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THE-OREGON 7 SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY. MdRNING, MAY 20, v 1917.
VHEAT FOR FEEDING
40.000.000 PEOPLE
SHORTAGE ESTIMATE
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President Kerr of 0, A. C.
Discusses Oregon's Plan
r tolncrease Food Supply.
MANY SEEK FESTIVAL HONOR
CONDITION VERY SERIOUS
Tour Shows That Situation In This
Country Is 7u More Acute Than'
.Wheat to feed 40,000.000 people.
' That is the prospective shortage of
the 1917 crop of winter wheat under
; the crop of . 1010, declared Dr. W. J.
Kerr, president of Oregon Agricultural
- college and head of the state food pre
paredness campaign, in an address be
fore the Oregon Civic league at the
Multnomah "hotel Saturday noon.
'.'In Introducing Dr. Kerr, J. B. Kerr,
president of the league, said the fact
that Oregon was first In organized,
comprehensive response to the presi
dent' appeal for increased food pro
duction, was due in large part to Dr.
Kerr's unusually efficient organiza
tion and his own executive ability in
directing It. Charming musical num
: berg were rendered by Miss Miriam
Bonsel and Mis Ruby Ann Lorence of
tne college. Dwelling upon his Im
pressions, after a tour across the con
tinent and a conference with govern
ment officials, the president of O. A.
C, declared that America faces a food
shortage more serious than the peo
ple realise. The situation, he averred,
warrants the most intense efforts of
all individuals and organisations in
the highly patriotic service of making
the soil produce to the maximum.
Oregon' Flans Outlined.
'-After discussing the national organ
isation, under the president and sec
retary of agriculture, to lnorease the
food supply, Dr. Kerr turned to the
outline of the Oregon campaign,
saying:
The Oregon Agricultural college has
been charged with the Supervision and
'direction of the campaign for greater
production of food stuffs in the state
ot.Oregon. The college officially rep
resents the state and the United States
department of agriculture. The sev
eral organisations of the state inter
ested in advancing this Dhase of dtu-
paredness have also chosen the agri
cultural college lor leadership in this
Phase of the work.
The experiment station of the col
lege prepares instructions as to the
best- agricultural practices for recoin
mendatton tn tha firmpra of th nta.ta
The- extension service organizes th4
xorces or uiq state anq carrying out
the instructions prepared by the sta
tion and college staff and distributes
publicity material.
Committees am Organised.
A- special committee called the fol
- preparedness committee has been or
f anised In each city of the state Xor
he followingiwork: (a) A survey of
all available lots and the assignment
ot these lots to persons willing te oul-
. tlvate them. . (b) The securing of
looal expert instructors who are in
position to instruct those who need
assistance, (c) The prosecution of a
' publicity campaign in order to keep
up Interest, and sea that the work is
followed up.:, di A, survey of all gar
dens in order that an accurate repo.'t
may: be given of the- number ef gar
dens under cultivation, the extent of
- the area and the type of produce being
raised. This work has been carried
forward through the use of demonstra
tion -trains one operating in cooper
tlon with the O-W. R. & N. through
astern Oregon, and one in cooperation
with the Southern Pacific company in
- Western and southern Oregon.
Lectures Are Given.
In addition to the organization work
Indicated above, these trains have car
ried a staff of lecturers who gave lec
tures and demonstrations on the sub
jects: ' Vegetable gardening poultry rais
ing, canning ef vegetables, fruits and.
meats anu me economical use or looi.
There were also exhibits showing the
best methods and the best equipment
to be used. Those cities not reached
by the demonstration train were or
ganised by a staff of special organis
ers .operating under the boys' and
girls' club department of the extension
service.
, An agricultural council of defense
was organized in every county of the
state. This wa made up of leading
farmers and business men. These or
ganisations were formed and their
.Activities directed by the county agri
cultural agents,, some of whom were
hired for the special purpose and some
being representatives of th central
extension staff and the college as-
, Signed temporarily to this service.
' !. Work Is Divided.
These organizations were charged
wh.ii wie louuwinf speaiic worK
To determine the acreage and
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Jjeft to rifiht Nellie Badley, daughter of Mrs. O. V. Badley (lJnshnell
photo); Shirley Cohn, Spanish-American War Tteterans candidate
(V'andyke phofo).
