Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1918)
THE 'OREGON ; DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 23, : 1918. ECONOMISTS SOUND NOTE OF WARNING AGAINST CREDIT EXPANSION IN WAR TIMES AMERICANS MUST GIVE UP LUXURIES Til LEND TO U. S. Simple Old Principles of Eco nomics Will Have to Be Re sorted To, Economists Say. WORK AND SAVE TO BE MOTTO Borrowing From Bank to Lend to Government Gets Nowhere, -and Prices Always Advance. PMntln. h ........ v.- . principle of economics been bo sorely reeded, a. committee of eminent econo mists engaged in the study of the pur chasing power of money In war time would Impress upon us the Imperative reed of a reduction of consumption and n increase 01 production, or the re presslon of non-essentials, and of pro motion of organization and redirection of Industry. "In meeting the great national read justment to war conditions," the com mittee saya, "we must not let our 'busi-ress-as-usuar Impulses prevent the neeaea saving ana smiting or industry. 'lest we pay a terrific penalty In higher cost of living and national efficiency." Credit Expansion Perilous The committee finds the public con fused and vacillating between two eco nomic philosophies the lmple, direct, old-fashioned, correct philosophy of sav ing and working and the fallacious philosophy, best epitomised as "business as usual." "One of our greatest perils In the future lies in further credit ex pansion," the committee says, "and this peril comes largely from our lending by borrowing." The committee points out the right . way and the wrong way to lend money to our country. "The right way," it nays, "is the frank and honest way of saving up the money by spending less or earning more ; the wrong way is the at first cheap and easy, although ulti mately costly and painful way,, of lend ing the government what we borrow at the bank." "By giving up non-essentials to buy government securities." the committee further says, "we allow the government to buy war essentials and at the same time release productive energy from the making of non-essentials for us to the making of essentials for the govern ment." Process Works In Circles "But." it goes on to say, "if we won't make the needed sacrifice and perhaps delude ourselves into believing that we do not have to do so. or even that we ought not to do so, that, on principle, we favor 'business as usual' for our selves while expecting business unusual to be superadded by the government, we BIG PORTLAND DEPARTMENT MANUFACTURERS' DIRECTORY (Continued) United MttreM & Pd Co.. aiattrMs. rn rsUin. 427 Hnoock it Vuihn Motor Works tod Foundry, 471 East Main itwt. . , ViItiUm Pump Fonndry Co., manufacturer rraowiud raWalam pump, machinist, foundrj n, 820 Hood at. Phon Main 2277. WloMrlinc. M.. fcfaho Powdar. 802 S. Otb t. 1. Wlllamatt Oaa Eniin A Machina worka, pi atiainM, auto repairing, carat. . SSI E Bumaida. Light Machine Shop Work, Gear Cutting, Oxy-acetylehe Welding We have moved our manufacturing plant from Hood River to our new location. East Tenth and Mill St. And are equipped to do all classes of light machine work. Cutler Fruit Grader Go. 11 Eatt ltth St. Psoas, East 7MI. Garages $35 Up C&D. 1st DJnatraUd prlea Hat. IB Aakaay 8L Vhnti. Bmalna latt rZ Sam ConneU Lumber Co. Eastern Novelty Mfg. Co. LaSZXS' XOKWSa VkM Bnaiwu SOOS 'AemMtea, Sida sad Bun bo rat Plaltln Bma T atttahlas yard, and Tnekina for tna Trada MaasiM sad Band Embroldarint Braiding. Ins SOt. Utt Fifth Street. Fortius. Onto Pfceae Marshall reitlanoa Orearoa. MADE TO ORDER Finett Impdrimd Fabrics oom bis KMlMr Blag, ta sad Washington atttv. I JACOBS SHIRT CO. SHIRTS TO ORDER Y ; fSTVt Wnshinrtom It. C6r. Northwest Bids.. Portland. Or, raoae asaua xwsr AH aViaas eX Mennirlag. COCKROACHES JQntrkb; exterminated by poiaoa aaase aa bedbesa. ear GUARANTEED We kill ' tern jew snoopy. We've Moved Wont Is3 Seat tn to 3441 Columbia St, Wait Bide. Coast Chemical Co. Multnomah Trunk & Bag Co. WaaJ.aala Makers ef TnaaAa. Baitemaaa. st. raltassnat. Aate TrajUa. Xte. sea X. Weiss ei rerUane. Osw P. SHARKEY & SON, ; Long Straw Horse Collars East Oak and Union Atsv ' fllRtr imply go through the motions 'of giving our billions to the government without really giving them up. Therefore .the government, In order to buy away from us what we will not otherwise sur render, bids tip prices, and the rise in prices which comes about through this sort of lending is cumulative. "As the prices of war supplies rise, the money cost of war grows and the gov ernment