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.
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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.
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