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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAJf, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918.
WILSON ASKS FOR
COIRESS'SUPPORT
Railroad Legislation Is Held
Imperative and B'J Is
. Promptly Introduced.
QUICK PASSAGE EXPECTED
Appropriation of Jlalf Billion Dol
iar Called 1'or to Meet Guar
antrcs of Adequate Comprnsi
lku to Xalion's Carrier.
T.-ASinXOTOX. Jan. 4. Legislation
to reculate th Govfrnmtnt'i operatiop
of railroads mil to gunrantee the car-
rirrs compensation on the basis of their
average operating income for the last
three year wa a?kcd of Conrrs to-
day by President Wilson In an address
- to both housea in joint sexton. Bills
embodying his recommendations and
rrr)l; an appropriation of laUO.000.-
0 a "revolvinc fund" were intro-
7 dured Immediately and an attempt will
be made to rush them to prompt pas-
. wo.
While the Pre.-ident's address met
I with jrenrral approval among Iemo-
crats and Republicans alike, opposition
It expected to develop over a provision
In the administration bill that Federal
- control shall continue after tha war
7 Indefinitely or until Congress orders
otherwise, and over details of the com
pensation basts.
I'lrec tor-Gone ral AtcAdoo spent th
dy planning a solution of labor ques
m tior.s with the heads of tha four rail-
vzr brotherhoods and finally decided
to refer the brotherhoods pending de-
tnand for a general vast Increase to
T an advisory board of four membera to
s be appointed by him in a few days.
This boatd wlM Investigate all phases
of the brotherhoods' demands, and rec
emmend a course to Mr. McAdoo. Hli
decision will be effective as to wages
a front January 1.
. MeAd Reserve Deelalaa.
The plan will affect Immediately
enly tha wage requests of the brother-
JJ hood, but demands which may be
made later by other classes of or-
cranlsed labor probably will be handled
ki in the same way. Mr. McAdoo reserv
" ir.c the right to make whatever de
cision be chooses without reKard to the
- recommendations of the advisers.
m Snm increases, both to the brother
fccods and to other railway labor are
. generally considered certain. Tha
director-s-enoral In a statement to
" xlirht promised every employe that hli
, "richt and interests will be Justly
dealt with." and appealed for a bearty
Z spirit of enthusiasm and co-operation
' Fpectal orders were Issued providing
that it additional cars shall be
kititditnAin nd anthriplta mines.
mainly In Pennsylvania, lor supplying
rew r-naiana.
Mr. McAdoo expla'ned today that no
general provision yn be mad under
the law for exempting railroad em
ployes from the draft. II will not
hesitate to appeal to local eexmptlon
toards to defer the calling of toe
workers If the boards, of their own
volition, do not display a tendency to
Co so.
Itallraad Itxeewrlvea PraleeeU
Tn his address to Congress President
Wilson, announcing bis action la taking
over the railroads, praised the way in
which railroad executives went to work
tn an attempt to unify their lines under
privat management, but said the war
emergency demanded Govemmen
action, because only under Governmen
administration could an absolutely un
restricted and unembarrassed common
be made of all lines and facilities,
lie promised that n common admin
titration will be carried out with as
little disturbance of th present operat
liic organisation and personnel of th
railwaja as possible, and repeated tb
assurance given in bis proclamation
last week that owners of railroad
curlttes should not suffer financial losa
because of th new plan of operation.
When the President concluded th
Admlnt.it rat Ion bill was Introduced In
th Senat by Senator Smith, of outh
Carolina, and In th Home by Chair
man tiros, of tha Interstate Commerce
Committee. In addition to approprlat
Ing IJOe.OOO.OO and providing for the
compensation basis under which the
Uovernraent guarantees an agsregat
return of tome t00.00O.000 a year, th
measur sets forth In detail the condl
tlona upon which Government operation
Is to be carried on. and In addition to
specified powers given th President,
would authorise him to exercise othe
powers necessary to maintain practical
trove m men t operation, and to delegate
his authority to any agency.
Heearltle Cerwerattea Plaaaed.
Under the last provision, the Presl
dent ts expected to Issue an order trans
ferring to lurector-General M -Adoo all
functions vested In the Chief Executive,
This will enable the Director-General
to organize a corporation for handling
railroad securities.
Some discussion la looked for over
the bill's provision that new Federal
taxes under the war revenue act are
rot to be charged against the revenue
In computing the standard return, as
are ordinary taxes. The effect of this
will be to require railroads to pay
-War taxes out of their Government
compensation.
