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f HE OREGON DAILY i JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY. OCTOBER 2?, 1313, T3 STATE IN NEED OF ij MILLION MORE FOR I SOLDIERS' SCHOOL : $200,000 Per Annum Appro ,'propriated U n d e r Soldiers' .Educational Bill Insufficient. many Applications filed 1820 Applications, Filed by Ex i Service Men; Veterans Ask s Relief from Emergency Board. ' Salem, Oct. 20. With a total of 1820 ex-service rtien applying for the privilege of receiving the bene fit provided by the state under the recently enacted soldiers' educa tional aid bill, and new applications rerichins the office of secretary of tote every day, the problem, that naw confronts state officials is that of defraying the costs in volved in the education or tne.se applicants, j The legislators in passing the act pro-, ' viueuor a in w ...v- 'it ...i.u ..i..i. in mf th roHt u in it lew . oi i wo tenuis ui : out? iiiui w hii wins... i v ... ' .f etliioatiiig Oresoii men and women ' t he t had served In the army or navy rturiftsr tne worm war. Bas?fl on a . iV ..t ii non mm 0(mi this l 'lmv will provide a total of only $200,000 ' -IV'""' -!--rT1Cf.,L Um"kw.W to meet the needs during j v present yetir if no f-irtlicr applica- i "t tTWhlioukl be received. i .Kl IIKV NOT APPAP.KNT ' . '.-A tn A. Knzer. dnnuly sccrelary "t : Vii'lr, tijon" hoo hliouders hai been ptjiced tli; ciitirt; responsibility for the irtn.lnlslrallon of the act. Is unable to - - f er any solution to the financial prob . Inn except that it ajiparcntly presents a matter for the lonsideratiou of the tlnLu rnicrgeiK.-y board. However, as tl fund-provided for wHI tJirry the - aludunts aloiiE well into 1920 no immedi ate uctlon on a solulioii to this problem; if regarded as liclhg necessary. B fsr the greater number "f appli-j calls for educaliohal aid are attending: suite institution, a summary compiled j ".by Deputy Kccretsry of Statu Kowr ; Miows that of the total of 1820 applica f 1820 applica-,w tN-ns 107ft have come through slate j schools. Of these the Oregon Agncui- toral college heads the list with (13 applications. Professional, trade and vo cational schiKils are preferred by 211 of the Hpplieants. while the, others arc distributed ' as follows: Private educa tional institutions, 178: high schools, Kf ! business illeifen. I.12 ; law schools, 46' Salem Indian noioo1, 2. 3IASV St,HOOI.H lf:PltKSfeTKU 'Seventy-f Ive schools are represented in the summary of prefercn :3s- which fv.llWS'. The Adcox Auto & Clas Knglne School. lYtlland. 18: Albany cgllege, 6: Astoria . Business college, 45; Astoria high school, A' ItKanu lilK ...llrl . Atntlv Vilfrti ..l.n. I l,llnirt.,n hlirh ulm,.I I i.r hlirh school 8: Behnkp-Wnlker ! T-.,it, Tt. t. Aiuntiivno vuuitv, v iiiviim, t k'vu h.'gh school, 2 ; Capital Business college vk"' u'"1" vv.ivftu. Kklem. IS: Central Point hieh school. ' Pnllmr llrnve hlirh whnnl 1 I'nr. - vlll- hlo-h sehonl. 4: niatskanie hirh ' -rchqul'. 1; Canby high school. 1; Can- 5en Citr-hlgh school; 2 : De Keyset I-4 ' slit tit of Optometry. Portland. 21; i:gln hlirh school. 1 Klkton Union hiirh school. : l: Mmlra Union hih school. 1 : Enter- ! piis high school. 1 ; Eugene Bible unl- ' ciMLy,.; ciUK'ne ousiness ooukkc, ii; i j'.tgene nign scnoei. t ; v. o. uaruner ; School of Shorthand. Portland. 2; Gas-! .... uik -i i k.-i. to i high school, 1 ; Grants Pass high school. 3 ; Gresham Union high school. 2: High school district No. 36. Coos county, "1; Hillsboro high school, 3 ; ! . I-iubbard high school, 3; John Day high school, 1 ; Klamath county high school, vl . Lakevlew high school, 4; La Grande high school, 7: La Pine high school, 1 : -loiurelwood academy.' Gaston, . S ; Link's , Ucatness college, Portland. 5W, MTarsh ' fitlJ highschooiri ;"Medford high school, , 9 . McMinnvilb college, 10; Mc.Mlnnvilie high, school. 1; Milwaukie high school, J . Monmouth high school, 1; Mount Angel college, 3 ; the Miller school, Port land, 1; Newill Tutorial school, Port land. 1 ; North Bend high school, 1 ; North Pacific college, Portland, 58 ; Northwestern College of Law, Portland, 31. Newberg high schoqj, 2; Oregon, Agricultural college. 713; Oregon Law school,- Portland. 12 ; Oregon Normal achool, 3; Oregon City school, 3i Pacific University. Forest Grove, 27 Pendle - ton high school, 1; Philomath college, 3; Portland high schools and Benson Poly technic school. 