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SOME HOPE FOB GASOLINE .USERS
m . . rf-VS T-fc It A m 1 " T "l " it1
pages pi tne stanuara uu uuuetin, puuusneu moiuniy
from the Sanl Francisco office of the Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia, have been sent to The Statesman. ;
The whole issue, almost, is devoted to the gasoline shortage.
In brief, here is the story : ;
In the Pacific Coast states California, Oregon, Washington,
Nevada and Arizona in 1915 there were-239,000 motor vehicles, in
1920 there are more than 180,000. In 1915, 3000 tractors, now at
least 25,000. There are many thousands more gas engines an opera
tion for pumping and doing hundreds of other kinds of work. The
Standard Oil Co. sold in: these states in' 1918, 152,000,000 gallons of
gasoline. The sales will be more than 300,000,000 gallons this year.
So there you are.
Gasoline comes from only one source the earth. There is no
other source ; there is no substitute, yet. .
There were 6116 crude oil wells on this coast in 1915. There are
9273 now; an increase of 3157; and there is a frantic hunt for more
wells. However, the old wells flow less and less crude oil.
Millions of gallons of gasoline are being brought from further
east, and from Mexico:
And still the cry is for more.
The crops must be taken care of first; the tractors and farm
trucks must be supplied, and the irrigation pumps, etc., etc.
But there are, several notes of hope.
agaroses-
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Lonz Snffering Patient " You can't fool me again. 1 want a new deal all around."
COX FINDS MORE THAN HE CAN EXPLAIN IN EDITOR
IALS OF HIS NEWSPAPER RELATIVE TO THE WAR
Copies of editorials published in
the Dayton (Ohio) News, of which
Governor Cox Is editor and owner.
Following is 'one paragraph from the Bulletin's advance pages I declaring what should be America's
mentioned above: , atutuae in tne worm war are at-
' The gasoline shortage will grow less acute as summer wanes; trading, attention and comment all
precisely when conditions will be bck to normal, and supply and OTer tne country. These uphold the
demand equalized, is difficult to foretell. With the lessening of de- U-boat raids on American ships, op
.mand at the end of summer and the supply of crude oil constant Pse tne ending of troops to France,
and there is every reason to believe that this supply will remain con- nd advocate combination of this
itant for some time, with possibilities of increase the shortage country with the Cerman navy to
should not be of great duration, and a steady improvement should be
manifest shortly. '
Teutonic control of the
establish
seas.
The attitude of the newspaper of
Governor Cox on the sinking of the
Tlirj mnct.Yia TYirvrA rracnl inn tittiIti a1 aw erilietitnttxi rniist 1w
;fonni"o"r. there" must bV a rah to hydro-el'ectrie power; the water u"u hae" M V"
powers must be harnessed. r .
That, is the ultimate solution, any way, and the permanent so
lutionfor electricity will never run out, as long as the sun shines
'and water runs;. and, as Mr. Edison said, electricity is the only thing
in the world that is constantly growing cheaper.
supporters .a distinct shock. That
editorial" appeared in the Dayton
News on October 16, 1916. and had
this paragraph:
Submarine Cbmmitted Xo Crime.
"We have not heard or many Am-
"The Oregon Motorist says traffic must be taken care of during ericans ouing weir linger nans ai
new road construction; that 4? the cost of providing a safe, serviceable j ine m 01 me suomanne acuvi
route around a section of a road beincr improved is as much -a part I iles- AH oi us feel sorry for a mer
of the cost of the improvement as is the actual cost of construction, chant vessel that Is sent to the bot
It should be included in the engineer's estimate, and the detour be torn, of the sea., whether armed or
made 'a nart of the contract, unless undertaken bv state or count v unarmed. We, feel sorry also for
forces. Surveys and plans should include the location of detours I man-oi-war mat is suns immeai-
which will be safe and passable." 5 at,T fter an encounter. We sym-
pamize wun tne soiaiers wno are
In spite of the high cost of cloth
ing, we see no tramps anywhere.
Where are the travelers? Possibly
gone east to Join the third party.
America - needs something of a
humorist for a president. ' We hava
pulled a platitulinous face too long.
Senator Harding Is a dandy kelly
, pool player.
A colored citizen in Memphis Is
reputed to be able to burn a hole in
a handkerchief by breathing on It.
What a fellow he would be to open
the Cox campaign! ' y - -' -
"Let the sugar bowl and the flour
bin be the high spots in the cam
paign and there will be no trouble
in getting the women to march to
the polls In November.
