THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1919. T Agricultural College Officials Will Support Proposal. DATA ARE CALLED FOR Statistics as to Condition of Soil in District to Be Served Are to Be Provided by Farmers. BEND, Or., July 16. (Special.) Regents of the Oregon Agricultural col lege, who with President W. J. Kerr of the college, are touring the state, are favorably disposed toward the estab lishment of a farm experiment station near Bend, to serve all central Oregon, and will co-operate to their utmost in satisfying the agricultural needs of the people of this section, they asserted in personal statements and in addresses given at a Commercial club dinner, at which, they were guests of honor today. Jefferson Meyers of Portland, secre tary of the board, took the stand that any development of the kind must be on a large scale, with the best experts available in charge, because of the vast country which would be served. Presi dent Keerr in outlying1 the situation, ;tsked for full data regarding the needs o ft he country, its problems and the particular lines on which an experi ment station could find out what is needed, and to device further means of extending assistance. "1 am greatly interested in Central Oregon," he said. "I realize that you on the farms are working under great difficulties. We want to help you. There are thousands of acres in this country still uncultivated, and much of this could be- rendered productive." Dr. Kerr advised that to bring the matter to a focus, data be furnished showing the acreage of the country to be served, how much of it is irrigable, how much is already under irrigation, defiinte information as to prospects for getting water on the arid areas, proba ble cost of maintenance of an experi ment station, availability of land and money for the erection of buildings, and tiie possibility of obtaining federal co operation. "I am for whatever will develop the .state, and :i an experiment station here will do that, 1 a mcertainly for it," was the declaration of J. K. Weatherf ord of Albany, president of the board. H. Vonderhellen believes that the ex periment station would represent money well spent, and declared in favor of it. as did Walter M. Pierce of La Grande, who pointed out that the vast country of Central Oregon is without service of the kind at the present time. George Cornwall of Portland, having just returned from a trip to California, was unfamiliar with the situation and unable to give an opinion. President Kerr and the regents were guests of the Dechutes county farb rueau at a banquet given at the Pilot Butte inn tonight. E NOT TO DROP TEXAS PRODUCER SAYS AO RE LI III-1 IS YET IX SIGHT. Increased Demands at Home and Abroad Are Considered Respons ible for Present Prices of I-'ucI. No reduction in the price of gasoline can be looked for this year, according to three of the biggest crude oil pro ducers in the United States, who are passing the week in Portland looking into western business interests. The men are K. D. .Kelly, an engineer who is connected with a Chicago brokerage and oil developing company, L. D. "Welch and C- L. "Woods of Denver. In partnership the three control 100,000 acres of oil land in Texas, Wyoming and Louisiana. "The country is now turning to Texas and that state is suffering an oil rush not unlike the old style over-night gold strike," he said. "In "Wichita county alone -7 refineries were erected in the last six months. The smaller concerns nre making a greater success of it than was ever dreamed of. "Future gasoline prices are going to depend entirely upon the number of fields developed. When you realize that so many automobiles are in use now that you can't buy a good one today without ordering weeks or months a head, you will know where the oil is going to. There is a national short age and. while it is not at present seri ous, we've go to watch out for it. "A good ."hare of our gasoline and oils is being shipped to Kn gland and other count ries. After war conditions have been adjusted and the wells of Australia and elsewhere are back on their old basis, attention must be lurned to supplying this nation. We've got plenty of use for every bit of our own oil right in the United States with out sending any of it away." JACKLING PARTY IN NORTH Meam Yat-ht Acquillo Arrives at A rangcll Alter Slow Trip. WRANGKLL. Alaska. July 