The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 21, 1919, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Texts THE OREGON STATESMAN! TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1910 s betcha! 'The more a man knows about genu- ine tnhaorn thr i surer he is Jo See the value of Real Gravely in compar ison with ordinary plug." evton REAL CHEWING PLUG Ptug packed in pouch. i llevsty Notes oi State Industrial Growth I Jan. 20 Prune IndSstry In the Umpqua valley la growing. By raising motorcar license fees 60 per cent Oregon would be able -to tpend $11,000,000 in 1920 on hard surfaced roads.' Oregon mineral' products 1918: goia. $1,270,200. (decrease $221. 600); silver, $143,500. (increase $40,000); copper, $675,535, increase $60,100). North Portland: New . streetcar line which has been under construc tion into Peninsula industrial dis trict; completed and ready for serv ice. New line enters district by way of. paved Derby street approach to the interstate bridge . and passes along North Portland harbor line connecting with old -line near Live Stock bank. Ninety pound steel has been used to. meet heavy demand of this rapidly, growing manufacturing ; center. - Intelligent co-operation now not radicalism, will save the day for all industries. Work started on seven mile rail road. Klamath Fall to Bonanza. Gold Hill district votes on $15, 000 irrigation bonds February 1 1. Oregon National guard asks $328,- 815 for two years, support from the legislature. The Oregon Volunteer guard pledges to serve the state without cost. St. Johns Public Docks commis- PUT STOMACH IN FINE CONDITION Bays Indigestion Results' from Excew of Hydrochloric Acid. an Undigested food- delayed 1n the stomach decays, or rather, ferments the same as food left in the open air,' says a noted authority. He also tells us that indigestion Is caused by l(yper-acidity, meaning. thefV is an excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach which prevents complete di gestion and starts food fermentation. Thus everything eaten sours in the stomach much like garbage sours fn a -can. forming acrid fluids and gases which Inflate the stomach like a toy balloon. Then we: feel . a : heavy, lumpy misery' In the chest, we belch up jai, we eructate sour food or have heart-burn, flatulence, 'wafer-brash or nausea,' - .He tells u to lay aside all di gestive aids . and Instead, : get from any pharmacy four ounces of Jad Salts and 'take a tablespoonful In a glass of water before breakfast and driak whileit is 'effervescing and furthermore, to continue this for a week. While relief follows the first dose. It is important to neutralize the acidity, remove the gas-making mass, start the liver, stimulate the kidneys and thus promote a free flow of pur digestive juices. Jad Salts Is inexpensive and Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithla and sodium phosphate. This harm- r less salts Is used by. thousands of ' people for stomach trouble with ex cellent results. ' w ' - How's the Livestock? A RE you thinking of enlarging or better " ing the herds this year? We'll be in terested in talking over conditions in general and your situation in particular if you'll drop in at the UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK. ; , Incidentally have you ever thought of opening a BARK ACCOUNT? r-r t';ii,.ri -j-i Salem Orebty I S -I 1 ""TSWSJBBSBBMTSBff"l ' I SI Bill" I ' ""' " '" " ' 1 Good taste, smaller chew, longer life is wht makes Geauine Gravely cost less to chew than ordinary plug. Writ U: Genuine Gravely DANVILLE. VA. r UokUt tm cluwimg plug. Drana sion to build $1,000,000 drydock. Portland American Marine Iron works to-' build $50,000 repair shop. Redmond to have a 10,000 bushel grain elevator. ', f Coos county tax rate is reduced 4 mills. Industries on Coo bay slowing dow.n under strike conditions. Consolidation of city and county governments at Portland opposed by senators and representatives? as it means 'abolishing hundreds of sal aried positions, "some of them held by relatives. . ' Seaside making an effort to get a $500,000 breakwater. Utility commissions shoutd or ganize on new lines and study out ways and . means to get capital to come into western states, build rail roads and utilities and see to it that they are money-maker. A fish hatchery is wanted on the Minam river near Elgin. Oregon City to have a "sawmill making railroad ties only. 