THE MORNING OKEGOMAN, TKIDAY, JAXUAIil'- 2, 19m 5 PROSPECT IS BRIGHT, SAYS MR ALEXANDER Secretary of Commerce Is Hopeful for 1920. 1919 TRADE PHENOMENAL America Declared Awake as Never Before Grave Problems, How ever Are to Be Solved. . WASHINGTON-. Deo. SI. (By the Associated Press.) Secretary- Alex ander of the department of commerce today summed up the commercial out look for 1920 as follows: "The closing year witnessed a fabu lous growth of American foreign commerce. Our trade balance for 1919 will be approximately $4,000,000,000. A great fleet of merchant ships, new Industries, -new sources of supply and Increased knowledge of our own re sources are some of the assets gained from our war experience. Before the war we were engaged for the most part In the development of our own business, with little serious thought of extension of our activities into world markets, and we were indif ferent as regards our position of in feriority on the high seas. "Today we are awake as never be fore. The pride of antebellum days 1b revived and we look to see our flag at the masthead of an American mer chant ship In every important seaport of the world, carrying American goods wherever markets may be found. "Abnormal conditions, we hope, arc passing. The tremendous Increase in the exports of the war period, made up largely of military supplies and the still greater exports of the months following the war, in which food stuffs figured largely, may not con tinue indefinitely. These tremendous figures have brought satisfaction to all. but give grave concern to those who look forward to 1920. "The exchange situation in Europe Is a grave problem and is so uncom fortable for foreign buyers as to ne cessitate In some cases government restriction on buying. If we would continue our foreign trade at its pres ent high level there must be a freer and fuller exchange of commodities and a large extension of credit to European buyers. So let us look for a condition in which buying and sell ing will be of profit to both sides. On that basis we may build a commercial structure on a firm foundation. "It is too much to expect normal conditions, for which we all are so Impatient, to come within the 14 months since the signing of the armis tice. The wonder is that the situation Is not more unsettled. Let us hope that in the year 1920 there will be less social unrest, that production will Increase and living costs be gradually reduced and that by Intelligent co operation and unselfish regard for the public welfare our national prosperity may continue." ABERDEEN SEEKS PLANT Realty Board Takes Steps to Get Branch Burned at Portland. ABERDEEN", "Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The Grays Harbor Realty board will take immediate steps to wards obtaining federal recognition of the paper and pulp mill possibilities of Grays Harbor with a view to bringing to this harbor a plant of the Falmollve, company to replace the company's plant at Portland. Revival of the pulp mill agitation was caused by the announcement from Washington that am appropria tion of $1,000,000 had been proposed In congress for the purpose of inves tigating the wood pulp and paper famine and providing remedies. E. B. Arthaud, Phil Locke and J. E. Calder were named as a committee to look Into the matter. HUNT F0R0IL TO GO ON Standard Company Not to Abandon Aberdeen Prospect. ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. 1. CSpe rlal.) The Standard Oil company of California will not abandon this field, say officials here, but will abandon the well started several months ago and which now is down nearly 700 feet. A new well will be started about 30 feet west of the old hole. . Stovepipe casing will be used in the new well. 18-inch pipe being nsed at the start. The old well was abandoned be-t-ause of caveins and other mishaps, to overcome which. Standard offi cials say, would be more expensive than to sink a new hole. In the light of the knowledge gained of forma tions. RATIFICATION IS FAVORED Sentiment at Salem Is Tested by Newspaper Ballots. SALEM. Or., Jan. 1. (Special) Out of a total of 320 votes received Ira a campaign being conducted by a local newspaper, 318 were favorable to ratification of the peace treaty in eome form, while only 11 ballots were cast against ratification. Five of those voting favored the Lodge reservations, while 88 others would approve any reasonable com promise. COVE LODGES INSTALL Masons and Eastern Star Give Old- Time Banquet Afterward. COVE. Or.. Jan 1. Cove Lodge No. 91, A. and A. M. gave one of Its old-time public receptions and ban- CONVENIENT! If Constipated, Bilious or Headachy, take "Cascarets." Cascarets never gripe, sicken or in convenience one like Salts. Oil. Calo mel or harsh rills. Feel bully! Be efficlentl Don't stay sick, bilious, 'headachy, constipated. Remove the liver and bowel poison which is keep ing your head dizzy, your tongue coated, your breath bad and stomach sour. "Why not spend a few cents for a box of Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, gentlest laxative-cathartic you aver experienced.? They work, while j-ou sleep, Adv. , quota December 27. at a Joint install, tion of Masonic and Eastern Star of ficers. There were 80 covers laid and for the second time