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Newspaper Page TextTOE MOIlXTNfJ OHI7GOXIATT. 3IOXDAY, 3IAY 22, 191C. LOW TARIFF BLOW TO NORMAL TRADE Ex-Senator Bourne Presents Figures to Show Effect of Democratic Policy. PROSPERITY DUE TO WAR Trade Balance Had Declined Stead ily From Time Underwood Law i Went Into Effect Until Out break of European War. ivAmSTOX, May 21. The Re publican Publicity Association, through its president, Jonathan Bourne, Jr., to day gave out the following' statement at its Washington headquarters: "Emboldened by their unchallenged . uiumpuos mat the Democratic Ad ministration has brought whatever de. v gree of prosperity this country is now enjoying, the Democratic National committee now expressly asserts that the Democratlo party has overcome the period of depression and has placed American inaustry on its feet again. "The chief factor in determining in dustrial conditions is the balance of trade. The following table shows our monthly balances of trade beginning with October, 1913, when the Under wood tariff law was enacted, and cov ering a period of 14 months, from which it will be seen that at the time the Democratic tariff became effective the monthly balance was largely in favor of the United States but it steadily diminished until April. 1914 when the balance of trade was against us and continued against us until September, one month after the out break of the European war: Month. Ei. Exports Ex. Import! October, IMS 18S.97U.158 . . November. lf13 97,3S3.85 December. 1013 .... 4S.U00.1SH January, 1014 4U.713.SIM February, 1914 ..... 25.94S.40S March. 1914". 4.736,280 April. 114 .... Ma:.-. 15)14 "June. 3 914 July, 1914 August, 1014 .. September. 1014 October, 103 4 .. Xovember, 3914 December, 1914 11,345,606 2.47,8!fl 457.403 5,538.344 19,308,778 X. 36,247.722 . CU,e30.630 . . 79.413.271 . 130,976.013 "From that time forward the month ly balance of trade in our favor stead ily increased until it reached mora than J200.000.000, unparalleled in this or any other country. Increase Dae -to War. "Our increased exports were made up chiefly of commodities used in war. During a 12-months' period prior to the influx of war orders our exports of 31 commodities necessary for main tenance of armies amounted to only 505,348,000. but in the first 12 months of the war the exports of these same commodities leaped' to the unprece dented sum of $1,515,542,000. "The fact that the war caused the great increase In demand for our prod ucts is further demonstrated by the record which shows that our exports to nations at war or adjacent nations through which supplies were trans mitted, increased nearly a billion dol lars in the 12-months' period, while there was no material Increase in ex ports to all the rest of the world. "The figures presented apply only to foreign trade conditions. There are other, and, perhaps, no less important factors which have been materially Influenced by Democratic Administra-. tion. For Instance, prior to the be ginning' of the war American tourists were spending in Europe sums lesti mated at from $300,000,000 to $500,000, 000 annually, this constituting a net outgo tor wnicn we had no correspond ing income. The war not only shut oft ims expenditure, dui induced American citizens to spend a corresponding sum at nome, thus helping to give em ployment to American labor. Interest Outgo Cat Down. "Again, as everybody knows, large amounts of American bonds and stocks were held by foreign investors to whom we paid interest and dividends amounting annually to many millions of dollars. After the reopening of the stock exchanges more than a billion dollars' worth of these securities were returned to us and were bought by American investors here. "Not only have these factors con tributed in an enormous measure to the revival of American industry but the labor situation has been radically affected to the advantage of Ameri can workmen. During the two fiscal years preceding the war the net in crease in our population by reason of the Inflow and outflow of aliens was 1.500,000. In the 19 months since the outbreak of the war the net increase. in our population by reason of the movement of aliens has been only 100. 000. It is apparent, therefore, that as one result of the war, we. have already experienced, relatively speaking, a cutting off of 1,850,000 increase of pep ulation." GRANTS PASS WOMAN DIES Wife of Sugar Company Manager Succumbs at Suit Lake. GRANTS PASS, Or.. May. 21.