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14 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, "SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1919. HEW ORLEANS IS CHE COMPETITOR OF PACIFIC PORTS A. Cr, Callan, Portland Delegate "-ft to Foreign Trade Conference, : Sees South Looming Large. MISSISSIPPI GREAT FEEDER River Transportation Comes Into Its Own Again With Barges Principally Used as Carriers. New Orleans will be the tola: competi tor of Wert Coast porta for transpacific shipping, accord in to A. C Callan. rep resentative of Portland in the national foreign trade conference held recently "at Chicago. As a keen rival-of New York in foreign markets Chicago is backing New Orleans in the rac for supremacy In world commerce With the Mississippi river and Its tri butaries furnishing cheap transportation to its wharves tne strategical position of New Orleans is apparent. Mr. Callan said. Freight destined o porta In South America. Australia, New Zealand, the orient. South Africa, and southern Eu rope is loaded .direct from river barges Id. ocean-going ships. The Panama canal offers a ready gateway to the west coast of South America Aad to the South Pacific and New Orleans seems destined to command a premier posi tion among , the great seapor's of the United States. BITEK BABGES BUST Already strings of barges ara carry ing the products of the Mississippi val ley and the Great Lakes region to the rrulf port for shipment to foreign ports. River transportation has come into tu own again and the tremendous increase in Volume of freight carried by barge and river boats to gulf ports during Lre past few months Is accepted aa an in dex of the permanency of newly estab lished trade routes. "As a direct result of cheap watr transportation cane sugar from Cuba is crowding beet sugar out of the St. Louis market, according to Mr. Callan, trnd manufacturers of the nativi product a jo devising new methods of production Congestion of freight on the docks at New York, Philadelphia and Boston due to strike troubles at Liverpool and other British ports, has turned a vast volume Of business to New Orleans, Mr. Callan declares.- and he predicts that much of this business is permanently lost to the Atlantic ports: PRESENT LEVELS ACCEPTED Mr, Callan spent several weeks in lastern manufacturing centers and wit nessed the sudden revival of industry from the apathy which followed the signing of the armistice and lingered through the uncertainties of the peace conference in Europe. Manufacturers alt over the country are resigned to the high prices of -labor and materials, he nays, and. are accepting present levels as the new normal standard. The Industrial-energies of the country are turned loose once more and their im mediate task is to supply the enormous ; demands of the war devastated coun tries of Europe. Mr. Callan cited two orders for steel rails to be used in the rehabilitation of French roads as indicative of the "big business now under way. One of these , orders was for 750.000 tons and one for !00,000 tons. ' Another order from France was for 150 locomotives. American steel products, can be delivered at European ports in favorable competition with steel from English mills and this factor alone insures a tremendous impetus to Ameri can industry. PORTLAND SEEDS WATEE LINES One of the immediate needs of Port land, according to Mr. Callan, is the establishment of steamship lines to New York, .Boston and Philadelphia. Water transportation between the Atlantic and Pacific ports is essential to favorable freight rates, , he says, and will insure an immense domestic market for prod ucts of the Pacific coast states. River transportation on the Columbia and Snake rivers should also be developed to the maximum, if we are to offer the mining, milling and agricultural sections of the Northwest a gateway to world markets. . River transportation is a science little understood in the Northwest. Mr. Callan declared, and our methods are cumber- some i and expensive compared with those in use on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Instead of expensive docks . and piers of concrete, floating barges are anchored to the banks of the streams: These rise and fall with the varying stages of the river and furnish the best of t acllrties for loading and discharging cargo, . ' ADVANTAGES ARE CITED , - Detached gangways offer a flexible approach to the barge wharfage. These, like the barges, are of wood construc tion and are easily kept in repair. With an abundance of Umber at all times available, the building of docking facu lties on. the Columbia should offer no obstacle to the development of river transportation, according to