Medford mail tribune., September 19, 1917, Page 5, Image 5

OIL SUPPLIES OF
NATION AMPLE
FOR WAR NEEDS
No Difficulty in Supply of Crude Oil
or Its Products for Use of United
States or Its Allies, States Stan
dard Oil President Vital Problem
' Increase in Supply of Crude Oil.
.ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 19.
There Is not the slightest danger of
a difficulty In the Bupply either of
crude oil or Its prodifbts, kerosene
and gasoline, for the use of the Unit
ed States or its allies, in the opinion
of A. C. Bedford of New York, pres
ident of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey. Mr. Bedford exprossed
this conviction today hofore the war
convention of the Amorlcan chamber
of commerce.
"America," .said Mr. Bedford, "is
producing and can produce all that
will be needed for these purposes."
But he added-that "our government
should receive tho full call upon all
petroleum produced, either, for Itself
or as it may "designate for the use
of our allies iu their conduct of the
war." '
To Inci-cnso Production.
Mr. Bedford ' declared tho vital
problem, confronting . petroloum in
dustry today was to increase tho pro
duction of crude oil.
"The price,"- ho said, "should be
sufficiently attractive to induce more
and more people to drill wells, thus
Insuring a steady supply and offering
always the opportunity of finding a
Kreat pool which will make the wholo
situation suddenly easy."
While the whole petroleum produc
tion is greater than the present de
mand, tho United States Is consuming
crude oil at the rate of more than
' 330,000,000 barrels a year, while the
annual production of tho country
amounts to 312,000,000 barrels. Ac
cording to Mr. Bedford there was in
storage in the United States on July
1, last 184,590,942 barrels of petro
leum. live Year Supply." " v
"It will thus appear," added Mr.
Bedford, "that with the stocks abovo
ground and given the present rate of
production and consumption tho sup
ply is sufficient to ensure us having
enough oil for at least the next five
years, provided the production is fair
ly maintained. So, whilo the occasion
Is not one for alarm, it is onofor tak
ing intelligent measures toward ad
equate production of what we need."
The petroleum committee appoint
ed by the council of national defense
to cooperate with the government, Mr.
Bodford said, "has recognized that
the government's requirements shall
,-Jjave absolute precedence and that no
Consideration of costs, convenience or
selfish interest should Interforo with
our giving everything it asked of us."
With Mcdforrt trane is Modford made.
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Within Six Months Needs of Soldiers
Abroad Will Require Diversion of
Merchant Marine of Nation Bus
iness Urged to Support Bill to Sus
pend Shipping Laws.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Sunt. 1!).
AYitliin the next nix months the de
mand of the Anioricun army abroad
will require that. the government di
vert every available American mer
chant vessel, coastwise und others,
to oversea service, Ii. H. Stevens,
vice-chairman of the United States
Kliiiuiiig board, today told the war
convention here of American business
men.
The real pinch in tho world ship
ping- situation will come, Mr. Stev
ens said, curly next spring, before the
government has begun to turn out
vessels in largo numbers.
Suspend ship I-mrs. .
Mr. Stevens urged business men to
go to congress in support of a bill
now pending to empower President
Wilson to suspend provisions of the
shipping laws that neutral vessels
may lie permitted to engage in Amer
ican coastwise trm16. The govern
ment, he said, has found that it luis
no power to commandeer neutral
ships tied up in American ports and
put them under the Ainericun flag.
Tile neutrals, ho said, aro ready to
pitt their tonnage to carrying cargoes
between American ports whenever
this government gives permission.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of
shipping, he said, arc available for
this service.
How American business can kelp
promote the development of transpor
tation on land und sea as a primary
factor in winning the wur and the
functions of commercial organiza
in war, were the chief topics for dis
cussion at today's sessions of the
war convention of the chamber of
commerce of the United States.
Prominent Speakers.
Tile speakers included Judge Rob
ert S. Lovett of the war emergency
board; Raymond B. Stevens, United
States shipping board; A. C. Bed
ford, president of the Standard Oil
company; Walter Parker of the de
partment of commerce; Harry' A.
