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About Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1925)
MORNING REGISTER, EUGENE, ORE., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 1925 TEN oldest pioneers of Union county, died laiu yesterday at Union, Ore. week. Is getting along as well ns could he expected. J. M. Day has bout; lit a Kurd He came to the Grande liomio valley after crosslm: the plain from Korl Wayne. Iml.. In 1S64. He drove n team of mule lo Ore gon, tllrnoe In Muho City, Ida. Ilr returned later lo Oregon. locating at Wallowa. In the early day he operated a stnmi line between Union and Wallowa. He wan horn Help Declared Necessary For . ' ,, Adequate Service in Monroe county, l'u., May 21, 11 1 'i. : I IcHlei, on Mr. and Mrs. Alber, ,V result oft, H,.,,.,y scl I , ;n M.?. '" "IrLrr m"lU TS .1 II V ll II ! I.'r.ul .111,1 10 IV rtollll.l.M'N Vl. M.ll'llll 1 tV.'f" .MlUtllny. Moltllll.V. . "Hi. GOiEMENTllffiO FOR MERCHANT MARINE C"wm Mark, of Mabel Was In Al- ' The old people of Alvadore en- ate busy milling oul sl.awheiiy .Mr. Ilullls moved lulu Mia, ';'l"' "''' " "'..lee In A. rj, , -1 I " ..u.u.uy!y Wftr .A...... l-'prnie w ..or iiy '"-rb 1 ' ' ' 'Pi- PERMANENT FLEET NEED Itcduullnn Made In liwwm Pnkl Hy Government lor Opera lion In I'ast Yonr (nr The AwHKlalwt Prcm"! WAKMINllTON. Doc. 8. The need for some-form of government ntri to uMMiirc the continuance and development of an American mer chant mnrlne is urged upon con gress today ly the shipping board. "Government alii alone, either through preferential tariff duties, preferential tonnaRe dues, or sub sidies, more or less direct, can se cure the operation and cuntlnucd existence of an adequate number of American merchant ships under private ownership." said the hoard In Its annual report. "If the law which already provides ..for one form of government aid Is not to should he provided; but whatever be utilized, then a substitute form of aid Is given, it should not be to special services, but should be general In its provisions so that any American ships will be entitled to the same aid and the same opportunities to secure that aid that any other concern may have. Freight ships are tho craft that particularly need as - alstance. "Provision should be made for a permanent merchant fleet, to be built in American yards and main tained and operated by American labor, the purpose which cbngress had In mind and which it sup posed it had accomplished when It enacted the law of 120." The problem is a fundamental one. the report emphasizes, as "failure to progress means retreat and practical withdrawal of our flug from tho seas as soon as ex isting vessels are worn out or hove become so out of date as to be executively .expensive for opera ' No reference was made to recent changes in the operating arrangement- between the fleet corpora tion nnd the board accompanying the discharge of Leigh C. Palmer as president of the fleet corpora - tlon, or to the wisdom of main taining the board as at present ' constituted. New Economics Described .Economies effected in operation of the government merchant fleet were described in detail, the total loss for fleejt operation being; reduced from about 141.000.000 in the fiscal year 1924 to about J30, 000.000 in 1925. In this the reduc tion of losses of cargo lines formed the largest part but improvement was also-shown In some of the pas senger services. The number of employes of the fleet corporation has been reduced from 3.033 in 1924 to 245 on June 30, 1925, and the number of managing operators front 38 to 25. During the last fiscal year. 63 surplus vessels of a total dead weight tonnage of 359.867 were old for nearly 9. 000.000 while five of the president type passen ger boats, those on the California Orient line, were sold for opera - tion as well as 19 . other tankers, cargo and passonger .vessels. Li quidation of claims proceeded, a total of tlTl.25S.000 asked for be ing adjusted for $21,394,836 in . cash and offsets and counter claims of I22.459.08S, or a total value of 143.853.925. Much Government Owned J Declaring that ' ''about 80 per cent of American tonnage in opera tion on overseas trade routes is government owned." the report 'said that "practically all Ameri can flag services, other than those operated as industrial carriers, would have to be abandoned to foreign ships If they were not maintained by the government." . "Whether the board will go for ward with the establishment of a : merchant marine sufficient to car ry the larger portion of our for eign commerce in accordance with the merchant marine act," it con tinued, "or whether the lines al i ready established at great cost are to be gradually abandoned, must be determined by congress, either by specific legislation or in the granting or appropriations sum cient or Insufficient to carry on the work. Cargo Ships Decrease ' "American flag vessels are now far from carrying a major por . 