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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918. SPRUCE SUPPLY IS EXCEEDING DEMAND Entente Powers and America Find Northwest Equal to Emergency. COLDISQUE GIVES HISTORY Head of Spruce Production Board Condemns Rumors Circulated as to r allure of West to Meet 'enl for Airplanes. Tact about the great airplane spruce drive in Oregon and Washington never before told the public were revealed by Colonel Rrtce I'. Dlique, command Ini the i:ik' production division of the I'ntted States Army, la an address yrsterdav at the luncheon of the Port- land Hraltv HoaM In the Benson HoteL t'olonal Msque a speech waa an em phatlc reply in the affirmative to th iuestlnn. "Is the Government getting out the eprui-e?" lie backed his rrply with statist lei shoartna Just hat the spruce prortuc tlon division has accomplished to data, and It has accomplished a lot. accord ing to the statistics. I.aber Trvablew. DtaeosjateeJ. tie shod bow critical labor coodl tiona in the lumber ramps when he took charge last Kail have been ad Justed, better hours and worklns; con ditions obtained for the men, and their loyal co-operation obtained. lie showed how enough spruce has been contracted for and opened tjp for operation throuah the bulldlnsT of IT miles of railroad and construction of truck roads to supply present needs nf the Government and Its future needs for IS months to come. He showed how the overhead cost f spruca production has been re duced from ti to f IS per thousand feet. the commission formerly paid Kastcrn brokers, to $1.34 per thousand feet, Jlprsje riedaertea Poabled. Ke showed how production has been Incrrased until in February twice as much sprue stock was shipped East as In November, and four times as xnurh as in the month he took charge, lie showed how th production of de sirable airplane stock waa Increased II per cent In February over January ficnrts. through the work of a tech nical department, which Is also im proving the specifications. lie showed how the time it take to move spruce from Oregon and Wash ington to the Atlantic Coast has been reduced, through the work of a traffic department, from 40 daya to 1 days. He showed how th operation of the new rut-up plant for sprue at Van couver. Wanh.. has already effected saving of 7i per rent In th number of freight cars required to move th spruce East, a total of about 3000 cara a year. :wlpaemi I M Blew I Ilea Removed He showed how a priority depart ment of hla division baa not only ob tained equipment and materials for use In the sprue ramps, but has aided the llr lumbermen also that it has already obtained for toe lumber industry In th Northwest mora than 11.000,000 worth of wire rope. tl.&OO.OOO worth of logging engines, ITSO.OOi) worth of steel rails and other essentiala th loggers had been unable to obtain themselves. He showed how th Loyal I-eglon had been organised with fi.000 pa triotlc workers In both th sprue and fir production fields. He showed how 10.600 volunteers for th work had been organised among th drafted men to help In spruce pro duction aa needed, and how ZOO of thee men. all expert logging men. had been put In the camp since February 4. working th same hours and for the same pay aa the civilian loggers, and under such rtrcumstancea that labor bad not been antagonised. Facia ss4 Ftaaeea Olvea. And that wasn't all that Colonel Iis oue showed. He crammed the brief half-hour Into which he condensed his speech with facts and figures that tnore than one brought enthusiastic applause from the members of the Realty ttard and many other businesa and professional men. not members, who attend th luncheon. Colonel lnqu spoke with feeling of the false rumors and concocted stories that had been circulated about the sprue work by otherwise reputable men. "I have heard such statements," he said, "ii that our overhead cost Is $1000 per thousand feet of spruce; that w iad not Increased sprue production; that tha programme had been under taken without any thought as to th mechanics who would be needed to keep the airplanes in condition. "If you believe stalementa Ilk that. OoO help us: f you believ wa have In Washington responsible men who would run things like that, we