Mr. Callan. "The markets of the Eastern states and of Europe need the products of the - Pacific Northwest and their de mands will not be stayed, declared Mr. Callan. "A tremendous industrial regeneration of the wotld is just begin ning it cannot be called a 'season of prosperity' that phrase is too tame. This is something bigger than any ; prosperity the world has ever known. It involves something bigger than pres ent or past methods of doing business, and means, ' inevitably, the establish- . ment of a world industry on a scien tific basis that leaves no room for "Bol shevism, 'capitalism or any other Ism. . "This regeneration of industry will When you order t suit from me-you "get what you are looking for . Quality Cloth, Fit mnd Good Workmanship WERNER PETTERSON TAILOR . 313 Washington St. at Sixth, Upstairs 1 ROSE; CITY PUPILS. FROLIC IN f 4 : .: . Sr' & :v I 4.. f 1.' - '7tScZs 1 - , mm SALES ORGANIZATION NEEDED FOR DEALERS IN FORDS, SAYS RYAN Sales Manager of Factory in De troit Tells of Expansion in Talk to Portland Agents. "It is immediately necessary that a sales organisation among Ford dealers be perfected all - over the country for the Increased production that the Ford plant expects to start soon, said W. A. Ryan, sales manager of the Ford fac tory at Detroit, who spoke before Ford dealers of Portland at a meeting In the Benson hotel Saturday afternoon. "The Ford plant is now turning out 3000 cars a day, and by July 1 the dally production is expected to reach 4000. Beginning June 1, 60 per cent of the Ford open cars will be equipped with starters," said Mr. Ryan, who also expressed the opinion that an in creased sale of car parts will develop during the coming year. '"Henry Ford has no intention of sell ing out his plant to the General Motors company," continued Mr. Ryan, "but the plant is not going to start placing $250 cars on the market right away. There is some possibility of this In the future and regular Ford dealers will be given the first opportunity of handling these cars." y .-. Mr. Ryan, accompanied by C. A. Brownell, advertising manager of the Ford company, arrived in Portland Fri day evening. A mechanical clinic was held at the local assembling plant at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and J. A. McMillan, of the Fairbanks company of New York, demonstrated the use of the various tools and labor saving machin ery used In repairing cars at the local plant. The dealers meeting was opened at 1 o'clock In the Benson hotel, and after Mr. Ryan gave a complete outline of the policies of the company for the ensuing year, Mr. Brownell spoke on the value of advertising. He particu larly emphasized the fact that local dealers should use the nationally adver tised trademark in preference to any design of their own. Mr. Brownell and Mr. Ryan left Saturday-evening for San Francisco, where they-will give similar talks to the Ford dealers of that city. ' Nine at Jennings Lodge School Are Handed Diplomas .Jennings Lodge, May 24. promotion exercises, marking the close of the year Iiv the Jennings Lodge school, were held at Bllndstone's hall here Friday evening. The program included a chorus sung by the advanced grades, a class march, presentation of diplomas by Supervisor Brenton Vedder, flat? drill by primary grades, song by inter mediate grades, "Billy Jones" by the fourth grade, and a ribbon march by the intermediates. A playlette, "Old Songs," in ' which members of the school per sonified the ballads of long ago, was the final number. The eighth grade class this year grad uated into the high school, including tae following :. Gertrude Kennedy, Harold Heathmah, Gladys Caldwell, Leo Cook, Noah Bechtel, Nettie Geymer, Velma Bechtel, Myrtle Berry and Charles An derson. - demand the best from every Idle acre of land in the great Northwest, the best from our forests and mines and it's up to us to product on a tremendous scale. There are several hundred , thousand people headed this way from the Bast, and the development of our resources will be accomplished either by us or by the newcomers that's about ail the choice we have in the matter. THE CLOTHS WE SHOW are the products of the best mills. Come in an 1 see : them. You'll t?e impressed with their quiet good taste and the charac ter of my tailoring fully equals that of the fabrics, as every good dresser knows, j trade upstairs and , save money f'lr. ' o i my ,,Tnr-LTJLj"jur -if 'jij -jjjai : r t-t y 1 ,p ............ "Sapfe. r Above Scene about the May pole at Harriet Sage, seated upon Rose City Park primary school chil dren May-feted Friday. Before an au dlence pf more than 1000 admiring pa rents and sisters, brothers and friends gathered on the school lawn, the little wee lasses and laddies, garbed in bright colors representing knights and ladies, fairies and gnomes of yore, danced, and PIONEER MANAGER OF 'MOVIE' THEATRES IS TO LEAVE FOR BUTTE Creator of Artistic Houses Here to Continue in Service of Jensen & Von Herberg. Edward J. Myrick, for nearly 10 years one of the foremost motion picture house managers in Portland, will leave Monday night for Butte, Mont, where he will manage the new Rialto theatre for the Jensen & Von Herberg interests. Mr. Myrick is the pioneer in modern motion picture; house management in this city. Coming here to open the Co lumbia theatre for Jensen & Von Her berg.. Mr. Myrick has- been continuously in the vanguard so far as the installa tion of decorative features have been concerned. He was the first to use the specially built decorated theatre en trance, first to use potted . plants and flowers in awning decoration and first to decorate the stage. . Among his other "firsts" was the elaborate- holiday dec orations of the interior, 'and girl ushers uniformed in conformity to the spirit of the play. , When Jensen & Von Herberg took over and rebuilt what la now the Liberty, Mr. Myrick: superintended the work of remodelling and of the Installation of the big WurUtzer unit orchestra, the electrical lighting and projecting system and the decorating. For several months he acted as manager of both the Liberty and Columbia.; .His transfer it Is under stood is due to the fact that Mr." Jensen has decided permanently to ' locate here because of the inadvisabtlity of both heads of the big syndicate being in Seat tle. The Rialto In Butte was erected about two. years ago at a cost of $265,000. Street Fist Fight Staged irr Quarrel ' Over Shining Stand A fistic encounter between - John Praggasles and Gus Anderson, Greek bootblacks, at Sixth and Washington streets, Friday , evening, caused .both belligerents to receive black eyes and battered faces and to be taken to the c,lty jail. ' s,, Trouble over the ownership and man agement of 1 a shoe shining parlor at Sixth and Washington streets, operated on a community plan by the workers, is said - to have been responsible for the fight. Both men were arraigned, before Municipal - Judge Rossman Saturday morning, but asked to have their hear ing postponed until 2" o'clock ' next Wednesday. - Meanwhile they are out of Jail on 25 ball each' rJn f t s fw- nv- i V viiiiJ - 1 l" - a " ip " I fair v ii mmmt ypwam n -n... tm!tM, ...mr. - Vj; .n .i- fT ' , , , n , -, v , ,, ,n,.,.,wl,.n.nmm.IM.f, V , , '0 i- " . (,; ..-..i-,. f - - JlA'- ! i 'i-SS. iff '---: --, MAY FESTIVAL THAT IS PRETTY SPECTACLE Rase City Park School. Below, left King Herbert Richardson yid (jueen their throne. Right Walter Antlerson, who acted as, bugler. frolicked, paraded and posed. There was a grand march led by the May king and queen, Herbert Richardson and Harriet Sage, and followed by all the other par ticipants in the daszling pageant. There was a May pole dance by third grade girls garbed In bright yellow. A cherry blossom dance by 18 first grade girls in pink, a sunbonnet dance, a "Belgian folk Mrs. E. L. Thompson Is Elected President Of Opera Association At a meeting of the newly elected board of directors of the Portland Opera association Saturday afternoon. Mrs. E. L. Thompson was reelected president, notwithstanding her protestation , that the honors should go to some one else. H. K. PlUmmer was elected -first; vice president ; Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, sec ond vice president ; Walter Hardwlck, secretary and Warren Erwin treasurer. The directors were chosen at the an nual meeting of, the association Tuesday night at the Portland hotel, the follow ing being elected : H. E. Plummer, Paul Petri, Walter Hardwick, Walter Jenkins, Mrs. Jane Bufns Albert, Mrs. E; C. Peets, Otto Wedemeyer, Warren Erwin, J. Ross Fargo, J. C. Boyer and ; Mrs. E. L. Thompson. Another member is yet to be elected. . t. After the business meeting Tuesday night followed a musical program and the presentation of a. beautiful sliver vase to Mrs. Thompson for her splendid work, in connection with the production of the opera. "The Elixir of Love," April 24 and 25, at The Auditorium. Men Are Blamed for Failure to Raise More Home Funds "The' men of the city have fallen down shamefully in this drive and that is the reason the returns tonight are so small," declared J. C. English at a meet ing of the colonels and workers in the $ 100,000 drive for the Jeanne d'Arc resi dence hall for girls. I Tma sentiment was reiterated in speeches : by P. ; J. Finn, M. J. Sweeney.: F. J. Lonergan, John K. Casey. John Mann, Coe A. McKenna and others. ; That the . women have worked faith fully and effectively la shown by the returns from the residence district, to which the cillcitation thus far has been largely restricted. The larger prospects have been largely left to the men. , The outcome of the meeting was a decision to send the colonels and - lieu tenant colonels forth Monday morning after "big game," and the women, will continue their work of soliciting in the residence district ami in the industrial plants. A group of i men who -. have pledged themselves to raise 11000 each reported progress. Incomplete returns, exclusive of Sat urday's solicitation, total $11,000. 