TIIE MOUSING OREGOXIAX. '3IOXDAY, IS, 1918. WOOD FUEL PRICES WILL BE SCANNED HOW GERMANY IS REACHING OUT IX THE EAST AND THE NORTH. REPLY OF HOLLAND Hague Believed Ready to Give Suspicion Aroused That Deal Dutch Shipping Over to Allied Powers. ers in Portland Are Real izing Undue Profits. THOMPSON'S Deep Curve Lenaea Are Better. 'iTrademark Registered) ENTENTE AWAITING J'LJ I 1 1 T SEIZURE IS LAST RESORT nhrrlla Krplj to tlilmalum on Wmj to Vhlntoa and 7 Too of fWMiom 1 III lie Available. WASHIVlTn.V. Mrcb I Holland rpiy lo IH Amr.ir nl British de mand tht vo.unt.trr jthlppinc Kr-nii-rf b pat Into rffevt dpit ;r rvy' opposition, in dr fault of which tb Imtfli . In Amrriran and Hrtlt.h wtrr would b lad undrr tb anrtnt taw of antarr. be awaited before further art ton I lkn by tho lnttd Stair, r.nvvrnmfnt. fMspa,i-h- from Th Harue tonight tndiraird that lb rvoty wa on rout, but probably would not rtach Wash -Incton bv noon tomorrow, whrn th liine limit m-i eipirr hipMi 4rtlww !.- I. A It l brhrrd now Holland will iMtil l the allied prvpoalj. officials her 4tr to dr lay action o that transfer by afwrnritl mar b puhti tat4 for ptiurrt altiiouch tn either ri ther would bo entirely within their rtsnta under International law. At any rale, the addition of !.. ton of Mhippirt to the rewourree saved In the fiatht for world freedom Will not bo delayed beyond Tuesday The Anirutn f lac will be rat wed tr the 7 tons in American waters a on a the transfer t Ttiade and tho vessel will be put into the food Iran j port Mrtk. They will bo armed to r the at (arks of I irman sub marines in the war ine and traiaed Jkairkan run crews will man the guns. Ottfetft frfsa May Rear I a. Arrangement for operating the hip. hu h w ill be under the con trol of the Mppins; Board, were said tonight on h tarn authority to be pro rema attfartortly. Many of the lut-h aailrs art ei pre ted to remain wttn the ship. Amrriran officers will be placed In chrr to comply with t he shippin; law, but the provision reiMirtnc that two-thirds of the crews nhall be cltt- ien of tht country will be waired as In previous cae. The f dndline o Iulrh seamen to the alllel cause, re sen tin, as all eeafartns; men do, the anurdrrou w arf are of the auhmartne, probably will lead at leat half them to continue their work. It was stated officially tonight th there has been no change In the term ef tha' American ultimatum. Whethe r not assent la given to tha terms, the ehlpo wtlt be acoutred by the allies to morrow or Tuesday. rAu s S I A j MANY MAKE COMPLAINTS State Fuel Administrator Holmes Receives Evidence Indicating That Exorbitant Prices Are Charged for Wood Fuel. Are Portland dealers in fuel wood profiteering? If certain of the city's traffickers in wood have been profiteering are they now practically caught with the goods? State Fuel Administrator Holmes says he doesn't know the answer to the first question, but has his suspicions. He says the answer to the second question is an unequivocal, "Yes." t In the last two weeks numerous com plaints have been made to Mr. Holmes by Portland householders, who report having paid some fancy figures for sup plies of wood just purchased. As a re suit the fuel administrator immediately called upon the mill operators who sell their wood by-products to various forms to Portland fuel dealers, by whom it is retailed to the cqnsumer. Report la Requested. THE SIGN OF PERFECT SERVICE Eye carefully examined and properly fitted with glasses without the use of drugs. Complete lens grinding factory on the premises. SAVE YOUR EYES THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE PORTLAND'S LARGEST. MOST MODERN, BEST EQUIPPED KX( LIS1VK OPTICA! ESTABLISHMENT. 