might a well lie down right now and tell the Kaiser to com over and run us." Few IVrtalla Kept seer. Colonel lHiue said th public was entitled to know th farts about the spruce production campaign, and that there were not many things that could aot frankly b told to them. "I am going to try to show you that as regartla the spruce Production Divi sion, you are getting 10 cents for very dollar." he declared. At the him time he mad clear that "nn war Industry ran be compared with a commercial industry. because In a war industry th first consideration Is lrt the eoef. Kilt to ret the Work done Costs Less and Kills That Cold CASCARA Bi QUININE TS sraedard raid ran for 10 a taoiet I arm ui. sore, sjo opsacea easts ead aa aa hours gup m J T- Moswy back if fails. Ort the ssasuaa se with Red top aa4 Mr. H4l's perron on tc s-eeta lea a. fives 34 Te'alsta ta IScI A Any IVusj Scare Keep Your Stomach and Liver Healthy. If you want good health, a clear com pinion and freedom from Hlsslnesa. Constipation. HUlousness, lleadarhes an1 Indlaasrton. take lr. Klnc's New Life 1111s. They drive out fermentina SB'l iin'l ttM'd foods and alve quick It auu 2ic All druggists. Adv. "In a reasonable. Intelligent way and without dishonest methods.' He explained how spruce, before tha Spruca Production Division waa brought here, had largely been bought through taste rn brokers who charged li to 113 per 1000 feet. Not mora than IS per cent of the amount of spruca necessary was being produced at that time, he said. Clgaatle Problem Presented. Tha problem wa to Increase spruce production S00 per cent," h went on. "The average timber operator aaid it could not b done. And. If we had en deavored to obtain the spruca through ordinary methods, there would have been aurh a flood of cedar, fir and low- grade spruce that w couldn t even rave stacked It. "When you undertake to Increase production in such an Industry as th lumber Industry 600 per cent, extreme measures are necessary. If airplane spruce in certain quantities is required and we should spend $10,000,000 in get ting It. that expense would be well made if It brought tha war to a close one day sooner." One big difficulty In the way of In creasing production SoO per cent. Colo nel IMsque explained, lay in the fact that of some S.Ooo.000.000 feet of spruce timber In Oregon and Washington, not more than I0o.000.000 feet will meet the rigid requirements of straight grain airplane spruce. Intelligent Selection eeeaary. "If we took the 5.000.000.000 feet and brought It in here," said he. "we couldn't get rid of It. It would swamp oa. So w decided that the only sensi ble. Intelligent thing to do was to go Into the woods, select the trees meet ing th requirements for airplane spruce, split them up then and there and take the pieces out." In order not to Interfere with opera tions of big crews, closer in. Colonel Ptsque said. It was necessary to go Into th mora remote districts, to build a few miles of railroad and soma truck road to bring out rived spruei after th trees had been selected and rived. It declared that th nills of Ore gon and Washington were not equipped to cut spruce to meet airplane require ments, and demonstrated to his audi ence how rigid tha specifications must ba by showing them pieces of sawed sprue that looked to meet require ments, but had split because not cut properly. Therefore, h explained. It had been necessary to build the rut-up plant at Vancouver and to bring th rived spruce there. Freight Cars "aved. "One result from thla cut-up plant already has been a tremendoua saving In the number of freight cara required, ho emphasised. " hen we came here. It took. about :00 feet of specification 1 spruce to make one airplane. Now It takea only 400 feet, which saves 75 per cent in the number of cars required to ship It Kast, or 3000 cars a year. Colonel Dlsqu explained tha organi sation of his office and showed how each department had Justified Ita ex istence by having increased production. or efficiency, or made possible In creased production and efficiency. He told how In taking "tha extreme measures" necessary, he had ruthlessly cut away a lot or red tape, had taken steps that encroached on the law, and had smashed all kinds of Army