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THE STJNDAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 4, 1917.
GETS OUT
CHAMBER PLEASED
SALTS FINE FOR
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FRUIT AGENCY
WITH LAWS PASSED
DAVIDSON
ACHING KIDNEYS
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Action Is Announced When C.
W. McCullagh Gets Post "
as Sales Manager.
RIVAL MOVE NOT PLANNED
Output of Own Orchards and Tliose
Controlled Will Be Handled In
dependently Experienced
Agent Is Employed.
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 3. (Spe
cial.) The members of the board of
directors of the Apple Growers' Asso-1
elation today named C. W. McCullagh
to succeed Wilmer Seig as salesman
ager of the organization. Mr. McCul
lagh will arrive here the middle of
April and make preparations for
handling the strawberry crop.
The new manager had his fruit train
ing In Chicago. On coming West he
was In the fruit business at Seattle.
For five years he has been sales man
ager of the Yakima Valley Fruit Grow
ers Association.
Mr. Seig, who will leave May 1 to be
come sales manager of the Earl Fruit
Company, at Spokane, pays the highest
tribute to his successor.
"Mr. McCullagh," he said, "is one of
the strongest fruit men of the North
west. He Is a man who will add sta
bility to the Hood River Industry."
Mr. Davidson to Be Independent.
H. F. Davidson, who for the past two
years has been export representative
of the Apple Growers' Association of
this city and other Northwestern fruit
sales agencies in New York City, an
nounced tonight that the apples ot
orchards owned and controlled by him
would next season be withdrawn from
the association and shipped independ
ently. The announcement of Mr. Davidson,
who after a week here, will leave to
morrow to resume charge of his New
York office, came on the heels of the
association directorate's appointment
of C. W. McCullagh. of North Yakima,
as successor to Wilmer Sieg as sales
manager of the organization.
A part of the members of the asso
ciation desired the appointment of Mr.
Davidson as the agency manager, but
concessions demanded by Mr. Davidson
In his acceptance of the position, cre
ated opposition on the part of the ma
jority of the board membership.
New Agency Not Contemplated.
"Our withdrawal from the Apple
Growers' Association," said Mr. Davia
son tonight, "doe3 not mean that we
are going to organize a competitive
sales agency here. It Is not our pur
pose to solicit tonnage. I will main
tain my New York office and continue
to sell the fruit from my own orchards,
, and for some of my former associates
of the days when the Davidson Fruit
Company was a large local marketing
factor. I shall also continue to repre
sent in the Eastern and export markets
other Northwestern sales agencies."
Mr. Davidson said that he would re
turn to Hood River in May. As to
whether or not he would participate in
the coming season's strawberry deal,
he said he had not decided. By an
amalgamation of all local sales agencies
in 1913, the Davidson Fruit Company
became a part of the Apple Growers'
Association. Mr. Davidson says that
the local storage plants owned by the
Davidson Fruit Company will still be
used by the association, which, under
a lease of 1913, will control the plant
for six years.
0. A. C. BOARD MEETS
REGENTS RE-ELECT C. I.. HAWI.KY
AS TREASURER.
Cornell Graduate Chosen as nead of
Dairy department on Renignation
of O. G. Simpson.
The board of regents of the Oregon
Agricultural College held a special
meeting last night at the Imperial
Hotel.
The chief purpose of the meeting
was to elect a treasurer of the board.
Senator Curtis L. Hawley was re-elected
to the position.
The resignation of O. G. Simpson, of
the dairy department of the Agricul
tural College, Was accepted. Professor
Scolvllle, a graduate of Cornell Uni
versity, who is now in the Government
dairy service, was elected to the posi
tion. He is expected to arrive Imme
diately to take up his duties.
Another resignation accepted was
that of Professor Keyes, farm special
ist. To succeed him the regents elect
ed Wallace Kadderly, formerly assist
ant In county agricultural work In
Multnomah County.
