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EIGHT PAGES PACE TWO DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, lf)18. .tttllltlllfltiaillllStlltlflttlltlltiaklllftfllllllliaillLtBIIMIlllllllflllllllllllllililiiiiitiaiii ....iiiiiiia.iiiiif liilillllilifllil.llllliMIII.IIIMMIIIIIIIIIIllMt..llii..llltlflllfl': ! I! MY (1FFI(!F . f SS ss Happy New Y ear to You NEVER BEFORE HA&JUST SUCH A NEW YEAR COME TO THE WORLD. THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS HAVE PREPARED -US FOR GREATER NEW THINGS THAN HAVE SYERVBEeN KNOWN. J . AS SOMETIMES A SERVICEABLE, USEFUL BtllLDIN G MAY BE TORN DOWN TO BUILD IN ITS PLACE A LARGER AND BETTER ONE; SO GREAT SYSTEM'S OF GOVERNMENT AND NA TIONAL STRUCTURES . HAVE BEEN OVER THROWN THAT -SOMETHING BETTER MAY Tj; THEIR PLACE. . .... v THERE HAS BEEN - A GREAT 1 DEAL' DE STROYED, BUT NOW WE CAN LOOK BACK ON THE OLD; AND SAY THAT THE GAIN IS WORTH IT. . ... In the spirit of the greatest of all Ameri- It s cahg, Abraham Lincoln', 'with malice to- ard none, with charity for all," let us do v our part, however small it may be, in the great work of perfecting the new .building; a reconstructed .vpy'.;'. ' " t i y " ntBUTONS MEATEST FPAirTHrst STORE 'y fWIWples Warehouse, V 'HIUIH IT P4TS TO-Tmnr IL'J'Vj ''nili'ii ".'i st6e"clo.se au. dy tqmqrjjow, . . .PLACED 1000 m The flmt jix montha of th ,Ftn (31Hn office or th V. R employment service thotvs-imit 1IKM men and women placed In employment. Prob ably a greater number would have been directed from this office but for the fact that the office was not open-j d till after the middle of July. This: was RJte,r hay harvest was well d- j VRnced and the (fin In harvest wa 1 opening. Many men had been secured for, haying and many of these, stayed on through the harvest with their i same places. It Is apparent from thia: that the Pendleton office will prob-; ably, find employment for about 2500 peraons a year. This being the dull season In east-1 ern Oregon. Norborne Kerkeley, man- I territory In his district including tTmft- j titta. Morrow, Gilliam, Shermau and ager of the local employment office. Is engaged in making a survey of the : heeler counties, for Information as to probable openings for returning sol 5 , tilers and Bailor. He Is alKO taking action toward advancing: the ,dtecharge 5 of both soldiers and pallors w here jthere is opportunity for them to re 5 turn to positions held by them prior to S i being drafted. jj j Any employer of drafted men can 25 j pret prompt action In the way of get- ting their release by tuklng the mat rr. ter up with Mr. Kerkeley, superlntend 2 ent of the local office. It Is also re quested that any one having em- ployment to offer returning soldiers Slop sailors will o notify the local su perintendent. .. " .' s.$ t ft Si V HAPPY DAY Ull Main Strci't imiTlSH KIMTOK'S I OKA OF PEACK rOXrKHKXCK PVHi'I'IT lonisli li.s,'iisKf)n) Aro Prlvnto, It( Kiilts Should lie PuIiIIhIiccI Through out X'ootJatJonsi. MANCHESTER, Eng. Dec 31. "When we peak of eliminating sec recy, we do not, of course, mean that reporters should attend the peace conference, but that, though the dis cussions are private, t he results should be published, and that not at the close of the negotiations but throughout them," said O. Scott, ed- itor of the Manchester Guard inn. in 'a talk with the United Press on the question of secrecy at the peace con- fere nee. I "Naturally there are drawbacks," FiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiuiiifinitiuiiiiiiniiiHiiHiiiiiiuiiUMiaitniuiiiuiiiHiiiiniii ifiiiiiiiiifiiiiiitiiifiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiuiiitiiiiitiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiT: For Indigestion Constipation, Sick Headache, Bilious ness, Bloating, Sour Stomach, Gas on the Stomach, Bad Breath you will find nothing better than . that wholesome phytic FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLET! Never disappoint. Take one tonight and feel better io the morning. George Jenner, San Antonio, Texas: "Foley Cathartic Tablets have proven to be the bett laxative I ever have taken and 1 recommend tbcm for constipation and billouaneu." TAIXMAX & (O. he continued. ''Delicate matters, In . volVlng special national interests and ni tin n a 1 prhle, may In some wuys po j more difficult of adjustment where j made the subject of public contro- ; versy hut on the other hand the