Morning Oregonian., March 13, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

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THE 3IOKXIAtx OKEGOXIATT. 3IOXXIAT, JIAKCI1 13, 1H16.
PROSPERITY SURE
IN STEEL INDUSTRY
CARS IN EASTERN OREGON WRECK ARE SMASHED TO KINDLING.
Unfilled Orders Exceed All Rec
ords and Railroads Are
Buying Heavily.
EQUIPMENT MUCH NEEDED
America Getting Construction Busi
ness That Went to Germany and
England Before War Car
Shortage Unprecedented.
OTTCAGO. March 12. f Special.) It
seems impossible at thia time that any
development, either international or
domestic, can stave off at least 15
months of the greatest prosperity the
Meel industry of this country ever has
known.
The United States Steel Corporation
reported unfilled orders totaling 8.568. -66
tons, which eclipsed all records
and assured capacity operation for the
remainder of the year, while the opti
mistic declaration of Chairman Elbert
J I. Gary that the "industry is pros
perous" was followed by his declara
tion that a $25,000,000 tube mill will
bf built at Gary, Ind., in addition to
approximately J30.000.000 worth of
1'lant construction elsewhere.
Railroad Buying" Kails.
On top of these facts, however, there
l.s additional proof. Several railroads
placed contracts last week for rails for
l-livery in 1917. So far the orders so
placed total 117,000 tons.
Other roads are negotiating for next
year's requirements. It will not ,be
surprising if orders for rails aggregat
ing 1.000.000 tons for delivery up to
the middle of next year are booked
before the end of the year. All of the
important systems are considering the
matter and are finding it advisable to
reserve space with the mills.
Kailroad equipment guilders are
booking large orders. Several roads
last week placed large orders for en
gines. Some foreign inquiries have
iippeared, French and Spanish roa'ls
being in the market for 20 locomotives.
Motive Power Needed Vrsrently.
Motive power is urgently needed and
the roads will have to place further
larce orders. Samples of those loco
Viotive orders already placed are: Chi
a?o & Northwestern, 77; Baltimore &
Ohio, 60: New Haven. 50: New York
Central, 152; Lehigh Valley, 20.
With orders coming in at this rate
locomotive builders are seeking addi
tional steel, and the matter of cover
ing their requirements is no small task
for the steel mills.
Car builders also are in the market
for steel to cover recent large orders.
The influx of car orders from foreign
countries has been gratifying, as
prior to the war such orders went to
German and Knglish makers.
Construction Orders Revived.
In addition to these equipment order
from the railroads, enormous quanti
ties of steel for construction work are
being demanded. The United State
is bound to get all of the business that
went to Germany and Great Britain
prior to the war.
Evidence that business in this coun
try is growing in volume at the period
of the year when contraction usually
comes is contained iu the monthly re
port of idle cars in the United States.
For the first time since November, 1913.
an actual shortage of cars is reported.
A year ago the statement showed 321,
000 sidetracked cars. Today there are
20,000 too few.
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EX-GAMBLER PREACHES
1 1M0 1 1 K A R JACK GOO V1. OPE N
K VA -K 11 STIC" C A M I'AIGX.
t'entpnary lrtbodtnta Applaud nt Inter
vhIh In AddrrsM M'blcb Inrludm
1'rrwonal Exprrirnroii.
special revival services were started
ln.t nicrht in t'entpnary Methodist
Church under the leadership of Jack;
IJodwin. reformed gambler, with an
amltence of more, than 1000. At the
ojioninjj of the meeting the restrictions
placed on applause in a church were
removed, and the congregations re
sponded frequently. Mr. Godwin said
he wanted a. congregation to show en
thusiasm "Kok of Ages" was sun? by Mrs.
A. .1. Woolbert, -soprano soloist of the
lii : t Methodist Church of Tacoma. at
liio opening.
The evangelist spoke without text on
"What's in the Man." The address for
it was not a. sermon, was in the form
of an exhortation mingrled with stories
of his personal experiences as a sam
blr. and effectively delivered without
imite or excitement. Many personal in -cidents
were related as illustrations.
-ome from the life of the speaker. At
th close M rs. Woolbert sang; "Tell
Mother J !l Be There."
