Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 30, 1917, Image 20

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Newspaper Page Text20 GOHGRESSASKEDTO FORGE CAR RELIEF Chamber Calls on Legislature to Point Out Danger to . Industries of State. ROAD BITTERLY CRITICISED R. B. Cobb Says Ho Assistance Can Bo Expected From Southern Pa , cific and That Powers . of Board - Should Be Larger. Presentation to Congress of the facts bearing on . the . critical condition in which Oregon industries find themselves as a result of the car shortage, and the suggestion that the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission be enlarged, 'if necessary, to give Jurisdic tion in the handling of railroad equip ment, were proposed at the meeting of the members' committee of the Chamber of - Commerce yesterday. A committee of three, consisting of (i. B. McLeod. G. M. Cornwall and Jay 8. Hamilton, was appointed to make a formal request to the Oregon Legisla ture that such presentation be made at once to Congretfs. The meeting to discuss the car short age was called under the auspices of the lumber bureau of the Chamber, and S. B. Cobb was the principal speaker, giving a complete outline of the situa tion from the point of view of the lumber industry, which is suffering most severely from the conditions at present. - ttailroad OIBeial Answer Critic. Mr. Cobb was answered in a brief Impromptu talk, by F. L. Burckhalter, superintendent of the Portland division of the Southern Pacific, which was the railroad most severely criticised by Mr. Cobb in his address. Mr. Cobb- asserted that the railroad, by neglecting to furnish adequate serv ice, had. impaired the development of the, Willamette Valley. 'The prosperity of the Willamette Valley." he said, "affects in a great measure the prosperity of Portland and of the whole state of Oregon." ' One of the reasons, I understand, for not furnishing cars Is the fact that a large num ber of their cars are now tied up In the Kast, and they expect a movement ot these cars West, at which time the car situation here will be considerably relieved. For your Information I have advices from the Middle TVest In which they state that the prosper ity for the coming year Is going to be greater than it has been for the last two years and that every car that can possibly be secured will be used In that territory. Capital Being Eaten Up. " To summarize for the Industries of our State: Our mills are anxious to operate. Iabor Is dependent upon our operations. Interest, tales and overhead charges are eating up our capital. Our trade is being taken from us on ac count of deliveries. Orders are being canceled because ship ments cannot be depended on. Lamagea are being paid for non-fulflll-ttirnt of contracts. We are only now receiving cars enough fo take-care of one-third of the require ments of our mills in the Willamette Valley. The total requirements of mills on this line are 160 curs daily for lumber alone. We must have relief through more cars, or the ruin of 'the lumber Industries in the Willamette Valley is Inevitable. Relief Not Kxpected From Road. What can we expect from the railroad ffmpauy! If we can Judge the future by thn past we will get no relief from them. They have not sufficient motive power. They are not meeting the progress of the state. They seem to be Indifferent to our success. Hepeated assurances of relief have failed to materialize. They show large profits to the company and poor service to the public No vatisfactlon can be secured from the off!