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3 WILLCOX EXPLAINS PROSPERITY CAUSE SOLDIER FIANCE IN TRENCHES, BUT HIS LIKENESS IS TATTOOED GREAT IRRIGATION ON HER SHOULDER. Our Apparel Store Announces for Today An Exhibition and Sale of PROJECT DEDICATED Handsome Broadcloth Coats Great Exports Shown to Be Traceable Directly to u European War. Elephant Butte Dam Built to Impound Largest Artificial Lake in World. THE MORNING OREGONIA5, FRIDAT, OCTOBER 20, 1916. . In the Newest Flare Models With Sealette Plush and Sunf Opossum Fur Trimmings. Ideal coats for general and dress wear. At Only $37.50 In black, navy blue, brown, plum and 1 DEMOCRATIC FIGURES USED COST OF WORK-$5,000,000 Itepublican Chairman .Points Out That Foreign. Trade Will Halt Abruptly With Peace Unless . j Safeguards Are Taken. BY WILLIAM R. WILLCOX, Chairman Republican National Com mittee. NEW TORK, Oct. 19. (Special.) Every American, be he farmer or man ufacturer, employer or employe, capi talist or wage earner, owes it to him self to give some study to the charac ter and extent of the exports of the United States during the last few years. Their significance in connec tion with the present prosperity is highly important. These figures have been compiled by officials of the Wil son Administration. - eo there can be no controversy regarding their authen ticity. Much has been said about extent to which the European nations are pre paring to compete for the world's trade as soon as the present war is over. Look at theee figures. In 1914 this country exported $14,000,000 worth of metal-working machinery. In 1916 it exported $61,300,000 worth. In 1914 we exported $115, 500,000 of machinery of all kinds. In 1916 we exported 162. 700.000 worth. What better proof could there be of Europe's determina tion to be industrially prepared? Missouri Profits From War. Out in Missouri there is, according to all reports, prosperity in the zinc sections. Our export figures show the reason. In 1914 we exported zinc to the amount of $466,200. In 1916 we ex ported zinc to the amount of $45,867. 000. Some of the fiercest fighting in Europe is over and about the zinc mines, where all work has been sus pended, but what about the times when the war ends and mining is resumed? Farmers are enjoying their share of war prosperity, but there is a reason for it. Somewhere between 15,000.000 and 20.000.000 European men are fight ing under respective flags.' Not only have they abandoned all effort at pro duction, but they must themselves be fed. Consequently our exports of breadstuffs, amounting in 1914 to $165. 300,000. Jumped to $435,696,000 in 1916. and our exporte of meat products, amounting to $143,261,000 in 1914. jumped to $266,795,000 in 1916. Armies require horses and mules, so our ex ports of horses and mules, which in 1914 amounted to $4,000,000, Jumped to $98,000,000 in 1916. Horses and mules muet eat and consequently our exports of hay. which in 1914 amounted to $827,000, jumped in 1916 to $3,247,000. And our exports of leather, both manu factured and unmanufactured, amount to $57,455,000 in 1914, reached the enor mous total of $146,613,000 in 1916. Prosperity Depends on War. I could go on at length and quote of ficial figures which clearly prove the reason for our present prosperity and the fact that it is dependent only on the continuance of the war and that without proper safeguarding legisla tion it will end with the war, but too many figures are confusing. I will only add one more set, which is of vital significance. In 1914 our imports from European countries other than the central pow ers amounted to $599,245,000 and Eng land and France, despite the fact that they are fighting for their lives, sent to this country exports amounting to $410,522,000. The falling off during the war in the exports from these two countries has amounted to only $25 000.000. If the Underwood bill is still in force when the war ends what do you think will be the amount of ex ports which those two countries alone will send to the united totates .' Think it over. FLAX SALE IS ANNOUNCED Lane County Growers Will Be Paid for Test Crop. EUGENE, Or., Oct. 19. (Special.) The flax committee of the Lugene Chamber of Commerce, conducting a flax experiment in Lane County and receiving the co-operation of the Port land Chamber of Commerce, today an nounced that it had sold a carload of seed for a sum sufficient to pay the farmers who grew the flax $7.50 an acre for their flax. This is the amount per acre the Chamber of Commerce contracted to pay the farmers when the experiment was launched. Secretary George Quayle. of the Chamber of Commerce, stated today that the committee has about $1000 worth of flax seed on hand and a large amount of baled tow. No tow or fiber has been sold so far, he said. Roseburg Teacher Wins Prize. ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 19. (Special.) Because she answered every one of the 50 questions correctly. Miss May belle Wilson, a popular instructor in the Roseburg schools, yesterday re ceived a check for $10 from a big East ern plow company. Hundreds of per sons from all sections of the United States participated in the contest. Miss Wilson said that practically all of the questions pertained to Longfellow's poems. She was awarded first prize, and feels highly elated over her suc cess in answering all of the questions correctly. ere isYcur Answer; in VebsterS New International .-TheMerkaxWebsibi It answers with final auihoritjiaH kinds of questions in Language, His- tory, Biography, Fiction, Trades, Arts, ana sciences. 1 400,000 Words and Phrases Defined. 6000 Illustrations. 2700 Pages. 6 "Write forSjSi-fi.??. specimen i W pages. etc., FREE. ft r. v .? ya- Merriam SprlBaMd.X -J. mmmmn ; : -I Socsac" Photo Copyright by White. IVY SAWYER. Ivy Sawyer carries the likeness of her fiance with her all the time; in fact. the Jikeness is tattoed on. her left shoulder. The day before Miss Sawyer left London for New York to create the leading role in t-he new Raymond Hitch cock musical comedy at the Globe, her the way to the ship which was to carry Sawyer and he passed a photographer's have their pictures taken together and of them and the plate destroyed. It was idea of having a likeness of her fiance LARGE SUMS NEEDED Britain Must Make Sure of Getting Required Funds. HIGH INTEREST DEFENDED Chancellor Says Tnless Money Obtained in United States Sup plies That Are Absolutely Essential Will Fail. Is LONDON, Oct. 19. Reginald Mc Kenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, re plying ir the House of Commons today to criticism of the high rate of in terest payable on the new treasury bonds and the objections raised that this would lead to their being largely held abroad, said: "That is the very thing we desire. It must be remembered that we have to pay a considerable amount day by day in the United States. At present, we have to find 7,000.000 a day for every working day. That lyeans a prodigious amount to find every six days." Mr. McKenna prefaced his statement regarding the large amounts being spent in America by a defense of his action in paying a high rate of in terest upon treasury bonds. Maximum Sum Raised Monthly. "It is not possible," he.,said, "to apply pre-war standards and to say that 6 per cent is enough or that we could get it more cheaply. Very likely it could be done if we only wanted a little or even the equivalent of the greatest sum ever raised before the war. It should be. remembered, how ever, we have to raise a maximum sum about once a month and it is only pos sible to find out by the daily examina tion of the results of the borrowings and payments whether we are success ful in meeting our obligations. In order to meet all expenses and to keep our undertakings with the allies. I have to make sure of getting money." Mr. McKenna proceeded to explain that unless Great Britain was able to raise the needed money in the United States she would have to go short of supplies from there which were abso lutely essential to. the purpose of the allies. Expenditures Are Increasing. Defending the issue of the 6 .per cent bonds, the Chancellor mentioned the fact that within a fortnight these treasury bonds had been sold to the extent of 36.000,000. He added that the present moment of constriction for money was unfavorable to the issue of a long-term loan, though the gov ernment intended to resort to such a loan when the treasury considered it advisable and the government would not shrink from the fulfillment of its promise in regard to the conversion of previous loans. The Chancellor declared he did not doubt the ability of the empire to bear the strain of the war. Its expenditure was not diminishing, he said, there being an advance under the two heads of munitions and advances to Great Britain's allies, but in both of these directions