloudy, probably
rain west portion
r
aout h n t r 1 y
wlndi.
'it's Aarri
3 (2
ALLIES AGAIN OPEN
SLUICES AND WHOLE
REGIMENT DROWNS
Receding of Water Such that
Second Flooding Was Made
to Stop the Germans
BAYONET FIGHTING
FEATURE OF BATTLE
Woods Filled With Dead and
River Ypres Filled With
Floating Corpses
Paris, Nov. 10. An entire rciriment
of Germane wns drowned by a sudden
reopening of the sluices in northwest
ern Belgium, according to the official
communication received hero from the
Bordeaux war office today.
The allies decided to flood tho coun
try again, It was explained, because a
recession of the watcrn enabled the
kaiser's forces to resume their of
fensive against Dixmudo last week, By
the latest inundation, German opera
tions in thnt district were declared to
have been effectually stopped again,
The region under water was described
as five miles across, extending from
south of Dixmude to three miles from
Bixschooto and the forest of HouthtilBt.
The Grmans were said to be reia
forcing as close to Dixmude as the
flood would permit them to get, and
had evidently been planning to stiffen
their assault there. The town is
wreck.
The fighting was swinging away
from Ypres today. It was fiercest six
miles from that place. The woods near
it wete filled with Germans sluia In
hand ta hand encounters In which the
bavonet was the weapon niainlv used
A terrific strugulo wns also in
progress todnv in the woods south of
Bixschonte. The timber In this sec
tion was occupied bv the allies Sunday
nnd the Germans nought to dislodge
them.
Tho Yser was choked with corpses.
Captured Germans declared that when
thev crossed the stream thev did
liternllv over the bodies of their own
men nnd horses.
Pierce Artillery Duel.
Pnrls, Nov. 1(1. Huch fighting as the
wenthor permitted rnged today along
the Yser.
Infantry was temporarily of little
value. A fierce gale swept the const
and cold rain fell The mire seemed
bottomless. Wallowing In the bog, the
men were able to move but at. a snails
paco. Assaults wero Impossible under
the circumstance.
The big mins. nlready.plaeed, opened
no a terrific fire, however.
The Germans, It was officially stated
had been driven bnck to the Vncr's east
bank all along the line. With their
nrtlllery's aid, thev souirlit to regain
their former foothold on the west bank
Tho trenches were waist deep In
water.
LETTER FROM FATHER
IN SWITZERLAND
K. E. Aiifrnnco, living on H. F. D.
No. (1, recently received a leter from
his father In Switzerland. He gives the
viewpoint of the people of tiie little
republic where he lives regarding tho
war, and lays tho bljtina upon the Ger
man military clique. Austria forced war
upon Hervia, and Germany hnrked Aus
tria, which forced Hiissiu, Franco ami
England iu turn to tulio tho other sldu
of the controversy. Ilclgiuin s neutral
ity wus violated, and Mr. Aufriiuco
asserts thnt German troops would have
marched through Switzerland, also, had
timt country delayed mobilization an
other 4H hours, As It wns the Germans
who had lost 4l),UU(l men at Liege, kept
out of Switzerland when they found
the frontiers guarded by the entire
strength of its army,
The letter Indicates that the people
of Switzerland are strongly in sym
pathy with the allies,
HIDE BUYER BEATEN
BY THUGS AT EUGENE
Kitffene. Ore.. Nov. 1(1. Two Identl,
! fled men bent and kicked H. (lolt-
helpli, a hide buyer of l'ortland, Into
Insensibility In the underbrush across
the Willamette river from here today
and robbed him of I'H. Gotthclph is
apparently In a serious condition and
almost blinded frmn JiC blows he re
ceived, Gotthclph had an appointment to
meet the two men, who represented to
him they had some hides to sell,
As Goothclpu drove into tho under
brush, where the two men were con
cealed, one struck him on the hcsil
with a rock and both kicked him until
he lost consciousness
Gotthclph was found by farmer
and brought to this city.
A BOT HIGHWAYMAN
Hortland, Or., Nov. 16.
Charged with holding up and
robbing Miss I. Gwaltney Sun
day night, Felix Sloper, 17, of
lone, Cal., is being held at po
lice headquarters today.
