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THE MORXIXG OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAT 1G. 1919. ' 19 EXTRA COAL COSTS . WILL BE EQUALIZED Port of Portland Commission Makes Intention Clear. DOCK SPACE TO BE AMPLE Deliberations on Development of Swan Island Delayed Until Slough Improrcment Is Decided. Questions relative to extra costs of coal for steamers at this port have been met by the Port of Portland commission with a statement that such charges will be equalized immediately for any steam ship line operating on permanent and regular schedule from this city. Max H. Houser, president of the Port f Portland, made that clear yesterday, at a joint meeting of the port body with the commission of public docks. '"We have taken up the coal problem, but for the present do not wish to act until the future plans of the shipping board are made known or until com petitive shipping is prospective again, yet any accredited representatives of Jinea contemplating running here can receive assurance they will be pro tected," said Mr. Houser. Port Ready If Necessary. D. C. O'Reilly, of the port commission, eaid the port stood ready to furnish coal any time it was necessary, but that it was not desired to go into the business unless compelled to as a means of regulating charges. Besides Mr. Houser and Mr. O'Reilly, the Port of Portland was represented by J. D. Kenworthy, Phil Metschan. Jr., and Andrew Porter, with John Doyle, superintendent. Of the dock commis sion there were present Charles B. Moores, chairman, F. C. Knapp, A. H. Averill and John H. Burgard, with Chief Engineer Hegardt. The meeting gave little consideration to the talked-of development of Swan Island, it being said further delibera tions on that feature could well be de layed until it was ascertained what Is to be done relative to the proposed im provement of Columbia slough for ter minal purposes. Much time was devoted to discussing dock space for different cargo, es pecially with reference to the St. Johns terminal. Mr. Houser said that onco the private and public docks were cleared of wheat he felt there would be ample space for shipping demands. Mr. Hegardt said that in loading the steamer West Munham for the orient it was proved the same business could not have been taken care of by any other single berth in the harbor, for heavy shipments were handled direct from the cars to the ship. Right Man for Manager Sought. Mr. Knapp gave it as his opinion that Jf the Port of Portland was able to retain the right man for the position cf manager of the proposed freight bu reau, which has been on the tapis for the past few months, the future of the port would be assured. He said so many problems came up in both com missions that could not be gone into In detail while one man havintr author ity in such matters could accomplish great things. In connection with facilities at the St. Johns terminal, the dock commis sion members said they were a unit on iroviding storage tanks for molasses, eoyo bean oil, cocoanut oil, and such cargo expected to move here from Pa cific ports, as soon as one of the port dredges could complete a fill on the eite selected for them at St. Johns. No headway was made in -the matter of providing an additional drydock. Fort of Portland members said they were getting out plans for a large pon toon to be added to the St. Johns dry cock equipment, and would ask for bids if the dock commission did not concl'ide to go ahead with its own dock. Mr. Houser said he believed an addi tional pontoon would make the present dock suitable for any demands that might be met in the next year or two. Ihe two bodies will meet again in two months unless necessity arises for an earlier gathering. IUTSSIAN JIISSIOX WHIi PAT Jort Charges at Seattle Absorbed, , Vessels May Sail. SEATTLE, May 15. After a confer ence held here today between the port commissioners, representatives of the railroad administration and the Rus sian mission on ways and communlca tions, the Kussian mission agreed to absorb most of the charges against the eteamers West Helix and Meiwu Maru, which the port commission declined to allow to sail for Vladivostok with rail road material until the wharfage hand ling charges were paid. The Russian mission will take care of the balance of the charges and consequently the yessels will be allowed to leave. Three log Rafts to San Diego. ASTORIA. Or., May 15. (Special.) The Benson Lumber company is to ship three rafts of logs to San Diego this summer. Two of the rafts have been completed at the company's plant at Wallace slough and the first one will leave for the south about June 20. ARMY OFFICER IS BOOSTED Arizona Militiamen Want Soldier as Adjutant-General. FHOEXIX, Ariz. From France has come information that the two remain ing members of the Arizona militia gen cral staff have recommended to Gover nor Thomas L. Campbell the appoint ment of Captain Walter S. Ingalls, 158th infantry, as adjutant-general, vice Colonel Charles Harris. It is under