The Sunday Oregonian., May 18, 1913, Page 13, Image 13

SL
SOUNDINGS IDE
Woodlawn' Improvement Asso
ciation President Reports
on Personal Survey.
NEW INFORMATION IS FILED
Intake Is Ftound to Be Feet Wide
and Depth Varying- From Eight
to 25 Feet Trip Is Dnntrer
ons In Some Place.
George E. Shepherd, president of the
Woodlawn Improvement - Association,
haa submitted a full report of a per
sonal examination of Columbia Slough
from the Intake at the Columbia River
to near Urn mouth at the Willamette
River. In order o acquire first-band
Information Mr. Shepherd made this
trip May 10 and 11 In a small boat,
making soundings all along the slough,
observing the current and the char
acter of the banks and acquiring ac
curate Information not before recorded.
"The City Council has appropriated
1000 with which to survey the esti
mate cost of dredging the Intake. This
ordinance Is in the hands of the ways
and means commutes and may be re-
ported at the meeting of the Council
May XI.
Desiring to have Information before
this committee regarding this slough
for Its full lenrth. .Mr. Shepherd pro-
reeded to a point opposite the bead of
the plough by steamer ana rowea in a
small boat to the head of the slough.
COLUMBIA
f which la a point slightly below the
head of Government Island. A cur
rent running two miles an hour there
srt Into the slough from the Columbia
River. The intake was ftfund to be
to feet wide. Mr. Shepherd found the
bank of the upper side sloping, but on
the lower side It is a solid clay bank,
which apparently lias not worn by the
action of the water In aiy degree. The
current naturally sets in at the in
take. The trip was difficult, and In several
places dangerous, especially where Mr.
Shepherd was compelled to pull his
skiff over masses of driftwood.
Varleaa Souadlaaja Made.
In his report submitted to the Wood
lawn Improvement Association Kriday
night. Mr. Shepherd said:
-The water May 1 at S A. M. at
Vancouver stood at 10.K feet and on
May 11 at 11. feet and May 12 at
1J.3 feet. I submit theie figures so
that their relations to the soundlncrs
hereafter given will be apparent. At
the head of the slough I took the first
soundings at 11 A. M. and found eight
feet of water. I took soundings on
the way down the slough and found
nine feet of water for a distance of
mlln or so. The slough has a uniform
width of feet at the upper side and
precipitous banks from 10 to IS feet
In height above the stage of the water
at that time. The depth from bank
to bank Is almost uniform. The lowest
soundings I found between the head and
the first bridge was eight feet, and
thnoe-only at one point. At the first
bridge I found 11 feet. Other sound
ings were not less than ten feet. Be
low the first bridge I encountered drift
logs and brush. I had an ax and cut
- away enough of the brush to be able
to cross this obstruction.
At the second bridge there was an
other obstruction. I was delayed here
and bad to pull my boat over this drift.
These bridges were built on piling and
. collected drift. The third bridge Is a
Howe truss and left a clear space, and
there was no drift. However, a short
distance above a large Cottonwood tree
had fallen. Water was 12 feet deep.
Another slough runs in at this point
with a strong current. The depth Is
ten feet. This is opposite Byron Rey
nold's place. Around the first bend
from this bridge the water Is 11 feet
deep. At various points I blazed trees
along the shore to Identify the place
of soundings. I found 13 feet of water
and 11 feet at the next place.
Bad Drift Enroaatered.
"At the fourth bridge I found a bad
drift. This caused a roaring current
' through the drift, which could be
- heard for 200 feet. This drift was espe
cially bad to encounter, but by the use
of an ax and much work I managed to
get my boat through.
"The slough now divides, and I took
the south channel and proceeded down
to the fifth bridge, but found so much
drift thst I rowed back and took the
. north channel and was able to pass
the drift at the fifth bridge. . After
passing this drift the sounding showed
- 13 feet. I proceeded down to the sixth
- bridge. It being late I came back to
Portland, and resumed my trip May 11.
The slough here was 14 feet deep and
0 feet wide. I was able to cross the
drift In 30 minutes. There was no drift
.at the seventh bridge. The water was
14 feet deep. At the eighth bridge the
depth was 13 feet. There was 11 feet
of water near this bridge.