prece dents. But It had to be done. Colonel I'lsqu did It. and the spruca la get' ting out. He spoke at some length on the labor situation when he came here, which ha described aa being "very critical.' and on conditions today, with th workmen satisfied and working under better hours and conditions. He told of the organisation of the Loyal Legion, and what a success It haa been. "Our attempt has been to atabilixa the labor situation." he aaid. "And to day wa are sending out all the spruca they can nse. and more. In answer to a question. Colonel Dlsque Bald that Oregon and Washing ton are furnishing virtually all the spruce for th airplanes of both the Untied States and Its allies, a very small proportion of tha output coming from British Columbia, New Rngland and th South. All these sources of supply put together were negligible. he- said. He explained that the allies take 0 per cent of the Northwest's output, and the United Mates 40 per cent. "Our office la open to every man in this community." aaid Colonel llsque In conclusion, "who la Interested In the facta about spruce production, and would like to know these facta We will be glad to show him the figures. Hut one of the most discomfiting and discouraging things that ran hap pen to the man who la trying- to do hla duty la the Idle cackle of people who don't know what they are talking about and are not fair enough to come nd find out the facta" BILL PROVIDES FOR FEES Prices tot Legal Publications May lie Fixed by People. SALEM. Or.. March . (Special.) C. 8. Jackson and 15- W. Hagood have submitted th form of an Inltt. tiv bill which haa for Ita object th fixing of price to be charged for legal publica tions. The bill would require In coun ties of less than 1S0.0O0 inhabitants a charge of SO cents an inch for publica tions In agate. 60 cents a Inch for nonpareil. 4 cents an Inch for minion and 30 centa an Inch for brevier for each Insertion. In counties of over I SO. 000 in habitants the charge for newspapers with a circulation less than 20.000 would b the aame as for newspapers In smaller counties, while th charge for papers having a circulation of over 30.000 the charge would be 1 S cents per column inch per Insertion for each 1000 of proved circulation. NATURE FOILS SMUGGLER Heat Ivipands Honeycombed Side of Hollander lruK-lrlllcd Tank. NEW YORK. March With the ar rest today of Herman Lammrrs. a Hol lander. Customs authorities announced they had uncovered one of the clever est smuggling devices they bad ever sen and had seised aa a result SOUS tuhea of a drur whose public sale la for bidden, valued at about f JO.OOv. The drug was broucht over by Lam - mers In a trunk aboard the steamship Nleuw Amsterdam. February S. It waa concealed In tubes Inserted Into 2000 holes bored Into the edges of the boards of the trunk before It was constructed. Had the carpenter who made the trunk not used green timber the scheme might have worked successfully, but steam heat acting on the unseasoned wood caused tha joints to swell, disclosing the tubes. Flower Money Goes (o Red Cross. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 8. (Special Before Rev. K. K. Fowler, pastor emeritus of the White Temple I Baptist Church, died last week ha re quested that any money his congre gation might raise to buy flowers fos his funeral be turned over '.nstead to I tha Ked Cross. Yesterday 131.50 was rpresented to the organisation. La Grande Woman Catrd Ilat. I-A GRANDE. Or.. March I. (Spe cial.) Mra. Frd G. Sen like, president of the Orrgon Child Welfare Committee of the Women's Council of Defense, haa been called to Washington. D. C, for a conference with other state leaders, and will leave tomorrow night. SENATORS ASSAIL HOOVER GARFIELD Illegal , Price-Fixing Charged and Fuel Chief Accused of Telling Untruth. BREAD TICKETS TALKED OF Meatless and Brainless Days Re ferred To by Reed as Having Reciprocal Relation Coal Priority Order Criticised. WASHINGTON. March 8. Strictures on Government price fixing and the activities of the Food Administration monopolised today's session of the Senate. Led by Senator Keed, of Mis souri, a Democrat, a group of Senators of both parties made the attack. Charges that a general policy of fix ing prices for farm