Sloper was captured by Po
licemen Fields after two shots
had been fired in his direction
aa he was fleeing from the
scene of the alleged robbery.
He is declared by the author
ities to have confessed.
Ten women have been held
lip in Portland since November
1 and the police profess to be
lieve that eloper was the high
wayman in each instance.
Sloper is Baid to have violated
a parole granted in California.
E
Other War News From All
Parts As It Comes From
London Censors
London, Nov. 16. Although the ad
mirnlty had still failed today to admit
the loss, tho public felt no doubt that
the dreadnaught Audacious really was
destroyed, as reported, Dy a uorman
niine in the North sea.
Acceptance of the disaster ns a fact
caused anger rather than gloom, and
this feeling plainly was directed ngainst
the 1 Sri t in !i naval administration. J no
sontiment has been growing since the
early days of the war that King
Goorirn's fleet has not been giving a
satisfactory account of itself and every
succeeding loss which it Buffers, with
no corresponding damage to tho Ger
mans evidently adds to this feeling.
The Frankfurter Zeitung's story that
the Khedive of Egypt had proclaimed
his lovulty to the sultan and would am
the Turks in their war against the
British was- strongly questioned. No
definite denial .of. jlyi eitung state
ment had been received from Cairo,
but it was mild that all previous in
formation had Indicated that the khe
dive was with Great Britain in the
pending struggle.
Reports that tho Ameer of Affghnn
tstiiu had decided to mnko war agnlust
Great Britain and Russin also rested,
It. wn nointed out. solely on Oerman
authority and wero not very seriously
regnrded.
News from South Afrlcn was believ
ed to leave little doubt thnt tho Boer
revolt would soon be a thing entirely
of the past. All accounts agreed that
General Beyers' rebel force had been
beaten beyond the point of further
cnmpnlgning and it was stated aiiinor
itntivelv that General DeWet already
in fliglit, was closely pressed by tho
loyalists and wns certain to be com
pletely vanquished shortly.
.COMMISSION TO DRAFT
RURAL CREDIT BILL
Governor
iiroineed the
West this morning an
niiii.iintmeiit of a comniis-
sion to draft a rural credit bill to be
presented to tho Jiext legislature lor
enactment, In conformity with the
sense of tho lust session of tho legisla
ture, which provided for the appoint
ment of a commission to visit Kurope
and study the rural credit systems in
voguo there.
Prof. Hector Mcpherson, of the O.
A, C. staff, of Corvnllis, nnd 11. G.
Stark weather, of Milivaukie, were ap
pointed as the commission to menu the
trip to Kuropo nnd study condition.
The additional members of the commis
sion to draft the bill for the legisla
ture setting forth the ideas thnt have
been formulated I'.V these special com
missioner to net with Mr. Mel'licrson
i At Mtnt-lttt-iMitlior. are Scnator-
1 elect S. I.. Garland, of Lebanon: llop
reseiitative-i lect Dana 11. Alltn, of ha
leni- Professor V. G. Young, of the Un
iversity of Oregon; Sydney B. Vincent,
of tho lielil stair or win rmi"";'"
department, and State Bank Siipenn
tendent S, O. Sargent, i f Salem.
SEVERAL HUNDRED
PRISONERS TAKEN
Berlin, via The Hague, Nov. HI. Ln
favorable weather is Interfering villi
fighting In northern France nnd ilcl
giuin, It was officially stated today.
Heveral hundred British and French
were suld to hace been taken prison
ers, but no important developments
were reported. The campaign in the
east was declared to havu reached in
decisive Btuge as yet.
Throe Are Disabled.
Berlin, by wireless via Snyvllle, Nov
li),l,.w,iiin guns on the Belgian coast
have disabled tho British cruisers t'nl
eon, Brilliant nail Itiiialdo, according to
an official statement Issued here to
day.
PBEDICT8 COLD WAVE.
