TIIF, 3IORXING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JUXE 3, 1917. ,
LUMBERMEN LEAD
III RATE-RISE FIGHT
will participate In the Fraternal Patri
otic day, Sunday. June S. at Columbia
Cut out Take this with you to the polls.
RECOMMENDATIONS
BY
Joint Legislative Committee
of Six Civic Organizations of Portland
FOR GUIDANCE OF THEIR MEMBERS
in Voting on Measures at the Special Election
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917
CITY MEASURES.
Park. A. L. Barbur is master or cere
monies. The programme Is as follows:
From 10 to 12. baseball; 12 o'clock.
Junior Artisans, numbering 1500. sins
patriotic songs and parade: opening
prayer; address by Supreme Master Ar
tisan H. E. Hudson; singing of "The
Star-Spangled Banner," led by Mrs.
Fred Olson; parade of uniform teams;
fraternal and patriotic address by I. I.
Boak. president of the National Fra
ternal Congress; Intermission for
lunch; address by Army officer; base
ball by Fraternal League.
The public is especially invited to at
tend the patriotic exercises. All are
requested to bring basket luncheon.
Coffee will be furnished.
Boy's flats,
Underwear ;
Case Laid Before Commission
Declared Better Than That
-; by Any Single Industry.
tReycost---
101 X No . Amldon Charter.
103 X No Two-Platoon System.
104 X Tes $2500 Jitney Bonds.
107 X No Free Streets for Jitneys.
109 X No Telephonic Interchange.
110 X Tes Trade Conspiracy.
113 X No Shepherd Charter.
'115 X No (iarbage Bonds and Tax.
11$ X Yes Jitney Franchise.
118 X Tes Jitney Franchise.
120 X Tes Jitney Franchise.
122 X Tes Jitney Franchise.
124 X Tes Park Purchase Tax.
12 X Tea. Elevator and Dock Bonds.
129 X No Railroad Crossings Cost.
130 X Tes Street Extension Proced
ure.
123 X Tea Joint Sewer Districts.
' 135 X No Sinking Fund Transfers.
PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED
Canada Takes Steps to Prevent Eva
sion of Military Duty.
MILLS PREDICT DISASTER
rifcures Introduced to Illustrate In-
h jurious Effect on Trade In the
Xorthwest if Increase in
Tariff Is Allowed.
VANCOUVER. B. C. June 1. The
Canadian Immigration Department's
regulations, lust adopted to prevent
men of military age leaving the
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Jngton. June 1. Northwestern lumber
men today appearing before the Inter
state Commerce Commission entered a
vigorous protest against the proposed
15 per cent horlzntal advance in freihgt
rates.
The examination of witnesses was
conducted by Clyde B. Aitchlson, and
when the hearing closed the lumbermen
were complimented on their showing,
with the explanation that they had
made out a better case than any other
eingle industry that has appeared to
protest against the advance.
The main case of the lumbermen was
presented by A. C. Dixon, of the Booth
Kelly Dumber Company. He declared
that existing rates on lumber are more
than compensatory; if anything, they
Are too high.
Rate Cut Once Promised.
It Is generally conceded by traffic
men of the carriers, he said, that a re
duction in the rates from the Pacific
Coast to points on and east of the Mis
souri River should be made, and the
carriers had gone so far as to announce
publicly that reductions would be
pranted, but the war and the car short
age came on and the reduced rates
never were put into effect.
He called attention to the facts as
hown by the evidence and records that
the transcontinental lines which serve
the Northwestern territory are gener
ally more prosperous than other lines
that are involved in the general appli
cation. Rates 10 Per Cent Since 1898.
Mr. Dixon showed that rates on lum
ber from the North Pacific to points
.cast of the Missouri River ha been ad
vanced since 190-8 10 per cent and up
ward, and to these points the rate on
yellow pine from the South had been
advanced not more than half that
amount, and to some of the larger mar
kets there had been no advance, on
Southern pine; in other instances the
yellow pinet rates actually had been
lowred.
He described at length the depressed
condition of the lumber industry of the
Northwest in recent years and said the
Industry has Just begun to revive. If
the advanced rate should be put into
effect, he said, it might not diminish
the quantity of lumber shipped, but
that, instead of being shipped by the
Tresent owners of stumpage and of
mills, shipments would be made by their
iiiislKnees and receivers or successors.
. These parties would be liquidating their
capital assets, he added.
Mills' Figures Introduced.
As showing the Injurious effect a. 15
iper cent increase would have on North
western lumber mills on account of un
filled, contracts now on their books, he
cited figures furnished by 159 mills indicating-that
they would lose on these
. contracts alone $859,000, and the loss on
accumulated contracts for the entire
Northwest would nearly double that
amount.
