THE MORNING OREGONIA'X, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922
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ALASKAN OIL FIELDS
WILL BE DEVELOPED
Portland Company Signs Up
Contract for Work.
ROCKEFELLER IN DEAL
Westward Development Concern
Is Party to Plans for Boring
in Cold Bay Region.
Development of oil fields in
Alaska on an immense scale, which
may, if successful, place Alaska on
a basis with Texas, Mexico and Cal
ifornia as an oil-producing center,
Is assured tnrough contracts signed
by the Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia and the General Petroleum
company with the Westward Devel
opment company of Portland. Sign
ing of the contracts was announced
yesterday from Seattle, where the
transactions took place, A. S. Kerry,
president of the Westward Develop
ment company, representing the
Portland concern. The reports were
verified by local officials of the
company, which maintains offices in
the Northwestern Bank building.
The Westward Development com
pany is the representative of a
large number of holders of oil prop
erty in the Cold bay district on
the Alaskan peninsula, where the
development is to be undertaken,
and under the contracts which have
been signed the Standard and the
General Petroleum companies have
taken a considerable of these hold
ings under lease and will start at
once boring for oil. The Westward
Development company may do some
development work of its own on
additional holdings, it was stated.
tireat 'Wealth Expected.
Should oil be struck it would
tnean that another great source of
wealth has sprung from the sup
posedly barren northland, purchased
from Russia in 1867 for 7,200,000,
and that "liquid gold" would rival
gold itself and furs in the flow of
wealth from the north.
The Westward Development com
pany was organized last year to act
as agent for holders of permits for
development of oil lands in Alaska.
It isheadei by A. S. Kerry, promi
nent Portland capitalist and timber
owner, who is president. Mr. Kerry
for some time past has been in
Seattle in connection with the
negotiations with the two big oil
companies ana to exijeutDu m ruft
land next week. Other officials are
C. H. Davis Jr., vice-president; M.
H. Insley, secretary, and George L.
McPherson, treasurer. All are well
known local business men.
The' land upon which the immedi
ate development work by the two
big oil companies will occur is in
the Cold bay region on the Alaskan
peninsula, some 300 miles southwest
of Kodiak, the nearest port, and
about 40 miles from the picturesque
Land of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Feederal Tests Made.
Signing of the contracts, it was
stated, followed Intensive investi
gations by geologists and engineers
representing the United States gov
ernment, the Westward Develop
ment company and the two oil com
panies. Complete outfits for drill
ing will be en' route north- from
Seattle within the next 60 days, it
was stated.
"Geologists who have gone over
the field thoroughly have character
ized it as the most promising oil
field, from the standpoint of . for
mation and geology, of any renin
ing undeveloped section in the
United States," said Mr. Insley.
"In order to retain their develop
ment rights both companies will
have to sing a large number of
wells, and if oil is struck in sub
stantial quantities there is no doubt
but that immense development will
take place. Our own company will
probably sink wells of its own on
land which it still controls at a
later date."
SIGNING OF PAPERS DENIED
Standard Oil Company Admits
. That Negotiation Is Under Way.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. The
Standard Oil company is negotiating
with the Westward Development
company of Portland for the open
ing up of new oil fields in the Cold
bay region of Altska, "but has not
completed negotiations," it was an
nounced today from the oil com
pany's headquarters here.
The company . announced that it
would make the transaction public
as soon as it had been closed.
DISBARMENT CASE ENDS
Supreme Court Dismisses Pro
ceedings Against Attorney.
SALEM, Or, July 12. (Special.)
The Oregon supreme court, at the
request of the plaintiff's attorney,
today dismissed the proceedings
filed by George Estes of Portland
looking to the disbarment of
Charles Lenon, Portland attorney.
Another case filed by Mr.' Estes
in which he seeks to disbar Albert
Ridgeway, secretary of the Oregon
State Bar association, from practlc
ing his profession in Oregon, has
been set by the supreme court for
Monday, July 17. The proceedings
against Mr. Ridgeway were filed
by Mr. Estes after the latter, had
been accused of defrauding his cli
ents in a complaint prepared by
the grievance committee of the bar
association.
An effort was made to dismiss
the Ridgeway case last week, but
Mr. Ridgeway objected on the
grounds that he desired to have the
suit pressed in order that the alle
gations might be affirmed or dis
proved. Taking of testimony In the dis
barment proceedings directed at
Mr. Estes was completed last night.
'or the first time in history the su
preme court heard testimony in a
disbarment proceeding, those cases
having previously come before them
through the employment of a referee.
visitors at the Presbyterian synod
this morning.
Every student was brought from
the classes at 10:30 thta morning
for the annual summer session pic
ture, after which they filed Into
the library to hear Dr. Devine on
"Industry and Human Welfare."
"There is something ill with in-,
dustry when there are great strikes j
in the basic industries of this coun
try at a time when there is a need
for maximum production," said Dr.
Devine in discussing the economic
upheaval. Trade unions have pro
duced incomparable results in his
opinion.
