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urn aiosxnro oregoniax. ttjesdat, September 11, 1917. " 11 ARMY OFFICERS UP CIVILIANS Colonels Dentler and May Ad dress Members' Council of Commerce Chamber. FULL LOYALTY DEMANDED Dally Loss of American Lives Pre dicted Will Be 5000, and That "Deaths of Sons Are Need ed to Arouse Fathers." Every flay this war is prolonged will mean the loss of 6000 men to the allies, and when the men of the United States Army get In. these figures will be doubled probably, for we will be ex pected to do the smashing." eald Colonel C. E. Dentler, in charge of the district headquarters of the Western Depart ment. U. S. A., addressing the members council of the Chamber of Commerce at its luncheon yesterday. "American publio opinion is not awake here. We do not realize the Importance of standing back of the Ad ministration with a solid body of fully awakened public opinion. We are not awake yet because some of you fathers here have not yet read of" the death of your sons in the casualty lists from Prance." Government Needs Backing;. Colonel Dentler declared that in a time of crisis such as this the Govern ment cannot wait for public opinion to express itself in any leisurely manner. "Public opinion must be standing out clearly at all times, so that the Govern ment will not have to wait upon it, but will know at all times that it has the people behind it and Just exactly how they feel," he said. "All things that are dona in ' the execution of the war must be done in a strong, forceful manner. The govern ment that hesitates under such condi tions may be lost. Then, the Adminis tration must possess for its Immediate use, and must be entrusted with by the people, all those extreme powers which any sovereignty can wield under the rules of war as recognized by the civil ized world. Seriousness Is Not Felt. "The Government must now of neces sity be abrltrarily administered by the Administration. There is one, and only one. great question of government, and that relates to the prosecution of the war, for the simple reason that failure to properly prosecute the war may mean the destruction of the Nation. All . other questions that concern the Na tion are of small moment as compared with this one great one which now should occupy the attention of the pub lic to the exclusion of all other ques tions. "The country is . at war. There is only one way out: to conquer peace by reason of victory over the enemy. Right now our country Is In this situa tion, but because of the peculiarity of the case, the distance at which all parts of the country are from the scene of action, the extreme seriousness of the situation has not yet mado Itself mani fest to our people. All Cltlxens Should Help. "In order that the Administration at "Washington may feel that supreme as surance which is necessary to strong action it must be evident that the in dividuals constituting the Administra tion should feel that public opinion is strongly with them. It goes without saying that when Congress declared tnat a state of war existed they believed they were properly representing their constituents and that public opinion was with them. From this it must be evident that one very necessary and very forceful aid can be given the Gov ernment by all citizens in showing in every way that can be shown that they are strongly In support of the Govern ment. "The public opinion should be active, positive and evident. This can be done In very many ways. Whenever dis loyalty, sedition or other opposition to the action of the Government is shown public opinion ought to take steps at once locally to condemn it through the agency of the press. We will take, for Instance, the Incendiary forest fires that occurred recently In this vicinity. The fire wardens of this state reported to the Governor that a large number of forest fires were of incendiary origin, apparently with the Intention of embarrassing the Government In the production of materials for the con struction of ships, and spruce for the manufacture of aeroplanes. Judges Are Censored. "Under orders from the War Depart ment a number of soldiers of this mili tary district were sent out with orders to apprehend incendiaries. Among others, two men were arrested in Co lumbia County, this state, caught in the act of lighting such fires, with plenty of evidence to convict. These men were arrested