he was confident the country would not grudge the needful supplies. INSTITUTE PLANS READY Entertainment Features Are Tided for at Centralia. Pro- CENTRALIA, Wash. Oct. 19. (Spe cial.) Several entertainment features have been provided for the annual Lewis County teachers' institute, which will be held in Centralia the first three days of next week. Monday evening Professor "Victor H. Hoppe will lecture on "The Man' From Home,"- and Wednesday evening will be held the flrBt number of Centralla's Winter lecture course, a lecture by J1 'IT I fiance was ordered to the front. On Major Cecil Stewart to France, Miss studio. The Major suggested that they that only one print be made for each then that Miss Sawyer conceived the tattooed on her shoulder. Dr. Lincoln A. Wirt, who spent a year studying conditions in the trenches in Europe. Tuesday afternoon the Cen tralia and Chehalls High School foot ball teams will clash. The pupils of the domestic science department of the high school will serve hot lunches dur ing the week. The last two days of institute week will be spent by the teachers either in visiting the metropolitan schools of the Northwest, or at the state educa tional meeting in Spokane. Following are some of the instructors announced yesterday for the institute: Ira A. Morton. University of Pueet Sound: E. A. Hollingsworth, superintendent of Doty schools; Anna K. Grady, superintendent of art in the Seattle school; K. A. Bond, Bellinpham Normal School; A. H. Ekenicren. Centralia Academy of Music: Edgar Heed. superintendent or centralia schools; R. K. Cook, superintendent of Chehalls schools; Victor H. Hoppe, Bellingham Normal School' J. O. Peterson, instructor of penmanship in the Tacoma schools, and R. P. Kelly, di rector of physical training in the Tacoma scnoois. T BULLIES PLANNED CLACKAMAS REPUBLICANS OUT LINE BUSY CAMPAIGN WEEK. Mrs. Hanler Will Talk In Oregon City Thursday Mght and E. C. Mllli of Seattle, Wednesday. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct, 19. (Spe- clal.K .Republicans of Clackamas County will be busy folks next week, commencing Tuesday, for rallies are scheduled for every night in various sections of the county. Two will be in Oregon City. E. L. Johnson, chairman of the local branch of the Hughes Alliance, accom- panted by Representative Schuebei, T. f. .Randan and Livy Stipp, went to Portland today and obtained Mrs. E. B. Hanlcy, of Medrord. for an address in Oregon City on Thursday night of next week, bhe will talk here in Busi-h's Han, the largest auditorium in the city and she will be accompanied by Mrs, Anderson, a vocalist. The Republicans are arranging for a big parade on Thursday night before Mrs. Hanley's aooresfl. On Wednesday night of next week Edgar G. Mills, of Seattle, will hold Hughes rally In the open air on the street corner. Mr. Mills was assistant Attorney-General of Cuba under Presi dent Roosevelt. Local candidates will open the week Tuesday night at Gladstone, where B. G. Skulason will talk for the National ticket. He will also appear at a rally on Saturday night. October 28. at Hr. .0,T0X?, rf, ..... ft' . .v, in : nakiuiiaj ticket at Eagle Creek on Wednesday nignt and J. P. Winter, of Portland. will talk at Wilson ville on Friday nignt. S. B. Huston, of Portland, made rousing speech at a Republican rally tonight at Willamette. B. F. Mulkey will talk Friday night of this week at Esracada and on Saturday niht at uswego. I flQC flC DDCmCM CCUDCn LUOO Ur DntZIVItZlM rtAKtU Teutonic Diplomats Give TTp Hope of Merchant Submarine. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Loss of the German submarine merchantman Bre men virtually was conceded today by ranKing Teutonic diplomats in a post tion to be familiar with the movements of he vessel. The Bremen is now one month overdue. It was admitted that German of ficials not only in this country, but in Berlin, were without information as to the fate of the Bremen. All they know is that she set out for America from Bremerhaven and that she should have arrived at an Amer ican port soon after the middle of last month. The disappearance of the Bremen will not cause abandonment of the project to send merchant submarines regularly from Germany to the United States, it was said. There appeared to be reason to expect that another submarine sea freighter, either the Deutschland or some other, would reach an American port some time within the next