-fSpe-cial) Mrs. Frances Estelle Sanders, wife of George E. Sanders, vice presi dent and general manager of the Ore gon-Utah bugar company, died last Tuesday at Salt Lake City. Mrs. Sanders was the only child of J. Fennimore Sitts and Elizabeth Casler itts, and was born on February 24 1873, in the town of Warren, Herkimer county, N. x. She was married in Chi. cago April 24, 1914. She and her hus band have made their home in Grants Pass, Or., recently. Mrs. Sanders had been seriously ill for about a year, and had been oper ated on in Grants Pass. Chicago ann Salt Lake in an effort to prolong her jite. tone is survived by her husband and father. Mrs. Sanders was an ac complished and well-known pianiste and singer. THE UNITED ARTISANS INSURE THE WHOLE FAMILY Four up-to-date Plans Adequate Bates Assets Over $1,000,000 Headquarters 608 Beck Bids. Main 1220 A1113 ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it, 25c at all druggists. WOMAN DELEGATE FROM MONTANA TO REPUBLICAN CONVEN TION ARRIVES . r , ii-mti mi i... ,,11, .i in i .. . -f. . -" f ft i 4 - 1 . ,; " ; . A;'.: Y , ; J $ X Gam yCiS -St ' - ' , -sa I f ? i a , y. Photo Copyright by Underwood. MRS. FRA"K LISK. " Mrs. Louise F. Lusk, "an old-fashioned Republican," is the only woman from Montana chosen as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Mrs. Lusk believes in preparedness and in woman suffrage and is quite as much of a business woman as her husband. Frank business man. Mrs. Lusk arrived well in advance of get acquainted with the politicians. She a banker also; her Husband has a generous fortune, but it does not surpass ner own. . -, Mrs. Lusk was one of the 28 candidates running in the primary at which eight were elected. Mrs. Lusk- stated her platform, had it printed, and cir culated and paid all the expense herself. She is an "old-fashioned Republi can," believes in equal suffrage, preparedness and peace. She also believes in women participating in the selection keeping the United States the greatest PORTENT IS NOTED Hughes' Real Strength Proved by Vote in Oregon. LONG LEAD I S CONCEDED New York Herald Toll Shows 452 Delegates for Hughes Already Chosen, Only 13 Short of " Necessary Majority. (Continued From Tlrat Page.) whelming majority against all the other candidates. "So convincing Is the result in ure- gon that, upon the authority of his uiaiiasci, W. VMV ....w. candidates, who now has more than a Vninrirori riAlpcntflH nledzed to him, is seriously considering the withdrawal of hi own name in favor or justice Hughes, after the first ballot, when thej delegates pledged to mm oy mo pn mary laws of their respective states will be absolved." Long Step Is Taken. The Washington Times, In a news story today, says: "Election of Hughes delegates in Oregon over representatives of Sena tor Cummins and ex-Senator Burton is a long step toward the nomination or Justice Hughes for the Presidency, in the opinion of Washington's political observers today." The New Tork Herald makes no edi torial comment on the Oregon primary, but in a summary of the political out look says: "Justice Hughes has a. long lead on the field in the race for the Republican nomination and has made substantial gains during the past week." The Herald's poll shows 452 dele gates, thus far elected, favoring Hughes. 42 short of the majority nec essary to elect. A Washington dispatch to the New Tork Times says: Marked Advantage Gained. "No doubt exists here among those who are interested in the subject that Jstice Hughes has obtained a great ad vantage through the result in Oregon. "In the opinion of Republican poli ticians who have & deep interest in the nomination of the party's candidate for President, it is a hopeless job to op pose a man who is so strong that with out effort on his part is able to get a bigger vote than those who are spend ing money and maintaining organiza tions to bring about their success in the Presidential preferential primaries." The New Tork Times says editorially: "Oregon basks in the blessedness of woman suffrage. No doubt the suf fragists believe in bis imputed right eousness as to the cause, Oregon is one with Vesey Btreet in acfaiming the man in the black robe the candidate, candidatus, the man in the white robe. He may not be a pacifist. His am biguity is his strength. But he is clearly a magnet for the pacifist. Roosevelt Paper Draws Deductions. A Washington dispatch to the New Tork Tribune, a. supporter of Colonel Roosevelt, says: "The two great outstanding facts, de- IN CHICAGO. Lusk, a banker and rancher, is a the convention