Th broad power which th Admin
istration would have over the roads Is
Illustrated by the bill's provision that
-ehM l'mlitnt mlrht order anv ntnn
sion or Improvements and advance
funds necessary for these. Tb pro
cedure In such cases would be for the
..road to Issu bonds to finance the Im
- -provements and thes bonds would be
absorbed by the Government revolving
fund. Ilrctor-General McAdoo already
has Indicated that he will not hesitate
to order new lines built, or adequate
' terminal or other facilities necessary.
W ater Traaesertatiea CsssMeres.
Some significance was seen by Con'
gresslonal leaders In tha section pro
tiding for acquisition and operation of
water transportation facilities. Advo
'' rates of bares transportation on the
MlitlMlnnL Missouri and Ohio Rivera.
" the trie Canal and other Inland routes,
received th llrctnr- nrt!'i as-
ELL-AM S
.Absolutely Removes
refund money if it fails. 25c
CfcsrYrorSHi
Saw YcurHair
With Cuticara
OtntBMoUSaMSOc
urance that water transportation
would t given attention as soon as n
has tima to tak up tha quaetlon.
If Con ar? passes the bill with a
$500,000,000 appropratlon thla sura will
have to be raised by Issue of additional
liberty bonds, unless It should become,
apparent that economies under the Gov
ernment pool In; system are snfficlent
to counterbalance special expenditures
and to meet a possible deficit In this
year's earnings under the standard re
turn. The President spoke as follows:
Gnr;ma or the Congress I hav asked
th prlv.c of addrvasins yon In ordr to
rvport thai on th 34th of lVccmbvr last.
during tb rvcesa of ConjcrrM. acttns through
thm crtry of War under th authority
confrr-4 upon ma by tha act of Conrrvaa,
approved Auarust 29. J Sid, 1 took poaaion
and assumed control of the railway lines of
th country and th systems of itr trans
portatloo undtr th.r controL This step
smd to ba Imperatively aacessary In th
Interest of th pub.lo walCara, In th present-
of th sreat tasks of war with which we
are now dealing. A oar experlenc develops
difficulties and makes It clear what they ar.
I bava demed It my duty to remove those
difricultlea wherever 1 have the Itgml power
to do BO.
IteaiTT KApowslbllity Aaaamed.
To luumi control of the vast railway sys
tems of th country la. I realise, a very
heavy responsibility, but to fall to do so In
tb existing circumstances would hav bean
mur-h greater. I asaumtd the less re
sponsibility rathar than tha weightier. 1 am
sure that I am speaking the mind of all
thoughtful Americans when I say that It Is
our duty as tha representative of the Na
tion to do everything that It la necessary to
do to secure th com pi t mobilisation of
th whole resources of America by as rapid
and efrectlv a meana as can b found
Transportation supplies all th arteries of
mobilisation. t'nesa It ba 'under a single
and unified direction, th whole process of
tne Nation a action is embarrassed.
It waa In the true spirit of America snd
It was right that w should first try to effect
th accessary unification under tba voluntary
action of thos who were In charge of th
great railway properties, and we did try It.
Tha directors of tba railways responded to
tb need prompt. y and generously. Th
group of railway executive who were
charged with th task of actual co-ordination
and general direct ton bava performed their
task with patriotic seal and marked ability.
was to hav been expected, and did. I
bellev. everything that was possible for
them to do In th circumstance. Jf I hav
taken the task out or their hands. It baa not
been because of any dereliction or failure on
their part, but only becaue there were som
things wnlcb the Government can do and
present management cannot. We shall con
tlnu to value most highly th advlc and
assistance ef these gentlemen and I am, sur
we sball not find them withholding It.
Ooverismeat Coot vol 'caery.
It bad become unmistakably plain that
only under Government administration can
th entire equipment of tb several systems
of transportation be fully and unreservedly
thrown Into common service without Injuri
ous discrimination against particular prop
erties. Only under oovernment administra
tion can an absolutely unrestricted and un
embarrassed common as be made of all
tracks, terminals, terminal facilities and
equipment of every kind. Only under that
authority can new terminals be constructed
and developed without regard to th require
ments or limitations of particular roads. But
under Government administration, all thes
things will ba possible not Instantly, but as
fast as practical difficulties, which cannot be
merely conjured away, glv way before tb
new management.