only . means of brliiKlug effective pressure to bear In the general Interests ' against particular interests is by. publicity- Freedom implies free piny of public npluinn and popular forces It would bo wholly inconsistent with this cmcetion of social organization 1 and of government to hide from thai peoples the making of the structure! of freedom In which they are here after to dwell." No man can make a fool of him self all the time. He has to sleep ot-caMonally. HERE'S "GIFT FOR V CAR-OWNING FRIEND yFur coats; close lints and muffs keep milady warm when tl:e goes motoring, but only reenll has appeared this highly suc cessful garment for keeping! warm her llk ' clad fpet and limbs. T h e c coxy comfort able motor done ore of heavy ribbed worsted ' wool, with a light weight leather sole and heel, and slip on easily over slippers or dress boots. CESSION OF FRENCH AND BRITISH INDIES TO UNITED STATES SUGGESTED PORTO R I CO (U-SJ A 3r THOMAS WSJ ' sT.55a tjZjT BERMUDA ST. BARTHOLOM6W' The larger map shomi the British and French islanJt in thal u l(noin as the Lesser Antilles. It is thise islands fk'.ch it has been suggested France end Creat Britain should cede to America in recognition of her services in the defeat of Cer many. The smaller map shores their relative location to the United States, to South America, and to the Panama Canal, uhich they Would guard. -Already America has acquired from Denmark the Virgin inslands St. Thomas and SL Croix by purchase. DOMNICACaef MARTfNlgUE IF) BARBADOS 'STVIMCENTfl O fJ TRINIDAD (Bz) MQTI1IBIG MUST BLOCK AMERICA'S PATH ON SIC A Lieutenant 'Commander Steven j u. ; ? m v son Taylor Calls Attention to " Our Vital Necessities. Ueu tenant Coamtder Stevensoe Ty!pr. U. & K. R. F., p ratten t of the Society of val Arabitecta and Marine tnciueera. In aa cMrcss on InBomtioaa in shipbuilding at the annual meeting of the society to Fhirtdeiphia recently, amid that frthe fiteda an4 advao tacea of the whole -nation aaytniftf reeerobitnC hindrance of America's protreas on tne seaa muat be renoorexl, opw that America naa in to taat two' years expended ontoid ener-y a 04 made every sort of sacrifice th&t she 'orient nave and operate shipa of her own- The spirit of his whole address la to be fonna In the oi towinx paraarrapo, hi which Lieutenant Com mander Taylor declared; ' " "When the war Is over shall wo as a nation aupmely. ss in lbs past, permit other nations of the world to carry our entire oversets com merce? it la incredible that any administra tion of the United States government snail thus aacriXice the (neat fund Bd eCSorta, mdttidti aUy an4 coilecUvaly. that -nave been expenoed ha lbs la. two years tp build up facilities to educate and women, too ui order that -otr ar and operate sbtps of pur Wa rn there are laws upon our statute books that prevent our reasonable operation af sbipa may snwat be amended, it our masUntv unloadia; w port fsciilttes are not what tbsy saould be tay must be changed, if there Is anything which interferes with our progress upon the seas It must be removed, sad if there Is any thing yet lacking. to adrsoee this progress. era government ownership, or private owner ahi aida toy a Judldoua government, it sanst be slevriepfd not far the advantage of any section or ccut but for the needs and advan tages of our wboie nattea." 's tint was the nucleus ol his ?eech. ills aa arsaa ia fuU lojiowa: "Tss rutire merchant tonnae; 4 th ver-d m ?t did i. exceed S.'i,r coas tons, of this tftvra cenaieir ha b-n aacreyed by fas iarls)La and .e:a;us sot leas then MSuo.new gmea toaa. :aaVM4i of the ortKoial q taatlty not over JC.bJS.PW graaa tsba. ljurmg mi and ISik there will have been built at tea at groae tons, snaaiag a total availafeio ;onoacs only 4l.WU.6W srosa tone. FoliowiKg the normal In eteaaa per annum, there should be avausbie at the bRlnaiag of at lesac a;,USv.us groaa ions. From this statement It ' appears that there will be at the doae of tfae year Ifil a arictt of at least K0.9tw grosa tone, without tatiag note of the deproctauoo sod rapalrs ' whioh the exrisaivs har use of ships auriag the nir will have maae secessary. "It is not Intended cbat these ngures shall , tnalder but ' are autflcleniiy so to demonstrate the great necessity still ex UUng for ships. aa4 further to show tbat our own shipyards sauat suU ba rgd to their ut most capacity la coder that the now Important American suerchant