16. The n tea in ya cht Acquillo, carry in g Colonel I. C. Jackling and his party, which is making a tour of Alaskan waters, ar rived here today. The yacht has been traveling slowly since leaving Taeoma, Wash., and lias made stops at Victoria TtlupJe bay, Swauson bay, Kleweet in let, Bella Bella, Prince Rupert and Ketchikan. Today was spent visiting totems and the Chief Shakes museum of Indian t-urios here. The person nel of the party, besides Colonel ".lackling. in cludes fr. K. N. Carrier. San Francisco: Ikr. arold Prunn. San Francisco; C. N. lilack. New York City ; J. F. Judge. Salt Lake City : V. J. Parsons, San Francisco; Dr. II. W. Allen. San Fran cisco, and V. Culbertson, Jackling's pri vate secretary. water river. These bridges are neces sary to complete the trunk highway plans, as they will afford outlet to the hundreds of ranches in the Clearwater country which now depend on ferries or long hauls over hard grades. Sug gested locations for these bridges are Spaulding, Myrtle, Agatha and Arrow. The county commissioners seemed fa vorably inclined toward the suggested improvement, but took the matter un der advisement. 1 INVESTIGATING ey DALLAS CHAUTAUQUA OPEN Former Pelrograd Pastor Says Rus sia Will Recover Senses. DALLAS, Or., July 16. (Special.) Dallas' chautauqua opened last night in the 'big tent erected on the court house lawn. The big tent was filled with a record crowd from both Dalian and surrounding country. The first number on the programme was an en tertainment by the McDonoueh-Kagle. ston company. Dr. Joseph Clare's lec ture on ."The Riddle of the Russian Revolution" was loudly acclaimed. Dr. Clare was for many years pastor of the American -British Congregational church in Petrograd, and was a resi dent of that city during the time of the revolution. He and his family were finally forced to leave the country on account of the scarcity of foodstuffs and returned to their former home in Kn gland. The reign of terror now taking place in Russia will end within a short time, according to Dr. Clare, who said that the Russian people will soon "come to their senses" and again take their place among the nations of the world. MONTANA CROPS HELD FAIR Report of General Failure Denied by State Official. HELENA, Mont.. July 16. Refuta tion of the widespread rumors of total crop failures in Montana is contained in the weekly crop review of Charles D. Greenfield, state commissioner of agriculture. Good yields from the many irrigated regions of the state are predicted, and in the western part of the state, it is declared, fruit, al falfa and grain crops are in excellent condition. The review is based on reports from 17 counties, covering all parts of the state. Estimates in a number of dis tricts placed the yield of winter wheat at from 3 to 10 bushels to the acre, wit h a prospect of much higher yield in spots. GREENE PARK SALES OFF County Officials Say They Acted on Mistaken Information. T A COM A, July 16 With the cancel lation today of all bills of sale, with one exception, and that expected to be cancelled Friday, conditions at Greene Park. Camp Lewis, tonight are virtu ally the same as they ware Monday morning befora county officials ap peared and sold personal property and fixtures cf a number of the conces sions for taxes. Officials said today that, through a misunderstanding, they had believed the sale of th2 property necessary to protect the county. Investigation, they said, later proved their belief un founded and immediate steps were taken to cancel the results cf the sale. IDA M. TARBELL SPEAKS Noted Writer Is Guest of Honor at Chehalis Luncheon. CHEHALIS, Wash., July 16. (Spe cial.) Miss Ida M. Tarbell, noted news paper and magazine writer, today was the principal attraction at the Chehalis Chautauqua. he spoke on the Paris peace conference. At noon a special luncheon was served in honor of Miss Tarbell by the Citizens' club members and others. The 1919 Chautauqua here has out classed all others in point of attendance and interest. A contract has been made for Lewiston to Be Host to 7 5. LEWISTON", Idaho. July 16. (Spe cial.) Thomas B. Hill, secretary of the Washington state chamber of com merce, has written tothe Lewiston com mercial club notification of a visit of the southwestern Washington delegates to the chamber of commerce meeting to be held in Spokane on July 