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GHAIISLOR LOST;
3 OF 50 SAVED
Oil Tanker on Rocks Off
' Gape Blanco.
VESSEL BROKEN IN TWO
Bandon Coast Guard Crew
and Vessels in Vicinity en
Route to Scene.
FOG SHROUDS DISASTER
Lighthouse Keeper Discovers
Craft Which Left Port
land Wednesday.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning Mrs.
A. Sawyer, who is in Portland, wife
of Captain Sawyer of the oil tanker
J. A. 'Chanslor, wrecked on Cape
Blanco reef, received word from her
husband by telephone that he had
succeeded in reaching shore safely
from the steamer. He reported that
he was being cared for at Cape
Blanco- lighthouse near Bandon. No
details of the wreck were received
by Mrs. Sawyer.
BANDON, Or.,, Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) At least 30 .lives were lost
when the oil tanker J. A. Chanslor,
bound in ballast from Portland to
San Francisco, was wrecked off Cape
Blanco early Thursday night, accord
ing to the report of Pari Dooley, one
, of the survivors, who was rescued to
night, after being washed ' ashara
from one of. the Chonslor'siljeboats
which capsize i." ..Another. member of
the crew, whose name .was not known,
here, also, was saved-frora the.Iife--boat,
'
According to Dooley," the ship
struck , on a reef at 6:15 o'clock
Thursday night, broke in two aL few
minutes afterward, the after part of
the ship sinking, taking 30 men
with it.
A score or more of the crew of 50
were still unaccounted for early to
day, although efforts of the coast
guard and volunteer searchers were
exerted to the limit of human en
durance. Lifeboat Is Manned.
After the vessel broke in two, ac
cording to Dooley's account of the
disaster, ten or . dozen of the sur
vivors succeeded in manning a life
boat, Captain A. Sawyer being
among those who occupied the small
boat. The lifeboat drifted about all
Thursday night' and all dt.y Friday,
being unable to make a landing or
secure aid. During this period the
men in the boat picked up two mem
bers of the crew, Dooley said. One
of the men, according to Dooley, was
and died shortly afterward. The
other sailor is reported to have been
dead when picked up by the men in
the ship's lifeboat.
Boat Is Capsized.
A few hours after the survivors
in the lifeboat had picked up ihe two
men from the water the boat cap
sized when an effo.t was made to
effect a landing near. Bandon, and
the fate of the ten or more men who
were rhovn into the se- is as yet
undetermined.
Earl Dooley and the other man,
whose name was not learned, are the
only known survivors of the wrecked
lifeboat.
Dooley, however, reported to his
Tescuers that he believed others be
sides himself andx companion had
managed to make their way to shore
and in the sailor's opinion six cr
eight men will be located among the
sand dunes in the region of Bandon
and found to be aliva.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 19.
(Special.) The oil tank steamer J.
A. Chanslor, boundv from Portland
for San Francisco, Cal., was tonight
on the rocks and water legged off
Cape Blanco.
It was apparent, according to the
report, , that the vessel had broken
in two. .
There was no sign of the crew.
There was a heavy sea tonight.
- The coast guard crew frora Bandon
left for the scene upon receipt of the
report. t
- First reports -of the wreck came
tComJudcd on 1 ate 4, Column l-
SUGAR CONTROL TO
PASS SENATE TODAY
COMPROMISE REACHED THAT
INSURES KILL'S SUCCESS.
House Amendment Allowing Seiz
ure of Refiners' Stock Accept
ed by Leaders in Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Enact
ment by congress before the Christ
mas recess of legislation to continue
government control over sugar during
1920 is assured, Senator HcNary, re
publican, Oregon, in charge of the
control bill in the senate, announced
tonight, after a compromise had been
reached with opponents of the
measure " limiting extension of the
licensing powers to June 30,- 1920.
The compromise proposal. Senator
McNary -said, was accepted by the
two Louisiana senators, ' whrj laave
been fighting the bill; and by other
opponents and assurance also was re
ceived from' house leaders that they
would approve the licensing limita
tion. Under the compromise arrange
ment it is planned to have the senate
pass the bill not later than tomorrow
and send it to President "Wilson.
