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8 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, PTCl?irniI? 2S. 1919. RELIEF IS PROMISED rnn r ur i CAR SHORTAGE Lumbermen Instructed to Cite Specific Instances. SERIOUSNESS IS REALIZED N'orthern railroad shops at Htllyard. a suburb of this city, receive back pay awarded September 10 last anl retro active to May 1. or definite word that they will receive the pay by 10 A. M. Monday, they will "stop working;," it wu decided at a special meeting of the union today. The men asserted that other rail road craftsmen had received their award, but that the machinists had been left out. They declared they were "tired of the flimsy excuses put forth by the railroad administra tion." The machinists said they would not strike they simply would top work ing until they could learn definitely what was to be done. The union num bers about 250. II. II. Aishton and Senator MoNarr Inform Oregon Commission of Steps Taken. SAI.KM. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) If the lumber-mill operators of the Ta elfic northwest are able to furnish evidence of speoific instances where cars are not being supplied relief will be forthcoming, according to tele grams received at the offices of the Oregon public service commission here today from Senator C. L,. Mc Narv under Washington date and IX. II. Aishton, regional director of railroads with headquarters in Chi cago. "If you hava specific instances where cars are not being furnished to lumber mills please advise," says Sen ator MeNary's telegram, "as the gov ernment has promised relief. Diver sion of cars in the Pacific northwest ill greater than in any other period. Have promise from railroad admin istration that they will use every ef fort to reUevo northwest country from present shortage of cars." Mr. AiBhton, in his telegram to tha commission, said that he fully realized the seriousness of the present Car ahortage and that he and other of ficials were making every effort to relieve the situation. "The general distribution of cars la Improving, says Mr. Aishton's tele gram, "and with a favorable break In the weather there should be a definite Improvement in the car supply of the northwest." Acting upon the advices contained In the telegrams from Mr. Aishton and Senator McNary, members of the commission today sent letters to the West Coast Lumbermen's association and the Willamette Valley Lumber men s association asKing Liiai me? furnish any definite information they may hare and Instances where mills and other plants connected with the lumber industry have been closed be cause of lack of cars. As soon as this data is 'received it will be sent to Senator McNary, who is in personal touch with Max Thelan, director ot public service. The telegrams received from Mr. McNary and Mr. Aishton were in re ply to a communication prepared yes terday by Fred Buchtel, chairman of the Oregon public service commission, urging relief for Oregon shippers. Hill, DING INDUSTRY HA It I) HIT Stagnation Caused by Inability to Move Mills' Output. The acute car shortage that Is stagnating industry in building op erations over a large part of the WOMAN SUES OSBORNE PRISON COMMANDER CHARGED WITH ALIENATING HUSBAND. FIRM REPLY BACKS FIIMLEY DISMISSAL Commissioner Warren Re sponds to Governor. ACTION HELD JUSTIFIED I. N . Fleischner Concurs in Stand That Forced Reinstatement Would' Be Mistake. 925,000 Sought as Heart Balm by Wife of Chief Yeoman Duffy In Xfw Hampshire. PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Dec. 27. (Special.) Julia V. Mullane of thla city today filed suit for $25,000 against Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, commander of the naval prison here and known the country over as a prison expert and reformer, charging that Commander Osborne has alienated her husband's affections. She declares, in the papers filed. that after ehe had been married only two days to Chief Yeoman William J. Duffy, who Is said to be very friendly with Commander Osborne, the latter Influenced Duffy to leave her. She asserts that Thomas Mott Os borne "willfully, wickedly and ma liciously persuaded her husband, by offers of money and otherwi&e," to leave her without support or money and io refuse to live with her as her husband. This, she declares, took place on February 20, 1919, two days after she and Duffy were married by Judge A. B. Cole of Klttery, Me. She saya Osborne was responsible for depriving her of the "comfort, so ciety, support and protection of said husband, and happiness and bene fits she would .have received at his hands," and she was made to suffer great distress of mind and body. She asserts that while on February 20 0borne Influenced Duffy to leave rf' on June 11 last, in Brooklyn, Tf. T.. Duffy went through a wedding ceremony with Helen M. Healey. Duf fy and Miss Healey later were ar rested on a statutory charge. They are now on ball of $1000 each for a hearing on the second Tuesday in January at Exeter, N. H. The present suit probably will be heard in the same court session. Duffy applied in Portland. Maine, to have his marriage to Miss Mullane, who resumed her maiden name, an nulled, but this application whs denied. Tiuntrv anil threatens the shutdown of many more lumber Industries in .v.. ..,.