has to borrow-more. Bigger loans by us to the government require bigger loans to us from the banks. This further expansion of bank credit favors a further rise In commodity prices, starting the whole process over again In a vicious circle." Personnel of the Committee This committee Is made up of Profes sor Irving Fisher (chairman) of Tale university, Professor - E. W. Kemmerer of Princeton university. Professor B. M, Anderson Jr. of Harvard university. Dr Koyal Meeker. United States commis sioner of labor statistics ; Professor wesley Clair Mitchell of Columbia unl verslty, and Professor Warren M. Per sons of Colorado college. The committee in collecting its facts has had the co operation of several branches of the milieu oiaies government, as wen as 01 some large commercial and finanmal houses. Continuing the statement says: "Loans to - the government made not from savings but from borrowings will tend to Increase bank credit. Further extension of bank credit will chiefly bring about a rise in commodity prices. It is therefore desirable that further loans to the government should be made out of current savings. "If I buy government securities by giving up the purchase of a pleasure automobile, the government can buy a military truck with the same money, an'd the labor and capital which would have made the pleasure car for me will make the truck for the army Instead. That is the right way." Leather Shortage Appears Imminent I this ' line, stated that the only flannel Local Leather Trade Hears Beport shirting made for the San Francisco de That 79 Per Cent of Stock Parches , pot came from Provo, Utah, and that kT FnrlnnA T.ant Tear "W Loit- I as to blankets, concerning which a like It looks as though some big purchases ; of leather would have to . be made be fore long in this country for the ac count of the English government. A report has reached the local leather trade that fully '75 per cent of the leather bought late last year In Amer ican markets by the British govern ment has been lost through the sinking of the boats that were taking it across. Estimates of the value of purchases in this country run as high as $10,000, 000. The replacing of 75 per cent of It would involve a fresh expenditure of $7,500,000, if not more. Thomas F. An derson, secretary of the New England Shoe and Leather association, says most of the leather was high grade and the domestic markets are not over sup plied with such leather. According to Mr. Anderson. It looks as if an acute scarcltv of the better : class of sole leather was drawing near, j Machinery Held Up in Transit The starch factory at Beaverton has been held up on account of machines which have been in transit from the East, some of them ordered In Septem ber, which the government regulations will not let through. THIS HURST SPRAYER will kiU'the criminals that deatroy your fruit. It'a ao food and perfect that mora than 100, 000 orchardiata and the United Statei toTern ment hare It in aerrtea. IT'S THE GREAT PEST EXTERMINATOR OF THE AGE1 It'a used at nearly all atate experiment sta tions and pronounced inraluabla. It la eold on "pay-aa-you-pleaae" terms, and guaranteed for fire years. Let us mail yon booklet. ROVER IMPLEMENT CO., I6s Front St., Portland, Or. Mln 7616. O&TJZK YOTJR XADDE&I.T FURNACE New, and we eaa (Its It beat attention. Dun't wait until the cold et Winter. Wa make thess t steel and boiler rlret tana. Will Utt (of decades. J. J. Kadderly no ran it. atAlX Utt Durable Roofing Made la Portland to suit iwnat eta. stttions by DURABLE ROOFING MFG. CO. Xenton Station. Portland. Or . , Davis-Scott Belting Co. Oregon Mad. Pure Oak lannea Leather Belting 108-110-112 Union Ave. East SOS Tel. East 308. Portland. Ore. I G.,P. Rummelin & Son 184 3d, near Warn. St Mfg. Furriers CH APPLEGATH SUCCESSOR Eatab. 1870. Malm 9X. Pendleton Woolen Mills Pendleton. Or. MANUFACTURERS Or PURE FLEECE WOOL BLANKETS ladles BobeSi Steamer - Macs, Mess anA Asst. Moses. PORlUnNDHJRIOT - v"' Makers ol COUCHES. LOUNGES. UPHOLHOLSTERED FURNITURE. MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS . 1249-1Z59 ' Macadam Rosa I First Concrete Ship Of Light Material The first German freight motor ves sel to be built entirely of reinforced concrete has Just completed its trial I trips at Hamburg. According to the f Fremdenblatt, It is made of "a new I kind of concrete which only weighs half as much as gravel concrete." The newspaper expresses the opinion that an epoch-making innovation In v-ehlp ; construction has been made by this new German Invention, "which has a great . future in the building of river boats, j sea boats and large ships.' I CHAMBERLAIN SEEKS IS NOT SIMPLIFIED Cloth Manufactured in Portland Sent to San Francisco for Inspection. As a roundabout a method of doing things, Senator Chamberlain recently cited to the war department that shirt ing manufactured for the army in Port land was reported to Tiave been sent to San Francisco for inspection, then re turned for manufacture, after manufac ture sent .back to San Francisco for another inspection and at last shipped back through Portland .to American Lake to clothe -the soldier. ( General Goethals, acting quartermas ter general, replying to an inquiry on situation was said to exist, the only firm in Portland making them for the army delivers them at San Francisco, where the final inspection also is made, j Is Hot Inspected at Mills ! No blankets have been shipped to Camp Lewis since October 4, continued the Goethals letter, and upon this state of facts, proceeds the letter, it appears that Senator Chamberlain was misin formed. Senator Chamberlain has sent In a sharp rejoinder. In which he remanks that the reply of General Goethals seems to carefully avoid an explanation of the ! main point, as to whether shipments are ' made back and forth over the same rails for Inspection, causing substantial de , lays. j Information Just coming to the sen ator Is to the effect that overcoating manuracturea oy two romana nrms is sent to Ban xancisco ana neia mere from 10 to 20 days for inspection, after I which It Is finished Into overcoats and sent back through Portland1 to Vancou ver barracks or Camp Lewis. Senator Chamberlain has asked Gen eral Goethals If this is not in fact the procedure that is followed, and what good reason there may be for not doing the inspecting where the cloth Is made. INSTRUCTS BUYERS TO GET LOCAL PRODUCTS Maintenance of Local Payroll of Big Importance, Says Store Manager. Br H. 8. Hareonrt i It Is well understood that a arreat in. stltutlon like the Meier & Frank de partment store must, of necessity, em ploy a well organized corps of buyers for Its several score of departments. But there must be one main head to It all a supreme Judge, so to speak, to wfhom appeal may be taken In case of misunderstandings or declinations of proposals made to those in subordinate positions. Circulating; among: factorymen, up to within a comparatively short time, one would hear it stated over and over that the "big" stores of Portland bought everything In the east and that local manufacturers could not get so much as a hearing from their buyers. The writer carried this story to Julius L. Meier, manager of the Meier & Frank company store, and on explanation of the assever ations of the manufacturers, that gen tleman said : "You Just say to the manufacturers that they can always -obtain a hearing if they will come direct to me ! I be- COOPEY SAYS: REASON N IN MEIER & FRANHS ORE If yon want ta see one of the benefits of cooperation, look at the last balanoe sheet of F. W. Woolworth. where the American people hare cooperated and paid him in the last fiscal year nearly one hundred million dollars in fire and ten cent to na people of Portland who have been striving a way to set money to loan the small, honest he can increase his plant and produce foods for find employment for home people, as well as assist the Government in earryimc on this war for Liberty by producins the one hundred and one things required for the army and navy and ride of the water. Cooperation is self help. by cooperating I CHAS. COOPEY & Royal Building. Practical Universal Tire Filler Co. MINE MILL PRODUCES $350,000 GOLD A YEAR 1 -Al v- -'ff: .... . 1 ' ' i v Lli Baker Mining company's BIG POWDER PLANT AT NASHVILLE WILL RISE IN SIX MONTHS Du Pont Powder Company Will Build and Operate Works for Government. The war department has made nubile the details of the contract recently exe cuted with the Du Pont Powder com pany, through Its subsidiary, the Du Pont Engineering company, for the con struction of a government powder plant at Nashville, Tenn. This statement Is supplemental to .the announcement of yesterday that government plants would be erected at Nashville and Charleston, W. Va. The government will build the Charleston factory. Work on Fee Basis As an engineering fee, the Du Pont Engineering company will receive $500, 000 for Its preliminary services at STORE CONSISTENT lieve In patronizing home Industry and in building up local payrolls.