Tb common administration will b car
ried out with aa little disturbance of th
present operating1 organisation and personnel
of the railways aa possible. N
ba altered or disturbed which It Is not
necessary to disturb. Wo are serving th
public Interest and aafeguarding tha public
safety, but wa ere also regardful of th
Interest of tho by whom the great prop
erties ar ownea and glad to avail our
selves or tha experlenc and trained ability
of thoea who have been managing them.
It Is nraary that th transportation of
troops and of war mateiiala. of rood and tf
fuel and of everything that le aeceeeary
for the run mobilisation or th energlea and
resource of th countries should ba first
eonstdered. but It Is clearly In tho publto
Interest also thst tho ordinary activities and
th normal industrial and commercial life
of tha country should ba Interfered with
and dislocated as little as possible, and th
publto may rest assured that the Inter!
and eottvenlneo of tha private shipper will
as carefully served and safeeuarded aa
It Is poeslblo to servo and safeguard It In
th present xtraordlnary clrcumstancea
While th present authority ef th execu
tive suffice for all parpoeea of admtnlatra
tlon and while, of course, all private loter-
ts must for th present glvs way to the
publlo necessity. It la. I am sura you will
acre with me. right and necessary that the
owner and creditors of railways, the bold
er of tSelr stocks and bonds, should receive
from tha Government an unqualified guar
antee that their pmpertle will be main
tained throughout th period of Federal
control In as good repair and as complete
equipment as It present, and that th sev
eral roads will reeeive under Federal man
agement such compensation as Is equitable
and Just allk to their owner and to the
general public. I would suggest the aver
ase net railway operating income of the
three year ending Junt 3. 1017. I earnest
ly recommend that these guarantees be given
by appropriate legietatloa and given aa
promptly as circumstances permit.
I aed not point out t b eesentlal Jostle
ef such guarantees and their great Influence
and Significance as elements In th present
financial and Industrial situation of th
country. Indeed, on of the strong argu
ment for assuming control of the railroads
at thla time Is the financial argument. It
la necessary that the values of railway se
curities should b justly snd fairly paid
and that the large financial operations every
yar necessary In connection with the main
tenance, operation and development of the I
roade should, during tho period, of the war.
be wisely related to tba financial operations
of the Government.
Our first duly Is, of course, to conrv
tn common Interest snd th common safety
and to make certain that sothlng stands In
tha way of tb successful prosecution of
the treat wsr for liberty and Justice, but
It Is an obligation of publlo conscience and
of pnbllc boner that tbe private Interests
wa disturb should bo kept eafa from unjust
Injury, and It Is ef tha utmost consequence
t the Government !ris that all rreat fi
nancial operations should be stabiised and
co-ordinated wtb tbe financial operations
or tba Government. No borrowing; should
run athwart the borrowing of tba Federal
Treasury, a4id no fundamsntal Industrial
RAILROAD
FEDERAL
BILL INTRODUCED
Measure Providing for Govern
ment Operation Is Up to
Lawmakers.
$500,000,000 CALLED FOR
Compensation to Carriers Is to Be
Guaranteed Interference of Any-
Kind With Work of Koad Pro
hibited Control May Last.
values should anywhere e unnecessarily Im
paired.
in in nsnfls or smell Investor In the
Country, ss veil ss la Nstlonal banks. In In
surance companies. In savings banes. In
trust companies, la financial asencles of
every kind, railway securities, tbe sum to
tal or which runs up to soms ten or 11
thousand millions, constitute a vltsl part
of the structure of credit, and the unques
tioned solidity of thai structure must be
maintained.
Mr.tdeo'e Week Tader Way.