-. ft, . northwest is illustrated by the fact that the Brooks-Scanlon mill at Bend has oeen avninnn : than one car per day of box shook material during December. with capacity for 15 cars daily. This big plant is suffering from the general shortage of cars that has reached everv branch of industry, but more especially tho lumber districts of the Pacific coast because the railroad administration has not been able up to the present time to send cars west ward to meet the needs of the busi ness. . George M. Cornwall, publisher of the Tlmberman, who returned from a tour of the southern states a few days ago. said that southern pine manufacturers were receiving cars to about 40 per cent of their require ments. However, the demand for their protiuct is now largely within their own districts and they are not therefore dependent upon the return of cars from great distances. The large market demand for northweat lumber is both from export markets and the Mississippi valley and middle states and because of the Inability to procure lumber building operations are seriously handicapped .. . . . v. T.l... , W!otAa in mat pari, ui m . w . . ......... while the lumber industry of this dla trict is threatened with stagnation. Directors of the Portland Chamber of Commerce have been studying the situation and endeavoring to find some method of obtaining relief. Ap peals have been made to members of the Oregon and Washington delega tions Itf congress, to bring to the at tention of the shipping board and of the railroad administration the neces sity of affording immediate relief. Not only is the lumber Industry suffering, but the same is true of the grain industry and other manuiacturing in dustries that cannot obtain cars for sending their products to market throughout the interior territory. In view of the refusal of the ship ping board to allocate ships to the Pacific coast to care for the tremen dous tonnage of lumber now ready for movement, the only thing left to maintain payrolls " and protect in dustry lies in the furnishing of cars for transcontinental shipments, is the view of Secretary Dodson of the Chamber. This fact has been brought to at tention of the officials of the rail road administration at Washington by the lumbermen, and through various channels has been made by represen tatives of other industries, but unfor tunately there has as yet been no sub stantial results. In the opinion of the lumbermen it is a aituation so serious as to require that some course be adopted that will bring results. Several times when promises ot prompt relief have come from certain sections of the railroad administration, there has always been power brought to bear somewhere to prevent its accomplishment. NIXES PROMISES TO GIVE AID Assistant Director of Division Re plies to "Washington Plea. OL.TMPIA,' Wash., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) Assurance that the division of public service of the railroad admin istration would make every effort to relieve the acute car shortage in the northwest was received today by the Washington public service com miulnn in a telegram from Edward C Nile, assistant director of the ' division. Kiles telegram was in reply to the urgent request of the commission sent thla week to the railroad administra tion for action to end the car shortage which threatens to shut down mills and prostrate the lumber industry of the northwest. The seriousness of the situation in the northwest was fully realised by the federal director, the commission has been informed. ALLEGED GAMBLERS FREE Twentj -Four Men Discharged When Evidence Is Insufficient. Twenty-four men arrested on charges of attending a gambling game in a pool room at 23d Burnside street. adjoining the Pacific Employment company's office, were released yes terday by Municipal Judge Rossman on the ground that there was not enough evidence to convict. Previous reports erroneously were made that the arrest had been made in the employment company's office. The officers nnder Police Lieuten ant Thatcher, who -made, the arrsst. declared that six men were gambling In the place and that when the alarm was spread these six mixed with the crowd and it was Impossible to pick them out. for you, and in the knowledge that! you would desire me to exercise my own Judgment, I must say that I am not convinced that the commission should recede from its position. , Nevertheless, I do not Intend thus ! to close the matter for disc ussion. ; and I should want to hear what others have to say, hoping to reach a mutual understanding." Governor Olcott would make no comment on either of tho letters re ceived today, although It was believed he would Issue another formal state- j ment regaraing air. rinieys proposeu reinstatement at an early date. Replies from other members of the commission had not been received here today. NOMINEES MOST FILE SOUTH DAKOTA EXPECTS GEN ERAL WOOD TO COME OUT. JUBILEE TO BE OBSERVED St. Mary's Church, Ml. Angel, to Hold Special Services. In celebration of the golden sacer dotal jubilee of the Right Adelhelm Odermatt, titular abbot of St. Bene dict's abbey at Mt. Angel Or., special services will be held at St. Mary's church, Mt. Angel on Tuesday, Jan uary SO. Reverend Odermatt on that date will have given 50 years of ser vice to the church. Pontifical high mass will be held at 10 A. M. at the church and at noon there will be a banquet at the col lege dining hall. Archbishop Alex ander Christie will act as spiritual rather for the occasion and wilt preach the honorary sermon. SALEM. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) That the action of the game and fish commission in ousting William I. Finley, state biologist, wae Justified and that in repudiating its judgment the board would forfeit the respect of its friends, was the position taken by Frank W. Warren of Portland, a member of the commission, in a letter received at the executive offices here today In reply to a communication sent to the commissioners by Gover nor Olcott urging that the order re moving Mr. Finley be rescinded and that he be reinstated and receive a free hand in administering the af fairs of the educational and biological departments of the commission. I. H. Fleischner, also a member of the commission, shared in the opinion expressed by Mr. Warren and declared that the reinstatement of Mr. Finley under pressure would be a grave mistake. Mr. Warren's letter to Governor Olcott read: V.