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arETVFCmT) frfATT; TRTBUyE. reDFOD. OREGON". "WEDNESDAY. JFST5 SO, 1937. PAGE FIVE I STEAMER SERVICE IS THINGJF PAST Strikes, Federal Regulations, Depression Write Finish Growers and Exporters Wlil Feel Facility Loss PORTLAND, June SO. (AP) This Inland harbor near the junction of the Columbia and Willamette rivers drops a bit of romance and a lot of money today with the sailing of the General Pershing for the Orient. When the Pershing, one of the "three white steamers" maintaining direct, regular passenger service to .the Orient for the last five years, split the Columbia river swells on the way to the Pacific, the color and ceremony of passenger embarkment went with her from Portland. Strikes, government regulations and depression years one by one elimi nated Portland's passenger service. The States Steamship company and Its three vessels on time charter from the United Fruit company the Gen eral Pershing, General Lee and Gen eral Sherman was the last to go. The States management, bidding fare well to the Pershing, said the with drawal of government msll subsidy aid for the Portland fleet meant ter mination of the passenger accommo dations. Ships .to Atlantis, IT-eral Penning will not re tVTjto the harbor. After she com pletes her voyage to the Orient, she will be at the disposal of the United Fruit. The Sherman and the Lee, now In the Orient, will flu the return schedule to Portland and then go to Galveston, Tex., where the United Fruit company probably will place them In service on the Atlantic coast. "The loss to Portland and the adja cent marketing territory Is too vast to estimate," said E. A. Gardner, gen eral passenger agent, who leaves for New York tonight. Other States managers, who did not care to be quoted, said the withdrawal of federal help will place growers and exporters In this terri tory at a "distinct disadvantage." Much of the freight transported by the white vessels will be sent over lend to Puget Sound, British Colum bia and California ports, with the result shippers from the farming cen ters of this northwest region will lay out more money In freight charges. Many Used Vessels. Twelve thousand travelers, many of them visiting the northwest for the first time to take passage or disem bark on the States fleet, trod the decks of the Pershing, the Lee and the Sherman as they plied the Pa cific on their regular schedule for the last five years. The vessels averaged about 150 passengers each round trip. Only 13 were aboard the Pershing today. Unaided Climbers Beat Devils Tower SUNDANCE. Wyo, June 30. (AP) Three members of the American Al pine club of New York held the dis tinction today of being the first to $2,500 House -ill I 12 l MiZ J tto uoom so--? bCD QOOM 6tD BOOM s'-r-V-a' KW2-y 'I! I l II J i KITCUtM LJ 1 I 1 1tllTT Kit). ItVTtft u SErCOND ftOOH FIQ5T rtOOD. Designated as House "E" In the Federal Housing Administration booklet "Principles of Planning Small Homes", this is a comfortable, dignified home of the formal Georgian type, yet simplicity itself, both in design and construction. The pediment treatment of the gable end changes it from just a house and gives it character. The plan shows a small but well-proportioned living room with good wall spaces. With the no-cellar plan a dining space is provided in the kitchen, where the intimate family meals can be eaten. On more formal occasions the end of the living room can be used. The utility room provides a place for the heating unit, with full storage and good space for laundry work. If a cellar is built, a dining alcove is provided as parr of the living room, and a combination sink-tray is placed In the kitchen. The bedrooms are large enough to accommodate two people each, which makes this a possible house for a family of six. The wall spaces are well worked out, and cross-ventilation is provided in each room. Built-in wardrobes are shown in two of the rooms instead of closets; they take up,less apace than the usual closets and are good-looking pieces of furniture. The Housing Ad ministration estimates that this house mar be built for not more than $2,500. ever scale the lofty heights of the Devil's Tower, national monument northwest of here, without the aid of ladders or other climbing devices. Roped together, Fritz, Weisner. Lawrence Covlney and Will P. House, all of New York, climbed up the giant rock tower In nearly five hours yesterday. Devil's Tower Is a national obelisk rising 1,200 feet above the banks of the Belle Pourche river. GOVERNOR DUBIOUS ON INVITATION TO EUROPE SALEM, June 30. (AP) Governor Martin said today It was "very doubt ful" that he could attend the dedi cation In Europe iri August of the war monuments serving as memorials to the Americans who gave their lives In the world war. Oeneral John J. Pershing, comman der of the American forces during the war and now chairman of the Amer ican battle monuments commission, Invited the governor to attend, or to send a representative. Pershing was army chief of staff for live years after the war, while Oovernor Martin was his assistant chief of staff. Be Correctly Corseted In AN ARTIST MODEL by Ethel wyn B Hoffmann. E BAY GIVES 0-C OUTLINE AT ROTARY MEETING At yesterday's Rotary club meeting County Judge Earl B. Day discussed his recent trip to Washington, D. C, as a member of the executive com mittee of the land grant counties of this state seeking legislation that will safeguard the Interests of coun ties affected by the O. & C. land grant. The new act, which will supervise the original Chamberlatn- Farrla law and the 1938 Stanfleld amendment, will provide assured revenues and better and more elastic percentages for this county, and es tablish a "sustained yield" poltcy for forests