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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY AUGUST 31.- 1917. DAIRY POSSIBILITIES f OF OREGON DECLARED TO BE ltl THE LEAD No State in Union Possesses Greater Natural Advan tages for Dairying. focPERT GIVES HIS VIEW hlbrldf A. Btnart, Head of the Ceraa- tiom saw. poaacta, wm is twwi Xsre, rrtrwB cmditlo. ik I The blgsest dairyman in the United States, in Portland Thursday. de fcUred that Oreron and Washlnrton kre better adapted for dairying than fray other states tn the union. tHe is Elbride A. Stuart, head of the smatlon Milk Product., company. He testified that the national success or Ls company Is due to the equable cll fo.te end fertile soli of the two Pacific Northwest itates. A. he has large lierds In Wisconsin and operates in Illinois and Canada, as well as In the Iiorthwest. his statement was baaed Leon comparative figures. 1 Mr Stuart called attention to what She insisted is the birrt opportunity fror profit ever presented to the two btates. The war m Europe, he telslned. Is dlrr.atir.ir the herds Jut before his death. James J "". " krnplre builder. s1d to Pamuel Hill, fthe food roads leader, whose sueet Mr. Btuart is, that there were 10.900. )0 bef and dairy animals less at 'that time In Europe than 15 years jefore. ? o Seaxaad Best Breeds the war Is over the herds will have to be built up again and there will be treat demand for superior Meeds With their natural opportunity for producing- animals of strong con stitution, and big production. Oregon nd Washington can supply world de- E sends for fine stock. But. said Mr. Stuart, in order to put hemselves into position to take ad antage of the opportunity. Oregon and bv..vi..mn iivno-k owners must maiJUMHiwit . . . - Wdopt the highest standards. They fcnust weed out unprofitable animals. rod the cow testing aasoclations are he best medium for this purpose. fXbey must utllfi well bred, expertly Selected sires. They must adopt the knost efficient methods. J Xsbt Are Tree Boarder "Alarge percentage of the dairy VaimaJs in Oregon and Washington refree boarders" continued Jlr. tuart- "Tney ougnt to pay ineir y . v.. .i.,,vtr.i I hold that a dairy :ow should produce an average of 50 ounds or milk a oay ior iu rnonwi t the year. The dairy cow ought to a'lowed a rest or six weeKS to two . w t,.fA Kiiirinr AnDearance Vll Ul 1 T i w . W v-- . - - n ' ' oes not determine the value of a cow. .kiM a hifh milk Droductlon for v. .... . mAnfHa aftf f ilvlne then a lapse into low production put her Into he prorttaoie ciaas. T . t 1 a tn ra i rood COW n Oregon and Washington than any- Wquable climate permits them to live largely out f doors, ther don't have to be annoyed by file, dust and beat In summer, and close, unentllated stables in the winter." Brut Ki OotUtiSU "My expression, 'contented cows baa a meaning. The soli is fertile and will produce more feed than any where else in the country. The pas ture is fine. What must be generally done to meet nature half way is to ortng up tne Dreea. Ur Rtnart Aa KAfl MODll Hoi teln cow that at 4 years of age pro jIhmj ti nAimrffl nf milk, and I . - . m . .. i . a Avm jiJie pounai or Duner ii in ' Th nrru'tiMu' six Dounas or uui In a.on Am wa a- 119 iviimill M. daV He has 25 cows that give over 100 pounds or milk a day ana one urm. of 60 that average 70 pounds a da: In Mtnnnriion With his cam palga for Improved breeding of Uv stock he la engaged now in a tour Of Washington ana Oregon xairs. Bin BiDbona Woa At that fiiMithwaat Washlnrton fat in Chehaiia a majority of hla exhibiU ! an Kill. rhvnnat Hat exhibits in Spokane next week, m rorin uin the following week ana ai tne ocac r.i. in Kai.m tha first week tn Octo ber. after which he wUl exhibit both at Puyallup and Skagit county lairs. r nmhar i mA 4 in connection with John !. Smith of JJa Haxelwood ..... . aiK.w.Mm wli ifoisiein larm mi Dpva itn hai of registered Holsteln stock at his Carnation stock farm. Kent. Wash. He believes mat ins u.i.tjiin la th best fitted Northwea dairr animal. He has two Oregon .r,HjiriM one in Hlllsbofo ana . ir L'Ar.tt r.rove: nine in Washln ton six In Wisconsin, one In Illinois and two in Canada. He has been build ing condeoaarles at the rate of one a ...... mrA intimatan vesterday that ne ha plans for building addition plants in Oregon. Hearst Declines To Seek Nomination X-.w Vnrk Aur. SI. (I. N. S.) The declinstlon of William Randolpa Hearst to stand for the mayoralty nomination at the forthcoming prl marles was filed with the board of ejections today. Petitions to have h's name placed on the ticket were filed with the board several weeks ago Mr. Hearsts action leaves Judgi John F. Hylan as the sole nominee on the Democratic ticket. Mayor