THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. .PORTLAND. SUNDAY .MORNING. JANUARY 21, ,1917.
WORLD'S MILEAGE 1
MOTOR FAN CATCHES
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
RETAIL GROCERS
F. E; WATKINS HEADS
MOTOR ASSOCIATION-
PORTLAND. SALESMAN
WINS FIRST PLACE
MID-WINTER SEATTLE DRIVE
IS MADE BY
OF DEVELOPMENT OF
MINERAL RESOURCES
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Bureau of Mines Will Under
take Many Investigations
to Unearth State's Wealth.
MEET AT SALEM IN
SS. GREAT NORTHERN
FOR BRIEF HALF
L
Liner Has Piled Up Great
Falls Into Hands of Expert
Salesmen Who Load Him
Three-Day Session tolOperr
Individual Steering Course
in Less Than Two Years..
luesday; to Meet Mem-.
;bers of the Legislature, -
.'
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
Down With all the "Parts."
IT DIDN'T TAKE VERY LONG
TO SEEK ARTESIAN WATER
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FEVER AND OWNS CAR
HOUR
ANNUA
CONVENTION
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REGISTERS, 145,689 MILES
Ttubbiil'i Hearst Competitor Xs Her
; Slat Ship, Horthern raeiflo, With
Oaly a'had ilge.
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fen win i v '"' iwn nwisMaasBajjaipaa
R. U. Peterson of the local Overland Pacific branch, at the start or
his trip to Seattle in the Country Club roadster.
- San Francisco, Jan. 20. (I. N. S.)-
Tha Hfll -liner Great Northern has
hung . up the scalp of the world's
mileage record and when she pulls
away, from the dock Tuesday and
heads' for Honolulu, the big turbiner
"will Insure Its safety for some time
to come by a register of 145,689 miles.
This record has all been made In less
than two years pf almost steady run
, nlng. The liner's nearest competitor is
-her sister shlD.'the Northern Pacific.
which has plied up a record of onlsf
1009-miles short or that or the Ha
waiian steamer. While many of the
steamers plying up and down the" Pa
cific Coast have more miles to their
credit; than either of the two Hill
boats, no steamer has ever piled up
the Individual mileage in such a short
'lime. On March '11 the two steamers
will have been jn service Just two
years.
The Great Northern will sail for
Honolulu Tuesday morning with 600
passengers for the island ports in
addition to a big cargo of general
freight and merchandise. Captain Ah
man, 'will be In command.
The first Overland country club
roadster to come to Portland was sold
to & man who wanted to ship It to
China by boat from Seattle. Seattle
had none of the cars so the only
thing to close the sale was to drive
the car H Seattle over January roads.
Raleigh 'Peterson took the helm
an left Portland Monday afternoon.
The car must have gotten through In
fine shape, for Mr. Peterson called
up early Tuesday from Seattle and
declared that he had already delivered
the car to the docks and that It would
soon be on Its way to China.
The many improvements which
Washington counties have made on
tbe Pacific highway between Port
land and Seattle in the last year,
haloed to better the winter drive
some, but Mr. Peterson still encoun
tered long stretches of mud. Some of
the worst was along the Columbia
river, and again beyond the Olequa
ferry.
The Journey, It Is claimed, wins for
him the distinction of being the first
man to make this 4)rlve successfully
in" midwinter. The Journey Is fur
ther notable In that the car was the
first to cross the Columbia River In
terstate bridge and then tocontinue
to Seattle.
Boognt Ererytbiaf to Seek a Machine
"Tore and Aft" Whiclx Ha Oare TTp
Because He Couldn't "Coug T7p.M
SEW
MARITIME
SERVICE
Pan-American Une Relieves Tense
Shipping Situation on Atlantic.
' Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 20. (U. I
When the American ship Carolyn, pio
r.eer of the new service established
between Philadelphia and ports of Bra
ail and Argentina, steamed Into this
harbor Just now, Pan-Ameridan busi
enfts prospects sighed a real; sigh of
relief.
. The new service will go a long way
toward relieving a tense transporta-
BRITISH
GOVERNMENT
SUPPRESSES NEWS OF
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS
Action Has Noticeable Effect
on Maritime World, Which
Is Shown in San Francisco,
10 MORE CRAFT TO
BE BUILT IN WILSON
, YARDS AT ASTORIA
Announcement Made at Ban
quet After Launching of
the Ernest H, Meyer,
San Francisco, Jan. 20. The action
of the British government In suppress
ing news of the arrivals and depart
ures of British steamers at British
lion situation, in the opinion of ship-iPorts ,s beginning to have a noticeable
prs here. Bi-monthly, even weekly, . eneci nere. ine movements on ont
steamars are predicted for the near lsh vessels may be termed mysterious,
future. I A strange steamer passed in before
' "After discharging her general cargo, daylight today and anchored off
about 5000 tons. In this port the Car- Metggs wharf. At sun-up she was dls-
olyn turned her nose again southward closed as the British tanker Imperoyal
for the ports of Santos and Buenos So far as any local records showed the
Aires. She will touch at Montevideo , Imperoyal was anchored at Vancouver
on later trips. !after-a voyage up from Callao. The
The assurance of the immediate sue-'tanker Is listed In semi-official shlp-
CM of the new transportation enter- i ping papers as an admiralty steamer,
prise la not based entirely on the sit-: It is consigned to the Standard Oil
uatlon created by the European war. ! company and presumably will take
Shippers here declare that American atoard a cargo of refined oils here for
export trade with South American i London.
'countries has grown tremendously In I The tanker Oyleric, which arrived
. that many Brazilian products are departing from London. Only when
neetlng difficulty in finding trans-'' the vessel arrived at Balboa was It
f ortatlon for the United States, par-1 definitely knowti she was coming here.