Claude C. Calkins was elected assist
ant county agent in Lane County. Mr.
Yeager was named agricultural county
agent in Crook county.
Thojgh 2g00 a year Is the salary
limit for county agriculturists so far
as the Agricultural College is con
cerned, the regents, at the request of
Jackson County, authorized an In
crease In the salary of C. C. Cate, coun
ty pathologist of that county, from
$2500 to $3000.
The increase is subscribed by Jack
son County, which is thoroughly satis
fied with Mr. Cate s work, and has
been paying him previously the $500
additional to the $2000 salary limit.
The regents authorized their build
lng committee to have plans drawn for
the. new library at Oregon Agricultural
College, for which the Legislature ap
propriated $65,000, and also authorized
the committee to let the contract for
the building.
Those attending the meeting were J.
K. Weatherford, president of the board;
Secretary of State Olcott, Senator Cur
tis L. Hawley, Senator Walter M.
Pierce,- Jefferson Myers, N. R. Moore,
secretary of the board, and President
Kerr, . of Oregon Agricultural College.
Lister Asked to Veto Tax Bills.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 3.
(Special.) The Clarke County Tax
payers' League today sent telegrams to
Governor Lister asking that he veto
the bills which would increase the tax
levy for the institutions of higher
learning in the state from 1.05 mill to
1.91 mills, putting restrictions on
teachers and county school superinten
dents as to eligibility for those posi
tions and other bills which it Is
thought ' would increase taxes. The
League met at the Vancouver Chamber
of Commerce and the meeting was well
attended.
Reichstag Is Adjourned.
LONDON, March 3. The Reichstag
has adjourned until March 20, accord
lng to a Berlin dispatch to Reuter's by
way of Amsterdam.
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Viewed From the Same Spot After Via duct Is Built.
BIG WORK TO START
Elimination of Grade Crossings
to Be Undertaken at Once.
SEVEN BRIDGES ORDERED
Railroad Will Uet Contract This
AVeek for Lowering Tracks and
City Has Already Arranged
for Viaduct Construction.
Work will be started this week by
the Pearson Construction Company on
the elimination of the O.-W. R. & N.
grade crossings on the East Side, a
project contemplated by Portland for
years. The contract, was awarded by
the City Council last Wednesday for
$507,000, and the contractors are ready
to start operations this week.
The project involves the elimination
of all the O.-W. R. & N. grade cross
ings within the city. These present-
grade crossings will be grouped into
seven viaduct crossings scattered along
between Sandy boulevard and the city
limits. The viaducts will be at Sandy
boulevard, Kast Forty-seventh, Hast
Fifty-third. East Sixtieth. Halsey. East
Seventy-fourth and East Eighty-second
streets. The viaducts will all be of re
inforced concrete of fancy design.
Railroad to Let Contract.
The O.-W. R. & N. Company will let
a contract this week for the lowering
of its tracks. The company will pay
the entire cost of this work, and, to
gether with the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company will pay 60
per cent of the cost of the viaducts.
which will mean that the railroad com
panies will pay approximately 90 per
cent of the entire cost of the project.
The remaining amount will be divided
equally between the city and an as
sessment district embracing 14,000 lots.
The lowering of the railroad tracks
and the construction of the viaducts
will go ahead simultaneously. Tem
porary wooden crossings will be con
structed to handle the street traffic.
The O.-W. R. & N. Company expects
to handle its work in such manner as
not to interfere with its trains, the
tracks being the main line out of Port
land. The largest viaduct will be that at
East Thirty-seventh street and Sandy
boulevard, where several streets come
together at one common intersection.
Approaches to the viaduct over the
tracks will be constructed from these
streets, making this viaduct a complex
engineering feat.
Concrete to Be Used.
The other viaducts will be similar in
design to the bridges now spanning
Sullivan's Gulch. They will have ap
proaches with easy grade and will af
ford clearance above the tracks to ac
commodate the largest types of rail
road equipment.
