THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY .MORNING. AUGUST 27. 102.".
CHEMISTS lit
TO GI SERVICE
Civilization Dependent Upon
; Laboratories Declares
Willamette Pedagog
Chemistry lies at the founda
tion of the'; necessities of life,
either directly or indirectly, and
has served jh u m an i t y down
through the; ages, i particularly
daring the last quarter century, j
declared Prof. Florlan von Escnen
of the chemistry department of
Willamette university. In speaking
on "Chemistry the Science of
Service.? at; the Rotary club
luncheon Wednesday noon." Illus
trations ranging from the intensi
fied production of foods through
noil analysis to perfumery and
Jeyelry were .given.
"The chemist is the man who
first developed- gasoline, made
wood alcoho from trees, -While
German chemists are placing on
the market wood alcohol from
t carbon - monoxide and- water.
Prof, von Escnen said. "Cotton
seed was regarded as a refuse un
til a few years ago when oil was
developed and made edible until
500.000.000 gallons are now being
used for stock food, j L , f
"When thej silk supply became
low -artificial j silk was developed
through processing and treatment
from wood and cotton and woolen
articles are; made from material
that never ! siw the jback "of a
sheep; artificial leather Is offered
" that never came from animals
.while synthetic rubber Is pro
duced by the chemist at the rate
of thousands of tons a! day. Pre
cious jewels are produced in the
laboratory that contain the same
elements and j combinations found
In the originals. Bristles used by
brush manufacturers f are made
from wood i as are many of the
ivory: products. Bakelite maten-
Cjfals which are put to numerous
'3L uses are developed through ' for-
' ffiot,litiTit" anl mrhnlli pM 1111-
der. pressure and heat,"
Prof. Von Eschen -told In detail
the service rendered by, the, chem
ist during the! war in the study of
gases and the! successful develop
ment of the) gas mask; of the
examination of unexploded shells
and ihe development of illnmiuat
ing, gas and flame shells and high
explosives used In peace as well as
In war. Cement, the foremost
building material of today, Is a
product of the! laboratory, he said,
and while 0 years ago two
pounds of aluminum were devel
oped at a cost of $240 a pound, in
1920, 180,a00f,000 pounds were
produced at less than 50 cents a
pound. From coal tar 99 per
cent of the perfumes ; are manu
factured while; 80 per jcent of the
flavoring extfacts never come
from fruitav When the raw paper
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stocks at prodactlng renters
smaller at the close of the month
than at Its beginning.,
"Average daily production of
petroleum in California Increased
by 2.4 per rent during July as
compared with June and was 18.2
per cent larger than the estimated
average' dally consumption, which
declined by 1.9 per cent. Increase
In stored storks of petroleum con
tinued, the total of 114,113.419
barrels on July 31 being another
new monthly record."
"Wholesale trade during July
SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 26 was more active than a year ago.
Report of Federal Bureau
Shows Activity Greatest
During This Year
rnv The Associated Press) In a
report issued today John Perrln,
federal reserve agent for the
twelfth district composed of states
The general price level moved
upward. The bureau of labor of
statistics : wholesale price index
for the month stood at 1G0. com
in the Pacific slope, points out an-pared with 157 in June 135 in
improvement In busiaesa and (May 1925 low point, and 161 In
'trade first noted during June and February, the high point of the
continued during July. Activity j year. The Index ngures was 8.8
during the latter month was near per rent higher In July 1925 than
having beta cracked by some one
shooting or hitting it with a rock,
as the Insulator has been In ser
vice for a number of years, aad
If It bad been defective in manu
facture It probably would have
"broken down soon after It was
installed and put in service.
"If people who shoot at Insu
lators and boys who throw rocks
at them for annulment rould real
ize the financial loss and even
danger to life that is apt to be
caused by their art ion. it is be
lieved there would be fewer insu
lators 'broken down from this
rause. W. M. Hamilton, local
manager, said. "It eems that an
insulator may he only slightly
cracked at the time It Is hit by a
bullet or rock but not actually
'break down. due to electrical
pressure, until weather and power
conditions are Just right to rause
it to da so."
the highest levels of the year.
The report summarizes condi
tions as follows:
"The prospect of satisfactory
yields vf the district's principal
crops and favorable market condi
tions for crops and livestock were
Important factors in the mainten
ance of trade volume during the
month. Industrial activity increas
ed seasonally during July, and as
July 1924."
POWER IS INTERRUPTED
KLECTRin SKRV1CR HAMPER
ED nv iu km:i) voi.r.