products, not au thorized by the food control law, is being Instituted were made by Senators Heed and Borah, who said the licensing power of the law waa being so used that Its actual result is an unauthor ised price-fixing programme. In a four-hour speech teeming with bitter criticism Senator Reed also de nounced the Fuel Administration, as serting that Administrator Garfield had not told the truth regarding results of the coalless daya order, which he described aa a "lockout" on Kastern Industries. In the midst of the debate the Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Sauls bury, of Delaware, president pro tem pore, asking the Food Administration for Its authority in Issuing an official bulletin requeatlng bida at fixed-prices on tomatoes for th Army and Navy. Senator Wolcott, Democrat, of Dela ware, said that Mr. Hoover had denied adoption of a farm product-fixing plan, disclaiming authority, but he and other Senators Insisted that acta of the Food Administration, particularly under Its wholesale and retail dealers' licensing power, waa having that effect in actual practice. Ignorant Iaterfereace Charged. "We would not have had so many meatlesa days If there had not been so many brainless days," benator Reed declared. "A few more acts of the Food Administration and we shall have bread tickets. I believe the efficiency of the United Statea has been reduced 0 per cent by Ignorant Interference with business methods." In securing the so-called voluntary agreement with . refiners on sugar prices. Senator Lodge, of Massachu setts. Republican, remarked the Food Administration "managed" to fix prices. In criticising th Fuel Administra tion, Senator Keed commented upon Dr. Garfield's statement that aa the result of the fuelless days 480 ships were rc leaned from American ports. 1 am sorry that JJr. Garneld gave out that statement, because it is not true." he aaid. adding that Shipping Board figurea showed that 66 less ships were released than under normal con ditlons. "They stopped water power in Mane to get coal to bunker ships In New York harbor." he said. "In order to understand the logic of that you have got to be a plain idiot. Turning to what he called Inefficiency In the War Department, the Missouri Senator said General Pershing had notified the department not to send any more shoddy uniforms for American soldiers In France. Priority Order Assailed. The priority order by which coal was diverted for lake ahlpment to the Northwest last Summer was assailed by Senator Keed, who aaid he desired to congratulate senator Jveliogg, of Minnesota, for the business acumen displayed by the people of Minnesota In getting coal to the exclusion of other states. Senator Kellogg interrupted to say that only enough coal to meet the needs of the communities waa sent to Minnesota. Senator Reed declared that "Tou can't do business In this country unless you remove artificial uncertainty," and urged that the mine operator, the farmer and other business Interests of the country be told by the Government that this "usurpation of power" shall ceaae, and whoever doea usurp power Is a detriment to public welfare. "The time will com when you may have to draw on that great reservoir of patience," he said, referring to the willingness of the people to do any thing to win tha war. "Let ua not put undue burdens on It. I don't see any Indications that give promise of an early end of the war In terms satisfac tory to us." Japan's production of aniline dye is rapidly Increasing. The dye merchants have formed a trust with the object of resTMlatlne- tt-e market. The More Particular Your Taste The more will you appreciate INSTANT P0STUM You can vary its strength by the quantity used to the individual cup and you may drink as many cups as you like without fear of harm or discomfort. Very Popular These COFFEE One pound Wigwam Cof fee for 204 One pound Grand Special Coffee 23 d 1 lb. Old Homestead Coffee 30 1 lb. Gilt Edge Coffee 33 3 lbs. Gilt Edge Coffee.. SI M. J. B., Golden West. De pendable. Auto Club, Falgers and Royal Club Coffees in Tins. TEAS lb. Bulk English Break fast Tea 40 lb. Bulk Spider Lee Tea 40 lb. Bulk Gun Powder Tea 40 lb. Lipton'a Tellow La bel i 75 lb. Nuraya Tea 65 EGGS dor. Strictly Ranch Eggs . Fresh .40 Miscellaneous 2 cans Old Dutch Clean- see 1 lb. Cluster 15 Raisins lO 10-lbs. sack Salt. . .15 1 pkir. A. & II. Soda 5 2 large jury Pill Pickles. 