The grade crossings which are to go
have been the scenes of many accidents
in recent years, several of which have
resulted in persons being killed. Sev
eral bad accidents have occurred at the
crossing at East Sixtieth street.
A movement for elimination of the
crossings was started several years
ago. but failed, owing to the grade
crossing law then in effect, giving
property owners in the immediate
vicinity of the crossings the power to
kill the proceedings. The law was
amended by the voters at the last city
election and the proceedings then car
ried. SHIPPING GAINS RAPIDLY
141,072,0OO PUT IN AMERICAN VES
SELS SINCE WAR.
Fifteen New Corporations Wltn Total
Capital of 930,535,000 Organized
During; February.
NEW YORK. March 3. Figures in
dicating unprecedented growth in the
merchant marine of the United States
were published here today by the Jour
nal of Commerce showing tnat during
31 months of war the total capital
authorized in the formation of new
ship corporations aggregated $141,
972,000, with February of 1917 setting
the new monthly high record.
Fifteen new corporations with capi
tal stock totaling $30,525,000 wer
formed last month, according to tho
statistics as compared with-March of
1916. the previous record month, when
$12,155,000 in stock was issued.
Factois in this revival of ship con
struction, it was pointed out, have
been the enormous. volume of tonnage
destroyed in submarine warfare, some
thing unknown in previous wars; an
inclination by many foreign shipping
interests to operate under United States
registry because the American flag has
offered the greatest protection: and ab
normal profits earned by ship com
panies generally in spite of tonnagv
losses.
WARDEN GETS FLAX JOB
Mr. Murphy Is Told to Work Witb
Head of State Plant.
SALEM. Or., March 3. (Special.)
Warden Murphy, of the State Peniten
tiary, will actively co-operate with
Robert Crawford, superintendent of the
prison flax plant, in arranging for con
tracts and getting the flax work at the
prison under way for this year.
It was tentatively decided by the
State Board of Control today to pay
farmers a maximum of $17.60 a ton in
the field, and a minimum of $12 a ton,
with varying prices between, according
to length and quality of the flax, and
absence or presence of weeds in the
flax. The price of $2.40 a bushel for
seed will prevail.
The warden was instructed by the
State Board of Control today to actively
assist Superintendent Crawford.
CO-ED BURNED AT STUDY
Eugene Student's Laboratory Expe
riment Ends In Explosion.
UXIVERSITY OF OREGON', Eugene.
Or., March 3. (Special.) Miss Carmen
Swanson, a Junior in the university
from Lebanon, suffered serious burns
today from an explosion while experi
menting in the chemistry laboratory.
She was at work on an experiment
when some alcohol exploded, searing
ner hands and arms, singeing her hair,
and burning her dress.
Some young men working beside her
grabbed off her heavy oilcloth apron
and smothered the flames with it. Im
mediate attention was given her by a
co-worker, and she was taken home.
FLETCHER SEES CARRANZA
American Ambassador Has Long
Conference With First Chief.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, March 3.
The newly, appointed American Ambas
sador. Henry P. Fletcher, presented his
credentials today to General Carranza,
and, after the formal ceremony, had a
long personal conference with the First
Chief.
The Ambassador was escorted to the
palace by a troop of cavalry. He was
greeted with a ruffle of drums and a
flourish of trumpets, and the band
played "The Star-Spangled Banner."
VAUGHAN NAMED DIRECTOR
Woman Meets Defeat In Hot Con
test In Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 3. (Spe
cial.) In a hotly contested school elec
tion today in which many automobiles
were used to get out the voters, F. E.
Vaughan defeated Mrs. E. L. Brown for
director by 409 to 325. The vote is be
lieved to have established a record.
Mr. Vaughan will succeed W. P.
Crawford.