73 ; Prairie City high, i school, 3 ; Rainier high school, 2 ; Reed i college, Portland, 42 ; Roseburg high fcdiool, . 3 ; Silverton high school, 4 ; ... -Suthertin academy, 2 ; Salem Indian bvihool. 2; Tillamook high school, I ; DIjv Dalles high school. 10 ; University ' ; o i Oregon, 355 ; Wasco high school, 1; Willamette university. 68 : Y. M. C. A., department ; of education, Portland, 71. Pive Homes Visited By Robbers During Sunday .Afternoon rter breaking 'open either a roar V In -i w or a back door, robbers invaded fv ctty homes Sunday afternoon and evening.: J. W. D Young. 1401 Alameda drive, reported several pieces of Jewelry r ud a kodak stolen from his home. George M, Plover. 652 East Sixty-first ctreet north, said one tavflllere was stolen - from his - house. The: family re- turned home while the burglar was in the house, scaring him away. No one saw htm, however. '' ) Pat IBacon. 488 East Seventh street frth, j was also" visited by the litrht " f 'gerod men. who took considerable j,elrf from his home.' "I, Sadler, .984 Garfield avenue, re i I vted a watch stolen from his house. rh fifth report was turned In by t" -orgs P. Moore, proprietor of the ' t -olden 1 West hotel, whose , house was " e'tered and robbed of Jewelry Valued 1 at $200. Veteran Finds Stolen Auto Sergeant Fred West, overseas veteran, v ho has returned to his position on the Uny relief at police headquarters, found a stolen automobile belonging to the city street cleaning department at East TTClity-slxth and IIolcat streets this rrnlng.'The license plates on. the ma ch!n' belorgedt tlie Portland Sutvige company. , , ; .; ' V ' . . "'''' -'. ." 'I Accused of Larceny V" Upoii -the strength of a -J complaint t tgned by Winifred Boydstrom of 152$ Lancaster street, Fred Bosell, 29, was arrested this morning by Captain of In meciors Circle. He Is charged with lar '- Nv tf a- $50 Liberty-bond. "LIFE SCOUT51 HONOR IS "AWARDED SALEM .YOUTH wmm :.."' ' " " Jay Morris ' f Kalem. Oct. 0. Jay Morria of Salem Is Oregon's fiiist and as yot only "Ufe scout." ' Jay jolitod Salem Heights troop No. 1 Myw e)irs affo and nas by nt much hard work, earned for himself this oibi.iiici.iuii. w 1114:11 w which .r . .... week. He I the only ."veteran scout In the Halcm district and Is assistant scoutmaster of his troop. Designation as a "life acout" requires that the boy must have Hdvauced throush the stages of fecund and flrnt eran ncout. which miulics five years of . service as a boy scout. 1 -Salem Hslghts troop was the first Boy - ; nt-gut nnii in nainxeu in uirgon, aiiuru- Hit; io i rriclal records' POLICE SEIZE N LARGE QUANTITY E Are4J !n DU lo " union nucoicu in naiu io nv- BJ nf VmUl'.n Pr. iiuocu oi iiviai.'ifg me i nr hibition Law. Kiglit hundred gallons of vine were seized as evidence Sunday by Officers McOtillocb. Schuliius. Corder and Well brook at the home of Mrs. Sabina Uidl vich. 32'JL.Kast Kielitl. street. Mrs. l,udi vk:h was arresicd on a charge of violat ing the prohibition law and Frank Hooker.- a mechanic, and P.ay Koontz. a carpenter, were held as witnesses. Karly Sunday morning W. B. C'c.am- OCrS W H nested by Officers J. i !,mun ano C, nipley. on the Foster j road near Sighty-sisth .street, and i charged with Jhavlng liquor in his pos- , A ... . . .... eM,m-. oimiu. a me same l was charged with being i uruiiK anu uisoraeriy. ' -, i - . i . . : Reckless driving was the charge wbxoed against G, K. Italhe. arrested Fourth and Davis. Sunday morning by , in their tibia wu lamo was urncers lveean ana wues. report the officers allege that Italn mioxicatea at tne time or nis arrest. . .i.