of Oregon. The new legislation will be more fair to Jackson county and other counties affected and will eventually reduce the tax burden of citizens here to a substantial degree, Judge Day told the Rotaiians. In discussing the need for hi Washington visit, Judge Day briefly outlined the early history of railroad development In Oregon and the con ditions leading up to enactment of initial laws designed to meet the problems of land grant counties. Yesterday's meeting of the Medford Rotary club marked the close of the club's 1936-1937 season under the capable leadership of George Hense. man. Before relinquishing his of fice to President-elect E. 8. Bartlam. President Henselman briefly outlined the accomplishments of the Medford club during the past year. In ap preciation of hla leadership during the past year, a past-president's pin was presented to Henselman by Rev. Bartlam in behalf of the club membership. BOY SCOUTS TAKE IN SIGHTS OF INTERES' ON JAUNT TO EAST By Jack Thompson. ST. LOUIS, June 35. (Special Cor respondence) The most important stops after we Jamboree-bound Boy Scouts left Denver for St. Louis were Lincoln, Omaha and St. Joseph, Mo. In Lincoln we had a few minutes to stand on the platform and practice marching, right face, etc; Then we started for Omaha where we had a 45-mtnute stop. There we practiced marching by .going through the man ufacturing district. We stopped for another 45 minutes In St. Joseph and there we saw where Jesse James was killed. Probablythe most Important thing on the trip was around lunch' time when the Burlington Zephyr passed. All you could see was a silver streak. We arrived In St. Louis at 7:08 a. m. We had only two hours and so we went swimming at the V. M. C. A. We left St. Louis at 10 a. m. on a special train of Boy Scouts bound for Washington, D. C. Use Mall Tribune want ads. ifk spots, of pleasure... Ti Chesterfields add to the pleasure of anything you're doing because . . They're milder. . . refreshingly milder. They taste better ...a whole lot better. And Chesterfield's aroma is more pleasing different from all the rest. For the high spots of smoking pleasure enjoy Chesterfields m III k M0 -P 1 ..any pleasure is more pleasure ivith Chesterfields.. Copnit "3'. llKtn U Unu Tmcco Co. r ' f iff I 1 . t - I Hollywood Goes Abroad For Chic Opera Singers NEW YORK . ( UP ) Pal 1 1 ng tn Ua hunt for comely persons with oper atic vices, except for established art ists. In opera nd on the concert stage, Hollywood haa commissioned Its first talent scout extraordinary. He Is Mitchell Lelaen, veteran dlrec-' tor. His mission between now and August 1 Is to travel over Europe, particularly Prance and Italy, keep ing sv professional ear attuned to voice and a sharp Hollywood eye fo cused on personal appearance of em bryonic artists. Lelsen, who has directed some out standing features, la convinced, he said In New York befors sailing, that "film surgeons will never succeed In transplanting operatle voices into people the screen considers physi cally attractive." By that, Lelsen ex plained, "dubbing" of a voice into a non-singer does not work so far as screen opera and the better screen musicals go. In such productions the star must be able to sing. Uae of a double not only ruins the Illu sion of audlencea but causes the star who "la singing with someone else's voice' to lack the luster that la reg istered before cameras only through conviction and sincerity. "There are not enough Gladys Swarthouts and Grace Moores to go around,' aald Lelsen. "One big pic ture like 'High, Wide and Handsome' takes up months of the time of a singer such as Irene Dunn. Every producer la giving ope rat to stories and musicals more consideration than ever before. In the case of my com pany we've got more musical pictures on schedule than In any year in the company's history since sound. The director revealed that a num ber of operas are being held In abey ance by the film industry until more "quality voices" can be drafted for camera work. He la confident that the European market haant been con sidered by Hollywood except for a few big-names singers who are known in thla country as well as abroad. He feels that by traveling over the con tinent leisurely he will have the beat opportunity to explore what he terms "unknown voice lands." Lelsen Is certain that he will "dis cover two or perhaps four "un knowns" on this trip. MOLASSES TREATMENT FOB RAIN-BEATEN HAY IS STATE EXPERIMENT SALEM, Juns SO (AP) An per lment to salvage hay which baa bean destroyed by heavy rains probably will save Oregon farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Dr. w. D. Mc Nary, superintendent of the Eastern Oregon hospital who la conducting the experiment, said today. Dr. McNary said the rain-beaUn hay Is chopped, and 100 pounds of molasses to a ton Is sprayed Into the stack, which Is allowed to stand for six weeks. The hay at the Institution haa been stacked ton days, but at the end of the six-weeks period It will be known definitely if the experiment, first of the kind In the nation, is successful. H. said the only cost Involved I. the molasses, at 118 a ton. Then u little loss, and the treated hay Is a. good for silage aa hay which ha beta undamaged. The molasses serve, to pack and ferment the hay. There Is slight fire hazard Involved sine, the stack might burn from spontaneous com bustlon. but this Is largely overcom. by pouring water Into the stack. Recent rains, which lasted about four weeks, virtually destroyed th. state'a hay crop, and each year causa considerable damage. He ssid the treated hay would las at least a year, and probably twa years. Spruce has been considered king of Amertcsn pulpwoods for nearly m hundred yeara. 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