209-10-11 CORBETT BVIIMHNG, KIKTH A.VU MORRISON. Tha olid ma of black In the renter of the man show tlie territory th central powers holil In Kuroje and A-ila. In the last three weeks Cermany h mrmouiy extended hr dominions in the east at the expense of helpless Rii.ia, adding1 120,000 square miles to her territory. Fin land, mhtch haa In effect be com a tJerman lependen"y. In Included in the black area. The newr German ronqueat-i hare around dram oi furthr victories In A hIh. Germany han announced that she has secured a clear route to AfffhantMan. which adjoin the va Pt Brit if h depend-'iicv of India. The ponsible routes are indicated on the map all originating: at Lemberg the Breat rail renter of Galiria. One aos throuKh Kiev. and. pausing; through Hostof-on-the-l )on, touches the Caspian Sea. at Petrovek, crosses th ppin. and then pick up the Tranv-t'auasian railway. Another runs from Lembertr to Odessa, and thence from point to point along1 the north caiil of the IMark a to Batutn. and then acro Trans-lancn-ia. A third runs from LrmberR to Odessa, across the Black Sea to its south ern shore, following the pathway of the famou "ten thousand" into lower Trans-Caucasia, now ceded to Turkey, ,and thence through Northern Persia to Afghanistan. Hut tiermany has also stnldenly become threatenin; in the north. The Scandinavian neutrals. hown in the shaded portion of the map, are prartiralty at hr mercy. The Aland Islands. In the North Bnlti shown in a circle, have been seized by Germany, and are being; used as a base for the Invasion of Finland, which mnk Sweden completely on the east. Sweden is angry but cautious. The situation for all the Scandina vian countries Sweden. Norway and Inmrk is critical CABIN KT C ni r ii TO Io SatWfanori (omlaios of Miljipins IffkiltT t:rM-rtrl. THfcl II Marrh After Cuinel council laiina Into lha ntaht th lOTtrnrnffii cabled to London nifiMtt w hlrh. art-ordtnc to reliable In fnrm4tlen, ?rohMy will lead lo tirrtor-r conclusion of tha ahlpplnf i'cr. uiry. An Amatrdam dipal h on Saturday tr it h kd bert learned on '! lent authorttr thai th Lutrh govtrnmrnt th4 arepte th demand of th entente alUea to tha -js of tmtch shtpa In the LYRIC SHOW IS SCREAM or nithi.ii, roiti:nt. Ur lllta. ell Rmiri Mltim mm4 Ike This ! I. m Jof-t ml th l.jrric Th.atrr. (or in. I.ric plajrr. and the Mtul rhorua atrl ar. appearing In Tn, 1 nitiip4n otri. on. of the rtafTirat and mut prklln musical iemt4it of tn. raaon. Tti.r. Is not much plot, but Iher la Bl.nty ot laucht.r and mu.ic. Hen llllon. aa Mik. loolry. la on. of th. rhi.f characters. It ao happena that Mike, while on a lalt to New Tork. aj r a poor, homelraa lrt whom h. win. a and dtna. and who mranwhll. r.ll.vea him of Ma coin. Thla la thel kacmnlna; of th atory. Mik. returnr to tola hotn.. but th. far. of the x'nam pan. itirl' haunts him Meanwhile, in. head waiter In Ih grill where they wiaed and rilned no up. and that xak. ih. aituatlon all th. mor. ! tri'-at. Tb.r. alao la Billy ItMla.. aa Tonjr. who perststa In bandnc around. a h. a a former suitor of Mik.'a wife. Mike, feeling that he ran aland it no loner. iw, awar. but reiurna rath.r unaawt.tljr. lo fln.l Tony on rxtremelr ood lerma with Ma wit. Klnally, iMna-a com. to pu.h a atas. that all ar. forcd to lea th. tooleT home. In adtlttion to Ben Ihllnn and Billy iHhlc. aa Mik. an, ike. I Hit Katmond apprara aa Mr. Mik. Brtl- H.iillph. Maririln. Math.wa. Wllli.im Kadrr and ba Hrotrn-k arr aNo aitrn promlnmt parta. Th. lto.bud rhoru atria lv ih.ir ual aumbar of avnc and dam. hita. a. I approprtat.lv cuaanr.il. McADOO WILL MAKE TOUR Ki-vrrlarj lo l-l In Third l.ihrri lauan auipaicn. WASIII.MSTiW. Man h 1 ; S rctary McAdoo will man. a ni.aklrc tuur of Ih. rvonth. Midll Wni and Kat on hrhalf of th. third liberty loan, brcln . Binr at PMtadolphla on Salnr.la. April tn. OB.nlnc dar ef th. ramnalcn ipaklnc dal.a for more lhan half th 1'iur. whub wi.l la. I probably thrr. w..k. hat. b..ri W(t oprn to b fillrd latr. Th. IrfinHa .ncacrm.nta In. rnad. t.lt to Vlrvlnia. North Carolina. South Carolina. t:ra;ia. KUrlda. Ala feama. Louisiana, alt.si.aippl. T.iaa and atrianna. Aft.r ylmtlnc Arliona. th rWrtarjr plana to rrturn Ihrouch Nw al.