: When a storm comes along and
wrecks or "grounds", any part of the
great web of telephone or telegraph
wires -which enmesh the United
States the "trouble shooter" is sent
for. He runs down the "trouble,"
locates it at its source and the re
pair gang loses no time hunting for
its. Job and getting to work. What
the United States wants In its next
president Is an A No. 1 trouble
shooter. Capper's Weekly.
The third party bunco of slackers
and slickers and simps say they are
going to sweep the country this tall.
Looking at that bunch, the country
does appear to need sweeping.
Salem Beautiful la the Salem slo
gan subject for The' Statesman of
tomorrow. .Going to prove that this
la the' most beautiful city In the
world, and has all kinds of chances
of becoming very much more so.'
Looks like old times to see the
Bug River, Brest-Litovsk. VUna and
Pinsk in the dally dispatches from
overseas. The aitua;Jcn In Poland
looks as if the war. supposed to be
over, bad begun where it left off
when the armistice was signed.
losing their lives in the trenches.
with miserable humanity In general
But our skirts are clear as regards
the activities of the German U-boats.
They have committed no crime
against us. They have played the
part of combatants, and respected
our borders. We feel sorry for the
men who have lost their lives in the
war and for the women and children
who have been made to suffer
through no fault of their own; but
it Is not our war; it is the war of
Great Britain and Germany, and we
are not going to interfere with
either side so long as our rights are
respected."
'Another editorial from the col
umns of the newspaper of the Demo
cratic candidate for president Just
five days before the entry of the
United States in the war said:
Allies Do Not Need Men.
"ine oesi way to injure our
enemy, if Germany should become
our enemy, through a declaration of
thinking before It conceives of war."
On November 7. .1915. six months
after the Lusitania was sunk with
its toll of women and children, Mr.
Cox's News said editorially:
Nor is victory by Germany the
worst thing that can happen. If
the allies were to win, and their
winning meant a great increase of
Russian aggressiveness on the one
side and of Japanese self-assertive-ness
upon the other, America might
live to be very sorry that Germany
had not won."
"The United States Is to have the
second navy in the world, and it
will not be many years till It is ac
tually engaged.
'Germany would have remained
ahead ot us but for the war. Her
losses put her backv
'As for the navy of Great Britain,
it so far outranks' all others that no
nation can hope to catch up with It.
"And hero's a thing to remember
when the world is talking war. The
navy of Germany and of the United
States .combined, would be much
more powerful than Great Britain's.
In, other words, ti combination of
these two navies would have nothing
to fear from the powerful fleets of
the (mighty Britain, and In war
time, as hal been demonstrated, no
body can guess what combination
will take place." .
Calls Wilson an Aid to Germany.
It will be recalled by this time,
September 3, -1916, there was a
widespread and ' almost overwhelm
ing sentiment against Germany,
since the German submarine activi
ties had resulted In much loss of
American life and German fostered
conspiracy in the United States had
blown np numerous factories, set
fire to merchant ships and In other
ways had offended the honor of the
country. It Is said to have been
surprising that an editorial suggest
ing the possible co-operation of the
American and German fleets at the
time did not attract more attention
Justice Hughes are Elihu Hoot of
New York and Theodore Roosevelt
of Oyster Bay. -In his first speeches
Mr. Root declared that the preaident
should have Intervened when the
Germans went Into Belgium.
"Theodore Roosevelt said this
government should have seized every
ship In American bajrborav Both
have criticised the president for not
doing the things which would have
embroiled us In a war with Germany.
'The Germans are getting their
eyes opened, and about one more
speech from Teddy and the German-
Americans will Join In a triumphal
victory for Wood row Wilson In No
vember."
In the steel mills last winter, and
to various railroad strikes, and to a
lark ot cars, due fb the government
operation of the' roads.
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A lady came to The Statesman of
fice yesterday. to complain ot some
boys on wheels who ran ahead. of
her auto and kept looking back and
defying her to run over them. She
thinks they were Impudent. They
were. i
"Bankers who have been predict
ing serious commercial difficulty
have about given up that idea.
That Is an outstanding paragraph of
the current weekly financial letter
of Henry Clews, the Wall Street
authority. He mays Great Britain
will take over France'ji share of tile
payment of the Anglo-French loan,
in case Prance is not able to do so.
So the United States will -get the
gold. VI r. Clews sees encourage
ment In this and many other things,
including the good crops of nearly
all kinds in this country.
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Work equal to the pay receded
would be a good slogan but so
many folks would be throwing rocks
at lt.
