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Railroads A re Called Upon
By McAdoo For Estimates
Of Requirements For 1918
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Director
General McAdoo today called upon the
railroad! for estimates ot their money
requirements during 1918. Ha asked
11 railroad presidents to report not
later than January what capital will
be needed and what plana for raising
It are recommended. At the tame time,
ha asked tor detailed Information on
operating revenues, expenses and in
comes for the fiscal year ending June
10, 1817.
Funds to be Divided
The director general's order seeks
to arrive at a basis tor financing the
national railroad, now under his direc
tion. The order follows:
"You will let ma have not later than
January 9 the following information:
"First, a atatement showing the
mount ot capital your company will
require to raise during the calendar
year 1918 and also separately tor the
first six months of that calendar year:
(1) To meet all maturing bonds and
note Issues which hare not already
been provided tor or which are not to
be paid out of the cah resources ot
your company, showing dates ot such
maturities; (2) to pay for Improve
ment, betterment and construction
work already contracted for and par
tially finished (thla statement should
show what proportion. If any. of such
work can be stopped now wtthout det
riment); (3) an approximate estimate
of the capital which may be Impera
tively Important to provide tor other
construction work. Improvements and
betterments, including all terminals
and new equipment (showing equip
ment separately); (4) an approximate
estimate of the capital, which. In the
Judgment ot your company, it Is desir
able to provide for the above purposes,
but for which the demand la not abso
lutely necessary tor the protection of
the property or tor the maintenance of
its earnings.
"Second A statement as to the
character ot notes, bond or stocks
with which your company eipects to
be able to ralso the capital so re
quired."
FLAT IN FAVOR OF
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. President
Wlleoa tonight threw his support to
the federal amendment for women suffrage.
On the evo of a rote on suffrage In
16.000
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Fifty thou
sand real slackers in the United States
is Protost Marshal General Crowders'
estimate In his report to Secretary
Baker. That calculation supposes
the hoase U Democratic members mat 10 men in eaca reg.ou..
called at the White House with wordjh escaped service without being
that many of their colleagues wanted , caught
advice from the head of their party as While a tew more than 250,000 of
to the position they should take. There the more than 9,000,000 registered men
was a conference ot 40 minutes, the re-1 failed to appear when called for ex
sults ot which was described In this amlnation. General Crowder estimates
statement dictated by the president j that 85,000 of them hare gone into
himself and made pubUc by the dele-1 military service without notification
STATUS OF ENLISTED
IN IS IN DOUBT
Considerable misunderstanding baa
come up over the status ot enlisted
men in relations to the questionnaires
now being filed. Information rela
tive to this matter as Issued by the
adjutants generals office states that
all men In service must fill out thei
form provided In the questionnaire re
lating to enlisted men. which Is an
affidavit to be aworn to by a friend of
relative ot the enlisted man, asking
that be be placed in class 6. Ques
tionnaires that have been mailed out
to enlisted men and returned must be
called tor by friends ot th enlisted
men. as the local board baa Instruction
not to mall out questionnaires a sec
ond time. Following Is a list ot men
In service, from Clackamaa county to
whom questionnaires were mailed out
and which were returned and are now
being held at the county clerk's office
uncalled for:
Vaidla Aiivn. 640 Divlalon street.
Oregon City. Oregon.
Archie Averlll. Cherryvllle. Oregon.
Carl Arthur Barth, Marquara. Ore
gon. Harry Barlow, Clackamas, Oregon.
George Washington Baty. Molalla,
Oregon.
Verner Carl Branland, Colton, Ore
gon. Nathan Blckford. Boring. Oregon.
Route No. 1. '
Anton BenJ. Chlndgren. Molalla. Ore
gon, Route No. 2.
Reuben Franklin Chlndgren. Molalla,
Oregon. Route No. 2.
Thore Bernard Carlson. West Linn,
Oregon.
William Lesley Dallas. Boring. Ore
eon. Route No. 3.
FTank Peter Dhooghe, Molalla. Ore
gon.
Forrest Elmer Ertckson. EsUcada,
Oregon.
