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Newspaper Page Text13 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1919. ALLEIM LOOMS HIGH PARTY HI IM Kansas Governor's Inaugural Address Adds to Fame. POPULAR ISSUES TO FRONT AVhilc Campaign Ran Itself Kansas Kditor Docs Dnty on Western Ir'ront as Worker to Aid Men. "WASHN'GTON. Jan. 20. A new can didate for the Republican Presidential nomination with a diversity of'strong points looms high and bright on the political horizon. Whether he has thought of himself as a possibility or not is not known, but if Henry J. Allen had been cherish ing the ambition to make himself strong in the National campaign two years hence a better kickoff than his boom received at the occasion of his inauguration as Governor of Kansas a. few days ago would not have been possible. He discussed what in these times, now that the war is over, is the most popular issue, namely, was there gross mismanagement, were America's sol dier boys mistreated and were needless lives sacrificed? TVominatlon Kan:: Itaelf. Governor Allen was near the front throughout the most of the fighting period after the United States entered the war. He was there for the Y. M. '. A. and as a Red Cross worker. In this connection he saw his duty to his country first and remained In France throughout the campaign for nomina tion and election, letting his political fortunes take care of themselves. The voters of Kansas did not forget rtim. however, because he was not home to tell them about himself. They nominated him overwhelmingly as the Itepublican candidate for Governor in his absence and elected him by a majority which, on a percentage basis, "was the largest margin ever given to a candidate for Governor by the state. His inaugural address pointed out weaknesses and abuses in the war management as they came to his at tention in a first-hand study at the front. lie said that the American peo ple who had to remain at home were never apprised of the real facts and ihat they were lulled into a sense of false security when American boys "were being killed in swarms by the (lermans because our own troops were Fhort of artillery defenses and air plane equipment. Reports of the I'nited States troops dominating the air in their own sector, he said, were false and that it was merely a "hot air'' domination,. Address Cabled to Europe. Rut what was more important Gov ernor Allen said something that got him into the newspapers, making the only inaugural address which so far this year has been carried to all parts of the country by the press associations and cabled to Europe. The prominence which his speech received in the newspapers was not siltogether due to what he said but partly to the fact that Henry J. Allen was a National figure before he was nominated for Governor of Kansas. 3 le has been editor of the Wichita Bea con for many years and as a publicitst ranks with William Allen White and the late Alfred Henry Lewis. lie was for a time correspondent of the Kansas City Star here in Wash ington, devoting his attention solely to political topics and made some friendships while here that will make it difficult for him to keep out of print henceforth if, as Governor, he says anything of interest to the public at large. Harm to Other Raomn Seen. When the press report of his inaug ural address appeared in Washington a Republican statesman who had been living in a well lightnicg-rodded at mosphere for some time, was one of the first to acknowledge that the new Governor of Kansas was in position to lo tremendous harm to other am bitious Presidential booms. He pointed out that Allen occupies an enviable position in that, having heen at the war front, he speaks the language of the Yankee soldier and "will speak and write of the questions uppermost in the minds of the return ing heroes, but, he said, there are other elements of strength possessed by the Kansas Governor which must not be tinderestimated. No man mentioned for the Republi CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF j Every bit of dandruff disappears after one or two applications of Danderlne rubbed well into the scalp with the finger tips. Get a small bottle of Dan derine at any drugstore for a few cents and save your hair. After several ap plications you can't find a particle of dandruff or any falling hair, and the scalp will never