The compromise provides for reten
tion of provisions continuing the
United States -sugar equalization
board next year with broad powers
for control over sugar prices and
distribution. Senate leaders are to
accept the house, amendment, limiting
the licensing powers of the board to
June 30, 1920, and also the house
amendment authorizing the board to
seize refiners' sugar stocks if neces
sary. $20,000 left; wounded
French Woman's AVI 1 1 Gives Most
of Her Estate to Countrymen.
TACOMA, Wash, Dec, 19. (Spe
cial.) Mme. Obeline.Maillard felt so
deeply for the wounded men of France,
her native land, that she left them
$20,000 in a will she made last Mon
day, two days before her death at
the age of 90 years. The remaining
"15000 of her estate was distributed
among relatives. " ,
. "I leave my money to the French
government," said Mile. Maillard in
her will, for the sole benefit of the
injured and disabled soldiers of France
who were engaged in the late war.
-She had lived in Tacoma for many
years and all her property is here.
SEVEN GENERALS NAMED
Senate Committee'' Approves After
- Secretary Baker Explains.
WASHINGTON', Dec 19. After Sec
retary Baker had explained the se
lections, the Benate military commit
tee today ordered favorable reports
upon a large number of army nomina
tions, including those of seven gen
erals.
Among the nominations were those
of Major-Generals Joseph T. Dickman
J. G. Harbord and F. J. Kernan to
that rank permanently and Major
Generals Henry P. McCain, James H.
McRae and William S. Graves and
Brigadier-General Frank T. Hines,
chief of the transportation division
to be brigadier-generals.
BOBCATS RAID RANCHES
Band of Hunters Carry Off Big
Turkeys From Farmers.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) F. R. Absten, pioneer rancher,
whose place is on the Columbia rive
highway near Mitchell's Point tunnel.
was here yesterday after bobcat traps.
The varmints, driven to famin
point by the cold weather, are raidin
ranches. Night before last. Mr. Ab
sten said, the cats, apparently a half
dozen of them, came down from th
forests and entered the poultry house
of Robert Tazwell. They slew an
carried off five big turkeys and four
chickens.
CHRISTMAS TREES CHEAP
N'ew York Market Broken by Army
of Speculators.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. The law of
supply and demand today forced
down the price of Christmas trees
from $2 each to six for 35 cents.
Many dealers are even giving them
away to save demurrage charges on
freight cars, explaining that the ex
cessive quantity on hand is due to
the army of speculators attracted to
the field by the large returns netted
last year.
PAYNE TO LAUNCH VESSEL
Shipping Board Chairman to Start
Oakland Ship Down AVays.
WASHINGTON, D.. C, Dec. 19. By
pressing a button here tomorrow,
Chairman Payne of the shipping
board will send down the ways the
first of six vessels to be launched
in one day by the Moore Shipbuild
ing yard at Oakland, CaL
The launching of six vessels in one
day by the same yards sets a world's
record.
SANTA ROBBED AT YAKIMA
Burglar Rifles Packages Awaiting
Shipment by Express.
YAKIMA. Wash., Dec 19. Falling
to force the safe in the Northern Pa
cific station at Selah, a burglar last
night opened scores ' of Christmas
packages awaiting dispatch by ex
press, appropriated those he fancied
and lett .the place looking like a
bargain counter after a busy day.
GREAT ICE-FLOES-
JUM HOUSEBOATS
Pandemonium Rules as
Moorings Break.
OCCUPANTS DESERT HOMES
Colony's Communications
Severed; Porches Smashed.
75 HOUSES THREATENED
Piling Checks Moving Structure;
Steamer Crushes Ice With
Plows; River Rises Rapidly.
Pandemonium ruled last night at
the Willamette moorage, the house
boat colony just north of the Oaks,
when a large ice floe threatened to
carry many of the floating dwellings
down the river. The whole row or
75 homes was endangered when Ice,
which extended across the east branch
of the river as far as 300 yards in
ront of the buildings, shifted position
and piled up in great masses, ine
floe traveled about 30 feet, break-
ng one of the houses from its moor-
ngs. This, with two others, was car
ried about 18 feet and crashed into
piling, where its progress was
checked.