With the Rose Festival queen and i
king contest well under way with the
17 girl contestants and the six woul.1-
be kings working enthusiastically for
premier honors, Mrs. O. J. Frankel,
director of the queen contest of the
Rose Festival, has announced that tha
first result of the balloting which be
gan last Monday probably would be
made within a few days.
One by one the little girls whose
ages must not be less than 6 or more
than 12 years are being Indorsed by
their favorite organisations. Little
Nina Klttg took a large lead early in
tlftf week when she was selected as the
candidate of the Oreeters of Oregon,
but her lead has since been materially
cut with the activities of Dorris Phil
lips, who was chosen as the Progres
sive Business Men's club's candidate as
well as the candidate for the Junior
Artisans. Helen Lagerquist has besn
brought to the front b the Portland
BUSINESS
MEN
JELL
VHY THEY SUPPORT
ROAD BOND MEASURE
Cost Will Fall on Users of
Highways Move Based on
, Business Lines, in View,
After Highways Axe Improved XTsed
for SpsBdlag rands on Hspaixm
- Will Be lessened.
Mfr Under the terms of the $6,-
000,000 road bond bill Mult-
tjt nomah county will receive none
of the state road fund.
m Tet It contributes nearly 87
t per cent of the quarter mill
levy and approximately 40 per
cent of -the motor vehicle 11-
it cense fees.
The amount of the Mult-
t nomah county state road tax
this year was $76,310. The
amount contributed by the Ht
other counties of th state was
approximately $143,690, mak-
Ing a total of $220,000.
In 1910 the motor vehicle 11-
jfr cense fees from Multnomah 4
county totaled 155,531. Mext ct
Hi year when the increased fee
goes Into effect Multnomah tit
tit county on the basis of the same tit
tit number of machines will return tit
approximately $110,000 ot ot tit
tit an estimated total or iaio,guu
tit from the entire state. tit
tit
4stittit
program, more than 3000 children tak- , , - . . .
lng part and Including In the features The sentiment in Portland in favor
the Human Rosebuds, the Human "i 'ne '"uu,uv, "au,, . . I "
T3 - . v, . v.i.j v, w.i ) k. vottii on June 4 is reflected in expres-
Boy Scouts and many other attractive lon from number of
numbers. The children of the city nesa mn who heva been asked to state
will participate.
Ad club and Mary Beth Woodward is
the candidate for the county W. C. T.
U. and several of the Woman's Relief
Corps camps. Shirley Cohn is the
queen if the wishes of the Spanish
American War veterans are heeded.
Professor Robert Krohn, through L.
M. Lepper, the director in charge of
the children's parade, June 13, has an
nounced his tentative plans for the
The directors have decided to hold
no competitive booths in the Court of
Patriotism at Festival center this year
but this does not mean that the booths
will not be retained. They will be in
place but they will be distributing
points where everybody can get a rose.
Oregoh Is Eeady to
List Men for War
Adjutant Crsnerel Beports to OoTemor
That Census Takers Are Prepared
' to Tackle Job Jon B.
The. structure of j Oregon's war cen
sus organization is laid. "
The adjutant 'generaj so reported to
the a-overnor yesterday and was In
turn ordered to report to-the provost
marshal general at Washington, D. C.
When the work commences on the
morning ot June B there will be 9840
men and women engaged in the work
ot registering the 10,000 eligible men
supposed to be in the state.
There are 1640 election preclnets in
the : itate, Multnomah county leading
wltbZ99. The snenrr or eacn county
has appointed a . registrar and five
assistants in eacn . precinct. These
man are all being "Educated in the re
quirements of the census law and will
be ready when the lay conies.
"There was no effort to make Ore
gon the first to be ready in this or
ganization work, but merely to be ablo
to say that, we were on the Job," de
clared. Adjutant General White, "For
all we know, we were not first, but
there is a satisfaction -in knowing that
vou meet the eovernment mora than
half way in all ks work required of
Prohibition Urged
As War Measure
elation Go on Record at Konmouth's
Conference) Resolutions Adopted.
Monmouth, Or., May 19. A resolu
tion r m .v. I surface, and
m x. ... . ... I bear the cost
vi uiree nnnisiers ana a resolution
supporting congress In a move to
auupt naiion-wiae proniDition as a
war emergency clause, were adopted
at the business session of the Oregon
conference or the evangelical assocla
tlon in session in this city. The pas
tors who have died since the last meet
lng are 8, Conklln, Bellingham; George
bnreioer, . gaiem, and Bishop Horn of
uieveiana, unio.
