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20 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917. COAST SHOPS ARE III fiOW BUILDING CARS Southern Pacific, at Sacra mento, Will Turn Out 20 New Freight Carriers Each Day. TWOHY HAS ORDER FOR 300 Railroad Has Been Delayed by In ability to Get Essential Steel Parts, but Output for Entire Year "Will Bo 35 00 New Cars. "We are going to turn out new cars as fast as the shops are able to pro duce them," said William Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific, who arrived in Portland yesterday on a brief business visit Mr. Sproule explained that the South ern Pacific has been delayed in secur ing new car deliveries by the inability to get essential steel parts, such as wheels, trucks, under-frames, pins, bolts and minor units. The steel requirements now are on the way. The, Sacramento shops of the Southern Pacific will be able to turn out 20 new flatcars and boxcars every day. An order for 300 cars has been placed with the Pacific Car & Foundry Company, formerly Twohy Brothers, In Portland. 3500 Nevr Cara to Be Available. -Mr. Sproule estimates that fully 3500 new cars will be available before the end of the year. These, together with a similar number, procured by the Southern Pacific last year, are expected to give shippers greatly Improved serv ice and relieve those communities that have been suffering from threatened car shortages. r But car supply now is becoming a p.ation-wide problem, Mr. Sproulo pointed out, as, under the plans of the railroads war board, the cars are di tributed wherever they are needed. No part of the country is expected to en joy a full car supply at the expense of anotner section. Mr. Sproule advises, too. that th Southern Pacific, in common with other industries, has been laboring under a disadvantage for the last few months on account of the growing scarcity of jaDor. "It is hard," he says, "to keep a man working on the section when the far mer on the other side of the fence is going to pay more money. Higher Prlcca Paid for Labor. "The Government's activities have af fected the labor supply, too. Shipyards, Navy-yards and cantonment construc tion have taken hundreds of workers from the railroads. Obviously, we have to pay higher prices for the labor we are able to hold." Rising prices is something that af fects not only the labor supply of the railroads, but every other commodity entering into the transportation serv ice. "The prices that we pay for every thing that we use," he continued, "are subject to the law of supply and de mand. Steel, lumber, ties, bolts, spikes, and even our paper and pins, are cost ing us more. "But the one commodity that the railroads have to sell transportation remains arbitrarily fixed in price. It cannot be changed excepting on orders of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. And the commission has refused to make the change. Mr. Sproule'a Pride Pardonable. Mr. Sproule reported, with pardon able pride, that the high standard of Southern Pacific passenger service is maintained while the road is abnor mally taxed to handle the movements of troops, of drafted men and of mu nitions, and other supplies. All this Government business, naturally, gets preferred service, but the carriers are able to give this service without Im pairing the passenger schedules. Recently the Southern Pacific moved an order of 50,000 tons of barley for the Government from California to the At lantic Seaboard, this movement being typical of many others, many of which, he said, the railroads are handling at an actual loss. As a matter of fact, the Southern Pa cific is required to handle all Govern ment ' business between Portland and Roseville, Cal., free, under provisions of the historic Oregon & California Land Grant. While here yesterday, Mr. Sproule met W. H. DeForest, of New Tork, a director of the Southern Pacific, who, with his family, are touring the Pa cific Coast on a vacation trip. S i 1 I I 9 B UTTERICK PATTERNS FOR OCTOBER ARE IN SECOND FLOOR, FIFTH STREET 1 SAINTS CONFERENCE TODAY Semi-Annual Meeting to Be Held in Monta villa Church. l The semi-ar.nual conference of the Portland district of the Latter-Day Saints will commence this week-end at the Saints' Church, Bast Seventy-sixth and Irving streets (Montavilla car). This evening there will be services at 7:45. This morning at 10 o'clock there will be a religious society con vention and Sunday school will be this afternoon at 2:30. Tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. and at 2:30 P. M. there will be business meetings. In the evening at 7:45 there will be preaching services. On Sunday there will be Sunday ecnooi at a:3U A. M. and preaching at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P. M. J. N. Rush ton, M. H. Cook. C. G. Jones. A. C. Barmore and G. M. Skippy will be the principal speakers at the