Guard Horses Still at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
March 3. (Special.) Though Troop A,
Oregon Cavalry, has been mustered out
of the Federal service, more than 60
horses belonging to the troop are still
kept at this post and will remain here
until the stables being constructed at
Clackamas, the state mobilization cen
ter, are completed. Four men of the
Oregon troop remain here to care for
the horses.
Auto Theft Suspects Remanded.
Frank Wigton, 14, and Marlon Gaunt,
16, were remanded to the Juvenile Court
yesterday on the charge of stealing an
automobile owned by W. F. Tucker, of
226 Ankeny street. The boys were ar
rested by Patrolman W. E. Williams,
who sprinted after them on Friday
night, and fired a shot above their
heads before they decided to halt. They
are suspected by the police of having
been implicated in various petty rob
beries of the past few weeks.
Chinese Faces Three Charges.
Frank Lee. Chinese in charge of the
quarters of Dr. C. Gee Wo at First and
Morrison streets, was arrested yester
day on two complaints charging prac
tice of medicine without a license.
Taken to the County Jail 1 y Deputy
Constable Wa'.-tins, Lee was searched
and a 50-cent card of opium was found
In the sweat-band of his hat. A third
charge, of having opium in his pos
session," was filed against Lee.
Humor of Base on Darien Denied.
PANAMA. March 3. There is no
foundation here forv the rumor that
there is a German submarine ba in
the gulf of Darien.
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DRAFTCONCURREDIN
Opponents of Commission Rule
Fix Up Charter.
PLAN CAREFULLY STUDIED
William Killings worth, Chairman of
North, Portland Committee, As
Berts Cost Will Be Less and
Representation Better.
Behind the measure to be submitted
to the voters In June overthrowing
commission government in Portland
and re-establishing councilmanlo form
are a committee of North Portland, a
committee of South Portland and other
voluntary committees, according to an
nouncement yesterday of W. M. Kil
lingsworth. chairman of the North
Portland committee.
The personnel of the North Portland
organization has been made public by
Mr. Killingsworth, but that of the oth
ers is not given. It is asserted that
the draft represents two years or more
of work and in course of preparation
has been submitted In parts to former
city attorneys and others for advice
and suggestions.
The proposal is for a form of char
ter providing a Mayor and 11 Council
men, four from the West Side and sev
en from the East Side, and an Execu
tive Board comprising the Mayor, the
City Attorney and the City Engineer,
the latter two to be appointees of the
Mayor. The City Auditor, City Treas
urer and Municipal Judge would be
elective. The Mayor would receive a
salary of $4800 a year, the Oouncilmen
$1200 a year, the City Auditor, City
Attorney and City Engineer $3600 a
year. City Treasurer $3000 a year, and
Municipal Judge $2400 a year.
It is proposed to have the measure
on the ballot at the city election, June
4, and If it is passed at that time to
have a special city election June 28
for the election of officials. Term of
office would be four years.
Mr. KllllnKB-iTOrtn Gives Views.
Following Is a statement by W. M.
Killingsworth explaining the charter
and the charter movement:
It has ben the consensus of opinion of
practically all thos who are interested in
the work of a new charter, that only
changes necessary to abolish tho present
commmlsslon form of government and af
ford the people of the different sections
of the city representation in the Council,
should be made.
Under the proposed charter the legisla
tive power Is vested Jn the Council and
the executive and administrative runctlons
are lodged in the Mayor and Executive
Board, which safeguards the taxpayer in
the matter of levying and expending tax
money. The greatest criticism of the ex
isting city government Is that the tax-levying
power and the tax-spending power are
embodied in the same officials; also, that
there is no representation of the whole body
of the people of the city.
There have been retained in the pro
posed charter, the franchise and publlo
utility provisions of the present charter
verbatim. Also the civil service, firemen's
pensions, street Improvements, grade cross
ings, special assessments, excepting that
the Improvement code la made a part of
the charter Instead of being retained as
ordinances, which during the past four
years have been subject to change at the
Instance of the Council, which last provi
sion seems to be necessary to Insure sta
bility and certainty. The Dock Commission
and the other financial provisions are sub
stantially as in the past.