stood that this lias come as a blow to Harris, who had hoped for support from the staff he had created and of which he claims still to hold membership. As a means for lifting Colonel Harris from the position to which he clings, it is understood that Governor Campbell Is not disinclined to accept the sug pestlon. He has named as adjutant . general Colenel E. P. Grlmstead, late o the 158th. ut Grimstead still is on duty In France and is certain of appointmen in the regular army if he desires con tinuing as a soldier. Ingalls also is in France, held as witness in a courtmartial case, but i expected back soon. He is the son of Major Frank S. Ingalls, the first cap tain of a national guard company in . Arizona and latterly surveyor-general of Arizona. jJJILE GETS TO JERUSALEM .General Allenby Pipe Water Buried TTnder the Sand. One of the legends or prophecies dat Inr back even to bibical times has been the proverb, built on the hopelessness of the situation from the Hebrai standpoint, that "Jerusalem will neve be free until the waters of the Nil I flow into the Holy City." The origi ' f this strange prophecy is unknown and the Impossibility of such an event gave the legend almost a humorous turn through its very sadness. But what has happened? Up to the time when General Edward Allenby was appointed head of the ex pedition, the British had not done very well in the Holy Land. The Turks seemed to be having all the best of it But General Allenby went from Egypt over the deserts, building a railroad behind him for supplies and reserves as he advanced. As he drove the Turks before him, they poisoned the wells, as he knew they would. So, in order to upply his forces with pure water, he began the construction of a pipeline from the Nile. Today the waters of the Nile do In deed flow into the Holy City and the prophecy has come true. General Al- enby has made Jerusalem free and sanitary and it now depends upon the mes to give the necessary permanence to the situation that will make the cltv iree xorever or the local entanglements and jealousies and the great shrine of the entire world. The Nile flows to Jerusalem. SOLVING TRADE UNREST Co-operation and Buying Slock in Bnslnes Favored. Leslie's. England's establishment of a national industrial council, equally representa tlve of labor and capital, is for Eng land a revolutionary step, but we have had the substance of this plan in th nited States for a long time. During the war a special board was created to care for labor disputes, but before the war the practice was growing in many industries of settling differences in the same way. Many of our large corporations have Introduced conferences on industrial problems which have succeeded in re storing to industry the old personal relationship and mutual confidence and respect between employer and worker. An increasing number of companies are giving practical expression to the thought that labor and capital are part- ers and that their interests are com mon. Coincident with the incorpora tlon of Endlcott, Johnson & Co., a large shoe manufacturing concern, a plan has een adopted by which all profits above certain percentage reserved for the tocks shall be equally divided between the workers and the owners of the common stock. George Eastman has perfected a plan to give $6,000,000 of his kodak stock to his employes. These shares will be sold to old employes at the car value of J100 a share on an asy payment plan, the proceeds or $1,000,000 to go into an employes' wel fare fund. As the market value of the tock is nearly $6,000,000. this is the size of Mr. Eastmans gift to hlsem ployes. These Instances are noted, not as omething extraordinary or unusua ut merely as examples or the most recent cases which show the general trend of American industry. The basis f these and similar plans is the recog- ition on the part of employers that the prosperity of a business is due to the mutual effort of employers and workers. Is not this the key to the solution of industrial unrest? BLACK-BAG" WOMAN DEAD Quaint Arizona and Washington Figures Pases Away. PHOENIX. Ariz. Mrs. Anna White known In Washington as "the woman wtih the black bag," is dead, passing away here at the age of 79. She left seven children, one of them, Jack, tor ix years sheriff of Cochise county, and two other sons now in Bisbee. fehe was the widow of Patrick White, once a soldier of the 8th Infantry, who died 5 years ago. When White was discharged from the army he took up a farm just north of what was considered the northern ine of the Fort McDowell military res ervation. Army surveys showed the White home within the reservation and so. about 1878. the family was ejected and the farm buildings were destroyed by order of Captain Adna K. Chaffee, 6th cavalry, later commander of the army. Nearly 20 years later the origin al survey was found to have been cor rect, the Whites thus being sustained n their contention. For more than 30 years Mrs. White made yearly trips to Washington to push before the