jnacuie hail ba ypaeid In the future, ""is ar endtua- une J. 1 entire production of bur atitpyaxaa was (14.009 gross totia, the greateat prevMue to Wli; but la the ar ending June ao.'lVlft. the production faU-ip BToae tens, the asaauoat output In sevea ln rrm. S there caao an enormous OfUM&4 for shrps not only from OUT own ciu setts but from hareiraers as well- - t W hea the t'nui biaUa utrd the war SB April. Utrr, it hoiw ma Apparent that there wag , 4iardty a mora- tniporaant element for winning uthe war than Ships. an4 the lioit4 States gov ' ''em merit, rbnugh the agencies of Its Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation, Im mediately proceeded to encourage the building of many new yards as well ss the enlarging of the old yards.- with the result that there are now about two hundred shipyards. Instead of aity-slx, as In November, 1916, During 117 there was an output of MO.WU gross tons and the output for 1S1B will be apparently at least taW.WJy gross tons sctuatly delivered and offi cially numbered. The Increase in our regis tered abipping during the f:acal year ending June 30. 1918. was I,J&3.1 groe tons, more than double that of any previous year and aome tiitng over the total increases for the first three years of ihe war combined. At the end of thts year there will be over 10.vti.uW grove tons of shipping under the American flag, or nearly double the amount of three years ago. "The deinande upon our facilities for furnish ing the usual materials for ships snd the laclc of men capable of building ships in the usual manner, combined with extraordinary need of ships and more ships to carry on the war. havo led to experimenting In building large veaseta of other than the usual wood and steel ma terials. 1 ''The successful use sbread of moderate sized boats built of concrete and reinforced with steel has led us to go much further, resulting in the building of the Faith, a concrete ah of about l.OuU gross tons, snd the placing p tha Kmergency Fleet Corporation of contrast for forty-two concrete ahipa, totalling aboof. 2uo sa grots tons. - The details, advantages and disadvantages tt building reinforced eeavreie ships have re ceived a great deal of attention from tha offi cials of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and 't Is fair to presume that their investigation has warranted the contracting for four ships ' of this class of about 2.&00 gross tons snd thirty-eight ahips of about MM gross tons each. "This same question lias also beer, under examination and discussion In Great Britain, and. naturally, personal designs and views dif fer materially. Having Dad no experience m concrete construction and noting the ulfterent proportions of steel in several dec'gns and acknowledged contrasts In carrying capacity and apeed with like power. 1 feel that the con crete seagoing ship la still an experiment and that It is quite possible that the emergency which promotes the building of these auipa will have vanished before those contracted To" will have performed much service. I note with pleasure that there will be presented at this meeting a pa per from an authority on the suD ject. one who has carefHliy studied the whole subject technically and practically. - "Another novelty even more novel than the concrete ship is the proposed electrically weld ed ship, which has not hcen under conxtuera tion for several months. There has been a veaael (perhaps more than one) manufactured on this plan in Great Britain; but the barge is ao small that nothing is proved jso.Xar. aa tha building of oceangoing ships is concerned. Klectric welding certainly ha proved success ful In many places and under peculiar condi tions, so that the proposed construction of a full size section of a larxe cargo aieauiahip for complete tests of ae method la both interesting and satisfactory. There is also a paper by an authority on this subject which will be es pecially Interesting "The fabricated cargo ship and the shipyards for building the saaas wilt also receive ac this meeting well deared notice, tor non-nrr has me broad vision alone these itr been eaerciMd mors is aur own ceuuitv. RWords"of various processes have from time, Ho time been noticed. The number of frames - erected in a day, the number of rivets driven, the few days that have elapsed between the laying of the keel and the launching and again between the launching and the trial .trip, tha