The Secretary of Wsr and I easily esreed
that. In view ef the many complex In
tereets which must be eafesuarded and
harmonised as well as because of his es
cp:lonal viperlence and ability In this new
field of Governmental sctlon. the Honorable
n llllara X McAdoo was the rlsht man to
assume direct administrative control of this
new executive task. At our request, he con
sented to assume th authority and duties
of orranlser and director-general of the new
llway admlnlatratlon. He has assumed
thos dutle and hie work Is In active pros
It Is probably too much to expect that
eve under tbe unified ratllwsy administra
tion which will bow be possible sufficient
economies can be effected In the operation
of the railways to mak It possible to add
to tbelr equipment and extend their opera
tive facilities as much ss the present ex
traordinary demands a poo their us will
render desirable without resorting to the
National treasury for the funds. If It Is
not pnoaible. It will, of course, b necessary
to revort to Con rr.se for grants of money
for that purpose. The Secretary of the
Treasury will ad viae with your committees
with rvsard to this eery practical aepect of
he matter. For th present. I suggest enly
the guarantees I have Indicated and such
appruprtatloas ss are necessary at tbs out
set of this task. I take th liberty of
expressing the hop thst the Centres ml,
put toes promptly and ungrudgingly. Ws
are dealing wltn great matters aaa will, c
.in sure, deal with them grestly.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 4. Th Admin
istration bill for Government operation
of railroads proposes that the Govern
ment shall pay compensation at an an
nual rate as near as possible to the ne
operation Income for the thre years
ended June 30. 1917.
The bill also would appropriate
)500.000.000 to ba used as a "revolving;
fund." with th excess earnings of the
roads for th operation of th law.
The bill la entitled, A Dill to pro
vid for operation of transportation
vitMiia while under Federal control
for the Just compensation of their own
era and for other purposes. .
Income to lie Guaranteed.
Section 1 provides that tho President
is authorized to agree with and guar-
ntee to tha roads that during; tne
nuriod of Federal control they sh
receive as Just compensation an Income
at an annual rate equivalent as nearly
as mav be to tno roau a u.cio.s
railway operating; Income for tne tnree
years ending June 30, 1917.
No Federal taxes in excess of taxes
assessed during; the year enaing june
30. 1917, are to be charged against
the revenue in computing; th standard
return. Any net railway operating; in
come in excess of the atanaara return
Is to be th property of the United
States. The amount of the standard
return accruing; during; the three-year
period Is to be determined by ma in
terstate Commerce uommissiua.
All Illahts Provided for.
Section 2 provides that If no such
agreement Is made with a road, tne
President may. nevertheless, pay, or
reuse to be Dald. to any railroad while
under Federal control, not exceeding
so ter cent of th standard return.
Section 3 crovldes that any claim
Nothing will I for lust compensation which la not ad
ln.t.H under the terms proviaea in
section 1 will be submitted to a board
of three auditors appointed by the In
terstate Commerce commission, wnose
memhers and official force will 0
ellKibl for that service without any
additional compensation.
Section 4 provides that the return
of any carrier will be Increased by an
amount reckoned at a rate per cent to
b fixed by the President, upon the
cost of any additions and improve
ments mad while under Federal con
trol by the carrier from Its own cap
Ital or surplus and by an amount
equal to the rate accruing; to the Gov
ernment upon any advances made to
the read for the cost of the additions
and improvements.
Exeesa Dividends Prohibited.
Section 6 prohibits any carrier, while
under Federal control, without the
President's prior approval, from de
claring; or paying- any dividends In ex
cess of Its regular rate during; the
three years ending; June 30, 1917. This
section stipulates, however, that the
railroads that hav paid no regular
dividends or no dividends during; that
period may. with the President's prior
approval, pay divldenda at whatever
rat tha President may determine.
ejection appropriates t j00,000,000.
which, together with any funds avall-
bl from any excess earnings of th
railroads may be used by the President
as a revolving; fund, to pay expenses
of th Federal control on any deficit
of a railroad below the standard return
and to provide terminals. Improvements,
engines, rolling; stock and other neces-
ry equipment. These terminals. Im
provements and equipment are to be
used and accounted for as the President
may direct and to be disposed of as
Congress may hereafter provide. The
President may also, according: to sec
tion seven, order any road to make any
additions and improvements.
Coanpeasatloa to Be Fixed.
Section ( provides that the Presi
dent may execute any of the powers
granted him through whatever agencies
he may determine and may fix reason
able compensation for service.
Section t would authorize the
President to extend the Federal work
men's compensation law to apply to
railroad employes on such terms and
conditions as will give due consider
ation to remedies available under state
compensation laws or otherwise.
Section 10 gives the Prisedent. In ad
dition to powera epeclncally prescribed
any otner ana lurtner powers neces
sary.
Section 11 provides that while under
Federal control the roads are subject
to all lawa and liabilities as common
carriers and suits may be brought by
and against them and judgments ren
dered as provided by law.
Interference Is Penalised.