'paving of . half of Salem-Dallas highway assured in 1919. State Marketing bureau to be created by legislature, wni thirh!iH. o.uJtt a-'. . .. . .. , mand continuance of open shop sys tern. Oregon States, Chamber of Com merce formed at Portland' will em brace every portion of state..! Elmtra mill resumes operations. When Oregon's young walnut groves are in full bearing will rival California's $3,000,000 crop. Largest grove In Oregon covers about 2000 acres. The -Dalles Eleven miles between Seuferts and Deschutes river to be built at cost of $150,000. New $80.000. to $100,000 bridge for De schutes also. Encouraging the propagation of salmon by new hatcheries and en largement of old ones In ' one way the Oregon legislature, can go about building up one of Oregon's great est industries and natural resources of benefit Op all the people. Reedsport now has three mills; 200 men employed; city growing. Albany Linn county's, share of state tax for 1919 will be $93,367. Portland Oregon annual road program drafted; $3,525,000 to be expended. ',.'".: ; In nearly all western states efforts will be made to reform the direct primacy nomination laws. Hood River Considerable de posits native silica found east of city. . Rivers and harbors bill will-fn-clade Oregon projects calling for $1,250,000. - Cottage Grove Assessed valua tion of property in Lane county Is $35,088,616, as compared with $34, 800.517 for last year, v jM The Farmers Non-Partisan league refuses to be put out 'of business tn spite of much adverse criticism. The league declares that what it is after primarily is the betterment of the farmers, and even though sonre of the leaders go too far in working In selfish politics the members general ly are in the league with good In- A a. - V 1 t . f . a lenuons. r-ueoioinaicaior. Any or- s"Y i "- tarmer wuu international socialism on one hand and radical labor lam on the other Is not doing much to better conditions for the farmers. As for the league having "good In tentions," that is' said to be the material the road to h 11 is paved with. -' " PUGET SOUND FACES GREAT STRIKE TODAY Only One Yard in Operation in Tacoma 15,000 Em ployes Walk Out COMMITTEE IN SESSION Managers of Plants Decide to Await Action by Federal Government' TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 20. Ship building in Tacoma, with the except ion of one yard, came to a halt for an Indefinite period, tonight, when approximately 115,000 employes of the three wooden and one steel yard commenced their strike for higher wages. Union leaders here deny that ttie move is in any way a sympathy strike declaring that a higher wage scale is the sole object. The yards affected are the Todd Shipbuilding company, building 11 steel vessels and the following wood' en yards with a total of fourteen ves sels building: Wright Shipbuilding company; Seaborn Shipbuilding com pany and the Barbare Brothers Ship yards. ; The Foundation company yard has not been operating (or some time and Is not Included. The Tacoma Shipbuilding companv which operates a non-union yard. ij the only concern which will resume tomorrow. The strike committee"" of the union has been in closed session for hours planning future movements. It was stated here tonight. .That at least one yard will put the proposition en tirely np to the shipping hoard wif ' indicated by the statement today of Manager J. A. Eves, general mana j . ger Ot lllJ luuu liiui. "Our contracts for all United States shipping board vessels an" for. scout cruisers demand that we must work under the Hacy scale." he said. "The government conld close down on us if we broke this scale and If we accept the union demand i we would be responsible for all ex penditures above the scale. . "We must simply wait for results The union men understand our po sition. If the war had continued the men would probably have continued to work without Interruption." HOP.EIITS IX KEATTLK SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 20. Re ports that, M. Roberts, representa tive of the department of labor wa in Seattle for a last minute confer ence with labor leaders in the Tiope of averting tomorrow's shipyard strike, were set at rest fate today when Mr. Roberts denied his mis sion had anyJMng to do with the strike. i A rinal meeting, of shipbuilderi held this afternoon also failed to brfng results. No statement was Is sued. But it was allowed to be known that the employers would not Interfere In the strike, holding that they are bound by the government's wage award, and that action is In the hands fOf the United States shipping board.!; Twenty-five thousand men is the estimated number who will quit work here toriiorrow, affecting aii wooden and four steel ship yards. The men planned to work up to the last min ute. - - Ashor Ransom Succumbs to "Fin" in Oregon CHy 1 Funeral servfees are to be held to day at; 2 o'clock from the Webb Clough chapel for Ashor Ransom - who died Sunday at Oregon City from Hnflnenza. He was the son of Mr and Mrs. M; M. Ransom and a broth er of Walter Ransom all of this city Until two years ago the deceased wa? employed in Lebold's store on State street going from there to the east He returned -and took a position in Oregon City at the freight depot. : MriJtansom Is survived by a wife formerly Miss Ipla Roberts of Salem She has also been ill with influenza- but is. thought pat the danger mark- The deceased was 27 years of age. Bill Is Designed to