the tables were In charge of the Eastern Star. L. E. Anderson, Installing officer, with Hugh McCall of Grande Ronde lodge No. 51. marshal, installed the fol lowing: W. D. Foreman, master; R. F. Muslck. senior warden; R. 8. French, Junior war den: J. F. Dean, secretary; M. J. Duffey, treasurer; Ben Duffey, senior deacon; Gro ver Duffey, Junior deacon; L. E. Ander son, steward. Cherry chapter No. 123, Order of Eastern Star, officers were Installed by Mrs. Nellie R. Grace of Grand Ronde Valley chapter No. 49, with Mrs. Hal C. Rees of La Grand, mar shal: Worthy matron, Mrs. Elsie Murchlson; worthy patron, Hugh McCall; associate matron, Mrs. Alma Bresbears; secretary, Mrs. Stella Dean: treasurer, Mrs. Alice Duffey; conductress, Mrs. Christie Muslck; associate conductress, Mrs. Ollle Fore man; chaplain, W. D. Foreman; organist, Mrs. Bessie Lay: marshal, E. Lawson; Adah, Mrs. Jean McCown; Ruth, Mrs. Con stance Anderson; Bather, Mrs. Laura Law son; Martha, Mrs. Kate Conley; Electa, Mrs. Hannah Conlay; Flora, Mrs. Hugh McCall; warder, Ben Duffey; sentinel, R. F. Muslck. Cove lodge now has but on of the charter members, George W. Thomas. ii NEW "TEAR'S ANTI-TOIIj RESO LUTIONS DASHED. Announcement by Chief of Police Carrlesi Grief for Prisoners In City JalL A New Tear's announcement carry ing grief for prisoners in the city jail was made yesterday by Chief of Po lice Jenkins when he declared the Kelly Butte rockpile would be opened today under the management of the city. New Year's resolutions against work which may have been made by "wobblies" or others in the jail al ready are doomed. The plan is to take the prisoners out each day by auto truck and re turn them to the city jail at night. About 20 prisoners will be sent out today to start preliminary work, the chief announced. This work will in clude erection of a temporary cook shack for serving of meals to the prisoners there and erection of a shed for shelter in case of rain or bad weather. The chief said the rock- crusher would be run for about two hours today just to get it tuned up for the work to follow. "When the preliminary work Is com pleted every available man in the city jail is to be put to work. Mayor Baker and Chief Jenkins believe this will have a wholesome influence in curbing crime in the city. The plan to have the city take charge of the rockpile was adopted after Sheriff Hurlburt had declined to operate it if compelled to send the prisoners out each morning and re turn them to the jail at night. The old -detention house there is being converted into a temporary hos pital for smallpox patients. PASCO HAS $1100 LEFT Expenditure of Balance of Budget for 1919 Is Ordered. PASCO. "Wash., Jan. lj (Special.) City Clerk A. V. Wehe reported to the city council at its final meeting. January, 1919, Tuesday night that the city, had kept its expenditures well within the budget and after all bills had been paid there remained $1100. One item of 411 which the city still owed on the chemical fire truck, but which was not due until next year, was paid out of the .balance. A thousand feet of new fire hose was ordered and the balance of the budget funds were drawn to apply on the purchase. Because Councilman E. P. Olsen will soon leave the city, he tendered his resignation. His successor will probably be selected at the next meet' Ing of the council Tuesday night. IDAHO- BUSINESS GAINS Corporations of State Are Capital ized at $307,547,039. BOISE. Idaho. Jan. L (SpeclaL) That the corporation business of Idaho is growing rapidly appears evident from figures that Secretary of State Jones has just made public They show that the total capitalisa tion of licensed domestic corporations in Idaho amounts to $307,547,039. Out side corporations qualified to tran sact business in the state have a total capitalization of $183,827,500. These figures are taken to be an ex cellent barometer of the business de velopment of the state. The increase in receipts in the secretary of state's office' this year over last year amounted to $13,604.40. KENNEWICK HOME RAIDED Fully-Equipped Still Is Seized:; Sam Shaw Is Arrested. PROSSER, "Wash., Jan. 1. (Special.) A fully-equipped still was captured at the residence of Sam Shaw in Ken. newick by Sheriff L. C Rolph. Shaw was arraigned befpre the justice of the peace, who held him for action of the federal grand Jury on a charge of operating an illicit still. Shaw's capture was effected after a hair-raising chase in which the sher iff's automobile showed the greatest burst of speed, though it required two miles to overhaul Shaw's car. The sheriff had been trying to locate the source of moonshine liquor that had been sold In the vicinity of. Kenne wick. CENTRAL! A WOMAN SUES Policeman Accused ot Abuse and Non-Support. CHEHALIS. "Wash, Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) Lester Jackson, a member of the Centralla police force, yesterday was made defendant in a suit for di vorce filed here in the Lewis county superior court by Mae Jackson. Mrs. Jackson alleged that for the past two years her husband has choked her, sworn at her and slapped her and in other ways mistreated her. Failure to provide was also alleged, Mrs. Jackson claiming that she had been obliged to cook In a camp to earn her living, thus supporting her self and a young child. Foresters at Aberdeen Elect. ABERDEEN, "Wash, Jan. L (Spe claL) W. C. Belles was elected chief ranger of the local lodge of Forest ers of America, at the election Tues day night. Other officers chosen were C. M- Read, sub-chief; L. E. El erding, treasurer; L. F. Michaels, fin ancial secretary; O. A. Price, record ing secretary; G. A. Martin, lecturer; James McBrlde, senior woodward; J. M. Bowes, Junior Woodward: V. Lon berg, senior beadle; E. B. Riley, Junior beadle; E. B. Riley waa also chosen physician. Phon your wiamt ads to the Orego nlao. Main, 707.0t A .6096, TUFT HAS lj!0 FEAR B 1ST 10 Republicans Need Not Worry, Says ex-President. BOLT HELD IMPROBABLE Senator's Letter to . Lowden and Other Candidates, However, May Kn liven Things. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Washington. Jan. L Senator Borah's letter today calling on Governor Frank O.' Lowden of Illinois, candidate for the republican presidential nomina tion, to declare his position on the peace treaty and the league of na tions is expected.to bring the republi can contest to the fore again after a temporary eclipse by the democratic maneuvers. As the same letter will go to all other republican candidates the answers will be curiously awaited. Primarily the letter is regarded as In the interest of the condidacy of Senator Hiram Johnson of California, who, like oBrah. Is irreconcilably against the league- of nations. John son's answer is sure to be satisfactory to the Idaho senator, but there doubt less will be one other answer as equally pleasing to him. This will be the answer of Senator Poindexter of "Washington, another member of the famous senate death battalion and one of the three original opponents of tho league of nations covenant. Borah Goaded by Tart. Senator Borah is supporting Senator Johnson and It Is for this reason that his quiz is interpreted as in Johnson's interest. Borah is thought to have been goaded to this desperate plan of political strategy by former Presdent Taft. In warning republi can leaders a few days ago against alienating republican friends of the league of nations. Mr. Taft made this reference to the treaty lrreconcilables in the senate: "Senator Johnson, Senator Borah. Senator Gronna, Senator La Follette, Senator Norris and others do not recognize party allegiance at all ex cept for purposes of organization. They exalt their differences with their party rather than their agree ment with It and the Importance of Its cohesion. Senator Borah enjoys nothing more than formal declara tions, from time to time, of his pur pose to leave the party and found another, if the party ventures to differ with him. He and his col leagues announced long ago their dissent from the regulars of the party on taxation. They are dis closing it now in respect to the rail roads. "To weaken the support of the re publican party by making the league a party issue and alienating con scientious republican advocates of ratification will prevent such a vic tory as the republicans must have. republican leaders need not fear the defection of Senators Johnson. Borah or La Follette in the next campaign on account of ratification of the league. Even though Senator noran has been thundering and threatening a bolt, he is not likely to carry out his threat any more than he did his solemn announce ment . that he was going to vote against Senator Penrose for chair man of the finance committee. Where could he and his associates go if they did bolt? They could hardly go to the democrats on the score of the treaty and league. Their only refuge would be a third party of radical labor ites, pro-Germans, Non-Partisan leaguers and Sinn Feiners.. Such as party would likely draw quite as much from the demo crats as from the republicans, and would not make the republican vic tory any less complete. The regular republicans who . favor ratification with compromise reservations are thus more Important to the party than the radical dissenters." Taft AnnoDBeei Leaders. The fact that the Borah letter Is also to go to democratic presidential candidates as well as to candidates for the senate and house appears un important at this time. General Leonard Wood, Governor Lowden and Senator Harding are de clared to be the leading condidates for the republican presidential nomi nation by former President Taft to day in his daily copyrighted syndi cate letter, but he adds that there is yet the possibility of other can didates moving to the front. "It Is not too much to say that Gen eral Wood. Governor Lowden and Sen ator Harding are at present the lead ing candidates for the republican nomination and in the order named," he says. "But the delay in alignment of candidates and delegates, due to the pressure of Immediate post-war issues. Is such that there is much op portunity for change, and it would not do to pass over, in a fair review of the situation, several others whose names will have consideration in an other article." Wood's Strength Explained. The former president finds that several factors enter Into the strength of General Wood, who, he says, is the foremost candidate at this time. He gives quite as much credit for Gen eral Wood's strength to the present national administration as to his former association with Colonel Roosevelt. The unjust treatment ac corded General Wood by the Wilson administration, he says, has attracted many sympathizers. Speaking of the taking over of the Roosevelt following by Wood, he says: "BAYER CROSS" ON GENUINE ASPIRIN "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be genuine must be marked with the safety "Bayer Cross." 