by the soldiers and turned over to the civil authorities for punishment. They were tried. In one case the man was sentenced to a $100 fine, of which he paid 150. The bal . ance of the fine was suspended during good behavior. In the other case the man was fined $25. He "appealed -the case to a higher court. It would seem to me that in such a case as this. In time of war, these men both should have received the limit of punishment 10 years in the pen as an example and a warning to other enemies of the Government. These cases were both published in The Oregonlan. I did not see a comment of any kind. "Public opinion should have roasted those Judges and thus strengthen the hands of the Government in the con ' duct of the war, is what I mean. "Loyalty and the expression of loy alty, the condemnation of disloyalty through the public press, and in every other way possible, would seem to me to be one way in which every citizen can aid the Government In the conduct of the war. "The country at war Is a condition that should engage the efforts of every f citizen, eacn in qib uwii epuere, to do all in his power," as an element of the Nation,-to work for a success ful lssue victory over the enemy! "It is a bad time for strikes unless we strike at the enemy! "The L. W. W. or any other organiza tion should not be allowed to put its own interests, however great, before that of the Nation, the conduct of the war. Public opinion " should compel such compromises on the part of both employers and men in all labor diffi culties as will insure that no impedi ment be placed in the way of the swift, forceful and efficient conduct of the war." Oolonel J. D. May called attention to the importance of adequate provision being made for dependents of soldiers, saying that unless the state comes for ward and makes some such provision the Oregon National Guard stands to lose some of its experienced men who have families dependent upon them. The following committee will take up the matter of state provision for the support of dependents and will re port at the meeting next Monday: W. P. Woodward, A. F. Flegel, J. H. Gallagher and Rufus Holman. Captain J. W. Carter, representing the British government In recruiting here, was introduced and urged all employers who have subjects of Great Britain In their employ to "become re cruiting sergeants" and help out the enlistment work. Chaplain W. S. Gilbert closed the meeting with an Impressive talk on patriotic duty. An example of Interference of civil ians with military necessity was touched on in the meeting by E. L. Thompson, who informed the Council that the woolen mills which he repre sents are threatened with three law suits by private dealers, because the mills have set aside the contracts with these parties to handle contracts on uniform supplies for the soldiers. GOOD ROADS ARE LAUDED CONSUIj boak, of woodjiex, praises oregon's foresight. Declaration Made That Highways Are Most Productive Means of At tracting Tourists. Oregon will receive benefits many times greater than the cost, as a re sult of the system of good roads ordered by vote of the people, declared I. I. Boak, head consul of the Woodmen of the World, who has been in Portland for a few days on official business. He left for his headquarters In Denver yes terday. "There is absolutely no gainsaying the value of good roads," eald Mr. Boak, "and this is proved by the results wherever they have them. Nothing is so attractive to tourists, as has been demonstrated many times. "No matter how great the natural attractions may be in a given com munity, they will not get the tourists unless there are also the roads' leading to them. Your great Columbia River Highway, for example, is a wonderful factor in getting people to come here and see not only Portland, but the many 'scenic beauty spots along the Columbia River. How many ever saw the wonders of that drive before it was put through? Not many, of course. Your own people never as much as dreamed of the beauty along that way until the engineers laid It out and it was a realization. I venture to say, however, that not many people come here now who do not ride out there to see it. "Good roads are better for tourists than climate; in fact, in some places where they have long advertised their climate you can hardly realize what their particular climate has over other climates when you get there. You