Services will be held every nisht at
7:4. o'clock. One of the features will
he the dinners that will be served at
t lu church Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday nights for the workers and
ethers.
At the Aren main plant of the Corn
Trtiu'M Kfintne I'ompanv. a machinist
Vim rliippiTif? with a liand cliifcl and a,
i hunk H'v up and broki one of the
li-n-ftt in 'he tta f r-ty potrsries that ho was
vf-arinpi. The piei-c then flew over and
-iit tils nope. There is no doubt that safet
Xfk- k fn kh ed his ev"
EARLY MORKINB FATIGUE
When yon awake in the morning feel
Ins tired out, feeling worse in fact than
when yon went to bed, yon are confronted
w ith one of the characteristic symptoms
r neurasthenia. It is due to the run
down condition of the nerves that rest
does not bring renewed strength and
sleep refresh the tired brain. Overwork
and worry are the most frequent causes
of this condition.
The treatment is one of nutrition of the
nerve cells, requiring a non-alcoholic
t-onic. As the nerves get their nourish
ment from the blood the treatment must
directed toward building up the blood.
Ir. Williams' Pink fills act directly on
the blood and with proper regulation of
the diet have proved of the greatest bene
fit in many cases of neurapthenia. A
tendency to anemia, or bloodless new,
shown by most neurasthenic patients, is
also corrected by these tonic pills. Your
cwn drotrgist sells Dr. Williams' Pink
3 "ills or they will be sent bv mail on re
ceipt of price, 60 cents per box ; six boxes
J2.50. Begin the treatment at once be
fore your condition becomes worse aa
there is a chronic form of neurasthenia.
Two useful books, "Diseases of the
Kervous System" and"AVhat to Eat and
How to Eat," will be sent free by the
Pr. WUliams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
T., if you mention this paper.
TWO VIEWS OK SMASHED CARS EAR WASCO.
WASCO, Or., March 12. (Special.) So grreat was the force with which
the freight train wrecked near here last Friday waa thrown from the track
that several of the cars were literall y smashed to kindling wood, being
wrenched off their trucks and rolled down the embankment in a chaotic
heap. People here who have seen th e wreck are of the opinion that it was
caused by a car heavily loaded with wheat to the top, being swayed outward
at the curve in the track until it toppled over, pulling others with it.
ZIEBEB DIES
Oregon Pioneer of 1850
Passes at Eugene.
PORTLAND RESIDENCE LONG
Death Comes at Home or Son-in-Law,
I. 1,. Campbell, President
or State Universitj ; Husband
Once Multnomah Sherlfr.
EUGENE, Or., March 12. (Special.)
Mrs. Charlotte Monoir Zieber, an Ore
Bon pioneer of 1850 and widow of Al
bert Zieber. one of the early Sheriffs
of Multnomah County, died this morn
ing at the residence of her son-in-law.
President P. L. Campbell, of the Uni
versity of Oregon. For almost 27 years
Mrs. Zieber had been a member of the
president's household. For nearly a
year she had known that she was grad
ually dying and had faced the prospect
with courage.
In the time of the Civil War and for
some years after Mr. and Mrs. Zieber
were among the well-known residents
of Portland, where Air. Zieber con
ducted the Clarendon Hotel, a lead
ing hostelry of the Northwest in the
early days. Mr. Zieber, besides serv
ing as Sheriff of Multnomah County,
was connected with the office of the
Adjutant-General during the Indian
wars. He died in 1890 on the farm
near Salem, settled by his father, who
was the Surveyor-General of the state.
During the time between their leav
ing Portland, in 1884. and Mr. Zieber's
death, the family Jived in Forest Grove.
The children surviving Mrs. Zieber
are: Mrs. Lida Zf eber-McIntosh. of
Eugene, formerly of Tacoma; Fred M.
Zieber. of Seattle: Albert S. Zieber. of
Eugene, and Dr. Thomas E. Zieber. of
Portland. Another daughter, who died
in 1891. was the wife of President
Campbe! I.
Mrs. Zieber was born in TVatertown.
N. Y., October 28. 1840. and came to
Oregon by way of Panama, with her
family, in 1850. They settled near
Hfllsboro, where she was married In
1856. For six years the young couple
lived In Wheatland, in Marion County,
going to Portland in 1862. Mrs. Zieber
was a member of the Eastern Star and
the Rebekahs. She was a communicant
of the Episcopal Church.