war and interior de partments and congress her claim for reparation. She was said to have been one of the most expert of lobbyists, while her knowledge of the depart ments and their officials was little short of inspired At first she wanted $100,000, this claim being later reduced materially. JOHN MUIR LIKED WORK Preferred Dife Among Wild Xaturc and Study, to Teaching. Boston Post. John Muir. one of the greatest nat uralists of the country, was born in Dunbar, Scotland, one of a family of eight children. When he was 11 the familv decided to try tneir iuck in the new world, so they came to th United States and pushed as far west as Wisconsin. All this was wild land in those days. John Muir and his brothers helped clear a farm from the wilderness and it is likely the future great man's love of flowers and plants developed then. He managed alter a time to get college education, then he promptly disappeared into the wilderness, show- ine up at long Intervals to work on farms long enough to earn money for bread; then he would disappar again. Tramping always, he went through the west and Canada studying the plant life, down through the east to Florida and Cuba, over Panama and up into California, finally settling in the Yosemite valley. Here he started a mill to make ahis living, while he clas sified notes taken on his long wan derings. He guided Emerson through the Yosemite' and Emerson wrote or him. "He is more wonderful than Thoreau." Professorships were offered him, but he always refused, preferring a life among wild nature and study to teach ing. He made a particular study or the glacial period and found 65 small residual glaciers on High Sierra. Boston Post. Jail 5tlstaten for Theater. London Tit-Bits. It was not often that old Mr. Mean- em gave his family a good time, but victory Christmas was different. i,ven he intended to make a splash. Full of good resolutions, therefore, he rang up the local theater where "Puss in Boots" was in full swing. "I want four seats for tonight," ue told the boxoffice over the telephone. "Sorry, but we don't reserve seats, came the faint reply. First come first served, is our rule." "But surely I can reserve the seats now we shan't stand a jhance other wise." "Oh!" said the vote, chuckling, "I am not so sure about that" Mr. Meanem promptly lost his temper. "Look here," he stormed, send some one to the phone who iinows the the ater business.' "This isn't a theater at all," replied the voice. "This is til Jail." Leaders of the lumbesr Industry say that supplies of pine n the south will be exhausted in 10 yesn adn that with in about seven years more than 3000 mills will go out of existence. The problem of supplies for paper mills and other industries in the east using spe cialized materials already has become SHIPPING 0 0 MAN FREED OF ACCUSATION Charges of Favoritism and High Prices Refuted. COUNSEL HOLDS HEARING Stenographic Record of Investigation Will Be Made Open' for In spection by Public. Charges have not been sustained and no evidence was offered on which even criticism could be based against C. D. Kennedy, Portland agent for the divi sion of operation, members of his staff or corporations operating government steamers, says Thomas A. Thacher, of San Francisco, counsel for the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corpora tion, who yesterday concluded a hear ing on accusations made by W. J. Jones, a Portland stevedore. Immediately on statements and affi davitts being filed, setting forth al leged discrimination against Mr. Jones, over charges for lumber used in lining ships, as well as for labor, and favor itism in the purchase of supplies, the Shipping Board ordered an investiga tion. John H. Rosseter, director of the division of operation, advised Mr. Jones that steps had been taken at once to go into the matter and Mr. Thacher was sent from San Francisco. On the case being closed yesterday Mr. Thacher sent the following telegram to Harold H. Eby, at San Francisco, assistant direc tor of operation and in charge of the Pacific coast agencies: "Investigation taking three days con cluded. Mr. Jones calling all witnesses desired by him and all witnesses being examined by Mr. Jones or by his coun sel, Mr. Moser as fully as Mr. Jones de sired. Investigation showed nothing for which either Mr. Kennedy or any one in this office, or any operator, could be criticised. Listening to testi mony I am convinced that Mr. Kennedy Is an able and efficient agent for oper ating division in Portland, and for good of Feet Corporation I sincerely hope yVu can persuade him not to resign. Regret exceedingly that the cost of this futile Investigation will run about loOO for stenographers' record alone, besides other considerable additional expense to the government. I am directing that one copy of the testimony be held at this office, open to the. inspection of the public, so that any ne who doubts the thoroughness of investigation can convince himself." Gus Moser. attorney for some of those intertsted