Help Cream Producers To give milk, cream and butterfat producers to be represented by a tester maintained by themselves when tests aremade of their product at creameries would be the effect of a bill Introduced today by Senator Huston. At the present time the producers do hot have that right, and the change sou r lit by the bill, it Is said, 'would assure a square deal for the producers and give them a chance to bring suit in case of dis pute over tests. SWIXK MEN TO ORGANIZE SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 20.For matton of a state swine growers' issoclation and legislation regula tion milled feeds were favorably adopted at a conference of the Swine Growers from various parts of the state held here today under the ansi pices of the Chamber of Commerce. I. W . Rmirer cf Seattl w&s named - v ----- 1 chairman of a committee of five to; be nominated by him to consider de- tails of organization. Qther recom mendations should be approved by the state department of agriculture. Those who would exclude all im migration take a narrow view ot na tional traditions and national needs for development; t : ' - CATARRHAL DEAFNESS MAY BE OVERCOME If you have Catarrhal Deafness or are even just a little hard of hearing or have head noises go to your druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmint (double strength), and add to it 1-4 pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take 1 tablespoonful four times a day. . ' - This will often bring quick re lief from the distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breathing become easy and the mucus stop dropping Into the throat. , It is easy to prepare, costs little and is pleasant to take. Anyone losing hearing or who has Catarrhal Deafness or head noises should give this pre scription a trial. . Capital Drug Store. U. S. Soldiers, Witt Not Go Hungry Daring Winter TOURS. Dec. 29. (Correspond ence of The Associated Press) Who ever goes hungry in Kurope this win ter it will not be the American sol diers. The daily stocks in hand re ported by the quartermasters' de partment of the American expedi tionary forces gives anidea of sup plies only when it is remembered they represent reserves held between daily consumption and arrivals' known to be enroute. Potatoes fur nish a striking example. The stock In hand at the, last report was 8. 200,000 pounds and yet the Amer ican forces are receiving 30.000 ton of .potatoes a . month 'which makes L 60,000.000 pounds chiefly from Ire land. Potatoes being perishable i is not wise to keep double the stock in hand. Others were as follows: , Fresh beef, 16.600,000 pounds, tinned beef. 23.700.uTT pounds tinned ' bacon. 26.300,000 pounds tinned salmon.. 9.440.000 pounds flour. 166.000.000 pounds; oatmeal- 2.000.000 pounds; corn meal 6.000.- OffO pounds; dry beans. 26.000.000: ! baked beans. 27,000.000 pounds; rice S.OOO.OflO pound; onions l.OOO.GTTO pounds; tomatoes. 36,000.000 pounds- jams. -2.000.000 pounds prunes 2.000.000 pounds; sugar, 28. 000.000 .pounds. Thi? does. 'not Include other food rnnnlnp tivnnd n million nounda like I i.ftiir hir.i nfc' hnminV 'dripi 9 nrt i fresh f i aits as well as cheese, niara roni. butter and lard. Old Resident Claimed , by Spanish Influenza Influenza claimed one of Salem's old residents, Mrs. M. R. Savage, p.t Liter home on Market-street at 9:15 Sunday morning. Mrs. Savage came to Salem by way of the Isthmus of Panama in ISO". The same year. In November, she was married Mr. Savage had come ta Salem In 184 6. The deceased leave i her husband and; seven children. I Towner, who lives In California. Mrs. Elsie Lundy, James, Douglas. Mr?. Cora Harber, Lloyd, all of Salem, and Frank, f Prinevillc. Funeral services will be conducted from RIgdon's parlors this afternoon at two o'clock. JUST. FOR FUN. A Near Traxeiy. -Three-year-old Montague and 2-year-old Harold were having a bath together In the big tub. Mother left them a mo ment while she went Into the next room. Suddenly a succession ot agonized shrieks recalled her. Two dripping, terror-stricken little fig ures stood, clasped In each other's arms In the middle of the bathroom floor. "O mother," gasped Mon tague, "I got him out! I saved him! The stopper came out and we were going down. General Wood's Imperative. When General Leonard Wood was a small boy, he was called up In the grammar class. The teacher said, "Leonard, give me a sentence, and we'll see If we can change It to the Imperative mood." "The horse draws the cart." said Leonard. "Very good. Now change the sentence to an Imperative." "Get up!" said young Wood. D0NT SCOLD, MOTHER! THE CROSS CHILD IS nil IAITC rctfrDICU UIUUUJ, rc.TE.Ali7Utrr board, fish and Look at Tongue If Coated, Clean Little Htomach, Liver Howeli. Don't scold your fretful, peevish child. 