Vuiarly coffee and rubber. I The Harrison liner Sculptor's where-
I -YThe Carolyn made the trip from abouts are unknown officially. She
j. ,; lladelphia In 23 days, which Is about bound here from London.
V average speed of boats of her class. I The situation bids to become more
1' y a curious coincidence the Carolyn complicated and soon It will resemble
1 f'l the first steamer to go through the the old days of sailing vessels before
ama canal after the opening of the wireless and the cable, when depart-
dltch." Pioneer on the "canal ures frequently were unheralded, ar-
Dld you every buy. an automobile?
The youthful reporter had all the
experiences which go with such a
transaction the other day and he still
hasn't the automobile.
It happened like this. The city edi
tor suggested that his youthful genius
start out as though he was buying a
machine and then chronicle bis experi
ences. Here they are:
All Too-Willing Salesmen.
First we willingly fell Into the
hands of an ambitious salesman, also
young. It didn't take long. The ma
chine In question was Just what we
had dreamed or. The salesman assured
us of that even If we didn't allready
know it.
In the brisk atmosphere of these
January days the first thing we real
ized as we left the garage, was that
w needed a robe. It was imperative.
So we hied ourselves to an accessory
store and fell Into the hands of an
other ambitious salesman, also young
Portias Will Be Sent Out to Kelp Own
ers rut Idle Properties om
a Paying Baals.
FrankK. Watkins.
At the first meeting yesterday noon
of the board of directors of the new
Oregon State Motor association, the
successor of the Portland Automobile
club. Frank E. Watkins was elected
president, Dr. C. W. Cornelius vice
president. J. V. Abbott secretary, and
Emery Olmstead treasurer.
Mr. Watkins' election to head of the
statewide organization of automobile
owners assures the new movement
which will work for the interests of
all automobile owners, a most active
regime.
The Oregon State Motor association
will actively interest itself .In the
work of having all roads properly post
ed before the next touring season
starts, and will henceforth use the In
nice looking and possessed of a per- ! nuene'e of th- auto owners everywhere
is now pioneer In the new serv-
I to the ports of South America's
coast.
IRE SALMON' PACK SOLD
rivals uncertain and
expected, at any time.
a stranger was
NEWS OF THE PORT
(a Packers' Association HaJ
Its Most Successful Yeai.
V'iJuars announcing the completion
Bceusun b uumnens or me AiasK'i
liTS: association, one of the most
sful years that concern has
id, have been mailed to all its
ilders.
pack this year consisted of
cases and 2428 barrels of
I Owing to the excellent demand
pany for the first time sinco
ssed of its entire pack with-
1,
sal
tha
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;,. .out'
Th.
the b
been
the p
en i
1.80
' The
of nln.
launch cTers and 64 steamers and
luu. : Aie lnJt,al cost of the fleet
fcXtt i'A" off the books until
TKr Vrif:' remains.
" - " "w. warn s
Holland
lT?.?9n hav
ildenfs report shows that
Indebtedness of $558,000 has
and all mortgages against
rty of the association have
off. Quarterly dividends of
share were paid also
ociation maintains a flee
s, 12 barks, one barkentlne,
k-e
jeoua
Arrivals January SO.
Breakwater, American steamer. Captain Jea
Kn, paaseugers and freight from Kan Fran
cisco, N.'I &8. Co.
Departure 7anary 90.
Northern I'aelfie, American steamer. Cap
tain Hunter, passenger Jaod freight from San
Franciaeo. 5. N. F. tS. Co.
WearwooU. British steamer. Captain Spoon
er, wheat for United Kingdom rla Jamaica
for orders, Balfour, Guthrie ic Co.
Daiy, American steamer Captain Schulti,
lumber for San Francisco, Freeman SS. Co.
Despatch, American steamer. Captain An-d-reon,
freight for Sau Francisco, Border Line
Tran. Co.
Marine Almanac.
Bun and Tides January SS.
Sun rises 7:44 a. m. Run sent 5:02 p. m.
Tldaa at Astoria,
Hleh water. Low water.
0:24 a. m., 7. 4 feet 6:So a. m., 8.4 feet
11:43 p. m.. 10.1 feet 6:54 p. m.. 1.4 feet
Dally River Readings.
Astoria, Or., Jan. 20. The second
ocean going vessel to be built at the
Wilson Brothers shipyards was
launched this morning with due cere
mony and without mishap. Over X500
veoole witnessed the event.
The craft was built for the Charles
R. McCormick company and sold by
tLem to Broughton & Wiggins, and Is
a sister vessel to the steam schooner
Wahkeena, launched recently at the
same yards.
Little Miss Gertrude Cochran. 9
years of age, daughter of the superin
tendent of construction, christened the
vessel Ernest H. Meyer; In "honor of
the manager of the McCormick Lum
ber company. Promptly , at 9:10 a. m.
the big hull started to slide down
the ways when a quart bottle of
champagne was dashed against tho
bow.
The new craft Is 222 feet long and
will have a carrying Capacity of
i.200.000 feet of lumber. She will be
equipped with triple expansion en
gines of 850 horsepower. Her masts
wilt hA afonnoH i t ,h lrMfll vnrrlft
after which she will receive a cargo
of lumber and be towed to San Fran
cisco to have her engines installed.
Arrangements are being made to
lay another keel within a short time.
Within about two weeks one of the
vessels at the McEachern yards will
be launched, which will make four
ccean going craft to find their place
In the shipping world from the As
toria yards within , the past nine
months.
President Delaney of ' the Chamber
of Commerce, arranged a complimen
tary luncheon at the Welnhard hotel
for the owners, builders and their
guests. Miss Gertrude Cochran, who
christened the vessel, was given the
seat of honor. The occasion brought
out many remarks of appreciation to
gether with the announcement that
two additional keels will be laid at
the Wilson yards for similar types
of vessels just launched.
feet flow of pleasant and hypnotizing
patter.