lineal amount of caulking both on wood and steel ships, and so on to absurdity. We ven ture to say that In every Instance pf these spe cial records there has been special preparation that the records shall be made. The ract re mains that the general results attained In tne long run are not in accordance with the rec ords, and it were better to remember tnut uu rivets for every eang for a day s work is a more satisfactory performance than an occa sional l.uuti or more rivets. lt is. hpwevcr, to oe said in Justine that the performance of finishing a fliip in an un usually hort time and the -noi t mince re peated ovet and over, as ntis b:en done, is worthy ot the highest coinineiniuilon. "1 have said nothing auou; the nuvy, for it is evident from -tne statements puijUsited from time to time that the interests anu upbuilding of the navy have not only been well taken cue of In the recent years of the great war out that they will also be as well advanced in lite luture. "it is to the American merchant marine thru we must particularly attend. The shipyards in which pur naval veasels have In the pa.st been built will alao build what w ill be re quited for the navy of the. future. They will as wcit produce their proportion of niei chant vets is, aoa in addition . He now have all of the ntw hipyaida. "Our shipyards have produced during the year a rrea:er tonnage ot uierunattt vessels I bail wa r hcretorore tn aov a.ic year pro duced in the yards of the greatest th.pbuilu me nation m the world. "Th United States has spent and con tracted to spend enormous funds, primarily to help put down the war and Incidentally to place upon the seas a great tonnage under Its riag. "Now that the Inevitable end of the g-eat war Is rapidly apitiouchirg, the problems fol lowing the destruction and dlsoiKanizaUon caused by the war demand the attention of our best ability and judgment. 1 innn all or the problems not in thcm.selvfs specially perta:mrK to this society. The one great problem lor oh to consider Is that ot the luture of our"iner chai.t marine and ft hut is to be done Tor it. "l'ou hiio aie owners of ships and ship yards and you wl den ana cunsnuut hiia L-annut be tndif iereni to this question. '1 hre are at pieent In service, as has been slated, ten million gross tons ot Auiericnu merchant ships, double the amount of line yeais a 40 and iticre la capacity in our yards for building 111 addition to the ships for the navy at least three million fiows tans por annum, boine of tpese yards, ot course, build Wood snips wnicli oe useful coaMwise if not actons the sea. "When the war is really over shall we uh a nation supinely, as in uie pust, permit the , other nations r the wotlu to carry our enure commerce overseas? "It is incredl ile that any administration of the United Mutes govcrninent shall thus sac rifice the great funds and effort, individual and collective, that have hoen expanded in I lie last few years to build up fui-Hllle. to e.Juoitte men and wonicn, too that we niuy have ships ot our own; and if tlicr arc laws 011 our statute books which prevent our reasonable operation of ships they must be amended; If our loudliijt. unloading and other port futilities are t.ot what thry should be they must be chanced; If there is anything which Interleres w ttli our prog t eas on the uCua It must be re- l'ort Facilities Should, lie Ade quate rfud No Step Avoided to Kcaeh the Ills Goal UNDERGROUND MAZE IN NEW YORK CITY IS THE NEWEST INDOOR SPORT. tjmem the pet af Ft Cher Knickerbocker, lbs "StW tork City subways, instead of winning new friends as they spread In new directions und?r the streets of the metropolis, r fast becoming a nightmare. When oris could diva lata the sun way and be reasonably sura of reaching ones destination without chsnge ti pcurtty ot this mrKKud of travel grew by leaps snd hvunda. but now, with the w tub s under Broadway, Seventh avesue. Canal at tact, Lexington avenue. Forty-second street and neay other streets, tha underground sys tem Is so complicated and changing trains to so necessary for cvaa the 'shortest diatancs tnat the sverssj New Yorker. unKre he or ah traveU by the aame line every day. Is loath to take the plunge Tha traveller never knows sow where hs or sbs will wind np once be or abe falls into tha catches of the shiny, steel octopus. Women unused to travelling are the worst snifter era, and st almost every station at all hours