Occupants Leave Moorage.
The piling snapped off and toppled
over upon tne nouseDoar. occuiii j
Harry Burnett, breaking the roor
nearly in half.
At the north end of the moorage
inhere the nressure or tne ice waa
heaviest houses were jammed against
the floating walk. Gas connections
were severed, telephone poles knocked
down and porches smashed. Three or
fouir- motorboats were swept away,
but.it- was believed that these could
be recovered.
' River Rise Rapidly.-,-
Occupants of the buildings removed
their valuable possessions to the top
of the hill and several left the moor-
ace for the night. Others remained to
guard their propertyi.At 10 o clock the
steamer David Campbell, reached the
moorage and broke top the ice with
steel plows, relieving the situation
greatly. " 'V.'"
The river rose rapidly and a strong
current was running late :last night.
leaving dwellers In .the hpuseboat
cnlo'nv still anxious concerning the
safety of their homes.
LOW EXCHANGE BLAMED
Payment of Interest on Allied Loans
. Held "Impracticable."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The heavy
discount rates against foreign ex
change is "an impenetrable barrier"
making impracticable the payment in
dollar3 of ihe Interest owed the Unit
ed States on war loans to Great Brit
ain. France. Italy and other foreign
countries. Secretary Glass said today
In a letter to Representative Fordney,
Michigan, chairman of the house ways
and means committee. The current
interest Is J475.000.000 a year.
Payment of the interest in deprecl
ated foreig-n coin, instead of on the
dollar basis, Secretary Glass said,
would be useless as the treasury at
present "has no use for any consid
erable amounts of these currencies.
SENATE. COMPROMISE
ON TREATY UP TODAY
EFFORT IS MADE TO OUTLINE
PLAN? OF ACTION'..
Foreign Relations .Committee Will
Resume Consideration of Issues.
Slodlf "cations Expected.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Formal
consideration of Issues of the peace
treaty fight will, be . reopened tomor
row by the senate foreign relations
committee and an- effort made to
work out a new. compromise plan to
be placed before th senate after the
holidays. ' . 4
The resolution of Senator - Knox
to declare a state of peace is ex
pected to be the basis of the com
mittee's work. Various modifications
are expected so as to incorporate
provisions which republican leaders
hope will draw democratic support.
Among the change's and additions
understood to have-' been considered
by the republicans is one designed
to ' preserve to " the United States
any material advantages -embodied in
the treaty as it stands. Another sug
gestion is that the resolution Include
a general declaration of policy pledg
ing the United States to intervene in
any future European " . war - which
menaces civilization.., j :
Some members jt the committee
desire to see action - also on Senator
Knox's alternate resolution to ratify
the treaty with- the league of na
tions covenant excluded but the ob
jection was made today that a two-
thirds vote would be, required, mak
ing the outcome much, more doubt
ful.' ' - " V
Democratic members rt ' the com
mittee were not hopeful that the re
publican majority would" get together
tomorrow on any compromise accept
able to the administration -forces.
A number of senators of both par
ties continued to urge a general con
ference in January of democrats and
republicans desiring ratification with
reservations. . So confident were
some senators that they . predicted
such a ratification by January IB.
LEWIS RIVER ICE BREAKS
Jam Smashes- AA'ith Roar, but Lit
tie Damage Is Reported.
WOODLAND, Wash., Dec 19.-tSpe-
ciaL)-With a dull roar that touM be
heard- for miles and a, grinding and
crashing that "was ominous- the Ice
in Lewis river, commenced going out
about -. o'clock .last night, -sweeping
everything before It, and -In places
shoving great piles -of ice-on the ri-ver
frank. - ' - -
' The) Ice was mixed : with " sawlogs.
railroad ties, "driftwood, small boats
and veryf'n)Tiiiet of flotsam from
th rive,' 'bed and was carried down
stream at a. slow rate, but with an
enormous .force.,,,. . .