conierence. MRS. YEON FILES ANSWER Duress, Fraud or Undue Influence j Upon Mrs. Farrell Denied. Emphatic denial of any attempt to Influence Mrs. Anna Lliza Farrell In the making of her last will is made by Mrs. John B. Yeon in an answer filed yesterday in the County Court to the petition of Lydia Lott and others to t aside the will, which leaves the bulk of Mrs. Farrell's $30,000 estate to Mrs. leon. Mrs. Yeon declares that neither dur ess. fraud nor undue influence was used by her or any other person. She asks that she be allowed to continue the administration of the estate, as is provided in the will. The case will come up for hearing today before County Judge Tazwell. AYooden Guns Ordered for Students ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) Wooden guns have been ordered for the use of the 120 Aberdeen High School students who daily are taking military instruction under the direction of B. H. Short, former first sergeant of Company U. A Few Reservations Still Open for Madame Coates' Advanced Class B Class B in advanced dressmaking, designing, tailoring and MILLINERY meets today, Tuesday and Thursday at 2:30 P. M. The millinery feature especially will prove interesting, instructive and helpful. Tickets for complete course of 15 lessons taking five weeks in all on sale at Notion Shop, Main Floor. Only $1. - jVlfr QjJAUTV STOftg OP- FOrXJLAMP In Our Hairdressing Salon Today Demonstration of the New Coiffure modes by authoritative exponents of the newest ideas and methods in artistic arrangement of the coiffure. t ... Our Three Days Sale of Hair Goods Continues . Hair Goods Shop, Fifth Floor. Continuing Today Our Semi-Annual Sale of NOTIONS and dressmakers' supplies. Hundreds of sewing needs at great savings. Notion Shop, Main Floor. 1440TII FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fancy Silk Hose For Friday Surprise $1.29 Purchased below market cost direct from a prominent manu facturer and comprising high grade odds and ends of the mill's output. Very smartest of fancy silk hose in drop stitch fancy boot effects, stripes and checks. Won derful color combinations. For Friday Surprise we offer 600 of these beautiful silk 6tockings at $1.29. . Hosiery Shop, Main Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Hand-Embroidered 8 Styles Initial Kerchiefs 33c Women's fine hand-embroidered kerchiefs with scalloped edges, hemstitched, embroidered and hand rolled edge. Several styles white and colored designs. Fancy script, open work and block letters on all sheer linen. Glove or full size kerchiefs. Handkerchief Shop, Main Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Odd Packages to $U50 'RoyalSociety9 Needlework 29c Another lot of odd shades in yarns suitable for soldier s squares, slip-overs, etc. Cannot be exchanged or returned. OQ Today, skein &7J, Needlework Shop, Second Floor. 1 -MOT II FRIDAY SURPRISE $3.95 to $5.00 Waists $2.45 Too many styles for us to try to describe them all. You will find wonderful values in black and white laces over chiffon lin ing, crepe de chine, Georgette crepe and handsome voile waists. Only one of a kind in some in stances, but all sizes in this sale at $2.45. Waist Shop, Fourth Floor. 144(D)m Friday Suirprise Sales These 1-Day Surprise Offerings Are Typical of the Values That Have Been Bringing Thrifty People for Nearly 28 Years to Share in Meier & Frank's Friday Surprise Sales 14-tOTH FRIDAY SURPRISE $5.50-$6 Trimmed Hats for $4.50 Women's and misses' emartly trimmed hats. A good assort ment of popular shapes and col ors to select from. Millinery Shop, Fourth Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Our 25c Crepe Madras, Yd., 15c A splendid offering! Good 25c crepe madras in 32-inch width. Handsome striped effects in many colors. Second Floor, Fifth Street. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Seconds 35c Jap Nainsook Yd., 19c Fine quality Japanese nainsook 39 inches wide. Exactly 1000 yards. No phone or C. O. D. or ders. Second Floor, Fifth Street. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fine 75c Belts, Today 25c 200 women's novelty belts in combinations of black and white patent leather, white kid and as sorted color leathers, etc. Leather Goods Shop, Main Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $7.50 Indian Blankets $6 New patterns and colorings in grays, reds, tans and brown3. In size 60x72; Very special for Fri day $6 Blanket Shop, Second Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE 36-Inch Bleached Cambric, Yd. 15c Seconds of the best 25c quali ty. ( Full bleached cambric in 36 inch width. No phone or C. O. D. orders. Second Floor, Fifth Street. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $1.25 Table Cloths $1 Bound scalloped table cloths of good firm mercerized damask. Snowy white cloths in 58x58-inch size. Linen Shop, Second Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Good 50c to 75c Jewelry 39c Included are bar pins, brooches, lavallieres, cuff links, beauty pins, rings, hat pins, etc. Friday only 39c. Jewelry Shop, Main Floor. MEIER & FRANK'S 14J0TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Silk Dresses New Satin Dresses for Street and Afternoon 16.45 A special purchase and sale of the new satin dresses at this very low price for Friday. New roll collars of white satin, beaded girdles, Georgette sleeves and collars, new overskirt and sash effects are a few 6f the. points that go to make up this most attractive line of dresses for street and afternoon wear. Navy, black, brown, purple and green. All sizes. Today $16.45. Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. MEN! IT'S FALL HAT TIME! And in This Great Two-Days Sale You Can Choose From Scores of Good Felt Hats at $1.50 We emphasize the word "GOOD." For that's what these hats are good fur felt hats at a price that can't be duplicated for lowness. It would cost US about $1.50 to go into the market and purchase hats of this quality in quantity lots today. They're in all the wanted shapes and colors, too, for Fall and Winter greens, grays, browns, blues, tans and black. And all sizes Friday and Saturday at only $1.50. 1 1 ) Men's Hat Shop, Main Floor. MEIER A FRANK'S 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES A Sale of Soap THAT BRINGS 5000 CAKES AT 2 for 5c is surely unique today ! Of course, only at Meier & Frank's is such a sale possible. Included are soaps ordinarily priced at 5c a cake upwards and slightly damaged soaps that would cost much more if perfect Friday only 2 cakes 5c. Because of the phenomenal values we will LIMIT 20 CAKES TO A CUSTOMER NO SOAP WILL BE DELIVERED Toilet Goods Shop, Main Floor. Another Great Two -Day Sale 40c to 85c Laces 25c Opening up the Fall season with a wonderful offering of laces that may be utilized for blouses, gowns, camisoles, pet ticoats, neckwear and art work. 5000 Yards Imported Nottingham Laces including edges, flouncings, bands and galloons. Fine Maline edges, shadow and Point de Paris flouncing, imitation Duchesse and ratine lace bands, filet and novelty imitation hand-run effects. In white and ecru. 5 to 25 inches wide. Anticipate holiday needs from this phenomenal 2-day offering of 40c to 85c laces at 25c yard. . 85c to $1.25 Flouncing, Yard 69c 27-inch embroidered flouncing on sheer Swiss and nainsook. De signs in eyelet, Venise and filet. For undermuslins, children's and infants' dresses. Lace and Embroidery Shop, Main Floor. . MEIER A FRANK'S 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES 3000 Emerson Records 10c 7-INCH DOUBLE FACE RECORDS SOLD EVERYWHERE AT 25c EA. and every one perfect. Included are patriotic selections, popular song and dance selections, standard selections, humorous monologues, etc. A great variety of vocal and instrumental numbers. These records may be played on any machine (attachment required for Edison only). NO APPROVALS NO EXCHANGES. Phonograph Shop. Sixth Floor. MEIER A FRANK'S 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Hall's Glove Silk Vests 1 The woman who enjoys the luxury and comfort of silk underwear can ride her hobby to the full at little expense by purchasing in this Friday Surprise sale. Here are the famous genuine Hall's glove silk vests with band top yokes. Mostly pink. Sizes up to 42 included. Today $1.59. Hall's Glove Silk Knickers $1.89 Underwear Shop, Main Floor. Continuing Today Our Semi-Annual Sale of PAINTS etc. Highest standard quali ties at lowered prices until Saturday. Basement, Fifth Street. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Newest Neckwear 50c to 75c Values 29c Included are pique sailor col lars. Net and Georgette models with filet edge and insertion. Voile collars, both lace trimmed and with touches of hand em broidery. Organdy collars in large sailor styles and round backs with VaL lace finish. Satin pieces with Persian borders. Organdy ves tees, lace trimmed. 500 pieces to day at 29c. Neckwear Shop. Main Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Surprise Sale of Hairbow and Sash Ribbons 25 c Satin Dresden centers bordered with satin stripes. Fancy checks with satin stripes. Fancy floral centers with wide borders in beau tiful combinations pink, blue, Alice, rose, maize and black and white. Special for Friday, yard 25c. BOWS TIED FREE! Ribbon Shop, Main Floor. 1440TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Sale Extraordinary 1000 Yards of Good Scrim 121 4c Serviceable curtain material reduced at a most opportune time now that Fall furnishing is in full swing. Edges somewhat frayed but easily hemmed. Curtain Shop, Seventh Floor. 