with Mr. Jones, was present at the sessions of Wednesday and yes terday. It is said the concluding day was featured at times by different wit nesses cross examining each other so points were aired a second time. Mr. Kennedy has' been firm in his intention of leaving the service after the charges were thoroughly gone into, and he has not intimated whether solic itation on the part of his superiors for him to remain will be considered. WHEAT WILL. LEAVE ASTORIA First Full Cargo of Cereal to Go to European Ports. ASTORIA, Or, May 15. f Special. J The first full cargo of wheat ever shipped foreign from the port of As toria terminals will leave here in about two weeks. This announcement was made today following a conference of the port officials with Otto Kettenbach of the federal grain corporation. The shipment is to consist of 8000 tons of sacked grain that is now stored in the port warehouse and it is to go to Europe. The announcement was also made that a steamer will be here next week to load a cargo of flour at the port dock for foreign consignment. During the past few weeks repre sentatives of a British steamship com pany have been here arranging for the establishing of a line of steamers to ply from the Columbia river to Europe, but the great drawback has been the lack of warehouse space for discharg ing and assembling cargoes. The dis patching of these cargoes will greatly relieve the congestion at the terminals and provide the needed room for the transfer of general freight. Tariff Increase Cancalcd. SEATTLE, May 15. Seattle's port commission today canceled the tariff which went into effect May 1 and which made an increase of DO cents a ton in cargo handling. charg s, because other dock companies had failed to make the same increase. The port's tariff, $1 a ton, tiow is the eame as that of the rail road terminal docks and will remain s6 until all dock companies put into effect simultaneously the higher tariff. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. COOS BAT. Or.. May 15. (Special.) The gasoline schooner Rustler arrived this mora inf? from Roffue river at 1 o'clock. The tug Klihyam came into this port last night to tow the barkentlne Benicla to sea. but rough water on the bar prevented de parture today. The Klihyam, which is the property of the port of Bandon, will remain until she can t&Ke the 12enlcla to sea. SAN FRANCISCO. May 15. (Special.) The China mail liner Chna, Captain Dun nine;, is scheduled to arrive from Honolulu and the orient tomorrow at daylight, accord- ins to wireless advices received today. United States Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers rjolan and Guthrie have ordered cer tain Chang's in the furnace burning equip ment of the steamer Ozette, which arrived here from Seattle two days ago wlth a lot of Red Cross cargo damaged as a result of a fire which occurred after leaving the Sound port. It is explained that the system at present Installed results in' the heating of the upper port bulkhead. The report does not say that the fire was caused by any defect of the furnace apparatus. Investigation of the damage to the engine of t-he oil tanker La Brea by the United States inspectors of hulls and boilers today showed that the "follower" bolt became loose and jammed against the cylinder head. The small bolt was responsible for the crippling of the engine. Another will be put in place ana the snip will be ready to proceed to sea. "Preparing for a voyage to the Kuskokwim river, the old steamer Ozmo Is being fitted out here by the Northern Commercial com pany to carry passengers and freight. ' She will carry to the north & full equipment for reducing the cinnabar ores that have been located on the Kuskokwim. Good Quantities or commercial quicksilver can be produced there, according to Oenerai Superintendent W. H. Fairbanks of the Northern Commercial company. SEATTLE,' May 15. (Special.) Ballard waterfront Interests started a movement to- day to have the government install a double- lock system for ocean-going vessels) in the Lake Washington canal, so that if one lock goes out of commission the shipping of the district will not be delayed. The movement was started by lumber and shingle manu facturers when they learned that the big lock is to be closed shortly for repairs. The manufacturers say that the closing of the big lock from time to time for repairs handicaps business in the Ballard district. The government engineer announced re cently that the main or big lock will be closed at 1 P. M. June 2. and will remain closed from 1 4to 20 days for a general over hauling and repairs. The small lock will he open for vessels 123 feft long, less than 30 feet beam and 16 feet draft, averaging nine knots in speed. The new full-powered wooden motorship Trolitlnd. first product of the Elliott Bay Shipbuilding company's Duwamish water way plant, returned to port today after a trial trip of pronounced success. The vessel maneuvered besutifuly a?id her Diesel Sines worked like a charm. en- 1 Bay