5 3 lbs. Black Walnuts 25 2 lbs. large Italian Trunes 25 S lbs. Black or White Fift 25 1-lb. can Ghirardelli'a Ground Chocolate ...25 1-lb. cake Star Sweet Chocolate 25 "i-Ib. can Hershey'a Co- . coa ....15 2 pkg. Grape Nuts 25 1 lb. Ground Sweet Cho colate 20 1 lb. Ground Bulk Coeoa...25 2 cans Corn and Tomatoes 25 1 ran Light House Cleanser 5 3 lbs. Broken Macaroni. .25 1 Jar pe bottle Snider's Catstrj 25 Wesson OiL.25. 75. Sl.SO 2 cans Del -Monte White Beans 25 2 cans chinola Shoe Pol ish 15 10 Soldiers May Get Furloughs to Work in Fields. SLACKER BILL IS FRAMED Plan Is to Induct Draft Evaders Into Army at Once to Avoid Filling Jails Pittsburg Prisons Are ' Jammed With Registrants. WASHINGTON', March 8. Furloughs for farmers and other men needed in non-military pursuits necessary to the war were authorized In a Senate bill passed today by the House, with the approval of the War Department. The evident purpose of the announce ment, which takes the form of an amendment to the selective service reg ulations, is to exempt as far as possible registrants who may be used on farms. This is In line with the policy to In crease the country's food production. A House amendment protects the sol dier from being furlougrhed and forced to work against his will. By Its pro visions such a furlough may be granted only on application of the man him self. Draft slackers would be inducted Im mediately into military service when arrested and proved to have evaded their obligations, instead of beins taken back to their home districts for trial, under an amendment to the draft act now being drafted by the Provost Marshal-General's office at the sugges tion of the Department of Justice. Hundred of youna- men have been ARMY HI American Drink Times SAVE IN THE KITCHEN The hoasewlfe'a pro-Mem these daya la Indeed a serious one and not to be. taken lightly. Every bit yoa save Just allows that much more to be shipped to oar boys at the front AND FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR , Xot oaly must yoa save, bat yon moat bny wisely. This great mar ket, the largest of Ita kind la the Northwest, la filled with the purest and beat of foods. Select what you need with care. There are splen did meat sa.batlta.tea for meatlesa daya and wheat substitutes for wheatleas daya. Besides we sell them to yon for less. Yon can save on every Item you bay from sue our years of aqnare dealing In Port land la oar guarantee to you of quality, service and saving. FRESH AND CURED MEATS BOLOGNA, LIVER SAVSA.GE AND HEAD CHEESE. STORE CLOSES SATURDAY 9 P. M. SATURDAY EXTRA SPECI ALS LARGE SIZE K. C. Bak- Qrj INtt POWDER aTeVJC THREE POI NDS BROK :25c EN MACARONI THREE POUNDS BROK- OP EX SPAGHETTI 3C ONE BOTTLE LEA PERRIX'S SACCE .25c TWO CANS PEACHES SLICED FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, LETTUCE, PARSNIPS AND CARROTS. Lemons, per doz 25 Oranges, per dox. ...55 Grape Fruit, two for 15 Apples, 1 box PHONE ORDERS TAKEN FOR C. Q. D. DELIVERY ANY TIME EX CEPT FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY. : DELIVERIES AS USUAL WHEN ORDERED AND PAID FOR HERE Sellwood Tuesdays and Thursdays Rose City Park Kern Park Arleta Tretnont and Lents Wednesdays and Fridays Montavilla and Portland Heights Thunders Other Sections Daily EE JJC3E3 NOT IM ANY apprehended in cities other than where they registered and the present method of dealing with them Involves delay and sometimes the overflowing of jails. In Pittsburg the situation is said to be particularly acute because several hundred have been arrested there and the jail facilities are Insufficient. By unanimous vote a favorable re port on the Administration bill to give effect to alien draft treaties which may hereafter be negotiated, including those with Great Britain and Canada, already signed, by authorizing the President to order registration of such aliens was ordered today by the Senate mili tary committee. Governors were notified today by Provost Marshal-General Crowder that all students in land grant agricultural colleges whose class standing places them in the upper third of the senior class may enlist in the quartermaster's enlisted reserve corps and will be placed by local boards In class 5 on the ground that they are In the military service. SCEA EDITOR OF BEAVER Junior Class Publication at O. Is Important One. A. C. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls, March 8. (Special.) Sopho more class elections were held yester day and Paul Scea. of Milton, was elected editor of the Beaver, the annual publication of the junior class. The position Is one of the most important In student activities, alnce the annual Is sent to schools and colleges in all parts of the country. Scea is registered in agriculture and Is a member of the Tyee Club. Miss Frieda Spitzbart. of Salem, will represent the women of the class in an oratorical contest to be held in Salem tomorrow, and William L. Teutsch. of Portland, will represent the men. Dale Perry, of St. Helens, was elected ser geant-at-arms. The sophomore cotillion, the formal party of, the year for second-year stu dents, will be given tomorrow night TWO CANS APRI- COTS COC ONE CAN EAGLE MILK 20c FOIR SMALL CANS OC MILK aJC TWO CANS CARNATION, YEL OBAX, MT. TERON OP OR BORDEN'S MILK..ajC Oregon Onions, 10 lbs 25 Spuds. 15 lbs 25 Spuds, 1 sack SI. 25 SI and S2 Sunnyside Store 994-996 Belmont Convenient for many East Side patrons. Same price, same ser vice and specials aa at the main store. Phones A 6255 Main 5700 PHONES B 1215 Tabor 18 COMBINATION E3ES3I and will be a Hoover affair as regards refreshments. Ice water will be the only refreshment served. This practice has been taken up by practically all the fraternities. La Grande Boy Passes Exams. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Euprene, ON SALE Saturday 2 to 8 P.M. Both Velvet Rugs, 27 inches wide and 54 inches long, assorted patterns and colors, on sale SAT URDAY from 2 to 8 P. M. Sold for Cash Only, Two to a Customer No Deliveries We furnish homes com pletely. A small payment down, the balance in small monthly payments, with no interest. Use Our Exchange Dept. No Red Tape 33. SO RUG ' RUG ea-ro-'fifth st. CHEESE 1 lb. Full Cream Cheese.. 30c 2 lbs. Full Cream Cheese. S5 1 lb. Cream Brick Cheese. 35 1 lb. Wisconsin Swiss... 45" Umburger Brick 40? BUTTER 1 xoll Economy Butter.. SI. 05 -1 roll Homestead But ter 91.10 1 roll Oleo 70 Breakfast Foods 2 pkgrs. Puffed Wheat. ...25 2 pkga. Puffed Rice 25 2 pkgs. Creamettes 25 2 pkgs. Kellogg's Bis cuits 25 2 pkps. Kellog-g's Corn Flakes 25 2 pkgrs. Shredded Wheat Biscuits 25 3 pkgs. Krinkle Corn Flakes 25 1 pkg". Roman Meal 25 1 pkg:. Pearls of Wheat.. 25r 1 pkg". Cream of Barley.. 20c 1 pkg-. Ralston's Bran. ...15 1 pkg-. Maltomeal 20 Miscellaneous 1 bar Palm Olive Soap...lO 2 lbs. Peanut Butter 35 1 lb. New Walnuts 20 1 pkg:. Rex Salt 5 3 cans Del Monte Toma to Sauce 25 Crisco 35. 50. 95, SI. 85 $2.75 2 cans Corn or Tomatoes. .25c Aunt Jemima Molasses, 15, 40c and 75 2 lbs. L. W. Beans 25 1 lb. Red Spanish Beans.. lO 2 lbs. Bayo or Pink Beans 25 2 cans Holly Wreath Lemon Cling Peaches 25 1 qt. Sweet Pickles 30 3 bottles Extract 25 1 pkg. Aunt Jemima's Pan Cake Flour ..i 15 3 pkg-s. Macaroni or Spa ghetti 25 3 pkgs. Noodles or Ver micelli 25 1 can Otter Pumpkin 15 1 can Hominy 15 3 pkgs. Seeded Raisins. . .25 2 lbs. Tapioca 25 2 cans Oysters 25 March S. (Special.) David G. Glass, of La Grande, & graduate of '"'.e univer sity with the civil engineering class of 1914, writes to friends on the campus that he has successfully passed the examinations and received a commis sion as Second Lieutenant in the National Army. He has been assigned to the 20th Engineers. The Pathe plays with a sapphire ball point; no needles to change; long life to your records. WHEN YOU BUY A TALKING MACHINE DON'T BUY HALF A ONE, BUY a Pathe, it plays all makes of disc records with the greatest efficiency of any talking machine made. Entire top and shelf polished nick el parts, all plain; oven door and warming closet door and splasher back in baked white enamel, easy to keep clean. Printers' ink can not describe its beauty or quality, you must come and see it. Ask to see our Peerless Range. A beauty for only $59.00. Your Credit Is Good Here. No Interest J-f7 IM tfaTfc. TimmttTjtk Js