"At the ninth bridge I encountered
drift which had apparently been there
for 20 years. It was 300 feet long. I
dragged my boat around this drift a
distance of 600 feet with the assistance
of C A. Croker and some other men.
Soundings showed water 13 feet deep.
There was no drift at the tenth bridge.
Water was II feet deep. The eleventh
bridge consisted of three bents. At the
twelfth bridge the water was 11.50
feet deep. At the thirteenth bridge
llttie of the bridge Is left. Three hun
dred feet below the north and south
sloughs Join. This channel becomes
100 feet wide. The fourteenth bridge
Is but three feet above the water. - At
this point Harry Cook facilitated my
work with hot coffee.
Other Slovaks Koaad.
"From this point the slough Is 120
fe-t wide and the depth between the
"llfteenth and fourteenth bridges was
14.5. About 20O feet above the four
teenth bridge another slough en
ters, and luo feet below there Is a
slough running out on the right bank
14 feet deep and 22 feet In the mala
slough. This last named out-going
aiough Is just-around the turn of the
boat house at the Vancouver street car
bridge. I found practically no current
below this last ne.med siough. At the
boat house the depth Is 21 feet, and
too feet away the depth Is 22 feet. At
" . the Kenton dock the depth was 22
I feet: 300 feet above O.-W. R. Sc. N.
bridge the depth is 24 feet, and 300
above North Bank bridge the depth was
25 feet: at gravel dock 25 feet. Below
the slough again divides. I took the
southern channel and found 15 feet of
I water. At Elbow Bend there waa 1
fet of water and at the Inst turn It
waa 1 feet deep.
"This is two miles from the mouth
of the Willamette River. I regret to
report that the last mile and a half
of the slough I was unable to examine
owing to darkness."
Mr. Shepherd said that at small ex
pense the slough can be cleared of the
drift masses and that by building a
dyke about (0 feet long near the street
railway bridge the water may be con-
(lined and prevented from spreading
nrr th country northward.
This investigation was made In tne
Interest of the movement to dredge
Columbia slough for sewerage and a
ship channel.
B. S. JOSSELYNJS HONORED
Klectric Council Fetes Retiring
Power Company Man.
B. S. Josselyn, president of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, waa the guest at a banquet ten
dered to him by the Portland Electric
Council of the Royal Arcanum, on Fri
day night in the lodgerooms. at First
and Alder. There was a full attend
ance of members coupled with the
... . in the CltV.
Portland Electric Council Is composed
of employes of the Portland Railway,
Light tc Power Company and was in
stituted through the efforts of Mr.
Josselyn.
A banquet on the third floor fouowea
the regular session, several making
speeches and Mr. Josselyn responding.
W. T. Buchanan acted as toastmoster
and the first speaker was Franklin T.
Griffith, who. on July 1, will succeed
Mr. josselyn as president or me -land
Railway. Light & Power Com
pany. He waa followed by George W.
Kazan, riant rosrent of Multnomah Coun
cil; C. J. Franklin, past regent of Port-
P RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EPWORTH LEAGUE AND PROMINENT
MEN WHO WILL ADDRESS CONVENTION THIS WEEK.
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Lit TTl-of rlr- Oounell: H. U. weDner,
past regent of Multnomah: J. K. Mo-
Kinney, or Portland fciiecinc touncu,
J E. Werleln. deputy representative of
the grand lodge of the Royal Arcanum.
Mr Josselyn told or nis eipuneu m
lolning the Royal Arcanum. 26 years
igo. at Council Bluffs. Iowa, and how
le had maintained Ills membership
ilnce. He expressed the hope that In
retiring from the presidency of the
uhlio utility concern inai ne womu
itlll possess the goodfellowshlp and re
nte t of his associates. It has been his
aim. he said, to always do sometning
for the uplift of mankind In a practical
way.
FISHERMAN BEING SOUGHT
II. S. Ha! Iowa j- Missing- and Violence
or Accident Feared.