of the day and night 00s or more, bewildered females) may bo coco us tared trying to f Ind ' them selves. Forty-second street where Broadway aod Heventh avenue meet is perhaps tbs worst spot In tbs dty for getting lost. Hers aro strntioo of the new B. ft. T. subway, which runs under Broadway to Hector street, with a switch at Canal street over to Brooklyn; the new lutcrbotough subway in Seventh avenue, and the old subway, where a shuttle service Is now run to snd from Grand Central Station. There are entrances to all these stations at so assay different places that tha intending peaseoger is positively dased. fcoms of tbs auaacsg art eajnoufjaged, ono being IbrougJ drug store, another through an office build ing and a third through a clothing stora vesti bule. A fourth entrance is on the ssutbeast corner of Broadway; a fifth on the northwest comer of Seventh avesue, a irixCi ta tne southwest cornet, sad two blocks further down, at rurtieih street, hM are four sxlts and entrances in each of two deferent sub ways, oav In Seventh avenue and the Other In Broadway, and only a coapto of hundred feet apart. . Whick Is wblchr and "Whars am 1 atr aro two o,uestloDS heard constantly at this spot. Nona of tbs signs at tbs entrances) lk dtcates clearly just which subway hag be low whether It will land you In Brooklyn, the Bronx. Tons era, Xong laland or Jersey, or take you just a block. Tou havo to try to pusxls it out yourself or go down and talk to the ticket chopper or seller and bo none the wiser.- A womsn traveller who decided to take the dip st Forty-second street looked for a sign. "Subway Entrance" was all she saw. tine took a chance. he wanted to go uptown 00 the west side. She descended numerous stair ways and spproacbed a ticket booth, deposit ing a dime. ' Instead of a ticket she was banded two nickels. She demanded an ex planetion. Kou drop . nickel tn 'the chopper, not a ticket," tbe girl tells her. Coin boxes are used by tbs B, R. T. In Its new subways She didn't know this, so, think ing It waa a new Interborough wrinkle, she dropped a nlcxel in the bos aad started down a sort of runway similar to those used for KSjtuov 2 hers was s, uava at b stauoa a. not waiting to ask any questions, she dashed aboard. Just escaping tde loldiuc doors ss they closed on her heels. Thirtv-fmj'rlii street." cal!ed the girl guard In a weak vo.ee. The passenger knew then she wos ;t.rtg down town. She sot off. After sbe !ad clfmbod a flight of stairs the tlcxet chopper told her ne whs on the wrong sub way. Kho had misted the t"a?cr entrance at Foity-secbod' street, in despair she walked to- the and took a train, tha uk lug bur lucky stars tbat she dui not want to go up torn a on the east side, in that case she would have bad to take the shuttle and go througn all sorts of underground passages at Grand Central. Running a close second to Fcrty-second street ss a Chinese puzzle is Union square, in and around the little park here there era il ir.ost a doxen aubway entrances. Whether by accident or design in the hope that a stray nickel may bo thrown In the way ot both companies the signs at theae exlta and en trances are not such aa to property guide the average traveller. very day hundreds find themselves on the wrong platforms down be low and havo to go up to tbe street level again, minus a niekeL Over In Brooklyn the situation Is Just as bsd snd tbs B. K. V. has to keep men at various stations to take ears of "lost souls." more than twice as lars Xs ;he corresponding crop of lUltt. tne vji autumn crop la estimated at 6J,0uu LsiMKets, ot 4v.ow cocoons to the banKet, and the tiuauty of the snk piotiuced is stated to 0b quite good. The prevailing pi ice during the fust week tn October has been 1.2U luei per l.you cocoons, as compared with l.iio taeis dui lng tne same period in IDli. At current rules of ' cciiane the value of the crop as estimuti:U is. In terms of 1'nited Stales currency, approxi mately si,V.Kitt. owing to the excessive rainfall throughout practicAlfy the entire sf-nsoti grent anxiety wi; s felt lest the crop be more or lees of a failure, and the dealers express great ri'ilef that not only Is the size of the crop quite satis factory, but that the quality of ths silk Is found to be good. Fall Crop of Wild Cocoons. According to the most reliable estimates pro curable the 191 sutumn crop of wild cocoons those producing the silk from which all pongee