"Robes." said he. Tes, Indeed. Step
right this way."
Soon we had four gorgeous Navajo
Indian blankets. They were warm and
plea'sant to look at.
"There are several ot'ner things you
will " need also," declared the sales
man and we followed him to another
part of the store.
Xilgnter for a "Smoke."
"Do you smoke?" he asked.
"Yea, indeed," said we and held out
our hand expecting to see a nice fat
Havana coming our way.
to secure more road legislation and
improvement
The other members of the board of
directors, elected a few days ago, are
John II, Burgard, Henry Wagner Jr,
John II. Hall, Robert G. Morrow. C. F.
Wright, E. E, Tressler. W. J. Clemens.
John E. Cronan, Phil Metschan Jr., J.
C. Olds and Lra F. Powers Jr,
Mr. Watkins made his committee
appointments after his election, and
those who will handle the department
al work of the Oregon State Motor as
soclattcn follow:
Highway and Statewide association
committee John H. Hall, chairman;
STATIONS
tar of Portland and Star
.the Premier and Metha
en chartered out for
aeasonT'v " cos aunng me orr ' Lcwtmon
'fThe SSSOiX Lmami,
'tai stationVlrr maintained six medl- lg ;;.
ment was given Tka' at w"'ch treat- 'saiem
.natives. It has In.to employes and Oregon City
, rlvle Imnrnv.m.M . ea zot,UUO in , roniana
TAlaskans. Its hatcher&eBJfflt to "
ated over 67,000,000 salmon- liber
4he year. - y during
i TWO SHIPS ARE
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s ifw - Z sl
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24 1.9 0 0.01
25 0.5 0.1 0.00
10 3.5 0 O.OU
20 S.3 0.2 0.00
20 2.5 0.2 O.00
12 3.3 0.2 O.04
15 1.4 O.S 0.01
"You should really have an electric ' Robert G. Morrow and J. C. Olds; John
cigar lighter," said the ambitious one. I cronan ana iressier.
W f reort Tt was fairlv cheaD and! Finance committee Emery Olm-
we bouaht It ; stead, chairman; John H. Burgard and
'And bumpers are quite a necessity. -nries r. nngm,
They use them fore and aft." said he. tiouse committee rnn Metschan
He didn't say fore and aft but weijr-. ery uer jr. ana lxt. v.. v.
are so used to writing that on the wa- j -ornenus.
terfront that we wrote It anyway. JUU"
Th hiiTnnri wr of hw bnlld Cronan, chairman; Emery Olmstead.
and guaranteed to protect from dam- j Jhn H. Burgard. Ira F. Powers and E
age from the careless bumping or
t ) RlalDg. ( ) Falling.
River Forecast.
The Willamette rlTer at Portland will remain
nearly satlonarr for the next two or three days
Schooner Launched.
Tacoma, Jan. 20. (P. N. S.) This
ISessa and Regnlus Take to Watery fternoon the auxiliary schooner Or
at Lnipn Iron Works.
f San Francisco. Jan. 20. (I. N. S.)
Two - more vessels were added to the
long list of successful launchings by
the Union Iron Works this morning
whep the Bessa and Regulus touched
the water for the first time within
exactly, half an hour of each other,
i The first vessel, the Bessa. a sls-
jer Of the Talabot and of 10,000 tons I March.
carrying capacity, -slipped down the
ways at exactly 8:15 o'clock, scheduled
time.
- After the Bessa had been quietly
snubbed by the patent brakes and was
fender care of two fussy tugs, the
launching crew moved over to another
flip and began hammering away at the
Wedges beneath the Regulus.
y The second vessel started' Its slide
to the water exactly at 8:45 o'clock
al36 .schedule time.
::Vm"o
uf'- May Sell Congress,
i.- San Francisco. Jan. 20. The pifu
Steamship company's steamer Con.
Was launched from the Seaborn
Vyarda. The Ore as Is the second
Ecno-y. Nullt by tne seaDorn com
P&ny. jhewlll take her place In the
1"mi)r 1g trade, but as yet no
rt, ,lbn announced for her.
f? tilt Hent'hf ' 35 feet bCam nd
14 feet depth Of The work on
Zl?rZ lbe and she will
be ready for her fira. ,
Steamers lroe to Arsy
rASSB.AUE.Kn AND FBEIUB
Name. From.
atsksi u m ol -- a -
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Steamers Due to Depart. XH
. or. pte
Beaer. ........ .i...L- A. aV S W y 9-i
w.-v;:.i:S;'I
81 camera lesvtng I'ortlaod for Has Fraaciao
anly connect with the steamers Yale and H.r.
rd. iMTing Saa Francisco Monday. Wdae
Baa'Diegi' S"torda' Angeles an4
Vessels In' Port.
Kama.
Akqtao, Am. as... '
iKrun. Am. ah
gres which was afire at - ntr r-.
Bay on September 14 probably never
will be restored to service- as a pas
senger liner on this coast. Tr..
V I icuuuuins ine vessel ; reawater. Am. as
w , greau ji any rate, nesrotia. Pto am.
tlons have been begun for the sale of
the ship to an eastern firm which
would convert her into a freighter for
service in the Atlantic.
I:- Changes of Masters.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. M F. Tar
Pey has repUced George Zeh' ih cyn
r and of the steamer President. Ja
cob Jacobsen has , replaced Thomas
Melsen as master ; of the ug QolUh.
Cfioael p. s. Mlchle. la eogr
Len Q. Bargesa. Am. sb
llaoce. Am. ah
Lnkal Uarq No. 2. Jap. a
Bartb.