The funeral will be from the presi
dent's residence at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, with the Rev. A. W. Griffin,
rector of St. Mary's Episcopal Church,
officiating. Mrs. Zieber will be buried
In the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Charlotte Zieber
recalls to residents of Portland an in
geniously happy episode which came to
be one of the bright lights in her de
clining years. It was on the occasion
of a visit of Blanche Bates, the actress,
to Portland, in June. 1913, when Mrs.
Zieber was visiting her son. Dr.
Thomas Zieber, in Portland. Mrs. Zie
ber had dandled Miss Bates when the
latter was a mere baby in Port
land. Time cast their respective
dies in different moulds and they had
been years and years without seeing
each other until Miss Bates, coincident
ally visited Portland while Mrs. Zieb
er was here. A surprise was prepared
for Mrs. Zieber. who was taken to the
home of Portland acquaintances,
where she fairly frolicked in the
flower garden. Miss Bates was
whirled thither in a taxicab and
bounced in on Mrs. Zieber. The reun
ion was an epic of naturalness and
Mrs. Zieber then and there became
known as "The Lavender-and-old-lace-gentle
woman." an endearing term be
stowed, by Miss Bates. Mrs. Zieber and
Miss Bates mother had been very close
friends and she talked for an hour
with MissBates as fast as the two
could go.
Mrs. Zieber was quite excited when
she learned that a newspaper reporter
was an auditor. The photographer
took a snapshot of her talking to Miss
Bates, and it was at once the most
prized whihe had come into possession
of Miss Bates, whose photographs were
numbered in thousands.
Man, 9 1, Shoots and Kills Himself.
SALEM. Mass.. March 8. David Mer
ritt. one of Salem's oldest and best
kno'wn residents, committed suicide re
cently by shooting. He was 94 years
old. Upon retiring he was in the best
of spirits. In the morning he killed
himself in bed. Members of his family
were unable to give any reason for the
act. Mr. Merritt was a conspicuous
figure in Salem. He was of large sta
ture and had a long white beard, which
earned him the title of "Salem's grand
old man."
SAVONAROLA IS THEME
Dr. Loveland Preaching Lenten Se
ries on Reformers.
"We owe our democracy, our Protes
tantism, our civil and religious liber
ty to men like Savonarola, who would
die rather than submit to the tyranny
of a king or of an ecclesiastical ruler."
said the Rev. Frank K Loveland, pas
tor of the First Methodist Church in
his sermon on "Savonarola, the lie
former of Italy," last night.
- Dr. Loveland outlined the life of
Savonarola and his determined but In
effectual rebellion against the civil
and ecclesiastical system that con
trolled his time. He pointed out that
Savonarola not only opposed the abuses
he found in the church, but strug
gled energetically to obtain a consti
tution, the right of suffrage and other
civil liberties for the people of Flor
ence, refusing absolution to Loranzo
the Magnificent, who lay dying, be
cause the nobleman refused to grant
liberty to the people.
"The fickle crowd did not stand
with him and he was driven to his
death. It is the history of the world
and of Christianity especially, that the
crowd crucifies its benefactors, and
that one generation lrives a great man
to his death while generations after
ward seek out the martyr's grave and
do honor to him.
"Had Savonarola had the backing
that Martin Luther had. the Reforma
tion would have had its beginning in
Florence instead of in Germany."
The sermon last night was the first
of a series of Lenten sermons which
Dr. Loveland will preach upon great
figures in the movement of the Refor
mation. "Henry of Navarre and the
Hugenots" will be the theme of the
sermon next Sunday, and on the three
Sundays following he will preach on
"Cromwell." "Wesley." and "Beecher,
the Liberator of Theology." respectively.
ILL STOPS 26 SUITS
KALAMA I.VSIBA.MB TRIAL ENDS
FOR TIMBER COM PA XV. ,
S267.0O0 Involved In Action Held Up
Pending Appeal of Test Cane to
Supreme Court.