Search for H. S. HaJloway. a fisher
man and Grand Army of the Republic
veteran. 70 years old, is oeing carrieu
on by Detectlre Hawley, to wuora n
has been reported that the old man
has not been seen alnce April XI, at
which time he was preparing to take
out his fishing license. At the time
of making application, ne apoge 01
collecting some money, and it Is known
that a woman, whose name Is unknown,
owed him several hundred dollars. In
quiry Is being made at Tillamook,
where a deed from the old man to the
woman Is auppoaed to have been
recorded. In order to learn her liame
and determine whether the money waa
paid.
rialloway did not return to procure
his license, and It Is thought that he
has met with violence or accident. Ha
lived at Woods. In Tillamook County.
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Kmmett V. McGrew Dies.
MILWAUKIE, Or., May 17. (Spe
cial.) Emmett V. McGrew. formerly a
resident of this place, died in Port
land Friday at 45 years of age. He
waa a member of Milwaukle Camp,
Woodmen of the World, and a widower.
The funeral will be held at Portland
Crematorium Sunday morning at 10:30
o'clock. This camp will attend the
services. Mrs. N. B. Hart, mother of
C. H. Hart, died at the home of her
son at Milwaukle Heights at 86 years
of age. Arrangements for the funeral
had not yet been completed.
Farmers Plan Big Picnic.
AIRLiiu. 'Or., May 17. (Special.)
Next month a day will be set aside for
the people of Airlle and the Luckla
mute Vallev to have a big farmers'
picnic at Shady Lane, whloh Is con
sidered one of the two choicest and
most favored spots in Polk County.
The best band music, baseball ganps.
horseraces and footracing ere planned
for the day, and efforts are being made
to have the various towns of Polk
County depopulated on that day.
BURNS, Or., May 17. (Special.)
It shows a carload shipment of
these cars were brought on the!
being over 6000 feet above sea
mishap or any serious trouoie.
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EPWORTH FflEET SET
Portland District League Con
vention Opens Friday.
SESSION TO LAST 3 DAYS
Chapters From Columbia .River
Points to Be Represented at Gathering-
to Which Prominent
Workers Will Come.
Portland Dlstrlot Epworth League
convention will be held in the Sunny
side Methodist Eplseopal Church next
WIHat' SntnrHnv and fiUldaT. All Of
the chapters in PortlanKand along the
Columbia River to Sealde will be rep
resented by delegations. Ernest sians
bery, of the First Church, Portland,
president of the district, will preside
at all of the sessions.
Among the prominent speakers will
be R. J. Cooke, resident bishop for Ore
gon; Rev. William H. Fry, pastor of
Sunnyalde Church; Dr. James 8. McGaw,
field secretary of the World's Citizen
ship Conference: Owen J. Bowman, pas
tor's assistant of the First Presbyterian
Church, Portland, and Miss Jennie Gaa
aer.and Miss Priscllla W. Foster, dea
oonesses. tiunnyslde Epworth League chapter
will provide meals and entertainment
for ail who attend the convention.
The complete programme for the con
vention Is as follows:
Friday Afternoon 1:30, devotionals;
"Experience of a Nurse Deaconess In
Portland," Miss Jennie Gasser; "The
Portland Industrial Home." Miss Pris
cllla W. Foster; business session; an
nual reports of district officers.
Friday Evening 7:30, social session.
In charge of Sunnyside chapter; address
of welcome;- address. Dr. James S. Mc
Gaw, field secretary second World's
Christian Citizenship Conference; ban
ner contest, percentage basis.
Saturday Morning 9:30, prayer ser
vice; "Promoting Missions Through the
Epworth League." Miss Irene Wuest.
Centenary; business session; report of
committees; announcements.
Saturday Afternoon 1:30, devotional
services and Junior League rally In
charge of Mrs. E. R. Martin, district
superintendent of the Junior League;
the Palestine song, seiiwooa cnapier.
Miss Marcey; gospelA B C for juniors.
Clinton Kelly memorial. Miss StodghlU
i,tniA. riAvntfnnnl service. Montavilla
jaoniaviua,
Miss Rachael crawtora; "is me juniur
League Really Worth the Effort?" Mrs
i the Effortr Mrs.i
E. R. Martin. 2:S0.
U.S:
Connecting Link
n n .h "-Vi,i-f-h Owen -T Rowmann
pastor's assistant. First Presbyterian
Church; business session; chapter
ports; election of officers.