I iinv. I The vessel was built by the Elliott B; plant tor the American Motorship company owned by the Gram interests of Norway and on her trial trip showed that she Is one of the best wooden carriers turned out by Seattle to date. She Is of 30O0 deadweight tons. The steamers West Helix and Meiwu Maru will not sail from the port commission dock at Smith Cove Saturday, loaded with rail road equipment for Vladivostock. unless the Russian commission of ways and communi cation settles the charges due the port of Seattle before that time. The port has placed a lien upon the ves se!s to obtain wharfajre charfres for the handling of the cargo which Is now on board the vessels and also to obtain S7ft04.4 due the port from the Kussian commission for the handling; of the cargo of the Tokufuku Maru, which sailed on April 12. ABERDEEN', Wash.. May 13. 'Special. The steamer Daisy Gadsby sailed this after noon for San Pedro with cargo loaded at the Grays Harbor Lumber company's mill is Hoquiam. The schooner tefender cleared for Hono lulu this afternoon with cargo loaded at the A. J. West mill In Aberdeen. ASTORIA, Or., May 18. (Special. A wireless message was received today by the Columbia River Packers' association stating that the ship St. Nicholas arrived at Nu shas&k river, Alaska, on May 13, and the gasoline schooner Patsy, also from this port, arrived there on May 11. Submarine chasers A-5 and B-S from Bremerton for San Francisco, put into this port this afternoon after fuel oil. The emergency fleet steamer Agarlsta from. Portland sailed at 5 this afternoon for her C4-hour trial run at eea. Bringing freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland, the steamer City of Topeka arrived at 5 o'clock this morning from San Francisco, via Eureka and Coos Bay. Laden with, a full cargo of lumber from Westport, the steam schooner Stanwood sailed at 12 o'clock last night for San Pedro. The steam schooner Htlco,. Taden with lumber from the Hammond- mil, sailed at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Ssn Pedro. The tank steamer Wm. F. Herrln, with the barge Monterey in tow, will arrive this evening from California, bringing cargoes of fuel oil for Portland. The tank steamer Oleum with fuel oil fot Astoria and Portland, will arrive this even lng from California. RATMOND. Wash.. May 15. (Special.) The Avalon arrived from San Francisco this afternoon and Is loading a cargo of lumber at the Quinault mill. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. May 15. Sailed at 8:50 A. M. Steamer Agarcsta. for sea trial trip. ASTORIA, May 15. Sailed at midnight Steamer Stanwood, for San Pedro. Arrived at 5 and left un at 7:30 A. M. Steamer City of Topeka. from San Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay. Arrived at 11 A. M. U. S. submarine chasora No. 298 and No. 290. SAN FR'ANTCISCO. May 15. Arrived Steamer El Segundo. towing barire No. US, from Portland. Arrived Tug Sea Eas'.e. from Astoria. Arrived Steamer Tiverton, from Columbia river, for San Pedro, put in for medical assistance for member of crew. SAX FRANCISCO. May J 4. Arrived at 4 A. M. Steamer Daisy, from Columbia river. Sailed at 4 P. M. Steamer E. 11. Meyer, for Columbia river. SAX FRANCISCO. May 15. Arrived Steamers El Sejundo, from Astoria: Al varado. from Hongkong: Hyad-s. from Mahukona. Sailed Steamers Marshfield and "VValilngford. for Honolulu; Providence, for Tacoma; J. S. Moffett, for Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., May 15 Arrived Steamers Lyman Stewart, from Port San Luis: Kongosan Maru, from Kobe: Jeffer son, from Southeast Alaska. Sailed U. S. R. C. Bear, for Bering sea: steamers Jus tin, for Shanghai; Western Knight, for Ma nila; Tenpaisan Maru. for Yokohama. TACOMA, Wash- Mar 15. Arrived Steamer Governor, from Fan Francisco. Sailed Steamers Justin, for Shanehal; West Maxlmus. for Honolulu, via Seattle, Rainier, for San Francisco; Manila Marti (Japanese), for Vancouver. B. C. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 2:! A. M 8.T feet'0:lT A. M 0.4 foot 3:19 P. M 7.0 feeti9:f8 P. M 3.4 feel Columbia River Ear Report. NORTH HEAD, May 15. Condition of the bar at 0 P. M. Sea moderate; wind south, 36 miles. SWINBURNE TURNS CRITIC He Thought "Thanatop.sis" Did Not Leave Mnsic AVHh nim. (New York Evening Post.) Of our American authors, Swinburne had his particular views. "The Great alt' was a favorite of his as early as 1860. when he pronounced that his dirge or nocturne over your friend Lincoln is a superb piece of music and color." But Whitman failed to sustain Swinburne's admiration; in 18S3 he write that "It is long since I have read anything of his which seemed to me worthy of the nobler passages of his Drum Taps' and the earliest "Leaves of Grass,"" and that "the habit of vague and flatulent verbiage seems to have grown upon him. A single passage long letter of 18S7 to E. C. Stedman gives Swinburne's views of our other poets: "While I appreciate (I hope) the re spective excellence of Mr. Bryant's 'Thonotopsis'- and