Gordy Emanuel Fredrlckson, Aurora.
Oregon, Route No. 2.
Frank Patrick Fuge. 1417 Eighth
street. Oregon City. Oregon.
Everett Richard Green. West Linn.
Oregon.
Christ Gelger. Oregon City, Oregon.
Route No. 1.
Edwtn Glsch. Sandy. Oregon
HOOVER 19 GRILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. S
Food Administrator Hoover was
charged by Senator Reed wtth
"usurpation ot authority" In
handling the wheat situation.
' ! FOSS MAPLE SENT TO
ASKS MORE AUTHORITY
TO OPERATE RAILROADS
290
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.- President
Wilson today called upon congress to
give him full unrestricted powers to
conduct the federal operation ot the
country's railroads.
Befcre a joint session ot the
senate and house, the president out
lined the Initial steps necessary to the
success ot Director General McAdoo's
administration ot the lines.
He explained the action already tak
en was "necessary to secure the com
plete mobilisation ot the whole re
sources ot America by ss rapid and
effective means as can be found."
"Private Interests," he said, "must
tor the present give way to the publU
necessity."
The president asked:
Necessary means tor protecting the
Interests ot railroad atockboldera.
Measures to protect travelers and
safeguard private shippers.
Compensation - tor the railroads,
based on the average net railway oper
ating Income ot the three years end
ing June 30, 1917.
He added that "It is probably too
much to expect that, even under the
unified railway administration, suffi
cient economies can be effected to
make it possible to add to their equip
ment and extend their operative facili
ties aa much as the present extraordt
nary demands will render desirable
without resorting to the national treas
ury tor funds," but he asked no appro
priation, stating that Director General
McAdoo will advise with the proper
committee later on this point
The president obviously sought to
quiet any possible unrest which might
result from the sweeping action ot the
government
"It is ot the utmost importance to
the government Itself," he said, "that
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 4. Fosa C.
j Maple, former postmaster of Marcolo,
Or., waa sentenced Thursday by Fed
eral Judge Bean to serve 60 days in
the county Jail when he pleaded guilty
to charges ot ambcailomunt ot 1290
and tho opening of a letter which
passed through his office.
Leniency was extended to the pris
oner on recommendation of the Fed
eral attorneys. Though sentenced to
serve 60 days on each ot the counts
alleged against him, It was decreed
by the Judge that the two terms are
to run concurrently.
It was shown that Maple has wife
and tour children under 13 years ot
age, who will be dependent on two
ot his brothers, both ot whom are reg
istered men, one In Class 1. He for
merly conducted a drug store at Mar
cola, and explained that ha took the
$290 from money order funds to help
him meet personal dobts, Intending to
repay the amount. He tailed In busi
ness before repayment was effected,
It was shown.
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ration:
The eommlttee found that the pres
ident had not felt at liberty to volun
teer his advice to members of congress
to their local boards.
' This leaves more than 150,000 to be
accounted for," says the provost mar
shal general. "Were they all slack
In this Important matter, but when we : era T" General Crowder answers his
sought his advice he very frankly and own question by estimating that they
earnestly advised ns to vote for the j probably are not real slackers, be
amendment as an act of right and Jus- cause 100.000 probably are aliens. This,
tlca ta the women of the country and ; he estimates, leaves" about 50,000 real
at tie world.'
6-CENT STREET CAR
, FARE EXPECTED FOR
TRACT
Principles Laid Down to Germany As Basis For
Peace Alsace-Lorraine Must Be Restor
ed and Belgian Restored. Statement
Well Received by Liberal Party.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 7. Prealdent indi
cations are that there will be at least
three candidates In the field during
the coming primary election tor the
Republican nomination for United
States senator, for date Senator 8. B.
Huston, of Portland, contemplates an
nouncing his candidacy within the
next two weeks, according to Infor
mation received here from apparently
blitzed and coordinated with the finan
cial operations of the government.