Gvt.li
GoM
Columbia
Waona
.....Lino ton
.......Oobla
......Astoria
.Astoria
:t. P. U Co,
At Neighboring Ports.
Astoria. Jan. 20. Sailed at :50 a. m.. J
it 41?' JW S!B ancio. Arrlred down
FUnetoco? ' sailed, AauBcloa, for Raa
; , Tacoma, soiw. Arrived; Pannea. Seat-
r i. Jr:j o ntt .. ""O'Peoo. Seattle. 5 p.
a..:-Ktanwood, Sao FraD.lteo. t m! nS!
.". ur,c"K?MJ av .i cvrtova, se.
attle. 10 p. m.-, Umitlll.i, Seattle, 2 p. m. ;
jLpanese steamer Inaba alaru, Seattle. B p. m.
liedondo Beach, Cal.. Jan. 20. Arrived:
Eea, from San I'edro, at 7 a. is.
Sooth Bend, Wash., Tan. 20. Sailed: Carmel.
San Francisco, at 8 a. m. ; &anta Barbara, San
Franciaca, 8:30 a. m.
Aberdeen, Waab., Jan. 20. Sailed: Kebalem,
San Frandaco, 10 a. m.
San Francisco, Jan. 20 Arrived: Barj
Accpnlco, Seatle, In tow tug Tatoosh, at 8:10
a. m.; Brooklyn, Bandoa, 4:05 a. m.; F.
A Kilborn, Pordana, va Coos Bay and
Eureka. 4:15 a. m. , bargo F. M. Phelps,
I'ort San Lola In tow tug . Sea King, at
7:30 a. m.; Brunswick, Fort Bragg, 7:40
a. m. ; Vanguard, Eureka, 4.4J a. m.; James
T. Uiggins. Fort Bragg, 8:40 a. m.: Yale.
Loa Angeles, 9 a. u.; Ltartwood. W 11 la pa
Harbor, 11 a. m.; V. S. ateamer Sequolu,
from a cruise, at 11:30 a. m,; Thomas L,.
Wend. Seattle, at 6:2t p. m.
Sailed: Daisy Freeman, Columbia river, at
1:35 p. m. : Sequoia, cruise, at 8:15 a. m. ;
Japaneae ateamer Tsushima Mew York, at
8:40 a. m. ; James 0. Uiggins, Loa Angeles,
at 11 a. m. : schooner Manila, Columbia
river, at 12:15 p. in.; President. Seattle
and Victoria, at 12:25 p. m.: Wblttler. i'ort
Saa Luis, at 12:40 p. m. ; British ateamer
IniperoyaL Vancouver, at 1:20 p. m. : llart
wood, Loa Angeles ct 1:25 p. in.; Japaneae
steamer Kelshia Maxu, Yokobama and Kobe,
at 1:55 p. m. ; Marshflelb. Albion, at 2:30
p m. ; North Fork, Eureka, at 2:45 p. m.;
Valdes, Seattle and Tacoma, at 4 p. m. :
Yale, Los Angeles and San Diego, at 4:30
S. m. ; La Prtmera,. Portland, 4:80 p. m. ;
an Pedro, Maaatlan, via Los Angeles, at
4:40 p. m. ; Homer. Santa Barbara, via ports,
at 4:50 p. m. ; British steamer Orark Vic
toria, at 7:90 p. nr.; Kewbnrg. Bowen't
landing, at 7:35 p. m. ; Beaver. Portland,
9:15 p. m.
San Diego, Jan. 20. Arrived, 4 a. m., Lakme,
Puget sound. Sailed, S a. m.. Harvard.
11:30 a. m. ; Helena, 10 p. m.; Lakme, all
for San Francisco.
Bclllngham, Jan. 10. Arrived: Norwood,
San Francisco.
Seattle, Jan. 20. Arrived: Admiral Wat
son and Spokane, 2:30 p. m., Cordova; Col
E. L. Drake. 5 p. m., San Francisco. Sailed:
Admiral Farragut. 11 a. m.. and tanker El
Segundo. with barge No. 91 in tow, 9 a.
m., for San Francisco: City of Seattle, U
p m., Skagway; Xlapoaa. 9 a. m.. Seward.
Everett. Jan. 18.--alltd: .Staawood, San
FVaneiaco.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 20. Arrived: Seat
pv Mara. Yokohama, at 9:30 a. m.; El Lobo,
Vfecoaver, to dry dock at Eaqulmalu . Passed:
I rrt 'r' Conox' i'oc 8,11 Francisco and
Vafter. B. d.j Jan. 20. Sailed: El
"C BaaMmaU to drydock. , .
Coroox. -3u. 20. Sailed: Waltjtara, Pyd
nejr. New Kp,tB Wales, via San Franclaeo.
Loa -Angeftai,. Jn 20. Arrived: Ouiualt.
Willapa llarl)oVa a. m.: MandaUy, Cres
cent City,- 11- aVNp - Harvard. San Dlrro.
1 p. m.; Queen, fte. T p. m. Sailed: San
Joaquin. Sooth America. I n. m.: Harvard.
San Francisco, S p. m.j B. Su-Uon. Grays
Kcrbor. p. m.;: W. SA.Porter. Everett, 5
p. m. ; rrenuas. Aibloa. NL2 noon.
Fort Bragg. OnL, Jan. 2bv-Arived-11 a
m., Nattooal City, San Fraadacp. v -Seattle,
Jan. 20- Arrived: Sthooner- Crea
cent, towinc. 10 a. m.. I'ort AnccW Sailed:
r Schooner Harold Blekam. S p. o JSeward.
t-on torn nseoa. Jan.- a. Arrive Na
some driver in a hurry to get out of
the parking In front of our favorite
theatre.
Spot Xilfht Necessary.