Interruption to the electric
power supply of Salem Just before
noon Wednmrfaw was k
in the previous month was above the ..bre,k,n. ,nrn.. nt . . '
the level of a year ago. hator which in tnra ,... .
"Gains In industrial employment t6 btirn off on t. ,.7.
were reported in all states of the hine from E8tacada to galem at a
district during July 1925 as com
pared with July 1924.
"The volume of credit extended
by reporting member banks dar
ing July 1925 was the largest ever officials that the "breaking down
recorded, but borrowing from the of the Insulator was due to, its
leaerai rcnerTe uan coauouea rc-
point near the Brush Creek school
jusi a rew miles west of Silver
ton. ! -
It Is believed by power company
Two poses of Berta Beeson, with Ringling Bros, and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
sage telegraphed to Sheriff Bow
er's office from Enterprise. Smal
ley is now in the county Jail.
Smalley is charged with having
eloped with the girl three weeks
ago. Tley were . picked up In
Aurora by Dewey Miller., marshal,
who notified the Salem office,
which had requested the appre
hension.'1 j ; j- -
According to Smalley they' were
married in Oregon I City -August
17. -An unknown witness is de
clared to have sworn that the girl
was 18 years, of age..; i. They are
being .held here for Enterprise of
ficials who will; return them to
that city. The girl i said to be
in a delicate condition. !
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And feed more of it
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to live
to live
and perhaps the world markets.
The reason is, this Is the only dis
trict in the United States that can
produce the White Micbem mint,
and our product is high in men
thol content and excellent in flav
or, and we can beat the world in
number of pounds to the acre. The
Slogan man has been preaching,
for six years and more, that liiere
is a mint of money in mint here.
Any one can see it now, with pep
permint oil-selling for 111.50 a
pound, , when . it would-be very
profitable at ?3 a" pound. And it
would probably be better for the
average grower if it could stay
around that price permanently.
and he could be sure of it.
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If some of our farmers have
cold feet on the filbert industry,
they are invited to read the article
in this issue by Ceorge A. Dorris
of, Eugene, the dean of the filbert
growers of this section; which by
the same sign means that he is
the dean of filbert growers com
mercially for the United States.
He knows whereof he writes.
EIKER'S' '
GUARANTEED
USED
FORDS
PRICED RIGHT
HE BLUE FRONT,
liberty end Ferry.
Many Foreipn Aviators
Pay Visit to Portugal
LISBON The International
Aviation Camp at Alverca took on
a truly International aspect dur
ing June, in which month more
foreign aviators visited the camp
than In any previous month. The
first of the foreign visitor was a
large British plane that gave a
varied exhibition of aerial acti
vity. Shortly after its departure
for England a fleet of 14 Spanish
planes soared over Lisbon.
The . Spanish aviators were on
a friendly visit to the airmen of
Portugal and a return visit by
Portuguese flyers will be made in
September.
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Oregon Pulp & Paper Co.
! Raleni. Orrgoa
I MANUFACTURERS
Sulphite and Manila Wrapplnjs. also Butchers Wrap
pings, Adding Machine Taper, Greaseproof, Glassine,
Drus Bond, Tissue, Screenings and Specialties.
latively small In amount. This
bank's index of bank debits, an
approximate measure of business
In the district, advanced from 140
(1919 monthly average equalling
100) in June to 147 in July, due
allowance being made for normal
seasonal variation in the actual
figures as reported by banks in
twenty principal financial and bu
siness centers. A year ago the in
dex stood at 131. -
"Value of building permits , is
sued in twenty principal cities
during July was 7.5 per cent lar
ger than the value of such, permits 1 1 J
itwucu uuiiug jui; iji iuu ex
ceeded by three per cent the prev
ious record figure for July, re
ported in 1923. The July 1925
figure was 15.1 per cent smaller
than similar figures for June this
year. The normal seasonal de
crease from June to July has been
estimated at 2 per cent,
f "Lumber production at report
Ing mills of four associations In
the district was 6.4 per cent small
er In volume during July than
during June, the decrease being
the result, chiefly, of the cuso
mary curtailment of lumbering
'operations during the first two
weeks of July. Output of report
ing mills was smaller than either
sales .or output , which also de
creased slightly during July and
filled orders were larger and
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supply became exhausted In the there be a and lasting
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mlddlewest th chemist produced
an excellent product 1 from corn
stalks. The list, he said, is near
ly Inexhaustible and nearly even
article in dally use is the result or
he Chemist's jservlce to the hu
man race. ' 1
prosperity.
: The poultry must have grains,
too. and Salem must be made" the
Petaluma of Oregon,' and more so.