- It is these which expand the business of the stores and I heartily sympathize with the ef forts being made to encourage and build them up." Home Buying to Be Encoaraged This statement was published in this i department and read by numbers of ; manufacturers who are now expressing extreme gratification at the attitude of Mr. Meier and the patronage they are receiving from the active Institution over which he presides. This was spec ially mentioned by Theodore Bergmann . of the Theo. Bergmann Shoe Manufac- j turing company. 621 Thurman street. . His factory had recently received a most generous order from the shoe de- : partment buyer of the Meier & Frank : store, and to the writer Mr. .Bergmann said : "Portland manufacturers of such wares as are sold in department stores are highly pleased at the attitude as sumed by Mr. Meier. One of the de partment heads Informed me that Mr. Meter c ailed the store's buyers together, and In a little address in substance said: It Is my desire that buyers for this store will, so far as possible, give j preference to local manufacturers, and i if for any reason this seems detrimental j to bur interests to come to me and ex I plain the reason why. Our interests are I inseperable from those who are main ! tainine payrolls In Portland.' X had not tne least aimcuny in in teresting the buyer for the shoe depart ment, and , I have friends who speak very enthusiastically of the new order of things at the great department store." Bessoi Is Assigned It has long been surmised, with what degree of Justice It Is Impossible to con jecture, that department buyers for the big .stores have been averse to procur ing home products, regardless of price or merit, for the selfish reason that pieces. What a lesson all these years to find manufacturer so that home consumption. o onr allies on the other Why not help ourselves SON, Tailors, Portland. Or. Would you sonsult your butcher as to what kind of clothes to buy? or get a tinner to audit your books? Then why do you ask those who never used UNIVERSAL TIRE FILLER, asto its merits?. Ask those who use it is all we ask. We have thousands of them. A FREE TRIAL GIVEN BEFORE YOU PAY A CENT - i- - . ' 7th and Hawthorne Are. Phone East' 8310 mi mill, which tarns out a 20 pound gold Nashville. For this sum the engineer-! Ing company agrees to obtain from the Du Pont Powder company plans, draw ings, processes, and other requisites to! the construction of a plant which will cost from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000, For the execution of Its contract, the building of the plant, and Installation ; of machinery will receive 3 per cent on : the total cost of the plait. It Is esti- : mated that the total fee, including the flat fee of $500,000 and the percentage . allowance for construction, cannot ex- ' ceed $2,000,000. It is hoped to build the r plant for $40,000,000, with an outside limit cost of $50,000,000. Six Months Tims Estimate After constructing and equipping the Nashville plant the Du Pont company will operate It for the government until such time as It can be turned over In smooth working order to the United States, an estimated operation of six months. During the period of operation the Du Pont company will receive com pensation at the rate of 3 cents per pound for each pound of powder manufactured, plus a further bonus for a reduction In the cost of production. The government reserves the privilege of extending the period of operation by the company. Construction and operation bills will be paid by the government The fees ! to the Du Pont company are allowed for Its engineering and . i 1 I or its nnKineeniiK ana wiwirucuuii service and Its skill and processes in the manufacture of powder. they have established friendships in the eastern markets which they do not wish to alienate, even in the smallest degree. Given free trips to New York by the Portland store they would meet these i acquaintancee, be freely if not lavishly i entertained by them, and had a $1000 time at not the least expense to them- selves. The home manufacturer would not, or at least never has, played this, game, hence he found to his dismay j that Ms products were too high in price or inferior In quality to meet the ; approbation 'of the gentleman or lady j enamored of these exceedingly pleasant excursions. This, at least, .is the im pression which has prevailed among those who make things in Portland. It may be erroneous, but Mr. Meier seems to have devised an effective cure for the complaint if ever It