Saturday Evening-7:S0. song servlce
and Installation of .officers by the Rev.
J. W. McDougall. D. D., district super-
lntendent; rally offering. 8:00, address
it; rally offering 8:00, address
evening. Dr. Fletcher Homan.
of the
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Sunday Morning 9:60, Sunday school;
11. sermon by the Rev. William H. Fry.
r n nfmtnr of -Riinnvnlde Church.
Sunday Afternoon S, administration
of the sacrament hy the Rev. J. W. Mc
Dougall, D. D., dlstrlot superintendent,
assisted by pastors. :30, league de
votional, in charge of Sunnyside chap
ter. 8. sermon by Richard J. Cooke,
LL. D., resident bishop.
REFERENDUM MOVE DENIED
Casnnlty Underwriters Adopt
Sign Resolutions.
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In Oregon met yesterday and adopted
ceniaj or ine allegations receiiuy iiijiuh
to the effect that tney are supporting
the movement for invoking the ref-
AUTOMOBILES MUCH USED BY CITIZENS OF ISOLATED HARNEY COUNTY.
MOTOR CARS REACH BURNS FROM
1,1 pew if any towns In the country situated so tar irom a fj- - ,---"-,
Fordutomoblles a"lvl-fg In Burns from Prairie City, the nearest railroad point, a distance of
r wn poCo th7ee mountain summits, one of which is ..id to be the highest pass in Oregon
level. As late as May 1 considerable snow was encountered and some bad roads, but the trip wa.
tv,. .nnnirr
Fords wa, for the Burns Oarage and the
Opportunity
Is Knocking
Hard at the
Door of Live
Aggressive
REAL
ESTATE
SALESMEN
We need a number . of
men of proven ability to
sell ' GLENEYRIE ' ' and
"DIXON PLACE," the
two most desirable close
in residence ' properties in
Portland. They are being
backed by a commanding
advertising campaign that
'can't help but create the
desire to live in these
beautiful districts.
Ask for the: sales manager.
Tate
Investment Co.
1002-1003 Wilcox Bldg.
"Bank in Portland Realty'
erendnm against the recently-enacted
workmen's compensation law.
The meeting was held upon sugges
tion of Paul C. Bates, a member of one
of the general agencies writing casually
insurance In Portland. The resolutions
adopted unanimously and signed by
every firm represented, are as follows:
"Whereas, There have been published
In newspapers In Portland, within
recent weeks, interview with the Gov
ernor and a member of the state In
dustrial accident commission; Indicating
that casualty companies are behind the
movement for Invoking the referendum
against the law passed by the last Leg.
lslature known as House bill No. 27,
commonly called the workmen's com
pensation law. and
"Whereas, there seems to be 'an Im
pression prevalent among many In
terested employers and others that
casualty companies are Teally behind
the said movement,
"Therefore, the undersigned general
agents "of casualty companies, being
duly sworn, depose and say each for
himself, as follows:
"We have not individually, nor have
our firms, fostered this movement or
contributed to the expense of same
Whether directly- or Indirectly."
DENTISTS TO GRADUATE
NORTH PACIFIC COLLEGE SE-YDS
OTJT 49 WEDNESDAY.
Pharmacy Course) Is Completed by
Eleven Wlio Will Take Part in
Exercises up White Temple.
North Pacific College closes its thir-
.v. ,ginn with graduating
i th.v.i, T.mni. Twelfth and Tavlor
lua uiv acm,'.w. - " -
There will be 49 graduates
,tmnt nf dentistrv. and
" -aTuates from the department of
yuti i mot j
The annual aaaress win oe uenveicu
"Ik- tw c whitA nnrt the decrrees
f uy aa w "
Late of pharmacy will be conferred by
Pn ftf ' colIeKe. Dr. Herbert
or aoctor or aeauu mcuiviuo
the president of the college. Dr. Herbert
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will be given by the Rev. John H. Boyd
lrst Presbyterian Church,
V m.ll prograrr
Th fniinwinflr musical programme
k o-ivn linH fr the direction of J.