of Mr. Lowell's 'Com memoration Ode.' I casnot say that either of them leaves in my ear the echo of a single note of song. It Is excellent good speech, but-given us as song its first and last duty is to sing. The one is most august meditation, the other a noble expression of deep and grave patriotic feeling on a supreme national occasion; but the thing more necessary, though it may be less noble than these, is the pulse, the fire, the passion of music the quality of a singer, not of a solitary philosopher or patriotic orator. Now, when Whitman is not speaking bad prose he sings, and when he sings at all he sings well. Mr. Longfellow has a pretty little pipe of his own, but surely it is very thin and reedy. Again, whatever may be Mr. Emerson's .merits, to talk of his poetry seems to me like talking of the scholarship of a child who has not learned its letters." NEW SALOON DISCUSSED Breweries Are Being Changed Into Ice Cream Plants. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Unless the people seeking to find a substitute for the saloon make naste the brewers may get there first. The ice cream saloon may take the place of the saloon where beer is sold. In some' parts of the country the brew ers have already turned from making beer into making ice cream. What has happened is described by James H Collins in the current number of the Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Collins tells of a brewer in an eastern "dry citv who had made 65,000 barrels of beer annually, which he sold for about $400,000. He turned his brewery into an ice cream factory and turned out 800,000 gallons, which ho sold for S. 000,000. It has been the history of the prog ress of the "dry" movement that when the sale of alcoholic drinks ceased the sale of ice cream and other sweets in creased. In the city in question the Der capita consumption of beer had ( been about eight-tenths of a barrel a year. Wlla pruniuuiun iuo f.apiLa consumption of ice cream rose to 33 auarts a year. Now. when the brewers, with their knowledge of chemical processes and their training in absolute cleanliness, begin to make ice cream and to pro vide places in which it is sold under agreeable conditions, it is possible that the practical and successful substitute for the liquor saloon as a social meet ing place may be discovered. At any rate, the substitute will appear when the men who attempt to provide some thing that the people really want suc ceed in finding it. Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, has a population of about 80,000, including suburbs. Pittsburgh - Authorized, $5,000,000 No Funded Debt Registrar Equitable Trust Co., Colonial Trust Co., PROPERTIES Over 100.000 acres in Texas, practically all located on the Pennsyl vania formation which runs through the Ranger and Burkburnett oil fields. This acreage was originally selected for the Benedum-Trees interests of Pittsburgh by Dr. W. E. Wrather. an eminent geologist of national reputation, who was responsible for locating the famous Duke Pool in Comanche County, Texas, where a 5,000-barrel well was brought in not long ago. EARNINGS Pittsburgh-Texas experts are now negotiating the purchase of important producing properties in Oklahoma. These properties alone should show net earnings for 1918 of over 10 on the total capital stock to be issued at this time. And it is estimated that for the next twelve months, not less than 25 will be shown on the company's present capitalization, with out including potential earnings from wells now drilling or to be drilled in Texas, or profits from the company's refinery at Boynton. Oklahoma. Therefore, it will easily be in a position to pay substantial dividends at a nearby date. MANAGEMENT T. A. Neili. the Company's President, was for 28 years Superin tendent of the South Penn Oil Co., a Standard Oil subsidiary, while John W. Leonard, one of the Directors, was one of the first oil producers to enter Mexico, where he secured the acreage that formed the nucleus of the Penn-Mex Co., later sold to the Standard Oil Company. These men, and the Company's other officials, form a staff of oil and gas operators who have thor oughly demonstrated their ability through the profitable upbuilding of other oil enterprises with which Standard Oil or Benedum-Trees interests have been identified. We offer for subscription, subject to prior sale. 250,000 shores of Pittsburgh-Texas Oil & Cas stock at $8V2 per share. Subscription books ni'Z be closed on May 20. All applications must be accompanied by a payment of $1 per share, balance to be paid on allotment In the event of oversubscription, ne reserve the right to reject any application, or to allot a smaller amount than applied for. Reservations may be telegraphed, followed by remittance in first mad. Application vrill be made in doe tourie to list this stock en the Philadelphia and Pitts burg Stock Exchanges, as osell as the Sev York Curb, thus assuring am active market for the stock. R. c. MEGARGEL & co. 27 PINE