THE SUNDAY OREfJOXIAX, FQftTLAKD, 3IAY 1G, 1920
GRAVITY TEST NO
CHILDREN DEMONSTRATING SCHOOL WORK IN WINDOWS
SECTION.
DRAW CROWDS IN BUSINESS
GOOD, SAYS EXPERT
State Gasoline Law Declared
Practically Useless.
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GENERAL SHORTAGE SURE
Cta.t Coming 31ore Widely Into
i'avor for Motor Transport.
Specific jrravity is practically use
less in determining the quality of
gasoline, says Henry M. Parks, di
rector of the state bureau of mines,
a statement prepared for the Ore
gon Stato Motor association.
Director Parka also states that a
general gasoline shortage is inevita
ble, quoting government statistics to
prove it.
However, he tells of the progress
made during the past two years in
f:ompletin;r processes for the manu
facture of motor spirits as a substi
tute for gasoline, processes which he
states have already passed the ex
perimental stage. Motor spirit, ac
cording to Director Parks, can be pro
duced cheaper than gasoline and is
erring excellent service in Chicago,
where it is used exclusively in the
operation of 2500 taxicabs.
"Specific gravity is practically use
less In determining the quality of
erasoline." reads Director Parks' state
ment, "It is not even mentioned in
approved government specifications.
An illustration -will show . how , im.
practical is a, gravity test.
Oregon Gasoline Preferred. .
"It is a. matter of common knowl
edge that gasoline sold in eastern
Oregon during the last summer was
superior to that which was sold in
neighboring counties in Idaho. A de
cided preference was shown for Ore
gon gasoline all along the state line.
Kffective use was made of - the fact
at the recent special session of the
legislature in opposing repeal of the
Oregon law, to prove the superior
quality of Oregon gasoline which was
regulated by Jaw, over unregulated
Jdaho gasoline.
"In the argument, however, the fact
was overlooked that this same su
perior Oregon gasoline had actually
a. lower gravity than the inferior
Idaho gasoline. The Idaho gasoline
was at the time furnished from east
ern fields while Oregon gasoline came
from California producers.
"At the present time when gasoline
manufacturers have difficulty in pro
viding and distributing sufficient
quantities to supply the trade, the
effect of the Oregon specific gravity
law is to require the manufacturers
to make a special refinery product
for this state alone. It is scarcely
to be expected during a time like this
that they will have as their first
concern the supplying of Oregon with
sufficient volume of special gasoline.
It is more logical to expect that the
trade which requires a special speci
fication will be the first to be neg
lected."
In response to a qnery regarding
prospects for a general shortage in
the future Director Parks said:
1'rodactlott Increase Marked.
"Statistics, published by the United
States of mines, show that there has
been a marked increase in the produc
tion of crude oil during the nine years
prior to 1919, being about 95 per cent.
By improved methods of manufacture
during these same nine years the
quantity of gasoline made in the
United States has increased by 560 1
per cent, while the demand, as indi
cated by the number of gas engines
in use, has increased 1700 per cent.
These comparative . figures show
plainly that supply is not keeping
pace with demand.
"Notwithstanding this tremendous
demand, however, it is expected that
manufacturers will be able to meet
the situation by enlarging their re
finery capacity and by improved
methods, enabling them to get a
'greater proportion of gasoline from
crude oil.
"Touching on the prospects for re
lief through the manuracture of gas
oline substitutes, great progress has
"been made, especially during the last
two years. In completing processes for
obtaining motor spirits from oil
shales and coal.
"These processes are welt beyond
the experimental stage. As an il
lustration, it may be mentioned that
the Yellow Taxicab company, operat
ing- more than 2oOO taxicabs in Chi
cago, use nothing but motor spirits
derived from bituminous coal. The
next few years will undoubtedly see
neavy investments in the United
States in the extraction of motor
spirits from coal, as it can be done
at a cost which will successf ullly
compete with gasoline. It has also
been demonstrated that such motor
spirits are highly satisfactory in the
modern automobile, giving more miles
to the gallon than average grades
of commercial gasoline."