'tion of the American Imports and ' exports. Our cargo vessels In the foreign trade have been steadily decreased in number." ' ' Discussing government aid, the report said that if the present method of maintaining the mer chant marine in foreign trade by means of annual appropriations for operation expenses is to con tinue, congress must face the problem of replacements. "Merchant ships will eventually become obsolete," the report con tinued. "The development of in ternal combustion engines has brought about a radical change, which means that within a few years the bulk of a great government-owned merchant fleet will be out of date. There Is im mediate need for at least two new passenger ships available as naval auxiliaries for our United States lines. ' - "It Is seriously contended by some that the- repeal of tho so called La Follette act should be 'had. "Whatever the merits or de- merits of that act may be, Amerl 1 can ships had been driven out of t our country's foreign trade before this act ever came into existence. :) 'The suggestion that Ameri cans be allowed to purchaso ships abroad overlooked the fnct that this pormlsslon wag granted by the "canal net of 1912, nnd no ships ' came under the Americun flag. -, American Ships Disappear ,". "The suggestion that repairs to American vessels should be made in foreign ports overlooks the fact that that privilege was tho ship-owner's for more thnn half a ecn 1 drv nnd during that whole period American ships In the foreign ..Irnde of the United States con tinued to disappear from the sea. "Kxlsting law makes possible pro per support of mall ships. Freight snips, tne snips ' vast agricultural and manufactur ed products of this, country and 'transport necessary rnw: materials for our mills, ore the craft that ' particularly need assistance. "The naval subvention also is , not only permissible but Justi fied by the practice of foreign 'nations." . . t.a Grando Man Pies ' '(My .Th' Associated Preu) VILA (1KANDK, Ore., Dec. 8. (els Bclioonovvr, 7, ens of the I Lane County Newt I 4) (Continued1 from page eight) to have charge of the Christmas box which will bo sent to the soldier's hospital in Portland. Af ter the regular business ot tne meeting was completed the wo men held a taffy pull to which the men of the lesion were In vited, v George McQueen, jack Klofen- steln anil Clius. HilrKlioltlcr were business visitors in Eugene today. Mrs. Jennie Clifton of Suther lln is a guest at the home of her brother W. M. Norria for a few days. CHAMBER J-IAS MEETING VOSTM ASTER TEI.I.S OK XEED OF XF.W M AC1I1XE fRrCliUrr bM County Special) COTTAGE GliOVK. Ore.. Dec. S An enthusiastic chamber of commerce meeting was held last night, at which matters ot ini pormnee to the welfare of the community were discussed. C. L. Cnmubell. new city editor of the Cottage drove Sentinel, was the speaker of the day. delivering: nn interesting and graphic talk on "community welfare." Postmaster Elbert Smith gave a report on the progress of the post office In its efrorts to omain a. iuiuthiiiiuh machine from the government. The chairman of the meeting was R. L. Stewart, manager oi tne Mountain Suites 1'ower company BUILDING READY SOON AUTOMOBILE DEALERS WILL OCCUPY STRUCTURE frtrslRlpr I-n County Special! ciTrmP I1HI1VR fire.. Dec. 8 Progress is reported on the new building, costing over tiw.uiro. "e Ing put up in Cottage tirove by C. F. Hoskins. a newcomer to the citv. The building is to be ready ,.. noi'emher 1!0. . ,.bAn V .1 Velson and W. A. O'Hara. who will divide -u.Hnnc on.'h 100 llV 50. Both parts will be used for The' agency for tho 'Willys Knight. Overland. Essex and Hudson cars is held by Nelson, while O'Hara will handle Chevro let automobiles. The building Is the first to be put UP by Hoskins. who Ylans l,Ar structure, including a complete service station, with a painting shop, grease rai-Ns. kuou llne and oil. and a full line of accessories. .. OAKRIDGE SENDS MAN DELEGATE WILL ATTEND ROAD MEETIXC. tX PORTLAND Rr'(ritcr I-ine County Special) OAKRIDOE, Ore., Dec. 8. Oakridge will have a deleguie present at the state highway com mission meeting that Is to be held in Portland. ' Claude Jones Is the representa tive that the business people from here are sending. In behalf of the Willamette highway project. Mr. Jones is leaving today for Port land.' BOYS CLEAN UP BLOCK SCOUTS PUT IX DAY FOK CITY IMFROVE.MEXT (Bfstiter Ln County 8pecll) OAKKIDGE, Ore., Dec. 8. Sat urday the boys of the scouts cleaned un the block across from ' the postofflce. The boys worked hard at this cleanup job and re ceived the appreciation of the com munity for the work. The scouts -iBn .nrbinr riliicrpntlv In he- half of their organization and are giving Doys inai arts iiui. scout members an opportunity to join. OAKRIDGE PERSOXALS '(Remoter Lane County Hpecial) OAKKIDGE. Ore., Dec. 8. "Miss Edna Williams and niece, Lillian Rvcker. are occupying Miss Wil- hlams' apartment that she has built over Kelly g store. Mr. Ross, of Hlrsc.h-WlMM com pany, Portland, is In town today. Mrs. Alice Croner of Eugene will arrive Wednesday and be the house guest of Mr. and - Mrs. C. H. Croner. Rev. Mr. Hollands has gone to Rosehurg to attend a district con ference meeting. Dr. Ray Peat is back In town after an absence of several weeks. w. 13. McDonald spent Sunday nere. ATVADORE Ii:USOAT,S fRKlxtfr Lane County Hpecial) ALVA DORK. Orp Doc. 8. Ivan Hallarlay, tVho broko both bones ot his lower left arm last off mm 1 1 7 1 Quick Starting i NON -DETONATING LIME ATJ D E P E N D AB L E S'E R V I C E S TATIONS -ana ivwm . 1 GASQ