-, rial. Procrastination seems to be their' stock In trade. They are now delivering about 100 cars a day to supply a demand for more than twice that number. I say to you, gentlemen, that If the saw mills In the Willamette Valley, working under the conditions they now are, have to depend on the resources produced from thn operation of their mills, that Inside of two years one-half of these mills will be ruined financially and the other half will have succeeded only.because of the failure f the first ones. Improvement Is Asserted. Mr. Burckhalter pointed out that the car situation has a National as well as a local aspect, and he added that the shortage problem is being steadily brought nearer to solution in Oregon. He introduced statistics indicating that the shortage has been reduced more than BO per cent since November and that the movement is steadily toward a still better state of affairs. "As a local official of the Southern Pacific. I am eager to do all that I can to help the situation improve," he said, "and this will require co-operation from the millmen in every way possi ble. The National situation is such that the tendency is for cars to move uway from the Pacific Coast at the present time. "One method in which the situation can be partly relieved is by increasing the efficiency of the material available. Since a year ago we have been able to increase the efficiency per car in this district by four ani nine-tenths tons, through co-operation with the lumber men and study of the problem. "I would urge the lumbermen to co operate with us in every possible man ner to help get the maximum efficiency out of every bit of equipment that is brought into the state." ' i 1 I 'JIANY EQUALLY GOOD UN ADVERTISED SPECIALS ALL OVER THE STORE COME TODAY AND SAVE? New Spiring Apparel and Millinery Arriving Daily by Express! 1 Just In! A Carload of American Semi - Porcelain in Open-Stock Pattern All Charge Purchases' today go on February accounts and are made EstakliWJ "Tm- The- Quality" Store of- Portland Going to the Show? We are headquarters for all automobile ap- 35c-50c Cretonne 15c Short lengths of beautiful curtain materials in figured madras, filet net and cretonnes. Several " pieces range up to 6 yards in length. Our regular good 35c to 50c values today at, yard 15c INDICTMENT IS DISMISSED Case or E. J. Myrick to Be Re-Submitted to Grand Jury. On the technical, grounds that the in dictment against E. J. Myrick, Portland theatrical manager, did not set out the acts constituting the alleged assault on a 19-year-old girl employe, it was dis missed by Presiding trudge Gantenbein yesterday and an order given resub mitting the case to the grand Jury. Deputy District Attorney Hindman consented without argument to the sus taining of the demurrer of Attorney Kobert Maguire to the indictment, for he asserted he desired to chance no reversal in a -higher court on techni cal grounds, though he had numerous authorities supporting the form of the Indictment which bad been prepared. 3 FIREMEN DISCHARGED Men Are Accused of Stealing From Second-Hand Store. In accordance with recommendations of the Board of Fire Chiefs Mayor Albee yesterday discharged from the Fire Bureau George Finney, P. C patrlcK and X. I, lartague, firemen, ac cused of having stolen trinkets from the second-hand store conducted by aire, uusta aiarKs, sus ttussell street. The firemen were suspended Satur day and the order of discharge was filed yesterday. . The name of R. E. llyrne, a substitute, was rmoved from the Civil Service eligible list on a charge of having withheld information regarding the charges against the others. ' .... 5 i i Double Savings Tuesday ; and Second D ay of Our 3 -Days' Inventory and Month-End Glean -Up Sales i 1 1 .-. i Clean-Up of Women's 1 ; . ' COATS $14.65 ONE ILLUSTRATED Three-quarter and full-length coats of serge, gabardine, poplin, cheviot, wqoI velour and golfine. There are styles for street, dress, automobile and storm wear and many are of suitable texture and weight for. Spring. These are unusual values and, while there are all sizes in the lot, there is not every size-in each stJe. Early shoppers will profit by these exceptional offerings. Not quite 100 coats in this lot" today at $14.65. . Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor Great Clean-Up of Odds and Ends Men ' s Union Suits Final cleanup of odds and ends of men's medium and heavy-weight union suits in good cotton and wool. - MEN'S $1.00 " UNION SUITS 75c ight co , 36 an $1.09 Just 60 medium-weight cotton union suits in sizes 34, 36 anL38. $1.50 COOPER UNION SUITS Just 24 . Cooper cotton union suits in sizes 36, 38 and 42. .... $2.00 VASSAR f- QJ? -UNION SUITS P-a.Jt) Only 5 blue mixed cotton union suits in sizes 38 and 40. $2.50 VASSAR C- QQ ' UNION SUITS PJL' O Only 5 blue mixed cotton union suits in sizes 40 and 42. MEN'S $2.50 !1 ?Q .