- h college glee club
.if artSra part:
"May Time" (Riccl), "Tne tam uouu
mr..na t)i. wpdnendav Women's
Chorus; aria, "Vestl la Guibba," from
Pagllacci (Leoncavallo), me summer
Wind" (Blschoff), Arthur Harbaugh;
The Tempest" (R. S. Hughes), stuari
McGuire; "Love's Old Sweet Song
(Molloy-Smlth), "DrlnK to Me uniy
With Thine Eyes" (Arr. by,Smlth), Col
lege Glee Club.
The total enrollment ror Tne -year
n,Aninn. ia A73 ThA HtudAnt bodv
represents 29 American states, several
Canadian provinces, and 11 foreign
Graduates In dentistry Elmer D.
Allen. Ralph O. Appleby, Addison Jack
Ray Lester Bathrick, Oran
a , Bartlett, John A. Belfils, Lee
. Bequeaith, T. Flnley . Blakemore,
pre(j George Bleeg, r rea urni nunuu,
I John Earl Clanahan, Louis Cooperstein,
Charles Sidney Dent, John B. Dye. Clln-
RAILROAD BV THEIR OWN POWER.
situated so far from a rauroaa can
cars -re being sold to the prosperous
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Home Life in
Dixon Place
Will be ideal. Sitting on
one's porch, there is spread before
you an inspiring panorama of the
mountains, the city and mils in tne dis
tance. Within a stone's throw is Irving
ton, with its palatial homes, its social
activities, its Irvington Ottb, its iine
churches 'and good" schools.
Large Beautiful Sites in
v.
Dozens are preparing to build out here now. The Imngton ear-line through DIXON PLACE
wIJ be finished within three weeks. Easiest terms of purchase arranged. Come out today
it's a beautiful ride, through Irvington. Tract begins at present terminus of carhne. Or
phone Marshall 284 and go out in our machine.
Tate Investment Co.
Sellm- Agents "Gleneyrie" and "Dixon Place"-1002-10a3 Wilcox Bldg., 6th and Washington
East Side Office, East 15th and Broadway. Phone East 4986.
ton L. Foster, Charles B. Gard, iiamtt
Gehr, Theodore Gottlieb, Howara a.
Hale. Selichl Higashlda, Alva Jerome
Howara, Arthur iiuason, xiuy
Hunt, Eugene Isdell, Emil Jantz, Otto
Ernest Kinder, Walter jonn parson,
Ira D. Latimer, Harley Myrl aiassey.
Arthur G. MacDonald, Leo L. McKenna,
Philip T. Meaney, Richard G. Moss, John
Nash. Carl tan ton ugsoury, xuiiyii
E. Ostrora, George J. Peterson, Lucien
Alton Pickens, 'rancis wuinn juuu
Thomas Ryan, H. Arthur Shaeffer,
Wenzel M. Skovgard, v linam a.
Springer, Glenn A. Thomas, Arthur
Freeman Weeks, Roy J? ranKiin est,
Benton Samuel Woods, Keljiro Yama
moto and Guy E. York.
Graduates in pharmacy Henry re
ward Bowles, Sarah WlnKred Brown,
Walter -Francis Chapln, Frank Leslie
Chrlstenson, Louis John Guerra, Ed
ward Hall, Earl F. Hearing. Isuneo Ne
gishl, Norris Louis Heath Rogers, Wal
demar Struckmeyer and Walter O. Van
Atta.
HUDSON IS AGAIN INDICTED
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Forgery Is Now Charged to Allege
Marrying Swindler. .
' H. M. Hudson, alleged marrying
swindler, was again indicted by the
grand Jury yesterdaj-, making two in
dictments against him to date, the pre
vious one charging the wearing ol. an
Elks' pin without authority. The new
charge is forgery. He is accused of
having forced the name of Joseph T.
Kremer to a check drawn on the United
States National Bank October 20, 1910.
Hudson, it " ia stated, represented
himself to the bank officials to be John
B. Kremer, in whose favor the check
was drawn.. Hudson, then going under
the name of Wallace, and Kremer were
fellow employes of a. dairy ranch on
Sauvle's Island at the time the check
was passed.
