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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1919)
LOViIHJ ADYAIiCED SALEM, OREGON PAGE "IHlftTEKN FOR FilESiODff BY 0?MFAW Pierre, & IX, De. IT. Minoritv proposal meu of the recent republican stte convention last Tuesday filed a ticket with Governor Frank O. Low den of Illinois as its candidate for nntsident Bieht county DrOnOHnl man signed the onilation. The piauorm ror president was fil ed as follows: v The return to an efficient, economi cal and business administration of public affairs, the abolition of the rumerous agencies created for war nnrnnSML Which have bAAn cnnHnimjl at enormous expense in times of peace; rigid insistence upon me principle of envnrnment by the DeoDle and nut ho any class;, ratification of the peace treaty wiin uie reservations substan tially as proposed by the foreign rela tions committee' of the senAte An. couragement of agriculture and recog nition oi uie principle that is and niust remain our most important in ihiHtrv: the exclusion and dennrt.-itinn of aliens who place the red flag or any other above our own. For a paramount issue the filing named: 0 "Economy, efficiency, protection, peace, agriculture, promote one flag." The. filing was signed by Governor J.owden. BOOZE DRIVE MANY . ADDICTS INSANE New York, Dec. 17. Records for eleven months of the psychopathic de partment at Bellevue Hospital, clear ing house for the city's chronic alco holics and drug addicts, indicatae that, while there has been an appreciable decrease ir the number of patients since the enforcement of wartime prohibition, there has been a marked increase in cases of delirium tremens and a larger number of resultant deaths. - ' According to Dr. M. S. Gregory, Di. rector of the department, this condi tion has been brought about by the fact that chronic alcoholics of small means, finding their supplies of good liquor shut off, have drunk deleterious substitutes. ' "For years," said Dr. Gregory, "there have been admitted to Belle vue, at each week end, men suffering from alcoholism. They are known at the hospital a 'repeatersj In a ma jority of cases would be unwise not to admit them, so they have been cared for. I should say cases of this sort, in past years, averaged 2,000 " per annum." "Most of these 'repeaters' were con sidered deteriorated, hopeless drunk ards, men for whom all our best ef forts had been vain. They were cared for, went away and always returned. In the last five months, since so- called wartime prohibition has been in effect, there has been a decrease in the number of these cases, but many of those who come to us now are in a condition more serious and more dangerous than of old. "Although we have prohibition these people can get whiskey or adul. terated alcohol, and they drink these concoctions in every conceivable form cologne,' perfume, . hair dye, bay rum, varnish and patent medicines. The delirium resulting from indul gence in these mixtures is more seri ous than that which follows an over indulgence in whiskey. ' "The result has been that abnormal drinkers return, to us in many in stances as insane patients. In cases of delirium tremens, the delirium is dangerous, and a great many of the patients die." Quarantine 0a Idaho Hay lifted To ReEeve Shortage In an effort to relieve the feed short age in eastern Oregon occasioned by ths recent storm the quarantine on hay shipments from Idaho have been lift ed temporarily except from such dis tricts as are. known to be affected, by the alfalfa waavII nrcordlnir to an nouncement by Charles A. Parks of oaiem, president of the state ooara ol Horticulture. Would you like to get norc enjoyment out of tea? Would you like to get that greater pleasure for less Money per cup than you are now paying for tea? Then get Schilling Tea of the flavor you like. If you don't find it better than any tea you ever drank be fore; if you don't find it cheaper per cup tell the grocer you want your money back...;' ' 1 : He'll pay it ; and you can keep the. tea. There are fonr Savors of Schilling -Tea Japan, Ceylon India, Oolong, English Breakfast. AlloaeqaaGtT. la grocer, everywhere, A Schilling & Co San Fratiasca Advance in the Price of Gasoline The Price of Red Crown Gasoline will be Advanced ty2 cents per gallon on Wednesday, December 19, 1919. THIS advance fc dueto tie fact that ik Oregon date law specifies that gasoline shall be of 56 edfromfti "r J" special gasoline, lower vieldissecnr- 1 V? increase in the cost of the The i advance of 1 cents per gallon in the price does not fully represent the additional cost to us of manufacturing the special gasoline. At the same time, the higher price of the special gasoline does not secure for Hie user any greater valae than is given in onr The 56 degree gravity gasoline that we must specially refine and furnish in Oregon is a less effi cient gastime than that regularly produced by this company and sold in Washington, CaEforcia and else where. Our regular gasoline comes within the United States government standard spoliations. It is refined to a set specification of a chain of boiling points dctenssed by csr experts as being that which wi give the maximum of power and mileage consisted with &e regard to gascEne conservation ad the maintenance of reasonable prices to the consumer. Gravity a False Test of Gasoline Value. Gasoline is regularly refined by us with, re gard to its range of boiling pointsthe only true measure of gasoline value. The Oregon state law establishes a gravity standard for gasoline, which is not indicative of gasoline quality. That "the gravity test is of little or no value in deter mining the quality of gasoline" was stated by the United States Government's committee on Standardization of Petroleum specifications in its report to the Government. Later the United States Government adopted standards for gaso line based on boiling points. Boiling Points are the only True Measure of Gasoline Value Boiling points determine the vaporizing and combustive, or power, qualities of gasoline. They are the only true measure of gasoline value. The gravity test simply compares the density of the liquid gasoline with the density of water at sea ievel. It can tell nothing cbout the vaporizing and combustive, or power, values of gasoline. Only the range of boiling points can do that. The United States Government Standard Specifications for Gasoline. The United States Government standard specifications for gasoline are are based on boil ing points not gravity. Drafted as they were by impartial government experts, they are gen- erally considered, in the light of conditions to day, as the most practical standard for gasoline. They insure an efficient and satisfactory gaso line and at the same time have due regard for the best utilization of our petroleum resources, and the maintenance of reasonable prices to the consumer. The Gasoline Problem The demand for gasoline is increasing faster than the supply. To hold down the increasing disproportion between the demand end the sup ply, it is important that every possible drop of gasoline be extracted from the crude oil refined. At the same time the producers must continue their constant search for new sources of crude oil supply, and the automotive engineers must continue their efforts to get more power and mileage out of the gasoline consumed. The Oregon State Law Defeats Conservation The Oregon state law, by specifying a gravity standard for gasoline, limits the possible extrac tion of gasoline from the crude oil and thus operates directly against gasoline conservation, making le?-p!entiful and more costly the supply. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) 1 I v i , If-.- L .- .......