- UNION SUITS pLJV Exactly . 16 heavy wool mixed union suits in size 36. " $5.00 MUNSING UNION SUITS $2.98 18 heavy wool . union suits In size 34 only. Men's Furnishings Shop,.Malrt Floor. Boys' Best $5.00 Overcoats at $2.95 Coats for the juveniles sizes 2 to 8 years made on lines that are particularly pleasing for the little fellows! This is a big cleanup sale of splendid coats of chinchilla, fancy overcoatings and cheviots in gray, brown, blue and fancy mixtures. Some are made in military style, others with "convertible collar. Wonderful bargains at $2.95. $10.00 2-PANTS SUITS 5.85 Just 16 suits in this group in sizes 6 to 18 years only one or two of each size. All made of hard-finished worsted in smart "pinch-back" style, with patch pockets and 3-piece belt. This is a wonderful value early shopping is advised. Boys" Clothing Shop. Third Floor. Our 30c Pound Paper, Box 24c 15c Mousseline de Paris pound paper in white, blue' and gray. 85 sheets to the pound. Today only, box 24c. Envelopes to match, 2 packages 60c STATIONERY BOX FOR 49d Ye Old Time Vellum sta tionery in attractive boxes, special today 49c instead of 60c 35c STATIONERY v BOX FOR 28 V White stationery with col ored borders of pink, gold, blue, lavender, etc. Box 28c. - Stationery Shop, Main Floor. $2.00 Petticoat Flounces at SJ..19 An odd lot of taffeta and messaline silk flounces in dark shades and black. These are adjustable ready to be sewed on new upper or to replace a frayed ruffle. While any re main Tuesday $1.19." . . 65c A. B. C. - SILKS 39d A large assortment of fancy A. B. C. silk with light and dark grounds and flowered or striped designs. Pretty for underwear, slips, linings, etc. All 36 inches wide. Second Floor, Fifth Street. Infant s;' W ear at B i g Reductions in This Sale INFANTS' WOOL FLANNEL SKIRTS Excellent wool flannel skirts, made with muslin waists attached. Daintily finished with hemstitched or feather stitched hem or embroidery scallops. $1.50 Skirts 89; $2 Skirts $1.19; $3-50 Skirts S1.89 LONG NAINSOpK SKIRTS REDUCED Dainty skirts, made of fine nainsook and longcloth,. prettily- trimmed with embroidery ruffles, cluster tucks and lace. 65c, $1.00, $1.50 Skirts 39. 69. 89. SALE LONG AND SHORT DRESSES Infants' dresses, made of fine quality lawns and nain sook, in round and square-neck styles. Sizes for infants 6 months, 1 and 2 years. . , . Regular 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 :Now 49tf, 59S 89S $1.29, $1.59 INFANTS' SHORT COATS AT GOOD SAVINGS Fine wool cashmere and imported Henrietta Cloth, made with small and large cape collars and cuffs, with hand scalloped edges and embroidery. $5.98 to $7.50 Coats," $4.50 $8.50 Coats $6.50 Baby Shop. Second Floor. 40e TO 65c YARD Embroidery '25 Broken sets of embroidery nainsook and cambric edges and insertions in widths from 1 to 9 inches. Good designs for undermus lins. Special at, yard 25c. 10c TO 18c LACES 8d Venise, net top, shadow, Piatt Val and Barman laces from to 43 V inches wide. Odd lots for quick disposal Tuesday at, yard 8c." $1.50 METAL CLOTH 98 36-inch metal cloths for evening frocks and street blouses. Good quality and pretty colors. 36 inches wide special,, yard 98c Main Floor. Fifth Street. 25c to 35c Silk MULLS 15c Only a limited quantity of these splendid 25c and 3oc silk mulls for cleanup today at 15c. Dark colors," jacquard and plain designs. Also a few pieces in popular flowered ef fects. Second Floor. Fifth Street. Good 60c Table Damask 39c Good quality mercerized damask in lengths from 5 to 10 yards. 