No material damage resulted in the
immediate vicinity of Woodland and
no reports have come in of serious
damage below.
MEXICO : CLASH KILLS 2
American Soldiers and Police Fight
Smugglers.
EL PASO, Texas, Dec 19. -An
American provost guard and a Mex
ican civilian were killed during an
armed clash tonight between Amer
ican soldiers and police and Mexican
smugglers at the international boun
dary line near here.
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED
Senate Provides $33,000,000 for
Miscellaneous Uses.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec 19. The
urgency deficiency bill providing $33,-
000,000 for miscellaneous subjects. In
cluding $30,000,000 for Increased war
risk insurance allowances, was passed
tonight by -the senate.
JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Si Vvs.-l the: 1 j
j NNciOVi Now WrtHTiVj
DEALERS' WAR BOOSTS
PRICE OF. GOBBLERS
RAISERS OF BIRDS RECEIVE 50
CENTS PER POCXD.
Competition of Buyers Advance
- as Reason for High Cost
of Christmas Fowl.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Dec 19. (Spe
cial.) The Christmas turkey market
reached a new high record today,
when the top price reached 50 cents,
with a protecting clause guarantee
ing turkey raisers additional money
in the event other advances are
made. Last year the prevailing price
did not pass the 41-cent mark, and at
Thanksgiving did not pass 43 cents.
Although complete returns are not
yet In from tne various purchasing
centers, it is roughly estimated that
between 12.000 and 15.000 turkeys
were purchased in Douglas county
for shipment to Portland. Seattle and
San Francisco markets. The number
of turkeys offered for sale was con
siderably less than last year, but' the
condition of the birds was much bet
ter than formerly, due to more effi
cient culling methods.
; The record price is due largely to
the infusion of foreign capital in
the field, two Seattle firms having
made a strong effort to secure a
monopoly on Douglas county turkeys.
their attempt being opposed by local
dealers, who kept up with the rapid
advance in price.
CHARGE OF MURDER FAILS
Edgar AA'oodcock Acquitted of Kill
ing Newspaper Employe,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19. Edgar
Woodcock, mining expert, was ac
quitted tonight by a jury of the mur
aer or laaward Kelly, a newspaper
employe. The Jury wan out two
hours and a half.
Woodcock killed Kelly the night
of September 18 after a meeting on
the street between Mrs. Woodcock
and Kelly. . Mrs. Woodcock reported
to her husband, who was walking a
few yards behind her, that Kelly had
offered her an insult, and Wood
cock then rushed up and discharged
his revolver. In a dying statement
Kelly declared that he mistook Mrs.
Woodcock for an acquaintance and
merely took off his hat to her.
Woodcock's defense was temporary
Insanity. His wife was also charged
with murder. . Her trial has. not been
set.
LIFT. LIQUOjTBAN IS PLEA
Massachusetts Solon Urges AVilson
' to. Proclaim Demobilization. ''
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Repre
sentative Rictfard Olney of Massachu
setts called at the White House to
day to urge President Wilson to pro
claim demobilization immediately with
a view to lifting- tho wartime prohibit
tion ban.
. Former Senator James ' Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, who was a .White
House caller today, -said he intended
placing a similar proposition before
the president In a written memoran
dum. Mr. Lewis said he thought, the
question , of what is an intoxicant
should be left to -the individual states
to determine. ' - -s ' ,
STOVE WORKS IS BURNED
Portland Concern's Plant Near In
terstate Bridge on Fire;
The Portland Stove Works at Derby
street and Columbia boulevard, in the
vicinity of the Interstate bridge, was
reported to be on fire at 2 A. M. this
morning.
The Portland fire department an
swered a call for aid sent in from the
Kenton department.
No details as to the extent of the
fire were received at an early hour.
HE'S AS GOOD AS HE CAN BE.
BERBER RETURNED
TO HOUSE BY 4806
9000 Voters Stay at
Home During Election.
FUSION CANDIDATE BEATEN
Socialists Gets 24,367 and
Republican 19,561.