"You will need a spot light, too,"
said the salesman.
We remembered having seen them
on so many cars.
"They are invaluable In finding your
way to a house number, throwing on
sign boards and the like." said the
salesman.
We bought one.
"You will need Weed chains and a
s'Tou will need chains and
Tuii-you-out- set, was anotner s
gestlon.
The "pull-you-out" set was remark
able. You hook it on, start your motor
and your car pulls itself out of the
worst mudhole.
Then we purchased an extra tire and
some tubing, and vttiought we were
through.
"The city ordinance provides for
dimmed lights. Can't we sell you a set
of these dimmers?" continued the
salesman.
We had no wish to have Harry Cof
fin hale us in front of Judge Langguth
so purchased willingly.
Then we fell for a set of foot pedal
pads guaranteed to keep your soles
from wearing out. Thinking of the
high price of shoes In these war days
there was no argument against it.
Would Show Hist How.
"Now then, if you will come down
to the desk of our lubrication expert
I will have him explain carefully Just
how to care for that portion of your
car and then turn you over to our
magneto expert who will also explain
the working and care of the electric
starter and lights."
It seemed as If there was no end to
the things that store would do for you.
On the way out we sighted a trunk
and luggage rack and bought that, too.
There was nothing lacking. Our ma
chine was complete.
There were hundreds of other little
things in that store though. In fact,
there was everything. And they say
there are several stores In Portland
'Justrfike them.
Took Things Willingly.
' E. Tressler
Touring committee W. J. Clemens,
chairman; Charles F. Wright, James
D. Abbott and Henry Wagner Jr.
Public safety commlttee Robert G.
Morrow, J. C. Olds, W. B. Fechhelmer
and A. S. Robinson.
Legislative committee Robert G.
Morrow and John H. Hall.
Street and bridge committee Henry
Wagner Jr., chairman; C. M. Menries
and C. T. Haas.
Mr. Swett to Attend
ug- Good Roads Congress
Z. Swett of the management of the
Portland Emporium yesterday was ap
pointed by Mayor Albee as a delegate
to the American Good Roads congress,
which will be held in Boston, early In
I? ebruary.
Mr. Swett has been actively Inter
ested In the good roads movement lh
Oregon, and while he will attend to
other business, he will take In every
session of the congress and bring
back to Portland a glossary of the
findings which the good roads apos
ties from everywhere will bring to
the attention of the congress.
The roads congress of this year will
be one of unusual interest and widely
attended by delegates from other lands
as well as America. The best en
gineers of highway construction, who
are associated with such projects as
the Lincoln highway, where every
kind of country is traversed, will be
there to tell of their experiences and
of the difficulties overcome.
On his return Mr. Swett will detail
his report to the mayor or to any of
the civic bodies Interested In the
good roads movement.
The" Weather.
The southwestern dicturbance has moved to
Colorado and there la a fecondary depression
over Interior British -Jolnmbla. The Influence
, oi these disturbances has resulted In local
I precipitation In nearly all sections of the conn-
tiy. except, the gulf aud middle Atlantic
' alate. A high pressure area overlies central
Canada. The west he.- Is warmer on most of
I the Paiciflc alope. In the southern plains
! statee, lower Mlsaimippl valley and on the
Schooner Balnbridge, Honolulu, proceeding to
Belling bam, at I n. m.; Spokane, 10:SO a. wi. :
Corqovs. for Serttle and Tacoma, proeeededt
Cel. B. L. Drake, 1J:S'J p. m.. Blctimond for
Seattle, proceeded; Japanese a tea mar Seattle
Mara, 5 p. as., Yokohama, for-. Tacoma.
proceeded. . galled. 2 a. ra.. Norwegian ateam
er SinaVja. weat coast; El 8e(rund. 11 a. m
San Francisco; Mariposa. 12:30 p. m.; Seward;
admiral Farragut.' 3 p. m., Saa Francisco -Ventura,
Cal., Jan. 20. Arrived. 8:90 a.
Anraiaia, irom oaa rraacuce aaa way porta,
procevoeu io oueiKaiv. - .r 4.
Annalarhlan hlahiand. It 1 colder In central
P. S. This story was turned In to ! Canada and adjoining portions of tbe United
Btatea. pebraaka. northern Colorado and tbe
southern portion of tha basin states. Except
In western Oregon, temperatures are below
normal In this (orecatt diatrlct.
The condition are favorable for rain or
suw in this district Sunday, with slight
Many problems for the development
of Oregon's mineral resources are to
be undertaken during the coming year
oy tne state bureau of mines and geol
ogy. These investigations are to be
continued as rapidly and as far as the
appropriation allotted by the legisla
ture will permit. H. N. Lawrte. chair
man of the bureau commission, baa set
out the ambitions of the bureau in the
report for the blennium lately filed
with the state officials.
&e lacing Xefractory Ores.
Of the work yet to be done Is the
application of new metallurgical pro
cesses upon the large number of re
fractory ores of low grade which, un
der old-time processes, cannot be re
duced commercially. A large part of
tnese low-grade ores are possible o
reduction at a profit under the new
processes, the report points out, bu
they must be adapted to local condi
tlons at the various mines.
Arrangements recently were made
with the federal bureau of mines for
cooperation along this line.
Mr. Lawrie points out that In each
cf the 73 mining districts of the state
there are numerous Idle mining prop
erties upon which' thousands of dol
lars already have been spent In de
velopment. The bureau hopes to send
parties Into the field to help owners
ascertain the reasons for the non-pi-ofitableness
of operation and put the
properties. If possible, back Into active
service. It Is proposed for these In
vestigating parties that they take sam
ples of exposed ores, conduct assays
on the ground and make engineers' re
ports upon them. Other prospective
activities of the bureau Include the in
vestigation of nitrate and saline de
posits, particularly in central Oregon.