These contracts have piled up during
the past year because of the shortage of
cars.
V of Washington, speaking for the Public
Service Commissions of Washington
nnd Oregon, opposed the advance on
lumber and generally atfirmed the In
t crest of the two commissions in the
case which the lumbermen presented.
Shingle Man Is Heard.
E. G. Bleker, of Portland, speaking
on behalf of the shinglemen of the
Northwest, indorsed the contentions of
lr. Dixon and said the shinglemen
would be injured even mofe than lum
bermen by the 15 per cent advance, as
there is now an arbitrary of 10 cents
per hundred on shingles, and the 15
per cent advance would raise this to
11 cents.
Patent roofing manufactured
throughout the Eastern territory where
most cedar shingles are sold has al
ready hurt the . shingle business, and
those products being manufactured in
the territory where sold will not feel
the advance in rates, whereas shingles
carried 20U0 miles will be hard hit.
A. W. Cooper, of Spokane, secretary
of the Western Pine Association, pre
sented figures showing that the mills
of his association would be affected
almost as greatly and in the same man'
ner as the mills on the Coast.
Dominion, require the subject desiring
to leave the country for one day or
longer to' obtain from the authorl-
ies in his home town a permit. If the
person leaves his home town without a
permit he may still obtain a permit
from the immigration inspector at the
departure point from Canada.
The permit must be shown to the
United States Inspector at the border
to prov ethat the traveler Is entitled
to enter the United States.
JITNEY MEN LOSE POINT
WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT HE.
FUSES RESTRAINING ORDER.
VITAL. MEASURES.
Following are The Oregonlan's
recommendations on several vital
measures:
Vote 314 Tes. Good roads.
Vote 101 No. Abolishes com
mission government.
Vote 103 No. Disrupts Fire De
partment. Vote 107 No. Permits street an
archy. Vote 109 No. Increases tele
phone rates.
Vote 113 No. Abolishes com
mission government.
Vote 126 Tes. Puts the Port In
Portland.
(Failure to vote at all on 101
and 113 Is equivalent to a vote
to abolish commission government.)
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Larger BondsiniliesamGpropoilion.
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BOYS OF 15 ARE ROBBERS
Loaded Revolver and Cartridges in
Lads' Possession When Caught.
CHEHALIS. Wash., June 1. (Spe-
ial.) Two Chehalis boys. Ralph Rice
and Carroll Huber, about 15 years old.
were arrested by. Marshal Benedict at
Winlock for having In their possession
a loaded revolver. It was found that
the boys had belts full of cartridges and
ix or seven boxes of open shells.
Thev are accused of looting the store
of Everett Saindon & Co. here on Dec
oration day, taking the guns and ammu
nition and also some knives.
They took some keys from the Eve
line store on their way to Winlock,
which they hid under a. rock near there.
The Sheriff's forces also recovered
nearly S100 worth of Jewelry from them
which had been taken Sunday from the
home of J. E. Lewis here, and they are
also accused of burglarizing the homes
of Paul Donahoe and William feaunders.
Onlv a few days previous both boys
had been released In the Juvenile Court
bv Judge Reynolds for having run on:
and gone to Seattle, where tney were
captured.
UNION SHOW BOOSTED
Officials of Livestock Exhibition
'Arouse Interest In Baker.
BAKER, Or., June 1. (Special.)
Headed by the Union band, BO boosters
of the Union Stock Show came 42 miles
in 38 automobiles to Baker today. The
party included M. S. Levy, president of
the stock show; W. H. Vogel, publicity
manager; T. B. Smith. Mayor of Union,
and otherpromine . nt Union business
men.
After marching up Main street, play
ing popular music, the band serenaded
Miss Lulu Smith, librarian, who origi
nated the slogan of the show, "The best
we'll breed for America's need."
Mr. Vogel said today indications are
that the Union Livestock Show this
year will be bigger than ever befor,
and a large number of new . features
will be added, among which are fea
ture riding and flaf day, Thursday
June 14.
TIMBER BIDS ASKED
Ship Schedules Being Distrib
uted to Fir Manufacturers.
KURDS HARASS- RUSSIANS
Mount Force Makese Attack Xorth'
west of Kermanshah.
PETROGRAD, via London. June 1
Kurds continue to harass the Russian
troops along the border of Persia and
Mesopotamia.
Testerday Kurds mounted on horse
back attacked the Russians at a poln
northwest of Kermanshah, the War
Department announced today.
Stay of Trial Vntil Final Drolilon of
Bonding Cases Not Granted.