53,000. ARE REGISTERED
Radical, Once Unseated Because of
AVar Record, Is Sent Back by
- AVisconsin District. .
MILWAUKEE.-. Wis, Dec 19. Vic
tor L. Eerger, socialist, ' today was
re-elected to congress from the fifth
Wisconsin district, having defeated
Henry H. Bodenstab, republican. Tun
ing as a fusion candidate, by 4806
votes.
Berger's total vote was 24.387 and
Bodenstab's 19,561. The returns in
dicate J.hat approximately 9000 voters
did not vote. The total registration
was about 53,000.
Should the house of representatives
again refuse to seat Berger, there
will a vacant chair as far as the
Fifth Wisconsin district is concerned
until the regular election in 1920, as
Governor Phillip announced tonight
h would not call another special
election., '- '.'..
- "I do not believe in spending any
more of the people's money in that
way,- no declared.
. Bersrcr -Maltca Statement.
--Berger "tonight made 'the following
statements. ..,
'""While .my election may undoubt
dly be characterized as nothing short
of a revolutionary' act in view of op
position by the entire capitalist class.
not only of Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
but of the-.country. yet it cannot ex
actly be called a victory of the so
cialist party. - . . :
""The socialist parTVimply took -the
ieadandUf urnlshed the advance guard
andsforemost champions.
"As a matter of faqfiriy jpe-leetkn
is simply the' first sign of the-'. re
awakening of genuine democracy trf
this country since the , days 6f the
struggle for the emancipation -of ''the"
black race. i ; ';
"I don't know, whether the' ho.use
will seat me, and I care little, if only
the continued fight for my seat will
furnish the occasion to awaken the
common people of the United States,
especially the -working class, to a
realization of the great dangers be
fore us and the lmjn.ense. dulses that
we must fulfill if modern civiliza
tion is to progress or even to survive.
Voters Are Conarratnlatrd.
"But as to the voters of the Fifth
district, I can only say: "Well done.
The eyes of "the world are upon you.
You have vindicated one of the basic
principle . of- modern democracy
representative government.' "
Henry H. Bodenstab, whom Berger
defeated, said:
"I am Indeed grateful to my many
supporters. We put up the best fight
we knew how. for a worthy cause -end
I feel that the majority of the voters
of the fifth district have been misled
by a falsa propaganda. I am ready to
continue in the- light to rid the com
munity of these foreign agitators and
bolshevikl adherents and I call upon
(Concluded on Fags 3, Column 2.)
WAR INSURANCE BILL
APPROVED BY SENATE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF AMER
ICAN LEGION" INCORPORATED.
House Is Expected to Accept
Amendments Before Holiday Re
cess; Added Payment Provided."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The house '
bill increasing war risk insurance j
allowances of American soldiers,
sailors and marines disabled In the
war was passed today by the senate
with amendments requested by the
American Legion. The house is ex
pected to accept the senate amend
ments and enactment of the fcUl be
fore recess is deemed assured.
The measure, known as the Sweet
bill, was passed by the senate in less
than seven minutes and without a
record vote. It provides for addi
tional payments toward risk penefi
claries of about ISO, 000,060 annually
and the war risk insurance bureau Is
authorized to make December- pay
ments on the increased basis. , .
The bill also provjdes simplified
administration of the war , risk in
surance plan and modifies require
ments as to proof of disability.
10-CENT FARE ; BLOCKED
Tacoma Mayor Says City AVill Not
Stand Rise N'oi-Buy Lines.
TACOMA, Wash,,'-' Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Tacoma will not submit to the
rise or street car fares to 10 -cents.
nor will it be forced Into buying the
Tacoma Railway & Power company's
traction property. This was the
statement made by Mayor Rlddell today-after
a conference with City At
torney HarmonRichard T. Sullivan,
manager of the street car properties,
and Frank D. Oakley, legal counsel
for the company .
Mayor Riddelt Teferred to his offer
made a few months; ago to ask the
people to pass a $1,500,000 bond issue
to buy the lines if the traction com
pany would assist in the raising of
$1,000,000. This offer was not ac
cepted by the compa- j-.
