21
FUTURE OF KELP
KOSEBUEG'S NEW $75,000 HIGH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
Southern California . Plants
Only Ones on Pacific
, Wow in Operation.
t-isc-g- YCi SVl '
r , CiEi
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MADE
w
TIIE .SUNDAY OREGOXIA', PORTLAND, OCTOBEE 21, 1917.
n
NDUSTRY
VIEWED
Product, Which Nominally Sells fop
$12 a Ton Xow Selling 'or $45
or More, and Beds Are round
All Along Western Coast.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wish
Ington. Oct. 13. Although potash,
which normally sells 'or $13 a, ton. Is
now selling for J15 or more, and al
though vast kelp beds are found all
along the Pacific Coast from Southern
California to Alaska, and although this
kelp is rich in potash, plants for the
recovery of potash from kelp are' being
operated only in Southern California.
The Geological Survey in a report on
potash production in 1916 discusses at
some length the pelp establishments of
Southern California and the future of
the kelp industry. The report, la part, i
says:
"There has been some controversy in
print as to whether potash extracted
from kelp can compete permanently
with other domestic potash and with
Imported potash when prices become
normal. It is estimated that there are
160 square miles of commercially valu
abls beds of kelp on the coast of
Alaska, five square miles on the coast
of Puget Sound and 225 square miles
on the coast of Southern California.
These beds are said to produce an an
nual growth of 69.300,000 short tons of
fresh kelp, equivalent to 2,226,000 short
tons of potassium chloride, or 1,431,446
tons of potash that Is, the total esti
mated annual growth of the kelp con
tains 2.4 per cent of potash.
"Some writers contend that this esti
mate is too large. It is said that only
about one-tenth of the kelp estimated
available is being harvested in the
parts of the field now being cut. The
difference between the estimated re
sources and the harvest is said to be
due to original overestimation of the
weight of the harvestable portion. This
may be part due to the death of the
plants from injury during cutting and
to loss and difficulties in harvesting.
But even if the gross amount of kelp
growing on the Pacific Coast is as
eumed to be as great as estimated, it
should be noted that much of it is not
readily available to harbors where it
can be handled, and that the kelp nat
urally grows in rocky and exposed
portions which are not readily acces
sible to machine cutters. Many of the
fields are probably not within prac
ticable reach of ports. The actual op
erations are said to yield leys than 2
per cent of potash in the wet kelp
harvested, and this fact should be con
sidered in any estimates of its quantity
as well as in harvesting and work
ing it.
"A recent report contains the follow
ing statement:
" 'Not withstanding this comparatively
rapid development in the kelp industry,
the problem of extracting potash from
kelp commercially has not been com
pletely solved. It is essential that
methods bo devised for producing the
numerous by-products which, can be
obtained from the kelp. The plants
now in operation, for the most part,
are ecgraged in the extraction of potash
. only. Owinqr to the present abnormal
prices for this material, they are devoting-
relatively little attention to the
elaboration of processes for the recov
ery of by-products. If this situation
continues, they probably will not be
able to produce potash at a profit when
conditions become normal. In the cir
cumstances, it seems desirable for the
Department (of Agriculture) to demon
strate the commercial feasibility of
producing potash and by-products from
kelp with a view to putting the in
dustry on a sound economic basis.'
"Air-dried kelp is seen to be worth
about $13 a short ton at the point of
manufacture. As about -2 tons of fresh
lacrocystis will yield one ton of dried
kelp, it seems that dried kelp can be
used as a fertilizer if 6.2 tons of wet
kelp can be harvested, dried, ground
and packed for $12 with reasonable
profit. The price of potash is now ti
or more a unit, so that the margin for
profit is very great, the l'l-ice per ton
being temporarily increased from SI
to $j4.60 or more. It is therefore easy
to see why the industry may flourish
under present conditions and to realize
tho difficulties it msy meet when the
market becomes more nearly normal.
Somewhat the same mode of computa
tion may be applied tn the manufac
ture of the products of high grade, but
the calculatoin then becomes much
more complicated.
"The project for the recovery of
potash from keli. as from other
tources, deserves every legitimate en
couragement possible from National.
SAVE YOUR HAIR
AND BEAUTIFY IT
WITH "DANDER1NE"
Spend a Few Cents! Dandruff
Disappears and Hair Stops
Coming Out.
Try This! Hair Gets Beautiful,
Wavy and Thick in Few
Moments.
Tf you care for heavy hair, that glis
tens with beauty and is radiant with
life! has an incomparable softness and
Is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderlne.