Section 12 stipulates that any person
or corporation acting for or employed
by a carrier or shipper or other per
son who shall fail to observe any pro
visions of the proposed law, or "shall
knowingly Interfere with or Impede
possession, use. operation or control of
any railroad or transportation system
taken over by the President." or who
shall violate any order or regulation
for carrying out the law. shall be guilty
or a misdemeanor and punishable by a
maximum fine of $5000, or If a person,
by imprisonment for not more than
two years, or both.
Section 13. the last, provides for the
Indefinite continuance of the law. It
makes thla brief general provislon
rhe rederal control of transporta
tion systems herein and heretofore pro
vided for shall continue for and during
the period of the war and until Con
gress shall thereafter order other
wise.
Army Order.
PAX FRAJtClSCO. Jan. 4. These ord.rs
re UMnd today at headquarters ef the
tH'.ira lpartmnt of the Army:
Ueutenant-Colonol HJrhsrd Park. Corps
of nelnrm. will proceed to Palo Alto, CaL.
oa ef'tciaj buain.se la connection with the
ctloo of land for Camp Fremont, and
upon completion of this duty will retura to
his stalloa at tbase headquarters.
Captain :.org H. Keoae. Qus rtermastsr.
Reserve Corps, now at Tr'ort Wiillara H. 9.w-
rd. Alasks. is assigned to duty ss (Juarter-
mast.r at that post.
forests shall be expended In construc
tion of roads in these forests; SO per
cent of the receipts from public lands
are to be placed in the reclamation
fund; 60 per cent of receipts from
navigable streams to be expended in
the maintenance and operation of dams
and other navigation structures of the
United States and that all proceeds
from Indian reservations shall be placed
to the credit of the Indians.
' The bill embracea features of both
the Ferris bill in the House and the
Shields bill In the Senate.
Committee at Conference.
Those attending tha White House
conference were Representative Ferris,
of Oklahoma, chairman, and Baker,
Hayden, Lenroot and LaFollette, of the I
puolic lands committee; Representa
tives r?ims, chairman, and Montague.
Each, Doremus, Hamilton and Parker,
of the interstate commerce, committee:
Representative Pou. chairman, and
Garret and Foster, of the rules com
mittee, and Representatives Lever,
chairman, and Haugen and Anderson,
of the agriculture committee.
The President asked that the House
rules committee report to the House
special rule creating a special commit
tee On water power, with a view to'
supplying Its membership from the reg
ular committees now claiming jurisdic
tion. Chairman Pou, of the rules com
mittee, thought the plan feasible, al
though rather unusual. It was then
suggested the committee be created by
a special rule, each of the regular com
mittee members to be taken from their
personnel and the speaker appointing
them on the new body. This plan was
virtually agreed upon. -
TAG SYSTEM IS BLAMED
PRIORITT CARDS DECLARED TO
HAVE CAUSED CONGESTION.
With Renewed Assortments We Continue the Most Extraordinary Sale Ever
Instituted in Our
Underrnuslin Section
A Clean-Up of Broken Lines Corset Covers Brassieres
Combinations Drawers Children's Dresses Skirts
Boys' and Girls' Hats Infants' Wear, Etc. All to Go at
Ridiculously Low Price for, Choice :
See Our Third Street Window Display!
We cannot begin to enumerate one-half the articles that comprise this great offering suffice to say
that we have gathered all broken lines and odSs and ends, etc., into one great lot, and Friday you have
choice from the entire assortment at 29 A FIGURE THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT MORE
THAN ONE-THIRD TO ONE-HALF OF THE ORIGINAL COST!
Included Are
29c
Corset Covers Drawers Brassieres
Bust Pads Combination Suits
Gowns Skirts Infants' Kimonos
Wool or Silk H o ods Shawls
Sacques Pinning Blankets Toques
Waists, Etc. Also Boys' and Girls'
Hats Aprons and Many Other
Articles All to Go at the One Price
at 29c. Come Early for First
Choice.
Robert 8. Lovett Says Notices ef Pri
ority Tan-ally Were Tacked ta
Every Shipment Hade.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Blame for
the congestion of railroad lines and
freight terminals today was placed by
Robert S. Lovett. director of priority.
on the tag system instituted Dy the
railroads and the supply departments
of the Army, Navy and Shipping Board,
which gave preference In movement to
all cars bearing official tags.
Judge Lovett explained that his
statement waa to correct "unwar
ranted" inferences that he was respon-
ible for unwise priority orders.