The major says the property is a
white elephant as bandied at pres
ent, arid he warned Mr. Sullivan as to
the temper of tfce people."
W, R. RHODES IS INJURED
trcet Car Pushes Aulo Into A'ic-
timr Breaking, Arm ' and Ribs.
Collision of a street car with the
rear end of an . automobile while W.
R.. "Rhodes. 825 EjV, Morrison street.
was" In fronts f th machine at East
Thirty-second .avi... Belmont 'streets
last night,, caused the 'utomobilaL.--to
run over - Mr.; Rhodes, breaking hii
arm'jand twtt ribs; ' He Is In 'Good
Samaritan;--Jiotipttal. ' ' ' "
Mr. Rhodes' automabile bad been
towed to East Thirty-vMcond street
by an automobile driven' by John
Weber, 135 East Thirty-third street
Mr. Rhodes was untying the tow-
rope when the accid-int occurred. Mr.
Weber reported to the traffic bureau
hat the collision skid'led both auto
mobiles 75 feet -up the street.
RIS0N TERMS REDUCED
N'orlh Carolina, Governor . Com
mutes Life Sentences to 30 'Years.'
RALEIGH. N. C, Dec. 19. Governor
Bickett today issued an order com
muting to 30 years each the sentences
of all life-term prisoners in the state
prison. ,
'I am opposed to eternal punish
ment in this world," said the gover
nor. .
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
44 degrees; minimum, 35 degrees.
TODAY'S -Rain; fresh southerly sale.
Foreign.
Lord French Is fired on by assassins at
uuDlln. face 3.
National.
iierser is re-eiectea to house tv a ma
jority of 4&08 over fusion candidate.
rage 1.
Railway bill la rushed in senate. Page 2.
Head of coal operators tells of attorney-
general a coal atrika compromise offer.
Page a
Garfield in dark, senate worms out. Page 2.
New effort at compromise on treaty to
be made In senate. Page 1.
Eenata passes war risk insurance bill with
American Legion's changes. Page 1.
Sugar control bill expected to pass senate
today, following compromise reached
with house leaders. Page 1.
Iomestlc.
Alleged confession is before Jury in New
murder trial. fage 7.
Special trains rush United States reds to
Ellis island. Page 5.
Dr. Foster declines to consider position
in I.os Angeles. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Steamer J. A. Chanslor wrecked off Cape
iianco. rage l.
Dealers war assigned as reason for CO-
cent turkey prices. Page 1.
W. I Finley charged with announcing re
moval prematurely. Page 5.
New electrical coil aemonatrated to ex
perts. Page 2.
San Francisco brands teachers' federation
undemocratic. Page 6.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Seattle files can
didacy for re-election. Page 7.
Matchmaker Grant corrects mistake in
boxing show announcement. Page 34.
Harvard and Oregon about equally matched
for Pasadena game. Page 14.
Hanks of baseball owner-managers in
creasing. Page 14.
High jinks prevails aboard Oregon foot
ball special. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Only quarter of Oregon commercial crop
moved to date. Page 39.
Portland and Vicinity.
JLucas avers none other equals his wisdom.
Page 13.
Lumbermen seek way to get cars. Page 1.
Oregon sends out 12 aliens for deportation
in month. Page 10.
Entire Idea of coning city Is attacked, but
mayor defends general scheme as out-
lined In proposed ordinance. Page 13.
Hearing in contest of apple freight rate
increase is closed. Page 31.
Poindexter's strength In east surprises E.
W. Wright, Just back from trip.
Page 12.
River steamer Lurllne is caught In Colum
bia river ice opposite St- Helens,
. Page IS,
LUMBERMEN SEEK
MAY Tfl PIT
IU ULI
Steps to End Shortage
Taken at Convention.
FOOLING CONTINUANCE URGED
Reopening of Mills as Soon as
Possible Proposed.
OUTPUT TIEUP IS- CAUSE
Millmen Pledge to Increase Forces
So as to Provide Jobs for
ex-Soldiers.