90-Day Sentence of Chinese Suspended A suspended Jail sentence of SO days was given . Saturday to Louie Chung by Municipal : Judge Rossmaa -- when the Chinese -was found guilty of having opium in his possession.". He waa ar rested at 107 North Fourth ; street by Officer Miller and Fair, who say they found cards of ojum in Chung's pockets. song, a Victory calesthenic drill in which were featured the red, white and blue ; a flower song and dance were among the many colorful sets staged by the chil dren. In addition there were solo dances b Daphne Summers in bright yellow and by Jane Lyon, barefoot. The fes tival was In charge of the teachers of the Rose City Park school. HOSPITAL STAFFS AT WORK FOR 36 HOURS T ANY SLEEP Medicaf Sergeant Tells of Hard . Work Done During Big Battles in France. To work 36,hours at a stretch without a wink of sleep was one of the obliga tions of army surgeons and their ,en tire working Btaffa during one of "the big drives, when the wounded were pouring into the base hospital in con voys of 200 and 300 at a time, accord ing to William T. Owen, sergeant first class, of base hospital 46, who has just returned from overseas duty. Owen will remain in Portland and take charga of The Journal barbershop about June 1. While In France Owen was under Major Thomas Joyce, as sergeant in charge of surgery. He also visited the field hospitals a number of times. "My observation convinces me that 129 Tenth St., bet. WTHOU Cleverly Styled Pumps and Oxfords I From America's Best jjP yi Shoemakers tx Quality and Service s at Reasonable Prices . J The Parkway A new Pump in patent colt, black kid and cocoa brown kid ; welt . f v soles ..... iD XI ' New Footwear in White Buckskin and Canvas the higher-ups in this war did their bit all the way," said Mr. Owen. "No work was too little for the skilled officials to tackiei and when work was to he done, they rolled up their sleeves and went at it regardless of personal Incon venience. "With wounded men arriving from the field of battle in large numbers all con nected with the base hospital had to pitch in to their utmost. As high as eight operating tables were going all the time when one of these drives was on. Mr. Owen was overseas 10 months. War Aviator Will Tell Experiences r To Bible Students Lieutenant Howard C. French, ob servation officer in United States air service, , will talk of war experience to the' men of H. C. Ewing's Bible class Sunday at 12 :15. Lieutenant French flew over the Argonne forest for six weeks and succeeded in bringing down a number .of German planes. He is the man who loaated the "lost" battalion. Dr. John H. Boyd will preach this morning and evening. The next meeting of the Portland Presbytery will .be on June 10 in the Fulton, Presbyterian church. The com mittee appointed to wait upon . the presbytery and request the; release of Dr. Boyd, so he may assume the chair of - homiletlcs at -the McCormick Theo logical Seminary in Chicago are A. S. Pattullo. F. I. Fuller and John F. Brad ley. Dr. Boyd has been with the First Presbyterian . church for eight years. He expects to leave for the East about July 15. The fall term at the seminary opens about September 10. .. It is prob able that Dr. "Boyd will motor East shortly after he is released from his pulpit. Mrs. Alvir a Harris Of Lebanon Passes Lebanon, May 24. Mrs. Alvira Har ris, known as "grandma, mother of Mrs. Alice Knepper, died Friday even Ing of blood poisoning. She was 90 years old and had lived here for 30 years. Funeral services- will be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Nye cemetery. ; Washington and Alder $200,000 IS ASKED FOR. FIRE STATIONS TO REPLACE SHACKS Present Structures insanitary and Unsightly and ; a Menace to Nearby Structures, Is Word. Two hundred thousand dollars to pro vide for replacement of old fire stations by new structures and. rebuilding ,of two slips for flreboats Is asked in the fifth measure on the reconstruction ballot to be presented to the voters of . Portland at the special city election on June l. . Commissioner Bigelow, , father of the