Mazamas Discuss Trip.
Members of the Mazamas, at the
regular meeting at the Portland Hotel,
yesterday, discussed plans for the
coming trip to visit the Southern Ore
gon Mammoth Caves, May 29 to June t.
Speakers were K. K. Kubli and Robert
W. Miller. Southern Oregon pictures
like the above.
picoc.i
86 miles, and
for a highway.
was made without
rodents of Harney County.
were displayed and arrangements that
are being made in Southern Oregon for
the enterja-lnment of the Mazamas on
their trip were announced.
MAZAMAS CONTEST NOVEL
Members Unable to Solve Charade
Representing Medford Fruit.
At the monthly luncheon of the Ma
zamas, held in the Portland Hotel yes
terday, two young women dressed as
pages from the court of the King of
Medford entered the dining-room and
distributed fruit from baskets. Their
presence represented a charade and the
first person who guessed It properly
was to receive free transportation from
Medford to the Josephine County caves,
which are to be visited this month by
the Mazamas.
"Peaches," "pippins" and such com
plimentary titles were suggested, but
nobody guessed "A Medford Pair"
(pear), the correct title. Colonel Rob
ert Miller and K. K. Kubli spoke on
Southern Oregon and Its caves.
WILLAMINA GRANTED RATES
Portland, Eugene & Eastern Files
Schedule With Commission.
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Through freight rates between Port-
i.ST.H Willamina will be put Into
effect within the next few weeks, a
tariff providing for such service having
been filed by the Portland, -Eugene &
Eastern Railway with the State Rail
road Commission yesterday.
The Portland, Eugene & Eastern
recentlv' took over the six-mile road
UNUSUAL BARGAINS
USED PIANOS
Emerson, upright, rosewood ... ..... .-. .:. $ 145
Kimball, upright, rosewood. ...... .glS
Hobart M. Cable, upright, oak. ... ., ... 1185
Steinway, square . . . 5
All in good order.
Also a $900 Player Piano for $475. Terms.
SOULE BROS.
388 Morrison Street, Near Tenth
Apartment House
"De Luxe"
If Located at 705 Davis street (West Side).
IT Seven-story fireproof building, costing $175,000.
Fiiiest,apartnieiit-house west of Chicago.
5 A few vacant apartments of 4 to 9 rooms each. Elegantly appointed
and np-to-date in every respect.
For particulars or appointments, Eee
. PHILIP V. W. FRY
1401 Yeoa Building,
Phones: Main 5774, or A 2497.
i,liv9l
$ 950
$1000
$1050
$1100
operating between Sheridan and Wil
lamlna and is operating It. Heretofore
the rates applied only to Sheridan and
patrons had to pay the local rate be
tween Sheridan and. Willamina. The
new through rate. It is reportud, will
be but a little more than the Sheridan
rate.
Oregon City Wjuld Be Host.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 17. (Spe
cial.) President McBain, of the Com
mercial Club, and Mayor Jones have
sent invitations to the "Royal Oaks'
the booster organization of Oakland,
Cal., to stop here on their way to Port
land to attend Rose Festival gaieties.
The Californians have been invited to
visit Oregon City's rose show, to view
the mills and the falls, and to partake
of luncheon at the Commercial Club on
June 7. Oregon City boosters are hop
ins to entertain many delegations of
similar organizations that are sched
uled to pass through the city this Sum
mer. 70 Tears Old, Turns Handspring.
CHEHAX.TS, Wash., May 17. (Spe
cial.) Eb Morris, of Toledo, celebrated'
his 70th birthday this- week with a big
feast and family reunion at his home.
To show his relatives that he was still
a" real "live one," the host turned a
handspring for their benefit after lie
had partaken of the big dlnnor. Then
he offered to bet 1 with his sons-in-
law that he could turn a Dacic somer-
nnif hut there were no takers for the
b . Mr jjorris Is a pioneer of the
Lower Cowlitz Valley and has lived at
Toledo for many years, where he has
many friends.
There Is an inereaslne tendency en thu
part of British emigrants to proceed to other
parts of the empire rathar than to foreign
countries, .