At a meeting of lumbermen of Ore
gon and Washington at the Portland
hotel yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the West Coast Lumber
men's association. measures were
taken to obtain relief from the pres
ent car shortage, which has already
tied up lumber shipments to such a
point that a score or more of mills
in Oregon and southwestern Wash
ington have been forced to cease op
erations. The session yesterday, attended by
about 50 lumbermtn from Oregon and
from that portion of Washington
tributary to the Columbia river, was
in the nature of a sequel to the meet
ing held a week ago at Tacoma for
the northern Washington lumbermen.
Relief from the car situation and
aid to the American Legion In sup
plying positions for unemployed ex
service men were the two problems
considered at the Tacoma meeting
and at the Portland session yester
day. Hlfflt Prices Laid to Demands.
At the session here the action of
the Tacoma meeting protesting
against the proposed distribution of
cars in proportion to capacity to load
was emphatically Indorsed; It was
claimed that under this method those
mills In western Oregon and western
Washington that do not carry heavy
stock on. hand, but load . "direct from- .-
he s'.- .w.lli'.ba-JU-. v-rlecldfd- dlsad- -
vantaiee. "eomrared.wlth-uiiHsTn other?. -districts
with heavy -stocks. In ? their
yards -and abundant visible ability to
oad. ' : " ' ; ' "- ' - '
Robert B. Allen, secretary-manager
of the West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation, reported that telegrams
have been sent to officials of the rail
road administration and to Oregon
and Washington members of congress.
pointing out that the present upward
endency of lumber prices Is due to
the practice of buyers, in their eager
ness to get possession of lumber to
bid against each other for stocks that
are "loaded and on wheels.
Pooling Plan la Indorsed.
Mr. Allen explained that if effi
ciency in ear distribution Is to be at
tained after the roads go back to
private wnershlp. the pooling ar
rangement now provided under fed
eral control, must be continued. Both
the Cummins and the Esch bills, now
pending in congress, he explained.
empower . the Interstate commerce
commission to provide pooling under
private control. The meeting voted
an Indorsement of the pooling plan.
More than a score of employers in
the meeting reported that they have
been forced to close their operations
on account of the car shortage. As
soon as cars are available the--mills
will resume. . .
Mills Forrtd to Close. ,
Among the mills In this section
recently forced to cease operations
are: Booth-Kelly Lumber company.
Eugene; Astoria Box company, Asto
ria; Albany Lumber company, Albany.
Or.; Brighton mills, Brighton, Or.;
Falls City Lumber & Logging com
pany. Falls City, Or.; Fischer Lumber
company, Marcola. Or.; Menefee Lum
ber company, Wlnlock, Wash., and
Grays Harbor Lumber company of Ho-
quiam, owned by N. J. Blagen of Port
land.
In the problem of providing em
ployment for ex-service men. the lum
bermen pledged themselves to a pro
gramme which promises to place near
ly 1000 of the men in positions. In ad
dition to pledges or 319 Jobs reported
by the local committee through E. D.
Klngsley, the millmen promised to
place more than 450 others.
Officers of the association made ar
rangements to canvass all members
and to appeal to them to increase
their forces by 5 per cent if necessary
or to replace 5 per cent of their pres
ent alien and Japanese employes with
returned soldiers and sailors.
The action of the Tacoma meeting
in appropriating J1000 to the Ameri
can Legion of Centralia as the initial
Installment to the fund for cleaning
up the L W. W. situation was unani
mously indorsed.
Mayor Baker Speaks.
The duty of the industry growing
out of the unemployment of ex-service
men was presented by Mayor
Baker. He explained that the canvass
has revealed at least 1500 unemployed
ex-service men in Portland alone.
Many did not live here before the
war, but have been attracted by in
dustrial and climatic advantages. But
this committee owes them the chance
to make a living all the same, he in
sisted. Operators Make Pledges.
Many industries, he pointed out. are
employing aliens and Japanese. They
should be replaced by ex-service mem.
declared the mayor. The lumbermen
expressed agreement.
Ralph H. Burnside and E. D. Kings-
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