Our natural conditions jare right.
ill va. nPil la mnro '.an A mrra
?".DIf ! ""Uoo Poultry men; yes. and poul-
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Miciicni wm, v . w J try women
told Prof. Von Eschen that the! i
chemist could render the commun
ity a vast seryice and would re
ceive the. blessings of Salem peo
ple If he could by some miracle
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Some one suggests ; that the
mint business may be over done
( In the Salem district; That was
change the sulphide fumes from "Meated two. three, four and
the paper mill
, apple blossoms.
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to the scent of
COUPLE IS BEING HELD
MATH 20 AND GIRL 14 ARK AR
RESTED AT AURORA
Dan Smalley, 2G, of Enterprise,
was arrested !in Aurora Wednes
day by Sam j Burkhar and Roy
Bremmer, Marion - county deputy
sheriffs, and illianRlggs, 14. Is
being held as a result of a mes-
more years ago and one of our
farmers is. selling his peppermint
oil from 1 0 acres ' of f mint for
$9200, taken from this year's crop,
planted in April. " And he has the
peppermint hay left, for- his fine
stock.
Yes, the mint Industry will be
over done here. But, in the mean
time, the other mint growers of
this country, and of other coun
tries, will be given a run for their
money, in. the American markets,
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Are Your Teeth
Bothering You?
WHEN your teeth are bothering
youj the first step is to find out
vhat the trouble is. You must go to
a dentist, get him to ' examine your,
mouth and give you advice.
V A mistake in advice leads to all
sorts of trouble, so it is highly im
portant to get good advice in the
beginning. I
Registered Dentists using the E. R.
Parker System .examine and treat so
many patients that the advice they
give is founded upon much experi
nr Thip man who does thincs over
and over; many times becomes very skillful, and you can
denend uoon what he savs and does.
I - If your teeth are bothering you, go to any E. R. Parker
vstem office and have them examined w ithout xharge.
ou will; find nrices moderate for any work you need.
j Good advice, if followed, always leads to good results.
v Painless Parker Dentist
. ; Using the 13. R. Parker System ;
State and Liberty Streets Salem
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In every home on farm bunding;
implements, autos, etc., there are thousands o
little spots where paint tould be employed to
save a surface, to brighten up with color, or to
replace the wear of use, ' "
i, . KeeP several cans of Rasmussen paint and varnish
always on hand, with several good brushes, and attend
to that sort of painting at odd moments, it will save
ukui iric cose 01 inc
- paint in added years of
use and enjoyment.
Ask your dealer for color cards.
Ask your painter for an estimate.
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Faint (Flat and Velvet Clou);
Racolite Enamels; Raatnuaaen
Inside Floor Paint; Rasmusaen
Oil Stain; Rasmussen Floor and
Varnish Stain; Rasmusaen Bath
Tub Enamel; Rasmusaen Dura
ble Floor Varnlth.
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i It is a gToup utterly new in design of graceful lines an ensemble of unquestionable quality. Fin
ished in French Walnut, now so in vogue decorative all flat surfaces built exclusively of Walnut
veneers, excellent character of workmanship noted in every detail. A new suite intended for fall sell
ing ten groups just arrived and Immediately featured at a price that is a positive revelation to those
familiar with chamber furniture values. j ;
The dressers are large and equipped with thick plate mirrors the vanity a triple mirror style with
six individual side drawers. The chifferette is of convenient design with two enclosed trays and two
deep drawers. The ted has full sweep bow ends and beautifully grained paneU. A bench and rocker
complete the suite priced at $8.50 and ?D.50 respectively. I The unusual pricing extends to individual
N pieces as well as the complete suite: , .
Bowfoot, Bed $42.50 Vanity $72.50 Chifferette $47.50 Dressers 67.50
Unusual Riig Values
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Never have new patterns shown such unusual appeal never
have color combinations given the harmony as in the rugs f ea-
tured here this week. It seems that every pattern, every color,
the particular woman could possibly wish for is here and every
one of them offered at a saving.
9x12 Axminster Rugs ;
, Oriental design, Chinese adaptations, conventional and floral
patterns, values up to $62.50, C17
while quantity lasts, choice . vTTl DU
: 9x15 Axminster Rugs j
High quality, long, thick pile numbers a generous C?7 Cfl
assortment from which to choose, unusual values at vOI OU
, 9x12 Seamless Velvets j ;
; Fringed end style in a riot of Wilton patterns and color combi
nations, taupe, blue and rose figured designs CO
with delightful ground harmonies, featured at CrxOaOU
$5 Cash Delivers Any One You Choose
Now1
SALEM'S FINEST SHOWING OF
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