KALAMA. Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Trial of 26 suits for collection
of insurance policies in as many com
panies, involving a. loss of $267000 on
the burning of the big mill "of the
Mountain Timber Company July 25,
1914. were stopped Saturday pending
appeal of another case involving the
same Issues when the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff in the case of
the Mountain Timber Company against
the Pacific States Fire Insurance Com
pany. The specific action on trial involved
a $10,000 policy held by the mill. The
total 27 suits were brought by the tim
ber company for collection on the poli
cies when a dispute arose as to the.
amount of the company' loss. In the
trial of the action against the General
Assurance Company, of Paris. on a
$2500 policy, the timber company won.
Action was then brought bv the com
pany to stop trial on the other suits,
pending a decision from the Supreme
Court In the first case, contending that
the issues involved were practically the
same and that the policies all covered
the same loss.
The Insurance company presented re
quests for 32 Instructions to the jury,
each being denied by the court- The
jury, after deliberating two hours, re
turned the verdict for the timber com
pany. Four women are on the jury: Mrs.
E. J. Searls, Mrs. John Johnson. Mrs.
Nellie Knudson and Mrs. P. E. Todd.
The other members are: William Lee,
P. P. Bradford. Peter Hansen. A. M.
Rein, J. M. Pearson, A. J. Edmiston.
Edwin Rothsaye and W. J. Huntington.
Keep It Dark.
Washington (D. C.) Star.
"Do you think that women ought to
govern r
"Oh, yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "But
I don't know whether it would always
be wise to call public attention to the
fact that they are doing so."
Those who expect to live until 2100 have
cause for worry, scientists having found
that by then the world's capacity as re
arls population will have been reached, a
l-tal of 0,miO,U00,OvO.
A Good Combination
'Talk up your trade" and fill your order pad.
If you haven't enough business, get busy with your
Telephone.
Use the Telephone Directory to keep your business
before the public. The constant reference to its pages
makes it a valuable medium for calling attention to
your wares.
The people whom you want to reach are listed in
the Pacific Telephone Directory.
ALWAYS ON DUTY
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Oak and Park Streets Broadway 4920
BRIDGE GROWS FAST
Point Reached That Assures
Completion on Time.
HIGH WATER NOT FEARED
Cribbing for Pier "o. 3 Complete
and Coffer Dam Increased for
Protection; 4 Spans Proba
bly Be Placed April 20.
VAVPOTlvrn Waeh "KTllrph 12.
(Special.) Working night and day. the
a point in the construction of the Co
lumbia River Interstate bridge which
assures that the work wili be com
Dieted on time. If not earlier than
October.
It has been a question whetner or not
me contracLora i n iv-. v.. . . . . 0
In the crib for pier No. S, a. pier for the
draw span, on nine. 1 L " " Ll 1 " "
risen much the contractors could not
have completed this pier. However,
they have won. and all of the piling is
driven and In a few days the concrete
work will begin. A cofferdam has
been Increased in depth on top to care
r . l , ttlcrh wnteTV Which IS
iur me iiiticaocu "
nine feet above zero now. Had more
than 12 feet ot water come, w-jio.
. . i nn..ia rxr This Tiler
not nave
will be completed within four weeks
and it is in such a state that the cof
ferdam can be Increased against any
probable high water and work can be
carried on now uuv.n c . j
completed.
Pier No. 2 is completed and Fler ro.
4 will be finished in 10 days. The sink
- . . iw T1nr N." 7 in h sr n n
and high water would not interfere
with this. 1 ne comraciui s - -
12 feet to the top of the coffer dam.
which will take care of tne high water
while the piling is being driven.
n : nioA nn thA Ore-
r our spans alto J" - --
gon side, and one short one of 50 feet
has been completed on me v. au.u6
ton side, making 1110 feet of span com
pleted.
On the Oregon tsiougn ivv oi me
leei ot Kirui oiJa"" "
completed and are in place, and the
last section of 100 feet will be put In
place Tuesday.
When the piers nave been complet
ed and the spans placed on them, which
win not LUKe ihui v 1 1 " . . - "
when started, the floor of the bridge
will be laid and hard-surfaced.
There is a feeling of elation here
that Pier No. 3 has been completed far
. , V. . i k.t Klcrh M.- n tur will
not interfere with the work.
Four spans have been assembled by
Porter Bros.. McCreary & Willard, on
the assembling ways in Vancouver, and
it is expected that these will be float
ed out and put on the piers about
A t 1 OA
SILIUS WAS NEVER WARNED
Attack by Submarine Brought Out
by Consul.
