THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1923
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Canada's Pulp Output 1 f
'z- Shows Steady Growth
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 8. Xews-
. print production In Canada
amounted to 944,820 tons in the
nine months ended Oct. 1, accord
ing to a report .issued by the Do
minion Bureau cf Statistics. This
was an Increase of 143.447 tons
or lS'Ai compared with the same
period last year.
The Dominion, the report points
'out. is rapidly reducing the lead
of the United States in newsprint
i production .The ; output of the
United States was only 184,397
tons more than Canada in the
first nine months of 1923," as
against 270,246 tons greater out
put for the same period of. 1922.
In September Canada produced.
102,468 tons v;hile the United
States mills' produced : 110,209
tons. r
At the present rate. of Inrrease
In another year, it is believed,
Canada will 'be ahead of the Unit
ed States in newsprint output.
Supply oT pulp wood Is diminish
ing in the eastern states, while
Canada possesses almost unlimited
resources of pulp wood and water
power to exploit it.
Exports of 'newsprint in the
first nine months of 1923, the re
port sets forth, amounted to 839,
222 tons valued at 163,277.966,
or practically 90TJ of the total pro
duction. The United States was
the chief buyer, taking 821,788
tons or. 97 of . the total export.
The remaining 17,43 4 tons were
shipped mainly to i New Zealand,
Australia and South Africa.
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(By Mail.) Sevenl Dornler areo
planes which were constructed
here and taken to Russia have
been operating since last summer
in the Ukrainian air service and
are reported to have made n. ex
cellent , record ; in commercial
work.
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PROBLEMS
Adcle Garrison's New rhane of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
Copyright 1921. by Newspaper
Feature Service. lac.
CHAPTER 44
THE REASON PA COSGROVE
' "MADE A BREAK FOR IT"
"Tchk! tchk tchk! But dis Is
bad, bad, very bad."
The rotund little proprietor of
the roadside inn shook hi3 bead
gravely as he looked at the wound
ed state trooper on the stretcher
which Pa Cosgrove, Dicky and the
twins were lifting from the car.
Then he started for the house on
a ludicrous-appearing but ground
covering trot. "With a barked
command to the young men in
the place, another to a woman be
hind the counter at the rear of
the room, he swiftly and efficient
ly engineered the placing of the
tables for which Pa Cosgrove had
asked, and the spreading over of
them of the blankets snd sheet
which the woman produced as if
by magic at the instant they were
needed.
There was no lack of voluno
teers to help get the wounded
man on the improvised bed. In
deed, the revellers in the room
pressed so closely around the un
conscious trooper that the little
proprietor energetically shooed
them back to the corners of the
room as it they were so many ex
cited hens, and then went to the
telephone, evidently to give the
summons for the Kingston sur
geon. "Isn't it perfectly thrilling?
Bess Dean murmured to me. as we
leaned . forward in the front seat
of the car. watching through the
windows the tense dramatic
scene.' "It's like being In a box
at the theatre."
1 threw a furtive, appraising!
look at her. Yes. she meant ex
actly what she said. To her the
whole thing was simply a part of
a play. She was Utterly indiffer
ent to the fate of the wounded
boy on the stretcher, and I added
another mark to my score against
her. .
Who Is This Han? i
illj eyes turned to the broad
windows again. 1 saw the burly
figure of Pa Cosgrove stooping
solicitously over the wounded
boy, v As he raised himself he
shook his head doubtfully, and
spoke to Dicky earnestly. But
keen as was my interest in the un
conscious yputh. my eyes strayed
as If drawn againtt their will to
the tall figure of a man who had
been stationed sit a small table
in ? the extreme corner of the
room, and who had sat still, quiet
ly observant through the bustle
cf bringing in the wounded troop
er. At Pa Cosgrove's despondent
shake of the head he rose slowly
and advanced as t deliberately to
the side of the tables. There was
something about him that com
pelled one's attention. One in
stinctively decided that there was
no ; supernumerary in the drama,
but one of the principal figures.
As he bent over the young trooper
I felt a fantastic psychic impulse
to spring to his side and snatch
him, away from the wounded man.
I felt, someway, as If his very
presence was baleful, filled with
evil possibilities. And yet there
was not the slightest apparent rea
son for my feeling.
He was a distinguished-looking
man one could almost apply the
epithet "handsome" to him of
tall, commanding figure, and ap
parently open countenance. But
I could not rid myself of the eerie
feeling which had seized me at
the sight of him, although I knew
that never in my life had he cross
ed, my vision before.
Trouble Close )
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He, too, shook his head as he
straightened himself after exam
ining the figure on the stretcher.
Then he beckoned the proprietor
of the store to him peremptorily,
and I saw him make an inquiring
gesture toward the men of our
party. It was a gesture that held
In : it insolent doubt, and I was
glad that Pa Cosgrove had turned
before he saw It, had engaged
Dicky in quick, rapid conversa
tion, and that the two men. fol
lowed by the twins, were coming
out of the room. Pa Cosgrove's
voice reached my ears as he open
ed the door. i
r Something's got to be done for
him right away," he said "I'm
afraid he won't last till that King
ston doctor gets here. If only
old Doc Moss was in this section
tonight. He doctors everybody,
through here, and "
The voice of a bystander who
had edged his way out past Dicky
interrupted him.
"1 seen Doc Moss go by here not
an hour ago. Old Jake Gcrns was
down to the telephone before that,
and eaid Mis' Kerns was awful
bad with her heart agin. May
be '
"Did you see Doc go back
again?" Pa Cosgrove, Interrupt
ed ruthlessly. ' - - --
"NO." . . t ; :
"Turn your car - around, Mis
Graham," Pa Cosgrove shouted.