"No borrowing." lie added, "should
run athwart the borrowings of the fed.
eral treasury and no fundamental In-
Lloyd O. Harding. 1006 Main street.! dustrlal values should wy where be
Oregon City, Oregon. ' unnecessary "P
Charles Nathan Harlow. 514 Ninth Ten or eleven billions of dollars in-
street, Oregon City. Oregon. ! securities by many tbous-
Daniel Hogan. West Linn. Oregon, j nt" of small investors, as well as 0
Clyde M Jaggar, Oregon City, Ore- nanclal Institutions of all kinds, "con-
gon Route No. 3. stltute a vital part ot the structure of
Carl Oliver Emery Johnson, Oregon cretin ana iu iDquwuuimi BU"U'1'
Former address Md-' or mat structure must De mainiaineu,
he declared.
all great financial organizations be sta- authentic sources.
Senator McNary, Just previous to
returning to Washington, announced
that he would be a candidate to suc
ceed himself, and a short time pre
vious to that R. N. Stanfleld, of Stan-
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 7. J. P. Newell.
consulting engineer, and Fred A. !
Rasch, utilities engineer for the public ; 1
service commission with headquarters (
in Portland, are In Salem conferring j
with tne memoera oi tne commission
on the order to be Issued in connection
with the application of the Portland j
Railway. Light & Power company for
a 6-cent street car fare. The commls- J
slon expects to have the order ready;
to Issue within the next few days. It
slackers to be accounted tor. Only a
few more than 16,000 have been iden
tified and a few more than 2000 have
been prosecuted. (
The report shows that 923 Germans
ot draft age have been accepted for
i service In the national army. A total
jot 14.161 enemy aliens were accepted
'the remainder being Austrlans or
j Hungarians. The enemy alien regis
tration was 279,431, of whom 104,672
were called to produce the 14,161 ac
cepted. All aliens accepted make a
total of 76.545.
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LEFT TO PERISH BY
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City, Oregon.
lalla. Oregon. i
Charles A. Lakln, Jr., Milwaukle.j
Oregon. i
Edward Lee. Thirty-first street. Mil-;
waukle, Oregon. j
John J. Louis, 220 Sixth street. Ore- j
gon City, Oregon.
Harley A. Manning. 1224 Denver
avenue, Portland, Oregon.
David Corl Moore, Gladstone, Ore
gon. Carl Martin, 1010 Water street, Ore
gon City, Oregon.
Albert Herman Meilike. Fifteenth
field, had announced his candidacy.
Mr. Huston saw service In the state
senate during the sessions of 1891 and
1893 and in the lower house of the
legislature during the 1915 session. He
was formerly a resident of Hillaboro,
and In 1906 was a candidate for con
gress In the first district Congress
man W. C. Hawley and Walter L,
Tooxe were also candidates, and Haw
ley won the nomination and waa
elected following a contest with the
Democratic candidate at the general
election. Senator Huston waa also a
candidate for the appointment ot sen
ator when Senator McNary was ap
pointed by Governor Wlthycombe to
succeed the lata Senator Harry Lane.
He Is a lawyer.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 Increasing WM" " "
the draft age from 31 to 40 or 45 years made arrangements to wage a vigor-
Immediately the president concluded
Representative Sims, chairman of the
house Interstate commerce committee.
Introduced a bill carrying out the pres
ident's recommendations. '
DRAFT AGE MAY GO TO
FORTY-FIVE IN FUTURE
LONDON, Jan. T.-Britain's answer i
to Count Ciertiln's terms of peace for
the central powers w emphatically
announced to the world today by Pre
mier Lloyd George In a speech at the
British Laborlte "manpower" confer
enca.
The British premier latd down three
cardinal principles on which Britain
and the allies would be wilting to
talk of peace.
"Before permanent peace can come,"
the prime minister declared Impres
sively, "three conditions must be ful
filled: First The sanctity ot the treaty
must be reestablished.
"Second There must be territorial
settlements based on the consent of
those governed.
' Third and last There must be ere
atod soma International organization
to limit the burden of armaments and
diminish the probability ot war."