because she wanted to is the politician of the family, and is of all candidates for office and in Nation in the world. duced from the results of the Oregon primary by politicians here are the popularity of Justice Hughes and the utter indifference of the people of the country at large to favorite eons. "The Roosevelt men, commenting on the primary today, bewailed the timrd ity of some of the Roosevelt leaders In Oregon in not forcing the name of the Colonel on the ballot there, despite bis own expressed wish against it. They believe that had this been done a real contest would have been held in Ore gon that would have decided something instead of a mere demonstration of what nearly everybody knows that the people are not taking the favorite sons seriously. " The candidate mentioned as expect ing to withdraw in favor of Justice Hughes is Senator Cummins, of Iowa. Before he left for Oregon Senator Cum mins, speaking privately to a friend. said he would withdraw from the con test instantly if he believed Hughes with his support, would have enough strengtn to land the nomination. MR. BORAH NOT SURPRISED Idaho Senator Believes There Are Only Two Real Candidates. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ingtonf. May 21. Senator Borah, o Idaho, who has long been predicting the nomination of Justice Hughes, commenting today, on the result of th Oregon primary, said: "The result In Oregon was no sur prise to me. I have believed for many months that Justice Hughes would prove to be altogether the most popu lar man before the people if his nam went to the ballot. The Oregon pri mary is going to have tremendous ef feet in the National convention, and th result is going to give the Orego delegation at Chicago great prestige Sentiment for Hughes Is growing vers rapidly. While there 'is an effort the part of some to check it or con trol the convention, I think public" opinion is rapidly forming behin Hughes. "So far as the Idaho delegation concerned, I have not had the pleasure of seeing any of them or consultin with them, ana should not venture to suggest how they would cast thei votes, but in my opinion by the tim the convention meets there will only be two real candidates in the field. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ISSUED Territory of New-berg. Butteville, Beavertou and Reedvllle Covered, SALEM, Or., May 21. (Special.) In co-operation with State Engineer Lewis. the United States Geological Surve has just issued a topographic map of the territory between Newberg and Butteville on the south and Beaverton and Reedvllle on the north. The map shows all roads, buildings, timbered and open areas. Elevation are indicated by contours of 25 feet in tervals. State Engineer Lewis said to day that the map should prove valuabl in promoting the development of th region. Pasco Band' Organized. PASCO, Wash.. May 21. (Special.) A brass band, with a membership of 15, has, been organized here. Professor Judges, of Detroit, Mich., has been en gaged as instructor. The enterprise will be financed by the members, and for the purpose of raising funds a series of dances and concerts will toe given, the uist dance to be held Juno 1. HYSIGAL LIMIT OF PROSPERITY HEAR roductive Machinery Over taxed; Labor Extended to Its Uttermost. WAGE INCREASES GENERAL Preparedness Campaign May Change View That "War Stock" Values Are Ephemeral Trade in Steel Is Still Heavy. rairiRO Mv 21. (Sneclal.) Dur ing the last month the still-rising tide f business has reacnea a nigner ievci. In fact, the phrase "maximum busi ness" now being freely uced, accurately nortravs the situation. While it IS true tbat extremely high commodity prices and the diplomatic tension are acting to a considerable degree as a brake on greater business activity, the trutn ecms to be that about tne pnysicai imit has been reached. Productive machinery is overtaxed, transportation systems, both land and water, are doins their utmost, and above all, labor is producing all that can reasonably be counted on. Locally, as elsewhere, attention is sharply focused on the labor situation. The shortage has given the demands sometimes excessive of the work men more weight, and besides, there are the high wages paid by munition manufacturers and others enjoying huge profits from war business. Wages Increased Voluntarily. The voluntary action of the Steel Corporation In making its second In crease this year and the increasing of the wage schedules in both the an thracite and bituminous coal indus tries Is significant, in