Itch. Adv. crossTTeverish child is bilious Look, Mothers! See if tongue is coat cd, breath hot or stomach soar. "California Syrup of Figs" can't harm tender stomach, liver, bowels. Every mother realizes, after giving: her children ' California byrup of Figs, that this is their ideal laxative, because ihey love its pleasant taste and it thor oughly cleanses the tender little stom ach, liver and bowels without griping. When cross, irritable, feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated, give a tea spoonful of this harmless "fruit laxa tive," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, tour bile and undi gested food passes out of the bowels, and. you have . well, playful child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic remem ber, a good "inside cleansing" should always be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep "California ' Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a tea spoonful today saves a sick child to morrow. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware of coun terfeits sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California is yrup Compaajr"ff-Adv4 CONSTIPATED can nomination, with the possible ex ception of General Leonard . Wood, more nearly stands as the Interpreter of the Roosevelt principles and theor ies. He was one of the first supporters of Roosevelt, sticking with the late Colonel from his rise through Bull Mooseism to death. NAVY GETS MORE STEAMERS Three Added to Fleet From Among Portland Shipyard Products. In spite of previous orders that the 8800-ton steamer West Compo was to be the last of the Portland-built fleet delivered to the l,avy, three more are to be assigned to the fighting branch the West Corum, W est Modus and the Cokesit. The Cokesit is the first of the 9500-ton carriers floated by the G. M. Standifer Construction Corpora tion. Orders to that effect were re ceived yesterday. The West Wauneka, which ended a successful trial trip late Saturday night, is to be delivered to the Emer gency Fleet Corporation tomorrow and the West Compo is to be ready Jan uary 24 The West Corum will be ac cepted early in February and the West Modus February 10. RIVER - EXPECTED TO KAL.L. Reading of 13.8 Shown, or Gain of One Foot ni 2 4 Hours. At a stage of 13.8 feet above zero, the Willamette River will come to a etand here today, says Eaward L. Wells, of the Weather Bureau, who expects the stream to begin to fall soon after ward. The stage at 5 o'clock yester day afternoon was 13.6 feet, a gain of one foot in 24 hours. The current and drift resulting from the freshet caused the Port of Portland dredges to suspend operations in har bor work. In the harbor considerable small drift passed through, while on the Lower Columbia pilots reported heavy drift was encountered Sunday and early yes terday. The stage of water at various sta tions at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon was reported by the Weather Bureau as follows: Rainfall since Stations Height. Chanse. 8 A. M. The Dalles 2.2 -0.2 Albany . 1S.0 0.2 .04 Salem 18 2 0.r. Oregon City 12.6 0.8 .11 Portland . 13.8 1-0 5-- CONCRETE SHIP TAKES SHAPE First of Kind on Coast May Slide Off Vancouver Ways This Week. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The first concrete ship to be built in the Pacific Northwest will be launched here the latter part of this week if present plans carry. The forms have been taken off of the boat and she looks unusually well built. The second concrete ship has been poured and the third is being poured today. After setting for 30 days the third ship will be launched. Work then will start on the remaining two of the contract held by the Great North ern Concrete Shipbuilding Company. NESPELEM GOES UP RIVER Columbia Remains Stationary AVith Water at 9.5 Feet. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The steamer Nespelem made its first run up the Columbia River today. and the Kellogg, recently taken from the Portland-Kelso, Wash., run, will go up tomorrow in the place of the Ta- homa, which is being cleaned up and repaired. The Columbia River was about sta tionary today at 9.5 feet above the zero mark. Before the rains set in the Columbia River dropped to four-tenths of a foot, which is unusually low. Canada Maru Again Sails. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.) With a full cargo from Tacoma the Osaka. Shosen Kaisha liner Canada Maru cleared from this port for Japan today. The Canada will omit her usual call to Victoria, B. C this voyage and proceed direct to sea. This is the first time that the Canada has been out since last July, when she went ashore coming into the Sound. The accident occurred in a fog off Cape Flattery. The vessel underwent repairs at Esqui mau, B. C, for nearly three months. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. 20. Arrived. P. M.. barge Baroda, from Reattl; at 8 P. M., steamer Mattapan, from trial trip. Sailed, 8 A. M-, French steam auxiliary Soissons, for France via Mexico; at 10 A. M.. Uni'.cd States dredge Chinook, for Charleston, 3. C. ASTORIA. Jan. 20. Sailed at 8 last night. steamer Aurelia, for San Francisco, "via. Coos Bay and Eureka. Left up at 7 last night. barge Baroda, from Seattle. Arrived at 8 and left up at 10:13 A. M., steamer Matta pan, from trial trip. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. Arrived, last night, French steam auxiliary General Gai- lene, from Portland, for ranee, machinery trouble. Arrived yesterday, steamer Argyll, from Portland. TATOOSH. Jan 20. Passed outward at 0 A. M., British auxiliary schooner Janet Car- ruthers, for Portland. SAN PEDRO Jan. 19. Arrived, steamer Santa Barbara, from Columbia River. ASTORIA, Jan. 19. Sailed at 5 P. M., steamer Anyox. SAN" FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Arrived steamer Rainier. from Seattle. Sailed, steamers Argyll, for Portland; Captain A. F. Lucas, for Cordova. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Arrived, steamer East Wind, from San i rancisco, via Colon HON'G KONG, Jan. ltV Sailed, steamer Key West, for Victoria. B. C. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. Sailed. Cufic, ffrr St. Johns. X. F. ; Minnesota, for ew Or leans. TACOMA, Jan. 20. Arrived, steamer. AI ameda. from Alaska. Departed, steamer Canada Maru, (Jap.), for Yokohama schobner Bright, for Buenos Aires. SEATTLK, Jan. 20. Arrived, steamers Admiral Watson, from Southwest Alaska convoyed by tug Nitinat. Departed, steHmerg Admlra: Dewey, for fcan .Diego; Htraisan Maru, for Kobe; Cordova, for Southwest Alaska; Slnaloa, for West Coast. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All positions reported at R P. M. yester day unlpMM otherwise indicated.) KLAMATH, Kverett for San Francisco, 120 miles south of Columbia River. SCOFI BL1). San Pedro for Point Wells. 205 miles from Point Wells. EL SBOUNDO, towing Monterey. Portland for Richmond. 330 miles north of Richmond. ADMIRAL SCHLKY, Seattle for San Fran cisco. 170 miles from San Francisco. ASUNCION, Aberdeen for San Francisco, 315 miles north of San Francisco. WAHKBBNA, San Francisco for Seattle. 35 miles south of Cape Blanco. TOSBMITK, Port Gamble for Pan Fran cisco. 14 miles south of Blunt's Reef. CURACAO. Seattle for San Francisco, 135 miles north of San Francisco. WASHTENAW. Portland for Port San Luis. 452 miles north of Port San Luis. LUCAS. Richmond for Cordova, 6 miles north of Richmond. WAPAMA, Kverett for San Francisco, 10 miles north of San Francisco. RHBBM, Everett for San Francisco, 63 miles north of San Francisco. EDGKFIBLD, 60 miles north of San Fran cisco. Dr. R. S. Stearns Recovering:. rr. Roy S. Stearns, of Sellwood, who underwent an operation at the Portland Surgical Hospital Saturday, is reported as progressing well. Dr. Stearns is a member of the lecturing staffs of both the dental and medical schools of the University of Oregon. STEEL SHIPS ASKED BY PACIFIC COMPANY New Line From Portland to Far East to Be Started. JAPAN OFFICE WILL OPEN A. K. Haines Announces Organiza tion Is Proceeding While Govern ment's Answer Is Awaited. The admission was made yesterday that the Pacific Steamship Company has made formal application to the United States Shipping Board for the assignment of steel steamers to the company's line for operation between Portland and Far Eastern ports. It was reported a few days ago that such a step had been made. A. F. Haines, vice-president of the company, while in the city yesterday, said appli cation had been made, but that he does not know how much time will elapse before, vessels will be. placed at the disposal of the organization. "The attitude of the Shipping- Hoard has been that the first ports to be served in the Pacific are those where a congestion in