Salaries Would Be Lower.
The salary of the Mayor Is to be $4800;
City Engineer. $3600: City Auditor, $3600:
City Attorney. $3000: City Treasurer, $3000;
MunlclpaV Judge, $2400, and 11 Council
men. $1200 each, amounting to $13,200, of
an aggregate of $34,200, which Is less by
$10,000 than the same officers are recevl
lng at the , present time, besides an addi
tional $10,000 being saved by elimination of
salaries of private secretaries.
The charter Is not sectional or personal,
but gives to each district representation
and voice in the government of the city,
to which they are entitled and which Jus
tice demands.
The movement for & new charter was
started more than two years ago by citi
zens and property owners of the North Kast
Side, where it was discovered that a sewer
system aggregating some $2.S00,000 was con
templated by the Council, Including a trunk
paralleling the Columbia Slough, which lat
ter. In their belief, could be dredged at small
cost and be made to take the' place of the
enormous trunk, and better serve the pur
pose. Early In 1913 these people procured
an appropriation from the old Council of
$2000 for clearing the Columbia Slough for
the purpose named, but upon the installation
of the present Commission this appropria
tion was diverted and an additional sum
of $19,000 has been epent without, to date,
any changes being made in the sewer con
dition. Quest for Money Unsuccessful.
A mass meeting was held which resulted
In the appointment of a committee, of which
E. M. Orth was chairman and C. L. Mc
Kenna, H. A. Ruble. George S. Shepherd.
M. H. Carter and R. G. Brand were the
other members, which committee, together
with a large body of residents of the vicin
ity, endeavored to have the Commissioners
replace the money In the fund for which It
was appropriated, but this was unsuccess
ful. The committee was continued with
W. M. Killingsworth as chairman, and the
additional membership of T. H. Buxch&xd
the Same Crossing Will Look
and W. T. Vaughn. The committee took up
the question of changing the form of gov
ernment, and many citizens and attorneys
of experience were consulted, including the
following ex-City Attorneys of the city: J.
C. Moreland, L. A. McXary, John P. Kava
naugh. Prank S. Grant, as well as repre
sentatives of the Incumbent City Attorney.
Other committees representing organiza
tions interested In the charter revision con
tributed their efforts and advice including
the South Portland and other voluntary com
mttees. Differences of opinion on many questions
arose, especially with reference to what
were considered needed changes In some of
the present organic provisions, but It was
finally decided by all that It would be best
to change the charter- as little as possible
looking to the one main object of abolishing
the present form of government and substi
tuting another of an efficient and working
character. A number wlBh to have the veto
power of the Mayor abolished, and that Is
about the only question remaining on which
there Is any considerable difference of
opinion.
Four-Tear Terras Provided.
The Executive Board Is composed of the
Mayor. City Attorney and City Engineer,
ro hls "PPOlntees, and responsibility
will therefore be centered. The remaining
city officers are elective, and all shall hold
oftico for four years, except those holding
under the first election, who shall hold only
until January. 1919. being elected at the
general election In November. 1918.
The charter is to be voted upon June 4
and. If adopted, a special election la provided
for on June 28 following for the election of
officers thereunder. In this event the pre
viously elected Mayor and Commissioners
on June 4 will not take office, but will be
supplanted by the Mayor and Councilman
elected Juno 28. the number of Councllmen
being 11 At the general election In No
vember, 1918, a new set of officers shall be
elected who shall hold for four years, ex
cept that five Councllmen shall hold for
two years, that the entire body shall not
be changed at one time.
VV.H. H0RNIBR00K DINED
OREGON DEMOCRATS HOLD JOLLI
FICATIOS AT EPGEAE.
Presidential Inauguration Is Cele
brated Ex-Mlnlster to Slam Is
An Honored Guest.