that employers who are able to add increased labor charges to the price of their products are prepared to give laborers a share in their prosperity. Demands of labor, however, are di rected with equal force toward the railroads and other public utilities whose rates are under the control of commissions and ' therefore are too rigid for a satisfactory solution of the labor difficulty. Americans have been in the habit of saying and thinking that in all that grcup of securities called war stocks values were ephemeral, representing merely a great premium on the special capacity of a few companies to meet an extraordinary demand. The campaign being waged the country over for pre paredness In its fullest sense may change that point of view. Monitions Contracts Still Important. Interest in the steel trade for the moment is centered mainly in the plac. na of contracts for war munitions, present and prospective orders requir- ng 350,000 tons more of steel. Do mestic manufacturers of projectiles placed orders during the week for about 75,000 tons of steel rounds, in eluding the lot bought by the Ameri can Can Company to cover recent con tracts for projectiles. The greatest activity, however, was in the endeavor to secure options on biooms. bluets and bars by American manufacturers to cover" the contracts for about 20,000.000 shells now under negotiation for the entente allies, the awards for which are expected in the next few days. LUHAKEPLANS EXTENSION CAMPAIGN TO BE DIS CUSSED AT CHICAGO. Twelve Affiliated Organization to Be Represented nt Chicago Con vention May Sl-Jnne 1. CHICAGO, May 21. (Special.) Ar rangements have been completed for the 14th annual convention of the Ita tional Lumber Manufacturers' AsROcia tion at the Congress Hotel May 31 and June 1. It is expected lumbermen rep resenting 12 affiliated organizations will attend. The meeting will mark the first an nlversary of the beginning of the lum ber trade extension campaign of the National association. Authorities on every phase of the lumber industry are included among tne speaKers, ana representative from each of the affili ated associations is scheduled to deliver an address on "The Best Thing Our Association Did Last Year." As an aftermath to the meetings here, arrangements are being made for an excursion to the United States forest products laboratory at Madison, Wis. Jfrior to the jsationai convention tne Southern Pine Association will hold meeting May 30 at the Congress Hotel at which will be discussed the presen condition of the Southern yellow pine Industry, with the principal address by L- C. Boyle, attorney for the organlza tion, on the presentations relating to the Industry made by him to the .ted eral Trade Commission. MILITIA TO GET PLANE AERO CLIB TO PRESENT MACHINE TO NEW MEXICO. Border Guard Will Receive Klyer Which Can Speed 10O Miles an Hour With Gun and 00-Pound Load. NEW TORK. May 21. The twin motor aeroplane in which Victor Carl strom flew Saturday from Newport News to this city in four hours and one minute has been bought by th Aero Club of America and will be pre sented to the National Guard of New Mexico which is on duty along the Mex ican border, according to a statemen made tonight at the headquarters of the Aero Club. The machine will! be equipped with a two-pounder aero plane gun and an air compass. The cost of the aeroplane equippe with two motors of 90 horsepower eac and capable of making 100 miles an hour with 800 pounds of useful load will be sio.ooo. The Aero Club has undertaken to raise S7500 of this amount and th New Mexico Guard,' through Colon Bronson M. Cutting, has raised $2500 to apply on the cost. The machin probably will be shipped to the borde by the middle of -this week. 295 HURT DURING WEEK Compensation Act Covers Cases o S3 7 of Workmen Injured. SALEM, Or., May 21. (Special.) For. the week, ending Hay IS, a total f 395 accidents were reported to the tate Industrial Accident Insurance Commission, of which two were fatal. Of the total number reported, 237 were subject to the Workmen's Compensa tion act. 27 were from public utility corporations, and four were from firms not employing labor in hazardous occu pations. Following is shown the number of accidents by industry: Sawmill 89, log gintg 45, construction 39, railroad opera tion 25, meat packing 11. light and power iron and steel 11. paper mill machine shop 3. department store passengers 3. rope manufacture 3. dredging-2. milling 2. quarry 2, cement company 2, telegraph and telephone company 2, metal