cargo exists, so f our ships have been ordered placed in op eration out of Puget Sound." said Mr. Haines. "Out plans for Portland are, of course, for a new line, and we ex pect to be assigned tonnage as soon as the Shipping Board feels the conges tion el.se where has been relieved." The Pacific interests have established offices at Yokohama and Manila, and have a representative in Japan now who has been instructed to open a Kobe office. It is estimated that-the annual, expenditures for the agencies across the Pacific will approximate $60,000. It is indicated the corporation intends its entrance into the trans Pacific trade shall be permanent. An important agency in that connection is maintained in New York and strong bids are promised for transcontinental patronage. Mr. Haines returned to Seattle last night. He had no announcement to make relative to inauguration of the Far Eastern service, saying the com pany was proceeding with its organ ization quietly and preferred to with hold details until the officers were in a position to make known that tonnage had actually been allotted and when the ships would be started. "When that time arrives we will be only too glad to have it known, as we will have a strictly Portland line, want Portland business, and wish to have Portland's influence and good will with us," he said. "The field is here, as has been proven before, only we feel that the field can be broadened to the advantage of this harbor as well as the steamship company." ' Wooden Ships Offer Continues. WASHINGTON-, Jan. 20. Wooden ships will continue to be offered for charter free of trade control, but sub ject to rate regulation, the Shipping Board announced today. Vessels avail able for service now are of 3500 tons deadweight capacity, and are controlled by the operations division of the Fleet Corporation. . Marine Notes. Eric V. Hauser, general manager of the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company, who has been in St. Paul and other cities in the East since shortly before the holidays, has re turned. Carrying her first carro, which Is wholly of flour, the 3fi00-ton steel steamer Calla basas leaves Astoria today for New York. All of the flour was taken on at Astoria and amounts to aoout -u,uuu d arrets. C. W. Tebault, formerly with the Emer- 1 pency Fleet Corporation, and now a corporal with the forces at Camp lewis. was in the j city yesterday and says that many of the discharged soldiers are being1 given places In shipyards, and others are enlisted in the merchant marine, through the efforts of special men assigned to the camps. rurs today is the British auxiliary schoon er Janet Camthers, which sailed from Puget Sound yesterday. She was to have gotten away Thursday but was stormbound. Columbia River main channel buoy No. 2, a lighted aid, which was reported extin guished Friday, was relighted yesterday. Applications for berths on light vessels of the 17th Lighthouse District exceed those available, though three months ago those jobs were not attractive to many men. Though she was unable to call In Coos Bay on her way from San Francisco and Eureka, owing to stormy conditions, the steamer City of Topeka, of the Pacific Steamship Company's line, had a good pas senger list and considerable freight when she arrived yesterday. Coming in ballast from Ios Angeles, the steamer Tamalpais was cleared yesterday for the return voyage with 530,000 feet ot lum ber. Formal return of the pilot schooner Jo seph Pulitzer by the city of Bortland to the Port of Portland Commission was made yesterday. The schooner is to be overhauled for service at the mouth of the Columbia River during emergencies. Preparations are being made to have the schooner W. H. Marston lifted on drydock in a day or two, so that loading an offshore lumber cargo aboard may not be delayed. Last of the fleet of French ships built by the Foundation Company, the Soissons, left the harbor yesterday, bound for Puget Sound. The Government dredge Chinook sailed last night fcr Charleston, where she is to be operated in the future. Captain Archie Cann remained aboard as master, though ft is un derstood he will not continue in that ca pacity after reaching the South Carolina harbor, preferring Oregon to the Sunny South. To finish her lumber cargo the steamer Tamalpais shifted yesterday from St. Johns to Rainier. On discharging general cargo at the Couch-street dock the steamer Daisy Mathews left last night for St. Helens to work a full cargo of lumber for Los Angeles. In gathering her flour cargo the new steamer Wetft Wauna hauls down today from Montgomery dock to the Portland flou mills and the West Wauneka from the North mriK oock io me r uiccntn-street .Munici pal terminal. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) The steamer Aurelia., carrying freight from Port land Jrnri Astoria, sa.iled at S o'clock last evening for San Francisco- via Coos Bay and Eureka, The Emergency Fleet steamer Mattapan arrived at 8 o'clock this morn in from her 4 -hour trial run at sea and proceeded to Portland. The schooner Tf. K. Hall, lumber Tadcn from Portland, will sail for Sydney tomor row Tim motor ship Marie Barnard lias finished loading a. cargo of lumber at the Hammond mill for Shanghai and will shift to the stream tomorrow morning. She will sail as soon as her crew Is completed. The steam schooner Santiam will finish loading lumber at the Hammond, mill and Bail for San Pedro tomorrow morning. The steam schooner Alco is due from San Pedro to load lumber at the Hammond mill. The motor ship Janet Carruthers will be due early tomorrow morning from British Co urtibla to load lumber at Portland. The steam schooner Hoqulam, which has been loading lumber at K nap p ton, is to eh'ft tonight to St. Helens to finish. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. Jan.. 20. fSpe elal.) With the abatement of the wind it was expected that the fleet of steamers In the lower harbor would clear today, but the bsr continued exceedingly rough, so that none got out. The sinps in the lower bar ber arc: Steamers Svca. Grays Harbor, Ray mond, Carml, San Diego, Carlos. Che halls, San Jacinto, Charles Christenscn, Daisy Putnam and the schooner Defiance. COOS BAT. Or., Jan. Jan. 20. (Special. ) The steamer G. C. Lindauer arrived this morning at 10:30 A. M. from San Pedro and baa Franxu.0 and spent the day. at, North Bend discharging a cargo of 73,000 brick ' and other material. The steam schooner Martha Buehner. which arrived offshore yesterday forenoon, came Into port this morning and brought from San Francisco a considerable freight cargo for North Bend and Marshfteld. Although craft outside were able to nego tiate the bar today, those boats Inside failed to sail. The steam schooner Yellowstone, loaded with. Smith lumber. Is sailing to Bay Point, and the C. A. Smith tug Hercules and Government vessel Burns id e are des tined for San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. (Special.) The Crowley Company announced today, that a cut of not less than 20 per cent would be made in the rates now charged for local lighterage. The cheaper rate, which will bring the prices down nearly as low as the rates existing before the war, is made pos sible on account of the recent cut in the cost of ropes and other equipment used in the lighterage service. The price of lines and hawsers wu cut from 33 cents to 22 cents a pound about a week ago, and other mate rial is coming down in proportion. Jack Crowley said the company had in view the establishing of rates for work done that would prove an attraction to the shippers. The cheaper port charges will asniat the shipowners to meet the lower charter rates and still operate. Officers of the customs and Navy enemy alien detail on the waterfront today served notice to the operators of ships that all men booked as members of the crews must prove their nativity. Until the final sign ing of the treaty of peace, Germans will be kept off the ships. Lieutenant Plunkett. of the Navy, and Customs Inspector AI Buckiey boarded the tanker Captain A. F. Lucas and after invest, cation detained W. Boss, fireman, and turned him over to the Federal authorities for Investigation. The Toyo Ktsen Kisha Maru, which has been released from Uncle Sam's service and is being returned to the owners, sailed from Balboa for this port January 18. The Persia will load for the Orient from this port. The Government men will have a busy time of it tomorrow in bandit nr the offi cial business incident to the arrival of two liners expected frfom foreign Pacific ports. The Pacific Mail steamship Co I una in due to arrive from Calcutta and Singapore, and the Ventura, of the Oceanic Company, will arrive from Sydney 'via. Honolulu. River Forrcait. The Willamette River at Portland will eontlnue to rise slowly Tuesday and prob ably Wednesday, reaching the flood stase of 15 feet by Tuesday afternoon. The stase at 8 A. M.. yesteriluy'wai 13.;i feet, a sain of 1.3 feet. In 24 hours. Tide, at Astoria, Tuesday. High. I Uw. 4:08 A. M S 3 feet;i0:43 A M 2.2 feet 4:02 P. M 7.3 feet 10:33 P. M 1.6 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Jan. 20. Condition of the bar at S P. M. Sea moderate; wind south. 