jonn Vitrhel and ex-Senator Wil liam M. Bennett will contest in primaries for the Republican mayor alty nomination. Auto Turns Turtle; Three Persons Hurt Menlo. Park. Cal.. Aug. SI. (U. P) Camp Fremont's medical corps hastily unpacked Us Instruments anJ medicines early today to give treat ment to three persons, one of whom was probably fatally Injured in an automobile crash near the camp. The man, whose identity Is not known. Ues seriously Injured In a hastily Improvised hospital tent. Mrs. SaJinaa Race. 26. waa aerlously injured and Mrs. Martha Snell was slightly hurt. Near Camp Fremont the automo bile hit a rock in the road, dashing into a tree and turning turtle. SHUT HRE STATIONS IS PLAN TO ENABLE TO GET LEAVE MEN Special Squad Would Operate From Business District if Scheme Is Acted On. CHIEFS DISCUSS THE PLAN riremem Demand One Day Off U Three and Mora Fay Proposal Would Give Kan On Day la Torn Poma of Portlands fire stations msy ba temporarily abandoned and a special squad of firemen operate from the business district to fight fire " the suburbs in order to give the fire men more time off duty. The plan has been discussed by C A. Blgelow, commissioner of public affairs and head of the fire bureau, with the chiefs of the bureau and th-y are now working on the details. No Information is yet forthcoming as to th number or the location of the sta tions which may be closed, however. Day Of f la Three Demanded The firemen are demanding one day off in three and 25 per cent Increase in saJary. They are now getting one day off In aix. Commissioner Bigelow declared this morning that he favored giving the men one day off in four, but could not ... hnw the ntv could grant one day off In three and the increase sought hv the firemen. "n't fthstii a allmlnaMnr IOIM Of the liivuvu. r. eir at&tionaL" ha said, "it would be impossible to give the men more tim off because of lack or runas- ay closing the stations and using a spe cial squad to fight fires in districts where the stations are undermanned, one day off in four might be granted. Budget 7Ues Salaries "The question of salary Increases will hs.ve to be settled by the council. The appropriation for salaries is aJ r fixed and is insufficient to grant increases. How the city is going to make a further appropriation wnn uie present shortage of funds is another problem. -Details of the abandonment of fire tadnna la halnl Worked OUt by the chiefs and until they make some rec ommendations. I am not In a position to say definitely what is to ba done ' MAY SIFT RESTRICTION' City Anxious to Get Hosemen, Trackmen and Drivers. To get all applicants possible for the examination for hosemen, truck men and drivers in the fire bureau. the civil serrice board probably will remorsr Its ragtrlctlon requiring appli cant to ba residents of the city fox at least on year prior to th date of t&e exajntnalon. Th ax animation Is to b next Tues day And O. C Bortsmeyer, secretarr of-atbVfeoard, proposes to allow ail ap plicants physically fit take th exam ination. About 40 men bay applied toake the examination. Meawf ppolnted begin at $80 a month and relelva th benefit of the fire men's relief and pension fund system as soon as appointed. Under the penalon system the men are given half their salaries In case of Illness or physical disabilities. Greece Will Have Army Ready Soon An Atlantic Port. Aug. 31-U. P.) Greece will have its full military strength in the field with the allies within three months, Oeorge Roussos. Greek minister to the United Statea. declared today upon arriving her. Roussos will be the first Greek dip lomatic representative stationed in Washington sine 1911. Swedish Torpedo Cruiser Wrecked Stockholm. Aug. II. (I. N. S.) The Swedish torpedo cruiser Clas Uggla, which recently went aground In the Gulf of Bothnia, was caught by a heavy gal today and completely wrecked. The ship Is a total loss. Lady Cavendish Becomes Engaged Toronto. Oat.. Aug. SI. (U. P.) Lady Maude Cavendish, eldest daugh ter of the Duka of Devonshire, gov ernor general of Canada, will be mar ried to Captain Angus MacKlntosh. A. D. C. Royal Horse Guards, according to an announcement made today. Captain MacKlntosh has been at Rldeau Hall for the past two years, having been with the Duke of Con naught for some time before the let ter's departure. He is 12 years of age and Lady Maude is 21. Coal Admiriistrator Assumesis Duties Washington. Aug. II. (I. N. S.) Dr. A- Garfield assumed his duties as coal administrator today. His first act was to assent to a request fcr a conference from a number of coal operators. It will ba well Ints September before the coal administra tion takes any definite .action. t i a j) Collection of Gems Placed on Market New York. Aug. 