RAIL OPTIONS SCOUTED
RAILROAD MEN DOUBT MOVE j
FOR TERMINAL.
Plans of Milwaukee Line to Ob
tain Property on East Side
Not Disclosed.
Portland railroad men yesterday
scouted the theory that the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad was
obtaining options on east-side prop
erty along East Water and East
First streets for terminal purposes.
Claude D. Starr of the Toke Point
Oyster company, who is reported to
have been obtaining the options on
the property for the railroad com
pany, had nothing to say on the
matter yesterday afternoon. It is'
known, however, 'that Mr. Starr is
identified with the Milwaukee line
and that he has recently obtained
options on some east-side property
in the vicinity of East Water street.
Although the deeds have not been
signed, it is understood that the op
tion has been taken up by Mr. Starr
on four lots on the east side that
will aggregate approximately J175,
000. The purchases said to be in
volved were the northwest corner
of ast First and East Alder streets,
a half block north of the ice plant
facing Stark street between First
and Water streets, the north half d
the block between Oak and Pine
streets on East First street and the
east half of the block between Pine
and Ash streets.' '
Owners of property along the west
side of East Water street from Mad
ison to Morrison streets declared
that they know nothing of any op
tions in that vicinity.t
STOLEN PROPERTY FOUND
Loot From North Bend Homes and
Auto Camp Traced to Boy.
NORTH BEND, Or., July 12.
(Special.) Property which had been
missed by several North Bend fam
ilies and traveling sightseers was
found in the honte of J. Day at Jor
dan's cove, two miles from North
Bend, on the north side of Coos bay.
It developed that Merrill Day, 12
years old, who had been peddling
crabs in the city, had seen things
while at work which he desired to
possess and so "he robbed two or
three homes and stole a suitcase
from a tourist automobile camp
which contained women's clothing.
Day's father was wearing a watch
that had been stolen when the offi
cers went to search, while a half
sister was attired in one of the best
dresses lost by the tourists. The
boy said nobody was implicated
with b,imv
The Oregonian publishes practi
cally all of the want aas printed in
the other three Portland papers, In
addition to thousands of exclusive
advertisements not printed in any
other local paper.
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nf a Marmnn over the roughest roads is like
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RESIGNATION IS DENIED
MEMBERS OF HIGHWAY BODY
SAY REPORT IS FALSE.
Commissioners Booth and Barratt
State They Have No Intention
of Retiring From Board.
GRANTS PASS, Or., July 12.
(Special.) Denial was made here
today by R. A. Booth ' and W. B.
Barratt that they are about to re
sign from the state highway com
mission. The commissioners ar
rived here this morning from the
Oregon caves and immediately they
were notified by long distance tele
phone of the published rumor of
their impending resignation. The
commissioners could not understand-
how such a report gained
circulation, nor upon what it was
based. This Is the first time In
five days that they have been in
communication 4with the world as
they have been touring remote sec
tions of the- Oregon coast where
there are no telegraph wires and
mails require days to be delivered.
It has been common talk for a
year that Mr. Booth planned re
signing and he prepared his resig
nation shortly before the holidays,
when he was operated on in Port
land. Messrs. Yeon and Barratt
dissuaded him from quitting. Mr.
Barratt, appointed to fill the un
expired term of the late E. E. Kid
dle; is now holding appointment
for the full term. On accepting this
full term he informed the governor
that he might move to Portland in
a year of two, which would neces
sitate his resigning from the com
mission as the eastern Oregon mem
ber. There is not the slightest inten
tion of any of the three members
to surrender their positions on the
commission until at least they have
brought the road programme to
such an advanced stage that the
main work will have been per
formed and the policy firmly es
tablished, it was asserted.
JThere Is the greatest harmony
among the three commissioners
and with the governor's office.
Pressure of private business has
been urging Mr. Booth to resign,
but at the earnest solicitation of
his colleagues he has remained at
his post. Unless something unfore
seen occurs there Is little likelihood
of any of the commissioners resign
ing before the 1923 programme is
mapped out. Both Messrs. Booth
and Barratt said emphatically today
that resignation - is the thing far
thest from their thoughts.
Harvest Wages Established.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 12. (Spe
cial.) The wages of farm hands
during the harvest this year are
practically the same as a year ago.
The scale delcded upon by the Union
county farm bureau Is $2 to $2.50
a day for hand labor, header box
drivers, bulk wheat drivers and hay
hands. The engine, driver on com
bines receives $5 a day and header
punchers receive $3 a day. Board
is provided at these wages, r
Eugene Prunes Are Liked.
EUGENE. Or., July 12. (Special.)
The "Diamond A" brand of prunes
put out by the Eugene Fruit Grow
er's association will hereafter ap
pear exclusively on the shelves of
the many stores of the Piggly Wig
gly corporation, according to word
received yesterday by J. O. Holt,
manager of the association. The pur
chasing manager of this big corpo
ration, which has stores all over
the United States and ' Canada,
writes the manager of the asso
ciation that he finds purchasers
prefer the Eugene product to all
others. '
NOTED SPEAKER SLATED
Assistant-Secretary of Agricul
ture to Talk at Corvallis.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, July 12. (Special.)