STREET, NEW YORK This imformetton is Ml rsaraXssV. bnt Is U basest om Mtatrmtnl frrm mkat wo tomsidcr ts bo reisWs mn. BANKS TWICE FIDS SO FEAR FELT FOR FINANCING "WHEAT EV ELEVATOR. Ample Insurance Declared Snfficicnt Protection by President of Local Depository. Portland banks, at least those affili ated in the Portland Clearing House association, have not taken action to refuse to advance money on wheat that might be stored in the St. Johns municipal elevator, according to Emery Olmstead, president of the Northwest ern National bank, who is president of the Clearing House association. The Merchants' Exchange association named a committee Wednesday to in vestigate the subsidence of the ele vator and report on steps being taken to remedy It. A. Cohn was one of the members, saying that he had been in formed if the elevator was in the con- i dition reported, banks would not finance grain held there. 'So long as the property is covered by insurance, I know of no reason why money would not be advanced on wheat there." said Mr. Olmstead. John H. Burgard of the commission of public docks, which has the con struction of the elevator in charge, said yesterday there is no question In his mind as to Insurance and regards that as a most remote detail. An Inspection of the elevator was made Wednesday by the commission and George W. Koschke and George ". Mason, two of five members of a board of engineers named to look into the settlement, and it is said all the sang uine the settlement has ceased and that it can be guarded against in the future. On the three-foot concrete mat sup porting the elevator, which, in turn. rests on piling, is an accumulation of sand that collected when the site was being filled after the elevator was be gun, that is said to represent at least 60 per cent of the total load when the bins are filled with wheat. As the sand is to be removed when the walls are finished between the mat and main structure, it is reasoned by the en nineers that the entire load can be safely born. POSTAL EXPANSION URGED Foreign Trade Convention Urges Enlargde Service. NEW YORK- Extension of interna tional parcel post so as to give Ameri can exporters an equipment equal to that of Great Britain and other foreign countriese, was strongly urged by the Sixth National Foreign Trade conven tion, which has just been held in Chi cago. The convention was attended by about 2000 delegates from all parts of the country and representing all factors of American productive industry, finance and commerce. Much of the time of the convention was devoted to consideration of means for expanding our foreign trade to meet the situation resulting from the war. and it was shown that extension of international parcel post facilities would be very effective. At Fits closing session the convention adopt ed unanimously a declaration covering the needs of our overseas commerce which Included the following statement on parcel post: "The necessity for the extension of International parcel post Is emphasized by the fact that the United Statese present enjoys such communication with but approximately one-half as many countries as have such communl cation with Great Britain. The recent activity of the post office department in seeking to extend these facilities for the United States is highly commend able." RUSSIANS EASILY BEGUILED Bolshevist Promises of Kasy Money Prove Disastrous. PARIS. (Correspondence of As sociated Press.) BoUtTlsra, in the untutored mind of the Russian praletar iat, is a system under which everybody has plenty of money and one needs to work only two or three hours a day, writes a special correspondent of L'Intransigeant from Russia. The money they needed, the moujihs were told, they would find in the factories, and all they would have to do would be to go and get it. IMsappoinmen t awaited them in most cases, for ths great majority of the manufacturers were ruined, and the office cash boxes were generally empty. The next course was to seize the proprietor by the throat. ,-'WJix is our money?" they New Issue Texas Oil & Gas Capital Stock New York Pittsburgh Par Value To be issued, $2,650,000 $5.00 No Preferred Stock Transfer Agent U. S. Mortgage & Trust Co., New York Office of Company, Pittsburgh would demand. "The money that we've earned by our sweat and blood?" One plant owner answered that he had no money, and offered to prove by his books that he had not even enough to keep body and soul together. The man fumbled through the books; but being ignorant of the rule of three, they could not understand the entries. Then somebody found an entry of two million rubles under "mortcages." the Russian for which is "Amortizatsia." "What is this?" they demanded fur iously. "Amortizatzia must be the name of a woman. She has gotten our mon ey. Who is she? Where is she?" The unfortunate employer vainly at tempted to explain. The mob gave him five minutes to "confess," after which he was shot against his factory, wall. RED CROSS IS WITHDRAWN Work, in Asia Minor Tnrncd