can, however, always tell a good road when you see it or a bad one when you travel over It. The people of Oregon were very wise when they voted the big issue for roads and they will begin to realize it right away when the roads areput in. "Good roads, leading to the scenic beauty spots, largely made Denver, my home city. Millions upon millions were expended in this work and in scenic parks; they opened these spots up to the world and the world is coming to see them by the thousands. Cost is nothing to the benefits obtained. You will findtout when your system of roads makes it possible for people to get to your great out-of-door places in Ore gon that the cost will be trifling, as compared with the returns. Tourists want to see America, especially the western parts, but to date they, have been unable to because of the wretched roads. This condition, I am glad to say, is being improved in many places, and as an admirer of Oregon I am happy to see the great work under way here." OREGON IN TO ATTEND NORTHWEST TOURIST ASSOCIATION MEETING OPENS THURSDAY. How to Banish Wrinkles Quickly Plana for Extensive Publicity Campaign Next Spring to Be Laid at Seattle Conference. Oregon officers and directors of the Pacific Northwest Tourist Association will go to Seattle to attend the annual meeting of the association September 13 and 14, at which plans for the work of the coming year will be outlined. The funds of the association are 167.- 000 a year for two years, but there will be little spent this year, on account of the war, and the main fund will be held for financing a great publicity drive next year. A campaign of publicity in the dally newspapers and magazines will be launched about the first of the coming year. Present activities are the preparation of 50,000 advertising booklets, which are being handled by the Oregon direc tors because of the award of the con tract to an Oregon firm. Five special booklets are to be Issued in fair-sized editions, dealing with principal out door recreations and sports in the Northwest. A special committee Is also preparing a tourist map for the North west. On this committee W. J. Hof mann represents Oregon. The Oregon officers and directors who will attend the annual meeting are Emery Olmstead, vice-president for Oregon: W. J. Hof mann and Phil Het schan, Jr., commissioners; J. P. Jaeger, Ben W. Olcott, of Salem; R. W. Sawyer, Of Bend; H. A. Latta, of Medford; J. W. Salmons, of Klamath Falls; R, E. Scott, ox ilooa tiver, airectors. If your face is disfigured with wrin kles, no matter what the cause, you can quickly dispel every line, even the most obstinate, by using a simple, home-made wash lotion. Merely dis solve an ounce of powdered saxolite In a half pint witch hazel Inexpensive Ingredients found in any drugstore. Bathe the face in this, and presto! you scarcely believe your own eyes when you look Into your mirror and behold the marvelous transformation! The remarkable astringent action of the saxolite so tightens the skin, wrinkles are literally pressed out. Best of all, this result is not purely tem porary, for the lotion also has a health ful tonic action, which tends to strengthen and tone up the weakened tissue, and added benefit may be ex pected with continued use. Use this once a day for awhile; it cannot injure the most delicate skin. The treatment itself leaves no trace no one guesses the secret of your increasing youthful appearanoe. Adv. EPW0RTH RALLY- TONIGHT Dr. Sam J. Reid, Irish Lecturer, 'Will Be the Speaker. The young people of the Epworth League of the city will rally tonight at the Sunnyside Congregational Church to hear Dr. Sam J. Reid, Irish lecturer, who for the past week has been giving stereopticon lectures on Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."- Dr. Reid is assisted by John W. Troy, singing evangelist. As these meetings are being carried on under the auspices of the young people's organizations of the city, it is hoped that every Epworth Leaguer will be there and sit in the section to be reserved for them. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. We Give S. & H. Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Filled Books Redeemed in Cash on Fourth Floor Kodaks, Cameras and Supplies, Fourth Floor Manicuring and Hairdressing, Second Floor Carpets, Rugs, Draperies, on Third Floor October Patterns Are Now In Ladies' Home Journal Patterns, New Fall Style Books and New Embroidery Books ready at the Pat tern Counter on the First Floor. Home Patterns sell at 10c, 15c. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds, Wortman & K in Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Free Knitting Classes Join the free classes in Knitting, Crocheting and Embroidery Work. Art -Needlework Department, 9:30 to 12 and 1 to 5 daily. Children's classes 9:30 to 12 every Saturday. New Fall Dresses for Street, Special Showing 2d Floor. The Garment "Store invites your attention to a notable display of the new Fall Dresses Tuesday and Wednesday. The new season's smartest styles will be on display, afford ing a splendid opportunity to see and study incoming modes. Dresses for all purposes. School and Party Wear New Wool Dresses $12.50 to $35.00 Second Floor Women's and Misses Wool Dresses of serge, crepe, Oxford suitings and tricotine. Betty Wales straight line effects with fancy pockets, belts and col lars, also new draped skirt effects with semi-fitting waistline. Scores of beautiful models for street and school wear. In black and all the leading wanted colors. New Silk Dresses $15.00 to $59.50 Second Floor Charming new models made up in satin, crepe de chine, crepe meteor, taffeta, Georgette crepe, etc. Smart new plaited effects with tunic, others with overskirt and fancy trimmed waist of Georgette, gold lace and beads.. Many of the new Dresses are also trimmed with .buttons. Prices range $15 to $59.50 Coverall Dresses 79c Center Circle, Main Floor A special lot Women's Coverall Dresses Will be disposed of Tuesday at a big reduction in price. Several attractive styles in the assortment. Made up in good quality ginghams in fancy stripes and checks. We also include in this offering women's two-piece Breakfast Sets in plain colors and checks. lQkg Women's House Dresses and Breakfast Se'ts on sale today at the special price I j Extraordinary Savings in the September Sale of Room-Size Rugs Third Floor Our September sale of room-size Rugs is now in full swing. If you need new floor coverings right now is the time to buy, while you have the opportunity to do so at worth-while savings. S. & H. Trading Stamps given with purchases. Always ask for them. High-Grade Wilton Rugs do.uu iioyai wiiton cjr rn Rue. size 9x12 feet DtO.OU $60.00 Royal Wilton QIQ f?f Rug, size 9x9 feet, 0zi7.DU $65.00 Royal Wilton QKft flfi Rug, size 10:6x12:0 0JI.UU $75.00 Royal Wilton Rug, size 9x12 feet 864.95 Whittall's Anglo-Persian Rugs $82.50 Anglo-Persian Cr70 C( Rue. size 9x12 feet D "OvF $74.75 Anglo-Persian CJCrr OfT Rug, size 8:3x10:6 I $59.75 Anglo-Persian QA P fA Rug, size 9x6 feet,5 lOeUU $28.75 Anglo-Persian COK A fl Rug, size 4:6x7:6, at J?Je'U $13.75 Anglo-Persian QIO Qr Rug, size 36x63 ins. wlii.OD $8.50 A n g 1 o-Persian Qrr r Rug, size 27x54 inches, tD 1 .DD EXTRA SPECIAL Whittall's Anglo-Persian Rugs in QPTJ ?K four different patterns size 8:3x10:6 reg. $74.25 Rugs 0OODD S. & H. TRADING STAMPS GIVEN WITH PURCHASES. Annual Fall Sale of Kitchen Needs Now in Progress The Housewares Section, Third Floor, Features Many Special Offerings in Needed Articles for the Home at Lowest-in-the-City Prices illUmTi Casseroles $1.15 Third Floor A casserole will help wonderfully in reducing the high cost of living. Style as illustrated above, nickel frame, pot- (J-! - tery lining, special at'D-l-eAtl Wash Boiler $2 Third Floor Extra bright -plated Double seamed metallic bottom, seamless cover, patent sta- C tionary handles. Special at Electric Lamps Reduced Third Floor Our entire stock of Electric Lamps at special. $4.50 Wood Standard tPO rjf? Electric Lamp only J $10 Poreclain Stand- Qf QP ard Electric Lamp50.tU $18 Porcelain Standard J-J O Electric Lamp for only D AeCi $29.00 Dresden Electric $19 $30.00 Metal Electric $23.50 $40.00 Metal Electric $30.00 Model Steel Roasters Third Floor These Roasters are mado of sheet steel and are self-basting, self browning and seamless. Now Q" f priced special at $1.50 and DU Food Choppers All Sizes Third Floor "Universal" Food Choppers eliminate waste in the kitchen and cut down the cost of living. Four sizes, from small to extra large for hotel use. Prices $1.25 to $2.25 Percolators $4.00 Third Floor "Universal" Cof fee Percolators make better coffee for less money. 