Assistant Secretary of Agricul
ture Charles W. Pugsley of Wash
ington, D. C, is to be one of the
principal speakers at the 15th an
nual convention of the American
Home Economics association here
August 1 to 5, according to those
in charge of arrangements.
"Extension Work for Women" is
the subject of the first address to
be given by the assistant secretary.
The second one will be "Are Home
Demonstration Programmes of Work
Educationally Sound, Economically
Important and Sociologically Con
structive?" Mr. Pugsley, a graduate of the
University of Nebraska, was direc
tor of agricultural extension at that
university for seven years. He has
been editor of the Nebraska Farmer
since .1918 and is on a leave of
absence while with the department
of agriculture. In 1913 he was the
United States delegate to the Inter
national Institute at Rome, Italy.
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them by name.
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Many tried and tested medicinal
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Druggists who are community up
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As certain as a
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STRIKES CAUSE WONDER
Speaker Says Country Is Passing
Industrial Revolution.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, July 12. (Spe
cial.) "None of the revolutions, his
torical or industrial, through which
we have passed, not even the one
which broke loose in Russia in 1917,
is comparable to the one through
which we are now passing," de
clared Dr. Edward T. Devine. editor
of the Survey and a national au
thority on social economy, to stu
dents of the summer session and
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VERY informed man and woman knows that the
J- most important of all rules of health is moderation.
The man or woman who overeats is sowing the
seeds of ill-health. , Just as certain to shorten life as a
lighted candle is sure to burn up its wax.
To feel your best,, to do your best work, to keep
healthy for many long, happy years, you cannot af
ford to eat heavy, indigestible food.
That's why men and women of energy and activity
everywhere make Grape-Nuts a regular part of
their diet. -
Grape-Nuts is a sensible food, delicious, nourishing,
satisfying and sustaining a cereal food baked for 20
hours and made entirely from whole wheat flour and
malted barley. . , ' -
With milk or cream, GrapeNuts is a complete food.
You'll find Grape-Nuts sold everywhere grocers,
hotels, restaurants, lunch-counters, etc.
Grape-Nuts
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Merchants who display this sign
are community upbuilders. . They
sell and recommend Oregon Qual
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patronage.
American Soda Works.
Blumauer-Frank Drug Co.
Clarke, Woodward Drag Co.
Cocoize Products Co.
Crystal Ice & Storage Co.
Dennott Food Co.
Fag-O-San Sales Co.
Fiynn, Chae. I. Co.
Gardner Cigar Co.
Geo. E. Wight man Co.
iets It Soap Co.
m co Products Co.
Ooelitz Candy Corn.
iray, Mclean & Percy.
Hazel wood Ice Cream Co.
Hoefler's
La Gran Marca Cfgar Co.
Land & Co., Candies.
Luck el t King A Cake Soap Co.
Mt. Hood Ice Cream Co.
Mt. Hood Soap Co.
Mutual Creamery Co.
Nestle's Food Co.
Nikk-Mttrr Laboratory.
Oregon Artificial Limb Co.
Pacific Coast Biscuit Co.
Pacific Coast Cone Co.
Pacific Coast Pencil Mfg. Co.
Palmer Co., Gene. '
Palmolive Co.
Kohs, Henrv & Sons.
Royal Nut Mfg. Co. -Shaf
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Ntearns-Eddy Co.
Syrup of Prunes Co.
Russell & Gilbert.
Vogan Candy Co.
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
FOR RAILROAD SERVICE AND AT WAGES AS FOLLOWS:
Machinists ... 70 cents per hour
Boilermakers . 71 cents per hour
Blacksmiths 70 cents per hour
Electricians ... .70 cents per hour
Sheet metal and other workers in this
line .f. .70 cents per hour
Freight car repairers... 63 cents per hour
Car inspectors .63 cents per hour
Painters, freight cars 63 cents per hour
Helpers, all crafts .'. . . .47 cents per hour
These men are wanted to take the place of men who are striking
against the decision of the United States Railroad Labor Board, and
their status, and the FULL PROTECTION GU ARANTEED, are
explained by Mr. Ben W. Hooper, Chairman, in his statement of July 1:
"In this case the conflict is not between the employer and the oppressed employes.
The people of this country, through an act of congress, signed by President Wilson,
established a tribunal to decide such disputes over wages and working conditions, which
an submitted to it in a proper manner. It is the decision cf this tribunal against which
the chop crafts are striking.
"Regardless of any question of the right of the men to strike, the men who take
the strikers' places are merely accepting the wages and working conditions prescribed
by a government tribunal and are performing a public service. They are not accept
ing the wages and working conditions which an employer is trying to impose. FOR
THIS REASON PUBLIC SENTIMENT AND FULL GOVERNMENT POWER WILL
PROTECT THE MEN WHO REMAIN IN THEIR POSITIONS AND THE NEW
MEN WHO MAT COME IN."
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