The British premier went into detail
to outline forcefully, pointedly and
clearly, every ooe ot the aspirations
of the forces ot democracy.
He held that Britain and her allies
are fighting:
Not for the destruction or disrup
tion of Germany.
Not to destroy Austria Hungary or
Turkey.
Not merely to alter or destroy the
Imperial constitution of Germany.
tnmla, Syria, Palestine all aatatated
to separata national conditio.
Seventh Ot Russia, the British
statesman left tho future to Ue de
cision ot the Russian peopla la em
selves.-
Eighth Inhabitants ot Afrtaaa ani
onics to "be placed under the adminis
tration acceptable to themaelvsa tor
the purpose ot preventing an eielolta
tlon for the benefit ot Europe eapl
tallste and ot European governsseata.
The Welsh statesmau bitterly as
sailed the German terms, as aaaoaneed
through Count Cxernln al Brest
Lltovsk. He was particularly vehe
ment In bis denunciation ot the falsa
pronunclamento of "self determina
tion'" of all peoples aa proclaimed
therein.
The prime minister declared that
there must be reparation ot lands oa
cupled In France, Italy, Serbia, Monte
negro and Syria and Roumanla.
The premier's speech la the Irst of
ficial and formal reply to Coant Caer
nln's proffers of peace to the allies, as
announced through the Russo-Oarman
negotiations at BrestLltovsk.
It was generally regarded that the
speech was the most Important Per
haps, that the prime minister had yet
delivered not alone In Its eomplete
answer to the German peace aroffers,
but because of today's situation la eu
ro pe.
Lloyd George, It was held by efflclale
Not to take Turkey's lands that are w " " -" '
predominantly Turkish from them. ,ul' nnt mor 11 '
But for thesa principles: j moment In which thus tersely erIU-
First-Complete restoration of Bel !lly and completely to summarise all
uie urn en nuns.
gon.
is considered probable here that an In
crease in fares will be granted
NEW YORK GETS
RELIEF FOR THE
COAL SHORTAGE
NHW YORK. Jan. 7. With the ar
rival here today of nearly 50,000 tons
of coal on barges that had been ice
bound In the bay, fuel administrators
expressed their belief that the back
bone of New York's coal famine had
been broken. Unless severe weather
SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Jan. 7. Miss
R:yma Parson, an 18-year-old girl,
told the prosecuting attorney a form
er sweetheart was the man who
bound and gaed her and left her
to perish in the flames of her home
near Willard last Wednesday.
A farmer found the girl on tin
porch ' the burning house and car
ried her to safety. A warrant has
i;n Issued for her former suitor.
LA FOLLETTE PROTEST FILED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 Letters ot
protest from 40 authors and artists,
members of the vigilantes, an anti-pacifist
organization, against the reten-
seU in again, it is expected there wiU Ulon of his seat by Senator La Follette,
Is one ot the "probabilities ot the tu-
and Pierce street, Oregon City, Ore-jture." according to Provost Marshal
i General Crowder in nls comprenen-
Luther McN'ultv. 914 Seventh street. ; slve report to the secretary of war.
Oregon City, Oregon. The draft of the older men should be
Carl C. McCoy, Chewclah, Wash. mainly for skilled war labor, but also
Clifford Shum McDaniel, Electric to distribute the burdens of the war.
hotel, Oregon City, Oregon. J There are plenty of young men for the
Fred Robert Norton, Aurora, Oregon, first line fighting, Crowder has shown,
former address Willamette, Oregon. I but he also points out there is a danger
Ivan Jack Ownbey. 306 Eighteenth ' of "Injuring the coming generation" by
steert. Oregon City, Oregon. ! taking away too many of the "aggres-
Leo Randall O'Neill. Itl6 Main ! sively patriotic young men."
street, Oregon City, Oregon. j Our of the 10.6s3.249 men between
George Patrick O Malley, West Linn, the ages of 31 and 45, Crowder estl-
! r n i " n .... I- J .1 ,!.
n. nuu3 are umiiurrieu nuu iu
o
Fred Gordon Powell, Molalla, Ore
gon. Hugh Parry, Oregon City, Oregon,
care Willamette hotel.