month. President's Representative In For mal Address Says Present Pro visions for Reclamation AVork Are Inadequate. ELEPHANT BUTTE. N. M.. Oct. 19. The Elephant Butte dam. completed re cently at a cost of $5,000,000 and in tended to impound the largest arti ficially retained body of water in the world, was dedicated here today by A. A Jones, of New Mexico, personal rep resentative of President Wilson. Three hundred and fifty delegates to the In ternational Irrigation Congress and In ternational Farm Congress witnessed the dedication. "In order to secure the nonulation and to build up the communities, it is essential that such conditions be brought about as will make living in the West not only endurable but invit ing," Mr. Jones said in his address. "The first essential is human food and in this arid country it can be obtained with certainty and abundance through tne irrigation of land. It would seem. I. therefore, that the funds to be derived from the land and power resources in the West could be devoted to no better purpose than that of aiding and assist ing irrigation. Prwst Syatem Inadequate. "For some time the Interior Depart ment has realized the inadequacy of the present provisions for the comple tion of Irrigation projects in the course of construction. In the framing of leg islation, which has been suggested to Congress for its consideration, the com pletion of existing projects and the possible construction of new projects has always been kept In mind. In sug gested legislation for the disposition of tne coal lands, the oil lands and for the utilization of waterpower. provision was made for the proceeds to become primarily a part of the reclamation fund, but those proposed measures have not been enacted, and. if enacted, con siderable time will elapse before any large accretions from these sources can be expected. It is apparent, therefore, that no appeal must be made to Congress for substantial aid which shall become available without great delay, and. while we rejoice in the fact that the dam is built, that this great stride in the progress of the enterprse ha been made, we should consider it largely an encouragement to carry on the good work, solve the new problems and bring to realization the vision which inspired the project." Project Lariccat In America. The Elephant Butte dam is the larg est irrigation project that the United btates has undertaken in efforts to reclaim the desert lands of several Western states. Actual construction was commenced in July, 1910. The dam is the largest piece of masonry for the storage of water in the world. It contains 608.000 cubio yards of rein forced concrete. It is 1318.7 feet long at the top, which is 205 feet above the original level of the Rio Grande. From the deepest excavation the top is 306 feet high. On the top there is an 18- foot roadway. The total capacity of the dam is 642,292 acre-feet of water, or sufficient to cover this number of acres to the depth of one foot. Putting it in an other way, the reservoir behind the dam, when full, will contain 862,200.000 gallons, which, if spread out one foot deep, would cover 4285 square miles, an area more than twice that of the state of Delaware. The reservoir, pronounced the larg est artificial body of water in the world and known as Lake B. M. Hall has a shore line of more than 200 miles and an average width of two miles. Mexican towns and villages, many or wnicn nave stood for a cen tury or more, already are submerged or will be when the lake Is filled. Mexico Geta Free Water. Vaters from the dam, which is in Sierra County, will irrigate 320.000 acres of land in the Rio Grande Valley, in New Mexico, Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, extending 130 miles below the dam. By a treaty with Mexico the United States agrees to deliver to Mexico 20.000 feet of water annually without cost. In return Mexico waives all rights to the waters of the Rio Grande below the New Mexico-Chihuahua line to Fort Quitman, Tex., approximately To miles. When arrangements for the dam were first made, farmers owning land to be Irrigated came to an agreement to pay the Government $40 an acre of land on which the water was used, and it is estimated that this would reimburse the Government for the entire cost of the project. The cost greatly exceeded the original estimate and it was fl nally determined that the cost to the farmers would be $65 an acre. Pro test against the increase followed. with the result that Senator Fall, of New Mexico, introduced a bill in the Senate limiting the cost of the proj ect to the farmer to $20 an acre, the remainder to be borne by the general Government. LUMBER TO BE SAWED Maeleay Estate Plans Experiment at Wedderburn. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Oct. 19. (Spe cial.) The Maeleay Estate sawmill on RqKue River, at Wedderburn. will be operated for several weeks this Fall to supply lumber for local needs and to experiment in sawing oak lumber, which is found in large quantities on the Maeleay estate holdings some milea up the river from Wedderburn. R. L. Maeleay, manager of the es tatc. believes the oak will prove valu able to furniture manufacturers on the Coast and that a market for its con sumption can be established, Echo Hotel Changes Hands. ECHO. Or., Oct. 19. (Special.1) t'ummlnzs uist. Mcr. reus. Mutual Life Ins. Co.. Chief Instructor. green. Lined throughout with satm. We Place on Sale 25 NewvCoffee Percolators The famous Stcmau make with Stern a u Inferno burner. 6 and 8 Cup Sizes Heavy nickel, in a choice of several styles, ebony mountings. At $4.85 Which is less than half price. Sixth Floor s Papers were signed last night whereby Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mudge became own ers of the Hotel Echo, of this place. They made the purchase from C J. Stubling, of The Dalles. Mr.. Mudge is a well-known business man of this place. He lived in Portland a number of years. Kelso Registration Is Low. KELSO, Wash.. Oct. 19. (Special.) Registration in the Kelso city precincts, which ended Tuesday evening, is below the registration previous to tho 1914 election. By precincts the Kelso rer1s- kummskmd saS! 111 1 f - 1 ill I ' liij' ;lipiil Salesmanship School "Salesmanship is the ability to so manipulate the other man's mind as to make him think as you think, feel as you feel, and act aa you would like to have him act. Learn to efficiently handle human nature. 1. The science and art of selling;. 2. Scien tific memory training. 3. Ability to speak "on your feet," all included in the course of Sales manship. The 10th year and better than ever. Address Y. M. C. A. Salesmanship School, Division C, for Bulletin Third Floor. The Blouse Shop Announces the Arrival and Sale of Three New Models in Voile Blouses To Sell at the Very Special Price of " $1.00 . All are made tvith the Jeep sailor collar of organdie and voile, and trimmed with hemstitching and lace. Of a very fine quality voile in striped and allover embroidered effects. Third Floor. the r Children's Art Needlework Contest Starts October 21st; Ends December 11th Six prizes to be given away for the best workmanship. Free lessons every Wednesday from 4 to 6 and Saturdays from 9 to 6. Kirth Floor. The Hat Sale ensationa Over WOO New Winter Untrimmed . Hats Smart in Shapes Endless in Styles Wonderful in Quality Sounding the Last Note in the Fall Hat Fashions All Velvet Velvet With Satin All Satin Close-Fitting Turbans Large Sailors Tricornes and Colonials Black and Colors At the Exceptional Price ' 89c Keononsy Basement. m No Phone or Mail Orders for This Hat Sale tratlon is as follows: North Kelso, S-iO; South Kelso. 34S. and West Kelso 31S. making a total registration of 1006. This is about 10 less than in 1914. In the rural precincts throughout Cowlitz County th registration has been much Sale of the stock of the Dorland Music Co., which failed, starts this morning at Eilers Music House, for merly Graves Music Co. Popular music, 5 cents the copy. All other publications slaughtered likewise. 285 Morrison or 151-153 Fourth street. nc'ded too tj 1 5li:l,!t!!lSy .mmY IA larger than was anticipated, on account of the interest taken in the Presiden tial election, and Cowlitz County will past a large vote In the election Ko vembf 7. Stubborn Old Sores Healer Why don't they heal? Simply because they are infected in other words, they are alive with germs. Get a bottle of Benetol. Follow directions in booklet Bathe those sores, boils, carbuncles or eczema patches with a 'solution of Ben etol and kill every germ. Surprising results are immediate. Don't fall to try Benetol If you are afflicted. Benetol for sale by all druggists. Cantlon Be sure to secure Benetol in the original red cartons. For any desired information regard ing Benetol preparations, address The Benetol Co. Benetol Bldg., Minneapolis P