ALB ANT, Or.. March 3. (Special.)
Democrats from all over Oregon
gathered in Albany tonight to attend
the banquet held at the Hotel Albany
to celebrate the Inauguration of Presi
dent Wilson, and pay special honor to
William H. Hornibrook, former United
States Minister to Slam, who has just
returned to 'Albany after resigning his
post abroad.
Democratlo slogans and symbols,
cartoons of prominent members of the
party organization 'in this state, and
take-offs on leading Republicans dec
orated the walls of the banquet hall.
Special stunts were introduced.
The cartoons portrayed Fred Pike
Nutting, , former editor of the Albany
Democrat, W. H. Hornibrook, Judge
William Galloway and Senator Samuel
Garland.
Among the prominent Democrats of
the state who were present were Frank
S. Myers. Mark Holmes. Dr. C. J. Smith,
Oswald West, Sam H. White, Milton A.
Miller, Lester Humphreys, of Portland,
T. B. Tichenor. of Marshfield. Sam
Garland, of Lebanon, August Hucken
stine, of Salem, Arthur Clark, of Cor
vallis, C. C. Hammond, of Eugene, Dr.
W. T. Sweeney, of Medford. and about
100 Linn County Democrats. Mark V.
Weatherford, of Albany, presided as
toastmaster.
G. A. R. COMMEND ALBEE
Reno Post at Rosebmrg Lands Port
land Mayor's Patriotism.
ROSBBURG, Or., March 3. (Special.)
Veterans of the Civil War, by a ris
ing vote of thanks at a meeting yes
terday of Reno Post, G. A. R., com
mended the action of Mayor K. R. Al
bee, of Portland, in telegraphing loyal
support to President Wilson during
the strained, relations between the
United States and Germany.
The action of Mayor Albee In re
questing that citizens display American
flags also was commended. The reso
lution Is to be transmitted to Mayor
Albee.
Practically all the veterans at the
Soldiers' Home here are members of
Reno Post.
"SALESMANSHIP" IS TOPIC
Behnke-WalkQr Clnb Will Hear
Talk by Insurance Man.
"Selling Insurance", is the subject of
an address to be given by Harry Richey,
of the Southern Life Insurance ' Com
pany, before the Behnke-Walker Sales
manship Club Tuesday evening at 7:30.
J. C. Smith, a member of the club,
will give a demonstration sale, to be
followed by a general discussion. The
meeting is open to any persons am
bitious to acquire the science of sell
ing. Earlier in the evening the club will
meet at the Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria at
6:15 P. M., when Dr. C. S. Long will
speak on "Training a Salesman's Mem
ory." Read The Oregonian classified ads,.
Board Expresses Appreciation
of Constructive Work Done
by Oregon Legislators.
REVIEW SHOWS INFLUENCE
Secretary Dodson Cites Fact That in
Almost. Every Case Where Com
mercial Body Intervened Its
Wishes Were Carried Ont.
Practically all of the 30 measures
which the Chamber of Commerce in-
t ltlated and brought before the recent
Legislature. 0r favored or opposed,
were voted upon In accordance with
the wishes and recommendations of the
Chamber, according to a statement of
Secretary-Manager W. D. B. Dodson,
regarding the part played in the new
leglsltlon by this organization.
"The directors ofthe Chamber are
greatly pleased with the success that
attended their activities In behalf of
legislation which they believed for the
good of the state, and in opposition to
bad legislation." said Mr. Dodson.
In continuing his review of the work,
Mr. Dodson outlined the principal
points in which the Chamber was in
terested, and the effect upon the state
at large that the enactments made by
the Legislature would have. He said:
"Senate Joint resolution No. 13, sub
mitting a constitutional amendment to
the people, making it possible for a
municipality, organized to encourage
shipping, to pay a bonus r give direct
aid to a private shipping line, is re
garded by the shipping men on the
board of the Chamber as one of the
most important legislative achieve
ments. "A kindred measure. House bill 512,
was also passed through the Legisla
ture at the instance of the Chamber
and local shipping interests.