58 inches wide. Fully bleached. For a .big leanup Tuesday, yard 39c in stead of our regular ' lower-than-els-There price of 60c Second Floor, Fifth Street. $1 .00 Traveling Slippers 59c A special sale of men's and women's leather traveling slippers. All are made of soft black or colored" leathers and each pair is packed in a soft leather case, compact for traveling. All sizes of best $1 grade today 59c MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S WOMEN'S $3.50-$4.50 SHOES , SHOES UNDERPRICED . THE PAIR, $2.69 Good gunmetal or tan Russia calf Gunmetal, calf, patent colt and kid and patent colt shoes in button styles, shoes, made with cloth tops. In lace with medium extension soles. - or button styles,with medium, low or Sizes 11 to 2, $2.05. high Cuban heels and welt soles. Sizes 8 to 11, $1.79. . . , . . .. Shoe Shop. Third Floor. Today's Grocery Specials Catsup, Snider's, doz. $2.20 large bot tle 19. , Coffee, Mocha and Java type, 45c grade, lb. 3o. Japan Tea, new crop, uncolored, 50c grade 39c. Butter, Royal Banquet, our own fresh churning, 2-lb. bricks 90. . Macaroni or Spaghetti, Mueller's, doz. $1.15, pkg..lO. ' Olive Oil, Preferred Stock, while any remains, gal. $3.19, Vi gal. $1.65, quart cans S5. Baking Powder,. Royal, ' 5-lb. cans ' $1.8B, 2-lb. cans 95c' 1-lb. cans 39c, -lb. cans 20. Sauer Kraut,- Royal Club, new pack. No. 3 cans, doz. $1.65, .large cans 14. .. ". , Jello, all flavors, priced at 3. packages 25. Instant Postum, cereal, large cans 45c. Apricots, Del Monte, new pack, No. 1 tall cans, doz. $1.15, can 10. , Walnuts, new crop, large size, medium hard shell, lb. 14. Pancake Flour, Teco, doz. $1.25, pack age 11. Seedless Raisins, new crop, best qual ity, lb. 12. Naptha Soap, Victor, finest quality, 10 large-sized a.rs 39f . , Soap, Cascade, one of the best, 6 bars 25. Canned Milk, Mt. Vernon or Yeloban, limit 12 to customer, doz. $1.05, can Of- " Ninth Floor, Fifth Street. Wirthrrior Waists $ 1 On Sale Tuesday Only FOUR MODELS AS ILLUSTRATED THE simple ann&uncement of new arrivals in "Wirthmor Waists" is always enough to at tract a crowd of thrifty shoppers for the "Wirth mors" are always exceptional values. . However, this week's allotment is even more attractive than usual. Four distinctly handsome and different styles are represented. Three models are of voile, some with touches'" of embroidery, others with organdy - trimming, and ' one model is of lingerie material in plain-tailored style. All are unusually good looking and extraordinary values at $1. Here only in Portland. Blouse Shop, Fourth Floor. 50c to 75c STAMPED LINEN GUEST TOWELS- TODAY 29c An extra special for Tuesday! Prett y hemstitched towels, stamped in dainty designs to embroider on linen. A good assort ment to choose from. 40c SCARFS AND CENTERS 29d Long scarfs, 18x54 inches, and pretty 86-inch centers, stamped to embroider on heavy white linene in pretty cross-stitch designs. 50c DRESSES, 25 Children's dresses completely made of tan and blue chambray, stamped to embroider in simple' designs. Sizes 1 and 3 years. " 75c GOWNS. 49 Gowns that- are completely made, stamped to embroider in simple de signs. Special Tuesday at 49c. Art Needlework Shop,. Second Floor. Sale of Dining-Room FURNITUR E continues today. Yesterday saw busy selling in our big furniture r section and we anticipate an even greater response today, as those who purchased yesterday have had time to' tell their friends, v Medium-priced and high-grade dining-room suites and separate pieces in mahogany and American black walnut products of the best-known factories at splendid reductions from our regular lower-than-elsewhere prices. The urgent need for , more room in our furniture section to take care of new stocks forwarded by our buyer now in the East brings you this great clearaway. Come today. Easy payments If desired. . Furniture Shop. Eighth Floor. POUID GETS BHCH GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES CHASING AGENCY, PUR- Importance of District Admitted 1b ProvtdtKK "Sopplle for Alaska Hallway Work. Announcement of the establishment of a branch purchasing office of the Alaska Engineering Commission in Portland was made yesterday' by C. E. Dole, general purchasing agent of the Commission, with headquarters at Seat. I tie. Mr. Dole made a special inp i n . . . 