'See if tongue Is coated; this j is a sure, sign Its little stomach. J liver and bowels are clogged with j sour waste. " I tiniirikji imiTT, i v-v - mil , lull . doran.t eat ;t natural ha8 or cola, breath bad, tnroat sore. stomachache, indigestion, diarrhoea. give a tealpoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenting food passes out of the bowels, and you have a well and play ful child again. Children love this harmless "fruit laxative." and moth era, can rest easy after giving It, be cause it never fails to make their little "insldes" clean and sweet. Keep it handy. Mother! A little given today saves a .sick child to morrow, but get the genuine. Ask W W J IIUII1V t m your druggist for a bottle of "Call fornla Syrup of Figs." Which has directions fer babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Remember there are counterfeits sold here, so surely look and see that yours is made by the "California Fig Symp Company." Hand back with contempt any other fig syrup.. CONSOLIDATION BILL DRAFTED BY J. H. CARKIN Measure Expected to Be One of Storm Centers of Legislature ATTORNEY IS AUTHOR Medford Man Proposes Merg ing Labor Agencies and Boards - With a bill carrying out the rec ommendations of the consolidation commission, John H. Carkln, of Med ford. the lawyer member ot the com mission, arrived upon the scene yes terday, and It Is expected that the measure will be one of the storm cen ters of the session, for in one way or another it strikes at almost every state department and commission. Immediately following the intro duction of the bill It will e, referred to the joint consolidation committee or the two houses. Although the com mission does not expect that the leg islature will enact all of its recom mendations into law, it Is confident that many of them will be adopted. The consolidation committee will probably adopt such recommenda tions as' it considers feasible, and those considered Impractical will be discarded. Briefly the commission in its report recommends: Lieutenant overnor Plan. First The submission to the elec torate of a constitutional amendment creating the office of lieutenant gov ernor. Second That the auditing powers or the secretary or state i Droaa ened and that he be relieved of serv ing on - loards and commissions where it becomes incumbent upon him to audit accounts which he par ticipates in contracting. Thlrd-i-Abolltion of the state I printing board, the office of , state printer and secretary to the board t and the creation in their stead of superintendent of prlnUng and sup plies, appointed by the governor. One Commissioner Provided. Fourth That the state taxi com mission be abolished and the gover nor be vested with the power of ap pointing a single salaried commis sioner, who. with his two deputies. shall constitute, a board to which ap peals may be prosecuted from county boards of equalization The recom mendation is also made that the In het itancer" tax department be trans ferred from the treasurer's office to the tax commission, and also that be be charged with the preparation ol tne State-budget. Fifth Creation of a new board oi education of seven members to take the place, of the present educational agencies, and a reduction in the num ber of the members of each of the boards 'of regents of the state's' high er educational institutions. ' It is al bc" recommended that the. superln tendent of public instruction be made appointive. Merge All Labor Agencies. Sixth Merging of all labor agen cies ioto the state industrial acci dent commission, and that the com missions be made to consist of a kin gle commissioner and two deputies, instead or three commissioners as now. Seventh Creation of a commis sion ot health and the consolidation of all existing health agencies wifll the depaitment. . Eighth Creation of the state de partment of agriculture anB the con solidation with It of the state fair board of horticulture, lime board. seed board, livestock sanitary board stallion registration board and such duties of the dairy and food ! com mission as pertain to agriculture. Ninth Creation of the depart ment of trade and commerce, with the corporation commissioner, insur ance commission, banking depart ment. 4ublic service . commission weights and measures department grain inspection department and pi lot comi.iissiou merged into it. Tenth Creation of tho depart ment of public welfare with the .board of control and parole board merged jnto It. Eleventh Creation of the depart ment of public works and domain with jurisdiction over the water board, desert land board, highway ! commission, bureau of mines, fores- game commis ! sion and abolition of conservation ' commission and geographic board Twelfth Civil service tegulations for all state employes below the chief deputy, who shall be appointive and subject to removal for any reason Including political. Thirteenth Enactment of a law prohibiting nepotism. The commission was appointed by Governor withycombe pursuant to a resolution of the last legislature. Be sides Mr. Carkln, it