34 miles. OFFERINGS ARE LARGER STOCKS ARE "WEAKENED INCREASED SELLING. BY Rails Are Influenced by Denial of Rumor of Intended Advance in Freight Kates. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Storks fluctuated aimlessly during: the greater part of today's quiet and professional session, the general Irregularity of the morning becoming more accentuated In the broader offerings ot the final dealings. News and other developments of the week end seemed to exert little influence. al though ralla became heavy later when a de ntal was circulated of published reports that the government intended to advance freight rates. Pools resumed their bullish operations In oils, hide and Leather preferred.- paper shares and some of the food and dlsulluiK lusues. resulting In gross gains of 2 to 4 points, subject to material reductions at the end. Shippings contributed to the market's weaker side at reactions ot one to three points, coppers, rubbers, sugars and tobaccos also sagging variably. ( Following its course of recent weeks, I'nited States Steel was again conspicuous for Its persistent pressure, declining a point to Si), tales amounted to 5U0.U0O shares. The bond market was weak, numerous speculative railway Issues losing 1 to 2 per cent. Liberty bonds were steady and the foreign group was featureless. Total sales, par value, S11.&0U.000. Old United Stales coupon 4s declined 24 per cent on call from last sale. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ClOSiDK raies, IIlBh. Low. Hid. Am Beet sugar. American can.. Am Car & fdry American Loco. Am Sm & JiolK. Am Sugar Refg. Am Tel & Tol.. Am 55 L & Sm.. Anaconda Cop.. Atchison A li & W S S L Bait & Ohio ... Bethlehem B . . 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Canadian Pacif. Central leather Ches at Ohio . .. Chi M St P. . Chi si N W . . .. C K 1 &. P ctfs. Chlno Copper . . Colo Fu & Iron. Corn Prod Refg Crucible Steel.. 7.SO0 .'...too Cuba Cane Sug. piflill Securities n.r.oo i:t.imo 3.KOO .too 2. loo 1 . 50O 7.6O0 ' V.ooo 30.r,no 3. TOO &.I00 l.ooo Krie General Klectric General Motors. Gt Nor pld .... Gt Nor Ore ctfs. Illinois Central. Innplr Copper .. lnt M- M pfd . . Inter Nickel . . . Inter Paper . . .. Kennecotl Cop. L & Nash ex dlv Maxwell Motors. Mexican Petrol. Miami Copper. . Missouri faclflc Nevada Copper. N V Central N Y N H H . . Norf & West . . Northern Pacif. I'aclflc M:11 ... Pennsylvania . . Pittsburg Coal.. Ray Consol Cop Heading Kep Ir Steel.. KhAt Ariz Coo.. 300 300 35.200 300 4.100 2 son 4.:!0o fVIO 2.fioo 1 .200 1 ,.00 TOO I.IOO 8.4H0 3.400 00 Kn.ifh.m Pacif. 14.SO0 Southern Ry ... .VO'W stndebaker Cor. JO.nno Texas Co 7.!) I nlon Pacific .. .".. it s tnd Alcohol 2.::hi U S steel do pfd I'tah Copper . . . Westing Klectric D4.TOO fiOO 2.K0O J. 000 Bid. BONDS. TJ S ref 2s reg . 7 Vi I Pa ron 414 . do roupon ....'"I: U P 4s ..... U S 3" red I' ? Steel 8s. do coupon 3 P cv 5... . .". . 7", .loo .lOI I i . 07'; U S 4s rear 104"i Anario-rr do coupon ....1" ...u Atrh ren 4s "4, D It ". ref S.-''3 NYC deb 6s. . P N T 4n K1" v o- . . tin on 1t c-v 4s.. 04 IK do Srt 4s 93 SO do 1t cv 4 . f'!-02 do 21 cv 4'.s.OVO do 3d 4'i r. Srt do 4th 4'Am. . .. P.c T T 5s. .3 i Bid. Mining stocks at Boston. BOSTON Jan. 20. 'loslne quotations: Arts Com .... I'alu & Arix... ral-u Hecla. . Centennial Cop Ranee ... Kast Butle ... Isle Boyslle. . . Lake Copper . . Mohawk North Butte . . 11 Old Dom ", SO '4 Vtola 4S 42i "uinry 61 13 Superior H 42 Sup & Boston... 2 8 Shannon ........ '2 24 '- Winona V 4 "ll'tah Con r.1 f;ranby Con . 7'i lO'iUreene Can 431, Oiffee -Futures Kasier. XHVT YORK. Jan. 20. The market for eoffee futures was easier today with prlct-s selling back to nearly the lowest point of last week. September, (12.05; December. $12.80; January. $12. 