-y-i . .v common ai aui anu G.ar.t for alleged violation of the pro- ! kiMiu. i. .n,t.a -n Hn-i r.,- oii,i ! umer anu oino jouuson at. oum ana hibition law and R. C. Hoyt for alleged reckless driving. W. L. ' Hoffman was arrested by Officers Hawkins and Trav- ers at the Oak hotel for alleged violation of the prohibition law- After he had collided with an automo bile belonging to John Extler, Officer J. M, Greene arrested Fred Shtndler. a farmer, and charped hhnswlrh driving an automobile while intoxicated. ' G. O. Shindler, riding in the machine, was charged wth being drunk. A quart bottle of cider found in the machine is held by the police as evidence. Build Bungalows to Ease Serious House Shortage at Salem Salem, Oct. 20. The Immediate con struction of a number of modern bun galows to be sold at from $2500 to $3000 each, including the lot, was announced Saturday by Colonel E. Hofer of the firm of Hofer & Son of Salem. This Is the first step to be taken toward re lieving a serious housing shortage that has existed In Salem for some time. Just how many houses will be built by the Hofers at this time has not been defi nitely determined, this being regulated largely by the demand. Plans, however, are said to be- under way for the con struction of 1G houses as a starter. The houses will e located on Center street, between Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets. Decorative parking features figur in the plan for the new! plot. Salvation Army Buys Quarters " Salem. Oct 20. The purchase : of its present .quarters was announced Satur day by local officials of the Salvation army. The consideration wa $4500: The Army plans the erection of a new home on the site as soon ae plans for a finan cial drive can be carried out. Bulky Bunch of Hops Stolen Salem. Oct. 20. The theft of three bales of hops, valued at 81 cents a pound or approximately $160 a bale, was re ported to Salem police headquarters Saturday by T. B. Jones of Mission Bot tom. Just how: the thieves made a-ay with the bulky loot js not known. The hops had already been sold at 81, cents.' Moonshiners Are v Believed to Have ' Held Up Officers Fellow moonshiners and not burglars held up Moral Squad Officers Spaufrh ana ecnnra saxuraay niKht at laZ Mont gomery drive., believe revenue officers. aiKiug'.i and S-hum had raided the house and arrested pretty Mrs. K. B. Stevens, a ..34-year-old- divorcee, on a charge, of conducting aJ still. While , waiting for the police patrol, the officers were held up . at the point, of a gun. three men breaking for the brush and running when the officers in turn flashed re volvers. , - ; u . k She Insists she cannot tell to whom Jia still found in' hfcr li'me b .longs. , r X Ml. ...nn.lmmM--l i iii. , ((MHiMaBMMna WN AT DWELLING HOUS CAPTAIN GEER, OF PIONEER RIVER FAME, IS DEAD y i Well Known Steamboat Man Had Commanded Boats on Willam ette and Columbia, and Yukon. EARLY HISTORY RECALLED Navigator Negotiated the Cas cades Rapids in 1917, With 125 Passengers, Record List. Following an Illness of more than nine months, Captain A. J. Geer, veteran river navigator of Portland, died Sunday at the family home, 3 East Sixteenth street.. Captain Geer was a native of Ore gon and a member of the piomjer family of his name. For nearly 50 years he was a master'of river boats. including the Bailey Catzert and the j J. N. Teal. During the Alaskan gold I rush he operated on the Yukon, j making record-breaking steamboat passages in that stream Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the services will probably take place Wednesday, with interment Mouut Scott eelllftiry captain Oecr waa-bom at BuUevU.e. on the Upper Willamette, 18."9. Hiss father was .Oregon pioneer of 1817. BKUAX AT AX KABI.Y A g i: lie begs n' his river career at the age of 19. when he was employed as a -deckhand on the steamer City of Satom. ply ing between Oreeron City ttnd Corvallis. and w hit-h was lost on ftock island near ly 40 years ago. In 1S98 ho left Vancouver. I!. C, In j charge of the .steamer Constautine for ! concrete basement, and the Van Schuy . Alaska. In tow of the tuc South Port- i ver building covers CO by 100 feet of land. The Conslantlne was lost July 4. ! '1S9S. off the Alaskan coast near St. aucnaei. nun his crew captain t.eer , i made St. Michael and there he pui-chascd ! the steamer J. 1'. l-ight. i j nc trip irom ni. micnaei to uawson t ne trip from ut. siicnaei to uawson was made in 20 days, and in 1S99 Captain ; Ae-;ecr. navigating the steamer Mary P., uraff, made the rouml trip. St. Michael I to Dawson and return, in 21 days, a roc- j oro. i ne same season nc tnaue a return trip to Dawson and back, the first man to complete this passage twice in one season. RUNS CASCAUK RAP1PS Captain !cer piloted the Bailey Gat crt over the rapids at Cascade Locks on June 19. 