Portlnod, Ore,, Nov. HI. The weath
er bureau predicted thnt the thermome
ter would drop to 4(1 degrees tnnlgnt,
which Is pretty cold for l'ortland al
this time of year.-
COAST HOP GROWERS
TO MEET IN SALEM
WEDNESDAY M EXT
Washington, California and
Oregon to Join in Forming
Association
OREGON HAS 2,000
GROWERS OF HOPS
in State Worth $6,009,-
OQO-Growers Say It Is a
Case of "l
lite or
Wednesday morning of this week
delegates from the hop growers' asso
ciations of Washington, California and -Oregon
will meet in this city to organ
ize the Pacific Coast Hop Growers' as
sociation and lo adopt plans for the
government of same. It ia expocted
that the business of this oonveution will
continue over for a week or 10 days.
On next Saturday morning the Ore
gon llop Growers' association, perma
nent organization of which was effect
ed it the last meeting here two weeke
ago, will hold another mooting for the
purpose of adopting by-laws and per
manent rules of government, and it is
expected thnt hop growers from ail over
tno stato will oe in attendance, upon
this meeting.
' Will Hold a Joint Mooting.
On account of the Oregon growers'
meeting being schoduled for Saturday
of this week, It is expectod that the
tri-stute convention will adjourn over
Snturday in order that the delegate
from Washington, California and Ore
gon may attend the Oregon association
meeting and. udilrvss the .growers as
sembled upon the Importance of organ
ization and Instruct them in the details
of the several plaas of business procod- -ure
und consolidation which will be pre
sented by tho Bevoial delegations for
consideration, President L. II. Me
Mnliau, of the Oregon association, has
sent out notices of the tri-stute conven
tion and of the Oregon growers' moot
ing to all of tho growers in tho state
and is being assured from all sections
of tho stutu of a big representation.
All Grower) Are Enthusiastic.
Immediately upon receipt of the tolo
grum from Presidents P. K. Ulalack, of
tho Mcndociua County Hop Growers'
association, Blitz Paxton, of the So
noma County association and W. E.
llenrdslee, of tiio Sacramento Valley
association, as published in The Cap
ital Journal of Friday last, announcing
Unit a California delegation would come
to Salem to confer with the Oregon and
Washington delegation next Wednes
day, President McMuhnn, of the Ore
gon association, luiiiiediutuly notified
the mem hers of tho Oregon delegation,
selected at the Inst growers' meeting,
and has received replies from all to th
effect that they will be on hand and
ready for business. This name delega
tion of Oregon growers comprises tint
committee on by-laws fur the Oregon
association, and when they meet here
on Wednesday for tho tri-stute confor
one" It is expected they will proceed
to draft tho by-laws and have them
ready for the Saturday meeting of the
growers.
Vital to Oregon Growers.
"There are about 2(100 growors of
hops In Oregon, 'Jot) In California and
scvcrnl hundred in Washington," said
President McMahnn, of tho Oregmi as
sociation, iu discussing tiie business ta
be tinnsiieted by the two meetings of
this week, nnd particularly the meet
ing cf the tii-state delegations, which
meets Wednesday. "Tho Industry rep
resents an nniiunl Income of about
0011,(10(1 to the Oregon producers, which
is distributed over the state generally,
nod principally to labor, and this meet
ing of Wednesday Ui form the I'nciflo
Count association, Is of such vital im
portance to the hop growers of the
const ami, to the Industry of Oregon
especially, that the business of this con
vention of delegates cannot be consum
mated lu u hurry and a haphazard man
ner. Cone of Survive or Perish.
"F.acli delegation from California,
Washington and Oregon, no doubt, will
have sumo plan of organization for
central or business corporation to sub
mit lo the convention, and each one will
bo taken up iu the order In which taey
are jubmltted and gone over thoroughly
and in detail until snmo system that is
fair, satisfactory and agreeablo to all
is worked out nml finally adopted. The
cpiestlon of the future of the hop In
dustry of the Pacific coast 1 weighing
in the balance; we are now launched
upon a campaign to organize for our
own protection, and the perpetuation of
the industry nil to forever throw off
tiie yoke of speculative oppression, or
go out of the business altogethor, I
earnestly hope that every grower of
hops In'thin stale will take a personal
interest in the movement and make it
a special point to be at both meetings,
if possible, hut at the Saturday meet-
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