The tag system was instituted dur
ing the .Mexican crisis. It was retained
when the United States entered the
war against Germany, and Judge
Lovett says it proved a disorganizing
factor in handling the ; tremendous
growth of Government freight, ,
"No one knows better than I have
known all along that reckless and In
discriminate issue of priority orders
would add enormously to the trans
portation difficulties and. that the
greatest caution should be observed
In Issuing such orders," says the statement.
"Large quantities of these placards
were printed and distributed through
out the United States in tb hands of
Quartermaster agents, contractors and
others getting material ' for the Gov
ernment, and naturally one was tacked
to every shipment made, whether ur
gent or not."
HAY WAREHOUSE BURNS
Saturday's List of Special
Offerings
At The Notion
Counter
Castor Oil, in 4-oz. bottle, at . ...Z5
White Pine Cough Syrup, (large
bottle) god
Svrup of Figs, regulation size, at2ae
Milk of Magnesia, special at 25
Hinds Honey and Almond Cream 45c
Sempre Giovine, special at -40
Peroxide, in 1-lb. bottles, at..... 19
Pond's Vanishing Cream, at .....10
Large Wool Puffs, special at.... 15
Lux Soap Flakes, 15c. 2 for ...... .25J
Bulk Perfume, all odors, the oz..35d
Red Rubber Water Bottles, No. 2 59c
Red Rubber Fountain Syringe at 98
Snugup Metal Water Bottle. . .81. 25
Rubber Household Gloves, at.'. ..456
ONE CAKE
Extra! Extra!
OF CREME OIL SOAP-
FREE!
'With Eacfi Parehase ef Three Cakes Saturday. Thns Ton Secure
Four Cakes for Twenty-five Cents Instead of Three.
As a special advertising feature we have arranged to give one
cake of the celebrated Creme Oil Soap FREE with each purchase
of three cakes. It is the cream of all Olive Oil Toilet Soaps and
comes in a full size cake. ot more than one aale to each purchaser.
Boys'. Winter Weight Shoes Undervalued
Extra well made, perfect fitting, well appearing Shoes In Box
Calf, Gunmetal and velour Calf leather, both button and lace
atyles and all sizes Included. Especially undervalued
Slaea 9 to 13Vi at 81. 98, $2.48 and 3.00 Pair
Sizes 1 to SVs at 82.50. S3.00 and S3.50 Pair
Girls' Shoes in Sizes 9 to 2 at $1.75
Both Patent and Gunmetal Shoes In good styles. Broken lines
from our regular stock. Including all sixes 9 to 2, to close at one
price, $1.75 a pair.
The Popular and Extremely Fashionable
Stock Jabots on Special Sale
Two Great Lots to Select From Including the Latest and Best Styles.
Lot One at 39c I
Dainty effects in plain nets in white or cream, or
trimmed with Val, Filet and Oriental Laces.
Lot Two at 75c
Handsome Venlse Edge Oriental Laces or Silk
Trimmed styles in a great variety.
Store Opens
at 8:30 A.M.
Saturdays
at 9 A.M.
tr urn DDF SON
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
Store Closes
at 5:30 P.M.
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
FIRE AT JUNCTION CITT SAID TO
BE OP INCENDIART ORIGIN.
Albers is a brother to Henry and Will
lam Albers, of Portland, president and
vice-president respectively of the com
pany. Mr. Albers is a former resident
of this city.
jail. Singh will be deported tonight
to Colon, Panama.
Federal Ageat Believes Blase Net tke
Wrk of Pro-Grrssaa Cosspiratara.
tois Estimated at SSeoo.
EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
Fire, believed to have been of Incendi
ary origin, today deatroyed - a large
warehouse at Junction City, belonging
Wilhelm Sons. The building was
alued at 13000 and the loss of hay
which had been stored In the structure
Is estimated at $2000. The hay waa the
roperty of James Laxton. of Spring-
eld.
C A. Wilhelm. one of th owner of
the warehouse, said today that th fire
was plainly Incendiary.
The fir started In the front or the
building, clrcumstancea appearing to
be similar to those In connection with
an effort to ourn a ieea store ai o-
burg last week. The Coburg fire was
tarted with oil, but for some reason
urned Itself out before spreading to
the building .
A Federal agent who stopped In
Junction City today to mak an Investi
gation of the fire, said tonight that
he doubted that the fire had any con
nection with any organized pro-Ger
man conspiracy to destroy tne tood
stuffa This opinion waa based large
ly on the fact that the warehouse con
tained nothing but hay, and It waa his
belief that plottera would be more
certain of the contents of a warehouse.