7.1. Spot coffee, nominal. Rio 7s, 1414c; San tos 4s. 21Vc. nried Fruit In New York. KEW YORK. Jfin. 20. Evaporated apples firm: state, I St 1 i l.i . Prunes stronn and active; Californias 10 16: Oregons 12'plSc. Teaches nomiml. Hop at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Hops firm: slate medium to cnolra 11. 20ai40c: 1!7. :n 22c; Pacific Coast, 1918, 364r42c; 1917, 20J aoc. Cotton Market. NEW YORK.. Jan. 20. Spot cotton quiet. Middlings. 2K.oS-. To ascertain approximately in how many years a sum will double itself at compound Interest one has only to di vide 6!) by the interest rate. U. S. CONTROL DF RAIL LIES PROTESTED Oregon Public - Service Com missioner Cites Abuses. RATE INEQUITIES ALLEGED Authority GlTen President During War Approved, but Further Ex tension of Control Is Opposed. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Protest against any further extension or time of Government control of rail roads waa made today by the Oregon Public Si-rvlce Commission. In a com munication sent by Commissioner Corey to Charles E. fcllmquist. president of the National Association of Railroad and Utility Commissioners. The communication declares that flatrrant abuse of the power granted by Congress in the recent past is cause for rryjch apprehension as to the result of further extension of Federal control for five years as proposed. A buae of Power Alleged. The communication follows: "Supplementing our telegram of the 13th instant In re additional five years Government control of railroads: "We wish to state further that, owing to the flagrant abuse of the power granted by Congress during the past short period of control, we are very apprehensive of the reault of a further extension of such power. "That the federal Government, in order to secure priority and the ut most facility In the movement of troops, munitions and supplies during our preparation for and in the prosecu tion of the war. had the absolute right to assume control of tho Nation's transportation systems is unques tioned; but now that tho war is over we have no hesitancy in pointing out the abuse of the power placed in the hands of the director-general. N lleariag Granted. "To our minds Congress did not In tend to clothe the President with the power to initiate or Increase rates In discriminately. This should be appar ent when we stop to consider the scope and obvious intent of the several war measures. Discussion of the Overman bill in the Senate indicates clearly that the authority granted the President to initiate freight rates was to be exer cised only in cases of real and pressing emergency, such as arose directly dur ing the war. "Congress made cmple provision for tbe betterment find rehabilitation of such roads as did not meet certain standards of efficiency before the 25 per cent horizontal increase was put Into effect. This increase was made without the formality of public hear ing; without the advice of the Inter state Commerce Commissions, or with out the consent of the several states, and against the protests of the ship ping public, and this, too, in face of the fact that ihe Interstate Commerce Commission and 7 state commissions have kept close supervision over rail road rates for years. This is an ar bitrary exerciso of power, in utter dis regard of the people's and state's rights. "The laws creating state commissions prescribe the manner in which rate increases shall be made. Invariably ap plicant must justify the necessity for the increase by a showing made at a public hearing. Action Deemed Ill-Advlaed. "Thit the ac'ion of the Railroad Ad ministration in relation to our rail roads was ill-timed and ill-advised may be gathered from the obvious predica ment of our short-line roads and the extreme handicap under which our many industries are laboring, owing to a greater proportional Increase in rates than competitors more favorably situ ated with reaard to distance from mar kets in the Middie west arid Kast. "If the rnilroads are to continue un- t Contents 15Fluid Pracltmj EABTGiiM m " LCOHOL-3 PER CBKt J J AVectabtePrcparauaiBfas 3 similatinguicFood byKcula- tinfithcSuOTachsartdBowctsar i; Thwbv-PromoUniDi&stiai1. ChccrfuIncssanuRcslCootaflBl 1 n either Opi am. Merpnine n 3 liner&L Not Narcotic J ;l AhdpfulRcrocdyfrr ! Constipation and Diarrhoea I) and Fishneanrl j rrafiting thercfrom-inhfri-y J lac-Simile Stfriatw? I 5.