1917. with 123 jiHissengers. This was the first .time the rapids were , in the s J)t.r cellt dividend rale on the ever run w ith so large a number of pas- I Hmmon stock at the next meeting sched sengers. The locks were closed by high J b!ed to be 1;eld on October 22. tlie water ana mis was tne oiuy way tor tne ; boat to make Portland. upia.n ur ai.-so snoi uie e.uo rap- ; ids on several occas.ons. Tn taking two ; uura mc rapius several . 'ea,"s ago one member. of the crew was : wasnea ovc Doaru ai.uig. Wtly I ..captain ueer was a cousin or T. T. (Jeer, ex-e-overnnr nf llmirnn M a mlHnui ; j ;,;v , " i f" U"'""1"'' Mcc.r ' t orlZ nil rvi rm rtprrnn n rt ' woo rrin rr-t ) v.. " . 7 X . v. w. " anu. eurviye. A.. L. JS-0' "J'Zf I'XnH IlTu i v!r-ii" of Portland and Mrs. A. McCully of! Butteville. al.o survives. . i ni,.hnl i'n,m.Knil Richard Emmerson. aged 41. a native i , , """" of Ireland died at the home of his sis- ' ter. 1361 East Ninth street north St.! ter, 1361 East Ninth street north, Sat urday. Emmerson was bom in Ireland and had resided In Oregon since boy hood. Surviving relatives are three sis ters, Mrs. George Moffette of Gresham, Mrs. W. K. Hamilton and Mrs. J. H. Egan of Portland, and a brother. Wil- iiam J. Emmerson of Pennsylvania. Fu neral serv ices will be private at the J. P. Finley & Son chapel. Fifth and Mont- .-, -v - R. ..... .v. A. C. Brackenberry ofnciating. Em- merson was a member of ML Tabor lodge! No. 42, A. F. and A "M. Sirs. E. II. Kelsey Mrs. Bernice E. Buck Kelsey. wife of E. B. Kelsey, died Saturday at her home. 208 East Thirty-third street, at the age of 25. She was a native of Kansas and had resided in Oregon since 1912, first at Forest Grove, where the family has many friends. Surviving relatives are her husband; her mother. Mrs. J. B. Berry ; two brothers. Clarence Buck of Seattle and William B. Buck of this city. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Breeze & Snook parlors. East Thirty-fifth and Belmont streets. Final services will be in Mount Scott Park cemetery- ' John M. Terrlll John M. Terrlll died Sunday at the age of 65. He was a native of Indiana and had resided In Portland for the last seven years. He Is survived by his j wife and five children. Funeral services ' will be held at the chapel of Miller & Tracey, Ella near Washington street, Tuesday at 3 p. m.. and final services will be in Rose City cemetery. Terriir v.Vs a harness maker and dealer, but I for several years had been unable to engage In active business. . . - Gladys Lticile Avery Gladys Lucile Aiery, dauglvter of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Avery, died Sunday at the age of 12. She was born in Van couver, Wash., and was the grandchild of Mrs. Abbie Munger of Vancouver. Fu neral services will be beld Tuesday at 2 p. m., at the chapel of Miller & Tracey, Ella and Washington streets. - Final services will be at Lone Fir cemetery. Mrs. Susana Ilarjar Mrs. Susan Hagar, aged 83, a native of Switzerland.- died in Mtlwankl Thnn. day. Funeral Bet-vices were held to- day. at 3 d. m.. In tlie First German m. E. church, Fifteenth and Hoyt - streets, and final services were held at Lone Fir cemetery. Miller &. Tracey have charge of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Hagar had resided ' In Milwaukie nine years, and leaves no immediate rela tives. '. - . i . A, C Walker - . ;;i The funeral of A, E. Walker, who was killed In an automobile' accident Satur day in BtocKton, cat. wlir --.be in charge of Milter A Tracey at a date to be an nounced later. .Walker recently- resided ai 814 Corbett street. was t5 years . of age and is survived by h'.s w:fe and four children.- - .. "' ," i . ' .. ' ' ." " . i j. '- Sentenced for Theft : , ; After pleading guilty -to a charge of stealing 11 sacks of oats Saturday night from G. W. Simpson. 341 East Washingt on street, Ralph C Phelps. 20, was fined $25 and sentenced to 60 days in jail 4hls morning by Municipal Jude XUisaiuan. Delinquency Among Children Caused by. .! Divorce, Says Judge 1 Divorce is the chief cause of juvenile delinquency. Judge Jacob Kcnsler told the Unitarian pen forum, in the Church of Oar Father. Broadway and Yamhill streets, Sunday night.