affected buyers in his department store. Japan Goes Into Wool Production Consul General Scidmore, at Yoko hama, reports : The Japanese authorities are reported by the Japan Chronicle to have been I making arrangements with the ultimate i object of enabling this country to be self-supplying in wool production. Esti mates for the next financial year by the department of agriculture and com merce, it states, provide for an expendl- , ture of 303,658 yen ($150.875 as a fund j for the encouragement of sheep rearing. ' This would be expended yearly. The newspaper states that the authorities intend to raise 1,000,000 head during the next 20 years. Breetls be .n o.i- edNy the government, chiefly from Australia or Great Britain, and will be sold or distributed free of charge among sheep farmers. Coopey Suggests Cooperative Effort Charles Coopey does not want It un derstood that he proposes ."taking up a collection" for the benefit of '.struggling Industries, or to assist In the! establish- J ment of new ones. What he advocates is an alliance composed of all working men and women, each subscribing for , a certain amount of stock, paying for It : at the rate of 50 cents or morf perl week, as their circumstances "permit, the fund thus raised to be piacea in me hands of a competent and responsible committee of men. to be used as In their Judgment will serve the best Inter, eats of the subscribers. "If all Portland factories." Mr. Coopey says, "were owned . by the masses, each of the multitude would have a personal Interest in their suc cess. They would, when buying, be in quiring for the products of the industry In which they owned shares, and this would quickly solve the patronise home Industry question." Rasmussen & Co. Makers of PabtsandVarih N. E. Cor. 2d and Taylor, Portland, Ore jjon t H - r : - " II It . II hii.m ! 'I4! 'Y i.i m i i ii ri .in l"qF'''--.lf' J I CourtMj O-W. R. It N. Co. bar three times month. . THRESHEI ORGANIZE TO BRING Aiding in Solving Labor Problem Will Be One of Main Objects of New Organization. About 80 threshermen from Benton county and one or two from across the river In Linn county, have organised the Benton County Threshermen's associa tion. The purpose of the organisation is to bring about efficient methods of handling the grain crop without the use of sacks, and in any other way to re duce the cost of threshing and to help 801 vo the labor problem The question of adapting machines to hanilllnv rraln In Ktillr i m w tt,t i ... oughly discussed. Many of the thresh- I ermen spoke in favor of buytng weighers PATRON IN EAST HOPE TO GET PATIENTS THERE, TOO? Patrons of Eastern Salesmen Are 1 Asked to Pause a Moment and Consider. BjTh. 8. Hareonrt There must be a bunch of men in Portland who draw their sustenance from the efforts of other men and the channels of trade and opportunities af forded by the city, and who are callously Indifferent to the Interests of the com munity. As has been stated in these columns over and over, those who pay their money to Eastern manufacturers for such things as are equally well made here, of as good material 'and at as reasonable prices, are as disloyal to their city and clientele as is the pro German disloyal to the nation which af fords him a living and an opportunity to thrive and prosper. And this Is but a mild manner of expression by which to state a fact ; . A week ago. in this department it was shown that employing tailors had the names of 72 "high class" citizens bank ers." business and professional men who have the clothes they wear made for them by Eastern tailors, notwith standing we have here as skilled, as competent and as fair and honest tailors as any in the country, whether their establishments be In New York or London. , Speaking of legitimacy in business transactions, there is no excuse for these gentlemen slighting their neigh bors and drawing upon the resources of their home city to support institutions whose only interest in Portland is the money, they can draw from the treas uries of its citizens. Were their prac tices to be followed by all of us, where would their profits come from? Would they draw their sustenance from Chi cago? Would the physician get his pa tients or the lawyer his clients from Philadelphia or the banker his deposits from New York? Is It right that as leecnes they should suck the blood from BENTON IN GREATER EFFICIENCY DO DOCTORS WHO BUY WHEN YOU WANT RELIABLE TREES Fruit, Shade, Nut or Ornamental Lawn Shrubbery, Roses, Vines, Etc WRITE OREGON NURSERY