fabrics ars woven in Southeastern Manchuria exceeds (havt of, mi by IW por cent go is A Rare Hook's Price. Collectors of rare books and manuscripts In this city are very much interested In the an nouncement Just received hers that a first edition of Shakespeare's works, published In 1113, was- sold at auction lr i-ondon a few weeks ego for 1,150 sterling. The volume Is said to be In excellent condition, though ths binding la considerably worn. This costly hook has fncressed In price by bounds. At the beginning of tbe eighteenth century the volume was bought for 3 from a book dealer, in 1 it was valued at '0. snd in the year lUv 240 was paid for it. This was a record price until when its value again increased. Tbe Indications are that with the yenrs the price of J-2,1j0 will again be ad vanocd, aa the Value of the volume ft ill, be wore sad &jore nhauceda Um passes. moved, and If there Is nnythlng yt lacking lo advance this protio. even government owner, ship, or private ownership aided by a Judicious Ki-fvernmeut, it imist oe ut. vet oped not for tliu advantage of any st ciioM or coust. but lor tte nrfd and advaninwe of the whole nation. "1 am quite uaie that these are the most geneiai siuteim-nit. and that 1 have suggested no special plan for hrtiiK'ng about that v.hch Is so much to b dc-Miieu. rrankly. I must say ilmi the quest ioiih tuvoived are too much lor one man and the result denlred can only be accomplished by proper co-ordination of those out of whose experience may be determined tne best course to follow. "1 recall at this ,pjuu the wild statements made cany in 1!fi as to our promised ship pio d net Ion. No one familiar with our busines wus dt roived; hut when the summer of that -; year b'td passed, and numerous yards had been ebi;ihJisiied and the great number of fabiicated ttiitpM hud i-cn contracted for our hopes were ra lited. that there would be during this year a in.nMinon- of ships In our yards cut sidrahiy greater than ever before produced in one year in any other single nation. We have not realised ihese fond hopes, but i ask you to Consider what has been done in the country bemdea hu iding ships'. "Tiitiik of the enormous tasks accomplish In the UiHt twenty wontlis. three of writer . the hardest winta months ever known v hit ountry. Thin e o t.-. cantonments an j,i.i,s Suiu for soUtia. .t'S and avuu. Le raiainu of on mi.f m u: ojil:io. mtv. the ifi.inuliit?iiiring of nis'ne sua?. ar::vi, munitions aad rrpviies fr audi i vy. th (f patching 'over iter' with die aid of ir allies of sn army ut f muU-ii men and aJ oJ me iinpedltoenis &f sar (-toes1 toe furinrt exit aordinary work done by the several a d a.ociations, the Ked :i o;.a and other, and with it all the lai.sing of a touria Liberty Loan of six billion dollars In (hies weeks following the ranting nf nine billions In tbe other loans, and every one of the loaus over subscribed. . 1 ' . "Think of these accomplishments far greater than ever before 'performed by any nation in the same period of time and you will conclude that building the yards and two ajid one-half million gross tuns of ships In twelve months while all of the former programme 's also being carried on. ts an additional accoiupiisb inent worthy of notice and praise. "We must look to the future with optimism. In a Washington 01 tne hunge a placard which says: 'It Can t fits Uonel Hut Here It la. We must neither think nor say It can t be done. "No citizens of this great land are more n teres led in producing a merchant marine than , yourselves. We naturally belong to the coast and the great lakes. We inuat be optimistic that we may exert our own great ability to it utmost. We must carry our optimism to ou: Inland citizens lest the forget the Icison of how much they needed ships In the yearn I'JU and Wii. We muat be Americans and think In American terms. "Paraphrasing a quotation used at our ban quet s year ago, 1 repeat, 'We hnv performed Gigantic taaxa more rapidly in all the circum stances than could any nation In the worlJ, We shall build chips; we aim II secure and train of titers and sailors.' and wo shall estab lish and keep forever a merchant marine on the seas of ttio world, 'for the lea was In our fathers' blood, the ocean Is our birthright' This also gigantic taek we shall perform. Note. The word tons In this address means registered gross tons. A deadweight ton Is pproAUuaUly 040 au4 9ns-htf fus teas