20, and asks that hotel occommodations be pro vided for about 75 men from the Walla Walla and Yakima districts. The tour ists are coming by way of Lewiston in order that they may see the Lewiston Hill highway. French Seek Supplies. SEATTLE. July 1C. Exporters do siring to reach French markets will have the opportunity tomorrow with the arrival here of II. L. Skinner, agent for the Francais Des Etates Unis. The Frerch - company, with a $1,000,000 capitalization, has named the is t eel Producers' Export corporation of Xew York, which Mr. Skinner represents, as its sole buying agent in the United States. Canned salmon, fruits, milk, prunes and more than 5000 tons of mi gar are wanted at once by the French company. Seattle Men Plan Defense. SEATTLE. July 16. All but two of 12 present county officials and busi ness men indicted by the recent county grand jury for alleged participation in recent disappearances of liquor from the county-city building have engaged counsel. The defendants will be ar raigned next Tuesday. Some of the lawyers intimated the validity of the grpTid jury proceedings would be assailed. Read The Oreeotiian classified ads. BODY Phez Company Wins Injunction. SALEM. Or. July 16. (Special.) An ir.iunction has been issued in the cir cuit court here restraining S. E. War den from disputing of his loganberry crop to anyone but the Phez company. An accounting of the berries grown in 1919 and not delivered to the Phez company was n lso asked for and a judgment for the difference between the rontract price and the market price of all the berries not delivered was nought. lour Clearwater Bridges Planned. LEWISTON. Idaho. July 16. (Spe cial. 1 A committee of good roads workers comprising F. S. Randall, K. S. Krb. P. C. Beach. E. M. Khrhardt and William Thomson presented tothe coun ty commissioners yesterday the matter of bonding the county for $400,t'00 to build several bridges across the Clear- A MEDICINE of merit A tonic alterative and diuretic Prepared under for mula filed with and approved by the Department of Cbem Istrr of the Internal Kevenoo Office Washington, D. G. j BRIACEA DROG COMPANY 1 Kumi City. Miuogrt. Mam ufact urrrm. Blumauer- Frank Drug Co. , Portland, Or(on - Sols Distributor For DregM, Washington and Idaho Ask Your Druggist Your Best Asset A Skin Cleared By CuticuraSoap All tfrvrviata: So SOfBtaMt fl i SO, " Sample gxfh jne of "Ocnr. Ppt- Bottoi. Affairs of Accident Commis sion to Be Scanned. NINE ARE ON COMMITTEE Slate Chief Kxecntive Savs That Probe Is to Determine Truth of Reports In Circulation. SALEM, Or.. July 16. (Special.) Personnel of the committee to investi gate the. affairs of the industrial acci dent insurance commission was an nounced by Governor Olcott today. The committee is to consist of nine mem bers, three of whom are recommended by the industrial association of Orenon to represent employers, three by the federation of labor to represent em ployes, and three by the governor to represent the people of the state. The investigation committee is to be made up as follows: Employers A. Doty. president Multnomah Lumber & Box company. Portland: A. G. Laube, vice-president Willamette Iron & Steel works. Port land; A. C. Dixon, manacer Booth Kelly Lumber company. KuKpne. Employes Frank Green. 451 Simpson street, Portland; J. H. Brooks. C26 East Kifty-ninth street north. Portland: Sandy McLain, 615 Cosbie street. Pen dleton. For the state Robert S. Gill, editor Four L Bulletin of Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. Portland: i K. Appcrson. president Mc.Minnvllle National bank, McMinnville; H. J. Over turf, manager ' Bend Commercial club. Bend. Inquiry 1. Requested. The governor arrived at a determina tion to call an Investigation of the affairs of the accident commission sev eral weeks ago after, resolutions had been received in the executive office asking for such an investigation and after W. A. Marshall, a member of the commission, had requested that the ex ecutive office have an investigation made. "The reason for calling this investi gation is to allay any fears which might exist that the affairs of the commission are not being conducted on a proper basis," said the governor in announcing the personnel of the inves tigation committee today. 