Car Company Accused.
OLYMPIA. Wash., June 1. (Spe
cial.) By a. ruling of the Supreme
Court today all jitney men of the state
who have no other bonds than those
canceled by the Casualty Company of
America are liable to immediate prose
cution. Attorneys representing 250
operators in Seattle petitioned for an
order restraining Prosecutor Lundln. of
King County, from Issuing warrants for
the arrests until the final trial of the
bond cases. After hearln gthe argu
ment the Supreme Court refused to
grant the order.
Attorney W. R. Crawford, for the Jit
ney men. challenged James B. Howe's
appearance before the Supreme Court in
the case with Lundin, as bing purely In
the interests of the Stone-Webster
gtreetcar Company, of which Howe is
general counsel. " Howe had asked- per
mission to appear and. was invited to
take his place by Chief Justice Ellis
when the case was called.
Crawford contended that the only
prosecutions brought against Seattle
jitney men had been through streetcar
company agents, and that the present
prosecution is an effort to make the
drivers ' criminals, at the behest of a
business competitor. Prosecutor Lun
din will proceed with prosecution of all
Jitney men not legally bonded, which in
cludes all except 30 bus operators in the
entire state.
Britain Asked to Admit Apples.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 1. Secretary Lansing to
day wrote Senator Chamberlain sayln
he had formally requested the Britis
Foreign Office to permit the shipment
of American apples to Great Britain
this Fall to the extent of 25 per cent
of last year s shipments. Under ex
isting orders apples are barred.
Rural Delivery Thrice Weekly.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 1. Rural free delivery
on a basis of three times a week will
be established July 3 at Twisp and Ar
lington. W ash. '
Baker will he Mayor. Adv.
MODERATE PRICES DESIRED
Commissioners of Cowlitz and Clarke
Counties at a joint meeting Thursday.
A call for bids will be advertised.
The estimated cost is about. 115.000.
The span is 300 feet and the bridge.
which will have steel tows, will De
fully 100 feet above the water.
Germany Is Eating Crows.
NEW YORK, May 27. Steamship ar
rivals from Scandinavian countries said
the food situation in Germany had
. STATE MEASURES.
S00 X Tea Ship Subsidy. 307 X No Specific Repeal.
302-303 Do not vote; measure in- sos x Yes Uniform Taxation.
validated by Supreme x No slmultineou. Elections.
303 X No Limiting Bills; Increas- 313 X Tes New Penitentiary.
lng Pay. 314 X Tes Road Bonds.
The Joint Committee making these recommendations submits same to
the members of the organisations as the best judgment of the committee
after painstaking and Impartial investigations, baaed upon a broad concep
tion of public interest.
F. T. RICHARDS, Chairman.
C. C. CHAPMAN; Secretary.
CHAS. F. BERG,
8. C BRATTON.
E. A. CLARK.
I. E. CROUCH.
C. H. FAR KINGTON.
DR. RALPH A. FENTON.
H. W. FRIES.
SIDNET J. GRAHAM.
H. II. HAYXES.
J. A JAMIKSON.
HAROLD C. JONES.
H. N. LAWRIE.
i;ko. D. LEE.
DR. GEORGE PARRISH,
GEO. L. RAICH.
JAMES J. SAYER.
F. K. UPS HAW.
FRANK E. WATKINS.
The organizations Dartici Dating in the iDDOlntment of the Joint Commit
tee are as follows:
City Club of Portland. Portland Ad Club.
Oregon Master Bakers Association, Portlund Association of Credit Men,
Oregon State Motor Association. Progressive Business Men's Club.
ORGANIZATIONS NOT BOfND.
None of the organization named are committed to or bound by the
recommendations made by the committee, except as each organization hx
taken action on particular measures and made its own recommendations.
(Paid Ad vertlnemrnt. Joint I.egifilatlTe Committee.)
C C. Chapman, Secretary. Zl'i Worcester Block.
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reached such a state when they left
that plump crows were selling at 40
cents each and English sparrows at 8
cents In Berlin and other cities. Mussel . f
hash made from the common black va- ! U
Under the Municipal Garbage Collection System
it will be necessary to have more incinerators to
dispose of the increased quantity of garbage; it
will also be necessary to have more city employes
and city inspectors.
A vote against the Municipal Garbage Collection
System will be a vote against higher taxes.
VOTE 115 X NO
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rlety of rock-clinging bivalve had be
come a common dish. They also said
butter was 32 a pound.
Milk Price at Chehalis Rises.