COMPaNY, ORE1NCO, - ! HCE MACfflMES tbe only eaaapiste fee and threshing by the bushel as the only fair method for both, machine man and farmer. A vote was taken to ascertain the sentiment of those present and all except two favored buying the weighers and threshing by weight this season. A motion was made and unanimously adopted that sack sewing be done away with and that all grain In Benton county be handled In bulk this year. Should any farmer wish to sack his grain In the manner of former years, it will be necessary for him to furnish his own eacks, twine, sack sewers and extra help. Grain will be delivered from the ma chine Into a wagon box, granary or sack as the farmer may choose, at so much per bushel. With sacks at 25c each at wholesale, the construction of portable bins, it was decided, would be the cheap est method of handling grain this year. LARGE AREA OF 0. & C. GRANT LIKELY1 TO BE OPENED THIS SPRING Only Stumbling Block Is Possi ble Legislation Which Will Hold Matter Off. The purpose of the Interior depart ment is to restore agricultural lands of the Oregon & California railroad grant to entry as soon as possible, and unless congress directs otherwise, plans will proceed for opening a large area this spring. t . Secretary Lane has written the public lands committee of the house to this effect In making an unfavorable report on the bill of Representative Johnson of Washington to defer the opening of the lands until one year after the end of the war. The secretary points out that such a law would defer the benefits of opening these lands for an Indefinite period and would further postpone the time when the lands will be returned to the county tax rolls. Under the Johnson bill preference lights of entry would be (granted to all who served In the war, a feature which would confine the opportunity to this class of citizens, the secretary says. In his comment on the bill. Secretary Lane said In part: "Lands classified as agricultural under the act embrace those not valuable for power sites or timber, and the examina tion In the field has progressed suf ficiently to demonstrate that large areas, thus automatically classified, possess little value for farming purposes. "It can be safely predicted that the area of desirable farm lands will be found a matter of disappointment to in tending homesteaders generally. Even though every acre classified as agricul tural could be put to such use, the lands affected by the bill now under considera tion would be utterly Inadequate to satisfy the preferences contemplated thereby." . OF HOME Portland's veins to make no return therefor? And now comes another class. We have shirt factories In Portland the equal of any, no matter where their location.. In one of them the other day the writer saw. three shirts which were made for the personal use. of a Portland merchant at a cost of $90--$30 each. He was shown others made for a business man at a cost of $4 each, and still others priced at from t to S12 apiece. The material was on hand from which to make at least 50 distinct types and grades or garments, suitable for any caning or position, yet at tms instant there Is at one of the leading hotels an individual taking orders for shirts to be made by a Chicago concern with no bet ter material or more skilled workmen than those of our own city. And he comes with an aristocratic air, puts up at a high priced hostelry and by the mailing of an engraved card informs those with whom he desires to do busi ness that he may be seen only for a few hours In the afternoon. It may be that he desires to rest his conscience during the first half of the day to take it easy while they who buy his stuff are earning money with which to meet their bills contracted with him, A haberdasher called at the hotel. He' manifested a desire to place an order for half a dozen shirts. Wreathed in smiles the itinerant took his measure and an nounced that the garments would be delivered in Portland at $12 each. The local haberdasher sells shirts of equal value at IS the shirt and neckties the peddler asked 13.50 per half dozen for the haberdasher will sell to anyone at $2.50 for six. Had the local merchant bought from the tailor's agent goods te be retailed to his customers, he would have been compelled to resell the stuff at an advance of more than 50 per cent of his present prices for shirts and ties of equal value. I It must be understood, however, that the Itinerant travels and sleeps and boards at nobby hostelries. There is nothing: "cheap" about him. nor