Ray Everett Parker, West Linn, Ore
gon. Gordon Eugene Ring, Rartmouth
street, Gladstone, Oregon.
Robert Lester Reed, Molalla, Ore
gon. Edward Rabick, Sherwood, Oregon,
Route No. 5.
John Henry Steininger, Molalla, Ore
gon. Harold Avery Smith, Jennings Lodge
Oregon.
Guy Frederick Smith, Gladstone,
Oregon.
ous campaign.
glum.
Second Reparation, aa far as possi
ble, for devastated towns and cities.
Third Neutralization and Interna
tionalization of the Dardanelles.
Fourth "Reconsideration" of the
"great wrong" done to France In 1871
referring to Alsaco Ixirralne.
Fifth Establishment ot an Independ
ent Poland "comprising all genuinely
Polish elements," because this Is nec
essary to the stability of western Eur
ope. Sixth Arabia, Armenia, Mesopo-
MONEY FOR BHIPPINO
4
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 Addltloa.
al appropriations of 78J.O0t.M0
to speed up America's shlpballd.
Ing program were asked of the
house this afternoon In a tetter
from Secretary McAdoo.
TO
be a steady flow of coal to the city.
Halfway Two Shoe mine incorpor
ated and extensive development work
to start.
were received yesterday by Vice-Presi
dent Marshall.
He announced that he had turned
the letters over to various senators.
who will present them If they desire.
39 per cent of the latter figure, or
1,389,388, would be accepted for ser
vice under the present regulations.
Advocating this Crowder said:
"The younger men are gener
ally deemed to make the soundest and
most pliable military material. On the
other hand, the older men are more,
likely to yield In large numbers the
occupational skill ho necessary In the
varied compositions of the modern
army.
"Under the national selective service
system which sM;ks to distribute the
burden equally among the willing and
unwilling, It Is important, If not essen
tial, to Include tho older men because
the smaller proportion of them Is like-
E
FOR NEXT WEEK IS
SOUGHT BY M'ADOO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. A dispatch
to the Greek legation here says that
a German aviator, a gradual of Berlin
university, who had deserted and ar-j WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Next wet
rived In Greece, told of starvation In ban l''-n designated by Director Gen
Germany and the cruel treatment of Urul McAdoo as "freight clearance
the Greek population In Macedonia and week." A xpwltil campaign will bo
Thrace, occupied by the Bulgars. j conducted over the ontlro country to
"Questioned by the Greek nuthorl-j Induce shippers mid consignors to un
ties," said tho dispatch, "the aviator lmd freight rnrs quickly to relieve
Mil tht ilallv n eri.nl mim'ier of , ruuronti congiwuon. Mr. .mcauoo will
deaths occur In Germany due to star
vation. Coffee and fats are scarce.
Coffee and bread are substituted by
acorns.
"The morale of the Germnn army
Is low because of Insufficient nourish
ment duo to the prolongation of the
war. Mutinies and threats to officers
occur dally."
JAPAN 8TAND3 PAT
Issue an appeal to governor, state
railroad commissions, city offtcluls
and others to UHslst,
MUTTON OR IAMB
NOT RESTRICTED
EXCEPT ONE DAY
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 7.
An official bulletin, Issued by the
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needed fewer crate
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is needrH no waste.
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STANDARD OIL
COMPANY
(California)
PERFECTION
OIL HEATER
FOR SALE BY
Frank Busch
C W. FrierJrich
W. E. Estes
Hogg Bros.
MoriR itrlnk Tiedeman. Oregon City, i ly to enlist."