-tlon la Held Justified. "Would acknowledge receipt of your letter- of December 23. I agree with you that the board's action ivas jus tified when taken and Is equally so now. If expediency should have been the determining factor In arriving at Its conclusions and to w-hich the board failed to give due weight, it must abide by the consequences. For the board to repudiate its judgment under pressure would forfeit the respect of its friends. "T regret the lack of co-operation which made the action necessary. L,ack of co-operation and loyalty can never redound to the good of any service. I cannot agree that the com mission should rescind Its action or that it can create for Mr. Finley a position without restriction and prac tically beyond the commission's juris diction. To create such a position would be contrary to the board's legal obligations and exceeding Its prerog atives. "I respect Mr. Finley's ability as a naturalist: I appreciate the esteem which he enjoys and I understand your desire that his services as an educator and advertiser be not lost to the state. A suggestion not orig inal with me but made by one who claims himself to be a friend of Mr. Finley was to recommend hiB em ployment by one of our state educa tional Institutions In Instructional or extension work. Such a suggestion I indorse. ronfereace Held Agreeable. "If you desire to discuss the matter further I will be glad to come to Salem, preferably to meet with you and the other commissioners at such time and place as your convenience may dictate. Mr. Flelschner's letter follows: "May I say that 1 think It will be well to have an early meeting of the fish and game commission, v so that your proposal for reconsideration of the order creating a vacancy in the office of state biologist and other matters may be duly considered? "You ask for an expression of my opinion. I feel the more free to give it. In view of your frequent state ments that the commissioners have a free hand to control their own af fairs, and that the governor does not assume greater powers than any other member of the commission. "It may be true that the dropping of Mr. Finley In the manner it was done was a mistake (though I do not con cede it); but if it was, I am sure that his reinstatement under pressure would be a worse mistake. Why acknowledge that we were wron when we are sure we were right? Minimi VnderatanalBg I ird. "It does not appear to me to be at all practicable to employ Mr. Finley. after what has happened, on any terms likely to be satisfactory to him, to the commission or to the pub 11c. "With the greatest possible respect President Wilson's Course Is Not Indicated: Other Candidates Have Taken Action. PIERRE. S. D., Dee. 27. In an opinion made public tonight Attprney Oeneral Payne of South Dakota held that under the state Richards primary law all candidates for president or vice-president of the United States, regardless of party or .whether nom inated by the party conventions or by minority proposal by petition, must file a declaration that they will qual ify If nominated and elected to office if they desire their names placed on the ballots at the March primaries. The opinion was given in reply to an inquiry from Secretary of State Burkhart. Mr. Burkhart said that under the opinion he cannot place the name of any candidate for an' place on the state ticket unless he has signed the pledges required under the law, but that so far as national can dates are concerned, a pledge to ac cept if nominated or elected will be considered sufficient. Major-General Leonard Wood, nom inated for president by the recent state republican proposal convention, has not announced his candidacy, but Is expected to do so soon. There has been no Indication as to what course President Wilson, nomi nated by the democratic proposal meeting, would take. Governor Ikw den of lilllnois. James W. (Jerard of New Tork and Senator Miles Poin dexter of Washington have filed as Independent candidates. TRAVELING MAN IS HELD White Slavery to Be Charged for Inducing Girl to Be Companion. A. B. Jones, who said he was a jew eler, but who is believed by the au thorities to have been traveling and selling punch boards, was arrested at Sixth and Glisan streets yesterday bv Detectives Pat Maloney and Bob La Salle and was later turned over to the government authorities who, It was announced, will place a charge of white slavery against him. Jones Is said to have been accompa nied on recent trips on the train by Miss Margaret Jaeger. 19. of Sand wich. III. The girl said she first met Jones on a train coming west. He is said to have then Induced her to ac company Rim. She was on her way to Washington to visit relatives at the time. Jones is said to be from Oklahoma City. SEATTLE RESIDENT WEDS Herman Goetz. Paving Contractor, Marries Mrs. Clara Hamilton. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 27 (Special.) Herman Goetz, one of the wealthiest men of Seattle and for many years identified with city paving work and a holder of large commercial and real estate Interests, today married Mrs. Clara Hamilton of the Winona hotel. Pike street and Minor avenue. In the chambers of the superior court. Judge Mitchell Gilliam performed the ceremony. The couple carefully planned un successfully to withhold the news from friends. Boy. Killed by Pistol. Buried. Funeral services were held last Monday for Vernon Franks, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Franks. 206 Delano street, who was acci dentally killed with an automat's pis tol while playing with his 14-year-old cousin, Edward Keller. Interment was In the Rose City park cemetery. R. W. Gable & Co.. funeral directors, were in charge. Vancouver Offers Palmolivc Site. VANCOUVER, Wash . Dec. 17. (Special.) The Palmollve soap com pany, whose plant in Portland re cently burned and which is looking for a site on which to build a plant in the Pacific Northwest, was offered an alluring proposition by the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce by wire today. lion Worker Is Injured. W. J. McKeehan. tl4 Columbia street, an employe of the Willamette Iron & SiS company, received bruises on the left knee and right ankle as the result of a falling iron plate yesterday. He was treated at St. Vincent's hospital. Millers Aid Service Men. The flour mills of Portland are do ing their share in finding employ ment for ex-service men. The com mittee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to take up the work has found positions in mills and offices for 41 men and more cards are yet to come in. IOE I Working Men o une Dest store ior n Shoes, Clothing, Dry Goods, Silk Goods, Hardware, Auto Goods Shopmen Submit Ultimatum. SPOKANE. 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