TRACTOIVS TO BE SUP PL I CD
Farm Machinery Will Get Gasoline
First at Hood Itivcr.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May 15. (Spe
cial.) Standard Oil officials here be
lieve that Hood River has sufficient
gasoline to prevent a tieup of spray
machines and orchard tractors, pro
vlded owners of pleasure cars a,nd or
chardists themselves co-operate in
conservation. At present all orchard
ists get a preference in the purchase
of gasoline. The oil company is de
manding, however, that the gasoline
be mixed with kerosene.
STtollasrins the shortage here the
first of the week, a run was begun on
Washington distributing stations. Si:
hundred gallons was furnished the
Kibbe and Kern Construction compa
nies, needed to Keep a battery of Co
lumbia river highway gravel trucks
running. It was suggested that the
"Washington supply, which, however,
does not conform to the Oregon grav
ity test, be brought here by private
parties for their own use. The Wash
ington stations, however, now decline
to sell more than sufficient gasoline
to fill the tanks of motor cars calling.
PROPOSAL LDE TO TEST LAW
Gravity Stat a to Declared Beyond
Power of Legislature.
SALEM, Or.. May 15. (Special.)
That the gasoline gravity law now in
operation in Oregon is unconstitution
al and will be so held whenever the
act is tested in the courts was the
statement made by S. B. Huston, sen
ator from Multnomah county, in a let
ter received at the executive office
today. .
"Referring to the agitation concern
lng the gasoline law, 1 wish to make a
suggestion." said Senator Huston
his letter. "The law is unconstitU'
tional and will be so held wheneve
the matter comes into court, in
opinion. The legislature bas no au
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Upper Cartoonist and artlata at the Matfcla elothlng store. The wrlnjcer forms the press for the linoleum
Block printing expert. Lower Three grrnmmar school girls busy at Roberta Broa.
Several hundred children of the Portland public schools in the last three days participated in the first liv
ing educational window display of the. kind ever held here: Cooking, sewing, art metal work, home nursing,
millinery, commercial methods, penmanship, physical training, these and many other branches of the course
of study were demonstrated. The purpose was to bring before the parents the need for the 2-mill elementary
school tax.
Exceptionally fine handicraft featured the exhibits in SO downtown places of business, and the children
from all over the city attracted much attention. Each group came from school and worked an hour and a
half shift. Efforts were made, to appeal for practical rather than esthetic appreciation of the more diversi
fied brands of class work. ,
thority to pass a law prohibiting the
sale of anything except those things
which affect the health, morals or the
public safety of the people.
"Now, the sale of gasoline testing
lower than 56 degrees gravity is nei
ther unhealthful, immoral or unsafe.
There is not the slightest difference
in this regard between gasoline test
ing higher than that testing lower
than provided by law. The legisla
ture can, in order to prevent the peo
ple from being defrauded, require a
label or a statement showing the
quality of the thing offered for sale
but it cannot prohibit the sale of
gasoline below a certain test any
more than ,t could prohibit the sale
of fir wood, unless, of course, as I
have said, that it could be shown that
it affected in some way the safety of
the public or its health or morals.
"It seems to me that the safest and
quickest way to solve this tiouble is
to let some man make a sale, with
the understanding that he shall be
protected, then have him arrested.
and let him sue out a writ of habeas
corpus and bring it before the su
preme court or any other way as
quickly as possible, and I feel quite
confident that will be the end ot the
gasoline law."
Two Ex-Service Men, 79
and 19, Study Together.
Student In Knighta of Cnlnmbns
Clans at Ticoni Are Great Pals.
rpACOMA, Wash., May 15. (Spe
X cial.) There's just 60 years dif
ference in the ages of the oldest and
oungest student veterans at the Ta-
coma Knights of Columbus free night
school for ex-service men. Seventy
nine and 19 are bridging the chasm of
half century and join hands as
buddies" in the automobile, type
writing. salesmanship and other
classes that the school offers.