'It became apparent to me that in some sources confidence in the com mission had been shaken by reports, either true or erroneous, the truth of which the probe will determine. It is my belief that for the best interests of the workmen's compensation act and every one connected with its adminis tration whatsoever that the commission which administers the law should have the most complete confidence of the people. Real Situation Wanted. "To see that confidence is maintained. I have asked for this investigation and I have made the committee large enough and have asked men of caliber to serve who are big enough bo that when the committee makes its final findings I believe the people of the state will have entire confidence in what they say as to the situation which has existed in the administration of the act. There will be no whitewash of any of the commission's affairs. The plan is to find out just exactly what has been done and what is being done in the administration of the act. and if any faults are discovered to take steps to rectify them." WALDP0RT URGES HIGHWAY Prospects of Oil Discovery Makes People Anxious for Good Road. CORVALLIS. Or., July 16. In case Lincoln county will prefer the grade, the road to Waldport or a part of it will be covered with crushed rock this season by the state highway commis sion, says O. V. Hurt, who was in the city on the return trip from Portland. Commissioner Booth and Engineer Nunn will go over the road this week. 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They have spent $40,000 already and have confidence enough to Kpend $400,000 to find what they know is there." secure another aviator who will fly t he plane and carry pasenftera who have higned up with the Commercial rlii b. Other persona who wish to fly will a l,8o be taken as the plane will probably remain In Salem until the recovery of Lieutenant Browne. FLYER IS NERVOUS WRECK Lieutenant Floyd D. Browne Ordered . lo Take RcM. SALEM. Or.. July 16. (Special.) Lieutenant Ioyd . Browne, who was to have pi vsn passenger-carry in e flights during the Fourth of July cel ebration, is suffering from a iiervoua breakdown and has been ordered by his ph bician to take a rest of 30 to 60 daye. The Commercial club and Lieutenant Browne are m a k i n tr arrancementa to The 1900 Cataract Washer! The first cost is more. In the long run it is cheaper. Built to last a lifetime. It really washes the clothes clean. No other washing n. jy chine employes the same wash- inn. n.in.mla TU I. . i are forced through the clothing 80 times per minute. That is why the Cataract will wash the clothes that the other machines fall down on. Our pay-as-you-wash plan puts the Cataract within your reach. Why not let the Cataract do your next washing ? Scott Electric Co. Fifth and Oak Sts. Vacuum Cleaner Headquarters Seattle Company at JfaNcy. HAlsSKY. fir., Julv 1(5. f Special - The Kllonpbura: Produce company of Salt le lias JuhI opnd a cream sta tion here with H. I . Sloven of for vail ia in charge. For several months heretofore Sw ii t & o. have had the field m this lino exclusively horc. Linn I 'armors I. ike Sunshine. HALSKT. Or.. July 1. (Special. With t hermrtinr-ters rejr ist rincr from 92 to 98 degrees here the past few day?, the farmers have only laughed at the heat and continued the work of har vesting the bigget and best crop of hay this ect ion has known for year. lore hay. vetch and grain, is celling for from $16 to $1S a ton. Wheat liar vent has begun, with prof-poets good for a bumper yield. Rf nrl The Orfsnnlan rl n -ft f it d ANNOUNCEMENT Edw. W. Wheeler, Optometrist has returned from the east after a study of THE NEW SYSTEM eye examinations, the new way of getting better and quicker results in the examining and fitting of glasses. This new way does away with the uncertainties of the old methods. If you need glasses you need the best. Try THE NEW SYSTEM. It costs no more than the old foggy way. SVffiKLERvB OPTICAL CO. aaaUFUOOP OBEOONTAN &L&G Permanent Positions for Young Women Permanent and temporary posi- tions open for young women as tele phone operators with or without pre vious experience. Applications will be received dur ing the present strike at any Central Office in Portland or'Room 601, Sixth Floor, Telephone Building, Park and Oak Streets: or Room 226 Morgan Building, Washington street between Broadway and Park street. Tele phone Broadway 12000. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company