Districts Hot Xavestig-ated.
Several mining districts have not
yet been Investigated by the bureau
at all because of lack of time and
money. Among these, which will be
surveyed If the proper funds are made
available, are the Pine creek district
of southern Lake county; the Warner
mountain region In eastern Lake coun
ty; Steens mountain region and Pueblo
mountain region In Harney county;
southern Coos county, and certain
parts of Douglas and Klamath coun
ties. t
Artesian Water Supplies.
Another Important activity which
the commission hopes to Initiate Is the
Investigation of possibility for artes
lan water aupplies in central Oregon.
It has already been determined that
there Is a relation between the lava
flows and the lnterbedded tuffe. This
Is due to the fact that the gentle fold
ing and erosions of strata In central
Oregon, sln.ee the time of the exten
sive lava iiows. there has been ex
posed In the higher hills the edges
of the Java layers and the lnterbedded
tuffs. The exposed layers In ' the
hills often furnish the sources of the
water which Is held in the coarse vol
canic tuffs which can be tapped and
utilized by drilling holes through the
more Impervious lava beds in the
plains below. Since artesian water Is
already had in some places of central
Oregon, the commission is confident
that further Investigation will develop
much greater possibilities in a region
that needs water so much.
The publication of a handbook ol
mining law for the guidance of the
prospector is snother prospective ac
tlvlty of the bureau.
Commlslon Asks $28,000.
In conclusion, the report says:
"The commission in asking for $23.-
000 annually for the Investigation and
encouragement of the mineral Indus
tries is but repeating Its request of
two years ago. and that made by the
committee of mining men who drafted
the bill creating the bureau of mines
and geology In 1912. This commission
makes Its recommendations for the
work of the coming two years, .with
the belief that state business should
be conducted on the same basis as Is
private or corporate business. After
careful consideration of each Item In
the proposed budget. It Is their con
vlctlon that It will be but good bust
ness for Oregon to prosecute to early
completion each, project set forth In
the work laid out for 1917-1918."
Ooreraor WltayoomVs Scfca&alea . for
aa Address oa State aaa tha War.
chant; Xglalatloa Waated.
IX. B. Johnson of local Orerland
Pacific branch, who won Over
land's northwest sales contest In
competition with 15 others, turn
ing in f 28,000 worth of business
in six months.
R. G. Johnson, one of the sales force
of the local branch of the Overland
Pacific company, has received word
that he has scored highest la the sales
contest which began July 1 and ended
December 31.
There were L5 salesmen tn tbe
houses at Spokane, Portland and Seat
tle entered in the contest. Each tlr.ii
that a. salesman mad a deal the
amount of the sale scored so many
points, a dollar a point.
Mr. Johnson's total of all business
scored about 138,000. A new contest
Is about to start. In which the sain
organizations will take part. P. II.
Dunn, another of the local force, was
fourth in the northwest. The next con
test ends June SO.
Change in License
Fee Rules Is Urged
If the recommendation of Secretary
of State Olcott In his biennial report
Is made a law motor purchasers who
do not take ont a license until after
half the year has a gone by. will no
longer e forced to pay the full term
license fee.
The present law requires that the
full license be charged whether a car
be registered In January or In No
v ember.
It la pointed out by Mr. -Olcott that
an apparent Injustice Is done by this
provision to the party buying a car
towards the close of the year, and he
recommends that all license require
ments for motor vehicles be amended
to conform with the present license
law governing chauffeurs, thus reduc
ing the license fee one half after Aug
ust 1st.
the city editor.
"Did you give that machine back?"
he demanded.
"Yes," we replied.
'And all that parsphenalia you
purchased?''
"Yes."
"What did It cost you?" he asked
again.
"Haven't any Idea. . We lost the
sales slips."
"How did you return them then?"
he asked.
"Oh. the company found out wa
didn't have any money and took them
back willingly."
"Huh," said the city editor.
Cohen Returns From
The New York Show
E. E. Cohen, manager of the Olds-
mobile company of Oregon, has re
turned from the Ndw York automobile
show and declares there is no doubt
about this year's show being the big
gest and greatest success ever held
since the automobile Industry started.
"Cars were shown from $500 to $7000,
and all good values in their respec
tive classes.' The complete floor
ace of the Grand Central Palace was
used, which Includes four floors.
"The Oldsmobile showed a complete
line of six body designs: Roadster,
club roadster, five passenger, seven
passenger, sedan, victoria and cut-away
chassis."
W. H. Miller Joins
Pacific-Overland
i ti mperature bangea and generally aontnerly
1. SHAUIS UK A MS.
Assistant Forecaster.
wlnda.
Today's Forecasts.
Tort land and vicinity: Sunday rala, aontb
erlv winds.
Oregon and Washington: Sunday rain weat.
rain or snow east portion; winds mostly
southerly.
Idaho: Sunday rain or snow.
North Pacific coast: Sundsy rain, gentle
southerly winds.
Observations.
A II Wlad -t
Station. H Z-r
tM - I u -S
al I ,
Bakrr H I .W I .. I EE I Snow
Boston 14 .0 .. , fK Cloudy
Chicago ' 24 .O 10 ' NK Cloudy
Des Aiolne . . 20 I .O 12 I K Cloudy
Eureka 40 .0 20 N Pt. cloudy
Helena 6 .0 . . i X SnoW
Jacksonville . 54 .0 . . I 8W Clear
Kansas City . 28 .0 14 1 K Cloudy
Manhfleld ..30 .10 .. I HAV Rain
Mlnieapolis . 4 .0 10 ' NK Ctoadv
New Orleans. 60 .O . . I SW Cloudy
New York ..IS .0 14 NW CIcmt
North Head . 3S .3A IX i KaTn
Phoenix 50 .08 10 , SW Cloudy
Portrand .... 32 .22 12 SW Rain
Koseburg .... 32 .O HW Rain
Hscrantrnto .. 32 .O 14 NW lear
bt. lionls ... 80 .0 .. B Cloudy
Salt I-ake ... 14 .36 .. KW Cloudy .