They are great friends these two,
Vincent R. Cashman, who enlisted in
the aviation corps at 16, in October,
1917, in order to do his part in the
world war, and William Hannan, who
served in the United States navy from
1S61 to 1864. Hannan saw the his
toric fight between the Monitor and
Merrimac. chased the blockade runner
and participated in many a . sharp
skirmish on the seas.
Now the youthful flyer and the
elderly sailor sit side by side as they
learn to tap the keys of the type
writer for they are two of the mos
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earnest of the 400 students in the
Knights of Columbus school. Mr.
Hannan proudly confesses also that
is learning automobile mechanics
ecause he hopes to have a car on his
0th birthday which he wants to care
for himself.
Mr. Cashman is specializing in
alesmanship and hopes to become a
night of the road after a time, al
though he is working in the shipyards
ow. .
Mr. Ilolman Named on Board.
Alfred Holman. formerly with The
Oregonian and for many years past
editor of the San Francisco Ar
gonaut, has been made a member of
he board of trustees of the Carnegie
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About
Some Women
Most women make it a point, when
buying to get the best goods at the
lowest prices.
Men should do the same -careful
ones do.
That is why men of taste
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endowment. Other members on the
board are Elihu Root, chairman; T3r.
Nicholas Murray Butler and Dr.
Henry S. Pritchett. The board, has
general direction of the great -fund,
about $200,000,000, left in trust to the
endowment by Mr. Carnegie,
Ir. Ijovejoy to Speak.
Xr. Esther Lovejoy will speak at
the Young- Men's forum of the First
Methodist church at 12:13 o'clock to
day on the subject of the educational
bills to be voted upon at the coming
election.
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OREGON'S PRODUCTION OF BERRIES gives added proof of
her soil adaptability and ideal climatic conditions. Thanks to
these natural advantages the development of berry raising is
progressing steadily, year by year, and is limited only to the
degree of fostering attention given it by new growers. The
future importance of this industry is indicated by the following
brief review of increases in cultivated production and1 crop values
during recent years:
THE BLACKBERRY PRODUCTION FOR 1919 totaled 20,000,
000 pounds. Approximately 90rc of these berries grew wild on
uncultivated hillsides, burned-over timber tracts and along the
banks of myriad small streams. This harvest sold for an aver
age of 8c per pound, making the total output worth $2,400,000,
an increase of $2,318,500 over the valuation of the average
yearly crop for the four years prior to 1913.
LOGANBERRIES LAST YEAR BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY
$2,000,000 for 21,000,000 pounds, the products of 3000 acres.
Five years ago 730 acres produced 3,830,000 pounds, valued at
$100,470. While the new acreage is tremendous, additional
acreage is limited only by the temporary inability to secure
young plants.
RASPBERRIES BROUGHT 15C PER POUND LAST YEAR, a
considerably larger figure than was paid for any other berry.
The total production was 7,000,000 pounds, valued at $1,050,000.
The average yearly production and valuation for the years 1910
to 1913 amounted to 3,083,000 pounds, valued at only $155,000.
STRAWBERRIES BROUGHT THE MAXIMUM FINANCIAL
RETURN LAST YEAR OF. $878,000, an increase over the aver
age yearly valuation for four years prior to 1913 of $390,700.
GOOSEBERRIES, CURRANTS and other miscellaneous berries
have increased tremendously in the last five years, both as to
production and valuation. Currants particularly are assuming a
considerable degree of importance in the coast section.
FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF INCREASES in production
and valuation of the three most important berry crops since 1913:
Increase in Increase Jn
Production. Valuation.
Blackberries
Loganberries i
Raspberries
THE TOTAL INCREASE in the value of all berries for the
dates mentioned is approximately $6,003,930, a remarkable gain,
and a safe basis for estimating the future growth of an in
dustry that is rapidly helping to niade a
Greater Oregon. . . .
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