works 2, sand and rravol 2. mining 5, tin shop 3, and of he following o e each: Ice plant, dry dock, dye works, condensery. fuel com pany, tank and pipe company, plumb ing, painting, bakery, oil company. OWERS TO COME NEXT WORK TO START ON DRAW SPAN of interstate: bridge. Two Structures 1S8 Feet Illgb Will Be Erected for Operation, of eOO-Ton Counterweights. V i VANCOUVER, Wash., May 21. (Spe cial.) Towers 188 feet from the top of the draw span piers of the Inter state bridge will be built at once, work commencing next week by the con tractors, Porter Bros.. McCreary & Willard. There will be two towers, ne at each end of the 670-ton draw span. At the top of each tower will be two 16-ton sheaves, over which cables win operate to raise and lower the draw span. These sheaves will extend six feet above the tower, and the top win no is reet from the top of th pier. The draw span will be operated by two 100-horsepower motors, with a 60- horsepower gasoline engine to be op ratea in case or emergency. The towers will be built by building . wooden tower for each steel tower. part way.- placing on this a 110-foot derrick boom to reach to the top. This boom will have to be strong enough to URtaln the 16-ton sheaves. Two counterweights, weighing 600 tons each, will be used to counterbal ance the draw span. The span weighs 670 tons, and the concrete and Dave. ment will weigh 670 tons, making 1240 tons the weight of the draw span when paved. This Is exclusive of the weight or tne two towers. Work of paving spans on the Oregon side has been started. A barge is used supporting a concrete mixer with sev eral carloads of sand and gravel. A long pipe taKfs the concrete far above the floor, and then pipes it into the forms made on the floor of the bridge span. The h,arge can be moved as the work progresses. LYTLE FUNERAL HELD VIEALTHV IIOQIIAM TIMBERHAN PASSES AT SCEXE OF LABOR. Inwelcome Animals, Acquired From Creditor, Are Used In Logging to Start Industry. HOQUIAM, Wash.. May 21. Funeral services for Robert J?'. Lytle. 62. of Hoquiam and Portland, one of the best- known lumbermen of the Pacific Coaot. who died here Saturday of heart trouble after a month's illness, were held in the Elks' Lodge at 3 o'clock today. After the services the body was taken to lacoma on the afternoon train, ac companied by a party in the funeral car. Burial services will be held at the Buckley & King chapel in Tacoma on Monday morning. Interment will be at Tacoma. Robert F. Lytle was the principal owner of extensive mill and manufac turing interests in Hoquiam. in large timber holdings, and also was exten sively Interested in shipping. air. Lytle, with his brother Joseph. who died about two years ago, came to Hoquiam In 1889 with their families from Nebraska, and were pioneers in the grocery business here. After a few years, much against their will, they were forced to take over on a debt a small logging outfit which had been operating on the East Hoquiam River. Finding that the oxen which formed I'll Do It! The ability to do things worth while is almost always limited to the fortu nate combination of a well-balanced mind and body. Food right food, and right living, play an indispensable part in the pro gramme. Unfortunately the usuaLdietary con sists of too many heavy, indigestible foods, often lacking the mineral ele ments, phosphate of potash, etc., which are absolutely essential for physical well-being.- is of food especially designed to correct these faults of the modern dietary. Made of whole wheat and barley, it contains all the nutriment of these grains, including the mineral salts stored by Nature in these cereals. Grape-Nuts combines-readily with other food, and is a wonderful help in restoring and maintaining healthy balance of body, brain and nerves. Thousands have found the"Road to VVellville" by cutting out improper foods and using Grape-Nuts as a daily ration. Ready to eat, nourishing, appetiz ing, economical. They Found a Cork- screw in the Pulpit I" F THEY'D found it in the dining-room, nobody would have said a word. Appropri- - ateness to place, occasion and circumstance 5 is as important in clothes as in everything; else. 5 Our woolens for late Spring; and early Sum mer are specifically chosen for their appropri ateness to season and climate light enough, but not flimsy; soft enough but not spongy. Clothes for Young Men Washington a part of the outfit, and which at that time were used exclusively for logging, were becoming a great expense to keep, and being unable to sell