Over to American Committee. NEW YORK. Withdrawal of the American Red Cross from relief work in Aleppo. Aintab, Marash and other districts north of Jerusalem in Asia Minor and- its administration by the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief was announced today by John H. Finley. commissioner for the Hod Cross for Palestine, who has just returned from a trip to the r-r east. Five hundred tons of cloth and general supplies, valued at $366,706. which have been In warehousps here awaiting ship ment, will be turned over to the Amer ican committee by the Red Cross, to gether with considerable equipment now in Pyria. describing conditions in the rear east. Mr. Finley said: rrom the one town of Aintab 30,000 Armenians were driven into the desert to die, and now there are. so far as we can learn, only 4000 or 5000 alive. If this proportion holds true throughout, then nearly 850.000 men. women and chil'lren perished In that desert. "Throughout Asia Minor, beyond the points to which the British and French troops have advanced, the Armenians are being persecuted by the Turks. The fact that the armistice has been signed makes no difference. By Individuals and by groups, Armenians are being killed. I know of one case where 100 Armenians were slaughtered, and an other where 40 wer shot down all of this since the armistice was signed." AMERICAN GOVERNORS SING Arizona, and New Mexico Executives Entertained and Entertain. JUAREZ. Mex. An American gov ernor talking perfect Castillian Span ish and another speaking what he called "cowpuncher Mexican" was the unique feature of the visit which Gov ernor Thomas K. Campbell of Arizona and Governor C. A. Larrazolo of New Mexico paid to the military and civil officials of Juarez during the welcome home celebration in El Paso for Ari zona and New Mexico overseas sol diers. Governor Larrazolo, horn in the city of Chihuahua, speaks Spanish with all of the eloquent phrasings of a Span lah don. His formal speeches are espe cially eloquent and he has the Castil Man's gift for coining beautiful phrases and epigramatlc expressions. Governor Campbell, reared on the Arizona range, picked up his Spanish from Mexicans with whom he rode the range and, while less elegant than the New Mex ico governor's. Is equally expressive. At the entertainment in their honor Governor Larrazolo consented to sing "La Golindrina," the famous Mexican love song and. not to be outdone. Gov ernor Campbell sang the wailing, falsetto Spanish songs of the Mexican vaquero as he rides the range on stormy nights. Both were greatly ap preciated and applauded by the Mexi can officials. WEALTHY MAN SHOT DEAD Slayer Alleges Victim Owed Her $5000 in Royalties. CHICAGO. 111. Paul Frederick Vol land, wealthy head of the art.publish ing company, which bears his name, was shot and instantly killed in his office here this afternoon by a woman said to be demented. The woman gave her Tiame as Mrs. Vera Trepagnier and her age as 60 years. She said she was the widow of a wealthy New Orleans sugar planter. According fo clerks in Volland's of fice, the woman had a hallucination that the publishing company owed her 15000 in royalties. They-said that her claim was visionary. According to employese. the woman recently brought a small picture of George Washington for enlargement, publication and Bale. Volland, it was Company said, planned to put the picture on tho market, but had not yet done so. In the interview which preceded the shooting it was said that Mrs. Trepag nier insisted that Volland was with holding profits from the sale of the pic ture. Sourdoughs Rule Anchorage. ANCHORAGE. Alaska "Sourdoughs" control civic affairs In Anchorage, the youngest town In the territory. In the election last fall to select seven prop erty owners to act as an advisory council to the Alaskan Engineering commission in administration of town site business, six of the seven elected were members of the Pioneers of Alas ka, Igloo No. 15. In the recent school election, all three members of the school board elected were pioneers who defeated four "chechacos." Imports of coffee into this country have Increased 100,000,000 pounds a, year since Auirust 1. 1914. STEEL STRUCTURAL PHAFE3, PLATES. RIVLTS, BOLTS, CTSET BODS. FABRICATED MATERIAL. 1UB bridge. Brrr.DDfoa, XANKS, TOWtRS, SHIPS. NORTHWEST BRIDCE A IRO.X COMPANY PORTLAND. OR. P. O. Box 988. Phone Main 1193. TRATEI.ERS GUIDE. It jKcADMIRAL line. 8. S. "CITY OF TOPFKA" 9 P. M., May 17. 1U17. To North Bend, ilarshf ield. Eureka, in Francisco, connecting with eteamers to tos Angles and San Dleico. Tickets sold to all thee points and bacirajce chocked throUKtv Tickets sold to all principal ports In Alaska. Mak your reeervations two weeks In advance. Klmt dteamer leaves Seattle tor Nome and 6t. Michael June 1. Hook vour freiKht for the orient via the S. S. "WKST CEL.INA." MlUn June 15. Ticket Office, 101 Third frt.. Main H A. 3335. Loral Freight Office, Kaat 4331. Frank. 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