H. R. Geil. of Milwaukie. Or., was
appointed secretary of the conference
session this morning, with H. E. Abel
Of Salem, and A. c. Matzke of Seattle,
as assistant secretaries.
Two trustees were elected for the
annual conference In the persons of F.
B. Culver of Bellingham, and H. R.
Geil of Milwaukie.
time m the future If the present meas
ure . Is defeated at the coming elec
tion. Th defeat of the bonds now
would serve to postpone road develop
ment at least two years, r probably
longer; without any assurance that a
more satisfactory road program can
be passed at that time. From a con
sideration of these facts I- am con
vinced that every citizen who believes
Oregon needs more good roads should
support the pending measure.!
SJrt Roads Xdke Roofless Soase. -
Eric V. Hauser, president Multnomah
Hotel I am so earnestly in : favor of
this issue for better roads and for the
preservation of roads that are being
buUt'and rebuilt each year that It
seems to me almost Incredible that anv
fair minded person could seriously an 1
intelligently oppose its adoption. It
1 would seem almost as absolutely lin-
MONEY SAVED COUNTIES jS'AS? ft X&ouJ
airt road In a wet country: without
putting a hardsurface to it Tet we
have spent hundreds of thousands of
dollars In this county and state build
ing roada with material that every
man knows will not stand a rainy sea
son or be passable in wet weather
without taking any precaution to save
or protect the work for which we are
annually making these vast expenditures.
V. M. C. Silva Having entered the
ranks of the farmer, personally I am
in favor of the state read bond issue.
Aside from this consideration I be
lieve good roads will be the means of)
advancing the material prosperity of
the state.
Bond Issue Business Heasare.
Andrew C Smith, president UibernJa
Savings Bank I am in favor of the
etate bond issu for good roads Im
provement for the reason that I con
sider it a proximate principle of
economic interest to spend money in
this way and continue until we have
developed a wide system of good roads
throughout the state.
Phil Metschan Jr.. Imperial Hotel
I am heartily m iavor of the road bond
Issue because I believe by this means
only can a large enough fund be pro
vided to carry out a road Improvement
program that will serve all sections of
the, Mate Impartially.
Cattle Rock Gives
Mag; Day Fete
Castle Rock. Wash., May 19. The
May fete given by the school children
on the school grounds was the most
beautiful affair of the kind ever given
in Castle Rock, and It is expected to
be an annual event hereafter.
Three May Poles were wound and
the striking and dancing were exceed
ingly graceful and lovely. The parade
was led by the May Pole dancer.s, fol
lowed by the crown bearer. Lowell
Teasley; the flower girls, Mabel Clare
Brown, Jean Kalmbach. Beverly
Schmidt, Pauline Teasley, Annie Hunt
ington. Grace Myers and Juanlta Dyke-
man; the maids of honor, Violet Hatch,
Blanche Taylor, Margaret Peabody and
Georgia Lange; then the queen. Agnes
Fettigrew, and Emil Lange. who
crowned the queen.
Troutdajo Is Standardized. .
Trout dale, Or., May 19. The Trout
dale schools gave a special program
for he standardization exercises
which were held Tuesday afternoon.
INTENSIVE
CAMPAIGN
TO SELL LIBERTY LOAN
BONDS ON TOMORRO
W
i; .
Task; Undertaken Is to Dis
pose of Several Million Dol
lars' Worth of Securities.
INTEREST IS INCREASING
People, Xst Xeld Back Before Tfclg
Because TheyaConla Cleft Vo Aoenx
ate Information About Seecurltlea,
their reasons therefor
These are summarized as follows:
Franklin T. Griffith, president Port
land Railway. Light & Power company
I intend to vote for the $6,000,000
road bond issue because I believe bet
ter roads are necessary to the develop
ment of the state. The building of
trunk highways will stimulate the im
provement of feeders. I have conri-
dence in the state highway commission
who will be in charge of the work and
believe 'full value will be secured for
the money expended, and also that the
work will progress with due regard to
labor conditions as Influenced by the
Members of Oregon Evangelical Asso- war. I favor the bonds also for the
reason that the cost of carrying and
retiring the bond issue will fall upon
the users of the highways. Motor ve
hicles created the necessity for bard
motor vehicles should
uuviu,ui itvomuoK unaor cultivation prepared
i ji uAk j car tts com
pared with normal. (2). To deter
mine the needs of farmers in the fol
lowing lines in order that they might
increase aureage or lnorease livestock
holdings: (a) capital needed, (b) ma
chinery needed, (c) seed needed, (d)
labor required. This last item also in
cludes labor needs at harvest time.