81. (U- P.) Thirty complete sets of Jewels, the entire collection of the late "Diamond Jim Brady, aside from those bequeathed In his will, are on the market today. i . . . - . a tl Bids are being receivea xrom ers thronghoot the eonntry. . Th rniiectlon Includes 12.000 diam onds,. The gems are valued at mora than 4760.000. It require, neany three ull newspaper columns to lit them. Films Taken for Movies Confiscated San Pedro. Cal., Aug. 81. (U. P.) Pursuing a northbound steamer In a fast government craft, federal agent early today halted the Teasel and ar rested R. A. Waleh. William Fox. mo tion picture, director and bis entire company. Films taken of the harbor and fortifications were confiscated. Fall From Car W. Woodward, a railroad employee, was taken to St. Vincent's hospital Thursday with a deep scalp wound. Woodward fell from a car. Inflicting minor wounds on his head. His con dition is not considered serious. He resides at 1468 Vancouver avenue. Three Towns Are Dark John Day. Or.. Aug. 81 John Day. Frame and Canyon City are without lights or power because of a break down In the power plant at Prairie City. Th big dredge on Canyon creek, which has been running night and day with tijree crews of men. Is shut down until repairs are made In the power plant, which will be perhaps 10 day. In the meantime the three towns af fected are without lights. Canyon City has street gasoline lamps so that the lack of power is not missed so much there as In the other two town. Lyric Theatre Opens Sunday Sept. 1, in the big musical comedy. "Money to Burn" hlon and Al Franks. Doors open at r,. m. iaqv.j Mark Twain described the army mule as without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity some clothing stores are selling suits of that kind without pride of present or thought of future value to the purchaser. Kirchbaum Clothes are all wool and guaranteed to give the wearer satisfactory service. We are now showing the new Fall models, $15, S20, S25 and up, PHEGLEY & CAVENDER Corner 4th and Alder Streets I HAVE NO USE FOR 1 BUSINESS STACKER On the prosperity of this country depend the outcome of the war. The man who is hedging in his business these ' dayi U not loyal to Uncle Sam. He is weakening the sinews of the one nation on whom the allies lean to win the big conflict. 1 It must be of Interest, thej to the public to learn that the -Painlesa Parker organization, instead of standing still, marking time feebly, and timidly waiting to see how the cat jumps, is actually going ahead faster than ever. New offices are springing up all over the Coast, and more are being projected.- An organization of 16 sep arate offices, it will be twice that size in another twelve month. Through every form of legitimate advertising, the existing offices are getting their business stimulated, and up and down the Pacific Coast the volume of business done by the Painless Parker organization is greater than ever so much so that it has be$n rendered im perative that the floor space and assistance in a num ber of the offices have had to be increased. Our demonstration cars, carrying the miniature dental office on wheels, are going through the country demonstrat ing painless dentistry to the populace and educating the public on the care, preservation and improvement of teeth. Incidentally, many a bad tooth which the owner has nursed in dread of the dental chair has been pulled free of charge. As evidence of our sincerity in branching out-over the en tire West, the many skilled dentists in the organization are' taking examinations in states where they have hith erto refrained from seeking licenses. This doesn't look much like business slackers. Neither does it look much as if the people, in the midst of a big war, were losing their nerve, and also their common sense. War or no war, people will keep on growing teeth, and if they don't pay any attention to them, they'll become bad teeth. Bad teeth upset one's entire physical sys tern. Therefore it is a genuine patriotic duty to do our part in educating the public to the necessity of good teeth and in furnishing sort of dentistry that is high in standard and, at the same time, reasonable in price. PAINLESS PARKER DENTIST 326 y2 Washington St., Corner Sixth. Portland. Or. Eugene and. Salem. Or.: Ta eoma. Wash.; Ban Fraaolsoo. Oakland. Xos Angeles. Sacra mento, San Sle70, Stockton, Tresno. Bakersfleld, San Jose, aata Crua, Calif.; Brooklyn. f . T. the f f - 15 people in tfle cast, i eat u ring cen I 111 jl&llon and Al Franks. Dooraopenat J - SH.fr i i m , M , mS 66 We Aire FairtaeH0 (Numder S) THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY OF THIS COMPANY DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO TOE S AS DETERMINED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AS OF DECEMBER 31. 