Wheeler, Cliicngo; Walter S. Gil'ford,
director of the Council of National
Defense, and James A. Mclvibbcn,
president of the National Associa
tion of Commercial Organization Sec
retaries. The increased use of in
land waterways and coastwise trans-
portation as n means of relieving the
war strain on the railronds and as an
economic necessity after the war was
urged by Mr. Parker. "Business'
America, lie said, "must augment its
transportation system and reduce
that system to n dependable, conven
ient and economic basis if domestic
markets are to bo kept in order and
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TO
Theatrical Talent Mobilized for Can
tonmentsEducational and Social
Service Organizations Co-operate
Athletic Work Arranged Lib
raries and Movies Provided.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. The
biggest recreational program ever
staged in America, a continuous per
formance to last for the duration of
the war, with an annual supporting
fund of at. least $14,000,000, started
today at the sixteen national army
cantonments. The country's best
theatrical talent has been mobilized,
under the direction of Murk Klaw, to
give free entertainments for tho sol
diers. The government activities were or
ganized by the commission on train
ing cump activities appointed by Sec
retary Baker, witli Raymond B, Fos
dick as chairman,
Libraries Promised.
Co-operation of tho largest recre
ational, educational and social serv
ice organizations in tho country has
been obtained. They include tho Y.
M. C. A., which has appropriated
$4,000,000; tho Knights of Columbus,
who hiivo raised $:I00,0(I0; the Play
ground and Recreational association
of America, which is to provide lib
raries in the cantonments from a
fund of a mllion dollars. For c -'on-tcen
service in the camps, a fund of
$1,")00,000 has been set nsidc.
The Y. M. C. A. has arranged for n
hostess house in each cantonment,
with Miss Cutherine Scott of the Na
tional Council of the Y. W. C. A. di
recting the work.
The athletic work within tho can
tonments has been arranged by Jos
eph K. Knycroft, athletic director at
Princeton university, assisted by
Malcolm h. McBride, former Yale
football star.
Entertainment Provided.
Lee F. Ifammor, formerly of the
recreation division of Russell Sage
foundation, is in general chnrge of
the organization of camp libraries
and theatricals. Song lenders chosen
on account of experience in college
glee clubs or as cheer leaders have
been appointed ill each cnnin.
Joseph Lee, president of the Play
ground und Recreation association of
America, has organized the entertain
ment activities in communities sur
rounding tho camps. The assistance
of churches, societies, chilis, frater
nities and community organizations
has been obtained.
Sixteen big theaters are now being
completed und thirty-two large circus
tents aro already up at tho national
nrmy and national guard canton-
mcnls.
if the gate to foreign markets during
the period of keen competition after
the war is lo be kept oen.''
RECREATION
BEPR OVDEDFOR
NAT A ARMY
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WASIIINGTON. Sept. 19. Presi
dent Wilson Issued a proclamation
today calling upon the buiooi chil
dren of tho nation to 1o their part In
the war by joining the Junior Red
Cross to assist in the mercy work of
the senior organization. The procla
mation follows:
"To the School Children of the
United States:-
: "A proclamation: The presldont of
the United State Is also president of
the American Rd Cross. It Is from
those offices Joined In one that 1
write you a -word of greoting at this
time when so many of you are begin
ning tho school year.
"The American Itcd Cross has Just
prepared a junior membership with
school activities In which every pupil
in the United Statos can find a chance
to sorvo our country. The school Is
the natural center of your life.
Through It you can best work in tho
great causo of freedom to which wo
i have all pledged ourselvos.
Ilo Good Citizens .
"Our Junior Red Cross will bring
to you opportunities of service to
your community and to other com
munities all over the world and guide
your service with high, and religious
Ideals. It will teach you how to save
In order that suffering children clso
whore may havo the chance to live.
It will teach you how to prepare some
of the supplies which wounded sol
diers and homeless families lack. It
will send to you through the Red
Cross hullotins.the thrilling stories of
relief and rescue. And best of all,
more perfectly than through any of
your other school lessons, you will
learn by doing thoso kind things un
der your teachers direction, to be
the future good citizens of this great
country which we all love.