2t A 'Campaign Is being carried on for
the purpose of enlisting (a) all high
school boys not of military age or
qualification, (b) all other available
labor not subject to military duty.
The labor so enlisted wlli be in turn
i ita- wim tne .Portland public em
ployment bureau and the several
county and district agents and dis
seminated according to the needs de
termined by the canvass above de-
. soribed.
. Instructors and demonstrators In
home economics will be placed In the
various districts of the state as com-
: pletely as funds win permit. These
. women will give special Instruction In
canning,- preserving and drying of
of fiod? th mo m,mteal use
, !f; City Divided in Bections.
- Because of the large percentage of
pur population located . In Portland it
became necessary to orptmse Portland
on- a f senarata hustia n. j.
vlded into five sections and an in
structor is in charge of each of the
CTUHt, ?ctl,on8- Thls Instructor
visits-the various gardeners and gives
information and Instruction. Lectures
e-p ,alB2.lrtven (c Home economics
. work. The citv Is divided Into 20 dis-
iricis witn an instructor in charge
' -'eh-dlstrtct. The work in home
eoonomlca, including the f preservation
of "food and' the more economical use
of food. Is carried forward under much
, xuiro tiau mjs in garaening work
Three Hotels Will
Be Merged Into One
Maryland-Virginis, Will Be Sunt of
Vew Hostelry at Tonrth and Salmon
Streets.
The series of three hotels occupying
duplicate buildings at the northwest
corner of Fourth and Salmon streets,
across the street from the courthouse,
are being remodeled Into one hostelry,
to be known as the Maryland-Virginia.
These hotels have been known as
the Mlnook, Rowland and Maryland.
The two hotels at the north of the
fl).jlast two, has now taken over the
tne Mlnook. Arehltect Emil schacht has
Xoad-Usera Best Judges.
C. C Colt, president Union Meat com
pany I am in xavor oi tne roaa oona
issue first, because I believe It is
based on sound business lines and the
tax will fall where it belongs; second,
because I feel the development of good
roads Is absolutely essential in any
community;' and. third, because I be
lieve that trW road Improvement has
reached the stage where we are better
able to judge of what is rquired. X
think the best argument for the bond
issue is by the people who have had
the privilege- of using good roads where
heretofore they wqre compelled to use
poor roads.
W. B. Ayer, president Eastern
Western Lumber company I am
This week sees the launching of the
most ambitious financiering program
ever undertaken in Portland. .
The task is that of raising several
million dollars in subscriptions to
wards the government war bonds, fhe
Liberty loan.
Every force will be enlisted in the
work. News of the loan and the press
lng necessity for its successful flota
tion will be carried to every man,
woman and child.
There wllL be no chance for a man
to evade being called a "loan slacker"
by saying be did not Know.
Secretary of the Treasury MCAnoo
and other government officials have
let it be known that the loan is not
going to be a success unless the every
day man and woman becomes partners
in the project.
The assertion is coupled with a plea
that the public be acquainted with the
seridusnesa of the situation. In re
sponse to this the allied financial in
terests of the nation, through the fed
eral reserve system banks, arr prepar
ing for the most widespread campaign
of education that the United States has
ever seen.
Amount Are Allotted,
If the plana of these people work
out, the section west of he Rocky
mountains will he expectedr to raise
$166,000,000, or a little more than one
twelfth of the entire amount.
When the committee of bankers met
with Archibald Kalns. governor of th
reserve bank in San Francisco, last I
Wednesday, it was tentatively agreed
that each territory should subscribe
approximately one-tenth of Us aggre
gate bank deposits.
It was proposed that San Francisco
and vicinity subscribe $42,000,000, Los
Angeles $18,000,000, Seattle S8.200.000,
Portland $6.000.000, Spokane $3,000,000,
and Tacoma $2,000,000.
The balance is to be made up in the
territory outside these cities. Port
land's $6,000,000 does not represent
one-tenth of her banking deposits,
which on the last report were $91,00J,
000. However, if $6,000,000 is sub
scribed between now and June 15, the
government will be eminently satis
fied. Tentative Plana Xid,
At the request of Mr. Kalns, the
Portland clearing house met Wednes
day and laid tentative campaign plans.
committee, consisting of -neaas ox
the clearing house banks, waa named
by W. A. McRae, clearing house presi
dent. A. C Mills, of the First Na
tional, was appointed committee chairman.
