THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTANTJA'RT 21. 1917.
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LUMBER ORDERS IN
-EXCESS OF OUTPUT
Volume of New Business Ofr
fered North Pacific Mills
Above Shipments.
RAIL MOVEMENTS LEAD
Car Shortage Still Serious Handi
cap to Industry-V-Anmial Meet
ing of West Coast Lumbermen
Held at Tacoma.
to Be
tion, who attended the meeting last
night: Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown, pastor
of the Plymouth Congregational
Church of Seattle; Rev. Cleveland
Kleihauer, pastor of the University
Christian Church at Seattle; Frank CS.
Moran, director of the Moras School at
Rolling Bay; Wesley F. Rennie, assist
ant boys' work secretary of the Se
attle X. M. C. A-, and Carl Hollings
worth, state student secretary of the
Y. M. C. A.
Notwithstanding- the retarded build
ing operations, due to Nation-wide
"Winter weather, buyers of quality in
forest products continue offering North
Pacific mills a volume of new busi
ness that is in excess of both produc
tion ana smpments.
In a supposedly dull season, with
salesmen generally off the road and
with retailers busy taking inventory
and attending annual conventions,
mills of the West Coast Lumbermen's
Association booked new orders for the
Week amounting to 67.684,137 feet,
which was 4.29 per cent in excess of
production and 10.29 per cent in ex
cess of shipments.
Mills participating in the weekly
trade" barometer show production to
liave been 64.778,462 feet, an average
a mill of 502,236 feet, as against a
normal average a mill of 698.419 feet."
The average production at yellow pine
mills of the South for the same period
was 663,751 feet a mill.
The volume of 67,684,137 feet of new
business was made up by 1945 carloads,
equivalent to 48,625,000 feet, from
transcontinental and other markets
reached by rail. The -estic cargo
business added 8,671,743 feet, the export
cargo business 3,828,000 feet and the
local business 6,559,394 feet. The aver
age of new business a mill was 624, 8V2
feet.
Shipments for the week totaled 60,
720,174 feet, of which 44,575,000 feet,
or 1783 carloads, was shipped to rail
markets. Local team and auto deliv
eries accounted for, 6.267.864 feet;
coastwise domestic cargo. 6,499,500 feet,
and overseas clearances, 3,677,810 feet.
The unshipped balance in the rail
trade was 13,466 carloads, the highest
point reached since car shortage set-In.
That Is approximately 336,150,000 feet.
In addition there is an unshipped bal
ance in the coastwise domestic trade
of 62,653.933 feet, and in the export
trade 60,571.903 feet, making a grand
total of unshipped orders at approx
imately 129 mills 459,375,836 feet.
CHICAGO, 111.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
Tteports compiled from all sources by
the various lumber associations indi
cate that the year 1916 marked ; ie
completion of a total of 25,000,000
square yards of woden block pave-j--nt
in the United States. The use
of the wooden block has grown im
mensely in the last few years, espe
cially in view of the discovery that
It is more clinging to the automobile
wheel than most other forma cf pave
n.jt. In the Middle . at, -ugh !
cost Is greater, a slignt aet -ee in
eome places, 60 per cent higher cost
In other -alities. farther from the
forest, the wooden block is being put
In in preference to tho other forms
of pavement. .
The second of a series of four talks
en the cost and uses of Douglas fir was
given by O. P. M. Goss, consulting -engineer
of the West Coast Lumbermen's
Association, at the Oregon Hotel Thurs
day night.
In the two talks given Mr. Goss has
covered many technical points relating
to strengths, values and internal
stresses in timbers used in beams and
columns. He has shown that for equal
weights Douglas nr surpasses in
strength any structural timber on the
market and as an example the value
of this was given as a car material.
Cars built of Douglas fir, on account of
lighter weight, will require 50 to $100
a year less for operating cost, he said.
Ia also discussed grading and cut
ting of lumber to get the greatest
etrength, showing how knots in one
portion of a beam materially affect the
fctrength. while in other portions they
nrr of little effect.