Just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme
dlately dissolves every particle of dan
druff; you cannot have nice, heavy
healthy hair if you have dandruff. This
destructive scurf robs the hair of its
luster, its strength and Its very life.
and if not overcome it produces
feverishness and Itching of the scalp
the hair roots famish, loosen and die
then the hair falls out fast.
If your hair has been neglected and
is thin, faded, dry. scraggy or too oily.
Ret a small bottle of Knowlton's Ian
derlne at any drug store or toilet coun
ter for a few cents; apply a little as
directed, and ten minutes after you will
say this was the best investment you
ever made.
Ve sincerely believe, regardless of
everything else advertised, that if you
desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair and
lots of It no dandruff no itching
gi-alp iin..1 no rii"-e falling hair you
muni in.;'.viUiu's laudet i tie. ii
eventually why not cow." Adv.
state and local governments. Althougrh
not established primarily for public or
patriotic ends, these projects never
theless aim to supply a commodity that
is much needed in manufacturing' In
dustries and in agriculture a com
modity that the country migrht urgently
need in time of emergency."
SOIL VIRGIN; CROPS FINE
Food Demands and Good Farming
Make Grain Advisable.
WASHINGTON', Oct .12. Because the
if rain crops are well adapted to virgin
land, irrigation farmers who expect to
bring1 many new acres "under the ditch"
in the near future have a unique op
portunity. With food crops in strong
demand the opportunity goes hand in
hand with good farming. And in order
that farmers contemplating grain
growing under irrigation may have all
the advantages of present knowledge
on this subject, a specialist in the
United States Department of Agricul
ture has collected and made available
this information in farmers Bulletin
863, "Irrigation of Grain," just pub
lished. As a rule, grains such as wheat, oats'
or barley, are. for several reasons,-the
first crops grown on land benig
brought under irrigation, says the spe
cialist. They are food crops and there
fore in demand; they require less out
lay in preparing the land for irriga
tion and in seed and bring quicker re
turns than most other crops; they do
well on new soil and help to put the
soil in condition for other crops, and
in most sections their need for irri
gation corresponds to the period of
greatest water supply. Most of the
streams of arid regions are torrential,
having a flood period in the Spring
and early Summer and low water In
the late Summer. The grains make
their growth during this flood period
and are ready for harvest when the
streams subside.
Grain is essentially a crop for the
farmer with a very limited capital or
for the farmer on new land, according
to the bulletin mentioned. It is not
advisable, however, to grow many crops
of grain in succession on new land, as
the yields fall off rapidly. Tbe land
should be seeded to alfalfa and grain
used only In rotation after the first
year or two. It is not a crop for
revenue upon small farms nor where
intensive farming is practiced.
Methods or irrigating prain crops
are restricted somewhat because of the
fact that such crops cover tho entire
surface of the Foil on which they are
grown. The flooding method,' some
times objected to because, of the loss
bv evaporation, is more suited to grain
crops because they seldom are Irrigated
before the grain is high enough to
protect the soil from sun and wind.
The border and basin methods of ir-
ricration are also well adapted to grain
crops and are. described in detail in
the bulletin mentioned. The proper
time to irrigate, the quantity of water
required and the cost of growing grain
under irrigation also are discussed.
PREMIER'S AUT0GRA.F SOLD
"This Is an Age of Ilcrops," Says
David Lloyd Gebrgc.
LONDOX, Pept. 30. An autographic
essage from Prime Minister HavTd
T.loyd George, which was sold at a
Welsh fair at Holyhead this week for
?6(o. said:
"This is an age of heroes. There
never have been so mny in any gen
eration of the world's history, and it is
wfll, therefore, that ve should com
memorate the fact with the special
pride of our time. Moreover, no part
of the British Kmpire has made a
readier or sturdier contribution than
the rusrged corner assigned by Provi
dence for Welshmen to dwell in.'
Drainage is beneficial to land in
fested with certain kinds of wireworms.
FEDERAL BUILDING AT VANCOUVER TO BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY IN NOVEMBER.
5
& 1 i r J- ' !
VANCOUVER, "Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.) The Vancouver postofflce at Thirteenth and Daniels street,
Is nearlng completion and it is expected that It will be ready for occupancy next month. The build
Ing. of yellow brick, consists of basement, main floor and second story. Its coBt is around $125,000.
The site for the building ceet (1S.S00, and was bought when W. W. McCredle was Representative from
this district. Mr. McCredle procured the appropriation forthe building.