- . ' tludge tiansler described the work of he-court' f domestic relations. . It Is doing great social good, he said, with its informal session and H.I policy of pro viding rn Incentive to offenders to make good. He made an - appeal for popular support at the polls of all child welfare measures. . .. JO' BUILDING II LEASED - . ' '- To Occupy Structure at Flanders i and Broadway When Alter j ations Are Complete. " The United States Rubber company ! c"cVasT BisVuit company 0. year lease on trie ca- 1 cuit comnanv's bulldinir I at the southwest corner of Flanders ! street and Broadway, and the adjoin- i ?? .ftp!"',y cccupled. bythe. . via ocnuyver Ltiquor comvany, now i owned by the If. K. MacPherson conj- pany. The two buildings will be con nected and $50,000 apenl in alterationa I n:iu repairs, u la saiu. As soon as the build Ing-i are ready for occupancy, they Will house headquarters lor the I'ortliirid branch tit the i-nller RUBBER GOMPANY SPEND THOUSANDS OH eytcnitt-r. o. ( COi,i)aiiy, uner the management of W. '. W. tJcer, ' J, Roo)f. The ground fluor of the bls ; cuit company's building will be fitted up as a saUroim fur auti. tiros, belting and other rubber good a. Other . portions of the buildiiiKs will be uixl for' storage l-urposes, and employment will be given tt approximately 100 men. , The Pacific i.'oast Biscuit company's ouiKiing is a tour story nricK structure, 100 by 100 feet in dimensions, with a full ground space, is six stories in height and also has a full basement. Negotiations tor tne lease oi me proiierty w ere ciosea Siiturday by the Melzger-Parker-Fergu- sun company. Iresen't quarters of the; unnea stales jaioner company are ai unnea aiaies j;uooer 21 North Fifth streeti i t j rix. i rt XTeSSctl O LCGl LrUi Company Looks for Tn r rPPI J Prl "Rll Jin PqCJ ' Krom tlie Wall Street Journal Anidr Crrtni the outlook for an increase wrenclh iu Pressed Steel Car is predl- ttated on the belief that President Hoff- rtoti who ls r.3W on a trip around the ,,.m ni ,i:Qt i.i h,,v-.oU nis Comnanv. Tlie whole world needs ,.0uini; stock. The eciuipment makers of Great Britain. France and Belgium are j io. ,n ., ,sitio.3 to meet the demand. : Z. . T . . Furthermore. American manufacturers i can lay rolling stock down in Kurooe or Asia cheaper than foreign makers. That ; e wj,y equipment authorities look for- I rt to being placed shortly ! foreign roads with American Car & H.y T1" kJ , """K?" ounry. American Locomotive. Bald- win Locomotive and Haskell & Barker comranies. mi t t ii i V hrOO N ft W rflrt.lflTm AlilUU J.1 J VV 1 Ul blUUU Concerns Apply for Charters at Salem , , ..... rL.-.y i i, , j ,li r,)0se of promoting "and managing , d..8nialjc operatic and lecture tours. : n: ,,nw r,r i,np,ra.iinn r. hi, r- , ration Commissioner Schuiderman. Saturday. The corporation is capital-izt-d at $20,000 with the following in- ; corporators : Charles E. McCulloCh, Fred- ! erlck Hellig and Laurence Lambert. : Other corporations filing articles Fri day were as follows: Pacific Periodical ' Sales company, Porf-land, $10,000 : Frederick Parks, Mad ai'ne Parks and John Sedgwick. Deschutes Lumber company, Portland. $SC00 ; Howard Teel, Peter Nielsen and K M. Will. Beck Is Invited to Make Address Here i James M. Beck, formerly United States' attorney general for Eastern Pennsylva nia and first assistant attorney general of the United States under Roosevelt, has been Invited to speak In Portland Friday night. Members .of the Multno mah Bar association, learning that Beck was touring the Pacific coast, Issued the invitation. Furnished by Overbeck & Cooka Co. . New Tork, Oct 20. The motor stocks are expected to j lead in; activity ; again today and it is possible that new rubber and tire stocks will be: added to this group. Oil shares also are expected to maintain, activity during the coming week and special, interest is attached to transcontinental oiW in which it Is said Important developments; are close ie at hand. . 1 , I ! -i American Scgar has many friends and ! extravagant levels are mentioj ed for i the stocks. 