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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, ; OREGON - ' THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1821. 8 NATION SHOULD USE IRE 1M III SAYS FORD By Alias L. Bi Iatafaatiaaai Nwi Brlc tuff ConwpoodJOt. (Coprricht. Itll. ST UUrsaOoBal Hrwi Barrio.) (Satfc to bnly fins tket tatrlssaasBt of tble I aprrUht . will rfcofcwU praweQtad.) . jAboard Train En Rout Prom Detroit to Washington. Nov. 17., (I. N. S.) Henry Ford hu Just lven mo an Inter vlsw. In which ho Mid : -It the government will oell lta Muscle Jhoala project, I will put the South on 4ke map." ' "Jxmt what do you mean by thatr lfwiulrad. "I will elve employment to a million men In the South.- he replied. "I will eatabllah Induatriee that will have a ben ftalaA.affact not only upon the South, bat upon the whole country. I will ex tract from the air nltratee that will be sutOclent In quantity to fertilise we en lln ontton blt- -Thomae A. Edison' haa been ready for" the past month to go with roe to Muacle Shoe la and gira me expert aa vie with reaard to the nitrate plant. . Mr. Edlaon and I will atart asuth the Moment the government decidea to turn the property over to me. CAS VBK WATER POWE j "I will give the whole nation an ob ject leeaon. not only In the use of water power but In modern agriculture. The country la full or un-ised water power that ahoutd be harnessed and put to work. There la a fall of 400 feet In the Mlaalaalppl between St. Louie and New trleans end not a dam on the rlvar. j "I have nine dama on a little river 10 fret ecfoae that runa through my farm ' at Dearborn. Mich., and from thle small etream take 200 and 400 horsepower. My little stream furnlshea light and heat Jlor my home and buildings and the reat of the current la wired over to my learborn plant. i "How many, homes cou'.d the Missis sippi heat If Its power were converted Into electricity? How many atatea could bo fertilised with the nitrates that could be extracted? How nwiy Industries eould be established? How many mil lions of men could be employed? WAKE If," SATS HE I "I tell you it la time that we awak ened to the neglected opportunities that our country presents. It la time that we should do something; more than com plain of unemployment. IV la alao time , that we paid oome attention to modern metnoda or agriculture. "Karmera may not know It. but the old methods of agriculture are about . ready to go. The farmers of the very Hear future are going to be bright, snappy young men from the cities. They are going to make more money while de voting but a fraction of the time to ag Irlculture that the old-fashioned farmers put In. i "Fully tO per cent of the farmers' Work today la unnecessary. They do not efficiently ertlllxe their soil and they da not uie enough machinery. Twenty , !aya a year la enough to do the work on any farm If It la done with machinery In the right way. FARMERS' SAT COMIX O ... . - "The farmer of the very near future , IU be a man who will divide hla time among three occupations. Twenty days of each year he will devote to agrlcul lure. Five OY 10 daya mere he will de vote to transportation, during which he will toad hla producta on motor trucks and whirl them over good roads to hi market. The rest of the year he will de vote to Industry, by which I mean that , he will be employed In a factory near his home. rThe farmers' day Is just about dawn. Karmera In the very near future will live in villages and have homes In ' which will be all the modern comforts and conveniences. The old Isolated life, with a farmhouse here and another one way over the hills somewhere is about over. BOOSTS FOR ATJTOS "There la no longer any reason why each family ahould live on their own farm. So long aa a farmer haa an au toraoblle what dlfferenoe doea it make to him If ha Uvea 20 miles away from hi farm. It la only a pleasaat UUla ride to go 20 miles. - ! - "Another thing- the modern tanner will do if ha haa even a creek on hla farmhe will dam it, put in' a water wheel and get enough power perhaps to light and heat his house, cook bis xooa and o Derate sawa-xeea gnnaera sua other machinery. "To get back to Muacle Shoals, I am not Interested In It because I want to roaae money, x am inueresiea in it uuij because I want a chance to work. I want to show the South, and the whole country, for that matter,' what can be done with one of the many waterpowers that are now going to waste. Warrenton Seeks to Correct Charter in Order to Sell Land JAPAN SEEKS:! RETAIN BIG WARSHIP (By United KswU Tokio, Not. 17. Instructions believed to call for radical changes in the Hughes reduction of armament proposals were forwarded by the Japanese government Wednesday by Admiral Xato, head of the Japanese delegation to the Wash Ington arms conference. While the contents of the cablegram containing the instructions were not made public, it was believed they, di rected Kato to : Fight for an increase in the propor- of War Tamanashi Wednesday as de claring that the reduction of the Jap anese army was nmthinkabla to Japan. The statement was prompted by reports of Premier Briand's speech in Tuesday's session of the Washington conference. MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL BATHROOM tional naval armament of Japan. lat Japan be permitted to Astoria, Nov. 17. A special ( election will be held in Warrenton November 80 to correct a flaw in the charter, which prevents the municipality from selling or leasing of city property bordering on the Skipanon river. Thia correction is sought to enable the city to provide a site for the proposed sawmill, planing mill and box factory of the Prouty Lumber Box company, which will be built there "if a location be obtained. The mill will cost $150,000 and will employ 200 men. The present warrenton charter provides that olty property may be used only