Port Povrers Enlarged.
"These two measures are believed to
give to the people of the community
an absolutely complete machinery for
approaching local 6hipping problems,
where the same are not solved by pri
vate interests working from their own
Initiative. House bill 512 gives author
ity for the Port of Portland to build,
own, charter and operate steamboats or
steamships on the waters of the inte
rior of the state or to adjoining states
of the interior, and in the coastwise,
inter-coast and foreign trade. A large
number of the business men of the
community do not favor state or mu
nicipal ownership for the building up
and operation of water lines out of
Portland. Because of this fact, growing
out of the feeling that state ownership
and operation is not always the most
successful, the provision has been sug
gested for a constitutional amendment
for the payment of a bonus or aid to
some private company that was willing
to enter upon a steamship project
which could not get started without
public ownership. For these reasons,
both measures passed through the Leg
islature were urged with the utmost
insistence, and the Board appreciates
the results attained and believes that
the community is going to avail itself
of the power to put this port on the
shipping map.
"Passage of the road-paving law.
House bill 550, is also regarded by the
Chamber as one of the most Important
development problems taken up by the
State Legislature for many years. The
ability to connect up the producing
parts of the state with the consuming
and shipping centers is regarded as or
very great importance and second only
to the great problem of getting the
ships to carry Oregon products to the
markets of the world.
Gasoline Test Law Is Approved.
"The gasoline test law. House bill
1S7, was urged with especial emphasis
by the Chamber of Commerce, after
having been prepared by its commit
tees. In the past two years the gasoline
test for that fluid sent to the state had
to meet a 60-degree gravity test re
quirement. In the meanwhile, the
gravity test of gasoline used in both
the states of Washington and Califor
nia had fallen to 58 and lower. As a re
sult of this, a large business in gaso
line, formerly done through the Colum
bia to Southern and Southeastern
Washington, was thrown through Puget
Sound, and.a charge of 1 cent a gallon
more was made for the grade of gaso
line sold in this state than in Wash
ington, according to the oil companies.
The Legislature put a bill through, re
ducing the gravity test to 56, which is
felt to be sufficiently low to protect the
commerce of the port and the state for
Interstate business, and will save to the
railroads of this territory $25,000 to
$30,000 of revenue a year and mean the
movement through Portland of -from
300,000 to 400.000 gallons of gasoline a
month more than under the operation
of the old law.
"House bill 158, known as the irri
gation code, was urged by the Cham
ber with all possible force. The pur
pose of this is to put irrigation secur
ities on a much more staple basis so
that the financing of private irrigation
district enterprises may be undertaken
with greater assurance of success. The
banking and other Portland interests
Joined the Chamber most heartily in
this effort, and enactment of the law
will unquestionably stimulate reclama
tion work in the state greatly.
New Industries Probable.
"House bill 110, known as the bone
dry measure, as it was being consid
ered by the committee having the same
in charge, did not permit the manufac
ture of denatured alcohol In Oregon. A
strenuous effort was made to permit
the establishment of this industry and
the Legislature accepted the situation
with good grace and adopted an amend
ment permitting the same. It is pos
sible in the coming years a large de
velopment of the denatured alcohol
business will take place here. The pa
per mills of Oregon City, the sugar fac
tory at Grants Pass and the wastes
from the sawmills of tals region are
all possible producing factors that need
only the privilege of carrying on the
industry to encourage their develop
raent "Senate bill 234 gives the right cf
eminent domain to such smelters as
may be located in the state of Oregon.
This, on its face, may seem of little
importance, but, as a ma.tter of fact,
it may prove the turning point in the
starting of the establishment of a most
important smelting industry In Oregon
that will handle the ore not only of
this state but of adjoining territory
and give one of the basic industries for
return cargo to the ships we invite
here.