- Exact Copy of Wrapper Oh! It's Oniy A Cold This is a very common remark but people are beginning to learn that a cold is a matter not to be trifled with, .that some of the most serious diseases start with a cold. As soon as the first indication of a cold appears take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy so as to get rid of it as quickly as possible. ELECTRIC STEEL FOUNDRY - l. . !? . . . anil's,,-.. ,( llm , .- - a SHIP AND MACHINERY STEEL. CASTINGS QFALITV. TWE1TY-FOI RTH AND YORK STREETS. JFRVICT. Phoaea Marshall 32. Home A 142. Partlaad. Ureses. ALBINA ENGINE & MACHINE WORKS IXC, Was. Corn foot. President. STEEL SHIPBUILDERS Plant and General Office. Portland, Oregon. PRODUCTION AGAIN INCREASED Last month ' we manufacture E ,800,000 pounds of B1VETS, BOLTS and BOAT SPIKES Can we serve yoat NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland. Oregon Government B Bought and Sold E L Devereaux Rfompany 87 SIXTH STREET BROADWAY Ground Floor WeUs-Fareo Building- der Federal control for five years mrre it is hardly to be expected that the traffic directorate, constituted as it im of men who for years have had control of the roads and who are responsible for Ihe many discriminations which the people of the Wet have patriotic ally acquiesced in to this time, could ever be made to see the irregularities of many of the present rate relatlo -ships. "A review of freight tariffs will dis close that many of the rate structures have been made for the benefit of par t'cular favored localities, shippers or Jobbers. If regulation by commissions, state and interstate, have not yet elim inated all discriminations, it is folly to thi..k that j.n appeal to the very men responsible for these existing con ditions will bring about -ny relief or betterments. "We believe we are fully justified In opposing further extension of time of federal control of railroads by reason of our many futile attempts during the past year to secure recognition in be half of the people of this state In mat ters of glaring irregularities and dis crimination Ooldendale Conditions Belter. GOLPENDALE, Wash.. Jan. CO. cial.) The influenza ban is Milt on at Ooldendale and merchant are doing (7S i 0 fill For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Castoria Always Bears the Signature of For Over Thirty Years a) Ira thk iimuR mmmuti new irons crrr. CAST m n m a w w AiF Use EAST SIDE MILL & LUMBER CO. Lumber Manufacturers Foot of Spokane Avenue, Portland, Oregon Specialty Foundry & Machine Worki Iron and Brass Castings UF liVKRV UKCBlPrlO. Moulding Machines Used Special Katen on Small AVork- firnst, nod Belmont. Portlsxad. Or. Ncustadter Bros. MisHfarlarrra C "Boss of the Road" Overalls JUXDARD SHIRT". PORTLAND. OREGON'. and Municipal 1042 business behind closed doors. The gen eral situation is greatly improved, how ever, as no new cases were reported during the past week except in families that were already under quarantine. Three deaths have occurred at Oolden dale from influenza since last Monday. as follows: Mrs. Hose Trumbo, wife of Uriah B. Trumbo. a Klickitat theep- man; Viola tirury. age 19 years, a clerk in a local store, and her brother, John Drury, a student, aged 17 years, both children of I. J. Drury. a farmer resid ing near Indian Springs. Kight mem bers of the rrury family were down with the disease at the same time. Sheridan Flijsician Back Home. SHERIDAN', Or.. Jan. 20. (SpcciaL)- Followinff a telepram sent some time afro to the commander of the Kastem camp where Lieutenant J. Randolph Barr was stationed during the war, an order was issued for his releaso and he arrived in Sheridan last eveninc to be preeted l- the entire city. The tele gram was sent by the Mayor of this city in representation of the people. His medical services are greatly needed at this time. Captain H. C. K. Akin also arrived on a furlough on the sumo train. HALL & COMPANY BUY AND SELL Railroad Public Utility Industrial Municipal BONDS YIELDING 5 to 7 Foreism Government Loans Local Securities Preferred Stocks Lewis Bldg. Portland, Or. 70,000 In Use n.Y 5AFK ordi;r an Indiana Silo PBOl KN HK.HT BY TKST. SPAULDING LOGGING CO. ;lrm, Or. TRAVELERS' GCIPE. AUSTRALIA i VHonolulu.Suva. Nw Zealand S1HIDI1I lUSTRALASriR ROUL M1IL IIKE 1. arrest, newest. brst-MU toned nteTTiiT.--. Kor farm and ft&il.BKA apply Can. Fw- -war. 5& Third St.. Portland, or 0keral A cent-, 440 Sejmoor St. anrow. B. ( , Phone Your Want Ads to the Oregonian Main 7070 A 6095 nets i