measure, : declares - that -many - of the present buildings are flretraps in them selves, and that more substantial and pleasing structures are essential at this time. No acquisition of property Is nec essary r inasmuch as the new stations are to be erected on land occupied by the present buildings. Slips for flreboats and .houses for crews will be erected on municipal property at a cost of $50,000 for all under the plans of Commissioner Bigelow. : ARGUMENTS PRESENTED i Data on the proposed buildings and argumeents as presented by the commit sioner follows: - Engine No. 1, located on Fourth street between Yamhill and Morrison streets, estimated cost $40,000. This Is to take the place of the building that was con structed in 1890, wkich is in an insani tary condition and not fit for habitation.' Engine No. 3, Sixteenth and Washing-' ton streets. Replaces building that was built In 1884. Estimated cost $18,000. This building Is In a location that Is very prominent; and Is anything but a credit to the city of Portland. Engine No. 5, at Front and Cibbs streets. Present building-was built in 1890. and is poor, insanitary and en- .IliLlli.illi Ii; .iM:..::!: .;!:,::,,!; :- Sterling Silver Flatware for June Weddings You can now make leisurely selections from our very complete , and attractive stock which includes the following patterns: Etruscan, Sulgrave, West Point, Hampton, Livingston,, Washington, - Old South, Lady Wynne " We furnish leaflets, descriptive of each pattern. . jAsk to see "The Carthafe,, -a new design. . Platinum and Diamond Wedding Rings We make wedding rings to match perfectly any en gagement ring, no matter where purchased. -JEWELERS- 1 3i lliliiiiiilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll i Jnf' r !SSp3R:'-'; ' ! 1 $ O W I" j : b? ; -- 1 " .Z: -.r.. - . Wz "''-7'' ' '' t.wy. 'r,r". m. J I ' . . I I Pill An Institution That Has Grown- With the City TT T E BELIEVE that few others in their V f Iine have so fully kept pace with it. V Today our complete institution is located in the quiet yet convenient residence section. The Finley establishment is refined and dignified- Yet our service is within reach of everyone. Regardless of your finance, this institution will give better service at any ' stated price than any firm in Portland. J. P. FINLEY 6f SON ' - Progressive Funeral Directors Montgomery at Fifth . 5J mi tlrely unsulted to- the needs of the de partment. Estimated cost-of new strut- - ture, $12,000. . , Engine No. . Twenty-second and Nic ola. Was built in 1900 and is located on leased ground, for which the city pays $15 per month rent The city owns a , lot mora suitable . within . about . 13 blocks. This buildinar Is In a. dilani- dated condition, insanitary, and not fit ror numan Habitation. Estimated cost to replace same on city's property, 112.- 000. - : COSTS ARE lfW Engine No. 7, located at . East Third and East Pine streets. Was built sev eral years before the consolidation in 1892, is an old building, - not modern, is insanitary, and the location was con demned about two years ago by eriKl r.eers -sent , here by fire underwriters. Estimated cost of new building for this location, $20,000. Engine No. 10, located on Macadam road near furniture factories. Built iti 1906 cheap, ramshackle affair. Esti mated cost of permanent building, $12, 000. ' : 4 . . Engine No. 12, - located on East" Twenty-eighth nearEast Davis street. Built in 1906 cheap building, and not a credit to the neighborhood in which ' it is located. Estimated cost of new building, $12,000. - .Engine No. 14, located at Union ave nueNnear Welgand. Was built in 1894. Entirely out of date, insanitary and Should be removed. Estimated cost of new permanent house, $12,000. . Engine No, 20, located in Sell wood. Built in , 1900, was of cheap construc tion, insanitary, and not entirely safe condition. Estimated cost of perma nent building in this district, $12,000. Fireboat No. 1. foot of East Washington-street. Built in 1904. Dock is dilapidated, the house Is -not Bubntati-. tial and not safe for the men. It Is estimated that $25,000 is required for permanent up-to-date quarters. Fireboat No. 2. This is anchored alongside - of a temporary shack, on property owned' by the O-W. It. & N. company, on which the city pays month-, ly- rent. The new proposal for thin -fireboat provides for a dock, station house and slip, located just north of the Cornfoot Shipyard plant cmfwypuuppu Cornfoot shipbuilding plant, on property that is owned by the cly Estimated . cost of permanent construction, $25,00. The soviet government at Ifclslngfors has introduced a new chronology where , by the year begins October 25 and con tains 280 working days. immiii! I