can there be "cheapness" in the things he sells. Quality is not to be considered. Price is the thing. High prices I Big prices ! Monumental figures, so that our Portland nabobs may feel that they are wearing greenbacks or .something worth while which comes from Chicago, the pork town of this continent They must like shirts with a real ham flavor. And these cannot be had from the Jacobs shirt factory, or from Thos. E. Kent our local shirt makers, than whom there are no better In Chicago or any where else. TO THE OREGON ery ta the satire Vortkweet. ' EFFORTS BEING MADE TO FIND OTHER USES Eggs Each Equivalent tto About, Two Dozen Hen's Eggs; Tanned ' Skins Also Valuable. Since the slump in the ostrich-feather market occurred In 114 making It on- profitable to raise ostriches for their feathers alone, schemes have been, de- . vised In this country to minimise the ., losses to ostrich farmers, many of whom r had no other capital than their flocks of these giant birds. The eggs of the ostrich have long been a staple product on the market of Port Elizabeth and other ostrich centers. nd have been mixed with hens' eggs ' by ' bakers in the manufacture of cakes and pastry. Lately two sealed cans, each -containing 20 ostrich eggs In llqwttd form, . have been shipped to London as an ex- : periment The results are awaited with , interest In large quantities, ostrich ". epgs packed for railage are quoted at l ort Elizabeth at 14 to 18 cents each. One of these eggs weighs between S and ; 3 pounds, and is equivalent to about 1 dozen hens' eggs. . . Early In 1917 an ostrich skin was tanned and sent to the South Afri can trades commissioner In England, who submitted it to an expert tanner -of fancy leathers. He stated In his re port: The most likely purpose we could sug gest for such a product would be dress- , lng-case work. The unusual appearance on the exterior of traveling bags would attract a class of buyers who like their luggage to have a distingue appearance. ' Black would hardly be a suitable color. A suitable shade of green would be bet ter for the purpose Indicated, or some ' of the art shades or saddle brown, such as are sent to London tor less aggres sive purchasers. Furniture covering la another use to which they could be put The small pieces could then be used for pocket books, tobacco pouches, etc In all this type of trade It la Just a question of introducing a fashion. The skins advisably should be tanned In this country, tastefully with that objective In view. Perhaps after the war la over Amer ican tanners also would be Interested In ostrich leather; but. on the other hand, ostrich feathers may come back Into their own. and ostrich skins be kept alive to produce feathers. Brick and Steel by Parrel Post All the brick and steel for a com modious two story bank building at Vernal, Utah, were shipped to that point from Salt Lake City by parcel post The contractors found it would be cheaper to transport the material In this manner than to freight it In by team. According to a distinguished English scientist there Is some form of radiation from chalk and granite cliffs, possibly electrical, that causes cllmatlo differ ences In places in the same -vicinity. -- PRODUCTS Willowcraf t : Furniture Company ' aM Delay Sb MAJt OT ACTUftXKs Of flMk Willow Furniture, , Basket; H amp era, Etc. sold bj an Goad raroltare terse ae tbe Paeifie Coeet NOW LET US SET TOO ETHER AND HAKE ISIS TMS BEST YEAR Of OUR LIVES. THE Oregon Paper Box Factory ; IS ill fa that Atia - - SB.. I Z i1 HeuU Ess ayi UfffW j vfl b promptly uanafacturMl tvi lemmt ttftftf F. DIELSCHNE1DER, Pro op. 1E1S C41-24S Sterk SI Mais Selle Auto Works roOder ef ATTTO BOSXXsV TMVCK BOBZX7S ASTD Ilillll, TAI1X, WKKIU: Airs SBX.U attto stajitxuu, , scoad aad Vsdlsom snrsets. raoae Maim 614, HoFKl Make Good . Dinraarr last Bortam -Irs a- lill &rs, VVCINMAHD DEVERA0E Gem Tatting Shuttle Winder 10c SoM at all efeoajtBMBt stares a a lee atere. Far toe aa yoer aeakafs aaaae we'll esaU ooe eUceet. Gem Winder Co., 101 6th St Mike S A I Ls S far Skip; Aearalace, Teata aae fVafes Aajae. aUa aad Ollee CletAimft Herae ead Win Ceeera: CeueaSaea. . t PACIFIC TENT & AWNING CO. tlrai aael Aakrar PSuae .( LAYTON COOPERAGE r CO. Maaefattmie ? eeS d.alere la . NKW AND 1NU HAND BARRELS. SS7 Water tu. raetia. Or. j Safe Economy Fruit Jar Caps ror sext year; Green Ceo lifter win uaaa . ejiiaooi in jury. naesess in etecea. 02 DekWB bid . OSTRICH CAN BEPUTTO rfoppv: U. icoorutAecf 1 ife aer ararae rr. K!J:ljr.- ' Vr.aaiLaaa JFJfr