for docks. used Julius Meier's signature to papers 4 in organizing an exposition chorus. He was- sentenced for obtaining; money un der false pretenses, but later paroled. Demand that Japan retain the new dreadnought Mutsu. the moat powerful vessel of the Japanese navy. The details, however, were believed to have been left in the hands of Ad miral Kato. Increasing sentiment was evident here Wednesday for the abolition of forti fications in the Pacific, including the stronghold which the tlnited States is building In the Hawaiian islands. A considerable unfavorable flurry fol lowed publication of a special dispatch in the Nichl Nichl, a leading Tokio pa per, saying that Secretary of State Hughes would demand the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Some leaders told the United News correspondent that the demand would amount to diplomatic discourtesy if the Nichi Nichl story were true. , The newspaper Chuo quoted Minister Chance Arrested on Bad Check Charge A. B. Chance issued a check with In sufficient funds, according to a com plaint of O. M. Hill. He was arrested by Inspectors Coleman and Collins Wednesday evening, but later was re leased on $500 bail. Chance Is a travel ins; salesman. He was arrested here last summer after he was alleged to have k" ''B,, v. vlJ Tri x,A .Tuiiua Mier-. itr to r. P"1 by Swanson after he had fired at Shot through the lower part of the neck, the body of S. W. Swanson was found at S o'clock Wednesday night In a washroom on the second floor of the Richelieu hotel at Sixth and Ouch streets. Police believe that Swanson commit ted suicide. A revolver was found at the foot of a stairway below a window "fn the washroom, tossed there, police himself. Earlier in the evening he and a brother, Axel, with whom he came from La Grand recently, war drinking. The brother -was taken to police headqaar ters and 'questioned, t Several years ago Swanson. la delirium tremens, tried to end his life, say po A third brother, EmO. also came from La Grande with the other two. They did not live together. . TAIfCOUTER BOT DEES Vancouver, Wash-. Nov. 17. James Caryl Parmantler, aged 10, died Wednes day night at the family home. Twenty fifth and Railroad avenue. He Is sur vived by his parents, three brother and two sisters. The body Is at the V. H. Limber funeral parlora GET TOGETHER MOTE TALKED qnion, Nov. 17. At a apodal meeting of the Union Commercial club Monday evening, a get together movement was discussed. Mayor Is Recovering From Tonsil Trouble Mayor George L. Baker was Improved Wednesday. It was announced at bis office In the city halL The mayor baa been confined to his homo with an at tack of quinsy Astoria Has First Snowfall of Season Astoria. Nov. 17. The first snow of the year fell in the outer land of As toria Tuesday night, a light fall being observed in the Nehalem Valley, while Saddle mountain and tha coast range mountalna south from Clatsop crest were white Wednesday. Liquor Gives Way ,: lo rair-Trisoner In Albany Jail Cell Albany. Nov. 17. Feur hundred quarts of bonded whiskey left Albany via the Willamette river Tuesday because the women's cell at the Linn county Jail was needed to keep Mlas Haael McDenleW of Portland here overnight. The liquor, which had been stored la .the women's ceil, was poured late the sewer by Sher iff C M. Kendall. Miss McDanlels was arreated by the local police upon request of the state health board on the charge of violating her health parole. he was taken to Portland Wednesday afternoon by Mr. Anna M. Murphy, representing the board. asa sea astA -Women! 300' Pairs of Walkover Black and Brown Kid, Louis Heel Boots, from our regular stock of $12.50 and $15.00 Shoes SPECIAL Friday and Saturday WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP Broadway at Washington uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUUm CdD 222 Furs and individual style shops Broadway at Morrison buys the sort of fro'ck you 'd want at any price! i ictrola .80 This iooVictrola is probably the most popular value in the entire realm of talk ing machines. In every sense it is a wor thy musical instru ment. We cordially extend convenient terms. I Sow yoor faith ia Orofas. Support Uto 1925' Exposition. Make) It onanlmowa Not. 19th. Mahogany, Oak or American Walnut cabinet, 38K inches high. 12-inch turntable. Nickel plated sound box, new improved Victor tapering tone arm and taperag"goose-neckw sound-box tube. Automatic brake and speed regulator and automatic speed indicator. 1 00 select, new dresses the result of a du. criminating search of the New York market have just come to us to be introduced to our customers at a price so unusually low as to make one marvel ! Every dress need is met in the assortment, which includes frocks for street, afternoon, dinner and evening wear. And that well bred simplicity which char acterizes the Liebes frock is observed in each of them. Small sizes particularly manr. many frocks for the jeune fille of 14 or the small matron. Not merely "small sizes" but frocks with that added bit of dash demanded by the younger set 1 Almost all are one-of-a-kind! That a most astonishing feature of this sale and a matter of no small comfort to those who desire exclusiveness at a relatively small expenditure. , FabrtCS are twill, tricotine, Georgette, chiffon, taffeta, gros de Londres, faille silk, Canton crepe, satin and velvet modes are many ! A 50from the racks containing frocks priced as high as 75.00 and 85.00 we've contributed 40 delightful dresses pricing them all 49.00. 140 fortunate women are going to own these frocks, By coming early you'll be one of them! - 3 Sherman ay & Co. Slath mni Morrison Streets . PORTLAND SEATTLE TACOMA SPOCANB Extra salespeople will be provided. A tiny tax for a Big Fair Vote yesNovember 19th So frocks sent on approval or ex changed or credited r BEtw m mmw sLasan ESTABLISHED IB 64 i