1916, WAS $18,233,371. The same items as valued by the Commission were appraised by engineers in the employ of the company at more than $23,000,000. The figures given, in both cases, include the proportion of the company's investment in electric generating plants required to furnish electric energy to operate the street railways. The actual results of operation of the street railway for the fiscaLyear ended June 30, 1917, were as follows: Operating- revenues $2,787,855 Operating expenses, taxes, bridge tolls and depreciation (at rate determined by Public Service Commission) 2,282,o81 Net operating income $ 505,274 Deductions Street railway proportion of interest and dis count on funded debt . $668,176 Interest on street improvements, assessments still unpaid 48,986 717,162 Deficit S 212,088 1 . Approximately 70 per cent of the total value of the steet railway is represented by funded debt The remaining 30 per cent represents the investment of the stockholders. THE STREET RAILWAY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR SHOWN FAILED TO EARN IN TEREST ON 70 PER CENT OF ITS VALUE AND THE STOCKHOLDERS NOT ONLY FAILED TO RECEIVE ANY RETURN UPON THEIR INVESTMENT BUT SUSTAINED THE ADDITIONAL LOSS OF $212,088. The operating costs for the last fiscal year may not be relied upon in forecasting the future. During the course of the year costs of labor and materials have steadily increased and we are able to estimate within a very small margin the cost of operation for the year ending June 30, 1918, based upon present prices for materials and labor costs. We hope and believe the traffic of our street railway for the present fiscal year will be 15 per cent greater than during the last fiscal year. We are now operating 13.4 per cent more streetcar service than at this time last year. If compelled to operate on present fare basis and assuming cost of operation on present basis, without any allowance for the increases now requested by our street railway employes, the I current fiscal year would result substantially as follows: ODeratincr revenues .$3,206,033 Operating expenses, taxes, bridge tolls and depreciation .... 2,793,240 Net operating income $ 412,793 Fixed charges and interest on street improvement-bonds. ... 717,162 Deficit '. $ 304,369 THERE WOULD BE NO RETURN WHATEVER ON THE STOCKHOLDERS' INVEST MENT AND A FURTHER LOSS OF $304,369 TO ABSORB. Now consider that, because of increased cost of living, we are faced with requests for increases of wages for our street railway employes aggregating more than $600,000 annually, that h materials and supplies required in 'operation and maintenance are still rising in cost, and $ ask yourselves if we are correct in saying . " THE NICKEL CAN NO LONGER CARRY THE LOAD rm The net return for the street railway for the year, ended June 30, 1917, on its value as determined by the Public Service Commission, was 2.77 per cent. On basis of present costs and earnings the net return on the same valuation for the present fiscal year would be 1.35 per cent. IF RECOGNITION SHOULD BE GIVEN THE NEEDS OF OUR STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYES AND THE FARE BE NOT INCREASED. THE OPERATING EXPENSES WOULD EXCEED THE GROSS EARNINGS AND THE DEFICIT FOR THE CUR RENT FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE MORE THAN $900,000. Bear in mind the value determined by the Conimission is most conservative If there ever was any water in our. values, the Commission certainly squeezed it out, and, without in any wise reflecting upon the sincerity and competency of the Commission, we believe that with the water, if any, it squeezed a liberal amount of blood. Operating expenses, taxes and interest on borrowed money must be paid. Failure to do so means bankruptcy and the confiscation of the investment of 7000 bond holders and stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS HAVE RECEIVED NO RETURNS ON THEIR INVESTMENT FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, BUT, ON THE CONTRARY, HAVE PAID INTO THE TREASURY IN THAT TIME $2,500,000 OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO PRESERVE THE COMPANY. The are entitled to consideration. ' Permit us modestly to assert that the present unhappy situation is not due to extravagance or incompetency in either financing or managing. It is caused entirely by the feet that the ingenuity of man is no longer able to cope with the increased cost of furnish ing you the service for the same compensation you paid us when the cost of furnishing transportation was one half -what it is today. (Number 6 will appear Saturday) Portland Railway, Light & Power Company' : ; ' . . By FRANKLIN T. GRIFFITH, President. !