&tt-o. Oklahoma. Kana. lnourl. Illinola. aluhnan. N.w York. Main.. Xu. rhuwtta and Uhoo. island. Th. rltl.a lo h llld In lk. atate. will t. w.l.rmln.d lata.r. OUTPUT IS REDUCED Effect of Eight-Hour Day Lumber Mills Reported. in TEST NOT YET CONCLUSIVE of at the Albany, in of Stattl. Is at the is at the is at the Per Hour Capardljr for Mill In- rrra-rd Slightly, but Not huffl rlrnlly lo rrvorn Ihe Re dartioo in Worklnj Time. of Clutskanir. is at , of Corvalli.', lit, of Crane, is at Or., is is at in (uh.r at I'riWan pnrtac.. on Ih. IIoim Rtr. Canada, ha bvr n burniac atradily with aa lfoot flam, fnr It yvar. It la aunpol io bura 4. .) fl of aatarai (a a day. Kiffcta of Ih. lht-hour day in th lumber Industry arc noticeable In flit rurr.nt report ot production mad by mill, affiliated with th West Coast lumbermen's Association. Instead of an Increased production, du. to the promised arcater efficiency of the men. the output actually has dwroieJ but th. d.cr.a. la not proportional, to the decrease In th. number of working hours. The wrekly barometer of the assocla lion for th. week ended March ac counta for the production of 1)2 mills Western Waahinrton and .stern Oregon. Of thla group. 1:3 mills also reported for th. previous week, endtd March i. The actual production for this group of l.'I mills for th. week ended March was ?C.,?l.a feet: for the week ended March It was .J0.01 feet reduction of ?.tll.:2 feet, or tit per cent. Th. week or March was composed of four l-hour days and two eight- hour days, an aggregat. of 5 hours. The we.k .nd.d March V was made up of six eight-hour days a total of s hours or a reduction of eight hours. or 11 1 per cant. Thus II Is seen that Ih. volume of the cut did not drop In th. earn a ratio as he number of working hours. In other words, the per-hour capacity of h. mill, Inccased allghtly under the ight-hour day. but not aufflcl.ntly to vercome Ihe reduction In th working tm. In the it-hour week of March !. th. v.raare cut. according to these figures. was l.:i.SO feet per hour; In th 4t- our week of March It was J.tJt.Oit eel per hour. Kr ports indicate that th operators nd men allk. are striving to give the ew basic day a fair trial, but it la ap parent that it will be Impossible to ar- ie at a Just conclusion on the effects f the new plan until severs! weeks or perhapa two or three months have lapsed. West Coast mill espect the new Cov- rnniettl price list for ship timbers to be promulgated from Washington. 1. .. mm. time this week. Th purchaa-i ItiK committee of the Emergency Fleet! Corporation will meet with the'Oregon and Washington representative in Washington today. The local men In Washington are J. II. Bloedel. of Bel hngr.am. director of lumber aupplles for Waehlngtun: IJoyd J. Wert worth. Oregon representative for th. Shipping Board: ileorg. T. O.rllnger. manager of tne Kails City Lumber Company; IL R. Van tusr. manager of the Inman-Poul sen mill, and Fran k H. Htniom, man aicer of th. Kaat.rn A Weatem mill. Fred Jones. Perkins. A. W. Xietman, Xortonia. A. F. Sether, of noscliurg, is at the Imperial. tieorge May, of Astoria, Imperial. J. C Nelaon. of Salem. Cornell ua. John F. Crowley, of Seattle, is at the Corn Hue. II. M. Hlckok. of Spokane, is at the Multnomah. M. F. Hardesty, of Seaside, is at the Multnomah. II. Stanley Cornell, of Corvallis, is at the Seward. H. Von Rorstel, of Scanpoose, is at the Imperial. L. C. Anderson, the Perkins. W. F. Kennedy the Portland. Wllllnm H. lira at the Perkins. O. P. Laird, of Toronto, Canada, is at th Oregon. Mr. 1. A. Sloan, of Chehalls, Ihe Multnomah. John William, of Forest Grove, is at the Cornelius. U. L McBaln. of Deer Island, is at the Washington. Mrs. Frank Seufcrt, Jr., of The Palles, I at the Seward. Mr. and Mr. F. C. Veal, of Albany, are at the Oregon. lr. ami Mrs. A. M. Abrnms. of Boise, are at the Benson. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Piatt, of Kugene, are at the Oregon. Charles N. Sigle. of San Francisco, Is at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sweeney, of Salem, are at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Olen Boyer, of Heppner, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Knorr, of Chicago, are at the Portland. Mrs. X. W. Williams Is at the Xor tonia from Chehalis. W. A. Dunlap. of Vancouver, B. C, Is at the Washington. Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Phy. of Hot Lake, Or., are at the Benson. . Kdw-ard Blackburn, of Bakersflcld, Cal., Is at the Cornelius. DECEIT IS HELD VAIN Prayer of Greed and Selfish ness Must Fail, Says Rector. JUSTICE IS TERMED SURE bert sang Away." "There Is a Green Hill Far Almighty IIa No Part in Adventures f Men Pressing Unrighteous Aims, Says Ret-lor of Trin ity Kpiscopal Church. My mesneago to you today is to pray and to pray right." said Rev. A. A. Morrison, rec tor of Trinity Episco pal Church, yesterday morning; In his sermon entitled "The Vision of Corne lius." "The man vrho prayer is selfish; whose lust mars his vision: whose am bition Is greed: the man or nation try ing to make it appear that God is a co-operator in the.io unrighteous aims against such his face Is set. We know- this from the fate of every ty rant that ever lived. There can be no exception. Truth is the only power that eventually can govern the world." "God has no Dart in th aHvantures of the selfish," declared Dr. Morrison. ".No matter noy much they may seem to beguile others, they cannot deceive God. They will fail. If the German Kmpcror and his soldiers should travel over the face of the world and sub JiiRatn everyone, their lust would so breed moral, spiritual and physical dis ease that they would destroy them selves. But. I haven't any fear of tl'St. EI.OQfK.NT KVtCKl.lST HOI.n VtFKTlXi IX M V .ttslDE M. t ( HlHdl. ( It- ' i.n' : 1 PERSONAL MENTION. Gardner, of Baker, la at the A. Bennett, of Seattle, la at the I. II Oregon. C. K. Carlton. K. I- Buck, of McMlnnville, la at the Carlton. W. l Roaa. f Th DSIles, is at the Carlton. K. I. Giles, of Roseburg. la at the Sew ard. Mrs. K. Robert, of Salem, is at the Seward. John McNeill, of al.dford, ia at the Perkins. " - - - - - - - i Rev. Beverly t arradlae. To three large gatherings yes terday. Rev. Beverly Carradine. a well-known evangelist from South Carolina, preached In Sun nyslde Methodist Church, w-here h opened a series of meetings that will continue about three week. Rev. H. Elmer Smith, pastor, introduced the speaker. The morning sermon on "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit" was an Inspiring address, dramatic and yet full of sincerity and dig nity. Mr. Car rail I lie Is an editor and author, aa well as preacher, and he chooses hi words well and tellingly. Meetings will be dally except Saturday. ST. PATRICK REAL CHRISTIAN Ireland's Palron Saint no Myth or Legendary Character. "St. Patrick" was the subject of a discourse delivered last night at the Highland Congregational Church by Kev. Edward Constant. "The patron saint of Ireland." said the speaker, "was no myth or legen dary character, as some seem to think, but a real man who lived in the twi light of modern history, a kinsman to all those strong souls who have sought to lift their fellows out of the dark ness of paganism and the mire of sin. "He must not be classed as either Romanist or Protestant. He lived long before the day when Christendom was broken up Into snarling sects and fight ing factions. "Although a serf, who may be com pared to the swineherd we meet with in Scott's Tvanhoe.' he yet became the father of the Ireland we know. He baptized the warm Celtic heart with the ural thing on this planet. I also believe that when a man lives a Christian life he is living the one natural thine on this planet. "Christianity is laid down along the lines of man's nature and constitution. The underlying Christian principles fit A call has just been made upon the I into one's nature just like a key into a retailers of the city by Mr. Holmes to lock. report prices they are charging their I Bishop Hughes showed that in all' of customers. I the transactions of life faith is the un- With the two sets of figures before I derlying principle. him it will be an easy matter for the I "Faith is a firm persuasion of the Federal Government representative to I mind concerning that about which we determine to just what extent, if any, do not have a personal knowledge." is profiteering has been started in recent I m- OWn definition of faith, said Bishop weeks. It may be stated at the outset I Hughes. "Without faith we cannot have that most of the price increases re- knowledge because it is the gateway- ported have been put into enect oniy to knowledge, religion and everything recently. else. The first report, which came near I jolting the fuel administrator ott nis chair, was that of a man who said a friend had just paid $7 for a load of what is known as -chain wood. Chain wood is the short odds and ends of slabwood, acquiring the name from the fact that it is conveyed out of the nulls on a chain carrier. A load, incidentlly. is supposed to be. under city drdinance. seven-eighths of a cord. Some dealers are referring to it as "approximately three-fourths of a cord. Mr. Holmes is not yet disclosing the wholesale prices that are coming in to him. but it is an undisputed fact tnat chain wood, until not many months ago. cost as little as $1.25 a load at nearby mills. The mill price for the green chain wood is said to run now per load from IL50 to $1.S0. The price of the dry chain wood, wholesale, ranges from l$2.25''to $2.75 a load at the mills. Al- owing for transportation from the mill IS SI PPOHT OF ALL PATRIOTIC MOVE. MESTS URGED. War Savings Organizations: Formed In Sunday Schools and Sermons Plead for Loyalty to Country. Churches of Portland took up tho thrift and war savings stamp move ment yesterday with a will. In many Sunday Schools war savings organiza tions were formed. Addresses and ser- and delivery charges there is said to mons urged a greater interest in this be a good profit in dry chain wood at form of patriotic service. $4.25 or $4.50 a load delivered to the Especially did the message, scorn to customer. Responsible dealers, not in appeal to the young people, the bright on the profiteering game, make these eyed boys and girls of the Sunday prices. I schools, who added new recruits to Proof Vet I'nobtalned. I their army of patriotic partners of It must be said that proof has not yet I Uncle Sam. been furnished Mr. Holmes of the fact I Pastors In their sermons called spe that $" was charged for a load of chain I clal attention to co-operation of "Thirft wood. He awaits proof. In the mean- I Sunday" and asked their congregations time, however, authenticaticated reports j to co-operate in the campaign as a duty of excessive prices on wood, especially and a great privilege, a means of help in such sections as the Sunnyside and ing to win the war and save lives, a Mount Tabor districts, and other outly- means of releasing energy for the ing parts of the cltv where the larger cause of righteousness. city dealers can not compete, have pre- Rev. Edward Constant, of Highland cipitated the investigation now under I Congregational Church, took as his way. I topic "A Religion of Thrift." Dr. J. J. Householder!, complaining to Admin- I Staub, of Sunnyside Church, spoke on istrator Holmes are particularly bitter "The Extravagance of True Love," giv- against the dealers for declining to de liver small orders, or of setting dis criminative prices where they are ac cepted. It is pointed out that now, since Spring is approaching and many homes need little more wood, tne House holder should not be penalized so se- graclousness of Jesus and Christianized the people of the Emerald isle longjverely when he places a small order. oeiore tne people oi Jingiana Decaine followers of Christ. This great apostle to the Irish has for centuries been the inspiration of great men in Irelan and every son of the beautiful islan is pleased to acknowledge the debt o the people to this true servant of Christ. "Traditions weave themselves about the names of all great characters, bu the traditions which gather around th name of a man are signs that his mem ory is worthy of perpetuation, and wit that thought In mind we would gladly lay a shamrock at the shrine of St. Patrick." God's Interest Assured. "God. the great infinite power, is in this war, just as surely as he was present at Calvary when his ion was crucified. He Is interested pro foundly In the affairs of this world. "The ordinary human father -sends his son forth to battle for humanity, following him with his prayers and his great love. So. God. the father of all. has sent his people and the prayers of the righteous, the aspira tions of those who are striving to eliminate selfishness. "In thinking of a sermon to fol low the thought of prayer, my mind turned to the vision of Cornelius, whose prayers and alms went up to God as a memorial. And to Corne lius th angel came and whispered telling him that God