This week Mr. Mills will start or
ganising his forces for the local fi
nancial drive. First of all. It is an
ticipated, if the San Francisco arrange
ments are followed, business men not
connected with banking wDl be asked
to lota the committee.. Then sub
committees will be formed to carry
on the Intensive details.
Every form of publicity will be used.
Newspaper advertising, billboard dis
plays, streetcar signs and placards
will remind one everywhere of bis
duty In respect to the loan.
Advocates of bond subscriptions will
contest with political speakers for
crowds at meetings. The bond issue
will be made a topic of church dis
cuaston; it will be brought before
pupil of the schools.
Portland Must Know Patriotism.
Bond subscription agencies will be
maintained in every available place.
The subscriptions will be handled by
all financial bouses, express and rail
road - companies, the postofflce andJ
many stores. Plans for corporations
to offer partial payment Inducements
to their employes who subscribe will
be given. And finally, if the city docs
not do its snare as the limit date
draws near, bouse to house canvass
will be resorted to. ,
By these means It is hoped that
Portland will show that she Is as pa
triotic financially aa she has been in
giving men for the army and navy.
Last week there was a slump la
bond subscriptions, but the condition
was attributed to the psychological
nature of the American public. It was
Thursday when the government final
ly made official announcement of all
the loan details.-
If one, wanting to subscribe before
that date, went to the bank, he waa
given unofficial fragments of informa
tion, in many instances incorrect,
about the loan. He was told that the
bonds would probably be Issued in
July.
Many Are ubeertbing' Vow.
The average man does not want o
pay his money for something he won't
get for two months, much less make
an Investment on something about
which he knows very little. This was
the condition here last week. There
were many Inquiries, but few subscrib
ers. After Thursday it was different.
There were many Inquirers and many
subscribers. And the best .of It all
was that most of these subscribers
were persons wanting small denomina
tion bonds. They were the small in
vestors whom the government expects
to take the major portion of the loan.
Scores of email subscriptions were
taken In the banks Friday and Sat
urday. For Instance, Saturday morn
ing, one bank took eight subscriptions
for a total amount of about $7000. .
"All the public needs is education
about thie loan." said E. G. Crawford.
of the Lumbermen National bank.
"They're taking hold pretty slow, and
that's because they don't seem to
know that the war Is on."
Particulars About Xioaa.
"The people are unnecessarily afraid
of financial stringency." said President
W. A. McRae -of the Bank of Callfor-
STATE SERVICE PLAN
IN NATIONAL DEFENSE
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
Oregon Committee Includes
Food Preparedness Organ
ization Headed by 0, A, C.
A graphic plan for state service by
the Oregon committee of the council
for national defense was announced' by
H. L. Corbett, chairman of the com
mittee, Saturday. Under the president
comes the national council of defense,
then the Oregon committee and under
It the food preparedness organisation
beaded by the Oregon Agricultural
college, cooperating with the federal
department of agriculture and working
through the extension division which
ly aided by the railroads in the oper
rfion of food preparedness special
trains. The O. A. C. extension service
is then shown to be represented in the
various counties either by county
agents or specially assigned experts
and the county agricultural council.
The Multnomah county agriculturist .
is given a special division In charge of
the instructional, labor and .business
sections, the labor section aided by
the employment bureaus of the City
and the federal immigration service.
The work in general Is shown to be
strengthened by the activities of the
granges of the state, the breeders'
association, service league, local de
fense committees, growers' associa
tions and farmers' unions.
Ttnlk Grain ElevatOra.
Bulk grain elevators will be the sub
ject of a stereoptican lecture to be de
livered by G. B. Hegardt, engineer of.
the Public Dock commission. at the
seml-monthjy luncheon of the East
Side Business Men's club Tuesday. D.
C. Lewis will explain briefly the vari
ous state referendum measures. C W.
Hodson Is to be chairman of the day.
nia. T am now convinced that any
money the northwest loans will more
than come back from the government.
Take the government payments to the
shipyards, for instance. This sum of
money, while huge, is not going: to
leave us."