PARIS. March 12 J. B. Oafcorn.
American Consul at Havre, in his re
port to Washington on the sinking of
the Norwegian bark Silius, Is under
stood to bring out clearly that the
Silius was torpedoed by a submarine.
The seven Americans on the bark
were looking after a cargo of oats
which was consigned to the French
government. These men and the mem
bers of the crew have been questioned
by the Consul, who has cabled a sum-
c
mary of their testimony. Their testi
mony, it is said, leaves no doubt that
the Silius was torpedoed without warn
ing. A full report on the sinking of
the vessel will be mailed to Washing
ton. four German submarines are re
ported to be in the Kng-lish Channel,
prepared to force rigidly Germany's re
cently announced policy of naval war
fare. The French press is engrossed with
the battle of Verdun and publishes
without comment the latest German
memorandum regarding- submarine
warfare and the news of the sinking
of the Silius. The Temps, however, re
marks that the torpedoing of the ves
sel cannot' fail to reopen the entire
conflict between the United States and
Germany. Incidentally it remarks that
the incursion of Mexican bandits into
American territory bears the stamp of
German complicity.
UNITED RAILWAYS
Changes Schedule.
On and after Sunday. March 12. the
train service of the United Railways
will be resumed via Linnton in con
nection with trains of the North Bank
Road and discontinued in connection
with the Oregon Electric via Orenco.
Trains will leave the North Bank
station daily at 8:10 A. M., 12:25 and
5:10 P. M., connecting at Linnton for
North Plains, Wilkesboro and inter
mediate points: leave Wilkesboro 7:J0
and 10:30 A. M.. 3:10 P. M Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and
2:10 P. M., Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Portland. Schedules and de
tails at S. P. & S. Ry. offices. Fifth and
Stark; Tenth -and Hoyt streets. Adv.
Hood River Residence Is Sold.'
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Through the agency of A. W.
Onthank, William Boorman yesterday
sold a residence place on Columbia
street to Elliott U. Rodgers. Mr.
Rodgers will remove to the newly pur
chased place with his family and make
his home there.
WHEAT TRADE BEARISH
EVEN REPORT OK BIG SUPPLY IS
ALREADY DISCOUNTED.
Forty per cent of tile people In the
T'nited FtMte attend church.
Scarcity of Cars, World's Large Sur
plus of Grain, Etc., Fall to
Determine Future Price.
CHICAGO. March 12. (Special.) All
the bearish conditions that can be
brought out for the present are known
to the wheat trade. The report on
farm reserves was more bearish than
expected. It makes total .supplies In
the. United States approximately 600,
000.000 bushels, including flour, a
quantity sufficient to allow for tne
normal consumption and leave a carry
over of 160,000,000 bushels July 1.
World's supplies, as given by the
Daily Trade Bulletin March 1, were
281,758.000 bushels, the largest known,
or 65,000,000 bushels more than last
year. This does not include farm re
serves. The trade is more puzzled over the
future of prices than over supplies.
Taking the United States and Canada,
there la more than 600,000.000 bushels
of wheat. Canadian wheat is being
taken more readily by foreigners, and
American wheats are wanted mainly
for immediate shipment.
The excessive bearishness of the
traders partly has discounted the ef
fect of the large supplies, as shown
by the market action in advancing
three cents after the Government re
port came out, as the market was over
sold. A feature of the wheat situation is
the scarcity of cars and the embargo
on Eastern shipments.
Crop reports from the Central West
are mostly unfavorable.
District Fair Is Provided For.
SANDY, Or., March 12. (Special.)
At the meeting of the George Social
and Commercial Club on Friday, ar
rangements were completed for the
annual district fair to be held in the
Fall. Committees on corn and alfalfa
displays were appointed. The club will
encourage school children to make dls
plays of vegetables and poultry.
COLLARS
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Durinar the dinner a limited number
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OUR DOLLAR DINNER, served from
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Fact No. 1
The Packard Tivin Six engine
gives SIX power impulse for each
revolution of the crank shaft,
twice as many as the single six,
and 50 per Cent more than the
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Cornell Road, 23d and Washington Sts.
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