The two meetings already held have
been for the benefit of persons inter
ested in producing and selling lumber,
in showing them how it can be manu
factured to the best advantage and how
to meet the arguments of technical
buyers and substitute materials.
In the next talk Mr. Goss will dis
cuss the various uses of timber as
brought out in the Structural Timber
3 land Book recently issued by the West
CToast Lumbermen s Association, includ
ing construction, paving, wood pipe,
creosited piling, bridge timbers, rail-
v juau Live, eiv.
v The fourth lecture will be illustrated
with lantern slides showing the proper
and improper use of timber in these
various capacities. On account of the
annual meeting of the West Coast Lum
bermen's Association in Tacoma on Fri
day. January 26. there will be nS meet
ing next week, but the date of the next
talk will be announced later.
The annual meeting of the West
Coast Lumbermen's Association will be
held in Tacoma next Friday. This
meeting is considered of importance.
inasmuch as both J. II. Bloedel, who
has served the association as president
for two years, and Thorpe Babcock,
who has been secretary since its organ
. ixatlon. will retire. Mr. Bloedel because
of pressure of other duties and Mr.
Babcock to accept the management of
the North Western Lumber Company at
lloquiam, ash.
Directly after the meeting the newly
elected directors will meet to elect of
fleers. President Bloedel succeeded an
Oregon man as president and Inasmuch
as the association is the general or
ganization of all Douglas fir manufac
turers, there is talk of returning the
presidency to Oregon this year. There
are many applicants for Mr. Babcock's
position.
MR. SHEPPARD WINS POINT
Probability Is Tbat Sale of $25,0 00
Home, Will Be Set Aside.
The effort of Attorney C A. Shep
pard to have set aside the sale of
his home and other property in Irving
ton, valued at $25,000, for $505 under
the Sheriff's hammer, was partially
successful yesterday when Circuit
Judge Gatens asserted that he was con.
vinced the signature to an Important
agreement was genuine, and took the
matter under advisement.
Judge Gatens asserted that he would
endeavor to have a settlement of the
$420 claim involved in the litigation,
following which action he would set
aside the sale.
An execution was issued against the
property of Mr. Sheppard by Attorney
Charles E. Lenon on an alleged judg
ment for $420 obtained by Mrs. Mallnda
37 MASONS GO UP
Thirty-Second Degree Con
ferred and Banquet Held.
REUNION IS THIRTY-FIFTH
Prominent Members of Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Branch
Attend Festivities Address
es and Music Are Heard.
After conferring the 32d degree on a
class of 37 members, the 35th semi
annual reunion of the Ancient & Ac
cepted Scottish Rite Masons of Oregon
closed last night with a banquet at
the cathedral, Lownsdale and Morrison
streets. The gathering was attended
may be relieved of the cares of busi
ness." A number of visitors from outside
Jurisdictions, some of whom live in
Portland but hold memberships else
where, were present at the sessions.
They included A. J. Hilton, Aberdeen.
S. D.; Phil Esterday, Lincoln,' Neb.;
H. F. Schuknecht. Washington, D. C:
Daniel F. Mason, Minneapolis; Sard
Wiest, Denver, Colo.; John T. Dougall.
Fort Wayne, Ind.; William H. Bard,
Seattle; H- Root. Guthrie, Okla.: N. W.
Hann, Boise, Idaho; W. C. Stone. To
ledo, O-. and A. Johnson. Tacoma.
Class Roll la Gives,
The members of the class:
Charles Kurz. Portland; B. P. Grif
fith. Reedsport; Worth Harvey. Cot
tage Grove; W. L Cole, Portland; R. H
Byng. Portland; G. W. Mettler. Port
land; E. G. Wendllng. Portland; H. H.
Wilburn. Condon; Collin Lewie. Fossil;
I. Helmer, Portland; D. F. Stewart,
Portland; N. W. White, Cottage Grove;
G. A. tephan. Portland; B. H. Gold
stein. Portland: O. H. Skothelm, Eu
gene; A. C. Hough, Grants- Pass: Wil
liam F. Stiltz, Portland; C. D. Moore.
Portland; " Dr. M. G. McCorkle. Port
land; C. G. Wilson. Linnton; Charles
Coopey, Portland; Charles E. Burgess.