had heard him. and directing him -to go to the house of the tanner and tell others of God's purpose for hiin and the whole world as found in the answer of the prayer of the righteous. Justice ssre t Cosne. "I am sure that God will answer us if we pray rightly Our prayers will be heard by the God of love, power, justice and truth, heard so in terestedly that he will answer us per haps surprisingly, as he did Cornelius. "Don't pray for your boy only; pray for all of the mothers' sons. Enve lop these boys with an atmosphere of love, faith, power, spirituality, strength and determination: an at mosphere guiding and energizing, and do your bit and you will help In the right way. It isn't only well-wishing, its doing, too, that will count in the winning of .the cause. "Pray a did Cornelius. The man and the nation that will learn to pray- right. God Almighty will hold In his aims and bring to maturity and to blessing." concluded the rector. Dr. Morrison led his- parishoners and th many visitors and men in uniform who were present, in a special prayer for tne men in the Army and Navy. He announced the Salvation Army drive for war work and urged his con gregation to support this and all pa triotic measures. The music was es pecially good. The hymns were of a patriotic nature. Miss Genevieve Gil- PROPHECV HELD FULFILLED War Declared Xo Surprise to Sev enth-Day Adventlsls. "The present world war is the ful fillment of prophecy, an answer of his tory to the prophetic utterances God." declared H. E. Daniels, presiden of the Seventh-Day Adventist General Conference, at a meeting held at Women of Woodcraft Hall yesterday afternoon. The speaker declared that the war, terrible in its consequences and exten sive in its scope, was no surprise to persons of the. Adventist faith, as they had been preaching for years that such a cataclysm was destined to sweep over the world. 1 "This war. notwithstanding its fright ful cost, will mean much good to the world." said the speaker. "It Is making men think as never before. It is forc ing them to analyze their lives, to find out why they are here on earth. It is teaching them to realize what is com Ing and to meet their duties with cour age. This war is making millions of men and women look back over their lives and think of the comfort and benefit of their early Christian training. It is bringing people back to the book of God; it is making men and women bet ter; it will be the means of spreading the Christian faith in a way never before known." GRAY NOW HOOVER AIDE Former Coast Man to Work in Con junction With Shipping Board. Washington, March 17. Prentiss X Gray, former vice-president of the Cali fornia i Oregon Steamship Company and later transportation manager for the commission for relief In Belgium. has joined the rood Administration to handle coastwise and other traffic ques tions. Official announcement today said he would act in conjunction with " the Shipping Board in negotiating char ters and rates and allotting space. Zero weather in come parts of the Pacific Northwest is particularly try- ng because our ears are not protected. A hat invented by a Canadian would meet this need. Attached to the sweat band at the back is a woolen flap which fits into the crown and is in visible when not needed, but can be drawn down as a snug covering for the ears and neck. - ing a message of patriotism and hope and strength. Rev. H. L. Stephens, evangelist at Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, in his sermon on The Only Life Worth Living," declared that the life that is dedicated to God and right and that has a part in the great work to which God calls America today, is the life worth living. Dr. W. B. Hinson, of the East Side Baptist Church; Dr. W. A. Waldo, of the White Temple; Dr. J. H. Boyd, of he First Presbyterian, and Dr. Joshua Stansfield, of the First Methodist Epis copal Church, all spoke with special reference to Thrift Sunday. Bishop Sumner conducted the confir mation service at St. David's Episcopal Church and gave the young people of Various Bureaus to Meet Within Few hat parish a special message of spirit ual ana patriotic nature. TERMS OF TEN EXPIRE