1, .. iy an I. fnr th. Ptirt lurid headauarters. and office room in tho Custom-House has been avall- 9hl for the Durpose. The office will be opened In a few days, when an agent in the service will be sent here to take charge. Mr.' Iole explained that the decision to open an office here was to put Port land on a more equal basis with Puget Sound in furnishing supplies used in the construction of the Government railroad in Alaska. "The-Commission last , year expended nearly $3,750,000 for supplies for the railroad construction." said Mr. Dole. "This year it is probable that a larger amount will be spent. We used -nearly 9,000.000 feet of lumber, and virtually all of it came from the Columbia River district. It is possible that we will need 13,000,000 feet of lumber this year." Betore being assigned to his present work Mr. Dole had been general pur chasing agent for the Panama Canal Commission. Marsbfleld Rector Resigns. MAESHFIELD. Or, Jan. 29. Spe cial.) Rev. R. E. Browning, rector of the Marsbfleld Episcopal Church, has resigned, effective within .the next month, basing his departure from this locality on the illness of Mrs. Brown ing. Mr. Browning has been rector of the local church for four years. ZiDNIST ADVANCE HINTED D. SOLIS COHEN SPEAKS OF SIGNIF ICANCE OF WORLD EVENTS. Portland Society Meeta mt B'ual B'rltfc Hall,- am& New Officers Aaaomo Their Duties. That the realization of the Zi orris t movement, the securing of a legally assured home in Palestine for perse cuted .Jews, may be nearer than is generally thought, was the declaration of D. Soils Cohen, in an address de livered at a .special meeting of the Portland Zionist Society at the B'nal B'rith building Sunday night. A pro gramme of music and addresses by the incoming and the outgoing presidents were also features of the gathering. Mr. Cohen in his address referred to the present progress of events and the changing conditions as fraught . with great possibilities for the successful outcome of Zionist ideals. The outgoing president. I. Brumberg. spoke briefly, telling of the purpose and ideals of the. Portland Zionist So ciety as a unit of the Federation of American Zionist. 'He then turned the office over to N. Weinsteip. the Incom ing president, who also spoke. A ceremony of the evening was the presentation of the . past president's Jewel to I. Brumberg by David . N. Mosessohn. who acted as chairman of the evening. The newly elected ofJlcers of the or ganization are; N. Weinstein. presi dent; D. Solis Cohen and M. Mosessohn, vice-presidents: E. N. Welnbaum. secre tary; Alex K. Miller, treasurer, and I. Brumberg, Dr. N. Mosessohn, Ben Sell ing, 'Isaac Swett, D. Nemerovsky, I Shank and David N. Mosessohn, direc tors. I Kosebnrg Watches for Tooth. nOSEBURG, Or, Jan. 19. (Special.) Th Roseburg officers today received a message from Salem to be on the lookout for Percy Head, who escaped from the reform, school there Friday night. Head formerly lived In Rose burg, and was .committed to the reform school about a year ago. He is 16 years of age. The Salem officers say Head started south after making his escape. SAMUEL C. STREBIN DIES Prominent Multnomah County Farmer Victim of Heart Disease. Samuel C. Strebin died suddenly at his homeon the Columbia River High way between Montavllla and Troutdale yesterday mocning. The cause of his death was heart disease. Mr. Strebin was born In Indiana 68 years ago. In his youth he came to Oregon . and settled on a tract in the eastern part of Multnomah County nearly 40 years ago, where he had lived to the time of his death. He took an active Interest in schools and the general development of the district. He assisted -materially in the preliminary work of tho Columbia River Highway and was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the project, Mr. Strebin Is survived by bis widow and four children. John. Robert, Jennie and, Bessie Strebin. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock from the Harriet 1111s Memorial Church, near the Ptrebln ferm. ! HOT TEA BREAKS : A COLD TRY THIS : Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, or aa the German folks call it, "Ham burger Brust Thee." at any pharmacy. Take a tableapoonful of the tea. put a cup of boiling wator upon It. pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at anytime. It la the most effective way to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens th pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowela, thus breaking a cold at once. It Is Inexpensive and entirely vege table, therefor harmless- Adv.