Fossil: G. L Koehn. Portland; F. C.
Atwell. Portland; M. D. Swift. Portland:
J. T. Thompson, Sheridan: J. P. Ander
son, Circle, Alaska; Lewis Denham,
Elgin; S. E. Westover, Portland; Henry
Jenning. Jr., Portland: O. W. T. .Muell
haupt, Portland; C. H. Wain, Junction
City; J. H. Harden, Yoncalla; L. L
HANDSOME NEW BUILDING RISES AT PORTLAND UNION STOCKYARDS COMPANY PROPERTY IN
NORTH PORTLAND.
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The new administration building being erected by the Portland Union Stockyards Company at Its plant In
North Portland is nearing completion. It will cost $150,000 and will be a distinct addition ' to the facilities of
the company there. Lewis Irvine Thompson is the architect and F. J. Leonard is the contractor.
"The new building will be four floors in height, with a convention hall and brokers' offices on the first floor.
On the second floor will be the Cattle Loan Company offices and bank in one wing and in the other will be
the executive offices of the stockyards management. On the third floor will be offices and headquarters for
brokers, while later the fourth and top floor, covered by a skylight, will be fitted up as a banquet hall.
The new building is located near the proposed new structures to be erected by the Pacific International Live
stock Exposition, plans for which are well along.
Mitchell. Mr. Sheppard contended that
not only was the decree favoring Mrs.
Mitchell not a Judgment but an af
firmation that this money was due, but
also that he had a signed agreement
by which Mrs. Mitchell consented to
the payment of the money by install
ments. Mr. Lenon had announced that Mrs.
Mitchell would repudiate any such
greement, but Mrs. Mitchell yesterday
was not certain on the score. She said
she did not believe she had signed any
such instrument. Attorney W. D. Free
man testified that he saw her sign
it in the chambers of Judge Gatens,
and Mrs. Mitchell did not deny directly
that it was her signature.
ROAD WORK IS PLANNED
Clarke County to Begin 1917 Sea
son About February 15.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) The making of roads in Clarke
County for the 1917 season will start
about February 15, according to the
County Commissioners. About $150,
000 will be spent in improving exist
ing roads and making new ones during
the Summer.
The county rock-crushing plant at
Yacolt is being repaired for the Sum
mer operations. It produces from six
to seven cars of rock daily, which is
shipped to all parts of the county.
The county owns four large auto
trucks, which are used in hauling the
road material. The hauling costs have
been reduced to one-quarter what they
formerly were with teams, according to
statistics on file.
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
JT wo Hundred Boys Expected to At
tend Gathering at Centralis.
CEJJTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe
clal.) The programme for the confer
ence of Sunday school boys of West
ern Washington, which will be held in
Centralia on February 2. 3 and 4, at th
came time as a conference of girls in
Cliehalis, was outlined at a meeting
held last night by local committees ap
pointed for the purpose, of which Wal
t-r Preble is general chairman and
George J. Galvln secretary. A ban
ciuet on the night of the third will be
feature of the programme.
About 200 boys from all parts of
Western Washington are expected to
attend the local conference, the rail
roads having granted reduced rates.
Those who will fill prominent places
on the programme are W. C Moore, of
Seattle, secretary of the Western
Washington Sunday School Associa-
Sledlcal Appropriations Topic.
An Inquiry Into the medical appro
priations will be one of the topics pre
sented Monday night in room H. Cen
tral Library, at a meeting called under
the auspices of the Oregon Taxpayers'
Association. The results of the in
quiry will be made public and school
medical inspection and the Corbett bill,
recently introduced in the Legislature,
will be discussed. W. T. Vaughn will
preside.
by prominent members of the order
from all sections of the state, in ad
dition to visitors from other states.
The session yesterday afternoon
opened with an address by E. G. Jones,
who took as bis subject "Higher
Philosophy of Scottish Rite Degrees."
The first section of the thirty-second
degree, the highest degree conferred
by Scottish Rite bodies, was exem
plified at 3 o'clock yesterday. T"he
second section of the degree held the
attention of the gathering at 8 o'clock
last night. The presiding officer was
L. G. Clarke, venerable master of
Kadosh.