4-cup size priced $4 6-cup size $6 1847 Rogers Silverware Yi Price Closing Out Charter Oak, Vintage, Shell Satin Designs THIRD FLOOR Only once in a lifetime comes such a sale. Think of buying 1847 Rogers Bros. Guaranteed Silverware at just half the regular selling price! Knives, forks and spoons, also many fancy pieces are included in this offering. Three handsome patterns to select from Charter Oak, Vintage and Shell Sat in designs. Mail orders will be filled as long as quantities last but orders must be sent in at once. S. & H. Trading. Stamps with purchases. Ask for Them! The Silverware Sale of the Year! Don't Miss It! Brooms 50c to 90c Third Floor Oregon made Brooms are the best to be had at the price. Select stock, first-class workman ship. Priced 50, 75, 80, 90 Punch Mops $1 with 50c Bottle of Cedar Oil free. Regular retail price of Punch Mop is $1.25. This spe cial offer will be In effect only for a short time, so act promptly. Reg ular $1.75 outfit, spe- J- ff cial in this sale at only Di-eUl S. & H. Stamps given FREE. NEW TARIFF FOUGHT Lumbermen Oppose Minimum of 60,000 Pounds on Car. SAVING IS NOT NOTED 31111s Contend That Increase Will Discriminate Against Nortfiwest and Tbat Rates Will Be Materially Higher. Lumber producers in the Northwest are Joining- together in their opposition to the proposed increase in car-ioaaing mlntmums to 60,000 pounds, as pre scribed by the railroads in a tariff re cently filed with the Interstate Com merce Commission. The new rule Is to go Into effect on September 24 if it Is not suspended by order of the Commission in response to the protests of the shippers. The west Coast Lumbermen's Association, the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Asso ciation and the Western Pine Manu facturers Association all have filed formal protests with the Commission on the ground that the rule will greatly Increase the freight charges on lumber without effecting a corresponding in crease in efficiency of the service. Car Conservation la Object. Individual manufacturers also have appealed to the National Council of De fense and to the several State Councils of Defense. The ostensible purpose of the rail roads in raising the minimum weights was to bring about heavier loading for the cars, thereby conserving the car supply and aiding in prevention of threatened shortages. But the lumber people do not agree with the railroads that any such laud able result will be- accomplished Typical of the effect of the new rule, from the lumberman's viewpoint, is the following descriptive letter received yesterday by Bruce Dennis, secretary of the State Council of Defense, from Vincent Palmer, sales manager for the George Palmer Lumber Company at La Grande, a heavy ehlpr r of Oregon white pine: "In substance, this means that If you have an order for a email car of km ber. say 20,000 feet, welshing 38,000 pounds, and you order a car from the carriers to contain this load, and the carriers. Instead of supplying you with txie car you order, furnish you with a car of 2951 cubic feet capacity, you will be obliged to pay on a minimum weight of 60,000 pounds. Savins; la Not Seen. "Further, if the material should fill the 2951 cubic feet car, and weigh only 38,000 pounds, you still would have to pay on a minimum of 60,000 pounds. "This proposal has been submitted by the carriers as a means of conserving equipment. However, we fail to under stand In what possible manner it has this effect. If these minimum weights are to be effective, we can readily see where it will curtail our shlpmnts of Oregon white pine, mouldings, lath and any other of our products which weigh less than 20 pounds to the cubic foot. "As far as can be ascertained at pres ent, it is not proposed to change the minimum weights from any other pro ducing territories, excepting the North west. California still wll be on the flat minimum of 24,000 feet, 30,000 feet and 34,000 feet, respectively, for the various grades and sizes. Cfcnra-e Not Fairly Distributed. The South will be on the flat mini mum of 80,000 feet and 86,000 feet. At the present time the rate from Jack sonville. Fla.. to St. Paul is 32 cents, a distance of 1507 miles, while our dis tance of 1475 miles commands a 42 cent rate. We are already paying 10 cents more than the South and if the ultimate result is an Increase of mlnl- mums. which means a 15 per cent in crease in freight rates, it wotild make our rate to St. Paul 16 per cent greater than that from the South. "As a safeguard to' the lumber in dustry of Eastern Oregon and no doubt throughout the state, we submit to you that this is no way to conserve equip ment, but in our opinion is a new way to raise the carriers freight revenue. 