Vancouver has two 30-Toot streets and one of these was chosen for the new postofflce. Peopla
living here now do not know why the building was located there, and many are not satisfied with having
It so far from the business section. At "the time bids for the site were advertised for. the city was
booming, and the price of real estate was high and this was the only site that rould be bowrht wlttt th
money available. It was accepted and plans for the building were drawn bv the Oovernment and In dne
time the bu:ll!n;r v.as started. K. YV. Pease Is ths Government insiector he.c
1
EOSEBURG, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) Roseburff Is Justly proud of Its
new and modern high school building, which has received its finishing
touches. The building, constructed entirely of brick, is strictly modern In
every particular. On the first floor is the gymnasium, 45 by 80 feet, with
a gallery seating capacity of 400 persons, not to mention 12 other large sep
arate rooms to be used for various purposes. The second story of the struc
ture contains the auditorium, 84 by 70 feet, and will seat 1500 persons. The
superintendent's and principal's offices are on this floor, and It also con
tains eight apartments devoted to classrooms and other branches of high
school work. The recitation-room is the Important opening on the third
flbor, which is large and roomy, well lighted and most convenient for the stu
dents. Four classrooms are also on this floor, with six other separate high
school departments. There Is no more modern high school building In tbe
state, from all standpoints, than the ohe Just completed, and It is with a
degree of much pride to citizens of this school district that this fine build
ing is how ready for "occupancy.
WOMEN GET READY
Californians Organize Actual
Army of Conservation.
SERVICE PERIOD OF WAR
Two General Staff Headquarters to
Be Established, That at San I'ran
cico and at Los Angeles.
.Parallel Hank Is Given.
SAX FRAXCISCO. Ott. 15. The worn-
en of California are organizing as an
actual army ot conservation for the
period of the war. It will be an army
of democracy in every sense of the
word. Interest, enthusiasm and in
telligence will be the only factors that
will count. The little stenographer
who works in a downtown office has
the same opportunity to become a
Major-General in this army as the wife
of the man who employs her.
This organisation will exactly paral
lel that of the National Army with the
same company, regiment, brigade, di
vision and corps organization and the
same ranks of officers, so that for
every private and every officer of the
I'nited States Army in. France, there
will be a corresponding rank and au
thority. At a later period it is pro
posed to a degree to bring the two
great organizations Into such close
touch that a company or regiment or
even an individual officer in the war
army iii Europe will know that a sim
ilar company, regiment or officer in
the army of conservation is directly
and personally responsible for looking
after their interests or his Interests,
and who she Is. '
If Captain Smith of Company B.
Fifth Regiment, Second Brigade, Third
Ml 9
' ' i . r - - r iimrtii? -i-mmi- rmi'in r
KTED AT COST OF 12500.
' POSTOPF1CE ERECTED AT COST OF $12000.
- . - " . . - rr. .1 '' Ill
r-,"-j .-annerrrt 11 11
Division in Europe, finds his men
lacking In comforts or necessities he
will know that Captain Mabel Ttlllng-
ford, of the same company, regiment,
brigade and division in California is
responsible for it. Headquarters for
the organization of the great woman's
army of conservation in California have
been established in San Francisco and
a director of organization has been ap
pointed and given full authority o
the Federal Food Commission to carry
through the immense work of creating
this tegular army of conservation.
Two Headquarters Fixed.
Two general staff headquarters will
be established, that at San Francisco
and one at Los Angeles, having Juris
diction respectively over the army or
Sanitations of the northern and south
em haifs of the state.
Every officer of this army of conser
vntlon will be provided with insignia
of office, whether sergeant, captain or
major as is worn by the corresponding
officer In the Regular Army of th
Nation, and have similar duties and
authority. The entire organization
will be created in exact accordance
with that of the National Army, and
for parade occasions will have a neat
inexpensive uniform. Promotion will be
entirely for service and 4n accordance
with regular army discipline and reg
ulations. The first step in this re
markable enlistment of the women of
California into art actual army of serv
ice for the period of the war will be
the enrolling of volunteer enlistment
officers.
Each woman volunteering as an en
listment officer immediately will write
a brief letter to the director of tho or
ganization, giving her name and ad
dress and stating that she volunteers
to enlist a squad of eight or more pri
vates and if she secures the enlistment
of a "squad" of eight women as pri
vates she will then' receive her formal
commission as a sergeant In command
of that squad. If she secures the en
listment of 24 privates she will be
commissioned as a lieutenant of pla
toon with three sergeants under her.
An enlistment of B6 privates will make
her a captain of a company with four
lieutenants, and 12 sergeants under her
authority. It is planned that back of
eVery man behind a gun in the
trenches there will be a woman at the
fireside, and that the honor and credit
of winning the war will be divided
equally between the great National
s-4
Broadway
Army of the sons, husbands, brothers
and cousins marching to do battle for
democracy with guns and cannon, and
the equally great National Army of
Conservation at the firesides guarding,
emnserving and forwarding the base
supplies.
Other IVorlc Not Affected.