Saa Francisco 40 .0 12 KW Clear
Seattle 3d .OS .. , H Rain
Spokane 0 .. XW Know
Taeoma 36 .04 10 1 SW Rain
Walla Walla. 20 .OS .. 1 W ttiww
Washington .1 a I .0- .. I SW Clear
. Winnipeg ....24 .O .. K Clear
Idaho to Receive
Federal Road Money
Among the states which will be
ready to cooperate this year with the
federal government in road construc
tion Is Idaho.
Under the federal aid act, the state
Is apportioned approximately $60,000
this year. It has been practically de
termined to expend the entire amount
on a main north and south highway,
and not scatter It over several roads.
Beehive Coke Is
Shipped by Express
Birmingham. Ala.. Jan. ?0. (I. N.
S.) The enormous demand and conse
quent scarcity and high price for
standard beehive coke which sells now
at $10 per ton, compared with $3 and
up last year, have caused an eastern
firm to have a cargo sent from Bir
mingham by express. It cost $10 per
ton for the express alone.
Salem. Or.. Jan. 20. In the call for
the second annual convention of the
Oregon Retail Grocers' association,
which will convene In this city Tues
day, January 23 for a three-day ses
sion. President U. S. a. Miller states
that the officers and directors deemed
it expedient to meet her on account
of the session of the state legislature.
in order that the best Interests of the
members might be fostered and fur
thered by necessary remedial laws and
regulation.
The call also noted that It was
highly Important that the retail gro
cers indicate to the legislature their
wishes relative to measures te come
for passage. The program ' for the
three days' session Is as follows:
Tor Opening Say.
Tuesday Registration of delegates
and call to order at 10 a. m. by George
Cualter, vice president.
Address of welcome by Mayor Wal
ter & Keyes.
Response by rast president, W. O.
Gunlher of lortland.
Introduction of President W. S. O.
Miller and the appointment of commit
tees. Addrens by Governor Wlthyeombe on
"The State and the Merchant."
Address by John D. MUkle. dairy
and food commissioner, on "The Pure
Pood Law."
Tuesday afternoon Address by 1L
F. Rittman on "Why the Ten Cent
"The Pure Food Uw," fey
J. D. Mlckle.
Wednesday morning Visits to state
Institutions, with lunch at the Cherry
City bakery.
Wednesday afternoon Address by F.
O. Deckebach.
Address by Frank B. Connolly, past
president of tbe National Grocers' as
sociation, on "Specific Accomplish
ments of the National Association of
Retail Grocers."
Mock legislative Session.
Wednesday night Mock session of
the legislature at state house.
Thursday morning -Audreys by Fred
G. Buchtel on "What the Public Serv
ice Commission Does for the Mer
chant." Address "What the Public Service
Commission Should Do for the Mer
chant." by Walter A. Denton.
Thursday afternoon Opening of the
question box and discussion of ques
tions. Election of officers and Installation.
Meeting of the board of directors
and the selection of the next -nettling
place.
Thursday evening --truncheon snd
smoker at the Salem Commercial club.
Idaho Beats , LewUton Team.
Moscow. Idaho. Jan. '-'0. The Uni
versity quintet walloped the Lewlston
state normal five 61 to l here to
night. The contest was slow through
out. Blackmer made 15 of Idaho's 80
field goals. Idaho will meet W. 8. C.
in two contests next week.
Hood Hirer Quintet Beaten.
Hood River. Or., Jan. 20. -"-Minus
three of Its regular players, the local
high school basketball quintet lost to
the O iell high school team last night
by the score of 47 to 7.
Chemawa Indians Win.
The Chemawa Indian r.chool quintet
defeated the Peninsula Park five last
niKht on tha C B. B. C. floor by the
score of 32 to IS.
This Invention For Rupture
Sent on 60 Days'
Weather Conditions.
UaxtaaaBi temperature, 41 detrees: minimum
tempera tare. 32 degree. River reading. S a.
m.. .4 foot. Chang la kwt 24 hours. 0.J
x. foot Total rainfall O p. m. to 5 p. m.) .22
ML. .h?i- l0 1 .-rUes?MKor5T- rW.slJe
V"'B nu DI sea car I September 1. 23.68 larhea. befleieaey of rala-
depertment of the Oregon Motor Car fail since September l, 117. - M.24 tncne.
company, nt how With the Overland 1 Total aonshlne O hoars 0 minutes. Poaslhla
Pacific cmrnifT,Kt.ll..,ll th. I a"'" -alaotea. Barometer ir.
I it r . i . Mm -. J . I
dared sea level) k r m.. SO S4 isvfeea.
I Uv humidity m boos. Utct cent.-;
Beta-
Vancouver Beats
Spokane Canaries
Paciic Coast Hockey League.
W. L. G. V. GV Pet.
Seattle 6 4 .
Spokane 8 S (WI 54 .500
Vancouver M 7 ..Vt
Portland 5 S 62 70 .357
Vancouver, B. C. Jan. 20. Vancou
ver skated around Spokane's warblers
In tonight's Coast league matph win
ning by a score of S goals to 3. It
v.as an erratic display by both teams.
Rarely were goals scored from com
bined rushes and Iehman was in his
best form and that accounted chiefly
for Spokane's Inability to get many
goals. Kerr was hit in the eye by the
puck In the first period and after be
ing attended by Doc Roberts was able
to resume play.