The music last night was a special
feature of the session. Pipe organ
numbers were given by Ralph Hoyt.
There was also some chorus work by
members of the order.
Alaskan Among Class
The 37 members of the class repre
sented all sections of Oregon, and the. a
wr.s one from far-off Alaska. J. P.
Anderson, of Circle City. The officers
of the class are A. C. Rough, class
president. Grants Pass; O. H. Skothelm.
class orator, Eugene; William F. Stilz,
class vice-president, Portland; C. D.
Moore, -class secretary, Portland, and
B. H. Goldstein, class treasurer.
At the reception of the United Scot
tish Rite bodies of Oregon given to
the new members last night the ad
dress of welcome was delivered by L.
G. Clarke, one of the most eloquent
speakers of the order. The response
for the new members was made by A.
H. Skothelm, of Eugene, -class orator.
In his address delivered
Snodgraes, La Grande; Thomas A. Dick
son, Portland; James Rogerson, Port
land.
PICKETING T0BE DEBATED
Cliambor Tomorrow to Consider Bill
to Prevent Boycott.
"Banner, boycott and picket versus
the right of a workingman to support
his family unmolested" is the subject
announced for the addresses at the
luncheon of the members' council of
the Chamber of Commerce at loon
tomorrow.
. William K. Woodward and B. C. Ball
w..l be the speakers of the day on t'-ia
subject, and the whole argument for
the bill to eliminate picketing, ban
nering and boycotting will be gone
over thoroughly.
David S. Rose, of Milwaukee, for
merly Mayor of that city, will be an
other speaker, and be will discuss the
development of Oriental commerce and
transportation from Portland.
afternoon, E. G. Jones urged the ne
cessity of "dreams" to temper the
seriousness of life.
"Dreams" Are Recommended.
"The real truths of life when ex
pressed without tempering' the rigor
of a fact plainly stated always carry
with them the conviction of the tragic,"
he said. "Man finds a consolation in
the illusive, and the elusive Is life;
dreams that may not come true, but
dreams that reconcile him to the hard
problems of living. The wise man gives
nis serious attention to the practical
affairs of life during his working
Wood Sought $30,000 Policy.
When Richard Wood, the man of
many aliases, now held by the Federal
authorities for impersonating an Army
officer, visited the office of II H. Ward,
of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company, he made application to one of
the agents for a policy of $30,000, rep
resenting himself as Otto A. Anderson.
yesterday consulting engineer for the United
States Navy, stationed at Pearl Har
bor. He was unable to secure the pol
icy requested, or otherwise to turn the
visit to his financial advantage, states
Mr. Ward.
Redmen Install Officers.
At the Joint installation of the Im
proved Order of Redmen Monday, Jan
uary 15, the following were the newly
elected officers for Willamette Tribe
No. 18: Sachem, T. C. Reichle; senior
sagamore, w. seanoim; junior saga
more prophet, M. M. Flynn; collector
of wampum, I. Strasel; keeper of wam-
hours and is a child-again when he pum, M. J. Gardner; chief of recorcs.
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Aberdeen Plans Paving Extensively.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 20. (Sper
ciai.) The construction of at least five
miles, and possibly ten miles of con
crete pavement between Aberdeen and , expense to be met by making It a toll
Montesano this Summer is being seri- I road.
ously considered by the County Com
missioners. Money to pave five miles
of this road is now available. Former
Representative R. H. Fleet is urging
the construction of a hard-surface
boulevard between the two cities, the
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aon, Linnton; Charlea Cooper. Portland; Charles E. Snrajeaa, Fossil. Second Row G. L Koehn. Portland; F. C Attvell, Portland; Kl. D. BVwlft, Portland; J. T. Thompaon, Sheri
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Cole, Portland; B. II. IS) ax, Portland; G. W. Mettler, Portland; t G. WendUnx. Portland; H. II. Wilburn, Condon; Collia Lewis, Possil; I. Helmer, Portland; D. K. Stewart, Portland.
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