them, Mr. Lytlo employed John D. Sparling as foreman and started logging opera tions. The only object in entering the logging business at that time was to make the oxen at least partially pay for their keep until the outfit could be sold. Soon, however, the logging? business began to show profits, and gradually the operations were extended. The Cytle brothers began to buy timber. Their logging operations were extended until within a few years they became one of the largest logging and timber holding concerns of the Grays Harbor district. A shingle mill was erected and this formed the nucleus of the Lytle mill Interests. Mr. Lytle afterwards organ ized the Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Company, and erected a sawmill. It now is one of the largest in this part of the state. Later he promoted other companies and built more plants. OWEN WHALLON IS BURIED VnlvcrMty Students Attend Services for Drowned Associates. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. May 20. (Special.) Final tribute was paid to Owen D. Whallon. university senior drowned in the Willamette River in a canoe accident. April 30. when the student body held funeral services over his recovered body Saturday afternoon. The platform of v illard Hall was banked with flowers and greens. Following this ceremony local mem bers of the Oddfellows took charge and held services at the grave. President Campbell spoke of the sterling char acter and persevering industry of the young man. Special music was pro vlded by a mixed quartet of university students. Memorial services were held also to day at Nampa. Idaho, at the home of his father. C. V. Whallon. ORATORICAL CONTEST SET Six Students of Albany College Will Compete for ChurcH Prize.' A LEANT. Or'., May 21. (Special.) For a prize of 325 offered by the tern perance board of the Presbyterian Church, six students of Albany College will compete In an oratorical contest at the college next Tuesday. Each oration will deal with some phase or tne tern Derance question. The contestants are Clifford Fairfax, of Portland: Folmer Jensen, of Port land; Hope Blair, of Albany: Edward Blair, of Albany: Thomas Kirkwood. of Reedvllle. Or., and David P. Martin, of Rogue River. Or. IVY- n "There's a Reason and Their Fathers, Too St. at Sixth IRISHMAN MAULS CRITIC FELLOW COUNTRYMAN THROWN OCT OF MASS MEETING. Founder of Emerald Isle's Citizen Army Leaps From Stage to Attack Man la Chicago Opera-House. CHICAGO, May 21. (Special.) Jim Lar kin. founder of the Irish Citizen Arm, at a reasonably safe distance from the center of trouble, today leaped across the orchestra pit from the stage at Cohan's Grand Opera-House and mauled and threw out Matthew Thomas Newman, who was sitting in the fifth row of the theater and who had criti cised some of the statements made at mass meeting called to protest against tho execution of James Con nolly and 13 other Irish revolutionists. Dr. K. A. Zurawski. of the Polish Federation, was speaking. When he said, "The English certainly murdered the Irish in true Russian style." the majority of the audience applauded wildly. When the applause subsided, Newman, a dapper yoSnsr man with a broad English accent, arose. I am as good an Irishman as there is here today." he said. "I have lived in Ireland and my mother is from a. long line of Ireland's best. But such bally bunk makes me ill. I say. why do you try to put over such ridiculous drivel on intelligent people?" Lark in. who was sitting on the stage, leaped across, seized Newman by the throat and choked him almost into unconsciousness. Then ho jerked him out of the seat and shook and slapped him mercilessly. After Larkin had torn off Newman's collar and part of his clothing, he dragged him to the en trance and threw him into the lobby. DRUG PLANTS COLLECTED With Kisc iu Price, Montesano Stu dents See if Work Tays. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 21. (Spe cial.) Due to the advance which th war has caused in drugs, students of the Montesano High School are makinsr an investigation as to whether the col lection of foxglove and chittem bark will pay. Foxglove, or digitalis, leaves and seeds are bringing 23 cents . pound here, while chittem or cascara bark brings. 4 cents a pound, when dried. Scores of people are devoting spare time to the collection of these. The high school students have gath ered some quantities, keeping an ac curate tab of the time taken so as to learn how much an hour can be earned gathering the various plants 6f medic innl valu. MS