(luinco for Teachors
"And I commend to all school
teachers In the country the simple
plan' which the American Red Cross
has worked out to provide for your
co-operation, knowing as I do that
school children will give tholr beHt
sorvlce under the direct guidance and
In co-operation with their teachers.
Is not this perhaps the chance for
which you have been looking to give
your time and efforts in some mea
sure to moot our national needs?
(Signed) Wootirow Wilson,
"President."
Plans aro now under way In co
operation with tho boards of educa
tion of various states for beginning
membership campaigns. Schools are
to be recruited as units with member
ship fees of 25 cents for each pupil.
The juniors will aid In the making of
tho simpler articlos and supplies
nooded in the hospitals abroad.
SWEDE LEADER MAKES
DEFENSE FOR GERMANS
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 19. Tho con
servative leader, M. Trygger, In an
address at a political mooting Mon
day night, whilo expressing regret
that Sweden, through her good na-
"BILTWEL"
W. R. DeLAY
ture, had given Argentina occasion
for displeasure, made a fervent ap
peal for continued neutrality. lie de
nied American press charges ' that
Sweden lacked a sense of honor.
Fought for America
"The seeds of Americas' existence
scarcely had begun to gryv when
Sweden already was fighting her bat
tles for freedom, of religion and con
science, and in the peace of West
phalia bad firmly laid the foundation
of tho European state system and tho
rights of Its peoples." . .
Ho argued Sweden's efforts during
the war to protect the rights of peo
ples which had been Infringed upon
ottener than ever before, ought to
secure her against suspicions of de
siring to favor unduly any combat
ant. He asserted It was quite absurd
to characterize the war as a tight be
tween the freedom of peoplos on one
side and ruthless imperialism on tho
othor, or as a fight between civiliza
tion and barbarism.
Not Crush Kultur
"Sweden," he Bald, "is too deeply
Indebted to the leading powers on
both sides for the culture and ideals
of which she has availed herself for
centuries to Btamp either one or the
other as the enemy of culture or civ
ilization
especially not our klnsmenof Medford performed the operation.
Reasons Why You Should Have
Grape-Nits
on.the Family Table
ECONOMY-Highly Nourishing-No Waste
ECONOMY-Ready to Eat-No Fuel Cost
ECONOMY-Keeps Indefinitely-No Spoilage
ECONOMY-Easily Digested-A Body Builder
PLEASURE-This whole grain-food with it's
rich, nut-like flavor is in the form of crisp,
golden granules particularly appealing to
the palate.
Costs About One Cent a Dish
19,. 1917
across the Baltic. Sweden can never
join those who would crush the great
culture bringing German nation."
In , conclusion, the conservative
leader declared that those who hoped
to persuade Sweden to participate In
the war would deceive themselves
greatly.
FOR BAY STATE
BOSTON, Sept. 19 This was the
first of the two mcutless duys a week
proscribed by the stato food admin
istration. Responses to tho appeal
received from hotels, restaurants and
clubs tbruout the slate indicated it
would be difficult to buy white bread
with any meal today. Thousands of
housewives also have agreed to co
oiHirato in the movement to save
wheat.
Dr. Lydla S. Dow was operated up
on for appendicitis in the Dow hospi
tal Wednesday morning. Drs. Otis
F. Akin of Portland and Clara Dun.i
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PBTROGRAD, Sept. 19. 'David R.
Francis, the American ambassador,
tonight presented to the Russian pro
visional government tho telegram ad
dreired'by Samuel Gomrers, prosl
dent of, the Amorlcan Federation pf
Lator, to Premier Kcrensky, plei'ji
tns the support of American labfir
'n the war and urging the aid ot
KiifBinn democracy. ' i-
KING TINO OFF '
: TO NEW CHATEAU
',. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 18 Former
King Constantlne of Greece, accom
panied by his wife and five of their
children, according to a Berlin dis
patch to the Berllngske Tldende, has
left St. Morltz for the Erlz mountains
near Thun, Switzerland, where they
intend to live.
A report from Amsterdam said tliat
Constantlne had purchased the Cha
teau Chartreuse near Thun front
Baron iron Gedlitz, a German. "s
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