Hindu Commits. Suicide.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Jan. 4. Magu
Ram, held here with Harman Singh,
thought to be two of many Hindus in
dicted In 1914 in San Francisco, com
mitted suicide today by hanging In
Charles Powers Again Prisoner,
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
Charles Powers, whose home Is said to
be In Portland, was arrested here today
on a cbage of stealing about $50 worth
of Jewelry from the Hammond Lum
ber Company's store. Powers was sen
tenced by the local Circuit Court in
1916 to serve from one to seven years
In the Penitentiary for robbing a
Chinaman, while pretending to be an
inspector employed by the State Board
of Pharmacy.
Australian Premier Wins.
OTTAWA, Jan. 4. The Nationalist
party of Australia has resolved by a
vote of 63 to 2 to retain Premier
Hushes In the leadership, according to
a Melbourne dispatch received by the
Reuter agency here.
USE OF POWER IS URGED
fConttneeil From First Pare.)
.rile Cared la ta 14 Day.
Pmif'iu reruad aseaay If PAZO OIVT
Stkl.N'r rtls lo rqrs Icntna. BUnd. B:e!lns
ar I rotrul.ns Pilaa j'usl appUcaiiea gives
r.ii. wt o.
serviceable In th development or dis
tribution of power, together with any
ocks or other aids to navigation con
structed by the lessee, may be taken
over by the Government upon the pay
ment of the fair value, not to exceed
the actual cost of the property taken
plus such reasonable damages as may
b caused by the separation of the
property from valuable property not
taken.
Regalatloa Fravidcd For.
Provision Is made for regulation by
the Federal Water-power Commission
of .Interstate power and power In any
state where no state regulation Is to
b had. It requires losses to pay rea
sonable annual charges of not less than
10 cents per waterpower-horsepower
per annum.
All receipts from these waterpower
licenses ar to b placed tn tha Federal
Treasury. Th bill provides that 50
per cent ef th proceeds front National
TIME EXTENSION GIVEN
COLONEL D1SQCE MAKES IMPOR
TANT SPRUCE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Order Ala Amefeda Prevtoas Statement I
aa to Kind of Material That
WIU Be Accepted.
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As a means of speeding up the pro- I
ductlon of spruce, colonel Dlsque, com
manding the local office of the Signal I
Corps, yesterday lstfued a bulletin in I
which he announced the extension or I
time for payment of bonuses for rived
stock to April so, and also amended a
previous order as to the kind of mate
rial that will be accepted. This goes
Into Immediate effect throughout thai
Northwest.
Colonel Dlsqae's bulletin, issued yes
terday, la as follows:
"Rived timber will be accepted al
though containing defects, providing
the timber will scale 7a per cent wlngl
beam stock, with the understanding I
that that portion of timber which Is I
defective will not be considered In the 1
scale value of the log.
"Paragraph four (of a previous bulle
tin) is amended so as to extend the I
bonus of $40 per 1000 to cover the I
period from January 1 to April 30s In I
other words, the prtc whlcu th Gov
ernment will pay for rived spruce will
be $130 per 1000 for all presented for
Inspection until April 30 of this year.
'The final answer to the IsWker bo aKs nhy ,v
v .Vpovevful amf KMwtactilar dram.t f Hi tto.M'
haltk for huni;inilv and the Ameiican Ltfjion of the
v first (';5din Arnfr, s ; -
Entirely outclasses alt previous airnSar producliow, " , :
lis Kti cc( o'n ,tn audience Is a revelation. '
it motes crowds, from the profoundest depths of "
. feeling one moment lo yelld applause in the next lJ t
Will" thrill .the.htart and brain of every iojal" 7
American. ' " , - , , . '
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George I. Smith dominated.
OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 4. The President today I
sent to tha Senate the nominations of I
George L Smith aa Receiver of the Port- I
land Land Office and Richard R. Tur
ner Receiver at Roseburg. He also nom,- I
inated Howard Hathaway, of Everett, I
Wash., Collector of Internal Revenue I
for Hawaii.
I
Seattle Man Is Honored.
G. Albers, of Seattle, secretary-1
treasurer of the firm of Albers Bros.
Milling Company, with offices In this I
city, has been appointed the North Pa
cific Coast member of th United States I
feeding stuffs Industry committee. Mr.
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