"Another law was passed. Senate hill
283, providing for the licensing of kelp
fields to encourage the 'establishment
of the potash industry here. Capital Is
already studying the opportunity and
will probably utilize it.
Labor Law Pleases.
"A measure opposed by the Chamber
and defeated was the 48-hour law,
which was intended further to cripple
the industries of the state employing
women. Senate bill 164 then was in
troduced at the instance of the Cham
ber and passed, exempting fruit pack
las', because of the perishable character
We Eat Too Much Meat, Which
Clogs Kidneys, Then the
Back Hurts.
Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels, get sluggish and
clogged and need a flushing occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery in the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad.
Salts from any good drug store here,
take a tablespoonf ul in a glass of water
before tereakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon Juice, combined with
lithla, and Is harmless to flush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. It also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive:
makes a delightful effervescent lithla
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com
plications. A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be
lieve .n overcoming kidney trouble
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy If You Know Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets
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The secret of keeping young !s to
feel young to do this you must watch
your liver and bowels there's no need
of having a sallow complexion dark
rings under your eyes pimples a bil
ious look in your face dull eyes with
no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you
ninety per cent of all sickness comes
from inactive bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the suTw
etitute for calomel, are gentle in their)
action, yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en
joyed by everyone, by toning up the liverj
and clearing the system of impurities.
You win know 1 r. htlwaras' Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 10c and
25c per box. All druggists.
of the raw material, from the present
10-hour law for women and the Indus
trial Welfare Commission's ruling. This
will be of the greatest benefit to the
fruit-packing Industry.
. "Among the other measures present
ed and acted upon favorably were the
reducing of bonds for pilots on the
Columbia River: providing for recla
mation work In the Klamath territory
providing a tax in Multnomah County
for the Rose Festival: protecting the
Industrial Accident Commission from
change or destruction; passage of the
law appropriating $45,000 for North
west tourist work; procuring appropri
ation of $4500 for the Manufacturers'
and Land Products Show; enlarged ap
poprlatlons for extension of the fish,
propagation work, etc. The Chamber
was successful in defeating the alien
land law, which was a menace to Jap
anese and Chinese holdings in the state.
Many laws that threatened the pros
perity of business were attacked and.
except In the antl-plcketing bill, the
requests of the Chamber were heeded
and the board of direotors has ex
pressed its appreciation for the con
structive work done in the Legisla
ture." MRS. A. E. FARRELL BURIED
Interment In Columbian Cemetery
Follows Services at finley's.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Eliza Far
rell was held yesterday afternoon at
the undertaking establishment of J. P.
Finley & Son. Rev. A. D. Skaggs offi
ciating. Pallbearers were Will Paddock, A.
Paddock, Homer Paddock. Byron Lott,
Johnnie Mock and H. M. Beckwith. In
terment was in Columbian Cemetery.
Mrs. Farrell is survived by four sis
ters and two brothers, Mrs. Lydla Lott,
Mrs. Harriet Paddock, Mrs. Mary Mock,
Albert and Milton Sunderland, of this
city, and Mrs. Rose Gupton, of Willows,
Cal.
GIRLS! WOMEN!
TAKE CASCARETS
IF CONSTIPATED
They Liven Your Liver and
Bowels and Clear Your
Complexion.
Don't Stay Headachy, Bilious
With Breath Bad and
Stomach Sour.
lonlght sure! Take Cascareta and
enjoy toe nicest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Cascarets will liven your liver and
clean your thirty feet of bowels with
out griping. You will wake up feeling
grand. Your head will be clear, breath
right, tongue clean, stomach sweet,
eyes bright, step elastic and complex
ion rosy they're wonderful. Get a lu
cent box now at any drug store. Moth
ers can safely give a whole Cascaret
to children any time when cross, fever
ish, bilious, tongue coated or consti
pated they are harmless, Adv,
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