CHEHALIS, "Wash.. June 1. (Spe
cial.) A price of 32. .15 per hundred for
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milk for the first half of June was an
uuunced at a local plant. Usually milk
prices decrease during the Summer on
account of green feed, but this is a
rise of 10 cents over the last part of
May and Is the highest price ever
known to be paid for milk in this section.
Rnker will be Mayor. Adv.
Board Asks for Co-operation That
Shipments Slay Bo Made From
Most Accessiblo Point as
Each Contract Is Let.
Timber schedules and specifications
for Douglas fir ships to be built on
the Pacific Coast by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation of the United States
shipping board were received in Port
land yesterday to the number of sev
eral hundred and are being mailed to
Douglas fir lumber manufacturers and
dealers by District Forester Cecil at
the request of the subcommittee on
lumber, advisory commission of the
council of National defense.
Mr. Cecil announced that manufac
turers and dealers who do not receive
these specifications in the next -day or
two and who desire copies may receive
them on application in person or by
writing to the district forester, 419
Beck building, Portland, or to Captain
John F. Blaine. United States shipping
board. 400 'Securities building. Seattle.
Wash.
A letter accompanying the schedules
urges dealers to submit bids on lum
ber, in groups where necessary, making
it possible to furnish material to the
Government in units of not less than
one ship.
"It should be understood that the
lumber committee will not be able to
act Immediately upon proposals which
may be submitted, 'the letter says.
Orders can be placed only aa con
tracts are let and requisitions made
by the shipping board. It Is desired
that prices be offered to hold for not
less than 60 days. The shipping board
should be in a position to obtain lum
ber promptly as It is called for, as
near to the point of use as practicable
and at moderate prices and at the same
time to distribute the business as
equitably as public exigencies will per
mit. To this end. the committee wishes
to have a reference file of proposals,
confirmation of which will be requested
in all cases before orders are placed.
"The committee wishes to point out
the opportunity thus offered to lum
bermen for patriotic service in making
their stock and output available for
public emergency requirements at
moderate prices. The aggregate needs
of the Government, which will be widely
distributed, will create no abnormal
demands upon the lumber Industry and
the committee representing this In
dustry stands responsible to the Gov
ernment to see that these needs are
supplied at moderate and stable prices.
This is your opportunity toco-operate."
Yale Bridge Plans Accepted.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash.. June 1.
(Special.) Plans for a suspension
bridge to be built over the Lewis
River at Vale were accepted by the
DAY
IS FOR PATRIOTISM
Fraternal Societies of Portland Join
In Exercises at Park.
Ail fraternal societies of Portland
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Getting Dollar Value
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everything for everybody
to get a vote, but if you de
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tration as commissioner of
the city of Portland I will
come as near getting a dol
lar's worth of value for a
dollar as it is possible to
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.Draft
Haw the " Military
Will Affect Ycdm
Tuesday, June 5th, 1917, will be Registration Day under the selective draft law.
It is expected that it. will give the United States Government a list of 10,000,000,
men (including those who have taken out first citizenship papers) of ages ranging from
twenty-one to thirty years. From this list the first 500,000 men of the. new national army
will be selected to begin training about September 1st.
THE LITERARY DIGEST for June 2d gives all the available official and unofficial
information which throws light on the many points in the actual operation of the draft
law. The article shows the questions that will be asked and how they must be answered;
who must register and where; the penalties for failing to register or for making false
statements at registration whether about oneself or another person; those who are exempt,
and howt exemption claims must be made. Sickness or physical disability of any kind does
not excuse absence or failure to register. The Canadian Government has closedthe
border to American citizens of military age until after Registration Day.
No date in the history of the country is fraught with more significance than will be
June 5th, 1917, for on that day, as the New York Evening Mail states, "will be laid the
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build in the defense of the liberties of the world."
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The Peace-Terms That Socialists Favor
It "Ni Annexatioos&nd No Indemnities" a Device of the Enemy to Sow Discord Between Russia and Her. Allies?
Ireland's Chance to Govern Herself
How Food-Administrator Hoover Will Win
Anti-Conscription Enemies - in America
.Austria Fighting Off Teutonization
That Active German Fleet
The Scrap-Heaps of Science
France's Great Engineering Feat
Bees As Firemen
Furling the "Star-Span eled Banner"
WhaLDr. Abbott Thinks of Billy Sunday
Vacation Trips in America
(Describing: Many Points of Interest)
Italy's New Offensive
How Roumania Was. Betrayed
Hindenburgitis
How Surgeons Make Over the Human Face
Eye-Squeezing For the Nearsighted
"Dreaming True" on the Stage
Duse in the Movies
Peace Societies Lining Up For War.
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