"We'll run down the road to
Kerns and get Doc Moss."
As I obeyed him I saw the tall
man and the little proprietor of
the inn come-to the door, and saw
the smaller man speak in furtive,
troubled fashion to Pa Cosgrove.
At his words, Dicky jnade two
strides to the car and lumped on
the running-board. -
"That tall fellow In there is
trying to insinuate that we're re
sponsible for the trooper's injury.
He suggests holding us here, and
that means no doctor in time for
that chap. Get ready to step on
the gas when Cosgrove breaks
away. Now. that, was pretty!" ,
Dicky's voice, which had been
but a murmur in my ear, rose to
excited approval as Pa Cosgrove,
his dark face darkening, put out
a brawny arm and whirled the lit
tle innkeeper Into the arms of the
tall man behind him. Such force
was in the thrust that the two
men sat down hard and simultan
eously, and Pa Cosgrove made a
flying leap to the car, the door
of which Dicky held open.
Never in all my driving did I
"step on the gas" as I did in the
next second.
(To be continued)
Homestead Grants Total
6,309,925 Acres in Year
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. De
spite the repidly decreasing area
of the public domain, homestead
ers obtained patents to 6,309,929
acres in the last fiscal year, ac
cording to the annual report of
the General Land Office. Cash
receipts from sales, leases and
other disposition of public lands
aggregated $10,700,000, of which
5 was turned over to the states
In which the land was situated.
Withdrawals of public lands for
monuments, national forests and
similar reservations totalled 1,
692,54fc acres, while 1,900,000 ac
res were "restored to entry."
"The steady progress that Is be
ing made in vesting title in our
Indian citizens," the report said,
"is well represented in figures for
the past year. Six thousand and
Indians for an area of 44 6,690 ac-l -1
res, while 2546 patents were Issue
in fee to Indians or their purchas
ers for an area of 288,939 acres.
. "Since the issuance of the last
annual report four national for
ests have been enlarged and 16
have been reduced; the gross area
which has been added from the
public domain during the 'fiscal
year Is 408,622 acres, and that
acquired for forest reservation
purposes under the act ' of March
1. 1911 aggregated 134,458 ac
res. There are now'146 national
forests embracing 182,099 acres,
of which a little over 86 is pub
lic land." . ;
Luxuries for Seamen
, Barred in Philippines
MANILA, Nov. 15. (By Mail.)
Stranded seamen in the Philip
pines have been treated royally by
the local governments, according
to a protest of the British consu
late refusing to assume responsi
bility for expenditures for safety,
razors, automobile rides and tick
ets to motion picture shows.
The protest passed along to the
Interior - Department has resulted
in an order to confine assistance
to standard or distressed foreign
seamen to their absolute needs.
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T is estimated that during
1923 the great electrical
gene r ating, transmission
and distribution systems of
the United States will make
additions costing approximately 600
million dollars.
The national economic value of an in
creased supply of electric energy, such
as this vast program will make available
for industrial and domestic consumption
has often been emphasized. Industrial
activity and expansion the comfort of
millions of homes largely depend on
the adequate equipment, proper mainte
nance, and continued growth of the
Electric Light and Power Industry.
But, aside from national benefits to
accrue from the use of an added supply
of electric power to come, this 600-mil-lion
dollar addition to Electric Light and
Power Systems gives impetus to local
prosperity in many communities.
An effective illustration of this point
is furnished by the Big Creek Develop
ment of the Southern California Edison
Company. Up to the end of April,
1923, this big hydro-electric develop
ment has cost $68,000,000. Of this sum
$32,300,000 has been spent for labor
and $1 0,800,000 expended for food
stuffs. As this is being written, the pro
ject is giving employment to 7,296 men
with a payroll of more than $40,000 a
day.
And the Southern California Edison
Company with its Big Creek Develop
ment, is but one of several thousand
Electric Light and Power Companies
that during 923 will spend an aggregate
of 600 million dollars. It is obvious that
this expansion of the industry will great
ly aid industrial enterprise and public
convenience through the .resulting , in
crease in electric service facilities. More
over by. providing employment for great
numbers of men and requiring the pur
chase of large quantities of material, it
directly contributes a very substantial
impetus to national prosperity.
It is a striking testimony to the crea
tive and executive genius of the men who
lead this great industry that such a tre
mendous constructive program can be
successfully financed so soon after the
industrial depression from which the
business of the country is still in the pro
cess of recovery. ;
It is upon the ability of the leaders of
the industry and that of the younger men
they are training to take their places,
that the country depends for the assur
ance that this growth, so vital to our na
tional welfare, will be continued, and
the Electric Light and "Power Industry
be enabled in the future as heretofore to
carry on efficiently its indispensable ser
vice. :-: ;',',:..-;' . J.,. fii'- ' . j
It is a duty of every American to lend
his influence to the support of these men
who have made the Electric Light and
Power Industry what it has become and
who alone have the knowledge and ex
perience to guide it on to its destiny as
the tireless servant in every American
home and the beneficent genie of every
American industry. .
dtatrj by an organization which, through more than thirty jtan cf contact with that :
indiatry, has witnessed, in the growth of Electric Light and Power Service from
obscure beginnings to its present magnitude 'a development that has done mucbj
. to elevate American standards of living, to furnish sound investmen for more , - '
than two million people, and to enlarge the mounes andpmperity of the Kztioa,
WA"G N ER "EtECf rtll'C '"doPO'FTf 6 S Al NT CO Ul 5. U. S A.,