Oregon, Route No. 4. L'nder the new system a card Index
Orie Karl Tracy, Molalla, Oregon. or me anilines or every man win db
t- t,i,i cwomnH nrperon. i compiled In Washington after the oues- TOKIO, Jan. 7 Count Selkl Terau
' I tlonnalres are all returned. In this way ' chl, Premier of Japan, In replying to 'United States department of agrlcul
jiijulo . i ....... ... . ..vi.l t...l 1... o iir m
Mllwaukle. the government will be able to put its tne now rear's message oi uavm mre, wuicu ic UJ a. yv. m-
tho British Premier, Clure, secretary ot tne national wool
Bays: ! Growers association, makes fin em
"Our fixed resolve Is that the Jowel phatic announcement that the United
T.estor Tlpelnald Turner,
npon I finger on men of certain trades Just! Lloyd George,
Reginald Vowles, Oregon City, Ore- when they are needed.
"ine wnoie mtior proDiem can inns
he controlled," Crowder points out.
gon.
Joseph Vaeretti, Sandy, Oregon.
Laymoine Lloyd White, Aurora
Oregon, Route No. 1.
nut-aid William Warner. 818 Malm
street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Julius Richard Wienert, Wllsonvllle,
Oregon.
Robert Lee Wyrlck, Oregon City,
Oregon, Route No. 5, Box 69.
Harold Wm, White, Electric hotel,
Oregon City, Oregon.
JAPAN TO STICK
TO THE FINISH
MEXICO CITY,, Friday, January 7.
If the enemy proposes a separate
peace, no matter how advantageous,
Japan will reject it, Baron Fugltaro
Otori, the new Japanese minister to
Mexico, declared today in a statement
concerning the attitude ot his country.
Japan, he said, would remain on the
side of the allies and was co-operating
In the war to her full extent.
WOMEN ARE NEEDED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Increased
needs of service caused by the war, It
was announced last night, have thrown
op-n to women positions In the navy
department as mechanical, marine en
gine and boiler draftsmen.
The quartermaster's departmeut of
the army Is employing women as in
spectors of clothing.
"adjustments forced where right and
proper that thpy should be forced, and
in this respect this nation will be In
the most advantageous position ever
occupied by a belligerent power In this
or any other war."
of civilization shall not be lost to the States Food 'administration Is not re
world strlcting the use ot mutton or lamb
"Wo congratulate ourselves that , in any way save on the designated
you can say efforts of the Imperial
Japanese navy have contributed to
ward the accomplishment of this great
end."
moatless day of each week.
OF FINNISH PEOPLE
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 7 Germany hss
recognized the Finnish republic. An
official dispatch from Berlin says that
after the Russian government "de
clared Us willingness to recognize the
Independence ot Finland as soon as
the application of the Finnish govern
ment had taken a corresponding step
at Petrogrnd, which was rocelved fav
orably, the German emperor charged
the Imperial chancellor to express In
the name of tho German government
recognition of the Finnish republic to
plenipotentiaries ot Finland now In
Berlin.
PARIS. Jan. 7 "The French govern
ment has recognized In right as In
fact, the Independence of the repihllo
of Finland," says tho Temps.
IS
Reodsport Johnson & Anderson to
establish second sawmill here. '
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but. Lost vf wood to Chow.
A Llttlo Chow of Grovoly
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NOIITU HKNl), Or.. Jan. 7. Ile
catise K. T. Mcltlcr, a Joiner fit the
Kniho Si BuiiUh shipyard lioro, would
not sign tho membership roll of tho
Loyal IjOKlori of I,okk rs mid Lum
bermen, tho rest of I ho Joiners em
ployed ot tho yard struck Saturday
mid refused To rosiimo work until ac
tion had linen taken. As Moltlw per
sisted In his refusal to sign tho roll he
was discharged, together with Ills son.
The men then resumed work. Mettler
had been employed In thu yard for
more than two yenrs.
WILLIAM HONORS
SUB CHIEF WHO
SUNK DESTROYER
AMSTERDAM, Jan, 7. Binperor
William has conforred the order Pour
le Morlte on Submarine Commander
Kophamol, on his return from a erulse
to the Capo Verde islands. During
this cruise, Kophamel asserts, he sank
an American destroyer and 14 mer-'
chantmon, most of thorn bound from
the United States for Italy or France.
He la said to have brought back i
tons of coppor as booty,
It Is about B000 miles from tba Bel
gian coast to the Cape Varda islands
and return.