This in no wise will interfere with
their other duties, organizations, clubs
and so on. but like the enlistment of
men from every walk in life, demand
ing of tbeni that the business of the
Nation and its National safety (shall
take precedence over every other in
terest in one great war organization,
even to the extent of the sacrifice of
their lives if necessary. It is now pro
posed to marshal the women of Cali
fornia in an equally efficient and vital
army.
This army of conservation will have
its signal corps, its cavalry, its medi
cal corps, its quartermaster's depart
ment, its officers and staffs and every
feature of the Regular Army
Stenographers, telegraph and tele
phone operators and those engaged in
similar occupations will be enlisted
into the signal corps. Women owning
automobiles will be enlisted in the
cavalry. Newspaper editors, writers,
reporters, etc., in the artillery, since
this will be also a great campaign of
education in conservation, through the
press, of the great mass of the people.
The first step already. Is being taken,
and the work of organisation will move
forward with swiftness, since orders
from Herbert C, Hoover are that the
organization of the entire state be
completed by the 21st of this month.
Officers will rank according to their
priority of commission, thus the cap
tain in a regiment who first received
her commission will be the ranking
captain and will first receive advance
ment to the rank of Major. The ser
geant of a company Who was first
commissioned M11 be the ranklnff ser
geant of the company and first to be
advanced to a lieutenancy.
Hawaii Registration Cheap.
HOtfOLVLt?. T. tt., Oct. IS. jResis
tration in Hawaii for the selective draft
held In July cost the Vnited States
Government $600. or 2 cents a regis
trant. The registration figures showed
sr. enrollment of 30,000. While the
actual ccst ot the registration work
Irtnv- r th'. e'l but the Jno
t A-as brne either by tire territorial or
local county govern mrnia. .
Model 90 ' -
Light Four
Only Gne Week and Three Days
Before the Price Goes Up
A Service Car
THE service it gives in return for a
modest outlay commends the Over
land Light Four to the veteran car owner.
Its ever-readiness, its fast get-away,'
its stamina for the long haul and sus
tained speed, would be remarkable in a
much higher priced car.
It is big enough and comfortable!
enough for your longest drives.
10 6 -inch wheelbase and cantilever)
springs take care of that.
But it is small enough to be handled
with less effort than any other car that
will serve you so well andLa such
comfort.
5770
Overland Light Four
tlotor 32 h. p. at 2000 r.p.m. Tirc-s 31 x 4 Inches
Wheelbase 106 inches Starting-Lighting Anto-LiW
Rear Springs Cantilever Fuel Feed Vacuum System '
PHee f. a. b. Toledo
CoJse to chance without notlea
Overland Pacific, Inc.
3535
Broadway and Davis St.
Women! Keep It On Dresser!
Never Let Corns Ache Twice
Instantly ! Few drops stop corn-soreness, then
oms and calluses shrivel, loosen and
lift out with fingers No paint
The world owes thanks to the
genius in Cincinnati who dis
covered freezone.
Tiny bottles of the magic
fluid can now he had at any
drug store for a few cents.
You simply apply a few drops
of this freczone upon & tender,
aching corn or a hardened
callus. Instantly the soreness
disappears and shortly you will
find tho corn or callus bo loose
Stomach Upset? Stop Indigestion,
Gases, Sourness-Pape's Diapepsin
Instant Eelief 1 Neutralize stomach acidity and stop
dyspepsia, pain, heartburn, belching. Try it!
Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the dam-age-Klo
you? Well, don't bother. If
your etomach is in a revolt; if sick,
gassy and upset, and what you just
ate has fermented and turned sour;
head dizzy and aches; belch gases and
acids and eructate undigested food;
breath foul, tongue coated- Just take
a little Pape's Liapepp!n to help neu
tralize acidity and In five minutes you
wonder what became of the indigestion
end distress.
Millions of hieh and women today
know. th3 it is needless to have dys
and shriveled that you .lift it
off with the fingers, Kot a hit
of pain or soreness is felt when
applying freezone or after
wards. It doesn't even irritata
tho skin or flesh.
For a few cents one can now
get rid of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes,
as well as painful calluses on
bottom of feet without any pain.
Ladies! Keep it on the dresser.
pepsia. A little Olapepein occasionally
keeps the stomach sweetened and t.ey
eat their favorite foods without fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care of
your liberal limit without rebellion; it
your food is a damage instead of a
help, remember the quickest, surest
most harmless relief Is Pape's Diapep
sin. which costs only 60 cents for a
large case at drug (stores. It's truly
wonderful it stops fermentation anc
acidity and sets things strelgh. eo gen
tly and easily that it is really, astonish -ins.
Adv.