42ontlnued accumulation of Southern Pacific causes bullish feeling on rails,' Money expected to work easier during the coming week, easing of call rate due to return of government inter est checks. Quick advance ln United States Steel common in final dealings construed .as evidence of strong accumu lation. Foreign exchange is easier. Francs show a slight improvement. ' Gross earnings Canadian Pacific sec ond week October $4,023,000, an increase of $303,000. . i ! . ; ITclied States Rubber and Kiibidiurina Six montlis ended Jane SO., shows $23.01 1 a share on common stock after charges and federal taxes are paid, against $21.84 for same period in 1918. - i VlnJoek to Get Fartory t Centralla, Wash,, Oct. 20. Arrange ments are being made Ty Thomas Zhiffv 1 for the establishment of a match factory 1 ia Wlulock. - - . , IbPicgjgjpg''-1 Finance,, Industry and - vj : Edited fcr Will F. Hesilaa ' RE TO STOCK MARTS Public's Mind Easier as Outlook Grows Brighter for Satisfac tory Solution of Problems. GREAT PROSPERITY SIGHTED Banks Plan to Sell Stocks Over Their Counters Will Save Hun dreds of Millions Every Year. By Broadun Wall New Tork. Oct. 20. Conditions i at the beginning of the new week I " . . stock market. president v nson s condition .has ceased to be a factors' The American public has apparently made up its mind in regard to the . jueague ot iaiions. xne iiuui iunu of the treaty wlll agree, with public opinion, regardless of personal ambi- tion. The labor problem is being! i settled along the lines of real Anier- icanism. The movement to bar for - 'eigners from trade unions is spread- ; , , , iayiui. Conservative labor loaders i-rc nctu- ally 'Fhowlng signs tha they revoKiiic ! the risiits of employers. indeed, there has actually been ijmc ! evidence in the last week that the pub- pie has some rights. The Sherman anti- , , i ;tnt.law. the labor unions and the courts nave always ignoren ine-pnDiic. n nas always been taken for granted that every member of the public was in- j volved in one or another of the parties to the disputes over wages, prices and rates of transportation. The public has had no voice because "the newspapers as . class allied themselves with one or auothc of ths parties. Now the gen eral pi:hlic- is making Its influence felt by unanimouf! condemnation of all the narties to the scandalous fight against American prosperity. PROKPKRITV LOOMS With the growth of the ,.,Kii - i industry'tne petroleum industry must -m ,j , . ; v 1 1 v ' 1 i... v. . . i vj , ' vi iu ut ircinj uixin oil to drive the automobiles, but ; ine nauonm lire ress upon on as a n ei for commercial and naval vessels. The imuon that controls petroleum will rule 2n.W?ri i That Is why Great Britain is reaching out to eontrol every oil field through Its local caBltallst. The Lnited States gov- trnment has driven American capital to Kngland In defense of Its Mexican in- vestments. , But renardless of the nationality of tho companies, their stocks are sure to be valuable for In these modern times CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM I BON or tne on Durr.ing snip, tne rami tractor, j tne 8ale of raw materials for ajl tndus tte truck, passenger car submarine and tries, paints, turpentine, kerosene, etc, airplaue and the oil driven machinery drugs, chemicals, enamels, varnishes, af a hundred descriptions there can be cotton for hospitals, tows (oakum) of no business of any importance without iemo. manila. sisnl. cords of hemn and the consumption of petroleum and Its products. J foodstuffs, papers, , and all goods ror OIL TO REPLACE CO L ' tanneries, ' saddleries, etc References. Incidentally, if the soft coal miners ' Refer to No' 3083 strike as they threaten to do. that will A mercnant ln Algerla desires to he p the oil companies immensely Oil I ciiase safe8i large and small, office fu r- ... tor es and where it once enters It In never. put out This will be a good thing by elin. natinr: the great waste of labor now i cniiJiuyvu tn iinnaiMiuiift wai 1.10111 mc mines io ine Krcai cuies. savings Danns are tinaiiy ooing some- ning sensiDie ana unsemsn ior ineir i customers. They are going to sell high " , , W J ' . i By setling stocks and bonds over, the I counters of the savings-banks con- structive work will be helped. Stocks and bonds are nothing on tarth but partner ships in the great railroads, mines and factories and farms of America. The new denartaro will save millions to the American investors by"Xreelng them from the touches of the swindlers who are taking advantage of this air of mystery to pick the pockets of the peo ple to the tune of hundreds of millions every year. Slump in Prices of Crude Oil Indicated By Company Data Stocks of crude petrojeum held by the pipe line-companies on the first of Aug ust totaled 64.000.OOo barrels compared with 67.000.000 barrels a month before and 88.000,000 barrels a year ago. July Advanc i $100,000 Short Term 6 Municipal Gold Bonds . Mnetpal ene Bami-annual Intaraat coupon aayabia in tots In Naw Tork Ottf Price to Asa fae daUHi FreemaN raanaas -- nunet ROBERTSON . & EWING LIBERTY BONDS 3tew York Qsotatiosft, Isterest Iselseed. . SHs.... First 4s.... .81SI.6S . Keoa4 p 4a........ First - V , Keeai 4Vi.., fc.44 64 TBird 4Vt. tiJil Fosrtk 4VaS ..j 88.68" Victory 4... i.,-. UVtt We Bay aad Sell Aiy' .-. - -. ."; Asiosat - .. 4. s' j production of crude oil waa 34.000.00ft I barrels compared with,31.000,004 in June and 30.000,000 barrels In July of last ear. Consumption of crude oil In July was 57.000.000 barrels compared with 2S.OO0.O00 barrels in June and 33,OOl.lK0 barrels In July cf last year. Total stocks of oil were 1 42 otio.tHift barrels compared with 436.000.000 barrels a mnth rku and i4V.eo0.0oo. a year aao. Production -pr crude oil has apparently reached and passed consumption and with demand decreasing and supply Increasing a downward -movement in prices of crude oil and its products -may naturally be expected, is the prediction of the Cen tral Trust compjirry of Illinois. Calgary Bonds Will Yield 6.25 Per Cent Free From Taxation Freeman Smith & Camp company have just distributed a fine issue of short term 6 per cent school bonds of Calgary. Al berta, school district at prices to yield the investor 4.25 per cent free of any taxation in Canada.' They have just purchased the remain der of the same issue of Calgary school i district 6 per, cent bonds, which mature I ....! I frorn sl5i to 10 yc.ars aB? De,ll.V "vi i' t" -- j o.2i per cent. An interesting feature of Canadian hcJiooI district bonds is that in addition I VV "f 7 wUhTn ...., the district, supported by general taxa tion, the. dominion government con tributes annually a large portion of the Tlll r.n1,..., Cl.mni .ii.trin nan. j u;atlon of 65,tO0 and Includes the city ; of Calgary --and a large adjacent area. ! " t""1' a.rea "ir.eS-1 i i These bonds are payable in gold coin in New York ciij If JO- j Mnnf;Hur6m nl jobbem intereMdl in tar of tlie fo'lowina trade ommrtunilin, nij secure tne -hj- klnc tor file number t office nf tlie bureau of toreim DI domestic commerce oi me I chamber. j A t.oniuany in Cuba- desires to be ,a..-j i t,.i, iih oM..-trs or the I purchase of canned poods, smoked ani j dried fish, flour, cheap furniture, ad- id ; vortlKimr lenr1a r- brushes, awnlnirs. and awning cloth, lu No. 30814. Reference. Refer A firm in Cuba desires to represent American firms which are hot already represented in that field for the sale ! of lubricating oils and greases, acids. vh? ...S1" j Inar paper, and canvas goods. I.eter- encea Refer to No. 30872. , Th director of an importing firm in , wlUcrand ls , tUe United States and j de8irea ,Q recelv quotation8 for tlle i purchase o." preser-cd meats, lard, veg- etable8, corni vegetable oils, oilseeds, j druga malt alld barleyf tobacco, leather. I akins fur8i wooicn8, anJ oUler articles. Term8, payment through credits opened - the time of aceeotance of order. Ref- erences .Refer to. No. 30859. An import merchant of Argentina de sires to secure the exclusive aorencv for steel Tor naval stores : hardware, wires, ! niture of all descriptions, such as desks. ' flUn 8Wivei chairs and type- writer. and offlce 8Uppiie8; also canned fruit8f meat and vegetables. - Quota- 1 .( Ma av.A..l v. w - t. i i or c i. f Ale-erian nort Pnvm.nl mn. i j firrmMj ietter of credit. xew York tor- I , resoondence should be in French. Ref- erences. Refer to No. 80865, " t An official who has had eharce of the ' distribuUo'n of food ln Belgium desires to secure an agency for the sale of con densed milk, canned salmon, canned rabbit, canned beef tongue, canned peas, anned pork and beans in tomato sauce, sardines,- lard, dried "fruits, quaker oats, cocoa, lima beans and spaghetti. Quo tations should be given c 1. f. Ghent or Antwerp. Correspondence should be in French. References. Refer to No. 30673. PACIFIC COAST BATVK STATEMENT Portland Banks Clearing! : Thl Wk. Tear Ata. Monday $ 7.881.0.V..61 $ 7.408.53.87 8pokana Bank 1earincJ Monday , S.K0S.1S8.OO isaiance uonoar iii,ii.ini Tacema Bank I'learingi Monday $ 761,410.41 Halation Monday 60,007.09 Saattia Banks Clearinsa Monday 8.90,455.00 ltaUncea Monday M&6.242.00 an Francisee anki Clearings Monday . . . .aal.444.194 00 Lea A mala Banka Clearingt Monday 8 0.271.695.00 of faring I Yield CaW or shea Smith & Camp Co. HORTHWESTERN BANK BUIUDmCI MAIN 646 ".