14 lOTII FRIDAY SURPRISE $5.95 to $7.50 Coats $3.50 Children's fancy and plain tai lored coats. Checks, stripes, pop lins, serges and silks. With or without belts and white collars. Many heavy enough for Winter wear. A broken assortment of colors and sizes. Sizes 2 to 6 years. For Friday Surprise only $3.50. Children's Shop, Second Floor. ! I LIBRARY COUNCILS FORM MANY TOWNS REPORT ORGANIZA TION FOR WAR WORK. W. L. Brewster, State Director, la Con fident Tkat Oregoa Will Raise Share of S1.O0O.000 Fond. Organization of war library councils in Oregon towns is progressing rapid ly and so enthusiastic were the reports that came yesterday to "W. L. Brewster, state director, at the state headquarters in the Title & Trust building- that he is confident the Oregon quota of the $1,000,000 fund will be exceeded. Salem was the first city by telephone to report that it had organized its council completely. In rapid succes sion thereafter came Newberg and Arlington, while partial organization work has been accomplished in Oak land, Yamhill, Astoria, Hood River, Newberg, The Dalles, Vale, .Enterprise and Granite. In many cities the public libraries are generally supervising the work, while in the great majority of cases independent committees are organiz ing. In The Dalles Miss Anne Lang, mem ber of Governor Withycombe's state war library council, has promised to take personal charge of the campaign and is now engaged in organizing her local council. Ike . Robinette has taken charge of the work of the council at Vale and Mrs. S. L. Kettner at Enterprise. At Salem the members of the Public Library Board decided to turn them selves into the Salem war library coun cil and elected Miss Flora M. Case, librarian, as campaign manager. The Salem council will maintain a booth at the State Fair. JAMES H. ROSS BURIED BODY OF EX-SHERIFF LIES STATE AT COURTHOUSE. rv Seditious Talk Causes Arrest. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) Whitney R. Lyken is held in the county jail here on a charge of sedi tious utterances against the United States Government, pending instruc tions from United States Attorney KeamcB. Grants Pass Firm Gets Contract. GRANTS PASS. Or., Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) A local firm, Anderson & Co, has secured two road construction con tracts on the road between Yreka and Scott's Valley ' from the California Highway Commission. They amount to $14,000 and $1800, respectively. Hundreds, Many From Neighboring Cities. Attend Services at Toledo and Follow Body to Grave. TOLEDO. Or., Sept. 13. (Special.) The steamer Newport brought 100 per sons from Newport, while other towns sent large delegations to attend the funeral today of James H. Ross, ex Sheriff of Lincoln County and for many years Identified with the official life of Oregon and California. The funeral was held today at 1:30, after the body had lain in state In the courthouse for several hours, guarded by Masons. Hundreds of old friends attended the services, after which a guard of honor of 80 Masons followed the body to the grave, where the ritual of the order was conducted. The grave was banked with floral tributes, many of them being sent by lodges of the Elks and Masons. Among those who came from a distance to at tend the services were Professor J. B. Horner. Corvallis; C. H-'Burgraff and Fred Dawson, Albany. Interment was In the Toledo Cemetery. SHIP OFFICERS ARRESTED Decoys Bring Xilquor From Vessel at Xortli Bend. NORTH BEND, ' Or., Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Gage, after twice searching the steam schooner ' Lin dauer for liquor, sent two decoys on board to make purchases. They came rtff the craft with 12 bottles of liquor. Hilmar Ingebritsen. chief engineer, and William T. Quinn, first assistant, were arrested and charged with selling liquor. Pleading not guilty, the men were released under $500 bond each, and will appear tomorrow for trial. Sheriff Gage then searched the Lin dauer for the third time, using four deputies, but no liquor was discovered. William Wilkie. a Portland detective, arrested four men at Bandon and Co quille for having liquor In their possession. Douglas Resident Dies in South. ROSEBURG, Or, Sept. 13. (Special.) Word has been received here from San Francisco that Mrs. A. E. Clayton, wife of a prominent Douglas County stockman and rancher, died there yes terday morning. Mr. Clayton left here yesterday with a, carload of sheep for Portland, but was notified at Eugene of his wife's death. Mrs. Clayton had re sided here tor 25 years and was 55 years of age. Besides her husband, she is survived by three children. Mrs. Ef fie Drew, of San Francisco; Miss Grace Clayton, & local bank clerk, and. Albert Clayton. The body is being brought to Rosebtirg for burial. Prices of Spectacles and Eye Glasses Are Always the Very Lowest With Me Consider quality. Consider a sci entific and careful test by profes sional men. Consider I grind, edge and frame the glasses in my own factory. Consider Reliability vm STAPLES, THE JEWELER 266 Morrison St., Between 3d and 4th.