I.lneupa and aummxr.v:
Vancouver. I'os.
ten man -, Goal
K. Patrick U r
Grit Ma K. U
MacKay R:
Stanler C
Mornes R- W
Roberts w
Score by r-erfcis.
First Parted.
1 Vancouver. MacKay...-
2 Vancouver. Mornea from Patrick.
3 Spokane, Mallen from Kerr
Saoona rariod.
4 Vancouver, F. Patrick
5 Vanconver. Roberts
0 Spokane, Lloyd Cok
Tata-d Period.
7 Vancouver, Stanley from MacKay
S Sookaae. NW-aois
o Vaneoaver. Staoler
Penalties first period, eone: second period.
McDonald. 3 minute; third period. 1. Patrick.
3 minutes-. Stanley. 3 minatea: Mornes. 5
minutes; Roberta, S minutes: Nichols, 10 min
utes. Habstlrutloaa First period, none: seeond
period, none: third per10. t Cook tm tieaa-e.
Nichols for Mallen. Gense tor Kerr. Ma ilea for
McDonald, Kerr for Nichols.
"' a 1 "
tn Switzerland a stream of water
only an tneb and a half in diameter
has been harnessed after a fall of 6400
feet and made to produce 1060 norce
power. , . ' . .
Spokane.
. .. Fowler.
L. Patrick
. . . . Gence
Ck
. . . . Mallen
McDonald
Kerr
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5:ri
3:03
4:30
1:00
B.-t
2:21
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Won't Cost You A Ont If The Two Months' Test
Doesn't Prove All Our Claims
from coming out. Just as a hrekea boa eaa't
"knit" unleaa constantly held together.
And that la tha eurt of wearing elaatle ar
spring trusara not an ta 20 ever holds soc-
f ulle -tbr sooner or later make opera,
thm absolutely neccassry taataaa of prtvset
Ing It. ... .-,
Fut remember th Cist la gua Mat t
hold and won't cost yoa a eeat If It 4na 1.
Aud In addition) It preridas- tt asUy way
var diaosTsrad for stamaisf th u-as Vasal
tlch Is the real aaaa of rapture. ,
It does that entirely aatoautlcally wltheat
a or attentloo whatever, froas too. Aad has
thus brought complete recovery la thousands
o" esses tbst seemed alstt hopeless, sad has
aaved thousands of people frosa havtag ta rlk
their uvea aooar th surgeon a kaire. . - -istf
This araasaJruihVin No Bait. No Leg-Straps, No Sorlnra
out having to risk a single cent. ,
We'll send It to you for sixty days' trial " Tf " ' l
rraetleaUy land It to yon that long )nt to cars f wearing halts, fctg-atrap aa4 eprlage..
let you se for yourself boar tt takes all th People who hav tried It say It to aa cs -
misery out of being ruptured. fortabl as tbeiar clothing. Aad It Is witwr-
If It doesn't keep your rupture from enmtag prof wiu bold la th hath, alae paraplra-
out or bothering you la any way la eplte t.f Uoa-proof. Easily kept etoaa.
e
Away With
Worthless
Trusses
Like These
any
It
work you do or sny other strain
t cost you a penny.
-thas
Ti Only Thing Good Enough
to SUnd Sack a Test
A mera try-on Ilk st a drugstore ean't
possibly prove whether a trass or anything
is for raptsr. la goiag to do any good.
Neither I Just a few days trial a safe st.
A trass may seem alright the flrt week ar
ao and thee prove ntteriy worthless.
But you can't possibly make a mistake aft
er sixty aaya- u u
Gat World's Greataet Rupture Bowk
Isat aaud any uxsaey doa't take aar rtsh.
tuot write for our fra hook aad ft ad et all,
about It- This aenaatloaal book ckMh-tM-aa4.
S pegea. separata arUelre sad aha.
grapbU IIltratloals full of fact far the
rtftnred sever before pet la prist. -It
ateswa why elaatle aad a or loa hussss jr
a crlma how they are ih ruiturd Mas
WS MW WW PDV1 ItVf I SS7W
aala.
"ethada." systsa. 'pisiers." t.
ll showa why operartow for rapt are ewd
perms arnt weakoass ar death oflnr taaa ta)
.mplete rerwtery. . ,
And It tells about tb faaxsaa Cluths sjias
And there la only oa thing of any kiss for
rttptar that you eaa get oa snra a - xnai
' Only mm thing goad enough to staaa each a same aad address of over Esas) awopte is all
long and thorough teat parts of tb eoaatry wh hav tested It an
That la aor cuaraatastd ravtura kW tb MT voluntarily iur- ll aud tell fc-w
!.; ?JT f1" rapiura mmamr a ,,t It oo d.ya' trUL and bw Pt-
Iulwi Cloth.
Madw on New Principles
The Onthe la av radically dlffereat frosa
everytblnc era for ruptarc that It has re
eetsed alahtasM aawarat sataata. Mad aa
absolutely new prtaUpW lar mora than Just
a traia.
It has a thoroughly aee4 tla merits la
nearly 300.000 case that aurgemra Is the
V H army aad aary aad physicians is all
parts sf tha world m reeommead It Instead
of advtalag opera t low.
WIU Sara Yew From Operatic
A ruptur eaa't poeslbly
eves h kent from crowras
tected agaleat aU atrslss aac eeastaatly kept
ii n e is ii rw saew K. j
Simply aa th eowpoe ar say 1 a lefts mt
postal "Hesd a tour book that win tab
aly a minute, aad asay ear yoa frosa puytag
ut a good msny doUaxa and save you irom
year ot misery. t -, . , . .. .
-THIS EIUNGS fT
Boa 61 47l.Trr oowy
US r ast S3d tTU IIW TOU CZTT
Sees ma your re Bovk asd Trial Oftar.
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