-'.'.. FEDERAL TAX EXEMPT BONDS Local Securities 0 207-8 i Northwestern Bink ",. PORTLAND.' OR. , Enterprise ' - ; ' Union County Proud Of Road Bond Issue Authorized by Vote Union county's recently voted bend is sue of S1.49S.V00 Is equivalent to tin is sue of $3,322,660. by Umatilla county, says C. P.. Strain, county assessor. Not only did the neighboring county votr in actual money - $443,000 more than did Umatilla county, but In ratio of county wealth voted more than threo times as much. The equalised assessments of property in the two counties this year how that t mauiia county is worth $44.550.000, while Union county la worth $20.0Ss.oou. There Is $2.22 in wealth in .his county for every $1 in Union, according to ti e figures. When the two bond issues are looked at from these angles, the showing mado by the neighboring county Is considered by Mr. 3traln to be quite remarkable. LIBERTY BOND SALES Liberty bonds fcoltl hi (lie New York murk ft Mouil&y ' Ovn $1110.50 Mr I An . . I -ond OSTJ JI3.SO 03.H0 i r-n-t 4V ieeond 4 V Third A M 03 40 Fourth 4 X4 OS. 62 Victory 4$s OU.S4 Viotorx 8 0S.S4 Ssjf no vrW The people of this world could .be divided pretty accurately into two classes-stickers and quitters, , to ... put it in our American idiom. And it is a sad fact that there arc more quitters than stickers when it comes to saving; at least 50 per cent of those who ' obtain small savings banks, and start an ac count, close it out within five years at the most. Show your powers of persever ance Tby getting one of the small banks, similar to the Uustration, and then keep at the saving. In crease your bank account as often as possible with its contents, and draw out only in case of a real emergency, one that can be met in no other way. , LADD & TILTON BANK l-EMBEerJ ?JEDERAL rftSWF A Word About Estates ' " If you are confronted with difficulties in straight ening' out the affairs of an estate, you will appre-.-ciate being able to obtain the services of an expe rienced Trust Company. They cost no more than the services of individ uals, and insure accurate, economical and impartial administration. This Company furnishes the services of experts in investment; accounting and executive adminis tration. , LUMBERMENS TRUST COMPANY ' Bonds, Trusts, Acceptances . Lumbermen a Btf.ilding Fifth and Stark Six Hundred Thousand Dollars in Capital and Surplus Anglo-French Bonds Government and Municipal Bonds Bought and Sold r I iievepeaux - 87 Sixth Street ' r v Ground Floor WellfFargo Building ' ! ST HALL '& Buy and Sell U. S. Government. Foreipi CoremBieat. rj T v, D.rl..-J D.tr.. li.!i!i. j -a t-i.i , - . ' BONDS Quotations Lewis Bldg Portland. Or., , riNANCIAJU BKgEVTTIEJS Ordinary treasury eipendltures are Mt running at the ratio of $500,000,000 less par month for- October this year lhaa for October, 1818. ,Kor the first 10 dsya of October they are $1 95,000,000 less .? than for the first 10. days of Octylr ' 1918. f The Uumbermens Trust ompany is offering an issue of $6,536.70 clfy of Madera, California, Improvement 7 ne cent bonds and the unsold portion oC a new Issue of $350,000 Skagit county. Washington, 64 per cent road bonds. The Skagit bonds, which are offered on a 4.90 . per cent basis, constitute a general obligation of one of the most prosperous and attractive agriculturist counties in the state of Washington. Cluett. "Peabodv .V Co. declared reeO- 1 larly .quarterly dividend of $1.50 a share on the common stock, payable November 1 to stock of record October 21. The First Natioluil bank of Prinevllle has remodeled the -Interior of Its build ing, making It an up-to-date bank build ing. Safety deposit boxes have been added. at the following phj:ri; flcse. Sufiriliif soo.;o H.VRO OS. 70 113. HO n:i so 03.3H II8.5J till. 114 1IU.U4 IllaH iIoh- $ 1 1X). to 11 .V 3 tl :t ox to ii.i.r.s u.vto ii a .mi iiii.no JIO.OO l 00. SO oa.ts i.l fin 03. NU 0IV.4Q BS.SM OU.HS .! 9100.40 na. n 5 no ni 01.40 00. SO 00.80 Are You a . Sticker? Oldest in the Northwest Washington and Third5 - - Bcoad way 1042' COMPANY: bumv wuiy. iDouiuiai. aniiawipai Upoa Request , Telepaone Marshall 0SS. f v 9 4 If