consists ot A. J Johnson, Corvallis, chairman; T..J Scroggins .LaGrande; J. C. Fuller- ton. Rosebnrg; Frank Patten. As toria; Charles Rudeen, Portland, and Herman von Ilorstel. Portland, who Is also Its secretary Figures of City Recorder Show Financial Condition Actual running expenses of the city of Salem for If 18 amounted to $17.845.30. according to figures prepared by City Recorder Eail Race and submitted In his report to the council at last night's meeting. He places the valuation of property be longing to the city . at present at $385,500. The report fires the expesses of the departments as follows:: street. tan r 3-lb. COTTON BATTS, - $1.00Batt Our Prices Always the Lowest GALE Phone Commercial and Court Sts President Wilson and "General Pershing Reviewing A - . - it " i .' 1 0 jj a-r v ; -J; 1 ! ' r'- " ( ".. I, V- - 'i if r " " - K 2 t'f'jOlts'' ,r'"r- This Is one ot the first photo-'. the stands, watching the doughboys graphs to Teach this country show- go by. are Mrs. WUson,, General Ing President. Wilson reviewing Pershing, General Liggett and Gen American troops at the front. - In eral Dullard. $3226.47: sewer, $1013.72; -fire, $16,115.44; police. $7,446.82. A total or $232,S35.55 is listed for vthe resources, which Include $6,854.69 In street improvement li ens. $782.87 In liens for building sidewalks, $3,133.31 unpaid taxes for 1916 and, $7.06 S. 9 S unpaid 1917 taxes. Among the liabilities total ing $8852.63 are listed $50,0S0 in municipal bond. $49,177.88 in charter act Improvement bonds se cored by liens on abutting property and $$86,634.75 In Bancroft act Im provement bonds secured by liens on abutting property on the streets im proved. Semi-annual interest due on coupons not presented for payment up to December 31, 1918, amounts to $4,167.60. while outstanding war rants 'total $90, 60S. 48. Bond j paid and cancelled In 1918 amount to $78,800 and those Issued equal $51. 711.98. Strong Opposition to State Police Expected On the grounds that it would cause an unwarranted expenditure of money strong opposition will, de velop in the senate against the pass age of Senator Orton'n bill creating a department of state police, accord ing to present indications. : The bl rails' for the appropria tion of $60,000. or as much of that amount as appears to be necessary to put the department in ojeration. Further, it calls for a superintend ent at a salary of $3,000 a. year; a deputy superintendent, whose salary would le $2,400 a year, and 12 of ficers at $1.500. a year each, a total of $22,400 a year In salaries. One of the pTpn-s uft forth In the bill Is that of cnforrlng-the pro hibition law.. Agalnrt the measure will be made the argument that since nationwide prohibition will soon be established the necessity of a state police organization will be cut down to a large exUnt. Wife of Printer Buried ' hi Portland. on Saturday Funeral services Portland Saturday were held In afternoon for rvnv CAPFRINGR shape SHATt. IT 7 ' vaiiiie & 1072 Salem Formerly Chicago Store men can Troops at the Front I,-:. HI V 1 m T m Elizabeth Ammer, wife of Edward G. Ammer, who is employed at the state printing department. Burial was made In Rose City cemetery. Mrs. Ammer died of influenza on Thursday. Her father, ' O. Weber, died shortly after New Years, and her husband who had gone to Port land at the time of his father-in-law's funeral, is also ilL .-She leaves besides her husband, a son, Ed. O. Ammer,, Jr her mother, Mrs. G. Weber, two sisters, Mrs. Chaties Beardsley and Mrs, Frank Kelt, both .pf Portland., and rive brothers. Jacob. John and George, all of Portland. Adam in the U. S. navy and Henry Weber. Liked the Sound. "Lemma one o dem cuckoo clocks. said Mr. Erastus. "Here you are." "Could yon change de tune a little? I want ' an alarm clock, I don't take to dea hasty. an' excited alarm clocks. If you could train one o' dese to cackle like a chicken, I could wake up spry an' hopeful every time."" Don't Let Soap Spoil Your Hair When you wash your hair, be care ful what you ue. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. . The best thing tose Is Just plain BjulKified cocoanut'oil. for this Is pure and entirely greaseles. It's very cheap, and beat the most ex pensive soaps or anything else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole" family for months. Simply moisten the hair with w'ater and rub.it in. about a tea spoonful is all that is required. It makyi an abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, and rinJ-er'out easily.- The hair dries quickly and evenly, and Is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides. It loosens and, takes out every particle of dust,. dirt and dandruff. CO j3 '! : ';it .- 1 i ,.- , -4 -( DTrtowr-hat urn rJov rvuws wav! t -vaouxTtorr- mai mm ju maac or tms wmTT bcal ALL MM k xrTicKTMAJ wr cvinwrrrb oa Mr- 11 T vouuwiuix ua IAI& CuCCA AJO av ( nijc m w yohk -lll 1 UL-jJ! J r-rT'J-MM-M, I