I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL ELECT DIRECTORS APRIL 7. Days to Prepare Report and Make Nominations. With the date of the annual meeting of the Tortlajid Chamber of Commerce set for April 7, the various bureaus of the organizations will meet within the next few days to prepare their yearly- reports and name directors to succeed those whose terms expire this year. Ten of the 30,drrectors have served three years and their terms are about to expire. They are as follows: J. B. Yeon, of the civic bureau; T. B. Wilcox, grain standards: E. B. McNaughton, in dustries and manufacturers; F. T. Grif fith, legislation and taxation: H. E. Pennell. lumber bureau; E. L. Thomp son, members1 council; John E. Cronan, Oregon development; W. J. Hofmann, publicity and conventions; E. D. Timms, retail merchants, and C. C. Colt, trade ously damaged. and commerce. I The fight took place in the Bristol The election of the 10 directors to channel February 24. The American serve the three-year term will be rati- vessel was about 24 hours out from a, tied and the reports of the bureaus formally accepted at the general meet- SUBMARINE BEATEN OFF American Tank Steamer Gives But tle Successfully. AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 17. At the end of an hour's battle between a German submarine and an American tank steamer, the Paulsboro, of the Vacuum Oil Company, which arrived here today, the U-boat apparently was sunk, according to officers of the Amer ican vessel. One of the crew on the tanker was wounded. Two other shots struck tha American vessel, which was not seri- GmORuH DEBT WIPED 00T British port when the U-boat began shelling her. The tanker halted and gave battle. The officers said a shell fired by the American gun crew struck the sub marine fairly in the center and she dis appeared immediately. RONE CITY PARK METHODISTS SUB SCRIBE 91000. Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes, Prln eipal Speaker' Rev. William Wallace Youngson, First Pastor, Present. One thousand dollars was subscribed at yesterday morning's services at the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal Church, which more, than completes the sum necessary to wipe out the debt of the church. It was a regular jubilee service and the principal speaker was Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes. Rev. William Wallace Youngson, dis trict superintendent and first pastor, led in the prayer service. Rev. A. A. Heist, present pastor, gave short talk in which he thanked the members, of the congregation for the response given. For the text of his sermon Bishop Hughes chose the words, "For we have walked by faith, not by sight." "One of the distinguishing things of Christianity is the fact that it has so much to do with the things which are nseen," he declared. "We follow a Christ whom none of us have seen. The great question is. 'how are we to ut ourselves in ther right relationship ith these things?" "There are two or three things which re fundamental in a Christian life," he declared. "I believe sin is the one nat- , 'LOGGER'CRUSHED BY TREE B. E. Sliarpe, of Cottage Grove, Dies as Result of Injuries. EUGENE, Or., March 17. (Special.) B. E. Sharpe, aged 21 years, of Cot tage Grove, was killed almost instantly yesterday at a Booth-Kelly Lumber Company logging camp, above Wend ling, when a tree fell upon him, crush ing his body. Other workmen gave warning when the tree began to fall, but Sharpe failed to get away from the danger zone. Coroner Marion Veatch was notified, but no inquest was held. Sharpe is survived by a widow and other relatives residing at Cottage Grove. Stanfield Addresses Loggers. BEND, Or., March 17. (Special.) Loggers numbering more than 109 gathered in the mess hall of the Brooks-Scanlon company logging camp. 10 miles trom Bend, tonight, and heard an address by R. N. Stanfield, of Uma tilla County, candidate for the Repub lican nomination for United States Senator. Assistant District Attorney Thomas G. Ryan, of Portland, spoke to the men about the third liberty loan drive. His speech was so strong and eloquent an appeal to the patriotism of the woodsmen that many stalwart loggers wept before he had finished. I