This information about the loan is
reported for those who are not al
ready acquainted with the details:
The bonds draw $H per cent. Bonds
are dated June IS, mature In $0 years.
and the government has the option, of
redeeming a portion or all of them In
15 years. The issue now called for is
$2,000,000,000. Applications for bonds
must be made on blanks furnished by
the government, and procurable at the
banks. Applications must be accom
panied by 2 per cent deposits on the
amounts 'subscribed. Long statements
about the bonds are furnished with
the application blanks.
A I"on lndoln HsVue for" taivri
wondering if the committee which has
the publiicty in charge Is laying suffi
cient strength on the point that after
the highways named have been im-
a plan ror a weekly rest day. B. D.
Hornschuch of Portland, and G. C,
Luchel were chosen as representatives
to the Weekly Rest Day league.
iTh - oIt . " J Z S"n(?ay nIht proved the county will be relieved of
with a special sermon by Bishop Law
rence H. Seager, X. D., of Haperville,
Illinois.
Iniversity Offers
Plant to Red Cross
University of Oregon. Eugene. May
19. The entire extension division ot
the University of Oregon has been
turned over to the Red Cross and will
plans for remodeling the
buildings and the work Is under way.
Mrs. Ruth L. Delta, controlling the
block are already connected and door
ways piercing the walls into the third
are now being cut. An elevator sys
tem Is being installed, and a restaur
ant on the first floor remodeled Into
a spacious lobby. , The Interiors are
being revamished and painted. The
work is costing $9000, and will be
completed in about a month.
Sumpter Valley
Increases Its Fay
Baker. Or., May 19. The Sumpter
Valley Railwayompany has increased
the wages of Its conductors, engineers,
brakemen, switchmen and firemen 10
per cent, the employes to receive the
increase in their. May checks.
; Stop Picketing
Help Shipbuilding
VoteX 110 Yes
ld edwtisemaat. A 0. Callaa, 698
JforUurnp Su. Fortlaad, Ongoa '
fdi. Labor. Th nltv nf VnrtlsTKt
being canvassed in order to enlist all
available labor Including both school
uya ana oiner miscellaneous labor.
e) Miscellaneous. Under thl head
ing are the many miscellaneous duties
that have devolved upon the office In
connection with meeting the requAre-
Schools Are Cooperating.
In this DftTtloillur vnrlr th TivA.
land public schools are lending their
nws TBiy eitcnjivBiy. xne fortiand
public employment bureau In mniwr.
ating, the Portland Chamber of Com
merce nas lurnisnea the office, steno-
rranhic heln and nfflr.A .mil nmTtt at nA
has assigned W. H. Crawford to aid in
the work. The Patriotic Service league
end man jr other organisation are also
cooperating.
An executive conjmittce of ten has
ficuvraj junsaicuon over tn prose
cuuwi me worx in mi state.
iiicre is now oerore oonrms an
emergency bill providing for Oregon
federal funds amounting to approxi
mately $60,000 to be used In the state
of Oregon for the continuation of the
work in connection with the food cam
i I I II I ' I ,
I4me Board Will Meet.
board, created by an act passed by the
last legislature, will hold its first
meeting at the capitol, Monday, May
I 18, at Which time the fifth numhtr nf
(the board will be selected bjr the four
i aireaay named, - -
spending a large portion of the annual
tax levy on the maintenance of im
proved roads, thus releasing a sub
stantial sum that can be expended
upon the other roads within the coun
ty. I know from experience that some
counties put so much money into main
arteries that they have not the amount
available, they would like to have to
put on other roads.
Economy la Oood Xoads.
William F. Woodward, secretary-
treasurer Clarke Woodward Drug
be used by the government relief company This great war will tax
agency as organization and Informa
tion center for all war activities In th
the state of Oregon for the duration
of the war. This announcement was
made today by Earl Kilpatrick, direc
tor of the division, on his return
from San Francisco, where he has
been in conference with John L. Cly-
mer, director of the Pacific Jurisdic
tion of the American Red Cross. Pres
ident P. L. Campbell has instructed
Mr. Kilpatrick to offer for war service
the whole of the extension eauln-
ment of the University including of.
ficee and office rorce, local centers,
regular publications and traveling and
resiaeni instructors and lecturers, in-
sorar as they may be needed. All reg
ular activities, however, will be car
ried on as usual unless the fortunes
or war make their sacrifice impera
tive at a later stage of the contest.