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Good savings I "Except In those states of the far west where the radical element of the party supported Colonel Roosevelt, this transfer has been an easy one. Where it has encountered the friends of Senators Johnson, Borah and Poin dexter it has met difficulties." The candor with which Mr. Taft dis cusses the candidacies of other men for - the republican nomination are said to be sufficient evidence that he is not himself a candidate. SHEARERS' WAGE IS FIXED Idaho Wool Growers Adopt Scale of 1 7 Cents Head. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 1. (Special.) A uniform wage scale agreement of 17 cents a head and board was entered into between the Idaho Wool Growers' association and the Sheep Shearers' Union of America today at the final session of the two-day con vention of the wool growers here. This scale will apply throughout Idaho for 1920, according to the agree ment. The scale last year varied from 15 to 22 cents a head. President William McClellan of Butte, Mont, represented the shep shearers in the negotiations!. Hugh Sprott, president; Jack Skillern, vice president, and John Ridenbaugh. sec retary, were re-elected by the Wool Growers' association. The wool grow ers adopted resolutions urging that congress and the federal trade com mission give the Palmer plan of sep arating the meat trust from other than the packing business a chance to prove its merits. IDAHO TEACHERS ELECT Frank W. Slmonds of Lewiston Is Chosen President. Ths following prominent educational workers of the state were elected of ficers of the Idaho State Teachers' association at the final session of the annual convention held toaay at me high BChool auditorium: Frank W. Slmonds. Lewlston, pres- IJ Ul.. Ulrlnma WfllfA. Twin IUCI1L, u,OB , 1 Falls, first vice-president; Miss Ger trude Lehuqueth, Sana Joini, secona vice-president; Mrs. Lucy Morton. Meridian,' secretary; K. A. Lang ton, Shelley, treasurer; C E. Rose, Boise: J. C. Werler, Albion; O. M. Elliott, Lewlston, members of the executive committee. Resolutions pledging the loyalty of the teachers of the state TODAY ONLY The Miracle of Love Your last chance to see this great picture. Coming tomorrow LOVE'S VICTORY Another big special with a notable cast, including Jack Holt, Seena Owen and Lon Chaney. Story from Joseph Conrad's "Victory" Direction Jensen "Von Berbers H Direction Jensen Von Berbers I '-- - " Mil My Store Closes at 6 o'CIock Every Evening , to sane Americanism were adopted unanimously. IDAHO AUDIT IS MADE Committee Reports Saving for State of 825,000 for 1917-18. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. L (Special.) The state auditing committee created by the last legislature and authorized to expend $25,000 In auditing the books and accounts of all depart ments for the years 1917-1918 claims to have already saved the amount of the appropriation and has expended less than half of the appropriation made by the legislature. The committee has so far been able to collect all but $500 due In state taxes from the 44 counties in Idaho. It has checked up on all in surance companies and has turned Into the state treasury J800 in fees which otherwise would have gone by default. The committee is also es tablishing a uniform system of ac counting. Snake Dam Prospects Rrigrrt. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Chances for the five-mile dam project on Snake river are bright, according to C. F. Stinson of Pasco, a member of the five-mile committee. The project has been planned to Irrigate about 150,040 acres, Aberdeen Rose Club Is Revived. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 1, (Spe claL) A movement Is on foot to re organize the -Rose club of this city, which had been inactive during the period of the war. In the reorgani zation it was proposed to make it a strictly Aberdeen organization In. READ THIS! Piccadilly Jim is leaving town to night to get away from Ethel Clayton and her 13th Commandment (know what it is?) who arrives tomorrow. SO- you had better con nect with Piccadilly today if you want to see a rattling fast comedy-drama. AND- the comedy. "Dew Drop Inn," is the best comedy we have ever shown. THEN THERE'S- The Columbia . Orchestra Afternoons & Evenings V. C Knowles, Director HL stead of a county affair, as previous ly, the opinion being expressed that better work could be done by the smaller organization. Yakima Temporary Chief Named. TAKIMA. Wash, Jan. 1. (Special.) After rescinding their action ap pointing S. E. Bunker, chief of police, recently, the Yakima city commis sioners appointed Assistant Chief Ed Storgaard as acting chief, pending permanent appointment. The ap pointment of Bunker was urged on the commission by the Good Govern ment league, which recently threat ened a recall movement againut Mayor Sweet. 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