'We believe the lumbermen through out the country are loading all cars furnished to their full visible capacity, which should satisfy the railroad com panies, without trying to make us pay on weights not In the car." COMPANY B TO JOIN GUARD Captain Brake's Command Will Be Mustered Xn Tonight. The organization known as Company B, First Regiment Infantry, Oregon Re serves, Captain J. Francis Drake, com mander, is to be mustered Into the Multnomah Guard tonight at the Armory. This organization, which, in connec tion with the three Elk companies, will join the First Battalion under Major Hlbbard. declares itself to be the first company formally to apply for member ship in the Multnomah Guard under the new code authorized by Adjutant-General White, Sheriff Hurlburt and Mayor Baker. Any patriotic citizens who care to affiliate with Captain Drake s com pany before it Is mustered in may do so by signing the roster at the Armory during the evening before the cere mony. The present members are bend ing every energy to have the company go into the county service at the maxi mum strength of 100 men. "Corn wasn't really Kin6 says J3J6y .until they made P05TT0ASTIES INCINERATOR HELD BEST PORTLAND PLANT BRINGS PRAISE FROM NEW HAVEN MAN. C. A. Cromie Writes That Institution Is Clennest and Most Efficiently Operated He Haa Visited. After bavins: mads a tour of the United States investigating incinerator plants George A. Cromie, of the De partment of Publio Works, of New Haven, Conn., has written to City Com missioner Mann, of Portland, that the plant In Portland Is the cleanest and apparently the most efficiently oper ated plant he haa seen. I want to thank you and your Mr. William Helber, superintendent of the Incinerator, for your courtesy - in showing me your incinerator," writes Mr. Cromie to Commissioner Mann. "I want to say that your plant was the cleanest, the most sanitary and apparently the most efficiently man aged disposal plant I have seen on my tour, which was for the purpose of getting Information for use in build ing a plant in New Haven." Since Mr. Cromie s visit to Portland the Incinerator has been transferred from Commissioner Mann's department to the department under Commissioner Kellaher. Mr. Kellaher has reduced the former superintendent, Mr. Helber, to a subordinate position and haa placed C. H. Feldman in charge. Mr. Helber has had charge of the plant for several years, during which time he has placed it on an economical basis, so handling garbage that pur chase of fuel has been unnecessary and so Improving the surroundings that what formerly was a vast gar bage heap has been converted into a veritable park, with lawns, flowers and shrubs. , FRAUD IN SAj-E CHARGED Bankruptcy Trustee Asks Court to Invalidate Transfer. That Ernest Wa.nl disposed of his dairy herd and other equipment t Emil Wahl shortly before he entered vol untary bankruptcy for the sole pur pose of defrauding his legitimate cred itors, is the charge outlined in the suit filed yesterday by C. W. Nottingham, trustee In bankruptcy, in which b seeks to have the alleged fraudulent sale made null and void. The complaint asserts that the alleged spurious transfer was made In October, 1916, and that Wahl went into bank ruptcy the following June. The prop erty involved in the transaction Is valued at about $2500. IB QodOddOD Green Chile Cheese line any way yoa serve It! ASK FOR and GET IK3r!ickys The Original Malted mittt Substitutes Cost YOU Sam Prlca. r i Hiram:.1. rf: iiT...T.-Tr. t Mil hhihiujiu PRODUCTS J$'5W The Domestic Science Teacher Says : "If you prefer a vegetable shortening in place of lard, be sure to use VEGETOLE the perfect alter native for use in frying and shortening. "Use VEGETOLE just as you would lard; it will make your cake delicious, your pastry light and flaky and your fried foods digestible. "VEGETOLE comes only in pails, under the Armour Oval Label. Good dealers everywhere can supply you with VEGETOLE at moderate prices." ARMOUR $COMPANY J. T. KrjRLONG, Mr. Thirteenth and llandm strerts. Portland, Orecoa. Phone Broadway 1380. Ymm M aVarv rainy mvsta. ft.fi, him, rasv6a frmitm, mu im uau . 9 yaawj.TOCTnii. Jt