The Red Cross also accepts Mr. Kil
patrick's offer ef the services of the
university press, the laboratory de.
partment of the school of Journalism
0. A. 0. to Finish
Work on June 2
every resource ot our country calling
for the careful consideration of every
dollar expended. We believe in true
thrift and economy. We are in favor
of the road bond issue, wholly, unqual
ifiedly, absolutely. If the road bonds
are defeated it will be due entirely
to apathy of the average citizen who
torgets tnat wmie there should be a
savingln foolish waste, a cutting
down of useless expense, every effort
Bhould e put forth to continue and in
crease the productive energies of our
state. Good roads are essential in this
movement and their defeat at this time
would be the greatest economic error
our state could commit. In the name
of actual progress; in the name of de
fense which our state as well as the
nation should prepare for there should
be no check or hindrance to this move
ment toward a highway system which
will eventually gridiron the state and
convert it from one of potential to one
of actual wealth and prosperity
Albert Feldenhelraer I am most
heartily for the bonds and so are all In
our establishment.
Bad Boads a Handicap
W. J. Burns. Balfour Guthrie & Co.
I am strongly in -favor of good roads.
We cannot havo too many of them, but
I think It ought to be clearly under
Oregon Agricultural College. Corval-1 nn
us, may la.Jii a meeting or tne ieans times if it will in the slightest d
anq oepartmeni neaas toaay. it was gree militate against or interfere with
decided that, because of the present the supply of labor which Is necessary
industrial crisis, college will officially to carry on all work necessary in con-
iuiuo.j, juuo . .mosi or tne nection with agriculture. It is of par
work will be concluded Friday, June amount necessity that requirements In
1, there being only a few classes on that direction should have the right of
Saturday morning. Students are also way over all else until times return to
to be relieved from final examinations. 1 the normal.
any one not being satisfied with their I Bert C. Ball, president Willamette
work, however, being allowed to take Iron and Steel Works It Is ray opinion
an examination by permission of. the I that the state of Oregon is greatly
department neaa, in-eraer to raise tnelr I nanuicappea in us development by lack
grade. of food roads and thi particular mea-
Commeneement exercises have been I ""e appeals to me strongly. As I nn-
grought forward from Tuesday, Juno I derstand the conditions of this bond
5, to Monday, June 4, the Baccalaureate j issua the Interest will be taken care
or ana tne Donas rinauy retired from
the receipts of taxes levied against
vehicles using the road.
William V. Wheelwright, Pacific Ex
port Lumber company The benefit to
the community will be so great it
seems to me there should be no on.
position to the project on the part of
public spirited citisens.
company Without, going into any gen
eral discussion of the matter, several
points It seems to me stand out clear
ly in the present situation. Oreron
need of good roads U too well known
generally to admit of comment. This
is probably aa fair a measure, nil
things and all sections of the state
I Wh
ere Right Made Might
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services being Sunday. June 3.
Insurance i Concerns
Heaviest Investors
Salem, Or., May 1$. Insurance con
cerns operating in this state have in
vestments in Oregon which amount to
$27,968,349, according to figures com
piled by insurance Commissioner Har
vey Wells.. -: ; i
The largest investment Is In munici
pal, school, road and miscellaneous
bonds, - and the "life 'insurance, com
panics are the heaviest Investors.
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Big Fours
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Light Sixes
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Coup . . . S'jSj
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Willys Six
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Willys-Knights
Four Touring . t'JOS
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Four Sdsn . . $1930
Four Limousin Si 950
Bight Touring . S'tja
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Overland success is so eclipsing
one might take it as a matter of
course.
But make it have a personal ap
plication to you,
because the cost of any "car is
too much money to be carelessly
spent.
There need be no confusion in
selecting the sound value at
the sane price make compari
sons and see if Willys-Overland
does not spell the answer with
mathematical correctness.
Do not miss the significance of the
overwhelming production that
makes it possible for The Willys
Overland Company to give better
cars at lower prices.
More than 400,000 owners have
been guided io Willys-Overland
by their desire for beauty, com
fort and luxury in addition to
utility.
Due to its gigantic facilities The
Willys-Overland Company
effects millions in economies;
has never found it necessary to
skimp or rob a car of value in
order to compete; but is able to
. give surplus value throughout
, the entire car for far less money.
Might may not make right, but
right has made Overland might.
The experience of building over
200,000 similar four-cylinder
' cars has directly contributed to
the development and perfection
of 'the Overland Big Four,
Think what concentrated value
this has enabled us to put into
this car.
Come in and see the Willys-Overland
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,- and the mostpom prehensive
line of cars ever built by any
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