A dealer reports that he is selling 9
ouija boards to one washboard. And
that Is one of the many -things that
ails us. '
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The fact that an astronomer hss
predicted the election ot Harding by
what he sees In the stars shows that
the Ohio man ought to get the aria
tion vote.
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'We quite agree with Senor Ibanez,
he of the "Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse." In relation to his "care
man" stuff. We know a lot ot men
who are looking for caves when the
missus gets on her high horse. iEx-
change.
London reports that wives cost
more in Central Africa.' Ana, ai
that, they don't have It any over he
wives who live here. They are high
er than ever. Exchange.
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At Tale college rifle shooting Is
recognized as among the "minor
ports." Those who served In the
BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
This was the position taken by
Governor Cox during the campaign
of 1916, when he was running for
war. or because of a state of war, I governor on the ticket with Wood
is io suppiy ine aeuciencies oi me row Wilson, stated both on the
LAST DAY
James Olver Curwood's
"Courajre of
Marge ODoone"
Ye LIBERTY
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JThey lynched a colored man up
in Duluth. and then a special grand
Jury found he was innocent. The
Joke is on the lynchers. But any
one wha would livi in Dnluth ought
to be lynched, anyway.
allies. These deficiencies sens 1st of
I food and clothing and munitions ot
war. Instead of diverting our re
sources to raising an army of a
couple of million men; instead of
sending men abroad for sentimental
purposes, we ought to go to work to
supply the allies with everything
they need, and they do not need
men. We can best serve our own
Harding has tackled the hardest I purposes by furnishing other mat-
job of his life. He is trying to set ter than men."
Jimmy Cox and the Democratic,
party down to the brass tacks of
definite declarations. It cannot be
dld- XIZSlwTt 5
Just before an overwhelming na
tional demand compelled President
Wilson to .ask congress to declare
war on the "Beast of Berlin,", Gov
ernor Cox in an editorial felt this
way about It:
The war has vrelri tva wai-m
rJ?or. atREEt tHnd thlng tor either
juijr . so ana ii wuimtt valley I uermany has gained nothing
toraat. .tat. ho.pitalLnd lo8t much.
FUTURE DATES
t. v.... " ayaxt--iaban, Salem gainea nothing and lost much. The
VAiuril pars,, f
July it, 11 aa 14 8 tat Elk eon- ertIn of the ages has accom-
ft'fE-Buyers- week eon- bhAi:d n0th,nK MTe the necking
vn tion in Portland. of a smiling world. God grant that
September u Oetob rnm . . . rl
tt ft t " uvxi a i it uuea 10 wield a sword
tt sptemDr 4. 5. and State conven- so
riwin loairea. saim.
September S, Monday Labor day.
.iso xoousniy may be paralyzed and
that the brain may be stopped from
stump and editorially:
"Every Indication now Is that tens
of thousands of these splendid peo
ple (Germans), still sympathizing
with the fatherland, still believing in
the righteousness of the German
cause, still hopeful that Germany
wm win there Is, every evidence
that they will vote for President
Wilson for re-election as the BEST
MEANS OF AIDfNG GERMANY, as
well as because the re-election of
President Wilson will be an aid to
the United States.
"Our German friends are coming
to understand that it does not 'Just
happen' that most of the rabid ant!
German people in this country are
Tor Hughes. From Theodore Roose
velt down, the enemies f Germany
are in the Hughes band wagon. Sj
it is evident in this instance, as In
all others, Woodtrow Wilson has
been the real friend of the American
citizen who sympathizes wth Ger
In a speech in Cincinnati In Oc
tober. 19 1C. Governor Cox said:
"Twojpf the leading sponsors for
Big doings tomorrow
"
And for three following days.
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Salem Is ready; all tricked out in
holiday attire.
The Elks will feel at home In Sa
lem, when they arrive. They must
be made to retain the feeling.
There Is not enough baling wire
for the bay balers ot this section.
and there may be a good deal of loss
on tnls account; In fact, has been
already.
m m
This lack harks back 'to the strike I
war una an iaea mai u was a mx-'
lor eyurw
Of cours. Shantung Is one tk!B.
and Siberia is something els as
says the honorable Jsp. '
She Henry, If we were both fp-
again would you choose me to
your utue wirer : "
He jsow, wnat do yon waji
start a quarrel for Jut as evermi.
ts going pleasantly?
I tell you. Jim." said ku tatw.
n-law. "your-wife Is a wosua i. -.
i. .. , - " a
thousand
l know
It.'
said Jim, feellnrt
"but you needen't rub lt.ln." Xew
Voik Globe.
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